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VOL. CXLVll. No. 21:
Whole Number 3915

Michigan Potato Growers’ Convention

HE Third Annual Meeting and
Show of the Michigan State Po-

.tato AssOciation was held at Esr

canaba, Mich., November 1-2-3, 1916, at
the Coliseum Building.

The meeting was called to order by
Vice—president -Dorr D. Buell, Elmira.
The forenoon program was given over
to E. C. Lindema'nn, State Leader of
Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs, to talk to the
boys of Delta county and the local high
school boys of Escanaba on club work
in general and potato club work in
particular.

In the afternoon after the secretary’s
report by C. W. Waid, Secretary of
State Potato Association, the program
was taken up by H. B. Blandford,
County Agent of Newaygo county, in
a round-table discussion, who led off
by discussing “How Can the County
Agent Help the Potato Industry ?” fol-
lowed by L. R. Walker, County Agent
of Marquette county, on “Standardiza-
tion.” Mr. Walker gave a history of
what had been accomplished in Mar-
quette county in an effort to standard-
ize the Green Mountain variety of po—
tatoes. By organizing a County Potato
Growers’ ASSociation and the Boys’ and
Girls’ Clubs, the Green Mountain pota-
to has been fairly well established;
five hundred bushels of pure seed was
i Members of
the aSSOCiation had one-quarter'acre
plots inspected for variety mixture and
freedom from disease. A larger pre-
mium has been given in the county fair
premium book for Green Mountain and
through these avenues Mr. Walker ex-
pects to secure the standardization of
this potato as the principal commer-
cial variety in Marquette county.

Mr. Hoopingarner, County Agent
from Iron county, “came up” with seed
selection, emphasizing the importance
of pure seed from good plants and the
necessity of hill selection to keep up
the yield and proper type for the needs
of the consumer.
ty Agent from Dickinson county, went
into the subject of “Disease Control
from the Viewpoint of the County
Agent," touching principally upon the
diseases and control of late blight and
black leg of potatoes.

E. B. Hill, County Agent from Me-
nominee county, “made a score” on the
“Cultivation of Potatoes” in his sec-
His experience showed that clo-
ver sod well manured, made the best
kind of a seed bed and that on the
light soils of the county flat cultivation
gave the best results, while on the
heavy soils slight ridging early in the
season for drainage have very good re
sults. The keeping of an earth mulch
proved to be highly beneficial in his
countythis year, due to the long pe~
riod of excessively dry weather.

J. W. Weston spoke on the “Import-
ance of Growing Seed for the South,"
special emphasis being made of this
fact, that good seed of pure variety and
free from disease would find a ready
market in this state and often in the
same community of the grower, and for
the present the demand for seed would
be figuflicient at home to take all the
supply. This is a splendid step in favor

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of seed production for the future, as
there will be an unlimited supply of
good seed When the demand comes
from this high-grade stock that is be-
ing‘produced at present.

A summary of the afternoon program
was made by C. W. Waid. Mr. Waid
emphasized the fact that the County
agents have an opportunity to do a
great deal of good if they have the co-
operation of the farmer.” The county
agent is able to do for the farmer what
the farmer cannot do for himself.” Co-
operation of farmers and county agents

over the state will revolutionize the po-,

tato industry.

Wednesday evening Mr. H. A. Zan-
der, representative of the Packer, the
national produce newspaper, gave a
talk on “The Marketing Problem,”
bringing out these points of value, that
both dealer and farmer must study the

Horticultural,

in cars and shipped long distances. In
several cases as high as fifty per cent
of the cars would be discarded, thus
returning to the shipper a freight bill
instead of a nice profit. The prime im-
portance in marketing is the honesty
of the shipper and the integrity of the
producer. Dr. Coons illustrated by
maps and charts how late blight can
be foretold by the weather conditions.
He showed that an excessively wet
July produced late blight in every case;
with the present price of copper sul-
phate, this is an important thing to
watch as it will give the farmers a
chance to spray in wet seasons where
they do not ordinarily spray at all, and
thus save their crop as in ordinary
years. Dr. Coons pointed out that the
experiments in New York proved that
spraying was beneficial in poor blight
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producing and marketing system in or-
der that each may understand condi.
tions of the potato situation as to qual-
ity and quantity of production.
Wednesday evening Dr. G. H. Coons,
professor of Plant pathology at the
Michigan Agricultural College, spoke
of “Potato Diseases, Causes and Con-
trol,” and its relation to the destiny of
Michigan as a great potato state in the
future.” Dr. Coons spoke principally
of the effects of late blight and com-
mon potato scab. He took up the sub-
ject of late blight as a serious disease
in transportation and gave us some
idea of the effects of this dreaded dis-
ease when the affected tubers are‘ put

 

tion of sprayed plants over the produc-
tion of unsprayed plants was enough to
more than pay for cost of material and
labor of applying the spray materials.
Dr. Coons cautioned people about buy-
ing'imported potators or potatoes from
other sections, as many injurious dis—
eases are brought in by that method,
of which powdery scab is the most ser-
ious. Common scab is causing a great
deal of trouble in the state, being more
serious in the southern peninsula this
year than it has been in the past. Re-
duced yields and weakened vitality of
the Seed potatoes are two of the im-
portant injuries of the scab organism.
Better cultural methods, seed selection

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and seed treatment with formaldehyde
were recommended as measures to ov-
ercome this serious loss.

The banquet on Thursday evening
brought out some good talks. G. T.
VVerline, the toastmaster, said: “I am
heartily ashamed that Delta county has
no county exhibit. We need a county
agent and I hope that those from Delta
county will assist me in urging the
matter at the very next meeting of the
county board. “’e are proud, however,
of Cloverland's wonderful showing at
the exhibit." . I

Miss Margaret Justin, head of the
Home Economics Department, Exten—
sion Specialist for the Upper Penin-
sula of Michigan, spoke briefly before
leaving for the Coliseum, where she
spoke before the women on “Potato
Cooking.”

C. W. Waid spoke for the “Standard-
ization of Potatoes," and told of the
wonderful improvements made during
the late years along that line. J. G.
Milward, Secretary of the Wisconsin
Potato Growers’ Association, compli-
mented the show on its wonderful pro-
ducts and said that the potatoes were
some of the finest he had ever seen.
He mentioned that the northern part
of Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan are similarly
located and have nearly the same cli-
matic and soil conditions and he con—
sidered it one of the finest places for

the, growth of the potato and urged '

that more. intensive work be done.

Friday morning, G. T. \Verline spoke
on the “Soil Problems in the Upper Pe-
ninsula,” and emphasized the more in-
tensive cultivation and seed selection
responsible for the high yields, also
that the quality of potatoes grown well
to the north is superior to that of
those grown farther south.

Prof. .leorge A. Brown, of the Ani-
mal Husbandry Department of the

Michigan Agricultural College, spoke
011 “The Importance of Live Stock
Raising in Connection with Potato
Growing.” Prof. Brown said: “The

greatest argument in feeding live stock
is that on an average of 90 per cent. of
the foods fed is returned to the farmer
as fertilizer if prOperly handled. Sev—
enty to eighty per cent of the manure
gets to the soil. Potatoes are gross
feeders and require a great deal of hu-
mus and fertilizer elements to produce
the maximum crop, so that the live
stock farmeris in the best position to
be the best potato raiser. He has the
fertility of the soil returned to the land
in the shape of manure. The manure
is an insurance for the safety of future
crops and increased yields, making the
farmer a manufacturer, by develOping
his own natural resources. In order to
maintain the farm’s fertility perma-
nently, one must keep a certain amount
of live stock, enough to at least con-
sume the products raised on the farm,
not considered as cash crops. '

The session was closed by a busi-
ness meeting. Treasurei’s report, fol-
lowed by report of committee

Report of the resolutions committee:

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Notwithstanding t h e
fact that the principal
features of the rural
credit law have been repeatedly dis-
cussed in our columns, many readers
have failed to note the discussions of
that law, and many inquiries are re-
ceived each week seeking for informa-
tion as to how to proceed to secure
loans under that act. For this reason
we are again briefly referring to the
subject.

The Federal Farm Loan Board, ap-
pointed under the act, has held hear-
ings in different parts of the country
with a view of determining the proper
location for the federal land banks
provided for in the act and of gaining
first—hand information as to the needs
of the different parts of the country
for better rural credit facilities. Re-
cent information is to the effect that
these banks will be located by the first
of January, and that the machinery
created by the law will be put in mo-
tion as soon as possible thereafter.

The only Way to secure loans under
this law during the first year of its op-
eration is through the National Farm
Loan Associations organized by ten or
more farmers desiring to make loans
aggregating $20,000 or more. After the
first year the law provides that exist-
ing banks and trust companies may be
made agents for the loaning of money
at the disposal of the federal farm
loan banks. For early utilization of the
loaning privileges extended by this
act it is thus necessary for ten or
more farmers to bind themselves to-
gether into a national farm loan asso-
ciation for this purpose. Literature re-
lating to the organization of such as-
sociations together with full informa-
tion regarding the methods of proce-
dure in getting loans may be secured
upon request from the Federal Farm
Loan Board at, Washington, D. C.

Under the terms of this act moneys
can be secured frorn this source only
for the purpose of building up and bet-
tering the farm business. In this con-
nection a careful analysis of the things
which should be considered in borrow-
ing money, will be. profitable. These
points could perhaps be no better
described than in the language of Dr.
Carver of the U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture, who lays down the following
five rules which should be observed in
securing a loan.

1. Make sure-that 'the purpose for
which the borrowed money is to be
used will produce a return greater
than needed to pay the debt. 2. The
contract should provide for the repay-
ment of the principal at the most con-
venient tlm‘e,‘thht is, when the borrow-
er is most; likely to have the means
wherewi-th to repay it. 3. The length
of time the debt is to run should have
a close relation to the productive life

Rural Credit.

 

of the unmet-sat for m the
money is Wed. 4. Provision
should be made, in the We loan
for the gradual m of the princi-
pal. 5. Aslowintereotrueoaspos-
tibia should be secured.

These desirable ends are practically
provided for in the federal farm loan
act, but they may be profitably consid-
ered by farmers who may contemplate
the making of loans through other
sources for the extension of their busi-
ness operations.

Aside from the deep
interest which al-
ways attaches to a
general election in

A Tribute” the
Electorate.

1.09 this country, certain phases of the re-

cent election are worthy of special
mention/at this time. One very notice-
able feature of the recent campaign
was the notable absence of the old-
time campaign methods in appealing
to the voters. Political meetings were
comparatively few and limited almost
entirely to the presentation of the ear-
nest views of leading candidates for
public favor. The old'faohioned brass
band and hurrah methods of inspiring
more party sentiment were entirely
lacking. The principal method of ap-
peal, used by both party organizations
and leading candidates, was the use of
the advertising columns of reputable
publications for the presentation of ar-
guments calculated to appeal to the
reason and good some of the reader.

This recognition of the intelligence
and fairness of the great mass of the
electorate is a matter for sincere con-
gratulation, and augurs well for the
future of American institutions and
American ideals. That this estimate
of the high intelligence of the Ameri-
can voter which has been '30 generally
assumed by party Wuizations and
candidates for high office was funda-
mentally sound, is proven by the face
of the election returns in this state.

Perhaps at no previous election have
the electors of this state been called
upon to pass judgment upon conflict-
ing prepositions relatingtothe amend-
ment of our fundamental law which
were so well calculated to confuse the
voter as were the two amendments re-
lating'to the liquor traffic submitted at
the last election, yet an examination of
the returns show conclusively that
no such confuison occurred, that the
rank and file of voters understood the
proposition thoroughly and cast their
votes in a manner which left no doubt
as to the nature of public sentiment
upon this question.

The great faith in the ultimate good
judgment of the American people so
well expressed by Lincoln is apparent-
1y shared by intelligent political lead-
ers. The futility of trying to “fool the
people” even “part of the time” has
come to be a matter of common know].
edge among wise political leaders.
This is indeed a merited tribute to the
rank and file of the electorate who
shape and control the destinies of our
great nation.

A movement is be-
Standardization of tug fostered by the
Farm Equipment. Carriage Builders’

National Associa-
tion looking toward the standardiza-
tion of vehicle axles and wheels and
many parts that go to make up car-
riage bodies. It is expected that. this
will result in the adoption of a few
standard types and sizes which will be
carried in stock, and that all other
types will be handled as special orders
by the various manufacturers and
parts makers interested in this trade.
This plan is well calculated to relieve
to some extent the shortage of mate-
rial at the present time, sinCe it will
materially reduce stocks of goods
which must be carried by manufactur-
ers and jobbers. '

It is also a move which will be appre-
ciated by vehicle owners. In fact there
is no improvement which manufactur-
ers could adopt which would be so
widely appreciated by users of farm
equipment of all kinds as standardiza‘
tion of all parts so far as practicable.

 

 

Such-o course 'hu'for some time been
advocated by the National Society of
Agricultural Engines". Every elm
hthtdirecuonshofldreeelvotbeno-
tloe and approval of farm maniac
manufacturers will be eager to occonv
module them in this matter once their
demand has been insistently made
known.

Cooperative selling of
cooperative farm products has de-
Economy. veloped to a considera-
ble extent in this coun-
try, particularly along specialized
lines of production. In practically ev-
ery case where co-operative undertak-
ings of this kind have been competent-
ly handled, the result has been bene-
ficial to the cooperating producers.
In a few cases where cooperative sell~
ing has been resorted to as a means
of securing a compensatory price, as
in the negotiation of milk contracts,
the consumers have felt the effect in
an increase in retail prices, and have
complained not a little as a natural
consequence. It has, however, been
found by milk producers in all sec-
tions of the country that the heaviest
item in the journey of milk from the
country to the table has been the dis
tributor’s toll. In other words, the
cost of distribution has exceeded the
original purchase price of the milk.
in one South Carolina town where
an agent of the Department of Agri-
culture found this condition prevail-
ing, he suggested that the consumom
organize a distributing company in
which the stockholders agreed to ac-
cept a dividend of six per cent on
their investment and apply their earn-
ings in reducing the cost of the pro-
duct. This scheme worked so well
that its fame spread and now the con-
sumers in three other towns in that
state are emulating the example.
Where co—operation is practiced by
both the producer and the consumer
true economy in the matter of distri-
bution is effected.

It is a matter of
The Rented Farm. common observa-

tion that farms
which are rented for a period of years
usually deteriorate quite rapidly in
their capacity for crop production.
Generally the renter is wholly blamed
for this condition of affairs as well as
for the fact that the buildings and oth-
er improvements run down and the
farm has a generally neglected appear-
ance. In a majority of cases, however,
the farm owner is quite as much at
fault for this condition as is the rent-
er. Frequently the owner moves from
the fumanddependinsuponit asa
source of income is loath to expend
the nwded amount for maintenance to
keep up the farm improvements. Nat-
urally the tenant from the temporary
nature of his tenancy is not particu-
larly interested in the maintenance of
the improvements, nor, in fact, in the
maintenance of soil fertility itself. He
is usually in the business as a means
of accumulating mpital for the pur-
chase of a farm of his own as well as
making a mere living, with which the
farm owner is often contented.

A study made by one of the agricul-
tural colleges of the middle west show-
ed that the average tenant not only
grew more crops on his land, that is,
planted a larger area of the farm to
cash crops, but sold twice as much of
the crops grown as did the farm
owner. Where 26 per cent of the own-
er’s receipts came from crop sales, 51
per cent of the tenant’s receipts came
from the sale of crops grown upon the
land. As a natural consequence, 63.4
per cent of the tenants in the section
got crop yields below the average for
the region, while only 44.9 per cent of
the owners got yields below the aver-
age. Expressed in bushels, tenants on
the average got five bushels less corn
than owners, and ten bushels less
cats. The wheat yield on the tenant’s
farms averaged only one bushel less
per acre than on the owners’ while the
hay yield was practically the same.

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the antimony” had 'm
and farm tenants. to other confines
where meme land lam are the
rule rather than the exception, tenant
farmers are often the best farmers in
the community. There is room for
great improvement in our American
practice in this regard.

 

HAPPININGO OF THE WEEK.-

 

Foreign.

The European War.~—Vigoroua of-
fenmves have been undertaken by the
Russlans and Roumanians on the Rou-
maman frontiers. These efforts have
already forced the armies of the cen-
tral powers to retreat. In Dobrudia
where Field-Marshal von Mackensen’s
army recently won remarkable Victor-
ies, his soldiers have been thrown
back many miles, thus lessening the
peril to Roumania. A large Russian
army has re—euforced the Roumanians
m Transylvania and penetrated Hun.
gary fora distance of 50 miles, which
is relievmg the pressure on the troops
guarding the passes through the Tran—
sylvania~Alps.—A number of thrusts
were recently made by the Germans
and Austrian» at different points along
the entire Russian front to the north
of Gahcia. In each instance these
have been successfully repulsed. To
the mtheast of Lemberg the Austro-
Germans were more successful and
made headway against the Czar’s
troops. A portion of the gain, how-
ever, was won back early this week.
It: is certain that the territory gained
by the big campaign of the Russians
during the summer and fall will be
held intact throughout the winter as
the time for extensive operations on
this front is about over for this year.
—_The Serbiams have. taken additional
Villages the past week and improved
their positions to the disadvantage of
the Bulgarian army—~01) the western
front the French were successful in
capturing Saillisel, which lies to the
east of the Peronne—Baupaume Road
in the.Somme region. On the remaind-
er of the front in France artillery
duels are in progress.

The Greek government has yielded
a '111 to the demands of the entente
a lies and will allow full liberty to its
oflcials and omcers to join the provis-
ional government, providing that they
first resign from the royal service.

National.

Election Returns.-—While oficial re-
turns of the general election held on
Tuesday, November 7, may alter the
preliminary announcements of suc-
cessful nominees in a few instances,
including the presidency of the United
States, it now appears that President
Wilson is rte-elected for another four
years, that the United States Salute
remains democratic, while the House
will probably be tied between the re-
publicans and democrats, with the pos-
sibility of the republicans having a
majority of one or two in the final
count. In Michigan the entire republi-
can state ticket was elected by a sub-
stantial margin, and all her congress-
men, save one and possibly two, are
of that political faith. A remarkable

victory was gained by the “drys” in '

their campaign to prohibit the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors
in this state by giving the prohibition
amendment to the state constitution
a majority of over 60,000, while they
defeated the proposed “home Rule”
amendment of the liquor interests by.
an even larger majority.

The first woman to be elected to the
United States Congress was Miss Jea-
nette Rankin, who was chosen at the
November election by the electors of
a Montana district.

Notwithstanding the fact that rail-
roads are ordering new equipment in
unusually large quantities, industrial
development is certain to be handicap-
ped by the car shortage which is now
making itself felt throughout the coun-
try. In all the large industrial centers
hundreds and thousands of cars filled
with freight are standing on sidetracks
to be unloaded. In seaboard cities the
freight consigned abroad is held in
railroad yards awaiting foreign-bound
boats. How business can be relieved
of this situation is a problem confront-
ing both the railroads and the public.
A general campaign urging receivers
to do their utmost in unloading cars
has been undertaken. It Is to be hon-
ed that all parties and concerns ob-
taining freight in earload lots will do
their utmost toward relieving the
stress that lack of cars is now placing
upon American commerce.

All the principal buildings in the
town of Lewiston. Montmcrency conn-
ty. were burned Sunday night.

The “Outlook” publishers will ad-
vance the subscription rate of that
magazine to $4.90 per year. beginning
Fetmrarv 1. 1917. The high cost of
materials, chiefly WIS has made this
action necessary.

 
     

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. T the recent meeting of the Mich-
igan Milk Producers’ ASSOCiation
in ..East Lansing a large number

of automobiles were parked around the
Agricultural Building. There were
more cars there than I have ever seen
before at a farmer’s meeting of any
kind at the College. It is evidence of
the fact that farmers are more rapidly
than ever acquiring automobiles for
pleasure and‘ business purposes. One
interested observer made the remark
that a class of men owning so many
automobiles certainly did not need an
increase in the price received for milk.
He forgot that many of the farmers at
the meeting could not have been there
if they had been forced to come by
train or interurban. -The automobile
enabled them to attend the meeting
after finishing their morning work and
many of them living within 30 or 40
miles of Lansing were able to report
at \the home farm for the evening milk-
ing. The majority of these dairy farm-
ers do not own motor cars as a joy
riding proposition, but they have been
purchased as a business investment af-
ter the same careful consideration that
would be given to the buying of a milk-
ing machine, a new silo or a pure-bred
bull. In buying an automobile for
farm use it seems that pleasure is a
secondary consideration. The dairy
farmers who came by motor car to the
meeting of the Milk Producers’ Asso-
ciation did not prove by autOmobile

  

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rewards than in the past.

An automobile need not be made in-
to a truck to make it a useful carrier
of farm products. Remove the rear
cushion and spread out an old blanket
and you have a suitable place for car-
rying two crates of poultry. Three or
four crates can be carried by strapping
them securely in the car. I have car-
ried 16 bushels of wheat in a small
touring‘ car and for hauling small
freight shipments, express packages
and supplies for the home the machine
is a time saver. Time is the farmer’s
most valuable asset. If it is not worth
money on the farm the farmer soon
finds that it has a commercial value in
the city. The automobile which saves
several hours each week soon accumu-
lates an aggregate saving of time
which should be worth more than the
cost of oil, gasoline, general upkeep
and depreciation on the car.

Caring for the Car.

The farmer’s car cannot be a “pretty
thing” very long if it is used in all
kinds of weather for a variety of work.
Sweeping it out with the broom after
hauling farm products or freight ship-
ments does not take much time and it
is as good as new for pleasure purpos-
es. The mud on the car does not im-
prove its looks but the farmer cannot
wash and polish an automobile more
than once each week if he does carry
around a large amount of soil. It takes
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Farmers’ Autos at the Meeting of the Milk Producers’ Association.

ownership that they didn’t need more
money for milking cows. Possibly they
did prove that “business is business”
and work is work, whether performed
in the city or the farm factory.
Dairying is confining work. The man
who keeps cows as a business proposi-
tion must milk at certain hours. The
dairy farmer is tired When he finishes
his day’s work and if he desires to
visit friends in the country or city, a
drive with a horse takes too much
time. The return trip after an even-
ing of pleasure brings the dairy farmer
home late. He has been robbed of sev-
eral hours of necessary sleep and the
reliable alarm clock turns him out ear-
ly with possibly an unfriendly feeling
toward the dairy business. The auto-
mobile which saves an hour both go-
,ing and coming, will enable the dairy
farmer to enjoy evenings among coun-
try or city friends andrstill obtain a
fair amount of sleep in preparation for
the next day’s work. The dairy farmer
who can afford to own a moderate pric-
ed car will usually find it is an invest-
ment that will pay excellent dividends.
The ownership of an automobile has
nothing to do with the price of milk
except in one way. Dairying is hard,
exacting work, with a minimum of
profits and a maximum of worry. The
man who is willing to consistently pro-
duce a clean article of food as good as
milk, deserves a price for his product
high enough to enable him to ride in
a moderate-priced automobile. Some
day milk will be appreciated at its
true worth and the dairy farmers who
stick to thebusiness will reap better

are admirably constructed to plaster
automobiles after the smallest shower.

When it comes to the realrthings
that count in automobile management,
the farmer cannot afford to neglect his
car. Plenty of engine oil of the right
grade recommended for the engine is
a good investment. Examining the car
to note the amount of oil should occur
frequently. The machine should never
leave the farm without an ample sup-
ply of water in the radiator. Grease
cups should be filled often, depending
on the amount the car is used. Read
the instruction book at least once ev-
ery six months after purchasing an au-
tomobile and you will, pick up some-
thing of value at every reading.

