Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-18

peck potatoes hundred hills of sweet and
urnp hundred school children
the City Ladysmh. Those who had land at home
supplied with place which powed and prepared for them
Throughout the these boys and girls given nstruc
regarding the cultivation and management of their garden
lots In majority of cases the sweet reached the roasting
reports number the child
canned and dried the of their lots The
yield potatoes reported from the peck of seed four and
three ourth
hundred potatoes stored for winlc:
Project No. County Boys Girls Potato Club
The rural school children have again had successful
boys girls potato club hundred twenty
year plan
each member one peck of pure seed was again carried out re-
port indicates that yield the
club averaged bushels showing that the rural school
children somewhat better farmers than their city cousins
Reports from fathers and mothers of these club members show
that after work of the boys and girls have this
from fifty sevenve bushe of variety seed potatoes
which originated from the first peck received from the County
Agricultural Agent With these children scattered throughout the
county to how rapidly the standard variety potatoes
replacing the mixed varieties found the county
half years
Project No. 8.
After conference Agricultural Committee appointed
by Chairman the general plan of work for 1861 based
the Improvement of dairy stock and the improvement of
potato culture in Rusk County,
Milk Testing: the the County, found the
dairy be small and scattered Many of the herds having
picked up by the settlers his arrival here They
made up of inferior animals discarded from the larger and older
herds Eliminating animals which under almost condition
could not be expected for the feed milk testing and record
keeping been urged and official testing Association
process of formation 10 farmers have signed the
only needed put the plan into opera
ton In addition testing association Junior
Circuits of the rural schools
years these schools
weigh the milk from each cow in home herd
to the milk from each in the herd each
month the chOOhouse In this systematic record
will ho kent for each cow in he herd Bv nacng hs work under
direct supervision of the Rural School teacher hoped that
uniform samples and more regular testing periods can be
maintained than have been able through working with
the farmers Themselves Teachers throughout the County have
asked for the organization of such work in their schools and
that twelve such school house circuits will be estab
shed by January list.
In addition testing County
each week. tests twenty-five or thirty samples of
milk and brought by individuals the object of these tests
being to check outside milk and cream buying agencies and to in
the farmers of this county fair test of their products
Miscellaneous Lines of Work
Again this year revived plans for eleven
milk houses four root cellars and several
buildings Ventilation has been talked at possible
Marketg letter has been continued
year and hundred farmers the County receive let
which list their stock farm produce and equipment which
other farmers throughout the County wish to buy sell
Tuhercun Testing have tested six farm herds and several
individual animals which bought outside of the County, and
were being imported breeding purposes treated
and other minor ailments This service
was parties great distance from
veterinary with whom have cooperated whenever
sble
importation of Good Dairy Stock The County Agricultural Agent
again praises bred sire at possible
opportunity result that Rusk County has fifteen
c bred re this wear than last and three carloads foundation
dairy imported from the older dairy sections
Several bred dairy calves purchased Fond du Lac and
County boys girls to club project This
the most comendabe of farmers to
themselves high grade and bred dairy business
every girl has shown interest in raising
animal and locate calf that shows promise of grow
that will be great Improvement over the
Boys and girls interested in this project asked
with the County Agent possible.
with Community Clubs Regular farmers clubs have
conducting meetings Kngers Corners the town OF Murry
the Town Wilson, AmacOy Lake in the
Bend Galley Lake in the town of Thonapple at
the Washington at Rusk Farm the town OF
the school house the town of Cedar Rapids Maple
the of Grant, Roger school house
homappe Town Line school house in Hubbard Haasl
the Of Dewey and at various other points
where occasional meetings have been held The prob
arising communities have been brought and dis
the There phase of
County work which has been than the
response cooperation received at these community meetings
the Agricultural Agents time has been largely
the wants of the settler great volume
questions arise the mind of the who located in
and unfamiliar country with the object of building new home
settler has been the task
foundation stock of Dairy his first team
years Following Immediately the farmer
advice planning his farm buildings The best
method of clearing the first land where to
and what best adapted to his
cooperation with the farmers through
county, who have surplus STOCK seed grains and
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