Decorah public opinion., 1922-11-15
CATTLE HERDS
TO BE TESTED
Federal Tubercular Inspector Coming
to Winneshiek County TO Work
With the County Agent
i'm Testing.
FORTY HERDS
WELL BE TESTED
Pleasant Township Community Club
Reorganizes and Will Hold
Regular Meetings.

At last Winneshiek county is to
have about forty herds of cattle test
ed for tuberculosis lby the federal
inspector. The farmers of Winnie
shiek county have been somewhat
backward in getting their applica-
tions for this federal test in. There
are, however, at the present time
about eighty applications in. DIR.
Strader of New Hampton and the
county agent will begin the work
on Monday, November goth. 1t will
| probably take about three weeks to
complete the work.
Those having their herds tested
| by the federal inspector will receive
reimbursement amounting to two
thirds of the loss sustained on any
cattle which react to the test. Peo-
pie are realizing more and more the
danger of using milk from cows af-
fected with tuberculosis and also are
realizing that the disease spreads
from one animal to the other. We
hope that DIR. Strader's work in the
! county will stimulate more interest
on the part of our farmers, thereby
increasing the number of applications
to be sent in.
Pleasant Township Community Club
Reorganizes
The Community Club in Pleasant
township which last winter held their
community meetings in the stone
schoolhouse, met last Friday evening
to reorganize and TO make plans for
their meetings during the coming
winter About one hundred people
were present and the County Agent
assisted in securing officers and
committees to provide a real con-
structive social and educational pro-
gram to be carried out. Some very
interesting and instructive pictures
were shown which were appreciated
greatly by those present.
Township to Hold Annual Farm
Bnrean Meetings
= Arrangements are being made as
rapidly as possible for holding the
annual meeting in each of the town.
ships in Winneshiek county. These
meetings are of very great import
ance in planning the work for the
coming year. 1t is at these annual
meetings that the officers and CO.
operators are chosen who are TO as
sist in putting over the work in the
different townships. The program of
work is also arranged.
The Importance of having a de-
finite program which is to be carried
out in each of the townships during
the coming year can not be over
| estimated. 1t is at these meetings
also that the community project
leaders who have charge of local ar
rangements for the different projects
and demonstrations are selected.
1t is sometimes wondered why the
County Agent spends more time in
one particular community or town
ship than another. This is explained
by the fact that some communities
may not have been represented at
the annual meetings when the plan
of work for the coming year was
outlined and naturally those present
saw to it that this particular work
was carried on in their communities.
We wish to urge all farmers to make
special effort to attend the town
ship meetings when they are held
in their respective townships.
The meetings for the coming week
will be held as follows:
Monday, November goth, Pleasant
twp, at the Matter school.
Wednesday, November 22nd, Jack
SON twp, at the Jackson Jet. school.
All meetings are scheduled to be-
gin at 500 P. M.
Women Show Increased Interest in
Farm Bureau Projects
Farm Bureau women of Winnie
shiek county are becoming enthusi-
astic farm bureau boosters. This un-
doubtedly is due to the fact that they
are receiving such interesting and
valuable assistance from the Exten-
sion Service.
A three-day school in millinery
was held last week for the farm
bureau women of Decorah township.
This week one is being held in
Bloomfield township and next week
one is scheduled for the ladies in
| Military township.
The interest In the five months
clothing course put on by Miss Mar
tha Foster, Extension Clothing Spec
ialist, is growing. All of the ladies
are very enthusiastic in their praise