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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-23
EXECUTORS N Office

All parties indebted to the estate oil
Miss Lucy E. Sherman win please come
forward and make settlement at once
All having accounts against the saie
estate will please present them fol-
settlement.
j. H. CARRIER.
M. E. Gochenour.
Jan 9. At. I'd Executors.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-23

Sugar &c ID, corn meal BIC, hominy
81, Clarks best spool cotton 81 during
our clearing sale. Lockes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-23
LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS
Big sale at Locke's.
Clearing sale on at Locke's.


An umbrella. Call at
HERALD OFFICE
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-23

Our great clearing sale is on in full
force will run to Feb. It'll. Glenn
Locke.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-23
Wanted

Big clearing sale is on at Locke's.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-23

Jan 9, At. pd
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-23

fark iOcAtiOn WOula FeSuit III the gof-
ernment dropping the whole matter.
Warren County, had the largest
body of delegates present in Washing
ton, thirty-five Of its leading citizens
participating in the meeting, while
Rockingham and HarrisonburR were
well represented. Shenandoah had
present two from New Market, two
from Edinburg, eight from Woodstock
and one from Strassburg.
SHENANDOAH WILL PROFIT
While no part of Shenandoah County
win be in the Park area. the bene.
fits which will accrue to the County
because Of its proximity to the Parl
will be manifold. The hundreds o.
thousands Of tourists who will visit the
! government reservation win also visi
the County, attracted by its Caverns
its battlefields and its scenery.
II means that here in a favorable
cline, with resources beyond the real
izatioa Of its citizens. thousands vii
locate, and 1t means that this County
like the Valley, is at the dawn of tn
greatest development period IN II
history.
To this end It is incumbent upo
every man in the Counsy - contfibut
mite or much to the big organIzatio
which ID fostering the spirit Of pm
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
Penn State Jersey Cow
Establishes BIG Record

Penstate Pogis Hattie, state cham
pion Jersey COW bred by the Pennsyl-
vania State college, has qualified for
the 305-day class To be eligible she
had to give birth to calf before May
26, which was the final day of the IA
month period following her former
calving. A fine bull calf was born on
May %, four days before the time Limit
expired
AS Junior four-sear-old Penstate
Pogis Hattie produced 7O1 pounds of
butterfat in 305 days which made her
not only the leader among all Jerseys
of her age class in the state but of all
ages in Pennsylvania.
In the 365 days she produced S34.7
pounds of butterfat and 1906 pounds
of milk, which qualified her for state
champion in the four-year-old class
and for a gold and a silver medal.
This Is also the second highest record
made by Jersey of any age in Penn
sylvania. Sophie liberia, Hood farm
bred COW, was the only Jersey in Penn
sylvania to exceed this record.
Penstate Pogis Hattie also made a
very creditabie record of 1851 pounds
of milk and 614.7 pounds of butterfat
as junior three-year-old, qualifying
for silver medal with this record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
Several Crop Varieties
Are Tested at Illinois

Several new varieties of crops have
been introduced In the experimental
tests which are being conducted at
the University of Illinois. The aifal-
ia tests which were started in 1929
include six varieties which are now
in their second crop season. These
are Grimm, Cossack, South Dakota
No. II, Common Kansas grown, Com
mon Idaho grown under irrigation,
and Argentine grown seed. These
varieties present some interesting COM
PARSONS.
In the oat tests a new variety, Ka-
nota, is making an interesting slow
ing. This is an early oat introduced
frorn the Kansas experimental station.
It appears that it may prove to be a
better variety than Iowa 1O3. Nova, a
variety introduced from Denmark.
promises to be good late variety.
The most interesting varieties OF
wheat are two hybrids, Michikofr, a
Purdue variety, and Minnfurki Both
are hard wheats. The Michikoff is
smooth and the Minnturki is bearded
Twenty-six other varieties of winter
and spring wheat are being tested.
These tests are helpful In determining
the best varieties for farmers OF the
corn belt to use in their crop rota-
tions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
Scurvy-P Preventing Feed
Manufactured by Fowls

