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VOL. CXLVII. No. 13

Whole Number 3907





CST Michigan Farmer readers

know Jason Woodman, of Van



Buren county, and the others



know him. by reputation, either as, an

Agricultural College alumnus and a

member of the State Board of Agricul-

ture, as county agricultural agent for





’Kalamazoo county, to which fact this





story is due, as a leader in the state

Grange, as an institute lecturer, or bet-

ter yet, as a successful and progressive

farmer who regularly produces bumper

crops of potatoes and baby beef as

specialties.



The weather man smiled graciously

and the morning of September 8 was

as beautiful as could be desired as

some half a hundred Kalamazoo coun-

ty automobiles started on their long

drive to the Woodman homestead,

which is nearly four miles southwest

of Paw Paw and some 24 miles from

the city of Kalamazoo. It had rained.

The roads were dustless and the autos

bowled along gloriously.



By noon the visitors had gathered.

By 1:00 p. m. dinner, one of those good

old-fashioned bring— your - basket - and-

spread-the-grub—on-the-lawn kind, was

over, cigars were passed by the host,

and all were asked to gather “Under

the spreading chestnut trees” for the

program of the day. The local speakers

were W. H. Smith, President of the

Kalamazoo County Farm Bureau and

also of the County Fair Association.

Dr. Ernest Burnham, head of the De-

partment of Rural Schools of the Kal-

amazoo State Normal School, and T.

A. Farrand, County Agent of Van Bur-

en county. Mr. J. H. Lurkins, now

county agent of Berrien county, was on

the program but unable to attend. In

1912 Mr, Lurkins grew the largest

yield of potatoes ever produced in

Michigan—some 454 bushels per acre.

His farm is near Mr. Woodman’s.



These speakers were followed by





.Mr. H. J. Wilder, assistant in the coun-





ty agent work of the Federal Depart-

ment of Agriculture. Mr. Wilder made

a very pleasing address in which he

pleaded for better community action

in giving aid to the county agent. The

county agent’s time, he said, costs

money, is- therefore valuable and should

be economized to the greatest degree.





'Jones, out ten miles from the office,





for example, calls the agent to advise

him in the matter of spraying his pota-

toes for early blight. Smith, who lives

only a mile from Jones, and Wilson,

living not far away, call the agent a

little later to ask for the sameadvice.

Instead of being compelled to make





three or more drives to that commu—-





nity for the one purpose, these potato

growers should arrange to meet the

county agent at a central point, say at

Jones’ place, and all go over the situ-

ation together. Or it may be that their

problems are different and the agent

must visit each farm. But even then





.the interest in using the time of the





county hired man most economically

should lead them to work together.

Frequently all of them could be served

on the same trip.



Mr. Woom took, a few minutes to

explain'to us that the house was built





The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal in the State.

DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1916





By I. B. McMURTRY





by his father over sixty years ago,

that the big chestnuts under which we

sat and the three to the left, as well as

the two rows of beautiful hard maples

extending northward along the high-

way for a mile were planted by his

father about a half century ago. The

oaks and some of the other trees are

natural, but the large butternut over

there in front of the house, more than

three feet in diameter, grew from a

twig planted by his father 75 years





 





 





as did Mr. Woodman: “I was born

in the house yonder. My life has been

spent here. This is the place where I

want to be when the call comes for my

spirit to take its flight into the Great

Beyond!”



All who wished to go were invited to

join in a tour of inspection over the

farm. *It should be observed here that

years ago Mr. Woodman evolved a defi-

nite method of operating the farm. He

follows definite systems of crop rota-





 





 





Farm Home of Hon. Jason Woodman, Van Buren County.





ago. The lawn now contains about

three acres, is mowed regularly and

with its wonderfully beautiful trees

certainly is ‘one of the real beauty

spots—one of the loveliest homesteads

it has been my good fortune to see in

Michigan or elsewhere.



American agriculture should be, and

is, ready to do obeisance before, and

give all honor to, the man of mature

years who has achieved notable suc-

cess on the farm; who can stand be-

fore his neighbors and friends and say,





tion. The plan includes four cash

crops—potatoes, grapes, hogs and beef.

All other crops are fed on the place.

The first thing we observed as the

tour started out, was the covered feed

lot, or a very large, comfortable shed

for stock. This covered feed lot ena-

bles him to secure and preserve, with-

out any loss from rains or heating, the

full value of the liquid as well as the

solid excrement of the stock. It has

a packed gravel and clay floor, has

running water and can be divided into





 





 





 





 





50 CENTS A YEAR

32 FOR 5 runs





~A County Farm Bureau Picnic





four compartments by means of mov-

able gates.



Michigan farmers, it is estimated,

lose over $6,000,000 annually in wast-

age and deterioration of manures piled

out in the weather. By leaching and

heating outside piles of manure lose

approximately 50 per cent of their

plant food—nitrogen, phosphorus, and

potash. It is Mr. Woodman’s observa-

tion that the saving of the potash,

which nearly all leaches away from

the ordinary manure pile, makes the

most marked profit in his covered yard

system.



On the Woodman farm a simple, yet

very profitable system of hog raising

has been evolved. A seven and one-

half acre field was divided into three

lots. Rye is sown in one of them in

the fall and used for early spring pas-

ture. This is plowed under and put

into soy beans for fall pasture. The

second is planted to rape for later

spring and part of the summer pasture.

The third is put into clover and grass

for part of the summer pasture. Chang-

es from one lot to another are made

as the growths demand. Some grain

is given. Six to eight brood sows are

kept. Two litters per year are produc-

ed. The pigs are marketed when they

weigh about 200 pounds. A field of

soy beans is out each year for hay and

strange as it may seem, the hogs eat

it up completely and it has proven a.

most excellent and economical winter

feed.



On the field where last year an aver—

age of 345 bushels of potatoes per acre

was grown, corn is now growing. The

original stand was so ruined by wet

weather and crows that the field was

replanted June 20. But from the size

and regularity of the ears, 100 crates

per acre would be a low guess.



And the potatoes! It would be of in-

estimable value to the potato industry

of Michigan if the growers could all

see Mr. Woodman’s field today after

one of the severest drouths in many

years. He has no secret method. Upon

tens of thousands of acres of Michigan

soil his potato yields can be duplicat-

ed. His directions are simple. Two

years before the field is to be put into

potatoes'it is planted to oats and seed-

ed to clover and orchard grass. The

following year the field is pastured. In

the spring 10 to 12 tons of manure are

spread per acre. Late in the summer ,

10 to 12 tons more are spread. The

next May the land is plowed and fitted

for the potatoes. Whole potatoes (of

uniform size) are planted. Furrows





. are made, the seed dropped and cov-





ered with a plow. Cultivation is so

thorough that no weeds are permitted

to get a foothold. When the plants are

six inches high spraying to prevent

blight. begins. Bordeaux mixture is

used.



About every ten days the spraying is

repeated. Usually six times is enough.

Specially constructed nozzles are used ,

which get the solution on the under

side of the leaves. This latter is vital

to success in killing blight spores. Bug

poison is sprayed at the proper times. .



(Continued on page 267).
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readers should take the initiative

forming such an organization at once.



We bespeak for this communication

a careful reading, and for the Michi-

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hearty cooperation of the dairymen of

every milk producing community in

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..m m'u. 155 lune!"- ...n.zs imum prices for the 1916 crop

"m """ “i““i‘n'l'ém ponmm 3'0“ of pea beans: October, $5 per

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RATES or ADVERTISING: $5.30; January, $5.50, with no decline



40 cent: per lTnc ante iy e measurement. or 85.60 per thereafter from January prices.”

"r“ ‘1: “2i visitarzdzazrn-truths: The Michigan Bean Growers' As...

:brl‘eegdvzaiuggentnlilhsen'ed at any price. ' ciation, in session at Grand Rapids,

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linutd II tecond chm matter at the Detroit. Michigan. counties, voted this scale of prices. A

, - year ago the association met at Flint

DETROIT, SEPTEMBER 23.1916 and started the October market at $3

and prices kept making sensational ad-

vances to the profit of grower and job-

ber alike. The growers voted to hold

their next annual meeting in Lansing

in November, at the time the state po-

tato growers meet.

A. B. Cook, of Owosso, and Alex.

Pullar, of Freeland, president and sec-

retary of the State Bean Growers’ As.





 





 





 





 





CURRENT COMMENT.





 





, ' The action tak-

The Bean Grower’s en by the Michi-

Opportunity. gan Bean Grow-



ers’ Association at



its recent meeting in Grand Rapids is

of such great importance to the bean





growers Of this state, that the report sisted materially by James N. McBride,

0f that meeting is given the greateSt Michigan Director of Markets. While

possible prominence in this issue. Ev- the attendance of farmers was not

cry Michigan bean grower should care- large, it was a representative gathers

fully read this report, and withhold his ing, with reports from the county

product from the market when prices agents of Saginaw, Mason and Kent

.are lower than the minimums fixed by counties, and from Prof. Carmody, of

the organized bean growers Of the the M. A. C., as well as from the farm-

state as reasonable and compensatory ers. J. E. Humphrey, of Muskegon

prices for this year’s crop under pre- county, has forty acres of beans that

.vailing conditions. will not average eight bushels per



By such action the ultimate consum- acre. Amos Welch, o'f Ionia, has 50

-ers of this product will not be obliged acres and will not get over a third of

to pay 3 higher price than WOUId 0th' a crop. M. V. Tanner, of Mason coun~

.erwise prevail. but the growers will t1, reported 2,658 acres of white beans

set a much larger share of the consum- this year, with estimated yield of five

.er’s dollar than WOUId be the case Of bushels, and 1,080 acres of red kidneys,

the crop were dumped on the market with estimated yield of four bushels.

'in a few weeks without regard to the Earl 13. Robinson, of Saginaw county,

available supplies or probable demand, placed the crop there at 200,000 bush-

thus permitting speculators to absorb





the large margin which such market- InImulmmmmtMlummmmmmmmummnmimm"MW .





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ring methods would make between the

original selling price of the crop and

the cost to the ultimate consumer. By

maintaining the price above a reason- ORE for milk 01‘ the dairy ill-

able minimum basis, crop conditions M dustry Of our state dies! The

considered, the bean growers of Michi- producer can no longer stagger

gan will receive a compensatory'price under the steadily increasing burden

for their product without adding hard- of high production cost while certain

.ship to the consumer who will buy the financially intrenched distributor con~

product in small quantities throughout cerns are paying fat dividends.

the season. Whatever may have been the reason

Every bean grower who is a reader for tolerating the low prices received

of this paper should carefully read this in the past, th? producer. now knows

report and follow the lead of the or- that If the milk producing .busmess

ganized bean growers of the state in goes on, the present prevailing price

the application of good sense to the schedule mUSt change. and 1" .must

marketing problem so far as this crop change upward. There 13 a finality m

is concerned. The result will be a sta- the cry 0f the dairyman; 11‘? sees bl“

bilization of the bean trade which will one hope» and that hope is hlgher pric-

be beneficial rather than harmful to es. Unless he gets a substantial raise

an concerned, and at the same time and gets it soon, his business fails.

insure growers a reasonably compensa- t At 2; fissile: lot theyfif? ofd 3111::

- e - are 0 e lo lgan i re ce

tory price tor the" short crop.‘ Association, held in Lansing, Saturday,

, . In another 001- September 16, at the close of the day

The Milk Producer’s umn of this issue the following preamble and resolutions

Duty. will be found a were unanimously adopted:

letter from the Whereas, The milk producers of





- . - Michigan supplying milk to most of

field secretary 0f. the M1911 lgan. Muk the condensaries have waited long for

of interest to every commercial dairy- requests for a change in the price that

man in the state. The importance of would change; the prgdliictiog, (ii; mil:

. . romaos oalvng ls,an

the work. which has been undertaken whereas our requests and petitions

by the Michigan Mllk Producers Asso- have been ignored, therefore it is here

elation can. scarcely be over-estimated by resolvedby the board of directors

in its relation to the future of the dairy gitagloen 13081212: gslllrtulgtrogillgeggmAggg

industry of this. state. If that work is r etary to continue the campaign of or-

have the undivided support of the rank wiill ciltusei producers and Wot to d

. - - ‘lk oducer. atone osgnanagreemen e-

- 9“ me d mom“? ml pr 5. livermilk lot- less than $2.00 per km-

This communication tells something dr ed We on the present test basis

5‘!" 'hat has already been accomplish to condensaries in Michigan after the





ed in the way of improving the eco- first of November, 1916-





omic conditions surrounding the The fact that the milk producers





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sociation, were on hand and were as~~





els, with acreage below normal and the

yield about eight bushels per acre. The

average for Kent county was placed by

several delegates at eight to nine bush-

els. A. Bos, of Ottawa county, estimat-

ed a 50 per cent crop.



The report of the executive commit-

tee as adopted is as follows:



“Your committee reports the statis-



tical condition of the bean crop as fur-

nished by the United States Bureau of

Crop Statistics as follows:

‘ “The five great bean growing states,

Michigan, New York, California, Col-

orado, New Mexico, produced in 1914

11,200,000 bushels of beans; in 1915,

10,300,000 bushels, and the estimated

crop of 1916 is 9,870,000 bushels. New

York shows a shortage of 450,000 bush-

els, Michigan 460,000 bushels, while

the states of California, Colorado and

New Mexico are responsible for the in-

creases in the total.



“The Michigan Crop Reports indicate

a yield of 50 per cent of normal.



“Careful reports made by farmers

representing 30 of the principal bean

growing counties also reports of coun-

ty agents when compiled, indicate a

crop this year of somewhat below 50

per cent of a normal yield, with the

uncertainties of the remainder of the

season which may reduce this esti-

mate. Some crops already threshed in-

dicate even a less yield. The number

of the pods are few and the beans

are small. The somewhat increased

acreage is fairly offset by fields al-

ready abandoned. The states of New

York, California, Idaho and Colorado

have wired and written to Michigan to

be advised as to the prices Michigan



(Continued on page 268).





   





“Hum-Vi”.





   





have been losing so much is demon-

strated by the investigation that has

been carried on under state supervis‘

ion in many different states and locall-

ties. And this net loss which has

reached in many instances as much as

33 to 40 per cent of the price received,

is not due to any opposition on the

part of the consuming public. It is not

due to the consumer, but it is due to

the great monopoly in the foodstuffs

which steps in between the producer

and consumer and takes the great

profit that has made this monopoly in

the span of life of one man, one of the

greatest financial factors in this great

nation.



This multi-million corporation, that

has grown up in so short a period has





grown upon the losses of the labors of





the milk producers of this nation. And

it is against this kind of domination

that we protest. It is against this kind

of oppression that we are organized.





.- ~ e European -, al-

[and British ha

., on the western front along the Somme

river. The French have taken the vil-

lages of Vernandevillers and Berily.

The capture of these positions was im-

portant in that it aided in straighten-

ing the French line. The British have

extended their gains farther northeast-

ward against Bapaume, taken the for-

midable stronghold near Thiepval and

the powerful field work near the Mou-

quet farm which has been bitterly con-

tested for many weeks. Powerful coun-

ter-attacks by the Germans have been





repulsed.——Italian forces are pressing





their offensive in the Isonzo district

with the Austrian seaport Trieste as

their objective.——-Russlan troops have

resumed their closing-in movement on

the Galician town of Halicz located on

the Dniester river southeast of Lem-

bcrg. Over 3,000 prisoners were taken

in the last few days.——Renewed fight-

ing has occurred in the Caucasus re-

gion in Asia Minor, but no important

changes of front are reported—In the

Balkan district the Rumanian advance

in Transylvania continues and the

Greek seaport of Kavala recently 00‘

cupied by Bulgarian'forces is now be-

ing bombarded by the entente War-

ships. On the other hand, the Teutons

are in pursuit of the Russians and

Roumanians recently defeated in the

province of Dobruja in southeastern

Roumania. The Bulgarian right wing

in Macedonia is unable to check the

violent attacks by Serbian, French and

Russian troops, and is continuing to

retreat to the northwest in the direc-

tion of Monistir.—Belgian forces oper-

ating in German East Africa have

captured Tabora, the principal German

fortress in that territory.



Out of a thousand Villista troops

who attacked the town of Chihuahua

last Friday, 600 were killed and many

captured by federal troops under Gen.

Trevino. Gen. Villa is reported to

have 3,000 troops stationed immediate-

Ly north of Juarez, and an attack on

that place is momentarily expected.

Gen. Pershing’s men recently captured

16 Villa followers.



Over 1,500 bar-rooms in Ontario

were closed last Saturday night when

the new prohibition law became ef-

fective.



The London Chamber of Commerce

is instituting a world-wide program of

trade calculated to assist the British

Empire and her allies and handicap

her enemies. The countries of the

world are classified as allies of the

British Empire, friendly neutrals, un-

friendly neutrals and enemy countries.

A series of graded tariffs will be plac-

ed on goods entering international

commerce with these countries, de-

signed to encourage traffic .with the

favored countries and handicap by

heavy tariff rates traffic with those

countries not in harmony with Eng-

land’s present world-wide political

policy. '



The latest statistics reveal that 14,-

000,000 Poles have died since the pres-

en European war began, the population

having been reduced from 34,000,000 to

20,000,000. To date over 200 towns

and more than.20,000 villages have

been razed. The total losses in prop-

erty destroyed amount to around $11,-

000,000,000



National.





While the street railway strike in

New York City, which began Septem-

ber 6 continues, the big sympathetic

walk-out of other labor unions is re-

ported not likely to occur, at least not

before Thursday of this week. The

companies are enabled to operate the

lines up to nearly a normal schedule.



The Lapeer county inflrmary valued

at $20,000 was burnedJast Friday. The

inmates were all rushed to safety.



Alleged scandals in connectionwith

the counting of the recent' primary

vote in certain wards in the city of

Detroit are being investigated and a

recount is being made. -Manv ballots

have apparently been tampered with.



It is possible that Chicago will ex-

perience another milk strike begin-

ning October 1. One of the leading

companies has posted notices that, be-





That we have a tremendous task on\ginning October 1 it would enter into





our hands, we recognize. But believ-

ing that there is still left much of the

mettle and fibre and spirit of our revo-

lutionary fathers, we have taken up

this warfare with as much patriotism

as has ever been the actuating motive

with any body of men.





Three months is but a short time

with funds all available by which to

measure any statewide reform move-





nia- ment. But with funds to provide,





plane to perfect, and organization to



complete, the call is for much more



thought and labor and time. Yet it



was but the twentieth of June when

. (Continued on'page 287).





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contracts enduring only one month.

As present contracts extend over a pe-

riod of six months, the Milk Producers'

Association will undoubtedly stand for

a continuation of that policy. The pric-

es demanded by producers for the six

months beginning October 1 would av-

erage $2.00 per month. The monthly

prices listed are: October, $1.90; No-

vember, $2.10; December, $2.10; Janu-

ary, $2.05; February, $2; March 31.2.5.

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Trial wbocflptlona to January 1’, be-

glnniag with the week order in receiv-

ed, will be accepted. from new subscrib-

ers. Tell your friends who are not tqt-

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with high prices for land, tools and

labor, and the, correspondingly high

prices for farm products, it is imper-

ative'for the farmer to get good yields

in order to secure the maximum re-

turns for the labor and money invest-

ed. Often we see a field properly fit-

ted, given a liberal application of fer-

tilizer, and yet with a fair amount of

rainfall the result is an unsatisfactory

crop. This is no doubt due to a lack

of humus.



The question is sometimes asked,

why is humus so valuable and neces-

sary. Someone has rightly said, “Hu-

mus is the stomach of the soil,” for its

benefits are many, and highly neces-

sary. In the first place it improves

the physical condition of the soil.

Heavy clays are'made loose and more

easily worked, and less liable to bake

and become hard. Sand is made more

compact and holds soil moisture bet-

ter. Humus acts like a sponge, holding

the moisture so that it is available for

growing plants. A clay loam is merely

clay made “light and mellow with hu-

mus, and sandy loam is sandy soil well

supplied with organic matter.



Humus also prevents extremes of

soil temperature. A soil rich in or-

ganic matter, or humus, heats up more

slole but retains the heat longer.



Humus is also “Nature’s cupboard,”

where plant food is held in readiness

for the use of growing vegetation. It

has been shown that plant food, espe-

cially nitrogen, is present in the more

or less decomposed organic matter.

Phosphoric acid and potash are also

stored in available forms in the humus.



The presence of decaying organic

matter makes mineral plant food avail.

able, the acids produced by decompo-

sition liberating the mineral matter.

No, less important is the carbonic acid

given off by the decaying vegetation

aiding in the liberation of plant food,

also having a valuable physical effect

upon the heavier soils.



Another word as to the water-hold-

ing powers of humus. One ton of hu-

mus will hold twice its‘ weight of wa-

ter and when one considers that it re-

quires 500 tons of moisture to grow a

ton of hay and an acre of corn re-





N this day and age of the world





 





 





duires" 900 tons of-water to mature it,

or4enough to cover the land eight inch-

es deep, not taking into account that

lost by evaporation and percolation

from the soil, humus becomes an im-r

portant factor in moisture control.

These figures seem immense, but are

borne out by experiments by King at

the Wisconsin station.





Since humus is rapidly destroyed by

cultivation it is very essential that it

be constantly renewed, of which there

are two methods—green manuring and

barnyard manure.





Green manuring is nature’s way of

renewing soil fertility. In woods and

waste places nature grows a crop and

then returns it to be again incorporat-

ed in the soil. Rye, rape and buck-

wheat are some of the crops which

may be used for green manuring. Rye

or rape sown in corn the last cultiva-

tion makes a good cover crop and one

which may be plowed under the fol-

lowing spring. The legumes, such as

clover, alfalfa, vetch, soy beans and

cowpeas, are very valuable green ma-

nure crops but are so valuable to feed

that it is often better tofeed them

first and then return them in the form

of barnyard manure.





Nearly 80 per cent of the fertilizing

value of food eaten by farm animals is

returned in the manure so its value

can easily be obtained. The following

table taken from farmers’ bulletin No.

192 gives the amount and value of the

manure from different farm animals





Amount and Value of Manure Per 1000

Pounds Live Weight.





Value



Amt per Value



per Day per



Day Cents. Year*



Sheep .......... 34.1 7.2 $26.09

Calves ......... 67.8 6.7 24.45

Hogs ........... 56.2 10.4 37.96

Cows .......... 74.1 8.0 29.27

Horses ......... 48.8 7 6 27.74

*Value of nitrogen 15c; phosphoric





acid 60; potash 41/20.



This table takes into account only

the fertilizing value of the manure.

When considering the other beneficial

effects of humus it will be seen that

manure is one of the chief means of





conserving soil fertility.





Branch Co. I. H. W.





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A COUNTY FARM BUREAU PICNIC.





(Continued from first page).

The early blight is the disease which

shortens the life of the potato vines

and hence prevents the maximum pro-

duction of tubers. Late blight causes

the tubers to rot.



Today Mr. Woodman’s potatoesare

as green as ordinary patches are in

July or August and even though the

drouth hurt them he fully expects to

get a big yield.



Nothing very unusual is to be noted

about the cattle breeding and care, ex-

cept that high-class grades and thor-

oughbreds only are kept. He has them

fitting into his rotation scheme finely

and through them utilizes a large field

of timber and marsh land.



Everyone seemed highly pleased

with the day spent on this most excel-

lently managed farm and the method

of its operation will give many Kala:

mazoo county farmers a real vision.



We all admire, appreciate and honor

Jason Woodman as a leader in things

which make for better farms and farm-

ers; those of us who know the person-

ality of the man admire and love the

broadminded, unselfish devotion. in

which he gives his life to the cause of

better agriculture, and a higher stan-

dard of farm life and achievement; we

do homage to the man who has set the

example in producing more and better

potatoes per acre than any other in

America outside of Aroostook county,

Maine, and for whom “Old Spuds” is

' at once a name of. endearment and a

tribute of merit; but the language does

not contain words to express adequate-

ly our love for the man, who, like





‘ ,' Jason Woodman, can rear, train and





educate a family of children into man—

hood and womanhood, who stand four

square—a great credit to their parents,

an honor to their country! The name

of such a man will ever be written on

tablets more enduring than stone.





