The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-25

and by farmers who are cooperating
in keeping records of costs and labor.
Both projects are a continuation OF
the statistical route studies started
several years ago in Rice, Lyon,
Steele, Jackson, and Cottonwood
counties in southern Minnesota.
Stallion Licenses Increasing In
State-"More applications for new
licenses on young stations have been
received at the registration boards
office at University Farm this year
than for the corresponding period in
1926" says A. l.. Harvey, the
boards secretary.
''The average age of stations in the
state is 10 years. The average age
of work horses is probably greater.
If the average life of the horse on
the farm is Is years, it is evident
that farmers must begin at once to
ments for the old horses. 1t requires
four years to raise a colt to working
age"
Mr.. Harvey says there were 1,703
stations and jacks licensed in Mime
sofa on December 1, 1925. This was
slight increase over the previous
year. Stallion owners who have not
renewed licenses for 1926 should do
so before April 1, as all licenses not
renewed for the present calendar
year are cancelled on that date.
State Hort. Society Rounds Out
60 Years-The Minnesota State Hor-
ticultural Society was organized Oc-
tober and 4, 1866, at Rochester and
will therefore celebrate it's Goth an
niversary this year. For the first
two years the organization was
known as the Minnesota Fruit Grow
ers' association. Twelve persons
joined the original society and the
number of members never rose above
so the first dozen years or more. In
1888, with the founding of the Min
nesota Experiment station and the
development of other activities at
University Farm, the society began
to grow. A. w. Latham was secre-
tary for 20 years and when he re-
signed was followed in Office by r
S. Macintosh. Development has
been so rapid the last few decades
that the society now has more than
$500 life and annual members and
is probably the largest of it's kind
in America. For several years its
headquarters has been at University
Farm. Much of its recent success is
attributed by Secretary Macintosh
to the prize and premium system Of
fered old and new members each
year. The annual membership fee is
81. For 10 or 20 cents additional, to
cover cost of packing and postage, the
association will send member
some plant, seed or tree premium
new apples, plums, grapes, currants,
bulbs, and roots-in all more than
so lots to choose from. Any person
interested may become a member.
Ton Litter Contest Getting Good
Start-Entries are being received
every day by the agricultural extern
sion service of the University of Min
nesota for the 1926 pig ton litter
contest which is carried on by live
stock breeders of the state and the
extension forces. H. G. Zav Zavoral
of University Farm, who is in charge
of the contest, says more considera-
ton than ever before will be given
to the average weight per pig of the
filters produced by the contestants.
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State Declares War on Alfalfa
Weevil-The Minnesota State De-
partment of Agriculture has estab-
lished a quarantine on account of the
insect known as the alfalfa weevil
against districts said to be infested,
namely, the state of Utah and parts
of Idaho, Colorado, Nevade, Wyom-
ing, Oregon, and California. The
importation of alfalfa hay or cereal
straw of any kind grown or stored in
the infested districts, or of alfalfa
meal, is prohibited by order of quar-
antine issued by the state entomolo-
gist, A. G. Ruggles of University
| Farm.
~" Will Furnish 400 Trees for
Windbreaks-TheU University of Min
nesota's forest station ait Cloquet will
have furnished 41,000 trees to CO.
operative windbreak demonstrators
Of the state by the end of the ap-
preaching planting season, says Park