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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
VALUE or PASTURIN6
Result of Experiments With For
age Crops for Swine.
Alfalfa Proved to Sc Most .Satisfac-
tory 1T the Iowa Station, Furnish
ing Pasture Most Constantly of
All Crops Tried.
(By W. c. PALMER North Dakota Ag-

(By w. G. PALMER. North Dakota Ag-
ricultural College.o
The profits in hog raising come
largely through pasturing. The Iowa
experiment station in bulletin No. l5j
reports the result of experiments with
forage crops for swine. 1t was found
that the profits from grazing IN acre
Of alfalfa in 1911 was, with corn at 81
cents and hogs selling at five cents,
5000; hogs, at six cents, S97.O9. The
cost per 100 pounds of pork was but
$2S8. In 1903, the profit was $3.50
with hogs at five cents, and $46.39
when hogs sold at six cents.
In 1909, clover when grazed with
hogs returned profit of 1924, nogs
selling at five cents, and $57.07, at SIN
cents. In 1910, the clover pasture re-
turned $2SS2, and $500 with hogs
at five and six cents.
IN 1909, rape returned $3.50 and
s47.47 with hogs at five and six cents
respectively in 1910, $37.51 and 1854
In 1910, sweet clover returned S42.Oi
and $74.50 with hogs at five and SIX
cents; in 1911, $23.46 and $3.50. Oats
pasture returned 1888 and $32.53,
with hogs at five and six cents respect
lively. In 1909, oats, Canada held
peas and rape returned S22.S5 and
$43.S6, with hogs at five and six cents.
In 1911. three different lots returned
$53.45. $3952 and $64.63 each with
hogs at five and six cents. in 1909,
the returns from blue grass were
$15.23 per acre, with hogs at five cents,
and $31.S5 at six cents.
In all the trials corn was fed and
charged at so cents a bushel. Land
rent was charged at six dollars per
acre. All costs of producing the crop
were figured in. Some meat meal was
| fed. This was charged at two and
one-half cents pound. Alfalfa proved
to be the most satisfactory. 1t fur
nished pasture the most constantly OF
| the crops tried. Sweet clover was
satisfactory the first year, but grew
| too rank the second year.
The results of these experiments
should mean a good deal to North
! Dakota. The season is little short
| er, but this is in a measure offset with
lower land rents. 1t is necessary to
keep in mind that some grain needs
! to be fed the hogs in addition to the
| forage. When the pasture is alfalfa
corn is good grain 30 use.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
WINTER CARE OF THE SHEEP
Fleece of Good Quality Cannot Be
Grown on Poor, Ralf-Stsrved AMI
maIs-Weak Lambs Result

II the sheep are neglected and al
lowed to run down in flesh when the
winter sets in the fleece viii be in
jured in both weight and quality.
A fleece of good quality cannot be
grown on a poor half-starved sheep.
If the ewes are allowed to get poor
during the winter the chances are that
the lambs will be weak and will per-
ish for lack of nourishment and from
cold while the lambs from a we'll
cared for eve will be much ADLER to
stand the cold if they should happen
to be dropped when the weather is
cold.
The dams will have more milk for
their young, too, if they are well cared
for.
Sheep need some succulent food
during the winter They should have
some rough feed such as corn slower
or clover hay and, above all. they
should have a ration rich in both pro-
TEN and mineral matter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
Each a Part of Lies Forces.

We are all part Of Iife's forces,
whether we know it or not Be as
humble as you like, you are still a
person of influence, if not by your own
choosing, then often b. Gods decree.
1t may be only smile or simple
kindness that you have given to lit
tie child. but it starts agencies you
little dream of; or it may be some self
ishness and lack of honor, some weak
ness in you that sets IN motion long
train of hurtfui and sad influences or
circumstances. For all life is con.
nected, and whether you wish it or
not. your life affects other lives
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
Don't Crowd Poultry.

