The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
Farmers Meetings and Picnics Held

during the mOutH VI July tnC
County Agricultural Agent held and
attended Farmers Meetings and
Picnics at Cable, Drummond, Herb
ster Cornucopia, Bayview and Wash
burn Town Hall.
Different agriculture topics were
taken up at these meetings which
applied to the various communities.
Mr.. F.. j. Delwiche, Director OF
Ashland Junction Experimental
Farm, accompanied Mr.. Brubaker at
most Of these meetings and gave
some instructive talks on work being
done at the experimental farm. He
mentioned the Importance of the
! farmers of this county visiting this
farm and the use and benefits the
work there was to the practical farm.
He also extended the invitation to
every farmer to visit the farm
either in groups or individually.
The County Agent is planning
several trips to the Experimental
Farm at Ashland Junction, next
month, to include in these trips
groups of farmers from different COM
munities and spend at least part OF
the day going over the farm with
Mr.. Delwiche, who will explain the
work being done there.
We wish to call the farmers at
tention to the Importance of winter
rye and wheat in this county. We
have accepted orders for two hun
dred bushels of wheat for seed this
fall, up to this date. There are
several reasons why winter wheat
should be sown here. First, it is a
good cash crop and can be stored
after harvesting. Second, you can
cut down on your spring work.
Third, you can seed this to clover
just as well in the spring as with
other spring grain. Do this just as
last snow is leaving or while it is still
freezing and thawing after the snow
has gone and you should receive a
good catch of clover. If you want
winter wheat seed for this fall, you
better place order at once by writing
to the County Agent. Prices will be
as market prices at time of delivery.
Do not SOW winter wheat here later
than Sept. 18th. Sow it if possible,
the last week in August or first
week in September. Sow winter
rye from Sept. 18th to Oct. LIST.
The County Agent attended a
farmers community club at Wash
burn Town Hall at Long Lake, Sat
urday evening. This club just re-
Gently organized under the name of
the Hornet Club, with member
ship of forty. This is an excellent
move fer the community to make and
should be given all the help possible
to make it strong and successful
club. We have now in Bayfield,
County six Farmers Community
Clubs. We are expecting soon one
at Cable and one at Port Wing. We
are also looking forward in the near
future to organize County FEEDER
alton of Farmers Community Clubs.
This system has been carried out in
other counties and found to be very
beneficial in the results obtained.
The County Agent again wishes to
call for more names ofpeople owning
pure bred poultry and wishing to
join the poultry association, which
will be organized this fall. State
breed of poultry you are raising,
when writing to this office.
The crops in Bayfield, County at
this date are in fine condition except
corn which is growing fine, only it is
later than usual due to cold, late
spring, but we expect some ripe
corn if frost does not come too early
in September.
Potato bugs as not as bad as some
years in most localities other locali-
ties they are bad. Use dry arsenate
of lead in dust form, one part of
arsenate of lead to four parts of
flour, lime or some other dust. Spray
for bugs and early blight at same
spraying by using three pounds of
arsenate OF lead in dry form, four
pounds of blue vitrol and four pounds
lime to so gallons of water. If you
spray three or four times this season
with this spray it should not cost