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VOL. CXLVII. No. 2
Whole Number 3896

The Only Weekly Agricultural,

   

Horticultural,

DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1916

and Live Stock Journal in the State.

50 CENTS A YEAR.
‘82 FOR 5 YEARS.

Average Profits from Potato Spraying

ROGRESSIVE potato growers have
long appreciated that in seasons
when the late blight is prevalent

spraying will serve not only to check
blight to a considerable degree, but
also increase the yield, although many
have questioned the advisability of
spraying every season. Inasmuch as
it is impossible to foretell the appear-
ance of blight, since this disease does
not appear each season, the tendency
among the majority of practical potato
men has not been to spray regularly in
the belief that the aggregate gains do
not pay the expense of spraying for a
number of years.

The twenty years’ potato-spraying
experiments at the Vermont station
and the ten years’ experiments along
similar lines at the New York station,
ought to prove most interesting and
profitable reading to the farmer grow-
ing this crop. The question as to
whether it pays to spray is emphatical-
ly answered in no uncertain way. The
figures show that no farmer can afford
to permit other work
to take precedence ov-
er his spraying.

At the Vermont sta~
tion, in the early ex-
periments comparative
tests of different fun-
gicides were made,
and the superiority of
Bordeaux mixture was
soon apparent, which
caused the exclusive
use of this in the re-
maining years. The
results showed conclu-
sively that Bordeaux
mixture very efficient-.
ly protected the plants
from attacks of early
and late blight and
served in a degree as
a. stimulus to th e
plant, causing it to re-
main green from one
to two weeks longer
than unsprayed plants,
and inasumch as this
lengthened the grow-
ing season (larger and
firmer tu b e rs were

The effect upon the plant is shown
by the fact that even early in the sea-
son the sprayed plants stored more
starch in their tubers than those not
seltreated. While the plants them-
selves from the sprayed and the con-
trol plats were of approximately the
same size, the weight of the tubers at
this time was 24.8 bushels per acre in
favor of the potatoes to which the Bor-
deaux had been applied. This would
seem to indicate that during the
months of July and August, while the
tubers were growing, the unsprayed
plants were not able to convert and
store up as much starch as those that
were sprayed.

The results of the Vermont twenty
years’ spraying experiment, therefore,
showed that Bordeaux mixture, even in
years like 1910 when no blight occur-

} ’ red, increased the yield of the plants
, to, which it was applied. This increas-

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ed yield is always sufficient to pay for
the cost of spraying operations. Spray-
ing is to be regarded as an insurance
that pays for itself. If the blights are
prevalent, the potatoes, if thoroughly
sprayed, are practically insured against
loss therefrom; if the season is a dry
one and no disease occurs, still the
crop will be enough larger to pay for
all the cost of spraying. The careful
potato sprayer wins either way, no
matter what the weather or disease
conditions.

The results with iron sulphate—cop-
'per sulphate mixture indicate that Bor-
deaux mixture in which part of the
copper is replaced by iron has as great
a stimulating effect as does the ordi-
nary Bordeaux.

The increased yields fromr plats
where the Bordeaux Was applied only
to part of each plant, indicated that
even here there was a sufficient effect

W. GAGE

cases all loss from these three causes

'could not be prevented even by thor-

ough spraying, in every case there was
a severe outbreak of blight enough
good was accomplished to more than
repay all expenditures, both of money
and time. Generally speaking, spray-
ing was very profitable. Of those
whose tests were reported to the sta-
tion, thirty growers made a net profit
'of $10,000 from spraying.

In fourteen co-operative farm tests,
covering 180‘ acres, the average in-
crease in yield due to spraying was
621/; bushels per acre, the cost of
spraying $4.98 per acre, the cost per
acre for each spraying 93 cents, and
the net profit per acre $24.86.

Not only were there gains in yields
due to lengthening the time of growth
by preventing foliage destruction by
late blight, but the sprayed potatoes,
being more mature, were of much

plants are six to seven inches high and
to spray every ten days or two weeks
thereafter as long as the plants remain
green. If rain comes before the appli-
cation is dry on the vines the treat-
ment should be repeated, but spraying
should not be stopped because it looks
as if it would storm. We cannot hope
for a matured potato crop unless the
vines are kept alive as long as possi-
ble. If blight should kill the Vines
early, the tubers are certain to be un-
developed, soggy, a poor market or ta-
ble product.

August marks the crisis of the pota-
to crop. The tubers are usually about
75 per cent water, the quality depends
largely on the amount of starch con-
tained. No potato can be at its best
unless the tubers are allowed to ma-
ture naturally, and in this month the
crop may die a premature death. The
quality of the tuber is determined by
the starch content; the leaf is the
starch-gathering agency. The size and
quality of the potato depends upon re-
taining as long as pos-

 

An Experiment Station Test Plot, Showing Marked

produced to manifest itself in a yield
of 28 bushels per acre more than that
obtained on the plants left entirely un-
treated.

The result in an average acreage
yield, with Bordeaux and control plats
makes interesting data for the man
who desires to make the most from his
investment and labor. The yield per
acre average for twenty years, on
sprayed plats was 208 bushels, as
against 163 for the unsprayed, a gain
of 45 bushels per acre.

In general, it may be said, in all
spraying operations where Bordeaux
mixture is used, thorough spraying sys-
tems being employed, this is an effec-
tive agent against blight, rot, and flea-
beetle. A co-operative experiment car—
ried on under the supervision of New
York State Station with farmers
throughout the potato-growing sections
reveals the fact that While in a few

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deaux of the 1-to-8 formula;
six pounds of copper sulphate to 50
gallons of water, the acid of the sul-
phate being neutralized by about four
pounds of good stone lime. Paris green
may be safely added to thoroughly neu-
tralized Bordeaux, and this mixture
has given satisfactory results, in fact,
better than any other fung1cide1nsec-
ticide treatment for potato pests.

is best to start operations when the

 

Difference Between Sprayed and Unsprayed Rows.
better cooking and marketable quality.

Chemical analysis shows that there

is about one-sixteenth more dry matter
in
more starch. Cooking tests confirmed
this analysis, as the sprayed potatoes
were noticably more mealy than those
not sprayed, and were pronounced of
much better quality by all who ate
both.

sprayed potatoes, and one-ninth

The mixture recommended is Bor-
that is,

If thorough spraying is the object, it

 

sible, leaf health. If
bugs eat off the leaf
or if blight destroys it,
the tuber cannot pos—
sibly obtain the starch
needed to give quality
and size. If the blight
injures or ruins the
leaf while the tubers
are partially develop-
ed, they can never be
anything but inferior
grades. It therefore»
follows from these
facts that the aim of
the grower should be-
to keep his potato vine-
green and thrifty as
long as possible, or un—
til the plant has ma-
tured. This is the se-
cret reason why farm-
ers everywhere should
spray, for there is no
other method whereby
this may be secured.
For ten successive
years in the present
series of experiments.
now being held at the

Geneva station, a profitable increase
has been secured in each year of the
ten; spraying three times during the
season has resulted in an average in-
crease of 69 bushels per acre, while
spraying every two weeks, or five to
seven times, has increased the yield of
merchantable tubers
acre.
more than enough profit from spraying-
every ten days to spray the same
acreage six times for three more years.

971/2 bushels per
Michigan Bulletin 236 reports

The farmer who insures his life, his

buildings, breeds the best in cattle and.
hens, uses the best potato seed procur-~
able, and then fails to properly spray
his crop, is certainly a one-eyed farm~
er, and I trust will soon awaken to the
real justice he owes nature by this
simple method of co-operating with her
in growing a crop profitable, by keep-
ing the life blood in his plants as long
as possible.


   

    
 
 

  
 

     
  

    

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Editors and Proprietors

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have come under the observation of contemporaries in the older countries, direction.

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CHICAGO orrc E—604 Adv/ems,“ Build,“ spraying results have not always been which has been produced on the other Reader, in your own neighborhod and

CLEVELAND OFFICE—101140150rcgonAve.. n. a. . profitable. Quite often this has been side of the water. Many other exam- help this work along by taking the nec-
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$.11... LSAVXVRESNCCEE' ------------------------------ {I i;é:i::i§::i the work, or inefficiency in the equip- ity of American breeders when condi- local milk producers’ association, if no
I..H.HOUGHTON .................................... Sec.-'l‘rcan merit used, although this has not al- tions are such as to make that work such organization now exists in your
l. R.WATERBURY................................. ways been the case. In some sections ’more than ordinarily profitable to community? General co-operation 0?
:gxg‘VXEmggg-q -------------------------------- Jl‘fimixe of eastern Michigan where conditions them. milk producers is necessary for the re-
“TA LAWSON LI'ITELL-u-u-u-n' ........... were peculiarly favorable for blight de- There has recently been little out- lief Of this unfortunate situation.
1.“.H0UGHT0N __________________________ 3min", Mum” velopnieiit, uniformly profitable results side demand for American bred live
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION: from spraying were _n0t secured last stock. From present indications, how- HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK-
one year. sziasuesso cem- year. In other sections of the state ever, this Situation is likely to change . ‘
TWO YCII'I. 104 ingueg .......................................... 1.00 Where .uns Fa ed Otatoes ‘Vere badl . th ' f t Th t. Natlonal'
Three years, 156 issue! ....................................... 31.25 D 3 | D . y 111 e near u ure. 9 managemen Mexican Affairs —G€HPI‘al Cari'an7a
Five years, 260 inues ........................................... 2,00 danlaged’ SDI‘aylng was exceedlllgly 0f the International LiVe Stock EXDO‘ h l (1 'th: d4 ' A
All cent postpaid. , , - , . . ~ as Cpmp le WI one . eniand 0t the.
CmIdimwbmpfim 50c: yearexiraforpoltazc. profitable Ciop insurance. sition recently announced that two of American government in freeing the

 

RATES or ADVERTISING Tile drainage is looked upon as crop' the leading live stock breeders of the Drigsotrilersl itakfn lfast week at Carrizal
40 mm W “n, am, We mammal," or ”60 W insurance by every farmer who has inl< Argentine Republic had been secured an e a es "1 ormation would lead

, b (14 l. . M . t. N M,“ d . . .1 b thi to aid in the placing of awards at that to the belief that he will meet the oth-
nc I231: inea DC! inc per 'nser loll. 0 a n rove an In] )eerouS SOl ‘- S ‘ i . , ,
. netted for less than $1.20 each insertion. No objection I) I y ers In at least a COIlClllatOI‘y manner,

 

 

 

 

m, .dnmumcmimmcd “any price, method, yet instances have been noted show this year. In evidence of a. de- thus avoiding, temporarily at least,
Mm Sundud Fum P: m Amimon and Audit in recent issues of the Michigan Farm- sire to establish friendly relations be war between the tWO governments:-
Bureau olEirculation. er in which even thorough tile drain- tween live stock breeders of the two 9911915315 V1115” and Zapata and their

. , . . ollowmgs are said to be surrendering

lnterd at second class matter at the Detroit. Michigan. age has llot serVed 11.0 save CTODS 1“ countrleb‘: the Inanagelnent Of the t0 the defacto government according
tutoflice- ~ this exceptionally wet year. This, hOW- great breeding show of the Argentine, to war department reports—The Am-
DETROIT, JULY 8, 1916 ever, does not prove that tile drainage .Which is held in August, have asked erictciln fogcesRare withdrawing to the
E—-—~ 1-x ~~~ m~-—-— is not successful or profitable. Neither that a quartet of American judges be IslgteygloeflnegghltgfnInofuifiegilflig
CURRENT COMMENT. do occasional failures prove that pota- sent there to judge the beef breeds of have already sent comirnands [to the

to spraying is unprofitable or that. any cattle, Lincoln sheep and draft horses. front.

In another column‘"6f

.' - . . .. . . .. . . - . U. S. War Department it will be nec-
New Settlers’ this issue appears a crop tailuies less probable does not Shmthorii cattle alone at this show '

essary for Michigan to furnish as her

Welcome. description of a new pay in the long run. frequently exceeds 1,000 entries, the quota for the national guard, six
settlers organization in The unprofitable results with the magnitude and importance of the event more troops of cavalry of.75 men each,
an adjacent state, and some of the CFO!) last .V’Pill‘, coupled With the pres- 15 clearly manifested. another battalllon Of artillery and an

. . , .. . . . , . . , . . ‘. . additional corps of engineers. This
beneficial activities which are under- out “1’01 ShOItdge, 15 certain to have This interchange 0t couitesies ls entails the enlistment of 1,065 more

taken through this medium. This de- its influence on the acreage of pota- practically certain to lead to a consid- soldiersihan have. already joined the
- - . . - toes grown this year, and with unfav- erable trade in the line of exportation COIOI‘S since the call was made.
scription pomts a #5501}. to Michigan orable weather conditions prevailing of pure-bred live stock from the United BOth the United States Senate and
Farmer readers which farming livmg ‘ "l b 1 ) . . _ ‘ . ‘, ‘1 ‘ , ‘ .-.. . . ' . House of Representatives have agreed
in the older agricultural sections of the It “'1 1 9 F1" Pd” 01 “lbdonl ml ”1059 Md“? 19 South {3111911941 0119? 4 mar- upon the sundry civil appropriation bill
state as well as those who are helping equipped for the work to insure the ket of this kind is established in South carrying $128,299,284. Provision is
’ i ., . . . success of this important cash crop by America the demand should be far made fOI‘ the construction Of a new
to develop new “imitll’ may DIOfitdbliv spraying as a preventive of blight ev- greater than was the demand which government powder plant or the en‘
peruse. In fact, it is in the older agrl- J d 1 ‘ '1 1. . V" / .. ' ' _ ‘ ' . _ largement of one of those now owned
cultural sections that the new settler (n tin-er tie. unusua commons now cleated a piofitable market for our by the government.
is most likelv to miss the warm wel- obtaining which make this operation sheep breeders in Australia and South Deputy State Labor Commissioner
come and friendlv interest which is ac- much more than ordinarily expensive. Africa. It is to be deplored that many J- F; Hammell died at him home in
I ‘ - ‘ f / of the breeders of beef cattle articu- Lansmg last Thursday.
corded him in an OlllClal way by the The disturbed , P

, a _, , , .. . ‘ The Senate naval committee will
representative of the organization men- A New Opportunity for larly bhOI'lhOIHbifieCdme. discouiaged ask Congress for $500,000,000 for the
tioned in this article. Quite frequently American Breeders. at the outlook With the talhng off In construction of battleships during the
when a newcomer purchases or rents about by the

demand from the range country. Too coming three years. The army depart-
a farm in a community With which he great European war will afford an op-

. - .. . - . - _ ment is also asking $15,000,000 for
111(1le 0t OUT sh'eep‘bi eeders also miss equipping the army with aeroplanes.
is not familiar the neighbors are slow portunitv to American live stock ed an oppOItunity tor a golden harvest Nearly 1,000 refugees from Mexico,
,. 'f . 1_ ‘ in reducmg their flocks or gomg out of most of them Americans, arrived at
to call or otherwise lelll est a we h b l i G'ilteston T xa 0 J c 29
~ . l -. - -_ . t sine5"s'i'esuto" m t ’ .9 8.11 un -
091119‘ H the IlldittI‘ 1“ motioned 1n doubtedly be of permanent benefit. to deereislon :iidthde industr d to porary The judiciary committee of the
Cldelll‘dll." by any HIGIlleI‘ 01 a nearby the Dul-e_bred industry of this country. 9 . y. house Of representatives has dBCided
family or by a kindly disposed neigh- Since the introduction of pure-bred These seasons of prosperity and de- that members of congress who enter
bor, the excuse is often heard that - . . . )ression are recurrent in ever de art- the federa service With the national
.. l. . . , . . live “00k on Anieiican farms, the” l - . . - . y p. guard will automatically vacate their
they don t attend our chuich or be has been a general desire on the part ment of pure-bled live stock breeding,

. . offices.
long to our Grange or our Farmers of breeders and exhibitors to have ini- but in the end the breeder who keeps A tractor demonstration in which 11

Club.” If there are young people in ported animals at the head of their right on improving his docks and herds tractors werle- entered lwasTheld at
the newconier's family the problem of herds and 1.01. foundation stock. The and has animals of superior excellence Wauseon, O 10’ recent Y- en acres

. , , _ . . ,, , . , of alfalfa land was completely plowed
getting a social standing in the new annual pilgrimage to European mum at hand when the pendulum swmgs in three hours.

neighborhood is more easily solved, tries for breeding stock has continued back, as it ever does, is the one who Ship owners on the Great Lakes are

yet in many cases the newcomers in a unabated until the outbreak of the makes the greatest profit from the live paying many lines this spring because

farming community may live there for w r h .1; 'b tl' , , d b . stock industry. With an increased 0f Violations, or the prOVISlonS 0f. the
l e rs before the become well a ’ w en 1 d rup 3 cease ecause h k t f ' b d l‘ ‘t k new seamans law. They are unable

severa y a t. / , .V » . . of the unavailability of certain breeds 91118 mar e or puie- Ire , we 5 00 to secure the proper quota 0f men for

acquainted With the older Citizens of and the difficulty of securing transpor- of quality and a great foreign market lack of available 1191p,

the community and sometimes of the tation for such as could be purchased. about to be opened up, the future of 'Colonel Roosevelt is behind a move.

t r a d e condi-
tions brought

breeders which, if improved, will un-

ei ‘llbOI‘hOOd. , ., , , ‘ . ‘ h b - - . -. ment tore-organize the Rough Riders
n «1g ti 1 ections ioneer cus- This has, however, been no serious t'e wreédmg, industry) ”1 thls 0911113? for serum m MeXico.
n ‘9 newer s '_p handicap as, due to the enterprise of wou appeal to e exceptiona y Foreign.
toms more generally obtain and a more American breeders, plenty of just as bright. The European War.——On the eastern
hospitable welcome 1s qmte generally good animals in all of the improved Recent informa- front the Russ1ans are followmg up

. _ _ _ their recent victories in both Bukowi-
breeds which are numerous 1n this “Means” to an End. tion is to the ef— pa and Galicia. In the latter province

country have been produced on this feet, that Michi- the-railways leading to Limberg, the
Side Of the water as COuld be secured gan milk producers are very generally capitol, have been wrested from the

, . . . . t‘ Au tri. ‘. T .
abroad, and these have been available subscribing to a guaranty fund to be $383633“ 151a\rgn%egun0 atggriggrg;

to the smaller breeders at prices which placed at the disposal of the officers attacks along the entire from; of Gen.
were probably considerably lower than of the Michigan Milk Producers” Asso- Kuropatkin’s army, presumably to re-
they would have been obliged to have ciation to be used in their campaign of lieve the pressure against the Austri—

. . . . . . . . . . 'lIlS. The It li . ‘ ' '
paid for imported animals of Similar organization and subsequent operation back the enenhy'aggd fifvealtsfimguggfig

extended to the new settler, yet organ-
ized activity along this line'is a new
idea, and one well worthy of the emu-
lation of every community where agri-
culture is in process of development
and new settlers are constantly com‘
ing in.

In the older sections of the state a
committee of the existing organiza-
tions, whether of church or Grange or
Farmers’ Club might well be appointed
to perform the too often neglected
office of extending to the newcomers a
hearty welcome and, if need be, a help-
ing hand.

mals of this class for the breeders who tion of the milk producers of the state continue their how on the situation

were so fortunate as to be able to sup- to the end that their product may be 5:512:882‘111113 gfigyslfilgfi this IIEESSSEYBEE:

ply them. marketed in a manner to insure a more gian front are violently bombarding a
The achievements of the patrons of compensatory price is further illustrat- long stretch of the German lines and
some of the improved breeds of dairy ed and proven by the result of an in- the cassiialties among the Teutons are
Our leading article of cattle, particularly the Holstein'breed- vestigation concerning the cost of pro- regggtfiogfi. gaggment, an Irish knight,
Crop Insurance. this week gives au- ers, have demonstrated thell‘ ablllty t0 ducmg milk recently made in one of has been found guilty of high treason
thentic statistics re- develop a large number of animals of the prominent dairy districts of the for his activities-in the recent Irish re.

garding the profit derived from the high quality as determined by the stan- state and embracing 25 representative Wilt The Egggfh (10°31? fintdlng him
thorough spraying of potatoes as a dard of production. The sale recently herds of dairy cattle. guThirlglilsogissibflitgaof seg-gggfconc
preventive of blight at various experi- held at Detroit, a report of Which This investigation showed the aver- troversy between the United States
» ment stations and in co-operative appeared in The: Farmer, is sufficient age cost of milk produced in March and Austria. Following the sinking 01'
' trials on the farms of different locali‘ proof of this fact. Likewise the pa- from 487 cows in 24 herds to be $1.83 the PPtmhte the State departme’lt {it
ties. The conclusion is drawn that trons of the light harness horse have per cwt., while the average price re- Washington sent .a note to Austria m

_ _ , , which demands were made for rom t
thorough spraying of the potato crop demonstrated their ability to found an ceived for same was $1.52 per cwt. In compliance with its. request fol; 3,1331.

is in‘re'ality crop insurance which it is improved breed of horses, an increas- April the cost of milk produced from 0,8? for “a deliberate'insnlt to the flag
' poor judgment on the part of a com‘ ing proportion. of which are possessed 523 cows in 25 herds was $1.85, while 0f the United States. It ‘3 unofficially,” :

mercial potato grower to neglect. of phenomenal speed. The numerous the average price received for the pro. :figgeinghggéuggifiin Yéure‘lifelg' 3:3: .

. 1 .- The Weight of experience and the breeds of hogs which have been e'stab‘ ductwas $1.44. A like investigation marine warfare at once.

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growing through spraying which may feeders to not only compete with their tions have all pointed in the ‘ same

any farmer. It is undoubtedly true that but to excel in their'line anything Why not take the initiative, Mrs

other operation which tends to make When it is recalled that the exhibit of To comply With the demands of the

quality. At the same time this market in case the necessity should arise. towns recently occupied by Austrian. -
has afforded a profitable outlet for ani- The need of the thorough organiza« tl‘OODS- Before Verdun the French -'

    
   
  
     
  
 
  

    
 
     
      
     
   

  
    
   
   
    
   
   
  
  
   
   
   
 

 

 

 

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Michigan this summer? We
1 read in literature, and know

" . from experience .that for the most part

. damage” by this pest is more common
’ following cold, backward springs, and

.» "Ifmany parts of Michigan have witness-

ed a late spring with its cool tempera-
ture and few real warm days. This is
a” condition which greatly aids this
“worm.” Ordinarily it is kept in check
by the parasiteswhich prey upon it
-but these insects need warm weather
in which to multiply. The army-worm
,can thrive at -a much lower tempera-
ture than its parasites, during this
cold period, and gets a start before its
enemies are able to check it. ,

A majority of them pass the winter
as partially grown larvae, a favorite
place being in low sod land. In June
it becomes a moth which lays its eggs
, at the base of grasses, protected by
l the sheath of the leaf or by a little
film of glue-like material. About the
last week in June the newly-hatched
caterpillars come forth and begin eat-
ing the .lower leaves of grass or oats.
They work at night hiding by day in
stubble. When they become nearly
full-grown they begin eating the ripen-
ing heads of oats and cause damage
amounting tothousands of dollars.

Two years ago this pest put in its
appearance and quantities of crops
passed down their greedy throatsbe-
fore they were through. About the
tenth of July they first appeared and
lasted until the last week of that
month. Many farmers witnessed. a
first-hand demonstration of what they
could do.

The army-worm may not put in its
appearance this year, but it is best to
expect him and be prepared. “Pre-
paredness” can be the watch-word as
well as in national politics. Be prepar-
ed for this invading army by sending
out scouts early to warn you of its
coming. By this is meant to examine
the lower leaves of oats and if they are
slightly eaten to visit the place at night
and catch the rascals at work. Usually
we fail to see them until they have
eatenthe heads of the grain which is
generally but a few days before they
go into the ground to pupate. If these

. pests are caught while they are young
it will save the farmer much damage
to his crops.

‘ Control Measures.

