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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22

Tiled to the peak, a great weight Is
added to the building and this neces.
states the construction of good I'm.
derpinning which will keep the build.
ing square and plumb and will prevent
cracks in the concrete work. The en-
tire floor is made of concrete, with gut
tiers and hangers formed in it for the
cow stalls. The proper slope is Civ
en- all standing floors, and the feed
alley floor is raised slightly above
these.
The equipment of the barn is such
as will eliminate all possible manual
work in doing the chores. Silage is
taken in feed carrier down the feed
alley to the hangers, on either side,
from the small feed room at the end
of the alley. A hopper is provided
in the feed room so that the material
is loaded directly into the carrier with
out extra handling. This carrier is
also used to take feed to the horse
hangers from the chute. Litter is TAX
en- on two tracks from the litter al
leyS directly to the manure spreader
or to the manure pile at the silo end
of the barn. Feed and litter carriers
are a great help to the farmer and
they may be arranged in many ways
to greatly aid in establishing a sys-
tematic method of maintaining SAM
tary conditions.
The final point of Importance in the
design of this barn is the ventilating
system. The value of good ventilation
in dairy and horse barn can hardly
be overestimated. 1t is not only of
prime Importance in keeping the live
stock in the best Of health, but it even
goes so far as to effect the amount of
feed which is required to maintain the
stock. Foul air, robbed of it's oxygen
content, is not effective in keeping the
temperature of the animals up to the
normal value which is required for
good health, and as result the cattle
and horses must eat more food to bring
Three sheet-steel ventilators are used
in the system installed in this barn.
The central ventilator is used exclu-
sively for the ventilation of the NOW.
Each of the two end ventilators is con-
nected to two foul-air passages. These
passages are carried down the four
corners of the barn to the stables.
Fresh air is guided into the barn in
such way that it is liberated at the
center near the heads of the animals.
This is the only correct system OF
barn ventilation. Air which is al
lowed to float aimlessly around In a
barn will soon become stale ard COM
taminated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22

not be content with knowing what is
to be done today, but he must know
what follows tomorrow and the next
day and the next. Farming is every
day becoming less and less an "easy-
go-lucky" life, suitable for the man
who is too lazy to do anything else,
and it is becoming a systematic bust
ness requiring careful planning and
alert attention to details.
The modern farmer has already rec
ognizezd the fact that he cannot work
without the tools of his trade, and he
has set about finding the best way to
do the man ytasks of farm life with
the minimum expediture of manual
effort The result is expressed in the
which have during recent years been
placed upon the market. Time which
may be saved by the use Of machinery
is time which may be devoted to more
careful planning and the establishment
of more perfect organization in the
system of management which governs
the farm work.
Not only is the creative genius of
the farmer directed toward the inven-
ton and Improvement of machines to
help him in his daily work, but he is
called upon to work out the proper de-
sign and arrangement of farm build
ings which will keep pace with the
modern methods of farming and the
latest practice in ventilation and sani-
tation. It is true that every farmer
cannot be an inventor, but it is the
farmer in general whose needs are re-
sponsible for the effort which is made
to produce these Improvements, and
his suggestions are very often the en-
bodiment of the ideas which make
them possible.
All progressive farmers who realize
that this call is being made upon their
ability to produce the improvements
necessary for the advance Of modern
methods in farming, even though they
cannot offer anything themselves, are
affected by the spirit of the thing.
They are alert to see that which is
beneficial and they are enthusiastic in
their adoption of the new ideas which
they consider steps in advance.
Even the farmers who own only
small tracts of land are finding use for
the latest types of harvesting ma
chinery, gasoline power for pumps and
other devices requiring moderate
amounts of power, gas and other light
ing systems, hot and cold water in
their houses, and all sorts of modern
barn equipment. They are replacing
their older buildings for new ones of
the more modern type and they are
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22

