The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-02-23

A. v. Storm, director of short cOurS
as and Prof w. H. Alderman, chief
of the Division of horticulture Of the
University of Minnesota. These in
quiries indicate a large registration
IN Monday, Feb. 20, the opening day
of the course. Minnesota horticul-
turists will of course predominant n
attendance, but the inquiries already
received assure the registration of
men from other states and from Can
ada as well.
The course will run for three weeks
or until March II. Each week will
constitute a unit by itself. The first
week will be given to fruit growing
subjects, the second week to land
scaping and flower growing, and the
third week to vegetable production.
there will be instruction and work
Tor both the amateur and profession
al.
The registration fee for the course
will be So. No deductions will be
,ade from this fiat rate even if the
APPLICANT remains for only week.
Annual Seed List of Crop AS
ISOLATION Issued-The annual seed
list of the Minnesota Crop Inprov-
inent association is being mailed
from the office of Secretary A. D.
Haodecke of University Farm. The
list enumerates seed inspected and
certified by the association, seed re-
ported for sale by association men,
bers and by farmers of the state, aud
seed offered for sale by Minnesota
experiment stations Seed pointers
and varieties of farm crops recon-
mended for Minnesota, together with
a short history of such varieties, are
features of the pamphlet, which can
be obtained on APPLICATION to Mr.. Ha-
edecke, its compiler, University
farm, St. Paul.
Ralph F. Grim Joins University
Farm Staff-Ralph F. Grim, until
recently county agent of Cottonwood
county, has accepted appointment
with the agricultural extension and
farm crops divisions at. University
Farm. For the extension division he
will concern himself with an aggres-
sive program of farm crops work as
outlined by the leaders of that divis-
ion cooperating with the station
agronomists. ..u. !,
The division of farm crops, says
Prof. Andrew Boss, will use Mr..
Grim in helping to determine the va
ariety and crop adaptions and limi-
tations so far as soil types, climate
conditions and other governing fac
tors are concerned. Mr.. Grim will
also take part in statistical studies
of crop prediction and will aid in
promoting crop Standardization and
crop breeding lines.
Mr.. Grim is native of Ohio and
was reared on farm. He was grad
aated from Ohio State University at
Columbus. From 1913 to 1915 in
he was high school instIuc-
tor in agriculture at Slayton, Mimi,
and from 1916 to 1918 occupied
similar position in the schools OF
Benson, MINI. He was appointed
county agent of Cottonwood county in
February, 1918.
Film Story of Club Work Now
Beng Told-The story of the pur-
pose, organization and results of
boys and girls club work is being
flashed on the screen in various Min
nesota towns. Five copies of the
film, which was made under the AUS
pices of the agricultural extension
service of the state university and
the Union Stock Yards company OF
South St. Paul, have been prepared,
and there is prospect that hundreds
Of bookings for the picture will be
made over the state.
The film, is entitled Partners,
the partnership which is
generally developed by club work be-
tween the juniors and their fathers, +
The scenes portray the life story OF
boys and girls livestock clubs, the
work of the county farm bureau and
It's agents, county fair and South st.
Paul activities, including the award
If prizes, auction, banquet, etc.
Under date of Feb. Prof. William
Boss, chief of the university's divis-
on of agricultural engineering, was
advised by S. H. McCrory of Wash .
ngton, D. c., chief of the division OF ]
agricultural engineering, federal bur- {
,au of public roads, that s
"Any order you may send IN now
or picric acid will have prompt at {
;ention. At present the cartridg1ng
company is running about a car a
iay. We are not urging them to in
.rease this, as our supply OF orders
S limited"
When announcement was made OF
he second allotment (93O,OOO !
,ounds) of picric acid to Minnesota,
he university authorities gave no
ice that they could not guarantee the
late of delivery. Mr.. McCroy's
statement that the government can