Crops, Marketing and Farm Bureau Notes. SEVENTY ATTEND first cultivation may be done inthis fore the corn is up or as soon as the Coming Events way-at a saving in cost of labor. RESERVE POST BREEDERS PICNIC rows can be-sefcn is advisiable in such I The harrowing should be done on a cases. This should be followed by a Wednesday, June 7.-8:00 p. m. bright afternoon when the plants are deep and close cultivation each way V*rr j,.-' Walt ham Farm Bureau tpiit' will somewhat wilted and for this reason by the time the corn is .'from four meet at the JOS Goetz farm. less easily broken. to six inches high. Preparation of Thursday, June 8.—8:00 p. ni. Farm Bloc's Plans'Told ^Guernsey Men Met at "If the seed bed has not been thoroughly Frankford Farm Bureau unit •O. the seed bed after the corn is planted will meet at the H. J.-Lockwood prepared, or if heavy rains by Leader Placed on is less effective and costs more Eragg & Banfield hon^e. •=r.-.T'~fcv'\S' have packed a well prepared seed than when done at the proper time." Bank Board. Friday, June 9.-—8:00 p.m. Bennington Farm. t- bed after the corn has beegn planted, Farm Bureau unit will meet at the School House in the first cultivations should remedy Looking over the Palm Beach pictures, ^Pertinent Pointers *for Practical Farmers District No. 85. this condition as far as possible. County one wonders how the birds can About seventy "Mower jAnother of the legislative demands Thursday, June 14—The Mower Medium deep cultivation either be- stand it to go South for the winter. Guernsey breeders attended the an.Trial PHpind by th* Agxtcolnuml Unlverritr of Minnesota a- r. which farmers "of this county helped Piynkniil. County Farm Bureau picnic picnic held at the Streverling to write into the agricultural program and barbecue at Wm. Cronan's farm just west of Austin, Thursday. farm, Rose Creek. of the .Farm Bureau a few MITCH INTEREST SHOWN IN of water. The water should be heated A fine picnic dinner with coffee, Thursday, June 15.—8:00 p. m. months ago has been granted by congress. to 118° or 123° before adding the formaldehyde, SEED POTATO TREATMENT There will be a social meeting Guernsey cream," and ice cream was 1 and the temperature maintained of the Nevada Farm- Bureau •«, Tsjoyed by all. The bill enlarging the federal reserve between these points while unit .at the Ed. Nelson home. Hot Formaldehyde Method Proves /After dinner, President Walters treating the seed. A good way to keep bank board, and instructing THE UNIVERSAL TRACTOR Most Successful—Controls Scab up the temperature is to use a metal called the meeting to order and called the president of the United States to and Diseases—Effect Formula. give the farmer an opportunity to go stock tank with a tank heater, or to 4m County Agent F. L. Liebenstein, recognize agriculture in appointments dig a trench and build a fire under ahead with his work with a decent tviio spoke on the importance of the to the board, has been parsed County- agents in the Minnesota potato the tank. Some growers use both the chance ta make good. If that is accomplished dairy industry and suggested some belt, assisted by R. C. Rose, agricultural by both houses of congress. tank heater and fire below the tank. it will mean cheaper food, t£ the problems to be solved by extension specialist of the The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation's A good "floating dairy thermometer more work, reopened factories and state university, have been giving dairymen. He urged the use of better agricultural program for will help to check and regulate the mills, and a return of good times. demonstrations in the use of hot formaldehyde dairy sires. 1922, drawn up and adopted in the in treating seed potatoes temperatures. When the temperature "The McNary Bill iextending the L. V. Wilson Speaks. third annual convention of the organization operation of the War Finance Corporation *The principal speaker was L. V. this year by elected delegates until July 1, 1923, should Wilson, secretary of the Minnesota from almost every county of the be promptly passed. Guernsey Breeders' Association. state, says: "The Farm Bloc believes railway He emphasized the need of more "We further'demand that the control freight rates are too high and must "home grown feeds such as legumes, of the Federal Reserve System come down. The bloc would restore fhp keeping of records and using df be no longer vested in a board made by an unwarrantable interpretation