I on Q’ iidllllllllllmu "T/1/2‘ F.1I.n1//51: /s //]«‘.1///Ii’./2‘ U/-\'.\'/2'/g/'E.W '1: iullllll §l.‘lF® .~‘ T 1.1/1 )1: u I '/«.7». " V01. XX. X0. Cll.\l{l.()’l7l‘E, .\llt‘HlG.-\.1\’, _i..AiPRII. is, lssos. Alum in Baking Powders. Dr. H. C. Kedzie recently wrote the fol- lowing article which was published in the Lansing -/mm//1/.' The discussions before the legislative committees and in the public press on bak- ing powders have aroused the curiosity of the citizens of Lansing and awakened a dc- sire to know the kinds and qualities of the baking powders now sold and used in Lan- sing. To furnish this information, all the baking powders on sale in this city were purchased in the leading groceries and sub- mitted to examination-—seventeen in all. The per cent of available carbonic acid was carefully determined in each baking pow- der. This is a most important matter, for the available carbonic acid is the leavening property of a baking powder: and no iiiat— ter what else a baking powder may con- tain, it is valuable in proportion to the amount of its availalyle carbonic acid and is useless for a baking powder if it does not afford a good supply of this gas: it is = for this alone that the powder is used. The percentage of available carbonic acid in these baking powders found in Lansing is shown in the following table. A determination was also made of the acidifying material in these powders. Cream tartar acid. phosphate of lime. or alum and phospliate. Two contained cream of tartar, one acid phosphate and fourteen alum and phosphate. It was a surprise to find so large a proportion of alum baking powders and to find how poor most of them were in available carbonic acid Analysis of aluiii-pliospliate baking pow- dcrs: ., Per cent of‘ carbonic acid. ,J.¥i5l1()\\’ Drift. tits 2 Calumet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. N 75 3Vienna...................,... Too 4 Early ‘iiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. :3 3.‘: .3 Electric Light...... -1 >3 :5 Cream Flake............ it its 7 lminense Vtllllth. N 131 8 Our llaily l3rcad...... s ::.3 !9New l‘-Uh‘ ll) .\lainmoth.................... N 40 11 Our l’ride...... ll’ 75 1'_’l’urity................. U213 13 Crown Jcwcl...... .. .. .3 Ho lllienton...................... H14! Fourteen alum baking powders average of CO3 per cent. . . . . . T 20 1.3 Horsford’s Acid Phospliate, per cent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13 W 1:; and 17 The Royal and Price's C1'eain Baking Powders. two cream tartar baking powders, av- erageper cent............13:5 lt will thus be seen that the cream tar- tar bakiiig powders have nearly twice the leaveningipower of the average alum bak- ing powders. If the cream tartar powders cost more, they are worth more. ALUM BAKING I’O\VDERS IN RELATION TO DI- GESTION . This is a much more important subject than any deficiency of available carbonic acid. In one case we are cheated, in the other we are injured. Standard authorities are agreed that alum retards digestion, and that soluble alhuminous compounds are in- jurious to the animal system. The advo- cates of alum powders seek to offset this by the claim that the alumina in the bak- ing powder is precipitated by the chemical reactions taking place when the powder is put into water, becomes inert and passes through the digestive track like any for- eign but innoxious substance. This is their theory, but the question arises, do facts sustain this theory? A single fact is worth more than a blooming boquet of theories. To test theory by fact, an ounce of each of these baking powders was placed in eight ounces of water and allowed to stand for two or three hours till the chemical reactions caused by the presence of water were completed; the water filtered ofi and ammonia Water added to this water to precipitate the alumina if any remained in solution. A gelatinous recipitate of hydrate of alumina was pro uced in every instance from these alum baking powders, showing that the claim that the alum is all precipitated when these baking owders are used is contrary to the fact. his pro- cipitate was carefully washed. dried. and ignitcll:i.s. Now I believe that take a good flock of THE GRANGE _ VISITQR. in the same conditions and what would be the result! It would surely be disease and death: and yet they say hens don’t pay, 3 when tlie_v themselves are entirely to blame." reason. if for no other. tie house should be cleaned at least twice a week. This need not take more than five minutes each time. .‘ \ I THE R! u)sT.‘~'. v ‘ There should be a tight pl;.1i‘oi‘ic..!eii inches or a foot below the roosts which ai'e all on a level. and the platform high iuider the edge. or use the wlieelbarrow if you like. and scrape the droppings into it with an 1\ inch scraper made from an old crosscut saw blade made like a stable scraper. Sprinkle the platform each time with dry iiuick road dust. or land plaster. which should be kept in a box convenient for the hens to dust thcinsclvcs in. If this is done. there will be no trouble with the droppings sticking to the platforin. and will absorb the ammonia and thus keep the air purer. These droppings are worth more to the farmer than -"$320 phosphate. I have no ventilator in my coop.and if fowls are not crowded none is needed. as fresh air will be supplied every time the door is opened. I-‘()( ll). As to food. use nothing but clean. whole- some food. no screenings. but good wheat. buckwheat, oats. and corn. Feed in the morning a warm mash composed of wheat or oats. corn. and iniddlings. ground to- gether and salted. as for ourselves. Feed all they will eat up cle:in and qlliclily. At noon feed a little grain in the chaff, cut straw. leaves, or buckwheat hulls kept on the floor in the part used for exercise. This is to make them work.which is neces- sary to obtain plenty of eggs in winter. At night give a liberal feed of .30 cent wheat or biick\vlieat and alternate every other night. Corn can be used for this once or Merinos and give them good care for the next ten years, they will pay as well as any other stock for that length of time. \Vhile some of the down breeds may pay better for a year or two longer. the Mer- ino will hustle them in a term of years. re- quiring lcss feed and care. \Vhile the wool may be low at present, better times and changes in fashion will bring tine wool to a premium over coarse. One cross of a down rain on a fine Merino flock will so damage the fleece that twenty years of breeding cannot repair If. MERINO \VO()L \\'II.L Bl-I CI’ SOON. For some purposes our fine Merino fleeces of Michigan are better than any others in use. for example. our Melton overcoats. The destruction of our fine wool flocks that Iias been going on for the last few years. both by slaughter and cross- iiig. cannot fail to make an iinprovement in the price of fine wool. The l'nited States is not alone in lessening the supply of fine wool; the success of the New Zea- land flock master in mutton has led many Australian shepherds to cross with the coarser breeds. Also the flocks of Aus- tralia. South America. and the Ilnited States are decreasing. while the consump- tion of wool is increasing. Therefore I belive that a good flock of Mcrinos for a term of years will pay as well as any stock that can be kept on a farm during the next ten years. Homer. Poultry Raising. M. L. EVENS. The average farmer does not believe that poultry raising pays, and unless this idea can be educated out of him he will never make it pay. If is human nature to do as little as possible unless we see dollars in it. Few farmers have good houses for their fowls, and nine out of every ten have ten to one hundred more fowls than their houses will profitably accommodate. THE HOUSE. A house, 12x24 feet, with 6 foot stud- ding, a double roof Well shingled,and sides double boarded with building paper be- tween, with a partition through the centre and one half used for a roosting room and the other for a scratching room to exercise in, would accommodate thirty fowls, and thirty are enough for such a house, and that number can be made to pay more clean money than a larger number kept in the same room. Besides, thirty fowls are all that should ever be housed together for the best results. NEGLECT. I know a farmer who is successful with all other kinds of stock, yet his hens do not pay him the cost of their food. This is simply because he neglects to tend to the wants of his fowls and the little details necessary to make a success of poultry raising. All thrifty farmers clean their horse and cow stables daily yet some of t these same farmers clean their hen houses only once a year, and never use muck, road dust, or plaster to absorb the am- monia. Confine a horse or cow or a man want, getting enough only for stock plaiits. and then propagate the rest yourself. you start in on currants thinking to have 1.000, buy 100 stock Pick out a rich spot of land and plant the currants two feet apart in a row, mulch them well with rich manure, keep them well worked, and in early fall cut off the surplus wood, cutting the bushes back to two and one half inches above the ground, then top dress with manure be ready to give you more wood the next year. year and cut it in cuttings nine inches long, tie them in bunches and french them in,—l which means utting them in a trench,butt end up, and th depth of two or three inches. the cuttings will be calloused and ready to plant out. three feet at art so that they may tivated with work. s ade and open a trench apart in the trench, level of the cuttings, with short horse manure. Currants should not be planted later than October the first, to have a good stand twice a week. but not all of the time, as it is too fattening. Care should be taken not to get the fowls too fat, as they are liable to become egg bound. or have enlargement of the liver, and a very fat hen will never lay as well as one in fair condition. Dif- ferent breeds may 1'61 luire different treat- ment. I have never kept anything but black Langslians. l’l{( )FlTS. I have made as high as $22.17 net profit above the cost of feed for each hen kept during the year. This was made with the average price of at 17 cents per dozen and live ioultry at 5 cents per pound. My account for this year is as follows; I ,1‘ Averagle .\'o. of hens kept during the year lit) Dr. 30 hens @ 500 each ............................... .8 15 00 Feed consumed during the year........... 51 70 300 eggs used for hatching .................... .. 3 00 Total 369 70 Cr. 134 chickens sold alive ........................ .. S 42 39 12 consumed in the family @ 40c each... 4 80 H8 pullets on hand worth 50c each... 34 O0 2til1.,;_ doz eggs @ 13c per doz., the average price for year... ................................ .. 34 38 Total 115 57 Expense 69 70 Profit 45 87 Average profit per hen, 45.87-.—30.