Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-20
WITH THE COUNTY AGENT
Hi Spots From the County Agricul.
tural Agents Office
GUERNSEY Sale

of West Salem held his second fall
sale of grade Guernsey cows at West
Salem. The sale opened at one P. NJ.
with a few remarks by Mr.. Oliver S.
johnson of Upton, Iowa, auetioneer,
and by Mr.. o. G. Clark himself. Mr..
H. w. Griswald, sales manager. relat-
ed the terms of sale and shortly called
in the first animal of group of 173
that were picked from the choicest
herds of Guernsey cattle for many
miles around
The bidding started very slowly and
buyers seemed to hesitate to find their
limit of the buying price that they
would pay for the offering of the day.
However, only a few head were sold
when all bidders seemed to get gen.
eral understanding of what the going
price was to be and hurried their bids
to the auctioneer. Prices of good
grade cows ranged from 500 to $3.50
and upwards. A few exceptional in
dividuals We're sold at better figures,
the highest priced COW being sold for
S202. so. This price was paid for a
six year old COW that would shortly be-
gin her period of production. The
price seems to be q record one for
grade Guernsey cattle in this section
of the state and moreover emphasized
the fact that good producing Guern-
sey cattle can only be bought on the
market at premium. This price also
emphasized the fact that buyers are
willing to pay $50 to SIS per head, for
cows that indicate good possibilities of
production as compared to those Of
fered which are of mediocre produc-
ton.
Mr.. Clark is attempting to explain
the market of dairy cattle today en-
phasized the fact that in January and
February of 1923 all dairy cattle of
the Guernsey breed will advance not
less than S25 per head He also called
attention of the very successful past
of the industry, and pointed out the
possibilities of an even more prosper
Gus future for the dairy industry.
Farm Institutes
Vernon county is again very fortu-
nate in obtaining satisfactory sched-
ule of farmers inttitutes. Five in
stitutes have been scheduled for the
winter season-namely Ontario. CASH
ton, Esofea, Chaseburg, and Genoa.
The first of these Institutes is to be
held at Cashton on Tuesday and We'd
nesday, January End and 3rd The
usual program is arranged and will
begin each day at ten o'clock The ev-
ening program of the first days in
stitute is scheduled at eight o'clock.
The-second Of these Institutes is SEIZED
uled for Thursday and Friday, Janu-
airy 4th and 9Th. Everyone interested
in discussions pertaining to the inn
mediate agricultural present and fu-
ture will find these meetings of much
interest. Programs with dates for
other Institutes scheduled will be pub
lished in due season.
Tuberculosis
During the past four or five years
much work has been done by the state
department of animal industry to era
dictate tuberculosis from the farm
herds throughout the state of Wiscon-
sin. So broadly has the disease been
spread in many communities that an
area test has been put to work and at
the present time some twenty odd
counties are conducting county wide
tuberculosis cleanup campaigns. More
than this regulation and Legislation
has been enacted to prevent the fur.
Their spread OF this disease through
creameries and cheese factories. Pas.
tErizatisn of SKINNED milk and whey
has been recommended as possible
means ct preventing the spreading 81
this contamination.
According 10 a recent livestock re.
port Mr.. Artlsar J. Knilans, much in.
fection has been scattered throughout
the begs by indiscriminate uses OF
whey and buttermilk- tuberculosis
has caused much loss to the hog bust.
ness of the United States as well as to
| the cattle industry of our own state
of Wisconsin Not only has it caused
great loss, but is public health men
ace and should be held in check by a
definite means of control. Our slaugh-
ter houses throughout the entire coun-
try aims to prevent this spread Of tu-
berculosis by careful inspection OF
all carcasses before they are accept.
ed for use as human food. By-pro-
ducts are carefully treated so as to
destroy all bacteria 1t Is interesting
to note that on November 4th the re-
ports from three packing houses show
ed 1886 hogs slaughtered. Of this
number 1910 were tagged for tubercu-
losis. The infection is 22e6 plus This
is not an uncommon figure but is the
average which can be taken from
many reports. Often times the in
fiction will run as high as 25fs.
In view of the foregoing facts com
mission firms today are Offering pre-
MUM on all hogs received from areas
that are guaranteed free of tubercu-
losis. II behooves every man now in
terested in the livestock INDUSTRY of
our country to give some thought to
systematic method of eliminating this
most destructive of livestock diseases
State Corn and Grain Show
The Wisconsin state corn and grain
show will be held at Madison during
the farmers week program February
18th to 9th, 1923. Two years ago the
show was held at Lacrosse, last year
at Green Bay and this year at Mali
son. The show has grown to such
large proportions that it cannot be
held in an average building. This
years accommodation for the show
will be sought in the livestock pavil-
ion. All growers of pedigreed corn
and grains are urged to make their
entries early Liberal permiums win
be awarded in all departments. En-
tries can be made direct to Mr.. E. d.
HolIor Dill.