The Mankato free press., 1913-02-28
lage number OF wheat exhibits also.


and there are a number of exhibits
i'm sweet corn, rye, alfalfa. timothy,
! field peas, and all of the other farm
grains. Only two grains listed are
not being shown, sorghum and buck
wheat
The farmers who inspected the ey
| hibits before the opening of the short
course this morning are enthusiastic
over the grade of grain shown and
feel that they have already gained
some valuable information from the
exhibits.
Following are The list of exhibi-
tors:
Walter Adams. Mankato: Frank
Roberts, Lake Crystal; Willard Rob
erts. Lake Crystal Louis Yaeger.
Rapidan; George Yaeger. RaDidan
O. 0. Juliar, Decoria; II. jacob,
Mankato; j. w. Heritage. Amboy;
! II. c. Young. Decoria; l.. J. Paulson,
Burrill. Mankato; Ole Erickson, RaDi.
dan; Axel Erickson, Rapidan; J. W.
Beekman, Cokato; Ralph keenan,,
Mankato; Willard Wigley, Judson:
G. ]. Johnson, Mankato; John Nil.
lard. Good Thunder; d. f. Crane,
Mankato; Robert Williams, Mankaio ;
ID. f. Crane. Jr.. Mankato; II. L.
Sohre, Good Thunder: H. A. Ludtke,
hmboy; II. A. Hubmer Eagle Lake:
| c. l.. Farm, Mankato; Paul Just,
Rapidan; John e. Meurer Traverse; !;
John Landkamer, Rapidan; Henry
II. Ulman, MankatO; A. G.. Stratton,
Good Thunder; John Henderson, Co.
kato; George Atchison, Mankato; II.
A. Hanson, Mankato; C. C. Strong,
| Mankato; F. A. Thomas, Farming
ton; F. H. Altman, Morristown; j.
c. Beattie, st. Peter; Chris Knut-
son, Good Thunder; John Hendley,
| Nicollet; w. D. Fleming, Mankato;
A. Jnliar, ST. Clair; Henry Holt, Co.
| kato; Ed. ]. Williams, Lake Crystal; !;
| Ole Nordland, Cokato; j. A. Thomas.
| Cambria Eberhart Bros, Good Thun-
! der; William Eberhart, Good Thun.
der; Robert w. Halter, Mankato; Ed
| Mangan, Preston; Joseph F. Dam
excl Dumont; Frank Sitter, Cokato;
| Mike Sitter, Cokato; John J. Gel
ken, Mankato; A. VI. Schneeberger,
Amboy; W. Ferguson. Mankato; Joe
Kern, Mankato; G.. NJ Warren, Yer
non Center; J. l.. Clark, Lake Crys-
tai; Wallace Estell, Lake Crystal
N. ]. Whitney, Albert Lea; d. E.
Evans, Mankato; A. H. Spaulding,
Mankato; Fred Heun, Mankato !;
George F. Lee. Hanska; f. f. Budde,
Mankato: A. +. Lindgren, ST. Peter
Ernest Rnger Mankato: ]. H.
Thompson Erving Johnson. Lake
Crystal; j. d. Johnson, Lake Crys.
| tai; Robert A. Haedt, Eagle Lake ::
Walter Dodge, Good Thunder; c. A.
Barnes, Mankato; Paul BurtZloff,
saltwater; Hugh Norman, Lake Crys-
tai; Earl J. Norman, Lake Crystal
G. r. Gray, Vernon Center; Charles
Hendricks, Aitken; l.. Sonerhohn,
| Blue Earth; G. II. Voge, Springfield );
N. II. Wicker, Mabel
About seventy-fiye men, farmers
and business men, attended the short
course meetings held this morning
preliminary to the opening of the
| Minnesota Crop Breeders and Good
Seed association convention Among
| those present were representatives
from all over the county and there
were a number of young men who
are preparing to do their farm work
along scientific lines.
| Professor S. r.. Shumway of the
Mankato high school; is conduct
ing the work in corn and this morn
ing took up the subject of General
Appearance with relation to produc.
| tiveness Mr.. Shumway is using the
score card which he uses in his
school work and each man is given
a tray with ten ears of corn They
! study these points using their tray
! of corn as example. In today's work
the scoring was done along the lines
of size and shape of ear, constitution,
filling of butts, filling of tips.
John Geiken, who manages farm
about three miles from Mankato, is
assisting Professor Shumway in this
work
| The live stock work this morning
was conducted by Professor Joseph
| Montgomery of the state agricultural
department He took up horses, and
did his work with the dral, horse
/ type. Four horses were exhibited, q
| team belonging to the Standard Oil
company, and one belonging to the
| Lampert Lumber company Professor
| Montgomery first talked few NOM
ents on the draft horse type, giving
the principal points of that. class of
| horses. Then he had the men who
attended the class judge the horses
and latter went over them, giving
his opinions on their various points
This work was done in the Mankato
Auto company's building on Second
street
The crowd began to gather in the
Richards hall early this morning and
the exhibits were inspected by sever.
al hundred people. 1t was planned to
commence the work in corn and in
live stock also at ten o'clock, divid-
| ing the classes in two groups. The
people from the country however
were a little slow in getting there SO
it was decided to have the corn class
commence at ten o'clock and the
horse class at eleven. During the
remaining three days of the work
however. each department will con.
duct two classes, one at ten o'clock
and one at eleven o'clock so that
every man present can attend both
meeting The live stock work to.
morrow will be on beef cattle and L.
E. Potter will have charge of the
work. Professor Shumway will con
tinue with his corn work and will
take mp "Trueness of Type or Breed
Characteristics.
Will Be Married Tomorrow.
From TUESDAYS Daily.