Willmar tribune., 1900-01-24
MINNESOT NEWS.
State Agricultural society.

dent, Chester r. Smith; second vice
president, Thomas 81. Shevlin, Mime
apolls; managers for three years, C. N.
Cosgrove, LIE Sueur; J. NJ. Underwood,
Lake City. With the exception of Mr..
Shevlin all served last year.
In the absence of President Cooper,
Manager Liggett read the formers an
nual report.
The report of Secretary Randall was
submitted to the association.
r. W. Durant of Saltwater, for the
society, in behalf of the Minnesota Ter
rltorial Pioneers, requested that the
association be given permanent site
at the fair grounds and permission to
erect log building thereon. The ap-
plication was referred to the incoming
administration with favorable recon-
mendation.
At the Fish Hatchery.
Trout Matching has begun at the
state fish farm. Already there are in
the Matching tanks at the Willow
brooks hatchery more than 2,0o0, 600
eggs and newly hatched fish, and there
will probably be another million be-
fore many days, for there are still
number of breeders at the hatchery to
be stripped. 1t is expected that the
hatchery will send out more than three
million trout of the various varieties
in the spring. The distribution will
probably begin in May and it will take
several weeks.
Last year 2,11O,0O0 trout were dis
tributed, and this year the output Of
the hatchery will be about 5000. 600.
About 100000 will be brook trout,
and the rest will be Scotch, California,
or rainbow and steel-head trout. The
state commission has never put any
steel.heads in the state, although the
government has put out a good many.
Money In Beets.
The officials of the Minnesota Beet
Sugar factory are busy making ar
rangcments for the coming season, and
they have seven canvassers in the
country at the present time making
contracts with the farmers, who will
grow beets for the factory this year.
About 1900 persons were engaged in
the work last year, with total acre
age of about 1000 acres. iscxpected
that not less than 5000 acres will be
devoted to beets this year. The culti-
vation of beets was found to be very
profitable last year, large number of
the farmers making from $50 to $75 an
acre, and some making as much as 500.
Very little trouble is found in making
contracts this year as a result.
Tco Small Type.
The state dairy and food department
is about to inaugurate crusade
against the dealers in imitation butter,
the fight in this instance being direct
pany Of Chicago. Commencing with
the new year, the latter sent out a
large number of calendars for it's GUS
toners, on which is printed in small
type the words "Butterine used here
as substitute for butter" This cal
endar is posted on the wall. and it IS
supposed to allow an evasion of the
law, which requires that in ali eating
houses where oleomargarine or any
used notices must be posted on all of
the walls i'll large type, and also plint-
ed on the bill Ct fare.
No Carnival
The St. Paul winter carnival is off.
At a meeting of the association it was
! concluded that it would be impossible
to carry out the plans of the proposed
carnival on account of the warm
| weather. This is the second time in
the history of St. Paul that winter
carnival has melted away. It is about
10 years ago since an association was
carnival, to embrace an ice palace,
with winter sports. It was conducted
quite successfully one year, but the
following winter the weather proved
traitrous, and the idea was abandoned.
| Teachers Certificates.
After hot tilt between the state
high school board and the state normal
board at the state capitol, it was de-
cided that hereafter holders of state
professional certificates will be allowed
to teach in the high schools, it being
understood that these certificates can
only be obtained upon examination, or
presentation of a diploma from a col
lege in good standing. Normal school
graduates are to be given credit in
these examinations for those studies
which they actually completed in nor
NAL, but will have to pass an examina-
tion IN all others.
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