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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
ARTIFICIAL DAY
FAVORED BY HEN
Poultry Flock Given More Time
= for Eating and Exercising
During Winter Season.
INCREASES EGG PRODUCTION
Many Farmers Find u Profitable to
illuminate Houses for Several
Hours Each Day to Encour-
age the Puliets.

Domestic fowls originated in the
tropics where the days and nights are
of about equal length. AS result of
this. the reproductive and digestive
systems Of the hen are developed to
fit the environment of 12-hour day
and a 12-hour night. For this reason
she is somewhat like an alarm clock,
except that she must be wound up
about every II hours instead of every
"a. In the winter in the North, her
digestive system strikes at about or
o'clock In the morning. AS she is
unable to locate food in the dark she
has no alternative but to wait until
daylight or until the caretaker gets
around to feed her.
Habits, Not Nature, Changed.
Up In she north-temperate zone
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
MAKING CANVASS TO
OBTAIN CITY TRADE
District Of Good Incomes Offers
Splendid Field.
Success Depends In Large Measure on
Personality Of Person Soliciting
Good Understanding is usu-
ally Effected.

Producers sometimes obtain custo-
mers by making personal canvass
among city dwellers. say marketing
specialists OF the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. The neigh
borhood selected should be one which
Is not well supplied with markets or
grocery stores handling farm produce.
A suburban district of homes with
good incomes offers good field in
which TO solicit trade. Success In
making n personal canvass depends
in large measure on the personality
OF the person making the canvass. He
should be neatly dressed, should state
his business clearly and conclsely,
showing the prospective customer why
direct marketing would he advantage
Gus and, IL possible he should have
samples of the produce that can be
furnished. AS this method OF obtain.
ing customers permits the consumer to
see and talk with the producer, a bet
ter understanding is usually effected
than If they had never seen each 9TH
er.
A man living few miles from BaltI-
more, who raised poultry. found II inn
practicable to market his poultry
products personally and was not salts
fed with the price he could obtain
locally. He made personal canvass
of few homes In desirable loca-
tlon in Baltimore and obtained four
customers to whom he began sending
eggs by parcel post. Within few
weeks they had recommended the pro.
ducer to sufficient number of custo.
mers to purchase all the eggs and
poultry the producer could supply
Customers were retained by supplying
good quality products and by strict at
tention to business relations.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
MILK COATS ARE
GOOD PRODUCERS
Particularly WeII-Suited for Lin
tied Space Where Cows
Cannot Be Maintained.
WHOLESOME FOOD FOR CHILD
For General Use, for Drinking, Cook
ing, Etc, Milk Has Proved Quite
satisfactory-Does Need Sue
eulent Feeds.

In Europe the goat is often spoken
of as "the poor mans cow" With us
in America the animal has been con-
sidered more as an unfalling source
Of rldlcule than as a milk producer of
real value. The goat Is naturally
adapted for the use Of those families
who find 1t impossible to keep a COW
because of limited space or an In
sufficient supply of food for the larg-
er animals. There are many subur-
ban homesteads and few farms In
this country where milk goats could
be kept at profit. one animal OF
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
THINGS TO AVOID

Don't overload your tires. A
tire will give out sooner from
overload than from almost any
other cause.
Don't underinflate. Underin-
flation and overlooking account
for fully 90 per cent Of all tire
trouble.
Don't neglect small cuts. These
will often extend further than
you think. Dirt and water gets
In, the fabric rots. and blowout
follows. Look over your tires
from time to time and repair
small cuts.
Don't run In ruts, car trucks
or against curblng. The side
walls Of a tire are much thinner
than the tread and will not
stand this kind Of usage.
Don't start or stop suddenly or
skid around corners. The strain
thus set up In the tires Is terrific.
Don't run on fiat tire. Bet
ter run on the rim II only for
short distance.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
M1HlLE
S@ EuSSIF@

The careful car owner keeps his
garage floor free Of water, oil or
grease. His tires last longer as Z
result.
An electric automobile for children
which can be charged from a lamp
socket, Is now being produced In Day
ton, 0.
The most common pump trouble II
leakage Of the air past the plunger,
usually due to worn condition Of the
leather washer.
When the water pump begins leak
ing do not assume that necessarily II
is because the nut is too loose. Fre-
quently the nut II not to blame a. all.
but poor packing is the real cause Of
the trouble.
When the commutator brushes of
the generator become slightly worn,
arcing is likely to result. This may
be prevented by filing the brushes 20
that they make good contact with
the commutator.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
Adjustable Hog Creep.

