The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

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HOPEFUL HARRY
Talks of the Minnesota Cow and Incidcnt-
ally Gives Fullerton u Deserved Slap In
the Face.
The editor and readers of the Prince
ton Union are to be congratulated
on the Improvement in the reading
matter of the paper during the last
few months. This accords with our
ideas of progression.
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If the statistics of Minnesota are
correct and the average production of
butter is only l66 pounds per COW per
annum, this is only about seven
ounces per day, an amount too small
to fill the heart of the dairyman with
pride. Four hundred and seventy
five pounds per annum is large
amount as we view it, but the author
tiles tell us it can be done with proper
care. If we farmers cannot produce
the Ats pounds we certainly can
produce more than 166 pounds of but
ter per annum per COW. In quality
Minnesota butter will compete with
any butter made in the country. Now
let US raise the standard higher for
quantity, and if we can't produce 20
ounces day per COW, let us produce
10 ounces or more. Get milk tester
and test every cows milk, fit every
poor COW for the butchers block, get
rid of them and procure a better
grade. Improve your stock. Write
progression" on your banner nd set
it out where you will see it daily.
= Some of the deputy gamewardens
are very faithful in their efforts to
punish violators of the game laws.
Not even ministers are allowed to
escape punishment for any violation
although they be ignorant of the
game laws. A minister with one duck
or farmer with one prairie chicken
killed out of season or contrary to
law must suffer the punishment of a
heavy fine and the loss of gun and
game, but when sportsmen wish to
hunt before the open season all they
have to do is to have private con-
versation with the deputy gamewar-
den and then take their dogs and guns
and go one way to hunt chickens while
the warden goes fishing in the oppo-
site direction. We can see no harm
in this as the law was designed for
the benefit of sportsmen and to pro-
tect game against the ravages of farm
ers and ministers.
We we're somewhat amused but not
surprised at the generosity of Secre-
tary Randall of the State Fair asso-
citation, as was shown in an item in
the U zion. We are we'll acquainted
with Mr.. Randall. He used to be one
of our intimate friends before he got
his present position. Early in life he
showed signs of becoming good
fnancier, and, since holding his pres
ent secretaryship, he has proved him
self to be such. He is a man of strong
mind and positive opinion, and but
few men can be found that can do the
work that he is doing as acceptably
to the State Fair association. And
while he is a good manager for the
association he does not neglect his
own interests, and his mind is so oc-
cupied with the two interests that it is
natural he should forget the struggles
to get start in early life and that
the laborer is worthy of his hire. This
being his only fault, country papers
should overlook it.
Harvest hands are beginning to re-
turn from the Dakota fields and some
of them report threshing all done
wheat all No. l, yield from 80 bushels
to 40 bushels per acre. We can credit
the first part of this report, but the 80
to 40 bushels per acre we think is
little fshy.
HOPEFUL HARRY.
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