Shippers of live poultry should
never use coops which are too small
to carry the fowls properly. Poultry
arriving in a cramped and wretched
condition will not command satisfac-
tory prices. and furthermore the
commission man is apt to get himself
into serious trouble with the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to AMI
mails unless the stock is removed iu,-
mediately into other coops. and thegs
are not available at all times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15

representatives While they may be in
timately acquainted with one or two
or even more lines of farming, they do
not pose as farm experts. They aim
to aid the farmers in their respective
districts by acquainting them with
what the experiments and investiga-
tors employed by the state and nation
are doing
E. L. Luther. who has been employ
ed as the agricultural representative
of Oneida county, has lately been ap-
pointed state supervisor of all the
work now being carried on in Wiscon-
sin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
BETTER PROFITS
FOR THE FARM ERS

In several counties in this state men
have been employed to represent the
United States department Of agricul-
ture, the college of agriculture of the
University of Wisconsin, and the re-
spective boards of supervisors. These
men are known as county agricultural
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15

ner of sowing is also an important fac
tor. Wheat sown with a drill which
throws marked burrows and ridges is
usually much less apt to freeze out
than that sown on ground left more
level
In general seasonal BILE seeding On
ground that is well settled through
early blowing and proper working, and
on a soil that is either fertile naturally
or that has been made so By manur-
ing, will go long way in preventing
both direct winter killing and heavIns.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15

ed that il can be kept clean and SAM
tary.
2. The feed that the cow consumes
| is not of such great Importance as is
cleanliness, but it must be understood
that there are certain feeds that i'm
part to milk flavor which from the
butter and cheese makers standpoint
are Objectionable.
3. Milk and cream must be stored
in rooms or places free from taints Of
any kind
H. Cleanliness is Of great Importance
| in the production and handling of milk
and cream. 1t would be Ii great step
| in advance if the barns were white
washed at least once a year in the
creamery and cheese factory sections
Of the state, as they are in the terri
tories where the condensaries are To-
Gated.
! 5. Dairy utensils should be made of
the best grade of tin and never used
for any other purpose. Wooden or
| galvanized pals are Objectionable
6. Cream should be stored in tank
or room where the temperature may
be kept suitably low.
Z. Cream that will test below 80 and
40 per cent. butter fat should be
| skinned This kind of cream will
give results for both the producer and
the manufacturer.
s. Too many creameries in Wiscon-
sin are taking in cream that is too
old. Four times each week in summer
and three times in winter is net too
often to have the cream delivered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15

The average weight for these Va.
rieties is trife over az pounds
From this statement it would ap-
pear that about the only variety that
will weigh full so pounds will be the
LAWYER which is one of the heaviest
apples grown.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
Certainly Frightened.

Footlighte--"Awful case of stage
fright at the theater. last night"
Miss Sue Brette-"Did you have it?''
NO; it was the author of the play,
whom they dared to come before the
curtain"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
Wonderful Case of Mrs. Stephenson,
on the Pacific Coast.

INDEPENDENCE, OREeoN"I sick with what four doctors
treated them
would for while then back in the old way again had
fanting spelS
That snoon droppng to the floor would nearly kill me-
lift the ghtes weight making sck in fact about
could be- medicines ad-
versed thought would them and am 50 thankful did for
about dozen bottles of Lydia
Pnkbams Vegetable Compound and also used the anatve Wash
then have used them whenever felt SICK Your remedies
ter"-NIrs W. STEPHENSON, Independence, Oregon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15

AS these three
verses are quoted.
it viii be seen
[ h a t [ h e T e Is
a connection be.
tw cen them and
that all have to
do 1t h our
theme, Holiness
to the Lord" We
are given
The Purport OF
Holines s.-EXodus
1886 reads, And
thou shalt make
a plate of pure
gold, and grave
upon it. like the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
Diseases of Ducks.

Ducks are practically immune from
cholera. roup and gapes. Their ia
vorite diseases are spinal meningitis
and paralysis
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
Proper Place to Sleep

Don't let your birds sleep on the
floor of the poultry house. Teach
them to use the roosts for that is
what the roosts were made for.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
The Execution.

