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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Keep Farm Water Free
From All Contamination

The first essential Of a supply Of
drinking water is that 1t be free from
contamination and disease. Hence, il
there is any doubt it should be an
alyzed.
To keep the water pure the source
of contamination should be removed
and the well, spring, or whatever the
source should be made as near proof
as possible against the entrance of
anything that would contaminate the
water. In case of a bored or dug well
there should be several feet Of puddled
clay packed around the walls eight
to twelve feet deep. This insures that
any surface water entering must be
filtered through at least ten feet Of
soil. The well platform should ex-
tend ten or twelve inches above the
level of the ground and should be
made water tight, concrete preferred.
If concrete cannot be had, use tongue
and grooved planks. Be sure that the
ground slopes gradually away from
the well so that no puddles Of water
can stand.
have seen wells that were open
and puddles of water next to the well
where ducks and pigs wallow. This
is source of danger and should be
corrected before it is too late. Out
houses and especially those with ex-
cavated pits and cess pools should
never be placed near the well or
spring. In fact, neither Of these should
be used. Either a sanitary toilet or q
septic tank should be used instead
It is only matter of little money
and the use of some spare time to
have the farm home sanitary. and
have good. pure supply of water for
drinking purposes.-By w. Fl. Nc
Pheeters, Extension Farm Engineer,
Oklahoma A. and M. college.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Live Stock Credited
for County Success
Dairy Cow, Hog and Hen
Win High Place in Georgia.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
The dairy COW, the hog, and the
hen have won for themselves a high
place in the regard of Turner county,
Ca, farmers. This county grew but
one crop-cotton about two
years ago Finding the boil weevil and
general economic conditions made this
crop a continued financial loss, a per
manent prosperity program, substi-
.tuting dairy cattle, hogs, and poultry,
with pasture and feed crops for their
maintenance, was adopted and ap-
proved methods of management intro
duced by the county agricultural
agent. Within two years, a profitable
dairy, poultry, and meat industry has
been developed.
The total amount realized by Turn
er county farmers in 1922, through the
sale of their diversified farming prod
ucts, reached 81, 100000, an average of
about $500 per farm. In addition,
they have enjoyed comfortable liv-
ing produced on their own farms,
their soil is increasing in fertility, and
their livestock holdings are growing.
The creamery which opened in Oc-
tober, 1921, with 100 patrons. now has
over 800. Checks for cream have more
than doubled in amount in the last
seven months There are now 40 pure
bred bulls in the county. Co-opera-
tive shipment Of hogs from the county
will reach probably Is cars per month
this year. More than $4,000 pure-bred
chicks have been Matched in the
county since November, 1922.
This striking success in a county
having no marked physical or eco
nomic advantages to start with has
been accomplished, according to re-
ports to the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, through the COM
plete cooperation of practically every
farmer and business man in the coun-
ty with the agricultural extension
workers in carrying out the program.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Necessary Tools
for Repair Shop
Important to Have Solid
Bench to Use Tools to
Advantage.

Farm machinery can often be re-
paired at home and made to do for
several seasons. This would seem to
be the thing to do under present eco
nomic conditions, rather than to make
new purchases of expensive equip
ment A good solid bench is necessary
if tools are to be used to advantage.
Where the farmer desires to do most
of the woodwork and blacksmithing
1t will be necessary to add forge,
dies, tongs, etc.
List of Tools.
The following list includes the tools
without which it is not economical to
carry on quarter section farm, say
agricultural engineering division men
at University farm:
Machinist's wise, 4. inch.
Wise screw, liz inch
Anvil, cast iron or piece of railroad,
20 pound.
Saw vise 10 inch.
Framing square, 16 inch < "a inch.
Marking guage, 875 inch.
Dividers, 6 inch.
Rule, 2 foot.
Level, 26 inch.
Hand saw, 20 inch, 8 points.
Rip saw, % inch, 51s points.
Hack saw.
Files: Flat bastard, IL inch; mill,
10 inch; round bastard, 10 inch !;
round, 6 inch; slim taper, 6 inch; slim
taper, 5 inch; half round, wood, 10
inch.
Post drill.
Brace, 10 inch.
Blacksmith drills, az inch shank),
II inch, SIG inch, ss inch and X inch.
Bit stock drills, II inch, 5-16 inch,
y inch and " inch.
Anger bit, II inch. "a inch, u inch,
5s inch and II inch.
Expansive bit, h inch, inch.
Gimlets, Nos. a, 5, 6, and Z.
Jack plane, Is inch
ChiseIs: Cold, " inch and y inch /;
socket firmer, II inch and ia inch.
Drawknife, 8 inch.
Hammers: Nail, Ia pound; black
smith cross pein, ~ pound.
Mallet, mortised handle.
Punches: Center ss inch inch !;
solid, II inch, 5-16 inch, and ZIG
inch; revolving belt, 4 tube.
Wrenches.
Wrenches: Knife handled monkey,
12 inch; pipe, II inch; crescent, 6
inch; crescent, 10 inch.
Double end, engineers: Cap screw,
II and 5-16 inch; nut SIG and ss inch !;
nut, ZIG and X inch; nut, GIG and
| "a inch.
Pliers, slip joint, 6 inch.
Screwdrivers, Hurwood, inch and
8 inch.
Wrecking bar, 80 inch.
Grindstone.
Oilstone, India combination 1x2x7
inch.
Oiler and oil can.
Timers ships (small).
Soldering copper, III pounds.
Riveting machine for tubular rivets.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Milk Is Most Valuable
Feed for Young Chicks

