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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21
Necessary to Air Eggs
During Matching Period

All experienced incubator operators
know the necessity Of airing eggs, but
some fall to understand why. Yet we
know that the gchick inside the shell
Is a living, growing thing and that it
needs fresh air, change of conditions
and exercise in order that it may ex-
pand, move and develop its strength.
Airing eggs has another merit. The
shells expand and contract with heat
and cold and this ripens. them. By
the use Of machinists' callipers, one
may discover an appreciate differ
ence in expansion of eggs under go
degrees and over 100 Frequent ex-
pansion and contraction of the shell
is believed to break down fbers and
make the shell brittle, so that chicks
due to hatch can get out Of shells
with less exhaustion.
This matter Of airing eggs during
incubation requires Judgment and
should be guided by development Of
chicks, temperature of room, etc. II
we watch sitting hens, we will find
that eggs seemingly need very little
airing the first week of incubation,
trife more the second, and still more
the third week when the vitality of
chicks has added to the warmth Of
the eggs
1t is never safe to forget that chicks
are dependent upon air that perco-
lates through the porous shell. Cool
ing eggs shrinks the air-bubbles and
sets up a suction which draws in
fresh air to purify the interior stale
air
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21
FARMERS ARE USING
CHEAP EXPLOSIVES
They Get Best Results in
Blasting by the Use of
Good Methods.

Make use of the inexpensive war
salvaged explosives while they last.
They are cheaper to use and are just
as effective as the more expensive ex-
plosives which are found on the mar
ket today, officials of the land-clearing
department of the Wisconsin College
Of Agriculture claim.
Millions Of pounds Of these war-sal-
vaged explosives have been distributed
to the farmers Of Wisconsin during the
past year under the supervision Of
John Swenehart of the Badger farm
school, and the demand for them is
still very brisk.
"The use of explosives in land-clear-
ing has increased in the past five years
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21
japanese Clover Adapted
to Poor Land Pasturage

Scattered abroad in many sections
of the country is found small clover
known as Japanese or little Japs
clover. This clover is excellent ins
many respects and is almost unex-
celled for pasturage on poor land,
especially billy land due to the fact
that it is a great legume bearing
many nitrogen nodules upon its roots.
1t grows from about 4 to 10 inches in
height depending upon the soil. This
clover Is relished by practically all
farm animals.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21

lambs as ram lambs rather than as
wethers? The correction of this neg
lect by castrating and docking the
lambs is vital, and upon more gem
eral observance of the practice in the
farm fiocks hinge the real profits and
more general success. 1t is. conserv-
atively estimated that so per cent Of
the native sIambs-those marketed
from farm fiocks which reach the
markets come unlocked and uncas-
trated, and that the percentage of ram
lambs among the offering during the
last year has been as large as ever
before.
Universal in Range Flocks.
On the other hand, the custom Of
docking all lambs and castrating the
males is almost universal in the range
flocks, and to this practice in a large
measure may be attributed the fact
that lambs produced on our western
ranges outsell native or farm-raised
lambs at the market on the average
of from ST to $3.50 per 100 pound j.
These operations have been found
profitable, and that is the big reason
that they have become so commonly
practiced on the western range. They
are likewise applicable to the farm
flock and just as necessary for the pro-
duction Of the best lambs and cOnse-
quently the most profit.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21
Take Drastic Measures
for Controlling Crows

