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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18
WANTS TO REDlSTRlCT
THE. COUNTY

The court house fight is over
and we are glad Of it, though
quite few still think it would
not have been 50 bad to have
their farms located fourteen
miles nearer to the county seat.
And now, brother farmers,
and business men, let US pull to-
gether and work for the redis-
friction of Pine County in COM
missioners districts. Look at a
map Of Pine County, draw the
lines Of the county commissioners
districts. and If it does not look,
TO use mild term, funny. | don't
know what does. How would it
be to have one district along the
Northern Pacific. one along the
Great Northern and one along
the 500 Line on the east, dis
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18
SUNSHINE FOR POULTRY MITE
Great Foe to insect--kesp the
Herhouse Clean.

Everyone knows The gray poultry
mite which takes on u distinct reddish
cast after the meal of blood. II is
commonast in dark, damp, dirty poul
try houses where it thrves upon filth.
aud the logical remedies recommend
cd by 7. J, Talhert of the Missouri
college of agriculture are sunshine
ventilation. and cleanliness. The hen
house should be- SO constructed that
it can easily be kept clean and that
there will be 40 cracks or CreyiCos in
the rOosts or elsewhere to furnish
hiding places for the mite during the
daytime when they are not on the
fowls. They feed ut night. crawling
from fowl to fowl, SO that one intest.
ed bird may introduce them into the
entir" flock.
Sunshine is one Of the best disin.
tectants as Well as a great foe to the
mite, and IL should be given access to
just as much OF the henhouse as pos.
sibe Regular spraying with kero.
seno emulsion, strong tobacco solu.
tons. or commercial stock dips will
help greatly. Commercial lime sulphur
and miacible oils put on the market
in such form that they will mix read.
lily with water for use in spraying
orchards are also helpful in combat,
ing the mite,
One application is not enough and
the spray should be repeated in about
week in order to kill the young
which may have developed from the
eggs laid about the roosts or in the
filth before the first spraying II
should be applied with sufficient force
to penetrate all cracks and crevices
Kerosene emulsion properly pre-
pared at home will give as good re-
| suits as anything which can be pur.
chased. Mr., Talhert gives the fol-
lowing directions for making it Dis
solve half pound of laundry soap,
| or Il pound of I've soap. ia a gallon
OF soft water; take the solution OF
| the fire ana add Two gallons Of kero-
sene before cooling. Mix them thor
| oughly by churning ten or fifteen min,
ates and use one part OF tn ---AsI SIGN
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18

Since the last issue of the
American four more candidates
have filed for representatives to
the legislature from Pine County.
The complete list is as follows:
Adolph Larson, Sandstone; G.. II.
cunningham, Sturgeon Lake, j.
r. lessen and Herman De Boer,
Hinckley, j. Adam Bede, Rudolph
Wosmek, Paul Perkins, and j. T.
Mider. Pine City. These are to
be voted on at the primaries June
10 and who will be the two lucky
nominees with a large list like
that is merely a guess. When
you say that the result Of an
election is never known until it
is all over you are right.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18

The chief attraction in home
is a good woman. To man, it is
his wife; to children, it is a moth
err. Weary and worn with strife,
the husband seeks home for con-
ISOLATION. The minute the door
opens care is banished from his
brow and life takes on a brighter
hue. No matter how hard the
struggle, hope enters with him
here and like the white dove of
peace, nestles in his bosom.
What rare combination of vir-
tue must wife and mother pos
sess? How loving, how tender,
how resourceful she must be!
Home is where mother is.-Ex.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18
UNEASY IN THE NORTH
WEST CORNER