 





GOOD ROADS IN MICHIGAN.





Hudson township, Lenawee county,

voted a bond issue of $75,000 for good

roads. The measure was supported by

a big majority.



Weare township, Oceana county, will

build four miles of gravel road the

coming year. Interested farmers have

donated the haulng of the gravel and

the township will pay for grading and

shoveling. The gravel will be hauled

this winter. This is a beginning in

linking up the fine stone roads with

gravel roads to the farms.



Shiawassee county will complete 25

miles of state reward road this year,

bringing the total of reward roads in

the county to 135 and all has been

built in the past four years. All are

gravel roads and the average cost per

mile was $1,900. Gravel is found to

stand up better under heavy auto traf-

fic than crushed stone. The commis-

sion has tried oiling state roads and

with good results.



Road work in Ingham county under

the county system has been discon-

tinued for the year because of lack of

funds. The appropriation of a mill

and three-quarters was less than the

commissioners asked for, and about

$45,000 of this year’s funds were used

in finishing up last year’s work. There

is automobile money but this is avail-

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Check-rowed vs. Drilled Corn





HE culture of com 111 Michigan



has undergone some important



changes for the better during

the past few years. The selection of

the seed, the preparation of the land,

the cultivation and harvesting of the

crop have all received much study,

with the result that there has been

great improvement in both the yield

and the quality of this most important

of our farm crops.



But notwithstanding all the attention

and the discussion to which this crop

has been subject, there is still great

diversity of opinion as to whether the

method of check-rowing corn is more

desirable than drilling it. Some farm-

ers are so fanantically in favor of the

check-row system that they still mark

their fields and plant with the old

hand-planters though they can well afa

ford a horse planter. Some check-row

the corn intended for husking and drill

that intended for the silo.



The arguments advanced in favor of

check-rowing are (1) the corn germi-

nates and appears above the surface

more quickly; (2) cultivation can be

made more thorough; (3) corn stands

up better against the wind; (4) the

fodder is more easily handled when

out by hand; (5) the yield. is just as

great.



With respect to the first argument

it is true that corn “in the hill” will

appear at the surface from one to two

days sooner than that drilled one ker-

nel in a place, but the growth of weeds

and grass during that time is very lit-

tle and this advantage is so slight as

to afford little basis for argument. The

statement that cultivation can be made

more thorough in check-rowed corn has

some foundation. On a heavy clay

loam soil two-way cultivation will

doubtless prove best in eradicating

weeds and keepingthe surface soil

mellow. On other types of soil, how-

ever, one-way cultivation will prove

just as good if done with a reasonable

amount of care. All parts of the culti-

vator should be in good repair. Then,

with the shovels and shields properly

arranged, the soil can be stirred right

up to the planter mark and a thin layer

of dirt thrown in to cover up the

sprouting weeds in the corn row. By

exercising some care, the first two cul-

tivations can be made very close to the

growing corn—closer than could be

done with corn in the hill. Again,

whereas one is prone to delay cultiva-

tion of check—rowed corn because he is



‘so sure of being able to clean it up lat-

g er, in the case of drilled corn, one is





‘ ' always ready for the first moment





when he can begin work, and the sev-

eral cultivations are made with more

care and thoroughness. Lastly, unless

check-rowing is done very accurately,

it is impossible to cultivate crosswise

the planter rows. During the latter

_ part of August I have visited scores of

corn fields and have found the drilled

"corn no weedier than the fields which

have been check-rowed. I am willing

”to concede arguments three and four,

- but they seem to me to be minor con-

" 'siderations. The great bulk of corn is

’ cut nowadays with some form of horse-

,draw'n machinery and drilled corn is





 





much more easily handled than that

which is check-rowed.



The final argument in favor of the

check-row system is the weakest of all

for it is

to fact. When corn is drilled the seed

should be dropped ten to twelve inches

apart in the row. To secure the same

number of stalks, check-rowed corn

would require four kernels to the hill.

But every corn grower in Michigan

knows that when there are more than

two stalks to the hill crowding and di-

minished grain production results. Ex-

perience proves the reasonable suppo-

sition that such a rank-growing and

gross-feeding plant as is com must suf-

fer when three or four plants occupy

the same square inch of soil. When

drilled, each plant has three to four

square feet of soil to itself. It has no

legitimate rivals. This system makes

every foot of soil in the field available

to the roots of the corn. Check-rowed

plants, on the other hand, are rivals

and a hindrance to each other from

the beginning, for their root systems

occupy the same area of soil. They

cannot reach all the plant food avail-

able. By this method, then, either the

yield of fodder or that of grain must

suffer. A fair comparison of these two

systems will show that corn properly

drilled will yield at least twenty-five

per cent more of both grain and fodder

than will that which is check-rowed.



In conclusion, I would say that drill-

ed corn can be just as easily and thor-

oughly tilled as check-rowed corn;

drilled corn is more easily handled by

the corn binder; and, finally, drilled

corn yields more fodder and grain, oth-

er conditions being the same. Since

yield is what we are after, it will sure-

ly pay many farmers to study this mat-

ter fairly and carefully on their own

farms.





Calhoun Co. C. C. MILLER.





BEAN YIELD AND PRICES.





 





(Cntinued from page 266).

producers will ask. So little danger

need be feared from lower prices in

those states. Contracts for beans for

the Allies made last year are still un-

filled. The great bulk of Japanese

beans will supply the foreign demand

in the eastern war fields and will ab.

sorb any surplus. The claim of the

Japanese invasion of the American

bean market has much the same basis

as claims of war by Japan against the

United States. Beans based on other

foodstuffs this year, like bread, pota-

toes, meatsIand vegetables, are not

high at the prices asked by the pro—

ducers.



“Compensatory prices to the grower

means a profitable industry to him, to

the distributor and a continued food

supply to the consumer. The advanc-

ing wheat market is an index to bean

prices. Unless the market starts at a

fair price for the bean crop, the statis-

tical and food value of beans, which is

apparent, will allow the speculator in

foods to reap the harvest which he has

not sown. With the hazard of growing

beans and the profits accruing to oth-

ers than the grower, means a decreas-





 





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smittee, therefore, in viewni th‘ sonata w

tion above outlined, recommends and

advises the following minimum prices

for the 1916 crop of pea beans: Octo-

ber, $5 per bushel; November $5.15

per bushel; December, $5.30; January,

$5.50, with no decline thereafter from

the January prices. If beans are rush-

ed on the market without due regard

to distribution of the crop, prices will

break and the speculator will have the

opportunity to secure the profit on the

crop. Beans are a safe crop to carry

and a good collateral to borrow money

on. Consult with your banker and do

not dump the crop on the market to

bring down the price. When beans

fall be‘iow the minimum price, stop

marketing; consult with your elevator

operator for, when each are owners of

beans, your interests are identical. A

break in the market is disastrous to

each; co-operation of producer and dis-

tributor is just as much needed as any

other co-operation. Co-operative mar-

keting is the assurance of successful

bean growing.”





Signed by the committee: A. B.

Cook, C. M. King, Alex. Pullar, W. I.

Bullard, A. L. Dean.





This report was read by President

Cook at the closing session of the

Michigan Bean Jobbers’ Association

and was listened to with interest. It

developed at the different sessions of

the jobbers held September 13-14 that

they are expecting to have to pay good

prices for beans and they do not ex-

hibit much alarm at the $5 minimum

figure for October 1. They agree that

the Michigan crop is below normal but

place the average at fully 60 per cent,

while the farmers place it below 50 per

cent. Then the buyers point to big

crops in California, Colorado and New

Mexico this year, to the marked im-

provement in Michigan late planted

beans, to foreign beans and to bean

substitutes. A Michigan canner claims

that he is finding good substitutes such

as soy beans and California beans, for

the Michigan white pea bean at pres-

ent prices. With no surplus old beans

on the market, the war in Europe still

on, and wheat, potatoes, meats and

vegetables scaring, the growers feel

that the $5 price for beans is not un-

reasonable. Reports were made of

sales at Belding at $4.90, October de-

livery. No threshing to speak of had

been done up to the time of this meet-

ing. The bean crop was still in the

balance, with at least two weeks of

good weather needed to bring it safely

through.





No anthracnose affects the beans

this year, due to the hot summer. This

disease as affecting the food value of

beans in cans, was discussed by the

jobbers and canners, the discussion

arising from the seizure and conflsca«

tion of a car of Michigan canned beans

by the government. This test case

will be tried at the October term of

the federal court at Grand Rapids and

will be watched with interest. Gov-

ernment experts will undertake to

prove, so it is believed, that anthrac-

nose brings on decomposition, making

these diseased beans unfit for food.

Canners contend that the cooking proc-

ess, with temperature of upwards of

212 degrees R, will kill the germ, and

furthermore that these germs have

been eaten by the human family for a

century or more without harmful ef-

fect. If the government wins its case

then the unspotted bean will soar to

still dizzier heights.





right for working the soil and there is

moisture enough so the wheat will

germinate and grow nicely if present

weather conditions continue. We have,

been especially favored in this locality

in this respect. I have lately visited

the central and eastern portions of the

state and in every section visited there

is much need of rain. It is refreshing

to return home and find the grass in

the meadows and on the lawns fresh

and green. In every section where I

have been everything is dried brown

and sere. On September 7 we had a

splendid rain and I thought it best to

sow the wheat as soon as possible. At

that time it was pretty hot but now

the weather has changed and I think

conditions are ideal for wheat, seeding.



All through the central and eastern

portions of the state where I was there

is a splendid crop of clover seed, but

we have none here. Ours is too late.



The new seeding of clover is getting

so large/ that there is danger of its

smothering this winter if conditions

are just right. I have known this to

happen. Had we only known what

conditions would have been, then the

clover should have been clipped the

first of August. However, it is better

to have it too large than too small.

What we would like is to have it just

right.



It is rather exasperating to hear the

city papers take on about the high cost

of living. Prices are beginning to get

up where the farmer can see a little

silver lining to the cloud, and then the

consumer begins to cry about the high

cost of living. The fact is that the

necessities are not so high but that

well paid laboring men can live very

comfortably. It is not necessities that

pinch the consumer nowadays. It is

the unnecessary things that take our

money. We can live, and live com-

fortably, if we could only cut off seine .

of the luxuries that we are in the habit

of indulging in. It costs too much to

dress. It costs too much to be amus-

ed. Pleasure is what costs, not the

things necessary for our comfort and

well being. It is not my duty to tell

people how they should spend their

money. Perhaps I need a lesson or

two myself, but I can see plainly that

everybody could afford to pay prices

for food products that would enable

farmers to make a profit if they wish-

ed to do so, but of course you can't

spend the most of your money for

amusement and luxuries, things that

could be curtailed in most instances

with benefit, and then have enough for’

necessities. We Americans are ex-

travagant. We waste our earnings.

We are living for today instead of for

tomorrow. I have no objection to this

if people want it that way, but I don’t

like to have the consumer complain

every time the cost of production goes

up on food products. There would be

no particular complaint if places of

amusement advanced their prices, or if

beer or other liquors were advanced,

or if ten cents was added to tobacco,

etc., but let one more cent be added to

the cost of a loaf of bread and the con-

sumer hollers long and loud, and the

city press take the matter up and the

farmer is made the “goat.” He is get-

ting too much for his wheat or his

pork or his beef, or his beans. Prices

must go up so the farmer can afford to

compete in the labor market or else

some people will go hungry. Then,

and then only, probably, will people

curtail expenses on the unnecessary

things of life. It is a great economic

law that governs these things. This

law has not been in force in America

because of the abundance of food pro-

ducts, but it has been in force in other

parts of the world and it will produce

like conditions. in this country some

day. That day may not be so far in

the future as some of our consumers

now seem to think. The day will come

when the mass of the people buy food





LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES.





 





The government chart giving dates

and latitude for sowing winter wheat

to avoid the ravages of the Hessian fly

puts down the date of September 20

for our vicinity. But we began sow-

ing on the twelfth and now, September

16, have 35 acres sown. The balance

of the ground is so nearly completed

in preparation that the drill can be products first, and pleasure, amuse-

kept going and have the whole job fin- .ment’ and frivolities last.

ished nicely by September 20, weather . Comm 0.1.1an





4’
URING the earlier years of farm-



ing in Michigan, wheat and wool



were considered the staple pro

ducts of the state. Other things like

beef, pork and coarse grains were con-

sidered subsidiary, while wheat and

wool were the main money crops sold

from the farms. The man who could

raise large crops of wheat and was

successful with a large flock of sheep

was the man who was looked upon as

having a liberal income. In the main

those were prosperous days—farmers

built up their homes and increased

their land holdings.



The kind of shéep universally kept

during the fifties, sixties and seventies

was the common Merinos. They were

.medium in size, yielded a fleece of

wool from six to eight pounds each

which sold in the market at about the

common price of 40 cents per pound.

The finest staple sold for the highest

prices. During the war of the rebel-

lion good clothing wool sold from farm-

ers’ hands at one dollar per pound.

Immediately after the war prices drop-

ped back to the old level and there was

a depression in the sheep business.



A Checkered History.



Although sheep raising and wool

growing has been one of the best mon-

ey-making branches of farm business,

it has had its ups and downs, in a see-





 





CLAPP

brushes and weeds that would spring

up in the fence corners and in the odd

places on the farm in the summer, and

at the same time winter on the coarse

feeds that would have but little value

as feed except for sheep feed. Those

sheep in return for the privilege of

acting as scavengers in summer and

consuming coarse feeds in Winter,

yielded a good fleece of wool that com-

manded a good price in the markets.

The wool brought the cash which tided

the farmer over the summer until he

could realize on the year’s wheat crop.

During the seventies there appeared

some of the representatives of the

English mutton breeds. The promise

of an early income from the lambs sir-

ed by the mutton rams induced many

farmers tovadopt the plan of raising

half—blood lambs and selling them in

the fall, or feeding them until nearly

one year old. On account of tariff tink-

ering the prices for wool were low and

five to six dollars per head for the

lambs was looked upon as a good and

substantial income from the flock.

From that time many began to lose

interest in the fine wool flocks. But I

will say before dismissing the Merino

sheep as the farmers’ sheep, that there

has never been a class of sheep kept

in the state that could endure as many

hardships in summer in the way of





 





 





The Merinos were Universal on Michigan Farms in the Early Days.





saw manner, with a considerable reg-

ularity. Sometimes it would be one

thing that would cause a halt and a

period of depression, and then it would

be another. At one time the depres-

sion was laid to “free wool” from other

countries and at another the competi-

tion with the great flocks on the free

ranges of the great west. The last

cause was the stunning blow that

brought discouragement and abandon-

rment of the sheep business on many

farms in Michigan. Farmers have de-

clared that if the United States govern-

ment would give monied men free pas-

ture on government lands and allow

them free access to our markets in

competition with farmers in the civ-

ilized portions of the country, it was





' not giving the farmers fair play, and





they would seek some other sources

for an income with which to support a

family and build ideal conditions in

rural communities. On account of the

all-the-year—around monthly income

from the dairy cows, dairying has been

accepted as a business to such an ex-

tent that general live stock raising has

been abandoned to altogether too great

an extent. '



While the farms in the older settled

portions of the state were being im-

proved the flocks of fine wooled sheep

were also being improved and the





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Merino was established. The grades

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needs of the farmers while clearing

their farms. These sheep could endure

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short, scanty pasture, irregular and

short supply of water, intense heat and

general neglect while trimming the

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but under discouraging conditions in

many ways, sheep raising in Michigan

as a business, has been neglected.



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HE fruit grower who is produc- has two‘ systems of peeking, the three-



ing apples of extra high quality two and the two~two. To more fully



finds the barrel ‘not adapted to describe these systems we might state

his needs. His apples are tender, fine the number of apples per layer we are

grained and delicately colored, conse— packing. Then the systems would read

quently their flesh is easily bruised twostwo, twenty-four or three-two. thir-

and their general appearance marred. ty, etc.

This man needs a package that will Method of packing.

carry each individual apple to its des- in starting the first layer of the

tination without injury and will make three-two pack, place an apple in each

an attractive appearance 011 opening. of the lower corners of the box and a

The box is the package that he should third apple about half way between

use rather than, the barrel. This is the these two. The fourth and fifth apples

package that is being used almost en- are then placed in the spaces between

tirely by the western fruit growers and these three. This leaves three spaces

has already been adopted by many 0f in which three or more are placed, and





the eastern ones. so on till the layer is completed. The

Style of Box to Use. other layers are then placed in the box

There are two styles of boxes used, by putting an apple over each of the

the “standard” and the "special” with spaces 0f the previous layer. The two-

inside dimensions of 10%x11175x18 inch- two pack is started by placing an apple

es, and 10x11x20 inches respectively. in one of the lower corners of the box.

Because of the wide variation in the The second apple is then placed about

sizes of apples it was found necessary midway between the first fruit and the

to use both styles of boxes in packing side of the box. The third and fourth

the fruit, In order to make the box at fruits are placed in the spaces between

very attractive package it must be the first two, and so on until the layer

made of lumber that is free from knots is finished. Each succeeding layer

and dressed on the outside. To protect should be placed so that every apple

the fruit and keep it clean the boxes is over a space left by the preceding

are lined on bottoms, tops and sides layer 0f fruit. Layer paper may 01‘

with plain white paper of the ordinary may not be used in the packing. Its

new grade. This paper should be plac- chief use is to bring the apples up high

ed in the box very carefully and should enough in the bOX SO that they will

overlap on the top and bottom about pack firm and compact. After the box

one-third of the width of the box. In is packed the next thing to do is to

order to guard against tearing a fold prepare it for shipment.

is made in the paper at the lower cor- How to Get the Bulge.

ners to allow for the bulge. After this To prevent the fruit from becoming

is done the box iS ready to be packed. loose in the box, it is packed an inch

All boxed apples should be wrapped and a half higher in the middle than on

in light manila paper, smooth or glazed the ends. When the box is placed on

on one side and rough on the other. the press and the t0!) nailed down this

The rough side being next to the fruit inch and a half is distributed between

absorbs any moisture that may appear the t0!) and bottom, making a three-

on the surface and the glazed side pre- fourths of an inch bulge on both sides.

vents the entrance of moisture, dirt Different packers get this bulge in dif-

and germs from the outside. The size ferent ways, but the two principal

of the wrapper varies with that of the methods are as f0110WS: (1) P110}! the

fruit, although 10 to 11 inches square apples tighter ill the central part Of

will be a sufficient size for all ordinary each layer, and when the cover is nail-

boxe apples. A good grade of paper of ed on the apples will press together

this size should be purchased for 30 to more at the ends than in- the middle

50 cents per thousand. and as a result we get the bulge; (2)

Wrapping the Apples. selecting larger apples for the middle





To wrap an apple smoothly and with- part Of each layer.

out waste of time, requires considera- After the box is all packed and ready

ble practice although the operation in to ship the only thing remaining t0 do

itself is simple. There are several dig. is to label it. An attractive label past-

ferent methods used by the packers, ed on the end of the box is the best ad-

but the one that I will give a detailed vertising agent the fruit grower can

description of is the simplest. The pa- product. The label should not be gaudy

per is placed in the left hand with the but should give information such as

thumb and little finger pointing to- grower’s name, variety 0f apple and

ward opposite corners. The apple is the number of fruits in the box.

thrown into the center of the paper Ingham 03- A- M' PORTER.

and the thumb is brought up over it as —————————~

far as possible, bringing in the corner FRESH TOMATOES FOR CHRIST-

of the paper at the same time. If the MAS.

fruit is to be packed on end it should

be thrown blossom end down. It should Tomatoes may be kept for a consid-

never be thrown stem end down as this erable period if they are gathered at

would tear the paper and 811011 the 8611- the preper time and stored in a cool

erarl appearance of the box. The next cellar. Before the frost has injured

movement is made with the right hand them gather a quantity of well grown

as it gathers a second corner [between fruits, that' are still green and show

the extended thumb and forefinger and no signs of ripening. Wrap each one

folds it in with a sliding motion of the separately in tissue paper and pack

hand. The fingers of the left hand now carefully in an open crate. Set the

sweep upward and backward. bringing crate away in a dark corner of the cel-

in the third corner. The left hand lar. Leave it fora month then remove

should now roll the fruit from the the tomatoes and sort them over care-

packer, using the right hand as a bed. fully, picking out those that have rip

In this manner the fourth and last cor- ened. Re-wrap those that are still

ner is folded in over the fruit. The ap- green and set away again. Do this ev-

ple is now being held in the thumb and cry week until all have ripened. Some

the first three fingers 0f the left hand of the later varieties of tomato will

and is in the exact position to be plac- keep until Christmas.





ed in the box. In storing tomatoes in this way it is

The Style of Pack. important to set the crate in a cool

In packing the box two styles are place and exclude all light. The fruits

used. the square and the diagonal. Of must be picked before they have been

these two the latter is much to be me injured by frost. The tomato is easily

ferred, because it does not bruise the chilled and the slightest touch of frost

apples nearly as much as the other spoils its keeping qualities. It is also

style. The square pack which was for- important to handle each fruit with

merly in very general use has been dis- care and wipe it off each time the

carded except when an occasional size crate is gbne over. Tomatoes of some

or shape will not come out right when late variety are best for this purpose.

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Young Heifer Giving Milk.

I am writing you.,for information in

regard to a heifer which I, have. This

heifer‘is part Holstein and will be 15

months old August 10. and for a

month her udder has been developing

and filling with milk until I am at a

loss to know what to do, whether to

milk her or not. She has never been

bred. Have you ever had such experi-

ence? I have milked her just a little

and her milk seems as nice as any.

Antrim Co. E. J. K.





By proper and frequent manipula-

tion the udders of heifers of inherent

dairy qualities have been induced to

secrete milk long before they became

pregnant. It is not considered desir-

able that this be done. It will prob-

ably retard the general development of

the heifer and perhaps lessen her val-

ue later on. But if the milk secretion

has started to any considerable extent

it might be policy to milk her. In fact,

the udder might be permanently injur-

ed if she is not milked. I would not

try to milk unless it seemed necessary,

however. If only a little milk is being

secreted let her alone and there will

be no harm done.





I know of a heifer that milked a fair

mess before becoming pregnant, and

the milking was continued through the

period of pregnancy, but there seemed

to be a lack of development in both

heifer and offspring. I do not consider

it wise to encourage such a practice.





Rag Weed in Ensilage.





Are rag weeds in ensilage injurious

to stock if ensiloed? Several farmers

here have a heavy weed growth in the

corn and with the available help will

not be able to clean them all out be-

fore time to fill the silos.



Kent 00. L. D.





It would not be proper to say that

rag weed or any other weed does not

injure ensilage. We do not know, but

we do know that every year more or

less rag weed and many other weeds

go into the silo with the corn and with

no appreciable harm to the cattle. Per-

haps the cows, if they could talk, would

tell us that this silage is unfit to eat,

but they eat it and seem to like it,

and what is interesting, seem to do

well on it.





One farmer told me once that pig

weeds made good silage. He was sure

that the cows liked this. His only rea-

son forgetting the weeds out was be

cause he could raise more corn to the

acre than he could weeds. But he was

just guessing. Nobody knows the food

value of weeds. Of course, we want to

grow corn, with no weeds, if we can,

but in case we have the weeds we can

put them in with the corn and it seem-

ingly does the cattle no harm.





Does Silage lnjure Cattle?





I work my father’s farm of 120 acres

and we each furnish half and get half.

We have eight cows, which freshened

this fall, eight head of young stock, one

thoroughbred Holstein bull, also two

heifers. I bought a silo, offering to

stand half the expense. When it came

he did not care to stand half, also re-

fusing me the privilege of erecting it

at my own expense, his objection being

that silage was not good for dairy

cows, too much acid shortening the life

of stock. I would like the experience

of Mr. Lillie or some reader who has

had experience with the silo. Is en-

silage injurious to dairy cows? Also,

would a silo be a paying proposition

on a herd of this size



Wayne Co. SUBSCRIBER





It seems almost incredible that any-

one now would think that silage would

injure in any way the health of cattle,

or any kind of stock for that matter,

if it is properly made and properly fed.

