River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-07-11
State Leader for Dairy Cattle.

Wisconsin is the leading Brown
| Swiss cattle state in the United
| States according to figures com
piled by Ira AMMAN, secretary of the
national association of Swiss cattle
owners. Illinois is second, New York
third, Ohio fourth. Some of the largest
and most noted Wisconsin herds of
this breed are near Monticello, Beloit,
Delavan and Honey Creek in Racine
county.
Wisconsin is third in number of Red
Polled cattle according to statistics
gathered by Andrew w. Hopkins, sec
rotary of the Wisconsin Live Stock
Breeders association. Iowa and Ne
braska are first and second. James w.
Martin, university regent, Richland
county, has one of the first and most
noted herds
Chester White swine are the most
popular breed in Wisconsin. There
are now eighteen members of the
Chester White Swine Record associa-
ton of America in Wisconsin. There
are many others not registered with
the organization
Wisconsin ranks second as a Hol-
stein raising state. New York is first,
with Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Michigan and Illinois following in or
der of Importance. New York has l.
479 members of the Holstein-Fresian
association of America, Wisconsin 653,
Ohio 428. Pennsylvania 2S2, Michigan
ESQ, and Illinois 233.
The champion milk producer of the
world is a wisconsin COW, Colantha's
Fourth, owned by w. j Gillette of Ros-
endale, with a record Of 27,432.5
pounds in one year. This excels the
champion butter COW by % pounds.
Banostine Belle De Kol is the cham
pion butter cow with 1058.43 pounds in
year. This COW Is an Ohio animal.
State to Issue Insurance Policies.
Formal applications for insurance
policies under the new state law by
which the state will engage in insur-
ance business will be taken as soon as
the rates, which have already been de-
termined, are received from the print
er and are ready for distribution. Poll
cies will not be issued until after
enough applications have been re-
ceived so that several hundred may be
issued simultaneously.
The state insurance department has
finished calculations of premiums,
cost of insurance and reserves and for
ordinary life, twenty payment life,
! ,,,.,a ~ o~o OK IN n 0xuy,oo,o+ "a o0o of
65 and then ten year endowment poll
cies. The rates are participating
rates and generally lower than par
ticipating rates of insurance compan-
les doing business in this state, but
higher than non-participating rates.
There appears to be no apprehension
on the part of insurance companies
that state insurance will decrease their
business. The state will deal IN insur-
ance, but will not solicit business, and
many believe that the entrance of the
state into this line of business will
stimulate a more general interest in
insurance, and will help the compan-
les.
State Tennis Tourney Aug. 10.
The twenty-f1ft annual torunan.
ament for the tennis championship of
the state in mems singles and doubles
will be held on the courts Of the
Town club in Milwaukee, starting on
August TO- according to the invitations
which were distributed. The winner
of the singles will play Alexander M.
Squair of Chicago, the present holder.
for the challenge cup, while the win
ming team in doubles will be called on
to play ]. l. B. Larned and James For
stall, also of Chicago, for the Spauld-
ing challenge cups. Consolation COM
petition will be played in singles and
doubles.
Mr. Robert McMynn will act as ref
cree. Entries will close at the office of
George Gibbs, Stephenson building, at
noon on August 8. The entrance fee
will be $3.50 for singles and 81 per
team In doubles and must accompany
the entry. The rules of the U. S. N.
L. T. A. will govern the play.
Besides the challenge cup in singles
and doubles, there will be prizes for
the winners, runners-up and consola-
ton winner.
SzarkowskI Heads Clerks.
At the closing session of the state
postal clerks convention in Marinette
the following officers were elected:
President ]. H. SZarkcwsl1i, Superior;