The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-05-13

That is the time when the first spray
should be applied. Plums should be
sprayed just before the blossom
opens.
Materials constituting this first
spray should be arsenate of lead,
powdered, one and one-haf pounds;
lime-sulphur, commercial, five quarts
of the liquid or four pounds of the
dry; water, so gallons.
The second spray for apples should
be delivered as soon as the petals
drop from the flowers and before the
calyx closes. For plums the second
spray SHOULD be given just after the
petals fall. The spray materials may
be the same as before.
The third spray is recommended
the last week of June or the first
week of July for apples; when ,plums
are the size of small peas they should
be sprayed for the control of curcul-
10 and brown rot.
University of Minnesota horticul-
turists emphasize the importance of
spraying at the proper time. A de-
lay of few days, or after the calyX
is closed, will make the second spray,
for instance, of comparatively little
value. Spraying should always he
done under high pressure and every
tree or plant should be thoroughly
covered,
Second Years Carload Baby Eeef
Contesct Is Now Open for Entries
The Minnesota carload baby beef
committee, by A. A. Dowell, live
stock specialist with the agricultural
extension service of the University of
| Minnesota, gives notice that the sec
ond annual carload baby beef breed
| ing and feeding contest, for 1925-27,
| is now open for entries. Various
| livestock interests are cooperating
with the university livestock men in
carrying on this unique pro- .ct.
Mr.. DoweH says that the rules of
| the first contest practically will gov
ern the second years work. a Gear
load" means Is baby beeves which
| were born on or after February l
and on or before July 81, 1925, A
| bound copy of the rules and regula-
tions will be forwarded TO beef cat
tie producers and other persons inter
ested on request to Mr.. Doweli, Ag-
| ricultural Extension Division, Unlver-
sity Farm, st. Paul.
Started in the spring and summer
of 1925, the first years contest, run
ming about $50 days, will close the
coming summer. More than 600
calves in 40 carload entries are nav
being fed in this contest, which has
exceeded all expectations, says Mr..
Dowell, as to number of entries, in
terest shown by beef cattle breeders
and feeders, and data obtaine re-
garding breeding and feeding prac-
tees.
Cattle Feeders Day At III" Sci
for June 24-Thursday, June "a, is
the date set for the sixth annual
Minnesota Cattle Feeders Day al
the University Of Minnesota. At that
time 60 Hereford baby beeves will
be on exhibition in the livestock pa
vilion at University Farm, St. Paul
at the close of a 217-day feeding
trial. An attractive program is be,
ing arranged for the event.
| r.
Dairy Products Week for Scoop
Institute-Local creamery managers
operators, and officials will gather
with nationally known co-operators al
University Farm, st. Paul, the weel
of June % to July to participate
in the dairy products week program
of the American Institute of Coop
Grafton to be held between June q
and July IT.
| Dairy products week, the second
unit of the Institute program, is de-
signed to clarity for creamery off
Gals the problems of cooperative
marketing of butter and other dairy
products.
/ Among nationally known leaders il
the dairy industry who are scheduled
to speak that week is R. w. Bladder
ston, Philadelphia Interstate Dairy
Council. He will explain how thu
consumption of dairy product may bt
increased. He recently completed
an advertising campaign in Philadel
phia which resulted in startling in
crease in the use of milk and mill
products.
Many Minnesota cooperative lead
ers have places on the program
John Brandt, president, and A. j.
Mcclure, general manager of the
Land OLakes Creameries, Inc, are
scheduled to lead discussiona
groups. W. F. Schilling and H. R
Leonard of the Twin City Milk Pro
/, ducers' association, will tell the mer