Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13
FARM NOTES
Mckay Visits Ton Litter Owners.

Some time ago Prof Mckay spent
a few days in the county looking over
some of the entries for the Ton Litter
Contest. He speaks very highly OF
what he found and believes that
Grant county will hold her end of the
rope in the show.
There are around thirty some lit
ers nominated in this contest and we
hope each owner will make every ell
fort to get his litter to be strong
contender in this contest. Feed ana
care means much in this show. You
can't tell what size litter will win.
Let us make the winner of the state
Grant county litter.
This past week three men from Vlr-
Virginia Buyers Visit Grant County.
That Wisconsin cattle are geing
sought by the outside dairymen IS
fast being impressed upon US. Ihat
Grant county dairymen have market
for this surplus stock is also being
impressed very firmly with us.
ginia, l.. M Walker, County Agent,
King George county; F. A. Bucna-
nan, dairy specialist, V. P. L.; ana
". H. Huston, Jersey breeder, came
to the county in search OF carload
of young Jersey cows and carload
of Holsteins. In both cases II was
grades they wanted.
Virginia is bound to be real mar
ket for Wisconsin cattle and Grant
county should be awake to the IDEA
that we can sell dairy cattle. we are
sorry to state that as yet the Virginia
men have purchased nothing. Atter
looking over a number OF groups OF
JERSEYS they looked over a few Hol-
stems and went back to the more IN
tensely dairy district of Wisconsin.
No doubt there are lots OF cattle Tor
sale in Grant county, but 1t is naru
sob lookjng for them when we don't
know where to SO. If the men VINO
had cattle for sale would list them
with the county agent, better results
would be found for the buyer.
The Virginia men were greatly I'M
pressed with Grant county as whole
but were not too we'll impressed VITA
the Holstein cattle that they found.
They may be back later to pick up
carload of Jerseys. Whatever cattle
60 back with these Virginia buyers
will have a very historical location as
thew will go to farmers right around
the birth place of Washington. it
seems perhaps strange that the old
est state in the United States should
be forced to buy cattle North and
West. They are going into dairying.
wish to urge Grant county men
raising any class of cattle that we
must breed them better, feed them
better and list what we have to sell.
Above all things list what you have to
sell honestly. Don't misrepresent
them it will lose you buyers rather
than getting them.
Station Day, June p.
Mark this date now and plan on
going to Madison to see what they
have found out on the experiment
farm. Let's have fifty carloads from
Grant county go to see these things.
Are YOU interested? Let's talk it over
Guernsey Men Sell Good Seed.
At LIVINGSTON, May 31st, some 81
head Of Guernsey cows, heifers and
bulls were sold for average right
at $4,000. For the new man who has
been trying to build up herd OF
pure bred Guernseys, we might say
that the time was right. Some very
choice COWS sold only a little above
the price that good grades have
brought of late in this section. We
might say that of the bunch that was
sold the good part for Grant county
was that the great percent OF the cat
tie stayed within the county lines.
Number one i'll the sales list, a COW
consigned by E. J. Fruit, Platteville,
topped the sale with close second IN
number four, a young COW consigned
bv Granville & Nelson of Lancaster
Good seed we'll cared for will do mucn
to help the conditions as they stand
Raise only the best and make them
produce to some where near the limit