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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
Wonders of Pompeii Are
Reuealed After 10 Years

For the past 10 years excavations
in the buried city of Pompeii have
been secret, a wooden wall having
been erected to prevent interior
ence with the work. Now, by gov
eminent order, the prohibition is to
be removed and within few
months the general public will be
admitted, while scientific investiga
tors have already been received to
inspect the remarkably interesting
new discoveries, which new arch
geological methods OF excavation
have so preserved that the newly
uncovered quarters are practically
as they were when the great trag-
edy of the city occurred 1000
years ago.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
The First 1923 Cotton
Is Marketed in Texas
First Bale of New Crop Brought
SIPS in Houston.

HOUSTON, Texas-The new cot
ton movement of the United States
has begun with the marketing OF the
first bale here for S1,275.
Within the next two weeks the
movement from the Rio Grande valley
is expected to be we'll under way. The
crop in that section is especially good
and production there probably will ex-
coed that of any previous season. The
outlook in other sections OF Texas al
so is excellent and predictions are
made that the state output will ex-
coed 100000 bales.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
cAUSES SCURVY.

Children fed principally upon heat
ed milk are liable to develop Bar
lows disease" which is the technical
name for scurvy
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03

Stud and draw poker, blackjack and
craps are the favorite indoor sports.
Every table has its house man" TAX
ing off the rake" while a walking
boss" kepes general supervision over
the play. Slot machines and punch
board are everywhere for the miider
type of gamblers. They pay in cash.
Oh yes, it's great life in these
"metropolises' of the Oklahoma oil
field. But it's a place fer che" men,
quick in thought, quick in repartee,
but quickest Of all with fists.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
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POINTERS ON EGG HANDLING
Bulletins Issued by Department of Az
ricuIture Give Best Methods
and Practices.

prepared by the United States Department.
of Agriculture.)
Breaking eggs and preventing break
age OF. eggs are both at times the con-
Germ of persons engaged in the egg
business. The United States Depart
ment of Agriculture also has taken an
interest in these problems and has pub
lished information on methods and
practices. Although the bulletins were
first issued a few years ago, the de-
partment's recommendations to ship
pers and to persons planning the in
stallation of breaking plants are good
today. Several thousand copies are
now available for distribution. Per-
sons writing for copies should ask for
Department Bulletin 664, The Proven
ton of Breakage of Eggs in Transit
When Shipped in CARROTS, and Depart
ment Bulletin 663, The Installation and
Equipment of an Egg Breaking Plant.
Other bulletins of a similar nature,
all prepared by the bureau of chemis-
try, are available for distribution. The
following is a complete list, with the
exception Of those mentioned above:
Department Bulletin 224, A Study Of
the Preparation Of Frozen and Dried
Eggs in the Producing Section; De
partment Bulletin 391, Accuracy in
Commercial Grading of Opened Eggs
Department Bulletin 565, How to Can
die Eggs; Department Bulletin II,
The Comparative Rate of Decompo-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
TWO BADGERS PLACED
IN FARMING TWELVE
Henry and Babcock Selected for
the AIl-American Agricul-
turaI Team.

The All-American agricultural team
has been picked.
The II men chosen are credited with
having "most profoundly influenced
the thought and lives of American
farmers or American agriculture"
The great dozen was named by E. n.
Wentworth in The Field, Illustrated.
OF the II, Wisconsin directly sup
plies two-Dean w. A. Henry as rep
resentative of Americas foremost ag-
ricultural educators, and DR.. S. M.
Babcock as one of the most promi-
nent scientists who have made direct
contributions to the farming industry.
Side by side with Doctor Babcock,
Wentworth lists DR.. Henry P. Armsby,
who for number Of years was a mem
Der of the agricultural staff Of the
University Of Wisconsin. Armsby is
recognized for his work in animal nu-
triton.
It was way back in 1880 when a
young man Of the name of William
Arnon Henry came to Wisconsin from
the Empire state to assume the duties
of professor of agriculture and botany
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
STATE PULLETS MAKE RECORD
Twenty-Five Plymouth Rocks at Uni
versity Lay 241 Eggs in
Fourteen Days.

