The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-12-19
Articles of Interest to the Farmers
Edited by p W. Huntmer County Agent Merose, Minnesota

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The Minnesota Live Stock Breeders
Association will hold it's annual meet
ing at the University Farm, st. Paul
on January 2. 1t is the purpose OF
this meeting to have a general dis
cussion of the future problems con
fronting the men who are devotlne
their energies to the best develop,
ment of agriculture. DIR. Marion l.
Burton, president of the University OF
Minnesota, will give the address OF
welcome at this meeting and Mr.. w
S. Moscrit, president of the Live
Stock Breeders Association will give
the response. The following promln-
ent men who have national reputa-
ton along their respective lines have
promised to deliver addresses:
r. J. Kinzor, secretary of the Am
erican Herefords Breeders Associa-
ton, Kansas City, who is thoroughly
familiar with the meat situation
throughout the world, will deliver an
address on the future states of the
meat industry. =
w. W. Marsh, Waterloo, Iowa, will
deliver an address on the farmer and
his relation to the prosperity of the
country. D. D. Aiken, Flint, Mich,
a we'll known authority who is closely
identified With the food administration
at Washington will give his visws on
the dairy food problem of the future.
The annual business meeting of the
Live Stock Breeders Association will
be held at the end of the session.
At $50 a very. interesting banquet
will be held.
AS lar as possible all breeders of
registered stock in Stearns County
and farmers interested in the breed
ing of better stock should try and at
tend this meeting. Farmers and the
home-makers week at St. Paul, is be-
ing held from Dec. 80 to Jan. and
in connection with this short course
for farm people will be, held the
meetings of the state associations of
horse, swine and sheep breeders on
January /. On January 3 the state
breeders associations of the Here
ford, Short Horn, Red Poll, Angus,
Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey and Ay-
shire breeders associations will hold
their annual meetings at the Univers-
ity Farm.
At the annual meeting of the Min
nesota Hereford Breeders Association
which is scheduled for 1000 a. m. on
January 3, Dr.. w. L. Boyd will give
a very interesting talk on contagious
abortion. Following this business
session will be held The associa-
ton will be fortunate to have present
this year Secretary R. J. Kinzer of
the American Hereford Breeders AS
ISOLATION who will discuss what the
Hereford breed is doing for the de-
velopmc MT of the beef industry in
America.
Mr.. Kinzer will also deliver the
main address before the Minnesota
Live Stock Breeders Association on
January 2.
The Minnesota Short Horn Breed
ers are producing some of the best
cattle in the country. For that reason
the Short Horn Association is very
anxious to have all breeders attend
tn ir meeting on January and dis
cuss problems concerning the best de-
velopment of this popular breed. Sec
rotary F. w. Harding of Chicago has
promised to attend and give his ex-
perionce in producing the type of
Short Horns which will be known in
the future history of the breed
Mr.. S. G. Ellason, president of the
association, will give short talk or
his experiences and other SPEAKERS of
prominence will be in attendance.
The Minnesota Red Polled Breed
ers Association, which has succeeded
in making this state stand out as
one of the leading Red Polled cattle
states in the country, will also hold
their meeting on January 8. More
high producing cows are owned hers
than in any other state in the union.
There is also considerable interest
among live stock men in increasing
the. milk properties of. the breed.
The Minnesota Red Polled Cattle
Breeders Association has prepared
very interesting program for all those
interested in the breed. Harley Mar
tin, secretary of the National As.
ISOLATION will deliver an address on