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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24
TOULOUSE IS LARGEST GOOSE
Adult Gander Weighs 25 Pounds and
Fowls Can Be Raised in Small
Numbers on Farms.

The Toulouse and the Embden are
the most popular breeds of geese in
this country. The Toulouse Is the
largest breed, the adult gander weigh
Ing % pounds and the goose 20 pounds.
Geese can be raised in small num-
bers successfully and at profit on
many farms where there is low, rough
pasture land containing natural sup
ply Of water.
They need a house only during cold
or stormy weather, when an open shed
should be provided.
Large boxes, barrels, or shelters are
provided as nests for geese, or they
are allowed to make nests on the floor
Of the house.
Feed mash in the morning of equalI
parts by weight Of corn meal, bran,
and middlings or low-grade -four, with.
10 per cent Of beef scrap, and give
whole or cracked corn at night.
Goslings should be fed mash OF
two parts shorts and one part corn
meal by weight, changing at the end
of three weeks to equal parts shorts
and corn meal, with five per cent each
Of beef scrap and grit.
A fattening ration may be made Of
q mash of one part shorts and two
parts corn meal by weight, with five
per cent Of beef scrap, which is fed
in the morning, while corn is fed at
night.
The period Of incubation of goose
eggs varies from % to 80 days. The
first eggs usually are set under hens,
while the last eggs which the goose
lays may be Matched either under hens
or under the goose If she becomes
broody.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24
ROUNDED INLET WILL
HELP PIPE CAPACITY
Efficiency of CuIverts Increased
by Modification.
Opening With Sharp Corners Retards
Flow Of Water Smooth Entrance
Well Worth Considering
In Building.
prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculturel

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
The water-0arrying capacity of a
culvert pipe can be appreciably in
creased by merely rounding the inlet
end, according to tests conducted by
the bureau Of public roads, United
States Department of Agriculture.
These tests were conducted in the
hydraulic laboratory Of the State uni
versity Of Iowa and indicate that a
comparatively inexpensive modiica-
ton in. the Installation of pipe culyerts
will considerably increase their eff
cheney.
1t is q well-known fact that an
opening with sharp corners retards the
flow Of water. The curved entrance
does not need to be large to be bene-
fetal. Simply filing and rounding the
groove at the bell end of a vitrified
pipe with cement mortar will increase
the capacity. The same result can he
secured with any kind Of pipe by plac-
ing the end a few inches back from
the face of the head wall instead of
setting 1t flush and rounding the con-
crete so as to form bell-mouthed en-
trance. Such an arrangement is par
ticularly effective when the entrance
to the culvert is submerged and great
er capacity is needed.
From actual tests made on a pipe
flowing full Of water It was found that
the bell end Of sewer pipe at the
entrance increased the capacity 10
per cent over that Of a pipe of the
same size with a sharp-cornered en-
trance. Filling in the bell end and
rounding to an elliptical shape with
mortar caused an additional flow of 2
per cent. or - per cent more than the
sharp cornered entrance. This in
crease In capacity is due to the elm
ination Of the cross currents and ed
dies set up by a square-end entrance.
Water will enter a pipe culvert in
greater quantities when guided smooth
~ by a rounded entrance than when
retarded by eddies. The slight modi-
fication of pipe culvert entrance by.
merely rounding the inlet end is well
worth while, considering the greater
capacity obtained and the small in
crease In cost Of construction.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24