Women are never given TO abstract
reflections"
Did you never catch them stealing
glances at a mirror"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
%z,zen
6ee>t<<,'&ete
Praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Women from the Atlantic the Pacific from all sections
of this great country city large no village small
but that some woman has written words OF thanks for
health restored by Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound No who is suffering from the ills peculiar
her should until she has given this famous remedy
trial IS it reasonable to believe that what 1t did for
these women it will do for any sick woman1
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softcns the gums, reduces inhmmma'
tion, allays pain cures wind cole, 25c bottle.Am
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
Success With Hens

Don't forget that you must clean
house if you are to have success with
the hens this winter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15

Portugal has total population Of
5,423,132, of whom 3.388,782 are rurat
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15

calf, she is fed as much as she will
relish up to this amount, which, with
the skim milk up to the age OF six,
eight or twelve months of age, depend
ing upon the supply of skim milk, corn
silage and hay, is sufficient to produce
very satisfactory growth Our
grain mixture for calves consists of a
parts wheat bran, one part corn meal
and one part oil meal. Water and salt
are supplied daily as the calf wants it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15

The diameter OF the moon is esti-
mated to be 2,162 miles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
Holiness to
the Lord
By REV. L. w. GOSNELL
Assistant to the Dean
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago

TEXT-Exodu 1886. zechariah 1920,
Revelation 22:4.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-15
A Grateful Atlantic Coast Woman.

HoDoDoN ME"I feel duty owe to all suffering women to
Vegetable Compound did Tor One
wear ago found myself terrible had pains in both sides
and such scarcely sIaighten at times My
back ached appetite could Sleep
then would mornings that could scarcely get around
do bit of work and
thought would better until submitted to
ton. commenced taking Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound
had pans, good
appetite could do almost all my work for fam
iy always feel that good health to your
medicine" Mrs. HAYWARD Sewers, Hodgdon, Maine
years Lydia e. Pnkham's Vegetable GES> MSSSN
sick with WOman'S ailments M ~ N@AM
this Ia III
made roots and herbs l6 II ~ II
has restored suffering womentO health ~ "
EMsa%Write LYDIA MEDCINECO (O\ Aa~5IY ~
@ (CONFIDENTIALO LYNN, MASS, for advice M\EEM@&MM
rWiIIb
nv a held i'm strict confidence TT1TASYIG
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
The Week in the War

SUNDAY October 1Fhtng the
region of and the drop twenty
killing Belgian
that escaped from Antwerp retreating to Otend
MONDAY, October 12Cavary north Of main
battle line Client Russian cruiser
Paada reported in North submarine King
King OF
TUESDAY October 3ReyO broken out In the north
Of Cape province led Solomon Mar former
HOer officer
France and have
occupied Announcement retire
Of five tieis
teslingen, who delivered ultmatum to Seva
WEDNESDAY, 14Ypres Belgium occupied by allies Portugal
mobilng forces disposal OF
Great Britain rulsed between War
THU RSDAY. October 5Frcnch
Germans Buges the rebels in
South African revolution French cavalry
FRIDAY 16Bth Hawke sunk by submarine
of Scottish Allies battle line extended to the North
advocate dies Rome
SATURDAY October 17FOu German torpedo boat Of
Of Holland by English
q from to
French positions right
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cases Of brutal outrage II is an injustice
- tar a whole nation with the infamy
attaching to the wretChed actions of
degenerate fraction.
It is IT course indlsputable that under
the iriuuitous conscript law OF Europe
from which England is happily free, and
I, which her people will never consent
that blaCkguards will be forced into the
German army and he guilty OF abomina-
tons which will bring shame to tens Of
thousands Of Germans as much as to
American citizens. But 1t Is but fair TO
emphasize the fact that many EnglIShmen,
while regarding with detestatlon the arro-
giant claims oI the narrow Prussian military
autocracy, which they describe as mem
ace TO all liberty loving nations. whether
great or small have frankly admitted TO
myself and others that In many OF the
French villages through which German
armies have passed. most scrupulous atten-
tlon has been paid to the non-combatant
population in that all goods requisiuoned
have been adequately paid Tor.
A not dlsagreeable feature Of this titanic
struggle and one which augurs well Tor
the future Is the treatment which the Ger
man prisoners and German wounded are
receiving at the hands of the British In
a well known hospital near Paris. which
is controlled by the British army medical
CORPS Scottish soldiers called my otten-
tion to the fact, during recent WISH there'
that the German wounded were actually
receiving more generous diet than thar
which was meted out to them but be-
You'd good natured jest there was no
complaint
The humanitarian efforts in the Amer'-
can colony in Paris have evoked war;,
hoa rted acknowledgment IN England which
it Is difficult even for your American puo-
Nc 70 appreciate and which Is bound 10
rebound. when this horrible conflict u
over, to the permanent strengthening oi
the common ties which already 'ind To-
Eether the two great English speaking
races on both sides OF the water.
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OF for HattIeneld.

