The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
EVENTS At SEED SHOW.
FAIR TO BE HELD AT MAPLE
TON THIS MONTH
State To Hold Short Course For
Farmers; Outline of the
Program

Plans for the seed show at Maple
ton are progressing. This interest
ing affair will be held Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, February q, %
and March /.
Also the state will conduct a short
course of three days instruction in
agricultural problems for which men
of experience will take part. The
program will be given at the Pastime
theatre and will open promptly each
morning at ten o'clock, the afternoon
sessions at 1880. Among the in
structors will be- Professor C. p. Bull,
John Bower, G.. E. Brown, C. d. Pat
terson, Ben Cole, Lucy Cordiner and
Josephine Creelman.
The program is as follows:
Thursday, February 27-At 10
a. m, organization and announce
ments, John Bower; Treating Seed
Grains" c. p. Bull; Culture, +"
C. E. Brown; Pure Seed" c. p.
Bull; "Step Savers" Lucy Cordiner;
musical numbers by high school or
chestra-
Friday, February 2S-At 10 a. m,
See Corn Selection" c. E. Brown;
Feeds and Feeding, What is needed
to make a profitable ration? What
shall we sell ard what shall we buy?"
John Bower. At 1870 p. H., "Rota-
tions," c. e. Brown; Infants and
Child Feeding" Lucy Cordiner; must
cal numbers, Mr.. Lloyd Morrow;
readings, Mrs. J. NJ. Ceggeshall.
Saturday, March AT 10 4. ~,
"Study of a Years Business on a
Profitable Southeastern Minnesota
Farm" C. d. Patterson; cWinter Hog
Management" Ben Cole. At 1870
p. m, Feeding Cattle for Market"
Ben cole; Cost of Flowing with
Tractors and When will it Pay to Buy
a Tractor" C. d. Patterson; House
hold Emergencies, Josephine Creel-
man; musical numbers, Ladies Quin-
tette; readings, Helen Pomroy.
On Friday boys and girls Sec
ton of the short course will be con-
Quoted at the high school. Students
from the country are invited to
participate. ''
Rules For Seed Contest.
Following are the rules governing
the exhibits at the Blue Earth county
seed corn show which will be con-
Quoted in Mapleton under the au-
spices of the Blue Earth County Pure
Seed association:
Open to all farmers of Blue Earth
county.
All samples shown must be of 1918
crop and grown by the persons ex-
hibiting them.
Glass A Corn. All samples of corn
are to be ten ears, no more and no
less.
Suggestion for picking the sample.
Look for and get uniformity in both
type of the ear and OF the kernel.
Glasses B, small grains; c, pota-
toes, and D, alfalfa and clover seed.
All of these samples are to be one
peck. No more will be given credit
in the judging, and less will not be
considered for a place.
Entries: All samples should be
sent in so that they can be placed on
exhibit rot later than noon of Febru
airy 9th.
Dues: The annual dues of the as
ISOLATION are only fifty cents (50c)
per year. These must be paid before
the samples are entered for competi-
ton.
Membership buttons Will be issued
to each member as his dues are paid
Any violation of these rules gov
erning entries will be punished by
debarring the exhibitor from winning
and from again showing unless speci-
ally admitted by the association.
All samples called for will be re-
turned at the close of the show.
Those rot bringing their own sam
pies should send them to Charles
Whitney, Mapleton. Mimi, with al
the charges prepaid. No transporta-
ton will be paid b. the association