Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-20
cuow PRIZE DAIRY COW
wisconsin Dairy Men Plan
publicity Trip to Western
States Showing Her Prime
Stock.

"V &&aonratively speaking, pack
are are. + I1 grip and getting ready
ny 90 into the far places to sell
70 ~ dair \ COWS, says the Milwau-
fee jour- bal.
heI +bo present time it is pretty
, mJ the policy of livestock farm
l u.o and that includes the breeders
e FL dairy COWS, to let the buyers
VI to the farms and there IN
'o what is offered for sale.
s TLis system of craftsmanship is an
t;nnated. think Wisconsin dairy
n s,d so they decided to follow the
n lur Of the commercial drum
r a and take the samples OF their
wares right to the buyers.
4 special train, which is a CO.
.norative effort of the Wisconsin
livestock Breeders Association,
the College of Agriculture and all
the dairy breed associations of the
stste. will start from West Bend,
Washington county, ON June 10th
ond make an educational tour OF
the western states. This is the
6rst interstate demonstration train
Of its kind in the history Of the
nation. 1t will make a tour OF
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Da-
kota, Montana and other western
states, According to the tentative
itinerary, Idaho, Wyoming, Ne
braska, Kansas and Iowa will
probably be included.
The exhibit will consist of Is
head of high quality dairy cattle.
It will not be a strictly purebred
proposition, as grade cattle are
also literally represented. The
Guernseys, Holste ems, Jerseys,
Brown Swiss and Ayrshire breeds
will be represented. Speakers for
all five associations will accom-
pany the train, although the
names Of the men have not all
been definitely decided upon.
Among the cattle will be some
with world records and each breed
exhibit will be a pleasing repre-
of that breed.
See 10000 at Field Day.
Tha date of June 16 has special
as that is the day of
The great field day and picnic held
1t the farms of C. A. Schroeder &
Sons, at West Bend. This great
of dairymen and farm
RS, which is expected to number
10000, will be a fitting audience
% bid the train godspeed and a
uccessful journey. The train will
De at New London on June II,
on June 18, Eau Claire
m June 10, visit Superior and Du-
nth, and then travel westward.
The field day is the second an
lual event of that kind, the first
Celebration having been held last
ear on the farm of John Erick-
on, Waupaca. The farms are Sc
ected by the College of Agricul-
ure in order that recognition SER
ices may be held in honor of
hose farmers who have made out
landing contributions to agricul-
ure in Wisconsin. Gov. Blaine,
X-GOv. Frank 0. Lowden of Him
u.s. president of the American
1olstein-Friesian association, and
Jean H. L. Russell of the College
II Agriculture have been invited
o deliver addresses.
The committee in charge of the
dairy special" is composed of
5amey Sheridan, Fond du Lac,
or the Guernseys; Ira Inman, Be-
ont, for the Brown Swiss; Charles
PETERSON, Rosendale, for the Jer-
'eyS; W, l.. Baird, Waukesha, for
.he Holsteins, and Jack Nisbet,
Hlchland Center, for the Ayrshires.
Not only is this demonstration
ram receiving the active assis-
.ance and cooperation of the Col
ege of Agriculture, as A. O. Col
of the college staff has
'harge Of assembling the animals,
out the agricultural colleges of
me various states in which the
ram is stopping have promised
generous assistance.
Demand Badger Cows.
Wisconsin is universally conced-
ed to be the outstanding dairy
,tate' There has been a type of
larry leadership in this state which
has produced economic results the
anVy and almost the despair of
'lher states. All around us, par
ccIcularly to the northwest, the
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