Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-12-31

profitable investment ana 1t is as an
investment in dollars and cents that
it should be judged.
Summary of work done through the
office of the County Agent in 1920:
Farm 1863
Calls on Agent 224J
Meetings held or attended............. -
Total Attendance. 1900
Personal Letters Mailed.............. 1914
Circular Letters
Demonstrations ............................... 23
Gland Clearing Demonstrations
by Mr.. Stewart. ........................... II
Respectfully submitted
II. NJ. JONES,
County Agricul-
tural Agent.
Supervisor Summcrville moved that
RuSk county take over the agreement
made June 2Sth. 1910 between Men
asha Paper Co. and the town of Thorn
apple, whereby the MenaSha Paper co.
agrees to maintain bridge on its dam
across the Flambeau river in Section
No -, Township No. 81 North, Of
Range West. and that the sum Of
One Thousand Dollars (S1000O0) be
appropriated each year for the term of
five years to pay for use of said bridge.
Motion carried.
Whereas verbal agreement made
between the Menasha Paper Co. and
the Road and Bridge Committee of
Rusk county, whereby the Paper co,
agrees to keep their bridge open on the
Flambeau river at Port Arthur dam.
situated wholly in Section No. Is,
Town 81. Range q, for the annual
rental of $4,000.
Now. therefore. be it resolved that
the county of Rusk assume the con-
tract made by the Road and Bridge
Committee and appropriate the sum
of $3.50, out of the bridge fund to pay
said rental.
Resolution adopted.
Resolution No offered by Super
visor Carow.
Resolved, by the County Board of
Supervisors Of RuSk county that the
sum of $4,000. out of the general
fund, be appropriated toward the sal
airy. stenographic help, mileage, and
other expenses of the county agricul-
tural representative.
Because of a change in the state SyS-
TEN Of distribution of funds for coun-
ty agent work it is necessary for the
county to appropriate more money II
the work is to be maintained. The
present plan of the state department
is to appropriate $1,S00.00 to each
county in the state having county
agent, $1.70000 Of which is for salary
and $4,000 for expenses incurred III
travel outside of the county. In the
year of 1920 the state aid for this work
totaled $4,000.
The only increase asked for in the
office of the County Agent over the
total funds of last year is that of $40,
for stenographic assistance.
j. w. CAROW, Chairman.
County Special Agri-
cultural Committee.
We. the committee, recommend ITS
passage. j. HEN, Jf.
f. w. CALKINS,
V. V. MILLER,
Agricultural Committee
of County Board.
Supervisor Serley moved that reso-
luton be adopted. Motion carried.
Resolution No. ) offered by super
visor Summerville.
Whereas: First in Importance OF all
development i'll our county Is our
Farming or Agricultural resources, and
the first essential in this development
is the clearing of the land and in or
der TO stimulate such work every in
ducement possible should be given to
it And. whereas during 1920, by ear
diving on Of Land Clearing Contest,
clearing of idle acres were grently en-
couraged and thousands of acres OF
land cleared in Rusk county which
otherwise would have lain in brush
number of years, consequently increased
vastly the resources Of the county, the
assessed valuation of the county and
making all other land and property in
the county more valuable. and where
as. the land clearing committee hay
ing charge of the work in 1920, have
agreed to raise two thousand (2,00000
Dollars to meet like appropriation
on the part Of the county.
Therefore be il resolved that the
Board of Supervisors Of Rusk county,
believing that this work should be
continued, hereby appropriate the sum
of two thousand (2,00000) Dollars ont
of the general fund Of the county FOR
the purpose of paying the salary ana
expenses Of an assistant county agrIcul-
tural representative who shall De
specialist in land clearing for the term
March to November, 1921, inclusive
and that such land clearing SpeciallSt
work under the county agricultural
and the county agrlcul-
tural committee. Provided mat II the
state should make any appropriation
that the county appropriation be re-
duced accordingly.
We. the committee, recommend lt.
FRANK CONRATH.
ALLEN COCROF'T.
II. s. McHUGH,