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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-30

cept for the fact that
1872 she now gets fat
salary for the golden
voice and rendition
Which she used to
squander on her aEaping neighbors. She
is still very young is Raquel. In her
early twenties, she is dark, .lustrous-
eyed, Slim kind Of modern Carmen
with-a-haio. She has none of Car
mems spitfre qualities. Always in her
singing there Is touch of throbbing
holiness. Her rich soprano suggests
organ tones. Behind all her songs Is
the dim, incense-seented atmosphere
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-30

W 80 - ttGektklCdA COu-
tract providing for the
appearance in certain
cities Of the United
States Of Raquel Mel
Ter, ''Europe's Living
Angel, !" who, In man
tilla and high comb,
made the fifth Of the
curious group.
The two theatrical
men were Archie Sell
wyn, Of New York,
and Charles B, Coch-
rane, Of London, both
prominent as pro-
ducers and managers.
The Spanish couple
were Raquel's parents.
But the fact that
they were tho mother
and father Of that
strange girl-artist who
has been hailed as the
greatest singing
tragedienne in history"
brought no low to their
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
Profitable for Farmers
to BEGIN Raising Colts

That the time has arrived when the
farmer will find it profitable to begin
raising the colts which will be needed
soon to replace the old horses on his
farm, and that should he raise few
more than he needs of the good de-
pendable draft type, they will be
readily salable at a profitable price
by the time they reach a salable age,
are outstanding conclusions drawn by
w. FL. Peters, chief of the division Of
animal husbandry, University Of Min
nesota, in Special Bulletin No. 80, en-
titled, ssThe Colt as Profitable Farm
Product" and issued by the agricul-
tural extension service. Mr.. Peters
contends it will not be long until the
purchasing power or value of horses
will start definitely upward. Old
horses are dying off much more rapidly
than colts are coming on to take their
places, he says. In this new bulletin
of 20 pages Mr.. Peters not only an
alyzes present-day problems in horse
raising, but discusses the feeding and
care of horses. Copies of The bulletin
can be had without cost upon applica-
ton to the Office of publication, Uni,
versity Farm, st. Paul.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
Remove Down From Goose
! by Using Powdered Rosin

Perhaps you know of several good
ways to skin a rabbit, but do you
know of one good way to .'down"
goose2 If you have had some expert
ence in preparing one of tbese birds
for the table or the market and are
still not in a class with the experts,
doubtless you have had considerable
trouble in removing the down from
the skin after the feathers have been
removed. Nearly everybody has the
same trouble.
However, the problem of removing
this persistent down can be solved
with ease if you have little powdered
rosin on hand. Sprinkle the picked
goose lightly and evenly with the fine
rosin and then dip the bird in hot wa
ter. The heat melts the rosin which
merges with the down. When the
temperature has gone down it is an
easy matter to rub off the rosin and
the down together. This method does
clean job and the rosin has no effect
on the flavor OF the goose.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
Sweet Glover Is Useful
Crop for Flowing Under

Another clover which has been
proved good and useful is the white
blossom, biennial sweet clover. The
seed crop of this clover comes on quite
early, and probably ample supplies
have been already harvested to take
care Of the spring demand. Sweet
clover is being used in pasture mix
lures, to some extent, but it's greatest
use is for blowing under for fertilizer.
It also is a surer seed crop than other
clovers, and because of it's usefulness
it is replacing on many farms, other
clovers which have heretofore been
grown for blowing down
In most every neighborhood there
are more or less supplies of seed of
all Of these clovers, and it beho0ges
buyers to keep track of hulling and
engage local supplies whenever it is
possible. There is another decided adj
vantage about this homegrown seed.
One is able to pick seed grown on
clean fields, where buckhorn, dodder
or field daisies have not been intro
duced. This is an important matter,
for as our fields grow older, mean
weeds are apt to creep in menacing the
value Of all seed or hay or pasture
ground.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
Winter Water Supply Is
Important for Poultry

