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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
SUCCESS WITH SUDAN GRASS
Crop Can Be Grown in Nearly Al
Sections of country-lt Is lmpor-
tant as Catch Crop.

Sudan grass Is being successfully
grown in nearly all parts of the Unit.
ed States. 1t does not serve well eth.
er as a "money crop" or a soil i'm.
proven, hence 1t may never find a per.
manent place in regular crop rota-
lions. 1t has, nevertheless. q very I'm.
pOrtant place In the farmers second
line of defense as a catch crop which
can be planted to give satisfactory re
turns when conditions have brought
failure to other hay crops.
Sudan grass Is replacing millet ne
the premier catch crop in many local.
ties because Of Its ability TO produce
a fair yield and a high quality Of
hay under conditions of low rainfall.
Its rather short growing season. and
its ability to thrive on a wide range
of soil types. Large yields of Sudan
grass are obtained only on good soils.
but the grass fails completely only
on cold. poorly drained land.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
Live Stock
Facts
NECESSARY CARE FOR FOALS
A. Soon as Young Animal Gains
Strength Enough to Be on His
Feet Let Him Nurse.

Foals should nurse after they gain
strength enough to get on their feet
and walk around. In the case OF weak
or very crOoked-legged fOals II may be
necessary to assist them In getting the
teat. but often an Ell ort is made 10
force them TO nurse before they are
ready. Nature takes its own time on
such occasions, and hurryIng and bus.
Ting may do more harm than good.
Before th1 foai nurses wash the mares
udder with a warm = per cent solution
OF a good cOal-tar disinfectant and
then rinse with warm water. The first
milk which m from the mare IL
known as cOlOstrum and acts as a
physic on the fOal. causing the fecal
matter In the intestines to he dis.
charged: hence the folly Of milking
the mare before the foaI comes merely
because there appears 70 be too much
milk In the udder. II the contents OF
the bowels are not elected naturally
within t~wenty-fonr hours. two to four
tahleSpOOnfuls Of castor oil shaken In
milk should he given. and II also NAV
be advisable to inject warm water or
two ounces of castor oil into the how
els. Repeat this treatment every three
or four hours un'il the bowels move
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25

Vaseline applied In the rectum may
aid In ejecting subsequent dry mat
ter.
To offset the danger Of navel infec-
lion In foals (Which causes a disease
known ms jOint-ill). the navel cord
should be washed several times a day
by holding up around the cord q large
necked bottle which has been nearly
filled with a I TO 1000 solution Of cor-
rosive sublimate tbichlorid Of mer.
cury). or by saturating the stump with
fnll-strength tincture OF iOdin. Then
dust II with powdered slaked lime.
This should be repeated each day until
the navel cord drops Off. In case the
navel does no dry properly or shows
inflammation. a veterinarian should be
called. Mares are inclined to be peev-
ish or cross when with their young.
consequently II Is advisable to per-
form the foregoing precautions as
speedily as possible. and then leave
he stable so that the mare and foal
can rest without being disturbed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
GROWING TIMBER
WILL PAY WELL
Farmers Owning Small Tracts
viii Find It advantageous to
Market Crops Together.
CASE IN NORTHWEST CITED
When Care Is Exercised In Selecting
and Cutting a WoodIot May Be
Made Source of Income for an
Indefinite Period.

WITH the help Of the Forest Service
and the county agent, a number OF
farmers who live in Uanglnan valley
Wash, Just north Of the PaIouse Di-
vision Of the 81. Joe Forest, are CO.
operating this year In the sale OF aDout
100000, 900 feet Of timber.
Last fall the Forest Service was
requested to aid these farmers in dis
posing OF u considerable amount Of
timber on their claims. II developed
that there were approximately 2Uo
settlers who owned about 3~0O,O0O,O0O
feet Of timber which they desired to
dispose OF as a unit In order 10 attract
some company capable of handling the
entire proposition. They were. how
ever, unable To agree upon a salts
factory price. The project had been
worked up by the local county agent,
O former Forest Service man, from
whom the request for help came.
Not Needed for Crops.
The Forest Service agreed to make
an appraisal of the timber and to as.
slst in drawing up a contract and sale
conditions. The appraisal was made
last spring and a price fixed of about
$3.50 per thousand feet. Although
the land Is well adapted to agricul-
ture, II will not he possible for Il
owners to put all Of 1t into cultivation
for a number OF years. Consequently
II Is to their advantage to devote 1t
10 growing timber until such time as
II Is needed for raising crops. The
stand consists Of yellow pine OF a
good quality and contains a large
number of trees just below merchant.
able size which will make rapid
growth when the old timber Is re-
n0vei. 1t Is distinctly a case where
1t will pay the farmers TO grow trees.
These facts were explained to the
members Of the association and they
quickly saw the advantage of handling
the forest In the manner recommend
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
DAIRY
FACTS
FLOODED CALF FOR RAISING
Select One Of Breed Most Admired
and Believed Best Suited to
Local Conditions.

