Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
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URGED BY WOOD
DEAN WOULD HAVE HORTicUL-
TuRAL SOCIETY SEEK
RURAL MEMBERS.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
Events Of General interest in Mime
sofa Condo aed 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
4 horticultural committee, one men,
Der Of which would have representa-
| ton In the society. Dean Woods was
speaking at the opening session Of the
horticultural society's meeting ut the
West hotel. He said fruits and flowers
are civilizing and home-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 l4s community centers In
the shape Of consolidated schools. The
speaker suggested that the horticul.
tural association should have a COM
munity building of its own and that 1t
should be located at the university
farm.
Potato Crop increases.
Minnesota lovers Of potatoes viii
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 $685.
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 a gain OF five
bushels to the acre, from ia bushels
to 10 bushels.
"A glance ut figures for q period Of
years back shows that Minnesota's po-
tato acreage Is gradually increasing"
| said Mr.. Sherman. This Is accounted
for by the fact that much new land In
Northeastern Minnesota is being open
Cd every year.
"That section Of the state Is partic-
ularly adapted to potatoes and the set
tiers look on potatoes as 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 Deyine. who asks for restora-
ton Of the old SIS 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 car. and he SAYS
wipes out all profit In cutting. Rail.
road attorneys were present to oppose
the application.
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Hammond at 81. Cloud.
Outlining the purposes and objects
| OF the All.Minnesota Development as.
| sociation organized In st, Paul on Dec
| !. Governor w. s. Hammond In an ad
dress before the st. Cloud Commercial
| club, urged Its cooperation In making
the general plan success, The gov,
ernor cited as one problem that could
be taken up. the extension OF loans to
| settlers on cleared. tiled or drained
lands.
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| Recommends "Huck Law"
The prairie chicken soon will DO o..
tinct In Minnesota II II Ii not protected
by closed season. says Ethan A..
Cleasby. 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.
tiers,
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| To Receive Filings.
Secretary OF State Schmahl IL now
| prepared to receive filings for those
| who desire to seek the nomination OF
| president or vice president. or conven-
| ton delegate. Blanks necessary under
| the new presidential preference prin-
| airy law have been received by him.
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| Prairie Chickens Extinct
The prairie chicken soon will bs sx-
tinct In Minnesota II II Is not protected
by closed season, says Ethan A..
| Cleasby. district Inspector under the
federal migratory bird law. who called
] on Carlos Avery. state game ands4sh
/ commissioner.
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| Says Work 10 Duplicated.
Frank Whittier. state parole agent
connected with the saltwater prison
ana the st. Cloud refo, ,astory. believes
| state care Of detectives and state
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