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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
7OPOSED TO PUT IN CON
CRETE ON MINER-AV AND
w. SECOND-ST.
s TO Be TORN UP ANYWAY
Now on Hand Sufficient To
re- Center Strip of These
Streets
matter of paving West Sec
from the training school to


from the training school to
erard hotel corner and Miner
-Iom West Third-st to the street
asst of the new highschOOl is being
agitated and certainly if any work
If this kind is to be done in Lady
smith for a number Of years now is
3he time to do it.
If any paving is done concrete will
probably be used for that has been
found by the state to be the most
satisfactory and economical in the
long run and is less expensive than
other kinds of paving.
The streets mentioned will be torn
up this year anyway and We under
stand that 18 feet in the center of
these streets would be paved out of
funds now to the credit of this city
For work on streets that are a part
If the county highway system.
That would leave a strip about
thirteen feet wide on each side to be
paved at the expense of abutting
property owners. 1t is estimated
that this would cost the property
owners from $500 to 1925 a 'front.'
foot, but it is proposed to have the
cost assessed in annual instalments,
thereby making the expense easier to
meet
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
DEMUR TO COMPLAINT

The defendants in the injunction
proceedings involving the council of
the city of Ladysmith have filed a
demurrer. The technical meaning OF
this is that the defendants, assum-
ing that the facts stated in the
complaint are true, answer that still
on those facts they are not liable
and that the action should be dis
missed. The matter will come UP
before Judge Wickham of the cir
cult court at Eau Claire soon on the
question whether the complaint
S -ates a cause of action.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
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SQ %
{: NEWS OF THE CITY SCHOOLS ):
BY FLORENCE THOMPSEN
Is so q 3 5 : 8 : 3

Clara McAllister has entered the
9Th grade.
Parents meeting will be held in
about two weeks.
Gladys Lane and Mary Dodias have
entered the 5th grade.
The domestic science and manual
training classes are getting ready fo1
the exhibit.
Edith Anderson, of Glen Flora, and
Clifford McAllister entered the 4th
grade recently.
Supt Lewis visited at the fifth
ward building Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week
The Freshmen purchased the linen
for their dining room and are get
ting it ready for use.
The Junior class is very busy dec
Grating and getting ready for the
Prom which will be held tonight.
Preparation is being made for the
annual school exhibit to be given at
the highschool building on May 26.
The teachers of the ward schools
have taken a complete inventory OF
all the text books in the libraries.
The appearance of the fifth ward
campus has been much improved
through the efforts of Mr.. Griggs s,
who has cleaned up the old wood
pile and has made a. very pretty rus
tic bench.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
NEW CHAUTAUQUA OFFICERS

The attendance at the schautauQua
meeting held at the city hall on
Wednesday evening was somewhat
etter than at the meeting called for
he week before, although it still
acked much of being what it should
lave been. Practically the only bus
mess transacted was the election of
officers for the ensuing year, which
resulted in the reelection of D. w,
MalOncy as president, and Alden J..
Laidlaw as secretary and the cleo
tion of NJ r. Bell and A. c. Thomp
son as vice-president and treasurer,
respectively.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
WILL START ABOUT JUNE 1

H. w. Flunker came up last week
from Plymouth, where he had spent
the winter, shipping up his house
hold goods and the machinery for his
cheese factory, located 3 miles north
of this city. Mrs Flunker arrived
here Wednesday.
Mr.. Flunker expects to have the
machinery Installed in his factory In
time to commence operations about
the first of June. Mr.. Flunker, who
is an experienced chsese-maker, will
conduct the factory himself.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
ANOTHER CHEESE FACTORY

Ray Prindle, Of Eden, Wis, IS
building a cheese factory three and
one-half miles northeast of Lady
smith and half mile east of the
Pepper schoolhouse.
The machinery has been purchased
and it's arrival is expected the lot-
ter part of this week.
Mr.. Prindle expects to have thG
factory in operation in a couple of
weeks. His son, Irwin, will be the
cheese-maker.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
BURIED AT RIVERSIDE

