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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25

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STRIVING FOR WINTER EGGS
Room, Warmth, Ventilation and Light
Are Among Most Essential Fac
tors With Hens.

The Missouri poultry house original
" designed several years ago by the
poultry department of the Missouri
College of Agriculture, and now in
general use in many states and in the
Dominion of Canada, allows two and
two-thirds square feet of floor space
for each hen. One nest is provided
for every six hens, and enough roosts
are supplied to give each hen re-
served seat eight inches apart.
This extremely practical poultry
house has number of special fea-
lures which have proved helpful in
getting high winter production.
Light is admitted from all directions
by means Of six-light glass windows,
two in front, two in each side and
one in the rear. There are, therefore,
ne dark corners in this house. Since
light comes in from all sides the hens
scratch in all directions and the litter
never piles up.
A 30-inch wire-covered opening, one
foot from the floor and extending from
each side Of the door the entire width
Of the front, gives the Missouri poul-
try house good ventilation. During the
winter the success Of ventilation OF
this type depends upon having the
east, west, and north sides and the
roof entirely alright so that wind
will drive into the house only a short
distance and never back to the roostS
which are on the north side. There
is a gradual movement Of the air from
the inside out, thus insuring an album
dance of ventilation without drafts.
The straw loft is another distinctive
feature Joists or collar beams are
placed in the house just high enough
to afford head room. In order to pre-
vent the birds from roosting on these,
they are covered with inch boards four
inches wide, placed two inches apart.
This forms a loft which is filed with
straw The straw acts as sort Of
sponge by absorbing both dampness
and heat and helps to keep the house
drier and warmer in winter and cooler
in summer.
Using this poultry house, 238 demons
stration farm f1ocks owners in 81 Mis-
souri, counties last year got 125 eggs
per hen and a profit of $2.88 per hen.
Extension Circular 101, sent free by
the Missouri Agricultural extension
service, Columbia, Mo-, gives plans,
lumber bill and directions to enable
anyone to build poultry house of this
type.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25

Head of a Purebred Aberdeen-Angus.
partment of Agriculture and now as
ISOLATED with the ranch, the owners
have improved both type and quality.
The breeding operations involve the
use of more than 100 purebred bulls
and total Of about 10000 head Of
stock. In the absence Of a sufficient
number Of purebred bulls, carefully Sc
lected crossbred and high grades are
likewise used temporarily.
The ranch raises approximately 80
per cent of the bulls needed and the
quality is improving from year to year.
The breeds of cattle raised include
Aberdeen-Angus, Shorthorn, Hereford,
and Brahmans. A small herd of pure
bred cows was recently acquired chief
" to raise purebred bulls, but the main
operations consist in grading up the
native stock by the use of superior
sires and selling the product for beef.
Officials Of the ranch in charge of
breeding operations have reported their
experiences to the department as a con-
tribution to the Better Sires-Better
Stock" movement. The quality of the
calf crop this year is reported as no.
ticeably better than for any year IN
the past.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25

different method, can do just as much
damage as any animal in the zoo or
in the jungle. He is more vicious and
treacherous than most of them, and
with such a reputation no man should
trust him for a minute, no matter
what his record for good behavior has
been. Mean bulls perhaps have
killed fewer men than those con-
sidered safe.
There are few rural neighborhoods
without list of tragedies and near
tragedies resulting from putting trust
in perfectly gentle animals. Only a
few weeks ago an employee of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, visiting in New York state, was
so badly injured by dairy bull that
he died short time later. The owner
led out the animal, always considered
gentle, to have its picture taken.
Without warning the animal knocked
down his owner and then gored the
department employee who had rushed
to the mans assistance.
Had this bull been led on a staff
attached to the ring in his nose the
tragedy could not have happened. Bet
ter still, it might have been kept in a
pen so arranged that handing would
not have been necessary at ALL Plans
for constructing safe bull pens may be
obtained from the Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D. G.
Every farmer who owns a bull
would do well to put up this warning
in his barn: Don't Trust the Bull.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
BULLETINS OF GREAT
SERVICE TO GROWERS
oklahoma Farmers Save Much
Money on Broom Corn Crop.
Weekly Reports of Quantities in stor'
age and General Market condi-
tions Served to Boost Prices
Materially.
tPrenared by the United States Department
Of A

