The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14

MANKATO FREE PRLS
which is equal to $50 annually in
butter alone. The average receipts.
per common COW in the state is
$46.4O. which shows that the aver.
age COW is yielding $14 less per an.
mum than she might easily, yield il
given the same care and feed as at
the university farm. A census com.
piled several years ago showed that
men who read dairy literature were
able to make their cows yield ap-
proXmately 500 year more than
those who for lack of knowledge fail.
ed to feed and shelter properly"
Failure to understand the practi.
cal methods of feeding was declared
by Professor Hacker to be the chief
cause of lack of efficient production
of dairy products. The aim of the
dairy department during the year, he
said, was to give instruction along
this line, rather than to encourage
the development Of dairy bred herds.
Bulletins on Feeding.
"Since the herds of the farmers
are largely made up of the common
cows, it becomes matter of vital
Importance that these COWS be so
fed and cared for as to secure the
possible increase yield. Several bulle-
tins will be issued on the question
of feeding and will be so simplified
from the general rules for scientific
feeding that those who desire may
learn how to increase the returns
from their herds"
A bulletin of fifty pages, giving
net nutriments Of various feeds and
percentages of ingredients in rough
age and concentrate foods necessary
to make dairy stock highly produc-
tive. is being prepared. The bulletin
will show the percentages of pro-
tein. carbohydrates and fats in each
of more than twenty common foods
for the dairy herd and the blending
of the feeds in right proportions to
produce the best results.
Redwood Falls is soon to be in di-
rect connection with Minneapolis by
means of an electric line now being
built.
Engineers, headed by Chief Will
cox, were in Redwood yesterday
making thorough and extensive ex-
aminations of the grades and trying
to select a site for the new station
Representative business men in
GLIDING Fl. A. Baldwin, F. r. Lobdell
and J. p. Cooper co-operated with
the engineers and endeavor to point
out the most desirable routes into
the city.
made. One brings the road into Red
wood from the west and would To-
cate the station across the river
near the ball park. Of course there
is objection to this because of the
long freight haul and the difficulty
of reaching the station on foot, es.
pecially in the winter. The engineers
seem to favor this location
The other would bring the road
into Redwood from the east giving
the engineers an opportunity Of TAX.
ing advantage of the long grade up
the Crow Creek.
In any event it is expected that
the Luse company will make use of
part of the grading done by the
long since defunct Gulf of Mexico
company which had wild dreams and
little cash. This will lessen the eX'
pense and make more accessible the
rather serious grades of the Mime.
sofa river valley.
At any event it seems certain that
the road is coming to Redwood Falls
and will be SO located as to give the
residents of this long suffering city
a real comfortable feeling when they
decide that the eXigencies of the
case compel them to so to Mime
apolis.
From Redwood Falls the engineers
went west, it being at present plan
ned to make Marshall the western
terminus of this branch. ~.
st. Paul, February eff Repre-
sentative c. l.. Sawyer of Hennepin
county can get the backing Of the
committee on the university he will
, start an inquiry into the influence
of fraternities at the big school.
Mr.. Sawyer believes the fraterDi
ties tend to split up the present body
I into factions. Moreover, he has
heard too much of the "grizzly hug
and turkey trot" dances at the fra
/ ternity balls, and he wants to know
about it. He wants authority to sum
mon witnesses before house com
mittee. call for documents, and &C
into the examination with thorough
ness.
1t was fight with the fraternities
in Princeton. it is said that caused
Woodrow Wilson to lose the presi
dency of that university. He wen
after the problem in .constructiv.
way, organizing the students along
different lines.
County Option Special Order.
County option will be a special or
der in the house for Friday, .Febru
airy H. St. Valentines day, if tn,
house temperance committee has Its
way.
Representative J. F. Lee of AMMAN
dale presented the measure, which
| is practically the same as that Of
two years ago.
/ G. w. Brown of Glencoe tried te
have the measure reported out with
out recommendation, but he found
himself Overwhelmingly in the minor
| ity and withdrew his motion. 1t wa.
then reported out and recommended
to pass by a vote OF 8 to 4.
The bill authorizes the people o.
counties to determine for the whole
county whether saloons shall be Ii
censed in the county.
a farmers institute was opened In
Lake CRYSTAL this m0rniup, and vii