Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-12
IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES
AN APPEAL FOR MORE INTEN-
SIFIED FARMING
We Must Improve Herds and Floehs,
Soils. Gardens-Seientific Tests
and Processes Must be Applied
To the Farmers of Vernon County:

To the Farmers of Vernon County:
In order to successfully prosecute the war
ment. every resource at our command must
be frlly and efficiently developed. Whatever
Vernon county does toward winning the war
must very largely be accomplished through
its agriculture. Th.s means "a that more
attention should be given to our :5zis. They
should be tested for aeidity. Fertilizers should
be abundantly applied. Proper rotation
should be praetieed, etc. 90 Field crops Of
various kinds should be planted on those soils
best adapted to them, and on places least
exposed to washing, and only those crops
best adapted 10 this climate and locality
should be attempted. 49, More attention
should be given to our orchard and garden
products Thousands IF dollars are no doubt
annually wasted in Vernon county because OF
lack Of care of the orchard and garden. 90
Vernon county Is already giving considerable
attention to dairying, yet we have much to
learn upon this subject. In recent test OF
all the cows in one county in Illinois II was
found that 35 per cent OF the dairy cows
were nothing but bOzrdeEs, did not pay the
cost of feed. What be done to eliminate
that So per cent in Vernon county, go We
are gradually bringing up our standard in
live stock. but not much more than a begin
Eing has thus far been made. As soon rs
the war closes, we will be called upon TO re-
stock the European countries with live stock.
Denmark. alone. recently put in order
to the United States fer 100000 cows. The
order turned down because It meant that
theIess. if Denazark can 100000 cows nov,
what will all the European countries be able
to use when the war closest What prepar-
alton is Vernon county making to get her
in live stock trade after the war; The col
lege of agriculture at Madison reports that
over 500 carloads of dairy cows and heifers,
both grade and full blood. shipped from
Wisconsin, last fall, into Texas. Arizona. Kan
sasp Nebraska, etc Mind ysu, nothing but
grades and full bleOds wanted. What
is Vernon county farmers doing in order to
get their share of this trade? told about
5000 carloads of dairy go to the south
y II
county should have supplied 20 carloads of
these but instead. 1t supplied about 2.
(6) After fully developing our agricultur-
al resources. xAt while 50 developing them
must also solve cur marketing problems.
such finding the best markets for what
we have to sell and eliminating much of
the waste in carrying our products from the
farm to the consumer as possibie. (Tl 1t IL
also important to know WHEN to sell in
order to yield the best returns. This involves
the questions of storage. conservation, can
ming and forth.
Having al this in mind. the national eoun-
Gil Of defense has provided for state and coun-
ty councils of defense, with their various
committees to assist our manufacturers, farm
ers, railroads, and other industries, in reach
which must be reached, il we hope to
win :he war and win il soon. 1 have been
appointed chairman at the agricultural COM
mittee in vernon county and it Is provided
shall appoint a committee on soils, on held
crops, orchards and gardens, on dairying,
on live stock marketing and exchange,
on Storage c0fsefvaHans etc ana On meet
ings and demOnstr atoms. 1t will be the
duty of these committees to assist their fel-
low farmers by arranging meetings in various
localities to discuss topics along the above
lines. to seizure speakers. to scatter literature,
and to perform whatever other services ne
cessary to push Vernon county over the top
Not many of farmers can volunteer to go
to the trenches, but they can volunteer TO do
the work above outlined This work is Just
important the work Of the soldier IN
the trenches. Who will be the first to volun-
teer in this work? Send us your name and
tell hng much time yOu can devote to this
work. From the above list of committees,
pick the one upon which ysu would rather
work.
J.. IL BECK. Chairman Committee on Agri-
culture, Council of Defense.