The Tomahawk., 1916-06-29
SMALL GRAINS, FRUIT AND BER'
RiES DOING WEll-LESS
CORN PLANTED.
EVENTS At STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and important Happen'nss
OF the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the Conven'
ience o. Busy Readers
st. Paul.

A decrease In the GOTH acIooso !"
reported from many counties OF the
state to Fred D. Sherman, state 1mmi-
grafton commissioner. The reports
show that small grain Is In good con-
dition, although late, and corn al
though small, is fair. Fruit and Der
ries are doing we'll.
The reports from fourteen counties
follow:
WRIGHT COUNT-sman grains, WITH
the exception of wheat. Increased In
acreage from to 10 per cent Wheas
snd Sts afs Ssfs
so FfthM hS5Rq;s' c s5t SF @na an,
e tssEe sTa ia corn All grains
corn fine is and t{e afs on
PoPb couN Sr9 aSorq i, end der w drnt
sma grans in
age. Looking for good crop of fruits
and berries, and all other crops are
are Sd6 OK GfT% Re1e 1s'e and all small
grain and Ser
ries will be plentiful. Pastures are in
good condition
age decreased s per cent. Other small III
for all kinds of fruits and berries. are
very good; also all other crops. Corn
is rather late. Conditions In this coun-
WiLKIN CoUNTY-Total acreage in
this county will be cut on. account Of
good. Fruits and berries will be plen.
tiful. Pastures and hay lands in good
HoTsToN COUNTY - Small grain
acrea ge in about the same condition as
last year: grain looks good: pastures
HuBBARD coTNTYNrhe season is
two weeks late. but the prospects in
they are this year, corn being the only
crop which has suffered materially
to- HS ea and afaa S.sdy to oee GUY
!" LYON tNS " coUNrY-sman grains except
say Is csn P1os
poets for all small grains good, corn
very aHd aS a ing s
RosEAU coUNrY-1ncrease in acre.
lands in excellent condition anu Pr ,s.
pess5 fGF 81 es2gz gre FIR small grain,
either increased in acreage or the same
s. s. last last year Corn aersagae decreased;
for all crops are fine Berries ana
fr3 WIN 0s9 be c6 5Ssnaant acreas.
grains Interested: Corn. decreased 10
the far@ 4e9aE a1 1s fai Gs5f fS
rot rotate o ther er1ps SO CONDITIONS arc
lands In eod pna h foy
fruit and berries and all other cropa
A' Ike Sc09 ou1 pARLE couNrY-wheat
and small grains in good condition. al.
though the acreage Of wheat is the on
ly one Gsc that I'll is u Corr acre
n go aefr ea5d1t;2 20 per cent. Pastures
MfLLE LAcs couNrY-prospects
erps sp but berry Eood Eeoa All 81
small grains and wheat about the same.
Spring being cold and wet has made
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State Pensions Teachers.
Minnesota now has 80 teachers who
are drawing pensions from the state
teachers insurance and retirement
fund. More than SO has just been add
ed to the list. Membership in the
fund Is now in excess Of $500.
AS result of contributions made
by teachers, members of the retire.
ment fund association, there is now
available for pensions nearly $65, 900.
which will be doubled with the receipt
of the state tax of one-twentieth of a
mill now being collected This money
is Invested in interest bearing bonds
as fast as received by the trustees of
the fund
A minimum of 20 years Of service is
required of those who would draw pen
sions. Of this service Is years must
have been spent in teaching in the
schools Of Minnesota.
The board of trustees has fust ap-
proved the application of 81 teachers
for retirement.
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Game Refuge Hearing In July.
What will be the states LARGEST
game refuge probably will be establish
cd in the vicinity surrounding Bemidji.
at the completion of a hearing which is
to be conducted here July IL, Carlos
Avery, game and fish commissioner.
being in charge.
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States Most Popular Park.
Ramsey state park at Redwood Falls
is Minnesota's most popular and best
cared for state jark. The distinction
was given It by State Auditor J. A. O.
PreuS, who, as custodian of the state
: public domain, made tour of inspec-
tion to all state parks.
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To Plant Wheat 5000 Years Old.
Wheat three thousand years old
from an Egyptian tomb at Thebes: will
it grow in modern Minnesota? In the
Egyptian collection recently acquired
5y the Institute of Arts there is = small
quantity of wheat, found in a comb at
Thebes, dating from the Twenty-first
Dynasty 1OS0-945 B. c. Joseph Brock,
Director Of the Institute has been in
vited by Mr.. Fred B. Snyder, President
of the state board of regents, to send
sample of this wheat to the experiment
| tai station of the Agricultural college,