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The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural arid Live i§toek Journal in the State.

DETROIT. MICH.. SAfruaDAY; OCT. 30. 1909.





 





VOL. CXXXIII. No. 18-

Wholo Number 3475-





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FARM NOTES.





 





Important Autumn Work.



At this season of the year the average

farmer is likely to be engrossed with the

securing of his corn crop, and after this

work is over to feel that the active

farming campaign is closed, and that

there is little in the fields that needs his

attention until spring. There are, how-

ever, some little things which may have

escaped the notice of the less observing

of our readers which need attention upon

a great many farms. One of these is the

matter of soil erosion. This is probably

one of the greatest wastes to which a

rolling or broken farming country is sub-

jected. Who among us has not noted the

deep, ugly gullies which are 'toube seen

somewhere on far too many rolling farms

and many times in places where it would

have been eaSy to prevent this costly

washing of the soil ‘which not only spoils

the land from which it is washed, but

that upon which it is washed as well, in

many cases. Every one of these big gul-

ll'es had a small beginning and might have

been easily checked at the start if the

owners of the farms upon which they are

an eyesore had been observing and awake

to the danger which confronted them.

Someuotthis washing“ will 'occur in mid-

EumeWMe-JSJS more or less unavoid:

able invcene there should be a cloudburst

sufficient to wash the freshly plowed or

cultivated fields. But far the greater

portion of the damage from erosion which

occurs upon our farms occurs during the

spring of the year, when the frost is

going out of the ground and the snow is

going off with a rush. At that time the

soil is soft and easily washed, and where

a small gully has been started the sum-

mer previous it is almost sure to be con-

verted into a large one by the spring

f-zeshets if no precautions have been

taken against such a result.



Some may offer the objection that the

owner of the land has no power over

the spring freshet, and must accept dam-

age of thiskind as inevitable. But this

is a poor excuse for a neglected problem,

and this problem is perhaps more often

neglected upon farms subject to soil

erosion than almost any other. A little

timely attention at this season of the

year will often avert any such loss, and

no work done on the farm will compare

with this in profit to the owner.



Of course. the farmer whose land is

rolling generally plans to have, some crop

growing on his rolling fields over winter,

even if it is nothing more than a catch

not always practicable





crop, but this is

and sometimes the catch crop does not

get sufficiently well developed to be of





much service in preventing soil erosion,

especially where that process is already

started. Hence the safe thing to do is to

prevent it by some other means. This

can be done by applying almost any kind

of coarse litter where there is a little

wash started. This will serve to keep the

frost in the ground until comparatiVe-iy

late in the spring at this point. and the

litter ‘uscd will tend to hold the particles

Cf dirt which wash into the depression

made by previous washing, thus filling

it somewhat and forming a rather firm

mat of vegetable matter and fine dirt.

which it will take unusual conditions to

move. Various substances may be used

for this purpose. On the writer’s farm





the potato vines are raked from the level





portions cf the potato field after the vines

have become well dried out and these are

applied liberally whether there is any

prospect that a small wash may occur.

Even quite large gullies can be stopped

and partially filled in this way if treated

with an application of this coarse vege-

table matter each year. In case the po-

tato vines are not available for the pur-

pose, any other coarse vegetable matter





 





may be used, such as straw, marsh hay,

clover chaff or, in fact, anything which

rwill act as a mulch and bind together

firmly when the surface soil washes into

it by the action of the spring rains.

Wood Ashes As a Fertlllzer.



In reading your valuable paper I see

ashes referred to as a fertilizer. I would

like to know the real value and use as a

fertilizer and the best way and time to

apply them. If for corn or potatoes and

the supply was limited, would a handful

to each hill be a benefit and should the

ashes be placed on top of the surface of

the soil?



Kent Co. G. DIETDERICH.



The value of wood ashes depends not a

little upon the kind of wood from which





to the land. I They should preferably be

thoroly narrowed into the soil some little

time before a crop is planted in order to

secure the best results from their use.

It is not a good plan to use them too lib-

erally on land intended for a potato crop

as ashes encourage the growth of the

scab fungus on account of the large

amount of lime which they contain.



The amount desirable to use per acre

will depend altogether upon the condition

of the soil and the crop which is to follow

the application. Where the supply is lim-

ited, it would doubtless be more profitable

to scatter them thinly and cover a large

area, but Where the supply is plentiful,





 





 





 





A Good Type of General Purpose Horse—First Prize Winner at a New York Fair.





they are made. Good hard-wood ashes





’contain from 4 to 7 per cent of potash in





one of the best forms for the use of

plants, about 2 per cent of phosphoric

acid and besides this they contain a high

percentage of lime which adds to their

value as a fertilizer, especially upon a.

soil which is inclined to be acid or which

would be benefited for any reasons by an

application of lime. This applies only to

hard wood ashes which have been kept

(ll-y. Leached ashes contain only one to

two per cent of potash and soft wood

ashes are also poor in potash.



Good ashes at the current price for the

valuable ingredients that they contain,

are worth from $6 to $10 per ton to apply





{‘0 to 40 bushels per acre could be used to

advantage on many lands. Even where

a small quantity is to be applied it is

better to have it thoroly mixed with the

soil than to scatter either on the surface

or on the hills of corn or other crop upon

which the ashes may be used.

The Clover Root Borer.





Enclosed you will find some June clover

roots which have some kind of a bug in

them. The bug works in the clover roots

and kills the clover. It works only in the

June clover, of which it kills whole fields.

I would like to know What it is and how

to get rid of it.



Gladwin Co. FLovo Eimnv.



The clover roots received were infested





by the clover root borer, scientifically

known as Hylastes obscurus. This is not





 





 





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Born of Chas. s. lngalls, of Clinton Co., Mich. (For description see page 350).





a new insect, altho it has not been

troublesome in Michigan for some years.



About 15 years ago the damage wrot

by the clover root borer was so extensive

that it practically destroyed the clover

over large sections of the state, making

such a thoro job of it that there was little

if any clover left for it to feed upon.

Since that time the insect has been re-

ported in a few localities but has not be-

come a. serious pest, partly, we believe,

because more farmers are practicing a.

short rotation of crops than was the case

a few years ago. A short rotation is un-

favorable for this beetle, as will be noted

later.



The clover root borer is a very small

beetle, not exceeding one-eighth of an inch

in length and of a dark brown or black

color. There is but one brood a year, the

eggs being laid in May or June in small

cavities in the roots gouged out for the

purpose by the fcmal beetle. The young

grubs burrow down toward the branches

of the roots and the insect may often be

found in both stages of development in

the crown of the same plant. Owing to

their habit of feeding exclusively on the

interior of the root it is impossible to

destroy them with inscclicdes, the best

preventvc remedy being to plow the in-

fested fields in June or July after the hay

is secured. This (super-act's the gl‘l‘lDS 10—1119 ‘

sun and also soon deprives them of their!

supply of food.



For some reason the borer does nOt

attack the roots of new seeding to any





extent the first fall after the seed is

sown and it old scedings are plowed

after they have been cut for hay one





year. the clover root borer will not prove

very troublesome and preventive remedies

nocd not be l‘i‘SOI‘li‘ii [0. Brill—summit)!“ plow-

ing is probably as good a remedy as can

be, used where a crop of these beetles

has matured at the expense of the stand

of clover in which they multiplied.

Old Insect Enemies Troublesome.



There has been quite a general com-

plaint this season with regard to beetles

that worked in the maturing corn

crop, eating the kerncls from the tips of

the ears, and from grubs which were found

working at the roots of potatoes, straw-

berries and other crops. Several samples

have been sent in for identification. The

beetles were submitted to Prof. Pcttit,

entomologist of the Michigan Experiment

Station, who stated that. they were, an old

post, commonly designated as the. bumble

llowcr bcctlc, on account of close rc—

H‘llllllllllce of the noise which they make

in flying to that made by the bumble

lac. These bcctlcs are fortunately leSs

common than when the country was new,

as there. seems to be no weak point in

their life history where they can be sucw

ccssfully attacked. 'l‘he grubs complained

of in a majority of cascs appear to be

the larvae of the same beetle, of which

there are two broods each year, one in

the spring and another in the autumn.

Late fall plowing of badly infested ground

would probably be as good a remedy as

could be employed, altho these insects

are not likely to give serious trouble in

the average season, their prevalence at

this time doubtless being due to particu-

larly favorable conditions for their mul-

tiplication.



The Cost of Sewing Wheat.





What is it worth to fit ground for

wheat per acre in Michigan, and seed it,

not putting in cost of seed wheat and

grass seed? What is it worth per acre

to cut and shock same, calling labor $2

per day of 10 hours, and the same amount

for team?





Lenawce C0. "MOSSBACK.”



It is impossible to answer this question

intelligently from the data given. In a

proposition of this kind so much depends

upon the conditions which have to be met

in the individual case that it is hard to

even magine What an average case might

be. For instance, the cost of fitting land
35!.) (a)

that was summer fallowed would, neces-

sarily be greater than if the crop Was

stubbled in, and the cost Would be greater

in the latter case than where it is sown

after some cultivated crop. Then again,

if the season is very dry the cost would

be greater than in a normal season and

under normal conditions, etc. The cut-

ting and shocking would also depend

largely upon conditions. If the grain is

light or medium and stands up well the

cost will be materially less than where

it is heavy or down, both in the cost of

«the labor and the twine. In practically

every neighborhood there is an estab-

lished price for the cutting of grain with

a binder, which can safely be taken as a

basis to figure on, and by adding the

cost of twine and of a man to shock the

grain, a. very close estimate can be made.

'But if simply the labor is to be taken

,into consideration, eliminating the value

of the machine for cutting or the twine

for binding, the cost at the prices stated

and under average conditions would prob-

ably range from 50 to 75 cents per acre.





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I believe I have reported in The Farmer

my method of putting in wheat and oats,

and the rotation followed, but had not

reported the results.



It may be well to state that one piece

of nine acres was half corn ground and

Leif a clover sod that had been cut for



.r hay, then for clover seed, and then turned

, under for wheat. This made the wheat

a little late and the season was so dry

last fall that this piece grew a very short

top during the autumn and did not look

very promising early in the spring. How-

ever, it picked up rapidly with warm

weather and rains, and the clover sod

half made a good growth and yielded

well, but coutained some shrunken heads.

The corn stubble wheat did not do as

well as usual, but the whole field aver-

- aged up pretty well, giving a yield of 31

bushels per acre. This field is now re.-

sown to wheat and has made a good

growth. I believe it will yield a better

crop than last year.



‘The other field of 9% acres was in the

third year of the rotation, corn, wheat,

clover. This had a good uniform stand.



. _ _g__ 130 a‘ part of it was lodged badly. The

rea s were large, and um: «main plumb,

:This, field yielded 41 bushels per acre.

I The variety is Winter King. The field

now has an even catch of clover which

has afforded much pasture during the

past two months.



The cats were on land recently pur-

chased; land that had been cropped quite

heavily without returning much to the

soil, and was in what might be termed a

semi-run-down condition. Two years ago

half of this was clover and half a seeding

held over a second year, and as a conse—

quence was nearly all timothy. This was

well manured and plowed for corn the.

following spring, but did not produce ll.





heavy crop chiefly on account of the work





of the white grub, aided by the dry

weather. Last spring this was disked

with a single action cutaway liarrow,





lapping half, then cross disking. and har—

rowing once. One and one—half bushels

of seed was drilled to each acre with a

shoe drill. Altho there were many dire

predictions as to what the crop would be

.it was quite satisfactory, yielding 60 bush—

els per acre. The field now contains an

even stand of wheat.



“’0 have just finished, October 20, sow-

ing rye on the, bean ground. It is not

the intention to let the crop mature for

grain, but to plow it under and set to

trees in the spring, growing a hoed crop,

corn, between the trees. The

object is to keep a growing crop on the

soil to take up the plant food that is

released during the fall and winter, and

to catch the snow, and furnish humus to

turn under. I believe the rye will pay

for itself in maniirial value alone. If it

is not too late when we get the potatoes

out of the ground we may sow rye after

them. The, vines are dead. but the pota-

toes need to he left in the soil awhile

to harden up and toughen the skin.



Corn husking has begun. We have one





probably





field of Pickett’s Yellow Dent, and one

of “'hite Dent. The former has smaller

.slalks and ears. but small cob and long





and while it will not yield as many

baskets of cars to the acre. it will give

a good percentage of shelled corn, and a

nice lot of fodder. The corn has dried

out quite well, and is in good condition

' to crib in an open crib. As yet “79.02,.“

not tell what the yield will be, but it is

" much more satisfactory than last season.

'There is very little immaturelcorn this

"ear. One of these fields contains wheat,

which is looking well for corn ground

wheat at this season: the other we Will

leave for cats, as it is rather low, and





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wheat would be likely to kill out considr

crably during the winter. I do not like to

leave ground bare in this way,"thorthe

corn stalks, which were out high, will be

quite a help in holding snow. Agood

many are topping corn in this section

now, and from the standpoint of,furnish-

ing a mulch and something to loosen 'up

the soil it is a good practice. Where one

has plenty of stock to turn in there is

rot so much loss as one would think, and

the tops are nice to feed. Some have

tried topping a part of the field and cut-

ting the balance, and found that better

crops were obtained on the part where

the stalks were left below the ear.

Calhoun Co. S. B. H.





A GOOD FARM BARN.





 





‘The first page illustration is from a

photograph of a barn built by Charles S.‘

Ingalls, of Clinton county, in 1902. This

barn is of heavy timber frame construc-

tion, a great many of the timbers being

12 inches square. The posts are 16 ft.,

with purline posts of the same length

supporting the gambrel roof, the peak of

which is some 40 ft. from the ground.

The barn is 68 ft. long, by 36 ft. wide.

The basement is arranged with a drive—

way thru the center lengthwise of the

barn with horse and cow stables on one

side and sheep pens, ‘box stalls and gran-

ary on the other side. There is a. water

tank on one side 7 ft. wide and as long

as the stabling is deep, making ample

storage for water in the barn, so arranged

that all the stock can be conveniently

watered inside. The basement is 8% ft.

high and the wall is of field stone. The

main floor of the barn has two 14 ft.

driveways, with a mow on either side,

but there are no mow girts so that ma-

chinery or anything desired can be stored

in any part of it when empty. Altogether

this barn is one of solid and convenient

construction and well adapted to the

needs of the general farmer.





KEEPING THINGS IN THEIR PLACE.





I was forcibly impressed with this idea,

nhen I stopped at a farm house to obtain

a bit and brace, whichI had occasion to

need for a few minutes. The proprietor,

altho he had nice buildings and seemingly

places for everything, could neither find

:1 ‘hit nr brace anywhere. Now it is a

great deal quicker, after using a “11:1 to

put it in its place, than it is to find it

if left where last used, for it is hard to

remember where that was. I can go in

the dark and put my hand on any tool

I want, unless. as is sometimes the case,

someone has borrowed it. And, in this

connection, I would say that if borrowers

would always return what they borrow

when they are thru with it, it would save

lots of trouble.



Shiawassee Co. B, S, FOSKET.





DRAWING MANUFlE FWROM TOWN.





“'hether it will pay to draw manure

from town depends somewhat on how far

one has to draw it. Our 40 acres is about

11/2 miles from the county seat.



I have drawn some manure, when I

had the time. the year round, more in

winter than in summer. Where I spread

it on timothy meadow it made two to

two and one—half tons to the acre. Two

rods from where the manure was spread

there was only about half as much hay.

The meadow is as good a place to spread

it as anywhere, in the long run. If one

can keep up a heavy sod, when he plows

it for corn he will get a good crop, under

favorable conditions.



It takes no longer to fit the ground and

care for corn on rich ground than on

poor, run—out land. The same is equally

true of any other crop.



To prove that it pays to draw manure

one and one-half miles from town, take

a run-out field that will only raise stalks

and a few niibbins (with good care), and

put on 20 loads to the acre, such as I

draw, loads 14 feet long, four feet high

and three feet wide. well tramped down.

The corn would probably go 75 to 100

bu. ears to the acre. The strength of

that manure is not all used up with the

corn crop. Plow that field next spring

and sow to oats and seed to clover and

you will stand a chance of getting a good

catch. If I miss getting a good catch of

(lover I claim I lose $5.00 an acre and

how much more I don’t know.



In a bulletin from our experiment sta-

tion I read that a good crop of clover

was worth from $8 to $12 a ton to the

iand on which it is raised.



A man at Grand Rapids who is running

a green-house, pays $1.00 a day, 365 days

in the year, for the manure from a feed

barn where 100 horses are kept. The

truckers make yearly contracts for a"

the manure made. in the city, that is, they





.c-AN FARMER’:





   





oc'ro‘niiinaso, 1909.





Have You a crippled Honor

Some time ago I wrote you in regard

to m two-yearmld colt having a. bunch

on h shin. Some called it splint and

some said it was where he had cuffed

himself. He was so lame I could- not use

him. I purchased a can of Absorbine.

used it by rubbing it on two or three

times a day. Have taken the bunch off

and last night drove him and he is going

sound as a dollar. Absorbine, a splendid

preparation for bog spavin, thoroughpin,

curb, shoe boil, capped hock, puffs and

swellings, etc., is sold at druggists for

$2.00 a bottle. or sent express prepaid,

upon receipt of price. Write for further

information. W. F. Young. P. D. F.. 268

Temple St., Springfield, Mass.





How to Judge a Range.



A booklet sent out free by the Arcadian

Malleable Range Company, of Milwaukee,

Wis., will be of great interest and value

to every one who intends to buy a range,

because this booklet, without fear or pre—

judice, betrays all the secrets of range

making and clearly shows the points you

should carefully consider in selecting a

range. A careful readln of this inter-

esting booklet, undoubtedy will help you

avoid ranges that are expensive fuel hogs,

which also are always hard to keep clean,

and unsatisfactory bakers. The Arcadian

Malleable non-breakable range made by

this company, received highest commen-

dation from range authorities, at the

Seattle Exposition, and it is reasonable

to believe that the Arcadian is such 8.

thru and thru Quality range, that the

company need have no hesitancy in laying

bare all the defects often found in ranges

and to teach you how to avoid ranges

which have them. The booklet is sent

free to anyone on request, and it will save

money for you if you are going to buy a





New Light on Rubber Shoe Making.





Crude rubber is sap from trees that

grow in tropical countries, mostly South

America. There are many grades of rub-

her. The best is pure Para, which comes

from the valleys of the Amazon and Orin-

oco. The poorest grades come from Gua-

temala, in South America, and Borneo

in the East Indies, When the crude Para

rubber sap is taken from the trees it .is

smoked over burning nuts. It then gains

a consistency which makes it of com-

mercial value. It arrives in this country

in large “biscuits,” many weighing over

100 pounds each. These are put thru

crushing and grinding mills and then

thoroly washed and cleansed. When

wholly dry it is properly compounded and

made in rubbers which are then vulcan-

ized to obtain the right wearing power.

Altho pure Para rubber must be used to

make the best rubber boots, etc., they

could not be made of it alone. A rubber

boot would not, last, if made of Para

rubber alone, because in its raw state it

has no wearing quality. So rubber for

boots and arctics has to be mixed with

a. compound in order to. give it strength,

just as an alloy of metals is used to

strengthen and increase the wearing qual-

ity of gold. And while pin-e para-"must

be used, much also depends on the meth-

od of compounding. This is done in the

Mishawaka factory by only the highest

priced experts to be had. Pure 'Para

rubber is used by the Mishawaka Woolen

Mfg. Co., of Mishawaka, Ind., in the mak-

ing of their ”Ball-Band” rubber boots,

arctics and rubbers, which are famous

for their unequaled quality and wear.

This costs the manufacturers $1,000,000

more every ar than it would to buy

the cheaper g ades of rubber. In all these

ways the Mishawaka Woolen Manufac-

turing Company has established and kept

up the great reputation of the “Ball-

Band” goods and made them known as

the standard of rubber footwear quality,

so that there are now eight million wear-

ers of “Ball—Band” footwear, and 45,000

dealers who handle the line.





buy it. I am told that they consider it

worth $2.00 aload to keep up’their land

:0 as to raise profitable truck crops. Why

not the farmer? If it is worth $2.00 a

load any stirrring farmer can draw 100

loads during the winter, thereby making

$200. If you are so situated that you can

get manure in a nearby city or town for

the drawing, or at a. nominal price, try

it and see if it doesn’t pay and pay well.

Clinton Co. M. A. DUNNING.





EFFECT OF ROIATION OF CROPS ON

THE COMPOSITION OF SOIL.



Over the Potomac river, opposite, the

Washington Monument, on the Virginia

shore and below the bluff on which stands

Arlington Cemetery, the nation's grave—

yard, is a. portion of the vast estate of

General Lee, now used by the department

of agriculture for experimental purposes.



A considerable area of the Arlington

farm is used by the Bureau of Soils and

devoted to crop rotation for the purpose

of learning the effect of rotation on the

production of the soil. Over eighty dis-

tinct experimental areas are involved in

this work.



It is the general impression thruout the

farming sections that rotation of crops

gives the soil a rest, that is, the plant

food needed by the different crops varies,

one crop removing one set of substances

one year and a. different crop a different

set 'of substances the .next year, thus giv-

ing the soil a chance to build up for a

certain crop between the years it is

called upon to produce such a crop. Ac-

cording to this contention, if a certain

soil is called upon to produce the same

crop or class of crops for a number of

years it becomes exhausted of the par-

ticular kind of plant food needed by those

crops, and small yields are the result. In

spite of the fact that this view is gener-

ally accepted, it is in the main doubtless

incorrect. The elements of plant f00d which

are likely to be lacking in the soil, are

nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash. Ac-

cording to the generally accepted theory,

when a soil ceases to be productive it is-

because it has become exhausted of the

available portion of one or more of these

substances.



According to experiments conducted by

the Minnesota Experiment Station. it was

found that more of the life-giving ele-

ments are removed by the rotation than

by the cohtlnhous"cropp1ng to wheat,



With a fivee'year rotation of first, wheat.

second, meadow, third, meadow, fourth,

oats, and fifth, corn, 196.6 pounds of nitro-

gen. 197.5 pounds of phosphoric acid and

465.2 pounds of potash were removed, as

against 148 pounds of nitrogen. 84.6

pounds of phosphoric acid and 148 pounds

of potash removed by continuous cropping

for five years with wheat.



From other experiments the conclusion

was draWn that where a naturally fertile

soil is kept in good condition the neces-

sary plant food is made available by de-

composition and disintegration. and they

also illustrated the fact that rotation puts

the soil in the desired condition for pro-

moting these chemical and biologocial

changes. The experiments make the fact

quite evident that one of the chief bene-

fits of a rotation is, as has been stated.

i.i its favorable influence upon the con-

dition of the soil, so as to prepare the

way for other changes.



Much stress is placed on the value of

vegetable matter in the soil because the

experiments indicate conclusively that

a reasonable supply of vegetable matter

\iill materially increase the yields. Vege-





Ofiicers of the Champion Potato Ma-

chinery Company report a very brisk

trade on OK Champion Potato Diggers

Their large stock accumulated during

the spring and summer months is now

entirely exhausted. They are unable to

fill the late orders for these popular ma-

chines. Their twenty transfer houses

are at this writing entirely out of dig—

gers. Many hundreds more could have

been disposed of. The only source of

supply is their daily output at the fac—

tory, and many of these are now being

forwarded by express, as the farmers

must have their crops out before the frost

sets in. The company is now contemp-

lating adding another addition to their





table matter may he. added to the soil factory, and have recently acquired two

much more cheaply than commercial fer- additional acres of ground. It has been

iilizers and it will at the same, time cor- the banner year f0r this enterprising





firm. They have a neat catalogue, which

will be sent to any and all inquiries.





rcct the mistake once made by New Eng-

land farmers who depended on commer-

rial fertilizers until their soils no longer

responded sufficiently to pay for the fer-

tilizers applied and then were forced to

abandon their farms.



A number of people hesitate to begin

the rotation (f crops because they have

the idea. that it necessitates dividing the

farm into small fields. While it is true

that a certain number of fields are neces-

sary to carry out rotation, it is also true

that on the average farm a good rotation

will provide fewer fields and better shaped

fields than are used at present under the

less definite systems of cropping.



When a. plan of rotation is adopted the

View of the farmer is changed. Instead

of thinking only of the one crop he is

seeding, he is looking ahead and plan—

sing to have that field prepared for crops

one. two, or even ten years ahead 13y

knowing what will be sown on a field for

several years in advance, labor may be

saved, the yield increased and arrange-

ments made for making the best use of

the crops grown.



Washington, D. C,





The Sherwin-“Williams Company is put—

ting out a very handsome little portfolio

of color plates entitled. “An Ideal Plan

of Home Decoration.” These color 'platcs

illustrate the complete color scheme fer

the decoration of an eight-room house,

not only are correct color harmonies sug-

gested as shown, but detailed specifica-

tions are given as to just how to secure

these. This portfolio cannot help but be

of interest to any of our readers who are

building a new home or who are planning

to remodel the old one. This Ideal Plan

of Home Decoration was worked out by

the decorative department of the Sher"-

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which was originated a little over two

years ago, is made up of a corps of ex-

pert decorators who are prepared to give

free suggestions for interior and exterior-

decoration to anyone who is interested

or who is building a home. The service

is entirely free, and any reader of the

Michigan Farmer can obtain the help

of this department in their painting and

decorating problems by simply writing

to the Sherwin-Williams Company, Deco-

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accepting the services of this department

you do not put yourself under any obli-

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and it is well worth while to write to

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LIVE» STOCK. J





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Will you please advise a beginner in

regard to feeding shredded corn fodder

'as a winter roughoage to breeding ewes

and fattening‘lam s.



Hillsdale Co. A READER.





Shredded corn fodder makes an excel-

lent feed for breeding ewes but should

not be used as the exclusive roughage

ration. If the ewes are given one feed a.

day of corn fodder, all 'they will eat up

clean, and one feed a day of clover 'hay

or perhaps bean fodder, if it is available,

they will need only a minimum amount of

grain to keep them in a thrifty condition.

A few roots are also an excellent thing

for them to add succulency to the ration.

If the roots are not available, a little

bran or oil meal in the grain ration will

prove beneficial.



Shredded fodder may be used for fat-

tening lambs in much the same way but

they will eat proportionately less of it

on account of the heavier grain ration

which is given them. Corn fodder is a.

palatable roughage and is liked by all

kinds of live stock. Like corn, however,

it is not a well balanced ration and

should preferably be fed in connection

with clover hay or other roughage which

has a higher content of protein.



Shredded fodder is apt to heat and be

injurious as a roughage unless the stalks

are dry and well cured when shredded,

but when properly cured it is a most

valuable roughage for any kind of live

stock.





 





 





 





FEEDERS’ PROBLEMS.





 





 





THE FARM ER’S HOG.





 





In these days of high priced grain foods,

the farmers and growers of market hogs

are finding it very important that they

feed a type of hogs that are capable of

returning the largest profit possible on

the food required to grow and condition

them for market.



One of the first points to be observed

in breeding hogs that will meet these re-

quirements is uniformity, a class of pigs

that will fatten up smoothly in connection

with their growth and beready for mar—

ket. at any time after they are six months

of age. The large, coarse pig of the big-

boned type and the little chunky fellow

that stops growing and adds only fat,

are two types of pigs that should be

avoided 'by the farmer who expects ‘to

realize a reasonable profit from feeding

his farm feeds to market hogs.



The whole problem may be summed up

as follows: How shall we go about it

to produce a type of hogs that will grow

and fatten and at the same time attain

a fair size, (and still retain quality), and

shrink as little as possible when dressed

for market. This type of a hog is only

found among the improved breeds of

swine and it is a waste of time and op-

portunity to look for it elsewhere.



The profitable market hog must possess

a good, strong constitution, for without

this no hog can make profitable gains and

develop into a good market hog. The



mg that possesses a good strong and

vigorous constitution, is invariably ex-

tremely good thru the heart and chest,

and here is where he lives, and he can-

not be strong and vigorous if he lacks in

this essential of development. He should

have a good strong back. be broad and

strong thru the loins, for it is a mere

chance if we ever find a profitable market

hog that is weak and poorly developed

thru the loins.



