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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Big Damage Done
by One Burberry Bush
Loss of $12,52O Caused by
Single Plant.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
mot only can one barberry bush
cause loss of $4,000 in a single year,
but it produces seeds from which more
bushes grow" says DR.. E. G. Stakman
Of the United States Department Of
Agriculture. "Still there are those In
the United States who think barberry
eradication either impossible or use
less
A single bush can cause extensive
loss, and there is at least one instance
on record where loss Of $12,520 was
caused by one bush. A special study
to determine the extent of infection
and loss from a single bush was made
by one of the state leaders of bar
berry eradication. The outbreak Of
stem rust which started from known
bush Travelled in one direction, at least,
for about five miles. The total wheat
area affected on 18 different farms
was 963 acres. An average yield Of
only 81 bushels per acre was obtained,
while it was estimated that had there
been no loss from rust infection the
average yield would have been 21.4
bushels. The average yield for that
year was only 81 per cent of what it
would have been without the black
stem rust, or total loss in yield o.
1880 bushels. At a dollar a bushel
the combined money loss from this
single bush in this one direction was
$500 or an average loss to each
farmer of 1896 worth Of wheat.
The barberry has destroyed too
much grain in the past, says the United
States Departments Of Agriculture. It
will multiply and destroy more in the
future unless it is destroyed first. A
barberry bush with $4,000 potential
damage possibility can be destroyed
with ten pounds of salt, or an hours
work with a grub hoe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14

essary in regulating the condition OF
the blood, and starch which is Of
equal value to. the starch in wheat
flour.
Experiments conducted at the Wis
consin laboratories show that one
three-ounce potato is elual to two
slices of white bread or one bushel of
potaties will e@gEaal in food value 80
one-pound loaves of wheat flour bread.
In addition to the usual table uses
for potatoes, they may be utilized in
making soups, salads, potato bread.
potato cake and pie, and pancakes.
Combined with milk, beans, or cheese,
potatoes can be made into dishes that
are excellent substitutes for meat.
.The quality Of this years crop il
excellent" declares j. G. Milward,
potato expert at the College of Agri-
culture, "and with rigid selection be.
ing practiced, consumers may be as
sured of the best possible supply of
potatoes"
Feed CuIs to Live Stock.
The feeding of good tubers to live
stock is not advised by potato and
livestock authorities. At present
prices of grains, potatoes are worth
less than 20 cents a bushel for ami
mails
Successful swine raisers advocate
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Durun Wheats Are
Spring Varieties
Differ in Adaptation and
Yielding Ability and Re-
sistance to Drought.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agricultural
There are twelve varieties Of durum
wheat commercially grown in the
United States. They differ in their
adaptation and yielding ability, resist
ance to drought and rust, and in the
quality of their grain, as well as in
their appearance. They are all de-
scribed by j. Allen Clark and John H.
Martin of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture in Farmers Bull
letin 1904, "The Durum Wheat" just
published.
The durum wheats are all spring va
rieties with thick, compact heads, long
stiff boards and large hard kernels.
They are grown principally in the
northern Great Plains area, where they
are best adapted because of their re
sistance to drought and rust, which en-
ables them to outyield other spring
wheats. During the past ten years the
center of the durum acreage has
moved northward and westward.
Used for Granular Flour.
41OoI VI Lie Oul I'LL VUllCLlCS udNC
white (amber) kernels, and the grain
is used chiefly for the manufacture Of
a granular flour called semolina, from
which macaroni, spaghetti and other
alimentary pastes are made. There
usually has been an active foreign de-
mand for this wheat, but the flour
mills in this country were not equipped
for satisfactorily grinding these wheats
and there was little demand for the
product on the domestic market. More
recently, however, large mills have
been constructed for grinding durum
wheat exclusively. A considerable
trade In semolina and durum flour has
developed, and finally a large maca-
roni industry has been established.
The industry now uses annually more
than 100000 bushels of durum, or
nearly half the average annual pro-
duction in recent years.
Kubanka Is High Yielding.
Kubanka is the variety best adapt
ed for all the varying conditions in
the sections producing durum wheat.
1t Is a high-yielding wheat, consider
ably resistant to rust, of good milling
quality, and best adapted for making
both macaroni and bread.
Acme and Monad are two similar
durum varieties which are very re-
sistant to stem rust. Acme is the high
est yielding durum variety in most Of
South Dakota, and Monad the best
yielding variety in North Dakota. Both
produce macaroni of a grayish color,
considered by manufacturers less sal
able than that made from Kubanka
wheat. Mindum is the most produc-
tive variety in Minnesota.
The distinguishing characteristic
and the adaptation Of the twelve diff
ferent varieties are discussed in the
bulletin, which may be had free of
charge from the United States De
partment of Agriculture, Washington,
d. @.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Cholera Is Contagious
Among Chicken Flocks

