•p 1&-AT ••£*. ,- f' MOWER COUNTY NEWS. AUSTIN. MINN."" Monday, Sept. 25, 1921. liaise More and Better CO. FARMERS. Crops, Marketing and Pure Bred Livestock flgri Farm Bureau Notes. r-fc IWXIOIS WEEDS DIVERSIFIED FARMING alize the value of using better ones. Saturday, October 21.—Siekman & pers association on a train load of Their herds could be improved nearly Dean, Big Type Poland China Hog cattle, marketed thru that. farmerewned "FOREIGN BORN" FOR PROGRESS 100 per cent thru sefection and Sale. Boars, Gilts, and sows with ^8s«Sv, firm at South St. Paul last the use of good purebred sires. litter. week. The shipment, which was There never was a time when good t. F. P. Dawes, Plainfield, Wis., made up of 1236 head of cattle in fe- purebred^ sires of almost any breed real estate and personal property. 40 cars, was the largest consignment Weed Inspectors Not (Continued /rom Page 1) could be purchased more reasonably 280 acres of l^.nd horses, cattle, ever received at the market. variety of profitable cro-.s many than at present. If the scrubs in of Expected to Use hogs and machinery. Col. Albert which have been grown for years use now were sold at the packing Hopfe, auctioneer. Magic. News items from all sections of frhig and others which are being tried out house the price received would serve Wednesday, October 25.—J. G. Meyers, territory are wanted by The News. rom year to year by our progressive as a payment toward a good purebred Adams. Shorthorn cattle, and Pertinent Pointers for Practical Farmers farmers. that would soon pay for himself Poland China hogs. CoL Albert (ByC. P. Bull) The last few years have been demonstrated or in many instances a mature scrub PNparad br dtt Affiraltmal Dtpaitouat, Uitwanky of MaatiM Hopfe, auctioneer. Ever since the appointment of lo«cal beyond a doubt that livestock will bring nearly enough to pay for Wednesday, November .29.—Frank THOMAS A. CONLON weed inspectors the weed question and dairy farming are the safest a good young purebred. LITTLE GIRL WINS Toussaint, three miles northwest HOGGING OFF CORN has been a live one in every systems of bringing profitable returns The farmer who intends to be a AUCTIONEER I of Austin. Closing out sale, horses, HOG PRIZE AT FAIR «eounty. Naturally there are various PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS in hard times. Statistics from dairy farmer should by all means use cattle, and machinery. Col. Albert rand varying views expressed in regard all over the United States show that a purebred dairy sire and then test Hopfe, auctioneer. Eleven Year Old Child Proves Adept Hogs Make Better Gains Than When to the whys and wherefores of where dairying and livestock farm- the best cows and build up a profitable at Hog Raising. Fed In Pens. The man who makes auctioneering tthe law, the work and the inspectors. Practiced farmers are better Central Handles herd. The farmer in the beef is financially» Among these there is one thing in his business. business should use a purebred beef An 11 year old girl, Helen R. Smisek' and the other industries Trials made at various agricultural Record Shipment -which everyone should be interested are more prosperous than of Lonsdale postoffice, Rice county, sire and keep his best beef cows for experiment stations have shown almost ~viz: that the weeds are not expected DIAL 2156 FOR DATES won first position in the purebred where grain or single crop farming breeders. The same principles should invariably that pork can be produced disappear, as if by magic as soon breeding pig contest put on at the is practiced. with less grain by what is Top prices were obtained by the I AUSTIN, MINN. be followed for hogs, sheep and poultry. state fair for club boys and g±rls by sas the inspector is on the job. known as the "hogg'ng-off corn" method Eight Co-operative Creameries. Central Co-operative Livestock Ship- Poultry culling has proven very the farm bureau and the agricultural rather than by feeding ear or snap* It is interesting to note that