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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Good Sires Should
Have Best of Care
Dairy Bulls Need Exercise
and Proper Management.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Good SireS are absolutely necessary
to dairylnen, as it is largely through
the use of good sires that high-produc-
ing herds are built up, says the United
States Department of Agriculture. Be
cause of their temperament, dairy
bulls are often difficult to handle; con-
sequently they do not always receive
proper care, exercise and management,
and as a result fail to give best serv-
ice as herd sires.
Care and Management of Dairy
Bulls, is the title of a new bulletin
issued by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture as Farmers Bull
letin No. 1412, which discusses brief
ly the numerous problems on proper
management Of dairy bulls, how to
handle, and how to keep them in good
condition.
Newspapers and farm papers FREE
quently tell of persons being injured
or killed by bulls, as a result of inn
proper equipment or wrong handling.
Because of such occurrences, dairy
bulls have come to be looked upon in
some cases as necessary evils. This
attitude, says the department, often
means neglect in such essentials as
feeding, exercise, removal of manure
from pens, and various other details
of care. Proper care and manage
ment of the bull will eliminate much
of the danger and resultant loss Of
his use. A copy of the bulletin may
be secured, as long as the supply lasts,
from the United States Department Of
Agriculture, Washington.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

All things work together for good to
them that use legumes.
Sweet clover pasture makes lots of
milk. Plan to SOW some next spring.
It's a wise hen that knows her own
eggs, but trapnest tells the poultry
man every time.
Bees do not puncture fruit, though
they will suck the juices after it is
cracked or bruised.
Horses like pasture at any time, but
it is not enough of itself to keep up
the strength of work animals.
Farming without legumes may be
compared to writing checks on the
bank without making any deposits.
Cooperative marketing is being
urged by government experts an a
remedy for present agricultural condi-
tions.
Egg size and shape is inherited.
Gradual selection of those birds which
in addition to large number also lay
selects" will in time eliminate birds
laying lower-grade eggs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
How Capons Should Be
Dressed for Shipment

In plucking capons the feathers Of
the upper neck, the flight feathers and
the. tail feathers should not be re-
moved, the object being to distinguish
them from other fowl
Capons can be packed in boxes. A
layer Of excelsior or clean straw is
laid in the bottom, then a layer Of
dressed fowls with feet extending out
ward, then another layer and SO on
till the box is filled. Any space at the
top should be filed with excelsior,
straw or paper.
AS to packing to prevent spelling
on warm days, this will hardly. be
necessary in the seasons for selling
capons, Nos ember to March Packing
in ice is practiced in very warm
weather for long shipments
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Eliminate Early Molter
From All LAYING FlOcks

The beginner with poultry soon finds
that there is time In the fall when
the egg returns become very low and
often 1t is just the time when feed
bills are high and he wishes to buy
all feed not raised on the farm and
stack it up for winter This period
Of slack production usually occurs
somwhere between August first and
December first, and the length Of time
it lasts depends on the skill Of the
poultryman. Why do the egg returns
fall at this time? Because there are
too many early molting hens in the
flock which have ceased producing
eggs. And the pullets are not the
early Matched birds that lay in the
early fall and keep it up throughout
the winter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
EARM EACTS!r'

IT'S the well-fed, not the starved,
live stock that brings the income.
Every one knows that pure bred ami
mails pay; why not pure bred seeds?
Alfalfa should be planted in soil
that has been well firmed by several
good borrowings.
FARMERS should teach each other''
Is as true now as when first spoken by
a wise writer on agriculture.
Grating isn't sinister word when
it's used in the orchard. Bridge graft
ing may save many good tree.
It has been estimated that the aver,
age person on farms throughout the
country eats about one case of eggs
a year, and about one fowl per month.
Remember the garden should be the
richest piece of ground on the farm.
It should not be left bare during the
winter, but should be sown to a cover
crop.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture has now made the recon-
mended grades of fruits and vegeta-
bles official. This does not make these
grades mandatory, but it does give
them higher legal standing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
WISCONSIN PLAN
PROVES POPULAR
Better Sires Campaign Had
Start in Badger County.

