Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-04-24
GOOD DA|RYINC
IS RECOGNIZED
Diplomas Issued to So Pine
County Farmers for
1929 Results.
Trophy Goes to Partridge
Farm Bureau Unit on
Farm Management.

The meeting at the d. B. S. hall in
Askov Tuesday evening when the
farm management trophy was pre-
scented to the Partridge Farm Bureau
unit. diplomas given to owners of
herds with an average production of
300 pounds butterfat or better. over
the county, and gladioli bulbs dis
tributed to boys and girls of the All
clubs in the home Identification and
garden divisions, drew a gathering Of
over 200 people, folks coming here
from Hinckley and Sandstone, as well
as from Sturgeon Lake, Duquette and
Kerrick to the north.
County Agent w. F.. Hammargren
distributed the honor roll diplomas
given out by the 'Dairymen's Assecia-
tiOn of America to all owners of herds
with an average production of 800
pounds or more of butterfat. There
we're So such diplomas for Pine coun-
ty and most of the farmers we're there
to receive them Tuesday evening.
School Play Takes Well.
Next on the program was a skit por-
traying school days by four members
of the office force Of the Minnesota
Power & Light Co. at Duluth. Those
performing were the Misses Minde-
strom and Cash, and Messrs. Gjesdahl
and Seashore. 1t was real funny and
brought down the house on several oc-
casiOns. The entertainment included
also some singing. and dancing by the
Jewish boy. The dialogues by Axel,
the Swede boy, were especially en-
joyed.
The Rev. T. ]. E. Wilson of Hinck-
ley, lover of flowers, gave good
instructive talk on the county flower,
the gladiolus, explaining that there
are 900 varieties of this flower in gen.
eral use, and about 10000 named
varieties. The sandy loan soil of
Pine county is well adapted to the
gladiolus, and there is not much trou-
BILE with disease here in the new
ground. He spoke, about the advan-
tages in deep planting and also shall
low planting. but advised not to put
the bulbs down deeper than five
inches. They should be kept moist.
Close planting will not cause them to
mix.
GladfOli Bulbs Distributed.
Six bulbs in each package, named
and labeled. and a package of bulb
let's. were then distributed to each of
the All club members present-39 in
all. These were donated by several
growers, including the Rev. Wilson;
c. H Sommers, Rush City; and c. H.
Smith, Faribault AS above stated
the Rev. Wilson is lover of flowers
and his hobby is working in his gar
den. just north of Hinckley village,
which he calls the Northern Lights
Garden. In distributing the bulbs
and bulblets to the boys and girls
Mr.. Hammargren said that the idea
back of it is to make the home and
it's surroundings more beautiful.
Fred Vibert, former newspaper man
and state senator from Cloquet, but
now agricultural representative of the
Minnesota Power & Light CO., Duluth,
said that MinnesOta's biggest income
is from agriculture. His company is
interested in the region it serves and
he added that he wants to help bring
up the region that he has been
brought up in. His work takes him
over ten northeastern Minnesota coun-
ties.
Dairying Grows.
Speaking of the good work that has
been done in the ASkOv community
in a comparatively short time-24
years-in hewing out farms and homes
from forest. Mr.. Vibert also cited
the work of the Eskos Corner COM
munity near Cloauet. which has be-
come thriving dairy center In
in 1928 it was over a half million dol
lars according to the federal census.
Cooperating. specializing. grading
and advertising are contributors to
the success of any agricultural COM
munity. said Mr.. Vibert. and he gave
such examples as California eggs
coming way across the continent in
refrigerator cars, the Idaho baked
potatoes served in hotels of Mime
sofa where just as good potatoes are
raised. and he predicted that the
Askov rutabagas would gain the same
enviable reputation. good start hav-
ing already been made. The Land
OrLakes was cited as a very success
full Minnesota cooperative institution.
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