v01. CXLVII]. No. 3
Whole Number 3924

DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, JANUARYAZO, 1917

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How Much Milk Should an Acre of Land Yield?

, ANY things that at first appear
amazingly complex turn out
— amazingly simple. The purely
fundamental has a trick of ambushing
itself behind a screen of mystery, but
when by the simple process of deduc—
tion and eliminationwin short, by sub-
traction and division—we have strip-
ped away the mask, the fact stands so
plainly revealed that we marvel that
we did not understand it from the be-
ginning. With the deductionist cult of
agricultural writers fundamental is a
favorite word and one much employed
by them in the elucidation of factors
that contribute to the success of some
particular undertaking.

The Acre is the Economic Unit.

One of the greattroubles in figuring
profits and losses on the dairy farm
has been the fact that many dairy
farmers, attempting to follow the meth-
Ods of the deductionist cult of agricul-
tural writers, have putthe cart before
the horse by using the individual cow
as the fundamental factor upon which
to estimate dairy 'profits,‘ whereas it
is,-of course, the yield of milk per acre
which must be considered in getting at
the net result. The dairy farmer may
be a master of dairy cows and feed
stuffs, but still when we come to check
up his business at the end of the year
we find that the cost of bringing the
feeding materials to his coWs reveals
a leakage so great as to preclude every
possibility of making a profit.

Importance of the Raw Material.

It is important that the dairy farmer
should select'the right viewpoint from
which to look at any important ques-
tion. That is the very essence of wis—
dom. In the first place, he should
make a careful estimate of the amount
of feed needed for the coming year and
plan to produce as much as possible of
it on his farm. The man who thinks
and acts from> the standpoint of pro—
ducing the greatest possible amount of
digestible nutrients on his own farm is
facing the light. From that point is
unfolded the great broad question of
fertility; of building up his soil so that

its production shall approximate the '

quantity of raw material needed to pro-
duce a profitable output of milk. From
the standpoint of using the individual
cow as the fundamental factor upon
which to estimate dairy profits has
come a long list of evils that affect our
dairying from the stunting of the
growth of his brain and- intelligence in
the farmer himself to the widespread
neglect of dairy farms as it exists at
the presenttime.

Make the Land Working Capital.

There is an economic principle in-
volved in considering the production of
_milk from the standpoint of the» acre,
and not the cow, that should be defi-
nitely and scientifically worked out.
When we think of the amount of milk
that can be' produced from the feed
grown on an acre of land we change at
once .our. viewpoint. We begin at once
'to” put our land in. the ‘best possible

pcondition for production._' So' long as

-we“used*one cowto consume the feed
produced o‘n‘eight or tenfacres of land

' we thought lightly and feebly of the

 

 

question of soil fertility.

By w. MILTON KELLY

When we
study the question from the standpoint
of feeding'the cows, and not the cows,
we can see clearly the greater profit. in
the working capital over the fixed cap-
ital. We know, for instance, that it
costs much leSs to produce, say, 400
pounds of butter—fat from four or five
acres than it does from eight. or ten
acres of land.

Let us briefly analyze the present
dairy situation. There is a tremendous
waste in dairy farming because the

 

Studying Exhibits at Wixom Fair—a Part
Community Betterment.

of the straw can be profitably fed, this

majority of dairymen are not raising
crops that yield anything like the
amount of feeding nutrients per acre
that'lhey should—particularly protein
-~-or crops that are best, adapted to the
successful feeding of dairy cows, Tinr
othy hay, a favorite crop on many
dairy farms does not produce more

pounds 'of digestible feed nutrients, of
which 340 pounds are protein materf
als. It is hardly necessary to point
out the advantages of growing clover
and alfalfa instead of timothy, for the
figures speak. for themselves.

Likewise in comparing the feed—pro-
ducing powers of an acre when grain
crops are grown we find that the grain
from a fifty bushel yield of oats con—
tains about 1,000 pounds of digestible
nutrients, of which 147 pounds are pro-
tein material, and as usually very little

of a Comprehensive Program for
(See Page 69).

is an approximate value of the. oats.
Land that will yield fifty bushels of
oats to the acre should yield fifty-five
bushels of corn, which will furnish
2,500 pounds of digestible nutrients, of
which 240 pounds are protein mate
rials. if in addition to this the total

 

Harvesting Winter Barley at M. A. C.
than one-eighth the amount, of digesti—
ble protein that'an acre of good alfalfa
does. Notwithstanding this fact many
dairy farmers Continue to grow and
feed timothy hay to their cows. An
acre of timothy hay yielding one and
one-half tons of hay per acre should
produce as much as three tons‘ of a1»
falfa hay, and in three tons of alfalfa
hay there are 3,204 pounds of digesti-
‘ble nutrients, of which 666 pounds are
made up of protein materials. ' An acre
of clover that yields two and one-half
tons of clover hay" will furnish 2,321

 

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,Yield 59 Bu. Per Acre. (See Page 61).
com plant can be fed, as is done by
placing it, in the silo, an acre will yield
nearly 4,000 pounds of digestible nutri-
ents, or about, four times as much as
an acre of oats, where the grain alone
is fed; nearly three times as much as
an acre of timothy hay, and about the
same as an acre of’alfalfa. The .u-re
of alfalfa, however, has a greater feed-
ing value on account of its higher pro-
tein content. It willbe seen frOm these
figures that corn and alfalfa are the
two most valuable crops ,for the dairy
farmer to. grow. Clover and oats, while

the ration, especially if the cows are

not so valuable from the standpoint of
digestible nutrients, serve as a comple-
ment to the crop ratation and help out
in the economical distribution of labor
on the dairy farm.
Combinations of Home—grown Feeds.
Alfalfa hay will make a good ration
when fed with corn silage, while tim-
othy hay fed with corn silage makes a
poor ration. When timothy hay, or its
equivalent, and corn silage are the 011'
ly roughzge produrrd on the farm, it
becomes necessary to purchase large
amounts of protein concentrates to
balance up the rations. ‘ There is no.
escape and one makes little or no prof-
it from feeding dairy cows. This does
not mean that. no protein concentrates
should be fed, for in nearly all in—
stances a limited quantity of concen-
trates will increase the efficiency of

good producers. 'Most dairy farmers
can save a vast amount, of expense by
growing these leguminuus hay crops to
balance up the corn silage. Clover
works in rotation with corn and oats
much better than alfalfa, and though
it does not yield so great, a quantity
of digestible nutrients it. is of great
value'in furnishing protein to balance
up the corn and also aid in keeping up
the fertility of the soil. (in every dairy
farm where alfalfa and clover can be
grown successfully they should have a
place in the crop rotation. Not only
doe-s alfalfa yield more, feed pe' acre
and provide nourishing properties that
will supplement corn, but, it. is a valu—
able crops for soil building purposes.
When grown under right conditions al—
falfa enriches the soil in nitrogen; and
this may also be said of clover and
other legumes.
The Pasture Area.

At least a small amount, of pasture
should be found on every dairy farm,
because the cows will. thrive better
and give more milk during a. series of
years if given a Change of several
weeks each year from stall or yard feed-
ing. It is also a. fact that, a vast amount
of labor will be saved if the cows har-
vest their own feed. ,An acre of good
pasture will yield 850 pounds of digesti-
ble nutrients, of which 160 pounds are
protein materials. On farms where the '
land is cheap and labor scarce and
high in price it will pay 10 utilize con-
siderable of the land" for pasture and
allow the cows to gather considerable
of the feed during the grazing period.

A careful study of the yields and
feeding values of the feed crops com-
monly grown on dairy farms shows
that by growing alfalfa in place of tim-
othy the average yield of digestible
nutrients for each acre will be increas-
ed more than 100 per cent. By'growing
clover a gain of approximately one—
third in the quantity of protein mate-'
rials will be attained. In other words,
by growing alfalfa and clover in place
of timothy one could increase the effi; ,
ciency of home-grown feeds for milk
production 100 per cent and 33 per cent
respectively. Such an increase would
mean approximately the same as doub-
ling the milk'yields of the cows in the,

(Continued on page 67).

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DETROY'I‘, JANUARY 20,1917

 

CURRENT COMMENT.

Now that. the Legis-
lature has completed
its organization and
its members have begun to give notice
of their ambitions along legislative
lines by the introduction of the usual
flood of bills, the public reads reports
of legislatiye doings with mixed feel
ings, depending largely upon the point
of view of the reader. The farmer who
roads of the introduction of a bill to
prohibit the slaughtering of cattle un-
dcr two years of age, or sheep under
onc year of age. is bound to discount
any ability as a statesman which the
author may possess, because of his
poorly considered and ill advised,
though perhaps honest attempt to low-
61 the cost of living for his urban con-
stituency. In like manner the city res-
ident. is quite certain to criticize the
attitude of farmer members of the leg-
islature for their point of view upon
mooted quesions of public policy.

The natural result. is that legislative
bodies inevitably receive a larger
share of criticism and condemnation
than they really merit, particularly
when wc consider that legislative ac—
tion is in the final analysis dependent
upon compromises in all cases where
a fairly united public sentiment is lack-
ing. But in cases where public senti-
ment, is united, meritorious legislation
is usually given the right of way with a
result quite satisfactory to public-spir-
ited citizens who have interested them-

‘sclves in behalf of any legislative
propaganda which they believe will be
beneficial to the state and its people.

\Nhilc We. probably stiffer from too
much rather than too little legislation,
yet many changes in public policy
which have been consistently advocat-
cd by considerable factions of our peo-
ple arc slow of accomplishment be-
cause of the influence constantly ex-
erted by other factions whose personal
or business interest may inspire them
to more constant and effective activity.
For example, at least two farmers’ or-
ganizations in this state have for many
years expressed themselves in favor of
the adoption of. the so-called Torrens
system of land transfers, but while
they have been constant in this expres-
sion, they have not worked effecitvely
to secure thei enactment of the legisla-
tion establishing this system. While
the legislature and its members have
been blamed for this failure to adopt
,what is generally believed to be a bet-
ter system of land transfers, the inter-
ested sponsors of the proposed new
system could long ago have secured its
adoption by a more vigorous support
of the .proposed plan by personal and
organized appeals to the leigslature
audits members. '

It is undoubtedly true that a goodly
percentage of the criticism bestowed
upon members of this body is unmerit-

The Legislature.

 
   

ed and the result of misunderstanding
caused by wholly different though per-
haps equally honest points of view.

..The= Obvious remedy for this undesir-
able condition of affairs is a more con-

stant interest in the legislature and its
work by the average citizen and a”
more frequent conference or corres-
pondence with the local members of the
two houses as well as the chairmen of
committees having under consideration
proposed legislation in which the indi—
vidual has either a direct or public in-
terest. Such an attitude on the part of
the average citizen would have a most
beneficial effect upon the ”grist” which
will be ground in our legislative mill
during the session now in progress.

Frequently a subscrib-
er who has become in-
terested in the possi-
bilities of the farm
tractor asks for information as to the
practicability of such an implement for
use under given conditions. As a
means of answering these inquiries sat
isfactoriiy, a list of questions was sent
to a large number of tractor users in
every section of the state. with a. view
of securing data which would afford
the inquircr first-hand information
from tractor users. From the first
thirty replies received, the statistical
table which will be found on the oppo-
site page was compiled. These replies
were not selected in any way but were
taken just as they came and a tabulav
tion made from them as a means of
presenting the information in a con-
venient. and condensed form.

A careful study of this data will give
the reader the benefit of the experi-
ence of thirty tractor’users located in
different. sections of the state, follow"
ing different types of farming and
~w01king under different conditidns.
The information contained should
prove of great. value to every farmer
who is considering the advisability of
purchasing a tractor for farm work. It
is perhaps the first unbiased effort to
summarize the opinion of tractor own-
ers with regard to the adaptability and
efficiency of farm tractors as shown by
their experience. ,

In studying this table the reader
should not tail to make allowance for
the fact. that many of the tractor own-
crs whose answers are here summariz-
ed are users of comparatively old type
machines which are probably less. effi—
cient than the more modern machines
which have been developed by manu-
facturers. As a whole, however, the
experience of these thirty users demon-
strates the success of the farm tractOr.
Even the farmer who gives the most
unfavorable report of the tractor in
the accompanying table has since stat-
ed his intention to buy a new machine
next year.

The
Farm Tractor.

