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

From FricsJ's Daily.
Warm weather. softening the fee
on the Kinks of the Winnebago Curl
ing club. put an end to the bonspiel
in that city ard brought the four
representatives of the Caledonian
Curling club Of Mankato home last
evening. The rink, consisting OF
Charles Brown of Vernon Center.
and A. f. Quimby. Thomas Thomp-
son and j. X. Snow, skip, all OF
Mankato. came TO the city from Win
nebago late yesterday in Mr.. Quinn
by's automobile Not even the first
OF the three events scheduled to be
played was finished. The players be-
gan to curl Wednesday morning but
gave Il up on Thursday morning.
The tournament was TO have lasted
through Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday.
Two BY Kato Rink.
Two games were played by the
Mankato rink. The first was against
Ben McGregor's rink OF Mapleton,
resulting in a score of - TO in
favor of the Mankato players. The
second was against the Streeter rink
of Winnebago. the score being IL
to in favor of the Winnebago rink.
Ten Kinks in all took part in the
tournament, representing curling
clubs of Mankato. Mapleton. Beau
ford. Bass Lake and Winnebago. II
is hardly likely that the tournament
will be resumed this year, so the
trophies for which the various Kinks
we're contesting will i'm all likelihood
not be awarded. with the possible
exception Of the silver loving cup
for which the two Winnebago Kinks
were contesting. Perhaps these two
Kinks will find opportunity of play
ing out the first event of the tourna.
ment some time this winter and will
decide that trophy. The trophy was
presented by the First National bank
of Winnebago.
Washington. ID. c.. January 16.-
Only - per cent of the tillable land
OF the United States is actually un-
der cultivation. according to esti-
mates of the department OF agricul-
turc. based upon reports OF $4,000
correspondents. These reports were
obtained in order TO gain informa.
tion as to the tillable area OF the
United States, the amount of land
that cannot be used for crops that
have TO be plowed, but available for
pasture or fruits, and the total num-
Der of acres that never can be used
returns. which were generally very
consistent. preliminary estimates
have been made for each state and
for the United States. Further in
vestigation In the far western states
may modify somewhat the present
estimate for those states.
The entire United States, exclud-
ing foreign possessions. contains
about 900. 100000 acres. or this
area about GO per cent or 1,14O.O00,-
coo acres is estimated TO be tillable.
that is. capable of being brought un-
der cultivation by means OF the pillow
This includes land already under
SUCH tuitiNdtiOh anu thdt Which, III
the future may be brought under cul-
walton by clearing, drainage. irriga-
tion, etc.
Three hundred and sixty million
acres or 10 per cent, are estimated
to be nontillable but valuable for pas
ture or fruits. Only 2l per cent. or
500 900 acres. was estimated to
he OF no use for agriculture present
or future.
According to the census of 1909.
the land area in crops where acre
age was given was 311.000.000 acres.
This was about 16 per cent OF the
total land area or about q per cent
of the estimated potential tillable
area OF the United States. excluding
foreign possessions
In other words. for every 100 acres
that are now titled, about 375 acres
may be titled when the country Is
fully developed. In the development
of the agriculture of the country the
land which was most easily brought
into the state of cultivation. as the
great Mississippi valley. was the first
to be brought into such use. Exten-
sion OF titled area will be at greater
expense for clearing. drainage. irri-
CATION, etc. The increased produc-
ton Of the future will be the result
of increased yields per acre as well
as extension OF area.
There are 52,O00.000 acres OF land
in Minnesota; "a per cent is avail
able for crop; 10 per cent is non-till-
able:. 6 per cent Is non-agriculture
From Fridays Daily.
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