The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-11-04
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the third $5.98. The pigs were of
uniform weights at the start.
Findings obtained in an expert
ment last year, that pigs raised on a
full grain ration are ready for mar
ket in September, when prices are
usually the best, were verified by a
second OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES this year.
Limited fed pgs used in this expert
ment did not reach the same weight
of the full fed lots until 80 to 35
days later. Progress was reported in
two new experiments which must be
carried on several seasons before
enough data have been obtained up
on which definite conclusions can he
based.
The speakers or the afternoon
Experiment We're #. b. Morris of
the Wisconsin Experiment Station
and Mr.. Ferrin of the animal hus-
bamdry division, University of Min
nesota. Dea w. C. Coffey presided.
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Judges Selected for Junior Live
stock Show-The members of the
Executive committee of the Junior
Livestock Show, which will be held at
South St. Paul November 9, 10, and
II, have chosen Tom Patterson of
Aurora, Illinois, to judge the baby
beeves; Dean w. C. Coffey of the
University's Department of Agricul-
ture to judge the fat lambs, and E..
F. Ferrin and A. C. Smith of the
University Farm staff to judge the
swine and poultry respectively.
It is interesting to recall THAT
Mr.. Patterson judged the baby beef
at the first Junior Livestock Show :.
That was back in 1918 when the show
was made up of beef animals only
For several years prior to 1918 Mr.
Patterson was with the University :
Department of Agriculture, from
which he resigned to take the man
agement of some of 1.-THE country s
leading stock farms in the south ano
east
The McKerrow trophy, offered by
the Minnesota Livestock Breeders
association, will be awarded for the
first time to the boy or girl having
the most outstanding and consistent
record as an exhibitor. The cup is
in remembrance of William A. Nc
Kerrow, who in 1918 originated the
Junior Livestock Show by assemb-
ling at South st. Paul the winners
at the county fairs.
Minnesota's Lead as Butter State
Supreme-Creamery operations and
managers, who attended the annual
meeting of their state association in
the Twin Cities recently, were told
by C. w. Larson, chief of the bureau
of dairy industry, United States De
partment of Agriculture, that the Ell
ficient cow has arrived in Minnesota.
MIR. Larson pointed out that in the
period from 1920 ito 1925 the number
of dairy cows in Minnesota increased
approximately Is per centr-from
1 1859, 900 in 1920 to 100000 in
1925-while in the came interval the
production of creamery butter was
doubled, from 120 million pounds IN
192O.to more than 245 million pounds
in 1925.
Much of this Wonderful develop
uent, which started when L. IL.
Hacker was head of the university S
dairy department and promulgated
his feeding rules, is to be attributed
to the agricultural extension service
and men of the farm crops and dairy
divisions of tine university. The or
ganization and operation of cow
testing associations, which teach the
best selection and feeding practices,
gave this gradual development new
impetus. County agents, agrlcultur-
al extension workers, breed assocla-
ton members, and even business
mems organizations have helped TO
bring about this progress. The cam
paigns conducted by the agf1cultura
extension service of the university
for more alfalfa and other legumes,
and the work of the university plant
breeders and farm crops and farm
management men have been leading
factors in the expansion which, as
Mr.. Larson said, has made Mime
sofa the chief producing butter state
of the Union.
New Group of Boys Going to ~
Farm-High school boys who have
studied agriculture for at least a year
Will NC SllSlUlS iuchC P@iO IL
general livestock Judging contest
which Paul Calrow, state supervisor
of agricultural instruction, is planning
for University Farm sometime mex,
summer. Mr.. Calrow presented the
matter att sectional conferences foy
teachers of agriculture, held recently
at Long Prairie, Virginia, Austin,
and Redwood Falls, and was heartily
seconded by all the teachers.
This will bring into touch with the
school, college and station at Uni
versity Farm some $50 to 200 boys
from high schools. University Farm
livestock will be used in the judging
The arrangements for housing and
will be along the same
general lines as those for Junior short
courses. Meetings in the auditorium
sightseeing trips and other varia
tions will be provided.
Prof. A. M. Field of the division
of agricultural education at Univer.
sity Farm co-operated with Mr.. Cal
row in conducting the conferences.
Two days were spent at each of the
four points. Visits were made the
first half day to the farm homes OF
boys who are studying agriculture in
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