The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-05

the next place this kind of vegetation
restored to, the soil the nitrogen that
other kinds OF plants had taken out
OF 1t. He urged that's every acre on
every farm ought to be sown in
cloves seed at least once i'm five years
just to keep up the fertility. So en-.
thusiastic was he about this that he
asked all who would pledge them
selves in this way TO conserve the
productiveness of the soil to raise
their right hands, and there was
prompt and general response.
Frank Sanger of Window, one of
the directors OF the Southern Mime
sofa Better Development league.
briefly addressed the gathering, lay
ing emphasis on the work that the
league had done to improve condi
lions of agriculture in this part of
the state, and making an appeal fer
support from the farmers and others
present. lie said the young ladies'
who had been selling the badges
would make last appeal to each of
them before the gathering adjourned
to take badge and a membership.
| Was Strenuous Day.
Yesterday was strenuous day for
the men who had charge OF Judging
competitive work of the farmers and
others vino were in he various
prize contests of the seed show. Hard
at this responsible work were T. A.
Erickson and a. c. Arnic of the state
university; \. J. Olson, instructor in
the Waseca high school: Stewart
/ Leaning of st. Peter, formerly a high
school instructor in agriculture, but
now engaged in expert work i'm that
county FOR the state agricultural
school; Roy Palmer of Blue Earth.
Occupying a SIMILAR post i'm Faribault
county and J. t. Neill, having a like
agency in Redwood county.
Conspicuous among the piacards on
the walls and furniture was one an.
nouncing the coming automobile show.
In addition to the awards in the
seed show. already published in
| The Free Press. the following were
figured out today:
| GIN iNo" Dditt!, hot' ray TIGERS,
Mapleton; second. W. G.. Minks.
Minnesota Lake: third August Fru-
ehenbach, Eagle Lake.
| White Oats.-First, Walker Fergt.
son. Mankato; second, c. Z. Decker,
| Maplcton; third. Seppman Brothers,
Lake Crystal
Yellow Oats.-First, Walter Haedt,
agile Lake: second. a. l.. Miller,
MapletOn: third. Robert Haedt, Eagle
Lake.
Rye-First, w. f. wildes, Man
Nkato: second, T.. J. fiuiiengrcn, Man.
kato: third. W. c. Minks. Minnesota
Lake.
| Blue Stem Whcaty---First. G. L.
Whitney. MapletOn: second. Walker
Ferguson. Mankato: third. Seppman
Brothers. Lake Crystal; fourth, John
Olson. Mapleton; fifth. John Kohl,
man, Mankato.
Winter wheat.-Eirsi. c. E. Deck
err. Mapleton: second. Me Wagner.
Mankato; third, Max CoggeshaiI.
Mankato: fourth. L. M.~,Deaming,
| Mankato.
Any Other Wheat.---F First. Albert
Iuliar Eagle Lake: second, Edwin
Sandeen. st. Peter: third. w. G.
Minks, Minnesota Lake; fourth, Walt.
er Haedt, Eagle Lake; fifth, Atch-
erson Brothers, Mapleton
Flax Seed.-First Ami s. Joseph
son: second. c. Z. Whitney. Maple
ton; third, W. c. Minks, Minnesota
Lake.
ney, Mapleton: second, L. ID. Healy,
Mapleton third. w. c. Minks, Min
nesota Lake.
Late White Potatocs-First. Walk.
or Ferguson, Mankaio; second, Mic
Wagner. Mankato: third. John Kohl.
man, Mankato.
Early Red Potatoes. First. John
HOLMAN, Mnkato; second, Robert
Halter. Mankalo: third. Fred w.
Fisher, Mankaio.
Early white Potatoes.--First. w.
l.. Councilman. Mankato: second.
Henry Robel. Sr. North Mankato;
third, w. f. Hill. Eagle Lake.
| hiIalId fdy.-fHSt, NalheT feTBu-
son. Mankato; second. H. NJ. Green.
Lake Crystal; third, o. w. Healy.
1 Mapleton.
Class A.. Lot |. Murtlick Corn.-
First, Walker Ferguson, Mankato;
second. George B.rilett. Good Thur,
der; third, Paul o. Just, Rapidan;
fourth, w. T.. Stewart, North Man
,kato; fifth, Fay Hicks, Mapleton.
Glass A, Lot L. Silver King White.
First, Charles Brooks. Mankato;
second. George Austin. Lake Crystal;
third. w. r. Adams, 'Mankato: four
th. Walt Dodge. Good Thunder; fifth,
G.. II. johnson. Mankato.
II was previously announced that
Reeder Brothers of Belle PLANE
were first In Class a, Lot 5, Yel
low Dent, and Warren larchow Of
Mortified was first In Class A, Lot
/ 10, Flint corn. These parties are
all outside of the territory OF the
Blue Earth County Seed Growers
association and therefore will not re-
ceiye premiums.
| Eropn SATURDAYS Darfv -..s