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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01

first two bones of the neck. The con-
dition is seen only in horses. The alb
scess gets larger and before it breaks
the pus may be forced out into the
tissues in all directions. The vessels
in the skin around the abscess are
swollen and stand ont like cords. radi-
ating In all directions from the center
of the swelling.
Poll evil is a disease which does
not respond to any simple treatment,
particularly in cases of long standing.
AS a rule surgical treatment is neces-
sary, and this calls for the services of
a competent veterinarian. Until such
services can be secured. about the
best thing farmers can do is to wash
out the diseased cavity and tubes
with a solution of one part of bichlorr
.ide of mercury to one thousand parts
of water. 1t is very important to es-
tablish free drainage for the pus so
that the discharges do not accumu-
fate-H. P. Hoskins, Assistant Veteri-
marian. University Farm, st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01
Hill vs.. Bin Selection
of Seed Potatoes.
BY A. r. kCHLER, Assist
ant Horticuiturist, University
Farm. st. Paul.
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The selection OF the most prOduc-
tive hills Of potatoes for seed is prob
ably better in most cases than no Sc
tubers regardless of hills in undoubt-
eddy better than no selection.
Experiments We're started at Uni
versity Farm by the writer in the fall
of 1907 in which the selection of the
best hills was compared with the Sc
lection of the best tubers and was
continued for three years. There were
fifty lots in the trial in 1903, six
ty-six in 1909 and sixty-six in 1910.
These included twenty-seven lots
which We're in the test continually
through three years, thirty-tive through
two years, and thirty-seven for only
one year. The average gains in yield
of marketable potatoes for all of the
tests were as follows: 2:7s per cent in
favor of hill selection in 1908; l.63
per cent in favor of bin selection in
1909; 1852 per cent in favor of bin
selection in 1910.
Further results bearing on this prob
lem were secured in 1911. Twenty
nine Mills composed Of round tubers
of the Sir Walter Raleigh variety
were selected at digging time in 1910.
In 1911 three hills were planted from
each tuber Of each of the hills. in the
fall the hills were weighed separately
and all of the hills from each Of the
parent hills used in computing the av-
erage prOductiveness. The results
were as follows:
(a) Nine small parent hills aver
aging 1873 ounces had an average pro-
ductfyeness of twenty ounces.
(b) Twelve medium parent hills
averaging 24.4 ounces had an average
productiveDess Of 24.1 ounces.
(c) Eight large parent hills aver
aging 1928 ounces had an average pro
ductiyeness of 1913 ounces.
1t is thus evident that the medium
sized hills were the most productive.
As most Of the hills in field OF pota-
toes are OF medium size, and as they
have better shaped tubers than small
or large hills, it becomes evident that
in the selection of the best tuhers
from the bin the most OF them come
from the medium sized hills. which
were found to be the most productive.
Therefore. with these data as proof.
the writer considers that the selection
Of the best tubers regardless of hills
is better than the ordinary selection
of the best hills for planting. The re-
suits of these experiments will be
stated more fully in later publications.
There is still time for the selection
of the best tubers for planting in a
seed plat. The seed plat should be a
piece of new or otherwise fertile land.
and should be given extra preparation
and extra cultivation during the sea
son. by selection and use OF the seed
plat degeneration will be held in
check and in many cases will be en-
tirely overcome.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01