-A 1 53 No account of the roosters kept during the year or on hand now has been made. There is no reason why the average far- mer cannot do just as well or better, if he only will. South Butler. How to Make an Economical Start in Small Fruit Growing. THOS. A. DURKIN. First buy the varieties you think you If plants two years old. and they will Take the wood obtained the first rowing dirt on them to the In ten days be cul- a horse, thus saving hand In planting take six inches deep. ut the cuttings two and a half inches put in the dirt and ramp well, then hoe the dirt, back to the d top dress the rows‘ Lice breed in the droppings, and for this enough from the floor to slide a box along . are the largest inilkers of any of the var- stand at the head of the various breeds for both milk and buffer. the very high record of lots pounds of milk, producing 33‘; pounds of butter in one day; in 190 days, 13,693 pounds of milk, containing -136:} pounds of butter. Hourtje in 235 days gave 1-1,2269 pounds of milk, containing -1634} pounds of butter fat, and Bell Sarcastic in 239 days gave 1-1.1321 tests of each milking by the Badcoc ' test. If any three cows of any breed in Michi- gan can produce a better record than this for milk and butter let the record be pro- duced. second place. the butter test a Holstein cow, owned by A. E. Riley, gave the most milk, produced the most butter, and took the premium. The Jersey stood second as a butter ro- ducer. in a butter test of four days, open to all breeds, D. F. VVilber of Orienta, owner of Pauline Paul, that stands queen of the dairy, with a butter record of 4 pounds Plant the currants in rows and 9 ounces in one day easily captured the prize for the Holsteins over all other breeds. In bulletin N o. 15, adigest of ex- a garden line and geriment station work b “The New York state_ station has in crress the most extensive test of bree s of test was commenced in April 1889, and in- cludes six breeds, Holstein, Ayrshire, Jer- sey, Guernsey, Holderness, and Devon. *- l year. When the , ing rows four feet by three feet apart. ooosi:BF.RRIF..s. l NOW for gooseberriesi. l to plant 1|" NI ‘~ plants two yr-;u-5 (,l.1_ gooseberries; 3 to have them stock plants. at least , having them three feet apart in the i'ows ; About the first of June run a 01] ll()lll >ltl(‘s‘ of the 1'(;\\j<_ and throw the soil on plants. leaving the cover too much ground will take a shove plants and in the crown. can pull the dirt down with a fork, back to where they crotch. plant to produce wood for the next year. Give the old plants quite so close in the trenches. in fruit rows four feet by three feet apart. RA SPB E Illil I-IS. loo. and plant them tie regular distance apart the first year. The raspberries are too small to give any tip ilants the first ycar._ but the second year tlicy will be in good shape to give good plants. of June or the first of July plants and nip the green tips the canes harden for tip plants. Start to layer the plants the last of August or the first of September, just after a rain. Take a small trowel and make a hole in the ground two inches deep and three inches long. bury the tip of each cane. and press the dirt down firmly. Each bush will pro- ducc from ten to fifteen plants the next Letrtrhe tips remain in the ground The last go over the back to make spring. until spring, when they can be dug with a grape fork; set them out in rows from three to four feet apart and the rows five to seven feet apaft. This method is a lit- tle slow, but it gives a man experience and he becomes more acquaintedwith hisline of business. Not only that. but when he has propagated enough for himself he can also propagate for others and sell at a living profit. He still has his stock plants for further use. Agrieultuml CUll(’_f]C. I-Iolsteins. The following paper, containing some very interesting statistics. was read by J. Ashworth of Lansing at the meeting of the Holstein breeders last winter: The ancient and valuable breed of ring- streaked and spotted black and white cat- tle did not appear in the length_v test at the Chicago exposition. Men were sent to look for extra specimens of this breed. but the owners of some of these choice cattle would not consent to endanger their lives in the long strain of super extra high feed- ing, under the care of others than the ow- ners for ninety days. The best of all the Jerseys. Brown Bess, died of over-feeding during the test, and the owners of many others judged best to send them to the slaughter house when the test was over. It is generally admitted that the Holsteins ious dairy breeds. SOME RECORDS. At our Agricultural College the Holsteins Rosa Bonheur has minds of milk, containing 429 pounds of ')l1tl36I' fat, being determined by du )licate Then Holsteins will have to take AT THE FAIRS. At the state fair in Detroit last fall, on At the New York state air, the United tates department of agricu ture it is said: ro- airy cows undertaken by any station. The 9!- of plants the next , plants are one year old If they should be dug up and planted in bear- If you are going plants. buy loo hlr_r_ gt,-..,,‘._. ‘ Plant the stock beside the currants so as not The ;_rooseberi'ies should be sevcn feet away from the currants. shovel plow the crowns of the . _ tips out two or tlii'cc I Inches. and pat the dirt firmly around the In (lctober you Take f a pair of pruning slicars and cut the plants leaving the old :1 good coat of short 4‘ manure. plant the cuttings in the fall the .» saine as you would the currants. but not ‘ “Vlth onc I year's growth they will be ready to set out I If you want 1!" NJ raspberry plants. buv APRIL 18, 1895. ly followed by est average yield of butter per dav. the milk of the Holsteins did I 1 . stiitioii in making cheese from difl'eren kinds. ing." and ;\_\'l't‘.~l1ll‘t‘.~’2 A. J. >'tanton‘s llol_stQi1 3 second. In the dairy test at tl1cToron1< in two days: Iiunicc (‘lav. llolstein. owned by A. (R, I thisprize. open to all breeds, tests made under watchful mg that llolsteiiis gcnerallv head for butter as well as for milk. Spurry. ago in llullctin ill of this station as a use- ful fertilizer for barren. saiid\' soils. good results having been obtained ‘from its use on such soils at one of the sub stations in the northern part of the state. In some parts of Europe it has been grown in a small way for several luindred vears as a fertilizer and forage plant. and has played an important part in reclaiming the sandy lands of Belgium and llolland. ' Spurry is a small. feeble plant growing about one foot in height.with a weak. slcii- der steni and small. needle shaped leaves. Sown in the spring in this latitude it will ripen its seed by the first of July. and if the soil is moist. will mature asccond crop the saine _vcar. There have been several varieties of spurry in cultivation from time to time. ditlcring in size and other charac- ters. The one now known as giant spurrv produces a larger gro\vtli than the ordiii- ary kind. but requires a better soil. Spur- r_v has been introduced into the linitcd States at various times during the present century. but has never found favor here as a field crop. lluring the past two yea1's. it lias been offered more widely than ever by sccdsmcn. but so far as we have learned all who have tried it have been disap- pointed. This station has never recom- mended it. except for the limited and sly,- cific purpose mentioned above. namely. as a fertilizer on land too poor to grow any other crop. In such cases anything is wel- comed which will add a little vegetable material to the soil. Few soils are so poor. however. but that turnips. rye. or some other crop of more value than spurry can be used to start with. There is cer- tainly no need of spurry where clover. or the ordinai'_v grasses can be made to grow. —.I. -l. ('/W3/iv/', Tl//r‘/1/if/r//2 /iii’//« /’//m /M l\'f//f/‘V///, Agricultural College Education. I happened to live when a boy near‘ where the New York state agricultural college was built in 18550. My father and other farmers took stock to help build it, but never had the slightest idea of sending their childen there. and they were wise in not doing so. Such splendid opportunities open to all other professions and callings that wealth, honor, and ease of living, en- tirely eclipsed farming. And it has been so ever since, until now the county loses a thousand of its people every decade and farm land has depreciated one half in 30 years. My father warned me if I wanted to be a farmer to beware of a so called edu- cation, as he said it always as a rule makes one discontented and restless as a farmer. The universal experience of nearly every one proves it.. I should like to send my son to an agri- cultural school where the eentral idea would be, nothing to be learned from books, no studies to pursue, and no recita- tions. Mechanical trades to be learned to a limited extent, practical work every- where on the farm, military drill, and ob- ject lessons only given in chemistry, bot- any, etc. Now, farmers, would not this be a grand reform? But alas! human beings are slaves to the accumulated rubbish of centuries of useless learning. Yet there is hope ahead. There has been a growing discontent of existing educational methods, and the agricultural college is a result of a glimmering aspiration for a more practi- cal education. H. VOORHEES. Traverse City. NOTICE the date printed after your name. It tells you when your subscription expires. The bicyclists have proven themselves a boon to the farmers, as it is chiefly owing to their ceaseless and stenuona efforts that so much has been done toward arousing the road commiss- ioners to a realizing sense of the bad condition of most of our country roads, and urging them into action toward their immediate improve- * The Holsteins gave the largest ment.-—Agricnltural Epitomlat. amount of milk. but the Gnernseys. close- the Jerseys, gave the l:1l‘(r_ f _ not lose so much fat in creaimng. by deep setting. the llolsteins would easilv make the most but- ter. * * An estiinatc is made as to the amount. of cheese which the milk of each breed might be c.\'pccted to yieltlztliis calculation is based upon experience at the t . From this estimate it appears that . for cheese production the Ilolstcins stand 1 ‘’ first. with the (iucrnsc_vs closely follow- At the liidiana state fair in a butter test this year open to all breeds nine entries \\'t‘1’<‘ IIl:1n(ll‘Lln11_ rcsulfing I from our not having any dcfinifc notion of What we are aiming at: too much crudition and pi'ofcs.~'io1i:1l t1':iinin_<_r without aim or regard to special work. If one has mcans andfin1ctl1crc:1i'c many tliiiigs that if is good or pleasant to know. and I am in favor of cvcryone having all the cducalion they want or can gctzbut forpcoplcof lim- ited means who havc thcir own way to make in thc world. I would aulvisc thcm to put all their time and incims info what will (I0 thcm ’[llC lllost }_l‘oo«l, }_rivu them flu: lycst help for thcir clioscii avocafion. ‘wllcflicr failnillg. fcacliing. pi'ofc-'sio11.s. mcrcantilc. niecliiinisni. or trades of any dcscription. And when wc hzivc donc this for our chil- dren we have given them a good founda- tioii on which to build. for as matter of fact. education is only just bog-un; for we may and must study and lcarn while lifc lasts. Mits. M.