Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-11-28
Extension Div. Letter


Joseph P. Hortsch Of Cushing and
Oscar Rydquist of Randall, in Morrison
county, are expert buttermakers of Min
nesota, who are becoming more expert
by taking the advanced creamery but
! termaking course at the college Of agri-
! culture at University Farm, st. Paul.
The course provides for specialized in
struction by means of lectures and prac-
tice work in dairy bacteriology and
products, handling ice machines. cream
cry bookkeeping and creamery manage
ment. The course is one Of a series Of
short courses projected at University
Farm and is planned to meet the needs
OF experienced buttermakers who desire
to brush up in particular lines. The
other courses are for cheesemakers,
which began November II and will run
four weeks; ive-day school beginning
December ! for ice cream makers;
course for milk plant operators (begin-
ners) from December to - and an
other for creamery buttermakers (be-
ginners) running from January to
February Is, 1920. A conference Of
creamery managers of tho state will be
held at University Farm January l,
Farmers and Home Makers Week.
Minnesota Apples and Potatoes First
apple and potato growers
made splendid record at the Mid
West Horticultural Exposition at Des
Moines, Ia, November IL to II. The po
tato raisers showed their class by win
ming II prizes out Of a possible IA.
First, second, third and fourth prizes
for Early Ohios went to Clay courty
men-Jacob Hurner Of Glyndon, NJ. L.
Hickelson Of Hawley, Henry Schroeder
and +. H. Peterson, both Of Moorhead.
First prize for Rural New Yorker was
won by Conrad johnson Of Duluth and
second by Hans johnson, also Of Du-
luth. Mr.. johnson took second prize
for his display Of Green Mountains.
Mrs. Anna G. Highland of West Du
luth won the third prize. Oscar Erick
son of West Duluth was third Of Irish
Cobblers exhibitors and Hans johnson
was fourth. D. c. Webster, orchardist
of LaCrescent, won the sweepstakes
purse for the best barrel Of apples. Ho
stood first in ten classes and won two
special prizes and was second in enc
class and third in another. Ills total
cash winnings were $3.50.
1920 Bulletin for Bread Makers Out
In six years $4,000 boys and girls
have been enrolled in Minnesota bread
making clubs. Five years ago Mimic
sofa held fifth place with other states
in respect to homemade bread. In
1918, largely as a result of the inter-
est created by the bread-making clubs,
the state. was ranked as first by the
United States Department Of .Agricul-
ture. Bread-making will be continued
as a club project in 1920. The work
includes local and county contests and
a bread-making contest at the state
fair. A special new bulletin, which
can be obtained on application at the
Office of Publications, University
Farm, explains condition and require
ments Of the project and gives rules
governing the contests and makes sug-
gestions for bread club programs.
Three Boys Win Trip to Chicago
The state junior livestock judging con-
test held at University Farm November
10 was won by w. Bredy Of Morris, j.
Davis of Redwood Falls and J. Winkley
of Faribault. They will be given a
free trip to the International Livestock
Exposition at Chicago. Eleven other
boys won honors in the order named:
David Shay, Melrose; Raymond 10y,
Woodstock; A. Norneman, Fairmont;
Wallace Rolan, Princeton; N. Gjertson,
Madelia; Albert J. Hentges, Shakopee;
A. Peters, Faribault; Clifford Haug'
land, Watson; Charles Watts, Pipe
stone; Joel Peterson, Dassel; John
Landry, Swift. Nineteen counties
sent 38 boys to take part in the contest
Queen Bees Are Following Fashion
advancing costs of labor and materia
are responsible for an increase in thu
lprice Of queen bees sent out by the di
!vision Of bee culture at University
Farm. For the season Of 1920, say
Francis jaeger, chief of the division, tn
price for INFESTED queens has been rails
ed to ST each, Or five for 81. The rric'
of tested queens will be $3.50 each. Fiv'
INFESTED and one tested is the limi
which will be furnished one beekeeper
Messrs. jaeger and Matthews will b.
personally in charge Of queen raising
at University Farm.