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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Area Plan of Wiping :
Out Cattle Disease
Scheme Is Proving Popular
in Many Parts Of Country.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricuture)
Testing cattle for tuberculosis uns
der the area plan-that is, testing al,
the cattle at once in a county or other
areas proving very popular in many
parts of the country. One reason is
that a county freed of this disease is
a center to which cattle buyers are
attracted; another Is that large num-
bers of cattle can be tested at lower
cost than when only few herds or a
single herd are tested.
During the past year nearly 1,8OO,-
600 cattle were tested under this plan,
and this was more than SO per cent
of all the cattle tested in the United
States. A summary of 70 counties re-
ported as having finished testing all OF
the cattle within their borders shows
that the work was done at cost OF
approximately "a cents a head, which
included all expenses, exclusive of in
demnity.
So far 81 counties have finished
testing all Of the cattle once, an in
crease of so counties over the preced-
ing year. Seventeen counties-one IN
Indiana, two in Tennessee, four in
Michigan and ten in North Carolina
have been approved as modified ac-
credited areas and cattle may now be
moved from within their borders when
properly identified without a tuber-
culin test for a period of three years
to such states as will accept this class
of cattle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13

|C9{,JSIQ,,Y,
Standard Varieties of
Our American Chickens

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
The standard varieties of chickens
belonging to the American class are de
scribed in detail in a recent revision
of one of the series of bulletins by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture under the general title, Standard
Varieties Of Chickens. The breeds now
classed as American are the Plymouth
Rock, Wyandotte, Java, Dominique,
Rhode Island Red Rhode Island
White, Buckeye, Jersey Black Giant,
and Chantecler.
The chickens of these several breeds
are commonly called general purpose
fowls as they are usually good egg pro-
ducers and yield carcasses well suited
to the table. They are especially
well suited for farm flock and include
some Of the most popular varieties in
the country. Birds of this type are in
great favor with poultry packers. They
lay brown-shelled eggs and have yellow
skins.
In size most of these breeds are In
termediate between the smaller egg
breeds, such as the Leghorns, and the
larger meat breeds, such as the Brah-
mas. The Jersey Black Giants, how
ever, are about as large as the meat
breeds. Most of these American
breeds are less active than the strict
ly egg breeds, but they are more ac-
tive than the heavy kinds and are
good foragers.
The Chantecler, which is a recent
addition to the Standard, iswell adapt
ed to extremely cold regions because
Of it's small comb and wattles and Its
heavy, closely feathered plumage.
Copies of this Farmers Bulletin
1347 may be obtained without charge
as long as the supply lasts, by adj
dressing the Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. G.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Study in Honey
Color Problems
Three Government Bureaus
at Washington Examine
Over $50 Samples.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
Problems involved in the CONNER
cial handling Of honey have led to a
series Of studies in which two other
bureaus in the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture have co-operated
with the bureau of entomology, which
maintains a special bee-culture labora-
tory at Somerset, Md.
Work on color grading of honey,
which has been carried on recently by
this laboratory in cooperation with
the Office of grades and standards of
the bureau of agricultural economics,
has been completed. More than $50
samples of typical honeys have been
examined for light transmission by the
pectrophotometer. This is the most
extensive study of colors of honeys
ever undertaken.
Suitable Color Holders.
1t has been difficult to devise suit
able color holders for the color grades
which have the proper opacity and are
color permanent in solutions. When
models for these grades have been
devised. duplicate graders will be de-
posted with The several inspection Of
fees of the bureau of agricultural eco
nomics, and directions will be issued
for the manufacture OF graders for
the trade. 1t is hoped that this will
reduce the number Of controversies be-
tween buyers and sellers of honey as
to its proper color.
Colorine Materials.
The work on the coloring materials
In honeys Of various types, undertaken
by the bureau of entomology in coop
GRAFTON with the carbohydrate labora-
tory of the bureau of chemistry, has
now reached the stage when it is pos
sible to undertake routine analyses
of the samples of honeys from differ
ent plant sources collected for the
purpose. Five plant pigments have
been isolated from honeys examined,
occurring in varying proportions in
different honeys. The economic pur-
pose of this work is to determine
whether there is any reliable correla-
ton between the color grade of honey
and its suitability as winter stores for
bees in long confinement. Determine
lions are also being made of honey
dextrins.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
What the Farmer Must Have.