It looks as If the chicken makes it's
own vitamin @ or the vitamin which
prevents scurvy In guinea pigs and hui
carried on at the Purdue university
agricultural experiment station.
1t appears that chickens do not have
scurvy and can thrive for long periods
on feeds that DO not have the scurvy-
preventing vitamin. Mature cockerels
were given a ration containing none
of this vitamin for over three months.
Their livers and kidneys were then fed
in small amounts to guinea pigs suffer-
ing from scurvy brought on by a lack
of a vitamin-preventing scurvy In
about two weeks time the guinea pigs
were cured of scurvy by the livers and
kidneys of these cockerels which had
received none Of the scurvy-p preventing
vitamin, thus indicating that the vita
min was manufactured by some means
In the body OF the chicken.
This suggests that the chicken can
make this vitamin from sources not
available to the guinea pig or to per-
son and that the lack Of this vitamin
In the diet Of the chicken apparently
does no damage In practical poultry
feeding, therefore, little attention need
be paid to supplying the vitamin which
prevents scurvy, although other vita
minis are absolutely necessary and
must be provided by the feeds given.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30

Moore, agronomist at the wisconsin
College of Agriculture.
This crop has but recently been
heralded as one of the states best as
a source of hay and pasture. Not
many years ago 1t was considered a
weed and 1t still is in many places,
for IL grows freely along the highways
In many parts Of this and other states.
Since sweet clover lasts but two years
and Is mainly productive in it's last
years growth, 1t is we'll to have two
fields so rotated that one Is seeded
down one year and the other one the
year following. This will provide pas
Iurage each year and In the case Of a
heavy fall growth of the new seeding
It may be pastured lightly during Sep
TENDER and October, when the older
Aeld has probably been grazed to it's
aimit.
Reduces Forage Acreage.
The growing of sweet clover pas
lures causes a great saving of land, as
1t requires only half as much acreage
per COW as is usually devoted to blue
grass. 1t serves as a complete feed for
the cattle, eliminating the necessity Of
expensive supplements Wilbur Fra
ser, dairy specialist of the University
Of Illinois, reports that OH his farm In
northern Illinois a COW produced SO
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
Good Feed for Stallion
During Breeding Season

A few combinations Of rations which
are suitable for a stallion during the
breeding season are as follows:
1. Oats, timothy or prairie hay.
2. Oats, four parts; corn, six parts,
and bran. three parts by weight /;
timothy or prairie hay.
8. Oats, four parts; cora. six parts (;
linseed meal, one part: timothy or
prairie hay.
4. Corn, seven parts: bran, three
purts; linseed meal, one part; timothy
or prairie hay.
8. Corn; alfalfa hay one-third and
prairie hay two-thirds.
No specific directions can be given
as to the total amount of feed required,
since this depends on the exercise the
animal gets and whether he La a
"hard' or "easy" keeper. A safe rule
is to keep the stallion in good flesh,
but not "hog fat" for this will injure
his breeding powers. Most horsemen
advise that in the breeding season he
be kept gaining just bit, rather than
allowed to run down in flesh. While
some recommend feeding three times a
day, four is preferred by others. In
either case no more should be fed
than will be promptly cleaned up.
Plenty of exercise is very essential.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
FARM MITES

Now wen wait to see who tested
their seed corn.
Eat, can, or sell the Stacker hens.
More April chicks are likely to live
than those Matched In any other
month.
Waste oil from the tractor, car, or
truck engine crank case works fine as
a hog oiler.
A little sweet clover for pasture may
become a "lifesaver" in seasons OF
drought or In other emergencies.
Golden Bantam sweet corn Is adapt.
ed to the home garden, as 1t will pro-
duce well in small, closely planted
plots.
Frequent and thorough cultivation
is the only economic method of weed
control in cultivated crops. Once
started, 1t is very difficult to get rid
of weeds without injuring the crop.
Use a good fly spray, particularly on
dairy cows, but don't soak their hides
so as to blister. If you spray tefore
milking allow time for the spray to
settle SO as to avoid tainting the milk
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
Cultivate to Kill
Weeds in Cornfield
Moisture Conservation Is
Not Chief Object.