tanks. 1t makes no difference except
in the ease of handling. The cost of
such an outfit would be about $40 for
the tanks alone and about SIS for the
steam pipes
In case speed is not important the
small tank alone may be used with
a "U" shaped pipe fitted on the side,
as shown in the accompany iilustra.
ton. The fire is then built under this
pipe instead of under the tank and
the oil is heated with less danger of
fire. Such an outfit would cost about
SIS
Creosote or carbolineum is the pre-
sentative used-usually creosote on
account of it's cheapness. The small
tank is half filed with the oil and
heated to about 220 degrees F. The
tank is then filled with posts set up
right. butts down in the oil. II neces
sary the oil should be raised enough
to cover the posts six inches above
the ground line. From half an hour
to an hour. according to the species,
is enough of this The posts are then
removed to the other tank, which
should contain oil heated to about
Ito degrees F.. Here they are COM
pletely submerged for about the same
length of time. They are then piled
up to dry, ready for a service Of from
fifteen to twenty years. In the case
of the single tank outfit the process Is
the same except that instead Of re-
moving the posts at the end of the
hot bath the fire is taken away and
the oil allowed to cool. When the
posts are removed from the tank they
can either be reversed and the tops
dipped or painted with a brush. The
latter is little more convenient. The
cost of treatment will vary from 10
cents to Is cents per post. Such
treatment is too easy, the resulting
saving too great, to be neglected.
Every mile of fence put up in this
way will save the farmer s. year
when compared with white cedar and
So when compared with untreated
posts of inferior species. There are
few easier ways of earning money.
Anyone who is interested in this
work should write for details to the
College of Forestry, University Farm,
Sc. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01
FODDER=CORN.
BY ANDREW BOSS, AgricuI-
turist, University Farm, St.
Paul
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Probably the most satisfactory sub
stitute for the hay crop is fodder-corn.
Large yields can be obtained, all
classes OF animals relish the feed
greatly, and it can be fed without
danger and with excellent results. AS
a catch crop, it tits in we'll in the dis
tributiOn OF the farmers time and can
be planted and harvested when other
duties are not pressing. 1t may be
sOWn at any time from May Il to July
l with reasonable assurance Of getting
a satisfactory return. From the fact
that it can be sowl so late. the other
farm work may he done, and manure
hauled on the land before blowing.
Or seven inches deep, where the ma
tire of the soil will allow, the field
narrowed and the corn sOwn in drills
rorty-tWo inches apart. The most re-
cent practice is TO SOW in single drills.
1sing thirty to forty pounds of seed
per acre. The ordinary Dent corns,
which mature for grain in the vicinity,
will be the most satisfactory to use
for this purpose. With forty pounds
Of seed per acre. the corn plants will
grow from two to three inches apart
in the row. This is SO thick that
large ears will not form, and the
stalks will be fine and leafy. The
seed may be sOwn either with horse
corn planter, arranged for drilling. or
with all ordinary shoe or disk drill, in
which the seed cups are large enough
to turn out the kernels of corn without
cracking. Many other ways may be
Invented for sowing the crop. but
these two are the most common in
practice. After planting. the land
may be narrowed once or twice, as
need determines. and should be culti-
vated unit. the corn Is big enough to
shade the ground.
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Warning to Potato
Growers.
BY DR.. {. M. FREEMAN, Plant
Patholosist, University Farm,
St. Paul.

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Potato diseases were especially
serious last year and the attention OF
every potato grower in the state is
earnestly called to this question. The
Minnesota potato crop is large and
especially valuable on account of the
sale OF seed potatoes. The diseases,
particularly those OF the soil, are
commencing to gain foothold in this
state-as is bound to happen when
potatoes are raised as extensively as
they are here.
Now is the time to combat these
diseases. before the state gets a bad
reputation for diseased potatoes. Do
not wait until the diseases are so
bad that Minnesota seed potatoes are
always suspected of disease. Mime
sofa farmers cannot afford to delay a
single season. Every effort must be
made to retain the reputation which
Minnesota potatoes have enjoyed. 1t
is easier to keep good reputation
than to get rid of bad one. as some
of the old potato growing states are
learning.
Let every farmer cooperate and let
every potato grower see to it that his
own fields do not become infested
with the diseases which are SO hard
to get rid of and which gradually in
crease until the land is practically
worthless for potatoes unless vigor-
Gus steps are taken to get rid of the
diseases.
Unless Minnesota farmers take the
proper precautions and unless they
co operate to see that their neighbors
do likewise, the whole state will suf-
fer, the old diseases will increase and
even more dangerous ones. such as
potato wart. are likely to gain foot
hold
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01
FOR CORN AND POTATOES
Seed Bed Usually Better if Ground Is
PIoWed in the Fall.

