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

floor plan is arranged for IA cow
stalls, 16 stalls for younger animals,
2 calf pens and 8 horse stalls.
Mr.. Iwinski, who suffered severely
from last springs wind storm, along
with all of his neighbors, has had to
rebuild practically all of the build
ings on his place this summer.
He says the work Is unusually
crowded out that way because of the
corn drying up and must be taken
care of. He has several acres of al
falfa coming on, which he seeded this
last spr ing.
Poultry House Can Be Easily En-
larged- Enlarging the poultry house
will be one of the keynotes struck
in the poultry house campaign set
for September "A to October by
poultry specialists of the university
cooperating with county extension
forces.
"The size of farm ffocks has in
creased more than 80 per cent in
Minnesota since 1920", says N. E.
Chapman of the agricultural extern
sion service. "On the other hand,
there has been increase in the ca
pacity of poultry houses on major
ity of farms. This overcrowded con-
dition has caused more sickness with
a higher death rate in the fiocks and
has lessened the average egg produc-
ton.
MANY houses now too narrow may
be enlarged at small expense by use
of short rafters in the rear or front :.
Money and labor well spent in Sep
TENDER will be repaid by apprecia-
tive focks by the end of December.
University Organizes Statistical
Study No. I'm order to determine
the crops and classes of livestock that
will fit together to give the Red river
valley farmer the largest net income,
farm management division OF the
University of Minnesota are organic
ing new statistical route with head
quarters ait Crookston. Twenty-Five
farmer co-operators will be instructed
by a university representative to keep
accurate and uniform accounts on
farm production and comparative
costs. 1t is planned to have the route
in full swing by March 3 for three
year period. George A. Pond OF the
farm management section at Unlver-
sity Farm is in general charge OF the
statistical route work carried on by
the university. Curtis Mumford, son
of Dean Mumford of the Illinois Ag-
ricultural College, arrived this week
to take direct charge OF the CROOKS
ton route. The route out OF Askov,
Pine county, is in charge OF A. /.
uovoyctad '
Farm School at ~" Has Bright
Pro.spects-Better times on the farm
will be reflected this fall in increased
attendance upon the School OF Ag-
riculture, University Farm, st. Paul.
says D. D. Mayne, principal. An IN,
crease in inquiries and advanced
promises of registration is noted py
school officials.
Hoofs of Show Calf Should
Be Trimed-This is lesson NO: o
for bows and girls in the beef cattle
nroiect. Calves with long upturned
toes never show off to the best ad-
vantage. They walk and look aWk-
ward. Furthermore, long toes may
result in a permanent defect In the
"set" of the feet and legs.
Show calves should have their feet
trimmed regularly, beginning when
they are six to eight months ola, anu
then every eight weeks thereaIeeL
This is not difficult task. All 0ile
equipment required lsa hooi parer'
a rasp, and a pair of noof plncners.
It will take. three good sized boys or
men to handle the calf to advantage;
Put on a good stout halter and
lood The calf out on a smooth grassy
snot. Then take long trip rope or
some other rope, preferably not more
than one half inch in diameter. Tie
one end of this rope around the neck
in such a way that it will be snug,
hut cannot slip up or choke the calf
when being thrown. The knot should
be on the left side, but up near the