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Seward daily gateway., 1926-07-27
UNIQUE HOME HENN OUT WITH AXE NEAR
 SHORE LAKE MNA|
skIlLFuL INCONSISTENCIES CON. STRUcTs RENARkkELN ARTS TIC RUSTIC BUILDINGS FEW MILES FROM leMING
CONTENTS OF HOUSE HOMEMADE
Garden Tools and wheek5srrcw But Few of Many Items haoe; Winding Gravel Trails and Boulder Bulk heads

An axe in the hands Of chap like Tony Shelter, homesteader on Lake Kenai located about three miles down the lake from Lawing, is g marvellous tool, for Mir. Shelter has actually hewn for himself a beautiful little home. Every piece of furniture, chairs, tables, bedstead, setee, and the many other items found in the average home, is homemade. And we'll made. For uphols1ering pur- poses he utilized home grown hay covered over with pelts from animals slain in the forest which surrounds him; a hammock hanging in an ar tistic, rustic arbor built on high prominence, visible for miles out or the lake, is made from a black bear skin measuring six feet and one inch.
 It is said that in every human be ing there is artistry and originality in some this talent, which generally lies dormant, is expressed in various ways; some with oils, some in g-a- nite and, occasionally like Tony, wit1 a plain axe. He is building with lov. ing care and with an amazing crafts manship. Even the doors on his loE cabin are thing Of beauty and staunch Not satisfied with just a plain door MT. Shelter built an entrance which is equal to the best in Seward T is seldom he has visitors So il was not with a sense of show that he is building such a comfortable and p7et ty home but that inner craving fo- the beautiful as well as practicable, If MT. Shelters home was located near Seward, that is to say, near enough for all visitors in the ely tZ call in to his place il would De with. out doubt the show place and mecca to, tourists.
 The first thing which VIII impress a visitor to the unique lake home l< the ideal sandy beach. Leading uT from the boat house on shore is ar excellent, wide and well gravele6 road, winding around a small hIIlock A little further on the road is divided by a terrace. Large boulders form retaining walls. Rocks also form 2 border for the entire roadway ovs: which beach gravel was strewn-
 A clear, sparkling and swift run ming stream passes directly in iron of the home and, if he So desires, h. can hook fish from this same stream. Two logs span the creek and trail carries on to the rustic arbor
 To the right of the home MT. Shel ter has a we'll kept truck garden un der cultivation and around this he ha. erected a fence, composed of shor pieces of birchwood, interlaced-ano ther work of art-for even the hinge: on the gate were carefully selected from peculiar shaped branch Soo1 after MT. Shelter put in his garder he discovered rabbits and porcupines would ruin anything he raised so ht was compelled to erect the fence.
 He is convinced that he has killed at least 500 porcupines since he nov ed onto the ground two years ago Now, he stated, they are becoming real scarce.
 My goodness, MT. Shelter you nus have worked awfully hard to do al this" recent visitor exclaimed. ''Ol (Continued on Page Seven)
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Eaton, Crane and Pike Highland Linen Stationary-Schallerer's Alas ka Shop.
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All Signed Communications hand ed into the Gateway for publication must be typewriter and double spac- ed
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Bob Seiffert Waving Fat
 At Russian River Home

Five 1zes down t-o- Coo2e< Landing, Bob Se1e-z, wel szow- and oa6Slne resident o< the Keuss lake region, is stzl Ao15srg to--A sz his Spic and span log czh1 hone. The Ridd1o-d highwsv passes directly ay sais front doo-. M-. Ses-e-1 has a splendid truck garden. One q Ass fzvo-5te sports ss catching -s.zeo~ trout in Russian river and present ing his oeignoors win them.
 Picture r-zz-nc-ScAzls-e Alas ka shop.
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Toilet Articles, perfumes-Schaller. CTS Alaska Shop.
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Fruit jars st ,. L. G-seTs-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27
The STRAWBERRY MULCH

