Promotional speech in English, citing personal experiences and statistics on the development of agriculture in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, the desirability for modern, scientific methods, and the need for experimentation.
Published law appropriating state funds for the purchase of seed grain for farmers whose crops were devastated by hailstorms, and specifying procedures for applying for seed, distributing it, and repaying the state for its cost.
Summary, by county, of applications for seed grain loans by farmers whose 1886 crop was devastated by hail, noting number of applicants, total acreage prepared for seeding, and total bushels of wheat, oat, and barley seed needed.