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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-10
IL CLUB FOR
HOMELESS BOYS

Tho club n boyA' organization
Tor boys who have no homes, n
doesn't make any difference about
their religion or their race There
"a only one requirement 10 boys who
live at tho club.
They must be good bays And
all the boys who apply are good
judge Hall says
Club rules arc established by the
boys themselves The club is under
the rule OF house committee.
which exercises powers OF discipline
and procedure, The boys sumbit 10
stern rulcs-rulca that the average
boy az homo would object 20
The boys seldom so out evenings.
Most Of them are working 10 pay
FOR their keep at the club and TO
finance their way thru school
THEY SACRIFICE
FOR EDUCATION
Boys want high school rdueA
ton and sacrifice the pleasure OF
free and easy living 10 get a."
Judge Han said
They realize the value OF dlsel.
pline and Sslrrestrhint more than
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02

When using trees or shrubs from
the woods only those which have been
growing comparatively in the open
should be used. Use the native trees
of the region. Those especially good
are elm, Eastwood, hard maple, green
ash, paper birch and white and Nor
way pine. The small trees which are
of especial value are shadbush, moose
wood, native mountain ash, thornapple
and staghorn sumac. Then there are
tall-growing shrubs such as smooth
sumac, lilac and high-bush cranberry.
The common shrubs of medium
height are the gray dogwood, cut
leaved elder, arrowwood and downy-
leaved arrGwwood. Then there are
also the following low-growing shrubs,
such as the summer SNOWFALL, wild
rose, Japanese barberry and maple
leaved viburnum.
Many Wisconsin factory operators
already have their planting work COM
pleted. Many more are planning to
beautify the factory grounds this year,
for they realize the improvement in
beauty and thereby in the cash value
Of the factory.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
Have Hay Available for
Calves From Very First

Hay for calves should be available
from the first. By the time they are
fifteen days old, they will be eating al
appreciate amount. There Is some
uncertainty as to the kind of hay best
suited for calves. Some dairymen have
no bad effects where alfalfa hay is
used for calf feeding, while others find
that the calves scour badly. For this
latter group, red clover seems to give
much better results. 1t has been argued
by some that If alfalfa Is available
from the beginning, there is less dan
ger than if it is first fed after the calf
is two or three weeks old.
Silage is satisfactory calf feed IL
fed in moderation and care is exer-
cised to remove all moldy portions.
Calves at the Iowa State college dairy
farm have shown more rapid and more
economical gains when silage has been
included in their rations.
Various figures have been given to
indicate the feed requirements of
calf to six months. The following are
from Eckles and are the average Of the
rations of seven calves: Whole milk,
$50 pounds; skim milk, 1904 pounds
hay, go pounds; grain, lib pounds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
Milk Fever Is Serious
Menace to Fresh Cows

All OF the high producers should be
closely watched for milk fever during
the 48-hOur period Immediately follow
Ing freshening, says John M. Shaw,
dairy husbandry specialist, Iowa State
college. The only man who may feel
secure from loss from this disease is
the man with low-producing cows.
Restlessness, stamping Of the feet
and general nervousness are among
the early symptoms. These are quick
ly followed by a paralysis in the rear
legs, which causes the typical stagger.
This condition becomes rapidly worse
until the animal gets down and is UNI
able to rise. Cows suffering from milk
fever are often found thus with heads
thrown back with their muzzles point
ed flankward.
While the disease often results IA
tai within "a hours, the "air treat
ment" is one Of the surest cures. In
fate the udder by means of a milk
fever outfit and tie each teat with a
strand of cloth to prevent air escape.
In severe cases two or more mutations
of the udder are often necessary. The
air should remain in the udder from
II to "a hours, or longer In case OF
only partial recovery.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
Overlooking Calf VIII
Impair It's Digestion

