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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

placed fourth in the contest and who
is senior student in the Wisconsin
College of Agriculture, was the care
full rearing Of the pigs from the time
they are farrowed until they reach the
market.
'Prolificacy, with the resultant large
filters, is only the foundation of prize
filters. 1t is not enough to have sow
farrow ten or more pigs; they must
be saved and reared to maturity"
Klevay stated that in survey con-
Quoted in 1923 by the United States
Department of Agriculture, with data
gathered from 16S farms in three
states, 80 per cent of the pigs died
before weaving time. The following
year the death rate among ton filters
was only u per cent This marked
decrease can be attributed to the keen
competition that causes the breeders
to take more precautions against chill
ing, killing by sows and intestinal
parasites, factors which were respon-
sible for the majority Of preventing
Deaths"
In the ton litter contests Klevay
sees a great teacher. Feeding meth
DDS, used in the successful rearing Of
a ton litter, are applied TO all farm
feeding.
1.-The pride Of ownership, and the
desire to excel, extends from the
hogs and hog production to the rest of
the stock. Quality and system be-
coIde the ideals of the man and will
prompt him towards improved meth
DDS in all branches of farming Thus
a farm, organized and operated on a
good business basis stands. out chal-
lenge and an inspiration to the entire
neighborhood."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31
Che
DAIRY
sffy:S2
CLEAN MILK is NOT
DIFFICULT PROBLEM

Contrary to a somewhat common
belief, 1t does not require expensive
equipment, high-priced cows, or much
extra work to produce clean milk.
With healthy herd, kept in clean
stable and yard which can be kept
clean easily, and with careful atten-
ton being given to details a milk can
be produced, according to the Wiscon-
sin College of Agriculture, which is
both highly nutritious and wholesome.
Since the reputation of many farm
and factory is based on the purity of
its products, it is quite important that
all of the aids to clean milk produc-
ton be known. The first considera-
ton, the experts point out, is that of
a clean herd. Good milk cannot be
stable also aids immensely in the pro-
duction of clean milk.
Good ventilation Is also an impor-
tant factor. 1t Is quite important that
animals secure plenty of pure fresh
air since tuberculosis spreads faster
and gains an easier foothold where
fresh air is not provided in abundance.
A dry barnyard and the removal of the
manure some distance from the barn
will aid greatly in reducing the num-
Der of flies which. In the summer, an
nOy the cows and the mixers.
The value of pure water, abundant
sunlight, and careful feeding cannot
be overemphaslzed. The matters of
clean milking and clean utensils are
intimately associated, for great num-
bers of bacteria may be introduced
into milk from the bodies of the cows
and from unsterilized utensils. Quick
cooling of milk to lower temperatures
prevents bacterial growth and aids in
the production of better milk which
will keep longer and make finer dairy
products.
After the milk has been produced
under conditions which are as near
ideal as possible, it is important that
1t be delivered promptly to careful Gus
toners. Milk should be kept In cold
water until it is loaded onto the wagon
to go to the station or receiving plant.
Clean milk means fewer complaints,
better class of patrons, and steady
market for the product.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Men actively in touch with the dairy
industry are alarmed at the high price
butter has reached. They reflect that
high prices may attract Danish butter
to this country. Besides this they re-
member that periods of high prices are
usually followed by periods of sharp
price declines. They say that they
prefer reasonable price level, with
large volumes of business, to high
prices with consequent restricted bust
ness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31
Bull Most Important
Single Animal in Herd

The bull is the most important
single factor In the breeding efficiency
of the herd, says the New York State
College of Agriculture. The bull is Oft
en- the means of spreading infections
In the herd, and should be watched
more carefully than any other one
member of II.
The college enumerates several
points to be remembered on buying
or caring for the herd sire. "a bull
should always be purchased from a
herd as free from breeding troubles
as possible. A bull may be backed
by wonderful breeding and at the same
time be worthless as a breeder. 1t
Is advisable to have a newly pur-
chased sire examined by veterinarian
before putting him into service.
1.-THE bull must not be too fat, but
he must be kept In good flesh, and one
way to do this is to give him plenty
Of regular exercise. A tread-power
or treadmill will help keep him In
good trim.
do not turn the Dull out with the
herd, as this makes 1t impossible to
keep an accurate check on him. 1t Is
vital to have an accurate record Of his
services, and to follow through on the
results of each one. There is general
ly something wrong with bull which
Is classed as not a sure breeder. A
bull of this type may breed some Of
tho cows successfully, but as gen.
eral rule he is menace to the herd
"The bull should at least have as
good care and feeding as the cows Of
the herd"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31
Puts Ban on Mistletoe