-xiii’ Ii. II()l..\IA.\'. Ro(,‘r’u’Sl‘t,TI‘. A Woman’s Ideas. I think that fl1c f':ii'i11cr‘s wifc will coni- parc for iicatiics.-' vcry f:l\'o1':llll_\' with those who have lcss work. \Vc have bccn told that the kitchen floor should be spot- less white, and not a speck of dirt any- where. The men soinctimes tell us this. 'I‘fiis is all very nice, but if the men would buy gasoline stoves, paint the floors.-sinks. and tables, and put screens in thc windows anddoors. >o..-‘sibly wc coulddo bcttcrin this respect. \ Ihenmcn find that e\'ci'ytliii1g is not in order at dinncr timc.thcy should think over the numerous dufics that a woman, cspecially if she has a family of small chil- drcn, has had to pcrform during thc forc- noon. \\'c are also told that nicals should be of first importance. and that m:inydivorccs would be left off of the 1'ccor11 time. But if it occasionally liappens that they are not. it is no reason why a-man should grumble or make for a divorce court. Not long ago I road a criticism of the in- clination of some women who belonged to societies and clubs. instead of bcing will- ing to keep at the house work. But I say that a wom-an,as well as a man. has a per- fect right to fit herself for such station in life as she may wish. I don‘t care if girls do not learn to knit and some of the other old fashioned things. I think that there are things they can do that ai'c of more value. How would it be with oui' churches and the Grange, if it were not for woman's work! Just because our mothers and grandmothers spun. wovc, attended to the dairy, and never talked about their social, intellectual, and political needs, is no rea- son why we should do so today. l\'e are living in a different age from them. Our children have greater opportunities. “'9 have to be educated in order to keep up with them, and it is no discredit to our Girls because they are interested in things in which their great—grandmothers took no interest. I want to see the time come when our daughters can in every respect stand side by ‘side with their brothers and husbands, MRS. A C. I'II-ZADLY. Decatur. Learning Grammar. From Shuman’s “Steps Into Iournalism.” And grammar——is that worth all the fuss that the school teachers make over it '2 VVhy, all that punctuation is for is to make clear to the eye the grammer of the printed sentences. How can you make clear by marks a thing that you do not understand ‘? You must be able to see all the hidden relations of your Words to each other, just as the skilled _mechanic can see the Working of all the hidden parts of an engine. you aspire to fit to other the s If wheels and aftsand pinions of 'scourse, you must not be too lazy to learn thc rudi- incnts of thc profession, or vou will not bc likcly to turn out :lll\'llllll2‘Alll:ll. will ‘'go.‘‘ Certainly Icarn graminar. Lcaru cvcrv- 3 thing you can about thc tools with which 3 you intend to work. A Preventative. Blorc f1'0.~‘llcl.~’. morc lb-U1ic1"l_" carried : away. more livcs sacriliccd, is thc record I of thc ".I:inu:ii'y thaw" of l.\".l.'i. llow much of this «l:u11a<_rc would have bccn pre- Vcutcd had a more liberal distribulioii of fol'c.~‘ts over thc head ivatcrs of sfrc:inis hold back the .~'liow.~' can only bc told after :1 critical and dctailcd invcstigiition. but \_vc arc confident that thc dcnudationof our forest is to bc crcdilcd with much of the llt‘>'ll'l1(‘llull. \\'c do not claim that forests will prcvcnf fl'c>llcls. but that fhcy rcslrict thcir infcnsity and (ll‘i‘l't‘:l.~'i* fhcir numbcr. ——/‘ii/‘: N?‘ l,« /I/'1 .\'_ The Juvenfles Little Mice. Down upon the gate stone, baby. Hn his little elbow bare. Long has rested: mother wonders What he can be doing there. Still he stirs not. though he sleeps not. _l_$ut when mother calls him thrice, Lifts his curly head and answers, “I do see these little mice." Little mice, the darling called them, Little ants, they really were; Long he watched their busy motions, Pleased so well he would not stir. —Churr'hnu1n. The Cat’s Explanation. You ask the reason. little friends. Why cats don’t wash their faces Before they eat. as children do In all good Christian places. Well, years ago a famous cat The pangs of hunger feeling, llad chanced to catch a line young mouse, Who said as he ceased squealing, “All gentle folk their faces wash, Before they think of eating!" And Wishing to be thought well-bred. Puss heeded his entreating. But when she raised her paw to wash. Chance for escape aliording, ’l‘he sly young mouse then said good-bye, Without respect to wording. A feline council met that day, And passed in solemn meeting, A law forbidding any cat To wash till after eating. If You Please. \Vl1cn thc llukc of ll'cllington was sick. .' the last thing he took was a little fca. On his scrvaiifs l1oIdin_<_r if to him in a sziuccr. and uskiiig him if hc would have if. thc llukc l'01)ll0ll. ".\’i§.~‘. /:f'_I//;///I/rrI.\‘: Tln-<43 were his last words. Ilc who commandcd thc grcat arinics of Iiluropc and cvcn conqucrcd thc grcaf .\'apolcondid not over- look the sllnill coilrlcsics of life. lioys, donlf foi'gct lhrcc litflc words—"if you plcase."—/iir. Pug and the Drake. Ainong sonic young ducks that wcrc lnifclicd by a hcn was a drukc. which the mother hcn ncglcctcd, and which was taken into the house and brought up by hand as we say. It was at first placcll in :1 vcry small round baskct with a lid, fcd on bread and milk, and vcry tcndcrly cared for: but growing too largo for this basket, it had a larger one givcn to it, and this again prov- ing too small, it took to entering by day a favorite pl1;_r-i~:, A total is a. dangerous thing For a boy to have in his hand; A first is a thing to ride upon In last or valley land. Elkin, N. C. KENT Gnasnv. 48—Ri:iau.-. L S N. E. T. Pontiac. PRIZE TOURNAMENT. To the person who solves the ‘most puzzles in GRANGE Visrron (5 numbers) commencing March 21 and ending with the issue of the Giz.§imi:_ V isrroa dated May 16. 1895. we will give “_A Rogue s Life." and the winner of the next best list will receive a paper novel. Solutions can be sent all at once, or you can send solutions as fast as the paper appears. OPEN TO ALL. Solutions to the tourna- ment must reach us by June 3. THE MAIL BAG. We have changed the “tou_rnament" as announced in March 21, but extended the time for solvers. You have plenty of time to solve back numbers. . nit ‘W, 4 GRAINQE, YISITQR CHARLOTTE, MICH. The (lllicial 0i'gan of the Michigan State Grange. Published on the First and Third Thursdays of Each Month EDITOR : Ksuvon L. BUTTERFIELD, Luvsma, MICH. @‘To whom all exchanges and all articles for publication should be sent. MANAGERS AND Pnixri-:i2s: PERRY -G McGRArM, CHARLOTTE, MICH. 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The follo\.vin,r.: li:-is been approved by the Stiito(ii'z1IiLti-as a fair s_tati-iiieiit of the object.- tlieGrangr-_of Micliiuaii has 1ll\‘lI:\V.1|ll(iill1‘> ecizil lillL:S along which it propo.-es to work. “I: hope ev 'y (ir.'ini.:e in tlie .-tzite will work eariii-stly in all the (ll‘}I-'ll'tlllf‘Ill.~. liathy a more united efl'o_rt we .- all rapidly iiicrease our iinniber.-'. extend our iiillii:-_nce. . nil attain more and more complete- 13' those enils which we .~['l‘i\'. orit on.”-:(‘r ment. Fitiaiicizilly. Sooizilly. Itleiitally. Mi-i'all,\'. “'0 believe that llll> be l')l'UIlL{lli about: 1. la.) By wider iiitlividual .~‘tl_1Il)' -‘Hid £!0'I1“f-“ll fli" ‘ cus.-‘ioii of tho l)iisiiies.~' side of filI'illll1Lf and home kI:I'[IlI|L’- « lb.) By (‘o-operiitioii for tinancizil ailvniitiige. 2. (:i.J By frequeiit .~'o<'i:il x.'iitliei'iii;.:.-‘, and the niinulinu t'ogL\tlu-i‘ of l'2iriiier.~' with fzii'nici'.-. aiiilof fitrniers with people of other occupation.-. (h.) liy >'iI‘l\'lllL’ fora purer mzinlioozl. a nobler \vniiiaii- hood. and ii llIllV4'l‘.<£ll lirotlii-rliood. 3. la.) By .-tiid_vin_i.: and ]Il‘()IllUlll1L' the iniprovcnu-iit of our di.~'tri('t seliools. (b.) By p:itroiiizim.r and aiding the Agricultural (‘ol- lcges and Experiineiit Statioiis in their leuitiinate work of scieiitilie iiivestigatioii, practical experiiiieiit. and educa- tion for rural piirsiiits. tc.) B_yiiiaiiitaiiiiiii.: and (1iif‘LllllllLZ farnii-rs" in.-titute.-': l‘C?HilIl‘_,’ iii the Reailine: Circle: e.-’tal>li.-liiiitr and n.~inL: circiilating libraries: l)1l_\‘ll1L{ more and better magazines and papers for the home. 4. in.) B) ililfiisiiii; a kiiowleih.,ri'- of our civil institiitioiis. and teaching the high dutie.-' of ('ll’lZl’Il.~‘lIl[>. (b.) By lll‘lllZU14illll}.,' the enforceineiit of (‘Xl.~‘Yl!lL: stittutcs. and by ilisciissiii/.,'. advocatiiiiz. and tryim: to :t‘Cl]l‘l‘ >ll(‘ll other state and national laws as shall tend to the general justice. progress and morality. Are you a busiiiess inanf Plant a tree on Arboi'I)a_v, May 3. “'e have at hand the pi'o<,-eciliiigs of the Colorado State Grange. Bro. Jason “'oodinan lias reorganized the Gyange at Kalanio, Eaton county. “'ith this issue we begin our fourth year with the GRANGE Visiron. “'c hope that each year hasiniade the paper of more use and value to the farniers of Michigan. The report of the state board of agri- culture for 1891is now out and can be obtained by application to the secretary, Agricultural College. Every farincr should send for one. If you intend to spray your fruit trees this spring. and want to know how and when to do it. send a card at once to Secre- tary, Agricultural College, for special spraying bulletin. The report of the state horticultural so- ciety for 1893 has just been issued. Granges who wish a box of the reports for distributioii among the inciiibcrs can ob- tain it by applying to Mr. Robert L. Hew- itt, Lansing, Mich., and by paying freight. ‘ Does your legislator know that you want him to vote for farniers’ institutes, and pure food, and a tax statistician? If he doesn‘t know it, and doesn’t do it, don't you ever say anything against him because he failed to do it. It will be as much your fault as his. WITHOUT DELA Y. Patrons, we are sorry to say that the legislation asked for by the Grange is in some danger of not passing. If you have the interests of the Grange at heart, sit down Without further delay and write your leg- islator to vote for the farmers’ institutes, pure food , and a tax statistician. You cannot act too promptly, or talk to him too vigorously. There is not a moment to lose. SALARIES OF STATE OFFICERS. VVe regret that the salaries amendment met such an overwhelming defeat. “'e believe the people’s judgment is Wrong, and that it was a false economy that die- tated the result. The legislature was part- ly to- blame for it. Had they submitted the salary of the attorney general separ- ately at $2,500 at the spring election, and the salaries of the remaining oflicers at 9. I we make it tweiity-tive by next is the ()1'L:flIll7.illl(>ll of the Fariiiei:-' for their o\vn lniprove- iiiiprovenieiit can in large niezi.-ure ,1 THE GRANGE VISITOR. later election, we would have prophesied the adoption of both ainendinents. It is ‘unfortunate that this matter cannot be properly adjusted. A DOZEN NEIV GR.