The Sauk Centre herald., 1923-12-20
DEPARTMENT FOR THE AGRICULTURISTS

Play and Work Mixed for Farm
Week at 'U"-While nine different
programs of courses of study will
be offered the farmers, and nearly as
many lines of study will be available
for the home-makers, it should not
be taken for granted that Farmers
and Homekarers' week at University
Farm, st. Paul January z to IL, will
be all work and no play. For, in ad-
dition to the class work and lectures
each day, mass meetings will be held
IN the big auditorium Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday moons, and pro-
grams of pictures, music and plays
win be presented every evening ex-
cept Friday evening when the farm
ers' and homemakers' get-together
supper will be served. All these fea-
lures of entertainment, except the
supper on Friday, will be free to
those registered for the short course.
Either Henry c.. Wallace, secretary
Of agriculture, or Howard Gore, as
istant secretary, will speak at one
sf the evening meetings. President
l.. D. Coffman of the University OF
Minnesota and Mr.. Gore are expected
70 speak at the Friday evening BAN
auet. There is no registration fee or
educational requirement for partici-
patton in any or all of the class work,
lectures, demonstrations, discussions,
and entertainments of the week. Ex-
penses can be limited to train fare
and board. "Just come with open ears
and eyes," says the short course di-
RECTOR.
Junior Gardeners of Cyrus on Top
Axain-The garden club of Cyrun,
Pope county, which in 1921 and 1922
vas the champion club in the state,
must be content this year to divide
The honors of first place with the
South St. Paul Junior High School
Garden club. w. n. Alderman, chief
sf the horticulture division of the
university and R. s. Macintosh,
secretary of the Minnesota State
Horticultural Society, were the judg-
a. Each club was composed of
ahree members. The Winona Garden
dub of two members was the second
hest and the Aurora Garden club the
third best.
Champions by districts were:
Northwest district, Mildred Larson of
Gully, representing the best club, and
Myrtle Spilde of Hilma, best individ-
ual gardener; northeast district, Ar
ehur Clusiau of Grand Rapids, best in
lividual, and William Van Dyken of
Two Harbors, representing the best
dub; southern district, Nellie Place
Of Lake Park, Iowa, representing the
best club, and Joyce Jensen of Rose
Greek, best individual; central dis
trict, Walter Blackwood of Hopkins,
best individual, and Laura A. Green
wood Of LIE Sueur Center, best club.
The state champion individual gar
dener among the Juniors is Rudolph
Tschann, 14-year-old boy of Rural
Route No. 2, Northfeld. Rudolph had
. quarter-acre garden upon which he
grew the usual varieties of vegetables,
sweet corn, etc. In his report to T.
A. Erickson of University Farm,
the state leader, he says his total
costs were $23 80, and the total val
ne of all his products, including those
used at home was $79.55, leaving
him a net profit Of $55. rs. Rudolph
won free trip to the annual meeting
Of the Minnesota State Horticultural
Society in Minneapolis, also a $40
library of books on fruit and vegeta-
ble growing given by the society.
T,i. was good year f arder
dub work." says the state leader.
"Real interest was taken and many
ine examples of good home garden
ing were shown by the girls and
boys"
University Livestock Wins at Chi
o.go Expo.-The livestock judging
team Of the department of agricul-
sure, University of Minnesota, stood