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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16
Lamb Contest Entries
Show Decided Increase

Sheep men from 16 Minnesota
counties have entered the second
annual lamb production contest
promoted by the agricultural ex-
tension service of the university
and the Minnesota Livestock
Breeders association which fur
nishes the prize money.
Kittson, the northwestern county
of the state, has eight entrymen,
the largest number, while Houston,
the extreme southeastern county, is
second in numbers with five entry
men. The enrolment is represen-
tative of all parts of the state, says
w. E. Morris, of University Farm,
who is in charge of the project. En-
tries are being received in each of
the three classes focks of Is to
so ewes, 81 to 100, and 101 and up
wards. Even at this early date the
number of entries surpasses those
of the entire season in 1928.
Mr.. Morris also reports an in
crease of more than 100 per cent
in the number of club boys and
girls enrolling in the advanced
junior sheep project. Pennington
and Stevens counties have five
members each and lead the list.
This is a project for boys and girls
between the ages of Is and "a
who are owners of a flock of ten
breeding ewes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16
To Keep Traffic Moving
Safely is the Patrol Aim
Arrests Will Be Made Only for
More Serious InfractiOns Of
Road Laws

The first step towards the organ
ization of the Minnesota traffic pa
troll, authorized by an act of the
last legislature was made last week
when Earle Brown resigned as
sheriff of Hennepin county to &C.
cept the position as head of the
new traffic unit, offered to him by
c. M. Babcock, commissioner of
highways. 1t may be a month or
more, however, before any state pa
trolmen are visible on the high
ways.
Mr.. Browns first task will be to
go through several hundred appli-
cations on file with the highway
department and select not to exceed
thirty-five men to constitute the
new patrol unit. The men selected
will go through a course of train
ing and study of traffic laws and
traffic control methods before go
ing on the highways.
The duties of the patrolmen are
limited to the enforcement of laws
relating to the use and operation
of vehicles on the trunk highways
According to Mr.. Babcock, the aim
will be to help traffic move safely.
No arrests will be made for minor
infractions of the traffic rules
when these are unintentional or
due to lack of understanding of the
traffic law. Reckless drivers who
willfully or habitually endanger
other traffic, however, will be dealt
with vigorously.
Some suggestions to motorists
who want to cooperate with the
traffic patrol in promoting high
way safety, made in bulletin from
the Highway department, include
the following:
See that you have two good head
lamps and one rear lamp in work.
ing order. Renew bulbs if any
burn out. Have your lamps tested
at an official lamp adjusting sta
ton. If there is none close by,
test your lamps on a level road
on foggy night. If the main beam
points upward instead of on the
road ahead, have them adjusted
at once.
See that your vehicle complies
with the state law governing
length, width and height. Do not
carry loads exceeding fourteen tons
without a permit at any time. OBJ
serve all load restrictions posted on
soft roads and old bridges.
Practice safety. Keep to the
right. Do not go on the left side
OF the road to pass other cars
when there is traffic coming in the
opposite direction. Slow down at
turns and crossings where the view
is obscured. It
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16

out grain returned an average of
263 pounds Of butterfat per cow
worth at As cents per pound, a to-
tai of $118.35. Using figures OBJ
tanned by the Illinois State Agri-
cultural College from farmers, it
is estimated that the net cost of
producing the alfalfa each cow con-
sumed in the years time was $43.-
80 which, Of course, covered all
costs such as man and horse labor,
seeding, taxes, interest on the land
and all miscellaneous costs.
When the farm cost of the al
falfa hay, $43.S0, is divided into
the value of the butterfat which
the alfalfa produced, $118.35, it is
found that each dollars worth of
hay returned $2.70 worth of but
terfat. It pays to grow alfalfa and
it pays to feed it to milking cows.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16

