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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
Soy Bean Seed Threshed
With Grain Separator

Soy beans can be threshed more eff
fciently with a pea and bean separa-
tor than by any other means. With
this machine there will be a minimum
Of unthreshed and split seed. How
ever, an ordinary grain separator
properly adjusted, will thresh the crop
very well. BY the use of two special
pulleYs, the speed of the cylinder
should be reduced to 800 or 400 revo-
luticns per minute, and the fan, shak-
er and screens run at normal speed.
Ii addition, about half the cylinder
teeth and all the concaves should be
removed, substituting boards for the
latter. Each of these adjustments
should vary somewhat with the varie-
ty and the condition of the beans.
When the whole crop is of the same
variety and is well cured. the grain
separator can be adjusted to do very
satisfactory job. The oats screens
should be used for all varieties. A
machine with a Slated straw carrier
is more satisfactory for this purpose
than one with a wind stacker.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
Select Breeding Males
Early for Next Spring


The selection of breeding males for
next season should begin as soon as
they can be distinguished from the
pullets. The Missouri experiment sta
tion bred up great flock of layers in
a few years simply by selecting the
cockerels that crowed first and the
pullets that laid first for breeding
purposes. If one does not trapnest it
is difficult to select the pullets from
large flocks. But few minutes spent
with the cockerels early on a clear
morning will readily distinguish the
more advanced males. A peeping red
comb is the first indication, and
squeaky crow is the second
The exceptional cockerels OF the
Leghorn and other lighter breeds will
start to crow at ABOUT six weeks. The
heavier breeds usually take from
eight to nine weeks. These early
growers should be marked by wing
bands or leg bands and given special
attention until maturity.
A few minutes spent in observing
the males at this age will repay the
breeder many times over for his trou-
bic. One good male selected for his
early crow, given special care, and
used for breeding may advance the
egg production as much as 80 per cent
in single year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
Greatest Difficulty in
Ensiling Shocked Corn

The greatest difficulty in the ensil-
ing of shocked corn or corn slower is
the large amount of water required to
bring the corn to the proper moisture
content so that it will pack well and
will go through the proper fermenta-
tion When convenient supply OF
water is not available, it would be
a questionable practice to attempt
this method.
1t requires a great deal more water
than is ordinarily thought to produce
the best results. With corn fodder or
corn slower of the usual moisture con-
tent, it is well to use equal quantities
by weight of water and fodder. Dur
ing wet weather less water may be
necessary, but taken all in all, it is
best to use the maximum amount of
water as it will do little harm, par
ticularly If there is some provision
to take off the surplus water at the
bottom Of the silo.
1t is believed by many men that it
is sufficient to run a stream of water
into the silage blower, but this will
hardly give sufficient moisture to pro-
duce the best results. The better
method is to run hose to the top Of
the silo and sprinkle the cut fodder as
it comes in or after each load is
leVeled off.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
Tobacco Useful for
Control Of Worms
Kentucky Experiment Sta
ton Recommends It.

The poultry division of the Ken
lucky experiment station recommends
the tobacco tea treatment for control
ling intestinal worms in poultry. For
each 100 hens or 200 pullets of frying
size, chop up a pound of tobacco stems.
Allow these stems to soak from six to
eight hours by pouring just enough hot
water over them to cover them. Then
drain off the juice and squeeze the
stems to get as much of the nicotine
as possible. This juice should be used
in mixing six to eight pounds of mash.
The birds to be treated should be
starved at least ten to twelve hours
before feeding the mash wet with the
tobacco juice. It also is advisable to
keep the birds confined to the house
the day after they are treated. Feed
the moist mash about noon, and two or
three hours later add epson salts to
the drinking water, pound to 100
hens or 200 flyers Make sure the
next morning that the birds leave the
house at dawn so that they will not
PIN ny any VI I1lC WOlll NOluCQf
ing the night. Thoroughly clean the
house and burn all litter taken out.
The tobacco tea treatment should
not be used on pullets which are just
coming into good production or on hens
which are laying heavily, as the starv-
ing tends to disturb egg production
and may be followed with a partial
mott.
For heavy laying flock or for grow
ing stock, it is frequently desirable to
use tobacco powder in the dry mash.
The powder should contain from / to
2 per cent nicotine. Two pounds of
the powder should be added to each
100 pounds of growing or laying mash,
and continued in the mash for three
or four weeks, and then repeated sew
eral weeks later if necessary.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
EARN mites.

