Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
SHOW PRIZE DAIRY COW
Wisconsin Dairy Men Plan
Publicity Trip to Western
States Showing Her Prime
Stock.

West Bend Wisconsin dairymen
are fguratively speaking, pack
ing their grip and getting ready
to go into the far places to sell
their dairy cows, says the Milwau-
kee Journal
At the present time it is pretty
much the policy of livestock farm
ers and that includes the breeders
of dairy cows, to let the buyers
come to the farms and there in
spect what is offered for sale.
This system of craftsmanship is an
tiquated, think Wisconsin dairy
men, so they decided to follow the
example of the commercial drum
mer, and take the samples of their
wares right to the buyers.
A special train, which is a CO.
operative effort Of the Wisconsin
Livestock Breeders Association,
the College of Agriculture and all
the dairy breed associations of the
state, will start from West Bend,
Washington county, on June 18th
and make an educational tour OF
the western states. This is the
first interstate demonstration train
of it's kind in the history of the
nation. It 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.
1t will not be a strictly purebred
proposition, as grade cattle are
also literally represented. The
Guernseys, Holste s, 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-
sentation of that breed.
See 10000 at Field Day.
Tha date of June 16 has special
significance as that is the day of
the great field day and picnic held
at the farms of C. A. Schroeder &
Sons, at West Bend. This great
gathering of dairymen and farm
ers, which is expected to number
10000, will be a fitting audience
to bid the train godspeed and a
successful journey. The train will
be at New London on June II,
Marshfield on June Is, Eau Claire
on June 10, visit Superior and Du-
luth, and then travel westward.
The field day is the second an
nual event of that kind, the first
celebration having been held last
year on the farm of John Erick-
son, Waupaca. The farms are Sc
lected by the College of Agricul-
ture in order that recognition SER
vices may be held in honor of
those farmers who have made out
standing contributions to agricul-
ture in Wisconsin. Gov. Blaine,
ex-Gov. Frank o. Lowden of Him
OILS, president of the American
Holstein-Friesian association, and
Dean H. L. Russell of the College
of Agriculture have been invited
to deliver addresses.
The committee in charge of the
dairy special is composed of
Barney Sheridan, Fond du Lac,
for the Guernseys; Ira Inman, Be
lott, for, the Brown Swiss; Charles
Peterson, Rosendale, for the Jer-
seys; w. L. Baird, Waukesha, for
the Holsteins, and Jack Nisbet,
Richland Centen for the Ayrshires.
Not only is this demonstration
train receiving the active assis-
lance and cooperation or the Col
lege of Agriculture, as A. 0. Col
lentine, of the college staff has
charge of assembling the animals,
but the agricultural colleges of
the various states in which the
train is stopping have promised
generous assistance.
Demand Badger Cows.
Wisconsin is universally conced-
ed to be the outstanding dairy
state. There has been type of
dairy leadership in this state which
has produced economic results the
envy and almost the despair OF
other states. All around us, par.
ticularly to the northwest, the