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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31

While the Door king had almost de
-naired of finding his son. this is
" hat happened not far from the
I,alace.
The eldest Of the miller's three
daughters CHANGED 10 be walking near
I'm old Summer house on the king
grounds. ON the door she saw one
~ the notices Offering q reward for
The return of the prince. 1t was
ycllow and faded now. for the king
had been searching a long time
Nithout finding the slightest clue to
lie whereabouts of his son. Never
rheless. the miller's eldest daughter
PAUSED to read it and shook her head
over the enormous reward.
How | wish | might earn il. she
sighed. 1T would make me such a
nice dowry, and then l cou.c marry
~ ELL
The miller's eldest daughter has a
pink slip and gray stockings, with
Hack shoes Her hair should be col
ured yellow.
lSop.usht, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31
BEDTIME STORIES BY Y. T sSse7s2

I am going to stay until you come
out"
For q time Peter was too much oc-
cupied with keeping beyond the reach
of Reddy's black paws to think of any
thing else. But when Reddy stopped
reaching for him and sat down to keep
watch, Peter began to wonder what
had happened in that long hall and
what is was he had bumped his nose
against so hard
He soon found what it was. 1t was
a wall Of frozen earth 1t filed that
hall completely. There wasn't even a
tiny hole through it. Peter tried to
dig through it, but it was frozen SO
hard that he knew he would simply
wear his toe nails off for nothing.
How did it get there? That was what
puzzled Peter. Once in the Summer
Peter had been down in there when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31
Smoked Fish.

Smoked salmon. herring or finnan
haddie make an excellent relish for
luncheon. Herring may lie toasted or
heated In the oven. Salmon is usu-
ally thinly sliced. dipped in a little
melted butter and broiled. Haddfe is
toasted or broken in coarse flakes and
served in a butter or white sauce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31
Add Test to New Years Greeting
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

New Year eve comes tonight.
cannot see the year come in with you,
hut ! can send my New Year greet
ings now, so that you get them on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31

: SERVING FOODS THAT ARE
TASTY AND DIGESTIBLE Is
ONE OF THE MANY WAYS Or
CATERING TO CONFINEMENT
or A FAMILY.
time Happy New Year 10 YOU and
yours. 1t is one of the incest greet
ingS a person can wish another, it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31
Peters Nose.

Sometimes by being brought up short
\ needed lesson we are taught.
Peter Rabbit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31

Kobe is the largest tourist port in
Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31

Answer: Twenty-Five years is Il
tween mans and Woman's age,
bridged over II the man happens to !
old for hers.
Age can't always be gagged by the
men who We're old in the cradle, and .
eaters at 80 There are women who
are fiappers to the end of their lives
SO. Mr.. Bachelor. the question
spirit ually.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22

mined by the market for broilers and
the time the pullets are wanted to
start laying. Long experience has
taught the more successful poultry
men and farmers that broilers bring
the best prices on the May markets.
According to those conditions, the
eggs must have been set about the
tenth Of February.
"To have the pullets lay in the fall, !"
remarks Halpin, ''they should be fully
developed; and they will not be fully
developed unless Matched early in the
spring."
Both setting hens and incubators
are being used by the Badger farmers
Some prefer one to the other. while
some farmers use hens and the fncu-
bator to hatch the eggs. 1t Is matter
of taste, Is Halpin's belief, as to which
should be used for Matching.
'sThe hens have to be watched and
so does the incubator" assures the
poultryman. All directions as to how
to use the incubator can be obtained
from the company where the incubator
was made. There are no two incuba-
tors that work exactly alike so it is
essential to get the proper instructions
as to how to manage mechanical
hatcher.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Corn Ground Thoroughly
Disked Right for Oats