By ]. B. HAYES, Poultry Department.
Wisconsin College of Agriculture.
Wisconsin's egg basket is no longer
handy little thing.
1t takes a life-sizeu hamper to pick
up the daily lay.
For Wisconsin had a poultry popula-
ton on farms last year of about
100000 with a valuation of about
$11 100000, and the egg production
was set at 100000 dozen and valued
at $22,O00,000.
Based on these figures, poultry has
at last risen in the state to at least
the dignity Of a good side-line and has
been accepted as a mighty important
part of the general farm income and
one Of the best cash crops.
Although some Of the neighboring
states have larger valuation because
of more densely settled sections and
more farms, the poultry men did not
receive any higher price a dozen, ac-
cording to government reports. Based
on estimates for January I, 1923, eggs
per dozen in Wisconsin were 40 cents
while the average for our neighboring
states was 40A cents. Unlimited OPP
poftunity is offered for expansion of
farm flock units and increasing atten-
Zion to the poultry is due.
Keep Down Production Costs.
In poultry raising as in any other
line Of production economy of produc-
ton is an important consideration.
Artiicially heating building and in
creasing the overhead out of all pro-
portion may assure production but not
the kind that is profitable at average
egg prices. One must be in a position
to compete with the very best and sell
to advantage on that same market.
Three factors are always to be con-
sidered They are the individual, the
feed and the house. The Individual is
determined by culling. BY this process
one should have sold all the hens that
were improbable and all the pullets
that did not show promise Of develop
ing into producers. One cannot be
excused for keeping low-producing
hens at this time.
The house should be comfortable.
By this is meant that the house must
be free from dampness, properly ven
tilated, free from drafts, and Of fairly
uniform temperature.
Feeding is the stumbling block for
a multitude Of poultry keepers both as
to what they feed and how they feed
it. Although any certain ration cannot
be recommended as cure-all, it is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24
PUREBREDs GAIN TN KANSAS
Increase in Sires and Females Secured
by Farmers Through Efforts of
County Agents.

Altogether 396 purebred sires and
275 purebred females were secured by
farmers in Kansas through the efforts
of county agents, according to the an
nual report to the United States De
partment of Agriculture Of the county
agent leader of the state Of Kansas,
covering the year 1921. Two hundred
and seventy-five scrubs were replaced
by purebreds, 1872 purebred herds were
started and 1 LII animals were sold at
% association sales held by the p live
stock improvement associations formed
to support the better-sires campaign.
A total Of $50 meetings were held in the
i9 counties which we're active in the
work. with an attendance of 4,995
farmers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24
WAR ON MANY INSECT PESTS
Control Work Centers About Securing
Parasites Which In Themselves
Are Not Harmful.

Control work against many insect
pests centers, about securing insect
parasites which in themselves are not
Injurious. In the effort to obtain bene-
fetal species of parasites to aid in the
fight against the gypsy and browntail
moths, the bureau Of entomology of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture sends its scientific assistants
to Europe to import, breed, and colo
nize beneficial European parasites Of
these two insects in this country. Para
sites Of the gypsy moth are also OBJ
tanned from Japan and shipped here
to be propagated and distributed.
Other parasites procured in Japan
have been found useful in checking
the japanese beetle. The last ship
ment of these parasites arrived in
December, 1922.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24

docks in general have increased some
what in average weight. Producers
complain that they are unable prop
erly to finish lambs for the market
under 90 to 100 pounds, which means
a dressed carcass weighing from 45
to so pounds. On the other hand, con-
gumers' preference has turned toward
lighter cuts of all classes of meat and
for this reason heavy lamb has been
at a disadvantage The additional
amounts Of fat found on heavy lamb
cuts is also responsible for some of
the prejudice against this class of
meat, as lamb fat is not relished by
most meat consumers.
Heavy Lambs Worth More.
A cutting test was. recently made by
the department on five light and five
heavy lambs Of good grade. The light
lambs averaged 80 pounds ana sold
at wholesale at 26 cents per pound.
The heavy lambs averaged $3.50
pounds and brought "a cents per pound
wholesale. The price of the light
lambs therefore was $8.58 and that Of
the heavy lambs $1,000. In other
words the heavy lambs were worth
SAL more than the light lambs on a
carcass basis. The carcasses were
divided into the usual wholesale cuts,
namely rattles, racks and saddles, and
the percentage w9ights Of these cuts
were practically the same in both in
stances.
The rattles, consisting Of the shoul-
der, neck and breast, and the racks,
OF 8 ribs, were valued at IL cents and
40 cents per pound respectively in both
cases, However, the saddles consist
ing Of the leg and loin, sold at "a cents
per pound when cut from the light
lambs, while the heavy saddles sold
at so cents per pound. The higher
prices which retailers were willing to
pay for the former is due to the con-
sumers' preference for light legs of
lamb.
Retail prices at cash and carry and
credit and delivery markets during the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24
LIGHTER WEIGHT
LAMBS DEMANDED
Number of Heavy Animals During
Recent Months Has Been in
Excess of Requirements.
NOT FAVORED BY HOUSEWIFE
Additional Amounts Of Fat Found on
Large Cuts Is Also Responsible
for Prejudice Against This
Glass Of Meat.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.)
The number of heavy, fed lambs
weighing from 10 to so pounds dressed
weight marketed during recent months
has been considerably in excess of the
demand. An Investigation recently
made by the bureau of agricultural
economics, United States Department
OF Agriculture, to determine the rea-
sons for the discrimination against
heavy lambs developed the fact that
hotels, restaurants, railroad dining car
systems and steamship lines are able
TO utilize heavy lamb cuts to adj
vantage, but that the average house
wife with a small family considers
lighter weight cuts more economical
for family use.
AS result of improved breeding for
the production of wool and mutton,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24

