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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Lightning Rods
Gain in Favor
Weather Bureau Has Been
Earnest Advocate of Pro-
lection of Buildings.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.l
For more than thirty years the
weather bureau of the United States
Department of Agriculture has been
an earnest advocate of the protection
of buildings and other property
against lightning by suitable rodding
The bureau is frequently called upon
to advise inquirers concerning the
proper methods and materials to be
employed. Occasionally plans are
drawn up in detail for the protection
of government structures. In 1910
the White House was rodded after
plans and specifications prepared by
Professor Marvin.
Study of Losses.
To determine the relative liability
Of farm buildings to fire damage by
lightning, a study of lightning fire
losses was made recently by the
weather bureau of the United States
Department of Agriculture. The av-
erage annual loss for the whole
United States is little over $4,000
600 which is probably conservative
figure. Illinois has the unenviable
first place, with an average annual
loss of over million dollars, part of
which may be attributed to industrial
sections. Texas is next in order be-
cause of its large area and the pres
ence of highly inflammable oil-storage
tanks. New York is third, for reasons
similar to those affecting Illinois.
Losses in North.
In the highly developed agricul-
tural states of the North heavy losses
are suffered, especially through de-
structive cyclonic thunderstorms If
the index number showing relative
liability of farm buildings to damage
Is small in one state when compared
with another having equally destruc-
tive and frequent thunderstorms, it is
quite probable that protection against
lightning is more general in the form
er state. Michigan, Wisconsin, Min
nesota and Iowa are states where it
is estimated that somewhat more than
half of the farm buildings are pro-
tected by rodding.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Increased Use Of Pure
Bred Sires in Kentucky

Oldham county, KY, owes an esti-
mated increase of $128,96 in annual
returns from it's live stock and poul-
try to the growing use Of pure bred
sires. This figure is the result Of cal
culations made by G. B. Nance, county
agent for Oldham county, and report
ed to the United States Department
of Agriculture. Mr.. Nance based his
reckonings on the difference between
the percentage of pure bred sires used
in his county and an average COM
puted from the percentages of pure
bred sires used in two adjoining coun-
ties He then combined with this flg-
ure data on the superior utility value
of pure bred sires from such sources
as the United States Department of
Agriculture and state experiment sta
lions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Storing Alfalfa Hay Is
Always Important Task

AS rule, / would Judge it best to
allow alfalfa hay that Is put in the
NOV to depth of about 8 or 10 rect
to- remain there for a period of three
weeks before additional hay is added.
I am referring now to hay that is put
up while still In a semi-green condi-
ton. With this period, the heating
process should, for Che most part,
have spent itself"
In many sections there has been so
much rainfall this season that the air
is very humid and care should be
used to refrain from storing alfalfa
hay that is damp with dew or rain,
or that is too. green. Where this IS
done, the heating may occur to such
an extent as to blacken the hay and
spontaneous combustion might occur.
1t is also important that the hay be
spread evenly and uniformly in the
mow.-L. f. GRADER, Wisconsin College
Of Agriculture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Cocklebur Plant Is
Poisonous to Stock
Most Important to Prevent
Animals Eating Weeds.

prepared by the United States Department!
of Agriculture.)
Cocklebur plants are poisonous to
swine, cattle, sheep and chickens, ac-
cording to the experimental findings
Agriculture. For long time many
people have been convinced of the
poisonous properties Of cOckleburs
when eaten by live stock, but this be.
lief was not shared in by everybody,
some contending that the deaths re.
ported due to cockleburs were caused
by the mechanical action of the burs
rather than by any toxic effect of the
plant.
A series of experiments carried on
by the department in the years 1920,
1921, 1922 and 1923, to determine the
poisonous character of cockleburs is
the basis of a report just issued as
Department Bulletin 1874, in which
it is concluded that the cocklebur
plant is poisonous to swine, cattle,
sheep, and chickens. There were in
all 81 experiments with swine, II with
sheep, IL with cattle and 10 with
chickens.
To avoid the losses the most i'm
portant thing is to prevent the ami
mails from eating the weed, says the
department. If there is shortage
of good forage and animals find the
young cocklebur plants, they may
easily eat enough to cause serious re-
suits. Feeding milk to pigs imme-
diately after they have eaten cookie
burs has proved to be beneficial, prob
ably because of the fat content. Sue
cessful results may be expected also
when such oils and fats as bacon
grease, lard and linseed oil are used
as remedies.
While the burs may produce some
mechanical injury and while the seeds
are very poisonous, stock poisoning,
the department concludes, is caused
by feeding on the very young plants
before the development of true leaves.
A copy of this bulletin may be had
upon request, as long as the supply
lasts, from the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington,
D. G.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Millet Seed Is Rather
Effective in Fattening

