The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
FARMERS MEETING
WAS BIG SUCCESS
Another Meeting to Be Held Soon


At the Y. M. Z. "A. last Thursday,
County Agricultural Agent, v. e.
Brubaker, conducted farmers
meeting, with the assistance of j.
w. Hicks, President Of the State
Potato Growers Association. Bad
roads seemed to prevent large at
tendance, but it is not always a
large attendance that makes a sue
cessful meeting.
Mr.. Hicks went into details on the
Potato question, showing our farm
ers the Importance of good seed,
good cultivation, etc. At another
meeting which will be held some-
time in the first part of January,
we are planning real farmers
meeting; the dates will be announced
soon in the papers.
We are hoping to organize
Potato Growers Association at this
meeting and get in carload of
certified seed potatoes, as we have
a bad mixture of seed throughout
this community. At the recent
meeting the Rural New Yorker was
decided upon to be the main variety
and the Green Mountains will also
probably be grown by some farmers.
| This is the year to buy good seed
when they are c heap. We have
quotations for Certified seed pota-
toes for $1.OO to $1.50 per bushel.
Orders have been taken for $50
bushels already at the last meeting,
so the carload is " taken already as
we can handle 600 bushels in one car.
| We Plant Potatoes Too Lste.
The farmers at the last meeting,
together with Mr.. Hicks decided that
the farmers here are planting late
varities of potatoes too late, which
gives us miniature potatoes in the
fall. Potatoes should not be planted
later than May goth. Potatoes
should be taken out of the root cellar
about two weeks before they are
ready 70 be planted, then treated
with corrosive sublinate, and spread
out thinly over the barn floor in the
sun and let them warm up and get
some tough green sprouts before
cutting and planting.
Every farmer will be expected to
turn out to the next meeting to be
held first part of January. Watch
the papers for announcement.
Buy Your Christmas Seals
MARRIED OUT WEST.
Announcement has been made Of
the marriage of Leslie Olson to Miss
Marie Ivadel Martin which occurred
Yesterday at Dupont Washington.
The contracting parties are very well
known in this city. Leslie Olson IS
| the SON of the late VIM. Olson and
was born in this city, lived he e
most of his life. After returning
from overseas, he went west. He
| is a splendid young man. The bride
i is the daughter Of former Washburn
residents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Martin.
4 It will be remembered that for some
time the Martin family occupied the
!, | Reikhoff: farm on Washington Ave.
The many friends of the newly mar
ried couple extend congratulations.
). Buy Your Christmas Seals
FIRE LOSSES ARE ADJUSTED.
/ O.>C. Heiam, of Duluth adjuster for
the Western Adjustment Co. was IN
the city the latter part of last week
adjusting the losses which we're sus-
tanned in the recent disasterous fire.
9 Nearly all the losses h;sve now been
: adjusted.
-Bay Your Christmas Seals
! Mrs. Peter Mojick and daughter
:. Florence of Bessemer, Mich, are
spending the holidays with relatives
! and friends in the city.
-1--
Paul Milberg, of Duluth, IS IN tne
lcity this week visiting at the nome
of his SON w. p. Milberg ana ms
/ daughter, Mrs. Duncan Arseneau'
Mr.. Milberg formerly lived here.