Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-09-06
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this serious subject
In speaking of the price levels In
relation to the tariff, Christensen
said, Taking corn as an example, II
costs IA cents per bushel to transport
a bushel of corn from Argentina to
San Francisco, while it costs the Min
nesota farmer "a cents per bushel by
rail- The tariff on a bushel OF corn
costs the Argentine farmer an addi-
tional Is cents which added to the
water shipping rates makes a total OF
20 cents, or cents below the expenses
of the Minnesota farmers bushel In
transit to San Francisco. If the
President would increase the tariff
to the limit, the Minnesota farmer
would have a margin over the Argen-
tine farmer of only 212 cents per
busheL
In relation to the price of the ex-
port surplus, the governor stated that
what the government did during the
World war, they could do now and
used the following example: Wheh
the powers of Europe were tied up In
the throes of the great war and every
avenue of the ocean was blockaded to
the enemy's ships, the powers offereo
the American farmer a maximum OF
$3.50 per bushel for their surplus
wheat. Mr.. Hoover who was then at
the head of the Food Administration
Department took over the surplus anu
received $2.26 per bushel for the same
wheat"
Mr.. Christianson is also strong
advocate for the Great Lakes-St. Law
renee Waterway Project and stated
that this project in completion would
be one means of cutting the cost OF
transportation.
A selected choir rendered selections
both before and after the address with
the Askov-Sandstone band 1nterspers-
ing the program with we'll played
numbers.
Livestock judging, foot races, and
ball game helped in their way to I'LL
out the days entertainment.
LADY OF 81 VISITS FAIR
Mrs. Samuel Birdsell, "a years of
age was the oldest lady visitor at the
Askov-Sandstone fair. Mrs. Birdsell
will be 95 years of age next January
10, 1929, and makes her home with
her granddaughter, Mrs. Richard
Brown, west of Groningen, the elderly
lady's husband having passed away
twelve years ago. A singular feature
of Mrs. Birdsell's well-being is that
she is able to not only read news
paper without the aid of glasses, but
she crochets for past time and walks
and hears without difficulty. Mrs.
Rirdsell is the mother of Mrs. A. J.
Hall of Sandstone village.
Following is the winners of the ex-
hibit and the prizes awarded:
Mrs. John E. Olson of Friesland, re-
cefved the Guernsey registered bull
calf.
First, second and third prizes are
mentioned in turn except where noted.
DAIRY STOCK
Holstein Bulls, purebred.
Jess Larsen, second.
Holstein Cows, purebred and grades.
John Eitens, Jess Larsen, Albert
Eitens.
Holstein Heifers, grade and purebred.
Jess Larsen, Sorensen, Jess Larsen.
Guernsey Bulls, Purebred.
Ben Brown, Nels Lundorff.
Guernsey Cows, Purebred and Grades.
Ben Brown, Raymond waste, Nels
Lundorff.
Guernsey Heifers.
nuo,,,, E>y-a1 Anderson Raw
mond waste.
Special Prize on Grade Holstein Bull.
Pete Kooister, $500.
Special Prize on Jersey Cow.
Albin Larson, $500.
CALF CLUB
HOlstein Calf Club.
Ernest Desender, John Plugger, Ar
mold Wahlberg.
Guernsey Calf Club.
Andrew Anderson, Albert Pieren,
Chris Lundorff.
Showmanship Contest.
Albert Pieren, Andrew Anderson,
Arnold Wahlberg, Willard Lundblade.
S. C. White feghOrns.
]. P. Madsen.
MinOrcaS.
]. P. Madsen.
AncOnaS.
Mrs. A. Towns, A. ]. Etens.
Rhode Island Reds.
]. Thoreson.
Barred Rock, Cocks.
Dorothy Halvorson.
Barred Rock, Hens.
James Hansen, second.
White OrpingtOn.
Ernest Erickson.
White Rocks.
Anderson.
Turkeys.
Anderson.
Spring Ducks.
John Magnonson, G. w. johnson.
Brown Eggs.