Twenty years ago before we had had

so much experience, there might have

been an excuse for asking such a ques-

tion, but now with silos in every neigh-

borhood, thousands of them scattered

all over the state, and more being built

every-year, it is almost beyond reason

for one to have any such idea. Why

would the silo be so popular if such

Were the case? Many farmers are

building silos after they use one for a

while. Many are building silos so they

ensilage the year round.

Would, they do this if it injured their





 





cattle? 'Most assuredly not. You can

safely feed silage to all animals, espe-

cially cows, with the assurance that it

will not injure them; on the contrary,

there is no more healthful food. It is

the very best food you can get for

cows.





I certainly think that every 120-acre

farm' should have a silo, every 80-acre

farm and every 40-acre farm. Silos

are entirely practical for 16 head of

cattle and even for a smaller number.

You will find that an investment in a

silo is one of the best that you could

possibly make.



COLON C. LILLIE.





 





ST. CLAIR COUNTY COW TESTING

ASSOCIATION No. 1.





 





The end of the first half-year of the

association came at a time when the

heat, haying, and hired help took the

farmers’ attention more than their

cows. But the attendance and interest

displayed at the meeting at Capac

showed that that was only temporary,

and that there is more enthusiasm

than ever among the members. It

would be a fine thing if more meetings

could be held.





This summer has been hard for ev-

erything on the farm, and nothing has

suffered more than the cows. So the

figures given are probably below the

records the cows would normally make.

Thirteen cows have averaged over 40

pounds of fat per week for the six

months, and 14 gave over 1,000 pounds

of milk per week for the same period.

The highestfat production for six

months was 326.2 pounds which was

made by a Jersey owned by Alvin

Balden. A grade Holstein, owned by

John Glyshaw made the high mark of

8,489 pounds for the six months. The

cost of feed ranged from $22.71 to

$41.57.





To compare with the best cows, the

following average has been computed

of the 140 cows in the association that

have completed the six months test

without any dry month: 4,089 lbs. of

milk; 160.2 lbs. of fat; $28.03 feed cost.





The average of the 244 cows on rec-

ord for the entire six months, ending

at August, whether dry part of the

time or not, is: 3,580 lbs. of milk;

136.9 lbs. of fat; $25.44 feed cost.





The feed cost of 100 pounds of milk

averages for the 244 cows 71 cents,

and varies from 13 cents to $2.29. Per

pound of fat the average is 181/; cents,

and varies from 02% to $67. This does

not include feed for young stock or

bulls. There are a number of cows

that are averaging as well as these in

the tables, but have not completed six

months’ record.



W. H. MOULTON, Tester.





 





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By J. R. MILLIGAN

HERE is probably no type of

short-time railroad securities



‘ that is so very highly regarded





as the equipment bonds, or car trusts,‘





which have come into prominence dur-

ing the last fifteen years or so. The

plan under which they are issued is so

admirably adapted to the occasion, and

the means of financing is so sound,

that investors have come to realize the

merit of such offerings, and their con-

fidence has been well borne out by the

history of the equipment obligations of

our railroad system.



Equipment bonds are sold to provide

funds for the acquisition of rolling

stock, locomotives and other equip-

ment. 'The railroad company pays in

cash a margin of from 15 to 25 per cent

and equipments bearing interest from

four and a half to six per cent are is-

sued to provide funds for the balance.

The paper is usually issued under what

is known as the “Philadelphia Plan,”

which seems to provide the proper

principal for the issuance of equip-

ment bonds. Pennsylvania is a state





sales contract is not good against the

creditor of the vendee, i. e., change of

possession of equipment places a good

title to the vendee. A creditor then

assumes that the possession implies

ownership and extends credit willingly.

The lease method under which the

equipment is owned by the building

company and leased to the railroad

company, which has, of course, pos-

session of the equipment, offers a le-

gal substitute to this obstacle.





The modern trust deed or indenture

securing equipment bonds is an agree-

ment between three parties: the rail—

road, bond house or association, and

trustee. The railroad covenants to

maintain the equipment in good order

and replace it in case of damage. A

complete statement furnished yearly as

to condition and location of equipment

is usual and the bankers are allowed

access for inspection. This particular

feature is rather unnecessary, due to

the very keen desire on the part of the

railroad to maintain its rolling stock

in good condition all of the time.



The usual equipment bond matures

over a period of not exceeding fifteen

years, and is paid off much faster than

the property depreciates—usually eight

per cent each year. The life of steel

cars is estimated at 25 years, and by

that time, of course, the debt has been

a long time retired. This maturity ar—

rangement has given investors a wide

choice, and the experience of most

bankers has been that the investors

purchase the longer maturities, and

the banks the shorter ones.





Under railroad receivership the his-

tory of equipment bonds is such that

every confidence as to their merit

should be enjoyed by the investor. A

railroad receiver realizes the absolute

necessity of keeping his equipment in

shape for business, and of allowing

nothing to interfere with his posses-

sion of sufficient facilities to handle

what business is offered; consequently.

there is seldom a sustained default on

such bonds—in fact, only one railroad

has produced a permanent default to

the equipment holder. Payment of

equipment bonds is a matter of busi-

ness expediency and the receiver rec-

ognizes this fact and applies it.





In view of the splendid history and '





the preferential claims enjoyed by

such obligations, the question arises,

“Why do equipments yield higher than

a good railroad mortgage bond ?" This

is answered by the fact that equip-

ments are not fully appreciated or un-

derstood, and because the security is a

chattel mortgage. Furthermore, roll-

ing stock deteriorates very rapidly, it

may be stolen, lost, or destroyed by

fire or wreck; but in the opinion of ex-





against any of these contingencies.

Again, equipment issues are not very





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This is a true picture of What is happening on thousands of farms

each year. Breaking home 12168.. Young men, and young women

too—~leav1ng home for the attractions and conveniences of city life.





. Young people in country homes have plenty to keep them busy and contented

during the day; Evening is their time of leisure and recreation.





. It is then that the depressing gloom of their poorlylighted homes strengthens

their desire for the pleasures and comforts of good light which all city homes

enjoy, rich and poor alike. For young folks crave companionship — good

times — pleasant homes —— cheerful surroundings.





Thirty years ago it is true only city homes enjoyed the advanta es of as 1i h



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and gas cookingbut for the past fifteen years progressive home ownerg in thgcougtry

have also enjoyed this greatest of City conveniences —— good light —— until today





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Lighting and (baking Plants





are supplying brilliant, inexpensive light to

houses, barns, outbufldings and cooking

fuel for the kitchen range on hundreds of

thousands pf up-to-date country places from

me Atlantic to the Pacific.





These homes—situated just like your

own—are lighted as well as the finest city

house you ever saw.





The young folks in these homes are con-

tented and happy. Their homes are cheer-

ful, full of light and comfort, real homes of

which young folks, and older ones too,

can well be proud. City life has no attrac-

tion for them, because they know that with





 

 





 

 





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them the simple comforts and conveniences

which you can well afford?





They may be just approaching the time

when they will decide for themselves—

whether they too Will leave for the city or

stay at home.





They may never have said an in

about these things to you—but whgiharg

they thinking? What will they decide?





Their decision is largely in your hands.

An attractive home is t e strongest magnet

in the world. The greatest factor in mak-

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gilodern converggnceshin the home, life in is glooddlight.

_ e coun ry lS tter, appier and more en- in Ollt about the PILOT toda .—

loyable than the best the city has to offer. address y Just





'A. R. GRAHAM, Supervisor





810 Mason St., FLINT , MlCH.





OXWELD ACETYLENE COMPANY. CHICAGO





Largest Maker: of Private Lighting and Cooking

Plant: in tho World.





_What about your_ children? Are you

domg your it to give them the advan-

tages they eSire and which their friends



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100 Acre Farm With Crops,

6 Cows, Pr.'Good Horses,





d calves. long list tools. machinery, wagons. sleds.





‘ . ARM FOR SALE. I od’er for sale in farm co

Fm; of 170 acres located three milel rim of rufi'ii

is the. best form in Genetics County. finely equip

dairying and handli I- intend ck; ooro

two good houses; an idea home for some one. Price





Farms and Farm Lands For‘Sala





 





 





, cream separator. harnesses. potatoes.’corn. oats.a plea right and terms can

and vs stable garden all included. E ti (1 4080b. . . . - . INT ‘1 '

B I G c o L o R A D 0 wood tfiat sells for“ o oord and 50.B Efrem.“ and J E BURROUGHA FL . CH.

162$!!ngin 4008i: gr] maples. 100 filial-ill!“ ”‘81,: gross.

once 0 ar 9 mo ' . -

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rn. Owner oroed by outsi 8 business to raise quick 160 acre farm, located near B ids. Boll black Iolln





cash. takes all. part down and ha]. .100 I .

Details this and other mone -makin farms in 53323::

gem ti: 6 :. "Strogit's Bic Bufic AofStBnrcuIi‘m."



ay or your ree cop . . . rout arm

Agency. Dept. 101. :50 Nassau gt" New York.





“ACRES 0F OPPORTUNITIES.”





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and sand loan. surface lover. well vote 0

house. basement burn :80 ft. Will coniildg'r limit:

rovod 40 acres in part. payment. Price .

avid Manor. 146 Run: Ave, Big Rapids. Inch





I. IAVE A NUMBER 0! Mills





54.000 ACRES THROWN 0 P E N

FOR SALE BY ORDER OF COURT





Choicost land in State. under completed time.

tried irrigation system in full operation. Close

to City of Denver and suburban towns. Surround-





 





 





ed by prosperous farms raising immense crops of hard-

grains. alfalfa. small fruits and vegetables. An illustrated booklet FREE M' h' h ll“ - From ‘0 moo at“. Good “ding-W. “10" cm .

Ideal for stock and 1] raising. dairyinx and dc of thousands of acres of y'itflillclallzlsil 853's!) ”:9 §l°htf°¥n§zigsti§i par “”ng “anti Lg‘oliipwii'





up. Healthful climate. Growmg season for all cropl





 





general farming. Smal payment. balance so A





mple rainfall. Write W P HART AV A a I





easy crops will pay for land. Railroad fore re- gent, Rec 332 G d ‘ - ' ‘1“: ' ' i '

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This Magazine Section forms apart of our paper every week.





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N a previous article I have discuss-

1 ed preparation 'for the fur season.



In this I shall endeavor to give

some sets which the beginner can

make successfully. Other information

of practical value to the pelt hunter

will be treated also.



In the first place, we will consider

baits and scents. Of these there are

two kinds, natural and artificial. The

former consists of foods, the latter of

lures, mostly patent, for drawing the

animals to traps.



In order to use decoys properly, one





 





Practical Talks on Trapping II.





By GEORGE J. THIESSEN





must understand the nature of the ani-

mals to be trapped. In the first place,

with the exception of the muskrat all

the other small animals are flesh eat-

ers. The muskrat lives entirely upon

vegetable matter and while some

claim it will devour flesh, in all my ex-

perience I have never been able to

verify this. The raccoon, like its larger

brother the bear, will be attracted by





almost anything, including comb hon-

ey, canned fish, corn, etc.



For the skunk and civet cat, bloody

meat is good bait. The weasel can be

trapped with it also. The head of a

rabbit placed in a natural position is

an excellent “draw,” too.



When after the mink, muskrat flesh

is one of the best natural decoys

known. Rabbit invariably gives results.





Small flsh, plucked birds (crows, hawks

and similar, are worthless), and craw-

fish are much preferred by many pelt

hunters.



The opossum can be lured by can-’

ned sardines. The oil may be utilized

also. Employ carrots, parsnips, cab-

bage and anything similar when after

the muskrat.



For the skunk and‘civet, den sets

are the simplest and never fail when

properly constructed. Place a Pexto

or a Sabo trap at the entrance of the

burrow. While it is really not neces-





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Bullet-riddled Car Carrying Dispatches on Somme Front Reaches Safety.
,‘vis‘e pelt hunters to do so for the res.-

sOn that often a wandering mink or

. ’coon is taken which would not be with

' ‘ a trap not covered. ~



Owing to the fact that several of the

animals just named usually live in a

den, professionals prefer to make sets

close to the “colonies” in the following

way: Build small three-sided pens and

place some bloody meat in the back

part. Guard the decoy with one or

more traps.



To avoid the annoyance from crows,

hawks, etc., it is best to cover these

with brush, etc. Remember, also, if

made too close to a residence they are

liable to lure dogs and cats. When

making a set of this kind it is a good

idea to make trails from the holes to

the sets with some good patent trail

scent.



The object of several of these sets

near a burrow is to catch a number of

animals each night. If a den trap is

employed, it can take but one fur bear-

er in the same hole during the night.





For the raccoon, place small pens in

shallow water where there are signs

of the animals. These should not be

too far from shore. Even the beginner

will have no difficulty in recognizing

the track of this animal for the reason

that it is like the track of a human

foot-print, only smaller. In the back

part, above the water, place some comb

honey or a small fish. Guard the lure

with one or more traps.





Never stake a set for the ’coon un-

less it is absolutely impossible to fast-

en the trap otherwise. Instead wire

the set to a log or stone weighing

about twenty-five pounds. When this

is done there is less chance of the ani-

mal pulling out of the trap.





About the best land set which one

can make for the opossum is to con-

ceal traps in leaves, using a part of a

can of sardines for bait. Arrange the

decoy in such a manner that the ani-

mal cannot reach it without being

caught.



Along ditches, small streams, etc.,

sets similar to those I have described

for taking the ’coon may be‘ employed.

In the back part of the pens, use a sar-

dine, placing it above the water.



Natural places may also be discov-

ed for taking this animal also, where

a runway is found between rocks, etc.,

at the edges of streams, ponds or lakes.





 





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White Sister of the Pioneer Path





By CAROLINE CRAWFORD DAVIS





(Concluded from last week).



“But you are Comfort,” insisted the

sick man to the nurse.



“Yes, I am Comfort——are you Josh-

ua? Tell me—” she appealed to Tom,

“for I cannot believe my own senses;

is this man Joshua Hamilton ?”



“Yes,” Tom answered breathlessly.



“But I was told that you died a cap-

tive—that you never reached Malden,”

she said to her husband.



“I did drop by the way—I all but

died of my wounds; but I thought of

you and the babe, and God gave me

- strength to evade the red devils, craz-

” fed with lust for blood. Then some





 





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Most muskrat pelts are taken with”





traps placed at the foot of slides or at

the entrances of their dens and houses.

I prefer the number ought hopper for

this animal for the reason that it is

strong enough to hold it and does not

break the weak front legs when catch-

ing the fur bearer.





It is best to make the sets for this ‘





animal in water from three to four

inches deep so that the jaws will grip

the fur bearers by the leng hind legs.



On inclined sticks, place a parsnip

or some similar bait. Under these ar-

range traps.



Land sets for the muskrat ought not

to be made for the reason that they

are usually unsuccessful.



In the winter when the streams are

frozen, the muskrat is not very active.

About the only methods which can be

used is at tile and spring sets. How-

ever, many pelt hunters arrange their

traps far back in the dens and others





chop holes in houses, and then place»





their traps. When the last named is

employed, cover up the opening in such

a way as to exclude the light.



With the exception of the raccoon,

all the smaller fur bearers should be

cased; that is, not cut down the belly

when skinned. Either board stretch-

ers should be fashioned for the hides

or else steel stretchers ought to be

employed. .



Remove all superfluous fat and flesh

from the furs. This must be done be-

fore drying. Unless it is, the skins, es-

pecially in warm weather, are liable

to taint.



From three to ten days, depending

upon the climate, is necessary for dry-

ing the furs usually. After this time

they are ready to ship.



Small packages go best by parcel

post; large ones by express. Never

send any hides by freight as they are

too long in transit and may be dam-

aged or spoiled.



Be sure your name is both inside

and outside the shipment. Also notify

your dealer by letter what you are

sending and how. Should you not hear

from him within a reasonable length of

time, inquire about your furs. Many

packages are lost in shipment during

the year. If yours is sent by insured

parcel post or by express, a claim can

be made and the money will be paid

to you.





 





kindly French people helped me reach

Detroit, where I hoped to find trace of

you. I have searched always—but tell

me, think you that this is our little

Comfort ?"



The woman, dazed by the sudden-

ness of finding her husband, had not

realized the meaning of the girl’s pres-

ence; but now shé turned and gave her

a searching look. “Comfort.” she ex~

claimed, and took the girl in her arms.

It was all the answer she gave to her

husband’s question, but it satisfied him.



The nurse’s instinct forbade Mrs.

Hamilton to let her patient converse



(Continued on page 277).





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"Thousand: at his bidding

‘ speed,

And post o’er land and ocean

without rest;

They also serve who only

stand and wait. ”





Was the spirit of prophecy

upon John Milton when,

more than two hundred and

fifty years ago, he dictated

those words to his daughter?





Did the “blind poet” have

a vision of the millions of





telephone messages speeding

instantly over hundreds and





thousands of miles of wire

spanning the continent?





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stand and wait." The Bell

Telephone is your servant

even while it “only stands

and waits." The whole

system is always prepared

and ready for your instant

command.





Every wire and switch-

board and telephone instru-

ment is kept alive and respon-

sive by an army of telephone

workers.





Each one has his special

part to do and, because he

does it faithfully, countless

messages speed throughout the

length and breadth of the land.

at every minute of the day





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.AND. ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

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iBLACK SHELLS





N a» and Bin-.k Fond: ~





A PLAY IN 3 ACTS

'1" The 3 Free Rack Silent ”





ht Act-Take one Black Shell and

test the lightning primer. A strong

primer means complete burning of

the powder.



2nd Act-Use the second free shell

to test penetration, velocxty and

shot pattern—killing power.



3rd Act—With the third free shell

test the we rig—your as-

surance that ram won't spell your

hunt.



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THE LORDS “LAST SUPPER”





A statue in low relief modeled after the great

painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. It expresses with

wonderful fidelity the real character and signif-

icance of that memorable hour when the Savior

proclaimed to His assembled disciples. “Vme I

say unto you. this night one of you shall betra



me ." It is far more beautiful. in . and l 9

like then a picture and as a warm welcome

in every Christian home. Modeled in Plaster ,

or Italian Marble. Size 7% x 14 inches. Prices:

Plaster. Ivory flolohod $1.00. lull-n Marble.





 





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FOR SALE- 9...... m "1--



0 some about now. l'ix-



tures including} lord delivery our, saw. Building



with six nice living rooms, cheap rent, good businesl

of 875 fier- day. Good reason for selling. .



Box $23, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan.



. Experienced II d





w A N T E D - capable famltore~





mu. single referred. A worker and able and will-

ing to do th nus necme about the farm.

Box 8. m, In care of Mich can Farmer. Detroit. Mich.





 





 





W“ E A TKO. 1 Red Champion. the won-

der wheat from the east. 3mm



teed to increase your ields. For prices and samples



write w. J. MIR IAM, Almont. Mlchlcu.





 





Good earl eati potatoes 8.50 per

FOR SALE bu. I". 0. . (in :50“) Manson, Mich.

John V. Harrison, Mouton. Wextord 00.. Michigan.





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Razors at 40 cents while the supply

lasts, is now offered by the Michigan

Farmer. '«



The razors are made of the best

cutlery steel, five-eighth-inch blade,

and black handle. We will not say

just what these razors ordinarily re-

tall at, as prices on razors vary with

each dealer, but we have seen razors

no better sold at $1.25 and $1.50..



So, only while our present supply





lasts. the price is 40 cents each, post-





ost-





aid, or a half-dozen at $2.00.

paid. A the ch-





ddress all orders to

an Farmer, Detroit, Mich.
, , . .n, AUNT QUILLA

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'had been looking the field over and

planning about going through it with a

cultivator, found Aunt Augusta reading

on the porch.

“Oh, please put up your book,” said

Bob, “and tell us a story about old

times.”

“I believe what I have been reading

will suit you better thanba personal

story,” said she. “It is from ‘Home

Life in Colonial Days,’ and the times

it speaks of are older than I can recall.

Quite a good deal of it I remember

and the chapters I have just finished

are just what I think will interest corn-

club boys.”

“Well now,” said Harry, ,‘that seems

to be just the thing. Go on. We are

ready to listen.”

“Unlike the apple, corn is associated

with the first experience of the col-

onist on these western shores. Long

before any white man had set his foot

upon them it might have been seen

growing on the coast of Massachusetts

or by the rivers of Virginia.

“More than 300 years ago the Indi-

ans planted it in hills with pumpkin

vines between them as you see it grow-





ing today. The hills, however, were ‘





somewhat nearer together as the soil

was yet new and more fertile than

now.



“The Indians not only taught the

white men how to plant and raise it,

but showed them how to grind and

cook it in many palatable ways. The

various dishes made of Indian corn are

all cooked today much as the Indians

cooked them and are called by the

same names, such as hominy, pone,

samp, and succotash. As for the last,

it seems that the white people added





beans to the corn. They also quickly . :





learned to like ‘roast’ing ears,’ of which

the Indians were so fond. They made

corn meal by steeping orparboiling the

corn in water for twelve hours and

then pounding it in a mortar fashioned

from a hollowed stone. Samp was of-

ten pounded in a hollow block of wood

or the stump of a tree which had been

cut off about three feet from the

ground. The pestle was a heavy block

of wood made to fit the hollow in the

stump and this was fastened to the top

of a sapling which was bent over and

allowed to spring back after pounding

the corn. This was called a sweep-and-

mortar mill and was used in Long Is-

land long after being abandoned else-

where. It is said that the sailors could

tell in a fog when they had reached

the Long Island coast by the pounding

of the samp mortars.



Two pioneer women of New Hamp-

shire whose cabins were separated by

a deep‘ ravine and thicket, and who

found the blazed path around a long

distance to go, used to signal to each

other every day by pounding on their

mortars. Their signs were so well un-

derstood that one of them was the first

.to be on the ground one spring morn-

ing to welcome the other’s fine twin

babies.



Rude hand-mills were next used

which were called querns and these

were followed by wind-mills of which

the Indians were afraid, thinking some

evil spirit turned their arms. As soon

as corn became plentiful English mills

were started in many towns.



There was great profit to the early

colonist in raising corn, for the Indians

always ate theirs as soon as possible

and then had to go out and trap beav-

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they bartered to colonists for corn to

keep them from starving. One colonist

planted about eight bushels of seed

corn from which he raised 860 bushels

which he sold to the Indians for beaver

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It was the work of boys in the win-'

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ears across the sharp edge of a shovel,

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WHITE SISTER OF' THE PIONEER

PATH.





(Continued from page 274).



any more that day, but he appeared

satisfied by her presence, with occa-

sional glimpses of Comfort through his

open door. The next morning, however,

the wife told her story in detail, for

Mr. Hamilton recovered almost as rap-

idly as he had been stricken. as did

many of the cholera patients who were

not overcome by fright.



‘_‘I knew that you were wounded in

the fight, Joshua, and I hoped that you

would be among the hospital prisoners

exchanged. We were told that there

was to be peace soon, and so were un-

prepared for what happened. All of the

British soldiers were withdrawn, and



. then a large band of Indians returned

and began a terrible slaughter. I can-

not describe it. Even after nearly

twenty years the horror of it affects

me so that I try not to think of what

I saw done to women and children;

aye, and to strong men, too. At the

time, but for Comfort I think I should

have lost my reason.



“In the midst of all this killing, I

was captured, but for no reason that I

could see, my life was spared. Then

followed days of which I have small

recollection, so great was my mental

anguish, except that we were always

on the move. One day we approached

a. town. Hope grew in my bosom when

I learned that it was Detroit—I

thought that I should be set free. I

never dreamed that British soldiers

would allow white women to be offered

for sale in the market place like cat-

tle. They called it ransom, and my





heart failed me, for how should you, ,





with your wounds, be there?