nearly Mower county has eight-co-operative profitable in the county. extension service of the university. She ped corn in yards. creameries, a few cream stations all of the noxious weeds we have By following the above practices scored a percentage of 94.5 for her pig "Farmers who have followed this Closing Out Sale and a few city milk and dairy ail Minnesota have been donated by with a good system of crop rotation system of feeding the longest are the and her feed record and achievement product establishments. These furnish HSixrope. For a long time the United story and won the sweepstakes prize most enthusiastic about it," says H. and production of crops best suited States had no seed or other sort of which entitles her to a free trip to a good market for our dairy G. Zavoral, a university extension division for feeding of live stock and milk the International Livestock Exposition specialist in hog husbandry. products but should we not have more inspection of the grains and other production. Mower county farmers at Chicago in December with all of "Those who have never tried hogging and larger ones? Our neighboring steeds brought into this countgr. At will have a! profitable business and her expenses paid. off corn are apt to think it is a wasteful, On account of ill the health of my wife, we will sell all our personal iShe same time the impression was counties to the west and north have can soon bring Mower county to the Helen's pig was a Poland China, farrowed shiftless means of harvesting 4t. common, that, "it is imported" or far-surpassed us in value of their property at Public Auction at the farm, 2% miles south of Taopi, Minnesota, front. on March 25. The pig weighed! This is not the case at all, for hogs •°growir in Germany." Thereby more dairy products. Is there any good on 55 pounds when she passed into the getting their own corn in the field are valuable. Thus by hundreds-of tons reason why Freeborn county can support girl's possession on May 29, andj certain to make better gains than Advertisements in The News reach Wednesday, Sept. 27,1922 twenty-six creameries or that -of seed with weed seeds were dis-fxibuted weighed 203 pounds on Aug. 28 when those fed in yards and pens. The stover the consumer. the record ended.' Her tot^l gain in Steele county can support-more dairy thruout the country. Now lost in harvesting corn this way pounds was 148 and her average daily is not worth the cost of gathering it. 3hese weeds are well established, and cows per capita than Mower county? gain 1.65. Auction Date Book Hogs waste more corn in lots than Mower county also has a good market 3Iinnesdta has her share. Quack In "The Story of My Pig" Helen SALE STARTS AT 11:00 A. M. FREE LUNCH AT NOON for its mgat products. During 3grass, mustard, Canada thistles, sow says: "I"had heard so much about •thistles, Russian thistle, and many the last-year hogs and sheep have 8 HEAD OF HORSES—1 Black Driving Mare, 7 years old, weight 1300 lbs. club work that I "decided to join. My Tuesday, September 26.—J. W. proven especially profitable as a mothers—all imported. We should be 1 Bay Mare, 6 years old, weight 1300 lbs. 1 Bay Mare, 7 years old, weight father selected a gilt for me from his Gates, Oakland. Horses, cattle, means' of marketing farm grown thankful there were not more to import. herd of Poland Chinas. I thought she 1300 lbs. 1 Bay Mare, 7 years old, weight 1400 lbs. 1 Black Mare,'7 years hogs, and machinery. Col. Albert was the smoothest- and best Poland feeds. Poultry has become one of old, weight 1400 lbs. 1 Brown Mare, 7 years old, weight 1400 lbs. 1 Black Hopfe, auctioneer. China I could see in our herd. She the most profitable sources of income Mare, weight 1500 lbs. 1 Bay Mare, weight 1600 lbs. Eradication Difficult. Wednesday, September 27.