II you have decided to select a
blooded calf for raising. choose one
of the breed that you admire most and
believe suited to your conditions. pro-
vided the community in which you live
has not already adopted some other
breed. You Should cooperate with
your n%eighbOrs In developing one breed
for your community. You will also
obtain much valuable information
about calves by working and advising
with others, especially those who have
had more experience. Select a good
%purebred calf. 1t Is not sufficient that
it be a purebred. 1t should be regis
tered, as shown by the registration
certificate furnished you by the breed
er and signed by the secretary Of the
national association representing the
breed.
In addition to being a good individ
ual it should have good breeding back
of 1t. Its parents. grandparents, and
so on, should have been useful and
profitable to their owners. These facts
may NC ituTIleu lTOlJ u Stuuy vi tho
calf's pedigree. To know a good pedi-
gree when you see 1t will require some
study on your part. Read a history
Of your chosen breed. Become famil-
lar with individuals and %bloodlines
which have been instrumental in build
Ing up the breed. Such information
may be obtained from books sold by
publishing houses, from live stock
journals, or from bulletins issued by
your state college of agriculture, or by
the United States Department Of Ag-
r'culture. Much valuable information
may be obtained also from the secre-
tary Of the registry association Of the
breed you select. The state associ-
alton organized in the interest of your
f~avOrite breed will be able to assist
you materially. Join such an associ-
alton at your first opportunity.
Subscribe for a good live stock pa
per. especially the official journal pub
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
LARGE VALUE OF DAT STRAW
Superior to Timothy Hay for Feeding
Dairy Cows Because of Larger
Amount of Protein.

According to average analyses, 1O
pounds of Oat hay will contain the
following ~digestible nutrients; 40
pounds Of protein, 3S.1 pounds of car
bohydrates, and IT pounds of fat; or
a total of 46.4 pounds of digestible
nutrients. This hay will be superior
to timothy for feeding dairy cows be
cause it contains over One-third more
protein. This will hold particularly
true where protein feeds are high Ia
price and difficult to secure. Ordi'
narily carbohydrate feeds, such as corn
and barley, are relatively cheaper Ia
price than protein feeds, such a.
gluten and oil meal. which are neceS-
sary to supplement rations Of corn
silage and timothy hay.
Glover and alfalfa hay are superior
to oat hay. but mixed timothy and
clover is practically the same In feed
ing value is Oat hay.
To obtain the best quality Of hay,
the oats should be cut when In the
flower or when the grain is In the
early milk stage. If left until a later
stage. the stems and leaves become
somewhat more indigestible and are
less palatable. Also the protein cOn-
tent is somewhat less where the grain
is allowed to practically reach matur-
ity.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25

cnttle on them to clear them up com.
pletely before severe winter and SHOWS
come.
Protect Contents Of Siio.
The most important roughage, 50
tar as economical beef production IL
concerned, is yet to be mentioned, and
that is silage. Silage Is no longer a
cheap feed, but In the strictest sense
of the word there Is no cheap feed.
Silage is worth at the present time
from SO to $13 a ton, depending upon
local labor conditions and upon the
quality and yield Of corn. Even at
these prices 1t makes one of the most
economical cattle feeds. More cattle
can be handled on q given farm area
where the silo furnishes the bulk Of
the roughage. More feed can be
stored per cubic foot Of space than by
any other means. Cattle can be fat
tened on silage, supplemented with a
small amount Of a highly concentrated
protein feed, such as ~cottOnseed or lin
seed meal, and q little dry roughage.
such as oat straw. Stockers and feed
ers can be wintered on silage alone.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
SUPERIOR GRIT FOR POULTRY
Where Hard Material Is Supplied the
Gizzard Is Made to Function
More Accurately.