An interesting result of

A Source of the farm demonstrations
Farm Profit. which have been con-
ducted in various parts

of the United States for the purpose of
determining the source of profit or loss
from the operation of the farms of a
district is in the classification of the
contribution of the farm to the family
living other than in cash receipts.

A recently compiled summary of the
data secured from a number of such
demonstrations credits the average
farm with a contribution of $424 toward
the annual value of food, fuel and use
of house 'for living' purposes. In this
summary the figures for each are bas-
ed~on reports from 950 families aver-
aging 4.8 persons per family. The an-
nual value of food consumed per fam-
ily is fixed at $448, oi which it is esti-
mated that the farm furnishes 58 per
cent. The annual value of fuel used
by such a family is shown .by these
figures to have a value of $62, of which
the farm furnishes 46 per cent. The
annual value of. use of the house for
the average farm family is‘ fixed at
$132. . ,

'When figuring up the year’s business
the average farmer probably does not
give' his farm credit for the full value
of these items-which it has contributed

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to his living during. the year.» If. he.
Would do this, it would no .dOubt‘ add'to
his appreciation of the farm and of
farming as a business. " .

For» years the Mich-
igan State Grange
and the Michigan
, State Association of
Farmers’ Clubs have advocated a law
providing for the Torrens system of
real estate transfers in this state. Year
after year the bill has been introduced
and failed of passage, mainly because

The
Torrens System.

the people of the state who advocated

the system did not exert their whole in-
fiucnce toward the passage of a bill
providing for its establishment in this
state. Good as have been the reasons
for advocating this law in previous
years, there are added reasons which
should make it comparatively easy to
secure the enactment. of such a law by
the present legislature. It has been
authoritativly stated that the use of a
uniform and simple system of land
transfers would greatly facilitate the
operation of the new Federal Rural
Credit. Act.

A commission on uniform state laws
was created by the last legislature, and
as a result. of a national conference of
similar uniform legislation commis-
sioners, held at Chicago last August, a
law providing for the Torrens system
of land transfers in Michigan was
among the laws recommended for pas-
sagc by this state commission. The
force of this recommendation is great-
cr because of the fact that only a small
list of laws was recommended by the
commission, including a uniform part-
nership act, a uniform act for the ex-
tradition of persons of unsound mind,
in addition to the uniform land regis-
tration act. or the so-callcd Torrens
system of land transfers, and some
amendments to existing statutes which
will make our laws conform to sim~
ilar laws in other states.

This work is in line with previous
efforts to secure uniform legislation
'which will facilitate the transaction of
interstate business. Among similar
laws at present on our statute books
are the negotiable instrument. act, the
uniform bill-of—lading act, the uniform
warehouse receipt act, the uniform
stock transfer act, the uniform sales
act, and the uniform foreign probate
act. _

If the organizations which have pre-
viously declared in favor of the adop-
tion of the Torrens system in Michigan
and individuals who have or may take
an interest in the simplification of land
titles will use their direct influence to
that end, the passage of this act by the
present legislature would seem almost
assured. - I

For the benefit of those who are not
already acquainted with the Torrens
system, it may be briefly stated that. it
provides for the final settlement of
title to real estate by a competent. court.
which issues to the owner a cOpy of
the original certificate of title, which
duplicate certificate must be presented
at the register's office before any vol-
untary transfer of title can be regis-
tered. Thus the possessor of thiscer-
tificate has, under this system, abso-
lute and'indisputable title to the land
which it describes, and the transfer of
title to real estate. is thus greatly
simplified. , '

 

HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.

Foreign.

The EurOpean Wan—The Teutonic
forces operating in Roumania are con-
tinuing their advance toward Galatz,
an important position on the lower
Danube. They have taken Vadeni, six
miles below Galatz. The invaders have
also made headway to the east and
north of this point. Operations are
being greatly hindered by storms and
fog. Farther to the north in Roumania
however, the Russians are reported to
have repulsed the Austro-Germans.—-’
In, the Riga district last week. Russian
forces were successful in advancing
their lines and later succeeded in re—
pulsing a heavy attack by the Ger-
mans "at Kalnzem.-—On the other fronts
the usual artillery engagements and
patrol and recoinoitering operations
centin-ued, except near Ancre in north-

" ern'nFra‘nce where the British under
took to-:.f.orce the German -‘lines.-" The '

outcome is not knowii as yet.——Rome
reports the capture of two Austro-Hun-

, garian submarines, one of which is now

being used in the .Italian
squadron. . - ‘ . .

The reply of Greece to the entente
ultimatum asking for- the immediate
release of ,followers of the ex-premier
who favored the entente powers, has
been unsatisfactory, and now these
powers declare that the strict blockade
of Greek harbors will not be raised un-
til every' term of their demands has
been fully complied with.

Fran; Bopp and E. H. von Schack.
respectively German consul general
and vice-consul at San Francisco, re-
cently convicted of violating the new
trallty laws of the United States by
conspiring to destroy munitions con~
Signed to the entente allies, have been
relieved from duty by German Ambas-
sador von Bernstorff.

Reports from ,Queretaro, Mexico,
where the provisional government is in
session indicate that Mexman leaders
are pleased at the result of the confer-
ences between the Mexican and the
United States commissioners at‘Atlan-
tic City, N. J.—The Villa chief Moreno
and sixty followers were killed in a
fight forty miles north of Parral on
January 10.—Major»General Funston
has left United States for headquarters
of the American troops in Mexico to in.
spect the camp of the punitive expedi-
tion at Colonia Dublan, preliminary to
the vacating of Mexican soil. His trip
may take him to El Valle, 172 miles
from Columbus, New Mexico—The
thirty-second regiment of the Michigan
National Guard now on the Mexican
frontier will return home this week.—-
Two U. S. army aviators are lost in
the wilds of the volcano lake region in
Mexico. A flotilla of army aeroplanes
has been made ready at Columbus,
New Mexico, and North Island, to ab
tempt a rescue of the missing men.

The Royal Canadian mounted police
is to be sent over-seas as a part of
Canada’s fighting force. This world-
famed organization will add materially
to Canada’s fighting efficiency on the
western front. The provincial govern
ments will arrange for policing their
own territories during the absence of
the present force.

National.

The Dupont powder plant at Pomp-
ton Lakes, N. J., covering 200 acres of
land. was destroyed bygcight terrific
explosions last Friday night. Besides
the plant, 150 houses of workmen were
demolished. The number of men killed
is not known, but a very large number
of persons were injured. Glass in’every
village within a radius of twenty miles
was shattered. A large quantity of

torpedo

munitions for the Russian government:

was destroyed. The property loss runs
into the millions of dollars. It is be—
lieved that the explosions were due to
accident.

Col. Wm. F. Cody, more familiarly
known as “Buffalo Bill," died in Den-
ver, Col‘., last Friday.

Col. Covell, of Grand Rapids, is to
be the next commander of the Michi«
gan state troops to succeed Brigadier-
General Kirk, of Ypsilanti, whose term
expires January 16.

JANUARY FARMERS’ INSTITUTES.

County institutes.

lngham Co., Mason, Jan. 19-20; Ma-
son 00., Ludington, Jan. 19-20; Clinton
Co., Ovid, Jan. 22-23; Gratiot Co., Itha-
ca, Jan. 23-24; Isabella Co, Mt. Pleas
ant, Jan. 24-25; Clare Co., Clare, Jan.
25-26; Midland Co., North Bradley, Jan.
26-27; Bay Co., Monger, Jan. 29; Tus-
cola Co., Caro, Jan. 29-3t); Sanilac 00.,
Snover, Jan. 30-31; Saginaw C0,, Sagi-
now, Jan. 30-31~~Fcb. 1: Huron Co,
Harbor Beach, Jan. 31—-l"cb. 1.

One’day Institutes.

Barry Co., Nashville, Jan. 20; Glass
Creek, Jan. 22; Cresscy Jan. 23; Mid-
dleville, Jan. 24.

Lenawee Co., Holloway, Jan. 20; Me-
dina, Jan. 22; Lime Creek, Jan. 23;
Morenci, Jan. 24; Fairfield, Jan. 25;
Ogden Centre, Jan. 26; Madison, Jan.
27. '

Gratiot. Co., St. Louis, Jan.
Sickles, Jan. 22. -

Berrien Co., Berrien Center, Jan. 20;
Watervliet, Jan. 23; Millburg, Jan. 24;
Sodus, Jan. 25; Baroda, Jan. 26; Stev.
ensville, Jan. 27. , ,

Calhoun 00., Rice Creek, .Jan. 22;
Convis Township, Jan. 23: Stanley,
Jan. 24; Abscota, Jan. 25; Homer, Jan.
26-27.

Macomb 00., Richmond, Jan. 22; Ar-
mada, Jan. 23; Meade, Jan. 24: Davis,
Jan. 25; Utica, Jan. 26; Warren,
Jan. 27.. .-

Hillsdale Co., Litchfield; Jan. 22; Al-
len, Jan. 23;
lzttgontgomery,

Genesee 00.. Grand Blanc, Jan. 29:.
.Goodrich. Jan. 30: Davison, Jan. .31;
Swartz Creek, Feb. 1; Linden, Feb. 2:
Gaines. Feb. 3. . .

Miiskeeon.Co.. Dalton. Jan. 2“: Mus-
kegon. Jan. 30: Lake Harbor, Jan. 31.

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roads. 16—Husking corn. 17—Spreacfin

ll—Threshing grain and hulling clover.
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Horses Used Si nce.

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Do work
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l2—Cutting corn and elevating fodder onto wagons. 13—Operat'
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Can You Keep up Work Bet

Experience of Thirty Michigan Tractor Users.

n tractor is adapting itself to the Widely varying needs of the farmers of the state The Michi
experience of thirty tractor owners living in twenty one difierent counties of the state and arrange

. . . , gan Farmer has brought together'- I
d the information 1n the followmg tabulation. Where spaces are blank no answers , .

air Bi

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ear?
Number Days Tractor

Acres do Y

Plow with Tractor?

Results?
Do You Plow Deeper with

Abbreviated replies to the question: "What do you find

to be the principal advantages and
t0 the farmer, of tractors from your experience with them?"

Many
this Season—Estimated?

How Many Years do You
timate Your Tractor Will Last

Amounted to This

Better
Tractor?
Tractor?

>-' How

In Your Opinion do You
Do You Fit the Soil Better?
What Have Your Re

 

 

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Do You Operate Your (

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fitted for or

to secure proper

not save ve more to get
No for work,

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. . . .11 es IX es | $65.00 I ........ No . . . . makes me quite of . days on about
i and cut cylinders. On steep side hills it is difficult to work tractor. Have been unable to adjust for
~N0 No 7.50 30 10 Yes Can

Feel that tractor is an

8 am Yes source

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power.

5— work. Tractor ought to displace at

one team to make a

4 - 0 Yes

enough to tractor a

. cost. _ work. ve
.cannot dispense With all horses. Small farmer can do custom work and make tractor pay.

7 y es Yes Difficult to secure good operator. Tractor farmer to concentrate

BS es

Saves time. Can‘rush work. Does not work on side hills,—traetor has tipped over twice.
Can work. farmer with

power. ot always

Can work it night and day. Repair service of companies should be improved to prevent long delays 1
repairs in busy seasons. . "

Mine is a

ve never farmed tractor, so not

Gives one belt power. Tractor

tractor 4 years with repair
Can handle it better now because of

about

ve
the first. better

V0

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plows well in our 8011.

unfa

Difficult to get good operators. Think repair bills are too high.

hurry work, in

wet
w1th belt power. of the wet spring no just comparison with normal years can be

to use past wet spring. Does

are

Relieves of the viest season an extreme one any power.

The work is done more quickly with less man labor.
horses. ’

Oxie man and tractor will do more than two men
se tractor 16

8- is no on

more and better. ve had trouble

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a great

on but no on Does as or more

in up to

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and into

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have been done with horses.

tractor too

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or work it for
es in season expense of to
tractor.

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han dies t thing on p D rye or clover goes

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cement mixer. _ l4.—Shelling corn. 15—Grad—

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Case now presents to the agricultural
World a fifth farm tractor—conservahvely
rated as nine horsepower at the drawbar
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This 9—18 is especially designed for
smaller farms. Its performance is remark-
able. At all of the tractor demonstrations
held recently this Case 9—18 proved a sea-
sation. It was welcomed by men who
wanteda smaller sized tractor backed by
a big and long established company. Pre-
viously our own 10-20 was locked upon as
the smallest standardized tractor on the
market in the quality class.