The busy bee has a. rival for space
in the limelight as the outstanding
example of industry. She must share
with biddy and look carefully to her
laurels If she does not have stronger
competition than expected from this
source.
twenty-five Plymouth Rock pullets
in the flock of the University of Wis
consin recently completed 14-day
record with PAL eggs to their credit.
These pullets were Matched in March
and are of high production strain.
Their sire is a full brother to a hen
making an official record of 324 eggs
in II months. One Of their dams has
already laid 231 eggs and still has one
month to go to complete her first
years production. Several others are
well over the 200 egg mark. Still
another of the dams made unique
record by beginning December 81,
1921, and laying one egg a day for 38
consecutive days without miss.
The records show, declares J. G.
Halpin of the poultry department,
that whenever any breed is carefully
bred and fed for egg production, it
can be made to lay very heavily.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
SELECTING buck
FOR MARKET Use
Pekin Is Heavier Than Average
FcWl and Is Favored by
Commercial Raisers.
CROWS WITH MUCH RAPlDITY
Rouen Is Also Large Bird, but Has No
Decided Advantage-Runner Is
Undoubtedly Best Layer,
Although Small.

Those who are thinking Of raising
ducks for market can well afford to
take stock of the situation and deter
mine in advance the breed which will
meet market conditions to the best adj
vantage. There is no profit in rails
ing a breed which is unsuited for the
purpose which you have in mind.
Pekin Is Best Duck.
The best duck beyond doubt for
market purposes is the Pekln. It is
heavier than the average and grows
with aach rapidly that the green"
ducE$ can be marketed to best adj
vantage when only ten weeks Of age.
The pekin stands at the head of the
list and is the undisputed leader in all
duck markets, just as the Leghorn
dominates the egg-farm field among
commercial poultry raisers.
Close to the Pekin is the Rouen,
which is also a large duck, but to date
it seems to have made no marked i'm
preston upon the market. 1t has no
advantages to offer over the Pekin
and, therefore, has made little head
way against it.
Runner Is Best Layer.
For egg production we must turn to
still another variety. The Runner
duck is undoubtedly the best layer of
all the duck tribe. 1t is not out of
the ordinary for these ducks to COM
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08

have such scant foliage that their
shade does not prevent the growth of
heavy sod. A mixed planting Of cot
ton wood with either of the other two
varieties mentioned will more COM
pletely utilize the ground, increase the
yield and bring about better forest
condition. Frequently, less expensive
and less valuable varieties can be
planted as filters with trees that are to
make up the permanent planting.
Mixed paintings also are desirable as
protection against diseases and insect
attack. When chestnut and black To-
Gust, which are susceptible to such at
tacks, are planted among trees not SO
liable to injury of this kind, the latter
will provide a stand Of trees If the
former are killed.
Utilities Poorest Soil.
Unless intended for windbreaks,
plantations should be located on the
poorest soil of the farm, that least suit
ed to the production of agricultural
crops Odd corners cut. off by streams
or driveways and hillsides or poorly
drained soil should be selected. In
starting a grove, seedlings one or two
years old are preferable to seed or
cuttings Nut trees, such as walnut,
hickory and oak, develop deep tap
root and few lateral feeding roots dur
ing their first year. They cannot,
therefore, be transplanted as success
fully as other trees. The nuts or acorns
should be planted on the permanent
SITE Sometimes it is advisable to
sprout the nuts before this planting is
made. Cottonwood and V illow planta-
lions are most easily started with cut
tings-12 to 14-inch sections taken
from one or two-year-old twigs of liv-
ing trees. Cuttings should be collected
during early winter and buried in moist
sand in a cool place preparatory to
planting in the spring.
In general, early spring planting is
preferable to planting at any other sea-
son. AS compared with fall planting,
it has at least two distinct advantages
the stock has an entire growing sea-
son in which to become established be-
fore it is subjected to the rigors Of
winter, and 1t is not In immediate dam
ger of being heaved out Of the ground
by alternate freezing and thawing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
AVOID EXCITEMENT IN PENS
PouItrymen VIII Save Several Eggs
Every Day by Observing Rules
of Silence.

