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Business Directory These are the concerns that "back" Normal School activities.

Repay the debt by patronizing them.

DID YOU KNOW that Lindsay is the official photographer for the Winona State Normal School?

LINDSAY? W. 4th

THE BANNER Confectionery

and Lunch •••••••=!.

Merchants Film Service 122 East Third Street

Kodak Finishing and Supplies WINONA'S CAMERA SHOP

Photographs Studios of

G. E.

Griffin

Opp. Y. M. C. A.

Botsford Lumber Cornany

Headquarters for all kinds of lumber for manual training purposes.

Phone 690 Winona, Minn,

WILLIAMS BOOK STORE

Wm, Rademacher DRUGS

PATENT MEDICINES TOILET ARTICLES .

59 West 2nd. St. Winona

PAYNE'S

grocery carries all those fresh dainties which make a per-fect spread.

PAYNE'S Cor. Huff 8s Howard

The Parisian Confectionery Anything from Soup to Nuts

'HOT LUNCHES COLD DRINKS

All flavors of Ice Cream

And, OH THOSE WAFFLES! DON'T FORGET!

All Roads Lead to Whitford.

R.Schoenbeck The

Palace of Sweets Fresh Candies Refreshing Drinks

„ Mit Lunches 68 W. Third Street Winona, Minn

TRURSDAY, MARCH 17 1921 THE WINONA LEADER PAGE SEVEN

THE POW-WOW DEPARTMENT 'EDITED BY THE STUDEVTS 6F THE WINONA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL

OUR LAST APPEAL. Friday, April 1, 1921, is the day set for the tryouts for the

Pow•Wow staff. Now, Juniors, we are appealing to you for the last time. If it were not for the fact that most of you seem lax, and lacking pep, we would not make such a continuous and stren-uous call for candidates. The truth of the matter is, that you are not exerting yourself to further the spirit of the school. This you must admit. Therefore get busy ! Other schools don't have to depend upon such outlandish methods to get students to respond. Why should we? Remember you don't have to belong to the Press Club in order to be on the staff. This has been worrying a good many of you-, but we found nothing in the con-stitution of that organization which pertained to this. Come to the Pow-Wow office, between the hours of 2:30 and 5:30 on April Fool's Day. Bring pen and paper. Demonstrate your pro- fessed allegiance to the school by perpetuating its most needed . institution.

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Cinder Path Men Take Daily Workouts in Gym—

More Men Report. SCHEDULE WILL BE

COMPLETED SOON Fifteen letters requesting dual

meets; in outdoor track, have been mailed out by Mr. Dillon to schools and colleges in southern Minnesota.. The work in track is going on daily, and more and more men are reporting for duty at the training school gym-nasium.

With the coming of warm weather it is hoped that an even larger squad will come out. The basketball men feel the need of a rest, and other winged artists in the school are hold-ing off because of the inclement wea then.

Concentrated effort will be placed on this particular spring sport and by the time the men begin to don their little white trunks and jerseys it is thought the girls will more than re-spond to the appeals of our illustrious cheer leader, Mr. Randall, who him-self is considered somewhat of a sprinter.

The pretent weather does not give the cinder path enthusiast much en-couragement, but as the merry robins one more appear, and the pussy wil-lows and crocuses become prominent, then a complete change for the, better will undoubtedly take place. The track at the athletic field will be im-: proved and put in useable condition as soon as possible with the coming of some warmth.

Industrial Art Exhibit Held During Past Week

During the S. E. M. E. A. meeting here last week an exhibit of nurner-MIA articles made by the Iudustrial Art classes was held in the Industrial Art rooms on the first floor.

Among the articles on display were baskets, floor lamps, table lamp stan-dar& and shades, rag rugs, wood cut-outs, tiles and other pottery.

The rooms which are used for In-. dustrial Art Workrooms are particu-larly well equipped, having adequate and proper implements to facilitate thorough, accurate, and finished work, under the direct supervision of Mr. Sandt.

Mr. French in Arith.—"Miss Bar-low, if Ivanhoe costs sixty cents, how much is Kenilworth?"

Miss B.—"Great Scott! What a novel question."

Rastus was asked at the recruiting station if he would like to join the aviation corps.

"Lordy! boss;" was the answer-"s'posin' that ole machine was to stop right up in de air and dey'd want me to get out an crank de engine."

Some Don'ts that Make History Dont count your chickens before

they are hatched. (Sell the eggs.) Don't, hit a man when he is down.

(Kick him.) Don't smoke. (Chew.) Don't lie. (Forget it.) Don't steal. (Hire the right kind

of a lawyer.) Don't use slang. (Cut it out.) Don't lend money. (Borrow it.) Don't worry. (Die.)