tie Feeders Day at University
Farm by w. II. Peters, chef Of the
animal husbandry division of the
University of Minnesota.
Sixty grade Shorthorn steers
were divided into six lots of ten
each for the purpose of giving mo-
lasses fair trial all along the line.
The cane variety of molasses was
used. The experiments, starting
November % and closing May 8,
were organized in response to sug-
gestions from farmers who are
being offered molasses mixed feeds
and clear molasses in tank cars
and barrels and who desired to
know If the sweets could be pro-
fitably used.
The steers in lot 1, fed stand
ard ration of shelled corn, alfal-
ia hay and linseed oilmeal, made
larger daily gains, required less
feed per 100 pounds of gain, show
ed higher finish trifle higher
selling price, and greater profit a
head by $3.50 than did the steers
Of lot 2 receiving shelled corn, al
falfa hay, and molasses as sub
stitute for the oilmeal.
Furthermore, molasses added to
the standard ration for lot SEEM
ed to detract from, rather than to
add to the effectiveness Of the bill
of fare, Professor Peters reported.
Because of its higher cost the
standard ration plus molasses was
less profitable than the standard
ration minus molasses.
Lot 4, which had access to the
sweets at all times, returned the
lowest profit of all the lots, partly
because of the higher cost Of the
ration.
Shelled corn and alfalfa hay in
the ration of lot were ground and
mixed with molasses and linseed
meal. The daily gains for this lot
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16

lures are enabled to grow. The less
the exposure of the leaves to sun
light, the less rapid the growth is
made. 1t will pay, before the sum-
mer is over, to keep cows off the
grass from three to four weeks
longer than is customary in ones
locality.
Over-grazing early in the spring
cuts down on the grazing capacity
Of a pasture. An experiment con-
Quoted by the Wisconsin Agricul-
tural College show how heavy
grazing hinders sod development
and diminishes the production of
grass and grass-hay. Two adjacent
pastures were selected for the trial.
One pasture had been heavily
grazed while the other had been
lightly grazed for period of
years. The results obtained showed
that a square foot Of sod from the
heavily grazed pasture weighed on
ly Is grams after the soil from
around the roots had been washed
away. Sod from the lightly grazed
pasture weighed lat grams. Acre
portions of each pasture lot were
fenced off early in the spring and
the grasses in the enclosures were
permitted to mature. The pasture
that had been heavily grazed av-
eraged only 1898 lbs. of dry grass
hay to the acre, while the pasture
that had been lightly grazed yield
ed 3445 lbs. of dry grass-hay. Close
grazing during May and June
leaves little grass to provide pas
lures during the drier months of
midsummer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16
Agricultural Notes

More Attention to Pasture Urged
The average pasture gets less at
tention than any other field on the
farm, says the Blue Valley Cream
cry Institute. 1t is rarely ever
lined, top-dressed or re-seeded and
in nine out of ten cases it is pas
turned too early in the season be-
fore the grass roots and top growth
have had a chance to get "set" in
to vigorous growth.
The first growth of grass is
mostly water. To cows, it is delic-
iously tasty, but it is not substan-
TALLY nourishing. Grass should be
allowed to get good start before
cows are turned into pasture. Early
grazing retards growth because it
is only by exposed LEAKAGE that pas
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16

were larger and the feed require
ment for 100 pounds gain was low
er than in lot which was fed
whole corn and whole hay, but the
selling price per pound was the
same and the cost of grinding the
feeds, together with the low gains
made by the pigs following, pre-
vented any appreciable increase in
profit as a result of the grinding
and mixing of the corn and hay.
Ground barley replaced shelled
corn in the ration of lot and gave
good return in the respect that the
steers getting the barley and mo-
lasses plus linseed meal and alfalfa
hay actually outgained the corn fed
cattle on almost identically the
same number Of pounds of feed.
Pasture on Hot Night
Looks Good to DObbin
Farm work horses should be
turned on to pasture at night dur
ing summer months, says A. L.
Harvey Of the animal husbandry di-
vision, University of Minnesota, be-
cause
Feed is saved.
Much of the labor of grooming
horses and cleaning the barn is
eliminated.
The horses feed better when
turned out at night, especially If
they have been worked hard dur
ing the day. Most stables are un-
comfortable during hot summer
nights, and the horses like to get
out where it is cooler, to roll and
nibble a little grass.
In addition to the feeding value,
the green pasture eaten by the
horses keeps them in good physical
condition.
Any Of the common grasses or
mixtures of grasses make good pas
lures for horses. Bluegrass is the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16
Where One Dollar
Turns Into $2.7O
Experiment Reveals that 100 Cents
Worth of Alfalfa Converted In
to Butterfat Triples Itself