The burial of John Nelson, who
died Thursday of last week at the
hospital in Marshfield from pneu-
monia, was held Wednesday at Rlv-
erside cemetery. Rev. d. j. Howe
conducted the services.
Lars Nelson, of Calgary, Alb, Can
ada. a brother of the deceased, at
tended the funeral All of his other
relatives live in Sweden.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
MAR FRIED

Floyd Weed and Mrs. Catherine
Weed, of Tony, were united in mar
riage Wednesday, Rev. Father Bau-
man performing the ceremony. Mrs.
Weed is the widow of Ray Weed,
who accidentally shot himself last
fall while hunting. 1t was his dying
wish that his brother marry his wife
and his wish was granted.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
CARD PARTY

A card party will be given at the
parish hall Thursday evening, May
18. at 8 o'clock. Progressive "5oo'
will be played and prizes given. A
good lunch Will be served and cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
Admission, Is cents.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
INTERSTATE COMMERCE MEN HERE
Civil Engineers Making Detailed Val
uation of Sop Line For The
Government

Two special cars of civil engineers
were in the city several days this
week making a valuation of all the
physical properties of the 500 rail
road here for the interstate COM
merce commission. The crew here
is one of sixty parties covering the
railroads of the entire country for
the commission. Each crew goes
over the roadway assigned to them
foot by foot summarizing the whole
track mile by mile, of which
complete report is made for the
government
Twelve men compose the party
that was here, in charge of G. w.
Polk. Two representative of the
500 Line are with the crew to assist
in the work and to make reports for
their company. When asked the
purpose of the inventory, Mr.. Polk
stated that he was ignorant as to the
reasons of the interstate commerce
commission in doing it.
1t is an engineering job and comes
under the civil service act, all OF
the government employees having
passed the service examination. The
party here was composed of young
men from the Kansas City district
who came from various states be-
tween North Dakota and Texas.
The crew and the two cars left
Wednesday for Tony, where they will
spend couple of days. A stop is
made at each station on the road.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses
were issued by the county clerk the
past week:
Floyd Weed to Catherine Weed,
both of Tony.
Frank Nelson to Mary Abbey, both
of Bruce.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12

Those who are frequent travellers
along the Gates road cannot help but
notice the improved appearance of the
old Page place, just south of the
city, this farm being now owned by
L. C. Streater Mr.. Streater has had
the buildings, which had never
known what paint was, painted up
in fine shape and generally repaired.
One need no longer be ashamed to
take a stranger by the place.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
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! IMPROVEMENT NOTES }:
So : : ) 8 : 3 ; ; 3 q

Lindoo-av has been repaired and
graded as far as the east county
bridge. Work with the new steam
grader is also being done on East
line tracks
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
Bounties

Bounties
The following bounties were PAID
bv the county clerk the past week:
Elmer Johnson, town of Atlanta,
two wolves.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
GUN CLUB SCORES

Following are the shooting aver
ages of the gun club shoot Sunday
MAY z. ait the fair grounds:
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12
Ernest Doughty is building a cot
tage on West Corbett-av.

L. E. McGill is erecting. fine
basement barn on his farm located
about half a mile north of this city.
This barn will be absolutely mod
ern in all it's appointments and will
be one of the finest in the county
when completed. The dimensions are
36x70. Attached to the main building
will be both milk-room and a feed
room, as we'll as a large silo.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-05-12

The front of the Fritz Dry Goods
Co.. store is being ropainted.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
! I'VE
eH0~ ~
y US~IN
ADJUST THE HARNESS RIGHT
Collar BoiIs often Caused by Improper
Fastening of the Trace Chain
on the Hame.

