POTrih.1... •95*1 VTrf* se«-. Monday, Aug. 14,1922. LIVE AGRICULTURAL NEWS OF INTEREST AND VALUE TO MOWER CO. FARMERS: Raise More and Better Crops, Marketing and 9W Pure Bred livestock Ikhi Farm Bureau Notes. of a rare treat in store for them in OLDEST WOMAI FARMER? IN*" Early Struggles Beneficial. the shape of an all-day meeting, a You can't always tell what's in a lad beekeepers' picnic and field meet, at from knowing his start. Many a poor Dubuque, August 19^CThis is to be family ha*s worth in it that only hard one of the biggest affairs of the year problems can develop. When the time and tK£"talent gathered will be enough comes such children of fortune will *i4- Education Association arise and earn what fate has been reluctant and of a quality to equal the state to bestow. And often straitened conventions. We are "extremely fortunate Points to Value circumstances in early life brlrig by F. L. LIEBENSTEIN, in having with us some of the untold fitness later. The struggle to of System County Agents Mower Co foremost authorities on the subject gfsit--- succeed develops habit that remains in the entire world. Farmers dynamic through life.—3rlt. Loss Caused by Tuberculosis. Already in use in mort than twentylive Those planning to attend can write The county agricultural agent receives states, the county-unit school system HELP WANTED: Correspondents to the county agent at Dubuque or mr from W. A. Peck, livestock wanted all over Mower County by is being adopted in others. It is can go to the County Agent's office Wmk commissioner of South St. Paul,'a the Mower County News. If you like developing in some of Minnesota'snorthern MONEY IN BABY BEEVES TUBERCULOSIS BULLETIN upon their arrival to get more explicit card giving a report of hogs sent to to write or think you can write counties. It-was favored in BEEN ISSUED directions regarding the location of news, inquire at^ the News office JSv, that market with tuberculosis or addresses at the July meeting of the. about our proposition. See City Results of Trial of Feeding Proves the meeting. bruises for that week. National Education Association in Editor. 10-tf. Ts Standard Rations Best. White Poultry 8ubjeot to the For the three weeks from July 22 Boston, by the National Bureau of -^Plague—How to Control. to August 5, of 88,569 hogs marketed Education, the Minnesota Department "If you want to make money feeding 19,572 or 22 per cent were tagged of Education, and the Education baby beeves, feed purebreda, and feed An 18-page, finely llliistrated bulletin TYLE for tuberculosis and of the 88,569 PV"4 Association, which is recommending silage. If you live where .corn lg not on tuberculosis of poultry has just hogs marketed 14,481 or 16 plus per readily available, barley can be used been issued by the agricultural faxtension several improvements in schools in with fairly satisfactory results." division of the university. Dr. cent had bruised carcasses. The actual Minnesota with the key note, "Equal ERVICE ht •After a feeding trial'with 60 head Billings, who has made a special W. A. loss _for the three weeks for .educational opportunity for all children." of beef calves, fed with various rations, study for years of poultry diseases, bruised carcasses was $28,203.71 at these are the conclusions reach* is the author. The bulletin explains two packing plants. Who stands this Differences exist in the plan in different ATISFACTION ed by Prof. W. H. Peters, and the causes and symptoms of tuberculosis, loss? We can answer "The Farmer states, but these facts are Is Mrs. F. Rhodes of Monticello, 111., Prof. N. K. Carnes, of the division of how the disease spreads, or Producer." Who is at fault animal husbandry at University Farm- the oldest active .woman farmer in the typical. The county-unit school system how it may be distinguished from A Using a standard ration of shelled United States? Many think so, and There are many chances of hogs getting other diseases, and what should be means the substitution of the corn, ground oats, linseed oil meal and have entered her name in the contest done to control and eradicate. Dr. bruised and those who load at county for the local community as a alfalfa hay as the b&sis from which to to determine the oldest man and woman Billings emphasizes the importance of the farm and stock yards should bear KOBES' CAFE school district. Cities have their own start, four pens of purebreds,,* one of still actively holding up t^eir end prevention and says it is useless to in mind that rough handling causes superintendent and and supervisors grades and one of scrubs, ten to a lot, of the operation of -a farm in the treat tuberculous birds with any medicine bruises which in time causes