Corn ground thoroughly diSked in
the spring undoubtedly makes the
best seed bed for oats. Next to that
comes fall-plowed stubble ground,
disked in the spring Like other
small grains, oats do best in a seed
bed that is firm underneath and mel
low and fine on top.
Though oats are not considered q
profitable crop, they or some other
small grain are needed as nurse
crop for clover and alfalfa as well as
for changing the land In spite of the
fact that oats are not as profitable a
crop as corn or even as winter wheat.
farmers annually grow about six mil
lion acres of them, over half the acre
age Of corn and about eight times the
combined acreage Of winter wheat,
spring wheat and barley. So long as
this continues it is important to give
the oat crop the very best of care and
attention possible.
To begin with, good variety
should be seeded-one that is known
TO produce we'll in the locality in
which it is to be grown. The seed
should be well graded and be free
from weeds. Smut infested seed
should never be sown, for smut may
easily reduce the yield 10 to 20 BUSH
els per acre.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
How Neglected Orchards
Can BE Made to Produce

Neglected and rundown orchards
can be restored, in part at least, to
normal productiveness. The method
of restoration will vary necessarily
with the condition Of the trees and
the soil. AS rule, both the trees
and the soil need attention, says A.
e. Schilletter, extension horticulture
list Of Clemson college, in a recent
statement telling how neglected or
chards can be made to stage q pro-
ductive comeback.
Where pruning has been neglected,
the trees are usually full Of wood
which must be thinned out. This will
act as a stimulant to more vigorous
wood growth and the storing up Of
reserve food for fruit-bud formation.
The pruning should be done from De-
cember to March, and should not be
too severe. If a large number of
branches has to be removed it is pref
cradle to complete the pruning the
second year The cuts should be made
close to the main branches and as
clean and smooth as possible.
The land should be plowed as early
as possible in the spring, but before
blowing, heavy dressing of we'll
rotted stable manure should be ap-
piled.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Lice Are Source of
Trouble With Stock
Seriously Hinder Growth if
Not Controlled.

Lice are q common source of trouble
with young stock and unless kept I'M
der control seriously hinder growth.
Calves infested with lice do not thrive.
To get rid of lice, the quarters must
first be thoroughly cleaned and thor
ougnly disinfected, every crack and
corner, with a 5 per cent solution OF
coal-tar dip. The calves themselves
may then be treated by one OF the fol
lowing methods, all of which have
been used successfully by competent
herdsmen:
zone of the cheapest and most sue
cessful methods of combating lice is to
brush raw linseed oil over the infected
parts of the calf every few days. -
Storrs Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton Bulletin SO.
washing the calf thoroughly with
a to 5 per cent coal tar disinfectant,
such as zenoleum or creolin, Is effec-
tive. The washing should be repeated
in a week to kill any lice that hatch
in the interval If washing is done
in cold weather, the calves must be
rubbed with dry cloths and kept
blanketed until dry."-Illinois Agricul
tural Experiment Station Circular POP
"a good remedy for lice on calves
may be made by sleeping for four
hours four ounces Of larkspur (del-
phinium) in a gallon Of boiling water.
then straining and applying the liquid
to the affected parts. In winter, IL the
calves are badly infested with lice and
1t is too cold to wash them, pyrethrum
powder may be used to good advan-
tage. AS rule, however, lice pow
ders are not as effective as thoroughly
washing or dipping the calves with
some disinfectant. Wisconsin Agri-
cultural Experiment Station Circular
SO.
'sWhen calves become infested with
lice, thorough washing of the entire
body with a coal tar disinfectant, such
as a 2 or 3 per cent solution of ze-
noleum, creolin or lysol; is recommend
ed. In the absence of any of these, a
mixture of lard, one pound, and kero-
sene, one-half pint, should be smeared
on the body 1t. is well to repeat the
bath in a week or ten days to kill lice
which hatch in the meantime. In cold
weather care must be taken to dry the
calves quickly and thoroughly after
washing, to prevent chilling Ne
braska State Dairymen's Association.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22