The next point to be observed is the

quality of the bone. Here is a point that

i want to emphasize and bring out very

clearly, for the fact that there is such a

difference in the size and quality of the

bone in various members of the porcine

family, that it is a question in my mind

If it is not of more real importance than

any other point that I might discuss in

connection with the farmer’s hog.



Many farmers who are buying breeding

.hogs are demanding size of bone, they

want large, coarse-boned hogs and will

insist on having these or none. These

men are making a serious mistake, as

many of the most broken-down pigs we

see are those big. softeboned fellows.

Buyers of market hogs avoid the big-

boned hogs and select those with good,

even bodies, with as neat bone as pos-

sible, and light offal as can be had, and

this, they find in the hogs that possess

medium bone. ,



After deciding upon the most profitable

type of from to consume the products of

the farm the next important question is,

'how are we to go about to produce such

a 'hog, and here is the grand question of

all. A question that has puzzled breeders





and farmers for many years and many

of our eminent breeders have fell short

of the mark in their efforts to produce

an ideal type of a farmer’s hog. ‘



At the present time when good pure-

bred hog‘s can be purchased for a little

more~than pork prices, it is utter folly

to try and accomplish these ends by

breeding anything but pure—bred hogs.

No_ matter. which breed you may select,

the best individuals are none too good to

produce the ideal type of farmers’ hog.



In selecting breeding sows, keep in

mind the type we have discussed and

avoid animals that are closely inbred.

The sows may be somewhat coarser and

more rangy than the breeding boar; in

fact, it is preferable that they be coarser

and more roomy, for many experienced

breeders believe that sows of such a type

are better mothers than the smaller and

more compactly built animals.



The next important step is the selection

of a breeding bear that is suitable to mate

with our herd of sows, and here is a

matter that should be given careful study

and attention as he represents fifty per

cent of the breeding power of the herd

concentrated in one animal and there is

no other way than to accept this fact

and select him accordingly. Keep him

until you fatten some of his progeny and

perhaps then you would not want to sell





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





   





strength of bones, the two principal bones

in each leg of each animal were removed

and broken‘in a. machine. There were

four pigs fed in each lot, making the fig-

ures given the average of the breaking

of 32 bones in each lot. The average

breaking strength per 100 pounds, live

weight of hogs after 22 weeks’ feeding

was as follows:





Lot 1, corn . ...... ....325 pounds

Lot 2, corn and shorts ........ 396 pounds

Lot 3, corn and skim—milk ....509 pounds

Lot 4, corn and tankage ...... 580 pounds





Lot 5, corn and ground bone ..681 pounds

Washington, D. C. G. E M.





FEEDING CORN WITHOUT HUSKING.



It has long been the custom in this

vicinity to husk all the corn some time in

the fall, including both the large and

small ears, to be fed to cattle, either

whole or ground. This, of course, neces—

sitates considerable labor which, at the

present time is scarce and high. In View

of this fact, and perhaps some minor

considerations it does seem as if a better

nay might. be practiced, especially where

cattle are kept. I think there is actually

more loss, waste and expense in dispos-

ing of the corn crop than any other

cereal grown in the north. From the

time the ground is fitted in the spring





 

 





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if so, Why not take it in the

easiest and best form—why





not take '





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That is what the doctor

means. He would not force

you to take the crude oil

when he knows the Emulsion

is better—more easily digested

and absorbed into the system

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stomach like the plain oil.



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A Bunch of Good Hogs on





him at any reasonable price. V’Ve cannot

place an accurate estimate upon the

value of a breeding boar until we see how

his progeny mature.



With good-sized, smooth sows belong-

ing to the large class of mediums and a

breeding boar of compact build and good

proportions, we will be able to produce,

as profitable a type of hogs as can be

produced for farmers and feeders, pro-

viding, of course, that we give our breed-

ing animals and pigs good care and plenty

of nutritious food.



Another point in breeding the profitable

type of farmer’s hog we must give our

breeding animals sufficient time to de-

velop sexual powers, so that they may

reproduce themselves in form and con-

stitutional vigor and abandon the prac-

tice of hurrying the breeding sow into

the fattening yards as soon as their pigs

are weaned and placing another bunch of

youngsters in the breeding pens to take

their places. This practice is carried on

by thousands of farmers who are com—

plaining about the quality of their hogs

and still they go on, year after year,

breeding money out of their pockets in-

stead of in. Such a system of breeding

cannot produce a profitable type of a

farmer’s hog.



VV'hen we have a good sow that has

proven her ability to raise and properly

nourish a good-sized litter of the right

kind of pigs, we. should keep her as long





as she is a profitable breeding animal,

and not sell her and put a young and un-

tried sow in her place. if we make a





practice of gradually disposing of the old

sows and keeping a few of the choicest

gilts from the best sows to replace these

old sows, we can keep our herd up to a

high standard. The same, may be said

of the breeding boar, if he proves himself

a good and reliable breeder. keep him as

long as possible without inbreeding. Good

strong pigs from well matured sires and

dams will make better gains in the feed

dot than pigs from immature breeding

animals.





New York. W. MILTON KELLY.





EFFECT OF FOOD ON STRENGTH OF

BONE lN PIGS.





 





 





Experiments conducted at the Nebraska

Experiment Station show very marked

increase in the strength of bone when

tankage or ground bone is fed to pigs in

addition to corn. In determining the





 





Feed in an Ohio Clover Field.





product to the cattle or hogs, there is}





one continual round of labor and expense,

and we. might add, anxiety. The grain is

left too long in the shock before being

husked and drawn under cover or per-

haps a portion is left uncut so long that

it has so withered away by the action

of the sun, wind and frost as to be prac-

tically worthless. It is so left either be-

cause the owner is negligent or because

in his judgment some other duty is more

urgent. But having cut. the corn it is

up to us to get the maximum profit at

the minimum outlay for labor.



I have for several years made a prac-

tice of husking only the large or fair sized

ears, leaving the balance to be fed in the

stalk. A little grain is, of course. lost in

the droppings but most of this is picked

up by the hens, or sometimes pigs are

kept for this purpose. This not only saves

much labor but gives the stock a better

balanced ration as they eat the husks

along with the. grain. I do not claim that

cattle will necessarily fatten on it as

rapidly as ground cob meal, but so far as

the small immature corn is concerned it

is certainly better than to husk it when

it may still further be lost from shrinkage,

mice. or other agencies before reaching

tl.e animal’s palate.



I usually have a part of my corn field

planted too thick to ear much, then have

it cut with a harvester and if there are

any light spots in the regular field I cut

and bind it by hand. Then, by getting

the fodder under cover in good season——

not too early or it may heat, but late in

fall or early in winter and stowed away

in a loose mow, it ought to give good

results in feeding. Better still, to stand

the bundles on end in a shed or barn

floor as in this way there is less danger

of heating.





Ohio. H. E. WHITE.





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A fine crop of corn is re orte '

parts. of northern Nebraska, Ieven de:~:1‘i]enn(ilI

ing into the sandy regions, and it is

learned that cattle feeding promises to be

as large as usual. the only drawback

being the scarcity of stock hogs to follow

the cattle. The prevalence of sickness

has resulted in a. small supply of hogs

while the high price, of corn has had 0;.

tendenCy to curtail hog breeding. ‘



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Reports from Fort Collins Col r

that the outlook for lamb feediiggaiisovgi'g

poor. There is not two—thirds of the hay

that. was cut last year, and the third

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PRESERVING THE MORGAN HORSE.





 





If there is any animal which is the

friend of the small farmer, it is the Mor-’

gan horse, which, not so long ago made

good from drawing the entire family to

church on Sunday to hauling the big

loads of hay from the meadows on a week

day. In 1904, the late Senator Redfield

Proctor, chairman of the Senate Com-

mittee on Agriculture, called the atten-

tion of officials of the Department of Ag-

riculture to the necessity of saving the

Morgan horse from extinction.



Morgan breeding was arranged for in

co—operation with the Vermont Experi-

ment Station in the following year on the

farm of the station, but no purchases

were made, however, until June, 1906,

when seven mares and two fillies were

purchased from various persons in Ver-

mont by Mr. Cassius Peck, of the Ver-

mont station, Professor Curtiss and Geo.

M. Rommel, Animal Husbandman of the

Bureau of Animal Industry. In making

the selection for the Morgan stud the

effort was made to get the true Morgan

type with an increase in Size and quality

over that possessed by the old Morgan.

However, type was not sacrificed to size.

After this purchase in Vermont, two

mares were purchased in Kentucky as an

experiment, its idea being based on the

belief that a. careful outcross would give

increased size and quality without being

violent and likely to destroy desirable

type characteristics. The Kentucky pur-

chase caused considerable comment on

account of its novelty, one critic going so

far as to say that the department was

attempting to restore the Morgan type

by the same method used to destroy it.

The ofl‘icials of the department claim,

however, that if the Kentucky breeders of

fifty years ago found it to their advantage

to go to Vermont for Morgan horses of

good type to use on Kentucky stock, and

if the use of those horses proved valuable,

two things were made clear. First, that

the Morgan blood is of the greatest value

to the horse industry of the country; and

second, that the restoration of the Mor—

gan can be greatly furthered by taking

back to Vermont and other New England

states some of the best of the descend-

ants of the original New England stock



"“(hit fibmsUwA-S in rostnrin&§.the,systemngl

breeding to type which was abandoned

with the development of the speed-at-

an'y-cost idea.



(The stallion, General Gates, and a filly

out of one of the, original mares were

purchased July 1, 1907. General Gates

was purchased after due consideration;

the selection was made not only on his

own individuality as a modern Morgan,

but on his ability as a sire of the type

desired. Mated to mares of various types,

he produces foals that are easily recog—

nizable as being sired by him. His Son,

Shakespeare, was the champion Morgan

stallion of all ages at tho Louisiana Pur-

chase Exposition, and his daughter, Car-

ric Gates (now owned by the depart-

mcnt), was first at that show for two-

year-old mares. Men who were well ac-

quaintcll with Vermont Black Hawk, one

of tho grcatcst l\lorgan horses of his time,

dct-larc that General Gates resembles him

to a remarkable degree.



The, work in Vermont was given a great

.impctus early in 1907 by the presentation

to the department by Mr. Joseph Battcll,

of Vermont, of a lOO-acre farm, on which

the work could be carricd on to better

advantage than on the farm of lll(‘ Vcr-

inont Experiment Station at Burlington,

“"1pr the soil is very sandy and not cn-

tirlly suited to horse brooding. Since the

department acquired the property consid-

orablc fcncing has bccn donc, paddocks

have been built and the buildings stand-

ing at the time the gift was made, rc-

modcled and repaired. All the horses are

now locatcd at this farm, the plant at the

Vcrmont station being held in reserve as

a possible substation in the future.



“The aim of the stud at Middlebury,”

states Mr, George M. Rommel, Animal

Husbandman of the Department of Agri-

culture. “is to prescrvc the Morgan type

at its best, kccping the splendid confor-

,Ination, spirit, and endurance for which

these horses are famous, and eliminating

the tentlcncy to coarseness, heavy withers

and low backs. A careful effort will also

be made to improve the action by getting

away from the choppincss and irregular-

ity in gait, and particularly by eliminating

,the. tendency to pace and mix gaits. Size

will be increased carefully by selection,

but it is not our purpose to make the

Morgan a big horse. A size ranging from

15.1 to 15.3 hands is sufficient, with about

15.2 as the ideal. However, this will not

by any means disqualify a lS-hand horse

or one even somewhat smaller, provided

he has deSirable characteristics of con-

formation, quality and action. It should





THEMICHIGAN FARMER





be clearly understood theft the work with;

the Morgan is not to be merged into that

with the American carriage horse“ Altho

the Morgan has always beeii and prob-

ably always will be a prime factor in the.

production of carriage horses, the type.

should be kept distinct.”



Washington, D. C. G. E. M.





GOING INTO SHEEP.



When the tide is high, and the pros—

pects bright, it is a. prominent charac-

teristic of the American people to dash

head—longiinto the sea of enterprise with-

out full consideration of their terminative

end, depending to a large measure upon

faith to successfully return them to har-

bor. Experience has been said to be a

most excellent teacher, but there is some-

thing peculiar about Americans that does

not permit of their reaping the full bene-

fit of so fruitful a harvest.



Going into sheep is a question that has

‘been gradually taking on new life. A few

years ago the country was flooded with

sheep. It was almost impossible to look

in any direction in progressive farming

communities without seeing large flocks

pasturing upon the green meadow and

hills, but today conditions have changed

decidedly. Those once symbols of pros-

perity have gradually given way to the

production of crops. We are now, just

awaking from a second Rip Van Winkle

dream and comprehending where we are

“at.” It always has, and will take time

to judge the past and receive the lesson

it teaches. We now say the farmer is

fortunate who has “stuck" to it and re-

tained his sheep. That is the way things

generally terminate. The man who fol-

lows his occupation because he loves it

is the man who wins out every time.

So it is with the present sheep situation.

A great many farmers are asking them-

selves the question. “Shall I go into

sheep?” High prices always stimulate

new interest and influence thousands of

people to enter upon work they have no

particular adaption or love for. It has

been said. that the love for an occupa-

tion is half the battle of accomplishing

success. When an old enterprise takes

on new life. a great many farmers dash

head-long into the business without stop-

ping to consider whether they are adap—

te’d” tu‘ sax-“cen‘zuur ‘purnlfine that par-

ticular line of work.



In every line of work there are certain

periods of prosperity and depression. If

an enterprise is pursued without consid-

eration to these facts, there is a time

coming. when on account of low prices,

one loses faith in the work. The result

is, he goes out and into something else.

The man who enters upon his work for

the enjoyment he may derive from the

enterprise, accompanied by what it‘will

return financially, is the one who will

stick to the business and reap bountifully

Of the harvest.



In solving this problem of going into

sheep, then, there are several factors of

influential importance that should be

carefully considered before action is

taken. In the first place, make certain

that you are adapted to the, work. Then

if your conditions are favorable and you

have a love for the work of handling and

caring for the flock and have the inten-

tion of staying in the business for years

to come, go ahead. exercising every pre-

caution to select nothing but the. best for

your foundation stock. Every farm is

not adapted to profitable sheep hus-

bandry. Some are far better adapted to

other lines of live stock production than

sheep. The mode of farming and ar-

rangement should be taken into account.

The kind of crops grown and the nature

of the soil relative to their production.

Sheep, in ordcr to be at a maximum pro-

duction. must be well grazed during the

summer months. If the nature of soil

is such that a large percentage of mois-

ture can not be retained for production

of green, succulent forage for pasture,

then sheep raising for profit is decidedly

handicapped. Sheep are liberal grazers

and require such to prove profitable. Soils

of the light sands or gravclly nature are

frequently productive of poor results.

There are numerous other influences en-

tering into the solution of going into

shccp that should be well considered be-

fore taking up the enterprises. Every,

farmer must settle this matter for him-‘

self. There is no better state in the

union than ours for the production of

sheep products. Let us all, who feel we

are adapted to the work and have a love‘

for the golden fleece, endeavor to make

Michigan the foremost sheep raising.

state. We have the climate, the soil, the

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It is generally understood that many of

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germs of one kind or another that may

remain dormant for years in litter about

the stables. Such are hog and calf chol-

era, lump jaw, navel ill, infectious.abor-

tion, tuberculosis, etc. There are also

parasites that infect the barns which

cause barn itch, scab, mange and kind-

red diseases. It is, therefore, of the ut-

most importance that the barns be made

clean and kept as clean as possible.



In cleaning the stables, go over the

boards and walls with a stiff brush or

broom to remove the cobwebs, dirt and

litter that it attached to them. I have

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festooned with cobwe‘bs that the boards

above were almost hidden from View.

Such accumulations are filled with mil-

lions of germs, many of which are dis-

ease promoters.



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walls, then they should be given a thoro

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and then one of lime and salt.



A spray pump is an ideal implement

with which to apply the lime and salt

mixture, but a cheap brushor an old

broom will answer the purpose very well.

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gest slacking at least half a bushel of

fresh lime, with hot water, in a barrel

and afterward add sufficient water to

the mixture so that it will spread evenly

and easily. The addition of a half gallon

of salt will make the whitewash stick to

the boards and stone walls. It is an ad-

xantage to apply the lime and salt mix-

ture while it is still hot, especially during

cold weather.



It is very necessary that the barns and

cut—buildings be given this cleaning be-

fore the live stock go into winter quar-

ters. It will add to the appearance of

the buildings and also be of very great

assistance in maintaining the health of

the. live stock.



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A live stock authority points out that

tlit‘: ’"é'fipply of ”young hogs is so greatly

lowered that hi h prices are assured for

another year?“ 'olding young hogs back

will,’ by minimizing supplies in the mar-

ekts of the country, greatly aid in bold-

ing up prices for swine. Keeping corn

on farms and utilizing it for fattening

hogs will reduce the available supply of

the grain in the markets, and thereby as-

sist greatly in sustaining the price. of that

portion of the crop sent to market. Corn

cannot be maintained at a high price

with the big end of the crop marketed.

It is still high, yet cash corn has had a

drop of about 20 cents a bushel from top

prices of a few months ago.



A veteran hog seller in the Chicago

market says that he has no doubt that

hog receipts will increase materially in

November and December. but he still

looks for much smaller supplies than a

year ago. He adds that between now and

the holidays concerted action upon the

part of the packers is likely to force the

top price down to $7 per 100 lbs. and he

expects to see packing droves bot for

$6.75. Around these figures he is con-

fident that competition will be very keen,

and this will embrace the large number

of independent packers. as Well as the

eastern shippers, and when the advance

starts 'he predicts that: prices will be run

up much faster than the Chicago hog scl-

lcrs will relish.



Hundreds of western farmers are mak-

ing the serious blunder of selling off their

light-weight hogs at a time when there,

is the biggest kind of a premium paid

for fat, heavy swine. Future, prospccts

are. such that it is the best policy to hold

the hogs that are putting on fat, and sell-

ing lots that weigh under 191) lbs. is a.

grave error, for they are the worst of

sellers, buyers clamoring for weight.

Even if hogs that weigh well under 200

lbs. are fat, buyers insist upon securing

them at a liberal discount. and consign-

ments weighing below 190 lbs. have been

poor sellers in the Chicago market re-

cently at anywhcre from $7.40fiifl.fl0, while

the best hogs with plenty of weight were

quick sellers around $7.80fd7.90. Leading

live stock commission firms at the (‘hi-

(‘ago stock yards have been advising

farmers to hold their light hogs at lcast

until next January. and they advise feed-4

ing thin old sows for thirty days or so,





these having,r sold recently at $7.30 or

thereabonts. Grassy underweights in

both western and eastern markets and

thin grassy sows have been forming a





greatly increased percentage of the offer-

ings at a time when they are not want-

cd. Even with corn Selling around 60c

a bushel, farmers should not hesitate

about feeding it to their hogs. Brood

sows at this time should be given the

best of care, for hogs are the biggest

money—makers on the farm. and farmers

cannot get rich any faster than by hav-

ing from fifty to one hundred fat heavy

hogs for marketing'every year. There

is good reason for hogs selling at the

highest prices recorded in twenty—seven

years. for there is a material falling off

in the supply of young hogs everywhere,

and from all directions there are demands

for stock hogs with hardly any offered

for sale. It will be seen readily that this

state of things does not end With hogs.

int farmers will be inclined to feed

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Advice thru this department is free to

our subscribers. Each communication

should state history and symptoms of the

case in full; also name and address of

writer. Initials only Will be published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

the same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably find

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Inflamed Udder.—I have a heifer that is

due to calf Nov. 16; her udder appears to





be caked. I would like to know what to

put on it. H. E., Montague, Mich—Re-

duce her food supply about one—third.





Keep her bowels a little active by feeding

her plenty of salt or epsom salts, but do

not purge her. Apply hot vaseline or

camphorated oil to udder once a day.



Indigestion—I have a mare that has

just foaled and lost her colt. She is 'very

thin and weak. but has a good appetite

and seems to eat plenty. What can I give

her to bring her up and improve her

condition? P. 'l‘. H., Decatur, Mich.—

Give 1/2 oz. powdered quassia, 1 dr. ground

nux vomica, 1/; oz. ground gentian and 1/2

oz. powdered charcoal at a dose in feed

three times a day.



Cow Dislocated Stifle by Getting in

Mire.——A week ago I found one of my

cows in the mire with a stifle out. I

called our local Vet. Who replaced the

bone and blistered it, thinking it would

strengthen the ligaments, but she is no

better. Is there anything I could do that

will help her? L. ’i‘., Brighton, Mich.—

The stiiie bone should be put into place,

the cow placed in a position with the hind

feet five or six inches higher than fore;

besides, a collar should be placed on the

cow, or a surcingle, the hind foot tied

forward so as not to get beyond an up-

right position. Also apply ecrate of can-

tharides to stifle often enough to keep

th e'parts blistered.



Mare Had Miscarriage—I have, a mare

that foaled last spring; was bred again

in due time and so far as I know got with

foal. A short time ago she aborted; since

then has had a white discharge. I am

unable to account for her having a mis-

carriage. \Vhat had I better do? L. V.

J., Walled Lake, Mich—Your mare should

have good care, be fed a good quality of

food and plenty of it. Also give 30 drops

carbolic acid in a quart of water daily

for 30 days. Also inject her with the

following lotion: Put a tablespoonful of

carbolic acid in 1/2 gal. of tepid water and

wash out uterus and vagina thru a soft

rubber hose with funnel on end, once a

day. Before doing so you had better wash

out the parts with tepid water at a

{)eniiperature a little warmer than the

o y. ~



Colic—Indigestion—(‘ough.—I have a

6—year-old horse that: has had frequent

attacks of colic since I turned him on





grass. He also has sick spells when fed

much grain; he also breathes a little

heavy. I wet his hay and give him con-





dition powder, but he is troubled with a

cough and is inclined to be colicy. J. .,

TVhittemlore, Mich—Your horse should

be fed a good quality of easily digested

food. His colicy pains arc the result of

indigestion or a fermentation of the food

he eats. Now the best way to overcome

a, difi‘iculty of this kind is by feeding

food that is not so likely to ferment after

it is eaten. Give 1 oz. powdered char-

coal. 1/2 oz. ground ginger and 1A. oz.

ground gentian at a dose in feed two or

three times a, day. Very little can be

done to prevent an ailment of this kind

when a horse is running on pasture: how—

ever, you must remove the existing cause

if possible. which consists in changing

the food supply.



Snagged Foot—Swollen Pastern and

Fetlocl<.—I wrote to you some time ago

but did not sign my name. I failed to

notice a icply to my letter, which is

proper according to the head lines of your

veterinary department. I have a 2—year-

old filly that snagged her foot .Tuly (i,

which caused the sole of foot to slough

out: however. the foot healed nicely, but

lms left the pastcrn and fctlock swollen.

\thn she stands in stable over night the

lower part: of leg stocks considerable.

I have tried to feed her powders, but

with poor success.





 





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is published for the sole benefit of our

subscribers and our only means of know-

ing who they are is by them giving their

full name and postofilce address. \Ve

never publish more than the initials of

their name. but must insist that; the

name and address be givcn us; this will

insure you a reply, othcrwisc they are

not answered. You deserve credit for

having treated ihc case so successfully.

\thn the solo of :1 foot suppupratcs and

sloughs out it is no easy matter to bring

about a recovery. The stocking that

takes place in pastcrn and fetlock is only

local and in time that will disappear.

You had better give 1/3 dr. iodide potas-

sium and :1 tablospoonful of powdered

rosin in feed once a day. The colt. should

be. exercised daily and fed food of a lax-

ative nature. Dissolve 1/. lb. sugar lead

in a gallon of water and wet the part of

leg;r that stocks. night and morning.

Leucorrhea—Ewc Elects Food—I have

a more that I wish to breed. but she is

troubled with a white discharge which I

think must be the whites. What can I

do for it as I am anxious to breed her

this fall. I also have a cwc that spits

her cud out: she seems to be. lively. but

somewhat thin. 0. R. Ypsilanti.

Mich—Give your mare a. tablespoonful

of bicarbonate soda and a tablespoonfui

of powdered sulfate iron at a dose in feed

three times a day. “lash out the womb

and vagina. using a soft rubber tube with

a funnel attached. thru which pour warm

water at a temperature of 115 degs. until

it comes away clear. You should make

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womb. Dissolve 6 (11:3. sugar lead in 15'

gal, of tepid water and use. this quantity

to ‘flush out uterus and vagina. Try,

and have her retain this solution for ten

minutes. This is best done by elevating

her hind quarters about a foot higher

than the fore, then in order for her to

get rid of it change positions with the

fore quarters the highest. After using

the lead lotion two or three days. use

carbolic acid and water. Put three table-

spoonfuls of carbolic acid in 14. gal. of

tepid water, but use this quantity daily,

but before doing so you had better wash

out the parts with warm water; however,

the water should not be hotter than 115

or 120 degs. It is needless for me to say

that it is important to feed the mare a

good quality of food and plenty of it;

besides. it is important to keep the bow-

els open and try and get your mare in

a thrifty condition, for so long as she

has a vaginal discharge she will not get

with foal. Now, regarding your ewe that

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Sitfasts.—I haVe a 3-year-old colt which

when working last July got a sore neck

and shoulder. There are now several

small bunches on his shoulder, but none

of them raw. His mane is not very heavy

and I have not used a sweat pad. I have

applied salt and water once a day and

used vaseline to grease with. I have not

consulted a Vet, but the colt bothers me

a great deal when I hitch him. He is so

annoyed and nervous that one of my men

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——Some horses are exceedingly sensitive

when they have sore shoulders or neck.i

and there is no better plan than to be'

kind to them, for the horse cannot avoid

it. Such bunches as you speak of should

be removed with a kife then the shoulder

will get well, for the bunches act as an

irritant and are doubtless painful when!

pressure is applied. However. if you arel

so situated as to require his work at)

present it might be well enough to delays

cutting these bunches out. However. in

my practice I usually Cut them out and

find the animal gets instant relief for?

there is very little pain from a skin

wound and this is all you have to make

in removing them. So, all things consid-

ered. cut them out and apply the, follow-

ing lotion three times a day: Apply a

small quantity of peroxide—hydrogen to

sores; ten minutes after each application

apply equal parts iodoform, oxide of zinc

and powdered alum.



Acute Indigestion—I have a 9—year-old

horse which i purchased about three

months ago. When I bot him he was

thin; turned him out on grass and gave.

him two quarts of oats twice a day. but

he has failed to gain in flesh as rapidly

all-37M shouldhave done.. Aboutgse weg‘ksJ

ago I drove him to town and w ilc there”

w? aken very sick; every one that saw

hi said he would die. He acted as if

he had been choked on something, pantcd

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as before. The first symptoms noticeable

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but the Vet. tries to keep him on foot

for fear he would never get up. The Vet.

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F. E. Lyons, Mich—Your horse no

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and four years old: extra

good ones. For description





 





 





me excepthows end the herd bull More. Victor. R CO





   





HERmRU‘i‘a’.“ ,l.‘.‘°'u‘.'$‘i 253'!





ohm. nm. R.I.‘ALLIN. no he. Mich.





Northern Grown 4.... s.

novonom FARM. Sidnnw.Mlc . .





 





 





 





'l‘uro 8i. Lambert JERSEYS passages; ‘23:;

CLARENCE BRISTOL. Fenton. Mich. R.F.D.No. 6.

ERSEY BULL CALF born Mar. 13. '09. 2nd calf

of a heifer that gave 8224 lbs. of milk in 1 yleor;



BE





first calf as 2-year-old. fine individual.

MURRAY-WATERMAN Co.. B. 8. Ann Arbor. Mich.





LILLIE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS





We have some splendid young bulls for sole. Some

of them are old enough for service. They ore from

cows with records of 300 to 425 pounds of butter lost

you. Write for descri tion and prices.



LON C. LIL IE. Cooper-ville. Mich.





MhSTON FARM—JERSEY CATTLE.





'1'. F. MARS'I‘ON. Day City. Michigan.

