New Ulm review., 1922-05-17
+ FARMERS PLAN TO
PICNIC ON JUNE Il ne I
THIS YEARS GET-To-GETHER
WILL BE HELD AT
SPRINGFIELD.
THE FARM BUREAU OF SEVEN
COUNTIES VILE PUBLISH
A NEWSPAPER.

The annual picnic of the Brown
County Farm Bureau will be held at
Riverside Park, Springfield, on We'd
.nesday, June 7th. This was the date
set by the directors of the Farm Bureau
at their meeting last Friday night.
The annual picnic has always been held
at Sleepy Eye and some of the direc-
tors thought change should be made
this year and for that reason it was
decided to gather at Springfield. There
viii be athletic events such as races,
tug-of-war, ball game, etc. Arrange
ments are being made to secure one Or
two good speakers and committees
have been appointed to work out the
various details which 60 to make up
picnic. Watch for further announce
ments.
Farm Bureau News.
The County Agents of Watonwan,
Blue Earth, Lesueur, Nicollet, Fari-
bault, Martin and Brown Counties
met at Mankato, May 2, and decided
to publish paper called Farm Bureau
News to go to each member of the
Farm Bureau in these counties. They
decided that the present bulletin sent
out each month is too inadequate to.
furnish the news necessary and by
having news from the various counties
combined much better paper could
be produced. Instead of being pub.
llished on the fifteenth of each month as:
has been the custom in the past it will
be issued on the first, thereby making
announcements for the following
month. The paper will be four page,
seven column, regular newspaper size,.
and first page being devoted to State,
and National Federation news. Each
County will have three columns Of the
remaining space, part Of this to be de-.
voted to news items in the county and
the remaining space for the exchange
list or want ads in the same manner as
the present bulletin gives space There
will be $500 copies Of this paper, 700
going to Brown County: Due to the
fact that this paper will have its first
issue on June l there will be no May15
issue Of the Farm Bureau Bulletin.
The News Service Department Of the
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
will act as editor with the seven coun-
ties contributing.
Berkner Resigns.
At the directors meeting of the
Brown County Farm Bureau, Friday
night, George Berkner resigned as presi-
dent Of that organiza ton. Due to the
fact that Mr.. Berkner has filed for repre-
sentative and that the Farm Bureau is
a non-political organization, the board
accepted his resignation. Mr.. Berk-
| ner has been president Of the organiza-
tion ever since it was organized in
1917 and has done considerable work
in building up the Farm Bureau in the
County. No successor has as yet been
named for the office.
The Spraying Of Orchards.
Considerable interest is being shown
this spring in the spraying Of orchards.
People have come to realize that if good
fruit is to be grown something has to
be done, and orchards are being
sprayed in every section Of the county.
Several intended to spray their trees
but the trees blossomed before it could
be done. Trees should not be sprayed
! when in full bloom. One should wait
until the petals have fallen even if the
| first spray which is known as the .'pink
\ spray,a' was not given. The two later
sprays, that Of the latter part Of June
4 or first Of July and the other Of two
weeks later should not be neglected as
it is that spraying which controls the
apple maggot, the worm found III The
apple after being put IN storage.
| If the plum trees were not sprayed
before blossoming they should Be
Isprayed after the petals have fallen.
4 again when the plums are the size 81
! small peas, third spray about July
i 1 and the last one just when the fruit
J lstarts to color.
!! The standard spray for the above
j sprayings Of both apples and plums i
4 the lime7snlp phur, arsenate Of lead mix
u ture. This same proportion can bt
! used on all sprayiings.
Il Either three pounds powdered O
4 five quarts Of liquid lime-sulphnr, II
/ pounds powdered or three pound
Il paste arsenate Of lead. so gallons 8
J, water. For smaller amounts mix pro
q portionately. For further informatio,
!. on spraying, either call OF write you
! County Agent.
$ The 81. i. Beecher family and Mis-
i Jean Treadwell spent Sunday wit
relatives at st. Peter.