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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07
FoRESTALL RoUP IN AUTUMN
Epidemic May Be Prevented by Stop
ping Up Draft-Producing Open
inqs in House.

Forestall a roup epidemic by stop
ping up draft-producing openings in
the henhouse. Plenty of fresh air
without drafts is highly desirable.
The house can be freely ventilated
by use of muslin curtains or wind baf-
f1ers and danpness is thus removed.
Drafts and dampness produce colds,
which run into roup, pox, canker and
diphtheria.
The air supply in a henhouse may
be more readily controlled by having
three sides alright and the fourth,
preferably the south side, equipped
with ventflating devices. Use one
square foot of glass and one square
foot of muslin to 16 feet of floor
space, or If shutters are used half,
as much as curtain space.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07
BENEFITS OF FALL FLOWING
1t Gives Better Distribution of Work,
Relieving Rush During the
Spring Season.

There are several advantages to fall
blowing It gives bettex distribu-
ton of farm work, relieving the spring
rush. Soils that are inclined to be
wet and cold will warm up and be
ready for working earlier in the spring
If fall plowed. Where sod, coarse lit
ter or heavy growth of vegetation is
to be turned under the material will
partially decompose during the winter,
thus making it possible to prepare a
better seed bed in the spring. Fall
blowing also helps destroy certain in
sects. Soils that are heavy and in
clined to be cloddy Will often improve
in filth with fall blowing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07

Farmers Ice House With Milk Room.
consequently every effort must be
made to resist the passage Of heat by
placing in the walls a material or a
form of construction which will reduce
the transfer of heat from the outside
to the inside No material known will
entirely prevent the passage of heat,
but several kinds of material, called
non-conductors or insulators, offer a
high resistance to its passage. The
best insulators appear to be those that
contain entrapped air in the greatest
number of small spaces.
Size of the Ice House.
AS to the size, this must depend up
on the amount of ice that will be need
ed. A cubic foot Of ice weighs about
81 pounds, so in storing ice it is Gus
tomary to allow from 40 to so cubic
feet per ton for the mass of ice, but
the quantity that an ice house of
given size will hold depends upon the
manner in which the ice is stored.
Generally speaking, in the north it will
take one and one-half tons for cooling
the milk from each COW, and two tons
per COW in the South. Allowing so
cubic feet for ton of packed ice, ten
tons will require about 500 cubic feet
of space.
Detailed figures as to capacity, to-
gether with directions and building
plans, are found in literature issued by
the United States Department of Ag@
riculture, which is always ready to an
swer inquiries on this as on other sub
jects pertaining to farm practice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07

tectives" shadowing ''boarders" In
AZ states a total of 1853 improbable
COW chasers were on the job.
Wisconsin contrasting associations
are not only interested in getting rid
of Improbable animals, but are con-
stantly seeking to improve the quality
of the profitable cows. The scrub bull
has been made the target of considera-
BILE shooting practice. "Boost Better
Bulls" as campaign slogan was
adopted by the cow testers, as well as
by leading live stock men of the state
in a purebred sire campaign.
Census of bull associations shows 38
per cent of farmers were using pure
bred bulls throughout the counties; 81
per cent, of farmers using scrubs; only
per cent of coW-testing association
members are using scrub bulls.
More than half of all the associations
in the state are now 100 per cent for
purebred sires. Seventy-fye associa-
tions are included in this "scrub-free"
list. The remaining 80 associations
have reduced the scrubs until no assoc
citation has more than five unproduc-
tive sires. According to Mr.. Cramer,
there are not more than 127 scrub
bulls in use by over $500 Wisconsin
farmers, members of cow-testing assoc
Citations.
Other Projects Fostered.
Ever alert for lettering the dairy
industry of the state in whatever way
presents itself, cow-testers in the Bad
ger state are taking an active interest
in tuberculin testing and other worthy
dairy projects. Wherever possible,
testers are urging their association
members to have their herds tested for
tuberculosis pointing out the impor-
lance of this phase of dairy herd man
agement. Considerable progress is be-
ing made along this line Of endeavOr.
Fifty-three per cent COW testing as
ISOLATION herds are tested for tubercu-
losis. Where four months ago there
was one, now seven cow-testing asso-
Citations are free from scrub bulls; all
members use butter and every herd is
tested for tuberculosis. These are
Attention, louisville, Alema, Barron,
Chetek, Delafield, Rice Lake and Rich
field.
Look for the 'oleo' and encourage
the drinking of more milk, SO that Wis
consin can have bigger and better citi-
zens to hold her place on the throne of
dairydom,' is advice recently issued by
Nander M. Nelson, president of the
! Cow-Testers' association, to the 127
testers of whom he is the chief execu-
tive. But five of the $500 members Of
C. r. A. use butter substitutes.
At the National Dairy Show next fall
so neutrality-suspicious. cows will be
exhibited in the competitive classes
and then sold. Over 1,200 register-of-
production cows in the state are listed
in the cow-testing associations. During
the first two years after the register
of production was started 421 were
listed.
Badger testers do not forget the i'm
portance of social life in the country.
Their members enjoy monthly meetings
/ together, discussing problems relating
to the furthering of association work,
and having social evening where
everyone gets acquainted with every
one else in the association
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07
FARM SMOKEHOUSE is
PAYING INVESTME EMIT
Where Hogs Are Kept 1t Win
Prove Quite Profitable.
cubicaI Fireplace Should Be Con.
structed OF Cement and on Small
Farms Ordinary Barrel Will
Answer for Smoke Chamber.

