River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-12
County Agent Notes
(Ry H.,G. Seyforth)

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Oct. 18th, the Pierce county Guern-
sey Breeders will put on sale Of 35
high grade females and pufebred
males. On Oct. Is, the Holstein breed
ers of this county will dispose of to
the highest bidder, 30 high grade fe-
males and purebred males. All ami
mails are tested for tuberculosis and
ready to be shipped anywhere in the
u. S. Both sales offer high class cows
with good butter fat records. Here
is an opportunity to get animals that
will be an improvement to anybody's
herd, or a fine chance for person to
get animals and begin "grading-pj."
At the few poultry culling demon
strations that / have already held, l
| found tuberculosis in every flock.
/ These hens were killed and a post
norton was held, showing those pre-
sent how the internal organs are af-
| fected when the disease is present.
We hope to gradually eliminate this
disease from this country, but it will
take some time as tuberculosis is pre-
sent in nearly every flock. People
| should get rid of the disease birds as
soon as the following symptoms are
noticed. The bird loses flesh and be-
comes very light in weight. The bird
has a good appetite but little benefit
/ is derived from the food consumed.
/ The affected chickens show paleness
of comb, wattles, and skin, and great
weakness towards the end. The feath
ers become ruffled and the diseased
bird has a dropping unthirfty appear
ance, in the advanced stage. The
bird generally becomes lame, and the
| Joints SWELL Birds under year old
very seldom have tuberculosis. If you
have any doubt in regard to whether
your birds are infected, kill one and
examine the internal organs very care
fully, and if you find any nodules on
! intestines, or white or grayish spots
on the liver or lungs or heart, the
bird is diseased.
The Wisconsin Dairyman's Associa-
ton will hold its 51st annual meeting
| in Madison on Oct. % and 20. The
program for the first day will be
largely devoted to the problems and
| experiences of cow testers. The Sec
ond day will be known as DAIRY Feed
ing Day" and will seek to bring to
the farmers Of the state the newest
information and latest discoveries in
the feeding of dairy cows. The use
and importance Of minerals is top
| lie of vital interest, and there nave
| been some recent experiments that
| may help solve this perplexing prob
| lem. In addition to scientific infor-
nation there will be practical dis
+! cussion on winter rations for profit.
| Tt will be a discussion that will be OF
value to every dairyman who desires
| to reduce his cost of production.
| COW testing association member will
/ tell how he fed and cared for his 81
! COWS last year so that they averaged
| 450 lbs. fat, and profit over feed OF
better than hundred dollars each.
The use and misuse of mixed feeds
will also have place on the program.
This meeting will emphasize again
the service that the Dairymen's Assn
seeks to render the mixer of cows,
and it illustrates the efficient coopera-
ton that exists between the assn and
the College of Agriculture for the adj
vancement of dairying in Wisconsin.
Cow owners may well set aside Oct.
% and 26 for a visit to Madison for
the purpose of getting information on
how to make more profit. Meetings
will open at a. m. and close at 4:5u
(, p. m.
It is expected that more than 500
potato growers from 81 or 81 counties
will gather at Stevens Point in the
! convention of the Wisconsin Potato
Growers Assn which is to be held
/ Oct. 81. to Nov. 8. Reports Of the
great work accomplished in the in
terests of Wisconsin potato growing
industry during the past decade can
not fail to be of high instructive in
terest to visitors to this show for in
that time Wisconsin potatoes have
come to occupy place on the market
whereby they obtain respect.
! Selecting, caring, and testing seed
corn will do more toward producing
! a better and bigger corn crop than
anything else. By careful selection the
farmer improves his corn and is able
to produce larger, heavier, and bet
ter ears. BY properly curing seed
corn he insures himself against seed
of low vitality, and by a termination
test he avoids sterile ears and plants
only seed that will give the most pro-