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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19
CHICKENS LIKE FISH HEADS
Satisfactory Proteln-containIng Food
for Poultry Flock 10 Simple and
inexpensive.

prepared by the United States DEPART
ment OF Agriculture.)
A simple and inexpensive substitute
for meat scraps, which often are hard
to obtain at the average butcher shop.
is to utilize fish heads in the poultry
ration. Arrangements usually can be
made with local fish dealers to save
these heads, particularly IL the poul-
tryman will furnish buckets In which
the refuse may be kept until he calls
for them. As they come from the
dealers shop, the fish heads are tough
and covered with heavy scales and
gristle. However. underneath Is fine
tender meat which the hens relish
keenly. The poultryman can soften
the coarse outer shell by boiling the
fish head In water for five to ten min
utes and then pouring Off the water
and throwing the fish heads In among
the chickens. In many instances the
dealers are glad to get rid Of the fish
heads, and on the basis Of actual food
value the poultry keeper can afford to
pay or cents for quart of fish
heads which provide satisfactory
protein-containing food for his flock.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19

stirring the mixture thoroughly. This
will be sufficient to preserve 15 dozen
eggs, and will serve as guide for the
quantity needed to preserve larger
numbers Of eggs.
A. The eggs should be placed In the
solution. If sufficient eggs are not
obtainable when the solution Is first
made, more eggs may be added from
time to time. Be very careful to al
low at least two inches of the solu-
ton to cover the eggs at all times.
5. Place the crock containing the
preserved eggs in cool, dry place,
well covered to prevent evaporation.
waxed paper covering the top Of the
crock and tied around 1t will answer
this purpose.
Limewater Method.
Pour small quantity of water on
one and one-half pounds Of unslaked
lime and when this Is thoroughly
slaked add five gallons of boiled wa.
ter. Allow the mixture to stand un
til the lime settles. Then pour off the
clear liquid, add one pound Of salt and
use this for preserving the eggs
throwing away the sediment In the
bottom of the receptacle. Use the
same directions as recommended fol-
the water glass for putting the eggs
In this solution. ="
Fresh, clean eggs. properly pre-
served, can be used satisfactorily for
all purposes in cooking and for the
table. When eggs preserved In water
glass are to be boiled, a small hole
should be made in the shell with a
pin at the large end before placing
them In the water. This Is done to al
low the air In the egg to escape when
heated and to prevent cracking.
Eggs will keep from eight to twelve
months In good condition, but are
better up to the sixth or seventh
month. Dirty or cracked eggs should
not be put into the solution. Water
glass costs about $1.20 gallon, max.
Ing the cost of preserving eggs with
this material about two cents a dozen
for the water glass. Water-glass solu.
ton should not be used again the sec.
ond year unless 1t has kept quite clear
and no odor or thick sediment has de.
veloped. The use Of limewater Is
much cheaper than the water-glass
! method.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19

