The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-10-12

is with regret that we this week that the
county corn husking contest is to be omitted this
year for want of field that is sufficiently to
be fair to all contestants.
Started as less of an advertising stunt,
the annual husking shows have become highly popular
both with farmers and persons living in villages and
cities who trudge through dusty fields following the
contestants and marvelng at their ability Without
gate receipts, alumni expense for coaches stadiums,
other commercial aspects, the sport has attracted
crowds at state and national contests comparable with
university football games.
Many farm boy has taken new interest in one
of the tresome of farm tasks hoping to develop
prowess equal that which has made the of Red
wood countys Ted Bako as familiar in rural sections
as Bronko Nagurski and Herb Joesting
We hope that next year suitable field can be
found and that Redwood county again have its
contest It should be turn in view of our con-
tribuon to the SPORT to entertain state perhaps
even national contest.
The capture and speedy conviction of several prin-
cpals in dastardy kdnappngs recently indicates that
laws can be enforced when the public is sufficiently
aroused to press action. These should be given
employment breaking rock and the parole boards
should forget they exist.
~HARGES that the federal land bank Of Saint Paul
I has paid more for employees salaries than it has
- loaned to farmers and that fees collected for ap-
praisas also exceed loans surprise to many who
have sent in applications for loans and then waited
months for attention.
1t is another example of miscarriage of farm re-
lief. Although usually backed by honest Intentions
farm relief enterprises too often end by helping al
most any place but rural communities.
Administration of rural credit is difficult prob
lem with many pitfalls, as Minnesota well testify
but it is obvious that present agencies are symed ana
need thorough reorganization as to policies and per-
sonnet It is likely to be accomplishment OF this
week.
CHART published this week in the Minnesota
n Municipalities magazine shows the seven lead
ing causes of death in the state period of
20 years. It is record of progress made in control
ling some diseases and shows the increases OF others
In 1910 tuberculosis was in first place, claiming
the lives of 100 persons per 900 population In
1880 had dropped to seventh place. taking AZ per-
per 100000.
Heart disease has held first place since 1915, in
creasinp it's percentage from LIP at that time to l84
in 1890 Cancer also has increased moving from fifth
Mace in 1915 to second in $780, its percentage moving
I'M from CT to 121 Pneumonia has dropped back from
third to fourth and then to fifth wthsthe years, CIV
ing way to external causes, accidents SUICIDES anu
homicides which have increased from 81 100000 to
%. Cerebral hemorrhage and nephritis also have
gained while Influenza which held sixth place in 1870
was among the first seven only once
-HE Importance of the dairy industry Of the
United States is Interestingly set forth in COM
parsons made by James E. Boyle, professor OF
rural economy at Cornell University which show that
milk is by far the greatest farm product in value
In value per capita of population the figures are
as follows: Milk $25.23; corn, $1591 hogs, $l4.zl;
cotton. s11o6; hay 5000; poultry, $1,000; wheat
$685.
Thus it will be seen that the dairy crop Is near
" equal to the and cotton crop combined, anu
greater than those of corn and wheat combined
The consumption of dairy products including MILK
cheese and ice cream is rapidly Increasing due 70 tine
education of the public to their food and health value