AIRYBRED Shorthorn Bull Cslves For Elsie.





Also a few heifers. good notes as ood as cash.

(Citizens Telephone). J. B. Hummel. sson. Mich.





—- b ll cool i l . A

HOLSTEINS sector .3... .32: £5.35“ 2......

I. M. SHORMAN. Fowlervillo. Mich.





FOR SALE





Richly Bred





Holstcin-Fricsian Flmalcs





Here is your opportunity to get

good animals and pedigrees





REED 8o KNOWLES, Howell, Mich.

TOP norcn HOLSTEINS.





Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com-

bining in themselves the blood of cows which now

hold and have in the past held World's Records for

milk and butter-fat at fair prices.



lllePHERSON FARMS CO.. Howell. Mich.





HOLSTEII FHIESIAHS £21853... £33353?





B. Bock cockerels. W. B. JONES. Oak Grove. Mich.





l

BfllllllMlll STOCK FARM.



“mm. mm [Holstein Batile.

Hus more imported Holstein-Frieslnn Cows

than any farm in the Middle West. Registered

BULL CALVEB of the most fashionable breeding. 30

fine. registered. Duroc Jersey sows due to furrow soon.





SHEEP.





OTTSWOLD. Hampshire. and Scuthdown Rome

for sale from Grand Champion and Sweepstakes

Flock, 1909. at Kalamazoo. Detroit. New York. Ver-

mont, New Jersey. The Clover Blossom Form, Port Austin, Mich.





HAMPS HIRES~c.i°W.i‘:.z‘: ’22:

Ram Lambs. E. A. HARDY. Dorr. Mich.

RAM LAMBS AND

HAMPSHIRE several extra. aood

YEARLINGS. All Registered.

C. D. WOODBURY. Lnnslnc. Michigan.





NATIONAL ”ELAINE RAMS NR SALE.





All stock registeied. F. L. BBOKAW. Eagle. Mich.





PARSQNS OXFOBDDOWIS





ornless dclnine, Black tops.

ROMEYN U. PARSONS. Grand Ledge. Mich.





0XFORD RAMS & EWES $23 25; $11.33;:

prize-winning rains. for sale. Address either B. F.

Miller. Flint. Mlch., or Geo. L. Spillane. Flint. Mich.





RAMS and EWES.

OXFORD DOWN l.lt.WATERBUllY.

‘ Highland. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





and breeding. address .





 





 





watered always before feeding him grain

and not closcl' than an hour or two after-

wards; besides. when he is on a journey

avoid watering him and if you do. stint

his allowance. it is possible that he has:

had similar attacks before you purchased]

him. .



Swollen Slienih—Dropsy.—-I have ai

horse that must be about 14 years old‘

that is troublcd with a swollen sheath

and considcrable swelling on low«~r part

of belly; besides, his legs appear to stock

when standing in stable, but the swelllng

in the limbs appears to leave after he is

driven awhile. Tells. appetite is fairly good.

but he. does not lav on flesh. I have

given him several different kinds of con-

dition powder, but fail to see much bene-

llt from thcm. .T. F. TT., liad Axe, Mich.

...It is possible that you shoull change

the feed. Also give a iablespoonful 0f the

fr'lllo'wing compound powder: One part

powdcrcd sulfate iron, 1 part ground

i-rcntian, 1 part ground ginger, 1 part

fenugrcck and 1/3 part ground nux vomica

by weight. These drugs should be mixed

together thoroly and a full tablespoonful

given at a dose three, times a day. Also

give a tablespoonful of powdered salt-

peter at a dose in feed once a day for

ten days.



Pigs Have. Stomach VVorms.——IVe have

lost several young pigs below three

months old and their death is no doubt

the result of stomach worms, altho they

may have some bowel worms for I have

noticed worms pass them a foot long.

These pigs are in fairly good condition.

but there are davs when they do not eat

as well as they should. E. P. M.. Union-

ville, Mich—(live your pigs 10 or 15 drops

turpentine in 1 oz. c'istor oil once a day

for a few days until their bowels move

freely, or you may give them 1.1 oz. fluid

extract spigella and senna every four

hours until it causes purging, then dis-

continue its use for ten days or two

weeks. then treat them again. You will





 





find benefit from feeding pumpkins to

wormy hogs, also feeding carrots has a.

tendency to destroy worms.





--A D i B d f h it.

1 AYRSIHRES You:ngtocke%or 2.1310150 [111151;-





S. St. Johns. Michigan.





 





. e 01- Money Refunded.





NEEVTON’S ,

. llenve. Cough and

«- Distemper Cure.

81.00 per can at. dealers. ,

or express paid. 18 years’

- sale. Send for booklet.

'; ' Horse Troubles.

EWTON REMEDY CO. Toledo Ohio.





 





OXFORD DOWNS A few good

field rams for

sale. H. J. De GABMO. B. No. l. Clyde. Mich.

”ELAINE RAms—Lerge. heavy fleeced Delaine

and American Merino Roms.

Also 20 good ewes. 8. J. COWAN. Rockford. Mich.

‘5 A., 2 C. and 4 Franco Merino

For Sale rams. alsofiRambouiilet rams. All

choice stock. Will sell 20 Merino ewes, also 20

Rambouillets. E. M. MOORE. Wixom. Mich.





 





 





 





- —A

llockland Farm Dclalnex .he‘iz.gh.‘;‘:gg‘"§:..§g;

right. D. E. TURNER & SONS, Mosherville. Mich.





 





Pair of Young Bay Mares for Sale.





weigh 2.400 lbs. Will take one or two cheap light

J. W. SLATER, Traverse City. Mich.





horses.





PEHGHEHON STALLIONS. 33°d‘1’3éifi'33 3.35233173353-





es, reasonable prices. T. M. Southworth 62 Son. 11.13, Allen, Mich





BREEDERS’ lllllliCTllllY.





 





 





 





Registered Rambouillet Rams for Sale.

WILLARD HALL. R.’_‘1. lilartln. illlch.

FOR SALE—RSSE‘Z'SS Timi’é’flmfihb?



THOS. FLETCHER &. SON. Chelsea. Mich.





 





 





REGISTERED Delnlne Merino Rsms—Descendsd

from Standard Model and A. T. Gomber’s Bing.





leader. 0. M. MANN. Rockford. Michigan.





 





CATTLE.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd headed by UNDULA'I‘A BLACKBIRD

11‘" 83836. one of the best sons of PRINCE I'I‘O

50006. and Grand Champion Bull at the Detroit

and Grand Rapids Fairs of1907. 1908 and 1909. Herd

consists of Ericns. Blackbirds. Prides. etc.

‘VOODCO'I‘E STOCK FARM. Ionin. Mich.





 





 





shire Pigs. and ten varieties highbred Cockerels.

Eggs in season. Mich. School for the Deaf. Flint.





8 to 12 months old. best of blood.

Hereford BIIiiS Individually right. Write. or

come and see. E. J. TAYLOR. Fremont. Mich.





HOLSTEINS





Buiferboy Ella De liol No. 49509 is for Sale.

Also three extra good bull'cslves. 5 yearling heifers.

8 good young cows. Must be sold before winter.



L. E. CONNEL' Fayette. Ohio.





 





 





 





 





B e d f l t d D l I

[OHIMEH KIPP. alfeipi'nignéffsifiii...{0551.35





shipped on approval. Rockford. Kent 00.. Mich:





HIGH-GLASS fi‘peitni’f1%.Pflflgii‘afiifii.i235;





 





size, well covered. 8. H. Benders. Ashtabuls. Ohio. ‘





Haw—fl Von Homey R b ill t B

REGISTERED at Fumer’irPrliglesqu e Th3}:

Wyckofl‘. Ramboulllet, U.S.A.. Orchard Lake. Mich.





20 RAM BOUILLET RAMS





(reg.) left at a bargain. J. Q. A. Cook. Morrlce. Mich.





 





 





' its! choice registered Ramboulllei



L08 cabin Farm Sheep of both sex for sole st formsrs'



ricsl. Citizens Phone Auguste. Class. F. Roster. Auguste. llileh.

MA PLE LAWN FA RM





Choice

Shropshire Rams A. E. BACON &SON. Prop’s

ror Sale. Sheridan, R. 10. Mich.





 





 





 





_ commerce. 1....





‘ ‘1‘."i . ,k. 1‘" .

IRE-ml Fm. li‘nfggg'igwmia lls'll'x'iips’ lii'r.

ewes and hooks st prices you can one}? rd‘to psy.





SllllililllE SlllliiPSlllllES. 33%;: .233. fig:

cld rams. Also ewes bred to my imp. stock um

" he Dream." H. C. Crsmton. Metsmors. Mich.





HBOPSEIBE Rams. Also 0. I. C. swine. spring

fsrrowing. either sex. not skin. and imp. stock

rem for sole. 1:. 1:. Beach szon. 3.8. Brighton, Mich.





" -Good ones from Im rted

Shropshire Rams... 0...... ......"°....

eight ewes. Willis 8. Meade. B. No. 3. Holly. Mich.





‘ ' rum 8 years old. bred by

lmpfli‘d “7093'“?! Brndburne. of Eng.. cheep.

Also yesrling rams. W. E. Morrish. Flushing. Mich.





ERDENHEIM FARM will



Shropshires m... l... m... .n m.

Bhro shire yearling Roms. Must be closed out.

B BERT GROVES. B. DINO. 3. Pontiac. Mich.





SHBOPSHIBE HALL STOGK FARMS





Will make special prices for thirty days. on ewes

from 1 to 8 years old. all bred to Imported Cooper.

and Mensell rams to lamb in March end April. also

on very choice ewelembs. this is to make room for on

importation that is going to srrIVe this spring.



L. S. DURHAM do SONS. Concord. Miehilnn.





Yonrlinc RAMS and Ram

ShropShire Lambs of best wool mutton type.

George P. Andrews, Dansvills. Inghsm Co.. Mich.





SHROPSHIRES. all ages. both sexes. extra quel-

lty and breeding in lots to suit. Also a few large.

robust Rombouiliet end Deinine rams. Will be priced

so as to move them quickly. Correspondence and

inspection invited. C. LEMEN. Hamburg. Mich.





HOG-S.





BERKSHIRES





Boers for full service. bred sow for spring fol-row.

Spring pigs of best families. Guernsey Cattle, Plym-

outh Rocks. Pekin Ducks and M. B. Turkeys. HUPP

FARM. Birmingham. Mlch.. G. C. HUPP. Mgr.





LARGE ENGLISH BEBKSHIRES.





Have a. fine lot of spring pigs. both sexes. The type

for profitable pork production. Vigorous and strong

and of best blood lines. Satisfaction guaranteed.





1'. A. BYWATER, Memphis. Mich.

HEBKSHIHES ““8 “0°“ from ch-mnplon State





Fair prize-winners. at moderate prices.

M. D. o G. B. Johnson. R. No. 6, Plymouth. Mich.





BERKS HI RES 1‘32de "3332 Tu“.





strains. C. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mich.





ll0llTllEllll GROWN BEBKSHIBES.





ROYCRUF'I‘ KARI". Sidnnw. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





wo Boers. do for fall service. A few Gills left. Also s flnc

lot of fall pigs resdy for weaning. Either sex or psirs

noer. A. A. PATTULLO, Decker-ville, Michigan.





 





Choice pigs of March and

Improved Chester“ April furrow. either sex.

Also Holstein Cattle. a few cows and young bulls for

sale. W. 0. WILSON. Okemos. Mich. Both Phones





 





field. Mien. won 125 premiums in '09. Becki

orders for bred sows;bosrs randy for service. Bufl Rock, .

Orpingtonflvrheghorn ccck’ll. Shorthorn bulls reody for service.





A 1i i t f i

IMPROVED CHESlEll WHllES. p.g.f‘§..‘.’.ef..¥:”.:g

l rowed in March and April. Price 015. Satisfaction

. guaranteed. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersville. Mich.





Sh h d D . .



ousoc JERSEY SWINE. Recs. .22., 1:.

for 15. J. H. BANGHAR'I‘. Lansing. Mich.

DUROC J ERSEYS

CAREY I}. EDMONDS. Hastings. Mich.



DUROC JERSEY boars for :sale: also Shrop.





Rams dz Rom Lambs and Shorthorn Bulls.

M. A. BBAY, OKEMOB. (Inglism Co.) MICH.





 





 





 





 





 





 





DUROC Jersey of size and quality. 40 Bosrs ready

for service. 50 sows st Farmers Prices. Batis-

fsction Guaranteed. J. C. Barney. Coidwster. Mich





0. I. C. SWINE. glib ”:‘iréiaffidfi‘i





Jackson Chief. the world's Champion and Grand

Champion. the greatest O. I. C. boar in the world.

He is also grandson of 'I‘utesy. the world’s Champion

sow. Pigs by him at live let live price.



A. J. GORDEN. R. No. 2. Dorr. Mich.





O l C’s——50 HEAD of Fine S ring

° ° Pigs for Sale. either sex. urge.

strong stock. OTTO B. SCHULZE. Nashville. Mich.





F O R O. l. C. boars and sows. bred





for spring furrow

write John Berner & Son. Grand Ledge. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





OR SALE—O. I. C’s—2 extra good boars. Some

choice pigs. Bose Comb Brown Leghorns. April

hatch. standard bred. at prices that will move them.

Satisfaction guaranteed. J. R. Inskeep. Holly. Mich.





1 I will - 75m -

N0v° 13 sell at Public sale lnciuilli'i'idl chili:



[$1331 and Mezpha, the Grand Champs. at State



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Write for catolog. Have a few boars left at

farmers prices. WM. WAFFLE. Goldwater. Mich.





POLAND-CHINA BBARS‘B'g' “95““ We-





_ big bone. long bodies.

blglltters. $10 up. Shropshire Bucks, lambs $10;

yesrlings 815. J. C. BUTLER. Portland. Mich.





. P01. AND_CI"N AS—Perfectlon strain. Choice





young boars ready for use.

Also sows. E. D. BlshOp. B. 38. Lake Odessa. Mich.





‘ _ Lon bodi d, t b d. ri

POI-“m cum‘s pigsgboth :ex?:€l:%v :rliges.a%e:g

I for snap-shot photo. Robert NeVe. Pierson. Mich.





sPoland-Chinas. “thing but Spring





pigs. Let us have ou

order now. WOOD (I: SONS Saline. Micyh. r





P. cI BOARS of great quality and of





the bestbreedin . S -

faction guaranteed. R. W. MILLS. Salinas. M1315.





, —-Choice young boars rend

; POUND-CHINAS for use: bred right. Alex

: young Saws bred; right prices. Write today.



L. W. Barnes (it Son. Byron. (Shiswsssee Co.) Mich.





lillilE lMPllOVEll lonlsuloEs-Youns as;





ready for eer-

vlce. 818. Young sows bred to furrow next spring

825. Fall pigs either sex 310. Satisfaction guaranteed.

If you went the most economical feeders possible.

breed your sows to to Yorkshire boar. Yorkshires

are sure to be the most popular breed of the future





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





250 HEAD OF SORTED BREEDING



EWES. mostly all black,

feces. Have not been bred yet. Price 05 per head.

J. B. GARDNER. Lock Box 487. Cadillac. Mich.





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COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Mich.





“Bow your ad. in the Mich! sn

JuSt 56! Farmer” when writing sdvertisgrs.





 





A DAMS BROS. Improved Chester Whitesméh.»
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OCTOBER 30, 51969.





 





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THE Dita '





 





CONDUCTED BY COLON C. LILLIE.





 





THE FOURTH NATIONAL DAIRY

SHOW. '



The Fourth National Dairy Show which

opened on Thursday, October 14, in the

city of Milwaukee, in the new auditorium,

began under very favorable circum—

stances. Governor Davison, of Wiscon-

sin, presided at the opening exercises.

The governor, during the afternoon, had





,gone thru the entire exhibit and was very





much pleased with the show. He stated

that he had no idea that the National

Dairy Show had such a comprehensive

scope and was so extensive and covered





such matters of interest to the general





public. In his opening remarks as chair-

man, he expressed a desire to have the

Show become a permanent fixutre to

Milwaukee and Wisconsin. He said if

the people of Wisconsin and Milwaukee

thru their non—support, allowed the dairy

show to locate in some other city in the

country, they were not living up to their

best interests. Wisconsin being a great

dairy state in the Union, Milwaukee being

the metropolis of that state, and Milwau—

kee and W'isconsin surrounded by a great

dairy section, that the National Dairy

Show Association ought to be located

permanently in W'isconsin.



Judge Carpenter was introduced as rep-

resenting his Honor, Mayor Rose, who

was unable to 'be present. Judge Carpen—

ter gave a very fitting address, welcoming

the Dairy Show to Milwaukee. He said

some of the best men in the country

came from the farm and they became our

best men, largely because they received

proper training on the farm. The Dairy

Show would furnish an opportunity for

these former citizens of the country to

renew their affiliations in part with agri-

cultural life. But the Dairy Show meant

much to the city of Milwaukee and ought

to be supported heartily by her citizens

and he had no doubt but it would.



Governor Davison then introduced Pres-

ident of the National Dairy Show, Colon

C. Lillie, who responded to the address

Of"we'lcome by 'Judge Carpenter. Presl-

derit Lillie stated that on behalf of the

National Dairy Show Association and on

behalf of the allied interests of the dairy

industry which supported the Dairy Show,

he desired to express their appreciation

of the kind welcome which Judge Carpen-

ter had given to the Dairy Show Associa-

tion. He said the Dairy Show Associa-

tion came from Chicago to Milwaukee and

he wanted to state that the atmosphere

in Milwaukee seemed to be, more con-

genial for dairying and the dairy industry

than it did in Chicago. Ever since the

headquarters of the National Dairy Show

Association had been located in Milwau-

kee the business men and the citizens of

Milwaukee had done everything possible

to advertise and assist in making this the

banner meeting of the Association. He

complimented and thanked the press of

Milwaukee for the stand it had taken.

Never before had the Dairy Show received

the support of the local press like it

had in Milwaukee. The newspapers had

done their duty and he believed the forth—

coming dairy show would be the most

successful of any ever held. Governor

Davison, in his introductory remarks, ex-

pressed a desire to have the Dairy Show

permanently located in Milwaukee. If

Milwaukee and \Visconsin wants the dairy

show, it is up to them. The board of

directors considered carefully the loca-

tion of Milwaukee before they left Chi—

cago. They realized that the state of

\Viseonsin, being a great dairy state the

state of Ex—Governor Hoard. who had

probably done more for dairying in this

country than any other living man, that

they would receive a warm welcome from

\Visconsin. "hey did not know, however,

about the welcome they would receive

from the. business men of Milwaukee. To

make the Dairy Show a success there

must be local attendance. and there must

be a popular sentiment in its favor. Ever

since the headquarters had been located

in Milwaukee, the management of the

Dairy Show had no reason to complain.

The citizens’ business league and the

merchants’ and manufacturers’ associa-

tion have done everything poSSiblc so far

to help create a local interest in the

Show. The attendance that evening

showed that their efforts had not been

in vain, for at no time in the history of

the show was the opening so well at-

tended.



President Lillie said that the Dairy

Show was worthy of the support of VVis-

consin and Milwaukee. The exhibition





'which they saw before .them there was





'even more fame than has Schlitz.





but a beginning. of what might be ac-

complished. An industry which produced

annually over $800,000,000 of goods could

make a show, if properly aroused, that

would make any city proud of it. If Mil-

waukee and Wisconsin would be loyal to

the National Dairy Show Association, the

National Dairy Show would be as great

an event to the city of Milwaukee as the

international is to the city of Chicago.

The National Dairy Show will make Mil-

waukee the Dairy Capitol of the country,

the Mecca of the Dairy industry. He also

stated that a certain product manufac-

tured in the city of Milwaukee by an

enterprising company had made Milwau-

kee famous, but if Milwaukee and Wis-

consin will be loyal to the Dairy Show,

the Dairy Show will bring to Milwaukee





 





COTTONSEED MEAL OR OIL MEAL

WITH COB MEAL AND CORN

STOVER FOR ROUGHAGE.





 





I will be shy of clover hay this winter.

Will Mr. Lillie advise which is preferable

to feed, cottonseed meal or oil meal

with cob meal and middlings, and how

much of each by weight? Corn stover

will be fed for roughage. I consider

bran too high at present price for part

of the ration.



Montcalm Co. D. DELEHANTY.





As long as you have no corn silage or

clover hay, I should certainly feed oil

meal in preference to cottonseed meal,

because most!” all of these feeds are

slightly constipating and cottonseed meal

would make the ration much more so,

therefore, I would use oil meal, which is

really a little laxative and would give you

better results. I would mix the grain in

the proportion of 2 lbs. of oil meal to 5

lbs. of corn-and-cob meal and then feed

in proportion to the amount of milk which

the cows give. For ordinary dairy cows

about 7 lbs. of this would make a ration.

For real good cows you could increase





THE“ MICHIGANTFARMER.‘





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OVER ONE MILLION IN USE





DE lAVAI.





CREAM

SEPARATIIRS





 





 





 





this just as long as it is possible. and no



one can tell how much, only a careful.



feeder. l



OATS AS A GRAIN RATION, WITHj



CORN SILAGE AND CLOVER HAY

AS ROUGHAGE.





Would you please answer the following

questions thru your paper? I have good

corn ensilage with plenty of grain in it,

good clover hay and ground oats. Can I

with this make a good balanced ration?

And how much of the mixture should

be fed at a time?



Osceola Co. L. K.



Cows will do very well upon this ration,

but it is not a model ration. It does not

contain enough protein. You cannot bal-

ance a ration of corn silage and clover

'hay with ground oats as a grain. The

cats are not rich enough in protein, altho

they are a splendid food for animals. I‘

would advise feeding 2 lbs, of cottonseedl

meal per day for each cow and about 4‘

lbs. of ground oats. You can mix the

cottonseed meal and oats in that propor-

tion. 1 lb. of cottonseed meal to 2 lbs. of

ground oats, and then feed about 6 lbs.

'per day.



If you have extra good dairy cows that

will make good returns from their feed,

this amount can be increased and you

alone can tell how much. At the present

price for oats I am inclined to think that

it would pay to sell the cats and buy





 





 





cottonseed meal and oil meal and feed

2 lbs. of cottonseed meal a day and 2 lbs.

of oil meal. The 2 lbs. of oil meal a day

will more than take the place of the 4

lbs. of ground oats fed in connection with

clover hay and corn silage.





THE KNOW HOW OF DAIRYING.





One of the main causes- of failure in

dairying is guess work. The amount of

butter-fat produced by each member of

the herd should be determined by actual

test and not by guess. If you have not

made a test of your cows there are some

surprises in store for you. It is a com-

mon experience to find that the most

promising looking cow and the one you

guessed to be the best. was the worst,

while the cow of unpromising appearance

proved to be the best. Dairymen who

are not making the business pay as it

should, do well to apply the Babcock





 





test. Don’t have any guess work about





the stables. Don’t guess that this or that i

is right, but know that it is right. Know

that your help is gentle 'with the cows]

Know that each cow has fresh and dry

bedding each day. Know that each cow

receives a rubbing down with comb or

brush in the morning after being milked.‘

Know that after the cows are milked they

are turned out for air and exercise unless

it be a stormy (lay. Know that the

stable is thoroly aired and cleaned.I Get

the habit of knowing, and you

succeed. S.





 





 





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1H1: WINTER CARE AND soon OF

- ’ THE. DAIRY HERD.





 





Since the coming of the modern silo,

the problem of providing an abundance

of succulence for winterfeeding of the

herd has been solved and all practical

dairymen who have had experience with

silo feed, or ensilage know that when it

is fed in connection with clover, alfalfa.

or other proteinaceous fodders it is pos-

sible for a dairyman to greatly reduce





high price of labor during the summer

months and the increased difficulty that

farmers are experiencing in hiring com-

petent dairy help for a short time during

the summer makes it essential that they

devise some plan whereby they may prof-

itably employ their help during the winter

months. No good, capable man likes the

idea of finding a new place to work every

fall, and for this reason many dairymen

lose good hands. If the farmers would

plan their work so that they could keep

more labor during the winter they would

have less difficulty in‘ finding competent

dairy help. .



A Comfortable Stable Essential to Winter



Dairying.



Cows that are producing a profitable

flow of milk must have a warm and com-

fortable stable during the cold weather.

Years ago when summer milk production

was the sole aim of the dairyman, the

stables were usually ventilated with.half

inch cracks between the boards, but with

this kind of ventilation the stables were

too cold for producing milk at a profit.

Then came the other extreme, and dairy'

men boarded up their stables with match-

ed material and made them practically

air tight, and would not turn their cows

out to water. This resulted in luck of

exercise, vitiutcd air, and was followed

by dcbility and tuberculosis. Then dairy-

mcn were advised to build stables large

and high and to provide each cow with SO

many cubic foot of air space, and these

proved too cold in winter. and otherwise

faulty. Some of these stables have proven

better than others. owing to different

methods of construction and materials

used in building, but at the present time

the whole problem has been narrowed

down to that of providing a good system

of ventilation and picnty of light and

sunshine. Purc air and an abundance of

sunshine are essential to the health of

the herd, and if these factors are neg-

lected the stable will be more or less damp

and afford an excellent breeding place for

disease and vermin.



Animul housing is rapidly approaching

a science as regards the dairy cow. The

cow will stand a very low temperature

when she is kept dry, and it is therefore

essential that we guard against damp

Walls and a sol‘urutcd atmosphere.



Maintaining the Health of the Cows.



The hoallh of thc cows is a matter

of suprcmc iniportzlncc. Suitable food,

pure water, good ventilation, proper ex-

ercise and good care are all necessary.

The great question that confronts us is

where to draw the line bctwecn the neo-

essities and the luxuries and that must

be govcrncd by the intelligence and com-

mon sense of the individual and the exi-

gcncics of the case. \Vith dairying, the

some as with othcr brunchcs of animal

husbandry, there is such a, thing as being

“morc nicc than wise,” and it is up to

the duiryman to draw this line and ac—

complish the best results at the least

expense.



Somc duirymcn objcct to using stanch-

ions; ‘but the stanchion is not hard on the

cow after she becomes used to it. es-

pccinlly the new and improved steel,

Tying a cow might be

considered cruel, but the real inhumanity

of the whole thing comes from keeping

the cows in the stable all of the time and

never allowing her to go outdoors and

exercise.



Some dairymen have water in front of

their cattle all of the time and personally

I have found that it is an excellent thing,

but with a large proportion of dairymen

it is more of a dctrimcnt than bcncfit, for

the reason that they neglect to turn the

rattle out in the yard for exercise every

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:their daily exercise.

.as they should be during;r the winter in-





bc put in the stable to deprive cattle of

To keep the cows





volves time and labor, and how to reduce

these to a minimum is the problem we

must solve.



There are numerous methods of tying

dairy cows and all have some particular

points of utility. but everything consid-

ered. we like the steel. swing stanchion

better than anything that can be con-

structed at a reasonable cost,



The mangers and gutters should be

tight and kept neat and clean. The cows

should be kept clean, and aside from





the cost of producing winter milk. The.





cleaning their flanks and adders, they-

should be groomed once or' tWice a week.

We take an old house broom and run it

thru the cutting machine far enough to

leave a square, stiff edge, and then cut





off the handle about twO feet from the'





broom, thus making a very good brush for

use on the cows. This is less harsh

than a curry comb, and a. man can go

over a whole herd while he would be

cleaning two or three cows with a brush

and comb. _. \

Feeding the Cows During Winter.



Good early out hay and corn ensilage

should form the basis upon which we fig-

ure the rations for the dairy cows during

the winter. This may consist of good

clover, alfalfa or mixed hay and ensilage

from well matured corn. It is a poor

system of winter feeding that does not

provide an abundance of good, palatable

roughage. \Vhen we have good hay and

ensilage the amount of grain foods and

commercial by-products required to main-

tain a suitable flow of milk will be re-

duced to a minimum. However, I believe

that under ordinary conditions it will be

a paying investment to buy some of these

nitrogeneous foods to feed with our home-

grown dairy foods.



