Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-04-12
WITH The COUNTY AGENT
Hi Spots from the County Agriculture
al Office
Cow Testing Association Noe

Cow Testing Association Notes
Mr.. Werner Sorenson of the Hills
boro Cow Testing Association reports
for the month of March. "Our an
nual meeting for the reorganization
Of our COW testing association Win be
held Saturday afternoon, May 9th. at
the school house at Hillsboro. The
reorganization meeting for an Elroy
COW testing association will be held on
Saturday, April 22nd at the Elroy Trl-
bnue Office.
The high COW of our association
made 55.7 pounds of butterfat out OF
1865 pounds of milk. Test APO.
She IS owned by Frank Drisehmeler.
The high herd average for the month
is held by Duane Tracy, the second
high herd average is held by Albert
Kahler- Fifteen cows produced forty
or more pounds of butterfat during
the month"
Mr.. Ed. Lindow reports for the vi
roqua COW testing association for the
month of March; 'tThe high herd for
the month consists of fourteen head
of grade and registered Holsteins own
ed by Cornelius Sebion. The second
high herd average consists of ten
grade Guernseys owned by A. <.
Grooming. The following is a list of
the twelve highest cows in the asso-
citation together with their production
and names of respective owners.
Owner of COW; name of COW; breed
OF COW; pounds of milk; per cent of
fat; pounds of butterfat.
Cornelius Sebion, DeKol Pontiac
Goudgeld, R.H., 1884, 81, $50
Cornelius Sebion, No. 6, CHI, 1889,
AZ, 56.2.
Cornelius sebion, No. u, CHI, 1896,
4. E. Grooming, No. 8. G.G., 116s,
4. 2; Grooming, No. 5, GIG, 1859,
Hugh Buchanan, Nora. Ri. GAG,
Lou Clements, No. 10, CHI, 1119,
A. E; Grooming, No. l, G.G., 1l19,
Al, 45.9.
Cornelius Sebion, Elmdale DeKol,
R. H., 1926, 80, 45.6.
Hugh Buchanan, Dolly Boon, Ri,
SAB, 5.4, 45.5.
Vernon Co; Asylum, No. 100. Ri,
County Farm, No. 90, R.H., 1852,
3.6, $50.
Calcium Fertilizer or Limestone
Mr.. Carl Kuester of Chaseburg has
recently opened a limestone quarry
and will be able to furnish a high
quality of limestone to the patrons of
his community. Mr.. Kuester will also
do grinding for anyone on their own
farm who viii furnish sufficient lime
rock to make it worth while for him
to move his limestone pulverizer and
steam engine.
Mr.. Carl Hanson of Cashton is now
contemplating the purchase of a lime
stone grinder and will be ready to be
gin work as soon as a sufficient tonnage
is solicited to warrant his purchasing
the outfit.
In the locality of Viroqua we trust
that Mr.. Moen will again be able to
furnish sufficient limestone to meet
the fertilizer need of the community.
To the people of the county who are
not in position to avail themselves
to the opportunity of purchasing the
limestone locally they can obtain same
from the Waukesha Lime and Stone
Co., Waukesha, Wis, at the following
rates: No kiln dried in bags, $3.50
per ton. No. l kiln dried bulk, $1.S5;
No. 2 natural, slips. The freight
rates per ton are: Viroqua, $1.40;
Westby, S1.40; Stoddard, $1.70; Coon
Valley, 1920.
These figures here given will serve
to give calcium users in the county
an estimate of what this valuable
fertilizer can be purchased for at their
respective stations
Reduced Rates for Farm Soil
Surveys in Vernon County
Farmers in Vernon county will be
able to have their land tested at re-
duced rates this summer. This will
be made possible through cooperation
between the soil survey and the state
soils laboratory.
Each farmer can have an individual
soil map made of his farm. He can
have analysis made of the soils of
his fields, which will show whether
PHOSPHORUS, potassium, nitrogen, or
lime is needed. He will receive re-
port pointing out the best methods of
improving his land. Furthermore, he
will get the results of this examina-
ton soon enough to be able to use
them IN his farm work in 1928.
III SAOupS VI lIOIH lUU TO ZUU. the
fee for each farm of 100 acres or less
will be $500 including a soil map and
chemical analysis. For each addi-
tlonal 80 acres, or part thereof, 81
extra. In groups of 200 or more, the
fee will be 81 for each farm of 100
acres or less, and 81 for each addition
al 80 acres or part thereof.
The work will not be started until
about August /, and that will mean
that we will not be able to cover more
than half the county this yearly Work
will be started in the eastern half of
the county. The figures mentioned
above refer to the number within the
county; so that will mean that if there
are 100 requests for soils laboratory
work in half the county this year,
the rate will be 81 while if between
so and 100 in half the county this
year, the rate will be Sc. In both
cases a complete soil map on large
scale will be furnished each farmer
as part of his report, and the report
will be based on the soil map as well
as on the soil analysis and farm ex-
animation. The regular charge at
present for groups of FIVE or more,
for the examination, report, and soil
map, of 100 acres is SIG; so that even
at the Sc rate the cost viii be less than
half, and at 81 only one-quarter. This
reduction IS made possible, of course,
only through cooperation between the
soil survey and the state soils labor
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