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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
PURE BRED POULTRY IS BEST
There Is Greater Egg Production and
Flock More Uniforn-More
Profit for Raiser.

From a government inquiry the fol-
lowing is reported: "Purebreds excel
by 40 per cent. High utility value Of
purebred live stock. Purebred live
stock has about 40 per cent greater
earning power (apart from its breed
ing or sale valuel than scrub stock.
The superiority of purebreds on
utility basis is due principally to:
Better conformation and quality, in
creased production, more economical
production, and earlier maturity. For
poultry the superior earning power
is 4O7 per cent.
Does purebred poultry pay? The
above information helps to answer the
question, says N R. Mehrhof, Elk
tension poultry specialist.
The following are some reasons why
we should raise purebred poultry.
(a) There is greater egg production,
(b) The flock, being more uniform,
looks better and gets better care, (c)
Standard birds produce standard prod
ucts and standard products demand
better prices for breeding birds, hatch
ing eggs. and baby chicks for sale.
All Of these mean more profit for the
chicken raiser.
Visit the shows and ind out Wnlch
breed you would prefer to raise. Sc
lect YOUR breed and variety. Breed.
for increased egg production, keep
ing In mind health, vigor ana Quan-
.fication for that particular Dreed anu
variety.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
GARLIC NOT POPULAR
FLAvORING FOR MILK
Dairymen With Infested Fields
Familiar With Complaints.
Dairy Specialist Of New Jersey Col
Iege Has Helpful Recommended
tions to Observation-Disclosures 10
Great Factor.

Garlic is not a popular favoring for
milk, and the dairyman with his garlic
infested pastures Is all too familiar
with complaints that arise at this time
Of year about off-1avored milk.
Natural grassy flavors are palatabl0
to most people, but even people who
can eat the strong smelling garlic
straight down, object to swallowing
1t in their milk. Since SO many pas
lures are infested with garlic and it
is not so practicable to attempt to
eradicate garlic in many of our perma-
nent pastures, the dairynan is often
confronted with the problem of how
to pasture cows on garlic-infested pas
lures and still keep this flavor out Of
the milk.
This is often very difficult, but M.
III. Keeney, dairy specialist of the New
Jersey State Agricultural college, has
the following helpful recommendations
to offer. Bring the cows from the pas
ture from two to four hours before
milking. Aerate the milk thoroughly
and cool it to 30 degrees Fahrenheit
as soon as MIXED. The milking
should take place In milk house sep
arate from the stable. If these pre-
cautions are followed religiously the
garlicky flavor can usually be con-
trolled.
Another serious trouble, causing that
"ofr' taste In milk is the high bac-
terial count which results in sour milk.
Warm weather, Of course, is conducive
to the rapid souring Of milk. This
must be overcome by cooling the milk
to 90 degrees Fahrenheit as soon as
milked and holding it at a low temper
AZURE, SO degrees or below, until it il
delivered. Get Q thermometer and
chesk up on your temperatures.
Cleanliness is paramount factor
In the production Of good milk. Clean
stables, clean cows clean utensils and
clean men are all essential. Unless
milk is clean when it leaves the
stables, no amount of care thereafter
can make 1t good milk.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
CAPS IMPROVE
FEEDING QUALITY
Mich Cows, 1t Has Been Shown,
Respond Better to Well
Cured HAYS.

