River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-12-27

Grin Bartlett, Ellsworth had tree trip 70
the Wisconsin State Fair this fall, The state
took care of Orin's expenses.
John Moran Ellsworth will get free trip to
the international Fat Stock Show at Chicago IN
December. This trip is offered by the Omaha
Other scholarships will be offered this fall for
the short course at Madison next June
Club Work is doing more to encourage boys
and girls 70 remain on the farm than any one other
thing that can be done. The boys and girls are
also getting some very valuable experience and
Orchard Work: Good fruit is now being pro-
duced in Pierce County. In 1920. 25OO0 apple
trees were bearing fruit but most OF It was unit
to use. In the past three years considerable interest
has been aroused in taking better care OF fruit
trees thru pruning and spraying demonstrations.
Now over half the fruit trees IN the county are
SPRAYED and many farmers have a good supply OF
eatabe apples in their cellars besides being able to
sell the surplus of winter varieties
IA pruning demonstrations were held the past
year with an attendance Of so people.
3 spray rings were organized whereby one man
sprayed a number of orchards in community
More interest is being shown every year IN
the orchard work and we hope that in the near
future we may be shipping some Of our good fruit
to other counties in the state instead OF shipping
il into this county.
Attended a field trip of the State Horti-
cultural Society at La Crosse.
Miscellaneous: Two state men covered the
entire county searching barberry Where found
it was destroyed In some parts OF the county
number OF bushes were found.
Twenty-Five Farm Account Books were
Assisted the County Farm Agents in obtaining
some grade Hostein Cows and pure bred bal
They Joined the Cow Testing Assn, the herd was
tested for tuberculosis, and they were assisted IN
getting good alfalfa seed and limestone
AS there is very much interest shown in the
Poultry Industry, II Poultry Culling Demon
STATIONS were held with total attendance OF 2O7.
AT these demonstrations fokd were shown how to
Gull their fiocks of non-laying hens. and how to
select the correct type for laying. In some Hooks
birds were killed and post morteins held, and IN
every case LESSONS Of tuberculosis were found
Treatment for lice, mites and poultry diseases were
discussed. Incomes from poultry on Pierce county
Spent a day at field trip at Barnum, Mimi
on egg and poultry marketing
A large amount of honey Is also produced In
Pierce County. For this reason field meetings
were held during the summer with an attendance OF
A. Better bookkeeping methods were discussed.
One meeting held this fall at which the latest
methods in producing and marketing honey were
One Community Club was organized in the
town of Salem.
Two field demonstration trips were held thi.
summer One half day trip was made thru town
ship of Oak Grove where plots of alfalfa with and
without lime, fortified and unfertilized corn and
grain fields different varieties OF soybeans, and
alfalfa for hog pasture and hay were visited
Much interest was shown and a result more
alfalfa will be planted this spring in that section
OF the county.
The one day field demonstration trip thru the
eastern part of the county covered the use of COM
mercial fertilizer various crops, growing alfalfa
successfully for hay and hog pasture. emergency
hay crop of soybeans and Sudan Grass, Boys and
Girls Club Work results of using pure bred sres ii
grade and pure bred herds. testing association
work T b. Testing, Picric Acid for blowing stumps
poultry and spraying and pruning fruit trees
Over 100 people took that trip.
The biggest thing put across in the county
this year was the Dairy Products Week. The
necessity for such campaign was found out by
missionaries sent to all schools which showed
that only about so per cent of the boys and girl
were drinking milk and many did not use butter
A committee appointed in each village tC
supervise the work IN their community. The
money to carry on this campaign was raised BY
bankers and creameries in the. county.
During the intensive week of the campaign
ii9 schools were visited by speakers Over 1000
children told the story of the Milk Fairies
Bulletins and buttons were distributed to the
children. Ten evening meetings were held at which
part of the program prepared by school children
and Milk Films were shown and an outside speaker
addressed the audience. The total attendance at
evening meetings was 2oSS Many local school
societies and Community Clubs had programs in
keeping with Dairy Products Week Sixty-four
merchants had special window exhibits, and nearly
all others displayed milk posters. Dairy dish
food demonstrations were held in places. -Four
villages had 4-minute speakers. Dairy lunches and
food sales were held in four places. Weekly
county papers gave very liberal space to advertising
the campaign. Poster Contests were carried on foi
grade children in which $1,000 were given in prizes
A Song Contest was held for High Schools. Space
Poster Advertising Co. to advertise Dairy Pro-
ducts Week.
Two day Farmers Institutes were held at
Maiden Rock, Diamond Bluff, Ellsworth and Elm
wood. The total attendance 2650. Two
Women s Institutes one at Elmwood and one at
Maiden Rock were held. There were Grain Shows
and Poster Contests in connection with each
Institute. A Stock Judging Contest was held at
Two County Agent Demonstration Trips were
attended, one in Polk County where marketing of
pIorfx
the other in Clark County where organization
work was observed
A County Agent Conference at Marshheld
and one at Madison was attended
Attended Farmers Week last winter.
Office and Field Statistics:
No. of days in Office: % r.
No. of days in field: 20S Is.
Farm Visits 62o.
Evening Meetings. So. total attendance
1880
Day Meetings: los. total attendance Obs
Letters 1872.
Circulars: 5192.
Telephone calls coming in: 754.
Office Conferences: So7.
Bulletins Distributed 0500.
Press Articles: 440.
Having this office in the county made it
possible to have the following specialists work
In the county.
L. P. Whitehead on Bs@s.
DR. Fl. Downey and DR.. 4. Knilans on
sadie McNuity, Mrs n. K. Jones.
Wealthy Hales, Gladys Meloche and
Gladys Stillman on Womens Work
and Dairy Products Week
Mrs. L. Mattson creamery work.
Erwin Sutton on Cow Testing Association
Work.
John Donald on Farm Accounting.
c. ]. Chapman and +. l. Musbach on
Soils
lanes Johnson and Seimer Neprud on
Tobacco and Tobacco Pool.
Mildred Hagerty and Vim. McNeel on
Club Work.
George Humphrey Livestock.
George Briggs on Soybeans.
R. L. Vaughan Plant Diseases
Z. A. Umbreit on Poultry Work.
Conrad L. Kuehner on Orchards.
Peter Swartz, E. l.. Luther, Mr.. Mckay
Mr.. Jacobs, f. B. Morrison, w. II.
Clark on Farmers Institutes.
Mrs. Slagg on Women's Institutes.
Besides this annual report to the County
Board, / make weekly report to the state County
Agent Leader at Madison; a quarterly report to
members of the County Board OF Supervisors,
an annual report to the College of Agriculture at
Madison and one to the u. S. Department OF
Agriculture, Washington, D. c.
| believe that you can see by this report that
men, women and children being served thru
this Office.
Respectfully submitted this 14th day of Nov,
1928