The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-01-31

cow.
Soy beans are best planted in rows
with drill by stopping all but every
third or fourth hole. Cultivated like
corn. Harvested with a mower or
binder. They should be inoculated
and variety chosen which is adapt
ed to the locality and for the use
which they are to be put.
Varieties recommended for the
Sank Centre area are Chestnut, FL
ton, Manchu and Ito San for hay and
with corn for the silo. Min Soy is a
small quick maturing variety for hog
ging off. Wisconsin Black is very
early variety, grown mostly in north
ern Minnesota.
Names of Minnesota growers with
varieties and prices, also soy bean in
formation may be had from the Blue
Valley Farm Service.
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Wilt-Resistant Flax Good Crop to
Sow in '24-Money is to be made in
growing registered wilt-resistant flax
in 1924, in the Judgment of A. c.
Army, who is in charge of the farm
crops seceion at University Farm.
Mr.. Army finds that nine states
had 100000 acres of flax in 1923,
which was an increase of nearly a
million acres over the acreage of
1922. 1t will still require about a
million acres more with average yields
of 8 2 to 9 bushels an acre, says Mr..
Army, to meet the demands for crush
ing purposes in 1924. While an in
crease is therefore desirable, he
warns that the acreage should not be
enlarged to the extent that flax would
be put on an export basis.
Minnesota produced sgt, 900 acres
of flax in 1929" says Mr.. Army. elm
southern and General Minnesota
three fourths of bushel of seed
should be sown to the acre. This
foots up 100000 bushels of seed flax.
1t would be a decided advantage to
every flax grower in the state if every
acre planted in 1924 and succeeding
years could be sown with seed of a
high yielding wilt-resistant variety.
Dependable seed of this quality is not
available in sufficient quantity to
carry out such program, but flax
growers with good clean farms could
this year plant registered or certified
wilt-resistant seed flax as far as it is
available so that much more will be
available in 1925. There should be
good money for growers. who follow
this practice. Secure seed of Winona,
Chippewa, or North Dakota wilt-re-
sistant No. ia if possible.
D.
Price of Sodatol in Small Lots
Reduced Sodatol, the cheapest ex-
plosive now available for land clear
ing purpose, is to be cheaper still.
The benefit of a reduction in hand
ling and reshipping costs of small
lots will be passed to the farmer-buy-
er, according to announcement just
madef rom the division of agricultural
engineering of the University of Min
nesota. On and after February l the
price f. O. b. from the three distribut-
ing points Paul, Bemidji, and
Virginia-will be $685. per 100
pounds. Heretofore the price has
been $7.15 per 100 pounds. This re-
duction in no way affects the carload
price at the cartridging plant at
Barksdale, Wis. The carload price
will remain at $5.07 per 100 pounds
f. O. b. Barksdale. Orders for spring
delivery of sodatol should be placed
as soon as possible with the agricul-
tural engineering division, University
Farm, st. Paul.
Veterinarians Hold Interesting Meet
ing-Veterinary medical scientists OF
national reputation contributed to the
programs of the 9th annual meet
ing of the Minnesota State Veterinary
Medical association held recently in
st. Paul.
DR.. v. A. Moore, dean of the New
York State Veterinary College, Cor