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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
Too Many Animals
Harmful to Ranges
Deterioration Is Largely Due
to Overstocking.

prepared by the United states Department
of Agriculture.)
Competent authorities In the range
states estimate that the condition OF
the native pastures Of that area Is now
only 10 to 80 per cent of their original
productivity. This deterioration, says
the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture, has been largely the result
of overstocking. Another result Of this
condition has been smaller size of cat
tie even where they are well bred.
During periods Of high prices stock
men are tempted to put on more cattle
than the range can support without
showing the effect In following years.
There Is also tendency to stock heav-
lily when pastures are especially good
to recover losses sustained during bad
years, with the frequent result that the
gamble Is carried too far.
The conservative cattlemen, says the
department, who have developed the
industry to its present high standard
and acquired greater success Ia the
range area, have learned to stock their
pastures to meet adverse or subnOrmal
years. When very good years come
along additional stock is bought and
held for a short time to make profit
able use Of the extra grass without
taxing the range too much. On the
other hand, many stockmen use up too
much of the pasture and reduce the
vigor Of the palatabie plants.
The department says 1t is next to Inn
possible to give definite figures on the
carrying capacity Of the range. The
extremely wide variation Is shown by
an investigation of range area In
New Mexico where the rainfall was
practically the same. Here the acre
age varied from % to 125 acres per
COW per year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05

The women from various towns or
communities in the county are request
ed to send two representatives to one
of these meetings. These delegates
are organized into groups of about ten.
If, for example, the women wish to
learn about clothing, clothing spe-
cialist is sent to meet with the groups
and give lessons on selection Of ma
terials, color combinations, or what
ever the women are most anxious to
learn. After the lesson these women
return to their communities, call a
meeting of those interested, and pass
on what they have learned.
Make 1000 Dress Forms.
At the end of the month the special
list returns and gives her original
group the next lesson, which is on maxi
ing the paper dress form. Then this is
carried back to the women in the va
rious communities as before This Is
continued for four or five months and
at the end of that time each group
makes a report and sends it to the
specialist so that she may see what
work is accomplished as result OF
her visits and lessons. Four thousand
paper dress forms were reported in
eleven counties where one clothing
specialist went during the last year.
In a recent countrywide milk cam
paign, over ten thousand people were
told the value of milk by the seven
extension specialists. In Wisconsin
where there are two dairy cows for
three people, 2O-38 per cent Of the chill.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05

dren are below weight. During the
war we were amazed to learn that sew
enteen hundred Of Wisconsin's young
men were rejected from service be-
cause of tuberculosis, which the scien-
tist tells us is child's disease begin
ming nearly always from malnutrition.
Wisconsin has food enough for all of
her children. There Is no need for
any to be below standard. The prob
lem Is to educate the mothers, fathers,
and children to eat the proper food
and to know the important part that
milk plays in the diet.
Teach Saving Devices.
How to save time and work are les
sons taught by the home management
specialists. Having the working sur
faces the right height, the convenient
arrangement of rooms and equipment,
use of labor-saving devices, organiza-
ton Of work, and decoration of the
home are some of the things included
in these lessons.
instruction in choosing, cooking,
serving, and nutritive value Of foods
are given by the food specialist. The
home demonstration travels about a
county and organizes the women into
groups, forms girls clubs and COM
munity clubs. She visits the homes
and gives the assistance needed.
The home economics extension tries
to give to the mother hand" which
is the master hand, the help so that
she can do better year by year and
make Of the home place of JOY,
beauty and melody.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
Error to Reduce Glover
Acreage in the Spring