In the winter it is necessary to use
an anti—freezing mixture in the radiator
or empty out the water after each trip.
Last winter I filled the radiator with
hot water from the reservoir on the
stove before starting on a trip. The
water warmed theengine and it start-
ed easily. Returning from the trip the
radiator could be emptied in about a
minute by having a pail handy for that
purpose. When the machine was al-
lowed to stand for two or three hours
the radiator was carefully covered with
the robes and of course the heat was
retained in the machine something on
the principle of a fireless cooker. If
left for periods of four or five hours at
a stopping place it is much safer to
empty. the radiator.

During the winter many accidents
occur from skidding and we have found
that driving with four ‘chains pays.

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This department is receiving a great
many inquiries in regard "to the adap-
tation of spring wheats to Michigan
conditions, the unfavorable conditions
for the seasonable seeding of winter
wheat, and the high market price of
wheat, evidently interesting a large
number of farmers in the spring seed-
ed varieties. Information on this sub-
ject may be of more or less general in-
terest to your readers. .

I would say that our limited experi-
ence with spring varieties on the sta-
tion plats has been very disappointing,
the stand and growth being very infer-
ior and the yields very much below
those of the winter varieties.

The spring wheats are best suited to
sections where the winters are too se-
vere for the winter wheats, especially
to the dryer sections of the northwest
where the seeding may be done in late
Winter or very early in the spring. The
spring varieties are of little promise,
however, as compared with the winter
varieties, under climatic conditions
that are suited to the winter wheats.

The winter wheat, which is seeded in
the fall, germinates at once, develops a
root system, makes considerable
growth and produces a number of
stalks per plant during the fall. As
soon as the weather is fairly warm in
late winter or early spring, and long
before the ground is dry enough to
work, the wheat renews its growth, the
moist cool weather of early spring be-
ing favorable for the early growth and
stooling of the wheat.

The spring wheat cannot be seeded
until the ground is dry enough to work,

and after that it takes some time to

prepare the seed bed and do the seed—
ing, also for the seed to germinate, the
plants to stool and reach the same
stage of development that the winter
wheat is in at the opening of spring.
The most favorable conditions for the
early growth which are apt to prevail
in early spring, are soon over, and the
harvest period is brought late in the
season when a summer drouth is apt
to be experienced. The spring wheat,
therefore, is apt to be a disappointing
crop for the southern Michigan farmer,
and I would recommend in preference
to it the seeding of oats, barley, and
other spring planted crepe.

V. M. Srmrcsm'm,

Prof. of Farm Crops, M. A. C.‘

LlLLlE FARMSTEAD NOTES.

 

The potatoes are harvested, which
completes the securing of the last crop
for this season. No accurate tally was
kept of the yield of potatoes. They
were hauled to the house in a. very
large wagon box. It will hold as much
as 70 bushels. Several times this was
not full and so the yield could only be
estimated. As near as I can estimate,
the yield was something like 150 bush-
els per acre. While this is no large
crop it is so much better than I expect-
ed when it was planted about the fif-
teenth of July. I expected that we nev-
er would harvest them. Sometimes
things turn out better than we expect
and better than we deserve.

The wheat is not making as good a.
growth as I anticipated. I can not un-
derstand why it grows so slowly. It
seems to me that wheat sown the mid-
dle of September ought to practically
cover the ground now, but it don’t. It
don’t seem to be thick enough, yet two
bushels per acre was sown. I can see
no evidence of the work of Hessian fly
and there has been sufficient moisture.
But the weather has not been so very
warm. It is warmer now, November
6, than at any time in October. That
may explain the growth of the wheat
plant. There have' been falls before
now when wheat made such a large
growth that farmers were afraid it
might be so large that it would smoth-
er in the winter. Years ago farmers
pastured fields of wheat to keep it
from getting too large There was
danger, they thought, of its forming
the first joint in the stem and if it did

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and then froze it would kill the plant.
My own experience has never brought
me in touch with such conditions. ‘I
have always been anxious to have the
plants get larger than they were before
winter. This year I was in hopes to
have conditions such that the wheat
would go into winter in splendid condi-
tion. The plant is large enough so it
sprawls over the ground, 'but it don’t
seem to be as thick and vigorous as I
would like. While we have had a nice
fall, we have had no' hot weather; per-
haps that will account for the condi-
tion. It looks fair, but it seems to me
it should look extra good.

The young cattle, colts and sheep are
still in the pasture and are doing well.
The feed is fairly good. The ground
has not been frozen at all as yet. In
fact we have had but two killing frosts.
No very warm weather, and no very
cold weather. Changes are liable to
come without notice. They usually do
this time of year. But we are prepared
for that. There is barn room waiting
for all the stock whene severe weather
comes. COLON C. LILLIE.

SPREADING LIME ON WHEAT.

 

Liming is nearly always associated
with seeding time; that is, farmers
nearly always make their preparations
for liming in getting the seed bed
ready for corn or wheat. These are
in all probability the ideal times to ap-
ply lime to the soil but since liming
is so important in the development of
a permanent system of agriculture,
profitable results can be secured from
winter liming.

During the past season the shortage
of cars has made it impossible for
farmers to secure their lime during
wheat seeding time. However, lime
can be applied to the wheat now even
easier than during the seeding time.
Ground limestone applied at the rate
of two to four tons per acre will not
injure the growing crop and hydrated
or burnt lime injures the crop but
slightly; at least nothing in compari-
son to the results secured where the
[and needs lime. With alternate freez-
ings and thawings the lime will kork
into the soil and its benefits secured
on the present and succeeding crops;
otherwise if not applied to the wheat
bed now, the land would have to do
without lime for several years possibly
until the sod is turned down for corn.

Where lime has been used with
heavy applications of fertilizer at the
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station,
yields of 36.75 bushels of wheat per
acre have been obtained; where fer-
tilizer was used without lime on check
plots only 17.17 bushels of wheat were
produced, making the increase due to
lime alone of 19.58 bushels per acre.
Consider what this would mean with
wheat at $1.50 per bushel. These re-
sults were published by the Agricul-
tural Experiment Station of Ohio in
their September Monthly Bulletin.

In addition, there had been an aver-
age gain for a. number of years on
limed land of 1,342 pounds of clover
hay per acre and 1,481 pounds of tim-
othy hay when used in the rotation.

Director Theme in making his con-
clusion says: “Where the land needs
lime nothing but lime will satisfy that
need and neither fertilizers nor ma-
nure will bring the land up to its
maximum capacity without the use of
lime. In no case has manure nor any
combination of fertilizers been able to
produce a full yield of: wheat without
the help of lime.”——C. M. Baker.

FORESTRY MEETING lN MICHI-
GAN.

 

The Muskegon County Horticultural
Society held its annual forestry ses-
sion October 28 at the home of Mr
and Mrs. W. B. Raynor, just east of
the city, with E. C. Manderberg, of the
M. A. C. as the principal speaker. He
gave figures showing that with the
swift passing of the forests the United3
States has but 60 years left in which
to find some substitute for lumber. In

 

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Michigan the forested area has de-
creased more than half in the last 30
years. 4 He discussed the important
question of controlling the blowing
sand along the lake shore and advised
that the windbreaks be placed on the
windward rather than the leeward
side of the dunes. His plan is to start
as close as possible to the water’s
edge and hold the shore sand down in
some way, then break the effect of the
wind by tree belts, using the quick-
growing though short-lived poplar
mixed with the more permanent ever-
greens.

As to growing Christmas trees it
was stated that the college has dem-
onstrated that some 5,000 Norway
spruce can be planted to the acre (us-
ually four-year transplants and can be
matured in five or six years at cost of
$165 for five years or $175 for six
years. At the end of the fifth year
they can be sold for nearly $800 and
at the end of the sixth year for over
$1,000. Figuring all costs, including
interest on investment, this shows a
yearly income of $111 per acre for the
five-year crop, or $126 in the six-year
rotation.

The college is also trying to interest
farmers in willow growing for baskets
and commercial uses, and offers to
furnish stock free of cost on condition
that the willows are taken care of and
a record kept of operations. Several
trial plantings will probably be made
in Muskegon county.

W. I. Moorman brought up a matter
of.special interest to the fruit and cel-
ery growers of Muskegon and Ottawa
counties. This was the failure of the
Goodrich boat line to furnish satisfac-
tory service to Chicago. He stated
that since the first of September the
celery growers have sustained a loss
of 50 cents a crate on celery ship-
ments, amounting in the aggregate to
many thousands of dollars, because of
the late arrival of boats. These delays
of two or' three hours prevent the
placing of this produce on the market
before noon, or too late for sale that
day.

The Muskegon society adopted a.
resolution asking all grangers, glean-
ers and farmers of the two counties to
meet in Muskegon November 25 to
take some action towards improved
shipping facilities for next year. Mrs.
Raynor furnished a fine dinner for the
members and guests.

Kent Co. ALMOND Gmrrnw.

FAVORS SPRING WHEAT.

 

I would like to say a few words in
regard to growing spring wheat. I
sowed five acres last spring as early
as possible. It went 20 bushels to the
acre.
ter drained field. I got five cents
more per bushel at the mill than they
were paying for winter wheat. I wish
farmers who have not winter wheat
enough would try same. We need the
wheat. Any elevator man will get the
seed for you. G. G. STEWART.

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Black Rot

HERE is perhaps no plant grown
for fruit‘which exceeds in beau-
ty or is so intimately connected

with the history of all civilized people
as the grape. Our fathers found the
shores of America, especially New
York‘ and southern New England, a
land of vines. Nature trained them to
cling to the maple and the wild cherry,
producing effects which the most skill-
ful horticulturists cannot exceed in
beauty at least. No home is complete
without its garden, neither have we a
garden until it contains a few vines.
The Europeans brought over to Ameri-
ca many excellent varieties of grapes.
European Varieties have been grafted
on American varieties because Ameri-
can varieties were very hardy. Numer-
ous crosses have also been attempted
to improve American varieties. How-
ever, the disease which caused perhaps
the greatest destruction is of Ameri-
can origin. It is known as black rot.

This summer anyone traveling
through the fruit belt would have not-
ed, if he had been there about June 25,
the great fields of vigorous grape vines
loaded with fruit. Truly a wonderful
sight and one not soon forgotten. Nev-
er did the vines seem healthier, and
everything promised well.

The Effect of the Black Rot.

In the month of July things changed
rather suddenly. The leaves became
spotted and the berries began to turn
brown and then gradually blackened
and shriveled. In a few weeks what
seemed to promise an enormous crop
had been reduced to a mere scattering.

As a rule, fruit growers and general
farmers who have but a few acres of
grapes spray very little. It is in such
cases that the losses occur. Growers
who make grape production their chief
work are seldom known to suffer great
losses except in very unfavorable sea-
sons.

The conditions most favorable for
the disease are heat and moisture. The
hot weather of mid-summer, combined
with heavy dew and high humidity is
very favorable for the disease. Under
ideal conditions a crop about two-
thirds grown, or more, may be destroy-
ed in the course of three or four days.

Appearance of Disease.

The disease occurs both on the her-
ries and upon the leaves and young
canes. The disease appears first upon
the leaves, though not necessarily al-
ways. It causes sharply defined, red-

“ dish brown spots which are often near-

ly circular. Later small dark spots or
dots appear on the diseased areas. The
berries are seldom attacked until near-
ly full grown. Purplish brown spots
appear which may be livid and which
may spread over the entire berry. The
berries become darker in color and
gradually shrivel up. However, the her-
ry seldom falls, but remains in the
cluster. Small dark dots also appear
later upon the surface of the berry
which was diseased, but only over the
part the fungus has invaded. The dis-
ease is seldom known to cause exten-
sive injuries to the canes. It does, how-
ever, impair the vitality of the leaf to
such an extent in severe cases that the
vine will suffer noticeably.
Resistant Varieties.

Varieties show quite a difference in
their resistance to black rot. The Scup-
pernong is said to be very resistant,
while some of the darker varieties are
considered highly susceptible. This
would, of course, include the Concord.
The Niagara has slightly more resist-
ance than the Concord, at least under
the conditions under which I have ob-
served it. Of course, the grower can-
not depend upon this method—ofhontrol
as yet, but we hope in time that plant
breeders may give us resistant varie-
ties. We must also consider that in
carrying varieties from one part of the
country to another we are often chang-
ing their growing conditions very radi-
We. select varieties ,with high

  

Orchard Observations

of Grapes

productive power after paying no heed
to disease resistance. We may say that
a plant producing an enormous crop is
unbalanced; it is not the normal condi-
tion, and perhaps this may have some-
thing to do with its resistance. It is
well known that over-stimulated and
over-fed animals fall heir to certain ills
which their less favored relatives re-
sist. It is said that heavy fertilization
makes some crops more susceptible to
certain diseases. Here are factors
which scientists have been unable to
explain. Man has been so far unable
to analyze the “vital factors” of life.
Methods of Control.

It is not necessary to discuss the
disease from the scientific standpoint
except to say that, as there are two
stages in which infection of the vine
may result, it is wise to clean up the
old leaves and berries and to do this
early in the season before the leaves
appear. Perhaps the best plan is to
plow the vineyard and cover up the old
berries and leaves. There should, of
course, be a cover crop in the grapes
and this should be worked under.

Bordeaux mixture is the best spray
to destroy the organism. The Bordeaux
should be applied in early spring be-
fore the buds open, in fact, just as they
are swelling. All the posts should be
sprayed also. The second spraying is
given as the'buds unfold. Every two
or three weeks following, a spraying
may be given until the danger is over.
Usually four or five sprayings will be
sufficient.

Farmers who have only a few vines
may use the ordinary potato sprayer,
costing about $1.50, which gives a fine-
1y divided spray, The ordinary barrel
spray is excellent where the acreage is
small. Most any feasible means is
gladly welcomed when it is necessary
to protect fruit which is so popular and

’is so much sought after as a table

dessert in the autumn of the year.
Wisconsin. C. N. FREY.

A PRODUCTIVE TREE.

 

Harvey James, a fruit farmer of Al-
legan county, is about to pick the fif-
tieth annual crop of Twenty-Ounce pip-
pins from a tree that stands in his
orchard.

During the lifetime of this noble ex-
amplar of an apple orchard it has been
owned by several different owners and
many tenants have gathered its crops,
but it is still doing business at the old
and original stand, seemingly bigger
and healthier than ever.

Last year this tree produced sixteen
barrels of pippins and some of them
weighed as much as twenty-three ounc—
es. That is a pound and nearly a half
to the apple.

Mr. James says that he believes he
will pick twenty barrels from the tree,
and that is about the way it looks to
the average crop judge.

This tree measures nine feet in cir-
cumference of its trunk. Some of the
limbs are much larger than an aver-
age apple tree, and nature seems to
have caused them to reach out and up
so that they would support each other
in bearing time. The branches spread
over a circle at least sixty feet in
diameter.

The history of this tree shows that
it has been well cared for, it has been
sprayed with unfailing regularity ever
since science has advised the doping
of trees and vines.

The fame of this tree has spread far
and near. Very often automobile tour-
ists veer Out of their way to catch a
glimpse of this prodigious fruit bearer.

Illinois. J. L. GBAFF.

ATTENTION FRUIT GROWE‘RSI

 

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FARMER

By J. HUGH

F ivhat value are such breed

characteristics as color and

markings. Evidently they are
important, judging from the attention
given them by breeders. Of course,
from an esthetic standpoint they
would seem to be necessary, and it is
usually in this respect that the aver-
age person views them. To one not
well versed in live stock these present
the most striking differences that dis-
tinguish one breed from another. For
instance, a Jersey cow is recognized
by its fawn color and dark muzzle. We
know a Holstein because of its black
and white spots, but if there is a white
band around the middle we call it a
Dutch Belted. Herefords are known
by their white faces, while almost any
cow of a red, white or roan coloring
passes for a Shorthorn. Doubtless, if
the white face of the Hereford were
painted red to match its body there
would be another addition made to the
last named category. Of course, the
experienced stockman would note oth-
er characteristics, such as conforma—
tion, shape of horns, etc. These funda-
mental differences are more or less
marked in all cases, yet color seems
bound to serve as a convenient and
conspicuous label for the breeds.

A Complex Problem.

In the fixing of desirable types, the
breeder has a complex problem in it-
self. Unless a definite gain is made in
securing useful qualities he is wasting
his time in going after color, markings
and the like. If they are of no value,
why should he pay any attention to
them? Why not work along those
lines that promise the best financial
rewards and let the other things come
out as they will? A tendency in this
direction has been noticeable in recent
years among some of the dairy breeds,
emphasis being placed on perform-
ance and greater latitude allowed to
exact. coloring. But while it would be
folly for a breeder to concentrate all
his energies on ideal markings, he
would still be unwise in going to the
other extreme. By preserving a prop-

,, er balance he stands to be the gainer.

Take the Holsteins as an example.
They have been in process of develop-
ment for—110 one seems to know how
long—always with the object of milk
production in view. Gradually their
characteristics became fixed and no
class of cattle breed truer to color or
type. It is fairly safe to infer, then,
that the markings represent certain
combinations of character which in
the course of evolution have been de-
veloped for economic purposes.

Utility vs. Breed Characteristics.

If one is engaged in Cow improve-
ment solely for his own personal use
as a dairyman, the milk‘s the thing.
He is not likely to ask her to present
a certificate of character properly pro-
portioned in black and white. Having
an intimate knowledge of her capacity
that is enough for him. In the case of
a breeder, however, the situation is
different. He is in the market to sell
stock. A cow to find favor in his eyes
must not only come officially recom-
mended, but like a consignment of
merchandise, show on her own back
the trade-mark of excellence. With
him it might almost be said, the trade-
mark’s the thing.

The main excuse for a trade-mark is
to prevent fraud. In putting out his
brand of goods the manufacturer
warns the public to beware of spuri-
ous imitations and proffers the infor-
mation that his offerings are genuine.
This applies just as appropriately to
the sale of stock for if an animal drops
an offspring that is decidedly of! color
we are at once suspicious as to the
purity of its breeding. Suppose, for
example, that Holstein cattle had no
regular color and could be registered
regardless of this or the kind of
markings they possessed. Would it
not be comparatively easy for an un-

 

 

  

   

  

NOV 18. 1’“.

Breed Trade- Marks

MCKENNEY

scrupulous breeder to sell a cross.
bred calf as a pure-bred? Then there
is always a danger of accidental or
unintentional cross-breeding. Against
these the standardized markings act is
a fairly effective check.
Trade-Marks Not Always Complete
Evidence.

Of course the trade-marks of a breed
cannot always be accepted implicitly
as a guarantee of purity, forassocia-
tions between it and the other deeper
qualities may be broken up. For in«
stance, the Hereford tends to transmit
its white face to its oflspring, to what-
ever it may be bred, so that the cross-
bred offspring may bear the Hereford
trade-mark." In the next generation it
may come into entirely new associa-
tions and here is the advantage of
having a trade-mark which is com-
plex. A Hereford crossed with a Poll‘
ed Durham would give offspring with
red bodies and white faces, but they
would be polled. If crossed with a
Polled Angus they would not only be
polled, but their body color would be
black instead of red, although the
white face would still be one of the
dominant characters.

Attempts are frequently made to de-
termine the breeding of these cross-
breds as indicated by the most prom-
inent trade-marks presented, as inthe
case of winners at the fat stock
shows. For example, some may re«
member Challenger, the prize fat steer
at the International several years ago.
He was listed as a “Grade HerefOrd,”
his dam being a cross-bred Holstein
Shorthorn cow. He himself was blue-
gray in color, white-faced and polled,
and greatly resembled a Hereford-An-
gus cross. These striking character-
istics of several distinct breeds gave
rise to some strong claims and con-
siderable discussion by admirers of
the breeds in question.

It must be remembered, however,
that the breeder’s job is no sinecure
as it is. If led to give more attention
to the trade-mark idea he is apt to
neglect the still more important prob-
lems already in hand, as has frequent-
ly been done in the past. To dis-
pense with the former altogether
would hardly be advisable for the fol-
lowing reasons: It affords a conven-
ient means of distinguishing breeds. It
is a means of protection for the pur-
chaser of stock, for unfortunately
some breeders are dishonest. It is an
aid to detecting mistakes or uninten-
tional crossing of breeds. A herd of
uniformly and beautifully marked an~
imals have an esthetic value that the
breeders do not care to disregard. Our
method of keeping records and pedi-
grees are not yet sufficiently accurate
and complete to stand alone. While
these conditions exist there are still
considerable reasons for fancy points
in utility bredes.

Since the war stopped the importa—
1101 of breeding cattle of the different
breeds into South American countries
from England and other European
countries cattlemen of Argentina have
begunlto take a much livelier interest
in American breeding cattle, and sev-
eral prominent cattle experts of South
America sailed recently for this coun-
try in order to attend the International
Live Stock Exposition in Chicago dur-
ing the early part of December, as well
as for visiting important live stock cen-
ters and studying breeding conditions
in the United States. It is practically
a certainty that they will take home
some breeders, and these will undoubt-
edly be high-class ones. In this con-
nection it is interesting to know that
the bull Americus which brought in
Argentina a short time ago the highest
price ever paid for a beef bull of any
breed in any country, was bred on a
Missouri farm. Among the visitors to
the International is Pedro T. Pages,
who is going to act as judge of Short-
hom cattle,'and Carlos M. Duggan, of
Buenos Aires, who will act as foreign
judge to select the grand champions in
the cattle department. The Interna-
tional is expected to be one well worth
attending, as the exhibits are to be
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ommunity
N application of the principle of
A co—operation which is quite com-
mon throughout the state, is the
union of a number of farmers in the
community for the purpose of filling
their silos. A number of such com-
panies have been formed in this coun-
ty, and it has been the privilege of the
writer to belong to one of them for
some time.

Our experience for ten years has
been such as to induce me to tell the
story to the readers of this paper, in
the hope that it may be of service to
someone who may chance to read it.

I would much rather tell you our ex-
perience than to write an essay on co-
operation. Lengthy essays tire me,
and I believe they tire the average man
everywhere. The man whose life is
spent in dreaming rather than in do-
ing has time for a lot of speculation,
but the man who is busy every day is
interested in the practical side of
things, and has not much time for any
other side.

Start of Association.

But to the story of our Ensilage As-
sociation. Its history dates back to
the time when three men bought an
ensilage cutter, they being the only
owners of silos in our community save
one. Two years later they took in the
writer with another neighbor, and lat-
er others joined us until we numbered
nine. We have since lost one member
and now we number but eight. This
is hardly enough. We ought to have
two more and might do the work if
there were three or four more.

We have had all the bad luck that
any bunch of good people have a right
to expect,'and have lived through it.
This is one reason why it is a pleasure
to tell the story.

In the first place we simply owned a
cutting-box, and depended upon hiring
our power. Later it developed that we
were not always able to get power
when we wanted it, and as owners of
threshing machines were apt to be
busy until after the work of filling silos
had begun, we could not get them to
work for us without sufficient pay to
compensate them for the loss of some
of their threshing. '

For these reasons and others we de-
cided to buy power of our own. We
therefore purchased an old traction
engine. We bought it cheap as it was
not large enough to handle the heavy
machines of these days, though it was
and is now, a very good engine.

Some of the Mistakes.

Our first mistake was to buy a cut-
ter too large for our power. If the
corn was quite ripe, if the pipe was
erect, and if the feeder was careful,
we had no trouble. But if the corn was
green and heavy and if the feeder let
too large an armfull into the machine
at once, and sometimes when we could
not tell why, the pipe filled up. Reader,
did you ever work around an ensilage
cutter when you had several jobs wait-
ing for you at home, when you felt
that Jack Frost was coming and you
had no time to spare and that miser-
able pipe clogged up every half hour?
We have seen just such times, and it

is strange what things good people will-

say under this sort of provocation.

I recall one afternoon in particular
when we put but six feet of ensilage in
a ten-foot silo. Then it was that I fear-
ed for our company. But that night
we found our trouble and the next
'morning everything went on in the
best of order.

