Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-01-25
WITH THE COUNTY AGENT
Hi Spots from the County Agricultur-
al Office


citation viii hold meeting and sale
at the livestock pavilion, Madison.
AT this meeting it is hoped that an
opportunity will be afforded the as
sociation to promote the Poland China
business and to bring together the Po-
land China breeders of the state in q
discussion of the most important prob
lens that confront the producers of
pork.
All livestock men interested in the
Poland China breeders of hogs are
cordially invited to attend this meet
ing. The promotion committee in
charge of this meeting is Messrs. Dell
banks, ]. E. Diley and Burlie Dobson.
Farmers Institute
The first farmers institute for the
month of February to be held in Yer
non county is scheduled for February
18th and Sth, 1922, at Stoddard. The
complete program for the occasion is
given herewith:
Tuesday, February Z, 1000 A. NJ.
Constructive Breeding of Dairy Cat
tie, Mr.. Imrie.
Soy beans for Feed and FERTILITY,
Tuesday, 1:30 P. NJ
Poultry for Pleasure and Profit,
Mr.. Schelling.
Institute Petition, 10 minutes, Mr..
Imrie.
Grain Diseases and their Treatment,
Mr.. Brann.
New Principles in Feeding Barn
Stock, Mr.. Imrie.
Tuesday, 500 P. M.
One Hour Program, How Dick Out
classed Tom, Local Talent.
Ole's Dream, Mr.. Brann.
Stiek-to-it-ive-ness Mr.. Imrie.
Wednesday, February s, 1000 A. NJ.
Figuring Dairy Rations; The Feeds
TO Buy, Mr.. Imrie.
What is the Matter with Clover?
MIR. Brann.
Wednesday, 1880 p. NJ.
Experimental Plot Tests, Variety
and Fertilizer, Mr.. Schelling.
Institute Petition, 10 minutes, Mr..
Imrie-
Better Potatoes for the Farm Ia
bic, Mr.. Brann.
Growing Pigs on Forage Crops and
Self-Feeders, Mr.. Imrie.
Conductors:--John d. Imrie, Rob-
erts; j. w. Brann, Col. of Ayr, Mad
ison; E. W. Schelling, Co. Agent, Vi
roqua.
Attention is again called to the one
week course at Madison, January 30,
to February 4th.
Farm Bookkeeping
During these times of financial de-
fiation the subject of farm bookkeep-
ing becomes more and more import
ant to the producer of agricultural
commodities. 1t is recognized fact
that during periods of defiation agri-
cultural commodities are the first
commodities on the market to be cut
down in price. This condition auto
matically results from our national
system Of economics which has as its
guide the supply and demand of the
immediate present. The fact that the
agricultural commodities are the first
in Importance in so far as the life
of the universe is concerned makes
it all very evident that any change
in the financial status Of the world
would Immediately effect the price of
farm produce.
The producer of farm commodities
can Immediately realize the influence
of change in the price of that which
he has to sell but in a majority of
cases is unable to say whether or not
that charge makes his business pro-
fitable or otherwise. The tendence is
to believe that any reduction IN the
selling price or agricultural commodi-
ties make agriculture non-paying
business. We are inclined to believe
that farm commodities such as butter
when selling for thirty cents per
pound makes dairying Improbable,
and that eggs when selling for twenty
cents dozen makes the poultry bust
ness Improbable. Yet so far as an
actual method Of determining whether
or not the poultry business or the
dairy business is profitable or other
wise we know very little, inasmuch as
we have not adopted a system OF
bookkeeping that win enable US to
tell where and how our money is be-
ing spent and from what sources the
same is received. Too often we loose
sight of the fact that our profits year
after year may be nothing more or
less than inflated inventories of land
values and value of farm equipment
including all types of livestock. To
eliminate the possible opportunity for
misconception relative to profits and
losses concerning our agricultural
business every farmer in Vernon coun-
ty is invited to keep books on his
farm. Ask your banker for a farm
bookkeeping system. Keep accurate
accounts and dispense with the system
of guessing.
Cow Testing
At the farmers institute at La
Fargo, January 18th and 18th much
interest was shown in system of
dairy bookkeeping, namely, a cow
testing association. More than ever
before the dairymen of that commun-
ity realize that in order to make
profit on dairy herds they must keep
cows of high production and feed ra-
tions that are balanced and in pro-
portion to the animals performance.
The dairynen realize that with the
falling price in butterfat it viii take
a much better COW to produce a pro-
fit then it took when the price of but
terfat was forty-five and fifty cents
per pound. With the increasing price
in mill feeds these dairymen believe
that it is most important to purchase
carefully to make up such rations as
win be balanced. In other words the
need of a scientific feeder, namely, a
COW tester is most apparent.
It is hoped that these 2e men who
have indicated their interest in book
keeping better livestock, in the bust
ness of dairy bookkeeping, will soon
be able to organize a COW testing as
ISOLATION, and obtain the services of
one who is expert in dairying and
feeds and feeding.
After Thoughts
Remember the pol1lf1y show of the