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VOL. CXLVII. No. 10 '

Whole Number 3904





DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1916





50 CENTS A YEAR

82 FOR 5 YEARS





Applying the Season’s Lessons





HEN,Dame Nature smiles upon

V ‘1 the land, distributing her boun-

ty of warmth and moisture in

a manner to permit a normal plant

growth and a maximum yield of fruit,

grain or forage, average crop yields

are —high. By furnishing these ideal

conditions Nature largely compensates

the crop for the shortcomings of the

farmer, but when conditions are unfav-

orable as they always are in some sec-

tions for some crops, there is a much

wider spread in crop yields, which

range from failures or near failures on

inefficiently managed farms to better

than average yields even in good crop

years on well managed farms, barring

always the total destruction of the

crop by some freakish trick of the

elements.



When conditions are especially fav-

orable for crop growth and average

yields are secured, there is a tendency

toward complacent satisfaction on the

part of the average farmer which is in

itself no small handicap in the attain-

ment of maximum success. But when

unfavorable conditions prevail and par-

tial crop failures occur, our attention

is directed more forcibly to the effect,

and we are inclined to study more dili-

gently to locate the cause. Such study

would be nearly if not quite as profit-

able in a normal year, since the varia-

tions in crop yields in any year are

sufficient to afford a most interesting

and profitable field of study for the

farmer who aspires to more than ordi-

nary 'eflficiency'in his calling. If our

faculties for observation are persist-

ently developed, we will note many

facts which, by analysis, could be trac-

ed to definite causes, therebyvteaching

valuable lessons capable of application

in the future conduct of our farms.



This point is well illustrated by the

accompanying cut, (Fig. 2), which is

from a photograph taken by W. P.

Hartman, agricultural agent of the G.

R. & I. R. R., on this company’s dem-

onstration farm at Cadillac, Mich. This





plots of alfalfa and sweet clover across

which the stump was also drawn just

after plowing. Nothing could illustrate

more forcibly the absolute importance

of preparing a good seed bed not only

for these legumes, but as well for the

staple crops grown upon the farm.

Any farmer who will take the trou-

ble to study this problem with the aid

of observations which may be made in

his own community, if not upon his

own farm, will certainly be convinced





insure a maximum of protection

against untimely drouth. It is related

that the pioneer in the adoption of the

so-called dry farming methods, which

have gained so much favor in the

semi-arid regions of the middle west,

discovered the principle involved in

the conservation of the scanty supply

of moisture in that section for the use

of growing crops by an observation

quite similar to that illustrated in this

cut. After a field had been seeded to





 





Sweet Clover, Cut in June, Yielded Two and a Half Tons of Hay Per Acre.





that it is always profitable to fit the

land thoroughly before planting a crop.

The preparation of a good seed bed

not only encourages the quick germina‘

tion of the seed and the rapid growth

of the young plants, but also destroys

countless weeds and makes the subse-

quent tending of the crop much more

easily accomplished where intertillage

is practiced.



A further study of the question will

also convince any farmer that a thor-

ough preparation of the seed bed will





wheat a wagon was driven across it as

a matter of convenience rather than of

design. The following season was not

a favorable one for wheat, and the crop

was consequently poor, but the farmer

noted that where the Wheels of the

wagon had packed the soil in crossing

this field there were narrow streaks

of good wheat. Reasoning that a sim‘

ilar packing of the soil would have

produced similar results on the entire

field, this farmer constructed a roller

made of small wheels mounted close





together on a common axle and demon-

strated the value of sub-surface pack-

ing in preparing a seed bed for small

grains for the conservation of mois-

ture in semi-arid regions. This idea,

together with that of maintaining a

dust mulch on the surface, is the foun-

dation of the so-called dry farming

which has enabled the farmers of this

semi-arid region to secure far better

average yields and avoid many of the

disastrous crop failures which they ex-

perienced before the adoption of these

methods.



Perhaps no season in recent years

has afforded so good an opportunity

for study and comparison of essential

factors in good farm management as

the present summer. The cold, wet

spring which prevailed over a large

section of the state delayed the prep

aration of the soil and the planting of

the spring crops and the drouth and

extreme heat which followed was un?

favorable for their normal develop-

ment. Yet illustrations can be found

in almost any neighborhood, even

where the most unfavorable conditions

prevail, of the efficiency of correct

methods in producing a fair crop, even

under these unfavorable weather can

ditions.



Probably the natural condition of

greatest importance in this desirable

crop insurance is the presence of suf-

ficient vegetable matter or humus in

the soil to promote at once better

drainage and increased water-holding

capacity in the soil, as well as a larger

reserve of available plant food and a

desirable medium for the activities of

beneficial soil bacteria which modern

science has found to play such an im—

portant role in the matter of soil fer-

tility. Artificial drainage is necessary

for maximum results upon many soils,

but without question the great bulk of

the soils of this state can be made por~

ous and friable as well as more fer-

tile by the plowing down of green ma—

nure crops to add to their content of

vegetable matter. Sup-





 





IOOSe, open sandy soil 'fi

characteristic of con-

siderable areas of

Michigan’s c u t-o v e r E 7‘ '

land. It will be noted ‘

from a study of this

illustration that on the

dark area in the cen-

ter of the picture the

clover has made a

much more vigorous

growth than on either

side. Mr. Hartman ex-

plains that this differ-

ence in the appear-

ance of the clover is

the result of a large

stump having been

pulled across the field

after the land was

plOwed, thus firming

the ground and im-

proving the character

of the seed bed before

the clover was, sown.

This same difference





 





 





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sitter hi Gainer lo the‘fieeuit0f livaullri'g a Stump Acrosapthe Plowed Field.





plementary fertiliza~

tion can also be prac-

ticed with profit upon

most of our soils, yet

the supplying of plen-

ty of humus is essen-

tial to best results

from supplementary

fertilization, and will

at the same time ma-

terially reduce the cost

of needed fertilizers,

particularly if legumi-

nous crops are used

for green manure pur-

poses.



Many crops which

are comparatively new

to Michigan agricul<

ture are now being

successfully u s e d in

different sections of

the state for this pur-

pose. Perhaps the ear-

liest development

along this line has

been the use of vetch

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As this issue goes

The Railroad Labor to press the wage

Controversy. controversy be-

tween the rail-

roads of the country and the four great

brotherhoods of their employes is ap-

parently approaching the final crisis.

By the time this issue reaches the read-

er the controversy will doubtless be

well on the road toward final settle-

ment, or negotiations will have been

discontinued preparatory to the calling

of a general strike of operative em-

» ployes on practically all of the great

railway lines of the country.



To the end that public judgment may

be intelligently arrived at an analysis

of the issues involved in this contro-

versy will not be out of place. The

original demand of the workmen was

for an eight-hour day and extra com-

pensation for over-time. The railroad

managers have insisted that the eight-

hour day was demanded, not as a princi-

ple but merely as a means of securing

an increase in wages, while the broth-

erhoods have protested their sincerity

in asking for an eight-hour day as the

basis for negotiations. Following the

failure of direct negotiations and the

inability of the United States Board of

Mediation and Conciliation to get the

two sides together on common ground,

President Wilson has been using his

good offices to bring about a settle-

ment of the controversy. The plan of-

fered and to which the men agreed

provided for the granting of an eight-

hour day with pro-rata pay for over-

time and the appointment of a commis-



- sion to investigate the entire wage sit-

uation with a view to the passage of

legislation which would prevent the re-

currence of the present trouble. ‘



To this plan the railroad heads have

not acceeded, insisting upon the main-

tenance of the principle of arbitration



as essential to the equitable settle-



ment of such a dispute. Their coun-





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«the eight-hair derby commission ,

be appointed by the President, the'rail-

roads to set aside a fund which would

care for the increased pay due ‘the

men on this basis in case the arbitrat-

ors decided in favor of the eight-hour

day. The men in turn have rejected

this proposal, and at the present time

the situation waits impending develop-

ments, including action by Congress,

which is being urged by the President

as the only available means of avert-

ing the impending strike.



It is greatly to be hoped that an

amicable adjustment of these differ-

ences may be brought about, and that

steps will be taken for the gathering of

information which will enable Con-

gress to pass just and efficient laws

which will prevent a recurrence of this

unfortunate situation in future years.





As noted in a re-

cent comment on

the rural credit

law which re-

cently passed Congress and received

the approval of the President, the only

method for the farmers of any section

desiring to take advantage of the pro-

visions of this act in making loans dur-

ing the first year of its operation is to

organize themselves into a national

farm loan association, within the mean-

ing of the law.



The. Federal Farm Loan Bureau of

the Treasury Department has recently

issued three circulars for general dis—

tribution among interested farmers.

One of these is a copy of the federal

farm loan act, another describes the

organization, management, powers and

limitations of the national farm loan

associations provided for in the act,

while the third tells in simple language

how interested farmers in any locality

may organize a national farm loan as-

sociation.



The requirements for such an organ-

ization are comparatively simple; all

that is necessary is for ten or more

farmers who desire to borrow money

in aggregate amounts of not less than

$20,000 to meet and organize them-

selves into such an association, prefer-

ably following the usual'form which

will be provided by the Federal Farm

Loan Bureau upon request, although

this may be varied to suit the individ-

ual needs or desires of the farmers

who are organizing the association.



All the requirements for the organi-

zation of a farm loan association are

comparatively simple and can be easily

met by the farmers of any community,

so long as the initial members num-

bering ten or more seek to borrow a

sum aggregating $20,000 or more. Of

this sum no individual loan can be

made for less than $100 or for more

than $10,000, which limits are fixed by

the provisions of the act. There is no

limit to the size of the membership.

The value of the shares of the farm

loan associations are fixed at $5 each.

Every farmer who becomes a member

must become a borrower and a share-

holder at the same time, the law pro-

viding that he must subscribe an

amount equal to five per cent of his

desired loan. This stock is held by

the association as part security for the

loan, although the association is re-

quired if prosperous to pay dividends

on the stock, which is cancelled after

the amount subscribed is repaid. The

funds thus derived are used for the

purchase of stock in the Federal Land

Banks by the National Farm Loan As-

sociation. If for any reason the loan

for which application is, made is not

granted, this subscription for stock in

the National Farm Loan Association is

returned.



Briefly stated, the limitations of

these national farm loan associations

as- described by the federal farm loan

board are as follows:



1. No loan. may be made except up—

on the security of first mortgages.



2. The amount of the mortgage can

not exoeed one-half the appraised val-

ueofthelandandZOpez-eentofthe

permanent improvementsu thereon,

which must be insured. : '





National Farm Loan

Associations.





 





existing indebtedneSs or 'for' produc-

tive purposes, which includes the pur-

chase of live stock, fertilizers, equip-

ment and improvements (see section

12, farm loan act).



4. Every mortgage must contain an

agreement to pay off the debt (princi-

pal and interest) in fixed annual or

semi-annual installments. ‘



5. The amount of each installment

may be fixed by the borrower, But can

not be less than sufi‘icient to pay off the

debt in 40 years, nor greater than to

pay it off in five years.



6. The rate of interest charged any

borrower can not exceed six per cent

per annum.



7. The borrower can not be called

upon to pay the debt except by the in-

stallments he originally fixes, unless

he defaults, but after five years he may

pay off the whole or any portion at

his option at any installment period.





The success of this plan of extend-

ing rural credit will be largely deter-

mined by the interest taken in same by

the farmers of the country, and it is

greatly to be hOped that the farmers

of all sections of the country, particu-

larly where interest rates are above

six per cent, will take early steps for

the organization of associations of this

kind. They can be organized at any

time, but loans cannot be made until

after the federal land banks are in op-

eration. .





§





THE WEST MICHIGAN STATE FAIR.





 





The West Michigan State Fair needs

no special introduction to Michigan

Farmer readers, a very large percent-

age of whom have in years past attend-

ed this second of Michigan's big fairs.

For several years the commodious and

Well arranged grounds at Comstock

Park housed the State Fair, and fol-

lowing the removal of that event to

another section of the state, the West

Michigan Fair Association kept right

on holding big successful fairs, the

character of which warranted them in

adding the word “State” to the title of

their show, which was made represen-

tative of the agriculture of the entire

state.



In the matter of live stock entries,

horticultural exhibits, the poultry

show, the machinery exhibit and enter-

tainment features, this fair has always

maintained a. high standard which en-

titles it to the liberal patronage of the

farmers of not only western Michigan,

but of the entire state. With an in-

creased premium list and many spe-

cial prizes offered, the entries at this

year’s show promise to exceed those of

any other fair held under the auspices

of this association. A notable innova-

tion in this year’s program is the new

method'which Will be introduced in the

judging of dairy cattle, in which utility

as well as breed points will count in

the scoring, a seven-day milk and but-

ter test being a, feature of the work

with some of the dairy breeds. This

new departure will be watched with in-

terest by both exhibitors and fair

patrons.



In the matter of educational exhibits

this fair has always excelled and this

department of the show promises to

be more interesting and complete than

at any previous year. A long list of

special entertainment features is an-

nounced by the management, including

automobile races, aeroplane races,

Arabian chariot races, “Made in Amer-

ica,” daylight fireworks, etc. Altogeth-

er the West Michigan State Fair will

be of a character which no farmer in

the state who can passibly arrange to

attend can well aflord to miss. Every

Michigan Farmer reader should plan

to attend this fair, which will be held

from September 18 t5 22 inclusive.





 





HAPPENINGB OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.

The Europe” Wan—Italy declared

war on Germany, to take effect August

28. This act will probablvhave little





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are, fhbwever, that Ital! ., .

ultimately be sent into France to aid

the French in a campaign. against A1~ '

sace. It is also inferred that by rea-

son of this act ,of Italy, Roumania. is.

likely to declare war against the cenm '

tral powers. Roumania has long been .

in close omcial relations with Italy.—'

The allied forces in the Balkans are

apparently being worsted in their fight

with the Bulgarians who are aided by

the central powers. Early this week

the Greek port of Kavala was taken,

and the Bulgars are now closing in on

Orfano. They are also advancing in

the valley of the Struma river, and on

the western wing where they confront

the remnant of the Serbian army the

Bulgarians have marched into Albania.

~-—In France the British and French

are continuing their offensive along

the Somme river, although advances

are being made at greater cost than

earlier in the campaign. At Verdun

German attacks were repulsed Sunday

n1ght.~——The Russian advance in the

Carpathian mountains is again in pro-

gress toward the Hungarian border.

The Russians have also opened an at-

tack on the Dvina river near the north

ern extremity of the Russian front af-

ter a long period of comparative inac-

tivity—The Italians have taken addi-

tional Austrian positions in the Cavnic

Alps.——The German Emperor has post~

poned until after the war the execu-

tion of' all sentences imposed for the

punishment of French prisoners, both

civilian and military as a result of a

reciprocal agreement with the French

government—The German submarine

merchant ship Deutschland, which had

made a successful trip to the United

States with a cargo of dyestuffs and

other German products is reported to

have successfully completed the return

trip to Germany in a period of 22 days.

~By royaldecree the Italian govern--

ment has taken possession of the his.

toric Palazzo di Venezia, an Austrian

territory in the heart of the city of

Rome for several centuries.





The State Department at Washing

ton is preparing a protest to Great

Britain against seizures of American

fishing vessels off the coast of Iceland,

and the reported refusal of Canadian

ofiicials in Pacific ports to provide Am-

erican fishermen with supplies. The

government is also urging an early re-

ply on the subjects of mail censorship

and the blacklisting of American busi-

ness concerns. '



National.





The 640 chairmen of the railway

brotherhoods who met in Washington

upon the call of President Wilson to

consider matters pertaining to the pro-

posed country-wide railway strike have

returned home without arriving at any

satisfactory arrangement with the rail-

road heads. The present situation

would appear to make the strike al-

most unavoidable, as the railway ex-

ecutives have presented their ultimat-

um in which they refused to settle the

differences upon the terms proposed

by the men and the administration.



Two persons were killed and eight

injured in an auto race at Kalamazoo

on August 27.



A general move to increase the price

of five cent loaves of bread'to six cents

is being made by bakers throughout

the country.



The Cuban army has sent a repre-

sentative to the United States to study

aeronautics with the idea of establish-

ing an aviation corps and a military

aviation school on the island.



The State Department at Washing-

ton has received information from Rus-

sia that that government will co-oper—

ate in measures to make possible the

forwarding of food supplies to the

starving people of Poland.



The war game just completed by the

United States _navy around the port of

New York indicates according to mili-

tary students, that under favorable

weather conditions an attacking fleet

has an excellent chance of landing men

within twenty miles of the city.



The annual encampment of the G. A.

R. is being held at Kansas City, Mo.,

this week. ‘



According to the Federal Reserve

Board, the establishing of preferential

discount rates on commodity paper has

aided in the movement of crops in dif-

ferent sections of the country and re-

duced the interest on loans for this

purpose from 10 to 15 per cent to six

per cent.



Because the street railway compa~

nice of New York City have thus far

failed to reinstate men who were dis-

charged for disorderly conduct the un‘

ions are now threatening another

strike. Mayor Mitchell is preparing to

take a hand in the fight.



The gain in bank reserves of 324,-

500,000 and the reduction of loans by.

$18,351,000 indicates the strong posi-

tion of business in this country- De-

spitetbe railroad situation the. natural

development of---practieeiiy an lineup! .



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"N enormous loss, which will prob-

A ably amount to several thou-

sands of dollars, is sustained

each year bythe farmers of Michigan,

through the lack of proper attention to

the selection and preservation of their

seed corn. The average yield of corn

in Michigan for the last ten years has

been 33.5 bushels per acre, yet many

farmers in the state are getting much

larger yields than that and on land of

only average productiveness. In 1915

there were 1,750,000 acres of, corn

grown in Michigan yielding 56,000,000

bushels, yet by the proper selection

and care of seed com the yield could

have been increased from five to ten

bushels more per acre, which would

have meant 7,000,000 to 15,000,000 more

bushels of corn for the whole state.

This would have meant that each farm-

er would have made from three to six

dollars more per acre from the, crop,

based upon the average price of the

last ten years.

There is an abundance of evidence

which shows that the average farmer





 





 





 





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Tap and Root Growth of Alfalfa 11

Months After Sowing.





 





does not secure more than a 75 per

cent stand of stalks in the field, while

it would be easily possible for him to

secure a 90 to 95 per cent stand, and

there is no reasonable excuse for hav-

ing less than a 90 per cent stand. Bes

sides, we should remember that it

takes just as much labor to plow and

fit the land or cultivate a crop of corn

having a 75 per cent stand as it does

for one having a 90 per cent stand.

There is no doubt that a well prepared

seed bed, a plentiful supply of plant

food and the proper tillage are all very

important in successful corn produCo

tion, but good seed is also absolutely

necessary for maximum production.



In order to secure good seed corn we

should not only see the characteristics

that each individual ear possesses, but

also those which the stalk that bears

the ear shows. This comparison of ear

and stalk is impossible to make if the

seed corn is selected at husking time

or from the crib the following spring.

It is the aim of field selection to get

fair-sized ears from stalks that have

produced these ears under average or

slightly crowded conditions, rather

than from stalks that have had more

than their share of sunlight and plant

food due to a poor stand. Practically

any stalk will produce a good ear un-

der very favorable conditions, but it

takes a vigorous, thrifty stalk to pro-

duce a good ear under more crowded

or slightly unfavorable conditions.



The best time to, select seed corn is

at the time of maturity. Take a sack

and go through the best'portions of

your field and select geod looking,

well matured ears that are borne on

medium-sized shanks“, at a Slight angle





 





 





 





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thrifty, vigorous ‘looking stalks,_ that

stand up well, have a good leaf devel-

opment and of a size that will mature

in anaverage season. Then, rather

than select just enough ears for your

next season’s planting, select two or

three times as many as you need, so

that you may go over them later and

select for a uniform type of ear.



In general, there are three things

which should be kept in mind in field

selection of seed corn:



1. Select well matured ears of a va-

riety capable of maturing before kill-

ing frosts. .



2. Select ears borne at an angle and

at a medium height on the stalk.



3. Select ears from strong, healthy,

vigorous stalks, with good brace root

development and a good growth of

leaves.





APPLYING THE SEASON’S LES-

SONS. \





 





(Continued from first page).

sown with rye as a catch crop in corn,

or as an orchard cover crop. This has

proven a valuable green manure crop in

many sections of the state, though ap-

parently not well adapted totall soils

and localities. Soy beans and cowpeas

have also been grown to good purpose

for this use in other sections, particu-

larly some of the southern counties.

The latest'development along this line

is the use of sweet clover, long regard-

ed as a weed, as a soil renovator.





The first of the first page illus-

trations shows a stand of sweet clover

on the demonstration farm above men-

tioned which was seeded July 22, 1915,

and cut for hay June 22, 1916, giving a

yield of two and -a half tons per acre.

The last of the three cuts accompany-

ing this article shows a development

of alfalfa plants and their roots

which was made in the same period of

time above noted. This demonstration





plot, which the ‘writer had the privi- ,,





lege of inspecting in the early spring,

is typical of large areas of cut-over

sandy land .in the northern counties of

this state. These illustrations Show

that with the use of proper methods it

can be made to yield abundant crops

of these legumes, and this fact will in-

sure abundant yields of staple crops

under effcient management.





Recognizing the growing of legumes,

particularly clovers, as necessary for

the maintenance of soil fertility at its

optimum, consideration should here be

given to the neCessity of supplying the

proper soil amendment where an acid

condition of the soil prevails, to sweet-

en it and make it a suitable home for

the bacteria peculiar to and essential

for the successful growth of these le-

gumes. On a large percentage of our

soils a liberal application of lime is re-

quired to neutralize the acidity of the

soil resulting from improper manage-

ment and the washing out of the lime

content of the more open soils by the

rapid percolation of water through

them.



The liming of soils is not new; it

has been practiced for many genera—

tions in the older agricultural coun-

tries. Referring to that fact and the

experience gained therefrom, a prom-

inent. agricultural authority recently

reminded the writer of the old Eng-

lish saying that “Lime makes the fath-

er rich but the .son poor.” It is con-

ceivable that such might have been the

case prior to the comparatively recent

scientific discoveries and their practi-

cal application to agriculture, but with

the use of a soil amendment which

will enable the farmer to grow clovers

or other legumes more successfully,

thus placing him in a position to rapid—

ly increase the humus content of, as

.well as the nitrogen in, his soil, it is

obviousothat if intelligent soil manage-



‘ment is practiced, especially if supple-

mentary fertilization is given," the fath-,

or will leave a large deposit of wealth





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than or , the old 3mm. -

Another illustration which. cannot

fail to point its lesson this year is the

use of good seed as compared with

poor seed. An unusual amount of poor

seed was planted this year, owing to

the scarcity and high price of a good

article, and the results are plainly evi-

dent in the cropsxgrowing upon many

farms. This is ”we time of year to ap-

ply the lesson taught by this experi-

ence. Every farmer in Michigan should

gather and properly care for a supply

of seed which will be more than ade-

quate for his next season’s needs while

the crops are being harvested and stor-

ed this year.



Another lesson which will force it-

self upon the mind of every observing

farmer this year is the importance of

the timely accomplishment of the dif-

ferent farming operations. Where crops

were planted last spring upon a poorly

fitted seed bed and their early cultiva-

tion was neglected beyond the period

when it should have been done, weeds

have encroached seriously upon the

crops and have either entailed a large

expense .in hand labor in removing

them, or drawn upon the moisture and

plant food of the soil in competition

with the growing crop. Right in this

connection is another factor of eco-

nomic farming which should engage

the attention of every man who would

get a maximum of results from his

next season’s campaign, that is the

profit to be derived from the use of

farm equipment which is adapted to

the work in hand. The result noted

from drawing the stump across the

field as shown in the accompanying

cut, suggests the value of implements

which will pack, firm and fine the soil

where these operations are essential

to the forming of an ideal seed bed.

Some type of roller which will pack

the soil and still leave the surface

rough will prove especially valuable to

this end. Such implements are not ex-

pensive, but if they cannot be afforded

any farmer can at least make a packer

and pulverizer by nailing some plank

on three fence posts to make what is

commonly called a floater or planker

which will give a measure of the good

results accomplished by the stump in

this instance, if used directly after

plowing.