But our power was not sufficient to
drive our machine, and so in time we
decided to buy a smaller cutter.

I should have said, While speaking
of the old machine, that it would not
handle stones in spite of its heft, and
that on one occasion we damaged it to
the amount of thirty dollars in thirty
seconds, and did notmaterially affect
the stone either.

New Equipment.

I shall not soon forget how the mem-

bers of our company took heart when

  

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we first tried our new machine. \We
were filling a silo forty-three feet high,
with heavy corn that was very mean.
The machine handled it as easy as any-
one could wish. We made excellent
time and we felt that a large part of
the trouble of the past need no longer
be feared. But it Was only two or
three days before we tried our ma-
chine on another rock and the damage
would have been as great as before but
for a local blacksmith who can mend
almost anything.

This is the second season with our
new machine. We could not wish for
a more successful one so far as filling
our silos is concerned. At noon on the
day we finished our last job, we came
together and assessed ourselves for the
requisite amount to settle our obliga-
tions for money, and were united in
our purpose to continue our associa-
tion. Notwithstanding our unfortunate
experience we are much better off than
we should have been had we depended
upon hiring a machine to fill for us
each year. .

Again, our losses of time and money
have occurred largely from causes that
are preventable. We now have a ma-
chine that is adapted to our power,
and we can feed it to its capacity with
no fear of clogging the pipe, no matter
how heavy the corn may be. We ought
to find some way of preventing the
danger of damage from stones, and I
think we will do so.

Corn Cut by Hand.

We cut our com by hand, and throw
it on the ground. Under such circum-
stances it is not strange that we now
and then pick up stones. It is not so
easy to put the corn directly on the
wagon for those who are cutting, but
it saves the danger of stones, and also
lessens the labor. As I have said, it is
not so easy as it is to drop the corn
upon the ground and let someone else
pick it up, but the writer is sure that
this is what ought to be done if the
corn is to be cut by hand.

But as it is, with all our bad luck
we have saved money by co-operating.
We have solved the labor problem. We
have engaged a sufficient number of
people to nearly or quite carry on the
work independent of hired labor. So
you see, if congress should establish an
eight-hour day for working men who
fill silos, and fix the price of their la-
bor it would not bother us a bit.

We think that it would be wise for
many' more communities to organize
such associations. The number of peo-
ple who might unite in one association
would depend upon circumstances. If
only three or four parties wished to
form such a company, they might do so
and use a smaller machine. Such a
machine could be successfully operated
with a five or six-horsepower gasoline
engine, and an engine of this size is
not hard to find in almost any neigh—
borhood.

If eight or ten neighbors wish to
unite, they should have a machine of
sufficient capacity to take care of all
the corn they wish to cut in a day. It
is our practice to fill one silo each day,
and this season we have stopped work
at five o’clock and gone home for sup-
per. This lightens the work in the
house, and enables us to get at our
chores in time to make the day a little
shorter than it would be otherwise.

Oceana Co. F. W. TAYLOR.

GOOD COWS.

 

Your issue of October 14 contained
an article on “How to Have Good
Cows,” by J. W. Ingham of Pennsyl-
vania. To my mind he is altogether
too pessimistic. Does he expect good
dairymen to believe that the improve-
ment of their herds is an impossible
task? If it is as he states, I would ad-
vise him to go into some other line of
business, for he must have a very
scrubby herd of cows if he has been in
the business for any length of time.
We are advised, early "and late, to im-

Filling

    
   

 

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Out to the
Barn Tonight

Just imagine that instead of car-

rying a dirty smoky old lantern you

simply step inside the door, turn a _key and the entire
lace is instantly flooded with brilliant white light

ike sunshine.

Think how much easier it would be to work and
how much more quickly you could finish up the chores.

Consider, too, the increased safety—if lanterns and
matches were never again used in your barns. Then
consider this fact, that you can now make these ideal
conditions a reality by the installation of a

Pilot-Carbide- Outdoor
Lighting and Cooking Plants

These plants are today furnishing this up-to-date lighting service

tobarns and out buildings on hundreds of thousands of farms in all

arts of the country. In addition they supply the best light and cook-
ng fuel for the home.

You will find the barn lighting feature alone worth the entire
investment for the Pilot. Its use in the home, as well, means added
happiness, comfort, safety and convenience for your whole family.

You can well afford the little it will cost. Write for illustrated
catalogs and descriptive booklets giving all the facts. H

A. R. GRAHAM, Supervisor
810 Mason St., FLINT, MICH.
OXWELD ACETYLENE COMPANY, CHICAGO

Largest Makers of Private Lighting and Cooking Plants in the World

 

 

 
  
   
 

most econo
value of a corn crop is to husk the ears and make
fodder of leaves and stalks. Appleton was the first .
successful husker. Appletons made years ago are
giving good service today. Few parts.extra strong.

 
   
   
 
     
  

   

 

  
  

      
  

mean long life. few repairs and sure dependability. , ~ \\ , , ,-
GUARANTEED TO no MORE 1A3: »‘ sh \
WORK WITH LESS POWER ’ a“. “(l/II ~

than any husker of equ 31 size. Appleton husks cleanest. #3‘ m)~,\€§ inf—’1 J

shells least;has most efficient corn saver. Cuts orshreds y, l,» "

leaves and stalks while husking ears. Fodder value 9-1:. -

’idi 1/“.

    
   

saved from small acreage pays its cost. Easiest.satcst " ‘ ,
to operate. Works in all conditions of corn. <_|,' " 7’
describes 4 sizes for engines of Appleton
’ Baud-JD.

Free Husker 8001‘: “up. and up. Write for it now. 520 Fuse Street.

 

 
 
 
 
  
 
         
    

 

SAVE IT this winter by heating the water
for your stock with Coal, Wood or Cobs in a

COW BOY TANK HEATER

Quickest to heat: strongest draft; adjustable grates;
ashes removed Without disturlfiing iii-lei; kezeps fir}e24 hrs.,
._ pays or itse in mont s wit 4
ADJUSTABLE Absalutely safe; cows; Sell-slnklng; can be use in
FIRE BOX’ / Wood, Steel or Concrete Tanks of any size. Most reliable,
7* //, _ aractical, efficient and durable Tank Heater manufactured. .

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“Purchased 3 of our Tank Heaters Inst Winter w rk d ti 1' -
toriiy and are well worth their cost. Every Stochmzn :hmvzled’yu:: 02:?

Professor of Animal Hdshgnedry, Iowa State College, Amen, low:

1 Got a Hunter onrly.Write at once for “luau-uteri circulars and dealer's name.
TH E WILLS MFG. CO 56 ; oventh St. Mendel. III

 

 

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1“,? YOur Cow
9 and Her- Home

deserve more thou ht. Properly housed ani-

, mals give more oicbetter milk. This means

' bigger profits. uip our bum with the
fully guaranteed and patent

Harris Stalls

and Stanchions, valued for their
strength. and lastlngsanitnry
service. Easily installed. prices
reasonable. Write TO-DAY for
illustrated Catalog—465 FREE.
Till: sums are co.
130 Km Street. S:

The Letz is the mill that grinds all
grain and forage crops-oven oat hulls- fine
as flour in onelnndmx. Ear corn. snapped
corn. oats. wheat screenings. alfalfa. clover.
thing. Make your own appetizing grain

and forage feeds with a.

Letz Grinder

and save the waste. One
set Letz Plates grinds 1000
(«33000 bushels. Silent run-
lllnz. self~sharpening. 'I'ell
ll!” free trial. Book free.
LET! MFG. co.
mon“ 80. Crown Point. Ind.

 

 


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. ,

. prove our herds, grade them up, dis-

434....

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pose of the unprofitable members, and“

here comes a dairyman and tells us he
“never got a cow equal to her mother.”
Such results would soon render the
best herds in the country of no value.
Something must be wrong with the
management of the herd if such re-
sults are attained. Good cows are the
result of careful selection, careful
breeding and good feeding, and where
it is intelligently done, we may confi-
dently look for improvement instead of
retrogression. The milk and butter rec-
ords are being broken almost every
year, and this could net be unless the
calf was better than her mother. There
is doubtless a limit. We cannot expect
to go on improving the milk and but:
ter-fat records until the cow gives a
large mess of butter ready for the ta-
ble, at each milking, but the end is not
yet, and the intelligent dairyman can
confidently look forward to better
cows, and still better cows, for years
to come.
Eaton Co. APOLLOS Loxo.

LlLLlE FARMSTEAD DAIRY
NOTES.

 

The cows are getting into the work
of the new year in pretty good shape. .
We now have 25 new inilch cows, and
will have many more soon. It takes
some work and attention at this time
of the year when so many cows are.
freshening and there are So many
young calves to feed and care for. We
are ‘feeding pea vine silage and alfalfa
hay for roughage, and ground oats and
dried brewers‘ grains for the concen-
trates. We now have 29 cows entered
in the R. of M. test. Some little job to
keep the records all correct. But I am
satisfied it pays just from increased
production. \Ve don‘t expect to make.
any phenomenal yields, but We expect
the most of them to quality for R. of
M. Phenomenal yields can only be
produced by milking three and four
times a day and this we will not do.
It is not practical. Twice daily is all a.
practical dairyman can afford to milk
and a. test made under any other con-
ditions is of little value to the everyday
dairyman. What I want to know is
what my cows will produce in a year
under conditions that any practical
dairyman can provide. In other words,
we keep cows for profit, not one year
but, every year. They must pay their
way under fair conditions or out they
go. If not, then I would have to go out
of business.

COLON C. LILLm.

SALE OF HOLSTElN-FRIESIAN
CATTLE. .

 

West Michigan Holstein breeders
held their annual consignment sale of
registered cattle October 16 at the
State Fair grounds, Grand Rapids, with
large attendance and very satisfactory
results. About 70 head were sold, in—
cluding calves, and prices realized on
most. of the stuff were fair. Col. Perry,
of Columbus, Ohio, was auctioneer and
T. R. Harper, of Middleville. was busi-
ness manager of the sale. Fifty-seven
head of the females sold brought a to-
tal of $8,115, or an average per head
of about, $143.

One black and white calf two
months old, owned by F. D. Cutler, of
Allegan, Mich., was bought for $150 by
E. V. McCoy, for Ben Hanchett’s Bliss—
veldt Farm, near Grand Rapids. This
calf is a daughter of a 31-pound bull
and a 23—lb. cow and has extraordinary
lines of breeding. Four other head
were purchased, to be added to Mr.
Hanchett’s fine herd of Holsteins.

The highest price paid at the sale
was $300 for Creston May Girl, a four-
year-old cow belonging to the herd of
Buth Bros, of Kent county, the pur-
chaser being Harry F. Rice, of Kalama-
zoo county. During a seven-day test
a year ago this heifer produced 18.87
lbs. of butter and 400 lbs. of milk, with
3.77 as the average per cent fat.

    
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
  
  
  
  

  
 
   
  

  
   
  
   
   
 

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users every day.

 

The country home owners (mostly farmers)
who buy and store and use all these blue
and gray drums of Carbide, now number
over 300,000.

This great army of Carbide users have
found the task of filling a Carbide plant from
one of these drums to be a simple chore.
They have found that the plant, once filled,
supplies for many weeks without attention, bril-
liant light for general use, all over the place and
-gas for the cooking range in the kitchen.

One and all, they are absolutely automatic.
They have no delicate parts to get out of
order or call for renewal.

They are strong and simple in construc-
tion and under ordinary conditions last as
long as a good building.

You can easily investigate the advantages
of a Country Home Carbide Plant for your

 
 
 
 

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UNION CARBIDE “Drums,” painted gray with
blue bands, are now familiar sights in every. ,
town and hamlet in this country. !

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Literally tens of thousands of these little drums of Car-
bide are shipped from district warehouses to country home

Union Carbide Sales Co.Country Home Dept.“
42nd Street Bldg” New York City, N. Y.

 
 

 
 
 
  

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0 light your house barns

  
  
  
    
     

own special requirements -- when you do,
it will be eas for you to understand why
Carbide Ii ting and cooking plants
now outsel all others.

       
    
       
    

Write us today and we ' will mail you,
gratis, illustrated booklets covering the use
of Union Carbide in one of these indispensable
light and fuel plants.

 
       
   
   
   
 

We do not make any of the numerous
types of Carbide plants now on the market.

  
      
   
 

Our business is exclusively confined to
the sale and distribution of the UNION
CARBIDE which all of these plants use.

    
     
 
  

For this reason, our advertising literature
and our advice in the matter will be of
material assistance to you.

 
     
 
  

Just address your letter to

       

Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago, Ill.

 

 

 

 

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9}? FISH MIXTURE

\ agg/ FERTILIZERS
4g.» on Bank axons

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TORY, WRITE FOR BOOKLET . - WsCuQmYutoYou-Shmsnflb

F. S. ROYSTER GUANO COMPANY

813-14 Second National Bank Bldg,

TOLEDO, OHIO

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.\ ‘7 Headquarters for

COTTON SEED MEAL

CRACICED CAKES
HULLS
Selected Quality

Bar 2 Brand Owl Brand

43 for Cut Prohil 41 Pa Cunt Puta-
Dove Brand Jay Brand

38 1-2 Per Cent Protein 36 Per Cent Protei-

"Our Brand on the Ta.
Means Quality in the Bat”

F. W. BRODE & CO.
museums

    

  
   

 

 

 

 

   

 

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Sam: 15% to 20% of Food

Keep Stock Healthier. ennu ens com

     

 

 

Another one of the Buth herd. a.

 

four-year-old heifer, with seven-day'
butter record of 18.43 and milk 405.2,!
was purchased by W. Ioor, of Kent
county for $275.

A female not quite a year old, own-
ed by W. M- Willard & Sons, of Kent
county, and having fine breeding,
brought 3225. Her dam has taken sev- 7

. eral firsts at the state fairs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOG DISEASES

H. CLAY GLOVE! C0., Inc.

 

 

 

mom 7] NOTICE

. Haunts. October 28 an. 1916
Notice is hereby given that than will he s a dial
And How to Feed mooti of tho membou of tho Mi
Toma o. Cyclone and Windstorm Insurance C0111!)-
Mailed tree to may address by my to be held in the any offloading. Riemann It the
m. Author . city hall on Deoemberfith., 1916 at. one O'clock P. M.
ganglion” 01mg: ii" “the gvh-gd flan-tor of

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Bybrder of the Board 1' Di to
D. W Ro soc rs.

  

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Hundytgzperabe. Ask whyza-Id Via,
was!“ your ..
9 also make Sweep Grinders. .

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FREE reel}. $3" infirm“?

D.N.P. comm 00.
south sum. In. it

    
   

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LITERATURE
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HISTORY ana

 

   
 

 

INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

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(ma GIRL

SCIENTIFIC ’ana

MECHANICAL J

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fills Magazine Section forms apart of our paper every week.

N the early history of medical work
in industry, the regular employ-
ment of a physician in an indus-

trial establishment was usually consid-
ered an evidence of a largely benevo‘
lent attitude on the part of the em.
ployer, Whether or not this assump-
tion was true, the results showed that
the work of the physician in industry
proved beneficial to the employer as
well as to the employe, by protecting
both against undue expense arising out
of injury and sickness and by p’romot-
ing a better mutual relationship. The
results also proved that medical super-
vision of employes increased their effi-
ciency, and that prompt medical and
surgical treatment of injured and sick

 

The Physician In Industry

By MANGUS W. ALEXANDER

employes prolonged their lives and the
period of their industrial usefulness.
As these advantages became known
among employers, medical supervision
of employes was introduced into many
plants.

The great value of the physician in
industry became even more generally
realized when workmen’s compensa-
tion laws went into effect, which com—
pelled the employer to shoulder the ex-
pense of injuries to employes regard-
less of the fault of either party. These

laws forced the employer, in self-de-
fense, not only to provide adequate
medical and surgical treatment for em-
ployes injured in his establishment,
but also to exert all reasonable effort
for the prevention of future accidental
injuries and for the elimination of
working condition that might prove
harmful to the health of his employes.
Experience, however, had shown that
physique, temperament and general
physical condition of employes affected
to a large extent their liability to sick-

ness or injury. Some men could safely
do work that constantly required con—
siderable physical effort while the
same work would cause. discomfort and
strain to other apparently strong men.
Employes with defective Vision would
suffer headache while doing work that
required 'close application of their eye-
sight, while others with normal vision
would naturally have no such trouble
when similarly engaged. Contact with
certain odors or liquids used in manu-
facturing processes would cause skin
irritation or other disturbances to one
person, while hundreds of others work-
ing under the same conditions would
be entirely unaffected.

These experiences naturally led the

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WORLD EVENTS IN PICTURES

 

 

American Banker Faces Death Over
German Trenches at Combles.

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Edison, Wife of the World-Re-
nowned Electrical Wizard.

 

 

 

German Trenches on the Seacoast of Flanders Connected with Bomb-proof
Shelters Made of Timber and Bags of Sand.

 

 

 

 

The Greatest Bridge in Europe was Recently Destroyed by Retreating

 

Rou-

manians as they Left Dobrudja.

 

Mrs. von Mackensen, Mother of Ger-
many’s Great Military Genius. .

 

 

Famous French Strategist now Leals
the Roumanian Army.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Victor Carlstrom Flies from Chicago to New York, Aver. 110 Miles Per Hour,
, Copyright by Underwood 0L Underwood, New York

 

 


 

 

 

 

THE memo”

 

One Day’ s Buying of Satisfied Trappers

Honest sort will hold Fur until shipper is satisfied.
in the market for all kinds of Hides.

214 A North Bridge,

W. H. RESSEGUIE.

Also
Write for Price List.

Grand Ledge, Midigm.

 

S ortrade on dai r3 farm orI tin»
For ale her land Woodworkniéi‘fi s IlInt.
with all machinery and amok of lumber in

with owm r onli. Helena \\ oodw mking (lo. Helena.().

AISIG guim a pigs for me. Most profitable side or
1 full- IimI- prnpusitinn you even heard I'll tell you

ho“ to make I run dollars. 1 . Ward, Hillside liI: II

FERRETS
3000 FERRETS FOR SALE

Price list. free. C. J. DIMICK. Rochester. Ohio.
They hustle rats and rab—

2000 Ferrets bits Pricelistandbooklet

IIIinchl free. N. E. KNAI’ 1’. km heater, Ohio.

Whit! and In“ Fund: For Slit Hen lisllru
C. D. HUHlAY. NHL-I Womomo.
Trained lamest lidgol cht: fiftfififigfifi

l’ust nifico moneyoldenl’enfield FcnI-t l-‘amnWelling‘on. 0

Farms and Farm Lands For Sale

PROSPERITY IN CANADA—Emllflfl!) in
ll|'\Y wealth added in 1915. Enormous crops and
lmv taxation make farmers rich. Wheat average.
32'. 16 bushels per In re in Alberta. "8. 75 bushels per
4(1‘8 in easkatchcuan. 2850 bushels per acreln
Manitoba. ’laxes mouse #34 and will not ex-
(’I‘t‘d $35 per quarter seI tion includes all taxes:

 

 

 

 

no taxes on improvements. Free schools and
full religious liberty. good climate. Get your
farm homI- from the (‘unzulian Pacific Railway.

20 years to pay. Good land from $11 to $30 per
:Iorv; irrigated lands from $15. and the govern-
ment guarantees your land and wan-r titles. Bal-
illlCt‘. after first. payment. extended owr nineteen
years. with interest at 6‘" ; privileges of paying in
full am time. Before final paunent becomes
due your farm should haIe paid for itself. We
\\ Ill lend you up to 82.000 in improIcments in
II rtajn districts. II ith no securitI other

lllld itself. Particulars on request. Ready-
madc farms for sale. Special easy terms. Loans
for livestock. In defined districts. after one
year's occupation, under certain conditions. we
advance cattle. sheep and boss to farmers up to
a value of 61,000. We want you; we can aflord to
hulp you. We own the land: we want the irectmd
cultivated. Our interests are mutual.

and get our farm home from the CA “ADIAN
PACIFIC RAILWAY. Send fer free book. J.
3. Dennis. Asgistant to the President. Canadian
Pacific Railway. 125 Ninth Ave. Calgary. Alberta.
l‘unada

router for 140 A. farm; on into»
wanted urban our line 13-5 mllesfmmthe
Michigan Agricultur al College; 80 A. cleared: 11 room
house: hwment burn; concrete silo: must. bow
liw stockm Possession March 151.1917. rite
(‘ A.Willson,n1710 Yale Av,e.

O'I'SEGO COUNTY POTATO FARMS

Can be boulqht at from $10 .00 to $50.“) per mace. Aver.
age yield IObushels. Borne unim mved. cut-over-
lII~Ird timber land. at lose.
size up to 12mm

J M. Rhodes. a“Guyltzu'd. Otaeao County, Michigan

 

Knoxi ille, Tenn.

 

ell located. any

 

Clay loam soil in good I-ondi
90 Acres tion .Sacrestimberromindor
plow land. Good 12 room house, 3 barns. granary 2
tool sheds. shoe yelgshed corn (‘ rib and hen house lmile
to toun and R. .. mile to 10 IquIlI scho ol. Price $115
per I.'l( Le. ROY SCHO FT. Mulllken Mich

 

SMALL FARM WANTED
2-! to 10 or?) acres. within 40 miles of Detroit. with or
\‘\ ithout Stock and Implements. Bond bull particulars.
BOSS L N 00.
Farm Dealers. 1003 Penobacot Bld Detroit.
level clay loam. no waste. past,
'60 Acres! ure with crack. timber. modem
dwell basement. barn. good repair. 870.“) acre.
terms. lesson. The Farm Inn Greenvlue. mob.

240 Am Brain and Dairy Fm.‘l§m“§iié 1
low] goodsoil. nearto mar rm worklmd.

balance good timber. M. Holt! 01th. Brighton. Mich.

011 improved farm- ear

out half of

MONEY To LOAN wherein W

Michigan. R. E. JENNINGS. Paw Paw. Mich.

AGENTS WANTED

to represent a reliable concern can-
vassing among farmers in you Own
neighborhood or elsewhere. No exper-
ience necessary. Liberal pay and
supplies furnished free to right part-
es. Reference required. Address,

“Vilma. “I! TIE “I“ fill“.
* Detroit. Michigan

 

 

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Alakc beloncy
On Raw Furs

You can make money on the war it
you send your raw furs. to us Euro
can 't 301; turn at your. and
(lemon d in heavier thanover because of
the fashions. We have four branches in
Europe and numerous connections. and

. can not higher rices there than others
~ ,. cnn. We pass t can higher price- on to
those we buyf tom.

Try Us and Find Out

Send us your first shipment. You will
. ,. got school: by mm not! which will
' Fromm: youthat we gagemmsmmey
or on on Iour w on's
Wri for 300k on Swoonfnl Trapping
price H311 8(3an & SONS
TRAIK‘
. 216 Monroe Avenue. Detroit. Inch

 

 

 

 
   
 

' Intel's square Deal Dine! Buying Plan
“at: "or. Money For Fun. We pay top
prices lor skunk, Coon. Mink, PossumJox
and all klnd o! FIJI! as
I0 00“.!

tron-Id tom
BIG MCI-'33!“ LIST, ‘1'?“ ”you.“
on Fem 7mm 0-day Sm.

MASON m co.

 

 

 

 

SHIP YOUR

RAW F URS

To BEN CORN, “7 ‘0'!!!“ Ave..

New York City
SEED POSTAL FOR PRICE LIST

Will any 5 percen‘t additional for shipment-
IZSS and over.