The question of how much grain may

be fed with profit must be governed

largely by the condition of the cows, the

price of milk and its products and the

cost of the grain foods that are to be

fed. I believe that, as a rule, it will

prove more economical to make the home

grown foods play a more important part

in the rations, especially when we have

a good silo full of ensilage and protein-

aceous foddcrs at hand. The cattle will

maintain a better physical condition than

“hen they are forced to their utmost

capacity on a ration of heavy, concen-

trated dairy foods.



TVbcn we are making a specialty of all

ihe year round dairying we are enabled,

to carry our cows thru the winter in bet—

ter shape than when they are allowed to

go dry in the fall and kept thru the

winter on starvation rations. A cow that.

tomes fresh in the fall and is well fed

and cared for during the winter, will go

out to pasture in the spring and give very

hourly as large a quantity of milk as one

lint freshens in the spring while she

is. in a weak and run—down condition.

She will be dry during fly time, which is

one of the most unprofitable times of

the year for dairying, and thus the loss

of milk will be less than at any other

time during the year. She will come fresh

again when dairy products are bringing

the very best price, for as a rule, October

and November are months of high prices

for all dairy products.



It is a sad mistake for a dairyman to

allow his cattle to become run down in

vitality during the winter. The cow that

goes out to pasture in a weak and run~

oown condition will require the best part

of the summcr to get back to her normal

condition. Self-preservation is the first

law of animal nature. and a cow that is

in poor condition will put her fat upon

her back before she will put it in the

rail.





New York. W. MILTON KELLY.





CONSIGNMENT SALE OF HOLSTEIN-

FRIESIAN CATTLE.





 





The contributors of stock to the public

sale of IIolstcin—Friesian cattle at the

state fair grounds at Detroit, October

21—22, were well pleased‘with the results

when the auctioneers had disposed of the

last animal. The attendance of stock

men was fully up to the expectation of

the consignors and all thru the sale the

bidding was spirited, during the first half

day of the selling an animal was disposed

of at the rate of one for every two and

one-half minutes time. The number of

animals scheduled for the sale was 150.

Of these 147 were offered for sale. the

others having been detained by accident.

Sixty~five animals were just two years

old or under, several being but a few

months old. The average price paid was

a little over $131 per head, bringing to

the association for the whole consignment

the grand total of $19,315. The highest

price paid for any one animal was $380,

which was the high bid for Aaggie Canary

DcKol, a four—year-old cow of splendid

type. Three other animals were ”struck

off” at the $300 mark, and 15 were sold

at $200 and above, while 98 of the animals

went for more than $100, and three went

at that figure. The support given the

salc is encouraging to the movement for

holding large consignment sales and it is

believed that when breeders come to real-

ize the benefits to be derived from. and

expense saved by. such auctions that

more of them will be held and all parties

both sellers and buyers. will be better

pleased and better served by the practice.





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HOW INBREEDING AFFECTS THE

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We frequently see the questions asked,

‘ What is inbreeding?” and “Is inbreeding

harmful to the vitality of the stock?"



The old farm flock of twenty years ago

will answer the first question, where for

years no outside male was hot. Year

after year a cockerel was saved from the

home eggs, to be mated the coming spring

with females of every degree of rela-

tionship, from sister and mother, to lines

of relationship unexplainable.



Is such breeding harmful? The runty

stock of all sizes and conditions again

answers the question. It mattered not

so much in years past when the farm

flock was expected to lay only a few

'weeks in spring and summer. The fowls

had sufficient vitality for that, but how

would they stand up to the work of pres-

ent- day feeding and production? They

would fall by the wayside.



There are all sorts of arguments brot

forward to prove that inbreeding is sane

breeding. Some point to wild fowl; oth-

ers to the Jersey breed of cattle at home;

others quote their own experience cov-

ering a few years, but the majority of

level-headed poultrymen agree that in-

cestuous inbreeding will, if continued, re—

salt in lack of stamina and diminished

size of fowls. Where a fancier who has

studied breeds can, from the appearance

of his birds, judge somewhat as to which

are fit to use for inbreeding, the common

breeder who pays little attention to his

flock would ‘be all “at sea.”



There is no plausible excuse, either, for

a farmer who wants poultry purely for

eggs and dressed fowl, to inbreed. What

he wants to do is to breed for eggs, and

when he wants new blood he must not

be afraid to pay two or three dollars for

a cockerel from a breeder who breeds

for the same object rather than for fine

feathers. Early fall eggs are what we

who depend upon eggs for our income,

want, and no one will deny that this trait

cf fall laying is or can be bred into the

stook.» Therefore, I say, choose males

1r ”The flocks of breeders who are aim-

ingat the same object as vou1self, and

not from a fancier who cares nothing for

eggs except during the hatching season.



In the October issue of The American

Poultry Advocate is an article 011 the

importance of constitutional vigor in the

breeding of poultry. The article is illus-



trated by cuts showing the vigorous, pre-

potent male and female in several dif-

ferent breeds. No one can study these

cuts without learning to apply more

knowledge to his own flock, for we all

have such specimens but we have. not

all learned to appreciate the difference

in breeding quality in the alert, vigorous

fowl as compared with the less thrifty

fiockmate.



Size 'is not always to be a guide. Be-

tween fowls of nearly equal size one may

be much 'below his mate in breeding

value. One must learn to judge by shape

and carriage and alertness which is the

one that will impress his characteristics

upon his progeny. It is something like

picking a good dairy cow. One can study

rules for doing this, but the most expert

buyer is the one who, when he sees the

proper combination, knovs's it and buys

the animal. Hens that can stand up to

heavy feeding and production are strongly

built, with legs well apart and not too

long, and with full breasts, indicating

capacity for taking large quantities of

food and ability to digest it.



It is much better for the farmer not

to inbreed his poultry. It cannot benefit

him along utility lines and, if persisted

in, is detrimental to his flock.



Maine. D. J. RYTHER.





WHAT TO DO WITH CHOICE COCK-

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In grading the surplus poultry and di-

viding it into lots for fattening,'after the

plan suggested a few weeks ago, farmers

having pure-bred flocks will find an oc-

casional cockerel which it seems a pity

to send to the slaughtering pen. The

owner instinctively feels that more cash

would be realized from the sale of such

fellows as breeders than in the form of

market poultry, and he is tempted to re-

move them before the lot enters the fat-

tening pen.



For the man thus perplexed there are

ways in which 'he may utilize such fowls

in improving his flock and probably in

increasing the season’s returns. Intelli-

gent poultry keepers are coming to realize

the necessity of introducing new blood





into their flocks each season and thus





the demand for good vigorous males is

steadily increasing. It is likel‘Y. if the

number of such fowls is not too large,

that places can be found for them in

one's own neighborhood at prices consid-

erably above their market value. In thus

disposing of them one is doing his neighr

bors who keep this breed a good turn,

is, incidentally, helping to build up the

breed in that community' and is getting

rid of the fowls early. Altho better prices

would probably be realized by keeping

these breeders until the approach of the

breeding season, it may not be possible or

practical to do this, and anyway, enough

cash should be realized from them to pay

for the new blood which the owner is

probably planning to add to his flock

for next season. Or, if there are other

good flocks of his breed in the neighbor-

hood, ‘he may simplify the task of secur-

ing new blood by exchanging breeding

males with some of his neighbors, pro-

vided that their flocks are not already

closely related to his. Such exchange

may apply not only to this season’s cock-

erels but to last year’s males as well,

for there should be some old fowls in this

vinter’s breeding pen-s, the best plan

being to mate the pullets with males of

last year, and to have a sufficient number

of old hens to mate with the cockerels.



Advertising, and Patronlzlng Shows.



But where it is impossible to dispose

of these cockerels in the manner described

above there are still several ways open

to the man who is determined to get bet-

ter than market values for them. One

'of his alternatives is to advertise his

stock in some paper which reaches a

very large number of that class of poul-

try owners to which his stock is suited.

Another is to shape up a few of his best

fowls with a view to showing them at

one or two of the local poultry shows

within his reach. This should prove a

good move from an advertising stand-

point, for, whether his fowls Win prizes

or not, it brings him into contact with a

lot of live poultrymen and gives him a

chance to determine for himself as to

whether his judgment in, selecting cock-

e1els which he considered fit for the

breeding pen was good or bad. What

he sees and hears at the poultry shows

will no doubt largely determine the future

of the breeders which he is anxious to

dispose of. If they compare favorably

with those reserved by other breeders, a

little business judgment should enable him

to place them to advantage. If unable

to turn them over for cash, the shows

afford a favorable opportunity for mak-

ing exchanges with other breeders, and

should he return from the shows without

ltaving reduced his flock of breeding males

he is really ahead if he has succeeded in

cxchanging them for new blood in indi-

viduals of about equal merit. True, he

has not yet converted the choice cock-

ciels into cash but he is now in position

to fit up a good number of breeding pens

and produce pure-bred eggs for hatching.

The dangers of inbreeding have been

eliminated, and the expense of getting

these pens together has not been exces-

sive, so that the eggs should yield a nice

profit when sold at prices which farmers

are, able and willing to pay. A small ad-

vertisement in a medium which reaches

wide-awake farmers should bring all the

orders that can be filled, while honest

goods and fair treatment will give this

end of the business a start which will

render the. disposition or utilization of the

choice cockerels easier and more remu-

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TUBERCULOSIS IN POULTRY.





A large proportion of the diseases to

which fowls are subject are related to the

respiratory organs. Fowls give off in

breathing the moisture which other ani-

male excrete thru the skin and kidneys.

Consequently it is the lungs that fre-

quently go wrong when a bird falls ill.

The two commonest complaints and also

the most deadly (with the exception of

cholera), are roup and liver disease or

consumption. Roup usually arises from

a neglected cold, liver diseaSc from in-

breeding and close confinement. It is

not fowls alone that are subject to con-

sumption as it is the most fruitful cause

of death among all wild animals kept in

captivity, and domestic animals in close

confinement.



Now these diseases are the cause of a

large amount of mortality among poultry,

and the remedy should he the same in all

cases, namely, a transfer to new quar-

ters in the early stages of disease; later

on nothing can save them, ,nor is it ad-

visable to try to do so, for it is dangerous

to breed from them, and the flesh, if they

are‘ killed, is unfit for food. If it is the

liver and not the lungs which are chiefly





THE ‘ 1 - MiCHioANr‘ FARMER.





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affected the fowl wastes away while to

appearances remaining in perfect

health; hence the disease is Often called

"going light.” The liver will ‘be studded

with yellow, cheesy nodules or tubercles.

These bacilli may reach the oviduct, even

be included in theembryo egg so that the

chick subsequently hatched will be tuber-

culous. So dangerous are all the various

iorms of liver disease and consumption

that one hesitates to recommend any

attempt to cure. Remove all the fowls

from the house in which cases occur,

isolate them and, if'doctoring is attempt-

cd, try one of the advertised remedies. It

is very important that the house and run

be thoroly disinfected. The yard should

be dressed with\lime and allowed to lie

fallow for some time. Perhaps the most

effectual way to treat the house is to stop

up every hole and cranny, put some sul-

phur on an iron shovel on the floor, set

fire to it, cloSe the door and keep it shut

the interior, using some disinfectant as

for twenty-four hours. Then whitewash

well.

Canada. W. R. GILBERT.





THE BROWN CHINA GOOSE.





 





 





This breed might be called the Leghorn





of the goose family since its representa-I





tives are among the smallest and most

active of this class of fowls. They are

also considered the best egg producers.

while their

quality their flesh surpasses that of most

other breeds. However, they average 5

to 6 lbs. lighter than such breeds as

Embden, African and Toulouse, which is

by no means an unimportant considera-

tion in the minds of those who grow the

fowls for market, purposes.



The, Brown China is hardy and matures

rapidly. Being lighter it is less clumsy





 





 





 





 





 





 





Typical Brown China Gander—A Prize

Winner at Michigan State Fair, 1909.





than the other breeds. The conformation

and markings of the male are well shown

in the accompanying illustration. The

color may be said to be brown thruout,

langing from very light brown to nearly

black. The standard weight of the adult

gander is 14 lbs. and of the adult goose

12 lbs.





 





MICHIGAN POULTRY SHOWS.





The opening of the annual show season

is approaching with the outlook good for

a continuance of the unusual inteicst

which has c‘ha1a1t011z1d the large number

of poultry shows l11ld in this state the

past few vcars Dates thus far claimed





 





by the various poultry organizations thru-

Out the state are as follows:

Reading, Hillsdalc (‘11., Dec. 1-4.

Salem, Washtenaw Co., Dec. 1-4.

Ithaca, zratiot (‘.o Dec. 7-10.

Grand Ledge Eaton Co., Dec. 14-18.

South Haven. Van Buren Co., Dec. 14—18.

Coldwater, Branch Co.. Dec. 15—18.

Harbor Beach. Huron Co., Dec. 15— 18.

Lansing, Ingham Co., Dec, 27-31

Hastings, Barry Co., Jan. 3-8

Allegan, Allegan Co., Jan. 5—8.

Detroit, State Poultry Assn, Jan. 8—10.

Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Jan. 10.

1783911“ Ste. Marie, Chippewa Co., Jan.

19Tahice Rivers, St. Joseph Co., Jan.

Howell, Livingston Co., Jan. 19—23.

Port Huron. St, Clair Co., Jan. 21—24.

Houghton, Houghton Co., Jan. 27—30.

Vicksburg, Kalamazoo Co., Feb. 17-20.





 





New Rupture Support.





United States Letters- Patent No. 917 -

376, dated April 6, 1909, for i1np10vements

in ’RllDtUIP Suppoxts, have been granted

to F. J. Stuart, Block 72 St. Louis Mo.

This invention is directed to a support,

designed to be used alone or in combina-

tion with a truss and to adhere to the

person to obviate the use of extraneous

fastenings and hence prevent possibility

of the support slipping. The support is

admirably adapted for securely holding

the rupture in place and will also supply

a soothing and healing remedy

which will be taken up and absorbed by





the pores to heal and relieve the parts‘





of pain. From “The World’s Progress,”





VVa-shington, D. C, l





admirers also hold that in'





 





   





How to Make Better Cough

Syrup Than You Can Buy





A full pint of cough syrup—:

enough to last a family a long time '

~—can be made by the recipe given

below in five minutes, for only

54 cents. Simple as “it is, there is

nothing better at any price. It

usually stops at deep-seated cough

in twenty-four hours, and is a

splendid household remedy for

whooping cough, colds, hoarseness,

bronchitis, etc.



Take a pint of granulated sugar,

add 1/2 pint warm water and stir

about 2 minutes. Put 2% oz. Pinex

in a pint bottle and fill up with

syrup. Take a. teaspoonful every

one, two 'or three hours. It keeps

perfectly and the taste is pleasing.



The chemical elements of pine

which are very healing to mem-

branes, are obtained in high pro—

portion in Pinex, the most valuable

concentrated compound of Norway

White Pine Extract. None of the

weaker pine preparations will work

with this recipe. Your druggist

has Pinex or can easily get it for

you.



Strained honey can be used in-

stead of the syrup and makes a

very fine honey and pine tar cough

syrup.





 





 





 





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sellhimdirect from thefactory,thus avoid-

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5A Stcrm King Blankets are large (84 x90

in. ) and very warm and strong, actually out-

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BUFF Orpingtonsior sale.—Cockerels. pullets and





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FOR OCTOBER will sell yearling hens in White, Silver, Golden

Wyandottes, S. C. and R. C. White and Brown Leghorns,

Light Brahmas, Barred Books, at $1 each in on of 10 or more.

Nothing cheap but price. E. J. HASKINS, Pittsford, Mich.





 





BITE] AND BUFF ORPINGTONS from my prize-winning

ltuln ntliviug p1ices.Can also furnllh B. Rocks, Elk

and R. C. White Mlliiil’casw C.





8. Polish, Boudanl and

White Leghorns.





ll. KING, “’lllis, Michigan.





 





SILVER Laced Golden 11nd White Wyandottes. A

fine lot of y 01mg stock all bred from prize winners

.W. BROWNING, Portland. Mich.‘





BARGAINS in S C. Brown Leghorna, 100 year-



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gets the pick. Order from this ad. Satisfaction.

FRED MOTT. Lanslnc. Michigan.



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of the best English strains in Ameri-

ca; 40 years experience in breeding

these fine hounds for my own sport:

I now soffer them for sale.



stamp for Catalogue.

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for hunting fox and cache. Also Collies &Ferrets.

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rat and rabbit





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DETROIT. OCT. 30. I909.





 





 





CURRENT COMMENT.





 





7’ r

‘i Several readers of





The Line Fence the Michigan Farmer

Law. have recently request-

ed information with re-

gard to certain features of the law relat-

ing to line or partition fem-cs in this

state, particularly as to how one may

proceed to compel the owncr of adjoin-

ing lands to build or maintain a line or

partition fence if he is not disposed to

join with the complaining party in such

fcncc construction.



The statute says, “The respective oc-

cupants of lands enclosed with fcnccs

shall keep up and maintain a partition

fcnce between their own and the next

adjoining enclosure in equal shares so

long as both parties continue to improve

the same.” This section of the compiled

laws was amended in 1007 by the addi-

tion of a provision relating to private

ways. requiring the owncr of such private

ways to maintain his share of the parti-

tion fence between such private ways

and the adjoining enclosed land.



The mcans which must be takcn to

compel the reluctant owner of adjoining

lands to comply with this provision are

also plainly outlincd in tho statutc which

provides that the ovcrscers of highway

and the highway commissioncrs of the

several townships in this state shall

be fence viewers in their respective

townships, provided, that if, in any

case there shall not be at least two

disinterested fcncc vicwcrs. either of the

two justices of the peace not members

of tho township board. or both if neces-

sary, shall act as fence viewers whcncvcr

required. Each fcnco viewer must be

paid‘by the pcrson employing him at the

rate of $2.00 per day for the time he shall

be. so employed. The law providing for

an action to rccover, in case such pay-

ment is not made.



In cases of dispute ovcr the building

of a line fence the fence Viewcrs should

bc called out by the aggrieved party.

Those fence viewers will act as a court

in deciding whcther a fence should be.

built or maintained. and by whom, when

the complaining land owner may, upon

this authority, and after due notice, con—

struct or repair such fence as may, in

the opinion of the fence viewers, be

needed and may recover such cost as pro-

vided by Section 2418 on the compiled

laws, which reads as follows. "When





 





any deficient fence built ‘up or repaired

by any Complainant, he provided in' pre-

ceding section, shall be judged sufficient

by two or more fence viewers, and the

value of such repairing or building up,

together with their fees, shall be ascer-

tained by a certificate under their hands,

the complainant shall have a right to

demand either of the occupant or owner

of the land where the fence was deficient,

the sum so ascertained. And in case of

neglect or refusal to pay the sum so due

on or before the first day of the next

succeeding October, after demand thereof

is made, the sum so due shall become a.

lien on said lands, and the fence viewers

aforesaid shall report the same to the

supervisor of the township, on or before

the first of November next, thereafter,

who shall cause the. same to be spread

upon the assessment roll, in a separate

column for that purpose, opposite the

description of the. land owned or occupied

by person or persons neglecting to pay

the same, the said taxes to be vcollected

in the same. manner that other taxes are

collected and paid over to the complainant

under the order _of the township board.”



This law was practically inoperative

between the sessions of the legislature

of 1907 and 1909 for the reason that the

number of overseers of highway was re-

duced by the new general highway law

passed at the session of 1907 to one for

each township, while the law provided, as

at present. that two or more fence view-

ers could be called upon to decide a con-

trqyersy of this kind. the overseers of

highway being ex-officio fence viewers.

At the session of 1909. the law was

amended as above noted so that other

officers could be called upon as fence

viewers.



There are many features of the fence

law which are not plain or generally un-

derstood. and which we will undertake

to discuss in these columns in future is-

sues. but this will be suflicient to guide

those who have sought for information

as to how to compel an adjoining owner

of enclosed lands to build or maintain a

suitable line or partition fence.





Now that two seasons

have elapsed since the

new general highway law,

changing our system from

the labor tax to the cash tax and making

the work of highway improvement 3.





The Highway

Problem.





_ townshipfimatter, a discussion of the con—





ditions which lobtain under the new sys-

tem as compared with the old will be

pertinent and timely. First, it may truly

be said that the taxpayers of the state

are of as diverse opinion as ever with

regard to the desirability of the two svs—

tems, and while many believe the plan

to be a great improvement over the

old highway labor tax, others are still

dissatisfied with the plan and with the

results which have been secured under it.

But from a broad general view of tho

proposition. it would seem that the con-

sensus of public sentiment is stronger in

favor of the cash highway tax at the

present time than was the case when the

proposition was submitted to the electors

of the state and received their approval.

If this estimate of the situation is cor-

rect, and we believe that the observing

rcadcr will agree with us in this respect,

it would seem that the new plan must,

on the whole, have provcn superior to the

old. clsc thcre would have been a reversal

of public sentiment in regard to it. This

assumption, too, would appear to be borne

out by the observation of conditions in

various parts of the state. In traveling

thru thc state onc obscrvcs less evidence

of wasted labor under the new system

than under the old. There are, fewer

i-ascs in which the road grader has bccn

freely used upon sandy roads with the

effect of making them rough and uneven

and the sand dccpcr as they become worn

down. Thcrc are fcwcr instances in

which clay roads have been worked late

in the season. which is sure to leave

tin-m in an almost impassablc condition

ihruoui the winter. Fewer poorly con-

siruclcd or installed culverts and sluiccs

arc to bc soon. and in many ways thcre

is loss evidence of a waste of time and

money in misdirected efforts at road im—

provement. True. the results which

have been obtained under the ncw sys—

lcm arc in many cases not all that might

be dcsircd but in a general way those

results show evidence of a system In

road improvement which was not appa—

rcnt undcr the old plan. There will be

a goodly stretch of main traveled road

gravelcd. with here and there a bad hill

graded down. Here a crossway has been

filled in and perhaps the roadbed wid-

ened. There is also less evidence of a

waste of money in the purchase of ex-

pensive machinery. for which the road





districts were commonly exploited in





many sections a few years ago, andwhich

was generally given little care after pur-

chased. There is an apparent tendency

to use better material and make'thework

of road improvement more permanent in

many cases, and altho less may actually

be done on the roads of a township under

the new plan than under the old, it is

apparently'done to a better purpose and

while in isolated cases the needs of rural

residents may not .be as welhserved, the

general public probably derives more ben-

efit from permanent road improvement,

especially in townships where the elec-

tors have been fortunate in their choice

of highway officers and generous in vot-

ing them funds for highway improvement

as well as repair and maintenance.



But in some sections the taxpayers

have not been generous in this respect,

and have appropriated a far smaller

amount than was voted in labor under the

old plan. In this case the system is not.

at fault for the failure to improve the

roads. There is too often an indifference

toward the proposition on the implied

ground that the control of the highways

has been removed from the hands of the

farmers who pay the tax. Such indiffer-

ence is to. be deplored. The people of any

township can have just as much or just

as little improvement under the new law

as they desire or are willing to pay for.

Under the new highway law passed by

the last legislature, in which several

changes were made in the statute as it

formerly stood, they can also control its

administration to anydegree which they

may interest themselves. If they do not

like the single road district plan, they

can simply make this point an issue in

the election Of a township board, or me-

morialize the township board at the an-

nual township meeting to the effect that

they desire to have the township divided

into districts for the application of the

road repair tax, which the board and

the commissioner may do at their option

under the new law. Thus the expendi-

ture of the road repair tax may be, prac-

tically dictated by the taxpayers of the

township or any section of a township in

which there is a desirable unanimity of

opinion on the subject. Thus one cause

of dissatisfaction with‘ the new system

would appear to be removed.



But to have good results under the new

law, as under any system that might be

devised, the voters must be reasonably





liberal in their appropriations. Instead

of appropriating less money than the

equivalent of the labor tax formerly





voted, they should appropriate more, as

labor is more costly than in years gone

by, and the same amount of cash ex-

pended Will accomplish less on the high—

way. as well as upon the farms of a

community. Naturally it takes time for

the adjustment of new conditions, and

it is probable that the results under the

new highway law will not be entirely sat-

isfactory to all the people affected» for

years to come, but the more general the

interest taken in the problem by the vot-

ing taxpayers, the more general will be

the satisfaction with the results, and it

is not too early to be thinking and talking

about the means to the end of making it

more satisfactory in any community next

year than it was last.





During the busy sum—

After Harvest mer season. and the

Work. more strenuous labor of

the fall incident to the

securing of the last of the crops, there

is little time to think about other work.

This strenuous work over. the farmer is

apt to allow himself needed relaxation

and rest and often such relaxation and

rest may be better enjoyed by devoting a

little thot and a little work to the im-

provement of the home surroundings.

For some unexplained reason our efforts

in this direction are apt to be more ac-

tive about the spring housccleaning sea-

son than any other time, possibly because

of the suggcstions which that season

brings to us, both orally and by example,

There are, however, many little improve—

ments that can be better planned in the

autumn than in the spring and in many

cases more time may be devoted to their

cxecution at this season of the year. In

any case a little careful planning in ad-

vance will insure the success of con—

templated improvements which we intend

to make in the spring season. Many of

our readers will remember the story, “An

Arbor Day with Uncle Ben," which was

published in our magazine section pre-

vious to the day last set apart for general

observance by the planting of the trees

for the beautification of our homes. In

this story Uncle Ben was pictured as

taking the ypung people to the woods

with him and explaining to them how he

had prepared the previous season for the

transplanting of the trees which had been





selected for that use; "how lie had dug"





about them to prune their roots: "how he

had prepared the ground 'where they. were

to be planted, etc., all of which be im-

pressed upon them as contributory to his

success in the planting of the trees which

added not a little to the beauty and fame

of the old home of which he was justly

proud.



The moral of this story was one which

should have been retained by «every

reader. It well illustrated the fact that

previous planning, accompanied by prep—

aratory work of the right kind, will make

the improvement of our home environ-

ments at much easier task and at the

same time afford he not a little enjoy-

ment in the planting and execution of

the work incident to such improvement.



If every farm family would devote a

little time to the general planning of a.

scheme for improving the home environ-

ment in the planning and execution of





‘result would be much more satisfactory





than any spasmodic effort which might

be made to satisfy our periodical spring

ambitions in this respect, and the time

and effort required for the planning and

execution of such a; scheme would be

many times repaid in pleasure and sat-

isfaction which would be derived from

the work itself, as well as from the gen-

eral improvement effected, by every mem-

ber of the family. ’





The preliminary esti-

The Country’s mate of the total produc-

Production. of wheat for the country

for the current year is

724,768,000 bushels. as compared with 664.—

602,000 bushels for 1908; while the pro-

duction of oats is estimated at 983,618,000

as compared with 807,156,000 bushels in

1908. The production of rye and barley

is slightly under that of last year, while

that of hay is considerably below, yet in

each of these cases. with the single ex-

ception of rye, the production of the

present year is estimated at considerably

above that for 1007, and is away above

the average for any series of years which

might be named.



These figures for the wheat crop are

considerably higher than was anticipated

from an analysis of the crop reports pub-

lished before the harvest season, yet not-

withstanding that fact the price of wheat

has remained safely above the dollar

mark in the country, and at the present

timc is close to the ten shilling mark in

the Detroit market, and as a natural con-

sequence all talk of cheap wheat has been

abandoned. Prices in other departments

of the market for agricultural products

also remain at a high point, and there is

every prospect that not only grain of all

kinds but meats for the production of

which they are fed will sell at record

prices thruout the coming winter.



Figures are not yet available touching

the probable production of potatoes in

the country, and reports regarding yields

are conflicting to a degree. Without ques-

tion, the crop is yielding very well indeed

in some localities, while it is corres-

pondingly short in others, due largely, no

doubt, to the uneven dstribution of mois—

ture during the growing season: The

market for the late tubers has remained

closely around the 40 cent mark at load-

ing stations, but the crop has not moved

rapidly at the price. The growers evi-

dently believe. and we think. with reason,

that with every other foodstuff selling

high, there is at least no danger of pota—

toes going down, even if the November

estimate of the aggregate yield for the

country should be comparatively high.

which is by no means certain. The policy

of holding back the bulk of the crop, at

least until the November estimates are

available. is a good one.



