Nine Page MINN. AUSTIN, NEWS, COUNTY MOWER 1923. Thursday, Dec. 27, Our has of which long distance begun and office distributed also of 500 the livestock industry benefit according for 1923 permanent to one our members over many were their was have paid dues MOWER OF REPORT THIRD ANNUAL threshed bulletins the calls; and agricultural during the of have county. seven acres grew the last reports; to more bulk of articles written for bushels of seed- The in addition farmers institute 180 259 help to able to have been We newspapers; farm bureau year, since. The paid secure year these annuals, has furnished articles will be worth $3.00 259 of all classes purebred sires of There 72 more per March 1924. or ends 1, many were AGENT AGRICULTURAL COUNTY bushel. Government inoculation for important agricultural subjects 4,226 help personal letters livestock and beginners find written; to due of these on resignations. Most are legume furnished whenever the to county prepared 17,209 circular have letters foundation females. We written. suitable papers, our crops was the removals from county, to members or possible where of the Minnesota and Farm Bureau not, The for securing dairy part 1924, will of in also aided cattle commercial program many There retiring from the farm. kept inoculation the News each month and kept sales be those at worked by the for County and place sale within out to was a course took of who some, course, never are organization the aid of without office sold and exchange list for all its members. County:— cost. Agricultural Our at Committee People of Mower the office has will the r some county. and cooperated o the interest the work of active in an progressive citizens. The of We have with schools of necessity be this report to livestock co-operated continuation of the submitting with breeders in county In or in you Assistance rendered testing a helped make was organization to successful nor its farm bureau with township breed associations, aim farmers’ phases do main of this to possible year’s consideration not for of germination seeds for organ and program. we every way the organization in any way organization of system izations, fair associations and accomplishments In all probability, of the serves a county much emphasis as all purity enumerate and local exchange for seed We have had calls for service benefit. While result and many saw as no a of aiding effective to business in possible Extension Agricultural means of very every farmers effected saving men way both. will at to be placed livestock the co-operative relative disease and such members to the resignations a of on reduces reach of the various county. parts for projects of value the since December to county. County in Mower work Eighteen bushels of seed marketing able if the farmers have been render service leaves to in membership, it its total corn were program limiting factor is probably the The than claim 1922, to Ist, also Statistics: secured seed potatoes. Summary of more and checking of diseases of the wish nor spread such county to thirty organization. Some out stronger as carry a a activity of the local units. degree of We achieve. been able have to hog of marketing. cholera. co-operative we have been secured The statistical members Considerable time studying of this spent part report program new was dependent is This, large extent, to attention to a rather call to your mean taken the from during the flax trouble in the and office records show county that We have been working F. L. LIEBENSTEIN, consistent year. director that leader the of problems or agricultural upon the we of some getting refund the who in carrying the above for farmers eradication out ly for Mower the of tuberculosis County Agricultural have been Agent. there During 1923, a program, no his neighbors unit. He is chosen by ask and solve to have been trying to been the following had sold unreliable seed. More outline of activities have able and been the the to outside solicitors working test in secure county thtfir fails in his leader if he and of consideration as for earnest your you than $2,500 Mower returned for number farmers. to large of As membership dues to was necessary: collect was to a Talk about or is country editors climbing this unit suffers. It leadership view with problems these of a some farmers for seed which this being written, county is petitions members. A day report rally miles resulted 7,512 travelled business actual the to C. secure new top, K. Blandin, for impossible agent on president county solving any of effect finding to means more in efforts thru the circulated being thru directors, instituted by board of in by a poor crop Mower county county are our organization publisher and of the w'as our St. Paul We future. each individual the the affairs them in to of of manage some of the extension service and the cattle however, and the townships agent; among Dispatch owners and Pioneer Press, at is always was been unit altho he glad have efforts not that feel entirely our farm bui'eau. in which will result the complete farm 614 visits made; eradication time editor and proprietor drive of the which took this active part in one has much that render service each and an to fruitless and to every disease the in of this methods of 179 meetings held Proper treating with grain total county. Sanborn attendance Sentinel, J. M. Riegel, for members and collection of and unit far possible. The unit betterment new the accomplished for been so as This will be of inestimable value of for fruit of smut, syraying 9,792; trees, treasurer and general from old members, of dues reported of manager accomplish results for leader interests farming cannot agricultural of livestock only but not to to discussed 27 other demonstrations testing seed with and potatoes total the owners results. loyal time The good were at same papers, members was one if they very his members do the not during past Mower County year. co-operate the in general. citizens We have all attendance meetings, written in of 884; editor conducted at of the Tracy Herald- who in this drive They took donated up part thi3 with aid him. of and We results of the While may say many livestock judging several demonstrations, farm bureau and 2,083 office and calls (only calls of business county meeting with exceptional their for papers, services the day and are that the best and effective success in measured most actually be results work cannot demonstrating the given farmers who inquired counted); nature proper to in their positions.