Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-11-20
WISCONSIN DAIRYMENS ASSO-
CATION TO MEET IN THIS
CITY DEC. 1, 2 AND 8
MANY PROMINENT MEN COMING
One cf the Special Features Will Be
a Milking Machine Demcnstra-
ton Daily

Wisconsin Dairymen'S Association
will be held in Ladysmith Dec. 1, 2
and s. All sessions will be at the
courthouse. This convention will
bring many prominent dairymen here,
not only from all parts of this state,
but from adjoining states as we'll.
There has been prepared for this
occasion a very strong program.
Well-informed men not only in Wis
consin but from other states will
take part The subjects which are
discussed on the occasion will cover
the entire field of dairy farming. It
will take up the growing of crops
which are best adapted in the vicin-
ity of Ladysmith, how to feed and
care for the COW, how to build up
good dairy herd, the advantage of
crop rotation, how farmers may CO.
operate to their best advantage, how
to construct barns that will provide
a wholesome environment, etc. About
fifteen persons are to take part in
the program; this is much larger
number than is usually brought to a
farmers meeting. 1t indicates, how
ever, that all the topics in which
farmers are interested will be thor
oughly discussed.
Never before has there been such
a gathering of successful dairymen
in this part of the state as will be
attracted here by this series of meet
ings. 1t is a rare opportunity for
Rusk county dairymen to be able to
listen to such valuable discussions as
will be led by the well-knoWn, prac-
each day. 1t is an opportunity that
they cannot afford to miss-and those
VINO are progressive and want all the
suggestions they can get that will
make their labors in the dairying
line mere remunerative will not fail
to attend
Farmers are also urged to bring
their wives and older children.
Prizes are offered for the winners
of boys and mems COW judging con-
tests, which will be one of the in
teresting features on the second day.
All under Fl will be eligible to com
pete in the contest and all over q
in the other
Farmers are requested to bring
in their good, grade, dairy cows and
prizes will be awarded on the first.
second and third best There will al
50 be an exhibition of pure-bred
stock
A milking machine demonstration
will be a feature of special inter-
est daily during the convention. This,
alone, is worth coming for.
The program for the three days is
as follows:
Tuesday, Dec. I
First Session, 1000 A. M.
Invocation
Address of Welcome 80. 49,.
.. . ... Mayor Thompson
Responses
Presidents Annual Address
Best Crops for the Cow and Why.
T. A. Hoverstad, 500 Line Agri-
cultural Commissioner, Minneapolis.
Second Session, 80 P. M
Crop Rotation 80. 80. 49,. :.
F. H. Scribner, U. S. Dept of Ag-
riculture, Inspector for Wisconsin
Feeding Dairy Cows -. 80. -.
w. ]. Gillett, Holstein Breeder,
Rosendale.
The Development of a Stockman.
r. A. Wilkenson Guernsey Breed
er, Lake Elmo, Mimi.
Wednesday, Dec. 2
First Session, 1000 A. M.
What Constitutes Good Dairy Cow
80. 80. 49,. IF. III. Scr1bner
The Boys and the Mems Cow Judg-
ing Contests 49,. 80. -. ...
-. -. H. Scribner, Rosendale
Awarding of Prizes to Winners in
Judging Contest, and Discussion.
Second Session, l.: 80 p M.
Silos and Silage.... -. -. -.
49,. 49,. wv. ]. Dougan, Beloit
Building up a Dairy Herd. -. -.
w. j. Fraser, Head of Dairy Dept
Urbana, Ill.
The Advantages of a Breed Center
B. H. Rawl, Chief Dairy Division
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Wash
ington, D. C.
Thursday, Dec. 3
First Session, 10000 A. M.