Over in the northwest corner
OF the county they seem to be
stirring up quite a little trouble.
Mr.. Cunningham, the big mer-
chant in Sturgeon Lake seems to
be all out Of Sorts because
Sturgeon Lake did not give as
many votes to Pine City as they
did to Hinckley in the recent
county seat scramble. He wrote
an article in the Willow River
paper giving it, to his people
because they weren't loyal to
Pine City, Sturgeon Lake town
ship having received$l2. 900 from
the county commissioners the
past two years for building
roads. To an outsider, and
especially one who favored
Hinckley. it looks as though Mr..
Cunningham. or any one else on
the other side of the fence,
ought to be satisfied now that
Pine City won out. But then
of course we can't tell, Pine City
might have been promised better
support and some way or another
Mr.. Cunningham didn't have the
drag" this time.
After Mr.. Cunningham's ar
ticle was published a man by the
name of Carl Piffl, in Finlayson
township, set up roar in the
Sturgeon Lake Hustler because
Sturgeon Lake township had re-
ceived SO much money from the
county commissioners while Fin
layson and Pine Lake had re-
ceived little or no money from
the county.
Last week a fire broke out in
Sturgeon Lake which the Hust~
Ter reports in this manner: by
some strange coincidence the
building owned by Lawrence
Odebraska, caught fire. and to-
gether with Macs Restaurant
was completely destroyed" The
restaurant is owned by Hustler
editor.
And so it goes on in Mexican
style.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18

70 eight or nine parts of water wneA
ready to apply.
One part boiled lime sulphur made
exactly IS for orchard spraying lnay
be mixed with eight parts Of water,
and the commercial stock dips may be
used In accordance with printed direC,
tSons usually furnished with them.
Strong tea made by boiling tobacco
stems in water gives good results, and
whitewashing should not be neglected,
Spray pumps of many different sizes
and types will give good results.
bucket pumps, knapsack sprayers. aid
automatic sprayers will be useful in
the garden and orchard as we'll as in
The henhoUse, although a longer hose
or extension rod will be needed in the
orchard. \ barrel pump or power
sprayer may be used with good re-
suits if 1t is already on hand, but is
more expensive than the average farm
needs for henhuuse work.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18

The first essential for success with
turkeys Is to procure vigorous. healthy
stock from which to breed. These
should preferably be unrelated. al
though ! have known some people to
have very good success with hens and
gobhler procured from the same flock,
but would not advise anyone to keep
up this practice, writes Anna L.ans-
down in Denver Field and Farm. Tur-
keys should be fed very sparingly dur
ing the breeding season and allowed
to forage for most of their living, "a
an oyerfat condition Ia likely TO re-
suit In soft.shelIed eggs and lack OF
fertility. 1t Is well also to supply
them with ground oyster shells.
usually set the early turkey eggs
under chicken hens, letting the turkey
hens lay Two clutches before allowing
them to set excepting that | like to
have one turkey hen hatch off early
and then when the chicken hens leave
their broods she will usually take the
whole flock out foraging for the in
sects which are their natural food, and
upon which they thrive best The
eggs may be tested out the same as
chicken eggs, although it Is we'll to
wait until the seventh day before test
ing. In dry weather 1t is a good plan
to pour q cupful OF lukewarm water
In the nest once a week. The little
turks are not as able to stand cold as
little chickens, and il the weather is
chilly and stormy when they are
Matched it Is we'll to keep them in q
box in the house at first.
Great care should be taken to keep
their coops and especially their sleep
ing quarters dry. as dampness is likely
to be fatal to them. They should also
he cleaned frequently. When Matched
under chicken hens l keep them up
in coops until they are a week old,
then let them run loose for an hour or
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18
Political Announcements


ruhlRhed and inserted by G. II, Cunningham,
Stargeoa Lake. MINI. Amount to be paid. Sc per
line.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18

If some rule, law or system
could be forced upon the Ameri-
can common laborer to compel
him to save a fair portion Of his
earnings property would soon be
more equally divided and poverty
would be decreased in a very
marked degree. No force could
be more compelling or friendly
than that which lies in the con-
tract for home. The man who
leaves to his family an unin-
numbered home does more than
the average American. Com
paratively few men who do not
leave a home leave no property
at all to their heirs. 1t is said
that fifty per cent of the popu-
lation in America own but five
per cent of the wealth. This
would not be so if the desire to
own a home could be increased.
Many small towns are becoming
beautiful and prosperous through
the aid of a Building and Loan
Association. Such an associa-
ton, we believe, would be a
great benefit to the upbuilding Of
our own community, and we
hope some one will come to the
front and start the ball a rolling.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18

