Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-03-10

as guests, a number of representa-
tives from the farmers clubs in the
vicinity, including Mr.. A. D.. Van
sickle, the great prize winner at state,
national and local grain shows. A
delicious and appetizing meal was
served by the ladies of the Eastern
Star, who again demonstrated their
skill in the culinary art. The menu
was as follows:
Menu.
Grape Fruit
Turkey Mashed Potatoes
Dressing Gravy
Green Peas in Patties
| Jellied Cranberries.
Rolls Rye Bread
Pineapple Salad
Cheese Waters
Ice Cream Cake
Mints Nuts
Mr.. A. N. Eckstrom presided as
toastmaster and performed the duties
devolving upon him in a happy, felici-
tous manner. Each speaker was in
troduced with appropriate remarks
and everybody was made to feel at
ease and at home. Publicity seemed
to be the keynote Of the evening and
all speakers touched more or less up
on this important subject.
| Mr., G, 1. Spaulding was the first
speaker and his subject was, "Better
Stock, which was handled in prac-
tical way from the standpoint Of ex-
perience. He said that it might seem
inopportune to speak about live stock
IN these times Of high grain prices,
'5ut he was sure that more and better
live stock also meant more and better
grain. We are proud of the grain
prizes won by the farmers but they
never would have been won had they
not exercised care in having clean,
pure seed, Of unmixed variety. Like
wise in stockraising one will not sue
ceed with mixed breeds and scrubs.
There are many reasons why we
should raise stock and one is that it
will insure against crop failures. He
told Of a farmer in North Dakota,
who in year Of light crop neverti,e-
less managed to pay his store bill and
most Of his other obligations, while
his neighbors were generally hard up,
and the secret was that this man kept
rs head Of good cows and rs brood
sows and in short crop years he
would sell off the increase to tide him
over until another year. Every bu-
shell Of grain raised removes 20 cents
of soil fertility which on an average
crop will be $2.74 per acre per year or
$27.40 in ten year period. The sell
, ing of a portion Of the crop in the
) form of butter-fat or beef saves soil
l fertility and enables farmers to buy
; for cash and do away with borrowing.
! When going into live stock select a
beef or dairy type and get as good
animals as possible. Last year the
5 Warren Cooperative Farmers Ship
Z ping Association shipped stock to the
t value of $27, 500, and it might as we'll
: have been 100000 or 100000. Stock
: means fertility returned to the soil in
!, the form of manure and that in turn
will make more sure Of getting a fair
r crop every year, means better build
: ings and higher land values.
! In introducing j. r. Naeseth, the
: next speaker, postmaster Eckstrom
| pointed out the value of advertising
$ in business life and also for a city and
t farming community The wide-awake
merchant finds it necessary to keep
Y his name before the public all the
: time-not spasmodically with an ad
$ now and then, but keeps everlastingly
: at it. It is the good, steady adver-
: tiser who gets results. So town OF
community finds it necessary to keep
t it's name to the front, to be progress.
ing and always moving forward, if il
is not to be outranked by more enter
prising localities.
} Mr.. Naeseth discussed the subject
Of Publicity" in a manner that re
: fected great credit on himself. n,
e said there was a right kind Of public
), ity and a wrong kind Of publicity AM
IS that we should seek the former AM
) avoid the other kind. The right kline
) Of publicity always has the publi
# lgood in view, and it demands tina
). things should be done in the open an,
= with fairness to all concerned. tn
d people should be anxious to hav
d their city improve not only in physi
= cal but also moral aspects. The lac
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