The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-23

will not only benefit the farmers, bu
II will beneft our city as well. ans
for that reason wish to thank 20,
for Getting here.
4 "And now In conclusion allow IN;
to deliver to you the keys of the city
Gentlemen. Mankato is yours. Make
yourself at home. In the language o
the hospitab,e housewife: Help your
selves. Take anything you see thai
you want and II there is anything
you want that you do not see do not
be afraid to call for IT,"
Extraordinary interest was shown
In the joint meeting Of the Mime
sofa Crop Improvement association
the Blue Earth Better Seed associa.
ton and the Southern Minnesota
BETTER Development league. which
opened this afternoon.
There was as large an audience
in attendance at the meeting this
afternoon as at the most largely at.
tended meeting OF last years meet.
| irg. A number of ladies were in
attendance and were much interest.
ed in the meeting.
T. G. Bcnnallie. president Of the
Southern Minnesota Better Develop
, ment league, president over the
afternoon meeting. and after c. w
Glotfelter had read a telegram from
Professor Bull. who was at the
meeting last year introduced May
or Meyer. viii gave the address
OF welcome.
4 message from Professor G. +
Bull. secretary of the Minnesota
Seed Improvement association was
read. Mr. Bull is i'm charge OF the
National Corn exposition at Dallas
Texas and sent a telegram OF con.
graduation and best wishes To the
convention here.
]. ID. Ludlow. cashier Of the Rush
more State bank. was one OF the
enthusiastic present ut the meeting
Hr. Ludlow has been treasurer of
the Southern Minnesota Develop
ment league since its organization
and has attended every meeting OF
that organization.
Address Ry Fred Sherman.
Hon. Fred Sherman. state. com.
missioner of immigration. addressed
the triple convention this afternoon
on Minnesota and Her Resources. e
speaking in part as follows:
Minnesota has just closed one of
the most prosperous years In her
history, and | have before me TO-.
day figures taken from The United
states government crop report which
will make any Minnesotian feel
proud Of the fact that be is a resi-.
lent OF the North Star State"
in group of ten states embracing
The following: Minnesota, Iowa, n.
linois. South Dakota. Nebraska. In.
diana. Ohio. North Dakato. Michigan
and Wisconsin. you will note by
studying the figures that the state
OF Minnesota leads In the point of
average yield per acre In corn. oats.
rye and potatoes. II is a close sec.
ond In hay. and third in barley and
wheat. The fact that Minnesota pro
tueed forty bushels CT ccrn to the
acre against thirty four I'm Iowa
and twenty-seven In Illinois Is
enough to convince anyone that
Minnesota Is corn state. This
Is simple example. but Is an In.
teresting one: A man illing land
n lll'nc,s. vclued at 5000 per acre,
is obliged to accept twenty seven
bushels Of corn which when sold
On the open markets at 10 cents a
Nushel would ret him 1880. The
same calculated with the $500 in.
vestment In the land brings him a
ross income on the investment of
6h per cent. On the other hand.
a man raising corn on land valued
ut 500 per acre in Minnesota re.
ceives forty bushels of corn. which
when sold ct 20 cents amounts to
S2S.cO, or % per cent gross income
VA hAo iH'cStHtIt. III OtneT WCr1S,
last year the Minnesota Germ grow.
er received q per cent more on
his Investment than did his ne'rh.
Dor In Illinois. When we stop to
consider these facts TN dngures "a
1t any wonder that I am advocating
an increase In farm land values of
Southern Minnesota I do not OBJ
ject IN the farmers OF Southern
Minnesota wish TO sell their farms.
but do insist that they put the
price up where II belongs. Do not
let the Illinois man who raises
fwenty-seven bushels of corn to the
acre sell his land at $3.50 per acre
end come up here to Southern Min.
nesota and buy land that produces
forty bushels Of corn TO the acre for
$I0o.
Methods Of Farming.
This meeting understand will
discuss largely methods CT better
farming, ard yesterday I decided 10
do little figuring to see what bet
ter farming really means, and 1
wish to quote YOU the following re.
suits taking Blue Earth county as
IN example: J asst year there was
painted to corn in Blue Earth county
S'.5SS acres. III By q system nj