The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-16
SIRES CAMPAIGN
:. PROGRESS GOOD
Enthusiastic Meet Held At
st. Clair Last Night
MANY FOLKS THERE
Addresses Delivered BY Experts
On the Better Animal
Production
(From Saturd rvs Daily1

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Business men and farmers in the
vicinity Of st. Clair turned out In
large numbers last night to attend
a better sire meeting which was
held in The town hall. The meet
ing was presided over by George
Huebner. cashier o; the State Bank
OF st. Clair. Mr.. Huebner in open
ing the meeting said that the insti-
tuition he represented was always
ready to boost Tor better livestock
raising and the purchase OF purebred
sires.
County Agent L. Z. Mcmillan
stated that the better sire campaign
in Blue Earth county had been sue
ceeding better than at first antici-
pated. Fifty eight OF the 100 start
to leading stock raisers in this
county The speaker commented on
the large attendance. He said that
he was not surprised TO see the
large crowd, for the best folks and
the best farmers and business men
are to be found in the communities
where one finds the best livestock.
Fred Precht, buttermaker at the
st. Clair Co operative creamery,
stated that the output Of that cream
cry had been increased during the
year 1922 over 10000 pounds. He
said that there is a great opportun-
ity TO double and even treble this
output by keeping better cows, and
doing better feeding.
Remarks BY A. o. Whiting.
A. d. Whiting Of Mankato, who
has always been engaged in dairy
ing. first starting as young man
in the state Of Vermont with a Jer-
sey herd, said that when he first
came to Minnesota he purchased
fseven high grade shorthorn heifers.
The yearly product OF these heifers
was a little less than 200 pounds OF
butter fat per COW. He and neigh
Dor then decided to purchase a
purebred Holstein sire. This ami.
NAL was purchased from Randall
Brothers OF Lake Crystal for 500.
Since that time he has used several
fpurebred sires, with the result that
the descendants of his original
grade heifers his last years produc-
ton Der COW was 335 pounds of but
ter fat per cow Mr.. Whiting said
that he liked the, dairying business,
because he Is in a cow testing as
ISOLATION, and is greatly interested
to note the increase from 200 pounds
10 a top mark of 400 pounds of but
| ter fat per COW which was the mark
reached by his best COW. He believes
| in good feedinS along with good
breeding. Mr.. Whiting plans to
raise all Of the clover and alfalfa
/ possible so that he may produce
protein feeds right on the farm. The
result of this good feeding melted
| Mr.. Whiting net profit last year
from his herd OF S2,455.
]. c. NARROW of Mankato stated
asking really less for their. bulls
than they are worth in order to aid
in the campaign for better sires.
Mr.. NARROW told Of his experience
in the feeding of poorly bred cattle
as compared with purebreds. In
closing he emphasized the impor-
lance of cow testing associations.
Comparisons of Feeding
f. C.. D. Stevens, state campaign
manager. made comparisons be
tween the results of feeding SCRUB
cattle and purebreds. He gave an in
stance near Kansas City OF where
purebred cattle given the same feed
as the poorly breds, brought over
$50 more per thousand pounds imam
the scrubs. He also told Of the
careful inspection of the sires being
sold throughout the county.
Henry Miller of Mankato, repre-
senting the James Manufacturing
{ company, showed a number OF in
teresting films. Among these was
Partners" the greatest number OF
scenes of which are laid in Blue
Earth county. Partners" will be
shown at the better sires meeting
at Lake Crystal Monday night.
At the close of the meeting those
present were the guests Of the st.
Clair business men at a luncheon.