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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-07
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to swim and have always been thankful since Walk
ing and horseback riding splendid exercises and
love them. But there Is something about swimming that
exalts the spirit and thrills the body too Often swim
twice in day.
The combination Of the elements of sun, water and
air is tremendous stimulant. The act Of swimming
brings into play every muscle Jour body and the lungs
profit by the deep, clean breathing. Beauty too. Is A.
upon the the lake. the river. 1t upfss your
SOUL rests mind and puts the joy of youth np
body.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-07

There are many people in the
limelight Of public favor WHO have
done less in their lives ihan the say.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
Barred Plymouth Rocks
Lead in Chicken Breeds

The Barred Plymouth Rock is I'M
doubtedly the leading breed in popu-
larity--more are grown each year
than any other variety. The breed
came into existence as the result of
the crossing of male Dominique with
female Java. The idea was to de-
velop the best possible utility bird.
The standard weight of Plymouth
Rock cock is nine and one-half
pounds, the hen weighing two pounds
less.
The White Rock variety is supposed
to differ only in color of plumage.
There are six varieties of Plymouth
Rocks and all should be exactly the
same shape and weight, the only diff
ference being in the color of plum
age. 1t is a matter of taste. A
flock Of clean White Rocks on a green
lawn are certainly a beautiful sight.
Some poultry men prefer the White
Rocks for market poultry as they APP
pear better when dressed. White PIN
feathers are less snowy after being
dressed. There is no difference as to
the egg yield as far as the two vari-
cites are concerned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
Honey Crop of 1926 Is
Dependent on Fall Care

Do you know that your 1926 honey
crop is largely dependent on what you
do with the bees this fall? If your
colonies are too weak In bees or have
old failing queens, you cannot pos
sibly secure a profitable crop next
summer. If you have good queens and
strong colonies to go into winter quar-
tiers, you may still lose many colonies
this winter and fail to secure a maxi
mum surplus of honey next season.
You can almost entirely avoid the
possibility Of poor crop in 1925. If
weather is at all favorable, by practic-
ing the following management this
fall:
Unite all colonies which, when ex-
amined on cool morning, do not
cover more than two frames on both
sides. The simplest and best plan to
unite, is to place one brood chamber
directly on another, with single sheet
OF newspaper between. Leave this
way for one week and then shake all
bees into one brood chamber. The two
queens will fight and the stronger one
invariably survives, so no notice need
be taken of the queen when uniting.
Colonies must not DE united if Amer
lean foulbrood is present. otherwise
the disease will be spread.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
Producing Winter Eggs
Is Question of FEEDING

One of the most important factors
in producing winter eggs is not only
Matching pullets early but pushing
them along from the time they are
Matched to maturity. The feed re-
quirements for growing pullets can be
met with mash made up Of the. fol-
lowing: part wheat bran, l part
wheat middlings, / part ground vel
low corn, l part ground heavy oats,
part meat scrap, per cent salt.
This mash should be kept before
the pullets at all times and can be
conveniently fed in an open hopper.
Milk is an excellent form of animal
protein and if plenty of it can be
given to the pullets. the meat scrap
may be eliminated from the mash if
one-fourth part Of bone meal is added.
Ground oyster shell should be fed
separately to supply the calcium.
IT is false economy to neglect feed
ing ration of this type even though
the feed has to be purchased. The
cost of the feed will be more than
made up for in the results obtained
in production during the winter
months.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
Time for Maximum Feed
Consumption by Poultry

Fall is good time of the year to
furnish plenty Of feed to the flock.
Young pullets that have not started
to lay should be rapidly matured So
that they will begin to lay before mid
winter. Yearling hens will often lay at
this season of the year if they are fed
a good laying ration. Extra cockerels
should be marketed soon If they have
not already gone to market and the
extra feeding will put them in better
condition. Rapid growth is always
more profitable than slow growth.
Nothing can be gained at this time
Of the year by light feeding. Any
fowl that will not pay for heavy feed
ing should be sold so that the addi-
tional room may be utilized by the
better birds. The care and manage
ment of the flock at this time largely
determine the production during the
coming winter. Records show that the
heaviest laying pullets start laying
during November. November and De.
cember eggs are usually the highest
priced Of any during the year. Care
full attention to the details of feed
ing at this time is essential
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
Selecting Dairy
Herd Of Quality
Three Big Points Should
Have Consideration as
Between Breeds.

