T*f- •I— News of Mower Comity Farm Bureau, Boys Mower County Farmers' Department I^ I ta,r uris uub Worn, r». a ww and iiome tconomics. •«l II M— GUARD DIET OF recently in New York State. There ment firms will loan tractors and machinery amounted to over $400. It is hoped LIBRARY NOTES 15,000 of the latest type. are approximately beekeepers the expense during the coming year MAY WALKER OLLIE HOMESTEAD CHILDREN DURING there, half of whom winter their bees Lecture rooms used for the course will be negligible. HOLIDAYS The library is not forgetting the will be well provided with models, in cellars. When the weather map "The Library sends good wishes, sick and "shut ins" this holiday season., charts, instruction book, and a moving indicated the approach of severe May the Gladness they possess Little cards of greeting are being picture machine. The shops contain weather, with no indications for a Add a little extra flavor "School authorities often point to 25 11 sent to the hospital, the county gasoline engines, auto bee flight in sight, telegrams were To your Christmas happiness." the fact," says Lucy Cordiner, specialist farm, and to all who are not able to and tractor motors, 10 tractors of sent by the State extension apiculturist The public library is an integral get out of their homes and to enjoy in nutrition, University of to secretaries of twenty county standard makes, three tractor plows, part of public education. It is a big innesota. "that re-enter school with and regional associations. These the holiday season. The churches of .one sectional threshing: machine, and service institution for those who -Minnesota, "that after the Christmas men in their turn were prepared to the city have furnished names of numerous testing and timing devices. want to increase their knowledge or holiday^, children re-enter telephone key men who would telephone their members who are on the sick All lectures and demonstrations for those who seek pleasure in books. list. school with colds and with generally will be given, without cost to beekeepers in their own localities. lowered vitality consequently there In this way most of the beekeepers A youngster in the library the other The New Year will see the beginning those registering for the course. is an increased number of absences day, while turning the pages of of renewed activity 'n all library who winter their bees in cellars due to sickness. O'Briens "Holding the Line" remarked departments. It looks forward Of the total, apple crop in the were reached. "This condition is preventible. that one picture showed the hero to the busiest year in its history the 15 20 Northwest, to per cent are of Your children should not be victims before he went to war and another larg-est circulation of books, the the Delicious variety, according to reports of their pleasures and will not be showed him wounded and a cripple heaviest, use of its reading rooms, to the United States Department In Other Years if their daily program is supervised afterwards. The librarian agreed and the biggest increase in its book of Agriculture. This variety by you. This is a time to guard especially and ventured to remark that she collection. It looks forward to serving brings higher prices than other prominent R^gul^Je against irregularities. hoped he would never have to go to more new Americans, more business varieties of boxed apples. their sleeping hours plan daily war. The youngster shot a quick men, more artisans, more children, One Year Ago. for outdoor play and exercise plan glance at her and said ,"I will tho." as well as more students and "Do your alfalfa seed shopping Cresco High School defeated Austin teachers and preneral readers, with daily for an indoor quiet hour. Prevent As the result of a suggestion given early," is the advice of farm crops in a poorly played game, winning eating except at meals. out at the recent library institute the books which they need and will men at University Farm who have by a score of 15 to ?. held there, the librarian and her assistant enjoy. "Sugar and candy are amonjf our a prepared list of growers who have E. P. Spooner, Civil War veteran, are able to make a great saving The library board and the staff extend most stimulating foods. When taken limited quantities of superior Grimm called by death. in library expenses in the matter an invitation to every tax payer alone health authorities say they seed for sale. Prices are likely to be Christmas parties and plrograms of recasing books. Instead of in the city to use the library. It irritate the delicate- membranes lining some higher later on, hence the desirability were the order of the day. the necessity of having all worn promises to return to them 100 per AUSTIN AND MOWER COUNTY HOME OF QUEEN- the throat and digestive tract of laying in a stock when Rev. Fink gave a long interview books rebound, used books are now cent in pleasure, in broadened interests, consequently ithey cause colds instead •quotations are reasonable and the on Indian fighting in the early days, This new queen is May Ollie Hopie-* being recased by the two ladies. The in intelligence and in mental of protecting against them. supply is fairly good. A noticeable occasioned by the arrival of the 3rd stead Number 300043, living- on West expense