The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-25
ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO FARMERS
Edited by Huntmer, County Agent Merose Minnesota

The committee in charge of the Tri-
County Community and Farm Bureau
picnic scheduled for the Benton Coun-
ty Fair Grounds on Wednesday, June
18th, has practically completed ar
rangements for what should prove the
largest community picnic ever held In
central Minnesota.
One of the big featuresI OF the pro-
gram will be the Triangular field
meet with teams from Benton. Stearns
and Sherburne Countless competing.
Sixty points will be counted in the six
events making up the field sports
which include: 100 yard dash free TOT To-.
so yard dash for girls under 15; 80
yard dash for men weighing over 200
pounds. First place in each of these
races will count points, second place
and third 1. Suitable cash prizes
will be given for each event. A four
man team from each county will be
selected for a horse shoe pitching
tournament for which points Will pc
credited to the winning team ana s
points to the team winning second
The morning baseball game will be
between farm boys drawn from Benton
and Sherburne counties. The Winnins
team of the morning game Wall play
the Stearns county team ut IN the
afternoon. The winning baseball team
will be credited 10 points to their
county's total, the team winning sec
ond place, six points.
The Benton County Fair Association
program will put on matinee OF
horse races during the aftrnoon.
An especially strong speaking pro.
gram has been arranged, when VIII
be called promptly at l p. M Speakers
Cloud; J. H. Hay Of St. Paul, as
sistant commissioner Of agriculture;
J. F. Reed, president of the Mime
sofa Farm Bureau Federation; ]. W.
Coverdale, secretary of the american
Farm Bureau Federation. Music will
be furnished during the day by the
St. Cloud band and quartetts from the
different counties.
Refreshments stands at which lunch
es of all kinds can be secured Will
be found on the grounds. STAND ana
concession privileges must be secured
from w. J. Hines. st. Cloud. No ad-
mission will be charged at the gates.
Bowery dance will be conducted at the
large dance pavilion during the AFTER
noon and evening.
There is an abundance of shade on
and near the fair grounds and all peo-
pie attending are requested TO prlns
their picnic dinner. Remember TO
the Tri-County Community and Farm
Bureau picnic, which will be called
promptly at 10 o'clock with the elim1-
nation baseball game between Benton
'''N ~ P. w. Huntemer,
County Agent.
First Potato Spray Ring Formed In
State-The first potato spray ring or
ganized in Minnesota by the UNIVERSE
tys agricultural extension service has
Just been formed at Elk River. Sher-
burne county, by r. G. Rose, extension
specialist, and Charles C. Hickman,
the Sherburne county agent. Five
farmers, who are growing 30 acres OF
potatoes, Joined the ring at the organ
ization meeting, and other growers
will join later. The co-operators will
buy materials for spraying in large
lots and will hire man by the sea-
son to do the spraying. Farmers In
other counties where potatoes are
leading crop are planning to organize
rings this season.
University Presents Land Clearing
COurse-Short course by the un1vers-
ity's department of agriculture have
been coming thick and fast this year.
A course in land clearing will be CIV
en- for the first time at the Northeast
Experiment station, Duluth, June IA
to 23. AS only limited number OF
students can be accommodated, the
rule of first come first served" has
been adopted. Practical work with ex-
plosives and machinery in .cutover
cultivating the land to the best ad-
vantage after it has been cleared will
be given by the universities land
clearing experts. All communications
regarding the course should be address
sed to DR.. A. v. Storm, director OF
short courses, University Farm, st.
Paul.