—N. L. was also good on her feet, and she had on the farm 'where properly These weeds have been years getgwg Webber, two and one-half miles six white markings, which are desired 30 HEAD OF HIGH GRADE SHORTHORN CATTLE—18 Choice Milk fed and cared for. Indications are well distributed and thoroly in Poland China hogs. south of Taopi. Col. Albert Hopfe, Cows 4 two-year-old Heifers 1 Pure-bred Roan Shorthorn Bull, 2 years that beef production is becomingprofitable As a result we have Canada "I named my pig Black Beauty, be~ seated. auctioneer. old 7 Spring Calves. again. cause she was very black and shapely. thistles and quack grass on nearly Henry Cronan, half mile north Some fifty farmers have tried out I washed her about once a we§k. I 45 DUROC JERSEY HOGS- every farm in the state. Cockle and one-half mile east of Rose let her run loose about- the farm all growing soy beans this year in Mower Srarrs in all southern Minnesota sow Creek. Sale begins at 11:00 a. m. MACHINERY—1 3-section Drag 1 20-Disc Drill 1 Fanning Mill 1 Corn the time and I also kept clean water county and have found that they thistles in every county and other A. O. Austinson, auctioneer. Grader 1 Feed Mill 3 Corn Plows 1 Corn Planter 1 Cream Separator in her trough all the time. I spent do well and not only furnish cheap -greeds more or less prevalent in cer**fcain my time with my pig, training and 1 Klondike Incubator 4 Sets Harness 2 Steel Tanks 3 Wagons 1 Manure Saturday, September 30.—Edgewood rotation feed but make an excellent sections are still spreading. 'Now washing it, thereby making it a pet. Spreader 1 Hay Loader 1 Side Delivery Hay Rake 2 Mowers 1 7-foot Stock farm, Hudson, Wis. Purebred quality of hay and ensilage with :Sfc "will take more than one season to "Feeding and care* of the pig are as Binder 1 Corn Binder 1 Gang Plow 1 Sulky Plow 1 Buggy 1 Sled. Duroc Jersey hogs. Col. Abert corn and are good for hogging down important as the breeding and producing. yet these weeds under control to say Hopfe, auctioneer. with corn. Many of our farmers 100 PLYMOUTH ROCK CHICKENS- Plenty of feed and care make soothing tf eradication. Some farms better pigs. I fed my pig four times have found that good alfalfa can be Tuesday, October 3.—J. H. Aultfather, 3tre so badly infested that it will, take CORN, HAY—30 Acres Corn 25 Tons of Hay. a day with slop made out of milk, water, grown profitably. They have also Austin. Purebred Poland Shears to "make-a-dent" in their control. ground oats and barley. Well bred found that these legumes including China hogs. Col. Albert Hopfe, pigs are better than scrubs, because TERMS:—All sums of $10.00 and under, cash all sums over that amount clover are far superior to timothy auctioneer. Most farmers are not financially they gaiii more at a less cost. My pig will be given a credit of one year's time on approved notes at 8 per cent for feed and are better for the soil Wednesday, October 4.—Mrs. George fixed that they can hire help and, in became a great pet and would follow interest. in crop rotations. When they are me all over. Winn, five miles northwest of Lansing, me season, eradicate the weeds. H. G. ZAVORAL J. H. WEBER & SON, Owner. not pastured too short in fall and "I have tried to do. my best in club seven miles southeast of Ii6t us take a concrete example: Minnesota "U" extension division specialist work, and I will say ihat I thoroughly when sown with only a light nurse Blooming Prairie, on the Red Ball M. farmer has a fairly good corn crop. in hog husbandry. enjoyed it and next year hope to make crop, a good stand is secured which COL. ALBERT HOPFE, Auctioneer. route. Thos. A. Conlon, auctioneer. land is infested with cockle the best better." does not kill out easily. •j N. V. TORGERSON, Clerk, Farmers State Bank, Adams, Minn. Irarrs, the only way to get these they do in the field. If properly ha& Eliminate Scrub Herds. Thursday, October 12.