It has been shown in experiments
Of the past, especially trials conducted
In Ohio, that mich cows, especially
heavy mixers, are usually in mega
tive calcium balance where loss of
calcium from the body occurs. This
was even true when alfalfa hay was
used in the ration.
The problem has been further stud
led under the direction of the Wiscon-
sin agricultural experiment station;
and in the earliest experimental work
conducted with three cows placed first
upon ration of grain, silage, dry al
falfa hay, and later upon the same
ration plus green alfalfa hay, the re-
suits were then contrary to those
made by the previous investigators. A
positive calcium balance was obtained
on dry alfalfa hay and more pro-
nounced positive calcium balance on
green alfalfa hay. This is in harmony
with the theory that green material
has a more abundant supply OF the
gitamine assisting in calcium stor-
age.
In order to verify the work another
trial, modified to some extent, was
carried on. Three cows were again
used and fed on definite rations as
follows: (D on silage and grain
mixture plus timothy hay; 90 on
grain, silage, and dry alfalfa hay; and
(3) on grain, silage, timothy hay, and
steam bone meal. On all of these ra-
lions negative calcium balances were
observed, which was in agreement
with the work of the earlier investi-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
CLEAN EGGS WORTH TROUBLE
Keeping Hens Feet Free From Mud
and Dirt Is Not an Easy Propo-
sition for Farmer.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
POultrymen need not be at the nest
to wipe Mrs. Biddy's feet before she
enters to make her daily contribution
to their profits, but if the hen house
is so arranged that her feet will be
clean and will not dirty the egg, it will
mean added profit for the owner.
Dirty eggs are a secOnd-rate product
on any market, SO are washed eggs.
This means that the egg must be pro-
duced clean, which further means
clean nests and clean feet.
Clean nests are easy comparative
". A change Of nesting material,
whenever it gets dirty, will do away
with the danger of selling from this
source, and special care must be taken
to see that the birds do not roost on
the edge Of the nests at night.
Keeping the birds feet clean is a
much more difficult proposition. First
Of all it is most essential to have q
clean doormat in the shape of fresk
litter and plenty of 1t on the floor
at all times; secondly, do not let the
birds out on muddy days when their
feet are bound to get daubed up.
Most important Of all, keep the drop
ping board clean. Daily scrapings are
preferable, but If a poultryman feels
that he has not the time for this, they
should be cleaned at least twice
week. A cage of one-inch or one-and-
one-half-inch poultry wire tackled
under the perches and over the drop
ping boards win prevent the birds
from walking on the boards, and in
cidentally will catch any eggs that
are dropped in the night.
Even with this extra care, the poul-
tryman must expect some dirty eggs,
and a word of advice on how to clean
them might be timely. The so-called
plain dirties, those soiled by dirty feet
and dirty nests, are easily cleaned with
q soft damp cloth, which should be
used only on the dirty spots. Be care
full not to rub them dry, but to allow
them to dry by standing in the air. It
is very important that the gelatinous
coating which seals the egg should not
be soaked off, as this covering is germ
proof and serves as a natural means
of keeping the egg fresh.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
has become very insistent from wis

has become very insistent from Wis
consin, and from neighboring states, as
well. A considerable amount of it has
been grown on northern soils and will
be available for dissemination in 1923.
Through selection from Ice box ger
mination tests, we have been able to
adapt this corn so that it will terminate
and develop during the cool weather of
spring or early summer.
Terminated in ice-box temperatures
ranging from. 40 to so degrees Fahren-
heit, ordinary Golden Glow corn only
terminated 82.5 per cent as many ker-
nels as this cold-resistant strain.
Planted in the field with common
Golden Glow on April 20, Alp per cent
of the cold-resistant was ripe on August
%, III days after planting, while only
21.6 per cent Of the ordinary Golden
Glow was mature. This early germina-
ton and early maturity makes this
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
POULTRY POINTS

There are poor laying hens in all
breeds,
4 hen with yellow beak and shank,
at any time from June to September
is a poor layer.
Heavy capons sell from four to sew
en- cents per pound over the price OF
spring ROSTERS.
A busy hen is generally nealtny
hen. and a healthy hen is almost sure
to he a laying hen. Keep your hens
scratching.
When consumers buy capons they
generally want birds which will weigh
from seven pounds up. Leghorn ca
pons do not reach this weight and
thew consume as much feed as the
larger birds.
Skim milk or buttermilk, either
sweet or sour, is excellent for replac-
ing part or all Of the meat scrap IN 2
poultry ration.
IT'S usually safe enough to begin saw
ing eggs for the incubator at the De
ginning of the second week after the
birds are mated.
lice. mites and bedbugs are respon-
sible for many Ills IN cnlcKenuom'
only by waging constant warfare
against all parasites can you preVent
tham from getting in their innings.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
ECONOMICAL FEED FOR SOWS
If Abundance Of Pasture Is Available
Animals Can BE Fed cheapIy
During Summer.

