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

boys and 55.7 per cent girls. That
SO many boys, many of whom are
over 15 years of age, are taking up
! club work, is something to give en-
, couragement.
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Norway Pine Turns In Bumper
Crop of Seed-The Norway pine,
which bears cones only at irregular
intervals of several years, yielded a
bumper crop in 1924, according to
/. ). Hansen, who is in charge of
the Cloquet forest experiment station
OF the University of Minnesota. More
than 500 bushels have been received
at the station, and the seed extracted.
estimated at pound to the bushel of
cones, will be used in the state nur-
series. The seeds are so small and
light that it takes from SIS, 900 to TO-
600 to weigh pound. Allowing lib
orally for seed which will not ger
inmate, the seasons harvest is ample
to start something like 80 million lit
tie Norway pines on their way. Fed
eral and state ofresters agree that
the Norway is an excellent tree when
planted on a large scale for forest
purposes.
Poultry Breeders of State Meet at
Farm Two-thirds of local poultry
associations in Minnesota are mem |
oers OF the Minnesota State Poultry
Breeders association which held it's
annual meeting at University Farm
December 80, the week of the Farm
ers' and Homemakers' Short Course
Ballotlng on candidates for office had
been done by mail, and the new Of
hcers for the coming year were an
nounced as follows: D. w. Thias,
Two Harbors, president; l.. C. Ora
ham, Minneapolis, vice president: A.
Z. Smith, University Farm, secre-
tary-treasurer; Frank Gross, Orchard
Gardens, and John Saugstad, Crooks
ton, directors. H. A. Nourse, vice
president of the American Poultry as ]
ISOLATION told of the work that or '
ganlzatlon in promoting the poultry l
industry. w. C. Corwin, manager of
the Twin City Egg Marketing District i
spoke OF the progress of the egg mar
ketlng movement in Minnesota. Sec S
rotary Smith of the state association 7
reported that 70 out of 81 local poul- c
'ry associations in Minnesota re- q
'elved state aid last year. a
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Minnesota Sweet Corn Pack Shows k
Big Gain-The sweet corn pack of o
Minnesota for 1924 is 100000 cases p
lbove that of last year, according to
he Sears-Roebuck Agricultural G
foundation. The total pack this year g
8 100000 cases as compared to N
$4,000 cases the year before, while a
ne 1872 pack was somewhat less O.
han 100000 acres, the Foundation N
tates. tt
The sweet corn pack in this state r:
nds its opposite in the national pack
or the year. Total production in oil
ga was over twelve million cases al
compared with the fourteen mil to
on cases the year before. This Of
ears production, however, is about h,
million cases above the pack of -
922. The violent fluctuation from =
ear to year has been characteristic
the corn industry, so that the 15,-
10000 cases which were produced AT
1920 dropped the very next year ~
scarcely half that figure. Although
l million cases were produced as
II back as 1911, two years later tn
'und that production cut into two, pr
it'll the result that steady prices IN
ould be impossible but for common :"
'actice of carrying heavy stocks nn
'er from one season to the next. in,
The fuctuation in production is sti
u only SHOWN In the country as a ha
hole but individual states fluctuate ms
arply in opposite directions the thi
me year, the figures compiled by ler
e Foundation show. Ohio canned
ly about half as much corn this ne
ars as last, while Maine increased CO.
ly about half as much corn this 49,, n,s
ar as last, while Maine increased mr.
r output about one-third. Maine, in
w York and Minnesota were the da,
ly states to show material increase AM
S year, Iowa, Illinois and Maryland Do
opping off 20 to rs per cent each Ste
lie still dividing honors fairly is
emily for leading place. oht
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