-IXGES. Twelve new Granges have been organ- ized or revived in Michigan since the be- ginning of this Grange year. Patrons, do you appreciate the significance of this fact? How long since such a report as this has been made! Have you of the "Old Guard" not looked with sad eyes at the monotonous reports of recent yeai's, telling the old story of ust holding our own 3” Have you not listened with acute ears, if And do you watching are at last to be rewardedt Uiiless the sigiis fail grevioii.~:ly. all these tliings are true. “'e are again on the up- grade. “'e have at least made a good start. The wheels are in motion. Sliall G raiige 5 L IQCOR LELv'ISLATIO.\'. In the House the liquor men. who gath- ered under the banner of the Aplin bill, licrctoforc described in ll‘lL‘sC(:()ll11Illls,\\'Cl'e repulsed conipletcly. Not a single point for which they contended did they win. Not only that, but they were actually routed by a sortie in the sliape of a 5.1!!) uniforiii tax, in lieu of a proposed Si-l DH uni- form tax. “'hat the course of the light will be in the Senate we do not know. hit we coiigmtiilate the House on its stand, and power as Mcssi's, licdfcrn. “':iite, Campbell, and Rose, who led the tight agaiiist the wliiskcyiiiteiests. Speaking of liquor legislation. we should like to coinineiid the bill mentioned in an- other L‘()lt1l1lll—-—IiCl10t1ll1 the Doiiie——wliicli provides for a State Liquor Coniniission. \Ve believe that such a. iiieasure would do much to unite the temperance people of this state, besides furnishing facts of intense interest and importance. To indicate_ the ineagrc statistics available on this most i1ii— portant theme: “'e went to the state li- brary and asked for all available statistics on any pliase of the liquor question. All we found were one or two books coiitaiii- ing a few estiinates from the governinent internal revenue reports, that is all. The legislature could do no more worthy thing for teiiiperance than to pass the Red- fern liquor coniiiiission bill. THE L'NII'ERS1T1’ OF M1CI1II}.~1.\'. “'e believe in {he Uiiiversity. “'e believe that the state of Micliigaii should support it liberally. 3. “'e believe the state cannot supportit with appropriatioiis coniparablc to the sums expended by Yale, Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, and Chicago. 1. “'e believe that the state is now ex- pending about all it can atford for the sup- port of the University. 5. “'e believe that private donations and bequests should be encouraged; but we do not believe that the state should agree to pay interest on cash donations. 6. ‘V6 believe that foreign students should pay at least $100 tuition in every department. 7. “'e believe that the expenses in the general literary and scientific courses should be reduced to a minimum: that stu- dents in all the professional schools should pay a fair share of the cost of the training therein given. 8. “’e believe that more publicity should exist in the relations of the University to the people. Also that the management of the University should remember that they are not greater than the state of Michigan. 9. “'e would suggest that size is not a complement of efficiency in an educational institution. 1. A) SPECIAL TO SECRETARIES. “’e send a marked copy of this editorial to every secretary of a subordinote Grange in the state. We have some requests to make of you. “'e Wish to have more news from the Granges of Michigan. We shall have to rely upon you largely to accomplish this for us. “’ill you do your part? Our re- quests are: State , and on posscssiiig men of such conscieiicc , I. “'ill you, or a reporter elected by the Grange. write to the Visiron um,-i; 4 ,,..,,—,—z/. Z:/'11)/I-5‘-3'/,7/,/v.9 II. “'rite about what you can get on a large postal card written fine. or .5-/IZI; of a sheet of paper note size. III. Mention soinetliing regarding any or all of the following facts. “'rite as soon fresh: 1. A new Graiige in your county. :3. Initiation of caiididates. one or iiioi'c. 3. “'lien 21 topic of general interest is well ilisciisseil, state the topic and in a sen- tence the prevailing opinion. //uym/'z‘r/nt. If this is all you have to say, t/:]/ 2/.» I//m//2‘ /7, 1. A contest. with results---bi'ietly. 5. The death of a ineinber. But please do not send ,'.».\-u///{.‘.,,,,.«, ..-1-.-/.-/,,;..-_ 01-1,... ,,,,.-_ uiilcss the nicinber has been very pi'oiiii- nent in county or State Grange work. and then brief sketclies are desirable. (3. A special iiicctiiig. as l’lora's day, a Grange ofliccr or dcput_v. 7. Visit of a ncigliboriiig (iraiigc: or i a special social. giving purpose and i'csults. _.___. ._'r ___ ,,-__, 5. Any new niovciiient or new plans you are trying. IV. Please don‘t write long letter.-. V. “Vrite at oiiceoii receipt of this pa- per. just to “see how it goes." “'e want to have two coluinns of breezy. fresh Grange iiews in every issue of the paper. “'ill you help us do it! VI. Cut this out and paste it where you will see it often. THE WISHES OF THE’ FARJ[ER.\.'. In these days the nioinent we approach a legislator with the suggestion of an appro- priatioii for any purpose. he at once ex- clainis, ““'e must be very ccoiioiiiical this session; the hard times dciiiand that we shall be very econoniical.“ That is a proper spirit. This man has a well developed sense of public opinion. Especially if he happens to reprcseiit a farniiiig constitu- ency, will he make no mistake in talking and voting for economy. For the far- iners, always in favor of an economical ad- niinistration of public atfairs. at present feel more keenly upon this subject than is us- ual even witlitlieiii. lint economy is not par- siiiiony———a sayiiig trite but true. And the more intelligent of the fariiiers, organic- ally represented by the Micliigaii State Grange. believe that it is wise to spend a little money for certain piiiposes, and even to increase the sums heretofore granted for such purposes. “'liat are the wishes of the fariners in this respect! 1. A fariiiers” institute in every agricul- tural county in the state. This will cost $5.000 per year. In these close tinies. when farmers are at their wits'ends in getting even a living, these educational institutes are of full more value than they are in tiiiies of general prosperity. 2. Power and money for the dairy and food coniniissioiier, that he may be enabled to carry out the laws in force relative to pure food products. The laws are useless as they stand. It will take perhaps $15,- 000 a year to wage this war against dis- honest goods. 3. All farmers believe that they hear an unjust share of taxation. But they can- not absolutely prove it. Tax laws are mostly guesswork. No one, not even our “authorities" on taxation, knows much about the actual state of affairs as regards taxation. Therefore we ask for a tax statistician, who shall discover these desira- ble, but uncollated, facts. This may cost $2,000 a year. Here are perhaps $22,000 a year that the State Grange, representing a vast body of the best farmers of this state, asks to have appropriated, not for selfish purposes en- tirely, but for the good of the people. Not only are they willing that these appropri- ations should be made, but they are de- manding through hundreds of petitions that these appropriations shall be made. It is possible, Mr. Legislator, that you may carry the argument of economy too far. Say that these Wishes of the farmers are represented by $25,000 per year. Sup- pose that for 1895 you omit the state mil- itary encampment, costing $50,000; Would our state be the Worse 011? 2 That Would pay for these farmers’ Wishes until you meet again. By restoring the salaries of 01] run.’ ' is not jfllltl your pruning knife. and you will ' have no ditliciilt_v iii saviiig cnougli ftoni .~'e\'ei'al sources to more than balance what APRIL 18, 1895. T justices of the Supreiiic Court to $5.000. where iiiany of your colleagues think these salaries sliould be. and curtailing the ex- peiises of the fish CUllllllls.~‘i01], you could save enough to satisfy these tlelllilllds of the farniers. Or suppose you reduce the M salaries of all state einplovecs in Laiisiiig = 1” percent foi' the next two vears. You as the event happens, so that the news will be 3 would save enough to pay for the fai'iiiei's' it wants, besides earning a garland of praise . from a long sutferiiig people. These are nicrcly lllllts, worthy sir. You . see it won't do to cry liconoiiiy! when we ‘ farniers want >0ill(:'tlllllQ‘, and then vote. 27/ /IA’ /ix /'1/‘y , vote, vote, away money for that which bread. l‘i.\'t‘1'L‘l.~C your ingenuity we greedy ( f) f:1l'lllL‘1‘.~’ want. Beneath the Dome. In this (‘oliiiiiii we do-iuii to nieiitioii and Ali-<‘u.-s tho-.~ I iiii-a-iii~i>.- lllil'UIlll(‘A-cl into the leui-l:itiire that \\'e l)4'llt‘\'u _ , _ _ _ V ‘ will be of most feast. .\Ieiiiorial Day. etc.. visit of State ‘ llll[nvl‘lilllt'i- and inter:--t to our resiili-i‘.-. ll" <'lI1.\‘UfflllfI'e2iilei'-de-ii‘etoliiivethe [brII\'l.‘llill~ of (III) bill that we do not ineiitinn and will let u- kiiow their \\'i-hc~' " we will (‘l]ll('i\ or to Lzel llll‘ll1f4I[‘1n;|[i1i[). “'e shall not here attempt to give the history of legislation for the past two weclis. as this column was desigiied to give iiiforiiiatioii of special interest to our read- ‘ ers which could probably be seciircd bv them from no other source. lint iiiasiiiucli as we have already }_-'iveii the outliiics of niost bills of special intei'e.~t. we shall lici'e note a few of the acts of the lcj_-'i.~l:iturc during the last fortni_<_rlit. liotli liouscs have passcil bills authoriz- ing the use of ballot iiiacliiiics. We hope that tlicsc niachiiic.- can be purcliased at :i sufficiently reasoiiable price so that every voting precinct in the state can have one. “Ve believe voting iiiacliiiies to be the next great reform in our election sy.~tciii. ltcp. J. T. Campbell has succeeded in se- curing the passage of his bill fortlie parole of convicts in certain c:t.~‘c.~’. ".