The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-08
| AGRICULTURAL NOTES

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State 'U' Introduces Golden Crisp
Celery-Golden Crisp celery, intro
sluced in Minnesota this year by
horticulturists of the university, APP
pears on first trial to be adapted to
Minnesota conditions. 1t has been
grown for years in Salt Lake Clty
districts, Utah, and has become, cele-
brated for its fine texture and HaVor.
The variety was tried out the past
season on experimental tracts OF peat
at Fens, 20 miles out from Virginia
on the iron range. The st. LOUIS
county club is financing the expert
ments with a view to utilizing to the
greatest advantage the muck and
peat lands of the region.
'The stalks are heavy and very
crisp and tender, with no stringiness
apparent whatever" says B. l. Bur.
rell of the university's division OF
horticulture in describing the new
variety. "Growers on northern MIN
nesota peat lands are enthusiastic
about it and predict that 1t is a
coming market garden crop. IL Is
comparatively easy to blanch and; SO
far has given no signs OF bhghI
Good Books to Read Coming Whit
er Nights-Many books for farmers
and homemakers are listed IN Inc
Country Bookshelf, a 16-page cat
alogue prepared by the committee
ON AGRICULTURAL reading of the MIN
nesota Library association and just
published by the agricultural extern
sion division of the University OF Min:
nesota. Aside from agricultural and
home books, many books at adven-
ture, romance and mystery, also OF
real life, are recommended. There
are stories to read aloud, stories whic
make for good cheer, and stones Tor
better living. Copies of the catalogue
can be obtained at any public library
in the state.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, to Be Swine
Feeders Day - The third annual
Swine Feeders Day will be observed
at University Farm, Tuesday, Octob-
er 20. Results from five expert
ments will throw light on such sub
iects as fattening feeder pigs, pro-
tein supplement requirements for
small pigs, the economy of full feed
ing versus limited feeding, a COM
parison of sweet clover, alfalfa and
rape forages, and methods of water
ing pigs. Two speakers of promi-
nence will be secured for the after
noon program.
Giving tine Calf Last Touches Be-
fore Entering Show Ring - This is
lesson No. 8, closing the series writ
ten for boys and girls in the beef cat
tie project.
Have you trained your calves to
dead and stand properly? If not, you
will have to step lively now. You
had better re-read lesson No. 4.
How about the "sled runners? We
don't want the calves to coast into
the show ring this fall, so if you have
not trimmed their feet you should re-
read lesson No. and then manicure
your calves toe nails.
The washing described in lesson
No. 7 is important, and should have
been repeated every few days the
latter part of the summer. If your
calf has a short smooth coat, it will
show best with hair smooth, so it
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day and then blanketed to keep out
the dirt and chaff. The long coated
calves usually show off to the best
advantage when the hair is curled
This is done by running parallel lines
along the side from front to rear, af
ter each washing, and then brushing
upwards against the clay" of the hair.
If this is continued for sometime, you
will be surprised how curly the coat
becomes.
Regardless of breed, the tail should
be clipped from we'll above the switch
mp to the tail head. Aberdeen Angus
calves should have their heads clipped
four or five inches back Of the ears.
This should be done about week be-
fore the show. The heads on the
horned breeds are not clipped, but
the horns must be carefully scraped
and polished. Scrape off the rough
portions with rasp or file, then use
a piece of broken glass to smooth
down. A little steel wool or fine
sandpaper. can be used as the last
step before polishing.
When the day for the big show ar
rives, have everything in readiness
and enter the show ring on time.
Lead and pose your calf as described
in lesson No. 4 and above all things
forget everything else but the task
in hand. You will have your hands
full showing your calf and will have
no time to talk to those looking on.
You can't all have champions, but
you can all have good calves and
show them with skill.-A. A. Dow
ell, livestock specialist, University of!
Minnesota.
Flour City's Turn to Have "Hort"
Meeting-The Minnesota State Hor-