Plant corn or potatoes on land that
has been in timothy and clover pas
ture or meadow for one or two years,
il possible Such soil should be in
good mellow condition for these crops
If you have no land that has been ham
died in this way, for your crop this
year, you can have it hereafter by
sowing clover and timothy with the
grain in one field this spring. ...-
A well planned rotation, including
grain, clover and cultivated crops. fol-
lowed on any farm will give this foun-
dation preparation of the seed bed for
the cultivated crops each year without
special planning every fall or spring.
In addition to the growing OF clover
an application of eight or ten tons OF
manure per acre preceding the cult
waited crop is desirable for the best re-
suits If no manure was applied and
plowed under last fall apply it as a
top dressing and disk it in this spring.
Corn and potatoes usually do better
on fall plowed ground, in part because
the cutworms, which pass the winter
in the soil, have been disturbed by
blowing and exposed to the freezing
weather of winter. No matter how per-
feet the termination of the seed corn
If the cut worms are allowed to be-
come numerous a poor stand results.
Early spring disking allows the soil
to warm up quickly, kills early weeds
and the weed seed in the ground is
given best conditions for termination
and growth. The next disking kills
them In this way considerable OF the
cultivation is given before planting
the corn and potatoes; moisture is
kept in the ground and a clean, warm
seed bed is secured. How early this
disking should begin depends upon
circumstances. In many cases it will
pay to disk the corn or potato field
for the first time before all the grain
is sown and the number of times to
disk between this time and planting
time depends upon the condition OF
the ZELDA. c. Army, Assistant Pro-
fessor Farm Crops, University Farm,
St Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01
MINNESOTA WEEDS BULLETIN
How to Recognize and Destroy the
Pests.

sbS" W 'SSS5'iLV CIV" DCSSiSy VIC
Pests.
DO you know the common Minneso-
ia weeds as they come through the
ground and at different stages OF
their growth? Are you familiar with
the best methods of destroying them
or preventing their spread? Can you
recognize their seed among the oats.
wheat. rye or barley you want to SOW?
If not, write today to University Farm
for a copy of Bulletin 1873 of the Ag.
ricultural Experiment Station. By
means of drawings and descriptions W..
l.. Oswald, assistant botanist, enables
you to recognize the plant and seed
of 4twenty-four of Minnesota's COM
mon weeds. When you have ident1-
fed the pest which is causing you so
much trouble Professor Andrew Boss
clear directions in this bulletin will
enable you to apply the most prac-
tical and successful methods OF de-
stroying your plant enemy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01
A GENTLE REMINDER.

Do not neglect to spray the orchard
trees and berry bushes this year. A
little time and attention now will be
worth dollars at the harvesting period.
If for any reason the early sprays
have not been given, apply the later
sprays. Make start at the spraying
problem, and see how every little at
tention given the plants in applying
proper sprays during the season pays.
For information concerning the prop
er sprays. and the time of application
consult the April (1912) number OF
Minnesota Insect Life, Experiment
Station Bulletin 121, or the Thir-
teenth Report of the State Entomolo-
gist-F. l.. Washburn. Entomologist,
University Farm, st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01

enough. With the last cultivation,
three or four pounds of rape should
be sown broadcast and cultivated in.
In the course of six or eight weeks
the crop will be in good form for pas
turage by either sheep or swine.
Rape and corn sown between May
Is and June Is may be pastured from
July l to October. The rape and corn
being the latest crop, makes the field
an excellent place for pasturing sows
and young pigs during the hot sum-
mer months BY July Is the corn will
have made rank growth, and will be
tall enough to afford considerable shell
ter The pigs will feed on the rape
and lower leaves of the corn, not pull
ing down the main plants until late in
the fall. Aside from the bountifui for
age furnished the shade is strong
factor In keeping the pigs in good con-
dition.-Andrew Boss. Agricultural,
University Farm, st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01

By e. G. HETNEY, Director
~ College Of Forestry, Univer-
sity Farm, st. Paul.

