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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
Too Early Grazing Sets
Back Average Pastures

Pasture for three and two to eat
It," is the recommendation of vet
eran live stock breeder who believes
in the policy of keeping the growth
of grass ahead of the grazing. BY
this plan, he says, the greatest total
yield is secured and the pasture is
left In the best shape for winter.
Stock men at Minnesota university
farm deprecate the practice Of turn
ing out farm animals on pastures too
early in the spring. Often one weeks
delay will give the grass such start
that the pasture season under normal
conditions will be materially length
ened. Trampling of the wet and
loose soil by the farm animals is de-
structive of pastuEage.
Two acres of average pasture are
required for each horse or COW. Six
to eight sheep should be allotted
about the same pasture as one horse
or cow.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30

moved away from the canopy as the
chicks grow larger. On cold nights it
will be necessary to have the metal
guard closer than on warm nights,
Lampman advises. Baby chicks must
be kept warm enough so that they
will be comfortable without crowding
yet they must not be kept too warm,
AS soon as they are three or four days
old they should be gotten out of doors
if the weather permits. The brooder
temperature must be kept up SO that
the chicks can get warm quickly when
they come in from the outside. When
chicks come in from the cold, they
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
Sweet Glover Produces
Seed the Second Season

Sweet clover Is a biennial plant
and therefore produces seed the sec
ond year after planting. When sown
in early spring there may be crop
of hay taken from the field the first
year or it may be pastured, taking
care not to pasture 1t too short SO
that 1t will not be able to survive the
winter successfully. In the spring of
the second year the crop that is in
tended for seed should either be
clipped, pastured or cutting of hay
made from 1t SO that less vigorous
stem growth may be secured There
is great deal of danger to the stand
in both clipping and cutting for hay
and therefore it Is not usually adj
visable to use either Of these Per-
haps the safest method is to pasture
the crop until about June l. The
crop will be ready to harvest for seed
late in August as rule
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
FARM
POULTRY
CONTROL OF ROUP
BY SANITARY RULES

Contagious roup Is probably caused
by unsanitary conditions Of the hem
house and yards 1t is aggravated by
cold, damp weather. Correction OF
the causes, so far as possible. Is most
advisable, as remedies are slow work
ing and not sure in effect.
1t causes a loss, not only from
heavy death rate, but also from the
interference with egg production and.
weakened vitality in breeding. 1t Is
very contagious, especially in damp,
cold weather, and attacks both young
and old stock.
Contagious roup is probably easier
to identify than any other poultry dis
ease. It usually starts like simple
cold, with thin, watery discharge
from the nose and eyes. This secre-
ton has a peculiar, offensive odor.
Inflammation sets into the nasal pas
sages, eyes and spaces just below the
eyeballs. The birds then often cough
and sneeze, breathing becomes noisy,
and If the air passages of the nose
become entirely blocked, they breathe
lose their appetite and become de-
pressed, their wings dropping and
their feathers ruffled. The secretions
from the nose and eye change from
fluid to a yellowish, cheese-like mass.
This grows rapidly about the eyelids
and the nostrils. One or both eyes
become enlarged and swelling may ap-
pear on the head.
The exact cause Is not known.
Whatever it is, the organism Is hard
to kill, because it penetrates into the
tissues If the formations about the
head are removed, the uneven bleeding
surface which is left forms new
mass in "a to 4S hours.
Infected birds carry the disease
from place to place and infect others
by contact. Food and water may be-
come contaminated by the secretions
from sick birds and healthy birds be-
come infected in this way.
Roup Is easily controlled by prcp5r
management and housing. Damp, un-
sanitary, poorly ventilated, OYER
crowded, drafty quarters are con-
ducive to its spread. The first treat
ment is to remove the cause at once.
Only valuable birds should have indi-
vidual treatment. A simple cure for
the sick bird Is as follows: Place 1t
in dry, well-ventilated place away
from the other birds, and give 1t plen-
ty Of fresh water and feed. Every
morning and evening remove all the
matter from the eyes ard nostrils OF
the bird and dip its head into solu-
ton of bichloride of mercury Q-10OO).
This is made by placing one 7.8 mer-
curry bichloride tablet in pint of
water. Hold the bird firmly and I'M
merse the head until the eyes are COW
cred, keeping 1t there a few seconds
or until it struggles. In most cases,
the following procedure Is advisable:
Dispose Of bad cases by killing and
burning them.
Isolate birds having colds.
Be sure quarters are dry and tight
on all sides, with adequate opening In
the front for ventilation and light to
reach every part Of the house.
Allow at least three square feet floor
space per bird.
Place little kerosene on the top
Of the drinking water or one 7.3-grain
mercury bichloride tablet in gallon of
water in a nonmetaI container These
should never be used more than ten
days in succession.
Place one pound epson salts per
100 birds in the drinking water or
wet mash.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
Field Feeding of Corn

