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

creased ten bushels to the acre
would be 1880 more bushels. at
so cents bushel would amount to
S9.i55. Just from these six crops
YOU will see by n method of better
arming that should you have pro-
duced this increase In yield have
Quoted above Blue Earth county
farmers alone would have earned
1857, 36S.e5 more than they did
lest year, and the same rule OF
better farming win apply to not only
the crops you raise but to all
branches OF industry on your farm.
increase In Earnings.
Now, this increase I'm the earn
ings OF the farms Is not all that
better farming means to the land
owners OF Southern Minnesota. Bet
ter farming means n substantial In
crease In the prices of farm lands:
Il means that by this system OF bet
ter farming every foot of land In
Minnesota whose earning capacity
Is increased will go up in value,
and an increase of farm land values
means more wealth added to Min.
nesota.
II want to offer few suggestions
20 this association which ! think
will make more effective the wcrx
CT this organization. II seems to me
that you should devote little more
lime and energy to organizing local
commercial clubs I'm your territory.
u seems 10 me that every city and
village, both large and small in
every county embraced i'm this or
raniZation. should have some kind or
a local commercial body with which
my department could cooperate. II
the secretary OF this association
could arrange TO organize CONNER
cial clubs I'm every village. and Sc
cure secretary who would reply TO
correspondence, you would I'm my
opinion be taking a great step to-
wards progress. ! will admit that
in this county you have several live
commercial clubs. with secretaries
who are attending TO correspondence.
but there are several towns I'm this
county that have no clubs, and fad
these conditions prevail In practic-
ely every county in this district.
Good For All Sections.
There is another subject that
wish to call your attention to.
which does not directly affect
Gnnlbar, -.
is good for the other believe
good for one section of the state
Is goo dior the ether. | believe
that the sooner we can develop the
thousands OF acres OF rich agricui-
tural lands in Northern Minnesota
and see the populated with thrifty.
intelligent farmers. the sooner
we will see the prices Of lands in
this section CT the state receive a
substantial increase. The sooner we
Fan see our federal lands and school
'ands owned and developed By az.
'ual settlers. the better conditions
va will find existing all over this
state. The roint ! wish to refer
legislature creating a revolving fund
RI S250.000 TO develop state school
lands. This act comes in the form
OF constitutional amendment, and
although II passed the last legisla.
ture In order to become law Il
must be ratified by the voters at the
next general election. II this con-
sti"utiCnal amendment IL adonted II
will furnish revolving fund of a
quarter OF a million dollars. which
viii h used to build roads and fire
brakes over and across state lands.
As soon as the roads are built the
land affected VIII be put on the mar.
yet, and. as soon as they are sold,
the purchaser In addition to paying
the usual Is per cent cash payment
at time of purchase will pay back
into our state treasury i'm cash the
mount expended from this fund
in building the road across this
land. As soon as the money Is re.
turned 1t will be put out again for
the same purpose In developing
more lands"
Mr.. Sherman made a plea In SUP.
pert OF the constitutional amend.
ment.
In closing ] want to state that
the Minnesota state board of im,ni.
grafton is In sympathy with the
Southern Minnesota Better Develop.
ment league and stands ready TO
cooperate with them I'm every ros.
sitle way. II you have any sug.
gesticns To make which you think
viii be OF value TO this organization.
end my department can follow them
up, assure YOU that they will be
put In action"
u. s. Fowler. assistant eng,nee.
OF the bureau of information OF the
Universal Portland Cement COM
pany. gave the closing talk of the
afternoon. His subject was Mix
ing Concrete for Farm Structures"
hr. Ludlow Responded.
J. b. Ludlow was called upon to
respond to Mr. Meyers welcome. He
described the meeting as a gathering
OF three branches of great family
brought together for self improve
ment. He referred to the progress
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