Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-02-15

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give to road work later in the season.
no matter how out of repair the roads
may get. If an experienced man
We're hired to keep a certain highway
IN repair the work would be done
when needed, and besides it would be
economy. Mr.. Eckstrom also explain
ed the Elwell law under which roads
may be constructed, the state to pay
one-half, the county one-fourth and
the lands benefited one-fourth of the
cost. He also urged everybody to
vote for the Good Roads amendment
to the constitution to be voted on at
the next general election. Mr.. Eek
strom is pleasing speaker and his ef-
fort was well received.
Potato Culture" was the subject of
L. Lamberson's talk, which was ex.
haustive and demonstrated fully that
he is an authority on that branch of
farming. It was largely thru Mr..
Lamberson's effort that the attempt
was made last spring to interest the
farmers of this vicinity in raising po-
tatoes on commercial scale and Sc
curing the organization of a Potato
Growers Association. Mr.. Lamber-
son told about the origin of the pota-
to and discussed everything about it's
culture from the preparation of the
soil to the marketing of the crop. Po-
tatoes require a rich soil possessing
all the elements necessary for produc-
ing the plant. Barn manure makes the
best fertilizer for potato land. Glover
sod is excellent for growing the tu-
bers. Cultivation is not fertility.
Care must be exercised in selecting
good, strong, well-formed potatoes for
seed and in guarding against diseases,
like scab, and the potato bug. In
planting potatoes for market, the far
mer should plant the kind that the
people want to buy Mr.. Lamberson
also touched upon the need of po-
tato warehouse for the marketing of
the crop, and hoped one would be
built here soon. Mr.. Lamberson's
talk was highly practical and we wish
every farmer in the county had been
present to hear him.
observations was the topic as
signed to W o. Braggans and he Prov
ed himself to be an orator as we'll as
a close observer. He had observed
that Warren needed a new hotel and
he urged everybody to encourage the
movement that has been started to Sc
cure that Improvement for the city.
Next he discussed methods of city
taxation, showing that the city is
hampered in it's development and in
running it's affairs according to sound
business principles, by the present
city charter. Under it the city can
not raise by taxation all the money
necessary to run the city government.
The city should also pay for the cleo.
trio light and water it uses instead of
making the consumers of light and
water bear this whole expense, which
is far from just and equitable. Mr..
Braggans closed with an eloquent
plea for a new city charter.
Prof. A. w. Hayes, director of ag.
riculture of the Warren High School,
spoke of Country School Association
He pointed out the present tendency
to make courses of education practi
cal, fitting the young people for the
useful vocations of life rather than for
professional careers. Education has
been made to reach the masses in
stead of the classes. Mr.. Hayes dis
cussed the Putnam law under which
surrounding districts may associate
with a central district for the purpose
of securing the benefits of training III
agriculture, domestic science and man
ual training for the young people o1
said outlying districts. This law
is designed specially for the benefit
of the country districts, and not fol
the benefit of the central school as
some have charged. Two districts
have already affiliated with the War
rem school and others will follow suit
when the object is fully understood
The central school bears the brunt o.
the expense.
Prof. G. E. Sjostrand Of North Sta1
College told about "Our First County
Exhibit at the State Fair" in very
enthusiastic manner. Although the
time was short in which to get up tht
exhibit and some mistakes were made
owing to lack of experience, yet OF
the whole, Marshall county made 8
most creditable showing and the ef
fort was well worth the cost in The
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