Field feeding of corn is most sue
cessful when the weather is dry. It
not wise to keep pigs in the field
after heavy rains, for they then waste
corn and may injure the land. Unless
very early varieties of corn, are used,
which are usually not heavy yielders,
the new corn crop will not be ready
early enough in the fall to furnish
much feed for pigs which are to be
finished for market in September or
October, before the usual slump in
prices occurs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30

Practice crop rotation.
Use cultivated or cleaning crops.
Order any repair parts needed for
farm implements.
Why increase the risks of farm
ing by gambling with poor seed?
It pays to know what returns you
are getting from the different enter
prises on your farm.
Sweet clover honey is of the highest
quality. If you grow sweet clover,
why not keep few hives of bees?
IL the embattled farmers will stand
together in cooperative selling, they
can fire a shot heard around the
world.
Sweet clover is one of the best
honey-producing plants known. The
plants bloom abundantly and bees are
very fond of the nectar.
.
Fertilizers should be used to cut the
cost Of production and help maintain
the fertility Of the soil. 1t costs no
more to prepare the seed bed, plant
the crop and cultivate 50-bushel crop
of corn than 25-bushel crop.
o
A complete fertilizer is one contain
ing nitrogen, phosphoric acid and pot
ash. 1t must contain all three ingredi-
ents. A mixed fertilizer does not nee
essarily mean that 1t Is complete
fertilizer. 1t may contain only one or
two ingredients.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
Cockleburs Are Fatal

According to A. A. Hansen, weed
specialist at Purdue, cockleburs are
sometimes fatal to hogs and also to
young cattle. It is not known definite
ly whether the injury is due to poison
In the plants or to the mechanical eff
feet of the burs in the digestive sys-
tenn. If the burs are well developed
take the hogs from the field but If
the plants are not large and the burs
soft and just starting to form there
is no danger in leaving the hogs where
they are.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
Giving Dairy Cows Rest

Giving the dairy COW rest of four
to eight weeks is matter of COM
mon practice among dairymen every
where, and when we come to study the
newer facts of nutrition we are inn
pressed with the necessity of such
a period for recuperation. The dairy
cow is q hard-worked machine. Many
Of them give their own weight in milk
month after month, and from year to
year, and once a year give birth to a
calf that may weigh clese to 100
pounds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
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Use clean seed.

Use clean seed.
Grind screenings before feeding
them to stock.
Treat potato seed with formaldehyde
or corrosive sublimate
Clean up around edges of fields and
other places where needed.
Plan to grow three and one-half
tons of silage and one to two Of legume
hay per cow.
Get a good fertilizer for the garden.
An 8-4-4 will give good results for all
kinds of vegetables.
Buy legume seed and prepare to
plant several acres per pillow to turn
under for soil Improvement.
Put in a few plants of the red and
yellow cherry tomatoes for the chill
dren. These baby tomatoes make
big hit with the kids.
When grass is included in a rota-
ton, it should be accompanied by
legume, and, for its best production,
should remain down longer than one
year.
Soy bean seed is frequently de-
stroyed by pest known as the COM
mon bean weevil. Almost complete
control of this insect can be secured
by exposing the seed to sub-zero tenn
peratures. Place the beans outdoors
in a sack on cold day and leave
them from SO to 48 hours
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
Saving for Stock Growers

Considerable progress has been made
during the past four years in the con-
troll of predatory animals. During this
period more than $500 wolves, 800
mountain lions, 1900 bobcats and
lynxes, 200 bears, and about $4,000
coyotes have been destroyed in these
campaigns. This represents a direct
gross saving to stock growers of not
less than s23,OOO,0O0 at a cost of ST.
100000 to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and a like amount
to co-operators.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
Raising Feed for Cows

The dairy farmer who can raise all
or almost all of the feed forshis cows
has distinct advantage over the dairy
man who has to purchase his feed. It
is cheaper to raise the feed than to
buy it. Such a farmer has two oppor-
tunities to make a profit, first, in get
ting market price for his feed at his
farm, and second, he should make a
profit on his dairy products. AS mat
ter of fact, a man who has to purchase
all Of his feed must have an exception
ally good market and efficient cows to
make a profit.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30

feed the new ration and use the ordi
nary brooding care along with it, says
Johnson.
The new Wisconsin ration consists
of the following: so pounds ground
yellow corn, 20 pounds wheat mid
dlings, 5 pounds ground raw bone, 5
pounds pearl grit, and 1 pound COM
mon salt, skim milk-no water. The
raw bone can be substituted by bone
ash, steamed bone meal and precipt-
tated calcium phosphate in equal
quantities, according to Wisconsin Bull
letin 81. No scratch grain or green
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
Judgment in Feeding

