The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
EVENTS At STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and Important Happenings
Of the Past Few Day. Selected
and Arranged for the Conven-
leace Of Busy Readers.

1A1auooOta, IcPOIteU having SOFA Tao
hsh hatchery at Deerwood, one Of the
Oldest in the state, to the Crow Wing
Altkin county tuberculosis saAatoriuna
commission. 1t will be fitted up into
a hospital for tubercular sufferers.
The hatchery property sold at the
price at which it had been appraised
by state officials, approximately $7,35o.
MI. Arneson said that the hatchery
was offered for sale because it. waa
outgrowing its usefulness and because
officials believed that benefit would
accrue through it's being converted
into sanatorium.
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Corn Worth $45,049,42o. i.
There were 2,905,665 acres Of corn
in Minnesota this year, which gave
forth a yield Of 24.84 bushels Der acre.
making total production Of 1882.
383 bushels. The total value based
on present prices would be $4S,e4s,-
429.S0, according to figures given out
by Fred D. Sherman, commissioners Of
immigration.
These figures were gathered in prac.
tlcally the same manner as similar fig-
ures are gathered by th., United States
department Ct agricultr re.
The immigration department OBJ.
Jams estimates from reporters repre-.
sentlng the department in every coun.
ty in the state. These reporters give
their best judgment as to acreage tn
their county and yield per acre. The
figures are compiled by the imnaigra-
ton department.
Il am quite sure that our estimate
on the average yield for corn this year
Will be higher than the estimate
which will be made by government of;
tlcials later on" said Mr.. Sherman;
i am sure our reporters have given
as near correct estimates as it is pos.
slble to get on the corn grown.
In some cases fields were drowned
out too late in the season to be plant1
ed to any other crop, and in counties
where this happened the yield would
naturally be lower on the fetal acre:
age, but firmly believe, on the acre
age actually grown, that as bushels is
correct"
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Advocates Farm Census.
The taking of a farm Census by
county assessors each year fs advo
Gated in letter sent to the secretary
OF the efficiency and economy com.
mission, by Fred D. Sherman, inmi-
grafton commissioner He would have
the results include acreages sown in
the different crops, yields an acre and
farm values Of crops for the preced-
ing year. The immigration commits.
sioner points cut that the United
States census bureau is tbs only
means of obtaining such information
and that is available only once ia ten
years.
Must Have BARRIERS Licenses.
The state board of BARRIERS exam
liners will insist upon womeN hair
cutters Undergoing examination End
taking licenses, otherwise they will
be arrested. Members Of the board
say they have received many ooHl-
plants that women hair dressers are
cutting the hair of children and wo1a-
en- in violation of the law and have
mailed letters to women in all parts
of the state engaged in the business.
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Do Cows Pay Board?
The average Minneoota COW isn't
paying her board, according to re-
ports received at university farm.
These reports have it that the aver
age Minnesota COW gives from 16o to
ITO pounds of butter fat year. Fran
els W. Peck of the college of agricul-
ture says that records of milk produc-
ton and maintenance cost, kept for
several years, disclosed that a COW
must produce at least 200 pounds OF
butter fat a year, or about $500
pounds of milk, if she is to pay her
way.
The Minnesota supreme court has
decided that the Minnesota North
western Electric Railway company
must bring condemnation proceedings
if it continues to use the streets OF
Thief River Falls for its tracks. car.
rying freight as well as passengers.
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Danger Of Fire Noted.
Dangerous conditions with refer.
ence to fire were noted at the sanato.
rum for consumptives at Walker by
the state board of visitors Which re-
Gently inspected the institution. Mary
Patients are housed in frame build
ings heated by woodstoves, the fuel
being piled nearby. The board recom-
mends that heat be supplied to ths
pavilions from the main heating plant
With the exception of tho bafley, the
food supplies were satisfactory and
the institution generally touad to be
we'll kept.