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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
FEW TROUBLES FOR THE COLT
Veterinarian of Idaho Station Gives
Remedy for Navel-iII-Diar-
rhea and Rupture Cures.
By E. T. BAKER, Veterinarian Idaho
EyneIirnent Station

(By e. T. BAKER, Veterinarian Idaho
Experiment Station)
Navel-ill is a serious disease of
form of blood poison, the germs get
ting in through the navel. The cord
Is rather short, and is first noticed
to be of dark purplish color with
yellow pus. The joints begin swell
ing, and the colt soon dies unless
promptly attended to. Disinfect the
navel at once with a good caustic
antiseptic and change the location of
the mare and colt Give colt table
spoonful castor oil with little spirits
camphor, about half teaspoonfUl Ii
q veterinarian is called, which will
always pay in the long run, he will
give both local and general treat
ment in the form of vaccines.
Diarrhea is another frequent
trouble. The mothers milk is often
the cause See that she is not over
heated or chilled. Give the mare
four ounces of sodium thiosulphate In
q bran mash Gnce daily for three
days, and milk her out well. Give
the colt two tablespoonful castor oil
and one tablespoonful brandy in two
raw eggs.
Rupture is also rather common.
These often disappear without atteD-
ton. Place the colt on it's back and
return rupture. Apply a strong
blister. and bandage for an hour or
so each day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
KILLING PEACH TREE BORER
Remedy and Preventive Given for
Pest Which Is Serious in Many
Parts Of the Country

State BIOLOGIST H. A. Surface of
PENNSYLVANIA, gives the following
remedy and preventative for the peach
tree borer. which is serious pest to
the peach trees in many parts of the
country. Prepare the lime and sui
phur solution by boiling together one
pounds of lime and two pounds of sui
phur with each gallon of water, and
apply it as a spray or wash around
the base of each tree. Prof. Surface
gives his method of making and ap-
plying the remedy. He says:
"You must apply the lime-sulphur
solution at least once per month dur
ing the middle of each month of June,
July and August and possibly also
September. One treatment is not
enough. / have tried this and know
for a certainty about it from person
al experience.
''The way / do is to make the lime
sulphur solution strong, the same as
Tor San Jose scale. but with some
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
BY PROF. C. A. OcOCk,
COLLEGE of Agriculture

Wisconsin College of Agriculture.
When building septic tanks, water
tanks, silos, foundations, and the va
rious other structures in which con-
crete may be used, it is very essential
that the materials. be mixed and han
died properly, especially where 1t
comes much in contact with moisture.
Forms are easily constructed of any
kind Of rough lumber They should
be as nearly water-tight rs possible,
for otherwise there may be a con-
siderable loss of cement, due to it's
being so fine that it escapes with the
water.
Concrete should be prepared upon
q water-tight mixing platform usually
about six feet wide by eight feet long.
In placing the material upon this plat
form some method of proportioning
the mixture should be adopted; that
is, If a 1:211:5 mixture is used some
simple measure for the materials
should be employed whereby the pro-
portion may be easily determined.
Weighing Is the most accurate, but
Is somewhat slow. The wheelbarrow
method and the counting of the SHOW
elfuls are the most common. For
such work as tank construction, the
most simple way is to use a metal
half-bushel measure,
The sand and gravel should be
clean. To test for this, fill glass
fruit-jar one-quarter full of sand, add
clean water until the jar is three
quarters full, and shake we'll; if clay
or mud is present, it will settle on
top of the sand. Material of this
kind should not be used.
Gravel or crushed stone should be
free from sticks, leaves, straw, or any
other foreign substance which would
in any way destroy the action of the
cement upon the sand and gravel. If
clay or dirt is present, always wash
the sand or gravel by pouring water
over 1t while spread upon an inclined
screen
The best results are obtained by
Hrst mixing the cement and sand to-
gether. The mixture ordinarily used
is one part of cement and two parts
of sand mixed until of uniform color.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
SHADE FOR CHICKENS
Many Chicks Are Victims OF Sun
stroke or ApopIexy.
Natural Shelter ls Best Because IL ~
Usually Formed by Trees and
Bushes, Permitting Free
Movement of Air.