-\ parole is to be granted only on the reciiiiiniendation of the boai'd of control of the penal insti- tution iii which the convict may be coii- tiiicd. l’ersons seiitcnced for life or who may be engaged in sei'ving their third sen- tence for a fcloii_v are exempt from the be- nevolent provisions of the bill. Convicts released on parole are to be considered as reiiiaiiiing in the legal custody of the gov- ernor, who iiia_v at his discretioii o:'d. thein returned to prison to serve out theiil iiiiexpii'cd tcriiis. ll-is written order for their return, when ccrtiiied to by the secre- retary of state. shall be coiisidcred a suiti- cicnt w-.irrant for any otliccr of the peace to apprcliend. and return any paroled convict to contineiiicnt." Mr. )liller‘s bill to abolish the present board of health and create a new board failed of passage by a very narrow margin. But a coitiiiiittee was appointed to investi- gate the prcscnt :idiiiini.sti'atioii of the health board. This is what should have been doiie in the lirst place. The inciti- bers of the board are all lioiiorablo men. and the warfare agaiiist them has some marks of i'esentiiient about it. The licdfern pure food bill has been favorably reported out of the coiiiiiiittee on public health of'thc House. The Johiison bill, which increas *s the power of the dairy and food coiiiiiiissioiiei', has also been reported out of coinniittcc in the Senate, with a 1'0CUlIllllCIl(l:lti()Il for an appropria- tion of $12.01 MI. The Redfern bill is made a special order for “'edncsd-ay, April :34, at 2 p. in. Mr. “'ildey’s bill for the ap iointnicnt of a tax statistician passed the House Tuesday with 53 votes in its favor. It was amended in coininittee to make the term of the statistician two years. This will be a long enough time to test the value of such an otfice. The farniers‘ institute bill has not as yet been reported out from the House coni- niittee of ways and means, and we are given to understand that it is liable to have "hard sledding.” Messrs. Rose, J. T. Cain ibell, “'agar, “lildey, Smith, Lee, and onovan are on that committee. If one of these men represents your district, we would suggest that you write him at once, urging him to use his influence in favor of the bill. Mr. Redfern has a bill that we think would, if enacted into law, help solve the liquor question. It provides for a State Liquor Commission of three members, Who shall receive no pay but ex enses, and serve for six years, during whic time they shall complete their work. They shall appoint a secretary and determine his compensa- tion. Their duties are: 1. To collect all the statistics possible as to the sale of liquor in Michigan. There are at present but few accurate statistics of this nature. 2. To make a study of the liquor business as "01. _ APRIL 18, 1895. ~- ..‘.9s:. THE GRANGE VISITOR. 5 effects crime. insanity, cliarit_v. etc.. in 3, he did not be_lieve in education for the farm- when we are ready to act together.——-/. 1/. two pounds of seed to the acre. Cultivate this state. There has been very little wriI— 1 er. “IV 11)’.-" S‘~”‘1 he: .1 ‘‘'01'ke,d ff” an ed‘ 14116’, Iris! J1,/.-fr.’/* ('o/:m»r:t‘:cI1f .\'i«/7% as corn is cultivated. and in so doing clean ten upon these topics that is accurate. 3. 5 ucated farmer once and he didn t M10“ (7/‘<0/I/h the land. To examine thoroughly the various meth- ods of regulation of the liquor business that have been or are in vogue in civilized countries. The bill carries with it an ap- propriation of $.3.HHU. Master’s Column. A Grange has been organized at the Agricultural College. takingin as members the professors. teachers. andstudeiitsof the various agricultural classes. .\'earl_v forty of the bright farniers‘ boys of .\lit-higan enrolled as charter niembers. We look for good work from this (frraiige all along the line; spirited and thorough discussion of all farm, and economic questions and perfect ritualistic work. The fertile brain of Dr. lieal will aid the new (irange in its ambition to become as it should. the ban- ner Graiige of .\Ii<-higan. These young men going back to their farm homes after the college course is completed. will give a new inspiration to the (lraiigcs of their respective coulities. On April 4th Brother Jason \\'oodman reorgani'/.ed the long dead (irange at Kala- iiio. Eaton county. “mostly new iiieiu- bers.“ The \Vorthy Lecturer writes: It is the youiigei' class of farmers who are in the most active part of life's battle. who see the iiecessities of such an or_gaiii'/.-atioii as the Grange. Quiiicy (jraiige of liranch county dedi- cated their new hall on the lltli. \\'orth_v Past Master C. (l. Luce actiiig for the State (_iraiige. Brotlier C. H. Farnum. r\.\\'l.\‘l2tlll I)cputy for Berrien county. reorgani'/.ed lIoiiie Graiige on the eveningof the Nth. He also says that he has another m;«/- (jrraiige. in sight. \\’liat Brother Farnum is doing. every County Deputy in the State can do. Here is the way todo it: The social coin- mittee of the Fruit Ridge (Irange furn- ished the $lti.UH cash that was necessary to send the (iI{A.\'(;E Visiroic to the forty families represented in the (,}range. This is the second year of the committee's work on this line and they can engage in no work of more real benefit to the Order than this tlisti'ilmtit>ii”rif (irange readiiig. August Picnics and Grange Asseiulilie-5. Now is the time to plan for them. Every county Grange in the state should. at their next meeting, consider the subject. and decide to hold a one or two days‘ assembly with such appropriate exereciscs as will popularize the (,i1‘:lIl_t_T0 with all who hear or read. Counties can well unite in hold- ing such meetings. All that is needed is for soiiie energetic nie1nbe1's to set the ball rolling and lead in making the necessary arrangeiiieiits. BROTHER J. 11. BKIGl{A)I. .\Iaster of the N:1ti('>ii:il (}i'a1ige. has been secured for two weeks in August. com- iiienciiig the tltttli. Applications should be. made to me early. so schedule of route can be made out on the cheapest possible basis. Giao. 1%. HL)ItT<)N. MoTTO—“ Begin; keep at it.” Letters From Readers. I am not a farmer, I am sorry to say, but a city man, city born and bred. But that does not prevent me from being very much interested in everything that pertains to farmer and fariiiincr. Therefore when I saw an article in the? paper in regsird to the Farm Home Reading Circle, I was not satisfied until I had sent my name to the sec- retariy and became enrolled as a meniber, and assure you that I did not regret it. I was very much surprised by the com- pleteness of the course of reading.’ A farmer could not make better use of his time and money than by joining this circle. If he only read an hour each evening, when spring came, he would be surprised by the amount of good practical knowledge that he had acquired. I am aware that some farmers are preju- diced against the “educated farmer, ’ but the World is rogressing, and the farmer,to keep pace with it,must be educated. Brawn is all right, but it must be controlled with brains. It used to-be said of a man that was fit for nothing, “O make a farmer of him, it’s all he is ood for.” But that day has gone by orever. The farmer of today in order to be successful must not only be a thorou h agriculturist, but also a good business man. He must not only know What, when and Where to Ian but what, When and Where to sell. he arm Home Reading Circle meets all the requirements of the first and a good newspaper the second. I was told by a farmer last summer that I beans when the bag was open. " On making some inquiries I found it was so. Bitt the educated fariner was a graduate from a law college. But I could not get _my friend to join the F. H. Ii. C. E. T. }.iciioi:.s. Detroit. I am glad to say anything to induce every thinking farmer to read in this course. My plan of action is to make a busiiiess of it in the winter time. and in the suiiimer time to re-read the dit’r'ereiit subjects as they come up in farin work. especially if I did‘ not have a clear idea of what was said on the subject. I think that the books are more suited to be read in the winter than summer. I tind it easier to get and keep interested in reading. that is geiiei'al read- ing. if it is not too closely coniiected with my occupation. \\'hen it has rained every other dav for a montli. to read that thor- ougli cultivation is sure death for weeds is not verv interesting or soothing to one's feelings. wliere the corn and weeds are about the same size. I have a shelf in the sitting room that will hold about 12.3 books. and there is an understanding that nothing else is to be placed on the shelf but the books I am reading. and I am supposed to lay them there instead of on the tioor or some other equally convenient place. The object is that if I had to go to the book case I would be apt to pick up a newspaper or Gic.\:\‘oi: Visrroii. I have thought that it would be well to have a department in the \'is1Toi{ where we could ask foolish questions and answer them ourselves or have someone else ali- swcr them. One tptestion I would like to ask is. “\\'liat kind of rocks were ground up to make clayf I“i:.sxi< L. Liiiz. Funitirigtun. Books as Tools. An old saying "of the making of books there is no end" is particularly true of the present time. Books are so miinerous and cheap that we are in danger of not appre- ciatiiig their real value. Books are written. printed. bought and sold by different people for ditferent pur- poses. Sonic are eiitii'ely ornainental and occupy conspicuous places in parlors and drawing rooms of the wealthy. Others are written for use and with a view of per- iiiaiiciice to benefit someone. Ruskin says. that if an author were to _ define his book he would do it thus: "This is the best of me, for the rest I ate and drank and slept. loved and hated like another. my life was as the vapor and is not: but this I saw and knew. this if aiiy— thing is worthy of preservation. " \\'e have often been told that the best use we can put a book to is as -.1 friend. If tired. it will rest us, if down hearted, it will cheer us. if lonesome it will be a coni- paiiion for us. and is even better than a friend in the tlesh. as it never resents our ill treatment of it. pays no attention to our moods or little frailties, never repeats to another what we never ought to have said. In short. is the same true and trusted friend at all tiines and under all cii'cuiii- stances. Having made friends of books. the next best use we can make of them is as tools. and a large part of the books made are for this particular purpose. Under this head come all school books and reference books of all kinds. Other books are tools or not, according to the use we make of theiii.— -/u.-«:/»/u.'m; I/r//ya.-r in ]i7I//.-rrs /Io]!/NI‘/v'u/1'.)-f. On the Unit System. The following was passed by a. farmers’ institute held at Batavia Grange hall: ll /u:2_'e:rt.-, A bill is now before the legislature of thishstaltle p1‘0}p0sil11ig a radi'. and then \vheii you have grown it send a letter to the editor of this paper giving your experience that others inav s_liai'e the knowlcge with you, I ’[;1l{(- it for granted that such ctrmmunications will be welcoine. and when you do forward the results of your experience for publication. be careful. please. not to tell anvthing which would make you blush if vou isllolllil happen to see it embellished ill some per- manent record and published in book form. The llrawf lissex rape is a forage plant which very closely resembles \\’ll:llll':ll'lllL*1'.s‘ in Canada call turiiips. and what farmers of this country call rutabagas. The leaves and stem only are good for food. It isoiilv good for sheep. swine, cattle. and poultry. but more especially for sheep. It will pro- duce twelve tons of green forage on good land. It has twice the feeding value of good clover, and is even more palatable. The sheep may be turned in upon it lean. and two months later taken from the field fat. They may be allowed to stay upon it during all the days of sunsliine fi'oiii the time they get used to the new diet until they have eaten it right down to the ground. \\'hen it has been eaten oil’ the ground is in a inagniticent state for grow- ing a crop of Grain. Do not smile. now. farmers, I can t atiord to risk my reputa- tion foi' veracity for the sake of making a pen picture. There are many ways of sowing it. lst. Sow about one pound of seed per acre along with spring grain to furnish pasture in autumn after the grain has been cut. 2d. Sow about three to five pounds of seed broadcast on good. strong. well—prepared land. and when about a foot high eat it otl. and then later eat it off again. 