ams** MBM HfHJ *&*£*>! Ji rv •sT" £»v 'V Wt* ,. ^VA,-»t5 ,. i-% _, Page Six MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINN. Monday, Sept. 18, 1922. JRaise More and Better LIVE AGRICULTURAL NEWS OF INTEREST AND VALUE TO MOWER CO. FARMERS. Crops, Marketing and Pure Bred Livestock Farm Bureau Notes, CULLING WORK Two Days Left ed States Department of Agriculture, Auction Date Book general use for farm work because which is distributing the explosive it can be handled with comparative to Select Seed Corn IS PROFITABLE for seven cents a pound to farmers safety and will burn in small qualities Tuesday, September 19.—Chris. Miller, thruout the nation. without exploding. It is not affected Dexter. Horses, cattle, hogs "When the frost is oh the pumpkin"—may Of a little more than 4,000,000 lbs. by heat or cold and keeps indefinitely, and machinery. Col. Albert Hopfe, be a nice time to watch a of the explosive ddistributed, 1,133,300 according to the report. County Agent Points to auctioneer. football game or enjoy life generally, pounds has been shipped to Minnesota, Wednesday, September 20.—Baird and Benefits of Demonstrations. but according to the highest agricultural the report discloses. Chinese Multiply Rapidly. Clark sale, Lansing. Col. Albert authorities, and fact all Thru efforts of the department Six million children are born every Hopfe, auctioneer. Sale begins at authorities, high or low, it is mighty picric acid recently has come into year in China. Pertinent Pointers for Practical Farmers 10:00 a. m. poor time to select seed corn. Last year more than thirty poultry That is, it is a poor time if the farmer Friday, September 22.—Tom Lysno, Prcpvad by Ac Agricaloml Dfiumm. Unhraitr of Mlnnriota culling demonstrations were conducted gru Closing Out Sale Blooming Prairie. Horses, cattle, who is doing the selecting cares in Mower county by County anything about yields or germination. hogs and machinery. Col. Albert DEMONSTRATION AGENTS Agent F. L. Leibenstein. This year BLIGHT '.afECTION IS Hopfe, auctioneer. many more are being held. FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES There remain but two days in the Saturday, September 23.—Ole N.ehuis, ^NECKED BY BORDEAUX Reports received from those who prescribed period—September 10 to acreage and tractor sale, onehalf As I am quitting farming, I will sell all my personal property at Public *3iad their flocks culled, or went home Northern Counties Compose First 20—during which it is proper to select mile south of fair grounds. ison |lixture Combined With BordflCiux Group to Organize. •and culled their own after a demonstration Auction to the highest bidder at my farm 1 mile north and 3V2 miles -.vest of seed corn, and Mower county Col. Albert Hopfe, auctioneer. Has Been Efficient. indicate how profitable the farmers are hastening to complete Tuesday, September 26.—J. W. Oakland, and 7 miles northeast of Havward on County farm bureaus and the home "work is. BorJga\ix the selection work before the final mixture and poison cornDined Gates, Oakland. Horses, cattle, demonstration section of the agricultural MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1922 have this year demonstrated "In many flocks of 125 hens 60 day. hogs, and machinery. Col. Albert extension division of the state lueir ftfficacy in preventing or check- "have been culled out and the same Hopfe, auctioneer. university recently set in operation M|fht infection on potatoes, and ^number of eggs were obtained from SALE STARTS AT 11:00 A. M. SHARP FREE LUNCH AT NOON" a system whereby rural communities Wednesday, September 27.—N. L. nvorm ng as a repellant to a certain the remaining hens as previously in a group of co-operating counties Webber, two and one-half miles 3 HORSES—1 Black Percheron, 7 years old, weight 1200 lbs. 1 Gray Gelding, or such insects as leaf hoppers :from the whole flock before culling," may have the service of a home demonstration south of Taopi. Col. Albert Hopfe, beetles. 