The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-17

carried off their share of prizes at the
International Grain and Hay Show,
a department of the International
Livestock Exposition held in Chica-
go this month.
The performance of the club jun
iors was spectacular in that for the
second time Minnesota boys made a
clean sweep of all awards in the 10
ear White Dent competition for their
class in Region 2. Loren Blanchar
of Sherburn was first and his
, brother Robert second. The broth
ers Justus and Ole Legwold of
Frost were third and fourth respec-
lively. Other winners in this class
were Vernon Young of Cannon
Falls and Wilbur Young of Wabas-
so. First prize in the 10-ear Yellow
Dent class for juniors in Region 1 was
awarded Ross Bryant of Monticello.
Minnesota club boys exhibited Yellow
Dent in the Region competition, and
ranked fourth, fifth, and sixth.
Adult corn growers in Minnesota
won three firsts. In Region G. E.
Kittieson and Ceylon had the best 10
ears of yellow Dent in the open class
and Louis M. Scott of Fairmont the
best single ear of the same variety.
Emil Warner of Darwin had the best
Flint corn in the open classes for
that variety in Regions 1 and 2. Sec
ond place honors in different classes
were awarded John Henderson of
Cokate, Ole Nordlund of Cokato, C..
L. Blanchar of Sherburn and Joseph
Conrad of Fairmont.
Growing Tree Crops Will Be EN-
phasized-Growing trees as a profit
able farm crop will be emphasized
more than ever at the Farmers and
Home-makers' Week Short Course at
University Farm, St. Paul, January
Is to %, 1926. DR.. Henry Schmitz,
new chief of the forestry division of
the university, will give instruction
in the preservation of farm timbers.
DR.. Raphael Zon, director of the
Lake States Forest Experiment sta
ton, will speak on "The General
Forest Situation in Minnesota and
Its Relation to the Farmer. J. E.
Comet of the State Forestry Service
will present the subject, "Protection
of the Farm Woodlot from Fire. !"
University foresters will discuss the
utilization of products from farm
woodlots. Another subject to be
breaks.
"U" Shows a Steers at Chicago;
All Winners-While the University
of Minnesota exhibited but four head
of fat steers at the international
livestock Exposition, each was a prize
winner at the show. Black Lad, a
junior yearling purebred Aberdeen
Angus steer, bred and fitted at Uni
versity Farm, won first prize in a
class of 81 entries, the largest num-
Der of entries in any single class in
the show. He then stood reserve
champion steer in the Angus breed,
being beaten only by Nah Jong, the
winner of the class for senior yearl-
ing Amerdeen-Angus steers. Nah
Jong was later made grand cham
pion steer of the show. Black lad
won another coveted prize by leading
the class for junior yearling steers
of all breeds in the class for steers
exhibited by agricultural colleges.
A purebred senior yearling Aber-
deen-Angus steer exhibited by the
university was second prize animal
in the class for steers entered in the
carcass contest. A purebred Here
ford senior steer calf was fourth in
his class and a purebred Shorthorn
senior steer calf eighth in class.
All of these steers were bred, fit
ted and exhibited by university farm
under the direction of H. w.
Vaughan, beef cattle specialist in the