The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
County Breeders Society
Held Get-Together
CATTLE WAS THE TOPIC
Luncheon and Smoker; Short
Talks Are Given BY the
Stock Raisers

Over two hundred Holstein breed.
ers and enthusiasts were in at
tendance at the banquet and smoker
given at the Saulpaugh hotel last
evening by the Blue Earth County
Holstein association.
Following the banquet which was
served in the balcony Of the hotel.
cafeteria style. the guests adjourned
to the lobby Of the hotel. A feature
OF the banquet was the large guam
tity of Holstein milk which was
served by the Misses Beulah and
Belva NARROW, to the guests. The
excellent music preceding and dur
ing the banquet was furnished by the
Loyola orchestra Of this city, who
rendered their usual excellent pro-
gram of popular numbers.
Herbert Sohre, president of the as
ISOLATION, presided at the brief meet.
J. C. MARROW, secretary, in a brief
talk said: Everyone Is interested
in dairy farming. no matter what his
business interests are, and this IL
being emphasized b. the Increased
interest shown by the city toward
the country" Mr.. NARROW pointed
out the value of having purebred
stock used. I'm Blue Earth county
there are many herds of cattle who
are not paying for the feed, and the
farmer who, keeps these cows Is moi
declared. In closing his talk. Mr.
NARROW quoted figures to show the
increased value of the milk from
farms using purebred cattle.
L. d. Mcmillan, county agent fol
Blue Earth county, declared that his
organization was carrying on a cam
paign to interest the farmers in bet
ter livestock Mr.. Mcmillan sait
that the farmers were waking up Il
the fact better livestock on the farm
". w. Hulse, a banker at Rapidar
told of the demand for high grade
livestock.
Spoke Of Grading Up Cows.
Professor B. O. Holland, president
Of st. Olaf's college, Northfeld, re-
marked on his arrival in the west 9
number of years ago, and he spoke
Interestingly Of the improvements
through the western section of the
country since that time. He advo.
Gated the grading up of all cows, bu
declared that this must be done
conservatively The speaker declar.
ed that It took some time .. 70 learr
u care IOI IIlC pui~uiCu ColllC.
w. H. johnson, one OF the auc.
tioneers who is in charge of the sale
which was held this afternoon, de.
cIared that the farmers should carry
on a campaign for the establishment
of better stock on the farms. Tht
speaker said that there was an in
spinational value In having good live
stock established throughout the
MI N: II: Farr. advertising man of tn,
local branch of the Internationa
Of what could be done by advertis..
ing in accomplishing the better stock
movement. r.,
e. A. Boie, of the National Banl
, of Commerce, said that IF all the
cattle Of the state were represented
In one cow, it would be some cow
Value Of Minnesota Land.
/ Speaking of the value OF Mime.
sofa land, c. NJ. Hunt, manager o.
the local branch Of the Internationa
Harvester company Of America, said
Minnesota was better than that Of
Wisconsin, which state has large
amount of money invested in the
dairying farming business.
C. E. Mullins, an auctioneer who
was present at the sale today, re-
ferred Interestingly to the value OF
good grade cattle on the farms.
Walter o. NSohre Of Good Thunder
was presented with a calf valued al
5000.
When the program was, concluded
the Holstein boosters got together FOL
smoker.
The calf vas the property Of the
ass ISOLATION and turing the evening
was displayed in the lobby Of the
hotel before the admiring throng. j.