The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-07-25
9TH District Jersey
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out at leaders meeting ever rec
orded for Stearns county.
The All leaders council presi-
dent, J. M. Kunkel, Of Clearwater,
opened the meeting and Lorraine
MANI, Of Paynesville, council sec
| rotary, read the minutes Of the
last meeting. Miss Ellen Moline,
home demonstration agent, discuss
ed the coming home economies
achievement day with the leaders.
This event will be held in Albany
on July 81. 1t is at this achieve
ment day that the bread, cake and
other home economics demonstra-
tors are selected for competition
at the State Fair.
E. G.. LenZmeier, county agricul-
tural agent, spoke to the group on
the opportunity the clubs have for
keeping their clubs going more per-
manently by continually taking in
new families each year in club
work and by training new leaders
each year.
The group spent considerable
time discussing the possibility of
adding the requirements of each
club to give an agricultural DEM
onstration in county competition in
order to qualify for the seal Of
achievement. It was voted to have
this as a requirement for the 1941
program and not for 1910 as the
season is too far advanced.
Gilbert Molitor, State Federation
Delegate, gave a report Of his trip
to the State All Club Week and
on business taken up at the fedora
ton meeting. He told how the fed
erstion gave retiring state club
leader, T. A. Erickson, a purse Of
$500 for a trip to his native land
Of Sweden.
Miss Monica Den. of the Stu
dents Peace Service, spoke briefly
on their program in Stearns county
and offered assistance with any
farm program.
Detail matters were discussed
pertaining to the County Fair
which is to be held in Sank Centre
on August 10-11-12-13. All live
stock members are required to have
their cattle tested for Bangs dis
ease before the fair this year. Any
member not having the services Of
a local veterinarian may apply for
assistance through the county
agents office before August LIST.
The Stearns county leaders coun-
Gil is grateful to the Parish at st.
Martin for the use of their hall.
The place and time of the next
meeting will be determined later.
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Potato growers in this area are
apparently headed for some trouble
if cool nights and moist weather
that some areas of Central Mime
sofa are experiencing continue to
exist for some time. This informa-
ton from the county agents Of
flee at st. Cloud is directed to all
potato growers in the area. This
particular epidemic that seems to
, be headed this way is late blight.
I Growers are urged to wage Wig
orous campaign to control this dis
ease by spraying or busting with
a mixture containing copper. When
late blight hits a field, pale blush
water-soaked spots appear on the
leaves and stems and they quickly
wilt and blacken. Often a white
coating of mold covers the leaves,
especially the under sides. Little
can be done to save diseased field
but thorough spraying with Bor-
deaux mixture or busting with cop
per-lime effectively prevents infec-
ton. Detailed information on the
spraying and busting Of potatoes
can be secured from the county
agents office by asking for Exten-
sion Folder 76 entitled Spraying
and busting Potatoes"
Farmers in Stearns, Meeker and
Kandiyohi counties interested in
rural identification will be given a
special opportunity to see electric
equipment in action next week, &C
cording to the county agents Of
flee at st. Cloud. On July 29-30
the REA projects in the three coun-
ties are comparatively staging an
REA farm equipment show at the
Southside Community Park on the
south shores of Lake Koronis, near
Paynesville. This show has been
conducted in other parts Of the U.
s. for two years and in As stands
made, more than 175,000 farm peo-
pie attended. It's purpose Is to
show farmers the latest in electric
farm equipment. Many types Of
equipment will be on display and
their uses demonstrated. Leading
mapufacturers Of this equipment
are cooperating in the display and
demonstration.
The show opens early Monday
morning, July 20, and continues
late into the evening. There will
be discussions on such special sub
jects as: lighting in the farm