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OCTOBER it), 1909.

HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





Foreign.





. An accident-to the representative of the

Sultan of Morocco, who had been sent

to the Riffs to settle with the natives,

may result. in the return of the Spanish

troops in that it will. be necessary to

move against the place should the Sultan

fail to pacify them. Altho the liberals of

Spain were against the war originally

they now take the position that having

begun the war they must be loyal to the

country and see the trouble thru.



A severe storm swept over the lower

parts of the Gulf of Mexico for some 36

hours up to Sunday evening, and while

reports of specific instances have not

come to hand, it is generally believed by

the character of the storm that much

damage has been done.



About 300 yards of the Russian marine

cable along the Finnish coast has been

removed by some enemy of the govern-

ment.



While the leaders of the socialists en-

deavored to stir up public sentiment

against the meeting of the King of Italy

with the Czar of Russia the people did

not respond and most of the meetings

called for Sunday were not attended.



The Servian government has a. new

ministry with M. Pasitch as premier.



Two typhoons recently crossed Luzon.

During the 24 hours of the Iirst visit 26

inches of rain fell and during nine of

these hours 18 inches of water came to

the earth. The wind reached the Velocity

of 95 miles per hour. It is estimated that

several months will be required to get

roads in passable condition.



King Manuel of Portugal, is now con-

valescing from a recent attack of severe

intestinal disorder.



The recent big strike in Sweden has

left many laborers without work and

many are migrating to other lands. But

the government not wishing to deplete

the country of workmen which are so

badly needed in normal times, has started

a public subscription to be loaned these

people with which they can purchase

small farms and repay the government at

any time in ten years.



Report comes by way of Brussels that

new atrocities have been committed in

the Congo country since the investigation

of some years ago by the agents of rui—

ber companies, and that the character of

these outrages are such that another

inspection should be made.



Negotiations for the loan to construct

the HanchoW-Sze—Chuan railroad in

t‘hina have been temporarily terminated

due to the disfavor of the IIu—Peh as—

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sembly passing unfavorably

making of the loan.

Engagements betwecn the rebels and





the Nicaraguan troops resulted in VIC-

tories for the rebels with rather heavy

losses for the federal forces. Zelaya,

the elected president, is now mobilizing

troops in the interior and shows no dispo-

sition to give up the struggle even the

these early engagements are against him.



A, the. opening of the (‘ortez of Spain

tiheie‘iifere wild scenes brot about by the

republican members urging the. recent

execution of Prof. Ferrer upon the at-

tention of the assembly.



The British house of lords, after ma-

terially amending the Irish land bill

passed the measure after the third read-

ing. The government criticised the

amendments and stated that in all prob-

ability the commons would not allow the

measure to become law as it was cor-

rected by the lords.



The war minister of the new liberal

cabinet of Spain has informed the public

that the army will not pursue further the

campaign in Morocco. but will simply

hold the present positions. defend Melilla,

and pacify the rebellious natives with the.

aid of the influence of the Sultan of

Morocco.



Servian papers are intimating that the

meeting of the rulers of that little coun:

try and Bulgaria is the forerunner of

federation of the Balkan States,



The news has just reached this country

of the assassination of Prince Ito of Japan

at Harbin, Manchuria. The Prince had

pone to the scene of the recent Itusso-

Japanese struggle to confer with the. {us-

sian minister of finance upon matters be—

lieved to be connected with the railroads

in Manchuria. The assassin was a Kor-

can. Since the War with Russia until a

few months ago, the Prince has been the

Japanese representative at Seoul and the

Koreans considered him oppressive and

for this his life was in constant danger.

but he was so well protected that until

after he was called from that position

and sent on the errand to Harbin. there

was little opportunity to commit the

crime. He was considered the greatest

statesman of New Japan, was thc draftcr

of the new constitution and the leader of

the government in the ways of the occi-

dental forms of public management. His

loss will be keenly felt by the government

at Tokio, and the Japanese people in

general as well as by foreign powers

dealing with that government. _



The law recently passed giving the

lepers isolated on the island of Molokai

one of the Sandwich groups, a physical

examination, is resulting in many persons

who were imprisoned on the island as

lepcrs, being freed.



National.





The police of Indianapolis credit the

explosions of dynamite in different sec-

tions of the city simultaneously to the

organized effort of union men who were

out for revenge against a certain con-

tractor for employing non—union men.



President Taft, as guest of the Lakes-

to-the-Gulf deep waterways association,

started on his trip from St. Louis Mon-

day. The commission has arranged for

a big demonstration in connection with

the entertainment of the chief executive

by which means they hope to win public

attention to the cause for which they are

laboring. '



In compliance with the cancelling of the

indemnity coming to the. United States

from China that governmcnt has sent :17

:tudents to this country to be educated in

our universities. '



Nearly all of the first-class mail re—





covered ‘from the steamer Ohio,





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which

sank-in Carter ‘Bay, British Columbia

last August, has been found to be in good

condition and is now in the postofljce at

Seattle and is being distributed.



A Mexican attorney and author is being

held in Los Angeles, Cal., on charges of





being in this country illegally and of

anarchy.

A Baltimore merchant was recently





fined in .the United States courts for

sending out medicine that was mis-

branded. The medicine was said to be





a sure cure for certain,ailments which

did not prove true, and the judgment was

made upon this ground, the courts being

particular about the application of the

law in regard to drugs. '~





Arrangements are being made for the,





federal court of inquiry looking into the

Brownsville shooting affair to go to the

scene of the trouble and give every per—

son a chance to appear and enlighten the

court in matters that it might have over-

looked.



No action has been taken by this gov-

ernment on the matter of President Ze-

laya, of Nicaragua, who is refusing Am-

ericans permission to go into insurgent

territory.



The opponents of the state guarantee

of bank deposits are overjoyed, at the

news from Oklahoma that a certain bank

at Bartlesville, of that state, decided to

take out a federal charter instead of a

state charter. The state law, of course,

only applies to the state banks. The

bank in question is capitalized at $100,000.



The Governor of Kentucky has sent

troops into the regions where the “night

riders” have been most numerous to aid

the growers' operating against the wishes

of the “riders" to gather their crops.



President Taft has asked the state de—

partment to investigate the facts in con-

nection with the Cook caes in Mexico,

where Cook, a railroad conductor, claims

to have been imprisoned unjustly.



A gigantic federation of ship owners

has organized in London. The scope of

the organization is world wide and rep-





resents a shipping tonnage of 16,000,000,

The object of the organization is;





tons.

merely defensive.



Moses H. Taylor, who has been crier

0f the Michigan Supreme Court for 29

years, died at his home in Lansing at the

age of 92 years.



Twenty persons were injured by an

electric car running into an open switch

on Jefferson avenue, Detroit, last Sunday

night. \



Justice Pcckham. of the United States

Supreme Court. died at his summer home

near Albany, N. Y., October 24. He was

born in that city in 1838. President

Cleveland appointed him to the supreme

bench in 1897:. Unlike most of the fed-

eral judges. he gave his full time to the

consideration of cases that were brot be—

fore the court. Many of_thc important

decisions of the court on corporations

were writttn by him.



CROP AND MARKET NOTES.



Gl‘atiot Co., Oct. 21.——Thc drouth of

late summer, which so much retarded

seeding, was broken Sept. 22, when stifli—

cicnt rain fell to moisten the ground be—

low thc plow furrow. Altho much wheat

had been sown prior to that date the bulk

was then hurried into the ground. Early

seeding on summer follows has already

a heavy growth. Cool weather during

early October has retarded the growth

of the late sown, tho a good stand is

almost universal. Corn that was frosted

Sept. 2, when left standing, matured into

good hog-corn. The shortening of the

cars by not filling out was the chief dam—

age in most cases. Sonic farmers on the

lighter soils report that their entire crop

is but hulls and they have been obliged

to dispose of their hogs as a result. This

week was a heavy shipment in hogs at

GM rtl‘iiiiic. Much winter apple, barrelling

has been done the past two weeks. The

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trees. The. farmer simply needs to look

after the money. Butter sells from 2563

32c a lb. Bean threshing will soon be





finished; they going onto the market at

$1.75, Potatoes were damaged to some

extent by freezing during the. cold weather

of last week, th-o Gratiot did not have the

heavy snow that many places did. Beet

harvest is well under way, as is husking

and all fall work. Wheat sells at $1.18

per bushel.



Lapeer Co., Oct; lea—Potato digging is

still in progress: yields not heavy in this

part of the county. 'I‘hcadvancc guard of

winter struck here, the fore part of last

week. a snow storm and freeze-up. which

made us think that our potato crop was

doomed. but everything has come thru

all right. We kept at work and pine

stumps came handy to fire and keep po—





tato diggers comfortable. The crop is

now nearly all secured, and some are





husking corn. The rains that came eight

or ten days’ Since, altho light, may re—

deem the wheat seeding that was suffer-

ing so for lack of moisture. Some fields

of wheat were over two weeks in coming

up: but now the pastures and meadows

and clchI‘ seeding are all improving. Hay

is bringing fair prices; wheat. $1.14; oats.

31c: corn, 70c: potatoes, 3563400; shccp.

56r6c: hogs. (WMC; cattle. 50360. Wages

too high for farmers to pay. Beans not

much threshing done. but $1.90 is bid

when hauled to market.



being damaged by either hail or frost.





Kent Co., Oct. 25,—After one week's

potato digging, with ground crusted everv

morning, the writer feels competent to

estimate. fairly the average yield per acre.

Within his own immediate township at

any rate. From 40 to 100 bushels to the

acre will cover the ground nicely, with

the emphasis on the 40, the mean aver-

age being around 75 bu. About 50 per

cent of the crop was dug last week and

the. balance will be got in the cellar this

Week. Some few are hauling direct from

field to car at 400. Digging over, 500 will

he demanded. we are told. Stock is soar—

ing some. Fat steers sold up to 10c per

100 lbs, alive, last week at Chicago and

anything commands 4c. Cut meats here

in local shops are selling up. and out of

Sight prices offered the farmer.





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We are generally given to the fault of

discussing the qualities of potash in the

production of fruit, and leaving the nitro-

gen question pass with slight reference,

when, as a matter of fact, it is funda-

mentally t-he important element in the

production of the fruit. Results from

the other elements depend largely upon

getting enough, ‘while with nitrogen it is

a. question of applying just enough since

it is quite easy not only to deprive the soil

to its harm but to give too much for the

benefit of the trees. The element pro-

motes growth. Where it is lacking the

color of the leaves becomes yellowish

green and the amount of wood produced

during the season is small. If in too

large quantities there is likely to be a.

scarcity of fruit. The wood is produced

to the disadvantage of fruit production.

In handling any orchard there is a

happy balance where the amount of

nitrogen and the other elements of the

soil are in a proportion to work together

to give the maximum of results a good

wood growth and all the fruit that the

plant can well support. If this happy

adjustment can be made then the grower

has obtained an advantage. that will take

him far toward the goal of economical

fruit production.



The applying of this element as well as

others, is a matter of acting upon the

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ticular soil and the particular crop must

be considered when nitrogen is to be

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element than grapes to grow maximum

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ods of farming. have been largely de—

pleted of nitrogen and consequently would

need more to bring the elements into

proper proportions than lands better cared

for. 'The amounts that has helped one

man may not help another. This. because

of the inability of the average, as well

as the educated man to readily determine

the amount prcscnt, should be left for

the decision of the tree where the color

of the foliage and the amount of growth

are indicative of the need. The source

of nitrogen is largely from the. growing

olf leguminous crops. Clovcrs, vctches,

peas. cowpeas, are among the most com-

mon used for the purpose. Nitrate of

soda is often used with good results. lot

it is better, generally speaking, to grow

a legume, for the reason that the crop

begets a better mechanical condition of

the land as well as adds the nitrogen. In

forming a decision as to rotations for

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trees. The yearly growth of wood and

storage of plant food are important in

laying the foundation for after crops.

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THE APPLE AND PEACH CROPS.



\\ h1lc the apple crop is not a largo one

here there are more apples than last

year, and as a wholc, l bclicvc the quality

is better in unspraycd orchards, tho this

is far from pcrfcct. Sonic of thc orchards

have the San Jose Scale so badly that:

they can ncvcr again produce good fruit

unless this insect is chcckcd. It docs not

seem possible to rid tho orchard of the

post by one spraying with limc sulphur

even where careful work is done. if the

trees are large and badly infcstcd. and

where the work is done in a half—hearted

way good results arc not obtained. From

my observations of thc orchards that were

sprayed with soluble oils last spring I

have not found them giving very good

results. tho this may have been partly the

result of tho micrator rather than the

material. I think we are safe in tying

to the lime-sulphur until we are sure

there is sv'tmcthing better.



Northern Spy is the chicf variety this

season. in fact, I believe it comprises

more than half of the apple crop, and

perhaps thrcc-fourths of it. The variety

is an old standby, and right at home in

Illichigan, and more should be planted,

but. its tardiness in bearing is against it.



\Ve had another example this season of

the damage. hail could do in a few min-

utes. During the summer, shortly lbefore

harvest, a hailstorm struck one of our

orchards from the northwest accompanied

by a fierce wind. At picking time we

found that wherever the hail struck the





- *THE' ;M”I=CHI:GAN FARMER.

apples they failed to develop, leaving

them one—sided and fill .of hollows on the

windwardgside, in fact, there were few

perfect apples on the trees, the best ones

being on the side opposite the wind and

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ere protected. Trees 80 rods away had

the fruit very'little injured.



A good illustration of the value of the

later sprayings was presented this sea-

son. One orchard had so few trees that

bloomed that we gave it only one spray-

ing after blossoming. In all cases we

found that where the fruit was thin and

scattering there was considerable damage

by codling moth, but where the trees bore

anything near a crop the damage was

much greater in the orchard sprayed but

once than in those that had the three

applications after blossoming.



The peach crop has been quite a large

one this season, as most trees came thru

the winter in good shape and blossomed

full, in fact, too full, necessitating much

thinning to get a good size and not in-

jure the trees. We have had a succes~

sion of varieties ripening so that peaches

c0uld be picked at any time from the

middle of August to the present time,

October 20, and there are still a few

Smock and Salway to pick. The main

varieties in approximate order of ripen-

ing were Dewey, Yellow St. John, Early

Crawford, Fitzgerald, Elberta, Kalamazoo,

Gold Drop, Beer’s Smock, and Salway.

The last, and perhaps the last two, are

too late to be sure croppers in this region.





The worst foe of the peach grower is

the yellows. In regions Where this is

prevalent and especially in those regions

where there is no inspection or inspection

is lax or incompetent. peach growing is

about as uncertain as a lottery. The dis-

ease seems worse in regions where it has

been newly introduced. or perhaps it is

l‘ccause the growers are not famaliar with

it and many infecttd trees are left year

after year to scatter the disease over the

ncigh’lmrhood. At first there is usually

a sentiment against proper inspection and

cutting so that it is difficult to get suit-

able men to take the work up. All these

things act as a handicap and make peach

growing extremely hazardous along the

edges of the peach yellows territory. We

are trying hard to keep it in check in our

orchard but with little success, as it is

scattered over the surounding territory.

I hope that we, may soon have inspectors

vho will clean out diseased and worthless

trees, and give those who wish to do so

a. chance to grow healthy peach trees.



Calhoun Co. S. B. HARTMAN.





LESSONS FROM A 1909 GARDEN.





It is surprising. in riding about the

country. to see how few really respec-

table gardens there are on the farms.

No doubt a great- dcal of this state of

affairs comes from the disagreeablcncss

to many men of caring for the garden

it is a little out of season to talk garden

planting. but lessons are better under-

sloth] now and. if road. ought to be re-

mcmbcrcd until another spring.



'l‘hc old—fashiontd way of planting most

(\crything in lcds so that there was

little chance to usc the horse and cultiva-

tor. is a mistake. \Vc thot this year to

be rid of a good part of the hocing and

wccding, so planted everything in rows

:1 good three feet apart. and the rOWs

wln-rc wc planted cucumbers. squash and

pumpkins arc at least eight feet apart.



“'c planted ninctccn rows of peas

across the garden, sowing; so they were

rot too thick. 'l‘hcsc ‘llith‘ not been

iouchcd with a hand hoc. The horse and

cultivator did the work and we have

abundance of peas to out and enough

left for next year's seed, besides having

canned a lot.



Our bccts. six rows across the garden,

wcrc thc lincst I have sccn this ycar.

(‘rltivated with horse power and the

twitch grass and wccds pulled when thin-

ning thcm, gave us bcct grccns enough

so we supplied the whole ncighlmrhood.

fed beets to chickcns and threw some

away. while those left did fine.



Between the rows of vinc crops wc uscd

the disc, barrow to cut out the twitch

grass until the vines got too long.



Tcn long rows of turnips and cattle

lccts for a supply of green feed for the

hens next winter and sweet corn for the

table did well and with a good supply of

all the good things, pcas. beans, cucum-

bcrs. pumpkins. squash, etc., on.c can. if

like us, live to a large extent for several

months from his garden. caring little for

meat. A good plump broiler once in a.

while for variety is very acceptable, along

with fresh eggs. milk and cream. ‘



We have. done very little hand 'hocing this

year and we like the above plan of laying

out the garden very much. Land is no





object with most farmers 56 it is better



to take a. littlemore and have abundance



01 fresh stuff, raised largely by horse.

Maine. D. J. RYTHER.‘





TIMELY TOPICS FOR LATE AUTUMN.





 





How about that manure heap? It is

wasting now; and the waste will go on

just so long as it lies there exposed to

the elements. Why not have it where

the wash from the rains will distribute

the liquids just where they are needed?

The barn yard is rich enough now and a

far better use to make of the accumula-

tions would be to cover the fields or gar-

den and fertility will thus be increasing

rather than going to the bad. True

enough, it is an awfully busy time now

with the corn, potatoes, apples, etc., but

the wasting manure heap is a costly leak

that urgently calls for its share of atten-

tion. No matter whether time will admit

of plowing it under or otherwise; if it is

spread, (not left in piles), out where it

is wanted for next year, the valuable por-

tions will be doing their office work. In

general, the better plan is to plow it

under, and if it be on the garden, plow

only deep enough to cover it, then in

spring plow deep enough to ‘go below it,

and the subsequent cultivation will thoroly

incorporate it with the soil which is far

better than having it at the ‘bottom of a

deep furrow where it will take half the

summer for the roots to get down to the

feeding ground. Rotting land ought, by

all means to 'be plowed soon after 'the

manure is spread; but level land will take

(are of itself and the manure, too, if it

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when the whole glass are badly needed,

to have them, and not the holes.

is a good plan to look them over at the

first opportunity and if the “holes” are





in evidence, remove them by putting in«





a whole. glass. It often happens, too, that

the corners of the cash get loose in the

joints and begin to wear or shrink in

handling; and the longer they go the

worse theydqecome. Corner—irons such

as are used for buggy seats, can be bot

very cheaply at the hardware stores or





wagon shops, and these. put on to the





rorncrs with heavy screws will give years

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two coats 'will be better. In this case

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mcr season. Now,

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“7c“. get them and be ready to use them

in the spring and then the discourse will

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Winter Rhubarb.



Fruits of all kinds have. been scarce

and ruinously high in price and it is

good practice to watch and see where

we are at for the winter supply. Of all

vegetables grown there is none that .50

nearly takes the place of apples as does

rhubarb. It may be prepared in many

ways that are appctizing and wholesome;

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wonder is, why so few grow it while all

the rest allow the whole. thing to go by

default. If you have no thrifty,

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rot to bee had for the asking. can be

bot very cheaply.





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thcy can be left out doors or anywhere

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they will then take care of themselves.

It will require four to five weeks (owing

to the, temperature), to grow large stalks,\

sc they can be started at any time after

they have been thoroly frozen, but the

ficczing is imperative. They can then be1

set in the cellar or other warm place at

various times and the supply may thus

be unbroken during the entire winter. It

is an easy and inexpensive proposition;

so why do without it?





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’ FARMERS” CLUBS i

OFFICERSOF THE STATE ASSOCIA-

TION OF FARMERS CLUBS. .

President—A. L. Chandler, Owosso.

Vice-President-Mrs. Clara L. French,

Pompeii.

Secretary—Mrs. W. L. Cheney, Mason.

Treasurer—D. K. Hanna, Caro.

Corresponding Secretary—Clayton Cook.





Owosso.

Directors—D. M. Beckwith, Howell; D.





 





 





M. Garner, Davisburg; T. B. Halladay,

Noryell; E. C. Hallock, Almont; B. A.

Holden, Wixom; Wm. Marks, Fair

Haven.





Address all correspondence relative to

the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. W.

L. Cheney, Mason, Mich.





 





Associationai Motto.

The skillful, hand, with cultured mind.

is the farmer’s most valuable asset.





Associationai Sentlment.—

The farmer; he garners from the soil

the primal wealth of nations.





 





FARMERS’ CLUB FAIRS.





 





Southeast Vernon Club.



With an October day that was fair and

balmy the Southeast Vernon Farmers’

Club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Pryor, three and a half miles

southwest of Durand. There was a big

crowd preSent, with a sprinkling of

guests. It was the day for the annual

fair of the club, at which time specimens

of farm and garden crops are exhibited.

while the house-wives show samples of

canned fruits, fancy work, etc. There

was a nice display of stuff, all of which

attracted much interest all the morning.

Prizes were duly awarded by the red

and blue ribbon system.



In the exhibits were noticeable the

specimens of smut nose corn by Moses

‘West and some potatoes by Wm. Cook.

The corn mentioned looked very good in

every respect, and the feature of it was

in the fact Mr. \Vest planted this corn

but 28 inches apart in the field. Mr.

Cook had four potatoes on exhibition, the

quartet coming fronrone hill. The com-





bined weight of the four was seven lbs.

and six ounces. The host of the day,

Mr. Pryor, had some of his potatoes on

exhibition, and everybody knows he has

sepiareputation a§ being some pumpkins

so far as spuds are. concerned. There

\X'ei‘él‘otfiei' nice “specimens of products

shown,~ ...too.



The“‘dinner hour was a featured time,

the spread of good things prepared by

the hostess being especially fine. So far

as the program of the day was concerned,

it was much shorter than usual, the spirit

of the crowd seeming to be to keep out

of doors as much as possible and put in

the time visiting and enpoying the weath-

er. A red hot ball game, participated in

by the old and young, furnished a lot of

amusement for an hour or so in the after-

noon. The club will meet with Burns

Grange in the lattcr's hall on Tuesday,





Nov. 2, for an all day session.

CLUB DISCUSSIONS.

Have Interesting Question Box.—The





~I~Iowell Farmers' Club met at the home

of Mrs. Alberta \Varner, Thursday, Oct.

14. After the usual opening exercises an

interesting program was carried out. Mr.

VanVVinkle gave a very entertaining and

instructive talk on the Alaska-Yukon ex-

position. Mr. VanVVinkle's talks are always

good and this was no exception. The

question box was found to contain ten

questions but for lack of time but three

were answered. “Which of the two, Cook

or Peary discovered the North Pole, if it

has been discovered." was assigned to

Mrs. A, F, Peavy. She doubted whether

it had been discovered at all. “Do you

consider it good economy and wise legis-

lation when the great state of Michigan

has to borrow money to pay the salary

of its ofiicers’?” was assigned to E. E.

Howe. Did not think it economy but it

seemed to be the situation. “\‘Vhat is

your opinion of the state sending a train

of cars over the state with a corn ex—

hibit and men to lccture on corn and

other farm products?" was assigned to

Mr. Reader. He said that there is great

need of education along this line. The

amount of farm products can be doubled.

The president then appointcd the program

committee for November and the club ad-

journed to meet the first Thursday in

November.



Interesting Features of the Fain—The

Northeast Venice Farmers' Club met at

Supervisor Kingsbury’s, Oct. 14. As usual

our club members were well represented

and there were many visitors. The pres-

ident and vice-president being absent the

meeting was in charge of Mr. Martin.

The roll call showed there are twenty-

four families in the club at present. After

devotional exercises Mrs. John White

gave her ideas of several of the most

interesting things she saw at the state

fair. Her paper was very interesting.

She gave a fine description of the air

ship and conveyed a vivid impression of

the sculptor in butter. telling what ex-

traordinary models he presented, made

entirely of butter: among the notable

things was a butter house and barn. but—

ter'cow, butter boy and butter girl feed-

ing some butter chickens. He had a.

thousand pounds of butter to use. She

made us think he was a modern Raphael.

She also described the farmer’s auto.

Her paper brot forth a lengthy discussion

on the benefits of the fair.



Our Flag—Mrs. Dennis Kildea read a





fine paper on ”Our Flag.” She gave us

an historical review of our cOuntry, us-

ing “Old Glory" as a text. It stirred the

patriotism that had been sleeping in our

hearts. The company gave a noisy dem-

onstration of the pleasure they had re-

ceived and it produced several ideas for

the question box. We were then invited

to a sumptuous dinner, for which Mrs.

Kingsbury will have the fine of one dol-

lar for each article not allowed in our

bill of fare. Again we were called to

order. Business of the club was looked

after and Milford Klngsbury gave a cute

recitation. Walter Sheldon conducted the

question box. There were thirteen ques-

tions and most were thoroly discussed.

and, as they were general questions, it

was late before we were dismissed. Our

next meeting is to be held at Mr. and

Mrs. Ransom’s.



Discuss Local Market Problem.—The

Twentieth Century Farmers' Club met

in October at the home of Cornelius Dan-

cer. with a fair attendance, the larger

proportion of whom were women. Music,

recitations and select readings filled up

the pauses. The question discussed was,

“Would a general market in Jackson

benefit the farmers and would they be

willing to pay a reasonable amount for

stall rent?" The discussion was opened

by Robert Tygh, who was greatly in

favor of the project. thinking that the

stalls would be rented by the middlemen,

who would buy the farmer’s produce from

his wagons, as he drove in. and that the

same could then be classified and placed

in stalls tobe sold while the farmer went

has way. He thot that much fruit, oth-

erwise wasted, would be saved if there

was a general market, as under present

conditions grocers, if they have enough

for the day’s use, will risk their chance

for tomorrow and refuse to buy. The

farmer goes the rounds until disgusted,

and resolves that it is better olicy to

let his products waste, than n waste

them and his time also. M051: of the oth-

ers were opposed to the scheme, no two

holding the same idea in regard to the

manner of conducting a market. Some

thot the farmer would be expected to

rent the stalls and place their products

therein and remain there until they Were

sold. That in event of a general market

selling- upon the street would be forbid-

den and all sales confined to the market.

Another believed that you might sell by

contract and not go near the market.

Many declared they would not rent a

stall and help the city buy a market, they

would sell in the villages bcfore thcy

would rent a stall to sell a jar of butter

or a dozen eggs. Mr. Tvgh. in closing,

was still of the same opinion that, as a

financial benefit it would be profitable to

help build the market. The Club ad-

journed to meet with Mr. and Mrs. Ed-

ward Lee, the first Wednesday in Novem-

ber to discuss the beautifying of rural

school grounds and ccmcterics.





i" GRANGE l





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Our Motto——“The {Farmer is of more

Consequence than the farm, and should be

first improved."





THE NOVEMBER PROGRAMS.





 





State Lecturer’s Suggestions for First

Meeting.



Men’s hearts ought not to be set against

one another but to be set with one an-

0tller.-—Tllos, Carlyle.



Instrumental music and recitation.



Co—Opcralivc features of the Granger—-

1, trade contracts; 2, fire and cyclone in-

surance; 3, marketing farm produce; 4,

social co—opcrulion.



The fight against Tuberculosis:—1, anti-

tu‘bcrculosis laws in Michigan; 2, what

organizations are doing; 3, what can in-

dividuals do?



Music and dialogue in charge of two

young men.





GRANGE FAIRS.





 





Butternut Grange, of Montcalm 00.,

held a very successful fair Oct. 8 and '9.