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
1--WE were glad to publish your bull
letins that gave market conditions to
farmers and saved the farmers from
$50 to 500 per ton on their broom
corn" the editor of an Oklahoma news
paper recently wrote the United States
Department Of Agriculture.
The bulletins referred to were week
ly reports of the quantities of broom
corn in storage, and Of general market
conditions, issued by the department. s
representatives in the broom corn ter
ritory. The reports indicated a short
age Of stocks in northwestern Okla
homa and the farmers refused to sell
at the low prices bid by SPECTATORS
The result was the sales OF the crops
at prices more in proportion with
actual supply and demand condl-
lions.
The Department of Agriculture now
conducts a market news service on all
leading agricultural commodities, in
Guiding hay, grain, feed and seed,
fynits and vegetables, live stock and
meats. cotton, and dairy and poultry
products. A corps of trained market
ranorters are located in the field and
Of large market centers to report con-
ditions. and the information is imme-
diately dispatched to farmers and the
trade by mail, telegraph, the press, and
radio.
"Know your market" is the depart
ment's slogan. Farmers are urged ia
their own interests to get in touch with
the department so that they may get
the full benefit Of the market news
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25

From the present outlook it is
thought that this program Of road
construction will cover a period Of
from Is to 90 years. Many states
will complete their mileage in much
shorter time as they have included in
the system a considerable mileage Of
improved road. They will then Ell
large the federal-aid system by inelud-
ing additional mileage.
When the system is complete the
total improved road mileage Of the
country will be far greater than the
$4,000 miles included in the system.
How much greater it is hard to say,
but in all of the states the system has
been outlined, keeping in mind that
state roads independent Of federal-aid
will connect with it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
The selection of the roads to COM
pose the system of federal-aid high
ways which will reach into practically
every county in the United States is
progressing rapidly, according to the
bureau of public roads of the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
State federal engineers have held nu-
merous conferences during the past
summer in all sections of the country.
Outline the System.
The system is being outlined in ac-
cordance with the requirements of the
federal highway act of last Novem-
Der, which contemplates a system of
highways to be built with federal
aid such as no other nation has ever
possessed and which, once built, will
be continuously maintained in service
able condition. Eighteen feet will be
the minimum width Of roadway unless
conditions justify a lesser width, and
such cases must be given special ap-
prevail. The system will consist or
NOT more imam per cent u Tie LoldA
road mileage in any one state, not
more than 81 of which will be pri-
mary or interstate highways, and the
remainder secondary or inter-county
highways. The total mileage of pri-
mary and secondary roads will be APP
proximately 49,, 600 miles.
Work has progressed rapidly on the
system during the past year and 1O-
600 miles of road have been completed
in conjunction with federal-aid. These
have been projects Of such Importance
that there is no doubt as to their be-
ing included in the system as finally
outlined.
Approximate Mileage.
The following table gives the ap-
proximate mileage of the primary and
secondary system in the various states.
In Is states the figures are based on
the total mileage of highways in the
state, while the remainder are based
on the maps submitted.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25

be taken from the incubator under
"a hours after Matching, as they need
to sleep and rest and become thor
oughly dried and fuffed out before
being removed.
At the end of "A hours all chicks
worth trying to brood will be strong
and vigorous and able to stand square
ly On both feet. All others not COM
ing up to this standard should be
killed Immediately. With these i'm
portant details carefully followed the
chicks should have a vigor and
stamina that will make toward ease
and success in breeding.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25

movable for cleaning. At the rear of
the nest is / by 4 inch board to
hold the nest material in place.
The hens enter and leave through a
door at one end which may be closed
at night to keep sitting hens from stay
ing on the nests. Fine alfalfa hay is
a much better nesting material than
straw because the hollow stems of the
latter make ideal breeding places for
mites.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
CAUSE OF WINTER FAILURES
MIX and Butter Production often
Made Improbable by Improper
Marketing Methods.

