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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06
Prevent Limberneck by
Removal of Carcasses

IF poultrymen would spend a little
time in looking over their range dur
ing the summer months to keep it free
from dead carcasses they would I'M
doubtedly prevent a great many out
breaks Of so-called '1imberneck," or
botulism, in poultry.
This is the advice Of DR.. f. R.
Beaudette, poultry pathologist Of the
New Jersey agricultural experiment
station, who says:
"At this time of the year decom-
position takes place quite rapidly.
Flies are attracted to carcasses and
there lay the eggs which later hatch
forth maggots. If these maggots are
eaten by fowl an outbreak of botu-
lism is very apt to occur. The out
standing symptom is the limberneck,
and generally the affected bird shows
a bright red comb The temperature
of such a. bird is usually always sub
normal. This is Of considerable i'm
portance in making a diagnosis. The
disease is not spread from one fowl
to another, and therefore can easily
be controlled by eliminating the
source Of poisoning. 1t is still ques-
ton whether the maggots Themselves
are responsible or whether the poison
ing is due to the botulinus toxin
which the maggot mechanically car
ries
Ranges which are overrun with
weeds or with anything that would OBJ
scure a dead carcass are more dan
gerous than a range relatively free
from tall vegetation; hence, 1t Is a
good practice to keep weeds moved
during the summer months. OF course
there is no donger Of botulism In
flocks that are confined to runs
"The disease cannot be cured after
marked symptoms have made their APP
pearance, though mild cases will often
make a spontaneous recovery. EPSON
salts in the usual dose aids in early
cases. Confinement in cool dark
place seems to give good results"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06
USE NICOTINE DUST
ON CUCUMBER BEETLE

The tiny striped cucumber beetle
does an annual damage of several mil
lion dollars to the cucumber, melon
and squash crops Of the country.
Although the loss to the individual
growers is small the damage, in the
aggregate, is quite large especially in
the southern parts of the country. This
ansect not only Injuries the plants but
also transmits the wilt and mosaic dis
eases to other plants, according to G.
l.. Fluke, entomologist at the Wiscon-
sin College of Agriculture. Attacks
against beetle have not been concen-
trated in the past because Of the small
damage ever done to any Of the small
paintings Of these crops. However,
there is now concerted attack being
carried on against this enemy. Many
insecticides in the past have been
found to be powerless against the
pest, but new ally has been found In
the use Of nicotine dust.
Nicotine Dust Effective.
Nicotine dust, new form Of insecti-
eide, has been found to be decidedly
successful in the control of the beetle
during the two-year trial. Over sixty
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06
Soy-Bean Dealer Is
in Jail for Fraud
He Delivered Tarheel Black
Instead of Otootan.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Because he thought that farmers
don't know BEANS" certain exploiter
of soy-bean seed Is now revising his
opinion while serving a term in the
penitentiary for violation of the postal
fraud law. Some farmers do know
BEANS" and when some of these better
posted soy-bean growers recently re-
ceived shipments of Tarheel Black in
stead Of the Otootan which they had
ordered, the matter was called to the
attention of the Post Office department
and the United States Department Of
Agriculture.
Investigation by the post office OFF,
Gals disclosed the fact that this lone
operator was advertising the higher
priced variety, Otootan, for sale at
about one-half the regular market
value and doing tremendous bust
ness. His plan called for no shipment
Of beans of any variety until the Gus
toner became insistent, and then he
substituted the cheaper Tarheel Black.
He was brought to trial and convicted
Of fraudulent use Of the mails. Be.
cause of the high prices of the Otootan
and Laredo varieties there has been
considerable substitution of the cheap
er black varieties, such as Wilson,
Ebony or Black Beauty, Picking and
Tarheel Black.
The moral in this little story is not
only to know soy-bean varieties, but
to buy soy-bean seed from reliable and
established seedsmen or growers, and
beware Of "cheap seed" There are
others still at large ready to exploit
the farmers inability to identify the
numerous varieties of soy beans. The
prospective purchaser of seed should
obtain samples before buying, and if
not sure Of the identity of the seed
should consult the county agent or the
state agricultural college. Be sure
you are getting the variety desired
and not some cheap substitute.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06
Getting More Money for
EGGS in Summer Season