Fowl cholera Is germ disease which
Is very fatal, says Harry Emblem,
head of the poultry department of the
Oklahoma college. A fowl showing no
symptoms of the trouble may be found
dead under the roost the next morning.
All affected birds do not go in this
way. Some may linger a few days,
showing a great thirst, due to fever,
also loss of appetite. The bowels
will appear very loose, the bowel dis
charge being Of greenish-yellow
color.
This trouble is contagious and can.
be carried on the feet of fowls and
man. If this trouble is apparent a
thorough cleaning up Of the premises
should be made, and the house thor
oughly cleaned and disinfected. The
ground around the house should tie
plowed and cultivated All affected
birds should be killed and burned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Hasten Rate of Growth
and Maturity of Chicks

The rate of growth and development
of chicks can be Influenced quite ma
terially by altering their ration. The
high-protein feeds, such as meat, tank
age and milk, tend to hasten growth
and maturity. Accordingly, if pullets
are Matched so early that there is dam
ger of their beginning to lay before
the melting season passes, the feeds
mentioned should be removed from the
ration as soon as the chicks reach full
growth. On the other hand, free
use of these feeds will help to over
come the handicap of late Matching.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Difficulties in Getting
Good Start of Alfalfa

There are a few difficulties in the
way of getting a good start of alfalfa
in the spring, and when these are
guarded against it is easier than to get
red clover started. It is of but little
use to seed alfalfa on land which is
sour in both surface and subsoil, and
even then it is risky until limestone
has been applied. Alfalfa can secure
the same food from humus as from
limestone, but 1t can get 1t from the
humus only as the humus decays, and
during the dry part Of the summer the
humus may cease to decay sufficiently
to supply enough food, and the alfalfa
perishes. If plenty of limestone is
present the alfalfa may secure the
same kind of food even when the hui
mus does not decompose.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
/ POULTRY
go
Greater Egg Production
Results IN Pullet Year


'Tis the pullet that lays the profit
able egg. Investigation has shown us
that the pullet produces a greater num-
Der of eggs than does yearling bird.
Also, that the pull ct consumes a small
er amount of food material. All Of
which shows that the pullet is more
profitable than the hen.
In poultry flock, says N. R. Mehr-
hof, extension poultry specialist at
Crimson college, we find that the ratio
of pullets to hens is two-thirds pullets
and one-third hens. However, we must
consider not only production but
also the breeding stock, and perhaps
the yearling will make the best
breeders. The reason for having two
thirds pullets and one-third hens is
that greater egg production results
during the pullet year and also it gives
the practical poultryman better
chance to Gull out his poor pullets and
keep only his best for breeding birds
the following year.
In the poultry business, we find
that when the hen becomes older she
produces fewer and fewer eggs; she
lays the largest number during her
first year; fewer the second, and so
on through her life; so birds should
not be kept for egg production after
they are two years Of age.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Cocklebur Serious Weed
Pest in Many Sections

In certain sections the cocklebur is
a serious weed pest Its competition
with cultivated crops and its objection
able burs make the cocklebur very un-
desirable. It is comparatively easy
to eradicate If proper attention is
given to its control. Although an an
nual plant, a field infested with the
cockleburs must be watched for two
or three years if the burs are to be
killed out, due to the fact that nor
mally only one of the two seeds in
each bur will sprout the first season,
the other holding over until the sec
ond season.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Example for Wisconsin to Follow.