Cane should be matured or frosted
before put in a silo.
The most important single factor in
the care of asparagus is maintenance
of the soil fertility.
Cane sown broadcast for hay makes
the best quality of hay when cut at
about the stage when the first head
blooms.
The market value Of any fruit is
greatly increased if the fruit is prop
erly packed in a substantial and at
tractive package.
Parsnips, parsley, oyster plant and
horseradish are not easily injured by
freezing. They may be left right
where they grew in the garden.
Do not pile apples under the trees
Sort them as soon as picked and store
in cool place off the ground Handle
carefully so as not to bruise the fruit.
A self-feeder with shelled corn in
one compartment and tankage in an
other compartment Is probably the
most satisfactory and economical
method of finishing the spring pig.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
In ,|.,l,.f
11uuurrlninGa4Irrum1H- QEg

The feeding value of grain does not
decrease when put in a silo.
Take the imp out of impossible by
putting fertility into the soil.
Another way to increase farm in
come is to study market news and con-
ditions
There is no other time that seed
corn can properly be selected for next
spring except right now.
Don't take your sick chickens to
market. They soon die in the fatten-
ing crates after exposing hundreds of
others to disease.
Kill all sick chickens and bury them
at home. A safe rule to go by is not
to sell anything you would not eat
yourself.
Barley is good hog feed, but is a
trifle bulky for the best fattening re-
suits when used alone. Fed half and
half with corn and per cent tank
age ration, splendid results have been
obtained with barley as a pork pro-
Queer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
Value of Barley as
Feed is Overlooked
Makes an Excellent Grain
for Live Stock.

prepared by the United States Department.
of Agriculture.)
Barley should be more widely known
in the northern and western states, adj
vises the United States Department Of
Agriculture, saying it is sound eco
nomics to increase the barley acre
age for the purpose of producing feed
for live stock. Before the law pro-
hibiting the manufacture of beer con-
tanning more than very small per-
centage of alcohol was enacted, the
best grades of barley went to malt
houses and only inferior grain re-
manned on the farm to be fed. This
prevented the farmers of the Missis-
sippi valley from realizing it's full
value as feed. Even now the guam
tity of feed produced per acre is not
appreciated by the average farmer.
Barley is an excellent grain feed for
stock, being almost equal to corn
Then, too, it completes with corn in
but few places, as it is mostly grown
outside the limits of profitable corn
culture. 1t produces more pounds to
the acre than oats or wheat. If neces-
sary it can be seeded later than spring
wheat, and hence interferes little with
the wheat acreage in the spring-wbeat
region. 1t supplies the needed grain
feed necessary for the increase of live
stock, which sometimes must come
with diversified farming in the areas
where grain farming is now the only
enterprise.
The best lands for barley are we'll
drained soils that are not sandy. The
best returns are obtained from early
seeding. The best methods of prep
aration are fall blowing in the humid
spring region, disked corn ground on
the Great Plains, and summer fallow
in sections where the crop is winter
seeded. The best method of seeding is
with drill. and the best method OF
harvesting is with binder. The grain
should not be threshed too close, as
broken kernels lower the market value.
The best yielding varieties are Ten
nessee Winter in the humid-winter re-
gion, Manchurian and Oderbrucker in
the handspring region, and Coast
Hannchen, Club Mariout, White
Smyrna, Chevalier, and Trebi in the
semiarid region.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
Vaccines Used as Cures
for Diseases in Hogs

