The Mankato free press., 1923-12-21
STATE UNIVERSITY
FARM NEWS
IAssociRted Press Dispatch.l

st. Paul, December ia farm
program for the approaching year
has been announced by F.. w. Peck,
director of extension department OF
agriculture Of the University Of
Minnesota.
This program, which calls for
greater emphasis on improved prac-
tees that will lead to lowered costs
of production and high quality of
product. and for a greater volume
of business per farm supplemented
by more economical methods OF
marketing, is to be encouraged by
the extension specialists under Mr..
Peck and by the county agents OF
the state.
Interpreting this program, Mr..
Peck says it means:
The use of better seed.
The growing Of high grade feed
crops, including corn, legumes, and
cheaper roughages.
Better feeding and better breed
ing practices.
More intelligent use Of the land
and greater attention to fertility
maintenance.
Closer grading and better prepar-
alton OF products for the market.
More economical buying and SELL
ing.
In short, Mr.. Peck declares the
program is as follows: The aim to
good farm management and the use
Of common sense rather than a wide
spread disturbance of types Of farm
ing which have already become fair
ly well established.
In finality, Director Peck declares
he and his divisions believe in CO.
operative marketing, but insist that
two fundamental requirements are
necessary to its success-loyal sup
port on the part of the producers for
their own marketing machinery, and
high calibre management for such
machinery.
The baby chick. has Just about
fifty fifty chance of living to be of
some use in the world. According to
estimates made by the extension
division Of the Minnesota College Of
Agriculture, University Farm, 80 to
so per cent of all chicks hatched
die within a month. If to this per-
centage Is added that of chicks
which die within an added month,
it is fair to say that the baby chick
has but a $3.50 chance.
AS means of helping Chicken
raisers to increase the spaon CT life
of their flocks, the extension divi-
sion has just issued a booklet and
made available to all who ask for it,
dealing with all relative subjects.
The booklet declares that the most
80 I.sk skS,
diarrhea, coccidosis, roup, lice, and
mites, and it tells what to do to
prevent loses through these grim
enemies of chicks. It informs, also,
Of the symptoms Of the different
troubles.
Furthermore, II poultry raiser Is
in doubt as to the affliction, he may
send a sick or dead chick to the vet
Urinary division OF University Farm,
where an examination will be made
and reported on, giving the owner
the information of how to save those
that remain.
Terming the annual Farmers and
Home Makers Week at University
Farm, January z to IL, as a recrea-
tional period. the Department OF
Agriculture Of the University are
sending out invitations to farmers
of the state to take a holiday and
attend the short course.
Nine. courses for men and a like
number for women are scheduled
all made easy and delightful for the
farmer and his wife. Enough enter
tainment and diversion is offered to
make, this week one Of the most in
teresting to the rural populace, pos
sibly with the exception of the state
fair.
The "week" is provided BY the
university merely as, a means of
making the institution Just as useful
as possible to the people Of the state
those who have passed the years
OF going to school, but who wish a
winters profitable holiday as a
means of getting ready for another
seasons work.
To prevent the spread Of live
stock diseases from one part of
the country to another the
United States department Of
agriculture maintains thorough
inspection at all important mar
ket centers. Last year the in
spectors of the government in
spected nearly 21,000,000 cattle,
practically 20,000,000 Sheep, and
more than 46,000,000 hogs. To
comply with regulations so that
they might continue in inter-
state commerce 12.775 cattle and
more than 100000 sheep were
dipped. More than 45S.00O hogs
were tmmunized against hog
cholera under department super