Drastic measures for the control of
crows include the use Of strychnine
in corn, in hens eggs or in meat, trap
ping by means of specially designed
steel traps, the destruction Of nests,
and shooting at winter roosts. Beef
heads or fresh carcasses of animals
may be treated with strychnine and
placed in trees or places frequenred
by the crows with good results. Great
care must be exercised in the use Of
poison corn to prevent the poisoning
Of domestic animals.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21

from q few hundred thousand pounds
up to the present consumption of be-
tween three and four million pounds
a year." Swenehart says. "Most Of
shis is used by farmers who never used
explosives before settling on their
present farms"
Use Mining Practices.
"The methods and materials origi-
Hally used in blasting stumps were
largely adopted from mining practices.
Many good blasters were recruited
from among the miners who settled
upon cut-over tracts. But many prac-
ices, introduced in this way, while
hot necessarily dangerous when done
by experienced men. were dangerous
when carried or by beginners. More,
over, familiarity has often bred con
tempt, and many explosive accidents
Aaye occurred among these old-timers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21
Vitamin "a" Essential
to Swine DEVELOPMENT

Vitamin "a" which is found in yel-
low corn, alfalfa hay, cod liver oil, but
terfat and green feeds, is essential to
the proper development of swine ac-
cording to results obtained from in
vestigations conducted at the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Valuable breeding animals may
often be saved after breaking down
by the prompt addition Of cod liver
oil to their feed From production
standpoint, the practice followed by
many successful swine growers Of
adding alfalfa hay to the swine ration
during the winter is basically sound
and one that may vel be followed
more generally, results Of the test In
dictate.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21
Plenty Of Sunshine and
Fresh Air Aids Poultry

Always give your fowls plenty of
sunshine and fresh air, the two best
disease preventives for man or beast.
Ventilation is an important factor in
winter housing of a flock of layers,
and it should be had without causing
direct draughts of air upon the fowls,
especially when they are on the roost
at night. This can be easily accom-
plished by taking out one of the win
dows, covering the opening with bur-
lap in cold weather and fitting it
with a sliding door so it can be opened
or closed at will. The air-tight or arti-
ficially-heated house with it's eXpen-
sive and complicated ventilating ap-
paratus has come and gone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21
Use Carbon Bisulphide
to Kill Bean Weevils

Carbon bisulphide is the correct rem
edy for bean weevil After the treat
ment is given the beans should be
aired for some time and after that
there should be no harm in eating the
sound ones. An easy, way to pick out
the sound ones is throw all of them
in water. The ones containing the
weevNs will rise to me top and float.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21

the work as well or better and at q
lower cost.
Blast in Spring and Fall.
"When the soil is wet, as in the
spring or late fall, blasting can be
done the most efficiently. When the soil
is in this condition, one pound Of ex-
plosive will do the work of one and
one-half to two pounds used when the
soil is dry.
''The effectiveness of explosives de-
ponds upon the confinement of the
charge so that when it explodes it will
get chance to lift on the holding part
Of the stump. Explosives act equally
in all directions, but the main force
of the explosion escapes in the direc-
lion of least resistance. This means
that the location Of the charge is Of
utmost Importance to get good results
with the smallest quantity Of material. !"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21
Three Great Things in
Keeping Farm Accounts

Three things should be kept in
mind in keeping farm accounts. First,
enter every expense or receipt item.
Second, enter each item in its proper
place expenses on the left hand
pages and receipts on the right hand
pages. Third, make the entry clear
and complete so that you can tell
exactly what it is when you refer
to it later and have forgotten the de
tails and possibly the entire transac-
ton.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21
Spring-Hatched Pullets
Should Be Coaxed Along

Pullets Matched in the spring can
be induced to lay more abundantly. in
the winter If they are properly fed,
housed and handled. On the average
general farm very few eggs are Sc
cured at the time when eggs bring the
highest prices. 1t will pay the poul-
try owner, therefore, to devote little
trouble to providing his birds with the
most favorable surroundings for the
winter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21

cattle can be fed to the sows in the
slop or skim milk, or can be mixed
with the concentrate mixture.
Substitutions Can BE Made.
Barley may be substituted for corn,
and other legume hays may be used in
place Of alfalfa, but they are not as
palatable. Oats and some rye, if free
from ergot, can be mixed with the
corn or the barley. If the price Is
not too high, wheat middlings make
good protein feed, but should be
supplemented by tankage, chopped al
falfa or dairy by-products.
1.-THE amount of concentrate fed
should be gagged by the age and body
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21
Soy Bean Rotation Will
Increase Soil Fertility

