The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-10
STATE HOSPITAL FARM
Onion Crop Alone Is Worth $7oo-Splen.
did object Lesson.

FERGUS FALLS, MINN-The fail
work on the state insane hospital farm
is finished. and the figures relative to
the crops that have been stored away
are decidedly interesting. The heaviest
yield Is that. of onions. Farmer McFad-
den. soWed ~ acres to this vegetable.
and harvested over 900 bushels. This Is
an average of 800 bushels or more an
acre. and as onions are worth about so
cents a bushe the crop Is good for S1OO
The wheat crop was not regarded as par
1icularly heavy. but the average yield was
a trifle, over Is bushels an acre. A total
of 10 acres of the farm was sowed to
oats and the yield is 1875 or Is bushels an
acre. Twenty four acres Of barley yielded
3O5 bushels or 81 bushels an acre. Po-
tatoes were not abundant but 1000 BUSH
els are stored away in the hospital cellar
Farmer McFadden also has 1000 heads
Of celery. 5000 heads Of cabbage, 60 bar
rels Of saur kraut and large amount Of
everything else in the line Of garden
truck. The farm IS an object lesson to
the country round, the farming being car
ried: on on scientific principles. and crops
Rotated regularly from year to year.
The prohibitionists are very much elated
over, the election Of Oliver w. Stewart,
chairman Of the national prohibition COM
mittee, to the Illinois legislature from
one of the large districts Of Chicago. MIR.
Stewart ran a prohibitionlsts with the
Endorsement Of the citizens league. and
made tremendous campaign. The dis
trict from which he is elected casts over
$4,000 votes. His campaign has been
watched with interest here as he has
visited this city great many occa-
sons and delivered five or six addresses,
at one time debating with j. Adam Bede
and NJ ]. DAILY
The fall term Of the district court will
convene in this city tomorrow with Judge
~ md ok
Of fifty-five cases The criminal calendar
is an unusually light one, only one man
being in Jail at the present time.
F;xcava ting has been begun for large
addition to the Northwestern college, the
Swedish Lutheran institution established
here two years ago, and the new structure
will double the capacity of the inst1tu-
ton. The building will be, three stories
high. with a full basement and Will be
connected with the present building by
two-story arch, eighteen feet in length
Like the present building. it will be OF
solid brick and will cost $4,000 or more
ALBERT LEA, MiNN.-One of the
most important questions for residents OF
E'recborn county to decide at the recent
election was that the county commission
ers should purchase land and put ur
buildings for county fair as hereto
fore no fairs have been held except upor
leased ground and no suDStantlal progress
made toward acquiring property 1t is
hoped land can be secured and arrange
ments made for a fair next season ant
annually thereafter, with a special view
to stimulating the stock and dairy bust
ness.-No trace of the man who ran away
with the locomotive from the Rock Islanc
yard Friday morning has been secured
although some detective work has beer
done,-There will be contest here mex
Wednesday, night between Owatonna ane
Albert Lea bowlers and some fine work !!
cypected.-The City Relief Society meet!
tomorrow afternoon to elect officers ant
plan for the annual charity supper that il
to be served Friday evening.-The new
Security national bank has opened TO
business and has a capital of $4,000
This Is the fourth bank In the city ant
the combined capital is s2oOoO0, not t
mention a combined surplus of $1,000
held by two of them:MIhe ), W % T,a E,
ders late of minneapolis, is one Of tn
partners, will open for-business Nov. 10