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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
HALF OF CLEANING
DEPENDS ON WALLS
Wall Paper, Paint, Caleb
mine and Textiles Add
Greatly to Beauty.

"That clean look" which is the aim
of spring housekeeping may be large
ly due to redecorated walls.
The early housekeeper who is in
terested in obtaining this clean look
will profit by acquainting herself with
the many wall finishes at her COM
mand. Wall paper, paint, calcimine
and textiles have the power of adding
greatly to the beauty of the home
without being too great strain Oh
the house furnishing budget.
Paint is best for kitchens, bath
rooms and pantries, according to Miss
Ellen Hillstrom, authority on interior
decoration. 1t is more sanitary be-
cause it may be washed easily. There
is no reason why white paint should
not be used, as it brightens up the
kitchen and bathroom and makes
them look clean when they are clean.
Types of Paint.
There are three types of paint fin
fish, the glossy, the medium, and the
dull A glossy finish is generally used
for bathrooms. Other finishes are
the medium and the dull. The latter
is called dull because it does not re-
fleet the light. The various kinds of
paint may be obtained at any paint
store together with full directions for
their use. Stripping is done by tap
ping a metal brush over the paint be-
fore it dries. Small sections of the
wall are first brushed with paint and
then tapped with the brush.
Calcimine, white or colored wash
for walls, is now popular because of
the pleasing color effects that may be
obtained and because of the moderate
price. However, calcimine is not so
durable as paint as it cannot be
washed When it is blown on in two
colors Of related tone, it gives the eff
feet of blending of the two and is
more pleasing than is flat tone. Soft
neutral shades of tan and gray are
most satisfactory if the redecorating
Is to be done only once in every few
years.
Fabrics are sometimes used. Burlap
gives a good texture and is an excel
lent base for paint. Other materials
which may be used are jute, damask,
aud Japanese grass cloth.
Wall Paper Still Used.
Wall paper is still popular for some
homes. very good texture may be
obtatG4i by it's use, although it is not
recv,nnended for all rooms in the
holse. 1t is not as sanitary as paint
for bathrooms and kitchens unless the
psper is the washable KIND.
Plain wall papers are now being
used for small rooms. According to
Miss Hillstrom, they are best for
rooms which open into one another
and for rooms which have great
many windows and irregularities.
Figured wall papers may be used to
advantage in large rooms Whlch nave
scanty furnishings and few pictures.
Striped papers make the walls appear
higher than they really are ana con-
seQuently are desirable for low rooms.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
Improved Methods
on Cattle Ranges.
Land May Be Made Still
More Productive.

prepared by the United States Departments
of Agriculture)
Although farming has been. making
inroadS on the pasture lands OF the
Western range area for the past 30
years, it is still the great beef reser-
voir of the country. That there are
many ways inlwhicn this native grass
land may be made still more produc-
tive, is brought out by the United
States Department of Agriculture In
Farmers Bulletin 1895, Beef-Cattle
Production in the Range Area, just is
sued.
The range area is described as that
region, west of the one hundredth me-
ridian, where cattle and sheep are pro-
duced largely on native grasses, a re-
gion which takes in about 40 per cent
Of the total land area Of this country.
There is, Of course, no sharp dividing
line, but in a strip varying in width
from 70 to $50 miles along the merl-
dian there is a general tendency from
east, to west to devote less land to
farming and more to pastures. Dur
ing the past 80 years an increasing
percentage of the land within the
range area has been devoted to farm
ing, the result of better crop adapta-
ton, better methods Of conserving
rainfall, and irrigation
The bulletin covers the various
problems of the range cattle producer,
including management of the breeding
herd handling cattle on the range, ma
tive forage plants, prevention OF loss
from poisonous plants, parasites and
diseases, selection of bulls and cows,
improvement of ranching properties
and increasing the beef-producing ca
pacity Of pastures.
1t Is said that the range area con-
tributes nearly 40 per cent Of the ma
TONS beef cattle. Corn-belt beef I'm
ishers are dependent on this region co
a large extent for their feeders.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
Kanred Outyields
Other Varieties
Most Productive Hard Red
Winter Wheat.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Many failures OF pioneer farmers In
the drier sections Of the western
section of the United States were due
to the attempt to grow .unadapted
crops, says the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, in discussing Its
varietal experiments with hard red
winter wheats in the dry areas OF the
western United States. The introduce
ton of hard red winter wheat into
certain of these localities which had
been abandoned by the earliest set
tiers later made possible permanent
wheat-growing industry. Hard red
winter wheat is now the principal
crop in many sections Of limited rain
fall, including much Of Kansas and
Nebraska, western Oklahoma, north
eastern Colorado, central Montana,
and the drier portions of the Columbia
basin Of Oregon and Washington.
Kanred, in general, was the most
productive hard red winter wheat for
the Great Plains area. Other nigh
yielding strains are Alberta Red, Ar
gentine, Beloglina, Blackhull, Karmont,
Montana No. 36, and Nebraska NO.
60. Turkey and Kharkof, the two
leading hard red winter wheats, were
found to be practically equal in yield,
winter hardness, and other agronomic
characters and in milling and baking
qualities Minturki and Karmont are
among the most hardy and Kanred IS
the most rust-resistant Of the hard red
winter varieties.
The results of varietal experiments
with winter wheat at 10 different sta
tions form the basis Of new publ
cation just issued as department bulle-
tin 1915. A copy may be obtained, as
long as the supply lasts. from the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. G.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02

