River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-06-11
AGRICULTURAL NOTES
BY H. G. seyIorth.


Wake Club of Rock Elm, leader, E. T.
WEIGH. held its meeting at the Rock
Elm School. They decided to hold
their meetings the first Wednesday
in each month. The Full-of-Pep
Club, leader, Keith Martin, met at
the home Of Mr.. Martin. They chose
the first Thursday of each month,
2 o'clock. as the time of their month
ly meetings. Both of the above clubs
adopted the model constitution and
bylaws for Club organizations.
Much interest is being shown in Club
Work this year where there are or
gained clubs and an active local
leader. Nine more such clubs will
hold their second meeting this month.
Next week we expect to publish the
number of boys and girls enrolled IN
Club Work and the number in each
Project.
The Spring Valley Cow Testing
association was reorganized last
Monday. The following officers were
elected. President, s. w. Gunderson,
Rock Elm; Vice-Pres., Henry Peter
son, Spring Valley; Sec.-Treas., J. ID.
Graslie, Spring Valley. The direct
ors are Emil Kado, Spring Valley and
Russell Rudesill, Baldwin. They
adopted the retest rules that any
COW making 80 OF more pounds OF
butter fat per month and any herd
averaging SO or more pounds OF but
ter fat per month should be retested
the next day at the owners expense.
They also appointed committee to
purchase oil meal and bran for the
association when the price was
right. Ed. Carlson of Boyceville,
was hired for the tester for the year.
The Rock Elm Cow Testing assoc
iation was recognized on the even
ing Of June A. The following Of
fcers were elected: President, Roy
Harris; gice-Pres., Fred Mccain,
Sec. Treas, Arnold Reinke, all of
Rock Elm. The directors are Mike
Mousel, Elmwood and John GILES,
Plum City. The retest rules were
adopted same as for the Spring Val
ley association. Mr.. e. P. WEIGH was
rehired as tester for the ensuing
year.
Two Swine Feeding demonstra-
lions were arranged for the past
week. One at the Wild Bros. farm
at Elmwood where two lots of pigs
will be kept track Of. One lot of l8
on Timothy and alfalfa pasture. the
other lot of so on clover and timothy
pasture. The feed fed these pigs
VIII be kept track of and the weights
made at different times during the
summer. The other demonstration
was arranged for on the Gideon
Mortimer farm at Grange hall where
% pigs will be pasturcd on Blue
Grass and timothy. Before these pigs
are marketed this fall demonstra-
tons will be held at both farms at
which the cost of pouad of pork Will
be given and the value CT different
pastures explained
The Jersey breeders of Pierce and
St. Croix Counties met last Tuesday,
June 2, at the Arthur Kelly farm east
of Hudson where they had very
fine and profitable picnic. An inter-
county Jersey Breeders Association
was organized. The following Of
ficers were elected: President, VIM.
Lamb, Roberts; Vice-Pres., VIM.
Martin, River Falls; Sec.-Treas., P.
c. Halmick. River Falls. Two di-
rcctors are Cash Bolin, Maiden Rock,
and Arthur Kelly, Hudson. Dues
for the year are set at $1.0O. We
hope that every Jersey breeder, not
a member now, will remit his one
dollar to the secretary and treasurer,
so the officers can outline a program
for boosting Jerseys in the two
counties. 1t was decided to hold the
annual meeting and picnic in 1926 at
the VIM. Martin farm at River Falls.
Mr.. G. Vergeront, Secretary of the
State Breeders association, gave a
talk on what the State association is
doing for the Jersey men. F. B.
Astroth, fieldman for the American
Jersey Cattle Club, gave a very in
teresting talk on selection and use
of pure bred sire in the herd. Mr..
Kelly's fine herd Of Jerseys was
closley inspected after the program.
Everybody went home feeling that
the day was well spent.
This is the last call for the big
Community and Breeders Picnic and
program, to be held at the Wissota
Sand and Gravel Co. limestone
crushing plant, Saturday, June 13.
This is one of the meetings you can
not afford e. wise