This new final-type Case Tractor is the out-
come of several years of field and laboratory ex-
periments, based on 26 years’ experience in the
gas engine world. And back of that are 75 years
of experience in manufacturing farm machinery.
Case never lets the farmer do the experimenting.
That rule means money to you, and protection.

In this smaller sized tractor are combined the
merits of all tractors now on the market, together
with Case principles of construction and Case
national service. This makes a. combination that
is not to be found elsewhere.

Case now manufactures five types of tractors.—
rated as follows: 9—18, 10—20, 12—25, 20—40 and
30—60—in addition to the regular line of Case
farm machinery.

Before buying a tractor, know the Case line.
Better be safe than sorry.

In commemoration of our seventy-fifth anni-
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. JAN.20,”]917..
While we have no woods, properly
speaking, we have a grove and some
of the trees are decaying. They should
be cut into fire wood. A friend recent-
suitable for granaries? ly asked why I did not do it. Now, the
Monroe Co. G. N. reason is that it would be mighty ex-
It is entirely possible to make Satis- pensive fuel, even when we call the
factory concrete floors for use in gran- timber worth nothing. ‘Very few men
aries; in fact. reinforced concerte is in this neighborhood now can do a.
now used extensiVely for the building day's work with a cross-cut saw. They
of large storage elevators, not alone are not used to it. They don’t know
the floor, but the entire storage capa- how. They would be working at a still
city being constructed of this material. greater disadvantage with an axe.
These are usually built of cylindrical Another job we used to have to do
shape like a silo, with pit bottoms per- early in the spring, was to repair fenc‘
mitting the removal of all grain with- es. Most of them were rail fences and
out shoveling. The floors in this type sometimes forty rods at a stretch
of concrete storage are of course’built would be all blown down during the
above ground, but a floor can be con- winter. These must be laid over, he-
structed on the ground which will be sides new blocks must ,be placed under
moisture proof, provided proper meth~ the corners every three or four years.
ods are followed in its construction. or the bottom rail will lay on ground
This subject has been discussed by and soon rot. Now the job of repair-
many Michigan Farmer readers, some» ing fences is reduced to a minimum.
of whom have had satisfactory results ' Business Readjzustment.
from the use of concrete floors in gran- As such conditions change we
aries. Unless the floor is made “1015' change our business to meet them. At
ture pl‘OOf. Of course trouble may be the preéent time my men would have
expected, and 011 heavy SOilS 3- timber no time to cut wood or repair fences
floor would probably be more satis in the spring. They are busy from
factory. ‘ morning till night, day in and day out,
In case concrete is used, it should be caring for the 'cows and other stock,
laid on a coarse gravel or cinder foun- andidrawing manure. Stable manure
dation of a depth to destroy capillary is a very valuable product in modem
connection between the moist earth gaming. We all realize that. Why, a
and the floor, and artificial drainage man’s success at farming nowadays is
should be placed about the building if measured almost by the amount of ma-.
necessary. nure he produces. But it costs a lot
Poisoning Sparrows. of: money to haul out this manure. It
C :Zéllngmgaglxe‘oavtg”giiekrrllbivasopulfbnpgbr is some job on a dairy farm where
a ' 1 S - ‘ ’ ' fifty cows are kept, with other stock
ple dope them and then gather them Other things have changed with the

in. Do you know of a‘ better method?

Ctalhoun Co. W. F. changed conditions of labor, etc. It
In his work on Michigan Bird Life, was a common practice to cradle a
Dr. Barrows, of M. A. C., describes an swath around a grain field before put‘
easy and effective method of poisoning ting in the reaper, so as to save the
English sparrows. Briefly described, grain. But now no one thinks of do-
this method is as follows: In winter, ing this. The man’s wages would cost
when snow has c0vered most of their more than the price of the wheat he
available food supplies, bait the spar- would save. My father used to mow
rows to a convenient feeding ground thevcorners of the fences in the mead:
by scattering grain for them for seV- 0W when cutting hay, now We have no
eral successive days. Note the amount corners, and besides it would not pay
of grain which will be consumed by from a business standpoint. The hay
then1 at a, feeding, 303k a similar is not. worth the COSt Of the labor. We
amount with a. solution of strych-nine. can simply do What can be done with
carefully dry same and feed to the machinery and let the rest go. It don‘t
sparrows at the usual time and place. 100k as well, but it is business.

Most of the sparrows eating the grain Enter the Machinery Age.
will die within a few moments and “Without modern farm machinery the
within a few yards of the feeding place. farmers could not now clothe and feed
The others will flutter away, but with- the WOI'ld- “’0 could not. have the
in a few hours practically every spar- world DODUI‘dtiOn we have. today if it
row eating the grain will die. This were not for modern farm machinery.
method should be used only in winter Undoubtedly we could mow fence cop
when useful birds are absent. Poultry net‘s and Gill some WOOG if we had to.
and pigeons may be protected by cov- and would work as hard and as many
ering the selected feeding place with hours as we did years ago, but we
a slatted coop, which will admit the don’t have to do it and we simply
sparrows and exclude the poultry, and don’t. Some People think we are on
any residue of poisoned grain should the road to dGStI'IICtiOI’I, but I don’t be.
‘be carefully swept up after its mission lleve it- We are meeting changed 0011-
has been accomplished. ditions, and meeting them in a hurry,
and it is a wonder we do as well as
LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES. we 60»

- Think of the changes that have tak-

Winter is the usual time or used to on place in farming in a life time. I
be atleast, for the farmer to get up his have seen the evolution from the jump
year’s supply of fire wood. Many farm- ing shovel plow to the modern tractor
ers no longer have a woodlot. That is NOW; from the 01d scythe t0 the mod—
thc case with us. The last piece of em mowing machine; from the ox
woods was cut off and a large portion team to the tractor engine; and the
of it sold, believing that the pasture former mode of living has changed as
from the land would be of more value much. If conditions would stand still
than the fire wood. I have heard many for a while‘until we could establish
good lecturers on forestry and, with some system of doing things that would
all due respect to the argument. set be stable, we could learn how to do
forth, I still believe I did the right them better. But there has been no
thing in cutting off the woodlot. standing still; one invention after an-

Oh! how things have changed snice I other, brings new conditions so fast
was a boy. At that time we boys, with that we can hardly make permanent
father, had to cut the fuel for the year plans.
directly after the winter term of school Changes for the Better.
closed and before spring work com-- Yet we can see that all is for the
menced. The hired man was rarely em- better. Every new invention and con-
ployed to begin until active farming dition is better than the old. Farmers,
operations commenced. But if I had a and the whole people, are much better
woodlot now I think it would cost off today than ever before, and the’con-

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m e 0 your nee s an ex I Whom 0mm ’me' send your some. 0“ and gasoline. Besides, I prefer to use wish to. There are drawbacks to this

coal, if it costs a little more. It is too age, but we are so much better off than

 

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coupon orapo-tal today. “are“ ‘ . much trouble to keep a uniform tern. our forefathers that we ought to the

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"T‘HE MICHIGAN FARMER

Barley as a .lVl‘ichigan Feed CrOp
* - ByJ.F.COX

F all grains widely grown, it is
O probable that the general public

is least familiar with barley, its
varied types, particular adaptations
and uses,.and methods of cultivation.
Historically, it is an ancient grain. Bar-
ley is mentioned in Exodus, and barley
heads have been taken from Egyptian
tombs more than 3000 years old. The
ancient Romans not only used barley
for food but made beer of it. In early
times, barley meal was largely eaten,
and has always been the great feeding
grain of Europe, filling much the same
place in Europe as corn does in this
country.

In Canada, California, and certain
sections of the west, barley is today
the most important feed . grain, but
throughout the corn belt barley is of
little importance in feeding because of
the superior value and yield of corn.

Barley as a Feed Crop.

According to present indications, bar-
ley growing in Michigan will be of
much greater importance than in the
past. As a grain feed for sheep, its
value is recognized among sheep feed-
ers and hog raisers claim that as a
summer feed barley excels all other
grains. Barley is not as good a fatten-
ing feed as corn, but for growing ani-
mals it furnishes a much better feed,
being to a greater extent supplied with
minerals which build up bone and
make for a large frame. Barley is also
high in protein, which is needed in
muscle building. Barley is an excellent
grain to feed duringthe growing sea-
son when the hogs are in clover, blue
grass or alfalfa pasture, and next to
corn is the best grain feed for topping
off. Animals fed on such a ration dur-
ing their early growth possess a frame
which will carry much more fat when
later topped off with heavier barley
feeding, or corn. In feeding barley, to
secure best results it is necessary to
grind the grain, even the hulless type
being too hard to feed whole. '

Through the early feeding of barley
it is easily possible for Michigan hog
feeders to get finished hogs on the
market before the corn-fattened hogs
of the corn belt are shipped in large
numbers and depress price. The new
winter barley offers great possibilities
of such a practice because of its high
yielding ability and because it is har-
vested and ready for feeding in June.
For the Upper Peninsula and under
certain conditions in southern Michi-
gan, barley yields more and is better
adapted as a feed grain than corn. If
properly seeded the winter barley may
extend the area in which barley com-
petes with corn considerably to the
south and even into the corn belt.

Varieties of Barley.

()t‘ the spring barleys, the Oderbruck-
er variety is usually conceded to be
the best yielder. It is a six-rowed,
bearded, hulled type. The highest
yielding strain is the Wisconsin Pedi-
greed, considerably superior to the or-
dinary Oderbrucker, its parent stock.

The Michigan Experiment Station
Plant Breeder has recently developed
a new barley known as the Michigan
\Vinter barley. This barley is seeded
in early fall. It is ready for harvest in
June. It yields one-third to one-half
more than spring barley and requires
but one bushel of seed, since it tillers
profusely: It is‘ most important that
this barley be seeded ' early, before
September 15, if possible, since late
seedings may not come through the
winter successfully. Where seeded at
the proper time, yields of over sixty
busehls per acre as far north as Sagi-
naw have been secured. The winter
barley gives great promise but it must
be more thoroughly tried out before
definite statements as to its value to
Michigan can be made. Those who
seed it should be sure that seed is se-
time. for early planting. The
ex 6 not appear to lessen

   

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Hooded barley (commonly termed
beardless) is frequently used success-
fully in getting a stand of alfalfa, the
barley being cut when in the milk
stage and used for hay purposes. Hay
from hooded‘ barley being free from
beards does not injure the mouths of
animals or work into the wool of sheep.
Hulless barley is being grown to some
extent in Michigan but most growers
report that it does not yield as much
as common barley and it is necessary
to grind it the same as other barley.
There are many other types and vari-
eties of importance not adapted to
Michigan. In the Dakotas, the two-
rbwed type is grown; in the Rocky
Mountainsa hooded, hulless type, both
black and white in color.

' Of all grains, barley is the most var-
iable. A study of the barley plats of
the Michigan Experiment Station will
show many types and variations of in-
terest, among which are a true, beard-
less barley, developed by the United

Stats Department of Agriculture, void _

even of the characteristic hood of the
commonly termed beardless; two-rew,
four—row and six-row types, hooded and
bearded types, hulled and hulless bar-
leys. One of the variations of interest
is a smooth awn type differing from
the ordinary barley in that the awn is
devoid of barbs and smooth as a
needle. At present it serves only as
an example of the plant breeder’s skill
and the possibility of his work. While
this smooth awn strain is not as yet of
economic importance, it may in the
future prevent the general exodus of
hired men from barley growing sec-
tions at harvest time, in case the true
beardless types do not accomplish the
same end. -
Planting Barley.

Barley requires a more fertile, por-
ous and better drained soil than wheat.
Its root system is comparatively shal-
low and not as effective in penetrating
the soil as that of wheat. Barley does
not do well on many heavy clays. Soils
high in organic matter usually produce
good barley crops. -

Spring barley should be seeded as
soon as the ground can be properly
prpared in the spring. At seeding time
the seed bed should be firmed and the
surface worked into good tilth. Fall
plowing puts the land in good condi—
tion for barley, since it is easily put in
shape with the disc or harrow in the
spring and is properly firm. In the

spring, plowing should be done as ear— -

1y as the ground can be worked to a
depth of about four inches, and follow-
ed with a roller and harrow so as to
pack the furrow slice thoroughly and
leave the surface in good shape. The
usual rate of seeding is two bushels
seeded in at an early date and two and
one—half bushels if seeded during the
latter part of the sason. Seed should
be treated with formalin solution made
by mixing one pint of forty per cent
formalin with forty gallons of water,
so as to prevent smut.

