Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-03-22
SHORT COURSE
WAS A SUCCESS
.+.:
Able Instructors Discuss Live Sub
jects in a Practical Way. Great
Interest was Manifest.

The Farmers Short Course last
week, although not as we'll attended
as it should have been, nevertheless
made up in interest and valuable
practical work for what was lacking
in numbers. The speakers provided
by the state are experts in their lines
and the information disseminated is
! sure to bring results. Mr.. Lathrop,
Mr. Bower and Mr.. Mccall discussed
subjects pertaining to farm manage
ment, stock raising, horticulture and
other subjects, while Miss Rowe by
her lectures and demonstration work
gave the ladies something useful to
thing about. =,
! On Saturday afternoon Dr. ]. H.
Worst, former president of the N. D.
Agricultural College, delivered
; splendid address on economy.
One practical result of the short
course was the organization of a
COW testing association, of which c..
L. Spaulding was chosen president.
The association will employ an ex-
perienced man to go from farm to
farm making tests of milk for but
ter fat and keep records of feed con-
sumed. with a view of wedding out
improbable cows. Twenty farmers
signed as members of the associa-
ton, their names and the number Of
cows owned by each being as follows:
C. L. Snauldine 40; Elmer John
son, s: John l. Skurdahl, 10; J. J.
Olson, 7; Fred S. Clark, 16; A. c.
Knutson, 6; G. F. Peterson, 8; j. S.
Hilleboe, 6; Dudly o. Cheney, s;
David johnson, s; VIM. Loeslie. T; J.
NJ Loeslie, 5; A. E. Carlson. 7; NJ.
Anderson, s: Christ Rud. 10: P.
Turnlund, 8: Hutchinson, IS; J. W.
Mapps, 5; Carl Dahlin, 5; W. H.
Grange, 5.
One interesting feature Of the
short course was the Farmers Club
Stock Judging contest Four clubs
were interested and their scores
!, showed that they were not rne7'o7v
guessing, but exhibited skill and
good Judgment.
They were competing for a purse
offered by the Pioneer Land & Loan
Co., Of this city. Each team was al
lawed Is minutes in which to make
examination Of each class of animals
and their notations. After which
they appeared individually before an
expert judge who had previously ex-
amined each animal and made his
marking SO that the work was on
actual expert bases.
!! The Boxville Club carried off first,
West Valley Marsh Grove Club sec
! ond, Viking Club third, MeCrea Club
fourth.
Those who so kindly contributed
the stock for Judging were: P. F.
Snaulding Farm, Ed Rosendahl,
VIM. c. Miller, c. N Morkassal. John
7. Sl1urdahl, J. NJ. Halvorson and J.
S. Hilleboe.
T.. The stock was not awarded any
money prizes, so the management Of
, the short course feels appreciation Of
the kind assistance of these public
snirited men that made it possible
} for this feature of the short course.
The scores on the different animals
were as follows:
Draft horses. Ed. Rosendahl, LIST;
John l. Skurdah], End; G. N. Nor
, kassal, 3rd.,
: Beef COWS. c. N. Morkassal, LIST;
Ed. Rosendahl, End; VIM. C. Miller,
3rd.
Dairy cows. J. M. Halvorson. LIST;
P. F. Spaulding Farm, End; P. F.
spaulding Farm, 3rd
Sheep. P. F. Spaulding Farm, list;
, End; and 3rd.
Hogs. J. S. Hilleboe, LIST and End.
The judges found it difficult to
render their decisions as all the stock
: were of high quality and so near
equal. {.,t5%
This is "a new idea, but without
question an excellent one. May this
be only as beginning of that inter-
est that must come to us if we shall
fit ourselves to handle the problems
that will have to be solved if we shall
succeed on the farm, as land be-
comes more expensive. For just SO
sure as land values advance farm
ing must become more intensified.
; Another practical step taken by
y farmers at the short course was the
agreement to keep books, not less
;: than seventeen farmers signing VI
{ for farm account work. They will
then be able to tell at the end of the
year whether the farm has brought
them a profit, and how much.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Bradley, Of
: town Of Sandsville have moved K