Good harrows and cultivators are al-

so essential in the proper fitting of the

soil for any crop, and their timely use

is just as important. For the conser-

vation of moisture the ground should

be worked immediately after it is plow-

ed and after each succeeding heavy





   





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, The lessons which have been here

pointed out are only a few of the many

important lessons which -the season’s

experiences and observations will

teach us if we will but devote our fac-

ulties of perception and analysis to the

problem, which each of us must do if

We would become efficient farmers,

since every man’s problem is in some

respects different from his neighbor’s

and individual study is essential to its

best solution.





BETTER ROADS IN MICHIGAN.





 





If Michigan carries out its part of

the program the state will receive

federal funds of $2,259,750 for building

roads during the five years, under the

new federal aid law. Assuming that

roads built under government specifi-

cations will cost an average of $10,000

a mile,. State Highway Commissioner

Rogers says that Michigan should get

at least 450 miles of federal aid roads

during this period. Of the total ap-

propriation of $85,000,000, the sum of

$75,000,000 will be expended to aid the

states in building rural post roads and

$10,000,000 to build and maintain roads

and trails in the national forest re-

serves, some of which are in Michigan.

The state must appropriate equally

with the federal government.



Lapeer county has let its first con-

tract for road construction under the

Covert act and will build five and a.

half miles running north of North

Branch village. The cost is estimated

at $4,000 a mile.



Shiawassee county has sold $170,000

worth of good roads bonds and plans to

build about 50 miles of road this year.



Washtenaw county has plans for the

building of over 11 miles of road this

year.



Osceola county will mark all its

roads with enameled iron signs, giving

distances and directions.



Despite scarcity of labor and other

handicaps, Oakland county under its

two-mill tax and the county bond issue

has over 53 miles of road under con-

struction, with six miles completed.

The contract for building four miles of

gravel road on the Saginaw turnpike

was let to Walter Campbell of Port

Huron for $4,000 per mile.



Monroe county has let the contract

for building a stone road from Monroe

City to the.Wayne county line, a dis-

tance of 13.57 miles, to the Central

States Construction Co., of Columbus

Ohio, for $199,000. One-half the road

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gravel road 16 feet wide and 100 miles

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Applying Lime with Manure.





I have a field of about seven acres

that is very acid. This, field was in

wheat this year but the wheat Was so

poor and full of weeds that I did not

even‘seed it to clover. I want to plant

this field to corn next year. What

would you think of the idea of plowing

this fall and sowing about two tons of

ground limestone per acre, and in the

spring put on a good coat of manure,

and plowing again, or would it be bet-

ter to grow one crop with just lime,

and no manure, as I have been told

that lime and manure do not work

well together. Also, what is the dif-

ference between the several kinds of

lime. I see by the advertisements

that they have rock phosphate and

ground lime rock and hydrated lime.

Which is the best? Any advice on the

using of lime will be appreciated.

Sanilac Co. M. F. S.





The plan outlined in this inquiry is

a good one, except that the ground

limestone should not be applied with

the manure, but after the same has

been plowed down and the ground is

being fitted for the corn crop. Lime is

much more effective in correcting soil

acidity where it is thoroughly mixed

with the soil, as would be the case if

applied as above advised.



It is not a good plan to apply lime

directly with manure, since a chemical

action results which releases some of

the nitrogen of the manure in the form

of ammonia gas, although this would

not occur to any great extent where

the two were applied separately in-

stead of being mixed together before

application.



Ground limestone would be the best

form of lime to use in a case of this

kind where the application is to be

made some months before the land will

be again seeded to clover. On a very

acid soil where the seeding is to close

ly follow the application of lime, hy-

drated lime would be more effective,





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correction of soil acidity.



Ground rock phosphate is simply

what its name implies. It is the cheap-

est source of phosphorous, but the lat-

ter is in unavailable form, and for

profitable results it should be mixed

with manure when the same is applied

to the soil, so that the resulting chem-

ical action may make the phosphorous

available for the use of plants.





LILLIE' FARMSTEAD NOTES.





 





We have the most ermarkable

growth of alfalfa started for a third

crop that I ever saw. This is August

19 and the alfalfa is eight to 12 inches

high and the rankest, most luxurious

growth I ever remember seeing any-

where. The Grimm variety looks the

best. We certainly have the promise

of as large a crop as the first cutting,

Which of course is something unusual.

The heavy rains recently and this hot

weather are responsible for this. An

ordinary year this would be more than

welcome. This year, however, we have

abundance of hay and this marvelous

growth is not so important. Our corn

silage, however, will not be up to nor-

mal, and we may need all the hay be

fore spring. I haven’t forgotten that

we had to buy more than $100 worth

of hay last spring.



Corn is improving very fast; plenty

of rain and hot weather is boosting it

rapidly. Had we got it properly culti-

vated in time the prospects would be

excellent for our purpose, which is

simply for green corn for the canning

factory, but for ripe corn there must

be no frost in September. The risk is

not over by any means.



The land is in excellent condition to

plow for wheat. It could not ‘plow

better. The heavy rains have soaked

the land clear down and our clay does

not plow up as lumpy as usual. Unless

we get too much rain from now on as

we did last year, conditions will be

ideal for wheat seeding. Some of these

good conditions help offset poor condi-

tions of last spring. Yet they can not

wholly overcome the bad spring; we





 





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there is'more feed than twme as many

hogs could eat, as it happens this year,

however, we are short of hogs. We

haven’t as many as usual. If, however,

the hogs do not eat it all it can be

plowed down for humus. It will be re‘

membered that this rape was sown

with peas early in April. Some of it

was 12 inches high when we harvested

the peas and went into the silo with

the pea vines. It makes excellent sil<

age. It looks to me now after two

years’ experience in sowing this field

to peas and rape that I have hit upon

something quite practical. Early in

the season we do not need pasture for

the spring pigs. They are too young

to eat much pasture. The peas come

off in June and then the pigs are ready

for the pasture, and so far we have

had an abundance of it. This is a field

of about 10 acres and furnishes alarge

amount of feed it the season is at all

favorable.





I have a letter from a subscriber of

the Michigan Farmer complimenting

me on my idea, advocated a short time

ago, of cutting down the acreage of

crop land so the work could be done

with less labor. Cutting down the

acreage considerably of our principal

crops would be no more or less than

controlling the market. That is the

way he figures it and that is the way I

figure it, and it must produce that ef«

feet. The effect would be the same as

a poor crop. Many times a poor crop

brings nearly, or quite, as much as a.

good one, because a scarcity increases

the price, and better prices for a poor

crop might bring the farmer as much





money as a smaller price for a good]





crop, But no money is to be made on

a poor crop. It has cost as much to

produce it as a good one.





Why should not the farmer try to

control his market as well as other

business men? If the manufacturer of

farm implements had produced more

goods than the market needed and

would buy he would not try to remedy

this by producing more. He would cut

down his output until the demand had

reached the supply again. No one but

the farmer tries to remedy such condi~

tions by producing more. The market

milk men are forming a combination

to get better prices for their milk and

they ought to have better prices, but I

think that in the end they must look

after production somewhat. It may be

that there is none too much milk pro‘

duced for the demand, but it is not

produced uniformly throughout the

year, and in the spring and early sum«

mer there is a surplus which enables

the milk combination to depress prices

for the whole year. This could easily

be overcome by a little organization.

On all staple non-perishable crops the

market can be absolutely controlled by

proper planning of the area of the

crops and the farmer can get a price

showing a profit above cost of produc-

tion it he will. Produce no more than

the market will take care of at a rea-

sonable price. That will control the

market and no one can find any fault

with it. It is only business Judgment.

Other people do it. It is said that the

National Fruit Company many times

throw overboard whole ship loads of

bananas on purpose to control the mar-

ket. They find on nearing our coast

cities that owing to a change of weath<

er not so many bananas have been con‘

sumed as normal and instead of put-

ting more on an already glutted mar-

ket they dump them overboard and go

back for more. This'prevents a drop

in prices. When prices once go down

it is hard to get them back.





Now a lot of our land that we have

been growing cash crops on could be

rested, turned to pasture, etc., and a

sufficient amount of these crops grown

on the balance to supply the demand

at profitable prices and the farmer

would be ahead. With the present con-

dition of the labor market it seems to

me something of.,.this sort must be

done. COLON C. LILLIE. ‘





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‘ HE summer meeting of the Mich-

. igan Jersey Cattle Club was held

at Ann Arbor, Mich“, August 10,

. 1916. The first of the Jersey people

arrived at the Whitney Hotel on Wed-

nesday night. .Among the first to ar-

rive Thursday morning was Mr. R. M.

Gow, Secretary of. the American Jer-

sey Cattle Club. 'As the people arrived

they were introduced to him and an in-

formal reception was held. At about

eleven o’clock the meeting was called

' to order and the entire morning ses-

sion was devoted to business, the most

important-‘ being the discussion of the

appointment of a field or publicity man

for Michigan. It was finally decided

to leave the selection of four such men

to the executive committee, as it was

thought that a man in each of the four

sections of the state could do the work

much more cheaply and effectively

than one could do, covering the whole

state.



Jersey booths at the county fair

were arranged for and also one at the

State Fair at Detroit. There followed

much discussion relative to stock show-

ing at the fair. Dinner being announc-

ed, the remaining business had to be

laid over. After dinner the whole com-

pany went (some by auto bus and some

in private cars), to Brookwater Farm,

the summer home‘of Prof. H. W. Mum-

ford of the University of Illinois.





Inspect Jersey Herd.



As we drove into the yard the first

to greet us were the Jersey cows, wait-

ing on the lawn to be inspected before

going to the barn to be milked. It was

certainly a pleasure to see the herd in

its everyday working form. I am told

that 21 of these cows, several being

heifers with first calves, made an aver-

age of 412 pounds of butter and 'over

7,000 pounds of milk last year. Fifteen

have made Register of Merit records.

After the cows had passed inspection

they were grouped in the foreground

and the visitors gathered together in

the background and a picture was tak—

en. Then the yearling heifers grazing

in a nearby lot were duly admired for

they were certainly beautiful. Natur-

ally there was a desire to see the sire

of such a handsome family, so the com-

pany next visited Benedictine King

86100. Benedictine King is a beautiful

fawn color, very finely proportioned, of

good size and showing much class and

vigor. Of course, the babies could not

be neglected and although Mr. M. O.

Munn, president of the American Jer-

sey Cattle Club, had by this time ar-

rived, the calf herd was turned into

the yard and the sight of these young

things repaid us well for the time tak-

en. Then we went to see one of Prof.

Mumford’s flock of about 400 hogs.





A Good Program.



Then just a peep into the dairy, then

a. drink from the well and the people

were ready to settle down for the af-

ternoon meeting. Prof. Mumford had



‘prepared for the comfort of his guests

in a unique manner. Bales of hay were

placed on the lawn with planks laid

from one to the other, thus seats were

provided, although chairs had been

placed for the ladies, there being over

50 present from different parts of the

state.



AlthOug'h 'I took copious notes I shall

not attempt to reproduce the address-

es of Mr. Munn and Mr. Gow, but will

simply say that both gentlemen spoke

words of encouragement and inspira-

tion for us all, making us feel that

they are in close sympathy with every

lover and breeder of Jerseys, that the

business of dairying is practical and of

great importance and that the Jersey

is doing her share of the ,work.



One of the things emphasized by

Mr. Munn was the importance of test-

ing the cows and the building up of

the herd by the use of the pure blood

sire. If by so doing the average pro-

duction per cow can beeraised it will

mean seine billions of pounds of but-





:ter “and ansincrease of about six mil-





 





lions of wealth fer the dairymen of the

world. As the average per cow is only

about 150 pounds of butter per year

this ought not to be a difficult task.

The advantages to be derived by join-

ing the American Jersey Cattle Club

was pointed out, the result being that

five gentlemen applied for membership

in that club.



Another thing urged by Mr. Munn

was the organization of county cattle

clubs. “These county clubs,” said he,

“ought to send delegates to the state

meetings, the state club in turn ought

to send delegates to the meetings of

the American Jersey Cattle Club and

the expenses of the delegates ought to

be paid by these clubs. In closing Mr.

Munn recited one verse of Gray’s Ele-

gy and then gave a beautiful para-

phrase of the same, which I am sure

impressed everyone who heard. In-

deed, every word of his talk was ap-

preciated by all.



Mr. Gow being introduced gave a

talk filled with facts and figures so

clearly and concisely given that there

was not one superfluous word uttered.

He spoke words of encouragement and

commendation to the people and to the

Michigan Jersey Cattle Club, one of 57

state clubs.



One significant statement of Mr.

Gow’s was that the Jersey is every-

body’s cow the world over. Having

visited herds in the north where .the

thermometer stands at zero for months

and also herds in the south where the

thermometer registers 100 or more

above, he found the little Jersey quiet-

ly, persistently doing business every

day, not only at the extremes, but all

along the line between. After Mr.

Gow finished his most interesting and

instructive address, Mr. Probert, of

Jackson, made some very pleasing re-

marks. The company were then treat-

ed to ice cream and cake, served by

the host and hostess, assisted by their

children.



The close of the meeting was some-

what hurried, owing to the lateness of

the hour and the necessity for haste

to enable some to make trains home

that evening.



As our departure was so hurried, we

wish now to publicly thank Prof. ,and

Mrs. Mumford for their cordial hospi-

tality, thus making our visit to Brook-

water Farm such a delightful one.



P. H. WALKER.





REPORT OF GRAND RAPIDS COW

TESTING ASSOCIATION.





 





Out of the 264 cows under test dur-

ing the month of May, 11 gave over 50

pounds of fat and three of these pass-

ed the 60 pound mark, while 63 passed

the 40 pound mark.



Pet Johanna Hartog 3d, a registered

Holstein owned by the Anderson Bros.,

led the county in milk. She produced

2,036.7 pounds of milk with an average

test of 3.0 per cent, making a total of

61.1 pounds of fat.



Molly, a grade Jersey owned by J.

W. Spangenberg produced 1,289.6 lbs.

of milk, 61.77 pounds of fat, which is

the highest mark reached in the asso-

ciation for fat production.



The total number of pounds of milk

produced in the association was 181,-

451.6 and the total number pounds of

fat was 9,841.34. Having but 264 cows

under test this gives us an average of

687.31 pounds of milk per cow per

month. Also an average of 37.27 lbs.

of fat per head per month. The cost

of feed ranged from $2 to $5.61 for the

month. H. J. HAND, Tester.





THE 1916 DAIRY CATTLE CON-

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How theChCrryCrop





.ECAUSE the Traverse region “is

the cherry center of the state and

is fast becoming one of the most



important cherry regions of the coun-

try, and because of the unique geo-

graphical location of ‘that part of the

state, a study of the method of hand-

ling the cherry crop is interesting.



Last year about one hundred cars of

cherries were shipped from Traverse

City, but this year it will be near two

hundred cars. This increase is due to

both a good crop on the trees which

have been bearing for several years,

and a goodly number of young trees

coming into bearing this year.



The help problem has not been a.

serious one thus far as many pickers

make annual excursions to this region

to pick cherries. This season, how«





- ever, this section has suffered with all





rural communities and this made nec-

essary the use of every available hand,

although none of the orchards suffered

very serious injury from not getting

the crop picked.



The Varieties Grown.



,The most popular and extensively

grown variety is the Montmorency,

which is by far the best sour, market

cherry grown. The Richmond and the

English Morello are also grown to a

great extent. These two varieties, with





Auto Truck Loaded with





the Montmorency, make a fairly long

cherry season and growers having

these varieties can offer the pickers

steady picking for some time. The

Richmond serves as the early season

cherry, the Montmorency for the main





 





crop, and the Morello for rate. The

Windsor is the most popular sweet

variety, although the Schmidt should

receive more attention by this section

on account of its size, flavor and hardi-

ness. It is equal in quality and size to

any of the western cherries and is a

good producer after it comes to bearing.



All of the picking is done by clip-

ping the cherries except those which

are picked for canning factory purpos-

es. These are pulled off without the

stem as this eliminates the necessity

of stemming them at the factory and

makes the picking easier, especially if

one wishes to pick the trees over sev-

eral times. As the fruit is canned the

next day ,the poor keeping qualities of

pulled cherries is not a serious hind-

rance for this purpose. The pickers

receive twenty-five cents for a. sixteen-

quart, or twenty-five-pound case.



Marketing Methods.



This year there were four main

sources of outlet fer Traverse cherries.

Most of them were taken by an old-

time cherry buyer whose most com~

mon way was to make an offer for

them in the orchard. The growers

dealing with him would put their cher-

ries by the roadside and one of the

trucks would pick them up. The next

morning the truck would take back

empty cases and leave a check in the

mail box for the cherries picked up

the night before. The arrangements

were usually made by phone. This

dealer also took care of all cherries

sent on consignment, a. small portion

of which was dispose of that way.





 





 





Somewhat over a third of the crop





Is- Handled

was handled by the co-operative asso‘

ciation. As soon as the season for one

variety was _over the returns and ex-

penses for that variety were prorated.

A representative of Detroxt commis-

sion houses also took a portion of the



The most favored way of disposing

of the crop, especially for the growers

in the northern part of the Old Mission

peninsula, was to the canning factory.

Every evening the cherries were taken

to Old Mission and from there they

were taken by boat to Northport for

canning. The growers received four

and a half cents per pound at the Old

Mission docks and got a check imme-

diately upon delivery of the fruit. As

the canning factory furnishes the

crates, which held twenty-five pounds

each, and as careful picking and grad-

ing was not as necessary, this means

of disposal was the most profitable to

the growers. The price paid by the

canning concern‘is quite high, but it

is reported that this was necessary in

order to get the cherries to fill war

orders.



Cherries Bring Good Price.



The average net price to the grow-

ers has been around $1.15 per case for

sour cherries, while last year the price

was around 75 cents. The cost of the

crates is 14 cents and hauling charges





 





Cherries from Peninsula.





from any part of the peninsula is five

cents per case.



The fruit is hauled by several auto

trucks which make two and three trips

a day, and also by boat from Old Mis-

sion and Bowers Harbor. The advan-

tages of the auto hauling is that the

fruit is picked up right at the road-

side of the orchard. To ship by boat

the fruit has to be hauled to the ports

but the trip is made at night and

therefore the fruit arrives at Traverse

City in good condition in time for un-

loading at six thirty in the morning.

If there is enough for a carload for

any shipper the car is run on a side

track on the dock and is loaded direct

1y from the boat. If not, the auto

trucks haul the fruit from the boats

to their loading place. The cost of

shipping by boat is four cents, and one

cent additional for auto cartage, mak-

ing a total of five cents, which is the

same as the auto haul direct from the

peninsula.





BLOSSOM-END ROT.





 





My tomatoes for the past two or

three years, have rotted at blossom

end when about half grown. Will you

please tell me the cause and remedy?



Van Buren Co. E. H. T.



Your tomatoes have what is called





blosspm-end rot or point rot. As to

whether this disease is a fungous one

or a bacterial one has not been defi-

nitely decided, but it seems that it is

an infectious disease, and is probably

carried from plant to plant by insects.



There is no known method of con-

trol, but it has been found that toma.

toes grown on soils having plenty of

moisture are not as susceptible to the

disease as others.



This trouble is worse during periods

of drouth, and for this reason it has

been quite prevalent this year.
- calcium; therefore she must deplete





 





 





 





HAT many farmers are becoming

enthusiastic over pork growing

in the face of tremendous losses

from disease during the past three

years reflects confidence in the indus-

try. A share of this confidence is un«

doubtedly the result of changes in

feeding methods, including a wider use

of forage and grasses, and the more

general use of the anti-cholera serum.

Agricultural colleges and agencies ad-

vocating larger production and demon-

strating better methods of feeding and

handling disease have had a wide in-

fluence in bringing about arevival of

interest in this money-making branch

of farming.

The disposition to increase pork pro-

duction is not confined to any particu-





normal pigs.





duce growth and gains.





following table.





the other proteins that will increase

their efficiency‘ in supporting growth





lar locality. In the southern states, and gains. '

where tobacco and cotton have for Per Cent.

years been the principal crops, the bet- Oil meal proteins ................ 16-17

ter class of farmers are planting more Wheat proteins ................. 20

. . . Corn proteins .................. 24

corn, raismg legumlnous crops and Oat proteins ............... 25

feeding a few h0g8 for market In the Wheat germ ...f..II.I .......... 40

dairying regions the progress toward Casein of milk“ ................. 45

increased pork production is some- Skim-milk proteins .............. 63





what slower, but furnished adequate Corn proteins, 90 per cent; Oil





. . . 1 meal proteins, 10 per cent ..... 31

incentive dairy farmers Will sure y re- Corn proteins 75 per cent; oil

spond to the Increased demand for meal proteins, 25 per cent ..... .. 37

pork products. The small feeders in Corn proteins, 60 per cent; 011

these new localities, in the aggregate, meal proteins, 40 --------------





One very important point illustrated

in the table is the fact that the protein

in the corn kernel and the proteins in

the oil meal are far more efficient in

the formation of body proteins when

fed in combination. The proteins of

these two feeds are deficient in one or

more element, but when fed in combi-

nation one makes the deficiencies in

the other good, so their mixture is bet-

ter than either alone.





Experimental Data.





In one experiment a pig fed on

wheat proteins began to lose in weight.

The failure was due to the inferior

quality of the proteins in the wheat

and the toxic effect of the ration. In

another feeding experiment it was

demonstrated that when corn proteins

were fed along with the wheat proteins

they partly made good the deficiencies

in the wheat proteins.





At the Connecticut Experiment Sta-

tion it was demonstrated that the ad-

dition of protein such as the albumen

of milk or the proteins of meat helped

out wonderfully in making the pro-

teins in the cereals more easily digest-

ed. This undoubtedly explains the

great value of a feed like skim-milk or

digester tankage in supplying the de-

ficiencies in grain feeds as well as pro-

moting the health of breeding hogs and

growing pigs.



Forage crops and grasses are not

only rich in protein and most of the

mineral nutrients, especially calcium,

in which corn and other grains are so

markedly deficient, but they neutralize

the acids in the cereals and produce

gains far in excess of what their chem-

ical composition would indicate. There

is nothing quite so good as water in-

closed in plant cells to give the grain

feeds the consistency most agreeable

to the pig and best calculated to insure

strong, vigorous health. It is not the

amount of food nutrients nor the

amount that is digested that wholly de-

termines the returns from feed, but

the amount that is made into growth

and gains. Forage and grasses, when

properly supplemented with the grain

feeds, give just the right tone to the



pig’s system to bring its efficiency up

to the limit. The use of succulent feed

to insure the more complete assimila-

tion of grain and by-product feeds is

nothing new. English feeders have for

years used root crops to do just what

forage and grass crops are now doing

for progressive American feeders.



(To be continued).





are producing many tons of pork, so

that the industry is sure to expand on

a. scale not generally recognized.

These facts are supported by the sta-

tistics of the Bureau of Animal Hus-

bandry in the counties where experts

are at work, and also by the market re-

ceipts of hogs.

Problems to be Worked Out.



While the outlook for pork produc-

tion is very favorable at the present

time, there are several problems that

must be worked out before one can

conduct the business successfully on

a commercial scale. In the first place

one should make adequate plans to

provide a cheap and efficient ration of

home-grown feeding materials. In the

corn belt states the great problem is

to profitably and efficiently supplement

corn with forage and grass crops; suc-

cessful feeders figure the corn crop as

a. basis, and look toward forage crops

and grasses to supply the deficiencies

in the corn. In localities where corn

is not given so prominent a place in

the farming the great problem is to

make the small grains, by-products, for-

age and grass do their most efficient

work and finish the pigs for market

with a minimum quantity of grain

feeds. The ideal system for both 10-

calities is a proper combination of

grain, by-product feeds and forage and

grass crops of merit.





Limitations of Staple Feedstuffs.



In working out a profitable system

of pork production adapted to condi-

tions where corn, small grain, forage

.and grass crops may be grown success-

fully it is well to study the limitations

of corn, small grains and by-prod‘uct

feeds as well as the limitations of for-

age and grass crops. Corn and some

of the other grains are deficient in the

quantity and also the quality of pro-

tein they contain. One-half of the pro-

tein in some of these grain feeds is in-

capable of maintaining life, much less

of preserving life in the growing foetus

and insuring normal growth and

health. Some of these grain feeds are

deficient in minerals, the elements

needed to build bones, stimulate the

organs to activity, encourage digestion,

secretion and excretion. In some of

the grains calcium, (the metallic base

of lime), that make up nearly 40 per

cent of the dry ash of bones, is not

present in sufficient quantities to ena-

ble 3. young animal to grow normally.