1t Is quite customary to feed whole
milk to calf for a period of three
or four weeks. If the calf is not in a
good physical condition at that time,
whole milk may be continued for a
week or two longer. Care should be
exercised at the beginning to not feed
the calf too much, especially milk test
ing high in fat. Two or til rec pounds
at feeding twice day is enough
to start with. Even with this small
quantity, which is inadequate to
nourish the calf properly, it is we'll to
dilute 1t little with warm water IL
it is from a COW testing "A to so.
1t is better to start with too little
and gradually increase the calf's al
lowance than to overfeed and pro-
duce scours, for whenever a caIf's
digestion Is impaired it requires con-
siderable time before it becomes nor
NAL. More calves are ovarfed at the
beginning than are underfed
After the calf has reached the age
of three to four weeks and is making
good normal growth, little skim milk
may be added to the whole milk. This
process can be continued for a week,
increasing the skim milk and reducing
the whole milk until the calf is placed
entirely upon skim milk. At that time
good normal calf would be taking
from six to nine pounds of milk night
and morning. If milking is done at
noon, 1t is a good practice to feed
the calf three times per day.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
n0IIIT
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CHECK BLACKHEAD
IN TURKEY FLOCK

Every year blackhead in turkey
hocks becomes a little more common,
aid every year the losses from the
dread disease are a little larger. And
while no positive treatment has ever
been discovered, a remedy Is being
used by hundreds of successful turkey
growers that proves very satisfactory
If used before the fowls are in the
last stages of the disease, says a
writer in Successful Farming.
A slight lameness is usually discern
ible in a turkey coming down with
blackhead. The bird gradually grows
weaker, refuses to eat, but drinks an
unusual amount. Diarrhea is usually
present, and when the. disease is in an
advanced stage, the droppings are
usually a bright yellow. The wings
and tail are not held up. The head is
drawn close to the body.
Sometimes the flesh parts of the
head turn a bluish-black. If you are
not sure whether it is blackhead or
some other ailment that is affecting
the bird, it will be wise to make post
norton examination. If the liver is
covered with black or gangrene spots
it will not be necessary to look further
for the trouble. You may be sure
blackhead is the trouble, and begin
treatment accordingly.
Powdered ipecac may be used either
as a remedy for blackhead or as a
preventive. We prefer to use it as a
preventive, as any disease is better
prevented than cured. When black
head enters our flock it usually causes
the greatest losses before the poults
are six weeks of age. For this rea-
son we begin feeding the ipecac to the
poults as soon as we begin feeding
mash. 1t is fed in wet mash-one
teaspoonful of powdered ipecac to
enough mash for 20 turkeys-twice a
week. The same amount is given to
the young birds and the mature fowls.
This treatment will prevent black
head entering your flock, though the
youngsters are allowed to range with
the older birds, and on infected
ground.
If blackhead has entered your flock
before treatment is begun, the sick
birds should be fed half teaspoonful
of powdered ipecac IN wet mash (for
each bird) for three successive days.
If the disease is not in the advanced
stage it will not be difficult to remedy,
but if the fowls are nearly dead when
the treatment is begun, you cannot ex-
pect large percentage of cures
Heretofore, the only cure for black
head has been to move to new, unin-
fected land, and this is usually only
effective for the first season.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
Ground-Hog Day Is
Fast Losing Favor
Control Campaigns Begun
in Some Sections.

prepared by the United States DepartnenH
of Agriculture)
Because of its burrowing and feed
ing habits, the ground hoe is consid-
cred in most localities an undesirable
resident, and to make matters worse
its weather predictions" on the Sec
ond of February are no longer taken
seriously. "Ground-hog day. thus bids
fair to disappear in states where the
habits of this rodent run counter to
the interests Of the farmer, and in
such places ground hogs, or wood
chucks, or marmots, as they are va
riously termed, will face forcible ejec-
ton If necessary. In places where
they do little harm they may be al
lowed to live in moderate numbers for
use as game and food.
Grounding control campaigns in In
diana and Illinois have been popular
this spring, and the biological survey
of the United States Department of
Agriculture has been called on to CO.
operate with state officials and indi.
viduals in conducting them. Four
countrywide campaigns just completed
by the representative of the survey in
charge of rodent control in the eastern
district have proved successful and
have resulted in requests for similar
work in 20 other counties in the dis
trict. More than $4,000 has been
raised by county commissioners for the
purchase Of fumigation material,
which will be distributed in most cases
without cost to the farmers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02

