The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-12-23
Articles of Interest to the Farmer
Edited by w. Huntmer County Agent Merose Minnesota

+ Grows the most Corn-A Is year
old Minnesota boy in his years
membership of the single acre corn
club, fostered by the department of
agriculture of the University of Min
nesota raised l2O bushels on his
acre plot. He is Arnold Hansen of
Arco, Lincoln county. Another boy,
Thomas Hosken, Jr. of North Red
wood, raised 119 bushels on his acre.
While his yield was less by a bush
ell than Arnold's, the quality of his
corn was better and record and
"story" were also superior. On
points he was given the decision and
won free trip to the International
in Chicago where he entered the
single ear contest and walked Oft
with fourth honors. Prior to that he
had won the sweepstakes on yellow
corn at the Minnesota state fair and
also the championship over all state
at the Interstate fair at Sioux City.
81 am holding my seed corn at SIS a
bushel' he says, "and if l sell it and
add my show prizes to it l will clear
about $500 from my acre.
The five acre tcorn contest, which
was new in Minnesota this year, was
won by Oral Zimmerman of Tracy.
His yield was SOP bushels and his
immediate reward was a free trip
to the International. Young Zim-
norman places a valuation of
$36O.SO ON his corn, both common
and seed. The cost of production was
$3.50, leaving a profit of $2S5.7O.
District corn growing champions
for the year were; Arnold Han
sen of Arco, southern district, Thorn
as Hosken, Jr., of North Redwood,
south central; Ralph Phillips of De-
troit, northern; Adelbert Clapp of
APPLETON north central.
First the Federation is not a COM
mercial organization, but a Fedora
ton of the County Farm Bureaus,
and it's work is to investigate, guide
and assist the County Bureaus by
giving the farmers through their
County Bureaus direct representa-
tation to State and National activi-
ties, legislative activities.
TheAaim of the Executive Commit
tee, and all other committee men will
be directed along sane, sensible lines
to bring about social and economic
justice to Agriculture,
The Agricultural program is an
outline covering some of the aims
of the Federation. The State fed
ertion should take up the larger,
more extensive problems as well as
being a clering house for the county
units. +"
1t will be the aim of the Fedora
ton to maintain the organization on
it's present plan of conducting all it's
business with the doors wide open to
the public. We realize this to be a
departure from the customary prac-
tice but believe that better under
standing of our work and problems
by the public, will bring about more
united spirit of service and help
| fitness. With this thought in view,
and knowing that public. opinion
based on true facts, will enable US to
conduct the Federations activities IN
a manner so that both the producer
and consumer will receive the consid-
Grafton and equal justice. Also be-
lieving that the majority OF our cltl-
zens (if they know the true condi-
lions and problems of the Farmer)
would have higher appreciation of
the services the farmer renders to
humanity.
From this view point and these
thoughts, in mind, our aim is not to
bring about sentiment or create leg
islation beneficial to agricultural,
that would be Determined to the rest
of humanity. Knowing that the aver