•r- W W if 1" 'f" 1 rTr^"-" V~ ,vfi^J.+—'1'.--\,-*-.—i Vr- vv. ... '•••**.. .', -t'V.-.l'r •. .•:••* "f^*" r:'^ "-7 /A' Paore Ten MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINN. 21,1922J Thursday, Dec. 'v* News of Mower County Farm Bureau, Boys' Mower County Farmers' Department Raise Better Live Stock, Diversified Crops and Girls' Club Work, Home Economics. More Hogs and More Poultry. NEWHOLSTEIN N.D FARMERS Marketing of Corn readily seen that the principal object owned by E. H. Taylor of Frankford, culture at University Farm, won fli-st The automobile tour is the ap must be to winter the herds as Ky., which sold for $9,1Q0 to Watson As Pork Held Best place in the Gideon Memorial contest cation of quick transportation to MM CHAMPION cheaply as possible arid yet avoid IN SAD PLIGHT Webb of Shelburn, Wisconsin. The held for students from University losses and keep the breeding, animals highest price for females of the field meeting idea, making it Farm at the annual meeting of and the young growing stock in a Hereford strain was $2,750 each for sible for farmers to attend what "With corn cheap »n price, the the Minnesota State. Horticultural society. thrifty condition so that they will be a pair of cows, which were bought by 1 amounts to 10 meetings in a if grain should go to market on four Irwin Odegaard of Kenyon, in shape "to go on pasture in the William Randolph Hearst, tlte well gle day. The usual automobile Cow At Rochester Has Spokesman Appears who is also a student of the school, legs instead of on four wheels." says spring and utilize grass to the best known newspaper publisher. of this sort consists of or 10 won second place for his discussion World's Record for E. F. Ferrin, professor of animal Before Senate Agricultural possible advantage. machines, carrying 40 or 50 in Eighty-four carloads of International of the subject of marketing. Students husbandry, University of Minnesoto. ested observers, and stopping acc Too high an overhead expense in fat show cattle sold at a Production. Committee from the college took no part "Of all the meat animals, the hog ing to a previously arranged schec buildings, labor and feed has been the range of $12:50 to $30.00 at auction More than 2,100 of the 2,850 agriin at different demonstrations along returns most for the grain fed," Prolessor cause of failure of livestock to show an average of $16.08 per 100 pounds. the contest this year. The prize Ferrin adds. "One hundred route, such as a particular kind a profit on many farms. On the other Angus cattle sold at the highest Grahamholm Colantha Pauline Segis Washington, Dec. 13. Sent to money is the income from a fund of pounds of Pork are made from 400 crop, the results of certain fertil hand, too low an expenditure and average, 32 loads bringing $16.66. is the latest Minnesota Holstein Washington by contributions of 50 $500 which was given to the university to 500 pounds of grain. The quality tion or cultivation methods, or too little effort and too little attention Hereford? averaged $1.00 lower. cow to acquire a world's championship cents to $1 from farmers and small by the Minnesota State Horticultural of food required to make beef and effect of orchard management in to the stock in winter has also for milk and butter production. town business men of central North Shorthorns were just a few cents under society to honor and keep lamb or mutton 5s considerably greater. cordance with extension teaching often resulted in failure. There is a $16.00 on an average. As a senior four-year-old she has Dakota, John Fray, a farmer of Turtle green the name of Peter M. Gideon, der the United States Departmen1 The cost of freight on the hogs just completed a 365 day semi-official happy medium between these two The general average for hogs was Lake, N. D., detailed to the Seriate the originator of the Wealthy apple. Agriculture and the Stae agricub is less than the charges would be on extremes. $9:43 a price better than a year ago. test with a record of 34,291.8 pounds agriculture committee today the Wealthy apple. college. the corn represented by the pork. Besides, Twenty-eight carloads were sold. The milk containing 1,141.4 pounds fat plight of farmers of his section. "This happy medium is found all the plant food stored in equivalent to 1,426.7^ pounds butter. grand champion carload, all Hampshires Fray told how he had given up his where animals are so housed as to the corn is hauled off the farm if the were sold for an average of She is owned by Christopher Graham real ^estate business and gone to keep comfortable, yet allowing of