The Sauk Centre herald., 1922-03-30

SAUK CENT?
!, the results obtained and the saving
i effected by using this explosive. For
Il further information in regard to the
use of picric acid write to the Farm
Il Bureau office at Melrose.
/ P. w. Huntmer, Z
! County Agent.
Farm Business Schools Held in
81 Localities s-Representatives of the
Minnesota agricultural extension SER
vice and the Minnesota Experiment
: station have held the last of a series
: of farm business schools out over the
: state. One hundred thirty sessions
were held in 81 different localities,
the total attendance being 1851 or an
average per session of 43.
What does it cost to produce a
pound of butterfat, 200 pound hog,
a bushel Of wheat, bushes of pota-
toes or corn? These were some Of
the questions worked out by the
farmers and their leaders at these
business schools.
| In each case, after working out the
! cost per pound or bushel, special at
tention was given to the question of
methods by which the cost of pro-
duction could be lessened. For ex-
ample, at farm business school in
Renville county, the figures prepared
by farmers present at the morning
session showed that with a AZ bushel
corn crop the cost in the crib would
be 38 cents upon the basis of %
cents per hour for man labor and 9
cents per hour for horse labor, while
with a "a bushel crop, the cost would
be 60 cents per bushel. In each case,
the land rent was assumed to the one
third of the crop.
Such figures as these naturally stim-
ulated in methods by which good
yields could be secured with but lit
tie additional outlay, such as the
careful use of farm manure, the use
of good seed, timely doing of the
work, and the use of rotations that
would maintain yields. Also the
question arose as to the best proper
ton of corn, small grain and hay if
one is to have fairly uniforms dis
tribution of man and horse labor
throughout the season and thus put
1 the farmer in position to reduce
these big items of expense at mini
mum rate per hour.
| "U" Toad Farmers in Planting
Fruit Gardens - Demonstrations in
the best methods of planting apples,
plums and small fruits will be held in
six or seven northern Minnesota
counties, according to r. S. Mackin-
tosh, specialist in horticulture with
the agricultural extension division at
| University Farm. A specialist will
spend two days assisting each county
| agent in planting, pruning and set
ting trees and plants which have been
purchased by the farmers.
"Only the hardest varieties of ap-
pies have been selected" says Pro-
fessor Macintosh, 'for it is ex-
f
demonstrations will be carried on
where the planter desires to try out
some of the better varieties. For
instance, the Hibernal is one of our
hardest apple trees, but the fruit is
not of high quality. This variety
makes an ideal tree on which to
graft the Wealthy and other more de-
sirable varieties"
Professor, Macintosh believes
these fruit gardens will become mod
els for their communities
Steer Calf Class Formed For Jun
iors-T. A. Erickson of, University
Farm, state leaders of boys and girls
club work, announces that a third
class of calves has been added to
baby beef clubs. Any boy or girl
from 10 to 10 years may enroll as a
baby beef member in this class by
growing and feeding purebred steer
calf dropped after Sept. 1, 1921. The
| rules as for other baby beef clubs
\ will govern. Any county which has
at least eight club members growing
pQrebred steer calves under these
rules may send the animals winning
first and second places at the com "
show to the Junior Livestock show at
South St. Paul. Railroad fare will
be paid for the club members whose
calves are sent, and the calves will
compete for prizes of the same
amounts as those given in the grade
classes.
Three Junior Short Courses April 8
to Three hundred boys and girls