ft.. tf, ^^vfiv* *r 5 iS'^r 4* -«y /C -1***?1 "~i:r',^*K ^35 rf^fsp^rps ps?' S !^^^si?w^^ps^sfill :.v- .'••*.~ 4'i •..: 4.' '.•:, •. •:••..• •••. •,%-/' 3^M •. .» ..». 3 3 *,, ,* si* 1 Thursday, Mar. 9, 1922 a?7-.- Page Seven JJ* *K Raise More And Better LIVE AGfUCULHIRAL NEWS OF INTEREST AND VALUE TO MOWER CO. FARMERS. Crops, Marketing and Pur6 BrM Iiv^iM Farm Bureau Notes. PLAN FOR HOG PASTURES IN YOUR Sweet clover has proven inferior 'CMS'..-- Breed of Lbs. Lbs. The highest producing cow produced one month, and is owned by the Minnesota to alfalfa or red clover. It can be Owner of Cow— Cow. Milk. Fat. B'fat. 125.3 pounds fat from 3055 pounds Holstein company. CROPPING SYSTEM IS AGENTS TIP pastured the first Season without Clover Lea .....:.: .-..P. B. Hojstein 1696 3.3 50.9 milk with a test of 4.11 per cent in The following herds averaged over .... p. damaging if it grows up and is mowed Clover Lea- B. Holstein 1817 3.6 85.4 25 pounds fat per row for thp mmrfhAv. off the second season, it becomes B. Holstein 2992 3.2 95.7 Lbs. Av. Lbs. Av. No, of .... p. woody and makes poor pasture. It is Clover Lea B. Holstein' 2015 3.3 66.4 Farmer should have system Owner of Herd— Milk. Fat. Test. Cows. one-half to two-thirds bushels per sown with a nurse crop at the rate of Minnesota Holstein Co, .... P. B. Holstein 1773 3.6 63.8 1. Minnesota Holstein Company ..T 1042 42.9 4.12 of Crop Rotation. acre make a good supplement to the 2£ p. twenty pounds per acre and will Minnesota Holstein Co. B. Holstein 3055 4.11 125.3 2. Brooholm Farm r. 1242 42.7 3.43 oats, peas and rape mixture. graze about 17 pigs per season. Minnesota Holstein Co. P. B. Holstein 2259 3.47 78.3 7 1061 37.9 3.57 24 Rape alone will furnish excellent Where corn is to be hogged down Minnesota Holstein Co. .... P. B. Holstein 1963 3.85 75.6 649 36.8 5.74 1Z early or late summer pastures. it is a good practice to" broadcast about Minnesota Holstein Co. .... P. B. Holstein 1548 .4.0 61.5 PIGS PROFITABLE 5. H. B. Hillier 646 35.5 5.50 Red clover is an excellent long season three pounds of rape per acre Minnesota Holstein Co. '. .... P. B. Holstein 1383 3.5 48.6 901 31.5 3.40 to ON PASTURE FEED pasture crop and is easily grown. at the time Of th$ last cultivation. Minnesota Holstein Co, .... P. B. Holstein 1607 3.5 56.7 611 30.3 la 4.7 Minnesota Holstein Co .... P. B. Holstein 1564 3.7 58.05 HERD AVERAGES FOR MOWER COUNTY 608 18r 29.2 4.8 Halvorson Bros P. B. Holstein 1181 3.5 41.3 Alfalfa Said to Have Proven Slightly 844 29.1 3.44 1ST Halvorson Bi*os B. Holstein 1469 3.9 57.3 More Valuable Than Other Pasture 1009 28.6 2.8 Banfield & Johnson 1101 4.1 45.1 Feeds. 595 28.5 4.8 12 Banfield & Johnson 1017 4.6 46.8 836 28.3 3.39 IS Banfield & Johnson .... Gr Holstein 1190 3.9 46.4 By F. L. Liebenstein. 679 28 4.1 16 Brookholm Farm .... P. B. Holstein 1621 51.8 3.2 At this time of the year when we 14. Gleason and & Odden 790 27.6 3.69 IS One Cow Produces As Herd Averages Higher. Brookholm Farm .... P. B. Holstein 1497 3.1 46.4 are planning our season's cropping 15. Banfield & Johnson 704 27.3 3.81 15 The herd averages are higher the Brookholm Farm B. Holstein 1699 3.3 56.1 Much Fat in Month system, we should consider devoting 16. Halvorson Bros 768 26.5 3.50 15 second month and there are more Brookholm Farm .... P. B. Holstein 1581 3.3 52.2 afield or part of afield for the season's as Herd. 790 25.7 3.51 12 herds with an average of 25 pounds Brookholm Farm .... P. B. Holstein 1578 4.2 66.3 hog pasture. 