Without a little effort the quality
OF summer eggs is likely to be so low
that prices will decline rapidly. The
poor quality of the eggs laid in hot
weather is largely to blame for the
low summer price of eggs. Several
precautions are necessary to keep up
the quality of the summer egg. The
following are important:
l. Segregate all males, even the
spring cockerels. An infertile egg
keeps better.
2. Gather eggs twice daily, if pos
sible. during hot days, and store in a
cool, well-ventilated place, free from
strong odors.
8. During hot weather, market eggs
twice a week.
4. Keep broody hens off the nests.
5. Sell no eggs from stolen nests.
Use them, as well as small, dirty and
cracked eggs, at home.
9. Supply at least one nest with
clean straw for every six hens.
Where these precautions are ad-
hered to, a reliable dealer should pay
a premium for the better quality of
eggs produced.-Extension Service of
Purdue University.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06
EARN, MITES NJ

When were the wagon wheels
creased last?
Take good care of the growing stock
and feed we'll.
Well painted buildings are the best
sign of a well-managed farm.
Chickens need sunlight to prevent
ricketts,. Don't be stingy-sunlight is
free.
Spray melons and cantaloupes with
nicotine dust to protect the vines from
melon aphis.
Seed treatment of oats and potatoes
provides an insurance no farmer can
afford to be without.
Ground pumice stone mixed to a
thick paste in sweet oil is an old re-
liable polisher for the horns and hoofs
of show cattle.
Sudan grass, which is a variety of
sorghum, is usually rated consider
ably better than millet in feeding value
and yield per acre.
Some farmers have been tempted to
re-sow fields where spring crops have
failed, to some short-time hay crop
like soy beans, millets or Sudan grass.
The cucumber beetle can best be
controlled by the use of tobacco or
nicotine dusts. A 2 per cent nicotine
dust is effective in killing some of the
beetles and repeIllng the rest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06
FARM ACTSIe:

Market all broilers as early as pos
sible.
Keep brooding baby chicks until they
are fully feathered.
Turkeys are seed and insect eaters
and do not thrive on sloppy mashes.
Timid hens do not get their share
of the feed and are seldom heavy
layers.
1t does not pay to grow low-priced
crops on high-priced land, nor vice
versa.
Stale bread soaked in milk and
squeezed nearly dry is a good first feed
for poults. This is followed with fine
chick scratch feed and larger grains
as the poults develop.
Don't make the hens eat quack grass
in the summer. Swiss chard Is a fine
summer green feed when plenty of ten
der grass is lacking. A 100-foot row
of swiss chard will keep 20 hens In
green feed all summer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06

The time to kill the cucumber beetle
easily, quickly and in large numbers
Is when it first attacks the small
plants, according to Fluke. The beetles
congregate in large numbers on the
squash, melon and cucumber plants
and feed ravenously on the first thick
leaves. Since the beetles usually con-
centrate in a small area and are slug
gish, few good puffs of dust will kill
80 per cent or more Of them. If 95 per
cent Of these first beetles can be killed
there is little need to worry about the
progeny of the other per cent.
There is period of from 7 to 10
days In whichsthe beetles can be con-
trolled probably and after this time
it takes constant effort and consider
able expense to protect the vines from
beetles. If all growers in the locality
will dust at the same time there will
be little trouble experienced with the
beetles during the remainder of the
season.
Use Fresh Materials.
The dust should be purchased fresh
each year in sealed cans and none left
over from the previous year should be
used. The material quickly loses it's
strength If exposed to the air for any
length Of time; therefore, the contain
ers must always be tightly closed.
A hand buster is necessary to spread
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06

be requeened with young Italian
queens. These can be secured by
transferring ripe queen cells, or by
rearing queens, or by queens from
reliable queen breeder.
The new queen has great egg-laying
capacity and will be in a position to
fill the frames with eggs. The colony
will then approach the winter with
young bees rather than with wornout
bees, as is often the case when a new
queen is not supplied. The young
bees, reared in the fall, must success
fully care for the colony in winter
quarters, and more important still,
start colony activity in early spring
with an abundance of brood rearing.
italian Queen Best.
The Italian bees are usually gentle
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06
Chickens and Cattle
Tested at Same Time
Veterinarians Combine Tu-
berculin Inspection.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture)
Veterinarians engaged In the tuber-
culin testing of cattle In Green Lake
county, Wisconsin, have found it pos
sible to inspect the poultry flocks on
the farms visited without slowing up
the regular cattle-testing work This
Is significant, says the United States
Department Of Agriculture, when it is
realized that there is no special fed
eral appropriation for conducting a
campaign against avian tuberculosis,
and that the poultry flocks of the coun-
ty must be cleaned up along with the
herds of cattle if the eradication of
the disease is to remain permanent.
Operating in the regular way, the
veterinarians in Green Lake county
inspected 1,032 fiocks on the farms
visited for cattle testing. They found
153 f1ocks infected, and the remainder
apparently free from the disease. Two
hundred and eighteen post-mortems,
ed flock, were held. Altogether, it was
estimated, more than $4,000 fowls were
inspected.
An estimation of the extent of tuber-
culosis among the poultry fiocks Of the
country shows the disease varying
from l to Is per cent.
A definite effort to inspect poultry
was begun in February. In the vari-
h Gus states during the first two months
of the work 46,665 fiocks were inspect
ed, 1865 of which were found to be in
fected 1t is estimated that nearly g.
100000 fowls were inspected during
this period.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06
Green Feed for Fowls

