The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-07-23
DAIRY CT LIB CALF Outing
TOUR UNDER DIRECTION OF
FARM BUREAU
LOOKED OVER ANIMALS
Great Day For Those Who Par
ticipated In This important
Stock Event

Dairy Calf club members of Blue
Earth county, voted yesterday big
day in their experience. Members OF
this contest and their friends gather
ed at the Farm Bureau office in the
morning and from there started out on
q trip to visit the various calves OF
the county. Professor A.. B. Rayburn
of University Farm was present for
the occasion and accompanied the
boys and girls on this trip, Some
of the finest calves of the county
are being raised by these boys and
girls, says M. H. Coe, county club
agent, and the trip yesterday proved
the truth of this statement. At each
place stopped at, the keenest inter-
est was manifest in the particular
animals belonging to the boys and
girls.
The first stop was made at A. D.
Stanford's place on the st. Clair road
where the Holstein calves belonging
to Earl Schmidt, Roy Hoffman and
two calves belonging to Fred Stan
ford were seen. These four calves
were carefully gone over by Professor
sor Rayburn who pointed out the good
and poor qualities of each. Several
pictures were taken The second
stop was made at the home of Clay
ton Young on the poor farm road
where his two Guernsey. calves were
seen. These calves are of very fine
quality and instruction as to the pro-
per ways of showing calves was TAX
en- up. Some fine pictures were also
secured.
Stops In Indian Lake.
The next two stops. We're near In.
dian Lake, one at, the home of Floyd
Watts and the other at the home of
fine Guernsey calves were seen.
Floyd's calf was younger calf and
showed remarkable quality while
Henry's calf showed remarkable size
and development.
The next stop was at L. A. Jaeg-
er's farm on the Good Thunder road
when the club members enjoyed their
picnic dinner on Mr. Yaeger's beauti-
full lawn. After dinner Glenn Yaeg-
er's calf was seen, and class Of heif-
ers were judged by the boys and
girls who enjoyed this work.
From here the club members pro-
ceeded to the farm of A. Mitchell near
.Rapidan where the calves belonging
An Talhp Hanson and William Rausch-
mann were seen The club members
were enthusiastic over the appearance
of these two calves.
Next Three Stops.
The next three stops were close to-
gether. Calves belonging to Marga-
ret Hynson, Clara Olson and Victor
and Evelyn Paulson were seen, all OF
them being Guernsey calves. The
three girls are especially hard at work
boys in this contest.
Dannie' Buffers calf was the next
one seen. This was near Garden
City. Dannie is raising a fine grade
Holstein heifer, which at fair time
will be beauty. The sow owned by
Haysen Buffer ON which he won the
State Championship in the pig con-
test last year, was also seen at this
place and was admired by all. She
has seven fine pigs this year and
Haysen plans to exhibit both the sow
and her pigs at the state fair. Sew
eral fine pictures were secured here
both of the calf and pigs.
The next stop was at the home OF
Clayton and Harold Case near Vernon
Center, where the three fine calves
belonging to these two boys were
seen. These boys are hard at work
with the intention of getting first
place.
Stop Near Amboy.
The last stop was at the home Of
George Hannay near Amboy where
his two fine HOlsteins were shown
George is getting to be an expert
give the other contestants a hard run
Mr.. Hannay showed a fine youne
heifer of his own stock which he is
very PROUD Of Some cows were also
Judged for the benefit of the clut
members. Mr.. and Mrs. Hannay are
very hospitable people and entertain
ed the club members to a. delightful
picnic supper, on the porch Of their
fine farm home.
This ended the tour of the calves
At each stop Professor Rayburn wen
that this gives promise Of being thu
finest show of claves in the state. HI
predicts that the placing will b.
mighty close as the calves are run
ming very even. For this reason i
| behooves every club member to taxi
| particular care of his calf and put In
to practice the suggestions offeret
yesterday for the Improvement of thu
various animals.
The HoIstein Meeting.
From the Hannay farm the clul
| members went over to the Holsteii
! meeting held at the home of H.
Brush near Amboy in the evening. so
people were present for this meeting
and all enjoyed the splndid program
rendered.
1t was a great day for the cluI
members and the trip proved to b
not only enjoyable but of great edu
cational value. These boys and girl
went home with greater interest Il
their calves and with more determin
alton to work to be winners. Tn
| knowledge they received in feeding
care and management of their calve
and the best methods of fitting an
| showing their animals gives them
basis to work on and will result 1
making a fine calf show at the fair
/ this fall. The Farm Bureau feel
/ we'll repaid for the efforts spent i
| fhic fr,,,r