grain is sold, while most of it remains $11.00 a hundred. One load of 284pound of Rochester. By this great farming three years ago only to come their being handled with a minimum on the farm if meat and not Duroc-Jerseys sold for $11.00 performance she displaces another to the conclusion that the average of labor where feeds suitable to the I Buy Hides and Furs grain is marketed. high producing Minnesota Holstein also. farmer in North Dakota has little wintering of the stock have been "To get best results from feeding Mr. Conlon says that the exhibition cow, Princess Aaggie Polkadot De hope of making a living. grown upon the farm and are sup-, corn to hogs there is needed some Kol, whose yearly record is 31,600.7 "We are going to give up our farms of fat stock, including horses, was plied to the animals with regularity Bring me your hides and furs if you want a decent protein or muscle building feed. Corn pounds milk containing 1,315.6 lbs. one of the finest he has had the privilege unless we can get some help," he and in the proper amounts required price for them butter. This latter cow is owned by is chiefly a starchy grain, and growing of witnessing. He was accompanied said. "From 50 to 75 per cent of us to attain the object in view. Such pigs need more protein than corn by Mrs. Conlon. Both were H. F. Fischer of Shakopee. are up against it. None of our boys matters as providing bedding, keeping furnishes. Pigs are sold at a young absent from the county for a week. A study of records of the Grahamholm is going to stay on the farms next Nice Robes, all complete, made for $20.00 if you furnish sleeping quarters clean and sanitary, cow covering this test show age while they are still growing. year. They say it is hopeless." supplying water in such a way a horse or cow hide. Faster and cheaper gains are made that her best seven'day's production The witness cited instances of that animals can drink without risk Short News Bits is 840.7 pounds milk containing 34.57 by the young pigs if they are given taxes unpaid for three years on farms of falling and hurting themselves or CHAS. pounds butter. Her best production the protein they need to make in his section and told of low prices of Interest to withbut being chilled (by drinking growth. This cannot come from corn for 30 consecutive days is 3,457.2 received during the past year for from an ice covered tank, seeing that County Farmers pounds milk containing 143.89 lbs. by an economical use of the grain farm products—less than $1 a bushel animals inclined to take too little exercise, DUBINSKY butter. Her daily average is 93.9 as it has entirely too little muscle for wheat, 18 cents for butter, and such as brood sows, growing This is not the time to stop planting pounds milk for 365 consecutive days, building material and too much of the 7% cents a pound for chickens. He pigs and breeding ewes are compelled and caring for fruit plants and which makes her the champion milk fat production substances for young told of the heavy mortgages burdening Office and Residence to take the necessary exercise—all trees. "On the other hand," says producing cow of Minnesota for all pigs. most of the farms and added: these items and many more similar 302 E. Maple St., DIAL 6900 Le Roy Cady, university horticulturistist, ages and breeds. "About the only thing we have in character must be studied and "Skimmilk or buttermilk is a fine "homes which are without It is a significant fact that both left unencumbered are our energy and partner for corn in a hog ration. worked out ever with the idea of milk and butter championships of the fruit plants shold set out a good supply our wives and children. The last When milk is sot available, tankage holding down wintering- costs and next year, and the owner of a world in the four-year division are named might have been taken from is a good protein supplement." yet avoiding shrinkage or loss of good orchard plantation should take held by Minnesota Hollstein cows. us if the 'free love' bill they were animals in so far as it is possible to every precaution to insure good results Grahamholm Colantha Paulins Segis talking about" in our state had become accomplish this." Cow Testing Unit in the years to come. Every is now the champion producer for law, but it didn't. CHICAGO STOCK home should use more fruit than it both milk and butter in the senior "What we need is some assurance Held Annual Meeting does now. More can be grown in the four-year-old class. The junior fouryear-old for two or three years. The government gardens than has been the case. Do championship recently