money are usually exempt from the operation were fed in attempt to answer these United States, to be decided at the or tonic. Once a bird has become losses as all buyers must buy on a of the system, but the rest of the three questions of first importance to infected, there is no cure, and Central States Fair and Exposition at margin wide enough to cover losses prodircers of baby beef in Minnesota. county becomes one district, usually Aurora, 111. Mrs. Rhodes was born in all efforts should be directed towards "What would be the effect of adding incurred by bruised meat. preventing healthy one?, from contracting 1842 and. has spent all her life on the at the option of the local districts, corn silage to the standard ration upon the disease. •jQ' farm. Her husband died in 1910, and About the surest and quickest way and boundary lines are drawn, teachers I GET PRICES on VEAL and CHICKENS the way the calves would feed, If the presence of the disease in the since then'she has had active charge to check the percentage of tubercu-) are selected, and school affairs the rate of gain, cost of sains, finish flock is suspected* he advises that a of the farm and keeps no help but a losis in hogs is' to have the cattle on before selling elsewhere are managed by a county board of produced and selling price?" small boy, whom she ha§ adopted and sick or dead bird .should be sent to the '€V-. the place tested and if thei-e are re- t£' education working with the county R.H. JOHNSON & SON MEAT MARKET "What would be the effect of substituting, veterinary division, University Farm, who attends school. She does all her actors to get rid of them and clean superintendent who is chosen by the ground barley as the principal St. Paul for examination. own milking and chores, and she says: 223 East Mill St. up the place. grain in place of shelled corn?" board. The county is a considerable There are three ways in which the "I have never thought of being old." "How. .wbuld the purebred, the high The federal and state livestock disease may be eradicated, he finds. contributor to. school support. The Her philosophy seems to have been a •I* •I* *I4 V' grade, and the calf-of common beef If the flock is small and of no great great help, to her,_ and aside from being sanitary boards are again deceiving people may still retain control by type and mixed breeding. compare active and healthy she is known applications for tuberculin testing in gaming the members of the board. when full fed on the same standard all over the surrounding counties for We Sell Cheaper herds. Advantages of Copnty Unit. ration?" her genial disposition. Any one desiring to have his herd The United States Bureau of Education Results of the trial indicates that tested for the accredited list may get the standard ration when fed to the presents the following advantages Getting Her to Take a Chance. an application blank at the County standard purebred beef calf produces of the county-unit namely, a A kindly old lady stooped over a reclining satisfactory gains and a satisfactory Farm Bureau office or write to the small board" for the management of beggar and produced a penny. market finish in a feeding period of State Veterinarian for same. county schools choosing the county The beggar eyed it disdainfully, s-i 196 days. The. addition of a full feed superintendent by a board of education "Ma'am," he began, "Did you read of corn silage to the standard ration Tri-State Beekeepers' Meeting. Here Are Some of Our Every Day Prices in de paper about de beggar dat died instead of by popular election, caused the calves to remain on feed a The beekeepers in the northwest a and left million dollars to a lady dat thus taking the office out of politics little more regularly, eat a little less section of the adjoining counties in a give him quarter?"^ grain, gain, a little faster,, make their insuring the choice of a competent other states will be delighted to hear "I seem to remiember something of gains and teduced the cost per 100 superintendent with standard qualifications Picnic Hams 14c Per Lb. the sort," replied the old lody, "but—" pounds of gain, decreased the selling and of better teachers by the "Well, dat guy was me brother. price by 6nly 10 cents per 100 pounds Bacon Squares hoard and the superintendent equalizing 1254c" Dat's de kind of a family we are!" and left a profit of $17.90 per head in educational opportunity thru favor of the silage fed calves as com-! THOMAS A. CONLON Fancy Bacon Strips 20c equal school support, equal terms, pared with a profit of $16.15 per head! Not Bad Philosophy. a George Dougherty, the detective and equipment removing schools for those fed without silage. Thick Short Ribs off Beof 