Control measures are as follows: If
the army worm is noticed to be very

- bad in any one place, plow a furrow
around them and then plow another
furrow about six feet on the outside of
the previous one. Post holes are often
made in the bottom of the furrow and
many of the worms crawling into the
furrow fall into these holes and when
full. are covered with dirt. The use of
a poison bran-mash has proven to be
excellent against them. They are very
fond of it if prepared in the following
manner: Take 20 pounds of bran and

_ mix with it one pound of Paris green,
chop up skins and all, three oranges,
and add to the above. Then mix half
a gallon of cheap molasses in a gallon
of water. Stir this into the poisoned
bran, adding enough water to make a
good mash. This will be enough to
cover five acres if broad-casted. The
best time to apply it is just before dark
as it Will be fresh for the worms and

I not dry out as quickly. Care should be
taken to keep chickens away from the
mash.

Mich. Ag. Col. D. B. WHELAN.

POTATO GROWING IN MICHIGAN.

Reports from Wexford county and
other sections of northern Michigan
indicate that the acreage will be fully
up to the average this year. Frequent
rains have interfered with planting on
heavy soils but the planting on sandy
lands has increased.

., L. R.~'Olds, farm adviser in Muske-
gon' county, has 'secured the co-opera-
' tipn of a number of growers in a move-
'ment to limit the varieties to Late Pe.

' ites .‘in quantities.

earl » min” for" damages:

for outside markets.
Growers of southern Wexford county
have formed the Hobart Potato Grow-

ers’ Association, with ofiflcers as fol-

lows: President, Thompson Nichols;
vice- president, Ole Ipsum; secretary,
James Loomis; treasurer, Frank John-
son. Seed is being treated and best
cultural methods followed.

The Cloverland Potato Congress will
be held November 1-3 at Escanaba.
This is the third meeting of growers of
the upper peninsula, the first congress
being held in Menominee and the sec-
ond in Marquette. A feature this year
will be the exhibits made by boys’ and
girls’ potato clubs. Marquette county
alone has sixty members enrolled in
these clubs and much interest is be-
ing shown.

Kent Co.

The Dram Law

S a constant reader of the Michi-

gan Farmer I have been particu-

larly interested in the series of
articles on drainage. There is a small
body of men in Michigan who know
more about the drainage of this state,
and who are doing more for the farms
of Michigan than the people appreciate
and understand. I refer now to the
county drain commissioners.

There is one point which has been
mentioned in the articles and on which
I would like to say a few words, “The
Outlet ” How many farmers of Mich-
igan can give a definition of the out-
let?"

Here it is:

ALMOND GRIFFEN.

(1) an outlet of sufficient

capacity to care for all the water com-,

ing from the water shed flowing into
the drain; (2) an outlet where there is
no chance for any damages by such
discharge of water. This question of
outlet has caused more neighborhood
trouble and lawsuits than any other
one thing, in which farmers are inter-
ested. If it was not for the outlet the
drain commissioner would be out of a
job. And .why so? Because there is
hardly a farm but what the water
flows from one farm onto another, and
there the trouble begins.

' In early days when land was cheap
people did not care so much about the
matter, but at the present time land is
becoming too valuable to be covered
by swamps and marshes and therefore
the drain commisioners have a duty to
perform which is of untold value to
Michigan.

But to get back to the subject of out-
let. One of the most frequent official
questions asked me is: “Can I run a
drain down to my line and stop ?” I al-
ways say: “You had better see the
fellows below you and ask them.” Next
thing I receive an application for a
county drain and then it is up to the
drain commissioner to get that outlet
and sometimes we have to lay miles of
drain before we can get it, which is
generally some large stream. This
brings me to a point the farmers of
Michigan should know something
about, viz: How far does this case of
damages for increasing the flow of wa-
ter extend? On the smaller drains we
can generally tell Where to stop, but
on the larger streams and rivers the
question of outlet is a complicated and
serious one, in practically every drain
contract. You may be surprised to
know that there is no higher authority
on these problems, technically or legal-
ly, than the drain commissioner.

Here is a comparison that will hold
good in most agricultural counties:
The county highway commissioner of
Eaton county will spend $30,000 for
good roads for 1916. The drain com-
missioner will spend $75,000 for drains
in the county in the same period. The
county road commissioners have a
state highway department to tell them
what they can and can not do. The
drain commisioner has to use his own
judgment. He may have an outlet in
Grand river and consider it sufficient
and spend $1,000 on preliminary work

on a drain and then have someone ten.

_pays to worry. Keep plugging.

 

. ant junction on?
We then have a
nice lawsuit on our hands.

In my Opinion, the drainage system
in Michigan has reached a point where
it needs some radical changes and I
recommend a state department pat-
terned after the state highway depart-
ment to handle all jobs costing in ex-
cess of a certain fixed amount, other-
wise the system will have to stand still
as the responsibility on the drain com-
missioner as an individual is altogeth-
er out of proportion with his remuner-
ation as a’ public official. And then
again, what about the outlet for the
individual drains.

E. L. HUNTER,
Drain Com’r for Eaton County.

LlLLlE FARMSTEAD NOTES.

There seems to be a change for the
better in weather conditions. It only
rained twice last week and neither
rain was very heavy. They did not in-
terfere so much with farm work. Last
week was the first week in several
that much could be accomplished on
our farm. We got a 25-acre field fitted
and planted to corn and the other field
is dry enough to work and can soon be
planted. This field is 10 acres, making
us 35 acres of sweet corn for the can-
ning factory.

Today, June 26, we began cutting al-
falfa and orchard grass mixed. It
ought to have been cut several days
ago, but other work and the weather
would not permit. One good thing, the
Alaska peas are not yet quite ready to
harvest. They .were sown early but
the cold weather has kept them back
and the prospects are that they will
not be ready until next week. This
will be the latest we ever harvested
Alaska peas. It seems to me that this
would indicate that it is not too late
for corn or beans. It is a late season
and a late fall is very probable.

The old saying that there is no loss
without some gain, is true of this sea-
son. Pastures are wonderful. Hay and
clover are good and new seeding of
clover is simply immense, never bet-
ter, and I think the best ever. Wheat
was put on its feet by cool, wet weath-
er at first, but too much of a good
thing injured it. lately. However, it is
a fair crop and with good weather for
harvest it may net as much as it did
last. year. Oats are drowned in some
places but otherwise they are simply
fine. Only one field of sweet peas are
nearly ruined, and what grieves me
much is the fact that this field is the
front field where everybody passing
can see them. This is one of the best
tiled fields on the farm, too. Well, we
must grin and bear our humiliation. It
is some satisfaction to know that they
say this helps to develop character. It
certainly lets one understand that he
has little to do in controlling condi-
tions. It takes the conceit out of one
if he has any, humbles him, and makes
him fit to inhabit the earth.

Again, if the weather has changed
permanently for the better, and we
have good weather for haying and har-
vesting, our clover and alfalfa will be
enough better than last year to make
up partially, if not entirely, for the
loss on the pea crop.

Even if the season is late and the
pea crop late, I shall sow the pea
fields, that is, two of them, to buck-
wheat. It will probably mature. If
not it will be pretty good to plow down,
and buckwheat is a good plant to keep
the soil mellow. It may be the middle
of July, perhaps a little later, before
we can get the field where late peas
are growing, seeded to buckwheat, but
I shall do it even then. We will stop
when we have to, not before. The oth-
er field of peas is seeded to rape for
hog pasture and we have a good catch
which will make, to all appearances, a
lot of feed for the hogs.

It never pays to give up and it never
It is
the only thing that wins out in farm-
ing or in anything else for that matter.

COLON C LILLIE.

S-ettlcrs’ , Agent

ARINETTE is one of the larg-'

est counties in Wisconsin. The

greater portion of its lands are
still unsettled. Like most Michigan.
counties it has much land which is as
fine farming land as a deer ever brows-
ed on, while Jack Pine Plains there
present as discouraging a problem to
the newcomer as they do anywhere in
Michigan.

Great numbers of farmers from Illi-
nois and Indiana have been buying
land in Marinette county and moving .
there during the past eight years. Con- ,
ditions are radically different in many
ways, hence Illinois methods must be
revised considerably to succeed. The
tendency of every immigrant is to use
the same methods, seeds, etc., with
which he made money “back home.”
This alone has brought many a man to
grief.

For several years the new settlers '
of Marinette county have been holding
an annual “New Settlers’ ” Picnic. Last
year over 4,000 persons attended this
“get together” picnic. So it is readily
seen that there is a feeling of brother-
hood and community helpfulness
abroad. This has crystalized in the
organization of The Marinette County
Advancement. Association and their
latest move is to employ a practical ’
farmer, who came from Illinois as a.
settler nearly four years ago, as Set-
tlers’ Agent.

Mr. S. E. Bennett, of VVaukesha, was
put on the job June 1 and is demon-
strating the helpfulness of his position
every day. His duties are not neces-
sarily to promote scientific agriculture
but. to help the new settlers when they
arrive with their carloads of goods and
stock and get them located on their
land, and get up some buildings to
shelter themselves and stock. To aid
in getting clearing and seeding under
way in best manner and to aid in buy-
ing stock, feed, provisions, etc.

In these methods of helpfulness the
new settler and his wife are made to
realize that they are among friends
who will aid them to succeed. Thus
the new settler is at his best and the
morale of the community is put at the
top notch for efficiency. Any family
wants to be good and make good when
met by such a community spirit.

How different is the fate of the fam-
ily dumped into a new community of
strangers by a real estate dealer—no
friends, no kindly calls and advice, no
active assistaiice——only local grafters
waiting at every turn to get their hard
earned cash! Is it any wonder that
such a large percentage of settlers fail
to make good in their new home.

The settlers’ agent in Marinette
county expects to organize Farmers’
Clubs, co-operative land clearing and
plowing clubs and develOp other help-
ful agencies as rapidly as possible.

Just imagine what a wonderful help
it will be to a new settler to have the
members of the Co—operative Land
Clearing and Plowing Club come in on
him thirty strong with their teams,
stump pullers, plows, etc., and help
him get his first ten acres into grain!
Will he join such an association to aid
other new settlers in the years to
come? Will he and the good wife, in
the plivacy of their family devotions,
call down the blessings of God upon
such a community of real neighbors?

The idea and spirit of this movement
are not new. In the days of our fore-
fathers the spirit existed and was
worked out in “log rollings,” “house
raisings, ”etc.

May more of our communities and
farm organizations come back to the
spirit of brotherly love and neighborly
helpfulness as practiced by our grand-
parents and this progressive Wiscon-
sin county! Michigan would settle up
much faster and be a much finer state~ ,
to live in if a large number of our
county agents, Granges, etc, would get
the vision from this movement and

start such helpful agencies to work in ‘_

their communities.

Mason Co. I. ' B. (MCMURTRY.

 


  
  

 

, is often [neglectedgthe benefit
which may be derived, from it in
Some form, such as clean cultivation,
culture of cover crops, or gardening or
Small fruit growing between the rows,
is recognized. This practice is receiv-
ing more and more attention each year
for it is being more generally under-
stood that under such conditions the
System of culture has a decided influ-
ence, especially on the conservation of
moisture during drought and on the
ripening of the wood of. trees in the
fall so that they will withstand the
winter cold.

In one western New York orchard,
where apples, cherries, peaches, pears
and plums are grown, an expeirment
was carried on to determine as defi-
nitely as possible the relation of clean
cultivation and various systems of
cropping, such as cover crops, vegeta-
bles, corn, oats, etc., and mulching to

. the moisture content of the soil and
the growth of the trees, to winter kill<
ing, and to root injury. As this was
carried on for a period covering sev-
eral years, the ultimate result may be
taken as conclusive for northern sec-
tions.

Clean Cultivation and Cover Crops.

The clean cultivation consisted of
disking at least once in two weeks
from March to October and harrowing
as soon as possible after each rain to
preserve the first mulch. Where ordi-
nary cultivated crops were grown they
received the usual cultivation, being
kept free from weeds. The cover
crops, oats, millet, and weeds, were al-
lowed to remain on the ground during
the winter and were worked into the
soil the following spring.

The influence of the different meth-
ods of culture on the drought killing,
winter-killing, and relation of moisture

to tree development, clearly shows that
the best all-around method of culture
for young orchards is thorough cultiva-
tion in early summer, followed by a
cover crop in the fall. A mulch of straw
was found to keep the soil moist dur-
ing the summer, as well as protecting
tender roots in winter, but its use in-
creased winter injury to tender tops of
trees by prolonging fall growth. Be-
sides, a mulch induces shallow root de-
velopment, which may result disas-
trously in later years, and its use is
out of the question in large orchards.
Thorough cultivation not only protects
trees against droughts as well as
mulching, but keeps the roots from
forming near the surface of the ground.
When cultivation is given in early
summer all that is necessary in order
to furnish winter protection is to stop
cultivating in midsummer, grow a cov-
er crop which will dry up the ground
in fall, causing the new wood growth
to ripen early in preparation for win-
‘ter, and which will, by holding the

snow or by matting down to form a
mulch, protect tender roots during
winter.

Crops in the Orchard.

Good cultivation in early summer

can often be given young trees by
growing some cultivated crop in the
orchard. Tender crops are best, since
they can not be sown so early as to
dry the ground seriously in spring, and
are killed by fall frosts, thus prevent-
ing very late drying. Cropping with
cOrn, for instance, insures fairly thor-
ough early cultivation, and corn is a
fair substitute for a cover crop in fall
and winter.
I The effect of cover crops on winter-
killing was tested 011 48 peach trees,
set for the purpose in two blocks, one
on moderately rich upland loam soil
with northern exposure and the other
on rich, well-drained bottom land pro-
tected on all sides by wind-breaks.
Both blocks received clean cultivation
until mid-summer, when each block
_was divided into three plants of eight
trees each.

In one of each block oats was sown
as a cover crop and in a second plat
millet was similarly sown. The trees
in the upland b10ck stopped, growing
“early in fall and their wood matured

T HOUGH the culture 3%: orchards

  

 

well before cold weather

the cover-crop plats.

ent plats.

tinued growth much later.

formed their
perfectly by the middle of

middle of August.
dle of November,

vated plat and those in

ened and ready for winter.

bly larger,
the oats and millet plats.
Mulch as Protection.

The relation of soil moisture and soil
cover to root killing of apple and cher-
ry stocks was studied in a series of
The results showed
a cover crop
that mats down like a straw mulch,

box experiments.

that a straw mulch, or

V Orchard Cultivation. 2,111

No great
difference was noticed between the
trees that were cultivated and those in
In the block of
trees on the bottom land striking dif-
ferences were seen between the differ
The trees in the cover-crop
plats practically stopped growing by
the middle of August, only one month
after the cover crops were sown, and
began to mature their wood. The trees
in the plat given late cultivation con-
The culti-
vated trees had matured their wood and
terminal buds no more
October
than the cover-crop trees had by the

By the first or mid‘
little difference could
be seen between the trees of the culti-
the cover
crops, so far as maturity of the sea-
son’s growth of: wood was concerned.
The wood of all trees seemed well rip-
The trees
of the cultivated plat were considera—
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chard soil, the kind of crop and time

al conditions. In dry seasons the culti-
vation should be continued later than
usual in order to conserve the mois-
ture. In dry seasons the cover crop
should be sown early in order to check
the vigorous growth of the trees usu-
ally made in such seasons. And on
soils where trees will naturally make
a good growth, the cover crops should
be used earlier than in others.

Where the trees are making rapid
growth it is advisable to use a legume
as a cover crop, inasmuch as the nitro-
genous fertilizer value of the legume
causes the trees to make more growth.
But in any case, the kind of crop will
depend upon the general condition of
the orchard. Where trees are making
rapid growth, use a non-legume. Oats
is no doubt most popular, rye being
used extensively. But the disadvan‘
tage of rye is that it makes too quick a
growth in spring, and therefore draws
too much moisture, becoming too tall
for easy plowing. But where the work
will allow plowing at the proper time,
rye will give good results.

Crimson, mammoth and common red
clovers are popular legumes, while
vetch is often used and becoming more
popular. This is especially valuable
in soils of a sandy nature which lack

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Frequent Cultivation is Necessary to Produce Good Strawberry Plants.

tends to prevent freezing and alteinate
freezing and thawing, and thus reduces
injury to the roots.

Any method of culture that leaves
the ground perfectly bare in fall, thus
favoring deep freezing and alternate
freezing and thawing, should not be
used. A cover crop is one of the best
means of protecting the roots of trees.
Likewise, any method of culture that
leaves the ground moist in fall has an
advantage over methods that leave the
ground very dry. In this regard, clean
cultivation might be expected to be su-
perior to cover cropping. But as a mat-
ter of fact, during the three years that
cover crop experiments were carried
011, the soil under the cover crops that
were killed early by frosts was as
moist 011 the approach of cold weather
as ground that was worked and given
clean cultivation throughout the fall.

Too often we think of cover crops as
a mere covering of the ground as pro-
tection during winter. But they are
more than this, for cover crops give
the most essential aid in fertilization,
being the most important source of
humus and an economical and valua-
ble source of plant food, which 01d and
young trees must have to gain best
productivity.

Humus is Essential.

Humus is a most essential factor in
orchard soil fertility. Soil without hu-
mus is dead soil, capable of producing
scarcely anything. Humus makes pos-
sible life in the soil by producing con-
ditions favorable to the development
of soil bacteria. It is not a permanent
factor in the soil but is likened unto
food for the human body, something
needed and which is constantly being
consumed. It must be replaced annu-
ally, for humus not only furnishes
plant food but aids in making availa-
ble plant food already in the soil and
is very important in the conservation
of soil moisture.

Cover crops present the very best

  

humus content, for no legume will pro
duce as much vegetable
plowing under or will gather as much
nitrogen from the air as vetch.

Vetch and oats are becoming popular
in combined cover cropping, for oats
in conjunction with this legume give
good results. Red clover and oats are
satisfactory, the oats making a quick
growth in the fall, which the legumes
sometimes fail to do, and furnishing
a good ground cover for the winter, as
well as protecting the legume and
keeping it from freezing out. In the
spring the legume is in the right condi-
tion to make immediate growth, fur-
nishing a splendid green manure.

Rye and vetch serve as a splendid
combination to turn under, as a heavy
stand of green matter is developed. As
both make a quick growth in the
spring, the orchardist should watch the
crop closely and not allow it to grow
too high for plowing under.

The Catch Crops.

In locations handy to a good market,
catch crops as they are termed, com-
prise profitable crops for the orchard.
Strawberries and vegetables, in proper
quantities to form a marketable quan-
tity, as needed by the local markets,
are very paying, and the cultivation
will insure moisture in the soil suffi-
cient to insure good tree development.
Many growers disk their orchards in
spring
oats, buckwheat, spring vetch, Cana-
dian field peas, the first two being the
most common combination. Field peas
and oats makes a good combination for
catch crop purposes, but these crops
are not advisable in orchard soils
which lack proper humus content, as
these do not furnish proper green ma-
nure for tree growth

If the orchard, young or old, is to be-
come a profitable portion of the farm,
greater attention must be paid to the
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method of furnishing humus to the or-

sown depending upon local and season- _

matter for _

  
  

orcharding w ch ‘ has not-been fully
appreciated in the past, but- which is
gaining in attention from those who
would make farming most profitable.
The little effort placed forth in these
efforts is fully compensated for in bet-
ter fruit, better trees, of longer life.
The farmer who studies his orchard
can determine best what the soil and
trees most need, and will at once set
about to supply this. EARL W. GAGE.

 

STRAWBERRY NOTES.

The work of setting our spring bed
of strawberry plants, begun the middle
of May, was finished the last days of
the month Above all things we like
to get our berry plants out early,
hence, all through the fore part of May
prospects were pretty discouraging.
We would no more than get the disk
harrow going than it would up and
rain, making it impossible to work the
ground. The fact is that we finally
concluded that it was necessary to risk
considerable in working the ‘ ground
when it is wet in order to get the
plants out in any kind of season at all.
The soil in some portions of the field
was far too moist to work up well, but
we took the chances, as there was no
indication that there was to be any
immediate change for the better. It
was high time that the plants were in
the ground, both for the good of the
plants and that we might give our at-
tention to tomato setting and other
work.

Maintenance tillage was started as
soon as the plants were in the ground
and the condition of the soil permitted
as is our custom. In both cultivating
and hoeing the. disadvantage of a poor-
1y or indifferently prepared plant bed
were in evidence. On that part that
had been set first and the soil packed
by rains, loosening of the surface was
particularly irksome and arduous on
those portions that, were too wet to
work up well when fitting. There, it
was not possible to more than hack up
the surface so as to prevent undue bak-
ing till subsequent cultivation creates
a mellow surface soil.

Although conditions relative to the
fitting of the ground and setting of the
plants were so unfavorable, the out
look is good for a good stand of plants.
So far as weather conditions are con-
cerned the plants are getting a good
start. No doubt late fall will show a
bed of plants much like those we usu-
ally have.

Emmet Co. M. N. EDGERTON.

 

TROUBLE DEPARTMENT.

Disposal of Surplus Small Fruit Plants.

I heard an argument this morning
that it is unlawful to sell or give any
strawberry o1 raspberry plants that
have not been inspected.

Hillsdale Co H. K.

There is a state law which makes it
necessary for anyone shipping nursery
stock or small fruit plants to have the

stock inspected by the state nursery

inspector or one of his deputies.

The law also states that the agents
of transportation companies are not ale
lowed to accept any stock for ship
ment unless it has the certificate of
the state nursery inspector on it.

However, the law makes provision
for the interchange of smau fruit
plants between neighboring farmers by
allowing them to give away or sell
without inspection in their neighbor—
hoods what surplus plants they may

instead of plowing, planting have on hand.

The Bureau of Plant Industry has

been doing some extensive work in the
way of spraying for the control of ap-
ple blotch and apple bitter-rot.
special feature of this work has been
the discovery of the over-wintering of
the bitter-rot fungus on various small
and minor cankers and 011 cankers and
injuries produced by_ other causes, and
the demonstration that when these are
removed full Control of bitter-rot can
be obtained.

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How to Balance at Ration. ,

May a ration in which the hay is de-
ficient in protein, as is the case with’
March hay, be proportioned and bal-
anced by a grain of high protein val-
ue, as bran or oil cake meal? Is the

record of a heifer in its first year’s

milking (two to three years old),a
reliable indication of adult perform-
\ance? In the case in view the first
year’s record was very good; the next
year poor. Was it due to dentation?
She did not eat nubbins very well.
Feed otherwise the same. What is the
cause of mucus in the separator discs
and bowl? Parts are washed and boil-
ed for some minutes.
W. E. T.

Kent Co.

Sure thing. That is the value of
knowing how to compound a balanced
ration. This is just the principle of the
balanced ration. Feed “most any kind
of food but so compound them that the
animal will get a sufficient amount of
all the food nutrients—protein, carbo-
hydrates and fat.

Very often if a heifer does exceed-
ingly well the first year she does not
do so well the next. This is so with
all cows. They don’t do their best all
the time. Good ones always “come
back,” if they have not been injured.

Mucus, or slime, is nearly always
found in a cream separator after skim-
ming. It is simply in the milk and the
separator takes it out. I can not tell
you the cause. Possibly some cows
have a mild case of garget. Possibly
some are affected with ropy bacteria.
But always remember milk is secreted
from the blood, by a gland, like saliva
and gastric juice, it may not always be
normal. Perhaps one cow has a head-
ache and her glands do not yield a nor-
mal product. I don’t know.

Pasturing Sweet Clover.

Is it a safe proposition to pasture
sweet clover? Would you cut it- for
hay before the blossoms show?

Montcalm Co.

There is some little danger from
bloat or hoven in pasturing any clover
where it is of rank growth, and espe-
cially if it is wet with dew or rain. It
Should not get too great a growth be-
fore the cattle are turned in in spring
nor is it advisable to turn on before it
gets a fair start. If caution is used at
the start, getting the cattle used to the
clover gradually, there is not very
much danger. Feed them a full feed in
the stable in the morning at first, and
wait until the clover has dried off. By
degrees introduce them to this pasture
.and the danger is reduced to almost
nothing.

When the field is fairly well blossom-
ed out is about the right time to cut
for hay. This is when the majority of
the plants contain the largest amount
of digestible nutrients and when you
will secure the greatest amount of food
per acre.

Rotation of Crops for the Dairy Farm.
Would you give me an ideal crop r0-

tation for an 80-acre dairy farm carry-

ing 20 cows? Good clay loam soil.

Wisconsin. C. G.

On a dairy farm it is essential to
grow Some cereal crop to provide bed-
ding. The cows must be kept clean
and the liquid manure must be absorb-
ed as well as the cows properly fed.