Producing corn at the lowest posi-
BILE cost requires chat it be cultivated
only enough to keep down weeds, ac-
cording to D. G. Winner, University of
Illinois. 1t is now well established
that weed control and not moisture
conservation Is the chief object Of corn
cultivation and consequently cultivat-
ing weed-free corn with the idea OF
conserving moisture by creating a
mulch only swells the cost Of produc-
ing the crop.
Experimental results show that
weedy corn probably suffers more
from lack of nutrients than from lack
of moisture. Consequently it would
seem that moisture conservation is
not reason for cultivating corn. ex-
cept possibly in the case of heavy
soils that check badly. Cultivation
may be necessary on such soils to fill
large cracks and thus stop the direct
loss of moisture from the suhsurface
or even tbs subsoil. On soils that do
not check badly the loss of moisture
from the immediate surface is Of lit.
tie significance.
Since cultivation is the only prac-
teal method Of controlling weeds, the
depth and frequency of cultivation
should be determined by their growth.
In so far as possible the growth OF
weeds should be prevented by shallow
rather than deep cultivation, since the
latter generally Injuries the cora roots
and thereby cuts the yield.
On soils that are reasonably free
from weeds and where the seed bed
has been well prepared, corn needs
little or no cultivation. Unless culti-
walton kills weeds. closes large open
ings in soils that are subject to ex-
cessive cracking or puts soils in con-
dition to absorb more water, it can
hardly be justified in the face Of ex-
detrimental evidence.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
Records Measure
Value Of Bulls
Show Some Remarkable and
Conclusive Information
About Dairying.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
There seems to be no end to the
records available to prove the value
Of a good dairy bull in increasing the
production Of herd. The records that
have been accruing for number of
years in the cow-testing associations,
when analysed, show some remarkable
and conclusive information pertaining
to many angles of dairy production.
Where a bull association has been
maintained in connection with a cow
testing association the records Of the
cows are a means of measuring the
true value of the bulls in the associa-
ton.
Associations Keep Records.
In the vicinity of Grove City, Pa,
there are two bull associations and one
cow-testing association. The bureau
of dairying of the United States De
partment of Agriculture now has the
yearly records of Is daughters of these
bull-association bulls, and the yearly
record of the dam of each daughter.
When all records were figured to
maturity it was found that on the
average the dams produced 8,785
pounds Of milk year and the daugh-
tiers 9,212 pounds. The dams averaged
355 pounds Of butterfat year and the
daughters 394 pounds. Thus the
daughters produced about per cent
more milk and about IL per cent more
butterfat than their dams. That per-
centage of gain may seem small until
it is realized that the daughters were
matched against very good producing
dams. The figures further showed that
the daughters were by six bulls and
that in no case did the daughters bring
discredit to their sire.
Daughters Surpass Dams.
What would have happened, says the
bureau, If the Is daughters had been
sired by scrub bulls or by inferior pure
bred bulls, Is not hard to guess. The
fact learned from contrasting associa-
ton figures that the daughters of these
bulls surpass their high-producing
dams by to Ii per cent proves con-
clusively that the bull association is a
great success.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
Deep Cultivation Cuts
Yield of the Corn Crop


''Stir as shallow as possible when
cultivating corn" is the advice Of soils
men at the New York State College Of
Agriculture at Ithaca. Within recent
years it has been found that deep cul-
tivation Of corn injuries the roots and
reduces the yield of the crop.
In wet seasons, when the weeds get
a big start, deep cultivation may be
the only way to kill them, but it nips
the corn roots, too, and holds back the
growth of the crop.
Another reason for deep cultivation
has been the theory that soil mulch
was a great moisture saver. This Is
only partly true, and it is only in dry
seasons that this mulch conserves
much moisture with New York's nor
NAL rainfall.
Cultivation before planting the crop
is the most effective, say the soils
men, and 1t can be done more cheaply
preparation of the seed bed is neces-
sary for later cultivation to be effec-
tive. If the seed bed has been prop
erly worked, shallow cultivation should
do the business later on when the crop
gets up above the ground. Wet wealth
err may interfere, of course but the
same rule holds: The best cultivation
is that which Injuries the crop roots
least and still kills the weeds.
These principles of cultivation ap-
ply to all weed crops, such as corn,
beans, potatoes and cabbage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
Danger of Cows Bloating
on Cowpeas as Pasture

