The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-01-09

pounds of alfalfa seed was distributed
and the methods of seeding and hand
ling were discussed at all spring
meetings. The same amount of sweet
clover seed was distributed. Twenty
farms on which sweet clover is raised
were used as demonstrations of the
value of this crop as a pasture. In
all 1920 pounds of seed was handled
through the Farm Bureau exchange.
Work on Orchards
Considerable work was done in
spraying and pruning apple trees and
on every farm where this work was
done the health and vigor of the trees
and the quality of the apples was
found to be greatly improved with
pronounced lack of infestation of
worms. There were ninety of the
treated orchards reported upon. Six
spray outfits were secured and twelve
spraying demonstrations were given,
with the same number of pruning out
fits and pruning demonstrations.
Several farms were visited in the cam
paign against obnoxious weeds and
much publicity given to this phase of
the work.
Much work was done with the
raisers of live stock throughout the
County. One of the most successful
projects along this line was the hold
ing of hog vaccination school at Wa
basso when twenty-four attended,
twenty-one took the examination
which followed the course and seven
teen passed and were given permits.
The aftermath Of results from this
little short course has been wonder
fully fine. Two films of benefit to
stock raisers have been shown; Exit
Ascaris seven times to 70 people and
Out of the Shadows, the tubercu-
losis film. shown 6 times to 500 peo-
pie. Twelve tuberculosis agreements
have been secured for testing cattle
on the accredited herd plan. Fifty
five farms were visited in the inter-
ests of diseased stock. One cow test
ing association was formed at Nor
gan, plans are made for second one
in the Redwood Falls vicinity and a
demand for the third one is coming
from the Milroy and Walnut Grove
communities. This movement is
handicapped by the impossibility OF
getting testers. Seven poultry culllng
demonstrations were held with an at
tendance of 1O2. One general poultry
meeting was held with an attendance
of go.
Other Activities
Fifty farm laborers have been plac-
ed through Mr.. Sheldon's office. The
only reason two hundred and fifty
were not placed was because Mr.
Sheldon was unable to find the men;
the demand for this help was very
great. A farm management tour was
another interesting project OF the
wear, this tour visiting the julius
Saelens, H. C. Lau, Albert Truedsen,
and Ole Oleson farms in Springdale
and North Hero townships. Mr.. Shell
don also attended similar tour IN
jackson County. Four farmstead
windbreaks were established through
cooperation with the Forestry De-
partment, these being placed on the
farms of John Kohler, John Kennedy,
Herbert VIM and Mrs. Nellie Nichols.
One cooperative Live Stock Ship
ping Association was organized at
Clements. The County Wool Grow
ers Association was organized, thirty
wool growers pooled their $500 pounds
of wool and received As cents net for
it.
Women Study Projects
An interesting project with the
women of the County was developed
last year by cooperation with work
ers from the State College of Agri-
culture. Mr.. Sheldon giving the local
| leaders splendid assistance. There
were twenty-one of these local leaders
who attended the schools held by the
State College leaders and then con-
! Quoted similar schools in their own
I communities. Nutrition was the first
subject thus studied, 1000 women tax
ing the work. An Achievement Day
program was held at the close OF the
course, $50 persons attending and
/ learning much of interest. Clothing
was the second project studied with
thirty-one leaders and the Achieve
ment Day in this project will be held
in May. The study of the Home Man
| agement project will be taken up the
i last of this month.
Boys and Girls Clubs
/ Much work mas been done in the
! BOYS and Girls Club work. In this
I work Miss Fern Kennedy, superinten.
i dent of Redwood County Schools hae
!, charge of the work in the Cooking
Baking, Canning, Sewing, and Health
] Clubs, Mr.. Sheldon having charge
i of the Calf Clubs, Poultry Clubs ant
Corn Clubs. Two hundred, ten chill
\ dren enrolled in these clubs and hun
dred forty-seven finished and filed re
i ports. Teams and individuals gav'
i demonstrations at the county fair
i the county contest and at the state
j fair. In the Baby Beef club 20 en-
! rolled and Is finished. Eight wor
j free trips to the state fair and one <
i the International. In the Dairy cali
club. 81 enrolled, 10 finished, and two
! won free trips to the state fair. One
1 two-member team and one three-mem
Der team went to judge at the Junior
Livestock Show. One went to The
international.
/ The other clubs were not so for.
| tunate. Forty-one enrolled in tht
swine club and only seven finished
| Two won state fair trips. Fifty-five
enrolled in the Poultry club, nine I'm
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