The brood sow, carrying a litter of

pigs, would need all the calcium in

nearly one-half bushel of corn in order

to meet the requirementgof her un-

born pigs, but no sow can eat enough

‘eorn to meet the demands for so much





 





The lives lost in the recent storms

that swept through Texas, hitting

some of the camps of the American

forces stationed on Texas soil, are 13,

while the property loss is placed at





body‘ in order to produce a litter of

Furthermore, some of

these grain feeds are deficient in cer-

tain vital substances necessary to pro-





Experiments in pig feeding covering

a period of eight years at the Wiscon-

sin Experiment Station for the pur-

pose of showing how much of the pro-

teins of the different feeding materials

the pig can retain for the building of

body proteins are illustrated by the

It illustrates not only

the vast differences in the quality of

proteins furnished by the most com-

mon foods, but also the results obtain-

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Diseases of Am 2115 .

N the examination of farm animals, usually a fair index to the condition of

it is important to have a method, the animal. There is no part of the

or system. If a definite plan is al- body that loses its elasticity and tone

ways followed, you will seldom over- as a result of disease sooner than the

look, or fail to observe any unnatural skin. It is also true that the condition

symptom, or abnormal condition. True of an animal is shown to a certain ex—

an experienced eye can see, a trained tent by the appearance of the mucous

hand can feel, but the unskilled ob- membranes. For example, when an an-

server may overlook many slight de- imal is anemic as a result of disease or

fects, unless he has a certain rule and of inappropriate food, the mucus mem-

follows it. First of all he must have a branes are sure to become pale. The

fairly good knowledge of the condition lining of the eyelids and the lining of

that exists in health; because it is only the nostril is the most convenient loca-

by a knowledge of what is right that tion. Paleness means weak circulation

Vone can detect a condition that is or poor blood and increased redness,

wrong. It is well to remember that usually follow painful condition, excite-

animals of different races, or families, ment and following severe exertion;

deport themselves differently when suf- however, this last condition may be

fering from some ailment. Doubtless only transitory, butnin fevers it lasts

you have observed when the thorough‘ until the fever subsides. When the

bred horse was sick with fever, he liver is deranged these membranes are

showed much less cerebral depression usually a yellowish cast, but if the an-

than a draft horse would when fever- imal is kept in a foul air for a suffi-

ish. This and similar facts are of vast cient length of time, the mucus mem-

importance in the diagnosis of disease. branes assume a blueish color, on ac-

Iit is important to inquire into the his- count of the blood being imperfectly

tory of the case, this always helps in oxidized and containing an excess of

ascertaining what is wrong, besides, it carbon dioxide. This condition is very

is an aid in treating the animal. likely to exist in any serious disease of

The character of food and quality of the air passages and in heart failure.

water that. an animal has been fed, if Remember the temperature of the

of bad quality will often assist in as- skin usually varies with the tempera-

certaining the nature of the sickness, ture of the body, and if there is fever

and arriving at a correct diagnosis. the temperature of the skin is likely to

When a healthy horse suddenly be increased. However, in event of

shows stiffness in back and lameness poor circulation and irregular distribu-

,in one or both hind legs, without being tion of the blood, the body may be

injured, it is well to inquire whether or warmer than normal, but the legs and

not he has been rested a day or two ears may be cold. When the general

and fed highly on grain, for this is surface of the body becomes cold, the

one of the most common causes of azo— heart. action weak, then the animal

turia. If on investigation you learn may be on the verge of collapse. The

that an animal has recently been ship- skin of a healthy horse should be moist

ped or passed through a dealer’s hands, but in some chronic diseased condi-

or kept a short time in a public barn tions and in fever the skin generally

and is feverish, you may safely suspect bH‘OIlleS dry. When, during a fever

the sickness to be an infective ailment. sweating occurs, it is usually an indi-

However, giving large doses of certain cation that the crisis is passed; how-

drugs may cause an elevation of ten ever, you must not forget that sweat-

perature of body. Also, ascertain how ing is also an indication 0f pain. LOC'dl

many animals are sick—at the same sweating, or sweating of a restricted

time, in the same stable. area of the body, denotes some kind of

Sick or lame animals Very often as- nerve interference. Swellings 0f the

sume certain positions that are char- skin usually result from wounds, or

'acteristic of a certain disease. For in- Other external causes; however, we

stance a horse suffering frmn lock-jaw find EL number of conditions in Which

always takes the standing position; the swelling of the skin is a symptom

all foul-r legs braced, the nose poked of a derangement of some other part

out and the tail usually somewhat ele- 0f the body; such as we find in stock-

vated. The muscles of face, jaw, neck ing or swelling of the hind legs. DI‘OD-

and shoulders, stiff and rigid. In sore sy of the skin is very often an indica-

throat the nose is usually poked out. tion of heart insufficiency, 01‘ Where

In dummies the head is held low, the there is a collection of fluid in the

animal appears stupid and disinclined chest or abdomen.

to move. The horse is sometimes found Sometimes gas iS found underneath

down in his stall and unable to rise, the skin the result of local inoculation

which may be the result of paralysis, With an organism which produces a

from azoturia, from lock-jaw, from for- fermentation beneath the skin, or air

age poisoning or from painful condi- may have entered through a wound

tions of the feet or of the bones——or it penetrating SOme air-containing organ,

may be the result of an acute attack of as the lungs. We find this condition

founder. Lying down at unusual times resulting from a fractured rib where

may indicate disease and as you know the bone has punctured the lung.

that very often the first symptom of The owners of live stock are always

colic exhibited by the horse is to lie more or less puzzled in locating lame-

down at a time or place that he should. 11888, WhiCh iS perhaps for want of

not select if well. Sometimes disin- sufficient knowledge of the symptoms

clination on the part of an animal to 0f lameness~or perhaps for lack of

lie down is an indication of disease. familiarity With the normal gain and

How many times you have noticed an peculiarity 0f action. Lamenessi as

animal with distressed breathing tak- you know, is usually a manifestation

ing the standing position and maintain- of pain, soreness or stiffness causing

ing it, as horses usually do when suf- partial 01' total inability to use the





fering from lung ailments. Abnormal gflfigrréglgié viii; ififis‘rtfi tlamgnfess

_ 7 .. . . ‘ ' an an re-

attitudes are usually assumed in pain- quently assist in locating the “seat of

ful diseases of the digestlve organs. trouble. If resting on all four limbs,

Very often a horse with colic sits upon the pastern 0f the lame one Will 8911-

its haunches, or may stand upon his Sigma, 1:? Infore Iliprigfétfthan “(lie 0th‘

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feet and rest upon hls knees in 'front, of the other, it indicates tenderness or

or may endeavor to balance himself soreness in the back part of the leg

upon his back—with all four feet in and low down. Resting the toe on the





the air. This is done to give himself Igégllimgv $111131 thetnhdinfg tile lgnee and re;-

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relief. When the digestive organs 0f vance of the other, indicates shoulder





a horse are in good condition, the skin or elbow lameness. When both fore



is usually pliable, soft, hair glossy and feet are kept in advance of the body,



the abdomen well rounded out. If the 31‘: aggmgggisggg of; thg highs bvddth

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skin IS tlght 39d inelastic, the coat dry the soreness is usually in the forefeeltrr



and harsh—this IS evidence of a low When an animal is inclined to lie down





“etc of nutrition which may have re- and remain so, it indicates weakness,

tilted from long continued disease, or perhaps fracture 01' considerable pain.

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HITE SISTER stood on a high



bank, and shading her eyes



with her hand, gazed eagerly

across the waters that lay spread be-

fore her. It was very pleasant to be

encamped here at Ginsagaigan, but she

was impatient for“ the Indians to re-

sume their march to Detroit, whither

they were going to claim their allow-

ance of government money. Even as

her strong eyes sought to distinguish

the trail, the camp fires were being

scattered, and a squaw came to her

with the command, “Get papoose. Chief

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’ White Sister turned toward a pap-

oose lying on the ground near her. A

troubled look came into her eyes.

“Sick, so sick,” she murmured. She

brought a cup of broth and tried to

get the little one to taste of it, but

with tightly closed lips, the young In-

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up easily, the girl carried him to the

chief.



“Wabenito die on march,’ she said.

“Give two blankets, give sagamite.

White Sister stay here.”



The chief may well have felt sur.

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pointment, but she held the sick child

towards him. “()weena gone. She

took care of White Sister—who“; White

Sister will take care of Wabe11i‘o”she

asserted bravely.



The red man grunted, and with Indi-

an brevity considered the subject clos-

ed. He directed one of the squaws to

leave her the required blankets and

provisions, and saying shortly, “Back

here full moon,” started on the march.



None of the squaws volunteered to

remain with the girl, as every Indian

was obliged to appear in person, or the

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but one of the oldest or them paused a;

' i'moment beside the inert p‘apoose.

"Herb over there,” she said pointing

to an island towards the south, “cures

that kind of sick.”



“What like ?” asked the girl eagerly.



“Like Oweena made tea after the

great drouth,” and the squaw was

gone. '



“I know,” said White Sister thought-

fully, "but how can I get over there?”

She gazed at the little island; so'cool

and inviting in its wave-lapped setting,

and wondered if by any chance there

was a canoe upon the lake. It was

most unlikely, she thought. She took

the child, who 'Was not becoming fret-

ful, in her arms and sung him a lul«

laby:



“Swing high, swing low, my tawney

papoose.



Swing with the breath of the breeze.





Swing in thy hammock of birchen bark

Under the greenwood trees.”





When her charge slept, she cast her-

self down on the grassy bank and gaz-

ed through the tree-tops at the drifting





clouds while she gave herself up to





moody thoughts of her lost opportunity

for going to Detroit.



The girl was sure that she had white

blood in her veins, but she knew noth-

ing at all of her own people. As long

as 'she could remember she had lived

with these Indians, and had been cared

for when younger by a squaw called

Oweena. Oweena spoke more English

than others of her tribe, and had al-

ways used it when talking with White

Sister. The Indian woman had died of

an adder’s bite some time ago, but be-

fore she passed away she had told the

girl to go to Detroit as soon as she

might, and appeal to the lndian’s

agent for help in finding her father.

What reason she had for thinking him

to be alive ‘she did not say. Around

White Sister's neck, in a tiny buck-

skin bag, was a small strip of linen

with characters in blue upon its sur-

face:



COMFORT HAMILTON.



The girl looked at it often, and long-

ed to know what it meant. She had

seen scraps of paper with printing on

—talking leaves, Oweena‘ called them

—and in a vague way thought that the

blue marks were similar to those on

the paper.



Wabenito was now sleeping soundly,

and folding a blanket several times,

the girl cleverly made a bed for him in

the top of a juniper bush out of the

reach of possible snakes; then started

around the lake to see if there was

any way of reaching the island where

grew the desired herb. Sometimes

close by the water, and again driven

back by the marshy character of the

soil, she skirted the eastern shore. At

last, having come out suddenly on a

beautiful point of land, she discovered

that she was now below the southern

part of the island, and the sun, which

she had not observed while in some

rather deep woods, warned her that

she must hasten back to Wabenito.





Suddenly her ears caught a sound

which was not that of the forest. With

instinctive alarm she sought the shel-

ter of some thick underbrush, peeping

warily in the direction from which the

sound came. Following the quick dip

of a paddle, there was the scrape of a

boat being drawn up on the sand; then

with a blithe whistle, a young man

shouldered a flint-lock gun, and disap-

peared among the trees. Such a man!

His mop of tawney, sunburned hair,

and blue eyes, were a revelation to

‘White Sister, who had seen no one

but Indians and a few grizzled trap-‘

pers. He was of her kind! Again a

pang at thought of her misfortune;

then—the boat!



She ran to the place he had left it.

It was a craft with which she was

quite familiar—a dug-out canoe—with

a good paddle leaning against a near-

by tree. Without a moment’s hesita-

tion, she pushed it into the water and

jumped in. Resisting the temptation

to stop at the island, she headed for

the north end of the lake where she

had left the papoose. As she passed,





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possible. It was high,

thickly wooded. She decided to get

Wabenito, and her belongings, \and stay

on it until the eight days had elapsed

when the Indians were to return. Here

she would be safe from other Indians

than her own band, who like them

might be on their way to Detroit; and

from possible settlers in the vicinity‘.

White Sister feared these far more

than the Indians—Oweena had told her

to trust no one until she could find the

Indian’ s agent.



She found Wabenito still in a fitful

sleep. Even to the girl’s inexperienced

eye-he seemed worse than when she

had left him, and hastily placing her

belongings in the canoe, she rowed as

rapidly as her strong young arms could

carry her toward the coveted medicine.

After hiding the dug-out in the rushes,

she chose a high spot of ground near

the center of the island to be her tem-

porary home. Well versed as she was

in wood-craft, it did not take her long

to find the rather scarce wood—betony,

but when she had obtained the root,

the part used, she was at a loss how

to steep it. She did not dare to build

a fire until after dark for fear the

owner of the canoe would spy her out,

and demand his boat.



She cut the bitter root in small piec-

es, and putting them in a gourd of wa-

ter placed it where the sun was hot

test. Then, by dint of much stirring

of the whole, she was presently re-

warded by seeing the water assume a

brownish hue. She tasted it. It was

mildly like the remembered bitter

dose.



“Oweena gave the Indians a strong,

dark dose——papooses should not have

it so strong,” she reasoned. “This will

do to begin,” and she induced the child

to drink some of the potion. At what

she thought to be proper intervals, she

administered it throughout the day,

and toward night she thought that his

sleep seemed more natural. At last,

tired from the day’s anxiety she crawl-

ed between the blankets with the little

fellow, and went to sleep. W'hite Sis-

ter was not afraid. She had with her

the wing-bone of an eagle through

which to whistle to drive away thun-

der, and the tail of a. rattlesnake to

protect them from evil spirits.



In the morning she was awakened

by a tug at her hand.



“Bozho,” said Wabenito gravely, by

way of greeting.



“Wabenito hungry,

White Sister.



“Hungry,” he replied with unsmiling

brevity of his race.





   





yes ?” asked





The girl ran to the lake to wash her- .





self, and bring fresh water. Careless

of detection, she made a fire, and cook-

ed a pigeon, thickening the broth with

some meal. After they had broken

fast, they wandered to a high bank

whence they could look to the south

which had such a fascination for her;

for that way were many villages, and

then the great village of Detroit. The

girl had spent most of her life on a

reservation, and had little idea as to

what the dwellings of the white people

were like;



From her point of vantage she could

see here and there a log cabin with

smoke issuing from its chimney. It

gave her a lonesome, homeless feel-

ing, and her eyes blurred as she turn-

ed them again towards the hills at the

south. There she would go some day,

and find her kind, if not her kindred.

For an hour or more she gazed, lost in

her imaginings, then turned startled

by the feeling that she had forgotten

her charge. A short distance away,

Wabenito lay on the ground, apparent-

ly dead.



With a cry of fear, the girl knelt,

and placed her ear above the tiny

heart. It was still beating. Instantly

her mind was made up—she would

seek the nearest settler’s house and

ask‘for help. ' With Wabenito in her

arms, she ran quickly to the spot

where she had left the canoe, deciding

as she ran to make for a cabin at the

east, which seemed to be the one near-





White Sister weptas shel.had seen





the Indian women weep, 'but‘ only for a‘

Her native good sense res





moment.

turned, and she hastened to that point

of the island which was nearest the

mainland. Placing the still uncon-

scious child on the ground, and run-

ning down to the water’s edge, she put

her hands to her mouth, and sent a

long, shrill cry of appeal across the

lake.





CHAPTER II.





Just before sunrise that morning,

Thomas Fletcher had tramped across

his newly cleared fields to the lake.

Being an Englishman, he liked to be-

gin his day' with a COM plunge, and

Long Lake, for he did not adopt the

Indian name of Ginsagaigan, was his

only tub. He doffed his clothes, and

swam easily and leisurely towards the

island. A trouble was weighing on his

mind, so being preoccupied, he failed

to observe that his canoe was not in its

accustomed place. But when he had

reached the island, and seated himself

for a few moments’ rest upon the

shore, his keen eyes detected that it

was gone.



“Mayhap Elam Crane, or Jeshurum

Leach has borrowed it,” he reflected,

“or more probably the wind has car

ried it out from shore. It blew rather

briskly from the east last night; per-

chance it might be well to look along

this side of the island now that I am

over here.”



It took him but a few moments to

find the craft in the rushes. “Strange,”

he muttered, “I thought I left the pad-

dle leaning against a tree. If I were

clothed, I would do a little searching

about here, but I can keep watch from

my own shore.” '



He stepped in the canoe, and pad-

dled swiftly back to the point. Then,

having dressed, he took a book from

hispocket, and cast himself down in a

shady spot to enjoy an hour’s leisure,

for the day was the Sabbath. But in

a few moments he was neither watch-

ing nor reading; he had given himself

up to moody thoughts about his trou-

bles. His problem was not an unusual

one; he was in debt. Two years and

more ago he had Come from England

with enough money to “take up” a

hundred and sixty acres of government

land. He was young and strong, and

was getting on rapidly in the work of

clearing; but he had not enough capi-

tal to live on until he should have

something to sell. Then, too, there

‘had been implements needed, and he

had been obliged to borrow seventy-

five dollars, giving a mortgage on his

ox team as security. Now it looked as

though he must lose the team. It was

his most necessary possession; with-

out it he could do nothing.





When he borrowed the amount, he

had not realized how scarce money

was in the new country. He had little

to sell from his untilled fields, but had

he possessed large quantities of pro-

duce, there was, as yet, no market for

such. He had hoped to obtain work

as-a farm laborer to earn the sum, but

alas; his neighbors were as poor as

himself, and labor for one’s neighbor

was usually repaid in kind. He had

not been able to pay even the interest,

and the total sum owing now was near-

ly a hundred dollars. He had written

and begged his creditor for a further

extension of time, but he had received

a curt reply directing him to bring the

team without delay to Detroit. Tom

had planned to start on the following

morning. Small hope had he that a.

personal appeal would succeed where

his letter had failed, yet he had deter-

mined to make one. It was while pon-

dering on this slight chance that a cry

from across the water brought him to

his feet.



“An Indian maid!” he ejaculated.

“How came she there?” and then re

plied to his own question, “Fool, she

used your canoe, and now that you

have taken it, cannot return. ” Instant-





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landed she had folded them to place in

the bottom of the canoe.





' Tom felt a great deal of surprise

when he saw that the slim, dark-haired

maiden was not of Indian blood. And

though her dress Was of buckskin,

much fringed and beaded, and her hair

hung in two long braids, yet her eyes

were blue, and her hair soft and wavy.

But unmistakably of Indian birth was

the small child which she ten'derly de— .

posited on the blankets, and Tom ask-

ed bluntly:



“Who are you, pray; and how may I

serve you?”



“Take me at once to some person





.Who is skilled in the giving of herbs,





or my brother will die.”



"That will be Mistress Atkin, an

English woman greatly gifted in the

use of draughts and medicaments. Her

home is below these narrows,” and he

turned the rude canoe down the lake.



During the ride, neither of them

spoke, for Tom was using all of his

energy to propel the clumsy canoe,

and White Sister, even had she not

been accustomed to keeping silent in

the presence cf men, was far too wor-

ried to chatter. As soon as they land-

ed, Tom took the child from the girl,

and made his way through a wood un—

til he came to a clearing. There, in

front of a log house, White Sister had

her first glimpse of civilization. A

woman of generous proportions stood

reading aloud from an immense book.

Nine children of various ages sat prim<

ly on a bench before her, while occu-

pying a chair of honor was the father

of the family. Having finished a chap—

ter in the Bible, the woman put the

book down reverently, and opened a

smaller one—the prayers of the

Church of England. White Sister had

no clue to the meaning of the scene,

for the keeping of the Sabbath was

wholly unknown to her, but she dimly

recognized the strength of the wom-

an’s personality. Capable, strong and

resourceful, she was the best type of

pioneer woman—a veritable mother of

the wilderness.



Before she began to read the pray-

ers, Tom Fletcher spoke, and she tum-

ed at the sound of his voice. It spoke

much for her discipline that none of

her children had, by word or sign, in-

dicated his presence, while the father

also, had tacitly recognized his wife’s

authority in her little domain by wait-

ing until Tom addressed her.



“Here is a sick lad, Mistress Atkin.

Is your service nearly done ?”



“Our Lord ever put the service of

healing before any other,” she answer-

ed calmly. She scrutinized the child

for a moment, and then led the way in-

to the house. As she went she handed

the prayer-book to her husband. “Read

the prayers for the sick, James,” she

directed.



When she had deposited the small

Wabenito on one of the two beds that

the room contained, she said to White

Sister, “Take his clothing off, and

while you are doing it tell me about his

illness." In the meantime she began

preparing a. warm bath in a wooden

wash—tub. -



“He was ill of a fever before we

took the trail,” explained the girl.

"When we reached Ginsagaigan he

seemed so muchvworse that I begged

to stay here until the full of the moon,

when our people return. Yesterday I

gave him to drink of the herb which

the squaws used at the time of the

great drouth, and it seemed to make

him nearly\ well. This morning he ate

of pigeon’s'broth with 'meat and meal

in it; it was the first he had eaten in

days. Then in a short time he became

as you see him. Do you think that I

have poisoned him—here is a bit of’

the herb.” ,



Mistress Atkin smelled and tasted of

the bit of root that the girl handed to

her. “The herb was right,” she decid-

ed. She now lowered the unconscious

child into the warm bath, rubbing and



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AST summer the sight of an Am-

erican flag was Quite uncommon

in the second city of Michigan.

Of cOurse, it could be seen on Decora-

tion Day, and on Flag Day, and‘on the

Fourth, but it was carefully taken in

on the evenings of those particular

days. This summer how different! Old

Glory is in evidence practically every-

where—on private homes as well as

public buildings—on auto fronts and

on the bridles of the iceman’s'horses.

Why? Because of the wave of “Pre-

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militia on account of the trouble in

Mexico. The people want to show their

patriotism, and their love of country.‘

The flag is a symbol of the national

consciousness, and when people take

the trouble to put the flag out daily it

is a sign that they are thinking about

their country. Symbols are not so

much in themselves—what matters is

the/thought that lies behind.



The flag is not the only symbol of

deeper things. Our words and ourl

deeds are symbols—symbols of our at-

titude tOWard our relatives and fellow

men in general. Many of us are chary

of displaying our flags, of pleasant

words, of kindly deeds of appreciation,

except at rare intervals. We don’t

bring them out daily and hang them up

in the light and air so that our friends

may know how much we mean to

them. We may think demonstration

“silly” and a waste of time. Perhaps

we think our friends should know with-

out being told that they are dear to us.



Too much is said about the things

We shouldn’t do—too little about the

‘things we should do. If one starts out

to do the things they should do there

will be very little time left for the

“shouldn’ts.” If one wants a field to

be kept free of weeds in the easiest

way, one doesn’t have to everlastingly

fallow it; simply prepare it once, put

in clover, get a good “catch” and leave

it to its own devices. The clover will

take care of the weeds. There doesn’t

need‘ to be any weeding; the weeds are

simply crowded out.





So start in tomorrow—don’t wait un-

til next year——and hang out your flag.

First hang out your national Banner. It

looks mighty nice on the front of the

farm house or waving from a good

cedar pole. Then don’t forget to hang

out those other flags, so your fellow-

beings will know just how anxious you

are to “do the right thing” by them.

Then when you see the answering light

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of the surface of some neighboring

body of water, have been observed all

over the world. It is customary to ex-

plain the'se changes by supposing a di-

rect connection between the river, lake

or bay; but in many places, as in east-

ern Virginia, such connection is clearly

impossible, owing to the depth of the

wells and the nature of the interven-

ing beds, some of them dense, tough





HERE is a supposition that the

l country is the healthiest place



to live because it stretches

I through the open. It is subject to

[many improvements, however. It

should be noted that our cities have

devised great systems of disease pre-

vention and control. Of course, they

realize they have a problem, but nev-

ertheless they have just about surpass-

ed the rural districts in general sani-

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the death rate in the country is actu-

ally higher than it is in the cities. This

statement is backed by statistics. This

is contrary to the law of expectancy

and could easily be remedied if the

farmer could be aroused to the actual

state of affairs. .