While cowpeas are not so generally
used for pasture for cows, they can
nevertheless, be used for this purpose.
There is some danger, however, that
cows will bloat when on cowpea pas
ture just as there is always some dan
ger when they are on clover or alfalfa
pasture. After cows become accus-
toned to it, the danger of bloating is
much less.
When you first turn your cows on
cowpea pasture they should not be left
on it very long and not when the dew
is still on the pea nor should they be
very hungry when they are turned
on the first time. 1t is always a good
plan, whether you turn on to cowpea,
clover or alfalfa pasture, to feed the
cows a full feed so they will not eat
greedily. Each day they can be left
longer until they are used to it, after
which there is not much danger of
bloating.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
Kidding Farm Lands Of
Different Rodent Pests

The tremendous scope Of rodent
control work can be seen from a re-
port to the biological survey, United
States Department of Agriculture, Of
what was accomplished in Arizona in
a single month. Rodent-control cam
paigns in this state in April were di-
rected against prairie dogs, pocket
gophers and rabbits. About 12,O00 Ro-
dents day were killed, or 100000 APP
proximately, for the month. Nearly
$4,000 acres OF infested lands were
treated with about 5000 quarts Of poi
soned bait by 379 cooperating farm
ers and stockmen. No matter how
conservative the estimate If the value
per acre of Kidding lands Of rodent
pests, it must be evident that the re-
suits are worth thousands of dollars
to the landowners.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
Poultry Notes

Fresh, clean water Is necessary to
the poultry flock.
Losses from tuberculosis In chickens
is usually greater In, winter than in
summer.
Chick specialists now recommend
feeding egg yolk or cod liver oil to pre-
vent leg weakness.
Experience shows that hens must
have animal protein in order to lay
proliflcally. Milk, meatscraps and
tankage are the animal proteins most
available for feeding poultry.
Cracked barley can be included In
the feed ration for chicks after they
reach the age of five or six weeks.
1t never pays to overcrowd hens
they need a comfortable house, dry
and roomy, with plenty of fresh air
and sunshine.
Grain feed such as sprouted oats,
cabbage turnips, beets and rape are
necessary for the health of the pullets.
A disease similar in symptoms to roup
is sometimes caused by lack Of green
feed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
Milk Substitutes as
Feed for Chickens
Tactic Acid Seems to Act
as a Tonic.

Is milk a substitute for 20 per
cent meat mash as feed for chick
ems? According to the results Of an
experiment conducted by the poultry
department at South Dakota college,
it is.
IF farmer has milk, he ought to
feed some of 1t to his Chickens states
G. L. Stevenson, head of the poultry
department. "Milk can be fed to
chickens to letter advantage than to
hogs and older calves. Furthermore,
it will pay anyone to buy milk for the
young chicks"
The results of the experiment show
that although milk is substitute for
meat mash, if beth the meat mash and
the milk have to be purchased, the
meat mash will supply the necessary
protein to the chickens for less cost.
A point in favor of the milk, however,
is that it keeps the fowls healthier.
The Tactic acid in the milk seems to
act as tonic, Stevenson believes.
To combine the advantages of the
two feeds, when both have to be pur-
chased, he advises that meat mash be
wet with warmed milk or with the
commercial semi-solid buttermilk d.
luted with warm water. This combina-
ton will cost but very little extra and
will keep the chickens in good health.
In conducting the experiment, three
f1ocks of 80 chickens each were used.
The semi-solid buttermiik was fed to
one lot; the meat mash to the second !;
and buttermilk and meat mash to the
third. All three f1ocks were also fed
the regular scratch feeds. Practically
the same numb er of eggs were laid by
each flock during the time the expert
ment was carried on.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
D0III TMl7
E,VUIINl
HIGH QUALITY EGGS
IN SUMMER MONTHS

