Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-18
lined guides for the schedule work in Agriculture.

lined guides for the schedule work in Agriculture
Aid Given tn Cooperave Institutions During the past year.
have been organizing four cheese
factories In this case quite positive that the savings on ma
chnery by following suggestions OF the Agr
cultural Agent has paid times the amount that these
communities contributed to the support OF the work At the pre-
Time taking cow census III three communities, WHERE
cheese factories are being agae In this and other
determine whether not community ready LOT factory
or creamery During the cooperative live stock shipping
Association was organized in the County with my assistance On
Oct GOTH the manager that during the proceeding three
months of the County had gained three thousand by
direct shipment the Central market During the
month of April County Agricultural Agent conducted seed
Northern Supply COmpanyS buildings
Fifteen hundred bushels potatoes exchanged between
living County the prices which were h
prevailing 1t can easily saving of five hundred
domonsratod to the farmer nv this arrangement alone
Information Land ProspecOrs During the past year,
inquiries from without the County, VINO
unbiased information regarding the
developing farms County In each case the result OF our
experiment work. sent to these people.
Clearing Demonstrations: Cooperating with the State
Service land clearing demonstration was conducted Tor
week during August at Murry Durg the year car
dynamite shipped into the County thru assistance
the farmers actual cost Several
dollars saved basng our estimate on retail pfes preVa
at that time
The State Again this have been in
and conference with Prof r. j. DeWche
done at the State Farm at
Conrah Several parties who contemplated buyug land IN
County, taken to the State Farm at Conra ana the WORK Ill
progress explained to them Much seed from the farm mas
been throughout the county by Prof Del
Wiche and myself.
Educational Exhibits at Rusk County Fair The County Agent
spent year assisting farmers to Agcu
tra exhibits for the 1917 Rusk County The three organized
entered exhibits the boys and girls
ao arranged credabe booth the Fair and the child
rem who put arranged very creditabe booth.
realized than County Agent the wide range OF
farm problems deal with and he is always glad to
n but glance thru this report Will snow clearly
that you help from the county, that you must
call The desire of Agricultural Agent to call on
every county limited by the large territory and
than eighteen working fous IN
day Every farmer the county from the settler to the largest
should feel free to consult me at any me regarding
their problems Every will be given prompt aten
ton and each call attended to in the regular order.
Respectfully submitted,
G. M. Householder,
County Agricultural Agent
Supervisor moved that the Board give vote of
probation for his work: Motion unanimously carried
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors, Rusk County:
Chairman and Gentlemen
Whereas apparent to all who have the future OF Rusk
County at heart that Northern Wisconsin, and
County particular depends the of its agr-
cultural developments, and,
whereas the County Agricultural Representative SYSTEM
provided by State of Wisconsin has been
County during the past seventeen months and has
proven unqualified and has met with the hearty
cooperation of all the farmers Rusk County, therefore be it
Resolved of $4,000 be, and the hereby
appropriated oneha payable during the of 1918 and the
remaining one-ha during the t99 "a like to be ap-
popraed by the sta to meet the expense of maintaining
County Agricultural Representative in and for Rusk County for the
years 1913 and 1919,
Resolved that the Chairman appoint committee of three,
from members the County Board direct the of the
County Agricultural Representative during this period
E. S. Spears
A. Helm,
Sam Dean.
Calkins moved that the resolution be adopted
Roll called and all members present voted aye.
Report of Superintendent of Poor Farm.
the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Rusk County:
hereby submit report of the operation of the Poor
for the year ending October 3ist 1917:
Crops Raised
Oats 45O bushels "a 75c---- 1856 SO
Barley 96 bushels "a SiOO----- Observation-Disclosures 5000
Potatoes bushels 275O0
Glover and Timothy 10000
Marsh hay TONS a $4,000
Glover ensiage, 40 tons, "a 10000
Eighty of $4,000
Forty cords of inch wood "a S2OO-------------- 5000
Increase in 7415
Total -S22Oi 65
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