crop and devoting two-thirds of his
time to doing it. Farming is BUSH
ness and requires all of our energies
intelligently directed.
Interesting Experiments.
Among hundreds of experiments
conducted in the past % years with
different cropping systems one OF
them carried on for period of II
years by the Missouri agricultural col
lege stands out as a striking ex-
ample of the influence we have upon
the soil, to improve it, or exhaust it
as we choose.
Live Stock and Legumes.
For II years three systems Of farm
ing were practiced on three plots of
ground.
On plot one a system of livestock
farming was practiced; that is corn,
wheat and clover were grown in rota-
ton with grain crops, the crops fed
to live stock and the manure returned
to the land.
On plot two a simple rotation Of
corn, wheat and clover was followed
and the crops harvested and sold off
the farm.
On plot three corn was grown er-
cry year for IL years, and every crop
harvested and removed from the land.
On this plot the yield was reduced in
the last year of the experiment to lis
bushels per acre.
NO csr 1xy
tated to corn, wheat, and clover, the
yield was 5O.7 bushels per acre, and
where manure was added in corn,
wheat and clover rotation, the yield
was 776 bushels per acre.
No more striking results Of the eff
feet of crop rotation could be found
and there is little doubt that the most
important cause of this increased
yield is in the fact that the humus
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22

The Iowa Beef Producers assoria.
ton carried on an investigation in
Iowa covering period Of five years.
Data was gathered from 20 Iowa
farms in nine different counties
throughout the state. (See chart.)
On ten average livestock farms 81
bushels of corn per acre were pro.
duced as against SO bushels per acre
produced on ten average grain farms
On ten average stock farms SO bush
els of oats per acre We're produced
as against 80 bushels per acre on ten
average grain farms.
Ten average stock farms produced
% tons of clover per acre as against
IL tons per acre on ten average grain
farms. These comparisons speak for
themselves.
One-crop System.
A one-crop system will impoverish
any country, and in turn it will i'm
poverish the people that are on its
farms. 1t is only through diversified
ton Of crops and the using of our en-
CTSlOS every uuy VI tlC yCdAs LAa1L VIC
can make rich country.
livestock farming is diversified
farming and calls for system of crop
rotation with legumes. It returns fer
t1lity to the soil. 1t adds interest to
the work of the young people and
finally it is best Insurance of an in
come. The kind of live stock depends
upon local conditions. First, the pref
erence of the farmer, second, the en-
vironment. Cows, hogs, horses, mules,
beef cattle and sheep, offer large
range Of choice and fit into many con-
ditions. Horses and hogs are found
on every farm and they become very
profitable to the man who under
stands them. Sheep raising and dairy
ing may be combined as one herd or
handled separately.
In either case they will be found
profitable. Varying combinations of
live stock may be found profitable.
Livestock farming requires de-
pendab1e feed supply. Silage and al
falfa are an excellent basis. Corn,
kafir, and other similar crops furnish
silage.
Each farmer should make busi-
mesa of growing his own beef as we'll
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22

paying more attention to sanitary con,
ditions and ventilation In their live
stock-housing quarters.
At this time of the year many farm
ers are looking forward to the winter
months and are building new barns
which will provide them with the best
possible means of housing their cows
and horses in quarters equipped in
such a way that healthful conditions
may be maintained without excessive
labor. Those who have found the wis
dom of feeding ensiiage have usually
had their new silo constructed and
filed on the site OF the proposed barn.
The favored structure is a combina-
ton dairy and horse barn such as is
shown in the Illustrations
This particular structure is 36 feet
in width by so feet In length and fur
nishes stabling for "a cows and seven
horses. It is designed according to
the latest practice in farm-building ar
chitecture. The width is based upon
the proper size of stalls for the cows,
together with a correct allowance for
feed and litter alleys. Since the horse
stalls are placed crossways Of the barn
they do not enter into the determine
ton Of width. Eight feet of clear head
room is allowed over the cow stalls,
and nine feet over the horse stalls.
These values are based upon what is
considered correct from standpoint
of ventilation.
The whole foundation is of concrete
with footings and piers reaching down
to solid ground, below frost level, and
firmly embedded to prevent settling
When the NOW above the stables is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22
Structure Furnishes Comfortable
StabIing Room for "a Cows
and Severn Horses.
ALSO SAVES MUCH LABOR
Farmers Now Thoroughly Understand
the Value of Sanitary Conditions
and Ventilation, Such as lie
Supplied in Building
of This Type.

