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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16
Taking "Guesswork" Out of Hog
Breeding

Choosing the best sows and
boars for breeding stock will not
be a matter of guesswork much
longer in the opinion of e. F. Fer
rim of the animal husbandry divis-
ion, University Farm. Several state
agricultural experiment stations,
including Minnesota's are coopera-
ting with the u. s. Department of
Agriculture in developing and &C
curate method for measuring the
ability of any given strain of
breeding hogs to produce pigs that
will make pork at the lowest cost
and yield carcasses of the highest
value.
The second year of work on
the method known as the Record
of Performance plan, has just been
completed at University Farm I'M
der Mr.. Ferrin's direction. OF 10
filters on trial in 1880, data are
available on IL, one litter having
been dropped because of wholly
unsatisfactory performance. Some
striking difference in their ability
as pork producers were found. The
average daily gain for the various
filters ranged from IL to 164
pounds, or difference of more
than a half pound a day per pig.
Cost of feed per hundred pounds of
gain varied from $611 to $3.50.
After the hogs were dressed, the
margins between cost of gains and
carcass value per 100 pounds were
found to range from S297 to $4.14.
In 1929, work was completed on
nine filters. Average daily gain
ranged from LA to 14S pounds, a
variation of more than one-third of
pound day. Some lots required
Y pounds more feed for 100 pounds
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16
wild Reed Canary Seed not
Suitable

Using seed Of wild reed canary
grass is not a satisfactory way OF
securing a stand of this crop, &C
cording to A. G. Army, field crops
specialist of the Minnesota Agri-
cultural Experiment Station. Wild
seed terminates very slowly even
though it may have every appear
ance of high grade seed, Mr.. Army
says.
Numerous tests of wild seed
from different locations indicate
practically no termination for sew
eral weeks under conditions which
have resulted in 80 to 80 per cent
termination of seed produced on
a number of fields in the south CEN
trail Minnesota. Wild seed planted
soon after harvest or the next
spring may result in some germin-
alton, but not always enough to
produce satisfactory stands unless
very heavy amounts have been
sown. This slow and comparative
ly low termination of seed from
wild strains will prove a serious
handicap, particularly if seed is
produced for sale.
Seed grown on cultivated fields
in the United States all of which
traces back to importations from
Germany over 80 years ago, does
not have this undesirable char
acteristic. However, such seed may
terminate poorlyf rom other
causes, of which improper drying
following harvest is the chief one.
Information regarding growing the
seed canary crop and sources of
seed may be obtained from the
Agronomy Division, University
Farm, st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16

It is important for parents to know that the
dreaded polionylets infantile paralysis attacks
children mainly through the nose The germ infects
water and can be taken through the nose passages
by children swimming in unclean water So says
Doctor Weyer, of the Willard Parker laboratories
The germ is probably introduced into the
most often by the fingers Children should be
taught from infancy to keep their hands away from
mouths and noses.
Quarkers have amended their "rule of discipline"
for the first time in thirtyeght years. Quaker girls
and women may add "frlls" and lace to the plain
Quaker garb
1t is decided that mutton-leg sleeves for girls
suits of plain black with collars cuffs for men,
are not necessary to good morals here happiness
hereafter.
If the Quaker girls wanted to attract attention,
which presumably they do not the oldfashioned plain
gray dress would be the best dress
Many eligible Americans tired OF "frls' cut
In the cathedral Of Palermo Sicily Prince Henri
Of the duke of Guise, pretender to the French
throne, married Princess Isabelle Of Orleans and
Bragance.
Both descendants Of the last king of France.
Much royalty attended the wedding, the ceremony
performed by Cardinal Lavitrano
As far as royalty goes, that wedding like
marrying Confederate ve-dollar bill to Of the
1000 Kerensky bonds.
They nice young couple twenty-three and
eght years DID, but far the throne France
is concerned they much out of date the
Confederate money or the Russian bond.
Rev. Dr. Reisner objects to Sunday loud-speaker
advertising from the sky by airplane and his objec-
ton is sound.
The sky belongs to everybody; no one should be
permitted to write advertising the Clouds bel
low advertising copy into unwilling ears, Sunday
especially.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16
Agricultural Notes

