Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
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DEAN WOULD HAVE HORTicUL-
TuRAL SOCIETY SEEK
RURAL MEMBERS.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
Events Of General interest in Mime
sofa Condensed and Revised for
The Greater Convenience
OF Busy Readers.

A. r. Woods, dean OF the state col.
iege OF agriculture, has urged the
| Minnesota State horticultural society
to lose no time in having each Of the
900 farmers clubs In the state appoint
q horticultural committee, one mem
Der OF which would have representa-
| ton In the society. Dean Woods was
speaking at the opening session OF the
horticultural society's meeting at the
West hotel He said fruits and flowers
are civilizing and homs-making infiu-
| ences.
Not only through the farmers clubs
but through the rural schools should
better homes, better farms and better
country life be enlarged upon, the
speaker urged. Dean Woods asked
delegates to the horticultural meeting
to interest themselves In consolidated
schools and teacherages. He said Min
nesota has las community centers In
the shape Of consolidated schools. The
speaker suggested that the horticul-
tural association should have com.
munity building OF It's own and that 1t
should be located ut the university
farm.
Potato Crop Increases.
Minnesota lovers Of potatoes will
have 4,596,476 bushels more to digest
this year than in 1914, according to
figures made public by Fred d. Sher.
man. immigration commissioner. The
total production this year was 1896.
476 bushels and the farm value ST.
| 68S,23S. Farmers OF Minnesota used
304,424 acres for potatoes this year, as
| against 100000 acres in 1914. The
yield this year shows gain Of five
| bushels to the acre, from LA bushels
| to 119 bushels.
"A glance at figures for period OF
years back shows that Minnesota's po-
tato acreage Ia gradually increasing"
| said Mr., Sherman. This Is accounted
| for by the fact that much new land In
Northeastern Minnesota Is being open.
I'd every year.
THAT section OF the state Is partic-
ularly adapted to potatoes and the set.
tiers look on potatoes as a staple crop
| for the first few years.
1T was only few years ago when
practically all the potatoes used in
Northeastern Minnesota were shipped
from the central part Of the state. but
now many OF the counties are shipping
potatoes each year"
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| Commission Hears Complaint.
| The state railroad commission has
heard testimony on the complaint Of
| William Devine, who asks for restorn.
ton of the old Sc switching rate on
ice from New Brighton to Minnesota
| Transfer. Under the eastman law he
now pays 40 cents ton, which
amounts to IS or $40 n car, and he says
wipes out all prefit in cutting. Rail
road attorneys were present to oppose
the application.
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Hammond at ST. Cloud.
Outlining the purposes and objects
Of the Ail.Minnesota Development as.
aoeiation organized In st. Paul on Dec.
!, Governor w. s. Hammond In an ad
dress before the st. Cloud Commercial
club. urged It's cooperation In making
the general plan success, The gov.
ernor cited as one problem that could
be taken up, the extension OF loans to
aettlers on cleared. tiled or drained
lands.
| Recommends "Buck Law
/ The prairie chicken soon viii b. OK.
tinct In Minnesota If Ii Is not protected
by closed season. says Ethan A..
Cleashy, district inspector under the
federal migratory bird law. who called
ON Carlos Avery. state game and fish
commissioner. Mr.. Cleasby also recon.
| mended the Wisconsin buck law for
| Minnesota. not only as protection to
the deer, but to save the lives OF hun,
ters,
To Receive Filings,
Secretary OF State Schmahl In now
1 prepared to receive filings for those
who desire to seek the nomination OF
president or vice president, or conven.
ton delegate, Blanks necessary under
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airy law have been received by him.
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Prairie Chickens Extinct
The prairie chicken soon will b q.
tinct In Minnesota If 1t Ia not protected
by closed season, says Ethan A..
Cleashy. district inspector under the
federal migratory bird law. who called
on Carlos Avery, state gams and nsh
commissioner.
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Says Work 10 Duplicated.
Frank Whittier. state parole agent
connected with the saltwater prison
and the st, Cloud refo. ,astory, believes
state care OF detectives and state
charges generally are badly divided II