Much Of our failure in winter milk
and butter production is due to be-
lated marketing. The butter tubs are
not filed as quickly as in the flush of
the season. Often the tub stands prac-
tically open to catch and hold all the
impurities floating in the air. This
state of affairs might be easily obviat-
ed by having the tubs as nearly air
tight as possible. Cream pals and
Jars are to be had that are very nearly
fmpenetrable by any atmosphere, no
matter how foul. These are all but de-
tails, yet they are immense in their inn
portance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
DECREASE FAMILY EXPENSES
Plenty of Milk and Butter Together
With Fruits and Vegetables,
Cut Down Bills.

Cows for milk and butter on the
farm will be needed. With plenty OF
milk and butter the living of thu
farmers family need not be expen-
sive if enough fruit, garden vegetables
meat and lard are produced. Farm
ers who raise most of their living will
likely have enough cash to buy what
they cannot raise.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
PREVENT SEED CORN DAMAGE
WeevIs, Rats and Mice Can Be Dis
couraged by Use of Carbon
Bisulphide.

Corn weeyils, rats and mice are the
worst enemies of seed corn. Damage
from these pests can be prevented by
properly storing and fumigating with
a gas called carbon-bisulphide which
can be purchased at drug stores in q
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
BUTTER PRODUCED In 1921
Increase Noted of 1oN Per Cent Over
192O-consumptlon Also Shows
High Figure,

More than a billion and half
pounds of butter was produced in the
United States during 1921, according
to the United States Department Of
Agriculture. This is aa increase of
1917 per cent over the production in
1920. Consumption increased more
than production by 100000 pounds.
the difference being taken care of by
imports and butter withdrawn from
Ii nkop.n
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25

press, the anvil and the wise should
surround the forge or be as close as
possible to it.
"The shop can be built with consid-
cradle economy. The cheapest kind Of
construction will suffice as long as the
rain and snow are kept out. A con-
crete floor is desirable, but not neces-
sary. A few tools of standard make
will make a start to which additions
may be made from time to time. The
indiscriminate purchase of unneces-
sary tools may result in direct loss"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
WINTER ATTENTION TO HENS
FswIs Must Be Fed to Grow New Coat
of Feathers and Regain Their
Lost Vitality.

Market all hens except those known
TO be good layers. During the winter
months hens must be fed so as to-
grow their new coat of feathers, re-
gain vitality lost through heavy egg
production, put on some flesh and be
ready to produce eggs of strong vital
lty in time for the Matching season ,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
PRUNING IN DORMANT SEASON
Slight Preference Should Be Given to
Late Winter or Early Spring
for Operation.

Pruning may be done any t1meS dur
ing the dormant season. Possibly very
slight preference should be given to
late winter or early spring, so far as
the trees are concerned, but If left
until such a season the chances are
very good that the work will not be
completed because of rush of other
farm practices. Consequently any
favorable weather following the drop
ping Of the foliage should be used for
osus1rz,{-aos
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
DANGER FROM TUBERCULOSIS
Diseased Hens Do Not Lay, but
Spread Infection to Cattle by
Roasting on Managers.

The danger from tubercular chick
ems lies not in the eggs, for tubercu-
lar hens do not lay, but in the spread
of the disease to cattle through
chickens roosting on hangers, Dairy
COWS infect human beings through
cav milk.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
VALUE OF SUPERIOR
CATTLE In FLORIDA
Weight of Calves Increased 80
to so Per Cent.
Owners Have Improved Both Type and
QuaIity-Breeding Operations In
volve Use of More Than One
Hundred Purebred Bulls.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
BY the use of selected bulls of supe-
rior quality, an extensive beef-cattle
ranch in central Florida has increased
the weight of its calves by from 30 TO
so per cent over that Of native calves
of the same age. Starting five years
ago, according to w. r. Ward, for
mer employee of the United States De
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
WITCH FOR R0UP SYMPTOMS
I-ssening in Hen House at Night for
Deep Breathing or Rattle in
Throat of Fowls.