Milk is valuable Iced for young
chicks, as it not only stimulates the
many forces required for normal
growth, but aids in the prevention of
diseases. Sour milk or buttermilk in
many cases actually proves a rene
dy for coccidiosis, the most dreaded
of all chick diseases.
AS long as the chicks can be kept
growing rapidly they are less sus-
ceptible to disease of any kind, but
especially to coccidiosis and it is
largely on account Of its aid in ward
ing off this disease that many poultry
raiserS have come to consider milk as
being essential for chicks during the
first eight weeks.
OF course milk will not take the
place Of proper sanitation in warding
off this highly-infectious disease when
the soil becomes contaminated with
the germs.-We Press Bulletin.
Ohio experiment station.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16

Place Roosts Low When
Above Dropping Boards

When roosts are not placed above
dropping boards they should be made
low. Even when there is a dropping
platform under the roosts, there are q
number of good reasons for keeping
the whole arrangement as low as pos
sible.
The heavier fowls cannot fly. and
even those of the lighter breeds in
jure the bottoms of their feet in jump
ing from high perches. The larger
hens show their dislike of the high
perch when getting off in the morning,
if at no other time.
It is not unusual for a heavy fowl
to spend several minutes in making
up her mind to take the jump, max
ing several false attempts to jump be-
fore finally doing doing SO. Large
male birds also often suffer internal
injuries in this way. This shows that
the fowl regards it as a serious mat
ter. The number of heavy fowls that
get their feet bruised in this way is
large and it often leads to Stumble
foot" There really is not single
good point to recommend the high
roost.
When dropping boards are used they
should be as low as possible to permit
of easy cleansing. In some cases they
can well slope down almost to the
floor on one side, in which case it is
possible to have the roosts low and
handy for both fowls and caretaker
One good authority says: Dropping
boards should be made of matched
lumber, and should be 20 inches wide
for one roost, and three feet for two
roosts, the first being placed eight to
ten inches from the wall" This is so
that vermin cannot leave the roost and
spread all over the house.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Mulching Tomatoes Most
Excellent as Substitute

'Where your tomatoes are not to be
thoroughly cultivated, mulching is a
good substitute" says D. G. Mooring,
extension horticulturist, Oklahoma A.
and M. college. ut consists merely
of adding a layer of three or four
inches Of straw over the ground be-
tween and around the tomato plants.
This mulch will prevent the growth Of
grass and weeds, holds the tomatoes
up off the dirt to prevent rot and at
the same time keeps the food conditions
more nearly normal and in this way
tends to prevent the stem end rot,
which is quite common where there are
abrupt changes in weather conditions.
This mulch will also enable you to get
around over the ground to better adj
vantage in case Of wet weather"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Farmers Lose Big Money
From Poor Egg Methods

Bad eggs are not the result OF acci-
dent they are examples Of neglect,
slovenly management, and shiftless-
ness. It is just as easy to produce
and market good-quality eggs as it Is
to offend consumers with stale, fer
tile eggs. Farmers lose approximate
" $5O,0O,OOO a year from bad meth
DDS Of producing and handling eggs
one-third of this loss is preventaDle,
because it is due to partial Matching
Of fertile eggs which have been al
lowed to become warm enough to be-
gin to incubate.
The rooster makes the egg fertile
while the fortified egg produces the
blood ring which is the partial de-
yelopment of the chick. The rooster
does not increase egg production; he
merely fertilizes the germ of the egg
and hence he should be allowed to run
with the flock only during the hatch
ing season. After the harching season
is over the male birds should be con-
fined, killed, or sold.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Portable Base Solves
Farm Engine Problem
Two Heavy Beams Bolted to
Underside Hold 1t Steady.

