River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-11-19
AGRICULTURAL NOTES
BY IL. C. seyforth.

According to j. D. Jones Com
missioner of Agriculture, nearly
100000 cattle in 80 counties have
been tested, and original tests are
now being applied in Forest and
Shawano Counties. General retests
have been completed in Ashland and
Bayfield, counties. In the northern
district, with a percentage of infer
tion low enough to entitle them to be
declared officially as modified ac-
credited areas. Nine counties have
fled petitions for the countrywide
test. These represent 100000 cattle.
Two full time area forces are work
ing continuously, with the prospect
of third force operating by Dec. J..
Counties recently applying for the
tests include Langlade, Outagamie.
Rock Marathon, Dunn, Winnebagc,
Adams, Brown and Fond du Las. 1t
is necessary, before the area test IL
done in any county to have go per
cent Of the farmers sign petitions.
Pierce county has so per cent OF the
cattle owners signed up. We need
10 per cent more. The quicker that
this is done the sooner the area test
will be applied to this county. II
YOU are interested and are willing to
pass a petition around in your COM
munity, for signers, let me know
Pierce and Pepin counties are the
only two in the northwestern part O.
Wisconsin that have not been tested
or will not receive the test for an
other year.
A new project recommended by the
Agricultural Committee for this
county for 1926 is forestry, that is
planting some one or two year cid
rapidly growing trees on some Of the
side hills or open spaces that can not
be cultivated, and where trees were
removed. These trees can be par
chased at a very reasonable price
from the Wisconsin Conservation
Commission. / would like 10 run a
few demonstration plots in the coun-
ty on this work. Let me know if
you are interested and l shall give
you further information.
Dec. 7 to IL will be Fo!'cw-Up
Dairy Products Week. We plan to
have the schools in the county OBJ
serve this week. Miss Stillman, Milk
Specialist from the Home Economics
Extension Dept, will be here, and
will visit a number Of the schools and
explain the value of milk and other
dairy products as food.
We plan to run few demonstra-
tions in the county on Sweet Clover
on side hills and in pastures where
other grasses do not do very well
during the dry weather in summer.
These plots will be Two by four rods
staked out, seed for plots will be
furnished free. ! would like to have
them somewhere near highway SO
that they could be observed by peo-
pie interested. 1t WI have 70 be
somewhere where it can be fenced off
SO that cattle cannot pasture on the
plots. / hope that ] shall have q MINI
Der of applications Cor these plots.
Let me know as soon as possible if
you want to carry on such 4 demon
stration.
1t is hoped that those interested in
apple tree pruning will attend the
demonstrations that will be held on
Saturday, Nov. 81, and on Monday,
Nov. %. Mr.. Kuehner, horticulture
specialist will be with US and give
some first hand information Oil prun-
ing of fruit trees and small fruits.
Also on spraying.
Nov. % to Dec. 5, the International
Live Stock Show will be held at Chi
cago. Fifty-one leading authorities
including two from Great Britain
have been invited to serve as judges
in the live stock classes alone.
Thirty-fve international and ma
tional agricultural organizations
have already announced meetings to
be held during the Exposition.
Twenty-Five states from Oregon to
Virginia have accepted an invitation
to send samples Of newly discovered
varieties Of crops to be displayed in
q feature booth at the International
Grain and Hay Show, which this
year, for the first time, is a regular
department Of the International.