it from Mr. Yanish. He
is a man of veracity and he told me. He said in the last legislature the
Hennepin delegation used all the strength they could against this bill.
If it is a rivalry between the two cities, St. Paul and Minneapolis when
we propose to put the building in neither Minneapolis or St. Paul, but
practically midway between the two cities, if that rivalry can go to
that extent, it seems to me mighty small business.

We were very careful not to conflict in any way with the state
university in getting any of those appropriations they were asking for.
They wanted big sums of money. We didn't conflict with them, we didn't
do anything against them. We made a gentlemanly campaign and put our
case before the committee. There were a number of members who were
favorable, but of course there were thousands of bills in there, and it
didn't get out of the committees, as I said.

We see more and more every year what great necessities there are for a
home for this organization. We ought to have a building like as the
plans given in Mr. Latham's last report, a building that would have a
fine auditorium, a fine exhibit room, a place where we are at home
instead of going from place to place and meeting at different places and
not having the adequate facilities we ought to have.

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STORE VEGETABLES FOR THE WINTER.--The basement is often the
best place on the farm for storing vegetables, says R. S. Gardner, of the
University of Missouri, College of Agriculture. It must be properly
built, and the temperature, moisture, and ventilation conditions kept
right if the best results are to be obtained. If it is too warm the
vegetables will dry and shrivel, and if the ventilation is poor, drops
of water will form and the vegetables will be more likely to decay. If
there is a furnace in the cellar, the storage room should be far enough
away so that it can be kept cool, and during very cold weather the door
may be opened to prevent freezing.--Mo. Exp. Sta.

Tomatoes for the Kitchen Garden.

C. W. PURDHAM, MARKET GARDENER, BROOKLYN CENTER.

The first and most important thing in raising tomatoes is good seed. To
raise good tomatoes does not depend so much on the variety you have as
it does on the seed.

In the fall select your best tomatoes and save the seed. Then about the
first of April sow your seed.

You can sow them in a box behind the stove, and as soon as they are up
give