—Como and Irarrs out and not destroy the corn is died they will pick the corn cleaner Ensilage a Profit Maker. How is Mower county going to Foster, Lansing. Real estate and to pull the weeds. This, of course, than most men do. Dairymen and beef cattle men at Auction Sale come to the front in dairying and "The cost of fencing -is less than University Farm alike find that %ilage 3s an expensive proposition one that personal property—240 acres of livestock production. husking the corn. Twenty-six inch is an essential part of a profit-making, average man cannot afford. land, 100 head of cattle, 100 hogs, At present only thirty-four per woven wire stretched to well set corner health-producing ration for dairy and 25 horses, farpiing equipment. Col. ^Neighbors are inclined to criticize if posts and tied to corn stalks has beef cattle. cent of the sires used in the county Albert Hopfe, auctioneer. -Shey are—under different circumstances—required generally given good results. The 'If you want to make money feed- are pure-bred the other eighty-six MRS. GEORGE WINN'S BIG CLOSING OUT SALE. to cut weeds. "The Tuesday, October 17.—Adam Arens & exercise which the hogs get in the ing baby beeves, feed silage," say Prof. per cent are grades and scrubs. These Having rented my farm I will sell to the highest bidder without reserve Jaw is a fake." "The weed inspectors 5elds helps to keep them thrifty and W. H. Peters and Prof. N. K. Carries Sons, Austin. Horses, cattle, hogs, figures could easily be and should be at my farm located 5 miles northwest of Lansing and 7 miles southeast of .are unfair," etc. etc., so they say. develop good constitutions. of the university's division of animal and machinery. Col. Albert Hopfe, reversed in less than a year if those husbandry. Blooming Prairie, on the Red Ball Route on "The hog grower should not fail to But look at the problem in a fair and auctioneer. who are using the inferior sires re- supplement the corn with some protein "If you want to make money in srabiased manner, give the matter a Wednesday, October 4th, 1922 food such as skimmilk, tankage, dairying, feed silage," says Prof. A fair analysis and consider the case in soybeans, rape pasture or alfalfa. B. Rayburn of the dairy division, who Hie "Golden Rule" style. Let the Public Sale These feeds will increase the rapidity manages the University Farm herd. SALE STARTS AT 10:00 A. M. FREE LUNCH AT NOON case be given a fair tryout. It took of gains and decrease the cost. Corn Now the reason for the belief within ifrom twenty to a hundred years to 82 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK Is too fattening and too heating and these men is that silage furnishes a high quality of succulent feed at a arrive at the present alarming weed lacks proper mineral and protein contents 28 HEAD OF PURE BRED AND HIGH GRADE HOLSTEIN CATTLE—. low expense for any desired season to be economical without the condition. It is unreasonable to expect There are 15 pure-breds besides 3 Heifers and 1 Yearling Bull on which of the year. For winter feeding it is supplements mentioned. Where farmers that much progress can be,made papers can be furnished on the day of sale. 9 Head of Good Grade Cows far cheaper than roots and fully as are short of leguminous pasture As I have decided to quit farming, I will sell at public auctionon my xa one or two seasons. Five years efficient except possibly in the case ol and Heifers. We have a herd of cattle that it will pay to come a long and skimmilk they will find it profitable Tssill perhaps give some evidence of farm, Yz mile north and Yz mile east of Rose Creek, on to self-feed tankage. Pigs need animals being fitted for show and wa\r to see if you can use another cow. progress, for with most cropping milk cows on forced test. In summer, more bone and muscle building material LOT 1. They are all bred by the U. S. S. Julian Tehee Segis, bred by U. systems it will take five years to silage provides the right kind of feed than corn alone provides." Wednesday Sept. 27 S. Soldiers' Home, Washington, D. C. He was sired by King Segis Griselda with less bother and expense than soiling complete the cycle of crops. Not all Grahamholm, Dam S. H. Dodo Woodcrest 221949 H. F., Calved July 7, crops." tie crops of the cropping system are "Cattle Schools" to be Held at "U." 1920. 