The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-01-27
Hundreds Of Farmers
Attend Better Seed Show
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pressed the belief that the farm
ers of Minnesota might reasonab-
ly expect better corn crop and
better corn conditions in 1927
than have existed for the last two
years. He advised farmers
against extending their spring
wheat acreage. The reason for
this was that the winter wheat
acreage of the states farther
south has been considerably in
creased and with a normal yield,
wheat prices are likely to be low
cred. To add to the spring wheat
acreage, therefore, would add to
the tendency to lower prices.
Potatoes, said Mr.. Peck, were
an uncertain quantity for this
year. There has been>a shortage
for two years and prices have
been high. The likelihood of a
shortage for a third year is not
great and an enlarged acreage
with a big crop would mean low
prices.
Flax, Mr.. Peck believed, was
in a favorable situation as an
import crop. He advised farmers
against expansion and the dangers.
of producing a surplus and putting
the crop on an export, instead OF
an import basis.
Turning to live stock, Mr.. Peck
said that there was a likelihood that
good prices would prevail for
dairy products through the year.
Hogs also promised to give an
other profitable crop, especially
for farmers who would be able to
market their hogs early. Poultry
is at present on a satisfactory
basis. High prices which have
prevailed will be a sufficient stimu-
lus to encourage all the expansion
that the market can well stand.
R. F. Grim, field crop specialist
of the extension division at Uni
versity Farm, gave the crowd at
the theatre an interesting talk on
recommended crop varieties for
Minnesota and especially for
Stearns county, discussing at
some length all of the important
field crops. The Minnesota Agri-
cultural Experiment Station, in
connection with the Minnesota
Crop Improvement Association,
has made a careful study of crops
adapted to Minnesota conditions
and has provided for the distribu-'
ton of information about such va
rieties. Detailed statements about
the different varieties has been
published in bulletin form and
copies of the bulletin may be had
without charge by writing to the
Division of Publications, Univer-
sity Farm, St. Paul.
One of the great sources of
loss to the farmers of Minnesota
are the grain, smuts. The farmers
of the northwest lose millions of
dollars annually from these di-
seases. r. C. Rose, a plant di-
sease specialist from the Univer-
sity Farm, discussed the subject Of
the control of smut through the use
of copper carbonate and formal
dehyde.
A thrihng feature of the pro-
gram was demonstration by two
junior club boys-Robert Bur
roughs and Dean Horsewood of
Aitkin county. These boys, as a
team, won the championship for
the best potato demonstration CIV
en- at the Minnesota State Fair
last fall. They gave demonstra-
ton of the treatment of seed po-.
tatoes as a part of the Sank Cen
tire program.
T. A. Erickson, state leader of
junior club work, introduced the
boys and told of the growth Of
Junior club work in Minnesota.
Last year the enrolment of boys
and girls in club work was 10000
and the prospect is that this num-
Der will be increased in 1927.
The Better Seed Special Train
is being operated under the di-
rection of the Agriculture Ex-
tension Division of the University
of Minnesota. 1t consists of two
cars Of exhibits, sleeping car
and diner for the accommodation
of the speaking staff. One car
contains exhibits demonstrating
losses through dockage and such
diseases as smut and flax wilt, i'm
proper seeds and the use of crop
varieties not adapted to Minneso-
ia conditions. The other car con-
tains fine exhibit of grain clean
ing and seed treating machinery,
the operation of which was ex-
planned by representatives of the
manufacturers of such equipment.
On the train, directing its
movements was John w. Haw, ag-
ricultural development agent of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, also
c.. Johnson, Travelling Passenger
Agent of the road.
The train made it's first stop
at Little Falls, where it was
greeted by an unexpectedly large
crowd. After leaving Sank Cen
tire, the train went to Cyrus for
an evening demonstration.
Tuesday it made stops at Sta
pies, Verndale and Underwood;
Wednesday at Perham, Detroit
ind Glyndon; Thursday at Twin
Valley, Fertile and Red Lake
Falls.
The train will give two other
demonstrations in Stearns county,
one at Paynesville February 1st,
9 to II "a. M. and one at Brooten
the same day from / 100 to 400 P.
M.
The train is being operated in