The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-03

H. NJ. Green, president Of the Blue
Earth County Seed association, who
was reelected to that office during
the business meeting this morning,
when seen by Free Press reporter
stated that he was well pleased with
the convention and farniS crop show,
which is now being held in this city.
1T is one of the biggest farm shows
ever held in the state" he said. And
we have had the biggest bread baking
contest ever held in the state. The
farm products are as good as the
products shown anywhere, and the
show as a whole, convention pro-
grams, business meetings, and crop
exhibits, have proven grand sue
cess"
At the opening of the program IN
the Knights of Columbus hall this
afternoon Mr.. Green stated that it
has been definitely decided to hold
county association meetings before
state association meetings hereafter,
in order that all sweepstakes, and
first prize exhibits could be sent to
the state exhibit, and thus all parts
of the state would have an equal
chance at the state prizes. He then
introduced c.. E. Whitney, as an
enterprising farmer and director Of
the association, who presided over the
afternoon program.
Mr.. Whitney gave a short talk,
saying that the credit for the success
Of the show was due to the president,
: H. n. Green. the secretary, C.. r.
ShuEiway, and Secretary Soaring of
the Commercial club, who had all
worked hard toward that end His
statement was greeted with applause.
Miss Marcella Kammerer played a
pretty piano selection entitled 1.-THE
MILL" and the boys quartet sang A
Perfect Day" accompanied by Miss
Kammerer. They were obliged to re-
spond to the applause with an encore
number. and sang, Kentucky Babe. .
Adopted the Resolutions.
H. A. Fuller Of the Equity society
presented the following resolution:
Resolved, that we as members Of
the Blue Earth County Seed assocla-
ton go Oh record as fayoring the
extension division of the university
taking up the matter of handling and
farm production.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The report of the resolution COM
mittee Was gwen ali the following
resolutions passed:
1t is resolved chat the Blue Earth
County Seed association e4t.1nd a
hearty vote of thanks to the ManKato
Commercial club, and all those WHO
worked to make the show a success,
to the Lynard Produce company for
the use OF Their building: 10 George
NJ. Palmer for his generosity in the
matter of he bread contest, to the
hog breeders of the county who
offered premiums, LaSby & Rose, Fred
o. True, Gerlich & Barker, f. Wash
burn, W. r. Adams, Robert Haedt,
to the Minneapolis machinery con-
Germs who gave premiums. Northern
Rock Island Plow Co, Studebaker
Corporation of America. Deere &
Weber, ]. /. Case @Plow Works, Hud-
son & Thurber company, to the music
department Of the high school. to the
officers of the association and ali
those who contributed TO make the
convention and show q success.
Resolved, that this association APP
prove the resolutions adopted at the
state meeting at WoTthjngton.
During the afternoon talks were
given by DR.. Ward of the state uni
versity; Professor McMillan~-of Lake
Crystal, and Professor c. R. Shum-
way
The convention will close tonight
with a program in the convention
hall, ex-governor Etcrhart to be the
I principal speaker.
Two hundred Seven Entries.
Two hundred and seven entries
were made at the farm crop show of
the Blue Earth County Seed Grow
ers' association. and of this number
116 were entries in the bread contest,
and 81 entries of farm crops The
bread contest, for the. $45 in prenli-
ums offered by George NJ. Palmer
for the best bread made from Ardee
flour, called forth the best efforts OF
116 of the best bread bakers in the
. territory covered by the association,
and was the most remarkable bread,
contest in point of number of entries.
interest taken, and excellence of
bread, ever held in this section OIL
Minnesota, and the experts from the !
state university who were here to !
Judge the bread and crops stated that
they had never seen a bread contest
to equal this one.
Last evening an interesting pro-
gram was held in the Knights of Co |
lumbus hall, about seventy five peo-
pie being in attendance. In short |
talk, after calling the meeting to
order, H, M, Green Of Lake Crystal, J