That, until the credit system has
been established that will permit the
farmer to store and hold until such
time as the market will absorb the
product, agricultural prices will be de-
pressed and destabilized, is the belief
of Stephen Ivan Miller, Jr., dean of
the College of Business Adminis6ra-
ton of the University of Washington.
1t is his opinion that the 40 per cent
of the consumers price of farm prod
ucts which it is estimated goes to
the middleman does not necessarily
represent abnormal profits, but rath-
err the failure to distribute farm
products with economy. He believes
that If farm products could be mer-
chandized by fewer middlemen of a
more efficient type the resulting low
unit cost would make possible a high
er price to the farmer or a lower
price to the consumer. In his opinion
cooperation among farmers is one of
the most constructive steps in soIv-
ing these problems but he is also con-
vinced that it must be appreciated
that the success of cooperation de-
ponds upon the education of the men,
bership and the vision and esprit de-
veloped in the organization. Co-opera-
ton tends to standardize quality and
quantity. 1t also tends to produce a
better distribution upon the existing
market and through an increased ap-
probation of the value of publicity
and advertising to expand and d.
velOp the market.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Plan for Feeding Mash
to Hens in Self-Feeder

Just putting out a self-feeder or
trough of good mash is not enough.
Most hens like the grain better than
the mash, and if allowed too much
grain will not eat enough mash.
For hot weather eggs, hens ought
to eat, by weight, fully as much mash
per day as grain. (This is one of the
big secrets of high production.) Make
them do this Keep down the grain.
Do not feed grain at noon. Make the
morning feed of grain very light, or
omit it entirely Put extra mash out
in troughs under the trees, where the
hens stay during the day. Have wa
ter close to the mash.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13


as a mixed crop. Marquis wheat
seemed best adapted for this sort Of
thing, while wilt-resisting variety of
flax is recommended. In seeding it is
suggested that % to SO pounds of fax
be used and 30 to 40 pounds of wheat
to the acre.
In localities where spring wheat is
commonly grown this combination
gives promise of being successful as a
mixed crop.
On account of the barley maturing
earlier than the flax, the 1928 trials in
dictate that mixtures of fax and barley
are not especially promising. Where
late maturing variety of barley is
used, however, there is no apparent
reason why this combination should
not give satisfactory results.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Mexican Bean Beetle
Continues to Spread
Report Infestation in Three
More Ohio Counties.


prepared by the United States Department.
of Agriculture.)
From three more counties in south
central Ohio-Ross, Jackson and Gal
Ia-reports have been received of
Mexican bean beetle infestation, in ad-
dition to other counties previously re-
ported to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. In some in
stances the insect has damaged the
foliage of beans considerably. In
Thomas county, Georgia, the Mexican
bean beetle is now known to cover at
least $50 square miles. Last year in
this county the insect covered only 10
square miles.
A special field agent in Mexicos is
making frequent shipments of a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Fowls With Diphtheria
Should Be DESTROYED

The United States Department Of
Agriculture states that "the treatment
of fowls affected with diphtheria re-
Quires much time and patience, and
as a rule does not pay. 1t is better
to kill those affected, bury or burn the
carcasses, disinfeet the poultry houses,
and in that way eradicate the con-
tagion as soon as possible, even If the
whole flock must be sacrificed"
Contagion is spread by contact with
diseased birds. They may be intro
duced by newly purchased stock, or
stock which has been away to shows,
or may be carried by pigeons or birds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
European Corn Borer Is
Increasing Infestatior

Considerable increase in the degree
OF infestation by the European corn
borer in Ohio has been noted during
the past month in the infested terri
tory, states a report to the United
States Department of Agriculture.
One field has been observed which
yielded as high as II per cent OF the
stalks infested. No definite indication
haa yet beer found that the insect will
be kwo-breeded this season under Ohio
eonditions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Get Maximum Number Of
EGGS in Winter Months

To get the maximum number of eggs
during the cold months there are sew
eral important things to be considered.
Generally speaking, these resolve
themselves into four principal points.
They are good hens, comfortable hous-
ing, proper feed in plenty, and con-
slant care. The quantity Of eggs de-
ponds to a considerable extent upon
the kind of fowls kept. Begin right by
raising pullets from pure bred, healthy,
egg-laying stock, for it does not cost
any more to raise and keep pure
breeds than just any old kind. OF
course they cost a little more in the
beginning, but the increase in future
profits will more than balance this.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
It Is Usually Hard to
Determine Sex of Geese

