The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
AMONG FARMERS.

too long continued Tor the good or the
crops
A hail storm did considerable damage
to growing crops in Marinette county on
Tuesday morning last. In u portion of
the county hardly a farm house escaped
more or less injury.
Farmers will soon have to pay higher
prices for plows, harrows, seeders etc
The manufacturers of these implements
held a meeting in Chicago and agreed
to make a rise of from Is to % per cent
Welcome news to farmers comes from
various sections of the state. The pota-
to bug has not yet put in an appearance
and it is thought the severe winter has
destroyed the pest. 1t is an i'll wind
which blows nobody good.
Crop news is favorable to good prices
The drought continues in Russia and the
Hanubian provinces, continued unfavor-
able reports of winter wheat help to stiff
81 prices The northwest is complain
ing of excessive rains.
The weather report for the week says
the rain fall has been from 2to 6 inches
an unusually heavy precipitation Win
ter wheat and rye are beginning to head
out and where not winter killed promise
good crops Glover is beginning 10 bios
som. The heavy rains caused soIWe dam
age by washing. The temperature on
Sunday was 80 degrees.
August Stuck chairman of the town
board of Gibson was caller at The Pilot
office on Monday Mr. Stueck brought
in II load of creamery butter for Mr.
Backhaus. He says Mr. Backhaus run
his creamery all last winter. Winter
butter making pays as the price is better
during that season than for other portions
of the year
1t was not thought possible to secure
combination among farmers. But gi-
gantic agricultural combination has been
formed with headquarters at Philadel-
phia, The object is to hold grain in
common elevators indefinitely and thus
advance prices. The work is being done
through the Farmers Protective associa-
ton and the organization has been intro
duced i'll every state in the union The
leading farmers in each town are organ
lied into committees to cooperate with
the other farmers SO as to make the com
bination effective.
The Manitowoc Pea Packing Company
is going into the business of canning to-
matoes this year ON a large scale A
machine for planting tomatoes has been
purchased and land has been rented and
planted. All of j. d. Markhams farm
will be planted to tomatoes as well as $.
A. Woods farm. The planting machine
is a very ingenious continuance and does
its work well. The quality of tomatoes
raised in this section is very superior and
the company will no doubt do well in
the venture.
Any farmer or public spirited bust
ness man who wishes to secure farm
er's institute for his locality during
the winter season of 1899 1900 should
send to George McKerrow for blank
petition and letter of information Any
town, no matter how small or how
far from the railroad, is entitled TO an
institute, providing it is located in a
farming district and has good hall in
which a meeting can be held. All com
munications should be addressed e.
George McKerrow, superintendent Madi-
son, Wis.
The farmers of Cooperstown and ad-
| joining towns are actively competing
with one another on the size of loads
they bring to market. Mike Bradley
has worn the belt for some time but il
has passed to other hands. On Friday
last Mike Seaman, resident of New
Denmark, brought in load Of wheat
which he sold to Sam Hall He had on
111t bushels. He was not satisfied with
this and on Tuesday brought in load
of oats of 241t bushels. There were
tiers of bags each bag containing about
three bushels 1t does not seems possible
that such loads can be brought such q
distance.
The steel range gang did thriving
business in the neighborhood of Marsh
field and scores of farmers were victim
lied They are now applying to loca
attorneys for relief, claiming that the
papers they signed We're not what they
We're represented to be. Ten to one that
every farmer thus victimized takes Nc
paper and hence knows nothing of the
schemes afoot to bleed them. The pap
ers of this county kept the farmers well
informed Of the doings of the gang and
they plucked no victims here.
WOULD NOT SUFFER so AGAIN FOR