In arranging a rotation of crops for
a dairy farm one must decide at the
start whether he wishes to grow any
a pan or the whole of the grain to be
fed to the cows. The grain ration can
usually be purchased as cheaply as it
can be grown on the farm, and then a
cash crop can be grown with which it
purchase the grain ration which is
practically the same thing.

A good four-year rotation is clover,
followed by corn and the corn ground
sown the following spring to peas and
oats, then this land prepared and sown
to wheat to be' seeded to clover. The
peas and oats can be threshed for the
grain ration or? a part of it, or part of
them made into silage or hay if need-
ed. Then the wheat can be sold to

_ purchase grain.

A goOd three-year rotation is clover,
.corn and wheat. The basic feeds for a
dairy cow should be clover hay and

corn silage, then the proper amount of
grain should be added. In this rota-
tion the wheat can be sold and grain
purchased, and the straw used for bed—
ding. I think this a splendid rotation,
almost ideal for a dairy farm. The
land need be plowed only once during
the rotation for the cow stubble after
the corn is placed in the silo can be
prepared for wheat without plowing.
The manure should be spread on the
clover sod and plowed down for corn.
If the clover is cut early enough (when
the heads are well formed) a crop of
clover seed can usually be obtained
which is always profitable. With this
rotation if a little phosphorous is used
on the wheat, say 200 pounds of acid
phosphate per acre, the land will get
better year by year. Enough corn
should be kept to consume all the
roughage produced, and if there is in-
sufficient grain, buy more. If the clo-
ver seed is not desired, two crops of
clover hay, and some years even three,
can be produced if the clover is out
early.
_COLOZ\' C. LILLIE.

DAIRY PRODUCTS TO BE ADVER-
TISED.

A fund of $50,000 has been subscrib-
ed by men prominent in the dairy in-
dustry for the preliminary work of the
big national advertising campaign to
increase the production and consump-
tion of milk, butter, buttermilk, cheese
and ice cream.

Advertisements are in preparation
and will shortly appear in the Satur-
day Evening Post, and other national
magazines, in such newspapers as the
New York Times, Chicago Tribune,
Philadelphia North American, St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, Boston Post,
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Detroit Free
Press, and others.

It is proposed to raise a total fund of
at least $750,000 to cover a complete
campaign of three years and to expend
in advertising, general publicity and
organization work approximately $20,-
000 a month for 36 months.

The godfathers of this extensive,
powerful and beneficial project are en-
thusiastic in their belief that this step
means the full realization of the object
of the National Dairy Council, now
counting 280,000 members, “ to advance
the cause of dairying in America by
promoting the dairy cow and all inter—
ests dependent upon her, through co-
operative and united effort.

All now depends upon the support
given the execution of this plan by the
individual members of the industry.
And the broad-gauged underwriters to
the preliminary fund are confident that
their enterprise and liberality in
financing the opening campaign will
electrify producer, manufacturer, dis—
tributor and consumer alike and that
the big fund of $750,000 will be prompt-
ly subscribed.

It is believed that the wonderful re-
sults obtained through cooperation in
the orange and raisin industries, in the
lumber and cement industries and oth-
ers will be equaled and surpassed, that
the American cow and all dependent
upon her, will at last come into her
own, and that the dairy industry will
quickly be placed in the very front
rank of modernized, closely organized
and highly eflficient institutions.

The cow, the milk—producer, the but-
ter—maker, the cheese-maker, the ice-
cream manufacturer, the distributor
will now have a sponsor armed to the
teeth to combat inimical interests, stop
misrepresentation, spread information
and education, and heighten the stand—
ard, the prestige and profit of the in-
dustry at large.

And the great American people and
public will be benefited in its health
and its pocketbook.

Over and beyond all that, the suc—
cess of the campaign must solve the
nation’s troubling agricultural problem.
—the fertility of its soil, and ward off
the impending danger of its loss of
standing. among the nations of the
world as the standard bearer of agri-
culture.

Battles are won not by wishbone,
but by backbone—with men, money
and machinery, and the dairy industry
is to be congratulated upon the acqui-
sition of a fighting machine to thwart
its foes and secure its rightful place

 

     

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Silage.”

 

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Better Cut Silage .
Helps To Increase Stock Profits

HESE animals were fed on silage cut
by Silver’s “Ohio.”
“Ohio” cut silage makes better feed than

ordinary silage. Better because it’s out more uni-
form—packs air-tight in the silo—free from air
pockets—mold- proof—ferments properly— gives
the animal all of the good food value of the corn

Silver’s-‘Ohio ”

The Logical Silo Filler

The secret lot cutting Silverized silage is all in the construc-
tion of the Ohio”--the pioneer silo
the machine, the giant grip feed rollers, and double- bearing.
non-springing knife cylinder all combine to give you a fine,
evenly-cut silage no matter how hard you crowd the ma-
You can set the knives at half inch cut and you get
. half inch. With heavy bearings at bollz ends, they cannot
; spring away from the cutter bar. Silage is all mold-proof—
‘ no shreds nor leaves can work through.

But there are many other big features in the "OHIO.” The
beater feed, friction reverse, direct drive single lever con-
trol, non-explosiveblower. etc. Write and let us tell you _ I
about them—and why more “Ohios” are used by Ex- I?

riment Stations and Colleges than all other fillers. 9:
Be cked by 62 years’ manufacturing experience. «

Two Books—FREE

One is our catalog. The other is our booklet on “Silverized
Write for them today.

filler.

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in seven sizes—fit
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t0300 tons aday. Four
horsepower up to big
tractor power.
Special nght Draft _
Model -— adapted for
home silo filling. For
four to eight horse-
power gas engine.
Write for three-color
folder on these.

Animals zlluslralea' lzere are ozmzm’ by [/26 Maple-
crest Slack Farm C0. , Zia/amazoo, fl/zdz.
have Izad an “Ohio” Cutler for about 1.2 years.

 

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We are also manufacturers of the famous
Earl Safety Ladders for silos. Write us today for full information
about this modern silo equipment.

SILO SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING CO. A
610 Second St. ' Full
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A Modern

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For the farmer who wants

; noOF.--silo profits. Makes your silo big-
ger. increases capacity Makes
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efficient.

6 FT. MORE SILAGE

Fits any silo.
of round.
“H” six or eight feet more silage and
have a. full silo when ready to feed

INVESTIGATE NOW!

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Saves cream now lost by all other separators (see
Purdue Bulletin No. 116) because it skims clean
at widely varying speeds.
Simple Tubular bowl -— no discs.
Write for book “Velvet” for Dairymen.

The Sharples Separator Co. - West Chester, Pa.

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high calcium limestone. Guaranteed tobe the beeton
the market. Your inquiries solicited. Sump leefnrn-

phod on request. Northern Lime Co. ,Petoukcy, Mich.

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You have no single piece of farm equipment
which costs more, or which performs such an important service.

To use an inferior lubricating oil on these machines is poor man-
agement. Get an oil that is manufactured by reliable, experienced
refiners, and made expressly for the lubrication of tractor engines.

Stanolind Gas Engine
Tractor Oil

is the oil to use in tractors where kerosene is used as fuel.

It is made to withstand high temperature conditions. It addspower
and life to your engine. It eliminates the trouble of scored cylinders.
It reduces friction to a minimum. Where friction is minimized,
repairs and exasperating delays are minimized.

It is highly efficient for lubricating the bearings of all harvester
machinery, and for heavy gearings of tractors.

Standard Oil Company

72 W. Adams Street (Indiana) Chicago, U. S. A.

   
    
   
     
    
     
      
  
       
 
   
    
     
       
      
     
      
    
     

  
   
  
 

   
 

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Silofiller

Actual records prove that Appleton
Silo Fillers cost the least

per ton of silage put up or per year of life. Tremendous.
ly strong construction makes an Appleton practically
proof against breakdown. Solid oak and steel irame.
mortised.braced and bolted;impossible to pull out oiline.
Many exclusive power and labor saying features. such
as independent belt driven blower allowing speed to be
adjusted for minimum use of power for any height silo;
frictionless feed table running on chilled iron rollers;
knives spiraled to ive clean shearing cut. requiring
least use of power. 10lengths of cut 5-16 to 2% inches-)
Both feed rolls and table controlled byslngle lever. Posi-
tive sell-working safety device.

{we Books Free: lOne.ontsillo bui‘lifinglax‘lg sléa‘ge game: more and better work
teotheracompetecsaogo ppe n io ers -
in tour sizes for 4 h. p. gasoline engines and up. Write With less Power than

Aopleton Mfg. c... 420 Porno Street. Bat-via. Ill. any other silo filler.

THE TORNADO SlLO FILLER

If you want our Silo filled with silage. which will produce good. rich milk and plenty

of it also silage which will produce fat rapidly. fill it_or have it filled With a TORNADO.

on account of the fact that the TORNADO reduces it to a very

fine condition. _ .

By having it out line, you get much more in the $110, it Wlll settle

closer. eliminating mould pockets, thus resultingin a much better

and sweeter feed.

Another reason why you should have it cut fine is that the cattle

eat every particle, thus eliminating any waste. _ .

By cutting it fine, the cattle eat that part which contains the lar-

gest percentage of food qualities. which is the stalk.

The TORNADO will be the means of bringing about these results.
WRITE FOR CATALOG

W. R. HARRISON & COMPANY, Manufacturers, MASSILLON, OHIO

  
   
   
  
 
  
 
  
  
 

 

 

 

 

  
 

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form a rfect ladder. ~ est_material
throug out. Makes perfectsilagennd
that is what you want. We also make
the Lansing silo With loose doors.
The Chicken silo for the small farmer.

OODS BROS. SILO & MFG. C0.
General Office:

Lincoln. Neh.

Preterm: Luring, met: E. St. Leela. Ill.

 
   
   
  

    

   

 

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either home mixed or purchased and. do It
Without giving your cows constipation or
udder trouble. Ready to use right out of the
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combination of choice cottonseed meal, dne beet

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gomughly mixed in age power driven mixers, so
that it is always absolutely umforn’.._and always
Rood. An extra quart or two of milk dimly from each
cowrnay turn a loss intoa profit.Try LA RO-FEED
for more rents. Sold on “gene, ms i set as
slim. the comics be: entirely up to you. LARRO
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THE BREEDING QUALITIES OF
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One of the most, important things to .
consider in such an operation is the al supply of milk, the steers of the
sterilization and disinfection of the in-
struments used and the animal operat-
ed on. The instruments are best ster~
ilized under farm conditions by keep-
ing them throughout the operations in
a five per cent solution of carbolic acid
or of some coal tar dip or disinfectant.
The scrotum of the animal should also
be washed with the same solution just
before operating. After operating the
scrotum may be washed with a two per
cent solution or it may be dusted with
Such precautions will do
much to prevent losses due to infection
of the wound before it has had time to
heal over.
The most common complication of
castration is infection of the wound by
pus-producing bacteria. These may
produce only a local infection or they
more likely will invade the blood
stream after a short time of growing
in the wound. When they get into the
blood stream blood poisoning sets in
and the animal dies in a short time.
The best remedy for this is to disin<
fect while operating and to keep the
animals in a stall that has plenty of
clean bright straw until the wound has
had a chance to heal.

There is such a great variation in
the number of progeny which sheep
will rear that it would seem as though
more attention should be paid to the
breeding qualities of both ewes and
Manyflocks produce only 50
per cent or less in lambs, while others
average nearly. 200 per cent.
wonder that we are led to believe that
too much attention is being paid to
show points many times, and not
enough to the lamb crop. Many times
it is this important crop that tips the
balance between success and failure in
the sheep industry—why not give it
more attention.

We hear and read of many good rec-
ords along this line, but we find very
few which are authoritive which will
compare favorably with that made by,
Cole & Hartman, of Three Rivers,

Do you

 

. anything in‘St. Joseph county Which

In the usual operation of castrating Will beat it- These gentlemen have '3.
pigs on the farm there is an annual fl00k’0f 44 ewesand haVe had a. crop
loss that could be materially decreas- 0f 79 lambs. Of these one ewe gave
ed if the operation were done with a birth t0 f0111‘, five had triplets, 22 had.
little more care and if a little more twins, and 16 in the fiOCk gave birth.
thought were given to the fact that it to single lambs. This flOCk 1'8 made Up
is a surgical operation of some import- 0f Grade ShI‘ODshiI‘eS and consequent-
ance in the life of such young animals. ly the gentlemen mentioned above
Pigs are castrated when they are have no pedigreed stock for sale.
very young but it is preferable not to
castrate them at the same time that
they are weaned as this is a trying
time for the pig anyway and he is liable
to lose flesh under the best conditions,
a bad thing to have happen in thecase
of growing animals. The pigs may be
castrated either a few weeks before
weaning or one should wait a consider- _
able time after weaning, or until they of the wave of success attained by the
have regained their equilibrium again. Colling. Brothers spread rapidly and
The best time is probably when they others in several parts not only in Dur«

St. Joseph Co. J. M. WENDT,

County Agent.

 

EVOLUTION IN BEEF PRODUC-
TION.

 

(Continued from last week).
Making Breeds Become Contagious.
The interest aroused in consequence

ham, York and Northumberland coun-

When a large number of pigs are to ties in England began to take a hand-
he castrated at one time it is best to in making breeds, and the results were
confine the whole bunch in a pen which bringing forward the Shorthorn, Here-
has lots of clean bright straw in it and ford, Galloway, Polled Angus, Devon,
the pigs removed to another pen for West Highland and other breeds that
the operation and then returned to this have not attracted suffiment attention
pen afterwards. Feed should be with- to become universally known and rec-
held from the bunch for twelve hours OngEd as worthy 0f adoption.
before operating. This tends to relieve
the distention of the abdomen and the teenth century the advocates 0f the
operation is more easily accomplished. different breeds have striven to bring
The best instrument to use is a me- their favorites into popular favor. For
dium sized scalpel that is used only for many years the Shorthorns were the
castration and other surgical work on most umversally popular breed of cat-
the farm. The most common means ile in all parts of the world where im~
of infection of the wound under the proved methods of agriculture have
ordinary way of castrating is the pock- been adopted. They met the needs of
et knife. This knife is usually only general farmers who wanted a kind
sterilized by wiping on the pant leg or of cattle that would meet the family
at best an old dirty cloth, and it is up needs 9f mllk and butter and at the
to the pig to withstand the infectious same tlme produce an excellent quality
material introduced or to die, the farm- 01 beef that, would sell for the highest

Through all the years of the nine-

prices in the market. While the cows
of the Shorthorn breed yielded a liber-

breed would convert the roughage
feeds on the farm into good beef, thus
meeting the needs of the farmers un-
der the conditions which prevailed as
long as general farming was followed
in the sparsely settled portions of the
country.

After the close of the war of the
Rebellion, there was a general revival
in all branches of agricultural pursuits,
and on account of allowing the plains
of the great west to be pastured by
any and all who desired to engage in
the “nomadic profession,” there were
great demands for cattle of all kinds
with which to stock the ranches. It’
was during these and subsequent years
that the battles between the breeds
were fought to decide which was to be
declared the best rustlers under unfav-
orable conditions, and which could
bring to the owners the largest sums
of money in limited periods of time. It
was a struggle for the “survival of the
fittest,” or, in other words, it was a
trial of breeds, and the results would
in later years, make known to the
farmers in the future the place for
which each and every beef breed is
best adapted. The word picture de-
scribing the moving and rapidly Chang
ing panorama may be interesting. I
will undertake it in a subsequent
article. N. A. CLAPI’.

(To be continued).

 

THE HORSE COLLAR.

 

The horse collar should fit snugly.
It should not pinch at the crest of the
neck and there should be room enough
between the collar and lower part of
the neck to admit the hand freely
when not pulling. The contact surface
of the collar should be smooth and
plastic and distributed over as much
bearing surface as possible. The in-
crustations that form on a collar
should be removed‘daily to prevent in-
creased friction. Sweat'pads or false
collars should not be used except in
cases where the animal has been gall-
ed or has a collar boil and in this case
a window should be cut in the pad so
as to prevent the bearing surface of
the collar coming in contact with the
injured part—North Dak. Ex. Sta,

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Fair-List prices, for other Fabric Tires of

no better quality, ———without averaging 1%
MORE actual Mileage out of them!

You can accidentally Puncture, —— or accident-
ally Ruin,——the highest—priced Fabric Tire that ever
was frilled into Extravagance,—in the FIRST WEEK
you use it ’!

And, —you Would have no more recourse (with
such Extravagant Tires), than you have on these
Fair-Listed Goodrich “Barefoot” Tires, which cost
you one-third to one-tenth LESS, for self-same Service,
Elus more Resilience—more Cling, Spring, and true

neumatic quality.

Now, -—consider that Message,—f0r Thrift.

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‘30x3;§ Ford Sizes - ‘$13.40
32 x 332’ - - — - $15.45
33 x 4 ...- - - -- - $22.00
34 x 4 - ‘~' - - $22-40
36 x 4% - - - - - $31.60
‘ 37 x 5 - a - - $37.35
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--taken Type for Type,-—and
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Goodrich Fair-List Tires

 

 

 

 

 

  

THE B. F. GOODRICH CO.»
Akron, Ohio

 

 


  

 

“Finance and Investment

The Distinction Between Bonds and
Stock.

T is a peculiar fact well known", in
financial circles that the average
person who has only a superficial

knowledge of the vehicles of invest-
ment is more interested in and better
informed concerning stocks, and looks
upon bonds as a subject more suitable
for} the consideration of the banker or
wealthy man. The reason for this sit-
uation is due to the fact that the news-
papers read by the average person
pay more attention to the stock mar-
ket and conditions affecting it than to
the more intricate conditions which
have a vital and direct bearing upon
the bond market. Likewise a great
many situations leading up to the flota-
tion of a big loan are kept secret from
the great mass of readers and in many
instances the only information that is
given out to the public is that the
bankers have announced an overscrip-
tion to the bonds and the books are
CIOsed. Again the stock market has
furnished a means for the employment
of small sums of money which is clos—
ed to bonds, although of late the in-
vestment banking houses are taking
pains to furnish bonds in denomina-
tion as small as $100 in an effort to
educate the small investor in the desir-
ability of bond investment.

Of course, there is the speculator
who has made his money in his regular
business who is not content with the
income derived from conservative
bonds and is more interested in the
chances for profit furnished by the
stock market. The immense stuns of
money made in such speculations
which have been successful has been
the source of envy on the part of many
and the desire to become a partner in
future transactions of this character
has forced many persons to familiarize
themselves with the essential details
concerning stocks and the machinery
of the broker‘s office, to the utter neg-
lect of bonds and the very important
considerations concerning them.

The easiest way to understand the
distinction between the two is to ap~
preciate that the stockholder is a part-
ner in a business and shares in the
prosperity of that business as well as
in its adversity, whereas the bondhold-
er is a creditor and has a preferred
claim in the corporation‘s earnings dur—
ing operation and on assets in the
event of liquidation. Of course, there
are a great many degrees of import-
ance to the position of the stockholder
and bondholder brought out by the
character of his holdings. For instance
the preferred stock has been created
and surrounded with safeguards which
make it a vei'y'desirable investment in
many instances, and superior to many
bonds. Likewise there are many bonds
“a long way from the ground." to use
the slang of the street in speaking of
certain railroad issues or debentures.
But this article will not permit of
much space devoted to an explanation
of the different classes of bonds. This
subject will be dignified in future is-
sues of the Michigan Farmer. Just re-
duce the distinction to the simplest
possible illustration. Suppose a man
and his wife own a farm worth $5,000.
'In order to further improve the prop-
erty with more buildings or to tile it or
to purchase machinery, a mortgage is
put on the property to secure a loan
from a neighbor of $2,500. The mort-
gage, instead of being in one note for
$2,500 could be. put in ten notes of $250
each and be held by ten different peo-
ple. Each note would occupy the same
position as many first mortgage bonds.
In the event of the farmer and his wife
becoming unable to pay the interest on
these notes, or the principal when due,
the note homer could then foreclose
and take or sell the farm, returning to
the owner what was left, if anything,
after their claims were satisfied.

. The farmer and his wife who own
the property either make a profit from
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HE F. Barclay Newkins were
what are known as “sports” in
the woods of New Brunswick.
Though they had been in the Right
Branch country six times, after moose
and caribou, never had they been of it.

- Their camp, with its up-to-date cook—

ing range andits porcelain-lined bath,
was theiwonder oi‘half a county. .

Now the‘F. Barclay Newkins were
on theirmvay out to civilization, having
steadied. their jaded nerves with a
month -in the wilderness, and having
killed moose, deer, and caribou to the
limit allowed by law. The time of year
was about the end of October. Early
that morning, they had parted with

Falling In at Simpsey’s

By THEODORE GOODRIDGE ROBERTS

their cook and their handyman. or
their two guides, one had started down
the Moose-Legrat dawn, with a canoe-

-, load of their kit, and Joe Coombes was
still with. them.

.The shortest way out from their
camp to the railway at Deever’s Mills
was by way of the Moose-Leg. But the
Moose-Leg can only be run at a season
of high water. In a dry time it will
not float anything larger than a half-
pound trout. Now the stream was fill-

ed to overflowing with the autumnal
drainage of millions of acres of forests
and the leakage of the big lakes to the

north. It clashed and boiled and snor-
ed down its shallow, rock-studded
channeL

It was noon; and for five hours Joe
had “snubbed” the canoe down that
clattering path. Yard by yard, in the
sweat of his brow, he had eased her
down from menace to menace.

“Snubbing” a loaded canoe down

swift water requires nerve, skill, and
strength; but the Newkins did not find
it a difficult mode of progression. Mrs.
Newkin sat on an air-cushion, facing
the guide and the stern of the canoe.
She was draped in a fur cloak and two
blankets. She was mildly interested
in watching the flashings and bendings
of the long pole of spruce in Joe’s
crafty hands.

Mr. Newkin sat with his back against
his wife’s, facing the bow of the canoe.
He, too, had an air-cushion under him,
and fur and blankets over him. He
smoked an excellent cigar. From be-
neath the lowered brim of his soft hat
he watched the bow of the slender

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hang so for a few seconds, swing sl'o

, ; ly and inquiringly to the right or left,
then nose its way into some narrow
channel and slip through to .face and
outwit the next lurking danger.

It was noon. Fifteen miles of the
Moose-Leg had been'safely negotiated.
Then, quicker than you can read of it,
the overtaxed pole broke fair in‘the
middle—Joe lost his balance and plung-
ed into the stream—the canoe righted
itself and sprang forward, struck a
snag with its bow, swung around and
caught its stern in the roots of a cedar,
broke its back, and rid itself of its
load.

Joe came right end up with a snort,
grabbed Mrs. Newkin by her swirling
skirts and one trim ankle, and dragged
her unceremoniously ashore. Then he
reached for Mr. Newkin, and landed
him by the collar.

The sportsman held a small wooden
box in his arms. Two such boxes had
been aboard the canoe, one containing
a. useful assortment of medicines, lini-
.ments, and plasters, and the other a
diminished but still desirable store of
cigars and cigarettes. As Mr. Newkin
lay dripping among the cedar roots, he
hoped that he had salvaged the latter
of these two boxes; but he hadn’t.

The air-cushions danced merrily
away down the racing stream, followed
by a small leather bag, the water-tight
depository of choice tobacco, and a
large, open box in which much excel-
lent food, all ready to be eaten, had
been stowed by the cook that very
morning. .

“Now that’s too bad,” said Joe, in a
somewhat strained and artificial tone
of of voice—for he had remembered
his company in time. “Bother that old
pole, anyhow!"

“It is unfortunate,
Mrs. Newkin.

Mr. Newkin did not say anything
just then. He was busy hooking frag-
ments of a water-soaked cigar out of
his mouth with the index finger of his
right hand.

The guide glanced to the right, and

‘ immediately his dripping face bright-
ened.

“Guess we've gone and fell in at
Simpsey’s—at Bill Simpsey’s,” he said.
“Well, I call that luck! There ain’t an-
other clearin’ on Moose-Leg, an’ here
we’ve gone an’ bust the old canoe slap
in front of Bill’s door!”

A short scramble through black mud,
black water, snakelike alders, and
criss-piled cedars brought them to
higher ground, a fringe of spruces, and
a clearing. In the middle of the clear-
ing stood a log house and a log barn.
Blue smoke curled up into the gray air
from the rusty stovepipe which pro-
truded from the roof of the Shack.

