River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-09-22
County Agent Notes
H.G. seyforth

attend the National Dairy Show, to
be held at the Mimi. Fairgrounds Oct.
9Th to 18th, will be pleased to learn
that there will be plenty of room in
hotels and boarding houses to accon o.
date them during the period of this
big agricultural educational exnosi-
ton, and that they need have no fear
of being charged exorbitant rates.
This assurance has been given by the
hotels, the st. Paul Association and
Minneapolis Civic and Commerce AS
ISOLATION All the railroads nave
agreed to give reduced and excursion
rates consisting of one fare and a
half, so every thing possible has been
done for the comfort and the econom-
ical interests of the prospective visit
or to the National Show. The same
comfort will be found in the worlds
biggest cattle barn at the Fair
grounds, where the show will be held.
At an outlay of 100000 this great
building has been modelled to take
care of more than 100000 square feet
of exhibits and to accommodate 1000
head of cattle. Complete heating ap-
raratus has been installed, and big
mezzanine floor has been erected,
where the exhibits will be displayed,
in addition to the immense exhibition
on the main floor. Seventeen big con-
MENTIONS allied with the dairy industry
will be held in ST. Paul and Minnea-
polls during the period of the Nation
al Dairy Show at the Mimi Fair
grounds, Oct. 9Th to 18th. The inn
portant features of dairy farming
which have led Wisconsin farmers to
sell milk instead of grain, to produce
pure dairy farms, cows, sllos, and
cheee factories, will be demonstrated
at the National Show before thous-
ands of visitors daily. With cows
enough to form a line stretching
across the continent, with sllos dot
ting thousands of its farms, with milk
enough every day to nourish itself and
unnumbered families in other states
and other countries and with the Ma
tional Dairy Show just at their gate,
the Wisconsin dairy industry should
take her proper place in the big pro-
cession. and watch the rest of the
world go by. No farmer in Pierce
County can afford to miss the OPP
portunity of attending this large ex-
position. You should be making plans
to spend at least two days at the
Dairy Show. Next week / shall an
nounce through these notes the dates
on which the different breeds OF cat
tie will be judged.
A killing spring frost nipped many
of the buds that might otherwise be
tucked away in the apple barrel. Such
is the report of F. R. Clifford, extern
sion specialist in horticulture at the
state college of Agriculture, who has
spent most of his time during the last
six months in the orchards OF the
state. "a good crop of Wealthies,
fair crops of the Duchess, Snow and
Pile Mcmahon varieties, and very
poor crop of Northwestern Greetings,
is Mr.. Gifford's estimate of the win
ter apple crop in the state. In Pierce
County the apple crop Is below nor
NAL. Those who sprayed their apple
trees this spring have received very
good results and with an increase IN
production of good quality of apples
to show for their work.
Over 100000 bushels of Wisconsin
grown and inspected seed potatoes
will be available for purchase this
fall. This is the estimate made by
Prof. J. G.. Milward, in charge OF the
states potato inspection work. he
has recently made tour of inspection
through the potato growing regions
of the state. According to Mr.. Mil
ward, this tuber crop will probably
not be more than 70 per cent normal.
He holds accountable for this loss the
intense heat following the planting
season, together with the severe leaf
hopper damage. Most of the certi-
fled seed potatoes of standard variet-
les that were brought into Pierce
County last spring are going to yield
quite well so that considerable seed OF
these different varieties will be held
over for disposition for seed in this
county next spring. If there is any
one wishing to buy potatoes for eas-
ing purposes this fall, they should let
ME know soon so that l can locate
some.
The Pierce County Shorthorn breed
ers will hold a consignment sale at
Ellsworth Sales Pavilion on Oct. 10Th
The Pierce County Duroc Jersey
breeders Association will hold con-
signment sale of Spring boars and