River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19

plant will do even better as they take
nitrogen from the air and make ii IN
to available plant food. When we are
asked for simple rule for better ag-
riculture, and for improving the pres
perity of the individual farmer III ar
agricultural community, we advise
them to raise more alfalfa, clover and
other leguminous crops for the sake
of the soil and for the sake of the
livestock. Wherever tine fertility OF
the soil is productive and home grown
balanced rations are fed to good live
stock the farms are prosperous. 4
campaign is being started lin this
county to grow more clover and alfal-
ia. We should sow on every farm IN
the county this coming spring alfalfa
or clover seed SO that we will not have
to buy any of the high protein feeds
They will also raise the nitrogen con-
tents of the soil. Let us boost fol
more clover and alfalfa. If you are in
need of either clover or alfalfa seed
write me and I shall try to locate
some for you. Or, if you have some
for sale, list it with me, for ! may
have calls for such.
The January 9th issue of Hoard's
Dairy1nan contains All address by DIR.
E. C. Schroeder Of the Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry, given before the annual
meeting of the United States Live
stock Sanitary Assn. on infectious
abortion. This is one of the latest ar
ticles on this subject. Every breeder
Of livestock should read this article.
If you are not able to get hold of it,
let me know and ! can probably get
The article for YOU. The control of in
fictitious abortion is summarized in the
following few statements which are
taken from the above mentioned ar
ticle.
1, Isolate all aborting cows until
discharges cease.
2, Destroy the fetus and thoroughly
clean and disinfect stall.
3, Exercise extreme care that in
lection from the fetus. from discharg-
es of the uterous. or from milk of af
fected cows is not carried on the feet,
or pitch forks, or otherwise to the
feed of other animals.
4, Treatment with drugs or chemi-
cal agents externally or internally
give false encouragement.
5, Do not attempt to treat the GEM
tai organs with strong disinfectants
Treat them as wounds are treated, if
at all, and remove if necessary deae
and foreign material
6. Disinfection of the uterus is prac-
tically valueless, and may be positiv-
ely harmful.
T, Isolation, cleanliness, and good
care are the trio on which to rely.
The Pierce County Bee Meeting will
be held at Ellsworth, Court House. or
January Goth. Two sessions will be
held, one at 1000 in the morning and
one at 1880 in the afternoon. Mr.. c
ID. Adams, representing the Dept. Of
Markets and the State Dept. of Ag
riculture will talk on Honey GRADING
and Bee diseases. Mr.. L. P. White
head, Extension Agricultural will
speak on topics of outstanding imDor
lance to the beekeepers. Every bee
keeper should make it point to at
tend this meeting.
The State Grain Show will be helt
this year at Green Bay, Wis.,. on Jan
25th to 28th. Indications are that IT
will eclipse all previous grain shows.
All entries for this show should be
sent to Prof. X. A. Moore, Agronomy
Bldg. at Madison. The sample must
be addressed to and delivered to the
Association of Commerce, Green Bay
Wis.,, by 6 o'clock p. m. January 70
Farming is business, and like 9TH
er business men the farmer should
know which way he is going finan-
cially. To drift along year after year
not knowing whether he is going to-
ward success or failure is not the
practice of successful business, and
it should not be the practice of fam
ers. Now is the time to take the farm
inventory and in order to do SO one
must have some form of outline. Get
one of the Farm Record Books from
this office which gives complete
list of farm articles for taking inven-
tory, and plenty of space for keeping
the accounts of the year. These hooks
are distributed at cost OF making
which is so cents copy.
Remember the Farmers Institutes,
Diamond Bluff, February Ia and IS
Maiden Rock. February 16 and II
Ellsworth, Feb. 81 and 22, Spring
Valley, Feb. % and "a.
Milk drinks that appeal to old and
young alike can now be made III the
home. The kiddies will grow. and be-
come strong and healthy. From the
dairy department of the University
of Wis. comes the announcement that
sweetening and flavoring extracts
can be added to milk making a de.
licious and refreshing drink. Coming
at time when other "brews" are
taboo, the new concoction is rapidly
gaining wide favor.