When grit for the poultry Is pur-
chased only grit Of known hardness
should he employed: always the
greater the quantity Of grit found In
the %droppings the greater the evidence
of Its softness. Hard grit Is slowly
voided. therefore the gizzard Is made
TO function nor accurately. and every
organ OF the hen. In consequence.
functions more thoroughly. Less IN
assimilated feed Is thrown or and
more eggs result from perfectly
ground and therefore nssimilated feed.
Naturally there Is less feed required
where all the feed Is digested-near,y
all farm fowls. except where hard grit
Is provided, are wasteful in this re
spect.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
PREVENT SPREAD OF DISEASE
OF Greatest Importance That Car.
casses Of Dead Animals So
Buried or Burned.

When II Is considered that the
spores Of anthrax may be distributed
20 live stock through the feces of cats.
dogs. hogs, chickens and flies " Is
more readily apparent that carcasses
Of animals dead Of disease should be
burned as speedily as possible. Most
Of these disease carriers come In close
contact with the larger domestic ami.
mails and thus the direct transmission
Of germs from their BODY surfaces is
possible and also It Is known that they
are more than likely to contaminate
water courses. II Is possible that
many cases Of anthrax may be at.
tributed to the comr,on house fly.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
WAR ON MOLES NETS
PROFIT FOR FARMER
Fur of Animal Found to Be OF
Considerable Value.
Annual Damage by Rodents TO Crops
and Grain in the United Statesis
Roughly Estimated to Amount
to $500. 600, 1000.

Moleskins obtained from animals
Killed in the crusade fOStered by the
biological survey, United States de-
partment Of Agriculture, against crop
destroying animals have netted 90
NO TO 100000 II year to farmers OF
Oregon and Washington. Moles ana
the many kinds Of rodents do serious
damage to grass and grain, Il a cam
pnign OF determination was started
against them through cooperation or
the biological survey and the states
relations service. AS a by-product or
determination the fur Of the mole was
found to he of value. The pelt OF
the northwestern mole Is superior TO
that of the Scotch mole. which is gen
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
SWINE RELISH soYBEAN HAY
Use In Hog Ration Reduces Cost a
Pork Production and Makes
Better Grade Of Meat

For hog feeding operations. soy
beans may be probably fed In the
form Of mature hay which obliges the
swine to nose out the beans and crack
them like corn. The hogs relish the
beans and hay and consume II with q
minimum Of waste while It's use In the
ration reduces the cost Of pork pro.
durtion and makes for . better grade
Of meat with q nice blending and
marhling Of lean and fat.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
ATTENTION TO STALL FLOORS
Where Cement 10 Used Bedding
Should BE Spread to Protect ID
ders Of the Cows.

When planning a new dairy barn,
the stall floors should be given care
ful attention. A good floor should be
sanitary and permanent and a non-con-
ductor Of heat. The drains and ei-
leys may be concrete. but for stall
floors, cement Is not wholly desirable,
when used. II must be covered with
suficient bedding to prevent the nd
aers of the cows from coming In rom
tact with It.
Some form Of wood block is most
satisfactory for this purpose.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
WEED SEEDS HARM WooDLoTs
Just 70 important to Eradicate Nox-
lous Plants There az Il 10 In
Any Family Garden.

II Is inst al profitable to remove
weed seeds from the woodiot, as II IL
to weed the garden: hesides you can
burn the wool from the crooked. de-
fective trees. and from those that are
not good timber species.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
MsREEplNe REDUCES WeoR
Any Weak Points Present In Blood
Strain Brought to View With
out Stint.