Good individuals of whatever breed
Is selected should have first consid-
Grafton by the man about to launch
himself into the dairy business. AS
between breeds, there are three
points that should be considered !:
~ The breed that predominates in
the locality where the new herd is
to be located; (2) personal prefer
ence, and (3) market requirements
for the product.
Advantages Of Same Breed.
There are a number of advantages
to a dairyman in having the same
breed as his neighbor A dairyman
just starting with pure breds may feel
that since his neighbors have one
breed of cattle he should get another
breed, so as to have a monopoly in
the business of selling breeding stock.
There is no question about the mo-
nopoly, but there would be no bust
ness to monopolize.
1t Is difficult for an isolated small
breeder to dispose of ais stock to
advantage, while If there are many
breeders with the same breed buyers
are attracted to the locality because
of the better chance to get the de-
sired animals from one or more Of
the several breeders. Other advan-
tages in having the same breed as the
neighbors are the opportunity to ex-
change bulls, or to own good bulls CO.
operatively; to take advantage Of
breed sales of surplus stock and,
lastly, the advantage of bringing the
community together in other endeav-
ors which usually result where there
is but one breed.
Best With Breed He Likes.
Because a man will usually do best
with breed that he likes 1t is well
to give this personal preference the
right of way when there is no other
breed already established, providing,
however, that just as high quality
animals are available in the preferred
breed as in some other breed.
These topics are discussed in bull
letin issued by the bureau of dairying
as Farmers Bulletin 1443. A copy Of
this bulletin may be had free Of
charge, as long as the supply lasts,
upon request, from the United States
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. G.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
Overcrowding Brings on
Diseases Among Poultry

All breeds of chickens have their
advantages and disadvantages and all
are subject to disease. However, the
bird that is strong and vigorous, is
full grown and well developed, is more
apt to stay healthy than one that is
understood, thin, scrawny or weak.
One of the big mistakes which is
commonly made by poultry keepers Is
to keep too many fowls in their build
ings. This overcrowding results in loss
of birds from sickness as we'll as loss
from lowered efficiency. Rigid culling
to eliminate weak birds gives the re-
naming ones more room and thus
helps in preventing loss due to colds
and roup.
Then, too, chickens should not be
shut up in dirty houses. A good many
hen houses were given poor care dur
ing the summer as the fowls did not
use them much of the time. They
should all be thoroughly cleaned and
disinfected before the hens are con-
fined in them. This will also eliminate
q large amount of trouble from mites.
Feeding and drinking utensils should
also be included in this cleanup.
The ventilation Of the hen house
should be attended to.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
Kansas Rats Given Good
Taste of Real Warfare

Rats living about the farm yard Of a
home near Eureka Lake, Kan, were
recently given a taste Of modern war
fare by a representative of the bio
logical survey of the United States
Department of Agriculture, co-operat-
ting with the extension service Of the
agricultural college, whose time Isl
given to rat-control work and the
demonstration of the best means of
eliminating this pest. Such delicacies
as canned salmon, apples, and fresh
eggs served in the half shell, seasoned
with barium carbonate, were first ra-
toned out along the known runwavs
and haunts Of the rats. Then came a
gas attack for those that had survived
A small hand buster loaded with cal
cium-cyanide dust was used for gas
sing all the burrows and hiding places
Some of the rats plunged into the dust
barrage only to die at the operators
feet. A week later the gas treatment
was repeated, and the premises are
now reported absolutely free of rats.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
Mineral Mixtures Good
for +! i've Stock FEEDING

