Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-04-13
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Reedsburg- Giving her weight il
milk every 81 days during the year
1921 is the record of Queen sPiebt
Rose, 5.year-old Holstein COW, owned
at Hillside farms, Reedsburg, by Kirk
patrick Bros. well known Holsteir
breeders. This cow has finished a
semi-official yearly test. producing
1886 pounds of milk with an aver
age test of "A per cent, making about
500 pounds of butter on an 80 per
cent basis, Queen Piebe Rose weighs
1880 pounds, and gained $50 pounds
in weight during her test period. Dur.
ing her twelfth month she gave 532
pounds of milk with 3176 pounds but
Ter fat This is the first Sank county
,t,w 10 pass the 30-pound mark.
sturgeon Bay-The cherry industry
saas come 10 life again, the orchardfsts
throughout Door county being busy
pruning their trees. Quite few par.
ties did this during the last storm
when the snow was so deep that they,
by wearing snowshoes, were able to
reach the treetops without aid OF lad.
ders. AS the weather was not very
cold, the early pruning produced no
I'll effects on the trees. The orchards
show promise OF the same wonderful
yield as last year.
Madison--The farmers Of Wisconsin
should aim to produce normal crop
during 1922, X. l.. Hatch, professor of
agricultural education at the college
of agriculture. Madison, suggests in a
statement He advises that no impor-
tant income producing lines should be
abandoned. and that while new crops
may be introduced, on the whole, pro
duction should be neither expanded
nor contracted.
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Lancaster--John Shiefel, charged
with the murder of Joseph Stake, a
farmer living near Montfort. was
found guilty of second degree man
slaughter by jury in Circuit court
at Lancaster His son, William, in
dicted with him, was acquitted. The
verdict came after the jury was out
eighteen hours The penalty for man.
slaughter is not less than four and not
more than seven years imprisonment
in the state penitentiary.
ainfeld-Charles G. Ray, town
treasurer of the adjoining town of
Oasis. two miles east of Plainfield
made his annual returns as town
treasurer to the county treasurer at
Wautoma. 18 miles distant few days
ago. Mr.. Ray has been town treasurer
of Oasis 40 years and during that long
term has not missed trip In making
his annual returns. His first trip to
the county seat was in 1882.
Fort Atkinson-Contracts for the
building of concrete highways in JEFF
ferson county have been awarded by
the roads and bridges committee of
che county board The contracts cover
more than ten miles of new construc-
zion at price of approximately $24,-
600 per mile This Is considered a
reasonable figure as similar work last
pear cost approximately $4,000 per
mile.
Madison-The Wisconsin Gas and
Electric Co, operating in Racine. ke-
nosha and surrounding towns. was au-
thorixed by the railroad commission
20 issue 100000 of per cent partici.
mating preferred stock and s252.500 of
common stock. This issue is to obtain
funds which have been expended to
pay for additions and extensions of
service.
Madison Appointment of Charles
ii. Crownhart justice of the supreme
court gives Superior the distinction of
having furnished three of the seven
Judges on the high tribunal, Chief
Justice 4. ], Vinje and Justice Walter
G.. owen a former law partner OF JUS
tice Crowuhart, are the other two
representatives of the northern Wis
consin city,
Barron Producing more than three
tons OF Butter day, handling more
than 100000 pounds of cream a year
from 1000 farmers, and doins a ST.
100000 business year-such is the
1921 record of the Barron Cooperative
Creamery Co, which Barron county
dairymen proudly refer to as 1.-The
largest cooperative creamery in the
world"
Superior Carnival shows will not
be permitted 10 show in Superior here
after under the ordinance adopted by
the city council at the request OF
mariana ,,.nmnn,s examinations and