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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01
EARM ACT,!21s:,

Smother the smut with copper dust
Treat seed wheat with copper car
Donate for smut prevention.
Weed seeds planted are paid for al
the price of crop seeds. Know what
you SOW.
A few pounds of poison bran mash
makes an ideal farewell banquet fol
the grasshoppers.
Where soil fertility is a problem the
absence of legume in the rotation
hastens the date of the sheriff's sale.
There is only one rule to go by in
the case Of trying to thicken thin
stand of alfalfa. That rule is, Don't
try it
Many of the poultry losses are
caused by spoiled grain and decom
posed animals being allowed to re-
main around the farm.
Rats kill a surprising number OF
chickens, and very often the cause OF
the loss is not discovered for con
siderable length of time.
Corn is the most practical crop for
ensilage and also makes the best feed
pSppPiaIIv co whom COW hams go
planted along with the corn crop.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01
Fertilizer Program
for Whole Rotation
Increases Fund of Plantfood
and Improves Soil.

The soundness OF a fertilizer pro-
gram that considers not only the crop
Immediately fortified, but all the
crops in rotation, Is beginning to be
recognized The balance sheet which
shows profit from expenditure for
fertilizer is not complete unless it
considers the residual effect of fer
tilizer applications on other crops
Here is case in point-in series
Of fertilizer tests by the Wisconsin
experiment station in southern Wis
consin, $3.50 worth of fertilizer pro-
duced an increase of 8.5 bushels of
oats, as an average on % farms. If
the tests had stopped with the oat
yields, doubtless the returns would not
have satisfied some of the fertilizer
users. But the following year. clover
which followed oats on nine of the
farms, yielded S53 pounds more hay
per acre where the oats had been
fortified. On II farms where al
falfa followed fortified oats, an IN
crease of $50 pounds of hay per acre
was obtained in the first cutting.
Yields. on the second and third cut
tings could not be obtained, but would
unquestionably raise the $50 pounds
increase materially.
In good farming system, such re-
suits as the above are carried on to
following crops. With the larger
crops, more stock can be fed, and
more manure produced to return more
pIantfood to the SOIL The net effect
Of sound fertilizer practice on gen.
eral farms is to increase the revolv-
ing fund of plantfood, resulting In
continued soil Improvement.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01
Keep Year-Old Hens

All hens of the heavier classes that
are two years old and over might bet
ter be marketed. In even the light
classes many of this age ought to go.
Others that are laying but that are
not worth keeping for another year,
should be kept until the egg yield
does not pay for the feed. The best
of the one and two-year-olds of the
ightest breeds might pay to keep, but
only the year-olds should be kept, and
even these will stand culling fairly
closely,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01

it will he judged. Planting, grading,
improvement of the driveway, a coat
Of paint are some Of the things which
may need to be done
Winners in Many Counties.
The Union Star Cheese factory of
Winnebago county was first prize win
ner in the beauty contest last year.
The Nye Cheese factory of Polk coun-
ty won second prize and the Maple
Grove Cheese factory Of Waupaca
county won third prize.
County prize winners were Bear Lake
Cheese factory, Barron; New Century
Cheese factory, Brown; Praag Cheese
factory, Buffalo; Creeklyn Cheese fac
tory, Calumet; South Grant Cheese
factory, Clark; South Point Cheese
factory, Clark; Blue Mound Cheese
factory, Dane; Ridge Cheese factory,
Dane; Spring Cheese factory, Dodge;
Sunnyside Cheese factory, Dodge;
Sunnyside Cheese factory, Door: Trout
Brook Cheese factory, Dunn; Forest
Spring Cheese factory, Fond du Lac !;
Dodd School Cheese factory, Fond d.
Lac; Lone Pine Cheese factory, Grant /;
Dawson Cheese factory, Green; Health
Valley Cheese factory, Green.
Star "A" Cheese factory, Iowa !;
Barneveld Cheese factory, Iowa !;
Farmers Cheese factory, Kewaunee;
Maykipg Hill Cheese factory, Lang
lade; Cloverleaf Cheese factory, Mani
towoc; Rockville Cheese factory,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01
Bursting of Cabbage Is
Very Easily Prevented

