The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-04-25


Valley, are two Stearns county All
members who have now enrolled in
the ton litter project. Joe Kas-
chmitter has litter of 10 pigs to
start out with again this year. Joe
was the winner Of the Farmer gold
medal for having the best ton lit
ter in Stearns county for 1889. This
is Joe's third year in dub work.
He Is 10 years Of age and is taking
Junior Leadership. pig barrow, ton
litter, and carrying the health pro-
ject.
Phillip Arnold belongs to the Ed
en- Valley 69ers and this is the
first year in club work for him. He
is IL years old and is carrying the
pig barrow and ton litter project
and the health activity. Phillip
has started out with ten Chester
White pigs for his 1910 ton litter
project.
The objective Of the ton litter
project is to raise 1000 pounds of
pork in $50 days. Members carry
ing this project have to pay par
ticular attention to the health and
sanitation conditions Of their lit
tiers as well as to the feeding prac-
tees followed.
With most of the farmers in
Stearns county having mortgages
on their farms, the subject of farm
credit is of important significance
to them, according to the county
agents office, st. Cloud. In view
of this many farmers will drive to
st. Paul on Saturday, April 81, to
hear a discussion of the recent de-
velopments in the financing pro-
gram Of the Farm Credit Admins
tration. Recently the Farm Credit
Administration became a branch OF
the Department of Agriculture and
as such comes under the jurisdic-
ton Of the secretary Of agriculture.
On Saturday, Secretary Of Agri-
culture, Henry A. Wallace, will pre-
sent a picture of the farms credit
program at the st. Paul auditorium
beginning at HOO a. m. AS many
farmers as find it possible are urg-
ed to make this trip in groups so
that at least a fair percentage OF
the farmers of the county in need
of farm credit will be familiar with
the new developments at the pres
ent time.
Sunday, April %, is celebrated as
Rural Life Sunday throughout the
u. S. Rural Life Sunday has come
fcfo nd nUanfS
on the All calendar in the past few
years. Three-fourths of all the
churches in the U. S. are found In
the rural areas and in many of
these the character-building aspects
of All club work will be reviewed
on Rural Life Sunday. Special SER
vices are to be held in most of the
All communities of Stearns coun-
ty. These services vary great
deal in content but all will succeed
in putting the ideals Of All club
work before the community.
Hubert BielejesN and Alphonse
Bias, of Holdingford, were awarded
a special prize for their work in
connection with the fruit project
for 1889. OF the TAO fruit members
in Minnesota for 1889, of the club
members throughout the state with
good records received special
awards this spring.
Hubert Bielejeski has been IN
All club work four years, is ~
years Of age, and is member OF
the Holdingford Sunshine All club.
This year, 1910, Hubert is carrying
the dairy calf project, the 2-year-
old dairy calf project, is continuing
with his fruit project and in addi-
ton carrying the poultry, home
Identification, and general live
stock and poultry judging projects.
Alphone Bias has been in club
work for five years, is Is years of
age, and is a member of the Hold
ingford Sunshine club He is carry
ing the fruit project in the All
club for 1910
The award which Alphonse Bias
received was $50 Beaver straw
berry plants. Hubert Bielejeski
received 100 Beaver strawberry
plants. The fruit project is to be
encouraged in Stearns county. Ac-
cording to the results Of these pro-
ject members we can have excel
lent fruit projects'in this county.
Home Furnishing Achievement
Day for all homemakers in Stearns
county will be held at Albany, May
3. A program committee consist
ing Of Mrs. Gust Quade, Sank Gen.
tire; Mrs. Harry Brown, Paynes-
vile; Mrs. Ray Koepp, Paynesville;
Mrs. Leonard Schuneman, Albany;
Mrs. John Pletschett, Brooten; Mrs.
r. r. Sweet, Kimball, and Ellen l..
Moline, county home demonstration
agent, planned the days program.
Exhibits of articles made, repair
ed. and refinished will be placed
in the high school auditorium. Sew
en- training center exhibits will be
displayed. A buffet luncheon will
be served at noon to all members
present. The afternoons program
will begin at 1880 in the auditorium.
Miss Charlotte Kirchner, home
furnishing specialist, University
Farm, st. Paul, will be the speaker
for the afternoon. The Stearns
county All orchestra under the d.
rection of Harry Brown, Paynes-
willie, will play several selections.
A one-act play, songs tap dancing
will form the balance Of the enter
tainment. Diplomas of achievement
will he awarded to all Home Furn-