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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Selection of Breeding Stock


Swine offer a greater opportunity
for improvement and upgrading thar
any other class of live stock. There
is no reason why any farmer raising
hogs should have herd of scrubs and
inferior individuals. Starting with q
pure-bred sire and continuing to use
sire Of the same breed, but few
years are required to establish, at lit
tie expense, a grade herd equal to
pure-breds in every way for pork pro
duction. NJ class of animals increases
so rapidly and none SO readily retains
acquired characteristics. Even when
starting with an inferior lot of sows, a
uniform herd can be developed. by
using a good boar and each succeed
ing year rejecting all inferior animals
from the breeding herd.-Prof. ]. J..
Fuller, Wisconsin College of Agricul-
ture.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
ByDR. A. S. ALEXANDER
Wisconsin College of Agriculture

The mare in foal should be worked
lightly or abundantly exercised every
day. Exercise is absolutely necessary.
She should occupy roonly box stall.
Here she will take some additional
exercise and will not be afraid to lie
down. She will be less likely to be-
come "cast" and escape having
stocked" legs and dropsical swellings
of the udder and abdomen. The bed
ding should be kept clean and dry.
Feed the mare sound, whole oats,
bran and mixed or timothy hay Avoid
moldy hay or silage, damaged grain,
woody, weathered fodder, dusty or
rusty straw, or hay containing ergot.
Keep pregnant mares out of corn stalk
fields. Provide them with plenty of
pure, clean water. In working mares
avoid jerking, severe pulling, wading
through deep mud, manure piles or
snow drifts. Let the work be light,
easy and steady. Keep the bowels &C
tive by feeding bran and a little flax
seed meal, carrots, or some sweet
siIage.
The mare goes 48 weeks, or about
$40 days with foal AS foaling time
approaches decrease the grain ration
and increase laxative foods to keep
the bowels acting freely. Constitpa-
ton is dangerous. When wax forms
on the teats, about three days before
fcaling. stop working the mare and
place her IN a prepared box stall
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
Drink and Poverty.

Many excellent BIZ. rather confused
persons are constantly asserting that
the poor are driven to drink through
their poverty. The spirit In which
they announce this is the indication
that they believe 1t. But how can it
be? People who have money to spend
on drink are not poor-drink is one OF
the costliest mixtures in the worlds
market, and many well-to-do people
cannot afford to buy It. Surely those
who are able to purchase 1t have no
cause for their poverty. If they can
expend their means on the dearest
and worst articles, they have evident
ly ability TO buy the best things. II
ii marvel how people Of average
capacity do not realize this apparent
fact. Few people grudge to deal kind
" with the poor, and to assist them IN
their poverty; but this spurious SYM
tathy referred to does not help. but
binders. betternent-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04

ly crushed material can be gotten to
the land, either directly from quarries
or it is sifted out of road material, or
TIE wagon haul Is short, it will prob
ably be found more profitable to use
swo or three tons of this to the acre,
which will doubtless last from six to
eight years.
There is relatively little choice az
to the time for distributing the lime
or limestone, but it should be thor
oughly worked into the soil in prepar-
ing for seeding and the more evenly
it can be spread the better. Where
considerable land is to be covered, 1t
will pay to use a special lime distrib-
utter such as are advertised in agrt
cultural papers. When only few
tons are to be applied, it can be done
very easily by spreading with shovels
from a wagon box After little skill
is acquired in the use of the shovel 1t
can be done quite rapidly and evenly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04

where she can be watched until the
foal is born
After foaling leave the mare alone
for a time, if she is lying down. II
she does not expel her afterbirth
promptly when she rises from resting,
inject into her womb one-half gallon
of lukeWarm 1 per cent solution or
coal tar disinfectant, or other mild
antiseptic. If the afterbirth then does
not come away within an hour or two,
it should be removed by hand. An
expert should be employed for this
operation and when it has been per-
formed the womb should again be
flushed out with an antiseptic solu-
ton. Half an hour after the birth OF
the foal, or about that time, offer the
mare a pailful of lukewarm water and
again at intervals of two hours.
Mares are thirsty at this time and
should be abundantly supplied with
water An hour after foaling the
mare may eat a mash of steamed oats.
and bran, if she has been accustomed
to such feed; otherwise give her a
small feed of her ordinary grain ra-
ton. In few days, if the weather
is fine, the mare and foal may take
some out door exercise and in two
weeks, or Whereabouts, she should
have recovered from foaling and be
taking her usual feed, grazing grass
and getting ready to resume light
work in harness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
State Changers Resolve.