3d. Sow it in the s:uiie way about the end of Julie and when fully grown. two months later. feed it otf. lth. Sow it broadcast on the sunt- niei' fallow and eat it off. 5th. how in di'i[ls about two feet apart. using one to ‘nor of the tirm of l“..l. t 'u‘ This is to use after the grain has been liai'vested. and if there is mois- turc enough in the land. Sovv on good soil. pret'erably a black loam. stroiig sandy land. or a muck soil. and if the land is not i'icli enough. make it so before sowing the seed. ‘ The writer has grown it by nearly all these methods and with success. lhit the method which may be the best in one state may not be the best in another. The very best way of growing it for each locality can only be ascertained by actual trial. and this is what I am asking the fariners to tind out. and to help each other in tind- ing out. Now farnicr.s'. be .surc and ntblish the results of your experiments. in this way we can get at the real value of rape for each locality in t\\'o or three years quite as effectively as the same thing could be done in twenty years when every man is inclined to sclli.slll_\' lio:li''u.\w. SI. I-lntlinuy l’orl.‘, Minn. I am a strong party man. but above all. I am an .-\mcric:ui. and I believe that there are times when party revolution is true patriotism. and not only so, but the wisest pai'tis:uiship. If this be party ti'eason. let my enemies make the most of it. I am ready in the future. as l have been in the past. to take the con.sctp1cnce.s.— ll?///um I/NI‘/I/I/II//'1/‘. Interest the boys in the farm. by either giving them land to manage or stock. as theirown. and then do not rob them of their just dues. Pay your boys something for their labor. and you will not have to tie them to a tree to "keep them on the farin.“— W. _l/. /}«rr/u/m, in l\'.u- I7:/‘I T/‘A7111//w. STATE or ()nio.I‘iT\‘ or 'I‘oi.i-zoo. /V _‘, I.I'(‘.\.\ ('ot'.\'Ti. \' ‘ P l{.\.\‘l( J. (‘iii;.\‘i-Li" lil1\l(v‘,s llill that lit‘ is ill<‘.~1’lliIIl' part- ‘ ‘ct (‘o.. doing liusim-.ss ‘ii the city of TUlt‘llli.(‘U1lIli)' am He aforcsaiil. and thu ‘hid firni will pay the sum of ).\'l-I ll L'.\ll)l{l£l) l)()l.L.\R.\' for I'1|(‘ll and every (‘use of r‘:it:iri'li that cziniiot be cured by the use of llall'.s cuturrli (‘urn-. FR.\.\'l\' J. l'IIli.\'l£\'. .\‘\vorii to lit-Ioi'c me and sliliscribetl in m_\' pr:-st-iicc. this tirli ll£1_\'()fUt’Cl'IIll)l‘l'..\. l,).. l“l3. «Jr I A. W. (il.li\.\'«i.\'. —)si-:.\i. \- ',\’otury l’ublic. ll:ill's eatarrli cure is takeii iiitcriially and acts directly on the blood and mueuous siii'faccs ol' the systeiii. St-ml for ti-stiiiioiiizils. [rt-c. F. J. (‘iii:_\'i-:v tk <‘o.. Toledo. 0. .14:-7"'.\‘oltl by di'iu.:i.;i.sts. Tic. 9? \ 3 T“-7% mnync : v Has beg?/m cmcz’ you will 7202‘ ' km/e 2‘z'me to help 2‘/ze - : Eves : : But we must ask you to make “One ' ' more effort” for getting subscribers. ‘ What we want is for each Grange to hold ' ' A Grange Visitor . I Social ' v and devote the proceeds to sending the , . VISITOR to Patrons and farmers. We ‘ . could tell you how much we need your , help, but will only say ' ' DON ’T FORGET US. .. I V: . ‘ s x » » 5 \ 3 \ . 0. 6 THE GRANGE VISITOR. APRIL 18, 1895 The Peoples’ Savings Bank OF LA.\'SI.\'G. MI! ‘HIGAN. Capital, $150,000.00 j(‘()R. WASH. AND Mil ‘H. A\'B.\'L'ES. OI-‘I-‘I(7I—:S L.\.\'Sl .\'G. _ V ,FR.\.\'KL1.\' ST., NORTH L.i..\ 51). G. UFFIr'ER§. VV. J. REAL. President: A. A. Winiscn. Yicc Prnsijlcxit: l‘. H. Osimxn. (‘a:-'liir.=r. “'9 transact a gr,-iicral banking businc. our savings department we ri-ccive tlcpo. .. _ one dollar or over and pay int:-re,-st thcrcon if left three months or longcr at 4 per cent. In -. -n In our commercial department we l‘f‘C(‘lV8 ac- counts of merchants and busim-.~.-' ml-n_. W 0 issue interest hr-nrim: certificates ofdcpo.~'1t. If you have any banking bu.-‘im.-.~s come and sec us. A. H. \VARRE_\', Ovid, )[i('h. . ' ‘ Brccdcr of IMPROVED ‘WV. """"'»' -ii‘ Chester \\'hite Swine and Lincoln Sheep. lfyou want a niccfall pig, and at prior-s that will a'~tnni.~h you. J11-"Y ct me hear from you stating Wbaf .“'l1 ‘~"3“1- 1 have pigs that will suit. ARE YOU OPPOSED TO TRFSTS? Will you back those that fight them! l'2\'l‘IRY F.-XRNII-ZR SAYS YES. Thcn buy your Harrows:-2 Gullivalors of the manufacturer that has .-'pc_nt tliou.-‘ands of 'lll.l(lll. prejudice. and ignor- increase yield of twenty-two bush- els to the acre. 03. Shallow and deep working5well-groundcd lgavc iractically the same results. icliaritv. and intclligcnce. Ilcncc- l jbcttcr yiclds than lcvcl culture. 7. {idge culturc gave sliglitlv H. Early and late cultivation precludes any proper methods oflgave about the sinnc \’icld.—'. crop improvement by careful cul—f seed selection. ‘ ture am 8. Only perfect formed, plump. hard grain should be seeded. but} each farmer should grow his own seed. attempting to bring it to the] highest grade of perfection and l purity of variety by proper iiictli- ods of selection and culture with- 1 out seed exchange. This will in-l surc pure varieties. freedom from f sniut. less weeds.nnd hcavicr yield-j ing. bcttcr milling whcats. ' Crimson Clover. ‘J. In the test "phinting ditl'cr- cnt size sccd" (in ground which was cxccptionally dry). The net profits wcrc vcry liirgcly in favor of thc plot plantedwitli wholc .-mall potatoes. Grange and School. Written for Graiizers‘ and tcacli»-rs’ in>tiA tutc at Hcspcria. by Mrs. M. W. Scott Sr. The Grange and the School have been married; Best match in the whole country wide. The Grange. a progressive companion, The school, alma mater and bride. _ 1 Their children are knowing and wittv, Report Maryland Statioii. l ' They count them by dozen and score; has been stated. the past two 3151151030 this OVGTEFOWU h"l1S8l101d seasons have been very unfavor-I able for seeding criinson clover. as; a large proportion of the seed,‘ sown throughout the state pcr—j ishcd after gerinimitiiig, for thcl want of moisture_. and a feeling prcvails in sonic localities where it has been quitc gcncrally tried. that it is an uncertain crop. from} the fact that it is usually sown at a 3 timc when hot. dry weather is lia—j blc to destroy it. “'herc the ex-g pcctation is to seed it in corn at’ the last working. the aim should be to plant the corn early. that the, cultivation of the crop may be com— l plcted as early in the scasoii asj possible. thus giving the young plants an opportunity of cstablish— ing thcmsclvcs bcforc the hot dry Wcatllc1'commences. Many make the mistake of sowing after the corn has bcen worked the last timc, and more failures result from this than any other cause. The seed should be sown just ahead of the last working, which should be a very shallow one. As there has been some com- plaint of seed failing to germinate. it is a very safe rule to test it be- fore buying. Criinson clovcr seed being much larger than that of or- dinary clover. :1 greater quantity should be seeded to the acre, par- ticularly as the price of it has been getting lower each year. Fifteen pounds to thc acre is little enough to sow. Ifanurse crop is used, such as rye or barlcy. it can bc seeded the latter part of August or carly in September after the corn has been cut oil’. A light top dressiiig of manure will take the place of the nurse crop and pro- tect it from the effects of frost. Effect of Dehorning. Bulletin North Dakota Station. The station herd was divided in- to two lots of seven cows each and dehorned. Lot number 1 was de- horned April 25 and lot number 2 on May 2. Keystone dchorning clippers were used, and did very effective work, requiring two 1iiin— utes on the average for three men to dehorn a cow, including the change of halter. Care should be taken to cut the horns close enough to prevent their growing out as stubs. From an cicrhth to 3. quarter of an inch of hair should be taken off with the horn. This ex ‘ierinient indicates that very little loss in butter results in dehorning milk cows. There is quite an advantage in the practice, as the dehorned animals are much more easily handled and injure one another less frequently. Vicious bulls are usually uianaged quite readily when dehorned, and stock cattle which are not confined by halter. stanchion, or otherwise can be sheltered in a much smaller shed. Experiments With Potatoes. Summary ofResu1ts. Bulletin Maryland Station. 1. In the test of early varieties, the leading yields were Columbus, 169 bushels; Charles Downing, 167 bushels; Early Ohio, 149 bushels; Garfield, 149 bushels; New Queen, 145 bushels; and Early Cyclone, 1&3 bushels per acre. 2. Crimson clover plowed down for potatoes increased the value of the crop $8.7 5 per acre. 3. Spraying with Bordeaux mix- ture increased the yield twenty- four bushels to the acre. 4. Early sprayin increased the" yield twenty-four ushels to the acre over late spraying. They wish to adopt many more. The_v’re crowded for room in two coun- ; ties, It's time to make up a new state. Mccluref can’t they swing round the ' circle, And take in the whole of the state 1' ,3 Wherever a Grange is located, or wherever a school house stands, To educate old folks and children, The Grange and the school must join hands. Must unite for a. nobler manhood— For training the heart, hand, and brain, To widen and smooth the rough path- way. To usefulness, honor, and fame. To be honest, be just, and unfearing, By the sins of earth undeliled, Unite to lead onward and upwardl The little White soul of the child. And to guide them through fields of knowledge, Commencing in life’s early morn, To plant good seed and dig up the weeds. As good Patrons tend the young corn. ’Twill pay as well at the harvest time To reap a good crop from the brain, I Pay for all the labor and trouble As well as the cattle and grain. The hand and the brain both must la- bor To subdue the earth which we till, To conquer in the fields of science. And bind Nature’s forces at will. Work together to make the world bet- ter, Peace, plenty in nation and home; We must learn that all men are broth- ers. And hasten the good time to come. The old folks are fast growing older, They’re falling and fading away. The children must soon take their places, Who sit in the school room today. To fit them for life's varied duties. With courage to stand for the right, We must give them brave and true leaders As ever won battle in tight. These boys will then guard home and nation, And if ever the war clouds roll, They’ll carry the star-spangled banner If it need be from pole to pole; And our girls,like old Roman matrons, To household and country be true. When summoned before the Great Master, Stand best in the final review. A nation that’s torn and divided Cannot long remain a. free land; The household that/s sown with dissen- sion Has foundations resting on sand. Then unite and work all together For freedom in ages to come, For old folks and young folks and chil- I F dren ] Unite the Grange, the school, and‘ home. Grange and Home. Farnicrs with their wives and'1, childrcn have come together in the’ Graiigc. cultivated sociability, friendship, and confidence in each other, submitted to useful disci- pline, lcarned parliaincntary usage. accustomed themselves to read and recite essays, and speak in debate and on the rostrum. Under the direct influence and teachings of the Grange, tliousands of rural homes have been beautified and their surroundings made more cheerful and attractive; and many sad and despondent hearts have been made to rejoice in ha ipier homes and uiore endearing family ties. The early care and training of children has received attention. and many parents have been made happier in realizing its salutary influence upon the lives of their sons and daughters, and their growing at- tachment for home; and in being able to keep the loved ones upon the farm.