Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-11
Villas Grains Get Many
Places in Annual Show
Villas COUNTY WINS MANY HON.
ORS AT PARK FALLS
GRAIN SHOW

FuIn annual Northern Wisconsin MID
Winter Grain Show have right to
| feel proud of the showing made With
only twenty one entries in a show
where over four hundred samples of
grain were competing our growers
won fifteen places. A little over
year ago several of our farmers pur-
chased pure bred Rosen Rye and seed
ed it in the fall. This rye was obtain
ed from a farmer in Oneida County
who had gotten his seed thru the Wis
consin Experiment Association. The
samples shown at the grain show
were all taken from farmers who
grew this rye and it is a significant
fact that we won First, Second Third
and Sweepstakes over all varieties
shown.
The color OF sample of grain for
show purposes is very important and
farmers who are wise to the secrets
of exhibiting always put away mum
Der of shocks in the barn as soon
after being out as possible and before
any rain or weather has colored the
grain. When threshed separately this
provides sample that is bright and
attractive in color The oats and bar
ley shown from Villas County was
seriously at fault in coloring although
it was above the average in weight
per bushel One sample ofxoats shown
by H. Ketz weighed 80 lbs. per bushe1
and a sample of barley shown by Jim
Faux weighed so lbs. per bushel This
barley was the heaviest in the show
with the exception of one other sam
pie that weighed 81 lbs l mention
these things to bring out the fact that
while we had lots of quality we did
not have the few finishing touches
added which would have made it
possible for such samples as these
to have been sure winners. A little
more care in handling to prevent
Weathering and coloring, the using of
the best pure bred seeds to SOW out
land and we need fear no competi-
ton.
Mrs. R. Kalous won first on a sam
pie of Canadian Field peas. She also
got third prize on a sample of buck
wheat
John Draeger got fifth on a sampl
of beass 81 rad on exhibit tn
only sample of black huf1ass beardIess
barley.
]. Bolte won second on sample Of
buckwheat and 4th on a sample of soy
beans.
VIM. Hunter, 1st and Sweepstakes
on Rosen Rye.
]. G. Seyfert, End on Rosen Rye.
John Fielder, 3rd on Rosen Rye.
Chas. Adams, 1st on Spring Rye.
e. Adams, End on Spring Rye.
J. G. Seyfert, 3rd on Spring Rye.
]. Bolte, End on Buckwheat.
Mrs. R. Kalous, 3rd on Buckwheat
Mrs. R. Kalous, LIST on Canadian
Field peas.
Kukanich Bros, 7th on Late Plump
Oats.
II. Ketz, 18th on Late Plump Oats.
J. Falk, 18th on Barley.
John Dfaeger, 18th on Barley
j. Bolte, 4th on Soy Beans.
John Draeger, 9Th on Soy Beans.
c. r. H. Hermann, 9Th on White
Field Beans.
In closing I would call the following
facts to the attention of the farmers
of Villas County 1t will not be long
until you will again plant grain crops.
The State in which you live is pro-
ducing the best seed grains to be
found anywhere in the world Last
year the valley of the Nile was plant
ed to Wisconsin grains. Wisconsin
shipped seed grain to Russia, Prussia
Germany, Japan, South Africa, Aus
tralia and China, as we'll as almost
every State in the Union The State
of Wis consin sent out to other grow
9rs nearly two and half million dol
4ets . wa Ill VI pu4C O4O0 oCCl
Wisconsin produces more pure bred
seed grain annually than all the other
states put together and then you can
throw in Canada. Mexico and South
America for good measure. What
does this mean? Simply this; plant
pure bred seed grain thar is grown
in Wisconsin by Wisconsin farmers.
Plant the variety adapted to our con-
ditions and practice of sending to
seed catalogue houses for your sup
plies Insist that your loea. merchant
handle nothing but Wisconsin grown
pure bred seeds, pay the price asked
lit will be the cheapest in the end
and Villas County growers wont need
to take back seat from the growers
of grain in any other part of the
world
o. E. GIBSON, County Agent
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