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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
FARM +
POULTRY
GATHER EGGS OFTEN
IN SEVERE WEATHER

Success in selling Matching eggs or
In getting good Matching eggs for your
own incubators to supply you with
chicks for the baby chick trade is de-
pendent a great deal upon gathering
the eggs during the winter months at
frequent intervals; but even market
eggs require the same attention In or
der to get the best results.
In freezing weather the eggs may
lie in the nest three or four hours
before freezing, but there Is no reason
for sub1ecting them to such temper
allure for any length Of time If they
are to be used for Matching purposes,
or sold for Matching eggs, you owe it
to yourself or your customer to gather
them as soon as laid, if possible. Any
unnecessary exposure to the tempera-
ture will affect, more or less, the
Matching quality and the vigor Of the
chick
Where it is at all possible, especially
in severe weather it is advisable to
visit the nests every 80 minutes and
gather such eggs as can be gathered
without disturbing hens on nests. So
long as there is a hen on a given nest,
the eggs under her are in no danger.
Those who are fortunate enough to
bave double-walled and frost-proof
houses are not in as much danger of
loss as those whose hens are indiffer-
emily housed
The ideal way to handle winter
Matching eggs Is to put them In the
incubator the same day they are laid,
says writer in Successful Farm
ing. However, this is not often pos
sible, unless one has large flock lay
ing enough to fill the incubators. Some
hatchers remedy the situation by hav-
ing small incubators and setting them
every day or two during the season;
or, where large machines are used, set
ting separate compartments.
Where this is impossible and the
eggs must be stored few days be-
fore placing in the machines or shipped
to customers, it is best to place them
in clean and dry, but well-ventilated
place, where an average temperature
of about 40 to As degrees is main
tanned A regular incubator cellar Is
good for this purpose; but do not
place the eggs in a damp, poorly ven
tilated or musty vegetable cellar 1t
you do not have clean cellar, 1t Is
better to place them on ground floor
where the room is heated sufficiently
to keep it from freezing.
In storing eggs for Matching pur-
poses, it is best to place them in fiat
wooden trays. Incubator trays not In
use are good for this purpose, or trays
may be made along that style. A cab
met may be made Of number Of these
trays nailed together which Will be
handy and serviceable.
Turn the eggs every day from the
time they are taken from the nest UNI
til they are placed in the machine.
This is to prevent the germ sticking
to the shell and rendering the egg
worthless for incubation purposes.
Get the eggs into the machine or
under hens or off to the customer at
the earliest possible moment. Every
day that passes lessons the chances OF
the utmost success. Evaporation Is
the constant enemy of the held-over
Matching egg, and the longer this pro-
crosses the less the chance of getting
strong, virile chick.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
"The whole idea Of pruning is tc