CBy PROF. JOHN WILLARD BoLTE.)
Chickens are probably less well
able to stand the extremes of heat
than any of our domestic animals, be-
cause they do not sweat to any great
extent, hence are deprived of that
safety valve that all of the domesti-
Gated animals possess. 1t is undoubt-
edly true that the chickens comb and
wattles serve to cool off it's blood to
a very marked degree. but even they
will not avail in very hot weather
and shade of some kind must be al
ways available
This is especially true with baby
chicks, as they cannot stand the di
rect rays of the GUNNER sun nearly
as well as the other fowl can. Many
chicks are victims OF sunstroke or
apoplexy every year, and it is usually
the strongest and best developed ones
that are overcome.
Natural shade is best of all because
it is usually formed by trees and high
bushes, sufficiently distant from the
ground to persnit free movement of
air and the sun can get around to dis
infect the ground at certain times By
all means have your hen coops, brood
ers and colony coops located in the
shade during the middle of the day.
If there is no shade available in
the yard where the baby chicks rum
it will be necessary to provide some,
A mighty good scheme is to build a
frame about two feet off the ground
and cover it with four inches OF sod
or foot of straw, weighted down.
This heavy thick roof prevents the
radiation of heat from it's under sur
face and is quite waterproof thus
having the advantage of boards OK
canvas
The ground under this shelter
should be dry and dusty and the lit
tie fellows will spend the long, hot,
noontime hours resting in the cool
and busting themselves.
With the older chickens, the prob
lem is fully as serious and shade must
be provided. This is sometimes done
by raising the floor of the hen house
but this plan is Objectionable be
cause of it's cost and the fact that the
hens lay in this scratching compart-
ment and rats harbor there.
An orchard forms the very best
location for the chicken park, as the
trees furnish shade and damaged or
decayed fruit, while the hens eat the
tree insects and enrich the soil. For
the backyard flock of hens, either
sun-fowers or sweet corn will pro
vide plenty of shade if planted thickly
and early.
The hen house is usually of little
value. for shade within, because the
roof is too low and the breeze cannot
blow directly through. If cross ven
tilation is provided and there is an
air space or straw loft under the roof,
little outside shade needs to be pro
vided. Wherever possible, have the
house so located that there is room
for the chickens to get in the shade on
any side of it, out of doors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
FARM RAT-CATCHERS
VS.. NATIVE BIRDS
BY A. C. BURRlLL,
Wisconsin College of Agriculture.

Farmers! Kill your mice and rats;
but do not depend on cats. Use barn
owls" So say some of our leading
bird experts, and the Wisconsin Fed
eratian of Women's Clubs emphasizes
this in starting a campaign of educa-
ton in favor of the better use Of our
native birds
You may say the cats kill rats, while
owls kill birds. In most cases, quite
the reverse is true, for most cats kill
birds and few make good mOusers,
while owls seldom catch poultry and
constantly prey on mice and rats Out
of 80 barn owl stomachs examined by
DR.. A. K. Fisher of the United States
department of agriculture only one
contained poultry, and three, other
birds. but all were splendid mousers.
In the stomachs of 212 screech owls,
poultry was found in only one, and
other birds in 38. This indicates that
from the standpoint of harm, the barn
owl is to be preferred over the screech
owl, for. only; one out of eight barn
owls had been guilty of a poultry or
bird diet, while the evidence was
against one screech owl in FIVE
The barn owl is not common in
Wisconsin, but is easily distinguished
by his monkey-face of light creamy
yellow, with no ear tufts. The screech
owl, our smallest species, is very COM
mon. 1t has ear tufts, and is either
red or gray, both red and gray fieldg
iinge often being founa in the same
nests.
The appetite of cats for birds is.
evident from the fact that Professor
Wagner of the University of Wiscon-
sin reports one cat bringing in nine
birds, and that Professor Hodge of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07