A brood SOW, from the time she is
bred until she farrows, can be fed
very economical ration during the
summer time If an abundance Of al
falfa or other good pasture is avail
able and she can be fed almost as
cheaply during the winter season if
part of her ration consists Of a good
quality Of alfalfa hay. Such a SOW
can be wintered on one pound Of corn
per hundredweight daily If the grain
is supplemented with all the alfalfa
hay she can eat. In the corn belt
this is probably the most economical
ration man can use, especially at
the present price Of corn.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
DUST HENS ONLY IN MORNING
Chicks Smuggling Under Mother Are
Liable to Get Enough of Pow
der to Harm Them.

In busting hens that have young
chicks, to get rid Of lice, it is important
to dust on the powder early in the
morning on a bright day. Otherwise,
the chicks while smuggling under the
hen are likely to get enough Of the
powder to injure them severely. If
the busting is done during the morning
In fair weather the hen will not hover
the chickens enough to hurt them until
the injurious qualities of the powder
have been largely dissipated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10

If they are found too brittle for this
they should be laid aside for an hour
or SO to absorb moisture from the at
mosphere. Then to completely remove
all appearances Of hoariness the flow
ers should be vanished with five
ounces Of dammar TO 1e ounces Of
turpentire. Before vanishing, the
flowers can be dyed any desired color.
However, whether dyed or rot, the
flowers will be made more durable by
a coat or two of the varnish. The lime
called for should be powdered and I'M
slaked.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
FEED FOR DUCKS AND GEESE
Heavy Supply Of Grain Not Necessary
1T Fowls Are Growing Rapidly
on Good Pasture.

So long as the geese and ducks are
growing rapidly 1t Is not necessary to
feed grain heavily, provided they have
good pasture. Just enough grain to
keep them strong and vigorous is all
that they require. AS they near ma
turity, and are to be fed for market the
grain ration should be gradually in
creased until they are getting all that
they will eat up twice per day. Old
corn is the best feed for fattening
geese.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
BOWEL TROUBLES OF CHICKS
Prevention by Using Eggs From Nom
Infected Flock Is Wisest Course
for PouItryman.

There is no cure for bacilliary white
diarrhea in chicks. The only remedy
is prevention by setting eggs frop nom
infected f1ocks. Sanitation will, help
control an outbreak. Chicks will be
kept from picking up infected drop
pings by keeping the incubator dark
from the time the chicks are Matched
until they are removed to the brooder.
Separating the chicks into smoll lots
will help and frequent cleaning and
disinfecting of the quarters are i'm
portant.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
BIG PROFIT MADE ON GEESE
Many White China Breeders Sell Eggs
Around Forty Cents Each
Marvellous Results Shown.

White China geese sometimes aver
age fifty eggs per goose. Many breed
ers sell their Matching eggs at around
forty cents each. So 1t is possible to
show marvellous results in paper prof
its on geese. However, many breed
ers with purebreds who sell eggs for
Matching have realized profit per
year Of $500 or $40 per goose.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
LAYERS NEED OYSTER SHELL
Absolute Necessity for Hens and They
Require Large Quantities
Of Material.

Don't neglect to keep the shell
boxes full all the time. Oyster shell
is an absolute necessity for laying
hens and they require large quantities
Of it at the height Of the laying sea-
son. Don't depend upon broken
crooks and grit to supply the large
amount Of lime required. It won't
give the best results.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
DUCKS FAVOR GRASSY SPOTS
Digestive Apparatus Not Fitted to
Take Care of Grain-FowIs
Also Require Grit.