clean. 1t Is also free from drafts or
sudden changes in temperature. A
windy place Is not desirable for the
poultry house.
If no other site is available, trees
and shrubs should be planted to break
the force of the wind to afford shelter
to the house, especially during fall
and spring when the winds are strong.
The house may be constructed at one
edge of the barnyard so that the hens
can range in the barnyard during the
pleasant days of the winter.
Users Recommend House.
The 20 by 20 straw loft house is G
type that has been tried and found to
be very desirable both In northern and
southern Wisconsin, according to j. G..
Halpin, head Of the poultry depart
ment, University Of Wisconsin. Since
a square house Is the cheapest to
build, and a depth Of 20 feet is neces-
sary, this house is planned to accom-
modate from 100 to 125 birds-an ideal
farm flock. The house can be length
ened as the size Of the farm poultry
dock increases.
Since this house has proven very
satisfactory in the dimensions listed
Halpin urges that poultrymen VINO
propose to build house follow the
plans given in new Wisconsin bull
letin, blouse the Hen" Changes are
likely to lessen the efficiency Of tn =
house and to lower the profits to be
expected. Advisable changes may be
made latter If needed.
A properly constructed concrete
floor is desirable, Halpin points out.
Poultrymen who are planning to build
a new house for next winter are adj
vised tc construct the floor this spring
or during the summer so that the
moisture may be drawn from the floor
before winter. The house can be con-
structed during the summer whenever
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
Burberry Plants
Menace to Grain
Harmful Native Species Has
Been Found in South
east Sections.


prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
The common barberry, which has
merited and received so much public
condemnation because Of it's reputa-
ton as an accomplice in spreading the
black stem rust of small grain, has
several relatives of the same family
name scattered here and there in the
United States. There are some forty or
fifty of these barberry relatives cul-
t1vated as or1amentaIs In this coun-
try, and they are all to be regarded
with suspicion, says the United States
Department of Agriculture, until
definitely proved harmless.
Common European Variety.
Heretofore but little attention has
been paid to any barberry except the
common European variety, now wide
~ naturalized in this country. During
the last few years, however, a harm
full native barberry species has been
found abundant in the Appalachian
mountains of southwestern Virginia,
southern West Virginia, and western
North Carolina. This species is nat
urally susceptible and spreads stem
rust to grains and certain wild grasses.
In some localities, at least, it is as
much menace to grain production
as is the common harberry. Numer-
GUS clumps of bushes of this species
have been found also in Indiana along
the Tippecanoe river, but not in the
woodlands or fence rows of nearby
farms.
Put In Rogue's Gallery.
Most of the species of barberry now
present in the United States have
come In during the last ten years, as
result of the impetus given the bar
berry as an ornamental by the ex.
plOrers in China. 1t Is not known
definitely whether all Of these species
are harmful, although it is reason
able to assume that most of them
are. In order to give the public the
benefit of any Of them which may be
harmless, so that they may be safely
used as ornamentals, the United
CtdICS department. Vi agriculture Is
gathering into one "rogues' gallery"
for future conviction or acquitral, rep
resentatives of all of these suspicious
members of the barberry family, as
well as the Nationals, q closely re-
lated genus. All species will be grown
in a special "barberry garden" re-
Gently established at Bell, Nd,
propagated, interbred, and hybridized,
and the resultant plants sent to the
testing station at st. Paul, Mimi,
where they will be inoculated with
stem rust in order to determine their
susceptibility and resistance or I'M
munity.
This information about the disease
carrying powers of all species Of the
barberry family is sought in order that
the propagation and dissemination of
undesirable foreign importations may
be prevented in this country. Some
Of these barberries are very desirable
ornamentals. They will be given a
hasty pardon" as soon as possible If
their innocence is fairly established
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
Potato Growers Making
War on Colorado Beetle

