The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04

lately by soybean growers and coun-
ty agents to secure complete inocula-
ton next year," says A. c.. Army of
the university's division of farm
crops. Complete incubation may
be secured by following the method
outlined herewith. Examine the root
of several soybean plants in your
field. If the plants show nodules,
take a spade and take up the roots
of the plants with the soil adhering
to them. Two bushels of this ma
terial will give a good start. Spade
these roots with soil attached in a
space one to two yards square in the
garden and work the place well. Soil
taken from this place is certain to
contain millions of the proper bac.
terra per pound, while soil taken from
"a soybean field. at random will not
contain nearly as many. The noduirs
on soybean roots decay quickly after
the plants are ripe. Therefore it is
best to act quickly in order to be able
to see that the roots have nodules on
them.
County agents and high school in
structors not only should tell grow
ers to do this, but should prepare a
bed personally which may be used in
emergency cases and for distribution
to growers who are just beginning.
Take no chances. Do this small
amount of work now and be pre-
a.
Entomologists Act to Bar Alfalfa
Weevil-Orders establishing quar-
antine against the shipping of alfalfa
hay from certain western districts in
to Minnesota have been announced
by officials of the State Department
of Agriculture and A. G.. Ruggles,
state entomologist, University Farm.
The quarantine will be imposed
against the states of Utah and
Wyoming, and sections of Idaho,
Colorado, California, and Oregon,
where the alfalfa weevil has been in
Testing fields.
DR.. H. II. Knight of the University
of Minnesota represented the state
entomologist at recent meeting of
Mississippi valley state entomologists
held at Ames, Iowa, to consider uni
form quarantine restrictions for keep
ing the alfalfa weevil out Of Missis-
sippi valley states.
The alfalfa weevil came from
Europe, and was first found in the
United States in Utah in 1904. Since
that time it has spread to the other
states mentioned. The grubs hatch
on the alfalfa plant and eat the
leaves.
Minnesota Club Boys Victors at
Sioux City Harris Ward, Willie
Pontius, and Anthony Bokinski, COM
posing the Long Prairie dairy man.
agement team in boys and girls club
work as supervised by the agricultural
extension service of the university,
won grand championship honors over
all boys and girls club demonstra-
ton teams at the recent Interstate
Fair at Sioux City, Iowa. They COM
peted against club demonstration
teams from II other states and were
awarded a silver loving cup and a
beautiful gold watch each. All are
farm boys.
In the exhibits of canned products
Minnesota club girls were first in veg
etable and meat canning, and third
in fruit canning. They also carried
off many of the high honors in the
concentrating displays. Minnesota
placed first and Nebraska second for
early varieties of potatoes. The po-
sitions of the two states were re-
versed as to late varieties.
The Minnesota club booth, repre-
senting such staples as wheat and
bread, was always a center of admir-
ing interest. The stunt put on by
the Minnesota juniors was one of the
bright spots in an evenings program
devoted to stunts. The Minnesota
club contingent was accompanied by
7. A. Erickson, state leader; Mrs
Margaret Baker, assistant leader, and
Miss Bender, home economics teacher
at Bull.
"Clover Catch" Poor; How to
Meet Situation-Because the dry
spring seriously affected the "clover
catch" over much of northeastern
Minnesota, and because the stubble
fields, following the removal of the
grain, reveal a very spotted condi-
ton, immediate thought must be Civ
en- to insure hay crop in 1924,
warns M j. Thompson, superintend-
en- of the Northeast Experiment sta