Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-03-04
Farm Bureau Notes
Planners Institutes

Farmers Institutes
Great interest was shown in the Far
mers' Institutes held this week under
the dictatorship Of A. j. Mcclure, dairy
specialist from University Farm and N.
E. Chapman, Poultry specialist. Dairy
ing is the chief source of income of the
average farmers of Morrison county and
it has made rapid strides in this in
dustry in the past ten years. In 1910
there were five cooperative creameries
and six Independent with 1880 patrons
and 1861 cows. These cows produced
one million eighty-nine pounds of but
terfat, and the patrons were paid $685.
$50. In 1919 Morrison county has Is co.
operative and Independent creameries
with 2,184 patrons, 1880 cows ,produc-
ing two million sixty-nine thousand
pounds of butterfat and returning to
the dairymen $1,416,067. With this
rapid growth of dairying in Morrison
county more attention is being turned
toward the dairy cow as the source of
income, and asstndy of this industry is
one of the mo- important today. A. }.
Mcclure is wejMttcd to give expert adj
vice and leatership Institutes were
AAo4" 'ulo We O1I -NdIcH !, az 1Ao. A
town, March It Hillman, March 3!
at Freedmen, an today a meeting will
be held at Culdrum town hall.
Meetings are called at 10 CLOCK and
farmers and their families bring lunch.
N. E. Chapman has built up a chicken
city at Barnum. People in that com
munity raise one standard variety of
poultry, the White Leg horn-and they
have developed a special high class
market fol; their eggs. The demands for
Barnum eggs are~such that they demand
a premium over the regular market.
The eggs are graded and only those
weighing 26 ounces or more are sold as
first grade and they bring five cents a
dozen more than those that weigh less,
which are sold for pullet eggs. Each
producer is given number which is
stamped on the egg and guarantee its
quality. If poor quality egg is found
on the market reference to the num-
Der will indicate the original producer
Of the egg and in that way quality is al
ways insured. At Barnum, the income
from % hens is equivalent to the in
come of one cow. This little town is
the mecca of poultrymen throughout the
state. It has been through the efforts
Of Mr.. Chapman that this community
has developed to such high degree, and
one whose fame is known throughout
the state and the nation.
Rail Prairie Unit Plans Work
That dairy cows and spuds are the
chief source of income was decided at
the Rail Prairie township unit of the
Farm Bureau at meeting at the Ausen
school house on Saturday last. More
than 80 people were in attendance and
were quick to decide on the leading line
of income from the farm, and to make
that will remove the limita-
tons and make farming more profita bic.
AS a result Of the 'meeting, several plots
of alfalfa will be started this year, pure
seed potatoes will be produced and field
demonstrations carried through the
season. Work for the home demonstra-
ton agent centered around clothing and
poultry. Arrangements are being made
to hold poultry culling demonstrations
and to arrange for homemade dress
forms. The next meeting Of the town
ship unit will be held on March 26 in
the Rail Prairie school house.
At this meeting, each member will
bring peck of field run potatoes. The
potatoes wi he graded according to
market requirements, demonstrations
will be given by the county agent on
treating these potatoes for diseases and
potatoes sorted out into the different
and the characteristics of each
will be pointed out.