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siderable ergot, tanning may not
BIO enough. Immersing the rye In
q strong brine will bring the ergot
TO the top where It can be SKINNED
of. The brine should contain 40
pounds Of common salt to each %
gallons Of water. Afterwards, the
rye should be washed in water to
remove the excess salt.
For either rye or wheat, the
treatment recommended Is busting
with New Improved Ceresan at the
rate Of one-half ounce per bushel
Such treatment costs around two
and one-third cents q bushel
Treated grain should stand for al
least "a hours before planting and
may be stored for months II de
sired. Old or ordinary Ceresan IL
no longer recommended because
1t costs much more than the New
Improved. Neither Is the formal
dehyde treatment now recommen.
ded, being more difficult to use and
likely to cause injury IL the seed
dries gefore planting or is sowr
In dry soil.
Additional information about
seed treatment may be obtained
writing to the Plant Pathology De.
partment, University Farm, st
free from county agents, or by
Paul.
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The school specializes in voca-
tional training in Agriculture, in
GLIDING General Agriculture, Agri-
cultural Engineering, Animal Hus-
bandry, Crops and Soils, Horticul-
ture and Poultry. Home Economics
is the leading course for girls in
GLIDING all branches Of home
training. Other very complete
courses include Home Nursing,
Business Training and Music. The
school of agriculture is neither a
high school nor college, says Mr..
Miller, but endeavors to give the
highest type Of vocational training
to students to train themselves for
useful occupations. That it Is high
ly successful in its field Is demon
strated by the fact that over IS per
cent Of It's graduates are now sue
cessfully employed in the vacations
for which they took special train
ing. The school authorities also
point out that all West Central
School graduates completing the
four year course are eligible to en-
ter all colleges or universities with
out examination on the same basis
as high school graduates.
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COMBS WARNS OF WEED
FLAVORS IN CREAM

Dairy farmers of Minnesota are
warned to be on the lookout for
weed favors in cream this fall. w.
|tB. Combs Of the University Farm
dairy division says there likely
Ito be more trouble this fall Of the
kind SO common this past spring
and summer.
Losses due to cows eating such
weeds as pepper grass and French
tweed mounted to thousands of dol
lars this past spring." he says.
There Is no way Of actually meas.
turing these losses but it is known
that they were Tremendous. Cream
producers should be prepared
Three or four hours before milking
cows should be removed from pas
lures infested with such weeds as
pepper grass or French weed.
There is no method Of treating
weed,tainted cream that will result
in high quality butter on churn-
ling. It often is sold at a price
well below the prevailing market
price, and there have been few
cases where such butter became a
total loss. Patrons taking proper
precautions with their cream could
be protected If the creameries of
the state followed tactics recon-
mended by he University Dairy
Division, sending weed-tainted
cream back to the farmer, and not
permitting it to enter Minnesota
butter. The producer Of cream is
urged to be on guard and to keep
dairy cattle off pastures infested
with weeds at least three hours
before milking"
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operation by Federal and State
Governments.


Strengthening and clarifying
provisions include the following:
Mortgage interest rates and land
tax rates may be taken into con-
sideration in arriving at party
price, or fair exchange value.
The ever-normal granary plan,
designed to encourage farmers to
hold their SURPRISES Of certain nom
perishable crops for use in periods
Of possible shortage, is made part
of the farm program, thus protect
ing both farmers and consumers
from undue price fluctuations.
Imports Of farm products may be
limited when they interfere mater
tally with the adjustment pro-
grams. An annual appropriation
equal to 80 per cent Of the customs
receipts, estimated to yield about
sec, 900 900 Is made available to
substitute exports, domestic pro-
duction, diversion Of SURPRISES
from normal channels Of trade,
and to finance adjustment pay
ments.
The procedure for marketing
agreements is clearly outlined in
accordance with needs which have
become evident since the original
Act became law. Potatoes have
been made a basic commodity and
specific control methods are pro-
vided for this crop.
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FREE TUITION AND
FEDERAL AID TO HELP
MANY SrNYn0I SHyIrnENUHs2


