River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-01-11
County Agent Notes
Oh. G. Seyforth)

How many Farmers know accurate |
ly their net financial worth, or how
their investment in farm property is
distributed? How many know, even
approximately, how much they are
progressing or falling behind each
year? This information, which
should be available to every farmer,
as well as other facts of Importance,
can be obtained by preparing list of
farm property and farm debts every
year. Property lists, or inventories
as they are called, are not difficult to
make, and are of great value to any
farmer who is striving to better his
condition, overcome obstacles to sue
cess, and place his business affairs
on secure formation. To drift
along, year after year, not knowing
whether towards success or failure, is
farmer, as a business man, should
not the practice of business men. The
knew which way he is going. The
most valuable of al farm records is
the property list, and this is the
starting point in any system of farm
accounts. How many merchants do
you find in the county who are not
taking inventories this year? If they
consider it necessary to take inven-
tories in their BUSINESS, why shouldn't
the tanner? Now is the right time
to start. If you do not already have
Fam Record or Account Book a
very good one can be obtained at
cost of so cents at this-office.
Farmers and a Women's Institute
at Efmwood, Feb. and z. A farm
ers' institute at Ellsworth, Feb. 8 and
9. Ellsworth is fortunate to have one
of its two days institute designated as
feeding day. Nh. Morrison with ma
tional reputation will ha present to
discuss Feeding. Last year when
such Feed Day was held at Barron
county, people from several sur
rounding counties attended the meet
ing and considered it the best Insti-
tute that they had ever attended.
Every farmer in the county should
make plans to attend the Ellsworth
Institute on Feeding Day. 1t depends
entirely on you, Mr.. Farmer, if the
Elmwood and Ellsworth Institutes
are successful or not. A large at
tendance and the discussions carried
on are the things that spell success
for Institutes. Remember the dates
and look for programs as they will
appear in all county papers.
The two Institutes held last week
at Maiden Rock and Diamond Bluff 1
we're very successful. The one at
Maiden Rock had the largest attend
ance and the most direct benefit was
received by the farmers attending.
Nearly 1000 pounds of alfalfa seed,
60 tons of limestone and Is bushel of
soybeans were ordered by the farm
ers for the coming spring. They
were also very anxious to put across
tie area T. B. test. Mr.. c. Howe,
chairman of the Town of Salem pass
ed the petition around and got II
signers. The Women's Institute was
also well attended at Maiden Rock.
Petitions were again signed for both
a Farmers and Women's Institute
for 1924. The Diamond Bluff Insti-
tute was fairly attended on each aft
ernoon and evening. Considerable in
terest was shown in the alfalfa dis
cussion. The samples of alfalfa ex-
hibited were considered the best of
any that Mr.. Swartz had seen in the |
state, and he knows alfalfa pretty |
we'll as he is the largest alfalfa grow
er in the state. Both Institutes had |
good grain shows, and the boys and |
girls put on very good poster exhi- |
bit at Diamond Bluff.
The program for Farmers Week,
Jan. 29 to Feb. 3, is of more than or
binary interest to everybody in Wis
consin. Merchandising, the Farm
er's Way Out" is taken as the central
theme. Merchandising is more than
mere selling; more than marketing.
1t has to DO with:
1. The production of quality pro-
ducts.
2. The labelling of them with trade
name.
3. The advertising of these pro-
ducts.