The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-04-16
DEPARTMENT FOR THE AGRICULTURlSTS

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in Boy Scout work can study and re-
ceive Iralnlng in forestry, woodcraft,
and scouting and at the same time
enjoy perfect outing when the Uni
versity's annual short course is held
in ltasca Park for IL days, August
3 to Ia inclusive University men
and officials of the Boy Scouts of
America will present the work of the
course. Applications for admission
should be made to the X. gistrar, Uni
versity Farm, st. Paul, iJt later than
July 10. The registration fee of S.
should accompany the application.
Hints on Planning Clothing for
Child-The essentials which the moth
er considers in the selection of her
own clothing are not difficult from
those which will happily care for the
child's needs. The elements of good
taste are ageless; they are the same
for grown ups and children. 1t be-
comes obvious why children resent
wearing "handed down" clothes with
out having them especially adapted to
them. 1t is seldom that the mother
would wear her neighbors clothing
with the same ease as her own, not
because the garments are not new, but
because they are not like her-are
not for her.
The whole matter becomes an easy
one if the mother makes an inventory
of the child's garments as she does
H. c,Io L.
what the child needs, and remind her.
self also of the type of garments she
can remodel and which ones she can
hand on if there are such. Soon she
will be following budget for each
child.
It seems commendable for the
mother to ask these questions about
every garment which she contem-
plates adding to the child's posses
ions: (1) Is it as attractive as posi-
BILE for the money? (2) Is it appro-
pirate for the child's needs? and 90
Will l be happy in seeing the child
wear it? If these questions are salts
fed the addition of each garment
will be one step in producing the we'll
PANIED wardrobe for the child.-Iva
I. Sell, home economics division, Uni
verslty Farm. ...
Bees Need Protection From the
Cold Winds-A shortage of bees in
the hives will be followed by short
age in the honey crop. This loss,
often serious for the season, can be
reduced, says Francis jaeger, chief
of the bee culture division, Univer-
sity of Minnesota, by protecting the
colonies from the cold winds of early
spring.
"Cold weather retards breeding
among the BEES" he says, "and the
colonies should be kept as warm as
possible. Hives should be made tight,
an when cold winds are blowing it is
well to reduce the size of the bees
front door. Production is governed by
the number of working bees. Bee
keepers should try to get and keep as
many bees as they can properly
house.
"This ought to be a good season
for honey producers. The bees have
been gathering honey and pollen for
rearing their young from the soft
maple blooms since March 80. A year
ago these blossoms did not appear un.
til Apriy 22."
Hay Grade Hearing Called at "U'
Farm-Following a detailed study Of
hay grading factors in laboratories al
Washington, Kansas City, and St
Paul, pubic hearings are being helc
this month, preliminary to the estab
lishment of wild hay grade, at vari
Gus points in the central west. The
hearing for the district comprising
the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin
Montana and the Dakotas has beer
appointed for University Farm, St
Paul, the afternoon of April FL. Me1
from the United States Department
of Agriculture will be in charge O.
the meeting. Grades for alfalfa hay
will also be considered. All persons in
terested are invited to attend the
hearing.
Early Spraying Will Kill Orchar,
Pests-Early spring is the time t.
strike and strike hard at the aphid
, and scale insects which later in the
: season are likely to infest trees, shrubs
and plants. According to university
entomologists the oyster shell scale
is becoming abundant in Minnesota
working not only on orchard tree!
but on hedges like the coroneaster ant
dogwood.
"Plant lice, or aphids, usually g.
through the winter as eggs arount
+ the buds or on the bark of trees ane
shrubs" says A. G. Ruggles, of thu
. division of entomology, Universit!
Farm. "Ins our experimental worl
! we have found that the dormat spra!
of lime sulphur put on just before thu
buds break in the spring is a very eff
: fective method of control. Lime sui
5 phur should be followed up, as sool
), as the young leaves make their ap
|: pearance, with a nicotine and soal
: spray.
"The lime sulphur is on the mar
|, ket in two forms, one liquid, AM
the other a powder. If the liquid il
: used, one part is diluted with nine
: parts of water and then sprayed OF
the trees. If the powder is used, three
l pounds are dissolved in 10 gallons O.
f water and then sprayed. At thi
l strength it must never be used OF
: trees in leaf.
S "The nicotine sulphate is on thu
: market under several trade names, a
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