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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Boys Pig Clubs Growing
in Popularity in West

When the Colorado club boys pig
grows into fat hog he finds good
market at the Western National Live
Stock show. Beginning with 1921, the
exhibiting and sale of fat hogs fed by
club boys following the methods adj
vocated by extension workers and
shipped coz peratively in carload lots,
has been one of the features of this
show. Last year four carloads were
exhibited by these young stockmen, ac-
cording to reports to the United States
Department of Agriculture, and later
auctioned off. Two carloads Of straight
Duroc-J Jerseys, one car of Poland
Chinas, and one car of mixed Poland
Chinas and Durocs were included. The
carload receiving first prize sold for
the highest price paid for any carload
in the entire show and the other three
brought top prices
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
SEE FOUR OUTLETS
FOR STATE SURPLUS

Badger stockmen, who are meeting
prospective purchasers, see four large
markets for Wisconsins surplus OF
dairy cattle. These are:
III The South. During the last
few years the South has made won
derful strides in live stock farming.
What they have accomplished with
pig clubs will, at least to some de-
gree, be duplicated with dairy cattle.
At the present time there is move
ment in the cotton states of the South
to reduce the acreage of cotton and
to increase the live stock on the
farms. In many places the boN
Weevil has made cotton farming
hazardous, and more live stock is
being introduced on such farms.
The South is eradicating the tick
rapidly, which is also q factor In
opening larger districts for livestock
Improvement The value Of dairy
cattle in maintaining the fertility of
the soil and assuring constant and
dependable income is another factor
| that stimulates the demand from the
South.
(2) The West. With normal condi-
lions prevailing, labor available, and
prices of small grains normal, the
West is going to increase it's demands
for live stock. New dairy sections
are being developed. Many localities,
in place Of making large shipments OF
roughage like alfalfa, are already
shipping their crops in the condensed
form Of butter and dairy products.
(3) Upper Wisconsin. Farmers in
the well-developed dairy centers will
find another field for 1--we stock sales
in the rapidly developing sections of
northern wisconsin. In this natural
clover and grass region so well adapt
ed to dairying, there is a constant de-
mand for breeding animals. With the
rapid conversion Of the wild land into
farms capable Of producing the best of
crops there will he an increased de-
mand for high-bred dairy cattle.
There has been constant onward
march of the dairy industry toward
the north during the last eight years.
az The Market Milk Districts. The
Elgin district in the vicinity of Chi
cago has always been known as a
market place for dairy cows Not
only in this district but in the dis
tricts adjoining, Milwaukee, st. Paul
and Minneapolis, Superior and Duluth,
and many of the inland cities of the
state, there will be an increasing de-
mand for good mich cows. The use
! full lifetime of cows is short at best
and a constant and increasing supply
will always be necessary.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Check Cucumber Beetle
by Using Dust Mixture

One of the best methods of control-
ling the cucumber beetle, according to
Carl J. Drake, state entomologist at
Iowa State college, is to dust the
young plants with a mixture Of one
part of calcium arsenate and 20 parts
of gypsum.
The dust can be applied with a
shaker made by punching holes in the
bottom OF a half-gallon tin can with
an eight-pe4ny nail. The first appli-
cation should be made Immediately
after the young plants break through
the ground. After that the plants
should be busted either early in the
morning or late in the evening from
two to three times per week and fol-
lowing rains.
Usually from 10 to IL applications
per season are all that are required,
although more are necessary in the
case of exceptionally severe attacks
by the beetles. If these directions are
followed rather closely, there will be
no trouble in controlling the cucumber
beetle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Green Feed is Valuable
for It's Mineral Matter

Green feed is valuable, not only for
IFS succulence, which makes it palat-
able to poultry, but also because IL
contains mineral matter. including nu-
tritive constituents, necessary to sus-
tain life, promote growth, and assure
reproduction. Foremost among these
constituents are the vitamines, the abb
sence of which from any ration, wheth-
er for humans, animals or birds, VIII
ultimately prove fatal.
Therefore it behooves every poultry
keeper, whether backyarder, specialist,
or farmer, to make provision for an
ample supply of green feed in some
form, and in view of the shortness OF
our growing season, and the late
spring experienced this year, no time
should be lost.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Weapons to Be Employed
Against Flies on Farm

y
If it is impossible to get rid of the
breeding places of flies on the farm
the best protection to the animals
will be found in the use of repellants
or mixtures which when applied to the
animals will prevent the flies from at
lacking them, according to George
Dean, Kansas state entomologist.
He suggests the possibility of de-
stroying the breeding places of the
horn fly, which is found in clusters
on the shoulders, back and tanks of
cattle in pasture, by scattering the
animal droppings. Old rotting straw
piles are the breeding places of the
stable or biting fly, and Professor
Dean suggests the ACCESSIBILITY, if pos
aible, Of cleaning up or doing away
with them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Poultry Notes

