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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
TO VISIT BADGER ORCHARDS
Great Plains Hortlcuturists Will
Meet in Wisconsin Next
Summer.

The 1923 gathering of the Great
Plains Horticulturists will be held in
Wisconsin.
Prominent hortfculturists and 9th
ers interested in orchardfng from adj
joining states and provinces will meet
in the Badger state some time next
summer to plan the development and
Improvement of their industry.
While definite plans have not as
yet been made, 1t is thought that the
first visit will be to the experimental
plots at Oshkosh where work in prun-
ing and fertilization in their relation
to biennial fruiting of apples is be-
ing done. From there the party will
probably go directly to the Sturgeon
Bay country, to study the great cherry
industry and the experimental prof.
ects carried on by the agricultural
staff of the University of Wisconsin.
w. H. Alderman of the Uni -erstty
of Minnesota is the president. and A.
f. Yeager of North Dakota is the vice
president.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
MAKING FRUITS ATTRACTIVE
Consumers Favor Produce With Nice
Appearance, Uniform in Size
and Color.

Consumers who buy either at the
corner grocery or of the huckster in
the cities buy by appearance. They
like to get fruit that looks nice. A
basket of apples may be just as fine
favored and have the same average
size, but if they are mixed up of vari-
GUS sizes and colors the city con-
sumner will pay considerable more
money for the basket that sits beside
it with uniform color and size, for 1t
looks more attractive. A half-dozen
small potatoes in a basket may cut
the price down enough to have made
it profitable to have thrown them
away and a half-dozen big potatoes
with them rather than keep them.
Uniformity is the first point to keep
in mind ana then quality and size
come in line The quality may be
there but it doesn't appeal. Catch the
eye and the sale is half made.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
PROFITABLE TO GULL FLOCK
1t Is an Art Anyone Can Acquire, and
the Sooner Unhealthy Fowls
Go the Better.

Culling chickens is to the poultry
keeper what milk testing is to the
dairyman. Fortunately it is an art
anyone can acquire. The sooner the
flock is culled the sooner expenses are
cut down. Then, too, the prices are
higher earlier in the season. The man
who is making the most of his poul-
try, Systematically culls. Birds lack
ing in health, and general purpose
breeds nAt laying and two years old,
or over, should go. The older the
bird, the less profitable she becomes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
NO CURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Most Common symptom OF Disease Is
That Fowls Get Very Thin, WAISTS
Away and Die.

tuberculosis is one of the most
common diseases found in the poultry
docks of the corn holt, says J. j.
Warren of Iowa. The disease devel-
ops rather slowly. The infected birds
do not usually show any symptoms I'M
til several weeks have passed, and in
many instances several months after
they have contracted it.
The raost common symptom of tue
berculosis is that the birds get very
thin, waste away and finally die.
Another is to find a bird going lame
in one leg without showing any out
ward sign of injury, even while the
bird is in good health. The bird may
live several weeks after. this laneness
first shows up.
To make sure that the disease is
tuberculosis, it pays to kill and exam
inc the insides of a very sick bird.
The liver, spleen and intestines are
often enlarged, but contain light yell
low spots which are hard, sandy
LESSONS. Lungs are seldom found to
contain LESSONS.
There Is no~cure for tuberculosis ex-
cept to keep it from spreading. Burn
the dead birds or bury them; kill tie
infected birds without spilling any
blood don't try to keep aged hens;
and keep the henhouse clean, especially
from deoppings. Use lime on the soil
where the locks feed, and change the
ground. It helps some to separate the
young chicks from the old ones and
to be careful when buying new stock.
Sanitation is the biggest help.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
SHELTER FOR DAIRY HElFERs
AS Important to Get Young Animal IN
side as 1t Is TO Protect Cow
Giving Milk.

It is just as important to get young
dairy heifers inside when cold weather
sets in, as it is the COW that Is Civ
ing milk. Young animals that are
to produce next spring need shelter
and good feed this fall and winter If
they are to be in good condition for
their work next season. Iowa col
lege dairymen say It is better to put
young cows into barns when the first
freeze comes and feed them a grain
ration, than to try to get all the feed
out Of the pasture or corn field.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01

of years later. The industry has grown
by leaps and bounds and today there
are 120 factories engaged in canning
peas and other vegetables. Over $751;
100000 is invested in the industry, and
the annual output of peas alone yields
over $10,O00,000.
In 1922 Wisconsin factories put up
100000 of the 100000 cases canned
in the United States. Sixty thousand
acres of land are utilized in raising
peas for the canneries within the
state.
Five factors make Wisconsin the
leading pea canning state, according
to r. E. Vaughan Of the College of Ag-
riculture. The climate is ideal be-
cause of the temperate summers and
cool nights. The silt loan soils. found
in parts of Wisconsin are adapted to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
PROFITABLE PORKERS
NEVER STOP GROWING
Essential Points for Growing
Pigs Economically.
One Thing Often Neglected Is Ncces.
sity of Keeping Young Animals
Thriving From the Moment of
Birth to Maturity.
prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.l

