Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-18
WITH The COUNTY AGENT
CORN CULTURE

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The exper;u sns association of the Univer-
sty of Wisccn Is again offering very liber-
al prizes in MA. mum corn production. 1t is
important q. tbs time that the corn growers
of Vernon county make such plans as will en-
able them to compete in this contest. Let
US put Vernon county on the map as a high
production per county. See your
County Agent about good seed corn.
THE TWO ACRE CORN YIELD CONTEST
| First premiums s25 cash ; second SIS Bird.
$40; 4th SIS; 5th. 9Th. 18th. sth. each one bushel
| pure bred seed corn.
RULES OF THE TWO ACRE CORN YIELD
CONTEST
| STANDARD varieties of Wisconsin corn
must be grown: Silver King wis. No -
Yellow Dent Wis. No. 70. Golden Glow owls.
No. 12). Clark's Yellow Dent, Early Yellow
Dent owls. No. 81 Murdoch.
Entry must be made by June 18th
The contestant may grow just two acres.
or he may select any two acres in a field to
compete in the contest.
The rules for determining the yield will be
published later.
s The Secretary of the Experiment Asso-
citation will arrange with the contestants for
committee within the county to see that the
rules of the contest are properly carried out
THE FUTURE IN FARMING
Prices of commodities at the present time,
especially farm produce are somewhat dis
couraging and make US feel that there is little
or use of trying to accomplish any good.
We might sometimes feel that the law of sup
ply demand has ceased TO exist and that
big business manipulates prices. Whether or
bot it is true. know that farm produce is
selling at very meagre figure as compared
to commodities which the agricultural popu-
lace must purchase at this. time. From the
standpoint of the American people there seems
to be no justification for the conditions as
they exist However. those of US who view
the situation from the long time point of
view and from the point of view Of the great
est good to the greatest number realize that
the world is undergoing normal change con-
sistant with abnormal after war conditions.
We as an American people living in a strictly
dairy country are es.ecially fortunate because
of financial conditions and because of the
industry from which we expect TO make our
living. A result Of a financial survey covering
the entire United States and placing wiscon-
sin our dairy state. in the front ranks of inan-
cial ability. ought 70 make US all the more
satisfied in meeting the situation as we find it.
We need only to consider what the influ-
goods would mean to the American nation
because we realize that 1t is our exceptional
goodfortone 70 see the price of commercial
commodities selling at TIE present slow rate.
reduction in prices of commercial eommo-
dities compared 10 those of farm pr ,duee |
would have meant nothing more than i ma
tional ealamits This far we have suffered
no need Of food or any material need that
would help US to make life more worth while. |
The present attitude OF those of US who feel
depressed because Of a psychological influence
are because Of feeling Of unfairness for
some time in the future. but that treatment
that we experiences and win experience is and
will be 70 the greatest good Of the greatest
possible number.
After all we as farmers are not in the
business Of farming merely to produce COM |
modities to be sold on the open market nor
ARE we farming merely for the sake Of assum- |
ing that relation Of tillers OF the son. s=:t we
are in the business Of farming TO live that /
greater life in the true appreciation Of all 1
things that the good Lord has made and set
upon the earth. The real true farmer IS not /
one who Is pessiraistic Of the present and flu
ture, one vho sees only TIN possibility Of fall
ure, one who sees only the dark side Of hui
man nature. but he IS one who sees the great Il
JOY in livins and can enjoy seeing things grow
in plant and animal life snd quite enjoy =
herd Of cattle. a drove Of hogs or Eosk Of
chickens quite IS much as seeing hsid Of
well bred grain or cultivated corn or a WE'LL
Cared for orchard.
We as farmers must assume optimistie
attitude and strive "a make TIE best Of cen
ditions As they are, 70 learn IL understand the
situation as It Is, aad contribute cur part in
making the futare As ecod and better than
the present