Destruction of mistletoe In national
forests of the United States has been
ordered by the Department of Agricul-
ture. The department doesn't object
to the kissing, but to the mistletoe,
which is regarded as dangerous for
est pest. A drive has been started
against mlstletoe In all national for
ests, and within ten years the depart
ment hopes to exterminate the plant.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

for second place. Hanke recognizes
that pure breds solve the problem Of
successful swine production, and de-
| clares that for the most satisfactory
| results a well-bred litter is necessary.
| much like q race horse, the con-
testing litter must be fitted even be-
fore the race begins. The unborn
pigs share the good care Of their
mother, and when they finally make
their entrance into the race, they are
robust, healthy little pigs in the prime
OF condition, ready to be driven to
the utmost. Their background is good
health and their chief building stone
| Is vigor.
From the very first day the racing
| pigs must receive special attention.
Clean surroundings bespeak good In
surance for success. Every day for
six months while the race is on, they
are fed for the race and they are
managed accordingly. In this man.
ner the owner is taught the funda-
mentals of good husbandry."
| There Is no superior breed, but
breeding, feeding and economic man.
agement stand out as the prominent
factors in successful pork production,
afirms Hanke in mentioning the win
ners of ton litter contests.
Luck does not enter into the win
ming. This is shown by the number
Of farmers who compete successfully
over series of years. Men who
learn the value Of breeding, feeding
and management, win year after year"
Costly Feeds Unnecessary.
The importance of pastures and
well-balanced rations is strongly
stressed by ton litter results, MAIN
tains William E. Ogilvie, senior at
the state agricultural college, and
twice winner of the bronze medal for
the third best essay.
1.-THE contests point out that rapid
gains can be made on rations COM
posed largely Of home grown grains.
One agricultural college, In testing the
economy of the ton litter, fed three
filters to a ton in the required time,
without the use of excessive methods
and so-called high pressure feeding.
1T is, however, an established fact
that profits In raising ton filters de-
pend, to a large extent, on the eco
nomic productive ability of the pigs.
The lesson Of selective breeding Is an
important one, for the pigs must be
of the type that when fed economic
feeds can make quick growths and ac-
Quire market finish In six months.
They must be the kind that can make
"real hogs of themselves" when little
more than weanlings. The most prof
liable litter is the one where the pigs
are all of that type which can profit
ably be fed to weigh 1000 pounds in
six months.
Few filters can be raised to weigh
a ton at one hundred and eighty days
without the most painstaking care,
states Ogilvie. Here the ton litter
teaches the lesson of correct man
agement. To raise large filters it is
necessary that the hog lot be kept in
sanitary condition. In the we'll
managed piggery mud holes, dirty
troughs and filthy narrowing pens are
never found.
Careful Rearing.
One of the dominant notes sounded
In tha aesaV of Iaslie Klovav who
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31
VISIONS
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

Madison Sheep raising on larger
scale in Wisconsin is advocated by the
University of Wisconsin agricultural
experiment station Few, if any,
places offer better opportunities for
the economical and profitable prOduc-
ton of mutton and wool than Wiscon-
sin, Frank Kleinheinz, a member of
the stations staff, said. In the north
ern counties there are large areas of
cut-over timber lands, or sections
where forest fires have ragged and
where clover and other grasses grow
successfully among the stumps. Good
markets are near, the shipping time
from the most distant points to Mil
waukee and Chicago being 30 hours,
Mr. Kleinheinz stated. Because of the
nearby markets sheep do not have a
heavy shrinkage in weight as when
they are shipped from a greater dis
lance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31
Much Water in Eggs

There is approximately one pint of
water in every dozen eggs your hens
produce. This fact is often forgotten
in cold weather when the water YES
sells remain frozen for hours at a
time. Adequate clean, fresh water Ia
quite as essential in a flock OF high
producing hens in cold weather as in
midsummer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Madison-Luke f. Murphy, parole
officer of the Wisconsin state reforma.
tory, has been promoted to the posi-.
ton of chief probation officer under
the state board of control. He sue
ceeds ID. NJ. Jostad, resigned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Wausau-A jury in Circuit court at
Wausau gave Neal Wletzman, ., of
Tripoli, verdict for $4,000 against
the Bissell Lumber company for per-
sonal injuries. The child was riding
with his mother and others in an auto
mobile which crashed against an en-
CINE of a logging train operated by
the defendant and was injured so that
it was necessary to amputate his left
leg at the hip joint.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31
DAIRYING UNFRAMED
BY NEW EXPANSION
Limit of Dairy Production
Not Yet Reached, Says
Hubbard.

