The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14

that. generSiy speaking, in buyina
animals Tor Feeding purposes the
Lest is the cheapest ~ a..
Some l15,000 head of live stock
rthrived under the latest approved
methods u care and feeding In 1922,
due to the fact that they were kept
by boys Or girls who had joined
pig club, beef club, or. a dairy club,
the actua. care and management OF
the animals being major part OF
club HorE.S There were more than
$4,000 Of these young stockmen en-
rolled latt year, according to re-
ports to the United States Depart.
ment OF Agriculture, an increase or
nearly 10, over the enrolment
of the year before.
BIG HoNoRS AT STATE FAIR
Grand championship honors for
having the best pig, Duro Jersey,
in the boys and girls pig club con-
test A e 1928 Minnesota state fair
were arded John Moede, a club
boy OF Window, Cottonwood county,
whose pig scored ,96.4 points. His
reward was a handsome gold watch
and substantial sum towards the
payment OIL his expenses to the Ma
tionaI Livestock Exposition at Chi
cago. koIert FaUScn o. MorrlStoWn,
Rice County, whose Duroc Jersey
ssored 90 points, was runner up,
and also woa gold watch. Law.
renee Vaux Of Owatonna was third
In the Duroc Jersey contest, his pig
scoring 95.2 points. Edgar Luenmann
OF Lewiston, Winona county, was
fourth, S4.S points; Stanford Cole OF
Delhi, Redwood county, fifth, 94.2
points; and Margaret Miner OF Wa
basha, sixth, 941 points. Exhibitors
Of Poland Chinas who won the lead
ing honors were: Archie~Doblar OF
Caledonia, Hous on county, first,
with a score of S7.1; Gladys Carl
isle of Tyler, Lincoln county, sec
ond; Fred Thorn OF Nieollet, third;
Floyd Patterson of Blooming Prairie,
fourth; Opal Janvosky O. Le Sueu
Center, fifth, and Henry Schulz OF
Fairbault sixth. Two girls won the
principal prizes for the best Chest
er Whites. The pig of~Zelda John-
son of Sleepy Eye, Brown county,
scored sS.1 points and was tirst IN
the competition Grace Luchsinger
Of Lake Elmo, Washin gton, had the
second best pig. Francis Schweis-
thai of Faribault was third, Grace
Connor of Dawson fourth, Harry
Jones Of Eyota Olmsted county,
fifth. and Robert Gleason of Taylore
Falls, sixth. Girl club members had
all the winning Berkshires and
Hampshires. Lucille Schlaegle or
Perham. Ottertail county, had tbs
best BERKSHIRE and Gladys Rydeen
of Clearbrcok, Clearwater county,
had the next best. Norma Jackson
of Jackson county had the best
Hampshire. The pig club project is
always a leading feature of boys
and girls club work carried on by
the agricultural extension service
of the universi t"e~farm bureau,
...sh schools, and other agencies.
FARM GATHERING
{ The official call for the seven
teenth annual sessions OF the Inter,
national harm Congress, which VIII
be held at Kansas City, Missouri,
October 10, IL and IL, provides Tor
official representation as toiloWs
Nations, states and provinces,
twenty five delegates each.
National, agricultural organizations
or societies, ten delegates each.
States agricultural organizations
or societies, agricultural colleges,
and state boards Of agriculture, hVe
delegates each.
County agricultural organizations
or societies, boards OF county COM
missioncrs, and commercial organt-
cations having agricultural bureaus,
three delegates each, %+""1,
Members OF the congress in good
standing are considered accredited
delegates without appointment:
A special rate, on the certincate
alan, OF one and one-h half fares for
the round trip, over all the railroads
in the United States and CANADA
has been granted for this occasion.
The program of the farm congress
this year will be devoted; TO the
economic problems of agriculture, al
though questions pertaining to the
best farming practices and to con-
structiye agricultural education in
general will receive attention as
heretofore.
Co operative marketing, crop di-
versification, transportation, dry.
farming, reclamation. highways and
natural resources will be featured.
international factors bearing upon
the agricultural industry will receive
comprehensive analysis. For this
reason It Is expected that those
countries who trade relationship
with America involves farm pro
ducts will send strong delegations.
The president, under authority CON
ferred by the UNITED States senate
and house of representatives, has
extended the international invita-
tions.
: SAVE THE LATE APPLE CROP
In spite o. me iarse quantity OF
app.es rerUrLeu gown LlLouenouI
n.AuueSols l.lIs Se..Son, me 1SLS ap-
PIE crop lor .ne na.aVn Is auOul Aor-
hLa4 says hugh ~. LuSnss, oArSctor
VI marASLS ii Lhs Stale ueDAI ILliSanI
o. aerAc~isure.
Mr. nueue3 said further: This
MEANS IuaI me apple sIomer niay
reOsOnaoly noIe " get lar prics
lor MS Crop, prOVIueu ne Is so SiIu-
aLeu Lnat ne IAN noid IL bacR unClI
lhe Sep.emser anu carry OcCoDer
rlLsn 70 IiIsIkeL is over. =
AppIes OF Sood keeping quality
ale III demand throughout Ine year.
Atler the summer Apes are gone,
ana the uugraQsd SIuI Is disposed
or, The market usually s.reneiAens
qulcIay aIlu w eaaLnles anu osnef
varieties tnat keep well into cold
weather meet with ready sale.%
But IN oruer 10 secure a profit out
OF the lale apple crop lew are nee
essary. The apples must be packed
by hand from NE tree, placed with