River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-12-25

sov,n 10 alfalfa gives an increased growth Of this
crop This Is because alfalfa requires large amounts
of phosphate. Where fertilizers used on corn 10
TO - days earlier maturity IS noticed. Many TAR
mers have stated that they will continue using
commercial fertilizer
Nine individual soil surveys OF farms Were
made this fall and reports win be given this winter
4Ol SAMPLES Of soil collected mostly by cow
testers were tested for acidity in this office and
reports sent out.
Seventeen carloads Of agricultural limestone
we're shIred into the county. Besides that about
700 tons were ground in the vicinity OF ElmWood,
River Fails, and Martel
Forty samples Of limestone have been sent to
the Soils Lei artment College Ct Agriculture Tor
analysts Of calcium carbonate content and all have
been found very good
A large limestone crushing Plant is now located,
in the eastern part Of the county which will assist
greatly in supplying the limestone needs OF the
farmers.
Several limestone and fertilizer spreaders were
purchased by farmers in the county.
Besides all lcations Of commercial fertilizer
and limestone, the large acreage Ct alfalfa and
soybeans are hell ing build up the soil Of the county,
Some farmers are considering purchasing small
crushers
Girls Club Work is becoming one Of my major
Projects In 1921 50 boys and girls were enrolled
IN Club Work. This year 800 were enrolled. The
enrolment In the different projects in 1924 was as
follows: 50 in Cali Tub; IS in Fig; IN Lang club
IS in Poultry; 40 in Corni 90 in Garden; 10 in
Potato Club; "A in sewing II in Canning
The Fair Association aided In revising the Boys
and Girls Club Premium List in which over
$1,000 dollars was offered in Premiums.
Circular letters and premium Lists were sent
20 all teachers in the county which aided them IN
explaining Club Work to their Iulils.
Eleven sectional meetings were held in diterent
parts of the county which were attended BY boys
and girls interested in Club Work. Mar. McNeel
assistant State Club Leader assisted me In eXI lam.
ing the value Of Club Work at these sectional
meetings. Enrolments were made at these meet
ings. Lessons, bulletins and Record Books were
sent to all boys and girls enrolled in Club Work.
Co-operated with schools and Community
Clubs in putting on programs to raise funds for
the new Boys and Girls Club and Educational
building, which was elected on the Pierce County
Board and the County Supt Of schools in pro-
noting and planning this building.
The Annual Club Picnic was held in July.
An Achievement Day was held the latter part
OF November IL. 1923 at which all club members
finishing their projects were awarded Achievement
scholarships to the Short Course at Madison were
also offered by the bankers, one to Katie smith
Of Ellsworth and one to Keith Martin OF Maiden
Rock.
Gertrude Mumford of Ellsworth and Clarence
Muhhausen Ct Prescott were awarded triLs to the
Wisconsin State Fair at Milwaukee, the expenses
being paid by the State.
John Moran of Ellsworth won a free trip to
the International Fat Stock Show at Chicago,
expense being paid by the Omaha Railroad
Requirements for any Of the above trlLs are as
follows. Conn letting three years club work;
must be IA years old must prove an earnest worker
and make good showing.
was held on November list. ~ received bronze
buttons for comp letting first years work. 10 silver
buttons and o received diplomas from the State
Bankers Assn. for comp letting four years work.
Evelyn Fnstad Bay City and Lorrain Leonard
Ellsworth were awarded scholarships to the Short
Course to be held at Madison in June. Rueben
Hasuchildt, Ellsworth gets the trip to the State
Fair Bessie Hawkinson, River Falls was awarded
trip to the international Fat Stock Show at Chica-
50 The new Boys and Girls Club Building was
dedicated at the Fair this fall Keen interest was
taken in Club Exhibits by people this year as it was
the biggest ever made at the county fair
Showman's Contest was held and prizes
offered by the Wisconsin Livestock Assn were
given These were for first. Showman's Kit;
End a leather showmans halter and 3rd bronze
medal.
A Stock Judging and crop judging contests
were also held
Acted as Superintendent of this department.
The goal set for next year is 400 members,
and several big features being planned fer now
Too much can not be done for boys and girls
in the county who will be the men and women OF
tomorrow.
90 a marketing project.
Tobacco Pool was organized at Maiden Rock.
The following explosives were ordered for
farmers through this Office at considerable saving;
Sodatol, $500 pounds at 5000 hundred pounds,
and 31O0spounds OF Pyrotol at $3.50 per hundred
tseAAN-NAN~+N
explosives
The following pediereed seeds were sold for
farmers through this office. ESQ bushel o. oats.
10 busbel Of Medium Red Clover 90 bushel of seed
corn The following seed was obtained for farmers
and distributed through various channels; 1890
lbs Of rel istered Grimm alfalfa, 20 lbs o. common
alfalfa. 90 lbs Of Sudan Grass lS3 bushel Of soy
beans, $50 lbs Sweet Clover. l13 bottles ct Inoen-
laticfl we're ordered for farmers. These were OBJ
obtained at cost from the BacteriGlogy Dept
College Of Agriculture.
A butter scoring Demonstration was held at
River Falls. which was attended by delegates from
all cIeameries in the county.
Ii Is hoped to have all cooperative creamerles
in the county members of the State Cooperative
Creamery Assn. so that Unit No o can be organized
with field man. :,
ferent Iarts Of the county TO present the Plan Of
cooperative egg and poultry marketing. A tenn
porary organization was formed and Cfhcers
elected and Red Wing was selected as central
erading station Meetings have been held at
Community Clubs to explain the Ilans CT the above
organization. 1t is hoped to have contracts signed
up and organization started some time TINS winter
trip was made in company with several
farmers to the Owatonna Cooperative Egg and
Poultry Marketing Assn.
An egg marketing exhibit was made at the
County Fair.
Assisted the Central Cooperative Commission
Firm Of South St. Paul by co-oI Grating with MIR
Roethle. their representative, who explained the
value of farmers shipping their livestock to their
Womens Work: Miss Wealthy Hales Of the
Home Economics Extension Department continued
working with the five womens groups. The sub
iects taken up BY Miss Hales were as follows
balanced rations and Health; Home Accounting
Home Conveniences; Home Decoration; and
laundering Very much interest was taken in
these meetings
Get-Together Of all womens groups was
held at which two demonstrations were given
Oae ON table service by Miss Stillman OF the Home
Economics Dept. University of Wisconsin and
canning demonstration by representative Of the
u. S. Dept. Of Agriculture.
Plans are being made to continue this work
next spring
Orchards: Pierce County is becoming of
the Ieading fruit producing sections OF the north
west More fruit is being produced each year
through better care of orchards by spraying ana
pruning Many farmers have purchased their own
sDraying outfits and some spraying the orchards
IN their immediate community. Most any variety
of good apples can now be purchased from the
average farm orchard A late attack OF scab
was quite prevalent this year on account OF the
backward season.
A horticultural exhibit was made at the county
fair.
STATIONS this fall
MISCELLANEOUS Distributed 10 Farm Account
Books.
Completed the Final Report on Dairy Pro-
ducts week one copy Of which is file in the Office
AS follow UP work l2S Milk Diaries were placed
ia schools where they used to teach the children
the value Of dairy products as foods essential to
health and growth.
Hold four Farmers and Women's Institutes