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
In an exhibit entitled Pork Produc.
tion," shown by the United States De
partment of Agriculture at the Interna-
tional Live Stock exposition, Chicago,
the department gave the essential
points for raising swine economically.
Good breeding stock, proper mating,
and careful feeding of the brood soWs
are all important, but a point in hog
raising that should receive more atten-
ton, because it is often neglected, is
the necessity of keeping the young pigs.
growing continuously from the moment
of birth to maturity.
Even before the pigs are weaned
they should have access to corn in self
feeders as a supplement to the sow's
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01

of beets, the state leads the field; and
In the canning Of string beans it is
third in the list.
Of late, Wisconsin factories have
forged ahead rapidly in the canning
of kraut, and the latest reports indi-
cate that the state ranks second in
this industry. Other vegetables that
are preserved in considerable quanti-
ties in Wisconsin are tomatoes, pump
kins and rhubarb.
It was back in 1898 that the first
pea factory was built at Manitowoc,
Wis. This was followed by the cree
ton of a plant at Green Bay couple
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
SHOULD GULL THEIR HERDS
Expert Tells Dairymen Number of
Head Kept Is No Indica-
ton of Profit.

Badger dairymen do not feed cows
for their company. They realize that
one COW, well fed and cared for, will
make more milk and profit than two
or more cows poorly fed and cared
for.
George @. Humphrey Of the Wiscon-
sin College of Agriculture expresses
the "rule of conduct" followed by
many of the leading dairymen of the
state in these suggestions:
Don't be satisfied to buy or raise
anything but good dairy cows.
"Don't try to keep more cows than
it is possible to feed and care for
well.
''Treat the cows kindly. Rough
treatment greatly reduces the amount
of milk they produce.
"Feed liberal rations. Make this
possible by laying in a store of good
grains, such as corn, barley and oats,
and some alfalfa or clover hay. These
feeds make a good combination when
fed with roots or silage.
'Provide plenty of fresh water
which is cool but not too cold. Tt
takes a lot of water to make milk, so
it must be provided.
protect the cows from cold, chilling
weather and storms and dampness. 1t
helps to increase milk production"
These are but a few of the many
timely suggestions listed by Hum
phrey in Wisconsin circular ISL,
which, with the valuable rations sug-
gested, make this most desirable
little pamphlet for the dairyman.
Humphrey is the president of the Wis
consin Dairymen's association.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
resters Name Nelson chiAs

One of the largest ORGANIZATIONS in
the state is that Of Wisconsin,s 129
cow-testing association officials. Nan
der M. Nelson of the Pennington as
ISOLATION at Fredonia is the president;
Clarence Bragg of Fort Atkinson. vice
president; F. R. Austin of Avoca Sec
rotary, AMI e. L. Marking of La
Crosse county and Adolph Horning Of
CLARK county, directors. Their chief
business in. life is to weed out board
ers from the herds Of their members
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
IOULIN ME(I
rhe busy hen is the laying hen.

The busy hen is the laying hen.
There are poor laying hens in ALI
breeds.
In poultry raising the breed is inn
portant, but the man or woman be-
hind the breed is more so.
A sick hen may be faded but win
not show the vigor that is shown in
a good layer.
With colder weather more corn may
be fed but it is easy to oyerfeed of
corn, even in winter.
For the sake of keeping peace;i in the
neighborhood, it is good plan to To-
cate the turkey flock now and then.
Clean floors are needed for clean
nests. If the floors are dirty, mud is
tracked into the nests, and gets on the
eggs from the hens feet i
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01


ting a better price. They are early
maturing, easy keepers and good pro-
ducers."
'My cows have more than doubled
in milk production" says a Pennsylya-
MAN. ''Scrub and grade cows used to
give me about 1000 pounds of milk a
year, while my purebreds average over
5000 pounds"
Uniformly Good.
A breeder in Washington state
makes this observation: IT find the
young of purebred stock are uniformly
good, while with scrub stock there
usually are one or two good ones to
eight or ten poor ones" A Montana
ranchman says he has increased the
weight per fleece on 10000 sheep from
six pounds to eleven and one-half
pounds almost 100 per cent-as re-
suit of the use Of purebred sires.
Many stockmen emphasize the great
er STABILITY of purebreds. Buyers in
this locality come to me first" is a
frequent comment.
The circular contains much good adj
vice on improvement of live stock
based upon farm experience. Copies
may be obtained without cost from the
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
BUTTER INSPECTION SERVICE
Department of Agriculture VIII Make
Examination Of Product at Sew
eral Stations.