Ducks Craze like cattle, and should
be kept in grassy lots. Their diges-
tive apparatus is not suited for digest
ing grain, though they enjoy some
once in a while. They should be fed
twice day on mash food the same
as hens eat. Ducks will also require
grit, oyster shell and charcoal, con-
Stunning nearly twice as much as the
same number Of chickens would eat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
TUBERCULOSIS IN HOG HERD
Milk From One Diseased Cow Mixed
With That Of Healthy Animals
VIII Cause Trouble,

Hogs fed tubercular milk viii GER
tainly develop the disease. Milk from
one diseased COW mixed with that of
several healthy animals will invari-
ably produce the disease In large
percentage Of pigs fed upon it. At
one experiment station 1t is reported
that a pen of pigs known to be free
of tuberculosis were fed tubercular
milk for three days, and when slaugh-
tered 15 weeks later over 83 per cent
had become tubercular.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
MINERAL MIXTURE FOR HOGS
Easily Made by Mixing Charcoal or
Wood Ashes, Lime, Common Salt
and copperas.

A good mineral mixture can be made
on your own farm by mixing together
two bushels Of charcoal or wood
ashes, one peck Of air-slal1ed lime one
peck Of common salt, two pounds Of
copperas, and two pounds Of sulphur.
All Of this mixture should be finely
pulverized and thoroughly mixed to-
gether. This mixture can be put in q
self-feeder or fed to hogs in trough
in the pen. Hogs will not eat enough
to harm them any.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
CURE ALFALFA CROP SLOWLY
If Dried Too Fast Leaves Dry Faster
Than Stems and Become Brittle,
Closing Pores.

Alfalfa should be cured slowly and
as much in the shade as possible. 1t
should be air cured, as this method
allows the water in the plant to pass
out through the natural course. If
dried too. fast, the leaves dry faster
than the stems and become brittle,
thus closing the pores and retarding
the evaporation Of moisture in the
stem.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
DRYING FLOWERS

This formula for drying flowers in
their natural form and pose is known
as the English method. Equal guam
titles of plaster paris and line are
thoroughly mixed together, and sifted
about the flowers until they are COM
pletely imbedded in their natural
form; and then the preparation is
gradually heated to 100 degrees Fab
renheit. The flowers are soon dried in
this way. After removing the flowers,
hay sbauld ne carefully busted off.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10

wisconsin No. 12) by selecting it upon
the basis Of resistance to low temporal
ture, early maturity and stalk growth.
While practically one-half Of the
corn in Wisconsin at present is of the
Golden Glow variety, it has been found,
that the new resistant strain is much
more satisfactory in the northern coun-
ties Of the state, where the crop must
needs encounter much colder climate
than is found in the southern counties.
Fields of this strain of corn grown in
Forest and Florence counties seem to
be@fully as large as the Golden Glow
which was grown on the station farm
at Madison. The demand for this seed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
DRY BEDDING is IMPORTANT
Material Should Not BE Increased
After narrowing, but Should
Be Changed Often.

For day or two after the SOW far
rows the quantity Of bedding should
not be increased, but should be
changed as often as is necessary In
order to keep the bed dry. The i'm
portant consideration is not much bed
ding but dry bedding.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
WHAT is CHEAP FERTILIZER
Cost Per Ton Does Not Always Mean
Most Observation-Disclosures
No Always Best.

The fertilizer that is cheap per ton
is not necessarily the most profitable
one to use. In case of factory-mixed
fertilizer, the reverse is generally
true. Invariably high-analysis mixed
fertilizers furnish plant food at lower
price per unit than do those of low
analysis, and will generally be found
to return greater profit on the invest
ment.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
FEED BROOD sow LITERALLY
Supply Plenty Of Protein for Her Own
Good and for Development Of
Her Pigs.

Feed the brood sow literally. Give
her plenty of protein for her own
good and for the development Of the
embryo. Don't neglect the supply of
mineral matter. Dry sows can be
carried along on alfalfa hay, ear corn,
and perhaps a little tankagA
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10

type an especially valuable quality fol-
northern needs
In order to have this corn retain its
cold-resistant characteristics it is nee
essary to grow it in the north, where
the environment is such as to maintain
this cold-resistant power.
Last year about $500 bushels Of this
cold-resistant corn was disseminated.
The demand from other northern sec
lions, such as Canada, North Dakota,
northern Michigan and northern Mime
sofa, has been very great. In few
years more it seems reasonable to be-
lieve that the silage problem of our
northern dairy farms will be solved.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
DUST BATH DESTROYS PESTS
Lice and Mites Are More Trouble
some In Wet Weather-Wood
Ashes Are Satisfactory.