 

 

 

 

M
flu most money
mdln as means more money for you. 1 gm-
antec my mdea or return your furs. Write toad a.y

_8___KUNK

 

We pay top prices for Skunk. Mink
Muskrat. and all raw Furs. PIioa

list frmbo. JR W ET '1 & SONS.
Mtg. Y. DEPTJI

 

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blown

 

 

AUCTION SALE

Theaundamlgnedmsha soldls his term will sell
. lsand household
roads. 3% m °iz¥°nmm no
com
o 1 9 "(1:31! I“ and 17: ill
mm m mt
Munoz” fer-s coming in soon: strontium
ewes: 14 sows: so tall

Mflbmm. apiece. tarmtools. homehold
floods.

M. BOYER, Prop.

   

FARMER

employer toward a study of the physi-
cal condition of his employers in order
to direct each of them into that kind
of employment for which he would
seem best suited by virtue of his phy-
sical fitness as well as his experience
and skill; and vice verse, to divert him
from an employment that might prove
injurious to his health and safety. In
order to pursue this course intelligent-
ly, physical examination of all prospec—
tive employes and periodical re-exami~
nation of all persons already employed
became necessary. It is obvious that
this is a physician’s task.

Aside from looking after the health
of individual employes, the physician
in industry also renders a valuable ser-
vice by bringing to light those general
conditions of employment that may ad-
versely affect the health and comfort
of all workmen in common. Many of
these conditions would otherwise re-
main concealed and unremedied be-
cause their ill effects are of such grad-
ual development that the lay executive
or employe might not be able to detect
their presence nor locate their source.
By his cooperation with the employer
and foremen in securing wholesome
ventilation and proper lighting condi-
tions, and by inducing employees, by
personal advice or through suitable lit-
erature, to adopt healthful habits in
the shop and home, the physician
brings into play simple, far-reaching
measures that tend to raise the health
and therefore the efficiency standard
of the entire working force.

The physician also finds specific
functions to perform, such as the train-
ing of an adequate number of persons

. in each employment, so that they can

themselves as laymen effectively treat

 

ill lil!|!!|Nll!||1|l!ll!lHl!

“And a. good thing for you. You’ll
sleep like a dead man tonight, Larry.
That's one of the things the doctor
said you needed—sleep.”

“He didn’t happen to prescribe a
comatose condition resulting from phy-
scial collapse, did he?” inquired Liv-
ingston, still trying to work the kinks
out of his shoulders and legs. “I don’t
believe he ever meant for me to go
against anything like this. He doesn’t
understand how it is up here."

“Ah, but he does understand!" ob-
served Stoddard, amusement still light-
ing his blue eyes as he watched his
unhappy friend. “He’s been here him-
self—with me.

“And do you know what he told me,
Larry? He said to give it to you good
and plenty. Those were the exact
terms of his prescription—‘good and
plenty.’ He said you needed it worse
than any young man he ever saw.

“He told me to take you where you
wouldn't see an all-night restaurant for
a month and where you couldn’t hear
the bank of a taxi, even with the help
of a long-distance telephone.

“That’s why you’re here, son. “Don’t
tell me I didn't go into all the details
of the treatment before we started. I
know it. In the first place you would
not have understood if I’d tried to ex-
plain; in the second place you wouldn’t
have come at all. But it isn't going to
hurt you; it’s more likely to be the
making of you.

“No-wonder you’re sunburnt. You’ve
kept that precious hide of yours under
roofs and awnings for so long that it’s
as tender as a baby’s. Cheer up,
Larry!”

Livingston’s glance rested for a mo-
ment on the tangle of trees and under-
brush a few yards from where they
stood.

“But when you said coming up to
the woods," he began, “l thought—"

“You thought it was like Central
Park; I know,” nodded Stoddard. “Cen-

 

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slight wounds that do not demand a‘
physician’s service, or give temporary
assistance in cases of serious injuries
that need emergency attention pending
a physician’s arrival. The presence of
such a body of trained first aid men is
so much the more important when the
industrial establishment is located at
a considerable distance from the th‘
siclan’s ofllce or dispensary, or when
injuries occur when a physician is not
immediately available.

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it is obvious that the physician has ac-
quired a permanent place in industry.
In a large plant he becomes part of
the organization and devotes his entire
time and effort to the welfare of its
employes, while in smaller plants or in

those where the work is practically

free from hazard, he spends only a.
part of the day in the medical care of
employes, or he combines a number of
such plants under his medical super-
vision. Apart from the medical aspect,
however, enlightened employers are
beginning to see quite clearly the value
of a physician as a stall member. They
have learned to appreciate that his pe-
culiar relationship to employes as a.
friendly medical adviser enables him
to exert a wholesome influence upon
their mental attitude as well as upon
their physical welfare. It should there-
fore not be surprising to find in future
physicians regularly attached to the or-
ganization of even small plants, where
the medical supervision of employee
alone would not be a task large enough
to warrant the full time employment
of a medical expert, but where his
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lot of nice, respectable shade-trees
scientifically trimmed, and all the holes
patched with concrete, set out at artis-
tic intervals on a beautiful green lawn.

“That's only a Noah's-ark woods,
Larry—the kind you buy in the toy de-
partment. You’re looking at the real
thing now, Son.

“And you’ve seen your last lawn
for several weeks. Central Park is all
right—for the city. But this is the sort

~ of stuflf that belongs up here.”

Stoddard swept his arm in a. broad

gesture toward the stretch of lake that
lay before them. Deepwater slept with‘
out a ripple. A dazzling, golden band
of light stretched across to the oppo-
site shore, pointing the way to a sun
that would soon be slipping down be-
hind the tree-tops. The air was still
and quiet was complete.
‘ But the quiet was not silence. A
chipmunk sat on a. cedar trunk and
chattered at his visitors. At intervals
the quavering cry of a loan echoed
from some hidden cove. A fish leaped
close to the rock‘ where they stood.
making a cool, tinkling splash as it
fell back into the water.

”Just the way it grew,” murmured
Stoddard. “Look, Larry! Isn’t it great?”

“Perhaps,” assented Livingston in n
grudging manner. “How about eating?
I suppose it’s be crackers and cold
water.”

“Better not insult the cook," laugh
ed Stoddard. “You can eat crackers
and drink water if you like. I’m going
to have a feed.”

“How soon?" Livingston's hunger
was becoming a counter-irritant for
his woes.

“After I make camp. No; don’t you
touch anything. You take a rest. I'll
attend to things."

With swift reaches into the canoe.
smddard began depositing duffel on
the rock that served as a landing-place.
Blanket‘pack, tent, grub-sacks, and all
came out, after which the lightened
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among the bushes close to the shore.

Stoddard knew the island as well as
he knew his own room at heme; in
fact, in the last five years he had slept
on the island almost as often as in his
bed in the city. When he was not
working he fled the city for Deep-
water, where the solitude of the big
north woods enslaved him. When he
was working he was anywhere but in
the city; in Peru sometimes, in Brazil,
in Korea—wherever there might be a.
bridge to build or a stretch of railway
to lay.

But, just as Stoddard was one of the

army of men who carry cities and
civilization into the waste places, just
so sternly did he flee from all such
works each time a task was done. As
for the waste places, he did not regard
them as such, for he saw no waste in
nature, even though it might be a bare
scarred mountainside or a stretch of
yellow desert. These were all in the
schemeof things, to him; if for noth-
ing else, they were to be looked at.
‘ Livingston watched him doubtfully
as he swiftly set up the tent in which
they were to sleep. What Stoddard
would do with the arm-loads of hem-
lock boughs that he brought from
somewhere in the depth of the tangled
little wood that clothed the island the
novitiate from the city had no idea.
Nor, after they had been laid bough
by bough on a level spot of earth, did
he even so much as guess until the
tent and its sod cloth had been
stretched over them.

“Think I can ever sleep on that
stuff?” he asked doubtfully.

“Well, if you can’t I’ll chloroform
you,” said Stoddard. “But I’m willing
to make a bet now that you won’t be
awake an hour after dinner.”

Sitting on a log and eating his meals
from a service of tin plate was satisfy-
ing to the hunger of Livingston, but
not to his sense of comfort and lux-
ury. He still grumbled. '

“I’m not blaming you, Stod,” he ex-
plained. “But I’ll be hanged if I know
how you stand it. How did you ever
get the habit? You weren’t raised to
it. What do you suppose Estelle Wal-
lace would say if you ever tried to
spring anything like this on her? Or
Kitty Fitch ?”

Stoddard smiled indulgently.

“I’m not asking Estelle or Kitty to

. try it, Larry.”

“Well, some day you’ll hook up,
Stod, and if it isn’t Estelle or Kitty,
it’ll be somebody in the crowd. And
do you think you can find one of them
who’ll make a squaw out of herself
to come up here, or turn herself into a
globe-trotter for the fun of seeing you
stick an iron girder across a canon-
somewhere bacl: of beyond?”

The big man laughed softly.

“Larry,” he said, “you talk like a
boy looking at a ball game through a
knot-hole in the fence, who thinks the
center-fielder is the only man on the

’ job because he happens to be the only

player he can see. If you’ll get your
eye away from that knot-hole you’ve
been looking through all your life and
climb on top of the fence, orbuy your-
self a grand-stand seat, you’ll find
there are a lot of: people beside the
Kittys and the Estelles playing the
game. _

“Mind you, I’m not criticising the
Kittys and the Estelles. They’re nice,
good girls, and they’re all right. So
are Central Park and Broadway. But
the earth runs a bit beyond Broadway
and the Park, and even beyond Fifth
Avenue. And there are lots of people
in the world beside the Kittys and the
Estelles. .

“It all depends on what you’re
looking for, son. Now, when I’m in
Central Park I like Kitty. She fits in
beautifully. Kitty and the Park har-
monize. When I’m on Fifth Avenue I
like Estelle. The avenue was made for
Estelle to walk on and she adorns it.
But—” , .-

Stoddard paused for an instant to

rescuethe coffee-pot, which threatened

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sWer is that I don’t spend much time
on the avenue, or in Central Park.”

“Talk all you like, Stod; but if I
had the amount of experience you’ve
had, I’d be consulting engineer, and
I’d have my office in New York, and
I’d not stir out of it. That’s what the
big men are doing.”

“Maybe I’ll do it, too, some day-—
after things are all built up every-
where else."

,To Livingston there was something
disgusting in the spectacle of a man
washing dishes. Hot, soapy water with
a skim of grease made him shudder, al-
though Stoddard seemed to find it an
effective agent for his purpose and
cheerfully sloshed his big hands around
in the tin bucket as if he enjoyed his
task. Occasionally he added a split
log to the fire, which burned redly
against the now somber background of
evergreens. With the dark came a
fresh coolness, and the feel of the
night air exhilarated him.

It was with Livingston as he predict-
ed; sleep overtook the man who need-
ed it. When his third cigarette had
dropped half-smoked from his lips Liv-
ingston felt his shoulder shaken by a
firm hand.

“Into the tent for you, Larry,” Stod-
dard‘was saying. “You almost fell in-
to the fire that time.”

Drowsily he felt himself being pro-
pelled through an opening in the bob-
binet front. Then Livingston stretch-
ed himself on a blanket that seemed at
first to support him lightly, then to
yield gently beneath his weight so that
he was sinking down, down, down——

A kick applied to the sole of his
foot half-awakened him with a start.
“What did you do with the match-
es?” demanded the voice of Stoddard.

“Matches ?”

“Sure. Matches?”

“Matches!” repeated the drowsy
voice of Livingston. “Why,'I—match-
es? Oh, yes. Matches—matches
matches, mat—”

His words trailed off into a snore.

Stoddard laughed and walked away
from the tent.

“But what the deuce did I do with
those matches?” he muttered. -

He thrust his hands into the pockets
of his trousers and began an explora-
tion. It yielded no matches. He pick-
ed up his coat and repeated the search.
No matches! With an exclamation of
annoyance he began slapping his cloth-
ing, as if matches might spring forth
from any part of it. He shoved his

fingers into a breast-pocket of his shirt. _

It was empty. Then—

“The devil!”

Stoddard’s exclamation was loud and
heartfelt as he watched the blood drip
from a finger that had been investi-
gating the left breast—pocket.

“Wha—What’s the matter?” demand-
ed Livingston, as his head appeared at
the opening in the tent.

“Oh, you woke that time, did you?”

“You yelled loud enough to wake a
corpse. What’s happened?”

“Nothing. I just pricked my finger.”

“On what?”

“Oh, somebody left a price-tag in the
pocket of my shirt. Go to bed.”

“They don’t put price-tags in pock-
ets. I don’t see—” .

“They put one in this pocket, any
how,” Stoddard interrupted. “Back in
the blankets, Larry.”

Livingston’s curiosity, aroused for an
instant, was presently overcome by a
return of somnolence. Mumbling some-
thing about tags, he crawled back to
his couch.

Stoddard made no move to re-
examine his pocket until he was as-
sured that his charge was slumbering
again. He was fully acquainted with

that person’s thirst for knowledge of . ‘
things which did not concern him, and . ‘

he knew instinctively that this was
something that was solely his own
affair. Also, he knew there was no
price-tag in the pocket: ‘

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crumpled under his fingers. It was not
a tag.

He made his way to the fire and
sat down, his back to the tent. With
a final shame to satisfy himself that
the prying eyes of Livingston were not
watching him, he began to explore the
pocket with cautious fingers. The pin
pricked him again, but he bore the in~
fliction stolcally. At last he located the

. head and drew it out. After that came

the paper.

It had been folded several times; as
Stoddard smoother it he observed that
its cheap texture was ruled with faint.
[blue lines. Holding it close to the
Iglow of the fire, this is what he read:
Hello there, Mr. 44—-

Do you like your job lasoing cows
I would Its in the movies all the time
and I’ just crazy, about it—I hate
schrimps, to Wish I could live outdoors
like you— Any job out your way for
a girl who wants to lose the city Let
me know if there is—Pltase If you
ever worked in a factory you know
what I mean No. 18 packing dept
Challenge Shirt Co. nuaalo N. Y.
reaches me— Well youve got my num-
ber, Fourty-four—and Ive got yours.
Dont forget that job—So long

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night

Stoddard stared from the note into
the embers; then turned his eyes to
the paper again and reread it. A smile
came to his lips. He lifted his head to
laugh, but something checked him and
his eyes became suddenly serious.

“The poor kid!” he said softly.

He studied the handwriting careful-
ly. It was by no means bad. There
was an untaught air about it of course;
punctuation and spelling faltered there.
and there; yet there was a certain
character in it that surprised him. At
any rate it was not weak.

The contents puzzled him. Clearly
it was never meant for his eyes.

“Who was “Mr. 44?” He gave it up.
Evidently a cowboy, from the context.
Cowboys, he knew, frequented the pic‘
ture—screen; he never did.

“Schrimps.” That was another puz‘
zler. Why did she hate them, graming
that she meant ,‘shrimps?” Sentence
by sentence he pored over the note.

There were some things about it he
liked. It did not cringe or fawn. She
hated her job, explained why, and did
not lament. It was not sentimental.
He had heard of love-sick maidens
writing notes on eggs, or slyly sticking
a. correspondence-invitation in a box of
strawberries; but this was different.
Here was a factory-girl who wanted
another kind of a job, said so, and let
it go at that.

“Any job out your way 1’"

He wendered where she thought her
message would go. Outdoors, at any
rate. She made that clear.

There was one phrase that, he read
most of all~—“a girl who wants to lose
the city.” Involuntarily Stoddard
glanced back at the tenLHe was think
ing what Livingston would say to that.

To lose the city! The very thing
Stoddard had been doing for nearly
half his life—losing it, shunning it, re-
turning to it under protest, fleeing it
when he could.

Larry, snoring in the blankets, could
not understand that-but he could. Es-
telle and Kitty could not understand,
either. They were all of the city, cap—
tives who would not be free if their
bonds were loosed. It was their life,
beyond which they could conceive no
other.

Himself they rather pitied. Even
his mother and sister pitied him; but
they were impatient with him, too.
They saw no reason why the four
quarters of the globe called to him;
why he‘ would sooner live under the
open sky than in a mansion; Why he
was forever tramping off to some wil-
derness, to seek what they thought
was privation, rather than to accept

ease and comfort where men had made
life a luxury. Stoddard had never at-
tempted much explanation. They would
not understand.

But here was a strange sort of a girl,
he thought, as he read the letter again.
Here was no Kitty nor Estelle, hiding

  

 

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from the sun under a parasol, of!
shrinking with the glass walls of ar

limousine from a breeze that might
set her cheers and ears tingling.

Here was a girl who wanted air!
The city was too shut up!
“lose it.” A new kind of a girl to
Stoddard.

He wondered what she was like.
Some pinch-checked creature proba-
bly, pining for escape from he four
walls of a city factory; yet the letter

breathed a certain spirit of robustness

that he could not associate with this
picture.

Illiterate, of course. That, also, was
a new type to Stoddard. Estelle and
Kitty spelled and punctuated perfectly
and wrote the most charming and con-
ventional notes.

He found himself very curious con—
cerning No. 18. What sort of a name
did she have? Was she pretty, How
old? What sort 01’ a job did she want,
outdoors?

“She’s got the big idea 'as a founda—
tion. anyhow,” he said, Half aloud. “I
never met that kind. Wants to lose
the city—a’nd all the ones that I know
are moving the other way!”

The fire burned low while Stoddard.

smoked and thought, the letter from
the girl who wanted to live outdoors
still between his fingers. For an hour
he sat motionless, most of the time
staring across the dying coals to where
stars were faintly reflected in the dark
water. Then he roused himself, reach-
ed for his coat, and began fumbling in
his pockets. He found what he sought.

“1 think I’ll find out some more
about No. 18,” he muttered as he hunt-
ed for some blank pages in a note-
book.

CHAPTER IV.
Stoddard Beats the Portage.

The composition of a letter address—i
ed to a mere number, by the light of a ‘

fading camp-fire, with a knee as a
desk and a stub of pencil as a substi-

tute for a pen, was not the simplest ofi

tasks for Stoddard. He had written

field reports under conditions infinitely j

worse, and had even made intricate

mathematical calculations in a fever-1

swamp, where the ticks and mosqui-
toes supplied constant diversion; but
this was different.

It was easy enough to begin—“Dear
Miss No. 18." But when he had writ-
ten that he paused a long time. If it
had been destined for Kitty or Estelle
he. would not have hesitated, for there
were set rules and forms for the Kitty
and Estelle type. No. 18 was not
merely an unfamiliar species; she was
also an unnamed one. He felt like an
archer letting fly an arrow toward the
sun.

Yet doubts and difficulties could not
interfere now, for Stoddard had deter
mined that a letter should be written——
which settled it. It was merely a mat-
ter of material and method; the ad-
venture itselt' had been fixed upon.

He found the task far more difficult
than computing factors of safety, or
running a mountain-line with a five-
per-cent grade'limit. For a while he
was undecided whether to be in light
or serious mood. He reread the lettel
that, came in his olivedrab shirt and
endeavored to adopt the spirit of it ;_ he
would be serious without being solemn.
Also, he would try to be cheerful with-
out being frivolous.

One. thing he would not be~senti-
mental. Stoddard was far from being
devoid of sentiment. He had a full
man’s share. of it. But he had a horror
of sentimentality. Between the two he
recognized a wide gulf.

It was no trouble for him to avoid
sentimentality. He merely applied to
the letter destined for Miss No. 18 an
unconscious yet invariable rule of his
own—anybody might read anything he
wrote without bringing a blush to his
cheeks.

Once fairly under way, the letter ran
along easily enough. It was not. very
long. After inspecting his work Stod-
dard Was satisfied with it.

(Continued next week).

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half years old. 9” writes a tired
out mother. “They tire of their toys
so quickly after they are bought and
are so noisy and boisterous in their
play that my poor nerves nearly get
lost.”

I imagine that 99 but of every 100
mothers of young children echo her
wail with varying degrees of intensity
For at that age the average child is
noisy and boisterous and tires quickly
of, every amusement. The youngest is
still a baby and is too young for books
or kindergarten gifts, but he is not too
young to want to try to do everything
the older one does. Both are in the
purely animal stage where noise and
racket and pounding are the chief
things that appeal, and sedate block
building and cutting out of pictures are
too restraining. In another six months
the elder one should be old enough to
be interested in the simpler books and
blocks, and paper folding, but these
take time to teach to the little. ones,
and how many busy mothers have the
time to sit down and play teacher a
part of each day.

Just at this age there is little mother
can do except to let them romp and
shout, and make up her mind to pos-
sess her soul in patience until they
have passed through this stage of ex-
istence to an age where quieter games
will amuse them. If they can have a
room to themselves downstairs the
problem becomes easier for they can
be taught to keep their toys in that
one room where disorder will bother
no one. Here a sand table, a few plain
building blocks, a. soft ball and a few
dolls would be all I should provide, for
I have noticed that the fewer toys chil‘
dren have the happier they are. Indeed,
the most contented family of children
I ever knew had no toys at all except a
few they had made for themselves out
of spools, boxes, corn cobs and old
clothes rolled up into dollies. When
one home-made toy gave out they made
another and were as happy with it as
they would have been with an expen-
sive mechanical toy. Yes, happier, for
the normal child doesn’t care a pin for
a train that will run itself. He wants
one that he has to get down with and
make it run.

The present day American child has
far too much done for him. He is sur-
rounded by toys which are replaced as
soon as he breaks them, and as a re-
sult becomes destructive and careless.
Why take care of a thing if you know

lose or break it?

The Small Child Problem

HAT can I do to amuse children
one and a. half and three and a'

someone will replace it for... you if you
Mother and father,
anxious to do their duty and suffering
from ingrowing consmence, think they
must keep the little ones- from fretting,
and wear themselves out in an effort
to keep the baby amu's‘edp The child
who grows out of the baby demands
the same attention, and inStead of be-
coming self- reliant and learning to
amuse himself looks to the parents to
tell him what at do and what to play,
and later expects the same help from
teacher at school. Personally, after ex-
perimenting on two boys, I believe it
would be far "better to turn them 10059.
and let them shift fornthemselves as
soon as they can creep, providing a]
ways that we make sure they can not
come to harm.

Under five years, children, both boys
and girls, like to play the same games.
Boys will play with dolls as happily as
girls, if some unthinking adult has not
teased them by calling them “little
girl.” They will string buttons for
bracelets and necklaces, make cookies
and pies when mother bakes, sweep
and dust with her as a little girl would,
and enjoy it far more than playing off
by themselves with some toy that cost
a great deal of money. Most children
of this age like a plaything they can
push about. A toy wheelbarrow or a
fifty~cent doll cab, or even their own
go-cart will keep them busy for hours.
They want to be on the go, and if they
can make something go with them, so
much the better. This» is the age, too,
for drums and horns, and other noise
producing and nerve racking imple-
ments of torture.

It is a hard age for the mother no
matter in what spirit she goes about it.
But she can make it easier by her own
mental attitude. If she will look at
the thing dispassionatelysnd reason
that she has all her .lifeefter the bab-
ies are grown in which to keep things
spick and span, but only about five
years for the baby, she can not help
but see that it is better to laugh with
him than to groan over him. Time has
a fashion of flying away and before we
know it the babies are youths and the
little things that seemed mountains to
us are only trifles compared to the
bigger problems they bring.

Noise and disorder are inseparable
from small healthy children. Of course
they can be trained to habits of neat—
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times and mothers can only comfort
themselves with the reflection, “This,
too, shall end.” DEBORAH.

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be as national in its character as the
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for this day at least,‘ and eat nothing
but distinctively native dishes.

The dinner that is “deservedly popu-
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are certain dishes that must appear.
There must be roasted a turkey with
plenty of gravy, there must be several
kinds of vegetables; a dish of cran-
berry sauce, and for dessert there must
be pie with cheese and nuts as an ac-
companiment. After these dishes have
received attention, however, the house-
wife may select additional dishes as
long as she confines herself to native
dishes.

Below are given some menus, differ-
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characteristics.