When the price Of common red
clover seed is high the acreage seeded
in the spring is usually cut down.
Some farmers figure that they can af-
ford to pay only so much for clover
seed, and when that limit in price is
exceeded many SOW timothy alone. I'm
doubtedly there is limit to the price
man can afford to pay for clover
seed, at the same time one should not
lose sight Of the fact that timothy hay
is very poor substitute for clover. 1t
is not worth one-half as much per ton
for feeding purposes as Is clover or
any other good legume hay. Many
make mistake when they reduce their
clover acreage for no other reason
than the price Of the, seed.
Alsike clover seed is not as high in
price this year as red clover seed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
Favor Dormant Spraying
Because Of Idle Hours

When speaking of pruning, the words
"spring pruning are generally used
when dormant pruning" is really
meant. Much Of this dormant pruning
can be accomplished during the winter
months. At this season there Is more
slack time in the orchard than at any
other If pruning Is left until spring,
the rush Of spring work often arrives
before the trees are all worked over In
the orchard. The habit of leaving the
dormant pruning until early spring, as
a rule, results in one of two things,
either continuation of operations
long after the sap has begun to move,
with consequent poor healing of
wounds; or results in unavoidably slip
shod work over a large part of the
orchard dIle TO a desire to finish the
pruning and get at other important
seasonal operations. BY making
start in the early winter, working on
days when climatic conditions are not
too severe, the work can be completed
early enough in the season to avoid
interference with early spring duties.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
Fewer and Better Bulls
Help Success of Dairy

The Wayne County (Pa) Jersey
Bull association has record of accom-
plishment to which members point with
pride. In three years time the butter
fat production Of the herds in this
association increased AT per cent. At
the same time the milk production
went up 1879 per cent, according to s.
]. Brownell, dairy specialist at the
Pennsylvania college.
Cow testing association records show
that the increase in fat production
alone meant a profit Of approximately
$4,000 per year. Other financial adj
vantages of the bull association were
a $2,875 increase in the inventory value
of herds and a $500 decrease in the
investment in bulls. Fewer and better
bulls account for the smaller amount
now invested in sires.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05

were made and the mothers were told
they had the privilege to send their
daughters elsewhere. The value of
the work was soon appreciated and
it rapidly became established in many
colleges.
Men in congress at this time who
were interested In agriculture and
home economics succeeded in passing
bills which made 1t possible to extend
the scope Of the work. The Hatch bill
and the Adams bill provided for ex-
perimental stations where the govern
ment could carry on experiments to
find out the best methods of doing ag-
ricultural work, such as ways to make
the soil more productive, or the best
kind of food for the stock. The Smith
Lever bill provided for extension work,
so that people on the farms and in the
homes could be taught and helped to
become better farmers and better home
makers.
Mrs. Jones at the present time has
seven specialists: three clothing, one
food, one home management, one
milk, and one health specialist These
specialists remain in their offices for
one week to get their lessons in shape
and spend three weeks in the field.
When the county agent finds women
in the county who are anxious to be
taught new phases of homemaking, he
communicates with the home econo-
mics extension department and ar
ranges the first meeting. In an aver
age-sized county he plans for meetings
to be held in two central locations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
Rates Are Reduced on
All Pure Bred Stock

Freight rates on pure bred live stock
have been reduced so per cent by the
principal railroads of the Northwest
when certificates of registration are
attached to the bills Of lading. In case
of delay in the receipt of such certif-
Gates, freight agents have been In
structed to accept in lieu thereof let
ter from the breed associations secre-
tary acknowledging the receipt of ap-
plication and giving assurance that
registration papers will be issued. 1t
Is important to remember that the re-
duced rate is in effect only for less
than carload lots. For shipments ex-
ceeding 5000 pounds the cost would
probably be less If the regular carload
rate was made to apply.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
Three Classes Of Fowls
on Average Farm TODAY

There are three classes of hens on
most farms today which should be
marketed at once. The first group are
those which are five years old or more
and which have very low vitality. It
is almost useless to try and fatten or
prepare them for the market. They
should be picked out and sold at once
as they are wasting feed. The second
group is composed of the ones from
one to two years old which are large
and fat. They could also be put on
the market at once as they are not pro-
ducing returns equal to the feed that
is being given them. The third group
Ia made up Of those of medium age
which are in fair condition but are very
poor layers. These can be shut up and
fattened for a short while and then
command fair price on the market.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
ALFALFA COMPARED
WITH RED CLOVER