The bursting of growing cabbage
may be prevented very easily by
selecting the heads which show signs
Of bursting and starting the roots by
pulling, or cutting off some of the
roots with a hoe. The pulling process
Is preferable. Putting both hands un-
der the head, pull until many of the
roots are loosened and the plant is
pushed over TO one side. This treat
ment effectually stops the bursting
and not only that, but the cabbage
continues to grow Justify, and one has
the qualification Of seeing the heads
thus treated grow to greater size and
weight, and all due to this starting
the roots, which checks the growth
enough to prevent bursting, but does
not hinder further development.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01
Way of Burying Cabbage
to Prevent Rapid Decay

In planning to bury cabbage to avoid
decay first select a well-drained spot
and dig hole about four inches Deep
varying in width and length to suit
the amount stored. Allow the leaves
and roots to remain ON the cabbage
and without tbruising or breaking
place upside down on the ground
Wrap the outer loose leaves closely
about each head The next row is
placed on top Of the first, between
the upturned roots, and this is con-
tinued until a pointed pile is made
Over this, soil is placed gradually,
adding more as the weather becomes
colder Only solid heads of the late
varieties should be stored. The fiat
varieties are not as good for stor-
age as are the tighter ball-head kinds
Cabbage is not seriously injured by
freezing provided it is allowed to thaw
out slowly while still buried in the
soil
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01
Poultry Notes

Separate the cockerels and the pull
lets.
Give plenty of feed to growing
stock.
Each duck yields about two ounces
of marketable feathers.
Houses must be sprayed frequently
with good disinfectant to keep down
mites, lice, and disease germs.
Rations for the laying hens should
be compounded so that the hens will
eat at least one-half as much mash
as grain.
Soft-shelled eggs may be caused by
a lack of shell material, which may
be the case if the hens do not have
access to oyster shell.
1t is profitable to keep hens COM
Portable. Keep the coop free from
draft, still well ventilated and dry.
The coolest coop is the tightly closed,
disseminated one.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01
FARM FATHERS FAVOR
AGRICULTURE COURSE

The majority Of farmers whose sons
have attended high school and have
taken the agricultural course find that
the high school training in agriculture
Is of real value.
At least that seems to be the case
at Dodgeville, Wis.,, where Ivan Fay,
the high school agricultural teacher,
sent out 400 questionnaires to farm
ers and received only % negative re-
plies. Many fathers reported that their
sons had taken greater interest in
farming after completing the agricul-
tural work in the high school, On
219 farms the boys had brought their
agricultural work home to discuss the
problems with their father. Over 200
farmers replied that the boys had
shown a greater interest in pure-bred
stock and pedigree grains. Project
work received a high rating from 227
farmers while only 10 farmers could
see no benefits accruing from it.
That the boy who intends to farm
needs high school education was an
swered iii the affirmative by pa farm
ers with only saying mo-" In reply
to this question one man answered that
the farm boy needed an education "to
scrap with the middle-men and the
money sharks" Another man an
swered: II can see where my boy
learned more in four years than did
In 40 years. If you want to learn all
of agriculture by practical experience
your head will turn gray and bald like
mime"
Another farmer answered: "No, the
farm Is the place you get experience,
not in books" Agriculture Is good
work." said one dissatisfied farmer,
''but the more he went to school the
less he would work. 1t appears that
after they get high school educa-
tion they thiAk they can get by with
out working. 1t is lamentable the con-
ditions the farmers are in for getting
help. / might add that both of my
boys have left the farm"
ut has been the means of putting
many a Rocl, county farmer on the
road to better farming through inter-
est in the sons work." says a Rock
county man. II don't think we have
fourth enough agriculture in the
high school, says a Barron county
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01
Years Feed for a Hen

The following list is a complete
years ration for heavy laying Leg
horn hen: Twenty pounds wheat,
twenty pounds corn, six pounds bran,
six pounds buckwheat, six pounds
cornmeal, six pounds oats, six pounds
middlings, six pounds meatscrap,
three and one-half pounds alfalfa
three pounds oyster shell, one and
one-half pounds grit. A hen of the
heavier breeds will require more than
the Leghorn.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01
PLAN TO INCREASE
DEMAND FOR CHEESE
Create Favorable Attitude
Through Beautifying
Factory Grounds.