Safety First "Why," asks a Missouri paper,

"does Missouri stand at the head in raising mules?"

"PITZUSP," says another paper, that-in the only safe place to stand."

Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust, If geography doesn't kill us, Psychology mutt.

Mr. Salcup in history—"What did Nero sing at the burning of Rome?"

Vichy M. (somewhat dreamily)—"There'll he a hot time in the old town tonight."

Here's One for Maurice "If it takes a four-months old

woodpecker nine months to pick a hole through a cypress log big enough to make 117 shingles, and it takes 165 shingles to make a bundle worth 92 cents, how long will it take a cross-eyed grass-hopper, with a cork leg to kick the seeds out of a dill pickle?"

Have you heard the present day equivalent for wine, women and song? —"Bevo, your own wife and commun-ity singing."—Chicago Tribune.

First Grade Kiddies First Prize Winners

Selling Art Tickets The event of the season has just

been held in the Model school. A spirited contest was held throughout the building in selling tickets to the Art exhibit held last week. The rooms selling the most tickets are to be A-warded with one of the large pictures, that they might choose.

The first grade claims first prize, and the second prize is being dis-puted between the second and third grades. The pictures are to be hung in their class rooms. This method has proven to be an ideal one for se-curing beautiful decorations for their walls.

Exhibits Attract Much Notice at Convention

A remarkable amount of talent was exhibited by the lower grades and the middle grades of the Training school in preparing exhibits for the convention of last week. They were Stationed in the main corridor on the second floor, and secured the highest commendation by all who saw them.

1 THINGS THAT NEVER

Clary—Gee I study all the time. Mr. Stalcup—I haven't read any

current news for a month. Mr. French—We are going to have

a basket-ball game without charge. Chuckie—Don't come to the game

tonight, the team can win without you.

Kreger—Say, lye got a date to-night.

Ruby Rowe—Hurrah I grew an inch since school started.

O'Hara—I am a woman hater. Louise Mayer—I hate myself. Mr. Scarborough—Gee but I am

mad—Blank—Blank! ! ? 2 # ! !

Margaret Sainsbury has been chos-en to dance at the coming D. A. R. program. She will give the "Shepherd Pipe" and another shepherd dance in costume. Miss Sanisbury is at pres-ent ta,king dancing in the 3,:15 clawing cliss on Wednesday and has also had other training.

Miss Hootman in chorus—That's about all we can do with that alone boys. Now Let's begin "hopelessly."

Five Tragedies A man struck a match to see if the

gasoline tank to his auto was empty, It wasn't.

A man patted a strange bull dog on the head to see if the critter was affectionate. It wasn't.

A man speeded up to see if he could beat the train to the crossing. He couldn't.

A man touched a trolly wire to see . A man touched a trolley wire to see A man cut out his advertising to

see if he could save money. He didn't.

QUESTIONS W. S. N. S. student should try to answer for himself. We want you to try to give an honest answer to each one, but we do not ask you to make these replies public. You will not want to in most cases.

Are you dependable or do you have to be watched?

Can an instructor. trust yoll to do what he asks, or must he drive you?

Are you loyal to your instructors as you expect them to be to you ?

Would you want them to go about expressing their opinions of you, as you do of them?

Do you tell your instructors the same story about how you got a "D" as you tell the students?

Have you done your best work in your classes, or just enough to "get by"?

Would you grade such work high or low?

Are you frequently _late for class? Do you think the record of tardi-

nesses in the office would secure you a position in business?

Are you loyal to your school and all its organizations?

Do you merely belong to these or-ganizations, or do you work for and with them?

What have you ever done for the W. S. N. S. beside attend it?

Can you think of any more ques-tions, which we might have asked, but did not?

The girl lay down by the sewer, And by the sewer died, And at the coroner's inquest, They called it "sewer-tide."

Vacation Coming : Elem. School Kids Are Happy

Unless our Memory fails us, the greatest event in our young life, in the grades, was summer vacation. Now, using the method of education, the next in importance was Xmas va-cation. Going still farther, the last, but by no means the least, was the spring vacation. The Training School, at present is in an uproar from ex-citement and pleasurable expectation, at the thought of having a whole week of delicious freedoM from all that tends towards teachers, books or lessons.

We can indeed appreciate their feelings as we all have experienced the identical emotions, and we might venture to add that perhaps we still retain a slight quantity of those same pleasurable feelings.

Janet Atkinson and Ruth Parker, members of the La Crosse Basket Ball team (which played in Winona last Friday night loosing to the Wi-nona High School Girls Clubs 56-9) were the guests.off Dr-. Nimocks Saturday noon.

