Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-06

~ NSNhs dGN -. j. Emitn advertised MS
large flock of sheep for sale. From all direct
ions came buyerszs1iTr= largest Of the number
| is Sever Tailey OF Franklin. who purchased
eight, and two full blood rams, TO add to ais
present Cock. Mary endeavoEiTg TO get
back, moderately, into sheep Husbsndry.
There IS no better place in The United States
for the purpose than right here in Vernon
county, and in no branch of industry is the
profit mere pleasant and interesting.
Warner Greek cheese factory report for Sep
TENDER shows ii had twenty-seven patrons
who received from SIlS.O0 to S3I6.5S for their
/ milk, W. herbeck being the high man.
Farm work has never been more closely
completed for the than now. Less
piowing has been done that usual because of
dry soil, but threshing, potato digging, corn
hnsking and ether things are near the finish
The season as whole has beer fine and pro-
duetion large and good. We can approach
Thanksgiving in the true spirit, nOtwith-
standing the day of annual thanks offering
will count more absentces than ever before
The young life of the families will be the
guests ut Uncle Sans bOuntful spreads
across the ocean and at environments in this
country.
The NJ. Shannon farm near Retreat re-
eeiVed by express from en- eastern Wisconsin
breeder four young Holstein cattle. beth sexes,
desirable color.
People in Wisconsin, ike others, the coun
/ Try over, have thus far failed TO fully appre-
ciate the wonderfully balanced ration of food
| that is contained in milk. This is shown in
/ the tact tnat the average per capita OF milk
used throughout the United States is about
two-thirds Of pint. while ali reliable food
authorities insist that for the best results in
health and stamina, o quart daily Should be
/ the minimum consumed. To direct public at
/ tenti9n TO this and other vital truths concern
/ ing. the economic value of milk, the Wisconsin
Dairy Council has been organized, its principal
/ object being TO assist the Fereral, state and
/ local food authorities in demonstrating these
facts 10 every housewife in the land
! census of hogs and cattle is to be taken
/ in Wisconsin on October 5th at the request
of the u. s. food administration. This will
be done by the public schools under the super
vision Of the county superintendent and super
vising teachers assisted by county food admin
isIratoTs ana county agricultural agents Inc
| teachers will return the completed census
blanks TO the county superintendent who in
| turn will mail them direct to the Wisconsin,
division Of the food administration at Madison.
All the cattle and hogs living this date
| are to be counted and recorded by the school
children. Particular care will be taken to get
also the number for the same date last year.
My but farmers are hustling the blowing
since the late rains.
This year 1918 has been one Of the busiest
farmers have ever experienced. With good
| per cent of the young men gone TO war the
task of gaTneFing the heavy crops and doing
up all the necessary labor a perplexer
One young farmer, Selmer Sherry, told the
Censor that he did all his own work By early
| and late hustling. He added gang pillow
and put four horses abreast. Head action
well as muscle has been exercised in the years
| big accomplishment.
Fred Kellicnt has sold his quarter section
farm near Ross to Guy c. DeGsrmO of VII
rOqua. the reported price being SIS per acre.
Earl Morley worked the farm tenant the
past three years.
There need be apprehension of materially
/ lower prices for live stock when Europe goes
on a peace basis In the case Of grains, the
situation. is somewhat different. An immense
1 xpha md tat5 nj in
! in the southern hemisphere which will auto
mateally become available, are likely to be
/ reflected in the future scale of prices How
ever, there is meat surplus in sight any
where. not during the next half decade.
| Only in the case of hogs is bare sufIcieucy
likely. The bare shelves of European larders
/ must at least be repienished and this task will
naturally deyolye on the United States.
John NJ. fainter returned from a months
stay at WilbeTt Webber's place in Sterling,
/ where he reconstructed two good tobacco
! Sheds repaired other farm buildings. MIR.
I Weber has made numerous other improvements
/ since buying the farm the oil Sadie place.
| w. P. Hudson and John StoII just marketed
a bunch of fifteen two-year-old grass fed beef
steers that brought them a nice penuy-Si SIS.
or an average better than Sl07 head.
! Hllsboro milk condeHsery reports 1S0 pa
j irons who delivered product to that fast
| grcwingnew enterprise The smallest patron
delivered $50 worth, the greatest amount GO
| ing to Ed McDonough s5s2.1I. Two-thirds
of the patrons received above 500. The to-
/ tai amount paid out utmost $4,000 in
September. This just the equivalent of what
( our VirOqua creamery has paid out twice