Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-20

tine can be lifted in time to allow the
later movement of the present years
crop under regulation and inspection.
The weather bureau displays at GER
tain points the information contained
in its forecasts
How to Read and warnings by
Weather Flags. means $50. OF system WS,Ia
the flag system has the advantage OF
being comparatively inexpensive to In
stall and maintain, it is not in gen.
eral use, since in large cities the flags
are quickly discolored, and on account
of the prevailing smoke and haze 1t
soon becomes difficult to distinguish
them.
The Interpretation of these displays
may be more easily mastered If 1t is
kept in mind that the meaning is con-
ditioned on the color and form OF the
flag; thus a white flag, II displayed
alone. means clear or fair weather,
with practically no change In temper
allure; blue flag alone indicates gen.
eraI rain or snow, with stationary
temperature; flag composed Of
equal portions of white and blue
indicates local rain or snow, as con-
trasted with general rain or snow. A
triangular flag is used to indicate tenn
perature changes. When displayed
above any one of the flags already
mentioned it indicates rising temper
allure; when below, falling tempera-
ture.
Forecasts of decidedly lower tenn
perature, or much colder, are indi-
Gated by the display of the cold wave
fiag-a white rectangular flag with a
black square as a center. The cold
wave flag is always displayed alone.
It is planned by the department OF
agriculture to put men in the winter
ing grounds Of the
Bird Law Put migratory water
Into Cffoc+ fowl In order to
take a rough cen
sus Of the kinds that occupy each
main wintering area along the south
ern California coasts in the east and
along the Pacific coast in the west.
This scheme Is in connection with the
migratory bird law and to keep track
of the water fowl, so that 1t can be
found out exactly what benefit Is be-
ing obtained through the law.
Without the annual census the ex-
tent Of the benefit derived from the
law will not be known. If it is found
that from year to year the ducks are
increasing, it will, Of course, show the
law Is. beneficial 1t will also furnish
data for necessary changes in the law
and regulation. If it Is discovered
that some species are being wiped out
In spite of the law, then more strict
regulation will be needed; but If 1t Is
found that the several species are in
creasing largely. the shooting season
can be heightened.
Over 100000 ducks died during
the last three years as the result of
mysterious causes
Millions of in the Salt Lake
nucks Killed valley. At first
1t was thought
that the deaths were caused by some
bacterial disease, and the biological
survey co-operated with the bureau of
animal industry, department Of agri-
culture. in Investigating the matter
In some Of the birds, traces of cocct-
diosis were found, but as a rule, the
internal organs were in healthy con-
dition AS a result the department au-
thorities arrived at the conclusion
that the cause of the great destruc-
ton was poison.
The mortality among the ducks is
always greater after a rain, showing
that possibly some poison was washed
in the feeding grounds. Quite num-
Der of the streams of the locality are
connected in some way with the smell
tiers, and recently the Salt Lake city
papers have been calling attention to
the poisoning of stock and the de-
struction of certain plants along these
streams.
One thing is known, that Is, the
cause Of the tremendous loss is not a
bacterial disease. because 1t was
found In. not only ducks and geese,
but other birds and even muskrats
have been killed.
When 1t Is considered that ducks
are becoming so expensive 1t is a
matter of the greatets interest, be-
cause of the fact that the millions of
ducks that are killed annually from
this unknown cause would be worth
from $4,000, 900 to 100000
Under existing law. % per cent. Of
the gross receipts from the forests Is
paid over to the
States Are states by the fed
Getting Money. eral government
for the benefit OF
county schools and roads. says the
annual report of the chief forester. de-
partment OF agriculture. An addition
al 10 per cent is expended In build
ing roads and trails for the benefit OF
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