In a series of four feeding tests
comparing alfalfa with red clover hay
in silage and grain rations for mich
cows, the Ohio experiment station re-
ports the following conclusions:
ct appears that, If the cows are not
limited, they consume more feed with
the alfalfa ration, but they do not pro-
duce a correspondingly larger amount
Of milk. This indicates that good al
falfa is better appetizer than clover.
The cows held up in weight better
while on alfalfa than while on clover.
"Where the amount Of milk in
creased with the alfalfa there was not
corresponding increase of fat, and
where there was no difference in milk
flow there was slight increase In
fat with the clover.
1.-THE superiority Of alfalfa over clo-
yer seems to lie in the fact that 1t
yields a larger tonnage per acre, and
is a better appetizer or conditioner,
rather than in better results per ton,
when fed to dairy cows From these
results it seems that dairymen are not
warranted in paying much more per
ton for alfalfa hay than for clover hay,
if the two are of equal quality. 1t is
probably more difficult to get clean
clover than clean alfalfa, because
many farmers, sow other grasses with
the clover.
1.-THE difference in tonnage grown
per acre will justify considerable effort
to grow alfalfa, at least on a small
scale. In many parts of the state Is
will be advisable to rely principally on
the clover crop until farmers learn to
grow alfalfa well on small scale.
Alfalfa is more exacting in soil condi.
lions required"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
TREATING TURKEYS
WITH BLACkHEAD

Blackhead is a disease which is the
scourge Of the turkey business and for
1t there Is no known cure. If one
could confine the ailing specimens just
as soon as one notes that they are slow
and listless in their movements, it
would be material aid in stopping
the spread Of the disease. If possible
to move the well turkeys to new
ground, this would be good move.
Anything that makes the digestive
action slow and sluggish is favorable
condition for the disease. should
give cracked corn and wheat, as these
grains contain less fiber and are more
easily digested. Then, again, should
give all the heavy part Of sour milk
that I could. 1t is said that certain
ingredients in this milk retard the ac-
dion Of the organisms that promote the
disease. Epson salts do little good.
From California comes the report
that tincture Of ipecac has proved
beneficial and has cured many cases.
The idea is to give ten drops of tine
ture of ipecac in a little water three
times a day for three days, then twice
a day for three days, and then once a
day for three days; then follow with
epson salts.
If my loses among the mature tur-
keys were heavy, think I should feed
the healthy turkeys literally with
cracked or whole corn or wheat, get
them in good flesh and market them
just as soon as possible. Destroy the
sick ones and burn the carcasses. They
will only spread the disease. 1t would
be well to keep out of the business
two wears at least, and then get some
of the strongest stock obtainable.-
Exchange
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
EPSON Salts for Hens

Epson salts given to the flock at
stated intervals is an excellent tonic.
1t should be given at least once each
month at the rate Of about one-half
pound to each 100 adult fowls. It
may be dissolved in the drinking wa
ter and put before the birds for few
hours in the morning, during which
time no other drink is given. Most
poultrymen, however, prefer dissolving
the salts in water and mixing a moist
mash to put before the flock.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
Feed for Ducklings

When the ducklings are at least
thirty-six hours old, give them mix
ture of equal parts of bread crumbs
and rolled oats, to which 3 per cent
sand has been added. From the
fourth to the seventh day use equal
parts of corn meal, rolled oats, bread
crumbs and hran. After they are a
week old try using a mash of three
parts bran, one part low-grade flour
and one part corn meal. Add 10 per
cent green feed, per cent beef scraps
md & nnr rent sand
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
Tobacco Dust Kills Worms

