The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-09

T.. F. Soaring. secretary OF the
Mankato Commercial club. is send
ing the following letter 10 farmers
clubs in all parts OF Blue Earth
county and BELGRADE township. and
10 commercial clubs and like organi-
cations in many arts OF Southern
Minnesota
The Mankato Commercial club
desires To e. your attention to the
annual meeting OF the Southern
Minnesota Better Development
league. Ia be held in this city Janu-
airy 90 to 81 inclusive. and TO in
vito your organization To be repre-
santcd by a strong delegation.
The League meeting will be held
cOJointly with the annual meeting
OF the Minnesota Crop improvement
association and the Blue Earth
County Pure Seed association. a
very strong program Is being pre-
pared for this joint meeting. and
II will bn of Particular interest TO
you and your community interests.
We are anxious for an awaken
ing along the whole line. and be-
lieye the time has arrived when
every man who has a drop Of iron,
in his blood or dash Of energy In
his being should get into the game.
IL is team work that counts. and
we believe that when the entire
thirty-one counties in the league
ret together they will be an irwin
chile team.
Corn. alfalfa and general field
crop products exposition will be
held in connection with the annual
meetings. for which premiums aggre-
eating $1,000 will be offered. We
hope that you will cooperate with
us I'm having your farmers make
entries for these premiums. Some
Of the individual premiums will be
worth over $500. and will be given
for the hest samples OF corn
Please let me know II you will
take up this matter at your earliest
convenience and have your club send
delegation.
Premium lists and the complete
program will be sent you in few
days
The Southern Minnesota Better
Development league has undertaken
to produce on this occasion the
largest and best exhibit of corn
ever brought together In Southern
Minnesota. With this end in view
the league offers the two largest and
most valuable premiums ever given
in the United States for an exhibit
of ten ears and fifty ears OF corn.
The first OF these Is n Bull tractor
engine. which viii be given for the
best ten ears Of corn shown at the
Field Crop exposition i'm Mankato.
January 30 to p. A complete cement
stave silo is 10 be given for the
best fifty ears OF corn. All exhibits
must have been grown by the
exhibitor. who must show Ger.
tiiirata that he grew the corn on
his own place. A similar certificate
from his banker must also be given
Following Is the program OF the
-hluutSoti Dttttop
ment league and kindred organiza
tions which will be held I'm Mankato
January 90 to "a:
SECTION ONE.
Notice., That the forenoons are tc
be devoted to n Nrmer's Week
Short Course conducted by the ex
tension division. college OF agricul
ture. in cooperation with the agri
cultural department OF the Mankato
high school. The sessions will be
held from 10 to 12 o'clock daily.
Professor c. II. Shumway OF Man
kato will be In charge OF the shorl
course
SECTION TWO.
Notice: That the afternoons viii
be devoted to the discussion Of
practical subjects pertaining I,
crops. Sessions will be held from
1:30 to four o'clock daily.
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