The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-14
Program Ready for Cattle Feeder
Day

Program Ready for Cattle Feeders
Day
June 20, 1923, will be "Beef Cat
tie Day" in Minnesota. The occas-
ion is the third annual cattle feed
ers' day program to be held at Uni
versity Farm, St. Paul.
The forenoon features of the pro-
gram, as announced by the division
of animal husbandry of the state
university, will be as follows: 1000
o'clock, Inspection OF the baby beef
steers on feeding trials; 1920, dis
cussion of the purpose and method
of feeding, A. l.. Harvey, division
of animal husbandry; 10:45, discus
sion of the gains made, costs and
profits from the different lots, w.
H. Peters, division of animal hus-
bandry; 1870 valuing the cattle in
the different lots by ]. S. Montgom-
cry, South st. Paul; 1900 M, adj
dress, Selection of Feeder Cattle"
H w. Vaughan, ST. Paul; 1890 p.
m, corn fed roast beef dinner at the
cafeteria.
Two speakers of outstanding repu-
tation have been engaged for the af-
ternoon when Dean w. C. Coffey of
the University department of agri-
culture will act as chairman. Prof.
F. G. King of Purdue University,
Indiana, will discuss Results Secured
from Cattle Feeding Experiments in
Indiana" and DR.. B. H. Hubbard,
, head of the department of agricul-
Stural economics at the University of
Wisconsin, will give an address on
subject, ''The Beef Producer and
General Agricultural Outlook"
essor King has been in charge of
cock experimental work in Indi-
fseveral years and has probably
lxperimentally more beef cattle
tany other man in America. DR..
OF 1 has national reputation as
M )rity on the economics of ag-
.ral production.
member the date, June 20, and
.t all roads lead to University
rarm on that day.
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Three Jerseys Added to University
Herd
Three Jerseys of pure blood have
recently been added to the breeding
herd at University Farm and will be
factors in furnishing more suitable
stock for student Judging work. One
of these animals is Ferns Pretty
Lena Second, bought at C. C. Web
ber's dispersal sale at Crystal Bay,
Minnetonka. She is ten years old
and, according to Prof. A. B. Ray
burn, is splendid representative of
the island type. The other Jerseys
and Sophia's Lockspur, junior
yearling, both bought at the Hood
Farm dispersal sale. at Lowell, Mass.
These two are daughters of Pogis
99th of Hood Farm, and are out of
the imported COW Gilbert's Spray.
'They are the very best of high
production breeders" says Mr.. Ray
burn.
Second Potato Tour to be Made
August to 9
The Minnesota potato tour for
1923 will be made up of series Of
county tours which will reach nine
northern Minnesota counties. The
start will be made at Red Lake Falls,
Red Lake county, on Wednesday,
August L. Pennington county will
be toured August 2, Kittson county
August 3, Roseau and Lake of the
Woods counties August 4, Kooch-
iching county August 6, Beltrami
county August Z, Itasca county Aug
ust 8, and st. Louis county August
g. Sunday, August 5, will be spent
at international Falls. The tours
will be routed through leading pota-
to districts and stops will be made at
some of the best potato farms. The
agricultural extension service of the
university, the seed certification Of
flee of the state department of agri-
culture, county agents, farm bureau
men and potato growers will cooper
ate in making the tour an education
al success. The object is to encour-
age better potato production. Prob
lens which often battle the individ-
ual potato grower will be considered
The relative merits of different kinds
of spraying and busting machinery
will be discussed and weighed. Seed