“Tish Ann’s got the fryin’-pan het
up, ye kin bet on that!” said Joe.

At that moment, as if in answer to
the remark, the door opened, and a
woman stood in full view of the casta-
ways. A tousled head appeared on
either side of her, one in line with her
waist, the other not much above her
knee.

“Bless my soul! Two children!” ex-
claimed Mr. Newkin.

“Four, sir,” corrected Joe. “I guess
t’other two is clawin’ at the back of
her skirts this very minute, tryin’ to
git their heads out somehow.”

The F. Barclay Newkins halted like
one man.

“I think we had better—ah—pass
right on,” said the sportsman.

.“It would prove to be the wisest
course, I am sure,” said the lady.

Joe gaped at them in pained aston-
ishment and pity.

“Pass right on?’ ’he stammered. "But
where’d ye pass on to? There ain't
another house of any kind whatsum-
ever inside fifteen mile of this here——
an’ the canoe gone, an’ the woods full
of water up to a moose’s bell.”

“True,” returned Mr. Newkin. “We
must make the best of it, Caroline, un-
‘ til Joe procures another canoe."

.. The three continued their advance
upon Bill Simpsey’s farmstead. The

certainly," said

and a yet smaller Simpsey of uncertain
sex. The fourth and last’bf the brood
remained in the open doorway, fist in
mouth, staring out upon the big world
of the clearing like a young bird from
its nest.

“For the land's sake!” exclaimed
Mrs. Simpsey, the moment she detect-
ed the dripping condition of her visit-
ors. “Why, ye must hev fell in. So
it’s you, Joe Coombes? Well, I never
did!”

“These here are Mr. an’ Missus New-
kin, the sports ye’ve heard about,"
shouted Joe, in reply. “My pole bust-
ed an’ we got upsot into the drink,
Tish Ann—an’ the whole outfit gone on

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marked the guide.

a little feller, he was that trustln’ in
his nater he leaned up agin a colt’s
hind legs. Yep, that’s the truth. Trust-
in’! Well, I guess!”

“Is there a canoe here?” asked Mrs.
Newkin.

"1N0, ma’am. Bill’s took it away up
north of the lakes with him,” replied
Joe.

“Where is the nearest? How long
will it take you to get one?” she asked.

“Maybe there’s acanoe on Paddle
Lake, ma’am, an’ agin maybe there
ain’t one this side Dave Paxton’s camp
on Middle Brook,” replied Joe. “It’ll
sure take me a good few days, ma’am,

 

“For the Land’s Sake!

down-stream ahead with Peter
Sacobie!”

“Sakes alive! Ye don’t tell me!” ex-
claimed Mrs. Simpsey.

By this time the groups were face
to face. Mrs. Simpsey put out a hard,
red hand and grasped Mrs. Newkin’s
dripping glove.

“Happy to meet ye, ma’am,” she
said. “Massy me, but ye surely do
look like a drownded hen! And yer
man, too—leastways, yer gent, as I
should say. I’ve grown that rough in
my talk ye wouldn’t hardly believe it,
livin’ up here so far away from the
settlements.”

“Thank you, you are very kind,”
murmured Mrs. Newkin.

They pressed forward at a good pace,
for already the wind was striking cold
upon their water-soaked clothing. Mrs.
Newkin shivered. Mr. Newkin sneez-
ed. Mrs. Simpsey grabbed each by an
arm and increased their speed.

“Goodness gracious, but ye’ll be
lucky if ye don’t both die with new-
mony,” she cried. “I’ve heerd tell how
tender you city folks are—worse nor
young turkeys, Bill says.”

“I assure you”— began the sports-
man, with cool dignity; but at that
moment she pushed him into the kitch.
en, almost on top of the baby with the
mouthful of fist.

“Stand up to the stove, the three of
ye,” commanded Tish Ann, “whilst I
hunt out some dry clothes. Bill’s away
cruisin’ timber for Sandy Fraser, an’
won’t be home afore the middle of nex’
month, so ye’ll hev to excuse him; but
I guess I kin fix ye all up as well as
Bill could, anyhow.”

She entered the bedroom adjoining
the kitchen, followed by the eldest of
the four children. The Newkins and
Joe crowded close to the stove, and
steamed like wet socks.

Mr. Newkin was about to address his
wife when he felt a tug at the left leg
of his knickerbockers. Glancing down,
he beheld the youngest of the four chil-
dren moored to him trtistingly, with a
grubby hand just above his knee. He
stared, shifted his feet uneasily, and
forgot what he had intended to say.
Both Joe and the lady noticed the
cause of his uneasiness.

 

: friendly Indians.

Why, Ye Must Hev Fell In!"

even if I hev the luck to find a canoe
on the lake, for ’twill mean wading all
the way.”

“There seems to be nothing else to
do, however,” said Mr. Newkin. “You
must start early in the morning.”

Just then Mrs. Simpsey returned to
the kitchen with both arms full of a

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“That’s how Bill _
got the scar on his face. When he was '

rig ye up snug an’ warm“ from the skin
out,” she said. “An’ here’ s all-wool
linders an’ sich of Bill’s for- Mr. New-
kin, an’ his Sunday suit that he ain’t
wore since Uncle John’s buryin’ down
to the mills last June. As for ye, Joe,
here’s all-wool, dry an’ clean, but noth-
in’ fancy. Now, Joe, ye kin jist climb
that ladder an’ change yerself in the
loft—an’ mind ye don’t come down
agin’ til these folks is ready. You two,

ma’am, do the same right here by the»

stove. I’ll take the young ones into
the bedroom. Holler if ye want any-
thing, an’ give me a yell when ye’re all
changed.”

Twenty minutes later, Mrs. Newkin
knocked on the bedroom door.
Simpsey and the children entered im-

mediately, and Joe descended from the

loft.

The sportsman was seated uneasily '

in a rocking-chair. On his feet were
purple woolen socks and low shoes,
.laced with rusty strings. Bill had
worn these shoes at his wedding and
at many a barn-dance. The black coat
had been made by a dressmaker down
at the mills. The trousers, which were
also black, gripped the upper legs like
tights and flared out at the ankles. In-
side, out of sight, but not out of mind,
the undergarments of all-wool did their
worst. Never before in all his long
life had F. Barclay Newkin felt his sar-
torial equipment as now.

Mrs. Newkin was more fortunate in
her change—and more comfortable.
The skirt of the home—made woolen
dress stood out stiffly from her trim
waist, giving her a quaint girlish, last-
century appearance.

The dinner was of fried salt pork,
boiled potatoes, and, in honor of the
guests, a pot of coffee. Of course, all
ate together at the kitchen-table. It
was the first time the Newkins had
ever eaten at the same board with one
of their guides. Joe and Tish Ann
used their knives as some people, in-
cluding the Newkins, use forks.

(Concluded next_week).

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Henry Bolieu—Pathfinder of Shiawassee

By MA RY

HEN we say, “I am from Mich-
igan,” let it be with shoulders
erect, chin high and in ringing

tones of pride. We are just coming
into our own and beginning to realize
what a' wonderful state is ours. Let us
see to it that every child of ours knows
something of its early history.

The story of those dawning days of
Michigan is bristling with bravery,
mellow with romance and melting with
pathos. Prominent among our pioneers
stands forth the personality of Henry
Bolieu. The historian relates that he
was the first white man to set foot on
the fertile soil of Shiawassee county.
A round hundred years ago, in 1816, he
builded for himself and family a log
house on the old Indian clearing of
“Ketch-e-won-daug—o-ning,” which in
the Indian language signified “Big-Salt-
Lick,” thus called because of the nu-
merous salt springs in the vicinity.
However, the fanciful Frenchman gave
to the region the high—sounding title of
“Grand Saline.” The particular loca-
tion of Grand Saline is in the corner of
what is now known as Burns and Ver—
non townships. Later this territory
became a part of the reservation of
three thousand acres granted to the
Shiawassee Indians by the Saginaw
Treaty of 1819.

Henry Bolieu had heard marvelous
stories of the great brine springs to be
found in a wonderful country, far up a
great brawling river, in the territory of
Michigan, and he was determined to
find them. However, in making the
trip, he became confused as to which
stream he should take. Behind him
followed several canoes filled with
“What wassee (run-

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ning water or river) will best float
She-mok-e-mon’s canoe to the wassee
of the Ketch-e-won-daug—o-ning?” he
shouted. Back from the canoes of the
dusky natives came the answer:
“Shia (straight-ahead) wassee,” the
straight-ahead river, and Shiawassee it
has remained to this day.

The Bolieu cabin was of logs, with
an immense French chimney made of
boulders taken from the river, and
long after the cabin itself had crumb-
led in leisurely and dignified decay, the
chimney still stood, a rugged memorial
to the sturdy Frenchman. For twenty
years this cabin was a landmark fa-
mous throughout central Michigan and
northern Ohio. Its hospitable doors
were always open, and, moreover, it in-
dicated the exact point where the trav-
eler could cross the turbulent Shiawas~
see in safety. Lucius E. Gould, in his
historical paper, relates that if a
stranger was about to leave Detroit=or
Toledo to penetrate the territory of
Shiawassee, and inquired for direc-
tions, he would generally receive any
answer about like the following:

“You must go through the woods to
the north or northwest until you come
to the seventh river. You will know it
because the Shiawassee makes more
noise than all the rivers in that whole
country. Before you ‘ get within six
miles of it you will hear the boom and
roar of its rapids. When you reach the
Shiawassee, you must search along its
bank until you come to a large clear-
ing, in which, at a short distance from
the river, stands one of the cabins of
“Hank' Bolieu. You will know the
cabin, for it has not only an outside
oven but also a, stone chimney. If you

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are: a ,Loe
‘ will mm the cabin an excellent place
to stay all night. Never mind if the
owner is not there. Pull the latch-
string and go right in. Build a fire on
the great hearthstone and make your-
self at home. If you are short of pro-
visions and have not time to hunt, the
rapids just above the crossing are full
of fish. You can catch them with your
hands. When you are ready to make
the ford, be sure to go down the river
on a line due west from the cabin
door. On the other side you will notice
a deep, narrow gully, which leads up
from the water to the top of the hill.
Don’t make for the gully but for the
tall maple with a blaze. Keep your eye
on the blaze and you will get across.”

Henry Bolieu and his family made
frequent visits to the Chippewa Indi-
ans, at their village called by them
"Che‘as—sin—ing,” or “Big Rock,” and
which we today know as Chesaning.
The Bolieus were great favorites with
the Indians and enjoyed their excur-
sions over to the village, because there
was located one of the old Indian or-
chards, for which Shiawassee county
was famous among the Indian traders
and trappers. Mr. Bolieu, through the
generosity of the Indians, soon had a
fine orchard of his own growing, they
furnishing him the small apple trees
to start it. These trees were of the
variety known as the “Squaw Apple,”
whose skin was a delicate yellow, but
the flesh a rosy pink. The apple known
to us as the Surprise is a direct de«
scendant of the squaw apple, and
though we have given it a more fitting
name, it probably tastes no better to
us than it did to the dusky lad who
laid down his bow and arrow, seized a
golden apple and set his white teeth
into the rosy, bleeding fruit.

The Christian religion had preceded
Henry Bolieu to the wilds of Shiawas-
see. He found that the Indians main-
tained a Christian organization, the in-
direct result of the early efforts of
Father Marquette, whose work did
surely follow him. The historian states
that these meetings were held in a
large Wigwam, in the center of which
was a hole in the roof, under which
burned a great fire. Over the fire hung
an immense kettle of corn and beans,
known to us as succotash. This boiled
and sent out its savory odor during the
entire service. Whether it was after-
ward served to the worshipers, the his-
torian does not state. The fiery Indi-
an preacher gesticulated wildly, raised
and lowered his voice in the weird, un-
canny manner common to the Indian,
and held constantly aloft a small cross,
after the custom of the Catholics, but
he conducted his services according to
the form of the Methodist Church.

Those early settlers'had an ingeni-
ous substitute for our calendars and
almanacs. It consisted in simply cut—
ting a notch on the door for every day
and a longer one for Sunday. The Ad-
versary of human souls did not hesi-
tate to set his cloven foot upon it, for
it is related that one of the early
preachers suffered great disgrace and
humiliation when he was found work-
ing on a log heap in his clearing on
Sunday, and he came dangerously near
being deposed before it was learned
that some wretch had wickedly cut an
extra notch on the tally, throwing the
reverend gentleman helplessly out of
time and nearly out of his heavenly
heritage.

Four years after Henry Bolieu set-
tled at Shiawassee, Whitmore Knaggs
arrived and established a trading post
on the opposite side of the river, and
the region was ever after known as
“Knaggs Place.” This trading post was
also a store and tavern, and its fame
spread to all the teamsters of the
Grand River Road. One of the early
settlers declared he would never forget
the first breakfast he ate at Knaggs
Place. It consisted of but two dishes
—boiled raccoon and stewed pumpkin
—which he avers was delicious. This
trading post became a social center

and Angelique, the daughter of Henry -

Bolieu, . was the belle of that region.

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poise, and upon her return as a finish-
ed product, she was very acceptable to
the society of that pioneer region. An-
gelique had a remarkably clear, sweet
voice, which she inherited from her In-
dian mother and she taught the young
people of that region to sing the songs
of the day, as well as the gay songs of
the French. She was possessed of the
true altruistic spirit, and made an ef-
fort to impart some of her culture to
the French and Indian girls near her
home, and the region became famous
for its gleeful merrymakings.

Henry Bolieu was not only the Path-
finder but the Peter Pindar of Shiawas-
see, and used to tell many amusing
stories, among which was that of the
Indian, who inquired of a white man
why it was that the white man’s dog
ran faster than that of the Indian.
Upon being informed that it was be-
cause the tail of the white man’s dog
was shorter, the Indian exclaimed, “Me
cut um off!” The Indian took the axe

   

 

   

and two white men held the “dog;
the Indian was about to- strike, one‘ of
the assistants gave a push and the
other a pull, bringing the body of the
unfortunate canine under the axe,
which cut him in two in the middle.
With a grunt of disgust, the Indian re‘
marked, “Indian cut um too short.”

History is silent as to who were the
parents of Henry Bolieu, when and
where he was born or the date when the
curtains parted and he passed to the
other side. The Wigwam of the Indian
has gone and there are fields and
groves on the banks of the Shiawassee
where stood his hospitable home, and
where Marie Coutant, his Indian wife
sang the little Angilique to sleep. Even
Gitche-e-gan~e, the muse of the turbu-
lent Shiawassee, refuses to whisper
the secret to our listening ears, but let
us hope that Old Charon as cheerfully
and skillfully guided Henry Bolieu
across the dark waters of the Styx as
he guided the pioneers across the
brawling Shiawassee in the golden
dawn of Michigan history.

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Protecting our Native Birds
By ELLA E. ROCKWOOD

WISH we might see a more exten-

sive interest manifest for the pro-

tection and encouragement of our
bird neighbors. Of course, nearly ev—
erybody is friendly to these little song-
sters which gladden forest and field as
soon as the cold north wind has given
way to the balmy breezes from the
sunny southland, but a mere passive
friendship and protection is not
enough. Year by year their number
is growing smaller and unless some
united, systematic movement is estab-
lished to encourage their increase nat-
ural causes, such as follow in the wake
of an increased population, clearing
away of forests and draining of low
lands which remove their haunts and
make rearing their young more per-
ilous the time is not far distant when
the birds, like the bison, will become
well night extinct.

Laws have been enacted which call
for the summary punishment of any-
one found guilty of destroying nests or
killing either young or older birds save
in the case of such as are actually
harmful. And in the light of an awak-
ened understanding certain kinds, such
as hawks and owls, are now recogniz-
ed as belonging in the list of those
which are beneficial in spite of the fact
that they are guilty of repeated depre-
dations in and about the poultry yard.
But these laws are in many communi-
ties practically a dead letter, owing to
local sentiment, or to a dislike to com-
plain of a neighbor, thereby engender-
ing hard feelings which may prove
worse than the loss of a few robins.

Many of our foreign born population
are even more lacking in appreciation
for birds than some of our own nation-
ality, and sometimes are ready with
gun or snare to kill a bird as small as
a red breast for the morsel of meat it
affords. Irate at the loss of a few
cherries even, an otherwise very good
citizen has been known ”to take ven-
geance with a shot gun. This is rare-
ly done nowadays, however, and for
two reasons. Farmers are becoming
more thoughtful and realize that the
good done in other ways overbalances
the loss of the cherries. Then, too, it
means a fine if complained of to the
proper authorities.

As one of the most striking exam-
ples of negligence in protecting wild
birds which has led to almost the point
of extinction we have but to mention
the fate of the quail, one of the most
beneficial of all birds to the farm.
Other causes have been contributory.
Depredations of the smaller animals
which prey upon birds and their eggs
have a share as also has the long cold
winters which, when conditions are of
a certain kind cause starvation.

>Fortunate, indeed, is that locality
which still has its flocks of quail now

protected by law. Protection in the
shape of food suited to their need
should not be withheld. Those gentle
little creatures will soon learn to know
their friends and come around the
barns during winter, sometimes shar-
ing the grain fed to the domestic ani-
mals on t'owls. Many a man in parts
of the state now without them would
gladly give a good price in cold cash
if a flock of bob whites could be induc-
ed to nest about his farm.

For some of those which nest nearer
the home, the orchard offers suitable
places. Others seek the low growing
shrubs and bushes of the garden. The
cunning little chipping bird, or chip-
ping sparrow, always had a nest in
the currant bushes when I was a child.
And when it comes to providing for a
family this same little bird holds the
record so far as my observation goes.
He will make more trips back and
forth carrying insects to his nest in
an hour than any other bird I ever saw.

Wrens will take possession of a bird
house, even a very crude one, but the
opening should be very small, else his
enemy the English sparrow, will make
trouble. In fact, this same English
sparrow constitutes in his tiny person,
a most serious menace to any bird
neighbors and it is almost useless to
expect them to nest where he abounds.
Sparrows and cats are responsible for
a good deal. Particularly when flledg-
lings of the robin or other birds which
build near the house are just begin-
ning to fly, cats should be watched, and
if necessary kept shut up for a few
days until the most critical time is
past. A dish kept filled with fresh
water during the summer months will
call a great many birds about the door.
If you have not, been one of the grow-
ing number who thus provide for their
comfort, begin it this year. If set near
the well it will not be hard to keep it
freshly filled and the appreciation of
the kindness will be promptly mani—
fest. Robins will probably patronize
this bath and drinking fountain, more
than any others, but I have seen cat-
birds take advantage of it, also blue-
jays, who, to be sure, have not much
but a fine dress to their credit, and
once a mourning dove. One can’t well
refuse a cup of cold water to even an
English sparrow on a hot day and
these birds will be first and last at the
feast. There should be a good bird
book in every farm home and it should
be studied by young and old alike. We
need birds. It is to our advantage to
encourage them in every possible man
ner to nest about our homes. They de-
stroy countless millions of weed seeds
and harmful insects. Even the hawks
and owls do their part by destroying
gophers and field mice which some-
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VER' since St. Paul wrote the
words, “We, then, that are strong
ought to serve the weak and not

to please ourselves,” thousands of well
meaning, but mistaken, individuals
have been busily engaged in filling the
world withweaklings. In every family
the self-reliant ones with ingrowing
consciences have been excusing the
laziness and selfishness of less ambi-
tious members and assuming not only
their own burdens but the burdens of
the rest with the fallacious idea that
they were doing right. They have sac-
rificed their own happiness and pleas-
. ure and made parasites out of broth-
ers and sisters, fathers and mothers,
daughters and sons, thinking that
thereby they were doing God service,
when all the while common sense
should have told them that no one is
ever benefited by having someone else
do what is palpably his work.

Just now I have in mind a mother
who has lived and worked years
enough to be now entitled to restt Her
life has been one long slavery to her
children, especially the only daughter
in the family of four. Dorothy was
‘never like other girls,” she was al-
ways “a poor little thing,” to fragile to
do any housework, too refined to be
subjected to sordid surroundings. Moth-
er could get up at four and wash and
scrub before setting out for a day’s

work in her shop to earn the money.

for Dorothy’s luxuries, .but Dorothy
must not be awakened until she was
ready. Dorothy was pampered and pet-
ted because she was not strong, with
the inevitable result.

Today Dorothy is married, and you
know what. her home is like. She can‘t
cook, she can’t plan a meal, she can’t
sweep and she won’t dust because the
dust spoils her hands. Mother is get-
ting too feeble to do the housework
and then go to the store, so she has
to help husband settle the bills that
keep Dorothy in idleness. Dorothy
might have been a strong, self-reliant
‘ woman, able to take her place in the
world of workers, had not her mother
taken the mistaken method of bearing
the burdens of the weak, instead of
helping the weak to get up and learn
to carry their own share.

Cases of the same sort where the
principles are reversed, daughter car-
rying the burdens and mother demand-
ing everything, are equally numerous,
as are parasitical husbands, who dump
all unpleasantnesses on the wife and
selfish wives who demand that the hus-
band carry them about. And of the
brothers and sisters who slip out of
every duty, need I even speak,

Looking over the field it seems as
though the weaklings were in the
grand majority, and that only a few
are struggling along bearing the bur-
‘dens for the whole. Lately I have
come to blame the burden bearers for
conditions as much as the shirkers. It
is so much easier to do the work than
it is to make an equitable division of
labor and insist on doing our share and
'no more, that we keep right on being
the cart horse, even when we realize
that we are really harming the other
party.

' No one is ever benefited by having
his work done for him. The student
who slips through examinations by
, means of “ponies,” is the real loser,
,_ and the same thing holds true in the
outside world We grow strong by
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an who robs his weaker brother or sis-
ter of their chance to work on the the-
ory that he is helping them is really
doing a selfish act.

If you really want to help, help by
leaving the other,fellow, to work out
his own salvation.

have made men and
women of you. Give thelother fellow
the same opportunity. If, you have
started to make a weakling of some-
one, stop today. He’ll prohably be
surprised and angry, but never mind.
Give him his chance. If necessary tell
him your new purpose. Ten years from
now he will rise up and call you
blessed.

DEBORAH.

CANDIED CHERRIES AND OTHER
RECIPES.

 

Next to the first strawberry of the
season, the first cherry pie holds favor
in most households. Every housewife
has her own recipe for a two-crust
cherry pie, but have you ever tried the
one-crust. These may be made in two
ways, either of which is delicious.

A cherry cream pie is made by stew—
ing one quart of stoned cherries with
one and a half cups of sugar until the
fruit, is tender. Thicken with corn
starch to the consistency of lemon pie
and pour into a baked shell. Cover
with a frosting made with the stiffly
beaten whites of two eggs and three
tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar and
set in the oven until the frosting is
slightly browned.

As a change, drain the cherries from
the juice and fill the crust. Boil down
the juice with more sugar until quite
thick and pour over the fruit. Then
cover with the frosting, or omit, as
you choose.

Cherries preserved with loaf sugar
are a novelty and easily prepared. For
these Morello cherries are best. Stone

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Teach the Weak to Be Strong

the fruit, allowing pound for pound of
sugar and put in an earthenware ves-
sel, covering with layers of fruit with
half the sugar. Let stand until the
sugar is well dissolved ,then turn into
the preserving kettle with the rest of
the 'sugar and cook until the fruit is
clear and the syrup thick, skimming

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In your own expe— ' requently meanwhile.

rience you can see where hardships
and struggles

To pickle cherries, wash and stone
the fruit and weigh it. Then cover
with cold vinegar and let'stand for 24
hours. Drain off the vinegar and juice,
add as many pounds of sugar as you
had of cherries and let stand until all
the sugar is dissolved, stirring fre-
quently meanwhile. This may take
several days. When the sugar is thor-
oughly dissolved, seal in cold cans and
store in a cool dark place.

Candied cherries, so popular for sal-
ads and jellies, may easily be made at
home. Wash and stone the fruit and
boil until tender. Drain, put in a stone
jar and cover with a simple syrup
made by boiling sugar and water 20
minutes in the proportion of one quart
of water to every pound of sugar. Let
stand 24 hours, pou1 off the syrup and
reheat it and again cover the fruit
with the boiling syrup. At the end of
another 24 hours drain the cherries
and dry them in the sun on platters
covered with cheesecloth. Leave them
out only until dry. Then pour into a
syrup cooked to the blow degree, or
until you can put a skimmer in the sy-
rup, hold it up, blow through it and
see bubbles on the other side. If you
have a syrup gauge this is 230 degrees.
Stir the fruit until the syrup begins to
grain, drain and dry.