"Start it In Wisconsin and then
spread out"
That advertising slogan, used by one
of the states. leading newspaper pub
fishers, might have been adopted as
the rallying cry for the pure-bred-sire
on-every-farm movement which has
been gaining Roadway in American
agricultural circles for the past ten
or more years. 1t had its beginnings
here in wisconsin and has been ex-
tended to practically every state in the
Union.
In addition, Wisconsin man, Dallas
S. Burch, is In charge Of the national
campaign. AS one Of the officials of
the bureau of animal industry of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Burch has been promoting the
cause of better sires throughout the
country for the past five years. He
estimates that in this period Of time
1900 live stock owners have been
converted to the value of the pure bred
sire.
His heaviest artillery fire comes In
some rather startling and equally con-
vincing statistics. OF the 59,346, 400
head of swine numbered upon Ameri-
can farms in recent year it was es-
timated that only 100000, or 3.5 per
cent, were pure bred.
The comparison between grade and
scrub cattle as compared with pure
breds was even more marked. But 3
per cent of Americas 66,652,50O cattle
were rated as pure bred
The ratio between "just" sheep and
pure bred sheep is even more striking,
for we are told that only 1880 of our
sheep are entitled to recognition by
our registry association.
AS less than one per cent of our
horses are pure bred is it any wonder
that we have not begun to appreciate
the value of a well-born, well-devel-
oped and well-trained drafter?
Upon. this point Burch insists that
"heredity is a force-a tremendous
force-constantly in operation. Like
other natural forces it may go to
waste. or it can be harnessed to do
useful work. When the breeding of do
nestle animals is left to chance or Is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Roughage for Sheep

Shredded corn fodder Is very much
more adapted to feeding these sheep
than timothy hay. But to make a
really good roughage, about so per
cent of the roughage should consist
of good legume hay, such as alfalfa or
clover. If this is impossible, you can
make up for it in the grain ration, of
course, with little extra quantity of.
oats. A little bonemeal or partly
ground limestone should be given. AL
lowing the ewes free access to corn
fodder, you should adjust the grain
ration to the point where good condi-
ton is maintained.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
BIG DEMAND FOR
CERTIFIED SEED
Badger Potato Growers
Profit From Their Soil
and Rules.

Certified seed potato production has
become an industry in upper Wiscon-
sin.
Perhaps due to the following of a
few simple rules, more than anything
else, growers in the upper counties
have attained real success in the grow
ing of certified seed stock for come
and distant markets. This, at any
rate, is the explanation given by J. G.
M1lward pure bred seed potato spe-
cialist, Wisconsin College of Agricul-
ture, for the better yields, better quail
ity and better prices.
Milward attributes some of the sue
cess of the certified potato-growing in
dustry in the upper Wisconsin potato
districts to the soil and the climate
He is convinced that part of the state
has the right types of soil, especially
the loans and sandy mixtures for the
growing of Inequality tubers. Then
there is another fact which Milward
feels cannot be overlooked, and that
Is early planting.
Oneida Topped the List.
According to this authority the crop
ct certified seed potatoes is going to be
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Must Produce Eggs

To be most profitable flock must
produce eggs the year around, in win
ter as well as summer. There Is
small profit in summer eggs, but when
they get up to top-notch winter prices.
there is handsome profit in them
The flock that does not produce a
reasonable number of eggs during the
period from November 1 to April ! Of
each year is often kept at an actual
loss for the year, as 1t is almost inn
possible to make an annual profit from
the flock that lays all its eggs when
the market s sagging.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Means of Ventilation

If no means Of ventilation are pro-
vfded it is good plan to remove sew
eral panes of glass from the windows
in the south side Of the poultry house
and replace with cheesecloth or I'M
bleached muslin. Fresh air is admit
ted through the cloth and the stale
air from the inside is permitted to
escape. These cloth-covered openings
90 not lower the temperature of the
interior Of the building. Some con-
tend that the house is warmer when
arranged in this way
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Large Yield of Milk