could sell baby chicks under the trade
mark of the Wisconsin Inspected and
Accredited Hatcheries. Hatcheries
against which complaints are made
may be dropped or retained on the ac-
credited list according to the case.
Look for Trademark.
Farmers and poultrymen are being
urged to Took for the wisconsin
Standard Chicks" trademark when
buying their day-old chicks, as that is
mark of merit which denotes high
quality chicks. 1t is true that chicks
can be bought cheaper from other than
accredited hatcheries, but most Badger
farmers and poultrymen would rather
pay two cents more per chick and have
the satisfaction that they have bought
chicks which will develop into profit
able laying pullets or large broilers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
Farm Products
Grown at Loss
Too Many People on Farms
Causes Excess and Lowers
Living Standard.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
Too many people on farms results
In an excess of farm products sold at
unremunerative prices, which in turn
has tendency to hold down the stand
ard of living in the country and blight
the lives of the growing boys and girls
on the farms, declares DIR. III. G. Tay-
lor, chief of the bureau of agricultural
economics, United States Department
of Agriculture.
when the movement from country
to city goes on at a sufficiently rapid
rate there will not be a surplus Of
farmers and, one year with another,
farm prices will be adequate to main
tain the desired standard of living on
farms in rural communities.
Adequate Prices.
unless farmers insist upon a salts
factory standard of living and with
draw from agriculture when they are
not able to maintain this living stand
ard, prices for farm products adequate
to provide such a standard Of living
cannot be hoped for
I'm 1920 approximately 81 per cent
of those engaged in gainful occupa-
tons in the United States were in ag
riculture. The percentage engaged in
agriculture in 1920 was &c. This move
ment Of country to city went on grad
ually throughout 100 years, but be-
tween 1910 and 1920 the movement
was more rapid than in any period
since 1870.
"The proportion Of those gainfully
occupied who are engaged in agricul-
ture will doubtless be further reduced
in the United States, but even when
final perfection has been reached in
the form of labor-saving machinery
there will continue to be a movement
of population from country to city as
long as the birth rate in the country is
higher than in the cities.
Desirable Movement.
'"This movement, within proper linn
its, should be looked upon as desirable.
without the movement from country
to city we would have entirely too
many people engaged in agriculture
and farm prices would be even lower
than they are. Cities would be lack
ing labor and the disparity between
the purchasing power of farm prod
ucts would be even worse than 1t has
been in recent years
''The danger in the movement is that
the process will be selective, taking
the best stock from the rural commun-
ity and leaving the weaker elements
of the population on the farms to the
detrim ent not only of agriculture, but
of the nation as a whole. The move
ment should operate in such way as
to leave in the country those elements
of our rural population best suited to
an efficient type of farming, higher
standard Of living on the farm and in
the rural community, and standard
of rural citizenship commensurate with
the needs Of our democracy"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
Hens Drinking Water