Testing Your Seed Corn Advisable
Test your seed corn for germina-
ton and be assured of a good stand
of corn for 1881, says R. o. Bridg-
ford, Argronomist at the West Gen.
trail School and Station at Morris.
The average Minnesota farm in
Western Minnesota has between rs
and so acres Of corn with an ap-
proximate stand of 1870. This
means that on an average there
are 6A Stacker acres in every rs.
Allowing for losses from insects.
mechanical injury and other causes
large percentage of the depleted
stand is traceable to poor seed.
Stands of 1870 to $3.50 have be-
come so common that many farm
ers do not realize that better ones
can be had. In some sections a
1870 stand is considered good
enough, but nothing short of the
best obtainable is good enough.
and 800 to $3.50 stands could be
obtained by the majority of corn
growers.
From a farmers standpoint, no
work can be done during the early
part of March which will be more
profitable than testing his. Judg~
ment Of the ability Of an ear of corn
to grow satisfactory, is too often
left entirely to an observation of
the external appearances of the
kernels, which is by far too I'M
certain method and entirely too
unreliable. The only safe method
is to test few kernels from each
ear and discard those ears which
show weak sprouts or are low in
termination.
The most serious objection that
is usually raised to the practice of
seed corn testing is that the cost OF
the test offsets all the gain made
When other factors are not taken
into consideration, such as insects
and mechanical injuries, a 1920
loss may easily be traced to seed
of poor termination ability. A 1870
loss in stand means 355 hills per
acre, or 1865 stalks If three kernels
are planted per hill. Estimating an
ounce ear on each stalk means
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16
THE WORLD TODAY
THE LATE SPEAKER.
BAD NEWS, AND GOOD.
A USEFUL DON'T"
HONOR TO MICHIGAN.
by ARTHUR BRISBANE

The death of Speaker Longworth will be deeply
regretted in Washington and throughout the coun-
try. He was able, witty, good-natured and tactful.
His colleagues liked him, the nation respected him
for his ability and character.
The country feels deep sympathy for his widow,
daughter Of President Theodore Roosevelt.
The bad news from Europe deals with probable
revolution in Portugal.
Cheerful tells Of better feeling between
Italy and France. President Doumergue calls Italy
"a noble and friendly naion" and recalls Italy fight
ing gloriously and valorousy at the side France"
France, said President Doumergue, had suffered
enough from to appreciate the value of peace
"but she has also acquired too much experience
through her history to ignore the that
is no durable peace without security of frontiers"
Dean Looms, of New York university offers
among "donts' to parents this excellent one
Don't urge your children to go to college be-
cause you went, or because you didn't, because
the youngsters chums going, because it is the
avenue to sorority, or fraternity, to athletic
success"
College hurts as often as it helps and oftener
Better for young man to spend four years at work
realizing his shortcomings than less at study
acquiring an exaggerated idea of his Importance.
Citizens of Michigan honor their state by refus-
ing, in overwhelming majority, to restore the death
penalty in their state.
That penalty, abolished in Michigan "a years
ago, is an imitation by the state of the murderers
tactics. The installation of electric chair in the
state prison at jackson would have been blot upon
the state, backward step for great commonwealth
that has not known capital punishment for 100 years
Mr.. Kenneth Collins, who knows about buying
and selling and how to promote both, says Buying
power Is on the upgrade" An important fact ac-
cording to Mr. Collins, is that people liqudating
their instament debts The depression of 1929 found
them owing about $6.Oo0OOoOOo They have paid off
half
A great German military authority. Gen. Bert
hold Won Deimlng, declares that Germany no longer
needs great army, because flying machines ex-
plosves and poison gas will alone be important in
the next In the next war, says he, the fighters
viii attack entire populations with poison gas;
against attack from the air there be real
defense and no protection least for the masses
Of the population"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16

the last hug. Here he was right on
the crest. He had beaten the
Coasts great team for a two year
no defeat record for Notre Dame.
But the whole of California loved
him, for that night on the radio he
apologized for the size of the score
and said, Il had to make it big for
Coach Jones will make it bigger
than that against me next year"
One lone Ranch Hand in Kansas
was supposed to have been the
sole witness to Rockne's passing.
But that's not so, eighty thousand
of us saw his passing out, his last
game, and it will stick with us
through life.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16
Weeds Cost State 50 Millions