When a definite diagnosis of swine
plague or hemorrhagic septicema can
be made and it is known that cholera
or some other disease condition is
not present in the herd, the use Of
hemorrhagic septicema aggressin is
recommended, advise veterinarians at
the Kansas State Agricultural college.
This is especially true if only few
hogs are starting the disease.
Where the herd has been infected
for some days, preliminary dose of
bacterin may be advisable as the ag-
gressin is usually little slower in
producing resistance to disease, al
though its effects are more lasting.
The resistance conferred by bacterin
may last from a few weeks to a few
months, depending upon the number
of doses given and the antigenic prop
critics contained in the bacterin.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26

acres of land unallotted on reserva.
lions.
Indian Loves Action.
The Indian loves to watch the water
move, sparkle and fall as it passes
down the stream. His is a life en-
lowed with action. This has awak-
ened in him the quality of motion and
vivid Imagination in his own life. He
loves pony races, powwow dances,
baseball, target and trap pigeon shoot
ing, hunting, fishing and the playing of
his favorite Indian game, lacrosse.
His interests have naturally been de-
veloped around such lines of work as
involve action, excitement and demon
stration of some form of activity. The
concrete rather than the abstract APP
peals to him, Volta declares.
The message which the white man
brings to the Indian should, therefore,
relate to his development, Volta
points out. He is confident that with
future careful development along
these agricultural lines the Indian may
be taught to become entirely independ-
ent of government aid
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
Give Colts Proper Care
and Attention in Fall

Colts should be looking good at this
time of the year and it is highly i'm
portant that they be given the proper
care and attention after weaving to
keep them growing well during the
fall and winter months. Before colts
are weaned they should have become
accustomed to eating grain, since
grain feeding is necessary to prevent
a check in growth after weaving
When pastures get short, plenty of
alfalfa hay and other roughage should
be fed together with enough grain to
keep the colts gaining all through the
winter Colts we'll cared for during
the winter season will continue to
make good growth on pasture next
season. well-developed young horse
has much higher value than one that
is Stunted.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
INDIANS LEARNING
GOOD FARM METHODS

Wisconsin's Indians are slowly
changing from the carefree hunters
and fishers life to that of an indus
trious agriculturist. Agriculture is
slowly being taken up by the various
Indian tribes on reservations In the
state.
From the very beginning the Indians
have placed considerable reliance upon
the white leader and upon his ability
to show the way. The first call of the
red men, according to J. F. Volta,
state county agent leader, came to the
Wisconsin College Of Agriculture in
1914 from members Of the Menominee'
tribe. 1t was to judge farm crops and
live stock and other exhibits at an
annual Indian fair. The contact
which this speaker made served to in
terest other Indians with the result
that each succeeding year the call has
come from more reservations for
speakers on various occasions.
Hold Numerous Institutes.
Volta tells how the agricultural ex-
tension service of the college has been
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26

assisting the Indians in the state by
supplying speakers for Indian farm
ers' institutes and summer meetings.
Four Indian farmers institutes were
held in the state last spring.
The superintendent in charge of the
group usually conducts the meeting in
cooperation with the extension serv-
Gee of the college of agriculture.
Volta explains that the work given
Is simple, practical and Of demonstra-
tional character. An interpreter is
used whenever necessary and con-
genient This spring the red men
were shown how to treat potatoes for
scab and how to cut the tubers for
seed, also how to prepare the field
and plant the seed. Demonstrations
were given in the selections of straw
berries, preparation of bed and meth
ID of planting Lantern slides, NOV
Ing pictures, charts and real objects
are used to impart the information to
the Indians.
1t is not difficult to understand,
Volta points out, that only meager
results from the Indian as a farmer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26

