Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-02-06
LETTER FROM
STATE CAPITAL.

WILL De put into effect through the
decision to establish a short summer
course in agricultural subjects for
teachers, principals and superinuen-
dents of Minnesota schools, at the
State Experiment Station. st.
Anthony Park. Saint Paul. to open
on June 9Th. closing SATURDAY.. June
9th. This will permit teachers and
others to complete the course prior
to the opening of summer schools.
The subjects included in the course
are such as to give teachers and
others helpful and practical instruc-
tion in agriculture. The work given
will combine lecture and laboratory
work and field exercises. Among
the subjects TO be taken up during
the course are agriculture and its
principles, agricultural chemistry,
animal husbandry, b]acksmithing
dairy husbandry and animal nutri-
tion, dairy stock, domestic art,
domestic science, entomology, horti-
culture and forestry. plant diseases,
poultry, soils, and practical general
work intended to give thorough In.
sight into matters related to prac-
tical farming. The course has been
designed to give principals wishing
to introduce carpentry, blacksmith
ing, the elements of agriculture.
sewing, cooking and ohter subjects
into their school courses an INSIGHT
which will..make such subjects pfac:
tical and successfully taught. County
superintendents will be given an
opportunity to learn at first hand
the elements of successful agricui-
ture. An immense amount. of de-
tinitely practical instruction for
the teachers themselves viii be
embodied in the work of the course,
which is largely designed to help
them make their instruction in all
agricultural subjects, thoroughly
practical and more valuable to their
pupils. State Superintendent Olson
warmly endores the work outlined
by Dean Randall and will participate
in the lecture work of the course, as
will other competent and practical
authorities. 1t is expected that
there will be large registration for
the course, the cost of which will be
very moderate. The registration fee
for the course is but 50, and arrange
ments for excellent board at especial
~ low rates have been completed
through the cooperation of the tx
pertinent Station.
The work of the new Minnesota
Federation of Commercial Clubs. or
gained recently in convention at St.
Paul, has been launched with every
indication marked success. The
membership roll is now filling up
rapidly and arrangements for the
permanent work of the organization
are fast being completed.
The increase of the livestock
business in the Northwest is indicat-
ed with especial emphasis in official
figures of the St. Paul Union Stock
yards Company, just compiled by
President William Magivny, showing
that three different records for re-
ceipts were smashed in January. dur
ing which month the big South
Saint Paul market led all other stock
markets in increases in hog receipts.
On Jan. 3. South st. Paul broke all
its previous records for the days re-
ceipts of hogs, 1859 being received,
making the day the largest in the
history of the MARKET The largest
previous record was lO,2O8 on Dec.
IA. 1907. For the week ending Jan.
Is. new weeks record of 43,O47 was
breaking the record
during the first week of
1904 OF 1881. January receipts of
hogs were l76,647, an increase of
nearly IS per cent over the same
month a year ago, and a tremendous
advance on the former month, high
record of 12O, 1877, established in Jam
uary, 1904.
An especially importnt feature of
the new records is that the principal
part of the tremendous increases
came from Minnesota. North
and South Dakota show very i'm
portant increases in shipments.
Throughout the United States the
markets all show an increase in hog
receipts. but none equal to records
made at South Saint Paul, on the
basis of comparative percentages of
increases. The figures show that
many hogs are being put on the
market on account of shortage of
feed, but are also a substantial proof
of the growing recognition of the
active market at South st. Paul.
Market prices at the big stockyards