Agreement has been made between
officials of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and certain own
ers of private timber lands in Califor-
MIA by which the methods of cutting
advocated by the forest service will be
applied to heavily timbered tract Of
their land Associations owning the
land which lies within the boundaries
of a natural forest will cut only those
trees marked by forest officers, and all
timber operations will be in conformity
with forestry principles. In addition
to preserving the scenic beauty of the
area, this method of cutting will main
tain the land in condition of forest
productivity. Wouldn't it be well for
wisconsin to begin thinking along these
lines?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14

son in Germany, Is bushels in Aus
tria, IA bushels in Belgium, 13 bushels
in Holland, IL bushels in France, II
bushels in Denmark, nine bushels in
Hungary, 6 bushels in England and
more than 10 bushels in Canada And
yet these countries generally consume
their crops either as human food or
as feed for stock.
Nutrition experts have expressed
the belief that the people of the
United States could increase their
consumption of potatoes without in
Turing the health Of the nation.
Home economic workers at the
University of Wisconsin are Of the
opinion that potatoes could be substi-
tuted for much more Of the white
bread used Fer, they declare, the
tubers contain better muscle building
material, mineral salts which are nee
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
New and Effective Way
to Protect Cucumbers

"A new and effective method of con-
trolling the striped cucumber beetles
Is recommended by the entomology Sec
ton of the Iowa experiment station.
This method consists Of busting the
young cucumber plants with material
made of one part of calcium arsenate
and twenty parts Of gypsum. Plants
should be kept thoroughly protected by
frequent applications of this dust. This
method has been found more effective
than the old method of spraying the
vines with lead arsenate. The calcium
arsenate acts as poison and the gyp-
sum stimulates plant growth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Thinning Plants Is
Hard Task for Many

Only hardened professional or an
amateur gardener calloused by long
years of experience will thin his plants
properly without some hesitation. The
pulling up of so many seedlings seems
wasteful, but usually from one packet
Of seeds many more plants than are
needed are raised, and few properly
spaced so that they may develop to
their full capacity in the long run will
give far better returns than three or
four times their number too thickly
planted.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Dwarf Essex Rape Best
All-Round Forage Crop

Dwarf Essex rape is one of the best
all-round crops to grow for hog forage
to take the place of or supplement the
more permanent crops like clover and
alfalfa. 1t is good for calves, cattle
and horses but particularly adapted to
hogs and sheep. 1t is a good emer-
gency crop which can be sown as early
as the ground can be worked or may
be put in any time up to the last Of
July.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Failures in Securing a
Good Stand of Alfalfa

When you fail to secure stand Of
alfalfa, it's best to look for the cause
Of failure before wasting any more
seed. Here are the principal reasons
for failure in securing a stand of al
falfa: ID Sour land, (2) a poorly
prepared seed bed, (3) improper seed
ing, az poor seed. The quicker
farmer recognizes the factors which
cause failure, the quicker he can cor
rect them and make alfalfa profitable
crop on his farm.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
kudzu plsappoints BADGERS.

Further experiments have been con-
Quoted with kudzu, why leguminous
forage plant introduced from Japan
that has been much advertised. The
observations made at the Wisconsin
experiment station revealed no charac-
teristics which warrant its use bv Wis
consin farmers. While a dense growth
Of vines was produced by fall the
winter completely killed he stand al
though red clover growing beside 1t
was uninjured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Lessen Fence Bills (.
With Concrete Posts
Practically Permanent if
Properly Made and Set.

