Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-09
Will SELL Pure
BRED LIVE SIX
Winneshiek County Pure Bred Live
Stock Association Formed in De-
corah Last Saturday After
noon
WILL HOLD BIG
SALE IN NOVEMBER
Breeders Who Have Live Stock to
List Should Communicate With
County Agent of Wnneshiek
i'm DecOrah

Last Saturday Winneshiek County
was we'll represented at an organi-
zation meeting of breeders of pure
bred live stock. An association was
formed, officers were elected and
directors representing the various
classes of live stock were appointed
The directors are arranging for A
sale of pure bred live stock sometime
in November. The exact dates will
be announced in due time.
Much interest was manifested at
this meeting by everybody present
together with expressions of inter-
est by others who were unable to be
present. The formation of an as.
sociation of this kind, while it is the
first association of its kind in Win
neshiek County is destined grea!
deal towards the building UP of. the
live stock industry in the county.
1t is step that has long been look
ed for by men interested in live
stock affairs.
The breeders who have live stock to
list at this sale should communicate
with the county agent office for rules
and regulations governing this sale.
The cooperation of the fair as
sociation has been secured. They
have generously granted US the use
of the fair grounds and buildings
for this purpose. Good auctioneers
have been secured. Other details
have also been attended to.
In ordAr.that the live stock listed
may be properly cava,dged and the
sale carefully advertised, Oct. 18th
has been set as the last day upon
which live stock may be listed.
Rural Teachers in Convention are
Urged to Stimulate the Sugar
Cane Industry.
The teachers at convention as
sembled at the court house last
Friday were urged to cooperate with
the people of their respective school
districts in securing good cane fol-
the sugar cane crop of 1919. During
the past few years the sugar cane
industry has been much neglected
largely because of commercial rea-
sons. Because of this apparent ne
glect there has been felt great
shortage of good cane seed. This
is why people are urged everywhere
to select cane seed from fields OF
good cane. May we not more than
double Winneshiek county crop OF
sugar cane for next year.
United States Food Administration
Requests Hog Census.
The different schools of the county
are cooperating in making survey
of all stock of hogs in the county
Some OF the schools will not be in
session for sometime. Such school
districts will have the census or sur
vey made by the farm bureau CO.
operators, who are the authorized
government. officials for making
such surveys. The cooperation oi
everybody in the respective districts
is solicited in order that the work
may be lessened and facilitated for
the co-operators, who devote con-
siderable time in the making of these
surveys.
Following are the officers of tht
association:
Albert Wingate. president; VIII
Beard first vice president; j. F
Nolan I'd vice president; H. o. Wat
rud, Sec. and H. c. Hjerleid, Treas
Directors: Swine men-Alfred
Magnus, Ridgeway, Poland Chinas;
c. C. Pilgrim, Decorah, Chester
Whites; Geo. Willsie, Prosper, Du
roc Jerseys; w. G. Herolds, Spill.
vile, Berkshires.
Cattle men-W. o. Casterton
Spring Grove, Shorthorns; N. Rich
ert, Prosper, Herefords; r. M. Mil
Ter, Prosper, Aberdeen Angus; Dave
Leach, Decorah, Dairy Breeds; Fl
S. Smith, Decorah. sheep; t. j.
Crawford, Decorah. horses.
Ex-officio officers are T. o. Toilet
son, VIM. Headington, Phil Carolan
and Fl. T, Ramlo.
The association will be known as
the Winneshiek County Pure Bred
Live Stock Association. Livestock
q. aIreadv heing listed with the