The West Central School Of Ag-
riculture at Morris will open on
Monday. September 80. with large
registration Of boys and girls from
farm homes throughout all Of
western Minnesota. Superintendent
p. e. Miller states that the new
provisions Of the State Aid law,
making possible free tuition for all
students who have completed the
eighth grade coming from outside
organized high school districts, will
mean that the large majority Of
young people attending the school
Of agriculture will be eligible for
this aid. Federal aid will also be
available for worthy and needy stu
dents in the form Of work relief
projects to help them defray a part
of their costs for board and room.
The enrolment of 318 students last
year Is expected to be passed when
school opens this fall. New faculty
members have been appointed and
additions to the staff have been
recently made to care for the ex-
pected increase In attendance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-03
TELLS HOW TO SUCCEED
WITH LAMB FEEDING

lamb feeders are very active In
Minnesota this year, says, P. A.
Anderson, sheep authority Of the
animal husbandry division, Univer-
,sity Farm, st. Paul. With lots Of
grain and roughage, and with
still few weeks Of good grazing in
stubble, meadows, and cornfields,
feeder lambs are in great demand.
Particularly for beginners in this
venture, Mr.. Anderson offers the
following pointers:
Rest lambs for few days on ar
rival at farm.
Give them a small field with
short grass for exercise the first
few days. Do not place them Inn
mediately on good pasture, as
losses will be heavy.
If confined to a yard, feed only
hay the first few days and a small
amount at first.
When starting on grain feed, use
small amount Of oats at first; then
gradually change over to corn or
barley.
Have clean water available at all
times.
Permit ample feeding space for
each lamb at feed racks and
troughs.
Provide good shelter, with good
drainage. SO lambs may get under
cover in bad weather.
Make changes in feed gradually;
from 10 days to 2 weeks is not toe
long a period for completing q
shift in rations.
Salt-small amounts at first;
then have it available at all times.
Watch lambs carefully when on
feed. Lambs that scour indicate
too much grain. Remove sick
lambs and cripples and feed them
separately from main lot.
Handle lambs quietly. Keep dogs
out Of feed lots. In general, avoid
unnecessary disturbances.
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SAVE GREEN TOMATOES
WHEN FROST THREATENS

The wise gardener beats Jack
Frost to her green tomatoes, says
Miss Inez Hobart, extension nutri-
ZIONIST, University Farm, st. Paul.
In September, when frost threat
ems some chilly night, it is safer to
pick the green tomatoes which fit
into almost any recipe in place Of
ripe tomatoes. And they make
other good dishes Of their own.
Green tomatoes are considered
good vitamin food and have much
the same delicious flavor as the
ripe tomatoes, but are slightly more
acid.
Here are some ways in which
either green or ripe tomatoes may
be prepared. The most common
method Is stewed; or try max
ing tomato soup with green
tomatoes. It will be a delicate
green instead Of the usual pink.
Sliced dried tomatoes dipped in egg
and bread crumbs are delicious.
Some special uses for green toma-
toes are green tomatoe pickle,
green tomato marmalade, and one
Of the best-green tomato nince-
meat. The skin Of green tomatoes
may be loosened for peeling by
dipping them dn boiling water for
a moment, just as is done with ripe
ones.
A good recipe for cream tomato
soup is: Cook green tomatoes until
tender sieve; make a thin whit
sauce, season with salt and pepper.
Add hot sieved tomato juice to
white sauce, gradually, stirring
'constantly. Use about one-fourth
TO one-third cup Of green tomato
Juice to cup white sauce.
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START NOW TO PREPARE
EnR FARM WTNnRREI

RVX - kA4A W81NO0xSGkAn
Good windbrea1ks afford wonder
full farmstead protection. says Par
ker o. Anderson, extension forester,
University Farm, st. Paul. BY US
ing trees to break the force Of the
wind, farmers protect their crops.
homes and livestock, check the
drifting surface soil, materially re-
duce dust storms, and decrease the
evaporation Of soil moisture.
For the greatest protection
against storm winds, windbreaks
should be planted squarely across
the path Of such winds, which, In
Minnesota means along the north
and west sides Of the farmstead.
An area of 1872 feet wide, and run
ming 400 feet ON the north and 400
feet on the west will give the best
results for the average farmstead.
When possible the area to be plant
ed should be prepared one year
ahead of time. Spring blowing and
summer working Of the land the
year before planting will prevent
weeds and grass and will build up
a sufficient supply Of soil moisture.
II a cultivated crop such as corn
or potatoes Is planted, the wind
break may be put in the following
fall or spring.
Species of the poplar or willow
family are desirable in parts Of the
windbreak and grow very rapidly
Cuttings may be made this fall and
planted in the garden to form roots
and transplanted into the shelter
area in the spring. No cash out
lay is necessary. Such trees as elm
ash, blackberry, and maple, are
long-lived and will give permanent
results.
It is well to remember that wind.
breaks cannot be completed in q
year, but may take as long as 1C
years, depending upon individual
circumstances,
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WINTER WHEAT AND RYE
SEED NEEDS TREATING