Buelah. Atkinson who accompanied the La Crosse Basket Ball team, and "Bobs" Lei sang who refereed Friday nights game, also were the guests of Dr. Nimocks until Sunday.

NO. 13

The first day of algebra one of Miss Grannis' pupils came into her room very down-hearted and said, heaving a sigh: "Miss Grannis, I've looked all through my algebra and have not found out what "X" stands for yet."

Why didn't Moses take bees in the ark? Answer next week.

Is everything "Bricky" like a brick ?

Miss Hootman in music class: "Now find your soul (sol).

From the day you were born Till you ride in a hearse, There is nothing so bad— That it couldn't be worse.—Ex.

Is It Possible Mr. Munson in Chemistry: "Now,

I'll go right down through this page and you follow me."

Mr. Stalcup: "Now suppose I should try to talk with my fist in my mouth."

Voice from back row: "Your fist might get lost."

Light Occupations 1. Senior beauties admiring "proofs"

of pictures for the Annual. 2. Issuing tardy excuses in the office.

Miss Hootman—"I just love Hoff-man's Barcarolle, don't you?"

Jean—"Naw, I like jelly roll better than that messy stuff."

There are Meters in rythmns, There are Meters in tone, But the best of all Meters, Is to "meet her" alone.

Some of the student teachers think that the Model school was very inap-propriately named as the occupants are anything but model youngsters.

Student. Teacher (to third grade)—"Use the word surrender in a sen-tence, Clarence."

Clarence—"Our cow got out yester-day so- Elmer and I surrendered it and caught it."

Man in street car to Evangeline—"Will you please take my seat lady?"

Evangeline—"No, thank you, I've helm skating all day and am tired of sitting down."

Girls! The Hiking class under Et-ta Thorne's supervision seems inter-esting. Health week talks and ser-mons must have done a lot of good. Better be one of the lucky ones who will have better lungs, stronger mus-cles, 'pinker cheeks' (natural) and stronger arches as a direct result of hiking.

The Spring Term Gymnasium classes are well filled—although a few are slow in clasasifying.—Hurry and get in line for the fun! There is lots of fun due when the weather permits outside work. There will be track work, hockey, baseball, basketball, tennis and hiking to keep thOse ath-leticly inclined well supplied with "something to do,"

Elsie: "Mother says I am descended from Martha Washington."

Her Brother: "So am I then." Elsie: "Don't be silly Bobby! You

can't be, you are, a' boy.

"If you can't think of anything to say you are a lucky man."

We read that somewhere, but if you are on the Pow-Wow staff and can't think of anything to write you're unlucky.

Mr. S.—"What are the three words used most in this class?"

Eva P.—"I don't know." Mr. S.—"Correct."

Folk-dancing is having a relapse while Misb Shambough - is taking a course in ballet dancing from the Messieurs Stalcup and Owens.

Model School Teachers Have Enjoyed Parties

It has been recently discovered that the occasional parties given for the teachers of the Model school are not planned affairs, but are just inspir-ational gatherings. If this is true, it is quite evident that some very re-markably clever inspirations have I been made use of during the year.

Folk Dancing Program Brings S. E. M. E. A. to

Fitting Close Friday Friday afternoon's session of the

S. E. M. E. A. were brought to a fit-ting close at 4:45 p. 'M. when in the Normal Training School Gymnasium the various gymnasium classes in the Wowen's Department put on a lively and varied program or folk-dancing. Those attending the program realized what can be done with the Mother Goose Rhymnes set to music, and un-doubtedly many valuable ideas were carried away by the visiting super-intendents, principals and teachers. All the numbers showed earnest work on the part of the student's in prac-tising and of Miss Shambaugh in di-rection. The work of the last group impersonating the "Shepartla Pipes" was especially good and formed a very fitting climes for the program.

VISITS MILK STATION.

The third grade recently paid a via-it to the milk station on Huff st., fol-lowing their study of milk as a health problem.

EXCHANGES

Macalester College announces in The Mac Weekly that there is a place for every man in college on the track squad this spring and it "expects every man to do his duty."

Other spring athletics are being de-veloped there through hiking clubs, volley ball and hand ball tournaments.

A tradition of Western State Nor-mal was upheld March 11, when it celebrated it's fifteenth annual Rural Progress Day. The program given at that time was arranged by Dr. Burnham, director of the rural educa-tion department there and recently appointed head of the rural depart-ment in the N. E. A.

The Western State Normal's in-door track team opened it's season by meeting the track team of Lansing recently.

