The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-01-18
BIG SHORT CO s.
COMING FEB. g IL
FARMERS-BUSINESS MEN COOP
OPERATING WITH. INTERNA-
TIONAL HARVESTER co
PRACTICAL ADDRESSES
PROGRAM HELPFUL AND INTER,
ESTING TO TOWN AND The
COUNTRY FOLKS.

SOON1R
A series of interesting and nelplu.
meetings in agriculture, horticulture,
gardening and home convenaences mas
been assured for this community
through the cooperation OF the Agrl-.
cultural Extension department OF the
International Harvester 20. Inc!
will be held in the Junior High scnoo<
Auditorium and the Congressional
church, Friday and Saturday, fep. .
and 10.
Axel Mejerton, operator OF the
sauk Lake creamery, will be chair
man of the general committee, WIZ
p. w. Huntemer, county agent Mel
rose, assistant chairman.
H. A. Falk is chairman OF the ar
arrangement committee, assisted by
Mrs. Laurel Kells and John kernl-
CHAN.
The publicity committee are Asa M.
Wallace and H. T. Austin.
The finance committee are o. H.
Otte and Charles Bruce.
The reception committee are Mayor
VIM. Parker, Geo. Tanner and u. Is
Austin.
The program committee are e. a a.
Falk and C. /. Anderson.
The women's committee are MIS- WIS.
Geo. Grundman, Mrs. William Gibson,
Mrc Helen Ingram and Mrs. Laurel
Kells.
The exhibits and prize committee
are Axel Mejerton, p. w. Huntemel
and H. T. Austin. IS
The purpose of the meetings WI
be to help the people of this cofamun
ity to solve the many problems IN ag
riculture, horticulture and home
making.
The Extension Department has E
large force of people engaged IT
strictly educational work. The party
coming to this vicinity will consist Of
J. G. Haney, Miss leila Wigent and
/. A. Hawkins.
Few men are better known to the
farmers of the Northwest than IS MI.
Haney. For 10 years he has bee
superintendent Of the H G demon
stration farms at Aberdeen, s. D.,
and. Grand Forks, N. D., and the man
ner in which he has conducted these
farms of that region among whom nc
is an unauestioned authority on all
farm problems common to those
states and the western provinces Of
with colleges and county agents II
Is of the central and northwestern
states and the western provinces OF
Canada and his discussions of corn
alfalfa, sweet clover, crop rotation.
diversified farming, live stock and
other equally important topics are
based on first hand experience and
4 knowledge. .@
r. Miss Wigent is without superior
in home and school work. She dis
cusses home and health problems and
demonstrates canning methods ane
the.use of the pressure kettle.
Mr.. Hawkins comes from Virginia
where he owns half interest in {
large apple OTCHdIu. hC "e'o Ae.S
on farm and is practical farmer:
studied horticulture in colleges in
New Hampshire and Oregon; was as
sistant horticulturist at the Alabama
station; was superintendent of ar
1,800-acre fruit plantation in Georgis
and has done, considerable extension
work in the fruit belts of the East
South ad Northwest.
The plan is to hold both day am
evening sessions, at which admissio-
will be free and everybody-men
women and Nchildren- will be wei
come.
In the talks and lectures large
charts and lantern slides will be used
and at every session the subject
treated will be thrown open for discus
sion.
Moving pictures of an education.
and instructive nature will be a fea-
ture of the meetings.
Complete arrangements for the ses;
sions will be announced as soon as
they are completed. .