A dollar expended in growing al
falfa hay and the hay converted in
TO butterfat should return around
S2.7O, according to estimates made
by the Blue Valley Creamery In
stitute, based on the cost Of grow
ing hay in the Mississippi Valley
and the official results obtained
from experiments in feeding 642
fairly good cows nothing but alfal-
"a hay for year.
These cows fed exclusively on
alfalfa-all they could eat-with-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16
State Commissioner Will
Hold Hearings on Weeds
Conference With All Interested
VIII Be Held at Melrose June
Thirteenth

Departing from the former Gus
tom, the State Department of Ag-
riculture Dairy and Food IN. ].
Holmberg, Commissioner will con-
duct the following meeting in
Stearns County: in the court house
in st. Cloud, on May 16, in the city
hall in Melrose on June 13, and in
the city hall in Paynesville on June
IA, which this year will be open to
the public. The local weed in
spectors have been notified to at
tend as provided by section 8 (a),
Chap. BIT, Laws Of 1925. The chair
men of the several township boards
become the local weed inspectors,
unless the County Commissioners
appoint county inspectors. The
mayors Of the cities and the presi-
dents Of the village councils are the
weed inspectors of these municipal
tiles.
The field men, representing the
State Department and the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, will
identify weeds brought in for illus
tration and will explain their ha-
bits of growth and propagation.
When this is fully explained, the
means of destroying and eradicat-
ing the weeds will be discussed, and
q full explanation with illustrations
will convince and show how COM
mon barberry is friend of black
stem rust and foe of the grain
grower. This matter is very vital
to the farming interests and will
prove interesting to all property
owners whose duty it is to prevent
weeds from spreading, and who
must give aid to the barberry Grad
ication campaign II losses from
stem rust are to be reduced.
The authority and the duties Of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16
Offer!

During May, any Standard Oil
Service Station Tn this city
tUiU drain your motor and
flush it clean sCith Polari1e
Flushing Oil, free Of charge,
with each refill Of PoIarine or
Is0-Tis Motor Oil.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16
MOlaSSeS of Doubtful
Value in Cattle Diet

The feeding of molasses in the
ration of cattle being fattened for
market is of no particular ad-
vantage, according to experiment
al feeding results reported on Cat
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16

care must be exercised to prevent
the horses from eating too much
at one time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16

best. Sweet clover can be used
successfully. Alfalfa, alsike clover
or red clover can also be used, but
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16
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The Washington times., 1929-07-25
Freedom Of Press Challenged
By Cleveland Contempt Case