In announcing myself a candi-
date for the legislature for this
district, and from the fact that
my mountaineering in the coun~
ty outside of the north end is
limited. a brief statement | feel
is due the voters. was born in
Wisconsin in 1861 of Irish Dutch
parents. The past tWenty~ei
years have lived in Pine County,
landing first at Finlayson in the
old Skally depot. | worked north
to good old Sturgeon Lake. My
last presidential vote was Roose-
welt, formerly voted Bryan.
What | can accomplish in the
legislature if elected | don't
know. My hobby and platform
is good roads. II | can in any
way pry off the lid and get in
work for better roads shall do
so, that's all the promise | have
to make. | shall endeavor to
conduct my campaign fairly as
my opponents are good fellows
SO far as ! know them.
Yours truly.
G.. II. Cunningham.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18

two the first day and an hour or Sc
longer each day until they are strong
enough to run out all day. The chick
en- hen, being more fussy and rapid in
her movements than u turkey hen,
seems to time them too much If this
care is not taken. For feed | EiVe
them hard-bOiled eggs chopped fire
when | have tested out the eggs on
hand, but MY main dependence is .
mixture Of yellow corn meal and curd
made from milk. This should be mi ed
to firm consistency, not sloppy, and
no more should be given than they
will eat up clean in ten minutes. II
too much is given them they will over.
eat, become drOOpy and lose appetite
| also give them plenty of chopped
chives, or dandcli0ns, OF which the.
are extremely fond and may have a.
they will eat.
While they are in coops feed abous
once in two hours, but after they H..
loose they will pick up a good l"a.
Of their living. MilIet or steel-cut Oat
may also be fed. II sudden rains com.
up they must be looked after. as l.
does not take a great deal of rai1
to chill them until they are ho4pieH.
After the poults are one or two months
old they become stronger and harder
and will not require much care, One
great cause of trouble with turkeys
is overlooking, which IS apt TO induce
liver trouble. After thew are large as
much grain as they will eat up c!Can
In ten minutes, fed twice a day. is
usually enough, and in the breeding
season once a dav is better. Even
when fattening for market purposes
grain should not be left where they
can have access to It most OF the time
or sickness is likely to result. Where
grasshoppers abound the birds will
aid greatly in keeping them down and
there is nothing on which turkeys
thrive better.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18
Avoid Moth Ball Nest EGGS.

Nest eggs are not necessary, but II
any are used. they should be Of china.
other substances that give off odors
sufficiently strong To keep lice away,
should not be used III nests, as the
cdors will affect the quality of the
eggs. Moth ball nest eggs especially
ASe the eggs camphoriike taste
that make them unfit for eating.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18

tricts north and south to, for
instance, the line between towns
Al and az. Then make 2 districts
Of the territory south.
| do not think | shall vote for
any candidate for county COM
missioner unless he promises to
do what he can for the redistric-
ton Of the county, and if | can
not find any who is willing to do
so, / may throw the hat in the
ring myself.
Yours truly,
Oscar Oswald.
I'm the Sturgeon Lake Hustler
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18
Mixture for Laying Hens.

A splendid mixture for laying hens
is equal parts of cracked corn, wheat
aud oats, which should be scattered In
the litter.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18
Tire atinq Frosted Combs.

As soon as noticed frosted combs
snow or hathea in ice water until the
frost is ou., and then CREASED with
sasaline.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18
Success With Poultry

Successful handling of poultry in the
winter depends upon feed and care.
Remember this when looking after the
chickens.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18
For Early EroilerS

The early matches are the ot.s. SAA
bring the earliest broilers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
POULTRY BREEDERS
l.. FEAR COCCIDIOSIS
Continued from Sunday. March rs.


Continued from sunday, marc" 20
With a disease SO weakening and SO
fatal in its effects as white diarrhGa,
every precaution should be taken to pro-
tect a Hook against it's ravages 1t AT.
fects eggs, young chicks and mature
fowls. Evidently there can ne no real
protection unless every possible avenue
of infection ia checked. Yards. roosting
places and scratching mems should be
ke.,t M sanitary as possible AZ a pre.
lr,inarv nrecaution Ru. the main ef.
fort. of tho ,nui,ry keener .hould centre
arn,,,J ,h. nro,ec,i,, n, ,ba f,ocks as
,,a n,in,r. .our.. ~, on,,, ,ton
nv. 49,, n.a,aa,an ar.i,., ,,,,t,o
! ,,.rrSma ,s a. hrsad a,i, frnr, sound
.,"at - 80 nn,r,a ~
.os. $500, ,sa" .rIn.o -
49,. 80 g. i~mnnha,i,n l,or ,he
oon,ia,a rs5t,a,,o.o -, ,h,s Ji.a,s. f,o,,
,o',ur,, ,ann,s 800 ,.,inh Ct a,,idanca
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49, ~ une suSs. -. 800
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02

