River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-10-21
County Agents Notes
H. G. seyforth

A warning to the farmers has just
been issued by the Wisconsin Dept
of Agriculture concerning the low
nutritive value of a new stock feed
that is now on the market. 1t is
known as Millet flour bran, the waste
obtained in the manufacture of Mil
let flour, which has low feeding value
as feed stuff. An analysis in the
feed inspection labratory of the de-
| partment, conducted by w. II. Stroud,
| head of the feed inspection division,
showed the millet bran has about the
same composition as oat hulls, and,
| therefore the feed belongs in the class
with the roughage such as hays and
straws and not with concentrates,
such as middlings. Since the product
looks very much like wheat middiings
farmers are cautioned against the pur-
| chase of feed without a label giving
| the analysis. The product has re-
Gently been found for the first time
on Wisconsin markets. We cannot be
too careful when buying mixed feeds.
There is generally large amount OF
filler used in these feeds which when
analyzed are found to be almost
entirely undigestable. We can always
buy the most common feeds and mix
them ourselves with less expense and
get a better quality of feed.
The county has purchased partly
for my use and the use of other coun-
ty officers a moving picture machine.
We are able to get films from numer-
Gus sources by just paying the trans
portation charges. We are now
making out a schedule for the hold
ing of different meetings in the rural
schools in the county. If there are
any places that would like to have us
hold such meetings in their communl-
ty, we would like to have you let us
know as soon as possible so that we
can get you on our schedule.
On Thursday November II, the
livestock breeders of Pierce county
will hold meeting in the court house.
The annual meeting OF the different
livestock breeders associations OF the
county will be held in the various
rooms of the court house in the fore
noon, and the joint meeting OF these
associations will be held in the after
noon in the court room. Mr.. Houser,
president of the Wisconsin Livestock
Breeders Association, will address
this meeting. This joint meeting IN
the afternoon will be the annual
meeting of the Pierce County Live
stock order, and the regular election
OF officers and plans for the future
will take place at this time. We
should have at this meeting the larg-
est representation of livestock breed
ers ever gathered in Pierce county. a
further notice OF this meeting will
be sent out to the farmers of the
county.
The meeting of Bee Keepers of the
county will be held at Spring Valley
on October 10Th. The subjects treat
ed at this meeting will be mostly on
tie diseases and care of bees and the
marketing Of the honey. A further
notice of this meeting will be sent out
to the different beekeepers of the
county:
The sales list containing the diff
ferent breeds of livestock for sale IN
the county are now about completed
and anyone wishing to get one should
either write me or call at the office.
Don't forget the two big sales
booked for this month at the New
Sales Pavilion The Shorthorn and
Duroc Jersey Swine sale on October
goth to be held by H. E. Bailey &
Sons of River Falls. The Poland
CHINA Swine sale by Hastert Bros,
w. L. Doe and Cecil j. Morrow on
Oct. 27th. These should be very good
sales and will givej the breeders Of
Pierce county a chance to get some
good livestock at their own price.
"Don't waste the flax straw be-
cause there is a good market for it
right now" says A. H. Wright of the
College of Agriculture. Wisconsin's
fax straw is superior to that of the
states further west and commands a
higher price because of its greater
length. Various uses are found for
flax but the chief are those using the
so called "green tow in the manu-
foctrra of r1lpS l1nholSterv and car