The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-09-29

tOct. IL; National Creamery Butter
makers association, Oct. IL and II;
National Dairy association, Oct. II;
international Milk Dealers associa-
Ition, Oct : 10, IA and Is; American
DAIRY Science association, Oct. TO-
! National Associations of Ice Cream
Manufacturers, Oct. 10 and IL; Ma.
|tional conference of Cooperative
Creamery Men, Oct. Is; Nationa
Dairy Council; American Jersey Cat.
tie Club, Oct. Ia; American Guern.
sey Cattle Club, Oct. IL; Holstein'
Friesian association of America, Oct.
Ill; Ayrshire Breeders association
loot. II; Allied States Creamery as
ISOLATION, Oct. IL; North Central
States Association of Dairy and Food
Officials; Wisconsin State Cheese as
ociation; Wisconsin State Dairy Pro-
tective association; Brown Swiss Cat
tie Breeders association, Oct. IL;
| Minnesota Creamery Butter Manu-
facturers association; County Agents
and state extension service, Oct. IL;
and Milk Producers National conven-
ton, Oct. IA.
The serious financial situation con-
fronting Minnesota farmers has re-
suited in silent Moratorium" in
many rural districts, according to
Timothy O'Connor, bank president OF
Renville, MINI. Mr.. O'Conner is
choirman of joint farmer-banker
committee, organized by the farm
bureau federation to lay the farmers
credit needs before city and federal
bankers.
Something must be done" Mr..
O'Conner said at credit conference
here last week, ITO relieve the far
mer who has contracted debts during
the period of high prices and who is
now trying to iquidate with the COM
modities produced during the past
year, which under present conditions
will not enoble him to iquidate any
debts except for threshing, Irvine,
help and other expenses pertaining
to production of the CROP"
The president and state director Of
every county farm bureau in Mime
sofa will be invited to attend a con-
ference in St. Paul on Oct. 2, called
to launch an intensive campaign In
16 states in support OF the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence ocean waterway
project. ),
Trade organizations, wonens clubs,
civic associations and municipalities
are being asked to send delegates.
The conference was called by the gov
ernor at the request Of the states
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater
commission. It will take place az
the state capitol the day before the
opening of the National Dairy Show.
Similar conventions are being ar
ranged in other states interested IN
bringing the Atlantic ocean l'ooo
miles closer to the northwest.
Deepening of the st. Lawrence
channel to permit ocean-going vessels
To come into the lake ports OF the
northwest will cut Transportation
costs on export grain almost in hai1'
the state tidewater commission ne-
l;eves. The commission estimates
that from Lake Erie to Atlantic ports
the lowest rail rate is IL cents q
bushel on grain, and that it costs 9
cents a bushel more to load that gram
ships, ~
The Minnesota commission estlm-
ates that the opening Of the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence route to ocean
traffic would reduce this grain trans
portation cost 10 cents a bushel.
Forces Combine to Fight Weevil-
A combination Of carbon tetrachlor-
ide and carbon disulphide, which will
comply with the rules and regulations
regarding the use of such material
for purposes of Immigration, is being
worked out by entomoligists at Uni
versity Farm and is under trial in the
Insurance Underwriters Laboratory
+ in Chicago. A combination OF 70 per
cent of tetrachloride and Is per cent
of disulphide is proposed for gen.
eral gas attack on the granary We
evil. Various official forces OF the
state, including the state agricultural
the railroad and warehouse commits
sion and the fire marhall, are coop
Grating with station men and the
farm bureau to eradicate the weevll.
Many new reports of damage, some
telling of the infestation of elevators
have been received at university farm
Sow Thistle Found Near Iowa Line
That the dreaded perennial SOW
thistle continues to move southwark
lis indicated by reports OF county
agents to their leader and assistant
leaders at University Farm. The
Freeborn county agent discovered the
weed on three different farms in that