Whistling, or speaking gently, or
knocking on the door to let the hens
know when he is coming win save the
poultryman several eggs in the days
gathering, says Prof. Willard @.
Thompson, poultry husbandman of the
New Jersey experiment station, in a
circular issued on 1.-THE Winter Time
Management of the Laying Flock"
Fright, he continues, is often fatal to
and always interferes with normal egg
production. Hence the necessity Of
having the poultryman move slowly so
as not to cause excitement in the pens
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
PROMOTE HEALTH OF FLoCKS
Much Good Can Be Accomplished by
Spraying RunWays and Houses
With Lye Solution.

Every poultry raiser knows that
fowls thrive best in clean, well venti-
lated places. BY keeping the houses,
roosts, nests and runways sprayed
with a concentrated I've solution you
will do a great deal toward promot-
ing good health and productiveness
among your poultry.
Many of the most successful poultry
raisers use this lye solution around
their poultry houses at least every
other week. The solution is made
by dissolving a small can of I've in
five gallons of water. A sprinkling
can, hand spray, or an old whisk broom
may be used to apply the solution.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
PARASITES MAY HELP
COMBAT BORER PEST
Introduction of Enemies of Pest
Progressing Rapidly.
Government Agents in France Have
Been Constantly Collecting Insects
Which Are to Be Liberated in
New England.

The work Of introducing the natural
enemies of the corn borer from Europe
made rapid strides during the last
fiscal year, according to the report of
the bureau of entomology of the Uni
ted States Department of Agriculture.
Agents at HyereS, southern France,
have been almost constantly collecting
and shipping insect parasites of the
corn borer to America, where these
have been assorted and reared, to be
subsequently liberated in large num-
bers in the heavily infested regions of
New England. More than 100000
specimens of a single species of para
site were liberated in this manner
during the summer of 1922, and thou
sands Of individuals Of several other
kinds were also liberated in this re-
gion.
The present plans Of the bureau in
clude the continuation Of this work,
in order to insure, where possible, the
establishment of all available bene-
fetal insect enemies of the pest be-
fore it becomes widely distributed
throughout the United States. With
this in view, what promises to be sue
cessful steps have been taken to estab-
fish one species of these parasites on
native corn borers in the South Allan
tic and Gulf states and on the sugar
cane borer in Louisiana so that this
enemy may be present and ready to
attack the pest in case the European
corn borer should spread to those
regions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture
Many paintings of trees have turned
out failures because Of the selection of
species unsuited either to the climate
or to the soil. The best trees for plant
ing on a home farm usually are those
which grow well in similar soils in the
region, according TO the recommends
ton of forest specialists Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture, in
Farmers Bulletin 1923, Borrowing and
Planting hardwood Seedlings on the
Farm" recently published by the de-
partment.
In determining what species Of hard
wood trees should be grown, the bull
letin says, the object of growing the
trees and their adaptability to the eli
mate of the region should be kept in
mind. AS Illustrations, the bulletin
points out that box-elder is not a good
tree to plant for timber; the yellow
poplar, because of climatic conditions,
cannot be grown successfully in the
plains region of the central United
States, and hardy catalpa will not
thrive in poor, sandy or heavy clay
soils.
Trees May Be Grouped.
To a certain extent trees may be
grouped as those most valuable for
lumber, for posts and poles, for wind
breaks, etc. Some of the varieties
listed in the bulletin as suitable for
lumber are: Ash, Eastwood, beech,
birch, black cherry, cottonwood, Gu
cumber, elm, hickory, sugar maple, red
oak, white oak, red gum, sycamore,
black walnut and yellow poplar Va
rieties suitable for posts and poles are
Hardy cataIpa, coffee tree, red elm,
eucalyptus, black locust, honey locust,
Russian mulberry, oaks, Usage orange
and white willow. Varieties best suit
ed for windbreaks are: Green ash, box
elder, cottonwood, eucalyptus, hack
berry, silver maple, Russian mulberry
Usage orange, Russian olive, white will
low and yellow willow.
A mixture of two or more kinds of
trees in plantation sometimes Is de
sIrable, says the bulletin. For best re-
suits, trees such as the cottonw God
should be spaced widely, while others,
such as black walnut and black locust,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
CATTLE MALADY TAKES TOLL
Johne's MaIady Is Found to Be More
Prevalent Than Had Been
Supposed.

