The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-24
HELD Al AMBOY
CATTLE PRIZES GIVEN
Large Attendance and the
Day Well Spent
ADDRESS, E. T. WINSHIP
Others Assisted In Making the
Gathering Most Enjoy
able Affair

Members of the Blue Earth County
Holstein Breeders association held
their annual picnic on Tuesday at AM
business men OF the town and resi-
cents OF other surTounuin towns were
in attendance. Al 1880 a. m. the
Woodland Farmers Club band gave a
concert on the Main street which was
followed by parade al l1:15 IN which
the various herds OF cattle 10 be Elk
hibited were shown. The parade led
by the band was also composed or
floats representing the many business
houses OF the city. Alter THIS part Oh
the program the visitors repaired 10
the school house grounds where the
picnic was held and ate their dinners.
At Ills the band rendered anoJner
concert after which the guests were
called together by the president OF
The County association, Ii. l.. Sohre
who presided over the exercises OF
the afternoon. In welcoming the Wis
itors 10 the city, Rev. Z. W. Morse
spoke o. the purpose and principles
/. OF the community, declaring that we
are here TO make that part OF the conf
munity and county rich. The peo-
pIe, he said, are here for business
and they are interested in all pursuits
and professions. f'fesIuent ii. l..
Sohre in his response spoke. words 81
approval OF the men that are backing
the association At this time the La .
dies quartette of Amboy sank Deauti-
fully several appropriate songs, one
OF which was composed specially Tor
the occasion.
Address by e. T. Winship
The main address OF The day was
III. n - n
Of the state. Holstein Breeders assoc
800 CO 70 esI Fss SeaS sfas2'af
cattle. Some people are breeders by
nature, he said, while otner people,
though they are the best kind OF cat
tie men, lack the business ability 10
make the profession a success. The
association exists IN part tor Just sucn
d type OF people, the speaker aycrred.
He pointed out that farming was A
business and that 60 per cent OF 1t de-
ponds upon the wife and unless the
man coOperates with her, they are
doomed to ultimate failure. Sixty
per cent of the people in the coun-
try act independently OF progressive
movements such as the Association.
in union there is strength" Mr..
Winship said This business is just
in it's infancy; diversified farming
must come, People cannot afford TO
milk 5000 to 5000 pounds a year
when they can produce 10000 pounds.
In this splendid community there is
no sense in people having cows that
do not produce 10000 pounds OF milk
a year. The speaker advised his near
ers not 10 cry for manufactures but
to develop their reSources-thelr cat
tie and their crops. The people nave
lust emerged from deep depression
and the young folks not pay high
prices as $4,000 and 10000 for their
cattle, the better policy being to let
the breeders, who are usually in L bet
ter position, buy the expensive mat
erial He went on to say that the way
to get the farmer and the city men to-
gether is to help the farmer out, set
more thorough information regarding
the natural resources or the land,
know the conditions confronting the
farmer, appointing d committee 10 in
yestigate the economic conditions oil
the vicinity, and in that way aid the
struggling young farmer financially.
Farmers must have credit TO get along.
The natural resources OF the country
is diversified farming. Mr.. Winship
stated that the level OF wages comes
down 10 the farmer and what he pro-
duces He have to meet Worl1 COM
petition because it is the surplus that
is holding us down today and the far
mer is Just as much interested in sur
plus as any other man. He con-
Guided his remarks by saying that
some day the farmer would get what
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