In most sections of the North a
covering of straw or other suitable
material Is essential if strawberries
are to go through the winter in good
condition.
Freezing experiments with the
strawberry show that the crowns are
very hardy. They may be exposed to
extremely low temperatures without
apparent injury. The roots, however,
are tender and shows signs of injury
when exposed to temperatures IL or
Is degrees below freezing. During
very cold weather, especially with
no snow on the ground. the temper
ature of the unmulched bed may be
low enough to cause considerable
root injury.
In the opinion of the writer many
cases of the so-called black root of
the strawberry may be attributed,
In part at least, to winter injury.
This may be avoided by the Ju-
dicious use of mulching materials.
The material used for mulching
should be free from weed seeds and
OF such a nature that 1t will not be-
come too compact over the plants.
Straw and mash hay most nearly
meet these requirements; Sudan
grass and millet cut before the seeds
form are also suitable. Shredded
corn fodder, leaves and pine needles
are sometimes used. Usually a mulch
three or four incher deep Is suffi-
Client.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27

as to blood lines and exactness OF
pedigree and there are a number OF
COWS in Maine that are going as
grades, but that are really of purest
blood but not so recorded just be-
cause two cows calving at pasture
and bringing heifer calves could
not be positively identified as. to
which was their offspring.
can well remember when the
first American Jersey Cattle Club
female came to the Luce Farm IN
the northern part Of Pennington
and have noted the gradual change
from grade stock Of this and other
breeds of dairy cattle to the time
when there came to be on five miles
Of road where there are only small
farmers, well to 200 head OF cat
tie, pure bred Jerseys with cattle
club papers.
There is no doubt but the change
has been for the better for never
has been the time when these farm
ers were as prosperous as at pres
ent. They may not accumulate
wealth more rapidly, the kind that
remains in the bank vaults, but they
are making the country homes much
more like those Of the village or city
with electric lights, furnace heat,
bath rooms, milking machines, cleo
trio washing machines and other
appliances which render the work Of
the farmer and his good wife SO
much easier.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27
FLOWING CONTROLS
CuTW0RMS

The cutworm spends the winter in
the soil and, If the soil is left I'M
disturbed until spring, it will sur
vive winter conditions. On the other
hand, If the soil is plowed in early
winter after the insects have gone
into winter quarters many of them
will be killed, because the blowing
will expose them to lower tempera-
lures.
Last year one part Of field, which
was to be planted to corn, was plow-
ed in December and on this portion
there was no injury from cutworms.
Another part Of the field was plowed
during the latter part Of February
and on this area the corn was slightly
injured by the worm. The third part
of the field was not plowed until
shortly before complaining time and
the injury from cutworms was so
great that 1t was necessary to plant
the corn a second time on this por-
tion Of the field.
Winter blowing Is more effective
II the ground is left quite rough than
It is when the furrow slice Is turned
over fiat leaving the field relatively
smooth. If manure is to be applied
on a field that is infested with cut
worms the land should be winter
plowed and then left exposed to low
temperatures before the manure is
put on. If this Is not done the
manure may act as a protection to
the insects.-Country Gentleman
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27
Sheep Raising
In Waldo County

Belfast, Nov. 26-(P)-With ESQ
thoroughbred sheep of Hampshire
stock Milton B. Hills, a well-known
lumberman of Belfast, has a pretty
good start In the development of
sheep raising in Waldo County. He
recently bought two rams for which
he paid 500 and in his herd are a
number of sheep which cost $50 a
head. He is a member of the
National Association of Hampshire
Breeders. Some years ago Mr.. Hills
bought the Dow farm and timber
lands in North Searsport, $50 acres
and the Bartlett farm in Swanville,
$50 acres, from which he has cut the
timber and has now placed sheep
there. On these two farms he has
fenced $50 acres, using a carload of
woven wire fencing for the Job. He
is now building sheep shed on the
Quincy farm in North Belfast, which
he recently acquired, GO acres). a
shed $50 26 feet. Stanley Hills will
pc the caretaker at this shed. Mr..
Hills sells his wool through the
Maine Sheep Wool Growers Associa-
ton and the lambs are sold to local
markets.
Fred L. Wager of Mobile. Ala
who recently bought the 1000 acre
slack farm in North Searsport. and
Inc Pastures, ESQ acres in Belmont
VIII also go in for sheep raising on !.
large scale, :"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27
Stock Notes
BY G. NJ. Hatch

