River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-26
County Agent Notes
H. G. seyforth

T Farming exhibition will be held at the
Minnesota State Fair grounds in the
new exhibit building on February 9th
to 18th. This is not sales show,
but rather an educational exhibition.
The Agricultural College of the Univ
ersity of Minnesota has worked out
an educational program which viii
make it possible for the farmers and
dealers to inform themselves in con-
siderable detail as to whether or not
tractors will prove profitable invest
ment to them and how to get the most
out of tractor. A reduced rate of
fare and half will be in effect for
the period of the show as well as the
automobile show which takes place at
the same time.
The eyes of America will be focused
on Wisconsin as the Badger State
celebrates half century of achieve
ment in the dairy industry at Madi-
SON, Jan. 80 to Feb. 4. Henry c.
Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture will
outline national program for Ameri-
can farms and farmers, at Wiscon-
sins Dairy Jubilee. Leaders in the
dairy world are looking to Frank o.
Lowden, ex-governor of Illinois, and
now president of the Holstein-Freis-
ian Association of America, to point
the way for greater progress in dairy
ing. From the western coast will
come DR.. Alonzo Taylor, who worked
with Hoover in Europe. He will de
pict the world wide food situation.
Other national leaders of agriculture
will help Wisconsin celebrate its semi
centennial in dairying. M. d. Mum,
president of the American Jersey
Cattle Club, A. E.. Bower, president
of the Bown Swiss Breeders Associa-
ton, Paul o. Reymann, president of
the Ayrshire Breeders Association and
Robert Scoville, president of the
American Guernsey Cattle Club, will
head delegations of American breed
ers to the jubilee. Officials of var
ious breed organizations in Canade
will participate in the event. All of
the leading agricultural organizations
of the Badger state are cooperating
in the occasion. Pierce county being
one of the leading dairy counties
should be represented by large dele
cation of dairymen, and the following
meetings ought to prove interesting
for large number: Monday, Jan.
80, p. m. Annual Meeting of Wiscon-
sin Dairymen's Association, Wednes-
day, Feb. /, a. m. Annual meeting
of Wisconsin Farm Bureau, Wednes-
day, Feb. 1, 3 p. m. Annual meeting of
Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Asso-
citation, Thursday, Feb. 2, 3 p. m. An
nual meeting of Dairy Cattle Breed
ers' Associations, Holstein, Guernsey
Ayrshire, Jersey and Brown Swiss.
This is not only a mans meeting but
a woman's as well. There will be
special numbers for women during the
whole week, treating of newer know
ledge in feeding the family, newer
methods of preparing foods, how to
reduce the cost of clothing the family,
how to design and construct dress
using the dress form.
The bee meeting held Jan. 20 was
very successful affair in spite of the
fact that due to the drifting of the
snow the roads were hard to travel.
There is no doubt but that everybody
who attended was we'll repaid for his
effort and time. Mr.. Whitehead of
the University Extension Division
gave fine talk on organization work
for beekeepers. Mr.. C. D. Adams,
state inspector gave an interesting
talk on European and American fowl
brood. Also on grading of honey.
He urged the beekeepers to grade
their honey and mark it so. The an
nual business meeting was held and
the following officers were elected:
Pres, w. B. Erickson, Hager City;
Sec. and Treas, B. j. Thompson, Rock
Elm. Plans We're made to have several
meetings in different parts of the
county in May from the 18th to the
goth.
We are fortunate again this year in
having the National Dairy Show at
st. Paul in Oct. 7th to 14th. We hope
that every dairyman in the county
will plan to attend this show next
|, fall, as all who attended last fall con-
sidered themselves we'll repaid for
their trip. We hope to be able to get
an exhibit of cattle from this county
if possible.
Do not forget the dates for the
Farmers Institutes to be held at
Diamond Bluff on February 14th and