—Redwood also the preliminary meetings. As present many for the whole organization individual a each to are and cents dollars of animals select have type to and telephone As result of 2,971 calls answered, the office. know at Falls Sun. result the farm bureau board voted a we through the farmer be gained progressive to there is farmer, co-operation no feeding discussed the problems and by farmers who have profited care take members five in to dollars many at with their leader of members new who has not County or in Mower large number meetings. at of the this information. In of a the for remainder of the some use of all concerned. benefited ,by year as indirectly directly /or prepared Our office complete of set a aided in securing reliable cases, we there would organization be longer for work. It not is the no expense necessary “HOW us FLU RECURS” for balanced rations all farm animals material wholesale prices. at spray . of getting these members point justify the out to to new Extension Agricultural reasons the existence that copies farm The fact to and sent every orchard We conducted pruning two who hardly and could of the Farm Bureau, either many spare is County in Service Mower in member the bureau in county addition THURSDAY much HEALTH demonstrations TALK and out gave dollars this given time ten at county, national. has state It were in or carried by and supported computing cooperation to special rations on relative pruning. information By Wm. to A. Chapman, D. C. opportunity join. Every to its merits exists and an member Department proven own U. S. unquestioned, the with for lnr numbers of individual farmers e Economics: Agricultural ought take it himself to and recognized to the upon Minnesota, of State the as “How Agriculture, Flu of secured of Recurs” We 10.000 is pounds the little article in recent a has been able place Our office then to member and get strongest and effective farmers’ most one new we Mower the and County, Mower b meal for mineral rations for issue of the Literary Digest in which the ne point is made farmers of 400 with the would have nearly farmer in the organization known. has done It over men Association Bureau Farm County 'ock able the and to that influenza .’c/ were save back thirty-three weeks after rendered valuable and comes organization which county and county every and is doing for the our assistance real an for it more makes necessarily more necessary this farmers $75 shipment thru on epidemic. The supposition is farmers in furnishing that could really accomplish things for to at such an many any agricultural agent to good of the farmer of today agriculture and the county orders and induced poried large a in busy times. We period there the farmer. It be hired help might interesting be another epidemic. The last may rather public general whole, than the similar all amber farmers feed minera' of as a to or any serve n able that during have always been to the drive, note 29 not to period passed in secure the but only London new makes suffered. It organization known. limited summer Every intelligent, than rations. Many of livestock group. ever a ow members have tried eight the help but secured in requested townships. our were general work keen-minded the and of reading the be nature troubles traced lack of mineral more to can The next period, due Reports from other best do in the late winter in and early not to are so. with larger citizen knows dealing that the Farm Bureau character, in the rations have in obtained and we units. spring, bring here. It is well to affecting Marketing: may those recurrence organization a and stands for what is problems just, agricultural remember remarkable and profitable results The banks of the with rather county whole right fair that and citizen of this the in One record the county a of the important in the influenza the of parts epidemic thru mineral rations most as a every use few exceptions have given individuals of of that it is problems country and playing very the than of the extension or is properly prepared. ours program marketing showed but death in 88G patients given chiropractic one every splendid co-operation in collection the individuals. leading of role in molding the plan. It is which if small plan a groups a conducted We have culling 14 poultry spinal adjustments. Influenza of is membership lung disease. dues. In few agricultural of this nation. by of a supported the farmers this a program legislature last the passed by demonstrations result of law “A as a instances, however, certain banks The in the of capacity of will the county sufferer Like organization to get from other of mean more way organization in whieh of those the few the of provides for every and oxygen past have given their full not us agriculture profitable co-operation. and merit, the bureau have permanent farm more Extension must Agricultural any flocks have been the air is of each great greatly reduced that county of many the an years a so every energy They have for waited each other plan than funds its these work and to ever undertaken. the any composed culled made and profitable. Committee of carry on more body is needed for the fight. member Chiropractic them to to personally this centers come has fostered Our organization funds from paid must Board of County Better feeding poultry of the come of up