ing. The hogs can always pass through
without STOPPING, and since there is no
board to rub along their backs there Is
less danger of injuring them. The two
outside boards are nailed to the cross
pieces while the two middle boards are
held in place by bolts which pass
through elongated holes. These two
middle boards may be close together or
far apart depending upon the size Of
the hogs to be excluded.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
ADJUSTABLE CREEP FOR PIGS
Boards Held,Perpendlcularly by Bolts
May Be Close Together or
Far Apart.

Here is an adjustable hog creep that
may be used to admit to pen or feed
lot pigs up to certain size. and ex'
clude all above that size. Usually the
boards of a hog creep are horizontal
but in this case they are perpendicu-
lar, says a writer In Successful Farm
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
BROoDER FOR YOUNG CHICKS
Adapted Especially for Outdoor Use or
independently Of House for
Older Fowls.

The Scientific American in illustrat.
Ing and describing chicken brooder,
the invention Of II. II. Murray Of Nil.
ford. Texas, says:
This invention relates to poultry
raising, and has particular reference
to the care Of young chicks. Among
the objects Is to provide brooder
adapted especially for outdoor use or
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
EASY TO FATTEN BABY BEEF
Requisites for Most Profit
able Results.

1t requires no more skin or atten-
tion to fatten baby beeves than II does
mature cattle, but good breeding and
quality are necessary II the greatest
returns are to be expected from the
production of baby beeyes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27

independently OF poultry house. The
device comprises n hollow pyramldal
chick support with source Of heat
within the base. depending fabric
strips, ceiling of open mesh material,
and suitable roof, the products Of
combustion being conveyed outward
through a flue.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
How to Save Light.
SELECTING BEST C0CKERELS
Male Bird Should Have Short, Stout
Legs and Full Breast--comb 10
Good Index.

In selecting cockerels, they should
have short. stout legs and full breasts.
The comb Is also a good index In judg-
ing the maturity Of male, as some
are far ahead of others hatched at the
same time. Good judgment goes long
way In selecting fowls.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
RUBBER HOLDS CHAINS TIGHT
Plan illustrated for Preventing un-
pleasant Noise as They Strike
Against Tenders.

After using tire chains for some
time they become worn and loose and
hit the tenders, making a noise that
is anything but pleasant; and 1t Is
not the best thing that could happen
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
PLACE PREMIUM ON QUALITY
Everybody Wants the Best II They
Can Afford lt-ouantity Not
Always Desired.

The premium is on the best-on
quality, not quantity-not the second
best. Everybody wants the best II
they can afford 1t. II people take the
second best 1t is not because they
prefer It.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
Large A-shaped Coop Used by Govern
ment Poultry Farm In Artificial
Lighting Experiments.

