The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-11-04

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year, a gain of At. The greatest
gain is in the division of forestry in
which 173 registered as compared
with 149 last year, an increase OF
"a. Home economics students regis
tering number 800 las against 353
last year, a gain of 16. Students of
agricultural courses number 176 as
against total of 100 last year, or a
gain of 7. The cities of Minneapolis,
St. Paul, and Duluth furnish 40
per cent of the enrolment and the
rest of the state 81 per cent.
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Sugar Sirup Needed in the Diet Of
Bees - Beekeepers are are advised
by Francis jaeger, chief of the division
of bee culture, University of Mime
sofa, to feed al 10-pound pail OF SUI
gar strip to every colony of bees, re-
gardless of weight, before putting
tenn away for the winter. This sugar
sirup should be made of two parts OF
sugar and one part of water, boiled
for 40 minutes, with an ounce on
tartaric acid to every 100 pounds OF
sugar. While tthe general condition OF
bee colonies is good, winter stores are
of rather doubtful quality. The dark
fall honey may be mixed with honey
dew whic is poisonous to the bees.
Most beekeepers If Minnesota win
ter their bees in cellars. A good win
tering- cellars says the bee specialist,
is one which is about AZ degrees +.
in temperature, is dark, quiet, moder-
ately damp, and free from mince and
offensive odors. The bees sould te
put into THE cellar about November
/, or sooner if very cold weather sets
in. Colonies with good queen, strong
bees, covering seven or eight frames
at least, and provided with 80 OF AZ
pounds of honey will usually winter
well. The entrance to the hive
shoulde be left wide open but should
he covered over with screen TO keep
out mice. Bees should be kept IN the
cellar until the pussy willows or Soft
| NAPLES bloom in the spring, ABOUT
April L.
Knows How to Feed, So Makes a
Profit-The efficient feeder and care
full manager will make success OF
poultry keeping when the average
poultry keeper is just getting by ano
the inefficient one is getting ready
to go out of business.
The flock of Hugo johnson, a
poultry keeper of Chisago county, had
the highest average production, 1859
eggs per hen, of 81 poultry RECORD
farm fiocks reporting for a year TIC
the agricultural extension service al
University Farm. Mr.. johnson Zee
grain and hash in about equa
amounts, and his net return amount.
ed to 1897 a bird. His total feec
| cost was 1888 per hen, wlch was
above the average but increased the
egg production to more than eno9gf
to pay the higher cost of feed. Inc
value of eggs alone was S2.19 pen
| bird more than enough to pay the
! feed bill, while for the average hock,
master the eggs paid only $l.5o PEI
hen more than the cost of feed.
Production in the low flock dropped
to 80 eggs peh hen. Investigate on
nroved that of total OF, sc pounds
of feed fed each hen, the amount OF
scratch food was 70 pounds, leaving
only eight pounds of mash feed each
hon, This ration was altogether too
hio;h in fiber. Besides, this flock OF
24s hens, received My 400 pounds
of meat scraps for the year, or less
than two pounds per hen, whale the
average requirement is seven OF
eight pounds per hen.
Juniors Will Make "The Best Bet.
ter" At South ST. Paul Show III
on the farms of Minnesota more than
700 happy and busy All Club boys
and girls, champions of their counties
i'm livestock production, are GROOMING
their fat steers, pigs, and lambs, and
fitting their poultry for the ninth am
nual Junior Livestock Show to be
held at South St. Paul, November y
10, and IL.
The show will be larger than ever
for the reason that the livestock pro
iects of organized club work in MIN.
nesota are in a wonderful period OF
development, and more boys and girls
are therefore eligible ito exhibit IMAM
ever before. To meet this demand
for more room, South st. Paul bus
mess men are rernodeling and re-
arranging barns and sheds for the
additional numbers of young stock
which the club youngsters will bring
to the show.
Financial rewards are in store for
every exhibitor. ALI the stock will
be sold the last day at public auction.
At the sale a year ago $53, 400 was
realized by the juniors. This, the
greatest total so far, may be sur
passed this year.
Cash premiums provided by the
Minnesota Livestock Breeders as
ISOLATION, by other breed associations
and by firms and individuals will 70,
tai around $500. Then there will
be trophies Of various kinds such as
cups, medals, ribbons and subscrip
tions. Exhibitors of the grand cham
pions in the four classes will win
free Hrips to the fifth National Club
Congress and the international Live