4 years old, weight 1500 lbs. 1 Black Gelding, 4 vears old, weight THE agent who will give instruction -Mr. Liebensteim said. "In several Rose of University Farm, a auctioneer. 1500 lbs. in clothing, nutrition and home ^specific instances greater production riant est specialist with the agricultension Saturday, September 30.—Edgewood management proje'cts. Beltrami, Hubbard, "was reported due to the fact that division of the univeres Stock farm, Hudson, Wis. Purebred Itasca and Koochching counties 17 HEAD OF CATTLE—4 Milk Cows 1 Roan Bull, 3 years old 2 Heifers, the results of a demonstrathe "the remaining hens had more room Duroc Jersey hogs. Col. Abert compose the first group to be organized use of paris green only cand feed. 3 years old, heavy with calf 4 Heifers, coming 2 years old in spring 6 Hopfe, auctioneer. with Miss Clover Sabin, a graduate and |]^e combined use of bordeaux Later Cullings Valuable. Spring Calves. of the University of Minnesota, Thursday, September 21.— aiixttg^ aQd the poison. Afield of po- "A marked difference is also to be as home demonstration agent. The Jim Penkava, on the old Joe IMPORTANT POINTS IN COWS tatQgp belonging to Cyrus Engberg, a MACHINERY 1 8-foot Deering Binder 1 5-foot Mower 1 10-foot McCormick •aioted when the same flock is culled second group of counties, Blue Earth, ChmeMk farm, 2^ miles east of FOUli^ farmer living near North Hay Rake 1 8-foot New Hoosier Seeder 1 Low Down Cloverlea the second time as only^ a small percentage Faribault, Steele and Watonwan, has Branch in Chisago county, had been Myrtle, 7% miles southwest of Missouri Expert Tells Just What to been organized, for this work with Manure Spreader 1 Osborn Pulverizer, good as new 1 New Fanning Mill need be taken out," the county planted with early Iowa seed treated Oakland, and 4V2 miles northwest Look for in Buying High Miss Susan Hough as the joint home agent continued. with corrosive^ sublimate. The plantIng 1 Standard Scale, 1500 pound capacity 2 18-inch Walking Plows 1 14-in. of London. Sale begins at 10:00 Producing Cattle. demonstration agent. A third group -yas done at the same stated time "The pullets hatched from eggs a. m. Col. Brown, auctioneer. Breaking Plow 1 4-horse Drag 1 Newman Wagon 1 Cor^i Plow 1 Melotte organization will soon be launched. all land conditions were similar when •from a culled flock of hens prove to "The man does not live who can Tuesday, October 3.—J. H. Aultfather, Five meetings will be given in each Cream Separator, 710-pound capacity 1 Grind Stone 1 Set Working spraying was started. The first eight "foe much better layers than the average pick the good cows from the poor ones project by the home demonstration Austin. Purebred Poland rowg were sprayed with paris green Harness 1 14-inch Walking Plow 7 Garden Plow 70 Grain Sacks numerous without ever making a mistake," says of the flock before being culled. agent who will spend one week a China hogs. Col Albert Hopfe, app^fd with a low pressure sprayer other articles. W. W. Swett, of the Missouri College "Every flock should be culled as month in each county. Enrollment auctioneer. th^ remainder of the field was sprayed of Agriculture. "Even the best Judges 1 NASH SIX—5 PASSENGER TOURING CAR. will be limited to 12 in the clothing soon as possible to do away with with Bordeaux and poison applied with Thursday, Octobcr 12.—Como and sometimes make a mistake. But there groups to allow time for personal at- hoarders and these boarders may be a hjfh pressure sprayer. Both sides Foster, Lansing. Real estate and TERMS:—All sums of $10.00 and under, cash all sums over that amount are certain points about the dairy cow of field were sprayed the same put on the market while the price personal property—240 acres of tliat are almost always associated with will be given credit for ten months' time on approved notes 8 percent nufgfter of times and as near the same I is good." land, 100 head of cattle, 100 hogs,. high production." interest from date of sale. as possible. tinft 25 horses, farming equipment. Col. The udder should be deep, wide and DAIRYMEN WILL jj± photograph taken of the field on JENS RICE, Owner, Albert Hopfe, auctioneer. long with good attachments. It should Aug 13, just after the fourth spray be evenly developed, level on the floor Tuesday, October 17.