The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-18

DEPARTMENT FOR THE ACRICULTURISTS

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
By M. A. Nye,
Blue Valley Farm Service
"Precious" Alaflfa Seed Arrives
Under Lock and Key
One sack of Precious" Alfalfa
seed was bought by Frank Pangburn,
seed" said Frank Pangburn, just af-
day last week.
A Ford coupe drove up in front
of Franks place, man got out,
walked around behind the car, looked
both ways, unlocked the back end and
carried the sack of future "green
gold" into the seed store.
Why shouldn't he be cautious
Look what he had.
''I'v got at least one sack of real
certified Minnesota Grimm Alfalfa
see," said Frank Pangburn, just af-
ter he had purchased the precious
Alfalfa seed From Carl Lingen, an AL
falfa seed grower residing south of
Willard.
Certified Minnesota Grown Grimm
Alfalfa seed is scarce this year.
of something like $500 Tor the sack
of seed.
"It's the best Alfalfa seed there
is" said Mr.. Pangburn" even though
it does cost farmer couple dollars
more for seed to put out an acre.
He's got something" A man putting
out a small acreage can well afford
to invest in the best seed if he can
get it..
81 can't supply many farmers with
this one sack but the first here gets
the seed till it's gone," said Mr..
Pangburn.
H.
GROW ALFALFA
A. w. Jewett, Jr., farmer of Ma
SON, Mich, won the grand champion
ship prize on Alfalfa hay at the In
ternational Hay and Grain Show held
in Chicago two weeks ago in connec-
ton with the great international live
Stock Show.
During the Show Mr.. Jewett gave
a talk on the radio to the farmers OF
the Mississippi Valley, urging them to
grow Alfalfa. He said:
Grow alfalfa!
Every farmer should raise at least
one acre for every cow he keeps or
the equivalent in other livestock. 1t
is the greatest feed crop ever intro
duced onto the American farm.
I am just a plain farmer from
Mason, Michigan, but l have learned
to know the value of this great feed
crop.
Ever since the international Hay
and Grain show was established six
years ago, I have been an alfalfa
exhibitor. Each time I have won
something year it was my good
fortune to carry away not only first
honors in the alfalfa hay classes, but
my bale itself was of such quality as
to be awarded the grand sweepstakes
award over all other hay' entered in
the show.
1t has been a good hay year and
the quality of hay sometimes is high.
The judges tell me that my exhibit
was closely contested.
How He Raises Alfalfa
Perhaps you would like to know
how raise good alfalfa hay. Here's
howl first secure hardy, northern
grown Grimm seed of known origin.
This is very important seed is
half the battle. More farmers fail
with alfalfa because of poor I'M
adapted seed of unknown origin than
for any other cause.
I like to plant this good seed alone
in early spring in a well prepared
fall-plowed seed-bed. The first year
never attempt to cut for hay. l mere
ly clip in late summer and allow the
hay to lay as a mulch for winter pro-
lection.
My winning bale this year is from
two-year old stand-from the sec
ond of three cuttings.
Next to good seed the curing is of
the greatest Importance, if you would
have alfalfa hay of the highest quail
ity and the greatest feeding value.
Sun and moisture soon spoil both the
appearance and feeding value of al
falfa.
Cut it in full bloom and
bunch as soon as the bulk of the
moisture has left it. l then shock in
small cocks for further curing-but
/ get it under cover in the barn as
soon as possible.
My winning bale is the pick from
40 acres. I cut it by hand-and
baled it by hand. 1t weighs so
pounds and is of real green color and
smells good enough to tickle the pal
ate of the most fastidious COW.
O.
To Help Other Farmers
I have sold my first prize bale of
alfalfa hay to the Blue Valley
Creamery Institute of Chicago.
This educational institution is help
ing to organize 10000 acre alfalfa
clubs in various parts of the country
and demonstrating the possibilities of
this great crop to the average farm
err. They would like to see all farm
ers growing alfalfa. In their efforts
to help the average farmer up the al
falfa road to prosperity, the Institute
plans to take my winning bale around
the country and show farmers what
well grown, well-cured alfalfa, hay
looks like-a sort of ideal to shoot at.
If can grow and cure alfalfa hay
like this, every farmer within the
sound of my voice GIN do likewise.
FARM BUREAU BACKS COUNCIL
The National Farm Radio Council,
made up of representatives of farm
organizations, farm press, govern
ment bureaus, ETC., has been launched
as a result of movement started by
the American Farm Bureau Fedora