—-—J. J. ll’or;»(Z7na/2. Grange and Education. Education is the chief end and pur ose of our Order, and the good Work goes steadily on. About twenty—seven thousand subordinate Granges have already been organ- ized, every one of which has been fiunily. lsollltlon. distrust. Qaiice are giving place to socizil en- joyincnt and culture. confidence. Illllll. libe1*:1lit\', ;forth the farnicr will be q_'()1]_s[1ltL-(L ‘and his opinion will bc rcccivcd ‘with rcs icct and be duly consid- cred. lie is no longcr the "iuciit" of .‘('1‘lllllll:ll(‘.~' zigziinst ag- ‘riculturc and the farmcr will inept with prompt rcbukc. Ncvcr bc~ forc in thc liistory of our coimtrv I was cvcry act. 11114-1':ui«-c. and vofc :of public otlicials scrutinizcd as jtlu.-_\' arc lIHl:l_\'. lC\'<-ry election ‘Will bc :1 call to iud«_rnicnt. l'i-om- llsesiiiilst bc kclptzl ini.~t:il. .\l:ir_v l'il‘.'ll'llUl| . . . . . . .. Killlfils fHor:i .\lr-.,\nnii- L. llull .. . .. ...\linn---nI;i ll-4“1'l." -‘"5? -"tI*\\"il —.\li'-. _\ni:inil:i llurlnn. .\licl:. l l l‘I.\'¢-cl|ti\'c- (‘olnmiilv-c. l 1 i€'."i':'f“i'i‘.].i§i'.'fi’liC‘.ii "(.".‘7'.'.".r. .’.i.“.l.'.’ .l."f.".’.“i“ilr‘.5lili§l J. J. Woolliiiuii ., . .., l’:l\v l’:|\\'. .\liclii-.':m l . I Ofllt-crs .\Ii4-l|i_:;:ui Slate (lriulgt-. I ,.\l:l.~lcr«(i. B. Horton . . . . . . . . .. Frill! l{iili:o l)\'l‘l'>l'l‘["'.\l. T. ('uli,-_ .. .. .. l’.‘ilni_vr:l Ll-(‘turn-r ~.l:i.~nn \\'«mi __ |’;m- Paw 1H'lI*\\'2ll‘Il —-12':-nri_m L. ('.'l . K:ilk:isI\-.1 lA\5l~'Tillll >'tc\\';lrll~-l. H. Martin. lie-x H'_'.ilrzlnl)llI‘£ ll l\I'v]n‘l"A\\'llll.’lll1litllll-l‘l A~[u r1 1 ll: .\li'.~ Vlzlr} li’-db-rt~oii.,.. ll'~]li-[‘|.| l-lor.'i—— rs ‘ it'll}! llu--ll.... nion Vity ylllllllil -/.\lrs. Julia MN ‘llirn. .. .,_.h'l|cll)y A. St:-\v.'iril——-.\lr-. J. ll. .\l:irtiii.1imii-l l{zipi:l.~ Lxci-Iitivv (fonimitlcl-. l lg‘ ,. l .‘ J. H. Rmnsdcll. ('lmirin2ni.. H. l) l'l.'itt .. .. 1‘. l1'.‘.L|l(‘l‘. .. W. E. v\'riul'u..".f:IIfZICIlf.. Perry Mayn.... .. .. VV. Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. (F. .}l;{(‘llf!‘l'll.... .. .. .... .....M iplc Rapid- ’. . I A « -» . . . . ..F 'tl('l--, -f|‘lllliL‘ \' hx “mm” i . . . . . . . .\lI"lll:|'I' Connniltcc on “'uIn:ui'.~' \\'ork in the (§l"zllIg'I'. Mrs. Mary A. ;'\lu,vo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . llattlc (‘rock Mrs \l:ir_v h'ln-r\vno(l llin-l-. .. .. .. ..\'\‘;uitnn Mrs. ii.-llv Boyce. . . . ,. . .. .. .. ..l3:iroda ,‘ Gt-in-rill Deputy Ln-1-(lire-r.~. j Mary A. l\Ia_vo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Buttlc (‘ruck Hon. J. J. \\ mulni:m.. .. . .. . . l’:l\\' Paw Hon. V. G. l.uci- . . .. ... .. ... . .. .. .... .4 'olilw:ih*r Hon. Perry ’\ . . .. .li.'itrli- (‘rm-k Hon. Tlmnizi. . .. .l§crricn (‘curl-r Jn.-nn \\'oodin:ui._. .. .. . Paw Paw . . E 'ilincr . . . . . . . .. Knlkiiskn Judge J. G. R un-dv ll ...'l‘r:iv4-r~i- l'ity I). 1). null. .. . . .. .. Union ('ity l ' (‘nunty Iheputie-.~. I). H. SI:-bbin< . . , . . . . . . . . ..\twmul. .\ntrim L. 4 '. Root . . . . ., ...\llt‘L.'1lll. ,\lli-gun R. li. Re-,\'nolIl~’.. .. .. lnlund. H4-nzin Hcorqc llowscr. .... .. .I)- >\\‘lim:. lizirry Jlilllvfi‘ I). Stiiullriy. , .. Union Fir)". llrzinch R. V ¢'l'irk . . . . . . . . . . . . . liucli:iil:iii. llivrrivn _ A ‘II. .. .. .l)o\\‘m:l.'i(‘. (‘ass F. H. Osborn .H.'iton Rapials. Eaton . \- v - - 1'lmn«ll:-r. lonla ‘itclililirg. lnzhxim . .l{anovcr, uIi‘lCl{\lln W. Havl-us . _ .. J. V\'ustoii Hutcliins. Rubi,-rt I)()(‘l\'PI‘_V'... _._ . . Rockford. K:-nt " Hm). L. Varlislo... .Kalk:i.i'ville. St. Joscpli “ .Birch Run. Satzinaw " ('arsonvillc. Szinilac ‘ Helen A. Fisk awrence. Van Huron “ Henry Hurd. .. Plyinouth, Wayne " John A. Mcllougal. anti. V\'ashtciiaw “ R. ('. .\'orris.. . . ... . . . .. ..( 'adiIlac. VVcxford " Revised List of Grange Supplies Kept in the office of Scc'y of the MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE And sent nut post-paid on receipt of cash order. over the Seal of a Subordinate Grange, and the signature of its Master or Secretary. Porcelain ballot marbles. per hundred. . . ..SO 75 Secretary’s ledger. . .. .. .. 85 Secretary's record . . . . . . . .. 85 Treasurer's orders. bound. per h ndred.... 35 Secretary’s receipts for dues. per hundred.. 35 Treasurer's receipts for duos. per hundred. 35 Applications for membership. per hundred 50 Withdrawal cards. per dozen.... .. 25 Demits,in envelopes, er dozen . . . . . . . . . . . .. By-laws of the state ‘range, single copies, 10c : per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 75 “Glad Echoes." with music, single copies, 25c;per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 00 Grange Melodies, single copy. 40¢; per doz. 4 (1) Opening Son Card, 20 each : 75¢ per 50; 100 1 35 Rituals, 7th edition (with combined degrees.) 25c each: per dozen.... .. 2 75 Rituals, 5th degree, set of nine . . . . .. . 1 80 Rituals, Juvenile, single copy. . . .. .. .. . . 15 Notice to delinquent members. per 100 . . . . . . 40 American Manual of Parliamentary Law.. 50 Di eat of Laws and Rulings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25 R0 1 books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 15 Sample package co-operative 1iterature.. . . 18 Kel1ey’s History of the Grange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Write for prices on gold pins, bad as, work. in; tools, staff mountings. _seals, b ot boxes and any other Grange supplies. Address MISS Jnmzru and is a. school for the farmer and Ann Arbor, Miéh. .-»~ .r.- -:v;.'«v-.2-.~r -,5 v, .-. N-,c!"»-.-as .«., F .5 P and want to meddle in the affair. ” I ."But, supposing any one applies, I have ' at. iiimost ai facsixnila - . ‘.-.'t.hi‘a= advertisement?” - APRIL 1 8, 1895. c THE GRANGE VISITOR. ATRUNS’ PA'rRoNgr p-Axxl‘ WORKS have sold Inger.-'oll Paint to the Order P, of H, since its organization. House Paints and Cheap Paints for Barns and 0utbui'ldings.1U.00U Farmers testify to their merits. Grange Halls. Churches. School Houses, I)WellinEé‘-. 1tll0"€‘1‘1l19 lamb some of them painted 15 vears ago. still looking ‘~VL‘ll- pI‘0"e them ‘he most purable. AINT MICHIGAN PATRONS “Buy direct from Factory” at full wholesale Prices and save all Ml(l(ll8men’s Profits. 0. w. INGERSOLL, Pnop. Oidest Paint House in America, 241-243 Plymouth st., Brooklyn. 0n(.e_ URKS. M Ingel‘Fnll’§ Liquid Rubber Pnliitu Indestructible cottage and Burn Paints Sample Color Cards, ‘{()onfl«leiiiinI" Grange Discounts, Es- timates and fun particulars MAILED FREE. Write at S_viinpsi'.- of Pret-t-«liiig Chapters. Part 1 i.-' a reprint of the I‘f‘lllllll.~(‘"ll.~l-~ of John H. Wat.’-‘nix. .\l. 1).. of the un- lir‘.'.il :lr>p:irt- men! of tlio- liriti.-li .'irin_'.'. 1'H.\l"l‘l:H l——l)r. \Vat.~‘rrii r(-turn.- to Lmnlnii on l~-.'ivu- of ab-I-inc»-. Hp i.- llllrn(lll(‘I-4l to .\'iu-rlock Iloliiis--. H(‘Uli>lllf- im: ll(‘ll‘Cl'l\'(‘. and flu-_\' l'£li\'l‘llHlL’lllL.' apzinm -nl.-' togctl -r. U. Ill. and l\‘.-—>'lu-rluck H<-[me-> make some iim-re-tiiig .-tateinv«nt.-’ a.- to thi- marvr .-‘of ob.-ervatioii. Ho i- CUIi.~lllY(‘ll can-l C('I'lllll££ll'Tl)'SY1'l"lUll< l'llIlI‘llI.‘l" in Hll1‘lll[Il_\' ll<>1l~l-I at the Lauri.-ion (iartli-ii.-. \ wt-tlrlini: rim: i.-1 l l 1 fnunvl by the hoilyol" tlw rli-ail man. but the‘ noiivc for the (‘l"lllll‘ cannot be lr~.'-iriied. \'.A llt‘l"lU(‘l{ Holmes a(lv(-i‘ti.-o.- The ring :i.- am,- inil nr-nr the place. It brought a re-ply and a iimant for the ring in the per-‘on of an old ‘ wxuni-in. \\‘ll(lS2ll'.lliH' l> (‘()ll.~l:lllll\' (‘llllllf_"lllf_". .-is i-' now the i-iisc. work lczinnot be 1‘lIlIllll(‘ll(‘t’Il and c;ii'i'ii-'lll]) l:l\\' now in ()])(‘l':lllHll. I ‘\\‘oullll]>.~' elm-led .:i.-' lii<_rl1\\':iy (‘(llIlllll.~'>'lHllt‘l'.\' and thc l>c.~‘tii1en in the 1'u.-ul 1ll>'ll'l('l.\' sc- l€('l€(l as m‘ci'.~'i-ci'.~. It I‘(‘l]llll'(*H as _«_mollll]ll.~'>‘l(vll(’l' .‘l.~' it «loes for super- vi.-'oi'. \\'li_\', then, slmulil we zil- w:i_vs pay so little uttentioii to this otlicc pi'evioiis to zlllll at m1i‘(':u1- cliscs and town lllL‘L‘llll:_">'.’ 1-lflllfe,-g ed. JOl’£€.‘Si. A liiul Att:u-k-- l’iell—--\\':i.-a .lnm,-s sciisick coii1in«_r over! l’oll— —-'I‘e1'- i‘ibl_\fl \\'c \\'(‘I'(‘ thrcc liuurs £lll(,‘lls‘.l-3. D. ll. E.\'ui.isii, sec’y. I.\'oii.i.\i ('0l'.\"1‘Y l’O\l<).‘v'.\ will irieet with Alaiedon Grange Friday evening and Saturday, April rllland :37. A Japanese student and a Siberian student from the Agricultural College will give talks at this inec-ting. .Vl'Z\\'_\ \'(.() l‘().\lO.\'.\ . The next meeting of the Newago county Pomona Grange No. 11 will be held at Hol- toii Grange hall on the first Wednesday an(i Thursday of May. The unresponded part of old prograrnnie will be called. N EW l’P.U(':P..-\ M. Music. Holtoii l1‘i'aiii.,n-; ailrlri-s.-: of welt-orni-, master of Holton Grange; rc.-poii.-(-. M. W. Scott Sr. : How closr-ly shoiiltl the farmer and his family conform to the rules of society in inat- ters of ilrcss onil general appr-araricr-.-? William Thompson. ('alvin Lil!-y: What do you read and how do you get your time for it? Mi‘.-‘. Nan- nie Walker; At what season of the year and to what ex- tent should the pruning knife he usetl in the orchard? if-liarlr-s Proctor. Recitation. P. ll. (‘rawforil. \Vhat con:stitutr~.s a model cow‘? Ed. ('lark. W. Stuart. How do you read the iic\\'spaper‘.’ Charles Kiirihcll. ('. W. Ha.-‘kin.-. He Cllf'>'(‘1l the grounrl for thy sake. Mrs. Phoebe Hail. To what extent is co—operation in the Graiigo, ilesirablci’ Albert Antlcrsoii. Augustine \\'hiti-. Do you wish more time for reading? If so, what would you clioose? Mrs. Martha M. Scott. Social features and benefits of the Grange. Mrs. Arlelia Rycrson. Farm yard manures—:-hould they be applied to the surface or ploughed under iminczliata-ly? J. A. Zerlaml, (‘lark Finncy. Music. Small fruits and vogr-tab]:-s on the farm. Mrs. Nettie Fryover. Shall we work to bring the iiR.»