The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-04-16
A BUDGET SYSTEM
FOR COUNTY FAIR
EVERY POSSIBLE ENCOURAGE
MENT WILL BE GIVEN FARM
Frs TO GROW CROP
STRONG STAND FOR ALFALFA

STRONG STAND FOR ALFALFA
ASSOCIATION WILL PLACE BUsI-
NESS OF THE ORGANIZATION
ON BUSINESS BASIS
The Stearns County Agricultural
Society met at the Commercial Club
rooms on Monday evening last, there
being good attendance.
Al communication was read from
the Agricultural Department Of the
State University in regard to tobac-
CO ulture,. Offering free seed and free
instruction to any who desired to en-
gage in tobacco raising. Two Of the
members present signifed their In
tention of planting plat.
"A number of bills were allowed and
ordered paid.
The committe on the Horse Show
reported that the same was a COM
plete success. Twenty-one invitations
eighteen were present, and letters
were received from the other three
giving good reasons for their absence.
An informal resolution was adopted
that supper be given to the various
horse owners that made exhibits in
the near future.
There were none of the members
of the Special Committee on alfalfa
present, but an informal report was
received from them stating that
about 100 farmers in this vicinity had
practically agreed to try out alfalfa
raising.
L. L. Kells Of the finance commit
tee submitted an estimate of the prob
able receipts as follows: Admissions,
SO 900; Concessions, $780,; County APP
preparation, $500; Total, $500. He
also submitted the following tentative
budget of expenditures: Advertising,
including price of automobile, 81, 900;
improvements, $780,; General Expen-
ses, $780,; Racing, $1,000; Amuse-
ments, $500; Labor, $500; Total, 3d.
900.
On motion this budget was approx
ed and adopted. subject to modifca-
| tiOli3 at succeeding meetings.
Os
the Premium book reported that he
had secured 80 ads, amounting to
$376.21, which made the book practi-
cally pay for itself.
A motion was offered and unani-
mously carried amid great enthusi-.
asm that the Agricultural Society in
cooperation with the Commercial Club:
give celebration on July Fourth. Inn
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this matter. Sank Centre has a re-
cond to no city in the state and the
sentiment was to start early and
elipse all former records.
Mr.. Meyers, manager of the Great
Northern Demonstration plats from
and made a few remarks that were
member of the Society.
The care, Improvement and the
maintenance of the fair grounds
was given over to the charge of Geo.
M. Rice which is in itself guarantee
that they will be in first class shape
when needed. The track will be widen
other improvements made.
on tap. Keep your eye on the Stearns
County Agricultural Society and the
Sank Centre Commercial Club. The
coming Fourth of July celebration and
Fair are going to break all records
in the matter of attendance and at
fractions.
The following was officially adopted
as the "creed" of the Stearns County
Coosa<xr.
The soil should be fertile and well
drained; free from weeds; life present
in soil (ground limc,. mari or lime
formerly present.
The seed bed should be: Deep plow-
ing tfalI blowing preferredl: thor
ough packing of the soil; mellow top
surface.
incubation (either present in soil or
alfalfa or sweet clover), alfalfa sown
with clover.
The seed selected should be that of
Northern grown, hardy variety,
strong termination. Clean seed, free
from weeds, free from hard seed and
free from cracked seed.
Yield of alfalfa compares with 9TH
er grasses: Alfalfa four tons per
acre; red clover, two tons per acre:
timothy LIS tons per acre; prairie
grass 1.2 tons per acre.
Don't SOW on sour or wet ground, or
on weedy or foul ground.
Don't expose incubation to the sun.
Don't be afraid to cultivate the al
falfa.
Don't wait too long before cutting.
Line of agricultural action for this
community: Increase amount and
quality of production. Keep on until
you have brought about a better and
greater production.
Keep on increasing the variety of
production.
Keep alive to what new crops can
be added with profit.
Encourage the organization of
strong cooperative spirit in the COM
munity.