Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-07
FARM AND MARKET
BY r. A. TROVATTEN
minnesota Agriculture, Dairy and
Food Commissioner
HOMER DEVELOPMENTS.

Supplied with sufficient FUNDS to
carry on an efficient campaign against
the grasshopper menace, the work in
the infested areas is going ahead in
earnest and every day sees additional
carloads of poison bait heading up
into the northwest.
Where the poison has been broad
cast up to date kills ranging from 80
to 95 per cent have resulted. Several
new counties last week sent in appeal
for poison mash and were supplied.
An investigation revealed that the in
festatiCn in these counties had not
reached plague proportions. All in
all, the hopper is rapidly being
brought under control and from the
work done already, hundreds of thou
sands of dollars in crops have been
preserved.
Plans are already being laid for
work this winter whereby a menace,
should it appear next summer, can
be headed.
Grimm Alfalfa Tip.
Have you fields of pure Grimm al
falfa upon which you anticipate rails
ing seed to sell? If so, register these
fields at once, otherwise you will not
Grimm alfalfa.
To protect those who buy seeds
and desire the Grimm variety, this
department has issued regulations re-
quiring the sealing of bags and reg
istering and certifying of alfalfa seed
sold as Grimm.
Remember, to sell Grimm alfalfa
your fields must be registered. Write
the State Agriculture, Dairy and Food
department, Old Capitol, st. Paul, for
further information on this subject.
More HOnOrs.
Not content. apparently, with cap
turing top state honors in the June
all-state butter scoring contest con-
Quoted by this department., E. j..
Glassbrenner, New Prague. stepped
out last week and captured the first
award in the National Creamery But
termakers associations June cold
storage scoring contest. Mr.. Glass
brenner's product won the premier
place with a count of 1925 on this
butter.
But the New Prague creamery man
was not alone in adding to the pres
tige of Minnesota as the leading but
ter state of the nation for Sig Rauk,
Spring Grove, with a score of 95, won
IN, ho
The Minnesota team, comprised of
the 10 high entries, was also first in
the competition. with Wisconsin run
ming second and Iowa placing third.
The Gopher State, in the last dec
ade, has grown into the habit of walk
ing away with the majority of prizes
in National butter contests.
This departments congratulations
to the June winners.
Canning Season Opens.
The numerous canning factories in
the southern half of Minnesota are
now running at full blast producing
peas. AS a result, the canning lab
oratory of this department is hard at
work Analysing samples for the fac
tories.
The quality of peas canned this
year is somewhat above the average,
according to G. A. Vacha, state bac-
teriologist. Almost ideal growing
conditions have produced a uniformly
matured crop of peas, with excellent
flavor, he reports.
The acreage for commercial peas
is about 1000 acres less than in 1881,
but, if present weather conditions con-
tinue, the yield for the state may
even surpass last years total crop.
Attention Housewives.
The new egg regulations put into
effect last April 1, requires that eggs
be graded into "A" 3D." "B medium"
or &C" grades when sold by those
other than the producer.
Should you purchase eggs sold as
"A" or "B" grade quality and you
feel that they are not up to par, this
department urges that you report the
violation. The egg regulations were
passed largely for the benefit of the
consumer and it behoOves him to CO.
operate with the state to see that they
are upheld.
SO. st. Paul Livestock.
The outstanding feature of the live
stock market at South st. Paul last
week, according to C. A. Marzolf, our
market reporter, was the continued
upswing of hog prices, these advanc-
ing to the highest levels since the
second week in March.
This advance worked to the advan
tage of the fed steer market, where
values revealed further strength and
stood at the highest levels of the sea-
son. Slaughter lambs, however, re-