River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-03-10
County Agent Notes
H. G. seyforth

The farmers of Wisconsin are los
ing annually three and one-half mil
lion dollars through condemnation of
cattle and hogs shipped from this
state to the big packing houses. This
statement was made in an address
by Prof. C. P. Norgord head of the
state department of Agriculture.
Buyers, he stated, from other states
in the Union where they are building
up their dairy industry have learned
of the losses and dangers from tuber-
culosis. They have learned that the
only safe animal to buy is one from
a herd that has been tested for years
and kept free from the disease. Mr..
Norgord showed that from 25 to so
per cent of all persons dying from
tuberculosis under Is wears of age
contracted the disease from bovine
sources. The state may invest mon
ey in tubercular sanitariums, he said,
but the practical investment is to
eradicate the source.
Taxes and the County Agents Salary
Are your taxes high? If so, why?
Is it because you are employing a
county agent and paying him $l700
out of the county fund? Did you ev-
er stop to figure out how much each
tax payer is paying towards this ?
If not, let's figure it out now. Pierce
county is valued at $36,980,014; $1700
is paid direct out of the county funds
for county agents salary and expens-
es, so that the rate per cent of coun-
ty agent tax is .000045. This amounts
to Y cent for every $1,000 worth of
taxable property A farmer having
property valued at $4,000 and pay
ing tax on that amount, pays 10 cents
more tax this year that last year by
having county agent.
List These Cows Now
If there are any farmers having
grade milk cows that will freshen in
the next few weeks / would like to
have you list them with me as / am
having calls for such, now and would
be able in that way to locate them at
short notice. If there are any farm
ers wishing to buy such this spring, |
shall b able to locate some for you.
Pea and Oats for Hog Pasture
Have you thought any of planting
peas and oats for hog pasture this
spring? 1t is one of the cheapest
and best feeds for growing pigs. Of
course. if you have good clover pas
ture you do not need it. The peas and
oats should be planted as early as
possible. One bushel of Canadian
field peas mixed with one bushel of
early oats will plant one acre. After
sowing the above mixture scatter
about 4 pounds of Dwarf Essex Rape
over the field before dragging for the
last time. In 6 to weeks the crop
will be ready to turn the pigs in. The
above mixture also makes a very
good crop for hay or silage, only US
ing later variety of peas and larg-
er variety of oats. If there is anyone
interested in this / shall be glad to
give further information.
incubation
To secure the largest possible
crops of legumes-clover, alfalfa,
peas, beans, soybeans, vetch, etc.-at
the lowest cost, the ground must be
seeded with the proper bacteria as
we'll as sown with the best seed. The
sowing of bacteria with seed is called
incubation. l shall be able to get the
above incubation for you from the
Experiment Station and it will cost
about from so to rs cents per bushel.
If you wish to order any please let
me know as soon as possible, and the
kind of seed and the amount you wish
to inoculate.