The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
GOSPEL OF GOOD
SEED ACCEPTED
5000 Farmers Attend Meetings of
Two Days-south Dakota
to Be Invaded.
From a Staff Correspondent.

From staff Correspondent.
Currie, Mimi, March 15.-With the
second day Of the itinerary covered 5000
southern Minnesota farmers have al
preached from the Omaha seed train.
Tonight the special goes over the Great
Northern to Sioux Falls, coming back
upon the Pipestone: branch Of the
Omaha tomorrow, and working onto the
main line Thursday. -
Along the Gilmore and Fairmont
branches, embracing territory where the
shifting process in agriculture has al
ready reached the stage where wheat
has passed it's predominance, an inter
esting counter move is noticeable this
year, tendency to go back in part to
the older cereal. The past year was a
good one for many sections of southern
and southwestern Minnesota, and while
rust and smut were not entirely absent,
there was no damage in the least ap-
preaching that in other parts of the
More Land to Wheat.
Farmers who raised wheat last year
and obtained high quality, and sold it,
as many of them did, for well over 81
bushel on the farm, are naturally
thinking and talking wheat: Their ar
neighbors, who switched over yer into
stock long ago, are wondering whether
little wheat would not be good
thing to put in again.
So marked is this feeling that it is
more than likely that this year, in
stead of a further loss there will be
an increase in the wheat acreage, altho
one can see that this will be only
manent trend will be for more corn,
oats barlav and livestock
The country millers of southern Min
nesota have watched the reaction in ia
vor of wheat with no small satisfaction.
It would be gratifying to them to see
conditions that would afford them
greater supplies of raw material with
in easy reach and they are encouraging
the idea of a return to wheat whenever
they find such predisposition on the
part of the farmers.
Macaroni Favored by Some.
Strange as it may seem, the macaroni
wheat idea has taken root in spots thru
southern Minnesota. Indeed, it has
shown itself sufficiently well grounded
in some cases to warrant Professor BOSS
and Mr.. Parker in taking note of 1t IN
the lectures, and they have been very
emphatic in cautioning farmers against
| it. The arguments that it is large
producer and is rust-resisting, have
worked down this way, but the quality
ing statements as to soil and climatic
adaptability have not been heard, nor
have the features of difference in mar.
ket conditions or the disadvantages Of
mark citing a mixture Of macaroni and
spring wheats been an accompaniment.
Here and there farmers had thought
it might be to their advantage to seed
little macaroni wheat, and il the lee
turers had done nothing more than to
disabuse their minds Of this, the trip
would have been worth while.
Straight and Plain Talks.
The simplicity Of the lectures has
impressed the farmers deeply: Com
ing into town with the idea that the
good seed advocates were to take up
Scientific propositions, and with minds
prepared to- doubt and question, they
.rhaVe been surprised to hear "a straight
farmers talk. They found no seed foa
sale, no advocacy of any seed or any
kind of grain, and no attempt to tell
them how to farm.
halls, with minds half resentful and
pleased BEYOND measure. To come te
meeting expecting college professor
to tell him Of some special seed, to be
obtained at a distance at great expense
and to be told instead that the seed j.
on his own farm, and that wonders will
treat it according to few simple rules
wins the farmer every time, and HI
leaves the hall not to 90 home, but t.
stand in the street and 20 all over thu
lecture with his neighbors, discussing
the fine points and commanding TIN
common sense arguments of the lectur
ers j. E. Neville.