Inhreeding generally reduces the
vtger. although u concentrates what
ever good points happen 10 he present.
u there are any bad points present
a. the HOOD strain 4 brings them to
new r~esuorselessis. II takes exsep-
Iopsily ecod hiood TO Withstand the
: a inbsceding
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
QUITE EXPENSIVE OATS

The actual cost Of producing
d bushei Of oats In Missouri this
year was IS cents, which does
not include Z cents a bushel for
hauling to the elevator. The
re0t was figured AT $6.8S. cost Of
pinntinR At $6.0s and the cost Of
harvesting At <7.71 per acre. o.
total cost o. $20.68s which
yIelds IN busheIs-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
FARMER NEEDS LE!TER.HEAD
One Of Neat and Attractive Appear
N a Important 9, u 70 for
Progressive Merchant.

The progressive farmer needs q neat.
attractive letter head for his business
correspondence just a. badly q the
progressive merchant or other husi
e man needs ona. Il y also one o.
the bess s~dvsrrsaa6 uajscs avsIIah'4
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
TO DETERMINE AGE OF cows
Most Common Way is TO Count Rings
on Horno-Teeth Also Should
BE Considered.

The common way of judging the ace
Of a cow Is by counting the rings on
her horns. The drst ring usually
comes at about three yesrs Of age,
the second one two years later, and
then one ring II formed each year.
The shape. size and condition Of the
tsslh should alse b considered
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
BIG CROP OF POTATOES
To crow biz cron q,

To grow big crop Of potatoes
]. Have well-drained, fertile
soil.
2. Prepare a deep seedbed.
3. Plant seed free from dis
ease.
4. Plant seed improved by Sc
lection.
8. Keep seed from sprouting
until planted.
q. Treat all seed for disease.
=. Cultivate thoroughly.
e. Spray for hugs and hight.
B. Rotate crops with legumes.
Don't plant potatoes after pota.
toes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25

ed. In order to save the young growth
they agreed to sacrifice 30 cents per
thousand on the stumpage price.
Cooperation Is Favored.
Farmers in general who W small
bodies of timber will find 1t profitable
to cooperate with their neighbors in
marketing their grown timber. In
many cases the individual amounts are
700 small. as in the above instance. to
make 1t profitable for their owners to
advertise for bids or for sawmills TO
In. When care is taken In select
Ing and cutting timber a woodlot may
be made a source of income TO Its own
er for an indefinite period Of years.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
BREEDING SIRES AND DAMS
Figures Given Representing condl.
tions on More Than 1000 Farms
In United States.

Developments In the Better Sires-
Better Stock" campaign have resulted
In figures showing the relative number
OF males and females kept for breed.
Ing purposes. Following are the ratios
based on more than 20O.OOO head Of
stock OF all kinds listed with the
United States department of agricul.
ture:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25

orally used for fur garments. The
northwestern m~oleskins have recently
sold at from 80 to 60 emf apiece and
have been In great demand.
The total annual damage by rodents
to crops and grains In the United
States is estimated roughly at $500,
100000. This Is being cut down by
systematic poisoning campaigns in
various sections. The territory COW
cred in these campaigns In the last
year amounted to about 34,OOO,OOO
acres. The saving to crops in the
destruction of moles and of such ro-
dents as prairie dogs. ground squirrels,
pocket gophers, and jack rabbits Is
estimated to be $10.OOO,OOO a year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
taverage,........I male to SIS females.

These figures represent conditions
IN more than two thousand farms In
various parts Of the country. and are
believed TO be typical OF other farms.
They show the Importance Of placing
stress on quality In sires. since In
practically all cases a sire Is the par
ent OF a very much larger number
OF offspring than the average female
animal.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
New Concern Will Push Develop
ment of Rusk County
Land
OFFER 40 ACRES FINE
LAND AS CONTEST PRIZE
National Land COlOnizing Co. is Name
OF Concern Which Has $4,000 Acres
In This County