Winter barley should be seeded on
fertile, well prepared land during the
first half of September". Seeded at this
time gives it opportunity to develop
enough to carry through the winter.
One bushel per acre is the rate of seed-
ing advised by Mr. F. A. Spragg, plant
breeder, who deveIOped this barley.
Being fall seeded, it has time in which

to stool out remarkably. Muck soils ,4

or poorly drained soils of the type
which. heave badly during the winter
should be avoided in choosing land for
the Michigan winter barley.

 

,“ Good for the Michigan Farther."

“Your paper is truly a wonderful pa-
per. For example, I got letters today
as follows:

The Michigan Farmer 29.

and from all of the other ten publica—
tions I used I got but 18. This is a
sam 1e of my mail most of the time. I
shal be with you again next year.”—
d)‘ N. A. Knapp, Rochester, Ohio.
9 antibmwn rrets. ;

   

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Unusual weather conditions during
the last growing season have produced.
a smaller, lighter kernel of Wheat,
making it necessary for Hour millers to
take extreme precautions in wheat se~
lection and in milling.

The Pillsbury Flour Mills Company
is fully prepared and equipped to meet
this situation. Huge ’ wheat—storage
capacity and unexcelled laboratory
facilities make it possible for us to select
the right Wheat: and to mill it the right
way.

As a result, Pillsbury’s Best flour is
being produced on the same high-qual—
ity basis which has always character-2
ized it. lt costs us more money this
year to maintain the Pillsbury standard,
but we are making the same good llour
and’will continue to do so.

You who already know and use
Pillsbury’s Best need not worry about
spoiled bakings. You can rest assured
that with Pillsbury’s Best your usual
methods will produce the same delici-
ous bread, cake and pastry; so we say,

‘ The Flour Question Settled
“BeCause

‘ Pillsbury’ 3 Best”

Send 10c for a copy of the famous Pillsbury Cook Book. Addrew Dept. F29
Pillsbury Flour Mills Company, Minneapolis, Minn.

  
 
 

  
 
 

 

 

    
  

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1 the market. 1113.11.01 ham service heedeveloped
. every detail and it. is entirel out; of the ex 1-
mental mags. It is a Tractor will
stand years of hard work.

If you buy a it will last you
along time. You won‘t have to buy a new machine

every spring.
No Chain:

The ' has positive Steel
Gears-1 that ere guaranteed not to bre- for
five years, you won‘t have to bother with
troublesome chains that have proven a failure
in all self- propelled machines.

A Four Ital Tractor

The Jim I" S ’ .. toulwwheels two
wide rear wheels for drivers which provides
1 an abundance of traction and won’t mire in sandy
places or on soft go ound in the spring of the
yeai but will go w re bemoan be driven
plat-t1: ally. This construction
standard within-n who have had
long experience in building self- ma-
chines,therefore,wecouklnotalkm1rcustomers
to accept. a machine that is experimental.

All Steel
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Oil Fu'Fuel
The on Carburetor used in the

is manufactured in our-own

fiwfioryand h spechld It can be found
only on our enginesam rodnet of 20
years octunl ex fiance in manufacture

of gas engines. tis fully developed and will
operate equally as 11 ell on kerosene as ins
under all speeds and all loads. It won bother
with. carbon or tar. You won't have to chonge
from kerosene to gasoline when the engine

running empty or under pan load, Think ot
the immense saving with this cheap fuel.

Solid Facts

The is directly connected

to the plow carriage and on can back the

plowst Into chocomers of e fence and plot
alltof hefield. The plows Opel-stem independ-

ently and will do good work fusion:

ground. One man can operate the owl-em

The -—— has twa speeds for-
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HE first annual meeting of the
Michigan State Vegetable Grow-
ers’ Association,'held at the T111-
ler Hotel, Detroit, January 9, was a (le-
cided success in every respect and
spoke well for the future of the organ-
ization. It showed that the vegetable
growers realize the neceSsity and ad-
vantage of organization of this great
branch of agriculture.

A. ‘N. Brown, who was president for
the past year, was not able to be pres-
ent, but his address, which was read
by Secretary Wald, brought out many
valuable facts regarding the import~
ance of the vegetable industry. For in-
stance, of the important crops grown,
the vegetable ranked next to fruit in
the average net value per acre, the
value per acre of fruit being $110.01
and that of vegetables $83.02. The av-
erage net value of the cereals was
$14.95.

Importance of Vegetable Crop.

The total value of the vegetable crop
is three times greater than that of
fruit, the census figures showing a val:
us for vegetables of $470,726,031 and
that of fruit $160,841,828. In the group
of states comprising Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. the
value of the vegetable crop in the cen-
sus year was $90,733,938, while that of
the fruit crop was only $33,308,433. In
the same year the value of the Michi—
gan vegetable crop was $27.2
while 01’ the fruit crop the value was
only $12,579,764. Since the last census
there has been an estimated increase
in value of the vegetable crop in Mich-
igan of 25 per cent. In one of the lead-
ing trucking sections the increase has
been over 200 per cent.

In thirteen states the vegetable crop
exceeded in value the corn crop. In sev-
en states it exceeded that, of all cer-
eals and in eleven states the value was
greater than the value of all other
crops.

These facts are not understood by
most people and while other agricul:
tural industries are being fostered by
state and nation, the vegetable indus-
try has not received the attention it
should in this respect.

Better Methods Should be Encouraged.

In closing his address Mr. Blown
urged that the association use its ef-
forts to encourage better methods of
culture, standard grades for packing

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ConVention

and marketing, and better marketing
methods.

The report of the secretarny. W.
Waid, emphasized the necessity of or-
ganization and the value of organized
effort in securing needed reforms in
this highly important industry.

After this report the constitution
and bylaws, prepared by a special com-
mittee, was considered and adopted.
This constitution provides for the us-
ual officers, an executive board, com.-
posed of the officers of the association,
and secretaries of affiliated local and
county organizations, and an executive
committee consisting of president, sec:
retary and one member elected by the
executive board. The executive com-
mittee is to transact all necessary bus—
iness of the association when the ex-
ecutive board is not in session. A large
number of standing committees to give
attention to the problems of the var-
ious phases of vegetable gardening are
also provided for. The annual dues
are one dollar and the lime and 'plan
of the annual meeting is left to the dis-
cretion of the executive committee.

The New Officers.

The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, G. C.-
Raviler, Plymouth; vice-president, L. L.
Yonker, Grand Rapids; treasurer, Eu:
gene Davis, Grand Rapids; secretary,
C. W. Wald, East Lansing.

After the business session Mr. D. B.’
Whelan, of the Agricultural College,
gave an illustrated talk on controlling
roof maggots. There are three kinds
of root maggots that do the most dam-
age, the cabbage maggot, the seed corn
maggot. and the imported onion mag-
got. The first. two work mostly under
ground while the onion maggot works
in- the bulb and stalk. All three were
originally '1111porled from Europe, being
brought over in soil which was used as
ballast for boats.

The cabbage maggot, the most im-
portant of the three, is found 'in all
Europe, except. France and Italy, and
north of the fortieth parallel in the
United States. The maggot doing dam:
age in the south is probably the seed
corn maggot. '

There are three broods of the cab-
bage maggot which range from the
middle of May to late in September.
It has been found that the first brood
appears at the time of the blossoming
of the Windsor .cherry. It is in the
maggot form that the insect does the
damage. The pupae stage is spent
near the roots of the host plants and
the eggs are also laid very close to the
plant.

Controlling the Cabbage Maggot.

Means of control are the use of a
fly-proof cheesecloth frame on the seed
bed, the use of poisoned bait near the
seed bed, and the use of tar paper
disks aroundibe plants in the field.

The beisoned bait, consisting of one-
half pound of white arsenite to one
gallon of syrup, should be put in shal-
low dishes which are covered with a
screen so that the bees cannot get to
it. Just enough of the bait to cover
the bottom of the dish is all that is
necessary

An Efficient Method of Control.

It has been found that the tar felt
disks are better than the plain tar pa—
per, as the paper curls when the weath-
er gets warm. This paper collar meth-
od is-very efficient in controlling the
maggot, because the fly lays her eggs
on the paper and when hatched the
maggot gets tar for its first meal.

Corrosive sublimate has proven very
good as a. remedy but is dangerous to
use and therefore not advised. The
destruction of old cabbage stumps or
anything left after harvesting will keep
the maggot in check as many of the
insects hibernate in this refuse.

The control of the other maggots is
similar to that of the cabbage maggot.
.Bowever, for the onion maggot irriga-
tion before the eggs hatch has proven '
valuable. The irrigation scatters the
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three inches from the plant the maggot
dies, as it cannot get to its host plant.
Better Municipal Markets.

Mr. Milton Carmichael, editor of the
Detroit Courier, gave some very prac-'
tical suggestions regarding the im-
provement of the Detroit municipal
markets in his talk on “Local Market
Needs.” He said that at present they
were known for their excessive venti-
lationand lack of protection from the
weather and dust. The markets should
be cleaned up and enclosed so that
they are comfortable in bad weather.
An all-day market should be maintain—
ed so that the farmers can leave their
left-over stuff for sale during the day.
The hours for marketing are too short
and are not arranged for the conven-
ience of the general public. The city
should also provide for the increasing
demand for such markets and there
would be no better place for an enlarg-
ed and improved market than the site
of the House of Correction which that

institution will soon vacate. .

Results of his experiences in soil fer-

 

good seed; With very few exceptions
they were all working conscientiously
for improvement in their methods, and
it is really surprising that we get as
good seed as we do for the price we
pay. Two dollars an ounce for seed
that we were quite certain would come
true to type, was not too much to pay.
Prof. MacLennan showed slides illus-
trating work of selection in which he
has been interested In his connection
with the Heinze Pickle Company and
the Experiment Station at Guelph.

In the absence of Prof. Mumford, Mr.
C. B. Cook, of the Farm Management
Department of M. A. 0., gave a very in-
teresting talk on “Co-operation.” He
brought out the necessity of getting to-
gether and cooperating for the solu-
tion of the larger problems of the
farmer and vegetable grower.

The interest throughout the entire
program was very good and the discus-
sions showed that the subjects related

to matters vital to the vegetable grow— .

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The Orchard Irrigation System is Being Used by Many Truck Gardeners.
ance and the success of the meeting
sures one of great accomplishments for
this association in the future.

tilitywork, successful and otherwise,
were given by I. R. \Vaterbury, editor
of the Michigan Farmer, in his talk on
“Getting Ready for Gardening.” He
also told of the methods used by suc-
cessful intensive farmers and of the
importance of vigor and thrift in the
production of vegetable plants.

The Cost of Disease.

“Diseases of Truck Crops” was the
subject very ably handled by Dr. G. H.
Coons, of the Agricultural College. Dis-
eases caused great losses each year:
oat smut alone causes losses at the
rate of $45 for each ten acres of cats.
There are three general methods of
control, sanitation and hygiene, plant
protection and repair, and immunity
relations. The first consists of treat-
ing seed, getting rid of infectious ma-
terial, eliminating sick plants or parts
of plants, rotation and soil disinfection.

Plant protection consists of dusting
and spraying before the disease at-
tacks the plant. Bordeaux is the chief
spray material for diseases. Its effect
is due to the fact that the growth of
the spore causes an acid condition
which dissolves the copper in the Bor-
deaux, which causes its death.

The hope of the future, Dr. Coons
says, is'in the selection of disease re-
sisting varieties or strains. In Wiscon-
sin great work has been done in the se-
lection of disease-resisting specimens
from badly infected fields.

Secretary Waid gave a very interest-
ing selection of slides showing various
phases of greenhouse work. Many
practical things were brought out in
the comments and discussion of these
pictures. '

The annual banquet was held at the
Hotel Tuller. There were over fifty in
attendance and a delightful social hour
was spent. Many of the prominent
growers responded to toasts.’

Good Seeds Economical.

The evening session was openedby
a discussion of "‘The Improvement of
Varieties of Vegetables Through Selec-
tion,” by Prof. A. H. MacLennan, of
Guelph, Ontario. He said that a thor-

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PRUNING BRAMBLES.

