The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-10-27

Farm News
By Co. Agent
Alex Miller and Anthony
Zehrer To Exhibit At
Livestock Show
SOILS CONSERVATION
Requests For Wheat
Commodity Loans
Continue Says Agent
Junior Livestock Show


Stearns county will be well rep
resented at the Junior Livestock
Show to be held in So. st. Paul
from October 81 to November Bird.
Five All club members will exhibit
baby beeves. These are Victor Will
lenbring, of the Richmond Lakeside
club; Donald and Melvin Mark
wardt, of Kimball, and Alex Miller
and Anthony Zehrer, of the Gopher
Prairie All club. The lamb exhibits
from Stearns county will be shown
by Margaret and Victor Winter, Of
the Gopher Prairie club, Carl Maus,
Of the Luxembourg club and Earle
Knutson, of Brooten. The latter
will show pen Of lambs while the
first three will have singles. Pig
club exhibitors at the Junior Show
will be Laura Belle Carlock, Of the
Paynesville-Koronis All club, and
Joe Kaschmitter, of the St. Martin
club. The poultry exhibits from
Stearns county will be shown by
Warren Anderson, of Belgrade and
Robert Plant, of the Gopher Prai-
RE All club.
Soils Conservation
Producers still interested in COM
ing in on the soils conservation pro-
gram for 1898 that have not yet
indicated their intention Of so doing
are urged by the county agents Of
flee at st. Cloud to make request
for measurement at once. In view
Of the fact that large number OF
the summaries of performance have
already been sent to the state Of
flee for the preparation of appli-
cations for payment, it is imperative
that all folks who wish their farms
to be measured leave their request
at the county agents office by Nov
ember 1st.. Any parties making a
request later than that will have to
pay for making measurement them
selves. Already over one-fourth OF
the summaries of performance from
Stearns county have been sent to
the state office and the remaining
number will be completed and sent
to the state office by November LIST.
1t will not be possible to have a
large number of requests for inspec-
ton trailing after this time.
Wheat Commodity Loans
Requests for wheat commodity
loans continue to come to the coun-
ty agents office, st. Cloud. So far
more than $1,000 in wheat loans
have been distributed to farmers
in various parts Of the county. In
order that producers wishing to
make a loan get the full benefit of
the loan program, the above office
urges all interested parties to make
their requests for loans at once.
Under the terms of the loan 1t is
necessary that borrowers have par
ticipated in the 1888 conservation
program. It Is likewise necessary
that the wheat on farms be stored
in a satisfactory granary with a
good roof, sides and floor. II pros
pective borrowers qualify in this re-
spect, they should send their seal
ing and inspection fee Of $500 to
the treasurer of the agricultural
conservation association in care Of
the county agents office. When
this is done the sealer and inspec-
tor will make visit to the farm,
take a sample of the grain and
place a seal on the bin. One or more
bins in a granary can be sealed with
the balance Of the grain available
for the use of the farmer partici-
pating in the program.
These loans are made through the
Commodity Credit Corporation and
bear interest at per cent. They
come due May 81, 1889. If wheat
advances in price prior to that
time, the wheat can be sold and the
loan paid with interest on or before
that time. If grain doesn't advance
in price, the wheat can be turned
in at that time in payment Of the
loan and interest and in addition
the participating farmer will col
lect storage at the rate of &c bus
hel for having stored the grain on