6c The substitution of ground barley whose little book on travel in Europe -from unwise local influences and rivalries for shelled corn in the standard ratfon! has made a hit, offers this philosophy AUCTIONEER promoting consolidation Boliing Beef 4c caused the barley fed calves to gain for the man in moderate circumstances among weaker schools providing supervisors more rapidly during the early part of who isn't satisfied with the lot. Hamburger 9c and helping-teachers and Steak the feeding period, but they fell off in "You can't sleep in more than one bringing business methods into school rate of gain toward the close of She bed," says Dougherty. "You can't eat 9s-15c Beef Roast management. period. They were also a little harder at more than one table. You can't DR. W. A. BILLINGS Results of System. to keep on feed especially during, the even ride In more than one automobile. DIAL 2156 FOR DATES Asst. Proi. of Pathology, Division oi latter part of the period than the cornfed Desirable results Are already apparent. *So why break your nefck?" Special Prices Given to Farmers Buying in Large Yeterinary Medicine, University calves. The barley feeding decreased It is shown that better educated Farm, St. Paul." the gain per head for the entire Quantities for Threshing etc. and stronger county superintendents Mower -County News Market feeding period a little, required value, and if several .-birds have died are selected and that the average Place is the place to list anything slightly more feed per 100'pounds gain, We Pay the Highest Cash Price for Poultry. or are infected, it would probably be you may nave to dispose of. terms of both teachers and superintendents increased the cost iter 100 pounds gain Mr. Pep best to- ^destroy the entire flock and are longer. There is a by $1.07 and decreased the "selling start over again. If the flock is large A A A A A A A A price per 100 pounds by $0.30 thus great saving by reducing the duplication .v vvyv or valuable, eradication may be attempted leaving a larger profit by $7.52 per of boards, teachers, and equipment. FARRELL MEAT COMPANY b'y means of physical examination head in favor of the cornfed calves. In one state the county-unit without destroying the entire Pes' Any kind you want $ Hogs following the" barley fed calves, VjS-S system increased the attendance of flock. This method requires the utmost 119 East Bridge Street -.-v however, effected a ^saving on .only care and attention to the smallest Any quantity children, the number who finished the $0^63 worth of feed per calf While hogs details for its success. The tuberculin eighth grade being increased over 50 following the cornfed calves effected you heed test forms the third method and t'- 1#' I per cent, and the high school 500 per a saving of $1.37 worth of feed .per may be applied to a flock that is valuable Get our prices calf. Gains were equal. I .cent. One county in Missouri which '-"-v from a breeding standpoint. Jiad fifty or more one find two-teacher The. first method has been found the PICRIC ACID NOW CHEAPER schools for white children reduced the most successful. ^5 MOWER COUNTY number to fifteen consolidated scho Is. If it is found advisable to destroy the whole flock, the birds should be This could not have been done, said Plenty of the Acid Available for All N E W S m-t, carefully examined and those free the superintendent, except under the Needs. from extensive lesions may be used f&u" 202 E. MILL STREET county-unit plan. The sections of for food. Before beginning anew, see A. J. Schwantes, land clearing specialist northern Minnesota having the unit 5 that the house is well scrubbed out with the university, says that system are getting good results and with" soap and hot water and then large supplies of picric acid are now the local districts are fast joining the thoroughly disinfected with a five per available for cutover district farmers J. F/ FAIRBANKS cent solution of a coal tar disinfectant.', county district. No state has aban,• and organizations interested in land If the floor is dirty, remove doned the system after adopting it.