increase in the natural supply, IN
the contrary wild animals are rapidly
decreasing and some species hay" al
most disappeared, ana the prlCc uI
what was Dur most common fur. such
as fox, skunk, NC., is constantly
increasing in value owing 10 the gen
cral scarcity of furs, and the only pos
sibility of meeting the demand seems
to be in scientific breeding of fur
bearing animals.
Lampson, Nesbitt and Bras show
by cash sales that the pelt of the
! Prince Edward Island silver fox
brings the greatest return, and the
! little island owns IS per cent. of all
| the silver foxes in captivity,
]. T.. McCready of the Canadian De-
partment OF the Interior and Indus
trial Commissioner OF Prince Edward
Island says I pelt of h silver
black fox of Prince Edward Island has
peculiar qualities that make it unique
and most desirable. 1t is the only
known fur that will take "A golden
tin, and its fine texture and glossy
coat are not found IN any but island
bred foxes
Bulletin No. SOL issued by the United
States Department OF Agriculture ol
the domestication Of the foX says:
1.-THE natural production Of first class
furs seems TO he approaching IA sure
end and the growing and worldwide
demand for them requires that the
present supply he supplemented witt
stock obtained through 1oMest.Gation.
"When properly conducted fur farm
ing may become very profitable. II
1910 pelts from ranch bred foXe.
brought higher prices than those r
wild foxes. the average value bein.
over $1,000 each.
mo widespread disease has appeare'
among them. Generally speaking
sickness is not common among foNe
that are well cared for,
'There Will come n time whcl
an extra fine silver fox pclt viii no
command a good price or when tn
breed producing such pelts will no
be- in demand
II "Prolific animals belonging to choic
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
BIRD WARNING BY HORACE
GREELEY.

Way back in the COS Horace Gree
ley. who was brought up on a farm
and who, until the time Of his death.
operated considerable land In West
chester county. sounded a warning to
American farmers regarding the de-
struction OF bird life.
Gree,cy's foresight was remarkable,
In as much as, AZ that time. birds were
SO plentiful as to be considered a nui-
sance BY farmers and fruit growers.
and the warning fell upon deaf ears.
Agricultural authorities paid nc heed
10 It and the birds were killed off rap
idly. Insects multiplied in n ratio in
exact proportion to the loss Of the
birds. and crop failures resulted. FL
nally sprays were invented to kill the
insects. and now gardeners have to
fght the insects, doing this work at a
considerable cost. which service for
merry the birds performed for prac-
tically nothing.
Let every farmer and gardener teach
his U,n children and hlrelings that
the birds are to be spared, protected,
kindly treated and, when necessary,
fed. They are to be valued and cher
ished a. the voluntary police OF our
fields and gardens. constantly EN-
ployed in fighting our battles against
our ruthless foes. The boy who robs a
birds nest Is robb!ng the farmer Of q
part OF his crops. He who traverses
a farm shooting and mangling its
feathered sentinels dlminishes its fu.
ture product of grain and nearly de-
stroys that of fruit. The farmer might
as we'll consent that any strolling ruf.
fan should shoot his horses or cattle
as his birds. Begin It home to make
this truth felt and respected. and Il
will be easier to impress II also or
your neighbors.
There should be neighborhood o,
township associations for the protec'
ton Of insect eating birds. We mus
not merely agree to let them we've
must cherish and protect them. Yer,
simple houses fastened to the sides o
trees will in time be adopted by man!
birds as nesting strongholds. whence
they might laugh to scorn their pre-
dacious enemies. If every Harmless
bird could build it's nest among us II
a place where its eggs would he sat
from cats. boys and other robbers, tn
number Of such birds would be double'
and Quadrupled.
And we must summon the law to on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
WEEDS HARBoR INSECTS.