If possible, rest the poultry yards
for month and grow green crop to
purify the soil. A certain amount of
green food is essential to the health
Of the poultry. When In addition to
the food value, we can have the serv-
Ice of purifying the soil, it is thrifty
to sow OATS or wheat, or rye In the
poultry yard. Even when the yards
cannot be spared, and the chickens
must have their usual run, by heavy
seeding there will be growth enough
to benefit the soil.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06

breeding queens. Infested queens are
laying queens whose mating is not
known. Tested queens are mated
queens which the breeder retains until
he can guarantee that they have been
purely mated. Breeding queens are
from queens whose bees have unusual
ly good characteristics such as gentle
ness, trueness to type and honey
gathering ability.
The beekeeper is not dependent
upon queen breeders for his supply Of
young queens, for he can raise them
himself at practically no cost. If
there is any disease In the bee yard,
this practice should be abandoned, for
disease can be spread throughout the
yard by the practices involved in queen
rearing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06

different insecticides were thoroughly
tested at the college during the last
seven years with varying degrees of
success. A few of them were of some
value in repelling the beetle, but in
many cases even the stomach poisons
ordinarily used against chewing insects
were not effective in killing this pest.
The mixture which has given best
results at the college is the 10 per
cent nicotine lime mixture. This mix
ture carries twice the usual amount of
nicotine and costs little more thaN
the ordinary mixture, but the percent
age Of killing obtained with 1t was
very consistent, running from 83 to %
with an average Of 80.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06

not in the spring, when the bees are
removed from their winter quarters.
This is the way V. G. Milum, bee ex-
pert at the Wisconsin College of Ag-
riculture, has sized up time account
ing among bees. He urges that some
time before August 10 all colonies
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06

the material properly. If the buster is
not available the material may be
shaken from a cheesecloth sack direct
~ over the beetles. but this method is
decidedly inferior to the dustef, Fluke
reports.
The plants should always be ap-
preached cautiously so that no beetles
will fly away and heavy puffs Of dust
should be blown directly on them
Usually three applications of dust at
two-day intervals are sufficient to rid
the plants Of beetles, provided nearby
patches are similarly treated. The
usual amount Of dust to use when
plants are small is from Ia to 1d
pounds per acre.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06
WORK in BEE FAMILY
RUN ON OWN SYSTEM
Bees Need Some Attention
in August to Start
Year Right.

HE bee family OPP
crates on a differ
ent calendar.
The new year in
beekeeping starts
In August, as soon
as the honey has
been removed, and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06
Use of Power on
Farms, Big Item
Agricultural Worker Able
to Till Three Times as
Many Acres.
prepared by. the United States Department
of Agricultural

prepared by, the United States Department
of Agriculture)
AS a result of the increased use of
power and labor-saving machinery In
farming operations and the opening Of
new lands we'll suited to the use Of
machinery the average agricultural
worker in the United States is now
able to care for almost three times as
many acres of crops as an individual
could handle Is years ago, according
to a study recently made by the divi-
sion Of agricultural engineering of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture At the same time the hours Of
labor on the farm have been reduced
and farmers have been relieved of
much of the monotony and drudgery
which formerly characterized their
work.
Power and labor together account
for approximately 60 per cent of the
total cost of farming and better
knowledge of the power requirements
of farm operations and the adoption
of more efficient types Of power units
will do much to cut down production
costs.
Second Only to Railroads.
The primary horse power available
for use on farms is greater than that
used In mining and manufacturing,
and is second only to that required for
railroads. The total power used an
nually on farms amounts to nearly 49,
OOO,OOO,00O horsepower hours and the
annual cost amounts TO total Of near
" $3,O00,O00OOO.
Up to the present little scientific
study has been made Of the basic
power requirements of various farm
operations Although the pillow is one
of the oldest agricultural tools for
which power is required, the funda-
mental requirements of pillow design
are still unknown and no satisfactory
method of measuring the actual work
done by pillow has yet been dfscov-
cred The University Of Wisconsin has
conducted experiments which show
that it is possible to run an ensilage
cutter with one-half the power ordi-
narily used by this machine simply by
employing proper speeds and an i'm
proved blower. a8
Farm power is derived from ami
mails, gas engines, (including tractors,
trucks ana automobiles) steam engines
and electric wind and water motors
Up to about sixty years ago little
power other than that furnished by
animals was available to farmers. The
small gas tractor, the truck, the auto
mobile and electric power have only
become important as sources of farm
power within the last ten or twelve
years.
The estimated total numbers of pow
er units now on farms in the United
States Is as follows:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-06

