Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-04-14
RUSK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINS
HIS SPHERE OF AC-
TIVlTlES
AT The SERVICE OF ANY FARMER
Humblest Settler or Largest Lane
Owner Can Call on Him For
Aid in Problems Confront
ing Them

What is a County Agricultural Rep
resentative? Who does he repre-
sent Who does he work. with? What
is his business? These and many
other questions are being asked in
Rusk county since the announcement
was made last week that a county
representative had taken up work
here.
A County Agricultural Representa-
tive is a man who has had an agri-
cultural college training, practical
farm experience and teaching expert
ence. He represents the State Col
lege of Agriculture and the United
States Department Of Agriculture in
the county where he works. Ha
studies local farming problems and
endeavors to apply to Rusk county
conditions the principles of farming
that have been established as, profit
able by the state and federal ex-
pertinent stations. He is in direct
touch with all Of the experimental
farming that is being done in the
United States He studies the re-
suits of such experiments and urges
farmers to adapt such practices as
seem profitable and practical under
local conditions. The Federal GOV
ernment, the state and the county
share in the expense Of the work.
The representative works with all
of the people in the county. He is
at the service of the most humble
settler, the largest land owner, and
every citizen of the county be he
farmer or city man. If you have
problem to solve on your farm, in
your garden, in your hen house, or
in your community, call on the agri-
cultural representative to help you.
His services are free to you.
The business OF the representative
is to aid in the development of
farming in Rusk county. 1t is not
the business of the representative to
teach the farmers how to farm.
The farmers of the county know how
to farm as is made evident by the
we'll improved farms in the county.
But the best farm in the county pre-
sentS the most problems. The best
farmer in the county is asking
Where can l secure high yielding
pure bred seed grains? How can
keep my potatoes from running out?
How can l prevent disease in my
potatoes and seed grain? HOW can
I increase my yield of mature corn?
How can | increase the yielding
power Of my sand or heavy clay
soil What crops make the cheap
est and best dairy feed? What va
riety of potatoes will produce the
most and best market potatoes IN
Rusk county? How can l get more
money for my potatoes, grains or
dairy products? )WouM a silo be
profitable on my farm? What kind
of silo? How much should it cost?
their feed? Where can | buy
healthy bred for production sire?
How can ! get rid of patch Of
quack grass? Where and how can
market my crop to best advantage?
Am l feeding my baby milk from a
COW that is suffering from tuberculo-
sis? These and a hundred similar
questions are being asked by the
best farmers in every county. 1t is
the business of the county represent
ative to help you answer these qucs-
tions
This spring the representative
wishes the cooperation of a large
number of farmers in trying out two
standard varieties Of potatoes in all
parts of the county. During the
summer months much time will be
given to testing out cows for butter
wishes to visit every new settler in
the county and aid him in every way
possible in securing a crop the first
year.
The representative will make an
effort to enlist the help of every
country boy and girl in the county
The boy and girl Of today is the
farmer of tomorrow. The repre-
sentative wishes to cooperate with
every person and every organization
in the county that has for it's aim
the betterment of farming.
Let's all get together and boost