The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
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weakened condition following other
Illnesses, exposure to infection and
contact with animals suffering from
it, and from drinking milk from
tubercular cows.
Mrs. Brandrup then explained the
county hospital plan as provided by
a recent act of the state legislature
which makes it possible for the,
county to appropriate certain
amount, and the state a sum for the
erection Of building She dis
tributed pamphlets published by the
state board of health On the sub
iect.
At the close of the meeting it
was decided to unite the Indian
Lake literary society with the Farm
er's club and to have Dox social
ion Saturday evening, November 20.
from Mondays Dairy.
A meeting of the officers of the
Blue Earth County Seed Growers
association was held at the offices
of the Mankato Commercial club
Saturday afternoon. The nrst part
of the meeting was devoted to pre-
pairing the premium list, c. r. Shum-
way having submitted the rough
draft. 1t was revised and amended
in places and adopted. This list
will be used if the county associa-
| tinn hnlHc 70 pnnntinp nlannn6
and if the state association, dis
places this meeting the list will be
submitted to that organization for
its approval as it is considered a
better list than was used by the
association last yea.
1t was decided to hold a meet
! ing at a date in the near future at
which time Professor c.. w. Glot-
feltsr of Waterville, John ID. Deets,
secretary OF the Southern Minnesota
Better Development league, and H..
N. Green, president of the Blue
Earth County pure seed association.
will speak.
At the coming seed fair it is
planned to have the Minnesota and
Blue Earth. Pure seed associations
and the Development league all band
together for the meet and in this
way there will lie no contijnt'"~
dates.
At this time the meeting OLE.
lied and with d. F. McGregor OF
Mapleton, chairman of the County
Bankers association as the pre-,
siding official, they talked over the
matter aOfe hiring an agricultural
agent for thi$9 county and with al
idea Of pressing the matter. Mr.
McGregosa appointe a committee
who win I. meet with the county
board this week and ask for al
appropriation of $1,000. 1t is under
stood that another thousand can b.
Ida from the state and thirC
thousand will have TO be raised by
subscriptions Frank E. Balmes, the
secretaryl Of 1.-THE agricultural agents
Iof'.West6 Central Minnesota, will b.
present with the committee at tn,
time it goes before the count,
board. ef r
| is earnestly hope that tn
: committee will be successful in thi
venture, for it, is one of the mos
important and pressing of the need
of the county,
y No, date,. WAS set fer the coming
seed fair ,and, I; the time OF the fai
will be determined. by the date tina
3 A. ID. Wilson, United States secre
tary of agriculture can set asid
5 to be present at the meeting.
D The Premium List.
The following is the premium list
I Corn.
: A. Mems classes.
u Yellow corn.
e Mimi IL. three premiums, frs
second. and third
/ Murdoch. same.
0 Any other yellow dent same.
I White corn.
|, Silver king, tire premiums a
/ above.
q Any other white dent, same.
J. Any other dent, same,
l. These classes to be filled wit
e single and with ten ear sample
II making two divisions in each elias
5, Sweepstakes in single and ten ca
y samples will be given.
b. Boys Classes.
Yellow dent corn, any variet
!. Three premiums to be offered.
J. White dent corn, same.
Sweep stakes to be given.
& Boy to be under eighteen years
6 age or having grown an acre in I'll
II boys acre contest during this la
IS season, 1913.
IS G. Boys club exhibit, three pr
r mums to be given to the boy
a club putting ON the best exhibit, Il
e boys to use their own judgme1
II and ingenuity IN getting up the e
lie hibit
i. Sweet corn
Dr. Early. three premiums.
ID Late. three premiums.
e t.. Pc" corn.
lie Rice, three premiums.
T. Pearl. three premiums.
Yellow. three premiums.
Red. three premiums.
Black or blue. three premiums.
IL Wheat.
r. Winter, three places.
v Blue stem, three places.
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