The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-04

grown under right conditions, flax
should be profitable crop another
year.
Farmers Advised to Keep Up Hog
Herds-"T is a time to stick to
hogs. This was the word left by
Gilbert Gusler, market expert of
Chicago, who spoke to farmers and
university men at the annual swine
Feeders Day at University Farm
November IL.
Mr.. Gusler also thought it was a
time to watch costs and to sell at a
little lighter weight than usual, es-
pecially where the farmer does not
have enough corn of his own raising
to finish out his hogs fully. He adj
vised against selling in sHppy con-
dition, however, because such hogs
will be plentiful and will be discrim-
mated against.
i "After the winter run begins to di-
minish, hog prices can be expected
to rise," said Mr.. Gusler. cit need
not surprise anyone to see SIP top
on the hog market at Chicago by next
March.
Farm Spark Plugs-The show and
sale animals and poultry of Mime
sofa boys and girls exhibiting at the
seventh annual Minnesota Junior
Livestock Show at South St. Paul
sold at auction for $44,963 Al. This
was $4,000 more than the aggregate
sum paid for baby beef, lambs, pigs,
and poultry at the 1923 show.
Ruth Helen Clarke of Montana
won first place in the Gideon Memoir
, ial essay contest for students of the
School of Agriculture, University
. Farm. Herman Nelson of Tyler,
Minnesota, won second place. The
: contest was staged at the recent an
nual meeting Of the Minnesota State
Horticultural Society in St. Paul.
The prizes were $25 and SIS.
, At the beginning of it's new men,
| bership year September l the Min
nesota State Horticultural Society
|, had 4,178 annual members. Its slo-
gan, 1900 members in 1924" has
now been amended to read $1,000
members in 1926"
That it takes breeding, as much as
feeding, to make a ton of pork with
one litter of pigs in $50 days was
i. clearly demonstrated in the MinneSO-
ia pig ton litter contest just closed.
: Not one scrub litter made the ton con-
/. test, and grades did not do as well as
purebreds.
| Prof. A. C. Army of University
Farm was manager of the farm crops
Judging contest held November 20 in
connection with The International
Livestock Exposition at Chicago. Nine
college teams took part. Minnesota
was not represented, but evidently
will have it's team in this contest as 1T
now has in the livestock judging
events.
: 'U' Scientist Finds Golfer In
) Poultry-Two cases of that rarest of
: poultry diseases, goiter, have recent
ly been diagnosed by DR.. H. C. Kern
kamp, assistant professor Of veterin-
airy medicine, University of Mime
sofa. Both were in White Orphing-
ton hens which came from the same
farm in Ramsey county.
In one of the specimens the thyroid
gland had become so enlarged that it
pressed against the trachea and in
ferior larynx and caused the former
to become fattened. The heart had
also become slightly displaced by the
growth and the lungs were pressed
against the walls of the thorax.
Records of the veterinary medicine
division at University Farm show that
of 2,409 autopsies on poultry sent in
from all parts of Minnesota for inves-
tigation and study the last six years,
these two cases were the only ones of
goiter observed in birds. Carpenter,
veterinary scientist of California,
did not find single case of goiter
| in 1000 autopsies on chickens.
Latham Raspberry Wins In Con-
necticut-The Latham red raspberry,
| which was originated by the horticul-
turists of the University of Mime
sofa and named in honor of A. w.
Latham, for many years secretary of
the Minnesota State Horticultural So
ciety, has won place for itself in old
New England.
Tested out in competition with
| standard varieties commonly grown,
it has demonstrated it's superiority to
| the fruit men Of the Connecticut Ag-
ricultural College and to Growers CO
operating with that station out over
| the state
The Connecticut Agricultural Col
lege Review says: "The Latham
raspberry has made good in southern
New England and outyields most va
rieties. 1t is perfectly hardy, great
ly surprising the Cuthbert in this
respect. 1t has certainly proved to
be winner"
Veterinarians Will Hear National
Officer-Dr. C. P. Fitch of Univer-
sity Farm, secretary-treasurer of the
Minnesota State Veterinary Medical
association, says the winter meeting
will be held at Hotel Radisson, Min
neapoliS. January Is and 16. DR..