The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-08-27

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mechanics, and land reclamation.
"The new course will follow line
Iquite like those of courses givel
at several other colleges, includin,
Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska" say
Mr.. Boss. "But profting by thei
experience we feel that we have ar
ranged one that will be the equal o:
any yet offered"
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Supplements Needed as Pasture,
Decline-Soiling crops or corn silage
are recommended as supplements fol
drough damage pastures used fol
dairy herds. If the dairyman lacks
corn silage and is not in position tc
feed soiling crop, he should give
ms cows a grain ration, says O. G..
Schaefer of the dairy division, Uni.
Verslty Farm. For average or low
producing cows on pastures badly
burned the grain ration should con-
slst OF equal parts of corn and oats
or equal parts Of barley and oats.
For cows of more than average pro-
ductlon one pound of ollmeal should
be added to the ration for every five
or six pounds of the corn and oats or
barley and oats. Where nj pasture
is left at all the cows snou 4 be fed
about as in winter.
Damping-Off Disease Can Be Con-
trolled - "Damping-off," a disease
caused by fungous parasite which
lives In the soil, can be controlled by
two commercial products known as
Bayer's Compound and Semesan, says
Il. G. Rose of the plant disease Sec
tlo.i, University of Minnesota. The
disease appears on plants grown in
greenhouses and seeibeds. Plants
affected decay at the ground line and
fal! over: At Meadowlands, near
Duluth, the compounds we're used on
the seedbeds before planting, the soil
being soaked down W ri enc quarter
OF per cent solution {. ne pound to
barrel of water). Two weeks after
seeding reports Mr.. Rose the treated
seeGbeds showed only. S per cent IF
damping-off, while AZ per cent of the
seedlings on untreated beds were
found by actual count to be diseased.
Hen Should Have Fair Trial on
Culling Day All laying hens must
rest at some time, hence it may be
mistake to yield to tendency to dis
card all hens that are not laying at
the time the flock is culled. This sys-
tenn frequently throws out some of
the best hens, depending on when the
culling is done. Poor conditions as
to feed and housing may mean poor
production early in the summer.
cat the recent poultry judging
school at Cornell University" the
factors stressed most were body type,
body conformation, and head" says
Cora E. Cooke, of the university's
agricultural extension service. "a
New Jersey poultry specialist gave
these factors definite value 20 out
of 100 possible points-while only
20 points were given to present con-
dition.
SIN other words, in order to be a
high producer hen must have a
long, broad, deep body and strong
head with bright full eye, and show
the active disposition of the layer
She may show these characteristics
even though she is not laying. If, in
addition, she also bears the marks
Of having. laid we'll in the past, we
can be quite sure of our choice of the
nigh producer"
Scouting Course In.Park Attended
by 54-One banker and two preach
ers were among 81 mature men who
registered for the short course CIV
en- this month in Itasca Park by the
Department of Agriculture of the
University of Minnesota in forestry,
and scouting. Ages of
The students ranged from FL to 60.
They came from Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, and Dakotas, and one registered
from Brooklyn, N. Y. Graduating
exercises were held at the close and
certificates awarded the 81, this be-
ing the largest number ever enrolled
for this particular course. Instruc-
ton was given by university men in
plants, trees, rope work, and
Representatives of the
boy SCOUTS OF America LED several
and instructed in camp
craft.
Seven Reasons Why Minnesota's
Alfalfa Acreage Gains-Minnesota
alfalfa acreage this year is the great
est in the history of the state, accord
ing to the Blue Valley Creamery In
stitute. For the 268,000 acres in al
falfa last year, the year before only
boosted $4,000 acres. Five years
ago the total alfalfa acreage in the
state was but $4,000 acres.
The continuous, constant gain be-
ing made by alfalfa with each passing
year is indicative of the growing
place which this extraordinary for
age crop has made for itself in the
past quarter of century, according
to the Institute. The manifold uses
of this plant are being discovered by
an increasing number of farmers, and
dairymen, hog growers, beef cattle
feeders, sheep breeders, horsemen
and poultry men alike are singing its
economical and nutritional praises.
The seven qualities possessed by this