Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-11-01
COW INDUSTRY
GAINS IN PINE
Dairy Herds are Rapidly
Gaining Consideration
Among the County's
Leading Assets; Holstein
Breeders to Organize.

That dairy industries on the farms
of Pine county is fast gaining head
way and producing greater part
Of the income of these farms, has
been demonstrated by the creamery
reports, the monthly dairy herd re-
ports and other articles that are
being published from time to time.
CIOverdale Reports.
Since the cooperative creamery re-
port was published, the Cloverdale
Farmers Cooperative Creamery Asso-
citation sent in like report, which
was missed in the compiling OF the
others Following is the comparison
of the 1927 and 1928 volume of bust
ness from this concern: In 1927,
$4,000 pounds of butterfat were made
and during the first 6 months of this
year, 1924 pounds have been turned
out. In 1927 the patrons of the
creamery were paid S36,902.1O COM
pared to $2O,761.56, which has al
ready been paid out, during the first
months of this year. The officers
Of the Cloverdale Farmers CO-opera-
tive Creamery Association include
the following: Magnus Christensen,
secretary; Alva Gay, president and
John Swanson, buttermaker. The
Cloverdale report, like the others of
the county, shows an increase during
the first months of this year over
that OF, last year.
Holstein Breeders Organize.
The following is an item, written
by w. F. Hammargren, county agent
of Pine county that appeared in The
Minnesota Farm Bureau and will at
test to the further promotion of the
dairy industry within the boundaries
of the county:
Pine County Holstein breeders
have been active during the last
month getting members for the Hol-
stein Breeders Association.
Prospects are that there will be
more than one hundred members at
the time of the organization of this
Association which will be held at
Hinckley tonight.
Following are the names of the
members who had joined at the time
this article was written:
w. Abrahamson and w. r. Allen,
Hinckley; Louis Anderson, Sandstone;
Ole Backstrom, Kerrick; V. S. Baker,
Hinckley; G. w. Baldwin, Grasston;
John n. Bjerke, Hinckley; Ed Boreen,
Pine City; Martin Brandt, Askov; F..
J. Brown, Hinckley; C. P. Christensen,
and Fred Christensen, Askov; Hans
Christensen, Kerrick; Magnus Chris
tenson, Hinckley; E. L. Crofoot, Pine
City; Paul Dubbels and l. A. Ecklund,
Askov; Ole A. Lyseth, Pine City; j.
p Madsen, Askov; H. H. Markusen,
Grasston; Matt McGrath, Kerrick;
Harry Mortensen, N. P. Nedegaard,
Askov; Frank w. Nolan, Sandstone;
Chas Latourelle, Grasston; Oscar
Oakland, Hinckley; Frank j. Olson,
Bruno; Olaf Pearson, Hinckley; John
S. Percy, Pine City; Chas. G. Peter
son and Joe Petsko, Hinckley; S. G..
l. Roberts, Pine City; Albert Schwit-
W. Ekberg, Askov; ]. F. Engler and
Aug. Erickson, Pine City; c. Flint,
Askov; Alva Gay & Son and John c.
Golf, Hinckley; David Hammerquist,
Sturgeon Lake; Fred F. Hansen, H.
c. Hansen and Magnus Hansen,
Askov:Harry L. Haines and Victor
Hegstrom, Pine City; Olaf Hemming,
Hinckley; Henrik Henriksen, Askov;
Frank Hobbs, Finlayson; Wayne E.
Jacobsen, Askov; Andrew Jensen,
Grasston; A. p. Jensen and Jens j..
Jensen, and Johannes Juhl, Askov;
Paul Kelsey, Brook Park; John Klyn-
stra, Hinckley; Sam Marty, Rush City;
Chas. Oberg, Sandstone; c. G. Smith
& Son, Finlayson; Christian SOren-
sen, Askov; E. G. Stream, Brook Park;
J. G. Thomson, Askov; S. A. Thor
stenson, Henriette; D. Thygesen.
Askov; O. H. Wiedemann, Pine City;
Frank Townsend, Hinckley, Karl r..
Won Schenk, and Ed Wallner, Bruno;
c. E. Williams, Pine City; ]. E.
Wolfe, Minneapolis; R. ]. Wylie,, Ker-
rick; A. E. Borchardt, Willow River;
Geo. E. Dipprey, Pine City; DR.. H. p.
Dredge and Leonard Alters. Sand
stone; Ole Herrud, Pine City; Chris
Ingemansen, Sandstone; Fred C..
Kaelble, Pine City; Peter Klynstra,
and Will Lilleinthal, Hinckley; Hans
Lunde, Askov; Arvid Lundquist,
Hinckley; Joe Sanford, Hinckley. and
Dan Svardahl, Sandstone