The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-24


t4.n, said his bank Was backing the
dairy industry aud would do all they
could to promote the same.
Value OF Testing Association
Earl Oliver of Amboy, owner Of
the highest producing grade Holstein
herd in the state, with an annual
average production per COW Of over
500 pounds, stated that the Cow
Testing association had made 1t pos
sible for him 10 develop this great
herd to this high standing and was
glad TO state that the Blue Earth
County Testing association showed
the highest average per cow and herd
of any association in Minnesota.
]. c. NARROW talked on better dairy
ing and dairy interests, making the
statement that everyone in the coun-
~ whether In town or country, was
directly interested in dairying point.
ing out the fact that If the $780,
900 worth or butter sold from Blue
Earth county in 1920 would be in
creased through more and better
dairy COWS to double the amount or
$2,600,000 in the next four or five
years each and every one in the coun
ty would benefit in proportion to this
great increase.
He then talked on new members
for the County and State Association.
Sixteen business men in Amboy and
the country surrounding Amboy join
ed the association, and the local unit
was organized with the following
members elected as officers. II. Il.
Salsbery, president; Frank Hemming
way, vice president; F. w. Bosch.
Jr., secretary and treasurer. Earl
Oliver and H. Z. Brush, directors.
Meeting At Rapidan.
A big dairy meeting was held at
Rapidan on Tuesday evening, Febru .
airy 81, with 200 in attendance, Talks
on dairying< and COW Testing were
made by II. L. Sohre, president OF the
Blue Earth County Holstein Breed
ers association.
J. c. NARROW, secretary Of the Blue
Earth County Hoistein Association
talked or increased production,
through better sfres, feeding and
care.
Judge Harry A. Johnson of Man
kato gave a humorist talk in which
fine illustrations by story, pointing
out that il took what seemed to be
the ridiculous rather than the sordid
factsN to bring out point and get
the people engaged in certain pro-
ject to see the light and improve
their business meeting.
Ten members were signed up in
the local unit of the State and Coun-
ty Holstein Breeders association. The
Rapidan local was organized and Of
ficers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent, Ernest MatZke. vice president,
William F. Geisthardt; secretary,
treasurer, Leonard Matzke, directors,
Gus Friend and George c. Enrich.
The members that signed up felt
sure of several more members In the
near future
Aftersthe meeting dancing was the
order of the evening and a general
good time was had by all. At eleven
o'clock lunch baskets were brought
forth. Plenty of good wholesome milk
was served by the local committee.
Thus everybody was happy, and why
shouldn't they be, as they were full
OF food, frolic and fun.
Great Records Are Made.
Records come thick and fast on
the NARROW & Randall Farm at Man
kato, MINI. This week they have one
OF their purebred registered Hoisteins
cows listed with creditabie record
In the latest official bulletin froms the
office OF Malcolm Fl. Gardner, Della
van, Wis, superintendent of Advanc
ed Registry of the Holstein Friesian
Association of America. This cow.
Miss Pietertje Burke, at the age of
seven years and three months, pro-
duced e4s.1 pounds, of milk and 81.
s76 pounds OF butter fat, in seven
days, equivalent to 34.2 pounds of
butter. The champion Holstein for
Minnesota in the full aged class for
seven day production Is Bess ormsby
Burke. whose record Of $3.50 pounds
of milk and 33.847 pounds of butter
fat, equivalent to 42.5 pounds Of but
ter, surpasses all others. according
to the records Of the Holstein Erie
sian association of America. This
record production was made at the
e. C. Schroeder Farm, Moorhead,
MINI.