The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-25
DO NOT NEED FARM EXPERT
Board Hears Report of Supervisor Dali
ton on Valuation of Property and
Divides Land to Be Used for Sana-
torium-$100 for State Fair.

In the words of Supervisor Hensgen
of the eighth ward, the county board
held farmers Institute on Thurs
day afternoon and continued its dis
cussions this morning. The session at
that was one of the greaest interest and
it showed that the city as well as the
country members Of the board were in
terested in the back-to-the-fa move
ment. The discussion started over the
report OF Supervisor Luke on the plan
OF employing an agricultural expert
In the county. While he held that the
farmers in the county were not of the
opinion that the expense of such a de-
partment was wanted, he held that the
plan had lot Of possibilities, and
recommended that it be kept in mind
for consideration of future county
boards. He spoke of the necessity Of
doing something to keep the interest in
the farm alive and to bring the farm
ers into closer touch with the real live
problems of the agricultural world.
He suggested that Walworth county
had found an excellent plan by forming
farmers clubs in the various towns and
the monthly meetings of these clubs
brought out great many things which
were just as interesting as a full
fedged farmer institute. He also
suggested the display for farm pro-
ducts at these farm meetings as a
means of bringing greater interest in
the work of the farm.
At the session this morning the
board heard the report of Joseph f.
Bishop, who had been in charge of the
Kenosha county exhibit at the state
fair. He declared that the exhibit had
been a most successful one from every
standpoint and that it had gone a long
ways toward awakening interest in
Kenosha county in other parts of the
state. His report showed that there
was a balance in this fund of $37 so
after the payment of all the expenses
of the county exhibit and he suggest
ed that the board appropriate humid
red dollars to provide for the exhibit
in 1916. This matter will be taken ND
later in the session and it is certain
that provisions will be made for the
county exhibit without any division Of
the board.
Income Assessor Joseph E. Dalton
appeared before the board on Thursday
afternoon and made his annual sugges-
lions in regard to the equa cation of
valuations. These did not differ a
great deal from those made in former
years and they will be considered by
the assessment committee in making
the annual report.
The board spent considerable time
discussing the division of the land about
Willow Brook Sanatorium and a report
was adopted which provided for the
setting apart of some seventeen acres
of land to be known as "Sanatorium
Grounds - with the understanding that
the remainder of the property will be
rented. 1t is possible that this report
will be re-considered later and larger
portion of the land set aside for the
uses of the sanatorium in order to pro-
vide room for gardens to be worked by
the patients.
The work of the committee is now
well under way and short sessions are
being held by the board in order to-
give the committees time to close up
their work. 1t is thought now that the
work of the board will be closed up
SO as to make final adjournment pos
sible by next Wednesday. It has been
customary for the board to close up the
work of the November session by
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