The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-01-08
RECEIVE
NEEDED ADVICE
WEEK SHORT COURSE ENDS IN.
A BLAZE OF GLORY SATUR-
DAY EVENING.
SMOKER LARGELY ATTENDED
LIST OF CASH PRIZE WINNERS
IN VARIOUS CLASSES HUNG
UP By BUSINESS MEN.

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The Weeks Farmers Short Course
in Sank Centre closed in blaze Of
glory Saturday evening.
Shortly after eight o'clock Vice
President Cooper of the Commercial
Club called the fair sized audience in
the assembly room Of the high school
building to order and introduced DIR.
Dubois who explained how the idea
of the Short Course and the study Of
soil originated in Sank Centre. The
Doctor stated that for years Sank
Centre had been sound asleep along
educational lines. They woke up few
years ago and the magnificent school
building and modern methods of ed
ucation were the result. Mr.. Dubois
stat that he was greatly pleased
at the cooperation the farmers were
giving the school, also developing a
disposition themselves to learn more
about practical farming. The Doctor
is a firm believer in practical educa-
ton.
Prof. Crane, agricultural expert for
the Great Northern Railway, followed
the doctor. Mr.. Crane has spoken in
this city many times, but he is always
given a splendid audience and the
best possible attention because he new
er fails to bring a message of better
and practical farming and is demon
strating beyond doubt that he is an
absolute master of better farming.
The great burden of his talk was the
necessity Of cooperation between the
businessman and farmer If both were
to enjoy the fullest possible prosper
ity. He said he liked honest critic
ism but despised criticism from the
knocker whose only object is to tear
down what some one else is trying to
build up. Speaking Of Sank Centre
he said that he had never heard a
knocker against the town or its COM
munity in any Of his numerous visits,
but that he had heard from various
sections that the people of Sank Cen
tire and immediate vicinity were real
boosters. He said that this section
had set up a high standard to main
tain. He urged the farmers to be-
come efficient as everything now-a-
days tended to efficiency and demand
ed the best efforts that any person
could give his chosen business or pro-
fession. In conclusion Mr.. Crane ur-
ged the farmers to hold their farms
and not sell them at the prevailing
prices. There is no better farm lands
anywhere and there was not a farm
in this territory worth less than $125
per acre at present.
Following Mr.. Cranes talk the men
adjourned to the Commercial Club to
enjoy smoker as guests of the Club.
Norton Chapman, poultry expert for
the state, made a stirring talk on the
chicken and what it will do for the
farmer If given an opportunity under
favorable conditions. He said that
there were not enough eggs raised in
this state by half to supply the de-
mands. It does not cost any more TO
keep a profit-producing fowl than a
poor one. he quoted some facts about
what the chickens Of Stearns county
were doing. A little later or as soon
as the gentleman gets these figures
compiled, the Herald will publish a
tabulated statement of his findings.
Following Mr.. Chapman's talk a pa
per was circulated and over 80 of the
farmers and business men signed up
for membership in poultry club to
be organized later. Mr.. Chapman
proved to be very entertaining and
instructive speaker.
Mr.. Crane was called upon again and
made another very interesting short
talk on alfalfa and its adaptability to
this section.
Mr.. Bower one of the instructors in
the Short course made very interest
ing talk in which he also urged the
farmers to support this school which
he said was one of the very best in the
state, with q man at the head of it
second to none as an educator. In
speaking of the Short Course MIR.
Bower said he had attended courses
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