MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINNESOTA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1920 PAGE THREE 3,638 MINNESOTA CO-MMIIES sooner you secure suitable seed the 435 Livestock Associations provided a few precautions are taken. better. All who have good seed According to Mr. Black's returns, Badly shrunken seed is not suitable wheat should market it as seed wheat there are 435 livestock shipping associations, for sowing and if the seed is discolored rather than market grain until the demand of which 373 shipped to the it certainly should not be used for HELP 10 LESSEN Pit BAP is supplied." South St. Paul market last year. W. planting purposes. But if the wheat uo Farm crop authorities regard the A. McKerrow, secretary of the Minnesota is bright in color and the kernels average germination test as very important. If Central Co-operative Farmei-s' nearly as heavy as the small the facilities are not at hand to make Livestock Shipping association, says says, are not plump seed of a normal crop, it may Minnesota now has 3,638 co-operative of \hem, Mr. Black reliable tests at home the high school there are now 550 such local associations be considered suitable for use for associations of farmers who are strictly co-operative because they Four Different Sections of Cou nty Affected—County Agent instructor or the county agent may be in the state, and he adds that planting, provided it is of a suitable trying- to lessen the price gap between distribute their surplus to a limited Rieke Gives Some Advice—All Farmers Should Watch For able to give aid. The seed laboratory they are handling 80 per cent of the variety, free or capable of being freed producer and consumer. number of stock-holders instead of Disease—Riceland, Moscow, Alden and Bancroft Are the at University Farm, St. Paul, makes livestock shipped to South St. Paul from the seed of noxious weeds and on a patronage basis. Townships Where Disease Exists. These figures come from a new tests free of charge. from Minnesota farms. sufficiently high in total germination compilation just completed by John These 427 elevators handled 39 Mr. Black reports that 59.6 per Ben Rieke,, county agent, reports "The anti-cholera serum," said Mr. and strength of germination. Black, of the division of research per cent of the grain shipped in the One of the most common diseases cent of the Minnesota livestock marketed that hog cholera has broken out in "The ffihuiakpajyngnt?a etaoin un "Seed of a mixture of varieties in agTicultural economics at the State crop year of 1918-19. Ten of these of the farm poultry flock during the in South St. Paul in 1919 was four different parts of the county should not be used. Humpback, a Rieke, "is the only remedy that we Farm school. associations also handled potatoes, autumn is roup. This disease is frequently shipped by the co-operatives. on the Chas. Schneider place, section common spring wheat, and red dururas know about today that will keep It is Mr. Black's business to keep and 19 are also co-operative stores. found in damp poorly, ventilated Co-operative associations are also No. 36, Riceland township the LeRoy should not be used because of the hogs from dying from the disease. tab on these co-operative organizations. houses and is most often contracted Two-thirds of the 427 handle farmers' in the wool marketing business. There Hellie place in section 33, Bancroft discrimination against them on the Any powders or medicine or dope are so it is likely that he is .the by birds that are poorly developed supplies, especially, fuel, feed, are 35 such associations, and perhaps market. It is much more difficult to township the Guy Geeseman merely money and effort wasted." highest authority of the kind in this and of low vitality. Fowls of lumber, seeds and .twine. With many 40 by today. They have pooled 400,000 separate all noxious weed seed from place, section 10, Alden township Any farmer living within a radius state on this sort of effort of the this type frequently get roup and are of them, this feature of their business pounds of wool, this year's clip, shrunken seed than from plump seed. and the B. J. Stoa place in section of six miles from any one of the farmer to get more money for his the means of spreading it thruout the has become more important than and are marketing it thru a pool of 17, Moscow Township. If the weed seeds cannot be removed I above mentioned places, is allowed to products. flock. Obviously, prevention should buying grain. However, they are 10,000,000 pounds from eight states no consideration should be given the! In all of these instances the disease double treat his hogs. This means consist of eliminating the weaklings Co-operation is an old story to a said to be just as useful because of similarly organized. grain for seed. has been taken care of by the to give them the virus and the serum, from the flock and providing a house good many Minnesota farmers, however. their effect on the competitive market "Slightly shrunken wheat of a suit-) Fruit shipping associations number veterinarian, and the places under Which will make the hogs immune that will be dry and free from drafts, it. is a new one to thousands in which they figure. able variety, free from noxious weed four, and these are probably shipping quarantine. The neighbors have received from the disease. The object of the but well ventilated. who have lately been waking up to a There are seven to-operative mills seeds, and high and strong in germination, other produce. There are four starch a personal letter from Mr. law is that when cholera breaks out feeling that the welfare of the pi'oducer in Minnesota, which are also elevators may be used for sowing in 1921 manufacturing companies and four Rieke telling them about the disease in any community the neighbors is almost as important to the Or Less. and usually do buying for farmers. witih satisfactory results. Take the milk producers' associations. One of being present in their vicinity and within a radius of six miles have an It is only the intelligent who can be consumer as it is to the men and women time now to see if your wheat meets In the pioneer field entered by cooperatives—the these latter assocations handles a how to prevent its getting into their opportunity to protect themselves convinced that tliey need more intelligence.