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Mower County news (Austin, Minn.) 1920-1947

March 29, 1923 · Page 8 of 12

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{ NEWS, COUNTY AUSTIN, MOWER MINN. 29,1923. Thursday, Mar. Page Nine the farms . interested is from $150,00 Everyone all $325.- ♦> *** * * at to B—The is heavy plant * ******** depreciation thrives best low **>******* *> **-> * will be **<♦***********->**♦>v urged on at tmperatures purebred ** very single gait 4* contest a 00 head, depending' the size ■while this demonstration C —They do produce little the wilt producing tractors. fungus attend not fat barrow to per upon sow-litter as contest, prospers a a and truality of the animal. Farmers high most at temperatures. work Junior the pruning is important contest, Yearling, grade Review a very a Farm Bureau have idea how much “Hence, they if tlje flax is into baby beef cool no money put contest, grade calf baby raise if to “The the horse is only expect not most a any we losing by selling thin, longhaired soil early in the spring it is beef are contest, purebred dairy as possible economical of farm but a ♦> power source horses There thousands into to the fields, calf get the seedings contest, grade are dairy calf *•> also furn.shes market good for the a contest THE DRAFT ABOUT ..FACTS a County, Compiled of horses going Markets to of Mower will obtain News Official Farm Bureau good vigorous and fat our lamb a contest. surplus grains roughage a and BUSINESS HORSE produced ♦*« that worth of feed had if $15.00 been and start serious If wilting,’’ have purebreds escape and can’t you the farms. Why haul no County Farm Agent. Liebenstein, synopsis of address delivered A on by F. L. gosoline, an the on,them during thirty he days “Light spent frosts afford do buy injure says. not to ♦> get grade oil coal the farm and haul one goon to a by J. February 1, 1923 W. Kennedy or before, would bring $75.00 flax, and the yields vvHl be and beef much calves be more purchased per hay grain and away? can before Woodbury County, lowa, of a head. The draft horse that better if brings Begun seeding is early.” reasonable. ❖ ❖❖❖ ■ ❖ »;* *!• *4" ** *;• *> »> very *;* *•£»{• *> <!• *;• %< gathering of farmers large “Robert McDougal, President of a the is fat, Mr. the shorthaired Rose believes most the importance money j Ames and horsemen the Short the Chicago at Board of Trade said in harness of showing early marks. planting has been not FARM HELP one SEEMS TO generally Course. before address number of recent a a Johnson, Gladys is getting Kruger and A farmer dear ONE BOY JOINS recognized, because not »wben fla* ence more BE SCARCE. “The shortage draft of good horsemen that the farmers of this ij his thin, dollars by selling longhaired Bernice Stemson. land—as it often grown on new The farm | office is receiving horses today is than in marked loseing $30,000,000 country a more are annually city has horse because buyers been in will the comparatively Brownsdale with club of 11 large new number members of inquiries for a farm Even the twenty plainer their sort alone for the oats years. on SEWING CLUB take .such horses northwest—a good except could not be at obtained a crop is third: Louise help Ruth Rettig, and only limited number of of dx-afters farm and chunks that "that oats 62 a cents are reason average a price. In shipping, by greatly reduced sowing it after all other applications from Chestnut, who Elizabeth Gneen, will Dorsey ready work. fat and for the market bushel lower than wheat before the men are long-haired horse have the sweats, takes been planted. Cat the crops as According indications rather to present it \\ ood, Alva Becker, Nellie Pike, big gasoline Marion whereas they scarce. age, are pneumonia “new then lung land” cold and and has decreased in area will be to* thru seek 65 bushel necessary lower than cents Bates, Florence Paisley and “There men is shortage of farm work now a But Girl usually The and Members Outvote fever result. death loss the “flax-sick” a soil has been the employment bureaus of decease the cities wheat. This of only : horses 3 cents in of the Katherine state Kirtz. east kind is steadily every of increasing wjth this high in the extent, very If have applied to written you tremendous loss the Mississippi to or Rive and in than means Him a 49 short-haired, Other sewing club members the loss of practice of more whereas delaying the seeding of r are: a the farm bureau office for help and American farmer but is only brought one-third of the lowa. counties in flax i 'Arntzen, has been working fat horse that is is longer safe Jane Kitty Hester profitable, Root, no or have received don’t blame the by about the increase in the of none, 1. to “This shortage will be use Naturally, such “Even soil,”; very serious horses decidedely “flax-sick Schleicher and Kathryn Schlottler, rare. on very office it has been trying do mechanical The as to loss hay to in the future because the power. deal near worth the i great extension specialist, “re- more. says are a Nora Johnson and its Dexter; Ada Hall, best in placing according raisers is equally to great. men annual death less of horses in the well! sistant varities of flax will yield emphasized should also he that “It applications received. Shoemaker of Rose Creek and Helen So popular has become “lowa should sewing clubs sell from 150,000 United to States is head and 1,900,000 if early.” much do in has