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The time has come when it is
cheaper to use treated fence posts OF
willow, cottonwood or red oak than
to buy cedar posts or to use the 9th
ers untreated. The value OF fence
post should be based on it's annual
and not its initial cost. Thus 80
cent post lasting twenty years is
really much cheaper than a 2o-cent
post lasting five years
A treatment with creosote or carbO-
lineum will increase the life of post
from two to eight fold. The process
Is simple and the equipment mex
pensive. plant should be estab-
lished in every community, thus max
ing available for cheap. durable fence
posts all the inferior woods which are
otherwise good only for tirewoOd.
Certainly every farmers club should
have one.
The plant, which any tinsmith can
nldhe, may tOuSloI vi ctlhtl Olic W
two tanks: the latter kind is capable
of twice the speed of the other and
is therefore cheaper to operate if
labor is to be counted. The following
is a convenient outfit for farm work:
One upright tank three and One-half
feet in diameter and three and one
half feet deep. and a rectangular tank
AXIS feet. These should be made Of
fourteen-gauge galvanized iron rein
forced at the edges and corners with
three-q,arter-inch angle irons. If
steam is available the oil can be heat
ed with pipe coils; If there is no
steam. fire can be built under the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01

Little Extra Care in Planting Will Aid
in Securing Full Stand.

Little Extra Care in Planting Will Aid
in Securing Full Stand.
Flax will generally yield more sat
isfactory results when sown compare
lively early in the spring. Farmers
in Western Minnesota have seeded
fax as early as May l and as late as
July ~, and obtained reasonably sue
cessful crops; but the very early or
the very late sown crops are never
certain. Under average conditions
seeding from May 10 to June l will
be found most successful. The use of
the drill is at all times advised for
sowing fax for the seed crop. But
caution must be taken to prevent
planting too deep. One inch is gen.
orally deep enough for fax. Under
extreme conditions of dry and loose
surface soil. planting from one to two
inches deep is suggested. There is
no grave danger of too deep planting
on sod land: but on fall plowed stub
BILE land observe that the disking il
done at all, must be done early. If
not done early. better not at all. Har-
row thoroughly.
One-haIf bushel of seed per acre, OF
our common flax or of Minnesota No.
%, is enough. provided it is of good
quality and clean. With the larger
seeded varieties, such as the yellow
or golden fax, twenty-four quarts is
the amount per acre recommended. If
the termination is of low percentage
or weak, use relatively more seed. 1t
will not pay to use poor seed. The
best is none too good.-C. P. Bull,
Agrononist. University Farm, st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01
CORN AND RAPE.

Mixture Provides Abundant Pasture
for Late in the Season.
For the latter part of the season a
mixture of corn and rape will provide
more abundant pasture, and forage OF
better quality, than the rape alone.
The best method of handling is to pre-
pare the land well, as for crop Of
corn, top dressing the land with ma
nure, if possible. The corn should be
sOwn thickly in drills, about three
feet apart. and cultivated once or
twice as soon as the corn is large
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01

When it is time to remove the plants
to the open field they should be hard
water given them and exposing them
freely to the air, to partially stop
their growth.-LeRoy Cady, Horti-
culturist, University Farm, st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01
POLL EVIL.
Disease Generally Calls for Services
of Competent Veterinarian.

Poll evil is a condition in which
the tissues at the top of the neck
have been bruised or otherwise in
jured. and deep abscess has formed.
usually involving the large ligament
which supports the head, and some
tunes reaching the joint between the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-01
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Economic Marketing.
BY A. r. WOODS, Dean Min
nesota University College Of
Agriculture.

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The economics of marketing is an
important field for scientific study,
fully as important to the producer as
to the consumer. Poor marketing
methods are responsible in large meas
ure for the high cost of living. The
economist must study the situation
and tell us what to do, Rural credit
and problems of rural sociology and
education call for research Of the
highest order. The work needs to be
done now.
Extension education is the work
that needs development now. The
farmers must reorganize their farm
business and adopt improved methods.
The rural schools must be improved.
In the great demand for this work We
are apt to overlook the investigator,
the source from which our power TO
help comes. We must keep our eX-
tension work in close touch with the
laboratory. The farmer Of today must
have his scientific advisors just as
do all the great manufacturers. The
experiment stations and the colleges
must meet this need and keep in Or
ganic touch with the man on the
farm
EARLY VEGETABLES.
For the earliest use it is often adj
visable to start vegetables, such as
cabbage, tomatoes, celery, ETC., in the
house or in hot beds, and transplant
to boxes, pots or cold frames before
it is warm enough to set in the open.
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