The fortunate possessor of an ice
house and ice cream freezer will find
the following way of making cherry
ice satisfactory. Crush one quart of
tart cherries and add to them a hand-
ful of cracked pits and two cups of
cold water. Squeeze all through a
stout bag, add the juice of a lemon and
two cups of granulated sugar and stir
until the sugar is dissol‘ved.- Then
freeze and serve in sherbet cups.

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Regular Habits a Time Saver

By M.

“There is a time for everything un.
der the sun,” Wrote the preacher sev-
eral hundreds, or perhaps thousands,
of years ago. And the mother who is
meeting with success in bringing up to
healthy youth the children in her
charge, quickly subscribes to the truth
of the remark.

A time, a regular time, for every-
thing, is the corner stone of good
health and good habits, and beginning
with the first hour of the baby’s life
should he insisted upon. A regular
hour each morning for the daily bath,
regular hours for eating, regular hours
for sleeping, a regular hour to be un-
dressed at night, given the evening
rub, and put away clean, warm and
dry in a dark room for sleep. These
are the first steps toward health and
happiness for baby, and comfort to the
family.

“It is easy enough to talk about reg-
ular hours, but1when there is so much
to do, how are you going to always do
it at the same time each day?” com-
plain busy, hurried mothers. Simply
by planning to do it and sticking to
your schedule. The reason so many
women are always hurried and ner-
vous is because they never know what
they ought to do next. They have ab-

A. L. .
solutely no system to their work, no
plan for the day, but scurry from one
whether it is best to do this thing next
task to another without regard to
or not. A regular plan strictly adher-
ed to would leave time to strengthen
nerves, and with the baby it is an ab-
solute necessity to secure best results.

Whether or not you adopt the new
idea of feeding even the newborn in-
fant every four hours, or stick to the
good old schedule of two hours for the
new baby, gradually lengthened out,
feed it by the clock, and limit the time
of a feeding to ten minutes. The older
children who need a lunch between the
three regular meals, should be as re-
ligiously held to schedule and given
their lunch, in high chair or at the ta-
ble, at the same hour every morning
and afternoon. There is no more harm-
ful habit than that of allowing children
to lunch at any or all times of the day.
Little children can scarcely be expect-
ed to get along without eating between
meals, but the hour for such lunches
should be as regular as the dinner and
supper hours for the grownups.

The daily nap should always come

at the same time,and_the. evening bed- .

time hour must be observed as regu-
larly’ as meal-time.

Six o’clock for the lever is forced down.

baby, an hour later for the toddlers,
and not a minute'later than 7:30 or
8:00 p. m. even for the twelve-year-r
olds go far to insure sound nerves and.
rosy cheeks.

Play hours and work hours, these,
too, must be planned and adhered to as.
the children grow older. For as all.
work makes Jack a dull' boy, so all '
play makes him alazy boy. He must
be taught that he owes something to
the‘home and given certain tasks to do- '
at a certain time each day. _ Then in-
sist on play in the open air in all'ex-
cept the worst weather. Fresh air,
simple food, plenty of sleep, these are '
what the children need and what the
mother must see they have.

A regular daily bath should be a part.
of the program if we look for best re«
sults. While this is hard in a home
without a bathrOom it is by no means
impossible. Even the little ones can
be taught to take a sponge bath each
morning before dressing; and the habit
established in early life will never be
forgotten.

Regular hours for doing everything
religiously insisted upon by the mother
makes everything easier for all, for so
much are we creatures of habit that it
soon becomes second nature for us to
do the same thing at the same time
each day. We do the thing uncon-
sciously because we have been doing
it just then every day for weeks,
months or years, hence we do the thing
more easily. By regular hours, too,
the baby is taught its first lesson of
obedience, of yielding his will to a
stronger power. And obedience is still,
in spite of new doctrines of “self ex-
presion,” the best lesson a child can
learn.

 

ATTRACTIVE ON E-PIECE DRESS.

 

Simple frock made in one-piece, hav-
ing only underarm seams and is with-
out fastenings. The gown takes only
two lengths of material to make, a
dressmaker can put it together in a
day, and when finished can be worn in
summer or winter until it is in tatters.

The woman who wants the simple
gown gets a few yards of wide mate-
rial twice her length, doubles it, makes
a hole in the top to put her head
through, sews up the seams at the
sides, puts in a tuck to make a sleeve,
adds a little ruching on the neck and
sleeves, adds a belt and a few pockets
and the thing is done. (See illustration
on page 29).

BREAKAGE OF JARS IN CANNI‘NG.

 

When breakage of jars occurs it is
due to such causes as:

1. Overpacking jars. Corn, “pumpkin,
peas, lima beans, and sweet potatoes
swell or expand in processing. Do not
fill the jars quite full of these products.

2. Placing cold jars in hot water, or
vice versa. As soon as the jars are
filled with hot syrup or hot water,
place immediately in the canner.

3. If top cracks during sterilization
the wire bail was too tight.

4. In steam canner, having too much
water in the canner. Water should not
come above the platform.

5. Allowing cold draft to strike the
jars when they are removed from the
canner.

6. Having wire bail too tight, thus,
breaking the jars or glass tops when

 
  

 

      
      
       
    


  
  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Our Motto:——“The farmer is of more

consequence than the farm, and should
be first improved.”

STATE GRANGE EXECUTIVE COM-
MITTEE MEETS.

 

(Continued from last week).

The sub—commitee will write the
Granges of the state, setting forth the
conditions and requesting them to state
their preference in the matter.

Past Master Geo. B. Horton, chair-
man of the sub-committee to draft arti-
cles of association and by-laws for
adoption by co-operative organizations
within the Grange, reported, and the
draft presented was adopted Without
amendment.

The articles of association provide
that members of the societies must be-
long to the order, that these organiza-
tions shall: be for the purpose of sell-
ing farm products, particularly live
stock, that non-members may sell
through the organizations by paying
such additional fees as shall be fixed
by the association.

At the last meeting of the Michigan
State Grange, the sum of $500 was ap-
propriated to be used in the campaign
for “State-wide Prohibition.” The State
Grange did not give this money to any
other organization, but will spend it in
such manner as will appear to be most
practical. The matter came up at our
meeting and was quite thoroughly dis—
cussed. A committee consisting of Sis-
ter Jennie Buell and Bros. Bartlett and
W'elch, will consider the matter farth-
er and report at the August meeting.

It has always seemed to the writer
that these meetings of the executive
committee might be made occasionsvof
Grange revival in many instances, it

~we could hold them in connection with

some important Grange gathering
whenever it seemed practical to do so.
It therefore gives us much pleasure to
report that Jackson Pomona has given
an invitation to hold our next meeting
at Jackson on August 4, the date of its
next meeting. The invitation was ac-
cepted and it is our plan to meet in
the city in the morning, hold a short
session, and then go out to North
Leona Grange Hall, where the Pomona
meeting is to be held, and remain as
long as possible under the circum-
stances.

It would seem that this part of the
program will add at least some inter-
est, and that the experiment will prove
well worth while.

In the meantime Brother Ketcham,
Chairman of the Legislative Commit-
tee, with Bros. Lincoln and Bartlett,
will meet the real estate men of De-
troit and agree upon plans for the sub-
mitting of a bill providing for “The
Torrens System.” This bill will prob-
ably be much like the one of two years
ago, but some slight changes may be
made.

Taken all around, this meeting was
one of the best of the year thus far.

Oceana Co. W. F. TAYLOR.

AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.

 

Eaton Rapids Grange—A good at-
tendance was present at the regular
meeting of Eaton Rapids Grange, held
June 14. A flag day program was ar-
ranged by Mrs. S. M. and Mrs. M. B.
Kieifer, which was as follows: Song,
Grange melodies; reading, “The Birth
of Flag Day,” Mrs. R. H. Spencer;
song, “America,” by eight girls; reci-
tation, Dail Kieffer; duet, “Oh, How I
Love a Summer Day,” Mrs. Mary Rock-
wood and son Clare. This called for
an encore and “Shadow Time” was
sung. Both were exceptionally fine.
Flag drill by 16 children. Much credit
is due the children for the ability
shown in the drill, also their instructor
Mrs. Bina Kieffer, for her efficiency in
perfecting it. As our Worthy Lectur-

'~ er, Mrs. Mildred Evans, had handed in

her-resignation the previous meeting it

’ was necessary, to elect another, and

31115.: Nettle S sneer was chosen to fill
him)? , (west of theyear.

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CIATION OF FARMERS’ CLUBS.

President—R. J. Robb, Mason.

Vice-president—C. B. Scully, Almont.

Secretary and Treasurer—Mrs. J. J.
Brown, Howell.

l)irectors—-Alfred Allen, Mason; C.
T. Hainline, Alma; W. K. Crafts, Grass
Lake; Edward Burke, St. Johns; Mrs.
C. J. Reed, Spring Arbor; Roy E.
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others interested. Date, Wednesday,
August 16, 1916. Place, Michigan Ag-
riCultural College—W. L. Cheney, Sec-

retary, Mason, Mich.

HOME ACTIVITIES.

 

(Continued from last week).

Now, by way of illustrating some of
the more strictly home problems, let
me tell a true story. It is a delightful
day in the spring of the year. Sunday
dinner is over, and Young America, by
way of keeping something going on,
wants father and mother to come down
to the pond and see the bees work on
the willow bloom. We take our own
private path instead of the public high-
way because we live on an automobile
road leading from a city to a resort,
and while many drivers are law-abid-
ing gentlemen, others appear as if they
were drunk, and run their machines at
almost twice the legal speed. ‘By the
way, isn‘t it putting the cart before the
horse to allow lawbreaking machines
to be made or imported, and then at-
tempt to catch the law breakers after
wards? Good mechanics assure me
that the speedometer of an auto could
be made to shut off the gasoline sup-
ply when the legal speed should be ex‘
ceeded. This might necessitate an
army of inspectors, but I would rather
have an army to prevent crime than
an army to detect it. I recommend
this matter to the attention of the res-
olutions committee, feeling that, even
though farmers may be extensive us‘
ers of autos, they wish, as a class, to
be law-abiding and to have others so.

But, as I said, we take our way down
the cow path and Young America
wants to know why the bees first visit I
the trees that have yellow dust on
their bloom, and then those that have
no yellow dust. Ah, Young America,
you have opened a big subject there!
While you dance with delight to see
the bees licking up the nectar from
the pistillate bloom, father and mother
are seriously considering this prob-
lem: Shall Young America be led to
gradually develop in his mind the
truth, and nothing but the truth re-
garding sex matters, by observation of
the plants and animals about him, or

shall he be let alone to gather foulness .

from those that are foul?

But a whistling sound is heard over-: V;
Son, ,

head. “What is that, mother?”
it you will cast your eye as far as the
road you will see the cause. A lady
and gentleman from the city are hunt-
ing, and as game is scarce, they are
amusing themselves by shooting in our
direction with their rifle. No use. to
chase them, they can and do escape in
their auto without leaving word who
they are. That, is nothing. While liv‘
ing near the Kalamazoo river we had
sheep and a valuable heifer shot with-
out provocation.

We want a law making it illegal to
hunt on another’s inclosed fields with-
out permission from the owner, or to
fire over them, or to fire in the road
next to them. There have been hun—
dreds of ways proposed to use the
roads, for this and for that, but the
courts have always held that roads are
primarily for people to travel in, and
that all other rights belong to the own.
or who pays taxes on them. They can-
not be used as hunting parks without
creating a nuisance. “No tresspass-
ing” signs are simply marks to shoot
at, and ought not to be necessary.
There would still be three ways to
hunt: to own the land, to get the own-
er’s permission, or to find an unenclos—
ed field. A Main street hardware mer-
chant was caught in our vicinity cut-
ting wire fence to let dogs through. A
coal and lumber dealer disputed a
farmer’s right to order him off to avoid
frightening stock.

I say to the gentlemen of the city:
Would you allow promiscuous firing 01.
your premises in town? We farmers
and farmers’ wives expect to feed you.
but we are going to have our rights in
our own property it We have to Start a
referendum to get. them. ’

 

 

 

 

     
 
  
 

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GRAINS AND SEEDS.

July 3, 19,16.
" Wheat—The fluctuation of prices,
the general attitude of dealers as well
as statistical information and political
conditions would indicate that present
wheat values are not far from a work-
ing basis. At the close of last week
Liverpool was bidding for wheat at a
three cent advance, owing to an expec-
tation of light world’s receipts and a
general increase in the world’s de-
mand. The bears are making capital
of the improved condition of the Am-
erican crop, the heavy primary receipts
as compared with a year ago, and the
large stocks at terminal points. Not-
withstanding this, however, it must be

 

mally favorable conditions this year’s
crop of both winter and spring wheat
must fall far below the average for the
past two years. A year ago No. 2 red
wheat was quoted at $1.33 a bushel.
Prices for the last week are:

No. 2 No. 1
Red. White. July.
Wednesday ..... 1.05% 1021/; 106
Thursday ...... 1.06 1.03 1.06%,
Friday ......... 1.06 1.03 1.06%,
Saturday ....... 1.07 1.04 1.04%,
Monday ............

Corn—There is a good domestic and
eastern demand for corn and inquiry
is also being made by European coun-
tries for this cereal. Warmer weather
however, has improved the crop won-
derfully during the past, few days, thus
offsetting to a considerable degree bet-
ter trading conditions. A year ago No.
3 corn was quoted at 780 per bushel.
Last week’s prices were:

No. 3 No. 3
Mixed. Yellow.
Wednesday .......... 77 79
Thursday ........... 77 1/1 79 11,,
Friday .............. 771/2 791/2
Saturday . . ; ......... 77%; 791/2
Monday .............
Oats.—-There is an increasing de-

. mand for this cereal from eastern ship-
ping points. International troubles
with Mexico is also giving some sup—
port to the trade. Crop conditions are
improving, and while the grain was
sown late, its development has been so
favorable as to make up partly for the
early handicap. One year ago standard
cats were quoted at 54c per bushel on
the local market. Detroit’s quotations
for the week are:

No. 3
Standard. White.
Wednesday ......... 43 42
Thursday ........... 43 42
Friday .............. 43 42
Saturday ........... 43 42
Monday .............

Rye—Cash No. 2 rye is steady at
980 per bushel. The market is inac-
tive and firm.

Beans.—-Bean values have been mak-
ing new high records following the big
advance of a week ago, $1 more has
been added to the price of immediate,
prompt and July shipment. The pres-
ent quotation $6.25. On the Chicago
market hand-picked Michigan _ pea
beans are quoted at $7.50@8; red kid-
neys $6@6.50 per bushel.

Seeds.—Prime red clover $9; prime
alsike $9.45; prime timothy $3.60.

FLOUR AND FEEDS.

 

Flour.——Jobbing lots in one-eighth
paper sacks are selling on the Detroit
market per 196 lbs., as follows: Best

'patent $5.90; seconds $5.70; straight
$5.50; spring patent $5.20; rye flour $6.

Feed.—ln 100—lb. sacks, jobbing lots
are: Bran $24; standard middlings
$25; fine middlings $30; cracked corn
$32; corn and oat chop $29 per ton.

Hay.—No. 1 timothy $20.50@21;
standard timothy $19.50@20; light
mixed $19.50@20; No. 2 timothy $17
@18; N0. 1 mixed $13@14; No. 1 clo-
ver $10@11.

Straw.——-Rye straw $7.50@8; wheat
and oat straw $6.50@7 per ton in car
lots, Detroit.

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Butter.——The supply is plentiful and
the tone is easy. Prices unchanged.
Extra creamery 280; firsts 26%c per
lb; dairy 23c; packing stock 210.

Elgin.—The market is easy and low-
er. Price for the week, based on sales
is 27%c. ‘

.Chicago.—Market steady at slightly
lower prices. The demand is good but
, ”there is more coming than needed for
{"j’present requirements. Extra cream-
. ery 27%0; extra firsts 261,é@27c; firsts
,jg125%@2614c; dairy extras 27 1,éc; pack-
._ ing stock 22@221;éc per lb.
. . Eggs—The demand is brisk and the
Vprices are 1750 higher..Current receipts
are quoted at 22%c; firsts '23c. -‘

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ent prices which are Me 11 Sher than
last week. Firsts 21%'@22%c;1' 01111--
nary- firsts 20@21c; miscellaneous
lots, cases included 20@22c per doz.

Poultry.——Market is firm with a good
demand for broilers.‘ Fowls 16@18c;
broilers 27@28c; ducks 18@19c; geese
12@13c per lb.

Chicago—Large offerings brought
lower prices. The demand was good
but there is a surplus left. Hens 15c;
ro’osters 11 1,éc; spring chickens, 2 lbs.
and over 24@25c; 1@11/2 lbs, 21@220;
turkeys 12@180; spring geese 16c.

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

 

Strawberries.—Michigan berries in
demand at $1.10@1.25 per 16-qt. case.
At Chicago the price ranges from 500
@$1_.25 per 16-qt. case, according to
quality. Lots of poor quality berries
are being received. Demand fair for
good stock. -

Small Fruits.——Gooseberries $2.50@
2.75 per 24-qt. case; black raspberries
$4@4.25 per 24-qt. case; red raspber-
ries $3.75@4 per 24—qt. case.

Chicago.—Gooseberries 90c@$1 per
16—qt. case; blackberries $2.50 per 24-
qt. case; reds $2.50 per 24-pt. case.

Potatoes.—No old potatoes quoted
at Detroit. At Chicago the new crop
is crowding old stock. Offerings and

demand only moderate. Michigan
white are quoted at $1@1.05 per bu.

WOOL.

\Vool.~—Trading continues‘ on the
same firm basis as it has for the past'
several months with prices looking up-
ward. Wool for uniforms, blankets,
etc., for the federal government has
recently been purchased, thus adding
to the bullish tone of the market. Keen
observers of the trade also predict that
consumers of wool are in a position to
buy the material cheaper now than
they will be later on. As yet there is
very little of the new clip from the
fleece states in the seaboard markets.
Growers are holding their property un-
usually long this season, which action
is undoubtedly wise. Boston quota-.
tions for Michigan unwashed delaines
are 31@320; do. combing 35@420; do.
clothing 29@3lc.

 

Chicago.

July 3, 1916.
Cattle-Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts today.. 9,000 32,000 20,000

  

lings $5.75@8.75; wethers $5@8; ewes

“rim, light 4
of ‘hiigs’pf all desic on , at W' ,
high prices, with sales at the best
time not far below the-highest time of
the year, followed by reactions. Hogs
are not averaging as high in quality
as they did earlier in the year, as is
usual along in the midsummer period,
and-.Weights are still less than in re-
cent years, although averages are in-
creasing gradually. Recent reCeipts
have averaged 227 lbs., comparing
with 231 lbs. one year ago, 238 lbs.
two years ago and 240 lbs. three years
ago. Provisions have advanced along
with hogs, and pork sold a short time
ago fully $6 a barrel higher than a
year ago, while lard and short ribs
show similar advances, the exports of
hog products being enormous. The out-
look for the market appears bright,
and stockmen should make their hold-
ings as choice as possible. The great—
ly decreased receipts of hogs ,forl.the
week made a better market for sellers,
and at the close sales ranged at $9.45
@9821/2 for light bacon hogs and $9.85
@1010 for the better class of barrows,
while pigs brought $8@9.35. A week
earlier the best hogs brought $9.90.
Spring lambs have been marketed in
rapidly increasing numbers, and the
market has received fairly large sup-
plies of fed lambs for these times of
decreased mutton production. Natur-
ally, prices have suffered material de-
clines since the season opened for
marketing spring lambs, but anything
prime, whether lambs or sheep or

‘yearlings, brings extremely high val-

ues still, quotations ruling far higher
than in other years. Killers are dis-
criminating strongly against poorly
fattened offerings, and owners make
a grave mistake when they let their
holdings go to market only half fatten-
ed. Feeding lambs are meeting with
a large .demand at ruling prices, but
very few are offered, and lots of buy-
ing orders go unfilled. The 'same is
true of breeders, which are scarce and
extremely high. Most of last week’s
receipts consisted of spring lambs, and
they declined from 60@75c per-cwt.,
the best fetching $11.10. Very little
change took place in sheep and clip-
ped lamb prices. Spring lambs sold
all the way down to $7.50, and clipped
lots closed as follows: Lambs $5@
9.75; .feeding lambs $6.75@7.75; year-

$3.50@7.40;
bucks $5@6.
Horses were offered in greatly in-

breeding ewes $6.75@ 8;

   

last week, but the eastern shipping

creased numbers last week, and while
army horses were as active as usual
at firm pcires, undesirable animals
were apt to go lower. Commercial
chunks sold at $160@210 largely, while
drafters of the better class were offer-
ed sparingly and were quotable at $260
@300. Horses rejected for the cavalry
sold as low as $50@85, gunner rejects
going at $125@160.

Same day 1015..16,830 26,142 9,253
Last week ...... 37,450 125,898 70,671
Same wk 1915..44,267 141,525 63,707

Anticipating a dull week for cattle,
shippers sent in only about 9,000 head
today, and sellers succeeded in obtain-
ing advances of 10@25c. Hogs ad-
vanced about a dime, with sales at
$9.55@10.20. Hogs received last week
averaged 231 lbs. Buyers purchased
lambs and sheep 10@200 lower, the

 

least decline being in prime range
spring lambs.

Cattle receipts fell off materially in
volume during the last week, and
while breaks in prices took place at
times, on the whole, the trend of the
market was in an upward direction at
first, so far as desirable kinds were
concerned. Next to the decreased of-
ferings, the most noteworthy feature
was the further decreased percentage
of choice heavy beeves, and while the
fancy lots went as high as $11@11.50,
the bulk of the steers offered went at
$9@1.0.65, with a bad market late' in
the week, even for choice cattle. The
inferior to fair light weight steers
brought $7.25@9.25, with a medium
class of steers going at $9.50 and up-
ward, while good fat steers sold at $10
to $10.45. Butcher stock sold at $5.80
@9 for cows and $5.80@9.60 for heif-
ers at the best time, with lower late
sales, while cutters brought $5.30@
5.75, canners $4@5.25 and bulls $5.25@
8.50. Calves were active or slow ac-
cording to weight and quality, with
light vealers purchased at a range of
$10.75@11.75 per 100 lbs. for desirable

LIVE STOCK NEWS.

 

The crop of spring lambs is moving
to market freely at the present time,
and the Chicago packers are receiving
liberal supplies consigned to them di-
rect from Louisville,'thereby material-
ly lessening competition in the open
market. Prime springs and fed lambs
sell extraordinarily high because of
the serious shortage of live muttons,
but offerings not grading well sell at
declining figures much of the time,
with a Widening out of values between
the best and the poorest lots. Feeders
and breeders are scarce, much wanted
and extremely dear. An Idaho sheep
firm recently purchased 4,000 Cotswold
ewes and rams of from three to five
years of age for $9 per head. Heavy
losses of lambs in the far west are re-
ported, ranging from 15 to 25 per
cent, with the worst losses in Mich-
igan.

In the vast territory lying west of
the Missouri river stockmen are awake
to the vast importance of increasing
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ions never dreamed of in any former '
year, and this, together with home re:
quirements, effectually prevents any
uncomfortable accumulation of provis-.
Ions in any of the packing centers.
Then there is a very large demand for
fresh pork chops and roasts, their rela-
tive cheapness as compared with beef
and mutton stimulating their sales ev-
erywhere. Provisions have advanced
since the outbreak of trouble with
Mexico, the expectation being that the "
United States would have to be a large . g l
purchaser for its army and navy, and ' .
hogs have sold extremely high, even if . -
they failed to sell at the highest point l
of the year. Eastern shippers have , ‘
failed to make, anything like large pur— I
chases of hogs, paying top prices for ” ' l
prime heavy barrows and taking the
best light hogs at a discount of about
ten cents. Evidently cheap hogs are
still a long way off, current sales be-
ing far higher than in past summers.
Stockmen persist still in marketing
their hogs lighter in average weight
than in former years, although the av-
erage weight is increasing gradually.
Recent Chicago receipts of hogs have
averaged 226 pounds, comparing with
222 pounds a week earlier, 229 pounds.
a year ago, 237 pounds two years ago‘
and 284 pounds three years ago.

