The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-06-15

herds will be ready for inspection on
these dates and visitors are asked to
come between the hours of and 4.
If possible, come early and spend the
afternoon at the home of these breed
ers.
Every breeder of black and white cat
tie should try and attend the annual
picnic and meeting of the Association
at Metre Grove on the afternoon or
the 22nd. Metre Grove is the Holstein
center of Stearns County and visitors
who desire can inspect several credit
able herds in this section the day of
the picnic.
r.
Rev. John Bettendorf. pastor Of the
Catholic Church at Breckenridge, has
advised the Farm Bureau office Of q
simple method which he has used sue
cessfully in discriminating pocket go,
pliers.
Rev. Bettendorfs method consists of
taking a few feet of ordinary garden
hose; attach one end to the exhaust
of an automobile; insert the other end
in the runways, the last mound is teh
best; packing some ground around the
hose that the gas does not escape.
Start the engine and let it run for four
or five minutes. In withdrawing the
hose and covering the hole be careful
not to clog the runway. The gas will
navigate through the runways and no
matter where the gopher is it will
reach him ..
Rev. Bettendorf states that he has
had considerable trouble with pocket
gophers in his cemetery until using
this methad Of eradication until using
few weeks ago, since which time he
has seen no sign of mounds being
thrown up by the pocket gophers.
Forest Caterp1IIars Damaging Shade
| hov ltff Hao
upon their BACKS 20 bite 'em; and lit
tie heas have lesser heas, and so ad
infinitum."
Many complaints Of depredations by
the forest tent caterpillar have been
received by entomologists at Univer-
ly destructive to the leaves Of the
Eastwood and the elm. 1t is fond of
maple, too, and often attacks orchard
| trees. 1t does not despise locust. ash,
hickory, bircn, willow, poplar and var
| ious orher deciduous trees.
Two factors serve to keep this pest
within bounds. 1t produces but one
generation year and is highly sus-
ceptible to various parasites. State
Entomologist A. G.. Ruggles Of Uni
versity Farm says: over a series OF
years the parasites seem to get the
upper hand and the destructive forms
are so reduced in numbers that we
| hear nothing from them. Finally the
parasites are killed off. Then the
destructive forms begin to increase In
| numbers until such time as the para
sites get in control again. This will
| account for the periodic outbreak OF
many of our caterpillar pests"
Natures method Of control is the
| only method of wood lots and fores,
areas. The caterpillar in orchards car
| be controlled by the use of ordinary
4 spray materials. Isolated shade trees
can be protected by bands OF sticky
material which will prevent the cat.
| erplllars from reaching the limbs OF
4 the tree. The bands to be effective
should be closely watched and cleaned
i or renewed as needed. .... ~
il Program Prepared for Seattle Feed.
i ers' nay'-Cattle Feeders Day, WheI
\ the results of feeding experiments viii
4 be summarized by the men OF the ami
NAL -husbandry division. University
June 30 Sixty head of calves have
| been under feed in gorups Of 10 heads
each since last December with q view
| of discriminating the feeding value OF
| different rations and the relative mer.
its of purehred beef calves. high grade
beef calves and calves or mixed breed
ing for baby beef production. The
findings of this experiment and Others
now being finished at University Farm
will be made public on Cattle Feed
ers' Day.
At the forenoon session W. H.
division, will tell why the baby bee.
| experiment was conducted. N. K
| Carnes will explain the feeding tria
system and the results secured. A
| representative Of the packers will
analyze the packers ideal baby, bee
| sion firms will give advice as to the
| selection of the feeder calf.
| w. G. Coffey, dean Of the university
| department of agriculture; Andrew
Boss, viee-dieretor Of the Minnesots
| Experiment station; e. F. Perrin, il
| charge of the swine section Of the
| animal hlsbandry division, and J. II
| shepperd of the North Dakota agri-
! cultural college are on the program ar
| ranged for the afternoon.
H.
Fifty Carload Picrfc Acid Now
| Available-An additional allotment OF
picric acid to be distributed to farm
ers for land clearing purposes has
been made for Minnesota by the Unit
ed States Department OF Agriculture.
According to William Boss, chief of
the division of agricultural engineer
pounds. or about SO carloads. Of this
explosive are now available for dis
tribution in this state.
In view of the large supply the
maximum amount allowed a farmer
has been increased from 500 pounds
to 1000 pounds. No definite county
allotments will be made; each will
be given opportunity to order as de-
sired. There will undoubtedly be
enough for everyone this year, says
Mr.. Boss.
There is no change in rice. Picric
acid will cost seven cents pound
plus transportation charges from
Fort Wingate, New Mexico. Profess
sor Boss advises that all orders,
which must be placed with his divis-
ion for not less than carload quaint
ties should be assembled early.