River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19

value ranges between $115 and $125.
This brings the toal income from this
source to approximately $6,000,000.
Our neighboring states, Minnesota,
Iowa and Illinois were our best GUS
toners taking about $50 of the total
number of animals shipped out.
Breeding stock, mostly pure bred ami
mails, went to Japan, Mexico, Canada,
Denmark, India, Spain, Porto Rico,
as well as South Central America.
1t is pointed out that the average
useful life of a dairy COW under or
binary herd conditions is only about
51a years. Many of the animals go
ing into our neighboring states were
purchased primarily for the purpose
of replacing other animals in exist
ing dairy herds.
just received few copies of the
list of those in the state having pure
bred seed grains to sell. All of
these growers belong to the Wiscon-
sin Agricultural Experiment associa-
ton and a number of them have
had their fields Of grain and corn in
spected. These lists can be obtained
at this office.
Anybody wanting live stock, hatch
ing eggs, seed grains and corn, will
go to their local banks and ask to
look over the Sales LiSSs sent to ali
banks in the county the past week.
Since these lists, have been made up
several persons have listed further
seeds and live stock with this Of
flee and therefore lists will be made
from time to time.
The National Dairy Show this year
will be held at Indianapolis, Indiana,
from October 10 to II.
A few boys and girls are entering
in Club Work each week. We are
planning to hold sectional meetings
in different parts of the county the
first week in May Boys and girls
who plan to start in Club Work with
a live project should enroll before
that time if possible as that will
give them a longer time to work
with the animal, and keep record
Of the same. We hope to have the
boys and girls Premium List for
the County Fair revised and ready
by the first of March. Write to,this
office, if interested, for enrolment
blanks.
Be sure to attend one Of the Farm
ers' Institutes the coming week to be
held at Elmwood February 1925 and
at River Falls, Feb. 1921. Programs
and detailed information appear
elsewhere in this weeks paper.
H. M. Lackie Of the State Depart
ment of Markets reports that
through their inspection work the
past three months for accredited
focks in Wisconsin, they have found
no cases Of poultry flu or European
fowl pest. The state veterinarian
also reports that he has not found
any cases of the disease. Shipments
of chicks and chickens into the state
from other states are being made
under special permits from the State
Department of Agriculture.
Government figures show that
there is an annual loss of per cent
in the value of market eggs because
of Checks "leakers,' dirty" and
Stained eggs. Careful attention
to nesting material and scratching
litter viii greatly reduce this annual
loss. Most of this class of eggs are
broken or are rolled about and be
come checked and stained, There
should be sufficient soft material so
that the eggs cannot roll into the
corners, or touch the sides of the
nests. Chaff, straw, hay, and shred
ded cornfodder, make good nesting
material. Sawdust and excelsior
may also be used. bu. all material
must be dry lest the. eggs become
dirty. Frequent renewal i neces-