A rotation that is being used to
considerable extent, is soy beans,
wheat, clover and corn, the corn being
used either one or two years. This
has the advantage that the wheat can
be sown in the soy bean stubble. The
rotation also Increases the soil fer
tility and gives more economical dis
tribution of labor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21
Improvement Association
Against Imported Seeds

The International Crop Improve
ment association, which is composed
of IT state crop Improvement assoc
Citations, went OH record at its, fifth
annual meeting held in Chicago as
being in favor of national legislation
against imported alfalfa and clover
seeds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-21

pounds of live weight while gifts
should be fed IL to 20 pounds of con-
centrates for each 100 pounds Of live
weight in order to insure sufficient
growth.
"A laxative ration is especially I'M
portant just before narrowing" de-
.clares Mr.. Brant "Oilmeal or wheat
bran should be fed just before far
rowing time to supply this need Re
duction of the concentrates fed and
the introduction of wheat bran to the
extent of one-third of the ration by
weight is the advisable practice. Lin
seed meal can be added and the al
falfa feeding continued
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
S lite L: T. H ss2x !S47'
DAVID CORY

And they look that way before
they squeeze -. -
Through the hole in the wall to
hurt for cheese"
"who are you?" asked the bunny
boy. when all of q sudden. that httie
yellow bird l have so often told you
about fluttered out Of the blossom
ing apple tree.
Oh. mere you are!" laughed the
happy little rabbit. TIN so glad 70
see the little bird who mas SO orten
sung to me in rhyme" al
II have known you Tor q ions
time" answered the little plru'
but you have never seen me. NOW,
let me tell you how you may eaten
the chocolate mice"
At once the bunny boy seated him.
self on O fallen tree while the Ut
tie bird perched herself on twig.
In yonder red peppermint barn.
she commenced, ARE many c'ioeolats
mice. Tonight when the moon IS
bright, hop softly through the door.
Maybe you can catch one" =.
Then away flew the little bird
and the bunny boy hoped across
the lollypop syrup brook that
wound in and out among the long
wintergreen grasses.
where are you golng1 suuuehiS
asked a ,long-legged Grasshopper.
ITO the peppermint red barn. an
swered the little rabbit. :.
Let me give you some advice.
replied the long-legged insect. III
you show yourself there in the day
time. the chocolate mice Will De
mighty careful to-night."
Il guess you're right" said the
bunny boy. But where shall l go:
Come to my haystack house,
answered the good natured grass
hopper, hopping across the meadow.
You may have to stoop Tor my
doorway is not over high" he eX-
planned as he came to Il large hay
stack in the corner of the fence.
And in the next story you shall hear
what happened after that.
Copyright 1924. David Cory
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
GOOD AND LAST
ING.

The League of Nations recently
sent body of experts to this coun-
try to study and report on the effect
of the prohibitory law.
On this commission were Ludwig
G.. Rachman. head Of the Leagues
health department, DR.. Kuhn of
Jugo- Slavia. Prof. Van Boeckel of
Belgium, Charles Porter of the Brit
ish Medical Society, Norbert Ensh
OF Belgium, DR.. Batko OF Poland and
Dir. Anderson of the Royal Medical
Society of Norway.
All 'hese gentlemen agreed that
prohibition is blessing and that 1t
Is going to last. Presumably. also,
thew know considerable about the eff
fects of liquor in countries where 1t
is sold freely and about the condi-
tons surrounding it. They were not
out of their varied experience, fooled
by makeshifts or pleas of personal
liberty. They considered results.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
TRYING TO KEEP COOL