TT=~7 HAT tourists who pass
through the state may
L. obtain a favorable i'm
rFF1sE91zgs.7=T7I preston Of the conditions
IlEg2?7 " under which cheese is
made, the cheese factory
owners of the state are being urged to
improve their factory grounds and to
make the appearance Of their build
ings as tidy as possible Great adj
vances are being made along this line
in the state. Cheesemakers, as
whole, are taking more pride In their
factories and are endeavoring to make
a better product
They are being Helped along these
lines by the Wisconsin College Of Ag-
riculture, by the Marschall Dairy lab
Oratory and by the Wisconsin Cheese
federation. Horticulturists at the coll
lege are glad to advise and assist fac
tory operators in their paintings; the
Marschall Dairy laboratory is offering
$500 in prizes to Wisconsin's best APP
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01
Potato Tour

The 1925 Wisconsin potato tour
passed through Oconto, Marinette, For
est, Langlade, Oneida and Villas coun-
ties. Members of the inspection tour
to Wisconsin's famous potato produc-
ing area learned of the control of mo-
sale, anu Of potato indexing. The tour
was sponsored by the Wisconsin Po-
tato Growers association and the Wis.
consin College of Agriculture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01
More and Better Eggs

The poultry experts at the Wiscon-
sin College of Agriculture have dis
covered that ultraviolet light aids in
the production of winter eggs and that
it improves the hatchability of eggs at
any time of the year Egg production
increased 40 per cent in an expert
mental pen at the college under the
influence of the light, and hatchability
increased from less than 80 per cent
to better than 60 per cent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01
Feed Dairy Cows Grain
for Maximum Production

A good pasture makes a good ration
for dairy cows but maximum produc-
tion cannot be secured on grass alone.
Some grain should be fed, the amount
depending upon the breed of the cow
and the amount of milk she is giving
daily. A Jersey giving 20 pounds Of
milk day should have pounds of
grain in addition to the pasture while
one giving 40 pounds a day should
have 10 pounds of grain. A Holstein
giving So pounds of milk should have
pounds of grain, while one giving SO
pounds of milk should have 10 pounds
of grain.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01
Woodchucks Easy
to EXterninate
Calcium Cyanide and Car
bon Bisulphide Put the
Rodents to Death.

"Woodchucks, or ground hogs, are
found on nearly every New York
farm, and they always have coming
appetite for cabbage, clover, alfalfa,
beans and grains," says M. D. PRIME
of the New York State College of Ag-
riculture at Ithaca.
I'm woodlots and hilly pastures
they are usually kept in check by
their natural enemies, dogs and foxes"
Mr.. PRIME says, 'but in the open
helds, and around vegetable gardens,
there is SO much food and so few
natural enemies that measures must
be taken to guard crops and prevent
the 'chucks' from digging holes in the
meadows and cultivated fields"
Farmers Must Cooperate.
Because woodchucks may travel
considerable distances in the spring
and fall, neighboring farmers must
co operate to clean up an area. Wood
chucks like to dig in railroad en-
bankments, and these should be
watched as distributing centers for
nearby farms. The college Is glad to
help farmers with eradication cam
paigns, and in many localities county
agricultural agents are planning
demonstrations of cleanup methods.
Shooting, trapping, and poisoning
are unsatisfactory ways of handling
the woodchuck problem, as they take
too much time and trouble. A sub
stance that gives off poison gas pro-
vides the best and most economical
way to kill them, according to the
college
The gas from liquid bisulphide kills
the "chucks" in their dens "In u.s.
ing it, plug all openings but one,"
says Mr.. Prime; saturate a small wad
of cotton with about three tablespoons
of the liquid and shove 1t well into
the burrow. Then plug the last open
Ing.
Some persons claim that exploding
the carbon bisulphide gas gives surer
results, and they reopen the hole after
about half an hour and set it off with
torch fastened to the end of a pole.
Carbon bisulphide is very explosive
and infiammable, Mr.. PRIME cautions,
so that it is unwise to smoke while
placing 1t.
Gas Kills Woodchuck.
Calcium cyanide in flakes or gran
ules may be used in similar manner,
he says. A tablespoonful placed deep
down in the burrow gradually gives
off a poisonous gas and kills the wood
chuck. In extensive holes, with sew
eral openings, it is best to place some
cyanide in each of them, of course
closing all the openings. In May and
early June, before the grass gets
high, it is easier to see the wood
chucks and locate their dens Before
the cyanide or bisulphide is placed,
the person using it should make sure
only woodchucks use the holes, so that
no skunks will be killed. Skunks are
valuable fur-bearing animals pro-
tected by law, and also are of con-
siderable value on farms, because
they feed on injurious grubs, cut
worms, and mice.
Mr.. PRIME emphasizes several pre-
cautions: carbon bisulphide is ex-
plosive and must be kept from flames
and heat; calcium cyanide is very
poisonous and must never be scat
tered where poultry can find a single
particle. Cyanide cans must always be
opened outdoors for concentration
OF the gas from it can prove fatal
to humans as well as to woodchucks.
The hands should always be washed
after using cyanide
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-01

