Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-06-24
Little Journeys Here and There
BIZ j. A. WE

If an opportunity presents it.
self, visit the Jean Du Luth farm
near Nickerson. If you have any
doubts about the advisability of
growing alfalfa, clover, and sweet
clover, you will have them dis
PEELED. Doing things which are
not supposed to be common or a
wise practice, is the forte of the
Jean Du Luth folks. They do
these things as though they were
common and in a practical and
profitable way. It's all because
VIM. G. Crosby, the superintend-
ent, knows how. One hundred
twenty acres of Cossack alfalfa,
go acres of clover, and Sc Of
sweet clover will be found there
doing well under rather arid con-
ditions. Two hay crops are taken
from the alfalfa field yearly. Then
there is the opportunity for plow-
ing under a third crop for fertil-
ization.
Are you interested in chickens?
Would you like to do better with
your poultry? There is a practi-
cal demonstration going on at the
Jean Duluth farm that will help
you. 1t is yours for the asking
just go there; see what they are
doing and take away all the infor-
nation you want. Mr.. Crosby
will greet you with a smile, and
if he thinks you need it, cup of
coffee will be added.
One evening found me at the
hospitable farmstead of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Bake in Aitkin
county, just across from Birch
Creek township. The farm place
is named Breidablike (Broadview).
Mr.. Bake is genuine Norseman.
After you have been with him a
while, you begin to feel that he
is one Of the Vikings, or that he
is not far removed from them.
He has made his way from pioneer
days and has now reached the
bath-tub stage for the day was
there he had just completed the
installation of water system,
bath-tub, lavatory and toilet in
his house This farmer has II
grade Guernsey cows, $50 acres
of land of which so are under
cultivation, the result of subduing
the virgin maple and birch forest.
Since 1903 he has paid taxes and
interest amounting to $3,440. He
knows this for he has an account
ing record to show it.
In 1912 Mr.. Bake built his
present house himself, for he is
a practical carpenter and mechan-
ic. He has yet to install heating
plant, but that is in contemplation
and will be realized soon.
His barn has been built after
the Louden plan, has drinking
cups for the cattle and is modern
in every respect excepting swing
ing stanchions. In 1925 his total
receipts for cream were ST, 858.73,
the average per cow being 1888.
He has been dairying but three
years. His total income from the
place in 1925 was $2,246.13 and
his land and personal tax was
$205.33.
Whenever you are about to say
that you already have too much
reading matter-too many papers
think of Mr.. Bake before you
speak. With the ten magazines
and papers he was taking, he was
just one short, so he subscribed
for the American. Each evening
he devotes an hour to good read
ing. That is why he is so well
informed. Such self education
merits and receives its reward.
The Farmer, Hoard's Dairyman,
Successful Farming, the National
Geographical Magazine, and the
Northwestern Health Journal, and
now the Askov American are num-
bered among the periodicals which
he receives.
Besides himself and wife there
are seven children-four boys and
three girls. Of the girls one is
working in a telegraph office, an
other in Minneapolis, while the
third is at home going to school.
Three of the boys are at home and
the fourth is on a farm in North
Dakota.
If you feel cramped in your UNI
derstanding and want to taste