The Sauk Centre herald., 1918-08-15

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The Farm Bureau office co-operat-
ing with the township assessors now
has completed quite accurate reg
istered stock and silo census of the
county. During the past week cir
cular and personal letters have been
sent out to practically all breeders of
registered cattle in the county. A cir
cular letter was mailed to all Hol-
stein breeders calling attention to the
special prizes which will be offered at
the county fair held at Sauk Centre
Aug. 21-24 and to the Holstein BAN
quet which will be held at the Palmer
Hotel on Thursday evening, Aug. %.
The Holstein breeders of the county
were the first to form a county or
ganization. This organization known
as the Stearns County Holstein
Breeders Association has included in
its officers and membership a crowd
of active and enthusiastic breeders
working for the advancement of their
breed within the county. The Hol-
stein association of the county is this
year duplicating the cash prizes offer
ed by the county fair association and
in addition to this giving number of
special calf prizes. Senator P. A..
Hilbert of Melrose has donated to the
association a large silver trophy cup
which will be awarded annually to the
first prize Holstein bull and will be-
come the permanent property of the
breeder winning first prize on bull
shown at the county fair for three
consecutive years. The Security
State Bank of Melrose has also
donated to the association a silver
trophy cup of the same design as the
Hilbert trophy which will be known as
the Security State Bank trophy and
will be awarded under the same con-
ditions to the first prize Holstein cow.
With These special trophies and cash
inducements which have been secured
through the efforts of Mr.. E. B. Heller
secretary of the county Holstein As
sociation and other parties interested
in Holstein welfare in the county
there is no doubt but what the Hol-
stein exhibit at the county fair this
year will prove one of the largest ex-
hibits of Holstein cattle ever held in
Central Minnesota.
The sale of registered live stock to
be held in connection with the fair
will attract buyers from Stearns and
other counties. Over forty head of
registered Holsteins have been con-
signed to the sale at this date and
entries will be held open to the sale
until the evening of Aug. 81. This
sale is open to all breeds of registered
stock on the forenoon of Aug. % reg
istered pigs and sheep entered will be
sold. On Friday forenoon Aug. % the
dairy cattle and on Saturday forenoon
Aug. "a the beef cattle.
Every breed of cattle found in the
county should be represented by an
active county breeders association
The Farm Bureau office has set time
at which the breeders of the different
breeds are to meet at the county fair
and elect officers for their county as
sociation. There is no reason why the
Short Horn, Red Poll, Herford, Brown
Swiss, Guernsey and other breeders
should not be just as alert in working
for the interest and the promotion of
their breed within the county as are
the Holstein men.
A circular letter and list of all
Short Horn breeders whose names and
addresses we have on hand at the
Farm Bureau office has been sent to
all breeders in the county. This
Short Horn list shows that seventy
seven herds in the county are headed
by a registered Short Horn bull and
that eighteen breeders in the county
have registered cows, heifers and
young bulls in their herds. The Farm
Bureau office keeps at all times an
up-to-date list of registered stock Of
fered for sale by county breeders.
Every breeder should make sure that
his name is included on our list and
report from time to time stock which
he wishes to sell from his herd. All
Short Horn breeders whose names are
included on the list Of breeders at the
Farm Bureau office have received a
circular letter sent out on Aug. 8, and
also the list of Short Horn breeders
in the county. Any breeder of Short
Horn cattle who did not receive cir
cular letters sent out over the sigma