Because of the epidemic of scab
on small grains in southern Min
nesota this year, the disinfecting
Of winter wheat and rye seed is
especially important this fall, says
j. J. Christensen, plant disease
specialist, University Farm, St.
Paul. The scab organisms also
cause rotting of the seed, Seeding
blight, and root-rot. Seed treat
ment is also important for the
prevention of sinking smut of
wheat and of smut and ergot Of
rye.
Before treating, seed should be
thoroughly famed to throw out
light and diseased kernels and to
eliminate smut balls and ergot
bodies. When rye contains con-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-03

pigs are thriftier and make faster,
more economical gains than pure
breds, and crossbred sows are su-
Eperfor mothers giving their pigs
fa better start In life than do pure
bred mothers. The superiority Of
Icrossbred pigs as feeders has been
known for q long time, but the dis
Pcovery that crossbred sows make
better mothers than purebreds COM
pletely upsets previous beliers. For
decades, the doctrine has been ex-
|tant that crossing purebreds was
[all right, but that the crossbred
pigs should not be used for further
breeding. Thus, very few farmers
|ried to raise crossbreds even for
market because they felt 1t would
be necessary to buy purebred sows
to start over again.
Admitting that swine herds have
generally "gone to pot" when far
mers have tried continuous cross
breeding the Minnesota animal
breeders say failure to follow an
orderly system was to blame. Under
such conditions, hogs quickly be-
came mongrels and not true cross
breds. The Minnesota crisscross
plan il a definite system simple
but rigid, which not only limits the
mixture to two breeds, but also
keeps the balance Of blood between
the two breeds alternating between
fairly constant levels. Thus a far
mer can go on saving his own sows
and following the system indefi.
nitely.
The plan will not reduce the de
mand for purebred hogs, but &C
tually will probably stimulate the
purebred business. It calls fol
purebred sows to begin with and
for the exclusive use Of purebred
Pboars.
The advantage which crisscross
pigs showed over purebreds are
|fwell illustrated by the fact that, al
weaving age the crisscross litters
averaged IL per cent more pigs thai
purebred filters and were 30 pei
cent heavier. Furthermore thu
crisscross pigs reached 220 pounds
in two or three weeks less time ant
with a 8 per cent saving in feed
over copuarable purebreds.
The results Of the experiment in
dictate that farmers usng the criss
cross system Of market hog pro
duction could raise their usua
number Of pigs for market will
from 10 to IS per cent fewer brood
sows. The shorter time required
for getting the pigs to market ha!
several advantages other than some
saving of feed. It means two o.
three weeks less labor raisins
them, less time to run the risk o.
disease and death losses, and more
important still, it means catching
an earlier market and cashing i
on the higher prices that earlier
markets invariably afford.
Any farmers wanting to know
more about the crisscross breeding
system should obtain copy Of Min
nesota Bulletin 800, "A Six Years
Study Of Crossbreeding Swine b!
L. M. Winters, o. M. Kiser, p. s
Jordan, and w. H Peters.
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Game and Fish. wild life manage
ment experts Of the division headed
by Gustav Swanson, Biologist, win
make every effort to determine
what became Of the reported large
numbers Of prairie chickens and
sharp-tailed grouse In the "A north
ern Minnesota counties that were
opened for an eight and one-half
day season.
Following surveys In northern
Minnesota with reference to prairie
chickens, sharp-tailed grouse and
ruffed grouse, recommendations
were made to the Minnesota Con-
servation Commission concerning
open and closed grouse hunting
seasons this fall. Acting upon these
recommendations the commission
stipulated a closed season on ruff
fed grouse or native partridge, and
established short open season on
the other two forms Of grouse.
Surveys were made by state game
wardens. sportsmen's organizations,
conservation groups and interested
individuals. Empty bags were for
the most part reported by hunters
who sought chickens and grouse
during the season.
What became Of the birds In the
interval from July when the sur
vey was made until the season OPP
ened at noon September q is the
problem facing the Game and Fish
division, Erling Swenson, director,
said.
The season for the legal taking
Of prairie chickens and sharp-tailed
grouse came to q close Sunday ev.
ening, September 20, at sunset.
10 Ducks per Week May Be Re.
turned From Canada
Ten wild ducks legally taken In
Canada may be taken back by Min
nesota sportsmen hunting across
the border in any one calendar
week, Erling Swenson, director OF
the Minnesota State Division OF
Game and Fish, announced. He
said that considerable confusion
seems to be evident on the part OF
Minnesota hunters who plan Cana.
dian hunting trips for wild ducks
1.-THE daily bag limit Of 10 wild
ducks per day as in store for hun
tiers in this country must be observ.
ed in Canadian wild fowl hunting
rather than the Canadian daily bag
limit" he stated. "This regulation
pertains only to wild ducks brought
back home to Minnesota in any
one calendar week.
"A second hunting trip across in.
to Canada would mean that the
hunter would be permitted In any
calendar week to bring back wild
ducks In number to equal in all ten
ducks counting also those he still
retained in his possession from the
previous hunting expedition"
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TWO BREEDS OF HOGS
ARE BETTER THAN ONE

