River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-12-13

the largest ever held in the State.
We hope~that some Pierce County
farmers can send exhibits to this show
again this year. A Junior Corn Elk
hibit Contest will be open to pupils in
| all schools of the state as well AZ
members of Corn Clubs.
Now is good time to protect the
fruit trees in some way from mice
and rabbits. One way is to take &
piece of screen about IS OF 80 inches
wide and wrap it once around the
tree tying it with string or wire t.
hold it in position. The lower part OF
| the screen should be worked into the
| ground some. The upper part to
reach high enough on the trunk of the
tree so that the mice and rabbits can
not get at it even though the snow
will be deep. Be careful not to get
| the screen too tight around the tree
Pieces Of tin can be used this same
way. You can also buy some powder
|
mix just enough water with il to form
thick paste. Then paint the trunk
of the tree with this material. A
pound or two will be sufficient to
paint number of trees. Either one
of these methods will be satisfact-
/ DRY.
We expect alfalfa seed to be around
| 40 cents pound f. o. b. South Dakota.
/ am trying to make arrangements
to have the seed handled in every
village in the county. Would like to
have all orders placed by the first Of
January so that We can have the seed
shipped in soon afterwards. If you
send your orders to me | shall have
them handled thru your nearest dis
tributing point. If you want to get
any of this pure Grinm seed, free
from foul weed seeds, and guaranteed
in every way, be sure to place your
order soon. There is great demand
for this seed this year and expect it
will be very scarce by spring.
| The soil samples taken by the six
cow testers of the county are nearly
III tested for acidity and results will
soon be sent to the farmers having
them tested. Some show quite high
iegree of acidity, others not so much
but in nearly all cases it will be neces-
sary to use limestone to grow alfalfa
successfully. We can ct lime from
St Paul again at rs cents f. o. b..
st. Paul. They have put in an extra
screen so that all the coarse parti-
cles are taken out and they have a
very fine product. Now is good
time to have this material shipped in
and if yop plan to use any at all let
me know. We also expect to have
local crushers working in some parts
of the county. Orders for limestone
and also for alfalfa seed can be
| given to your local COW tester.
The COW testers of the six Associa-
tons in the county organized last
week and Mr.. G. Engleman of ELS
| worth Association was elected sec
rotary. Hereafter reports of all six
associations will be published at the
same time in all papers of the
county.
The necessity for well-balanced ra
tions lies in the fact that in the
5000 pounds of milk referred to there
are approximately 272 pounds of pro
tein, 300 pounds of butterfat, 292
pounds pounds of milk sugar, and Sc
pounds of mineral matter. A con-
siderable amount of protein and min
eral matter is Furthermore, required
to build the body of an unborn calf
These requirements, together with
what is necessary to maintain the life
and physical condition of a cow, en-
| phasize the Importance of feeding at
all times properly balanced ration.
Timothy hay with corn silage or
roots, and one of the following grain
mixtures fed at the rate of l pound
for each or 8 pounds of milk pro-
| duced.
| No. 1.
Ground corn ------------410 lbs
Wheat bran --------------2O 200 lbs
Linseed meal -----------420 lbs
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