man. "For the benefit of future gen.
erations, l consider it the leading
study and it should be taught by the
very best instructors" worth while
is not the word; it is Of greatest inn
portance," says another farmer who
is sold on education.
The Washington times., 1925-08-11
7 WO AUTO|5TS
MULCTED BY
BOGUS COP
SwindIer Defrauds More Vic
Tins While Police Hunt Him
for Earlier Crimes

Washington's latest flim-flam-
mer, the bogus policeman who
stops motorists with the warning
that they have violated. traffic
regulation and subsequently ex-
tracts "fine" from them, con-
tinues to wax wealthy despite the
vigilance of the police.
Two more victims bemoaned
the loss of "fine" money yester-
day, claiming that they had been
fleeced by a colored man who
first took them to the court at
Sixth and D streets northwest,
on the pretext of having the
Assistant Corporation Counsel fix
the amount of the "fine."
Stories of Two Victims
William T. Matthews, the GEO.
ond victim, residing at Silver
Springs, Md, to pay a fine" told
police that he had left $40 in the
hands Of his arestor as collateral,
and Joseph Hasty, of 143 Tennes-
see avenue northeast, said he had
lost So.
Each of the men were warned
to read the traffic regulations by
the policeman"
The Washington times., 1925-08-11
$4,000 TAKENBY
CUMBERLAND
BANDIT
Lone Man Holds Up Two
Agents at B. & o. Station
and FIees With Loot

CUMBERLAND, Md, Aug. IL
An unmasked bandit today held up
the Baltimore and Ohio ticket office
here and escaped with several thou
sand dollars loot.
Flourishing a gun in their faces.
the bandit forced two ticket sellers
into a corner and then robbed the
safe and cash drawer.
Posses Immediately were organized
to scour the countryside for the
lone rObber.
The bandit was cool and business.
like as he went about his task un-
masked.
MY, have. been waiting for this
chance for a long time" he re-
marked jovially to his terrified
victims" This is a nice job.
didn't expect so much money"
Despite his throughness. however,
the robber overlooked 5000 which
lay in a cash drawer. Included in
his loot was STA in checks.
Liked Their Revolver.
AS he took a revolver from one
of the drawers, the burlgar said,
Gee, this is a fine one. I'm glad
got il before you fellows"
At the point of this revolver, the
robber forced Glen A. Moore, one
OF the agents, to open the safe.
Joseph F. Taylor, the other agent,
was facing the wall at the bandits
command.
When the stranger had taken all
the money in sight, he indicated
lockbox and told Moore to open
it, The frightened man said he
had no key. Pressing the revol-
yer against Moore's side, the bur-
glar repeated his command in
stronger language, but the agent
insisted he could not unlock it.
Desisting from this attempt, the
| burglar told Moore to face the
wall with Taylor He then walked
| backward to the door, and the two
agents turned to look.
{ I'm not gone yet" warned the
| bandit. Get back there"
Worked Quietly.
Taylor was being relieved by
Moore at the time of the robbery
| Taken by surprise, the two held UP
| their hands and stood helpless while
| the money and checks were taken.
| One man was in the adjoining
waiting room while the robber
worked behind the grating, but he
Continued on Page Q, Column 81
The Washington times., 1925-08-11

