Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-12
BOARD TO DIRECT
RELIEF PROJECT
CREATION or sTATE coNsERvA.
TON COMMISSION SUGGESTED
AT CONFERENCE.
PLAN SEED SURVEY OF STATE
oflSclals Of University Laboratory q
Make Probes ituation In Regard TO
Wheat, Barley, Rye, Alfalfa, Glow
Grand Timothy to DO Investigated.

Creation d ! state conservation com.
mission to take eficial charge OF the
statewide reclamation. drainage and
dosd relief project undertAkon By Z
souEmittss Of the All-MinnssotA Devel.
opmsnt association has bssn suggested
By n. @. Barnes. New York consult.
Ing sAginesr. . : committee confer
encs with Attorney General Lyndon =
Smith,
Mr.. BaRnss outlined what no thinks
the stats ought 10 DO TO provide .
foundation for comprshsnstvs. 80.
tematic plan Of conservation and rslisf.
offering suggsstioa for I commission
% assume dirsotion Of typographical.
forestry. Agricultural and hydraulic
phases q the general project.
Attorney sasral Smith consented 70
sketch bill smbodying the general
plan for presentation to the next Leg.
islaturs. Besides Mr.. Smith and Mr..
Barnes, who aided q similar projects
In New York 6tats. there were present
at the conference Chairman A. L.
Croker Of the COMMITTEES. state Repre-.
sentative L. s. Spooner. Dr. r. w. Gar.
desen OF the FEDERAL geological survey
Of Minnesota and d. v. willard. acting
state drainage engines.
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" Probe Seed eltuatisN.
The state seed laboratory ct the uni.
versity farm II making plans to and
out at once about the wheat situation
In Minnesota, and 70 look into condi.
tions Of barley, rye, alfalfa. clover and
timothy. This investigation 10 COINS
to be made under the direction Of w.
L. Oswald, who has charge Of the seed
laboratory. largely through the teach.
/ srs In agriculture. which have asricul
tural departments.
Mr.. Oswald has sent TO each Of these
high school agrioulturalists letter
asking him to make II his business to
send in q sample of each OF the grains
named from at least half q dozen
farms In the vicinity Of his school
When the seed 10 received 1t will be
carefully examined and the results will
bs tabulated by counties. The tabula.
ton viii show almost at . glance the
condition Of the various grains In
every part Of the state.
1t In possible that an effort win be
made to make this grain survey more
complete by appealing for grain sam.
pies from the officers Of the 1900 farm.
ara Nluhn 0f tha sfafa
10 Trust Company . sankf
4. II. Turrittin. state superintendent
OF banks, has asked Attorney General
Lyndon A. Smith for m opinion ON the
question OF whether = commercial trust
company II bank within the meaning
given that term In the negotiable H.
struments act. Minnesota's banking
system may be vitality affected BY the
Interpretation placed on this law, Mr..
Turrittin said, and the opinion viii
be awaited with great interest by al
bankers in tho state. II II expected
to be the last and the decisive opinion
In = recent series.
4 + 4
Organize Rifle Teams.
Adtutant General Fred b. Wood has
organised state national guard and civ
Han rifle teams to participate in the
national rifle matches October 20 n
Black Point. Fla. He requested officers
OF the Minnesota brigade at Llano
GrAnde, Tex, to select 4 team there
and assume charge Of the movement
to form q civilian team among mem.
bern OF Minnesota rifle clubs OF the
National association. The First Min,
nesota won the rsS.mantal champion,
ship last year.
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Malaria In Second.
The Second Minnesota infantry rsgt
ment. In camp 1t Lano Grande, Tex