for rebinding books last year growth. "At the same time, candies are royal family. Her sire, Piebe Laura impetus has been given alfalfa growing U. S. Inf., at Fort Snelling. Rev Fink Oakland Avenue. For over seven conductive to sociability, a most desirable Ollie Homstead King, was grand in widely separated parts of Minnesota. had served with the Third in the years another Minnesota Holstein fr "I1 I» X« »I« asset at meal time. Children champion bull at the Iowa State Fair The new county of Lake of "eighties." cow, by the name of Duchess Skylark like them and are satisfied when they in 1917. He was up until his death a the Woods in the far north will increase Killing Off Ormsby, owned by J. B. Irwin Mortgages have them. For all these reasons, year ago, the leading sire, jointly for its alfalfa growing area several of Minneapolis, has held the record Ten Years Ago. and because we are human, do not the Minnesota Holstein Company hundred acres next year, says _as champion butter cow, with a production taboo candy, but give it at meal time An agricultural short course was H. C. Lende, county agent. Wadena and J. ~M. Hackney's famous Arden of 27,761.7 lbs. of milk of as a substitute for other made desserts being planned for early in January, Farms at St. Paul. May Walker Ollie county farmers, to the west, have 1,205.09 lbs. of butterfat. GET OUT OF DEBT BY THE FEDERAL and pastries. It will save you to be held in Austin High School Homestead has to share the glory pledged themselves to sow more than Monday night, December 18th, May work, give joy, and protect health L. B. Hanna won prizes in all with her, two sons and one daugh-1 500 acres of alfalfa another year. FARM LOAN ACT PLAN Walker Ollie Homestead completed when so given." classes in which he had entries at the ter, asi well as twenty half sisters Mille Lacs county farmers will do as her 365 days of producing. During southern Minnesota Poultry show and forty other near relatives in well, says the agent for that county. As district representative of the First Joint Stock Poor Quality Cream this time she gave 31,610.0 lbs. of held at Albert Lea. the Minnesota Holstein Company's' Counties south and east are also getting milk containing 1217.27 lbs. of butterfat, Land Bank, we are prepard to make liberal farm loans Mrs. Eun'c-e L. Rice was given a herd. Some of these animals made' the alfalfa fever. Shows In Milk Check equivalent to 1523.6 lbs. of farewell reception by the children of up the Get of Sire Groups, which for long terms with generous options, low rate of interest, good commercial butteir. By this the grade she had been teaching, won first prize at the Minnesota The "Eat More Eggs" campaign, prompt service, no commissions, no red tape. great performance she becomes the prior to assuming her new duties as State Fairs for 1918, 1921 and 1922.1 which was launched on the Pacific Analyzing the September reports champion producing cow of America county superintendent of schools. Write for Booklet, 'Killing Off Mortgages' Three of her sisters and one brotherj coast and has spread cross country of 150 co-operative creameries in over all breeds. The average production The ship subsidy bill then before made up the group of four winning until New York has felt its influance, Minnesota, dairymen of the "agricultural for the cows of Minnesota is congress was scathingly denounced first prize Get of Sire at the National is credited by poultry marketing extension service of the university Find out about this opor 150 lbs. of butter per year. May Henry Rines was being mentioned Dairy Show, St. Paul, 1922. authorities with being a factor found a difference of 15 cents First Mortgage Investment Co. it to Walker Ollie Holmstead has produced as Speaker of the house in the state sustaining prices, An initial fund Her son stands jointly at the headj a pountl in prices paid the 'farmers 122 W. Bridge St., Austin, Minn. more than ten average cows. money for long term at legislature. of the Minnesota Holste'n Company of about $30,000 was raised for publicity for butterfat. Volume of business If the milk of May Walker Ollie Without cost or obligation, favorable rates. You that would prompt consumers and Clover Lea Farm Herds. Her transacted had something to do with please send me your booklet, Homestead had all been put into incur no obligation. to eat more eg'gs in order that the half brothers stand at the head of! this variance, but in the main it Twenty Years Ago. "Killing off Mortgages." I am quart bottles there would be 14,310 W.