There are fewer lives lost, per cap-

ita, in New York City due to tubercu-

losis than in the agricultural state of

Michigan. This is because New York

City has a great system of preventing

and fighting disease. It is pretty effi-

cient now, and is being improved upon

all the time.



What rural communities need is an

increased interest in disease preven-

tion and control. The rural resident

should see in this subject a chance

for greater health and increased hap-

piness.



In the first place, health officers

should be chosen because of their spe-

cial training and skill in meeting the

dangers that threaten the health of

the community? Too often they have

been elected because of their popular-

ity, or political influence. The lack of

competent men on health boards is fre-

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except those in the garden filtration bed, which are to be open. Pipe in the

filtration bed should be three-inch tile laid with a fall of two inches in 100

feet so as to make an even distribution of the liquid. Fifty feet of tile is re-

This tank is designed for five people. An increase should

be made in the first chamber of approximately 13 cubic feet per additional

person. The depth should not be changed and the length kept equal to about

two times the width. The second chamber requires about one-half the ca.-

The presence of solids (not scums) in the second cham-‘

ber gives warning of the necessity for cleaning.

quent cleaning may be necessary for the first years or so, proper bacterial

action will be more rapidly obtained if this operation is made as infrequent

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nevertheless contain it, and as Water

is practically incompressible, any vari-

ation of level on the river or bay is

transmitted to the well through the

water-filled gravels, sands, clays, and

marls. When a porous bed is tapped

by a well the water rises to the point

of equilibrium and fluctuates as the

hand of the ocean varies its pressure

on the beds that confine artesian flow.





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Sanitation In Rural COmmunities

By F. M. BIRD





lives. Dangerous diseases may not be

reported; they dislike to hold the law

over the heads of friends, and hesitate

to place a quarantine on a family af-

fected with an unknown disease. This

does not meet with the absolute disap-

proval of the neighborhood, either.



It is far better to place many unnec-

essary quarantines than to allow one

case to result in a general epidemic.

This done, the case should be immedi-

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While comparatively fre-





the county or state. Diagnosis should

be left to some responsible bacterio-

logical laboratory, or to some person

who knows. After the real nature of

the disease has been determined, the

necessary precautions can be taken.

It is true that it would require the

correctattitude of all the individuals

in the community to carry out an ideal

sanitary program. It is necessary that

every family realize the outcome of

negligence, and should feel its respon-

sibility to its neighbor. No man has a

right to live as he chooses, unless it is

for the good of his fellows. No person

is unaccountable to his brother. When

everybody feels his responsibility and

takes a generous attitude, the battle

for better health will be just about

won. The problem becomes, then, a

matter of general public education and

while the ordinary news media of the

country are doing good Work along

this line the most lasting and thorough

results can be obtained in the public

school education of the children.





This means that instructors must be ‘





provided for school teaching who have

had a definite training along the line

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thorough. It is easy to see' if the

younger generation be brought to real-

ize the value of sanitation, it will re-

sult in common-law public hygiene for

succeeding generations. Then, if the

individual grows up to realize fully his

duty to his neighbor in matters of

health, is he not going to be a better

citizen in other respects?



An improvement of conditions might

be brought about more quickly by the

outright adoption of certain principles

applicable to the farm home.



Is it necessary to mention the hy-

gienic effect of the location of the

well?

stood that the surface drainage as well

as the slope of the substrata should be

away from the well. This is very im-

portant and I believe for the most part

pretty well followed out in actual prac-

tice. An oversight of this rule will

very often result in cases of serious

diseases.





is a matter of supreme importance.



The first principle of good health is

frequent bathing. Nothing is so re-

freshing to a tired body as a good bath.

There is usually plenty of water more

or less available to the farmer, but the

facilities for getting it are often incon-

venient. As a result the farmer in di-

rect contrast to his city cousin, who

rea y needs it less, goes without the

frequent exhilaration of a bath. Who

can thoroughly enjoy getting out a

clothes-tub and performing his ablu-

tions where the air is only warmed on

one side of him? Then the wwhole

process is dangerous. By a little care-

ful planning nearly every farmer could

afford the luxury of running water and

comfortable heating. The returns in

the zest of being alive and feeling fit

would \more than repay for the outlay.-

The use of a~ large quantity of water

by every member of the family should

be forever encouraged.



Toilet facilities should be convenient

and comfortable. One of the horrors

of farm life, especially in winter, con-

sists in the performance of personal

duties. Nature and healthdemand reg-

ularity in these matters. Neglect of-

ten means serious derangement of the

system. This should be overcome by

the use of running water and a sewage

disposal outfit terminating in a septic

tank. An example of the latter is

shown in the drawing. The returns

from the garden plot will soon repay

the cost of this utility. Uniformly good

health is cheap at any price.



A windmill or gasoline engine with

the aid of gravity will do most of the

work toward securing running water.

A septic tank furnishes a very satis-

factory sewage disposal system. With.





these two things provided it is possible '





to add many conveniences in the farm

home that not only make for greater

economy of energy in performing the

duties of the household but also im-

prove the sanitary conditions. ‘

The best way to make improvement

along this line is to have the whole

plan carefully studied out before the

first installation so as to avoid later

'changes. The water supply, primary

sewage system, and other accessories

should be so arranged at the begin-

ning that they will meet future needs

when further improvements are made.

In connection with conveniences and

pleasant surroundings it might be men-

tioned that factory managers have for

some time seen the value of clean and

agreeable surroundings for their em-

ployes. They have provided cheery,

well-lighted buildings. They know that

the men will do more and better work,

and an important incidental is the fact

that they have less trouble in hiring

good help. This latter point is a hint

to the farmer. He must use the lame

relative methods if he is going to com-

pete successfully for labor.

Although everyreasonable means of

hastening-the introduction of modern

methods of sanitation in our homes

should be encouraged, the more funds:





It should be generally under- '





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which can be most systematically done

in the public schools. An enthusiastic





instructor with a, thorough training





could make every pupil see the advan-

tages of clean living to himself and to

his fellow students.





WHITE SISTER OF THE PIONEER

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(Continued from page 202).

chaffing his little limbs. As soon as a

somewhat angry cry rewarded her ef-

forts, she removed him to the bed,

where, between the home-spun blank-

ets, she directed White Sister to con-

tinue the rubbing. The woman then

administered a hot drink of pepper-

mint, and presently Wabenito fell

asleep, his face moist and flushed, and

his breath coming naturally.





“He seems all right now,” said





White Sister gratefully.



“That he does,” replied her new

friend. “It is like you gave him a rath-

er strong draught, and then fed him

too heartily. He shall have naught

but milk for a few days." Then she

gave way to her own curiosity. “Tell

me of yourself. You are not of his

blood.”



Under her tan, the girl colored pain—

fully. I know nothing of, myself. Wab-

enito’s mother called me White Sister,

and taught me the white people’s ton-

gue. She had lived in Detroit. The

trappers said also that I was white.

Sometimes I have seen those who had

a white father, and a squaw for moth-

er; perhaps I am like that.”



All this time Tom Fletcher had sat

on the door—stone, where he had been

joined by Mr. Atkin. As the girl voic-

ed her last words, of which she only

vaguely understood the import, he leap-

ed to his feet and fairly shouted in pro-

test: “It cannot be so. Surely she is

of pure white blood, and gentle at

that.” His eyes sought Mistress At-

kin’s, and she, also revolted at the

girl’s mistaken idea, understood the

feeling that prompted his words.



“Can you remember naught of your

life before you dwelt with the Indians?

Can you not recall a mother?”



“I knew no mother but Wabenito’s—

Oweena was her name. She told me

that my own mother had died when I

was very small—like he is now. I

wish that I had asked her more, but

she died very suddenly two harvests

ago, and I had not thought so much

about it- then. I remember being very

much frightened, always frightened,

when I was little; and that someone

cried———but it may have been when my

mother died. ”



“Happen she was one of those taken

prisoner at the massacre of French-

town,” said quiet Mr. Atkin, speaking

“I have heard that

women were taken and held for ran-

som—great shame to our country’s sol-

diers for allowing it. If the mother





'.’died, that would account for the maid





having remained with the Indians. It

is a wonder no brave has claimed her.”



“She shall never go back,” cried

Tom emphatically.



The girl gave him a startled look,

but saw such honest admiration in his

eyes that she did not shrink from him.

“Oweena made the old chief promise

that no brave should have me for his

squaw. She could not get him to take

me to Detroit before she died, but at

last he wanted to be rid of me on ac-

count of the young braves quarreling,

so he was going to leave me with the

agent there.”



“Were you called by any other name

than ‘White Sister?’ ” asked Mistress

Atkin.



“It seems as though I was-called

‘Comfort,’ but I asked Trapper John,

who has been with us many winters, if

that was a rightful name, and he said

he thought it was not.”



' “It is a name, though it has another

meaning, too,” explained the woman.

White Sister wished to speak of the

clue which she carried in her bosom,





 





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Oweena to Show it to no one until she

reached Detroit that she refrained

from doing so.



“Trapper John taught me many

things,” continued the girl. “He was

very wise, though'he could not read

the talking leaves. He warned the old





chief not to let a brave have me, for if





I have kindred in Detroit, and they

should learn of it, they would bring

down great wrath upon our peoplefi

and mayhap the bounty money would

be withheld. Do you think I shall find

a father there ‘2” she turned to each ap-

pealingly.



“The chances are not great; if your





father were alive he would have sought I





you out ere this. But if you do not

find friends there you shall return to

us,” replied this mother of nine.



“But how can I know until the Indi-

ans go again ?”



“I will take her in the morning; the

team has to go.”



The Atkins nodded sympathetically

—-they were familiar with his affairs.

While they talked over the details of

the journey, the children crowded





around the stranger, and admired her :2:





short buck-skin dress, her bead orna-





ments, her pretty leggings and mocas- ’





sins. Tom Fletcher, while he discussed

the journey, admired her too, and he

began to hope she would not find her





kinfolk, but would return to the At- '





kin’s until he might persuade her to

make his cabin her home.





Presently Mistress Atkin, and her ’





oldest daughter, began to prepare the

noon-day meal, and White Sister look-

ed about her curiously. The log-house

was a large one (as she afterwards

learned) for it had a living-room, a

“lean-to,” and a loft. There was a huge

fire-place in one end of the living-room,

wide enough to burn a four-foot log,

and an iron dinner-pot was usually

hanging from the crane. On each side

of the door was a pane of real glass, a

sig of undoubted prosperity. The

The chairs and beds were of home con-

struction, as was also the table, but a

chest of drawers, brought from Eng-

land, occupied a place of honor in the

end of the room opposite the fire-place.

In the winter the ceiling would be used

for storing strings of onions, dried

fruits, hams, bacon and herbs, for not

an inch of room could be wasted. In

the “lean-to” were the spinning-wheel





and loom which kept the family cloth-1m





ed. These latter were not unfamiliar

to the visitor, for the squaws wove a

crude fabcir on crude looms.



Towards night, Torn returned to his

own cabin, taking two of the Atkin

lads with him, that White Sister might

have their cot. The girl would have

preferred her blankets again under the

open sky, but her pride bade her do as

the white people did; so for the first

time in her memory she slept on feath-

ers, and between linen sheets.



(To be continued).





THE WHITE DAY LILY.





 





BY L. MYRTLE souas.



Green was the great white lily clump

That in the garden stood;



Green and round and beautiful,

The sight of it was good.



Broad were the big ribbed, tender



leaves



That caught the drops of rain



And made their music sound as loud

As the drops on the window pane.



Through spring and early summer

It drank great drops of dew;



Through days of rain or sunshine

Persistently it grew.



At last came buds and blossoms,

Fresh bloom for every day y,



Snow white and filled with perfume

To cheer us on our way.



No dream of perfect purity

Could ever fairer be;



No dream of graceful loveliness

More charming was to see.



Oh, lily white, so beautiful!

So fair on cloudy days!



Where did you learn the lesson

Of wisdom’s happy ways?



On darkest days your sunshine

Smiles forth with fairest light,



’Tis then your eyes stay open

From morning until night.



Oh, fair and sweet and beautiful!

Your lesson teach to me,



That when the skies look darkest

My life should brightest be.





 





 





 

 

 

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

   





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meal is not worthy of ’the name

of wife. The mother who does not see

to it that her daughter learns the fun-

damentals of cooking is neglecting an

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her daughter’s husband, if she has

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Food & Drug officials, in his address

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ly in Detroit. Doubtless we all agree

with Mr. Barney, and doubtless, too,

we all know many housewives that

cannot cook and serve a meal proper-

ly, or those who, knowing how to do

these things, have not taught their

daughters to do so and do not intend

to teach them.



It is easy to condemn the mother

who will not teach her daughter, but

usually the mother things she is doing

the right thing. Her own life perhaps

has been so full of the drudgery of

housework and the struggle to make

both ends meet that she does not want

her daughter to go through the same

experience, and thinks that if daughter

does not know how to cook, she will

never have to do it. But usually the

daughter marries and starts her own

home handicapped by ignorance and

her family suffers because of the moth-

er’s mistaken idea of kindness. Then

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daughter who must keep her fingers





soft and flexible and cannot soil her

hands with dishwater, dusting, or sim-

ilar duties.



And in both town and country there

is a constantly increasing number of

women who must go out from home to

earn a living for their children, and

when can these mothers find time to

teach their girls? Surely some means

of instructing all of these girls in

housekeeping must be found. In many

of the cities and larger towns regular

courses in food preparation and serv-

great majority of schools do not give

ing have been introduced, but the

this instruction. ,



A number of rural school teachers

have been taking instruction in cook-

ing and sewing the past summer, but,

personally, I cannot see how one lone

teacher can teach eight classes in

“reading, writing and ’rithmetic,” to

say nothing of grammar, history, geo-

graphy, music, agriculture, and proba-

bly a few other things I’ve forgotten

to mention, between nine o’clock and

four, and then add instructions in cook-

ing and sewing. If you have such a

one in your district, double her salary

and do everything else in your power

to keep her, for she is surely a wonder

and is teaching solely for the love of

teaching.



In every community are women who

are notable housekeepers, who, though

not trained teachers, make valuable

instructors. In certain parts of Col-





 

 





 

 





 





orado some of the housekeepers have





been persuaded to do just teaching. A

class is sent to the home of the volun-

teer teacher, who gives a demonstra-

tion of the cooking of meat, bread,

cake, or whatever is the chosen sub-





erly prepare, cook and serve a. the instructor.





 





Teaching Cooking In Our Schools





tice and take a sample of their work to

In this way the girls

have a chance to study the arrange-

ment of kitchens in daily use and the

systems that different housekeepers

use in planning their work. These vol-

unteer instructors work without pay

other than the satisfaction that comes

from the knowledge that they have

done something to advance the wel-

fare of the community in which they

live.



In some districts part of the school

lunch is prepared by the older girls.

This requires some equipment in the

way of cock stove, cooking utensils

and serving dishes. Usually one hot

dish is prepared and this is supple-

mented by what the children bring

from home. If the children know the

day before what is to be cooked at

school, the mothers can fill the lunch

box so that a well balanced luncheon

can be served. This gives the student

the Opportunity of cooking in large

quantities; it also provides the teacher

with the chance to teach table man:

ners, general politeness and considera.

tion for others.



The state is sending out extension

workers who hold schools for house-

keepers. These schools hold daily ses-

sions for a week and instruction is giv-

en in many subjects. They have been

well attended and much interest has

been shown. However, they are not

intended for the school girl, but for

her mother, and as yet there are not

enough instructors to reach every com-

munity. The girls’ clubs under trained

leaders provide a valuable means of

teaching girls to cook and sew, and

the number of these clubs is increas‘

ing rapidly.



In educational matters Michigan is

one of the leading states of the Union.

Our people want their children to have

the best that can be obtained. Where

courses in cooking and sewing have





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been introduced into the schools they

have proved their value, but, as said

before, they are not yet general.



Instruction in agriculture is required

in all rural schools, and why not in

household arts? Is not the farmer as

well able to teach his son to farm as

the mother is to teach the daughter to

cook or sew? Methods in farming are

changing, but so are methods in house-

keeping, and instruction in one subject

is as profitable as in the other.



If you .are doing anything in your

district to introduce the teaching of

cooking and sewing into your school,

can you not send in a brief report to

the office of the Michigan Farmer, tell-

ing us about it? C. R. H.





 





TO DETECT FOOD ADULTERA.

TIONS.





 





BY CHARLOTTE BIRD.



The detection of most adulterations

of food products requires more or less

complex chemical processes outside

the reach of the ordinary home. But

here are a few exceptions whose ef-

fective methods are within the reach

of any housewife. This is especially

true of the flavoring extracts.



The test for lemon extract is very

simple. Merely combine equal parts

of the extract with water and shake. If

the mixture is cloudy, the extract is

pure. If it is clear, little or no lemon

oil is present.



The adulterant of vanilla is the ton-

ca bean. This is not harmful and some

undiscriminating palates even prefer

the tonca bean to the flavor which it

masquerades as being. Yet it is not

vanilla. To test the extract, to one

part of vanilla add five of water and

boil down to one-third of the original

volume. If there is a heavy deposit

of resin, the fluid is pure vanilla. If

the deposit is slight, the liquid is adul-

terated.



With canned goods, like peas and

beans, preservatives harmful to the

health are often used. To detect these

insert a steel knife into the unemptied

contents of a newly opened can. Allow





to remain for ten minutes and then .





withdraw. If the knife is red, copper

salts are present and the food should

be thrown away.



In buying canned goods one should

carefully examine the can beforehand.

If it bulges or if it has two drops of

solder on it, indicating that the con-

tents have been fermented and adul-

terated, it should be rejected.



A very simple test will reveal the

difference between pure butter and

oleomargarine. Just put a little into

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LETTER BOX.





 





The Children’s Play Corner.



I agree with Hilda Richmond on the

idea of not having a. separate room for

the children to play in, away from

where mother can see or hear them. I

have nine little ones, the oldest only

twelve past, and can say that if some

of those particular housekeepers hap-

pened in at times they might think the

house never cleaned up. But when I

go to.a neighbor’s where there are no

children and feel the lonesome, quiet

atmosphere, without a child’s voice, I

would not trade places for any price.



What woman has the heart to turn

the children back with an angry word

when they enter with aprons and caps





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, y, hilt-that they re~

can some incident of my Own child-

hood. No doubt some think it a slack

way of housekeeping to have the play-

things and their little treasures in our

living-rooms, but hOW dear one of

their little things would be to us if we

had the misfortune to see one of them

cold and lifeless.



I feel well repaid for cleaning up the

cuttings of paper and the litter they

make, and picking up their things

when they enter from school and start

to look for “Mamma” the first thing

and don’t stop looking until she is

found. Such love in the word “Mam-

ma” from them surrounds the home

with an atmosphere of happiness that

if taken away would make the world

a. barren. wilderness.



Yes, put up with a little disorder and

let them play. Only too soon they will

be grown up. Life will claim them,

and when a beginning is made it will

be like the raveling of a stocking

stitch by stitch, until all will be gone.

There will be no more noise and rush,

no dolls and doll clothes, no skates,

balls, strings or books to pick up.

There will be no more tasks or delay

for sleepy folks, no more tucking up of

bed Clothes, no more settling disputes,

no little ones to get off to school, no

rips to mend, no sore fingers to tie up,

no faces to wash. There will be such

order and peace in the house it will

sound like music to have some child’s

noise and the clatter of little feet on

the stairs. Then let us not hush their

loud laugh or check their noisy inno-

C(‘Ilt frolic, so that when they are

grown and meeting the struggles of the

outside world they may look back to

a happy childhood spent with a kind

loving mother.



I find great pleasure in reading Deb-

orah's letters, and think it there were





more “Deborah's” who practiced what.





she preaches there would be more hap-

py homes. There are too many wom-

en who do not control their tempers.

They forget that the husband has his

trials to keep the home up, they meet

him with worrisome complaints when

he comes home fretful from his out—of-

door conflicts. And on the other hand,

the husband should not forget his

Wife’s fatiguing cares, ill health, and

the thousand disheartening influences

of domestic routine. And let the hus-

bands not forget that we. women like

nothing so much as being made love

to, as well after marriage as before.

All of us meet with disappointments.

Let us make the best of it so that the

journey of life may be pleasant and

happy—Mrs. T. B.





 





GIRLS’ CLUBS IN ST. JOSEPH

COUNTY.





 





For several years Uncle Sam has

had working for him in the south coun-

ty agents who were to do all in their

power to help the housekeeper, espe-

cially the housekeeper in the rural dis-

tricts. A county agent is a remarkably

well informed woman who can cook,

sew, nurse, tell you how to remodel an

inconveniently arranged kitchen, or in-

stall a water-system; she may go to

individual houses, or gather the people

of the community together and lec-

ture; she may organize Mothers’ Clubs,

Girls’ Clubs, Mothers’ and Daughters’

Clubs, or employ whatever means she

sees fit to broaden the lives in the

homes and better the community.





Last May Miss Ilena Bailey was ap-

pointed the first county agent in Mich-

igan. St. Joseph county was selected

for this work because it is a typical

rural county. It has a population of

25,000 people, but has no large cities.





Miss Bailey took her position about

the middle of April and spent the first

few weeks getting settled in her office

and in making a general survey of the

county. Since May 1 she has organized

nine Girls Clubs, two Gardening and

Canning Clubs and five Garment Mak-

ing Clubs. Each Club is under the di-

rect charge of a leader who is under

Miss Bailey’s general direction. These





 





 





leaders mre women. of geiperiencef-é

school teachers or housekeepers who

are willing to give their time to the

work.



In the canning clubs the. girls are

taught to can fruits and vegetables and

to make jellies and preserves for home

use. It is much easier to maintain in-

terest in these things if there is com-

petition and sociability than it is

where one girl walks alone in her own

kitchen. The responsibility for the pro-

duct is entirely the girls and a sense

of power is developed that must have

a lasting effect 0 ntheir characters.



In the Garment Making Club the

girls are taught to use commercial pat-

terns and to draught a few patterns,

with the aid of a yardstick. They learn

how to alter patterns to fit their own

figures. Having fitted the patterns,

they must cut their material with the

least waste, and then make it up neat-

ly. They will be taught the use and

care of the sewing machine and its

various attachments and they will also

be taught to figure the cost of mate—

rials and the time spent in making the

garment.



Girls from fourteen to eighteen years





of age are usually very much more in-





terested in their personal appearance

than they are in cooking and this ten-

dency rightly directed and controlled

can easily be made of value in the de-

velopment of well-rounded woman-

hood.



At Miss Bailey’s requrest, Miss Pau-

lina Raven, of M. A. C., spent one week

in St. Joseph county this spring, giv-

ing. twelve canning demonstrations in

that time. About 300 women attended

these demonstrations, which promises

Well for the success of the work.



Miss Bailey is very enthusiastic





about her work and it is to be hoped ‘





that she will create a demand for more

agents to be appointed soon through-

out the state.





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HE central purpose of the fed-



eral warehouse act which be-



came a law on August 11, is to

establish a, form of warehouse receipt

for cotton, grain, wool, tobacco and

flaxseed, which will make these re-

ceipts easily and widely negotiable as

delivery orders or as collateral for

loans and, therefore, of definite assist-

ance-in financing crops. This purpose

the act aims to attain by licensing and

bonding warehouses under conditions

which will insure the integrity of their

receipts and make these receipts reli-

able evidence of the condition, quality,

quantity, and ownership of the pro-

ducts named which may be stored with

them.



The Secretary of Agriculture is giv-

en general authority to investigate the

storage, warehousing, classification,

weighing and certifying of cotton, wool,

grains, tobacco and flaxseed, and to

classify warehouses for which licenses

are applied for or issued.



A Permissive Statute.



He may issue to warehousemen 1i-

censes for the conduct of warehouses

in which such products may be stored

for interstate or foreign commerce,

and also of warehouses located in plac-

es under the exclusive jurisdiction of

the United States in which such pro-

ducts may be stored. Persons who are

not warehousemen may also be licens-

ed, subject to the same requirements

as licensed warehousemen, to accept

such products for storage in warehous-

es owned, operated or leased by any

state. Licenses may be issued for pe-

riods not exceeding one year, and are

renewable upon showing satisfactory

to the Secretary of Agriculture. A fee

not exceeding $2.00 may be charged

for each license or renewal, and, in ad-

dition, a reasonable fee for each exam-

ination or inspection of a warehouse

made upon application of the ware-

houseman. It is not, however, compul~

sory that any warehouseman be licens-

ed by the Secretary of Agriculture.