The problem Of holding down d gas
oline engine, without resorting to the
usual method of boiling it to the floor,
was solved by the portable and adj
Unstable base shown in the drawing.
Two heavy wooden beams are bolted
to the underside of the engine, their
ends projecting far enough to be used
as handles Two similar beams, some
what shorter. are permanently at
tached to the floor so that those on
the engine will fit between them. A
removable rod is then pushed through
holes drilled in all four beams, to lock
them together, and hold the engine
down securely. One hole is drilled
through each outside beam and Sc
ries of holes through the inner ones
so that the two base members can be
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Alfalfa Used as Cover
Crop and Cit for Ha1

Alfalfa draws very heavily on the
soil for potash and phosphorus, and
even nitrogen, and more of this ele-
ment is removed if the crop is contin-
uously cut for hay than is appropri-
ated by the heterogeneous on the
roots. If alfalfa is used as cover
crop, it is permissible to take of the
first cutting for hay each year, leav-
ing the two subsequent cuttings on the
ground. Alfalfa should not be kept
more than three years in the orchard.
Clean culture may then be practiced
for about two years, and a cover crop
again put in.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Sweet Potato Diseases
Often Decrease Yield

"There are two common diseases in
this state which frequently decrease
the yield of sweet potatoes" says D.
G. Mooring, horticulturist with the ex-
tension division of the Oklahoma A.
and M. college. '"They are black rot
and stem rot or sometimes called wilt
or yellows.
"The plants affected by yellows or
wilt turn yellow. These plants should
be dug out and burned. In order to
avoid diseased seed for next year.
you should make vine cuttings and
set them in new ground in which
diseased potatoes have not been grown
and grow your seed for next year."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Hot Water Essential to
Sterilize Milk Vessels

Scalding hot water is just as essen
tial in sterilizing dairy utensils in
summer as in winter. Sterilizing the
vessels in summer is even more imnor-
tant than in winter because during hot
weather the temperature is more IA
vorable to the multiplication and de-
velopment of bacteria. Sterilizing the
milk vessels will have much to do with
keeping the bacterial count low in the
milk, and the milk will keep Longer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Obstinacy Natural With
Average Farm Animals

Every animal has more or less OBJ
stinacy in its nature. Get hold of a
cats tail and its first idea is to pull
away. Try to lead calf, and it will
brace itself and offer all the resist
ance in its power The young colt
will do the same thing if gone at in
the same way.
AS a colt reaches maturity its
strength increases rapidly, and if a
horse is to become a good work horse
this obstinate nature must be more or
less overcome.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Scale House on Farm
Easily Constructed
Structure Large Enough to
Serve as Business Office.

A scale on the farm has innumer-
able uses. It is a check on production
and guarantee of fair weight and indi-
Gates that the farmer who possesses
one runs his farm on a business basis.
The platform of the scale is con-
structed so sturdily that it does not
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
United States Now Ranks
Eighth as Dairy Country

Did you know that the United
States ranks eighth as dairy coun-
try? Denmark, Germany, Canada,
Norway, Great Britain, Switzerland
and Netherlands all show higher aver
ages per COW than this country. Be
tween October 5 and Ii dairymen from
all over the world are going to meet
at the National Dairy show, Syracuse,
N. Y, and try to find out the reason
for this by comparing notes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Fertile Eggs Cause of
Immense Loss to Farne

Fertile eggs cost the farmers a ire
mendous sum each year. The ROSTERS
make the eggs fertile and the fertile
eggs make the blood ring.
This great loss is shared among the
poultry keepers who neglect to pen,
sell or cook the roosters. Infertile
eggs are quality eggs. They keep
best and market best. Many produce
buyers are offering three cents pre-
MUM for them. Swat him hard.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16

locked together at different points, to
obtain proper belt. tension. Floor
beams of the same type are attached
near every engine-driven machine, so
that, to attach the engine, it is only
necessary to slide it into place and
slip in the rod
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-08

Cedric Damewood spent from Sat
urday until Tuesday with his parents
MIR. DameYood took him to wray on
Tuesday to take the train for hi.
home at Akron.
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-08

The Silver Beam p r. a. met last
Friday evening. There were a goodly
number present and all enjoyed the
splendid program. Refreshments
were served. The next meeting will
be held April 9Th. and everyone is
invited.
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-08
PRAIRIE CENTER NEWS