- W. "Walker's Clover Lea Farm! then surplus of about 3,000,000 cases First Mortgage Was traced to the difference in prices Trio nf men paid heavy fines as a int'TesiCCi ?eeuriny a loan of c£ the-n, or 15.8 tons of milk. herd and Crane and Wright's Brookdale above normal production might be received, by the creameries i'or butter, result of having- assaulted Policeman If this milk had been sold at the $ on acre farm Farm herd. absorbed. Government figures of Investment Co. this difference amounting to Hinman, while intoxicated. average Austin retail price of milk, in County. date, November 27 showed 1,999,00,0 eight and a fraction cents per pound. Why should this record interest! Mr. and Mrs. A. Watkins entertained 10 -cents per quart, she would have cases in storag-e as against 1,420,851 Losses of this sort are unnecessary, Austin, Minn. Name Austin and Mower County? Because about twenty-five guests in given a gross return of $1,431.00. If at the correspondinging date in 1921. say dairymen of the university. of the great publicity which it will honor of their daughter, Miss Anna, 122 West Bridge St- her butter was put into cartons and Town State... "There is no difference in the create. Every daily and weekly paper who was home on a visit. onto the present market of" 58c per 1921 value of butterfat for buttermaking Less corn was imported in by throughout the country connected lb. she would give a gross return of Members of the Comical Qooks when it is* produced by the cows," the United Kingdom, France, and with the Associated Press has re-1 $882.00. Club held a progressive supper, eating they say. "The loss in quality takes Belgium than during pre-war years, ceived reports of this record from one course at a home of one study of May Walker Ollie A place in the handling of the milk, on according to information compiled by Austin. There will not be a farm Homestead's 365 day production record member then moving on to another the United States Department of paper in America but which will display the farm in the delay before it is delivered shows that she is a consistent for a second course, and so on. 1921 the picture of May Walker-Ollie to the creameries, and in the Agriculture. In the United and even producer. In no one calendar The. Carleton College Glee Club 78,000,000 Kingdoft took bushels, Homestead and mention Austin. workmanship in the creameries. Milk gave a concert at the Baptist church. month did she produce less 83,000,000 compared with an average of Dairy papers of foi'eign countries should be run through a clean separator, Things were beginning to move in than 80 pounds butterfat or 2,000 the cream cooled immediately bushels during the five pre-war will also feature her record. pounds of milk, nor did she go over the matter of urging the govern 1909- 1913 12,000,000 after separating and kept where years, France took This record is very important to ment to build a federal building and 3,000 pounds milk in any one month. 19,000,000 bushels, compared with the air is pure and free from odors the dairy industry and the breed. For postoffice in .the city. She carried a calf for almost six 19,000,000, bushels and Belgium, until delivered to the creameries. the progeny of May Walker Ollie months Qf her test period. 26,000,000. compared with "For the highest quality butter, Homestead and that of her near relatives, Thirty Years Ago. 'The supervision of her test was cream must be delivered every other according to the law of breeding, Canada and the Scandinavia* N A O very thorough. In 23 test periods, of day. This can be done by co-operation. A bill was submitted to the legislature should transmit, to a more or countries, however, imported more which 18 were retests, 18 different The price is constantly widening providing a tax in inheritances less degree, her great ability to produce 1921 corn in than during the pre-war supervisors of the Minnesota College between good and poor butter. and the appropriation of the a large yield of milk and butter. years. Denmark's imports totaling or Agriculture were in charge. "The greatest danger to the funds derived to the improvement of 19,000,000 bushels, an increase of New Price Her constitution and strength success of cooperative creameries is highways. 70 ove^ per cent. stood her in good stead, for the finished the manufacture of low grade butter." The coming world's fair at Chicago Farmers'-Homemakers* Summary of a survey carried on test weighing 1,765 pounds— was receiving a great deal of last season by H. G. Zarvoral of the Week, Jan. 1-8 the same weight at which she entered space in the press. university livestock extension force Orchard Spraying In 1893 her test period a year ago. She Ice cutting for the supply for 32 shows there was a loss of per cent also possesses pronounced dairy temperament had just begun. 1923, Is "U" Project 337 of pigs before weaning on Minnesota University Farm will celebrate the -Hard times were being complain which with her good size farms. Much of this loss new- year as usual by. opening the ed of. It was said that collections and refinement, mark her as an excellent could be traced, says Mr. Zarvoral, annual Farmers' and Homemakers' never were harder to make, in spite type of dairy cow. Her large To meet the demand for additional to improper feeding of brood sows, Short Course. The dates are January capacity for feed is very evident in of the fact that business during the information and help regarding inadequate shelter, and "general neg-_ 1 to 6 inclusive. her appearance and is proven by her year had been good. orchard spraying, the agricultural lect. The general tendency to rely Mass meeting Monday afternoon. feed record People were marvelling at a ,monstor extension division of the university .too much on corn as a constant ration January 1 for the "opener." Her feed ration is made up of Krupp gun to be exhibited at the will assist various counties in definite for brood sows contributed materially Annual meeting of the Minnesota grains, roughages and succulent world's fair and which could throw project work during the season of to the heavy mortality ^among Farm Bureau Federation January 2. 