fered-for-production sires. He explained up solely of bankers, lawyers, and of the power taken away from them the proper type of dairy cow professors, but that basic productive, to State railway commissions much and ilustrated his points by judging industry, including agriculture, be of the transportation act by the Interstate four Guernsey cows. -accorded direct representation on the Commerce commission. "Mr. and Mrs. Bragg and Everett board or boards governing the Reserve "The bloc is supporting the truthin-fabric Ban field of the Streverling Farms System and any other governmental bill to compel makers of •deserve much credit for the splendid agency involving credit distribution." clothing to brand their goods so that -way they entertained those in attendance the buyer will know the amount of and have the sincere appreciation Recognize Collective Bargaining. pure wool and the amount of shoddy and thanks of the association Congress also has specifically recognized in it." for the fine Guernsey milk and the farmers' right to collective The American Farm Bureau federation ice cream to which they treated every bargaining, which the Farm fathered the organization of one there," County Agent Liebenstein Bureau has asked in its legislative the agricultural bloc, and the first 'said after the picnic. method on Jensen program for'1922. The federal cooperative Treating seed potatoes by the hot formaldehyde meeting of the senate bloc took place brothers' farm near Battle Lake, Ottertail county. marketing bill was passed in the Farm Bureau's Washington 1 early this year. is at the required point, the potatoes office. against disease. Everywhere good interest County Farm bureau offices are should be allowed to soak in the solution has been taken in the work, showing that Minnesota potato growers for two minutes, then removed, receiving from the Washington office Early Cultivation are trying to keep abreast of-the put in a pile or bin and covered with of the American Farm Bureau Federation Makes Corn Hustle times. 0 canvas or sacks for one hour. At the an outline of what the Farm The hot formaldehyde method controls end of that time: the potatoes are Bloc intends to do during the rest of both scab and rhizoctonia diseases, ready for the cutter. the present session of Congress. The Assurhing tt\at the corn grower says Mr. Rose, and is fjilly In dipping the-potatoes into the solution, plans of the bloc were outlined by who is trying to increase acre yields F.O.B. DETROIT equal to the corrosive sublimate method it will be found beneficial to use by F. L. LIEBENSTEIN, Senator Capper of Kansas, who has in effectiveness, while saving tiine either crates or wire baskets, as sacks has already planted good seed of County Agent, Mower Co. and trouble for the potato grower. interfere with the circulation and temperature succeeded Senator Kenyon of Iowa a high yielding variety on a well This Astounding Low Price The solution is made by adding 2 of the solution around the as leader of the agricultural group. prepared seed hed of good soil, there pints of formaldehyde to 30 gallons potatoes. First in its program the Farm The average.appropriations for extension remains the matter °f cultivation for is the final answer to the high cost of farming Bloc .places credit reform, Senator work in the eighty-six countries the remainder of the season. SHIPPERS OF FARM PRODUCTS STORE BUREAU ORGANIZATION problems. Capper said., "It realizes that agriculture of Minnesota is some two thous•and "Early cultivation should be given ADVISED ON PROTECTION is at the mercy of those who dollars the average cost per acre with a narrow-shoveled cultivator or With a Fordson one man can do more work State University Co-operating With control credit and that many who of land for this work is $.00404 a light harrow, the teeth of which are easier, and at less expense than two men can do Merchants of Minnesota Towns. Information of Unfair Practices on the exert that control are not in synjpathy-with :smd the average total general taxes adjusted to slant backwards," says A. with horses. Markets—State Law Regulations— agriculture. The Farm -jpier acre for the state are $1.32. C. Arney, in charge of farm crops at The Minnesota Community Service Inspection Open to All. With a Fordson you can actually raise more Bloc knows that farmers have suffered Mower county appropriated $1,200 of the state university is co-operating University Farm. "If there are small, and many