River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-23

of Supervisors:
Subject: Quarterly Report for
months of April, May and June, 1925.
Soil Improvements TESTS for soil
acidity, 33. 1900 tons of limestone
used by farmers. Partly shipped in
and greatest amount gotten from
crushing plants in the county. 1000
tons signed for in vicinity of Plum
City and a crushing outfit will be
moved to one of quarries there. Five
land owners signed up for private
farm soil analysis.
Crops.-Tests on seed earn, 5.
Shipped into the county through
LEGAL dealers, 10000 pounds of
Sweet Clover, $500 pounds South
Dakota No. II alfalfa seed, $4,000
pounds Grimm alfalfa seed, rs bush
els soybeans. Ordered 6S8 bottles Of
alfalfa, clover and soybean inocula-
ton for farmers. Sowed 20 plots Of
flax alone and other grain mixtures
for demonstration purposes. Also
have demonstration plots on inocu-
lated and non-inoculated peas, lined
and unlimed peas, bush fruits and
fruit trees, two fertilizer demonstra-
ton plots on corn. Eatch CONSISTING
Of one acre and three different kinds
of fertilizer were used Sold so
bushels of seed corn for farmers.
Livestock cattle tested for
7. 3. Inspected FIVE filters for
Swine Ton Litter Contest. Reorgan-
lied five cow testing associations !:
Spring Valley, Maiden Rock, ELS
worth, Rock Elm and River Falls.
Sold 2 grade cows for farmers. Met
with Guernsey breeders for their
annual business meeting. Aided in
conducting Stockmen's and Commun-
ity Picnic at Elmwood. Judged
Showman's Contest at Normal
School Field Day, River Falls. Work
ed with Jersey breeders of Pierce and
st. Croix counties in holding their
annual business meeting and picnic.
! Met with Holstein breeders at their
| annual business meeting. Started
two Swine Feeding demonstrations
Assisted in holding post norton of
two sick cattle. Held meeting of
county COW testers on combined an
nual report.
Club Work.-Conducted Is meet
ings in the county for boys and girls
interested in Club Work. 301 enroll
ed invarious projects. Organized
II clubs and met with each one dur
ing the month of June. Arranged
for an Inter-County All Club Camp.
4 Thirty from Pierce County attend
ed. A boy and girl attended the
Short Course for Club members at
Madison, and Bankers of Pierce
county paid their expenses. Revised
Premium List and submitted same to
Fair Board for approval. Got out a
Club paper and sent to each family
where Club members live.
Marketing.-Worked with Board
Of Directors of the Lake Pepin CO.
operative Poultry association in ar
ranging for stations. The Lake
Pepin Cooperative Poultry Producers
association started to function. Con-
Quoted Z poultry meetings for cleo
ton of director from each COM
munity to the annual meeting of the
Lake Pepin Cooperative Poultry Pro-
ducers association. Poultry topics
were discussed at each meeting.
Board of directors of 4 creameries
met at Maiden Rock and three made
arrangements to take on the services
of a field man from Unit No. Z.
Aided in arranging for and conduc-
ting county agents, county agent
leaders and extension workers mark
citing field trip. Placed orders for
400 pounds of Pyrotol.
AEiscellaneous.-Held one pruning
demonstration in apple orchard. Ar
ranged for fifth annual summer DEM
onstration trip. Twelve stops were
made.
Office and Field Work.
Days in field 561a
Days in office, 1912
Personal letters, 1855.
Circulars, 1896
Telephone calls, $50 Coming in)
Field and Office conferences, $50
Bulletins, 344 Ton request)
Articles for weekly papers, 100
Farm visits, 202
Other trips, 70
Evening meetings, II; total at
tendance, $50
Day meetings, as; total attendance
21O9
Extension Workers.. Fl.
Wright, F. l.. Mushhach, Erwin SUIT
ton, Blaine Paulson, w. McNeel,
George Briggs, H. J. Brant, DR..
( WRIGHT IT T Russel