Lice and mites are more trouble
some in the flock In damp weather
for the reason that no dust can be
found. If wet weather prevents your
chickens from getting dust bath,
place box in dry place. Use
clean wood ashes If no dust Is OBJ
tainable. Coal ashes with the cinders
screened out will answer. Add a
small amount Of insect powder to the
ashes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
BOX" CORN
FILLS BIG NEED
1t Meets Requirements of the
Upper County Farmers of
This State.
BY W. D. LEITH.
WISCONSIN college q AgrIcuIture.

Wisconsin College Of Agriculture.
In Wisconsin and neighboring states
there exists general need for an
early variety of corn which will pro-
duce g stalk large enough to enable
farmers to fill their silos with rea-
sonable acreage. In order to meet this
need we have for Several years been
developing strains of Golden Glow
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
RAISING COLTBY
HAND HARD WORK
Sometimes Necessary on Aver
age Farm Where Mother Fails
to Supply Milk Needed.
cows MILK IS SUBSTITUTE
When Not Rich in Butterfat 1t Should
Be Diluted With About one-Fourth
Fresh Water-Add Table
spoonful of Sugar.
prepared by the United States Department
of ARriculture.)

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Raising a colt by hand, sometimes
necessary on the average farm when
the mother fails, to provide enough
milk for the foal, is not job for the
careless and Indifferent. On the other
hand, says the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, it requires pa
tience, painstaking care, perseverance,
judgment, and cleanliness.
Cows milk furnishes logical sub
stitute for mares milk, but as the
composition is somewhat different,
certain changes or notifications are
necessary in order that the supplied
dieA be not too dissimilar from the
natural. The following table gives the
avArage composition of the two kinds
of milk:
Water Protein Fat Sugar Ash
Cows milk. Bit 356 S.69 4.SS OIL
Mares milk..SO7S 1.s9 III k67 .s6
Mixture Favored for Colt.
Milk from as fresh COW as possible
and which Is not rich in burterfat
should be diluted about one-fourth
with fresh water. A tablespoonful Of
sugar and about three teaspoonfuls Of
Nmewater should be added for each
pint. This mixture should be supplied
to the colt at about body temperature.
A bottle with a rubber nipple, or even
a finger Of kid glove with fair-sized
hole In it fitted over the end of spout
Of vessel, such as teapot, will serve
as convenient utensil in getting the
foal to take the milk. If the finger OF
q kid glove is used it should be clean.
At first about one-half cupful Of
milk should be given every hour, the
quantity to be increased slightly and
the intervals to be heightened gradu
ally as the foal grows older. In about
two months skiHmed milk may be sub
stituted for whole milk, and in addi-
ton, one Of the following rations
should be fed: One part faxseed meal
boiled to jelly, and two or three
parts bran; or two parts ground oats,
one part cornmeal, and one-half part
1axseed meal; or two parts bran, two
parts cornmeal, and one part oil meal.
Feed a double handful day to start
with, and increase the amount grad
ually.
Keep Utensils Clean.
The vessel in which the milk is sup
piled should be scalded thoroughly
each time it is used. Unclean re-
centacles for the milk and irregular
intervals for feeding likely will cause
gcours. The quarters should be very
clean and the orphaned foal should
have company Of some kind. Another
foal is desirable, but even calf is
better than no company. A grassy
paddock with abundant shade, fresh
water, and protection from flies in
crease the orphans chance Of proper
DEVELOPMENT.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
Renalr Shop Saves Money.


The farm repair shop not only saves
money, but it saves precious time used
in a trip to town to have something
mended or to get new part.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
nse Profit on Pins.

Many farmers lose all the profit on
their pigs by the heavy mortality at
narrowing time and poor care for the
first few weeks following.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
stale and Musty Cream.

0IdIC aIIN I7IVSsy " ~s@111'
Stale and musty cream is always
either second grade or unlawful. 1t
is caused by holding cream too long
or in ill-smelling cans.