The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-01-08

, distribution of electrical force i
farming communities. About 40 men
five OF them from Minnesota, attend
ed the meeting. E. A. Stewart o
the agricultural engineering division
at University Farm reported tn,
Minnesota project out Of Red Win,
which is leading all the other stat,
projects, thus literally blazing thu
way in attacking the problems con
nected with the use of electricity or
farmsteads.
Better Corn Crops Mean More Pro
fts-Considered from the feed and
market standpoint, corn is Minneso-
ta's most important farm crop. The
iiten-yeear average yield in Minnesota
has been 34.9 bushels an acre.
A. c. Army of the farm crops sec
ton of the university told Farmers
and Homemakers' Short Course aud
fence that this average could be
raised three or four bushels an acre.
To use Mr.. Arny's words:
"a knowledge of the best varieties
for different sections of the state
based on careful trials, together with
best methods of saving seed, planting
and cultivating, would make it pos
slble for growers to increase their
yields per acre of better corn with
out corresponding increase in the
cost of production"
New Year Here; Why Not Keen
Accumulation the keeping of sim
pie, accounts helps man to study his
business and make it more efficient.
Farming is business and this good
time of year to begin keeping farm
accounts. Special Bulletin No. IT by
w. L. Cavert of the division of Min
nesota, offers suggestions as to how
to take inventories and keep records
and summarize them in the minimum
amount of time. Write the office of
Publications; University Farm, st.
Paul, for copy of the bulletin.
University Jersey on Way to Re-
cord Sophie's Kada 543952, a Jer-
sey heifer in the University Farm
herd, calved December 8, 1923, when
two years and Is days of age, and
three days later went on official test,
in 365 consecutive days g.
364.4 pounds of milk and 536 pounds
Of butterfat. This achievement ranks
Ter third in the state for Jersey heif-
srs less than two and half years of
age. She is bred to freshen again
early in April and if she calves on
lime will qualify for silver medal
md will rank first in this particular
lass in the state of Minnesota. In
My two months of the IL did she
est under per cent butterfat and
ne month she was over per cent.
r.
Junior Club Work Shows Steady
iains-Boys' and girls club work in a
Minnesota attained new heights in L
924, with 1,941 organized clubs hav- y
lg a total enrolment of 2O,150 and a
18th 16,042 holding on to the end 1
nd making their reports. The fig y
res are from the annual report of 10
;. A. Erickson, the state leader, to 0
:. w. Peck, director of agricultural il
xtension, University of Minnesota. t.
Seventy-nine per cent of the jun 1
RS completed their work in 1924 as f
gainst 70 per cent in both 1923 and f
922, II per cent in 1921 and IS per "
ent in 1920. This improvement is "
be largely attributed to increased p
terest taken by the leaders and to o
lie continued development of local
adership. The following tabulation n
lows steady development year by W
Ear in Minnesota club work: 81
No No. Sc
ear clubs Enrolment reporting til
III =. 1,487 1870 1924 OF
'22 1,759 1871 1889 "
'23 >. 1876 1896 14,422 OF
"a ;. 1,941 2O,15O 16,O42 W