While the use OF mineral mixtures
for animal feeding is comparatively
recent practice, its reception by the
better-informed breeders indicate
that it is going to play a very impor-
tant part in livestock feeding in the
years to come There is no question
but that this practice is going to be
as universal In the course of the next
few years as that of feeding high
protein supplements. Every bit of
evidence that can be brought to mind
along this subject indicates that it is
the only practice that offers any pos
sibility of solving many of our breed
ing problems that are bothering us at
this time. While the experimental
work to date has been very limited,
and we are not able in terms Of ex-
perimental data to point out all Of the
advantages of this practice, yet prac-
teal results and experience are prov
ing daily shat such practice is not
only wise but economical as well.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
kRM kC.T.S!c'

Weeds take about so per cent Of the
soil moisture.
Sanitation Is the key to control of
poultry as well as of hog diseases.
Big yields are evidence that the pro-
Queer has used thought, skill, and
patience.
Marketing eggs by barter is rapidly
giving way to the new-fashion method
Of cooperative selling.
A farmer who hasn't lot Of influ-
ence with the weather needs to use
legumes freely in his farming.
Only the farmer who produces bet
ter-than-avsrage products brings home
the blue ribbons from the fairs.
Collect eggs twice daily. Hold eggs
in a cool location while saving for
shipment Ship twice weekly in hot
weather.
AS a rule, ground which is plowed in
the fall will produce corn that will
mature week or so earlier than that
on spring blowing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
Poultry Essentials
for Eggs in Winter
Good Protection, Right Feed
and Care Are Factors.

The power to lay, protection by a
good poultry house, and proper feed
and care are the four cardinal points
to assure winter production of eggs
according to DR.. B. F. Kaupp, head of
the poultry department at the North
Carolina State college and a practical
poultry grower Of many years expert
ence.
1.-THE house needs to be clean, well
ventilated, with dry floor and tight
roof" says Doctor Kaupp. eff the
house is out on good range, SO much
the better. as the birds can then get
some green feed. We have furnished
thousands of plans for such houses and
any grower may obtain them free of
charge
"The next thing to consider is tho
power to lay. The average unsolicited
farm hen will lay but Y eggs per year.
BY selecting TIE best layers from the
f1ocks and the most vigorous cocker
els for these hens, the flock can
easily be brought up to an average of
$50 eggs per hen per year.
"But no matter how well the breed
ing has been done, if the young pullets
are not fed by keeping plenty Of mash
before them at all times and a good
scratch feed each morning and eve
ming, they cannot lay. Winter eggs
generally come from the pullets grown
during the past season, because the old
hens have molted and then gone
through the rest season. The pullets,
therefore, must be fed and when feed
is doled out, they get only about
enough for body needs and none with
which to produce eggs.'
Doctor Kaupp states that speed in
egg production depends directly on the
amount Of the proper kind of mash the
bird takes in each day. Corn alone
will not make eggs. Doctor Kaupp
recommends a grain mixture composed
of corn, wheat and oats, feeding one
pint to each IL hens, in litter, In the
morning and the afternoon
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03

Noxious weeds, like diseases, should
be eradicated.
Have pullets in good flesh and we'll
matured before they start to produce.
Corn to make good silage or fodder,
should be practically mature-past the
roasting-ear stage.
Remember to keep the stock off
fields when muddy. It will prevent
hard clods next spring.
Remove all roosters from the flock.
Keep fertile eggs during breeding sea-
son in a cool location (below 65 de-
grees).
Keep litter and nesting material
clean. Keep birds off dropping boards
by using wire under the roosts. Pre-
vent breakage in transit.
Save plenty of good utility type seed
corn so that during the winter and
early spring you can carefully Gull
your supply to select only the very
best for planting. Better seed adds
500 per cent 20 the profit from the
corn crop
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
Electric Lights Useful
in Production of Eggs

