River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-01-25
County Agent Notes
H. G. seyforth

Madison, Jan. ~ TO rep. 3 10 aIte9lc
the programs of Farme- s and Home
Makers week? Five men in this
county have made plans. to go, but
We ought to have more and we ought
TO have some women attend also. A
splendid program has been prepared
FOR them. Is your Community Club
represented? Your breeders organi-
cations and your Cow Testing Asso-
citation? your Church? The programs
cover such variety of subjects that
any person attending will find some
thing of particular interest to him.
IF you have never attended Farm
ers' and Home Makers Week, you
ought to go; if you have, you will
want to go again You ought to help
represent Pierce county. Don't let
five do al. the representing. Other
counties are planning on having large
delegations there and believe Pierce
county can have a delegation OF ten
people at least On February End, q
campaign for advertising dairy pro-
ducts will be launched. The State
Grain Show will be held during this
week. Some samples of corn and al
falfa from Pierce county will be ex-
hibited.
,Twenty-four 1922 Club Members in
this county completed fist year
project in Club Work and 14scomplet-
ed a second year project. Bankers
of the county are giving bronze
achievement buttons to the former
and silver achievement buttons to the
latter. Harold Arnold, Maiden Rock,
Wis. r. No. 8, wrote to me and asked
me to send him Record Book and a
pamphlet on feeding, as he has nice
Jersey calf which he is going to work
with in the Jersey Calf Club. He is
the first 1923 Club member starting
active work. We shall all want to see
his calf at the next Pierce county
Fair.
Farmers Institutes for the benefit
of the farmers in Pierce county will
be held at Elmwood, Feb. 6 and z, and
at Ellsworth, Feb and 8. A Wo-
mems Institute will be held at Elm
wood, also. w. H. Clark, very pro,
minent dairy man will be the conduct
or at both Institutes. lie will speak
on Dairy subjects. A. H.. Knilans
from the National Livestock Ex-
change will speak on the eradication
of tuberculosis. Mr.. John Donald,
from the Farm Economics Depart
n1ent, College of Agriculture, will
discuss Farm Accounts, Mr.. B. May
nard of Ellsworth will speak on the
value of taking care of the home or
chard. Fl. G. Seyforth, Ellsworth.
will discuss alfalfa and limeing OF
soils, and Pierce county problems.
The above subjects will be taken up
at both Institutes at Elmwood and
at Ellsworth. Mrs. Slagg will con-
duct the Women's Institute at Elm
wood in the afternoon of both days,
end she will also speak at the Farm
ers' Institute on Home Conveniences.
At Ellsworth on Feb. 9th, Prof F. B..
Morrison, national authority on feeds
and feeding will speak on New Dis
coveries in Feeding Farm Stock and
Practical Rations for Dairy Cattle.
Grain Shows will be held in connec-
ton with each Institute and prizes
offered. At Ellsworth at l o'clock on
Feb. 8, Stock Judging Contest will
take place between the different COM
munity clubs in Pierce County. A
class of each dairy cattle and beef
cattle will be judged. A silver loving
cup will be offered as prize. The
local expenses of these Institutes are
taken care of by the business people
and the creamery at Elmwood. We
hope that farmers will show their APP
probation by attending in large num-
bers. Complete programs and prem
ium lists will be published next week.
Representative from Creamery
Boards of creameries in st. Croix,
Dunn and Pierce counties will meet
at Hudson, Jan. 25, for the purpose of
joining the Wisconsin Cooperative
Creameries Association organizing
the 4th district of this association.
This district organization will be COM
posed of each creamery belonging to
or joining the State organization at
this time who wishes to join with 9TH
er member creamefies located in this
natural creamery district composed
of Pierce, Dunn and st. Croix coun-
ties to work out mutual, local pro-
blems through district organization.
Remember the date, Jan. 25th, and
come prepared to perfect the cream
cry organization at the meeting held
at Hudson at the City Hall.
ANIMAL MEETING on