For several years E. G. Hastings
and B. A. Beach of the Wisconsin agri-
cultural experiment station, have been
collecting information concerning the
elusive Johne's disease, sometimes
called chronic dysentery. Several years
Of experience have shown that this dis
ease is more prevalent than has been
supposed, especially among purebred
animals, and that it is spreading from
herd to herd. According to DR.. O. Bang
Of Copenhagen, the future of one of
the most important breeds of cattle in
Denmark depends upon the ability to
eliminate Johne's disease.
In four herds which have been under
observation by representatives of the
University Of Wisconsin for number
Of years, the yearly loss has been from
2 to 70 per cent. One herd of so lost
during II years Al animals infected
with the disease Another herd num-
bering Is replaced q animals in ten
years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
DOUBLE CROP YIELD IN OHIO
Small Applications of Ground Lime
stone and Manure Of Great Bene~
fit to Rotation.

Small applications Of ground lime
stone and shed manure nearly doubled
the yield Of corn, wheat and clover in
rotation on the Ohio experiment sta
ton test farm at Carpenter In the
southeastern part Of the state.
Finely ground limestone is applied
on the wheat ground after blowing at
the rate of 100 pounds per acre. IN
treated shed manure is plowed under
for corn at the rate of five tons to the
acre
The average increase of corn for
the period of 10 years is 60 per cent;
FOR wheat, 90 per cent; and for clover
hay, 1O8 per. cent.
Other experiments suggest that on
most acid soils a larger initial applica-
ton Of lime is desirable, and that the
time of applying the lime does not
greatly affect yields.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
LABOR TO GROW ACRE CORN
Survey of 321 Farms in Ohio Throws
Light on subJect-contour of
Land Is Factor.

How much work does the average
farmer do in growing an acre Of corn?
A survey of 321 farms in Ohio throws
some light upon this question. Farm
ers operating billy farms require .57.2
man-hours to grow an acre of corn.
On prairie land 41.3 hours were re-
CURED. In another county on level soil
the average man-hours were 38.5. The
contour of the land and the size of OPP
Grating implements as well as the man
agement of the land are all factors de-
termining the labor cost in growing
this crop.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08

You ought to go into dairying. This
is good country for dairy cows, and
you people know how to take care
of them and make fine butter And
so the farmers decided to follow the
deans advice and build a cooperative
creamery. They built their first cream
cry on Little Butternut lake.
Mrs. Johannah Rawnholt was the
first buttermaker. We had two or
three. cream routes and about 200 pa
irons. The cream was collected in
a big tank and paid for by the pound.
The driver went about from farm to
farm and skinned the cream from
the farmers cans, and put the cream
into a big covered tank that had
small spout in it. AS soon as the
power separators CAME into use, we
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08

Prize-Winning White Wyandotte.
conas, one male can look after Is or
10 females with satisfaction. The ex-
tra-large breeds, such as Cochins and
Brahmas, give best results when not
more than eight or ten females are al
lowed to each male.
Often a male penned up with GER
tain number of females will produce
more fertile eggs than like condition
when the birds are on the open range
with other males. When a large num-
Der of fowls are permitted to run to-
gether much time is occupied by the
masculine members of the flock in
fighting in defense of honor, family
ties, ETC. When it is impossible to
divide the flock into small breeding
pens with only one male in each pen,
better results will be obtained with a
large flock in which several males are
necessary If plenty of ranging space
is obtainable and the bird gets plenty
of. wholesome exercise.
There is, of course, a great differ
ence in ROSTERS. One may be vfgor-
Gus and "scrappy," with another will
be feminine and cowardly. The lat
ter kind is Of practically no value on
the range, because he Is always In
flight or hiding from his antagonist.
It is, therefore, best to select evenly
matched males and soon their family
differences will be adjusted, each will
gather his f1vorites about him and
there will be little interference.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08

at the university. But agriculture
soon imposed heavier duties upon the
young professor than did botany. He
had the experiment station to look af-
ter. Soon came the short course and
the dairy course, agricultural educa-
tion assuming more and more impor-
lance. For a period of more than a
onarter of a century, Henry was at
the helm. He not only pfloted the
AGRICULTURAL college and experiment
station, but also helped to steer the
course of Wisconsin's agriculture
through the narrow channels, passing
rocks that threatened TO wreck the
ship on it's maiden voyage.
Eight years after Dean Henry ar
rived in Wisconsin, DR.. S. M. Babcock
came from the Geneva experiment
station in New York. In 1890, he
perfected and gave to the world the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
CHECK ON BRoWN-TAIL MOTH
Infested Area in New England States
Has Been Reduced 81 Per Cent.
Says EntomoIogist.