In order to secure large yield of
milk, it is quite as important that the
COW or herd is handled properly as
that proper feeding is practiced. There
have been many instances where the
best cows were kept, and where good
methods of feeding were practiced I;
and still results fell far short of what
might be expected, simply because the
animals did not receive that kindly
treatment which is so essential to a
COW giving much milk for a long
DeriOd
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Spreading Straw on Wheat

Straw may be spread on wheat any
time after it is sowed if it is spread
evenly and not too thick. The germina-
ton will not be affected and the young
plants will come through it all right.
Spreading the straw directly on the
soil is the second best method of TAX
ing care Of it. The best method is to
use it for bedding. The wheat joint
worm spends the winter in the straw
and, where it is prevalent, it would
not be wise to spread the straw upon
the now crop
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

applied for certificates for their seed
crop this year, Milward estimates thar
there will be approximately 30 per
cent who will be granted certificates.
Each year these numbers have been
increased steadily.
Grown in Three Sections.
There are three main potato-grow-
ing sections in the state, according to
Milward The central section or Wau-
paca section is practically given over
to the growing of the eating varieties
of potatoes. The two sections in which
are raised the fine seed varieties lie to
the north. To the north and east lies
the Oneida section. Here is a section
that extends over several counties,
taking in Price to Marinette counties.
In this section, the Green Mountain
variety does especially WELL There
are also some Triumphs grown in this
area. The Amigo section which covers
Langlade and on up through Forest
county is where the Irish Cobblers
seem to grow the best Then, to the
north and west lies the Barron sec
ton, which extends north from Chip
pewa to Ashland county. 1t is in this
section where the Rural New Workers
are largely grown. Some Triumphs
and Cobblers are also grown.
'Why has the Badger farmer gone
to the pains of all this seed potato in
spection?" is a question often asked.
Milward answers the query by saying
1--WE have gone to all the trouble of
field and bin inspection of the pure
bred seed potatoes so that larger
yields of better quality Of tubers
may be available for the potato grow
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Flint and Dent Corns
Have About Same Value

Flint corn seems to have about the
same feeding value for hogging down
purposes as the dent corns, according
to the results Of test conducted at
the South Dakota experiment station.
Hogs were pastured on plots Of Mime
sofa No. IL, wisconsin White Dent
and flint corn. Only very slight differ
ences in the rate of gain on the vari-
Gus varieties were noted.
In this case the dent varieties had
an advantage because they produced
large yields and would carry more
hogs to the acre. However, the test
indicates that in sections where reli-
ance must be placed on flint corn such
varieties can be used for hogging
down.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Sweet Glover for Pasture

The use of sweet clover as pasture
crop for cattle and sheep or mixture
of alfalfa with orchard grass or tall
wheat grass will provide an excellent
green pasture for the summer months.
For hogs and sheep, rape makes one
of the best possible summer pastures.
The wise farmer will conclude that
we probably will not have so favor
able a pasture season next year and
make provision for green pasture
through July and August.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Cooperative Market

The cooperative marketing move
ment on sound business methods is
rapidly expanding over the country.
In Minnesota the gradual reorganiza-
ton of some Of the weaker co-opera-
tive associations and practically all of
the newer organizations is being de-
veloped according to up-to-date sales
departments for the farm surplus
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Getting Rid of Mice

To rid the chicken house of mice
Keep the feed in the mouseproof bins.
Prevent the mice from multiplying by
removing their breeding places These
will be found under boxes, boards
loose flooring and the like. If good
cat or two can be kept around the
premises, they will help hold the mice
in check The use of good traps is
recommended, but not poison, unless
1t can be handled in such way as to
make sure that the fowls will not get
access to it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
County Agents Increase

The number of counties with county
agents increased from 2,043 in 1921 to
2,124 in 1922. During 1922 more than
100000 persons modified their meth
cd of growing crops, of caring for
their live stock or of marketing their
products as the result Of extension
work.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Flushing Ewes to
Bring More Lambs
Flock Owners Always Inter-
ested in Any Plan to
Increase Crop.

