River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-06-16

spraying potato vines for bugs and
| blight, the value of fire dried seed
corn compared with that dried out
Of doors and the ear-to-row method of
planting seed corn. Further an
nouncements of places and dates
where and when these demonstrations
will be held will be mentioned later.
1t is going to be worth your time to
see these.
The State Fair at Milwaukee Of
fers over $500 this year for prizes
on farm crops. Several farmers in
the County are making plans to show
farm products there this fall. We
hope that we can get good showing
from Pierce County. / have 1921
premium booklet showing classified
tions and prizes on farm crops. If
any one is further interested in this,
] shall be glad to send booklet to
you.
Have you ever used tankage for a
hog feed? 1t is the most economical
source of digestible protein known
containing twice as much protein as
oil meal and five times as much as
nliddlings or bran. 1t contains phos-
pilates in proper proportion to insure
strength Of bone and framework. 1t
works in well with most any ration
and growing pigs require but a small
amount each day. At the University
of Wisconsin, pigs receiving a ration
containing tankage made a more &C.
onomical gain than did those receiv-
ing rations not containing tankage.
Several farmers in the county are
using it this summer and find it q
very valuable feed. 1t can be pur-
chased at about S2.75 per 100 lbs. de-
livered at your station. If you want
to try hundred pounds, let me know.
1t can be ordered in larger quantities
and then can be gotten trifle cheap
| er.
Last year % million pounds of hog
| meat were condemned to fertilizer
tanks in the slaughter houses that had
| federal inspection, due to being in
fected with tuberculosis, which would
mean a loss of 21a million dollars
worth of healthy meat. This loss is
not sustained by the packer but by
the farmer himself. The packer knows
from past experiences about what
per cent of hogs he buys on the mar
! ket will be condemned to fertilizer
tanks by government inspectors, and
this is taken in account in determin-
| ing the prices that he can afford to
pay for the hogs on foot.
Hogs contract tuberculosis from
| cattle. Therefore it is well to have
the cattle tested to prevent the dis
ease in the hog. Word has been re-
ceived from DR.. Eliason, State Veter-
marian, that large area work can not
be done for several years on account
| of insufficient funds and unavailable
help, so that it will be of no imme1-
late advantage to work on the area
test in the county, but farmers VINO
want to get accredited herds will be
| taken care of first, and then areas
! tributary to creameries ard cheese
factories will be worked on. This can
be taken care of quicker. If you
want to have your cattle tested by a
federal man for accredited herds, you
should get your application in very
soon.
You should now begin to plan to
exhibit at the Pierce County Fair. 1t
you are Planning on showing some
livestock, you should let me know at
once how many head you intend to
show and the age of each head, so
that we can get the stalls reserved,
as space is being taken up very rapid
ly. Please tend to this at once as the
rule, "first come, first served" applies
in this case.