Great opportunities exist for the cut
ting down of the cost of farm opera
lions through the reduction in the la
Dor requirements of each operation
and by a better application Of the
power used. Before such savings can
be effected, however, it is necessary to
make thorough study of the basic
power requirements, and of the fac
tors which affect these requirements.
Among these are: Climate, character
Of the soil, depth of blowing, cultivat
ing, ETC.; condition of the crop, size
of fields, size and type of power units
needed and mechanical efficiency of
the tools or machines employed by the
farmer.
Topography Factor.
Topography is a factor to be reck-
oned with in considering the power re-
quirements Of farms in any particular
locality. In the Central West the land
generally is smooth and is not cut by
many streams or ravines. This con-
dition encourages the laying out of
large fields and makes possible the use
Of large machines and power units. In
Eastern and Southern states, however,
the land is frequently billy and cut by
ravines and streams making small and
irregular-shaped fields necessary. This.
Of course, discourages the use OF large
machines and results in a predomi-
nance of small farms.
Probably the mont serious drawback
to the efficient use of power in agricul-
ture is the extreme seasonal demand.
In each type Of farming followed there
is usually some single operation which
requires a large amount of power for
limited time and it is usually this
operation which determines the mini
mum amount of primary power that
must be available. In the corn or cot
ton belt the operation requiring the
maximum power is that Of planting or
cultivating-in hay or small grain 1T IS
harvesting. Such conditions result in
what is termed a low-power load fac
tor and a high cost per unit of power
utilized. The peak load could fire.
quently be reduced by reducing the
acreage of the crop which requires
this power, but as rule the farmer
is justified in retaining such high
acreage Of the crop in question be-
cause of the relatively high net re
turns which may more than offset the
higher cost of power used in this
operation.
Other factors which have an impor-
tant effect on the efficiency Of farm
power are the diversity of operations
and the small power unit commonly
| employed under the control Of one
J worker
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-08
Legislature May Free Six
thousand Lepers From
Confinement in Colony
Doctors Say Disease Is Not Conta-
gious, and Lepers Do Not Wish to
Live Apart From Families.

MANILA-While Governor Cen
eral Leonard Wood has launched a
campaign in America to raise $5,0OO,-
600 to aid in the fight on leprosy the
local legislature will soon vote on
concurrent resolution introduced by
REPRESENTATIVE Formosa to set free the
5000 lepers now confined in the leper
colony at Culion.
MIR. Formosa says in his resolution
that many doctors declare leprosy is
not contagious, and also that the lep-
ers themselves do not wish to be con-
fined in colony apart from their lam
lies and friends.
Local opposition to Gen. Woods
anti-leprosy organization has been de
veloping for some time. A few weeks
ago the local anti-leprosy orgamza-
ton suspended operation due to the
opposition of the native papers.
A large number OF lepers IN the
Philippines who cannot be apprehend-
ed by the health department are stlll
at large and menace to the people.
One was recently shot and killed by
constabulary while resisting arrest
Ignorant natives often conceal lepers
TO avoid sending them to Culion.
The colony, according to American
and British physicians, is a model and
great advances have been made by
them in research work with chaulmoo-
gra oil and other leprosy cures.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-08
REPORT SHOWS NUMBER OF
WILD BIRDS IS INCREASING
Protection Plan of Department on
Agriculture Shows Results.

Uncle Sans efforts in the proteec-
ton of birds have resulted in an m
crease Of the feathered population, the
Department of Agriculture reports.
A survey shows that wherever pro
lection and friendship are offered the
birds go to hatch their young. The
average number OF birds over the east
ern section OF the United States, is
one pair to the acre, but this number
has been increased to tens and dozens
Of pairs by the thoughtfulness and
helpfulness OF various neighborho.ods.
This has been accomplished at
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Tor
instance, with 404 pairs to AZ acres,
and Chevy Chase, Md, with 2z4 par
to % acres" the department reports
At Wild Acres, Md, near Washing-
ton, 135 pairs to five acres were noted