(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultuse)
Flock owners are usually interested
in anything that will increase the
lamb crop. bulletin put out by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture at Washington on Flushing
Ewes and Other Means of Increasing
Lamb Yields" Bulletin g96, gives the
results of tests with IL groups Of
ewes.
Gain Made by Ewes.
Ewes not fed in breeding season
gained IL pounds and had 129 per
cent lamb crop. Those getting feed
of various kinds gained eight pounds
per head and had 147 per cent lamb
crop. IN terms of 1000 sheep, this
would mean $50 more lambs The
ewes got only one-half pound of grain
per day at that time.
1t made little difference how the
ewes were fed so long SIS they gained.
Some got extra pasture, some were
fed oats, some corn aud oats, and some
various mixtures or corn, oats, bran
and linseed meal In the grain fed
lots as well as in the. pasture lots
some were above the LAT per cent av-
erage and some below, showing that
the kind of feed was not important.
Flushing" is an old English term
and originally meant turning the ewes
on some special green forage crop just
before breeding season. In the govern
ment experiments the pasture-fushed
ewes did better some years. Other
years the granted ewes had more
lambs
Have Ewes Gaining.
The main thing seemed to be not to
have the ewes in high flesh but to
have them gaining in flesh. OF those
that gained from one to seven pounds,
"a per cent produced twin lambs. Of
those gaining seven to thirty pounds,
"A per cent had twins. The two poor
est lots among those getting extra feed
were ewes that were already in high
flesh
Old ewes had higher proportion of
twins than did young ewes. There
was very little difference between the
breeds as to the number of twins
dropped. The Dorsets stood at the
top, however, with the fine wooded
breeds at the bottom. The rams did
not seem to influence the number of
twins produced Charles /. Bray, AMI
nal Husbandry, Colorado Agricultural
College.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

rated this year in round figures of
100000 bushels. That is decided in
crease over the crop of 391, 800 bushels
grown last year. Oneida county ranked
first with the production Of 153,470
bushels, Marinette second with 1890
bushels, Barron with 36,745 bushels,
Sawyer county followed with pro-
duction Of 22,82O bushels, and Lam
glade, Forest, Villas and Washburn
counties contributed generously to the
totals.
Out of the 536 potato growers who
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Crusade Against Grasshoppers

In Americas greatest wheat pro-
ducing sections campaigns have been
instituted to clear the land Of grass
hoppers and other insect pests. 1t is
estimated that $4,000 farmers have CO.
operated in this movement, clearing
more than 100000 acres of such
pests.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Poultry Records Pay

II pays to keep record on the poul-
try flock. This was found to be the
case when series of experiments
were carried on at one of the we'll
known poultry stations. Records kept
on the hens enabled the poultryman to
find out just where the leaks were and
where the money was being made.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Keen Best Milk Producers

The dairyman who put sign on
his barn with the slogan "a COW that
enters through this door must milk
ten thousand pounds or more" set
goal for himself We can't all have
every COW a 10,O00-pound producer,
hit we can eliminate the poorest and
y The best producers in the herd.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

ers of the state, and also that buyers
out of the state will come here to buy
our surplus seed.'
Wisconsin's chief potato market Is
Chicago, but buyers come each year
from Southern truck sections to OBJ
tain seed. They come from Mississippi,
Louisiana, Tennessee and others Of
the Southern states where trucking is
carried on. Some years buyers come
from Long Island to buy our Wiscon-
sin seed potatoes that are planted on
the island for the New York markets
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Oneida Topped the List.