can be hoped for at the present time.
He has been leading an easy care
free life for generations, making his
living chiefly by hunting and fishing.
1t Is, therefore, healthy sign, Volta
asserts, that he is now in a receptive
mood to receive agricultural knowl-
edge. Patience and diligence on tho
part of the white man are bound tc
result in advancement on the part OF
the Indian.
Many Farm Successfully.
Nose Tucker, a full-fedged Menom-
inee Indian, is giving his family of II
children a liberal education In the
local government school and the old
er members Of the family have spent
several years at other higher Indian
schools and colleges elsewhere. Mr..
Tucker owns a farm Of 120 acres with
go acres under cultivation.
Paul Vogue, another Indian farmer,
raised 200 bushels Of potatoes, four
acres Of corn, 75O bushels Of oats, $50
bushels of buckwheat, and other gar
den truck. He now has young or
chard of "a fruit trees started.
Indian farmers in the state last year
owned 1,135 cattle, 100 sheep and
1894 horses. At the present time
249, 1929 acres Of land have been al
lotted to Indians and there are 282, 721
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
Horse Supply Is
on the Decline
Good animals Weighing
1,4OC Pounds and Up Are
Needed on Farms.

Economists at the South Dakota
State college urge farmers to look
ahead to the time when they will need
younger work animals and to produce
the draft type of horses that are in
good demand.
A few years ago the production of
horses was one of the principal
branches Of the livestock industry
Feed was cheap, climate was fine, and
soil suitable for excellent underpin-
ming. All kinds of horses ranging from
the small Indian pony to the big heavy
draft horse were raised in South Da-
kota and the surplus found its way, at
good prices, to the Eastern and South
eastern markets. Parent stock of the
very best breeding and individuality
was purcha I'd regardless Of prices
and brought into the state to improve
the quality of horses
Supplanted by Automobile.
The need for light horses on the
average general or diversified farm
has been filed to large degree by
the automobile. Furthermore. the pro-
duction and development of these
types of horses is becoming a highly
specialized industry. The danger of
injury to colts, which are full of life
and energy, is much greater than with
the draft-bred colts or mules. The de-
velopment Of light colts so as to COM
mand profitable price on the market.
also requires skill possessed by COM
paratively few men.
On the other hand, it is quite likely
that good horses, weighing 1,400
pounds and up, will be needed to do
our farm work and some of the work
in other industries for years to come.
A report of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture for May ], 1925,
indicates that only ia per cent of
the horses on the farms of crop re-
porters over the United States are I'M
der four years of age, while 43 per
cent are under ten years of age. This
report also shows that the present rate
of colt production in the Middle West,
Of which in so far as horse production
is concerned, South Dakota may be
considered a part, is not enough to
maintain the present number Of horses.
Yet, in past years, the Middle West
has been the source of horse and mule
yeplacements for both the Southern
and Eastern states.
Must Pay Higher Price.
Under such conditions the farmer
cannot reasonably expect to buy
horses five years from now at as low
a price as he can buy them today.
The number of colts born on the farms
in South Dakota during the spring of
1925 indicates that many farmers are
already looking ahead to the time
when younger horses will be needed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
Cholera Is Contagious
and Is Spread by Hens

Cholera is highly contagious dis
ease conveyed by bacillus which are
found in the discharges and In the
blood. The rapid spread of the con-
tagion is accounted for by the fowls
eating grass or other food contami-
mated by excretiOns OF diseased birds,
and through spilled blood Of diseased
birds. Probably the first sign of this
trouble is shown through the urates-
that part of the excrement Of the
fowl which is excreted By the kidneys
and voided with the droppings. Nor
mally this is white, but it becomes
tinged with yellow, and then bright
yellow when the bird is infected with
cholera. In cholera the solid part Of
the droppings also changes color, be-
coming bright emerald green instead
of dark green approaching black, as
it appears WREN normal.
Changes in color of the droppings,
together with frequent voiding Of ex-
crement with mucus and froth are
danger signals. 1t Is important to
examine the dropping boards daily
when cholera is reported in the neigh
borhood.
Fowls that show this trouble will
usually stand with dropping wings,
roughened feathers and distended crop.
Birds should be killed without spill
ing blood by pulling the neck. All
carcasses should be promptly burned.
Keep the flock in as small groups
as possible. Disinfect frequently
keep the dust down and discourage
stray dogs and visitors in the chicken
yard
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26