—Adam Arens & been applied, shows the vines in COL. ALBERT HOPFE Auctioneer. SET HIGH NARK and equipped with teats of good and :he first eight rows to he dead, while Sons, Austin. Horses* -rattle, hogs, A- A. SORENSONr Clerk., Oakland State Bank,. OaJcfand, Minn. '"N uniform size, symmetrically placed. It (he rest of the field is green and growing. and machinery. Col. Albert Hopfe, should also be soft and pliable, indicating All appearances indicated a good auctioneer. that it consists of secreting strong difference in yield in favor of CLOSING OUT SALE Wednesday, October 25.—J. G. Meyers, cells rather than flesh. the bordeaux plot. Northwest Men Get Behind Adams. Shorthorn: sattle, and A good set of milk veins indicates "The point to note/' says Mr. Rose, Poland China hogs. Col. Albert National Dairy that the udder is well supplied with "£s that the potatoes in the first eight blood. L«mg, crooked milk veins entering rows' were made and beyond all further Hopfe, auctioneer. Exposition. large wells or openings through development, while1 in the remainder On account of ill health I am {pitting farming and' will sell alT my per­ the body wall are usually associated of the field the: potatoes were Farmers Use Picric sonal property at public auction at the farm knbwn as the E. M. Lowry farm with high production. still growing." Acid for Cleaning Northwest dairymen should throw Mr. Rose says that ta get the best ,A cow cannot be a maximum and 1 mile north and 2 Y2 milies west of Oakland and 8 miles northeast of Hay ward results from bordeaux- mixture it their entire support behind the National continuous producer unless she has OE2 should be applied as a very fine mist! Minnesota- farmers have spent $72,221 Dairy Exposition to be held a strong constitution. Vitality and and must reach the under side of the TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,1922 strength of constitution are indicated for picric acid to blast stumps in the twin cities, October 7 to 14, leaves. To do this a three nozzle to by broad, open nostril, and a chest and rocks from their land in the past in order that dairying in that section the row high pressure machine must which is deep and broad. of the country will become united three months,, according to a report SALE STARTS AT 11:00 A. M. SHARP fee used. Machines of this type cost FREE LUNCH AT NOON Feed capacity is essential. In order of the bureau of public roads, Unit- to better represent the Northwest at around $200. If the farmer does not to product heavily a cow must consume 5 HEAD OF HORSES—1 Bay Gelding, coming 8 years old, weight 1200 lbs. the World's Dairy Congress in 1Q23. eare to invest this amount of money large quantities of feed and 1 Black Mare, coming 7 years oldr weight 1300 lbs. 1 Iron Gray Mare, coming g, Foreign "breeders for the International in a machine for his own individual water. A barrel which Is long, broad 5 years old, weight 1200 lbs. 1 Black Geldiag, coming 4 years old, use, he can often band with other J. F. FAIRBANKS honors, according to a message a and deep indicates large capacity neighborhood potato: growers and purchase weight 1100. lbs. -1 Brown Pony Mare, coming 9 years old, weig&t 850 lbs. from President H. E. Van Noranan a sprayer co-operatively for mutual MISS CLOVER SABIN of the National Dairy association use. 16 HEAD OF CATTILE—9 Milk Cows, to freshen liate fall and early winter Joint home demonstration agent fn to Col. W. E. Skinner, secretary 6 Heifer calves 1 Grade Shorthorn Bull. Beltrami, Hubbard, Itasca and Koochching of that association and manager of Store Vegetables for Winter Use. counties. Dealer la 5 HEAD OF SHEEP—5 Good Breeding Ewes. "the National Dairy Exposition. Winter