The several varieties of millet diff
fer in the composition of their seeds,
although the range is not great. Mil
let seeds, depending upon variety, con-
tain to 10 per cent water, 3 to 5 per
cent ash, 10 to IL per cent, protein, 2
to 10 per cent fiber, 80 to SO per cent
nitrogen-free extract and to Z per
cent fat. The seed of barnyard millet
is twice as high in fiber as other va
rieties and is correspondingly low in
nitrogen-free extract. Seed of the
pearl millet has considerably more fat
than other varieties.
Millet seed should always be ground
for live stock feed. When ground and
fed with a good roughage in the man
ner of other grain, millet seed is a
rather effective fattening feed. At
the South Dakota station minet seed
proved practically equal to corn for
lambs and about three-fourths as eff
fective as corn in feeding to steers
and swine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Mexican Beetle Is
Spreading in East
Little Can Be Done to Con-
troll Most Serious Pest.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculturel
Continuing its spread, long prophe-
sled by the bureau Of entomology OF
the United States Department Of
Agriculture, the Mexican bean beetle
has extended it's range eastward in
Virginia to Craig and Carroll coun-
ties, being now nearly half way across
the state. In West Virginia it had
der of the state eastward to Marshall,
Tyler and Wetzel counties, covering
about three-quarrerS of the state. In
Indiana it is only found along the
southeastern border of the state in
Floyd, Clark and Jefferson counties.
In Kentucky it extends over prac-
tically the entire eastern two-thirds
of the state. In Ohio about the south
ern three-quarters of the states Is in
tested, infestations ranging as far
west as the southwestern corner Of
the state in Butler and Hamilton
counties, and northward to Hancock,
Wayne and Tuscarawas counties. 1t
has just invaded southwestern Penn
sylvania, being found in Washington
and Green counties. In Wyoming the
pest has extended it's range 80 miles
north of last years infestation.
The seriousness of this pest has
been frequently described and there
seems but little that can be done to
control its rapidly increasing range.
The department recommends mag
nesium arsenate spray or dust as the
most promising control measure, but
advises blowing under heavily infest-
ed fields as soon as the crop is off.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Silage Should Be Used
in Liberal Quantities

Present indications point to high
grain and forage this fall and winter.
Corn is mounting and with a short
hay crop in many sections, we can
look for high-priced forage. This
means ii will be necessary to practice
economy in feeding. The live stock
keeper as a rule, loses or gains .ac-
cording to his knowledge and method
of feeding.
Silage is the best substitute for both
hay and pasture and it should be
used to the limit. The cheapest forage
is in the form of silage and as it is
bulky ration it should be grown on
the farm and supplied in liberal guam
titles.
SiIage will lower the cost of the ra-
ton, make sure a profit from the live
stock and greatly increase the value
of the crops. AS rule, silo will pay
for itself the first year. What other
farm investment will pay 100 per cent?
Competition now demands economical
feeding,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Roup Can Be Eradicated
Only With Difficulty

Fowls suffering from roup In such
mild form that It's presence passes
unobserved and frequently unsuspect-
ed often introduce the disease into a
flock, from which it can be eradicated
only with great difficulty, according to
DR.. G. c. Lipp director Of the animal
health laboratory at South Dakota
State college. Three types Of roup
are common-the comb, the nasal and
the mouth types The symptoms in
clude small scabby swellings on comb
and wattles, nasal discharges and diff
ficult noisy breathing, and small scab-
by areas on the tongue, mouth lining
and throat. There is also reduced
vitality and egg production, and fire.
quently death in from one to three
weeks.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
ARM kC.T.SIye'