! Unless Minnesota farmers re-
double their efforts at controlling
weeds this year, they will again
suffer losses which by comparison
would make their taxes seem small.
Just how much loss weeds cause
cannot be accurately determined,
but one authority has recently es-
timated that Minnesota's loss is so
million dollars annually. A recent
estimate of weed loss for the Unit
ed States is billion dollars, or an
amount about equal to the cost Of
operating the Federal government,
says A. H. Larson, agricultural
botanist, University Farm.
Mr.. Larson advocates the clean
ing of all seed grain with the fan
ming mill to remove weed seeds,
and the greater use of certified
seed, which not only is free from
weed seed, but is also pure as to
variety. However, not all weed loss
is due to the weed seed sown each
year with the crops, says Mr.. Lar
son. Much of this loss is due to
perennial weeds. Therefore, the
farmer should plan his cropping
system so as to limit the chances
for weeds to reseed in the field
and to provide for eradicating those
already there.
Mr.. Larson calls attention to the
fact that weed losses are not ade-
quately represented by the amount
of dockage received on grain sold,
as this does not take into account
the loss that comes through re-
duction of yields. That this reduc-
ed yield may often be a large item
is shown by an experiment con-
Quoted at the Illinois Experiment
Station covering period of 9
years. On land where no attempt
was made to control weeds, corn
yielded only IA bushels per acre,
while on similar plots where weeds
were hoed out the yield was 49.7
bushels. The differences caused by
weeds in these trials, 42.3 bushels
per acre, indicates the extent of
loss which weeds may cause, entire
ly outside any consideration of
dockage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16

$1,000 iiC LlOlS YOU LulI1k Oh MIN
the more remarkable he becomes.
think his greatest feat was his
last game, that was out here with
University of Southern California.
Here we thought out here we had
the greatest team that ever repre-
sented the coast, tremendous Sta
dunn filled, Notre Dame hadent lost
game in two years, and this was
their last, it was the last for a lot
of their big Stars who were grad
uating. Rockne was touted to lose.
The night before over the radio he
admitted that he dident have much
of chance. "Savoldi is out: he
was our n.ainstay. Then on the
way out we lost our fullback by ill
ness. We have gone through a
tough season, and we just couidect
stay on edge so long. The bows
had to have a let down. I have
asked too much of them this sea-
son with the terrible schedule tncy
had, and it just is not in human
beings to keep up their pace till
now. We have got to lose, and we
want to lose to you in preference to
anybody else. Its a long train trip
out here. Its much warmer here
than back home, and the heat is
against the boys, but we will Just
give you the best we got"
Now what other coach on eartI,
could give such straightforward
talk as that, and not have every
word swallowed hook, line and
sinker? Then get this last line he
gave us that night before, snow
there is going to be lot of heart
aches tomorrow afternoon areer
that game. Great big strong Young
men are coming into the DIR: ssing
rooms and break down and cry.
But my boys can lake it a little
easier because they don't expect
to win, they have s,eeled them
selves to the defeat
Well here we are all packed in
the stands, really plying those
poor boys from back there, and
hoping that the California bows
wouldent seriously hurt any of
them running over them on the
way to the goal posts. Well on
the very first play California fun
bled. Well from then on it was
just too bad. You never saw team
beaten so cool and deliberate like.
Notre Dame huddled for a change,
and when they come out of it they
would walk as slow to their places,
and that got Gals goat. They fin
ished by Notre Dame beating them
27-0. It wasent the score, it was
the deliberate and mechanical way
they did it.
And here was a great thing he
did, as each one Of his Stars that
would be taken out of the game in
the last half and it was their last
game for Notre Dame, he would
jump up from the bench and go
out and meet him and hug him.
you acould just see the affection
that he had for each one, and il
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16
Poultry Made Money Despite Low
Prices

