Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1914 — PROSPEROUS TEAR AT ST. PETER, MINNESOTA [ARTICLE]

PROSPEROUS TEAR AT ST. PETER, MINNESOTA

William Augspurger Writes Interestingly About Conditions That Prevail in That State.

St. Peter, Minn., Feb. 22, 1914. Editor Republican: I renew my subscription, as we can hardly get along without bearing the news from our old home. We had a prosperous year. This winter has been much milder than last We had not had any zero weather until after the groundhog seen bis shadow. Then it went to 22 below in a few days. We have not had a decent sleigh ride yet. There was only about 4 inches of snow fell on the level. Cattle feeding has been ideal this winter so far and a good deal of that ‘s done here. Hogs bring $8 per hundred now. We have considerable more cholera here this fall than last. Cattle are high and scarce. No. 1 wheat is selling at 84c. Com shelled, 47c; oats 32c; flax $1.40; creamery butter 84e; eggs 25c; potatoes 60c; butterf't 29c. We are in our usual health. We think this climate beats Indiana by far, although a little colder. But we have kept warm with buttling wood only, which a good many of our Indiana friends would not believe unless it was told by a man like George Washington or Woodrow Wilson. I wish to tell all our friends that Minnesota is not on the standstill, but gradually going forward. If carried the first prize com of the northern states at the International Show at Dallas, Tex. Land has advanced about forty per cent since we bought hesre two years ago and It looks like it would advance more in the near future. The cry is here like in Indiana and every where What we need 0 most is better farming. That means to have more knowledge as to what the soil needs to keep in the best possible condition and It also means to apply that knowledge. I hope this letter will not come amiss. \

Yours truly,

WM. AUGSPURGER