Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-11-27
NEXT WEEK THE STATE CON-
VENTION WILL BE HERE
LARGE ATTENDANCE
ANTICIPATED
FARMERS URGED TO BRING COWS
Nocn-Day Luncheon Will Be. Served
en- Last Day Without Charge.
Prizes Offered for
Grade Cows

Pursuant to a call issued by W..
D. Hoard asking dairymen to meet
for the purpose of forming State
Dairymen's Association, seven men,
viz: w. d. Hoard, Stephen Favill, W..
S. Greene, Chester Hazen, II. F..
Dousman, A. D. Favill, and Fl. G.
Drake met at WatertoWn, February
Is, 1872, and organized the Wiscon-
sin Dairymen's Association, the So
ciety which holds it's forty-third con-
secutive annual convention Deem
Der 1, 2, at Ladysmith
During this interval and in a large
measure through it's efforts, the val
lie of the annual dairy products of
Wisconsin has increased from 81, ,000,-
900 to 500, 100000. Large as this in
crease has been, there is abundant
room for further improvement. The
COW that does not pay her board is
everywhere in evidence. 1t is the
mission of the Association to urge
dairymen to keep better COWS, give
them better care, feed them more
intelligently, handle their products to
better profit, and protect the dairy
market from fraudulent limitations
Through it's initiative the Farm In
stitutes were inauguratod, the Dairy
School established, the Dairy and
Food Commission created, and the
dairy legislation of the State per-
fected.
AS a recognition Of the great
awakening along the dairy line that
upper Wisconsin is experiencing, it
was decided to hold this convention
at Ladysmith, the only time it has
been held this far north in the
state. Ladysmith is to be congrat-
ulated on securing this convention
and the dairymen of Rusk county
should not overlook the fact that it
is an unusual opportunity that is
presented to them at this time, to
be privileged to attend such a
meeting here at home.
Our farmers, or most of them at
least, are a progressive, wide-awake
lot, glad to learn anything that may
prove of value to them and have
shown themselves willing and anX-
iOus to listen to anyone who has
something to offer in suggestion or
advice that may profit them. For
that reason, We expect a very large
attendance OF Rusk county dairymen
at the convention, which VIII be
virtually 'three-day school for
practical dairymen."
There will be a live stock exhibit
held in connection With this con
vention. Anyone owning grade ami
mails may compete for prizes, which
are offered by the citizens of Lady
smith Have the animals on hand
Wednesday morning, December 2. A
good place for keeping them has
been provided.
The first prize will be $40, second
$3.50, and third $500 These prizes
will be paid as soon as awarded
Farmers are urged to bring in theil
grade COWS for this competition, az
,hey will be used for stock judging
and demonstration purposes. Al
though some pure-breds will be ex
hibited, they will be excluded from
competing for the prizes.
A Boys Cow Judging Contest will
take place Wednesday, from 11:00 t
1900 a. M Any boy under twenty
one years of age will be allowed t.
participate in this contest and com
pete for the prizes.
A Mems Cow Judging Contest Wi
who has been a successful breede
for years, will give lecture o
judging cattle, and then have thos
who desire Judge cattle
Prizes will be awarded in each col
test as follows: First $500; secon
$500; third $500.
The business men of Ladysmit
have arranged to have noon-da
luncheon served free of charge
those attending the convention G
the last day. At this time an o.
portunity will be afforded for di
cussion of pertinent topics that ma
be brought up by anyone.
We believe it will not be a vast
of space to publish the progra