Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-12-29
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balance July l. 1915 -. =. $50 $50 & &
The current expenses of the county farm
/ and house this year are S5536.75. the safes zud
1 board receipts are 3. 90. leaving the net
| current expenses. sa4Ss.i5. Dividing this By
! l-5oo, the mum Der Of weeks that patients were
boarded. gives the cost OF boarding each pa
tient per week. which Is s25i plus You will
noilee tnat the current expenses are greater
TINS year than last. therefore the Patients
/ board IS higher Some Of the large causes
are that the current expense fund carried an
labor this year. while last year it only carried
labor one half year. The board receinfs tSsis
/ year are s5s5.5T less than last year. these two
items alone more than cover the extra cur
rent expense expenditures. While an IN
crease Of patients is shown We boarffed 20
l less weeks than last year. The less mum her
Of weeks board we're due 70 onr receiving for
Only . short time. so many sick and tfisabl
patients. which only added expense to the
/ trtlg s.ssa tscctor bills. We received hut very
ittie credit inr their board. while the ex-
pebses they created were great. The state
pays US no premium for patients therefore
every transient or invalid boarded BY NJ for a
rev GAYS or weeks are far from paying pro
Last year We reported having prepared four
acres Of land for alfalfa. When the tirue
came 70 choose the variety we were TO use. we
IoNnu that here were Is varieties Of alfalfa
and out Of g were seemingly hardy For
our purpose we purchased from A. H. LYMAN
Excelsior Man. the Grimm alfalfa which
came IN sealed sacks accompanied with an af-
fadavtt 70 the effect that il was genuine Grimm
anu showed purity test Of 955 per cent an
over.
For the benefit Of those who are about TO do
altalta seeding. allow ME TO say the Grimm
altalia IS much harder than the ordinary
KINDS ana there IS even strong reason to be-
lieve that IL IS the h5rdies. known form Of the
cultivated plant. Il not only endures ex-
tremely low temperatures. with or without
snow and other adverse conditions. but II can
De cut with greater safety late 10 the fall and
viii bear more abuse In the way of pasturage
than any other plant that has been compared
= - mi is
greement among investigators as TO how
Grimm alfalfa obtained its hardin IS but
thefe Is no difference OF opinion 4 al II is
hArdy Grimm has withStoOd very high tests
IN many different agricultural colleges and
experimental stations | found MIR Lyman
Of the Alfalfadale Farm Excelsior Mimi very
good authority on alfalfa aud received from
him some very reliable information and lit
erature concerning the different varieties l
am now preparing another six acres for alfal-
IA. and intend 10 use the Grimm from Mr.. Ly-
man S farm rs " only takes from six TO nine
pounds per acre.
Soon after the adjournment of the county
board. last year. asked myself the question |
How can ! wisely and economically get IN
touch With the best Holstein breeders and as |
certain how to realize the fullest value out of |
the SI.OUV appropriated for pure bred stock |
Breeders Of HOlsteins cover a large amount |
OF territory, some people have and always |
will rave Over eastern stock Now a trip 10 |
the east would not only take time but money
then II was not satisfied 1t would mean more |
time and more money. and wanted in some
tudNltI 20 EedNll many individuals that were |
deaIlng IN pure bred stock. l. therefore. had |
circular letters printed and mailed to the |
best Holstein breeders in almost every state |
10 the union. explaining, how sale to the |
county institution would be of great adver-
Using value TO them. and promised that pho |
tograpnS and pedigree descriptions. with name
and address Of whCrt purchased would appear /
10 the County Board proceedings.
After receiving the material pedigfees |
w leu are more substantial evidence of good L
blood strains than the eye ITSELF sent me from
these various breedersI examined them thor |
Qua his and succeeded in procuring some of /
the best blood Of which the Holstein breed |
can hooss. securing animals of highest quail. |
lty az prices far below their real value, there
BY saving the county several hundred dollars |
Below we give photographs and some utter
estlng facts on the breeding. of1cial records |
and individuality OF the stock purchs .sed |
These will convince you more than any ords |
OF mine as to the selection being successful |
ana then II IS Tor your honorable body and |
every Vernon county tax payer To decide |
whether they have foundation herd OF |
which they may wei be pr0Id,