“Some of the prisoners were ransom-

ed by their friends, some by humane

persons, others by men more to be

feared than the savages. A man who

looked at my babe and me pityingly,

offered all the money he had by him

for us, but my captors did not deem it

enough. He went away saying that he

would return at once with more, but

the Indians left the place as soon as he

had gone. Perhaps they feared him in

some way, for they were very greedy,

and would do almost anything for mon-

ey or whiskey. It was a bitter disap.

pointment—the worse that I had not

found some way to give him my name

so that you might be able to trace me.”



“A rumor which may have come

from this man told of a woman and

child answering to your description

having been offered for ransom. It

was all I had to keep hope alive,” Mr.

Hamilton declared.



“We spent the winter in the country

of La Mer Douce (Lake Huron), but

when Spring came, we started south,

and again my hopes arose. One morn-

ing I discovered that we had changed

our course; we were going west rather

more than south. I was distracted by

the discovery, and decided to attempt

an escape. I slipped away at night,

and for a week I eluded them. Then

my provisions became exhausted, and

I had seen no settler’s cabin, though I

walked as far each night as I could

carry my baby. At last, rather than

starve, I threw myself on the mercy of

a band of Indians whom I encountered.

'. They were good to me, but alas, they

were on their way to a great feast, the

same as that which the band who had

held me captive were attending. or

course, my captors claimed me, and as

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'her. urethra)... 'Sh‘e-ipromieed-Eto





good to the child, and if possible get :





her to me again. She had been a con-

vert to the priest’s teaching in her

youth, but had left civilization to re-

turn to her tribe. When her baby died

she had asked me to repeat prayers

for the little one’s soul, and in this,

and other ways I had been able to com-

fort her. I gave her a strip of linen

with our child’s name worked upon it,

and begged her to get Comfort to De-

troit if she could. Then I bent every

energy toward getting there myself; it

was all that saved me from madness.

She was good to you, Comfort?"



“Oweena? Yes, though she bore

many sons, and I was only a girl, she

gave me all the love I have ever

known until now.”



“Thank God for it. Our band now

went north, and for a few years re-

mained in the vicinity of Sault Ste.

Marie. From there each year some of

the chiefs made their way to Malden to

consult with the British authorities,

for they held the American govern

ment in contempt, and hoped to see

their old allies once more in power.

From an old chief, whose word I could

trust, I learned that you, Joshua, had

never reached the British head-quar-

ters; that you were reported as having

died of your wounds soon after reach-

ing Canada.





“One summer, the seventh after my

capture, there was a great council of

Indians at the Sault to confer with

Governor Cass. As usual, the squaws

were left some distance from the

town; I, of course, remaining with

them, but their restraint was slight,

for they no longer thought that-I cared.

to escape. I was watching for a chance

however. One morning two priests

went past, going from the town. All

that day and the next I waited for





their return, and when they appeared I '





slipped away and joined them some

distance from our camp. They- took

me to the town, but the governor had

gone; so I could not claim his protec-

tion, nor aid in getting to Detroit. The

Indians made no protest against my

leaving them, for the war was over,

and they were no longer allowed to

bring in captives for ransom.



“The priests gave me employment in

their school until there should be a

way for me to make the long journey

to Detroit. Also, they wrote to their

brothers there asking if any child an-

swering to Comfort’s description had

ever been brought to the authorities.

The answer came back that there had

not. With that hope gone, I remain-

ed at the Sault, teaching and nursing

for the good fathers who helped me.”



“How, then, did you finally come

here ?” asked her husband.



“It must have been that God led me.

A short time ago one of the fathers

became very ill. He was old, and wish-

ed to visit St. Anne’s church that he

might receive its last sacraments, and

be buried on its consecrated ground.

His old sister, a nun, begged me to ac.

company them. We made the long

tedious journey; and he lived to re-

ceive the blessing he longed for—a

truly Godly man he was. When the

nun wished to return, I had become en-

gaged in this work of nursing, and felt

that I was too much needed here to ac-

company her. That is all.”



Comfort’s story, which had been told

to her mother previously, tallied so ex-

actly with the older woman’s that

there was not the slightest doubt but

that she was the Hamilton’s own child.



The next morning, in spite of pro-

tests from all, Tom took his departure

with his oxen. He spent an hour with

Comfort in the garden.



“I like it not, that you go so soon,"

she said wistfully. “I know I shall

grow to love my parents dearly, but

now they are strange to me; while

you-n



"You have known me but three or

four days longer than you have them,"

Tom replied teasingly . '



“Is that all?" she asked naively.





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"with you._’"'_ I . ’ x, '

' Tom plowed all the land" that he

could, and all that he plowed he sowed

to wheat. Mr. Atkin,’ and others or his

neighbors, though they loaned him

seed, protested that there would be no

market. But Tom reasoned that there

would be a rush of settlers in the

spring, for Michigan had all but been

made a state, and there would be bread

wanted, as well as wheat for seed.



During the winter he trapped as he

had planned, and during his spare time

he improved his cabin to make it fit for

a bride. In the spring he took his furs

to the market, and had the satisfaction

of paying his debt to Chandler, and of



buying some much needed supplies.

His rations had been rather scanty dur-

ing the winter, for he had used for

seed all the wheat that was to have

been his bread, and had lived largely

upon game and fish. He spent a con-

ple of days with the Hamiltons, when

the slight antagonism that had once

existed between himself and the older

man completely disappeared. Both

Comfort’s parents seemed glad to have

her become his wife.



The maid looked quite strange 'to

him in her frock of home-spun linen,

though she had really altered little.

She shyly informed him that she was

learning to read and write, as well as

to knit and cook.



“That you may not be ashamed of

me.”



“That you may write me a letter,

rather.”



Wabenito, he told her, had been tak-

en by his people. Many years later, he

and an older brother became occupants

of a reservation not far from Long

Lake, and were frequent visitors at the

Fletcher home.



Later in the summer, Tom and Com-

fort were wed. Tom's foresight had

proved correct. He repaid the seed he

had borrdxwed, and sold much to his

new neighbors, and that at a price

which put him on the road to prosper-

ity. The cabin was made ready by

Mistress Atkin and himself, and on a

year from the day that Tom first met

the little adopted daughter of the Ojib-

was, he brought her to Ginsagaigan as

his bride. Again they made the trip in

a cart, the cart this time drawn by a

pair of ponies, a gift from Mr. Hamil-

ton, and full of the bride's plenishings.

Again they spent two days upon the

road, and arrived at their journey’s

end near the setting of the sun.



No happier pair ever stood upon its

banks, and gazed across the waters of

Long Lake. It glimmered and danced

in the evening sun, it seemed laughing

with joy at the addition of another fam-

ily to the community of which it was

the heart. Mayhap the shouts of chil-

dren would soon resound across its

bosom.



“Ginsagaigan welcomes

Comfort contentedly.



“To be sure it does; for have you not

heard that it loves the white people?

Once an Indian chief was drowned

here, and he feared it was as a punish-

ment for having slain the whites in

battle. So just as he was sinking he

called upon the Great Manitou to bless

the waters that from that time forth

no white man should ever drown in

their depths until white man himself



shall break the spell.” .



“It will be good to live here then—

here by Ginsagaigan.”





GOING TO JERUSALEM.





us,” said





BY L. M. THORNTON.



Provide one less chair than there

are players and put them in two lines

with their backs together. Let some-

one play a march, all the players

marching around the chairs. Suddenly

the music ceases and each player tries

to secure a chair. One must, however,





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 

 





 





 

 

 





Ine





 





. type of contest—on road. track

and ill—Paige cars have consistently

demonstrated their "stamina," speed and

stability.





0 be sure, there are cars that can travel





faster than the Paige, but there is no

car on the American market that will

travel farther at sustained speed—and

that is the real test of automobile ef-

ficiency.





We have never attempted to build a car that





will go faster than 60 miles an hour. But

we have always taken the pains to build

a car that will go twenty-four hours in

the day—seven days in the week.





You see, we are old fashioned enough to be-





lieve that rugged strength—stayin power

--is the best thing that a manu acturer

can put into his car. And, so do you.





Are you interested in proof—the kind of





[Hoof that is based on actual performance?

en, consider the recent mountain-

elimbin record established by a Paige



Fairfi d Six-46" at Mount Hood, Oregon,

on July tenth. -





Starting with a large field of competitors, the





"Fairfield" was the first car of the year to

reach Government Camp, where it was

awarded the Pridemore Silver Trophy.

This is a gruelling climb in itself—the

classic event of the northwest.





 





‘ A Real Champion





 





 





 





 





 

 





 





But that is not all of the story by any means.

Despite the earnest warnings of everyone





at the Camp, that same Paige then turned

its nose toward the clouds and battered

its way to an elevation of 9,500 feet

above the sea level—more than a quarter

of a mile beyond the timber line—three

miles further up Mount Hood than any

motor car had ever climbed before.





There never was a more terrific battle in





the annals of mountain climbing. At

times, the "Fairfield" was completely

sheathed in ice. and, when it finally came

to a halt, that stout-hearted champion

was resting on a sixty per cent grade.





Impossible, you say. Then, please consult





the officia records as published in every

newspaper on the coast. And a little bit

later, perhaps, ou may have an op r-

tunity to actua ly witness this thri ling

climb on the screen at your favorite mov-

ing picture theatre.



t, best of all, make it a point.to see this

New Series Paige "Fairfield" at the sales

room of the local dealer. One glance will

convince you that it is a thoroughbred.

A single demonstration will settle your

particular automobile problem for all

time.





For Paige owners are satisfied owners.





They have "arrived."





 





NEW SERIES FAIRFIELD "SIX-46" SEVENsPASSENGER $l375 f. o. b. Detroit

NEW SERIES FLEETWOOD "SIX-38" F IVE-PASSENGER $1090 f. o. 1). Detroit





 





Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company

220 McKinctry Ave.





Detroit, Mich.





 

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





   





 





 





 





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growth Eel ows. Also a litter 'ust roe y

to wean. A. A. PAT ULLO. B. 4. Deckorvi lo, Mich. I. D. Heydenberk.





y in Se tember. . so

open giltc. C asc Stock Farm, R. l, Mariette, Mich.





boar-a ready for corvioo and pigc





lite. Mcy far-rowed. lo





BEE-IRSHIRE sow 313%!earlink cut bred to hirer! "Inn" ""1153 gym bred for Sept-fart”. sprinc





oars for service





OYLLTON Bred Berkshires. Extraordinary 0'02. CHESTER WHITE March pigs either sex. iBooking orders for

both Sept. 1 pigs. 2 year old now fax-rowed 9 pigs Sept. 5. Herd



out .11 "what“! stock with pn um honris2yr. old. Ship 0.0.1). W.A.Sneary,Mt.Pleasnnt.Mich.R.4.

mine. Supt" Temperance. ich.





of the large. smooth





Duroc Jersey Boers





Wayland. Mich gun.





airs not akin.





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big boned ty 0. From





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show 1915. Then we have Le

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approval.





not akin.





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DUROC JERSEYS





A choice lot of cpring pigs, both cox pair- cnd trioc.

Priccc reasonable.

'I'flB JENNINO’I FARMS. I. F. D.l. Dolley. Mich,





of both sex cold by the





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next 10 days.





UROO Jersey S ecial. Pi . 8 wks. old $129aoh. Trio

for 335. no kin.





eg. and

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at. anywhere in state for





 





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nroc Jerce 3. Some ear-ling & Sprin boars good

hard. will sell Egrekn Cherry

King 871 . Ask about him. W. 0. Taylor. Milan,Mioh.





lime lump

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and your





-—Icll and spring pi either sex. from

choice strains. 8.3.0.

FARM. shepherd, Michigan.





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In! nagging in wmmnnlty where for

max-old. W formyph— More Mcncytromg





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Duroc Jerce , hoioe bl cdi ri

F“ "l oith’o'r one . Pri°ooc if. ng pig.

John Mchcoll. Station A. R. 4. Bay ity. Mich.





 





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chem ions. defeated more championc than on boot

8915. Abo 2nd, sire to our undefeated brgodun

Allen junior champion-I

aptain Jim

months boar and Junior chcm ion at eve

our mod





We Register Free; Guarantee ccticf

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Big Typo Bonrc:





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Don-ville. Mich.





O. I. C Sprinig pigda eitlgo‘iccéhlarge bin.

. an ['0 . 00' I‘

A. J. suntan. n. I??? ElBelmont. Mich u-





o ' 0” Spring boars ready for service. and

0 0 good ones. Satisfaction Guaranteed.

A. . GRAHAM. Flint. Utah!“





0. l. C. Stock all Sold





JULIAN P. CLAX'I'ON. Ewart: Crook. m





0. l. c. and charter While Swim, 333%,

of kin. E. B. MILETT, Fowlervillc, Michigan.





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an with n choicognlr or trio. not akin. or o gilt. In.



fax-row about eptember first.

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Cloverleaf Stock Farm, Monroe. Mich.. B. No





Choice Giltc bred for fall 1"

0- In :0 Pigs. Prize Winning Stoclarmvyrfadfaoprml"

price. A. V. HATT. Grass Lake. Michigan.





 





 





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spring pigs not akin. Good stock, order now. F

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





0 1 Yearlin boars; bred cows and July pl of

I l. c 3- *A No. fA it uaiitv at reasonable race.

Write me. E. F. BAK R. Cheyboygan. Mic .





AT HALF PRICE





Genuine big type Poland China Hogs, Brod Bowl.

Spring Pigs. Boats read for Service. Speclnl. .0

but big t pe fall year ing boar in Michigan. Abo

registered eroheron Stallion. and Marco.



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.j'l‘he Children’s Romping





I. Don’t get discouraged when the children

come racing in with dollar-sized holes in

their stockings. Let them wear Durable

Durham Hosiery and you will not live in

terror of the holes. It is made strongest

Where the wear is hardest. The knees are

triple strength and the heels, soles and toes

are heavily reinforced. Mothers, every-

where, are doing less darning, because





.DURABLEL .

RHAM HOSIERY





.ORn-M EN; ,VVO‘M EELAU LGHJLQBEN





 

 

 





 

 

   

   

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 





HE cold pack process of canning



has come to stay. Though in-



volving a- little more time and la-

bor than the old method of stewing and

canning in piping hot jars, the superior

results obtained have won the house-

wife to this new method of storing her

fruits and vegetables. Quick to recog-

nize the needs of the new methods the

manufacturers are placing on the mar-

ket utensils which will greatly lessen

the labor of the work.





Of course, there are the large can-

ning outfits for those who can for the





 

 





 

 





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glves everybody in the family longer

wear. At the low price of 10, 15 and

25 cents this hosiery is guaranteed to

give perfect satisfaction.





The ZS-cent Durable

DurhamMercerizedHo- -

fiery please: the rfic-

ularwomen. Loo itover





at your dealers.





DURHAM

HOSIERY MILLS

Durham, N. C.





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Combination Boiler and Preserver.





board in the bottom, or perhaps with

folded newspapers or a pad of hay,

anything to keep the jars from touch-

ing the bottom of the boiler. But for

the housewife who does things on'a

small scale there are two or three

small canning outfits on the market

which fill a long felt want.





One of these is known as the “Handy

Preserver.” It is a small tin boiler,

shaped exactly like a clothes boiler,

with a heavy wire rack inside fitted to

hold six cans. There is a tight-fitting

cover, of course, and the whole thing

sells for $2.00. When not needed for

preserving the little boiler could be

used to boil the few napkins and pieces

of table linen or dish towels which we

often need to wash between regular

wash days, and so the thrifty house-

wife need not feel she has bought a

utensil to be used only occasionally.

More expensive, but more practical





 





   





' Thirty years of satisfactory performance stand





   

 





'for more than a mere claim and represent far





   

 





more than the statement seems to imply.





Lily White





“The Flour the Best Cooks Use”





 

 

   

   

 

 





 





   





Combination Roaster and Preserver.





has an unblemished reputation of more than thirty because they last a life time are the





preservers made of aluminum\.\ These

are really roasting pans fitted With the

wire rack and so they, too, fulfill a

double mission. Indeed, their mission

is three-fold, for-they can be used as

steamer as well as roaster and pre-

server. They come in two sizes, the

larger selling at $5.25 and the smaller

at $4.60.





Jelly bag holders are of heavy wire,

a strong muslin bag fitting in the hoop

which is suspended from a standard.

They sell at 40 cents and 75 cents, ac-

“ cording to size. Another aid in mak-

ing jelly is a dipper with a strainer

bottom. This is good in skimming the

boiling juice as the pure juice runs

back into the kettle while the thick

scum remains in the dipper. These

dippers and strainers combined are of

aluminum and sell for 20 cents. They

are of great aid in making pickles

which must be taken out of the boiling





   

 





years’ standing.





 

 

 





Lily White secured this reputation by producing





   

 





the lightest, whitest, tenderest, most wholesome





   





and delicious bread and pastries.





   

 

 

   

 





VALLEY CITY MILLING 00.,

Grand Rapids, Mich.





 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 

 

 

 





 





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Reed City. Oloeola Co. Mich.





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IModern Preserving Utensils

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market. And there is the good,‘ old, . ,

fa milY wash boiler, with a perforated bread-and-butter sanwdlches, stewed





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vinegar, or in, dipping fruit from the sy-

rup to put in the cans when preserving.





THE SCHOOL LUNCH.





 





The following suggested menus for

the school lunch basket, prepared by

the Department of Agriculture, give

the child, as nearly as is practicable

in such a meal, the proper proportions

of the different classes of foods:



1. Sandwiches with sliced tender

meat for filling; baked apples, cookies

or a few lumps of sugar. ‘



2. Slices of meat loaf or bean loaf;





fruit; small frosted cake. .



3. Crisp rolls, hollowed out and fill-

ed with chopped meat or fish, moisten-

ed a'nd seasoned,.or mixed with salad

dressing; orange, apple, a mixture of

sliced fruits, or berries; cake.



4. Lettuce or celery sandwiches;

cup custard, jelly sandwiches.



5. Cottage cheese and chopped

green-pepper sandwiches, or a pot of

cream cheese with bread-and-butter

sandwiches; peanut sandwiches, fruit;

cake.



6. Hard-boiled eggs; crisp baking-

powder biscuits; celery or radishes,

brown-sugar or maple-sugar sand-

wiches.



7. Bottle of milk; thin corn bread

and butter; dates, apple.



8. Raisin or nut bread with butter;

cheese; orange; maple sugar.



9. Baked bean and lettuce sand-





 





Jelly Bag Holder.

wiches; apple sauce; sweet chocolate.



Taking milk to school in the warm

weather would be impracticable unless

means were provided for keeping it

chilled until it is consumed. -



The school lunch container, the spe-

cialists point out, should permit venti-

lation, exclude flies, and should be of

a material which permits thorough

washing in boiling water. If glasses,

paper cups or spoons are provided, the

child should be warned against letting

other children use them. The child

should be encouraged to wash his

hands before each meal, and for this

reason paper towels, paper napkins or

clean cloths should be provided. Food

that does not require ventilation should

be carefully wrapped in paraffin paper,

and the soft or liquid foods should be

packed either in jelly glasses, screw-

top jars, or paper /cups.



It is, of course, very good for the

child to have at least one warm dish at

noon—a vegetable milk sour, vegetable

or fish chowder, meat and vegetable

stew, or a cup of cocoa. These things

are easily prepared on ordinary stoves

with ordinary utensils in a school

where interested mothers or teachers

agree to do the cooking and serving

and where dishes and spoons are avail-

able. Almost any school, however,

could by co-operative arrangement

with the parents see that the children

get a cup of good milk at noon.



Soft fruits, such as berries, which

are 'ifi‘lcult to carry in lunch baskets

also .might be prepared at school.

Where these dishes are provided at

school (the meat or milk dish and the

fruit) the lunch basket would omit the





   

 





 





meat dishes, and provide merely bread _.





 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 





 

 

 

 





   

   

 





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. . .. _ excellent- 11 £0, iel‘yflp'e‘

bles,such“ as la . It should be applied with absorbv



pctatoes, greens, lettuce, green peas, ent cotton and. allowed to. remain on

and beans, asparagus, and others, and the parts affected. Borax is an excel-





 





 





the ordinary fruits do not contain much lent antiseptic for wounds and sores. . g

fat or protein, their value in the child’s One teaspoonful of borax and one of .

diet . is . frequently underestimated. cooking soda, dissolved in warm water, M" ' .

These things, however, should be con- is good to snuff up into the head for

sidered a necessary part of the diet of catarrh.



, the child for the very important reason 2 E:

that they furnish mineral and other pUT YOUR CLOTHESLINE ON PUL- n





materials required to form bone and

tissue as well as to repair waste and

supply some energy. Green vegetables

are valuable partiCularly because they

contain iron in forms which the body

can utilize. Fruits contain a consider-

able percentage of sugar, especially





LEYS.





BY L. L. DE BRA.



Just because we can do certain

things we thoughtlessly keep doing

them for generation after generation;





_ , and, suddenly, necessity makes us stop

when they are dried, and sugar is a and think——and lo, behold, we see at





quickly-absor bed fuel fOOd' AS things once a way that would have been much

eaten raw transmit disease germs, care better all the time.

should be taken to wash vegetables

and fruits thoroughly in several wa-

ters. Many fruits, especially those

with Skins, can be dipped safely into

boiling water, while those with thick

skins, such as oranges, bananas, and

apples, may be safely washed, even

with soap. Dried fruits when washed

and put into an oven to dry, absorb

some of the water, and thus are soft-

ened and improved in taste.





Sugar, as has been said, is a quickly

absorbed fuel food and simple sweets

have their place in the diet of all chil-

dren. If not served between meals or

at times when they destroy the appo-

tite for other needed f00ds, there is no

objection to them. They may be served

in the form of cake, not rich enough

to be classed as pastry, cookies, sweet

chocolate, simple candy, honey, dried

or preserved fruits, maple sugar and

loaf sugar. In general, fruits, fresh,

baked, stewed or raw, and simple

sweets, are much better desserts for

children than rich pastry.





 





Just because we can walk on the

ground and drag a basketful of wet

clothes back and forth along the

clothesline, we keep doing it. Our city

cousins who live in little boxes high

above the ground have to put their

clotheslines on pulleys and stretch

them across dizzy spaces between the

high buildings. Suddenly we realize,

then, that a line on pulleys is a great

labor saver and will work just as well

for people who can walk on the ground

and hang clothes.





Our line extends from inside the

washroom to a high post in the back

yard. The basket, into which the

clothes alrop from the wringer, sits

near a bench just beneath the line.

This bench is just high enough that

we do not have to bend over to reach

the clothes to be hung. Nor do we

have to go from the washroom into the

cold wind or hot. sun to hang clothes.

When the clothes are dry they can be

taken in Without leaving the wash-

room, or touching a basket.





we have a Clothespin box handy

near the line in the washroom. As we

BY CHARLOTTE BIRD take the clothes in, we drop the pins

To Stiffen Starch.——-In making starch back into the hOX- The pins are always

to each quart of the cooked starch add there and always clean .

a teaspo’onful of powdered borax. This By hanging the light clothes first we

may be dissolved with the dry starch. have them dry by the time the heavy

The borax thus used, not only adds to ones are ready to be hung and thus we

the stiffness of the starch, but it will get along with one line. Better have

keep the iron from sticking. two short ones, however, than one

To Keep Moths Away—Borax is con- that is so long it takes all one’s

sidered by some housekeepers to be strength to pull the lineful of wet

the most efficient means to keep and clothes. A180. get large pulleys. The

drive moths away. If a woolen carpet small ones bend the wire so that it is

or garment is to be packed away for a hard pull. We have found that tWO

some time, first clean and air it. Then large pulleys, kept oiled, and a rope

sprinkle plentifully with boraX, roll or make an ideal clothesline. The line

fold up and put away. If borax is mix- must be well off the ground for with

ed with cayenne pepper, it. will keep the pulley line it is not convenient to

away rats and mice as well as moths. use poles. The line should be high

In the Rinsing Water.—In the rinse enough so that when full the clothes





water a heaping tablespoonful of borax WI” not tOUCh the ground.

will whiten clothes. If they are badly Try the endless line. It will put an

stained, add three tablespoonfuls of end to one Of the WOI‘St jOhS 0f wash

hydrogen peroxide. Borax will set the day.

colors in colored clothes. It will pre- —————~—~—

vent the red in tablecloths from fad- SHORT CUTS T0 HOUSEKEEPING.

ing. In this case use no soap and hang

on the line without wringing. In the Why not save old rags to sell to the

rinse water it will also restore the rag man? The rag supply from Eu-

gloss to sateen. rope has been cut off to such an extent

For Cleansing the Person—Borax is since the war that the American paper

an excellent addition to the bath wa- industry is threatened With liamine.

ter. It is very cleansing when added Why not let the children have the rag

to the water in which the hair is to be money to begin a little bank account

washed. If a solution is made of one Of their own?—M. A. P.

part borax to three parts of sugar and For Lamp or Lantern Chimneys.—

used as a mouth wash, it will relieve If powdered borax is put on an old

canker. It makes a good gargle also cloth with which lantern and lamp

for sore throat. chimneys are cleaned, they may be

For Cleansing Clothes—Borax is an cleaned without water and with less

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5.1.“: In The Pocket: of 12,500

I ‘Members In Comparison With

Rates In Stock Insurance

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Wm. E. Robb, Sec’y and Trees.





