River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-12-23

The other project outlined will be the
value of commercial fertilizer on the
growth of different crops. This Will be
carried on by several demonstration plots
in different parts of the county wnere
different amounts and kinds OF commercial
fertilizers will be used on different crops.
An automobile tour of farmers VIII De
MANNED next summer when these plots
show up very well.
Rows and Girls club work will be, taken
up to interest the boys and girls in agri-
culture to give them a business training
to produce and conserve food, teach better
agricultural practises and PROVIDE goou
time for rural boys and girls thereby
building up the social life of the eommun-
ity.
The Pure Bred Bull Campaign has been
worked ON some this fall. / found from
the assessors reports which / considered
the place to get the most accurate results,
that Pierce County has only 10 per cent
of Purebred Bulls, the remainder or %
This means big job for the livestock
project alone. 1 have already noticed
some Improvement in this work since l
have been here. My aim is TO Try ana
show 100 per cent purebred bulls by next
fall. This gives you plan of the work
for the next year besides the personal calls
will have.
the time / have been on the job is as fol
lows:
Have visited It's farmers helping them
in various ways. Helped 10 farmers TO
select cattle to show at the Pierce county
Fair Encouraged 20 farmers having IN
all 500 cows to send in applications for
state test for tuberculosis so that they
could nut their herd the Accredited
Herd List Ordered 80 bushels or WIS
consin Pedigree Seed Rye for three farm
ers. Purchased the above direct from the
growers. Helped advertise and get the
livestock exhibit for the Pierce County
Fair. Put up five educational booths at
tbe county fair which consisted of A Use
Moro Milk Booth Burebred Bull Booth,
Purebred Grain Booth and the Dlnerent
Breeders Associations Booths ana Cow
Testing Association Booth. This last ex-
hibit showed the value or cow tesu,n n :,
of being able to select the best dairy cows
not by their looks, but by their ABILITY
to produce butterfat, and it also showed
what effect the use OF a purssD[ o.io SRI 81
their offspring. I also acted as Judge LoI
| fruit. vegetables and Boys and Girls Gun
work exhibit at the fair. Have placeo
five purebred bulls and got two farmers ~
soil for acidity by the Truog Acidity Iesl
and have found only a few OF them 70
show an acid reaction. =,
Held a tryout for stock Judging Team a,
the Maiden Rock High school 10 seiec!
team for the stock judging contes. al
Took farmer to Elk Mound to look al
some Guernsey cattle. Went with farm
er to Alma, Wis, to select Duroc Jersey
Organized a State Soils Analysis GrouI
of farmers to have their soil analyzeo
by the state. Helped organize Cow rest
Held poultry culling and selection dem
onstrations on different farms IN tn'
| county. Held four live stock meetings. II
various school houses. Held hve eelesa
wit
meetings in connection connection ~ "na eommnnit,
club. Thru these meetings nave come II
| contact with 1000 people ..
Cot ont a list of Pure Bred Live STOCK IL
the county that is for sale. IN to,enh IN,
i Sent out $50 letters. HAD ilo teieph'n
/ calls Had so Office calls: MI, p,orc
Arranged for the meeting OF me flere
County Bee keepers at Spring vaney, "a
this meeting. plans We're ia AZ market 10 ,p thei
product and rpotect their bees from Tn
, Found out by inquiry that among Tn
Guernsey breeders OF the county :, 'p Pnrebre
, Guernsey Heifers Have now mace ar
ranpements to go to New YORK 70 az AZ
these cattle and sell them at cost TO III
: famers in Pierce County. Cav .trs,
IL Held eli. a hearing with the district at TO
nov and the farmers of the county .H ia
purchased hogs from tne n-non --.ro
tssociation to the amount OF S'Uo pIose
70 he frauds. Expect to have the matt
; cleaned mn and the farmers to get part
| their money back. .,oods of al
Have taken orders for carioaos Oh a,
foifa bay in the county and nope TO se
If shout SIS a ton cheaper than one
honpht il thru a commission house, as :
} ordered IL direct from other county ag nro
, Have made plans to organic; otion pies 81
conntv Jersey Breeders Assoclatloll, al a,
so a pierce County Duroc jersey hreeuei
Association. so +o organ
angements are being maze 70 or s =, =,
ize the fruit growers of Pierce county an y
bnv co-operatively a spraying macnshe 90 :
that the orchards can be sprayed anu sh ho
the apple trees and the apples ironi ~
ing scabby. ,,x,, hold on th
average of three every week in the var var
: ions school houses in the county snow
ING agricultural films in the now I,,o'i ~
nicture machine. and giving taik -, ~ y
pierce County Problems. Inru , . ,I,it,
Ineatinps I am getting ACQUAINTED VII
the neople and the conditions Oh fiei
! County. - 60 4ho 81
Respectfully submitted
II. G. SEYFORTH
Co. Agricultural Agen