W. H. Firke, of Illinois, known wide-
ly as “the goose king of the world,
having raised this year 32,000 geese,
is also a large stock feeder, having
marketed in Chicago 25 carloads of
cattle, hogs and sheep within a month.
A short time ago he marketed three
carloads of fat cattle at $10.10 per 100
pounds, and also a carload of prime
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His lSJfl'l'i-lE LA'ST”‘-l§bli’l0N. " FINANCE/AND lNVESMiEN‘l‘.
The first edition is sent to those who ' (Continued from page 28).
have not expressed a desire for the
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the requirements of the mortgage they

L T MARKET.
DETROIT NE 8, OCK retain full possession of the farm with

Thursday’s Market.

July 6, 1916.
Cattle.

Receipts 1275. The run in all de-
partments at the local stock yards was
very light; all farmers are at present

. very busy with their crops and have
little time to spare now for live stock.

The cattle on sale were all of the
grasser order and although there was
little life to the trade, prices held
steady with those of a week ago, had
the run been any larger there certain—

- 1y would have been a slump in prices,
as the dressed meat trade is very dull.
Nearly all the dealers are now getting
western and southern cattle; the de-
mand for stockers and feeders was
hardly as active as for several weeks
past. The milch cow trade was dull
and the quality common. The close.
was dull as follows: Best heavy steers
$8.50@9; best handy weight butcher
steers $7.75@8.25; mixed steers and

other words, they have full voting pow-
er and retain the profits during pros-
perity, but in order to make the loan
attractive to their neighbor, consented
to certain requirements in order to in-
duce him to loan them his money at
six or seven per cent. interest.

If this simple illustration is applied
to stocks and bonds the distinction
may be clearly understood in arriving
at an understanding of the more intri-
cate organizations of the business
world. Of course, in order to fiulfill
the requirements of the different class-
es of security holdings in the large. cor-
porations, such as the large railroad
systems, many changes take place with
many modifications in each, and future
articles will explain in detail the posi-

its operation or else lose the whole or
part of their equity and .occupy the
same position as stockholders in a cor-
Just as long as they fulfill

full authority in its management. In

heifers $7@7.50; handy light butchers
$6.50@7; light butchers $6@6.75; best

cows $6.25@6.75; butcher cows $5.75@
6; common cows $4.75@5.25; canners

“ $3@4.25; best heavy bulls $6@6.75;
bologna bulls $5.50@6; feeders $6.75@
7.75; stockers $6@7; milkers
springers $40@65.

Haley & M. sold Sullivan P. Co. 2
cows av 1015 at $6; to Newton B. Co.

-‘,___ . _ a

1000 at $7.50, 9 butchers av 190 at

stockers av 510 at $6.75; to Sullivan
P. Co. 4 cows av 950 at $5.80, 1 do wgh
1120 at $6.50, 1 do wgh 930 at $6; to
Feldman 5 butchers av 706 at $5.80.

av 690 at $5.75.
Erwin & S. sold Golden 1 cow wgh

680 at. $4, 2 (10 av 930 at $4.75, 1 bull

’ wgh 750 at $6; to Bray & B. 2 cows av
, 1175 at $5; to Sullivan P. Co. 3 do av
947 at $6.25.
Veal Calves.

Receipts 540. The veal calf trade
was active and strong to 250 higher
than last week; bulk of the good ones

‘ brought $12@12.25 per cwt; quite a
sprinkling of choice at $12.50@13.50;
5 common and heavy $8.50@11.

Sandel, S., B. & G. sold Thompson
9 lambs av 70 at $10.75, 13 sheep av
95 at $6.25; to Mich. B. Co. 6 do av 125
at $6.50, 24 lambs av 75 at $10.75.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 550. The run of sheep and
lambs was light and the market strong
to 100 higher than last, week on any-
, thing good. Culls and thin heavy
, grades are not wanted and are almost
1‘ unsalable. Best lambs $11@11.25; fair
i lambs $10@10.50; light to common do
' $8.75@9.25; fair to good sheep $6@

6.50; culls and common $3@4.50.

Haley & M. sold Parker, W. & Co. 12
av 160 at $11, 2 av 120 at $12, 2 av 150
at $12.50, 2 av 250 at $11.50, 2 av 140
at $12, 8 av 180 at $11.50.

Hogs.

Receipts 3877. In the hog depart-

ment the trade was active and 5@10c

higher than on Wednesday; pigs bring~

7 ing $9.50 and yorkers and mixed grades
. $9.75@10; the close was strong at the

advance.

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July 3, 1916.
(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,
,' ~ New York Central Stock Yards,
Buffalo, N. Y.)
\ Receipts here today are as follows:
Cattle 110 cars; hogs 70 d. d.; sheep
and lambs four (1. d.; calves 1050 head.
With 110 cars of cattle today there
were around 15 to 20 cars of good ship-
-3 ping cattle here and there was a good
demand for them, with the bulk sell-
ing 15@25c higher, and one load at
$11.50. The bulk of all the medium
butcher steers, cows and heifers sold
fully 250 higher ,and in some cases 35c
higher. We look for a fair run of cat-
tle here next Monday and we ought to
have a steady trade.
We had a light supply of hogs today,
demand good for all classes and mar-
] ket strong 20@25c higher than the
‘ close of last week. A few selected
loads of hogs sold at $10.45 and $10.50,
but the bulk around $10.40; pigs and
lights generally $10. Everything sold
at the close and present prices are
. , plenty high to operate on, in fact we
‘ 'i . , believe it would be best policy to buy
‘ ' hogs to sell a little cheaper.

Market was active on sheep and
lambs and prices steady with the close
of last week. About all sold and we
look for steady prices last of the week.
Veals, good to choice $11.75@12; com-
néoa’. to, fair $10@11.50; heavy $7@

  
  
    

 

 

 

  

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3 steers av 1037 at $7.90, 1 do wgh
$6.60, 4 do av 580 at $6.25; to Kull 24

I Keever sold Breitenbeck 23 butchers

tion of different securities, and the
privileges of each.

Permit me to add, however, that the
above statements do not take cogniz—
ance of that great class of bonds
known as municipals. There are no
stockholders in a municipal corpora-
tion and municipal bonds occupy a
somewhat different position from cor-
poration issues.

J. R. MILLIGAN,
Financial Editor.

LIVE STOCK N EWS.

It seems strange that at such a pe-
riod of scarcity and high prices for
well fattened cattle, so many stockmen
should persist in their policy of hurry—
ing to market half-fattened yearlings
and older cattle which would sell so
much higher with a feed of from one
to two months longer. Within a short
time lots of yearling steers have been
sold on the Chicago market for $8.50
to $9.25 per 100 pounds which would
have sold for at, least $1 per 100 pounds
more had they been fed long enough,
and the same is true of older cattle.
With the serious shortage of choice
heavy steers and a good demand, com-
petition for them is keen, and weekly
high records for prices have been es-
tablished. With fat beeves and corn
selling at present prices it pays hand-
somely to fatten well-bred cattle, and
the only excuse for failing to do so is
lack of corn of good feeding quality.
For weeks prices have been widening
out between choice and inferior cattle,
and the best information available is
that good receipts of fat beeves are
still some time off. News comes from
the northwestern parts of the United
States that grass cattle are to move
marketward later than usual because
of the backward season.

Never in the past has the production
of hogs formed a more profitable oc-
cupation for farmers than at the pres-
ent time, with prices far higher than
in most past years, and it seems rather
strange that owners should continue to
market their holdings so much sooner
than ordinarily, recent Chicago re-
ceipts having averaged only 222 pounds
in weight, comparing with 231 pounds
one year ago, 233 pounds two years
ago and 244 pounds three years ago.
For some weeks a fight has been going
on between the men who produce the
hogs and the packers who slaughter
them to establish market prices, and
both sides have done all in their power
to accomplish their wishes. The pig
packers have held back at times and
allowed large numbers of hogs to ac-
cumulate in the stock yards, while at
times bringing in liberal supplies of
swine from other markets in order to
lessen competition in the open market.
On their part stockmen have frequent-
ly held back their hogs after bad
breaks in prices, and this has Worked
in their favor, although the meager
purchases of hogs made in the Chica-
go market for shipment to the eastern
packing points was a bearish factor.
Of late hogs have sold much below the
high time of the year when the best
lots topped the market at $10.35 per
100 pounds, although prices still ruled
far in advance of nearly all past sum~
mers. The sales of fresh pork pro-

ducts continue enormously large, while
domestic and export purchases of lard
and cured hog meats have vastly ex-
ceeded all former high records, despite
their dearness. pork wholesaling for
around $5 per barrel more than a year

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Conference on Co-ope
IXIN.G prices—will that be the ul-’

F timate purpose of farmers’ co-op-
' erative institutions? Will these
organizations, after the manner of la-
bor unions, employers’ associations,
wholesale and retail organizations, fin-
ally become a means whereby porduc-
ers of farm crops will determine the
prices to be paid for their products?

This "general proposition was among
the important questions discussed at
the marketing conference held at the
M. A. C. last week. Both sides had
champions and it would appear from
the arguments that here is a funda-
mental question around which the fu—
ture history of these organizations in
America will be largely determined.

It was pointed out by Hon. Charles
E. Bassett, of the Office of Markets of
the United States Department of Agri—
culture that an attempt to federate lo-
cal co-operative societies into large or-
ganizations for the purpose of setting
prices would be contrary to federal
laws and if attempted the courts would
pronounce them as being illegal and in
restraint of trade, and would force
'their dissolution.

Thinks Price Fixing Essential.

On the other hand, Hon. James N.
McBride of the Office of Markets for
Michigan, held that, inasmuch as oth-
er interests have found it expedient
and possible to establish uniform and
reasonable prices through organiza-
tion, it was reasonable and equally
right for farmers to do the same thing
and in the same manner—~in fact, he
showed that this had already been
done by bringing to the attention of
the conference several cases in point,
among them being the actions of the
raisin growers of California, the milk
producers of Chicago, the cranberry
growers of the United States and also
the bean growers of Michigan. He
feels that sooner or later the utility of
co—operation will depend largely upon
the ability to set prices, such prices as
will compensate farmers for the cost
of production.

Mr. Bassett’s contention was that
the life of cooperative institutions is
dependent upon the ability of the or
ganizations to enforce contracts made
with their members. If a member con—
tracts to sell his goods through an or-
ganization and then disposes of these
goods elsewhere and the organization
is without power to enforce the con-
tract or collect damages it becomes im—
possible to accomplish the purposes
sought by co-operation. He pointed out
that under the Clayton amendment to
the federal law relating to farmers’
non—profit corporations, provisions
have been made for accomplishing this
end. It is necessary, however, to com-
ply with certain conditions; in the
first place, all the members must be
actual farmers; secondly, they must be
organized for mutual help; thirdly,
there must be no capital stock issued,
and finally the purpose of the associa-
tion must be to effect savings and not
to make profits.

Organized Neutral Body to Conform to

United States Laws.

He enumerated the difiiculties en-
countered in federating local societies
in the northwestern states where the
United States solicitor found that not
a single local organization complied
entirely with the conditions of this
law. Three general organizations were
undertaken before they succeeded in
satisfying the United States solicitor
and were able‘to secure his approv-
al. The final form which passed cen—
sor consisted of a neutral body of in-
dividuals and not of a large organiza-
tion made up of the separate local so-
cieties as units. '

(Mr. Bassett elaborated upon the
point that co—operative institutions
should be constructed upon the idea of

effecting a greater economy in the
handling of products" rather than on

" ; the idea of advancing prices," in other

Words, to effect a saving and not to

make profits. He illustrated this point
by describing a retail store that band-
led a large business without clerks;
customers walked into the store, pick-
ed up the articles they desired, carried
them to a counter to be wrapped and
then paid the cashier at the door as
they passed out. This effected a sav-
ing in the operation of this store,
and thereby increased the income of
the owner, but the increase was a sav-
ing and not a profit. It is by increas-
ing the income of members through
saving or the elimination of waste,
that oo—operative institutions should
justify their existence. .

Here the speaker was confronted
with the condition of Michigan milk
producers who, according to the best
information that can be gathered, are
selling milk at a figure less than the
actual cost of production. He contend-
ed, however, that his position would
hold even in this situation, the diffi-
culty here being that the middlemen
are not efficient, and that the co-opera-
tive plant could be substituted and ef-
fect. a saving by distributing the milk
more economically.

Service Should Not be Forgotten.

In his address on the federation of
co-operative organizations, Dr. A. E.
Canoe, of the Massachusetts Agricul-
tural College, urged that price fixing
was only one feature of co-operative
effort, and that service was quite as
important. The dealers he found,
would pay more for cranberries put up
by the cranberry associations than
they would for those offered by private
individuals, the reason being that they
found the product offered by the asso-
ciation to be clean, uniformly graded
and properly put up in packages of
guaranteed size. This service natur-
ally made the product offered more de-
sirable, and of course, indirectly ena-
bled the associations to get a compen-
satory price for their offerings.

He declared that it is his best judg
ment that every local co-operative so-
ciety should maintain its identity. One
of the important things accomplished
through organization is to standardize
the practices of the members, both as
to production and distribution. This
work must be done almost entirely by
the local organization.

Different Types of General Organiza-

tions.

After a time, however, the local
units will find that they can accom-
plish more through the federation of a
number of small societies. When they
are working independently, these so-
cieties compete with each other; they
will all attempt for instance, to ship
their products to the same market and
cut. down the returns when it would be
possible through proper distribution to
dispose of the goods at satisfactory
prices if each of these local organiza-
tions worked with rather than against
the others.

There are different ways of organiz-‘
ing the larger body. It may be neces-
sary to only organize for the purpose
of gathering information, establishing
uniform methods of accounting, to pro-
vide proper credits, etc., or it may be
expedient to take over the products
collected by the local associations and
allow the general organization to sell
the whole output and make returns to
the local societies. In some cases the
looser organization will serve the pur—
pose, while in others it. will be neces-
sary to have a federation with suffi-
cient authority to establish grades,
make contracts and to carry on the
general business of the organization
with full power to enforce whatever
measures they. choose to use. The
speaker stated that only those societies
that are organized for a common pur-
pose should affiliate in a federation.

Advertising Michigan Peaches.

In bringing this idea before the con-
ference, R. H. Ellsworth, of. .theState
Office of Markets, emphasized the fact
that twenty-two peach-producing states.
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peaches are ripe. These states are of-
fering peaches to the 'public from May
to September. Some of the southern
states that have a considerable crop to
sell are well organized and succeed in
getting their crop into practically ev~
ery important consuming center of the
country. Because of this long season,
housewives are uncertain as to the
proper time to buy peaches, especially
for canning purposes. In many in-
stances unscrupulous dealers have rep-
resented to their customers that they
were handling Michigan peaches and
that it was the prOper time to put in a
supply for canning, when in reality the
peaches in question had been shipped
from Missouri. Frequently dealers be-
come over-stocked and take this means
of getting rid of their supplies, all of
which works to the detriment of the
Michigan peach grower, as well as to
the dissatisfaction of the consumer.
Mr. Ellsworth therefore argued that if
some means of financing an advertis-
ing campaign could be worked out, it
would be a very desirable thing for the
peach growers to do some publicity
work. He believed that consumption of
peaches could be greatly increased,
that the superior qualities of the Mich-
igan peach in particular could be
brought to the attention of housewives,
that the time when the Michigan fruit
will be ready and that the kinds best
suited for canning purposes could all
be brought. before consumers in a cam-
paign of this kind.
Mr. Campbell, of Detroit, an adver-
tising man, was present and gave his
views on the feasibility of such a cam-
paign. He pointed out that there are
more than enough people in the state
of Michigan alone to consume the
quantity of peaches grown in the state.
Because of this, he felt confident that
an advertising program such as was
suggested by Mr. Ellsworth would go
a long way toward solving the market-
ing of this fruit. He further suggested
that inasumch as Michigan peaches
are ready during September and Octo-
ber, a feature of this advertising could
be made by telling the housewives that
they could can their peaches after re-
turning from their summer vacations.

A committee was selected by the
chairman to work out a scheme for
financing such a campaign if consider-
ed feasible.

The Social Value of Cooperation. -

Mr. Wm. B. Hatch, of Ypsilanti, who
was a member of the American Com-
mission that'made a tour of Europe in-
specting the co—operative institutions
of practically every country of that
continent, and whose articles on or-
ganized agriculture have appeared
from time to time in the Michigan
Farmer, stated that while the econom-
ic reason would bring our co-operative
organizations into existence and keep
them active, he believed the social val-
ue to be of even greater importance to
a community than are the financial ad-
vantages. Despite the fact that earlier
in the conference repeated assertions
were made to the effect that co-opera-
tive effort could not be founded upon
loyalty, Mr. Hatch insisted that the
spirit of devotion to co—operation in Eu-
ropean countries and the British Isles
was remarkable indeed. Everywhere
he found the people enthusiastic over
the work and in numerous instances he
had knowledge of how members were
willing to sacrifice personal advantage
for the interests of these societies.

The efforts of the Agricultural Col-
lege and extension workers in arrang~
ing conferences upon this important
agricultural movement are certainly to
be commended. It is to be hoped that
other meetings will be held so that
now when the spirit of cooperation is
being talked about so generally, the
people of the state will have the very
latest and most reliable information
and the best experience at hand to
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FEDERAL. INSPECTION AND CON-
TROL OF DAIRY INDUSTRY.

 

BY FLOYD W. ROBISON.

For a number of years quite a bitter
controversy has been waged between
the representatives of the oleomargar-
ine interests and the representatives
of the butter interests. This contro-
vrsy has been carried to the floor of
congress, and nearly every session of
congress has seen in resolution form
or in bill form some measure either for
the so—called relief of the oleomargar-
ine industry or for the taxation of the
dairy business. .

Our readers will understand that the
oleomargarine industry is classed along
with certain other industries which
come under federal inspection and sup—
ervision. The reason for this inspec-
tion by the federal government centers
around the requirements of the law
which says that all oleomargarine shall
bear a tax of a quarter of a cent a
pound to be paid to the federal govern-
ment as an excise tax, and that all
oleomargarine which is artificially col-
ored or at least which is colored in im«
itation of yellow butter shall bear an
extra tax of 9% cents per pound, male
ing a total tax on colored oleomargar-
ine of 10 cents per pound. Around this
question of the coloring of oleomargar-
ine has hinged the bulk of the bitter
controversy, and the warfare between
the butter and oleomargarine interests
has not ceased with the taxation of the
colored oleomargarine, for even in
those sections where coloring is pro-
hibited by state law there has been an
antagonism between the two products.
But as may be readily understood, this
antagonism has not assumed anywhere
near the proportions which it assumes
when the colored oleomargarine comes
in direct competition with butter.

The oleomargarine interests have
tried for years to secure the removal
of this 10 cent tax. To offset the tre-
mendous campaign which they have
made, it has been necessary to have a
very concerted organized defense on
the part of the butter interests. The
oleomargarine interests not succeed-
ing in getting the tax removed have
resorted to this and to that expedient
to make the position of the dairy in—
terests more uncomfortable.

The Linthicum Resolution.

Whether the 'Linthicum resolution
has anything to do with this contro-
versy in its inception we do not know,
but at any rate it’is one graphic illus-
tration of the out-croppings of this con-
troversy and regardless of whatever
the real facts may be in the case many
will assume that the Linthicum resolu-
tion is merely one effort of the elec-
margarine interests to harass the
dairy interests.

The Linthicum resolution, known as
House Resolution No. 137, calls for the
appointment of a committee of con-
gress to investigate the truth of the
charges that milk, butter, ice cream,
and other products of milk are in many
casegjlthy, disease-breeding, and unfit
for human c'o'n'Sumption. This resolu~
tion was introduced by Representative
fl CharlesLinthiamr, cf Maryland, and
in its essence demands in fact federal
regulation and inspection of dairy
products.

(Continued next week).

 

.Within a short time heavy steers of
the old-fashioned class have sold on
the Chicago market extraordinarily
high, a carload which averaged 1745
pounds going for $11.30 per 100 lbs.,
equivalent to $197.28 per head, while
light weight grassy steers were bring-
ing from $90@100 per head. Fat cattle
have been bringing $160 per head and
upwards, and feeders have found buy-
‘ers at $80 per head or. more, feeders

bringing much higher prices than the
average prices paid during the past 10
_ for fat beef cattle. , .

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MARQUE’lVPE

The Pere Marquette Railroad is, I believe, after two years’ study of the situa-

   

tion, _r_1_ot in bankruptcy for the reasons commonly accepted by those who have

not given serious thought to the matter, but for the very plain and simple reason
that it has not been able to earn enough during its existence to pay its way

because of—

First, Light traffic density, and Second, LOW rates.

Light traffic density—While the Road serves considerable territory which
is well settled, and in those portions of the State the density of traffic is fairly
heavy, half of its mileage is in branch and sidelines, most of which run through
sections but sparsely settled. One half brings in three-fourths of the passenger
revenue, for example, while the other earns but one-fourth.

The .Pere Marquette is not a trunk line with an abundance of heavy

traffic and long hauls.
roads which handle the through business.
impossible for it to make the same showing as trunk line roads

operating in this territory.

\ Low rates—The freight rates in the section in which Mich-
igan is located, are the lowest of any in the United States, the
average'being but six mills per ton mile.
Pere Marquette carries a ton of freight on the average
one mile for six-tenths of a cent, or three miles for less

than the value of a two-cent postage stamp.
Before the system Was organized, the lines which were put

together to form it were earning an average of nine mills per ton

mile, but the decline of the lumber industry, which furnished about one-third the

traffic at fairly good rates, forced the Road to look somewhere else for business,

and now it is handling a third of its tonnage in coal, which carries a low rate.

The average rate in Michigan, already low because based on the through rate from

Chicago to New York, was reduced 33%% through this purely economic change.

Passenger rates were also lowered through legislative action in 1907 by the

same percentage.

In other words,

It is rather an originating and distributing line for other
For this reason it is

the

 

While the earning power of the railroad was being cut one-third,
operating costs were going up, taxes, materials and supplies, wages, in
fact everything the Road used or had to have jumped in price. The “high
cost of living” hit the Pere Marquette as well as everyone else.

To me, it is no wonder that the Road “went broke.”
miracle if it had not. Like any other business when “it costs more than it comes to,"
there IS bound to be trouble.

Freight rates have been advanced somewhat (about 5%), and interstate pas-

senger fares increased to 2%- cents per mile.
tion and have helped the situation.

It would have been a

These are steps in the right direc-
The next step should be to increase pass-

enger rates within the state to 2.} cents to conform to the interstate rate.
What the Pere Marquette needs is business to support its mileage

and fair rates for handling it.

Then it will pay its way and stay out of

bankruptcy, and be in a position to give more and better service to the

people of Michigan.

Talk No. 6

 
  

Operating Receiver.

 

 

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earlier and cheaper—3 compare.
manta, corn, mincrul, tunings—

four sizes made for 30 to 80 hogs
-—adjus¢ablo feed control, filled 3
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Special Introductory Offer
Write for our free booklet—“Self Feeders as Money Mukerl"—Gfl
our terms before buying. Reference. City National Bank.

Agents Wanted

STAR SELF FEEDER COMPANY

Farms and Farm Lands For Sale

NEW YORK STATE

Dairy,stock. grain and fruit farms are now
the best farm investments in the United
States. Farms located on improved highways.
with productive soil. fine improvements, good
water, best of home markets. near good schools.
churches. and shipping points, at$20. to $60. per
acre on easy terms.

Full information and free bulletin describing
alarge number of desirable farms will be sent
on application. to

0. 8. Wilson, Slate Commissiouorol Agriculture,
lbany, N. Y.

McClure-Stevens Laird C0.

Successors toA. J. StevensdzOo. Established 1883.
Farm, Fruit and St. kLands. We own 18000 acres
of chores unimprov land in Gladwin and Clare
counties. Sold on easypayments. Interestspercent.
Write for information.

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In Gladwin and Midland Counties, Michigan, “'ell
Low pripesand easy terms. Stafield Bros.
(owners). 1:3 Merrill Bldg, Saginaw, (west side), Mich

125 Acres stock and tools: extra, line. 14-room

- House; 13—4 miles to nice town;4barns:

plent fruit; near High School. Cows, hens, tools. All

for 3: ). part cash. Old man. nearly blind, must sell.

