The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-29
RAISED IN THE EARTH
Number of Renters Is $50;
The Production
Money Derived From Eggs and
Poultry Was Very Crafty
ing;the Statistics

Farms operated in Blue Earth
county for the year 1920 totaled
1,S43, as shown by the farm census
and other agricultural statistics. The
number OF farms operated by renters
was $50. This gives total of 2,512.
Of this number the percentage Of
renters to the total is 26.6.
There were in Blue Earth county
last year 6,879 acres of winter
wheat; 46,490 acres of spring wheat,
1858 acres of corn, sileage, 6S,393
acres of corn, grain. Blue Earth
county produced the second largest
crop of winter wheat, LIE Sueur coun-
ty having the largest crop. The
number of acres of oats produced
was 1920, with 1869 acres of fall
1904 acres of barley. This county
had IS acres of speltz: 120 acres of
buckwheat; 912 acres of potatoes,
and / acre of rutabagas. Blue Earth
county had acres of onions; PA
acres of sugar beets; 684 acres of
fax; l acre of broom corn; 1873 acres
of millet: 25 acres of sorghum for
syrup and % acres Of sorghum for
fodder.
The number of acres of alfalfa in
Blue Earth county was $50; number
of acres of sweet clover, "a, and
number of acres of other tame
Average Yield of Wheat
The average yield per acre for
spring wheat was 10; corn, AZ, oats,
Al; barley, 80; fax, Is; and potatoes,
100. There were 2S,61O tons of hay
cut in 1919; 297 bushels of clover
seed produced in 1919. and 1926
cream separators in use, April /,
1920 There were 589 stands of bees,
April 1, 1920; 9.916 pounds of honey
produced in 1919
Blue Earth county sold 1912 ,009
worth 0 Of os eggs in o the .S year ar ending
were sold s1,s3s, sas worth of live
stock for meat; clipped 23,133 pounds
of wool, and sold s6,626 worth of
wood for the year ending April 1,
1920, produced 1881 bushels of ap-
pies for the year 1919 Blue Earth
county produced only pounds Of
cheese, $3.50 pounds of butter.
There were sold $962,309 worth Of
of milk and cream to the creameries,
and s35,95S worth of milk and cream
to city trade. Two hundred and
seventy two silos of wood are in the
country, and go silos Of other mater
county, and S31 other engines for
general farm work.
Lighting Systems On Farms
Lighting systems on>the farms are
electric, carbide or gasoline. The
number of electric plants was 1877:
number of buildings lighted, 300
The number carbide plants was g..
and number of buildings lighted. was
9. There were 10 plants lighted by
gasoline and 10 buildings lighted.
Aveeage monthly wage paid per
man tcr the summer of 1919 in Blue
Earth county was $51.64. and winter
wages we're 1851: The average
wage for the state is s6Oos for the
summer, and s41.64 for the winter.
Earth, April /, 1920, 533 pure bred
cows 1884 common cows, 396 pure
bred bulls, and 663 common bulls.
There were 400 pure bred heifers and
calves, 1884 common heifers and
calves, and 1912 other cattle. There
were " mules, 2,76S sheen, 3O,356
swine, and 1924 dogs. Mortality Of
livestock, for the year ending April
7. 1920. number died of disease was
461 horses in Blue Earth county:
mules; Act milk cows; 1923 other
cattle and 21S sheep. Swine in the
county which died of cholera were
]. 4SG; other causes, 2.469; number Of
sheen killed b. dogs, "a: and number
killed by wolves were II.
There were 1904 acres cleared and
stumped from 1915-1919 inclusive.
The number of acres tiled was 47.755.
Acres cultivated including tame
grass, 231,094: acres not cultivated.
1882; total number of acres in
farms were 3S4.676