The man who obtained the legis»

lation and organized the CITIZENS’

MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSUR-

ANCE COMPANY, of Howell. This

Company has been run along care-

ful and prudent lines and its rapid

growth and low cost of insurance

has attracted the leading automo-

bile owners of the State;



The Company has a large active

agency force who makes a specialty

of writing the careful and temper-

ate drivers. No insurance is taken

in the cities of Detroit and Grand

Rapids. ,



This Company is on its second

year of successful operation, and

was started at the right time, hav-

ing the first pick of the careful au-

tomobile owners of the State. The

low cost of insurance is due largely

to the fact that it has a large mem-

bership with one overhead expense

and one office force.



The policy is liberal, covering fire

and theft in excess of $25 up to

$1,000, and liability in excess of $25

up to $5,000.



Nearly every part of the state is

represented in this Company, and

all of the leading salesmen for auto-

mobiles are greatly interested in the

success of the Company, as they

feel that the low cost of insurance

helps the sale of automobiles.



The Company is now equipped to

meet all claims, and in addition to

paying all of their expenses during

the past year, have accumulated a

surplus of about $25,000. It seems

that this Company is now.fully de-

veloped, and the majority of farm-

ers and business men have their

new cars insured, which helps its

continued growth.



, The cost is only $1.00 for policy

and 250 per H. P., which is the

cheapest known at this time. Many

people owning new cars are contin-

ually writing for insurance in the

Citizens’ Mutual Automobile Insur-

ance Co., of Howell, Mich.





 





 





 





Michigan growers from supply-

ing the largest market in the

state with fruit. It is cheaper, forcin-

stance, to ship fruit from Illinois and

New York state to the city of Detroit

than from points in our own western

shore fruit belt. It costs 44 cents per

barrel to get fruit from Benton Harbor

to Detroit, whereas the southern Illi-

nois grower can lay a barrel of fruit

down in the Michigan metropolis for

25 cents. Grape growers in the west-

ern New York grape district ship their

fruit here for six cents less per hun-

dred pounds than the Michigan grower

can deliver his product for, yet it takes

two and a half days to cover the trip

from the Empire State, while twelve

hours brings the fruit from Berrien

county.



This condition was brought about by

the re-checking of freight rates in Oc-

tober, 1914, when the railroads were

allowed to advance their rates by sub-

stituting tariffs based on percentages

of class rates for commodity rates.

While the inequalities resulting from

this change began to show in 1914, it

was not until last year that the fruit

growers and shippers felt the full ef-

fect of the new rates. The Michigan

Railroad Commission has now ordered

the railroads to cut their rates on ship

ments of fruit in intra-state commerce.

The railroads are given thirty days in

which to make the correction. Should

the transportation companies fail to do

this, the commission will fix the rates.

The new rates will not be effective

until after the first of October, which

will force a considerable bulk of this

year’s crop to be handled under the

high rates now prevailing. It will be

possible, however, for our apple grow-

ers to meet outside competition during

the latter part of the season. It is cer-

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living in a state where fruit of the

highest quality is produced are obliged

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It is to be hoped that the readjustment

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Standard Measures





TANDARDS for climax baskets for



grapes, other fruits and vegeta-



bles, and other types of baskets

and containers used for small fruits,

berries and vegetables in interstate

commerce are fixed by a federal law

which Jill become effective November

1, 1917.



The effect of the act will be to re-

quire the use of the standards in man-

ufacturing, sale, or. shipment for all in-

terstate commerce, whether the con-

tainers are filled or unfilled. A large

part of the trafiic in fruits and vegeta-

bles in this country enters interstate

commerce. The law relates only to

the containers and will not affect local

regulations in regard to heaped meas-

ure or other method of filling. A spe-

cial exemption from the operations of

the law is made for all containers man-

ufactured, sold, or shipped, when in-

tended for export to foreign countries,

and when such containers accord with

the specifications of the foreign pur-

chasers or comply with the laws of the

country to which shipment is destined.



Standards of three capacities are

fixed for climax baskets, two, four and

twelve quarts, dry measure. These

containers, often known as “grape bas-

kets,” have relatively narrow, fiat bot-

toms, rounded at each end, and thin

sides flaring slightly from the perpen-

dicular. The handle is hooped over at

the middle from side to side. In addi-

tion to fixing the capacities of these

standard baskets of this type, the law

also prescribes their dimensions.



The other standards are for “baskets

or other containers for small fruits,

berries and vegetables.” They are to

have capacities only of one-half pint,

one pint, one quart, or multiples of one

quart, dry measure. Such containers

may be of any shape so long as their

capacities accurately accord with the

standard requirements.



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such reasonable tolerances and varia-

tions as may be found necessary.

Penalties are provided by the act for

the manufacture for shipment, sale for

shipment, or shipment in interstate

commerce of climax baskets, and com

tainers for small fruits, berries, and

vegetables not in accord with the stan-

dards. It is provided, however, “that

no dealer shall be prosecuted under the

provisions of this act ‘when he can es-

tablish a guaranty signed by the manu-

facturer, wholesaler, jobber, or other

party residing within the United States

from which such climax baskets, bas-

kets, or other containers, as defined in

this act, were purchased, to the effect





that said Climax baskets, baskets, or

other containers are correct within the





meaning of this act. Said guaranty, to

afford protection, shall contain the

name and address of the party or par-

ties making the sale of climax baskets,

baskets, or other containers, to such

dealer, and in such case said party or

parties shall be amenable to the prose-

cutions, fines, and other penalties

which would attach in due course to

the dealer under the provisions of this

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BETTER MILK PRICES AT FLINT.





 





The following table gives the prices

offered by one dealer to producers for

3.50 per cent milk for consumption in

the city of Flint:





January .. . . . . . .$2.10

February . ...... 2.10

March . .. . . . . 1.85

April 1.75

May ...... 1.60

June ..... 1.60

July . . .......... 1.75

August ......... 1.80

September .... .. 1.80

October ..... . . . 1.90

November ...... 2.10

December . . . . . . 2.10





UNLOAD SURPLUS HENS DURING

HOT WEATHER.





 





Next in importance to “Death or

Captivity to the Rooster,” the summer-

time slogan of the poultryman should

be: “To Market with the Old Hens.”

For certainly the non-producers have

no place in the scheme of things in an

up-to-date poultry plant



Hens over two years old begin to

decline in producing power. They rare-'“

ly lay as many eggs as in their pullet

and yearling stages. Providing that

they have been marked with a toe

punch in the days of their youth detec-

tion of the aged “matrons” will be a

comparatively easy matter.



Before the old hens, the surplus

young stock and the male birds are

sent away to market, they should be

kept in a small pen for at least two

weeks to increase their weight. A suit-

able ration for this period consists of

three parts corn meal, one part mid-

dlings or low—grade flour and one part

bran, with enough skim-milk added to

make a crumbly mash. The owner





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during the warm days. Feed all the

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Lambs are comprising the principal

share of the receipts daily in the sheep

division of the Chicago stock yards,

and as the range shipments are main-

ly of a much better grade than the na-

tive lambs, they sell much higher as a

general rule. Prices are ruling extra-

ordinarily high whether they happen

to be up or down at the moment, with

a serious reduction in the lamb crop of

the country this year and a large de-

mand. Of course, extremely high pric-

es for feeding lambs furnished by the

distant ranges are inevitable at such a

period, and the supply availableis not

one-fourth enough to meet the present

demand. Prime range feeding lambs

have sold this season as high as $10

per 100 lbs., and that price has been

paid also for prime yearling breeding





g 180 Bags, Marketed at Brown City recently

.15 per bushel, bringing in all, $3,044.25, the

most money ever given in a single check for grain by the local bank.





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tion a sheep raising country where

there is a surplus of sheep. Whether

the war closes in one year or five years

the demand for sheep and sheep meats

will not be fully met for many years to

come and prices must be maintained

at a high level. Whether a farmer’s

taste leads him to keep any one of the

mutton breeds or any one of the fine

wooled breeds, if he pursues the busi-

ness in an intelligent and industrious

manner, a liberal reward for his ef-

forts is pretty sure to await him.

(Continued next week).





 





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CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS AT THE

STATE FAIR.





 





The live stock exhibits at the State

Fair were so numerous and the num-

ber of prizes awarded in each class so

large that it is impractical to devote

the space to the publication of a com-

plete list of the awards in the_live

stock classes. For this reason it is

necessary to limit the publication of

awards in this department to the cham-

pionships and breed specials in the

several classes, as is done in reports

of the International Live Stock Expo»

sition. The above named awards in

the several classes were as follows:





H o rses.





In the draft horse section the su-

preme honors of the show consisted of

two silver cups offered by the Michi-

gan Draft Horse Breeders’ Association

to be competed for by the champion-

ship winners in the Percheron, Bel-

gian, Clydesdale and Shire breeds. In

the stallion class the winner of this

prize was Sans Peur de Hamal, the

Belgian champion, owned by the Owos—

so Sugar Co.. of Alicia, Mich. In the

class for mares the grand champion-

ship cup was won by Honor-ah, the

champion Clydesdale mare, owned by

James Van Etta, Lima Center, Wiscon-

sm. ,



Belgians—Champion stallion, Owos-

so Sugar Co., on Sans Peur de Hamal.

Champion mare, Lonzo McLain, Lima,

0., on Lucie.



The Belgian breed specials were

awarded as follows: Stallion, 4 yrs. or

over: First, Owosso Sugar Co., on

Sans Peur de Hamal; 2nd, Loeser

Bros, Ligonier Ind. on Sans Peur de

Grandmetz; 3rd, Loeser Bros, on Lu-

dovic; 4th, Lonzo McLain on Arglon;

5th, Lonzo McLean on Buffon. Stal-

lion, 3 yrs. and under 4: First, Loeser

Bros. on Charles Everitt; 2nd, Loeser

Bros. on John. Stallion, 2 yrs. and un-

der 3: First, Loeser Bros. on Filon;

2nd, Loeser Bros. on Meditor; 3rd,

Geo. Ackerman, Elkton, Mich., on Ma-

jor; 4th Loeser Bros. on Harry Selig.

Stallion, 1 yr. and under 2: First,

Owosso Sugar Co. on Soleil Lavont;

2nd, Loeser Bros. on Dunbar de Fos-

teau; 3rd, Owosso Sugar Co. on Louise

de Herime. Mare, 4 yrs. or over: First

Lonzo McLain on Lucie; 2nd, Owosso

Sugar Co. on Toupie de Millemont;

3rd, Owosso Sugar Co. on Minute de

Forchier; 4th, Owosso Sugar Co. on

Marguerite de Lepine; 5th, Owosso

Sugar Co. on Mantone de Hamal. Mare

3 yrs. and under 4: First, Owosso

Sugar Co. on Florida; 2nd, Owosso

Sugar Co. on Queenie. Mare, 2 yrs.

and under 3: First, Owosso Sugar Co.

on Flossie; 2nd, Owosso Sugar Co. on

Matilda; 3rd, Loeser Bros. on Dora;

4th, Geo. Ackerman on Francis. Mare,

1 yr. and under 2: First, Owosso Sug-

ar Co. on Oakdale Quality; 2nd, Owos-

so Sugar Co. on Louise de Hamal; 3rd,

Owosso Sugar Co. on Elizabeth de Bois

Heigneur; 4th, Owosso Sugar Co. on

Marinne Forceur. Champion stallion,

all ages: First, Owosso Sugar Co. on

Sans Peur de Hamal; 2d, Loeser Bros.

on Sans Peur de Grandmetz. Five stal-

lions: First, Loeser Bros; 2nd, Owos-

so Sugar Co. Champion mare, all ages:

First, Lonzo McLain on Lucie; 2nd,

Owosso Sugar Co. on Oakdale Quality.

Three mares: Owosso Sugar 00.; 2nd,

Lonzo McLain.



Percherons.—»Champ. stallion; Lon-

zo McLain, Lima, 0., on Millett. Cham-

pion mare, Lonzo McLain on Philis.



The Percheron breed specials were

awarded as follows: Percheron spe-

cials, open only to first and second

prize, winners of special D. & E..

Champion mare, bred and owned by ex-

hibitor: First, Lonzo McLain on Har-

line; 2nd, B. F. Anderson, Adrian,

Mich., on Loraine. Get of stallion,

four colts either sex: First, B. F. An-

derson; 2nd, Lonzo McLain on Daisy.

Produce of mare, two colts, either sex:

First, B. F. Anderson; 2nd, Lonzo Mc-

Lain on Goldie; 3rd, B. F. Anderson.

Champion stud, stallion and four

mares: First, Lonzo McLain on Mil-

lett; 2nd, B. F. Anderson. Five stal-

lions: First, Lonzo McLain on Mar-

tin, Jr.; and, Loeser Bros, Ligonier,

Ind. Three mares: First, Lonzo Mc-





 

 





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Clydesdalea—Cham'pion stallion, Jas-

VanEtta, Lima, 0., on Baron Prince.

Champion mare, Jas. VanEtta on Hon-

orah, also grand champion draft mare

of the show.



English Shires—Champion stallion.

Loeser Bros., Ligonier Ind.



Standard.——Champion stallion, Geo.

W. Slaughter, Birmingham, Mich., on

Silent Peter. Champion mare, Geo. W.

Slaughter on Lucille Spier.



Hackney, German Coach, French

Coach—Champion stallion from first

prize winners: John Endicott, Birming-

ham, Mich., on Evergreen. Champion

mare, John Endicott on Driftwood.-



Shetlands.—Champion stallion, Geo.

A. Heyl, Washington Ill. Champion

mare, ‘Grace Gordon, Birmingham,

Mich.



Welsh Ponies—Champion stallion,

Geo. A. Heyl on Gwindy Duke. Cham-

pion mare, Geo. A. Heyl on Dinarth





Fancy.

Cattle.





Shorthorns.—Senior and grand cham

pion bull, Michael Wagner, Fremont,

Ohio, on Marshall’s Choice. Junior

champion bull, C. H. Prescott & Sons,

Tawas City, Mich., on Albion Crest.

Junior and grand champion female,

Michael Wagner on Wagner’s Princess.



Polled Durhams.——Champion bull, C.

E. Simmons & Sons, Geneva, Ind.



Herefords.——Senior and grand cham-

pion bull, Calhoon Bros, Bronson,

Mich., on General Manager. Junior

champion bull, Learned & Son, Ham-

ilton, 1nd,, on Floyd. Senior grand

champion female, Jas. V. Hill, Round-

head, Ohio, on Donald Lass Ninth.

Junior champion female, James V. Hill

on Betty Fairfax.



Aberdeen Angus—Senior and grand

champion bull, U. L. Clark, Hunters

Creek, on Black Monarch. Junior

champion bull, Woodcote Stock Farm,

Ionia, Mich. on Enos of Woodcote. Sen-

ior champion female, Woodcote Stock

Farm, on Erica of Woodcote Twelfth.

Junior champion female, Woodcote

Stock Farm on Erica of Woodcote Sev-

enteenth.



Gallloways.—All the championship

awards in this class went to James

Frantz, Bluffton, Ohio, the only ex-

hibitor.



Red Polls—All championship awards

in this class went to F. H. S. Ineichen,

Geneva, Ind.



Jerseys.——All championship awards

in this class went to H. B. Wattles,

and Helen M. Wattles, of Troy, Mich.



The American Jersey Cattle Club

specials were awarded as follows:



American Jersey Cattle Club Spe-

cial. Get of sire: First, H. B. Wat‘

tles on Constance’s Brookhill. Exhib~

itors’ herd: First, H. B. Wattles on

Constance of Brookhill. Produce of

one cow: First, H. B. Wattles on

Brookhill Rose of Troy. Bull, grand

champion: First, H. B. Wattles on

Constance’s Brookhill. Female grand

champion: First, Helen M. Wattles

on Duchess Merry Sunshine.



Guernseys.—All the championship

awards in this class were won by

Avondale Stock Farm, Wayne, Mich.



Holstein-Friesians.—-—Jr. and grand

chanmpion bull, John A. Rinke, War-

ren, Mich., on Butter Boy. Senior and

grand champion female, John A. Rinke

on Bell De Kol Colantha. Junior cham-

pion female, E. Le Roy Pelletier, Pon-

tiac, Mich., on Netherland Cornucopia

Tekstra.



Ayrshire—Junior and grand cham-

pion bull, Michigan School for Deaf,

Flint, Mich. Senior champion bull,

Jas VanEtta, Lima, Ohio. Senior and

grand champion female, Jas VanEtta.



Brown Swiss—Grand champion bull,

Hull Bros, Painesville, Ohio. Grand

champion female, L. S. Marshall, Les-

lie, Mich. Mr. Marshall was also

awarded the speciad grand champion-

ship prize offered by the Brown Swiss

lCatfi‘le Breeders’ Association on Nel-

le .



Dutch Belted.—Grand champion bull,

Maplebrook Farm, Mason, Mich. Grand

champion female, same.





Sheep.





Shropshires—Grand champion ram,

Ralph A. ,Postle, Camp Chase, Ohio.

Grand champion ewe, Kope Kon Farm,

Kinderhook, Mich. Shropshire spe-

cials were awarded as follows:



Ram. 2 yrs. or over: First, Kope

Kon Farm. Ram, 1 yr. and under 2:

First and 2nd, Kope Kon Farm. Ram,

lamb: First and 2nd, Kope Kon Farm.

Ewe, 1 yr. and under 2: First and 2d,

Kope Kon Farm. Ewe, lamb: First

and 2nd, Kope Kon Farm. Best ram:

First, Kope Kon Farm. Best ewe:

First, Kope Kon Farm. Pen of four

lambs: First, Kope Kon Farm. Ewes,

pen, three yearlings: First, Kope Kon

Farm. Rams, pen, five yearlings:

First, Kope Kon Farm.



Hampshires.——Grand champion ram

and ewe, Walnut Hall Farms, Donerail,





 





 





 





 

 





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September 19, 1916.





Wheat—Although wheat values last '





week ruled lower than for the previous

period, prices advanced on Menday

and ruled strong at the higher figifie”

There is an apparent determination on

the part of the central powers in Eu-

rope to prevent the allies from break-

ing through the Dardanelles. It is also

asserted by wheat exporters that in

the event the Dardanelles should be

opened in the near future, it would be

a considerable time before sufficient

wheat could be moved over the disor-

ganized transportation lines in Russia

and the Balkan states and the waters

of the Mediterranean and its tributar-

ies to restock the empty, storehouses

of western Europe. High prices in this

country have checked sales to some

extent which has been reflected in the

cash deal. The general impression of

the market is, however, that future

values are to be higher not only be-

cause of the general shortage in the

total world production, but also for the

reason that a large quantity of the

wheat this year will not be of good

enough grade to make flour. The vis-

ible supply increased 1,481,000 bushels

last week, which is small for this sea-

son of the year. One year ago No. 2

red wheat was quoted locally at $1.12

per bushel. Last week’s Detroit quo-

tations were:





No. 2 No. 1



Red. White. Dec.

Wednesday ...... I ................

Thursday ...... .1.48% 1.43% 1.53%

Friday ......... 1.48% 1.43% 1.53%

Saturday ....... 1.46% 1 41% 1.51%

Monday ........ 1.47% 1.42% 1.52%

Tuesday ........ 1 44 4





1.49 .



Chicago—Sept. $14914; Dec.

May $1.507/3.



Corn.—Values for this cereal have

held to the closing figure given a week

ago. ‘The demand is quiet. There are

many reports of damage to the corn

crop by frost; just how extensive the

recent cold wave has cut into the prob-

able yield will not be Known until Iat—

er. The United States visible supply

increased 224,000 bushels last week. A

year ago No. 3 corn was quoted at 77%

cents. Last week’s Detroit prices were:





No. 3 No. 3

Mixed. Yellow.

Wednesday ......... . . . . . .

Thursday ........... 87 88%

Friday .............. 87 88%

Saturday ........... 86% 88

Monday ............. 86% 88

Tuesday ............ 86% 88

Chicago.—Sept. 86%c; Dec. 73%c;

May 767/30.





Oats—There was not a great deal

of business transacted in this division

of the market last week. Prices are

a fraction lower. The demand is light

and the visible supply of the country

shows an increase of 2,830,000 bushels.

Standard oats were quoted a year ago





at 38%c. Last week’s Detroit quota-

~ tions were:



No.3



Standard. White.

Wednesday ......... .. ..

Thursday ........... 48 47

Friday .............. 48 47

Saturday . . .‘ ......... 48 47

Monday ............. 48 47

Tuesday ............ 48 47



Chicago.——Sept. 44%c; Dec. 47%c;



May 510.





Rye.—This cereal has suffered a de-

cline and cash No. 2 is now quoted at

$1.22 and the market is quiet.



Beans.—While speculators are at-

tempting to bear the market through

the publication of flattering reports

that recent weather has greatly im-

y prove crop conitions, the fact remains



that there will probably be less

than 50 per cent of a normal yield,

and that because of the unevenness in

ripening, farmers will have difficulty

in curing the vines undess the most

perfect weather prevails throughout

' the harvesting season. At Detroit im-

mediate and prompt shipment are now

quoted at $5, and $4.50 was bid for Oc-

tober on Tuesday’s market. Chicago

reports a better demand with Michi-

gan pea beans quoted at $5@6; red

kidneys $5@5.70. ‘



Seeds.——Prime red clover $9.45; al-

sike $9.60; alfalfa $10@11; timothy



$2.40 per bushel.





 





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





 





F lawn—Jobbing lots in one-eighth

paper sacks are selling on the Detroit

~ market per 196 lbs., as follows: Best

" patent $8.40; seconds $7.80; straight



$7.60; Spring patent $8.40, rye flour

87 per bbl.



. Feed—In 100-lb. sacks, jobbing lots

rez' Bran $26.50; standard middlings

28; fine middlings $35; cracked corn





'At Chicago in





 





 

 





air, . matrix: . .5 - fish.

mixed $17@.1_8; No. 2 time -y $12@13;-

No. 1 mixed $11@12; No. 1,;clover'88

@10 per ton. . - ' .

Straw—Rye straw $6.50@7; wheat

and oat straw $6.50@7 per ton.





 





 





 





DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.





 





Butter.—-—Trade ' at Detroit is fairly

active and firm with prices unchanged

from last week. Creamery extra 320;

do. firsts 30%‘c; dairy 24c; packing

stock 23%c per lb.



New York—Market firm. Western

creamery extras 34@35c; nearby

prints, fancy 37c.



Elgin.—Values are %c higher with

the market firm at 32%c per lb.



Chicago—«Market is active at a high-

er range of values. Creamery rules

from 27%@32%c.



Eggs—Values steady at last week’s

advanced prices. Firsts 300; current

receipts 28%c per dozen.





