River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-29
VERY SUCCESSIVE FARMERS
INSTITUTE

An actual account Of those attend
ing the session of the Farmers Insti-
Cute of last week shows $50 present
at morning sessions and 375 at after
noon sessions. This is a larger at
enhance than we have had in recent
years, at least. The sessions were on
line and swapping with interest every
minute. There has been no single
word said except in praise of the sane
and sensible talks that were given.
All who attended seemed pleased with
he practical topics that were discussed
and the way they were handled.
The men who appeared for their
own particular choice Of dairy breed
save US a splendid line of reasons
why that kind or this kind of dairy
animal makes the strong appeal to it's
supporters that it does. And the way
hese farmers quoted names of COWS
With great records and quoted yearly
utter, butterfat and milk production
pleasant Jingle in our spines.
When one considers that these men
are showing their faith by their works
in keeping each a herd of dairy an
lmals of his particular kind, their
words become of very serious weight
in the minds of their hearers.
This series of fssr special talks
vas followed by--one general talk on
Leaks in the Dairy Business" by
Professor Humphrey of the University
Of Wisconsin. 1t was fine sum-
ming up of the whole dairy problem
with all the factors of gain and loss
accounted for. Professor Humphreys
address on Community Breeding
ought to put our dairy men on the alert
to make this one of the known sec
ions of the state for special breeds
Of fine dairy stock.
The talk and demonstration on vac
chatting hogs for cholera could hardly
e stopped. Dr.Beach rolled up his
sleeves literally and went at it, and
The way the questions from the farm
ers kept swapping and the direct and
concise answers kept coming back was
pleasant to hear 1t meant that we
we're getting at the heart of the mat
ter
On Thursday Professor Norgord, al
10 from the University of Wisconsin,
began on corn and alfalfa. Again
there was no delay in getting at the
rock bottom facts and the matter OF
how to cure seed corn brought out
The fact that the only safe way to be
sure of strong termination is to kiln
dry or furnace dry the corn early in
the fall Alfalfa needs lime. Our To-
cal outcrop of lime rock is not given
the best recommendation for field use
because it is lacking in calcium con
.ent.
Professor Hubbard secured our at
ention all the time on the matter Of
economic disposal of farm produce.
He traced through the cheese item
to show how cost is added to cost I'M
til the retail price is several times
| the producers price. The cause of
| high price appeared to be the number
Of hands the product goes through.
The Ag Ri Fallian Club Supper for
| nen was a decided success. A hun
| dred men sat down to good supper
and appreciated the supper and the
| short talks and readings that went
with it. Mr. Clifford Willis, editor OF
the Northwest Farmstead of Minneapo-
| lis, talked to the boys at the tables.
He put great stress upon the needs OF
being informed about a particular bus
mess and being genuine in the work
| to be done. Mr.. Willis gave a splen-
did address to the audience in the
| auditorium of the Methodist church at
! s o'clock He made it pretty plain
that any man or any farmer particu
| larly who expects to succeed must
know his business and realize how
big it is. He must stay with his bus.
! mess and help DO the general work
| of the community that adds value
and stability to his business. The re
tired farmer sometimes fails to come
up to the mark in this last respect
he says. Mr.. Willis always goes out
on his own expense and then he says
he is free to take any view of a sub
iect he pleases.
| Professor Rounds, inspector of Eng
ish in the normal schools, gave some
very good Swede dialect readings
They were much enjoyed.
The Boys Glee club gave two gooC