The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-02-23
ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO FARMERS
edited by p Huntmer County Agent Melrose Minnesota

report on the production of 225 q.
C.. White Leghorn hens covering q
period from January LIST to February
18th. This report shows that thes
225 laying hens produced during thi,
period eggs which sold for sos 81
and consumed feeds valued at $21.5C
leaving net profit for the 43 days
of $43.77.
Mr.. Smiths records show that
1889 eggs were produced during the
month of January which sold Acr
$40. 03, and from February 1st to
18th 697 eggs which sold at $1G.zt
making a total egg sale for the 43
days covered by this report of Se5.-
27. The highest price received for
eggs. was on January Bird when III
eggs were sold at the rate of 45c
per dozen. The lowest price was
paid on January 14th on which Gate
LA eggs We're sold at the rate Of
zoe a dozen. Delivery made on. JAN
uSry 9th sold at 35c a dozen, ON
January 9th at 3Oc and deliveries on
January 10th and up to February
18th were sold at the rate of Csc
a dozen. -.
The feed cost per day was figured
at soc and includes the following
feeds: 16 pounds of oats and wheat,
dry; 10 lbs. of corn; a pounds, of
sprouted oats; pounds of bran, dry:
: 6 pounds of bran mash; pounds OF
oyster shells. This makes total
daily allowance to the 225 hens OF
Al pounds. Grain feeds Mr.. Smith
has figured as costing 44c day and
the oyster shells at &c day, giving
his total feed cost at SOC a day which
amounted to $21.5O for the 43 days
covered by his report. This margin
of $43.77 between cost of feeds and
eggs produced with eggs selling as
low as zoe a dozen certainly is a
very creditable record and the egg
production which Mr.. Smith has
secured is especially high for this
season of the year. The Farm Bur-
eau office will appreciate receiving
reports on other fiocks of the county
made up as Mr. Smith has his re-
port for the period covered.-P. w.
Huntemer, County Agent.
Juniors to Have Own State Fair
Observation-Disclosures division peo-
pie of University Farm have been
notified by Thomas H. Garfield, sec
rotary and general manager of the
Minnesota state fair, that the board |
of governors of the State Agricul- |
tural society has made a new and
special department for boys and
girls club work for the. fair this
year. J. l.. Mitchtll has been ap-
pointed supervisor, and T. A. Erick-
son, superintendent of this depart
ment. It is likely the juniors and
their exhibits will be housed in
building by themselves The board
has the matter under consideration
and is expected to take favorable &C
ton. /
The new department will be divided
into four divisions with an assistant
in charge OF each
Mrs. Margaret Baker will have
charge of the division of home eco
nomics, including demonstration
work in sewing, canning, bread max
ing, etc.; R. II. Giberson, will have
charge of the division of livestock
club exhibits and demonstrations; A.
J. Kittleson will be in charge OF the
division of county club exhibits and
Miss Genevieve Bur
gan will be in charge of boys and
girls club camps.
Mr. Erickson, state leader Of the
juniors and superintendent Of the
new department, believes the fair
board has taken an important step
forward in that it will be possible to !
take care of junior club work at the
fair in a more efficitnt manner than
ever before.
More Poultry Centers Soon to Be
Designated-Five more County poul-
try demonstration communities are to
be added to the 10 originally deslg-
mated in Oct. by poultry speclalles
of the department Of agriculture, UNI
varsity of Minnesota. The object OF
this movement is to demonstrate that
good profits be derived from poul-
try keeping as part of the farm
business. Accurate records muse be
kept of production and costs, and
uniform system of accounts adopted. ;
So many requests have been made
for this work that it has been decid-
ed to extend it in other parts of the /,
state. The location of the new COM
munities will soon be announced.
According to N. E. Chapman, poul-
try specialist at University Farm,
the best egg production record in the {
10 communities for the month of No
vember was made by S. B. Kilstofts,
a member of the Askov demonstra-
lion community. His flock of 81 hens
averaged Is eggs each for the month.
His receipts We're $43.72 and his ex-
penses SIG, leaving net income
from the Ga hens of $27.72.
II. P. Rasmussen, dairy farmer, !