River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-29
farmers MEETS
BEGIN next MONTH
Thirty-Second Consecutive Sc
rieS of Institutes to Be Held
December At.
DATES AND PLACES ARE GIVEN
Names of Speakers-Woman's Home
Training Glasses Will Be Addressed
by Miss Nellie Maxwell, Au-
thor of Kitchen Cabinet"

Madison-FOr the thirty-second con-
secutive time, the Wisconsin farmers
institute season will open in the north
ern part of the state during the week
of December At. The list of conduc-
tors includes w. II. Clark, Rice Lake /;
David Imrie, John Imrie, Roberts; IL.
w. Griswold, West Salem; w. G. Brad
ley, Hudson, and e. O. Jacobs, Elk
Mound. Women's meetings held IN
connection with several of the first In
stitutes will be In charge of Miss Mel
lie Maxwell, Neenah, and Mrs. G. Il.
Hatch, Green Bay.
The Institutes are two-day affairs,
with special reference to sheep and
swine raising, dairying and questions
of spring seeding. To assist in the
promotion Of wider interest in sheep
husbandry for the cut-over farms,
Superintendent e. L. Luther has Sc
cured the help Of Assemblyman w.
Woodland, Bloomer, a successful Chip
pewa county fockmaster.
Dates for Institutes.
December 4-5-Was1burn, Bayfield,
county; Wilson, st. Croix county
Stockholm, Pepin county; Springbrook,
Washburn county; Pennington, Polk
county; Grantsburg, Burnett county.
December 6-7-Bayfield, Bayfield,
county; Baldwin, st. Croix county;
Waumandee, Buffalo county; Hay
ward, Sawyer county; Centuria, Polk
county; Danbury, Burnett county.
December 11-12-Mountain, Oconto
county; Zachow, Shawano county
Pembine, Marinette county; Klondike,
Oconto county; Married., Manitowoc
county; Wolf Creek, Polk county.
December 13-14-Gillett, Oconto
county; Cecil, Shawano county; Dun
bar, Marinette county; Lena, Oconto
county; Rosiere, Kewaunee county;
Evergreen, Polk county.
County Agents Busy.
Placing hired help on farms where
labor was badly needed to save crops
from waste, assisting farmers to make
application for federal farm loan
funds or canvassing rural districts IN
the interests of the second Liberty
bond issue-Such were some of the
more prominent activities of Wiscon-
sins &c county agricultural represn-
tatives last month.
These farm minute men and paul
Reveres" of the modern agricultural
world have engaged in a varied num-
Der Of tasks, all intended to be of di-
rect help to food production and con-
servation.
inspect Army Horses.
According to the monthly progress
report just filed at Washington, D. c.,
~ the headquarters office at the col
Iege of agriculture, University OF
Wisconsin, the states regular county
men have also done such things as
these:
Inspected army horses for the gov
eminent buyers-helped with local
defense council meetings spe-
eial efforts to increase seedlings of
winter wheat and rye-viSited and adj
Vised amateur gardeners regarding the
harvesting and storage of vegetables
assisted federal officials in apprais-
ing farms of parties applying for loans
from federal farm loan banks-Organ-
ling local forces to gather seed corn
assisting at county fairs and eXhi-
acknowledging in military relief
work-and assisting in young peoples
club demonstrations.