The system is Wholly permissive.



Every applicant for a license as a

warehouseman must agree to comply

with the act and the rules and regula-

tions prescribed under it. He must give

a bond, with other than personal sure-

ty, to secure the performance of his

obligations as a warehouseman under

the laws of the place in which the

warehouse is conducted, under his con-

tracts with his depositors, and under

the United States warehouse act. The

right is given to any person injured

through its breach to sue in his own

name on the bond for any damages

sustained by him. When such bond

has been given, the warehouse may be

designated as bonded under the Uni-

ted States Warehouse Act.



Inspection of Licensed Warehouses.

The Secretary of Agriculture is au-





. . . \ o

thorized to inspect warehouses licensed





or for which licenses are applied for;

to determine whether they are suita-

ble for the proper storage of agricul-

tural products; to prescribe the duties

of licensed .warehousemen with respect

to their care of, and responsibility for,

agricultural products; and to examine

agricultural products stored in licensed

warehouses. Deposits of agricultural

products in such warehouses are made

subject to the act and the rules and

regulations under it.



Duties of Warehousemen.

Licensed warehousemen are not per-

mitted to discriminate between persons

desiring to store agricultural products

in their warehouses. All agricultural

products, except fungible products,

(such as grain and the like), of the

same kind and grade, forwhich sep-

arate receipts are issued, must be so





 





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kept that they may be separately iden-

tified and re-delivered to the depositor.

Warehousemen may mix grain and oth-

er fungible products, ordinarily mixed

in storage, when they are of the same

kind and grade and are delivered from

the same mass, but may not mix such

products when they are of diflerent

grades. '

Warehouse Receipts.



Original receipts must be issued for

all agricultural products stored in

licensed warehouses, but only when

such' products are actually stored at

the time of issuance of the receipts._

Additional or further receipts for the

same products may only be issued in

place of lost or destroyed receipts, and

then only under specified conditions.



The act enumerates certain facts

which must be stated in all receipts

issued by licensed warehousemen.



They must show (a) the location of

the warehouse, (b) the date of issu-.

ance; (c) the consecutive number;

(d) whether the products will be de-

livered to the bearer, to a specified per-

son, or to a specified person or his or-

der; (e) the rate of storage charges;

(f) a. description of the product stor-

ed, including the quantity or weight;

(g) the grade or other class, according

to the oflicial standards of the United

States for such products, unless there

be no such standard, in which event it

must be stated according to some rec-

ognized standard or according torules

and regulations prescribed by the Sec-

retary of Agriculture; (h) that they

are issued subjectto the United States

warehouse act and the rules and reg-

ulations under it; (i) ownership, if

any, of the products by the warehouse-

man; (j) any lien claimed by the ware-

houseman for advance made or liabil-

ities incurred (k) any other facts re-

quired by the Secretary of Agriculture,

(1) the signature of the warehouse-

man, which may be made by his au-

thorized agent. Unless otherwise re-

quired by the law of the state in which

the warehouse is located, the grade

may be omitted at the request of de-

positors, except in case of fungible ag-

ricultural products, if the receipts

clearly show that they are not nego-

tiable.



Licensed Classifiers and Weighers.



The Secretary of Agriculture may li-

cense competent persons to classify

and weigh agricultureal products stor-

ed in licensed warehouses, and to cer-

tify the classification or weight of the

products. Such licenses may be sus-

pended or revoked at any time if the

licensee fails to perform his duties

properly. All grain, flaxseed and oth-

er fungible products stored for inter-

state or foreign commerce in licensed

warehouses must be inspected and

graded by persons licensed for the pur-

pose. Authority is given to establish

oflicial standards for the agricultural

products named in the act, and stan-

dards established under any other act

of congress are adopted for the pur-

pose of the warehouse act.



Delivery of Products.



Upon demand of depositors or hold-

ers of receipts, licensed warehousemen

in the absence of some lawful excuse,

must deliver products stored without

unnecessary delay. The demand for

delivery must be accompanied with an

offer to satisfy the warehouseman’s

lien, to surrender the receipt, if nego-

tiable, properly endorsed, and, when

requested by the warehouseman, to

sign an acknowledgement of ‘the re-

ceipt of the products re-delivered. Up«





 

 

 





dusts stored and withdraw





"eipts issued, returned , ,

They must also make detailed reports

to the Secretary of Agriculture as of-

ten as required. “Their books, records,





Revocation of Licenses.



The Secretary of Agriculture is re-

quired to publish the names, locations,

and addresses of all warehouses and

persons licensed under the act, with

lists of all licenses revoked and the

causes of termination. He may pub-

lish his findings whenever he deter-





mines that licensed warehouseman is .





not performing fully his duties under

the act. He may suspend or revoke

any license if the license fails to com-





ply with the act or the rules and regu- '





lations. He may also suspend or re-

voke any license issued to a ware-

houseman if unreasonable and exorbi-

tant charges have been made for ser-

vices rendered.





The act expressly provides that noth-

ing contained in it shall be construed

to interfere with state laws relating to

warehouses, warehousemen, weighers,

graders and classifiers, or with similar

federal laws. 0n the contrary, the

Secretary of Agriculture is authorized

to co-operate with officials charged

with the enforcement of such state

laws in order to carry out the provis-

ions of the United States warehouse

act.



Penalties.



Punishment by fine or imprisonment

or both may be imposed on any person

who counterfeits, forges, or uses with-

out proper authority any license issued

under the act, or who issues or utters

a false or fraudulent receipt or certifi~

cate, or who uses a name or descrip-

tion conveying the impression that a.

warehouse is designated as bonded un-

der the act unless the bond has actu~

ally been filed and approved or the

license issued remains unsuspended

and unrevoked.





POTATO GROWING IN MICHIGAN.





 





C. W. Waid, of East Lansing, secre;





tary of the Michigan Potato Associa-

tion, is busy with inspection and col-

lege extension work throughout the

state. Recently he has been at work

in Mason and Kent counties and he is

still emphasizing the need of standard-

ization of varieties; in other words,

many carloads of a uniform sort rath-

er than many cars of many sorts, as

the key to the problem of raising pota-

toes for a profit. Of early potatoes he

favors Irish Cobbler and the 'Early

Ohio and of late kinds he says: “The

Green Mountain seems to gain in pop-

ularity and is next to the Rural as a.

commercial potato. Its quality is

slightly better than the Rural and it

is better adapted for sections where

the rainfall is abundant.





“Of Rural types the Rural New York-

er No. 2, Sir Walter Raleigh and Car-

men No. 3 are the leading varieties in

Michigan. They have become so mix-

ed, however, that it is often impossible

to tell which is which. The white po«

tato is popular in most markets, while

the demand is somewhat restricted for

the dark skinned Russet Rural. How-

ever, the Russet Rural has a high

yield and other desirable qualities and

is a favorite with many growers in

this state. It should not be grown on

soils which tend to produce dark skin-





ned potatoes.” ‘





Mr. Waid is making an inspection of

one-fourth acre plats for the purpose





of seed selection and is removing dis-

eased and weak hills, also hills that

show mixture.

to find late blight and the leading dis- -

eases found thus far have been curly

dwarf and black scurf. . There has





It is too early as yet





on the re-delivery of the products for been great injury from bugs this year





which given, all receipts returned must

be canceled. '





Licensed warehousemep are. reqqu sections.





and the” prolonged drought during July '_

has cut the crop very" short in many ‘ 7. ‘





ALE, 0ND, Gm. EN.-





”andé 'c,
Finance and .

. RAINAGE bonds, from the stand

D point of security, are the most





creasing in value.

J. R. MILLIGAN,

Financial Editor.





attractive Of what are . 3099' lllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|Illll|IlllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllll

times called divisional or spoolal 1m- .

movement bonds Crop and Market Notes.





It is too well known to require com-

ment that the first requisite of culti-

vation is drainage and what the indi—

vidual farmer does by ditching and til-

ing, the drainage district organization

does in a larger way.



Every farmer knows that the most

fertile land is that which for centuries

has been enriched by the decay of veg-





etation growing thereon as well as by 5111311213331 @532 téigsréifidffiiét 1,}: $123!;

the “wash” from the higher land. Many 18, being the first since July 2. Whole

tracts of this kind have been allowed milk $1.80; cream 800; cattle 4@9c;





to go to waste year ‘after year owing hogs 9@100; chickens 18@20c; eggs

to the fact that the individual owners gighe‘ivhgaet 31:12:; $412333: 0$31-45 per

could do practically nothing toward ’ ’ ’ ’ '





draining them without the co-operation angadf‘yéouc ggg'arllg‘_1;$;tsog:r%ifivagfl

of their neighbors.





be over half a crop. We had a large



- (1 al- crop of hay that was secured in good



The steady idlvance “.1 farm lant vof shape. Wheat is yielding 10 to 40



ues ow1ng 0 e grow1ng scarc1 y. bushels per acre, and oats 30 to 40



new land for settlement, together With bushels. Pastures are dried up. Hogs



the growth of the cities and the conse- are scarce and bring 91/20; cows $50@

quent greater demand for all farm pro-

ducts has turned public attention to





600; wheat $1.38; rye $1; oats 35c;

butter-fat 29c; dairy butter 250; eggs

200; chickens 12c. There is not much



considerable areas of land now unpro- of a market for hay just now.



ductive from lack of drainage and in



consequence thousands of acres hereto—



fore practically useless are being ad-





Mecosta Co., Aug. 23.—All kinds of

hay yielded well. Oat threshing is in

ded every year to the cultivated farm

lands of the country. _





progress and yields are fair. An aver-



age crop of wheat has been harvested.



Corn is looking well, although recent



drouth will probably make ears short.

A drainage district is a form of co-

operative farming. It is organized on

petition of the owners of a consider-

able area of land so located that it can





Early potatoes are poor and sell at $1

per bushel; late potatoes promise only

be drained by one ditch or a system of

ditches or canals.





a fair crop. Beans have good vines but



are not filling as they should. The on-

A survey of the district is made by

a competent engineer in order to es-





cumber crop is below the average and

fruit is scarce. Butter 200; eggs 20@

tablish the fact that drainage of. the

district is practicable.





210 per dozen.

New Jersey.

Monmouth Co., Aug. 21.—We had a

Funds are provided by an issue of

bonds payable from a. special tax or as-

sessment levied on the property to be





good yield of clover and alfalfa hay.

Harvesting is done and wheat, rye and

drained, this tax or assessment being

apportioned to the different farms or





oats are yielding well. Corn and pota-

lots of land according to the benefits





toes are both in good condition. Milk

is selling at 41/20 net; live stock high

to be derived from the improvement.

Ordinarily only the interest on the





and scarce. New wheat $1.25; rye 75

bond issue is paid for the first four or





@900; potatoes 70@800.

Ohio.

Greene Co., Aug. 22.——Hay crop was

large and secured in good shape. The

five years in order that the tax may

be as small as possible until the land

can be cleared, brought under cultiva-

tion and made to produce an income.





second cutting of alfalfa not as large

as the first. Wheat and oat threshing

about over. Corn will be a small crop

from drouth and heavy storms. Pota-



After this the bonds are made to ma-



ture a portion each year so that the



payments are distributed over a term



of years in such amounts that the bur-





toes will be a short crop. Butter—fat

31c; hogs 100; wheat $1.48.

‘ den will not be too heavy in any one

year.





Highland Co., Aug. 21.——Hay crop ex~



tra good. There are fair prospects for



a good clover seed crop. Wheat and



oats all threshed, and the yield was

When a drainage district is located

near a good market or with good ship-

ping facilities afforded by nearby rail-

roads, when it is surrounded by pro-





small. Corn is below the average in

condition. Potatoes are looking poorly

ductive, well improved farms, when it

is made up of small land holdings and





and fruit is scarce. Cattle~$7.50@8;

hogs $9.75@10.25; sheep $6@8; lambs

particularly when it is largely owned

by farmers owning adjacent land and





$10@11; butter—fat 29c; eggs 220; po-

where the cost of the improvement is





tatoes $1.20; wheat $1.53.

comparatively small, its bonds consti-





Indiana.

Wayne Co., Aug. 21.—We are having

tute one of the safest forms of invest-

ment.





exceedingly hot weather and the soil

Some of the reasons why drainage





is very dry. Threshing is about all

done. Oats are ‘yielding about a half

bonds are growing in favor are as

follows:





crop and wheat is running light, al-

though the quality is excellent. Pota-

Farm mortgages are among the saf-

est investments in the world.





toes will be almost a complete failure.

Drainage bonds constitute a lien





Corn is looking fairly well but is late.

New seeding is prOmising. There is

very little fruit here. Butter-fat 28c;

hogs $10; corn 800; wheat $1.35; oats

380 per bushel.



prior to farm mortgages. They are pay-



able from taxes and the tax collector



must be paid before the holder of a



mortgage.



There is no better security for a

bond issue than farm land.



Land which has been overflowed for

many years is the most fertile land in

the world.



No improvement adds so much to

farm land as drainage.



Drained land increases in value from

year to year as development proceeds.



All farm land is constantly increas-

ing in value owing to the increasing

demand for farm products and the de-

creasing amount of land available for

cultivation.





Michigan.



Monroe Co., Aug. 22.—Hay one to

one and a half tons per acre; clover

two to two and a half tons per acre,

and of extra quality. Wheat, rye and

oats were harvested and threshed or

stored in mow in good condition. Oat

crop light; wheat yield fair, some fields

damaged with rust and weevil. Pros-

pects for corn and potatoes poor. Apv





Illinois.





Warren Co., Aug. 18.—~The yield of

clover and alfalfa hay is good. Wheat

and oats are all threshed. Wheat made

15 bushels; cats 35 bushels per acre;

corn shows the effect of the hot, dry

weather but has been helped by recent

rains. Early potatoes made good crop

and late ones are fair. Beans are a

short crop; sugar beets are a full crop.

No peaches; apples will be about half

a crop. Butter—fat 310; hogs $9; cattle

$9.50; eggs 200.



Kansas.



Lincoln Co., Aug. 19.——This section

has not had much rain as yet; it is

awful dry for plowing; some corn is

cut for feed. Bottomland corn is green

yet and will make a little corn. A good

rain would lige us a good kaffir crop.

Two good alfalfa crops have been put

up, but the third is very short. Pas-

tures are good; cattle are in good con-

dition; they sell at $6. 50@7; hogs are

$9; cream 280; eggs 13c.



Missouri.



Vernon Co., Aug. 22. —Weather dry

and hot; everything is about burned

up; corn is almost a total failure. Fruit

is drying up on trees; pastures are all

dried up. Farmers are feeding their

stock; water is getting scarce; have

had no rain since June 26. Lots of

wheat will be sowed if it rains in time





rat-class security constantly in- ,0“,





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MR. AUTOMOBILE OWNER:—

A large number of accidents have

occurred and cars stolen during

state and county fairs. When leav-

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or any large city, he sure you have

it locked, or still better, put it in a

garage. Detroit has passed an ordi-

nance which provides that automo-

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streets should have a proper lock.



Do your part in driving carefully

and keeping your car under proper

control when approaching pedestri-

ans or another automobile, or the

intersection of the streets, better

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238 Acres with Stock

and Tools for $5500





This farm is located on good road. within three mile.

of nice (301111. Land lays good, is in g of

cultiv ition producing large c.ropx~1 Has an abund-

ance of flue water, some fruit, ten room house in good

condition two barns one larg< basement barn. one

hay barn. all in good ( ondition. Price $5500 Wit



cash. Will include in this pr‘i(e 1‘2 cowe. lbull. h1 pair

horses with hay enough to winter them. and all farm

tools Here' 15 a fine bargain no drouths severe 0110



to ruin crops. HIRAK KMfNT 1. FARM AGENC

216 Phelps Building. Bingha mton N. Y.





$1000 Down Secures l78-Acre Farm

10 Cows, Pr. Good Horses





With full line up to- date farm tools machinery and

the growing crops. Owner ( alled away by other bull-

ness makes tremendous sacrifice. Splendid Ill-room.

‘2- -story house, 2 fine barns with cement ( ellars. House

and barns in good repair both lately painted. Con-

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a dozen states. copy f.ree Strout Farm Agency.

Dept. 101. 150 Nassau St... New York.





 





 





 





 





, 191 acre dairy and fruit fun:

For $3" ["0 Farms- near Howell, Mich. Good

buildings 2 barns, silo, large house with modorn

eqllipln( 11t. Lar 9 fruit orchard 1200 peach 350 apple

trees, 10 acres Al alfa. $75 per acre.111acreda‘,irynnd

fruit farm one mile from Hon ell 10 acre peach and

apple orchard 8 acres Alfalfa. Good water, good bulld-

lngs and fen(cs. Silo. Windmill, Acetylene lights,

F urnat (. Clu mi( 31 Closet. $110 per acre. Term- on

either farm ‘1 (101111, balance on cam payments. No

agents commission No exchange (onsi de red



A. R. EASTM AN, HOWELL. MICE.





McClure-Stevens Land C0.





Successors toA J. Stevens& 00. Established 1883.

Farm, Fruit and Stock Lands. We own 1 acre.

of choice unimproved land in Gladwin and Glen

counties. Sold on 911111 payments. Interest 6pc: cent.

rite for information.





Gladwin, Michigan





New Land,





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located, Low prices and easy terms. St ta 0 ld Bloc.

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140-A1-re Farm—2 miles from





FOR SALE Goldwater, Mich. House and





barn. good land. Carmi R. Smith, Niles, Mich.

257 ACRE STOCK FARM engzgggéfihgn





:30 e1- 110111.100 ot t.hers Send for list .

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Farms and Farm Lands For Sale





PROSPERITY IN CANADA—$900,000,000 in

new wealth added in 1915. Enormous crops and

low taxation make farmers rich. Wheat average.

36.16 bushels per acre in Alberta, 28.75 bushels per

acre in Saskatchewan, 28.50 bushels per acre in

Manitoba. Taxes average $24 and will not ex-

ceed $35 per quarter section, includes all taxes;

no taxes on improvements. Free schools and

full religious liberty. good climate. Get your

farm home from the Canadian Pacific Railway.

20 years to pay. Good land from $11 to $30 per

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GRAINS AND SEEDS. .





August 29, 1916.



Wheat—The declaration of war by

Roumania on Austria-Hungary caused

a most sensational decline in wheat

Values on Monday of this week. The

predicted early opening of the Darda-

nelles because of this latest change in

political affairs in the Balkan states

and the consequent supplies of Russian

wheat coming into western Europe ap-

peared to traders to be a factor of

fundamental import in the wheat mar-

ket. It is important to note, however,

that the market did not break in Liv.

erpool and that foreigners bought Am-

erican wheat in large quantities on the

decline. The increased chances of a





 





 





 





,general railway strike also added to





the excitement on Monday’s sessions

in the different wheat trading centers.

Receipts of wheat at primary points

on Monday were 2,696,000 bushels com-

pared with 2,146,000 bushels a year

ago. On this date 1915, No. 2 red

wheat was quoted at $1.081/2 per bu.

Detroit’s last week’s prices were:





No. 2 No.1



Red. White. Sept.

Wednesday . .1.54% 1.49%, 1.55%,

Thursday . . . .1.52% 1.47% 1.53%

Friday .......... 1.55% 1.50% 1.56%

Saturday . . . ..1.54% 1.49% 1551/;

Monday ........ 1.45% 1.40% 1.46%;

Tuesday ....... 1.47% 1.42% 1.48 111,





Chicago—Sept. 143%; Dec. 1.47%;

May $1.49%.



Corn.——Heavy liquidation in wheat

and the bearish feeling in that market

were reflected in the corn deal. Al-

though in some sections local rains

have benefited the growing crop, there

has been no general improvement in

the outlook. A year ago No. 3 corn

was quoted here at 801/20 per bushel.

Last week’s Detroit quotations were:





, No. 3 No. 3



Mixed. Yellow.

Wednesday ......... 89 1/2 91

Thursday ........... 89 1/é 91

Friday .............. 89 lé 91

Saturday ............ 89 1/2 91

Monday ............. 88 14; 90

Tuesday ............ 8 1,5





‘ 90

Chicago—Sept. 855/80; Dec. 73%0;

May 760 per bushel.

Oats.——This cereal has suffered with

corn and wheat. Threshers report a

good many light oats. The visible sup-

ply shows an increase of 5,825,000 bu.





'Standard oats were quoted at 43c a





year ago. Last week’s Detroit prices

were:

No.3

. Standard. White.

Wednesday ......... 48 47 1/Q

Thursday ........... 49 481/2

Friday .............. 50 49%

Saturday ........... 5O 491/2

Monday ............. 49 48%

Tuesday ............ 49 48

Chicago—Sept. 44%0; Dec. 47%0;

May 51%c.





Rye.-—This cereal has enjoyed a

strong market recently, although on

Monday the trade was a little easier

due to the slump in other grains. Cash

No. 2 is now puoted at $1.221,é per bu.



Beans—Apparently the bean crop is

going to be very small. Vines look

good but there are no pods to speak

of. At Detroit dealers are quoting $5

per bushel for October beans; immedi-

ate and prompt shipments $5.70 per

bushel. At Chicago transactions are

small with pea beans quoted at $5@6,

and red kidneys at $5@5.50. -



Seeds—Prime red clover $9; prime

alsike $9.75; alfalfa $10@11; prime

timothy $2.50.





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





Flour.—-Jobbing lots in one-eighth

paper sacks are selling on the Detroit

market per 196 lbs., as follows: Best

patent $7.70; seconds $7.50; straight

$7.30; spring patent $6.10; rye flour

$6.50 per bbl.



Feed—sin 100-lb. sacks, jobbing lots

are: Bran $25; standard middlings

$26; fine middlings $30; cracked corn

$30; corn and oat chop $32 per ton.



Hay.—(New) No. 1 timothy $14@15;

standard timothy $13.50@14;. light





 





. mixed $13@14; No. 2 timothy $12@13;





No.1 mixed $10@11; No. 1 clover $9

@10 per ton.



Straw—Rye straw $7.50@8; wheat

and oat straw $6.50@7 per ton.





DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTSu





 





Butter.—-—Is in active demand at pric-

es 1c higher than last week. Extra

creamery 30%c; do. firsts 2934c; dairy

23c; packing stock 21c.



Elgin.—,-With fancy butter scarce the

price advanced 1,4c. Quotation based

on sales is 31c.



Chicago—The market is quiet and





31c; extra firsts 30





per lb; seconds 26@ c’.



Eggs—The demand is good "at une

changed prices. Firsts 25%c; current

receipts 2194c per dozen. \



Chicago.-——Increase in supply . has

caused an easier feeling but no change

in prices. Firsts 25@251/20; ordinary

firsts 23@231/2c; miscellaneous lots,

cases included, 18@24c.



New York—Trade firm and steady.

Fresh gathered extra fine 33@34c per

dozen; extra firsts 31@32c.



Poultry—The market is steady and

prices are slightly higher for all kinds

with turkeys advancing 2c. Quotations

for live are: Best broilers 230; No. 1

do. 21@220; No. 1 hens 180; NO. 2 hens

17@17%c; ducks 15@16c; geese 130;

turkeys 23@24c.



Chicago—Notwithstanding the liber-

al receipts the market held up well and

prices are unchanged. Fowls 14@17c;

roosters 111/20; springchickens 21c;

ducks 10@16c; geese 10@120.





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





 





 





Apples.—At Detroit fancy apples are

lower, being quoted at $3.50@4 per

bbl; No. 2, 50@75c per bu. At Chicago

No. 1 barrel stock $2.25@4.00; No. 2,

$1.50@3. In baskets the price is 750@

$1 per bu. Basket stock is not wanted

unless fancy. \



Peaches—Offerings are ‘scarce and

market firm for good fruit. .Quotations

are $4@4.25 per bu. At Chicago Mich-

igan white peaches are selling at 75c@

$1.50; yellow at $1.75@2 per bu.



Other Fruits—At Chicago plums,

16-qt. cases, Abundance 85c@$1; Brad-

shaws $1.25; pears,‘all varieties $1@

1.25 per bushel.





 





WOOL AND HIDES.





Michigan three-eighths blood was

held in Boston last week at 41@420;

quarter-blood at 41c. All conditions

seem to indicate that wool will be a

valuable commodity to hold. The sta-

tistical position of the market is very

strong.