sediment present, putting it on with
brushes. or with the spray pump with
the cap removed from the nozzle. Do
this about the middle of June, after
having removed the earth from around
the trunk of the tree with a hoe,
making little ditch or groove about
the base of the tree. Just as soon
as this is dry l replace the earth,
mounding it up one-half foot or
more. / always make the applioa-
ton one foot or more above the
ground. The next time leave the
earth mounded and make it so that
the solution will be pretty sure to
penetrate the top of the mound. Usc
plenty. A pint or a quart to the tree
is not too much If the tree is large
On small trees one-half pint may be
enough. Also, add about one ounce of
arsenate of lead to each gallon of this
material, which is practically three
pounds to so gallons"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07

then four parts of stone or gravel are
added and then mixed again until Of
uniform color. Water is then added.
preferably from sprinkling can or
bucket rather than from a garden
hose, as water forced through the noz-
zle of a hose has tendency to sepa-
rate the cement from the sand and
gravel, thus making poor grade or
concrete. If the sand and gravel are
in combination, the cement is then
added and mixed until of uniform
color, the water beipg added in the
same way. Hoes or shovels can be
used to mix the concrete. Add water
and mix until the whole mass is quite
sloppy Care should be taken not to
overmix after wetting. Concrete
should be placed within 25 or 80 min
utes after the cement is first wet.
In placing concrete the most i'm
portant thing to be observed Is the
manner of handling. The materials
must not be separated when poured
into the forms. Therefore, the con-
crete should not be poured from a
considerable height, as the heavier
parts will separate from the lighter
and be forced to the bottom Of the
mass. When it is necessary to place
concrete at considerable depth, a
chute should be placed at an angle
and the concrete dumped down this
to the desired place. If the concrete
is quite sloppy. it will handle much
easier without separating, and can be
poured six or eight feet.
To prevent the formation of cavities
in the wall or along the side of forms,
it is best to pour the concrete about a
foot thick and then puddle" or lamp
it with fiat spade or beveled board.
By working along the side of forms
with the fiat blade, the air is driven
out and a smooth exterior will be left
when the forms are removed.
If the work is to be interrupted for
day or two, the upper surface should
be left rough to receive the next layer
A much stronger bond will be secured
if the second layer is poured before
the previous one is thoroughly set
Sprinkling. little dry cement upon
the wall before pouring will make q
perfect joint.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
Novelist Misquoted Scripture.

Novelists do not seem TO be very
strong in their knowledge of the
scriptures somehow, and Sir Walter
Scott in THE Heart of Midlothian
attempts to point a moral with tho
words: Our simple and unpTetend-
ing heroine had the merit of those
peacemakers to whom it Is promise1
as a benedlction that they shall i'm
herit the earth" The fact is thaA
the peacemakers did not receive any
such promise, but il is said that '1ths
meek shall inherit the EARTH
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
Railroad Paying Taxes.

Railroads operating in Wisconsin
are making their seni-annual payment
of taxes to the state treasury. The
total taxes for all roads this year are
$1,126,44S, half of which is paid in
January and half In August.
The Great Northern has paid $751;
2OS.05 in full payment of its seminar
nual apportionment. Other roads are
responding in installments, and checks
will come every day until August 10.
the limit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
Police Chiefs Name Malone.

The Wisconsin Police Chiefs asso-
citation in Neenah unanimously elect
ed Thomas R. Malone, Wausau, as
president; Don Mckay, Waukesha.
secretary and treasurer. and Thomas
Calder, Merrill, vice-president. Mil
waukee was chosen as the next meet
ing place. Police Chief II. c. Baker
of Racine, speaking on the enforce
ment of the law. cited the social evil
and Sunday closing as the greatest
problems with which the police have
to contend.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07

Man Awarded for Loss of Finger.
The Wisconsin state industrial com
mission ordered the Illinois Steel COM
pany OF Milwaukee to pay Bronislaw
Dalecki, an employe. the sum of s97. 43
as compensation for the loss of his in
dex finger and stiffening of the distall
joint Of his middle finger on the left
hand as the result Of an injury receiv-
ed by him on May IS last, while en-
ployed as laborer at the company's
plant
The company did not contest the
claim. paying him s33.1S before the
s-s --@adA
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
important TO Mothers
Badly EXPRESSED.

