River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-16
AGRICULTURAL NOTES
BY H. G. Seyforth.


already has one litter entered.
| These are Chester Whites, owned by
L. }. Murray of Spring Vaelly, Wis.
! We should have at least or 6 enter
in this county. If any one wants to
enter litter, let me know at once
so they can be inspected and marked
within 10 days after narrowing,
some very good prizes are being Of
fered by the different breeders as
sociations and also by the state. The
| entries from other counties are as
follows: Racine, z; Walworth, 5;
Winnebago, 3; Green Lake, 2; Co.
lumbia, 2;Dane, /; Green, 1; Sank,
I; st. Croix, /; Washington, /. The
nomination cards and other Informal
ton relative to this contest can he
obtained at this office
There are still number of
| farmers who have not as Yet tested
their seed corn. No corn grower
can afford to plant corn without
testing it for termination. Tests on
corn made at the College of Agri-
culture on samples sent in from diff
ferent parts of the state showed
that one-fourth of the corn is not fit
| for seed. The testing should he done
at once so you will know in plenty of
time whether or not you have to pur-
chase seed. To plant corn from
dead or weak ears means about 700
missing, weak or barren stalks. We
still have a lot of Pierce County
grown corn listed and if you are not
able to locate any by yourself, this
office can aid you.
Any number of demonstration
plots are being arranged for in the
county for the summer demonstra-
ton trip. Eighteen plots 2 by 1
rods were sowed on the Ed. Ferber
farm last week These plots will
compare fax alone and mixtures
with oats and wheat and other grain
mixtures. Several demonstration
plots are being started which will
show the value of top dressing of
acid phosphate on new seeding and
old seeding of alfalfa.
Letters have been sent out to all
teachers the past week to find out
the number of boys and girls inter
ested in Club Work. We plan to
have our annual sectional meetings
in different parts CT the county May
CTS. The first requirement neces-
sary before boys and girls enter
club work is that they obtain the
consent of their parents. The next
is that they will decide on certain
project and try to complete the
same We want to have more local
leaders in the different communities
this year sc that We can have more
organized club work. Anybody who
would be willing to meet with the
boys and girls during the summer to
help them carry on their meetings
| should let me hear from them. The
motto for club work is Earn while
you learn and stay at home while
you do it." The fathers and mothers
should look at it in this way. How
can / afford to keep him OF her out
| Of this worth while organization
Any boy or girl who is not going to
school and wants to enroll in Club
Work can do so by writing this Of
fee before May 1St. We expect to
publish the time and place whore
sectional meetings will be held, and
anybody interested is welcome to at
tend.
| The new bulletin on hen houses
has just been received from the bull
letin Dept. We have ordered sup
ply. Before deciding to build q hen
house or remodel the old one, be
sure to get this new bulletin.
Are you planning to spray your
fruit trees this spring? If you find
that you haven't time to do it your
self, why not talk the matter over
with four or FIVE Of your reighbors
and organize spray ring and hire
one man to take care of the or
chards ? We have bulletins at the Of
fee on organizing spray rings.
The price of pork looks very
promising for the coming fall. 1t
is economical for everyone raising
swine to have summer pastures for
same as pastures have proved very
profitable for pork production. Al
falfa pasture rates the highest
Oats, peas and rape pasture, the
mixture being sown at the rate OF
ono bushcl Of oats, one bushel OF
peas and 5 pounds Of rape per acre
The pasture will be ready when the
peas are well podded If not pas
tured too heavy this will last until
fall From II TO 20 spring pigs car