Menu.
Oyster soup, with dinner rolls and
crisp crackers .
Celery Salted Almonds
Roast Turkey with Pecan stuffing

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Nuts
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Tomato Soup with Croutons
Olives Celery Salted Pecans
Roast Turkey with Oyster Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes
Cream of Lima Beans
Cranberry Jelly Pickles
Crackers
Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie

. American Cheese
Steamed Pudding with Sterling Sauce
Fruits Nuts and Raisins Bonbons

Coffee

These dinners might be made more
elaborate by the addition of such items
as clams or oysters on the shell, or in
the form of “cocktails;” chicken pie
or any other preferred; baked ham, a
more elaborate dessert of ices, ice
cream, cakes, etc.

In case ice cream is served it is
wise to omit it at the close of the din-
ner and serve it later in the day with
cake. After eating a hearty dinner
ending with a heavy dessert the guests
rarely ever feel that they can become
enthusiastic over ice cream and cake,
but later in the day when called to the
table where these tid-bits are arranged

Fruits. Coffee

, full justice can be done to them.

In preparing a dinner of this charac-
ter it is best to do as much the day
before as possible. The cranberries
are always better made the day previ-
ous to the time of serving, as they
then have ample time to become chill-
ed. The pies, tomato molds for salad,
and dressing can also be prepared the
day before the dinner. In this way the
hostess, either with or without help,
will not be overtired when the time
comes for receiving her guests.

As the soup comes first. this is the
first task to be considered, but as soon
as this has been done the turkey
should be stuffed and put. in the oven.

As most housekeepers understand
how to make simple soups, or as every
good cookbook contains such informa-
tion, it is useless to dwell long on such
details here. Oyster soup, of course, is
made quite like oyster stew, consisting
chiefly of oyster liquor and milk, sea-
soned with butter, salt and pepper. It
is more tasty, however, if a little cel-
ery is cooked with it, and many people
like the flavor of a little onion juice
also. Strain the soup before serving.

There is nothing which adds so much
to the flavor of a well-cooked turkey as
the way it is prepared for roasting and
the kind of stuffing used. Having been
dressed and cleaned, stuff the turkey
with any well-seasoned dressing that
you know to be liked by your family.
The two given below are universally
popular. After the turkey has been
stuffed and trussed, rub the surface
with salt, and then spread the breast,
wings, and legs with a mixture of one-
third cupful of butter and one—half cup—
l'ul of cornmeal rubbedtogether. Place
in a hot oven until the meal begins to
brown, then reduce the temperature,
basting frequently at first with a ta-
blespoonful of butter and three-quar-
ters of a cupful of boiling water. After
the turkey has begun to cook well,
basic with the drippings in the pan. To
cook properly, a ten-pound turkey will
take three hours. When done pour off
the gravy from the bottom of the pan
and skim the fat from the top. The
giblets having been cut up and boiled
separately, they may be added to the
gravy, together with three cupfuls of
the stock in which they were cooked.
Put the skimmed-off fat back into the
pan and add four tablespoonfuls flour;
mix thoroughly and then pour the
gravy on gradually, and cook about
five minutes, stirring constantly.

Oyster smiling—Three cups of stale
bread crumbs, on-half cup melted but-
ter, salt and pepper to taste, a few
drops of onion juice, one pint of oys-
ters. Mix ingredients in the order giv-
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onehalf cup raisins, seeded and cut in
pieces, one-half cup pecan meats, brok-
en in pieces, salt, pepper and sage to
taste. Mix ingredients in order given.

Tomato Jelly Salad—Press a one-
quart can of tomatoes through a fine
strainer, add one teaspoon each of sug-
ar and salt and put on the fire to heat
slightly. Soak two-thirds of a. bok of
powdered gelatin in a little water for
a few moments and add to the tomato
juice. Pour off into individual molds
to harden. When serving scrape the
knife around the inside of the mold so
that when the jelly is turned out, the
rough surface will simulate a fresh to-
mato. Serve on lettuce leaves with
mayonnaise dressing.

Orange Salad—Cut thin-skinned acid
oranges in very thin slices and slice in
quarters. Marinate with a dressing
made by mixing one-third cup of olive
oil, one and one-half tablespoons each
of lemon juice and vinegar, one-third
teaspoon of salt, one-fourth teaspoon
of paprika, and a few grains of mus-
tard. Serve on a bed of watercress.

Buttered Toast—Small tender beets
come in cans for winter use, as they
have a good fresh flavor. Heat a large-
sized can of the beets in their own
liquor and when hot drain and pour
over them a sauce made from two ta-
blespoonfuls of melted butter, one des-
sertspoonful of corn starch mixed with
water, one-half cupful of heated white
wine vinegar, one saltspoonful of salt,
and one-yuartor teaspoonful of pepper.

Cream of Lima Beans—Soak one
cup of dried beans over night, drain,
and cook in salted boiling water until
soft; drain, add three-fourths cup of
cream and season with butter and salt.
Reheat before serving.

Steamed Pudding. Measure four
cups of sifted flour and sift again with
one and one-half teaspoons of soda,
one teaspoon each of salt and cinna-
mon, one-half teaspoon each of ginger,
cloves and nutmeg. To one cupful of
finely chopped suet, add one cup of mo-
lasses and one cup of buttermilk. Stir
into dry ingredients. Cut into small
pieces one slice of candied pineapple,
the same amount of Citron, one-half
cup each of currants, candied cherries
and nuts; sprinkle well with flour and
stir into mixture. Turn into well-but-
tered mold and steam four hours.
Serve with sterling sauce.

Sterling Sauce._Cream one-half cup
cup of butter, gradually add one cup of
sifted brown sugar, and cream, until
light; add three tablespoons of thick
cream. When ready to serve heat in

 

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beat until foamy.

Cheese Balls—One and one—half cups
of grated mild cheese, one-tablespoon
flour, one-half teaspoon of salt, a few
grains of cayenne, whites of three
eggs, cracker dust. Mix cheese with
flour and seasonings. Beat whites of
eggs until stiff, and add to first mix-
ture. Shape in small balls, roll in
cracker dust. fry in deep fat and drain
on brown paper. Serve with salad
course.

Cranberry Sauce—Pick over and
wash three cups of cranberries. Put
in a stewpan, add one and one-fourth
cups of sugar and one cup of boiling
water. Cover, and boil ten minutes.
Care must be taken that they do not
boil over. Skim and cool.

Cranberry Jelly.-Pick over and
wash four cups of cranberries. Put in
a stewpan with one cup of boiling wa-
ter, and boil 20 minutes. Rub through
a sieve, add two cups of sugar and
cook five minutes. Turn into a mold
or glass.

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Advertising Farm Products IV.
By I. J. MATTHEWS

T goes without saying that the farm-
er has a4 right to put up and use
billboards so long as they are on

his own premises. In that respect, he
should enjoy the same prerogative that
is enjoyed by his brother in the city. If
the farm advertises anything, it should
certainly be the wares produced on the
home acres rather than something pro-
duced in the city. An appropriate use
of the billboard has a psychological sig-
nificance that can scarcely be gained
in any other way.

In the matter of making extravagant
claims and promises that cannot be
carried out, the billboard should not
be burdened any more than should a.
newspaper advertisement. In writing
any form of display matter, simplicity
and modesty are commendable virtues.
Extravagant claims or impossible state
ments make the advertisement appear
cheap and ridiculous in the eyes of the
prospective customer, and in so doing
lose sales rather than make them.

Billboards that are placed in some
conspicuous spot on the farm and con
tain matter that is untrue will detract
rather than attract customers. A neat
billboard Should be put in obscure
places rather than on the highest point
of the farm or the one of most scenic
beauty. It is not good business to cov-
er up the beautiful landscape on the
farm and if there is an ugly sandpit
or some other unsightly spot, this may
be partly covered up by the modest
yet, appealing billboard.

I can cite an illustration of the value
of a barn advertisement. A Michigan
railroad over which I have ridden
many times, runs through a dairy sec-
tion. Black and white cattle dot the
meadows but there is only one adver-
tisement of Holstein-Friesian cattle
Visible from a passing train. A certain
barn faces away from the railroad’s
right—of—way and on the back of the
barn is a ten by twelve-foot sign paint-
ed in black and white. It. announces
simply that the owner and his son are
breeders of Holstein-Ii‘i'iesian cattle.
The cattle posturing in a field between
the track and the barn are a silent tes-
tament to the fact that these breeders
produce high-class cattle.

The point is this: I was sent out by
a state institution to purchase Hol-
stein-Friesian heifers. I made out my
itinerary and the first stop was the
one nearest the point where I had seen
the barn advertisement. Despite the
fact that I had seen other black and
white cattle along the way for nine or
ten miles, yet I had no assurance that
they were anything other than grades
and I was looking for pure-bred stock.

Such a use of buildings is certainly
profitable and proper. Buildings are of-
ten down in a. ravine overlooked by a.
highway running over a hill. In this
case, the roofs of the buildings can be
made to tell passersby that the owner
of the farm has for sale some well rec.
ognized and desirable product. Except
in such cases as the two mentioned, it
does not seem to me to be good taste
to cover buildings with even one’s own
advertisements. Quality rather than
quantity of advertising is desirable. It
is extremely doubtful if three signs on
buildings have any more selling influ-
ence upon the mind of a reader than
has a single sign of more beauty and
finish than any one of the three.

More effective than the large notices
on buildings are the smaller and more
attractive billboards that may be found
here and there in front of farm houses.
I do not refer to the usual “For Sale”
and “Wanted" Billboards that are sent
out by some city firms and donated to
the farmer because these billboards
usually donate the farmer one dollar’s

worth of service in return for five d01-
lar’s worth of advertising. The dealer
giving the billboard does not allow it
to escape without liberal notices of his
own line for sale. Some few farmers
have, however, had a billboard of their
own constructed, with their trademark
at the top and painted in the colors
chosen to represent the farm. There
are two sections, one for a “Wanted”
column and the other for a “For Sale”
column. With a one-inch rubber stamp
alphabet outfit the words can be neatly
placed upon a piece of cardboard and
this tacked onto the billboard under
the proper division. Much to the sur-
prise of many who have tried this de-
vice, it is a fine salesman in itself.
However, it spoils the'salesman value
of such a billboard to have the words
scrawled upon it. The whole thing
should be neat throughout; in other
words, dressed like a true traveling
salesman.

On account of the proximity of the
farm to such a billboard sales are
made easily. The appearance of the
farm and the products for sale, if they
are visible, is a. mute testimonial to
the integrity of the farmer and really,
after all, any advertisement is‘ valu-
able only as it is backed up by the in
tegrity of lhe advertiser and the goods
he offers. The billboard gets the atten-
tion of a prospective customer, the
well-kept appearance of the farm in-
terests him, the products themselves
convince him that they are what he
wants and the ease with which the
personal touch may be effected makes.
it comparatively easy To get sales in
this manner. Some have found after
years of search for far away markets

that their best customers passed the

farm several times each year.

The home market is the one most to
be sought and it is good policy for the
farmer to sell his products in his own
community if they are wanted. The
effects of repeatedly selling one’slsur-
plus at home is sure, sooner or later,
to make the home locality famous for

the product and that has been sold '

and as soon as any locality becomes
noted for a given product, buyers will
come in from outside and the whole
situation will be one of continual gain
for the community and each individual
in it.

MARKET SERVICE FOR LIVE
STOCK SHIPPERS.

James N. McBride, Markets Director,
Michigan Agricultural College, has
been advised that often times market
conditions for the surplus live stock in
the remote sections from markets are
not entirely satisfactory. To help solve
the problem the director announced
that in cases where carloads can be
furnished and the animals can be prop-
erly marked for identification, consign-
ments can be made .to commission
houses in Detroit or Buffalo, whose
names and addresses will be furnished
upon application to the director. Local
railway agents are generally glad to
furnish information as to rates and
weights.

The director reports that there is a
call for stockers in the southern coun-
ties of Michigan and reliable buyers
will be advised as to where stock can
be had. The director suggests that
community action can often locate car-
load lots, which will be to the advan-
tage of all concerned. ‘

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has proveda success and a second car-
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This organization is composed of
bankers, businessmen, and farmers,
and was started in order to enable
farmers to buy pure—bred stock who
heretofore have not been financially
able to do so.

Although it is called an association.
it is not in reality an organization at
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three of their number who act as as
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with power of attorney, and the selec-
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the superintendent of the Menominee
County Agricultural School, as is also
the determination as to whether the
parties who seek loans are in position
to handle additional stock called for.

The agreement referred to is duly
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county has on file a copy ‘of this agree-
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the guarantors.

The farmers who wish stock fill out
application blanks for as many head of
pure-bred cattle as they think they can
handle. When enough orders have
been received for a carload, the super-
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can purchase the stock sought and
ships the same to a central point from
which the farmers get their stock.

The farmer fills out a note to the
bank making the loan and a chattel
mortgage on the stock which runs to
the guarantors. The guarantors then
endorse the note. Six per cent inter-
est is charged on these loans, and the
notes are payable in eight equal quar-
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farmer two years in which to pay, and
enabling him to pay for the cattlwe
with the profits received. Outside of
the regular six per cent interest, neith‘
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A smnmary of preliminary estimates
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Agriculture, is as follows:

Corn—«State—Estimate this year,
46,200,000 bushels; production last
your (final estimate), 56,000,000 bu.

United States—Estimate this year,
2,640,000,000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate), 3,054,535,000 bu.

Wheat.—-State.-—Octobcr estimate.
12,631,000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate), 20,448,000 bu.

United States—October estimate,
607,557,000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate), 1,011,505,000 bu.

Oats.—-State.-—-October estimate; 42,-
690,000 bushels; production last year
(final estimate), 64,260,000 bushels.

United States—fictober estimate, 1,-
229,182,000 bushels; production last
your (final estimate), 1,540,362,000 bu.

Barley.-—-Btate.——October estimate,
1,984,000 bushels; production last your
(final estimate), 2,508,000 bushels.

United States—October estimate,
183,530,000 bushels; production last
your (final estimate), 237,009,000 bu.

Buckwheat.—State.—Estimate this
year, 715,000 bushels; production last
your (final estimate), 870,000 bushels.

United States‘Estimte this year,
11,400,000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate), 15,759,000 bu.

Potatoes.—-—Esfimate this year 16,-
400,000 bushels; production last year
(final estimate), 20,345,000 bushels.

United States—Estimate this year,
280,000,000 much; action last
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(mud estimate), 458,000 tons. ,

United ’States. . ember estimate.
86,155,000 tons; reduction last your
(final estimate), 225,000 tons.

Apples.—~State.——Estimate this year.
4,160,000 barrels; production last year
(final estimate), 3,150,000 barrels.

United States.—-Estimate this year,
67,700,000 barrels; production last year
(final estimate), 76,670,000 barrels.

Cabbages.—~State.—-—October estimate
23,875 tons; production last year (final
estimate), 41,382,000 tons.

United States (eight states).—-—Octo-
ber estimate 326,086 tons; production
last your (final estimate), 657,716 tons.

Beans.-—-State.-—-October estimate 3.-
730.000 bushels; production last your
(final estimate), 4,250,000 bushels.

United States (fiVe states).——-Octo—
ber estimate, 9,924,000 bushels; pro-
duction last year (final estimate), 10,.
278,000 bushels.

. Prices.

The first price given below is the
average on November 1 this year, and
the second the average on November 1
last year.

State.—-Wheat 163 and 100‘ cents per
bushel; com 92 and 69; oats 49 and
34; potatoes 143 and 52; hay $9.60 and
$11.70 per ton; eggs 32 and 260 per
dozen.

United States.——Wheat 158.0 and 93.1
cents per bushel; corn 85.0 and 31.90;
oats 49.0 and 34.9c; potatoes 136.. and
60.80; hay $10.68 and $10.83 per ton;
cotton 18.0 and 11.6c per lb; eggs 32.0
and 26.3c per dozen.

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Michigan;

Hillsdale 00., Nov. 6.-G-ood weath-
er for farm work has prevailed during
most of the fall, and corn basking is
pretty well advanced. About the us-
ual acreage of wheat and rye was
sown, much of the sowing being unus-
ually late. Plenty of hay and straw
are on hand for winter feeding. The
amount of corn in the hands of local
farmers is less than normal. The bean
crop and buckwheat crop are light.
Corn 400 per basket, delivered from
the field; potatoes $1.50 per bu; beans
$4.50; sprayed and picked apples, de-
livered, $1 per bu; cabbage, delivered
in small lots for home consumption,
two cents per pound; eggs 35c; good
dairy butter 28c; butter-fat 41c; wheat
$1.68; rye $1.25; oats 50c; hogs 90;
beef cattle $5@8; veal $9.50.

Branch 60., Nov. 8.~Wheat and rye '

are looking fair but are small and
rather light, owing to dry seeding
time. A few good pieces of corn, but
much poor, soft corn. Potatoes and
beans at light crop. Beans three to
five bushels. Shortage of grain makes
feeders light. Considerable corn yet
to husk. Potatoes $1.50@2; wheat
$1.70; corn 85c; oats 500; barley 85c;
butter 25c; butter-fat 36c; eggs 35c.
Genesee 00., Nov. 9.——Nice rain fall-
ing today. Farm work nearly all fin«
lshed. Considerable fall plowing be-
ing done. Wheat looking well consid-
ering the lateness of the seeding. All
pastures good, encouraged by the mild
weather and abundant rainfall. Many
farmers who have no silos are shred-
ding and putting it in move, or stocks.
Some cholera among swine has been
reported in one part of the county;

otherwise farm stock is doing well. ‘

Many are being forced out of the dairy
business owing to the difficulty of se-
curing help. This county has just vot-
ed one million dollars for ood roads,
trunk lines leading out of lint to be
cement or brick a certain number of
miles in each direction. This latter
means rebuilding macadam which was
put in a few years ago, now in very
bad condition.

lsabella 00., Nov. '11.—-Farmers are
busy tall plowing and threshing beans,
which is a very poor crop. Average
about six bushels and they pay $5.75
for hand-picked. Large acreage of
wheat sown. Ground quite wet for
plowing. Hay very dull, selling at $8
@9 per ton. Not much land changing
l‘isanzgs. Eggs 32c; butter 280; beans

Van Buren 00., Nov. 7 .—-—Wheat and
rye look good with acreage about nor-
mal. Potatoes yielded around 00 bush—
els per acre; 25 per cent of output is
already sold. Buckwheat fields pro-
duced from six to 10 bushels per acre,
and bean fields from three to six bush-
els. There is an abundance of hay on
hand. Wheat $1.60@1.70; new corn
70c; oats 500; beans $506; potatoes
$1.50; dairy butter 30c; eggs 30c.

The Markets Department is advised
of names and places in Northern Mlclr
igan where stockers and feeders can
be bought. This is the opportunity for
farmers and feeders to utilize their
roughage and winter stock through
with every reasonable assurance of
profit. Write for advices as to sellers
with whom you can corresmd.

Jss. N. Mr'BRmE,

State Market Director,'East Lansing.

   

   

 

    
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 

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GRAINS AND SEEDS.

 

November 14, 1916.

Wheat—Despite the unprecedented
high level of wheat prices, further ad-
vances were made during the past
week. The supply and demand posr-
tion is the dominant factor in the mar-
ket, and while conditions abroad re-
main unaltered, there is likely to be
little opposition to the advancing ten-
dency. The European demand is far
from satisfied, and because of the rap-
idly dwindling surplus from Argen-
tine’s 1916 crop, western Europe is be-
coming more and more dependent up-
on the United States and Canada for
this cereal. Last week foreigners
bought on an average of a million
bushels a day. One year ago No. 2
red wheat was quoted at $1.131/2.per
bushel. Last week’s Detroit quotatIOns

were:
No. 2 No. 1

Red. White. Dec.
Wednesday . 1.851/2 1.80%; 1.87%,
Thursday . . . . ....1.88 1.83 1.90
Friday ......... 1.88 1.83 1.90
Saturday 1.89% 1.841/2 1.91%,
Monday ........ 1.89% 1.84% 1.911/2
Tuesday . . . .1 87 1.82 1.89

Chicago—December Wheat $1.891/g;
May $19414.

Corn—There is a growing belief
among traders that com at present
prices is a cheaper grain to buy than
wheat. One day last week May corn
and May wheat were just $1 apart in
price at Chicago. This margin cer-
tainly over measures the difference in
the food value of the two grains. In
European countries, advantage is now
being taken of this, and corn is being
substituted in part or in whole for
wheat. As a result, the demand is
growing apace, and corn prices w111
undoubtedly approach more closely to
those of the major grain than present
quotations show. One year ago No. 3
corn was quoted at 681/20 per bushel.
Detroit’s last week’s quotations for
new corn were:

No. 3 No. 3
Mixed. Yellow.
Wednesday .......... 1.03 1.05
Thursday ............ 1.03 1.05
Friday ............... 1.05 1.06
Saturday ............. 1.05 1.07
Monday .............. 1.08. 1.10
Tuesday ............. 1.08 1.10

Chicago—December corn 98%c per
bushel; May 98%c.

0ats.——This cereal has also benefited
by the advance in wheat and corn, and
by the wider appreciation of the value
of oats as a feed in comparison to the
food units in wheat. On Monday the
local market advanced 11/20. One year
ago standard oats were quoted .at 400
per bushel. Last week’s Detr01t quo-
tations were:

No. 3

Standargé Wt5u5te.
Wednesday .............
Thursday ............... 57 1/2 561/;
Friday .................. 58 57
Saturday ................ 581/2 57 1/2
Monday ................. 60 59
Tuesday ................ 601/2 59 1/2

Chicago—December oats 58%0 per
bushel; May 62%0.

Rye—Following last week’s re—
markable price advance ,for this cer-
eal, 70 more has been added, making
the present quotation for cash No. 2,
$1.50 per bushel.

Beans.—There is not much trading
in this product because there is noth-
ing showing up on the market, Quo-
tations have been advanced 25c more
by the Detroit Board of Trade. Cash
beans are nominally quoted here at
$6.25 per bushel. The Chicago trade
have few offerings and an active de-
mand. Michigan hand-picked pea
beans are quoted on that market at
$5.50@7 per bushel.

Seeds—Prime red $10.65; alsike at
$10.40; alfalfa $9@10; timothy $2.50.

 

FLOUR AND FEEDS.

 

F lour.———Jobbing lots in one-eighth
paper sacks are selling on the Detroxt
market per 196 lbs., as follows: Best
patent $9.80; seconds $9.40; straight
$9.20; spring wheat $10.50; rye flour

8.30

Feed.——In 100-lb. sacks, jobbing lots
are: Bran $30; standard middlings
$31.50; fine middlings $35; cracked
corn $45; coarse corn meal $42; corn
and oat chop $39 per ton.

Hay.—In carlots at Detroit: No. 1
timothy $14@15; standard timothy
$13.50@14; No. 2 timothy $12@13;
vlight mixed $13.50@14; No. 1 mixed
’ $11@13; No. 1 clover $10@12.

‘ Straw.-Rye straw $8.50@9; wheat
ma oat straw $7.50@8 per ten in car-

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Butter.—-The market continues firm
and active. Prices for extras 1c high-
er. Creamery extra 360; do. firsts 34c;
dairy 300; packing stock 27c.

Elgin.—-The receipts are decreasing
and foreign demand ,active. Prices Vac
higher. The price, based on sales is
36%c.

Chicago—Favorable conditions con-
tinue to exist. Trade is good and the
market is kept cleaned up at an ad-
vance of 1/20. Creamery extras are
quoted at 3615c; extra firsts 351/2@
36c; firsts 34@35c.

Eggs.—The market is active; prices
3c.higher than last week. Receipts
are moderate. Firsts 380; current re-
ceipts 360.

Chicago—Prices jumped 20 but still
the demand is good. Real fine eggs
are scarce. Firsts 34@35c; ordinary
firsts 32@331/2c; at mark, cases in-
cluded, 28@34c; firsts, storage paid,
32%@33c.