—Cartoons who feed and clothe them. these requirements. If it does not, the field of dairy and great portion of the milk consumed Magazine. own herd. against the diease and thereby isQ* There have been co-operative manufacturing! creamery work—there are 668 cooperative in Minneapolis and St. Paul. late the disease, so that it will not "It seems that in practically every AUCTION and marketing associations creameries. A few of these For the most part, the foregoing spread thruout the whole community. case of these sick hogs," said Mr. in Minnesota for thii'ty years make little butter just now, selling classification covers the actual marketing Rieke, "there other complications 'axe Anybody having hogs that show indeed, there are three co-operative milk or cream instead operations of farmers' co-operative with the cholera, that act as secondary creameries now doing business whieh that they are not in a thrifty condition,- They made 63 per cent of the butter associations. In addition, there invaders, such as pneumonia or show signs of fever, should dispute the honor of having been ANDERSON'S in Minnesota in 1918, and their are the associations which deal in and necrobasilosis. The pneumonia first in the state. They are the immediately consult a veterinarian butter stood high in America's market's. pure-bred cattle, tho they are classified seems to be prevalent. This, it is creameries at Biscay, Clark's Grove so as to prevent the cholera from From some of these Minnesota as producers' associaations and BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS thought, is due to the moisture of and Chatfield. taking hold and destroying the whole co-operative creameries, by the are not primarily marketing bodies. last week, change of temperature For purposes of research and statistical herd. So far, Mr. Rieke reports, the way, came the butter that fed the 58 HEAD 38 and other climatic conditions which These producers' associations, numbering report, a company is considered farmers, whose herds are affected, sailors of the United States navy, came so unexpectededly after the 190, include 21 cow-testing co-operative if the farmers of the have not suffered any considerable prior to and during the world war. associations 10 bull associations 45 recent fine weather, that the farmers community largely own and control loss, as they got busy with the dis Wednesday, November 10th. had not taken precaution to properly About ten per cent of the co-operative county breeders' associations 25 the business and divide most of its ease early. However, enough hogs creameries also ship eggs, and breed associations 50 horse breeders' bed their hogs' sleeping quarters. profits. Strictly speaking, no company have died to cause anxiety to the Blooming Prairie, Minn. some do buying for farmers. associations 30 threshing rig and 10 Hogs want a dry place to sleep, or is co-operative unless it complies owners.—Albert Lea Times-Enter miscellaneous associations. they catch cold and get sick, just Along with the creameries there prise. with these requirements. like people. Meehans old livery barn. Sale begins promptly at 1 o'clock are 49 co-operative cheese factories Buying Associations Number 335 Each member has one vote, regardless in Minnesota. "There is some notion prevalent of the number of shares ha SEED WHEAT FOR Buying associations number 335, "Blooming Bob" heads our herd that hogs cannot be saved if they owns. Another farm commodity which is made up of 202 co-operative stores, 7 THE 1921 CROP No member owns more than ai have the cholera. They can, provided handled largely by co-operative associations lumber yards, 100 buying clubs, including "Blooming Bob" No. 398537, by Bob Quality 2nd, by Big Much of the 1920 crop of spring limited number of shares. the disease is taken in hand in its early is potatoes. These co-operatives Equity buying clubs, and 5 Bob Wonder by Big Bob. Dam's Side—"Miss Princess" wheat in Minnesota was affected by The proceeds of the business are stages. If a hog has cholera in a number, it is estimated, 125 miscellaneous associations. No. 625996, by King Jumbo, by Wisconsin King. "Blooming black stem rust. This brings up again distributed on the basis of patronage, light stage, and receives the anticholera there were 116 on July 1, and more Financial co-operative organizations Bob" is Admired by All Who See Him. See Him the question as to whether this wheat that is, according to the amount serum before temperature have been organized lately, under the are among the most important November 10. may be used for seeding purposes. of purchases from or sales to the reaches 105 degrees, the chances are impetus of the potato market this in the big list. These number 161 22 -company, the dividend on