in to the poultry department, Wiscon-
sin College Of Agriculture, and asked
the reason for her hens laying soft
shelled eggs. This is the way she e1-
pressed her plight: II have fed and
fed my hens oyster shells and grit,
still soft-shelled eggs continue being
laid by my hens. What shall I do?
Will / have to force the shells down
each hen so that they will have plenty
of material to form egg shells?"
Here was poultry woman who
was having troubles exactly like hum
dreds Of other Wisconsin farm women.
Her hens were getting al the mate
rial they needed to make egg shells,
but poor or thin shells we're being
made. The reason for this was the
lack of plenty of direct sunlight.
ITO be able to catch most of the
suns rays during the winter months" "
explains Halpin, "the windows Of the
henhouse must be facing the south.
Then, not all of the suns rays are
obtained unless the windows are
hinged at the top or side and opened
so that the direct sunshine enters the
house. This permits the sunshine to
come into the henhouse without first
passing through the glass. On only
the warm days can the windows be
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
ARM EAC:T.S1g.,

Rye straw is not advised for poul-
try house litter because of the pos
sible presence of ergot.
1t takes about six pounds of seed
corn to plant an acre. This means
about sixteen ears for each acre to be
planted.
Manure exposed to the weather in
loose, shallow piles for few months
may lose more than half of its fer
tilizing value through fermentation
and teaching.
Rotted wood, such as is to be found
In old woods where fallen trees and
old stumps have rotted, is said to be
excellent to scatter to depth of an
irch or more in the flower bed Fewer
weeds will grow in soil covered with
rotted wood.
Spring showers and sunshine encour-
age the multiplication of the cabbage
and other vegetable worms. Unless
they are promptly checked they will
have accomplished their purpose be-
fore the season is well advanced.
Careful inspection every few days is
advisable, If a worthless crop is to be
had
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Renovating Old
Orchards Urged
Give Neglected Trees Chance
to Produce Better and
Profitable Crops.

Start renovating the old orchards at
once in order to give the trees a chance
to produce some profitable crops. An
old orchard should be given fair
chance, and then the trees that fail to
deliver the goods should be removed.
If the orchard cannot be made pay
ing proposition, why let it occupy land
on which profitable crops can be
grown? Furthermore, the old trees in
dead and dying condition harbor dis
ease and insects, and the unsightly
appearance Of a neglected orchard is
a bad advertisement for the owner,
points out A. E. Schilletter, extension
horticulturist, at Clemson college.
If there is 40 per cent stand of
trees that can be brought back into
bearing by renovation, it will pay to
undertake the work. IF this is not the
case, it will pay better to plant anew.
The grower should know the varieties
before the work is begun, so that he
can determine which trees will be
profitable.
According to Mr.. Schilletter, work
on the old orchard should begin at
once, and should consist of thorough
and careful spraying, pruning, worm
ing and cultivating
!'runing.-This preserves the life,
health and yigor Of the tree by remov-
ing dead, diseased and interfering
branches, concentrates the growth into
tho frI1it- forr,i,,r LroY,oI,ac, ond on,
courages new wood growth in support
of the next crop of fruit.
misunderstanding safeguards and
prolongs the life of the trees by re-
polling insect and disease attacks, and
decreases the percentage of decayed
and wormy fruit However, it must be
clearly understood that different pests
require different sprays, and that the
winter application of spray is mainly
for preserving the life Of the tree.
Worming.-This ribs the trees of
worms that bore into the roots of the
trees. The presence cf worms is indi-
Gated by sap emulation or jelly near
the ground in the peach and plum, and
by yellowing of the apple and pear.
These worms must be dug and cut out,
for spraying does not control this in
sect.
CuItivation.-This operation aids in
destroying weeds and grass, reduces
the harboring places for insects, makes
plant food available, and encourages
tree growth.
Thinning.-Remove all the worthless
or disease6l trees, and thin out the re-
naming tees to proper distances.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
LAYING Hen NEEDS
LOTS OF SUNLIGHT
This Is Necessary for Pro-
'duction of Good Hatch
ing Eggs.

