The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-08-13

boy scout troup is maintained. DR..
A. Strom, director of short courses
for the University, is in camp with
the scouts. The registration fee for
the two weeks program is $500.
Chippewa and Winona Flax Are
Making Good-Two new varieties of
flax, Chippewa and Winona, develop
ed and recently distributed by the
Minnesota Agricultural Eexperiment
Station, are demonstrating their wilt
resistant qualities in convincing
manner on plots in farms in six Min
nesota counties. Both are we'll adj
apted to growing on wilt-infested
soil, say plant experts of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The Department men also take notice
that flax and spring wheat are being
grown successfully as a mixed crop
in southeastern Minnesota. Advan-
tages ogf the mixed crop are greater
ease in handling, better weed control
and possible greater return to the
acre.
Pigs May Be Pigs, But Hay Isn't
Hay-Since the government recon-
mended the establishment of grades
of hay of different kinds on the basis
of the nutritive values, hay is no long
er just hay in the markets of the
country
The reasons for the grading of hay
are just the same as those for the
grading of any other commodity,
says F. H. Steinmetz of the Minneso-
ia Agricultural Experiment Station
staff, in charge of laboratory tests to
aid in fixing hay grades in this reg
ion.
Feed men wish to know how ship
ment of hay is rated in order to be
able to advertise and sell intelligent
ly. Buyers wish to know what they
are getting in kind, quality and con-
dition.
For example, Alfalfa, No. 1, is SUI
perior in feeding value and palatbil-
ity to Alfalfa No. 2. If a purchaser
bought Alfalfa No. 2 thinking it was
No. /, and there was no established
grades, he would have no recourse.
With grades established, however, he
would have chance to recover-if
his purchase had been represented as
No. 1. when it was really No. 2.
The same holds true as to- prairie
hays, among which grades have now
been established.
The nutrtive value of the hay it.
self, though, is not the only thing.
Hay is frequently mixed with weeds
and other foreign materials. Dealers
and consumers should be able to
know within reasonable limits how
much such material any given lot
contains. Weeds are, Objectionable
because they are ordinarily unpalata-
BILE and cause mechanical waste, as
animals will not sort out the good hay
from the bad weeds. Moreover, there
are some weeds which cause losses
among live stock.
Hay grades are, therefore, highly
desirable, says Mr.. Steinmetz, and
their use is to be encouraged in
every possible way.
Early Fall Flowing Lightens Farm
Work-Early fall blowing is best,
say farm crops division men of Uni
versity Farm, because
1t gives longer period for the
decomposition of stubble and other
vegetable matter turned over in
blowing.
1t opens the soil to the fall rains.
1t helps to eradicate weeds which
intefere with growth of crops.
1t lessons the amount of spring
work and permits of the prompt
sowing Of crops in the spring.
1t also lessons crowding land rush
ing times on the farm, and therefore
is beneficial both to men and horses.
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Bush Fruit Growing Gains in Mime
sota-Another edition of Special Bull
letin No. 70, Modern Bush Fruit
Growing" by Frank P. Daniels, hor-l
torculturist of the University of Min
nesota, has been issued by the agri-
cultural extension service and can be
had on request to the Office of Pub
LEGATIONS, University Farm, St. Paul.
Improved practices, such as the regu-
lar annual pruning of currant and
gooseberry and the adoption of the
staked hill or narrow hedge-row sys-
tenn of culture for the raspberry,
have caused steady advance in small
fruit growing in Minnesota, says the
author. Modern methods emphasize
through cultivation, maintenance of
high humus content of the soil, use
of cover crops, and control of insects
and diseases. Selection of varieties,
planting systems, pruning, harvest
ing, and disease pests are discussed
and explained by Mr.. Daniel.