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
subject of building work on the farm, for
the readers of this paper. On account of
his wide experience as Editor, Author and
Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
ILL.,, and only inclose tWo-cent stamp for
reply
The good farmer of today is like an
expert checker player in that he con-
tinually carries in his head a definite
plan which will guide him through
several moves" to come. He must
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22
FEED WHAT YOU RAISE

as his own vegetables. Also his own
protein feed for his stock, and ex-
pend as little money as possible for
bran, c6ttonseed meal, and other high
priced protein feeds.
Dairy Essentials.
The dairy business, too, calls for in
tellectual activity. Such exercise is
good for the boys and girls. The dairy
business evens up things on the farm.
It gives steady employment. 1t is a
ent when he knows that his income
is steady. Dairying builds up the
farm It requires fewer acres and
consequently leads to more neighbors.
There is always an air of prosperity
about a well handled dairy farm. The
dairy business adds permanency to
the community. The success of the
man engaged in it depends upon keep
ing milk records. It costs but little
and returns hundredfold. There are
good cows and poor cows. A farmer
should find out which are the poor
cows and which are the good ones.
This can be done by marking down
what they produce each day, and US
ing the Babcock test. Milk the good
cows and sell the Improbable ones
for beef.
"Feed what you raise, and raise
what you feed" has been the watch
word Of the best farmers in America
for many years. It is the only safe
system.
Living on the farm means more
than most of us realize. Not just to
live there, but to make it a home.
/ Not just to grow corn, wheat and al
falfa, but for the benefits that may
come to our homes and to our chil-
dren through the things that we, pro-
duce.
It does not make much difference
how much wheat we raise or how
much corn we grow, but it does make
a tremendous difference what we do
with the profit that we get from the
corn and the other things that are
produced from the soil.
Farmer Was Power.
The pioneer American farmer OF
the nineteenth century was a power
In his day. He did well his work OF
clearing away the forests, establish
ing homes, building roads and settling
the wilderness. And if he did not
cultivate and care for the soil as he
should have done, we cannot blame
him, because the need was not press
ing that day. It was not his problem.
The care of the soil is the problem
of the farmer of today. He is being
called upon for many things that are
real necessities. He must improve his
soil. He must not forget that Live
Stock and Legumes are the basis OF
Permanent Agriculture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22

'.My cousin is to be married on the
18th of next month"
ION the 18th? I should thing she
would be afraid Of such an unlucky
date"
Evidently you have never seen my
cousin. Any day would be lucky day
for her to get married"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22
The Bathers.

Patience Aren't you coming in the
water?
Patrice- Yes; how is it?
pretty coId'
IT thought so. This bathing suit
isn't very warm"
"Where are you going now?"
"Back to the bath-house to get my
fur boa."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22
Times Revenues.

'The authorities wouldn't let me
wear my new bathing costume" said
the queen Of musical comedy. "They
said it was too risky"
''And you had to throw it away?"
"Oh, no. I'll wear it in the show
next season. Then they'll pay money
to come and see it."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22
No Horse for Farmer.

A farmer has no business with trot.
ting stock. Racing horses are like
prizes in lotteries. The drafter always
sells for more than his cost.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22
LIVE STOCK AND LEGUMES
THE BASIS OF
PERMANENT AGRICULTURE

pounds of butter about cents. Mar
ket your crops through live stock, and
you will make more money from your
farming operations. Build up your soil
and make your farm worth more.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22

A shrewd politician is one who
knows just how much the dear people
will stand for.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22
Eeedina Dairy Cows.

In feeding dairy cows give them all
they will clean up at each feed but
no more.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22
His Simple Request.

HIS SlmpIe Request.
Murderer is this the guy who is to
defend me?
Judge-Yes; he's your lawyer.
Milf he should die could I have
another?
J.--Yes.
M.-Can I see him alone for a few
minutes?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22
on brass.