1.-THE whole idea Of pruning is to
prune so as to make q growth OF
branches that are scattered through
out the tree crown and sides. This
allows good circulation of air and
plenty Of sunlight to sift through to
the inner leaves and branches. For,
after all, tree fruiting is intimately re-
lated to the tree growth.
"Prune so as to eliminate and rem
edy the bad crotches. This can De
done by cutting of one of the branches
or part Of that branch so as to permit
the remaining branch to outgrow the
other and thereby strengthen the
crotch
Cut Close to Trunk.
Kuehner urges that the cuts be mace
smooth and even, as smooth cuts neal
much better He also recommends
that cuts from / to III inches long
be painted with heavy white lead
paint that is mixed with raw linseed
oil. In the process of painting ne
tries to avoid stopping over the edge
as any excessive paint on the camDium
layer of bark interferes with best
healing.
To those who may be wondering as
to v,hat to do with the pruned limbs
the. horticulturist suggests that 1t IS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Cabbage and Tubers
Affect Milk Flavor
Fed Immediately After the
Milking Not Harmful.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Cabbage and potatoes, though not
grown generally for dairy feeds, are
often fed to dairy cows to supply sue
culence in the ration and to dispose
more economically of these products
during periods of low prices. Like
other succulent feeds they tend to at
iect the milk with undesirable favOrs
and odors when fed under certain cor
ditions of quantity and time.
In order to determine the amounts
Of these feeds that may be fed, as
well as the time Of feeding, without
affecting the flavor of the milk, the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture conducted a number of tests, the
results Of which have just been pub
lished in Department Bulletin 1897.
From these tests it is concluded that
dairy cows may be fed as much as "a
pounds Of cabbage Immediately after
milking without imparting any objec-
tionable flavOrs Or odOrs to the milk.
On the average, however, the feeding
Of 143 pounds OF cabbage within one
hour before milking will cause objec-
tionable favors in the milk, and an in
crease in the amount of cabbage fed
will intensity the fayors produced.
Proper aeration, however, will reduce
strong abnormal favors to some ex-
gent, and some of the slightly abnormal
flavors may be eliminated.
When dairy cows consume an aver
age Of 14.8 pounds Of potatoes one
hour before milking, slightly abnormal
fiavors and odors may be produced in
the milk. They are slight, however,
and would seldom be perceived by the
average consumer Increasing this
amount to as high as 28.7 pounds does
not increase the abnormal favors.
That amount may be fed Immediately
after milking with no effect whatever
on the flavor of the milk
A copy of this bulletin may be Sc
cured free of charge, while the supply
lasts, from the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Washington, D. @.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Grain Temperature
Reduced to Normal
Necessary to Destroy Any
Insects Present.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.l
Grain infested with insects may
heat, due to their presence, until it
becomes favorable to the breeding and
development Of large numbers Of de-
structive weevils and beetles Of va
riOus species. II the temperature of
the grain continues to rise, it reaches
point where spoilage occurs. Insects
have been known to raise the temper
ature OF grain tc SO degrees Fahrenheit
and 95 degrees Fahrenheit when the
outside or roorc temperature was be-
low so degrees. It is highly neces-
sary, therefore, in warehouses where
large quantities of grain are stored to
keep the temperature of the grain
low and particularly to destroy any
insects which may be present.
A study of the effect of fumigation
upon heating grain has been made by
the bureau of entomology of the Unit
ed States, Department of Agriculture.
This has demonstrated that when
heating is a result of insect infesta-
ton the insects can be killed and the
temperature Of the grain reduced to
normal by fumigation with hydrocyan-
ic-acid gas or carbon disulphide. Even
grain and beans heating to 1O8 degrees
Fahrenheit have been reduced to nor
NAL temperatures by fumigation. Such
reduction in temperature prevents the
continued destruction of grain in cold
weather, when owners, not understand
Ing the ability Of insects to raise grain
temperatures, believe they are enjoying
protection due to insect inactivity re-
sulting from temperatures of so de-
grees Fahrenheit or lower.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05

disinfect the watering platform by
sprinkling with lime and spraying with
coal tar Chemicals such as potas-
SUM permanganate may be added to
the water until it becomes a pinkish
wine color. This chemical is an OK
idizing agent and acts on the organic
matter and kills the germs. Because
of its rapid action, it's effectiveness is
not lasting.
A few drops Of some good disinfect-
ing solution added to q small pail Of
water is good preventive measure.
Scalding the utensils that are used
will keep them clean, and by reflling
the dishes with fresh water each day
they viii seldom need chemical disin-
lection.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05

best to leave the branches for rabbits
to chew upon during the winter. Of
course, If the rabbits are put into pot
pies" then the branches car be piled
out in some vacant space until the
time for spring burning, Whatever is
done with the branches, he urges that
they should be burned in the spring to
do away with scattering of sny us
ease and also to eliminate the posi-
bility of harboring pests.
Three Tools Are Essential.
To do the best kind Of pruning job,
the right tools are needed. There are
two tools that are more or less neces-
sary and one that will be very helpful
in the pruning. This last tool Is the
1O-foot pruning pole. One of the 9th
ers is the swivel blade saw, a 14-inch
blade preferred, as this allows the
prGner to make close cuts anywhere
In the tree and In any direction with
the least loss OF effort and with less
damage to the branches. The swivel
blade is adjustable so that saving can
De done in any one of the four direc-
TONS
The other tool is the pruning shears.
This is tool that Is about to 10
inches long, and is mighty handy in
pruning where small and detailed work
on the older trees is to be carried out
It is also handy for the pruning OF the
small shrubbery and fruits about the
farm.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Crop Production in 1924

