The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-04-17

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the world received setback that will
not be recovered for many years.
There are not as large quantities of
dairy products made in the world to-
day as ten years ago, but the people
of some countries do not consume as
much now because they have not the
purchasing power. This factor has to
be considered and the degrees Of re-
covery of Europe will influence the
price of dairy products here, but even
so prices should continue satisfactory,
provided our industrial conditions
continue as at present.
| In any event, the whole nature of
the dairy business and especially the
slow increase in dairy animals make
overproduction a condition that need
not worry any farmer. Consumption
is increasing right along and that, to-
gether with the other factors referred
to by this high authority, makes the
keeping and milking of cows mighty
safe and profitable farming, no mat
ter how many farmers go into it..
Minnesota Seed Potatoes Shipped to
ID States-Minnesota grown and GER
titled seed potatoes have been moving
to states on the Atlantic and Pacific
and even the Gulf of Mexico. Two
cars of Bliss Triumps were shipped
from Warroad, Roseau county, to
Aroostook county, Maine which has
a worldwide reputation far the quail
lily of its tubers. Two cars were ship.
lped from Beltrami county to Stock
ton, Cal. Other cars have been con-
lsigned to Alabama, Colorado, Florida,
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, New York, Ohio, and Texas.
In all, 800 cars averaging 600 bushels
to the car, have passed the final in
lspection of the Minnesota Department
of Agriculture.
The premiums-the prices paid
above the prices at which ordinary
stock was selling-have ranged from
80 to so cents hundredweight, in
some cases even more. The premiums
of one Minnesota farmer who grows
hundreds of acres of potatoes amour
ted to nearly $4,000. His costs for
certification totaled about $3.50.
These facts are reported by A. g..
Tolaas of University Farm, who is in
charge of seed potato certification in
Minnesota.
Seed potato certification in this
state in an outgrowth of the potato
demonstration work carried on by the
agricultural extension service of the
university. BY certification is meant
the recording of seed stock that is of
good type, highly productive and rela-
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the words of Mr.. Tolaas, 'Not only is
certification of value to the grower,
but it is means whereby the buyer
is assured of getting first class seed
stock.
Nov. IL to Is Dates for Junior
Livestock Show-The 1924 Mime
sofa Junior Livestock Show, the lead
ing show of it's kind in all the country,
will be held at South st. Paul Nov
ember II, IL, and 13. The dates have
Just been selected by representatives
of the South st. Paul interests con-
cerned, the Minnesota Livestock
Breeders association, and the agri-
cultural extension service of the uni
versity. H. G. Zavoral, extension spec
ialist in livestock will manage the
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be host to all the juniors at banquet
and entertainment on the evening of
November IL, in the auditorium.
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Forest Fire Losses Heaviest In
ENTHUSIASTICALLY when Minnesota
l"heads the list"-and it often does
we all feel proud. But it should be a
matter of deep and general regret,
not to say shame, that Minnesota
"heads the list" of all the states in
i forest fire losses. For the last seven
years such losses in Minnesota have
averaged more than $4,500,000 an
Enually. In the last five years more
than 100000 forest fires burning
over 56,000,000 acres, were reported
in the United States. Four-fifths of
these fires were man caused and with
reasonable care and vigilance could
have been prevented. Indirect losses,
such as taxable values destroyed, the
decreased productive capacity of for
est land burned over, and the stag
nation of local industries bring the
total to staggering figure.
| President Calvin Coolidge has pro-
claimed the week of April FL to ~
as Forest Protection Week when COM
mon thought should be given and
every step possible taken for the
preservation of resources so vital to
the well being of the people. Vari-
Gus state agencies will cooperate in
the work. H. N Wheeler of Denver, a
former national forest supervisor but
now with the federal public relations
service, will come to Minnesota to
speak of "The Lure of the Forest"
and to help arouse the public con-
seriousness to the forest situation.
'The 1924 fire season has already
started" says DIR. Raphael Zon, di-
rector of the Lake States Forest Ex-
pertinent Station with headquarters
at University Farm. whether or
not it will be repetition of previous
bad years depends largely upon the
the care exercised by those who visit
the woods on business or pleasure
and the measure of support and CO
Operation given the agencies which
are trying to handle the situation. The
protection Of our forests is matter
which affects every citizen directly or
jindirectly "