Preparations advertised as being eff
fective in Kidding hens of lice simply
by placing the preparation in the
drinking water or in the feed are not
generally to be recommended for this
purpose Such material in the drink
ing water will cause the hens to drink
only limited amount of water and, as
a consequence, egg production will be
reduced, advises ]. FL. McAdams, ex-
tension poultryman, Kansas State Ag-
ricultural college.
The sure method for killing lice at
this time of year is to dust the hens
thoroughly with sodium fluoride, using
the pinch method. Or blue ointment
may be used, mixed half and half with
vaseline and applying circle OF the
ointment around the vent, says Nc
Adams.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02

ment and acceptance of standards to
be followed by the hatchery men SO
that the buyers could be able to re-
ceive the best possible grade Of chicks
Accordingly officials of the Wiscon.
sin state department of markets and
the poultry department of the Wiscon-
sin College Of Agriculture worked out
a plan of accrediting and giving state
recognition to the hatcheries which
produce good stock.
The plan was In operation during
the Matching season Of 1922 and
worked quite successfully. Then, the
following year the work was extended
to the extent that there were SO Wis
consin inspected and accredited hatch
cries furnishing day-old chicks for the
trade.
According to present indications
more than ten new hatcheries will be
added to the list of accredited con-
Germs this year.
Each hatchery was required to con-
form to the inspection and other rules
set down by the departments before IL
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
Midsummer Vegetables

For midsummer vegetables the
shady garden is limited to varieties.
String beans will give good enough
crops to make them worth planting,
although not as good as in the open
sun. Parsnips and carrots often do
fairly well. Leaf crops, in general, are
more successful than root or fruit
crops, and one that is sure fire is the
Swiss chard for greens. 1t will give
a good crop in shady garden, al
though 1t will not luxIriate in the
manner it does in the sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
BABY CHICK TRADE
Is NOW PROTECTED
More Than Sixty Hatcheries
Are Under State
Inspection.

The poultry business Of America has
increased until the farmers and poul-
trymen are now receiving annually
over a billion dollars for their eggs
and other poultry products.
This income from poultry exceeds
that from our gold and silver mines,
as well as the copper or the iron
mines of the country.
The Wisconsin hen alone brings ap-
proximately $3O,OOO,OOO into the Bad
ger wallet every year. The states
poultry stock is now estimated to
number 100000. Dane county ranks
first of all the counties with over
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
For Setting a Hen

For sitting hen choose one or
medium weight such as are found in
the American or English breeds. Make
the nest at least six inches deep and
sixteen inches square. For nesting
material choose something like oat
straw. wheat straw, or hay. Make the
nest so that the eggs will roll apart
readily when the hen steps upon them,
but not so fat but that they VIII roll
together of their own accord when the
hen leaves the nest. Choose a cool
clace, set from IL to Is eggs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
FARM MITES

Don't change an animals ration
abruptly.
Guesswork never will tell whether
or not seed corn will grow.
One-half the value of manure may
be lost in four months if it is left ex-
posed.
Kohl rabbi is an early-season vege-
fable when at it's best, or a late fall
one. Put in some seed early.
Oak trees are more subject to light
ming than any other kind, according to
observations by the federal Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The best annual to hide an insight
w object quickly is the castor bean,
the most majestic annual in the flower
lists. The Zanzibar types are particu-
larly fine.
II is useless to expect sweet corn,
tomatoes, the main crop Of string
beans. cabbages, caulifower, turnips
and other usual garden crops to -four
ish in shady gardens.
The harder times are the greater
the advantages of the very best farm
ers over the very poor, for the waste
ful methods Of the poor farmer tSke all
Of the small profits resulting from low
prices.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
Use Well Shaped Eggs