Farmers who keep hogs will find
that a smokehouse for curing hams,
shoulders and bacons is a profitable
investment. A hillside is the best To-
cation. The fireplace, cubical space
3 feet long, 8 feet high, and feet
wide, should be made of cement from
4 to inches thick An iron door
should be provided for introducing the
fuel. Near the top of the chamber
there should be an opening for a four
inch smoke-pipe leading upward to
the smoke chamber, which on small
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07
|D)O(JL>IRI NOIE(|


Success with poultry depends more
on health than on breed.
1t is a good plan to have hoppers
hung on the wall where grit and
oyster shell are always accessible.
Good, bright, alfalfa hay saved from
the last cutting will come in handy this
winter when green feed is scarce.
If the thought ever comes to you of
crossing breeds, forget it. It's step
backward in the chicken business.
These cool mornings foretell the
coming soon of cold and stormy days.
It's time to see that the poultry house
is made windproof.
BESIDES being educators, the poultry
shows will stimulate your pep and en-
thusiasm for better chickens, which in
turn will increase profits.
It's far better to have the cement
floor of a penthouse set on a 8 to 10
inch layer of coarse stones Damp
ness is fatal to hens.
Young ducks will often begin laying
Of about five months of age, although
the breed and the management will
cause a variation.
Mix contains considerable amount
of animal protein, and is fine for hens,
but it ought not to be counted on as a
substitute for meat scraps or tankage
In the dry mash.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07
WHITEWASH HELPS cow BARN
Thorough Cleaning and Disinfecting
Is Urged Before Severe Cold
Weather Sets In.

Give the COW barn a thorough clean
ing and disinfecting. Whitewash it
from top to bottom and from end to
end. Provide for the admittance of
fresh air and the expulsion of the foul
air that accumulates from the cows
breath. Put the COWS on a winter
ration of leguminous hay, silage and
a balanced mixture of concentrates
and minerals. Do these things and
reap the profits that are sure to come
to the owners Of good cows well cared
Cor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07

upon these factors. 1t never pays to
build permanently in other than SUBJ
stantial manner, and careful thought
should be given the matter before
erecting a cheap makeshift that will
not give adequate service.
An ice house should be built where
it will be shielded as much as possible
from the wind and from the direct
rays of the sun. The object is to pre-
vent the outside heat from passing in
to the interior and melting the ice /:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07
WINTER EGGS BRING PROFIT
To Obtain Greater Production Fowls
Should Be Young and of Good
Laying Breed.