1t isn't the total production, but the
yield per COW, per hen, per acre, that
counts.
Don't blame it all on the COW. May
be you are not feeding a balanced
ration.
1t has been found that few con-
structive breeders can do more than
many so-called breeders.
Lambs differ from hogs and cattle
in that the trade always demands
them fat; they have to be fat to get
good prices.
Surely the man without silo has
more reason to be concerned about the
weather these days than has he who
possesses one.
A COW testing association usually
ends in the members wedding out the
poor producing cows that fooled their
owners by strutting around like por-
ter house steak on four legs.
When animals get sick they need
careful attention In many cases they
will require medicine. and in most cir
cumstances the administration Of
medicine should be under the direc-
ton of a competent veterinarian.
Freshly cut silage in partially
filled silo produces a poisonous gas
that may result in death. Air cur.
rents stirred up by the blower will
dilute the gases sufficiently or drive
them from the silo 1t is then safe to-
enter
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
ADVICE FOR DAIRYMEN.

Profits in dairying are made largely
oy carefully selecting feeds and pro-
yiding cows at all times with suitable
cations for milk production.
Large quantities of feed, as well as
time and effort, may be easily wasted
by improperly feeding herd of cows.
It is comparatively easy to select
nnd prepare rations that meet all re-
duirements of cows and that make
dairying most profitable.
Good dairy cows should be regard
ed as highly efficient animal machines
for converting feed into milk. Just as
II takes a certain amount Of power
to keep machine in motion when it
IL running idle, so it takes a certain
amount of feed to maintain any COW,
ssen If she is dry.
A COW in milk needs much more feed
sllan Is required for maintenance, for
she must get feed to supply the raw
materials from which she manufac-
lures milk.
Many do not appreciate the actual
y
COW in a year. A COW that yields
1000 pounds of milk containing about
400 pounds of butterfat produces in
a year more edible food products for
mankind than is contained In the en-
tire body Of a fat steer weighing
1000 pounds.
A good dairy COW needs a ration
containing the proper kinds and
amounts Of feed to support her in all
Of the work that she Is expected to
do. If she is not supplied with plenty
of raw materials of the right kind by
giving her proper ration, she cam
not be expectea to make large and
profitable amount Of milk.
Well-balanced ratiOns include the
kinds and amounts Of feed which sat
isfy all the feed requirements of cows.
Such rations furnish proper amount
of the right kind of nutrients, includ-
ing protein, carbohydrates and fat,
and also minerals and vitamines..
The farmer who does not feed his
cows concentrate mixture that
makes a well-balanced ration should
not expect a profit. Even well-bred
cows cannot be expected to give a
large WELD of milk unless they are
furnished the proper raw materials
in their feed.
Heifers in milk, which have not yet
completed their growth, naturally
need somewhat more feed than ma
ture COWS yielding the same amount
Of milk, for they require nutrients for
growth as well as for maintaining
their bodies and for milk production.
Feeding heifers literally will not only
result in greater Immediate production
and profit, but will tend to prolong
their lifetime of usefulness.
Dry COWS of mature age and in
good condition require feed only for
maintaining their bodies ant for build
Ing the unborn calf. Thirty pounds
of good corn silage and 57A pounds Of
good clover hay will maintain the
BODY weight of a 1,ooo-pourd COW
vhen 81 u Try.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06

ried on by few of the Badger farm
ers who are located in regions where
the right kind of bog prevails for the
production of this fruit. Scattered
about the centralized shipping center,
Wisconsin Rapids, in the counties of
Wood, Jackson, Monroe, Juneau,
Winnebago, Waupaca, Waushara, Mari
nette and Shawano, lies the best pro-
ducing cranberry section Of the state.
1t is here that Mother Nature has pro-
vided the peaty soil of an acid nature
on which the berry thrives.
Those varieties best for the Badger
bog suggested by O. G. Malde, for
merly superintendent of Wisconsin's
cranberry experiment station, are the
Metallic Bell, Prolific, Scarf, McFarlin
and the Bennett. Made also advises
that the varieties be picked in the
order that they are named as some
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Gives Ideals for Farm

