The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-10-12
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Minnesota has one of the finest
herds of Brown Swiss in all North
America. that of F. P. Minette and
Son, near Sank Centre, OF MAIN
Street" fame. They are always
center of attraction at the State Far,
where Mr.. Minette's herd is usally
the only representative of the breed
exhibiting, He is secretary OF tne
Minnesota Brown Swiss Breeders
association. Joseph Sagner OF maple
Lake, who has another fine herd, IS
president.
"I breed them and like them i'm
mensely," says Mr.. Minette, because
they are a good farmers breed. They
have a rugged constitution, stand the
cold weather admirably, make good
use of all kinds of roughage and
certainly do give lot of rich milk.
"Our association has just as many
members as there are varieties OF
pickles-57. We have on our list about
one hundred fifty-six names OF North
western Brown Swiss breeders. MY
herd numbers so head"
Mr.. Minette's son, George, is a
state prize winner in the junior calf
club He not only won in the Brown
Swiss class at the Junior Live Stock
show in South st. Paul, with his CALI
but he brought her down this year TO
the State Fair as 3-year-old COW,
Dorothy Believe of Fairview, and won
first prize, He is only one of the calf
club bows who has gone into partner
ship with dad.-Minneapolis Tribune.
Al. Schwantes, land clearing agent
at the University Farm, in a letter
addressed to the County Agents OF
the State under date Of October 9th.
advises that picric acid might not be
available for the spring of 1923. Mr..
Schwantes writes as follows:
eve have no definite information as
to whether picric acid will be available
for the spring of 1923. At this writ
ting, Minnesota has an unused alio.-
ment of $4,000 pounds. However,
orders have been coming in quite rap
idly and it is possible that our COM
plete allotment may be used before
the end of this season. We received
word a short tim ago from the Y 5.
Department that they hope to clean
up the picric acid situation this fall.
This would indicate that no more VII
be available after this fall.
Picric acid will keep indefinitely If
stored in a dry place. 1t will not
freeze. Temperature has no affect on
itw hatever. Because of this fact
there need be no hesitancy about pur-
chasing material now for use in 1923
and, for the. above facts, we urge
farmers to avail themselves of the
opportunity to get a supply of this
cheap explosive. A hundred pounds
of picric acid has 200 sticks and
stick of picric acid will do the Same
amount of work that stick OF forty
percent dynamite will do.
Farmers of Stearns county can Sc
cure picric acid from the Farm Bur
eau Office at Melrose as long as tie
government supply is available"
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Wallace May Speak on Farmers
Homemakers Weel0-Strong probable.
ity that Henry C. Wallace, secretary
of Agriculture, will speak at the
ninth annual Farmers and Home
makers Week short course at Univer-
sity Farm, January 1 to 6, 1923, Is
reported by DR.. A. V. Storm, director
of short courses of the university de-
partment of agriculture.
Preparations are already being
made for this great winter education
al festival for farm men and women,
Tuesday, January 2, has been set