The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-27
CHATS \ \ !
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Chas. Brunkow of Estes Brook, was
in town the other day in company with
Henry Unverzagt of Stevens county,
who was looking over the country with
view of locating here. Mr.. Brunkow
came to this section from Traverse
county last fall and bought farm near
Estes Brook. He got tired of the wheat
fields of the western part of the State
and concluded to try this section,
where conditions are so much better
for mixed farming. Not having been
here long enough to raise any crops he
is unable to say much about the coun-
try, other than he is of the opinion
that the opportunities are very favor.
able here for successful farming. With
Mr.. Unverzagt were Henry Hess and
Jas. Killing, who live near Morris, and
they, too, we're looking over the coun-
try. All seem to be pleased with it
and may locate here. H. ..
Jacob Ellenbaum, chairman of the
town board of Princeton, says that
B prospects look rather favorable for
getting free rural route up through
his section one of these days, but he
realizes full we'll the necessity of secur-
ing better roads as an inducement to
get Uncle Sam to hire man to call
daily with mail. Mr.. Ellenbaum thinks
there will be enough interest manifest
ed to have the obnoxious hills on the
road north of Princeton cut down this
spring. This improvements, together
with the construction of bridge over
the Rum up in Bogus, will very much
improve traffic conditions for farmers
IN the country north of Princeton. The
present chairman of the town board
located in this vicinity in 1885, moving
here from Indiana. He has quarter
section farm, and like many others,
has been improving it from year to
year. 1.-THE farmers in my section will
raise more potatoes than they did the
last year, says Mr.. Ellenbaum. ''Many
lntend to plant the Early Ohios, which
will mature for digging and market by
the first of September. Onion raising
will receive more attention also. Farm
ers are taking more interest in the
raising of stock than they used to, and
the creamery here in Princeton has
been wonderful incentive in the mat
ter of stock raising. I have at the
present time forty-four head of cattle.
Some of my COWS are of the Hereford
Durham cross, which I find makes a
very serviceable type of COW for dairy
and beef purposes. The Hereford cross
makes a good, blocky animal, while
the Durham has tendency to make a
larger sized: animal, with good frame,
and capacity for milk, and also beef,
where one desires to fatten his own
animals. Last year sold two steers
that were only twenty months old, and
each weighed 1920 pounds. They were
raised on skim milk and had the run
of good pasture the first year and were
very little expense in raising. Many
FARMERS make a mistake in selling
their young stock and letting the
other fel low take the animal just at
the time it arrives at an age when
there will be some profit in feeding
them"
C. w. Harter was in town the other
day. He says he has purchased forty
acres of meadow land of VIM. Francis
of Dalbo, the land being situated in
the southwest corner of Dalbo, and
three miles north of Mr.. Harter's pres
'ent farm. He says that about one
quarter of last years crop of potatoes
is still in farmers hands, but there is
quite a movement at the present time
to get rid of stocks. Mr.. Harter thinks
that the coming season for the potato
crop will be good one and thinks the
crop will sell at reasonably good
price.
WASHINGTON AND IDAHO,