where during the fall and winter the
nights are from 13 to 10 hours long
the transplanted domestic fowl from
the tropics has changed her habits
but not her nature. During this time
she takes her vacation when she has
the least to eat and to do. This Is
from necessity rather than from
choice, for, given an opportunity to
eat, exercise, and enjoy herself for IL
hours day, she lays nearly, II not
quite so well, as during the summer
months.
Acting on this theory many poultry
keepers have found 1t profitable to
light their poultry houses for several
hours each day. This heightened day,
together with the right kind Of feed
and plenty Of exercise, has been found
to increase to a marked degree the
number OF eggs laid by pullets In the
fall and winter. Ii does not pay to
provide light for older hens. A a.
hour day for the laying flock during
the winter months is the aim of those
who are following this practice.
Experiments are being carried on by
the United States Department Of
Agriculture at the government poultry
farm at Beltsville, Nd, for the pur-
pose of securing more data on this
phase of poultry work. The results
secured thus far corroborate the testi-
mony of others as to the value of IL
Elimination in hen houses.
The birds used in the government
experiments are fed four times day,
nt eight, twelve, four and some time
after dark. This last feed is for the
birds breakfast. In addition to the
four feeds dry mash is kept con-
stantly before the birds.
BY means OF an ordinary alarm
clock an electric switch is turned on
about 4 80 In the morning. Care is
taken to increase the length of the
time of illumination gradually or the
effect on the birds would be disas'
trous. At the close of the season the
decrease must be made slowly. From
November l, the opening of the pu,et
season, to April l is the time when
lighting " usuuiiy pio'iueu ioi i""i0
To secure the desired results II Is
necessary not only TO provide food
ready for eating when the birds
awake, but also water. In very cold
weather some special means of heating
It must be provided or the watering
trough will he frozen over. The birds
will not do we'll II drink Is not avail
able also. A small oil lamp under
bucket. an electric attachment fol
slightly heating the water, and
watering tank insulated somewhat af
ter the Idea of fireless cooker arr
the methods used for keeping thu
water for the flock at temperature
above freezing.
How to Save Light.
In a pen 20 by 20 two lights rathe
than one should be used A wide
angled reflector that will throw th'
light to all parts of the building als'
helps to get the best results from th'
amount of electricity used. To saw
illumination the windows should b.
placed when feasible on the south
east and west sides of the building
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
STORAGE OF CAR
DURING WINTER
Practical Suggestions to Protect
Utility and Add to Life Of
an Automobile.
DRAIN RADIATOR and MOTOR
Keep Engine Going Long Enough to
evaporate Every Drop Of Water to
Prevent Freezing and Possibly
Bursting Jackets.

Wnen IL is found necessary to store
your car during the winter months, the
water should be thoroughly drained
from the radiator and motor, after
which the engine should be run under
Its own power until II becomes thor
oughly heated. Do not run the motor
too fast, but keep II going long enough
to evaporate every particle OF water
that may be "pocketed" to prevent the
water freezing and possibly bursting
the water jackets.
Put Tires In Dark Room.
II is desirable TO remove the tires
and place them In dark room where
they are not subjected to extreme tenn
perature changes. The castings should
be thoroughly cleaned to remove all
oil which may have adhered to them.
After removing the tires, thoroughly
clean the inside OF the wheel rims and
apply coat Of enamel to prevent rust,
which Is very Injurious to the fabric
of the tire.
II the tires are not removed. jack
up the car so that the wheels clear the
floor at least two inches, and let the
air out Of the tubes.
Under no circumstances should the
car be stored In barn or other build
ing in which horses or cattle are kept
at the same time. The ammonia fumes
given OFF will quickly discolor the paint
and enamel. Select building having
a good roof, and preferably a wooden
floor raised several inches from the
ground. All bright metal parts should
be thoroughly coated with slab oil,
vasellne, cosmic or gun grease to pre-
vent rusting.
Care Of Motor.
Remove the spark plugs and pour
into each cylinder about two table
spoonfuls Of mixture of equal parts
Of lard and kerosene oil. Then turn
the motor over slowly by hand several
times until the cylinder walls and pis-
tons are thoroughly covered with the
oily compound.
To clean the cloth upholstery on
sedan bodies, use warm water ant
ooup nuo u WI
dency to spread the grease and leYv'
a dlscolored spot After cleaning
wipe dry with clean cloth.
The top of the car should be thor
oughly cleaned and all dust brushed
out. Never attempt to clean the toT
or curtains with gasoline or kerosene
use good brush or broom.
II possible the top should be KEEP
open, which will keep It well stretched
and smooth. II this cannot be done
use care in folding it--see that tn,
folds are straight and that none o.
. the fabric is plnched between the bow,
or supports.
| Do not fold the top until It is thor
, oughly dry, because any moisture re
naming in the fabric will likely caus,
I mildew, resulting In an unslghtly ant
! leaky top.
Before storing the car the engin,
should be run long enough to thorough
ly charge the storage battery. Th'
hydrometer should show that the grav
ity Of the electrolyte in each cell Is vi
to 1880.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27
Keeping Chains From Hitting Fenders

to the chain or the tenders. To pre-
vent this, fasten piece Of an inner
tube to the chain as shown; fasten
one end of the piece of tube direct to
the chain and the other end to snap.
the snap making It quicker and easier
to remove the tire chains. The rubber
keeps the chain tight so that 1t does
not hit the fenders.-P. A. Gorton In
Power Farming.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27