Go into the hen house at night and
listen diligently for a short while. It
is a good way to detect a cold or the
first symptoms of roup in the flock.
Birds breathing hard or rafting in.
their throat should be taken off the
roosts and carefully examined, and, If
affected in any way, removed to coop
. or apartment away from the rest Of
the flock.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
PRACTICAL NEST FOR HENS
Built of Good Quality of Lumber They
Can Be Made Any Length De-
sired by Poultryman.

The nests shown in the accompany
ing picture are very practical. They
are built of q good quality of lumber
planed on both sides and can be made
of any length desired. Individual nests
are IA inches square, IL inches high
In front and the front board is re-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
FARMER WARNED NOT
TO TRUST HIS BULL
More Vicious and Treacherous
Than Many Wild Animals.
Safest Way Is to Lead Them on staff
Fastened to Ring in His Nose-Pen
Can Be Arranged to Avoid
All Handling.
prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural

of Agriculture)
Farmers who keep bulls might
learn from tiger trainers a valuable
lesson that, if put,into practice, would
make them better life insurance risks.
No man trusts tiger until it is dead.
A bull, although he uses an entirely
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
CAREFUL MAN IS
INCUBATOR NEED
Success Depends Greatly on
Paying Attention to so-CaIIed
Small Details.
CARE FOR EGGS FOR MATCHING
Machine Should BE Carefully Cleaned
and Disinfected Previous to PIac-
ing of Every Hatch-FoI-
low Directions.


take the place of a mother hen with
out some intelligent help from out
side. Nor should any poultryman ex-
pect to raise vigorous birds from in
ferior eggs, for even now one does
not gather figs from thistles. Success
In chick raising depends on the abil-
ity of the poultryman to take pains
with the small details.
Eoqs for Matching.
Only those eggs should be consid-
cred for Matching that come from the
strongest and most vigorous stock pos
sible. If they are not normal in shape
and size, the chicks will be small and
abnormally shaped. If possible, eggs
should not be kept longer than two
weeks before they are incubated, and
should be stored in temperature not
higher than go degrees, and turned
at least once day after they are a
week old
As disease may be communicated
froRa one hatch to the next by lack
Of proper sanitation, the incubator
should be carefully cleaned and dis
infected previous to the placing Of
every hatch. Heat must be kept
uniform and absolute certainty estab-
lished that this important detail is
never overlooked. The directions
with regard to temperature and moist
ure that accompany each machine also
should be carefully followed.
Another important detail to be OBJ
served is that of turning the eggs.
After the third day the eggs should be
turned each morning and night, and
this practice continued until the end
of the eighteenth day. Cooling the
eggs seems to produce slightly heavier
chicks but does not influence the per-
centage to hatch. If the eggs are not
cooled the chicks will come off day
sooner than the regular time.
DarSening the incubator by hav-
ing a cloth over the front will keep
the chicks from croWding toward the
light when the hatch begins. Under
no circumstances should the chicks
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-09-06
OFFICIAL WORK OF
COUNTY BOARD
fcon,,nuea from last week.

CONTINUED from last week.
Frank Leaf, filling ------ l5o.OO
M. T. Donlin, filing ------~-- fo.VV
On. motion duly made, seconded n
carried, board adjourned to meet at
1880 p. m.
Board met as per adjournment, all
members present. Board went TO St.
Lawrence township, to view location
for road or bridge, to determine which
seemed the more feasible.
The following claims were allowed
and the auditor instructed to draw
warrants n the various funds, In pay
mt OF same:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-09-06
ONE ARREST MADE UNDER
NEW CIGARETTE LAW

Vermiliion, Aug. 31-The first pros
ecution for violation Of the new Gig
arctic tax law made in Hutchinson
county Saturday, when Inspector Cir
aud of the state food and drug de-
partment swore out complaint against
a merchant at the inland store at
Clayton.
The complaint alleged a sale OF
cigarettes without tax stamps and the
defendant on plea of guilty was as
sessed the minimum fine of 500, to
which were added costs amounting to
$l4.45. In addition to paying the fine
and costs the merchants stock of Gig
~arettes and cigarette papers was con
iscated. At the Office of the food and
drug department here no application
had been received from this dealer
for permit to sell cigarettes, and he
admitted &c the inspector that he had
not applied for a permit to sell.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-09-06

u II. dIbHI
County Auditor
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-09-06
THE AMUSEMENT PROGRAM AT
rAE STATE EAIR

