Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-01-11
County Board Proceedings.
3. Livestock improvement and
Increase.

). Livestock Improvement oi1u
Increase.
The object Of this project is TO geJ
the farmers to buy better stock, es-
peciaIly sires. There are pure-bred
bulls in most of the communities ana
pure bred rams and boars are being
bought in some places. In May we
accompanied Mr.. G.. f. Sanborn TO
Barron County and assisted in buying
a carload of grade cows which were
sold to the farmers. These COWS were
a distinct improvement over the aver
age run of cattle in this vicinity.
A fine pure-bred Holstein bull was
purchased for Peter Hedeen OF Con-
over on the same trip. Some testing
of cattle for tuberculosis has been
done. When COWS are shipped here
from another state they must have
the test given before they can be I'M
loaded and in such cases the state
veterinarian details me TO give the
test and thereby saves the farmer the
expense of man from away. We
have dehorned, castrated, locked
hundreds of animals for the farmers
and often given simple veterinary adj
vice where requested to. The cream
cry at Eagle River that started up
some two years ago is running and
doing well and proving to be an inn
portant market for the farmers cream
besides furnishing the local trade
with butter
A. Food Preparedness Propaganda.
The war made it Necessary as never
before to grow food and to increase
both acreage and production ii poss-
ible. Publicity was necessary. In tllas
great work the Department of Agfi-
culture of both state and nations and
County and Town Councils Of Defense
all co-operated. The office Of agricul-
tural agent BECAME a convenient
clearing house for sending bulletins,
posters, circulars and other forms OF
information and exhcrtation. We
believe Villas county did her share.
More land was cleared aast summer
than ever before and more acres were
in cultivation. Excepting hay, crops
were good, potatoes leading in both
amount and value. During the sum-
mer we have given such help and en-
couragement as has been possible to
the war activities as enlistment Red
Cross, etc.
Land Clearing.
This fall there was given at Phelps
a state stump pulling demonstration.
similar to the one given at Eagle
River last summer. The value OF
these demonstrations as [ see it is ia
showing the farmers various stump
pullers and pliers and their opera
tiOns. More than all it showed the
farmers that low grade dynamite will
do as good work in blasting stumps,
pound for pound, as the higher
grades. 1t also created an interest in
land clearing that will have results
By the kind cooperation of High.
way Commissioner, Mr.. Nemacheck
and Mr.. w. G.. Arnold of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank we were able tc
get orders and ship in a carload Of ter
tons of dynamite. This was sold al
cost to the farmers and represented a
saving of several hundred dollars. Al
attempt was made to get another
this fall but enough orders could moi
be secured but several tons were
shipped in. Next spring another car
load can easily be secured. Last win
ter we gave steriopticon lectures in
great many of the school houses o.
the county. Dairying and other farm
topics were discussed. During the
year we have made over $50 farm
visits nearly all of them on calls TO
work to be done. We have little time
for Just calls. We Travelled 1869 miles
by auto and in the winter many trips
by train or team. During the sum
amer five canning demonstration
were given IN the county Dy MIS-
Nellie Jameson of Madison working
for the University. There was con
siderable interest shown by tn
women and / believe much good &C
complished. AS last year | hav
acted as secretary for the Villas Coun
ty Agricultural Society. 1t was de
cided to hbld the local fair later thar
before due to the backward season
This made it come after the stat
fair and made an exhibit there almos
impossible. The local fair was helt
September 10Th and was decided
success. We were favored with TIN
best of weather and had an lmmens'
crowd. There were 24s entries in tn,