* clearing. The university has on hand jf ^Rv about six inches and bury it. Resurface an unused allotment of. 58 carloads of with fresh clean soil. If the floor acid, and has been adVised by Washington is well made of either concrete, tile that the allotment of picric to or wo.od, clean' and soak with disinfectant. Lots chckcK\ Minnesota the coming fall can be materially Dealer In Buy your tires at our World Tire Store, get the best tires FARM PROSPERITY If the floor- is not qf gopd increased. built and save 25% to 40%. We can make you this bona material and hard to cleatf, lay a new The stock of picric in sight for Minnesota- COAL, I WOOD, LIME, fide saving because we area unit in this great chain of retail tire one over the old. Turn over the soil d* is sufficient to clear 38,500 \ji stores representing one gigantic buying power. Buying in huge in the runs. Boil all the drinking, cups SEWER PIPE, acres, says Mr. Schwantes, and orders CEMENT, quantities for hunareds or stores reaching from coast to coast, we are "fanciers Jont and clean the other utensils. When for the acid in any amounts will cut- be BRICKI##ANDUPLASTER. enabled to secure die finest tires in the market at rock-bottom prices. To Aid Campaign For WALL this is well dons and a few weeks over taken by the university. Efrery LOOK AT THESE EXCEPTIONAL VALUES: jsfcrt-.'1 Iheir More Dairy Farming. have passed procure new birds being farmer can have his 1,000 pounds careful to get them a flock free from if he wants it. Michigan Cords Hall Cords Dunbar Fabrics Mr. Schwantes also announces that i\. knOVN If the second method "is used* the m¥i- because of a recent reduction in freight GUARANTEED F^" GUARANTEED GUARANTEED Office 301 East Bridge birds must be carefully examined by 10,000 MILES 8,000 MILES rates, picric will be somewhat cheaper 6,000 MILES You cant blame them' for that. Appointment of a committee of hand. Examine for paleness of comb than in the past. He has figured it out 32x4 $23.45 30 31/2.......$13:50 30V3 $ 7.95 women of the farm and town to work and wattles.^Examine breasts with SEE US FOR that the price per stick will be'about Phone: Main. 32x3V2- 20.45 Mm 33x4 24.15 30jc 3^/z. 8.95 the hand'for -thinness and lack of 32 4 22.85 '••4 with similar committees from all parts 4 cents and the price per 100 pounds 11.55 34x4 24.55 33 4 23.40 about $11.82. A stick of picric will do muscling the liver for enlargement JL0UR of the Northwest, to promote the increased -Austin, SuB" -.'"-xvi »•'. 31x4 14.60 34x 4 23.90 33x4% 29.95 this same amount of work that a stick and the joints for enlargements or use of milk and milk products 32x4 ....... 14.90 3 2 4 2 8 7 5 of dynamite will do. The consumer lameness. At the saane time clean up 34x4%. 30.95 as a vital factor in the health and 33x4 ....... 15.55 34 4y2 •«.... 29.95 and disinfect. -I)o not allow the young really pays nothing for the material 35x5 36.90 35x 5 ••••... 36^5 34x4 15.75 strength of the nation, will be announQed costs to him are represented onlye by birds to run"with the older ones for from POULTRY SUPPLIES within a few days, according they are easily infected.- After the the expense of cartridging. and the COAST TO COAST, A WORLD CHAIN OF STORES to a statement by Mrs. J. E. Rounds, transportation charges. Orders shouldi first general weeding out watch, tlie SIORES -FULL O' PEP be sent to the university through the'r other birds" and remove suspects as Paul, president of the' Minnesota *SSt county agricultural agent or the -community soon as they appear, and keep them State Federation of Women's clubs. POULTRY FEEDS, isolated. •. If they develop further banker.- .Mrs. Rounds is serving as a volunteer symptoms kill them at once and burn C.C.L00MER in the movement which has engaged Some of your neighbors can tell you the carcasses. the attention of child wfflfare leaders BEEKEEPERS' SUPPLIES? at how to-cull out the low?producers from The third method" given by Dr. Bil« 112 E. Maple St. in every state. 7 Hnga is the. ap"pl!cuion the tuber- your flock. About-one in. four is a FERTILIZERS "With the franchise wofnen have loafer, and this is the time of ye^r culin test, to the whole- flock. andc the when anyone trained to pick them out removal and destruction -of those assumed certain new responsibilities," so which react. can do easily. jfra. Rounds said "One of these is to -see that we obtain. for the children ber 7 to 14. -This "exhibit will typify HAREfcGOSS with the .efforts of farmers and busi- a larger and better supply of milk, ness men. $0 make agriculture steadily in eyerydetail the remarkable, afforts and another is to see to it that peopie prosperous." put forth fpr children by ^ie leading The elMtncaf^system on: your" car ,who dfo not yet realize the value FEED&SKD STORE Extensive preparations ar^ bei^g 1 Welfare organizations .tof the TJnit^l. can be repaired Tight hare inAustin. ~#©f milk are taught its worth as a. ad ad in S a 1 builder, of clean blood, stout muscle the country for the marvelous 1 and healthy brain. The National ot Austiii,^ Minn,^ Umyfrw of SmAcarn Hisn, bland" sjuw,' an exhibit of the] Advertfeing is the jart makiins Dairy Exposition is worth your sup-, most elaborate natpce at the Ration- %-oiheri-l^^ as you think- about yotf port, and, when we give that support a liiitFiti