The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-14
OF FARM BUREAU
M O NJ
|Thelivestock Pavilion Project Is
Being Pushed With Great
Vigor

Rett E. Olmstead of University
Farm st. Paul, is now in the county,
and will visit several of the Farmers
clubs. Wherever possible, it is hoped
that two clubs can be brought to-
gether for a meeting with Mr.. Ohm.
stead. The Farm Bureau is fortunate
in securing Mr.. Olmstead as he has
spent a large amount OF time in
Farmers Club work and always has
a worth while message.
The live stock sales pavilion project
is assuming a more concrete form.
The business men of Mankato have
the drive underway for their share Of
funds; the building committee IS
having plans and specifications
drawn and we feel that Blue Earth
county is practically assured of a
good sales pavilion. 1t will be neces-
sary to raise additional funds
throughout the country and we ask
the assistance of creamerfes, banks,
merchants, and farmers in making
this a success.
Some of the reasons why the sales
< pa u 10 oOoSl IA vi wv oASs
To make the best stock we nave ae
the present time better; to make a
permanent sales headquarters; to
develop more and better live stock;
to develop more live stock breeders;
to build up better farms and homes;
to interest the boys and girls in pure
bred live stock; to make Blue Earth
county the live stock center of the
northwest; to maintain the fertility
of our productive soil.
Several Farm Bureau members
have enrolled for the Better Sires-
Better Livestock Campaign. The pur-
pose of the campaign al outlined by
the United States dept. of agricul-
ture is the improvement Of the
| principal classes of domestic live
| stock in the United States. Improve
ment has been taking place for many
years, but progress can be fastened,
it is believed, by definite systematic,
and concerted action.
The value of livestock depends
| on good care, housing, feeding, and
disease control, as well as on breed
| ing. Good breeding, however, de-
| termines the fundamental capacity
of an animal to be profitable to its
| owner. Accordingly the replacement
! of scrub sires by good purebreds is
| considered a basis for all other i'm
provement. While the use of good
| females is likewise important, good
sires bring results more quickly
and economically in most cases.
The United States Department
furnishes each one who enrolls an
| official emblem printed in two colors
IN heavy durable paper, eight by
en- inches in size and which carries
The seal Of the United States depart
nent of agriculture.
The Farm Bureau has a supply of
mrollmeHt blanks which can be OBJ
aimed for the asking and we hope
every Farm Bureau member will en-
The State Farm Bureau Fedora
| ton Is encouraging a wool market
| ing project. The plan is for farmers
o pool their wool at a central point
| and make it an object for outside
| buyers to come in and bid on the
| WOOL in carload lots. Iowa and ev-
| eral other states have carried on
the plan very successfully. Wool
growers in the county interested
in the project are urged to write to
the Farm Bureau office at once and
state their wishes in the matter.
Many members have sent in their
| dues the past month but there are
| still many whose memberships ex-
pired March LIST, who believe in Farm
Bureau work but have. neglected the
matter. II you are one of these kind
ly send your membership dues, we
will appreciate the cooperation very
much.
Enrollments are still open in the
following projects for the summer:
litter, gardening, bread. However, the
time for enrolling in the above is get
ting limited and boys and girls should
get lined up in their projects without
delay. Great interest is being taken
this year in the livestock projects and
in the corn work. Good prizes are
being offered in all projects: The
dairy calf project promises to be ex-
ceedingly strong this year as well as
the pig project. Boys and girls en-
Trolling in any project should send
their names to M. H! Coe, at the Farm
Bureau office as soon as possible.
various lines of work. In the boys and
The Farm Bureau is receiving some
splendid cooperation this year i'm it's
girls club work. the State bank of
1OOu lhulluCi 10 SOOpCi oIlA6 Will ltlC
Farm Bureau in the cor contest by
offering $165 in prize money for con-
testants Of that community. Similarly
C. G. Bruscke & Son of Good Thunder
are cooperating in the poultry contest
by offering $50 to be used as prize
money. In both projects the rules
governing them have been outlined by
the county club leader Of this Farm
Bureau.
At a recent meeting of the directors
Of the Blue Earth County Farm Bur-
eau, the action Of these two firms was
unanimously approved as 1t is felt
that through this splendid coopera-
ton the efforts of the Farm Bureau in
interesting the boys and girls In these
worth while activities have been ma
terially furthered.
The county club leader has called
or a number of the contestants in the
baby beef project, and finds that they
are doing exceptionally well thus far.
The calves have been we'll selected
and the feeders are hard at work to
raise the best possible calves.
There are sixteen boys and girls of
the county enrolled with the Farm
Bureau in this project. Their names
will appear in the next issue Of this
bulletin. '.
Blue Earth county had a larger
number of boys and girls in attend
ance at the Minnesota boys and girls