15 16 feeds commonly used on most dairy a shot or miles. 1923. the new litters. Noon-day general meetings and farms. The grain mixture consisted The work will be in charge of R. even'ng entertainments in the audi-* of 300 pounds bran, 200 pounds Nature provides wisely. If fat C. Rose, plant pest specialist, and C. An instance of the way in which toriuni. ground oats, 100 pounds distillers' E. Mickel, extension entomologist. men were more active in movement the Weather Bureau of the United F. O. B. DETROIT Song* by the Agricultural College grains, 100 pounds hominy, 100 They will conduct spray demonstrations there wouldn't be nearly so many States Department of Agriculture Male all meetings instrumental Quartet at pounds oil meal, 50 pounds glutten in the orchards of co-operators co-operates with beekeepers occurred shady jspots. music and readings. With One-man Top and Slanting Windshieid and 50 pounds cottonseed with salt and will give advice in the mixing Annual meetings of the Minnesota jand a limited amount of mineral of sprays, time of application, and Livestock Breeders' association and compounds. Of this mixture she the best types of sprayers. Short various allied organizations. consumed from 22 to 27 pounds daily talks will be given on orchard parasites ARMY Nine continuous programs of class thruout. her test. During the last and up-to-date methods of work for the men and six for the six months of her test she received bringing them under control. The women. in addition about two pounds molasses University men will also aid-in forming Big farm supper at which President a day with 12 pounds best pulp, spray rings and in giving estimates L. D. Hoffman of the University 30 pounds corn ensilage with 45 on the amount of spray materials will preside. pounds beets daily. She also consumed needed. At picking time one Supper and special entertainment about 15 pounds alfalfa hay a or both will assist the county agent for the homemakers. day. in taking notes on the yield and results Special livestock! show. Her food consumption during the of the work. Coverdale, Cooper, Coffey, Cox, year totalled 4.6 tons of grain, 2.7 Orchardists and farmers interested Reed, Glover, Dr. Amy Daniels, Mrs. We have just received a new shipment tons- of clover and alfalfa hay, 5.5 in this project are invited to open JZ ot corn^ensTlage^liTl "busheis "of Vera aM M«non Quaw SchuMer correspondence with 'Mr. Rose at (Mrs. Lott) as speakers. of renovated and renewed army blankets beets, a barrel of black strap molas University Farm, St. Paul. Nearly 100 school and college faculty ses, as well as some pasture grass which we will sell for members as instructors. She was milked and fed four times Solid week of class room work mixed a day, or every six hours. She was The Ford Runabout at this new low price with recreation and entertainment. milked by her caretaker, Vaughn is the most economical means of transportation Drumm, at every milking, with but Reduced rates on railroads—^-fare four or five exceptions. Her exercise salesmen can employ. With and one-half on the "certificate consisted of allowing her the run of plan." the new one-man top and slanting windshield, the yard for an hour every morning. To meet an increasing demand for Good accommodations at the farm Her wonderful record was made information on power farming a five it is a more wonderful value than at cost prices. •when six years old. In addition to day short course will be held at University Make your plans to go—and then ever before. Time-saving, absolutely dependable being the possessor of the American Farm January 2 to 6, Fara go. record for butter production, May These blankets are in excellent shape a S transportation at the minimum January 1 to 6 inclusive. Walker Ollie Homestead has two Course Week. "Hie instructional cosf^ Buy now Terms if desired. and are real values at this price. other 365-day records which are staff will copsist of Profs. William Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. highly creditable for her age. As a Boss, J. 6. Torrance, H. B. White, J. four-year-old she produced 1,096.6 This is a pleasant, safe and reliable G. Dent, and J. L. Larson, a'11 of the 1 AUSTIN AUTO CO. pounds of milk in one year on semiofficial medicine for coughs and~ colds. farm engineering division at University It has been in use for many years test while carrying a calf Farm, and Profs. Andrew Boss and is held in high esteem in those for eight months. Previously as a Austin, Minnesota and L. B. Bassett of the farm management households where its good qualities senior three-year old, she produced division, and L. EL Lawrence, Jensen-Phiffer are best known. It is a favorite with in 304 days 583.83 pounds butter assistant in farm implements. Opposite Courthouse. Austin, Minn. mothers of young children, as it contains with 11,522.9 pounds milk, carrying Experts from steel, machinery and no opium or other harmful drug. calf 192 days. oil computes will give special lectures Try it when you haye tieed of such May' Walker Ollie Holmstead is of, various machinery and imple- a remedy. i-- **}& V, & a- 1%'*, 5 -.a & •'•j mn iiHWHii