prepared by the United States Depart
nent Of Agriculture)
Experiments in preserving eggs con-
Quoted by the United States depart
ment Of agriculture In the past year
obtained best results from 10 per
cent solution of water glass-that is,
one part of commercial water glass
added to nine parts Of boiled water.
Good results were obtained with a
slightly weaker solution, using one
part Of water glass to II parts of
water. Better results were obtained
when the water was boiled than when
unboiled water was used.
Earthenware Jars Best Containers.
In test of different containers the
earthenware jar gave by far the best
and most satisfactory results. Soft
wood containers, such as candy pals,
did not give satisfactory results,
while hardwood containers, such as
kegs used for cider and other bever-
ages, gave much better results than
the softwood pals, but did not begin
to compare with the earthenware
crooks. Even the hardwood kegs gave
considerable trouble on account of
leakage, and had to be watched con-
stantly, which made them unsatisfac-
tory. Galvanized metal containers
similar to new garbage pals were also
used with success. but were not quite
SO satisfactory as the crooks.
Tests with solutions other than wa
ter glass were made, and limewater,
both with and without salt, gave sat-
isfactory results. Where unslaked
lime is more readily available than
water glass the limewater method is
an excellent one to use and is cheaper
than the water glass. Tests In which
the eggs were coated with wax and
soap and other coating material did
not give nearly SO satisfactory results
as when the eggs were kept in a solu-
ton.
Directions for the use Of water
glass and limewater are as follows:
1. Select a five-gallon crock and
clean 1t thoroughly, after which II
should be scalded and allowed to dry.
2. Heat q quantity Of water to the
boiling point, and allow 1t to cool.
8. When cool measure out nine
quarts Of water, place 1t in the crock
and add one quart Of sodium siiicate'
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19
CHRISTOPHER IS
MOST INJURIOUS.
Sometimes Appears /. Sufficient
Numbers to Consume Every
Green Thing in Sight.
DRY WEATHER FAv0Rs YOUNG
Hoppers Arc Active and Able TO Jump
Almost Immediately Upon 'Emer-
gence From Eggs-Three Meth
ode OF Control.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The periodical cicada, an insect al
most universally miscalled the 17-year
locust, has bad reputation. but the
destruction It causes is negligible COM
pared to that wrought by grasshop-
pers-which, by the way, are true
members of the locust family. The CT
cadas have been blamed for much of
the work of the grasshoppers.
Both the young and old hoppers
gnaw and devour the grain crops
wholesale, and work in large swarms
which sometimes attain sufficient num-
bers to consume almost every green
thing in sight.
Dry weather ordinarily favOrs the
successful Matching of the eggs and
the subsequent development Of the
hoppers, while cool, wet weather, as
a rule. Is unfavorable, and grasshop-
pers often die In great numbers from
disease when weather conditions of
this character prevail. The grasshop-
pers lay their eggs In the soil, the
banks of irrigation canals being favor
ed for this activity, and the young
grasshoppers appear the following
spring. In some Of the Southern and
Southwestern states the hoppers
emerge as early as February, while in
the northern territory the eggs are not
Matched before the middle Of May or
the first part Of June. The young
grasshoppers are active and able to
hop almost Immediately upon emer'
gence from the eggs. In 70 to 90 days
they attain maturity and develop
wings. Hence the time for the farmer
to attack the pest is during its young
stages.
Three Methods Of Control.
There are three methods Of control.
ling grasshoppers.) according to spe'
cialIsts Of the United States depart.
ment Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
eggs, catching the insects in the fields
by traps, and use Of poisoned bats.
Wherever possible, the ground con-
taining the grasshopper eggs should be
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19
Different STORAGE
HOUSES NOW IN USE
insulated Structure Best Adapted
to Southern Climates.
Aroostook Type With Concrete or
Masonry Basement Walls and
Wooden Superstructure 10
Product Of Maine.

prepared oy the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
The insulated potato house Is not
used extensively, and as rule Is bet
ter adapted to southern than to north
ern climates. The construction fea-
ture of such q house Is the thorough
Insulation Of its walls, ceilings, doors,
and windows. In northern locations
such a house must be heated by
stove.
The Aroostook type Of storage house,
with concrete or masonry basement
walls and wooden superstructure, Is
distinctively a product Of Maine and
confined largely to that state. 1t Is
expensive and Is always located on
a side hill or knoll In order that adj
vantage may be taken of ground level
entrance. The Easements are usually
from 8 to II feet deep, and most Of
them have capacity of several thou
sand barrels. Generally the only pro-
vision for ventilation is by trapdoors
in the floor through which the filling
of the bins Is completed. Occasional
ly ventilator is found In the roof.
These houses, although practical in
Maine, will never supersede the dugout
pit or storage cellar now used In the
middle and far western states. Each
Of these types of storages has distinc-
tive features which peculiarly adapt 1t
to its own environment, but do not
necessarily preclude use in other To-
cAlities.
The artificially refrigerated potato
storage house Is confined practically
to the storage Of northern-grown seed
potatoes held in cold storage for sec
ond-crop planting in the South. There
is little demand for such house In
northern sections, but II 10 thought
that community cold-storage plants OF
this type could be probably used by
the southern truck growers, as they
could purchase their supplies Of seed
IN the fall and have them delivered be-
fore the arrival Of cold weather. The
seed potatoes could be stored through
out the winter in the house and be
available In excellent condition when
desired the following season.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Thousands Of farmers who faced the
harvesting Of large hay crop last year
with fewer hands than usual to help do
the work owe their success In handling
and saving, their crop to hay stackers.
The hay stacker Is to stacking what the
horse fork is to putting hay In the barn,
a saver of man and labor. 1t lifts the
hay on the stack by horse power in
stead Of man power. When hay Is load
ed on the wagon by hand and unloaded
by stacker one-half of the hand labor
is eliminated. If push rakes or hay
leaders are used In connection with the
stacker the laborlous task Of pitching
by hand is entirely avoided.
Useful In East and South.
In the East and South, where much
of the hay grown is stored under cover,
a stacker could be used to advantage
when it becomes necessary to stack,
especially where labor is scarce. A boy
who can drive a team can take the
place Of man In the haying opera
ton. Two men and boy using load
er and stacker will handle about 70 per
cent more hay for each man during
day than three-man crew loading and
unloading by hand.
Hay stackers are classed In two gen.
ernl types, one having teeth on which
the hay is gathered and brought to the
stack on push racks; the other con-
sisting Of stackers that do not receive
hay directly from push racks, but han
die 1t by means Of horse forks or
sings. Both types are comparatively
inexpensive and can usually be made
at home with material that is available
or which can be readily assembled on
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19

