Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-07-26
AROUND The COUNTY
JEFFERSON

son family and carol Harris m0tored
to Barron county for a weeks outing.
Miss Harris win at nd the Older Boys
and Girls convention at Chetek.
Miss Ruth Ateyo of Clear Lake,
South Dakota, is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Hugh Buchanan.
Rev. Jos Reed and wife were here
to see his father, Venerable Ellis Reed.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Leonard of James
vile returned home after spending
sometime with the ladies parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hall.
| The ]. Shouts family are enjoying
a visit from their grandson, Mastre
Kenneth Kraw.
The ladies aid at Mrs. Tennis Ga
brielson's was well attended Thursday
last.
Mrs. Chas Rumsey had as her guests
on Friday, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Re
get of Minneapolis, Mrs. Outcelt, Mrs.
Gilman and Hester May.
| 1t was pleasure indeed to receive
calls from two former Methodist pas
tors, Reys. Maeauley and Peckham.
Mrs. Maude Long returned to her
home at Lacrosse.
The 0. T. rs. held an outing last
week on the Boyce fiat, chaperoned by
Mrs. Mary Clawson and Miss Ruth
Ateyo. The boys had all the frill and
thrills of real camp even to being
out in real storm Friday night and
all received good drenching in the
bargain. Several of the parents went
down at night to call on them and also
to hold weiner-marshmallow roast.
Mrs, Mary Clawson returns this
| Wednesday to take up her work of
months helping to care for her father,
Venerable Truman Kendall, who is
much improved in health.
The Hugh Buchanan family and
Miss Ateyo motored to Gays Mills on
Sunday
Mrs. Beecher May spent a few days
here on her way home from the hos
pital where she underwent an opera
ton.
Myrtle Chambers of Tomah is Wis
iting relatives and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Woman and Mr.
VanWinter called on relatives here
last week.
Miss Margaret Reed is home from
her teaching duties at Panama where
she has been stationed the past year.
Field Crop Diseases
A new disease in Wisconsin so called
wild Fire., has made its appearance
in thirty to forty fields in Dane coun-
| ty. The disease is characterized by
brown spots appearing on the leaves.
These brown spots give the leaves a
ubrnt affect. The disease is very de
structive and spreads rapidly. All
cases should be reported at once to
the State Dept. of Plant Pathology
or to the County Agent.
Corn in many sections of the state
is now diseased with the disease rec
ognized as corn root rot. When the
disease is prevalent tproduces a very
lpatchy appearance in the field. Where
stalks of corn are infected with the
disease you will find the lowest stalk
brown and rotten, especially at the
nodes and on the older roots. A jack
knife is a good tool for making the
examination. In one of the southern
counties a report is given that from
one to fifty per cent o fthe plants are
diseased. In two particular fields in
Vernon county it is estimated that
ninety per cent of the plants are dis
eased. In many fields there is evil
dence of from one to five per cent of
| the plants being diseased. No par
ticular remedy can be named for the
diseased plants. However, to elimin-
ate this disease in the future it will
be necessary to carry out better sys-
tenn of crop rotation than has been
carried on in the past. 1t is the opin-
ion of the writer that the disease is
largely permitted to thrive because
of an unbalanced quantity of plant
food in the soil. And further that I'M
due amounts of available plant food
also keep the plants in a deferred
state Of growth.