Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26

greatest attention. This year as in
previous years, the Plankington Co.
presented beautiful sterling silver
trophy costing 500 to the owner of
the first prize baby beef showing.
Last year this trophy, was won by
Martin Stanek of Richland county.
Not only did the Plankington Co. give
this splendid trophy but offered lib
eral bids at the Baby Reef sale held
on Wednesday evening, October 18th.
In the competition offered at this sale
for the many high class animals
shown, the Madison Packing Co. were
most successful in buying this first
prize Angus steer at 30c per pound.
The prize money paid to Kenneth
Stephenson through the sale of the
100 pound steer at 30c per pound
will go a long way toward encourage
ing him in producing steer of even
better quality for the 1872 show.
In the dairy division much compe-
tition and keen interest was shown in
all classes. Total exhibits in the var
ious classes are as follows: Holstein.
seventeen males, forty females; Jersey
five males, thirty-four females;
Guernsey-six males, twenty females |;
Brown Swiss-four males, seven fe-
males; Ayrshire-fve males, six fe-
males.
In these classes Vernon county was
represented with four animals. Ken
meth Knutson of Viroqua showed a
junior Holstein, Trugve Hougen show
ed Holstein male, Neil Nelson of
Westby showed a Jersey heifer and
Hjalmar Theige of Westby showed a
Guernsey male. OF this representa-
ton Trugve Hougen won fourth place
in his class and Hjalmar Theige won
second place in his class. Although
our boys were unable to win any first
prizes they made very good showing
in all classes and have come back
with the determination to do better at
next years exposition. From the at
titude the boys have taken toward
their showing the county agent is con-
WINGED that they are good loosers as
well as winners. Aside from the ex-
position and the showing of the calves,
the visit to the University and State
Capitol seemed to be most worth while
From the showing itself the boys have
learned that three things are neees-
sary in order to offer good competition
in any showing, namely, /, The animal
shown; 2, The fitting and conditioning
of the animal shown; 8, The manner
in which the animal is shown.
Poultry Culling
Prof. ]. B. Hayes of the University
of Wisconsin poultry department will
conduct poultry culling demonstra-
tons this week end at the following
times and places. October 9th, Thurs
day a. in. Viroqua High School Oc-
tober 9th, Thursday p. m. Viola High
school. October 28th, Friday a. m.
LaFarge High School, October 18th,
Friday p. m. farm of Lester Green, La
Fargo. All those wishing to see the
work in culling will kindly be in at
tendance at these meetings at the time
and places stated. All interested in
poultry are invited to come.
New Butterfat Test
Although the dairy wirld has not
learned of any improvement over the
Babcock milk test, promoters are
canvassing in a number of counties
of the state selling substitute for
this famous test. The agents for this
device are taking prices ranging from
| SO in one neighborhOod to $12 in an
other, and are claiming the endorse
ment of experiment stations and farm
papers to aid them in making their
sale.
The promoters of one of these tests
which it is claimed supplants the de-
vice of DIR. Babcock supplied two or
three tests to the agricultural expert
ment station. One of these was tobe
used for determining the fat of milk
and the other for determining the fat
| from the cream. The result of the
Babcock test and substitute test on the
milk sample is given herewith.
Sample No. /, Babcock test 81; sub
stitute test 3.S; Lactometer reading
l31; Solids-not-fat, 8.37. Sample No.
u, Babcock test 81; substitute test so,
Lactometer reading 20; solids-not-fat
7.87. No. 8, Babcock test 81; substi-
tute test 4.3; lactometer reading 80;
solids-not-fat 8.12
| From these results it will be OBJ
served that the solids-not-fat have a
direct influence upon the reading of
the instrument and in as much as diff
ferent samples of milk vary in their
solids-not-fat and yet have the same
percentage of butter-fat the instru-
ment necessarily will give a wrong
reading. The evidence given is suffi-
cient to warrant or staying by the
good old reliable Babcock test Warn
ing-Don't fall for substitutes.