The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-09-26
CHATS ! \
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young farmer boy who won the bycicle
in the race at the county fair last year,
and he says he may try it again this
year. He thinks riding wheel not
quite like riding a sulky pillow, but con-
siders it great sport. The potato acre,
age in his section is better than last
year, though there has been few dug
yet. Wheat yielded s to 20 bushels.
and oats around IS bushels to the acre.
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VIM. Klostrom, who lives on section
S, Wyanett, and who makes Princeton
his market, says wheat went l6 to 20
bushels per acre in his section, and
oats about 40. He thinks potatoes will
not yield very heavy, and places the
crop at IS bushels per acre in some
places.
S. Swanson, of Wyanett, places
wheat at 20 bushels per acre, and oats
40 bushels. Rye yielded about 20 BUSH
els. Triumphs proved a very good
crop, but the other varieties proved
rather poor.
Andrew Pierson, who farms on Sec
tion "a, in Dalbo, reports fair yield of
potatoes in his section. He places
wheat at Is bushels per acre, and oats
as high as so.
Peter Isjkson, of Greenbush, was on
Saturdays market with potatoes. He
says the spuds are Yielding $50 to POO
bushels per acre in his section. There
were more planted than last year, but
the yield is not so good. He places the
yield of wheat at rs bushels, and oats
at so.
Oliver Stanson is one of the progress
sive farmers from the vicinity of San
tiago, who comes to Princeton. He
says in his section farmers raised more
grain this year than they did year
ago. His wheat went Is bushels, oats
was fairly good crop. ''There was
bigger acreage of potatoes than last
year," said Mr.. Stanson, "but owing to
the dry weather the yield has proved
rather light. I dug one and one-half
acres to get 100 bushels. The Rose did
not do we'll in my section this year,
though Burbanks did fairly well. Po-
tatoes are quite free from scab and rot,
compared with other seasons, though
the crop shows considerable deterior-
alton because of farmers not changing
seed and soil. Mr.. Stanson thinks
early planting pretty safe proposition,
as rule, for the farmer.
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Henry Olson, who lives over. at
Waldo, Spring Vale, Isanti county,
was over Saturday, looking up potato
digger. Mr.. Olson is a bright young
farmer, and is secretary OF Spring Vale
Grange, No. 576. He says farmers are
feeling good over in his section. Bur-
banks are good for 100 bushels per acre,
and Triumphs as high as $50 bushels.
The frost of last week will retard the
growth of potatoes, though they will
ripen, of course. Wheat yielded Is
bushels per acre, while oats went
around IS bushels.
VIM. Giltner, whose farm is south Of
Silver Lake, was in Princeton FRIDAY,
He says that out of $50 square rods OF
potatoes dug he received S184.92. This
is certainly better than going to the
Klondike region.
! Ole Olson, who farms in Blue Hill
and Orrock, was in Princeton Saturday
He says the acreage planted to pota
toes in his section this year was some
larger than last year, though the yield
is not so good, generally speaking. The
crop will go 125 to $50 bushels to the
acre. The crop seems to be smooth, Of
good quality, being free from scah anc
rust. So. my potatoes" said Mr.. Olson
Twill go 200 bushels per acre.
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Geo. Schmidt, of Schmidt Bros, was
in town last Saturday, having just
pulled in their threshing outfit. He
reports a very good seasons business
They threshed $4,000 bushels of wheat
and oats this fall. The biggest crop o.
grain threshed was on Fred Sleeves
farm, where 1900 bushels of grain was
threshed out of the grain stacks. On
an average, Mr.. Schmidt says wheat
yielded 16 bushels, and oats 90. He
has twenty acres of potatoes at his
farm that will go 200 bushels to the
acre.
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Some of the farmers in the vicinity
of Princeton, who planted sugar beets
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