Good judgment must be exercised in
feeding the pullets after they are ma
ture and are In their winter houses.
Usually eight quarts of hard grain Is
fed to one hundred birds a day. One
third or onefourth Of this amount
should be fed in the morning and the
balance at night. Wien about half
the birds are laying well they may re-
quire as much as ten or twelve quarts
per day. Sometimes, however, eight
quarts is too much and 1t is necessary
to cut down on this amount. Mash
should always be kept before them in
hoppers or feeders.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
Cheaper Milk Yield

The cost of milk production depends
largely upon the cost of foodstuffs.
Therefore, to cheaper milk production
dairymen should feed large quantities
of leguminous roughages, such as al
falfa, clover hay, bean pods, possessing
high digestible content. Corn silage
and leguminous roughages should form
the basis Of the dairy ration. With
this source of high digestible materials
the grain ration can be materially cut
down and the cost of the dairy ration
-o1rIced
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30

should have warm pace to which
they can go.
No matter what the Thermometer
reads, the chicks are the real guide
to the proper brooder temperature.
The thermometer should not be relied
on solely-chicks are changeable and
the temperature must be adjusted to
their needs. A good brooder operator
uses the action of the chicks as his
sole guide in regulating the tempera.
ture of the brooder house.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Poultry Notes

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Gull nonproducing hens.
Chickens need sunlight to prevent
ricketts,.
1t Is a good plan during warm wealth
er to keep little earth spaded up in
the shade Of a tree for the fowls dust
bath.
Broilers and frys are most profitable
when they reach the market before the
slower-grown chicks are ready.
There are good many different sys-
TENS of feeding the young chicks and
a good many feeds which are used for
this purpose.
Commercial baby chicks scratch and
chick mash may be fed to advantage In
place of the home-mixed feeds and can
be bought from almost any feed dealer.
The use OF the large colony brOoder
stoves makes it possible to raise chicks
in larger numbers and with less labor
than can be done when the chicks are
brooded with hens.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30

Of the difficulty In order to eliminate
these a sschick gard was devised.
For the small brooder stove strip Of
galvanized metal 6 feet long and 10
inches wide is used. The larger brood
er requires a strip 8 feet long and 18
inches wide. The guard is bent into a
half circle and braces are attached to
It so that it cannot fall over on the
chicks.
The metal guard should be placed
hear the brooder canopy when the
chicks are small and then gradually
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
Air for Tomatoes

Give Seeding tomatoes air whenever
It is possible to make them stocky. No
plant goes spindling faster than the
tomato. Open the window little way
On any day when the temperature is
above freezing but do not expose to
eold winds. Fresh air whenever pos
Eble goes long way toward making
ane, strong tomato plants In the seed
boxes and frames.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
NEW CHICK RATION
SAVES EARLY LOSSES

The early chick has a new lease on
life and the broiler business will be
more stable in the future
All this because the new ration re-
Gently developed at the Wisconsin sta
ton is being accepted all over the
state and nation as great boon to
the poultry business. The foundation
for broiler raising has been laid, &C
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30

cording to @. N. johnson, poultryman
at the Wisconsin station.
1t is now possible to hatch chicks
at any time of the year and then
raise them successfully. The chick
Matched in December will grow just
as well as the chick Matched in March.
Previous to the discovery of the Wis
consin ration, the early chicks inya-
riably died of leg weakness when they
were two to three weeks old. There
will be no such loss If poultry men
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
"WSCONSIN'S IDEA"
FOR BROODER HOUSE

There is Wisconsin, Idea' in
brooder house management. 20
sWhen our chicks constantly crowd
ed into the corners Of the brooder
house we concluded there was a rea-
son for 1t and we promptly decided to-
locate the cause" says G. e. Lamp
man, poultryman at the Wisconsin
College of Agriculture.
Floor drafts proved to be the cause
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30

feed is necessary with this ration. The
mash is fed in troughs four or five
times day the first two weeks and
is then fed only three times each day.
When the chicks get on free range 1t
may be placed in mash hoppers for
them, states Johnson. The ordinary
method of brooding chicks is suitable
with this ration. Just as good care
must be given the chicks in the brood
er house as is possible if good re
suits are to be obtained.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30

In addition to the hay, some farms
obtained hog pasture from the alfalfa
so that the actual net cost was some
what less than the figure given. Cor
responding figures for clover and tim
othy on the same farms show an aver
age yield of IL tons and cost of
$3.50 per ton.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-30
Find Alfalfa Cheapest
Hay Produced on Farm