Having proved in 6 years of in
vestigation two breeds of hogs
are better than one, the Minnesota
Agricultural Experiment Station
now advises market hog producers
to adopt "crisscross" system OF
breeding.
Owing to hybrid vigor, crossbred
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Outdoors

TO Investigate Grouse Mystery
A problem that may develop into
the basis for q best seller In cur
rent mystery fiction faces officials
Of the Minnesota Division Of
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fO1. the Lamps Of China
Western Life, Love Clash With
Ancient Ways of the
ar EAST
TThs is sterilization of the Cosmopolitan production
soon to be sho,Vn at Warner Brothers Earle Theater
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

(This is a seralization of the Cosmopolitan produce
ton soon to be released by Warner Brothers.)
Stephen Chase youthful and ambitious, is field man
IN Manchuria for the American Oil Company. When he
had devoted three gears to the ork he arranged for his
furlouqh during qUhjch he planned to marry Lucy, his
American Sweetheart.
But avhen the time Lucy refused to go through
1vh the MARRIAGE the grounds that Stephen aUas nou
a portable stranger.
Beovdered Stephen marries the first girl he encount
ers in Yokohama vho proves to be Hester Wentworth
qchose father had Just died trip to China and Uho IS
noov alone in the aOod The couple start housekeeping
in company hut IN Manchia, but Stephen spends most
of his time travelling in the cast Mamchuiam a0astes
He conceives idea to haze the company monutGcts
output tremendousz But during his travels he ovonders
If he had done right By bringing Hester to this terrible
counry eChere she forced to be alone great part
of the time.
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Hester?"
Nothing much. What have
you? You look so, so, so I
can't explain it," She remem-
bered his look in that moment
she had caught him off-guard
the night of the carnival. well,
certainly not as if you'd ever
lived in New York-kind of
stripped of city sickness, kind
of rubbed down like a nice clean
blade"
Hester, you're funny. You've
got such an inauguration.
You're the sleek one. Like a
kitten that has been stroked the
right way"
ooh, Stephen" said Hester,
reproachfully.
Thus their spirits, moving
moment before with such in
tensity on such different planes,
sought to regain each other.
Jim, the number two man in
the company, sympathetically
noticed Hester'S situation, and
made it a point to drop in on
her in the afternoon. He took
her skating on the river, and
one day several Of the men get
out ice boats and race. While
racing nearly a mile a minute
Hester falls off the ice-boat and
narrowly misses being run
over by the boat of one of the
other racers. Jim is so moved
by the accident that he loses
his head. He throws his arms
about Hester and, declaring his
love, kisses her. Hester was not
indignant: her only reaction
was that Stephen should be
kissing her like that instead of
giving all this energies to the
company.
CHAPTER IL
Hester went about her house
filled with the vitalizing pres
ence of Stephen. But there was
more than the presence of
Stephen changing the atmos-
phere of her home. There was
Kin.
At night after he had brought
the coffee, he stood by his
masters chair ignoring her,
telling Stephen the transactions
Of the day. This was the re-
lationship of servant to master
when the servants personality
took on dignity. Hester felt
herself shut out. Only now and
then did she catch q Chinese
word that she understood, and
the long-flowing Incompetent
sible conversations annoyed her.
What does he say?"
II can't seem to tell you,"
Stephen was listening intently
to Kin. Although he had talked
the language for several years,
he still had to give careful at
tention in order to understand.
Don't you know what he's
saying?"
Eyes, I know in Chinese, but
it's not easy to translate"
Hester felt hurt. Stephen did