Fifty-one Minnesota poultry rails
ers who kept tab on their hens
during 1880, in cooperation with
the University of Minnesota, made
money in spite of low prices. Miss
Cora Cooke, extension poultry spec
ialist, who supervised the poultry
record project, reports that the
ZOO hens in the 81 f1ocks made
average net returns of $1S8. The
average egg production per hen
was lat, which was five less than
that for record focks in 1929.
Death loss in hens was the same
as last year, ID per cent of the
original flocks. The loss in chicks
was % per cent of those Matched
as compared with "a per cent last
year.
The 1930-31 project is well started
with 70 flock. owners in 35 coun-
ties keeping records under Miss
Cookies direction.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16
Minnesota Leads u. S. In Barley
Production

frOQuCt1On
Minnesota now ranks far ahead
of any other state in the produc-
ton Of barley, growing one-sixth
Of the entire United States output
of this crop, says new bulletin,
Barley in Minnesota" published
by the Agricultural Extension Di-
vision of the University of Mime
sofa.
The acreage of the barley crop in
Minnesota has practically doubled
in the last 4 years, and now
amounts to nearly 2.5 million acres,
with a total harvest in 1929 of So
10000 bushels. The authors of the
bulletin, f. J. Stevenson, r. o.
Bridgford and R. F. Grim of the
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment
Station, attribute this tremendous
increase to growing appreciation
of the value of barley as a feed
crop, and the introduction of adapt
ed smooth-awned varieties.
Velvet barley, introduced to Min
nesota farmers in 1926, has without
doubt been an Important factor.
This variety was developed by the
Minnesota station which has more
recently contributed another va
riety, Glabron. This is very similar
to Velvet, but has sitter straw,
and has consistently yielded higher
in both station and farm trials in
different parts of the state. These
two barleys head the list of seven
varieties recommended by the Min
nesota station for this state. The
other five are improved Manchur-
ia, Ministurdi, Peatland, Trebi, and
Svansota.
Complete descriptions of these
varieties and their adaptation to
different parts of the state are in
cluded in the bulletin.
Other interesting topics taken up
include the uses and products OF
barley, sources of seed, barley di-
seases and their control, the time
and rate Of seeding, and other
points Of vital interest to farmers.
Copies may be had free from coun-
ty agents or by writing the Mail
ing Room, University Farm, St
Paul, and requesting Minnesota
Special Bulletin No. 1876.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16

last week. or
so that its hard
to dig m u c h
cheerful n o u r.
ishrnent out of
the news prints.
P o o r Knute
RockIle SO up
s ct everybody
that we just
cant get over it,
especially those
of us who had
t h e good for
tune to know
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16

back. But we
was looking at
the exit of
Knute Rockne.
He was hugging.
his last player,
fine young men
all over the U.
S. can feel back
and cherish the
hug they got on
their last game
f r o m Rock"
But it was little
Carideo that oct
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16
"a
VIII, -
ROGERS
Observation-Disclosures

Beverly Hills all I know is
just what I read in the papers.
Been so much calamity here the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16
Admission Free---No Collection

Has America reached the peak of its civilization? Are YOU
fully aware of the final consequences of the crisis
which is upon us?
WILL YOU LISTEN TO A STRAIGHTFORWARD FEAR
LESS, COURAGEOUS STATEMENT OF EXISTING FACTS
BEFORE 1T IS INCREASINGLY TOO LATE?
1t is up to you Mr. Farmer, Laborer Business Man and
Citizen whether or not posterty freedom
liberty and equality of opportunity bequeahed to us by our
fOrefathers!
This Address is especially interesting to the women
See hand bills for of especial all
Under Auspices of Association of Independents.
Community Builders) Sank Centre MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16

LITTLE FALLS-Fifty-one years as barber
were completed here by A. J. Gernain now 20 years
OF age when he disposed of his barber shop to Emil
Rebischke recently
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16

works on about 400 trees The trees stand about 65
to 100 to the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16

OSAKIS-The Osakis Cooperative Creamery has
just flushed installing at expense of 81 500 new
CherryBurrel 600gallon steel lined paseurizing vat
at their plant. The machine is the latest and
best procurable and replaces 300 gallon pasteurizer
that was installed some IA years ago.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
Hoover Seeks Curb
on Grain Ganlblers;'' ,
COnfers With Curtis