Most men are short on gold and long
on brass.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-22

! clover, corn, oats and other crops
when sold on the market take away
fertility which will never return to
your soil.
The accompanying chart shows the
fertility contained in alfalfa, clover,
corn and oats in comparison with
milk, beef, pork and butter.
When you grow three tons of al
falfa, about the average acre yield,
and sell it, you rob your soil to the
amount of about $28 When you mar
ket SO bushels Of corn you lose about
SIS in fertility-value but it you feed
the corn and alfalfa to a steer or a
hog or a dairy COW, 20 to 80 per cent
of the fertility will be returned to
you in manure and go back to the
land If you save the manure. For
every 400 pounds Of beef shipped
away the loss will be about $1.90 !;
900 pounds of pork about $1.87; 100
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-24
The MauIc Shave.

The man with a retreating chin may grow a beard and hide 1t. or be may frankly shave the exiguous offender, careless whether 1t reCedes or not. The utmost candOr may be seen in a shaven chin, and of all the manly, valorous qualities that of candor. downright- ness. may be ranked first The weak. ness attributed to a retreating chin may be cancelled by shaving 1t The man who accepts his face as nature gave 1t to him, bravIng 1t to the world without cOncealment or decoration, must be classed among those with the manly quality. CartoOnists and novel. ists have waived the weak chin to the limbo of the inefficient and inept Let the man without the masterfuI jaw take heart; he has but to shave to show the qualities desired.-Atlantic.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-24
4 GOOD SEASON

SkagwGy has enjoyed an unusual ly happy and prosperous summer. Business conditions taken as a whole have been above normal, out stripping the 1915 seaSon by fifty percent. While conditions on tue coast have not until recently been pGGmis:ng, its influence has not been tel' in th,s north to any great extent.
 Tue tourist seasOn which Is just clcsiH1 has been 8 record breaker for tlis city. Over four thousand five hundred globe trotters have called at this port during the sea- SOB. They uo doubt will spread the wonders Of scenic Skagay to their friends in the states and Canada. Easing judgment on the Isw O general average, it Is safe for tho merchant and general buSi- ness man to anticipate and lay his plans for an increase in business this fall and winter.
 Net summer should be a banner year with the business interests operating in Southeastern Alaska. The eyes of the new continent are turned toward Alaska It offers a field surpassins any other.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-24
SHAPE OF THE SHOE.
It To Radically Wrong, and All on Ae-
 count of the Last.

It To Radically Wrong, and All on Ae-
 count of the Last.
 In the American Magazine pr. Ar thur R. Reynolds, former health com, missioner of Chicago, tells of the many troubles that can make life miserable and that come from feet that were neglected in childhood Among other things he says:
 Children should go barefooted at all times while indoors and through the summer. They should never wear any foot covering at any time that In any way distorts the toes or any part Of the foot or that mterferes in any way with It's normal growth and develop ment The same may be said of adults.
 Any reform in the shape of shoes must begin with the shOemaker's last Shoemakers do not seem to be able to get away from form and beauty in shaping 1t It Is shaped largely by guess and is pointed and turned up at the toe. No normal foot is so shaped.
 "The only rational last is made from a plaster cast of the foot while bearing weight, and the mold can be made only of some semi-solid material that hard. ems when cool or dry. There is little hope of getting a nationally shaped shoe until the wooden last Is totally discarded. It is safe to assert that good looking and nondeformmg shoes can ha mada withn"' ''"
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-24
TARIFF

The DemoeEatie publicity bureau says the tariff Is not being talked thu year. The wish is father to their thought. AS a matter of fact, half the Democratic rank and file is in favor of a protective tar if. All Republicans are In favor O. It.. Thousands of Democrats, who are not talking much of their iussutions, will TOta the Repubh- caA ticket because they believe ln "Auerica First" rather than the free trade policy which places the foreign producer first. If there is little talk of the tariff, 1t is be- cause people have made up their miuds that 8 protective tariff is absolutely essential to the Made in-America movement, in which nearly all Americans believe.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-24
Rit. of smedish Historv.

