Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-05-27

On October Is, 1925 the large
barn containing a winters supply
of hay belonging to Oscar Carlson
of Windemere township, was
burned to the ground. All live
stock was saved but the loss OF
the winters feed necessitated
selling most of it.
Men of courage are not discour-
aged by such disasters but instead
acquire strength to meet new
emergencies. Mr.. Carlson set
about to get new plans and last
March there began to rise over
the ruins a new structure OF COM
manding proportions and adapted
to the needs of modern dairying.
Today the new barn is nearly
completed. It is 34x60 with IA
foot posts, hip roof and in it may
be stored Is tons of hay, and it
has accommodations for four hor-
ses and thirty head of cattle
which includes two box stalls.
There is a well within the barn
s. feet deep and pump driven by
gasoline power. A tank with a
capacity of 15a barrels amply
supplies the stock constantly with
fresh drinking water. From the
ground to the peak of the roof
it is 38 feet.
When finished this new barn
will have the latest and most i'm.
proved modern barn equipment
including ventilation system
swinging stanchions and individual
drinking cups Each animal may
drink at pleasure any time day
or night it desires. The barn is
commanding sight from either
the east or west approach. Mr.
Carlson deserves and properly re
ceives the appreciation of his
neighbors and citizens generally
of Pine county.
How lucky l was on Friday tx
arrive about noon at the home
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Lundbeck
Of course, Mr.. Lundbeck sub
scribed for the American but be
fore / left must stop for dinner
like this idea of dinner at noon
Country folks know a thing Of
two and they serve their meals
according to standard custom
Lunch there may be, but it,
sandwiched in among the othel
substantial meals. No four o'clocl
teas, lunch at noon, nor six o'clocl
dinners. It's breakfast, dinnel
and supper. Do you want tt
know what we had to eat
Well, Ill tell you. Excellen
coffee with cream, that is no
has been or may be. Bread AM
butter of tantalizing variety
for it's with difficulty that yol
know when to stop eating. Pc
tatoes, bacon and sausage ad Iii
which means generously supplied
and then to top off with deli
cious Hibernal canned apple
which had been picked in tn
home orchard, and cake. Surel,
these were comforts to bring 10.
to the hungry.
| Mr.. Lundbeck lives four mile
north of Oak lake, nine mile
| from Sturgeon Lake and eigh
miles from Moose Lake. He ha
but 40 acres of land, raising al
falfa, timothy, and clover. H
is an exponent of the develop
ment of dairy herd throug
breeding up grade animals. H
reads, studies, and thinks.
From his eight cows last yea
his gross returns for cream wer
81, 365.O4. Deducting cost of fee
and pasturage the net was 5000
II. By computation he ha
shown that for every dollar. il
vested in feed he made tw
dollars and forty-two cents.
His eight grade cows average
on test 1881 pounds of butter
. fat per COW. The net receipt
from each cow was $116.53 an
the cost of butterfat per poun
, was twenty cents. One of thes
grade cows Melted for butterfa
last year $138.15.
School district No. II has