For the largest profit a good pro
portion of the eggs should be laid
during the winter. If two extra eggs
a week can be obtained from each
hen, a good profit will be made, and
if the product is increased by only
one egg a week in winter this one egg
will pay for all the feed the hen eats
To obtain this greater production not
only should the fowls be young and
of a good laying breed but the feeder
should have a full knowledge of the
proper feed and it's preparation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07
sKUNKs WILL DESTROY BEES
Visit Hives at Night and Scratch on
Outside Until Honey Gath
ers Come Out.

A report from Ohio received by the
biological survey of the United States
Department of Agriculture says that
skunks are giving great deal of
trouble to bee-keepers in that region
The skunks visit the hives at night
and scratch on the outside till the
bees come out. AS soon as they ap-
pear the skunks eat them. The bio
logical survey recommends that under
such conditions the hives be fenced
in with chicken wire at least three
feet high.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07

slackers and should be the first to go.
The chances are they will not lay
again for some time, the poultry spe-
cialist of the Alabama experiment sta
ton believes. 1t is usually advisable
to standardize the flock by having all
of one breed, but there are special con-
ditions under which the raising Of two
breeds is advised. Those having mon
grel chickens will find it profitable to
develop a purebred flock, the United
States Department of Agriculture adj
vises. This can easily be done within
two or three years by buying a few
settings of eggs of the desired breed
for Matching purposes. Recent inves
LEGATIONS at the q. S. experiment farm
indicate that quicker results may often
be obtained by such purchase than
by grading up the mongrel stock.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07

Every Farmer Should Build for Him
self Smokehouse Similar to This.
farms may consist merely of barrel
or hogshead. A perforated cover
should be provided for the barrel.
The pipe through which the smoke
is conducted from the fire-pit to the
curing house or barrel may be of ce-
ment, stoneware or terra Gotta with a
diameter of approximately 4 or 5
inches. The cost of the material Is
single
For fuel, green hickory, maple or
any hardwood should be used; never
pinewood or any wood that contains
resin. The meat should be smoked
from SO to 48 hours, unless it is to be
kept a long time, when the smoking
should be continued much longer
Popular Science Monthly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07

soaked in water and steamed for 80
seconds with live steam, and lined with
liners that had been dipped in sat
urated solution of boiling brine, de-
veloped very little mold; but results
were still better when paraf1n and
salt were used as described above
The treatment found most satisfac-
tory is inexpensive and meets the
needs of creameries of any type and
in any part of the country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07
PLAN TO KEEP SOREHEAD OUT
Piece of Canvas Well Creased over
Feed Hopper viii Soon Rid
Flock of Trouble.

To keep sorehead out of the poultry
dock hang q piece of canvas over the
opening Of the feed hopper. Cut Sits
In the canvas and keep the Sits well
creased with an antiseptic salye. The
birds in feeding get the salve on
their heads, and this puts stop to
the sorenead.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07
KEEP ONLY BEST PUREBREDS
All Animals That Do Not Come Up to
ideals Should Be Sold to Butcher
Keep Breeders.

All purebred animals are by no
means desirable or satisfactory.
Where purebred registered animals
are Kept the best only should be re-
tanned or sold for breeding stock.
Slaughter or sell for slaughter the
purebreds that do not come up to
your ideals of breeding stock.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07

While Columbia sheep, developed
by the United States Department of
Agriculture, may be especially suited
to the western ranges, it is not likely
that the new breed will have many
supporters in Wisconsin.
THE standard breeds are so well
suited to Badger conditions" says
Frank Kleinheinz, veteran shepherd
OF the University of Wisconsin fiocks,
chat our breeders will not be inclined
70 experiment with new combinations,
no matter how promising. They viii
stick b. the Shropshires. the Mamp-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07
HONEY-BEE WILL
PAY GOOD MONEY
Product Has Held Higher Level
of Prices During Past Two
Years Than Any Other.
FIT INTO GENERAL PROGRAM
Busy Little Insects Do Not Require
Expensive Equipment and Require
Very Little Attention-Keep
Watch on Queen.

