The Sauk Centre herald., 1923-03-08

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certificate plan have already been
secured for those one-way fares
amounting to more than 81 cents.
The junior short course at the West
Central School at Morris will be held
the same week as the one at Univers-
ity Farm. The course at the North
west School of Agriculture at Crooks
ton will be held April 2 to 8. Plans
for these courses are similar to the one
at University Farm.
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Cow Testing Work In State Stead
lily Gains-Greater interest is being
taken in COW testing work over the
state than ever before, says E. A. Han
son, dairy livestock specialist. The
Martin County Testing association,
with H. A. Anderson tester, was
recently organized among dairymen
of Sherburn, Welcome and Fairmont.
Old associations reorganized and put
on a new basis are the South Henne-
pin, Lawrence Wogensen of Hopkins,
tester; Nicollet county, Milton Peter
sen of st. Peter, tester, Long Prairie
in Todd county, Floyd Bemis of Long
Prairie, tester.
While there are As active associa-
tions and two on the inactive list, with
total of between $4,000 and $4,000
cows in such associations, less than 1
per cent of the dairy cows of the state
are on test, says Mr.. Hanson. Dairy
authorities have estimated that about
one COW out of every three in Mime
sofa is unprofitable for her owner.
Cow testing associations are orgaiized
to improve feeding methods and weed
out the nonproducers. If no more than
or per cent of all dairy cows in the
state were under test, a tremendous
saving could be made for dairymen.
Mr. Hanson reports that organic
alton plans are well advanced for
several new associations.
Demand. Increasing. For Standard
Bred Poultry-"In harmony with the
present purebred sire campaign, "says
N. E. Chapman of the agricultural ex
tension service of the university, "is
the increasing demand for standard
bred poultry stock. At one poultry
show which l attended rs choice cock
erels were either sold or contracted
for and many orders were given for
Matching eggs.
Probably rs poultry shows will be
held in Minnesota the present season
with an average approaching 500 birds
to the show. This means a grand total
of $500 to 10000 fowls, most of them
fine examples of standard bred stock,
will be on exhibition"
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Farm Business Schools Held In Is
Comm dnities-Good interest is being
shown in farm business schools which
are being held by w. l.. Caver. and
G. E. Wise, Jr., of the agricultural
extension service of the university.
These schools have already been con-
Quoted in about 25 commun. s;es with
an average attendance af about 35
persons. Many more are yet to be held.
Cost of production studies centering
about hogs and dairy production have
proved to be the most popular in the
schools, says Mr.. Cavert. The gen.
eral discussion usally concerns su"l.
subjects as improving markets, cut
ting costs, and how much of a given
crop it is best to raise.
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Poultry Business Bound TIC Be Coco,
Says Chapman-N. E. Chapman, poult-
ryman with the agricultural extension
division of the university, replies in
the negative when asked if there is
danger of the poultry business being
overdone in this country.
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as New York City to show tie pop-
ularity of poultry products over other
classes of meat in the diet. Poultry
and eggs have commanding lead in
New York City where. according to
E. V. Wilcox, nationally known poult
ry authority, the per capita consump-
tion of poultry flesh amounted to 33
pounds and of eggs to 80 pounds last
year. During the same time the per
capita consumption of heef was Sc
pounds, Of fish 81 pounds, of pork SO
pounds, and of mutton II pot nds.
Furthermore, the university poult-
ryman predicts that the demand for
eggs and fowls will continue to liz
crease and to justify any effort put
forth to increase production.
ORCHARD AND GARDEN NOTES
(MARCH 1 to 81
Chrysanthemun cuttings may be
taken now.
Garden and flower seeds may be
started in the home or greenhouse.
Cheap seeds and cheap, poorly made
tools have no place in the garden
The best seeds and good tools are
cheapest in the end.
A householder willingly buys "a new
rug or new furniture, but often neg
lects to buy shrubbery for his lawn.
The house furnishings are decreasing
in value the longer owned, but the
lawn paintings are gradually increas-
ing the value of the property.
Gala lilies need plenty of fertilizer
if large flowers are to be produced.
Liquid COW manure applied once or
twice a week will keep the plant in
good condition to bloom.
Gamma Clumps may be cut up now
and placed in sand or saw dust in
warm place to start their growth. AS
a rule it will be a good plan to dip
the cut surface in powdered sulphur.
Large onions of the Prizetaker
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