Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-21
and Il young one of proven merit.
Pure-bredS Best Bet

cattle where the start had been made
with good. pure-bred bulls and good,
pure-bred cows which proved that
any man who owns Il pnre-bred bull
should secure pure-bred female Of
the same breed as soon rs he can do
so. We need better cows.
Give the pure-hred sire his place in
the sun and see the dawn of better
prosperity You get better prices fOi'
offspring, have more interest in your
work, more pride in your stock, make
economical production. improved con
formation, greater returns, and set
good example for your children, was
the advice in another government
booth.
Tuberculosis Booth
Next was Il booth showing tubercu-
lOSis. There were parts Of meat show
ing how tuberculosis affects it,
Vegetable Oils
Pairs of rats were shown in fine mex.
booth that had been fed on the same
rations except that one had been given
milk in addition to the other feeds,
while the other rat was fed vegetable
oils. The milk fed rat grew well and
was fat, while the other rat lost flesh
on milk substitutes. This was Il good
lesson to citizens who think they are
ecOnOmiZing by buying substitutes for
dairy products.
Made From Milk
Anotha,. b0otb ShnWad what con no
made from milk and it was reveia-
tiOn to see the amount of different
things milk could make. The exhibit
started with pure milk and ended With
alcohol and different kinds of acids
Dried Skim Milk
Skinned milk was being dried and
a box full of it was placed where Wis
itOrs could taste it. 1t tasted sweet
and good and is used for making cOni-
mercal ice cream and stock feed for
young animals.
Menasha Wooden Ware
The Menasha Wooden Ware co. had
an exhibit of butter tubs and barrels
which were made at Menasha from
timber from the Wisconsin woods.
Swiss Cheese
A firm from the western coast eX-
hibited Swiss and other varieties Of
cheese and dairy products.
The city guy in attendance told the
farm editor that their profits were
small and that the farmer was The
man who made the money on dairy
io fly1n fa
more from cream than from calf
hides. but those city fellows have Il
wrong impression of just how much
money the farmer is really making
today In the past he has made money
by selling the fertility Of his land and
the rise in value of his farm. Those
times are past in the grain belt and
the farm must pay the interest on the
present valuations Of the farmers will
fail
The National Dairy Council boom
drew big crowds and their four little
mechanical men who were striking TO
ring the bell were lead by the one which
represented the dairy products. as
against beef. fruit or vegetables. The
man with the beef on his back got
strong and outstruck the rest of them.
so they had to change labels on those
two to make it wrok out right.
Leading Dairy Breeds
The three leading dairy breeds. Hol-
stein, Guernsey. and Jersey, made UP
the largest part of the exhibit The
Brown Swiss and the AyrShires were
represented with some very good spcci-
mems of the breeds
The Guernsey cattle are Il very pop.
ular breed in America, and there was
very good showing Of them on the
grounds.
The Horse Show
The horse shows given in the even
ings were well attended and the har-
ness and saddle horses and ponies
were beautiful lot.
Big Attendance
Dairymen came in bodies from
various points in Minnesota Wiscon-
sin and nearby states, and representa-
tiveS were there from all over the
United States and from many foreign
countries
The attendance Wednesday was we'll
over the 10000 mark and was the big
gest day of the show up to that date.
May Get World Show
Minnesota is regarded with favor
for the 1922 National Dairy Show and
for the Worlds Dairy Congress in
1923. Only one other city is being con
sidered
The place of the next national dairy
show will be determined at an eXecu-
tive meeting in Chicago in Novembe.
TAX ALL ALIKE
WOULD HELP FARMERS