The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
DEPARTMENT FOR THE AGRlCULTURSTS
United States Needs $40, 900 More


United States Needs 800, 900 More
Cows Every Year-America needs
100000 more dairy cattle every year,
. if production is to keep step with the
normal growth of demand for dairy
products, according to the Blue VAL
ley Creamery Institute.
1t requires 24,OOO,O00 additional
pounds of butter annually to provide
for the average increase in popu!a-
tion. This estimate is based on the
assumption that the present rate Of
consumption, namely II pounds per
person each year, is maintained. Estl-
mates place the annual increase In
population at 1,412,O00 persons.
Allowing a II pound portion for each.
this makes a total of 24,000,00O
pounds extra butter each year over
the preceding year. To provide this
butter a herd of 10000 new cows
of more than average quality must
be added annually to the national
herd, in addition to the large number
required for requirements.
This estimate takes no account of
the milk, cream, cheese and ice cream
requirements of the 1,412,000 new
population. If 998 pounds of whole
milk is allowed-the average re-
quired last year-then the herd
must be increased by 100000 cows.
Increased consumption per capita
also should be considered, the In
stitute points out. Official figures of
the United States Department of
Agriculture show that the milk con-
sumption per individual, figuring all
dairy products in terms of milk, is
constantly going up. In 1919 the
average per capita consumption was
S31 pounds. In 1920 it was GAL. In
1921 it dropped back to 923 and last
year fell only little short of an
even 1000 pounds.
Western Ewes Hardy, Best for
Beginners-Becaus ewes are hard
Ter and freer from parasites than
native ewes, they are recommended
as foundation stock for the beginner
in sheep husbandry by Phil A. Ander-
son of the division of animal nus
bandry, University Farm.
Mr.. Anderson explains that sheep
that come to the market may be dl-
yided into two general classes-na-
tives, or sheep of medium or long
wool breeding, raised on small farms
and westerns, or sheep of fine wool
or Merino breeding, raised under
western range conditions.
Usually the natives come to the
market in small lots. Buyers OF
large numbers, therefore, are likely
to get sheep of different breeding.
Often native ewes show poor breed
ing because poor sires were used on
many farm f1ocks. Western ewes, on
the other hand, come to the market
in larger consignments. They are
smaller in size than natives, but they
have the advantage of hardness and
greater freedom from disease and, IT
mated with good rams of the medium
wooded or long wooded breeds, they
will produce very acceptable lambs.
If the beginner is in position to
make a finer selection, Mr.. Anderson
advises him to pick ewes having
broad firm backs, wide loins full and
plump legs of mutton, smooth Shout
ders and short necks. By saving the
best eve lambs each year, the farmer
can Gull the poorer stock and build
up a flock worth while.
f.
Farm Spark Plugs-Save some of
the geraniums, salavia, asters, or 9th
er plants now in the yard or garden,
for blooming in the window next
winter.
Seed corn of high germaniation
may be obtained from ears that have
reached the dough stage only, pro-
vided they are dried out under prop
er conditions.
The average increase in financial
returns traceable to the use of pure
bred sires was 48 per cent on 331
farms surveyed by the U. s.. De-
partment of Agriculture recently. A
purebred sire gradually improves an
entire herd or flock.
Norbert Wesley and John Cham
bers, both of Owatonna, and Teddy
Carlson of Hallock won highest hon.
ors in dairy cattle judging at the
State Fair and will represent Mime
coto i,,pior c1,1hs in the national con-