146949 HFHB. •weed controlling, therefore, out of Groups of cattle feeders in Minnesota Don't Slight Your Buildings. 16 HEAD OF HORSES—2 Pure Bred Belgian Stallions 3 Pure Bred Belgian will have opportunity to attend five years there are at best only three H. B. White, in charge of the farm FREE LUNCH AT NOON one-day Cattle Feeders Schools which Mares 1 Team Gray Geldings, 4 and 5 years old, weight 2900 pounds 1 SALE BEGINS AT 11:00 A. M. SHARP. weed killing years. Grain crops and building section at University Farm, university agricultural extension men Black Gelding, 4 years old, weight 1300 pounds 1 Bay Gelding, 4 years old, •poorly cultivated corn or potatoes believes that it is very poor economj will hold during October and November. weight 1400 pounds 1 Brown Mare, 5 years old, weight 1300 pounds 1 to slight the building task. anre not weed controlling. Not always 41 HEAD OF CATTLE—1 Registered Durham Bull 15 Good Milk Cows A. A. Dowell, livestock extension Blue Roan, 3 years old, weight 1250 pounds 1 Span two-year-old Colts "To try to save by using lean mix are meadow or pastures or culJavated specialist of the university, will instruct now milking, will freshen December. All will be tested before the sale. 1 two-year-old.Gelding 1 Yearling Colt. tures of concrete or small dimension crops tlioro in weed control. in the selection of feeders, rations lumber, or fewer nails than are necessary Well Bred Grade Shorthorns 6 Steers, two years old 5 Heifers, two years for feeding cattle and feed lot Proper Methods Urged. 22 HEAD OF HOGS—One brood sow to farrow in fall and 21 shoats. to insure permanence, is," he management, while William L. Cavert, On the other hand, it is not intend^3. says, "very poor economy, as the old 14 Head, one year old. 16 HEAD OF BREEDING EWES— farm management specialist, will give that an effort to control weeds, building that lasts 50 years or more instruction in the economic phases of 50 CHICKENS, 3 DUCKS, 1 DRAKE, 3 GEESE, 1 GANDER, 2 TURKEY man should, sacrifice the proper(which any is usually the economical one. cattle feeding. This will include estimating "The high cost of materials that is not necessary) in controlling HENS, 1 GOBBLER. the cost of grains, and the necessary 10 HEAD OF PIGS—3 Good Young.Pure Bred Poland China Brood Sows were a few years ago low in price, the weeds. .Time and proper spread between buying and FARM MACHINERY—1 McCormick Binder, 8 foot cut McCormick Mower makes it important that the farmei 1 Sow with six pigs, two months old. i*nc£hods will accomplish the same resulfcs. selling prices under prevailing conditions. consider his building needs with great 10-foot Van Brunt Drill 7-foot Janesville Disc (Spader) Emerson Gang Other economic phases to receive Patience, co-operation of everyone, care. The materials used will vary^ Plow 1 Surrey 1 Set Breaker Bottoms for Emerson Gang 1 McCormick attention will be the usual seasonal good men as weed inspectors, somewhat with the locality. Concrete Corn Binder 1 International 4-section Drag 1 McCormick Hay Rake 1 trends of the market for feeders MACHINERY—(All in good repair)—I Deering Binder, 6 foot .l Hay Loader together with time and earnest effort, hollow building tile and well painted and fat cattle, and a discussion Hay and Hog Rack 1 International Hay Loader 1 Keystone Side Delivery: is all that is needed to bring lumber when put in place by careful and sidg delivery rake 1 Hay Rake 1 Mower 1 Seeder, 8 foot 2 SixShovel of the question as. to what farmers Rake 1 Deering Corn Picker 1 14-inch Walking Plow 1 16-inch Breaking workmen will last a great many years. success out of the weedy conditiions should engage in feeding operations. Corn Cultivators 1 Wide Tire Wagon, with good new rack 1 Bob Plow 1 6-shovel Corn Cultivator, Janesville 1 6-shovel Corn Cultivator "A new building should be located sere are now in. so. that it will fit into the farmstead 1 John Deere Corn Planter 1 Triple Wagon Box 1 Mandt Farm jtfce state