The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
hOLSTE|N SHOW
PLANS FORMING
Exhibits To Be Made At
Fairs Next Fall
BABY BEEVESTHERE
Blue Earth County Association
Is Filled With Much
Enthusiasm

Members of the Blue Earth Coun-
~ Holstein Breeders association
held their annual meeting at the
the reports Of the livestock work &C
complished during the year were
made. These reports showed that a
great deal hao been accomplished
and Blue Earth county had received
some very valuable advertising
through the livestock campaigns.
President Herbert Sohre presided at
the meeting and introduced the
speakers. He was glad TO state that
the better sire campaign just
brought TO a very successful close,
had resulted in over 100 bulls being
placed or farms where there never
was a pure bred sire before. Out OF
the 100 purebred sires placed, forty
three were Holsteins. j. c. NARROW
and County Agent l.. h. Mcmillan
were complimented for the work
they had accomplished in the many
livestock activities In the county
The past year.
j. c. Marrow, secretary and treas
urer Of the association in his report
showed that during the year, the re-
1922 was S659,9S and the expendi-
lures $656.5l, leaving a balance in
the treasury 6 S347. Nh. NARROW
stated that there is about 500 COM
ing from the state association to the
local association.
Blue Earth County Compiimented
Robert Geiger, secretary OF the
State Holstein association in a very
interesting and instructive talk com
plimented Blue Earth county for
taking the lead in livestock activi-
ties. He said that one OF the biggest
things that Blue Earth county &C
complished was the successful put
ting over of the better sire cam
paign. He said that this was con-
structive work. Blue Earth county
has received some OF the best ad-
yertising imaginable. Blue Earth
county is now mentioned as the
leading county in the northwest in
The livestock movement
The speaker said that the State
association has for its object this
year three things. The better sire
campaign, calf club work and the
,akIng OF Hoisteln exhibits at the
county fairs. Mr.. Geiger said that
there is no better way OF advertising
the Holstein cow then TO make at
iractive exhibitions at the county
fairs, and to have those exhibitions
in charge OF competent man who
can explain to the public what the
dairy industry means. and TO hand
out advertising. Mr.. Geiger said that
me state and national Holstein as
sociations have a large amount OF
advertising telling of the good quail
ity of Holstein milk, etc. This adver-
Using is free for the asking.
Jens johnson. said that results are
now evident from the recent better
sire campaign. People are now writ
ing to stock raisers wanting to know
where they can buy heifers and
young sires.
President Sohre thought that a
campaign of education should follow
and go hand in hand with the better
sire campaign if it is to be sue
cess. Some education should be
dealt out in the matter of feeding.
]. c. NARROW said that feeding was
one of the all important items in the
success of livestock raising. Better
housing of the cattle also should be
looked after. Better livestock in a
county means better prosperity.
Talk On Feeding
County Agent L. z. Mcmillan said
that better breeding goes hand in
hand with better feeding. IL the
feeding is lacking better stock rails
ing will be a dismal failure. At this
point in his talk the county agent
again stressed the value OF the rails
ing Of more Iegumes, such as alfalfa,
red clover, and sol beans. A ton OF
alfalfa hay, he said was about equal
to a ton of bran as feed. The
speaker also urged better housing of
livestock. He said that the work In
ha 1,th cd nj q
the past year, and it was planned
this year to put on two large calf
club exhibits One at the Garden City
fair and one at the Mankato fair.
The work of organization of at least
one more cow testing association is
also progressing very nicely.
o. s. Lasby, A. c. Spaulding and
S. d. Whiting all spoke Of the good
qualities of alfalfa as feed for all
kinds Of livestock. All of these
gentlemen advocated the raising OF
more of this legume.
Robert Geiger brought up the mat
ter of billboard advertising for the
Holstein association. These signs
would cost set up in the neighbor-
hood of 500 each. A. c. Spaulding
thought that 500 worth Of Newspa-
per advertising would go much far
Tier and reach more people than q
sign board erected at some cross
road. No action was taken on the
matter.
J. c. NARROW, Jens Johnson and II.
e. Salisbury were elected directors
for three years. These three with
the other members of the board Of
directors will hold meeting in the
near future for the election Of Off
GERS.
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