The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-02-04
BLUE VALLEY FARM DOPE
By M. A. Nye
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How Much Alfalfa?

I1OW IluC1 alfalfa are you planning
on seeding this spring? It is the hay
the cows would like to have for their
every day standby.
A dairy COW always would vote for
more alfalfa is she had say so in
planning the springs crops.
Instead of having three to four
tons of alfalfa stored away in one
corner of the barn to feed the cows
in the spring, just before they go out
on grass, why not give them a real
treat all winter. They will show you
in increased milk production how
they appreciate alfalfa hay.
Keep your alfalfs acreage grow
ing.
Professional Ballyhoers
This is certainly the day of pro-
fessional life savers for the Ameri-
can Farmer. If we are to believe all
the propaganda and political buncum
that is now being broadcast over the
United States, we must not stop to
think of the thousands of successful
well-to-do farmers in our country.
How in the world have they been sue
cessful? How have they arrived?
The fact is we know millions of
farmers do make a business success
of farming here in these United
States. America is still the land of
opportunity. Agriculture is as sound
as ever. A good farmer il winning
out at farming and he will continue
to be successful financially.
Farming success is up to the in
dividual. He must know how and be
always using that part of has physical
anatomy which is not found below the
shoulders.
Crop SURPRISES and lower prices
viii not stop the successful farmer
He may change his course, as to the
and crops he is raising. He might
even have seen the surplus coming
and cut his production accordingly,
but he will net be the fsrmer who is
always waving the red flag and look
ing for help.
Coed farm management il the real
life saver for any farmer. He needs
to go no further than his own gate
to start one of the greatest pro.
grams for self help hat nc can find
anywhere in the world. He has a
big sob on his hands. He has all
the opportunity in the world to dis
clay his skill and be great success,
or he has like opportunity of show
ing his utter worthleIsIess.
Farming will have its good years
and bad years. We will have cycles
o. Lack to the land and into the
city for farming. Good farming arc
60 M head work is still rewarded
NOTHING stops the good farmer FROM
mak;rg money wher: he stays at the
job through thick and thin.
Portrait of Eckles Gift of Club,
Unveiled-Livestoc Day of Farmers
and Homemakers' Week at Univer-
sity Farm was featured by the un-
yelling of portrait in oils Of DR.. C.
H. Eckles, chief of the dairy division,
University of Minnesota.
The portrait was the gift of the
Eckles Club to the agricultural de-
partment of the University of Min
nesota. c. M. Long of Chicago,
member of the club, presented the
picture, and Dean w. C. Coffey &C
copied it on behalf of the college sta
ton.
Mr.. Long characterized DR.. Eek
les as the Mark Hopkins of the agri-
cultural college. "He has always
been of and for the common people"
the speaker said. Faithful to every
duty, he has performed service that
has had profound effect wherever
dairying is carried on" Mr.. Long
mentioned 10 or II states which have
men trained under DIR. Ecldes at the
head of their dairy departments.
The Eches Club was formed more
than 10 years ago by former students
of DIR. Eckles in Iowa and Missouri.
Many who have since taken dairy
work under his direction in Mime
sofa are now members. The presi-
dent of the club is C. L. Burling-
ham, assistant editor of The Breed
ers' Gazette, Chicago.