The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-05-14

Wucu Tile SIdSSllOpPSTS are Hall VI
three quarters grown. Early appi-
cation Of poison bait if properly APP
piled will absolutely clear up an in
festation. It should be remembered
that arsenic is deadly poison. Great
care should be taken to keep live
stock away from stored poison bran
mash or from barrels or tubs in
which mixing has been done. If scat
tered flakes, there is no danger to
livestock or birds, but if allowed to
fall in large Jumps serious results may
follow.
Circular No. II, which gives full
directions as to mixing and spreading
the bait, can be obtained without
cost on application to the office OF
publications, University Farm, St.
Paul.
New Classes Urged for Poultr,
Shown. E.. Chapman, poultry
specialist with the agricultural ex-
tension service of the state univer-
sity, suggests that fat poultry and
market egg classes be added to the
premium lists of county poultry as
sociations.
With these new classes, he says,
more farm flock owners would be in
position to share in the premium
money. Not many farmers are adopts
in fitting birds for show purposes,
hence fanciers having standard bred
stock usually get the major share OF
the purses. With the growing IN
terest that is being taken in the fat
tening of fowls for market and in
the cooperative marketing Of eggs,
Mr.. Chapman believes that the diff
erent societies should create classes
for these features of the poultry in
dustry.
That there is room for sharp COM
petition in "a fat poultry class is ap-
parent from the fact that fattened
birds of the larger breeds exhibited
last fall at the Junior Livestock
Show, weighed from seven to eight
and one-half pounds, whereas the av-
erage weight of Springs" marketed
November Is was only four pounds.
About 95 county poultry associa-
tions will receive state aid this year,
the legislature having appropriated
$4,000 for the biennium, or $780, a
year.
Dahlias Planted Now Will Get
Good Start-Dahlias should be plant
ed now, says Louis Sando, florist
with the division of horticulture at
University Farm, so they will have
opportunity to establish good root
system before the arrival of hot
weather. Successive paintings of
gladioli are also recommended. Plant
ing at intervals of two weeks, the
flower gardener should have blooms
through the entire season. Those
who followed this practice last year
had blossoms in the garden and house
until the approach of November.
Unless there is severe cold it is
best to leave the peonies uncovered
at night, says Mr.. Sando. This will
give the tender shoots chance to
toughern gradually. Besides, suita-
BILE covering material is not usually
handy, and more damage may be done
by covering than Ia light frost would
do.
On the other hand, asters and other
plants started indoors and placed in
cold frames outside should have some
protection on chilly NIGHTS.
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Shop Courses Open to Anyone In
State-The practical courses in shop
mathematics and shop practice, which
the University of Minnesota has con-
Quoted with such great success among
mechanics and shop workers in the
Twin Cities, are now available to
anyone in the state through the Cor
respondence Department of the Uni
versity.
Minnesota Carload Baby Beef Con-
test Started By State ''U"-Any
farmer in Minnesota can enter the
Carload Baby Beef Contest" which
has just been started by the agricul-
tural extension service of the State
University for the purpose of i'm
proving the quality and finish of beef
cattle produced on Minnesota farms.
Specific objects of the contest are
thus summarized by A. A. Dowell,