State Changers Resolve.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the 1911 session of Wis
consin state grange at Oshkosh:
"First-That we favor a general
parcels post law, and do disap.rove
the recommendations of Postm- ster
General Hitchcock on this great ques-
ton
"Second-The national grange and
oranges of California, Connecticut,
Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland, Minnesota. Michi.
gan, New York, New Jersey, oregon,
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington,
have passed strong resolutions i,
favor of woman suffrage, and tsat we
stand ready to follow the lead Of
these progressive states and heartily
indorse the amendment at the gen.
eral election to be held In November,
1912.
"Third-That we are opposed to
any change in the present oleomar.
garine law.
''Fourth-That we are in favor OF
the initiative, referendum and recall
act becoming a law.
'Fifth-That we are opposed to the
proposed Aldrich banking system be
coming a law
"Sixth-That we favor the reduc-
ton of the duty on sugar to the low
est amount, making it consistent with
the growth of sugar producing crops,
and to the consumer.
"Seyenth.-That we request the
passage of senate bill 2,870 and house
bill 1871, regulating the importa-
ton and interstate transportation of
nursery stock.
''Eighth-That we declare for the
strictest governmental supervision OF
all securities issued by our railroads,
to the end that such issues shall fair.
ly represent the actual investments
in such properties, and declare for
the enactment of law that will pro-
vide for the physical valuation of the
railroads of the United States and
that such valuation shall be the
basis for fixing rates on traffic i'm the
United States.
''Ninth-That we indorse the man-
ly efforts of DR.. H. w Wiley to en-
force the pure food laws and pledge
him our hearty support.
"Tenth-That we tender to Senator
La Toilette our thanks for the good
work he has done, and kindly interest
taken in the farmers of the United
States"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
BADGER FAIR MEN
TO HOLD MEETING
Annual Session of Association in
milwaukee in January.
EXACT DATE NOT KNOWN
Seventy-Eight Agricultural Societies
In the state of Wisconsin to Claim
Aid in conduction Elk
hibitions.

Madison.-The annual meeting or
the members of the Association OF
Wisconsin Fairs is to be held in Mil
waukee in January, though the exact
date has not yet been prepared.
President F. M. Porter of Elkhorn and
Secretary M. Syverson of Tomah are
arranging a program to surpass any
that has yet been offered.
]. C. Mackenzie, in the office of
Secretary of State Frear, in whose
custody are the records of the various
county fairs and whose duty it is to
adjust the claims of county agricul-
tural societies for state aid, will at
tend the meeting to discuss the vari-
Gus aspects of the law and the regu-
Iations.
There are Is county agricultural
societies in the state, each holding
an annual fair and each having a
claim against the state for aid. So
far only 20 of the fairs have re-
ported.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
Bank Capital Increasing.

Bank Capital Increasing.
A remarkable increase in the
capital of state banks, due to the
Incorporation of eighteen new institu1
lions in September, October and MOI
vember, is a feature OF the quarterly
report of Commissioner of Banking
A. e. knott, issued. The total capital
of the new banks is $394,50 Trust
companies were authorized by law
of 1909 to receive time deposits. To
the extent of the banking business
done by them, they are included in the
quarterly abstract for the first time.
The increase in demand and time
certificates and savings deposits,
which in general represent the saw
ings of the people, was over $4,40O,000
during the quarter, while individual
deposits subject to check, represent
ing business accounts In the main,
showed a slight falling off, the de-
crease being $60,029.25. The report
shows remarkable gain in assets and
liabilities, the increase being $6,469,-
1902. Bills payable decreased ma
CCIld1ly, ohOW1uS q hC11CAACl ASoOl 70
condition of the banks.
Total loans and discounts December
were $124,516, 4S6.38, an increase OF
$4,466, 904.78 over the preceding quar-
ter. The report shows that the total
capital stock of the 573 banks to be
$1S,651, $50 The surplus fund was in
creased from $5,O14,3S5.1U to $5,OS4.-
$3.50.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
New Assistant Secretary.

While the secretary Of state insists
that he has not decided upon a sue,
cessor to A. T. forge, assistant sec,
rotary of state, resigned, it is gener,
ally believed that the appointment
will go to someone in the Tenth con.
gressional district where the secre
tary of state is engaged in a hot con,
gressional fight with Judge Gilbertson
of Eau Claire. Mr. Gilbertson is con,
sidered a particularly strong candt
date, and he is quite generally picked
to win the Republican nomination.
It is pointed out that through the
selection of an assistant secretary OF
state, however, the secretary of state
will be able to help his own inter,
ests in the congressional fight by the
appointment of some popular Repub.
lican in the Tenth district. The sal!
airy is $4,000 a year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04

AS she passes through each the DOCS
closes behind her, and she cannot &c
back. The next hen goes through the
same performance, and her egg rolls
into position just back of that laid by
NO. 1. 1t is easy, therefore, to MATCH
chickens with eggs and find what kind
of food gives the best results. The
trap nest is made vermin proof and
the eggs in it are safe from the vorac-
ity of rats or other animals, or even
the chickens themselves.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
Poultry Prizes offered.