Collar boils are often caused by i'm
proper adjustment of the fastenings Of
the trace chain on the hame. Every
hame should have several places for
adjustment and the regulation should
be made to conform to the slope OF the
shoulders of the individual horse.
Horses with straight shoulders should
have traces about midway of the hame,
while horses with sloping shoulders
should have the adjustment about two
fifths Of the way up from the bottom.
Adjustment of the backband will in
a measure correct any weakness in the
formation of the shoulder. The back
band can be made not only to carry a
part of the weight, thereby adjusting
the dept of the Rlow, but it can be
made to adjust the draft TO fit the
horses shoulder. The adjustment can
be made either by shortening the back
band or moving it farther back on the
horse. The length of the trace should
be such as TO prevent the horses legs
knocking against the singletree and
still have no surplus length.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

use of soiling crops is the extra labor
required to cut and haul these crops
from day to. day, especially if field
work is pressing.
On high-priced land, where the prob
lem is to produce a sufficient quantity
of roughage, or if the cost of pastur-
age for several cows for a season.
During periods OF drought, when both
pastures and soiling crops fail, a silo
filled with weIl-matured silage grown
the previous year is most valuable.
In planning a summer siIo il should
be kept in mind that its diameter
should be in relation to the number
Of cows fed daily. As a general rule,
under summer conditions, a COW will
consume about 20 pounds of silage.
Silage enough must be removed daily
to prevent excessive surface fermen-
tatiOn. On this basis q summer silo
for 20 COWS should be eight feet in
diameter; for 80 cows ten feet. and for
40 COWS, twelve feet. As eight feet is
about the minimum diameter OF q
silO for best results, a summer silo is
most applicable in herds of 20 or more
COWS.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
LANDS SUITABLE FOR SHEEP
Animals Do Best Where Grasses Are
Produced Naturally or introduced
by Cultivation.

Sheep do best on high, dry land
that is, on hard-sOiled land, where the
grasses adapted to sheep are produced
naturally, or are easily introduced by
cultivation The short grasses, or
such as usually are termed pasture
grasses, are essential to the well-be-
ing Of the sheep. Cattle and horses
will thrive and do well on hay grasses,
on wet land grasses, tall grasses, but
with the sheep it is different; they
depend on the short-growth, dry-soil-
pasture grasses 1t is important that
they be not confined to wet, soft, bog
gy pastures. The sheep inclines to
foot Scald, sore feet and finally foot
rot where the hoof is constantly under
the influence of moisture in the soil.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

When such cows approach the end of
their milking period they normally re
gain the flesh they have lost, and the
farmer can well afford to feed them
literally, with the assurance that he
will be repaid in the form of milk
when the cows again freshen
Pasture is the natural feed for cows,
and for average conditions, with am
pie pasture of good grasses or legumes
in good, succulent condition, good pro-
ductiOn can be secured.
The cost of land is a factor in the
economy of using pasture, however
IF pastures are depended upon entire
~ for from four to six months of the
year, and production is kept up to a
profitable standard, anywhere from
one to four acres or more must be
provided for each COW, says the bulle-
tin. This is assuming that a per-
manent pasture is of good, clean turf,
with few or no waste places, or that
a temporary pasture has a good stand
of grass or legumes throughout Land
that will provide such, pastures fire.
quently is high priced. The following
tables show the cost of pasturing a cow
on land ranging from S25 to $500 an
acre:
Interest on cost of pasture per cow
for the season; interest at per cent
on the value of the land, allowing
from one to four acres per COW:
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
HORSES KNOWN AS HRoARERS'
UncompIimentary Terms Used to In
dictate Unsoundness in Animals
Trouble May Be Cured.
By c. N. KENNEDY, Oregon Expert
ment Station.l

By c. n. KENNEDY, Oregon Expert
ment Station-)
WhistIerS, wheezers, blowers or
roarerS. These uncomplimentary
terms were not applied in anger, but
merely used to indicate the character
of the unsoundness in horses, known
as roaring. Their use may be avoided
by saying that the horse it afflicted
with IaryngeaI hemiplegia. Horses af-
fected with this disease appear nor
NAL while at rest, but when severely
exercised the breathing efforts become
much greater and the characteristic
noises are heard Ninety per cent of
the cases are caused by partial
paralysis of the muscles of the left
side of the neck. 1t may be cured in a
great majority of cases by an opera
ton on the Iarynx. The operation is
not dangerous if performed by a skill
full veterinarian. Most cases are ready
TO be put back to work in course of
eight weeks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