RREDOM Of the press the country Is challenged by
the recent action Of an Ohio Judge in Furnishing for
contempt Of court two newspaper editors Of Cleveland
Here IS outrage upon justice that will be condemned
BY every American holds with Thomas Jefferson that
"our liberty depends upon freedom of the press. :
Upon the ground that all gambling is forbidden by the
laws Of the State Of Ohio its Of duty to the public
prompted Cleveland newspaper carry editorial Crcz
ing injunction issued by Judge Frederick Walther Of
The Court Of Common Pleas restraining the sheriff from
interfering with the socaed Contribution system Of gam
bling at Cleveland track
Thereupon the indignant Judge hailed the editor p that
newspaper and its chief editorial writer into court and cited
them for contempt.
In defense Of what they believed to be their duty their
counsel Newton D. Baker reminded the Judge Of the right
of the press to criticize all public officials including judges
whenever and wherever such criticism places obstacles in
tie path of the processes Of jusics
view that the editorial criticism to which the
Judge took exception addressed to that
longer pending Mr. Baker contended that contempt had
been committed and cited decision after decision in support
~ this contention.
And In justification Of the editorial criticism public
duty Mr. Baker exposed the extraordinary circumstances
under which the injunction issued. and charged the
Judge with being the dupe Of friends who induced him
ITO ntsrpose the power Of Common Pleas Court between
the sheriff and the performance Of his duty"
Nevertheless motion for dismissal Of contempt charges
denied and both editors declared guilty and sentenced
each to pay fine df $500 and serve 80 days in jail They
appealed their higher court and out bond
But public sentiment will not await the Judgment of any
higher court upon amazing action of Judge Waher in
Furnishing for contempt these Cleveland editors
The facts in the case clearly set forth by Mr. Baker
viii surely win for these Cleveland editors the overwhelming
support Of public sentiment They have vndcated the free
dom OF the press by the courage with which they have
performed their public duty
AS the Judge who cited them for contempt found
them guilty and punished them with fine and imprisonment
public sentiment will surely condemn for outragng justice
and bringing his into actual and deserved contempt
Neither ''the majesty Of the law the dignity of the
judiciary is upheld by fning and imprsonng American
citizens for fearesy and conscientiousy dschargng the
responsibility which the freedom of the press imposes
Surely an Ohio Judge should not be permitted to do that
which the first article Of the Constitution prohibits the
Congress from dongabridge fresdOm Of speech Of the
press
The Washington times., 1929-07-25
Congressional Lobbying May
Get a Good Airing

HE muItitudinous and nefarous activities of lobbyists in
! the halls and committee Of Congress may get
real public airing Senator Caraways threats Of an nves
cation by the Senate made good.
The Arkansas good deal Of scodng in the
Senate but he knows he talks about when he charges
that the corridors the Capitol swarmng with
lobbyists most Of them on tariff matters
Senator Caraway favOrs special Senatorial investigating
committee to go into lobbying activities Of every nature
What an investigation that would be- carried to the fullest
extent in exhibiting the schemes used to influence Senators
The most serious complaint is against hordes Of egis
lave agents resident Washington and making their living
by representing organizations that they can and do inu
ence legislation These the Senator oaraway says
who se Senator'S behind their backs getting big money
for claims they have pulls other means Of making
Senator's vote in the right way
The game is pure film flam but away from Washington
people get the impression that Senator'S and Representatives
need little encouragement to vote lobbyists tell them
One outcome Of thorough investigation which would dis
gust Congress and the country would be the passage law
for the registration of legislative agents Such law would
book every them and require each register the
subjects Of legislation engaged upon BY them
The sergeansatarms each would keep dcckets
upon which all counsel agents appearing for compensation
date and durations Of employment and every fact that would
put them in the open to their business Washington
Additional entries would be required at any time agents
and counsel change their connections
At the close Of each session of Congress al counsel and
agents would be required file under oath, written state
men as to expenses incurred money paid out who paid
to, etc.
These doets and would be to public
inspection at any time and would be available to newspapers
and other publications.
Former President Coodge in an article in the American
Magazine declares Congress has become tnid it is
subserven the opportunities of organized minories
with tactfu paid representatives who apply all sorts OF
Congress generally in the way Of nmaons that
these organizations contain immense numbers Of voters stand
ing ready 10 revenge themselves at the polls
Congress sick of it all that it really break loose
and do something the way Of publicity wide scale and
lin restrictive lsgislafioQ.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25