The stock is all in from pasture
now or in most instances and it is
a penny wise dollar foolish policy
which allows any to remain out Of
doors.
Charles T. Gay of Pennington has
bought a young bull calf of belmont
Norton of North New tordand,
whose Guernsey herd is one Of the
real good ones of Somerset county
where there are many herds OF the
breed.
Mr. Gay has a few Guernsey fe-
breed up a herd.
There will be a meeting of The
Franklin County Jersey Breeders
Association on Nov. 80. at the home
of L. M. Mosher & Son Of Farm
ington.
N. D. Keith Of "Bannocksde" In
dustry. Up. @. Route 2, Farming
tom has bought a year old Jersey
bull from Folly Farm. Simsbury,
Conn., the home of Blondes Cum
ming Mouse, grand champion COW at
the recent National Dairy show at
Detroit. This is a fine young animal
of SYPHILIS Gamboge blood and will be
at the head of Mr.. keith's pure bred
Jersey herd.
A three year old Jersey heifer that
gives Officially" 66 lbs. of milk in
day would go quite a distance in
supplying milk and there is such a
one on pure bred Jers"- Farm in
Massachusetts.
The Holstein men have made
some rapid advances in type as
conforming to the ideal as settled
lN,r no, fxu-- ~
ago, and shown in prize winning
males of the present season. Either
that or else their official photo
graphers are getting highel up in the
art.
They say the art of "retouciIing"
is gaining fast and one noted Amer
lean breeder of Shorthorns says
they had him fooled" and 1t re-
quired several moments of CON
vincing" before he would believe
that an animal he went to see and
purchase was the one whose photo
he had visualiZed. This Is very
unusual here as few photos are
equal to the living animal in any
way one may look at it.
1t seems there can be no doubt of
the growing popularity of the
Hampshire sheep in Maine for there
are SprlnSlnS up mere and there
small flocks that are of real quality
and the Improvement IN the type Is
especially noticeable.
w. B. Clark of North New Port
land of the firm of Clark Bros.
proprietors of general store sue
ceeding to the business of their
father, Charles Clark, in business at
the same stand for many years,
likes the Hampshires and says "23
for him" in the matter of numbers
as there are Ia mature ewes, eve
lambs and the head of the flock, a
ram lamb secured from the flock of
DR.. Farnum of Somerset County and
/ think his town Is Pittsfield, al
though it may fbe Hartland. This
ram lamb weighed 149 lbs. when
purchased and he is as stately a
chap as one sees.
Years ago the Hampshires had
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27
n. II. Farmers
Buy Eggs And Ship
Their Own Away

Durham, n. H, November 26-(Pl-
Eggs are scrambled in New Hamp-
shire. Fresh eggs from the farms
are shipped out of the State in large
quantities and at the same time
fresh eggs and many not so fresh
come into the state. Evidently the
farmer can't eat his cake and have
it too.
The net result is that three ffths
OF the eggs that go to New Hamp
sh1re consumers are produced in
other states. The University of New
Hampshire experiment station dis
covered this in the course sof an
economic survey of the state In the
period covered by the survey only
about 40 percent of the eggs pur-
chased by New Hampshire stores,
camps and hotels were supplied by
local farmers.
The answer is simple. New Hamp-
shire poultrymen can make more
money by sending their eggs out
SIDE than by selling them at home.
Even where there is a surplus of
eggs and large quantities are shipped
out" says the report of the survey.
This situation is due no doubt to the
ability of the New Hampshire com
mercial plant operators to secure a
special high class market to the
south.
1T would also seem as if the big
ger cities shipped in a larger pro-
portion of eggs than small cities in
the same district. This may be due
to the effect of the chain store sys-
tenn, which is able to distribute wes-
tern and storage eggs as well as
Shipped-in fresh eggs.
The southern part of the state
is surplus producing region. In
many cases the commercial poultry
man is getting a five to seven cent
per dozen premium above local mar
kets by shipping to a high class
special market. In the, northern
part of the state there is probably an
actual deficiency of production. but
there is question whether the prices
offered would look attractive enough
to encourage production on a COM
mercial SCALE"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27
FATTENING TURKEYS