Buildings insured for $532."); ood location, Write for
particulars. HALL'S FA till AGENCY.

Uwego. Ticga 00., New York

SOUTHERN FARMS
Mlssisslnul. Arkansas, Tonnassu. Sand for booklet.
MARTIN & COLE. MEMPHIS. TENN.

257 ACRE STOCK FARM .. m... m... an

. improvements.
$30 per acre. 100 others. Semi for list. Neville

Farm Agency, Phelps Bldg. Binghamton, New York.

FOR SALE

Cement Block Outfit. mixer, gasoline engine.
block machine and ‘moulds worth $500 for $200.
Sell all or any part of this.

A. H. MURDOCK, H67 Loraine. Ave. Detroit. Mich.

BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY.

CATTLE.
ABERDEEN ANGUS: $30522?

ing .15 head of Choice. ,VOllllz bulls, one two year old
’I rOJan Erica at 82(Xl.00 iftakcn in 6 weeks, 14 head from
8 to twenty months old including the first and second
)nze. Seniorhull calves at the 1913 State Fair. Write
or Particulars, and come to the farm to look our
stock over. they are of the Blackbird Trofizn-Ericas,
and K Pride Families onlv. . L. CLAR . Hunters
Creek.chh. SIDNEY SMITH, Mgr.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS

HERD ESTABLISHED IN 1900.
TROJAN- ERICAS and BLACKBIRDS onlv.
Also breeders of Percheron. Hackney and Saddle

ones.
WOODOOTE STOCK FARM. Ionla. Mich.

 

 

 

 

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SON- Bo 244. cnoswun. MICHIGAN

 

Pl“,e Bred Aberdeen Angus, :1 few bulls and heifers
one year and older at $100 each.
GEO. HATHAWAY & SON. OVII). MICHIGAN.

 

‘YRSHIHEs—One of the foremost dairy breeds. The
most economical milk reducers. Calves
for sale. White Leghorn oockere a; Duroo Jersey
swine. Michman School for the Deaf. Flint.Miohigan.

 

VILLAGE FARMS, Incorporated
Grass Lake, Michigan,
GUERNSEY CATTLE
BERKSHIRE HOGS

Reg. Guernsey Bulls. servi cable age, great grand
sons of Gov. Chene, also grade Guernsey and Jersey heifers
6 wk: old $20 each. Avondale Stock Farm, Wayne. Mich

 

 

uernsenyay Rose) Bull for sale, born Sept. 5. 1913.
bp‘lendid animal in every respect, Dam .320 lbs. fat
Class I: . J. K. Blutchtord. Auditorium Tower. Chicago. ll-l

MILO D. CAMPBELL CHAS. J. ANGEVINE

BEACH FARM
GUERNSEYS

Average yearly production 422.31bs. of fat. three-
fourths of them making their records as two year
cids. By the use of a pure bred sire, a. big im.
provement can soon be attained if the right
selection is made. The breeding of the Beach
Farm Herd is as good as can be found. and we
guarantee them to be free from contagious dis-
eases and to be satisfactory in every way or
Romy refunded. Write and let us tell you about
em. ‘

GAMPBELI. s ANGEVINE, ,1

Goldwater, Michigan.

 

 
 
      

 

 

 

 


  
 

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of Berry Baskets and crates-

' Special—200 Waxlined paper
berry baskets postpaid for
81.00 to any point within 150
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' thing for bees, including begin.

ll. ll. HUNT 3 SON, Box 525,. LANSING, MICK."

- Control ing-

URING‘the summer and [especial-

ly near ,the corn fields, the crow

problem is a serious menace to
the flock of small chickens. Hawks
may have some friends, but their
friendship does not extend to the pro
ducer of market poultry. The fact that
there is no sure cure for these pests
frequently leads farmers to give up the
fight and figure on their annual loss
from this source as unavoidable. The

 

POULTRY JOURNAL
C Practical Sna py, Instructive—YOUR
PAPER. For t e breeders of Mich..

Ind., 11]., Wis.. only. You should read

it. 500 a year. 3 mo. 1 . A ents

wanted. Big 4 Poultry Journal, esk

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POULTRY.

ARRED Rocks Parks 200 Eg Strain with records to
B 290eg so. ear—$1.50 per 15 )elivered. lay Parcel
c .

post. 1‘ Astling. Constantine. Mi

Cock iirds, hens. Four l pullets
Iarrod llocliE :. 1.... 950 e... in one year.
W. C. COFF AN. BENTON HARBOR. HIGH.

' ' ' Barred Plymouth
”auxin: lliirlhern King Strain 1...... 83,}... 2......

' . 32. f 15. Both matings. atis li(‘_loll
xiii—£23313; 8&8le Wr Cousins. North Port, Mich.

OHN'B Big. beautiful, lien—hatched Barred Rocks. Eggs,

30. .250; 100. $7.00. Select matings 15, $4; 30, $7.00. all
postpaid. Photos. Circulars. John Northon. Clare, lVIich.

' Balance of season, Wh. and Brown Leghorns
chlcksl 88.50, S. O. Reds, Anconas, Wh. Wyandcttetl]
hundred,prepiid. FreeportHntchery, Box 1‘2, Freeport. Mich.

Strong Day Old Chicks llow $8.00 Per 100 Igf‘tyzi’v‘il

Leghorns, large, great layers, pure white, hatch every
week till Aug. 1st. Guaranteed delivery alive rind
lively. EVERFRESH EGG FARM. onia. Mich.
less for hatching from pure bred White Plymouth

Rocks anl S. C. Buff Leghorns on free range.
Kletzlen a: Webster. Bath, Mich.

 

' Biifl', Barred, Columbian, Par- '
"lichlng tridge. Silver and White Rocks Chicks
Pekinand Rouen Ducks. Shori- nuck'in 8
Eggs dnii Poultry Yards. Sheridan. Mich. g

 

 

Rocks. Pekiii and W ite runmicr ducks. White

E £3 for hatching—From Kure bred White Plymouth
Agrican guiiieas. H. V. H ostetler, ii. 1. St. Johns. Mich.

D l' 'ered frOm S. S. Hamburgs .rose comb
Eggs Wflii‘teLeghorns, B. 1’. Rocks, white Indian
Runner Ducks,
Circular free.

a hare bucks, $3 $4 $4).

fine Vassnr.’ Mich.

el i n
RiVEltVl .JW FARM,

Prices reduced one

. FOWIOLS' Buf' ROCKS“? half. balance of seas-

‘ l $.7’ for 15, $1. for . . $2 for 50, $3.50
331051“ ii.efig.sno°vvr.nn, Hartford. Mlcii.

Breeding Cockerels

' if and Black Leghorn, Barred
302R): gll%‘(vlg' Ig‘rlind Reds. Prices Reasonable.
Sunnybrook Poultry Farms, Hillsdale. Michigan.

llll’lllfillllls :

760., pullets 31. up.

—W h i t e, Single-Comb Keller-
etrnss 8 wks. olrl chix (lockerels.
M.E. THOhiPSON. Red lord, Mich.

 

ine Crest, S. C. White Orpingtons. .BargainA year-
Pling hens and cook, 58, L. and 81:). Just one half
what they will cost next 8 ring. . RS. WILLIS
ROUGH, Pine Crest Farm, oyal Oak. Michigan.

in

I. l. llorls, Bolh combs. Mosi Popular that...“
gs for hatching, Baby Chicks. Write for catalog,

I TERLAKES FA RM. Box 39. Lawrence. Michigan.

 

and S. C. R. I. Reds, e gs and breeding stock for
R. sale at reduced prices or ha]. of season. Belgian
hares very reasonable. 0. E. Hawley, Ludington. Mich.

Rose Comb Brown Leghorns

dG le strains $2.50 or 100 eggs. Cockerels
Kulgazg' iCLAUDIA BE'IEI‘ . Hill-dale. Mich,

 

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DR. WILLIAM SMITH. PETERSBURG. MICH

 

——200 Egg Strain—Eggs, chicks, 8
week-old pullets from hens with
records up to 264 eggs. Prize winners at largest shows.
Prompt shipment. prices low. quality guaranteed.
White Leghorns are best for eggs. We raise thousands.
and price list gives particulars. Write for it now.

imi§uiiiiiionii fill. 934 Union. nnnd llapliil. Mich.

ftrri: [oghorns

 

RHODE ISLAND REDS and PLYMOU TH ROCKS.
Males 5 to 12 lbs. according to age$2 to 35; P. R. hen

weight 5 to 10 lbs.. eggs 15 for $1 100, S5; 120, $6.
Mammoth Bronze Tom Turkeys. 8 to 38 lbs. according
to age 86 to 825, 10 eggs 83. A. E. Craniton. Vassar. Micli.

OSE and S. C. R. 1. Red eggs by mail 81.50 per 15
or 200 per eg from special pens; 85 per 100. Hens
for sale. JEN IE BUELL, Ann Arbor. R.8, Mich.

n ff Wyandotte and Barred Rock Cockerels 82.00
u each. 8 gs for hatching $1.00 per 15.
Mrslt. W. BLACK,

ILVER GOLDEN AND WHITE WYANDOTTES.
Eggs from all mattings, 1.50 per 15, $2.50 per 30 until
July let. 0. W. Browning, R. 2, Portland, Mich.

s k .C k ,l . 4 . -i v
WhileDWy‘andoiie O°°p.?.15‘.’°sie.f§.i.o,§ $311507 ‘3
DAVI

AY, 202 Forest Ave, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
HITE WYANDOTTES. Eggs $1.50 peii‘15. 82.50
we

per 30. $7.00 per 100. From choice 5 .
A. FRANKLIN SMITH. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
balance of

While Wxaiidoile Eggs llall Price mm... “1"

EGGAD Y POULTRY RANCH, Marshall, Michigan.

"PBEMIEB" PlllllllllliE WYMlllllllES ”$3.25“

838882.“) per 15. W. H. BACON. Petersburg, Mich.

Wanted Sprin Ohiclon: of While lmds.

W. B. EAST AN. Harbor Springs. Mich.

I. BRONZE “HIKE“, t°m“‘5‘°°v hem 85-00.

July hatched” hens $3.00.
RALPH WISE. Nurseries. Plnlnwell. Mich.

DOGS

Fox, Coon and Rabbit Hound Pups

From the best of blood and brokehounds. 85.00 each.
d t ll times. stem hotos.
findenlir‘hi‘fn? ‘ a. plfiedericksburg, 0.

 

 

(Taro, Michigan

 

 

 

 

placing of scarecrows near the poultry
houses and in the corn field will usu-
ally keep the birds away for one day.
After that the crows and hawks learn
the deception and the scarecrow must
be moved every day and placed in a
different position or it may serve only
as a roosting place for the pests it is
supposed to keep away. Attaching tin
cans to the arms of the scarecrow and
allowing the arms to swing in the
wind will cause a tinkling noise that
the birds will fear.

Trained Dogs Protect Poultry.

A well trained watch dog to watch
the poultry houses will keep away the
crows to a certain extent if it is taught
to run and bark at them whenever
they appear near the field. I have had
some success this year with a Scotch
Collie which has learned to spend all
of his time near the colony houses and
watch for intruders. After sending
him down into the corn field after the
crows for several weeks he learned
that they did not belong there and
seemed to enjoy going after them. The
Airedale is also highly recommended
as a watch dog for the poultry yard
and can be taught to bark at crows
and hawks, as well as chase them
whenever they light on a nearby fence
or in the poultry yard.

Small poultry yards can be protect-
ed from hawks and crows by driving
stakes at various intervals and con-
necting them up with twine. The birds
will suspect a trap and not fly under the
network even to dine on the best of
young chicks. Sunflowers‘ planted
thickly in the runs will give the chick-
ens a chance to hide and often allow
them to escape. At the approach of a
crow or hawk little chicks usually
squat down in the grass and remain
still and for this reason they can be
quickly gathered up and carried away.
As the chicks grow older they will ap-
preciate the‘danger and start for safe-
ty. Then dense foliage or shelters
built near the colony houses will be of

_. Ha

wks Van - ro

people who respect'the Crow and love.
to see the hawk soar in the sunshine
but none of 'them are engaged in the

business of trying to make money from
the mighty American hen.
Ingham Co. R. G. KIRBY.

A HATCHING PROBLEM.

Could you advise what is the cause
of chickens not seeming to mature
right in the shell before hatching. I
have set a lot of hens this spring and
most of the eggs are fertile, but when
the time comes for them to hatch they
break through the shell all right. But
there seems to be quite a little of the
yolk still in the shell and the chicken
is hanging to it and dies that way.

Tuscola Co. Cr. C. Y.

I believe the trouble you are having
is due either to lack of vitality In the
germs or else to the hens sitting too
closely, not giving the eggs ventilation
enough in the n'est. You probably know
that this can be a result of the hens
being kept on their nest too much.
Some hens by sitting too closely and
not turning their eggs enough, are apt
to bring off as many cripples as will be
found in a machine.

You may get the results you mention
by placing the nest in too damp a loca-
tion, but this is not probable.

J. C. GRAHAM.

SORE HEAD.

I discovered a lien in our flock that
had a pale comb. I caught her and
found purplish lumps a quarter to a
half-inch in diameter, which seemed
hard like tumors. These were on her
neck, head and all over her body, on
feet and legs; those on her legs were
the tops of the lumps.

SUBSCRIBER.

Your hens undoubtedly have what is
called “sore head,” or chicken pox,
which is a skin disease closely related
to roup.

As long as the disease is confined to
the skin, the birds seem apparently
healthy and may recover without treat-
ment in ten to twenty days, but in
about fifty per cent of the cases, these
swellings appear around the eyes and
become so large that the birds cannot
see to eat and in time die from the ef~
fects. Sometimes the mucous mem-
brane of the mouth develops diphther-
etic membranes, and when such is the
case, death occurs earlier than in oth-
er forms.

As this disease is somewhat conta-

gious, diseased birds should not be in-
troduced in the flock, and as soon as
sore head symptoms are noticed, birds
having it should be isolated. When the
disease is localized, a small amount of
treatment will effect a cure. The crusts
or nodules should be removed and the
places treated with a two-ounce solu-
tion of ’creolin and then dusted with
iodoform. Such treatment should be
followed by a daily greasing with vase-
line or lard.

As with roup, this disease is caused
by dampness and unsanitary surround-
ings. It is more prevalent during the
warm, wet weather. To keep the dis-
ease in check, I would suggest that
you make sure that the coop is kept
dry and clean, and also that you use
care in giving the birds nothing but
fresh clean food and clean water. The
feeding and drinking utensils should be
scalded frequently in order to keep
them in a sanitary condition.

value.
Use a Gun to Scare Hawks.

The shot gun is probably the best
insurance policy against loss of chicks.
Seldom is it possible to bring down a
hawk or crow, but they have a whole-
some respect for a gun and the ex-
plosion will drive them from the neigh-
borhood for several hours. It is best
to begin fighting the hawks and crows
early in the season before they have
enjoyed many chicken dinners. After
once finding out the source of supply
they are persistent hunters and will
make serious inroads in the poultry
profits in the course of a year. In a
flock of several hundred chicks the
loss of fifteen or twenty per cent
through hawks and crows may repre-
sent the bulk of the profit, “gone but
not forgotten,” and there is nothing
more discouraging than to watch an
ugly black crow carry off one of your
best White Leghorn chicks and pick‘it
to pieces in the distant corn field.

There is no sure way of keeping
down these pests, but with the present
price of poultry, eggs and corn, it
would seem desirable to place a liberal
bounty on both crows and hawks and
give the farm bby a chance to earn
some spending money by cleaning the
pests from his community. Possibly
they do kill harmful field mice and
have some value, but on the other
hand, the destruction of the birds of
prey might result in an increase of
song birds which have a great value as

 

CORN FOR LAYING HENS.

Under usual market conditions corn
is one of the most economical feeds for
laying hens, and can well be used to a
very large extent in their ration. How-
ever, corn must be supplemented with
a nitrogenous feed, such as meat scrap
or skim-milk, if good results are to be
obtained from its use. Recent experi-
ments show that hens fed a ration
composed of 87.2 per cent corn and 12.8
per cent meat scrap produced eggs
cheaper than hens given a greater

 

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insect destroyers.

I have seen many.

   

 

udmse . ear-ll bull ' a1 admit
G Son, I’dul no Soltlt‘owood'l
soyou-can buy. 1. M. Williams. No. Adams, M

'- G U ER N S E Y S
We offer a choice lot of hi h rade Guemey cows and
as" .. ’

Sir DenaNo. 36173. Priceslreuon
able.

23102 an ‘-
ms JBNNINO's FARMS. R. i. Bailey.‘MicII.
GUERNSEY i-“mmmm
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nicxs' omnrfsri‘r’c’rn‘imlfiminwivfi- Mich.

Herefords—One Bull Calf.

ALLEN BROS. PAW PAW. MIC“.

 

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EARL c. MCCARTRY, _Bod Ax... 1194113323.

 

 

Purebred Registered . _
HOLSTEIN
CATTLE

Holstein, the best dual purpose breed.
If your prose dairy herd isnot quite up tecton-
dard get agood purebred registered Holstein bull. _
and he will transform the poorest erd into a profit-
able one within four or five years“ The purebred
sire will always demonstrate his right to handled
”The foundation of the dairy industr . ' _ 'Ihere s
a vast diflerence between keepln Ho stems. and
just'kee ing cows. One urebre Registered Hol-
stein wi ldo the work 0 two and possibly three
You realize 9. savmg in feed.
And moreover, Holstein

 

ordinary cows.
housing, risk and labor.
cows milk longer. mare per car. and more per.
life than an other breed. nvestigate the big
“Black-and- hites.” _

Sand for-FREE (lluotratod Ducr’lptws Booklet.
“I‘ll: llolslcln-Irlcslon Association at America.
I'. L. Houghton. sec'y.. lo: I“. lroltlelioro. Vi.

Do You Want A Bull?

Ready For Service.

From a grand daughter of The King of tho
Pontlncs. Sired by a bull that is more than a half
brother to the Champion Holstein Cow of tho
World. and whose dam is a 30 lb. 6% i fat daughter
of Pontiac Aggie Korndykqwho has more ‘ lb.
daughters than any other livuig bull. If you do
write for pedigree.

EDWIN S. LEWIS, Marshall, Mich.‘

HOLSTEIN BULLS FOR SALE

Four of them from 12 to 17 months old by 31 lb.

sire dam‘sA.R.O. Price $100.00 to $150.00. Younger

bull calves from 50.00 up.
BLISSVELDT ARMS.

 

 

 

 

 

J enison, Michigan

 

FOR SALE

SOME VERY FINE YOUNG BULLS ,
Whose sires have as high as 31 lbs. of butter behind

. A they are young, will make a low rice on
$33. SBIGELOW’S nonsrnm EPARM ,
BREEDSVILLE. MICH.

 

HOLSTEINS. a'nice straigh t deep bodied.blocky built
bull calf, born Oct. 5th, 1915. is 'l nearest dams
have A. R. 0. records that average butter 7 day'sgil.”
lbs,, milk 533.36 lbs. W. B. READER, Howell. Mich.

HOLSTElN-FRlESIAN CATTLE

Herd headed by grandson of King Segis Pontiac.
and tuberculin tested annually. A few choice
young bulls from dams having official records .

PEACELAND STOCK FARM. Time Riven. Mich,
Chas. Peters, Herdsman. 0.1.. Brody. Owner. Port HuronJlich

 

 

3“ lb bull for sale, 2 years old, by a son of King of

- the Pontiacs. Dam sold for $1000 in Detroit sale.
Ferd. J. Lance. Sebewalng. Mich.

ets HazeLlet grandson of Magilecrest De Kol

$75 arthenea an Pontiac Mai 302 lb. orn

March %. Dam Pontiac Hesperia 2nd, 14.89 lb; 436.6 lb;

her dnm's sire brother to sire of world's record cow 3188411)
milk 1 yr. M. L. McLAULIR, REDFOBD. NICK.
Bull Calves and Cows

! “five "Ulsteln Bulls, that, I ofler for gale.
I can show breeding, records, in dividuality and atirac
tive prices. L. E. CONN ELL, Fayette. Ohio.

“10 P N 0TC ll ” Holsteins

By careful retention. for many years, of largest 'Jiil‘O-
n.
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ducing females, and use of superior sires. a bree
herd of wonderful quailt has been established. a
are sellingyoung bullso this‘"l OP NOTCH”quality.
of serviceable age, at moderate Prices. Information

edigrees,etc.. on application. It cPHERSON FARMS
(910.. Howell, Michigan.

FOR SALE Registered Holstein Bulls

ready for service. and bull calves. also females.
FREEMAN J. FISHBECK. Howell. Michigan.

 

 

REG. Holstein-Freisian cows and heifers, some fresh
and some ready to freshen 8125. Reg. bulls 830d
Frank Steffen, R. 3, Box 38. Howard City. Mic .

U ' 4 mo ths .

llagisicred llolslcin llull 204., “an... 31.1. Briggs

sister. Hissires dam made 32-94 lbs of butter and 712

lbs of milk in8 da 5. i bargain at 850.“). de-

livered, safe arrive.
H0 A

guarant
RT W.

eed.
FAY. MASON. MICHIGAN.

CHOICE HOLSTEIN BULLS—mil from A.R.0.dams
Entire herd on Semi of. test for yearly work. Jr.
2-yr.-old just finished year’s record of over 15.000 lbs.
milk,over 1000 lbs. butter record in mature clase.0herry
Greek Stock Farm. M.E. Parmelle, Prop., Hilliardu,Mich.

F0" S‘lE Reg. Holstein females Pontiac Korndyke
an Hon erveld DeKol Breeding. Prlc.
right. Ito 5years. Jo n A. Rinke. Warren, Mich.

6 Holstein Bulls

Readyi‘or service. at farmer-9' prices. All have high
testing A. R. 0. daughters from world Record Sire,
nothing better at any price. LONG IBEAOH FARM,
Gull Lake. (Kalamazoo Co.) Michigan.

 

F" 8" 3 pure bred Holstein Bulls, ready for ser-
.I vice. Sires. 2nearest dnms average 34.4511)

butter in 7 days. 1 bull and2 heifers 3400.

W. C. JACKSON. 719 Re: St., South Bend. Ind.

 

or sale nine head of Registered Holstein female.
from 4 months to five years. old and one fall calf
splendid breeding. Newton Bro... Frocport, Mich.

 

olstein Calves, 10 heifers. and 2bulll ls-lfiths are , ‘
H5 weeks old. beautifully markedem ouch. tagged '
for shipment anywhere. Edge

32.50

oonsond 82.5013 1. ..

 

number of . feeds. ~ . _ . .1

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For Sol Registered n lstei “ t,
Bulls, «33's months to a) millionth: 8:.”
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together one part powdered sulphate

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fillllllllilllllllllllllllllIllliillllllllilllIllIlllillllllllllllllillIIIIlllllillIllllll|||lllillIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIW
CONDUCTED BY W. C. FAIR,~V. S.

 

Barbwire Cut—Last summer my 12-

. year-old horse cut foot down near the

hoof on barbwire and it has discharged
pus ever since. Our local Vet. told me
that it contained a foreign body which
he removed and prescribed a lotion
which partially healed it. A. V. S.,
Deckerville, Mich—Apply either tincv
ture of iodine or iodoform every day
or two.

Tumor.—I have a sow that s a.
bunch on belly which I have en try-
ing to reduce with iodine, but ail. Will
this bunch affect her pigs? L. A., Oke—
mos, Mich.——The bunch you refer to is
a tumor and should be cut out. I do
not believe it will affect her pigs.

Warts on Head and Neck—I would
like to know how to treat a heifer that
has warts on head and neck. I first
noticed these growths four or five
weeks ago and am inclined to believe
that they are enlarging. W. W. D.,
Clarkston, Mich—Those that have
necks should be cut off, then apply
equal parts of powdered alum and tan-
nic acid. Also apply a saturated solu~
tion of salicylic acid in alcohol to the
other flat warts every two days.

Swollen Tendons.—The cords on the
back part of fore legs of cow are swol-
len and tender. Part of the time she
folds fore legs and stands on knee;
she is quite uncomfortable when stand-
ing while I milk. I am not sure but
her feet are sore. M. F. G., Alger,
Mich—Dissolve 1/1, lb. of acetate of
lead, 3 ozs. of sulphate of zinc in a gal-
lon of water, bathe feet and legs three
times a day.

