The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05

or alfalfa hay Were having trouble.
While it may not be safe to draw a
definite conclusion from this, it would
appear that in counties where the
depraved appetite of the stock is
caused by the feed and not by the
water that the feeding of legume hay
will at least minimize the trouble
Furthermore, the men who are buy
ing and feeding quantities of mill
iced do not seem to be having any
difficulty in keeping their animals up
to the mark.
Cattle that have been fed for
year on ration low in mineral mat
ter will no doubt be benefited by feed
ing bone meal. Calcium is the min
eral most often lacking in feeds, but
in this case there are conditions that
suggest the trouble may be lack of
phosphorus as WELL"
A.
Plant Flax Early to Dodge the
Wilt-Heavy losses from flax wilt
can be prevented by early planting,
says R. q Rose of the agricultural
extension service of the University of
Minnesota.
Mr.. Rose explains that the flax
plant thrives best at low tempera-
lures. while the wilt producing fun
gus prospers most at high tempera
lures. "Hence, if the flax is put into
cool soil as early in the spring as it
is possible to get into the fields, the
seedlings will obtain good vigorous
start and escape serious willing" he
says. Light frosts do not injure flax,
and the yields will be much better if
seeding is begun early"
Mr.. Rose believes the Importance of
early planting has not been generally
recognized, because when flax is
grown on new land-as it often has
been in the comparatively new north
west-a good crop could be obtained
by sowing it after all other crops
have been planted. But as the "new
land" has decreased in area and the
"f1ax-sick" soil has been steadily in
creasing in extent, the practice of de-
laying the seeding of fax is no long
! err safe or profitable. Gwen on de-
cidedly 'flax-sick' SOIL" says the ex-
tension specialist, resistant varieties
of fax will yield we'll if sown early"
A.
Farm Bedding Plans of "U'' in
Good Demand-The land department
of the Duluth & Iron Range company
has recently ordered from the di-
vision of agricultural engineering,
University of Minnesota, Al blue
prints of farm building plans which
the railroad men will incorporate in
to loose leaf notebooks for the use
new settlers. The railroad officials
will get estimates on materials from
their local dealers and be able to
tell settler the approximate cost of
each building. H. B. White of the
farm building section of the engineer
ing division at University Farm re-
ports a good demand for building
plans, as well as for Special Bulletin
No. 66 entitled, Farm Building
Plans," which gives list of all plans
put out by the farm building section,
together with some splendid sugges-
tions for those interested in farm
buildings. Apparently many persons
are beginning to realize the advant-
ages to be gained by giving careful
thought to their building problems.
Bulletin Describes Ravages of Bud.
worm-In Special Bulletin No. 6S, is
seed by the agricultural extension ser
vice of the state university, DR.. S. A.
Graham, entomologist, describes the
life history and habits of the bud
worm which is doing almost incalcu-
liable damage to the balsam fir or
northern Minnesota forests. Because
of the rapidly approaching shortage
in spruce for paper making purposes,
and the Importance Of balsam as a
substitute. DR.. Graham says the loss
of balsam is nothing short of catas-
trophe. The bulletin gives much in
teresting information on the effect of
the budworm outbreak in eastern
Canada as well as in this state. q,
discusses causes and the difficulties in
the way of control. Every lover of
the woods should have this bulletin.
1t will be mailed without charge on re-
quest to the office of publication, Uni
versity Farm, St. Paul, MINI.
| OICH6IO anu UdTucH mules
| Seed the new lawn as soon as pos
sible now. Grass thrives in moist,
cool weather. Early planting gives it
good start.
| Acnillea Ptarmica, Perry's White
is splendid perennial for cut flowers.
1t lasts well throughout the summer.
Gallardia Grandifora or blanket
flower is very snowy perennial for
late summer use.
The Kitchenetta squash i prolifi,
of good quality and of small size, max
ing it desirable for the small family.
Plant them this spring.
| Better Seed, Better Crops" is not
only a good slogan, but true slogan.
Poor seeds won't give good crops. Get
the best even though they cost more.
Sunfowers are said to produce from
SO0 70 l. 800 pounds of seed per acre
in California, 1000 pounds is the av-
erage. This seed is used mostly in
chicLen feed mixtures.
Grass seed of high purity and ger
| ,-,i-otior test is the cheapest to buv
in the long run. You may pay less TO
poor mixture, but it costs more be-
cause there is SO much less live seed