Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 6, August 1911. Cover features a photograph of T. L. Haecker, father of dairying in Minnesota and principal speaker on Dairyman's Day at the Rice County Fair at Northfield, Thursday, Sept. 21st, 1911. Cover story: Filling the Silo, by W. J. Kennedy of the Iowa Experiment Station.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 5, July 1911. Cover features a photograph of a Minnesota State Dairyman's Association's loving cup award. Cover story: Tuberculosis in Cattle, Paper Delivered Before The Holstein-Friesian Association at a Meeting Held in Syracuse, N. Y., June 7th, 1911, by Henry Baird Favill, M. D. of Chicago.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 1, March 1911. Cover features a generic photograph of cattle grazing. Cover story: Relation of Dairying to Soil Fertility, Address of Supt. A. D. Wilson At the State Dairymen's Convention Held at Litchfield.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 3, May 1911. Cover features a photograph of Pieterje Maid Ormsby, the Holstein cow which has produced 146.66 pounds of butter in thirty days. Cover story: New Minnesota Oleo Law, Oleomargarine colored to imitate butter cannot be sold without violation of law.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 8, October 1911. Cover features a photograph of Lady Oak Fobes DeKol, owned by W. F. Schilling, Northfield. Cover story: Minnesota - The Bread and Butter State, by William E. Curtis.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 6, August 1910. Cover features a photograph of one bull or steer. Cover story: The National Dairy Union, Some Timely Notes From the Pen of Secretary E. K. Slater.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 10, December 1910. Cover features a photograph of one cow with horns. Cover story: Yellow Oleomargarine and Its Fraudulent Sale, Dairymen Must Make a Decisive Stand for Their Rights and Should Write the Facts to Their Congressmen and Senators and DO IT NOW.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 11, January 1911. Cover features a photograph of Grace Greenwood 3rd Katy Spofford and twin bull calves, born Nov. 1, 1910, E. P. Miller & Sons, Northfield. Cover story: What the Dairy Cow Does, She is the Country's Best Friend When it Comes to Feeding the Multitude, address by Prof. R. M. Washburn of the Vermont Agricultural Society.
The 1924 Dodge County Extension Services Annual Report narrative report includes many names. Projects described include: Soil (lime was ordered by boxcar), information regarding crop improvement and shows; associations including, Duroc Breeders, Shorthorn Breeders, Cow Testing, and Egg and Poultry Marketing. Talks about Sodatol (TNT). Boys and Girls 4-H Club working through rural schools; Farm Bureau picnic; Bread Baking Contest winner received a 48 lb. sack of flour and two cakes of yeast daily for two weeks. County Fair and Livestock Shows, and Women's Achievement Day. Two supplements contain crop yields, acres, farm calls, livestock and poultry numbers, demonstrations, exhibits, meetings, and members and attendance.
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension
Heatwole's Dairy Paper, Vol. II, No. 7, September 1907. Cover features a photograph of Canary Mercedes' Son, 32954, owned by F. P. Knowles, Auburn, Mass. Cover story: Butter at the State Fair, Splendid Display in the New Dairy Building of High Scoring.
Heatwole's Dairy Paper, Vol. I, No. 11, January 1907. Cover features Dr. M.B. Wood of Mankato, Minn., a friend of the Guernseys. Cover story: ""Quality and Quantity, Address of Hon. E.K. Slater at Agricultural Gathering in Minneapolis""
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. III, No. 7, September 1908. Cover features a photograph of Hon. J. R. Morley, secretary of the Minnesota State Dairyman's Association, of Owatonna, Minnesota. Cover story: The Scores, Butter and Cheese Scores at Minnesota State Fair.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. IV, No. 6, August 1909. Cover features a photograph of five head of cattle lined up, the Jersey class under one year at the North Dakota State Fair, 1909. Cover story: Value of Milk as a Food, A Comparison of Milk With Other Articles of Diet.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 5, July 1910. Cover features a photograph of three prize Dutch Belted dairy cattle. Cover story: The Advanced Registry Report, By Malcolm H. Gardner, Superintendent of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 4, June 1910. Cover features a photograph of cows standing in shallow water. Cover story: Cooperation in Denmark, An Address by Prof. Boeggild, of the Royal Danish School of Agriculture.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 3, May 1910. Cover features a photograph of a man sitting on the back of a bull or steer. Cover story: Minnesota's Dairying Interests, by Prof. A. J. McGuire, An Address Delivered Before the Minnesota Live Stock Breeders Association.