not want to let her into the dis
cussion. She did not compre-
bend that he was thinking in
Chinese, and the English words
were not ready to his mind.
Kin waited patiently for his
opportunity to go on.
why do you let him take up
our evenings like this?" she de-
manded one night. 1T seems
to me it's out of place in a
servant"
Copyright. 1894, by Bobbs-Merrell Co.
Distributed by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
To Be Continued
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Chester, I thought I was g.
There was a pause. Jim
spoke again, naturally now.
"Well, you're safe, Suppose
I'd killed Steve's wife. I'll take
better care in the future And
Hester almost believed what
had happened between them
had been a dream.
Mechanically Hester saw Jim
taking into his hands the silver
trophy. That burning kiss.
Never had Stephen kissed her
like that. A realization of in
adequacy in his love reached
her. If only it had been Ste
phen, not Jim. She did not
love Jim.
The day after the ice races,
Hester needed her old world Of
harmonious sound to reestab-
lish her. But there was no
music anywhere. At first, when
she came here, she had thought
there was. Several of the
women have pianos" Jim had
told her. "The wife of one of
the pilots has the best one.
She's English"
This Englishwoman played
accomplishments. "Of an eve
ming when we all do our bit, !
play if any one sings" she had
told Hester. "Some of the men
have nice voices" With eager
ness Hester had entered this
Englishwoman's house, but she
never went again. Her delicate
ear still remembered that I'M
tuned piano and the long
drawn-out horror of the after
noon. The other pianos were
as bad-or worse. Who was
there to tune them? There was
no music anywhere.
AS she sat, her hands clasped
tensely together, she heard the
tinkle of the gate bell, the
shuttle of the coolies feet
along the passage, a mans
quick step on the varanda.
Hello, there. May the griffin
come in?"
Hester jumped up. ooh, I'm
so glad to see YOU" With an
eagerness the situation did not
seem to call for, she advanced
to meet a blond young man,
frankly American in voice, man
ner and dress.
Hester looked at him with
amusement. How full of male
superiority he was. However, it
was nice to have man take a
hand.
Walter Cheatham got up,
moving restlessly about the
room. How do you stand it
here?" he asked, as he sat down
beside her. "It's indescribably
dreary, this town. To think I'd
pictured China as something
like a Maxfield Parrish draw
ing"
poor DEAR" murmured Hes
ter, patting his hand lightly.
The next morning, turning
again to sleep, cuddling into
the soft nest of her bed, Hester
heard the clatter Of Stephens
hobnailed shoes on the floor of
the passageway. She sprang
out of her bed, now for the
first time realizing how lonely
she had been without him. He
held her in his arms. Suddenly
Stephen realized how thinly
clad she was.
Hester, you'll catch your
death of cold. Into bed this
minute"
She lay again in her warm
bed, watching Stephen pull off
his great boots.
"My. it's good to get home.
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"Speak to me- Hester"
She rose standing dazed before him. Too dazed to resist
his arms his lips pressed against hers in kiss that seemed
to draw the very life out of her. Then he let her co. talking
raggedly.
Chester thought was going to kill YOU
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The crews Of both vessels cheered Justify for
Pedro, the mysterious copper skinned sailor of the
Good Hope, and for scud Skorry, gigantic Georgian
who had helped him douse the blaze in such o
spectacular manner. But the heroes were busy.
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They both swan rapidly to the wallowing sloop.
scud by of his great height and loud voice,
assumed command as the half drowned men of the
Royal James clambered back aboard the righted
sloop. He set them to bailing.