The lowly honey-bee, long since a
familiar sight on the average farm,
is coming back again 1t has justified
itself, not only in tns eye Of the fad
dist but in the eye IF the farmer.
Honey has held a higher level Of
prices the past two years than almost
aRy farm product that can be named.
It mas done this in spite of the slump
in sugar prices, in spite of the fact
that more stands Of bees are kept on
farms today than for some years past,
and in spite of the fact that last year
was a tremendous favorable season
aud there was an unheard of flow Of
honey.
Fit in Farm Program.
Bees ut into the general farm pro-
gram in an admirable way. To those
who are unfamiliar with them few
of their advantages may be proftably
pointed out. In the first instance,
they require no special ground. A
small space in a corner of the orchard
viii take care Of them in excellent
shape. They do not require expen-
siYe housing or equipment, although
they must be given proper hives to
work in for the best results. They
do not require any care. They feed
themselves and gather their honey
from sources which otherwise would
be lost. You have to buy no feed for
them.
Require Little Care.
They require slight attention. Dur
ing the swarming period, if they are
properly handled according to the
latest plans, they will not cause the
least trouble. Experienced beekeep-
ers are living their new swarms cas-
lily and in a period of few minutes
OF course, they keep an eye on the
bees and know what to do and just
how to do it, They do not let them
take to the air and then set up bar
rage of yells and noise from tin pans
end kettles. By watching the swarm
and catching the queen when the hive
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07

shires, the Southdowns, the Oxfords
and all other good breeds that have
been found profitable in Wisconsin"
The Columbia sheep has been found
ed on a cross between the Lincoln a
coarse-wool breed, and the Rambouil-
let, a fne-wool breed. Trials with it
have been made at the experiment sta
ton at Dubois, Idaho, and indications
seem to point to the Columbia meet
ing a need for sheep adaptable to
ranges where feed is sufficiently
abundant to produce lambs ready for
slaughter at weaving time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07

More Stands of Bees Are Kept on
Farms Today Than for Some Years
Past.
is giving indications of getting rest
less, they hive the new swarm with
out any more trouble than you would
experience in taking baby chicks
from the incubator and placing them
I'm a brooder. This does not mean
that the bees can be neglected, or
forced to shift for themselves.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-03-30
(First published in the HAYS Ere,
Press, March 16. 1927

u
Sealed bids will be received at the
office of the County Clerk. at Havs
Kansas, until II o'clock noon, April
9th, 1922, and then publicly opened
for the furnishing of all labor and
material for the construction of the
following bridge:
One 2O-ft. span concrete sub
structure, reinforced concrete SUPER
structure, located on the section line
between sections % and 29-15-18.
Bidder shall specify unit price for
each item, of work, also gross sum
for which proposed work will be
done.
Certified check to the amount of
. 90 of the amount of the bid, shall
accompany each proposal made pay
able to the Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners.
Successful bidder shall enter into
a contract with the Board of County
Commissioners within ten days after
the award of contract.
County reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids, and award the
contract to the best interest of the
county.
All work to be performed, and
material furnished, in accordance
with the plans and specifications, on
file within the Office of the County
Clerk and County Engineer, of Ellis
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certified check to the amount of
o9o OF the amount of the bid. shall
accompany each proposal made pay
able TO the Chairman of the Board of
county Commissioners.
Successful bidder shall enter into
a contract with the Board of County
- commissioners within ten days after
the award Of contract.
County reserves the right to reject
any and all bids and award the con
tract to the best interest of the coun-
All work to be performed. and
material furnished, in accordance
With the plans and specifications. on
ME within the Office of the County
CLERK and County Engineer, of Ellis
County, Hays, Kansas.
Signed and dated at Hays. Kan
sas, this 18th day of March, 1922.
By Order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
NJ. A. Basgall,
County Clerk.
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Bats Physical Limitation.

bat cannot rise from perfectly
level surface. These winged mann
mails are remarkably nimble in their
flight when once on the wing and can
ny for many hours at a time without
rest, but II placed on a floor or fat
ground they are utterly unable to use
their wings. The only thing a bat can
do an such a situation is to shuttle
helplessly and doubtless painfully
along until II reaches some trifing ele-
walton from which il can throw itself
into the air. Then at once it is OF
like a flash
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-03-30
(First published in the Hays Free
Press, March 16, 1929
NOTICE OF SAFE

