Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-03-02
SEED TESTING


SEED TESTING
The rural school can render very real
and patriotic service to its patrons and at
the same time aid IN the drive Tor greater
food production by testing seeds for their
per cent of termination.
Instruct your pupils how to make the
test. and how to determine the percent OF
termination. Material for making the
| test can be brought from the home. China
plates and cloths when used as testers,
bring better results than tin plates and
| blotters pint of seed should be taken
from the farmers supply. labeled and
kept with the tester. 1t is sometimes nee
| essary to make two successive tests in
order to get fair average percentage.
On the label of the sample should be
written the owners name, variety OF seed,
and the date when the test was begun.
When the test is completed add this date
and the result of the test in per cent A
copy OF this record should now be made
| for school use and the sample returned
to the owner.
If poor seed is found and it must be
planted, figure out the additional amount
of seed that should be planted per acre
/
Ashland County School News
The sale of Thrift Stamps in the rural
! schools of Iron county up to date is as
follows: Curry %, Kimball 28 Thrift
War Saving, Archambeau % Thrift
War Saving, Epson SIS Thrift, Quincy Is
! Thrift, Cedar Thrift, Weber II Thrift,
Saxon State Graded ll8 Thrift 81 War
Saving, Powell Thrift War Saving,
/ VanBuskirk Central 3 Thrift Moore 10
/ Thrift, Manitowish Is Thrift, VanBuSkirk
! State Graded Thrift, Total 347 Thrift,
| "a War Savings Stamps.
The patriotic program which was given
/ by the Saxon state graded school on
! Thursday evening, February q, was very
we'll attended. The proceeds amounting
to SOS will be used to buy memberships
| to the Junior Red Cross
The children of this school have Just
completed quilt for the Belgian children
which is made up of seventy knitted
| squares. The quilt has been on display
| at the Saxon Bank and will be sent to the
/ Red Cross chapter at Hurley.
On Friday evening February %, a pro-
gram and dance was given by the tea.
cheers and pupils of the Quincy school. A
! large crowd was present and all reported
an enjoyable time.
The school board of the Emerson dis
/ trict have recently purchased two new
/ VitaNola victrolas for the Powell and
/ Springstead schools together with twelve
new records. The pupils are delighted
with the new machines
/ Miss Mabel Walsh of Montreal has &C.
cepted the position as teacher of the
/ Emerson school, and began her work on
Tuesday of last week.
The boys of the M. T. class in the
/ Weber school have just completed bird
j table which is placed in the school yard,
/ suspended by wires from four poles placed
/ in the ground The school children place
crumbs from their dinner pals out there
daily. These pupils are interested in the
study of birds and take this means of at.
tracing them to the school grounds
The pupils of the Weber school with
the aid OF their teacher, prepare one
warm meal each week. The food is pro-
! vided by the pupils and the teacher assists
/ IN the preparation of it.
Muriel Bradley who teaches at Cedar
was absent from her duties on Monday of
/ last week owing to illness.
On Friday. March s. an Institute for
( Teachers will be held in the Court house
in the city of Ashland. The conductors
will be: Prof II. N. Sherwood of the La
/ Crosse Normal School, Prof c. ]. Brewer
OF the EauClaire Normal School and Prof.
+. S Heyer of the Stevens Point Normal
School
On Saturday March 9th a Library In.
stitute will be held at the same place at
which State Librarian Rice, Assistant,
Miss Bergold and State Inspector w. T.
Anderson will be the speakers
/ A cordial invitation is extended to all
/ teachers of Iron County to attend the
Library Institute on Saturday.
J Mrs. Stella Mathews, Chairman CT the
Committee on Nursing, of the State Coun-
Gil OF Defense, requests the county super
ntendents OF the state to urge the enroll
ment OF young women in the county for
! service in training schools of the differ
ent hospitals. One hundred sixty Young
women must be secured for the accredit.
ed hospital training schools of the state
/ before June LIST and eighty must be enroll.
ed before March lst.
/ All applicants must have completed at
least two years of high school training.
! Applications should be made through the
/ Committee on Nursing, State Council of
Defense.