18. H. M. Walters 524 25.7 4.9 S of fat or more. This is due to better Brookholm Farm .... P. B. Holstein 1634 3.1 50.7 It is a good policy to have a definite care and feeding practice. Quite a Brookholm Farm ./ .... P. 451 25.7 5.69 10 BOARDERS SHOWN B. Holstein 1686 3.6 60.7 plan of cropping system to follow number of members are feeding better Brookholm Farm .... P. B. Holstein 1231 3.8 46.8 701 25.1 10 3.44 and in that system we should BY COW REPORT balanced rations now than they provide for a good system of crop rotation did. to cover a period of years. Only 41 Cows in Association Which The highest producing cow in the We should have a definite plan of produced over 40 Pounds of Fat association produced exactly the jsame cropping procedure in mind to run First Month 59 Second. number of pounds of fat in the month over a period of years and then plan ANNOUNCING== as did one herd of ten cows. The actual our crops so as to have the right amount Cow testing, while in its infancy in cost of feeding this one cow was of hay, pasture, grain and corn Mower county, is rapidly becoming 80 cents per day or $24.80 for the to provide for the number of livestock recognized by Mower county farmers month and her product at 40 cents we expect to keep and, if desirable, as invaluable and according to the report per pound was worth $50.12. to raise a certain cash crop _L of the cow testing association Owners Get Good Yield. every year. for the month ending February 13 There are a large number of cows Calls Attention to Pigs. from the Mower County Farm Bureau, in the association who yielded their In making these plans we must not it is meeting with co-operation owners $15.00 or more above the cost forget pasture for pigs. Pasture has The New Superior and success. of feed for the month. been proven the foundation for profitable The Association average per cow There are cows in the association pork production both by farm for the month was 695 pounds of milk that have already been proven to be experience and by scientific experiments. with an average test of 3.85 per cent boarders and will be weeded out. fat, making 26.75 pounds of fat. The following table gives the names CHEVROLET Pasture is valuable for all swine, It is interesting to note that where and records of the cows in the association but especially for pigs because good there were only forty-one cows in the which have produced more pasture crops are rich in- the very Association which produced over 40 body-building* materials needed in than 40 pounds of butterfat or 1000 pounds of fat the first month, there liberal amounts by young growing pounds of milk during the period of are fifty-nine cows the second month. animals. 30 days ending February 13, 1922: Such crops are rich in protein and, Breed of Lbs. Lbs. moreover, the protein is of the right Owner of Cow— Cow. Milk. Fat. B'fat. kind'or quality to supplement effectively 853 6 L. B. Hanna P. B. Jersey 52. the proteins of the common Enright Bros P. B. Guernsey 911 4.6 41.9 farm grains, which are not well-balanced Enright Bros P. B. Guernsey 686 6.5 44.5 in composition for growing animals. 986 40.4 Enright Bros P. B. Guernsey 4.1 Pasture crops are also rich in 939 4.3 40.4 Henry M. Walters P. B. Guernsey mineral matter, especially lime and 1032 S. M. Stark 4.1 41.3 prosphoric acid, which are needed in E have on exhibition at the Automobile Otto Goetsch Gr. Jersey 930 5.0 46.5 large amounts by young animals for H. B. Hillier Gr. Jersey 843 3.0 42.5 Show for the first time in Austin, the new the development of the bones. H. B. Hillier Gr. Jersey 778 5.4 42. Vitamines Present. Superior Chevrolet Touring Car complete. H. B. Hillier Gr. Jersey 921 5.8 53.4 Last but not least important, green H. B. Hillier Gr. Jersey 840 5.2 43.7 pasture crops are rich in all the vitamines, 1042 5.2 H. B. Hillier ..A..... Gr. Jersey 54.2 Among the new things you will otice will be a which scientists have recently 1001 H. B. Hillier Gr. Jersey 5.3 50.1 found to be necessary for growth and new body which has more comfortable seats. The H. B. Hillier Gr. Jersey 781 5.3 41.4 health of animals. 691 H. B. Hillier Gr. Jersey 5.1 40.1 Steering Column shortened, placing steering wheel in Pigs on pasture not only make H. B. Hillier Gr. Jersey 1246 4.9 63.5 cheaper gains but are healthier than better position. New Gasoline Tank. An Improved 846 5.7 48.4 S. H. Vaughan those without pasture. The succulent 837 6.2 A. L. Babcock 51.9 feed and exercise keep them Top of the one-man type fitted with trim looking Gypsy A. P. Mackie 1101 4.0 44. thrifty. The pasture method also G. A. Dutcher 915 5.2 47.6 Curtains. A new emergency Hand Controlled Brake helps keep up soil fertility. J. R. Woods P. B. Jersey 880 5.5 48.4 Experiments Explained. Lever taking the brake away from the clutch pedal. 