In selecting eggs to place in an IN
cubator only average sized well-shaped
eggs should be used, as extremely large
or small eggs, or eggs that do not con-
form to normal shape, will hatch low
percentage of chicks of Irregular size
DO not delay the starting of the incu-
bator for the first Matching beyond
April /, as the possibilities for profit
are much greater with early-hatched
chicks than with later ones. The early
pullets are the ones that viii be fall
and winter layers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
Stock on Small Farm

On the small farm, hogs are prob
ably the most profitable individual item
in the live stock, particularly when
they are kept along with small herd
Of dairy cows. One very successful
farmer on 80 acres maintains from
three to five dairy cows, enough young
cattle to maintain his herd, and from
five to eight brood sows, from which
he raises fifty to seventy pigs each
year. He also has about hundred
hens and the necessary work animals.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
Good Roads Save Gas

That good roads save gasoline is the
general belief of every car driver tn
the Badger state, but not everyone can
say lust how much gas is saved. TIE
bureau of public roads has made a
special study to determine the saviI gs
of good roads over poor roads, snd
has concluded that for every dollar
spent on gas to run on poor roa'is, 70
cents would have sufficed If the roads
had been OF the approved qualify,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
Garden Plant Destroyers

Potato bugs, cabbage worms and
plant lice in assorted variety are gar
den pests that appear as surely as the
season rolls around, and every gar
dener must be ready to meet and repel
the invading hordes of insect destroy
ers. In addition, the cutworm works
insidiously and destroys some vege-
tables, although committing nothing
like the depredations of enemies of the
garden that work out in the open.
There are also molds, blights and mil
dews to add to the toll.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
Building Stave Si1o

The main feature in building silo
is to keep the silage as slightly ex-
posed to outside air as possible. For
that reason a place that has tight
bottom and sides is regarded as neces-
sary. In recent years, silos made of
slaves, held together by iron hoops,
have been popular. These stave silos
are manufactured and sold by men
in different parts of the country, who
make a speciality Of manufacturing
them. The farmer need have no diff
ficulty in setting them up.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02
Day-oId Chick Aids Industry.

Day-oId Chick Aids Industry.
One of the agencies perhaps respon-
sible for the change and rapid devel-
opment of the poultry industry is the
day-old-chick business. This is the
opinion of ]. B. Hayes of the poultry
staff of the Wisconsin College Of Ag-
riculture This comparatively new de-
velopment has made it possible for
farmers and poultrymen to increase
the size Of their focks without the
extra trouble Of Matching their own
chicks.
But with the enormous advance and
growth of the states hatchery bust
ness there came a need for establish
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-02

$4,000 head Of poultry and an annual
income Of 800 from poultry and
eggs
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-12-24
T. D I T o r | A L s
SELF-DEFENSE, If
NOTHING ELSE

A laudable undertaking is being
fostered by a group of Lambertville
men to provide a community house
which will accommodate activities of
the Boy Scouts, Y. M. C. A., Y. w.
c. A. and other civic enterprises.
Not only is this calculated to
provide quarters for indoor sports
and an auditorium for plays, enter
tainments, etc, but it gives citizens
a rallying point which ought to &C.
ment interests and crystalize a com
mendable public spirit.
But considered from selfish
standpoint alone, such an undertake
ing will be of inestimable value to
Lambertville. The biggest promise
it holds is the possibility of keeping
boys and girls off the street.
Hoodlumism has been rampant in
Lambertville; depradations have been
deplorably promiseuous among street
roaming gangs, and all because
youthful energy must be expended
All these boys are potential citizens
of honorable worth if their energies
are directed properly. The Boy Scout
movement is calculated to do this
but they need roomy quarters fol
the work. The community house will
provide it.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-12-24
CITY OF LAMBERTVILLE
ORDIN ANCE

