The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-19
MISCELLANEOUS.


Two-thirds of the worlds sugar is pro-
duced from beets.
Pensacola in 1899 exported /, 200. 600 bush-
els of grain and 1880 barrels Of -four.
II you never make up your mind to
do a thing the chances are you never
do 1t.
In Montana women who pay taxes
vote on all questions submitted to tax
payers.
Southern California shipped last year
SIS carloads of dried fruits and raisins,
worth $1,e46,0o0.
A travelling grain salesman has been
going through South Dakota selling
''loose wheat for seed at So per bushel.
An electrical device which drops a feed
of oats into a horses trough has been
invented at Youngstown, O.
A Winnipeg grain firm recently received
an order for ten tons of Manitoba seed
oats, to go to Vladivostock, Siberia.
The Standard Starch factory, at Brad
ley, near Kankakee. Ill, when completed
will consume 5000 bushels of corn daily.
A pioneer sheep feeder of Fort Collins.
Col, is feeding $1,000 sheep-the largest
number ever fed by one individual.
Two ships, one British and one Jap
OS-Aa
Francisco for Japan. With one excep-
ton, We believe, these are the first full
cargoes of wheat to go from the Pacific
coast to Japan.
The refusal Of the Ontario government
to permit Canadian logs has sent Ameri-
can mill men across the line. These are
buying or leasing Canadian saw mills to
manufacture their logs.
A North Dakota farmer, advocating the
sowing of wheat and flax on the same
land, said that last year he netted s2S.7s
per acre from forty-seven acres. He
thrashed it together, and had it screened
at Duluth.
P. ]. Smalley, secretary of the State
Food and Dairy commission, resigned his
position The position was filled by the
appointment of H. P. Polmi, a resident
and business man of Spring Valley. The
new Incumbent began his duties on the
9Th.
The roads running westward toward
Minnesota and Manitoba. are giving d
half rate on grass seeds to points in
Minnesota, the Dakotas, Manitoba and
Montana 1t is hoped the cheap rate will
encourage the replenishing Of the paste
ures with native grasses.
One of the st. Paul creameries is ship
ping considerable quantities Of butter to
Japan. The butter Is put up In ono, two
and three-pound tin cans and shipped
in refrigerator cars to the coast, and
thence in the refrigerators of steamers
to Japan, where 1t arrives in good con-
dition, and brings a fancy price.
Farmers seem determined to speculate
in broom corn next season if signs be
truthful. 1t is said that Iowa, Texas,
Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota will all
plant more broom corn than usual. Some
of this is new territory. and planting will
be made on the basis of successful ex-
periments with the crop.
What will probably be the largest pear
orchard in the country, or in the world.
has been projected in Texas. A nursery
company has contracted to have planted
and cultivated for four years $500 acres
of pears, the orchard to be delivered to
the company In 1908
At meeting held at st. Paul the Mn
nesota Mutual Creamery and Cheese Fac
tory Fire Insurance company was or
ganized to carry on creameries and
cheese factories. The following officers
were elected: President, A. D. Stewart,
vice president, L. H. Bulls; secretary
Andrew French; treasurer. F. w. Los