River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-02-23
County Agent Notes
H. G. seyforth

White Cross, Wisconsin pedigree
No. 10 has been developed by B. D.
Leith of the agronomy department
College of Agriculture, University OF
Wis, after ten years of continuous
breeding, selection and testing for
production. "This oats is pure line
selection from cross made in 1911
between Wis. pedigree No. 2 Chg
Four) large kerneled, medium late
maturing, white variety, and Sixty
Day, small kerneled, early matur-
ing, yellow variety" says Mr.. Leith.
The object of the cross was to secure
q large kerneled, early maturing,
white variety, which would give q
high yield. There will be no general
distribution Of the White Cross oats
in 1922, but extensive field tests will
be made in various parts Of the state
in order to be absolutely certain in
respect to its merits before it is wide
~ distributed throughout the state.
We hope to be able to get small
amount of this seed to try out in this
county this coming season.
Alfalfa seed from SO western grow
ers which was sown four years ago
in two series of 1875 plots at Madison
and Waukesha, has given results
fairly Indicative of the relative value
Of the various regional strains of
common western alfalfa seed for Wis
consin conditions, according to reports
from the agronomy department of the
University. Seed from South Dakota
and Montana has held the lead in
hardness and permanence of good
stands, with Kansas a close third. New
Mexico and Arizona grown common
seemed somewhat less desirable than
the Kansas grown lots. 1t appears
quite commonly that as far as COM
mon alfalfa seed is concerned there is
no necessity for Wisconsin farmers
paying a premium for Montana" seed
when South Dakota grown common is
available at lower price. All the al
falfa seed that I am having shipped
into the county this year is coming
from South Dakota. / shall be able
to take orders for this Grimm alfalfa
seed until March ] at 80 cents a h.,
delivered att Ellsworth. If YOU care
to get any of this seed for the COM
ing season try to get your order in at
once if you want to get it through
me as shall not order any after that
time. I shall order the incubation
for the seed and have it sent to you
parcel post c. Q. d.
Wisconsin farmers have reason to
feel quite hopeful over the outlook
awaiting the spring pig crop. The
things to be taken into consideration
in regard to same are as follows: L,
Proper care of brood sow up to and
after narrowing, that is pletny of
exercise each day, and the proper kind
Of feed. 2, Careful advance prepara-
ton for the narrowing period SO as to
save the maximum number of pigs.
Plan to have forage pasture for
growing pigs during the summer.
Home grown feeds can be furnished
in the bulk Of the brood sows ration.
The following rations may be fed to
brood sows with perfect safety, No. 1,
Corn, one part by weight and skim
milk 4 parts by weight. No. 2, Two
parts Of corn by weight, parts of
shorts by weight. No. 8, Corn one
part, middlings PARTS and oats one
part. No. 4, Barley, oats and shorts
in equal parts by weight. Plenty of
good alfalfa hay or clover hay should
be given to the brood SOW. in some
form of rack. Be sure that the brood
sow has plenty of minerals. The fol-
lowing supply will be sufficient. One
double handful of common salt mixed
with one bushel basket of wood ashes
Of which the sows or pigs should be
allowed to eat as much as they want
Brood sows should not be fed any feed
during the first "a hours after far
rowing, but liberal amounts of warm
water will be advisable to give to her,
and very thin slop can be given at the
end of that time.
The following mineral ration is
recommended for cows, fed in a box
where they can get as much as they
want. 80 lbs. charcoal, 8 lbs. air
Stacked lime, Z lbs. wood ashes, 2 lbs.
steamed bone meal, ID. sulphur, 2
ounces potassium iodide.
Orders are coming in very fast for
soybeans and in order to get the seed
for $4,000 bushel we have to get
them direct from some farmer raising
the same If you are not able to get
the seed yourself or through your
local elevator, l shall be glad to or
der some for you. l expect to order