m n rainy September morning NJ an
early haur We set out for the long and
tt-'niug run "cn auto" to the great bat
re-e'd Py the Porte de Patln and the
suburb ~ that name, past challenging
Fsntres and iostlng carts, through miles
q, troops coming and going. and the omni-
p-asen. ard ever alert patrols-already
'he sinister signs OF war and Its conse-
offences begin to appear, men with band
eyed heads and arms, trains OF ambu-
lsnces and the large square carts with
wind1sses used to remove dead horses
from the battefelds,
Th'rty minutes run, interrupted at fire.
quent intervals ny the challenges OF sem
t',els and the inspection OF passes, and
with fnal cose scrutiny before n row
q, oreastworks extending clear across the
-oadw way, We leave the fortified camp Of
Paris and head full speed for Meaux. II
vii bs recalled that after the famous
change OF front and forced march Of
the enemy Meaux became one OF their
cutposts, ana was the scene of desperate
fighting when the allies opened the eight
day battle wAich slowly but surely pushed
ne great German army back to a distance
Of about seventy miles from Paris
Before we reached the town we saw
evidences OF the terrific havoc wrought
horses lying dead IN the fields. trees two
feet IN diameter cut down by the shells
ard the forests stripped OF their foliage
'N IUN bftilHIN Ule, scraps OF
coats and headgear here and there sug-
Eestng the Gruesome scene that had been
enacted. McauX Itself does not appear
70 have suffered greatly from the bonn
hardmelt In places walls have been de-
fnol!shed and roofs torn away by shells
but on the whole the town Is in a fall
state ~ preservation.
But the stories related OF the battle anC
sy'terrgs of both soldiers and civilians
were most narrowing. The greater 'por.
Won Of the dead had been removed OF
hurled. From Meaux forward the scent
oegEars description. The whole of th'
District northeast of Paris Is one bis
tear'ac Imagine driving in an auto
mobile through the lovely roads OF Franc
with The harvests ripe and trees ladei
heavily with fruit and everywhere--in tn
h'ds. ON the roadsides on the hill and II
On" valley sitting-ying-no harvest
'-- nor holiday makers nor happy dlers
'1t dead men, st,ff and stark GOVERN,
the fair fields. Men in Uniform, who la
or sat or stood as they shot or had fallei
from moria! wounds
u Is impossible to conceive OF a night
marc wore hdeous The one though
mat persisted In the mind WAS that o
''@ great number who died in agony c
wounds on the battlefield. At n small
-.Hage al no great distance from Villers
'oi'"rets We came upon German SUI
F"01, assisted by a French Red eros
'lrsr, operating In an open yard upo
SOM" Prussian wounded. but most of III
cases were past saving, although undoubt
''' All humanity possible. with the Unite
."'0s at his disposal, was being done
i'' British officers near by also wer
Go attended to, but scant hope was er
'c.i led Of their recovery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18