storing of late, vegetables is an economy and is not difficult, especially Mr. Van Norman recently returned tention, but any number of women COAL, WOOD, LIME, 20 HEAD OF HOGS—I Grade Dtjroc Jersey Sows -15 Spring Pigs 1 Poland for those who grow vegetables may join a nutrition or home management *to this country with his family after China Boar. class. in sufficient quantities for the need CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, a three months' tour of Europe in the "This type of service will fill an urgent of the family. Beets, late cabbage, carrots, 'course of which he made preliminary MACHINERY—I Moline 6-foot Grain Binder 1 Rock Island Hay Loader BRICK AND WALL celery„ onions, parsnips, potatoes, need," said Miss Julia O. Newton, arrangements in fifteen countries for 1 Janesville Corn Planter 1 Einerson Mower 1 Wide Track Truck Wagon salsify and turnips may be stored the Minnesota state leader of PLASTER. 1 Narrow Tire High Wagon -1 Hand-made Wagon Box, 2x6 under box and exhibits and delegations at the home demonstration agents. "Specialists in their natural condition. Beans of 1x12 upper box 1 Hog Rack for Box 1 7x14 Hardwood Hay Rack 2 Riding, "World's Dairy Congress. This will from the state home demonstration various kinds, including limas, may be Money Is Made Where Cows of Thie Corn Plowsj I" Walking Cora Plow Household furniture Milk Cans anaPails ifoe the first such event ever held in office can serve only a limited stored dry. The cellar, attic, large Type Are Used. 4 Sets Double Harness 1 14-inch Walking Plow 1 7-inch 1 Horse number of counties each year, and closets, or other parts of the dwelling Office 391 East Bridge St. Plow 1 Smith & Johnson 4 «Sec. Harrow 1 Seeder with shovels 1 10-foot the United States. and good production. A large cow can be used to good advantage in storing there are always many more counties Hay Rake 1 Owatonna Fanning Mill 1 Double Buggy 1 Single Buggy Dairymen thruout Europe are very nearly always has the advantage In vegetables. 1 one-horse Garden Plow^ 1 Cream Separator (Sharpies^ 1 John Deere wanting a five months' project than Phone: Main 32 enthusiastic about this project, he informed production, provided she is not deficient 3-horse Disc many other- articles 2 Sets Single Harness If permanent facilities are not available can be taken c&rc of by each semi-annual Mr. Skinner. The location of in other points. indoors, late root crops can be schedule. When a home project TERMS:—-All sums of $1®.00 and under, cash on sums over that amount a Austin, Minn. the Congress has not yet been announced. Alertness in temperament is an asset, kept in outdoor pits or banks, the construction has been completed, there is always credit of nine months" time will be given on approved r»tes hearing & per and a sluggish cow is seldom a of which requires no eash strong demand for a second series. cent interest from date of sale. high producer. Dairy temperament outlay except for labor. A type of The limited number of the state staff MAY ARRANGE EX Includes those characteristics which storage cellar much used in northern does not permit many counties to J.W.GATES, Owner. indicate that the cow's feed is used have a second worker. On the other sections is built partly underground. GUY BRADFORD The conical pit is used commonly CURSION TO SHOW for the production of milk rather than hand, many of the counties most interested COL. ALBERT HOPFE, Auctioneer. A. A. SORENSON, Clerk. for body fat. Angularity, prominent for such vegetables as potatoes, carrots, in developing the home side Oakland State Bank. beets, turnips, salsify, parsnips Auctioneer points, lack of heaviness and flesh, of the farm bureau are not financially and cabbage. Potatoes may be kept and the presence of the triple wedges able to employ a second full-time CLOSING OUT SALE in the storage room in the basement are good indications. county extension worker—a home National Dairy Exposition or in the outdoor storage cellar for Quality refers