The use of concrete fence posts is
one way of cutting down the tremen-
dous bill which the American farmer
has to pay for fences. Some authori-
ties estimate that approximately one
billion fence posts are used each year
in the United States and that their to-
tai value is in the neighborhood Of
$25O,OOO
Concrete fence posts when properly
made and set are practically perma-
nent, butsa great deal of the durability
of the fence as a whole is dependent
upon the strength of the end posts and
corner posts. The main strain of the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Soy Beans Can Be Grown
Successfully With Corn

AS a pasture crop for both beef and
dairy cattle, sweet clover has several
advantages over other grasses. 1t is a
legume, high in protein. The succulent
growth continues throughout the sum-
mer, even when dry weather occurs,
furnishing pasturage when native
grasses are short and dry. This clover
will carry more animals per acre than
the majority of bluegrass or timothy
pastures.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Development of Chicks
Comes From Attention

Best development of young chicks
comes from close attention to the
brood coops. cleanliness, proper feed
and water. shade and free range. Keep
a good mash before them. Watch for
lice and mites. They multiply rapidly
during warm weather. Clean and
spray houses and coops.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Dairy Cows Profitable
When Given Proper Feed

Dairy cows are not profitable unless
fed properly. Ensilage and alfalfa hay
are the best COW feeds. The canes,
kafirs, darso, feterita and corn are
good row crops for the silo. If alfalfa
cannot be grown, COW peas. soy beans
or peanuts are leguminous crops TO
plant for dairy COW feeds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Thrash Soy Beans With
Common Grain Separator

Soy beans may best be threshed
with the grain separator, according to
the farm crops authorities Of the Iowa
experiment. station. The grain separa-
tor does just as satisfactory work as
a regular bean huller when few
changes have been made to reduce the
weed of the cylinder.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Quality Hides Will
Bring Higher Prices

Exercise the utmost care in removing
hides and skins from the carcass with
the idea of avoiding cuts and scores.
Use fresh, clean salt on hides and
skins. There is little strength in spent
salt and consequently insufficient cur
ing properties. Quality hides bring
higher prices.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14

the cooking of potatoes for pigs.
Feeding them raw, they say, is liable
to result in securing. Because of the
low protein content of "spuds" high
protein grains should be fed in con-
nection with the cooked potatoes.
Not more than 80 pounds daily Of
cooked potatoes or less of raw pota-
toes should be fed to dairy cows, ac-
cording to f. B. Morrison, assistant
director of the Wisconsin agricultural
experiment station. A heavy allow
ance Of potatoes produces milk of poor
flavor.
Potatoes are palatable and may be
fed to horses but the deficit in pro-
tein must be made up either by feed.
Ing alfalfa or clover hay or by supply.
ing protein-rich grains. It is advis-
able to chop the potatoes to lessen the
danger of choking.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Tillage Is Important
Factor in the Garden

Tinage is one Of the most important
factors in determining the success of
a garden. 1t is work that often be
comes drudgery, especially in the hot
summer, but If a satisfactory garden
Is to be grown, the vegetables must be
carefully tended during the entire
season
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Rank Low as Potato Users.

Compared to the European coun-
tries, the people of the United States
are small consumers of potatoes. In
the last % years, according to federal
statistics, the production per person
has averaged only 3.6 bushels and very
often trouble has been experienced in
consuming the supply.
1t is reported that the normal pro-
duction is nearly 26 bushels per per-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
INCREASED USE OF
SPUDS is ADVISED
Two Methods of Absorbing the
Large Crops of
Potatoes.