found corn ensi1age to be worth from
$3.50 to $3.50 per ton when fed to
fattening steers and sheep. This is
in the light of the fact that corn en-
silage will not cost the farmer more
than 50 Il ton and should be convincing
argument.
Pennsylvania station found good re-
suits in feeding steers silage and real
lied value Of $500 ton when used
in this way. They also found siIage
superior to hay and much more eco
nomic in the raising of young stock.
Ontario experiment station found
they could save $63 on every 5000 in
vested n feed if they used corn ensi-
lage in preference to hay in feeding
cattle.
Kansas experiment station not only
produced beef cheaper with ensilage
IN the ration but also the silage-fed
steers sold at a higher price on the
market than did the dry-fodder steers.
They found corn ensilage when put in
the silO would keep for five and six
years and retain its feeding value.
Michigan experiment station has
been using SiloS since 1881, and has
found in several experiments ensilage
to be the most economic form of feed
ing the corn plant to live stock.
Silage, when fed in conjunction with
alfalfa, produced mutton more cheapIy
than when hay was used.
Many other stations have tested out
the economic use of the silo, and one
and all have Endorsed it as a practical,
economic equipment for the stock
farmer.
Thousands of farmers and stockmen
all over the country have been demon
strating for the last quarter of a cen
fury the economic use of the siIo, and
all who now have such equipment are
strong in its praise.
EnsiIage VS.. Grain.
In a test conducted recently the Ohio
experiment station endeavOred to an
| swer the question, Can ensilage be
made to take the place of a consider
able portion of the grain ration usu-
| ally fed to dairy cows?
Ten cows, representing five different
breeds. were fed these ratiOns from
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

a silo-but you can't afford to be with
out one.
It is not necessary to construct an
expensive one to start with-a- cheaper
kind will do. There is no best siIo,
generally speaking. The best silo for
you is the one which can be con-
Structed on your farm at the lowest
cost and pay you the greatest profit.
A pit silo or a bank siIo may be the
best for you. They are adapted to
many sections. Regions which are
passing through the pioneer stage of
their development, where the cost of
material, labor and transportation is
high, need not be without a silo. Kan
sas, Nebraska and Colorado farmers
have constructed more than three
thousand pit silos in the past two
years. In Montana, the Dakotas and
other northern states, where the win
| tiers are severe, the pit silo is in gen
eral use. They cannot blow down nor
freeze up, and they are cheapIy con-
Structed.
Prove Value of SiIo.
a good proof of the value of the silo
| is a record of some work done in a
| cow-teSting association at Albert Lea,
Mimi, under the direction of the Unit
ed States department of agriculture.
In this association II herds, or PIG
cows were fed silage and 16 herds, or
239 cows were not fed silage. It seems
| to me that when man will examine
| these data carefully he cannot but feel
that he is the loser if he does not have
a silo.
The results show that it cost 1852
more per COW to feed the silage herd
than it did to feed the herd which had
no silage, but the siIage-fed cows pro-
duced SO pounds more butterfat per
! COW, giving a net profit of $1,000 more
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
From the United States Department Of
Agriculture

CFrom the United States Department Of
Agrculture)
One of the most common mistakes
in the feeding OF dairy cows on the
farm is that the good cows are not
given a sufficient quantity OF feed
above that required for their physical
maintenance to obtain the maximum
quantity of milk they are capable of
producing. Successful feeding of dairy
cows involves the providing of an
abundant supply Of palatable, nutri-
tous feed at a minimum cost and feed
ing in such a way as to receive the
largest milk production from the feed
consumed. Feeding for profit is de-
fined as liberal feeding, or feeding to
the full capacity of the cow, in a new
Farmers Bulletin Of the department.
No TAB, ''The Feeding of Dairy Cows -
which discusses many of the factors
involved in economical feeding.
From the standpoint of economical
milk production, dairy COW generally
should not be fed more than she will
consume without gaining in weight.
There are times. however, according TO
the bulletin, when it is desirable to
make exceptions to this rule. Prac-
tically all heavy milk producers lose
weight in the early part OF their lacta-
ton period; that is, they produce milk
at the expense of their body flesh.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

