The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-01-08
DEPARTMENT FOR THE AGRlCOLTURiSTS

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Farming Outlook for 1925 Brigh,
Says Boss-"The outlook for agricul
ture in 1925 is more rosy than it ha
been for some time"
This was the conclusion drawn b,
Andrew Boss of the Minnesota Elk
pertinent Station at the close of hi
discussion Of "The Outlook for Agri
culture" before the Minnesota Gro,
Improvement Association meeting al
University Farm. Mr.. Boss said il
part:
'There is good statistical founda
ton for the belief that prices fol
hogs, beef cattle, sheep and wool will
be higher in 1925 than they were in
1924. There is strong pros 2ect for a
shortage of breeding hogs and a
known shortage of wool. Apparent
ly the cattle business has been COM
pletely debated and better prices seem
sure to follow. Present prospects are
that prices for dairy and poultry pro-
ducts may hold steady or increase
slightly, provided there does not oc-
cur a business and industrial depres-
sion which will deprive city laborers
of much of their buying power.
present high prices for wheat and
rye indicate world shortage of
breadstuffs. This shortage is not
likely to be made up in the crops of
1925. 1t is likely therefore, that
profit bearing prices will be paid for
ruhaof onI IL
bring good prices in 1925 and corn
will be in strong demand. The short
age of corn is reflected in a stronger
demand for oats, barley, and other
feed crops.
"The farmer who weeds out waste
full practices, develops efficient meth
DDS of production, and good system
of business management has nothing
to fear either in 1925 or in the
years to follow"
Farm Spark Plugs-Large beets
furnish excellent green food for
poultry during the winter.
Storage room for potatoes should |
be kept uniformly cool, dark, and
frost proof. Decay, shrinkage, and
sprouting are caused by>high temper
ature and too much light.
No evidence of the presence of
European fowl pest, which has caused
such heavy losses among poultry in
eastern states, has yet been encount-
cred in Minnesota, says DIR. G. P.
Fitch, chief of veterinarians at Uni
versity Farm.
Officials of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture say the
large run of hogs to market the last
two months indicates a short supply
later on and the probability of ma
terially higher prices for pork.
Plans for the 1925 campaign
against the common barberry bush
will be discussed at conference to r
be held at University Farm January =
IL. Some of the worlds leading au- =
thorities on the black stem rust of :,
wheat will speak.
Farmers club meetings, short j..
courses and Institutes are good places :,
in which to spend a few hours each IT
month at this time of year. This is Z
oloO q SoOu IllllC w ISdu UOOhS, ~
azines, and bulletins on gardening.
State Well Drillers Choose u Farm II
Minnesota Well Drillers a
association is going back to Univer- l
sity Farm for its annual meeting G.
which will be held February 4, 5 Il
and 6. The association was organized II
at the farm and this will be its third Il
Meeting. Several speakers from the lie
outside have been engaged. The So 81
.ial feature will be banquet and a "
cast program the second evening.
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New Demand Seen for Farm Engi- 1!
demand in time 1!
or agricultural engineers well 1!
rained young men having farming Is
background seen in recommen-
ations submitted to the National 81
.ural Service Committee of the Ma m
onal Electric Light. Association m
hitch held joint session recently at Ist
mes, Iowa, with the project direct lie
rs Of mid-western states. Power an
furnishing rural service ce
ere advised to place men in charge vi,
tho have been trained to handle the 70