Vaudeville and circus acts recruited
from the leading theatres ~circuse
Of this country have been engaged for
win feature the South Dakota State
Fair at Huron, Sept. l0-l4.' it-has been
announced by the Management,
A program superior to anything ever
staged at this Fair Al been arranged.
Several acts which are regarded as
head liners on the big vaudeville cir
cults hav been booked and some pleas
ant surprises are In store for fair WIS.,
itors. Among the attractions booked
are the Damascus Arabs. a troupe OF
nine %acrobats; The Royal Brothers in
a sensational dancing and tumbling
act: The Flying Lavans. an aerial act
The Lavan Trio and Ebenezer, the trick
mule In a side splitting comedy.
These acts were selected from a large
number submitted by the big booking
agencies of this country and they were
chosen by the Entertainment Commit
tee because or their high entertaining
value and the program Will be a spicy
one.
out that viii furnish performers with
the scores needed for the staging OF
their acts. Good music has been found
by fair officials to be one OF the most
program and many vaudeville acts can
not be presented Without it's aid. In
4 casting act, for example. the daring
acrobat leaves the trapeze for his
double Summershuit IN mlu air on a
certain note of music.
Band music Is Just as necessary as
the toy balloons. "hot dog" stands and
the peanut and pop corn vendors in
adding life to a fair. Former state fair
visitors will be pleased 20 learn that
Peck's Band Of WATERFOWL which has
always been a prime favorite at this
Fair will furnish music each day, and
II will be assisted In the musical pro-
gram by other bands that nave been en-
gagged for the week.
Altogether the entertainment pro-
gram Is the best ever offered at Huron.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-09-06
Gasoline Will Remain l6c
Continued from page /

because of this action but in view of
the fact that gasoline can be purchas-
ed at various r~efineries for approx
mately seven cents a gallon, it will not
work any injury to the public cause
if the Independents are forced for the
time being to do business on a small
margin of profit.
"There is no particular reason why
the state government should guaran-
tee to the independent dealers of the
state at least for the time being, a big
profit, especially in view of the fact
that they were perfectly willing and
were parties to taking excessive pro-
fits from the state"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-09-06

Robert Ross, i WOLF --------- f'UO
On motion duly made, seconded and
carried, board adjourned to meet at
900 o'clock a. m. Aug. g., 1928.
August 9, 900 a. m.
Board met as per adjournment, all
members present.
Mr.. Hudson moved that the county
appropriate the amount of $4,000 per
month, county aid for Mrs. Blanche
Barnum. Mr.. Rowen seconded, and
on roll call motion carried.
Bridge report for the year 1922,
submitted by Omer Erb, was present
ed. read, and ordered placed on file.
The following applications for re-
fund and abatement were on motion
duly made, seconded and carried, APP
proved:
w. Il. Burke, Elmer Danberg, Lydia
Il. Torrey, Mrs. Frank Workman.
Clark's bond of A. e. Beck of Cedar
township, raj on motion duly made,
seconded and carried, approved.
The following claims were laid
over:
DR.. ID. o. Wheelock, expert tes-
timony Ferguson ase ---- 10000
DIR. j. f. Foxton, expert testi-
mony Ferguson a s 1890 10000
Gottfried Heller, filling -- 1890
Minutes of meeting were read and
on motion duly made, seconded and
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-09-06
Good Illinois MT Coal S1O.l5

/ will have car load good Illinois
stove nut coal to be shipped the 18th
at $10s55 per ton. Come and see me
and make your reservations promptly
so l can deliver from a on track
and save drayage or expense of un-
loading. DIR. Sweetland.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-09-06
NOTICE.

Lost on road between Kimball and
Miller, Medium size black leather
travelling bag. SIS reward for find
er. Send by mail COD. l.. NJ. Med
ley, Aberdeen, S. d. General del
livery. IL