Electric lights have been success
fully used for years in hen houses to
prolong the hens working day and t.
increase the egg yield, A further ap-
plication Of electricity to the egg
industry has recently been developed
with extraordinary results, according
to reports of the British Illuminating
Engineering society.
Two groups Of IL pullets each, OF
the same age and breeding, were seq
regated for 16 weeks. During this
time they were all fed on identical
rations. The first flock was kept I'M
der ordinary conditions and produced
124 eggs during the test period. The
second flock was treated for 10 min
utes daily with ultraviolet rays and
produced 497 eggs.
At the end of the 16 weeks condi-
lions were reversed, whereupon the
output of the first group, which began
to receive the violet-ray treatment,
increased rapidly, and that of the
second flock, no longer receiving it,
decreased. At the end Of the second
16-week period the egg production of
the two groups had been approxi-
mately reversed. The same results
were observed in similar tests at the
Wisconsin experiment station.
Experiments in Wisconsin also indi-
cate that the ultraviolet rays may
have profound effect in stimulating
the growth of young chicks.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
FARM
POULTRY
LAYING HENS NEED
PROTEIN IN RATION

Many farm flocks get little or no
protein in the winter and as result
are overfat and make q poor produc-
ton. Farm hens are often given a
whole carcass to feed on one month
and no meat the next. AS result they
are thrown out of condition and often
are poisoned by spoiled meat. There
are three ways in which animal pro-
TEN can be secured. A steady supply
is essential. Rabbits or dead farm an
imals when available, can be cooked
and ground or chopped up, dried and
put in a box where hens can eat when
they want. Skim milk or butternilk
can be put to no more profitable use
on the farm than In producing winter
eggs Where a box Of meat or sup
ply of milk are available all of the
time, it may not be necessary to put
meat scraps in the mash, but if there
is a shortage of these it will pay to
buy meat scraps.
Table scraps should be fed as a sup
plement to the ration at noon. Feed
grain morning and night in the litter.
In very cold weather the scraps may
be fed warm in the morning and grain
at ten o'clock.
1t is advisable to use homegrown
grains as much as possible. On the dry
lands where the fibrous grains are
largely grown, such as oats, barley,
cane and mil!et, it is advisable to buy
either wheat or corn. If corn, use it
whole instead of cracked The small
grains should be fed in the morning
and the corn at night
Where there are quantities Of grain
strewn about the farm yard it is good
practice to feed a few table scraps in
the morning, keep the hens shut up
with the dry mash until noon, and let
them run to the grain in the after
noon. Make sure there is fresh water
to the henhouse in the morning.
o. c. Krum, Extension Service Colo
RADIO Agricultural College.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03

While cooperating with the farmers
of Door county, Moulton Golf contin-
ued to demonstrate how farming
should be carried on by holding his
place as one Of the leading cherry
growers of that county, and breeder
of high-quality Guernsey cattle.
In Their Home Counties.
F. III. Sargent, who was county
agent in Price county, has transferred
his activities to his own farm in ST..
Croix county.
A man who has elected to farm in
his home county is J. E. Stallard
This former county agent is thankful
for his many acquaintance among the
farmers of Waukesha county.
Calvin West was formerly connty
agent in Sawyer and Oneida counties.
lie is now farming near Stoughton,
Dane county.
While he was county agent of Wood
county, w. w. Clark emphasized to
the farmers the advantages in keeping
dairy cattle. That he knew whereof
he spoke is shown by his present po-
sition as one of Wood county's lead
ing Guernsey breeders.
The former county agent of Sheboy-
gan county, M. ]. Hoppert, has dairy
farm near Sheboygan which supplies
high-quality milk to that city.
When r. A. Kolb was county agent
Of Taylor county he urged the farm
ers to grow the bacon type of hog.
Now on his own farm, in Taylor coun-
ty, he is growing the very type of
bacon hog he long advocated.
1t is noteworthy that the majority
of these men are succeeding in farm
ing in the counties they formerly
served as county agents.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
How Much Corn Shrinks
in Crib During Winter

Ear corn in the crib ordinarily
shrinks an average of about sixteen
per cent through the winter, most OF
this being loss Of moisture Matured
corn when harvested usually contains
20 to 30 per cent of moisture
Most of the shrinkage, however,
does not come during the winter, but
during the months of April and May,
which are much better for drying.
The corn that is dried out grades
higher on the market, so that gen.
orally speaking the increase in value
makes up for the decrease in weight.
This. of course, does not take into
account the cost of storage, the in
terest on the money that is tied up,
the risk Of loss which should be COW
cred by insurance, or possibly the fluc-
tuation of the market.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
Sugar Beats Honey
as Winter Bee Food
Strip Is All Digested and
Dysentery Is Avoided.