In the final analysis the ideal farm
truly successful FARMS the one
which yields to the farmer and his
family living, full, adequate, com
plete liberal in material rewards, but
not lacking in the social, aesthetic and
ethical values which make for charac-
ter, contentment and genuine happi-
ness. The soil has the capacity to pro-
duce these returns If the hand which
turns it but knows how to SOW the
seed. The key which will unlock the
wealth of the fields and bring forth
the treasures material and spiritual Is
the intelligence of the farmer.-New
Jersey College of Agriculture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Laying Pullets Require
Abundance of Good Grain

Laying pullets need an abundance
Of grain to keep the body warm and
maintain the small surplus Of fat
needed by all good layers, stated Prof.
A. G.. Philips of the Purdue university
poultry department.
A higher percentage of grain should
be fed from October to January, slight
ly less from January to March and a
normal ration in the spring. This en-
ables pullets to keep up the body
weight and still produce eggs. Most
pullets that were early Matched, prop
erly matured and ready to lay in the
winter fell down on the Job when cold
weather hit them, because they were
too thin.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Much Profit in
Well-Bred Bull
Animal Should Be Given
Care and Management to
Insure Good Condition.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
One of the most important aims Of
the dairyman should be to have the
services of a good, well-bred bull, says
4he United States Department of
Agriculture, and then, having good
bull, he should be given the care and
management that will insure the
greatest profit from him. He should
be so fed and exercised as to MAIN
tain his activity and healthy, vigorous
condition.
Grain to Feed.
The amount of grain to feed to
dairy sires varies from four to ten
pounds, depending on the size and
condition Of the animal and the kind
of roughage. A grain mixture recon-
mended by the department as having
been used with success consists of
three parts ground corn (by weight),
two parts ground oats, two parts
wheat bran, and one part linseed
meal. Another mixture suggested
consists of three parts ground oats,
two parts wheat bran, one part ground
corn or barley, and one part linseed
meal
Ground oats are considered espe-
.cially valuable for bulls. Cottonseed
meal is not usually regarded with
favor, especially when fed in large
amounts. Some breeders think it
causes impotency.
On some farms the bulls are given
the spoiled or musty hay or waste feed
left by other animals. This is poor
practice. 1t is just as necessary to
feed the bulls properly as the cows.
The legume hays-alfalfa, clover,
vetch, soy bean, cowpeas are excellent
roughage, and should be fed literally
If possible. If the non-leguminous
roughages, such as timothy or prairie
hay, corn silage, slower, or fodder are
fed a grain mixture higher in protein
should be used.
Use of Silage.
Breeders differ as to the advisable
ity of feeding silage. Some maintain
that a considerable amount of silage
is likely to lessen the vigors of a bull
and make him sterile. Others feed
silage in large quantities and report
no undesirable results. So far as eX-
detrimental work shows, it is probable
that silage does not have any direct
effect on the breeding powers Large
amounts of silage, or other extremely
bulky feeds, may have a tendency to
distend the paunch so that the bull
becomes toe heavy on his feet From
10 to Is pounds of s,lage a day with
other roughages can be fed safely
without impairing the usefulness of
the animal
Dairy bulls should have plenty of
water. This matter is often neglect
ed, especially when there is not
constant supply in the stall or pen
and when the bull is difficult to
handle. A bull should be watered at
least once day during the winter
and twice a day during the summer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06

varieties are ripe sooner than others.
The cranberry industry Of the state
is especially regarded as the Oldest
organized growers cooperative in ex-
istence in Wisconsin. The earliest
movement in that direction was made
in the year of 1897. 1t was started by
some of the cranberry growers in the
Wood county section with Grand
Rapids, now Wisconsin Rapids, as the
central headquarters. The Wisconsin
organization is at present called the
Wisconsin Cranberry Sales company.
which co-operates with the American
Cranberry exchange in the sale of the
cranberry crop of the state.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Careful Culling Will
Improve EGG Production

