River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-11-10
County Agent Notes
H. G. Seyforth

The International Grain and Hay
Show held at the Union Stock Yards
at Chicago, Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, in con-
nection with the International Live
stock Show, will again give Wisconsin
pure bred grain growers a chance to
compete with growers from the neigh
boring states for supremacy in the
grain world. There is probably no
better method by. which farmers can
advertise their seed grains and create
a market for them among other states
as well as in foreign countries, and
every seed grower should avail HIM
self of the opportunity says r. A.
Moore, secretary of the Experiment
association at Madison.
Three special tractor courses will be
given this winter by the agricultural
engineering department of the Wis
consin College of Agriculture. The
first course begins on Dec. l, the
second on January /, and the third on
January 25. The enrolment in each
course will be limited to 15 students.
For number of years breeders
have been trying out in practical
way the effect of feeding minerals,
especially to cattle and hogs. After
several months of work to secure all
the information available, the Wal
worth County Farm Bureau has re-
leased its first mineral mixtures for
dairy cattle and hogs. As with nearly
all mixtures the base of this one is
common salt. In the dairy cattle mix
ture, to this base of common salt has
been added charcoal, which is a gas
- -. ac.hn lnh re
acidity of body fluids; sulphur to
stimulate milk flow; calcium and
phos phorus for bone building; potas-
SUM iodide for hair and gland devel-
opment. Some of the definite advanz
tages expected from this dairy cattle
mixture are:
i, Build better bones in calves be-
fore birth.
2, Stimulate milk flow.
8, Control abortion to some extent.
4, Make greater resistant power
against scours in calves.
5, Lessen proba abilities of acid milk.
6, Eliminate great amount OF bar
renness.
Z, Overcome goiter and gland trou-
ble
The mineral mixtures are being
made under a contract and will be
furnished at cost to those who wish
them. The dairy cattle mixture IS
put up in paper lined grain bags, rs
pounds to the sack Price, including
sack, for 125 lbs, 1910.
Orchard pruning demonstrations
will be held near Ellsworth at Mel
La Granders' on Friday, Nov. IL at
1920 a. M and at Frank ThRfberss
at 2 o'clock p. N.
Several parties have inquired about
the price of alfalfa hay can get
third cutting, green, leafy, fine stem
med alfalfa for $3.50 per ton, deliver
ed to your station. Anyone wanting
some should get in touch with me
soon.
Do you want pure Grimm alfalfa
seed? If you do not wait too long.
you can get some for 80 cents pound
Plus the freight.
There is very keen demand for all
breeds of dairy cattle, both pure breds
and grades. / would like to receive a
list Of what you have for sale, the
sooner the better, so ] can tell pros
pective buyers where cattle can be OBJ
tanned. Besides listing the number
and breed you have to sell, state age,
tested or not tested, and butter fat
record if any.
Are you interested in Poland China
swine? Would you like TO add one or
mole choice individual to yoru herd,
or start out with pure breds? You
will have an opportunity to buy some
choice spring males and females at a
Poland China consignment sale to be
put on by the Poland China breeders
association of this county on Nov.
IL. Saturday.
The River Falls Normal School will
have their Crop and Poultry Show on
Dec. 2 and 3 If you have and grain
or poultry to exhibit why not take
them to the River Falls Crop and Poul-
try Show.