River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-11-15

spraying program. lie found very
little need for dormant spray as we
have very little trouble with scale in
sects. The matter of pruning and
spraying will be further discussed at
Farmers Institute this winter and
hope that next year most of the
Pierce County orchards will be spray
ed if not pruned, as we are raising
some of the finest fruit in the north
west.
Nov. "a will be achievement day in
Pierce County for the boys and girls
who have been in Club Work this
year. The meeting will be held at
Ellsworth. At that time those who
have completed project by making
an exhibit at the County Fair and
keeping a Record Book will receive
achievement buttons given by tic
bankers of this county. Those filish-
ing a first year project will receive a
bronze button; those finishing a
second year, a silver button, ard the
third year, a gold button. Mr. VIM.
McNeel will be present and give q
talk to the boys and girls. TIE film,
partners" will be shown. THIS is a
Club film. We expect to make
plans for the coming year and make
club work a big feature in this
county.
The Gath International Livestock
Exposition will be held IA Chicago
December LIST to 8th. This will be
the largest fat stock show Of any
ever held in the country. In connec-
ton with this there will be a large
grain show. All railroads entering
Chicago have granted special ex-
cursion rates as an inducement for
their patrons to visit the great Inter
national Live Stock Exposition, and
benefit by its many educational ad-
vantages. A most extensive and
comprehensive display of the work
of the boys and girls Club movement
will be made in connection with the
International when the Second Ma
tional Boys and Girls Club Congress
will dedicate its new permanent head
quarters. The various Breed AS
sociations will conduct sales of pure
bred animals, raised by their mem
bcrs, during the Exposition.
We plan to have several half day
feeding schools in different parts OF
the county. These schools will be at
tended by farmers in school district
where the farmers can come together
easily. Economical feeding aa.5ions
will be figured out for their particular
conditions. These meetings can be
held in school houses, town halls or
private homes, Any community
wanting a meeting should notify me
soon as all such meetings will have
to be held in December
A complete index of all stock
breeders in this state is being COM
piled by the Wisconsin Live Stock
Breeders Association under the direc-
ton of Reid Murray, secretary, who
is also connected with Wisconsin
College of Agriculture. Many novel
features and helps will be woven into
the new directory. A complete list
of approved veterinarians in the
state, names of the pedigree COM
panies, sales managers of all of the
different breeds, livestock insurance
companies, lists of newspapers for adj
vertising purposes, auctioneers and
pedigree men for the various breeds
are among the practical helps which
will be listed in the new directory.
Maps showing the progress of cow
testing associations, official testing
and tuberculosis eradication work
will round out the yolrme.
Honey has been endorsed as
health asset by many. November
10 to 25 is to be Honey Week" in
Wisconsin. Dr. C. A. Harper, health
officer for the state of Wisconsin, is
a believer in the health value of
honey. He claims that if honey
could be substituted in reasonable
quantities in the place of many other
sweets used, we could have q
healthier citizenship.