Gustave III. of Sweden was assassin ated at masked ball; hence the opera "Un Ballo In MasChera," although Yer di was obliged to change the name of the ruler and the scene of tragedy from those in Schibe's HbrettO which served for his opera
 A queen dOwager Of Sweden died of apoplexy while witnessing a play en- titled Life Is But Smoke" She was FrenChwomun named Clary. Berna. dotte married her when she was seven teen years old and he was twice her age. Joseph Bonaparte had married her younger sister.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-24
FUTURE OF ALASKA.
A Comparison of Our Territory With
 the Scandinavian CountrieS.

ths Scandinavian Countries.
 Alaska has the same latitude as Den mark. Norway, Sweden and Finland and similar climatic conditions. The same development may be expected in Alaska that has obtained in those Scandinavian countries. increased and intensified by her enormously great latent resources.
 The Scandinavian countries have 16- 900 square miles under cultivation and 75OOO square miles in grazing. Our de- partment of agriculture has classified 60OOO square miles in Alaska as suit able for cultivation, located mostly in the Susltwa, Panama and kuSkOkwin valleys. with an additional 100000 suit able for hay and grazing, and another 100000 square miles of reindeer range. This estimate makes available for az ricultural purposes 100000 square miles of the 56G. .446 square miles which constitute Alaska's total area.
 Alaska's annual output of gold Is 20,OOOOO0. Fisheries produce nearly as much; 1t has the richest and largest copper deposits in the world; 1t has coal deposits equallng those of Penn, sylvania and West Virginia in quality and surpassing them in volume.
 The Scandinavian countries have l2, 100000 population and 100000 head of live stock. Applying the same ratio to the available lands of Alaska would give her a population of 80,OOO,OOO with bO,OOOOOO live stOck.-Hon. A Barton Hepburn in l.eslie's-
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-24
oil Wolfe In the Ocean.

One of the most novel and interest ing sights along the California coast. especially to tourists, are the oil wells in the ocean at Summerheld, southern Santa Barbara county. Long wharfs carry the scores of derricks which mark the location of these unique wells. The field Is small, covering about 125 acres.-Argonaut
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-24
Rough Wooine.

Courtshlp and marriage customs among the Greeplanders were In early eSTyy uIUeS simple and unceremonlouS. we are told that when a lovelOrn youth made up his mind as tO-the girl be wanted to adorn and be useful In his hut of ice and snow he went to her house. seized her by the hair or wher, ever he could secure a good grip on her and dragged her to his own dO- main. where she was expected to stay without any further marriage Cere- mOny. If an afluent bridegroom he would perhaps soothe her lacerated feelings by presenting her with a new lamp.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-24
Too Sentative.

It was the first night after the show The leading woman's mother was downcast-
 What's the trouble, dear?" asked the leading woman in surprise. "l made brilliant hit tonight"
 The old lady was surprised.
 Did you, Sophie? l heard the audi. ence shouting Play right! Play rightr and l thought you had failed"
 And the leading woman laughed in amusement.
 "Why. my dear, they were shouting Playwright! PlaywrightT "-Chicago Tribune.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-24

One of President Wilson's ar dent supporters Is out with a pub lie statement that ". J. Bryan s popularity has waned, reyer to re cover. Perhaps that Is true. At any rate, the Bryan Influence will not be sufficient to win this cleo ton for Wilson.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-24

h reality the ''cars of the hair" means the "CRre of the ssalp." AD- ply "PUROLA" Hair Tone according to direeuOns furnished with each bottle. and you will not only be surprised, but pleased with the wonderful results. A satisfactory auDer for hair health; sold on It's merits and satisfactiOn guaran- Ieed lr your money back.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-24
Repeating.

I know a very bright man and one day complimented him to his sister, T suppose be Is smart enough" she said. "but become very tired hearing hlm repeat" We all do that Next time you are talking around the fam fly tireSide ask yourself If you are not repeating. Howe in Independent