Many new prizes have been an
nounced for the eighth annual show
of the Wisconsin Poultry association
to be held at Madison on January s
to II, 1912. The first annual meeting
of the Wisconsin state branch of the
American Poultry association will be
held in connection with the show and
has been authorized to offer a grand
prize gold medal worth $40 and a
silver medal for the best cockerel in
each group of the American, Asiatic.
Mediterranean, English, Polish, Ham
burg, game and oriental classes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
Keen Animals Comfortable

merciful to the dumb beast under our
care. 1t is downright cruelty to allow
any animal on the farm to be unpro-
vided with comfortable quarters
during the winter and to suffer from
lack of feed and water at the propsS
tina.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
Movable Nest Boxes.

of the wires if necessary. The nest
boxes are made of half-inch lumber
and are IL inches wide, IL inches long
and inches deep. The bottom is
made to project six inches, leaving a
step for the hens to light on. A space
of IL inches should be left between
the wires so as to give sufficient room
for the hens.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
10 MAKE propplnq Boards.

Dropping boards should be made Of
matched lumber, and should 10 90
inches wide for one roost, snd three
feet for two. 1t should be placed from
10 to q inches from the wall. The
roosSs should be by 2 inches, with
edges slightly rounded.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
ECO Shells and Ashes.

AS egg shells accumulate Ia the
kitchen it is well to crush them and
drop them into the ash pan in the
stove. Throw ashes and all into the
chicken yard and the hens will see
to the rest
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
AUTOMATIC HEN TRAP NEST
en- Has Laid Egg-Made Vermin
Proof and Safe From Rats.

Who says poultry raising is not a
science? A Pennsylvania man has
Just come forward with an automatic
trap nest, by means of which the
farmer can tell which hen laid which
egg. AS the hen enters the nest her
weight on the floor causes the door
to close. When she lays an egg 1t
rolls down upon another spring-oper7
ated mechanism and opens the exit
door. The runway into which this ex,
1t leads has a series of small stalls.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
NEST BOXES MADE MOVABLE
Arrangement Is Shown Where De-
vices Are Desired to Be Removed
From One Place to Another.

1t is frequently desirable to have
nest boxes which are readily remov-
able from each other. Such an ar
rangement is shown here. The frame
pieces A and B are made of one-inch
stuff, firmly nailed together. The wires
support the boxes and are firmly at.
tached to the two ends and middle
boards. Strips may be used in place
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
CHANGED Rounty laws Demanded.

In all probability the next Wiseon.
sin state legislature will be confront
ed with a concerted demand by trap
pers and hunters from the northern
part of Wisconsin to amend the game
bounty law so that it will not be nee
essary to spoil valuable hides with
established market values in order to
get the bounty IN Marinette county
the amount realized in bounties in &
year is considerable. William Dett.
man OF Marinette made application
for wolf killed in PoEterfield He
will get 500
Dan Fraker of Amberg, who makes
a business of killing wolves for the
county, presented application for
bounties on the three wolves. One
was killed in Athelstane, one in
Wausaukee and one in Amberg. The
three wolves will net him $50 in
bounties Joseph Meyers of Porter
field made application for the boun
ty on a wild cat
Hunters assert that under the pres
ent law, which makes it necessar.
to cut off an animals head to estab
lish the claim for bounty, they arr
annually losing considerable Oh tbs
sale of hides.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
Humane Societies to Merge.

The proposed merger of the Wis
consin and Badger Humane societies,
which was to be effected on January
1, may not take place until year
later. Although several conferences
between committees representing the
two organizations have been held, it
is said that nothing definite has been
decided.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04

At a meeting Of the WiscOn-
sin state board of agriculture, held
at Madison, it was decided to try and
have many of the present boards and
commissions having to do with state
affairs united into one commission.
The various bodies which would be
thus combined are the state board of
public affairs, the state board of agri-
culture, the state board of immigra-
ton, the dairy and food commission,
the forestry department, the farmers
Institutes All of these bodies overlap
oneg on the other more or less and it
is believed more effective work could
be done if all were combined.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
aodents il Poultry House.

Poultry houses are likely to be more
or less infested with rats or mice I'M
less some means are provided to ex1
clude them, and this should be taken
into account in selecting location.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
Plan Corn Show for Milwaukee.

