The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-04-08
DEPARTMENT FOR THE ACRICUL7 URlSTS
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~. No fees will be charged for this
course. Anyone interested in garden
making and landscape improving is
invited to attend.
The first day will be fruit grow
ing day, the second home vegetable
garden day, and third home grounds
day. Many practical subjects touch.
ing these three phases Of korticul-
ture will be presented. A person will
be at liberty to attend the course on
the day which appeals to him the
most If it is not convenient for him
to attend every day.
C. H. Ra1nsdell, lanscape architect
of Minneapolis, and F. A. Farrar, a
successful and practical flower grow
er of White Bear, are the special
speakers chosen for the course.
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Horticulture Course Attracts Big
Class-The recent short course in hor-
ticulture at University Farm attract
ed so much popular interest that 9th
ers will be given in succeeding years
on the same general lines. Nearly
125 men and women interested in
fruit growing, garden making, and
care of the home grounds attended.
The largest attendance was attracted
the third day when landscaping and
front and back yard improvement
were featured.
J. G. Dent and H. B. White of
tht agricultural engineering section
at University Farm gave illustrated
talks on garden furniture. C. E. Cary
told how shrubs should be arranged,
and L. Sando gave many hints for
successful window gardening. The
university men were assisted by C..
H. Ramsdell, landscape architect,
and F. F. Farrar, a practical flow
er grower, in presenting different
phases of the program.
w. H. Alderman, chief of the di-
vision of horticulture, said that Min
nesota was destined to rank high as
a producer of commercial fruits. He
predicted a bright future for rasp-
berry, plum, and apple production in
Minnesota and said that grape grow
ing industry could be developed
which would compare very favorably
with such industries in New York
and Michigan.
R. S. Macintosh opened the dis
cussion of vegetable gardening, and
specialists from various departments
assisted in presenting a we'll rounded
out program.
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New Bulletin Treats of Farmers
Elevators-Copies of a new bulletin,
Management Problems of Farmers
Elevators" by DR.. H. B. Price and
Charles M. Arthur, can be obtained
by addressing the Office of Publica-
tons, University Farm, St. Paul. The
bulletin was issued by the Agricultur-
al Experiment Station of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota in cooperation with
the United States Department of Ag-
ricultural. The authors discuss the
practices of farmers elevators and
point out the elements of strength
and weakness in farmer elevator OPP
Grafton. Management problems are
given special consideration.
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Interest Growing In Farmers In
Observation-Disclosures upon Minnesota
farmers institutes reached a new
high point this year. Four practical
farmers recently closed a series of
60 farmers Institutes held in as Min
nesota counties under the direction
of F. W. Peck, chief of the agricul-s
tural extension service of the univer-
sity. The total attendance was 9,7O6,
or an average per Meeting of 1852.
The range was from 20 on a stormy
day ito $50 when the weather was
propitious. The average attendance
in 1926 was 80 per cent more than
the attendance in 1925. According
to the institute conductors, more in
terest than ever before was taken in
farm crops, dairying, and general
livestock husbandry studies. This
was strongly indicated by more ques-
tions than usual and a pronounced
inclination shown by the farmers
themselves to take part in the discus
sions.