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

their town." states Mr.. Walker. "That
is as it should be, for there can be
no doubt that industry is help to &
community's prosperity. But why gc
far afield to find these industries
when just outside their own doors
is an industry which would insure the
prosperity of their town. l am think.
ing of that great body of farmers in
this immediate vicinity with two
three or more cows. With a little
help from the local business men in
the way of increasing their butterfat
production through correct feeding,
the town will be gamer, for the
farmer will have more money to
spend. With but little effort the
business men can bring into town a
buying force equal to, if not above
the factory force. that they may or
may not be able to get otherwise. 7"
The Prosperity Cow Clubs aim at
this cooperation between the business
men and the farmtr, says Mr.. Walker.
The plan calls for groups of fifteen
farmers, at least five groups in a
county, who agree to feed their cows
for 60 days the ration recommended
as best for their county by the local
county agent and the state agricul-
tural extension service, the while
keeping record of the feed con-
sumed and the milk produced. AS
chairman of the representatives of
these groups is a local banker or
business man, who is assisted by the
county agent and a representative of
Blue Valley Creamery Institute. Be-
fore starting in on the new ration,
each farmer keeps the same sort of a
record with his previous ration, so
that at the end of sixty days he can
see for himself how better feeding
has made money for him. The club
demonstration will also enable the
farmer to determine which of his
cows is Improbable, and interest him
in growing such feeds as are possible
and profitable under his own condi-
tions.
There is no expense to any farmer
in the entire work, according to Mr..
Walker. The blanks useG by each
farmer for recording the feed and
milk from day to day are supplied
by the Blue Valley Creamery Insti-
tute, which also totals these blanks
and 30-day Intervals and shows the
results obtained. A representative
of the Institute further keeps in
close touch with the work as long as
the demonstrations are continued.
n
Let Pigs Do Own Harvesting, Says
Expert-Nearly seven per cent of
the corn in the great corn growing
areas is being "hogged-down" each
year, according to a statement by
Prof. John M. Evvard before the
ley Creamery Institute. Prof. Ev-
ward, who is the acknowledgement
hog expert of the Iowa Agricultural
College, defined hogging- as
following the pigs to do their own
feed harvesting"
1t is good practice to hog-down
corn on the farm if conditions for
hogging-down are right, Prof. Ev-
ward. "Many factors must be
taken into account before this step
can be taken advantageously. The
field must be fenced hog-tight, the
pigs must be of the right size for
the process, and sufficient supple
feed must be available to
balance up the corn Hhile the pigs
are in the field. The fact that seven
per cent of the corn in the Middle
however, is rather good HIM the
West is disposed in this fashion,
however, is rather good evidence that
farmers find it profitable to meet
the conditions making hogging-down
possible r..
The answer to the growing popu-
larity Of the hogging-down process
is that it is economical, Prof. Ev-
ward, said. 'The fact that the same
farmers allow their pigs to help
themselves to corn year after year