Estimates made by the United
States Department of Agriculture show
that the 10 truck crops produced in
this country this past year for table
use canning and manufacture had a
gross value to the growers of $313,-
100000. This is $12,000,000 less than
In 1923. Tomatoes were first in gross
value, showing total of $55,00O,00O
Also the largest acreage was devoted
to this crop. Irish potatoes were val
ued at S44OOO,000; strawberries, $780,
100000 and cantaloupes, $20,000,OO0
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Use Hard Water
in Mixing Spray
Government Bulletin Tells
of Methods for Prepar-
ing Solutions.
prepared by the United States Department

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculturel
More than half of the citrus groves
are located in artesian-well districts.
A large proportion Of the finer grades
of fruit are grown in groves that are
dependent wholly or in part upon deep
well water for spraying purposes. The
water from these wells is known as
hard water, containing minerals in
such proportions that the ordinary or
unstabilized oil emulsions will not mix
with it unless the water has been pre-
viOusly treated.
Mix With Well Water.
1t has been found that oil emulsions
stabilized with any one of number
Of different colloidal substances will
mix with practically all deep-well wa
tiers even when untreated. These stab
ilized oil emulsions will also mix with
lime-sulphur solutions, making high
ly effective combination spray for
white flies, scale insects and rust
mites. When a combination of this
kind is properly made by a competent
6AOFO AudAAASOA ~ - q AOAoOAdbAJ oeAO
spray for either citrus foliage, branches
or fruit. The stabilized oil emulsions
have met with much favor among
many Of the largest citrus growers,
who no longer find any difficulty in
using the untreated water from deep
wells.
Methods for Treating Water.
A new United States Department Of
Agriculture Bulletin No 1917, Mixing
Emulsified Mineral Lubricating Oils
with Deep-Well Waters and Lime-Sul-
phur Solutions" by w. w. Yothers,
entomologist, and j. r. Winston, pa
biologist, discusses the best methods for
treating deep-well water, but also rec
ommends using stabilized oil emissions
with untreated water.
Directions and formulae are given
for stabilizing oil emulsions by apply
ing various colloidal substances, such
as casein, milk, skinned milk powder,
gelatin, c0rnmeal, wheat -four, corn
starch, and laundry starch, as well as
glue. Those Interested may obtain
the bulletin, as long as the supply
lasts, by applying to the Division of
Publications, United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Washington, D. G.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Keep Seed Corn Dry

There is no danger in corn getting
too dry to grow. Moisture is the great
enemy of seed corn and when it is
NOT possible to dry 1t out thoroughly
In the barn or crib before freezing
weather, artificial heat should be used
After it Is thoroughly dried there is
no danger of low temperature injuring
1t but care should be taken not to al
low it to absorb moisture again before
1t is used. The presence of moisture
in the kernel allows the freezing and
expansion which Injuries the Seed quail
titles.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Useful Litter Carrier

It is best to provide good manure
and litter carrier when one is MAX
ing preparations to take care of the
manure. 1t is one of the greatest la
bos-savers that can be found about
the modern barn. The manure can be
forked into the carrier easier than it
can be thrown from the windows, and
once the carrier is filed, it takes but
a few moments to roll it out to the
pit and dump the contents by the re-
ease of a mechanical lever.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Rows, and Girls Clubs

Boys and girls club work is be-
coming more and more popular, ac-
cording to recent reports from the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, as there were 1900 new mem
bers added last year to the already
large number Of boys and girls en-
gagged in the club activities through
out the United States. Almost a half
million of boys and girls club mem
bers last year were engaged in trying
the recommended practices for some
agricultural project and in so doing
they demonstrated the value of their
methods to the farming population at
large.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Feed Molasses to HOES

1t seldom pays to feed molasses to
hogs when it costs more per pound
than corn. In fact some experiments
at the Mississippi experiment station
show that it requires from 1.S to 10
pounds Of molasses to equal / pound
OF corn when fed to pigs Other ex-
pefiments have shown higher value
but it is certain that molasses will not
equal corn pound for pound. There
fore, with corn at its present price, it
would not pay to substitute molasses
at 20 cents per gallon.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Inoculate Alfalfa Seed