The modern hen eats balanced dry
mash for egg production, but it takes
water to wash down that mash. So it
pays to keep a galvanized pail of fresh
water near the mash hopper If the
pail is placed in small wooden store
box just a little wider than the diam
eter of the pail, it will not be tipped
over when the hens jump up on the
side.
If iron pals are used for winter
drinking fountains you have recep-
tacie that is easy to scour and clean.
A little boiling water and few corn
cobs will soon scrub the scum from
the drinking pals and make the water
more healthful and appetizing. Hens
relish clean water and drink more Of
it when the fresh supply arrives. The
use Of clean pals is a great help in
keeping down the spread of respiratory
diseases.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
Comfortable Fowl Must
Be Free From Insects

DO xOC u 1O1l4 1llSCCGS
To be comfortable, a hen must be
free from mites and lice; she must
have plenty of fresh air and water, a
well-ventilated house without drafts,
and a balanced ration. If the weather
turns cold and the house is drafty.
the hen will need more food for main
tenance, and will draw on what would
otherwise have been used for the egg
supply.
Records from the sixth egg-laying
contest at Mountain Grove. Mo-, fur
nished the following data as to the
amount of food required by hens for
maintenance and for egg production:
1.-The indications are that the hen
uses three-fourths of the feed to sup
ply her body and one-fourth to make
eggs, and from each one-fourth of feed
above maintenance. she makes two
eggs which weigh one-fourth of
pound, thus producing a pound of eggs
for each pound of feed above MAIN
tenance. Data showed that the aver
age hen weighed five pounds, con-
sumed 70 pounds of feed and laid $50
eggs.
''The hens had feed before them at
all times, and as the average hen con-
sumed 10 pounds of feed, which is
1000 ounces, it will be seen that the
hens digestive capacity is 100 ounces
per month and that she averaged
IA ounces for her body and from
the other % ounces she made 1914
eggs, that weighed % ounces.
although we believe the hens di-
gestive capacity is about the same at
all times, yet she does not produce
the same number of eggs each month,
which is accounted for by the proper
ton of feed required for her body at
different times. If the weather is
pleasant and other conditions right,
the hen may use only 80 ounces Of
feed for her body at different times
and make % eggs from the other 90
ounces of feed. but if the weather
turns cold and her house is not what
it should be, so that 80 ounces Of feed
are required for her body, she can
only make five eggs from the other
ten ounces, and If the weather changes
suddenly so that 10 ounces of feed
are needed to support her body, she
can and does arrest the eggs which
are partly developed, turns the egg
material back into her own system
and uses it as food, which explains
why hens stop laying on short notice
following a sudden change in the
weather"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
Cause of Root Knot
and Way to Control
Much Damage Done Crops
by Disease of Plants.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
A serious disease of plants known
as root knot and root gall causes i'm
mense damage in all except the most
northern parts of this country, says
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, and attention should be di-
rected to the continued spread of this
disease in order that effective meas
ures may be adopted for its control.
Root knot is the cause of serious DAM
age to many crops. The extent of the
damage is difficult to estimate, since
it is both direct and indirect and in
many cases is overlooked entirely. The
direct damage is that caused to the
growing crops. The indirect damage
results from the fact that the pres
ence Of the disease makes it imprac-
ticable to grow certain crops which
are particularly susceptible to injury.
The disease is fully discussed in
new bulletin issued by the United
States Department of Agriculture as
Farmers Bulletin 1916. Control meth
Jus SQSS0SICu NdLy uuuOA uALCA CAl
conditions. Some crops are resistant
to the disease and these may be used
on infested soil. The disease may be
eliminated in green houses and seed
beds by the application of steam I'M
der high pressure or by the introduce
ton of uninfested soil into clean
whitewashed benches. The home veg
etable garden of the South can very
well be brought back into productive
ness by a special grain and chicken
garden rotation.
Those interested in this subject may
secure the bulletin, while the supply
lasts, from the United States Depart
lnent of Agriculture, Washington, D. G.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
Raising Dairy Heifers
Most Economical Scheme