One Of the biggest problems that
faces the poultry producer is the pro-
duction of high quality eggs through
the summer months. The reason for
this Is the heat Of the summer will
start fertile eggs to incubate and there
by spoil the quality unless special eff
fort is taken.
The biggest loss can be stopped by
the production Of infertile instead Of
fertile eggs. Supplementing and cor
related with this effort to produce in
fertile eggs is the need for careful
methods Of collecting, storing and mar
keting.
1t is customary practice for the
people who are in charge of enforcing
the egg-candling laws to lift the re-
quirements for Gambling during March
and April, for the reason that during
the heavy production season the eggs
are marketed with good quality. The
cool weather, plus the large supply,
helps to maintain the good condition Of
the eggs marketed during this period.
Investigations show that at least
two-thirds of the egg losses occur on
the farm. The remainder Is on the
huckster wagons, in the country store,
on hot freight and express cars and
In improper storage. This loss has
been estimated at $40 per farm In
Missouri, and 1t Is doubtless as high
IN fha othor hoovu no,11t~v NV, a,
states.
No doubt the rooster Is responsible
for more Of this loss than any other
one contributing element. He eats
high-priced feed during the summer
without producing any benefit and does
q great deal Of harm In lowering the
quality Of the eggs The movement to
Gull the rooster out of the flock is on
as soon as the breeding season is over.
The young cockerels can be best de-
veloped by keeping them separated
from the flock, and feed and market
them as soon as possible. The cock
erels that are to be kept for breeding
purposes can be developed better IL
kept separate from the main flock.
In addition to the loss resulting
from the sale Of fertile eggs, there is q
further preventable loss from cracked
eggs, dirty eggs, shrunken and bad
favored eggs. These different losses
may be lowered by feeding oyster shell,
Dy having plenty of nests, by gathering
the eggs daily, by packing them so
they will not break and eating all odd
sized eggs at home. Bad favors are
usually caused by feeding unusual
feeds or by keeping the eggs in place
where they absorb unpleasant doors
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
Nubian Goat Is Largest
and Quite EaSv to Keep

There is no best breed of milk goats,
any more than there is of cows; all
three breeds which are raised in this
country are fine mixers and answer
we'll the purpose for which they are
designed.
The Nubian is the largest, easiest to
keep, and gives the sweetest and rich
est milk. The Saanans are large white
goats that are heavy mixers, but like
the Togenbergs, their milk is very low
in butterfat, and often poor in flavor.
The breed that you like best is the
one to select.
Milk goats breed once a year the
same as a COW, and should be handled
along the very same lines. Any dairy
feed that is good for cows, is equally
as good for milk goats. A field of
brush or browse is the ideal pasture
for goats, as they are browsers and
not grazers. although they will take
to the grass In the absence of brush,
but will not do so well upon it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30
Leg Weakness Caused by
Improper Feed to Hens

Recent experiments with poultry at
the New Jersey agricultural expert
ment station, New Brunswick, show
that it is unnecessary to use CONNER
cial mineral mixtures for the proven
ton of leg weakness, If normal ra-
ton is fed.
When 20 per cent of the laying
mash consisted Of commercial meat
scrap, and plenty of green feeds were
available to the birds, no leg weak
ness occurred.
Washes containing only vegetable
p~oteins or very high-grade meat scrap
which contains a low percentage of
mineral matter-sometime permitted
leg weakness to develop. Deficient ra-
lions Of this type were corrected by
using a mixture of a steamed ground
bone, 60 pounds; calcium carbonate,
20 pounds, and common salt, 20
pounds. Three pounds of this mixture
were used in 81 pounds of mash.
Since the discovery at the New Jer-
sey experiment station that the addi-
ton of certain enzymic materials to
the mash tends to promote growth in
young stock, many poultrymen have
inquired about the use of these
materials for promoting egg pro-
duction. Authorities at the station
state that at the present time INSULT
cient data have been obtained to rec
ommend the addition of these sub
stances to the laying mash, but that
different pens fed various amounts of
vegetable enzymic materials in the
mash have shown appreciate differ
ences In production.