soto quality to determselling The Minnesota Farm Labor report of Grand Meadow. draft in Hilda Olson 200,000 horses Mower annually the that the membership of production to county present rate our approximately draft price of horse. Two shows r that a early March cities, lumber and Eastern w age has averages 1,400,000 head. We girls camps to 49 and boy. grown are one be the horses weight, for the same age, may state follows: farmers. This would bring in, from MORE were PRIZES as having loss of FOR CLUB actual annual MEMBERS According Miss Partridge, to district an equally sound Plan and Co-operative color and General work day -one $1.97 $20,000,000 $30,000,000 per to head. If this should 500,000 loss pe year. club continue r leader, about half of them horse will bring $175.00 and the other General are Work month $36.09 “lowa needs three per two for would have ten or more In addition the liberal years, to we premiums Marketing .... For Egg taking the first work sell for $275.00. The which will latter General work for year eight consists months draft stallions in good county. only - one-third two and horses every offered boys and girls in per to the club .... the of is worth extra SIOO.OO making horse because sewing bag, gift tliccommunity a a United They should be purchased farm in the States, not * on departments or at fair by county quality. He our of his will All article, of these nightgown and higher wear a averages basis plan and ti’avel are or apron a enough furnish sixty of to cent the County Fair the annual meeting per Association, At the valious creamery he has because longer than those of patch more There snap is and darn. hemming is French from a 30 miles week. year ago. the 40 farm work horses needed. to per breed county splendid associations Leßoy March and 24, woWfc at heavier re| will day’s and do a to demand strong a an in average the . proving of popular, A record “At farm sales lowa “Remember that it takes four in during the too. general other organizations, the fair association year’s the given for eoarse-jointed, j past ill-shaped port than the the for was state help. | j over farm eighteen months the horses of- produce horse work past to of materials, time and a, cost spent year's has a arranged for splendid some i elected. horse. work. The officers were I j J fered for sale and six city of produce wotk ten to required large of work in each over story the are years years a bigge pennants, and better, are r McNelley County Agent representing conditions change “Unless and lowa also had 50,000 less; horse. Immediate actiorf be we must age. than the purebred stock year’s work. exhibitors I LAX AND WHEAT MIXTURES j produce horses, lowa Cooperative will the Minnesota horses Janurary than taken serious 1, 1923 more to and prevent state on get big on a shows, at which they will TO BE TRIED The best class in the sewing have buy her work horses within to county the Association discussed January Creameries 1 1922. If this decrease; nation-wide shortage. give the various to winners in the Quite number of a county trip the be compelled will given free be ; j two buy our to to should continue for it years or a marketing of and ten cooperative years beef, dairy and pig eggs contests. farmers g'oing to try raising out I on-1 are tractors. fair. in Mower Several teams would three state only and PLANT FLAX EARLY TO DODGE He outlined the experiences mean The poultry. American Shorthorn Breeder’s flax and wheat this year. horses third farm in lowa have County planning compete. “Tractors place to or THE WILT per may a Association are which on all creameries in of other offering wheat and North eggs are Dakota 111 wilt fifty of the horse less than large farms supplant horse cent Heavy losses to from flax wilt special pe prizes for club power, winners Adams r the resistant can with membership is of flax of have been handled and at 19 recommended a for cooperative are needed. but it is certainty that they be by prevented early planting, power Mower a County Fair. are says this the About largest in the organizations. marketing 28 county. purpose. pounds of | values lowra “Draft horse farms economical of less than not R. C. Rose of the agricultural on extension Now is on the time enroll, to boys flax and 42 pounds wheat Bernice Stemson of grading used. Lansing is the of showed importance He are farms increased from $25.00 i have to 200 This is due three to service of the University' of acres. and girls. Select pig, calf This mixture is your easier or handle to than taking the third work quality. which improving the and head the last six in $75.00 year consists Minnesota. eggs per reasons: lamb and write flax alrne agent county your and the or seeds easily are of making of collar cooperation is and cuff Good horses selling. original heavy Absolute loyalty and months. A —The cost set, Mr. Rose explains that the fiax a are now Miss Partridge, the club leader. There separated. article of underwear and wool the community the farmers in one are a dress. make such to organization an necessary The best sewing in the team successful. county ifISKS) will have free trip the discussed state to The patrons a creamery fair and several planning decid- j teams fully and quite question the are to for the compete trip. Bernice meeting another to call ed to consider Stemson and Gladys Kruger the of starting Lansing of advisability the have already begun and work their of marketing cooperative