W. T.. Hiatt and +. i. Woodlands
and son. Earl. attended the Powers
sale near Holyokc. Wednesday.
Mrs. c. c. Lounsberry left. Wsdnes.
day for Illinois. to see her sister. who
is seriously III. ~
Miss Mary Woodlands visited with
Miss Edna Hiatt. Wednesday.
Mr.. Elmer Williamson and family
moved onto place near Ovid last
week.
Mrs. r. a. Woodlands visited at the
". G. Heller home. Wednesday.
Mrs. +. u. Woodlands. of Ovid,
came out Thursday TO attend the fin'
oral OF her little great granddaughter
Bertha Bjorkiun. and Is visiting With
the children nt this writing.
Miss Lille Wright was On the sick
list last week and vas not able to rc'
turn 10 high school. Monday morning,
Mrs. Cora Bcchtcl visited at the r.
4. Woodlands home Saturday night
and Sunday.
snymcnd Dsnncu wan n caller ut
tho y. n. Austin aud +. a. Wood
hams homes. Thursday.
William Pospisii. OF ssdpwiek,
camo ont Sunday and got his mother,
who had boon visiting her son. Mar
tin Pospisii. the past week.
+. a. woodhpms attended thu
Loebc sale south of Julcsburs. Mon
day.
r. ". Austin butchcred a beef Mon
day morning.
Bertha. the little daughter Of Sir
and Mrs. Frank Biorklun. Of Fairfield
died Thursdny morning. Of pnou
monia. Funeral services were held
at the Swedish Mission church Friday
afternoon at 9 o'clock and were con
ducted by Rcv. Frank Gray, Of liol
yoke. The parents have the tende'
sympathy OF all In their nad bereavo
ment.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank fliorlInn. Mr
ana Mrs. George Nickel and baby
Mablo and John Bjorklun aud Mrs. y
n Woodlands were Sunday visitors
at the iiope Of MI and Mrs. Kicker
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-08
LUCK IN LIVES OF MUSICIANS
Some Of the Greatest Seem to Have
Had Lifelong Fight With un-
toward Circumstances.

Musicians who wait like Mr.. Micaw-
her for something to tuniup may have
u long time TO wait. Luck both good
and bad unquestionably plays part
in every mans career. Many of the
worlds greatest musicians were born
unlucky and suffered In consequence.
Though lie never knew 1t Scluber,
was. us they say in the West, plump
unlucky.' He thought he was IN luck
whenever he got square meal. aud
was always rejoicing whenever he got
enough paper on which 10 transcribe
the musical ideas tceming In his brain.
He was distinctly out of LUCK, the
world owed him something more than
music paper ON which to write llnlnor-
tai songs.
Wagner had to wait about forty
years before his luck broke. He new
er really emerged from 1bscurlty I'm.
I'll lunaiic saw what others failed
To see, and Ludwig of Bavaria. crazy
king. gave him a chance. This was
indeed luck. hut Wagner prepared Tor
II by writing masterpieces.
Mendeissohn was lucky before he
was horn. He selected the right par
cn.s and was horn rich. He was un-
lucky. however, IN belng horn nj the
wrong time. lie died too soon. broiS-
en- eartcd oyer the death Of his sis.
ter Fanny. from nervous disorder.
Had he lived In modern times the
chances are that his life would have
been sased.-Montrenl Family Herald.
why Priest Dislikes Horses.
"rhe curse of my life" said the
Rev. Father Duffy. chaplain of the
Sixty.nnth New York regiment, ac-
cor,IIng 10 the New York correspond
ent OF the Cincinnati Times-Star, ''has
been cavalrymcn for coloncls. a
horse IL something can respect but
never love. | once scantlallzcd Gen
eral rershing by telling him that
thought Henry Ford made better
horses than the Almighty lid. Every
colonel ever saw has put me ON n
horse and made ME miserable. !
went 10 one of them In France. lame
and crippled. TO nuke n modest pro-
test. and he told me just 10 keep on
riding nnd I'D be nil right. Later that
colonel told ne was fIlnin' III uni.
forms Of the regiment and wcarln' out
tn knees ~ the men sayIn' mass on
n grnvclcd parade ground. why not
have the mass somewhere clsci' asked
the colonel. Let yor all siny on
your knees said J.: 'Irll do you as
much good MS II does iuc 10 stay on
that h0rsc.'"
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-08
CORN UNDER IRRIGATION
CAN BE HEAVILY MAts1REr