The maximum area infested by the
brown-tail moth in New England has
been reduced 81 per cent, according to
the annual report of the entomologist
of the United States Department of
Agriculture. The maximum spread
was in 1914, when over $4,000 square
miles was infested, including portions
of all the New England states and the
eastern end of Long Island, N. Y. Now
this insect is known to be present only
in Maine, New Hampshire, and Masss.
chusetts
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
FEED DAIRY COWS LITERALLY
During Cold Weather Animals Should
Be Given Larger Amount of
Grain Than Usual.

During cold weather, dairy cows
should be fed a little more grain than
during milder weather. A few pounds
Of corn chop each day during the cold
est days will help to provide more
body heat and enable the COW to keep
up her milk flow even in the coolest
weather. 1t is of course necessary
that the COW have shelter and not be
exposed to the cold winds. On real
cold days a blanket will assist in
keeping the cow comfortable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
PROPER PROPORTION
OF MALES In FLOCK
Local Conditions Enter Largely
Into Mating Problem.
Question Cannot Be Answered by
Any Hard-and-Fast Rule-Mueh
Will Depend Upon Space
Available for Ranging.

What is the proper proportion of
males and females in the poultry
yard? is most important question.
Most people who keep medium-sized
fowls (like Rocks, Reds and Dottes)
allow one male bird to each dozen
hens, but local conditions, age, breed,
etc., enter so largely into the mating
problem that the question cannot be
answered by any hard-and-fast rule.
With the smaller and more active
breeds, such as Leghorns and An
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
COLD STORAGE KILLS PESTS
Bureau of Entomology Is Making In
vestigations on Effect of LOW
Temperatures.

The effect of cold storage tempera-
lures upon the life Of insects in COM
modities is being investigated by the
bureau of entomology of the United
States Department of Agriculture and
I the study is already yielding bene-
fetal results. This is a relatively new
field Of investigation. Experiments al
ready completed indicate the value Of
cold storage for the destruction of
bean and pea weevils in beans. All
stored-product pests are being made
the subject Of investigations in con-
nection with cold temperatures
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08

j. P. Peterson, was away at college
when the creamery was built, but came
back in 1885 and was elected secre-
tary of the creamery. Peterson tells
this story of the pioneer effort:
"Nels Lawson invited Dean w. A.
Henry of the College of Agriculture
up here to see the county and talk to
the farmers about the possibilities Of
the dairy industry. The dean spent
some little time up here and talked
before several gatherings.
Henry said to the people here:
why, you people come from Denmark,
the greatest dairy country in the world.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08
"A Tale Of Two Bulls. ..

Advantages of the ''better
sire" are graphically and humor-.
ously set forth in a new animal
ed cartoon, "a Tale of Two
Bulls" now available from the
United States Department of
Agriculture. This film concerns
the affairs Of a farmer who has
a scrub bull, and suffers financial
loss accordingly. A visit to a
neighbor who has a purebred
bull convinces him that he is on
the wrong track. He hastens
home, dispatches the old scrub
and gets new bull. New
found prosperity amply justifies
his joining the better-sires move
ment, sponsored by the bureau
Of animal industry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-08

installed one at the creamery. This
was about 1885,
1--WE used to have pretty hard
time selling the butter. remember
how I took a trip down to st. Paul
once to see if we couldn't sell our
butter to some of the hotels there
So from this meager start, Polk
has grown in Importance in butter
making until today she takes a lead
ing position. Over five million pounds
Of butter were shipped to New York
and Philadelphia last year and another
million pounds will be added to this
figure this year.