Raspberries and blackberries pro-
duce fruit on the. wood which they de-
veloped during the preceding year and
after bearing fruit the canes die. The
necessary pruning consists in remov-
ing the dead canes which have borne
the year’s crop and also heading back
the new canes which will produce next
year’s crop. Heading back the new
growth causes it to branch out and
enlarges the fruit producing area.

A thorough pruning of the berry
patch will remove many diseased canes
and keep the bushes from becoming
infested with disease. The dead wood
removed should be raked up and burn-
ed, thus destroying many chances for
the propagation of insect pests and
fungous diseases. Careful pruning pro-
duces a better quality of fruit and as
the patch does not become a tangled
mass of briars it is much easier to har—
vest the berries. The growing of small
fruit is becoming very profitable near
good market centers and careful prun-
ing is one of the factors in producing
annually a fair quantity of marketable
berries.

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CONTROLLING ROSE BUGS.

Rose bushes, grapevines, small fruit
trees and other plants may "be saved
from attacks of the rose bug by proper
means of protection. Poisonous sprays
have been found ineffective in this
case. Valuable plants may be Covered
with mosquito netting for two to three
weeks when the beetles are swarming
which occurs in late June or early July.

Newly set grapes will be safe if en-

closed in paper sacks.

For a large number of plants, a
practical device is an umbrella-shaped
collector having a hole in the bottom.
The beetles may then be shaken into
this cloth and through the hele into a
pail of kerosene and water

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Famous for its superior

construction the Saginaw
Silo has been recognized as the
standard of silo values. This year
two types of silos bear the name
Saginaw. And each represents
perfection developed to a greater
degree than ever before.

Back of the name Saginaw are
the tremendous resources and
reputation of oneof the largest
makers of silos 1n the World.
Today thousands of silos bear
that name—bringing the benefits
of silage feeding to countless farmers.
These facts are sufficient reasons for
your choosing a Saginaw, to say noth-
ing of the many Saginaw features that
h 1ave made it undisputed lender: in the
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Training The

E hear a great deal of talk about
horses being spoiled in break-
ing, and it is a fact that many,

many horses are ruined at this time.
Some learn to bulk, some to kick or
run away, or other vicious habits. All
this represents a. direct money loss. A
spoiled horse is just about equal to a.
dead horse—you can’t sell him and you
can’t get much work out of such a
horse. ither you don’t do the work
well so as to profit from it, or you get.
it done at a high cost in labor and
time when using such a horse.

_ Horses are spoiled in many different
ways. And all sorts of horses are
spoiled. But the. sort that is oftenest
ruined during the breaking process is
the highwlifed or naturally fractious
horse. And this kind of horse is the
most valuable. He is full of life and
ambition, ready to get up and go at
any time—and able to keep on going
for a long time. Usually, the fractious
horse is the most sensible, the finest
looking horse and has large. powers of
endurance. He is so valuable when
properly trained that we should be
jvery careful and patient While training
such a horse. This rule applies when
working all young horses, but to the
fractious horse especially.

The fractious horse is the kind to
:make a run-a—way. Fortunately, how
ever, this doesn't usually happen. The
fractious horse. very seldom develops
into a run-a‘away horse because people
fear the vicious runaway so much
that they guard against it. They are
always careful while breaking such a
horse and will not permit it to form
the habit, even if they have to resort
to such things as hobbies and “jaw-
breakers.” So, comparatively few of
those fine high-lifed horses are spoiled
in this way. '

This kind of horse is most often
spoiled in quite a different way—by
training him to travel too fast and by
not training him to stand to rest. I
know of dozens of such horses in our
immediate neighborhood which are al-
most worthless but which would be
very valuable today if they had been
trained carefully. I have at different
times come into possession of some
such horses, to my sorrow. One had
been badly overheated, another was
wind-broken, another was such a fool
to go that he wouldn’t stop a minute
unless he was unhitched. You had to
hitch up, jump in quick and let him
out until you got there, then jump out
and unhitch. The power of endurance
of this horse was almost beyond be-
lief. What a valuable animal, if only

‘ he had had the right training.

Encourage Correct Habits.

\Vheu we start to break a horse, it
always tries to get away from us and
to get rid of the harness. The mule
kicks, the broncho bucks. the ponder
ous drafter simply twists and squirms,
and the high—lifed roadster wants to
run. But the man that breaks him to
work usually has him fixed so that he
can’t run. But he must do something.
"So he .pulls out to walk fast—just
about as fast as he intended to run.
And’ he does walk fast, and keeps on
walking fast. This doesn‘t hurt any~
thing—nobody is going to get killed by
a horse walking fast. So he is allowed
to walk as fast as he pleases and as
far as’he pleases. And be is allowed
to do this several times, never once
stopping to rest, before you become
aware of the fact that he isn’t going
to slow down. Then you commence
trying to make him walk slower and to
stop to stand and rest. But, too late.
The first thing I should do when
breaking such a horse would be to
make him stand on the road. Not to
stop and fidget about for a minute, but
to stand until told to go, and to stand
quietly. Usually, quiet handling, with-
maybo a side line, and the colt tied
back to the old horse, will be sutll~

  

 

 

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Fractious Colt

By EPHRIAM. GREGORY

utes that the bit is easier when he
doesn’t try to go. But this lesson must
be taught. If I were unable to get re-
sults in this way I would resort. to bob
bles. I would not throw the horse,
however, when he started. Bent 5111mm
simply raise one front foot—let him
stand on three legs for a while. I would
still be patient with the young horse,
and leave any rough treatment until
the very last thing. I would let him
stand on three legs just for a moment
then let the foot down. If he started
too soon raise the foot again and make
him stand. But don’t try to make the
colt stand too long at first. Just so he»
stands still until you tell him to go.
This shows the colt what you want
him to do and he will soon learn it.

Then, after he has learned to stand.
in the harness, you can begin teaching
him to walk slow. For all horses
should be taught to walk slow as well
as fast. And most horses want to walk
slow just after starting up. Stop and
rest for a moment, then start and let
the horses walk as long as they walk
slowly and quietly. But the minufo
the colt begins/to chute and to plunge
ahead in a sweeping walk, stop again.
This operation repeated several times,
with some gentle pressure on the bit,
is usually sufficient. But too much
pressure on the bit irritates and wor-
ries the young horse so that he fights
against you and tries to forge. ahead.
This, might learn him to walk fast——
although a. very poor method—but not
to walk slow. Avoid too much pres-
sure on the bit when teaching the
young horse to walk slow.

After these two lessons are learned
the next will be easy. ' A good, fast
walker beside the colt and a little
enéouragement always produces the
desired result, especially if you are
persistent enough to keep at it until
the colt has had plenty of practice.

PIG FEEDING PROFITABLE 0N
HIGH-PRICED GRAIN. .

I recently heard that the farmers
around Brooklyn, Mich, and there-
abouts were killing entire litters of
new—born pigs, believing that owing to
the high cost of feed it, would not
pay to raise them. For their benefit,
and not that I want to boast, I would
like to relate my experience with eight
pigs, four of which were born July 15
and the other four were born about
August 1. I weighed'these pigs Decem-
ber 4. They weighed 1080 Ibex, (135
lbs. each), and I valued them at $8.75
per ewt. I fed them for twenty‘two
days and during that time they ate 19
bushels and 19 lbs. of shelled corn at
$1.08, and six bushels of shelled corn
at $1.05, and 1,274 lbs. of skim-milk.
I sold them December 26 for $10.25 per
ewt. net. After feeding them the 22
days the value of the original weight
had gained $1.40 per cwt, so 1080 times
$1.40 equals $15.12. During the 22 days
they gained 518 lbs; 518 times $1015
equals $52.58, value of gain; $52. SS
plus $15.12 equals $67.70; 19 bushels
and 19 lbs. of corn at $1.08 cost $20.88,
and six bushels of corn at $1.05 cost
$6.30, making a total of $27.18.

I don’t know What skim-milk is val-
ued at per cwt, but in this case it is
not more than fair to let it be worth
the difference of the cost of the corn
and the value of the gain, or $67.70
minus $27.18 equals $40.52; $40.52 di~
vided by 1,274 .equals $3.18. You
will notice that I have made no charge
for labor. I had' the corn in a self~
feeder and would take the milk to
them when I went to feed my cows, so
about all the labor was to deliver them
two. miles to market.

The above is my experience with one
bunch. I never before kept account
and was always one that thought it-
would not pay to buy grain to feed
The above result changed my mind and
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A Ration .for Growing Pigs.

i Kindly tell me where my feed ration
is wrong for pigs averaging 40 to 60
lbs. Four weeks ago I put them on a
self-feed of oil meal and bran of equal
amount in weight, and fed milk and
water for drink. Also‘gave them a
trough of stock salt and now three of
them have developed a case of piles.
Is the feed too blame and can you give
me a better ration?

Hillsdale Co. G. M. P.

Undoubtedly the ration used has not
been well suited to the needs ofthese
pigs. Bran is not a good pig feed, be-
ing too bulky and ”containing too much
fibre for growing pigs Where it is made
a considerable factor in the ration as
in this case. Then the feed is‘very
poorly balanced. Oil meal is a cencen-
trate very rich in protein, as is also
bran and skim~milk.

You would get much better results
with self-feeder by what is known as
the free choice system, and it would
be much better to substitute corn, bar-
ley or some other carbonaceous feed,
supplementing same with oil meal,
tankage or middlings fed in separate
compartments of the self-feeder so that

A Feeders" PrOblemS’

ried to a polishing machine, This ma-
chine consists'ofpseveral pairs of felt-
covered rolls. The polishing agent, us-
ually' Wheat"middlings, is delivered on
to theplate on rolls and serves toboth
polish the plate .and abosrb the excess
of palm oil._ The middlings are. used
‘repeatedly until they have reached
their maximum efficiency and have ab-
sorbed three to five per cent of the
palm oil. The mixture of middlings
and palm oil is then carried to a clean-
ing machine and passed over vibrating
screens to remove the lumps of mid-
dlings and oil and the larger pieces of
iron and tin plate and finally over two
electric magnets which remove ‘the
smaller pieces of iron and tin plate.
The cleaned mixture is then bagged
and sold as feeding stuff.
. This feed has been under investiga-
tiOn by the Association of Feed Control
Officials of the United States for the
past three or four years and at a re-
cent meeting held in Washington, D.
C., the following report was submitted:
“Your committee believe that the so-
called refuse cleaned middlings con-
sisting of wheat middlings and palm
oil when carefully cleaned from slugs,
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Expense I flail? Pe Acre
Profit $4099 More

Above we show the yields from two different parts of a single
field. One produced forty bushels of corn to the acre without
fertilizer. The other produced eighty bushels of corn with
fertilizer. The fertilizer expense per acre was only $2.00.

 

    

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Based on the present price of corn, this fertilizer netted this
farmer $38 more profit from each acre than from fields not
fertilized. Is there any other investment which yields such
returns as this?

Mr. Frederick Graff, of Ionia, Michigan, raised 150 bushels

of corn per acre at fertilizer expense of only $4.

Mr. L. J. Stroutzenberger, of Front, Ohio, raised 125 bushels
of corn and 86 bushels of oats to the acre at a fertilizer ex-
pense of .53.

All of these men use Nature’s own fertilizer—

Lake Erie puts back into your Soil the elements each crop

extracts. Crops, as you know, take out of your soil eleven
different plant foods. All but three are present in sufficient

 

 

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the pigs could fbllow their own appe—
tites in making a selection of feeds.

A great many feeders think that the
growing pigs do better when a portion
of the grain ration at least is given in
the form of slop, but we do not believe
this is essential to good feeding meth-
ods. Undoubtedly the trouble -with
these pigs is an unbalanced ration con-
taining both too much protein and too
much fibre to make a thoroughly diges—
tible combination. .

In some extensive experiments con-
ducted at the Iowa College last year
it was determined that pigs fed on self-
feeder under what is known as the free
choice system~that is, being permit-
ted to consume such portions ’of the

.several grains fed as their appetite de-

mandedmmade. the best and most eco-
nomical gains, and that the grains con-
sumed conformed quite closely to a
theoretical balance of nutrients. A
change of feed, such as suggested
would unquestionably reduce the cost
of the ration and add greatly to its
efficiency.

PALMO-MIDDS.