cattle and nearness to market are the
factors credited as making southwest
ern Wisconsin noted hog district, by
L. III. Mckay, swine specialist at the
University Of Wisconsin. These coun-
ties grow good corn and feed great
many cattle. Hogs are necessary to
make the beef industry profitable and
generally prove valuable adjunct to
dairying.
New Center Being Developed.
A new reproducing center is rap
idly expanding around Buffalo and
Dunn counties, extending into ST.
Croix, Pierce and Pepin counties. Be
cause of its nearness to the Twin City
market, Mr.. Mckay sees a bright fu-
ture for this hog belt.
Badger men are seeing the need of
using purebred sires, even in the pro-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24
JOIN BETTER-sIRE CRUSADE
Among Numerous Enrollments From
Vermont Was That of Morgan
Horse Farm.

The bureau of animal industry of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture recently received in one day en-
rollment blanks from 1876 Vermont
farmers who have joined the ''better
sires-better stock" crusade. Among
them was the enrolment of III. 81.
Reese, superintendent of the United
States Morgan horse farm near Mid
dlebury, vt, who enrolled 228 head of
horses, cattle, sheep and chickens. All
of this stock Is bred exclusively to
purebred sires, this being require
ment for enrolment.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24

possible to give a system that has
proved satisfactory.
"A scratch feed Of two parts corn,
two parts wheat, and one part oats or
barley, or four parts corn, one part
oats, and one part barley, is to be fed
in a litter sparingly in the morning
and heavy at night. A light morning
feed stimulates exercise and heavy
night feed assures a full crop when
roosting.
Milk Supplements Return.
Keep the hopper filed with a dry
mash composed of equal parts ground
feed, bran, middlings and meat scrap
or digester tankage. Meat scrap or
tankage is necessary when some form
of milk is not available. If milk is
given to the flock, add just small
amount of meat scrap In addition to
improve the palatability of the mash.
The flock must like the mash and must
be forced to consume ii by limiting the
morning scratch feed. About = two
pounds of scratch to one pound of
mash is the proper proportion.
Mineral feed in recent years has
assumed great Importance. Coarse
oyster shell or clam shell increases
production rather than merely making
hard shell. A soft shell egg is due
to condition of the hen. Feeding
coarse oyster shell in an open hopper
so that the flock can help themselves
has been responsible for considerable
increase in production,
Grain feed or succulent feed like
cabbage, mangels, sprouted oats and
corn silage maintain the flock in a
happy frame of mind that is inducive
to hard work. These feeds are rela-
lively cheap but highly important for
the physical well-bVsng of heavy-lay-
ing hen.
Keeping a flock on oats or barley
and pan full of water all winter may
possibly maintain life and a low late
spring production but will never re-
turn the profit. One is better off not
keeping a flock than to keep them in
shiftless hit-or-miss method. Man
agement Of that sort means keeping a
flock and buying eggs during the sea-
son Of high prices.
Give the flock g fair chance with
good management to procure winter
eggs for a profit. The possible income
will vary from 81 to So hen. Twelve
dozen eggs can be obtained from rs
pounds of feed invested in the hen.
Just little more care is necessary
to obtain this production than the
state average of SO eggs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24
CROP ROTATION is FAVORED
Vast Areas of Rundown, Weed-In-
tested Fields and Half Starved
Cattle Are Seen.

