The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-11-05

shows that the practice is STANDING
up under the hard knocks of actua
practice The large number of per.
sons previously opposing the prac.
tlce and now enthusiastic boosters
for it, is another thing in it's favor
College Leaders to Judge Junior
Show-Men pre-eminent in college
work as it relates to the livestock
industry of the country have been
selected as judges for the eighth an
nual Junior Livestock Show at South
St. Paul November 10, IL, and 12.
Dean G.. F. Curtis of Iowa State
College at Ames will judge the baby
beeves; w. H. Tomhave, for many
years chief of the animal husbandry
department at Pennsylvania State
College, but now secretary of the
American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders
Association, will judge the pigs
Dean w. C. Coffey of the department
OF agriculture, University of Mime
sofa, will place the lambs, and A. c..
Smith, chief of the poultry division,
University Farm, will judge the
poultry. Promoters of the show say
that entries in all departments will
show an average increase of 10 per
cent.
Buttermilk Tankage Tested In
Pigs Menu-Growing pigs used in
experiments in 1922 and 1923 by
animal husbandry division men at Uni
versity farm made slightly better daily
gains and more pork when fed dried,
semisolid, or creamery buttermilk as
a protein supplement rather than
tankage. Creamery buttermilk or
tankage produced the most economi-
cal gains, with dried buttermilk
third and semisolid buttermilk fourth
Results of the test with the differen'
lots of pigs are reported in Bulletin
221, "Tankage and Buttermilk as
Protein Supplements for Growing
Pigs" by E. F. Ferrin and M. A.
McCarty. Write to the office of
Publications, University Farm, st.
Paul, for a copy.
Chimney Extension Will Improve
is an important factor
in getting the best results from a
heating plant. If the draft was in
adequate last year an attempt should
be made to remedy it, says E. A.
Stewart of the agricultural engineer
ing division, University Farm, by
fitting an iron pipe extension of or
5 feet to the top of the chimney. If
one of the old style chimneys is lack
ing in draft the fault can be remed-
led by putting two-foot section of
eight or ten inch pipe on the top of
the chimney. Mr.. Stewart says every
householder this year should resolve
to keep the ashes out of the ash pit
and out of the cellar as we'll. This
plan will save CRATES and lessen the
danger from fire.
Forestry Extension Service Now
Available-Minnesota is one of 10
states which are cooperating with
federal and state departments in
promoting forestry extension work,
each planning to develop programs
which will instruct land owners in
better forestry practices. Twelve
other states are planning extension
work along this line which includes
the development of lands poorly
suited to agricultural production.
Parker o. Anderson, forester with
the Extension staff at University
Farm, will assist owners of farms
in establishing, improving, and re-
newihg woodlands, shelterbelts, wind
breaks, and other valuable forest
growth, and in marketing and utiliz-
ing timber products.
"Tree crops are just another form
of farm crops, but under a longer
rotation" says Mr.. Anderson. "For-
est crops are needed in every farm
and land utilization
plan. Minnesota farmers who own
a good wood lot are independent of
the coal mines. Good wood lots are,
however, getting scarcer every year