 

1 am up against a question that I
would like to have you answer as it
might help some other subscriber as
well as myself. I have bought some
‘.‘Palmo-Midds,” with the following an-
alysis: Crude protein 16 per cent;
crude fat 6 per cent; crude fibre 7 per
cent. Now what per cent of the above
protein is digestible? As I.would like
to know how much I am stuck at $35
per ton f. o. b. our station. .

Clinton Co. L. W. .

Palmo-Midds is a by-product from
the manufacture of tin plate and is a
mixture of, usually, wheat middlings
and palm oil. ‘

In the process of preparing tin plate
for the market, it is passed through a

bath». of palm ‘oil after receiving the

coat of-ltin and then by a conveyor car-

_ prices of provisions is found in the

tin plate and containing not, above 0.2l
per cent tin, can, in the light of feed-;
ing tests made, be considered a satis-;
factory and safe feeding stuff.” 5

Mich. Ag. C01. A. J. PATTEN. .

Editor’s Note—The digestibility of
the proteinin the middlings is prob
ably not altered by their use in this
'process.

SHELTER THE BROOD SOW. j

 

Extremes of cold and heat injure
hogs more than any other class of do-
mestic animals, and it is especially
necessary to furnish good shelter for
the brood sow. The shelter may be
good without being expensive, but it{
should be warm and ventilated, dryi
and so arranged that as much sun-
shine as possible may get in to keep it
dry and healthy. Sunshine is a great
germ killer, but should be aided by
lime sprinkled where it. will help con-
trol cholera and other diseases. Don't
cut off the returns from the mortgage

 

raiser by supplying wet floors, filth:
and dark quarters. Individual hog cots r
and houses serve a good purpose ati
farrowing time. 1

Mo. Ag. College. L. A. Vi'sxnzn.

W'ithin a short time pork has sold in
the Chicago makret around $28 a bar-
rel, the quotation'a year ago having
been $19; while similar advances have
taken place in lard and short rib sides.
The biggest bullish influence acting on

continued enormous demand from Eu-
ropean importing countries. During a
recent week exports of lard from our
Atlantic ports amounted to 13,089,000
lbs., comparing with 4,921,000 lbs. for
the corresponding week of 1915; while
exports of bacon aggregated 23,592,000
lbs., comparing with 9,932,000 lbs. a
year ago. *

plant food.
5 ~ I , , I I i _O r‘ ;-‘ Ni A .
5 combined in a good cook 5 cakes. This fertilizer comes 2 3551.3“;;',§’E;{‘,,fy:‘,§‘;°{3:,?

quantities to practically lasts forever. But these three,Am—
monia, Phosphoric Acid and Potash, must be supplied each
year. Otherwise, there comes a time when there is not suf-.
ficient readily available plant food in the soil’s pantry to give
the young plant a quick start and grow the stalks of corn and

E plump the kernels.

You can no more continue to draw out your plant food with-
out putting it back than you can continue to draw upon your
bank account Without making any deposits.

Lake Erie Guano contains fish—the richest plant food that
Natureevercreated. Itcontains Nitrogen, (Ammoniafinforms
that chemist cannot imitate. This Nitrogen is in an organic
form, the form in which plants use it. It does not have to
change its nature in order to feed the crop. There is no waste
It remains in the soil—always available feeding the crop
as growth unfolds wants. It cannot be washed away.

This fish is combined with tankage, with Bone Black, Phos—
phate and Potash, allowed to stand and season for months
and contains the combined plant foods that will nourish each plant alike.

 

The free acid is neutralized so that Lake Erie Guano cannot sour your soil
or use up the lime in your land, instead it sweetens the soil and makes it
more productive.

Unlike dry mixed fertilizer, in which the materials are
simply mixed tOgether, in Lake Erie Guano these
foods are combined just as floor, sugar and eggs are

 

6 REASONS WHY

1—Contains fish-‘naturc‘srichea!

It Wlll not 3—Thc foods combined ’7 not
simply mixed together.

Q—Acidity neutralized. Sweetcns
your soil

S—I’erfect mechanical condition
Goes thru drill without
clogging

6—Has produced record-breaking
yields at a bi: profil.‘

to you in perfect mechanical condition.
clog your drill.

Start this year to get bigger yields the ‘ ‘fertilizer way.’ ’
Can you afford not spend $2 to $4 per acre when it means al-
most doubling the earning capacity of your farm?

Write today for full information about Lake Erie Guano—-
’ made with fish—and get name of our dealer in your locality.
Dealers wanted in unoccupied territory. (4)

THE'JARECKI CHEMICAL COMPANY
Sanduoky, Ohio " Cincinnnti, Ohio.

 

 

 

 

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ECAUSE the women-fonts can turn as
slow as they please, and still get all

the cream !—-true of no other separator.

HAT milkmg by machinery, com—
pared with hand milking, is less
expensive, in general, in 'herds

of more than fifteen cows, and more
[so in smaller herds, is indicated in re-
[cent studies made by farm manage-
:ment specialists of the U. 8. Depart-
iment of Agriculture.

One of the most important cond‘i-r

' ;tions affecting the economy of milking
flarge herds With machines was found

minutes, and by machine a fraction un-
der five minutes. In herds at over fifty
cows, however, the time required to
milk by hand was a fraction under sev-
en minutes and by‘machine 4.15 min
utes. In milking by hand the average
cost per cow in herds of fifteen cows or
less was $10.91 a year, as against
$10.45 in herds of fifty or more. When
machines were used the cost was _.
$11.77 a year in the smaller herds and

MostseparatorshavetobenmIedSStofio . _. , .
tto be the ehmmatmn of unnecessary $1.34 in herds of fifty or more.

turns a mini-He 01' they {use cream Bat if , labor. Herds that normally required The value of the labor replaced by
you warlt, you cm W a Sllarp‘es at my three men for milking by hand, only the milking machines as found to vary
38 or 40 revolutions per minute and still get 51 TWO 01' whom were needed to feed and from $2.63 per cow in herds of fifteen
perfect shin—for the wonderful Suction-feed drinks ‘jcarc for the animals, required only two cows or less. to $8.33 per cow in herds
UP the milk only as 535': as it can perfectly 3893‘ men to milk by machine. The available of more-than fifty cows. The addition
rate it. Again, the bowl hangs from a single labor and the labor requirements are of time available for field work due to
frictionless ball-bearing running in a constant bath therefore better balanced in the latter use of the machines was found to vary
of on. That too means easy turning The bowl 0356‘. smce the same tWO men may from 1.5 to 5.1 hours, according to the

In'lk and otherwise care for the herd, size of the herds.
has no heav discs in it—-little ower is re uired H . . . ‘
to set it spinrsimg P q ‘ .lhe labor 0f the ”111'“? mllker reflulred Attention is called to the fact that

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CREAM SEPARATOR

-—is the only separator that will sldm

clean at widely-varying speeds

--is the only separator that delivers
cream of unchanging thickness-wall

speeds

--is the only separator that you can
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quicker

-—-—is the only separator that has just

one piece in the bowl—
no discs, easy to clean
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under the hand system being dispensed milking machines must be operated by

‘Wlth. This tendency towardseconomy

when machines are used can not result

in actual economies in all cases when

a small number of cows is milked
since depreciation, fuel consumption,
repairs, interest on investment, etc,
are responsible for considerable costs
which must be charged to the milking
expense.

The Time and, the Cost.

The studies were made in typical in-
tensive dairying regions in Delaware,
Chenango. and Chautauqua counties, N.
Y., and among mixed dairying ‘ and
farming enterprises in Lenawee coun:
ty, Mich., Fulton county, Ohio, and Mc-
Henry county, Illinois. It was found
that in herds of fifteen cows or less the
average time required to milk a cow

competent operators and that stripping
by hand after the machine is essential
if satisfactory results are to be obtain—
ed. The majority of the farmers vis.
ited during the studies believe that the
milking machine has no effect one
way or the other on the general wel-
fare of the herd.
The Fastest Way-

Studies of the comparative efficiency
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units and operators indicate that the
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operates and strips after two units,
each of which milks two cows.

The following table shows the data
gathered in. the studies in regard to
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herds of different sizes.

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16 to 30 cows ..... 72 39 .84 .20 1.00 7.31 63 10.26
31 to 50 cows. - . 41 .61 .84 .25 1.49 6.03 . 16
51 cows or more... 11 .56 .83 .36 1.12 4.47 . 6

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each day. I led this ration all one win-
ter' and got good results. It contains
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but there is 1101, the difference in price
now between protein and carbohy—
drates that there once was, so it would
make little difference in the cost.

I‘ would prefer for several reasons to
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nishes the food nutrients in more near-
ly the correct proportion. . To do this
best the cows should have about, one
pound of grain to every three or four
pounds of milk produced.

How Many Acres Per Cow?
What is your opinion as to amount

iof land necessary to keep a cow for

one year, if she is pastured during the
summer? If she is kept up all the
year and fed? Would the feeding of
GOWS the whole year, without pasture,
be, piofitable to the farmer. Do you
think a cow Would do well the year
round on ensilage alone, or with a lit-

.tle roughage added? C. C. W.

So many conditions enter into this

,| question that it cannot be answered

with any degree of satisfaction. It near-
lv all. like everything else, dependson

the man, what man tries to do hard
enough he can generally do. Many
dairymen have kept a cow to. two
acres, 40 acres will keep 20 covenant.

acre, but am not sure that this would
be as pmctical as some other plan.

It is practicalito keep cows without
pasture. They can be kept healthy and
profitably, even more profitably than
on pasture. The labor problem here
is of great importance. No one can
tell just how to do all this. it must be
worked out by one’s self. Commence
with an ordinary number of cows and
gradually increase in number as expe-
rience teaches. Remember that corn
silage and a legume hay should be the
basic foods. In intensive dairying I
think it more practical to purchase a
part of the grain.

. Dairying and Hogs-

L‘ould swine raising be made profit.
able on a farm of 34 acres, raising for-
age crops for hogs largely and buying
most of the grain, or would it be more
profitable to keep cows and feed en—
silage largely? Would you recommend
either of these plans for a small farm?

Tuscola Co. B. W. F.

l have no doubt that hog Praising
could be made fairly profitable on a
farm of 34 acres. But I believe you
would have a greater chance for suc-
cess with dairy cows and then keep
hogs to utilize the skimomilk. Chick-
ens are also a splendid auxiliary to
dairying. In fact, cows, hogs and
chickens are a combination that is
hard to beat on a small farm. If near
a market some market crops could also

beproduced, or strawberries or small
fruits of any kind would on in, 11111in
labor and bring. an added income, and

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herd without any additional expense
for supplemental grain feeds.
A Cow to Four Acres. ,

Allowing an average yield of twelve
tons of corn silage per acre, three tons
of alfalfa hay, two and a half tons of
clover, fifty bushels of oats and one
and one-half acres of pasture per cow
we find that it is possible to provide
the following ration .for each cow in
the herd from four acres of land. Six
tons of corn silage, or fifty pounds per
day per cow, twenty-five pounds of al-
falfa hay, or twenty-one pounds of clo-
ver hay, and seven pounds of oats per
day per cow for 240 days, and leave
one and one-half acres of pasture per
cow for the remaining 125 days. Such
a ration, while liberal for the average
cow, could, undoubtedly, be made more
efficient by feeding two pounds of lin-
seed meal or cottonseed meal to each
cow during the period of full milking.
Under such a system 'of growing feed
crops four acres of land should support
an efficient dairy cow in good shape
and hold her at maximum production
throughout the year.

Good vs. Poor Cows.
This brings us down to the problem

  

 

and they cannot be grown on impover-
ished, poorly farmed soils. Good cows
and the best of care and surroundings
cannot return large profits and remain
in vigorous health unless they have an
abundance of palatable and nutritious
farm-grown feeds to balance up the
cost as well as The deficiencies of the
purchased feeds of commerce. Years
ago it was a question of good coWs
rather than of good feeds. Experience
soon proved, however, that a 'cheaper
and better supply of farm-grown feeds
must be combined with an efficient
herd of cows if the best results were
attained.
“More Milk to the Acre.”

