Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-05-23

man will raise Green Mountains.
This club bought a car load OF Green
Mountain seed potatoes from IA. M.
.Sisler Of Grand Rapids. The peo-
pie at Motley have taken up the
work and will raise Green Noun
tains.
Grain Smut Control
The grain smut control compaign
which the farm Bureau put on this
spring proved to be fairly successful.
On account of bad weather and poor
roads at that season only two meet
ings were held, one at Genola and
one at Green Prairie. Literature on
the subject was distributed. to all
banks, creamefies, elevators and
drug stores in Little Falls and other
towns and sent out to the different
farmers clubs. Articles were pub
lished in all of the county newspap-
ers and in the Farm Bureau ex-
change list. The subject was dis.
cussed with nearly all farmers COM,
ing into the Office during that time.
The result of the campaign is hard
to estimate but a fair idea Of the
accomplishments can be gathered
when we take into consideration
that in spite Of the fact that the
county agent visited all the drug
stores in Little Falls and advised
them to put in supply OF tornado.
hyde to take care Of the demand dur
sold out its entire supply before the
season was half over. The druggist
at Royalton informed the county
agent that he had sold more than
double the amount of formaldehyde
this year than any previous year.
Cooperative Associations
Assistance has been given to or
ganizing a Farmers Cooperative Po-
tato association at Genola.
This association was organized
and incorporated March IA, 1919.
The capital stock of the corporation
was placed at 100000, divided in
to 400 shares of $25 each.
This association is now planning
ION building potato warehouse
36x96 feet and equipping it with the
most modern up 'to-date machinery.
Building to be competed and ready
for business August V.
Cooperative creameries
Cushing. cooperative creamery
which had been closed for about two
years has been recognized and
started business again May IL, with
JOS Hortsch as buttermaker.
This creamery was offered for sale
or rent by the officers Of the asso-
citation. Upon investigation made on
Saturday, March 8, by county agent
and j.. T. Mccarthy of the State
Dairy and Food department, it was
found that the cream station had
bought and shipped out 2900 pounds
of butterfat during the first week in
March and besides several individual
farmers had shipped their own
cream. 1t was estimated that at
least 5000 pounds of butterfat were
being shipped out Of Gushing every
week.
On March 8, the farmers were re-
ceiving SIC per pound for butterfat.
N. Y. Extras were quoted at sec. The
average cooperative creamery of
the state pays &c above N. Y. Elk
tras. This means that the farmers
were losing SC per pound, which
would amount to $4,000 per week or
about $1,000 per month.
j. r. Mccarthy and the county
agent met with the board Of direct
ors March to. talk over the PROPOSE
ton of starting the creamery again
as cooperative institution. After
due. consideration it was thought
best to re-OrganiZe and start the
creamery on new and sound bust
ness basis. "A meeting for that pur-
pose was called for April 2.
On April 2 meeting was held with
some so to- Is people present. A new
organization was formed which
bought the creamery from the old
association and started the plant on
May II. II it is successful it will
mean saving. Of about $12,O0O.OO
per year to the Gushing community.
Sweet Glover
Jos. Geer, Royalton, put in 8 acres
of sweet clover on his farm east Of
Royalton. One hundred pounds Of
seed was inoculated by the county
agent with alfalfa soil taken from
the Little Falls high school farm.
This is on poor run down sandy
soil, located long distance from
Mr.. Geer's barnyard, making It i'm
practical to haul manure to it. The
reason for putting in sweet clover
was to get crop to pillow under to
help up the soil.
This land was sown to rye in the
Little Falls Market Report
Corrected every Thursday P. Ny
Northern Spring ......... 2.54
barley ...... ............ 93-l OIL