A corn, grain and alfalfa show to
be held in the Auditorium at Milwau-
kee within few weeks, is being
planned by Francis A. Cannon of the
Citizens Business league and John F.
Hume of the Wisconsin Advancement
association. The show will be held
for the purpose of showing what can
be and what has been accomplished
in this state to further the cereal in
dustry
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
Plan system of state Highways.

Plan System of State Highways.
At a meeting of the highway COM
mittees of Milwaukee and Racine
counties in the office of H. j. Kuelling
Milwaukee county highway commits
sioner, Pereles building, Milwaukee.
the Racine county committee an
nounced its decision to adopt the
Kilbourn road as a prospective state
highway.
This follows the action of the Mil
waukee county authorities to the
same effect and provides for the inn
provement of this highway south
from the corporate limits of Milwau-
kee to the southern limits of Racine
county and means a great step toward
the realization Of the plans Of the
Chicago MilWaukee Road association
In addition to the Kilbourn road
the Racine county committee will
also adopt the Chicago and Howell
avenue roads, SO known in Milwaukee
county, as prospective state highways
The meeting was in accordance
with the new state highway law
which provides that adjoining coun-
ties shall get together upon the roads
to be improved. Milwaukee county
decided to change its plans for direct
roads farther west to conform to Ra-
cine county's program after the an
nouncement of the adoption of the
three roads mentioned by the latter.
The so-called Smith road will be
changed to road a mile and half
west to conform to the road Racine
county is improving south of Milwau-
kee county and mile and half was
added to the Loomis road. due south
to the county line, to connect with
another Racine county highway.
In view of the possibility of de-
cision by the attorney general limit
ing the expenditure of state funds in
Milwaukee county to road with a
maximum width of 10 feet, County
Commissioner Kuelling recommended
to the committee the following roads
for improvement and the state high
way commission will be so notified by
the committee, the idea being to pro-
vide program for work in case the
county is unable to use it's state aid
for wider roads: Grand avenue, west
from the viaduct, paving, three
fourths of a mile; GAINESVILLE plank
road, paving, two miles; Green Bay
road, two miles, and the new Chicago
road, two miles, these roads being
selected because the towns of Mil
waukee and Lake have raised taxes
in accordance with the new law;
North Fond du Lac road, one mile;
one mile east and a mile southeast
in the town of Granville; two miles
in the Mukwonago road, from West
Allis to Oklahoma avenue; Layton
avenue, the main artery to the city
of Cudahy from the west, one and a
half miles; Rawson avenue, the main
artery to the city of South Milwaukee
from the west, one and half miles;
the LOOMS road, southeast from the
Kilbourn road, two miles; the Water
town plank road Estate street pro-
duced), from Milwaukee to Wauwa-
tosa, one and half miles; the Kill
bourn road, from the city limits to
the county line, ten and half miles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04

New Farm Chemistry Building.
Ground has been broken for the
100000 agricultural chemistry build
ing at the university.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04
Close Fellowship
Christian Life
By Rev. Washington GLADDEN.
Columbus. Ohio

TEXT-Behold 1 stand at the door and
knock. If any man hear My voice and
open the door l will come In to him and
be with Me.-Revelations 800.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04

Green Bay.-Fire broke out at
the Green Bay hospital and James
Kerr, former collector Of customs, and
other patients had to be carried across
the street out of danger. About $1,000
damage was done to the building.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04

Superior.-"Judge couldn't / bor-
row the So from you?" was the
query which startled Judge Parker in
municipal court after he had fined
George Spaniel SIS and costs, total
of So. on charge of abstracting two
bushels Of wheat from a 500 line car.
When assured that he could not,
Spaniel, who is only seventeen years
of age, telephoned home Tor money.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04

Madison.-The Southern Wiscon-
sin Railway company granted the
increase in wages demanded by
the employees. The wages under the
new agreement will be: First year,
16 cents per hour; second year, Is
cents per hour; third, fourth and fifth
years, 20 cents per hour; sixth year
and thereafter, % cents per hour.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04

and.-Members of the naval
militia are .jubilant over rifles
just received from Washington-75 of
the latest pattern with complete equip
ment. The militia will discard the
old Springfield guns purchased by
Commander Werder.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04

Madison.-Oficial awards just an
nounced show that 3S prizes amount.
ing to $1,46O were won by University
of Wisconsin sheep at the internation-
al live stock exposition this year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04

Sheboygan. - Arrang ements have
been made to hold a poultry Ahow
In this city on February u. IL
and IA. It is expected that about 40C
ST. 500 birds will be exhibited
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-04

William Drever has
a copy of the first newspaper
published in America. 1t is the Bos-
ton Newsletter and was published
on Monday, April IL, 1904, being near
~ 20S years old.