Poultry.—Receipts are not so plenti-
ful and the market has gained ‘firm-
ness. Prices are slightly higher. Live,
spring chickens 151/3@160; No. 1 hens
15@160; others 13@141A,c; ducks 15@
16c; geese 15@16c; turkeys 24@25c.

Chicago—The receipts are not as
large as last week and the market is
firmer and higher. Good turkeys 20c;
others 10@12c; fowls, general run 130;
others 12@141/zc; spring chickens 17c;
ducks 14@16c; geese 12@15c.

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

 

Apples.—Market is steady, with the
prices slightly higher. Barreled stock
$3.50@4 for fancy; choice $2.50@3.50;
No. 2 75c@$1 per bushel. At Chicago
the feeling is steady. No. 1 stock is in
limited offering and good demand. The
prices are slightly higher. Fancy stock
stock sells for $2.50@6 per bbl; No. 2
stock $1.75C‘v2.50.

Potatoes.——At Detroit potatoes are
steady with prices unchanged. Quot-
ed, carlots, in .bqu at $1.60@1.65;
sacks $1.65@1.75. At Chicago Michi-
gan white are quoted at $1.50@1.70;
others $1.40@1.70. Market is firmer
and the tetndency is toward higher
prices.

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

Michigan white pea beans are being
quoted now at $6, while red kidneys,
which are usually much higher than
the white pea, are quoted 500 lower.
Potatoes have rather wide range, from
$1.30@1.50, with the market showing
weakness during the past week. They
are moving less freely, with many
growers inclined to hold their stock
and with many buyers also in a wait-
ing mood. Fresh eggs are firm at 36c.
Grain prices at the mills are as fol-
lows: No. 2 red wheat, $1.80; corn $1
@105; rye $1.20; oats 57c; buckwheat
900. The hay market remains steady
at $10@12.

DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.

 

Trading at the eastern market was
active Tuesday morning at firm prices.
Apples were moving fairly well at 500
@$1.50 per bu; potatoes $1.50@2 per
bu; cabbage $1.40@1.50; lettuce 50@
75c; celery 30@400 per large bunch;
loose hay is coming in slowly and is
quoted at $17@19 per ton.

WOOL.

 

Boston—Sales of wool to manufac-
turers have increased greatly in vol-
ume and prices are advanced. The
fleece market is very strong. Manu-
facturers are competing to secure a
liberal share of the available supplies.
On the Boston market Michigan un~=
washed delaines are quoted at 38@
39c; do. combing 39@421/2c; do. cloth-
ing 30@36c.

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

 

Buffalo.
November 13, 1916.
(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,
New York Central Stock Yards,
Buffalo, N. Y.)

Receipts here today as follows: Cat-
tle 210 cars; hogs 100 d. d.; sheep 30
d. d.; calves 800 head.

With 210 cars of cattle here today,
the demand was strong and the bulk
of the shipping and best butcher cattle
sold 15@25c higher. The medium cat-
tle and cows sold'a little stronger, and
there was a strong demand for the
canners and they sold strong, 10@15c
higher, bulk at $3.75@3.85. There was
a good strong demand for bulls and
stock cattle and bulk of them sold 10
@150 higher. We look for a liberal
run of cattle next Monday and a good
trade on the best kinds, but no more
than a steady trade on the mediums.

Receipts of hogs today were some-
what lighter than expected, and with
good demand from all sources the
market was generally 10@15c higher
on the best grades and full 50c per
hundred higher on- pigs and - ights. A

 

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, hogs . 10., @
10.40, “with ,the-.. bulk around $10. 6;
pigs and lights, aS'to weight and qual-
ity $9._25@9.50; roughs $y9@9.25; stags

market on the decent weight hogs, but
it does not look to us like the advance
will be held on the pig stuff, our mar.-
ket today looked rather high compar-
ed with other points onthis kind. ‘ -

With a light run of lambs today our
market opened active and 350 higher
than the close of last week, and we
look for steady prices the balance of
the week.

We quote: Best lambs $11.75@12;
cull to common $9@11; yearlings $8@
10;, bucks $5.50@6.50; ewes $7.25@
7.50; cull sheep $4.50@6; wethers $8
@850; top veals $13.25@13.50; heavy
$7@9; common and light $8@11;
grassers $5@5.75.

Chicago.
November 13, 1916.
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts today..38,000 57,000 36,000
Same day 1915..23,079 47,446 35,441
Last week.’ ..... 66,812 293,188 100,012
Same wk 1915..51,589 169,178, 82,237

The cattle receipts today include
about 4,000 northern rangers. Fat cat-
tle are selling at steady prices, but the
other kinds are expected to sell off
anywhere from'10@25c, common kinds
comprising a large part of the supply.
Hogs opened 50 higher on an average,
with sales at $8.95@10.25. Hogs re-
ceived last week averaged 197 lbs.
Sheep and lambs are selling at gener-
ally steady prices, with some prime
lambs bringing $11.95, an advance of
five cents.

Cattle made a great record last
week when fancy heavy steers sold at
further sharp advances, bringing de-
cidedly the highest figures ever paid
except for beeves fattened for the In-
ternational Live Stock Exposition. So
extremely few strictly prime heavy
corn-fed cattle are now marketed that
it is not unlikely that later on there
will be $13 cattle, and stockmen own-
ing well—bred feeders should remember
this. So far as mere numbers go,
there are plenty of cattle moving to
western markets, and combined re-
ceipts of all kinds of cattle in the sev-
en leading western markets for the
year show a gain in round numbers of
a million head over last year. The
surprise came on Wednesday, when
out of receipts in" the Chicago stock
yards of 28,112 head, scarcely any
first-class steers were shown. There
were a few sales at $11.50@11.75, and
these were the highest sellers, with
the exceptions of 16 fancy 1601-lb. Illi-
nois fed steers at $12, and 51 prime
Illinois-fed 1438-lb. cattle at $12.05.

Previous to last week the top price”

stood at $11.75. The bulk of the steers
sold last week went for $8@11, with
choice beeves taken at $11 and up-
ward, while good lots brought $10 and
over, medium grade steers $9 and ov-
er, and fair killers $7.50 and upward,
and sales down to $5@6 for inferior
little grass-fed steers. The best year-
lings went at $11@11.65, and sales of
these cattle took place all the way
down to $8@9 for the cheaper class.
Butcher cattle had a good demand, as
usual, with cows taken at $5.30@8.25
and heifers at $5@9.50, while cutters
went at $4.70@5.25 canners at $3.50@
4.65 and bulls at $ .50@8. Calves were
in good demand so far as light weight
vealers were concerned, with a $12 top
and sales ranging down to $4.50@7.50
for the cheaper heavy weights. Stock-
ers and feeders were fairly active at
$4.75@7.85, and western range cattle
were good sellers at $6.50@10.35 for
steers and $4.25@7.75 for cows and
heifers, top for steers being a record-
breaker. Cattle prices advanced 25
@50c last week.

Hogs have shown unexpected firm-
ness in prices at various times in re-
cent weeks, with good rallies following
declines, decreasing receipts placing
sellers in a stronger position. Eastern
shippers bought only moderate num-
bers of hogs, taking usually the better
class of hogs carrying plenty of weight
and most of the active buying was
done by the local packers and smaller
city butchers. Pigs sold at a liberal
discount from prices paid for matured
hogs of good quality, and light hogs
sold very unsatisfactorily, with the
choicest light shipping barrows going
about 200 below the highest priced
hogs. Prospects are that hogs will sell
unusually high this winter, and own-
ers should act accordingly. Hogs sold
Saturday at $8.85@10.15, comparing
with $8.60@9.80 a week earlier, pigs
going at $6.25@8.75.

Lambs, yearlings, wethers and ewes
that were well fattened sold extremely
well last week, decreasing receipts
causing large advances in prices, with
not enough to go around. With much
the best demand centering on the fat
lambs, these naturally showed the
greatest advance, the top price paid
being higher than the previous high
record made last May. The offerings
consisted mainly of fed western lambs

and native lambs, with several late

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vaneed 75o®$1,~-'sheep 2 . and year,
gs 50¢. Lambs closed. at $8.75@

0, yearlings at $8@9.75, wethers at
7.60@8.90, ewes at $4'@7.75, breeding
ewes at $6@9.50, and bucks-at $4@6.
Feeders bought lambs at $9@10.30,
@750 and ewes at $5@6.25.

Horses were marketed ‘moderately
last week, country shippers anticipat-
ing a small demand, and consequently
the restricted requirements did not
cause any general decline in values.
Army horses of the “gunner” class
sold at $150@175, while commercial
chunks brought $160@230, expressers
$190@215, drafters $240@275 and
southern chunks $45@125,' mares for
the southern trade going at $100 and
over,'if at all desirable.

LIVE STOCK NEWS.

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More extensive use of silage is be-
ing made than ever before by Indiana
cattlemen, it having been demonstrat-
ed that silage and a. little hay will car-
ry stock cattle through the winter at a.
cheaper cost than any other feed.
Stockers weighing 500 lbs. at this sea-
son of the year double in weight in the
sourse of a year, corn for full feeding
being used either in the ear or shelled.
The silage makes a rich feed, being as
good as the best pasturage.

The last shipments of lambs for the
year have been coming to market, and
feeders comprise a large share of the
receipts in western markets. These
have met with a strong demand at an
extreme range of from $8.75@10.30 per
100 lbs. Meanwhile the offerings of
prime killing lambs have become so
small that the best ones have sold for
$11.20 per 100 lbs., the highest price
ever paid at this season of the year,
top a year ago having been $9.65.
Many lambs of a feeder class have
been slaughtered of late, and at diffl'er-
ent times the shipment of. feeders was
checked by the inability of shippers to
obtain double-deck cars, these being
largely used by eastern railroads for
moving hogs to market. Numerous
consignments of warmed-up lambs and
yearlings from the territory tributary
to Chicago have arrived and sold at
low prices.

To most observers it looks as though
hog prices have seen their lowest for
the year, the best having declined
from $11.60 per 100 lbs. Prices are
still extraordinarily high, and provis-
ions have shared in the rise, with late
sales of pork up to $28 per barrel,
while lard has been selling $5.70 per
100 pounds higher than a year ago, the
boom in cottonseed oil being an im-
portant factor in putting lard up. The
high prices for provisions have failed
to check their consumption apparently,
and stocks in warehouses are unusu-
ally low, with enormous exports. Re—
cent Chicago receipts of hogs have av-
eraged in weight only 213 lbs., compar-
ing with 226 lbs. one month ago, 231
lbs. two months ago, 204 lbs. one year
ago and 230 lbs. two years ago. At
this time in 1910 the Chicago hog re-
ceipts were averaging in weight 249
libs. Fluctuations" in prices are apt to
be extremely wide, and quotable chang-
es in a single day are as much at times
as 25c per 100 lbs.

A stockman of Illinois who market-
ed some cattle in Chicago recently,
says: “If there is anything that is
nearer gambling than corn-feeding
cattle, I don’t know what it is. As for
competition in the steer end of it, it is
a thing of the past. All we have to do
is to ask the four buyers what they:
are worth, and they will come within
five cents of each other. ‘Funny, is it
not, how expert they get? Take these
men out in the country, and they would
not come within 50 cents of each oth-
er.” This statement does not hold
good when choice beef cattle are on
sale, for there is lively outside compe-
tition for them, With eastern shippers
bidding against local killers. 7

Several times recently prime Mon-
tana range cattle have sold on the
Chicago market at higher prices than
were ever paid in the past. A short
time ago a consignment of fancy heavy
range steers from that state brought
$10.35 per cwt., the top-notch in the
history of the range cattle trade.

It You Have RIG or AUTO.
. Earn $83 to $325 a Month

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Rooeims Ml. "lime lamest 111m of“ ,

mime shook of the Season «ammo to hand
«his week. my s’taltofl mmiiimg Mon-2
they and iii 511855 been 21 sterility Wm
of! em wax :sance, and will! he with
«lime week 6111155 Show steam and hook
«511' teed .mre mining them teeme and if
such we «Ioniiimme tor another itwvo‘

weeks, Wain mill! lhe watt-y welll .
{(11me mm. Arrivals wmie mull very: .

[lame the moods 111ml terminate i'm lIDe-
«wort Sheimg hardly cmigestefl, mahmg it
Mini-1311M work getting stool: to yank.

5111 the cattle (division the whet top~g ‘

email 1111.) active and confirmed so until
Woolly moumilnig, when it was sdkow.
auml draggy on account of tiealems that
brought «or-1W
agent their purchases to their vanimus'
Mamie, the elemenil was me emotive
11111111- :sitookeens and headers and common
mam-1131' cows were a 111151er highem, 1111
other grades steady with last week.

Good milch oows continue steadyamd: '

«common 51171. Prices at mad as 1501-
flows: Best ‘heavy steeris 38@le2‘5;
best handy weight hittoher steels .37@
.7. .75; mixed eteers 811161 heifeis 361(1)
575' handy light butchers 3525713575;
might hut-theme $5-.@5.;25., best we
$550M; «butcher (cows 35,@5.25 «mm

monsoows 34.25-@4. 7 5 commons 38.510@
4.115; best heavy bull-ls 35.50.@6; holog-
111a hulls 35@5.,.50 stock hulls 34. 5(0’@5;
teed-ere 36@6.50; stochers $5@6; milk-
M‘s-51nd swingers 340@90.

53.153101), B. & ‘PI. guild “Gray 5‘: 53.- 7
mows av 79136 at ’34;1to ‘Bizemertbeok 35
5111111110th av 774 at 3550; to Gather 31
«fl-1» av 537 art 34.165; to Remick 5 :sltzeers
:nzv 556 at 316.40,, 2 do my 5255 at 37.50,
11 10W ‘ngh 1350 tat '37, 1'4 butchers 11v
.722 at 35.25; W 31111011 13 [feeders av
758 at 35.70 ‘2 do aav 735 amt $315.;t053may
£- 53. S news my 940 at 3445.1» Goofigmild
7 butchers aw 35.7 at 35.315); to Mime-
mam 5 do 1111716310 at 35. 10 33 he 'av (5'72
an 35'; to Amflebwum 5 do av 96912 at
35; to Belfont 5 he av 868 at 35 W35

Hailey & M. solid to The Miss Farm
6 feeders av 813 at 36.50, 25 1616) our 933
at 36.65.; to'Bmay & 13. Some 21w 9'08 at
34, 14 like 211W 510410 at 311.75: to {Belfm't
2 atoms raw 775 at 35.120, 13 11-19 aw 713

at. 35.55; toKnrappenfB Mummers 11W 610- 1

at $5.35; to Goose 1173 do '11V 1600 at
35.10, 3 16o our 7740 :wt 34.50; to ‘Golden-
11 do 23v 1005 at 311.30,, ‘4 do aw 782 at
35. 25; to Methane 1119 slackers av 661
.11 3610,71 tee-15191111 zav 8.1.3 'at 36. 60; to

Sullivan P. 00. ll ha’l'l Wgh 1560 at ‘/

3.). 50, 6 cows av 853 at 35 25, 2 do aw:l

51711 at $5,511 2 do av 10.11) at 34.,65 18’ '

do av 9810;alt 3550;1110 Hammond, S
.\’- 0o. .20 Were av 45519 mi 35.30,, 4 do

211' 3510 at 34.25; to Chapman 2'8 .stook- '

91‘s my '623 at 35;; to Hamil, .S. &
Go. {6 vows .a‘v 391010 at 5341.25,, “.2 on our 9.2
1111, 311; to Sullivan '1”. ’Co. ‘24 'butc'hers
1111' $585 at 3535.

Vest! Calm.

Rooms 1545:: The meal .ca'lff tmlle
was :eimmg «amil good guwflves :a Winter
higher than East week, on» to "fl'httrsdtny
momnimrg, whom they teased cuff '41 motile
and! mm as idflowst lit-est goalies 235-0
@1175; medtums 38.5106!) 110.50; heavy
$4..‘30’.@‘5.510.

Win, S. E: J. :solld Neg-1e 7P. '00 '3
av 11:15 at 33111: to Mitch. 53. ’Co. 2 .11V 535
at, 31111150, 2 aw .300 :th 3162510310 Ratt-
litowslky 1 wg‘h 5'30 n‘t T331112; 110 5' .mikaer,
‘W. 15’: IClo. 9!) 211V 550 at 355.150; to Ratt-
kowsky 2 av .205 at $6.430.

Sande; S, 53. 2'9; C}. 30115 53311001311: .2
:21-1' 525 at 352‘; *to hitch. B. ‘00. '3 By 145
tut 311350,, 2 MI 11550 mi. 33‘; to Maggie ll”.
(We. 2 .av 155 salt 3312‘; to Women :22;
.1117 150 nit 312.25.; to .Smllliwm 5’. (‘10..
5 111'th 1313 at 3'6.

Show and Lambs.

meceihts 811.23.711.12 slime-er) and lamb
trade was active andi 25c highei than
ml the saline mm a week ago, 1:011»:
121th bringing 311.511.1555.; is the
high point for Detroit and prospects{
tool. higher: the quality was gooa. 1
The Nhgfte Peaking Dommmy‘t.oott1mg
hulk of the receipts. We quote: Best
1111mm; 311.50.;5111’111‘ lambs $50 507713. 75:'
light to common lambs 39@9.. 75; fair“

to good slime-.11» 35.25237; culls and com-
1 101! 3L5(0@’5£5¢0.
811ml, S, B. 8: G. said 'i'll‘lmmmson,

91mbsav5521t359n50 mm E. Co.
20 do av ’75 at 315050: to Womane 3‘2?
sheep av 105 at 37. 25; to Nagle P. Co.
12 do aw 100 at 236. 75, £3 "lambs av 70'
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THE" HICHIGAN . FARMER

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I Will Treat ALL

  

409 Per cm Profits for You!
Lam

meted ‘fouriplgs

   

other Egg-raisers.

fitmmmow on.
chilly ashmitazge of hmh-emmlle
so free from momma“;

clan flesh. Wmms are killing off

   

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W I!" mm: mm
km youxfitmmhemme
amount-aids foef don"t want 3mm money!

In Each, 1 go flamhher whom that—4 guarantee

mantle some oppommityto prove this
the“ grave lino. ‘W. Crane. hog raiser near ‘Sou’fh Whitley.
.Infiim He woites: ml

Wee mm hunts. .1 wowhedethemiand they managedfllfi pounds.
I'Yefl mem‘flqgh'l‘one fox-Tour weeks. 'Then Bella mmfiszee‘k-s
Withhelmclghed'mamanl wheyucnawdfil mason-hog. ”

Biggest Opportunity” 111 Years for Hog RaIsers!
I Guamfle 400 Per Cent Profits For You On Your Hogs hinted With HOG-ME!

Mala. Hams “Cg—Ion is the only Veterinary Remedy ever sold uith a. guarantee to poodnme a flefimite
percentage of profit under all conditions. 1 011211 411768 Avdon Farms Hog—Tone to produce at Planet 400 per
cent or more on all hogs whether apparentiy ‘hea i‘l'tlny or not.
1 'km ‘1 am safe to making th1s guarantee.
What Hog-Tone has done and is doing for the herds of
I also ‘know that the maefiket .‘pr’ice
oi hogs us going higher every Gay-«11ml fish“ to go
Ethane 1h; mums hug-.s'hmtage.

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The 1100's" “Nearly 'tunity to try

. id worm Killer and Hog Conditioner
To Treat AH Your Hogs for 60 Days—FREE—At My Risk!
AVALON FAIRS HUG-TM COSTS MY HIRE ’

I will sniip 3mm 1011133311100 ‘humfile «at Mvogé‘lhone 1501' main (eight More 'in

eta-voice

every hog is inieetea with Wins, ”“ item the U. S.

Dept. of Asmicwlttm'e. 53hr.- mwiilgmm 'I‘lnoim Head
Worms—Stomach Wmijver Worms—[mag and
Smooch-1511 Worms weaken the twigs—affect evuny sow’s
litterwmake millions «of hogs easy victims of cholera,
titan-111111911121

sorvi-v'nhg hog‘s df'trouria‘hment their fioofl should luring-out down
their weight and 10198151173: 11113113116512

hadiflni-Ilmhmelmhammnieu
than tw0 weeks I'cou'lifimot 'gct tothe though to heed them. Ida» not
knowexuctly uihutifihe again on this lot of hogs was. but I could

warhead-the day the-componibelow, .filled in, reaches this office.

’Th a’t‘vv'ill‘be su‘fiicien‘t to trait your-5109560 days-or
snore, aoomflinglflo. iii/ac. This will mean 9119i 129.:

centslpenhog for all theitreatment— and that treat-
’lnE'Tft‘iS guaranteed by me-togiiwc y on a 1100 timeout
pnofit over mil above the most of the 1Hog- Tame
tiezitment, atmarkoting time. This is the same
opportunity gthat these men 12raewod~wnd miwfle
money Jay-doing so.

M. S McFadden, Poland China Editor of Swine

see to great change in them.”

Avalon Farm log-fone Is a highly concentrated liquid
medicine for hogs only. not a stock food—not a condition
"st m medicinal ingr

War Is
Liquids and cannot be put in dry powders of any kind.

Avalon Farms flog-tone' Is safe. It Is very easy to treat
your hogsw‘fm Avail on Farms
every Wdufiulho first in mks-ad
only once a week. It IS EMY MIXED WIT-II m
KIND OF SHIPS. WITH THE DRIIKING WATER 0R

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Frossmxoon, Illmois) advises:
ceived Hog— Tone and gave it a test on
fivae'tngs. “Our Emmi minagersaysthut

Dmi’tSendaPemy! lust-Mailfle

Simply tell me how many'head o‘f hogs you have
~-—'write down your name and address-amt}! mail
11 will immediately ship you enough
Avalon Farms‘flog-Tonc to treat your hogs for

Treat your :hozs according to directions.

sttisfiefl—‘siunm mourn the Rabbis to me and you
don Lowe me a cent.

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SENSA TIONAL OFFER 0N
CREAM SEPARA TORS
Orderan size “elastic 0mm Senator
eposit—no C. 0, D.-—no scour-it . W on
the se tor comes, work it 30 days and i you are
not f ly satisfied with it, send it back at our expense
and on will not be out one cent. If ou are com-
late :7 convinced that the “Majestic" s a wonderful
argain and just the cream sagarawr you want, then
keep it and pa one-tenth in days and balance in
9 equal month y payments or pay one-sixth, 60 days
after arrival and balance in 6 equal payments at

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Interest

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500 lbs. $35533 %?.d"¥§l.’l’i.y°£c%3‘..‘i
750 “3- 2.1%? $3332. $2." di’efféi
moo users: A: $22.22.;

how much quicker it
skims than any oth-
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‘- ' ,, , seen. You will
'1' finditjustthe
99 water you -
want. Our free trial Without
money or security offer proves
it to you.

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Don’t buy a separator until
you get all the facts about the
‘Maaeetic”. Learn all about
this wonderful Separator. .
Compare our low price. The
Majestic on our year-to-p-y,
farm credit terms costs
less than others ask all cash
for. Get their-00f. it's in

this book. all coufion.
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ginners—we used alone. Write for new
price list on raccoon, sku fox.
muskrat androther figs. 1!
w to can on an money
.313?de give receive shipment.
Thousandssend us then-catch yearly
because they get a. square dea from
Funston on one pelt or a thousand.
Write for valuable FREE Trap 1".
Grids. ‘Fiézsmguluggtfuctions on 1
gaiunsmtc. Send fo'r lined”. FREE.
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BY FLOYD W. ROBISON.
Coffee.

Among the delightful accessories to
our diet it would be perhaps fitting
This
product, brewed by appropriate meth-
ods from the roasted coffee bean, is
one of the most delightful beverages
which have come into familiar use
among people generally. Almost from
its inception, coffee as a beverage
found favor among the people, and its
use has today assumed such propor-
tions that the growing of coffee on the
Brazilian plantations is one of the im-
portant agricultural industries of that
country. Probably the bulk of our cof-
fee is the Brazilian product, and when
carefully blended and properly brewed
little is left to be said as to its de-
lightful properties.