to the handling or demonstration agent—but can with Graduate of Jones Auctioneering immediate use. Detailed information pliability of the hide, the refinement three other counties co-operate with As we are dissolving partnership we will sell all our personal propertydescribed Draws Interest. School of Chicago concerning the home storage of vegetables of bone, and the character of the animal, the agricultural extension service in as follows at public auction to the highest bidder on the L. D. Baird which cannot be described but maintaining a part time worker." is given in Farmers Bulletin farm in the village of Lansing, Minnesota, on which have to be seen to be appreciated. 879 issued by the United States Department Office, Austin F?ed Bam WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,1922 "Rust Farm" Free of Barberry. of Agriculture. Copies can Possibility that a special excursion A 30-foot hedge of barberry bushes be obtained on application to the Office on a farm in Spink county, South Dial 7180 will be arranged from Mower of Publications, University Farm. FREE LUNCH AT NOON SALE STARTS AT 10:00 A. M. HERDS TESTED DURING JUNE Dakota, assisted in the development 'county to the National Dairy Show 23 HEAD PURE BRED AND HIGH GRADE HOLSTEIN CATTLE— of so much black stem rust year by Alfalfa Area Increased. in *Vp twin cities October 7 to 14, Of a Total of 250,886 Examined 8,810 year that the farmstead became known 18 Choice Milk Cows of the highest producing qualities of which ten will The alfalfa growing area in Pipe was indicated today by County Agent Reacted, Disclosing 3^ Per Cent locally as the "rust farm." Neighbors freshen in October and November. Two of the above mentioned cows are stone county has been increased the jF. L. Lie"benstein. Tuberculous Cattle* recorded. 1 registered Heifer, coming two-year-old 1 registered Heifer, had often said they would not rent present season by about 150 acres, "Many Mower county farmers will 3 months old 2 high grade Bull Calves, 3 months old 1 Bull, Sir Hartog the farm because of its great susceptibility says A. ET. Enerson, county agent. The Pontiac Abbekerk, three years old and a proven sire out of a 73-pound Dam THOMAS A. CONLON I :motor to the show and others will go Cattle officially tested during June, to rust. It was felt that the bulk of the seed used was Grimm. Alfalfa and four daughters of his sire made 34 pounds in the seven day record. I 1922, for tuberculosis numbered 250,886, place would be hard to sell on this by train as the railroad companies received a decided boost in Pipestone I AUCTIONEER according to a summary issued NOTE: This herd has had the tuberculin test under the Federal supervision account. rare granting round trip tickets for a county during the hot dry season and is free from Tuberculosis. Sold subject to sixty day retest. No greater by the bureau of animal industry, But in ,1912 the owners of the farm after it stood up in wonderful rfare and a third. opportunity this year to buy highly bred, healthy Holsteins.—Albert Hopfe. learned for the first time of the connection United States Department of Agriculture. shape and furnished three cuttings of "If enough of those interested in existing between the common This figure exceeds the normal hay and an excellent hog pasture When 3 HORSES—One span Black Mares, 8 years old, weight 2400 pounds 1 Bay 'dairying will plan to attend the show, The man who makes auc$ barberry and black stem rust. The amount of jtuberculin testing by several coming 4 years old, well broke, weight 1400 pounds used, for that purpose. It is becoming ~a special excursion can be arranged barberry hedge, which had been growing thousand. Of all the cattle tested, tioneering his business. the practice to give the hogs a larger 80 PURE BRED DUROC JERSEY HOGS—10 Registered Boars, real herd for 30 years, was dug and exterminated, :from this county." 