Hides—No. 1 cured 19c; No. 1 green





 





16c; No. 1 cured bulls 140; No. 1 green.





bulls 120; No. 1 cured veal kip 230;

No. 1 green veal kip 18c; No. 1 cured

murrain 18c; No. 1 green murrain 16c;

No. 1 cured calf 290; No. 1 green calf

27c; No. 1 horsehides $5.50; No. 2

horsehides $4; No. 2 hides lo and No.

2 kip and calf 11/2c lower than the

above; sheepskins, as to amount of

wool, 50c@$1.25.





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.





 





Tomatoes were offered freely on

Tuesday with prices ranging from $1

@1.75 per bushel; string beans $2.25@

3; onions $1.50@1.75; potatoes $1.40@

1.65; corn $1.25@1.75 per 10 dozen

bag; pears $1.50@2; apples $1@2; hay,

loose, $16@20 per ton.





LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

August 28, 1916.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts here today as follows: Cat-

tle 160 cars; hogs 75 d. d.; sheep 85

d. d.; calves 1000 head.



With 160 cars of cattle today, the

demand was strong and the best class-

es of fat steers sold 10@25c higher,

but the bulk of the medium steers sold

steady to a shade stronger, also the

best heifers and cows sold strong, but

the medium grades and canners were

slow and no more than steady. We

look for a fair run of cattle here next

Monday and the good corn-fed cattle

to sell good, but the medium classes

and cow stuff 'no more than steady.



We had a fair run of hogs today,

about 75 double decks, good hogs rath-

er scarce and sold full steady to

strong, while common grades of all

weights and classes were in liberal

supply and sold considerably lower

than the close of last week. The bulk

of the sales was around $11.15@11.25,

with a few selected lots at $11.30; pigs

and lights, weighing from 110 to 150

lbs., from $9.50@10, as to weight and

quality, some extra fancy 150-lb. aver-

age selling around $11 and above, but

the' bulk‘of the-throw-outs landed at

$9.50, with common and trashy pigs

down to $7. Roughs were a strong

quarter lower and sold generally at

$9.50, and common sows from $5@7.

It looks like we should have a fair

trade for good grades of hogs, but

would advise being very careful on all

common and trashy kinds.



Sheep receipts were light again to-

day and prices were about steady with

the close of last week. Prospects about

steady last of the week.



We quote: Best spring lambs: $10.50

@1075; cull to common lambs $9@





 





 





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' «Chicago. . , .



August 28, 1916.

' Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Receipts today. .‘11,000 36,000 25,000

Same day 191 ”17,830 35,346 16,269

Last week ...... 65,152 132,317 101,658

Same wk 1915. .48,216 91,423 63,247



After last week’s enormous declines

in cattle prices, it was natural to ex-

pect a reaction,‘ and it came today, the

receipts being very small for a Mon-

day, as stockmen were informed about

the existing conditions. The demand

was animated from the start, and pric-

es were irregularly higher, the senti-

ment of the trade being that the‘rise

was at least 250 on an average, some

lots showing less and others much

more of a rise. Hogs were active at

firm values, with sales at $10@11.15.

Hogs received last week fell off in

weight four pounds, averaging 231 lbs.

Sheep and lambs open the week with

large supplies for these times, and at

'a late hour none had been sold, bids

being about 250 lower. Shipments of

sheep and lambs from here last week

showed a marked increase, shipments

amounting to 21,488 head, comparing

with 16,620 a week earlier and 3,721 a

year ago. ,



Cattle were marketed in greatly in-

creased numbers last week, supplies

running largely to grassers and short-

fed lots, with a fair representation of

pretty good cattle, although strictly

prime corn—fed beeves carrying a good

deal of weight were far from plentiful.

For this reason the decline in prices

was mostly felt in the less attractive

steers and cows, although receipts of

5,500 cattle on Thursday, following a

run of 21,805 on Wednesday brought

about a smash-up in values for every-

thing, the packers ciaiming that their

forces were not sufficient to handle

all the cattle offered. The better class

of fat steers sold during the week at a

range of $10@11.10, but a few heavies

went below $10.50, the top for year-

lings early in the week being $10.75.

Good steers 'were purchased on Thurs-

day for $9.50, with a medium grade

going at $9@9.45, ordinary to good

grassers fetching $6.25@7.25 and some

little steers weighing between 500 and

600 pounds bringing $5@6. Very fair

killers were picked up around $8@8.75,

and butchering cows and heifers found

an outlet at $5.40@8 for cows and $5@

9.25 for heifers. Taking the week as

a whole, the greater part of the steers

sold at $8.25@10.50, with a good show-

ing of sales at $10.60@11.10_, on Mon-

day, the high day. Cutters sold at $4.70

@535, canners at $3.50@4.65 and bulls

at $5@8. Calves met with a good de-

mand most of the time, selling at $4.50

@1225 for coarse heavy to prime light

vealers. There was fair animation in

the stocker and feeder branch of the

market, with sales ranging at $5.25@

7.75 usually and ordinary feeders aver-

aging 900 to 995 lbs. selling as low as

$6.60, while some 531—lb. stockers

brought $7.50. Most of the western

range steers sold at $6.75@8.85, prices

depending on quality and weight. Near

the close of the week prices for cattle

were fully 50c@$1 lower thana week

earlier for the general run, some lots

showing a greater decline. Some late

reports quoted good cattle at $8.90.



Hogs. underwent further sharp ad-

vances last week, with a lively, general

demand from the local packers and

smaller city butchers, while eastern

shippers made fair purchases of _the

better class. With, the. highest pricgs~

paid since 1865, stock feeders cannot





fail to realize the liberal profits to be N

derived from making their hogs prime .d





in quality and at least reasonably

heavy, although the premium paid for

choice light hogs causes some owners

to hurry up shipments. Receipts have

been none too large, and trading was

usually brisk, at least as long as the

better class of hogs lasted. Fair to

fancy selected butcher hogs are prime

favorites, going highest of all, while

choice heavy weights have to go at a

considerable discount as a general

rule. Receipts include a good many

heavy sows, which have to be disposed

of at a large discount, although even

these sell at prices that in former

years would have been looked upon as

extremely high for the choicest bar-

rows. Top for hogs during the week

was $11.30, with hogs selling on Satur-

day at $10@11.121,é, prime light ship:

ping hogs selling at,$11.05@11.12%,

heavy shipping lots at $10.85@11, light

bacon hogs at $10.45@11, heavy pack-

ers at $10@10.80 and pigs at $8@9.75.

' Lambs, sheep and yearlings weaken-

ed in values last week under much

larger offerings, and prices suffered

sharp declines all along the line, even

feeding lambs going off moderately in

prices. During the latter part of .the

week the quality of the native lambs

was especially poor, and they averag-

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closing prices were as follows: Lambs

3310'“; 1 s

. ; year ings 6.50@8.50; wethers

$5.50@7.75; ewes $3@7.40; breeding

ewes $7@10; bucks $5@6.50. ~.

Horses, were as plentiful as usual

last week and in the customary large

demand for supplying wants of forei

army buyers, riders going) at $115@165

and gunners at $160@2 0. Rejected

horses,th coming up to army require-

ments went mostly at $55@85 for rid-

ers and $80@120 for gunners. Feed-





ing geldings were wanted at $170@200 .





to ship east, with few offered. The

best chunks sold for $215@225, and big

horses were salable at $240@280.





AN ENTHUSIASTIC MILK MEET-

ING.





 





Between 200 and 300 milk producers

from four different counties attended

the milk producers’ meeting at New

"Hudson, in August. R. C. Reed of

Howell, Field Secretary of the Michi-

gan Milk Producers’ Association, was

the principal speaker of the evening.

Many local men and near-by visitors

also took their full part in the-discus-

sions and plans which are hoped event-

ually to bring better conditions to the

milk producers. With corn conditions

as they are and the price of all kinds

of grains still on the rise, it seems to

be a serious question with many as to

whether they will continue the produc-

tion of milk. Mr. Fred Bunn acted as

chairman of the meeting and seems to

be fully alive to the interests con-

cerned.





 





 





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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKET.





 





Thursday's Market.

August 30, 1916.

Cattle.

Receipts 2468. Fear of a tie—up on





the railroads had its effect on the mar- they are small and will be too light in





Refs this week and, although the sup-

ply of cattle was large the market was

very active and fully 250 higher than

last week on all grades. Several coun-

try buyers were on hand after stockers

but as prices looked high few were re-

turned to the country. Milch cows sold

well and good ones are in active de-

mand. Up to this writing no notice of

a tie-up on live stock has been received





here and it looks as though anything and November delivery.





that can reach here by Sunday night

would be handled as usual. After that

there is nothing certain at this writ—

ing. Shippers are advised to consult

their railroad agents before getting in



'. readiness to ship. Close was strong.

At noon Thursday orders were receiv-

ed at the yards that nothing could be

shipped out for points off the Michigan

Central. That means nothing can be

loaded from here for Chicago or points

west, or Buflalo and points east, for

fear that it would not reach destina-

tion before Monday morning.



We quote: Best heavy steers $8.25

@9; best handy weight butcher steers

$7.25@8; mixed steers and heifers

$6.50@7; handy light butchers $5.75@

6.25; light butchers $5.25@5.75; best

cows $6@6.50; butcher cows $5@5.75:

common cows $4.50@4.75; canners $3

@425; best heavy bulls $6@6.50; bo-

logna bulls $5.50@5.75; stock bulls

$4.75@5.25; stockers $5.50@6.50; feed-

ers $6.25@7.25; milkers and springers

$40@80.



Haley & M. sold Sullivan P. CO. 1

steer wgh 1030 at $6.25, 5 cows av 950

at $4.85, 1 do wgh 830 at $4.50, 1 do

wgh 1180 at $5.50, 3 do av 1047 at $5.80,

1 do wgh 1060 at $6, 1 do wgh 1030 at

$5, 1 do wgh 950 at $4.50; to Ham-

mond, S. & Co. 5 canners av 760 at

$3.85; to Applebaum 1 cow wgh 880 at

$5.25, 21 butchers av 825 at $6.15; to

Nagle P. Co. 1 bull wgh 1180 at $6, 4

steers av 817 at $6.35; to Clark & Co.

17 stockers av 770 at $6; to Mason B.

Co. 17 do av 608 at $6, 8 butchers av

570 at $5.75; to Parker, W. & Co. 9 do

av 682,at $5.50.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan P. Co.

2 bulls av 1030 at $6, 2 heifers av 755

at $5.50, 3 cows av 870 at $5; to Gol-

den 15 butchers av 580 at $5; to Brei-

tenbeck 10 butchers av 812 at $6.85, 4

do av 650 at $6; to Hammond, S. & Co.

22 steers av 1016 at $8.25, 24 do av 800

at $6.75, 9 butchers av 666 at $6, 10 do

av 626 at $6, 1 steer wgh 1030 at $7.25,

1 bull wgh 1870 at $6.50, 10 steers av

839 at $7; to Brown 1.1 stockers av

757 at $6; to Hudson 14 do av 570 at

$5.50; to Rattkowsky 6 butchers av 900

at $6.70; to Sullivan P. Co. 18 do av

752 at $5.85; to Goose 10 cows av 903

at. $5.50.





Veal Calves.





Receipts 729. The veal calf trade

was active at strong last week’s open-

ing prices, a few choice bringing $13;

bulk of good $12@12.50; heavy dull at

$5@8.50.



Erwin & S. sold Sullivan P. Co. 2 av

175 at $12, 2 av 190 at $12, 3 av 155 at

$12; to Nagle P. Co. 2 av 315 at $8.50,

6 av 165 at $12.50; to Burnstine 4 av

155 at $12.50, 4 av 155 at $10, 4 av 155

at $11.50, 8 av 140 at $12.50, 3 av 135

at $12; to Rattkowsky 7 av 145 at

$12.50, 10 av 178 at $11; to Hammond,

S. & Co. 2‘ av 140 at $13.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 4867. The sheep and lamb

Atrade was steady at last week’s prices

‘ on both sheep and lambs. Prices as



follows: Best lambs $10.25; fair do.

$9.25@10; light to common lambs $7.50

(078.50; yearlings $8@8.50; fair to good

sheep $6@6.50; culls and common

4 5 '





Sandel, S., B. & G. sold Thompson

13 lambs av 65 at $10; 5 sheep av 110

at $6.50; to Parker, W. & Co. 2 do av

100 at $6.50, 63 lambs av 65 at $9.50;

to Thompson 20 do av 70 at $10, 25 do

av 70 at $10.25, 25 do av 75 at $10.25;

to Walter 122 lambs av 55 at $8.25; to

Parker W. & Co. 141 do av 65 at $10;

to Mich. B. Co. 18 sheep av 115 at

$6.50; to Thompson 86 lambs av 75 at

$10; to Young 81 do av 75 at $10; to

Mich. B. Co. 59 do av 70 at $10, 25 do

av 60 at $8.75, 72 av 60 at $8.75.



Erwin & S. sold .Mich. B. Co. 19

sheep av 130 at $6; to Hammond, S. &

Co. 58 do av 70 at $10.25.



Hogs.

Receipts 7164.





. @‘11; pigs $9@9.25.





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of itself a disease, but a manifestation

of it. It is generally an expression of

pain and we seldom have much lame-

. The ,hOg trade was ness without pain. Remember, we sel-

5@10c higher than on Wednesday on dom have lameness existing for any

800d grades. Yorkers and heavy $10.75 great length of time without some in-



ammat on.





New Mexico and Colorado. The firm

owns a farm of about 1,000 acres in

Kansas, where they carry on a large

amount of sheep and lamb feeding. “In

the plains country of New Mexico,

where the drouth has been the worst,”

Mr. Culp says, “few feeding lambs will

be found. Those who have any say





weight at feeding time to handle. The

lambs on the government reserves in

the mountains will be up to standard

weight, which is from 55 to 60 pounds,

when delivery comes. The lamb crop

generally was cut short in the spring.





and drouth has reduced it further.”,





Mr. Culp says his firm will feed the

coming winter season 30,000 lambs,

which have been bought for October

The greater

part of these lambs will be fed in

Colorado, in the Arkansas Valley. The

remainder will be fed in Kansas.





A Chicago live stock commission

fim which handles sheep and lambs ex-

clusively says: “From information

gathered throughout the west we un-

derstand the supply of lambs is bound

to be light on the market throughout

the season, and whether they are go-

ing to break very much or not is some-

thing it is hard to answer. After the

first of September everybody will want

lambs. The packers will have the

strongest competition from the feed-

ers ever known in the history of the

trade. Even now the feeders are sell-

ing at $9.85 per 100 lbs., with very dry

conditions east of Chicago, the terri-

tory which brings lambs early. With

normal conditions, we believe feeding

lambs would now be bringing ten cents

a pound. The corn crop is in excel-

lent condition in most parts of the

country, especially in Illinois, Iowa

and Missouri.”





Prime hogs have been selling at the

highest prices of the present year, the

late Chicago top being $10.80 per 100

lbs., with a widening out of values be-

tween prime barrows and the increas-

ing receipts of heavy sows which have

weaned their litters. Frequently the

receipts of hogs have fallen short of

the demand, causing lively upward

movements in prices. Recent Chicago

receipts averaged in weight 231 lbs.,

comparing with 244 lbs. a year ago.

Eastern shippers are in the habit of

buying the best barrows of medium

and light weights at top prices.



Quality of western range cattle now

arriving on the Chicago market is no

criterion of the quality of the cattle

which will follow, according to D. B.

Zimmerman, of Somerset, Penn, a

prominent cattleman, who has large

interests in South Dakota and Mon-

tana. He says: “Grass is in excellent

condition all over the northwest now,

but it is a late season. Much of the

pasturage is still green, and this ac-

counts for the soft condition of the

cattle. A little later, when the big

movement from the ranges is under

way, fat, hard-fleshed steers will be

the rule. Present prices are disap-

pointing to western range cattle own-

ers, and many of the will be in no

hurry to cash their holdings, since

from now on cattle will fatten nicely,

and with no big supply to come for~

ward, there is prospect of improved

values in the market.



Large numbers of southwestern

grass cattle have been marketed re-

cently, and moderate supplies of north-

western range grass cattle have arriv-

ed in the Chicago stock yards, but

there is a comparative scarcity of the

choice corn-fed beeves, which sell at a

good premium. The best steers have

declined about $1 per 100 pounds from

the high time of the year, and late

sales were at about the same prices as

were paid a year ago, with the other

kinds of cattle also selling at substan—

tially the values current at that time.

This decline has caused so many own-

ers to hold back their cattle that last

week saw a substantial rally in prices

that placed values much higher than a

week earlier or a year ago.





 





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officials of the’ state dairy and

food departments assembled in

Detroit and organized the association

of dairy and food departments. At

that time but a very few states had

dairy and food laws and practically

none had drug law enforcement as it

is now understood.

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nent food specialists had been impor-

tuning congress to pass a national law

regulating interstate traffic in food ma-

terials. It took eighteen years of per.

sistent and constant work to arouse

congress to the necessity for a nation-

al law, but it finally came and when on

June 30, 1906, a food and drug act was

finally made, into law, the foundation

of one of the most beneficial and far-

reaching public service acts was firmly

laid. It is of interest to the farmers of

the state, and worthy of note that af-

ter twenty years—years which have

been full of service for the bettering of

life conditions—the association returns

to its birthplace. It is a different asso-

ciation. Its membership now comprises

every state in the Union and the Bu-

reau of Chemistry of the United States

Department of Agriculture—all the ac-

tive forces engaged in the consumers’

battle for pure foods and drugs.



The Fight for Pure Food has been a



Real Battle.



During these twenty years some de-

cisive battles have been fought that

have meant much for the public wel-

fare. There‘has been much contro-

versy over certain questions and vest-

ed interests have tried here and there

to spike the wheel in the interest of

their particular business.



On the whole, without doubt the in-

terests of the people have been well

conserved. There has been abundant

publicity and what the officials have

been unable to accomplish by direct

appeal to law has been put so plainly

before the public that this has been

sufficient.



The use of preservatives is an excel-

lent illustration. The controversy ov-

er its legal status has been a prolong-

ed and a bitter one and the law itself

has not been adequate in all cases to

secure its elimination from the chan‘

nels of food trade. But while the offi—

cial and scientific investigations and

controversy has proceeded the public

has taken a hand and decided with

some firmness that chemical preserva-

tive shall not be used in food products.

The investigations have not been be-

hind closed doors and those “who run

have read.”



Sanitation the War Cry.



It has taken the association of dairy,

food and drug officials nearly twenty

years to realize that the interests of

the consumers for pure food and health

really lie most about the questions of

sanitation. If one could judge by the

discussions and interest in the papers

presented at this convention, he would

conclude that they now realize that

the greatest advancement of the con-

sumer’s interest lies along the lines of

sanitation.



Dairy products must be clean and

not only is it imperative from the pub-

lic standpoint, but the real interest of

producers as well demands a rigidity

of official supervision in this regard.

We have been learning much in these

latter days. As Dr. Vaughan said

about the mosquito, none would have

thought a few years ago of laying

crime to his door. We all thought him

to be a “pestiferous little cuss” but

nothing more. We now know a few of

the crimes to be laid to his charge and-

as a consequence mosquitoes are fought

with system and persistence. "



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markets, clean bakeries, clean work-

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held in Detroit during the week of

August 7.



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service in which Michigan has always

been prominent and in which the farm-

ers of the state have always shown a

deep interest. In our state particularly

have farmers been depended upon to

rally to the support of measures which

bespeak public welfare and it is no

mistake to say that the cause of pure

food in Michigan has had the ardent

support of Michigan farmers.





THE SEED FILING CABINET.





It certainly does not pay to save

poor seed from any plant on the farm,

but I believe that many farmers who

save little of their own seed are rais-

ing a much better article than they

can buy on the market the next spring.

Saving vegetable and flower seed is a

practical way of reducing the expense

of the spring gardening and when the

seed are saved from strong vigorous

plants and then properly cleaned and

dried before being stored for the win-

ter they are certainly as good as the

average quality seed which we pur-

chase at the seed stores.



If a spool cabinet can be obtained at

one of the local stores it forms an

ideal seed filing device and the sec-

tions in the draws can be divided ac-

cording to the quantity and number of

the varieties which are to be stored. In

this way flower‘and vegetable seeds

can be saved every year and without

expense except for labor and fertilizer

the flower and vegetable gardens can

be started with fresh vigorous seed. In

many instances neighbors can trade

their seeds to advantage and in this

way enlarge the variety of plants

grown in the home garden. This is es-

pecially desirable with flower seed as

many flower seeds are rather expen-

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colored envelopes displayed in the

stores.



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seeds away when the draws are open-

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will be needed in addition to the home-

raised seed. If these orders are placed

before spring there is no danger of the

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OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSO.

CIATION OF FARMERS’ CLUBS.





 





 





President—R. J. Robb, Mason.



Vice-president—C. B. Scully, Almont.



Secretary and Treasurer—Mrs. J. S.

Brown, Howell.



Directors—Alfred Allen, Mason; C.

T. Hainline, Alma; W. K. Crafts, Grass

Lake; Edward Burke, St. Johns; Mrs.

C. J. Reed, Spring Arbor; Roy E.

Moore, Bellevue.



Address all communications relative





to the organization of new Clubs to

Mrs. J. S. Brown, Howell, Mich.





 





THE FARMERS’ CLUB RALLY.





 





Farmers’ Clubs of Central Michigan

rallied at the M. A. (3., August 16, to

the number of 17 Clubs, 300 members

representing six counties. Another 100

farmers and their families also enjoyed

the picnic and everyone considered the

picnic a success from every standpoint.

The date proved to be a busy one, as

oats were not secured in many locali-

ties, and in others the threshing ma-

chines were busy.



The picnic grounds are now located

on the north side of the campus, just

West of the interurban station, in the

woods that were planted in 1877 by

Dr. W. J. Beal. Six people were pres-

ent who remembered well the forest in

its infancy. Superintendent of the

Campus Gunson had the grounds in

readiness for the enjoyment of the

crowd.



W. L. Cheney, of Mason, chairman





of the occasion, called the meeting to.





order at 1:30 p. m. and asked R. B.

Robb, associational president, for a

few words of greeting. Mr. Robb ex-

pressed himself pleased with the rally

and that the M.’ A. C. was the ideal

spot for such a gathering and urged a

permanent organization.



The vote was unanimous toward or-

ganizing. The following officers were

elected: President, W. L. Cheney,

Mason, Ingham county; secretary, Mrs.

H. Huispeter, Owosso, Shiawassee

county; vice-presidents, E. P. Sherman,

Owosso, Shiawass'ee county; Emmet

Clyse, Bath, Clinton county; Clay Gor-

don, Fowlerville, Livingston county;

N. B. Ward, Grass Lake, Jackson coun-

ty; Mrs. Clara L. French, Pompeii,

Gratiot county.



These officers will hold an executive

meeting at the time of the associational

meeting next December. President

Frank Kedzie, of M. A. C., is a member

of this committee, ex-oflicio.



Mrs. J. S. Brown, associational sec-

retary, was called upon also for words

of greeting and in part she urged every

Club to recommned some of their best

talent for the annual state meeting in

December and to notify her at once.



The first speaker of the hour was

Ex-President Snyder, who said that

“Farmers’ Club organization will count

far more in the future than it ever has

in the past, and he wanted the Club

movement to increase in strength and

he awaited the time when every farm-

er should belong to Club or Grange.



The next move for the farmer is the

distribution of farm products. Elimi-

nate the middleman. There is a new

move on hand——and that is a board of

finance agriculture, the first meeting

in Michigan of such a board was held



_in Lansing the week of August 21.



Prof. Cox, from the Crop Depart-

ment, then talked upon pedigreed

grains, and urged the growing of cer-

tified grains of all kinds. He recom-

mended Red Rock wheat, Worthy oats,

Rosen rye and pedigreed barley from

Wisconsin. He said ten acres of alfal-

fa, if properly cared for, would put a

boy through college, and he made a

strong plea for caring for Michigan’s

best crop,which is the boys and girls.



Dr. Kedzie, the new president of M.

A. C., was then‘introduced in a very

happy manner by Chairman Cheney.

Dr. Kedzie very ,heartin welcomed the





 





 

 

 





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STATE GRANGE OFFICERS.





Master—John C. Ketcham, Hastings.



Overseer—C. H. Bramble, Tecumseh.

iLecturer-——Dora. H. Stockman, Lan-

6 ng.