Doctor, I'm sorry to bring youl
away out to the suburbs"
Don't mention it. You see, have
another patient out this way; conss-
quently | can kill two birds with CGe
stone."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
Love ISM Fatal.

80 your friend Jasper has been
jailed?"
] YES" !.
How does he take it?"
HE says he feels as il he bad
been kicked by a mule"
"Oh, | guess it isn't as bad aS sll
that People sometimes die from De-
ing kicked by a mule"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07

would work much better and leave a
cleaner hole if worked into the earth
with a horizontal swinging motion,
says writer in the Popular
Mechanics. The hole produced in just
right for the plant. The illustration
shows it's construction.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
Profitable WEIGHT.

AS a general rule two to two and .
half pounds is the most profitable
weight at which to let spring chickens
go. After that the chances are profits
will be smaller.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
lrritatinn skin rrouhles.

'1E'NetI'EJ ~TNFtE ' '~USIWsf
SO prevalent in summer, such aS'
hives, poison oak, chatting, sunbuEus
eczema, etc.. are quickly relieved whsD
Tyree's Antiseptic Powder is used J.
25c. at druggists or sample sent fTeak'
by j. s. Tyree, Washington, D.G.~-Afw.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
HOMEMADE GARDEN DlBBLE
Experiences Teaches That Implement
Made Of Flat Board Works Well
and Leaves Clean Hole.

A dibble made of a round and sharp
pointed stick is the usual tool for
making holes when setting tomato
and other plants. 1 found by expert
ence that dibble made of fiat board
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
Milk Checks Earned

A man who knows said: Milk
checks don't happen; they come from
good feed, good care and good treat
ment generally" And we might add.
judgment in breeding.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
Plain Fare WIN, Remaln.

The wife of the governor-elect OF
New York says that there will Bet
corned beef and cabbage on the table
of the executive mansion at Albany
Just as there is at home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
Wisconsin Patents.

Matthew A. Anderson, Dallas, wa.
terwheel; Edward j. Brandt. Water
town. coin delivery machine G pat
ents): David Darwin, Iron River,
grain door: Henry Hellweg. Milwau.
kee. loose-leaf binder: Paul H. Hen
riclIson. iron. car stake; George A.
kitz, Oshkosh. printing press; Her
man F. Leichtfuss. Milwaukee, poul-
try feeder; William Lewinski. Lake
Geneva. fountain comb; Louis J.
Mueller J.. Milwaukee, CRATE for heat.
ers; Frederick N. Neumann, Milwau.
kee, bracket.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
Difference in Silos.

The difference between concrete
silo and stave silo, so far as freezing
is concerned, will be very little.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
To Grow BroiIer.

1t takes about eight weeks to grow
a squad broiler.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07

Report Says Crops Remain Good.
The state board Of agriculture is
sued its report of the condition OF
crops in the state on July 1. The re-
port was delayed through the Offices
of the board being moved from Madt-
son to the state fair grounds at Mil
waukee. The report is as follows:
The average condition of crops in
the state on July is: Winter wheat,
92.3 per cent; winter rye, 966; spring
wheat, 91.8; spring rye, $685. barley,
SO; oats, "a; corn, 1913; peas, 94.1;
potatoes, 94.6; cabbage, 91.5; tobacco,
912; sugar beets, 91.4; pastures,
1.O1.1; apples, 88.6; small fruits, 1914;
alfalfa, 92.9; tame hay, 94.2.
The average yield per acre Of al
falfa is l.6 tons; tame hay, 1.6. The
acreage of tobacco as compared with
1912 is 99.6; buckwheat, 90.3; tobacco
plants were damaged by frost or from
other causes to the extent Of 7.8 per
cent.
Through a typographical error the
June crop report placed the damage
to apple trees and small fruits in Fay
field county at rs per cent, while the
actual damage was not over per
cent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07

