Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-09
NORTHWESTERN NEWS(

X WlTlSer, FOSStOn, the NOrHn-
west School of Agriculture and the
C%rookston high school. q
Wednesday winter show meetings
consisted of schools on. farm topics
and sales Of thoroughbred beef cattle
and swine. Apotato marketing confer
enc was held in the afternoon which
vas presided over by T. M. Mccall
horticulturist at the Northwest Schoo
Of Agriculture here. H. j.. Hughes
state marketing director for the Min
nesota department of agriculture
spoke on Progress in the Minnesota
Marketing Program"
Warns Against CurtAiling
Production.
N. j. Holmberg, Minnesota COM
missioner OF. agriculture, warned
farmers against curtailing produc-
ton as a mean of restoring, agricul-
ture to a paying business. Mr.. Holm.
berg was one Of the main speakers
at the potato marketing conference
held here Wednesday afternoon.
Produce o at less cost and
sell at less loss, he admonished and
the state department of agriculture
toward hat end.
Tells of Spud Inspection.
H. j. Hughes, Minnesota director of
markets for the state agricultural de-
partment, explained the state inspec-
ton plan of potatoes in the Red River
Valley which will be started Febru-
airy 10. Inspectors are to be stationed
at shipping points in the valley and
will grade potatoes before they are
shipped. This plan. Mr.. Hughes said,
will give the shipper a knowledge Of
whether or not his potatoes will
stand up on the receiving markets. II
they will not, he will be able to re-
grade his potatoes.
Don't be too hard on the middle
man." MIR. Hughes said. "He serves
a purpose. buying on grade or quality
cooperative selling agencies are go
ing 10 sell on any other basis WI are
facing positive and serious disap-
pointment. Mr.. Hughes also en-
phasiZed the importance Of building
up the grades of all farm produce.
Sale Began Wednesday,.
The stock sales started, Wednesday
With the sale of beef cattle in the
Twenty-Five shorthorns. IL COWS and
IL bulls were sold. The high sale of
the forenoon was the purchase Of
"Mima's Gay Lady" owned by ]. P.
Finch Of Fargo. N. d.. by Andrew
Hansen. of Warren for SITS. The
shorthorn sale averaged $110 per
head.
Sixty head of swine were sold at
Wednesday afternoons sale averaging
$40 Il head. The high sale Of the day
the price paid for Coils Giantess,
owned by A. Marsden Of Hendrum,
and sold to the Northwest School OF
for $65.
The annual meeting of the North
ern Minnesota Poultry Association
was held Wed. afternoon with Dr.. r.
l.. kirsh. C%rOokston, being reelected
president; j. P. Norman, Crookston,
was elected first vice president; L. j.
Foss, Fertile, second vice president;
Clifford Thor. Gully. third vice presi-
dent; John Saugstad. Crookston, Sec
retary-treasurer. Awards made in the
junior division of the bird show re-
suited in George Haselrud. Crookston,
trophy. He also took first place in
the American class with Clifford
Thor, Gully. winning second Luella
Blue. East Grand Forks third. In the
English class Lowell Franz of Gully,
won first and second places. Haven
Satire. C~rookston, won first in The
Mediterranean class with Alice Bjor-
go, Crookston, taking second place.
Made Fortune ON TuEkeyA
An interesting side light to the
poultry show was made public here
when it was learned that Mrs. Ned
Randolph, of Donaldson made snug
fortune on her turkeys last year. Mr..
and Mrs. Randolph after struggling
to make a barr living at farming were
almost read to give up when Mrs.
Randolph, according to her story, en-
tered the turkey game. Last rear
she raised over AIS turkeys averag-
ing IS pounds each. The birds were
all sold for 40c a pound, bringing q
return Of nearly $500. AS q result
of their good fortune Mr.. and Mrs.
Randolph expect to leave Don for
Palm Beach. Fla, to spend the rest
of the winter.