The marketing season for turkeys
is very short. The best market
usually runs from the middle of Mo-
vember to the latter part of Deem
Der.
Turkeys should be started by
feeding night and morning. just
enough feed at time SO that they
will go away still a. little hungry.
The feed may be gradually increased
in quantity until they are given all
they will clean up three times day
during the week before they are to
be marketed.
A good feed, and one that most
turkey feeders find satisfactory, IL
equal parts of wheat and oats dur
ing the first part Of IT, fattening
season, gradually changing to corn
as the weather becomes cooler. 1t Is
a common mistake made by most
raisers to begin feeding about No
yember first with corn only. But
since no preliminary feeding has
made the birds accustomed to such
heavy feeding, scours often result,
especially II new corn Is used. Old
corn, which is free from mustiness,
is a much better feed than new corn
The wild turkeys put themselves
in prime condition on diet of nuts
and acorns, and where these feeds
are available as they frequently are,
they may be used Best results,
however, are obtained when a grain
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27
On the Farms Of Central Maine
News Notes of Interest Agculturist, Horticuturist
Dairyman and Poultry Raiser
WINTER FLOWING
IN ORCHARDS

All well cared for orchards should
be plowed annually. This blowing is
usually done in the spring, just
about the time the plants start into
growth, or little before. This is
a busy time on the Southern farm,
and work that can be done prior to
the opening Of spring means that
more time is available for other
operations.
Orchards on fertile land that have
had a good late-svmmer catch crop
on them may be plowed at any time
during the winter. In some of the
most progressive fruit sections the
growers plant a cover crop during
July or a little before. This crop
is permitted to grow under the trees
until Killed by winter.
At available times during the
months of December and January
this crop is plowed in. The soil is
left without working until sprng.
This means that the plowed land
takes in quantities of water and is
broken down by the cold. Late in
February or early in March the soil
is disked a couple of times and then
the orchard is ready for the spike
tooth harrow or some like implement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27
HOLIDAY SUGGESTIONS

DO your shopping early" We see
this and similar suggestions pasted
everywhere at this time of the year
and they are really important
and well meaning. How often have
you left your Christmas shopping
until just few days before Christ
mas, only to find the particular
article you had in mind had been
picked up, and even those left of
very poor selection.
The Buy Now" slogan is equally,
yes, more important when applied to
your poultry business.
Now is the time to decide what
you Will require in the way of
equipment. 1t may be that some
more feeders are needed: water
fountains that have gone bad may
need replacing; perhaps a brooder
or an incubator added to your equip
ment would increase your profits.
What about the grain sprouters?
Better think these things Overcome
can't meet competition today with
out modern labor saving devices.
There may be some equipment need
ed for the flock of little ones ex-
pected in the spring. Maybe YOU
ouy your feed in large quantities.
Good time now to lay in a supply of
all necessary things SO that you can
be cared for before the rush comes
and the temporary supply is ex-
hausted. 1t is a good time to begin
thinking seriously of these things.
You may need a cockerel for breed
ing purposes. 1t is really important
that you make your selection and
buy now while the selection is good,
for the quality of your flock next
year depends upon the very best
selection it is possible to obtain
one can't get choice selection
after the f1ocks of the country have
been picked over. Besides the
prices are more reasonable now
than can be obtained when the birds
are carried through to the breeding
season. You can thus well afford
from a monetary point, to buy early
and save money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27
Scaly Leg

