River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-10-07
County Agents Notes
II. G. Seyforth

The State Department OF Agricul-
ture reports that hog cholera con-
tinues to spread in certain counties,
Fresh outbreaks are reported in La
Crosse County near West Salem and
Bangor, Trcmpealeau County near
GalesvilIe, st. Crdix County near
New Richmond and in some of the
eastern and southern counties of the
State. The following warning note
is sounded to breeders in all infected
districts, but particularly directed to
the counties where the outbreaks are
the worst. Don't put your faith in
irresponsible vendors of improved
hog remedies. Accept the assurance
Of all responsible authorities, and of
all progressive swine breeders, that
there is no cure for hog cholera. and
that there is no prevention for it ex-
cept the hog cholera serum, properly
prepared and properly administered"
We have no cases at present, in this
county, of hog cholera and if we
watch the hogs very carefully we
should not have any outbreaks here,
but if your hogs are sick or show any
signs of sickness, call the veterinar-
ian and if he advises vaccination you
better do it as it will mean pro-
lection to you and to your neighbors.
Let's all cooperate in this work and
keep the hog cholera out of Pierce
county.
Ii there are any towns or rural
communities in the county that would
ike to have a Farmers Institute this
winter, you can let me know and !
will see that you get a petition for
that purpose which will have to be
signed by % or more farmers. All
of these petitions will have to be in
by November 1st.
Some of the tobacco growers of
Pierce county have asked me to help
them in marketing their tobacco. /
have just received word from the
Wisconsin Division of Markets that
if / report to them the prices that are
being offered here this fall for tobac-
co and in what condition you wish to
offer it for sale, either direct from
the farm or to store it in warehouses
where it can be graded, they viii
possibly be able to give us some as
sistance in marketing it. II any Of
you are enough interested in it, l
would ike to have you either write
me or see me personally and we will
see what can be done along this line.
l have one soils group organized
out by the Murphy school house. The
farmers there are going to have the
State Soils ANALYSIS made this fall
as they want to try some alfalfa
next year. We should have several
more groups started SO that when
the man comes here to take samples,
he can finish them all at the same
time. Write or telephone me at once
if you are interested.
Last Wednesday night, the North
East Pierce County Cow Testing As
ISOLATION held its annual meeting at
Spring Valley The following officers
were elected for next year: President,
Henry Peterson; Vice-Pres., Henry
johnson; Sec and Treasurer, j. Gras
sely; and the two directors are John
Zielinger and Mr.. Gunderson. This
association starts out its third year
the first of November We hope that
il will continue with the good work
il has been doing as the farmers that
belong to it are beginning to realize
the value of it now as when they sell
some of their cows they are able to
get more for the cows that have made
good record. / think their value
was demonstrated to a certain eX-
tent by the Cow Testing Exhibit at
the County Fair. We should have
more associations in Pierce county as
it is one of the stepping stones to the
building up of the dairy industry in
the county.
A SUCCESS AT ELLSWORTH