That there is no immediate danger
Of national overproduction Of dairy
products is the opinion held by B. II.
Hibbard, prominent economist of the
Wisconsin College of Agriculture. He
maintains that although a temporary
overproduction is possible, it would
be of short duration and would quick
ly right itself
In recent years the dairy industry
has been enjoying such popularity that
various sections of the United States
have considered the ACCESSIBILITY of
entering upon large scale dairying.
These sections have been further in
duced toward this line of reasoning
by the fact that the present buying
power Of wheat, beef and other farm
products Is low, while the purchasing
power of butter has been consistently
high.
Hard to Establish.
Although different parts of the ma
ton have indicated that they would
like to start dairying In a big way,
Hubbard contends that there is little
likelihood of this taking place. He
points out that rural sections hold
fast to the type Of farming that they
have used for years Even when q
certain locality Is temporarily forced
into another crop program through
low prices, says Hibbard, 1t always re-
turns to its time-tried crops when
they regain their purchasing power.
much Of the dairying in these sec
lions is merely milking the beef cows
instead Of letting the calves do IT,"
says Hibbard in speaking further of
the localities that temporarily will
turn to dairying. He points out that
when beef prices become high In
these same sections, the calves will
be turned out again to fatten.
All of this means that TIE old dairy
sections like Wisconsin, where the
people have become real dairymen
through years Of study and work,
where the herds have steadily i'm
proved and where markets have been
firmly entrenched, will still continue
to supply the bulk Of the market as
they have done in the past, declares
Hubbard
Old Sections UninJured.
So low is the consumption of dairy
products In the United States as COM
pared with other countries that there
is little danger Of overproductfon,
points out Hubbard. The milk indus
try of the South, which has never had
an adequate supply of whole milk,
could be doubled and still would not
affect the rest of the country.
AS an example of the way In which
the demand for milk can be increased,
Hibbard points to the successful milk
campaigns that have greatly increased
the consumption of milk in their To-
calities. 1t is this ability of the dairy
industry to expand that gives 1t a
more hopeful outlook than that held
for other crops.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Hudson-A 100000 fire in the Chap
in Hall hotel at Hudson forced about
40 guests and employees into the street
and destroyed the entire building. The
fire Is believed to have started from
defective electrical wiring.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Beaver DANA mouth organ band
is being organized in Beaver Dam I'M
der the direction of Prof. d. c. Burk-
holder of the vocational school. The
band is starting with 45 members and
all children are eligible, the only re-
quirement being that they possess a
mouth organ Prof Burkholder is also
the director of the Beaver Dam Ameri-
can Legion band, Juvenile band, high
school band, and of the school and
civic orchestras.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Conservation Warden
Robinson rounded up seven game law
violators. In Municipal court at
Rhinelander four were convicted of
having set lines and two were con
victed of hunting without licenses.
Each was fined $50 or an alternative
of thirty day in Jail. One man who
molested muskrat houses was fined
$50 or sixty days.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31
Quality Is Emphasized.