Sunlight cannot be left out Of the
daily requirement Of the laying hen
when good Matching eggs are to be OBJ
tanned.
Good feed, clean water and skim
milk, and plenty Of exercise given to
the right hens aids them in filing the
egg basket, but if the sunlight be left
out the chances are that very few of
those eggs in the basket will hatch out
when put into the incubator or under
the hen. That is the opinion of j. G..
Halpin, head Of the poultry depart
ment, Wisconsin College of Agricul-
ture, and his experience backs up his
Judgment. Halpin reports that farm
ers and their wives are writing in to
the poultry department each Matching
season inquiring as to why their eggs
do not hatch the way they should In
most cases he has found out that the
reason was that the hens did not get
enough sunlight in their coops
Sunlight Increases HatchabiIity.
That the hatchability of eggs is in
creased by giving the hens plenty Of
sunlight has been proven by practical
trials. Then, too, the lack of plenty
Of sunlight prevents the hens from
forming egg shells of reasonable thick
ness. One poultry keeper who was
troubled when she saw that many of
her hens laid soft-shelled eggs wrote
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22

bad weather conditions. Alfalfa should
be left in the swath until the leaves
are wilted down somewhat, but not too
dry and brittle. Eckles, of Minnesota
station, has said that alfalfa may be
ensiled with good results Immediately
after it has been rained on while heing
cured for hay.
Some years ago in Colorado they RAJ
a test with alfalfa in the silo, pnr in
whole as cut from the field, and an
other lot cut to three-quarter-inch
pieces. The spoilage in the lot en-
SLED whole amounted to about IL per
cent in weight, but it's feeding value
loss was some greater. The lot which
was cut up fine showed a loss of about
Z per cent. 1t is fair to presume that
with a good, light silo well made silage
from cut alfalfa need not show a
greater loss than IL per cent at the
most. Making fine silage from whole
alfalfa is a harder thing to do. It
must be rather green, the silo must be
tight and deep, and the alfalfa must
be put in by small forkfuls and we'll
trampled down, further weighted by
some tight packing material like cut
corn fodder.
We believe, however, that corn ST.
lage to supplement well cured alfalfa
hay is the better plan as normally
used. One would find it easier to cure
and dry-stack the hay than to handle
so much water as would be necessary
in putting up alfalfa silage In the
proper way.-Wisconsin Farmer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Difficult to Determine
Sex Of Goose or Gander

Gamblers are usually a little larger
and coarser than geese. The head OF
the gander is apt to be larger and the
neck thicker. The cry of the goose
is rather harsh, while the gander
makes a shrill cry. The only accurate
way is examination of the organs, or
observation of the flock at mating
time.
Laying ability Of geese depends on
the breed and the individuals. Tou-
louise geese will usually average about
twenty eggs, and some produce thirty
to thirty-five White Chinese geese
will lay from fifty to one hundred eggs.
The Emdens are not generally quite as
good layers as Toulouse, although very
similar.
The 1ameness may be due to rheu-
matism caused BY spending the night
in a damp roosting place. Goslings
sometimes become lame, due to faulty
feeding methods caused by lack OF
mineral matter or animal feed in the
ration.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Canary SNOWFALL eettie, Junior champion.

