The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09
EAGLE LAKE BACKS {
BETTER SIRE MOVE
Enthusiasm Was at Peak In
Meeting There
UP SLOGAN
Number of Speeches Made BY
Promoters of Enterprise;
Good Results

Buy a Bunch OF Bulls was tho
slogan adopted at last nights better
sire meeting held at the Woodman
hall at Eagle Lake. Two fine ami
mails were signed up for at the close
OF the meeting by John l.. Mosher,
who selected a Guernsey to head his
nerd, and Louis Loeffler, who is go
ing into beef production, signed up
tor the purchase OF a Short-horn
bull
Invitations had been mailed to
about sixty five prominent farmers
previous to the meeting. Some idea
OF the interest manifested by the
progressive stock raisers in the VI.
cinity OF Eagle Lake can be obtained
when it is stated that there were
close to ninety people present Al
the gathering.
The meeting was presided over by
Lawrence Peterson, one of the lead
ing stock raisers OF that vicinity.
The first speaker Of the evening
was County Agent L. E. Mcmillan,
who gave detailed explanation CT
what the term purebred sire mean.
He strongly advocated the use or
purebred sires in order to build up
the herd. The raising of more lie
x
cover was strongly recommended By
ne speaker. s
r. e. Dalton, cashier Of the State
Bank of Eagle Lake, said that the
institution he represents. believing;
that the good sire movement is one
of the most important to the pros
perity OF the community, would get
back of any reliable farmer. finance
ally who wished to purchase Do
money would be loaned at SIX per
Il.
People Are Waking Up.
Emil Boie of the National Bank of
Commerce of Mankato spoke of Il
recent trip through the territory a..
jacent to Mankato with Charles /.
Collision of The Minneapolis Tribul,
He was pleased to note that peol
throughout the country are wakin
up to the importance of purebrG>!
sires. He assured the audience t..
the National Bank of Commerc
which is a pioneer in the better c..
tie movement, would gladly financ;
any proposition looking toward bet
ter herds of dairy and beef cattle
II the Mankato territory.
J. {. NARROW, one of the proprie-
tors of the Mankato Holstein Farm,
gave a very instructive talk with the
ternatioal Harvester Company CT
America. His talk brought out the
importance of good breeding il CT
tie Of all types.
Charles Pickle, one of the .Eas'
Lake merchants, said that while he,
did not own any purebred cattt2,
he would lend every possible aid 10
the better Eirc movement.
Charles F. Collision agriculture
writer OF the Minneapolis Tribun.,
Caid that while he it not farm
reared man, he had found 1ife'G
greatest pleasure in his associations
with the people of the farming com
munities. He stressed the importance
of purebred sires.
c. D. Stevens, organizer and man
Iager of the better sire campaign III
this state, said that it was the aim
at the present time to place at least
ten purebred bulls in every town
ship. The slogan adopted was buy
IL Bunch Of Bulls" The speaker said
that the fine gatherings held at
l"nliato, Good Thunder end Eagle
Lake are more than encouraging,
and show the great interest people
are taking in the movement.
Do. Wood Spoke OF fioyement.
DR.. N. B. Wood OF Mankato spo&e
VI Il EtSL tSl I"SlNc
ago at Alexandria, Finn. for better
Gircs. -Four bulls cat Of the five
placed in service were from Blue
Earth couuty. Now. Douglas COUNT
has more Guernsey than Blue Earth
county.
II. H. Chesb-ouCh. Manager of the
Mankato division for the Standard
Oil company, said that he believed
that the right step was being taken
by. the farmers and business men in
this better sire movement for the
increasing Of the wealth of the con-
munity. He and other employees of
the Standard Oil company will do
everything in their power to encour-
age better stock raising.
The meeting was brought to
close by the business men of Eagle
Lake serving the audience with d
luncheon and cigars.
The next meeting will be held at
Rapidan Monday night and Amboy
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