Coffee is a Food Product.

The beverage coffee is not a concen-
trated nor a strong food drink. Its
purpose in the dietary is not to fur-
nish dynamic food properties. Indeed
it fits into the dietary in an entirely
subsidiary way, for it is the psycho-
logical sense which is most appealed
to in the cup of coffee. It has so few
food properties that juding from its
food value alone, it would be difficult
to find sufficient warrant for its exten-
sive use. In just the same way it is
difficult to find sufficient excuse for the
use of beef extract, or consomme, or
bouillon, products which dieticians de—
clare emphatically to have appropriate
places in the menu, but which cannot
be judged solely from the dynamic
force of the food products which they
may contribute. Coffee fits into this
class. There is an indescribable some-
thing which it contributes to the meal
which we all recognize and yet find
difficulty in exactly tabulating. Most
of the studies which have been made
of the beverage coffee havé been con-
fined to studies of the green and roast-
ed coffee bean. These studies have
meant very little to consumers for we
are not primarily interested in the
composition of the coffee bean itself
except insofar as its composition may
throw some light upon the amount of
material which will be yielded up to
the watery extract. The bean itself
does not differ materially in its essen-
tial, ultimate food constituents from
many other vegetable seed products. It
contains a. considerable quantity of
protein, considerable sugar, fats and
convertible carbohydrates, but as stat-
ed before, the coffee berry itself is not
used for food. It is the watery ex-
tract which is used and this contains
far less of these different ingredients
than does the coffee itself. Probably
20 to 30 per cent of the rOasted coffee
can be extracted with boiling water
and it is therefore this 20 to 30 per
cent that we are primarily interested
in in studying coffee as a. beverage.

We find an analysis of the carefully
made extract to contain about 1.00 per
cent of total solid matter. In this re-
spect it compares favorably with beef
tea, or bouillon. The soluble matter of
a cup of coffee, however, differs essen-
tially from beef extract or bouillon in
that it is more balanced, that is—the
true proteid material in the cup of cof-
fee is about 0.08 per cent. With this
there is perhaps 0.33 per cent fat,
about 0.08 per cent caffeine, 0.20 per
cent ash or mineral matter, and the
balance caffetannic acid. Coffee is a.
very delicious and, if properly made, a
wholesome beverage. Much has been
said of late years regarding the fact
that it contéins caffeine and tannin,
caffeine being an alkaloid and suppos-
edly an objectionable constituent. Tan-
nin, likewise, or caffetannic acid as it
is called by some, is considered objec~
tionable because of its astringent prop-

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erties. In all probability these state’-
ments regarding coffee are very far
from the truth. Most of the data re-
garding caffeine, if not all of it, has
been established we study of caf-
feine as a drug, that is, free caffeine.
Most of our appreciationof the prop-

erties of tannic acid has likewise been ,

determined by a. study of tannic acid
in the free state. Now it is very prob-
able that there is a more or less defi-
nite combination existing between the
caffeine in the cup of coffee, and the
tannin in the cup of coffee, and per-
haps arelationship between these two
with other constituents which we do
not know of, which makes it probable
that the properties of this combined

product in the water-made coffee ex— _

tract are entirely different from the
properties of these different ingredi-
ents when taken by themselves.
Caffeine and Tannin Combined with
Each Other.

We know that caffeine and tannin
have an affinity for each other and
that when we take a watery solution

of caffeine and bring it in contact- with »

a watery solution of tannin the two
combine to form in a concentrated so-
lution an insoluble combination. This
combination, however, dissolves on di-
lution with water but it is significant
that they do have an affinity for each
other and we may reasonably expect
that due to this affinity their combined
action when taken into the system will
be of an entirely different order than
that which occurs when either one is
taken separately into the body.

One thing is clear about the brewing
of coffee and that is that the brewed
product should in no case be boiled.
Those percolating devices which de—
pend for their efficiency upon the boil-
ing of the extract cannot be considered
desirable for the production of a. per-
fect cup. It has been generally con-
ceded that it is not desirable to put the
coffee grounds into the coffee pot, pour
water on them and then boil the pro—
duct, as some have been in the habit
of doing. It has not been sufficiently
realized, however, that just as much
damage may be done by allowing boil-
ing water to percolate through the
ground coffee, and then boil the ex-
tract. For it is just as unsatisfactory
and attended with just as serious con-
sequences to boil the coffee extract as
it is to boil the coffee grounds. Just
exactly what the effect of boiling is on
the coffee is not known but there is a
chemical rearrangement of the con-
stituent parts of the coffee, for surely
the flavor is very materially changed.
A coffee which has an agreeable aro-
matic flavor, and agreeable taste, when
boiled for some time, develops a very
acrid, bitter, astringent taste. We sus-
pect thzzt what has happened has been
a separating of the combination which
exists between the caffeine and the
tannin and perhaps a disintegration at

the same time of the caffeol, the body
which is responsible for the flavor of
the aroma. Whether this is due to the
development of quinnic acid, or wheth-
er it is due simply to the more com‘
plete liberation or freeing of the tan-
nic acid in the preSent state of our
knowledge, we are unable to say. We
do, however, know sufficient about the
product, sufficient about the process
which causes it to deteriorate, to know
that great care must be exercised in
the brewing of the product to insure
desirable results.

Fine ginding of coffee is another
thing with which the public must be-
come acquainted before they will se-
cure perfectly satisfactory results in
the brewing of coffee. Present indica-
tions point to the fact that a coffee
must be very finely, ground, almost, in
fact, pulverized, then treated by filtra-
tion .with- actively-boiling Water, and
when this watery extract has percolat-
ed through the ground coffee it should
be kept hot, either by setting it in a
double boiler or in a pan in which wa-
ter is boiling, thus keeping the extract
piping hot just short -~ of the boiling

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going out into zero weather,
that’swhenthc wonderfulwarmth 72
of the scientific VELLASTIC '2
underwear is most appreciated.

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UNDERWEAR

The velvety fleece is warm and
luxurious to the body and baffles
the cold. The elastic ribbed outer
fabric gives glove-like fit and ease ..
of movement. VELLASTIC '
comes out of the wash like new.

Men, Women, Children

Look for the YELLASTIC label—
l‘iiion Suits and separate zarmcn
50c up. W rite for Bodysz book

  

LET us TAN A
voun HIDE.

Cattle, or Horse hide, Calf. Dog. Deer
orany kind of skin wnii hair or for on.
We ton and finish them right; make
them into coats (for men and women).
robeswiigs or gloves when ordered.

Your fur goods will cost you less than
to buy them, and be worth more. Our
Illustrated cal-log gives a, lot of in-
formation which every stock raiser
should have. but we never send out this
valuable book except upon request. .

.It tells how to take of! and care for
hides: how and when we ply the freight
both ways :aboui; our safe dyeing pro-
cess which is a. tremendous advantage
to the customer, especially on hone
hides and coil skin- 3 about the fur
goods and game trophies we sell, taxi-
dermy. etc. If you want a. copy send us
’u‘.‘ ‘é°‘3§‘f”r"‘i’°”” r

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for Furs. Prion high. Trainingseason new
on. Get busy at once. e furnish traps

and supplies at lowest prices.’

Write for new booklet. “Opportunities for
pleasure and profit in trappi ’—also ship-
ping tags. price lists. etc.. A FREE
5 H I P TO DAY ‘
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240 For Exchange Bldg.
St. Louis, Mo.

 

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We pay highest prices for raw furs
remit pron‘ilgt y and pay all ex ress and
ostage. e . 've .you, an a solutely

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mmmmm mm is the farmer’s most valuable
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show-ed m 1 some: fine work was hem ' ' t

‘ . Tine Dime Requirement of Soils.—

ua' U. - stramg'e stated that away The Clover leaf Farmers’ Club mat
:ng firm Emma December With Mr. and Mrs. We Springer
1 as in the year-how, as they at then We November 224. Mr. Ben—
Won‘ld mt hue “a hall, but mama plan “will, the can-nu agem't, was merge-m
madnteinthemmmly 13mm— and Wmssed the Climb, the samurai
met. A discuss'm on W -or gear dracnsmd hung “‘GII'iime Use of Um”
em! manning «out me fine ASSIstance was given by Mr. tS’t'ars
W .mee msfims were asked 51M Mir. M‘Sdfl. WWW teachers
by our state lecturer; can what MW :at em and Maegan ~irisglii schools,
may I did to get their imitate ‘W’ho worked cut the lime require—1
man, View some 0f the «other counties Zine-Ms if several Mflemsfles to mus-g
had'm‘fiew!’ lmtihe repliestmecmm- trate the address. "There were 100;
sus aif minim was that me secret ofjpmemtft de3 Very MWIC and prof-3
success this year was the keep the Treble evenrng was .8va The next!
weeds cut than the potato might get Wingmiil be held at the home Mi
all of the maintain, nun-d 9m thrush the .Mr. “End Mrs. Frank Barker, of Otsegou
hugs ufl into the hot sand where may the rem-1th Tuesday in Numer—
were properly baked. The iiactwwas W. Soc. I . j
Mange! out ‘mure clearly this sneer “Name «View Discussed—The Wise:
than ever beams, that titre tanner who ITnarmei's’ ‘Clu‘b ;met with Mr. and Mrs. ,‘
mmmflym «the lob, was the me E. F. Wt, 00mm it beings busy;
to enjoy the M: writes ii‘nr their igno- Umey the .members were rather lanai
flaunts. Recess was them taken ifcm‘ idiim- actor-n: umber; Amber 3 summtwns
ner, where about 7.6) were served fix) a tamer had been unmoved by these
mum repaint m as the Realm Nectarine Club was {called in order
ladies are noted for preparing. Grange by .{B’Iilcsudemit V. J. me After
was 3 murder-again m2.- 00 .p. m. topenmg‘ exercises the ifiollnwmg WM
and the Winn: mun-gm was igiiven: cars were cheated: Remnant, James;
Instrumental music by Miss Gruber; H Smiley; Wircegpmesndmm, Frank-
Minimum. “Fun.” by little Miss Dor- “711.1191: cemetery E. 17‘. 'err; treasurer,
«thy Gambian, which was declared the Frank Laxrnirihere; chamfleuim,Rey.;S. ‘W.
best ever. A sale, “The little Gray Lunge. The tonic flier discussion was
House in the West,” Elly Mrs. Johnson When taken mp, "Home Rule.” W. N.
We! by an my insurmbiue talk by Younglm’e errened the discussion. He
the State War, Mrs. Dara ‘St’oc‘k- {thinks that there should be no need to
m m "W Dimes the Grams Mean discuss this emblem, as it 'is one emf
to You?” The lecture boar closed with the lowest and most degrading things.

3 WW solo by Muss thl. .Aif- m semt’h. J. E. Tubman Minowed inn

 

ter a shat session in the {filth degree the discussion and gave- some smilen-‘I .
smug, an went hm feeling that this did thoughts on this subjeciélmJ. A. Al-S
n. ‘ war also,

Aetna Grange we meail mmmwg lax, of mere, ramiIII N. ..
and baking forward To :a lime when mock part in {The discussron and gave‘
we may have the glans/me «if visiting nits some wry gonad Wts and urged

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there again. . ..
'Vergembes Grange Dedicates Hall.—
A [smoke more than 21,wa am it was
my pnivnlkegre to go with Bro. McNamn
ton and assist in organizing 'a Grange
in Vien‘gelmes minimum, Kent WW.
1.: was not :dlfieult {to see even at the
time this Grange was Minded, that wt
was to grew into :a very MriiulIILfionce
in the community. This paradigmatic IS
brim: fulfilled already. 1% Grange
has grown to smearing like .a inun-
dred in membership. Tire young pew
pile um the leadership cf wmy
Wear Sinner mu. have mm-
wmmmsismsmmnemn-
penance play, and lime lender-ad fit at
several Wis, delimiting the amdwnoe
on each occasion. {But I’m chi/mg that
has called for the largest mutiny 01
time and ta‘bor is the erection cf the
new hall. This hall is built with ‘a dim-
ing-mm in the Wt and the room
above is convenient and large enough
to answer clue mods cit" the mmunity.
This ball was dedicated (Butcher 26 by
State Master Ketcham. The minim
was meant by infliction and has sel-
dom attended :a meme embhnsiinstiic

meeting. _
Tire am of a Grange hail as
something that . 4 , ' but 961““.

and when it does happen no «one is
ready it) take his part without some
hesitation. The serum “in the mutual
is very immensive it nightly Worm—
ed, and i ileum, if theme have been
many halls Waived when these who
took part did not wish for another
chum to «do the Wk, and promise
thmselyes that next time they would
be better prepared. However, the DE-
cers at mes Grange did them
selves credit under the dmmstames,
and the ceremony passed sofi very well
indeed. But'whoi‘saoiwgmdmihe
the banquet which followed? Around
the tables were several very W
people from the city «of Grand Remus
who were pleased to mingle with the
farmer Salk just at fins time, as they
were out [w Immune. Hunters cf the
Y. M.C.A. Glee Club rendered a amm-
ber of W fun of film. directed it» :8.
dfiufite and—4m success of the dry
themfiumveaflk'emhmm
ning program and several others gave
short talks each Mil of enthusiasm fur
thezdryside. Wemiuedflmflnepw
pic of Vergennen with the hope and
belief that in their new mange they will
find throughi‘tbefirmeflm‘tfix: ever-wid-
ening» fiafl «

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we get Sims; and! do :all we (can
hmwubly to bring mohiibintiimi the Mich-
Egan. JA :suvawv note was taken by the
members present for or against the
Meme Me amendment. 'Iihere were
4119 rates east against: The amendment
mil moot acne in from (if it. The next.

{Climb meeting nfill be held with Mrlmw is ME “ME To BUY

911ml Mrs. James Batch some ‘t/i'I-llie “in
Newmm. Moved and owned that

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ROUGE REX
[S H o E 5

Made of Rouge Rex Leather
“fix the man who mode"

5 i HE leather for 4a

Rouge Rex Shoe is
Windwfieenhide, select-
ed, and tanned exclusively {nor
Rouge Rex Shoes No other
Shoes (2.1“ other leather goods are
male fm'm Rouge Rex leather.
"That is an indication of the
painstaking care used in mak-
‘ing Rouge b’fi Shoes. All the
ether mammals are jut as
good as the infirm.

No. 4'69 shown here is a
Range Rex Shoe built for
the am who works. It
is a 12-811.. Cinwlate Veal
.thcher, tip, 4-111. cuff, half double Oakatan sole, nailed.
welt shank, nudge] hooks and eyelets, and bellows tongue.

Your money goes a long way in a pair of Rouge Rex "Shoes.

We will send the name of your
nearest dealer at your request.

Hnuru— Kanusr Courimr
18-11 mum AVENUE. 5. w.
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"me :9me our metm‘ “ 'g Epmesml' ent, Wu sows to “be blind rim Munch mud Amid famou-’
J. Jennings, a vote of thanks for his: w .
Went eel-vices fur the grant ml quu sale.

55mm. Resolved, that time Wise Farm:
ers” Club have this day. by a standing

vote, game m mom! as fuming abate—3

wide pre‘hiilniifion .of the liquor traffic
lawman Dwavioiieciffiouo L A
vote 'of thanks was then given Mr. and

Mrs Wilt ans; which the Club join-E 5‘.%.wu

ed in son: and the meeting dosed in
due Wrsmmy.

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Elect New Wr—Tihe Barman?

warmers" Climb met, at the pleasant
home ef Mrs. Clara Mill-ea; ‘munsday,
Nurember 2. The meeting was called
to curler by the mesidmrt. Mrs E. 13.
Putnam. Mrs. Hammond when MM
ducted Ideimionall exercises and "in the?
absence of the secretary. Mrs. Schultz;
Mrs. W. J. Brookiurs rend tire report of 1
1339 last meeting. We then adjourned?
for dinner. Alter a fine dinner and;
social hour, a business meeting ms’
Md and the Meaning willows elected.
for the coming year: President, Jim-P
cme Seer-mam; vice-president, 0. J..'
Snyder: somdtary and treasurer, Mrs;
MW Schultz; reporter, Mrs. Jerome
Sherman; 133an, M L. Peterson;
delegate to state comm-titan oif Farm-
ers” Clulns, Mrs. E. B. Putnam; alter-
nate. Mrs. W. .J- Braking. A fine prio-
gra'm was carried «out and we adjourn-
ed to meet with Mr. and Mrs Edmund
Vincent in December—Felecia Sher-

Wiclsl Debate Farm Tech—The No

' men's" 011119 was held at the spa-.
elm home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert;
Hunter in mm all mfioyimg theE
Ifine ohm dinner served by Mrs;
Bailey. After the usual social hour the;
meeting was called tau order by Presi-i
dentS.LS..‘ . . Semlson'gswm
m the ml business ‘

of. The debate, “Does it Pay to tank
'Gomnefume ‘ itina'Sflmi'm.
very well handled and proved very tn»

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brad. . '. Mich.

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Ten milendid Spring :huars .wt $25.00 each for:
Worth $50 .00.

Hiflcrest Farm,
AT HALF PRICE

6mm not. aim Poland Chins flags, m can?
flpr" Pics. Joana- .tor wine. . l i
burgh p0 flail yes: in: ‘bou-r in'M-ioh‘irgun. .A‘iao

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THE CAHILL FARMS
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Me have some nice LARGE TYPE spring hours
ARMERS PRICES.

for sale at F
Allen 31-08., Paw Paw, Mich.
FOR SALE: Poland China boars ready for 581‘\'i('(I. A .
few high scoring Black Minorca vockerels.will make

hinge hi'l'dh. Smisfamioniflmnrmnoed. RAW. Milka. fiaIimnMioh. .

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large ypc . . mom mm. “rm“,w 01-; thm w. swim. a. 4. .chihut. um.
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find by ig Defender the hogztimt everybody goes wild

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HE price of eggs should not re-

l sult in crowded flocks as OVer-

crowding of the pullets is apt to

lead to disease and low egg produc-

tion. It is best to sell pullets for which

there are no accommodations and then

take the best possible care of the re-
maining members of the flock.

In' a recent visit with a practical
breeder he stated that he was feeding
salvage wheat with excellent results.
The wheat cost him 90 cents per bush-
el, which is somewhat better than the
price for first-class wheat, and he
claims that the birds clean it all up
eagerly and that there is no waste.
Bags of the salvaged wheat in his feed
room were free from odor and while
some of the wheat. had been nearly
turned to charcoal it was still an excel-
lent poultry feed and worth trying, es-
pecially during this time of high-priced
wheat.

If you prefer killing chickens by the
.axe method, drive two spikes in the
handy stump or chopping block, plac-
ing them about an inch apart. The
fowl’s head can then be placed be-
tween the two spikes and drawn taut
and it will be easy to sever the neck
at just the. right place when the axe
falls.

Feed Sour Milk.

Sour milk in the ration will encour-
age the pullets to lay sooner and on
many farms sour milk, buttermilk or
skim-milk is a by—product of the dairy
business which can very profitably be
turned into eggs.

If all of the windows in the farm
poultry house are made 01' glass, take
out at least half of them and substitute
wire netting and cloth curtains on a
hinged frame. Old bags can be patch-
ed up and used for curtains. They al
low plenty of air to enter the house
and do not as easily become clogged
with dirt as muslin or canvas. They
do not show the. dirt and dust like a
white curtain and they will wear for a
long time.

Experiments have proven that silage
will benefit laying hens, and doubtless
the silo will soon become as important
a feature of poultry farming as it now
is in the dairy business. A bushel or
more of silage occasionally fed to the
hens will prove profitable when other
green food is scarce. All waste vege-
tables should be stored in pits where
they can be easily carried to the lay-
inghouses.

1n finishing birds for exhibition it
pays to feed plenty of sunflower seed
in the grain ration. This is said to
put a gloss on the plumage which will
remain without dulling for several
weeks. Train the show room birds for
several weeks, until they become ac~
customed to being handled and placed
in the small exhibition coops. Birds
that know how to pose and show no
fear of spectators are constantly mak-
ing friends for the poultry industry at
our winter shows.

Get Rid of Surplus Males.

Surplus males eat. up poultry profits
and unless they are of unusual value
as breeders it is best to dispose of
them at market prices before the feed
bills begin climbing.

Cooked pumpkin fed in the wet mash
has seemed to increase the egg yield
on some farms. Pumpkins can usually
be produced at a very small cost per
pound and frequently they bring

scarcely enough on local markets to

pay for hauling them to town. In that
case they can be used to advantage in
the poultry ration.

A shingle roof is not satisfactory on
a poultry house as it cannot be made
tight. Substantial building paper seal~
ed with tar will make the house warm-
er and it will last about as long as
shingles. The prepared roofing is very
quickly applied and is giving the best
of satisfaction on our commercial egg
farms.

One poultryman recently visited has

November Poultry Hints H

 

his laying houses. All of the rain wa-
ter is piped into a supply tank in the
top of the house and this is used in
watering the flock. It saves consider-
able time in watering the. birds on this
farm.

Fix the Poultry Fence.

When the hens' constantly fly over
the fence supposed to confine them,
they may be» discouraged by adding a
foot of wire tacked to wooden strips
nailed to the original posts. Allow the
additional wire to slant inward by nail-
ing the strips at an angle of 45 de-
grees. When the hen attempts to fly
over the fence she will leave the
ground at a point close to the fence
and will find it impossible to fly
straight up and clear the added projec-
tion. After a few attempts the aver-
age hen will decide to remain at home.

Spring is a busy time on the poultry
farm and for that reason there is often
more time to plant fruit in the fall.
Fruit trees can be grown to advantage
in poultry yards. They furnish shade
for the birds and the birds clean up
many insects that injure the fruit. Ev-
en if only a few trees are planted,
enough fruit for home use will reduce
the cost of living and make the entire
farming business more enjoyable. The
pests which trouble a few trees can be
controlled with a barrel sprayer and
the same apparatus can be used for
spraying and disinfecting the laying
houses.

Getting Rid of Rats.

During the. fall a campaign against
rats will reduce the undesirable board-
ers on the farm. No instruction on
“how to do it” is necessary, as rat
trapping and poisoning is just one of
the farm jobs that everyone knows
should be done, but no one has time to
do. It doesn’t pay to allow the rats to
become too firmly entrenched before
winter.

About one nest for every four pul-
lets will give the birds plenty of lay-
ing room. Remove the nesting mate-
rial every few weeks to assist in keep-
ing down vermin. Clean eggs are nec-
essary, but washing eggs injures their
appearance and should be avoided.

It is sometimes difficult to keep the
wheat straw in the nests if the hens
happen to find a few kernels of grain
in the straw. They will then scratch
out the material and leave the nests
bare. Clover hay wadded up and pack-
ed firmly in the nests will scarcely ever
be scratched out. The corners should
be rounded and the nest made shallow
in the manner that a hen constructs
her own nest when she steals it in the
hay mow or in a weedy fence corner.

lngham Co. R. G. KIRBY.

POULTRY NOTES.

1 always give my poultry houses a
thorough cleaning in the fall before the
pullets are placed in them. Everything
movable in the house is carried out‘
side. The walls are swept down and
given a good coating of whitewash.
Whitewash is not the best disinfectant,
but it keeps the air of the house pure
and makes the house lighted during
the short, dark days of fall and winter.

I like to have the pullets in their
winter quarters before they begin to
lay. Moving them after they start to
lay invariably stops laying.