Most Of US find difficulty In keep
ing cool while reading the reports
OF Teapot Dome and Veterans Blu
reau affairs. Yet keeping cool Is
essential to finding the way out.
There Is some consolation In the
thought that we have a President
with a reputation for keeping cool.
There also Is cause for Thanksgiving
in the fact that government man
agement hasn't yet fastened its
tentacles on every phase OF en-
deavor in this country.
Gompers voices the sentiment OF
people when he says the cancer
must come out. Out with 1t by the
roots, some OF which undoubtedly
viii be- sound nourished In corrupt
clements of both the leading poll
teal parties. But we should
scrupulously avoid being bamboozled
by the uproar. We should remem-
Der that those who are making it
are really enemies to Justice. how
ever natural 1t may be to repel ac-
Cusation with accusation.
The facts, Gentlemen. the facts.
all OF them, and the best efforts of
cur best men applied to them.
Bring them to light, classify them;
reveal the proportion which lies be-
tween weak and corrupt endeavor;
clarity the situation so we may be
able to distinguish between bunk
and business. 1t is essential people
should have clear perceptions Of all
tho factors involved, otherwise they
viii be led to the erroneous con-
clusion that all is rotten, n most
unhappy and dangerous view to
take.
with all tho machinery OF this
great government there ought to be
u way for promptly sitting out the
facts from the fiction. Every
blatant ass OF tho many struggling
in the clamor to attract attention
to himself, should be compelled to
put up what he knows or shut up.
This is too much to expect. however.
but at least we can make effort to
that end. IL It Is being made people
are not yet impressed by It; they
are regarding matters as nt skies
and sevens while the attorney gen.
eral Is being bounded for political
effect. We think we should have a
new one. the biggest and best to be
found. but 1t ought to be apparent
to us all by this time. that none
may he found against whom some
congressional blatherskite might not
excite suspicion. The sooner the
country may impress on the demago-
CUES that II will not approve chang
ing cabinets like weathercock to
face every shift OF political air cur
rents; that Il Is sick and tired OF
political wrangling. that It already
believes some Republicans and some
Democrats arc tarred by the same
brush: that II expects those whom
1t has sent to Congress to quit
making faces and get down to bust
ness. and will take the political life
OF any fellow who doesn't, the bet
ter 1t will he all around.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Colby Alumni
to Dine at Portland

,, Portland. March limited States
District Attorney Frederick II. Dyed.
Professor II. G.. Libby and Dean Run
nails are to be the principal speakers
at the reunion and banquet for all
Colby College people to be held at
the Falmouth Hotel Thursday even
ing. March 10 at $50 o'clock. Two
members Of the student body also
will be among the speakers.
An attractive musical program Will
be provided and large and enthusi-
astic gathering is expected.
Ernest II. Mailing, president OF the
Alumni Association. and Miss Caro-
B. Chapman. president OF the Alum
nae Association. are In charge OF ar
rangemcnts. Members who plan to
attend are requested to notify Ralph
v. Good. treasurer of the Portland
Colby College Alumni Association. a,
his home, 8 Adelbert Street. South
Portland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03

A yellow bird sat in an apple tree,
Close TO the beautiful river Dee.
And all day long, mid the bios
SONS sweet,
She sang to the daisies, white
and neat.
You remember, I'm sure, what
happened in the last story. But in
case you have forgotten. l will re-
mind You that the dwarf had led
Little Jack Rabbit to Molasses
Candy Bridge that spanned the
River Dee between the Land of
Dawn and Old Mother Goose Coun-
try.
In a few minutes. the bunny boy
hoped over and then, in few
minutes. clipperty clip. lipperty lip,
away he went across the meadow.
AS he hoped under an apple tree
in blossom a pretty voice began TO
sing:
THE chocolate mice are very
wise.
They look this way with their
bright black eyes,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
RICH, RED BLOOD
BUILDS STRENGTH
AND NERVE power
To Renew. Vitality We Must
Enrich the Blood Which Is
the Driving Force of Life