NeW‘York.——Fresh gathered extra

fine 37c; extra firsts 35@36c; firsts

32@34c.





Chicago—Higher. Firsts 29%c; Vor-

dinary firsts 28@290; at mark, cases

included, 21@29c.



Poultry.—'—Live broilers 20c; N0. 1

hens 18@18%c; average do 17@17%c;

ducks 17c; geese 13@14c; turkeys 250

per pound. '



Chicago.—-—Although supplies are

moderately large, the: active demand

is sustaining prices on a steady to

higher basis. Turkeys 15@25c; fowls

18@181/2c for general run; extra heavy

20c; light weight 16@17c; roosters

14c; ducks 13@15c; geese 10@14c.





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





 





Apples—Market is quiet in Detroit

and prices steady. Barreled stock $3

@350 for fancy; No. 2, 50c@$1 per

bushel. At Chicago No. 1 stock in bar-

Ibiills $-2.25@4; No. 2 stock $1.50@2 per



Pears.——Bart1etts are steady at $1.50

@1.75 per bushel; other kinds lower





at $1@1.25. At Chicago No. 1 Bart-

letts bring $3@4 per bbl. Seckle at

$4.50; other kinds $2@3. No. 2 all





kinds $1.50@2.25. .

Peaches—At Detroit fancy $1.75;

AA, $1.40@1.50; A, $1.25; B, 90c@$1

per bushel. At Chicago‘good stock has

an excellent sale. Good Michigan. El-

bertas are bringing $1@1.25; other

kinds 50@85c per bushel.

Plums.——Detroit quotations $1.75@2;

at Chicago No. 1 stock brings 900@

1@Eé% per bushel; common grades 50

c





Grapes.——Blue grapes 18@20c per

8-lb. basket; 10@11c per 4-lb. basket.

Delawares 12@12%c per 4-lb. basket.

six-basket carriers

Moore’s Early brings 750@$1; Dela-

wares $1@1.50; Niagaras 75@900.





WOOL AND HIDES.





 





Wool—Sellers continue to make the



prices in the wool deal. Manufactur-

ers are not well stocked and while a

few are hoping that something will oc-

cur in world politics to relieve the sit-

uation, a majority of the users of wool

are coming to the market and purchas-

ing raw material as their orders de-

mand. Prices are stronger than ever

with chances of an advancement very

favorable. Fleeces sold last week at

42c for three-eighths blood, and 330

for fine unwashed. Boston quotations

for Michigan unwashed delaines 35c;

do. combing 38@40c; do. clothing 28

@310.

Hides—No. 1 cured 19c; No. 1 green

16c; No. 1 cured bulls 14c; do. green

120; No. 1 cured veal kip 23c; do,

green 18c; No. 1 cured calf 290; do‘.

green 27c; No. 1 horse hides $5.50;

No. 2 do. $4; sheep skins as to amount

of wool 500@$1.25 each.





GRAND RAPIDS.





 





Peaches will be plentiful in the mar-

ket this week and prices for good

stock are starting off at $1.25@1.50,

though they may not hold quite to

these figures during the week. They

are of good quality and nicely colored

and the demand will be active. Apples

range from 500@$1; pears and plums

$1@1.25; grapes $1.25@1.40 per dozen

baskets. A dollar and a half is the

top for potatoes, and tomatoes are

around 75c per bushel. Dealers are

quoting $4 for white pea beans, Octo-

ber delivery.





DETROIT EA'STERN MARKET.





 





Tomatoes were selling on the active

Eastern Market on Tuesday morning

around $1.50 per bushel for good aver-

age grade. Grapes for jell puposes at

$1.50 per bushel; cucumbers for pick-

ling $3@4; string beans $1.25@1.50;

cabbage of only fair quality $1.75: the

bulk of the peaches $1@2: with fancy

Elbertas $2.25@2.50; pears $1.25@1.75;-





 





 





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sight. . , . .

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.



Baffalo.

September'18, 1916.

(Special Report “of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

- Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts _here today as follows: Cat-

tle 200‘ cars; hogs '75 d. d.; sheep 50

d. d.; calves 1200 head.



With 200-cars of cattle today, the

trade was very‘ slow and the bulk of

the steers sold 10@15c lower. There-

were a few strictly good cattle that

landed about steady; also a few choice

cows and heifers sold steady, but the

general market was 10@15c lower. We

look for a fair run (if cattle next Mon-

day and a steady trade.



We had a fair supply of hogs, about

75 double decks, quality rather- poor,

and while the top showed about 150





 





 





higher than Saturday’s close, the aver-





age sales were no better than steady

and a good many showed 10@15c loss

from Saturday, mostly on the medium

grade of light hogs. One load of fancy

heavy weights sold at $11.75, with the

bulk of the choice at $11.50@‘11.65;

common kinds, as to weight, from

$10.25@11.25; pigs and. lights $9.75@

10.50; roughs generally $9.75; stags

$7.50@8.50. Everything sold excepting

some of the common classes of york-

ers, several loads of this kind going

over without bids. ~



Sheep receipts were light again to-

day and prices were about a quarter

higher than the close of last week.

Prospects a shade lower last of the

week. _,



We quote: Best spring lambs $11.50

@11.75; cull to common lambs $9@11;

yearlings $7@9.25; bucks $5.50@6.50';

ewes $7.25@7.75; cull sheep $3.50@

5.50; wethers $8@8.25; tap veals $12.75

@13; heavy $8@10; common and light

$10@12; grassers $5.50@6.50.





 





Chicago.

September 18, 1916.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Receipts today. .24,000 31,000 32,000

Same day 1915. .26,007 22,627 14,065

Last week ...... 58,222 98,207 108,346

Same wk 1915..38,987 102,811 77,923



Buyers were late in purchasing cat-

tle this morning, the receipts being lib-

eral here- whilevMissouri river mar-

kets got generous supplies, the'arrivals

in Kansas City being reported as 36,-

000 head. The Chicago receipts includ-

ed about 3,500 head. Toward noon the

prevailing opinion was that while .fat

beeves. would remain. steady, the less

desirable steers would sell at least. 10c

lower. Hogs soldup to $11.55 for the

best, an advance of 5c, but the general

market was no better.- Hogs received

last week averaged 226 lbs. With a

large run of lambs and sheep here and

50,000 head received. in Kansas City,

trade was slow in getting started, and

bids were as much as 25c lower. - Only

9,913 hogs were shipped from here last

week, comparing with 13,416 a week

earlier and 22,399 a year ago.



Cattle were marketed much more

liberally last week, the Monday run

being especially large, and a sharp de.

cline in prices took place during the

first two days, in which all kinds shar-

ed. By Wednesday there was a reac-

tion, however, with a steady to 150

higher market than on Monday for

steers, fat lots selling above $9.75 de-

veloping the most strength, with little

change in plain and common grassers

and short-feds, but female cattle aver-

aged 10@15c higher, cpws and heifers

above $6 getting the main demand.

The bulk of the steer sales for the en-

tire week were at a range of $7.50@

10.50, with choice to fancy steers going

at $10.50@11.25, while a good class

sold at $9.75 and upward. Medium

grade steers sold at $8.75@9.70, fair lit-

tle killers at $8.25 and over and infer-

ior to fair grass steers at $6@8.20.

Butcher stock had a good demand, so

far at least as the good offerings were

concened. with cow sales made at $5.30

@825, while heifers went at $5@10,

with only small sales of prime year-

ling heifers at $9 and over. Cutters

sold at $4.50@5.25, canners at $3.50@

4.45 and bulls at $4.75@8. Calves were

extremely high sellers so far as the

light vealers were concerned, these

selling briskly at $12@13 per 100 lbs.

for desirable lots, while sales “were

made all the way down to $4.75@10

for the coarse to good heavy weights.

Western range cattle arrived in in-

creasing numbers and has a good out-

let on the whole, with steers going at

$6.25@9.75. but not many sold near the

highest price. There was a moderate

demand for stockers and feeders, with

sales at a range of $4.75@7.75 for in-

ferior little stockers to prime weighty

feeders, buyers usually wanting a good

grade that could be bought below

$7.50. Good lots could be bought for

$7677.35. and desirable stock steers

sold at $6.60@6.‘90,'or‘ 50c less thanua:





 





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. small supplies to .meetthe" godd;'de-’

~‘mand. Of. course, the market advanced ‘





and choice hogs sold at nearly the high-

est" prices 'seen‘at any time this year,

With eastern shippers taking the great-

er part of the choicer consignments.





. Prime butcher weights topped the mar-





ket, with prime light'__weights a close

second and prime heavy shipping hogs

selling about a dime below highest quo-

tations. In point of quality the recent

receipts have shown a falling off, and

this tends to increase the spread in

firtices between choice and undesirable

o s.

stantial. gains in numbers, although

more hogscould have been used ad-

vantageously, and hogs closed on Sat-

urday firm at $9.75@11.50, pigs selling

at $7-@10. Prime hogs weighing 215 to

250 lbs. sold highest, prime light ship-

ping hogs going at $11.40 and prime

heavy shippingl‘ots at $11.35. Heavy

packers brought $9.75@10.80.





Sheep, yearlings and lambs arrived

last week in much'larger numbers

than a week earlier, and as the week

advanced some reductions in prices

took place, following early strong val-

ues. .The week as a whole was a good

one for sellers, with prime flocks sell-

ing especially well, and sales of prime

Idaho and Montana range feeding

lambs at $10.60 marked another high

record price. Breeders also sold ex-

tremely high, with a $10.50 top for

high-grade range yearling breeding

ewes. High prices also were paid for

desirable lots of feeding wethers and

ewes from the. range country. Prime

killing lambs sold as high as $11.40,

price closing as follows: Lambs $7.50

@11.10; feeding lambs $9@10.‘60; year-

lings $7.50@9; wethers $7@8.50; ewes

$3.25@7.50; breeding ewes $7@10.50;

bucks $4.50@6.



Horses were marketed with the us-

ual freedom last week, but although

horses of the army types comprised

the principal share of the receipts,

more could have been sold readily

without disturbing values in the least.

Artillery horses sold chiefly at $160@

175, with the best going at $190@200.

About 112,000 horses have been receiv-

ed here this year, and it is estimated

that 60 to 65 per cent were sold to

buying agents of the allied armies. In-

ferior to fair horses are going at $60

@95, with drivers at $100@200, the

better class of wagoners and express-

ers at $180@210, and goodto prime

heavy drafters at $240@285. Pairs of

heavy chunks sell at $410@480.‘





 





LIVE STOC K N EWS.





 





The distant ranges are marketing

large numbers of lambs, as well as fair

numbers of wethers and yearlings, but

lambs comprise most of ’the shipments.

The shipments are divided between

several markets, the Missouri river

markets getting a large share, though

a good many are sent to the Chicago

market, where the demand is usually

strong for both killing flocks and good

feeding lambs. Everything in the least





desirable in the sheep and lamb line .





is sure to sel elxtremely well, and ex-

traOrdinarily high prices prevail for

feeding lambs from the ranges, as well

as for well-bred breeding ewes, with

prime yearlings much sought after by

farmers wanting to establish a flock of

sheep on their lands.



’ J. W. Frazier, of Illinois, showed up

in the Chicago stock yards recently

with a consignment of three carloads

of choice yearling steers which aver-

aged in weight only 940 lbs. and found

a buyer at $11.15 per 100 lbs. He put

them on feed the first day of last No-

vember, their appearance in the feed

lot being when their average weight

was only 340 lbs., and they were fed

alfalfa, hay, shelled corn and silage, as

well as a pound of oil meal daily per

head. These cattle were the tail end

of 167 cattle, and the remainder are be-

ing finished by Mr. Frazier for the next

International Live Stock Exposition in

Chicago.



On the recent smash-up in cattle

prices in the Chicago market some

kinds had to be, closed out at reduc-

tions of from $1 to $1.25 per 100 lbs.,

the best beeves of heavy weight being

so few in number that they sold off

much less. Just before the decline

took place best steers brought $11.10

per 100 lbs, and on the following Mon-

day after the collapse in prices took

place prime Herefords brought $10.90.

The packing forces in the Chicago

stock yards are not large enough to

cope with such large numbers of cattle

at. onetime, the forces having been

seriously depleted becaus ehigher wag?

es in other line of work have caused

many workers in Packingtown to quit

their jobs. Grassers and short-fed cat-

tle‘comprisethe great bulk of current

marketings, the high. price 011mm





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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKET.





 





 





Thursday’s Market.

September 21, 1916.

Cattle.





Receipts 1557. The market opened

at the local yards this week with a



ood fair run in all departments. The

railroad service was some better than

for several weeks and it is hoped it

will continue.



In the cattle division the quality was

again common but the general market

showed much more activity than that

of last week, although prices paid

were no higher. Stocker buyers were

more plentiful and quite a large num-

ber went back for feeding purposes.

Some went to Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The close was strong as follows: Best

heavy steers $8; best handy weight

butcher steers $7@7.75; mixed steers

and heifers $6@6.75; handy light

butchers $5.50@5.75; light butchers $5

@525; best cows $5.75@6.25; butcher

cows $5.25@5.50; common cows $4.75

@5; canners $3.25@4.25; best heavy

bulls $6@6.50; bologna bulls $5@5.75;

stock bulls $5@5.50; feeders $6@7;





stockers $5.50@6.25; milkers and

springers $40@80. '

Bishop, B. & H. sold Triblecock 24





feeders av 710 at $5.90; to Miller 17

do av 920 at $6.50, 6 do av 848 at

$6.25; to Parker, W. & Co. 4 butchers

av 790 at $6, 7 cows av 800 at $4.25,

22 steers av 1165 at $8, 4 cows av 877

at $4.25; to Newton B. Co. 13 butchers

av 627 at $5; to Brietenbeck 23 do av

782 at $5.75; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull

wgh 1070 at $6.25, 2 cows av 875 at $4,

2 stee‘rs av 790 at $6.50, 2 do av 970 at

$7, 5 butchers av 850 at $5.75, 3 cows

av 960 at $4.50, 1 steer wgh 1190 at

$6.50, 3 do av 930 at $7.25, 4 cows av

961 at $5.50, 3 do av 827 at $5.50, 7

do av 936 at $5.25, 2 do av 1030 at

$5.25, 2 bulls av 1030 at $6, 1 do wgh

1180 at $6.25, 4 butchers av 680 at

$5.50, 7 do av 854 at $5.60, 1 steer wgh

960 at $8, 3 do av 777 at $6.25; to BeL

fert 9 stockers av 536 at $5.40; to

Parker, W. & Co. 3 cows av- 947 at

$4.25, 3 do av 1033 at $5.25, 16 butch-

ers av 940 at $6.75, 2 cows av 850 at

$4.25; to Thompson 25 butchers av 860

at $6.60, 4 steers av 1070 at $7.60, 5,

do av 1026 at $6.25; to Bray 6 do av

706 at $5.85; to Breitenbeck 15 do av

940 at $6.60; to Garber 20 butchers av

825 at $5.35.



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

S. & Co. 3 butchers av 803 at $5.35, 2

do av 995 at $5.85; to Thompson 14 do

av 740 at $5.85, 2 cows av 825 at $4.50;

to Kull 28 steers av 924 at $7; to Feld-

man 10 butchers av 588 at $5.25, to

Applebaum ‘10 do av 618 at $5.50; to

Newton B. Co. 1 cow wgh 1010 at

$4.25, 1 steer wgh 450 at $5.25, 4 do av

1017 at $6.50, 1 do wgh 1050 at $6.25;

to Thompson 2 do av 1095 at $6.50, 3

do av 1170 at $7.50, 1 cow wgh 1150 at

$5.50; to Mason B. Co. 2 steers av 1035

at $6.75, 5 do av 676 at $5.25; to

Brown 4 stockers av 625 at $5.75, 11

do av 586 at $5.75 ; to Kull 13 butchers

av 881 at $6.15, 2 do av 1060 at $6.25;

to Mason B. Co. 1 bull wgh 1160 at

$6.25, 1 do wgh 1830 at $6.50; to Reede

1]. stockers av 575 at $5.80, 3 do av 433

at $4.50, 6 do av 603 at $5.85, 15 do av

560 at $5.60; to Parker, W. & Co. 14

butchers av 792 at $6;' to .Hammond,

S. & Co. 3 cows av 933 at $4.50, 3 do

av 847 at $4.25.



Veal Calves.



Receipts 787. The veal calf trade

for good grades was full steady with

that of last week, selling at $12@13

per cwt; heavy and common grades

dull and draggy at $5.50@8.50.



Erwin & S. sold Nagle P. Co. 1 wgh

130 at $10, 1 wgh 150 at $13; to Cos-

tello 3 av 110 at $13; to Mich. B. Co.

3 av 150 at $12.75.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 9828. The sheep and lamb

trade was fairly active, sheep bringing

full last week’s prices, but lambs were

25c lower on Wednesday and Thurs-

day in sympathy with all other mark-

ers, which suffered a like decline. Best

lambs $10.25@10.50; fair lambs $9.50

@10; light to common lambs $8@8.75:

fair to good sheep $6.25@7; culls and

common $4@5.



Haley & M. sold Parker, W. & Co.

12 sheep av 110 at $7.50, 22 do av 115

at’$7, 189 lambs av 75 at $10.85; to

Costello 17 lambs av 55 at $8.50, 37 do

av 60 at $8.50, 30 do av 50 at $8.75.



ops.



Receipts 9877. In the hog depart-

ment the trade opened up slow and

about 5c lower than t week on york-

ers and heavy pigs, holding steady on

Thursday. They went at 150 in Chi-

cago and the decline of course was

followed here, yorkers and heavy hogs





1 bringing 31050610.“ and piss $8.50

@950. ‘





 

 





 





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(Continued train page 281). ,

ram and ewe, Hamilton Farm, Glad-

stone, N. J. The Dorset Club special

_ prize for best pen four lambs either

sex was awarded to Geo. C. Woodman,

Owosso, Mich.



Cheviots.—Grand champion ram, W.

C. Postle. Grand champion ewe, Ray-

mond D. Grieve, Xenia, Ohio.





Tunis.—-—The grand championships in ‘





this class were won by Ralph E. Owen,

Fulton, N. Y.





Cotswolds.—Grand champion ram, J.

A. Campbell, Thedford, Ont. Grand

champion ewe, same.





Lelcesters.—Grand champion ram

and ewe, C. D. McLean, Kerwood, Ont.





Lincolns.—Grand champion ram and





ewe, A. H. McLean & Sons, Sherwood, 3





Ont.



Oxford Downs.—Grand

ram, Geo. W. Heskett, Fulton, Ohio.

Grand champion ewe, Kope Kon Farm.





Southdowns.——Grand champion ram,





Geo. W. Heskett. Grand champion ewe, r“





Monroe Stock Farms, Lucas, Ohio.





Rambouillets.—Grand champion ram 5

Calhoon Bros, Bronson, Mich. Grand '





champion ewe, J. M. Shaw & Son, Edi-

son, Ohio.



American Merinos.—-Grand champion

Grand champion ram and ewe, W. M.

Staley, Marysville, Ohio.





Delaine Marinas—Grand champion





ram, S. Blamer & Son, Johnston, Ohio. ;,_





Grand champion ewe, W. M. Staley.

Swine.

Chester Whites—«All championship





awards in this class were won by W.





H. Settle, Petroleum, Ind.



Hampshires.—Grand champion boar,

W. C. Gilliland, Van Wert, Ohio. Grand

champion sow, same. Hampshire spe-

cial on four_pigs, either sex, was

awarded to Oscar Halladay, Clinton,

Mich.



Victoria and Small Yorkshires.——Gd.





champion boar, M. T. Storey, Lowell, ~

A.





Mich. Grand champion sow, C.

Storey, Lowell, Mich.





Poland Chinas.——All championship

awards in this class were won by C.

E. Simmons & Son, Geneva, Ind.





Mulefoots.—Grand champion boar,

R. G. Long, Alrada, Ohio. Grand cham-

pion sow, Zene G. Hadley, Wilmington,

Ohio.



Berkshires—Grand champion boar,

Hamilton Farms, Gladstone, N. J.

Grand champion sow, same.



Large Yorkshires.———All grand cham-

pionships in this class were won by A.

G. Purdy, the only exhibitor.



Duroc Jerseys—All championships

in the open class were won by Brook-

water Farm, Ann Arbor, Mich. Duroc

Jersey special prize for herd under one

year was distributed as follows:



Young herd, bred by exhibitor: First

Brookwater Farm. Barrow, under 1

yr.: First, 2nd and 3rd, Brookwater

Farm. Pen .of three barrows, under 1

yr: First, Brookwater Farm. Special,

head under 1 yr:

Farm; 2nd, M. T. Storey; 3rd, N. Barn-

hart; 4th, F. J. Drodt, Monroe, Michi-

gan. Boar and 3 sows, farrowed: First

Brookwater Farm; 2nd, M. T. Storey:

3rd, N. Barnhart.



Tamworths.—Grand champion boar,

W. W. Morton, Russellville, Ky. Grand

champion sow, same.





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





Fat steers of good to strictly prime

quality have been selling on the Chi-

cago market before the late break in

values at a range of from $10 to $11.10

per 100 lbs, the high prices paid being

due to their growing scarcity and a

good local shipping demand. N 0 really

choice steers have been selling below

$10.50, and some prime little yearling

heifers sold a short time ago up to

$9.85. On the other hand, the thou-

sands of grass cattle which at times

glutted the market have had to go at

comparatively low prices, these, as

well as the best, cattle selling much

higher than a year ago, however. With-

m a short time fat steers have sold

about $1 per 100 lbs. higher than the

low time in July, and the recent breaks

in cattle prices caused by too generous

receipts did not extend to choice corn‘

fed cattle. Looking ahead, with the

promise of larger supplies of grass cat~

tle from northwestern and southwest-

ern pastures and small supplies of fat

corn-fed beeves, it may be expected

that there .will be further marked wid-

ening out in otations. High-costing

corn resulted n short feeding of it this

season, and the great abundance of

grass caused owners to depend on pas-

turage. The demand for stockers and

feeders is very variable, being alter-

nately animated and slow, with very

few choice lots offered on the market,

prices having advanced materially of

late. Demand comes mainly from the

country around Chicago.





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Sheep and_Eggs. Reference, Peninsular Savings

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Satisfaction Guaranteed.





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Quotatic‘m for e: , shlppcrlll to us by exxmllékl‘glhil:

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Potatoes, Cabbage or Carrots,

Wflw or Telephone SHBOPSHIBE

Michigan Bean Company. Port Huron. Mich.

I will be at the State Fair with so ti Id . All

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ROPE-ICON Farms.





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stretchy, splendid individuals. with best breeding.

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By ‘FLO

O ascertain the physiological re-

quirements of the body it be-

comes necessary to have some



appreciation of the composition of food



materials. This is in order that we

may know what types of food materials

to select to increase or decrease any

particular nutritive function.



Food and Health.



In the last few years we have come

to learn more in detail and appreciate

with deeper significande the close re-

lationship existing between food and

health. We know, of course, that one

must eat to live, but we have not ap-

preciated what one must eat to live,

and how closely the enjoyment of per-

fect health is bound up with the con-

sumption of appropriate food mate-

rials.



In the case of dairy cows much great-

er progress has been made than in the

case of the human diet, probably be-

cause we have been able to control ex-

actly what is fed to the cow. But it is

only through an appeal to the intelli-

gence of human beings that anything

may be accomplished in the way of

controlling the human diet. The state

has gone a long way in making possi-

ble intelligent selection of food pro-

ducts through the establishment of mu-

nicipal, state, and federal inspection

bureaus. But these have been of neces-

sity confined in their efforts to secur-

ing purity in foods and to securing

truthfulness in the representations

made to buyers of these food products.





We Must Not Remove the Vitality



from Food.