T. s. Townsley. poultry culling spe-
cialist at the college of agriculture,
University of Missouri, says that since
pullet culling is based upon estimates
of the future production, while hen
culling is based upon characteristics
which indicate past production, pullet
culling is not so much of an exact
science as is the culling of hens. He
adds that much can be done, however,
toward improving the average 'produc-
ton Of the flock, by carefully culling
the pullets before the laying season
starts, using as a basis the rate Of ma
turity, general vigor, quality, and lay
ing type.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06

sins crop reporter, there were no kill
ing frosts on the Dogs in the month of
September, and, due to good weather
in October, the cranberry crop has
been picked and packed in barrels
ready for the markets.
Last year the 1000 acres Of Badger
cranberry bog produced enough cram
berries TO fill 400 freight cars In all
10000 barrels of this pie and sauce
stock were produced on Wisconsin
boys. These figures showed that Wis
consin ranked, as compared with other
states, in third place.
Cranberry growing in Wisconsin is
a specialized industry which is car
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Poultry Facts


Ettsstt** sE+F X = - ~ ssr'**F%%*'*S
Clean, infertile eggs will bring a
better price on the open market
Hens are heavy feeders and will lay
more eggs if you give them light SO
they can see to eat.
Chicks Matched from weak parents
never make as good growth under the
same conditions as those produced
from healthy stock
Old geese should only be plucked
when the feathers are ripe. Breeding
geese cannot be reasonably expected
to yield a crop Of feathers and lay
vigorous, hatchable eggs.
Hens under lights, giving them IA
feeding hours each day, made an extra
profit of ninety cents per hen above
those having only normal daylight
hours, find poultry workers of the
North Carolina State college.
A pinch Of sodium fluoride applied
on the neck, under the wings, region
of the vent, fluff, breast, etc, will
kill the body lice on the hens. The
hens should be treated so as to keep
the lice from getting on the young
birds
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Sweet Cream Brings a Bonus

One of the companies purchasing
cream in Chicago pays premium for
cream used in making butter which
scores 90 or better. The returns from
the sale of sweet cream are kept in a
separate pool from those from the sale
of sour cream and each month a bo-
nus check is sent to each shipper for
his shave of any premium funds
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Control Grub Worms in
Corn Ground by Flowing

Grub worms are controlled by fall
blowing and rotation of crops. Grass
crops are most susceptible to them
and land that is in grasses is most
liable to become infested with the
worms. Therefore, when such a field
is badly infested it should be followed
by some crop that is not seriously in
jured by the grubs. They are not
particularly injurious to wheat. If
the soil is plowed soon and sowed to
wheat the injury from grubs next
epring will not be very extensive.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Wheat Dockage Is Heavy,
Say Government Experts

When the grain comes through the
thresher it should be looked over and
if at all dirty or contains much "for-
eign matter" such as weed seed, other
grains, etc., with but few exceptions
it will pay to clean wheat on the farm.
The United States Department of Ag-
riculture tells us that they estimate
farmers of four spring wheat states
shipped 100000 bushels of dockage
with their wheat last year. This
could have been saved and the price
paid for a higher grade if the grain
had been cleaned at the thresher
with a portable disk cleaner. The
dockage can be used for feed, or
ground and used for poultry at con-
siderable saving.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
harrington Is Honored

Friends and former students of e.
III. harrington, head of the dairy de-
partment in the University of Wiscon-
sin, gathered at the National Dairy
show in Milwaukee in early October to
honor him for his work in helping to
build the dairy industry of Wisconsin.
At that time portrait by Arvid N.Y.
holm was presented to the Wisconsin
College of Agriculture for hanging in
the Wisconsin agricultural portrait
gallery
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
Green Corn Bad for Hogs

Avoid feeding green corn to hogs
1t gives them indigestion. Green corn
when fed to hogs will lower their re-
sistance and make them susceptible to
hog cholera. Many persons believe
that green corn is a direct cause of
hog cholera. This is impossible since
the disease is caused by virus. The
connection between green corn and
hog cholera is coincidence because
hog cholera is more widespread at
this time ST the year, but green corn
is a factor