Radiator Is Heated a
OF
which automobiles
Installed poles throughout
wishing
keyt a receives
auth parties using the plugs
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-23
RUSK COUNTY IN
GREATEST GAIN
Leads % Upper Wis. Counties
In Percentage Increase In
Population

In comparing the percentage increase
in population during the past decade
Of % upper Wisconsin counties, iH1
Guiding all counties north Of Marathon,
RuSk county leads with gain of A
per cent Forest, is a close second, with
a gain Of II per cent; Washburn is
third with IS and Price fourth with
"a
Taylor and Sawyer are tied for fifth
place. with 80 per cent each IN actual
numerical gain also Rusk stands near
the top of the list, gain Of 5.243, MAX
ing ii Il close second. Polk alone eX-
ceeds it, having made a gain of 1903,
although its percentage gain was only
%. Barron is third with 5,1GT1.
These three counties are the only
ones of the % compared to show a gain
of 5000 or more -Four other counties,
namely Langlade, Taylor. Price and
Chippewa each gained more than
1000
The steady growth of North Wiscon-
sin as Il whole is indicated by the fact
that Of the II counties of the state at
large showing an actual decrease in
during the ten-year period.
only one county is located III upper
Superior Telegram.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-23
DECLARES FARMERS
FACE DESTRUCTION

Senator Ladd. of North Dakota, N
attacking the t. s. financial system,
states that failure of present-day IL
nancial and credit systems to meet the
needs of the people is threatening the
destruction of the fundamental Amer
lean industry agriculture
Senator Ladd is proposing Il federal
loan bureau us q method Of relief, as
sorting that through it the government
would resume its proper function ri
issuing money and providing credits to
all people on terms of equality.
Debated values Of farm products
can be traced to n-functioniilg Ct
capital held by IA few corporations
said Senator Ladd.
The Federal Loan Bureau proposed
10 advance credits TO farmers OF ware
house receipts on city real estate ny
10 50 per cent. ON farms up to 60 Per
cent, and farm improvements up ~
10 per cent Of their value.
We would say that the Inability q
ret even 80 per cent farm loans dur
ing the past year has hurt Rusk coul-
ty and Ladysmith almost as much aS
the exorhitant freight rates.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-23
ADVICE GIVEN
YEARS AGO.
Phil Koehler Tells How An Old
German Farmer Led New Set
tiers to Success With Warn
ing, Brush, Grow Grass, But
Leave the Stumps"

Twenty wears ago as Phil koehlef
arrived i'll the Weyerhaeuser neigh
borhoOd where he has since built up
q line farm home. he met an Old GER
man named Joachim Noigt. Mr..
Koehler was discussing land clearing
i'm his office Saturday and told OF old
Mr.. Voigt and the influence he used
in those early days III helping new
corners 10 get started.
Leave the stumps, brush. burn, and
seed. was the advice Mr.. NOigt gave
ana we know from watching this old
mans son. VIM Voigt, clear land on
his farm four miles northeast of La
dysmith that he showed those new
settlers how TO do thorough job. Cur
the brush close TO the ground. pick
trash up clean log up dead logs, save
the best wood for fuel, or to sell. and
leave the StumpS, was the sum. ana
substance of this old MANS advice.
Mr.. KOehler says it is the best pol
lev for a new settler to adopt, that he
ever saw. as the hardwood stumpS rut
cut in few years and then the worst
pine can he blasted This advice given
years ago by this old mani was excellent
and stands today head and shoulders
above the advice given by sO-called eX
perts who advocate stumping ana
blowing new land as one goes.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-23
DEMAND FOR SHORT
COURSE STUDENTS

Attend the Short Course iii Agri-
culture" is the call sent out by j. A.
James, assistant dean of the college
OF agriculture. Over two hundred
men are now enrolled in the present
session.
The first term began Nov. Is and the
second term will begin Jan. =. and the
third begins on Feb. s. A boy may
attend one. two, or three each winter
and by the proper choice of terms,
complete the course after attendance
Of six terms of satisfactory work.
What positions are open to all grad
yates of this course? Cow testing
work, herdsman, foreman, and farm
managers. A great many of the boys
return TO the home farms. The col
lege of agriculture the past year has
been unable to fill the demands for
graduates from this course,
Your county agent will be glad to
send you a bulletin of the short course
in agriculture.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-23
DON'T PLUNGE ON HUBAM
WARN BADGER EXPERTS