In view of the fact that it is be-
coming more difficult each year to Sc
cure the right kind of dairy stock the
most economical way for farmers to
build up good herd is to raise the
heifers from the best cows, being care
full to have the calves sired by pure
bred dairy bull, according to the Ken
lucky College Of Agriculture. The
problem of feeding may be considered
from two standpoints; first, when
whole milk is sold from the farm and
skim milk is therefore not available !;
and second, when cream is sold and
skim milk is available for feeding to
the young animals.
Three plans may be followed by the
farmer who has a market for whole
milk. The first is to give the calves
good start on whole milk and at the
end of two months put them on hay
and grain ration. The second plan is
to give the calves whole milk for two
weeks and then change to ration of
calf cruel or milk substitute; the third
is to give the calves the least amount
of milk required to promote normal
growth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
Cows Need Minerals for
Best Production of Milk

That the average ration fed dairy
cows is deficient in mineral matter,
especially lime and phosphorus, is
shown in recent feeding tests at the
Ohio experiment station.
To overcome this it Is well to feed
all the leguminous matter-clover, al
falfa or soy-bean hay that the COW will
eat. Or the addition of one pound of
finely ground limestone and two
pounds of bonemeal to every 100
pounds of grain fed is another method
of supplying the needed minerals. The
limestone carries much calcium, and
the bonemeal is composed of both cal
cium and phosphorus. Wheat bran in
the grain mixture will also supply min
eral matter.
A high producer always gives off
more calcium in her milk than she can
receive daily in her feed For this
reason it is well to feed the COW lib
orally of feeds rich in minerals while
she is dry, so that she may store a
surplus in her body to meet the de-
mands of milk production after fresh
ening.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
Spring Planting
to Avoid Frosts
Dates Given by Weather
Bureau on Which Crops
Can Be Saved.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agricultural
Ordinary spring crops can largely be
saved from frost damage by postpon1ng
planting until the frost risk becomes
small. Information as to average
dates of the last killing frost in any
locality may be obtained from any Of
flee of the weather bureau of the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture.
Esap cabbage, radishes, onions, early
peas and potatoes, and turnips may be
planted about two weeks before the
average date Of last killing frost.
Beets, carrots, lettuce, spinach, cauli-
flower. celery and sweet corn should
be planted about the last frost date.
Two weeks after that date, snap beans,
okra and tomato plants may be put
out, but it is usually better not to
plant lima beans, pepper and egg
plants, cucumbers, melons and sweet
potatoes until the ground is well
warmed up, after another two weeks.
Frost in South.
There are some years in which kill
ing frost does not occur at all in the
southern portion of the Florida PENN
sula, and also along the west Gulf
coast. 1T does not often occur after
March 1 In northern Florida, southern
Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana,
and south of Austin, Tex. The line
based on March Is, as an average for
the last killing frost has receded north
ward to south-central Georgia, to the
latitude of Montgomery, Ala, south
central Mississippi, central Louisiana
and central Texas. Two weeks later it
has advanced to central North Caro-
lima, north-central Arkansas and CEN
tral Oklahoma.
Average Date in North.
BY the middle of April killing frost
does not occur in half the years south
of east-centraI Maryland, north-central
Virginia. northern Kentucky, extreme
southern Illinois, north-central Missou-
ri and southeastern Kansas. It may
be expected during about half the
years as late as May 1 in central Ohio,
north-central Indiana, extreme north
ern 1l1lnolS, ceulra1 IOWA anu souCn-
eastern Nebraska. The average data
In the central portions of the lower
peninsula of Michigan, central Wiscon-
sin, north-central Minnesota and most
of the more northern portion of South
Dakota is as late as May 10, while in
a few localities in extreme northern
Michigan and Minnesota it may be ex-
pected in slightly more than half the
years as late as June 1.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
Bulletin Tells How to
Grow Many Bush Fruits

f. P. Daniels of the division of
horticulture, University of Minnesota,
who has written a bulletin on Modern
Bush Fruit Growing" says a notice
able increase in both acreage and
yield of raspberries, blackberries, cur
rants and gooseberries has taken place
the last decade in Minnesota. He pre-
diets that under the stimulus of pres
ent improved methods Of culture and
Of pest control, the increase Will CON
tinue for some time. The bulletin gives
full information concerning planting,
cultivating, pruning, harvesting and
insect and disease control. 1t is issued
by the agricultural extension division
of the university and can be obtained
without charge by addressing the Of
fee of Publications, University Farm,
st. Paul, MINI.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10