Umbilical
have a colt 40 days old that has a hard
bunch at navel which I am certain is
not a rupture, but I would like to know
What to do for it. I also have a horse
troubled with boils on the neck, and
this is the fourth year that he has had
them. Both the horse and colt are
seemingly in good condition. C. S. C.,
Chippewa Lake, Mich—Paint bunch
with tincture of iodine twice a week.
Also paint collar boils with equal parts
tincture iodine and spirits of camphor
every day or two and give him 14 oz.
of Fowler’s solution at a dose in feed
twice a day.

Strangles.—-I would like to know
what can be done for a horse that had
distemper of a chronic nature. He has
a nasal discharge, makes some noise
when breathing, and I am afraid what-
ever ails him it will terminate in the
L. D., Frederick, Mich—Give
horse 1 dr. of powdered sulphate iron,
1 dr. ground nux vomica, 1/2 dr. pow-
dered lobelia and 2 drs. of ground gen-
tian at a dose in feed three times a
day. Dissolve 1/1. lb. of baking soda in
a gallon of tepid water and wash off'
nostrils twice a day. Rub throat with
camphorated oil once a day.

Nasal Catarrh—Chronic Cough—I
have a black horse that has had a bad
cough for the past six months, and
when he drinks, white stuff discharges
from his nose. I have doctored him
all spring and he don’t seem to get any
better. H. H., Poland, Mich—Give 2
drs. of dilute hydrochloric acid, 1/2 oz.
ground licorice, 1/; oz. ground gentian
at a dose in feed three times a day.

Chronic Indigestion.-My cows seem
to be inclined to chew rotten wood and
rubbish in preference to eating good
grass. H. R., Allendale, Mich—Mix

iron, two parts ginger, three parts of
cooking soda, five parts of ground gen-
tian, and give each cow a tablespoon-
ful at a nose in feed twice. a day.
Blocked Quarter of Udder.—-l have
two cows that came fresh about a
month ago and we are unable to get
milk from one quarter of udder. Last
fall each of these cows had a bunch
form in udder which seemed to pre-
vent the milk flow. What can be done
to clear out the bag and allow them to
give milk, if not now, but when they
come fresh again? R. E. 1-1., Peacock,
Mich.-—-Both of your cows suffer from
infected udder and you will obtain the
best results by applying one part io-
dine and nine parts fresh lard, or wool

itinhihumnitmmiimummmmnnuiilg

Tumor—Collar Bails—l

for me to dispose of the Holsteins
representatives

of years of careful breeding.

ready for service, that will be so

of that period his pure bre

 

 
 
   
  
 
 
  

 

FOR SALE

Having sold my farm in the city) for platting purposes, it will be necessary
efore August lst next, as Ihave agreed to

surrender possession of the farm at that time.
These animals represent the highest type of the Holstein breed and are

of the best known families.
I shall be glad to have any one who anticipates starting a Holstein herd to
come and see them. They are suitable for foundation stock and are the result

I have on hand a number of oung bulls of the highest type of the breed,
id at very reasonable prices.

venture the assertion that a man can take four of these animals, retain

them and their female offs rin for six ears, selling the males, and at the end

He steins wi 1 be worth more than his 80 acre farm,

, provided he grows them and takes first-class care of them.
has had the milk and the returns from the sale of the bull calves.

A year’s time will be given to responsible parties, with interest at 6%.

D. D. AITKEN, Flint, Michigan.

In the meantime he

 

Also some good farmer‘s hours.

This is the best lot of fall pigs we have ever had to offer.
dial invitation is extended to visit the farm and inspect the stock,
young Jersey bulls in Michigan we have, him for sale.

Brookwater Farm, Swine Dept, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Duroc Jersey Herd Boars

Specisl Oflering of High Class Full Boar Pigs.
enough {or breeders who appreciate the best.

Breeding and Individuality good

A cor-
If you wish one of the best

For further particulars, address,

 

Lillie Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Bull calves from R.
of M. Cows, also heifer calves and several bred

heifers for sale. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersville, Mich.

from high-producing dams,with
“my Bu": for sale testin Asso. records, also on
semi-official test. 0. B. We her. it. 6. Allegan, Mich

 

 

Nenior herd biiii,i\lajesty‘s Wonder 90717 for sale.sire

Royal M zijestmein Mina’s Dewiirop, his full sister
I Majesty's Butter cup produced 7113.2 lbs butter in 1 yr.
i Sons of Royal Majesty are scarce. here is ii chance to
‘gctone rousonnblc. must. sell to avoid too close in—
l)i'eediiig.\\’i'itc, for no i‘ticiilui‘s,zils() choice young bulls
from above sire. Alvin llulden, Cilpuc, Michigan.

 

' ‘ A ll) mos. old. solid color bull now
"inside Farm Janus oil‘ered for sale. Dam is s R. of M.
cow with record of 546 lbs. of butter us a 3 yr. old. He is a
line individual. Price right. (7. & 0. Unlike, Ypsilanti, blicli.

 

ii. of M. JERSEY HERD offers for sale,
maple Lane tuberculin tested cows, heifers, bulls,
I and bull calves backed by scverzil generations of Ii.
of M. breeding. “(VIN FOX, Allcgnn. Michigan.

,JERSEY BULL CALF FOR SALE

Ready for service. Majesty—Raleigh breeding.
Blesdowland l‘ill‘lll. Watei-iiisnl \\'ntcriiiaii, Ann Arbor, hiich,

BEBISIEBED JERSEY BULLS FOR SALE

1 yearling, and Bull calves from 8 to 10 months
(iii. A so El cows. “'rite your wants.
SM ITH- PARKER, R. J). No. i, Howell,

 

 

 

Michigan.

BIDWELL snournonus '

For “Beef and Milk"
i Registered bulls,
Scotch - topped i'nzins,
reds and white for sale.
Farm at N.Y.(Y. Depot;
also D. T. & I. R’y.
lddrsssG.fl.Schrsdongr.

BIDWELL STOCK FARM
Box 8, Tecumseh, Mich.

 

 
   

Albion Stamp 352670

 

Shorihorn Callie oi ’boili Sex ior Sale

W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan. r

n‘ln' BHE bull '7 months old for sale. price 31:30.
J. B. HUMMELL. MASON. MICHIGAN.

FOR Sale—Reg. Short Horn Hulls by Maxwalton

Monarch 2nd,;i son ofAi'ondiile, fromB to 10 mosold

John Schmidt, Reed City. R. No. 5., Michigan.
No Bulls at

SHBBTHUBN COWS FOB BALE : New...

R. R. Ststion, Elsie. H. B. PETERS. Garland, Mich.

Sil ”'1 AND POLLED DURHAMS FOR SALE.
0 am Have red roan and white. Have over 100

head in herd.

—Dairy or beef bred. Breeding stock all
Shadhorns ages for sale at farmers prices. C. w. Crum
McBride. Mich

 

Shortliorns of best Rates sirai1w,young

 

 

C. Carlson, Leroy, Mich.

Secy. Cont. Mich. Slim-thorn Breeders' Assn.

 

\vo yr'l. red shorthorn Bulls Roan Calf!) ‘mo. old'
Poll Angus Bull calf, 8 mo. old, not reg. Priced to
more Quick. (‘HASi-J'S Stock Fin-m, Mariette. Mich, R. l.

Bairy Shori Horns For Salt, “8’“ “mm“
M. A

Fifteen Years.
. BRAY. OKEMOS, (lunhsm Co.) Mich.

 

 

" ' t d Shorthorn Cuttle,young bulls and heifers
0ng .re $1!)0.00,bred cows and heifers $150.00. Write,
W. J. BELL. ROSE CITY. MICHIGAN.

 

Bed Boiled (hills. 13.“? 8. “$2. finish” and

 

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erkshires. I have 6 choice fall gilts bred for Sept.

immediate delivery.

arrowiiig at $23 each for
it. 4. Deckerville Mich.

. PA’l‘TU]..L0,

and Red pigs, price, weight,
nuroc JBTSGY ”oars etc given. 1 guarantee satis-

on, express prepaid. in. BanghartJ‘Iar-it Lansing.

 

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piss

Duroc derse

roc Jerseys, some choice Jan. boars, sprin pigs,
iiiirs & tries not akin, u few Hows for June. arrow
ailing blood lines. W. C. Taylor, Milan. Mich.

choice strains.
KRY LAWN FARM,

~F- . . .
nuroc Jerseys all and spring pigs either sex. from

8. O. BTAHLMAN.
Shepherd, Michigan.
Sons and gilts bred for
early Sept. furrow. Spring

either sex. E. I). I eydeiiberk. Wayland. Mich.

 

John McNicoll, Station A, ii. 1,

either sex.

Fo' sale Duroc .lchUY-‘i. choice breeding spring pigs
7

Prices ri i.
lay City, Mich.

 

~Scpt. boars ready for service also open
illil’OG Jarsehéilts iiiid some sows bred for Aug. and
Sept. .

E, H. RRIS, MONROE, MICH

 

DUROO JERSEYS ;-- “llii-‘l‘t‘ifil‘t

present.

Win. W. Kennedy, Grass Lake, Michigan.

 

fall

f c w

nunoc JERSEYS-limits for sale.

Carey U. Edmonds.

Hastings, Michigan.

 

H. G. Keesler.

I have some good last September
Durnc Jerseys Bonn-i and gills. Uilts will be

bred for September furrow

it. No. 5. (Inssopolls, Michigan

 

D‘?

istered Jersey bull.

BSON‘S l)l'I(()(‘.S Combine size, quality, breed-
ng. Hours for sale, Pigs :it wciiniiiutiiuo. liege

Orlo 1.. Dobson, Quincy, Mich.

 

['0 W .

DurocJersey 8031's Ready for Service.
Grand Champion blood lines.

Big,
smooth, lengthy fellows.
(Hits bred for Sept. far-
F. J. DROIH‘, R. 1, Monroe. Michigan.

 

UROC Jerseys with breeding quality and size. fall
Bows bred to furrow early ready to ship,expresspa i d.
J. ROBERT HICKS, R. 3. ST. JOHNS. MICII.

 

HAVE started thousands of breeders on the road to
success. I can help you. Iwant torplace one hog from
my great herd in every community where
resented b
months 0] .

G. B. BENJAMIN. R. I. D. 10 Portland, Michigan

RajSe ChesterWhites g

Like This

zghe original big producers

‘ a

  

am not already rcp-
these fine early developers—ready {or market at six
Write for my plan— More oney from Hogs. ”

 

 

iil‘
E.J.A

either sex.

ocs, Sows to furrow Aug. and Sept... spring pi 8
.l’i‘l'l'liel‘lfli Stud colt one year 0 d'
LDRIUH, l'ekonsha, Cal. (1-0., Mieh.,Bell l’hone'

 

BHES

TE" WHITE: glorfiiiriiinfi: Septwfurrow, spring ‘ _

not a in.
F. W. ALEXANDER. Vassar. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

fat to blocked portion of bag three
times a week. A recovery in these
kind of cases is always very doubtful.

Indigestion—Our milch cows are
pastured on 20 acres of cleared land.
and while driving them to and from
pasture, they pick up sticks which are
piled along the road. These sticks and
rubbish were plovved up after some old
buildings had been removed. F.
K., Gladwin, Mich—Mix together equal
parts air-slaked lime, ground ginger,
gentian and powdered charcoal—give
each cow 3. tablespoonful at a dose
twice a. day. Furthermore, your cattle

 

of best breeding,oi' various ages,either

BerkShires sex, all registered stock, no akin,
fiecial reduced price. rite your wants quick.

itchell’s Lakeside Farms. R.2. Bloomingdale, Mich.

SWIGARTDALE FARM

HOLSTEINS AND BERKSHIRES

We have for sale is fine bull calf born Marehfith nicely
marked.dsm a nineteen und three year oi , price
8100. In Berkshires we ave a nice lot of fancy tall
boars,su;ed by Sensational Chennai-s Mnterpiece 2nd,
also spring boars, “198°:er all large high class sni-
mais.of unsurpassed roe n3.0ur prices are rightmnd

we grantee to use, or re urn your money. ‘
Swiaaridaie Fpam, ,l'eiersbiirg, Mich.

- ' ,0! ti ages. the o bred.
Inhhlns- proliafleos‘tgsins, 39.1.5553. $35....“

 

 

 
   

  

  

    

   
  
 

 

John Harper and Son. (grand Ledge. Mich, 0. '0 Co ”RED GILTS, filiiigpegoélns, Dbt“”"“
J.CARL JEWETT. Mason. Mich.
nous. . 7 _ .. l
. E .i‘ {so )- { -;... . / P
I . . a]: .-; ' c [I
Boyalion Bred Berkshires. §é§e2°e§a“gfé£2¥éfi?‘ 1’32}; m ; “EELSlBlBB l. . . SWIM ii
shaped and marked. 87.00 each. ()rrler quick. Ill c For SIiO—‘il I O.
D. F. VALENTINE. Supt. Temperance, Mich. {H " muwuiancuSsliciisdJilllmllllnlli‘ - ii
- Sow bred to iarrow in A ll. Best, In ‘ " '1
BOERflNW "0.8.01 bsi'eeding. Maple Plug; Farms d
C. 5. BARTLETT, Propr. Pontiac, Michigan I‘

   

Irlghisido Form -
Grsnd Ledge, Mich.

 

 

 

Farm,

' —A nice lot ofs ring pi . Write
0' I c. swm' your wants. R3 cadow 5giew Stock

 

Holland, Michigan. R. No

 

O.

C.

l c October boars weighing 200 lbs. at $25
0 0 esch for,April shipment.
J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Michigan.

 

o l cl Send me your order for choice sprinz boars,
s s S. O
ser's name.

shi ped 0. . D. and registered in purcha-
. P. ANDREWS. Dansville, Mich.

 

 

 

should. be well salted and. their food

price. _Elmhulst Stock Farm. Almont. Michigan. * -

Elmer

310.0) each. 11. W. MAN

0.1.6. Swiss. 63'." 33???? fi'ffic’éfi’nfi’h’h‘im

Servicesbls boars and bred “he i]
I c. sold. Booki orders for Saint] pigs
. Dnnsville. ie (on:

 

o l C bred guts all sold, aim oflering Se t. boars
o ,I . 0 and gilts. int 9 growth' ones, an bookln
orders for spring pigs. A. . Barker. . 1, Belmont.Mieh

400 Big Type 0. l. 0. and Chain While Pigs

From eb. Mar. and Apr. farmw sired b the ii
boars in the state. School Master 52707 w o Wonwinbggg

 

show 1910. Aboan, sire to our undefeated breeders
wring herd zit 7stiite fairs, Allen junior champion at
is. State fair 191-1, and Captain Jim 33161, under 6
months bear and Junior champion at every state air
show 1915. Then we have Le Doux model 29015 rat
in class at Sioux City, Iowa. 191-1. Get our cata ogue.
its free. We Register Free; Guarantee satisfaction
in every way.
ROLLING VIEW STOCK FARM. Cass City, Mich.
o ' c’: A few bred sows to furrow in April, May
' ' I and June. I hai'e‘liHiistall boars to ofler,

also gilts Have them not ukin. All good stock.
Otto ll. Schulze. Nashville. Mich. 3'12 inilo wesioi depot.

 

 

Some extra good fall boars; also
a. '0 C’s gilts. Satisfaction guaranteed.
A. R. GRAHAM. Flint. Mlchixan.

O.l.c.’s Strictly Big Typo

'l‘wo Sept.boars. three 1915 July gilts, bred for July
farrow, cured by Lenght) Prince, No. 38161, bred to
Wonder 4th, No 33:37, he by Wonder lMJ69. one of the
most popular boars of the breed. Have the finest lot
of Spring pigs lever mixed. Ciiii furnish in pairs not akin.

NEWi‘IAN’S STOCK FARM. ILLMatlette. Rich.

0. LC. SPRING PIGS, airshorpfttr

JULIAN P. CLAXTON. FLINT. MICH.. B. 8.

 

 

 

0. I. c. Se tember i S both sex. Bred
’ : . ' ll . 1d.
E. 3. MILE..." ”fiestas: has...

I if youareintere t d'
0- I. C. SWINE: or (‘35., let ngtalrliz
you with a choice pair or trio, not akin, or a slit, duo

to furrow about September first.
A. J. GORDEN. B. No. 2. Dorr. Mich.

O. I. C.’s

Cloverleaf Stock Farm. Monroe.

 

 

 

Holstein bulls 6 and 8 months 01

Palrsfsnd Trios no akin. 2 Reg.
Mich., it. No. i'

 

Boar's at Half Price

We still have a few big boned, big type Poland China
boars ready for Service, weighing up to 250 lbs. not fat
at Stiltdt szlliel‘dic pitcglistercd in buyer's name. Also
regis erer ) ac crc ieroii Stallion Eyciirs old 3250.“).
J. C. BUFLER, Portland, Mich.. Bell Phone.

 

 

8'6 TYPE Poland (lhina 8(7er bred for July and
August arrow, Spring pigs.

G. W. BOLTON, lloute ll, Kalamazoo Michigan.

 

Big Typo Poland Bhinas'fitztrru“ “W“ ”"0“-

. 1; orders for spring
pigs. A. A. WOOD & SON. Saline. Michigan.

 

1901i SAl.ivI.‘l'. (‘. Sous, “Big ’1') pc "bred for Sept,
furrow. luxlru good 7 months boar. March and
April pigs. S.(.‘.ll. Minorcas. ll.\\'. Mills, Suliiie.i\iich.

Poland China Spring‘ Pig's
Our herd sire was Champion and Grand Champion
at the State Fair last (all. ()ur sows are great big,
stretchy, splendid,individuals, with best breeding.
Pigs from such matings will please you. Get our prices,

HILLCREST FARM

KALAMAZOO, MICK .

 

 

 

' A few choice full boars read
Largc Strain P' c. for sol" icc, and 1 May boar!
(.nlts for early [arrow all sold, ii few choice Gilts to
iarrow in A‘ug., and Sept., bred to black W'onder and.
Oaklands Equal Jr. H.().Swzirtz, Schoolcraft, Mich.

 

Gilts and sows. Bred for Mar. and
large lye P. ii. April iarroiv. Sired by Big Des
Molnes, lg Knox Jr..ahd (iiant Defender. Bred to Big
Knoer. Smooth W under 3 and Big Jumbo, iourgreat—
est. hours in state. (Ionic or write. \\‘.I-I. Livingston,i‘iii'nia,Mich.

 

lt‘. ’l‘ypc Poland Chiiias, Sired by llig Type King,
.. our lot“) lb. boar. Spring pigs. sired by big type
hing. li‘cscnmeyer A Wonder Jr., and Mow's Big
Bone. \l. lirewbaker .1; Sons, l'llsie, Michigan.

 

' "ll .",.,illi . -
For sale Paland chlnas i-lliiiliz'r (Kidd ht ziglesw 823:.
P. D Long. R. F. D. No. 8. Grand Rapids. ich.

 

envy-boned Poland China Spring pigs from large
‘ Prolific sows. also young and older sows bred for
Sophfarrow. ROBERT NEVIS, Pierson, MiChlzan.

Have 3 extra.
Sircd by Big Defender.
Augusta. Michigan.

good spri iig boars.

Large Type l’.(3. Sows & Hilts all sold.
W. J, HAGELSBAW

 

Large Yorkshires “2““...
September8igs. ‘3 spring boars. Prices reasonable.
W. C. CO K, Route No. l, ADA. MICHIGAN.

 

snow-rm TH E pussies

PROLIFIC ‘ ‘ M U LE FOOT’ . RESIST-
PHOFITABLE H OG ING

FOUNDATION srocx now 3:31” BLOOD or antic

   
  

 

lHAMPSHIRE SWINE ' g:-

', registered.

 

E. Smith. Redford. Mich.

 
  

THE CAHILL FARMS
KALAMAZOO - - - . MICHIGAN

 

 

John W. Snyder. it. 4, St. Johns, Mich.

 

. ' Bred Bows and gilts for Au u t
Hampshire Slime. September iarrow s. SpriiiizB pig:
both sex. FLOYD MYERS, R. No. 9, Decatur. Ind.

 

[1. ii. Halladay 0. ii. Hailaday &. Son
Breeders of Hampshire Swine.
Write your wants. Clinton, Mich.

SHEEP.
Kope Kon Farms Offers

10. Yearling Shropshire Bums.
100 Yearling And A ed Ewes.
s. L. WING. PROPR., KIND§RHO0K. MICE.

 

Good yearlin neid
Uxiorll ”I'm 8'". - ewes of all aggs for “feign. sad
M. F. GANSS EY. Lennon. Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

HORSES
thmns, Holsioim. lngzus, Shroasllim, Bums
DORR D. BUELL. Imln. lchl‘ul.

 

—llo i V
FOR SALE ..s%1t2.":::2::::3§r.‘“:.fil‘9fi
pooiion invited. r. 1.1: we a son. anxietienioi.

champions. defeated more champions than any boar ~

  
 
  
 

        

     

  
      
   
  
  
  
    
   
    
  

  
   
  
 
   
    
   
     
  
   
 
 
    
 
  
 

    

   
 

 
  
  

  

 

  

   

 

 

 
 
   
      

        
         
      
  
 

     


 

 

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INCREASED PRODUCTION AND STANDARDIZED MANUFACTURING
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THE prices of Maxwell Cars
are again reduced—$595 for the
touring car and $580 for the
roadster—effective July 1, 1916.

Only the price is (hanged——not the
car. _

Greatly increased production
reduces our manufacturing cost
per car.

Standardized manufacturing—-
only one Maxwell chassis—~makes
possible further production economy.

By reducing the price we also
reduce the selling expense.

Thus the Maxwell owner gets the
most actual intrinsic value for his
expenditure.

Bear in mind that the Maxwell
is the World’s Champion Endurance
Car. Its genunine through-and-
through merit has been established
beyond question or dpubt.

The Maxwell has lowered many
records for gasoline and oil consump-
tion. It is everywhere recognized
as one of the most economical cars
to maintain.

These facts, considered along with
the remarkably low price now quoted,
make the Maxwell the one big
automobile value of all time.

 

This announcement will be read
by hundreds of automobile deal-
ers as well as prospective retail
buyers. To those dealers who wish
to know if there is any open ter-
ritory, we will say that Maxwell
sales contracts for 1916-17 are
being signed now by our traveling
salesmen. There will be some
'changesr—particularly in the
allotment of territory. Therefore,
interested dealers, wherever
located, should write us now.

 

 

WHAT THE MAXWELL
PRICE INCLUDES

Long-stroke, high speed. four-cylinder .motor; 20
to 25 miles to the gallon of gasoline (average).

Irreversible steering gear; automatic motor lubri-
cation by splash and pump; 500 to 1.000 miles to gallon
of oil.

Thermo—syphon cooling.-

A running-in—oil clutch, so smooth as to make the
driving of a novice as free from gear-clashing as that
of a seasoned driver.

Tall, narrow, racing-type radiator, Maxwell-made.

Maxwell-made axles—I-beam front and semi-floating
rear; heat-treated alloyed steel.

Gasoline tank in cowl; short. accessible gas line to
carburetor.

Maxwell-made stream-line body“ well finished in
every detail. Deep, comfortable upholstery.

30 x 3% tires all around, non-skid on rear; average
life from 8,000 to 10,000 miles. Demountable rims.

Tire carrier at rear, with extra rim.

Substantial, Maxwell-made crowned fenders and
linoleum-covered running boards.

Electric starter, electric lights, electric horn.

High-Tension Magneto, an independent source of
ignition.‘

One-Man top with quick-adjustable. storm proof
curtains.

Rain-vision. adjustable, ventilating windshield.

High-grade speedometer.

The Maxwell Touring Car is a full five-passenger car.
Every Maxwell model seats comfortably the number
of passengers which it is rated to carry. ‘

Compare these Maxwell features with those
of cars selling at higher prices.

 

 

 

SEND FOR NEW CA TALOG— This new book is difi'erem‘ from the ordinary Nanm
automobile catalog. It not only illustrates and describes Maxwell Cars but it "
also tells an interesting story about the Maxwell Institution. Just write Address

 

(plainly) your name and address and send this clipping to Dept. S. Maxwell

 

City and State

, Wilma

_ Motor Company gDetroit .Micli;

Motor Companv, Detroit, Mich. s)
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