Although, in her disappointment
when taken from the water ex-
hausted, she said she was through
with the difficult channel tides,
Miss Harrison changed her mind
today. She said she hoped to try
the trip again next year.
'I am sure would have sue
ceeded If the water had not sud
denly become unbearably cold, !"
she said.
Miss Harrison was eight miles
from Dover, opposite Dover Castle,
when she narrowly missed drown
ing. Her position then was said
to be the best ever reached by a
channel swimmer in the same
length of time. But the severely
cold water taxed her strength and
but for the aid of Ishak Helmy,
Egyptian swimmer who is himself
training for the trans-channel
swim, she might have drowned.
When she called that she was
going down, Helmy reached her
just as she tainted, and brought
her aboard the tug that was &C
companying her.
The Argentine girl had endured
rain, hail and a vicious thunder
storm shortly after the start from
Cape Griz at 1912 D. m. yesterday.
The Washington times., 1925-08-11
DOWN
NENFR(NVI
AMBUSH
Gil AIM
One Dying, Four Hurt in Sin
gle voIIey State Troopers
Guard Court
By InternatIonaI News seFvIee

BIRMINGHAM, Mass, Aug.
11.-As the aftermath Of serious
disorders in Sudbury, when,. fol-
lowing a Ku Klux Khan meeting,
.Alonzo Foley, Of Saxonville, was
probably fatally wounded and five
others were injured when shot
down from ambush, sixteen alleged
members Of the khan were held
IN 5000 bond each for hearing
next week, when arraigned An
district court today before Judge
Edward M. Blodgett. The sixteen
men, among the eighty arrested,
were charged with intent to MUIR
der Foley.
Charges against four alleged
anti-klansmen were dropped for
'lack Of evidence"
Strongly Guarded.
As sullen crowds glowered, the
prisoners were marched in pairs 10
the courthouse from the Local police
station, a distance OF 100 yards.
State and local police, heavily
armed, guarded them. Armed guards
also were stationed throughout the
crowded courtroom.
A court clash almost developed
between State Police Lieutenant
Charles Beaupre and Attorney KEEL
strom when the State officer in
o.. ..s4k
had no evidence against the four
alleged anti-Klan men who we're
also charged with assault with in
tent to kill.
I'm my wide experience defend
ing Klansmen,' said Kjelstrom, II
have noticed that no charges are
ever placed against ants and prose-
cution Of them in a local court
seems difficult"
The khan meeting, held on the
Libby farm in South Sudbury, was
one of the largest ever held in this
vicinity, and drew a largo crowd
OF curious spectators.
Many Minor Fights
The highways in all directions
were clogged with automobiles. AT.
tacks on klansmen and counter at
tacks by the klansmen on the antiS
followed the breaking up Of the
meeting.
One large party Of kIansmen
broke through an attacking crowd
and made their way to the Libby
house. A crowd OF ants sur
rounded the house and aid was
asked of the state constabulary.
Meanwhile, a dozen smaller dis
orders were taking place and the
shooting OF the five Young men
from ambush was going on.
District Attorney Arthur K.
of Midd1esex county today
ordered a searching probe Of the
disorders and the shooting. As
sistant District Attorney Warren
Bishop was at the scene today with
Captain George Parker of the
State police.
More than 200 men OF all ages
were assembled about the khan field
when WITHOUT warning . volle9
The Washington times., 1925-08-11
THUGS ATTACK CITIZENS
FOR KILLING OF BANDIT

DETROIT, Aug. 11.-Police shot
and killed negro bandit. wounded
another through the abdomen and
chest. and raided an apartment.
arresting three mail ro5ber suspects
yesterday.
BY way Of retaliation to lawful
activity. the city's criminal element
shot one citizen and slugged three
more into Inconsistencies; gagged
and robbed two night Watchmen
and lined a half dozen patrons of an
all-night grocery against wall.