. Clay County. Agriculture. Residence of Carl Brandt. Sabin Mr. Gee is closely identified with* the live things of the county—he is treas- urer of the Northern Potato Growers' Sales Company and one of the direc- tors of the Kragnes Farmers' Elevator Company. Carl Brandt is one of the more re- cently located Sabin farmers, yet he is the pace-maker for some of the older settlers. He came from Ohio in 1909 and owns 250 acres—15 adjoining the village. His main farm is one mile north, and the other tract is south of the village. Two years ago Mr. Brandt seeded a patch of Alfalfa in May and made thr
. Clay County. Agriculture. Residence of Carl Brandt. Sabin Mr. Gee is closely identified with* the live things of the county—he is treas- urer of the Northern Potato Growers' Sales Company and one of the direc- tors of the Kragnes Farmers' Elevator Company. Carl Brandt is one of the more re- cently located Sabin farmers, yet he is the pace-maker for some of the older settlers. He came from Ohio in 1909 and owns 250 acres—15 adjoining the village. His main farm is one mile north, and the other tract is south of the village. Two years ago Mr. Brandt seeded a patch of Alfalfa in May and made three cuttings the same year, the acre yield being over three tons. His patch has since grown to 30 acres. Mr. Brandt grows potatoes extensively and believes in fertilizing the land. Last winter he hauled manure from a dairy farm at Moorhead, and spread it on ten acres to be planted to potatoes. He. Acre Yield on Carl Brandt's Manured Patch—179 Bushels More Than Field. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Meeker, D. W. [from old catalog]. Moorhead, Minn. , D. W. Meeker
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