More milk to the acre should be the
slogan of every dairyman. Build up
the soil by the use of fertilizers, ma-
nures and soil building crops. Breed
up a herd of good cows and'feed them
liberally and economically, making
such feeds as alfalfa, clover and corn
silage play a more important part in
the ration. This is the way to produce
more milk to the acre. It is much eas~
ier,- generally speaking, to build up
these two factors than it is to make
one cow produce as much milk as two

cows usually produce from a given
amount of feed.
Doubling the production of feed

crops, and improving them in quality,
means approximately the same as doub—

  

 

A Jersey Parade at Columbus, Ohio.

of finding the best cows for converting
our supply of raw materials into fin-
ished products. The low-producing cow
with a 4,000-pound of milk per year
yield means approximately 1,000
pounds of milk yield per acre per year,
while the high-producing cow with a
10,000 pound ofs milk per year yield
means approximately 2,500 pounds of
milk per acre yield per year. Under
the corn, oats and timothy hay crop ro-
tation the 10,000 pounds of milk per
year would produce less than 1,000
pounds of milk per year per acre from
the home-grown feeds, while the 4,000
pounds of milk per year cow would
probably fall below a 500 pounds of
milk per acre average. The 4,000
pounds of milk per year cow under the
corn, oats and alfalfa rotation would
produce approximately as much milk
per cow under the corn, oats and tim-
othy hay rotation of crops. These fig-
ures are not exactly accurate, but they
will serve to illustrate the fact that
feeding cows that have the capacity to
produce 10,000 pounds of milk per year
cannot lift the dairy farmer to the
cheerful heights of prosperity so long
as he feeds them the—crops grown on
eight or ten acres of land, or depends
upon the grain markets for his supply
of protein materials. He is little, if
any, better off financially at the end of
the year than the farmer who feeds
low-producing cows from the crops
grown on four acres of land, besides
the farmer who has grown his feed on
a smaller acreage has accumulated a
store of humus and nitrogen in his soil
which greatly enhances the value of
his farm for crop production. ‘
Soil-Improvement is Fundamental.
Soil improvement must precede all
other fundamental lines of betterment.
Of first importance is a productive soil.
Large crops, produced at a reasonable
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ling the milking ability of: the cows.
Crop production is the fundamental
problem of every sound system of
dairy farming. Aside from furnishing
palatable and highly nourishing rations
for the cows, such feed crops as alfalfa,
clover and grasses, pay handsomely as
manufacturers of soil fertility. Hav-
ing the peculiar power of obtaining
their supply of nitrogen from the air
and mineral elements from below the
depths of the feeding zones of other
crops they not‘only add to the store of
available plant food in the soil but
they furnish the best of hay and pas-
turage for the cows. This added fer—
tility means a gradual increase in crop
yields, a great improvement in the phy-
sical condition of the soil and an in-
creased value of‘the farm at the end
of a series of years. The best test of
any system of dairy management and
the accuracy of its accounting is found
in the increased value of the entire
plant and equipment when a portion of
the earnings have been converted into
betterments during a definite period of
time.

FIGURING ON THE COW.

 

At the “Milk Conference” recently
held in Chicago, Professor H. E. Hori
ton made a report on his investiga-
tions relative to the cost of producing
milk. Among his items were: Cost of
man labor in milking; handling the
milk; care of the. cow; housing of the
cow; investment, interest on invest-
ment, value of cow; bedding per cow;'
ice for cooling the milk; coal or wood
for heating water, and a miscellaneous
column for expenses not foreseen, such
as Veterinary service. .

He declared that the ordinary dairy
records are very incomplete and that

many items were left out, as, for in.
stance, the cost of testing .the cow for _,

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butterfat, which he estimated at $1.50
per cow per year.

He had been carrying on’correspond-
ence with men owning dairy herds and
had obtained from many of them esti-
mates of the cost of keeping a cow 3.
year. These estimates varied all the
way from $27.40 to $94 per cow per
year. This great variation he took to
be largely indicative of error.

The elaborateness of the record he
would have kept was criticized. An
Illinois farmer declared that the farm-
er has no time for keeping such elabor-
ate records. He was keeping such rec~
ords, but had to do it at night, and it
was sometimes near midnight when he
completed his book-keeping work. He
said that if he did this work in the day-
time. he would have to hire an extra
hnnd on the farm to do the work he
had been accustomed to do.
over,“ he said, “many of the farmers
are not educated along the line of keep-
ing books, and book-keeping is too
great a labor for them to assume.”

Anorher farmer declared that very
little book-keeping was (necessary, ex-
cept that connected with the weighing
and testing of milk; but that these two
duties must be kept up, if a man was
to know what kind of cow he was
keeping.

One man asserted that in dairying
the cost of raising each crop fed the
cows should be. kept a record of. It
was urged against this that what a
feed would sell for, be it hay or corn
or roots, was what it should be figured
at in the dairy expense book. As a
general proposition this is all right.
But there have been years in the past
when, as all farmers had all the feed
they could use, there was no sale for
feeding materials. It. is evident, in such
a case, that the cost of feeding the
cow could not be put down at nothing,
but would naturally be what it had cost
to raise the feeding crop. So in dairy
cost records, as in everything else, cir-
cumstances alter cases.

How poor mus-t, a cow be to be too
unprofitable to keep? The drift of dis‘
cussion at the meeting was that the
point was around 3500 to 4000 pounds
of milk. It. was remarked, however,
that if all the cows in the country that
give less milk than that were killed,
the milk supply of the country would
be decidedly short. -

Illinois. H. F. Trrrtnsrox.

VALUE OF CORN SILAGE.

What is the value of corn silage, and
What amount would there be in a 12x30
silo, the silage being 15 or 20 feet
deep?

Wayne Co. G. S.

The market value of corn silage can
only be estimated by comparing it with
other feeding stuffs, because it is not
bought and sold as other feeds are.
The real cash value of anything is
what it will sell for on the market.

Take the food analysis of silage and
compare it with timothy hay and we
find it has about one-third the value.
ton for ton. This, however, does not
take into consideration the value of
the succulency of the silage, and this
certainly has a value, providing one
lias‘no other succulent feed. Good corn
silage is usually considered worth $3.50
to $4 per ton. Some say $5.

On the average, a cubic foot of silage
is estimated to weigh 40 pounds. Near
the top of the she it will not weigh as
much and towards the bottom it will
weigh more. I think it safe to say that
the botom 15 feet in a 30-foot silo will
weigh 50 pounds per cubic foot. Find
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H“ M'lk Will Surely Increase
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ROMINENT among the subjects
P which are attracting the attention
of people Who live. in the rural
communities and villages, is that of
rural community development. The
villages are a necessity for the ideal
conditions in the rural districts, and
the surrounding country is necessary
for the support of the villages. The
best conditions are found where the
people of the villages work in conjunc-
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Rural Community Uplift

By 'N. A. CLAPP

all the people of both village and
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The Grange and farmers
be sustained and do their best work
when they can co-operate with the
church, the Sunday school, and the day
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of more practical value to the school
and the church if they are frequently
brought in contact with the. patrons of
the school and the members of the
church congregation. The preacher
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tural, horticultural, biological, econom-
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and practical. 4

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ed and have held five annual fairs of
one day each. Every one of those fairs
have been a pronounced success.

Each and every organization elects
a committee to work in conjunction
with the committees of the 'other or-
ganizations. These committees consti-
tute what is called a “federated come
inittee.” This “federated committee”
forms the advisory board that plans
and executes the work of the combin-
ed organizations. They make arrange-
ments for the fair and give an oppor-
tunity for the church, the Sunday
school, the day school, the Grange and
the Farmers’ Club to participate in and
enjoy the advantages of the “show”
and compete for prizes. All the organ-
izations offer prizes and individuals
compete for them. The money for the
general prizes is raised by charging a
nominal price for dinner on the Fourth
of July and on fair day.

The exhibits are made up of various

JACK DOG.
BY CORA A. :‘lA'l'SUN DULSUN.
Oh, when is the happiest, time for
Jack?

I am sure it is when his master comes

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Though he may be gone but a night
. and a day,
Jack thinks him a very long time away.

And Jack knows his step when he
nears the door,

And leaps in wild joy round the kitch-
en floor;

Though he very well knows while mas-
ter is gone, '

He must keep an eye on whatever
goes on.

And you may be sure while he is on
watch,

He’ll know if a strange hand touches
the latch;

When we come to the door, his master
will say,

“Our callers are friends: ,good Jack,
keep away."

Then, with a wag of his tail, by the
stove he’ll sit down ‘

So kindly we never could give him a
frown;

But woe to the man if he plans, any
day,

Harm t0 mistress or baby while mas-
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11v OLIVE E. Locxwoon.
These days we’re living in are strange,
From olden ways we’ve had a change.
"l‘is well perhaps for don’t they say
Variety makes life more gay.

Great cities throng our land so fair,
And busy are the people there. .
Their industries are famed afar.
Some good, some had their people are.

The farmer also in these days

Is taking on some city ways;

But some things he don’t understand
'About these “city people grand.

 

If this great war makes prices'high
0n everything that farmers buy—

On flour, on clothes and rubber goods,
On shoes and leather, bonnets, hoods,

On bobs and sleds, and shot and shell,
And these the farmer ‘loveth well. .

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farm products, such as grains, vegeta?
bles, fruits, poultry and sometimes live

  

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' , JAN. 20, 19i7‘.

stock. In the hall is exhibited articles
of various kinds shown by farmers’
wives, rare and ancient specimens,
school children’s work and various oth-
er interesting things. Several schools
in the surrounding districts compete
for premiums. '

1n the afternoon of the fair day
there‘is a program carried out consist
ing of oratorical contests, essays, ora-
tions, set and impromptu speeches, all
of which receive much attention.

A lecture course is maintained which
is so well patronized that ii‘is more
than self-supporting. One of the ad-
vantages of the lecture course is the
fact that remarkable talent is brought
within the reach of many who would
never be able to avail themselves of
the privilege of seeing and hearing peov
ple_ of unusual ability were it not for
the course which brings entertainers
of rare capability to them. It is safe
to assert that some of the lecturers
brought by the lecture bureau are the
equal of the best met with in the large
villages and cities.

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if they will, and enjoy the advantages
made possible by first organizing the
different branches of society in their
communities, and then co-operating to
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If cattle, sheep and hens are high
And feed with them is on the fly,

Why does the city than complain

When the price of buttcr’s on
gain?

Does he ne’er stop to reason well

That farmers buy as well as sell 2’

the

If paper and coal go out of sight,

Of course, they think it isn’t right.
But when egg prices pay for feed
They boycott them. Oh, yes, indeed!

The price of gasoline may rise
And go asailing to the skies;

But still the cars go whizzing by.
No boycott there! I wonder why!

From early morn till late at night
The farmer works with all his might
And scarce a man is to be found
To help him cultivate his ground.

The city men may like to work,

But from the farmer's task they shirk;
Just one day‘s work enough for them,
And to the city they go again.

Oh, “Beggars must not chooser-s be.”

“Use well the hand that feedeth thee,"
These maxims by some wise old sages
Have proven true through all the ages.

So use the farmers well, my friends,
On them the world‘s success depends.
They get small pay for what they give,
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THE TYRANNY OF THINGS.

BY rmv s. ARMSTRONG.
Things that we could have.
Things that we might have”
Things that we should have done,
Are Things that haunt us
With glints that taunt us,
Of Things we might have won.

Things that we could not.
Things that we would not,
Things that we did not do,
Are Things that vex us,
Cheer or perplex us,
Things for content or rue.

Things that are Nothing,
Things that are Something,
Things that we do or don’t,
Are Things that make us

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Sadie helped to gather balsam for evening, and that— Well, that’s all

the roof and handed him the boughs'he knows.

one by one as he thatched it thickly. “The conductor of the train you

The little house, as she called it, arous-
ed her unbounded enthusiasm, and also
filled her witha sense of possession
that delighted her because it was so
new and unfamiliar. A foot deep he
piled the balsam-bed after rolling a
,log across the entrance to hold the
boughs securely in place.

This finished, they began to gather
fire-wood. , Sadiecarried it by the arm-
ful, heedless of scratches on her arms
and damage to her clothes. She was
eager to be'doing something, and tire-
less. Stoddard dragged heavy logs
from where they had fallen in the
woods and added them to their store.
They could afford to be prodigal in
fuel, for the island was generous.

This labor ended, he allowed himself
a pipeful of tobacco and resumed fish—
ing. He also found leisure to do some
thinking, an occupation which, howev-
er, brought him no particular satisfac-
tion nor ease of mind. True, they were
doing finely so far as immediate needs
were concerned; but beyond that their
situation was wrapped in the haze of
uncertainty. .