The 1936 Dodge County Extension report contains six documents: 33-page Annual Extension Review, Analyses, Interpretation and Presentation Summary; 55-page Extension Narrative Report; 4-H Narrative Report; Agricultural Conservation Blockman Report; 4-H Work Scrapbook and Miscellaneous lose papers. The Narrative reports contains: statistical summary (page 1); Projects Goals and Methods (pages 2-9); Cereals disease, varieties, trial results, Stussy Limestone Pit (pages 10-12); Poultry feeding, parasites, housing (pages 12-13); Horses (page 13); Dairy testing purebred sires, dried milk plant in West Concord (pages 13-14); Sheep and Swine Harold Saettre demonstration, hog cholera, anemia, Hog Improvement Association, Sow Improvement Association (pages 15-16); Farm Management accounting, record keeping, loans with Farm Credit Association (pages 16-17); Home Management and Nutrition (page 17); 4-H full time Club Agent, Leaders Meetings, One-act Play, County Picnic, enrollment numbers, County Fair, State-National-Jr Livestock Show results, livestock parade, food stand netted $52 (pages 18-20); Weed Control condemned crop field, thistles; Community Activities Adult One-Act Play, Rural Youth Group officers, Corn Husking Contest, Dodge County Service Company affiliates with State Farm Bureau Service, shares sold, Farm Bureau picnic 600 attended, Mrs. Forrest Chapin wins Womens Speaking Contest at State Fair; (pages 21-23); Emergency Projects shortage of seed, Soil Conservation map (pages 24-25); Farm Management Cooperators member names and location map (pages 26-27); 4-H Clubs names and location map (pages 28-29); Farm Bureau Board of Directors (page 30); 1937 Projects Goals and Methods (pages 31-36); History of Dodge County Extension Work (pages 37-39); Crops Wheat Adjustment Program, disease control, Herman Peterson produces Hybrid Corn seed, expense of lime (pages 39-41); Dairy low prices, State Livestock Sanitary Board testing (pages 41-42); Seine disease problems increase (pages 42-43); Sheep and Poultry disease, better feed (pages 44-46); Better Farming Club (pages 46-47); Coop Dairy Manufacturing Plants (pages 47-48); Weed Control Issues (pages 48-49); No Home Project in 1936 (page 49); 4-H Banner Year, special attention to Health Project (pages 51-51); Farm Bureau new unit organized, meetings, Mrs. Chapin receives perfect score in National Speaking Contest, Oil Coop Problems (pages 51-53); Outlook for 1937 (pages 54-55). The 1937 4-H Club Agent Report: letters, project requirements, clubs names of officers and meeting schedules, Leaders Meetings, cost vs. value, information on all activities including Fairs, newspaper articles. Black & white photos: Pauline Gossard, sewing; Phyllis Simonsen, bread baking; Florence McMartin, clothing; Donald Trapp, Grand Champion Pig; One-Act Play Group. SE District Ag Conservation Report covers Projects Goals and Methods, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower and Olmsted Counties. Scrapbook 4-H Report contains letters sent, contest and fairs including clubs, individual names and results. Loose Documents donated by Mrs. Perry Aspery contains Extension booklets, letters, kitchen plans, lesson plans for Womens Project Groups.
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension
Morrison County, Minnesota: The Domain of Better Farms, c. 1925-1926. Thirty-six page booklet with blue cover; black and white photos and line drawings included throughout; discusses the advantages of living in Morrison County. Title page says, ""Come to Morrison County. Prosperity Awaits You. In the Heart of Minnesota."" Topics include a brief history of the county, Agricultural Advantages of Morrison County, Climate and Health, Soil And ""The Lay of the Land,"" Queen Cow and the dairy industry in the county, Grain Production, Crop Statistics, The Grasses, Corn in Morrison County, Potatoes, Fruits and Vegetables, Livestock and Poultry, Educational Advantages, Transportation, The Lakes of Morrison County, The City of Little Falls, The Towns and Villages of Morrison County. Also includes small maps of Morrison County and the State of Minnesota. The Minnesota map is an Auto Road Map and shows paved road running through Morrison County. The last interior page is an Information Blank to be filled out by the reader and sent to the Board of Commerce in Little Falls to receive more information on purchasing farm land.