River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19
County Agent Notes
H. C. Seyforth

A soil meeting will be held at the
County Board room, Court House in
Ellsworth on Jan. "a at 2 o'clock.
Another meeting will be held at
Spring Valley bank on JAM % at 2
! o'clock. These meetings are for the
benefit of those who have had their
state soil analysis made this fall. The
purpose being to explain further the
report of same. Anybody else inter-
ested in soils is invited to come. Prof.
+. l.. Musbach of the Soils Depart
ment of Marshfield will be here to
talk to us.
This is the last call for the bee meet
ing which is to be held at the County
Board Room in the Court House at
Ellsworth on Jan. 20. Sessions will
be opened at 1000 a. m. and 1880 p.
m. Prizes will be offered on the best
pint sample OF extracted honey ex-
hibited at this meeting. Everybody
interested in bee keeping should be at
this meeting.
Have you set aside the day for at
tending one of the Farmers Institu-
ties which arc going to be held in this
county? Places and dates are as fol-
lows: Diamond Bluff, Feb. IA and Is;
Maiden Rock, Feb. 16 and II; ELS
worth, Feb. 81 and %; Spring Valley,
Feb. % and "a. Topics of interest
to every farmer will be discussed at
these meetings. A Corn and Grain
Show will be held in connection with
every Institute. The programs and
prizes offered will be published later.
Win you need farm help this year?
If so you win be interested to know
that there is still surplus of appli-
cants for farm labor. Many of these
men are experienced and will work
for reasonable wages. The public
(free) employment office at La Crosse
is at your service. If you expect to
hire help it would be we'll to get in
touch with that office early. Men are
always registering for work for the
spring and summer. Be as specific
as possible in giving your order, pre-
ference as to age, nationality, wages,
etc. A personal call at the office al
ways brings better results. Last year
the eleven public employment offices
in the state placed 6,489 farm hands.
The Superintendent of the offices is
in touch with men wishing to rent
farms, work on shares, manage dairy
herds, eet. They can also inform you
of the going wage, labor supply, and
other matters pertaining to employ
ment conditions.
State Dairy Jubilee. When Jan.
so to Feb. 4, 1929. Fifty years of
dairy progress, plans for so more.
Annual meetings of all Wisconsin
farm organizations. Representatives
of all the big farm clubs viii attend.
] Many demonstrations of better farm
| practices. Excursion to Wateftown.
/ Association. Reduced rates on rail-
roads TO one and one-half fare. Special
exercises defeating Hoard Memorial.
Women will have their program.
Every farmer should bring his wife.
Exhibits of national Importance feat
uring dairy progress. Keep in touch
with scientific agriculture. Where?
College of Agriculture, Madison. Be
cause OF the unusual Importance of
the occasion and its tremendous in
fiuence on American dairying. the
national and state breed associations
are cooperating to make this event
milestone OF outstanding significance
in the dairy world A one week poul-
try course will be held at this meet
ing. For further information in re-
gard to any Of the above meetings get
in touch with me. | can send you a
bulletin on this matter. We hope that
| Pierce County will have fine represZ
entation at these meetings.
Pierce County in 1920 had 216 acres
! of alfalfa. In 1921 il had 375 acres an
| increase of 100 acres. / now have or
| ders for alfalfa seed for next spring
to SOW nearly 200 acres. This gives
us substantial gain of 200 acres this
coming spring. We hope that we can
! increase the gain 100 acres more this
| next season. There are a few things
| to consider in raising alfalfa. These
are not to SOW too much the first time.
Test your soil and see if it needs lime.
Be sure to inoculate either soil or
seed before sowing. Have plenty of
fertilizer in the soil. Have we'll
| prepared seed bed. Have well drain
| ed field Sow the right amount per
acre. Remember that lime, inocula-
ton. manure make Pierce County
doubly sure. Order your seed now
while you can get it for 30 cents a.
pourd. and help increase the acreage
of this crop in Pierce County.