"The ton litter has done more than
any other single factor to emphasize
to the farmer the Importance of quail
ity rather than quantity production, e
holds Oscar A. Hanke, senior at the
Wisconsin College of Agriculture, and
winner of the silver medal awarded
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Sturgeon Bay-Replacement of the
present Sturgeon Bay toll bridge with
a modern free thoroughfare at a
shorter crossing was advocated at a
recent meeting attended by more than
200 persons, including state highway
commission engineers and Legislators.
The present bridge is more than one
third of a mile long and has been a
hindrance to traffic through collection
of the toll, speakers pointed out.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Elkhorn-The appropriation of ST.
500 to the salary of Judge e. B. Bel
den, whose circuit includes Walworth,
Racine and Kenosha counties, was re-
considered by the Walworth county
board and reduced to $500. Judge
Belden receives a regular salary Of
$4,000. Kenosha county, acting under
a new state law, voted him an addi-
tional $4,000 and Walworth county
$500, but Racine county, after re-
considering the matter, reduced its
first appropriation of $500 to $1,000,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Fond du Lac-Claims of Fox and
Wolf river valley riparian owners for
food damages, totalling more than
$1,000,000, are outlawed by an act
passed by congress in 1887, according
to Mayor r. d. Haentze, who returned
from Washington, where he conferred
with the rivers and harbors board, the
chief engineer of the war department
and the advocate general. The claims
Of residents in Fond du Lac and COM
munities along the Fox and Wolf
rivers cannot be presented until con-
gress has passed an additional act,
Mayor Haentze said.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Stevens Point-Hazel Teska, 20,
Marshfeld, as sentenced to an indie
terminate term of one to two years
In the Industrial home for women at
Taycheedah, after she pleaded guilty
in circuit court at Stevens Point to a
charge of blackmail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Wadeno-Wisconsin income from
the tourist business will soon be
brought to $300,000,O00 a year and will
displace dairying as the leading state
industry, p. Fl. Reilly of Rhinelander,
secretary of the Land O Lakes asso-
citation, declared in an address at
Wabeno. Lake land in northern Wis
consin, formerly purchased by the
acre, is now being sold in many places
for $25 a foot, he said.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Madison-F armers have been
warned by the seed and weed control
division of the state department Of
agriculture that much damage was
done to seed corn by frost, and are
advised to test their seed. Late frost,
after the corn ripened well in the
field, made many farmers fail to recog-
nize how badly the seed was injured
the department stated
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Quoted on a national scale by the
Saddle and Sirloin club of Chicago.
In writing on 1.-THE Ton Litter as a
Teacher" the Badger winners indi-
Gated that these contests, in which lit
tiers of pigs are brought to weigh a
ton when they are one hundred and
eighty days old, have their chief use
In showing the value of economic feed
ing, management and good breeding
They likewise give valuable lessons to
the great livestock industry and to
the communities in which they are
carried on.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Milwaukee-Jack Steinert, 26, who
in 1919 was sentenced to five years
in the Green Bay reformatory after
admitting charges of fourteen small
boys, confessed that he killed Roy
Tolzmann, s, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Tolzmanh, Milwaukee. The boys
burned corpse was found in a barn
a short distance from the city. Stein
ert in his confession said he took the
boy in the barn. When the boy
screamed he choked him. He said that
after coming to himself and realizing
the boy was dead he became fright
ened and set the barn on fire. The
confession cleared up the disappear
ance of Roy, the second boy victim of
degenerates attack in the last two
days and the third fiendish crime since
July.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Durand - Assemblyman Marcellus
DorWin, Ga, died at his home two miles
east of Durand. He had been i'll about
10 days with pneumonia. Mr.. Dorwin
was a republican. He served as chair
man of the town Of Durand for %
years and chairman of the Pepin coun-
ty board for six years. He was
elected to the assembly in 1924.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Sheridan-Twenty-five head Of cat
tie, five horses and large number of
chickens were burned in fire of I'M
known origin which destroyed the barn
on the farm of Julius Crostue, near
Sheridan. A large quantity of grain
was also lost. The loss is probably
$4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Fond du Lac-The county's investi-
CATION into conditions at the Fond du
Lac county asylum and poor farm was
adjourned following the hearing of
several witnesses. A representative
of the state board of control was at
the hearing, which started more than
a year ago. Testimony included
charges of i'll treatment by officials
and attendants.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Neenah-After a hectic debate, in
which some of the aldermen urged set.
ting of the figure at $500, the Neenah
city council adopted an ordinance es-
tablishing a license fee Of 5000 for
each motor bus. The ordinance takes
effect on Jan. /. The old fee is $50.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31
TON LITTERS POINT
WAY TO PORK PROFIT
Badger Essayists See Need
for Better Breeding and
Management.

Y BRINGING out peril
nent points on "porkers, "
three students of the Wis
consin College of Agrl-
culture succeeded in TAX
ing second, third and
fourth places in the 1925
medal essay contest CON
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Stevens Point-The Rt. Rev. John
Cieplak, head of the Catholic church
in Poland, was given an ovation by
congregations in Portage county and
the city of Stevens Point when he
paid a visit to a group of parishes In
this district. Churches were so crowd
ed that all who wished to attend spe-
cial services in his honor could not be
accommodated.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31
Careful Rearing.

One of the dominant notes sounded
in the essay Of Leslie Klevay, who
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Collegiate fiivvers or
their more respectable cousins of later
vintage haze been classed as campus
pests and have been put under par
tial ban at Lawrence college. Here
after, according to faculty ruling, stu
dents may not keep cars at college
without consent of their parents and
of the college administration.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Rhinelander-A wolf and a hound
are inseparable companions at Youngs
resort near Hazelhurst. The wolf was
captured when a pup and is now COM
pletely domesticated.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Acknowledgment Of alfalfa meal
into Wisconsin farm areas from the
Rocky mountain states infected with
the alfalfa weevil has been restricted
by the state department Of agriculture.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Madson-The incident Of the whole
sale theft of examination papers last
June, Immediately preceding final ex-
aminations, was closed with action by
faculty Investigators absolving 100 stu
dents of the University of Wisconsin
from blame In the scandal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Wabeno-To Mrs Walter Pireaux of
Wabeno, an expert rifle woman, goes
the distinction of bringing in the first
red fox captured this season. While
a few hunters have reported sighting
foxes, the animals are rare in this
vicinity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Madison-The first public hearing in
the legislative committees investiga'
ton Of the administration and taxation
situation in Wisconsin will be held
next month, Chairman Max Heck, Ra,
cine, said. The dates have not been
fixed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Antigo-The Rev. Francis L. Holden
has resigned as pastor of the Baptist
church of Amigo. He has not an
nounced his plans for the future.