The Colorado potato beetle, like a
bad penny, never fails to come back.
Potato growers have become so used
to fighting this pest that control meas
ures are now a routine procedure.
Sometimes small growers or back
yard gardeners neglect the application
Of arsenic to their plants, and the
usual result Is loss of the crop.
AS liquid spray, four pounds of
arsenate of lead to 100 gallons of
water may be used. AS dust, a mix
ture of equal parts Of arsenate Of lead
and hydrated lime has given good re-
suits. Growers have found that mix
ture Of one part Of calcium arsenate
to two parts Of hydrated lime may be
safely used with satisfactory results
Dr. Frank Fl. Lathrop, South Caro-
lima Agricultural College Entomologist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
Practicable Method of
Destroying Sheep Tick

The only practicable method Of de-
stroying the sheep tick is by dipping
the sheep. This consists of immers-
ing the animals in a liquid that will
kill the parasites. Since the liquids
used do not destroy the eggs a sec
ond dripping is necessary and should
be done about "a days after the first
Because some of the ticks have prob
ably dropped from the sheep, it is best
not to put the dipped sheep back into
ticky quarters. In warm weather
eggs that have been dislodged may
hatch out and reinfest the flock. If
all the litter is cleaned up around the
sheds and lots and the ground sprayed
with the solution about double the
strength of that used in dipping, the
sheep may be safely put back In their
old quarters.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
FARM NOTE.

Muskmelons require warm soil and
a great deal Of fertilizer.
Sunfowers are ornamental and the
seeds make good food for poultry.
Successful dairymen find the silo is
an essential on farms where 80 or more
cows are MIXED.
Potassium iodide fed to pregnant
ewes will keep the lamb crop practi-
cally free from goiter..
An oil-can, wrench, or hammer ~
hand is worth two or three in the
bush-or fence corner.
Sufficient live stock should be main
tanned on each farm to consume a
considerable portion of the legumes
raised.
Young, growing chicks need shade
and free range, plenty Of fresh water
and proper food to make best profits
for the owner.
A satisfactory type of portable house
is one that is 10 feet wide, II feet
long. The front should be about 7
feet high with the back Az feet high.
The first feed In the morning Is gen.
orally scratch feed, which is fed in
the litter. The sooner this is fed in
the morning the better, for it encour-
ages the hens to get of the roost.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02

leisure time La found, including rainy
days.
All parts of the door should be to
IL inches above the ground level.
With q well-tamped gravel or cinder
fill of to 8 inches and q layer Of
tar-bullding paper, overlapping at the
joints about four inches and sealed
with tar, the floor will remain dry.
The coarse concrete is placed on top
Of this. A concrete floor Is perma-
nent, easily cleaned and rat proof. It
Is very satisfactory IL properly con-
structed, we'll dried before using, and
kept covered with dry litter.
Sunlight and Fresh Air Needed.
The south side OF the building is
very literally supplied with windows
and baf1ers to admit sunlight and
fresh air. The windows can also be
opened to admit sunlight directly into
the building. This is desirable be-
cause the flock needs direct sunlight.
Recent work at the Wisconsin station
indicates that direct sunlight has a
DeneHcldl elIeCC on the SHeA-nldhAnS
ability of the hen.
Sunlight coming through glass does
not have these properties; therefore
1t is quite important that the windows
be fixed so that 1t is possible to open
them In the winter to admit sunlight
and in the summer to admit fresh air.
1t is possible to open the house for
nearly an hour every day at noon dur
ing the winter months. Small win
dows are also placed on the north
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
IMPROVE VALUE BY
BEAUTIFYING GROUNDS

Many Of Wisconsin's 1900 neighbor-
hood creameries and cheese factories
Will be made more attractive this sum-
mer. Attractive buildings and grounds
show that the operator is particular,
and that his product is likely to be
superior.
Many Of the Objectionable features
about factory or creamery can easily
be overcome and the appearance ma
terially improved through little effort
and expense. The cheese factory or
creamery is now considered a commu-
nifty institution. 1t should advertise
the whole countryside.
The first step in improving the con-
ditions is frequently cleanup"
Trees, shrubs and flowers carefully
grouped around the buildings give at
tractiveness to the place. The more
careful consideration and thought
given to the habit of growth, size at
maturity and location of the trees,
shrubs and flowers and the general
appearance Of the factory the better
will be the result.
1t is frequently possible to collect
trees from the woods, says f. A. Aug,
horticuturist at the Wisconsin College
Of Agriculture. When this is done
better results are to be obtained by
collecting small specimens which will
transplant readily because of the
smaller root loss. Nursery stock trans
plants better than collected stock,
hence 1t is often better to purchase
nursery stock rather than to spend the
time ard take the chances in collect
ing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
Moldy Butter Loss
Always Avoidable
Creamery Operator Must
Apply Most Diligent Effort.

