The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-24
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Dollars For Farmer

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Wells. MINI, Gctobey. 1s.-The
flying Squadron Of agrichRatfa ek-
perts. preaching better farming in
SoIthern Minnesota, under the aus
pices of the Development; league OF
the south state. hit Wells and Biuo
Earth yesterday and drove homo vi.
tai truths before large gatherings OF
farmers.
The farmer can be the greatest
mOneymaker in any line OF business.
Dean A. r.. Woods of the State Ag.
ricultural college, said in his talk.
But in order to harvest his share
of the wealth he must have proper
training. Tho idea that any one un.
fitted for anything else can farm Is
not only fallacious but also has be.
come obsolete, tho dean said
Draper Speaks TO Boys,
c. II. Draper presided at the meet.
ing and talked 20 the high school
students, who formed a largo part
OF the audience.
Professor a. D. Wilson told Of
development OF Minnesota No. 169
wheat, which from ono kernel had
been multiplied until it now is grown
ON 50seG0 acres annually and has in.
Creased the profits of, the farmers
millions OF dollars. 81
John H. Deets,. in urging good
roads, said Chat the average cost
per ton mile for hauling crops to
market Ia Minnesota is q cents.
while in Germany in is Z TO-
cents. Farmers ought to earn
more, he said. and il roads were bet:
ter one Of the causes OF wasted; IN
come would be eliminated. He
urged cooperation between city and
country in road building and in
other movements.
Party Reaches Fairmont.
The party OF agricultural boosEe.s
arrived in FaIrmont an hour ahead of
time, but through the efforts of NJ, j,
Aldrich and Others. the. schools were
let out ahead of time and big crowd
rounded up so that the visitors coilid
make their speeches and start for
Jackson on time.
Dean Woods, in his talk. gave
special praise to Martin county. say
ing it was one of the few in Southern
Minnesota that had not lost 10 agri-
cultural population in the last decade.
Yet the county could do better"
he said Instead ofNraising forty-1ve
bushels of corn to the aero. il could
raise eighty, and instead of eighteen
or twenty bushels of wheat per acre,
it should grow thirty" s.f
Advice TO Students. $3.50
He urged high school students TO
como to the state college of agricui-
ture when they graduate. He assured
them that when they got through they
would be so eDthused that they
would want 10 go right back to the
farm.
Il had a vivid example OF what
can be done for better farming on, the
way here today" said Professor a. D.
Wilson, head of the university eXten-
sion division. 49,
''On one ST of the ord was q
field OF corn which am sure viii
yield better than eighty bushels. On
the other side was field that will
not yield more. than thirty; or thirty
five. The two farmers spent about
the same amount for seed and culti-
walton and one Of them is losing 4
lot of money because he is not doing
IL the right way.
Boys Raising Corn.
Your average corn yield here is
only about thirty;fve bushels. but
thirty boys WHO entered our corn
yield contest last year raised an
average OF los bushels To the acre.
john D. Deets, secretary Of the
league, advocated spending more
money for agricultural betterment.
Worthington, LuVerne and Pipestone
are on today's program and Friday
the party will start eastward. with
meetings at slayton and Window.
The tonr will end at ST. James.