River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-07-24
AGRICULTURAL NOTES
BY H. G. SeyfOrth.


nearly all we'll sprayed farm or
chards in Pierce county. Further
more, it is expected that all surplus
fruit from these orchards will sell
readily this fall. Both unsprayed
and poorly sprayed orchards show a
high percentage of apples spotted
and crippled by scab and curculio.
Many of these blemished apples have
already dropped off and most of the
remainder will drop off before the
crop is ripe enough to be picked,
thus lessons the crop, robs the home
of plentiful supply of apples for the
winter and wipes away any possible
income from the orchard.
This year, more so than for several
years back, it has again been demon
strated that it pays to spray fruit
trees, not only spray them but spray
them thoroughly at the right time
with the right materials. Every or
chard which has been thoroughly
sprayed with the right materials q
gallon liquid lime sulphur, / ID.
arsenate of lead, to 40 gallons of
water at the right time, as per di-
rections of the Horticultural Depart
ment of the college of Agricultur
and your County Agent, is at this
time practically free from all
blemishes and shows a clean healthy
abundant foliage in contrast with the
unsprayed orchards in which much
damage has been done by scab, cur
culio, codling moth and canker worm.
Members of Wisconsin Spray
Rings in every county are well pleas
ed with the results of spraying and
are confident that their surplus ap-
Piles will be in demand this fall, as
only sprayed orchards will be able to
sell any considerable amount of clean
apples for fall and winter use.
All orchards having winter varict-
les of apples should be sprayed again
some time in August to keep the APP
Piles clean and to control the "side
worms" or the second brood of the
codling moth.
The summer demonstration trip
for Pierce county will be held on
Monday, July %, thru the central
part of the county starting at the
Emil Rasmussen farm one and one
half miles south of Martell and
Federal Highway No. as.
We have some very interesting
things to show you. A limestone
crusher will be in operation at one
point, and you will have chance to
see several kinds of limestone
spreaders working. Alfalfa and soy
beans will be the two main crops
under observation. The Ell Paso
Community Club will serve a cafe
taria dinner in the park. After din
ner short program consisting of
talks by several men from the Col
lege Of Agriculture will be given.
We hope that many will avail
themselves of taking this trip or at
least part of it, whatever they find
of most interest to them. We know
that there will be something of in
terest to everybody. The complete
schedule of the trip is as follows:
Stop /. Emil Rasmussen, Spring
Valley. One and one-half miles
south of Martell on Highway 46.
a. m. Flax and Barley, Flax and
Oats, Holstein cattle.
Stop III. P. N. Aasterud, Spring
Valley. 9:40 a. m. T. B. Testing of
| cattle.
Stop III. Paul Bjerking, Belden-
vile, 1000 a. m. Lime crusher in
action, home made lime spreader,
Alfalfa with and without lime and
fertilizer, Guernsey cattle.
Stop w. julie Lund, Ellsworth
11:15 a. m. Poultry raising, Alfalfa
cultivation, Alfalfa seed raising.
Stop V. Ell Paso Park 1900 M.
Cafeteria dinner. Program 1890:
George Briggs, soybean specialist,
Madison; R. E. Vaughan, Plant Dis
ease specialist, Madison, and others
will give talks.
Stop vi. A. M. Anderson & Son,
Ellsworth, 1880 p. m. Rape and
Sweet Clover pastures for swine.
Stop VII. George Mumford, Ellis
worth, 200 p. m. Alfalfa with and
without lime. Hopper and Endgate
limestone spreaders. Different var
ieties of soybeans in corn, Gurnsey
cattle, Boys and girls Club Members.
Stop VIII. L. H. Kraus, Ellsworth,
2:45 p. m. Different varieties of
soybeans planted in rows and cult
waited for hay.
Stop TX. James Haessly, ELS
worth, $3.50 p. m. Different varieties
Of soybeans broadcasted for hay;