Ducks shoula be fed wet mashes.
principally.
Wheat, oats and barley are the
best of small grains for poultry.
IF your hens do not produce rlorel
than ninety eggs each year they are
not making profit.
The early chick is stronger, more
able to overcome obstacles than his
later-hatched brother. Bugs, worms
and green feed supplement his diet.
Cleanliness is essential in raising
chickens. See that all houses and
coops are thoroughly disinfected be-
fore the chicks are placed in them.
Young ducks seldom thrive on whole
grains of any Rind, and leg weakness.
the worst foe of successful duck rails
ing, is sure to result from improperly
balanced rations
Minorcas are not considered very
good winter layers in cold climates
but make good summer layers. They
lay very large. white shelled eggs.
1t is of extreme Importance that
poultry have access to plenty of
coarse grit, as well as oyster shell and
charcoal.
Turkeys must have freedom as much
as possible and free range in summer
if they are to do well They VIII
do well on the same rations as chick
ems.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Weather Bureau
Forecasts Help
Of Great Importance tc
Fruit-Spraying Service
Of State College.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
In addition to the harvest weather
forecast service in New York state,
the weather bureau of the United
States Department of Agriculture pro-
vides forecasts which are of great i'm
portance to the fruit-spraying service
maintained by the New York State
College of Agriculture. The purpose
of this service is to advise fruit grow
ers in all matters pertaining to the
spraying of fruit for the control Of in
sect and other pests.
County Agent Is Head.
The county agricultural agent Is at
the head of this service in each coun-
ty. He bears the responsibility of
notifying the growers in his county,
by telephone, mail or other means,
whenever a spray application is adVis-
able. Most growers are prepared to
spray Immediately on receipt of his
advice, and do so in accordance with
his directions. New York fruit grow
ers spend approximately $3,000,000 an
nually in spraying operations.
In general three to five spray appli-
cations are made each season. 1t is
of the utmost Importance that each be
applied at exactly the right time,
neither too early nor too late to avoid
loss of labor and material and to catch
the pests under exactly right condi-
tons. In the case OF apple scab, for
example, widespread and injurious
fungus pest, the scab remains prac-
ticaIly dormant during fair weather,
but becomes actively infectious dur
ing rainy spells. The ideal condition
for control of this pest, therefore is
two or three days of fair weather to
apply the spray, followed by rainy
period.
Forecasts Essential.
Weather forecasts are essential In
connection with the control of this
pest by spraying, and for practically
all fruit pests. The county agent, in
preparing his advices to growers,
takes account Of the probable weather
condition for three or four days in
advance and the condition of buds and
fruit ag reported by the field agent
who travels about the county observ-
ing the development Of the fruit buds
and also of the various pests Twelve
counties have organized for this work,
and all of them regard the weather
bureau forecasts as Indispensable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30

up to 80 and 35 head is made by the
association. This charge is payable
semi-annually in advance. In associa-
lions which have been established for
some time the membership fee is
smaller than in the newer organiza-
tons. This fee is used to pay for
the glassware and acid incident to
making the test. When a new assoc
citation forms the fee runs as high as
So, but 81 usually covers this in those
groups which have been established
for some time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
SELECT SEED CORN
FOR BETTER YIELD
Pointers on the Best Methods Of
Choosing Ears Given by
Grain Specialists.

Wisconsin farmers will be con-
fronted this fall with the necessity Of
saving their usual stock Of seed corn.
This is the opinion expressed by r. A.
Moore, secretary of the Agricultural
Experiment association. He reports
that only normal amount Of seed
stock was carried over from last year.
Seed growers throughout the state
are meeting a steadily growing de-
mand for Cardinal King, the new FROST
resistant corn developed at the Wis
eonsin experiment station.
"a good yield of corn in 1924 will
depend in large measure upon the Sc
lection and curing Of the seed this
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Destructive Qualities
of Heavy Motortrucks

Miles and miles of ribbonlike roads
are the hope of every motorist, and
when speaking of motorists these days
it touches almost every home in the
country. But, though the road build
ers lay them smooth, they seemed to
have so far been unable to cope with
the destructive qualities of heavy mo-
tortrucks now used to a large extent
in commercial transportation on
smooth surfaces.
Millions of dollars have been spent
and are being spent annually for the
extension to all parts of the country
of good roads, in answer to the de-
mands of the people for easy internal
means of communication by way of the
motorcar. Long distance touring shows
yearly increase, and motortruck
transportation is increasing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Roaming Turkeys Devour
Many Harmful Insects

