The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-10
LARGE MEETING BLUE EARTH
COUNTY HOLSTELN BREEDERS

University Farm did not show them
standing as high as our association.
Assistance was given in helping
some of the members dispose OF cat
tie. Information was also given to
some in the county as TO where they
could secure grade Holsteins.
Assistance was given the county
club leader in getting Registration pa.
pers for boys and girls.
Assistance was given 10 breeders in
getting animals registered and trans
ferred. Application blanks for both
Registry and transfer were furnished
to a number of breeders. These
blanks are kept at the secretary's Of
fee and will be furnished to breeders
at any time.
Twenty six personal letters were
sent to the various committees in the
local towns in regard TO the member
ship drive. 800 letters and return
cards were sent in regard to the an
nual meeting of February 2. Forty
two cards returned.
Three hundred and twenty letters
were sent out during the year in ad-
dition to the above, in answer to in
quiries, etc. Several inquiries We're
received in regard to organizing local
associations. This information was
given.
Twenty one new breeders started in
the county during the year some 9th
ers purchased pure bred sires only.
All stencils, second sheets, carbons,
etc., furnished by the secretary with
out charge.
Address BY Mr.. Geiger.
Robert Geiger, secretary of the
State association, spoke. Mr.. Geiger
| has just recently been elected secre-
| tary, a. ne outlined what he would
lie to i.> Iomplish while in office. He
| said that one important thing that
| must be brought about Is that the or
ganiZation must function in such a
way as to benefit all the members.
| stock and for information must be
| turned down, because data Is not at
hand, and it is the efficient working
| TO the entire state organization that
| can overcome this. There should also
| be a system, whereby the office would
have record of each herd OF Hol-
stems in the state, so when a demand
comes for the, the officers will know
! where to send for the animal. Mr..
Geiger complimented the Blue Earth
association :ery highly, by saying that
this association was doing better work
| than any other county in the state. A
suggestion which Mr.. Geiger made
and which was heartily endorsed by
| the association members, was that a
movement be put forward to have the
boys and girls clubs of the county
| the club. This would be state wide
movement toward better herds. A
comElittee was appointed to CO -oper-
ate with the county agent OF the Farm
Bureau, in helping this movement get
started.
L. Z. Mcmillan, county agent, asked
the Holstein breeders to help other
committees from the Guernsey Breed.
ers and the Farm Bureau to make
This was accepted. He also suggested
that the association write letter to
Governor Preus asking him to contin-
ue the work of federal testing for tu-
bercular cattle in the state. Some
discussion came UP at this point, and
it was decided that the state board
would talk over some plans whereby
they might obtain re. tests. Mr.. Nc.
MILAN also urged the farmers to plant
more alfalfa and clover for their
herds the protein which is needed.
! C. L. McNelley Of Dodge county,
and member of the state board,
urged the CO. operation Of the farmers
in the different counties. Mr.. Mcneil
| ley stated that the breeders should
not do their work thinking only of the
money he might get, or thinking that
Instead, the breeder should think of
the good he is doing his community
in lettering dairying cows and putting
on the market food that is absolutely
pure and reliable.
| H. F.. Brush of Amboy, A. H. Spauld
ing of Mankato and l.. A. Peterson of
Eagel Lake were elected directors
for the coming year. The follow ing
officers were elected for the year
| 1000. President II T, Sohre of Good
of Amboy and secretary and treasur-
er, j. C.. Marlowe. ..