River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-10-18
For the Tenth Successive Time
Wisconsin Given Worlds
Championship.
WHEAT FIRST PRIZE ALSO
State Shown to Be One of the TWO
States of the Nation Which Lead
in the Production of
Potatoes.

shown the superiority of her high-bred
and improved grains, dairy and other
farm products when they were placed
in competition with the world at the
International Soil Products exposition
at Peoria, Ill. At this exposition the
immigration division Of the Wisconsin
department of agriculture at Madison
put On an exhibit in cooperation with
various exhibitors of the state.
AS a result Wisconsin, for the tenth
successive time, won the worlds cham
pionship on its barley, competing with
the best barley sections of the United
States and Canada, including irrigated
districts. The winning sample of bar
ley was exhibited by William Bell or
Arlington, Wis.
Wins on Spring Wheat.
Wisconsin also won first on spring
wheat and winter wheat in competition
with the great wheat states of the
West. This is a reminder that Wis
consin was once one Of the leading
wheat states, and indicates what it
can do when it again places emphasis
on this crop. The samples submitted
were presented by Ell. e. Kruger OF
Beaver Dam.
The fact that Wisconsin is one OF
the two greatest potato states in the
Union, and probably first in quality
and standard varieties, was recognized
by five first prizes and three second
prizes on six of the recognized lead
ing varieties of potatoes in this worlds
competition. Samples were submitted
by E. S. Campbell of Three Lakes
and III. L. Brooks of Tomahawk.
Wisconsin also won first on clover
seed, field peas, blue-joint; second on
timothy, sweet clover, orchard grass
and durur wheat.
Wisconsin also won the SIS prize for
the best display from an individual
farm, through the display from the
farm of III. e. Kruger of Beaver Dam.
The Wisconsin exhibit was in charge
of B. G. Packer, director of immigra-
ton, Wisconsin department of agri-
culture, assisted by H. E. Kruger.
In addition to these products of the
soil, splendid display was presented
of opportunities and accomplishments
of Wisconsin along lines of general
livestock and dairying.
Special emphasis was placed upon
the Wisconsin sheep industry, and par
ticu1arly the great opportunities of
sheep in upper Wisconsin, especially
for the great sheep ranchers now be-
In1 nf hn NV
Element. This exhibit formed an ex-
cellent opportunity for favorable COM
parison between the we'll watered re-
gions Of Wisconsin and the central
states and western plains.
Offers Free Training in Telegraphy.
A school of telegraphy to train some
of the $4,000 telegraphers needed by
the United States army has just been
established by the University of Wis
consin as part of it's special wax
work, according to action just taken
by the regents. The work has been
undertaken at the request of the sig
nal corps of the army and instruction
will begin Monday, October s.
Any person, whether regularly en-
rolled in the university or not, may eE-
ter the school of telegraphy and there
will be no tuition charge. The train
ing is intended for both wire and wire
less operators. Applications should be
made to Prof. E. Nj. Terry, Physics
building.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany is cooperating with the univer-
sity in supplying an instructor to
work under Professor Terry's charge.
Apparatus for the course is being sup
piled by the Western Union and the
signal corps.