River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-02-03
FARMERS WEEK At
STATE UNIVERSITY
Many AgricuIturistS to Gather
at Capital.
PROGRAM FOR FARM WOMEN
Greatest Gathering of Scientific Farm
ers in the History of the State
Expected in Madison All of
That Week.

Madison Madison will be the mec'
ca of Wisconsin farmers during the
week of February TIA. 1t will be
Farmers week at the university and
it is expected that hundreds of agri'
eulturists will be in the city.
Farm week is going to cover near
ly every activity allied with the till
ing Of the soil. There will be lee
lures on farm machinery, stock judg-
ing, milk testing, marketing, hOrticul-
ture, grain raising, and, in fact, every
thing that affects farms and farmers.
There will be as full program for
the women Of the farm. They will
hear lectures on home life on the
farm, children's millinery, cookery,
dressmaking, fruit canning, landscape
gardening and all the things that en-
ter the life Of woman on the farm.
An exposition Of dairy products, which
will include displays from every part
of the state, will be on view through
out the week at the stock pavilion.
The annual meeting and grain show OF
the Wisconsin Agricultural Expert
ment association will be held at the
same time at which hundreds of ex-
hibits have been entered and consid-
cradle prize money awarded. The uni
versity will honor the three most de-
serving farmers, and those intimately
connected with farming, with all hon
orary degree for services to the state
in agriculture. The twenty-fifth ami
versary of the founding Of the dairy
school, the invention Of the Babcock
milk test, and the creating Of the
dairy and food department Of the state
government will be celebrated. In
fact, it will be the biggest week that
the university agriculture college has
ever seen.
While the College Of Agriculture is
acting as sponsor for the event, they
also have the cooperation Of a num-
Der of state agricultural societies.
The following organizations are aid
ing in the perfecting of the plans:
State Agricultural Experiment asso-
citation, State Butter Makers associa-
ton, State Cheese Makers association,
State Dairymen's association, State
Horticulture society, State Live Stock
Breeders association, Dairy Cattle
Breeders associations, Pea Gamers
association, and the Wisconsin Bank
ers' association. Each one of these
organizations is doing something to
make the week a success.
Several stOckmen and livestock al
thorities of wide reputation will ad-
dress the session of the Live Stock
Breeders association, which is also to
be held here during the week. Among
them are John M. Evard, Iowa State
college; James E. Poole, Union Stock
Yards, Chicago, and D. S. White, dean
of the veterinary college, Ohio State
university. In addition, there will be
annual meetings Of the various breed
associations Of Wisconsin. The list In
cludes the association of breeders Of
draft horses, Of mutton and wool
sheep, of Ayrshire, Guernsey, Jersey,
Holstein, Aberdeen, Angus, Hereford,
Red Polled and Shorthorn cattle, and
Chester, White, Duroc Jersey, Berk-
shire and Poland China swine.
The state drainage associations
will also hold a series of special con-
ferences on the subject Of reclamation
and drainage.
The state will be represented by
Dairy and Food Commissioner George
]. Weigle, who will address the Wis
itors on the object and purpose of
the bill passed by the last session OF
the legislature calling for the licens-
ing of cheese factories and creameries.
The views of the railroads on the al
falfa question will be presented by A.
G. Johnson, traffic manager Of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad. And
tnen the social angle will be consid-
cred. Ben Faast, university regent of
Eau Claire, and Burt Williams of
this city will speak on the factors
in bringing city and country life to-
gether. To make the meeting com
plete, moving pictures on the breed
ing of grains and forage plants; the
making of wire and building of fence;
and concrete construction will be
shown