After the turkeys begin to roam,
widely, complaints may be expected
from neighbors in regard to damage
done to crops. The grower ought not
to be Indifferent to the trespassing of
his birds, but it is fact, neverthe-
less, that such losses are rarely Sc
rious. Turkeys care little. apparently,
for most kinds Of growing or ripening
grain and do not like to pass through
standing grain. It is the belief OF
careful observers that the good they
do in destroying insects vastly ex.
ceeds the toll they take.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Grit Is Most Essential
to Health Of Hen Flock

Grit is essential to the health of
rowls and to economy in feeding. Grit
takes the place of teeth in preparing
the feed for further digestion and is
required for the proper preparation
Of feed in the gizzard. When the feed
is not properly taken care of in this
organ an undue strain is thrown on
the fowls system, often resulting in
disease, and also allowing much of the
nutriment to pass through the birds
body without being absorbed. In ev-
cry pen or yard box of grit should
be kept. Recent investigators have
asserted that grit is part of the neces-
sary feed, giving the fowls strong
bones and a bright plumage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Sweet Glover Superior
for Building Up Soil

Sweet clover is truly wonderful
plant. and has done more for the up
building of poor, worn-out soil than
any other plant. 1t is wonderful
soil builder, soil renovator, and a
splendid pasture crop, and while it is
making an abundance of feed it is
building up the soil to greater ex-
tent than is possible for any other
crop to build up the soil. The poorer
the soil the more thrifty grows the
sweet clever plant-it seemingly
being a God-given soil-builder for the
depleted soils of the country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Sudden Change in Milk

Checks Laying of Flock
Many people who feed milk in soma
form to their laying flock regularly
have been obliged to learn one thing
about the feeding. A sudden change
from sweet milk one day to sour the
next, or back again, causes digestive
troubles as rule, and either checks
the laying of the flock or upsets the
feeding rations Sc that the mash or
grain feed varies from day to day.
Buttermilk, SKINNED milk, sour or
curd or sweet milk are all desirable
feeds for chickens but they should be
fairly regular feeds, or fed in small
amounts, if change is necessary.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Corn for Silage Must
Be Cut Fine and Packed

Corn for silage must be cut fine and
tramped well in the silo if it is desired
to make the best quality of feed and
fill the silo to its greatest capacity,
says the United States Department Of
Agriculture The usual length of cut
ting varies from one-fourth of an inch
to one inch, but the latter is little
too long, as the pieces do not pack
so readily in the silo, and they are
not so completely consumed in feed
ing as the shorter lengths.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Destruction of Trees
by Fires Is Criminal

Save the trees. Grow more trees.
Plant tree and watch it grow into
money while you sleep. 1t takes many
years to grow big tree, but it only
takes a few minutes to destroy it by
fire. The destruction by forest fires
is criminal. Some way should be de-
yeloped to prevent this colossal waste.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Caponize Few Cockerels
for Holiday Season Use

Caponize a few cockerels for home
use during the holiday season and
early spring when the ROSTERS are too
tough to cook and the hens are laying.
Cockerels that are worth but little
on the market now as springs can be
caponized and kept on the free range
at little cost until they weigh from
eight to ten pounds. They excel all
other kinds of poultry for roasting
purposes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Plaster Silo Inside to
Prevent Juices Leaking

Cement stave. cement block and clay
tile silos should all be well plastered
on the inside to prevent the juices from
leaking out through the mortar joints
Two coats Of rich cement mortar
should be used in most cases. If the
Juices of the silage get into the NOR
tar joints and freeze there is apt to
be trouble
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Diseases of Raspberry
Plants Hard to Detect

While most of the diseases which
attack raspberry plants cannot be de-
tected on the plants themselves, after
they have been dug, care should be
taken not to use plants which show
hard knots or gals on the roots.
These are likely to spread from plant
TO plant and the raspberry fields in
fected with this disease are seldom
profitable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30

fall" declares Moore, "and under av-
erage farm conditions the proper care
In securing the best seed will be more
than repaid.
Plan 1924 Harvest Now.
ALTHOUGH planting time next spring
Seems to be very far away, it is case
of preparing now for your next years
crop. It is best to go into the field af-
ter the husks have turned yellow and
select the well-formed ears for. seed.
The ears selected should be well ma
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30
Stock Breeder Without
Silo Badly Handicapped

This is a competitive world and
competition requires the use OF the
silo. The stock-keeper without silo
is handicapped he is losing from %
to So per cent of the profit of his en-
terprise. A siIo investment pays
farmer about 70 per cent interest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30

high or very low upon the stalk should
be rejected, as such a position on the
stalk is not desirable. For the same
reason experienced growers avoid Sc
lecting ears. with very long or very
short shanks, or from deformed stalks.
They select only stalks that are leafy
and Of medium size and that carry
one good ear which droops moderate
ly Only those ears should be re-
tanned which have straight rowe and
uniform kernels
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-30

It is of extreme importance that
poultry have access to plenty Of
coarse grit, as well as oyster shell and
charcoal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-02
Garland Given Gold
Watch by City of
Los Angeles, Cal.

