The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-12-28

fat equivalent to 1,523.2 pounds but
ter from 81, 610.6 pounds milk testing
1856 per cent. AS consequence of
this performance she displaces the
former American record made by
Duchess Skylark Ormsby on the farm
of j. B. Irwin near Minneapolis.
The new champion is a seven-year-
old daughter of Piebe Laura Ollie
Homestead King and May Walker of
Arden, both of whom are of high
producing and show winning ances-
try. Her weight, 1,765 pounds, COM
bined with dairy temperament and
refinement also mark her as an ex-
cellent type of dairy cow.
Her grain ration during this test
consisted of bran, ground oats, dis
tillers' grains, hominy, oil meal, glu-
ten and cottenseed with salt and a
limited amount of mineral compounds.
She also received liberal amounts of
alfalfa hay, and during the latter
part of her test, corn ensilage and
beetS.
The uniformity of May Walker o.
lie Homestead's production during her
entire yearly test period is an out
standing feature of her record. In
no one calender month did she pro-
duce less than 80 pounds butterfat or
1000 pounds milk, nor did she pro-
duce over 5000 pounds milk in any
month. She carried calf almost six
months of her test period.
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Some Weeds
Summary of the Annual reports of
the local weed inspectors in Mime
sofa is being completed. Some of the
figures as to acreages of weeds are
interesting, to say the least. 1t will
surprise the average man, who has
observed scenery in the country, to
learn that 143 local inspectors an
swering the question No. 1. "How
many acres of weeds were cut by the
land owners, whom you visited, but
whom you did not have to serve a
notice on?" reported a total of 1879,
522 acres. In reply to question No.
2. "How many acres were cut by
land owners or operators after you
had served a notice? ?" 121 inspectors
reported a aotal of 1926 acres. The
reports of SO inspectors shows to-
tai Of 1859 acres as hired cut by the
local inspectors because the owner or
occupant neglected or refused to cut
the weeds. This makes a toaal of
230,O37 acres of weeds cut because
of the activity of the local weed in
spectors. This figure, it must be I'M
derstood, does not include weeds cut
voluntarily by persons not solicited
by the inspectors. Of the total acres
cut 1898 acres were in growing
crops-mostly small grains, but some
patches in corn and potato fields were
cut.
1t is interesting, in this connection
to note that the 1922 state census
records 170,891 farms in Minnesota.
1t appears then that approximate
ly 1.3 acres of weeds per farm on
the average were cut. But this does
not represent the total acreage of
weeds on the farms. No-not even of
the two which largely constitute
these acreages-viz:> Sow Thistles
and Canada Thistles.
There are thousands of acres of
other noXious weeds annually taking
toll from the crops of the country.
Among the most vicious of which are
French Weed, Leafy Spurge, Wild
Oats. Mustard, Quack Grass, Dodders,
Plantin, Wild Barley, Toad-Flax and
Rag Weed. Yes, and new weeds con-
stantly being INTRODUCED. We can
still get two new ones from New York
and one from our adjoining state and
turn these out to pasture in our yards
and fields as the Prickly Night Shade
is now being broadcasted.
Some other time full list of weeds
that have been naturalized from
Europe and Asia may be of interest.