Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
FARM BUREAU GLEANINGS.
orchard and Poultry Demonstrations

'Nuieu III NlnneShlek county
Tor Friday and Saturday of this week
Ihis work will consist of a discussion
ana demonstration in the pruning
and spraying of farm orchard O,
back lot fruit yard by a specialist in
orchard work from Iowa State Col.
lege.
The work in poultry will be present
ed by specialist from the poultry
department of Iowa State College
and Will consist of poultry house
construction, care, feeding, and man.
agement of the poultry flock with
special reference to care of the young
chicks.
Much interest has been created in
this work during the past three years
as a result of similar demonstrations
which have earlier been held in the
county. These demonstrations should
be Of interest to men and women.
All the demonstrations ought to be
we'll attended. The four demonstrat-
IONS are scheduled as follows:
Friday, March II, 900 to 1900
a. m. in TT. Atkinson at VIM. j.
Sluka's.
Friday, March II, loo to 800 p.
m. in OSsian at H. Scheidemantel's.
Saturday, March ", 900 to II a.
m. at A. P. Pfster's, one mile north
Of Locust.
Saturday, March u, at 1870 p. m.
at John Harter's, DEBORAH, south side.
If the roads and weather will per-
nit Of it, the demonstration on Sat-
urday morning will be pulled off at
Alvin P. Pfster's place. If we cannot
make it, this demonstration will ma
turally have to be cancelled. The
ether three demonstrations having
been scheduled in town ought to be
well attended and should be pulled
off ON scheduled time. Invite your
neighbors.. Plan to attend one of
these demonstrations. 1t will be time
well spent.
Cow Testing Association Work.
A Cow Testing Association has
been operating in the county for
nearly two years. During the present
time this work is in charge of Carl
Wennes, of Highland township. The
following is Mr.. Venues report for
February.
Association Members.
C. c. Pilgrim, Aase Haugen Farm,
Sam Goettelman, Charlie Goettelman,
Mrs. B. l.. Hanson, II. 7. Iverson,
Martin Faldet, Ben f. 0smundson,
]. p. Quandahl, l.. j. Skaaren, Wal
lace Headington, Sam Kuntz, H. Ols-
gard, T. E. Selness, H. o. Larson,
Wennes Bros, VIM. Headington &
Son, A. +. Fuller, p. n. Wennes, B.
H. Bersie, Mrs. n. n. Larson, Arthur
Hoyt, John Logsdon Farm, No. l,
john Logsdon Farm, No. 2.
The following is a summary of the
report for the month of February
which has been prepared for the in
formation of the officers and mem
bers of the Association and others
in the work. .
No. of cows tested .lSS
No. of herds tested ........... %
No. of herds to test .......... 2
Cows producing over 40 lbs. of fat
in the month II; Cows producing
over so lbs. of fat in the month l.
The highest producing COW for
February was Ruby, a pure bred
years old owned by C.
c. Pilgrim. She freshened in Jan. and
produced 1928 lbs. of milk contain
ing $40 lbs. of butter fat.
Production of Ten Highest
Owners Cows Breed Age
Name Name
C. C. Pilgrim Ruby P.B.S.H. 4
u, O. Larson Star CIR. Guer. 10
T. E. Selness Dandy CIR. Guer. 3
w. w. Heading
ton Redbud P.B.S.H. Z
T. f. Selness Murna CIR. Guer. 5
A. f. Fuller Mabel P.B.Hol. 8,
Aase Haugen
Farm No. IS CIR. Hol. .
H. o. Larson, Patsy Or. Guer. 3
w. w. Heading
ton Roney Gr.S.H.
A. f. Fuller Trilby P.B.Hol. A
Average production Of, above 10
COWS, 967.1 lbs. milk, 4.6S9c, 44.63
lbs. fat.
That this work is proving highly
satisfactory and beneficial is evidenc-
ed by the interest shown by those
who have been with the association
from its organization and their de-
claration that it has been remark
able help in finding the profit maker
and the yearly boafder in their re-
spective herds. Aside from the in
terest awakened in the different
,,o,,,b opu n, the way of friendly and