We have known for a considerable

period of time that certain manufactur-

ing processes in vogue in this and oth-

er countries in the manufacture and

perfection of food products were in

some way or other prejudicial to per-

fect health. We have seen the use of

chemical preservatives in food pro-

ducts permitted on the score largely

that the chemical being used in such

minute quantities could not be really

counted injurious, and we have seen

permitted the use of chemical proc-

esses in the bleaching of flour on the

ground that the process involved did

not leave any appreciable amount of

injurious substances in the flour. We

have known of the perfection of proc-

esses for the high milling of wheat and

grain products with the object in view

of securing for a fastidious consumer a

pure white flour, free from cellulose

and bran.



Rice is prepared in very much the

same way, the effort of the manufac-

turer being to remove as completely

as possible the complete exterior of

the grain, to produce a product which

is almost entirely digestible and which

is altogether pleasing to, the eye.



This has been encouraged instead of

being discouraged by many of our pro-

fessional men and even by the govern-

ment itself. The attention of the pub-

lic has been focused upon such points

as digestibility rather than wholesome-

ness.



Wholesomeness Takes Precedence



Over Digestibility.



Some few years ago the government

went to some considerable expense in

investigating the completeness of di-

gestibility of high-grade patent flour as

against the so—called whole wheat

product.



It seems to us that one conclusion

only could be reached in such an in-

vestigation. Of course, high-grade pat-

ent flour is more completely digestible

than is whole wheat flour. So is sugar

more digestible than the crude mate-

rial from which it is manufactured; so

is starch more completely digestible

than the whole grain from which it is

obtained. There can be nothing, or

essentially nothing, indigestible in a

food product itself which contains no

insoluble residue. But after all this

has been said, one single step looking

to the question of wholesomeness has





 





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YD W. ROBISON





 





 

 

 

   





We supposed 'atihat time that the

reason the coarser, cruder raw mate-V

rials affected the human system more

advantageously than the more highly

milled and more perfectly manufactur-

ed articles was because largely of its

mechanical action. We thought, for

instance, that whole wheat flour con-

taining a considerable quantity of bran

must affect the physiological system

favorably in part, at least, because it

aided the onward movement of the pro-

ducts in the alimentary canal and thus

prevented stagnation and removed the

danger of auto-intoxication. True, we

believed that the presence of certain

inorganic constituents more extensive-

ly in the outer covering of the grain

than in the interior did assist in the

enrichment of the body in such ele-

ments as iron, phosphorous and the

like, which we know, of course, to be

vital to the health. ,We now know

that it is possibly because of the ab-

sence of certain so-called vital constit-

uents of foodstuffs such as the vita‘

mines that the system may actually

perish for want of vital nourishment,

even in the presence of an abundance

of an almost completely digestible, oth-

erwise well—balanced food supply.





It has seemed impossible to take up

a discussion of milk and its relation—

ship to other animal products without

in some way going into certain general

principles which we now know to un-

derlie 'the general principles of nutri-

tion. We have been in the habit, in

studying the balanced rations for stock

to consider the importance in the re-

lationship existing between the three

proximate principles, proteid, carbohy‘

drates and fats, and we now know it

is necessary to supply proteids to a

certain definite extent, which is gov-

erned by the physiological require-

ments of the animal’s body for protein,

and that the science of the balanced





ration depends upon stopping the ex-





pensive protein food at just this point

and filling the balance of the ration

with the more common and less expen-

sive carbohydrates and fats.





Adult Daily Requirement of Protein.





In the same way the human dietary

has been developed. It is conceded

that the adult requires on the average

100 grams, equaling approximately

three and onelhird ounces, of digesti-

ble proteids per day. These proteids

may be supplied in the form of lean

meat, in the form of gluten of flour, in

the form of egg albumin, or in the

form of casein of cheese or milk, and

in this respect we wish to call to the

attention of our readers the relation-

ship existing in the various animal

food products in regard to this one

constituent, protein.



Proteids are the substances in food

products which are associated with life

phenomena. They are very highly com-

plex compounds of carbon, hydrogen,

oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur, and

sometimes phosphorous, and always





are associated with muscular activity





and the use of vital energy in the body.

Our food material must be so adjusted

that in one or another way the human

body will get its three and one-third

ounces of proteid material somewhere

distributed through the day’s food sup-

ply. If this is not done gradual pro-

tein starvation is the result, with its

accompanying nutrition diseases and

loss of bodily functions.





To obtain this necessary 100 grams

of proteid it would be necessary for a

person to consume‘ the following

amounts of any one of the substances

mentioned:





100 ounces

40 ounces



160 ounces

27 ounces



.25 ounces

21 ounces



18 ounces



16 ounces



ounces





of cow’s milk.

of rice.



of potatoes.

of wheat.



of egg albumin.



of egg yolk.



of lean fish. ‘

of round steak.

' of milk solids.





 





 





 





 





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At these prices milk is a little cheap-

er than round steak, nearly one-half

cheaper than sirloin steak; not over

one-third or one-fourth as expensive as

cold ham; cheaper than fresh fish; not

much more expensive than salt fish;

and considerably cheaper than eggs

and mutton for the purpose of furnish-

ing protein. In other words, to furnish

the adult requirements of this all-es-

sential food, protein, that is, three and

one-third ounces per day, the consumer

is interested in not only the readjust-

ment of the menu for physiological rea-

sons,.but in reducing the ever-increas-

ing high cost of living, and we could

afford to in some way substitute milk

or cheese, (its protein product),- for

the much more expensive other animal

food products, such as we haVe enu-

merated.





Milk Has a Great Advantage.





In this connection it is well to bear

in mind that where we have shown

milk at eight cents per quart to be

more economical as a food ‘material

than the other animal food products at

the prices mentioned we should re-

member that we are here considering

milk from the standpoint of one only

of its constituents, the one which is

usually thrown away and rejected en-

tirely. In other words, one of the milk

products which in many, many cream-

eries in this state is going down the

sewer without any attempt at its con-

servation is this same proteid material

#casein—cheese—which, by itself

more than equals the other animal

food products.





BUCKWH EAT FOR SILAGE.





 





I have a field of buckwheat that did

not fill very good on account of the

terrible heat in August. Will it make

good silage to put in with corn?



Huron Co. S.





Buckwheat has been used for hay

with success and there is no reason

why it will not make silage of fair

quality when put in with corn. To

put it in alone it would be difficult to

pack it to exclude the air sufficiently

to make good silage, but put in with

corn there will be no difficulty in this

respect. But it should be cut and put

into the silo while yet green. It won’t

do to let it get ripe and dry and then

try to ensilo it unless you add plenty

of water.



Buckwheat is not a leguminous plant

like clover and therefore will not be as

good as clover or beans to mix with

corn, but it will be palatable and nutri-

tious and the cattle will relish it and

do well. _



COLON C. LILLIE.





EQUIPMENT BONDS.





 





(Continued from page 272).

large, and owing to their short life, the

issue has very little chance to become

well known or well seasoned, also,

there is very little chance of apprecia-

tion in value.



The investor who wishes a little

higher return than that obtained on

other railroad issues should recognize

the peculiar merit of equipments for

his own purpose, and take advantage

of the market obtaining in them. At

the present time good equipments may

be had at' prices to yield from four per

cent up to five and a half per cent, the

higher price' usually being asked for

the shorter maturities and the cheaper

price for the longer one. Particular

offerings may be received from your

own banker or bond houSe, and the





writer has in mind at thé present time. ‘ '

several issues that offer attractivein-p

vestment opportunities. I. .





 





 





   

   

 





, ilk, Scper qt. or......... 4cm lb“,

Round steaks. ......... .2..4c per lb.

Sirloin steak .. . . . . . . . . . . ._.28c per 1b..

Fresh oysters ............ .25c per 11).

Smoked ham .............. 300 per lb.

Fresh fish .- ................ 160 .per lb.

Salt fish ............... . . . . 80 per lb.

Eggs , . .................... 300 per doz. '

Mutton ......... . ........ . .240 per lb.

Cheese 22c per lb.





   





 





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GE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

‘ MEETS.





 





I am going to tell the readers of this

paper about the more important things

done at the meeting of the executive

committee of the Michigan State

Grange held at Lansing, Tuesday and

Wednesday, September 5-6.



We thought we had arranged for a



. splendid meeting of the committee on

taxation in connection with the other

work at hand, but when the hour came

only one man out of the three who had

been invited to address us, was in evi-





dence. This was a gentleman‘from De-

troit who spoke upon “The Single

Tax.”





We had invited a man who has given

much thought and a lot of study to the

budget system, and were disappointed

not to see him at the meeting. It is

the purpose of the committee to get all

the light possible upon this matter, and

finally to be able to recommend aplan

for a “Budget System” that will mean

something.



The matter of the “Tonnage Tax

Measure” was taken up in due time,

and final arrangements were made for

its completion and Brother Hutchins,

to whom had been given the manage-

ment of the securing of names upon

the petition, reported his plan.



In the preparation of the bill, con-

siderable discussion arose as to the

“return” provision which was in the

measure of two years ago. It will be

remembered that this part of the meas-

ure provided for the return of twenty-

five per cent of the tax collected to the

localities paying it. After the failure

of the Pennsylvania law taxing hard

coal,the decision of the court resting

in part upon the fact of the return of

a portion of the tax to the localities,

some hesitation was felt about retain-

ing this provision.



However, the case is somewhat dif-

ferent, there can be no possible doubt

about the justice of the provision, and

after much discussion the committee

voted to retain this part of the bill,

without opposition.





There has been much discussion also

over the so—called Torrens bill. It will

be remembered that this bill failed of

initiation along with the tonnage tax

bill two years ago. In the meantime a

committee of lawyers from different

states have been at work upon what

they call a “uniform bill.” Some of

the people who examined that bill were

in favor of it, but after much studying

and minute examination of both

measures, I think practically everyone

is willing to concede that the Grange

measure is by far the best adapted to

Michigan conditions. Such is the unan-

imous opinion of the executive commit.

tee. and therefore the same bill will be

initiated if we secure the required

number of names to the petitions.



And the names are going to be se-

cured. The matter has been placed in

the hands of Hon. J. W. Hutchins,

chairmanof the executive committee,

and he has begun organizing his forces

along a very practical line.



Tuesday evening was spent with the

members of “The State-wide Dry Cam~

paign Committee.” The executive com-

mittee are a unit in the purpose to do

their uttermost to help make Michigan

dry.



The committee will at once put out

a circular opposing the so~called home-

rule amendment, and distribute it wide.

ly over the state. As much of the five

hundred dollars appropriated by the

State Grange for the dry campaign, as

is needed for this purpose will be used,

and the balance will be turned over to

the state-wide dry campaign commit-

tee. This action was decided upon af-

ter much discussion and seems to the

writer the wisest course.



Worthy Master Ketcham announced

his purpose to organize a force of dep-





 





cfsi‘ Clubs





Associations! Motto:



“The skillful hand with cultured

mind is the farmer's most valuable

asset."





 





Aseociational Sentiment:

“The Farmer: He garners from the

soil the primal wealth of nations."





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





A Picnic Meeting.—The Gun Plain

Clover Leaf Farmers’ Club met with

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall, August 29.

At noon members .and friends came

with baskets well filled for.dinner. Ta-

bles were spread on the lawn with edi-

bles too numerous to mention. Fol-

lowing dinner the president called the

meeting to order. Several songs were

rendered by the Club. For amusement

croquet was played by old and young.

There were about 45 members in at-

tendance. A good program was ren-

dered. The Club was undecided where

the next meeting will be held, but it

will be September 26. The meeting

being in the form of a picnic was very

pleasant and enjoyed by a11.——Mrs.

Ford Myers, Cor. See.



The Monthly Meeting of the Con-

way Union Farmers’ Club met at the





 





home of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Rickett, .





Friday, August 25. Clarence Fuller in-

troduced the first topic, “What is the

new farm loan law, and is it prac-

tical?" Rural credits or farm loans

provide new credit for farmers for pur-

chase of land and for improvements,

the rate of interest not to be more

than six per cent. Only to the farmers

who now cultivate 'or will cultivate

their land, which they offer as secur-

ity for their loans, is the privilege of

the new law granted. The mortgage

can only cover 50 per cent of the value

of the land, and 20 per cent of the val-

ue of the insured improvements. The

borrower, to become a member, must

take one share of stock of $5.00 for

every hundred dollars he borrows. The

topic was well discussed.



“Shall we send troops or food into

Mexico?” Mrs. Raymond Allen said

in part: Sending troops into Mexico

would mean to try and maintain law

and order, something the Mexicans

dislike. What they need is a compe-

tent leader and left to work out their

own government. Living is very high

and wages very low, but there is a

vast acreage if it were cultivated; it

would supply all Mexico’s needs. Does

not behoove other nations to interfere.

—Frances Stow, Cor. Sec.





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uties who will do a lot of supervision

within the next few weeks.



Appearances suggest the possibility

that some of the late candidates for

office have not acquainted themselves

with the provisions of the “Corrupt

Practice Act” and a resolution was

adopted calling upon the governor to

investigate. -



During the month of August Granger;

have been helping to place in nomina-

tion candidates for the various State

Grange offices to which patrons will be





chosen in the coming advisory primary. ‘





A goodly number of Granges took

part in this work—more, I think, than

at any time during the last four years.





John C. Ketcham received endorse- .





ments from most of the Granges, al-

though Brother C. S. Bartlett had

enough votes to place his name on the

ballot, if he should wish to have it so.

Three other brothers received a few

endorsements but not the number re-





quired to entitle them to places on the :





ticket.



The name of Miss Jennie Buell for

secretary, and that of Mrs. Dora Stock-

man for lecturer, will be the only ones

upon the ballot for these positions.





The members of the executive com- .~





mittee whose terms of office expire

this year are: C. S. Bartlett, George

B. Horton, J. W. Hutchins and W. F.

Taylor. These were endorsed by most

of the Granges, but J. W. Helme, H. F.

Baker and R. M. Seward received a

sufficient number of endorsements to

place their names on the ticket if they

so desire.



Names of candidates receiving ten

or more endorsements vsill be placed

upon the ballot unless they notify the

secretary prior to September 20.



W. F. TAYLOR.





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When with: to advertisers please mention the Michigan Farmer.
Ferr _ . bite ,,

,Leghorns for Eggs



. Compare Ferris Leghorns with

v' ordinary hens and you will under-

. stand why so many thousands of

‘ poultry keepers have Ferris White

Leghorns exclusively. Order a

small pen from trapnested hens

_ with records of over 200 eggs.

Keep arecord of the eggs they lay this fall

and winter compared with your present flock.

Next spring on will know that 16 years’ care-

ful breeding has produced hens that will aver-

age close to 200 eggs 8. year with ordinary care.





Pens of this 200 egg quality will cost as follows :





 





 





I cockerel. 2 hens or pullers - 89.00

1 cockerel, 4 hens or pullers - 13.50

1 cockerel, 8 hens or pullets - 22.50

1 cockerel, 12 hens or pullers - 30,



2 oockerels, 25 hens or pullers - 60.00

3 cockerels. 50 hens or pu'llets . 112.00





6 cockerels. 100 hens or pullets - 210.00





These pens are properly mated. The cockerels

are early hatched. the lions are laying and the pullets are

ready to lay. Prices quoted are for September only. torc-

duce flock before placing in winter quarters. Regularpriccs

are 25 i higher. See page 8 of our catalog for particulars,

or order direct from this ad.



All stock is shipped on approval. You can return

within three days any birds not satisfactory and. money

will be refunded We guarantee safe arrival any distance.

(We will ship 0. 0. D. it you want to see the birds before

paying for them. Send only $.50 for a pen of five and 20

cents each for large numbers to guarantee express charges.)



Free 32-page catalog gives more information than

is possible in this ad. Contains photos showing 35 acres of

White Leghorns; describes our methods of feed and care;

how we improve laying qualities; list of winnings at 20 big

shows; many letters from customers; prices of exhibition.

breeding and laying stock. eggs for hatching and day-old

chicks. Even if you are not now in the market for stock we

will be glad to send you a copy. Mail a postal now While

you have the matter in mind.





GEORGE B. FERRIS





Ferris Le horn Farm

934 Union g Grand Rapids. Mich.





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THE NEW OREGON BREED.





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A new breed of poultry has come out

tion of practical poultry keepers.





breed, it is hardly necessary to say

that it had its origin in the state of

Oregon. The crossing of White Leg-

horns and Barred Plymouth Rocks pro-

duced the original Oregons, which have

been bred up to the present type by in-

troducing much more Leghorn blood.

Prof. James Dryden, of the Oregon

Agricultural College, where the work

was done, says that egg production

was the first consideration in the mak-

ing of the new breed, but that another

purpose was to develop an all-round

type of bird that would meet the mar-

ket demands. The Plymouth Rocks are

good table fowls and some strains are

excellent layers, but the average con-

sumer Wishes a smaller sized bird.





 





 





 





 





I N VERMIN PROOF PERCH Farm, Willis,

Llirdiicshq their Hollow Self-filling Kerosene oil

soaked Roasts are sure death to Lice. Mites. Vermin. Circular.





 





 





 





POULTRY.





 





More chicken would be consumed,





 





Cock birds. hens.



“In"! "00k [833. laid 950 eggs in one year.



W. C. COFFHAN. BENTON HARBOR. “ICE.

Parks 200 egg strain.





Barred ROCKS Oookerels for sale.





Circular Free. Fred Astling. Constantine. Mich.





BREEDING COCKERELS i

horns. ii. I. Reds. Barred Rocks.

PU LLETS—White, Buff. Black.

Sunnybrook Poultry Farms,





 





 





White. Brown.

Buff, Black Leg-





Prices reasonable.

Hillsdale, Michigan.





 





REEDING Cockerels, Shorewood strain of Rhode

Island “’hites for quick sale at $1.50 each single

and Rose Combs. Deforest Peet, Ii. it. 1. Alto, Mich.





 





OOKERELS and ii. few cocks bred from. noted 200

egg strain of Ferris Leghorns, at bargain prices if

ordered at once. Leon 0. Wheeler. Barryton, Mich.





GET YOUR ORDER IN EARLY FOR





k' rels from Cousins Northern King Strain Barred

gggkg. Write David W. dousins. North Port. hiich.





 





l4). (-ulsively. Now is the time to buy



all" L. horns lire bred stock at a big reduction in

p . .



price. Dr. William A. Smith, Petersburg. Michigan





 





OHN’S Big Beautiful Barred Rocks are all hen-

h'atclied. developed quick. good lnycrs, each $3; pair $5 :sold





Circulars. photos. John Nortlioii. Clare, Mich.





on approval.

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F OR SALE ffiew‘ii‘i‘épsiygoiié‘h “0215.335





Orels. Kletzlen S: Webster, Bath, Mich.

I Prices reduced one





FOWIBI'S’ Bil“ “OGkS I half, balance of seas-

on. Utility eggs 5.75 for 15, $1.50 for 30. $2 for 50, $8.00

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





llllPINGlONS : gill-is?1.?34.x..st‘i‘5ie‘3fi'i‘bofii'iii’;





750., pullets $1. up. M.E. THOMPSON. R811 ford. N110}!





 





' e Ore‘t, S. C. White 0r ingtons. ’



liliig lichs and cook. 38. 12 land :15. Just one half

what they will cost next airing. MRS. WILLIS

HOUGH, Pine Crest Farm. loyal Oak. Michigan.





Bargain,4 year-





 





Rose and SingleComb. Write





300 ii. i. RED “ENS, for Price List. Sell your mon-





. d in ' ure bred R. I. Re s.

{Lle'ififilgBAKéskFRRM.BOX 39.LAWRENCE.MICH.

090 and Single conib Reds, young and old. for sale.

ROOI‘i‘eSpOnilt’IICO :is to your Red needs inVited.

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

oMBS Brown Leghorn Cockerels large

ROSE C 0 in size, bred from prize winners





bant strains in America. One dollar each.

Ringgvfiirhbbnugii. Ilillsdale. Mich.





 





 





 





HODE ISLAND REDS and PLYMOU TH ROCKS.

Males 5 to 12 lbs. according to age $2 to 85; P. R. hens

weight 5 to 10 lbs., eggs 15 for S .00; 100, $5;120,_$6.

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

to age 36 to $25, l0 eggs S3. A. E. Cranium. Vassar. Mich.





 





Ad ' d lzl' ce fse -

s. 3- Hamburg Eggssgii.uEeregflldiisveizyl. dR.(l.0ii'hi€e





b 831.00, Belgian Hare Bucks $5.00With

P33335315. en RIVlCltVllCW FARM, Vassar. Mich.





ILVER GOLDEN AND WHITE WYANI)()’1‘TE$.



Eggs from all mattings. 1.50 per 14'), $2.50 per 30 until

July Ist. C. W. Browning, R. 2. Portland. Mich.



Bufl Or iiigton Oockerels for breeding pur-



S- (:0 poses. i‘ices reasonable. If interested write



at once to Mrs. Calvin Fuller. Bancroft. Michigan.





While W andoiio E gs $1, $2, $3.





or ()0. 3 .per 100.

DAVID AY. pailunti, Michigan.





 





Cock dc Cockerels.

per 15. $4

202 Forest Ave .





HITE WYANDO'I‘TES Eggs $1.50 per 15. $2.50

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

A. FRANKLIN SMITH. Ann Arbor. Michigan.





White china Geese 8:. M. Pekin Ducks





CLAUDIA BETTS. Hilledale. Mich.





DOGS

SKUNK,





COON.

FOX, AND RABBIT HOUNDS

Broke to un and field.and guaranteed.Fox.coon hab-

hit houn pups, from the best of stock—85.00 each.

Stamp for photos. H. 0. Lytle, Fredericksburg.0hio.





 





RE BRED SCOTCH COLLIE PUPS Belgian

Eggs and R. and S. O. R. I. Reds for sale. oodng al-

" ity. prices reasonable. 0. E. Hewley. Ludingtcn. ich.





500 Ferrets. sench stamp.

Holmuvillo. Ohio





Four pallets





on Wire, spreading it on a flat, surface





 





 





 





An Oregon Hen.





Prof. Dryden thinks, if the purchaser

could always find a bird that would

suit his pocketbook and yet have more

meat qualities than the Leghorn. The

Oregon is medium in weight between

the Leghorn and the Plymouth Rock,

making it a good general purpose fowl.

At the same time, its laying qualities

are very high. Several hens of the

new breed have records of over 300

eggs in a. year. This tendency to heavy

egg production is not simply the result

of crossing two established breeds,

however, but results from the selection

of heavy layers as breeding stock, trap

nests having been used as a basis.



In color the Oregons are. white and

they are rather close feathered, like

the Leghorns, with medium-sized

combs, yellow legs and a yellow skin.

They lay a white egg. Yellow—skinned

birds that will weigh four or five

pounds and that are heavy producers

of white eggs should meet the require-

ments of a great many poultry keep-

ers, both amateurs and professionals.

It is likely that much more will be

heard about the Oregons in years to

come.

Massachusetts. E. I. FARRINGCDON.

SECOND CROP GRASS FOR THE



HENS.





An eastern poultryman tells us that

it has been his custom for several

years to harvest considerable quanti-

ties of second crop clover and grass

for the purpose of feeding to the hens

in the winter. Here is his plan: Clo-

ver is out before it blossoms and tim-

othy before it heads. In this way a

light bulky product is obtained. It is

dried by spreading on the barn floor,

thus avoiding the shrinkage that strong

sunshine will cause. When thoroughly

dry it is put in 'bags and hung up in a

dry building.



Feed of this kind should never be

thrown among the litter in the pens.

That method is too wasteful. A better

way is to use a piece of common chick-





 





Fiix'lloiind: oi all ages, 8““ and Rabbit do...

. W. I. LICK".





   





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from the west and demands the atten-

The

Oregons being the name of the new





too old, or which have molted too late

to lay well through the winter.





*thatTthe hens can 9

ily reach. My informant says that the

birds prefer this to any form of green

feed he can provide in the winter. It

probably comes as! near to the forage

of the open range as it is possible to

obtain in midwiner.

New Hamp.





 





C. H. CHESLEY.





 





HOME-MADE HIVES.





 





I am starting into the bee business

and want all the advice I can get. I

have, seven colonies now; they are just

in box hives and not all of one size. I

want to make all my hives, so please

give me the correct measurements of

a. good ten-frame hive.