was We Wish to Announce that Tues. Afternoon can give us that by fixing the SHOW BIG not grow more than can be well taken EVENT awarded to Mamsell Johanna of the prices for our products which will enable care of and used to advantage. A C. L. Spaulding farm, Warren while us merely to pay our debts and dozen plants well cared for will give the highest record butter producer of The annual meeting of the Mower start even again." better results than two dozen indifferently the world in this class is Queen Mercedes, County Cow Testing Unit No. 1 was We Have Purchased Opening of the Federal reserve cared for." Thomas A. Conlon owned by E. C. Schroeder of held at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon, system to farmers by extending the Moorhead. December 12, a large number time limits of its loans was urged Grand Meadow was More than 2,10 of the 2,850 agricultural of the members being present. before the banking committee by counties in the U. S. employ The election of officers and the discussion Aaron Sapiro, general counsel, for Visitor for Week. OfflOAN HEADS at least one agricultural extension of work for the coming year co-operative marketing associations Stock and Good Will of the worker, who acts as a joint took up the greater part of the meeting. of producers of cotton, tobacco, rice representative of the U. S. Department H. S. Halvorson was elected Thomas A. Conlon, auctioneer, of and other commodities. He recommended FARM BUREAU of Agriculture and the state president, J. C. Schottler, vice-president Grand Meadow, returned last week for farm credits an adaption Schmitz Auto Electric Co. agricultural college in conducting L. D. Hanna,, secretary-treasurer, from Chicago, where he attended the of the Federal reserve system to permit demonstrations of farm and home and John Christgau and J. R. International Livestock exposition, loans to farmers extending over practices found most successful by Woods, directors. The work for the which was held at the stock yards their production of turnover periods. Elected at Annual Convention. experiments of these institutions. ensuing year will be carried on as last week. Mr. Conlon reports a HINTS ON CARE which has been moved to our store at 121 They also give advice and assistance very successful show, a large attendance Resolutions it has during the past, it was decided. in farming matters by personal visits, and some good prices paid for Membership was set at $3 Are Passed. correspondence, telephone messages, North Main Street. per month per herd. purebred animals in the sales ring. 0FLIVEST0CK community meetings, and articles One of the big events of the show SHIPPERS HELD in the local press. was the sale of Hereford cattle when Ch'cago, Dec. 15.—O. E. Bradfute the entire ^showing of this breed sold of Xenia, Ohio, today was the new ANNUAL MEETING for an average of $887 per head. Speaking on the subject of strawberry It will be our endeavor to give to all customers Proper Winter Care Is of the federation. He was president The highest priced individual was the growing, Peter Kramer of Renville, elected yesterday at the closing session junior champion bull Woodford 130th a junior in the school of agri- Essential for Success of the Schmitz store the same efficient of the fourth annual convention. Albert Larson was elected President He succeeds James R. Howard, who Henry Sickman, vice-president of Stock. service as we have given our own. has been at the head of the farmers' Warren Dean, secretary-treasurer 4b federal organization since it was organized.^ E. Bulson, E. P. Enright, A. K. Jacobson Hides and Furs Wanted Mr. Bradfute's second term and John Thill, directors of For the most part the principal object as vice-president of the federation the co-operative association of Rose in keeping livestock on a farm AUSTIN ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. has just ended, and his election is considered Creek at their annual meeting, December in winter is to have it available to as an indorsement of the 13. utilize grass in summer," says Prof. I will pay the highest market prices for Furs present administration. W. A. Peters, chief of the division This association has organized a Dr. W. H. Walker, who has been of animal husbandry of the University and Hides of All Kinds. year ago and according to the report active in Farm Bureau work on the of Minnesota. "At least it may of C. M. Stanton, manager, has handled 121 N. Main St. Austin, Minn. SEE ME BEFORE YOU SELL Pacific coast since the organization $42,209.91 worth of livestock. be said that the cheapest