department of agricul'tnre Early Fall Plowing Recommended. Sled 1 4-Section S. and J. Drag 1 John Deere Corn Planter 1 Moline when other buildings are erected. The Truck 1 Mandt Narrow Tire Wagon 1 Spring Buggy 1 Cutter 1 4 h.p. will gladly offer suggestions for Early fall' plowing is recommended plan should be given careful consideration, Gang Plow, 12 inch 1 Sampson Tractor, with 14 inch gang plow and 8 ft. Fairbanks-& Morse Gas Engine 1 DeLaval Cream Separator, 950 lbs. by farm crops men. It conserves controlling the weeds, if -those interested so that the best possible arrangement Stover Feed Mill, 8-inch Burrs 2 Sets of Bob Sleighs 1 Set IY2 inch Concord moisture already in the ground and Tandem Disc 1 DeLaval Separator, No. 17 1 Small Feed Grinder 1 will fully describe the circum.stances. may be secured and the Breeching Harness 1 Set Driving Harness with Collars 1 Set 1 Yz in. puts the fields in condition to take up Write the State Weed In•spector, building furnish convenient sheltei Grindstone Milking utensils and many other articles too numerous to readily any rain that falls. It exposes Breeching Harness 1 Set 1% in. Harness 1 Single Harness 2 Sets Fly and working space." Capitol Building, St. Paul, and thereby destroys various insect Nets 1 Owens Fanning Mill 1 Garden Cultivator 1 Sheep Clipper Corn mention. Hfixm. pests. It plows under and checks the Sheller 1 Grind Stone 1 Lot of Seasoned Wood For Eveners and Wagon The heavier the firewood the more growth of biennial and perennial Tongues 1 Woven Wire Stretcher 2 Wooden Beds with Mattresses and heat to the cord. Hickory, oak, beech, weeds. Another advantage that early Springs 1 Hard Coal Stove 2 Gas Barrels also many other articles too Toast to Laughter. hard maple, locust, ash, and elm give TERMS—Al-1 sums under $10.00, cash over that amount, six months' time plowing has is that it provides a firm A MSt a 61nn«r in Boston recently the good heat one' full cord of seasoned numerous to mention, such as shovels. seed bed in which the seed should germinate will be given on approved bankable notes bearing eight per cent interest. wood has a fuel value about equal to ring toast was given: "Here's to immediately and the plants 45 ACRES EXTRA GOOD STANDING CORN, 20 TONS TIMOTHY HAT* a ton of coal. -, tor, tho sunshine of the soul, the make a ^steady growth from stsst Any one wishing time should make arrangements with the clerk before IN BARN, 15 TONS TIMOTHY HAY IN STACK, is of the heart, tho leaven of sale starts. Nothing to be removed until terms of sale are complied with. A big woodpile will be worth money tho echo of innocence, the-treasmt TERMS OF SALE—All sums under $10.00 cash Over $10.00, one year's this winter. the humble, the wealth of the Trees Fully Animate, -f time will be given approved notes at 8 per cent interest. No property i,. fbe bead of the cup of pleasure! Trees are living things. They Cronan, Owner to be removed until settled for. The old| country joke about city people it humor would be dumb, wit breathe, have circulation, digest their For folders with of breeding of pure-bred stock, write the knowing so little about farming full particulars amilil .wither, dimples would disaprt food and assimilate it," have sexual that they talk about "turning out the Auctioneer. processes and power to adapt themselves and smiles would shrivel. It dis* hens to pasture" won't hold good any MRS. GEORGE WINN, Owner. dejection, banishes the blues and to their' environment. They more.' Some poultry scientists are lack only intelligence, nervous system melancholy, for it is the foe adyising farmersTd do this very thiifg. and power of locomotion. In all other tho destroyer of depression, ... eKiisSlai'i A. O. AUSTINSON, Auctioneer. THOMAS A. CONLON, Auctioneer, Grand Meadow, Minn. 4"* .*7 -f' a' elementary processes they function as With cry of mirth and the swan LANSING STATE BANK Clerk. We print everything but money, STATE BANK OF ROSE CREEK, Clerk. completely as man. of sadness." nS it wm-i