N. F.





Sanilac Co.



Many bee-keepers who are good me-

chanics, and have spare-time, find it

very economical ”to make their own

hive bodies, covers and bottom boards.

Usually they find that the,frames for

the hive bodies can be purchased more

cheaply than they can be made, that is,

taking time into consideration, and as

the frames are sold quite reasonable, I

think it is cheaper to buy rather than

to make the frames.





Before commencing to make hive

bodies, I would advise you to purchase

one complete hive, known as the ten-

frame dove-tailed Langstroth hive. This

hive can be purchased from any of the

bee supply jobbers. With this hive on

hand you will notice immediately the

main points in construction. The meas-

urements for the ten-frame Langstroth

are 151/2x191/;; inches, and 93/8 inches

deep. These are the inside measure-

ments. The frame which goes with

this hive is 17%x91/8 inches outside

measurements. In making hives and

frames, the main points are to be sure

that one has space between each hive

body and super. The bee space is a

space one-fourth to three-eighths of

an inch, usually the latter, and this

space must be provided for between

the ends of the frame and the hive

body, and also either at the bottom of

the hive body, or the frames should

rest on a tin rabbet three-eighths of an

inch longer than the top of the hive

body. The latter is usually where the

bee space is provided.





In this case, the bottoms of the

frames in the hive bodies, or section

helders in the supers would come flush

with the bottom of the hive body or

super, so that when the super or hive

body was placed on the lower hive

body there would be a space of three-

eighths of an inch between the tops of

the frames in the lower bodies, and

the bottom of the frames, or section

holders, in the upper hive bodies, in

the case of comb honey supers.





It is not necessary to make a dove-

tailed hive, as hive bodies which are

made with lock corners will answer

the purpose equally well, provided they

are made carefully, and the joints

painted just prior to nailing. Hand

holds on the outside of the hive bodies

are‘very handy, as the bee-keepers find

when. the bodies are filled with honey.

The woods usually used for hive bodies

are white pine and cypress. In some

cases, redwood has been used, but the

two former apparently give better sat-

isfaction. In using lumber, be sure

that the lumber is thoroughly dried, or

the hive bodies will very soon get out

of shape, and be a nuisance to handle

correctly.





I would advise you, if you are start-.

ing out, and expect to keep bees for

very long, to purchase the metal spac‘

ed frames. These cost but little more

than the ordinary Hoffman frame, but

are very omuch stronger, and there is

less risk of' the top bar breaking when

the frames are being handled at any

time.





Ingham Co. F. E. MILLEN.





reality





as:





sell 20 Registered Holstein Cows,

some with A. R. 0. Records up 1:022

lbs., and heifers from A. R. O. dams

Prices range from $150 up. There is

no better breeding in the country.





   

   

 

 

 





 





 





 





We have a choice lot of Bull Only 12

months and 'another crotp coming. I w 1] be

pleased to have you visit our arm. where we have a

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





at the Michigan State air. U. . .

Hunters Creek. Mich. S NEY SMITH, Manager.





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HERD ESTABLISHED IN 190 .

TROJAN-ER 0 on] .

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Also breeders oflgé‘rghzggn.¥lrcg§£lalifi

wrbedbcorn swoon FARM. Ionia. Mich.

"llSlllllES most economical milk ro

iaiii'ihikioiii‘g: 823.3%; giggiiilhifiiffiioim

VILLAGE FARMS, Incorporated

Grass Lake, Michigan,

GUERNSEY CATTLE

BERKSHIRE HOGS





 

   

   

   

 





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users. 0 VII





 

 





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Reg. Guernsey Bulls. serviceable ago. great grand

sons of Gov. Chene. also grade Guernsey and Jersey boil."

6 wkl old 520 each. Avondaie Stock Farm. Wayne. Mich





of service a

Guernsey Bulls no... it... "

T. V. HICKS, Route 1. Battle





 

 

   

   

 

 

 





nd calves from

mg. breeding.





Ceeck, Mich.



("i uernsey (May Rose) Bull for sale. born 89 t. 5. 1913.

I Sg‘lendid animal in every respect, Dam Sh) lbs. tat

class . J. K. Blatchtord. Auditorium Tower. China. Ill





 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





MILO D. CAMPBELL CHAS. J. ANGEVINE





. BEACH FARM

G UERNSEYS





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 sirens big im-

provement can soon be attained if the right

selection is made. The breeding of the Beach

Farm Herd is as good as can be found, and we

guarantee them to be free from contagious dis-

eases and to be satisfactory in every way or

money refunded. Write and let us tell you about





them.

CAMPBELL 8 ANGEVINE,





Coldv'vater, Michigan.





GUERNSEYS ”no..."





Containin blood of world chamee’onl

HICKS’ OUER SEY FARM. Saginaw. . 8.. “lab.

.10 choice yearling and two year old

8260





GUERNSEYS-Guernsey Heifers—bro .





$350 each. J. M. Williams. North Adams. Michigan.





Herefords—One Bull can.





ALLEN BROS. PAW PAW. MIC".





Do You Want A Bull?





Ready F or Service.





From a grand daughter of The King of the



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

brother to the Champion Holstein Cow ol‘ the



World. and whose dam is a30 lb. 8% i fat dau tor



of Pontiac Aggie Korndykewho has more lb.



daughters than any other livmg bull. If you do



write for pedigree.





EDWIN S. LEWIS. Marshall, Mich.





HOLSTEIN 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 of Johanna McKinley Segis . u



BLISSVELDT FARMS Jenison, M





p.

lchi‘an

F O R SA LE





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. BIGEL W'S HOLSTEIN FABMI.

BREEDSVILLF. MICE.





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30 lb bull for sale. 2 years old. b

- the Pontiacs. Dam sold for $1

Ferd. J. Lange.





l [lave Holstein Bulls,





I can show breeding. records,

tive prices. L. E CONN





“TOPNOTC





a son of King of

in Detroit sale.

Sebewaing. Mich.





Bull Calves and Con

that I 0113‘ for “Jo.

in dividuality and attrao

ELL, Fayette, Ohio.





ll ” Holsteins





By careful retention, for many years, of lar eat: to-

ducmg females, and use of superior sires, a roe in:

herd of wonderful quiiiltfy has been established. We

are selling young bullso this‘"l 0P NOTCH"quality.

of serViceable age. at moderatelprices. Information

edigrees,eto.. on application. ii cPHERBON FARMS

0.. Howell, Michigan.





 





Guernsey Females of Quality:





Bred heifergalalnd

in Sept. A





_ cows to fr en

, R. breeding. G.A.Wigent. Watervliet. Mich.





EXTRA FINE





Holsteins





FOR SALE

' In order to reduce my herd I will





 





 





Be sure to get rid of all the surplus

males and of all the hens which are





FOR SALE Two Hols





 

 





Bigelow’s Holstein Farms

Breedsville, Michigan.





tein Bull Calves





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-5 months old I in so lb. a

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ANJ.





3%. Howell. W.
(Continued from page 266).

the board of directors of this organiza-

tion decided upon definite plans of ac;

tivity. Since that time every oflicial of

the Michigan Milk Producers’ Associa‘

tion has been giving of his time and

energy to‘ the advancement of this

work.





The field secretary and his assistants.





have formed local organizations in

many parts of the state. The demands

for work have been greater than could

be met, and in many instances every

day has had its place of meeting and

organization.



The educational side of the propa‘

ganda has been met with a splendid

endorsement by educators, doctors and

scientific men of the state. Thousands

of pieces of literature have been sent

over the state telling of the food value

of milk and cost of production. Much

encouragement has come from this line

of activity.



Wherever a price contest has been

raised the state organization has as‘

lilSted the local, and not in a single in-

stance have they suffered defeat. The

price gains, while not always sufficient

have been encouraging and fortell of

better things. In one case where milk

was selling for 12 cents per gallon, the

price was raised to 18 cents per gallon

or a raise of 50 per cent. In one in‘

stance where milk» was selling for 12

cents per gallon the price was raised

to 20 cents per gallon, a raise of 66 per

cent.‘ The average raise in the price

of sweet cream has been about 20

cents per gallon, or a raise of 33 per

cent. In many instances there has

been about 20 per cent per 100 lbs.

At one shipping station of about 48

patrons the raise of 20 per cent per

100 brought them at the first pay day

of two weeks, $732 increase over what

their checks would have been. In each

of these and other cases it has requir‘

ed a little agitation on the part of the

local, which, assisted by the state on

ganization has brought about the re-

sults. .‘

The buyer for a large concern pre-

sented the following list of prices to

the field secretary, a few days since,

asking for his criticism and endorse

ment. This schedule which is for a

common grade of milk on a 3.5 per

cent basis:





January ............ $2.10

February ........... 2.10

‘ March .............. 1.85

April ............... 1.75

May ............... 1.60

June ............... 1.60

July ................ 1.75

August .............. 1.80

September .......... 1.80

October ............ 1.90

November .......... 2.10

December .......... 2.10





This averages the actual cost of pro«

duction as determined by the ten state

experiments conducted in various parts

of the nation These prices will go

into effect as soon as the present con‘

tracts expire and will give to these

patrons a. raise of better than 25 per

cent on former prices. This alone will

be many times as many dollars as it

will ever require to finance the local

and state organizations. So, as we

look at the work from any angle we

feel that advancement is made. The

general knowledge of the value of our

product as being the cheapest food

product on the market is being broadly

scattered and eagerly received by pro-

ducers and consumers alike.



If you desire to assist or be assisted

in the great campaign, send for litera

ture and information to R. C. Reed,

Field Secretary, Howell, Mich.



We desire again to think you who

have so kindly and generously support-

ed this campaign. We believe that a

continuation of your cooperation will

bring desired results.



Remember—that Milk is not a raw

product.



Remember—that the cow is the most

delicate and intricate machine used to

manufacture human food.



R. C. REED,

Field Secretary.





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V eterinary. __

mull"IlllllllllIllIllllllIllIllllllllllllllllllIlllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfi

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





 





Stringhalt——~Fracture.—A few days

ago my horse ran a short distance,

then into the stable, and immediately

afterwards commenced lifting one hind

leg high up, but I failed to find any in-

jury to the leg. He will barely put his

foot on the floor. J. J ., Berrien Springs,

Mich—One of two things happened to

your horse; either a lesion of sciatic

nerve occurred or else he fractured his

pelvis or hip. Very little'can be done

for either ailment, other than to give

absolute rest and good care.





Obstructed Teat.—I have a valuable '





Jersey cow that got one of her teats

cut on barbwire. Wound healed fairly

well, but there is a small lump that

seems to move up and down teat at

milking time which interferes with the

milk flow. J. H. K., Germfask, Mich.

-——It will perhaps require a surgical op-

eration before this bunch can be re-

moved; furthermore, it is work for a

Vet. or a dairyman who has had ex~

perience and who has the necessary

tools to do that kind of work.



Hip Joint Lameness.~—Shortly atfer

my mare had her colt last spring I

thought she showed lameness in fore

foot, but of late I notice that her hip

is sweenied back of hip joint and when

she walks the hip joint appears to be

loose, playing altogether too much. So

far as I know she has not met with

any accident. and I am inclined to be.

lieve that she never was lame in front.

but lame in hip. What had I better

do for her? J. F. B., Flat Rock, Mich.

~—Apply equal parts turpentine, aqua

ammonia and olive oil to hip once a

day. It is possible that she fractured

her pelvis; however, she should be

given rest and good care or she will

not get well.



Rheumatism—Loss of Appetite—I

have nine pigs three months old, and

three of them are not thriving. The

first symptoms they showed was loss

of appetite, soon lost flesh and now

they are occasionally lame. P. B., Fal-

mouth, Mich—Mix equal parts of pow-

dered charcoal, ground ginger and

ground gentian together and give each

pig two-thirds of a teaspoonful at a

dose either in feed or as a drench in

some cold water or milk three times a

day for a few days, then perhaps twice

a day will be often enough.



Indigestion—What is wrong with

my lambs? They first showed symp-

toms of frothing at the mouth, dis-

charge of mucus from nose, stand with

head up in air, occasionally jump and

then duck head down to ground, acting

wild. I am commencing to wean these

lambs. feeding them some oats. W. W.

N., Niles, Mich—I am inclined to

believe they suffer from indigestion.

Give each of them enough castor oil

or epsom salts to open their bowels;

also give small doses of potassium bro-

mide three times daily. One—half grain

is enough for young lambs.



Rheumatism.—I have several pigs

four months old that seem to have

trouble in their back and hind quarters

causing considerable lameness and

stiffness. I have been feeding them

stock food, ground corn, middlings and

separator milk. W. W., Alpine, Mich.

—-The less corn and fat-producing milk

you feed your pigs the better they will

walk. They should have more exercise,

their bowels kept open and active.

Give each pig 5 grs. of potassium bro-

mide at a dose three times a day. Feed

some oats, middlings, tankage and

grass. They should be kept in a clean

dry place.



Chronic Stocking—We, have a mare

that always stocks in lower part of one

hind leg as soon as she is rested and

not exercised. She is fed hay and

grain three times a day while working

and only hay and grass when idle.

Mrs. J. 19., Marion, Mich—Bandage leg

in cotton while she stands in stable

and give her 1 dr. of potassium iodide

and 1 dr. acetate of potash at a dose

in feed twice a day.



Shy Breeders—So far this season

my cows fail to get with calf, but they

come in heat every 22 days. got

some medicine from our local Vet. that

I gave for five days before they came

in heat and for five days afterwards.

but it failed to help them. J. S., Gow-

en, Mich—Dissolve a tablespoonml of

bicarbonate of soda in one pint of wa-

ter and inject cow four hours before

she is served. Certain cows are bar-

ren, others are shy breeders.



Loss of Vision—Infectious Ophthal-

mia.——-My cows have been troubled

with sore eyes since last spring; three

of them have lost the sight of one eye

each. E. N. H., Gagetown, Mich.—

Apply equal parts of celomel and boric

acid to sore eyes once a day and give

each cow that has sore eyes a tea-

spoonful of nitrate of potash in feed

or water once or twice a day.





and Mark .

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The line is complete.





steel.





hay per day.





local dealer who handles it.

will write us.





 





CHICAGO





ill.





IT turns out the tight, smooth bales of hay that

ship well, and sell readily, because pressed

with our famous pull-power toggle-joint plunger,



‘ and smoothed with our special roller tucker.

It is made in styles to suit the needs of every farm—

one-horse and two-horse presses for farmers who have

no other power; motor presses for'the men. who wish





to get through with baling in a hurry; belted jack

presses for farmers who already own engines; and fast working

belt power presses for baling large crops, or for custom work.





All working parts of International Hay Presses are made of

The sizes are standard,“ 14 x 18, 16 x 18 and 17 x 22, and the

capacity of the different styles ranges from 6 to 35 tons of baled





Write for illustrated folders and catalogues showing these

baling presses in color and giving complete specifications. You

can see an International press at the place of business of the

We will send you his name if you





International Harvester Company of America

(lucorpmtel)





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Chnpion Donia: McCormick mums... 0.5m Plano (1.11:

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Also some good farmer's boars.





This is the best lot of fall pigs we have ever had to offer.

dial invitation is extended to visit the farm and inspect the stock. If you wish one of the best

young Jersey bulls in Michigan we have him for sale.





Breakwater Farm, Swine Dept" Ann Arbor, Mich.





Duroc Jersey Herd Boars





Special Offering of High Class Fall Boar Pigs.

enough for breeders who appleciate t e lust.





Breedln and Individuality good

A 001'-





For further particulars. address.





 





BULLS ALL SOLD

Holstein-Friesian Cattle A. R. O. herd,

tuberculin tested annually.



PEACELAND STOCK PARK, Three Rivers, Mich.





(has. Peters. [lerdsm-n. C. L. Brody. Owner, Port Huron





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HOBART W. FAY

Holetein-Friesian Cattle

Established 1904.

Melon. Mich.





 





HOICE HOLSTEIN BULLS-all frnrn A.R.O. damn



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

2-yr.-old just finished year's record of over 15,“ lbs.

milhover 1000 lb. butter record in mature clen.Chen'1

CroekBtockFarm, LLB. Pamelle, Prop.. Hilliard-,lich.





flEGlSIERED JERSEY BULLS Hill SALE ‘





ling. and Bull calves from 8 to 10 mouth.

0] . Also 3 cows. rl your wants.

SMITE— PARKER, R. D. No.4, Howell. Michigan.





BIDWELL SflORTflORN S





For “Best and Milk"

Registered b ul l o.

Scotch - to ped roam.

redsmdw tutor sale.

Farm at N.Y.C. Depot;

also D. T. a I. R'y.



“drunBJJebmiu lot.

nmwul. SIOCI Fag.-





lox B. Total-eh.





 





 





 

   





Albion Sta-p a”





 





 





n Holstein Bull Call. 2nearest dams average 901b

afi-milk per do; Pontiac Xorndyke and Hengerveld

De ricee right. John A. Mike,ann.Mieh





Holstein Calves. 10 heifers. and 2 bulle lS-lfiths pure.

5 weeks old, beautifully markodJfllfli each, crotod

wood Farm. Wh immenwu





ol breeding.





 





[or shipment anywhere.





MIGHIGAN HDLSTEINS





4 to 12 Mo. World record sire. High





 





us send you one on trial. You should



not buy until you get our book.



Long Beach Farm,



AUGUSTA. (Kalamazoo Co.) HIGH.

Handsome Holstein





ONLY :25 DELIVERED: bull calf. 7.8 white.





15-16 pure bred. Sire. 51b butter bull. Dam extra

good cow. 7-8 pure. ROCGEMONT FARMS. Detroit.





 





 





bull ready for service.





' ' You

Hchsiorcd Holstein. as... m... snafu-u...

guaranteed. W. B. Jones and J. Elma, (‘nhm-mh. Mich.





 





REG. HOLSTEINS: Herd headed by Albina Bonto

. Butter Boy 910.931”. Dani's record at 6 yrs. butter

8.53 lbs. milk 619.4. Yearly record at 2% yrs. butter

MIDI. milk WHILW. B. READER. How's“. Mich





_ , H l tel

m Sit! crises. 3’.»?l%?°.§a‘i$“fi...%lanfi

on». in owning Hart. Michigan.





“I; £1?”de h full}. Halide-hen [‘01: “d

0 . ' . I. . u 0 V”

not... for and: on... 0. who. ogpoflifl m3.





m from M [h- producing done. with

ylllls hr Sale .

uni-each! but. a. n. w. .5331. tinting;





ole" r Inle choice young Bull. by MaWn Wen-

R. of M. cows, or cows 1!. of M. tests.



Wl 1 aka oner- a few can for “10& fall. Write for

faction aran-



CAPAC. film

B d I JERSEY m1) elem for sale.

hated Id .





M [In ' 0.... on.

“gunfim several anomalous I.





0X.“ I

Jerseys For: Sale as:





ready for service and cows and heifers soon to {to-hen.





 





 





 





 





Hudowllnd ram. Waterman. Waterman. Ann Arbor, Mich. 1





testing dams—from 899 up to 8299. Let‘





 





 





Shel-thorn Cattle oi both Sex for Sic





W. W. Kl'lm. Howell. IWgan.





t ' .

Mill HEB Shi'ififiif.’ Zii‘Ri‘fl‘iz.”ifc’e’°‘"m

J. B. HUMMELL. MASON. MI HIGAN.





SW AND POLLED DU‘RHAMS FOR BALI.

' Have red men and white. Have over I“

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





 





motor—ale at tuner-apnoea. c..w. .

Socy. Cut. lien. Shutter- lmeeden' Am. IcBmie. lick





‘ 8h rth Cnttlemouu bulls and hello].



83£mfd Slifimb’gld cows andhe for- $150.00. Write.



. J. BELL. “(HE CITY. ”0310:“.



' ' Shot-thorns. roe-3 year old. Bonn- bred herd

Milling bull as) v bulls and heifers.



DAVIDSON & HALL?“ GUNS“. MICHIGAN.





SHORTHORNS F0" SALE





8 Bulls. also females. W. B. 11100an Howell. an.





F?!“ Salish-9233. Shall-EA Hot: l 3;“! bfimlggx I

onarc .. , .0 van a e. mm In

John Schmidt.a R2021 City. R. No. 5.. Mich“.





For: SALE—Tm yen-nu. heifers. both from 2121.4

Sire and one from 20“). don. the other: dam not

tested. huts fine individual, also a bull calf from





—D i b r b d. Breeding stock all

Shoriiorns “’ °' °° '° 0....





 





 





 





 





51:1}. «lyenrlr'ild dam. sire a 2; lb. doublle grandma

olunlu on or more.

c. n. run. a- - nuns Juana“.

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in] red aschmn 'rlbe ta .0 skin.



' your wan q ' .

“inhell‘e inedlldleo%um 3.2. Blue-l e. Mich.





SWIGARTDALE FARM





HOLSTEINS.





B llGl from A.B.0.

gglilbagtcgoaig lilatefn‘cgsMIg It m,

BERKSH IRES

. i . d in“ b lend b

fifiofitfifmfn “2%. con reu- _

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lreeders’ Bindery—Continued” page 271.. ‘





will!
Little l'losaie Meredith,

Jasper County. Iowa. sent

in her name and we gave

her a beautiful pony named

“Pat." Now she has fun

all the time. .





 

   

 

 





Here Is The Chance you have been waiting for to get a beau-

tiful, playful little Shetland Pony, with Buggy, Harness, Saddle, Bridle and

Blanket—all given to you without a cent of cost.





more than 407 Ponies to boys and girls. Now I am going to give away sev-

eral more Ponies, and I want every family that reads this paper to stand an

equal chance to get one.





If You Are a Boy or Girl, send in your name. If you are

the Father or Mother of a boy or girl, send in your child’s name. No

charges of any kind—nothing to buy. Just send in your name and address. 69'





'6

Children Don’t put 0E this chance. Don’t wait. Write your name 93¢”)

-———' and address in the comer below, cut it out and send it tome.

I will then send you the beautiful Free Pony Picture Book and you will have an

equal chance to receive one of the real live Ponies that I am going to give away soon.

You stand just the same chance as any other child, and it doesn’t cost you a cent.

Get a pencil and write your name now.





 

 

   





Parents Please show this ofier‘ to your child, and

—— send in the Coupon. You will be interested

in the Free Pony Book I send, and your child will enjoy a





it immensely and profit by it. I receive many letters from





 

 





 





children telling me how they enjoyed reading the 9

book. Besides, your child may win one of the 60

this season. Your child standsthe same A wonderful

equal chance as any other child; I

Book for Children

IN. Book. It tells the stories of hundreds of children and the

Ponies I gave them.- It is full of pictures of these chil-

P0~Y 80“ P 0N dren, playing with their Pony Pets. It tells how the children won

as: w.» ma... St. 9..., Minn; are having with them. It tells all about the triCks they do and what





they are fed and how they are cared for. I will send a copy of this won-

derful Pony Book free to every be or girl who really wants a Pony and

who sends in his or her name. rite your name in the corner on the

left and mail it to me right away. I want to hear from every boy'and





girl who doesn’t own ahPony. .M





TI'IE ‘ PONY- KING





Send me the Free Pony Picture Book, containing pic-

tures and names of children to whom you have given Pomea.

Also send me pictures of the Ponies youiare going to give

away soon. and Certificate 0! Membership, so I can Join

your Pony Club and get a Pony.





41

Milkmen





 





Shetland Ponies I am actually giving away

lust Sign Your Name ~ , a a —. ,

Here 1s a wonderful Pony Picture and .Story

i Ill! '.~y KING. a" them,how the Ponies were shipped to them, and the good times they

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I Am The Pony King of America, and I have given away C; .

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William H. Edmunda live!

in Luaerue County, Penn-

eylvania. He sent in his

name and I sent him

“ Ru 5 a.” William .

"Russ" flab. via-y fine ll ‘e



ny an e e een o -

fired $150 to: him.





 

 

 

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   





 





 

   

 

   

   

 

   

   

 





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