"A large Ohio poultry man found that
his 600 hens were infected with worms.
The worms were running the flock and
he got so Disguised that he sold all
but 80 of his birds. What made him
think the case was hopeless one, was
that he had put some Of the round
worms in gasoline and they lived over
nine hours. However, the remaining
birds were treated with tobacco dust
for round worms and concentrated I've
for tapeworms, and the hens were
cured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
Concentrates Are Best
for Farm Work Horses

Corn and cob meal has been fed
quite successfully to horses in few
instances; however, it should not be
ground too fine aud probably would
improve it to mix some oats with 1T.
However, if horses are receiving
great deal of other roughage or bulky
feed it would not be best to feed too
much corn and cob meal, as horses are
different from cattle and sheep in that
they require a more. concentrated ra-
ton. Corn and cob meal is a very
poor fattener, as the cobs contain SO
much fiber, and large enough quantity
cannot be consumed to put much fat
upon the body, almost all Of the d.
gestive part Of the ration being used
by the body for maintenance and en-
ergy rather than to lay on fat.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-15
heightened morale xx

lANihfANNANA A
 ''It is noteworthy that @ ques- tionnaire sent as part of this investi- lgation 10 q thousand or more busi- ness men. directors in important Preparations selected at random, asking for their Verdicts as business men upon prohibition, yielded a pre- Idominantly wet result--not, appar- ontly so much because of observed effects upon business or industry as because of strong personal prejudice and dissatisfaction with the social and political results of prohibition as they saw them"
 Various sources were drawn for the health statistics presented in the report, The census bureau figures were quoted on deaths from alcoho ol- ism and cirrhoss of the liver, and the report observed that they show led a drop in 1920 and a rise there- after except for drop for cirrhosis in 1928. Officials Of Bellevue hos pital New York, were quoted as saying that while more acute and fewer chronic eases proportionately resulting from alcohol were handled just after prohibition became effec tive, there is q drift hack 10 pre- prohibition conditions in the type oi alcoholism that prevails"
 A compilation of figures on alec holic insanity and incorporate use of alcohol showed a drop from 1917 to 1921. and an increase since. The report added that figures as 10 the number of alcoholics discharged from New York hospitals show in general the same trend that we have been noting but with this important feature, that the rear 1024 shows a slight decrease"
 Official figures on the number of alcoholic casts per 1000 enlisted men in the army showd a low water mark of 1,06 in 1918 a jump to HIS in 1922. SS2 in 1923 and 9.13 in 1924
 Much has been said of the fall ing of the falling death rate during the last few years as an evidence of tht effects of prohibition" said the report. Tt is true that this decline and the increased expectation of life have greatly impressed insurance actuarles, but one cannot with cer- tainty assign to the prohibition re- gime more than a moderate influence in bringing about the reduction. x It Is probable that wherever there has been an improvement in eco homie status, the tendency is toward la higher standard of living and thus naturally toward improved health land increased longevity"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-15
New Discovery
 DisSOives FreckIes
Gone in 4Days

Here's a new and inexpensive cream called Flyte that is easy to ap- ply-will not stain-yet after. you've used it for four days your freckles are gone-simply melted away. Women have waited long for a real freckle remover and now they can obtain it at Axelrod's Pharmacy or any live up-to-date druggist any where with the distinct understand ing that if it fails your money will be returned.
 And after your freckles are gone you'll find that your skin has i'm proved--it will be cleaner clearer and more youthful. Ask for jar of Fly7e.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-15
REMBRANDTS 10 GO
 10 MUSEUM HERE
Widener Announces Plan to Dis
 pose Of Set of 15 Paintings

