The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-23
ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO FARMERS
Edited by p Huntmer. County Melrose Minnesota

planting when the first true leaves APP
pear. Prepare other boxes and trans
plant seedlings two inches apart each
way. If it is preferred, paper pots
can be used OF cardboard STRIPS can be
cut and folded forming shallow boxes
If seedlings are in these they can be
easily set in the garden without dis
turbing the root system. When
warm sunny days come, the boxes
can be set outside for a few hours
and the plants hardened off.
If considerable quantities of plants
are required, hotbeds or cold frames
can be built easily and used for grow
ing early plants in spring, melons or
cucumbeTs in summer and as storage
space during the fall-W. T. Tapley,
in charge of the section of gardening
of the department of agriculture, Uni
versity of Minnesota.
National Dairy Show to Feature
Club Work-Boys' and girls club
work will be made a prominent fea-
ture at the National Dairy show to
be held in the Twin Cities next fall
This is the news brought back from
Chicago by T. A. Erickson, state
club leader for Minnesota chairman
of the committee on club work con-
nected with the dairy show. This
committee was in conference with the
executive officers of the show, and
upon it's recommendation, the officers
appropriated $3.50 for three lines of
boys and girls club work, namely
Judging, team demonstration work,
and exhibits of dairy calves by calf
clubs. Not only did the association
treble its appropriation for junior
club work for the 1922 dairy show,
but it promised that the boys and
girls should have separate building,
probably what is known as the con-
vention hall, for their demonstrations
and exhibits.
Minnesota Leads U. S. in 1000
Pound COws-Minnesota leads all the
states in the number of Holstein cows
which are producing more than 1000
pounds of butter on yearly tests, &C
cording to w. E. Peterson of Univer-
sity Farm, superintendent of official
testing in this state. Minnesota has
81 Holsteeins in the 1000 pound class.
Several Guernseys and Jerseys have a
similar record of performance to
their credit. Ohio with 70 Holsteins
in this superior class is second to
Minnesota. In 1915 Minnesota had but
one lone 1000 pound cow, and stood
in the last place among the states.
Mr.. Peterson believes the develop
ment of testing and breeding has had
a great deal to do in bringing about
the marked improvement in produc-
ton shown by official records.
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Dairy Calf Clubs to Compete at
Fair-All interestes chiefly concern
ed have agreed that the state exhibit
of dairy calf club calves shall be held
hereafter at the Minnesota State Fair
in September instead of at South st.
Paul in connection with the Junior
Livestock show in November. Chief
objections to South St. Paul are the
lateness of the season, the fact that
the leading interest there is in fat
stock, and the further fact that sanl-
tary conditions are not favorable fof
exhibiting breeding stock to be re-
turned to farms over the state. These
objections will be overcome, it is ex-
pected, by holding the exhibit at the
state fair. Club leaders and state fair
authorities predict that at least 90
or more of the dairy calves in the
state, accompanied by their boy or
girl owners, will be at the fair, and
that the demonstration and judging
work centering about this feature will
be of great value to JUNIORS and
grown ups alike.
rs Trees for Is Cants Offered State
Schools-Any school in the state can
obtain rs small trees for Arbor Day
planting on request to the assistant
superintendent of the forest expert
ment station, University Farm, ST.
Paul, MINI. The request must be ac-
companied by 25 cents to pay the cost
of digging, packing and shipping. On
ly one shipment can be made to a
school. Requests received later than
April cannot be filled, so send In
your orders now.