River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-10-04
AGRICULTURAL NOTES
BY II. G. seyforth.
Prizes For Posters


Of Pierce County, grades 3-S inclu-
sive are planning and working on
posters advertising Dairy Products,
These will be sent to eight centers
in the county by Oct. 26th, assembled
in a gallery and open to the public
during Dairy Products week, Oct,
30 to Nov. 8. There will be two
divisions. One for 3-4-5 grade boys
and girls and another for 6-7-8 grad
crs. Prizes are offered in both di-
visions. The four winning posters
in each center will be brought to
Ellsworth and compete for further
prizes. High School Students can
enter in Song Contest. 1t must be
about Dairy Products and the tune
may be original or the words may be
written to some familiar tune. Rules
for both contests were sent out to
teachers in the county the past week.
Winners in the Canning Club:
Canning Club Winners
Katie Smith, Beldenville, First on
beets, peas; Second on carrots, Ihu-
barb, green's, beans, tomatoes and
largest variety. Alice Klien, Ellis
worth, First on plums, corn; Second
on beans, peaches, raspberries, straw
berries and best individual. Grace
IrLrear ErIIe,xop4L Efre+ ~, oarra+s
rhubarb, strawberries, gooseberries,
peaches, raspberries, tomato, grape
jell, apple jell, best individual, larg-
est variety, Second on corn, plums,
Fancy Pack, and largest amount
canned. Louisa Fischer, Ellsworth,
First on the largest amout canned;
Second on gooseberries, peas and
apple jell. Erna Fischer, Ellsworth,
first on Fancy Pack. Iona Bacon,
Ellsworth, first on greens.
Winners in the Sewing Club:
Sewing Club Winners
Alice H. Swenson, Spring Valley,
First on Best Collection of four arti-
cles, Collar & Cuff set, handkerchief,
Second on napkin. Linnea Hennings,
Ellsworth, First on gown, napkin;
Second on best collection of four
articles. Ellen Thompson, Spring
Valley, Second on bag. Martha
Fischer, Ellsworth, First on bag;
second on gown, and handkerchief.
Seed Corn Demand
Indications are that there will be
strong demand for good, well cured
seed corn next spring. The recent
frost was widespread and many
who ordinarily save seed ears late in
the fall are caught with green frosted
corn on their hands. These growers
will be in market for safe, well cured
seed. / hope that farmers in Pierce
County who have good well ripened
corn will save a good supply of seed
corn.
Putter Makers Convention
The National Creamery Butter
Makers Association viii hold its an
nual convention jointly with the
Wisconsin Butter Makers Associa-
ton in Madison, November 6, and 8,
and promises to be the largest meet
ing of butta1makers and creamery
men ever held in Wisconsin. Speak
ers of state and national reputation
viii be on the program. The butter
scoring contest will, without doubt,
be the largest ever held National
and state gold, silver and bronze
medals, cash prizes, silver cups and
diplomas are to be awarded exhibit
tors Of high scoring butter In adj
dition, the National Association will
award large silk banner to the
state having the highest average
score on ten exhibits Of butter Wis
consin can and should win this ban-
ner. But to Go so, every buttermaker
in the state must do his part by MAX
ing a 20 pound tub exhibit Of his
very best possible make Of butter.
Hclgtein and Guernsey Sales
A Holstein sale Of grade females
and pureb1ed males will be held at
Ellsworth on October II. A Guern-
sey sale Of grade females and pure
bred males viii be Held on October
18, A few purebred females Of each
breed viii also be offered. All ami
mails are inspected before accepted
for the sales. If you know of any
one who has animals to consign to
these sales, please notify me at once,
On Fire Blight
A few items on fire blight: No
variety of apple trees are immune,
but certain varieties seem to be very
susceptible. Don't plant the sus-
ceptible kinds. Cutting out blighting
or blighted tiwgs does not check
blight. It seems often to be the