The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-06-19
Articles of Interest to the Farmers
Edited by Huntmer County Agent Melrose Minnesota
Twelve Stearns county Holstein


Twelve Stearns county Holstein
breeders attended the first annual
guaranty sale held under the auspices
of the state association at the E. c.
Schroeder farm at Moorhead, MINI, on
Thursday, June II. Breeders attend
ing the sale We're: Joe Luetner of
Melrose; Ben Dubois of Sank Centre;
E. B. Heller of Paynesville; H. G..
Bergman of Sank Centre; Ben G..
Meyer, Melrose; Henry G. Meyer, of
Melrose; H. H Meyer, Malrose; Paul
Dold, Sank Centre; Toney Beck, of
Sank Centre; Ferd. Were, New Mum
ich and Conrad Job of Holdingford.
The midsummer meeting of the
state association was held in the audi
forum at Moorhead on Wednesday
morning, June IL and in the afternoon
the Moorhead automobile club placed
at the disposal of the Minnesota
breeders over fifty cars in which the
breeders We're taken to the farms OF
three of the largest breeders in
Western Minnesota. The farms visit
ed were H. H. Skrei of Glyndon, 0. &.
Grover, Glyndon and E. c. Schroeder
of Moorhead. Both Mr.. Grover and
Skrei had on exhibit aged cows as
well as young stock which have made
records for these breeders at official
tests. At the E. C. Schroeder farm
all the stock consigned to the sale
was placed on exhibit. Mr.. Schroeder
has one of the largest Holstein herds
in Minnesota and his record as a
breeder is known throughout the
country.
Sir Pieterje Mercedes 41st, son of
Mr.. Schroeder's former herd sire, Sir
Pieterje Ormsby Mercedes and out of
his champion cow, Spring Brook Bess
Burke topped the sale of June IL at
S63, 900. Sir Pietertje Mercedes 41st
was consigned to the sale by M. l..
Emright of East Grand Forks.
The next highest riced animal
sold at the sale was another son OF
Sir Pietertje Ormsby Mercedes and
out of Maple Farm Lulu DeKol. This
sire was consigned by Morrow & Ran
dali of Mankato, Minnesota.
This first guaranty sale held under
the auspices of the Minnesota State
Holstein breeders association was one
of the most successfully conducted
sale ever held in the Middle States
and will undoubtedly become one OF
the annual events staged by the state
association. No small part for the
credit of this sale should be given to
Burtrum D. Scott of Minneapolis,
secretary of the state association. mr..
Scott visited every herd from which
were made and person
ally passed upon every animal con-
signed to the sale. The stock conslgn-
ed to this sale was a credit to the
Minnesota breeders and attracted buy
ers from all over the United States.
Twenty-Five Brown Swiss breeders
met at the Court Room in the Court
House at St. Cloud on Saturday after
noon, June ID; and formed Mime
sofa State Brown Swiss Breeders AS
:Sociation.
Ira Inman of Beloit, Wisconsin, Sec
rotary of the National Brown SWISS
Breeders Association, attended this
meeting and gave very interesting
talk dealing on his reasons for beng
a Brown Swiss breeder and on the
work being accomplished by the Ma
tional Association and the relation
and cooperation which can be
brought about through state assocla,
lions cooperating with the Natlonal
association.
Mr.. Joe Segner of Maple Lake gave
a talk dealing with the forming Oh
the Minnesota association. Mr.. Segner
is one of Minnesota's most enthusiast
tic Brown Swiss breeders and mas
worked hard in order to make the
state association possible.
Mr.. A. Lily of La Crescent, Mlnn.'
has one of the largest Brown SWISS
herds owned in the state. Mr.. Lily
outlined the development taking place
over the country by the Brown owlss
breeders and the increasing popular
ity of this hardy breed.
Every one of the twenty-five preeo-
.ers present joined their state associa-
ton. At the election of officers the
following board of directors and ex-
.ecutiye officers were chosen: Presl-
dent, Joe Segner of Maple Lake; wee
president, A. Lily of La Crescent; sec
retary and treasurer, Lucius Brunolo.
Cold Spring; directors, Peter Buel OF
Wabasha and F. P. Minette OF ,Sauk
Centre. =. .1,
The success of any large live STOCK
breeders association depends TO
great extent upon the co-operatioh pc
tween the breeders of the ASSOCIATION
and the support which they extend
TO their secretary and other o1ncers.
The great burden of the work Oh any
association falls to the secretary anu
in selecting Mr.. Brunold the pIoMn TOM.
Swiss breeders have undouDeeuly
xryhn will VeIV 6l-