8,810 reacted, thus disclosing about alfalfa pasture than they need and prospects of large type 35 Spring Gilts, not recorded 29 Farrows, weight and the rust has been noticeably 3Y2 p'er cent of tuberculous cattle. to cut it for hay once or twice to keep DIAL 2156 FOR DATES about 150 pounds 6 Registered Gilts, March Farrow. Bred by McDonald lighter in later years. The removal of such animals from it down. In this way the alfalfa is Brothers of Medford, Minnesota, and are sired by King Sensation, full Why Be a Genius? AUSTIN, MINN. To this information, which was herds otherwise healthy Is gradually not pastured too closely and a fresh brother of the Wisconsin Grand Champion 1920. doesn't make any difference brought to University Farm by the bringing about better health among crop starts up immediately after each 100 PLYMOUTH ROCK CHICKENSMACHINERY—1 ^whether if a man Is Inspired or not he publicity service of State College at farm live stock, safer milk supplies, cutting. Fordson Tractor with Oliver Plows 1 6-foot Deering Binder •3aa set other people to think he was Brookings, South Dakota, is added the and many economic benefits. The popularity PRINTING with trucks 1 Deering Corn Binder 1 Dain Hay Loader 1 Stoughton Item with a gift. further fact that stem rust is now no of tuberculosis eradication is A double boiler or an omelet pan Manure Spreader (new) 1 5-foot Minnesota Mower (new) 1 3-section worse on this farm than on farms ad & evidenced by the length of the list of Iron Lever Drag (new) 1 2-section Iron Lever Drag 1 8-foot Disc 1 Hay saves heating the "oven for warming jacent and that with the digging of Rake 1 Lumber Wagon, new Triple Box 1 John Deere Ball Bearing Wagon herds waiting to be tested. At the rolls, biscuits or muffins and for crisping Advanced Through Centuries. Any kind you want 1 Hay Rack 1 Endgate Seeder 1 14-inch John Deere Walking Plow the barberry the nickname "rust farm" end of June there were applications ready cooked cereals and potato Seven centuries ago Britain could 1 Janesville Corn Planter 1 6-shovel Cultivator 1 Buttermilk Tank 1 has disappeared. on file for the testing of 35,289 herds, chips.- rot clothe herself today she clothes -Any quantity p. Feed Cooker 1 Corn Sheller 1 2 h. Gas Engine 1 DeLaval Cream Separator half the containing more than half a million taote than world with the No. 17 2 Sets Army Harness 2 Sets Fly Nets. "Today we have in the United States you need Upon the permanence of American of spindles* and cattle. apndace her cotton HAY, CORN and OATS—15 Tons Timothy and Clover Hay 10 Acres Standing one cow for every four people, while agriculture depends the permanence wool looms. Get our prices Corn 700 Bushels Oats in Bin. in Japan there is only one cow to every of America.. Don't wear out the soil SOME Household Goods and Kitchen Furniture and many other articles not 1,114 people. Milk is undisputably the which has been intrusted to your care. At! Things Good and Useful. Sleepy Affair. herein mentioned. most important food in the development TERMS—All sums of $10.00 and under, cash all sums over that amount a An English paper reports a cricket There is not one grain In the uniifcxsev and growth of the human body. MOWER COUNTY credit cf nine- months will be given to all approved notes with 8 per cent either too much or too little match between Little* Snoring Ladle? 'Without its use we would soon be a N E W S interest from date of sale. aothlng is to be added, nothing to be and Little Snoring Lads. The impression nation of people of small and undersized When you have your printing done BAIRD & CLARK, Owners, that the English game is hardly stature."—Jessie Hoover. spared not so much as any one particle at The News, you "combine three essentials-—quality, ,202 E. MILL STREET wide-awake enough for Americans Is of It, that mankind may not,be reasonable price, ALBERT HOPFE, Auctioneer. LANSING STATE BANK, Clerk. not^dispelled by the names of the contesting •either the better or the worse of it, We print everything but money. and speed. according as It is applied.—L'EstraWfe. teams. §4: a cf