The United States Department Of
Agriculture maintains a butter-inspec-
ton service on the Boston, Chicago,
New York, Philadelphia, and San Fran
cisco markets, and at the request of
shippers or other financially interested
parties makes official inspection Of
butter offered for interstate shipment
or received at important central mar
kets designated by the secretary of
agriculture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
STATE WINS MORE
HONORS IN CANNING
Wisconsin Leads the Country in
the Output of Canned Peas
and Beans.

'sThe greatest vegetable canning
state in the Union" is the latest honor
bestowed on Wisconsin.
Fifty-four per cent of all the peas
canned in the United States in 1922
were put up by Badger factories. In
the production of canned corn. Wiscon-
sin ranks in seventh place with an out
put Of $4,000 cases. In the canning
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01

pea growing. The nearness of the
Great Lakes makes for an even tenn
perature and moisture. The states ex-
cellent water supply favors the pro-
duction of a quality product. But the
dairy industry, in the opinion of
Vaughan, is the greatest factor in MAX
ing the industry a success. The rota-
ton of crops, practiced because of
dairying, holds back the diseases of
peas and prevents the soil from be-
coming pea sick. Constant cropping
to peas, says this plant pathologist, is
sure to result in such diseases as root
rot and various forms of blight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
MATURE GEESE AS BREEDERS
Fowls Are Usually Best for Breeding
When From Three to Five
Years of Age.

Toulouse geese ordinarily will not
breed until about two years of age,
and they do not mature for another
year. They are usually best for
breeding when from three to five years
old, although the females may be kept
until they are from twelve to four
teen years of age, the ganders not gem
orally being kept after they are eight
to nine years old.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
ICE SUPPLY BIG NECESSITY
Especially Important on Farms Where
Dairy Products Are Handled
Cost Is Not Great.

Ice is not luxury on the farm, but
a necessity. This at least is true on
all farms where dairy products are
handled and provisions should be
made for housing a sufficient supply
for use during the hot months of sum-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01

It is also difficult for them to waste
any ofAhe food by throwing it out, as
the sloping guard in front prevents
that. A sloping bottom should be put
in, as suggested by the dotted line.
Such a feeder can be made by cutting
down an empty grocery box.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
Adont Hoo self-Eeedera.

More than $4,000 farmers adopted
the use Of self-feeders for hogs in
1921, following demonstrations by ex-
tension workers, according to reports
to the United States Department of
Agriculture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01

milk. AS soon as they are weaned the
pigs should be kept on full feed, either
by self-feeder or by hand. Proper feeds
and exercise furnished to vigorous pigs
of proper type result in hogs Of mar
ket weight at about eight months Of
age
1.-THE profitable pig is the one that
never stops growing from narrowing to
market" is a good slogan for every hog
raiser.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
Select Eos for shippInq.

Eggs selected for shipment should
be clean, true to color and evenly
graded as to size. Most Of the mar
kets now prefer a white egg ranging
from "a to % ounces per dozen and
% to 80 ounces per dozen in size.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
Aduantanes of Ducks.

Besides the advantage of furnishing
feathers as well as eggs and meat,
ducks are not usually troubled to any
great extent by lice or mites and may
be housed in cheaper quarters than
chickens.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
HOPPER FOR FEEDING FOWLS
Model Shown in Illustration Appears
to Afford Best Means of RAJ
tioning Hens.

After using many types of dry mash
feeders in the poultry house, the model
shown IN the cut appears to afford the
best results. The fowls cannot stand
on the top of the feeder, or get into it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
wors for the Stallion.

Outside of the breeding season, it
is a good policy to work a stallion
just the same as any other horse.
Many successful horsemen follow this
practice, particularly with young
horses.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
Perspective View of Wooden Icehouse,
With MlIkroom, Insulated With Saw
dust or Mill Shavinas.

mer. On many farms ice can be Sc
cured from rivers, lakes and ponds for
the cost Of harvesting. If it does not
have to be hauled for long distance,
the cost of putting it up is not large.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
Keen Ducks, Feet Warm.

Tt is important that laying ducks be
where they can keep their feet warm
I'm winter and early spring. A glass
window or a covering of canvas can
be made to admit light to the winter
MCarters.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
Cos of Eeedina Hens.

Cost of feeding hen, per month,
has been placed at Is cents, for an
average, according to Investigations
made by the West Virginia Agricul-
kural college.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01

ers questioned indicate the value of the
different points listed. Says a Virginia
farmer: My purebred stock weigh as
much at fifteen months as my scrubs
did at three years-a saving of 81
months in feed and labor, besides get
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-06-27
Bathers Enjoy Beach.

