The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-24
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ment or all persons who have the op-
portunity to observe the orchards of
the country. The apple crop is partic-
ularly good, and the heretofore I'M
usual sight of apples coming into the
market by the wagonload has become
a familiar one. Where the orchards
have been taken care of the yield is
all that can be desired If the total
apple product of the county could be
ascertained the showing would give
splendid demonstration of the fact
that Rock county is destined to be
great fruit county.
On the farm of Supt.s O. G. Gregg,
of the farm institute force in Lyon
county, 30 bushels of wheat by weight
per acre was threshed out. This
wheat was grown on a field on the
edge of the Coteau hills, naturally poor
soil and, under ordinary methods of
tillage, would have given not over s
bushels this year. During the past few
years the field has been handled ac-
cording to the improved method of
cultivation, which is now being car
ried on on the whole Coteau farm. The
land is first seeded to, clover and in
case of very poor land, the clover is
cut and allowed to rot on the ground ;
manure is spread carefully over the to
of the land during the winter and
spring during the winter sheep are
fed oat hay and corn on the land and
the roughage allowed to remain on the
sod, to act as a mulch, and finally to
be plowed under and become what is
known as humus. This humus takes
up the water as it comes from above
and holds it the same as sponge, only
letting it go when it is needed by the
crops, which at the same time find
much fertility in the land, stored
there by the clover and manure.
Redwood Falls is to have cam
paign club Over 100 members having
lready been secured.
The Blue Earth Post advocates the
putting in of plant in connection
with the electric light plant in that
city for the purpose of furnishing hot
water heating for the business houses
and residences in that city. This
heat, it says, could be supplied at a
cost far below that of wood or coal,
nd at good profit for the plant
The Brown county Journal says that
| the assessors returns show an assess
able amount of $135 worth of diamonds
in that county. Of these 800 belongs
to New Ulm and $40 to Sleepy Eye.
The New Ulm Review says that a
letter received from Captain Stein
hauser, who was recently wounded in
the Philippines, states that he expects
to be home in October on sick leave.
GAINESVILLE Argus: Mrs. Fuller,
mother of Lyman Fuller, who resides
at the old town, tells us that she has
in her orchard about fifteen hundred
apple trees all heavily loaded. 1t is
estimated that the yield will average
not less than five bushels to each tree.
This will make an enormous yield of
seven thousand five hundred bushels.
1t is hardly probable that she will be
able to get rid of them
The Illinois Central has the people
of Albert Lea filled with curiosity as
| to their movements. They have be-
gan grading in the southern part of
the city, and ties and rails are expect
ed to be laid in few days, but no
one knows what they intend doing.
The Tribune says: Of course rail
road company can begin where it
chooses to grade on a proposed line but
to the INITIATED this action is not easy
to understand
Chas. Latourell, of FaiFibault county
and Elias Larson, of this county each
think they have raised the best corn.
To settle the contention they have
agreed on an exhibit, the date to be
named later, at the Enterprise Office,
at Mapleton. Three gentlemen will
be named to judge the corn.
Mapleton Enterprise: Lightning
on Saturday morning struck Theo
dore Sommers' house, breaking one
window, tearing out the screen door
and splintering a rafter. No one was
injured although Mr.. Sommers was
sleeping within few feet of where
the bolt entered the house
Sterling Center correspondent, Ma
pleton Enterprise: J. J. Hemming
saard had two wheat stacks burned
by lightning Saturday morning.
They saw them burn ing from the house
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