have been ruined crops with less work, lower costs and fewer with merchants in eight Minnesota for extension work. This amounts to loose sods or other material that may The state department of agriculture towns in the launching of what is financially by lack of credit. ... $.0023 per acre for this county. The hours of work. through Hugh J. Hughes, its director be dragged over the rows and prevent known as the store bureau, somewhat total general taxes per acre in Mow4sr of markets, is advising shippers of Seeks Credit Relief. the young corn plants from reaching With a Fordson you can save money, time and after the lines of organization of the farm products how they may protect "The Farm Bloc is seeking to County amount to $1.21 so you the surface, the cultivator is preferable farm bureau. Experimental work is drudgery on every power job on the farm—the themselves against unfair practices on -scan see how much -taxes would be evolve a credit plan which will give to the harrow. Harrowing corn being done at Hopkins, Waterville, the markets and especially avoid^ shipping whole year arouud. ^decreased hy not having a county appropriation relief to agriculture which will make, after it is up always reduces the stand Jordan, Henderson, Le Sueur, New to unlicensed firms. for extension. On a 160 Prague, St. Peter and White Bear more money for financing the slow somewhat, but where there is more Let us give you the proofs of the great savings made by A state law requires the dealer in Lake. acre farm it would amount to 36 turnover of the farms, which will than a full stand to start with the the Fordson. Call, write or phone today. {firm products, other than-lmy,'grain, Judge Frank T. Wilson, community -cents. Is there anyone -in Mower straw or livestock, to' be licensed and Austin Auto Co. adviser of the university, calls the bonded to the state in an amount not «county who doesn't receive 36 store bureau the side partner of the less than $2,000 before engaging^'in cents worth of benefit, directly or in•dtreetly, GET PRICES on VEAL and CHICKENS farm bureau. :The chief objects of such business. This law includes as from the Extension service? the store bureau, according to James AUSTIN, MINN. commission merchant transactions all before selling elsewhere The. county extension service jin M. Ford, supervisor of this work for purchases except where the produce Minnesota will soon be 10 years old. R. H. JOHNSON & SON MEAT MARKET the university, are to promote more sold is paid for in final settlement at This service is maintained cooperatively economical merchandising methods, to the time it leaves the hands of the I 226 East Mill St. establish closer personal and business by county farm bureaus, boards seller. For example, a veal shipped relations between merchants and from Middle River, Minn., to St. Paul rol county commissioners, the agricultural farmers, to carry out a definite program without solicitation of the dealer at extension division of the University of community work in co-operatioil the receiving end makes the latter a of Minnesota, and the United with the farm bureauL and to provide commission merchant if he receives •.States Department of Agriculture. opportunity for effective extension the veal. Under the law such dealings service by the university and the must be settled for on the basis of "The Dexter unit has cooperated in state and national depaiftments of the quality and amount claimed by the the purchase of a carload of salt. shipper, or else the receiver must apply 'The salt was ordered thru the farm•-ers to the state department of agriculture Store bureau members* in the towns cooperative Elevator of Renova for inspection in order to establish mentioned will-undertake to outline a the condition of the shipment and a big saving was .made by cooperative definite program for a year and to at the time of arrival. .V maintain a continuous co-operative buying. Inspection is open to both shipper campaign for, superior service. Noonday Lyle and Nevada units cooperated and receiver. It is mandatory upon luncheons of business men and in. the purchase of salt, flour and 100% the receiver whenever he desires to monthly community sales days on the ./twine this last month and effected a claim a quality inferior to that which Montevideo plan will be two noteworthy "Targe saving. Pure is claimed by the shipper. The-inspection features of the movement. Adams unit secured a carload of report form the basis for