The National Land ColOnizing Com
pany. operating from this city, who
own about 10000 acres of Rusk county
land, have moved into their new quar-
ters this week and are now ready for
business. Their office is located on the
corner northeast of the depot, where
everyone who comes to the city by rail
road will pass to reach the business
section. This office has been repainted
inside and the birch woodwork given
IA mahogany stain. The main office is
40X22, with two smaller private offices.
Two large SignbOards have been erect
ed, one on the west and one north of
the building, which will carry adver-
tising of the firms lands. The grounds
will be handicapped and J. S. BOrdner
will show his skill in making this
yard blossom like the rose.
Ralph $. Crowl, president of the
company, will be ably assisted in their
office at Madison, by Capt. II. E. Bren-
nan, who is treasurer and Capt. John
McNiel, the advertising manager. Mr.
McNiel was formerly advertising man
ager for the Cook Reynolds Co., the
largest land concern in Montana and
is one of the best land advertising men
in the country.
Il. C. Jones, field manager of sales,
is Il well posted man for the position,
having sold land most of his life and
for several years has had charge of all
sales for the Flambeau River Lumber
Co. Later he and J. S. Bordner Oper-
Walrath which is also taken over by
the company. as is all of the Flambeau
River Lumber Co.'S land and the land
owned by both Mr.. Jones and Mr..
BOrdner. These two gentlemen will
take over the management of the office
here.
John S. Bordner, who is one Of the
best educated agriculturiSts in the
state, having graduated from the uni
verSitieS of Indiana and Michigan, and
at the latter winning his degree as =.
II. d., will be general manager of agri-
cultural development and settlement.
When things get started in good shape,
Mr.. BOrdner will have an assistant
who will help settlers in ev-
cry conceivable manner from moving
onto their land, buying dairy cows or
bringing out their groceries and mail.
The company means to give real SER
vice to the settlers, and help them to
get on their feet as soon as possible.
+. X. ReitZ will have charge of the
improved farm department and l.. K.
Farley and j. ID. Bowers will be the
Iowa representatives, while j. ID. Har-
per, who is an eX-cOunty agent and
graduate of Purdue university, will
have charge of the work in Indiana.
Mr.. Crowl is planning on summer
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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
Cattle Sheds VIII Be Built For
Exhibits at County
Fair
ASSISTANT VOTED FOR
ROAD COMMISSIONER
Tractor Voted For Poor Farm and
Power Lawn Mower For
Courthouse

The annual May session of the coun-
ty board is on as the News-Budget goes
to press.
Miss Margaret Thomas. county
health nurse, has been elected for a
years term and the sum of $1,000 has
been appropriated for carrying on the
work
Upon petition Of the Guernsey and
H0lstein associations. an appropriation
of $1,000 was made for the building of
cattle sheds for exhibits at the county
fair.
The usual routine of road petitions
have been presented.
The board this morning voted to en-
pl0y an assistant highway commits
siOner for the balance of the present
season. 125 more miles of road put I'M
der supervision of county commission
er and the bulk of the work coming in
the rush season. necessitating an as
sistant.
IT was voted to build an outside fuel
room at the courthouse and to purchase
a power lawn mower
The county surveyor is given an
office in the office of the county judge,
the county agricultural agents office
having been removed ITO the basement.
and the county health nurse and Red
Cross personal service workers offices
having been removed to the county
agents former office
The old Jahnlle creamery building
has been bought by the county for the
storage Of road machinery and the
county highway commissioner equip
ment.
An appropriation of $1,000 was voted
for the purchase of tractor, plows and
disc for the poor farm.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
HOLD CHURCH
CONFERENCE
Interchurch World Movement
Meeting Brings People Here
From All Parts of
County

Rusk cOunty's interchurch movement
conference was held in the Methodist
church in Ladysmith last Friday, Apr.
1G, afternoon and evening. Rev. Grant
V. Clark, of the Congregational church,
was moderator. Many prominent peO-
pie from over the county attended.
This conference was one of 1000 held
in thrty-six states by pastors and lay
men of thirty great denominations.
1t was the kind of conference that
generals hold before a critical engage
ment; that business men hold before
entering a new market. A conference
of judgment, not emotion a clear-eyed
facing of the facts.
Make Scientific Survey
For more than year hundreds of
workers have been quietly engaged i'm
making a scientific survey of the mis-
sion fields and of America, county by
county.
The facts developed are startling.
The charts and maps will amaze you.
No such picture Of Americas situation
has ever before been drawn.
On the basis of these surveys thirty
Protestant denominations are uniting
i'm nation wide cooperative campaign.
Each of the thirty denominations has
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