Being favored with good weather and ex-

cellent exhibits, the attendance was very

large, with visitors present from Crystal,

Coral, Vickeryville, Carson City, Bclding,

Detroit and other places. That it was

an affair of considerable magnitude is

:ippurcnt from the fact that there were

474 different exhibits, shown by 91 ex-

hibitors. Products of great merit were to

be found in every department, the frtnt





display being exceptionally good. It

seemed that no filler apples could be

grown anywhere. The vegetable show





attracted much attention and the showing

of live stock was larger than in former

years. The interest along this line has

thus far been hcld back considerably by

the Grange’s inability to furnish proper





accommodations for the animals. The

ball games, races, tug of war, Cook’s

parade of North Pole explorers, etc.,





came off as advertised and gave general

satisfaction.





The fair held by Summit City Grange.

of Grand Traverse ('30., ct. 6 and

proved highly satisfactory to the Patrons

of that organization. Those who attended

were particularly impressed with the ex—

hibition of fine horses for general pur-

poses. there being 146 entries in this de-

partment alone. The display also includ-

ed fruit and farm products of the highest

order, canned fruit, fancy work. etc..

some of which was remarkable for its

quality. The Kingsley school displayed

specimens of work done. and the baby

show, in which there were 30 entries, at-

tracted wide attention. The entire event

was handled by the Grange and was so

successful that these exhibitions will be

annual events hereafter. There was a.

large number of Grange members from

other sections present. and they, too, were

surprised to see the showing made. The

outsiders were royally entertained all day

and1 at dinner in true hospitable Grange

sty e.





' THE,- ‘ Mi-CHIGAN FARMER.





 





N EWAYGO’S GOOD POMONA.





A profitable and enjoyable meeting of

Newaygo Pomona was held with Ashiand

Grange at its home-like hall, Oct. 5 and

6. The county convention was held be-

fore the regular program, Master Flint

acting as chairman. Neal McCallum,

l-lesperia, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Zerlaut,

Sitka, were elected delegates to the State

Grange. \-



VVhen the program proper was taken

u , Wm. Carter, Sn, led in the discussion

of “Which is the best and cheapest roof-

ing for houses and large barns?" He

advocated steel rooting as the most econ-

omical because it is most durable. Some

preferred the corrugated, but from expe—

rience he would use the flat roofing.



“How to make farming pay,” was taken

up by Neil McCallum. His visit to the

West Michigan Fair brot to his notice

the greatly improved machinery, much of

which is being extensively used on the

farm to lessen labor. The greatst science

in farm work is to know how to feed

stock to bring best results. The speaker

declared that peas and oats and clover

and corn are good in rotation. Give the

orchard careful attention, was his advice.



Following this, Dr. J. M. Stone, handled

the question, ”Do patent medicines do

more harm than good?” He maintained

that if used judiciously they are all right.

He does not condemn a medicine simply

because it has a patent.



C. Kimbell opened discussion on the

question, “Can the general farmer afford

to grow apples. There‘were remarks by

Bros. Stone, McCallum and Warren. The

decision was that this climate is too

diversified for the average farmer to con-

fine himself to one special crop. The cost.

of growing an apple tree to ten years of

age practically is the price of tree, pre-

paring the soil. planting tree and first

mulching. \Yith proper care they will

help financially and the general farmer

cannot afford to be without them. .



“The influence of the Grange in the

development of its members," was opened

.by Mrs. lVarren and Mrs. Evcloch. They

held that the influence of the Grange is

good if We avail ourselves of its oppor-

tunities. We cannot know our talents

until we use them. Make an effort to do

what is asked of you to help in the lit-

erary line. The Grange has a way of

developing the best that is in you. Keep

the lesson that is givcn in dcgrec work.

persevere, push forward and improvc

mentally, morally and physically. cht-r

shirk duty; make an honest effort to do

something toAmakc our own lives and

that of others brightcr.



“As a rule which pays hotter, to mar-

ket potatoes from the ficld or to store

them?” was the topic assxgncd Mr. “'ar-

ren. The opinion sccmcd to prevail that

if conditions are favorable it pays best

to dispose of potatoes in the full.



“\Vhy is the anti-saloon move so pro-

grcssivc and what has been its effect on

business, morals and politics,” was dis-

cussed by Mrs. M, A. Massey, who classcd

the temperance movement among the

most progressive issues of the day. and

brot about by the continued work of thc

W, C. T. U. The speaker maintaincd

that the effcct of local option on morals

is for good. its effect on trade is for good.

and the effect on politics will be shown

when local option can carry elections.



The cvcning session was made a success

by a class of 30 being initiated into ihc

mysterics of the order. the largest class

tukcn in for scvcral years.





THREE MORE U. P. GRANGES.





 





Eagle River Grange—Deputy John

“'ildc organized a Grange at Eagle River,

chccnaw C0,, Monday evening, Oct. 11,

with the following officers: Master, Jns.

Philips; overseer. John Hcpting: lecturer.

Alice Kelley; stcward. Otto Sibolsky; ass't

steward, Edmond Bruneau; lady ass’t

steward, Mrs. E. Bruncau; chaplain, Mrs.

.1. Philips; treasurer. \Vm, Long; secre-

tary, Lucy Daley; gate kccpcr, Laurence

Daley; Ceres. Elizabeth Philips; Pomona,

Mrs. \‘V. Long; Flora, Mrs. J. Hcpting.



Arnold Grange.——A Grange was organ‘

ized by Deputy “'ilde at Arnold, \Vells

township, Marquette Co., Thursday cyc—

nmg. Oct. 7, with the following officers:

Master, ‘Vm. J. Jaegcr; oversccr, \Vilfrcn

Vian; lecturer, Henry Arnold: steward,

Chas. West: ass’t steward, G. Bruce,

lady ass’t steward. Mrs. H. Arnold; chop-

lain, Wm. Abramson: treasurer, ll, Vian,

secretary, John Bruce: gate keeper, Peter

Kclleniemi; Ceres, Edith Vian; Pomolla,

Hulda Abramson; Flora, Mrs. C. “'est.



Close of the U. P. Campaign—For the

first time in the history of the Grange in

Michigan the ordcr is organizcd in every

county in the state. Tucsduy cvcning,

Oct. 2, State Deputy Tl'ildc organizcd :1

Orange of 102 members at lluruga. Raraga

Cf}. and by this act the last wanderer

Jomed the Grange fold and Raraga bc-

came a Grange county, Thc following

are the officers of Baraga Grange: illus—

ter. Peter Girard: ovcrsccr, Andrcw Gid—

dmgs: lecturer, Hokan Lundin: steward.

Wm, Rohmier: ass’t steward. John Stone;

lady a‘ss’t steward, Clara Price: chaplain.

Francis Dc Tludc: treasurer. Chas lVol-

mar: secretary, Robt Price: catc keeper,

0. C. Olsen; Ceres. Mrs. H. Hanson: Po-





mona. Mrs. C. Davey: Flora, Mrs. H.

Lundln. Altho Dcputy Wilde is still in

the upper peninsula holding meetings





with Granges already organized. no more

new Granges Will be organized until next

spring.





 





COMING EVENTS.





 





National Grange. Forty-third 'Annual

Sessmn. at [Des Moines, 1a.. Nov. 10-19.



Michigan State Grange, Thirty—seventh

Annual ScSSion, at Traverse Citv, Dec-

ember 14-17. ~



Pomona Meetings.



Lapeer 00., with Mayfield Grange, at

gbapeesntFréday and Saturday, Oct. 29 and

. . a or ay’s session 1 “

Priorpleis Pomona.” W“ be Young



us egon Co.. with Muskegon

Thursday and Friday. Oct, 28—29.Grange,



Oceana 00.. with Sylvan Grange. Sat-

urday, Nov. 13. Bro. J. K. Campbell,

state speaker. Election of officers.





 





 





 





 





 

 





OVER 400 LAUTOS ON SALE





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We have, constantly. more than 400 New and Used

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We also buy good used cars (good ones only) for spot

cash from private owners wnIcn we overhaul most

thoroughly In our own works. repaint and In every

respect put In first-class condition. By our ndysn-

tage In buying and because of the Immense volume

of our business we are able to oifer





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Large Touring Cars“ 650 to 2.000

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Fine Limousines and Foreign

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DETROIT WHOLESALE MARKETS.

October 27, 1909.

Grains and Seeds.

Wheat.——‘The promised grip of the bears

upon the wheat market did not mate-

rialize the past week and, while the trade

still shows that the dealers in the south-

west are not paying the large premiums

that they were and the movement of the

grain in all the large producing sections

is increasing beyond the receipts of a

year ago, the prices are on practically

the same basis as ruled at the close of

the last period. The miliers are busy

but the edge has been taken from the

flour market and this, with the southwest

condition has been used as the club of the

bears. The bulls are looking to the north-

west where the millers are working hard

and show no tendency to reject offerings

from the farmers. The offerings in some

sections are smaller than a week ago.

Cables are a little lower. The visible

supply is increased but a little over a

half million bushels. One .year age we

were paying $1.0214c per bu. Quota-

tions for the week are:

No. 2 No. 1

Red. White. Dec. July.

Thursday ....1.23 1.23 1.24 1.25174,

Friday .......1.241/,, 1.2414 1.25 1.27

Saturday .....1.241/, 1.2414 1.25 1.27

Monday ......1.231,é 1.23% 1.2414 1.2614

Tuesday .....1.231/2 1.23% 1.2414 1.2611,,

Wednesday ”1.2314 1.2314 1.24 1.25%,

Germ—Farmers thruout the cornbelt,

as well as in those states not particu-

larly designated as corn states, have had

excellent weather for securing the corn

crop, and as a result the market has

weakened at the market centers, trading

being continued at slight reductions from

the prices offered a week ago. The VlS-

ible supply decreased, the offerings ap-

parently being taken by consumers. The

local market is quiet. A year ago the

price for No. 3 corn on this market was

77%c per bu. Quotations for the last





 





we k re:

e a No. 2

No 2 Yellow

Thursday 63% 64%

Friday 63% 64%,

Saturday ..... 63% 643.1

Monday . . . . . . ............. 6334 6434

Tuesday .................. 63% 64%

\Vednesday ............... 64% 65%





Oats.—The consignments from farmers

and primary elevators to the oat market

have been small and the market is dull

with practically nothing doing on the

local board of trade the past week. As a

result prices are working within a narrow

range with scarcely any tendency in

either direction. The visible supply shows

a material decrease for the week. Last

year at this date the price for No. 3 oats

was 501/2c per bu. Quotations for the

week are: '





Standard.

Thursday . . . . . . . .................. 41%

Friday ...................... 42

Saturday . ........................ 42

Monday .......................... 42

Tuesday ......................... 42

Wednesday ....................... 42





Beans—Buyers of beans were busy the

past week, and while the, reported sales

amounted to nothing, the prices were ad-

vanced by the bidding and the market as

a consequence. looks even stronger than

it did seven days ago. The crop is large

but the high price of other foodstuffs and

the shortage of the crop a year ago gives

the market extra support on the side of

the bulls. The farmers having the .le-

gumes should profit by the conditions.

Quotations for the week are:





Cash. Nov.

Thursday .. ....... .........$2.05 $1.98

Friday ............ 2.05 2.00

Saturday ................... 2.12 2.00

Monday .................... 2.12 2.00

Tuesday ................... 2.12 2.00

W’ednesday ................ 2.12 2.00





Cloverseed.w1«‘igures have been juggled

in this department of the market the past

week, there being a slump of about 250

in the cash and futures on Monday.

While the decline was very prominent

it is the general opinion that the under-

tone of the trade will come to the relief

of the sellers. Alsikc is unchanged. Quo-

tations are:





Prime Spot. Mar. Alsike,

Thursday ...... . .$9.10 $9.35 $8.00

Friday ............ 9.15 9.45 8.10

Saturday ......... 9.25 9.50 8.10

Mondav‘. .......... 9.00 9.20 8.00

Tuesday .......... 8.05 9.20 8.00

Wednesday ....... 8.95 9.05 8.00





Rye.—An improvement in the supply

resulting from the advance of a week ago

has caused a decline of a fraction since

the last report. Cash No. 1 is quoted

at 771/2c per bu.



Visible Supply of Grain.





This week. Last week.

Wheat ...... 25,650,000 25,070,000

(‘orn ................. 3,360,000 3,403,000

Oats ................. 12.747.000 13,330,000

RYe .................. 610.000 576,000

Bailey 3.087.000 3,977,000





'Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.





Flour.——l\’larket strong. with prices





unchanged. Quotations are as follows:



Clear ................................ $5.55

Straight 560

Patent Michigan 590

Ordinary Patent ..................... 5.75





Hay and Straw.—Trade steady. Carlot

prices on track are: No. 1 timothy, new,

$13.5060'i4: No. 2 timothy. $126013; clover,

mixed, $126013; rye straw, $7607.50; wheat

and cat straw, $650607 per ion.



Feed—Market steady last Week’s prices.

Bran, $24 per ton: coarse middlings, $25;

fine middlings. $29: cracked corn. $27;

coarse corn meal, $27; corn and oat chop,

$25 per ton.



Potatoes—This trade is going along on

the same level with a firm tone and values

undisturbed. Michigan goods now quot-





ed at $556060c per bu.

Provisions.—_—Family pork, $256026; mess





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pork,'$24; medium clear, $25; kettle rend-

.ered lard, $14592; pure lard; 14c; bacon,

17%@18%c; shoulders, 121,9c; smoked

hams, 141,50; picnic hams, 121/3c.



Dairy and Poultry Products.





Butter.——Therc was an improvement in

prices for both dairy and creamery but-

ter the past week. The local deal is in

harmony with changes in outside mar—

kets. Demand is steady and strong and

the offerings fair. Quotations are: ' Ex-

tra creamery, 31c per lb; firsts, 30c; dairy,

24c; packing stock, 230.



Eggs—The scarcity of eggs has made

higher prices possible and the market is

dearer by 10 than a week ago. Demand

steady. Fresh offerings, case count, cases

included, are quoted at 25¢ per doz.



Poultry.-—There is an easv tone to this

trade, altho the chicken deal is a little

better so far as prices are concerned,

than last week. Other prices are un-

changed. The following are the ruling

quotations: Hens, 12@121/2c; roosters, 90;

ducks, 1260130; geese, 96010c; turkeys, 15

@160; broilers, 130 per lb,



Cheese.——Steady. Michigan full cream,

16c; York state, 170; limburger, 161/2c;

schweitzer, 20c; brick cream, 17c per lb.



Calves.—Choice to fancy, 11c; ordinary,

960100 per lb.



ruits and Vegetables.





Cabbage.-Steady. Home-grown, $1

per bbl.



Onions.—Domestic offerings, $2 per

bbl; Spanish, $1.40 per crate. ‘

Pears.—Common, $1601.25 per bu.

Grapes.—-—Catawba, 14c; Niagara, 120

per 4-lb. basket; Concord, 180 per 8-lb.

basket.



Applies.—Best grades, $2.50@3 per bbl;

common, $150602.



Cranberries.—-Cape Cod berries selling

at $2.25602.50 per bu.

Quinces.—$1.25601.50 per bu.

Vegetables.—Beets, 50c per bu; carrots,

50c per bu; cauliflower, $1.25 per doz;

eggplant, $1.206D1.25 per doz.; green on-

ions, 121/_;c per doz; green peppers, 75c

per bu; lettuce, 75c per bu; mint, 25c per

doz; parsley, 256040c per doz; radishes,

8@10c per doz; spinach, 60c per hamper;

summer squash, 30c per box; watercress,

$613010 per doz; wax beans, $3603.25 per

us e.





OTHER MARKETS.





Grand Rapids.





Not much change is .noted in grain

prices. \Vheat is off 1c, the mills paying

$1.10. Beans are higher, quotations now

ranging around $1.85 per bu. The egg

market is 1c higher. Creamery butter has

advanced 1,4_~c. The potato market is

weaker, the market at loading stations

outside ranging from 306035c. while Grand

Rapids prices for small lots do not exceed

55c. Live poultry, with exception of tur-

keys, are 1c. lower. Dressed hogs remain

steady at 1060101/2c.



Quotations follow:



Grain—VVheat, $1.19; oats, 42c; corn,

64c; buckwheat, 65c per bu; rye, 64c.



Beans—Machine screened, $1.85,



Rotten—Buying prices, Dairy, No. 1.

236024c; creamery in tubs or prints, 301/20

per .

Eggs—Case count, 240.



Apples—456065c; pears, 90060$1.25;

quinces, $2 per bu; grapes, 1160120 per 8

lb. basket. ‘



Vegetables—Potatoes, 4560550; toma—

toes. 3560400 per bu: cabbage, 306040c doz;

cauliflower, $1.50601.60 pcr doz; onions,

60c; beets, 400 per bu; carrots, 400; tur-

nips, 35c; Hubbard squash, 1c lb.



Hogs—Dressed, 1060101/gc.



Live Poultry.——Fowls. 106011c; roosters,

6607c; turkeys, 1.460150; spring chickens,

106012c; spring ducks, 106012c; young

geese, 960100; young turkeys, 166017c.





 





 





Chicago.





Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.19@1.21; Decem-

ber, $1.04%; May, $10464.



Corn.—NO. 2, 61@611,4c;

5916c; May, 611/4c. .



Oats—No. 3 white, 391A,@401/2c; Decem-

ber, 30%c; May, 421/40.



Butter.—Market firm at last week’s

advanced values. with business active.

Creameries, 266030c; dairies, 236028c.



Eggs—The better grades show another

avance in values. Prime firsts, 26%c;

firsts, 241430; at mark, cases included, 180





December,





per doz.

Hay and Straw—Market strong at

unchanged values.— Quotations: No.





timothy, $145060”; No. 2, $13.506014; No.

2 mixed, $10.506011; rye straw, $3.50

61.0.50; oat straw, $650607; wheat straw,

$550606.



Potatoes—Heavy receipts have forced

a lowering of prices; trade fairly good at

the decline. Choice to fancy now quoted

at 466048c per bu; fair to good, 43@45c.





St. Louis.



Grain—Wheat. No, 2 red. 5512060126;

corn, No. 3 white. 611/4c; No. 3 yellow,

61c: oats, No. 2. 30c: rye, No. 2, 741/20,



Hay.—Timothy and clover-mixed, quiet

but firm. High-grade clover scarce and

in demand. Alfalfa coming in more

freely. Timothy. No. 1. selling at $1460

15.50 per ton: No. 2. $126013; No. 3, $060

10; clover, No, 1, $146016; No. 2, $13;

clover mixed, $116013.50; alfalfa quotable

at $176017.50 for No. 1 and $156016 for

No. 2.



Potatoes—The general run of northern

stock is poor and moving slowly at 4560

48c per bu; there is a limited demand for

fancy, smooth, well-matured northern

tubers. such stock commanding 506055c

per bu.





 





New York.d t _ d



Butter—Market is s ea y a improve



values. Western factory firsts, 2460250;

creamery specials. 3260321/2c.



Eggs—Firm and higher. Western firsts

1o extras, 266034c; seconds, 2460251/éc

per doz.



Poultrv.——Dressed. quiet and unchanged.

Western chickens. 1360161/2c: fowls. 121,560

150: turkeys, 186020c per lb. Live

“Teak. FOWIS. 15c: western chickens. 14c:



rs. 15c.

tngfwigtoes.—Market holding steady on

high—grade stock; medium and low grades

neglected and lower. State and Michigan





 





in bulk, are selling at $1.50@1.87 per

180 lbs. . - ' /



Grain—Wheat. No. 2 red,9$1.211,é per

bu; corn, No. 2, 691,50 for old; oats, mixed,

421,é@43c.



Hay and Straw—Market barely steady

under heavier receipts, with medium

grades of timothy in best request. Clover

and clover mixed also selling well. Straw

very firm with present needs not fully

supplied. Hay, timothy, prime, large bales,

per 100 lb. $1; No. 3 a 1, 85@971/éc; shipping,

80@821/zc; packing. 5060550; clover and

clover mixed. 70@95c; straw, long rye,

80@90c; short and tangled rye, 55@60c;

oat and wheat, 356040c.





 





Boston.





1Vool.-—T-he tone of the wool trade is

strong. Bins in this market are said to

contain but around 50,000,000 lbs. of raw

material. which is an unusually small

supply for this time of the year. On this

account it is the opinion of the dealers

that prices will not go below the present

basis for ten months, and it is possible

that better figures will be reached since

the demand for manufactured goods is

unusually brisk and the mills are doing

a good volume of work. Quotations for

the leading grades are: Ohio and Penn-

sylvania fleeces—XX, 36@37c; No.

washed, 406.041c; fine unwashed, 276028c:

fine unmerchantable, 306031c: half blood

combing, 37c; three-eighths blood comb—

ing, 366037c; quarter blood combing, 34





' 6035c; delaine washed, 4060410.. Michigan,





Wisconsin and New York fleeces—Fine

unwashed, 2560260; delaine unwashed,

31@32c; half blood unwashed, 346035c;

three-eighths blood unwashed, 346035c;

quarter blood, 336034c. Kentucky, Indiana

and Missouri—Three-eighths blood, 34c;

quarter blood, 32@33c.





Eigln.





Butter.—Market firm at 31c per lb.,

which is an advance of 1c over last week's

price. Sales for the week amounted to

679,200 lbs., compared with 685,700 lbs.

for the previous week.





 





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Buffalo.

October 25. 1909,

(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, N. Y.)

Receipts of sale stock here today as

follows: Cattle, 220 loads; sheep and





lambs, 16,000 head; hogs, 10,400; calves,»





1,200 head.



We had too many common cattle on

the market today and the trade on this

kind was from 106015c lower than last

week. The best fat cattle sold about

steady. The highest price reached today

was $6.50 but had there been any real

good cattle on sale they would have sold

higher. Cows and heifers sold lower,

there being a good many from western

markets. Good stockers and feeders sold

steady and bulls were in good demand.

The biggest decline was on trimmers.

Good fresh cows and springers sold strong

but the demand for late springers is not

very good.



“’9 quote: Best export steers: $6.50@

$7: best 1.200 to 1.300-lb. shipping steers.

$6606.25; best 1.100 to 1,200—lb. do., $5.40

to 5.65; medium 1,050 to 1,150—lb. steers,

$475605; light butcher steers, iii-4.2560450;

best fat cows, $4604.50; fair to good cows,

$3603.50; trimmers. $1.50602.25; best fat

heifers, $475605; fair to good do., $37560

4: common do., $3.25603.50; best feeding

steers, 800 to 000-lb. dehorned, $44060

4.60; 700 to 750-lb. dehorned stockers,

$375604; 600 to 650-lb. do., 5532561350;

little common stockers, $3603.25; best

bulls, 1542560475; bologna bulls, $34060

3.60; stock bulls. $3603.25; best fresh

cows and springers, $506060; fair to good

do.. $356045; common do., $25fil30.



\Vith a good demand from local packers

as well as eastern shippers the hog trade

ruled active at prevailing prices and a

fair clearance was made. Market closed

about steady at opening prices.



We quote: Mixed. medium and heavy,

$7.35607.90; best yorkers, $7.80607.00; light

yorkers, $7.75607.30; pigs. $7.70607.75;

roughs, $7.10607.25; stags, $6606.25.



The lamb market opened slow but

closed active with about everything sold.



“"e quote: Best lambs, $7.15607.25;

fair to good. $6.50607.10; culls. $550606;

skin culls. $4605; yearlings. $5.25605.50;

wethers, $475605; ewes, $42560450; cull

sheep. $2603: best calves. $875609; fair

to good do., $7608.50; heavy do., $4605,





 





Chicago.





October 25. 1009.



Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.



Receipts today ...... 26.000 24.000 40,000

Same day last year..18.056 23.571 11,187

Received last week ..85.515 07.854 136.104

Same week last year.73.431 161,403 93,150

Cattle were marketed last week so

freely that great weakness was devel-

oped, and the greater part had to be sold

256035c lower, the diminished offerings of

strictly prime steers furnishing a market

exception. Still another high record was

made by sales of extremely heavy long—

fcd cattle at $9. that price not having

been paid on the open market before

since August. 1902, and with that ex—

ception it is the best price obtained since

1882. But it should be understood that

sales of cattle at $6600 are too limited to

cut much of a figure, and on Monday last

week out of 36.350 head received none

were. good enough to bring over $8.35. A

few inferior steers sold at $5.10607.50. cat—

tlc classed as “good" bringing $7607.90.

Many cows and heifers were 25c lower.

sales being at $325606 35 and occasionally

at a higher figure. Canners and cutters

sold at $2603.20, bull: at $250605, calves

at 3325060925 per 100 lbs. and milkers and

springers at $256065 each. Stockers and

feeders were largely 5602M lower. the

better class of these cattle excepted.

stockers going at 32.8060450 and feeders

at $4.20605.35, but very few buyers would

pay over $5. Western range cattle were

shipped in freely and while, the best were

firm, others were largely 156025c lower.





 





cows and heifers selling at $3605.10 and





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semi-3min, 1909. '





steer-seat..s4.25@7.50,3.wit_h sales lot ,toéker '





s

and", feeder range’ steers j: at : $3,.25,@_4,76.

The market has been remarkably uneven

for medium steers from farming districts,

and. it was difficult to tell what such lots

would sell for.

much higher than in former years.





Today, Monday, fat cattle were re—

marka'bly scarce and 10@15c higher, with





As a rule, cattle sold,





some sellers quoting a greater advance. L





Other kinds were unchanged and fairly

active. About, 8,000 western range cattle

arrived, and~the best went a dime higher.



Hogs have continued to be marketed

here and elsewhere in the west in much

smaller numbers than for, corresponding





periods in recent years, this being due .4





in part to the general shortage in feed-

ing sections and partly to a determination

upon the part of many farmers to hold

back their swine. At time a marked im-

provement in the average quality of the

receipts was seen, but still it was re-

marked that the proportion of prime

heavy butcher hogs included in the offer-

ings was small. Demand on eastern

shipping account continued extremely

small, and on several days a great many

hogs were carried over unsold. In great

measure the declining tendency of prices

was checked, and some sharp advances

took place, accompanied by good buying of

the choicer lots of matured hogs. Pro-

visions were in a strong position, with

small stocks, especially of lard. Today,

Monday, hogs were in small supply and

active at an advance of 100, sales being

made at $7.25@8.05. Pigs sold mainly

at $6@7.35.



Sheep and lambs have been coming to

market in extremely liberal numbers re-

cently, especially from the ranges, and

country buyers in search of range lambs

for feeding have had a fine opportunity

for stocking their feed lots. This they

have done actively at ruling steady prices,

most feeder lambs going at $6.25@6.70,

with inferior lots selling down to $5.50.

Range feeding ewes were purchased for

$1.75@2.75 and feeding wethers at $4@

4.40, while feeding yearlings brot $5,@

5.25. Breeding ewes were active at $4@

5.25. A great many range culls and thin

ewes have been marketed by rangem‘en

before going into winter quarters, and

this accounts for the poorer average qual-

ity of recent receipts. Prices for mutton

flocks have averaged lower, especially for

the poorer lots. Today sa-w fair activity

and unchanged prices, the proportion of

fat offerings being small. Lambs were

salable at $375607, wethers at $4.25@4.85,

yearlings at $5605.50, ewes at $2604.50 and

rams at $2603.50.





 





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A year ago sheepmen were paying $4.75

605.50 per 100 lbs. in the Chicago market

for fair to choice range lambs adapted

for feeding purposes. This year feeder

lambs have ruled very much higher ow-

ing to the smaller percentage of ,such

flocks marketed, far more lambs having

been made fat before being shipped in.

Up to a few weeks ago there was a sadly

deficient supply of feeder lambs, but

since then the supplies have undergone

a marked increase in western markets,

and large numbers have been sent to

feeding districts. Some weakness in

prices have been seen, but there Were so

many delayed country buying orders to

be filled that no big decline in prices took

place, and recent sales of desirable feedv

ing lambs have been made in the Chicago

market at $6.2561.‘6.70 per 100 lbs. It is

difficult to arrive at an estimate of the

number of lambs and sheep that will be

fattened the approaching winter, but

there seems good reasons for expecting

a smaller number than were fed last

winter. The dcarness of feed keeps the

professional feeders from taking hold, and

the business is left to farmers.