977 6.5 63.5 J. R. Woods P. B. Jersey Experiments at the Wisconsin Station J. R. Woods .. P. B. Jersey 1135 6.1 60.2 New type front and rear axles. Improved Spring, improvements show that pigs on pasture were J. R. Woods P. B. Jersey 750 5.4 40.5 nearly twice as profitable as those which make the New Chevrolet a Sturdier H. W. Heimer P. B. Holstein 1243* 3.5 43.5 fed grain without pasture. Over a Gleason & Odden P. B. Holstein 1662 4.1 68.1 Car, more comfortable to ride in, more convenient to four year period with pigs on pasture Gleason & Odden P. B. Holstein 1411 4.3 60.6 and fed corn and tankage, the returns drive and at the same price of $525.00 F. O. B. Factory 1500 3.7 Gleason & Odden P. B. Holstein 55.5 per acre of pasture were as follows: Clover Lea P. B. Holstein 1736 3.3 57.3 completely equipped. Alfalfa, Rape, $87.48 No $94.38 1423 49.8 Clover Lea P. B. Holstein 3.5 pasture, $43.38. Clover Lea P. B. Holstein 1454 3.7 53.7 Of the crops suited to hog pasture .We are also showing the Four Cylinder Buick Touring Clover Lea P. B. Holstein 1401 3.9 54.6 alfalfa has proven slightly more valuable Clover Lea P. B. Holstein 1246 3.7 46.1 Car and Sedan and Six Cylinder Buick Touring Car. than any other. Clover Lea P. B. Holstein 1100 4.4 48.4 Oats, Peas, Rape, Hood. Make our Booth your headquarters. Oats, peas and rape has proven next best when one bushel oats apd LIVE STOCK See the New CHEVROLET "490" 4-door Sedan one bushel field pease were drilled in per acre and then five pounds of Consignment Sale Dwarf Essex rape broadcasted at the at the show same time and harrowed in. This will furnish pasture by June and a bout twenty to twenty-three pigs can The Farmers of the Community will sell a Consignment Oarage Co be carried per acre until a hard of Good Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, Chickens, freeze. and a limited list of Tarm Machinery, at the A. F. A mixture of one and one half STULTZ FARM, 2 miles west and- 3 miles south of bushels of oats and five pounds of Austin, on THURSDAY, MARCH 16,1922 Dwarf Essex rape has proven very successful. Soy Beans Used. 5Q3-510 North Main Street Austin, Minnesota AT 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M, SHARP Soy beans drilled in at the rate of FREE LUNCH AT NOON The offering will represent a good line of stock and every effort AUSTIN MARKETS has been made to eliminate inferior animals.. The farmers will 4- place in this sale .animals that will suit the most critical buyers. Quoted by Peoples Service Store— This consignment consists of Dairy Butter 30 50 HEAD OF CATTLE— Eggs 18 Potatoes, per bu $1.25 of which 20 will be A-l Milk Cows, with 4 Registered Beans 6% Yearling Bulls (1 Angus, 2 Shorthorns and 1 Holstein), Flour—retail, 49 lb. sack. .$1.85-$2.40 balance Young Stock. .— 15 GOOD WORK HORSES— POULTRY Quoted by Smith-Wright Co.— Not Plugs. Heavy Hens 16 40 HEAD OF HOGS— Light Hens 12 Stags 12 including a number of Registered Duroc-Jersey Sows, consigned Geese 13 by A. F. Stultz, bred for early farrow. Spring Chix 16 25 SHEEP, Roosters 15 Leghorn Roosters 12 CHICKENS. Eggs 15 FARM MACHINERY. Ducks 16 Turkeys 25 This is but a brief description of the goods to be offered. But we HOG MARKET. assure you of a profitable day if you attend this sale. Medium and Butchers $10.50 TERMS—8 months on approved notes at 8 per cent Packers $6.80 to $9.50 For Further Information Consult Veal, Sheep and LambS" A. F, STULTZ, AUSTIN, MINN. Fat lambs $8.00 to 12.00 Veal $3.50 to $7.00 Sheep $3.50 to $6.50 Phone: Rural 3623 Cattle Fat Steers $5.00 to $6.00 COL. ALBERT HOPFE, AUSTIN NATIONAL BANK, Cows and Heifers $3.00 to $5.00 StX la Jl SWV- Auctioneer Clerk Bulls $3.00 to $3.50 Canners and cutters $1.50 to $2.00 B&k •1 'i&l ire1'*