All those who have been criticizing the Pow-Wow and it's editors and staff are urged to read the first editor-ial in the Mac Weekly dated March 2. "Too much toleration leads to in-

The ninth grade boys joined with their teachers in giving a delightful party. The boys of the ninth grade visited a local ice cream plant, and returned with four quarts of ice cream, given to them by the proprie-tor. As it was Miss Montgomery's birthday, she donated a delicious cake. Miss Allard gave a box of fudge, and the eight boys and four teachers had a most delightful party. Although it was gotten up on the spur-of-the-moment, it proved to be an immense success, and all ate with great relish, the plentiful repast.

Roller Skates Taboo Till Weather Permits

The roller skates which the kiddies of the Model school have been rolling on, have retired into the old trunk in the attic, where they are carefully packed away in mothballs. They will reside here until friend "sun" enables the youngsters to again resume their sport. It is estimated that no less than twelve pairs of rollers are being preserved in this manner.

SHEPARD HALL NOTES

Miss Jones of Rochester visited Margaret Carney Saturday.

Miss Hedwig Warneke of Plainview spent Sunday with her sister Miss Meta.

Miss Alice Heuber of La Crosse spent the week-end with Florence Campbell.

Miss Mildred Bartsch of Gilmore Valley spent Sunday at Shepard hall.

Miss Alma Haugen of La Crescent spent the week-end with Ruth Rush.

Miss Richards spent Saturday in Minneapolis.

Miss De Witz of Caledonia spent Saturday with her sister Stella De

Atiln MEI 0 dolence." We're with you "Mae."

Carlton College, on March 2, won indisputable right to state honors in basketball, when Cowles and his able men defeated St. Olaf_to . the, tune of 21 to 11. Carlton! you ought to feel proud. Let us see you go over in track and baseball, too.

The Cartoon in your last publication made some of our students think, Normal School Budget.

The Exponent—more black head lines would improve the appearance of your paper.

Laws of Nature and Laws of Society Obeyed if Day's

Work Is Done YESTERDAY'S DEBTS

OUT OF THE WAY. "Do today's work today," is the ad-

vice of Miss Sutherland to all college students. To neglect today's work is to disobey the laws of Nature- and Society, and shows a low grade of in-telligence.

We asked Miss Sutherland why she thought so, on this subjet, and she gave we three good reasons:

"In the first place, the student, who does today's work, however full his program, has time today for each nec-essary thing as it comes along, be-cause he is not spending his time pay-ing off yesterday's debts.

"Secondly—todty's work, done to-day, counts for more because it is built upon what was done. yesterday. Today's lesson is entered into more intelligently because of the insight into the subject, gained through yes-terday's work.

"The third and vital reason is that a person who does today's -work is establishing for himself a set of hab-its which are in line with the laws of Nature and Society and invaluable to him.

"Furthermore, as Nature does not wait for the farmer, or society for the individual, so students cannot ex-pect their work to wait for them.

"The student is unintelligent, to say the least, who thinks that it is safe during his college days, to work hard only on the subjects he likes; to obey only the rules which please him; and to trust to luck and the in-dulgence of his teachers, to slip through the rest of the requirements," and Miss Sutherland continued: "A person who follows that program is letting himself in .for a terrible reck-oning when Nature and Society take him in hand and settle their accounts with him; accounts which would neves have accumulated had the individual concerned had enough sense and de-termination- to de-stodayrs 3-,./ork-s-or time."

Coming from Miss Sutherland, woman whose opinions cannot hell but have weight with all of us, sine( we know her and her work, this ad-vice is doubly valuable coming from anyone, it cannot help being valuable to all earnest college students, and is no less valuable to us than to others,

Ninth Grade Boys Devour Delicacies

With great Relish !MISS SUTHERLAND

• ADVISES STUDENTS ROBINS' APPEARANCE

TO LURE RECRUITS

To Dance at D. A. R. DORMITORY NOTES 1

THE PEE-WEE VO T_,. 1 SUPPLEMENT TO THE POW-WOW

Do You Read the Pow-Wow?

Unjust criticisms are coming to our office. They are criticisms about the contents of the Pow-Wow for which we positively refuse to take the blame. We tell our re-porters whenever we get "wind" of a live bit of news (which is seldom) to go out and -get the details. They come back saying they got noth-ing because the people they had gone to see had said, "We don't care to have anythiny said until later." Then after the affair has taken place and is about three weeks old, those persons who re-fused to give us advance news, kick because we limit the report to only a few words.

We don't blame a single person for not reading the Pow-Wokv. Who wants to read a lot of stale old news that everyone knows about? Of course not, none of us do, we less than anyone else. There is plenty of real red-hot news going on here in 'school that should find its place in' our columns. Our job is to organise and prepare the news -for the win* After It comes to us. We do all we can to get it by inquiring for it. But our obliga-tions cease when we are turned out in the cold!

