The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-31

EEhursday, September 7th. has been
Jsignated by the State Fair Board
q d the Minnesota Farm Bureau Fed
alton as Farm Bureau Day at the
4 ate Fair. Plans are under way to
T. hke Farm Bureau Day the biggest
K4ly of the 1922 Minnesota State Fair.
Is Speakers for the day will be J. w.
Wbverdale, secretary of the American
4 Fresident of the Minnesota Farm Bur-
Il III Federation; T. w. Peck, director
agricultural extension, University OF
Minnesota; and Curtis M. Johnson, sec
etary of the Minnesota Agricultural
lDociety
The speaking will take place at the
4ippodrone between the hours or IL
! M and D. m. The program coming
Is3etween the time ,, or Judging ana De.
special opportunity to hear the lead
ers of the Farm Bureau movement and
ret in touch with the great work
ich the Farm Bureau County,
!. Is have been made by the State
IN Officials with the railroads where
- ~ Ne attending the State Fair Will be
18< advantage R sn OF 70 one ask af for this
.ste in purchasing your ticket ana
oIan on making September 7th your
day at the State Fair.
Unless q determined effort Is mace
by the poultry men of Stearns County
to check the spread of tuberculosis
this disease will soon become general
throughout the county. Although no
thorough county wide canvass has yet
been made we feel satisfied that at
least one third of our hocks are now
infected with his disease.
AS September is one of the ideal
months for poultry culling, winch
layer or Stacker hen from the layers
OF the flock, during this same season
at which poultry culling is being gen
orally practised in order to detect the
clude, if possible, detection of all
tubercular fowls. The University or
Minnesota has just issued Bulletin NO.
So on tuberculosis which gives an ex-
cellent description OF the symptoms
of the disease both before and after
death. This bulletin can be had by
writing to the Farm Bureau office at
Melrose.
One of the most common symptoms of
tuberculosis in poultry is the loss or
weight and lameness generally due
to the weakened condition. Comb and
wattles, which are normally bright
red in color, become pale and color
less The infected birds are. no long
er active and seek to be by them
selves The feathers are ruffled and,
as weakness progresses, the wings
may droop. Hens showing these symp-
toms should be slaughtered and a post
morten examination made. A tubercu-
lar bird will have a much enlarged l1v-
er and spleen. The liver will show a
speckled or spotted condition and will
be paler in color than normal, easily
~ roken and on the surface will be
found yellowish, white areas ranging
in size from a pin point to hickory
nut. The larger spots are slightly
The Farm Bureau Office will be glad
to offer any assistance possible TO
poultrymen of the County in conduct
ing poultry culling demonstrations and
in tuberculosis eradication work. For
information on culling and tubercu-
losis eradication write To the Farm
Bureau Office at Melrose.
Dairy Breeders Called Into Conference
Closer cooperation between cattle
breeders in an effort to get to the pub
lie the message of good cows and
pure food is the objective of plan
to be carried out at the National Dairy
Exposition, October to IA, when ma
tional conferences, open to the pub
lie will be held by state and county
associations of breeders.
A call has been sent out by Col. w.
Dairy Association, to each of the var
ious state associations to join in
big roundup of it's members and OF
other farmers interested.
Invitations have been extended to
officers of all the national breed, as
sociations to address these roundups.
In his letter Colonel Skinner urged
all state secretaries who are seeking
to develop additional markets for
good stock to enlist the CO. operation
of all the county breed organizations
Of the Nrthwest to make the roundup
of each breed an inspiring demonstra-
ton Of interest and sound purpose.
a.
q. s. Dairy Experts to Meet at UIi-
versity rFarm-More than $50 technical
dairy experts composing the American
Dairy Science association will con-
vene at University Farm in a two day
session the week of the National
Dairy Show, Oct. to IA. This assoc
citation, of which DR. G. H. Eckles,
chief of the dairy division Of the uni
versity, is national president, includes
leading professional dairyr1en from
all American collegs, experiment sta