Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-16

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mander +. A. Fish, Milwaukee.
A shortage of nearly 100000 tons OF
nay in Wisconsin this year is lndl-
cated by the November report OF the
crop service. Total production is
estimated at 4,118,000 tons compared
with 5,273OO0 produced in 1920 and a
i've year average of 4 ,877,000 tons.
Walworth county is making rapid
progress with county development OF
blooded livestock, especially with
Holsteins and Guernseys. There are
crack herds Of both of these breeds
In both neighboring counties TO the
east of Rock, Walworth and Jeffer-
son.
Ten thousand bushels of certified
seed potatoes have been marketed
this year in Barron county as result
of the county exhibit at the Duluth
potato show held some time ago. Six
times as much money was offered for
certified seed than was offered for
ordinary potatoes.
More and better illumination or
streets in Wisconsin cities is advo-
Gated by John n. Cadby, Madison,
executive manager of the Wisconsin
Electrical association, as the result OF
a lighting survey showing that the
present per capita cost OF Hghtlng
cities of 10000 or more population is
only from to cents week.
Canadian buyers recently purchased
two carloads of cattle in Wood coun-
ty for shipment to Canada. The AMI
mails were chiefly grade Guernseys
and Holsteins of high quality. There
were also several pure bred sires in
the shipment. A satisfactory average
price was received, some grade COWS
selling as high as 800.
County Agent Hill Of Sawyer coun-
ty announces that he soon will start
on an extensive stump blasting cam
paign over all parts Of the county. He
plans on holding meetings in every
school house in the county, having all
parties interested in the land clearing
meet and sign up for the dynamite for
spring delivery.
| Drinking milk has brought about
the results" states Miss Anna Luet-
scher, Rock county visiting nurse,
commenting on her report for Novem-
Der. A year ago there was large
percentage of children in the rural
schools underweight Greater use or
milk and cream was urged during the
school year and the results are de-
clared pronounced.
Official representatives of cities and
villages of Wisconsin, and delegates
from civic and commercial organlza-
tions, will meet in Madison on Jan.
18. to discuss means of urging con-
gress to guarantee the Great Lakes
! st. Lawrence waterway project. The
date was tentatively set by GOV.
Blaine. who took the matter under
consideration at the suggestion OF the
| Milwaukee Association Of Commerce
Increased telephone rates were au
thorized for Manitowoc by the rail-
road commission The new schedule
which goes into effect at once calls
for net charge of 81 month for
one party and $3.50 for two-party bus'-
ness telephones. The charge on resi-
dence telephones, one-party, is raised
to- $2.25, two-party, $50 and four
party, $175. Rural service will cost
| 50 month.
A quarantine order prohibiting ship
ment of corn and a number Of vege-
tables into Wisconsin from corn borer
| infested districts of Ohio, Michigan
and several eastern states, was issued
| by the state department Of agricul-
| ture The areas affected by the or
der include one county in the south
eastern corner of Michigan; practi-
cally the entire northern border of
Ohio, Erie county Po.; about one
half Of New York, and a part of Mass
achusetts These areas are infested
by the European corn borer.
Stanley and Joseph Popolowsh, Ra-
cine received sentences Of four and
one years, respectively, in circuit
! court at Eau Claire, when they admit
| ted a burglary in the railroad ticket
office at Augusta and taking $29 and
mail sack. They are believed to
have been connected with robbery at
the FairchiId office of $40, and of pos
sibly 500 at Wisconsin Rapids and $40
at River Falls They were arrested
Oct. %. They had guns and purses,
stamped with Augusta and Menom-
onie bank labels.
Despite forecasts that there was
shortage of deer in Wisconsin, reports
to the state conservation commission
show that 1876 bucks were killed in
the ten days in November that COM
prised the open season. This mum
Der is slightly in excess of the deer
killed last year. An interesting fact
Is brought out by the commission in
it's report concerning the number of
does and fawns killed by accident,
when mistaken for bucks. Last year
there were more than fifty does and
fawns killed by hunters. This year
the number is only 6. More than