"Moldiness In butter Is absolutely
preventable by any creamery operator
who is willing to apply diligent effort"
says Harold Mack, bacteriologist for
the division of dairy husbandry of the
University of Minnesota.
Molds are living plants and must
be present and alive to do any dam
age" Mr.. Macy adds. IF they are ex-
Guided or destroyed there will be no
moldiness OF the butter"
Molds grow luxuriantlJ in sour
cream or buttermilk. If the butter
milk tank in the creamery - emptied
every few days for clean sing and
sterilizing, and If farmer patrons of
the creamery would use two sets Of
cans, one for carrying their cream to
the plant and the other for transport
ing buttermilk back home, the uni
versity bacteriologist says a tremen-
dous forward step would be taken
against mody butter. Coupled with
these precautions the watts Of cream
should be pasteurlzed and the pipes
and pumps through which the cream
passes should be washed ano sterilized
daily. Tubs in which the butter is
packed should be cleaned with steam
and paraffin and lined with treated
liners and circles. BY treating is
meant boiling them In saturated salt
brine solution or soaking in forma-
lin solution.
Moldy butter is costing creameries
of the country many thousands OF dol
lars. One small Minnesota creamery
which ships about 35 tubs week was
responsible for loss of more than
$1,000 because its butter was extreme
ly moidy when it reached the market,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
Calf Raising Involves
MANY Different Factors

There are good many factors in
volved in calf raising. In the first
place the cows should be healthy.
They should be free from tuberculosis.
Fortunately this is now recognized as
fact by the great majority of pro-
gressive farmers, although such has
been the case for only comparatively
few years. Contagious abortion is an
other disease that must be carefully
guarded against. This disease has
perhaps done more harm to the dairy
farmer, so far as the production Of
his herd is concerned, than tubercu-
losis, and every possible precaution
should be practiced to keep 1t out Of
the herd. Then too, the cows must
be kept In good condition. BY this
we do not mean that dairy cows
should be kept fat. In fact, 1t is i'm
possible to keep a dairy COW fat. If
she is of the dairy type, she will con-
vert excess feed into milk fat and
not body fat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
Far.InEIH|,ltl
Acid soil eats away profits.
rlRllnxltsmrnn EE.I::. -

Acid soil eats away profits
Barium carbonate mixed with fresh
hamburger makes the best bait to kill
rats.
Logged-off lands can be made to pro-
duce satisfactory crops under proper
management.
1t is good practice to feed the pigs
literally for several weeks just before
and after weaving them.
The best dust to keep off striped GU
cumber beetles is composed Of calcium
arsenate mixed with land plaster.
General control measures are more
important than medical treatment for
avoiding poultry losses due to intes-
final parasites.
In one year New York city uses, at
the estimated wholesale value, more
than $1S40O0,OO0 worth Of milk and
dairy products.
Most of the early lambs should be
on the market before they are trou-
bled with worms. 1t Is the late
lambs, those which go on the market
during the last part of June and in
July and August, which need to be
treated for worms. =
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-02
tuberculosis Is Spread
Through Carelassnn O,

Failure to destroy or bury deeply
the carcasses of animals that die from
natural causes, so that other animals
cannot have access to them, is re-
sponsible for the spread of much in
lection on farms. In recent inyesti-
CATION a farmer admitted having lost
between 80 and 100 chickens from dis
ease. He had thrown the dead fowls
into the hog pen and had also hauled
the cleanings from the chicken house
into a field In which his hogs ran.
Tuberculin testing showed about %
per cent infection of tuberculosis
among the fowls; and SOW that was
tested with avian tuberculin proved
to be tuberculous and indicated, more
over, that the Infection was Of the
fowl type.