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF Ii
CENSES TO OPERATE PASSENGER-CAR-
RYING MOTOR BUSES THROUGH GER
TAIN STREETS OF THE CITY OF LAM
BERTvILLE FOR REVENUE. AND TO
USE THE SURFACE OF SUCH STREETS
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
The Board of Commissioners of the City
of Lambertvine do ordain:
l. That consent and permission be and
the same are hereby granted to HARRY A,
HANDEL to operate MISUNDERSTANDING
motor buses for revenue and to use the
surface of the streets hereinafter named for
that purpose over the route hereinafter
designated. through York Street TO Union
Street; Union Street to Ferry Street; Ferry
to Bridge Street: Bridge Street to Main
Street, and Main Street to York Street.
2. No greater rate of fare shall be
over Ave years Of age than the rate Of
fare specified in the application request
ing consent TO the operation of such motor
busses, and no sum shall be charged or
received as fare or toll for carrying children
under FIVE years of age.
3. Said passenger carrying motor buses
shall be operated on the schedule of time
set forth in applications, and such schedule
shall not be altered or changed without
the consent Of the Board of Commissioners.
(. All motor busses operated pursuant to
this consent shall be maintained in good
operating and sanitary condition, and in safe
repair. which will in all ways. render such
motor buses fit for public service. II upon
Inspection, any motor nus snail appear, IN
the judgment OF the Board Of Commia-
sioners. or it's authorized preventative. to
be unfit for public service, then the lcensee
shall, upon notice, Immediately withdraw
such motor bus from service and shall
remedy the defect and notify said Board of
Commissioners, or its authorized representa-
tive. that such defect has been remedied
before such motor bus shall be restored
to service.
8. No motor bus shall operate under this
ordinance with passengers riding outside
the body of the bus, or carrying standing
passengers in excess OF one-fourth Of its
seating capacity at any one time, or drive
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-12-24

rapidly past another vehicle to obtain a
passenger. with another vehicle. or
is loaded to its carrying capacity. or stand
in any street outside the terminus for a
longer time than is necessary to take on
or discharge passengers, except at the curb
regular terminus. and except at the
nearest side of street intersections and on
the right hand side of streets, or place any
obscure the view of the driver. The driv-
er of any such bus shall not collect fares.
or take on discharge passengers while
6. That the period of time for which
the consent and permission to operate such
motor busses hereby granted Is the period
I. That said Harry A. Handel shall pay
to the City Treasurer of the City tax
of X Of ~ on gross re, receipts q as ,hs
amount of taxes to be paid to the City for
shall be A not less than Fifty Dollars tsSoooS
per year for each bus operated under TINS
consent,
terms and conditions imposed by Chapter
1876 of the laws of 1916. which is entitled
IAN act concerning auto buses. commonly
called jitneys, and their operation in cities,
approved March II. 1916 Commonly called
Hates act,) and chapter 50 of the laws
of 1920.
by reserves to itself and its successors in
office the power of altering, amending or
experimenting this ordinance at any future
time whenever it shall become necessary
for the public good so to do as well as the
power TO revoke and annul the consent
hereby granted. If the licensee shall neglect
70 observe the terms and conditions Of
this ordnace. or the public good shall re.
aure that such consent should be revoked
and annulled.
10. This ordinance shall take effect as soon
as the same has been published according to
law and all costs connected with the
passage and publication of the same have
been paid by the said Harry A. Handel
Public hearing and final reading % be
given Monday evening, Decemher ~ 1875.
1t 80 P, M, (Dee. lT-zD
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-12-24
THE RUBBER COMPANY
PROTECTS LOCAL MERCHANTS

Last week | asked in this column
why local merchants do not stock
and advertise "Snag- Proof" rubber
footwear, but instead handle rubber
footwear made by competitors to
the Lambertville Rubber Company. l
also pointed out that those same
merchants receive benefit from the
S576,000,00 yearly pay roll of the
Rubber Company, and as a PROPOSE
ton of reciprocity they ought to
stand by a local manufactury.
Now some of the merchants COM
plain that employees of the Com
pany can get rubber footwear from
the mill at cost, and that they buy
for their friends and thus destroy
trade for the merchants.
That is not true. Ted Near, the
new superintendent of the Company
who is doing everything in his power
to cooperate with local people and
organizations, informs US that sales
are made in the mill only to EN-
ployees and their actual families. He
says record is kept of the number
and sex of every family of mill
Continued in next column)