Hill, scretary, ixas
written to high school superintendents
asking that high school agricultural in
truders be released for ten days or
two weeks to help make the survey.
County agents will work with them,
and as many farms as possible will be
vited.
Mr. Bull states that the seed corn
shortage is being intensified by action
of other north central states in buy
ing from Minnesota's stock to make up
their own shortages.
Much seed corn that has been saved
is said to be wet and mouldy, of ques
tionable germinating value, because of
unfavorable weather in the curing sea
son. Survey forces are advised to help
farmers in making provisions to dry
corn by artificial heat where it has
not already spoiled.
3*
Big Recruiting Drive Ends.
Final details of the biggest meruit*
ing drive ever conducted in Minnesota,
have been wound up at recruiting sta
tions of the army and navy in the cit
ies of the state where recruiting was
done. Totals for both branches of the
service showed that nearly 4,000 vol
unteeers were accepted in Minnesota
in the first two weeks of December.
A few less than 3,000 joined the array.
Navy enlistments fell a few short of
1,000. Included in the army figures
was the total for the largest naval
recruiting week on record, 451 men in
seven days from Dec. 6 to 13.
Figures received from Washington
showed that the army alone had drawn
7,593 recruits from Minnesota since
April 1. At that time the state Was as
signed a voluntary quota of 4,150,
which has nearly been doubled.
High figures set by the navy recruit
ing force last spring, were surpassed
on several days recently, Lieutenant
George Treadwell, chief recruiting of
ficer, announuced. Major John D.