two to four months, five cows taking
the test the full four months
The cows fed the siIage ration pro-
duced S6.7 pounds of milk and sos
pounds of butterfat per 100 pounds
of dry matter.
The cows fed the grain ration pro-
duced S1.3 pounds of milk and SO
pounds of butterfat per 100 pounds of
dry matter.
The average net profit per COW per
month over cost of feed was $3.50 with
the silage ration and $40 with the
grain ration.
Fodder or siIaqe.
At the Nebraska experiment station
two groups of calves nine months old
were fed from March % to August 10
In one lot each animal received an
average daily ration of: Corn, rs
pounds; alfalfa hay, Al pounds; shred
ded stover (without ears). 3.6 pounds.
The animals in the other lot received
an average daily ration of: Corn, 81
pounds; alfalfa, 3.4 pounds, and corn
silage, Is pounds
The larger amount of corn was fed
to the slower lot to offset the grain
contained in the silage. The two ratfons.
therefore, were practically Identical,
except that to one lot Of animals the
cornstalks were fed as shredded sto-
yer, while to the other they were fed
as silage.
The silage-fed calves made an aver
age daily gain of 1.8 pounds each.
which was about one-third of a pound
more than the average daily gain in
the stOver-fed lot. The silage ration
was II per cent more efficient than the
| slower ration. On that basis the same
| area Of corn, of the same kind, when
put in the silo would make u per
cent more beef than when cut for fod-
der and fed dry.
There was a time when siIage was
considered entirely as a dairyman's
feed 1t is just as good for the pro
ductfon Of beef. One experiment nav
be quoted, though hundreds have been
made with practically the same result.
At the Indiana experiment station four
lots of steers were fed as follows:
Lot 1-Shelled corn, clover hay. cot
tonseed meal. Average profit Der head
when sold, 1897.
Lot2-Shel1ed corn, cottonseed meal.
clover hay and silage, half and half.
Profit per head, S10.51.
Lot 3-Shelled corn, cottonseed meal.
and all the clover hay and silage they
would eat, given separately. Under
this method of feeding the steers ate
ten times as much silage as clover hay,
Profit per head, 1889.
Lot 4Shelled corn, cottonseed meal
and silage only. Profit per head, S2o.o6.
The Missouri state board Of agricuI-
ture asked 200 farmers this question
by feeding silage have you reduced
your feed biII?'
Out OF the 200 farmers 1876 answered
Eyes" four said they didn't know.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
BILLIONS WASTED ON FARMS

Many of US fail to appreciate our
real blessings, because we regard them
rs just common everyday things. If
some mysterious power were to sud-
denly change winter into summer, it
would be recorded as a miracle. In
reality, this is what the silo does
changes winter into summer. The si1o
makes June grass out of the waste
products of the farm. SiIage is the
winter pasture for the farm animals.
The silo is the cows kraut barrel. No
man can get the best out of the bust
ness Of farming without a silo.
It combines more good things and
brings greater profits than any other
building on the farm; it provides a
cheap and convenient place to store
all of the crop; helps utilize cheap
roughage, makes it possible to keep
more stock on the farm, which means
more manure for the land. The silo
insures succulent feed in the winter
and in dry spells when pastures fail !;
provides a balanced ration when fed
with alfalfa. clover, bran, cottOnseed
meal and other protein or muscle-build-
ing feeds. The silo takes care of the
crops and clears the land for early fall
blowing, prevents waste in feeding,
keeps stock in good condition, makes
cheap beef and milk.
Waste With Corn Crop.
The greatest waste in any one indus
try in America occurs with the corn
crop. The grain of the corn crop of
the United States every year is worth
on the farms about $1,70O 100000; 60
per cent of the feed value in matured
corn is contained in the kernels, and
40 per cent in the stalk and leaves.
With the grain worth nearly three
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
Highly Developed Tamworth.

Fecundfty appears to be Unbeatable,
at least to a slight degree. This fact
is borne out by herdbOok records, al
lowing for their errors. 1t is ques-
tonable whether the size of the litter
really represents the hereditary fac
tors transmitted. The wild hog usually
averages four pigs per litter, very fer
tile sows Of improved breeds often av-
erage eight pigs, but the Tamworth.
with an average of II pigs per sow, is
the most fecund breed.