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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 