A lot is being done to make farmers
realize the value of crop rotation,
pure-bred live stock, and all other
profitable undertaking in this line Of
business. Yet, as one travels and sees
the vast areas Of rundown, weed-in-
tested fields, the half starved, scrubby
cattle and waste undrained acres, it
makes a man think hard whether men
will ever learn.
You settlers, farmers of the states,
take heed lest your soil, everlasting
in fertility as you may think, will be
exhausted by the system of soil rob.
bling that you may use. For truly,
if you don't or won't practice crop
rotation, you are nothing more than
a robber of the soil.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24
BE LIBERAL WITH POTATOES
Extra Amount Of Seed viii Make
Most Profitable Returns When
Crop Is Harvested.

It is important to allow plenty of
seed to the acre when planting pota-
toes. While in many cases a planting
rate Of seven to ten bushels per acre
gives good yield, it is almost certain
that a rate of II to IL bushels Of seed
per acre will return the extra seed
several times. When seed is relatively
cheap as much as Is bushels of seed
Ger acre may profitably be used.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24
PLANNING FOR POTATO CROP
Selection and Treatment of Seed
Should Be Careful to Avoid
Various Diseases.

The selection and treatment of seed
potatoes should receive strict atten-
ton. Each year the potato crop suffers
from the ravages Of such potato dis
ease as black leg, common scab, dry
rot and black scurf. When selecting
seed. it is desirable first of all to make
sure that it comes from clean sources.
bushel of disease-free potatoes
grown on clean land has decided
value over seed which Is Of uncertain
origin.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24
TWELFTH STATE IN
SWINE PRODUCTION
Ten Southwestern Counties Out
rank All Others in Pork
Growing.

Although it is considered primarily
as dairy state, wisconsin ranks as
the twelfth state in the Union in swine
production.
The latest figures of the United
State Department Of Agriculture credit
the Badger state with more than l.,
100000 head of "porkers", or an aver
age Of nine head to the farm. Ten
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24

counties in the southwestern corner Of
the state produce 88 per cent Of Wis
consin's hog crop.
Ten Counties Excel.
Grant, In the extreme southwestern
corner. is the leading pork-producing
county, with about $4,000 head, or 10
per cent of the states total. Then fol-
low, in order, Dane, Lafayette, Green,
Sank, Iowa. Rock, Columbia, Buffalo
and Dunn counties.
An abundance of blue grass, beef
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24
Drainage Work In Wisconsin,.

More than 100000 acres are included
in organized drainage enterprises in
the state Of Wisconsin. The total cost
of drainage work conducted to date
would total between four and i've mil
lion dollars.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24

same period were as follows: Legs,
85-45 cents per pound, loin and rib
chops, 1850 cents breast for stewing,
1915 cents; shoulders, 20-25 cents.
These prices represent the general
range covering retail cuts from light
and heavy lambs.
Averse to Heavy Legs.
Most retail dealers who cater to
family trade are ayerse to purchasing
heavy lamb except in limited quanti-
ties on account of the difficulty of dis
posing of the legs. The greatest de-
mand is for legs of lamb weighing
from 81 to 6 pounds. These are OBJ
tanned from lambs weighing from SO
to 35 pounds dressed weight, whereas
a As to 90 pound lamb produces a leg
weighing pounds or more. Some re-
tailers have attempted to solve this
difficulty by cutting off enough chops
or steaks from the leg TO reduce it to
the most desired weight, and others
have made price differentials amount
ing to fully cents per pound in favor
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-13
EVANGELICAL CHURCH

Church, corner Seventh and Ross
er Streets, c. +. Strutz, Pastor.
Services in the German language
from 9:30 to 1890 Il. m.
All other services are conducted
in the English language.
Sunday school from 1890 to 11.3O
4. m. A cordial invitation to all. In
response to special request of the
members of the Evangelical League
of c. ia, who are nurses at the Bis
marck Hospital, the official board
decided not to change the hour of
evening services from to 7.3O p. m.
Hence our League meeting will be-
gin at 7.15 and the evening preach
ing service at 8 O'Clock as hereto
fore.
The Lookout Committee will have
charge of the League meeting.
"A cordial invitation extended tc
young and old to attend
The intermediate League will have
simultaneous meeting in the base
ment Of the church. A timely Cos
pei message will be delivered at p
IN. Special music.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-13
Most At Stake, Mrs.
Stokes Calmest
S3s Person
Confined from Page ~