Among the various parasites that
lnfiict poultry is the scaly leg mite.
that lives and breeds on the leg and
toes of the fowl.
This itching mite lives under the
scales and gradually brings about a
roughened and diseased condition,
BY degrees the scales are forced up
by the attacks of this pest and a
poWdery deposit is noticeable. In
extreme cases the legs become de-
formed and greatly enlarged. It is
very evident that hens so afflicted
cannot thrive and as a consequence
their egg production will be neces-
sarlly cut down.
Their unsightly appearance alone
is argument enough to take every
measure to give relief and bring
about a cure.
Many methods of controlling scaly
leg have been tried and proved eff
fectlve; probably as good as any
and as easily applied is the kerosene
treatment
Directions-In a quart can pour a
half pint of kerosene and add to 1t
one pint of raw linseed OIL Dip the
legs of the birds in this mixture. al
lowing the surplus oil to drip back
INTO the can for minute Avoid
SotIlHS the OIL on the feathers, as
this causes irritation and some
times burns the skin.
Night is the best time to do this
as the birds can be quietly put back
on the roosts. In about four DAYS
thls treatment should be repeated,
In extreme cases, where the leg &c
badly crusted over, before di, ming
the use of soap and warm water an
piled with brush is recommends
into the oil. ''ieni
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27
Vegetables Menaced
By Carrot Rust Fly

Waltham, Mass, November 26-lP)
Those undesirable aliens are at it
again. Not humans-bugs. With
all the Tightening of immigration
regulations in terms Of plant quaran-
tines every now and then some insect
pest from Europe is struggled into
New England.
The latest is the carrot rust fly.
Like many other aliens Psila rosae-
yes, that's its real name-it made its
way into this section across the
Canadian border. Vegetable growers
for the Boston market didn't pay
much attention to it until it was dis
covered that vigorous colonies had
been established at Massachusetts,
points as far apart as Berkshire
county and Essex county. That was
in 1925. This year there has been
further spread.
This particular pest, well known
in Europe, entered Canada some 40
years ago. 1t was first noticed as
Injurious to root crops in the Do
minion about 1885. Gradually 1t
spread through large sections of Can
ada and over the line into northern
New England and New York. 1t was
not until last year that 1t appeared
in large numbers in Massachusetts,.
infestation, is the home of the famous
Danvers carrot and of many other
vegetables raised on q large scale.
The fly attacks not only carrots but
also parsnips and celery. The adult
fly Is one-sixth of an inch long, with
wings of the same length, blackish
green body and pale yellow legs. The
yellowish white maggot which does
all the damage is only one-third of
an inch long, with small pointed
black head. The fly lays its eggs
near the vegetables and the maggot
feeds on the roots, boring it's way in.
The market garden field station
maintained here by the Massachusetts,
Agricultural College has not yet made
an intensive study of the carrot rust
fly, but as general control measures
it recommends burning all crop
refuse and weeds and fall blowing.
1t points out that the greatest dam
age occurs in carrots and parsnips
stored for the winter, the pest often
being present in vegetables which
appear sound and continuing to feed
throughout the winter.
A still more serious nest, the Euro
pean corn borer, which has spread so
rapidly that 1t threatens the Mid
West corn belt, is under observation
here in an effort to determine why
It picks on Massachusetts as the only
place where it raises two broods
year. So far as can be learned in all
other parts of tie world where it Is
found it has only one annual brood.
In spite of this the borer did less
damage in New England this year
than in 1925. Parasites are helping
to reduce it's numbers
The scientists at the field sta ton
are busy with many other problems
of insect and plant disease control
plant breeding and marketing. Among
other things they have been making
experiments which appear to show
that bleaching celery by treating it
with ethylene gas. method de-
veloped successfully in Minnesota,
would hardly be commercially prof.
table in Massachusetts where most of
the celery is shipped comparatively
short distances to market by truck.
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Eastern 4 Central Standard Time

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