\.\‘GI-I Vrsiroa up to :1 paying basis or let it go ilown, which‘? L. Reinolilt. W. \V. Carter. Reminiscence. Mrs. M. M. Thompson. Some of the cause.-' of loss to the farmer. H. \\'. ('rawforil, Y. llillman. 1 E.-lsay, Beautiful Tlioiights, Miss Anna Zor- Hill . Moral siilc of the Grange. Rro. ('ille_\‘. Fruit. its future in Ni-\vaygu county. Nr-ll Mc('alluin. S. V. \Valkcr. ()ur citizens. (1'u_\'('ra\vfr.iril. Song. Will Huntoon. Recitation and music are expected from Gen. and F. Z4-rlanil. .\li.-‘s Lyilia ('rawford. Mus. MARY lioiii-;irrso.\', Lecturer. J. P. Utter. Cir’a-use We see, by the Pontiac Gozcttc, that Or- ion Grauge celebrated an annual maple sugar social April 43. Why did not some brother or sister send the Visrroii a little note about it? Verona Mills Grange is in a prosperous condition. We meet every two weeks on Saturday evenings with a good attendance. Ourlecturer, Miss Ellen Murry, furnishes a good programme t'or each evening. The members,with but few exceptions.do what- ever is assigned them to the best of their ability. ’1‘he questions discussed at our last meeting were as follows: How does foreign immigration affect the farmer? What can we do to keep up an interest in the Grange? We are busy now preparing for a literary entertainment to be held in May. Mus. LAURA Hl'.\"I‘. l’0.\IO.\'A AT Cl)l.()\’. As we came away from the Colon Grange hall April 5. we heard Patrons of Colon Ggeran saying, “We are glad we invited Pomona to meet with us.” we also heard the Pomona saying. “It has done us good to come to Colon.” A very fortunate misunderstand- ing occurred about the address of welcome. which was given by Sister Prout instead of Sister Legg as announced. This misunder- standing produced not only a fine and fit- ting welcoine,but a paper from Sister Legg. in which she told us in a ludicrous way that it had been her life—long ambition to write an address of welcome. Although she did not know how to begin it, how to end it, or what to put in the middle, she had hoped to get through it and hear applause at the end of it. If Sister Legg was deprived the address she was deprived of none of the applause which she had apprehended. A responsible man, although not a Patron, spoke to the Grange relative to shipping our butter and eggs to Detroit and furnishing groceries. SARA Covmr. M. A. C. GRANGE. For some time the idea of organizing what might be a model Grange at the Michigan Agricultural College has been in the minds of some members of the facultv. Through the efforts of Dr. W. J. Beal and others, Capitol Grange of Lansing released from their jurisdiction all students and others connected with the college, and on April 4th, Worthy Master G. B. Horton completed the organization of what is to be called the M. A. C. Grange, with a charter membership of -10. Only members from the Senior and Junior classes were admitted as charter members. Members from under classes are to be admitted upon application. It is thought thatthe superior work which is done along agricultural lines by the stu- dent members who leave the college well drilled in Grange work will give an increas- ed activltv to the Michigan Grange. The otficers were nearly all taken from the Senior class, except the lady officers, who belong to the faculty, as follows: M. , Chas. H. Alvord. Hillsdale Co. ., Howard R. Smith. Hillsdale (‘o. ., E. Joy Heck, Allegan Co. ., Royal Fisher, Oceaua Co. . S.. W. Chandler Bagley Wayne Co. ., M. W. Fulton, Wayne ‘,0. ., W. C. Stebbins. Nebraska. ec.. B. A. Bowditch. Hillsdule Co. . K.. H. E. Ward. Kent ('0. Mrs. Ella S Taft, Ingham Co. lora. Mrs. Catherine T.Wheeler. Ingham Co. Ceres. Mrs. Cora Smith. Ingham Co. L. A. S., Mrs. Anna Gunnison. Ingham Co. SECRETARY. Danby Grange, No. 185, holds the fort about the sameas usual. We have lost a few members recently caused mostly by change of residence. but have also received some new ones. So, taken all together. we feel of about as much importance as ever. The ladies of the Grange furnished a lunch to the voters of Dnnby on town meeting >V’t"O Uflgfitnt-lfi l ‘ June. , ahead. to their fund. besides spending aday of real enjoyment. Our next contest is conducted _on the plan of the married people on one side and the unmarried on the other. I surmise that the old folks will have to get to work or else get left, as our young l'0lK are “hust- lers.” I hear that the young people are "ice cream” hungry. _ The last revision of counts lll regard _to contest work places the count on subscrip—_ tions to the Vi-i'roi: at three hundred. so it :you receiw several hundred new subscrip- ‘tions vou niav know the can-e. '1 .\In~. :\.\ll-1l.l_t l’lZAl\'E.C01'- .\ VVORI) l“li0)l lZl_'li.tL. _ 1 {viral Grange is not dead. neither is Lowell Grange hall. on Friclay, .\lay" she sleeping. but living and growing. We have a contest started, the losing side to furnish supper for all; coritest to end the first regular meeting in The captains of the contest are Brothers F. W. Templeton and D. Wooley. 1iro.Templeton‘s side is now K1£l'0l:'1‘l£l’., J. T. K. Fl’.O)I C()I.Ll-JOE L‘l')RI1l‘ZSl‘O.\'l)EI\'T Ul’ “sr.i'rr; iii-:i’Ui;Li<:.s..\'." The long—talked-of Grange organiza- ,‘ tion has at last blossomed out in real1— ‘ ty. For fifteen years past it has been = the subject of discussion and now the 3 feel that a long felt want. has been; filled. The organization now holds l weekly meetings and about 40 mem- bers are enrolled. Faculty, and facul- i tv wives, College employes and stu- dents of the different classes are eligi- ble. Capitol Grange of Lansing has exerted a high iniluence among the farmers of the vicinity and has for a number of years had among its mem- bers many of the residents of the Col- lege. This organization has indeed brought a great good to the College. it was out of this good demand that the necessary steps were taken to render the affair a certainty and a reality here ai. the school. There are already good prospects for at least an additional membership of 25 to the Order, which will take a. broader position among the agricultural students than among the mechanical. although many mechani- cals will desire the work. The seniors hold the majority of the otiices in the organization. LEN.-\\VEE COUNTY (,'rl‘.AN(&E Met with .\Iadison Grange, on Thurs- day, April 4. The roads were good, the day wasiine, and an enjoyable meeting was held. Reports of Granges were mostly gratifying. Beside our ten Granges one has been reorganized, and at Cad- mus anew Grange which was orga- nized about the tirst of March now has about sixty members. W. M. Horton of the State Grange also reported the formation of a Grange at the Agricul- tural College, wbich Dr. Beal has de- signed should become the leading Grange in the state. More than one half the Grange mem- bership of our county receive the read- ing of the VISITOR from the Grange treasury, the subordinate Grange send- ing one copy to each family represent- ed in said Grange. The bill pending before the legisla- ture creating a state statistician was heartily commended by vote, as was also the action of the State Grange in condemning the proposed unit school system. A paper by Bro. R. A. Woolsey elici- ted mnch discussion. He would have a. blackboard or bulletin-board by the roadside at every home. Also the name of the owner legibly portrayed that “All who ride may read.” Mrs. A. S. Bush, and Mrs. A. H. Briggs, old time members, were with us. Nine of the twelve Granges were represented by members present. E, W. A i>.\visi3L'iue oi-..\x<.E, NO. 2-15. is still faithful to the principles of the Order, though their correspondent does not seem to be. We hold regular meetings which are very helpful to us all. At one of these meetings we de- liberated upon the advisability of try- ing to hold together under such dis- couraging circumstances. After all had given expression to their feelings upon the matzer, a motion was made to the effect that we “stand by the Grange as long as we have enough members to hold the charter.” It was carried unanimously—not one dissent- ing vote. We had gone into the dis- cussion with sorrowful hearts and faces more suggestive of tears than smiles. We came out of it radiant and happy, feeling that the “The old Guard may die, but it never surrenders.” I think we had not known how dear the Grange had become to us until we were brought face to face with the question of relinquishing it. A lady not. a. mem- ber said recently to the writer, “You Grangers seem to be a band of congen- ial spirits," as indeed we are. Since the beginning of the year we have lost one member by death, deep- ly regretted by us all. We have re- ceived no new members as yet, but think the prospect somewhat encour- aging. March 1st. we all with other friends were invited to the home of our oldest member. Hon. R. K. Divine, in honor of his 75th birthday, and to re- joice with him that so many years of active usefulness have been given him. Our next oldest member, Bro. E. J. Bigelow, is also in his 75th year. and I think I am safe in saying that few younger men at the present time have as clear and comprehensive a grasp of the vital issues of the day, or a more earnest and convincing man- ner of presenting their views than these two veterans of our Grange. Of them truly it can be said :- "Eye hath not seen, tongue hath not told Ear hath not heard it sung, How buoyant and bold though it seems to grow 0 , Is the heart forever young. Forever young. though 1ife‘s old age Hath ave nerve unstrung. The heart, I: e heart is a heritage That keeps the old man young." 5 c:1sil_\’ seen. old members of the faculty rejoice and !il:ii'kei' l months tripped the graurlizias with their day. and succeeded in adding a few dollars l Canker Worms in the Apple Orchards. Press bulletin No. 5. ‘llicliigan experiment y station, April 1. 1:95. ‘ l The time for the ()I'(‘ll{ll‘(l czuiker jworm is heat‘. 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It , was usually held in the village school- house, the schoolmaster often figuring; as the singing master. Tliitlicr at reg- ular interrals through the long winter escorts. Little did they iiiiagine as they lifted up their sweet voices in unison with the strong tenors and hassos that _ those same airs, even the very gowns they wore, would at some distant day be reproduced for the benefit of an ap- ; preciative audience. Yet it may be safe- ly asserted that with the exception of l the colonial tea the old folks’ concert; is the most popular of the old time en- tertainments. The success of an undertaking of this 3 sort depends largely upon the adapta- bility for her oflice of the person hav- ing the affair in hand. She must of ne- cessity have an accurate conception of the manner in which these entertain- ments were conducted in our grand- mothers’ day. She must also become ‘ thoroughly imbued with the spirit of bat olden time. A Waist Belt Fad. 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