The annual convention of the American

Meat Packers Association at Chicago re-

cently was largely attended, and an im-

portant letter from Dr. A. D. Melvin,

chief of the bureau of animal industry,

was read to the delegates, in which the

writer stated that he has under consid-

eration a plan for the eradication of tu-

bcrculosis from certain limited areas, the

work to be done in co—operution with the

states within which these areas lie and

an attempt to demonstrate the possibility

of tuberculosis eradication. General

Michael Ryan, president of the associa—

tion, voiced the feeling of the packers

that it was an injustice done to the meat

packers to compel them to suffer the loss

on condemned hogs, cattle and sheep in

the open market and pay prevailing prices

after they were bot as good and sound.

The annual losses from live stock dis-

eases has been placed at $15,000.000. The

members of the executive committee gave

as a reason for the high prices of meats

the increased consumption of meat and

the failure of cattle raiscrs to keep

abreast of the demand.





 





[:03 SA LE—Holstein smear,





born September 11, 1909; sired by

Judge Hengerveld De ROI. 3 son of the great Hen-

gerveld DeKol with two 30-lb. daughters and 102

daughters In advanced registry, clearly the greatest

hull of the breed. The dam of Judge Hengerveld

DeKolls Johanna Vernon DeKol with a seven-day

record of 28.59 lbs. of butter. Ber sire was Johanna.

Rue 3rd’a Lad with 12 daughters above 20-lbs. in seven

days and 27 in advanced registry, and her dam was

Susie Vernon DeKol. with a butter record of 22, and

a daughter of Susie DeKol. by many thought to be

the greatest cow of the breed. This call”: dam was

Pauline Sadie Wayne, a. junior two-year-old heifer,

with a record of nearly 13 lbs. in seven days. made

(in III! the hot days of Septemberlaat and underlun-

favorable munitions: a direct descendant on the

site’s side of Pietertje Hengerveld Count DeKol and

on the. dumb side of SadieVale Concordia, with 3 rec-

ord of 30,34 lbs. This calf is mostly white and a.

fine individual.



Pau'ine Sadie Wayne will be retained In my herd.

and I believe will make a record that will but credit

to the breed.



This calf. from his appearance and breeding. WI“

he a credit to head nuv herd. and will be sold It-

rensonsble price. I). D. Al'l‘KEN. Flint. Mk.-





MAGNIFICENT yearling Holstein bull. A. B. O.

backing both sides. none .flner. Reasonable

price. ROUGEMONT FARMS. Detroit. Mich.





 





 





 





 





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October 28, 1909.

Thursday’s Market.

Cattle.

Market steady at last

Stockers





Receipts, 1,167.

week’s close. Quality common.

and feeders active.



\Ve quote: Extra dry-fed steers and

heifers, $5@6; steers and heifers, 1.000

to 1,200, $4.50@5; steers and heifers, 800

to 1,000, $46,114.25; grass steers and heifers

that are fat, 800 to 1.000, $4@4.25; grass

steers and heifers that are fat, 500 to 700,

$3.50@3.75; choice fat cows, $3.75@4; good

fat cows, $3.50@3.75; common cows, $2.50





@275; canners, $1.25@2; choice heavy

bulls, $3.75@4; fair to good bolognas,

bulls, $3.25@3.50; stock bulls, $3; cho‘lce





feeding steers, 800 to 1,000, $4@4.25; fair

feeding steers, 800 to 1,000, $3.75fi14; choice

stockers, 500 to 700, $3.50(w3.75; fair stock-

crs. 500 to 700, $3.25603.50; stock heifers.

2.50@3; milkers, large, young, medium

age. $40@60; common milkers, $25@35.



Bishop. B. & H. sold Bresnahan 2 stock-

ers av 400 at $3, 17 do av 580 at $3.35, 2

canners av 85 at $2, 1 bull weighing 1,360

at $3.75; to Rattkowsky 4 butchers av 580

at $3.25. 4 do av 585 at $3.25, 2 do av

400 at $3; to Hammond. S. & Co. 5 do

av 592 at $3, 1 cow weighing 900 at $3, 7

do av 853 at $2.30; to Mich. R. Co. 1 d0

weighing 880 at $2.50, 2 do av 11035 at $3,

3 butchers av 916 at $3.25. 3 steers av 900

at $4.50; to Bondine 11 stockers av 680 at

$3.25; to Stone 11 do av 545 at $3.50; to

Austin 4 heifers av 442 at $3; to Richard-

son 2 stockers av 560 at $340, 4 do av 590

at $3.45; to Hupp 11 butchers av 633 at

$3150, 4 do av 567 at $3.25; in Sullivan P.

Co. 2 cows av 55 at $3.25, 6 do av 790 at

$2.35; to Stone 6 stockers av 500 at $3.25;

to Crippen 1 feeder weighing 830 at $4.25,

23 do av 885 at $4.25; to Schuman 3 butch-

ers av 450 at $3; to Greene 5 feeders av

746 at $3.25, 16 do av 730 at $3.75; to Ham-

mond, S. & Co. 25 steers av 870 at $4: to

Richardson 8 stockers av 575 at $3.50; to

Eschrich 4- steers av 500 at $3.15; to Er-

ban 2 butchers av 500 at $3.15, 2 do av

25 at $3. .



Spicer. M. & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 27

cows and heifers av 900 at $4.30. 28 steers

av 850 at $4.15, 29 do av 894 at $4.15; to

Bresnahan 1 canner weighing,r 810 at $2.25,

1 bull weighing 1.650 at $4. 4 canners

av 712 at $2, 1 do weighing 630 at $1.25,

7 stpc ers, av 517,at,_$3.25; to Rattkowsky

8 buto ers av 646 at $3.25, 2 cows av

1.085 at $3.25; to Regan 6 butchers av_ 516

at $3.25; to McDonald 2 hulls‘uv 84:} at

$3; to Hammond. S. & Co. 1 heifer weigh-

ing 1,000 at $4.50, 2 steers av 1.02:) at

$4.50; to Greene 4 stockcrs av 690 at $3.50;

to Schlischer 13 butchers av 718 at $3.50.

4 cows av 837 at $2.75; to Bresnahan 8

do av 1,062 at $3, 10 do av 907 at $2.50;

to Regan 13 heifers av 565 at $3.30; to

Richardson 3 stockcrs av 533 at $3.23; to

Hammond. S. Co. 2 bulls av 1.250 at

$3.75, 2 do av 950 at $3. 5,

F 4.50.



943:; $Com. Co. sold Mich. R. Co. 10

butchers av 933 at $3.25; to Brcs'nahan 8

stockcrs av 570 at $3.35; to Breitenbnch

Bros, 15 heifers av 700 at $3.50. 17 do av

796 at $3.75; to Raltkowsky 1 cow weigh-

ing 1,000 at $3.25. 2 do av 750 at $3: fro

Kamman B. Co. 12 steers av 964 at $4.8».

7 do av 800 at $4.10: to Stone 14 stockers

av 500 at $3.40; to Bresnahan S cows av

856 at $2.25; to Mich. R. Co. 2 cow and

bull av 1.050 at $3.50. 6 cows av 1.013 at

.350 2 do av 885 at $3: to Bush 28 stock—

.lrs av mo at $3.00. 2 do av 580 at $3.705, 3

do av 633 at. $3.65; to Regan 20 butchers

av 549 at $3.25, 2 do av 550 at $3.10; to

Newton R. Co. 4 do av 895 at $4. 3 do av

666 at $3.40, 10 do av 686 at $3.60; to

Kamman 13 steers av 850 at $4.25.



Halev sold Breitenbac‘h Bros. 8 cows

. — 845. at $2.30.



(“Same sold Goose S cows av 831 at $2.30,





Johnson sold Lowenstein 31 stockcrs

ov 600 at $3.80, 1 bull weighing 860 at

$3.40.





Halev sold Hammond. S. & (‘0, 7 butch—

ers av. 736 at $4, 1 bull weighing 980 at

$3.65, 1 heifer weighing 730 at $3.75. _



Sandall & T. sold same 2 cows av 1.12:)

a 3. 5.



thihPrii sold same 10 butchers av 863

at $4.25, 6 do av 760 at $3.75. 2 bulls av

1.075 at $3.25, 10 cows av 990 at-$3.25.



Halev sold Brcsnahan 9 butchers av

ms “$3.40, 2 cows av 1.010 at $3.10, 2

do av 895 at $2.65.



Same sold Robb 6 stockers av 583 at

$. 50.

ql—lalev sold Hupp 2 bulls av 625 at $3.10.



Same sold Fronn 5 heifers av 622 at

33.5 .

$)S:me sold Sullivan P. Co. 6 butchers

av 640 at $3.50, 6 d0 av 583 at $3.50, 1

sicer weighing 930 at $4, 13 butchers av

761 at $3.60, 5 do av 806 at $3.75.



Johnson sold same 4 do av 780 at $425,

2 steers av 1,145 at $6.



Veal Calves.





Recei ts, 433. Market steadv at last

“@0ka pnppning’, Best. $750638: others,

$46117: milch cows and springers steady.





Johnson sold Sullivan P. Co. 2 av 110

f)

atiggifili‘er sold Fitzpatrick 8 av 150 at $7.



Duelle sold same 8 av_125 at $7.50. _



phpnpv & H. sold Brelienbach 1 weigh-

ing150 at $5. 7 nv140 at $7.50.



Kendall sold Mich. B. Co. 2 av 135 at

$7.75; 21 av 145 at $7.75.



Roe Com. Co. sold McGuire 6 av 155 at

$8. 1 weighing 120 at $7: to Goose 13.av

“‘0 at $3; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 weighing



0 .25.



“with?“ gold Burnstine 14 av 180 at $8,

Haley sold same 2 av 210 at $4.50, 1





 

 





2 steers av.





weighing 150 at $8, 2 av 155 at $7.50.



' Adams said same 5 av 125 at $7.25.

Hawley & S. sold same 3 av 150 at $7.25.

Spicer, M. & R. sold Breitenbach Bros.



7 av 155 at $7.50; to Mich. B. Co. av



125 at $7.50; to Rattkowsky 1 weighing



210 at $8; to Breitenbach Bros. 5 av 115



at’ $7.25, 3 av 145 at $7; to Goose 6 av



155 at $5.



Tubbs & S. sold Rattkowsky 2 av 210

at $6, 4 av 155 at $7.

Prucka sold same 6 av 150 at $7.50.





Viggtgner sold Newton B. Co. 2 av 135



at .



Haley sold same 2 av 90 at $5.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Mich. B. CO.





4 av 153 at $8. 5 av 160 at $6, 4 av 110

at $6, 4 av 180 at $8, 1 weighing 140 at

$7.50, 10 av 138 at $8, 4 av 125 at $7.50;

to Hammond, S. & Co. 1 weighing 180

at $3: to SulliVan P. Co. 1 weighing





150 at $8.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts, 3,223. Market steady at last





week’s opening. prices. Feeders in active

demand.



Best lambs, $6; fair to good lambs,

$5.50@6; light to common lambs, 34.5061)





5.25; fair to good sheep, $3.50@4; culls

and common, $2fi‘3. .



Roe Com. C0. sold Mich. B. Co. 55 lambs

av 70 at $5.75, 33 sheep av 88 at $3.25; to

Sullivan P. Co. 29 do av 75 at $3, 10 lambs





'av 67 at $5.50, 135 do av 83 at $6.25; to





Thompson Bros. 34 sheep av 90 at $3.25,



21 do av 110 at $3.50, 10 lambs av 69 at



$525; to Barlage 35 do av 65 at $5.50.

Haley. sold Mich. B. CO. 36 lambs av 63





-‘ THE MICHIGAN ,EARMER. ~





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at $6, 13 do av 55 at $5.25, 65 do av 60‘





at $5.25.





Wagner-sold Newton B.,Co. 14 lambs'





av 70 at $5.50.





I

Haley sold same 2 do av 85 at $6, 8'





sheep av 125 at $4.



Spicer, M. & R. sold Stocker 29 lambs

av 85 at $4.75; to Noble 45 do av 65 at $6:

to Mich. B. CO. 12 sheep av 100 at $3.25:

to Sullivan P. Co. 9 lambs av 90 at $6.40.

2 do av 95 at $6.40; to Newton B. Co. 25

do av 85 at $6.25; to Charlick & L. 57

feeders av 65 at $5.75: to Fitzpatrick

Bros. 49 sheep av 75 at $4.75: to Mich. R.

Co. 25 do av 110 at $3.60; to Brown 42

lambs av 73 at $6.15.



Bishop. B & H. sold Hammond, S. &

(‘0. 18 sheep av 77 at $2, 18 do av 90 at

$3.50, 10 do av 107 at $3.50, 7 do av 100

at $2.25, 3 do av 110 at $2. 5 do av 110 at

$3.75, 8 lam‘bs av 70 at $5.50; to Haise 20

do av 80 at $5.75. 59 mixed av 70 at $4.35:





to Brown 194 feeders av 75 at $6.25. 67

av 65 at $6: to Sullivan P. (To. 3 lambs

av 60 at $5.50: to Mich, 'R. (1o, 42 do :lV





55 at $5, 30 do av 55 at $5.25, 20 sheep av

80 at $3.50; to Eschrich 79 lambs av 6'» at

$5.50; to Newton R. Co. 59 do av 73 at

$6.25; to Friedman 30 do av 63 at $5.50:

to Mich. R. Co. 34 sheep av 120 at $3.75.

6 do av 115 at $3.50, 31 lambs av 65 at

$5.25: to Brown 63 do av 75 at $6.25, 56

do av 55 at $5.75: to C‘harlick & I. 100 do

av 65 at $6: to Fitzpatrick Bros. 40 sheep

av 90 at $3.50. 23 do av 110 at $3.50, 23

do av 75 at $3.75: to Reimel 115 lambs

av 85 at $6.35, 136 do av 70 at $6.25: M

Haise 8 do av 55 at $5: to Fitzpatrick

Bros. 21 lambs av 90 at $6.65.



Bergin & 1V. sold Hammond. S. R: (‘0.

6 sheep av 75 at $2, 18 do av 110 at $3.50,

18 lambs av 75 at $6.25.





CQOHP‘V & H. sold same 32 do av 82

at .6.



Kalaher sold Fitzpatrick 8 sheep av

.05 at $3, 15 do av 60 at $4, 68 lambs av

77 at $6.





‘Duelle sold same 22 sheep av 90 at $3.25.

Johnson sold Young 12 sheep av 110

at $3, 37 lambs av 80 at $5.75.

Adams sold Barlas‘e 9 sheep av 105 at

$2.50. 24 lambs av 80 at $6.10





ogs.



Receipts, 4,675. Market steady at last

week‘s prices.



Range of prices: Light to good Dutch-

crs, $7.5U((_t7.li5; pigs. $7.1541»7.25; light

yorkers, 3573501750; stags. 1/5; off.



Spicer, M. 8; ll. sold Parker, \\'. & Co.

63 av 190 at $7.70, 52 av 185 at $7.65,

115 av 170 at $7.60, 94 av 165 at $7.50, 29

av 150 at $7.45.



Sundry shippers sold same 400 av 170





at $7.60.



Spicer, M. & R. sold Sullivan P. CO.

75 av 155 at $7.50.



Roe Com. Co. sold same 36 av 175 at





$7.65, 64 av 170 at $7.60, 79 av 165 at $7.50.



Bishop, B. & .I-l. sold Hammond, S. &

C0. 1,640 av 165 at $7.60, 307 av 180 at

$7.65, 265 21v 150 at $7.50, 243 av 140 at

$7.40, 78 av 160 at $7.45, 130 av 130 at

$7.30, 235 av 180 at $7.55. 7



Mayer Sold some 75 av 200 at $7.75.



Miirkct closed about 50 higher than last

wee t.





 





Friday’s Market.

Cattle.





October 22. 1909.



We quote: Dry—fed steers (quoted).

$5; steers and heifers, 1.000 to 1.200, $4.50

€04.65: steers and heifers, 800 to 1,000,

$4; steers and heifers that are fat, 500

to 700, $325,603.50: choice fat cows, $3.75

@385; good fat cows. $3.3:

cows. $2.50fl3:

heavy bulls, $350714: fair to good l‘inlnqna





bulls, 3432571340: stock bulls, $275403;

choice feeding steers, 800 to 1,000, $47?





4.30; fair feeding steers, 800 to 1.000. $3.50

((03.75; choice stockers, 500 to 700, 33.50541





3.75: fair stockers. 500 to 700, $3.25@3_50;

stock heifers, $250603: milkers. largo,

young, medium age. $40@60; common

milkers, $25W35. 1





Sheep and Lambs.





The sheep and lamb trade was dull and

While one extra good bunch brot $6.50 the

general market was 25c lower than on

Thursdav. Most of the receipts were hot

by feeders and shipped back to the coun—

try. Prices: Best lambs. $6706.50; fair

to good lambs. $5.50fr75.75: light to com—

mon lambs. $450625: fair to good sheep.

33.50404: culls and common, $2602.50.



70 at $3.

Hogs.





The hog market was active at Thurs—

day’s prices and the quality was the best

seen here this season. Bishop was all

alone. however. in the hog yards, having

all the hogs on sale. about 1.600. Jerry

Sullivan took all the pigs at $7.20 a bun-

dred and savs prospects look good for





th em at present.





common ,

canncrs. $1.75v71\2.15; choice.





 





 





 





 





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BY IRMA B. MATTHEWS.





It was a beautiful summer day, one of

the few perfect ones. So thot Ellen Daw-

son as she wandered along the shady

road. I am not sure but what an ob-

server might have found the girl as good

to look upon as the landscape she was

admiring so much, for her bonnet pushed

back revealed a face sparkling with health

and the joy of living.



“I shall get a fine view of that bit

of road today,” she remarked, either to

herself or to the robin singing in the tree

above her head, for there was no one else

near to hear her.



She lifted a camera she carried in her

hand and prepared to make a snap-shot

of the spot. She stood in a position that

vas screened by some bushes, so that a

person passing in the road would not

have seen her unless looking for some-one

in that place.



The camera clicked, her hand dropped

again to her side and she looked up. To

her amazement a young man stood di-

rectly before her. He was a stranger in

the neighborhood she felt sure, and she

stood perfectly still hoping that he would

not see her, for she saw he was not

aware of her presence. He stood for a

moment as tho in uncertainty, then made





his way down the road at a swinging





gait. In the brief time that he stood





there Ellen observed that he was rather





good-looking, and also that he seemed

troubled.



She looked at her watch. “Goodness

me!” she exclaimed, “It is half past two

and I promised mother to be home at

three to help entertain company this at-

ternoon. I will have to hurry some. No

more pictures this day,” and she turned

and started briskly in the direction from

which she had sauntered a short time

before.



“Late, mother?” she asked as she came

into the comfortable sitting room, rosy

from her walk.



“Not much.” her mother smiled; “they

have just come and your father is enter-

taining them while I ran out to put the

last touches to the table.”





“You go right back now mother, I will





see to things.”



“But they will want you to play and

Sing.”



“I know; I will bc in after a little,” and

she turned into the dining room.



Farmer Dawson’s friends had said he

was foolish when he sent his daughter

away to college. It would spoil her and

make her discontcntcd with her country

home, they declared. but for once they

were mistnkcn. She had come back more

lovable than ever and also more in love

with her country home.



‘No city for me, with their little box

houses and scraps of yards,” she would

(lecture. “I want a place to live and

breathe in and I intend to marry a





farmer,” which answer brot every young





man in the country around to her feet in

hopes of winning so fair a prize, but as

yet the right one had not appeared.



In a short time Ellen entered the par-

lor, gowncd in a frcsh crisp lawn, ready

to help entertain her mother’s friends.

The afternoon passed pleasantly and

when the guests left they were loud in

their praises of their h'ostcss’ lovely

daughter.



“Never set her up a bit,” declared one

of the ladies; “she is just as sweet and

unspoilcd, for all she can make pictures

with that box-looking thing and play the

piumly, too.”



The next day Mr, Dawson came into

the house after talking some time with

a Neighbor at the roadside. “I am going

over to old man llartcr's, wife; something

awful happened over there.”



“\Vhat is it, fathcr?” asked Ellen, look-

ing up and seeing that her father was

much excited.



“Old man is dead—murdered some time

yesterday."



Mrs, Dawson screamed. Such a thing

had never happened in this quiet rural

community before.



“How? “‘ho?" shc gasped.



“Don’t know a thing about it only what

T have just told you. Iienry just told me.

that much and that was all. He. is going

over and I am going with him,” and he

hurried out.



The women looked at each other and

shuddered. The. Harter place was about

four miles from them but that is not far

in the country and they knew the place

well. An old rambling house, half falling

down, stood close to the road and here

old man Harter lived alone. He had





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livedalone as long- as anyone could re-

member, and if he ever had any folks

none of the neighbors had known any-

thing about them. He owned a great'deal

of land, but he went looking worse than

a‘beggar and it had long been whispered

that he was a miser. .



But who could have murdered him.

The women could talk of nothing else the

whole afternoon. It was late \When Mr.

Dawson returned and they began to ques-

tion him at once.



“The murder had been committed with

an ax,” he told them; “it was found near,

covered with blood, and he had been, hit

two or three times; one blow had crushed

the skull. It was evident from the ap-

pearance of the room that the old man

had put up a stiff fight, for there was

every sign of a severe struggle. He was

not cold yet when found by a neighbor

who had gone to see him about some

young cattle he had to sell. The doctors

decided he could not have been dead over

half an hour. It is horrible.”



“But have they no idea who did it?"

asked Ellen.



“The officers think they have a clew.

A young fellow got off the train at Fenton

that morning and inquired the way to the

Barter place. He went back to the city

‘that evening and the agent says he

seemed disturbed and walked up and

down the platform restlessly until the

train came. They'are hunting for him.

It seems, too, that Brown went by the

*‘place about noon and he heard people

talking, and once (you know how close.

the house is to the road) he heard the

old man scream: “You need not tell me!

It is my money that you want and you

shall not have a cent of it.”



This was practically all that was known

but they heard two days afterward that

the man had been found and arrested in

the city, that he had proved to be, old

man Ilarter's great nephew and, as far

as could be learned, his only heir.





It was a nine days’ wonder in the place.

The young man was examined and bound

over to the court for trial. Meanwhile

he was confined in the county jail. The

motive for the crime was very apparent.

Besides large holdings in land, the old

man was supposed to have much money.

This man, his hcir, was only a clerk on

a not very big salary. The evidence was

conclusive, so at least thot most of the

people who heard about the matter. In

the whole country there seemed not even

one whose heart was moved with pity as

they thot of the man waiting while the

make a certainty out of an uncertainty.

escape for the prisoner. The defense was



\l’lien the time came the court room

was crowded with people eager to hear

the evidence and see what the prisoner

would have to say. Among those present

was Mr. Dawson. The evidence was

given, and tighter and tighter it drew

the not until there seemed no possible

escape for the prisoner. he. defense was

mainly bent on showing the hitherto good

character of the young man but his pre-

vious record did not avail much against

the evidence.



That he had gone to see ‘his uncle that

fatal day he acknowlcdgcd. He said he

had known but little of him but that he

had been very good to his mother until

‘She had married against his wishes: then

he had refused to ever see her again.

\Vhen his mother was dying she asked her

son to take her last mcssagc to him. It

was to fulfill this request that he visited

his uncle that fatal day.



Being asked if they had quarrclcd the

prisoner replied that they had not; that

his uncle got very angry and accused him

of coming to see him because he had

hopes of getting his money. but that he

should not have it. He said he saw he.

(ould not make friends with him and left

soon afterward.



Asked at what time he lcft, he said it

must have been one o‘clock. The doc-

tors’ evidence showed that the man must

have. been killed at two-thirty, or near

that time, so that. could he have con-

vinced the jury that. he told the truth,

it would have cleared him. But alas,

there was nothing but his word to sup-

port this evidence.



The lawyer asked him sharply where

hc was from one o‘clock until he arrived

at the station, and he answered that he

had not often a day in the country and

that he had spent it loitering along the

Ir-eautiful country roads.



No questioning could make him vary

the story in the least, but when they were

tltru with him he saw, with a sickening

throb of the heart, that no one believed

him. His gaze, as it wandered from face

to face, saw only sternness.



But there was one. Mr. Dawson

watched the young man and decided that

he was telling the truth: but he also saw

that if it was so it would avail him noth—





   





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ing.’ He said as much to his family that

night. . ,



“I tell you there is something about the

lad's face that haunts me. His eyes

have the look of an animal at bay. I

wish I could forget about it.”



His wife tried to cheer him by talking

of something else, but Ellen saw he did

not hear much of what she said.



The next day, was Sunday and Ellen

noticed that her father was still uneasy.

He paced back and forth from sitting

room to dining room. Once he stopped

before a table and mechanically began

looking over some photographs in a

basket. Suddenly he started and a look

of astonishment crossed his face. The

next minute he was standing before Ellen

holding a picture in his hand. _



“\Vhere did you get this?” he de-

manded.



“I took it. Why, father, don’t you

recognize that bit of road?”



“W'hen did you take it, do you re-

member?”



“Very well, indeed,” ashe answered,

smiling at him and wondering at his evi-

dent excitement. “I took it the day Mrs.

VI-‘illiams and Mrs. Holmes were here; it

was—why, it was the second of August.”



“At what time?” her father leaned to-

ward her earnestly; “have you the least

idea, daughter, at what hour you took it?”



“Why, yes; I looked at my watch and

it was exactly half past two, and I re-

membered that I had promised mother to

be home at three so I had to hurry.”



“Thank God!" breathed the father.



“Father, what is the meaning of this?”

cried she, catching'something of his ex—

citement.



“It means that the gift of life lies in

your hands, my daughter. That is the

picture of the young man, Russel Hatha-

way, now being tried for his life for the

murder of old man Harter.”



For a moment Ellen gazed at her father

in amazement. “A murderer,” she cried;

“Oh no, father, oh no!” -



“No, your evidence will prove that 'he

is not. Don’t you understand? TVe must

be in the city when the court opens. We

can do it by taking the early train. We

will be in time, but I cannot understand

why he did not tell about meeting you.”



“I do, father; he did not meet me. He

did not even see me.”



“Then how——” her father began in be-

wilderment, but she interrupted him to

tcll how she had stood when she took the

picture; of how she had kept_silent until

he was out of sight, and how she did not

know that she had taken his picture until

she came to develop the film.



“What a horrible thing,” said her

father with a shudder. “Think of that

poor lad in jail all this time, charged

with such a crime, when all the time we

had evidence that would clear him."



Ellen was pale. “Think, too. father, if

we had not found it until it was too

late!”



“Ellen.” her mother interrupted, “that

was in higher hands than yours.”



Russel Hathaway was having his last

interview with his lawyer. “It is no

use,” he said wearily; “I can think of

nothing more that would be likely to

throw any light on the matter. Everyone

bclicvcs me. guilty. I have even thot."

lifting his haggard face to look straight

at the other, “I have even thot that you

believed it.”



“And are you not?” asked the lawyer

in a peculiar voice.



“No, God knows that I am not,” he

cried bittcrly; “that is, if there is a God.

I have been tempted to doubt it some-

times.”



“l)on’t say that," answered the lawyer

gravely. “Never say that, for I may as

wcll tell you that only He can save you

now. I have done all that I could do.”



“Evidently He cannot either, or will

not, but you are right, I will not doubt

my Creator. I will strive for grace to

say, ‘Tho He, slay me. yet will I trust

Him,’ ” looking up with a wan smile.

“But I hope the thing will end today.

Certainty cannot be worse than this

suspense.”



The lawyer felt the truth of this as he

gazed at the thin face. He did not look

much likc the careless youth that had

swung along the country road in August.

Yes, tho end would no doubt come that

day, and he turned away, for he had

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Ellen Dawson to the stand; she has evi-

dence that will clear the prisoner." '



“If it pleases your honor,” he began,

as tho nothing had happened, “I have

one more witness that I wish sworn.

Will Miss Ellen Dawson take the stand?"



At the words a young girl in the back

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front, the crowd standing back to allow

her to pass.