New York, Sept. 15 P-Two Rem brandt portraits valued at more than 1 $500,0 GOO will eventually come into | possession of an American museum as a result of suit which attracted international attention.
 Joseph E. Widener, Philadelphia sportsman and financicr, yesterday ! won a suit involving his right 10 the painting by purchase from Prince ! Felix Ioussoupoff of Russia. MT. Widener has said that he will be- queath his entire art collection which already includes IA Rem- brandts, to some museum in memory of his father.
 Hard pressed for funds after flee ing Russia where he was credited with having murdered the Monk Rusputin, the prince sold the por- traits to Widener in London in 1921 for f1O0,O00. He valued them re- gently at $1,O0O,000.
 Supreme Court Justice Vernon M. ! Davis interpreted the agreement be- i tween lllc INO llltl dS ulSdIlng mat the prince could repurchase the , paintings for the sale price plus in terest at any time before January l, 1924, for his own enjoyment and with his own funds. The prince sought to repurchase them in De- cember, 1928. Widener refused to sell, alleging that C. S. Gubenkian, Armenian oil magnate had advanced the money to the prince who sought to buy back merely to sell to sir Joseph Duveen of London for T15O,- O0O.
 The prince sued Widcner, claiming that the paintings were delivered to the flnancier merely as security for ! a mortgage. Justice Davis held that Widener's purchase had been legal and the prince had lost all rights of repurchasc.
 The paintings, portrait of a gen tIcman in high hat" and DOT trait of lady with an ostrich feather fam" are in Mir. Widener's home at Elkins Park, near Philadelphia,
 The princes attorneys will have the right 10 appeal. The prince is in Europe. His wife is the niece of the late Czar Nicholas.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-15
45 CITIES TO BE GIVEN
 FULL AIR MAIL SERVICE
contracts Opened Today Tor 20 Places That Arc to Re Added
 to List of 10

Washington, Sept. l5 Rl-The era of commercial aviation in the United states takes an advanced stride to- day,
 The air mail service of the post office department pioneer in demon- strating the feasibility of the air plane as a means of transport In continuous day and night flying, winter and summer, will open bids for contracts for carrying. mall on eight new air routes,
 The new air service will directly connect up 20 important cities by ai mail routes with tho l6 cities which have been receiving similar service on the trans-continenta air mail route for more than a year. In ad. dltion to those 45 cities which bene. fit directly from the service, many other cities will enjoy the advantage of speedy transmission Of mails by combining the air routes and tho railway mail service.
 ne contracts TOT the elSnI new routes will call for an extension ot the air mail service Of 4662 miles Fulfillment of the contracts will re. quire about 390.O00 miles Of hyina yearly on the six round trips per week scheduled for each route. Onl, day flying will be scheduled for tht eight routes. among the routes Is:
 Boston, Hartford and New York distance 190 miles, time two hours and 20 minutes; postage 10 cents ar ounce.
 Accepted bidders must execute { formal contract within 30 days afte' accordance of their proposals am l furnish a bond Of moi less than S10, O0o for faithful performance.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-15

Twenty-Five years ago boy Of seven arrived in New Britain and promptly proceeded 10 get acquaint- ed with the neighbors He seemed to thrive on strenuous competition, and at the age of l9, successfully managed the Delphi football team into the 135 lb. cham pionship of the city.
 The New Britain police force be- came his next ambition and for three years he enjoyed the thrill of maintaining law and order in the capacity of supernumerary officer When the late pleasantness with Germany began to throw its gigan- tic shadow over the universe, it was quite natural to expect that Charlie | Witkin would want 10 take a hand in this gigantic game. And for over two years the U. s. s. Rhode Island was graced by his welcome pres enCe.
 Having finished that task to thc satisfaction of all concerned he re- turned home to enact the compar- ativcly milder role of salesman for the Union Laundry.
 | Here at last he found field greatly to his liking. He rapidly grew to understand the many intri- cacies of the modern laundry and dry cleaning industry, and' the remark able results he was able to show, marked him for speedy advance ment
 His fifth year with the widely known Union Laundry company finds him in every way farther ad- vanced and ever on the alert to maintain this steady progress.
 He is proud of New Britain and New Britain is proud of him. Fair enough.-advt.