Be sure to inOculate your alfalfa
seed. Alfalfa culture for incubation
can be procured from most Of the ag-
ricultural colleges at very small cost
and is absolutely necessary for good
stand Do not attempt to grow alfalfa
either on slough or land where water
frequently lies for considerable time
as it will partially, If not wholly, be
killed out after the water disappears.
1t is more question of cultivation
than soil, as the land must be thor
oughiy worked up, giving it final
weed-killing narrowing right before
seeding.
Generally wheat land will make ex-
cellent alfalfa soil, unless it happens
to be underlaid with hardpan.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Certified Potato Seed
Is First Large Factor

Gottlieb Pfeefer, living northwest Of
Lafayette in Tippecanoe county, Ind,
grew 85 bushels of real potatoes from
8 bushels of certified early Ohios and
demonstrated to his own satisfaction
that good seed stock pays.
Pfeefer secured 8 bushels of certi-
fed potato seed from the Tippecanoe
county farm bureau last spring. The
Ohios cost $1.31 a bushel. These he
planted on rich barn lot and gave
them good care throughout the grow
ing season AT digging time he har-
vested 85 bushels or the largest and
best crop he had ever grown. Certi-
fed potato seed is the first big factor
in bringing the farm potato patch back,
Purdue potato specialists say.-Pur-
due Experiment Station.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
More Butter Consumed

During the first nine months of 1924
the people of the United States con-
sumed 100000 pounds more Of but
ter than they did during the same
period in 1928 OF this increase, about
1S,00O,000 pounds are accounted for
by the normal increase in population.
The amount of butter consumed by
each Individual in the country has in
creased very markedly as we'll In
1920 only 14.7 pounds were consumed
by each person. Whereas the amount
is now II pounds per person per year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Damp SaWdust Is Bad

Damp sawdust is not very desirable
to use as insulation in wooden walled
poultry house, not only because the
dampness is likely to increase rather
than decrease, and is bad for poultry,
but because damp sawdust has only
a small part of the insulating value
of dry sawdust. If the coal cinders
were crushed into fairly uniform
small pieces, it probably would work
very we'll for Insulation, bat the ordi-
nary cinders are too coarse to have
much value for insulation
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Plan to Kill Quack Grass

If you want to try killing quack
grass this year. here is one method
that is recommended. Plow just deep
enough to cut under the sod and turn
the mat of roots to the surface. This
will expose the underground stems to
freezing and thawing and drying out,
which will reduce their vitality, If It
does not destroy them entirely. Then
in the spring plow the field deep
enough to bury the mass Of roots at
the bottom of the furrow.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
FdrnnE..:I..mj,|,lt1Ir' z.
Legumes swell profits.

Legumes swell profits.
Don't overwork the hens with too
much light.
Greens fed to the hens help put
green-backs into the pocket.
Be sure to plant certified" Irish po-
tatoes next season, for safety and
profit.
Denmark, one-third the size of New
York, had 5000 cooperative associ-
ations in 1920.
Weeds transpire moisture from the
soil. Remove the weeds and so con-
serve moisture.
Jack Frost will provide much COM
fort next summer if you will provide
a storage for his products now.
If we may judge from the trend of
public sentiment, the time may not be
far distant when those who wifi not
grade their products will not sell them.
A large number OF cattle die every
wear from cornstalk disease. Veteri-
narians say there is no treatment for
the disease. They suggest that overly
hungry cattle should not be turned
into cornstalks because they are af-
fected quicker. Feed the animals
some hay every morning before they
are turned out.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
IT'S PRUNING TIME
IN OLD WISCONSIN
Horticulturist Urges Winter
Use of Saw and AK in
Orchards.
Pruning brings about !:

Pruning brings about:
Greater size of fruit.
More uniform fruit as regards color,
size and quality.
Less expensive, easier and more ef-
fective spraying.
More regular fruit crops.
These are some Of the reasons why
the Badger farmers prune their or
chard trees, according to G. Kuehner,
Of the. horticultural staff of the Wis
cOnsin College of Agriculture.
He regards the late winter and the
early spring seasons as the best time
to prune. The usual case, however, as
pointed out by the horticulturist, is
that there are too many other things
to attend to in the early spring, and
rather than not get to pruning until
the other work interferes, it is advis-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Height for Perches