tho farm without using special tools.
A stacker will last from 10 to II
years under ordinary conditions, and
the cost Of repair is small. On 81
farms In central Kansas, which stack
an average Of Ia tons of hay year.
all charges against the stackers
amounted to less than cents ton
when the yield was one ton an acre.
Small Stacks Not Economical.
In building haystack with a stack
er 1t is scarcely economical to make
one containing less than 10 tons, &C
cording to experience. In locating
stacks long or difficult hauls should be
avoided whenever, possible. 1t Is very
common on many farms to see stacks
Of hay at the end or corner of the field
next to the farm buildings. the site be-
Ing chosen in order to have the hay
handy for feeding. The total distance
travelled in bringing hay to one side Of
square field Is approximately 80 per
cent greater than In hauling to the CEN
ter. If the stack is located at one cor
ner Of the field the distance Travelled Is
100 per cent greater.
To minimize damage by moisture
from the ground, care should be taken
to keep the hay In the bottom of the
stack from coming into contact with the
soil. The aim of all good stack build
ers is to make a stack that will not
take water" This can be accomplish
ed by tramplng the middle well and al
ways keeping 1t higher than the edges
during the process of building. To give
the stack further protection, many
farmers provide canvas cover or
sheets of corrugated galvanized iron
roofing which, when properly put on.
practically eliminates loss from rain.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19
PUTTING EAR CORN IN sIL0
Best TO Add Some Stalks Because They
Furnish Much Sugar Essential
to Fermentation.

1t has been found practical to en-
slle soft corn ears without any stalks.
but It Is better 20 add some stalks
because they furnish. much sugar
which is essential to proper fermenta-
ton. Tests made at Ames on the
Iowa station show that an immense
amount of corn can be slowed away
In q sflo this way. that 1t win not
spoil, and that It makes an exceed
ingly rich feed. It should be fed as .
concentrate and not as a rouehage.
The ears should be cut fine and thor
ouahtly tramped In the silo when
filling. Do not let any spoiled ears
get In, or too big q proportion Of ma
ture corn. ~ this does not pack end
snsils - wen ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19
vETcH CROP IN HOME GARDEN
Spaded or Hoed Under II VIII Assist
In Keeping Soil Supplied With
NEEDED Hunnus.

A few cents worth OF vetch seed
planted In the garden each year and
spaded or hoed under as green ma
nure crop will keep the soil supplied
with humus and, to large extent, with
nitrogen. The vetch should be kept
growing at all times in all available
spaces.
For example. II early c0rn or cab
bage are not removed in time to allow
for a follow-up crop. vetch can be
planted between the rows Mt the time
of the last cultivation. It will then be
large enough to spade under in the fall
or spring. Another good way to use
vetch Is to SOW 1t in the fall or spring
when the garden Is being spaded In
preparation for tomatoes.
BY the time the tomato plants are
ready to eat, the vetch will be well I'M
der way. If the vetch is not more than
three or four inches high, places can
be cleared at proper distances for
planting the tomatoes by turning un.
der q spade or two Of soil. Then
when the vetch left between the to-
matoes is six or eight inches high, 1t
can be hoed In. Since 1t II green and
tender, this is no great task and the
vetch will soon rot. If vetch is used In
this way, the soil should be inocu-
lated with the necessary bacteria. In
structions for doing this simple work
can be had upon application to the
state college Of agriculture at Ithaca,
N. Y.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19

