The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-01
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Large Attendance At"the
Brunz Farm Yesterday
CATTLE WERE JUDGED
Interest That Women Have
Taken In the Raising of
Fine Stock

Over four hundred people were in
attendance at the Blue Earth County
Guernsey Breeders association meet
ing held at the farm of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. R. Brunz in Sterling township yes
terday. Three hundred and two peo
pie enjoyed the picnic dinner at noon
served under the abundant shade Of
dence. The forenoon was spent in
looking over the farm and the excel
lent herd Of Guernseys. The. cattle
were found to be we'll housed, we'll
bred and we'll fed. A lot Of credit
for the excellency of this fine
herd is due to Mrs. Brunz who with
her husband. takes decided in
terest in that strain Of cattle. The
men enjoyed themselves in pitching
Mspleton and Good Thunder vieing
with each other for the honors much
to the entertainment and amusement
Of the bystanders.
Cow Testing Demonstration.
After these games were closed
there was a cow testing demonstra-
ton by County Agent L. E. Mcmillan.
All joined IN selecting the prize heifer
from among the two being judged:
Mr.. Mcmillan in a short, we'll worded
address pointed out that the Guern-
OF Guernsey in mind and always
strive to reach this type. The throng
Of people who were asked to pass
Judgment on the two heifers close
Lady Fill Pail as the winner. This Is
the beautiful heifer exhibited by the
Brunzes at the Mankato fair last fall.
She had just freshened, and now
shows an almost ideal Guernsey type.
Mr. Mcmillan emphasized the fact
a credit to any one. Those present
took great deal of interest in the
judging exhibition, and examined the
two hetfers for milk veins milk wells
noting the soft silky skin and the
deep yellow under color possessed by
these two fine heifers.
Dinner Greatly Enjoyed.
The dinner was greatly enjoyed by
all. There was an abundance OF all
manner Of good things to eat, not the
least among these was Ice cream
cream IN the coffee was also a Guern-
sey product, that even the Holstein
breeders had to admit was fine
article.
The afternoon program was opened
by an address, Of welcome by Mrs. L.
r. Brunz, who welcomed the visitors
and told of her interest In the Guern
sey cow. In the absence OF s. F. VII
son who was detained In court In this
city, Arthur Mitchell of Rapidan. ex
president Of the Blue Earth County
Breeders association, responded to
the address OF welcome, and in his
remarks emphasized the fact that the
Guernsey Breeders association should
not alone devote their time to the de-
velopment Of their herds, but also
urged that they should give their sup
port to the CO cooperative creameries.
He stated that 1t was through the lat
ter that the best markets for their
dairy products were obtained.
L. Jensen of Clear Brook, Mimi,
president Of the State Dairyman's as
ISOLATION, and breeder Of Guernseys,
spoke on the merits Of the Guernsey
breed. Mr.. Jensen lives up near the
Canadian line where clover is a
weed" and everything else grows
corn in Blue Earth county is far ahead
of any he had seen in the state. Mr..
Jensen told of his work in developing
herd of Guernseys in that part OF
the state. He said that the general
belief was that that type of cattle
would not thrive in that northern
CLINE, but on the contrary that part
Va LAC bIoIC 10 "Cll ouaptCu " lhC
breeding and development of that
strain Of dairy cattle. Mr.. Jensen
read a poem, tribute to the Guern-
sey which was written by his son,
this was much appreciated by the
audience.
Mr.. Jensen's address was followed
by selections in community singing
led by the Good Thunder Girls Glee
club.
Address BY President FrisseIi.
e. R. Frissell, president of the Min
nesote' State Guernsey Breeders asso
citation, whose home is in Hopkins,
was the next speaker Of the afternoon.
He told briefly of how the association
markets milk to the Twin City Milk
Producers association. He said that
every man selling milk to the asso-
Of the Minnesota Guernsey Breeders
association. Mr.. Frissell said that
when he decided to go into the dairy
business that he asked his wife which
breed they would choose, and she
chose the Guernsey. They have since
made q success Of the business, be-
cause they were both interested in
Guernsey breeder, Mr.. Frissell said,
should be neat attractive and have as
many OF the modern conveniences as
possible. 50 that the boys and girls
viii be induced to stay at home and
not 20 to live in the city. The speaker
pointed out that only three men out
Of every 100 at the age of sixty five
are self supporting. The boys should
consider when they get the idea Of
leaving the farm, that work in the
towns is one ceaseless grind OF com
petition, and the men who do advance,
do so because of very hard work. He
said that the boys should not get the
idea that work in the city consists
Of easy employment and short hours,
on the contrary, men who are sue
ceeding In town are doing so by from
fifteen to eighteen hours work a day.
Work Of the Association
Mr.. Frissell spone of the work OF
the Guernsey Breeders association,
and asked the breeders to stop and
consider the size of their investment
in their farms and cattle. He asked
them how much they are now paying
out for advertising TO promote the in
terests in their favorite breed. Up to
the first year of this year sixty five
breeders out of total Of 1000 Guern-
sey breeders in the state of Minnesota
were paying one dollar into the state
association. Now there are bctTeen
three and four hundred paying a GER