Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-10-12
Farm Bur eau News
More Stacker Hens Culled
II. HOuSer, County Z

s The poultry cullilg school conducted
on tthe farm Of Olaf I8ystrom i'll Vega.
was attended by twelve Vega farmers
and their wives. Mr.. Bystrom's flock
showed some exceptionally good layers
only fifteen Stacker hens. were culled
out of a flock of 10 IS.
It is too bad that every township did
not get III their request for a poultry
school before October 10th. 4 Even
though grain prices are low, it's too
expensive to feed to some 30 to fifty
percent, of your flock which aresslack-
erS. ..:- E9. III t%& s.i&
Potato Pointers ,a5a n.
Anyone shipping potatoes after Oc-
stober 10Th should make provision in
the, car to provide against cold snap.
The County Agent called up all
known parties who might have had po-
tatoes for sale in response to a quota
ton of SLIGO d hundred on track at any
shipping point in Marshall County. The
order was for seven cars or any amount
up to seven cars Of EARLY OhiOs which
would grade T.. S. No. +: The order
has since been filled, but should you
feel that local buyers are not giving
you the top penny for good ripe pota-
toes. make up a carload and send to
the Minnesota Potato Exchange, Pro
duce Building, Minneapolis. If you
want sacks, same can be had by writ
ing to the Farm Bureau Office. The
last quotation received on new sacks
was STATS the thousand for two bu-
shell sacks. "
The Stephen merchants and banks
are starting a campaign for inducing a
thoroughly reliable individual concern
to start potato warehouse at Stephen.
Watch for Stomach Worms.
Stomach WORMS have been causing
quite a few deaths in lambs in the VI
cinity of Radium Messers. Peter Turn
land, Leonard Lull and Wildes have re-
ported several losses. These parasites
are almost sure to show up in the fall
when lambs have been running on OLD
pastures. Lambs are more subject to
stomach worms than older sheep. Ii
YOU have lambs showing an exhausted
and pale bloodless condition death fol
lowing due to blood starvation and the
fourth stomach packed full OF worms
call your veterinarian. In case you
can't get your veterinarian soon enough
bring your lambs up from the old pas
ture-starve them for twenty-four
hours-then give each lamb depending
upon size from so to 100 cubic cent?
miters OF one percent solution copper
sulphate. In few hours give the
lambs small amount of grain and
turn them out on a new pasture. he
careful in drenching your lambs not t
get the copper solution down the wind
pipe Of the lamb. II you can't purchase
the copper sulphate soon enough tht
following will do very we'll for eacf
lamb: ounces of cows whole milk, ]
tablespoon of gasoline, I tablespoon OF
raw linseed oil. -.
More Dairy Cows Coming
Marshall County has long been won
dering whether all the talk about dairy
COWS is the truth--but not until nov
have the interest and fever been 81
high. Letters have been written to thu
County Agent from banks authorizing
| the; purchase of good grade Holstelnsss--AASs
in a few cases some purebreds. +
The County Agent left Sunday nign 1
for points in western and southerp
Minnesota, tofpurchase 81 head Spoken
! for as follows: Stephen, 46 cows