The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-11-13
DEPARTMENT FOR THE AGRiCUITURiS;TfSS'

make an effective background. A
pie tin painted black may be made
to serve as a tray. A bright note
Of color might also be gained through
the use OF. low brown basket, with
out handles, filled with bittersweet
and few sprays of evergreen.
Favors may be made from cranber-
rles and sprigs of cedar. Cut five
pieces OF wire in different lengths, be-
tween two and one-half and three and
one-half inches. Put cranberry on
the end of each wire, and, mixing in
the bits of cedar, make these into
small bouquets. They may be tied
with dark green baby ribbon.
Seed Corn Tests at "U" Farm
Keassuring-Recent tests of many
samples of old and new corn in the
seed laboratory at University Farm
snow high average of terminating
ability, according to A. H. Larson,
seed analyst.
Ears selected before the late heavy
frosts will furnish good seeds says
Mr.. Larson, if they are properly
dried and kept dry. Corn which was
picked even in the dough stage will
do for seed if it's moisture content is
so reduced that it does not ferment
or mold. The germ is there and will
survive with the right kind of care.
Seed for the 1925 planting can be
tested at home. Write to the Division
OF publications, University Farm.
st. Paul, for further information.
Fall Set Plant and Shrub Need
Care Now-Fall set plants should
Oe Kept wet as winter approaches.
Moisture may be conserved by a
mulch OF straw manure in the case
OF woody plants, and marsh hay or
straw in the case of many perennials,
says G. E. Cary, who is in charge of
the section of landscape gardening of
the horticultural division, University
OF Minnesota. The mulch will pre-
vent the alternate freezing and thaw-
ing of the ground which is so dam
aging to fall set plants.
Smooth-barked trees, if fall plant-
ed, should be wrapped with loose bur-
lap sacking or shaded in some other
way from the sun which stimulates
premature sap activity in the late
winter or early spring. Trees like
the Eastwood, maple and mountain
ash are particularly benefited by this
protection, says Mr.. Cary. It is also
important that fall planted trees of
large size be staked or supported in
some way so that winter winds will
not damage the root system and
keep 1t from becoming well estab-
lished.
Woody shrubs which have made an
excessive growth the past summer
might we'll be tied up to prevent
breakage from heavy snowfall and
winds. AS the action of frost on
newly prepared ground is beneficial,
areas that are to be planted in the
spring to Towering bulbs should be
dug up at this time.
New Worlds Record Made By
Gopher Cow-All worlds records in
milk and butter production have
again been broken by a Minnesota
cow. Queen Bessie Pietertie Orms-
by, a senior two-year-old Holstein,
owned by C. l.. Spaulding of War
rem, Marshall county, produced a.
1915 pounds of milk and 8O5.63
pounds of butterfat equal to 1,11O.5
pounds of butter in 365 days. This
is worlds record for all breeds for
a two-year-old. The records were
kept by the official testing organiza-
ton of which w. E. Peterson of Uni
versiy Farm is superintendent. Queen
Bess is a granddaughter of Sir PETER
tie Ormsby Mercedes, one of the
outstanding sires of his breed in this
country.
Farm Spark Plugs-George Cham
bers, Clarence Bundy, and Floyd
Eska, club boys of Owatonna, will
represent Minnesota club juniors in
the all-livestock judging contest at the
International Livestock Exposition at
Chicago November 20 to December 6.