Getting rid Of grass. weeds and un-
dergrowth about h farm during the
fall and early winter Is one OF the
hest protective measures the farmer
can Use against crop damaging insects
the following year. Weeds. matted
grass, dead vegetation and brambles
along fences, roadsides. margins Of
fields. banks Of little streams or bitches,
especially In irrigated territories, are
the natural alternating and often
breeding places Of many destructive
insects. This vegetation gives insects
most favorable conditions for reap
pearance the following spring and
summer.
Entomologists therefore recommend
to farmers that they fall-plough sod
lands intended for other than grass
crops another year and clear up road
sides, fence margins and all waste
lands. ditch banks and similar places
by burning over %pasturing or in case
OF ditch banks by ploughing or disking
in the fall. This will tear up the roots
and expose the eggs Of Rra%sshoppers
to the excessive moisture and cold OF
winter and will also turn up those in
sects which hibernate in the ground,
Burning vegetation where possible
will destroy many insects, though in
the case OF grasshoppers II probably
will not be as effective as cultural
methods. In addition cultural meth
DDS by turning humus into the soil
benefits the land.
Sheep. Of course. are h great enc
mics Of weeds and where sheep can be
turned into a field or a siock herded
along the roadside they will effectively
clear up waste vegetation. The sheer
at the same time turn waste nrateria
into mutton and all they require is
little grain for finishing. Frequent.
when sold they return a profit. but the
entomologists hold that ever II the,
merely pay for the extra grain they ca
their function In destroying weeds ant
keeping down insects makes their us
we'll worth while.
In many places community action II
destroying weeds Is necessary. as I
may not he profitable for the farme
to clear his side OF the road II tn,
other side is allowed to remain a har
boring place for pests. In such case
it might well pay the community I
! get sheep comparatively ard use then
TO clean up the weeds of the entir
section.
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grades. Of which 1926 are classed as
silver black, 4i3 patch, 81 cross ana
30 Unbiased. The Provincial Govern
ment derives a revenue of n per
cent. Of the young foxes born from
wear to year, and last year $4,000
was collected. Eighty-iive per cent
Of all the silver foxes in captivity are
in ranches on Prince Edward Island.
At present the value of the FOXES ana
the ranches on the island Is oVer
SO, 0OO, 900, which is 20 per cent IN
excess of the value Of all the horses
cattle, sheep, swine Il poultry on
the well stocked farms of the province
The black fox is more properly
known as the silver fox, and from TINS
some people enormously suppose tha'
II is almost white or a silver gray
The name silver is given 1t on account
OF the presence OF glistening white
and grayish hairs that appear among
the let black. In the better trades
the long, silky brush has a tip OF
pure white,
About twenty-five years ago the lit
tie animal almost became extinct. be'
cause OF the beauty OF the fur. us
scarcity and value, the nobility OF the
Old World and the wealthy people o'
the New World demanded silver blaci
fox FIR and the little animals were
trained. until almost h last OF then
had disappeared.
Ever since the Hudson's Bay Com
many began operations In Canada I'M
unusually high quality OF the black 81
silver fox pelt has been recognized
and every season for the past II
dred years and more the highest prices
have been offered for these skins ant
perfect skins have brought fabulou'
sums,
For a long time tho standard priz'
offered by the Hudson Bay COMPANY
for silver fox pelts was around $500
and the efforts of the French cana
dams, h~alfbrecds and Indian trapper
&c, obtain this sum-. . fortune to them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02

hide the eyes. Their plunaSe IS gem
orally golden tan in color each feather
laced or edged with brilliant black.
The hens are excellent layers OF largo
White Shcllcd eggs, 50 tnht for a home
Hook that Will be a delight 10 the eye. as
we'll a. "a producer for the table, the
Golden Polish viii be found both pleas
! urdhle and profitable. The hens are roN-
sitters. hcnV their egg must he hatchcd
by other hcns or by artificial means. TIL"
| chicks are rather delicate unless kent
dry. Damp grouud or damp coops ar"
/, fatal 20 Young Polish. They should
never be'roared in large open spaces. as
their csSsts prevent tlVn from seeing
| the hawk in time TO avoid capture.
In size these fowls compare with the
/ Lcghorn ana weign about the satn".
They are very fine honcd and carry n
larger proportion OF desirable meat. The
legs are blue. or, in Old specimens.
white the skin is white. and each fowl
has 4 round rrotuhcrar"e on its skull
from VII h the feathers az The crest
grow.