Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-06
COUNTY AGENT NOTES
Help Advertise Grant County


Four weeks from today we will be
putting up our county booth at the
Co. Exhibits bldg, at the state fair
in Milwaukee.
This booth is the same as a full
page advertisement in any leading
publication in Wisconsin. 1t is our
show window, something that we want
| to look good, impress the stranger,
and be a good representation of the
products both in quality and quantity
! of this county. The impression that
we make with those who see it means
much. That we can produce the best
fruit, the best grain, the best clover
seed, hay, grasses and vegetables is
| bound to impress visitors at the state
fair Many of those who see the
booth will be open for conviction as
to where the best place to live in
Wisconsin. If we can impress upon
the minds of the visitors at the state
fair that Grant county stands above
others we have accomplished some
thing worth while.
| Much has been said of the Oppor-
| tunities of northern Wisconsin for
those who wish to start farming. And
! likewise, much has been accomplished
| by the campaigns of the northern
| Wisconsin counties in getting new
| settlers both land owner sand rent
ers. This has increased the value OF
the north, and those of us in the
southern Wisconsin counties have
stood still and watched the string of
prospective land purchasers go north.
We have many thousands of acres of
farm land in Grant county that is for
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to be cropped between pine stumps or
the sloughs of the north, nor are they
affected as seriously by the short seas
on as are our northern friends.
With these facts in mind we are
putting our booth together this year
so that there will be an incentive for
those who are looking for some place
to settle. We want it to be the show
window Incidentally we want our
show window to carry the best prod
ucts that can be and are being pro-
duced in Grant county.
We do not believe it is as essent-
iai to go to the state fair with the
idea of only winning banner and
silver cup and perhaps a little prize
money, as it is to interest few good
progressive people in buying or rent
ing our Grant county farm land. The
impression that we make on this
class of people depends to a great eX-
tent on the class of produce which we
show at the booth. That class of pro-
duce depends on every farmer and
citizen of Grant county. We often
have people come into the office and
look over the samples which we have
gathered to go to the state fair who
will say: 81 have better material
than that at home" If this is the case
we are only too willing to accept any
thing which they will bring that is
better than what we have. Help make
our full page ad., our show window, as
effective as possible. We ask your CO.
operation.
Poland China Promotion Show
1t has been decided by several OF
the Poland China breeders of Grant
county to put on Poland China
breed promotion show at the Grant
Co. fair. Anyone having a litter OF
pigs narrowed after March 1st of the
purebred Poland China breed that will
send a nomination fee of $40 to the
secretary of the Grant Co. Poland
China Breeders Assn, before August
lis. is eligible for the show. Those OF
you who are raising pure bred hogs
should be interested in this movement
concerning this, your breed and your
show. Let's make it worth while, so
get your entry fee in at once.
Protect Alfalfa Seeding, Cut Grain
The recent storms have raised con-
siderable havoc to the grain fields OF
the county. To those of you having
alfalfa seeded this spring that are liv-
ing in hopes of a good stand and a
good hay field for next year, better
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of cutting of
the grain at once where it is lodged
Lodged grain will smother any seed
inc. If you don't wish to cut the en-
tire field, at least cut out the lodged
spots. You have money invested in
alfalfa seeding and have a desire to
have a good alfalfa field to produce
for you next year. so let us take a
little precaution at this time TO in
sure this very thing.
J. 3. KEENAN,, County Agent.
Mrs Emma Hayden of Shullsburg