memberships. and chairman care ask them charge and the annua! to just where it is needed, and that Like is the other Mower Auditor, the organizatirn of the energy County from these Commissioners, the has resulted similar every organization, and reason dues their to In this account. way, has in it those its ranks who of Poultry and County Co-operative Board of the County meetings. other its patients There is substitute for chiropractic one recover. no dues have been not collected many careless and thoughtless in their which Vice- Producers’ Association, if Egg President, the Commissioners, are We found flocks infested have spinal and there many adjustments. will have be additional to responsibility along line it is this and by farmers the made of the of Secretary-Treasurer as President, use tuberculosis with have kept and send to out collecting expense a impossible for the secretary to the County will member of other see county, conservative very mean on a campaign for GIVEN one eradication constant UP TO DIE If up member whose agent. dues a every each individual member, often the Association. It is increased income estimate, Farm Bureau an have this disease. been of We paid would not to it at were see once, times these dues and collected. not the farmers of the committee meet of $25,000 of this to are to duty able render service in checking to “My boy having it would be hemorrhages service his three great to a was That organization. every be down the cuts work of to fostered the Mower We operating formulate county. program a diseases losses of chickens, and many funds the efficiency of and agricultural minutes. The had become the and by carried out extension case Wool Growers’ Association worse turkeys and County was now geese. The farm bureau the in itself organization. is each Everyone knows for not the of service county a of pounds which pooled 20,000 pneumonia physicians and said the entire left have lung over Some of township units buying selling our and organization but formulate their is duty to It that large organization firmly supported, marked increase in year. a wool returns at effected a savings in the great had filled In the I it aids purchase went for the chiropractor and fosters co-operative up. emergency the showing budget both morally and financially, marketing expenditures necessary Thru the local prices. a co-operative of over for their concentrates livestock associations. It could do the agricultural carrying in and brought for him back. accomplish and effective so Before the on pooling orders, my can more more purchases and of car thru pooled orders. much effective work if it has during the service extension more work than weak not been able has a one the farm bureau to chiropractic first spinal adjustment given, the Soils: was available funds. recommends One of committee This more supported. of well There our year- its members are, $900.00 to on save over Our soils work has consisted of hemorrhages coming minute, latest undertakings and the is Commissioners to organize the of Board were every County congestion the that those who take interest in farm bureau •oursc, thru the no orders going completing the surveying and Mower supeivision County Co-operative sufficient, Egg amount appropriates had started in the organization!, those right the who lung. But the hemorrhages an never following alone the installation drainage office of the of commodities: on and Poultry Producers’ a Association. furnished funds added to when meetings, attend those who never stopped almost immediately. seed, Soybeans, alfalfa The insuring about system were The successful crop on organization a and federal and the by state governments, knock and lead, those who only operation never hay explosives. alfalfa and otherwise clover seed, 30 uncertain to acres breathingbecame easier. As the days of as by this the boy association went bureau, would farm the county and accomplish anything, help and production. crop additional carried income, based be the work mean to an finance on benefits of those who like the became and he to on able to get stronger take to ride was soon a Girls’ Club Work. We and secured carloads Boys’ 17 of have conservative estimate, have they of $25,- the according a very to program without doing their the organization fully with He recovered and today is sturdy and me. ground limestone be 000 to for liming agricultural to the farmers used this will of The work which of The county part planned. a year our help make it it share to support or and mineral feed. with hint of lung weakness.”—A. of In county. strong F. Slingerland, representative in future is fruits the is the purposes bear the then most no agent other progressive As with better. checking the results liming, of Departments State girls. and up the work with boys and United States It the has the been policy of the farm Chiropractic our Research Bureau, Statement No. organizations, educational, and useful find them be favorable to County Mower figures Agriculture, we Briefly, giving of bureau very to with co-operate all educational you some we are depend the farm bureau must upon 1343 C. where alfalfa Bureau, Farm work. County showing of this the and the Mower was grown. institutions, progressive scope broader the progressive spirited and Agricultural girls in County visited Number boys enrolled the We farms of and and 27 in breed ten associations, townships fairs, county for citizens of the minded county support. W. CHAPMAN, A. D. C. the determines took club work: committee and soil samples with program grain livestock and shows, and all improvement a its of The nature purpose very the in carried view locating work be of experimental to county. to ten on organizations. livestock clubs; 118 in it difficult work is such that is to and alfalfa plots in the co-operation with dairy calves shown 25 county at its members In formulating limit benefits its the to of own program soils of