"Of course, it isn't pleasant to lis
ten to what I have to in court. It's
Ike an unpleasant problem play, or
a bad chapter in morbid book. II il
were true, it would be too terrible.
But it's just fiction, md l take it as
such. with full confidence that the
jury and the world at large will be
able to distinguish between fact and
malicious fancy.
II can hold out as long as the OPP
position does and Tn going to. RI
clear my name before the world and
before my children. If the case lasts
for a month, I'll not break down or
lose my couvag,. I promise you
that
In appearance, she looks exactly
like description of what the we'll
dressed business woman should wear.
Her trim. blue serge suit, with a
feminine white batiste blouse beneath
her little blue turban which allows
just bit Of the red hair TO show
! beneath, the veil keeping it in per-
feet place, and the gray fox fur kept
at becoming angle, and the gray
! gloves, all further the impression of
her perfect poise and control.
Another thing I noticed was that
! she refrained from manifesting any
concern or superiority when, the first
witness against her wilted under the
testimony and was charged with per.
Jury.
II only want to vindicate myself
in this court" she said. ~ don't
want anyone else to suffer on my nc.
count"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-13
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

Corner Fourth st. and Ave. b.
l.. K. Johnson, Pastor.
10: Morning worship and SER
mon by the pastor on the topic,
"Wrestling- With God" The topic
will lead US to consider religious ex-
perience as product of intense
struggle, as well as other expert
ences.
II m.-Sunday school. There are
classes for all VINO will attend. We
hope all pupils will be present
$50 p. NIB. Y. p. u. The meet
ing will be led by Miss Helen Nelson
and her group.
1880 p. m.-Evening worship and
sermon. Special music will be rem
dered Jed by Mrs. Hughes. A cor
dial invitation is given to the pub
lie.
8 p. m.--Wednesday, mid-weak
service for prayer and conference.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-13
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev Harry c. Postlethwaite, DID.
MiniNinr --.-

Minister.
The pulpit is being ;upplied by
the Rev. Harper L. Burns, State
President Christian Endeavor Socie-
ty who will also be glad to render
any PASTORAL services. Residence
Ill Thayer Street Phone 929 l. r.
Morning worship at 1890 a. m.
Sermon theme: lessons from the
Masters Joy Life
Special music by quartette.
Anthem-"Father In Heaven
Briggs.
Anthem-"God Be Merciful Unto
U.s." by Galbraith.
No Christian Endeavor service, as
the Society will meet in Union
service at the McCabe Methodist
| church.
Evening worship at 7.30 p. m.
Sermon theme: "A Living Picture
of Neighborhood."
Special music-Chorus choir un.
der leadership of Mr.. Humphreys.
Junior Rible school at $50 a. m.
Senior Bible school at IL o'clock
| Junior Christian Endeavor Tues
!. day at Alb p. m.
| Subject: What should we read ant
what not?
Leader-Winnifred Ellithorpe.
Bible study and prayer service
Wednesday at 1880 p. m.
If your attendance does not impe
you elsewhere to worship, we cor
daily invite you to worship with US
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-13
All THE MOVIES
CAPITOL.

The first feature length comedy,
Three Ages" to be made with Bus
ter Keats n as the star, is the best
work OF this ingenious young conc
dian. Three Ages" playing at the
Capitol theater Monday, is rcplete
with laughs and thrills and estab-
fishes keaton permanently in big full
length feature comedies.
In "Three Ages" Buster springs
with agility from side splitting ex-
position Of life as it was in the cave
man era to an hilarious explanation
of life as it was in the brilliant reign
CT triumphant Rome. From Rome
he carries us forward to our own
age where he enjoys himself in a
keen satire Of the modern world
never losing sight, however, of the
humorous, the pathetic, the up
roarious touches with which modern
| life is full.
"Three Ages" has a cast of more
than two thousand people in several
of the massive scenes staged in a
duplication of the age-old Colosseum
in Rome. This Colosseum set is said
to have cost huge sum and is the
| largest set ever constructed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-13
Urge Increase
On Gas Tax

Pierre, S. D.. Oct. 13.-In his an
nual address before the ninth an
nual convention of the Association
of South Dakota County Commits
sioners and Road Superintendent.
President l.. w. Schaller, Yankton,
urged at the session here that the
legislative committee take steps to
induce the next legislature to in
crease the road tax on gasoline to
three cents.
He also said that the gasoline war
started in the state by the governor
means saving to the general public
of $4OOO.OO0 annually.