The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-07-27


the things accomplished were, TIT
shipping into the county several ca
loads OF purebred dairy heifers, ant
the putting on of the purebred sir'
campaign, which placed purebreI
sireS on about 100 different dairy
farms Of the county. This is GER
tainly a good start, the speaker said
but in order 20 Keep up results, the
raising OF larger acreages OF leSumt
hay will have to be gone into. Going
still further into the discussion Of
the qualities of legumes than Pro.
fessor Searles, MIR. Mcmillan said
that alfalfa has six times the pro-
ducing qualities for butter fat thar
that contained in COMMON timothy
hay. MIR. Mcmillan also stated that
sweet clover, which one sees grow
ing in ahuE la0cD along many OF the
sides in its wild state is gooc
Iasturage crop. AanChu soy beans
was also recommended as a good
fodder for cattle.
The Butterfat Producers.
J. c. Marrow gave short talk
dwelling on the butterfat producing
qualities Of the Holstein COW as
compared with other breeds. Tests
OF the seven highest producing dairy
cows in the United States showed
that the Holsteins in one year pro
duced 1,21S pounds OF butter fat;
the Guernseys, 965 and the Jerseys
an average of 929 pounds of butter
fat each. What was true in the pro-
duction of the aged Ho!stein COWS
was true in the younger stock OF
that breed. the speaker said, il
quoting from United States stats
tics.
During Mr.. Marlow's talk one OF
the worst types of scrub bulls per-
haps in the state was led up to the
speakers stand. This sire is three
years old and his breed, whether bull
or kangeroo rat would be hard &c
determine by his head which tapers
all the way from where his horns
should be to his nose. Despite the
fact that he is three years old, the
sire only tipped the scales at 29C
pounds. Mr.. NARROW made the an
nouncement that he was captured in
the wilds OF Blue Earth county. He
was certainly not a beauty. He was
christened by Mr.. NARROW as Ulysses
Useless.
In comparison TO this poorly bred
animal. ten months old purebred
Holstein bull owned by the Man
kato Eo1stein farm. was exhibited
This animal is a beauty in develop,
ment, and now tips the scales at S5C
pounds. He is the only bull in the
state whose first two danes produc
ed 1000 pounds of butter fat in
wear as two year old heifers.
William Linde and George Hub
mer of St. Clair had two fine Hol'
stein COWS on exhibition at the pic
mic. They both have records Of
twenty pounds Of butter fat pei
week.
Ruby K. Mercedes, the property
of the Mankato Holstein farm, IS
So, 900 COW, the only one in the state
of Minnesota which has four conse
cutive year records starting as two
year old of 900 pounds of butter IA
per year. Ruby was greatly ADMIRED
by all of the picnickers.
It was with the aid OF these nnt
cattle that near the end of the da!
Professor Searles and County Agen
l. F.. Mcmillan gave a COW testing
demonstration.
6uttermiIk For Party.
Fred Jensen, the expert butter
maker at the Eagle Lake CO. opera
tive Creamery brought several large
cans of buttermilk to the picnic
/ This was served free to everyone
right off the ice. and was greatly ap
preciated during the heat OF the al
, ternoon.
The picnic was a success in ever!
way.
The SPOT where the picnic wa!
held Yesterday, has an historlca
significance. According to the state
r1ent of Horace Cummings OF Eagl'
Lake, the oldest man at the picnic
it was Just sixty six years ago Weu
nesday that he forded the LIE Sueu
river at that point with a team o
oxen on his way through Blue Earti
county to take up homestead. In
statement to a Free Press represen
tative at the meeting yesterday Nj
Cummings said that on that day SIX
fv-six years ago the late NJ. 0. Ben
nett was then operating waite
power saw mill at that point. Thi
he thinks was one of the first say
mills il not the first ever erected i
Blue Earth county. In later years ]
was onerated by the late Natha
Bennett and oliver Harvey, fathe
of the present owners OF the lane
Miss Lucinda and Miss May Harvey
who now have a coy home near tn
site of the old mill According to tn
statement of Mr.. Cummings, log
were hauled to this mill from larg
radius, and lumber was sawed ther
which went into some of the sub
stantial buildings in that communn
which are still standing. Now moth
ing remains of the old mill OF plon
eer days but two large oak uprigh
tlnbers near the end of sluicewa!
which mark the spot where the i'm
mense over-shot water wheel whic
gave power to the mill stood.
In the early days this particpla
spot on the LeSueur river was fam
Gus as fishing place. The Winnie
bago Indians made many excursion
to the mill dam for fish. Mr.. Cum
nnfngs was personally acquainte
; with many Of the Winnebago chief
who freuuented the spot. Anon
them was Baptiste, Little Prizes
and Good Thunder. They were a
men of more than average intelll
gence.