The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-01-29

DEPARTMENT FOR THE AGRlCULTURlSTS

less if the regular carload rate was
made to apply.
q
gu" Aids IS Counties In Clearing
Up Land-Nearly 100000 pounds
of explosive material were distribut-
ed in 1924 with the help of the Uni
versity of Minnesota in 85 of the 81
counties of the state. The heavy con-
Stunning counties were St. Louis, Ait
kin, Beltrami, Carlton, Koochiehing,
Mile Laos, Pine, Grow Wing, and
Lake.
Some 1901, 500 pounds of sodatol
were sold to Minnesota farmers in
the spring of 1924. When sodatol
became exhausted and yrotol was sub
stituted for it, there was movement
in the fall of nearly 100000 pounds
of the latter to the farms of the state.
Lake county, with only 288 farms,
used an average of 1873 pounds of
sodatol to the farm in the spring of
1924. Pine and St. Louis counties
used an everage of almost ~ pounds
for each of it's farms. The average
farm consumption in Itasca, Kooch-
iching, Carlton, Beltrami and Aitkin
was also high, ranging from ga
pounds to the farm in Itasca to 40. 1
pounds per farm in Aitkin. By con-
trast the county of Cass used only
AZ pounds Of sodatol to the farm.
A. ]. Schwantes, land clearing
specialist, says the University of Min
nesota gave 1872 blasting demonstra-
tons in 40 counties in 1924. Stump
and stone removal and the blasting of
small open bitches was demonstrated
and instruction given in every neces-
sary step. In prairie sections of the
state the work, of course, was limited
to the blasting of stone.
o.
Veterinarians Plan for Big Course
at U-Dr. B. l.. Cook of Farming
ton was elected president of the Min
nesota State Veterinary Medical as
ISOLATION at it's recent annual meet
ing in Minneapolis. DR.. c. P. Fitch,
chief of university veterinarians, was
reelected secretary-treasurer. w. C.
Prouse of Minneapolis was chosen
first vice-president and William Nc
Laughlin of Rush City second vice
president. Nearly 100 veterinarians
attended the meeting.
The veterinarians called upon the
legislature for a law requiring the
pasteurization of all cream used at
creameries in the manufacture of but
ter. An outstanding feature of the
meeting was question box and round
table discussion on parasites and their
treatment. This was led by DR.. M. C.
Hall of the bureau of animal industry
at Washington.
The associations summer meeting
and annual short course will be held
at University Farm in July, the week
previous to the meeting of the Amer
lean Veterinary Medical association
at Portland, Ore. Enthusiastic prepar-
atoms will be made for this meeting
in view of the fact that many veter-
narians of national reputation will
take a day or two off to attend while
on their journey across the continent
to the national meeting on the west
coast.
Nurserwmen's Short Course Febru-
airy 2-6-Many nurserymen and
statesmen of the state will attend the
second annual short course to be held
for them at University Farm, st.
Paul, February to 6. w. H. Alder
man, chief of university horticultur-
lists, will open the course with a talk
on Varieties of Fruits for Minnesota
Planters.
Faculty men at University Farm
will compose the Institutional staff.
Lessons will be given in all branches
of horticulture, including, tree surg
cry, plant nutrition, fruit breeding,
roden control, bridge grating, and
soils. Special attention will be given
to salesmanship, nursery inspection,
handling of stock, and other subjects
pertaining to the nursery business.
Laboratory work in landscaping and
planting, with some study Of plant di-
seases and insect pests, will feature
every afternoon from 2:15 to
CLOCK.
Anyone interested in fruit and
vegetable growing can attend this
course upon payment of registra-
ton fee of So. Rooms and board can
be obtained at University Farm.
D.
New Bulletin Tells How to Kill
'Hoppers-Coarse bran, 100 pounds;
arsenic, pounds, salt, 5 pounds; mo-
lasses, gallons; afyl acetate, 8
ounces; water, 10 to IL gallons.
This formula for bait which will
kill grasshoppers is recommended for
use in Minnesota by J. R. Parker,
until recently with the division of
entomology and economic zoology,
University of Minnesota. Mr.. Parker
has studied the grasshopper, particu-
larly the clear-winged or warrior fam
lily, for many years. In the summer
of 1923 he established camp in a
heavily infested area near Harvey,
in Carlton county, where he tried out
variety of poisoned bats and close
.ly observed the feeding habits of the