Secretary—Jennie Buell, Ann Arbor.



Treasurer—Frank Coward, Bronson.



Executive Committee—C. S. Bart-

lett, Pontiac; Geo. B. Horton, Fruit

Ridge; J. W. Hutchins. Hanover; W.

F. Taylor, Shelby; Wm. H. Welsh,

Sault Ste. Marie; N. P. Hull, Dimon-

dale; Burr Lincoln, Harbor Beach.





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AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.





 





After-Seed-Time Banquet.—0nsted

Grange, in Lenawee county, celebrated

the finishing of their seed time last

year in a banquet that was most de-

lightful and inspiring as a suggestion

to other Granges we give a report of it

now. The function was held in Odd

Fellows’ Hall in the thriving village of

Onsted. Covers were laid for 400, and

a five-course luncheon was served by

the young people of that Grange. There

were guests present from various plac-

es in the county. A splendid orches—

tra belonging to Onsted delighted the

audience with their music. A male

quartette from Morenci gave selcetions

that were exceedingly fine. Governor

Ferris, the chaplain of State Grange,

and other distinguished persons were

present.



The Master of Onsted Grange, Mr.

W. G. Shepherd, acted as toastmaster

and proved his ability as an after-din-

ner speaker. Mrs. O. J. C. Woodman

was the first speaker on the program.

Her subject, “Yesterday, Today and

Tomorrow,” held her large audience

spell-bound. She was interrupted by

applause many times and when she

concluded received an ovation. Gover-

nor Ferris spoke on “Practical Educa-

tion,” making many fine points as well

as humorous ones. His allusion to his

political defeats were very amusing.



This was certainly a great opportu-

nity for Onsted Grange and that the

Order will receive many additions to

its membership as a result was gener-

ally predicted. It would be well for

our Order if more Granges would hold

such celebrations. They tend to lead-

ing the thoughts of the members into

the best channels and stimulate the

young to prepare to take their part in

life’s best and highest opportunities.—

Dora H. Stockman, State Lecturer.





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Club Rally and offered his hearty co-

operation for such a picnic in 1917. He

thought the M. A. C. the only place for

such a rally, saying, “You people rep‘

resent this college. Your earlier pres-

idents, Bird, Watkins, Cook, are alum-

ini and President Robb was a student

here.” He spoke of the different phas-

es of the work being done at M. A. C.,

and especially the engineering depart-

ment where $240,000 went up in smoke

last spring. It is now being rebuilt

and it is all right.



President Kedzie then introduced

Prof. Lindemann, who is at the head

of the boys’ and' girls’ clubs in the

state, which is a part of the M. A. C.

extension work. This work is called

the junior extension work and includes

the boys and girls between 10 and 18 ‘

years of age.



The highest yields resulting from

this work last year were: Corn, 67 4.9

bushels per acre; potatoes, 267 2-10

bushels per acre; beans, 24 bushels, 23

pounds per acre. Prof. Lindemann ap-

proved of the Farmers’ Club move

ment every time.



Mrs. F. C. Aldinger, of Lansing, rep-

resenting the woman’s party, gave an

address in behalf of woman’s suffrage,

which was well received. Why not let

the women vote?



The financial part of the rally was

easily cared for, and a balance of $3.65

was turned over to the treasurer.——-





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





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2909 a ear—$1.50 per15 ’elivered.

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Barred Book Eggs. fiiikgh'izgf’ifi .n.

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Rocks Write David W. Cousins. North Port. Mich.





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OHN’S Big Beautiful Barred Rocks are’ all hen-

J hatched, developed quick. good layers, each 333; pair $fizsold

John Nortlion. Clare, Mich.





on approval. Circulars, photos.

FOR SALE Pure bred S. O. Buff Leghorns

and white Plymouth Rock cock-





Orels. Kletzlen & Webster, Bath, Mich.





-Prices reduced one

FOWIOI'S’ Bil" BOGkS Elialf, balance of seas-

on. Utility eggs $.75 for 15. $1. 50 for 30. 32 form, $8.50

for 100. R. B. FOWLER. Hartford. Mich.





O

Breeding Cockerels

White, Brown, Bull and Black Leghorn, Barred

Rocks. Rhode Island Reds. Prices Reasonable.

Sunnybrook Poultry Farms, Hillsdale. Michigan.





IIIIPIIIIiIflNS: ‘Wh’te' Singlecomb Kemer-





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Pling hens and cook, SS. $12 and 51:"). Just one half

what they will cost next spring. MRS. WILLIS

ROUGH. Pine Crest Farm. toyiil Oak, Michigan.





ARRED Rocks ParksZOO Eg Strain with records to

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Sell your mon-

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INTERLAKES FARM.B;)X 39.LAWRENCE.MICH.





 





ose and Single comb Reds. young and old. for sale.

RCorrespondence as to your Red needs invited.

JENNIE BUELL, Ann Arbor, R. 8, Michigan.





Rose Comb Brown Leghorns





K I and Gale strains $3.50 per 100 eggs. Cockerels

603981011. CLAUDIA BET l‘S. Hillcdnle. Mich,





 





 





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White Leghorns are best for eggs. We rnlse thousands.

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RHODE ISLAND REDS and PLYMOU TH ROCKS.

Males 5 to 12 lbs. according to age$2 to 35; P. R. hens

weight 5 to 10 lbs. eggs 15 for $1.00 100, 35:120. 86.

Mammoth Bronze 'l‘om Turkeys. 8 to 38 lbs. according

to age 36 to $25, 10 eggs ‘3. A. E. Cramton, Vassar. Mich.





reduced prices, balance of sea-

8. 8. Hamburg Eggs... F.. on... FF. .1...

Leghorn liens $1.00, Belgian Hare Bucks $5.00 with

Pedigree. liIVEltVlEW FARM. Vassar. Mich.





VILVER GOLDEN AND WHITE WYANDUTI'TES.

JblEfilgs from all mattings, 1.50 per 15, $2.50 per 30 until

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t. O. W. Browning, R. 2, Portland, Mich.



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per 30. $7.00 per 100. From choice stoc .

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per 15. Si per 50, $7 per 100.

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FOX, AND RABBIT HOUNDS

Broke to gun and field. and guaranteed. Fox,ooon & rab-

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PURE ll'lti‘ll) SCOTCH COLLIE PUPS Belgian

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Fox Hounds DI all ages Skunk and Rabbit dogs,

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CATTLE.





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ERD ESTABLISHED IN 1900.

TROJAN-ERICAS and BLACKBIRDS 0111!.

Also breeders of Percheron. Hackney and Saddle





orses.

WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionia. Mich.





ABERDEEN ANGUS





that are 6 to 12

another crop coming. I will be

pleased to have you visit our farm, where we have a

stock show every day; we will also have a show herd

at the Michigan State Fair. U. L. ‘ ARK

Hunters Creek, Mich. SIDNEY SMITH, Manager.





‘YHSHIHEs—One of the foremost dairy breeds

. _ most economical milk producers. Calves

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0 wk. old 820 each. Avondale Stock Farm. Wayne, Mich





Iiuornu Females of ualiiy: B... h°“"“‘““d





_ cows to freshen

in Sept. .R.breeding. G. .Wigent,Watervliet,Mich.





of service age and calves from

Guernsey Bulls choice. Adv. reg. breeding.

- ‘ T. V. HICKS, Route 1. Battle Ceeek, Mich.





 





 





(V uem‘aeyiMay Rose) Bull for sale, born Se t. 5. 1913.

_ I Sfilendid animal in every respect. Dam 20 lbs. fat

oh" . J. K. Blatchford. Auditorium Tower. Chicago, Ill.





 





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SIMPLE POULTRY RATIONS.





serve for a 16-foot section". A'four-foot

piece of joist is nailed to the bottom

:of each upright in the shape of a T.

The posts are set'upright with the top

of the T on the ground and a board fit-

ted by cutting spaces large enough to

fit in the joists, so the fence will come

close to the ground. This board is

then nailed in position and a brace of

some sort used on the other side of

the T. Ordinary shelf braces serve ad-

mirably for this purpose. When the

frame-work has been properly nailed

together and braced it is ready 'to have

the wire put on. By fastening the an-

gle brackets or braces with screws,

they may be readily removed, so the

foot bases can be knocked off and the

sections set away without taking up a

lot of room. If long runs are desired

the sections may be fastened together

with hooks. ,

New Hamp.





There seems to be a tendency to-

ward simplifying the rations fed to the

farm flock and this is certainly a. step

in the right direction. At present all

kinds of poultry feeds are rather high

in proportion to the prices paid for

eggs and the farmer” must use the pro-

ducts of his own farm as largely as

possible in forming the rations for the

flock. Wheat, corn and cats are the

most important grains in poultry feed-

ing and while many other grains may

be substituted I believe that none are

so good as the three mentioned, and

they are all produced in the average

farming community as standard crops.



When it comes to meat food, scrap

is strongly advised to keep up the sup-

ply of eggs. However, sour milk re-

places the beef scrap and can be in-

cluded to advantage in every ration. ‘

The farmer with a few dairy cattle can

sell butter and devote all of the skim-

milk to the production of eggs. Next

in line we consider the green food and

here we find that the farmer has the

possibility of producing sufficient green

food to keep his flock in excellent con-

dition. Mangels and cabbages can be

raised in large quantities on a small

area and stored in the cellar they will

be of great value during the winter.

Glover and alfalfa are valuable poul-

try feeds and these products can be

shredded up in inexpensive grinders

and used to advantage in the winter

ration.



0n the large commercial poultry

farm where the birds are given little

range and no crops are grown the feed

bills are enormous and I have heard of

such enterprises giving up their busi-

ness because they could not get

enough eggs to pay the cost of the

feed. The farmer has the advantage

of obtaining the necessary products

for poultry feeding without paying an-

other man for his labor of producing

and delivering them plus the profit of

the one or two middlemen concerned

in the deal. Poultry feeding is not

complicated and a brief study of the

bulletins describing rations, which are

published by state experiment stations

will be of interest. Then these rations

can be studied with reference to the

crops that can be produced on the

home farm and it will be found that

eggs can be produced at a good profit

and that poultry meat may be produced

to increase that profit and that both

of these things can be accomplished

without spending much money for

feed. Live stock men make money by

“driving off their crops on four legs.”

Farmers with the knack of under-

standing the hen can profit by sending

away much of their grain and green

crops on two legs and in the egg crate.

Ingham Co. R. G. KIRBY.





THE PORTABLE POULTRY FENCE.





 





C. H. CHESLEY.





 





A FREAK OF NATURE.





 





Is there a breed of hens that has no

tail? Have often wondered if one of

ours is a freak of nature or not. She

is three years old and White. I was

told that the single comb chickens are

better layers than the rose comb. I

have Barred Plymouth Rocks and the

Rhode Island Reds. What is your opin-

ion of them as general purpose fowls?

What is the cause of chickens having

wry necks?



Delta. Co. I. C.





Undoubtedly your hen is a freak of

nature, or she may have had some ac—

cident which prevented the tail feath-

ers from growing.



With reference to a good general

purpose fowl, will say that the differ-

ence in the breed is not as’ important

as the difference in strains of certain

breeds. Both the Barred Rock and

Rhode Island Reds are good general

purpose breeds, and if you make cer-

tain to get eggs of either of‘ these

breeds from a breeder who has devel-

oped the egg producing powers of the

breeds, you will have very satisfactory

results if you give them proper care.





The usual cause of chickens having

wry, or limber necks, is the eating of

some poisonous matter, usually con-

taminated food. Occasionally chickens

will run in orchards, or have access to

other places where they get slight dos-

es of poison which will cause limber

neck.



In feeding make sure that the food

is all clean, and if moist mashes are

fed, be sure that there is none left

from one meal to another. During hot

weather these mashes become sour

very quickly.





 





 





CAUSE OF POOR RESULTS WITH

LATE “HATCHES.





It is generally thought by most farm

women who are not in the poultry bus-

iness that the late hatched chick is

more of a nuisance than anything else.

If an old hen should happen to be so

foolish as to steal her nest and hatch

out a. brood of chickens along in July

or August, she is permitted to run at

large as the opinion is, “The chicks

won’t be any good anyhow.” Thus she

drags them through the wet grass and

perhaps cannot find sufficient food and

water for them, until the brood dimin-

ishes, and finally vanishes, and of

course, the late hatching is blamed.





 





 





It is something of a problem to yard

poultry on the same land year after

year and yet keep the soil sweet and

in fit condition. Where there are a

number of yards the only method is to

change the birds from one enclosure

to another and plant the one not in

use. This necessitates a lot of work

in digging up the soil, and if the yards

are large a considerable strip at the

sides and ends cannot be reached with

the plow.



Some years ago we read an item in

regard to a portable fence which

solves the problem satisfactorily. This

requires a little extra work in the be-

ginning, but once built, the fence is

good for a number of years. Where

yards are located on level ground and

are of regular size and shape it will

pay to build the portable fence. The

material used is ordinary fiveFfoot poul-

try wire, hemlock boards of uniform





 





BEE EXHIBIT AT STATE FAIR.





 





The State Fair authorized an in-

creased amount of premiums offered

for bee and honey exhibits at the Mich-

igan State Fairihis year and which is

a great deal over last year’s amount.

A large space will be furnished under

the grand stand and bee-keepers un-

able to attend in person may send

their exhibits and have them installed

free of charge. Premium list will be

Sent to anyone making inquiry. Write





 





 





 





 

 





Average yearly production 422.3 lbs. of fat. three

fourths of them making their records as two year

olds. 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-

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CAMPBELL 8 ANGEVINE,





Coldwater, Michigan.





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Guernsey Bulls sold three last 10 days—One left Gr.

Son Pauline S ootswood. He is a beauty—and you

. Williams. No. Adams. Michigan





Herefords~0ne Bull Calf.





ALLEN BROS. PAW PAW. M-ICH.





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H ER EFORDS : 4 ‘Fi’éii'si.

EARL C. MCCARTY. Bad Axe. Michigan.





 





 





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The

so called in the past by various writers .

ished. Holstein-Friesian_cattle Will thrive any-

where, and they are thrivuig and adding to the

fortunes of mankind allover the nation, north





south. east and west. 1g, hardy,

sumlng enormous quantities of

age. and transmutin‘g it into lar e quantities of

milk. Holsteins have proven to al the world that

they are the dairy breed in all ways best suited to

serve man, wherever he calls his home. There's

big money in the big “Black and White" Holsteinl.





healthy, con-

eed and rough-





Send for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklets

'l'he Hohicinslrleshn Association ‘oi America.

1’. L. Houzhton. Sec‘y.. Box I64. Braliicboro. Vt.





Do You Want A Bull?





Ready For Service.





From a grand daughter of The King of tho

Pontiacs. Sired by a bull that is more than a half

brother to the C ampion Holstein Cow of tho

5 fat daughter



more lb.



If you do





 





 





 





 





any other living bull.

write for pedigree.





EDWIN S. LEWIS, Marshall, Mich.





[IIILSTEIN BULLS FOR SALE





3 of them 1 year old in Nov." By 31 lb. sire. Dams



above 21 lbs. as heifers. Price $100. Younger bulls



by son ofJohanna. McKinley Segis 0. up.

BLISSVELDT FARMS. Jenison, Michiflln





 





 





FOR SALE





SOME VERY FINE YOUNG BULLS

Whose sires have as high as 31 lbs. of butter behind

them. As they are young, will make a low price on

them. BIGELOW’S HOLSTEIN FARMS.

BREEDSVILLF. MICK.





 





HOLSTEINS, a'nice straight deep bodied. blocky bu lit

bull calf born Oct. 5th. 1915. is 7 nearest damn

have A, R. ( . records that average butter 7 days 23.“

lbs., milk 533.36 lbs. W. B. READER, Howell, Mich.





 





30 'b bull for sale. 2 years old, by a son of King of

. the Pontiacs. Dam sold for $1000 in Detroit sale.

Ferd. J. Lance. Sebcwaing. Mich.





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I Have Holstein Bulls, ..::.‘.'S“},V;:.“;:,‘:‘iz}gt

I can show breeding, records, in divlduallty and ammo

tlve prices. L. E. CONNELL, Fayette, Ohio.





“1‘0 P N OTC ll ” Holsteins





By careful retention. for many years. of largest? r

ducing females. and use of superior sires. a bree inc

herd of_wonderful quailty has been established. We

are selling young bulls of this“Cl 0P NOTCH"quality.

of serViceable age, at moderate Iprices. Information

edigrees.etc.. on application. It cPHERSON FARMS

0.. Howell, Michigan. '





FOR SALE Two Holstein





Bull Calves

6 months old from 2) lb. dams.

FREEMAN J. FISHBECK. Howell. Michigan.





Grade up_your herd with one of our Holstein bulls.

Their sinnearest dams on the sire’s side avera e

24 1b butter in 7 da. The somi-ofiiciul yearly race 3

of three of these dams, including two two-year old

heifers,_ average 842 lb. of butter and 18.000lb. of milk.

Six to nine months of age and from A. R. O. dams.

Peaceland Stock Farm, Three Rivers. ‘Mich. Chas.

Peters. Herdsman. O. L. rody,0wner.Poi-t HuronJiich.





RefilSIered "Ols'ein Cow was born Sept. 21.





1911. made 14.32 lbs. of butter in 7 days at months

old. She is half sister to 3 cows with recorctlasgof 30 lbs.

to 39.86 lbs.. and 17 others from 20 lbs. to 26 lbs. Her

dam made 27.16 lbs. of butter in ‘7 days. The sire of

the calf has a 32lb. dam and 32 A. R. 0. daughters, 8

With records of 30 lbs. to 36 lbs. 12 others from 20 lbs.





cow and her heifer calf,





to 28 lbs. of butter in 7 days. $350 for both delivered,

safe arrival fiamnteed. Write for pedigree.

HOBART . FAY. MASON. MICE.





 





HQICE HOLSTEIN BULLS—all from A.R.0.dame



Entire herd on Semi of. test for yearly work. Jr.

2-yr.-old just finished year's record of over 15.00011».

milk overIOOOIbs. butter record in mature class.Oherry

Creek Stock Farm, M.E. Parmelle, Prop.. Hilliarleiich.





Holstein Bull Calf. 2nearest dams avers e

neg-milk per (in Pontiac Korndyke and Henggergglg

De ol breeding. rices right. John A. Rinke.Warren.Mich





olstein Calves..10 heifers. and 2bulls 15-16

H5 weeks old. beautifully markedjmflfl eachfiggd

for shipment anywhere. Edgewood Farm. WhitewaierNVio





FIRST $100 CHECK





nets 16-monthold.H ndsome Thro I bred H 1

Bull. World record to. n.masi‘t.‘s‘;2.. oid.° fig:

three as good. same age. O.E.Winters, Augusta.Mioh.





 





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lb. 11.1.. origin





gets a. 1546 white 2 mo. el~let ' ‘ A

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Veterinary.

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CONDUCTED BY W. C. FAIR, V. S.





 





Atrophy—I have noted about every

answer in your department for years,

but have never seen a case like mine.

I have a large young mare that foaled

a large colt and in the morning when

1 found her she appeared weak in her

hind parts. I did nothing for her for

ten days, thinking she would get strong

again, but she did not, so I called a

Vet. who said she was weak in one

stifle. He blistered it, but since then

she shows where the trouble is, by a

sweenied condition of the muscles of

hip. Our Vet. examined her carefully,

says there is no bones broken, but

some of the nerves were injured at

foaling time. I would very much ap-

preciate an answer through the_ veter-

inary column. A. H..-Lud1ngton,

Mich—Your mare injured herself at

time of foaling; now her ailment will

be best treated by feeding her some

oats as well as plenty of grass and

stimulating the atrophied muscles with

counter—irritating liniments. Perhaps

your Vet. had better inject subcutan-

eously with a hypodermic syringe in

several places, especially in the upper

portion of the wasted muscles, five

minims of rectified oil of turpentine;

but, of course, in high-strung animals

this treatment will produce consider-‘

able irritation and pain for 10 or 12

hours; therefore, it may be good prac-

tice to wait until the colt is weaned,

before this treatment is applied. This

is a matter for your Vet. to consider,

but I might say that this is considered





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.liiglsleril llelslelns. tartan...





guaranteed. W. B. Jones and J. F.Lutz, Cohoctah, Mich.





bull ready tor service.

Satisfaction





 





heifers for sale.





semi-omcial test.





der and R. of





tee IN BALDEN.





lllle Farmstead Jersey Cattle. lull calves iron B.

of . Cows. also heifer calves and several bred

Colon C. Lillie. Coopereville, Mich.





. l , ith

lumy Bull: for Salt €£2.‘l‘.."“i‘.i’:f’ ithiii‘fi'...‘ ..





C. B. We nor. B. 6. Allegan. Mich





TIE WILDWIIOD JERSEY FARM





ofl'ers for sale choice young Bulls by Majesty's Won-

. cows, or cows on .

will also odor a few cows for sale this fall.

pedigree and full particulars. Satisfa



d. ALV CA





of M. tests.





PAC. MIC ,





Write for

ction guaran-

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butter record of 576

chalce two-year-old bu l.





BROOKWATER FARM,





 





j (35.215 .





UerSeys and Du roe Jerseys A

I76 buys a fine broken colored Jan. bull





calf whose dam has an authenticated

ounds. Also a





Choice herd boars of all ages fit to

head best herds.





See our Exhibit of Durocs at Detroit.





Ann Arbor, Michigan.





 





Tw June 1915; 12 A ril 1916.

llllrec J.“.’ In” erte for deeori tion.pI ar-





antee satisfaction. J .H. Banghart, East aneing. ich.





Duroc Jerse 5. Some yearling & Spring boars good

enough to end your herd. Will sell Eureka. Cherry

King 671 5. Ask about him. W. C. Taylor, Milan.Mich,





 





-lall and sprin pigs either sex. from

”If” “[3,.” choice strains.‘ . . TAHL AN.





 





' ' A 10 mos. old. solid color bull now

“I":Ide Farm JCT” 3 oflered for sale. Dam is e I. of M.

cow with reeord of 546 be. of butter as a 3 yr. old.

line individual. Price right. C. to. Desks, Ypsilanti. Mlch.





He is a





CHEER! LAWN FARM. Shepherd. Michigan.





flows and ilts bred for

Duran “arse! early Sept. Iarrowflpring

pigs. either sex. E. D. eydenberk. Wayland, Mich.





 





of M. breeding. IRVIN





M l L] R. of M. JERSEY HERD offers for sale.

dill. lle tuberculin tested cows, heifers. bulls.

an bull calves backed bi several generations of B.

OX. Allognn. Illehigun.





 





Jerseys For Sale





ready for service and cows and heifers soon to freshen

Mesdowlsnd Farm. Watermanl Waterman. Ann Arbor. Mich:





B u l l

calves





 





1 ear-ling.

( 3 cows.





llEBlIlEllEll JERSEY BULL! ran IILE





and Bull calves from 8 to 10 months

) . 150 Write your wants.

SMITH. PARKER. R. D. No. 4, Howell. Michigan.





 





Regis family mother's side.





Jersey Bull Calf. Choice breedin such as

F0! :lll Golden Fern's Ladd.Golden Jelly 51an side

_ Calif is now 3 weeks old.

875 takes him crated and delivered at station.

I), Ogden, Mount Pleasant Farm, South Haven. Mich.





 





 





 





 





Albion Stamp 352670





 





the best treatment by many Vets. for

muscular atrophy.





Navel Infection—Every week I read

with interest your veterinary column

and come to you for advice regarding

mare colt three weeks old with bunch

on navel and knee. The cord pulled

off and our local Vet. treated her, but

there is now a bunch on navel and an-

other swelling on knee, but the colt is

apparently in fine health. J. 8., Mar-

ion, Mlch.—Dissolve % oz. of perman—

ganate of potash in one-half pint of

clean boiled water and paint bunch on

navel two or three times a day until

a hard covering takes place, then ap-

ply this lotion occasionally. Wet the

bunch on knee with spirits of camphor

twice a day.



Fetlock Joint Lameness.—Have a

mare 12 years old that travels lame a

part of the time and I believe the trou-

ble is in fetlock joints. D. M., Utica,

Mich—Apply equal parts tincture of

iodine and camphorated oil to fetlock

joint three times a week. Are you sure

that she does not strike fetlock joint

with opposite foot?



