The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
GOOD ATTENDANCE
AT SHORT COURSE
SEVERAL INTERESTING LECTUR-
ES BY INTERNATIONAL HAIR
VESTER co. SPECIALISTS
CORN POTATO EXHIBITS
GEO. F. MINETTE WON FIRST IN
CORN; JAMES GRUNDMAN
FIRST IN POTATOES


(By County Agent P. w. Huntemer)
The two-day short course held In
the Junior High School auditorium on
Friday and Saturday of last week un-
der the direction of the l. H. c. Elk
tension Service, cooperating with 10
cal committees, drew very credit
able attendance, considering road and
weather conditions.
j. -Haney, superintendent of the
l. H. G. demonstration farm at Aber-
deem and Grand Forks, gave -four
very interesting lectures during the
two-day course. Mr.. Haney's first
talk, given on Friday afternoon, was
on livestock. On Friday evening his
talk covered the subject of "Our Com
munity;" Saturday forenoon talk OH
alfalfa; and Saturday afternoon {.
talk on diversified farming. In all has
lectures Mr.. Haney used prepare
charts which assisted him in bringing
very forcibly to his hearers the mai.
points which he wished to emphasize.
Mr.. Haney is practical farmer sd
his talks were very well received.
l.. A. Hawkins, who has had several
years experience in fruit raising am
is an extension worker along the line
of horticulture, gave talks during the
short course on the care of the or
chard and on potatoes.
Mis leila Wigent, the third mem
Der of the l. HI. G. extension force, in
charge of the short course at Sank
Centre, addressed the ladies' session
on Friday afternoon on the subject:
Keep Vigorously Alive" On Satur-
day afternoon Miss Wigent gave a
talk at the general session on poultry.
All talks given by both Miss Wigent
and Mr.. Hawkins were also illustrated
by the use of charts.
Following Mr.. Haney's talk on "Our
Community" on Friday evening, sew
eral reels Of motion pictures dealing
with various farm problems, were
thrown on the screen. One of the
reels shown was a reel on milk show
ing the food value of milk and other
dairy products. Other reels shown
were on poultry, household conven-
fences and farm inconvenience. The
l. H. C. Extension Service furnishes
their own reels of motion pictures an,
carry their own motion picture ma
chine
The local committee in charge of the
program succeeded in arranging for
several excellent musical numbers and
readings, which were very much ap-
preciated by the people attending the
sessions and speaks well for the tai
ent which can be drawn upon in Sank
Centre and community. On Friday af-
ternoon the Sank Centre Grade School
Chorus appeared twice, at both the
mems and ladies' sessions. The Sank
Centre band furnished music at the
Friday evening session; two selections
were given by the mems quartette;
and two readings by Mrs. Enid Rich
ards. At the Saturday afternoon
meeting, Miss Harriet Sweetman gave
a piano solo and Miss Lillian Rosen-
berger vocal solo accompanied by
Miss Sweetman
Short talks were also given during
the short course meetings by A. D
Dowell, livestock specialist from the
University Farm; NJ P. Mortinson
field man for the Minnesota Corpora
tive Creamery Association; and ?. w
Huntemer, county agent.
The exhibits in the Corn and Po-
tato Show held in connection with the
short course, which was made posi-
be by the contributions received from
local businessmen, drew a. very cred
table entry list considering the
drought which held in check the corn
and potato crops of last season. Eff
teen entries were made of Yellow DEM
corn, twelve entries of White Dent
ten of Early Ohio Potatoes and nine
entries of Rural New York potatoes.
Henry Nietfeld of Spring Hill town
ship won first prize on Yellow Dent
corn: Joe H. Luetmer of Grove town
ship. second on Yellow Dent; Clara S.
Luetmer, Grove township, third on
Willow Dent; C. w. Preston, Sank
Centre, fourth on Yellow Dent
In the White Dent, first prize was
taken by George F. Minnette of Sank
Centre; second by Henry Nietfeld,
Melrose; third by F. P. Minette of
Sank Centre; fourth by Theo. Schur-
mann, Sank Centre.
In the potato classes, in the Earlgs
Ohios first was taken by James
Grundmann, Sank Centre; second by