River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-10
County Agent Notes
H. G. Seyforth

l am finding that in good many
places in Pierce county the farmers
are signing the petitions for county
wide tubercular testing. In a few
places find that further explana-
ton of this test is necessary. We
must try to keep in mind that this
test is the most accurate one possible
and in Chicago where all animals are
slaughtered at the one packing house
and an adequate number of inspect
ors are furnished who make q thor
OUCH search for LESSONS they run about
979o of LESSONS. At Milwaukee where
most of our Wisconsin cattle are
slaughtered we run from SO to 900
of LESSONS and this you understand is
by the accredited herd test where
great many herds are tested every
six months. | find that not only IN
Wisconsin are people signing up for
this area test but also in northern
Michigan several counties are organ
izing a drive against tuberculosis and
they intend to clean up the whole sec
ton at one time. Some of the count
les are even appropriating a certain
amount of money for all animals that
are found to react besides what the
state and government pay. will GER
tainly be glad to explain this test in
any way possible if there is any COM
munity which does not exactly under
stand it. This test would mean one
step toward accredited herd testing,
and after this is made, if no reactors
are found, you would need only one
more test to have your herd on the ac-
credited list. After this test is made
every animal shipped into the county
will have to be tested so that we will
be protected in every way possible.
If you are not satisfied with the
kind of grain you are raising try one
of the pure-bred variety which Prof.
r. A. Moore Of the Agronomy De-
partment at Madison has standardiz-
ed for certain sections of the state
depending upon climatic and soil con-
ditions. There are the No. Oats for
heavy clay soil that yield fairly good
and resist lodging to certain extent
No. 5 oats are similar to the Swedish
Select and are adapted to a lighter
soil. The No. z are an earlier variet!
and are adapted to rich heavy clay
soil. BY being earlier the rust does
not strike them. The Marquis Spring
Wheat and Pedigreed Barley are the
best for Wisconsin conditions. have
a list of growers of these pure-bred
varieties in the state and will be glad
to give it to you if you are interested.
Now is good time to test the seed
corn for termination. If it does not
run $50 or better you better test each
ear separately and discard the poor
ones as it is too great loss to have
many vacant hills. / have listed quite
a bit of seed corn for sale in the coun-
ty.
If there is anybody who wants seed
potatoes or has any to sell next spring
/ would like to have them inform me
to that effect.
There will be only one Farmers In
stitute held in the county, and that
will be held in Spring Valley Mar. s
and 9. There will be grain and
corn show in connection. want to
make arrangements for so neoraae-m
make arrangements for some one-day
institutes in the county during the
middle of March, and would like those
communities interested in such meet
ings to let me know that they are.
Be sure and get your soil tested now
for acidity and see if you need any
limestone as we want to get our ord
ers in before the rush of the spring
season l am finding by the samp-
les that l have already tested that
most of the soils need one of two tons
of limestone per acre.
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