on eggs demonstration which they hope will poultry. be of much interest and benefit the to of the the dress women county as form demonstration DEMONSTRATION PRUNING given by the Rose Creek last team year. Adams has the largest sewing club Will He Held April At 1 Enright with 19 members. They also Brothers Farm are; liagna Helgeson, Marian Boyum, This is the time of when year Ruth Hanson, Marcelle Christenson, those their, who have not prunned Mae Wilson, Ruth Brenna, Marcelle orchards should do Several have so. Knutson, Maurine Blonigan, Barara asked 1 the county agent to arrange Kasel, Alice Halverson, Cora Roland, pruning i demonstration. a This has Ruth Teiger, Audrey Boe, Juletta Osmundson, been done for Wednesday April 4 at Thelma Wilson and Ella 1 the home at of Enright p. m. Brothers Knutson. living 6 miles southeast of Lansing- has the second largest Austin and miles 4 north of west club with 12 members who Carrie Rose Creek. are: Mr. Nightingale of the Cochran, Ruth Hahn, ’Margery Horticultural Department pf University Hansen, Dorothy Boyer, Mildred Stemson, j Farm will conduct the prun- Gertrude Gleason, Vivian Cochran, ing demonstration. He will also discuss Livestock Improvement Vital Mabel Hahn, Bertha Orth, Flor- the spraying program. TT/"/? /? AM That the Reason is for the Purebred Bull Campaign jg> That Now is Progress in Mower County in J AT' ftJCK CHASSIS^ There is in Mower . in medium of the grading-up now progress process—the County campaign that has for its purebred sire. Where a is of the logic object the placing of least at 100 milking 25 head of where common cows purebred bulls farms that have not it is possible make upon to the income, same had such bulls in heretofore. It is less of feed at tUfr use and labor, with expense which movement is receiving the a 15 good grades'? Where is the logic of support farming, of livestock and business feeding head 40 out of steers common interests because of the fact that the improvement when 20 good grades will pay you more of the livestock will net income? common greater wealth the farmers to of This mean purebred sire campaign is being this Such county. campaign has just managed by the Minnesota a Holstein been concluded in Blue County Earth Breeders’ Association in cooperation where it entire 106 bulls with was the Farm Bureau. an success, All breeds of of all breeds having been disposed of. bulls being sold in the campaign. If are Check the livestock of end interested up in the on purchase of you are a business, Mr. Farmer, and bull, write your County to the Agent, F. L. see al/ } where stand. If in the dairy Liebenstein, Austin, you Minn., 380 you tell are and him business and produce what breed desire. your cows A salesman will no more you than 200 pounds of butterfat each then call later and discuss the upon you either making year, per matter with you are personally. no you losing If money haven’t or you are the money the on your F. O.B.DETROIT at you money present Likewise, if in the business cows. time, you are for loan you can arrange a of producing fat stock for the from local bank sft7/ market year’s time Lower Hauling your Costs on one M and do not turn the out that sort six you at All cent. of the bankers of per be made for to market Mower may County mature have agreed line as loan to of business to are open every yearlings and be rated better than their to as customers for this because of money the price present purpose. on “fair” by the packer buyer, losing you are Ford the One-ton Truck. This Various money. meetings around the county dependable form of delivery motor A purebred dairy sire of the right sort have been will be held follows: or as is in general whenever will produce daughters from use Lyle, Rose Creek, Adams, Le common Roy, Lansing, hauling low that and will yield good 100 at cost cent cows Brownsdale, Dexter, per Grand more Meadow, butterfat than their speed is dams. A purebred essential. W altham, Sargeant, Racine and beef sire of right the will type produce Elkton. Attend of these meetings one Original installation in calves that worth 50 your service to cent if and are up will per you can, you come away convinced little and the subsequent costs than the scrub sort. so more that the or Better Sires common Campaign The saving easiest cheapest in delivery and is of improving will cost things means great for Mower mean livestock is through the Countv. that further great delay in your so putting Ford One-ton Truck to a work is Do You Thresh needless With Flail? extravagance. a List order small at your once—a It is down not question of livestock, but —convenient, payment a question BETTER more of LIVESTOCK a easy efficient livestock. Any farmer more who thinks terms. he along get with the 200- can pound-butterfat the steer of the five-cent cow or variety, might just well ready get as Ford have prices been low farming to quit never right so It can’t be done now. than he afford any Ford more to his has cut quality been can high never so with cradle and thresh it gram with flail. a Beginning with a purebred bull a now less than ten years’ time, farmer m who will any properly for and feed his care cattle AUSTIN AUTO CO. have herd will tnat only may not for their a keep, but pay their own good pay owner and interest his investment wages well. on Austin, as Minn. Prepared and contributed the Purebred to Sire Campaign hy THE FARMER, St. Paul, Minnesota. iMiimimuimuiiiiiiimimiHiriimilll!