Either one of two things has to happen, the school must come around and support the Pow-Wow, or these unjust criticisms must stop, or the Pow-Wow will. If you don't want to give us the -news and ideas we deserve, then for heaven's sake stop knocking, and take what you get!.

We do not aim to be antagonis-tic. But other appeals have failed partly because the members of the school have been indifferent. Can you deny this ? If so what are your arguments to prove that you have as a whole, been aiding in the de-velopment of your paper. Send in news, jokes, poems, stories, any-thing that is printable, and you will have solved the problem, and we will all be happy and continue to work together.

1 ATHLETIC NOTES

SCOLONIAL TONIGHT

Wanda Hawley in

"The Snob" FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

Buster Keaton and Wrni Crane in.

THE SAPHEAD

WINONA CANDY CO. WHOLESALE

Manufacturing Confectioners FINE CHOCOLATES A SPECIALTY

BAILEY'S IS A GOOD PLACE

TO TRADE '

Wits.

The Dairy Department Farmers engaged in Dairying or Milking Cows are invited to discuss

problems relating to the industry, offer suggestions or give experience with Dairyingithat might prove of interest to our readers.

Farm Bureau Department News from the Headquarters of The American Farm Bureau Federation.

WE TAN HIDES SAVE MONEY by tanning your hides into OAK HARNESS LEATHER, at 40 cents a pound leather weight. Ship today. TWIN CITY HIDE & FUR CO.

276 Jackson St. St. Paul, Minn.

Open season for muskrats. J am in the market for an unlimited quantity of Muskrats, and can pay you highest market price.

SAM WEISMAN 72 W. 2nd St. Winona, Minn.

Do You Like Oxfords Better Than Shoes?

If you have a pair of high shoes which "just suit your feet," but you want to wear oxfords, we can cut the shoes down to oxfords at a very small cost. Many people are having this done, as we finish the tops so neatly that the change is not easily detected. Ladies' shoes are especially well adapted to this remodeling. See samples of this work at our shop.

Progressive Shoe Repair Co. 166 East Third Street. Winona, Minn.

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The BANK that

ff- HOW WOMEN CAN USE OUR BANK = = = WOMEN ACCOUNTS-for housewives, business wo- g men, and professional women.

ra SAVINGS ACCOUNTS-for the farmer's wife who sells produce, for the mother who wants an educational fund for the kiddies, for girls on salaries, savings for

= Et a trousseau.

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Easter Clothes FOR

Mr. Good Dresser We offer this spring a selection of BRADFORD

CLOTHES that reflect the metropolitan styles, of excel-lent tailoring, and well wearing cloths offering the

"Very Best Values for the Least Money"

In pencil stripes, checks, plaids, plain colors. In the new-est shades of blue, green, brown, gray. In conservative, semi,conservative, and extreme styles.

Suits $20 $25 $30 $35

SOFT HATS Dark olives, dark browns, greens, finely shaped

$2.50 $3.00 $3.50 UNDERWEAR at the new prices

50c 75c $1.00 Dress Shoes for men, in black and tan,

$3.50 $4.75 $6.00 DRESS SHIRTS

$2, $2.50, $3, $3.50 Saturday Special values $1.65

Bradford Clothes Shop "THE ECONOMY STORE"

115-117 East Third St. . Winona, Minn.

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PAGE EIGHT THE WINONA LEADER

THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1921

t LIVESTOCK AND AGRICULTURE

MR. DAIRYMAN, DO ,, YOU KNOW?-

That a gallon of milk weighs 8.6 pounds.

That milk is 87 per cent water. That the average cow in the Unit-

ed States gives only 3,937 pounds-or 457.8 gallons of milk in a year.

That it takes on the average about 21 pounds of milk to make a pound of butter.

That it takes about 10 pounds of milk to make a pound of cheese.

That it takes 21/2 pounds of milk to make a pound of condensed or evap-orated milk.

That 45 per cent of the people of the United States (those living in cities) consume only .7 pound-or a little over % of a pint of milk a day.

That 30/'per cent of the people con-sume 1.5 pounds of milk a day (those living on farms with cows.)

That the most efficient nation is the most healthy one, and is one whose people use plenty of milk and eat free-ly of butter, ice cream and cheese.

SYSTEM IN DAIRYING There are many dairymen, both

large and small, who could greatly reduce the labor of handling their herds by systematizing their work. Every dairyman should have a sched-ule for his operations. In the begin-ning it would be well to have this schedule written out so that it could be studied and revised until experi-ence showed it perfect.