i it, formidable list Of destructive habits.
Not content with running Florda citrus crops this latest
Il imported plaques has invaded the States financial strong
holds and introduced panic not 70 mention one more
problem for Mr.. Legges Farm Board.
The four and half million dollars determination fund.- fur
nisbed by Washington yet prevailed against pest Of
such incredible fecundy that it can completely invest half
uennsula within two years after establishing foothold
The heroic and futile struggle to contain the Japanese
beetle within present bounds reminds us Of another un-
desirable immigrant against which incompetent exclusion
statutes neglected to operate
were nheritng far too many Of the Old Worlds prevent
able tribulations
European and Asac diseases rsbuffed BY medical stafs
at official ports Of entry daily to sneak into the
country along with smugged aliens and mpern the national
blood stream.
shps carrying Chinese crews Or galley hands seldom weigh
anchor without leaving at desrter behindo pop
= i domestic employment office and enter private
service with God knows what Dngne
lurking about his person.
Africa and the Near East dump dates figs currants and
other foodufs into panres without the slightest guar
antee Of sanitary preparation conformation n State ana
ANTIQUES and bers from eprous bubonic
No one can estimate the condition Of the fingers that
gathered them that trcd Them the physical MS
toy Of their recent owners the epdemcs among which
they were collected or produced.
High tariff nearly essential to community welfare
Al health orchard and grain protection
Borers weevi and scalegerms vermin and exotic mmOr
aities-wat to strike yields and character from the
We are quite rich enough afford not only adequate
military defenses but thorough efficient human ana COM
modify inspection system besides.
The next migrate here be one Of the tropical
ants whose burowng propensities no structural lumber
/ is entirely safe.
The winged black carpenter already busy throughout
suburbs indicates what may expect to suffer
if st vicious type Of termte succeeds in colonizng
the United States.
Not even the hardwoods Withstand their excava
tions and within single they contve to reduce the
heavAst foundation timbers to punk and powder Take
look at your foor-beams
which may be an argument and masonry construc
ton while serving as reminder that the urban districts
too their peculiar TO more liberal Congress
sionai appropriations for bug fighting.
Anyhow why indirectly pay the fiddler at the fruit stall
and the pharmacy, when it's much cheaper to check
nuisances and infections at the source2
The Washington times., 1929-07-25
Flies, Figs and Floor Beams
.Ru Herbert K0ufRlGIl

THE Mediterranean fruit fly has added BAN
/ it, formidable list Of destructive habits.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25
THE USES OF RADIUM
By Archibald Henderson

TN the early days of radium dis
covery and study. so the story
goes, a scientist carried a small
quantity Of radiun with him on
q journey. Fortunately 1t was a
weak preparation; but in a little
while the scientist was suffering
from blisters and severe flesh
burns. This incident immediately
started the study of the effect of
radiurn upon the tissues. Today
one of the most successful instru-
1nentalities for the treatment of
that mysterious malady, cancer, is
radiurn. It is a priceless boon to
the human race.
Living tissue, when exposed to
the action of Tadium for a suf.
Hcient length. of time, is destroyed.
BY a fortunate chance, cancerous
tissue is destroyed before normal
healthy tissue. The object of the
radium treatment is by propar
dosage Of the rays to kill the
malignant tissue but to leave the
healthy tissue unharined. The
problem of this adjustment Is a
difficult one, for under certain
COuGlI4OES the cancer tissue IL
stimulated rather than destroyed.
Malignant growth tends to spread
very deeply; and the radium may
destroy the superficial parts of
the growth but leave the deeper
parts untouched.
Various methods are employed
for obviating this difficulty.
Radium, it is now generally be-
lleved, should not be given to
any operable case instead Of an
operation. Even in the most
skdlfuI operation. some cancer
cells ara set free into the sur
rounding healthy tissues; and
these cancer cells usually bring
about q recurrence. Drastic opera-
tion, followed by radiation, is the
best means yet discovered for pre-
preventing recurrence.
It is extremely interesting to
observe the methods employed in
handling radium az a curative
agent. A gas given off by RAJ