In selling old hens, I always try to
save my best layers for breeders. In
choosing these, I am governed largely
by the color of the hen’s legs and beak,
and the time she begins to moult. I
know that hens that start to moult ear-
ly are indifferent layers and these are
disposed of. The best layers are those
that have pale legs and beak, denoting
that they have used the coloring mat-
ter in their flesh to color egg shells.
The hen that still retains a bright yel-
low color in legs, beak and ear-lobes,
plainly shows ‘that she has been put to
not great effort in egg production. '
Indiana. T. Z. RICHEY.

 
 
   

 

   

 

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requires gen thin I court 0! all week “of Carat-12d

$2.“:- 4 r" stun-rear“. “75° “turd-rs.
6 0 0 e on D c 0 com 0

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POULTRY.
Barred Rocks 133%??335’fi‘22‘1‘31

Circular Free. Fred Ao‘tling. Constantino. Mich.

Cooker-ole. Cocks and Hens. Four
Barred ROCk ullets luyed 950 eggs in one year.
W. O. Coflman, fl. 3, Bent-on Harbor, Michigan.

 

Barred Plymouth Roe 5.22%“???(50 233:!

two for $5.“). A. Barnum. Union City, Michigan.

from E. B. Thompson‘s
Barnd Hock cocku‘k Im erinl Rin lots for sale.
price SZnnd $3. Write H. J. S inner, Mc illan,Mich.

Beautiful Single Comb

White Leghorn Cockerels. Standard line bred. D.
W. Young strain, sent on approval. Two dollars
up. White Line Poultry Farm, Hillsdale, Mich.

Breeding Cockerels

White, Bufi, Leghorns. R. I. Reds. Prices reaconable.
Sunnybrook Poultry Farms, Hillsdale, Michigan.

flockerelsl Bockerels! cockerelsl

The short cut to profit and heavy egg production
is the Michigan Poultry Farm way. Our S. C.
White Leghorn and Barred Plymouth Rock cock-
ercls. with pedigrees of 200 eggs or more, will
start you on the right road. Vigorous hcalthv
birds, February and March hatched, $2.00 eac
while they last. Supply limited.
Michigan Poultry Farm, Lansing, Michigan.
“Michigan’s Largest Poultry Farm”
S.C \V. Leghonis, Vigorous stock, weight.

cooker“: 3 to!) lbs. each. Price one. $1.00, 3 or more
$1.00 each. THOMAS MAYER, Merrill, Michigan.

GET YOUR 0RDER IN EARLY FOR

Cockerels from Cousins Northern King Strain Barred
Rocks. Write David W. Cousins, North Port, Mich.

 

Exculsivcly. Now i: the time to buy
Bu" “Shows pure bred stock at, a‘ blg reduction in
price. Dr. \Villiam A. Smith, Petersburg. Michigan

" fElilllS WHITE LEGHORNS

Best. winterlavers. 5000 pullets.
hens and breeding males at low
prices. Trapnested to lay 200 eggs
’ " or more. Shipped C. O.D. and on
approval. (‘hicks and Eggs. Catalogexplains
all. Send postal.

Geo. B. Ferris, 934 Union, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

  

 

 

OHN’S Big Beautiful Barred Books are all hen—
J hatched, developed quick, good layers. each 33; pair $5;sold
on approval. Circulars, photos. John Nortlion. Clare. Mich.

 

0R SAL Pure bred S. 0. Bull“ Leghorns
F and white Plymouth Rock cock-
erell. Kietzlen & Webster, Bath, Mich.

 

Cockerels from S2
Fowler’gi gumflgcks: totss; 1.3%.. l31.5.3.8.
’. Wh‘te an nr eys young oms ; ens .
8.) 1i. B.%‘0WLER, limtord. Mich. n. 3.

HARRISON WRITE LEGRORNS

Fine Ferris and Morse birds, Feb. hatched cockerels
$1.50; Apr. $1.25; June 75c. Pullets $1.50, yearling hens
$1.25. G. L. HARRISON, Shelby, Michigan.

White Orpingtons. Winners again
Pl". end, 8- c. at the State Fair. Young and old
stock for gale, Bug the best. MRS. WILLIS
ROUGH. Pine Crest. “arm. RoyalOak, Michigan.

RHODB ISLAND REDS and PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
Mules 5 to 12 lbs. according to “3°“ ‘055: P. R. hens
weights 5 to 10 lbs.. em 15 for 3 .00: 100,:5;120.ss.
Mammoth Bronze Tom Turkeys. 8 to aElba. according
to age 35 to 325. 10 08B! 33. A. E. Crnmton, Vuuu. Mich.

RED COCKERELS, Boll! Combs. 333%?

will improve the color of your flOCk- Write for price
list. Interlakes Farm. Box 39. Lawrence, Michigan.

' R. I. Red cockerels for sale.
Bil“ and smgl. cOlIIll Fine stock. prices reason—
able. 0. E. flawley, Ludington. Mich. ‘
ROSE Comb Brown Leghorn cockerels $1.00 each also

registered Holste‘n bull calves of good breeding 36
white, Priced tosell. A. R. Lovey. Elsie, Mirli..Uuion Phone 106-3

Single Bomb llhode Island hi‘lkcfii‘éeifili‘sflfi’é:
JENNIE BUELL. Ann Arbor, R. 8. MIChIIBn.

 

:ILVEB Golden and White Vl’yandottee. Choir-e voun
v cockerels. Reasonable quality consideretf
Ionic. and Lansing winners. C.W.Browning, 11.2, Portland,Mich.

' Cooker-e18 from fine stock and A1
"h". “VINO“! layers. 82 and $3 each. Farm raised.
A. FRANKLIN SMITH, Ann Arbor. Michigan.

 

 

"h“. VVyandottes cocks and cockerels snow white from
fine stock and A 1 layers. 32. $3. and 5 each.
DAVID RAY, 202 Forest Ave. , Ypsilanti. Michigan.

White China Goose 8c. M. Pekin Ducks

CLAUDIA BETTS.‘ Hillldalc. Mich

BREEDERS’ DIRECTCRY.

Change of .Copy or Cancellations must reach us
Ten Days before date of publication.

 

 

 

We Offer a Few Special Bargains
In S: C. White Leghorn cockerels, Ram-
bouillet rams, Hampshire pigs (either
sex) and Holstein bulls. A good chance
for a small investment. to reap the bene-
fit of a large expenditure of capital. and
years of expert breeding. ' '

Flanders Form, Orchard Lako,‘Mich.

,PEACELAND STOCK FARM,

 
   

 

 

Aberdeen ingus Bulls lurisala

12head of choice oung bulls old one h for cervlc .
All sons of Black idonarch 3rd. Gran‘dughnm on Bull
Michigan State Fair 1914 1916 and 1916. Black arch
3rd ha: been told how. . Scripp Wildwood ms.
for the record price of the Bree 'invMichignn, 0.
U. L. Clark, Hunters Creek. Mich. Sidney‘flmith. Mgr.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS

HERD ESTABLISHED IN .
TROJAN - ERICAS and BLACKBllgegs only.
Aluo breeders of Percheron. Hackney and fluid].

once.
WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionic. Mich.

‘YnsulnEs—Ono of the foremost dni broods. The
most economical milk r ucers. Culvoa
for Inlo. White ghorn oookerolbz’ Dnroo J omy
owino. Michigan School for the Deaf. FlintJliohig .

 

cg. Guernsey Bulls, new iceable ago. great. mnd
cons of Gov. Chane, also grade Guernsey and Janey hoifon
6 wk- old 520 each. Avondalo Stock Farm. Wayne. Mich

Guernsey Bulls “chili.“ its. “’r‘é‘...°fl‘é:'m$"’
T. V. HICKS, Route 1. Bottle Ceeek. Mich.
Re istered Guernae Cattle.
For sale And Berkshire swineythobeat
yet. John Ebola, Holland. R. 10, Michigan.
GUERNS EY —nnc 1mm
BUL L CALVIB
Containin blood of world chunfions.
HICKS' OUIR SEY FARM. Saginaw. l. 8.. MichI

G UERNSEYS: Bred heifers. mature cows. bull calves
From a lo g line of Adv. Reg'vancestora with large
. . WI GENT. ntervliet, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

record. G.

MILO D. CAMPBELL CHAS. J. AN GEVINE

BEACH FARM
(i UE RN SEYS

Average yearly production 422.3 lbs. of fat. three
fourths of them making their records as two year
olds. By the use of a pure. bred sire, a big im-
provement can soon be attained if the right
selection is made. The breeding of the Beach
Farm Herd is as good as can be found, and we
guarantee them to be free from contagious dis-
eases and to be satisfactory in every way or
money refunded. Write and let. us tell you about

them.
CAMPBELL 8 ANGEVINE,

Coldwater, Michigan.

 

Registered Guernsey Bulls old enough
For sale: for service, and bull calves from ad-
vanced registered cows. L. J. Byers. Goldwater. Mich.

two gr. sons of M a Rose
Reg. Guernsey Bulls m... 0. 1...... mm
(the 84600 bull) one 2 mo. old dam May Rose breeding
one 6 mo. old, t then; of serviceable age. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Alfred Anderson. Holton, Michigan.

BULL F0“ SALE Thoroughbred Guernsey “Jim

of Thornhill," weight 1600

minds, age. three years. A ood sure breeder; rice

1751‘.o.b. Royal Oak. Ami y CHARLILS STRFF,
R. F. D. No. 2, Royal Oak, lien. Phone 152.

 

 

 

(V uernseys—2 fine yearling heifers for sale, bred to
1 May Rose Bull—they are beauties—you can buy
them right. J. M. WILLIAMS. North Adams. Mich.

Cluny Stock Farm

Offers Two YoUng Holstein Bulls

 

No. 1. Sires three nearest dams aver- '

age 30.618lb. butter from 658.11b. milk
in 7 days. Dam’s record: 19.204 lb. but-
ter from 360.1 lb. milk;her dam 2126.5
lb. Jr. 4 yr. old daughter from a 27 lb.
cow. Born January 9, 1916.,

No. 2. Born September 19, 1915. Sire’s
3 nearest dams avera e 30.11 lb. butter
from 570.6 lb. milk in days. Dama 16.9
lb. Sr. 3 gr. old granddatgghter of King
of the engervelds. '
prices furnished on request.

R. B. McPherson, Howell, Michigan

Do You Want A Bull?

Randy For Service.

From a grand daughter of The King of the
Pontinco. Hired by a bull that is more than n In]!
brother to the Champion Holstein Cow of the

 

World. and who-o dam is a 30 lb. 6% i tat duu hjigr ’

of Pontiac Aggie Korndy kc. who has more
daughters than any other livmg bull. If you do
write for pedigree.

EDWIN S. LEWIS, Marshall, Mich.

“1‘0 P N OTC Ii ” liolsteins

By careful retention. for many years, of lur ent’ ro-

ducing females, and use of superior circa, 11 threading

herd of wonderful quailty has been established. We

are selling young bullsof this“! 0? NOTCH”qnnlity.

of serviceable age, at moderate rices. Information
edigrees,etc.. on application. cPHERSON FARMQ
0., Howell, Michigan.

30 lb bull for sale, 2 years old, b a noun! King of
- the Pontiacc. Dam sold for 81%0 in Detroit halo.
Ferd. J. Lan e Sobewaing. Mich.

HOLSTIEMS

Herd No.1. Five cows, one two year old bull.
Herd No. 2, Five earl ing heifers. one yearling bull.
Herd No. 3. Five enter calves and one bull. '
Bulls ready for service and 6 to eight months old bull-
Prices will please on. It intere d, rite as soon as
you read this. . E. CONNEL , nyette,‘ Ohio.

Holstein F riesian Cattle
A. R. O. herd tuberculin tested, headed
by grandson of King Se '5 Pontiac.

cc Riven, Mich.
C. L. Brody. Owner, Portlluron

 

 

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MICHIGAN HBLS’TEINS’

4 to 12 Mo. World record-sire. High
testing dams—from 8‘59 up to 8299.1.et
us-send you one on trial. You should
notbuynntil you, get our book. =
, Long leach, Farm,
Augusta, (Kai-m; co _

  

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Of the Important Sale of Thoroughbred and High-Class Grade

- HOLSTEIN CATTLE—45 Head ’

On The Rougemont Farms, Redford, Wayne Co., Michigan

Wednesday and Thursday Nov. 22nd and 23rd, 1916

There will also be sold a large assortment of important items needed on the up-to-date Dairy farm, like B. L. K.
milking machine, 9 Janesville double gang plows, Q gasoline engines, shafting and belts, power pump, 2 manure
spreaders, and a long list of implements, wagons, etc., all overhauled and in good order. No old, worn-out materials.

Also 3 Teams of Handsome Horses, Heavy and Well Matched
Sale begins 10 A. M. sharp each day. The Grade Cows Will be sold the first day, and the registered stock the
second. All registration papers and transfers free of charge. Amounts to $20 cash; above that 1 year’s time at 6% on
approved notes. Free Lunch Served at Noon. Send for Illustrated Catalogue, to 418 W. Canfield, Detroit.
Fer-m, Corner Beech and Center Reeds, Redford Township.

Cenveyenees from Redford on D. U. R. He Me FERRY, Proprietor.

a.”

Servicenble Boars ship ed (1.0. 1).
Bull Calves : FEM A L E 8-" H] R SA L E---” M A l Es Paint}; sews m...
From A. R.O. Dams that avera e four ‘

)er cent fat, Sired by ”Map ecrest

 

 

orqdyslse Hensggvezdemse Sire and 25 Head Registered Holsteins g , , _
136?; ieztaliulies Y; the WOI'lil Many with A. R. 0. records, some up to 23 lbs. Mostly Qto Rm“ Chester Whites ?
”minim high testing You” mm", Dmh_ 5 years old -—-a few yearlings. N 0 better breeding anywhere. Like This J

‘ , ., . . the 1mm 04!

gig$1111.33.$33.‘13.?ggdhfifiggg’ggg$2,313.; From Granddams of: King of. the Pontiacs, DeKol 2nd, “it "' , "w‘

an; Bulge ‘Ega‘d’lfie; “‘ iihh§h13§7§6 Butter Boy 3rd, and Klng Segis. W111 be sold at auction
g prices. Send for list.

a promising young Hire, backed by asirong (:om- ' ~ . , " .- _ " .
hinatioifi of blood lines. and also a (‘alf Sired by Bi elow’s Holstein Far 8 ~ ‘ of breeder-son the roadto
a Son 0 . them
success. lean elp you. I want to lace one he from
The Fifty Thousand Dollsr Bull . g m . _ ...... ....""..'..'i.. ..... 1’ his
Breedsvrlle, - - - - Michigan.

i. e em
resemdb thsvse finger“! :ve 0?? mag” 01- Eflfir eé'ai'hfi
.0. v on- oney m '
and from one of our best. Cows, write us for par. at! .1.. m— R

0”.
G. B. BENJAMIN , . ‘ Portland. Mich! nu
ticulars in regard to these Calves. and our . v R F D 10. 8
. BERKSlflRES Duroc Jersey Herd Boars 0.3.... “gm“... .......... ..
.' .1 'ld ‘~ '.'
that Won more preniinms at the Fairs thisseason Special Offering of High Clues '3“ Boat P1... 3.0““ ..d Individuality 30" hon-iii); yupdl'ri. shifiicifipiiiiilififiiihifli'viiuii‘iiuh-hiifii
than any other held 111 the. state. 0111 prm s me- enough for breeders who appreciate?!“ best, '
cuE'IE' “uni: Some sal'endild Mnfioh boars for

     

 

 

 

right. so is the. stovk. which will be soldio good
"9590mm” part1“ 0“ ”x months credit. Also some good farmer's boars. This is the best 1013 of fall pigs we have ever had to offer. A cor- F. W ALEX mneisi'i“°v’:..l'l‘“m...

SWIGARTDALE FARM, dial invitation is extended to visit the {arm and inspect the stock. I! you wish one of the best

Petersburg Mich young Jersey bulls in Michigan we have him for sale. For further psrticulars. address.
, C

. . Breakwater Farm Swine De t. AnnArbor Mich.
Havmg Dlsposod of My Farm ’ P ' s

- d 0 _ e Pigs six weeks old 86 apiece buys

I oil'er for sale several cows. some of which have lost [03‘ VIN F“. ll! I J."3y hm. gai'adrfligf. Berksmres' them rgistered “I“! transferred,

a quarter; also 9 heifer calves from 5 to 7 months old; pm. R. of m, mm,- of dam 788 “m bu"... n one both sex. Epstein?“ elves from 30 pound b.1111.

fiiheige‘r Ganges ti’rom WIfltOE mont'fhesédéogll (manger-e: 3...", “mm“, prices. 0. 3, Base on. Kalamazoo. Mich. 85 to $40. it VLBV FARM. R. z, Vassar. Mich.
9 us. as can 9. ' .

stgclr. Will also 321] herd sire ”2:13?an Pandas EBKBHABE bomlagfilb. Gilts 14c torn short tune.

.. ., ,, o h be c -..T ‘.. ~ sum-mum.
33%;. dimmis‘iii‘i‘iiiieéi’f nil“. $3.23, WW“: For SALE DEBIHEBEB JERSEY BULLS hmfiifimm 3.2.,T‘chfifs‘lflE‘h...fl}‘iil.‘ifi.‘iéiifiififl?3 _.-- arm mm "M-

Ben [or W Write your w is.

REGISIEHEB Holstein cows, heifers and heifer calves SMITH dz PKKE . . D. No. 4. Howeerchigan o I and White FWlM. all ex. A law
riced to gel , i r for ner- . o - service can; and r en gilts. fa‘l pigs
vice. B. B. REAVR , A . M C‘HGAN. . , either sex. sired by Orandolls onder. Grand Chump-
o 10 r d 2 11 15 16 11 ‘ BIDWELL SHORTHORNS 3.2%?‘%¥fcm2$3$512°‘“§2§hpiéi‘ 233.5533" “i.“ at Ohio Shaft} Fmair' 8210011"lasterhfichbflmlfinn °§

olstein alves. hei era, an bu s . - t s ure - - - I!- c ampio s on p 09 mar o i'. a tee an
H5 weeks old. beautifully mnrked,8‘d).00 each. claw THE JINNINO'S FARMS. R. F. D. l. Bailey. Mich. others. oi; a sow fired to Gullzm'ny Edd Grand Chn =
for shipment anywhere. Egewood Far-3‘“! tiger." in For um find Milk" man Mo. State fair. wenre booking ordern.We had in:

roe x e

n . l (I ll l l - Young bull ready for service R ‘ s d 5 ll 9’ undefeated hers age herd Ml“ State fairs.

.gls an o s "“3. 30“) breedin Q -. . _ . - e la ore is 8. our catalogne.bn.yt sheet-n ”)1. we "we them We phi on
. g. « austmtmn 3c oh-to ed roans. . an r s ‘kF . . i‘ .- 1' -. ‘l

guaranteed. W. B.J0nes and J.F.Lutz, Cohocmli. Mich. p a one "[00 arse oars ”pm“! 0 mg m“ tm mm ms ”5 Am“. 1

red“ "‘dw 5“ 0" “1" March and Apr inflow. weighing 2m to 250 pounds

Farms: -Y .pepot; w lbesoidssohen as ' .. All
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Re nolstein Bulls ready for service from 20 Swine. D. M. (I. T. loesl from Monroe or Toledo, Kemwy Stop. 1 ’0‘ leh . 050.00 if or ."0' "at .k‘n"°r a “”t' (1110
3.!) c n #3:: magma... s15 Oho__ , , d 1 B k to (arrow about £12.3th hm.
eat . ewey . erson. s . c igan. SMI‘lhOl’ll Came 0' bolh SEX l0l' S al C nmoc JERSEYS mtgeo giflliingi‘lsas and); A. J. R EN. R. No. 2. Don. Mich.
HOB‘RT w. FAY W. W. KNAPP. Howell. ”mun. tow-amPrieodrtlhtaJlobus m’ “Johns, MW“- 0. l c Ohoieefl rinegiiis not bred and sprint: boars.

 

 

Out of ize winning stock. Write for low
Two June 315; 12 A I"! 1916. rt, , A. Y. ’I‘ ‘ . ' -
"my” Jena, 3“" Write to, eri tion.le gm”. p can fiAT , (xx-am I nke. Miih.

sum-stisfaction.J.H. Bunchsn. st ansing,Mich. o ' c Swine and Reg.Hoisteins. fewboar vies of
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Whiter-d. C. Carlson. Leroy. M Sch.

.ISOI, "We n‘lm IRE" Shoflhoms of best Bates attainmymgiag

l ~i' bane:- . .m an]. ' 1c, bullSmonshs old forsele rice: .
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(‘B d "' ' } —Dniry 0' w bred. Mil“ stock .1] nufloc JinsEYs: M "an onogilsnfildlegoz a}? ban-lain gel?“ at once. . R. ay. Three Rivers. Hich.
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‘ MICHIGAN POTATO GROWERS'
CONVENTION.
(Continued from first page).

“We, the Michigan Potato Growers’
Association in regular meeting assem-
bled at Escanaba, November 3, 1916,
recognizing the importance of stand-
ardizing and grading of potatoes to
the potato industry, recommend that
standard grades be established for. po-
tatoes bought or sold in the state of
Michigan.”

R. G. Hoopingarner, H. B. Blandford,
R. G. Carr, Committee.

The following oflicers were elected:
President, Dorr D. Buell, Elmira; vice-
president, W. B. Thomas, Manistique;
treasurer, Ernest A. Bessey, East Lan-
sing; secretary, C. W. Waid, East Lan~
sing; assistant secretary, J. W. West-
on, Marquette.

Plans were made for continuing the
potato show next year but the location
for the meeting place has not been
decided.

The Potato Show.

The show was fully up to expecta-
tions as to size and quality. In fact.
the quality was better than most of
those present expected it to be this
season. There were in all, over 500
entries of one peck each, including
about 75 boys’ and girls’ club exhibits.
Prof. J. G. Milward, Secretary of the
Wisconsin Potato Growers’ Associa-
tion, acted as judge. He made the
statement at the banquet held Thurs-
day evening, that the 65 entries in the
Rural class were the best he had ever
seen. The 15 prize winners in this
class were very uniform and of very
high quality. In fact, there were ex-
hibits which were awarded no prize
which would have won first place in
most potato shows, which are made in
this section of the country. There were
seven county exhibits of not less than
15 pecks each The four prize winners
in this competition were Schoolcraft,
Newaygo, Marquette and Iron counties,
in the order named.

The sweepstakes awards were as
follows: Early Variety, Ray Davis,
Newaygo county; Late Variety, Harry
Stroven, Newaygo county.

THE FARMER’S AUTOMOBILE.

(Continued from page 479).
The rear chains assist in furnishing
propelling power and, of course, are
absolutely necessary after snow has
covered the roads. Front chains are
often neglected although the front
wheel skid is very difficult to control.
I have found that steering a car
through the snow with chains on the
front wheels is very easy and the car
can be controlled the same as when
driving in the summer with the bare
tires. The chains in front enable the
car to climb over the snow and icy
ruts just like walking up a step ladder.

It seems that the automobile is now
a practical machine for the farmer at
nearly all times of the year. Buying a
car is an investment in farm imple-
ments as much as buying litter car-
riers, tractors, or cream separators. It
is one of the purchases which are. not
absolutely necessary and yet: good
enough to be a paying investment.

The car the farmer buys should be
selected for its practical value. A fine
looking roadster may appeal at first
to the farmer and his wife, but the
'rear seat is necessary for hauling pur-
poses and carrying friends to and from
the city. A fine looking roadster is
not a farmer’s car. Sometimes the pur-
chase of a car which can later be turn-
ed into a truck will be a good invest-
ment, especially if the farming busi-
ness develops sufficiently to support
two machines. Buying second-hand
cars is a safe investment if the farmer
is a fair judge of machinery, but there
is a danger in purchasing old cars
without some knowledge of values. A
new car means few repair bills for at
least one year, and this should be tak-
en into consideration by the farmer
expecting to buy an automobile as a
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