Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-16
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ciImato and Crop Bulletin

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clImato and Crop Bulletin
The week was cold and wet. Inc
minimum Temperatures were below
the freezing point from the morning.
of April 28th to the morning OF may
LIST in nearly all parts OF the STATE 7
and in some portions till the morning
of the 9Th. On the 3otb fhe minimum
temperatures in western and north
central counties were below ~ oeg-
rees, and in the same region cue
highest temperatures of the 2otn anu
goth were below the freezing Po1nt'
There were general rains on the 2etn'
except in middle western and some
southern portions, which turned 10
snow late in the day, or on the 29tn,
with a fall of snow which ranged
from a trace to from to lnches'
and which in some places was plleo
into deep drifts. In the southwest
ern corner of the state severe s1ee'
storm on the 2Sth covered the
ground, trees, wires, etc., with thlck
coating of ice The soil was 1rozen
on the coolest days to consloe1aole
depth, and it remained frozen t1li
late in the day, or all day, SO tna'
very little work in the SOIL coulo NC
done. The heavy soils IN southeast
ern counties are saturated with wa
ter; farther west little ploWlng mas
been done during the week tor corn
and fax on high and light sol1s' ou1
in the whole state the amount OF
work done this week is very little.
The early sown grains are coming
up slowly.
Cheese.
w. W.P. Mcconnell, state dairy and
food commissioner, is much pleased
at the way in which the cheese max
ing industry of the state picked up.
He says that throughout the state'
and particularly in the northern part
where creameries are scarce, more OF
the farmers than ever are turning
their attention to cheese making, and
almost invariably they find it proht-
able. At present two cheese factories
are being constructed in Dodge coun-
ty and one at Hugo, Anoka county.
A recent test made by Prof. Har-
ry Snyder, chemist at the state e2-
pertinent station, of samples OF the
best quality of Minnesota, Niscon-
sin and New York cheese, that could
be found on the market showed the
least moisture in the Minnesota
cheese, and that it was richer in tat
than either Of the other samples.
The New York cheese was found to
contain little more than l per cent
more protein. The result of the test
showed that, as whole, the Mime
sofa cheese was the best of the three
samples submitted. This, Mr.. McCon-
nell says, shows that the climate,
grass and general condition which
make Minnesota famous as butter
producing state will also make the
state famous for it's cheese.
Not Trust.
A decision was filed in the district
court at Fergus Falls in case in
volving the rights of newspaper pub
fishers under the antitrust laws. The
publishers of the county have for
some wears had an understanding
whereby different papers bid in the
publication Of such matters as the
financial statement and delinquent
tax list at legal rates, and furnished
the other papers with supplements,
the amount received for the work be-
ing divided by the publisher who bid
in the publication.
Last fall an appeal was taken from
the allowance of the bills on the
ground that the arrangement was a
combine and conspiracy, and was
forbidden by the antitrust laws of
1899 and 1901. The case was argued
at the recent term, and Judge Baxter
holds that there is no ground for the
appeal and orders judgment in favor
of the publishers.
He takes the ground that the anti
trust statutes do not apply in a case
of this kind, and that the facts set
forth are not sufficient to constitute
conspiracy at common law. The case
will be of much interest to publishers
as the same arrangement is in vogue
in many other counties.
Collapsed,
Another of the concrete bins of the
Peavey elevator system at Duluth
burst. With it went $4,000 bushels
of fax, and as this rushed upon the
ground it poured under the railroad
trestle with such force as to raise
the tract three feet, crushed through
the side of train shed opposite and
poured grain forty feet into the