Disturbed over the continued
decline in commodity prices, par
ticularly wheat, which has reached
the lowest levels in 35 years,
President Hoover contemplated
the situation in his 2apidan fish
ing camp today, and considered
drastic action to curb what he
characterized as "unpatriotic"
SpeculationS.
Mr.. Hoover denounced grain
gamblers" just before leaving for
his camp, and declared that, were
it not for the law imposing con-
fidence in such matters, he would
gladly make public the names Of
those who are selling wheat short.
Such selling, he asserted, has but
one purpose, "and that is to de-
press prices"
'Tt tends to destroy return
ing public confidence" he said.
It had been hoped by the Presi-
dent and Administration officials
generally that the effect of his war
debt moratorium plan wohuld be
to stabilize and improve the mar
kets in this country.
Effective Two Weeks
It did have such an effect for
two weeks. The great commodity
wheat. cotton. metal
as we'll as stocks and bonds. rose
buoyantly for days after Mr..
Hoover made his proposal. Un-
der the stimulus of international
acclaim of the proposal. Ill mar
kets turned definitely upward
after months of sluggish down
ward tendencies.
But as France hedged and
traded in the matter of accept
ing the Presidents proposal, and
Germany's condition began to be
more apparent. reaction set in.
Wheat sold on the grain ex-
changes yesterday at lower prices
than before MIR. Hoover made
his move. 1t has been very dis
appointing to the Administration.
which is inclined to blame the
SPECTATORS.
Today, at the Rapidan, there
was discussion Of ways and means
of curbing this speculation.
Curtis at Rapidan
It was significant that the
President took along as one of his
guests Vice President Curtis, who
has been urging the Farm Board
for weeks to pledge itself to with.
hold from the market some 27S,-
600, 900 bushels Of wheat, which it
has in storage.
What the Administrator can do
is problematica1. It is considered
certain, however, that the Presi-
dents statement will give impetus
to the always current efforts in
Congress to enact a law either pro
hibiting or drastically curtailins
the business Of selling futures.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
FLIGHT TAKES IN
CANADA CITIES

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 10.
The goodwill flight to be made
by Col. Ruby D. Garrett and DR..
John D. Brock in behalf of the
Kansas City Chamber of Com
merce is assuming an interna-
tional aspect.
Originally having planned it as
a national air tour to the prin-
cipal cities of the United States,
the sponsors are now arranging
for visits to Quebec, Toronto,
Ottawa, and other cities Of the
Dominion.
Representative Joseph B. Shan
non of this city, through his
office in Washington is assisting
in preparations for receptions by
Canadian officials at which the
two Kansas City representatives
will be guests. Representative
Shannon also is taking an i'm
portant part in arranging for
the fliers' visit to the National
Capital. A definite date for this
stop has not been announced.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
Historian Sees German,
Repudidti1g Debts

president H06ver's proposal
Of = One-year moratorium on
international debts ana German
repafatiOn payments anticipated
. more drastic step by Germany
by exactly six weeks.
"The step contemplated by
Germany was not o mere mora
tOrium, but reputation of fur
ther reparatiOn payments "A
step which President HOOvef's
proposal, for the time being at
least, fOreStaIled."
The foregoing assertion was ut
tered today by F. x. Hollnberger,
ger, of 1107 Eleventh st. N. w. DR..
Hollnberger, a professor Of Ian
guages, is a native Of Bavaria
who came 20 the United States
prior to the World War and is
here engaged in historical research
ana the making Of battle-ground
ana other maps for the Yorktown
sesquicenten11ial celebration to be
held at that historic Virginia town
in October. DR.. Hollnberger is a
graduate of both the University Of
Munich and Of the Sarborine in
Paris.
To Repudiate Eventually
He amplified the statements
quoted, thus:
while the proposal is for a
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
GAMBLER HOPS
FOR RECORD

UNITED AIRPORT, BURBANK,
Calf, July IL Q.NSD.-Asa Can
dler, jr., member of the millionaire
beverage family of Atlanta, Ca,
accompanied by Mrs. Gambler, and
piloted by Beeler Blevins, took off
on their attempted record-break-
ing transcontinental flight at 500
a. m. today, Pacific standard
time.
Despite the murky weather at
the airport, the great cream
colored superspeedster, carrying
222 gallons Of gasoline and 40 of
oil, roared down the runway as
soon as ignition trouble, which
had prevented the take-off at
a. M, as originally planned, had
been repaired.
The itinerary calls for stops at
Big Springs, Tex, for lunch and
fuel, and the final. stop at Sa.
vannah in time for dinner to-
night.