The day will assuredly come in the
evolution OF nations when the United
states Of America viii champion great
moral causes and find herself In death
struggle such az faces Great Britain to-
day. but she can take this thought to
her soul that, whatever honest misunder-
standing may occur in the interval be-
tween our two nations, deep down in the
heart of every Brltisher will he the
devoted self-sac-ihce and ungrudging
kindness with which the American colony
in Paris, headed by generous hearted
Amba ssador. hastened to the succor OF
the British wounded and gave their time
and their means 20 bring relief TO the
suffering and comfort to the minds OF the
| afflicted relatives IN England whether of
officers or men Acts such ~ these live
and nothing can eradicate them
one of the most pathetic ravages OF
the war IL the town OF Senlis. whole
| buildings have been completely wrecked
| by shells in fact very little still remains
OF the town and such Inhabitants as are
| left are destitute and I'm want OF the bare
! necessities OF life. The journey from
Vincy to Nillers-C otterets was n repetition
of the previous one. horror upon horror
ravage upon ravage. Many trains OF
| refugees were returning to camp after the
| dest ruction of their homes.
| Soon we began TO hear the booming ot
| the German cannon and realized we were
fast approaching the battle line. Hundreds
of calssons we're met with In line passi M
toward Paris. but from the fact that n,
guns accompanied them we knew IN,
French soldiers were not retreating bu
simply returning with them for fresh sup
plies OF ammunition Mile after mile W,
ran through the bivouacs of the French
troops. men quartered in houses, mer
quaItered in fields. cavalry and ARTILLERY
moving slowly to and fro. here and ther,
a line of German prisoners. some OF then
driving teams under the surveillance o
the Frenchmen. The frequent sight o
L., trains no roar Of tho Cappo,
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Good Temper Of Onfcers.

The most surprising thing OF all was
the good temper and courtesy OF both the
officers and men. Mounted hussars and
cuirassiers sitting their horses as though
on parade In ,he Paris boulevards team
sters and artillery ploughiug their way
through rain and mud. hungry and
fatigued men having been In battle for
days--an as courteous 10 us strangers as
they could have been az home In every
soldiers heart there Is a great longing for
tobacco and cigarettes and II was with
great Joy that we were able TO crafty
some OF them by distributing the hundred
packages OF cigarettes We had brought
with us
The sensations OF the spectator of a
modern battle are almost impossible to
describe: to stand under the very guns OF
the army. not even able to see the hos
tile forces to realize that these guns
are moving down the enemy by thou-
sands and that further on In the pro-
| hibited zone thousands and perhaps tens
OF thousands are being cut down by those
| fearful instruments OF destruction, the
| mltrailleuses and beyond that still men
are perhaps graphing In desperate mana
TO hand nghting under the fire or the
same machine guns along point extend
| inc more than hundred miles.
Rut having stood under the guns and
felt the electric thrill that perNades the
| atmosphere OF ono of the greatest oatties
! OF history In an impression not easily
| effaced from the memory or any man.
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booming. beside the feeling with which
the air was charged and the tense ex-
preston on mems faces. all helped to
make the realization that we were in
the vicinity of a great battle far more
intense
IL was when we halted on the edge OF
scissors they informed us We were now
within the range OF the German guns.
which at that moment were bombarding
the town, but firing, fortunately for us,
across TO the right and not In our direc-
ton. \ Black Watch Highlander was
heard to say To his mate in the trenches
where he had been lighting since \. NJ.
and the black marias had been stirring
the ground up hotly around him. II
dinna' mind the faechtin'. Geordie. but
mann haze ma breakfast. ma stomac's
fair windy wi BY Maria's pickle o.
dust" Such is the sangfrold
or the British Tommy" which has en-
deared him to his French ally. and when
with its dry humor signifies the inward
strength of the Anglo-SaXon race.
We visited the general headquarters
and saw the famous batteries, seventy
five, pumping their iron hail into the
Prussian batteries on the other side Of the
town, listening to the rapid fire of the
German heavy artillery which, II was told
us, had not ceased for over i've days
And the impression we received was that
great gun could be heard at least
every twenty seconds We talked with
the officer OF the guard and visited the
guard house which had beeu partially de-
nolishcd by the euemy's shells. where
surrounding us were French Colonial
| troops. Turcos, Senegalese. Moroccans,
all cheerful and happy in the excitement
of the battle. The attitude of all and
! the general atmosphere OF the place pro-
duced a feeling Of great confidence.