Dropping boards should be level, and
the perches arranged about six inches
above them. The perches should be
on level, also, and of 2-by-2 material.
They should be fastened to 2-by-4 sup
ports that are hinged at the back end
of the house so that the roosts can
be raised out of the way while scrap
ing the dropping boards.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
Farmer Who Matches Early

The farmer who matches eggs early
does these things:
Gets more chickens, because larg.
er proportion Of the total hatch will
live.
Gets more actual meat, because
more chickens will live, and because
they will weigh more at maturity than
Iate-hatched birds will weigh.
Gets more eggs, because the early
hatched pullets WILL lay eggs during
the winter and the late-hatched ones
will not
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05

member he urges, "that the dead
limbs are the ones to remove. Always
keep in mind that it is far better to
prune by making large number Of
small cuts rather than by making a
few that are large.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
YoungDodge
Attempts to
Block Sale

DETROIT. Mich. April John
Duyal Dodge, eldest son Of the
late John r. Dodge. failed In his
first attempt today 10 stop the
sale OF the Dodge Brothers, Inc. 10
Dillon, Read 4 Co. when his pc
,ition for temporary injunction
was refused in circuit court by
Judge Harry j. DinRcman.
Judge Dingemhn. however. signed
an order requiring that Dodge's
stepmother. Mrs. Matilda II. Dodge,
widow and executor OF the late
Dodge, appear In court Wednesday
and show cause why an injunction
should not be signed.
Dodge'B petition was 10 restrain
Mrs. Dodge from selling or encum-
bering any OF the assets Of the es-
tate Of Anna Margaret Dodge. de-
ceased. The petitioner claimed no
had fifth interest in the estate.
which he estimated TO be worth
N25oo.OOo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
APPEAL
Government to Fight Ruling
OF Justice Mccoy

CLEVELAND. April 4.-"we are
not worried az all by Justice Me
coy's ruling. II Is purely technl.
cal point" Atlee Pomerene, one OF
the government counsel In the oil
suits. said Friday. in commenting
on the quashlng OF indictments
against Albert b. Fall. Edward l..
Doheny and II. +. Sinclair.
An appeal viii be filed at once.
Pomcrene said. He admitted Il was
questionable whether new indlct.
mcntS could be brought ON the bri.
berry charges against FAN and DO.
hcny.
THE statute OF Limitation does
not affect relndlcimcnt on the con.
splracy charge. but there is u ques.
ton with regard 10 relndictment on
bribery charges" he said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
H0! CALIF0RNIANS!
PUGET SOUND WILL
SHOW YOU SCENERY

TNIIE Chamber OF Commerce Is
L spending $4,000 in California
newspapers 20 tell Callfornians
whore they can find some real
scenery and climate.
Railroads aud steamship lines
again VIII allow special rates this
year from the South TO the Puget
Sound country.
Puget Sound & British Column.
bia. Inc. a booster organization.
has n 2f.pnEo booklet ready for
southerners who answer the ads.
It's a club formed by Seattle, Van.
couyer. Victoria, Belllngham md
Tacoma 10 bring tourists here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
BLAST KILLS 3
Third German Industrial
Accident in "a Hours

BERLIN, April 4.-The third Sc.
we're Industrial accident within "a
hours occurred today, three men be-
Ing reported killed in a granite
quarry at Malsburg..
Earlier in the day two men were
known 10 have been killed and
seven others were missing when a
mine elevator broke from its cables
and plunged TO the bottom of the
Mathlas-Stinnes mine at Essen. In
both the Malsburg and Essen acct.
dents, scores were injured. some
probably fatally.
a gasoline station dangerously
injured Is men when It exploded
yesterday in the Thuringia automo.
bile factory at Arnsstadt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
Villagers Terrified
by Quake in Mexico

MEXICO CITY. April IA sc.
we're earthquake was felt at Chalet.
huites last night and several houses
collapsed, say dispatches from Du-
raugo.
The trernors threw the village
into a panic and many boarded
trains In an effort TO flee the quake.
Others, in an effort TO cscnpe from
the church OF San Pedro, damaged
windows. pews and doors In their
mad panic.