River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-10-29
AGRICULTURAL NOTES
by II. G. Seyforth

Boys ana GlIlS ClNp
mont Day. November 7, at Commun-
jty Hall, Ellsworth. The program
starts at 1870 sharp. Mr.. McNcel,
assistant State Boys and Girls Club
Leader, will be present to give talk
on Club Work in the state. A good
program consisting of numbers by
local boys and girls in Club Work,
IS being arranged. Every boy and
girl in club work and interested IN
club work, and every parent who be-
leves in club work should be sure to
attend this program.
Final arrangements are beng
made for the Grain Show to be held
at Menomonie November 1920. The
final Premium List is now out and
number of copies are at the Office
ready for distribution. | am sending
ont some to those who are interested.
The prizes total over $1,000 offered
for exhibits. All entries should be
made before November 5 so that
SAMPLES can be entered at Chicago
for the International, and if they are
winners at this Show, they can be
exhibited there. A few farmers in
this county have already written IN
for Premium Lists. This affords
one of the best chances for Pierce
county farmers to make exhibits at
a Grain Show held so near home.
Send entries direct to this office not
later than November 2. These SAM
ples can be taken over by truck or
car. Arrangements will be made
later. depending on the number OF
entries made. The afternC )ns OF
Nov. 10 and 20 will be devoted to
programs consisting of talks by Il.
A. Moore. E. G. Delwiche, and l.. F.
GRADER. Let US let the State of Wis
consin know that Pierce county can
grow some real grain and corn.
Watch the papers for further an
nouncements and program.
While attending the Grain Show at
Menomonie, you can also spend
short time at the State Horticultural
Show and program to be held on the
same dates at Eau Claire. A short
course in Horticulture will be given.
at which every phase of this sub
iect will be taken up. Some OF the
real numbers on the program are as
follows: Thursday afternoon, Nov
10, Raspberry Mosaic by K. b. WI
cox. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture,
This disease is destroying a lot OF
our raspberries. Come and find out
what can be done for it. Another
topic of interest to every one will be
given on Wednesday afternoon, Wis
consin Fruit on Milwaukee and Chi
cago Markets. Daily demonstrations
will be given on grating and bud
ding. Exhibits will be made of good
varieties of apples suitable for plant
ing in Wisconsin. Grading and pack
ing of apples will be demonstrated.
Pierce county raises lot OF fruit,
so let's find out what We can do to
help market the same. This meeting
can give us some pointers on that.
Monday afternoon, Nov. 2, at 200
o'clock, at the c. A. Hanson farm
north of Bay City, will be held
meeting of interest for farmers rails
ing swine. An entry in the ton 1T
ter contest by Mr.. Hason will be
weighed up at this time. A discus
sion on Swine Management will be
given by Mr.. Brandt from the Chi
cago College of Agriculture.
Miss Edna Huffman from the
Home Economics Extension Dept
will be in Pierce county the week OF
Nov. 2-5. She will hold meetings at
the following places and the subject
is food: Spring Valley, Monday,
Nov. 2, Mrs. c. Lille, Chairman;
Ellsworth, Tuesday, Nov. 8, Com
munity Hall, Mrs. H. Bartlett, Chair
man; Wednesday, Nov. A, Diamond
Bluff, Miss Edna Carlson, Chairman;
Thursday, Nov 5, Maiden Rock, Mrs.
j. Steiner, and Mrs. H. j. McCleary,
Chairmen.
The car of pyrotol ordered is ex-
pected this week. Those ordering
will be notified of the exact date.
All orders received from now on will
have to be shipped by local freight
from some other place were carlots
are broken up.
We have received large number
of bulletins on various subjects and
these can be obtained at this office.
Write or call for what you are inter-
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