Every eye in the room was fixed upon

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ones of the prisoner as he looked at her

wondering what she could know about

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a witness he had certainly known nothing

of a short time before.



After the usual questions as to her

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you acquainted with the prisoner at the

bar?”





“No.” Her voice was low but perfectly





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The lawyer, himself in the dark and

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ever see him before today?”



“Yes, once.”



“And when was that?”



"The second day of August."



A pin dropped in that room could have

been heard now, so intense was the still-

ness. Every ear was strained to catch

the answers of the witness.



“Why are you so sure about the date?"



“We had company, and it was the day

Mr. Harter was murdered."



“Will you explain to the court where

you saw the prisoner that day?"



"In the road between my father's farm

and Fenton.”



“Are you sure it was him; you say you

never saw him but the once?”



“I am sure of it and have proof."



“How is that, what proof?” .



“I took his picture."



The lawyer was waking up now. Here

was surely some mystery. Why had the

prisoner not told him of meeting some

pretty girl who took his picture.



“Can you produce the. picture?”



“I can," and she handed him a square

card that she held in her hand.



He gave an exclamation. It was cer-

tainly the prisoner and a very good like-

ness, too. There could be no mistaking

it. After everyone had examined the

picture the questioning went on: “How

far is your home from the Harter place,

Miss Dawson?”



“About four miles, I believe.”



“And at what time that day did you

take this picture, do you think?"



A ripple of excitement swept thru the

crowd in the moment that preceded the

answer to this qucstion. All knew that

on the answcl‘ hung the prisoner’s fate.

The prisonci‘ himself was lcnning slightly

forward regarding the witness, with his

whole soul in his cycs. IVlmt would the

answer bc?



”It was just half past two.”



A murmur ran around the room and

the prisoner, with a low “Thank God!"

nearly fainted.



“Why are you so sure?”



"I lookcd at my watch just after he

had passed, and besides it could be easily

verified by the way the trees in the pic-

ture cast the shadows. I had waited to

get just that effect."



“W’hy have you withheld such import-

ant testimony so long?"



"I did not know that the young man

in the picture was the one being tried for

murder until father happened to see the

picture yesicrday and he rccognizcd it."





“How do you account for the fact that

the prisoner did not tell of mccting you

and thus prove an alibi himself?"



”He did not nicct me. I was screened

by the bushes behind which I had taken

my station in order to get the right view

and he could not see me from where he

was. I took the picture thru a small

opening in the bushes.”



There were more questions but none

of importance, and then the witness was

allowcd to step down. The lziwycrs agreed

to make no pleas. What was the use?

The girl and the sun had clcnrcd the

prisoner. It was impossible for the man

to be in that place at two—thirty and

have committed a murder at the same

time four miles away. In a short time

Russel Hathaway was a free man. He

hastened to where Ellen stood with her

father. .



“I want to thank you," he said brok-

enly; “and I feel I can butpoorly express

myself. You have saved not only my life

but what I value more. my good name.”



“None of that, lad,” said Mr. Dawson

kindly; “Ellen deserves no thanks."



“No, it, is father,” the girl interrupted;

“he recognized the picture and if he had

not been so restless yesterday, walking

the house while thinking about your being

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did not believe you had committed, the

picture“might never have come to light,

that is, until it was too late,” and she

shuddered and grew pale,



“Yes, I did not believe you did it. You

did not have the look‘of a guilty man,”

added Mr. Dawson.



This was indeed sweet news to Russel

———that even one man thot him innocent

with all that weight of evidence against

him.



“You will be looking after your prop-

erty out our way,” continued Mr. Daw-

son; “drop in and See us."



lie availed himself of the invitation and

cfter awhileit began to be remarked

around the neighborhood that it seemed

to take a great deal of young Hathaway's

lime to thank Ellen Dawson for her share

in saving his‘aife and restoring his good

name. He finally decided that it would

take his lifetime, and she must have

agreed.



He sold the Harter placo, for be de-

clared he did not Wish a place with such

memories, and bot a place not far from

the Dawson farm and is at present en—

gagd in building a fine house thereon.

Ellen is the one consulted constantly

about the details.



I suppose the story would hardly be

finished without some mention of the

mystery surrounding the death of Mr.

Harter. It remained a mystery for

months; then a man sentenced to death

in a distant state made a clean breast of

the affair. He was tramping thru the

country and had just entered the wood-

slied back of the Harter house, intending

to ask for something to eat, when he

heard the angry words of the old man

directed to his nephew. Shortly after-

ward the old man got a bag of gold and

began to gloat over it. muttering all the

time that they should not have his money,

He attacked the old mun with an ax he

found in the woodshcd and managed to

get away without bcing seen. He caught

a night train and was miles away before

the murderer was sought.



All very simple, to be sure, but an in-

ncccnt man would have suffered the pen-

alty had it not been for the evidence

given ’by a camera.





 





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Does Unselfishness Breed Selfiskhness?





field,” the village doctor says to Miss



Judge, “Unselfishness like yours does

harm; it breeds selfishness in others.”

In almost every home there is some sweet

tempered, unselfish one who takes all the

burdens, attends to every other one’s

little wants and uncomplainingly suffers

all the self denials of the home. Some-

times it is father, more likely mother, an

older sister, or patient grandmother. They

are continually doing the little things that

"somebody ought to” do. It is done to

keep peace, to have the household move

serenely and to simply administer to every

one thru pure, generous love for the

family. But is it right? Is it not work-

ing more ruin than good? Does not the

younger brother or sister become selfish,

careless and lazy? “Oh, sister will do it,”

they think, “I don’t need to bother.” Or,

“mother isn't going out as much as I.

She can get along without a new dress

this fall, but I must have one.”



Yes, mother can get along. Sister

needn’ttgo to the party, because therd

isn’t room for all in the family vehicle.

And sister cheerfully says she doesn’t

care to go, and forces down the lump of

disappointment that rises in her throat.



Are you heedlcssly causing this loved

one to continually be the martyr and

willing 'worker? Why not divide up the

honors, pass them around, as it were.

Cave them a little pleasant surprise by

insisting that they draw the sugar plum,





IN that quaint Kentucky story, “Old—





for once. All too soon we realize the sac-

rificing life the loved one has led for us,

when they have gone from the family

circle.



And you, the unselfish one, a word to

you. Are you really doing the best thing

for your loved ones by this generous life

you yield to them? I doubt it. When

that indulged brother grows to be a man

and takes unto himself a wife, are you

not storing up trouble for her? Will he

not expect the same leniency he has en-

joyed at home? Will not that self-in-

dulged maiden grow to be a disagreeable

tnthotful woman. If you are a fond

mother humoring every whim and desire

of your children and cheerfully working

thru the long day for them, refraining

from seeking their aid, because they must

have their play and joys. VVhat'about

the time when they have passed from

your careful shelter, will it not be rather

a rude awakening? Is it not better to

train them for the time when they must

stand alone? \Vhen they brush up against

the world and take its knocks, unaided

by your protecting care.



Then do not mistake intended kindness

for what may prove their undoing. Do

your share of the little things in life that

makes it worth living for those about you.

Be reasonably self-sacrificing and willing

to step aside for others, but do not do it

all the time, give the other members of

the family a chance to prove their love

for you. ELISABETH.





 





COMPLACENCY.



I think I could tuin and liyc with ani-

mals, they are so placid and self-

contain'd,



1 stand and look at them long and long.





They do not sweat and whine about their

condition,



They do not lie awake. in the dark and

weep for their sins,



Not one is dissatisfied, not one is de-

mented with the mania of owning

things,



Not one kneels to another, nor to his

kind that lived thousands of years

ago,



Not one is respectable or unhappy over

the whole earth.



——Valt Whitman.





FRESH‘AIR IN THE HOME.





 





 





BY E. E. n.



It is easy enough to sccurc abundance

of fresh air in summer, but when winter

sets in it becomes in many homes an

rntirely different matter. Then we shut

ourselves up and try in every possible

way to prevent this same air from gain-

ing an entrance.



The fact that the average house is not

equipped with an adequate heating plant

15 partially responsible for this condition.

\Vherc stoves are depended on to furnish

the heat there are usually some rooms

which are cold and that serves to keep

the inmates near the fire. \Vere the

whole house evenly warmed it would not

be a difficult matter to invite the purify-

ing breezes to enter without chilling

its occupants. “Vith a frigid temperature

outside it requires a heroic determination

to do things to enable one to throw open

the windows even for a few minutes, and

more or less expostuation may always be

looked for by those who do not see the

necessity of “warming all out doors,” 'as

some express it.



It is true, however, that the more we

become enlightened upon this subject the

more we come to realize the importance

of pure, fresh air at all seasons. “’0

may safely say that half~tl1e ailments

which assail the average family during

winter arc owing, not so much to the

weather, as to the fact that the air in

the house is breathed over and over until

it becomes an actual menace to health

and entirely responsible for the colds and

throat troubles which are so cmnmon

:11 this time. Many people are insisting

1.171111 open windows in their sleeping

moms every night in the year. From be—

ing the victims of influenza and colds all

winter, some of these persons have 11c-

tually become immune to such ailments

'by this simple means alone. They at-

tribute their condition entirely to the

fresh air which they breathe night after

right.



For those who hesitate about drafts

and exposure in sleeping with open win—





(lows; be it known that a person inured

to this method of sleeping never takes a.





cold, even when the wind blows directly

upon the face. To begin gradually, let

a narrow board as long as the window‘s

width be placed beneath the lower sash.

This provides for the entrance of air

between the two sashes while a direct

current is avoided. Some sort of handle

in the middle of the board. such as a

small block of wood nailed to one side,

makes it easier to place it in position.

Some, provide a cloth covered screen for

the open'window, which admits air yet

keeps out much of the cold‘and dampness

of the atmosphere, on the same plan

of the cloth front in the modern poultry

house.



“'hcn we consider that of all cases of

tuberculosis, by far the larger proportion

are undoubtedly caused from breathing im-

pure air we must r-gcro nize the supreme

importance of this subjtct.



Pile. on the blankets, as many as are

required, but open the window of the

sleeping room every night.





 





 





CRANBERRIES DELICIOUSLY PRE-

PARED.





 





The cranberry is one of the most

healthful of our winter fruits, being rich

in valuable food, salts and acids, and is

claimed to have curative properties. Al-

tho it is Cllll'lly associated with the holi-

day game and poultry, yet it is a fruit

that should be found often on our tables.

Not only is it an appetizing sauce to eat

with game, fish, fowl and' fresh meat,

but there can be made with it delicious

puddings, shortcakcs, tarts, jellies and

such like. Cranberries should always be

cooked in an earthenware vessel. or in

a granite or porcelain kettle. and never in

tin. Always wash the berries cart-fully,

picking out all stems and all defective

fruit. Here are some. excellent ways in

\111ich the cranberry can be prepared:



Whipped Cranberry Jelly—Make a pint

of plain cranberry jelly and set aside to

cool. An hour or two before it is needed

whip up with a wire egg beater; then

fold into it the stiffly beaten whites of

two eggs. I’leap 11p in glasses and serve.



Cranberry Bavarian Cream.—VVhip two

cups of good cream to a stiff froth, then

fold in one cup of sugar. Soak in one cup

of cold water one, tablespoon of gelatine;

place over hot water until fully dissolved.

Then add to a cup of strained and sweet-

ened cranberry juice. Just as the gela-

tine begins to perceptiblv thicken fold in

the whipped cream. Mould and chill. The

result is smooth, velvety pudding that

melts in one’ s mouth.



Cranberry Pudding. ——Mix together one

and a half cups of sour milk, three- fourths

cup of molasses, and one teaspoon each

of salt and soda. Dissolve the soda in

a little water. Add three cups of flour;

when well—mixed add a pint of raw cran-

berries. Pour into a buttered baking-dish





 





 





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or mold and steam about an hour. Serve

with a. good sauce.



Cranberry Shortcake.—-Stew together

one. and one—half quarts of cranberries

and one pound of sugar with one pint of

water; cook until well done, then put

thru a. seive. Return the juice to the

stove and boil until it is ready to jelly,

and set aside until it has partially jellled.

Make a good Shortcake dough as for a

strawberry Shortcake. When baked split

the Shortcake, spread with the jellied

cranberries, and serve with good rich

cream. The Shortcake can be simply

spread with the cooked fruit, well sweet-

ened, and some prefer it to the jelly



Cranberry Sherbet. —Stew the cranber-

ries and strain. To a quart of the juice

add the juice of a. half dozen oranges and

two pounds of granulated sugar, pour into

an ice cream freezer and freeze. When

it is of a mushy consistency stir into the

cranberries the whites of three eggs,

beaten stiffiy. When the freezing is com-

pleted let cure awhile. Serve in sherbet

glasses.



Cranberry Puffs.——Sift together two

cups of flour and four teaspoons of bark--

ing powder, and one-half teaspoon of

salt. Rub into this one—fourth cup of

butter, and two well-beaten eggs, and

one cup of good milk, and stir into the

flour with one pint of cranberries. Fill

buttered cups about one-half full of this

mixture and steam one hour. Serve with

a 'good sauce—Pansy Viner.





A FEW POINTERS FROM THOSE IN-



TERESTED IN THE QUESTION.



I have been very much interested in

those letters on preserving husbands, and

would like to say a wordmyself. Mrs.

N. C. S, and Mrs. C. U. 0., you must not

think all men are like yours. I, too, be-

lieve that if a man loves his wife and

family as he. should, he will need no pre-

serving to make him treat them right.

Perhaps C. S. has a husband like mine.

I can use all the sugar I choose and it

won‘t spoil him a bit. I also am a farm-

ri‘s wife. Have been married for over

eleven years and he treats me just as

well as he did before I was his wife. We

have. four small children. and I have

always done all my own work, and worked

in the garden besides, and sometimes I

help milk the cows and..don‘t consider

myself a drudge either. 7 And as for a

\acation, husband and I usually take a

short one together every summer.



If my husband was a writer he would

write a piece on preserving a wife. I

think he must know how, for I have been

told that I look as young as I did when

I was married—An Old Man’s Darling.



I have been reading the letters in the

Michigan Farmer on “Preserving Hus-

bands.” There seems to be quite a. little

excitement created over the subject.

\K’hen people are married they should

settle down and take everything into

consideration and make allowances for

shortcomings. The husband should do

his part in keeping things neat and tidy.

Not bring all the dirt on his shoes in

the, house, but clean it off out doors.

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Makmg A Good

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Impressmn





A Person With Bad Breath Invarlably

lmpresses People Uniavorably.





Every one desires to make a good





impression with other people with

whom they come in contact, whether in

a business or social-way.



No matter how well dressed a. person

may be, or how well educated or ac-

complished, if he or she has an offensive

breath, every other consideration and

good quality is likely to be overlooked,

and the impression made is likely to be





,an unfavorable one.





The employer‘in selecting an 'employe

is almost certain to [reject the applicant

whose ‘breath is offensive, even though he

may seem a good acquisition in every

other way.



No merchant cares to employ a clerk

whose breath is foul, to wait on his cus—

tomers; ‘he would probably drive trade

away. Neither does an official desire to

have such a person employed in his office.



Many a person making an application

for a position has been rejected by a

prospective employer on account of this

undesirable possession, which proves so

disagreeable to other persons, and_often

the applicant hasn’t the slightest idea

as to why he was “turned down," since

he. seemed to fill the requirements of the

position in all particulars.



Every one who is so unfortunate to

possess bad breath, Whether caused by

disordered stomach, decayed teeth or

nasal catarrh, should use STUART’S

CHARCOAL LOZENGES, which afford

immediate relief from this trouble.



Charcoal is a powerful absorbent of foul

gases, and quickly oxidizes and purifies

bad breath. The charcoal from which

these lozenges are made is the best that

money can‘ buy, and possess a higher

power of absorption not present in other

and minor brands.



Bad breath from any cause cannot ex-

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all persons who are subjeetqyto‘rfoul and

offensive breath should rid themselves of

what amounts to a positive nuisance by

using these powerful absorbing lozenges.



Use them freely before going in com-

pany; or to church, or to the tittéater, in

fact, to any place where you will be

brought into close contact with other

people.



Before visiting your dentist, or your

physician, or your barber, purify your

breath, and take a box of Stuart’s Char—

coal Lozenges with you, and keep your

breath pure and free from taint.



These lozenges surpass all others in

their marvelous powers of absorption. as

it has been proved again and again that

they will absorb one hundred times their

own volume in gases.



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between husband and wife. The Wife





should be as ectmomical as possible in





all parts of the house. She should not

growl abOut something as soon as the

husband enters the door, This will dis-

gust a man and make him want to be

some place else rather than at home. The

husband should not growl about the gro-

cery bills, even if they do seem a. little

high. The average housewife is not going

to buy a lot of unnecessary articles.



As “Mrs. M. C. S.” says, “there should

be only one pocket book in the house.”

My husband and I have access to “our”

pocket book and one never asks the

other ,“XVhat do you want money for

now?” That is not necessary. It be-

longs to one as much as the other.~Mrs.

F. M. B.





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“MRS. C. S.” REPLIES to SOME

CHARGES.



I had no idea that I would stir up a

hornet’s nest when I wrote the article on

preserving a husband. All the same, I

have enjoy ed it immenselv for I was very

glad to hear f1om you sisters. Yes, Mrs.

C. 17. (3., I am a married woman, and

the mother of two grown-up children. I

have carefully read over the article in

ouestion and cannot find anything I wish

to retract.



You are mistaken I did not say that

husband should have no bad spots, but I

did say that no man is perfect, that even

the sun has spots upon it, so how can we

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perfection, even with the best of inten-





tions. We take our husbands for better

or for worse and if it happens to be for

the worse, try to make the best of a bad

bargain. We should do our part toward

making life worth living.



Now, sisters, honor bright, can you

recall no one instance in your life when

a kind word would have averted a breeze?

You know in a heated argument one word

brings on another.



Because I say a husband is worth pre-

serving is no sign that I think that a.

[wife is not. The preserving process

should be carried on on both sides and

constant nagging is no way to preserve

the happineSs of our husband, our chil-

dren and our home. We must not ex-

pect more consideration than we are wil-

ling to accord others. I always thot the

Golden Rule 9. very good rule to go by.



As to the soft soap process that Mrs.

M, C. S. speaks of, I never tried it on.

I don’t know how it would work. Good,

hard common sense, in union with a

cheerful, sunny disposition, suits me much

better. I agree with her, tho, in refer-

ence to the pocket book. I do think that

the ‘wife has an equal right to the con-

tents. Why not? She helps to earn it,

and are they not partners?



Now, brothers, it is your turn next, and

we would all like to hear from you. —Mrs.

C. 3., Berlin.





HOME-MADE BOOKCASE AND WRIT-

ING DESK.





 





BY ALICE M. GRAYDON.



This combination writing desk and

book-case is plain, neat and attractive,

and is quite useful and ornamental. Se-

cure a deal box from the grocery. Take

a one—half inch board, the required height

of the box, and fit in for a partition thru

the center, then another board lengthwise

for the book shelf. Take the rack from

a box having contained glass fruit jars,

and fit in the upper right hand corner of

the box, for the required piegon—holes,

leaving the lower part for stationery and

other articles. Fasten the door on the

side of the box with hinges and attach

a chain to each side. Screw to the wall.



Be sure and get it the required height,

when open, as the door serves for a

writing table. Pad the inside of the door

with one sheet of wadding and cover

with resida green, or terra cotta red

outing cloth. If more expensive material





 





   





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is desired, purchase one-half yard of dark

green felting cloth. Use brass headed

tacks at intervals to fasten it on with,

stretch as smooth and tight as possible.

Paint the whole, inside and out, with

white enamel paint and line the outside

with a beveled rule, using either gilt or

brown paint. Cherry, oak or walnut stain

can be used, instead of white. according

to the furnishings of the room. The lock

is a common desk catch or lock which

holds the door in place when closed.





USEFUL FALL HINTS.





 





 





If the stove is cracked, a good cement

for it is made as follows: Wood ashes

and salt in equal proportions reduced to

.1 paste with cold water and fitted in the

CIaCkS when the stove is cool. It will

soon harden.



In the fall when cleaning house, I :11-

“-3va apply a thin coat of varnish to

straw matting, which makes it more d111-

able and adds to its beauty_



Wet shoes dried and then Iubhed with

a cloth wet in kerosene oil will be soft

as when new, and will take blacking, but

not dirt as shoes rubbed with vaseline

will do.



An occasional feed of hard boiled eggs

made fine and mixed with cracker

crumbs is good for canary birds. Feed



a time .

a gigglebgltls are nice for soup. Boil three

eggs, put into cold water, mash yolks

with yolk of one raw egg, and one tea-

spoon -of flour, pepper, salt and parsley,

make into balls and boil two minutes.—





The easiest and

a pumpkin for pie

outside, set it in a

bake it for about an hour.





best way to prepare

5 is, after washing the

pan in the oven and

When done





cut a hole in the stem end and remove

the seeds.

You will find it much richer and the

flavor better, than if it were stewed. '

A chimney may be kept clean and safe

by throwing a piece of zinc into the fur-

nace, or range, once a month.

fTo clean Russia iron, mix the blacklng

with kerosene and it will look nearly as

well as new.-—M. A. P.





[SOME VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

CLEANSERS,





BY PANSY VIOLA VINER.





 





Sal-Soda.

Is the cheapest form of alkali that we can

obtain, since it is now made out of com-

mon salt, chloride of sodium, which is

abundant. Sal-soda when used to excess,

contains injurious properties on account

of its caustic elements. If used for cloth-

ing, the articles should be well rinsed be—

fore being blued. It is especially desir-

able to use when clothing have become

a bad color, or stains have not had the

proper attention and become set. Dis-

solve a pound of the soda in a. quart of

boiling water, and use about one table-

spoon to each gallon of water in the

boiler. ’



Soap Bark

Is one of the best cleansers for all dark

wool and silk goods; it is used entirely





 

 





The rind will easily peel OR. .'





 





by professional cleansers for this pur-

pose .

duct, the bark of the soapberry tree of

the West Indies. The fruit of this tree

is also used for the same purpose. The

virtue of both the bark and the fruit is

owing to the quality they possess Of

forming an emulsion With oily substances;

this quality is due to the peculiar vege-

table substance which they contain, called

saponin. Soap bark will remove all

grease from the goods, and also seems to

give new body to the material; it will re-

store dingy, rusty black to its original

color. Put two tablespoons of the bark,

which can be obtained at a drug store,

in two quarts of water, and boil down to

about one quart. Add this to enough

warm water to cover the goods, and wash

them thoroly in this suds. Soiled ribbons

can be nicely cleaned by washing in a

strong suds made of this bark. Draw the

ribbon thru the hands again and again

but do not rub or wring, but press out the

water with the hands. Rinse in at least

two waters, and wrap around a bottle

or glass jar and let remain until they are

perfectly dry.

Coal Oil

or kerosene is also a great labor light-

ener. It will prove valuable in the wash-

ing of clothes if used right, but we find

many who do not recognize the necessity

of having the soap and oil thoroiy emul-

sified before adding the clothes. This

must be done, if it proves a success. Use

two or three tablespoons to a boiler full

of clothes, and at least a half cake of

god laundry soap; then be sure to rinse

the clothes well. Do not boil too long

while in the boiler as that only boils the

dirt into the clothes again. Kerosene is

excellent to remove blood stains from

clothes. Saturate well with the oil and

let remain awhile before washing; grass

stains and paint, especially if fresh, can

be removed by the use of it. We have

found it excellent to remove the dirt from

the rubber rolls of wringers. Saturate a

cloth well with the oil and then rub until

the dirt disappears. Nothing better can

he used to take the spots and dirt off

painted woodwork and furniture of all

kinds. Use a flannel cloth when applying

it. then. it can he gone over with a little

borax water and dried off. We find noth-

ing better with which to clean the sink

than coal oil mixed with some good wash-

ing powder or ammonia, and as we have

said before, if used in connection with

ammonia it makes one of the best window

cleansers. It is also good to remove spots

in a general way. from woolen fabrics.

It should be applied plentifully with a

cloth and rubbed well. then hung out in

the air until the kerosene has evaporated.

Turpentine



(“an also be used for cleaning purposes

to advantage. There is nothing better to

whiten up clothes than turpentine. The

tablespoonful can he added to the boiler

and thoroly emulsified with the soap be-



fore adding the clothes. A little turpen-



tine added to the starch water will make



the clothes iron more easily, and will also



help to whiten the clothes. Turpentine



is excellent to use in taking out grease



spots in woolen goods, and if combined



with ammonia will seldom fail to take out



paint spots, even if it has dried. ForJ

rosin, which one may get on one’s clothes



from pine, it is about the only thing that



will remove it.





(Continued Next Week.)





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We also make Leading Lady Shoes, Martha Washington

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and the guarantee is stamped right on the

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T will last you much longer than that. but for 15 years we

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twenty-five years.





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EXTRA





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66 Gormley SL, Forest, Ohio





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





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It’s the abundant Victor harvest of

real and lasting pleasure. No doubt

most of your crops are gathered in now,



and you are looking forward to weeks_of ease

and enioyment, when the crisp weather and long evenings give you

ample time for rest and recreation indoors. Why not invest a little of

what you’ve laid by in a Victor. and have a continual harvest of fun,

brightness and pleasure all through the VVinter?_ You srmply_can’t

realize what joy and happiness the Victor will bring to you until you

hear it sing and play.





The Victor harvest never ends





It doesn’t depend on seasons nor on the weather.



When the winds are blowing cold and the frost and snow come,

nothing is so cosy and comfortable as to sit around the stove while the

Victor brings bands and singers and minstrels to you with their rousing

marches, beautiful songs and funny stories.



When the hot summer-time comes. and you quit work at night all

tired and worn-out, the Victor will help to rest and refresh you, and

make the next day’s work easier. It is really wonderful what a sooth-

ing effect the Victor gives. There is no noisy imitation of voice or

instrument to get on your nerves. You hear the real, true. life-like

tones of the singer or musician.



And just think of the pleasure of hearing the Victor on rainy days!

Put on records by Pryor’s Band or listen to jovial songs, and you’ll be

glad the rain has kept you indoors.



And what about the harvest of pleasure you can give your friends!

With 3 Victor, what added hours of en-

ioyment they will spend with you.



All this harvest of good times is

yours—if you own :1 Victor.





» The Victor’s a jolly companion





It’s always ready to talk or sing or

play for you. Never tiredl Never

grouchyi Never out-of-sortsi It always

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and duets on your favorite instruments; the latest song hits; minstrel

shows; the funniest comic selections; dialogues and recitations of the

day; the classic symphonies of great composers; the magnificent».

voices of greatest operatic stars; or whatever else you want, played by

the world’s best talent. and reproduced as only the Victor can repre-

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What a happy and contented family!





Look at the picture! \Vouldn’t you like to be in this family circle?l



The picture is real. Thousands of families all over the country

iust like this one are to-night being entertained by the Victor, and are

having the time of their lives.



Here’s an instrument that plays so many other instruments and

sings so many voices that it seems always new. and it can’t help

but please every member of the family. Just , think what a

wealth of happiness and contentment is in store for you when

you get your Victor! And at such little cost!





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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Maybe you preicr to buy yours that way. liyou do there's a

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money, and you’ll be having all the great Victor pleasure in the 9 0°. . ‘9

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you. Then you can go to him, hear the Victor and the y b 5 '\. .9

records beiore you buy, and in that way get just what 9c; 0 00 . .. .

you want. How much more sensible than to send 0‘)‘ .‘

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. ‘ of engine l sell has ever been made before in all Gasoline Engine

hzsmry. Here is the en, ct and reason: I turn them out all alike by the thousands in my

enormous modern helm) , equipped with automatic machinery. I sell them direct to you

for less money than some factories can make them at actual shop cost.



All you pay me for is actual raw material, labor and one small profit (and I buy my

material in enormous quantities).



Anybody can allorzi and might just as well have a high grade engine when he

can get Ill on a wholesale deal of this kind. I‘m doing something that never was

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JulleI’S cairhuy similar engines for, in carlond lots. for spot cash.



. An engine that is made so good in the factory that I will send

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showing how I make them and how you can make more money with a.





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