River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-08-24
County Agent Notes

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1t is only one month until Pierce
county holds it's seth annual fair al
Ellsworth on September 1922. We
| hopethat this will be the largest coun-
| ty fair ever held in this county. Elk
| hibits of livestock look very promising
at the present time. The Poland Chi.
| ma and Duroc-Jersey breeders, both
have futurity shows which will bring
| out some of the best hogs in the coun-
ty. Reservations are being made now
for cattle exhibits in the sales pavil-
ion. The Boys and Girls Club ex-
hibits will be the largest ever put en-.
Premium lists are out and are being
distributed. If you have not already
made arrangements to exhibit at the
coming fair, get started now.
Warnings are issued from the Poul-
try Department at Madison to look
out for fake poultry cullers. These
poultry culling fakes go from farm to
farm posing as experts in this line.
They guarantee to take all the "culls'
at a good price. They land a jog
and go thru the flock in business
like manner. After they are gone, it
is discovered that the best birds in
the flock are gone, and the culls are
left for the victim of the poultry ex-
pert" If a suspicious character is in
your neighborhood consult the county
agent, advises Prof. Halpin. OF
course where a mans honesty is
known and he is a respected member
of the community and just undertake
ing culling to help the good cause
along, there is nothing wrong in en-
ploying him. ! am planning to hold
Poultry Culling Demonstrations in
different parts Of the county this COM
ing fall.
| have just received word that Wis
consin farmers are allowed 500 lbs.
of Picric acid instead of 200 lbs. at
the reduced rate of 11.2 cents per ID.
Some important facts about picric
acid are as follows: 1t is equal to
40 per cent dynamite. Picric acid
does not freeze. 1t does not cause
headaches. 1t can be stored in dry
place over winter. 1t is good for blast
ing rocks. If you wish to get any of
this explosive, place your order now.
/ There are about so farmers in the
county who have applied for soil an
alysis work Of their farms which will
be done for $500 for 100 acres. If
you want to get this work done it is
best to get your application in by the
first of September. The men who
are doing county soil survey work
have applications with them and if
you see them anywhere they will be
glad to take care of your application.
The bankers of Pierce county are
backing boys and girls in their club
work. They have issued a scholar
ship to a boy or girl of creditable age
who does the best work in club pro-
ject. This IS to be decided at the fair.
This scholarship will entitle tie boy or
| girl to weeks course at the college
of Agriculture next June. Further
information about this matter will be
issued later.
/ I am having demands from North
and South Dakota for grade Holsteins,
Guernseys and milking Shorthorn
cows. hope that anyone having some
for sale will list them with me imme-
diately so that buyers can be direct
ed to farms where animals are for
sale.
Attend the National Dairy Show at
the MINI. State Fair Grounds at st.
Paul, October TIA. Fifty cents will
remain the popular low-priced gener-
al admission charge of the National
Dairy Exposition. at has never cost
more than fifty cents to get into the
Exposition. During recent years,
said Col. w. E. Skinner, General Man
ager of the National Dairy Associa-
ton, "our price has always been low
enough to permit every farmer, every
farmers wife and every farmers
child to attend without feeling that
"city prices" were being charged. y
Admission tickets for children will be
twenty cents and will be sold on
the grounds, according to Col. Skin
ner. Arrangements for advance sale
of tickets will be made thru county
agents and county banks. Prewar
railroad rates will apply to the Ma
tional Dairy Exposition, October z Ia
at Twin Cities. An open rate of one
and one-third fares has been granted
by the Western Passenger Association
from all points in Minnesota, Wiscon-
/ sin and North Dakota