shares being that the hog can be saved. If the year in Minneapolis thru the efforts "Rust is not carried on the seed," 14 GILTS mutual fire insurance companies, imbued 9 by Blooming Bob 3 restricted to prevailing rates of interest farmer waits until the disease has of the State Department of Agriculture for the most part by the real says A. €. Amy, in charge of farm 6 by Demonstrator by the same boars SPRING for similar risks. gone beyond the stage of 105 degrees, and the Farm Bureau federation. co-operative spirit, as is instanced by crops at the Minnesota experiment 1 by Indicator 1 FALL GILT 8 it is practically certain that Operated in Many Capacities station at University Farm. "Therefore, 3 by Iowa Buster the fact that when three co-operative On October 10 there were 97 local Many of the co-operative organizations the hog will die no matter how much BOARS fire insurance companies were wiped there need be no hesitancy in 1 by Trumpeter 2 SOWS potato shipping associations affiliated of Minnesota operate in several anti-cholera serum is administered. using this grain for seed in 1921 out by the great fire in Northern Minnesota 2 by Erector with the potato exchange. Of the different capacities. Mr. Black has two years ago, the other cooperatives total number, 10 are primarily grain ANDERSON, Owners classified them according to the field I. N. voted to take over their elevator associations shipping potatoes I. H. KtNAblUN c. s. Phone Bridge Residence in which they do most of their work, losses as their own. II I/ril PTflll as a side line. Six are also A. S. eliminating duplications in counting, stores buying supplies and shipping There are nine mutual hail insurance MaiR659.R COL. ALBERT H0PFE, Auctioneer these are the classirfcations and the other produce. companies. Eight or ten farmers' number of primary organizations under REAL ESTATE and INVESTMENTS There are seven unclassified produce banks are included-in the last as t* A Dataxcnn FIRST NATIONAL BANK, each classification: shipping associations, and four C. A. PeterSOn, co-operative, so far as the banking City and Business Properties, Rentals and Insurance Blooming Prairie, ClerkJ Marketing organizations, 1,747 egg shipping associations. laws permit. Office with Niehuis & DeBuhr Laad Co. producers' association, 190 buying SEND FOR CATALOGUE organizations 335 financial organizations, AUSTIN. MINN Austin National Bank BIdg. "There's More Real Satisfaction" 170 miscellaneous, 1,200 total, 3,617. Add to these 21 state organizations, and the grand total of says the Good Judge co-operatives in Minnesota is 3,638. Ju These marketing organizations deal In a little of the Real Tobacco First Mower County Holstein Breeders Sale in grain, dairy products, potatoes, live-stock, fruit, eggs, wool and a few Chew, than you ever other lesser commodities. They own got out of the ordinary kind. creameries, grain elevators, potato warehouses, and other plants essential The good rich taste lasts so to their business. 9 Months Term Given long you don't need a fresh Figures are of course not available AUSTIN NOV. 12. On Bankable for this year's business, but the volume chew nearly as often—that's of business in 1917, when there Notes why it costs you less to chew were 2,950 co-operative associations this class of tobacco. in Minnesota, is placed at $118,710,000, a gain of more than 100 per THE CONSIGNORS: Any man who uses the Real cent in four years. Because the conditions in the Tobacco Chew will tell you Oakdale aFrms, Minnesota Holstein Company, Crane & Edison, Huseby & Son, Halverson Brothers, J. B. Vermlyea, wheat market have concentrated attention that. on the farmer's return for Hugo Schroeder, A. S. Slindee, F. E. Gleason, Joseph Goetsch, Clover Lea Farms. his crop, the grain marketing business Put up in two styles of the co-operatives is foremost in Good, Typey Foundation Holstelns public interest today. W-B CUT is along fine-cut tobacco N Mr. Black's compilation shows that RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco there were 427 elevators in Minnesota which were alleged to be co-operative. that will sell within the reach of those who wish to get started with profitable pure-bred animals at moderate prices. Weyn^T i-Brijlnn Company. H07 Broadway, New York Ci From one-fourth to one-third It is a sale held largely in the interests of extension work —in YOUR interests—an opportunity that you cannot afford IIBIIIIBIIllBIIIIBIIIlBilllBIIIH IA SPECIAL llBllllBIIIIBIBllllBlli MESSAGE! to miss. I TO AUSTIN WOMEN Young Cows, Bulls and Heifers EVERY ANIMAL GUARANTEED RIGHT IN MANY OF MINNESOTA'S LEADING SIRES WILL BE REPRESENTED, INCLUDING PIEBE LAURA EVERY WAY. MINNESOTA'S USUAL NINETY 1 is Every pound of Hormel's Floui is milled right in Austin. It un- OLL1E HOMESTEAD KING, JOHAN WOOD- DAY RETEST GUARANTY AGAINST TUBER- qualifiedly guaranteed and consequently you can make the most de CREST LAD, KING SEG1S PONT1AC SUPERIOR, CULOSIS. EVERY CONSIGNOR A MEMBER OF licious pastry and bread by always using KING SKYLARK JOHANNA, LOLA SEGIS PON- BOTH HIS COUNTY AND STATE HOLSTEIN TIAC HOMESTEAD, DUTCHLAND AAGGIE HORMEL'S QUALITY FLOUR ASSOCIATIONS. TIDY PRINCE 2d, SIR KORNDYKE GLEN, ETC. The sale will start promptly at 12:30 P. M. —mm— E Per 49 lb Cotton Sack $3.30 linmiiiiii Per 24 and one half lb Cotton sack Minnesota Holstein Friesian Breeders Association I BUY YOUR SACK TODAY SALES MANAGEHS I HORMCL MILLING CO. 406 Market Bank BIdg. Minneapolis, Minn. it Millers Of Hormel's Quality Flovir WBIIHIi! IUUBIH safefr-'iiiHiHMiii II .r urn