There is usually some difficulty in
making sure Of the sex Of ganders and
geese. The gander has a shorter and
thicker neck than the goose. The bag
between his legs is single, while that
Of the goose is double. The gander's
voice is clear, thin, silvery; the goose
has a deep bass. The beak of gan
der is thicker; the under mandible is
fuller. The under mandible of the
goose is shrunken around the nostriIs.
1t is better to get new ganders in
the fall. Some ganders and geese will
take but one mate; other ganders will
mate with two or more. Not over
three geese to gander should be
used in making a mating.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13

ding to the everlasting bow-wows If
they were submitted to the terrible
urban influences of a consolidated
school located in city of 500 peo-
pie"
Jealousy and Suspicion Rampant.
Many farmers who believe in con-
solidated schools would burst lymph
duct rather than have the school To-
Gated in the village. In one Wisconsin
community the farmers forced the
school to be located one mile outside
the village to the great inconvenience
Of all concerned. Whatever the
causes of these jealousies and sus-
PIGEONS, they must be outgrown be-
fore schools can be what they ought
as institutions for building up their
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13

ing. Many rural districts may be I'M
able to erect modern buildings, and
consolidation oftentimes may not be
feasible, but the public can afford none
other than a good teacher in every
school. Rural schools need the leader
ship Of well-educated, rural-minded
men and women.
There are many other waves ana
"marcels" in the path of rural educa-
ton, but none of them are "per-
manent." Rural education is making
rapid strides, is growing vigorously, is
knocking the bumps, and corners off
the Instructions, and although there
are still some cross lines and devia-
lions in the road, the general direction
is toward a greater service.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
,mmunities and promote the welfare

communities and promote the welfare
Of all.
The farm and the village are both
indispensable to rural life. Both of
them need a truly rural school and the
rural school needs the support and
patronage of both farm and village.
Another kink that needs some Wig
orous side swipes is the tendency of
legislation to permit cities to force
consolidation upon outlying districts
by outvoting the farmers. There are
many definitions of what a CONSOLE
dated school is but one thing that 1t
is not is a school in which there is
no consolidation of interests between
country and city.
Tax Burden Is Heavy One.
A third hump in the road is the tax
burden. Schools and roads, we are
told, are responsible for most of our
high taxes. School men are willing TO
ease up on the road building program
and our highway officials are ready to
put off for a few years the construc-
ton of up-to-date school buildings. In
private affairs, he is considered wise
who buys what he can afford and the
same policy ought to apply to public
expenditures. There are cases where
farms have been excessively and I'M
justly burdened with school taxes
voted by a city majority having little
tax responsibility. A wise farmer will
gladly support good rural school be-
cause it pays. No one should blame
him for condemning a poor rural
school because it costs.
Another dangerous detour which
goes through the swamps is poor teach
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Condensed Buttermilk Is
Very Good to Feed Hogs

The condensed or "semi-solid" but
termiIk gives very good results in
feeding swine. It differs very little
from skim milk In composition, and
arials have shown that it has sub
stantially the same ;alue for pigs.
Many farmers who do not have suf-
6cient skim milk for their hogs feed
Che semi-solld buttermilk with the
skim milk.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Poor Ventilation Will
Weaken Poultry Flock

Give the layers the same air they.
would get If they were roosting out
in the trees, but protect them from
the wet and wind.
Too low houses or restricted. rooss-
ing closets are liable to limit the
amount of pure air as wen as cause
the breathing and rebreathing OF foul
air. It is we'll to consider this in the
use of cloth curtains for the roosting
quarters.
Disease and weakness follow in the
wake of impure air. That means the
vitality of the laying stock will be low
cred, which, in turn, diminishes the
normal egg yield.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Metals Are Blamed for
Fishy Taste in Butter

In eating butter which has a fshy
taste, we often wonder why 1t is that
those who handle this product allow
fish and butter to get together. The
fact is, they don't. Science has dis
covered that cream which comes in
contact with metal, particularly iron,
develops this flavor very rapidly.
Often cream is placed in granite ware
which may have a clipped surface
Coming in contact with this metal,
and possibly ripening too much and, in
addition, getting little extra salt and
too much energy on the working ladle,
bring about this very unfavorable
fishy flavor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Female Geese Are Good
Until Ten Years of Ag,

Female geese are usually kept until
they are from eight to ten years old,
or as long as they will lay well, but the
ganders are seldom kept after they are
six or seven years old. Wild ganders
sre kept as long as they will breed,
and sometimes yesrling ganders are
used for breeding stock, but it is the
best policy to wait till both sexes are
three to five years old.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Commercial Horses Have

4A4541 1ANVO1 O1o4I15 d1UC
While dealers are complaining that
there are not enough good heavy draft
horses to go around, surveys made by
the Horse Association of America
show that the quality of commercial
horses Is improving. Competition in
trucking has brought out most forci-
bly, the fact that good horse will rem
der better service, last longer, and
have much higher turnover value
than a cheaper one. And furthermore,
commercial concerns have learned that
good horses have a high advertising
value.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Market Notes Boiled Down


Market male birds in separate pack
ages.
Market old birds before they start
to mott.
April broilers must weigh one and
one half pounds each.
Market as soon as desired weight Is
gained
Packages for shipment should not
weigh over 100 pounds.
Carcasses should be dry and cold.
but not frozen, before being packed
for shipment.
Monday is the best killing day of
the week.
A tag on every carcass Is a good adj
vertisement.
Torn skin viii cripple the price of
the carcass.
There must be uniformity Of color,
grade and size.
Roasting fowls sell best during the
months from March to the last OF
August.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Scours in Young Calves
Caused bv INDIGESTION

