The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-12-27

DEPARTMENT FOR THE ACRICULTURISTS

University Men Head State Fruit
Growers-Prof. w. H. Alderman,
chief of the division of horticulture,
University of Minnesota, was elected
president of the Minnesota State
Horticultural Society at its 57th an
nual meeting held recently in Mime
apolis. D. C. Webster of La Cres-
cent, o. j. Olson of St. Paul, and
Charles HARRISON of Excelsior were
chosen to the executive board, first
two being reelected. Ten vice presi-
dents were also elected. R. S. mack
intosh of University Farm was re-
elected secretary by the board.
Three students of the Minnesota
College of Agriculture took part in
the Gideon Memorial speaking con-
test for cash prizes amounting to $40
Stephen S. Faster of st. Vincent
won first prize of $25 with an adj
dress on Pruning Apple Trees" The
second purse of SIS was divided be-
tween Adolph Kamis of New Prague,
who spoke on the subject: Land
scaping the Farm" and F. C. Kaplan
of Owatonna, whose subject was
"Apple Growing in Steele County"
The contest was started by the So
ciety to encourage horticultural work
among students and to honor the
name of Peter M. Gideon, the origi-
nator Of the Wealthy apple. Judges
of the contest were Profs. N. E. Han
son of the South Dakota Agricultural
College, A. F. Yeage of the North
Dakota Agricultural College and w.
A. Toole, delegate from the Wiscon-
sin Horticultural Society.
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u Livestock Premiums at Chicago
Total $1,922-In the proportion of
winnings to the number of animals
shown, the Minnesota College of Ag-
riculture topped all other institution
Of the kind at the recent Information
al Livestock Exposition in Chicago.
Purdue was second and Iowa third
Cash premiums awarded Minnesota
Agricultural College livestock to.
tailed $1,922, divided into S1,574 on
hogs, $3.50 on cattle, and SIS on
sheep. The Minnesota institution
captured IL championships, nine of
them on hogs and two on cattle. 1t
Won ID first prizes, 13 second prizes,
IS third prizes, Z fourth prizes, and
several others in fifth, sixth, seventh,
and eighth positions. Of ribbons it
captured 68-49 on hogs, 16 on cat
de, and 8 on sheep.
r.
Minnesota Junio.s Second in Can
ning-Canned fruits, vegetables, and
meats exhibited by club girls of Min
nesota were adjudged the second
best exhibit made at the Boy and
Girls Club Congress held in con-
nection with the International Live
stock Exposition. Indiana took the
highest honors and Kansas was
third. An Indiana girl was first in
Judging canned goods. A girl from
Arkansas was second, and Eileen Bey-
strom of Virginia, Mimi, third. In
the health contest for boys Arvid
Sponberg of Minnesota was third
with 81 per cent. A Colorado lad,
with a score of 90, led this contest.
How Minnesota AIRED at Grain
Hay Show-Minnesota growers of
corn and small grains. and forage
plants won their full share of the
purses offered at the Information |
Grain and Hay show in Chicago. A
summary made at University
by A. D. Haedecke, secretary #
the Minnesota Crop Improveme It IS
ISOLATION, shows the following e.
suits:
Region 1. Yellow Mime
sofa won six prizes out cf p Sc G
ten. Fist, II. 3 tb~ahams
Dassel; second, Llhe t P. Andc
of Dassel. White cozn-Minnesc tia
won five prizes 1t # pos-.hle
ten. First, John Henderson of @oEc-
to; second, Charles zen
Cloud; third, Ole Voclund of G.
Region 2. Yellcw com ~
sofa won tn &c iT : -es, + @
18th, and 24tl, q
teen prizes won by Minnesotans out
Of possible ).
norman of Tray; second,
Bang of Client; thi d, J.. J
of Redwood Falls; fourth, Ter S
Scott of Fairmont; fifth, Hans
void Of Frost.
Minnesota won the sweepst
both regions, H. B. Abraharns
rying off the honoEs in eg;
L. E. Zimmerman in region
nesota growers also won p
three single ears from region
seven single ears from reg;
SO three prizes on flint CO.
gion and one prize for flint
region g.
Clarence o. Lien of st
stood first for his exhibit
corn, region /, in the junior c
test Ralph Phillips Of Detro
third. Young Lien also had
yellow corn exhibited by >
from region /. Paul Paine
celsior had the second best.
Hoskin of North Redwood
first prize for yellow corn j.,