The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-09-03

top of the neck so that the long end
OF the rope can be brought back and
one-haif hitch made just back of the
shoulders and front legs, and anoth-
er over the loin in front of the hind
legs, the long end of the rope always
coming out on the left side but well
up towards the top line of the calf
When everything is snug, one man
should pull steadily on the lead rope,
and another on the long end of the
rope which extends out beyond the
calf. This Stretching quickly
throws the calf on its side. While
these two men hold on to their ropes
and hence keep the calf down, the
third helper starts work on the feet.
With the hoolf parer, he cleans out
all the dirt. Then with hoof pinchers
ne removes the surplus hoof wall and
long toes. 1t may be necessary to
romove some of the heel as well
Then the outer rim of the hoof is
smoothed down with the rasp and the
job is complete. The main thing is
to keep the calf walking square on
its toes.-Austin A. Dowell, livestock
specialist, University Farm.
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Dairy Judging Contest for Farm
ers at Fair-Counties in which the
universiy's regular dairy extension
school work has been carried on are
eligible to send team of three men
each to the first farmers dairy cat
tie judging contest at the Minnesota
State Fair. Only dirt farmers, men,
bers of their families, or employees
can enter the contest. Teachers of
agriculture, county agents, cow test
ers, and professional judges are bar
red. Several trophies will be award
ed and it is hoped to select team to
represent the state in the national
farmers judging contest to be held
in October at the National Dairs
Show at Indianapolis.
a.
Dry Corn Should Go Into the Silo
Now-Drouth is seriously injuring
much of the corn crop. On light soil
corn is drying out badly and has not
cared well. The leaves have yellow
ed and dried in many fields and there
will be. loss of forage if not harvested
at once. Such corn can best be saved
and fed by converting it into silage.
10 Corn that does not come into ear
does not make as rich silage as if full
l. cared. 1t does make very salts
factory feed, however, for dairy cows
if put up before the leaves have shat
terea off. Those having corn fields
that are drying up should fill their
si|oS before the feed is wasted. In
filling with very gren corn it is best
to wilt 1t in the bundles before run
ming II through the silage cutter. If,
cl. the other hand, corn is very dry,
it should be put in at once without
whiting. 1t may be necessary to run
water on it in order to make it pack
tightly in the silo AMI ke ep well.
On TIE heavier soils drouth has
not yet caused much damage and
with favorable weather corn may yet
make a full crop. Andrew Boss,
Minnesota Experiment Station, Uni
versity Farm.
Celery Crop Injured BY Blight Ep-
idemic-What is said ito be the
heaviest epidemic in years of late
blight of celery is reported to univer-
sity plant disease specialists by mar
ket gardeners, particularly by those
around the Twin Cities. According to
R. C. Rose of the university's extern
sion service, the disease usually gets
it's start from the seed. Seed infec-
ton can be prevented by treating
with hot water combined with mer-
curry bichloride or by using seed
which is more than year old, he
says. After transplanting in fields
seedlings can tbe protected by high
pressure spraying with bordeaux mix
ture. This is preventive but not a
cure. Celery affected by blight eth
er usually sells at lower price or
is not wanted at all for table use.