from the city and reduce the cost Of
labor
These conveniences are not lux
uries. They are necessities that are
helping to solve the farm problems of
today.
Good Equipment often inexpensive.
Fortunately, good equipment does
not always mean expensive equipment.
Ira Haverberg's wheel-and-axle crane
for putting the hayrack on the wagon
didn't cost anything but an old wagon
wheel and half days labor-both
salvaged, yet it saves BIN the interest
on 500 year.
And we can make our machinery
work better f. w. Duffee found that
mower draws only half as hard
when the sickle is sharp as when in
the condition used by the average
farmer. He found, too, that not only
the horsepower hours per ton re-
quired to run a silo filler could be re-
duced about 10 per cent by reducing
the speed from 750 r. P. M, as recon-
mended by the manufacturers general
ly, to $50 r. P. NJ, but that machines
actually have more capacity at the
lower speed. Are these things worth
knowing? Machinery is not only eff
cient, but also lasts longer when run
at the right rate Of speed"
With definite program in mind,
the agricultural engineers are setting
out to cut production costs to the
quick. Low-cost production and eff
fective marketing should make the re-
turns from farms swell appreciably.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10

saved him SO day on feed alone, to
say nothing Of making the work
easier.
Under the present system employed
by the poultry department at the Col
lege of Agriculture, experts make
periodical visits to a number of poul-
try hocks in various parts of the state
which have been picked out as cen
tralized units and designated as ex-
perimental fecks. This system In
cludes thousands Of birds on farms
located at strategic points in Wiscon-
sins poultry industry centers.
Hens Average 81 Eggs Yearly.
Statistics compiled by the uniVer-
sity show that the average number Of
eggs laid annually, taking account Of
all hens in the state, Is 80. The aver
age in all of the state experimental
focks Is 100 eggs, while in the % best
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
Poor Soils Cause
Clover Failures
One of the Serious Problems
Confronting Farmers in
Many Parts of Country.

prepared by the UniteS States Department
of Agricultural
Glover failure is one of the most
serious problems at present confront
ing the farmer in many of the clover
sections. With continuous cropping
and the consequent reduction of the
humus and plant food in the soil the
difficulty of growing red clover is
greatly increased. This condition
must be met and solved, since the loss
of red clover or it's equivalent from
the rotation leads rapidly to run
down farm and improbable crop
yields.
Factors of Failure.
The farmer who is contemplating
seeding a field to clover in the spring
may well look to the suitability of
that particular field for the growing
of clover before sowing the seed.
There are many factors, say the clover
men of the United States Department
of Agriculture, which are responsible
for the failure of securing or MAIN
tanning a stand of clover, but these
factors may be placed in five groups:
Soil exhaustion; improper seeding
methods, nurse crops, etc.; unfit seed /;
disease; and improper treatment the
first autumn.
Glover fails more often, according
TO the opinion of these men, because
soils have become poor in lime, phos-
phorus, potash, or organic matter
than for all other reasons. If lime is
badly needed, there is no use wasting
clover seed. If phosphorus is the
limiting factor, the addition of lime
alone, even if the land is "sour," will
have slight effect Manure will do
good more often than anything else,
but when lime is needed the results
from manure will be much greater
after this need has been supplied than
before. BY making the soil conditions
such as favor the growth of clover
failure can nearly always be turned
to success.
Substitute Alsike.
Where red clover cannot be grown
without the addition of lime or other
soil amendments and where the appli-
cation of these is for any reason inn
practicable alsike clover should first
be substituted for red clover, or it
may be possible to grow mammoth
clover for soil Improvement after COM
mon red clover will not longer thrive,
and by turning under the mammoth
clover the soil may be restored to a
condition in which it will produce a
stand Of red clover.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
Question of Feeding in
Winter to Produce Eggs

There is no reason why the fellow
who keeps chickens should expect
them to hibernate for the winter.
Many farm f1ocks produce reasonably
well during spring and summer when
they have the freedom that nature af-
fords. Handled properly, these focks
could be made to yield a profit all
through the year. A flock properly
culled, comfortably housed and ade-
quately fed will lay through the win
ter as well as summer.
/ The question of feeding hens dur
ing winter in order to get eggs be-
comes quite largely matter of SEN
sible feeding. It is the surplus feed,
that not needed to keep up the bodily
functions, which is used in egg pro-
duction.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
ENGINEERS MAKE
LAZY ACRES PAY
Plan to Cut Cost of Production
# Farm Crops Through
Engineering.