the ton-litter class. This litter OF ten
pure-bred Poland Chinas weighed 2,491
pounds at the end of six months.
The IL pure-bred Hampshires raised
by Paul G. Link of Jackson county
weighed 2,206 pounds when they were
officially checked in.
The II pure-bred Chester Whites
raised by Elmer Asp weighed 2,07S
pounds at the end of $50 days. The
people of st. Croix county are proud
of the boy who has had success in
raising hogs.
For the third successive year young
Chester Manthei of Rock county has
raised a ton litter. This year the IL
pure-bred Durocs composing the litter
weighed 2,O55 pounds ten days be-
fore the time limit had expired
Because mis- hogs made the required
weight Harry Ryan of ST. Croix coun-
ty considers himself lucky boy. His
nine grade Durocs weighed 2,OO1
pounds.
Only Registered Bears Used.
All owners of swine were eligible
to compete regardless of the breed of
their hogs Although even grade hogs
were allowed in the contest, it was
specified that all litters must be sired
by registered boars.
Rules Of the contesr stated that only
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26

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EARLY MATURITY is
A VALUABLE ASSET

There is a large difference In the
type and maturity of different birds of
the same age and general breeding.
This should be taken into considera-
ton when selecting birds for winter
laying or for breeding purposes. The
slow-maturing birds will show long,
slender heads, lack of fleshing, be light
in weight and show general signs of
lack Of vigor. The slow-developing
and development.
A test which was run by the Iowa
experiment station shows that the
early maturing birds are the best for
winter egg production and that they
also continue to be the heaviest lay
ers during the following summer. The
pullets in the test were divided into
four groups, the early maturing, me-
dunn maturing, late maturing and very
late maturing.
The results for the four winter
months of November, December, jan
uary and February showed an average
of SLAP eggs for the first group, 1886
for the second, 1889 for the third, and
only 1928 for the very late-maturing
group.
In the following four spring months
the difference was still marked, but
not 50 great. The average for the
different groups were 9065 for the
first group, 1898 for the second, 6782
for the third, and 1914 for the fourth.
In the four months of July, August,
September and October, which COM
pleted the years test, TIE results were
again decidedly in favor OF the early
maturing birds The averages were
75.43 for the first group, 60.89 for the
second, 1862 for the third, and 1904
for the fourth.
The total for the year showed an
average Of 217.5 eggs for the first
group or the early maturing fOwls,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
Rodents Eat Much Feed

Some owners Of swine pay little at
tention to the rats that run riot in the
hog house, especially in the feed room
and about the hog yards and feeding
places. They have become accustomed
to them, regard them as a nuisance
but scarcely worth fighting, "as they
always come back" They recognize
that there is some loss of feed from
rats and mice but do not, as a rule
perhaps, remember or understand the
other mischief they make.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
Drinking Fountains

Many non-freezing drinking foun-
tains now on the market are enjoying
a splendid SALE This is well because
chickens need pure, fresh water as
much in winter as in summer. A per-
son can thrive longer without water
than without food, and hen is the
same way. Inc poultryman who can
keep his fowls lively, comfortable and
happy during the coldest weather is
the one who will make the most money.
On cold, rainy days it is best to keep
the fowls confined to the house.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
Balanced Ration Is Big
Essential for Pullets

Pullets that are confined in the
house should receive well-balanced
ration of dry mash scratch grain,
green feed, oyster shell, milk or water
A good mash can be prepared by grind
ing together equal parts Of corn and
oats by weight, and using 80 pounds
of this mixture to 20 pounds of high
grade tankage. This should be fed in
hopper available at all times, and
in addition the pullets should receive
scratch grain-either corn, wheat,
kafir or barley-twice daily at the
rate of IL pounds per 100 hens.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-26
Prices for Sheep and Lambs

1t seems to be reasonably certain
that there will be but few, If any,
more sheep and lambs slaughtered this
fall than year ago. This, together
with the fact that pork and beef
prices for the next few months will re-
main we'll above those of last year for
the corresponding period, leads to the
belief that fat sheep and lamb prices
this coming winter will compare ia
vorabIy with those Of the correspond
ing period last year.