What gives the athlete his
strength? Red blood. What drives
the worker. and the business man,
also, up the steep hill of success?
Red Blood. What makes the glow
ing. vital beauty of woman? Red
Blood.
Rich. red blood is the supreme
driving force of life. If our bodies no
longer respond to Natures processes
that should rebuild strength and vi
tally, then we should look 10 our
blood. We should enrich 1t. nourish
1t. Red blood feeds the body tissues,
stimulates the nerves. makes our sys-
TENS tingle with the pulsing of life.
II we lack strength and nerve
power We should always think first
of our blood. Discouraged or ey-
men and women should get
from their druggists today a gener-
Gus size bottle of Wincarnis. Start
this home treatment at once. 1t costs
less than ten cents a aay. In twelve
days see the Improvement Wincarnis.
the blood builder. brings. No need to
worry. Tincarnis will give you new
strength. vitality. nerve force.-Adv.
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the first time to call attention to the
fact that in the most solemn way he
made the statement to me that in case
Congress should refuse to repeal
Panama tolls there was nothing left
for him to do but resign as President
OF the United States.* In dis
cussing the matter of his resignation
with men, he said: 4 would not want
to be President OF country that
would violate solemn treaty In
case of failure in this matter I snail
go before the country after my resig-
nation is rendered and ask it to say
whether America Is to stand before
the world as a nation that violates
its contracts as q mere matter of ex-
pediency.'"
This hardly explains the situation
The door to room for guessing is not
yet closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
STILL GUESSING

About the end of the Taft admin
istration some excitement was start
cd by n report that Japan was maxi
ing overturcs to Mexico with n view
TO securing n naval base on Mag
dalena Bay. Our secretary of state
discredited the report but 1t persist
cd into the Wilson administration.
The Japanese were said to be in a
somewhat truculent mood. They had
no conception Of what this country
might do in time of war. for the
revelation OF the World War had not
been unfolded before their eyes. The
previous year the California legisla-
ture had passed ii law foibidding
the japanese owning Lar In that
state Notwithstanding the efforts of
the Wilson administration through
Secretary Bryan to prevent IL.
Later, Feb. IS 1914. British sub
ject was killed at the headquarters OF
Villa and England was ready to in
terfere in Mexico. Rumor had II that
President Wilson thereupon told the
British ambassador that II England
would give him free hand In the
Mexican situation and induce her
ally. Japan. to give up the Magdalena
Bay project he would see to 1t That
this country repealed the free tolls
law pertaining to the Panama Canal.
Now during his campaign OF 1912
Mr.. Wilson had advocated the free
tolls measure. later signed by Presi-
dent Taft. Tho Democratic conven-
ton approved such a measure. The
farmers were told that it would be
an excellent thing for them. No.
where does It appear that the advo-
Gates Of free tolls hesitated on &C.
count Of any solemn treaty"
Former secretary to President will
son. Mr.. Tumulty, in a recent letter
attempts an explanation. which
hardly accords with all that had
been said and done. He wrote:
AS an interesting sidelight on the
courage of Woodrow Wilson in con-
nection with this (the Panama
Canal tolls) controversy. I wish for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
BELFAST
Mrs. Clara E. BateheIder

Mrs. Clara T.. Batchelder died sud
denly at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Stephen s. J.. Shute, Park
street, at the age of &c. She was n
native of Rockland but passed her
early life in Boston and Milford.
Mass. She was the widow of John
II. Batchelder. an artist. Besides her
daughter she is survived by one
grand daughter. Miss Elena Shute of
Belfast. The remains will be taken
to ROckland for burial.
Mrs. Batchelder was the daughter
of Orris Il. and Fannie OButlcr) u
mer. and was representive of two
old Rockland families. She has fire.
quently visited in Belfast. and for
several weeks has been iii at the
home of her daughter and under the
care of trained nurse. II was
thought she was as well as usual
however, and the end came very
suddenly.