According to this authority the crop
os certified seed potatoes is going to be
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-14

SEM BRANDEGEE, G. O. P. LEADER, TAKES Lift
U.S.. NAVAL OFFICERS BUSY MAKING
PREPARATIONS TO RECEIVE R-3
AS AIRSHIP NEARS JOURNEYS END

White canvass letters of heroic
proportions were to be laid out
if the landing is by day, and rows
of electric lights for similar use
if the ship came in at night.
Out of the vastness of the ham
gar and into the sunlight were
wheeled Martin bomber and a
DH-4, observation planes big craft
of their kind, that had looked like
flies as they squatted overnight on
the floor of the ZR-3's destined
guest chamber. These planes are
on special duty here. They will
be fuelcd and kept at the taking
off line ready to dash eastward on
moments notice if the dirigible
should meet any emergency as it
neared the end of it's long pilgrim
age.
Bachelors barracks" the Off
GERS mess, was ablaze with cleo
tricity throughout the night. A
jazz orchestra was doing it's stuff
when at 9:55 p. m. news was flash
ed that the station communication
tower had for the first time picked
up a faint flash of wireless code
from the big bag that glided hither
from over the sea.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-14
100 KILLED IN
MEXICAN FIGHT
Political Factions Clash With
Bloody Results

Mexico City, Oct. 14.-(By the A.
PA bloody clash between politi-
cal factions at Guxela Gugierres in
which more than hundred persons
are said to have been killed or
wounded is reported in press flashes.
The War Department confirmed
news of the fight but is not giving
out details.
The press dispatches say trouble
began when supporters of Gen. Cnr-
los Vidal, governor-elect of Chiatas,
organized at the demonstration for
his reception, a large crowd gather
ing at the railway station. Upon
Gen. Vidaps arrival score of shots
were fired into the crowd, allegedly
by supporters of Ramirezcorzo, the
defeated gubernatorial candidate.
The volley caused many fatalities,
among the women and children, it is
declared.
Federal troops, rushed to the
scene, were received by shots by the
alleged Cordos supporters who had
taken a stand in the government
building. This was captured by the
government troops after a short and
sanguine encounter. All persons
found inside were arrested.
The dispatches say the streets
were strewn with killed and wound
ed. Two of Gen. Vidars aids are
said to have been among those
killed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-14
BAIL IS FIXED
FOR YOUTH WHO
HIT ANOTHER
James Stack Released on $3,.
600 Bail in Mandan
After Assault

Mandan, Oct. 14.-James Stack
20, young farmer, was released
under $4,000 bail today for appear
ance in justice court Monday for
preliminary hearing on charges
of assault with dangerous weap.
on with intent to kill, growing out
of his alleged attack with an auto
mobile tire pump on Victor Hun
covsky during a fight between
them Sunday.
Huncovsky, in a hospital, is in
critical condition with a fractured
skull and injuries to the brain
which have paralyzed his side.
Stack, in statements made to
county officials, says he used the
pump as a weapon entirely in self
defense after his victim and two
others chased him for more than
three miles.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-14
URGES SAVING
OF SEED CORN
IN NO. DAKOTA
State Has Produced Great
Quantities of Early Ma
turing Variety

Fargo, N. D., Oct. l1.-With the
nation facing one of the greatest
shortages of good seed corn in his
tory, North Dakota has once more
come to the front with it's special
early maturing varieties and has in
its fields thousands of bushels of
excellent seed corn, but an effort
must be made now by North Dakota
farmers to save it.
This is the declaration of Prof.
H. L. Bolley of the North Dakota
Agricultural college, state seed COM
missioner.
This corn, because of the great
national shortage is of immense
monetary value, if it is saved, said
Prof. Bolley, in warning to farmers
20 make a special effort to save it.
ut will not be saved" said Prof.
Bolley, "if it is left standing in the
fields and shucked in the ordinary
manner. 1t must be saved very soon
if at all. 1t must be saved by
special effort now"
1TO1. OOlIcy USIACScS IudI CuAS 10
matter Of vital concern to the
whole state. Undoubtedly much
more seed corn would be saved if
the farmers all fully realized the
Importance of immediate action, he
declares.
College officials are therefore
urging every possible agency and
every individual, in town and coun-
try, to call this. matter to the at
tention of the farmers of their vicin-
ity.
"Let's save every possible bushel
of our seed," said Prof. Bolley. ut
will not only be valuable for its i'm
mediate monetary wealth, but the
fact that North Dakota has matured
a great amount of good seed corn at
a time of near national calamity
with this crop would add tremend-
ously to the prestige of this state"