The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
PoTATo ACREAGE

that Will come Derore the deIeSaDeS.
POTATO ACREAGE
Acreage under contract to the new
Minnesota Potato Growers Ex-
change last week jumped past the
$4,000 mark, with the gross mem
bership considerable more than g.
900. With the field force exceeding
its pace Of 1000 acres a day, set In
October, thus far in November
leaders are confident that the cam.
paign's goal of $4,000 acres VIII
be reached by January i, the new
committee. The contract gives the
committee until March /, 1924, To
complete organization of so per cent
of the commercial acreage of the
state, but the hackers Of the move
ment have cut down the time limit
in order to reduce the cost as much
as possible and to give more time in
which to complete arrangements
for warehouse and finance facilities
in preparation for the 1924 crop.
Field organization is going forward
steadily. In several sections of the
state, a membership of 80 to IS per
cent Of all growers has been OBJ
tanned, leaders say. At Galloway, In
Becker county, 95 per cent of the
total acreage Is under contract. At
Climax, every grower but one has
signed the agreement. Reports from
Clearwater county indicate that
nearly 500 more acres than the quo
Ia has been obtained as a result of
a drive in which farmers and bust
ness men CO. operated. Pennington,
Red Lake, Beltrami and Winona
a1r 1ox fo
Polk expects to be "over the top"
as quickly as two more communities
are organized. The movement is go
ing forward with the cooperation
of all business interests In the po-
tato growing section, except potato
dealers and a few banks controlled
by large buyers and spectators, who
are opposing 1t for obvious reasons.
YOUTH BREEDERS AT
.. SOUTH ST. PAUL
Four hundred boys and girls, ev-
cry one of them champion calf,
hog, sheep or poultry raiser in his
home county, are gathered at South
st. Paul this week for the 1928
Junior Livestock Show, annual
wind-up classic of the boy and
girl club work in Minnesota. Again,
as it has been ever since the show
was established six years ago, it Ia
bigger and better than ever, accord
ing to T. A. Erickson, Agricultural
College Extensionist, in charge of
juvenile club work. The boys and
girls this year came from seventy
four counties in the state. compared
with sixty five that we're repre-.
sented last year. In the calf class
es, there were 326 animals entered
for prizes and more than 100 runners
up" that are to be sold at auction.
The hog and sheep classes show cor
responding increases. A feature or
the classic this year is the poul-
try show, in which unusual interest
is manifest because of the Thanks
giving holiday next week. N. T..
Chapman, poultry specialist at Uni
versity Farm and L. w. Kube. traf-
nc manager for the st. Paul Stock
yards company are entitled TO much
credit for its being an outstanding
success. Animals at the show this
year have an estimated market valu-
uation OF $4,000, though the event
Is expected to turn considerably
more money into the pockets of the
county champions. as record break
ing prices are expected. The sale,
which will be held Friday. NAV
start at where the bidding left on
year ago-75 cents a pound for
the grand champion baby beef.
Business interests of the Twin
Cities, the railroads, extension
workers, county agents and others
make the show possible, The bud
get for the event is slightly more
than $4,000.
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10000 ACRES OF PoTAT oEs
SIGNED
Acreage pledged to the new Mimi
esota Potato Growers EXCHANGE
this week passed the $4,000 mark,
according to an announcement made
at the st. Paul offices of the gem