The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
FARM news FROM
STATE UNIVERSITY.
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acid Is about 10 be superseded In
AaInnesota by sodatol ior land clear
ing purposes. Soaatol is an expiOs.
i've leit over after the world war
and the government has lS,vO0,vUO
pounus OF 1t 10 give Outright 20 the
L~rmerS.
,...4e the buyer must pay for the
mixing, cartrlaglng, and shipping,
.Aers. VIII De no charge tor Tie ma
terial itselI. SodaLol 10 composed OF
TINT and nItrd.e o. soda In aOouI
a daI proportions, There are 24O
s..cAs IN every 100 pound lots and
every stick has as mucn power, the
uniVSrs4ty Iahu Gearing eAperLS say
as a suiek OF ovulnary dynamite.
Because cartrIdsing and carrying
chsrees are less, sodaCol will cosl
the 1armer less InRn pIcrlc acIu.
The cost I. o. b. at Barksuale, Wis,
III cartrIdges, VIII be 50. 07 for
every 1v0 pounds when orders are
given Tor carload quantities..
Shipments from DsirnsdAIe will b.
In carload lots d.recIly TO county
or community cenIer where fRr
mers pooled orders will be d4strlD
uted. or n4llns small local orders
the University o. Minnesota VIII
MAINTAIN powder magazines at 81
Paul, BemIdJi and virginia and thG
price will be 7.l5 per lUu pounds
/. o. b. the nearest point or shipment
mentioned. The maximum and min
lmum Quantities anowed farmers
will be 1,U0Q and lou pounds. re-
spectlvely. Orders may De sent to
the division OF agricultural effg1n.
eering, University Farm.
What is said to be the first Sun-
dersnot waIerwheel in the North
west has been installed under the
supervision OF Prof. Z. A. Stewart
or the agricultural engineering d.
vision, University OF Minnesota, on
farm and summer resort on Lake
Lizzie, in Ottertail county. The
wheel was designed by Prof. Stewart
and built in minneapolis. A dam,
thrown across Pelican river on the
arm, is about rs feet in length and
was also designed by Prof. Stewart
Since the dam gives only 16 to
20 inches OF head, 1t was impossible
to use an pvershot wheel. In the
undershoI wheel, the waterfall
strikes The hoats or paddles al "a
low end of the wheel, which Is 10
feet in diameter with a four foot
face. This wheel, which Is or steel,
developes about IN horsepower.
With small electric generator, the
entire installation Z connects with
storage batteries to supply electric
ity for the large farm and summer
resorts. -
Prof. Stewart declares that there
are at least 1000 places IN Mime
sofa where small waterpower plants.
ranging from one tenth to 15 horse
poser, can be developed by the use
OF the undershot wheel where only
a small stream is available
The University of Minnesota, co
operating with the Great Northern
railway, will run a better dairy
train" in west central Minnesots
through the week or September
to 29.
The tentative schedule provides
stops at:
Litchfeld, September "a; willmar
and Donnelly, Sept. 25; Morris and
Graceville. Sept. 26; Hancock, Sept
27; Benson and Kerkhoven, Sept.
2s; Kerfhoven, Sept. 20.
Two 65foot baggage cars, one OF
from the dairy division of the uni
versity and the other selected with
exhibits from commercial firms, will
be furnished by the railway com
pany.
N. f. Chairman, known state wide
as a poultry specialist In his con
nection with the agricultural exten-
sion service of the university. was
elected a delegate to the World s
Pcultry Congress-, to be held in Bar
cslona, Spsin, In May, 1924, by the
American Association OF Poultry In
Etrtctors and Investigators which
recently held its meeting at Ottawa,
Ontario. E/ 'a
Five short courses are announced
for the fall quarters OF 4 the Collese
OF Agriculture. The farmers' and
homemakers' week is set for Jan
uary z to IL; short course in cereal
chemistry for JanA2 to S.; boys and
girls short course for last OF Marc
and first Or April; editors short
course, May 8\to 10, and beekeeper
course May Is to 16. The usua;
dairy short courses will be held
throughout the fall and winter.
/ Wheat and Livestock.
A cans ass OF nineteen states re-
veafs interesting and important
news regarding wheat as a feed for
liz estock. Feeding authorities of
agricultural colleges and state
boards of agriculture, county agents
and experienced farmers all were
consulted. The investigation brings
out these high points: If properly
fed. wheat is an excellent substitute
for corn as a feed for livestock. Its
use as feed is recommended when
it's price is below or compay abfe
with corn or wherever 1t is more
available than corn. The surplus
apd the low price of wheat, together
With the threatened scarcity of corn.
are causing more farmers to feed
wheat this year than probably ever
before. Out Of all those questioned
In the nineteen states there was but
one dissenting voice to the economic
advantage of feeding wheat under
the conditions that now prevail.
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