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
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FIRST REQUIREMENT
FOR SANITARY COOP

The first requirement for a sanitary
hen house is a roomy, dry building
with plenty of window space and easy
means of ventilation.
Dropping boards under the roosts
ere quite, essential for the proper
maintenance of cleanliness. They
should be made of tongued and
grooved flooring well laid, and should
be at least three feet above the floor
of the house. If nests are under the
dropping boards, three feet six inches
would be better height In the case
OF heavy breeds runways up to the
roosting perches should be used, but
with leghorns and other light breeds
they are not necessary
Dropping boards should be level, and
the percheS arranged about six inches
above them. The perches should be
on level, also, and Of by material.
They should be fastened to 2 by 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.
A hoe with Is or 1S-inch blade Is
very satisfactory for scraping the
dropping boards, and If used regular
ly once or twice a week will assist
materially in maintaining the health
Of the flock. A small box arranged to
hang from and slide along the front
edge of the dropping board platform,
to receive the droppings as they are
scraped from the board will help to
preserve the fertilizer for the garden.
One nest should be provided for each
five or six birds, and even more if
trap nests are used Twelve by twelve
inches is large enough and one-fourth
inch mesh hardware cloth is excellent
for the bottom. Wall nests are to be
preferred to those located under the
dropping platform, but the wall nests
require top place at an angle of at
least As degrees, to prevent the chick
ems roosting on them. The runways
along the front of the nests can also
be made to fold up in front of the
nest openings, which will keep the
young birds from roosting in the nests
at night and fouling them.
Dry mash hoppers are essential to
the economical feeding of the flock;
they should be raised on legs Is inches
to 2 feet from the floor
Water stands should be raised the
same as the mash hoppers, and ara
best made with a Slated top in. the
middle Of which an opening is lCkt to
receive 12-quart pail. The support
for the bucket should be about six
inches lower than the top Of the plat
form
A broody coop where feverish hens
can be confined and fed is much to be
preferred to ducking them or to star
walton.
A catching coop Is very desirable
and almost necessary where any regu-
lar and consistent effort at culling is
attempted. A heavy wire with one
end bent to form a hook and the other
end tied to an old broom handle Is
useful in catching bird or two, as
occasion may demand.
A bin where two or three hundred
pounds of scratch grain may be stored
in the chicken house is also a labor
saver
Details as to the construction OF dlt-
ferent items mentioned above must OF
course vary with the size Of the flock
and local conditions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Manure Carrier Is Good
Investment in ANY Barn

The manure carrier is good in
vestment in any barn where labor is.
an item Of expense. OF course, if
ones time is worth no more than it's
use for exercise, the manure carrier
is liability. Good equipment in the
barn and good manure pit will go
far toward helping to save large
percentage of the annual manure pro-
duction. It's use will help explain
why communities where live stock is
kept seem to be prosperous in spite
Of the fact that It's farmers will say
they are feeding their live stock at a
loss. They forget to include the value
Of the manure which keeps their soils
not only fertile but in good physical
condition. The better this manure is
conserved and applied to the fields
the greater will be its value.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22

opened, though. Some pogltrymen
the Badger state even go 90 far as tc
build special lean-to scratching sheds
which have all the south side exposed
to sunlight. The exposed side being
covered with chicken wire netting to
keep the hens from wandering about
the snow banks.
Feed Fails When Sunlight Is Lacking.
You can feed the laying hens the
best feeds in the land, and still their
eggs will not hatch without the aid of
good old "Sol" (sun), Is the poultry
mans opinion. OF course, good feed
is essential so that the hens may have
plenty of material to make the eggs
in the first place, but sunlight is the
magic wand which puts on the finish
ing touches to each egg so that it will
hatch when left for three weeks under
the setting hen or in the incubator.
1t is best to let one rooster run with
each pen of fifteen hens. The rooster
can be put with the hens that are to
be used for breeding purposes about
three weeks before eggs are wanted
for Matching. This allows plenty of
time for the eggs to have chance to
be fertilized
Pick Best Eggs for Matching.
Like produces like" This is true
In both the animal and vegetable king.
dom. If large eggs are selected for
Matching, then from these eggs will be
raised chicks that grow rapidly and
hens that will lay large eggs.
The Badger egg market, as whole,
has no special choice as to color Of
eggs, but if there is a choice in any
market, then select that color which
is demanded, is the suggestion that
Halpin makes.
The time to set the eggs is deter