University Apartment Farm. the Agricultural The of fair; service the public. work for the but render must to the purpose extension year, Austin National Bank Bldg. We made various other soil tests farmers lambs shown fair; teach Extension service is 9 at not to county small enough committee who to realize that Those attempt are an thruout the and aided selecting in aid but rather year baby beef calves shown and Made farm 12 Hours: 10 12 2 5 House Calls how to to benefits without lending at share its to reach to to phase of agriculture county every fields for alfalfa production. tried finding and fair; them in it in if they find in do Mower County means be futile support would new can so YOUR APPOINTMENT as profitable economical and We five of of treble doubt the secured tons their do No would be make nature attempt hard shown fair; more to to superphosphate 126 pigs county at so. an a Can Be Made Now By Telephoning 2593 This service is not operations. distribution farm for paid would have and fast organization be followed entries fair; to among poultry 15 at county more program farm production of limited the from communities be to farmers refused service to thruout 14 to members if it the There endless Amount of prize up year. are won was money the includes livestock, but tested various Results out non-members. unexpected calls for service boys and crops or crops. $475.00 and the number of on markets and better of better finding of these will be this used in tests which be taken must of they girls winning free trips fair to state bureau Membership in the farm care as standardizing grading, methods of winter’s soil One test The committee, however, home. programs. 17. includes the come is by family up. was so products. It of farm marketing and showed yield bushels of tried ten make to which would more If farm bureau not a county a program Number of calves our was dairy shown ai VMVEINHEAD bring of this service to is the aim to of where fertilizer reach the number of greatest people by per acre corn was hampered in work lack of its fair, state 6; various of the the farmer the results We also 0- the used. 2-12-2 and and secured basic phases most of Mower funds dues due of non-payment to Number of purebred pigs shown all being carried experiments for farmers 16-0 fertilizers several over agriculture. on county In by general, by its members the of some or fair, 1; at state agricultural States the United at through pooled orders with local experiment the headings, Livestock, Soils, Farm fact that members who not many are One calf club herd shown county the station farms and dealers. resjlts Crops, Marketing, and Boys’ and be, could have should the some women winning third place; practices by used various of We Girls’ secured 2,200 pounds of picric Club Work, embrace all the help their problems. There in home Total value prizes State of at farmers other farmers of won acide and sodatol for land major clearing groups activities. or demand has been ever-increasing an arid Fair $250 SIOO scholarship; thereby. that they benefit One was saving least of I may going give at at so try few to to purposes for of this kind the service and a am a women Number of boys and girls winning and important of the most newest $4 10.00 in the of explosives. of the accomplishments and results cost the of communities in several free trips Junior Livestock to Show, extension service is the functions of We aided farmer in secured getting along the above mentioned far raise have one to county as so gone 10; organizing and farmers in aid the to lines potash fertilizer for field which under their respective headings funds with independently to put a of beef Number calves shown, 4; in such co-operating to produce as would checked a way during the and not in those districts of certain school grow corn year: Number of pigs shown, 2; graded product standard, results; also several fields for tested a the employment of home agent. Livestock: a fat Pens of poultry, 1; best the market which they to alkalinity. can As the livestock industry is probably The biggest problem for the farmer advantage. Total cash of prizes SIIO.OO /jnother result the soils As of years’ two won, the leading a for this to-day is county, solve the to not one J prod O, Junior Livestock Show. and confident introduction of in the feel why|| The work county, or profitable new we considerable of time and cticn part larger but the efficient of a our reason crops methods recommending phosphate fertiliz the in and proper service crops devoted livestock work In addition, the received for production of to prices standard was crops the where commercial fertilizer their culture and is of economical use, in ers form a another. these the prize animals liberal the marketing of in and one or was crops very a of Doors profitable feeding We safely Buick needed. also and recommend cars Two can on testing associations premium in itself, such of production of fat to get cost cow were one our a way as locating securing H and the of where alfalfa livestock, the limestone firmly reorganized use do and in operation, close and not reasonable profit. That barrows plus selling 20 at pound cents are a per varieties, of be of reliable seeds clover is to sweet proper grown testing herds Considerable or 53 with 800 of the biggest problems the of baby beef is total $70.60 and cows. or ■ one a rattle, tax) a are planning of soils, the growth of of and the the testing recommend can time required extension service to agricultural is for $172.00. trying was reorganize bumpers rubber and Ms the aid in well soils. drainage these drained systems, securing crops our the second with on help It is which association solve. to one the It is the value prizes of not Mrn explosives for land clearing, which cheap Farm Cropsi: dovetail joint I all its members in but a this the of co-operation needs county every producer however, it the is training and won, agricultural