thoroughly plowed or disked and har-
rowed in the fall, as these operations
prevent the eggs from Matching the
following spring.
The hopperdozer Is a mechanical
control implement and consists Of
galvanized sheet-iron pan or trough
having a back rising at right angles
to the pan. 1t is about 16 feet In
length and mounted on runners made
Of wood or old wagon tires. Hopper
dozers often are made Of pan Of gal
vanized sheet iron, but the back and
side wings are usually built with a
wooden frame covered with stout mus
lin or light cotton duck, thus secur-
ing llghtness and elasticity Of struc-
ture. The insects hop into this trap,
which Is drawn across the field by
horses. As many as 800 bushels Of
grasshoppers have been collected by
the use of hopperdozers on 100 acres
Of alfalfa.
How to Make Poisoned Bait.
As ordinarily prepared, the bran bait
Is composed as follows: Wheat bran,
% pounds; paris green, 1 pound. or
white arsenic, pound; Q fruits OF
finely chopped lemons or oranges; 2
quarts of low-grade molasses; 2 to 4
gallons of water, according to climatic
conditions. The bran and paris green
or other arsenical are thoroughly mixed
while dry. The fruits are then finely
chopped, and added, and list the d.
Iuted molasses Is poured over the bait
and the whole thoroughly ,kneaded.
This amount Of poisoned bait is sufi-
clent to treat about three ncres when
the grasshoppers first hatch. Later.
when they are nearly full grown. this
amount will suffice for about five
acres II sown broadcast In strips one
yard apart.
Blow fies, robber files and digger
wasbs al prey upon grasshcppers,
while Wild birds from the minute hum
ming birds to the mammoth hawks,
also assert marked control
Complete information relative to
grasshopper control II presented In
Farpers Bulletin 7l7, which has just
been relssued BY the United States de-
partment Of agriculture. : c6py Of
which WIN b mailed free on request
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19
PlDEHRYlXNlS

It is unnatural for fowls to mott
until after they are year old.
Ducklings win thrive better ON
ground feed than on coarse grains.
Mark the vigorous rapid-growing
cockerels and keep them to select next
seasons breeders from.
Clean frequently in hot weather for
filth encourages vermin and multiplies
disease germs Of all kinds.
Oats with a small amount of ground
corn, with plenty of skim milk will
make an excellent summer ration.
Don't expect to feed a single grain
like corn, barley, oats, or kafir corn to
your poultry and expect best results.
Guinea chicks are very tender and
difficult to raise. They have good APP
petites but not very good native sense,
Every poultry keeper who II inter
ested IN breeding better poultry should
have copy Of the American standard
Of perfection.
The American Or general purpose
breeds are: Plymouth Rock. Wypn-
dott& Rhode Island HI Ian, Domi-
niQus and Buckeye
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19
11l|l'ill1sEfAh
The silo's the thing.

The silo's the thing.
The early threshed barley usually
fares best in the market.
All of the vegetables raised In the
garden should be utilized for food.
Soils that have no crop on them, or
the harvest fields as soon as the grain
is of, will be better for good disk
ing.
Vegetables In the late summer gar-
den must be kept growing without
check In order to obtain satisfactory
results.
II takes care and attention to ims
prove land so that the crops may BE-
larger each year the seasons are IN
vorable.
Shoveling silage out Of q silo II
play compared with prying corn
shocks out Of frozen ground and
snow banks. s
Do not forget to continue the fight
on mites and lice. They must be
fought all the time In all sections and
In all seasons. vs.
sE NENf sHee -
Flowing up the old pasture for flax
has one drawback that must be con,
va1oxoa- LA ,v>>s - o.aH~ <ha go s.v>,1Sx
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19
SUGAR BEET THRlPS
HARMFUL TO PLANTS
Spraying Is Most Effective
Means of Controlling Pest.
Besides Doing Much Damage In Green.
house Insect Also Injuries Outdoor
Piants-Appiy Spray on Dull
or Cloudy Day.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment OF Agriculture.)
The .sugar-heet thrips Is an impor.
tant insect recognized as greenhouse
pest and also injuring outdoor plants,
principally sugar beets and sugar cane.
The insect is dark brown or black In
coloI and about 1.8 millimeters In
length. The Injury caused is similar
to that Of other species, such as the
onion thrips and bean thrips. The
plant Is attacked by the adults and by
the nymphs. or young, in the same
manner. The leaf cells are pierced
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19
EXTRA GOOD LAYING FOWLS
Where Given Best Of Care Hens Will
Often Average Fifteen Dozen
Eggs Each Per Year.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agrlculture.)
Extra good laying hens given the
best Of care often average 10 dozen
eggs each per year, and occasionally as
high as 20 dozen. It is possible for a
flock Of ten hens to supply eggs, at the
rate they are commonly used, for two
families Of average size.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19
XIII tha Rooster.

