Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
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A. r. Woods, dean OF the state col.
| 1ege 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
horticultural committee. one men,
Der Of which would have representa-
| tion 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-mak.ng 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 14S community centers In
the shape OF consolidated schools. The
speaker suggested that the horticul-
| tural association should have com.
| munity building of its own and that 1t
should be located at the university
farm.
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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 ID. Sher.
man. immigration commissioner. The
total production this year was $685.
476 bushels and the farm value ST.
6sS.23S. Farmers of Minnesota used
304,42 acres for potatoes this year. as
against 10000 acres In 1914. The
yield this year shows a gain Of Ave
bushels to the acre, from ia bushels
to 119 bushels.
"A glance ut figures for a period OF
years back shows that Minnesota's po-
tato acreage Is gradually increasing"
said Mr.. Sherman. This Ia 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
Tor the nrst 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 restora.
tion Of the old S. 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.
Hammond at 81. Cloud.
Outlining the purposes and objects
Of the All.Minnesota Development as.
ISOLATION organized In st, Paul ON Dec.
l, 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
settlers ON cleared, tiled or drained
lands.
Recommends "Buck Law"
The prairie chicken soon will b ex.
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 and fish
commissioner. Mr.. Cleashy also recon.
mended the Wisconsin buck law" for
Minnesota. not only AS protection to
the deer. but 10 save the lives Of hun
tera,
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TO Receive Filings.
Secretary OF State Schmahl Ia now
prepared to receive filings for those
who desire to seek the nomination Of
president or vice president, or conven-
tion 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 b sx-
tinct In Minnesota II 1t In not protected
by q closed season. says Ethan A.
Cieashy, district inspector under the
federal migratory bird law, who called
ON Carlos Avery. state game and 1sh
/ commissioner.
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Says Work 10 Duplicated.
Frank Whittier. state parole agent
connected with the saltwater prison
and the st. Cloud refo,.aatory. believes
state care OF detectives and state
charges generally arc badly divided II
the matter of responsibility. Writing t.
the new Efficiency and Economy COM
| mission, he says that all the institu-