The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-11

Wayne, county agent Of Meeker
county. Roy Burkholder, assistant
county agent of Meeker county, will
lead the discussion on sheep and
pigs. Everell Smith, county club
agent of Stearns county, will talk
or crops. Mr.. E. G. Lenzmeier,
county agent Of Stearns county on
baby beef, and Mr.. Ronald Mccain
us, county agent of Kandiyohi
county on dairying.
The encampment is for three
days. A registration fee Of only
$3.50 is required which covers board
and room for the three days.
There are facilities on the Assembly
Grounds for several hundred All
members. Each club of the coun-
ty is expected to arrange for the
! transportation of it's own members
attending.
Livestock producers, especially
sheep and poultry growers, in
Stearns county who have suffered
losses because of dogs will be in
terested in the revised dog license
law that was adopted at the last
session of the legislature. Under
Chapter 40 of the 1889 session
laws the details of the dog license
law may be studied according to
the county agents office at St.
Cloud.
In times gone by a number of
livestock and poultry growers, and
perhaps sheep men especially, have
| suffered tremendous losses because
of dogs running at large over the
county. Under the new law the
dog license plan can be put into
operation by two methods. After
petitions are signed by 25 per cent
of the livestock producers OF the
county then it becomes mandatory
for the county board to put the
plan in operation. The county
board may however, at its own dis
erection without the petition OF the
livestock producers, put the plan
into operation by a majority vote
of the board. Under the act a tax
of not less than $1.00 and not more
than $500 is levied on all dogs in
the county. The funds so collected
are used to create a livestock in
demnity fund. Owners of domestic
animals who have losses because
of dogs must within 10 days after
the loss file a written claim with
the clerk of the township in whlch
the producer resides. The super
visors of the said town then pass
on this claim and recommend 1t
for payment by the county board.
The county board in turn passes
on such claims and if approved
are finally paid by the county audi
| tor out of the livestock indemnity
| fund created by this dog tax.
/ Under the act the maximum pay
ment that can be made for horse
or mule or head of cattle is 500.
Likewise the maximum for sheep
is SIS per head while for swine
the maximum loss payment is $50.
In the case of poultry the top fig
ure is $500 per head.
It is possible under the act for
anyone to kill dog that is roam
ing off the owners premises and
found to be molesting livestock or
human beings. Livestock produc-
ers in Stearns county should study
this act with a possibility Of seeing
it put into practice in a county like
Stearns with a tremendous amount
OF livestock.
The first practice in poultry
Judging for Stearns county All
members this year was held at Nor
ris on May 9Th. The following boys
participated: Erwin Molitor and
Gilbert Molitor, of Rockville, Bern
ard Sonstegard, of Georgeville, HUI
bert Bielejeski, of Holdingford'
George Kaschmitter, of Roscoe,
Don Goodpaster, of Sank Centre,
and Warren Anderson, of Belgrade.
The boys are expected to judge
in three divisions: 1. Judging for
breed and variety characteristics;
2. Judging live market chickens;
and 8. Selecting breeding chickens.
The varieties to be judged are
Rhode