Chronic Stifle Lameness.—My mare

has been lame in hind leg for the past

three months. Our local Vet. examined

her and thought that her stifle was in-

jured and accounted for the shrunken

condition of the muscles as the result

of her favoring this leg. She had a

foal last May and has been bred again.

She is a' good work horse and I would

like to have her cured. R. B., Acme,

Mich—Apply equal parts turpentine,

aqua ammonia and olive oil to stifle

and hip three times a week.





Sitfast.—I have a mare that has had

sore shoulder for quite a while; there

is a hard bunch on the face of this

bunch; it is raw. I have tried gall

cures and also wool fat, but they failed

to make an impression. R. G. P., Lake,

Mich.——A bunch of this kind should be

promptly cut out, then shoulder will

get well, but it never will until it is

done; especially if the horse is work-

ed. Drugs usually fail to dissolve tis-

sue of this kind.



Umbilical Hernia—I have a three-

monthsold colt that has navel rupture,

but bunch is small and soft. F. T. 8.,

Ida, Mlch.—If I owned your colt I

would leave it alone until November,

then operate onvit. Between now and

then it may recover without treat-

ment; however, it is doubtful.



Opening in Side of Teat.——Have a

heiver that has had one calf, due to

freshen again in September and she

has an opening in side of one teat that

I would like to have closed. B. H. C.,

Lennon, Mich—Make the edges of op-

ening ray, stitch them together and it

will perhaps heal.



Dog has a. Cough.——0ur dog has had

a cough ever since early last winter.

He is only able to expectorate a frothy

mucus and as his ailment has gone so

long we are inclined to believe that

unless he is helped soon, he will die.

G. W. T., Grand Ledge, Mlch.—Give

him one grain of quinine, one-one hun-

dred and twentieth of a grain of

strychnine and five drops of tincture

lobelis ‘at a dose in a tablespoonfnl oi?





BIDWELL SHORTHORN S





For "Bee! and Milk"





Registered bulls,



Scotch - to pod roans,



reds and w



N. Y.C. Depot;

& I. ' .





Address G.l.8chmiu My.





BIDWELI. STOCK FARM

Box 3. Tecumseh, Mich.





ite for sale.





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J. B. HUMMELL. MASON.





John Schmidt,





Shor‘i'liors Cattle oi boll Sex lor Sale





. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.





lllllll IllEll Elfi'ifiéfiifi’f m‘h‘nztissrar

MICHIGAN.





‘OB Sale—Reg. Short Horn Bulls by Maxwalton

ll Monarch 2nd,a son ofAvondsle, from?! to 10 mos.old

Reed City. II. No. 5.. Michigan.





 





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R. I. Station, Elsie.





H. B. PETERS. Car and. Mich.





AND POLLED DURHAMS FOR SALE.

Sllfll'lllflll Have red roan and white. Have over 100

head in herd. C. Carlson, Leroy. Mich.





Sll ”h —Da.iry or beef bred. Breeding stock all

0 0"“ ages for sale at farmers prices. C. w. Crum

Secy. Cant. Mlch. Shorthorn Breeders‘ Ae8n.. McBride. Mich





No Bulls at

resent





 





Shorthorn Cattle, ycun





. J. BELL. BOSE CITY





DAV!





. bulls and heifers

"Cgltlu'w $100.00.bred cows and he 9118150.“). Write,

W e MICHIGAN.





M'lk' Shorthorns. roan 3 year old. Bates bred herd

l ”Sim“ 3250. Youn .bulls and heifers.

SON& HALL. T CUMSEH, MICHIGAN.





SHURTHORNS FOR SALE





8 Bulls, also females. W. B. McQuillan, Howell, Mich.





Duroe Jerseys, choice breedin spri pigs

F" ‘11., either sex. Prices rIght. in

John McNiccll, Station A. R. 4, Bay City. Mich.





 





DUROC Jerseys. Apr. pigs either sex, boars resdyfor

service and a tow bred sows for Sept. and Oct. Some

Holstein cows breed for fall. E. H. Morris,lonrce, Mich.





DUROO JERSEYS in “3.91313.“





present. Wm. W. Kennedy. Grass Lake. Michigan.





 





 





I have some cod last September

Duroc Jerseys 3.... .nd in... em- .m be

bred for September arrow.

B. O. Keesler. R. No. 5. Cnssopolis. Michigan





 





' Combined, size, uality, breeding.

”Obson 3 numcs Herd boars, spr ng boars. spring

sows for sale. Orlo. L. Dobson, Quincy. Michigan.





 





DUROO Jerseys Gilts of the large heavy boned type



bred toe Son of Orion Cherry King the greatest



boar of his breed. Bred for early Se t. tarrow.

F. J. DRODT. R. 1. Monroe. ichigsn





 





 





Bows Bred for Aug.and So t. litters,

nuroc 1.73.". also early Spring Boarp pi e.

M. A. BRAY. OKEMOS, (lnghsm Co.) Mich.





 





DUROC Jerseys, bred sows. fipring boars and gilts,

one two yr. old boar sired by oosier Grand Cham .

Mich. State Fair 1915. J. Robert Hicks,8t. Johns.Mic .





cutsm WHITE: reg-swig 332;?ng

r. w. ALrXA min. Vassar. Mlch.





 





 





RsifiéfCh‘estezwh” "’ 'i‘tés g.

. like This





, Ch? original big ‘uoduéefl A

1 VI/





 





HAVE started thousands of breeders on the road to

success. I can help you. I want to Place one hog from

in great herd in every community where am not sire y rep-





 





 





cows and heifers, all ages.

Wm D. McMullen, R. No. 1.





Two bulls, 12 and 23 months old,

"3‘. shfllllorlls both dark red. dual purpose type.





Adrian. Mich.





 





Two Registered Ihsrlhorn Bulls





each. A





John Bonus and Son.





The mature cows I





to make them.

some man. LWlfih

sell for beef.



cents per pound.

A. T. STARK.





5 months old for

sale. Price 860

THUR SWEET. DBCXERVILLE. MICH.





llell Psllsd Illlll. 3.“? 8. “2?... i‘é‘lnfiaxelm 3““

Grand Ledge. Mich,





FOR SALE—I have about twenty-five cows and



heifers that Iwill sell to make room for

some milking Durhams that I am raising zmdhuying.

bought one at a time and did not

let price stop me when I saw a good one. The

heifers were not weaned until they were ten months

old or over, and are as well grown as we know how

This lot of dairy stock will suit

to sell in one lot. Will not

Come and see them.





OTSEGO. I ICHIGA N.





Price, 7





 





 





HOGS.





 





0 our or it at the State I"

onable; satisfaction guaranteed.





of best breeding.of various ages,either

Berksnires sex, all registered stock, no akin,

s ecial reduced price. Write your wants quick.

Mitchell's Lakesiderrms. R3, Bloomingdale. Mich.





SWIGARTDALE FARM





HOLSTEINS.





Several choice Bull Calves, from A. R. 0. Dams, with

the best of Long Distance backing st Formen' prices.





BERKSHIRES





with size. breeding and individuality that is hard to

man i.





air.





Swigertdale Farm. Petersburg, Mich.





Prices reas-





 





C. I. RABTLETT. Propr.





The Very Finest Berkshire Pigs Cheap





Pontiac, Michigan





 





fa. win a

Larflrr LLo. BA





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

t 826 each for immediate delivorfi.

. Deckerville Mic .





 





only In So ember. Boers re





open guts.





EBKSHIRE SOW and yearling 'lt bred to tax-row

y for service. Also

see Stock Form. B. l. Mariette, Mich.





OYALTON Bred Berkshires. Extraordinary ofl’er.

B sows. boars ready for service and pigs both





,soll out‘ all registered stock with a.e .

339. Vflfl'l‘le, Supt" Temperance, pM'IclhB.





 





Of various . either

Wm. prolific strains. Re





new





 





water three times a day.





sex

Mari. e

price. Elmhunt Stock Fem. ”monthilehigan.





ounce JERSEYS

e sisuufim'fififiax 1:112:





open orbred,

moderate





sodium.





7

ted b these fine early develo era—ready for market at six

:31:me ol . Write for my plan—RMore Money from Hogs."





l Pairdand Tries no akin. 2 Be

0- I. C- . Holsteinb use d8 t '

Cloverleaf Stock Farm, Mogme, Mlch.?fi? fiflg.’





igs. rize Winning Stock. Write f ti

4. v. HATT, Grass Lake. Michigan? 0"





0- I c ghoieePGilts bred for fall Farrow and Spring

price.





Swine and Reg. Holsteins, few b0 i

0- l. c- May ferrow at a reasonable price.qlllilfilysgolls

sidered. LLMER E. SMITH, Redford, Michigan.





I. C's. 4 last fall sows to furrow in Se t. and O .t.

09 6 last fall boars. big strong growth? ones, id‘st

spring pigs not akin. Good stock, order now. Farm 56

mile west of depot. Otto B. Schulze. Nashville, Mich.





0.1. C. H008





Fine April Gilts and Males. Pairs no relation. A

bargain it taken at once. J. R. Way, Three Rivers. null:





393 rs 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 $20 a 826 each. Registered in buy er' s name.



registered black Percheron Stallion Zyeere old mom.

J C. BUTLER. Portland. Mlch.. Boll PbcnO.





at has Poland users”; or m... mm-

.5. l... .. woon . .os: é:t.?£f‘°.‘i‘.$i’.i.'£:i"





Poland China Spring Pigs





Our herd sire was Champion and Grand Champion

at the State Fair last tau. Our sows are great big.

stretchy. so ndid individuals. with best breeding.

Pigs item sue matings will please you. Get our prices,





HILLCREST FARM





KALAMAZOO. MIC“.





FOR SALE, P. C. Sows. "Big Ty e"bred for Be

furrow. Extra good '1 months oar. March on

April pigs. 8.0.13. Mmorcas. H.W. Mills. Saline,Mloh.





.. '1‘

Large Strain P. 0. $3,135,333

Gilts to tax-row in Aug, Sept. and Oct., get one of

these sows with pigs by side.

H. O. SWARTZ, Schoolcrsft, Michigan.





 





Gilts and sowe. Bred ior Mar. and

Large I90 P. 0. April Iarrow. Hired by Big Des

Moines, lg Knox Jr..ahd Giant Defender. Bred to Big

Knox Jr. Smooth W onder 3 and Big JumboJourgreat-

est hours in state. Come or write. W.E. Livinflth’armaJiich.





 





IG Type P. (l.—100 pigs of Mar. and Apr. furrow.

either sex, sued by is Type King ’l'esemeyel’ A.

Wonder Jr. and Mow's Big Bone. iWe pay exp. charges

and record free. W. Brewbaker Sons, Elsie, Mich.





For Sale Poland Chins: {liil'igéa‘llé‘w 8‘1”





lo ' . .

P. D. Long. R. P. D. No. 8. Grand Rapid: Killfh’.





 





Heavyboned Poland China Spring pigs from large

Prolific sows, also cons and older sows bred for

ROBEéT EVE.





Largd Type P.C. Sows e Gilts all sold. Have 3 ext”

W





good 3 ring boars. Sired by Big Defender.

. J. HAGEIE’SBAW. Augusto. Michigan.





BIB "PE POUND 0mmEarsssas'..zst.:lt





G. W. HOLTON. Route 11, Kalamazoo Michigan,





Sept. farmw. Pierson. Michigan.





 





 





G. I. BENJAMIH. I. I. D. 10 Portion. F‘ "‘





 





 





' I

Bug Type Boers-

ready (or service Bred Gilts—Fall

Pigs. Registered in buyers name.

shipped C. . D. Prices very reason-

able. J. 0er J ewett. Meson. Mich.





 





 





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' —A nice lot ofs rin i . Write

.0. l 0. CW”. your wants. llhadgwpflew Stock

Farm, Holland, Michigan. R. R. No. 5.





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400 ill; "15' 0. I. c. Ind Olmler While Pip

From. eb er. andApr. farrow sired b the five best

boars in the state. School Master 52707 w 0 won more

champions. defeated more champions than any boar

show 1915. bo 2nd, sire to our undefeated breeders

young herd at 7 state fairs. Allen-junior champion at

Wis. State fair 1914, and Captain Jim 33161, under 6

months boar and Junior champion at every state fair

show 1915. Then we have Le Doua model 2901’). first

in class at Sioux City, Iowa. 1914. Get our catalogue.

its free. We Register Free: Guarantee satisfaction

in every way.



ROLL N VIEW STOCK FARM. Cass City. M ich.





O‘t b b ' ' , 9"

0. I. C. edclgff): oars welghmgfilbe at 8...)





A ril shi ment.

c. J. THOMPSON. lgooktoxszd. iohlgan.





' Send me vour order for choice spring boars,

0- l. c 3- shi ped C. 0. D. and registered in purcha-





ser‘s name. . P. ANDREWS, Dansville, Mich.





 





 





onowruv TH E messes:

nouns ‘ ‘ M u LE FOOT’ ' easier-

PIOFI‘I’ABLI HOG I INC





INHIBITION orocu men use? BLOOD or lullo





THE CAHILL FARMS

IIsmsuzoo - - - - memosN





h.





HAMPSHIRE SWINE ”5"“





registered. John W. Snyder. R. 4, St. Johns. ioh.





ii. ll. Iislleday 0. ii. lslisdey & Son

Breeders 0! Hampshire Swine.

Write your wants. Clinton. Mlch.





' ‘ Bred Bows and ilts iorA a

llliilptlllfl SWING. Se tember isrr‘ow s. SD 1 Dig:

both sex. FLOYD YERS. R. No. 9, Decatur. Ind.





"A MPSHIRES





Boers, sows lite and ' s. Choice stock.

A. E. BACON & sail}. Sheridan, Michigan.





BRED sows for Ann. and Sept. follow; 36%:

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n 3.30 ll if. l 350 lbfi.

lbs. NEWTON BARNHART.”5:.“§3i.ln. Mich.





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SHROPSHIBES





I will be at the State Fair with Z) field runs. All

are for sale and are a better bun ch than has been seen

in Detrmt in recent years. KO - Fatml.

L. WING, Prop'r. Kinderhook, Mlch.





 





 





 





 





' will not make a sh ' f S -

Ill. lflglflldi Farm shires at the fairsThlg faltllzgt

has a ood supply of registered rams and breeding





ewes or sale. If you are '

Shropshires let us know. m need 0‘ any

K. E. POWELL. IONIA. anon.





 





O I C Swine. If you are in the market for

- e . e. Spring boar, of April furrow write to

H. W. Mann, Dansville, Mlch.





0 I. C Spriniz pig: either}; 59;, large gone

0 0 not goo grow 1 . rices ri t.

A. J. BARKER, R. n.1, neim‘ont, Michigan





Some extra good fall b0 ;

o. '0 0'8 gilts. Satisfaction guaragged.aho

A. R. GRAHAM. Flint. Michigan.





0. l. C. Stock all Sold





JULIAN P. CLAXTON. Swartz Creek. Mlch.





0. l. c. ind Ilmler Wlule Swine. Bilriilll.



Springpigs, now ready to ship. Can furnish in pairs



:fialeddelThI: p13,; are sired :5 Igs‘nghty Prince

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ushers isdirzhthe bfreed. 133m shI ’8? b.0041...



an recor em ree. NEWMA ’8 ‘



FARM. MABLETTE. MICHIGAN. nggfnli.





ll. . c. and Chain While Swine. Egifindl’lfh





of Inn. 3. B. MILETT. Fowlerville, Michigan.





‘0. I. O. SWINE: 3.i°“&'°‘i途°“°.€.‘.‘t





snow mber first.





For Registered Shropshire ““"HYPW‘W °' Lem!-





write or call

Armstrong Bros.. R. No. 3, Fowlervllleffilch.





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all“: ”12'2“; SIWQD- eweso allragge {gr salnefm. M

. . ANSSLEY. Lennon. Michigan.

OXIOI'd DOW" Onlyr‘egliiew xiams and ewes” prices

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‘ ‘ interested write.

L. W. Vanli leet. 4, Evert. Michigan.





Rambouillets For Sale Cheap 3? "00k





35

A. E. GREEN. ORCHARD LAKE, M1863.-





hnled in Buy 100 Breedin Ewes “‘“Delaino

3" 1* SMITH: P-‘O- Box 74. Nogrth Brddleoyl; $13.12;.

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A. Jo GOBDENO B. N00 2. ”one Mlch.





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In the selection oi a Traeter there are three vital points. all oi which you

will be glad to consider.





First-«The Tractor should operate perfectly on kerosene.

Second-nit should be durable and last a longtime.





Third-nit should do as good work plowing on your farm as can be done

In any other way. ‘





It is this type of Tractor I wish to dicuss with you.





Oil for Final





In the consideration of fuel,.we find there is nearly as much kerosene

as all other liquid fuels combined, therefore the price of kerosene is much

lower and always will be and it is for this reason that‘ypu should buy

a tractor that will operate on Kerosene Under All Conditions. Tests

have also proven that kerosene contains as much heat and energy as

gasoline, if properly utilized.



The Bates All Steel Oil Tractor is provided with an oil carburetor of

our own design, made in our own factory and can be ion on no other

tractor. The Bates Oil Carburetor is the result of 25 years actual exper-

ience in the manufacture of engines and will operate on Clear Kerosene

(Without Mixing With Gasoline). No extra carburetor is required for





Bates Oil Carburetor Will Operate The Engine Perfectly Under All

Speeds And All Loads On Kerosene. Requiring no adjusting—No regu-

lating—Or switching over to gasoline when the load changes. Therefore,

in operating ensilage cutters, corn huskers, etc., where the work will

change from empty to full load almost immediately, no trouble is exper-

ienced with the Bates All Steel Oil Tractor using Kerosene As Fuel.



THINK OF SLOWING THE ENGINE RIGHT DOWN TO A LOW

SPEED TO SUIT YOUR CONDITIONS, ON KEROSENE OIL.



With the Bates Oil Carburetor the mixture is completely prepared and

the heat and energy all used, therefore our engine Will Yield As

Much Power on a Given Quantity of Kerosene as Gasoline. With this

perfect mixture, the fuel is all burned and We Will Guarantee Our

Tractor Not to Bother With Carbon or Tar.



THINK OF THE IMMENSE SAVING BURNING KEROSENE AS

FUEL UNDER ALL CONDITIONS AND RECEIVING THE SAME

AMOUNT OF POWER AS WITH THE HIGH-PRICED GASOLINE.





A Durable, Long-Lite Tractor





The Bates All Steel Oil Tractor is the Oldest Tractor on the Market.

developed every detail until we

a long time.





Be Driven.

proven that steel is four times as strong as cast iron and will wear four times as long.

material the Strength of the machine can not be questioned and the weight

is reduced materially and with our Wide Drivers the Pressure Per Square

Inch on the Surface is Much Less Than That of a 1400 Pound Horse

and We Will Guarantee to Drive Our Tractor Where Horses Can Be

Driven Practically.





All Steel Gearing





Our Long Experience in the manu-

facture of tractors has proven that

Steel Gearing is the Only Successful

Method by which the Power of the

Engine Can be Transmitted to the

drive wheels. We have used Steel

Gearing for a long time and so com-

plete has been our success with this

means of transmission that we will

furnish a Guarantee to Replace All

Gears That Break For 3 Period of Five

Years Free of Charge. With a trans-

mission of this kind you are not





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M. F . BATES

Designer and Manufacturer





Years of hard service have

. have a machine that will stand the wear and tear of hard service for

Our experience has taught us that a tractor to be practical must Resist Extreme Heavy

Duty Continually and at the same time must be Light Enough in Weight to be driven over soft

ground in the spring of the year without miring and on sandy soil and in fact, Go Where Horses Can

To accomplish this we have constructed our tractor of Steel Throughout, tests lliavilng

Witi tiis





bothered with troublesome chains that .have

propelled machines. Chains Will Stretch and Climb on the Sprockets and Break and Have

to be Replaced every little while. ' ’ ‘ , p ‘



.THINK OF OUR GUARANTEE TO REPLACE ALL GEARS THAT BREAK FOR

A PERIOD OF FIVE YEAR‘S. FREE OF CHARGE. ‘ . .





Two Speeds





The Bates All Steel Oil Tractor has tWO speeds forward and will plow Up Stee Hills That

Can be Plowed With Horses. You Don’t Have to Lift Part of the Plows out 0 the ground

when you come to a steep hill or bad place with The Bates All Steel Oil Tractor. Just

throw in the slow .gear and the engine will do the rest. -





Bates Flows-"Guaranteed to do as good work

as can be done'in any other way





The Bates Plow Carriage is Directly Connected to the Tractor, the

front end being supported by the tractor and the rear end by a caster

wheel and the plows entirely supported by the plow carriage. By this

arrangement the Plows can be Lifted From the Ground and the Eu.

tire Outfit Backed Into the Corners of the Fence and the Field Plowed

Complete Without the Aid of Horses. .



Think of Plowing the Entire Field, Even the Last Furrow of the Land

With a Tractor and Doing as Good Work as Can be Done in Any Other





Wa .



With the Bates Plowing System you are Able to Plow Your Fields as

You Have Been in the Habit of Plowing Them and as You Want_Them

Plowed. You can Plow in Lands or Around the Field as you deSire.





The Bates Plow: 0 crate Independently and by this arrangement, AnyOOne of the

Plowe Can Be Raised ntirely Out of the Ground without interfering. With others.

The Bates Plows are connected to the carriage by means of a steel forging at. the end

of the beam which allows the front end of the beam to raise and lower according to

the irregular surface of the ground. This prov1des a lowmg outfit especmlly Ada ted

to Stony Fields and Rough Land. , In fact, We Will . uarsntee to do as Good War on

Your Farm as Can be Done in Any Other Way Even in Rough and Stony Fields. We

have sold a good many of our outfits under this guarantee on Will make no exception

in your case regardless of the conditions of your term.





Bolt Work





There will be lots of belt work for a tractor to do this fall and you should have a

Bates All Steel Oil Tractor to do This Work.



I want to tell you more about m

for Our catalog.





All Steel Oil Tractor and will ask you to send





2 sizes: 10-") H. . draws 2 plows, 20-30 H. P. draws 4 plows.





‘ M. F. BATES, Bales Tractor 60.,





105 Bates Stu Lansing, Mich.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





LVERINE TRACTR





See this Sturdy, Time-and-Money-Saving Tractor at the State Fair.





Every farmer who attends the Fair should inspect it-go through

it point by point and actually understand why it excels in construction,

durability, low up—keep cost and performance.



The distinctive Wolverine features——no freak ideas, but up—to-date in

engineering design—mean aTractor absolutely dependable at all times

and in all soil conditions. It’s there with the pull-and you’ll be sur?

prised to see how cheaply it runs. Built to last, too—it will go right on

giving satisfactory service year after year, with mighty small repair bills.



Powerful Continental (four cylinder) motor, Hyatt heavy-duty

roller bearings. Enclosed transmission keeps out dirt. Tested steel





artillery type wheels. Twin radiators (bolted cons truction—-not soldered)

You’ve seen a lot of other tractors—now come and look at this-the difference

in performance will astonish you. You want speed as well as power. We have

both.



At the St. Louis National Tractor Demonstration the Wolverine was the

big sensation. Many other manufacturers said after seeing it there, that the

Wolverine principle of an enclosed tractor was bound to revolutionize tractor





desi n.



. %Ve’ll gladly explain every detail to you at the Fair. If you can’t come,

write for full descriptive folder.

Wolverine Car & Tractor Company, 664 Grand River Ave., Detroit, Michigan





 





 

 





 

 





 

 





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$1065





F. 0. it. Detroit





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See This Tractor at the Michigan State Fair





The Standard-Detroit farm tractor will be working

throughout the Fair at Detroit, pulling plows, discing, har-

rowing, working at the belt, showing the countless tasks for

which it is adapted.



You will want to see it, to watch it’s performance closely,

to prove to yourself how this tractor will help you to do

your work more easily and quickly. ‘ '



At the great national farm tractor demonstration at

Fremont, Neb., the Standard-Detroit tractor plowed 1431/2

acres in 14% hours. The motor never stopped and not a.

drop of water had to be replaced in the radiator. The

Standard-Detroit tractor will work the same way for you.



Make the Standard-Detroit tent your headquarters

while at the Fair.





The Standard-Detroit Tractor Co.

1506 W. Fort St... Detroit, Mich.





   

   

   

   

   





 

   

   

   

   





 





 





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grades; primary, kindergarten‘and household

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