River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-04-19
AGRICULTURAL NOTES
BY II. G. Seyforth.

| Now is good time to test your
| seed corn for termination. If you
| find poor termination you will still
have plenty of time to locate good
seed before planting time. Testing
seed corn increases the yield, enables
growers to discard weak terminating
and dead ears. No matter how well
corn has been cured, the termination
| test by taking one or two kernels
| from 100 or more ears in different
pants of the room will prove a good
investment. 1t pays to plant corn
having strong termination test.
Strong vigorous terminating kernels
will not rot so quickly even If the
weather conditions are not favorable.
Different methods may be used In
testing seed corn for termination,
such as damp sawdust placed in.
box covered with piece of muslin
on which the corn is placed on top of
that and kept in warm place. Corn
should sprout under these conditions
in about six days. Another method
is the rag doll method where the corn
is wrapped up in long strip of mus
lin, soaked for II hours and then
kept in a warm temperature for D
or six days. Several farmers in this
county have listed good seed corn with
me.
Plans are being made 20 hold
few field bee meetings the latter part
of May similar to the ones held last
spring. We have not decided upon all
the places to hold these meetings so
if you are interested and want one
in your community, let me know at
once. A bee specialist from the Col
legt of Agriculture will be present at
these meetings.
Because women who have worked
with Miss McNulty, the clothing spe-
cialist have done very good work,
one of the several "Round-ups" to be
held in the State of Wisconsin is plac-
ed in Pierce county. The meeting will
be held in the Normal school audi
forum at River Falls on May 7th.
Plans are to have an all-day meeting
starting about 1880 a. m. Speakers
who will appear on the program are
Mrs. Nellie kedZie Jones, head OF the
Home Economics Extension Dept,
University of Wisconsin,; Miss Lleby
of the Gossard Corset Co.; Miss Fry
singer of the National Hcme Eco
Monies Extension Dept, Washington,
D. c.; Miss Meloche, Senior Cloth
ing Specialist of Wis, and Miss Nc
Nulty whcm you all know These
speakers will have messages for all
women so there ought to be very
good attendance.
Orchard pruning demonstrations
wilE be held at the following places:
Victor Swanson, Hager City: Nels
Segerstlom, River Falls; G. A. Baker,
Prescott; Mrs. PercivGl Gordon, Riv-
er Falls; w. A. Collamore, Ellsworth;
Ernest Baumgartner, Ellsworth;
Louis Wettleson, Spring Valley; W..
James Haessly, Ellsworth II you
are interested in obtaining lntorma-
ton on spraying and pruning please
get in touch with the above parties IN
regard to dates that the demonstra-
tions will be held. If several parties
in a community would like spraying
done and have not the time to do the
work themselves, suggest the organ
ization of a spray ring aid nave one
| man do the work. A spfayer can be
owned comparatively, and spray ma
terial if purchased in larger amounts
| is cheaper. Several such spray rings
| will be organized in the county TINS
spring. Marketing of surplus apples
could also be done thru such an or
ganlZatlon.
Not as much interest is taken in
| the Poland-China and DurocJersey
Futurity shows to be put on at the
| County Fair as there should be. Three
herds, of Poland Chinas have been
nominated so far and two herds OF
Duloc-Jerseys. We have very linn
| tied time to decide whether these will
be held or not next fall, and it de-
rends entirely on the breeders of
Durocs and Polands if they want to
get the S400 extra in prizes for those
two breeds of hogs at the county
| fair.
incubation for alfalfa and soy
beans can be obtained at the following
places: My office at the Court House;
| Elmwood Lumber and Grain Co.,
Elmwood; First National Bank, Maid
en- Rock. If you have not already
placed your order you should do so
at once so that these places can keep
a sufficient supply of the cultures on
hand. Price including postage will
be 80 cents bottle. One bottle al
falfa culture is sufficient for 20 lbs. +,
and one bottle of soybean culture Is
enough for so lbs. of soys.