gains made began, was elected vice-president, to There are 124 members in the association. by livestock of any kind on the farm succeed the new president. are the gains made from farm grass. Central Region—J. F. Reed3 Minnesota On many farms whatever profit there The highest price paid for hogs Howard Leonard, Illinois W. is in livestock" comes from the cheap I must have 2000 Muskrat Hides in the next 30 days. was $10.65 per 100 pounds and the H. Settle, Indiana. summer gains made from the pastures. ABE USEM lowest $6.35. The highest price paid Approval of various governmental Looking at the problem of for cattle was $6.50 per 100 pounds projects thruout the west was given wintering stock from this angle it is and the lowest $3.25. Res. Phone 8344 Office Phone 5334 and their early completion urged in Opposite Mower County News on Mill Street a resolution adopted. The resolution stipulated that no new projects-be We Chiropractors Work undertaken until those now under GET OUR PRICES way be completed. with the Subtle Substance A resolution calling for additional on your freight equipment, further' reduction of freight rates, further improvement of the Soul VEAL and CHICKENS of highways., inland waterway Wishlng^bu 11 j? and shipping ports, opening to the Great Lakes waterway, opposition to Before Selling Elsewhere We release the prisoned impulse, the tin the "Pittsburgh plus" system of selling &L MercP Ghristmas rivulet of force, that emanates from th steel and approval of a national mind and flows over the nerves to the cell transportation institute, also was R. H. JOHNSON & SON MEAT MARKET and stirs them into life. We deal with th passed. magic power that transforms common foot 226 East Mill St. into living, loving, thinking clay that robe LIVE STOCK MEN the earth with beauty, and hues and scent TO RALLY AT "U" the flowers with the glory of the air. In the dim, dark, distant long ago, whe May Your Christmas the sun first bowed to the morning stai Minnesota livestock breeders' associations & Less Than A Doctor Bill this power spoke and there was life will hold their annual meetings quickened tkfe slime of the sea and the dus at University Farm the first cup be brimful and of the earth and drove the cell to unio: week- in January, or Farmers' and with its fellows in countless living form? Home in alters" Short Course week. It costs less to put bubbling over with Through aeons of time it finned the fish an The horse, swine, and sheep breed DEFINITION winged the "bird and fanged the beast. End ers will meet on Tuesday, January 3, one of our Winter The practice of Chiropractic lessly it worked, evolving its forms until and the different cattle breeders' associations consists of the Tops on your car than GOOD CHEER produced the crowning glory of them al adjustment, with the on Thursday, January 4. hands, of the movable With tireless energy it blows the bubble All associations will have their own segments of the spinal you would have Jo pay each individual life and then silently, re column to normal position and speakers and separate sessions. for the purpose of Ientlessly dissolves the forms and absorb the Doctor for a The Minnesota Livestock Breeders' releasing the prisoned the spirit into itself again. impulse association, which may be called the HAPPINESS spell of sickness—and parent organization, will meet at the And yet you ask "Can Chiropractic cur when your car is so farm on Friday, January 5. Jhree appendicitis or the 'flu?'" outstanding speakers have been enpay equipped, you can Farrell Meat Co. Ask Your Have you more faith in a knife or d. C. W. McCampbell,- head of spoonful of medicine than in the powe drive in comfort all the animal husbandry division of the Chiropractor that animates the living world Kan?as College of Agriculture, will for the year 'round. Austin, Minn. speak on beef cattle and Prof. H. "The Last Word" Employ none but a competent chiropracto Kildee, chief of animal husbandry at Auto Top and Auto Painting Iowa State College at Ames, who formerly Write for information regarding Chiropractors W Schools to the occupied a similar position yrith Universal Chiropractors' Association, Davenport, Iowa, U. S.A the University of Minnesota will scuss the dairying outlook. D. D. R. H. GRAY- All Rights Reserved 3- Aitkin o£ Flint, Mfchfeaa, a nationally known Holatem breeder, has «iso D1AL 2593 Over Austin Nitl promised to give ja address. Tke Wm. A. CHAPMAN, D. C. AaaOn, Mm.... DIAL 2237 Levis R. L/ NELSON, D. C. annual banquet of the breedee* association PUL 2M* Ov«r will be beM the iiiiiainr etf G. F. STORING, B. G. si