The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
Articles of Interest to the Farmer
Edited by W. Huntmer County Agent Melrose, Minnesota
Miss ormsby Glendiue Mercedes, a

Miss Ormsby Glendiwe Mercedes, q
senior two-year old pure bred Hol-
stein heifer owned at the Sunny SIDE
Nl5tock Farm in Grove township by Joe
/ Iuetmer, completed on Friday morn
ing of last week an official seven-day
test of 1857 pounds OF butter tat.
This is an exceptionally good record
for a senior two-year old and Mr..
Luetmer has just reasons for feeling
proud for the first attempt made at
official testing in his herd. The test
ing was conducted by Supervisor w.
l.. Drumm of the dairy department,
University Farm, St. Paul. In con-
Quoting these seven-day official tests,
the state supervisor must be present
at very milking. He must see that the
cow is MIXED dry at the time that
test is started. A record of the time
of this milking is kept and an official
seven day test must be completed at
the same hour just seven days later.
Cows under test for seven day officla'
records are MIXED four times a day.
exact weighing of every mllklng Is
taken and fat test run On eacn MIX
ing, to compute the butterfat proouc-
ton for the week.
Miss ormsby Glenview Mercedes
the senior two-year old under test IN
Mr.. Luetmer's herds, had an average
daily milk production Of 81 pounds
during the seven days under test. A
milk prouction for the seven days Oh
347.s, an average test Of 4.067 butter
fat which gave her the official record
of 1887 pounds Of butterfat for the
week.
This haifer is a daughter OF Sir
Peterie Ormsby Mercedes 22nd VINO
is out of Sir Pieterje Mercedes, the
famous standard setter in both type
and production and for . long time
Rad of the E. C. Schroeder herd Oh
Moorhead, MINI.
Supervisor v. II Drumm is at the
present time conducting official tests
at the H. H. Meyer farm in Grove
township. Mr.. Myer will have num-
her of his pure bred Holstem COWS
ON official tests during the winter
months and expects to make num-
her of records which will compare
fayorably with the record set by MI
Luetmer's senior two year OLD.
]. w. Coverdale, secretary OF the
Iowa State Federation OF Farm bur
eaus gives the following reasons 1or
.iae organization of the State and Ma
ton Federation of Farm Bureaus.
sThe object of the Farm Bureau
Federation is not to displace or run
counter with any organization now ex-
isting but rather to develop, streng
then and correlate the work OF the
County Farm Bureaus of the state
to encourage and promote co-opera-
ton of all representative agrlcuieurai
organizations in every effort to I'M
prove facilities and conditions Tor Tn,
economic ahd efficient productlon'
conservation, marketing, transporta-
t;or and distribution of farm produces
to further the study and enactmen'
of constructive agricultural INSTITUTE
lions, cooperating with the farm Dur
eaus in the determination OF state-
wide policies, and to inform farm Dur
can members regarding all move
nents that affect their interests.
The purpose of the State and Ma
t;onal Federation of Farm Bureau or
o,a,izations is based on the idea OF
giving to agriculture the same voice
II state and national affairs now en-
loved by the industries such as LABOR
which are now organized. 1t is not
noJititieal movement, but rather
meat,s of expression for the sentl-
ment of people living on the lana. III
ali of the discussions which touch-
ed upon this move, we have YET 10
hear anything that does not renece
the highest type of Amerlcansm.
Certain it is the common Judgment OF
American farmers can always be de-
pended UPON to ring true and express
the best thought for the good Oh 1ne
nation.
The national organization OF farm
ers has always been deemed highly
necessary if agriculture is TO DE
placed in it's proper relations to the
other industries. Such national or
oanization has been repeatedly at
temnted. but never fully completed.
Failure of such organizations have
been usually due to the effort to make
them POLITICAL organizations. Lack
of adequate leadership has been an
other stumbling block. The County
Farm Bureau is non-political organ
ization and has only One purpose 70
serve-the good Of the community
and the good of agriculture. Ii TINS
same purpose is extended to the state
and national organizations, we can
expect much good to result from TINS
movement.
During the war, and since It's con,
clusion the glaring need of a national
organization of farmers has been
verv apparent. The result OF nation
al organization Of labor has pointed
the way. The unfairness OF the agi-,
tation regarding the high cost OF liv-
ing has illustrated the need OF a ma