AT this season of the year when
bees are going into winter quarters
1t is always good policy to feed to
each hive 10 pounds of sugar In the
form of strip as winter food.
This is because the sugar strip Is
all digested. and does not allow the
bees to become afflicted with the dis
order commonly known as 'dysentery,"
says Ray II. Hutson, assistant ento-
mologist at the New Jersey state agri-
cultural experiment station, New
Brunswick. Honeys contain gums
and other indigestible matter which
clog up the intestines of the bees
when they are not flying.
Reports from various sections indi-
cate that this is especially true this
year as there are considerable GUAM
ties of honeydew honey in the brood
chambers of many hives. Such honey
Is especially dangerous as a winter
food because of the large amounts of
gum it contains. It never fails to
cause trouble when used by bees in
winter.
The proper way to feed sugar as
winter food is to mix two volumes OF
graduated sugar with one volume Of
water containing a little cream of tar
tar or vinegar, to prevent the sugar
granulating. This should be done with
as little heat as possible. If it can be
given without heating the strip, so
much the better.
This strip is given to the bees In
any one of various feeders. The best
type is made by using an ordinary
friction-top honey pail inverted over
the hole in an inner cover after few
holes have been punched in the cover
of the pail. If plenty of empty hive
bodies are available it is just as well
to place the pail directly on the frame
of the hives. The pail can be pro-
tected with an empty hive body, on top
Of which the hive cover can be placed
in the usual manner.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-03
COUNTY AGENTS NOW
BACK ON THE FARM
Former Officials Are Making
Good in Counties They
Served.

Thirteen of Wlsconsin's former
county agents have staged a genuine
back-to-the-farm movement Accord
ing to X. L. Hatch Of the agricultural
extension department, Wisconsin Col
lege of Agriculture, each of these men
has had thorough acquaintance and
wide experience in many phases of ag-
riculture, and has, in addition, knowl-
edge Of the present economic condi-
tiOns of farming in this state That
10 Of these ''hired men" should have
turned to farming is a good indication
that the worlds oldest occupation still
offers opportunities.
The leader Of the ck-to-the-land-
ers, according to Hatch, is F. D. Otis.
He was the first county agent to re-
tire from service in Wisconsin. He is
now a successful farmer in Barron
county, the scene of his county agent
work. Otis was a pioneer in potato
work and induced many farmers of
Barron county to gain crop diversity
by planting high-quality certified POI
tatOes.
Have Wide Distribution.
The former agents have a state
wide distribution. c. B. Post is open
ing up a cutover farm in Ashland
county. In this case, too, the for
mer county agent is making good in
the same county in which he previous
ly worked for the farmers.
~ Tn 10,
of Eau Claire county, and was one of
the early and enthusiastic boosters of
cow-testing associations. He has
shown his love for the game by be-
coming one of the good Guernsey
breeders of the county.
r. r. Wheaton, who was county
agent in Monroe county, has let his
enthusiasm for farming carry him to
Minnesota, where he is running his
own farm.
r, r. Runke, who as county agent,
worked with the farmers Of Fond du
Lac county in numerous projects, in
GLIDING that Of cooperative marketing
of their quality products, runs an up
to-the-minute dairy farm in Marathon
county. His proximity to Wausau
makes it possible for him to serve
that city with rich Guernsey milk.
Another example Of a former county
agent who has decided that the local
lty in which he had friendships
through his work was the place to
farm is P. F. Graf. He is farming In
Grant county.