The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-10


by storm and secured The State Sum
mer meeting for 1922.
Calf Club Work.
A committee of three, A. d. Stan
ford, Il. NJ. Nichols, and II. e. Sails
berry, was appointed to co operate
with, the County Club Leader, M. II.
Coe in the Calf Club project. Letters
were sent out by the secretary's Office
in connection with this work. A let
ter was prepared and sent out for the
committee to 200 members. A mem
bership card was enclosed. One hun
dred letters were sent to the mem
hers by the secretary ulging them to
get back of the calf club work. One
hundred and forty nine letters and
cards were sent to school teachers in
the county, urging them to sign up
members in the Calf club. Forty. six
personal letters were sent to the boys
and girls who had joined the calf club
and were raising Holstein calves, urg
ing them on greater efforts, and
giving them pointers on hitting ana
preparing the calves for the fair, and
encouraging them in their work. Ad-
vertisements were run in the county
papers soliciting members for the calf
clug. Publicity articles were sent to
all papers in the county. Four silver
cups were purchased and engraved for
prizes for the boys and girls and
awarded at the Mankato Fair. These
are being treasured very highly by the
boys and girls.
The calves were shown at the Mans
kato fair and certainly made won
derful showing. Forty six were Hol-
stems, they would be a credit in any
showing. The calf club was consid-
cred by many to be one of the evry
best exhibits at the fair and has been
much talked of ever since. THESE
since. These young boys and girls are
the coming breeders and much good
to the breed and dairy industry will
come from their work.
"a board meeting was held during
the Mankato fair with other breeders
president, also w. A. Streeter of the
National Citizens Bank. The calf club
work was discussed and 1t was decid =
ed that instead of selling the calves
in the fall. the boys and girls be en-
couraged to carry the calves on for a
three year project Mr.. Streeter stat
ed that they would continue 10 finance
! the boys and girls for period OF
three years. Action was taken by the
| board and those present TO give Tree
service OF the sires in the county, or
at least by all those pIesc,nt in the
belief that all the breeders in the
county would CO operate in the same
way in breeding the calves belonging
to the boys and girls free of charge.
Annual Summer Meeting.
Five hundred typewriter post
cards were sent out to members and
prospective members and others in
mer meeting and picnic which was
held at Amboy on the school grounds
| Several notices were sent to the eight
county papers.
The meeting was very well at
| tende/ and was one Of the best meet
ings ever held. The local committee
at Amboy, composed OF H: r; Brush
H. S. Salsbery, C. e. Mullin, Earl
Oliver and Cliff Brush, did some ex-
cellent work and handled the local ar :
engagements in a very cre0itable way
More than 1000 people attended the
meeting. Many of the breeders brought
| in several head of their cattle. A par
ade was planned and was great sue
| cess. 1t included many decorated
| floats and automobiles representing
| the business men of Amboy, and IN
which all of the cattle were on dress
parade.
Photographs were taken by the
secretary and sent to the leading dairy
and farm papers throughout the Unit.
ed States together with report OF
the meeting. The photograph and re-
port was published in many of these
| publications. -. ....
National Dairy Show.
Three hundred letters we're sent out
to all members and others in the
county urging them to attend and
avail themselves OF the opportunity
of boosting the National Dairy Show
which was held, on the State Fail
Grounds last fall. Several publicity ar
| ticles were sent to the right papers
| in the country urging all tohse who
possibly could to attend this most i'm
portant gathering. A good represen
tation attended, and now that this
! greatest of all dairy shows is coming
back to Minnesota this year it is hop
| county will take advantage of this
great opportunity and see this won.
| derful show in all its splendor and
| educational features. Much knowledge
may be gained by attending the Ma
| tional Dairy show.
| MANY letters were sent out and
| proxies secured for the National asso
! citation meeting held at st. Paul dur
ing the National Dairy show. A proxy
committee was = i'v our board
of directors and the Blue Earth coun
| ty club was represented by the score.
tary voting the proxy for the member.
| ship.
Dairy Center Sale.
=" The dairy center sale was secur.
| ed for Blue Earth County and was
held on October 20 and Fl at the Blu
Earth county Sales pavilion. A great
| deal of work was required in lininc
up this two day sale getting the en-
| tries from the different cNlnties. Si1
| counties were represented. A great
may letters and telephone calls were
required in getting enough animals
| consigned to hold two day sale.
Five different letters were sent out
on this sale, which in all totaled oveI
| 5000 letters, this included letters tt
| the members, letters TO the breeders
\ I'm the state, prospects for Holstein cat
! tie. county agents in Minnesota. Nortl
and South Dakota, Iowa and Wiscon
| sim. 1000 circulars were also address
sed and mailed.
More county papers were includ
| ed in the advertising for this sale. A
small advertisement, running from :
| three in single column to a six incl
double column advertisement in few
! instances a larger space, was run T.
| county papers in fifty counties j.
Minnesota. Two publicity article
were written and sent to each o
these county papers; also to the State
Farm. and National Dairy papers be
| fore the sale. A report of the sal
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