The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-11-16

United States department men at
| Washington, D. C.
E. H. Ostrom. a student of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, took leading
part in airplane studies of the distri-
button of rust spores early the pres
ent year, and while flying near Ce-
ment, Okla, narrowly escaped serious
injury when his plane crashed to the
earth.
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University Will Hold Farm Business
Schools One-day farm business
| schools will be held at 100 points over
| the state in December, January, Feb
| ruary and March by William L. Cavert
cultural extension division of the uni
versity, assisted from time to time by
Director F. w. Peck of the extension
service. Professors Andrew Boss, G..
pertinent station staff. and Superin-
tendent R. E. Hodgson of the Station
at Waseca.
Studies taken UP at these schools
les of dairy. pork. wheat, poultry, beef
cattle, potatoes, and corn production.
Lessons will also be given in simple
farm bookkeeping, farm lease con-
tracts, and planning the farm business
for any given locality. Selection may
be made of any of these subjects for
the days school.
Charles E. Wise, Jr., who with W..
Il. CdVorI, farm management Sp0Clal-
list, will take an active part in these
schools, was graduated from the Min
nesota College of Agriculture in 1917,
and became identified with the farm
management section of the university
in December, 1921.
Railway Rates for Farmers Course
at "U"-Reduced rates of one fare and
made by the railroad companies for
those who attend Farmers and Home
makers Short Course week and the
state farm bureau meeting at Univer-
sity Farm the first week of the new
year. Persons planning to attend the
great short course at University Farm
should obtain a certificate from the
railroad agent when buying ticket
for Minneapolis or st: Paul.
President L. D. Coffman will be
POSTMASTER at big farm supper to
be given Friday evening, January s,
in the dining hall at University Farm.
A program of vocal and instrumental
music and short addresses will be pre-
sented. A good time socially is assured
the visitors and college people who
attend.
The short course will open on Mon
day afternoon, January 1, with mass
meeting in the auditorium. Regular
class work will start the Following
day.
Milling Company Gives Greenhouse
the use of plant breeding scientists of
University Farm has been materially
increased by the construction of a new
greenhouse Is x 81 feet. This addition
was made possible by a gift of $4,000
from F. M. Crosby of the Washburn-
Crosby Milling company, Minneapolis.
In a letter to DR.. H. K. Hayes, who is in
charge of the plant breeding section at
University Farm, Mr. Crosby said that
his company desired to encourage
work in plant breeding, particularly
as such work related to the develop
ment of rust resistant wheats. The
new greenhouse will be in use by
December /.
University Puts Out More Building
PIans-Ten new plans have been added
to the long list of farm building plans
put out by the farm building section
of the University of Minnesota. The
new plans, embracing kitchen cabinets,
bee hives, farmhouses, types of roof,
wall sections, ETC., are thus listed by
H. B. White, assistant professor of
farm building:
Kitchen cabinet 1T. wide, 6 IL #.
high.
Farmhouse, two story. eight rooms.
30x30 IT.
Front and side elevation of plan 212.
Types of roof with names.
Wall section of house with names.
Laying out rafters with framing
square.
Bee hive with measurements.
Poultry house plan, feed house 20X24,
two wings 20X80
Elevations and details of plan above.
Farmhouse, one story, four rooms,
22X23 #.