Let's take the case of a dairyman with 10 cowsa shipping milk in bulk to an ice cream factory. This man has his 13-year-old boy to assist with the work; and his wife milks two cows night and morning.

1, Rise at 5 a. rn. 2, Collect milk utensils and go to

barn. 3. Rake manure into gutter and

straighten out bedding. 4. Feed all cows grain. 5. Wash all udders. 6. Milk. (Cows should be milked in

same order every day). 7. Weigh milk. (Each cow's). 8. Strain into cans.

--9.--Seaksgn weight on, record sheet. 10. '„Remove milk to dairy house and

cool. 11. Feed calves milk, if any young

calves are on hand. 12. Breakfast. 13. Make fire i» dairy house heater

or boiler.

FARM BUREAU SIGNS AND BUTTONS

An official Farm Bureau sign and also an official Farm Bureau button have been adopted. Any Farm Bu-reau member who is interested in placing a Farm Bureau sign on his gatepost or in displaying a Farm Bureau badge in his buttonhole should communicate with the secretary of his State Farm Bureau Federation.

WHEN TO BUY FARM MACHINERY

Secretary J. W. Coverdale of the American Farm' Bureau Federation states that the farm machinery re-pair weeks were instituted in order to bring to the mind of the fame the necessity of going over carefully all of his equipment before the beginning of spring work. "After the farmer has ascertained what repairs are needed," says Mr. Coverdale, "he will buy them and put his old machinery in shape to do his work efficiently. Doubtless many farmers will find some of their machinery beyond re-pair. If they then decide that new machines will mean more efficiency in the year's operations and will enable them to cut down the cost of produc-tion, then they are ready to buy."

AID FOR DROUTH-STRICKEN FARMERS

On March 3, the President of the United States signed a bill passed by the Congress in its closing session ap-propriating $2,000,000 for the pur-chase of seed grain to be supplied to farmers in drouth-stricken areas. The loans are to be made under rules prescribed by the Secretary of Agri-culture. Farmers in the Northwest, particularly North Dakota, Montana and Washington will be interested in this legislation. Net more than $300 may be advanced from this fund to any one farmer.

CLOVER POOL SAVES MONEY

Township units of the farm bureau in Dakota county are demonstrating the power of a group of farmers to

14. Feed bull, dry cows, and calves. 15. Feed herd hay and silage. 16. Get milk to station. 17. Upon returning wash all milk

utensils and clean dairy house. 18. Let cows out and clean barn'

19. Five p. m. bed cows. 20. Turn cows into stalls (dry cows

and calves included). Proceed as in morning. Silage and hay should be fed after milking. When milk is shipped once daily, the night's milk should be cooled and set away uncov-ered.

Proper system in dairy work not only saves time, but makes the du-ties more pleasant. It is the haphaz-ard "feed out of the sack" dairyman whose work is drudgery.

PEOPLE SHOULD USE . MORE MILK •

Dairying has its ups and downs in this state the same as elsewhere. As a rule the dairyman thinks he has the poorest business of anybody. But he supplies one of the most life-giving commodities in the whole world of commerce. Milk produced and dis-tributed under proper conditions is never dangerous, never harmful. No one ever heard of murder or suicide in connection with the drinking of milk. On the other hand, it is whole-some and beneficial. Jt is good for the young baby, and it is good for the man of three score and ten years. And for those of middle age there is no better food in sickness or in health. People in general do not use enough milk for best health.

There are many other ways of using milk as food than by drinking it whole. For instance, ice cream is a wholesome and sociable way of serv-ing milk. Buttermilk could well be served over the counters of soft drink stores. There are dozens of recipes in modern cook books that call for milk in some form.

Another way to overcome the sur-plus of milk in summer is for the dairymen to arrange for a large ma-jority of their cows to freshen during August, September, or October. Then during the time of year when the de-mand for milk is least, they will have but a small amount to put on the mar-ket, as most of the cows in the herd will be dry or nearly dry.

The following motto ought to be adopted universally in this state: "Drink milk now, ye who never drank before; and ye who drank of old, drink still more."

promote the common good of the community.

Through a purchasing pool, farm-ers of eight townships are buying the finest quality of clover seed on the market at five cents a pound under current market quotations. So far their combined orders have called for-more than 6,000 pounds of clover seed, and for alfalfa and soy beans in addition.

"The success of the Dakota county township units is important because of the actual saving in dollars and cents, but it is even more important as a demonstration to other farmers that the township unit is a working organization admirably fitted to solve local problems," L. E. Pooter, presi-dent of the Minnesota Farm Bureau federation, said. "It has possibilities of farreaching effects in other coun-ties, as well as in the neighborhood of the farmers who have reaped direct benefit. It may well be the means of raising the standard of the whole county's clover crop, and extending its acreage, by showing other farmers that the best seed may be had cheap-ly through co-operative action."