securing of ground Most of farm the work of? the our crops consists results being which obtained justify the the of farm products and take strain one experience these future farmers and fertilizer, and the introduction of leguminous limestone in . proper time and efforts. A large number the would help door lock have homemakers like to getting that and count. we us you are m pre-1 livestock prevention of spread of into the furnishing the county, of unprofitable crops have been culled " cows consider Apparently and work We find that the effect is far out. wider in weaving with the work vent and the needed protein for and plant disease, any economical better rations have been out, fed, ■ best solution the is the working reaching in stimulating the (older out advising boys girls the livestock the and county feeding and of direction are and better dairy have practices been of of co-operative marketing system of the in better livestock people county a important for the of the the cr.ltur methods some many followed proper among due the stimulus of to testing the product in of farmers such better feeding production and problems which be given attention. must growth of these work. As result, crops. the net standard, graded, a profit to -Buick is the put and their livestock than of way as a a any care of of these of value farmers has At series meetings the been increased, a the and reliable product market other factor. on Standard°fComparison livestock breed associations, discussed Aiding their alfalfa dairy business is beans and soy was is more profitable wanted, the time it where it is at impossible the It is for county associations, educational fair and the livestock the results of trials and the last year’s county of county wanted, and in the wanted amounts the time give required agent to to organize associations, poulfry institutions, has been improved. A third considered. As result, association a we were in that that time, and get at way these clubs and look after the grain shows, farmers conducting of and is in the by of organization. called county corn process upon our reasonable SIXES production plus cost of a girl’s and home demonstration canning testing associations, of We have furmsh eleven of Five organizing actual records of tons Passenger to Touring $1295 reliable cow over Three production Passenger profit. Sport has be*en work. Our Two . county Passenger Roadster 1275 .TV Roadster co-operative marketing and such in the bean seed, pounds farmer 1,530 $1675 of organizations, as case one soy ' Five Passenger . Sedan 2095 have introductory We suggested in these efficient fortunate in having - Fo D P^» . very an Sport the Five “ r all fall within whose en Grimm Alfalfa, Passenger « er herd of grade of genuine 3,230 7 Double scope cows actually Touring remarks of the progressive 1725 club leader employed by Service Sedan many some 1695 service. of extension of agricultural averaged pounds fat pounds of red clover, 374 of 200 pounds . . . Seven . . Brougham Passenger Touring Sedan 2235 problems the agricultural extension 1565 this schools of conduct the to county . Seven . thinking citizen Passenger broadminded, Any for the herd Ihis Sedan Another clover. 2285 Four sweet Passenger per cow year. means an acreage Coupe 1995 . is with service concerned and asked been take work. Our duties have to readily that of of beans; Mower county of 16 averaged 384 pounds of of 3,660 127 see can acres cows soy FOURS for aid and consideration further of of the livestock work. your care that the agricultural extension work fat while the in genuine Grimm alfalfa the is of E state 1 P covers or Touring average *® "* $ 965 cn * er Five Passenger Sedan them. solution of $1495 Passenger Roadster Miscellaneous: . o 935 that its This shows of of protein Four fat. the value legumes Passenger vast and 160 pounds Coupe program scope 1395 a many acres . give few definite We will Prices / It has been possible for furnish to 6. you Buick now a Factorial; embracing steady had for feed, is of good feeding feed heretofore o. and testing. us government not progress or one a tax to be care, added relative accomplishments the to help in the form of bulletin, agricultural along high priced of general Working in co-operation with the purchased in the form of nature some a EJ2.-13-NP agricultural planned by the form instructions dress patterns and program is of value improvement which to of least purebred sire campaign series of A saving at concentrates. a extension committee. Before doing ART and specialist service J. PETERSON to It these reliable citizen in the county. twelve meetings held in the the purchase of SB3O secure can every were on briefly give this, however, will for hope the but have to that it would be we resulting placing through pooled be readily the effected also county only in seeds not women we seen was the of the farm bureau status effective work for them the organization: who values of impossible of fifty purebred sires significant for the county agent directly orders. The more some the of the fact that the representative county and indirectly, but these projects lies in Maple Street is coming There in the Austin, Minn. many more year. are county Extension service Organization extension Status the the better better cheaper agricultural to of in feeding and of livestock they indicate and few hundred of these dress rations care a with reach all County Farm Bureau. in general service which livestock county for and parts of forms which with or popular a a our a more are very which The bureau has townships, of farm 795 be county measured in dollars and diversified method of farming. The twenty the cannot specialist result of the ?-e some women as a When better automobiles built, Buick will build them. are the signed members. Of these located 35 miles from 52f this but which results in county seat growing of beans cents seed given. service up year soy as crop a