Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-12-12
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able of resisting disease, but will
actually increase the efficiency OF
Of their feed. will vitalize blood
and therefore increase the pro-
fits the animals make. One can
not afford to keep animals in
poorly ventilated quarters.
We do not recommend the
kind of ventilation that some
!, barns have, namely, cracks all
around the walls, but there
should be a tight schultz running
from the floor of the stable
right up to the peak of the barn.
This will draw out the bad air
and gasses from the stable with
/. out removing much of the heat.
Some means Of getting fresh air
in without direct draft on the
animals must also be provided.
To do this in old barns, one SIM
pie method is to start outside of
the barn about three feet from
the ground and run up a galva-
nized pipe to the ceiling of the
stable, cut a hole through the
wall at this point. extend the
pipe along under the ceiling to
near the center of the stable.
The number of these intakes and
their exact position depends on
the size and arrangement of the
stable and the number of animals
kept. For exact plans and spe-
cifications to meet any individual
case. phone, write or call to the
Farm Bureau office and we will
be glad to fix you out.
Mr.. Schmidt's barn was very
good in every respect except
ventilation. Here is where too
many Of us are falling down.
Last week Mr.. Mosbmk Of
Askov, met with farmers in sew
eral communities in the vicinity
of Pine City and Rock Creek and
gave his experience as we'll as
the experience Of the Askov CON-
munity on the topic of team work
among farmers. Mr.. Lou D.
Sweet. president of the National
Potato Growers Association, re-
marked recently that it took fire
and flood to change men from
time honored and rusty ways of
doing things. and that it had
taken a terrible world war to
bring the American people to a
realization of the food value and
Importance of the humble but
persistent potato.
The team work of the Askov
community is more or less re-
sponsible for the wonderful
showing the farmers of that
community have made under diff
ficulties in the way of land clear
ing not usually met in the south
ern part Of the county. and it
is safe to say that If the same
team work were applied to all of
the communities in the county,
in less than five years Pine coun-
ty would become one of the lead
ing agricultural counties in Min
nesota mot by reason of size of
farms. by number of farms or
by any exceptional advantages
over other counties in the matter
of soil fertility or marketing adj
vantages, but in the standardiza-
ton and quality Of it's products.
in the market reputation of her
products that can only come
thru the reputation built up on
standard grades Of the same pro-
ducts all over the county. and
the producing and marketing of
these products in large quaint
ties. This could be made to APP
ply to our main breeds Of live
stock, to our dairy products and
to our main cash crop, the pota-
to. Whether Pine county ac-
quires this leading position or
not depends on how we act on
! these problems today. tomorrow
and next day, and especially the
team work manifested in our en-
deavors. With the sound organi-