Lakeville, Eureka, Burnsville, Men-dota, Egan, Rosemount, Empire and Hampton townships formed the pool. Farmers in each township met and ascertained the demand for seed. A committtee of farmers was appoint-ed; it obtained quotations from priv-ate dealers and from farmers in sev-eral different parts of the state.

Farm-Dairy- Breeder Notes

CAMPBELLS SELL FAIR WINNER

Highland Protine, winner of third in the calf class at last year's Min-nesota state fair, was recently sold by Campbell Brothers of Utica, to go at the head of the Aberdeen-Angus herd of George E. Purver of Eyota, Min-nesota. Mr. Purver came to a good place for a herd leader when he chose an individual from the Campbell herd.

I POULTRY NEWS Problems in incubation all center

around the question, "Why do not more of the eggs hatch and how can better chicks be hatched?" The con-ditions causing these problems are ably summed up under the four head-ings, as follows, by J. B. Brooks of the poultry staff of Purdue universi-ty:

The operating room, the machine, the eggs, the operator.

The first two of these factors are of minor importance compared to the last two. There are many different types and makes of machines on the market and they are operated under widely different conditions, and for each make of machine and type of op-erating room there are reports of suc-cessful results. The conditions that should exist in the operating room, that make results more certain and relieve the operator of much responsi-bility are these:

The well ventilated, even temper-atured room, with no draft; where the temperature is 30 or more degrees be-low that required within the egg chamber for incubation. In the con-struction of the machine look for a well-built and insulated machine; a heating device that will give sufficient heat, also easy and safe to handle; a workable and reliable heat regulating device; provision for sufficient mois-ture and ventilation to meet the re-quirements of the eggs.

The third factor presents the most important and difficult problems to solve because there are many sources of influence that may have a bearing on the results of the hatch. From re-cent observations on trap-nested birds and pedigreed-hatched chicks, these points have been learned:

1. The hen used as a breeder is one of the most vital factors in the re-sults. Some hens lay all sterile eggs, others lay eggs that are fertile, but will not hatch. Others lay eggs that are fertile and will always hatch. All of these hens are kept under the same conditions and yet there is this wide variation.

2. Management of the hen. Given a hen that lays hatchable eggs and unless she is fed, housed and cared for properly, she will reduce her phys-ical strength to the point that her eggs will not hatch well, Eggs from hens that are on a range hatch much better than those clips* confined.

3. Age and condition of hen. From all available experimental records, it is found that the hen in her second year of production or later years, which is in good body flesh, gives bet-ter chicks and more hatchable eggs than any other type of hen.

4. Production of hen. From availa-ble records, it is found that the num-ber of eggs a hen lays in a year, or previous to the incubation season, has no influence on the hatchability of the eggs.

5. The season of the year is not a very important factor in fertility or hatchability in that there is a long period over which eggs may be hatch-ed successfully.

6. The conditions under which eggs were saved has a decided influence. Do not hold eggs for hatching over 10 days; place them in a well-ventilat-ed, moist, even-temperatured room, held at a temperature of between 50 to 60 degrees. Turn the eggs once each day.

7. Selection of eggs is important. The shell texture of the egg and the condition of the contents at time of setting has much influence. Eggs should be of a firm, closely, knit, smooth shell; yolk, albumen and air cell should indicate a fresh egg ap-pearance.

The fourth factor, the operator is the man behind the gun, and if given the best of eggs, incubators and op-erating rooms, he may spoil the hatch because on him depends the amount of heat, ventilation, moisture and turning that the eggs receive, and it is the fine adjustment of these points to fit the operating conditions that mean success or failure to the hatch.

* * Weather conditions favor early

hatching. With an immense shortage of stock throughout the country, there can be no question as to the ad-visability of hatching, all the chicks you can possibly handle.

There never was a season that looked so promising for the poultry raiser as the present. There is a big demand at good prices. Wise poultry-men will convert all hatchable eggs into chicks.

Poultry feed has again dropped in price. This is a good time to buy feed, however, as indications are that grains have about reached their low-est levels and changes, if any, may be upward.

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Many poultry raisers also raise pig-eons. Poultry raising and pigeon raising go well together. There is profit in producing pigeons just as there is a profit in producing hens,

and it is likewise a very pleasing pas-time.