settlement. Chiefs of the school of business and Mr. Hughes says that shippers •salt cooperatively at a saving of jthe extension and sociological departments Paint of veal, wool, potatoes,. cabbage, onions -nearly $200. of the university are in full and other farm vegetables, berries, accord with this work for community Clayton unit pooled orders' for apples, farm hides, etc., should betterment, ,. tfciarine. avail themselves of their right of protection The potato growers in the \icinity under the law by Rose Creek pooled their orders For the first time the University of Shipping only to dealers licensed as If it flows from for corrosive sublimate and ordered Minnesota offers a summer session commission merchants by the Minnesota brush more freely consisting of two terms, the first beginning state department, of agriculture. 50 pounds thru the farm bureau offJce June 19 and ending July 29 (Lists will be furnished upon application.) .'And goes farther at a saving of at least $38 on and the second beginning July 31 and •. pte lot. on the boards. ending September 2. Students may Noting on the manifest or bin of enter for either term or both. The lading the amount and the quality of The farm bureau office secured 500 It's a dollar 'gainst courses, except those in agriculture the shipment made. HAVEThe pounds of picric acid for land clearing YOU KEPT TRACK OF THE HORSE SITUATION? and home economics, are given on the Demanding, in writing, on' the manifest a doughnut, thru the "County Agent of Miiaca main campus. Work in agriculture or bill of lading state.inspection If you haven't, wake up and take a :~That the paint is* for Mower County farmers. and home economics will be given on unless the receiver accepts and is look. country is short on good, big, salable draft Forman-Ford's. the" University Farm campus. Summer willing to pay for the shipment upon This makes a total of 1300 pounds of horses and getting shorter every year. session courses are designed for students the basis of the amount, the quality the picric acid that the farm bureau •r-,. and the price which such quality is who wish to reduce their period You who haven't made a study of the proposition hsts secured. The cost has been less I Vv«. of residence, at the university by accumulating bringing on the market. will wonder in a few years why you have to pay so £han half of what would have been Reporting any infraction of the law extra credits during the. |1|jAsk Us About much for a good horse. Now is the time to think about jpaid for the dynamite. 1 to the Minnesota department of agriculture, summer, for teachers and others who the future. Breed your good mares and be prepared desire further training and for graduates St. Paul. FORMAN-FORD'S .isSE. W. Harman of Frankford Town- for the high prices which are sure to come. of schools who wish to become r^. ~~aiap and Albert Bratrud of Benningvitm No. 600 Bright Red acquainted with university methods When you iron the curtains, try wetting tJ I have my full blood Percheron Stallion, are trying out Treble Superphosphate before registering in the regular jpssiqn f'V the ironing sheet instead.of the BARN PAINT •r- which contains 44 per cent during the academic year.' FRANCOIS 94862, State License No. 3833, curtains. 3Kft' '/phosphate. This is a concentrated 'i standing at my barn on Chatham Street, IFS GOOD INDEED, Currant worms can be put out of iys: Beware thlr: fair- ^product and requires only a 125 rrs GUARANTEED. THr for the Sieason of 1922. business with any arsenical poison. weather co-operator the man who puts pound bag per acre. Place one to one and a half ounces'of FOAL his shoulder to the wheel when the SERVICE FEE $15.00 TO INSURE WITH lead arsenate in a gallon of water and cart ist mired has the right stuff. ct It may be easy to know a lot apply when the foliage is dry. Paris DECKERBROS.uNsiNG Fee due January 1st, following service 4about religion, but its' easy not to Green can also be applied and .will kill E. B. CARTER, OWNER ... tmibste-v-? *. „rs* Now* that it's getting warm the v-t a lot about it, and that is the im-portant the worms in 24 hours. •T S, women who wore open- neck Presses thing. 4M. 1 I I all winter will begin to wrap furs Even its enemies a}mit that prohibition St&A&oX around them'. "US store will be Interesting news has tended to prevent banquets^ PV* The News in "'JSUf every Of on and what -a .blessing that is. Shop here first. News ^Advertising brings results Hum uume.