The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-11-06
Farm News
From the County Agent, St. Cloud

Dairy farmers in Stearns count.
must produce 31S,017 900 pounds o
milk in 1912 to meet the milk pro
duction goal for the county, Johr
Terwey, chairman of the count.
U.S.D.A. Defense Board, announced
today.
This means that we must OBJ
tain 22,611 900 more pounds of mill
in 1912 than the 295, ,406, 900 pounds
produced in 1941," Mr.. Terwey said
1T means an increase of around
percent in our milk production
for next year"
This increase can be obtained
by better management and feeding
of our dairy herds and will not
mean that we must increase our
herds" Mr.. Terwey said. Farm
ers desiring information on how
they can obtain an increase in milk
production from their herds should
contact the county U.S.D.A. De-
fense Board for information"
Stearns county's contribution to
the State and national 1912 egg
goal will be 5,251 900 dozens, John
Terwey, chairman of the county
U.S.D.A. Defense Board, announced
today.
This means an increase of 433,-
800 dozens over the estimated egg
production of 4,s1810O dozens in
1941," Mr.. Terwey said.
Mr.. Terwey said he believed
farmers in the county would ex-
perience little difficulty in meeting
the egg goals, but warned that on
ly by good care and proper feeding
could the goal be reached.
With a large number of out
breaks of hog cholera in the coun-
ty this year, many Stearns county
hog producers will welcome the
cholera school to be held again in
the county this year. The county
agents office at st. Cloud has
completed arrangements for the
holding of the fourth cholera school
in the county. This year the school
will be held at Sauk Centre on Dec
ember Hip. Under this plan hog
producers are invited to attend the
two-day school and at the end of
this period are asked to write a
short examination. On satisfactory
completion of this examination they
are given what is known as a lay
mans permit which enables them
to buy hog cholera serum and vac
cinate their own hogs. It is not
possible, of course, for them to vac
cinate hogs for other people and
anyone who did so would be
brought into court and fined for
his act.
In holding the cholera schools in
the county an attempt has been
made to distribute the schools over
different parts of the county. So
far schools have been held at st.
Martin, Albany and st. Cloud. With
this school being held at Sauk Cen
ire all areas of the county will !
have had an opportunity to have
a school in their territory. It is
possible under the law to hold on
ly one cholera school in each coun-
ty during the year.
Stearns county sent thirteen BOYS
and girls with their exhibits to the
Junior Livestock Show at South st.
Paul last week. While none of the
exhibitors placed high enough with
extremely strong competition to
get near the top in the individual
sales, all of the All folks sold their :,
animals to good advantage. In the
baby beef classes, for example, with
seven entries from Stearns county,
three Of the calves sold for s13 per
hundred, two brought $3.50 and
two brought $14. In addition all
Of the beef club members receive a
80 prize for exhibiting at the show.
The Angus calf Of Leroy Boldt,
If Paynesville, was purchased for
ia by the First State Bank of
eaynesville. The county extension
'ffice at st. Cloud is very grateful
.or support Of this kind for the
iii movement and hopes that such
support will continue in years to
come.
Already fifty boys and girls have
started feeding their beef calves for |
competition which will end at the
Junior Livestock Show in 1912.
There will, Of course, be an elimi-
latlon contest at the Stearns Coun-
y Fair next August and at that
ime the Junior Livesock trip win
lers will again be determined.