Because of the surplus of potatoes
the attention Of farmers and market
ing experts is riyeted on the POSSIBLE
tiles of increasing consumption of the
tuber.
To make use of the large crop on
hand, two methods are in sight. One
is to increase the human consumption.
The other is to feed more to live
stock
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-02
FEW CHICAGO SALOONS
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Dever and Collins Keep Up Drive
Against Liquor Law-Breakers

A city-wide survey by police officers
on October % shows only LIB sa-
looms remaining open in the city OF
Chicago. Up to this time l,411 had
been closed through cancellation of
their licenses by the mayor and 3,47l
had closed voluntarily. At the first
meeting of the city council since Mayor
Dever's enforcement drive no action
was taken to handicap the mayor and
the police. For time it was rumored
that the city council would at its first
opportunity, repeal the ordinance
which gives the mayor the power to re-
yoke soft drink licenses. When the
council net on October IS, however,
the only references to the enforcement
drive by the aldermen were express
sions of approval of his course. A
suggestion that referendum vote be
held to determine public opinion on
Mayor Dever's enforcement campaign
was not given consideration by the
COUNCIL. w HeH lHC leIeI SHuulll euS-
gested was brought to the attention
of Mayor Devcr he declared it an in
suit to suggest vote as TO whether
or not a law should be enforced. He
also emphatically declared that he
would enforce the law regardless of
the outcome of any possible referen-
dunn. Hearty approval of Mayor De-
ver's enforcement drive continues to
be expressed in reports by citizens as
sociations and commercial clubs. Ex-
pressions and messages of approval
and Endorsement are also coming to
Mayor Dever from all parts of the
country. After six weeks, Mayor De-
yer and Chief Collins have left no
doubt that the law can be enforced
and no doubt of their determination to
enforce the law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-02
FEDERAL JUDGE CLIFFE
ORDERS MANY PADLOCKS
INJUNCTION Cases Given Right of Way
In Federal Court

On Monday of this week Federal
Judge Clilfe in Chicago issued forty
one injunctions permanently closing
places found guilty OF liquor law vio-
lations. 1t was announced that an in-
,cnsive drive 10 apply federal injunc-
lions would be carried on during the
week. 1t was predicted that several
nundred laWless places would be closed
by injunctions. Assistant Attorney
General {. w. Middlekaulf, one OF the
most expert prosecutors in Illinois, is
in charge OF the cases before Judge
Cliffe. In referring TO the federal gov
ernment injunction movement Attor-
ney Middlekauff declared the injunc-
ton process to be the most effective
means OF enforcement. He explained
that the injunction not only stops the
sale OF liquor but is a warning to prop
erty owners against permitting their
premises to be used for lawless pur-
poses. The effectiveness OF the in
junction method was also emphasized
by Federal Judge Wslkerson in re-
cent case. Attorneys for properly that
had been closed appeared before the
federal judge asking that the injunc-
ton be lifted III order that another line
of business might be carried on in the
enjoined premises Judge Wilkerson
said:
Lawyers with motions to lift in
functions are wasting their time. In
functions are warnings to those who
sell liquor and to property owners"
Although the Illinois prohibition act
gives state prosecutors and state courts
injunction powers equal to those Of the
federal government, there is still little
indication that state injunctions are
being used to any appreciable extent.
During recent weeks breweries in FL
gin and Joliet and saloons in various
other parts of the state have been
closed by federal injunctions. Re-
ports from Lake county are to the ef-
feet that States Attorney Smith has
recently closed several places by state
injunction process. State injunctions
are also reported from Springfield and
Rock Island.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-02
INVITING TROUBLE

So long as am United States
attorney for this district the
bootleggers, the crooks, the
grafters, the men, rich and poor,
who defy the law. will be up
against a lot of trouble. This
office last week gave the public
an illuminating object lesson in
Jaw enforcement. There are
more lessons to come.
No one can make me believe
that the Volstead law can not be
enforced. A lot Of venturesome
people who think it can not be
enforced will be sadder and
wiser before another year rolls
around. President Coolidge said
on Saturday that the law will
be enforced to the limit of the
power of the federal govern
ment. That is exactly my un-
derstanding of the matter.-
L. S. Attorney Wm. Hayward
of New York.