Cost records kept by southwestern
Minnesota farmers show that alfalfa
is not only the most valuable to feed
but is also the cheapest to produce.
The records, kept under the super
vision of the farm management divi-
sion Of the Minnesota College of Agri-
culture, gave $12.51 as the cost of an
acre of alfalfa. Since the average
yield was % tons per acre the cost
per ton was $3.50.
Factors entering into the cost were
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05

power that the Free Traders were not
anxious to tackle. Father McGrath,
hating the necessity of making terms
with Railway, had felt nevertheless
that he was doing the only thing pos
sible under the circumstances, until
the government made a move to wipe
out the organization. He assured Lee
that Railway and his men would not
dare to modest joyce, and, further
more. that he would protect her with
his life If necessary.
Lee had thought best to say nothing
to joyce about his discovery of the
mine. but he meant to make a thor
ough search of the gorge for Pelly.
Failing him, he meant to discover his
mysterious assaflant, in the belief that
he could provide him with the clue
he needed.
He had no doubt that Pelly's gold
mine lay in the chasm.
After having breakfasted he made
his way to the rocking stone, and
slipped quietly into the tunnel
Striking a match or two, and assuring
himself that it was empty, he de
scended, and within minute or two
had reached the lower orifice. and
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SYNOPSIS.-Lee Anderson, Roy
al Canadian Mounted Police SER
geant, is sent to Stony Range to
arrest a man named Pelly for
murder. He is also instructed to
look after Jim Railway, repnted
head of the Free Traders, Illicit
liquor runners. At Little Fails
he finds Pelly is credited with
having found a gold mine, and
is missing. At the hotel appears
a girl, obviously out of place In
the rough surroundings. A half
breed, Pierre, and a companion.
Shorty" annoy the girl. An
derson interferes in her behalf.
The girl sets out for Siston Lake,
which is also Anderson's objec-
tive He overtakes her and the
two men with whom he had trou-
BILE the night before. She is sus-
pfcious Of him and the two men
are hostile. Pierre and Shorty
ride on, Anderson and the girl
following. In the hills the road
is blown UP before and behind
the two Anderson, with his
horse, is hurled down the noun
tain side, senseless. Recovering
consciousness, Anderson finds
the girl has disappeared, but he
concludes she is alive and prob
ably in the power of Pierre and
Shorty. On foot he makes his
way to Siston Lake. There he
finds his companion of the day
before. and Railway, with girl,
Estelle, a former sweetheart OF
Anderson's, who had abused his
confidence and almost wrecked
his life. Railway strikes Estelle,
and after fight Anderson, with
Estelles help, escapes with Inc
girl. Anderson's compa IONS
mind is clouded and she is suf-
fering with a dislocated knee.
Anderson sets the knee and
makes the girl as comfortable as
possible He has a broken rib.
The two plan to make their way
to a Moravian mission, Of which
Father McGrath has charge.
Their acquaintance ripens into
love. The girl remembers that
her name is Joyce Pelly. She is
daughter of the man Anderson
has been sent to arrest. Torn
between her love for her father
and her regard for Anderson, the
girl practically drives him from
her. In the forest Anderson
stumbles upon the entrance to a
gorge and is convinced he has
located Pelly's mine. In the tun-
mel he is attacked by an unseen
adversary, whom he takes to be
Pelly. A knife thrust is turned
aside by the girls hair in his
blouse. Escaping, he returns to
the cabin, to find Joyce gone. He
follows her trail to the mission
of Father McGrath. The priest
repulses him, but Joyce feels her
love return and welcomes him.
Her memory has been in a meas
ure restored.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
CHAPTER XII
Freed by a Lock Of Hair

1t seemed to him that it would be a
simple matter enough to ascend the
cliff again, and he had not taken the
precaution to take note of landmarks
Now, however, he discovered that the
lower third of the granite wall was
scored with hundreds of holes and fis-
sures where the friable limestone had
crumbled away, or had been washed
out by the streams.
The entrance to the cliff tunnel was
somewhere on that side of the chasm,
some little distance from the bend
but where?
Lee stepped back to the brink of the
stream and looked up, trying to locate
the rocking stone or monoliths for a
guide, but the upper incline of the
cliff hid them from view.
1t was high noon. Lee set himself
to the task before him. He looked
about him, trying to orientate himself.
It would be necessary to ascend to a
point about one-fourth the distance up
the cliff in order to discover the in
gress, which was no wider than any
of numerous cavities in the wall.
Plenty of places along the chasm
afforded access, and Lee grasped a
projecting rock which seemed familiar,
and began to ascend, digging his hands
and feet into the holes, until he found
it impossible to proceed farther.