Board of Control Appoints.
The state board of control an.
nounced a number of appointments.
The following appointments, all of
which are reappointments, were an,
nounced:
State Insane Asylum. w. Daub
ner, assistant steward, salary. $1,000,
Northern Hospital-B. G.. Bachler
assistant steward $1,000
School for Deaf-E. D. Fisk, assist
ant steward, $1,000
School for Blind-Catherin Ander
son, assistant steward
Industrial School for Boys-L +.
Murphy. assistant superintendent Sal.
airy. $500
State Prison-G A. Benson, chief
clerk Salary. S1,500
State Public School r. ]. Hitler,
assistant superintendent. Salary
$1,000.
Home for Feeble-Minded-B
NJ Kill. assistant steward Salary.
5000.
State Reformatory-O. E. Bedford
assistant superintendent. Salary, 81.
500. F. c. King, assistant steward
Salary. 5000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
Salaries Are Raised.

The state board of control elected
DR.. Frank |. Drake of Madison as ply
stefan of the state prison at Waupun
at a sala y of $500 year. During
the last seven years he has been in
general practice in Madison. He will
succeed DR.. J. Schleicher, who has
been elected superintendent of the
state hospital for the criminal insane
at Waupun
The state board of control has read
justed the salaries of the employees in
its office in the capitol and increased
the salary of Secretary M. J. Tappins
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year Mr. Tap
pins has been secretary of the board
for sixteen years.
The state board of normal school
regents has increased the salary OF
Secretary William Kittle from $4,000
to $4,000 a year 1t has also en-
antployed ]. Williams, an expert ac~
countant with the state board of pub
lie affairs for eighteen months, as
business manager of the normal
schools at salary of $4,000 a year,
and Frances S. Lamb # Madison. an
accountant, as auditor Of the board. at
salary of $1,000 year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07
To improve state Fair Buildings.

To Improve State Fair Buildings.
Merit, progress and economy Is the
policy of the Wisconsin state board Of
agriculture In the conduct of the state
fair to be held In Milwaukee, Septem-
Der s to IL. and also in making ar
rangements for improvements Of
grounds and buildings and laying
foundation for future fairs, according
to Secretary James G. A. Mckenzie.
Every member of the board is suo-
cessful in business, and Mr. McKenzie
asserts that the members are workin5
together for the interest of the fai2
on the same business principles which
have proven successful in their prk'
vate affairs.
Proof of Mr. McKenzie's stand IN
afforded by reference to the state fair
appropriations, amounting to 100000,
as approved recently by a legislative
committee. In the case of the ap-
preparation for the completion of the
new grand stand, the board asked for
$175,000, and was able to prove the
soundness of its judgment before the
committee to the extent that the
amount was very little reduced, the
committeeman deciding to recommend
an appropriation of $150,000.
The businesslike argument which
the board offers in demanding this
amount of money is that the grand
stand is a revenue producer, and that
1t is sound policy for the state to
make first those improvements and
construct those buildings which will
tend to make the fair self-sustaining
and in many special cases bring
profit. Patrons of the fair are willing
to pay good price for seats in COM
Portable and safe grandstand in order
to see good races and other attrac~
tions. The income from the sale Of
seats in good grandstand in any
state fair park aggregates thousands
Of dollars every year, and the COM
parative cost of maintenance, after
the structure Is once completed, is
very small.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07

Racine.-A coroner's jury in the
death of Thomas Mcclellan, who
was drowned when his auto plunged
through a bridge rail into the river
has asked the Carnegis hero commits
sion to award a hero medal to Joseph
Dood, who made heroic attempts to
save the man. Dood saved Walter Bias
singer, the victims partner.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-07

Ashland.-A big sawmill owned by
the Hines Lumber company at Iron
River was struck by lightning and de-
stroyed by fire. The damage is esti-
mated at more than $4,000