The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06

and north central, Northwestern
Dent, Early Minnesota No. Is, Mime
sofa White, Gehu, and Squaw (f1int
varieties); northeastern, the earliest
fints, such as Dakota White, Gehu,
and Squaw.
It is interesting to note that Min
nesota No. 13 has become the do
minant corn variety for the 5000 to
5000 foot zone in Colorado, accord
ing to the Extension Record, published
by the extension department at Fort
Collins.
Hot Bath for Tubers Better Than
Cold One-The hot formaldehyde
bath treatment of seed potatoes for
controlling scab and rhizoctonia di-
seases is rapidly coming into favor in
Minnesota, says R. C. Rose, plant di-
sease specialist with the agricultural
extension service of the state univer-
sity. This method is time and la
Dor saver and has recommended itself
to potato growers wherever demon
strated.
The materials needed for a COM
munity dipping station need cost but
little says Mr.. Rose. If the seed is
treated at creamery or some other
place where steam is available, it will
simplify matters in maintaining the
proper temperature of the solution.
Items in the necessary equipment,
according to Mr.. Rose, are one stock
tank (about 200 gallons), four wire
bushel baskets, six poles or timbers
for scaffold, old planks for loading
platform, two pulleys, rs feet of rope,
one dairy Thermometers, and a steam
pipe, or hose to connect boiler and
dipping tank. The tubers need to be
immersed in the hot solution only
two minutes, as against one and one
half to two hours in the corrosive
sublimate bath.
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New Aid to Farmer in Planning
Crops-Because the farmer has a
really difficult problem in balancing
available labor against his cropping
system and his feed needs as a
means of getting maximum returns
from his acres, the Minnesota expert
ment station, University Farm, ST..
Paul, has just issued a bulletin to
serve as help in solving such prob
lens.
The bulletin is the work of George
A. Pond of the division of farm
crops and farm management, and
Jesse w. Tapp of the bureau of agri-
cultural economics, Washington, D.
c., and is based on extensive studies
of typical farms in Cottonwood and
jackson counties. 1t gives in detail
the normal labor requirements pei
acre for all of the different crops
grown in the region, the feed and la
Dor requirements for livestock, ano
the material requirements
Irvine, threshing, ETC. for the vari.
Gus crops.
With such information, a farmer
operating dairy farm and raising
hogs, for example, can work out &
plan of operation which will permit 6
nice adjustment as between his avail
able labor throughout the year anC
his feed needs as they have to be
supplied from his acres.
Copies of the bulletin are avail
able without charge from the Divis
ion of Publications, University Farm
Pastures Increased by Winter
Brushing-That the dairy herds Of
northeastern Minnesota, expanded by
the growing crop of 1923 heifers, viii
make greater demands than ever be
fore on available spring pasture
areas, and that the large quantities Of
sodatol purchased in late fall anC
early winter will be used this sprins
to convert much of the present stump
land pasture into titled land, are con
illusions of M. ]. Thompson, super
intendent of Northeast Experiment
station of the University of Mime
sofa.
"The pressing job, then, on man!
new farms will be to push back tn
brush line and convert new stunt
fields into pasture tracts by inte
stump seeding" says Mr.. Thompson
"There is no better time to do thi
brushing than in the late white
months. The present is the best win
ter in years for winter clearing. Tn
snow is scant, the ground firm, tn
weather fine.
"Service men in Aitkin and Carl
ton counties have brushed from 5 t.
Is acres each the present winter an,
plan to continue till spring opens
There is no more valuable way O.
capitalizing the quiet months O.
winter than in doing this job, If it re
mains to be DONE"
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Testing Associations in the Stat
Number Minnesota, with 76 &C
tive COW testing associations In Feb
ruary, stands second in the list O
states having such associations. Wis
consin is first, Michigan third ant
Iowa fourth. More than $4,000 COW
are now under test in Minnesota. O.
the counties, Freedom holds the ieat
with seven active associations tesunt
more than 2,400 cows.
New associations which got undel
way in February were Meadowland
in st. Louis county, Faribault count!
No. in Faribault, Leroy in Mower
Aitkin in Aitkin, and Glenvliie- Hay
ward, Twin Lake-Emmons and Mans
field in Freedom.
That it pays 3to weed and feed il
vouched for by f. G. Siewert, member
Of the Southern Dakota Testing asso