Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-01-26


ness like manner, it is quite obvious
that the superintendent office should
be equipped with a suitable machine.
j, During the last five and one-haf
years I have been obliged to use my
own machine, which was new one
at that time. | am sure that you
gentlemen, seeing the business OF
my request, will cOncede that | am
not asking more that l should by Pc
titioning you at this session to au-
thorize the County Clerk to pur-
chase a suitable typewriting machine
for the use of the County Superinten-
dent of Schools. For such favor
would, most assuredly, be very CRATE
full indeed.
Conclusion
In this my Fifth Annual Report
to the County Board of Supervisors,
desire to express my sincere ap-
probation Of the present members OF
such Board Of Supervisors, and to
school officers, teachers and any who
nave assisted me directly or Indirect
ly in furthering the work Of my de-
partment in striving to better the
advantages Of the children and youth
of Rusk county, for their cordial sup
port and cooperation. | shall con-
future to that end to the best of
future to that ned, to the best of
my ability, and do respectfully solicit
their aid in reaching a still higher
plane of efficiency in the schools en-
trusted to my supervision and d1rec-
ton.
Most respectfully submitted,
OLIVER e. RICE,
County Superintendent of schools
Dated at Ladysmith, Wisconsin,
November /, 1916.
Supervisor Carnachan moved that
the report be accepted and placed on
file. Motion carried
REPORT OF RUsk COUNTY AGRI-
CULTURAL REPRESENTATIVE
To the honorable County Board OF
Supervisors of Rusk County, Wis
cOnSin:
Gentlemen: Whereas your honor
ale body saw fit to make an appro-
priation for maintaining County
Representative in your County dur
ing the past year, / respectfully Sub
nit my first report for the period OF
a little over six months-April 5,
1916 to October q. 1916.
Scope Of the Work
Since April 5, | have made 249
farm visits. l have not counted those
where [ merely stopped to shake
hands or 'sWap" a joke, but only
those where | felt that the visit had
been worth while. [ have visited Is
rural schools to assist the teacher
in making her agricultural teaching
practical and of interest to the boys
and girls. | have held 1895 confer
ences either in my office Or over
the telephone. Each one Of these
conferences discussed some point re
lating to Rusk County Agriculture
| have addressed So meetings with
total audience OF 4076. 2035 let
tiers of a personal nature have been
written and 4543 circular letters
have been sent out, A large per
cent Of these letters were ''franked
letters which were free Of cost to
the State or County.
MILK TESTING
The Representative is each month
testing 500 COWS under the following
| agreement.
Cooperation
Rusk Farm Community ten miles
south of Weyerhaeuser. ed. Hay
lor, leader and eight neighbors). The
Tony Community. mike Arts, lea
der and eleven neighbors) Hawkins
Community. &C. K. Ellingson, leader
and nine neighbors). Atlanta Com
munity. o. E. Vreeland, leader and
twelve neighbors). Community west
Of Weyerhaeuser. (Ole Bjerke, leader
and nine neighbors) Glen Flora Com
munity liver Bergstrom. leader anc
eight neighbOrs).
Object
To test each individual COW IN each
Of these communities for butter fat
and milk production over period OF
twelve months and to calculate anC
feed each COW a balanced ration.
Method Of Procedure
The County representative will
loan each cooperating farmer a sam
pie bottle case and one sample bottle
for each COW. The County Represen
tatiYe will furnish each co-operatol
with milk sheet made up to recorc
the milk production Of each 1nd1Vld
ual COW once each week.
/. Each cooperating farmer wi:
provide himself with a milk scale
and will weigh the milk from eacf
individual COW once each week. Once
each month the co-operators will fur
nish the Representative with a sam
pie of milk from each COW. Sample:
to be taken and delivered as directed
| by the Representative.
2. The County Representative viii
test each sample Of milk and viii
compute the butter fat produced b.
each COW during the month and vii
report to the cooperating farmers il
summary form.
g. The Representative will Visi
each cooperating farm at least once
during the fall and once during TIL
winter and take an inventory Of fec
on hand and will balance a ration
for each herd.
Results
A summary of the production o
each herd and an estimate of fee
cost will be furnished each co-operat
or and the college of Agriculture
Meetings will be held in each CON
munity at least four times durln
the twelve months and the result
of the test discussed. At the clos
Of the year an effort will be made t