The seed Of Hubam is not worth
s. IL pound nor is it worth 80 cents a
pound to the farmers of Wisconsin be-
cause it is practically untried and its
merits improved" says G. b. Mortimer
of the agronomy department of the
University Of Wisconsin. mo authori-
tative tests concerning its value as a
forage crop in Wisconsin have as yet
been completed and until the results
Of such tests become knewn no farmer
should plunge heavily into the raising
Of Hubam."
"Hubam" seed was sold at the rate
Of $500 per bushel or So a pound in
1920 by certain promoting firm, &C.
cording to an authentic report received
at the department.
IIubam is a comparatively new crop
and as such very little is known con-
corning its merits or dement's as a
forage crop.
Experiments at the University OF
Wisconsin have not shown Hubam 10
be a very satisfactory hay crop" says
Mr.. Mortimer. These experiments were
begun in 1920, hut due tos the small
amount of seed used the results were
Insignificant This year the tests have
been more complete and the outlook
for Hubam in Wisconsin is not very
encouraging The crop was practical
" Il failure. This may be partially
due to the exceptionally dry year but
much better results must be obtained
before we can conscientiously advo-
cate the growing Of Hubam in Wiseol-
sin.
''Hubam Is n rapidly growing plant
and may be OF some value as an emer-
geney hay crop, as a green manure crop
or as source of fall pasture" de-
olares Mr. Mortimer. 1T can lie
planted in the spring after the regular
hay crop is known to have been win
ter killed and crop of hay obtained
the following fall Even ii Hubam
were to produce a crop of hay in the |
fall it still has the disadvantage Of |
weather conditions dur
ing the haysng time A good quality |
Of hay would be difficult to produce.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-23
I'll. C. TRUE WILL
IMPROVE SMALL FARM

FL. G. True expects to move the
house that was moved onto the True
lots on West Fourth-st last spring. 70
his ten-acre farm just west Of tine
Dahlberg nursery, and will use it fo"
a temporary home. He expects to move
onto this farm in January and will
clear the land and plans to put up n
modern set OF buildings on it. This
viii be Il great Improvement to that
part of the country and will give peo-
pie a much better impression OF Lady
smithsas they drive into this city from
the west
Mr. True has been on his fathers
Iadysmith. for the past four years.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-23
SOIL NOT PRODUCING
WELL SHOULD BE TESTED

Do YOU want your soil tested Tor
acidity? Have you reason to believe
your soil is not producing maximum
crops because it is acid? Apparatus
iii the county agents office will not
only tell whether or not your soil is
acid, but it will also tell how much
lime per acre is needed to correct this
aciditt.
What is the purpose of lining yolf
soil? Limestone sweetens the soil,
improves the decomposition of organic
matter (humus) making it more avail
able for plant food makes potash and
phosphorus contained in the soil soli1-
Bile and therefore available for plant
food and finally, supplies the much
needed lime for feeding plants,
All the soils of Northern Wisconsin
are sour Those Of Rusk county are
DO exception A soil that Is not pro-
ducng a good crop of clover ought to
be tested for acidity. with the idea Of
correcting acidity by the application
of limestone.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-23
MORE RURAL LOANS
URGED FOR BANKS

The wrong impression that banks Of
Wisconsin have plenty of money be-
cause they have only used one million
dollars and have applied for only one
million dollars more, may be true Of
the southern counties where dairying
has reached its full capacity. but it is
state.
The fact is that there is so much red
tape to the loan applications that
many northern farmers cannot quality
for the loan. Newspapers that state
that very little red tape is necessary.
are not well informed
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-23
TRAPPING PAYS WELL
IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN

Carl Jones found himself out of
work couple of months ago and he
Bayfield, county where they trapped
for thirteen days and succeeded i'll
selling the skins they secured for a
little over $4,000. They returned to
and each got fine buck Since then
Carl has been trapping in this vicinity
and has caught thirteen mink and two
cOons during the past three weeks.
Farmers and settlers who know how
to trap are making good money dur
ing the winter season