Orderly marketing has new team
mate.
Lower cost of production has been
placed in the traces alongside Of or
Derby marketing and it Is believed that
this combination will insure Wisconsin
farmers great returns for their efforts.
q. r. Jones Of the engineering de-
partment of the Wisconsin College Of
Agriculture insists that labor is the
biggest item in the cost Of farm prod
ucts. Application of agricultural
engineering principles will save hours
of labor and reduce the cost of pro-
duction,' he claims
whether we reclaim lazy acres,
build for less money or secure equip
ment which works better and lasts
longer, we reduce the cost of produc-
tion," declared Jones' LET the farm
ar increase his profits by increasing
his selling price through better mar
keting methods and by reducing the
cost of production" Jones said
"That wet acre that we pillow every
year and get only half crop in re-
burn is a money loser. That stump
that we dodge in our cultivated field
Is another thorn in the flesh. By
draining the wet acre and shooting the
offending stump we make cultivation
easier, cost less and produce more"
Drainage Aids.
"John Barnes, in Dodge county,
Wisconsin, has a 40-acre corn field
that produced only 1000 bushels of
corn in 1923. The land is just dry
enough that he is tempted to pillow it,
but just wet enough that he gets only
half a crop after a season of difficult
cultivation. For a month in the spring
the wetter strips satisfy Mark Twain's
description of the Missouri rivera
little too thin to pillow, but little too
thick to drink. If it were little bit
wetter-wet enough that John knew
enough to let it alone-he would be
better off. But that is another story
The job of the engineer is to enable
him to produce at profit on the land
that he does pillow.
Approaching the matter Of building
and buildings, Jones had this to say
"Build for health, convenience and
economy. The health and convenience
features may be conceded, but can we
build with economy in this day of high
costs? If we do not need the build
ing it would be dear at any price If
we actually need the building, there is
somewhere the material and designs
that will be suitable to that farmer,
both as to cost and utility, and it is
the Job of the agricultural engineer
to find such design and material. 1t
may be pole barn with straw roof
1t may be a remodel of an old barn
1t may be a modern structure Of the
braced-rafter type.
1.-THE farm water supply, the light
ing plant, good heating of the farm
home, better sanitation and farm con-
yeniences generally make the farm a
more livable place, keep the boys and
girls on the farm, attract workers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10
Useful Farm Notes

The best feed for rats is white ar
senic and cornmeal.
Keep hogs from stagnant hog wal
lows even in winter.
Alfalfa hay IS % per cent more val
liable for dairy cows than timothy hay.
When it's leg is bent the fowl can
not open it's foot, for which reason the
fowl cannot fall off the perch.
Remember that a pig cannot make
a hog of himself unless you give him a
fair chance with ample feed and suf-
ficient shelter.
Do not expect too much from silage.
It is supplement to other feeds and
should never constitute the whole of
the forage ration.
Turnips, spinach and eggplant are
seriously attacked by flea beetle. Bor-
deaux as a repellent is the standard
spray.
The word "chicken" is commonly ap-
piled to fowls of all ages. Properly,
a chicken is a young fowl six months
old; it becomes a fowl after that.
One way of increasing the value of
your farm is to increase its productive
ity by returning to it every possible
pound of manure or crop not sold or
fod
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10

Aag out of all birds that do not pro-
duce more than 200 per cent profit on
the cost of the feed they consume, is
raising the standard Of birds In the
states fiocks.
cuIIing Is Money Saver.
'"Too much of the feed and the
time that go to a flock in which even
a fourth of the hens are naturally
poor layers, is wasted" Hayes de-
clared. For example, Dane county
farmer culled his flock of 700 hens
and sold 200 hens off to the butcher,
without decreasing the egg production
Of his flock. He says that the culling