The many Waterville friends of
w. M. Garland will be interested to
learn that he was recently awarded
a signal honor by the city Of Los
Angeles. The Los Angeles Times of
January 81 had the following story
about Mr.. Garland:
William May Garland, prominent
realtor of the city, and father of
the Los Angeles coliseum was
wearing a handsome gold watch to-
day, presented to him by the Los
Angeles realty board at the organ
ization's annual banquet at the Am
bassador last night. The timepiece
was presented to Mr.. Garland by
Frank Ryan, retiring president of the
board, upon Mr.. Garland's being
awarded the distinction of being the
man who has done the most for Los
Angeles during the past year.
Mr.. Garland was singled out for
this honor by a vote of a commit
tee of five members, one named by
the president of the Chamber OF
Commerce. one by the president OF
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Associa ton, one by chairman o!
the Los Angeles clearing house, and
two by the realty board.
While the original plans for the
annual awarding of the watch did
not contemplate a member of the
board receiving it, the committee de-
cided that Mr.. Garland's service tC
the city was such as to sweep aside
precedent. The particular service
rendered to the city by Mr.. Garland
was the realization of his dream OF
a big coliseum for the CITY,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-02
Where All Speed is the Same

That in the radium ray we have an
indication of a new and mysterious
world of energy, we find what seems
an impressive testimony in the law
OF velocity governing these in COM
mon with other recently discovered
phenomena. "One definite thing we
do know" says Professor Seddy,
writing of the ether. namely, the We
locity at which influences are trans
mitted 1t is $4,000 miles per sec
ond. the speed of light SO far as we
yet know. all influences that are
transmitted by the ether travel at
this one definite velocity. Not only
light. but also the electro magnetic
radiations employed in wireless tel
egraphy, the magnetic storms. as
they are termed. which reach us from
the sun, and also as we believe the
X-rays, travel through the ether at
this one definite speed" That speed
is in all these cases the same, is sug-
gestive of a common source and
fountain head, and one is emboldened
in the supposition that behind and
within the material system with
which we are familiar is a subtle and
infinitely marvellous world from
which the universe we know is fed
and sustained, and which uses the
light-swift undulations of the ether
AS the carrying agent of its varied
influences.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-02
Jones Accepts Head
New England Home
Little Wanderers

Cheney c.. Jones, at present head
of the Children's Protective Society
at Minneapolis, Mimi, has accepted
the position of superintendent of the
New England Home for Little Wan
derers, whose central office is To-
Gated in Boston, Mass. Mr.. Jones
was chosen by the board of man.
ayers to succeed the late DIR. Fred =
eric II. Knight.
Jones was born in Nebraska, grad
uated from Doane College of that
state and also from the Yale Law
school. He was associated with Mr.
Carstens in connection with the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children for several years, unit
the war broke out. when he became
connected with the American Red
Cross. In the later years of the war
he was assistant director of the
New England Division of the Amer
lean Red Cross, travelling through
out New England in it's behalf. Mr.
Jones familiarity with social con-
ditiOns and his. wide acquaintance
in the New England states makes
him particularly we'll adapted to fill
his new position.
The New England Home for Lit
tie Wanderers has two branches il
Maine: the Aroostook County brancl
located in Caribou, and the State OF
Maine branch. sO-called. in Water
Vile. under the mana cement of Miss
Louise Pye, agent. Through these
two branches. all the scientific equip.
ment for child study at the centra
office is available to the children o.
Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-02
Them DAYS Is Gone Forever

The matter Of-faCt way in which
the car owner accepts Improvements
in automobiles that border on the
mira culous. considering the short
time involved. is equallcd only by the
magic displayed by the designers.
Few operators today realize what
changes have been made. Perhaps
they have seen some OF the old
models. much as one would look at
a sideshow freak but only the drivers
who have had successive models ap-
prociate the re1inements. Just little
thought will bring back to mind the
cars of yesterday, and possibly some
of YOU remember:
Pumping tires by hand.
Filling the sidelights with kero-
scne.
Buying gasoline for nine cents a
gallon.
Using handle instead of a steer
ing wheel.
Storing the machine for winter.
Paving extra for headlights, top
and windshield.
Hiring a team Of horses to haul the
car home.
Entering the car from the rear.
When all the neighbors came to
the windows when you started out
for a ride.
Stopping several times on the road
and shutting off the engine to allow
horses to get past without them
running away.
Them days is gone forever.-F'arm
Life