Every year there is a great and
needless loss in the egg trade through
allowing the rooster to remain with the
hens after the season for chicken
Matching has passed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19
Keen Drinking vess4Is Clean.

Clean and disinfect (by scalding or
other means) an drink dishes, particu-
larry those In which milk Is given.
every few days as means Of prevent
ing disease. rt y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
BODY OF A. D. ASHBURN
TO BE BURIED IN OHIO
Funeral at Batavia Friday-Com-
panions Tell How He Met Death
in Connecticut.

Funeral services for Allen Davis
Ashburn. son of Col. and Mrs. P. NJ.
Ashburn. 1913 3oth street, who was
fatally hurt in an automobile acct
dent Monday near Stamford, Conn,
and died that night, will be held Fri
day morning in Batavia, Ohio.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and
W. S. Cowles, companions in the car
at the time of the accident, say the
boys were driving along, the three Of
them in the front seat of the machine,
and drew near a culvert. Upon ap-
preaching it. horse that was loose in
a nearby field stepped out in front of
them on the road. Young Whitney,
who was driving, Immediately put
on the brakes, but not in time to pre-
vent running into the animal. There
was a jolt as the machine hit the
horse, but apparently did not serious
" harm the animal or greatly dam
age the auto.
Passing on, young Whitney remark
ed to Cowles, Gee, that was a narrow
escape" Cowles replied in the affirma-
tive, and then noticed Allen. who was
unconscious. 1t was not until then
that they knew he had been hurt. In
the opinion Of his companions, Ash
burn met his death by his forehead
striking the windshield as the emer-
gency brakes were applied, and strik-
ing the back Of his head against the
seat when the car hit the horse. The
examination of the doctors later
seemed to verify this statement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
WOULD FIGHT UNREST
WITH TRUE EDUCATION
Edwin F. Sweet Discusses Menace
of Bolshevism at Exercises in
CASTOR Hall.

That the presence Of bolshevism in
this country is due to combination of
ignorance and idleness. was the state
ment made by Edwin F. Sweet, acting
Secretary of Commerce, in an address
last night at the exercises attending
foreign service as degree-giving de-
partment of Georgetown University.
The exercises were held in CASTOR Hall,
37th and o streets.
According to Mr.. Sweet. an extensive
educational campaign is the ideal way
Of removing the causes of unrest. 1t
will do more to establish sanity in
all things than any other panacea. he
said.
He declared the school Of foreign
service established by Georgetown Uni
versity will prove a decided factor in
reducing the spread of radicalism by
developing trade with other countries,
thus giving employment to thousands Of
men. He predicted an era Of unpar-
alleled success for the shipping inter-
ests Of the United States. once the mcr-
chant marine program is developed.
William Phillips, assistant secretary
Of state. reviewed the strides made by
this country In diplomacy during the
last decade. Expansion of the country's
commerce to include merchant marine
service unsurpassed by any other coun-
try in the world was urged by Adolph
c. Miller of the federal reserve board
The foreign service school was pre-
scented by Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, it's
regent, and accepted on behalf Of the
university by President Creedon. Rev.
W. Coleman Nevills, dean of the art
and science department; George E.
Hamilton, dean of the law school; DR..
George NJ. Kober of the medical school
and DR.. Bruce Taylor, head of the dem
tai department.