Executors Notice of Sale of out
standing Book Accounts and Notes
and Mortgages to all persons inter
ested, will take notice that we viii
on the 3rd day of April, 1922, at the
hour of 1 O'Clock p. M, sell at the
South Front Door at the Court House
IN Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, at
Public Sale for cash, all of the fol-
lowing described Personal Property,
all of the outstanding Book Ac-
counts, Notes and Mortgages of the
Estate of M. J. R. Treat, deceased,
situated in the County of Ellis and
State of Kansas, to-wit namely
One Note of the amount of S628. 90
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ELECTION PROCLAMATION

1, H. w. Oshant, Mayor of the
City of Hays, Kansas, by virtue of
the authority IN me vested by law, do
hereby give notice and proclaim that
on the fourth day of April, A. D.
1922, between the hours of seven CD
O'Clock A. M. and seven I'd o'clock
p M. of said day, there will be held
IN the City of Hays, Kansas, a gen
eral City election, for the purpose of
electing the following officer:
One City Commissioner.
The polling place at which votes
will be received in the first ward of
said City viii be at the basement of
the Farmers State Bank.
And in the second ward will be at
Munyon's Battery Station,
And in the third ward viii be at
the City Hall.
And I further designate and APP
point the following qualified electors
OF said City: Steve Joy, Elizabeth
Leahy, Frank Kissing, Judges, and
Mrs. J. F. Jordan, Maurice Zeigler,
Clerks of said election to serve in
the first ward; and A. D. Goetchius,
r. J. Hoch, Marie Roenfeldt, Judges,
and John A. Basgall, Mayme Mulroy,
Clerks of said election in the second
ward; and Mrs. w. w. Paul, William
Richmond, B. M. Drefling, Judges,
and May Bemis, P. F. F'elten, Clerks
of said election in the third ward.
Witness my hand tbs 1st of March,
A. D. 1922.
81. w. Oshant,
Attest: Emily C. johnson, Mayor.
L-S) City Clerk.
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Executors of the Estate of M. ]. R.
Treat
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The Monarch.

The form OF the oak tree is the true
embodiment of nobility. for when
grown fairly and naturally it is a per-
feet emblem of its qualities. so firm
set, so massive. and strong; you may
always know II instantly. whether as
a wintry skeleton form. bare. and
gnarled. and angular. or In its sum-
mer garb of rich and finely massed
foliage. always the monarch OF the
woods.-Miss Henrietta Dumont.
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Opportunity.

A missed opportunity is like the sun
in the heavens. AT midday. when it is
nearest us. we cannot perceive il suf-
hciently clearly the white glare is too
much for our eyes. II is only when it
is passed, when il is already sinking.
that ii looms large. its details magnI-
fed and the whole sufTused in golden
splendor.
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In the District Court of Ellis County,
Kansas.
G. M. Cox, ---------------------..--. Plaintiff,
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The SAVAGE Pike

When bathing in Frensham pond.
Surrey. Miss Shallis OF AIdershOt was
bitten by large pike on the leg, its
teeth making deep cuts. when the
monster darted toward me with its
mouth open it looked like a shark"
said Miss Shallis, land was SO
frightened when it bit my leg that
had difficulty in shouting for assist
ance-"-LondOn Daily Mail.
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Inst said 70 Re

Observation-Disclosures is said to be
much more prevalent among men than
women. but the true explanation Of
this may be that a woman might go
down the street with her hat on hind
side before and no one would ever know
the dIherenee.-Ohio State Journal
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States, Entry Into Union.

Two states, Georgia. on the I'd,
17SS, and Connecticut. on the 9th OF
the same year. ratified the Constitu-
ton in the month OF January. Michi-
gan on the Doth. 1897; Kansas. on the
18th. 1861: Utah. on the 4th, 1896, and
New Mexico, on the 9Th. 1912, were adj
mitted TO the Union in January.
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County, Hays, Kansas.
Signed and dated at Hays. Knasas,
this 18th day Of March, 1922.
By Order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
NJ. A. Basgall,
County Clerk