The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-02-05

The Big-Type Hog-Regaining the
lead from the Durocs is the goal, am
bition and hearts desire of the Po-
land China men. They are making
their fight for supremacy under the
best selling banner ever Haunted by
breed-the Big-Type hog.
Ten or twenty years ago the
watchword of the packers was, MAR
ket your hogs SMALL" and the agri-
cultural colleges agreed that "Baby
pork is the thing" So the big,
rangy swine hippopotamuses that the
Shakers developed over in the Miami
Valley of Ohio were changed by sell
ection to watch-charm ornaments,
snug little rolls of fat, shaped like
typv ear of corn, whites John E.
Pickett, in The Country Gentleman
of January "a. The packers liked this,
for it made a carcass which seemed
to have nothing missing, but the far-
mers did not; small litters-slx, four
even two, pigs-became common:
Then the Durocs-larger, RANGER,
producing big litters-famed into
popularity. Poland China breeders
sat up and took notice. They found
that in Iowa and Nebraska such lead
ers as Peter Mouw and John Miller
had preserved the breed in all It's old
time vigor, fruitfulness and size;
The use of such seed stock produced
the Big-Type hog, and so strongly has
the idea of size taken hold that to-
day almost every breed is laying
stress on it.
Half-ton Poland boars are common
and S5O-pound sows are no curiosity,
while records of large number OF
breeders show that the average litter
for both gifts and tried sows was S.O8
pigs, The Poland China is proclaimed
to be the perfect package in which to
market corn.
Designer, a yearling boar Of this
breed. was recently sold in Nebraska
for an announced price of $4,000.
Lester E. Glover and j. c. r. Doggett
of Missouri; Bert Potter, of Illinois;
William A. Greene, of Iowa, and
Hulen Moore, twelve-year-old mem
Der of Texas pig club, have been
notably successful with Poland-Chln-
as, but w. M. McFadden, dean OF all
swine secretaries, insists that the real
successes are the great army OF FAR
mers who find that these hogs yield
them steady margin of protlt. a
man of this sort is E. P. Welborn, OF
Posey County, Indiana, whose meth
DDS Mr.. Pickett describes in detail.
Farmer Buys Years Advertising
A South Dakota farmer recently
walked into the office of the Head
light, at Big Stone, S. D., and con-
tracted for a certain amount OF ad-
yertising space for a year. He al
ways had something to sell or trade,
he said, or else wanted something,
and he believed that regular adver-
Using space would be just the thing
t oget results. There's no good rea-
son why scoes of farmers in this COM
munity should not buy yearly space
in The Herald as did this South Da-
kota farmer. The farmer is busl-
ness man and should advertise to pro-
mote his business.
Paint Protects, Pays For Itself
1t is false economy to be too spar.
ing with paint, says n. B. White, OF
the agricultural engineering division
at University Farm. Lumber is ex-
pensive. Paint improves the appear
.ance of buildings, but more than that
it adds materially to their perman-
ency Once the building is neglected
it is much more difficult to stop the
deterioration.
Mr.. White says the surface to be
painted should be dry, clean, smooth
and free from frost. 1t should pc
dry and clean, for oil will not pene-
trate where there is moisture or
grease. 1t should be smooth IN ORDER
that an even coat can be applied. 1t
should be warm enough to allow the
oil to penetrate and bind the pig
ment to the surface painted. In con-
sidering the cost of painting it is
often estimated that gallon OF
praint will give two coats to 25O
square feet.
Farm machinery, too, looks better
when painted and it lasts much
longer and gives more satisfactory
service if painted before the WOOD
has checked or decayed.
Well Kept Cows Keeping Owners
Minnesota dairy cattle seem to De
realizing the need for increased pro-
duction. The tester for the Steele
county association, in his report 10
w. A. McKerrow, state leader OF
livestock and dairy extension, says
that a COW belonging to Mcdonald
Bros. produced 1O4 pounds OF butter
fat in December. There are IL cows
in his herd and the average produc-
ton of butterfat for the month was
trifle more than AZ pounds. II oO
cents pound were received, the
herd of 13 returned something IKE
S442 for the month. An Anoka coun-
ty cow owned by E. L. Ferguson pro-
.duced 93.74 pounds of butterfat IN
December. Eleven cows composing
this herd averaged 1888 pounds.
The combined earning amounted to
nearly S525. Improved feeding
methods and better general care ana
management are getting results, as
shown by many other reports.
Chicken Income $1,040 In Year
John n. Deitz; New Prague, Minn3
farmer keeps dairy cows, shogs ana
chickens and grows small grain ana
-,r,, The ceatest Of these Tor MN,