Corn is rather gross feeder and as
a consequence can take manure ra-
ther more heavily without injury to
the crop and without serious danger
of lodging than can the small grains
In irrigated sections corn may be
manured very heavily, especially If
the water right is good, without the
least danger to the development OF the
crop. The crop is almost sure to
obtain more benefit the second year
from an application of unrotted ma
nure. Thus 1t is better practice If
corn is to occupy the land for two
years, to apply manure with light
dressing this year, and next year ap.
ply light dressing also. The ma
nure may be applied after which it
should be pulverized and worked into
the top soil by means OF the disk har-
row. Or, it may be applied as top
dressing even after the corn is up.
The only difficulty is that it some
times interferes with cultivation.
On the dry lands, manure must be
applied very much more judiciously'
than under irrigation. Owing to the
fact that any application of manure
may disturb the water, relation at the
surface. it is very dangerous prac-
tice to manure corn heavily under
Il 20 ipn nnndiffnnc Whnra
heavy applications Of manure are
put on, there is grave danger of firing
the crop. This firing process is moth
ing more or less than a shortage of
water due to the excessive amount
of unrotted organic matter present.
Consequently the best practice of ma
nuring on the dry lands is to make
light applications. Moisture should
be spread very thinly and evenly. 1t
should be well pulverized and mixed
with the soil by ineans of the disk
before It is plowed under. II this is
done, practically all danger of firing
due to excessive organic matter at
the surface OF the soil will be OBJ
waited. II the manure is well rotted.
light applications may be given. But
ii is not so necessary with well rotted
manure to pulverize the same and mix
with the surface soil, altho the soil
responds readily TO this treatment
with well rotted manure.
There are very few farms which
produce sufficient manure to keep up
the supply OF organic matter In the
soil. In such cases 1t is good prac-
tice TO use some crop in rotation, pre-
ferably leguminous crop. which can
be plowed under as green manure.
In irrigated sections the supply Of
organic matter may be maintained
by rotation with alfalfa. In the dry
sections. however. alfalfa is very sell
dom feasible: but in many sections
it is feasible to rotate corn with
sweet clover as n green manure crop
Alvin Kezer in Corn Growing in
Colorado
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-08
foR DEAF FOLKS

II your hearing IA impaired you are
invited TO inrpect the phonophor. an
improved enrphone for deaf people.
at tho Sears Hotel from y. M.
Thursday. until y. m. Saturday. this
week. Frank y. Colby. optornetrint.
Eyes examined glasses fitted. Come
Early.
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-08
Pleasant Valley

c.. e. Shew and family visited at
the Sickle home Tuesday.
The Sickle family spent Tuesday
evening at the John Barbour home.
Roy Martin was helping Cy Stewart
build water tank Wednesday.
Ed Hughes and family were Sun
day dinner guests OF MIR. and Mrs.
Leo Walgren.
| John walgren drove his Ford to
Hastings, Nebr., and drove home
new big car.
Carl Radtke and family were Sun
day afternoon callers at the Fred
Lutte home.
Carl Radtke took load OF hogs to
market Monday.
Bert Jaycox and family were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
cecil COISlaZfeT.
Bert Jaycox is expecting to build
a cement basement house this week.
John Barbour is helping Frank
Hogsett build cement basement
house this week.
! Roy Martin is having his capoons
mother his little chicks. They seem
to make as good mothers as the hens
do.
Sam Rouze and family spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Gooden.
The State Line church will be sold
on Saturday. March II, at 10 O'Clock
at the church to the highest bidder.
Mrs. Otto Eikeles sister and family
from venango spent part OF last week
visiting at the Eikele home. An
other sister and family from Cham
pion were also Sunday guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin and
Roy Martin and children were Sun
day guests at the Ollie Hall home.
Anna Echard and Minnie Covert
took Sunday dinner at the Frank Mar
tin home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Poe and Norman
Stewart and family were Sunday
dinner guests at the c. L. Stewart
home.
Mrs. Lawrence Wilcox visited at
the parental Stewart home from last
Thursday until Monday.
John and Isaac Penwell will farm
the Fred Lutte place. where Bert
Jaycox and family are now living.
Clark Penwcll and family. who
have been farming the Sticlle place
the past year. moved to the east
Webermeier place the first OF the
week.
Cedric Damewood spent from Sat.
urday until Tuesday with his parents.
Mr.. DameYood took him to wray on
Tuesday to take the train for his
home at Akron.