Ordinary scours in young calves
is caused by indigestion. Either
your calf has been getting too much
milk or the milk is too rich in fat
The best treatment for scours in young
calves is to reduce the feed. Do not
let the calf have all the milk it will
drink, and let it drink several times a
day. Give the calf about two ounces
of castor oil to clean the bowels.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Heating Poultry Houses
During Winter Weathe

Opinions differ in regard to the adj
visibility of heating poultry houses in
winter time. AS a rule there is no OBJ
lection to artificial heat of about so
degrees r., while furthermore this
would facilitate the ventilation Of the
space. However, unless the tempera.
ture be quite regular, heating should
be omitted, as few factors are more
dangerous than a fuctuating tempera-
tpre in a poultry house during winter
weather.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Plow Under Legumes for
Green Manure Past Year

Over $4,000 acres of legumes were
plowed under for green manure In 1922
by farmers following the advice of ag-
ricultural extension workers Oh meth
DDS of building up soil fertility, accord
ing to reports to the United States
Department of Agriculture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Pasture Feeding
Found Superior
Brief Summary Given OF
Tests Carried at Illinois
Experiment Station.

The old-fashioned permanent blue
grass pasture, which has been consid-
cred out of date by many corn-belt
farmers in recent years, came back
into it's own in a steer-feeding expert
ment carried on at the Illinois expert
ment station during the past summer,
under the management of Prof. K. X.
Snapp of the animal husbandry de-
partment of the university. In this
test four lots of three-year-old steers
were fed a full ration Of shelled corn
along with blue grass pasture, sweet
clover pasture, alfalfa hay and corn
silage respectively. The cattle fed
corn silage received approximately 20
pounds of cottonseed meal as a sup
plement, but no supplement OF any
kind was used in the other lots.
Feed Bills Higher.
Although the cattle fed in the dry
lots gained more rapidly than did
those on pasture, their feed bills also
were considerably higher, so that pas
ture was superior from financial
standpoint. Due consideration must
also be given to the facts that more
pork was produced in connection with
pasture feeding, that considerable less
labor was spent In caring for the cat
tie, and that all of the manure pro-
duced was scattered on the land with
no appreciate loss of fertility and
with no expenditure of labor.
Due to the recent market declines
In fat cattle values all four lots Of
cattle failed to show a profit. How
ever, the loss suffered was much less
with the blue grass lot than with any
of the ether three.
Proved Disappointing.
Sweet clover pasture proved to be
somewhat of a disappointment to its
many admirers. While the cattle
made very satisfactory gains from
sweet clover during late June and
July, it proved to be too "washy" dur
ing the early summer and too coarse
and woody after the middle of August.
On the whole, however, it proved a
more profitable summer roughage than
either alfalfa hay or corn silage fed in
a dry lot.
A brief summary of the experiment
follows:
Corn
Silage
Plus
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Late Molters Need Some
Protection on Cold DAYS

The late moulters need protection
from exposure when shy Of feathers in
cold weather. 1t pays to keep them
confined on windy days and furnish
ration that is well balanced and sufa-
cient to develop a rapid feather
growth. These late moulters are the
best layers and 1t costs money to lose
birds Of that type.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Don't Delay in Buying
Poultry-Breeding Stock

Don't wait until the last minute to
buy males for your poultry breeding
pens. If you do, the best will be gone
and you'll have to take what's left. A
breeder sells by process of elimina-
ton, disposing of the best first. So,
the earlier you buy, the better will be
the stock you get.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13
Green Feeds in Winter
Needed by LAYING Hens

During the winter months it is often
something of a problern to keep any
green feed before a laying flock, espe-
cially the hens to be used for settings
next spring, or for heavy egg produc.
ton. Either fresh buttermilk or skim
milk takes the place of green feed to
some extent, but even so, many poul-
trymen use sprouted oats, or some
other such green food, to get good re-
suits.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13

555lIss WOTKIHg on LIND DSsTIs.
tachinid parasite of the immature
stages of the Mexican bean beetle to
the Birmingham laboratory and to the
Estancia IN. NJ laboratory. Several
hundred parasites have been received
at each place. Control of the insect
by spraying with magnesium arsenate
has been successfully demonstrated in
practical field tests on over a hundred
acres of beans at Newport, Tenn.
Good control has also been obtained
by several truck growers about Chat
tanooga, Tenn, cooperating with the
Mexican bean beetle laboratory.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-13

Blue Sweet Alfalfa seed
0 Days. Grass. Glover. Hay. Meal.
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