The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-17
DEPARTMENT FOR THE ACRICULTURISTS

nesota in 1921 compared with 81 per
cent made in 1917.
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7-Day Division Cows Make High
Records-Noteworthy activity is re
ported by w. E. Peterson of Univer-
sity Farm, superintendent of official
cow-testing in Minnesota, in the sew
en-day division. In March, 119 sew
en-day tests were completed as COM
pared with 90 in February. Ten of
these records were of cows that pro-
duced more than "a pounds of but
terfat equal to 80 pounds of butter
for the week. A Holstein owned by
John Lynard, Owatonna, was first,
producing 800 pounds of butter
fat. Another Holstein owned by j..
M. Hackney of st. Paul was second
with a record of 81 .06 pounds of
fat.
Potato Qualification Rules Under
Revision-Revised rules and regula-
tons governing the growing of GER
tilted seed potatoes in Minnesota for
1928 have been sent to growers OF
certified seed in 1922 and also to
county agents by A. G. Tolaas OF
University Farm, in charge OF seed
potato inspection and certification in
Minnesota. Some changes have been
made in grading rules, and it is pro-
vided this year for the first time that
if a grower raises only one variety he
must apply for certifcation of his
entire acreage. If several varieties
are grown, application may be MADE
for the inspection of one variety II
the field listed for certification, is
grown separately from the others
with some other crop between. APP
plications for inspection service
should be made to Mr.. Tolaas or the
county agents. Mr.. Tolaas predicts
an increased acreage of certified po-
tatoes in 1928, but believes the pota-
to acreage in general will be consid-
erably less than last year.
''U" Farm Short Course for Bee.
Men May 15-18-The state univer-
sity offers another short course for
beekeepers on May Is to Is at Uni
versity Farm, St. Paul. Francis JAEGER,
chief of the division of bee culture
and members of his staff and Charles
D. Baker, Minnesota state bee in.
spector, will be the instructors. The
course will be of great practical val.
ue for the beginner, as well as the
more advanced beekeeper. Instruc,
ton will be given in general bee man,
agement, in the making of hives anc
frames and the handling of bees anc
in diagnosing and treating foul brood
diseases. Lectures on organization
and marketing will be given by ex.
perts. Any one interestd in bee.
keeping is qualified to attend this
short course. The registration fee is
only So. Rooms and meals are pro-
vided at low cost at University Farm
University Dairymen Aid Butter
Producers-After Analysing $500
samples of butter collected from all
parts of the state, dairy husbandry-
men of the University of Minnesota
are convinced that Minnesota dairy
farmers and buttermakers are mis-
sing millions every year because OF
the wide variations found in the conf
position and quality of butter. This
condition is not peculiar to Mime
sofa, but is to be found wherever
creamery butter is produced. AS
one important result of the studies
carried on at University Farm, J. R
Keithlev and C. D. Dahle of the
dairy division staff are attending
district unit meetings of creamery
operators to demonstrate the com
mon analysis of butter-in Other
words, to help the butter producers
pick up the extra millions which
they should have coming every year
This field work of the university mer
is being promoted by the agriculture
extension division and has the hearty
approval of members of the Minneso
ia Cooperative Creameries associa
ton, Inc, and the Minnesota Cream
cry Operators and Managers asso
citation.
War Explosive-The salvage ant
utilization of surplus war explosive.
| in peace-time pursuits in the United
States has been one of the great eco
nomic benefits Of the aftermath O:
Vic Wo1S dSSOi uluS W LII. SudT16S T.
Munroe, chief explosive chemist o.
the Bureau of Mines, in Statement
made by him.
Government agencies alone, DR.
;; Munroe says, have distributed, fol
their own use and for uses under
their auspices, many million pounds
of such explosives during the las
four years, compared with none be
fore that.
These agencies include the Bureau
of Public Roads, the Reclamation
Service, the Indian Service, and the
National Parks, and thousands Of
pounds of the explosives have beer
used in the construction of the Alas
kan Government Railroad, in Pana
ma Canal Zone work, and in numer.
Gus river projects.
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