The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-05-21

DEPARTMENT FOR THE ACRlCULTURISTS

Each project was known as a statisti-
cal route and was in charge of an
expert who aided the farmers in
keeping accounts and records. About
20 farmers were members of each
statistical route. Three or four of
the farms on each route will be visit
ed. The university men will discuss
methods of reducing farm costs as
illustrated on these farms and will al
SO present summaries of the progress
made in the five years in farm prac-
tees and economical production re-
sulting from these cost studies. Dairy
ing, poultry and hog raising and le-
gumes will be the chief studies on
the Owatonna tour, while results
from the productian of corn, hogs,
and legumes, also dairying,, will be
summarized on the Window tour.
O.
Farm Spark Plugs-Sunfower
are ornamental and the seeds make
good food for poultry.
Wood ashes are good fertilizer to
apply in small quantities to fruit
Chrysanthemum cuttings rooted in
May or June will give foWers in the
fall.
Ferns should be planted on the east
or north side of the house away from
the sun and wind.
Cold storage is a modern and effic-
lent means OF protection for especial
ly valuable clothing. Moths will not
work IN a temperature of 40 degrees
F.; lower temperature is safer.
Each month $50 university credits,
enough to graduate two students, are
earned by those who are taking home
study courses through the Cores
pondence Study Department of the
University of Minnesota.
Course for Editors Is Pronounced
Good-The ninth annual editors
short course, offered by the Depart
inent of Agriculture of the University
o. Minnesota, which closed Saturday,
Nay 9, was voted success by the ed
tors present just before adjournment
YVES announced.
AS result of the discussion of the
project for the employment of a
field secretary by the Minnesota Ed
itorial association, H. q. Mitchell,
president Of the association, following
meeting of the executive committee
on Friday, announced that the plan
would be developed and would be put
before the next meeting of the asso-
citation in Minneapolis.
The front-page makeup contest
was decided in favor of the Queen
City Sun, Virginia, first, and the
Thief River Falls Times, second, the
prizes being SIS and $40. The con-
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services the Minnesota Editorial As
ISOLATION might render the newspap-
ers of the state was won by H. 2.
Mitchell, first, and Scott N. Swisher,
lie Sueur Center Leader, and Thor
val Tunheim, Warren Sheaf, second.
the last named dividing the honcrs
The prizes in this contest were the
same as in the other.
A full report of the meeting will
appear in the June issue of Among
Ourselves.
Board Employs Field Man to En-.
force Law-The Minnesota Stallion
Registration Board, having head
quarters at University Farm, fas
employed field man who will inves-
tlgate reports and prosecute violators
of the law prohibiting the use of stall
lions not duly licensed. Reports sent
to the office of the board show that
many horses, formerly licensed, hut
not now licensed, are being pressed
into service because of the renewed
interest in horse breeding.
Bulletin No. IL, just issued by the
registration board, says that more
thop AZ nor cont of tho sta1lionS Ii
censed for public service in 1924 were
more than 10 years of age. AS it
takes at least four years to produce
a work horse, and as shortage of
draft horses is beginning to appear
imminent, farmers are advised by
officers, of the board to breed their
good mares at once to a high class
draft stallion.
Veterinarians Signs Up 2 More
Speakers-Dr. V. A. Moore, chief
veterinarian at Cornell University,
Ithaca. N. Y. and J. N. Frost, pro-