The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-01-07
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DEPARTMENT FOR THE ACRlCULTURSTS

learning to feed better and to give
better care to their fiocks. They are
becoming interested in standard bred
birds and they exhibited White Rocks,
Barred Rocks, and Rhode Island Reds
that were worthy of heading mans
flock. The geese and ducks were far
better than last year. Turkeys were
exhibited which weighed 20 pounds
each, which is splendid growth when
the age of the birds is considered.
Homemakers' Course Open to City
Women-City women as well as
those from the farms are invited to
take part in all programs of work
and social entertainment provided for
the homemaker at the annual Farm
|ers' and Homemakers' Week Short
Course to be held at University Farm
January 1928. Because problems of
homemaking are everywhere about
the same, says Miss Wylle McNeal,
chief of the home economics division,
it has been decided to open the
course to the women of Minneapo-
lis and st. Paul and suburbs as
well as to their sisters of the rural
districts.
The program for the flomemakers
has been generalized more than
ever, says Miss McNeal. Specialists
from the horticulture, poultry, veter-
mary medicine and other divisions at
University Farm will help to present
the Institutional work.
The social features will include a
tea served in the fireplace room
where the homemakers will meet
each other and members of the facul-
ty staff; luncheon in the party din
ing room at noon the third day; a
tea at the home Of Mrs. w. C.. Cof-
fey, wife of Dean Coffey and the an
nual dinner on Friday evening, jan
nary %, for the farm and city visitors
and faculty people.
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Hen Is Featured In New Institute
Annual-The new Minnesota Farm
ers' Institute Annual No. 38 features
the busy happy hen, the sick hen, Sc
lection of breeding stock, feeding and
proper care after one has obtained the
stock, marketing, housing, etc. The
Annual has $50 pages, and many IL
Illustrations. Essential points of many
of the articles have been summarized
in display type, which adds to the
value of the volume. Copies may
be obtained for 10 cents each, to
defray wrapping and carrying
charges, by writing the Agricultural
Extension Service, University Farm,
st. Paul.
Best to Select the Breeding Stock
Eariy-Early winter is none too
early for poultry keepers to make
plans for the 1926 breeding stock,
says Cora Cooke, poultry specialist
with the department of agriculture,
University of Minnesota. A Wiscon-
sin authority has said that the selec-
ton of breeds should begin as soon
as the chicks are Matched.
Miss Cooke says the following re-
quirements should be kept in mind
when breeders are being selected: 1,
of pure breed; 2, high vitality; 8,
high producing ability as shown by
records or examination; a, right size
and type; 5, conforming as nearly as
possible to the proper breed and va
riety characteristics.
Further information, such as
may be obtained by trap nesting and
pedigree, is very valuable" says the
specialist. Absolute knowledge as
to how many eggs a hen has laid in
her pullet year, how many times she
has been broody, and what kind of
eggs she lays is a distinct help in Sc
lection. But when trap nesting is not
practicable, ordinary examination will
achieve results though in a some what
smaller degree.
"After selecting the breeders it
is important to keep them in the
best physical condition for breeding.
This calls for comfortable quarters
with plenty of room, fresh air, and
sunshine. The birds should have an
ordinary laying ration which will
keep them in good flesh without their
getting too fat"
kansan Engineer on Farm Course
Program-Harry B. Walker, profess
sor of agricultural engineering in the
Kansas State Agricultural College,
will re-enforce the agricultural en-
gineers at University Farm in pre-
senting their program for Farmers
and Homemakers' Week, january 49,
%. He will speak at the noon mass
meeting on Thursday, January 81 on
"The Relation of Engineering to Ag-
riculture and the Home" At 2:30
P. M. Friday, January %, he is
scheduled for a talk in room 107 of
the Agricultural Engineering build
ing on fundamentals of Good Farm
Drainage" The engineers of the unn-
versity's department of agriculture
win give instruction in meeting prob
lens which sometime or other con-
front most farmers. The placing Of
farm buildings, mechanical power on
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