• * The University of Minnesota re-

cently conducted a well-organized campaign to eliminate non-producing hens. As a result, the farm hen of Minnesota will undoubtedly increase her batting average this year. In the recent culling campaign over 5,000 flocks were culled and about 150,000 hens condemned to the block for ina-bility to pay their keep.

With this general massacre of the slackers and loafers, the flocks of Minnesota are expected to move to a new plane of efficiency and profitable-ness. The poultry industry is indebt-ed to the agricultural colleges of the country for bringing modern methods of poultry culture to the door of the farm. The state colleges of Minne-sota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Indiana, New Jersey, Kansas and Tennessee are leaders in this work.

ST. CHARLES FARMER'S HOLSTEINS GOOD MILKERS

Harry G. Cox, proprietor of Spring Meadow farm, near St. Charles, is making some excellent records with his herd of purebred Holsteins. Most of the herd was purchased last fall. It includes some of the best blooded lines in the country. Recently Mr. Cox received a check from the Sara-toga creamery for $140.35, as the earning of four cows for one month. This is said to be the largest check ever written in this part of Minne-sota for monthly production from a quartet of milkers. The price paid for butterfat was 50 cents.

Over, 25 Pounds in Week. Results of the seven-day official

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TODAY'S CONDITIONS; FARMER'S OPPORTUNITY

How many times in the past have we noticed that farmers who attend-ed sales have only purchased the tail enders ? This was because of a de-sire on their part to secure better stock but they did not feel that they could afford to buy the best ones as they sold for more money. But in se-curing the tail enders, many times they did not do as well as some of there own grades and they said there was no use to raise pure breds.

There has been, of course, too many farmers looking upon the raising of pure breds as a game and not as a business. Many have felt that it was a pastime for the men who had more money or time and did not consider that the purebred animals could be useful on their farms.

But now good pure bred cattle are selling for less than their real value because there has been so much spec-ulation and crooked work done by men who were not breeders. As a re-sult, the breeder is suffering today and is selling his animals within reach of all.

Another reason why more men have not purchased pure bred animals and enlisted in the ranks of breeders, is because they have taken the attitude that the raising of purebreds is for the purpose of showing at the fairs. But today many men are showing at local and county fairs in order to be certain that they are starting out with the right type of individuals. Of course if a man kept a cow to produce a calf, another cow to raise the calf and another cow to supply for his family table, he would be on the high road to destruction.

But many men in the cattle indus-try today realize that it is taking most farmers too long to grow out a steer or else they are poor feeders and did not make the proper provision for late springs and dry summers.

The farmer can make no better in-vestment than to secure a few good pure bred individuals and gradually cull out the scrubs. Why should he want to slowly grade up his herd when a few choice females will do it so much more quickly and then can be secured now while prices are low-est and when the best selections can be made?

But when a man comes to a breeder and expects to secure a good individ-ual at a slight advance above market price, he of course is not giving any consideration to the man who has spent years in developing his herd. Nor is he familiar with the efforts required in proper mating of breed-ing animals to produce good individ-uals.

Only by improvement made with better livestock, can high priced land yield proper returns. Why should we not have the slogan in this country of "Fill More Farms With Pure Bred A nimals?"-L. H. Fudge, Secretary, F. C. L. S. B. A.

ORCHARD AND GARDEN March 15 to 22

Cucumbers or asters may be very nicely grown in the greenhouse in early summer.

See that all garden tools are clean and sharp. Now is a good time to make up bird houses to place in trees and shrubbery about the home.

Pruning may be done on warm days now. Burn the brush and other trash about the orchard. It pays to keep the land and fence corners clean.

Try something new in the garden this year. Some of the new things are well worth while. Don't make a garden entirely of new things or dis-appointment awaits you.

Try sprouting a few early potatoes in an open box in a light room. When sprouted this way and carefully cut and planted, new potatoes will often he had several days in advance of the regular method.

Large numbers of apple trees were planted in the early days of Minne-sota. In a diary written about 1867, 0. F. Brand notes that there was an orchard south of Faribault in which 900 trees had been set. These were mostly of eastern origin and a few years later but a very few remained. -Le Roy Cady, associate horticultur-ist, University Farm, St. Paul.

FEDERAL FARM LOAN BOND SALES SOON

Negotiations for the sale of Federal Farm loan bonds, which will provide millions of dollars for the North-west's farmers at low rates of inter-est, are under way, with promise that the funds will be available within two months, it was announced recently.

Great demand for the bonds is be-lieved to eliminate any possibility that there may he delay in their sale. This is due to the tax exemption al-lowed owners of the bonds, according to E. G. Quamme, president of the Federal Land hank of St. Paul.

Renewal of activity by the St. Paul bank Li making loans is expected within 60 days, Mr. Quamme said.

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