"Yay Skinnay! Come on i'm is the
age-old invitation that has gladdened
the heart of many a youngster and
its appeal is quickly responded to in
Redwood Falls for nearly fifty "kids''
can be found any afternoon splash
ing around in the lake. And in the
evening even the grown-ups put aside
their dignity and flock down to the
"ole swimmin' hole" where the heat
of the day is quickly forgotten. About
a hundred fifty were there every even
ing last week and more are expected
daily.
The safety of the children is as
sured since the city has guard on
duty from 2 until 6 o'clock in the
afternoon and from until 9 in the
evening every day, including Sunday
All rubbish has been carried away
from the beach and it presents a well
kept and inviting appearance. A
check room is maintained under the
management of the guard for persons
wishing to leave valuables, and bath
ing suits may be rented at the bath
house.
A light with a reflector has been
placed on the outside of the bath
house for use during the evening
this adding greatly to the safety and
also to the enjoyment of the bath
ers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-06-27
IucSudy, JuHc SUtH.
2:3O trOtting class Purse $3.50
Eagle Elevator Burns.

At / a. m. Monday morning the
Eagle Roller Mill elevator was dis
covered to be on fire, the fire evident
ly having had it's start towards the
center tof the building or on the
north side. The fire had at the time
gained such headway that it was i'm
possible to do anything to save the
elevator. The fire department man.
aged to keep stream of water on
Danielson's big oil tanks across the
road to keep them from getting red
hot. Due to the heavy rain just be-
fore the fire, the danger from the
flying sparks was considerably less
ened, but the Tracy Fire Department
was called and kindly responded to be
on hand in case of emergency which
is greatly appreciated by the Walnut
Grove people. The local company had
to string out about all their hose to
get to the fire.
J The fire, as far as can be determin-
ed was due to lightning. The
elevator, owned by the Eagle
Roller Co., of New Ulm, had in it
about $4,000 bushels of grain, the
large percentage of which was wheat,
rye and oats, with small amount of
barley and corn. We understand that
as far as now planned the company
will figure on building again, as the
elevator here has been doing a good
business.-Walnut Grove Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-06-27
136th Infantry
Vets to 0watonna
Faribault's Inability to Entertain
Wartime Guard Regiment Moves
1923 Veterans Reunion.
(From Owatonna Chronicle)

NAAOH OWdLOHud OnrOnlcieb
Owatonna will again be hostess to
the annual reunion of the 136th In
fantry, southern Minnesota national
guard regiment which served in the
World war and to which approximate
ly 250 Steele county men belonged.
The regiment was one of the major
units of the 34th or "Sandstorm" Di-
vision, which trained at Camp Cody,
New Mexico, and was sent overseas
in September, 1918. The reunion, ac-
cording to Major Minot j. Brown,
president of the Veterans Association
of the both Infantry, will be held
here on Wednesday, July %, 1928.
The 1928 reunion was awarded to
Faribault at the 1922 business meet
ing but Faribault members declare
that that city will be unable to enter
tain the 136th veterans because of the
strain under which members of the
regimental association are now work
ing to put across the state convention
of the American Legion, which is to
be held there this summer. No other
city having come forward with an in
vitation, officers of the association
have decided that the event will be
held here again.
The reunion program is expected to
include one of the "stunt night" pro-
grams made famous in the regiment
encampments and arranged by 'the
PADRE" Major E. C. Clemans. A par
ade, led by remnants of the famous
136th Infantry band, will also be held
and the regimental colors, now held in
Owatonna, will lead the procession. A
business meeting will complete the
organization for 1924.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-06-27
Masonic Picnic
Is Big Success
SANBORN ENTERTAINS MASONS
AND FAMILIES AT SUNDAY
FUNCTION.

Fifteen cars from Redwood Falls
went to Sanborn Sunday, carrying the
Masons of this city to the annual
picnic of the Order which was held in
the Memorial Park of the southside vii
lage. The crowd numbered several
and Sanborn played the host
royalty, handling the crowd well and
doing everything possible to make
the OCCASION pleasureable to everyone.
The program opened with concert
by the Sanborn Band, which also play
ed at intervals throughout the after
noon. j. j. Klein the president OF
the Association gave the address Oh
welcome and talks on Masonry and
kindred subjects were given by ),
4. Warren of Minneapolis, Mrs. s.
A. Rask, Congressman Frank Clague
nd Mrs. A. d. McRae of Redwood
Falls. A drill staged by Magnolia
Chapter No. 167 and "Junior Drill
were two interesting features of the
program. Mrs. Mary Klein gave an
entertaining reading and the audience
;ang America, the Band playing the
accompaniment.
At the business meeting held before
he program was given o. N. Olson OF
New Ulm was made the president of
the Association. The next annual
meeting will be held at New
Ulm in June of next year. Ar
thur Hassenstab of Redwood Falls is
one of the Board of Directors elected
at the Sanborn meeting to serve for
the coming year.