Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-26

Allotments to the counties follow:
| 40,000-Chisago and Pine.
$50. 000-Hennepin, Ramsey and st.
Louis.
$40, O00-Beltrami, Blue Earth, Da.
kota. Itasca, otter Tail and Stearns.
$l9.500-Sherburne
$19,0O0-Cass, Polk and Winona.
| 1S,500-Goodhue.
,OOO-Aitkin.
17.000-Carlton, Olmsted and Rem.
vile.
Sl6.500 Mower, Redwood and
Washington.
$l6,325-LeSueur.
16.00O-Becker, Brown. Faribault,
Fillmore. Jackson, Martin, Morrison
and Rice.
5,5OO-Anoka. Cook, Freeborn,
Lyon and Mobiles.
| $15,O75-Benton.
| $15000-Carver, Crow Wing, Mar.
shall. Murray and Steele.
| $14.750-Yellow Medicine.
$l4.500-Lake and Mcleod.
| $l4,325-Each of 40 remaining coun-
ties not listed above.
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Crop Loss Preventable.
Five million dollars worth Of Min
nesota crops can be saved this year
J to help feed the country during the
| period Of food shortage. which Is sure
to come next winter, If the farmers
Of the state will treat their seed for
the smuts Of wheat. oats, barley and
rye. DR.. 4. C.. Stakman of the Mime
plant pathology. says the annual loss
to Minnesota's farms through the
SHUTS named amounts to not less
than $5.OO0.O0O.
This Is practically a preventable
loss" he said. 1T can be largely pre-
vented by disinfecting all seed with
formaldehyde. This, however. will not
prevent the loose smuts OF wheat and
barley. For these SHUTS the hot wa
ter treatment must be used and these
are described in Minnesota Bulletin
1872. Information concerning them
can be had also by writing to the sec.
ton of plant pathology, University
farm, st. Paul.
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State Tax Levy Higher.
The state tax levy for all purposes
for 1918 will be SIS mills, compared
with 81 mills for this year, according
to q statement prepared by the state
auditor. The increase Is in the reve
nue fund item, from l mill to 80
| s,>(1 nnA <hnro To- small nfPcnf
as the levy for the educational build
ing fund ends with this year.
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Appropriates 1885,, 32s.e2.
i The 1917 Legislature appropriated
$o.990.7S2.97 more than the Legisla
ture OF 1915. according to q statement
prepared by State Auditor Preus. The
appropriations made in 1915 totalet
$l7,S76.546.97. Those made at this
session total $23. SS7, 1892. Schools
claim by far the largest amount Of
the appropriations.
"eIue Sky" Law Effective July I.
State officers who constitute thu
new state securities commission art
preparing to undertake the task O
examining stock and bond issues OF
. fered for sale in Minnesota, when tn,
blue sky" law takes effect. July l
1t has been signed by Governor J. 4
A. Burnquist.
sos Fires During March.
There were 3O5 Ares in Minnesota
, resulting In $472.535 property losses
during March. according to reports
, made public by Robert w. Hargadine
state fire marshal. Losses Of $4l5.75'
I from 200 fires are shown in simila
1 reports for the corresponding month
last year.
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vasaly Attacks New Law.
Charles Il. Vasaly. member Of tn
r board OF control and board Of parole
2 in a statement deplorss enactment o
> the bill amending the undetermined
a sentence law. to permit trial Judge
1 to Ak maximum sentences. The bill
D has been signed The measure" sal
l. Mr.. Vasaly, practically destroys tn
J. indeterminate sentence principle an
n puts in It's place that OF compensate,
@ for crime by time. II Is the first mod
:. fieation to be adopted by any stat