Sadie, too, was thinking, but whOlly
of the present. Her imagination had
been swept from its moorings by this
sudden plunge into the heart 'of her
great outdoors, and it was carrying her
onward with bewildering and beguil-
ing allurements. Hardship, privation,
possible starvation played no part in
any of her wonderful visions. '

“See here, Sadie!” said Stoddard
suddenly. “Have you done any figur-
ing as to what is likely to happen
to us?”

“Why, no,” she answered slowly.
“Anything bad going to happen ?"

“Not necessarily; in fact, not even
probably. But I mean, have you thought
about how we’re going to get off this
island?”

“Now you speak of it, I don’t think
I’ve thought of it for a minute. Will
it be any trouble? Won’t somebody
come and get us,”

“Who, for instance?” he inquired.

“Maybe your camp-mate, Mr.‘ Living—
ston, might.”

“He hasn’t the least idea What’s he-
come of me. The last he saw or heard
of me I was on our own island back
in the Northeast Arm.” ’

“Well, he' can begin tracin’ you, can’t
he? He knows you started for the rail-
road first.”

.“No; he doesn’t."

“Didn’t—5’

Sadie hesitated. Stoddard waited.

“Didn’t he know you were goin’ to
meet me?”

“He never heard of you, Sadie.”

She devoted a minute to readjusting
her thoughts.

“I just sort. of took it for granted
you told him,” she said.

It was diflicultto explain to Sadie
just why he~ had not informed Larry
Livingston of the letter found in a
pocket and the events to which it, led;
it was impossible, in fact. ' .

_ “Well, you see, Sadie, it was just a

private business matter betWeen you
and me,” he said after a pause. “I
didn’t feel I had a right to show him
your correspondence. There was noth—
ing for him to do about it, anyhow; it
was my affair. So I said nothing.”

“In understand," she nodded.

This respect for the privacy of her
correspondence pleased her. She did
not dream that there might be other
reasons. ' , '

“Larry knows nothing,” Stoddard"
went on. “‘John—'-the Indian—knows
that I. mailed a letter and received a
telegram. That’s as far as his informa-
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came on knows that you got off at the
lower station and that he informed me
of that fact. But where I went and
what I did after I left Deepwater Sta-
tion not a soul knows except you.”

“Just “like you’d dropped off the
earth,” she commented.

“Exactly. All Larry and John. know
is that 'I did not return to camp. Larry
because he knows I received a tele-
gram, is likely to conclude that I must
have left Deepwater by train on some
urgent business. So he’s not likely to
look for me.”

“Go ahead,” said Sadie}

“I’m just telling you the situation
because you asked me not to hold any-
thing out.”

“That’s right, No. 44. Say it all.”

‘.‘VVe11, to sum it up, not a soul has
seen either you or me since dark last
night. Nobody knows we started for
the hotel; nobody knows what hap—
pened. Nobody has any reason to look
for us, except Larry. perhaps, who
doesn’t know where to look; while no-
body has the least idea where to look,
even if they wanted to.”

Sadie had been indicating her com-
plete grasp of the situation by a series
of nods. '

“That’s one end of it,” he con-
tinued. “Here’s another: Pickerel Bay
is off the line of travel hereabouts.
Campers wander in here occasionally,
but the guides never suggest it. It’s
not considered a particularly good
place for fishing, which is what most
of the campers want. The islands in
other parts of the lake are much more
comfortable for general purposes.

”This camp we feund has been va-
cant for at least a month. I don’t see
any signs of others on any of the is-
lands nearby. All of which means we
are not very likely to have visitors.”

“Well, it ain’t as if We were lone-
some,” she observed gravely. “I ain’t,
anyhow.” '

“So it leads up to another proposi-
tion,” he said, not appearing to notice
her comment. “If we’re going to get
off this island we must do the job our-
selves. To get, from an island to the
shore means a boat. We have none.

“The nearest piece of land to us is
about three-quarters of a mile, and
that’s another island. Furthermore, it’s
in the wrong direction. It’s true that
we might manage to swim to it. But
we wouldn’t be any better off after
reaching it than we are now.”

“We won’t swim,” said Sadie decis-
ively.

“You’ve probably noticed it’s still.

blowing almost as hard as last night,
although it’s clear. That means no
boats out on the lake today, except the
launches that run from the station
down to the hotel, and they don’t come
within sight of us.”

“Well?” she asked, when he paused.

“Well, now you know the situation;
that’s all.” ‘

“But what’s the answer?"

“That’s what, I wish you’d tell me.
I don’ know the answer.”

Sadie considered the case for several
minutes; then shrugged her shoulders
and smiled chccrfully.

“It is sort of a puzzle,” she admit-
ted. “But nothin’ to worry about, I
guess. You’ll get the answer by and
by. W’e’ll both try to think one out.”

“We got twenty crackers left, and
half a cake of chocolate, and- we’ll
catch more fish. We got plenty of
water to drink.
again today after that feed we had.
.Why,_I think we’re fixed fine!”

“Shake, Sadie! You’re a good sport,
and you're game. or course we’re
bound to get out of here. But I want-

’ed you to know all the facts.” 4
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And How to Feed

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THE M'I'cHiGA‘Ni'FARMER

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tion. ' She had been hoping she was a
good sport.

The. taking of another fish served.
as an abrupt interruption to idle spec-
ulations. It was not a large bass, but
Sadie was as ardent (for its capture as ‘
if it were the leviathan of them all.
She pounced upon it hawklike when it
had been drawn into the shallows,
heedless of the viciously erected dor~
sal fin. 7

When biting ceased at the spot op~ . '7'

posite their camp Stoddard moved;
along the shore, trying other places’
that seemed likely to yield prey. 88:,
die followed, occasionally rambling a
little distance into the woods. '
She loved to explore. She wanted
to learn, too. Usually she returned
with specimens gathered from shrubs
and bushes and mossy retreats. Stod-
dard knew most of them and she put
the names away in her faithful memi
cry with a sense of new knowledge.
They had gone nearly the length of
their island, and Stoddard was intent

on the effort to coax a nibble into a "

well-developed bile when he heard a
scream from Sadie.

Dropping his rod, he scrambled up
the rocks and broke through the brush
in the direction of the sound. Sadie,
running as fast. as her skirts would
allow, met. him half-way. She was
breathless; her eyes were wide with
excitement.

“A bear!" she gasped.

“VVhal I"

“A hear! I seen it!"

“Nonsense! Wait a minute now.
Get your breath." >

But Sadie would not, wait until she
had recovered from her panting.

“I tell you it was a bear!"

“How big?"

“I don’t know.

“Where was it?"

“I went back up to where that old
camp is," she blurted between gasps.
“The place where we found the crack
ers. I was just lookin’ around again.
And then I heard something. And then
I seen it."

“And what was it doing?"

“It was looking at. me.”

“I don’t blame it," said Stoddard
lightly.

He was more than skeptical of Sa-
die’s story. Bears were uncommon and
shy in the Deepwater and they did not
prefer small islands. He believed ”that
Sadie might have seen a shadow.

“Did it move?" he inquired, check-
ing a smile.

“I didn‘t wait. I moved. But it had
eyes."

“Let‘s see if we can [I id it.”

“Will it hurt us?"

“It’ll probably be glad to see us.
Come on and show me where it was.”

Reluctantly she followed him. She
knew very well she had seen a bear,
and bears were animals that Sadie in-
stinctively classed with lions and tig~
ers in their undesirability as neigh-
bors. As Stoddard neared the old
camp-site he moved cautiously. if any-
thing should happen'lo be there, he
did not, want to frighten it away.

The long shadows of late afternoon

filled the woods. At, the edge 01‘ the
clearing he stood for a minute until
his eyes were fully accustomed to the
dimming light. Then, as his glance
followed the direction of Sadie’s arm,
which. was thrust over his shoulder, he
saw that something did movei ‘
‘ It was near one of the rude benches.
If it saw him it betrayed no evidence
of alarm. Sadie was beginning to pant
again; Stoddard could feel her breath
on his cheek. For a few seconds he
studied the object; then nodded to
himself. ‘

Now he glanced over the ground
near his feet, searching for something.
A couple of yards from him lay a

But: it was a bear.”

softly and stooped until his fingers
clutched it. Then he crossed the clear-
ing on a run. . -
Sadie stood horrified. How Could ‘t
man fight a" boar with a stick? Surely
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his headi and saw it 1escend swiftly
It fell upon something with a muffled
soft concussion Again- it rose and fell;

a then several times in rapid succession-

She at him deliver a mighty kick at

a convulsively squirming m which'

drove it several feet toward the center

of the clearing. After that he began-

beating it again until it lay quite still.
When he seemed satisfied ”with his

work he looked; up and beckoned to

her. With hesitating, footsteps she went
to him, her glance still; riveted upon
the thing that lay on the ground.

“You 111111126; 11!" she Whispered. “Kill-

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Stoddard was grinning at her-
“Porcupine," was all he said.

Sadie fer: suddenly foolish. She knew ’

nothing of mommy-111%,, though. she had
an idea that they were infinitely lower
in the scale of ferocity than bears. At
any rate, she had never‘heard of a por-
cupine killing anybody.

“is it amber laugh on me?" she
.msked QME‘S' fallen.

“Not at 3:11. You made a. real discov-
ery- Only it‘s not a. bear.”

He turned over the animal with his;
loot. Sadie bent to examine it.

“Rather tough to beat a. poor porcu-
pine to death with
edi. “But we needed him.”

“You mean. to say i113 any good.

she asked, looking up from her inspec-x3

tion.
“It can be. eaten.”
“Honest?"

“Some of them can, at any rate. The V
I‘m not sure .

young, ones are all right.
about this. boy, but we’ll have a try at
him. He’s big and he”s old, and he’s
probably ans tough as wailms-hide. But
we’ll know more about that later. The
111.1111 thing is to get him to camp.”

“I’ll help ~\zou carry it,” she said read-
ily, all hesitation having vanished m
the discovery that no. bear dwelt upon
their island.

“Keep your hands off him; he‘s full
of quilts like needles. PM have to drag,
him."

He unbuckied the leather strap that ‘

served him for a belt, passed it around
the neck or? S‘azdle’s “bear."
it tam.
behind him, he led the way to: their
camp»-

The removal of a pomupine’s hide ‘
is a task. to be perfumed with caution’

if the hunter has. a. proper regard for
his fingers. Accomplish it after much
labor, Stodniard began to slice- strips of
meat from: the carcass.

“He' 5: tough, all ri’ °‘l'l't, " he continent-
ed. “You might fill that lard pail with
water, Sadie.”

(Continued next week).

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A joke on 1‘1skyP
HERE? are you going with that
axe?” asked Tinker Teedle Tee
as Billy Be By B0 Bum trudged
lane leading to the White

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me I Wm: Show you where there are a.
lot of nice, straight. saplings.”
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until they came to a. clump. of hickory .

saplings, and here Billy cut his bean

poles while Tinker perched; on a log.

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Squirrel, came scurrying through the .

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Missouri, although one of the oldest states west of the Missis-
sippi river, still offers splendid opportunities for the homeseeker.
This is true especially of that portion of the state lying south of
the. Missouri river and traversed by the Rock Island’s St. Louis-

Kaiisas City line.

The size of the farm is a matter of choosing or of finances. The
man on a thousand-acre plantation is making money, and so is
the family that gets a living and a moderate cash surplus from

three, ten, twenty or t’orty ‘acres.

The important thing is that

the opportunity is there in Missouri, along Rock Island Lines.

That portion of the state of Mis-
souri traversed by the Rock Is-
land's St. Louis-Kansas City line
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by streams that find their source
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This region, with a rainfall of 35
to 40 inches per annum, a. growing
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moderately priced bottom lands,
' and big markets within easy reach,
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paying home on a limited acreage.

it offers opportunity also for
the stock raiser as it. combines
two essentials, rough, luxuriant
pasture and smooth fertile farm
land. Thousands of acres of the
rough land can be used for dairy-
ing or beef production if a large
farm is desired. and for the small
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be developed into orchards or a.
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dairy farmer and a place where
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St. Louis and Kansas City, two
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distributing centers located at op-
posite ends of thisline—only 300
miles apart—are dependent: in
great measure upon the adjacent
territory for raw material, with a
trenien ous population that -must
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fruit, and truck grower, poultry
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to make a home by utilizing the
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Like opportunities are, found in all parts of the territory served by
Rock island Lines-the fourteen most. productive states in the Union.

The Rock Island has no lands for sale, or preferred interest in

any one. place or district.

for the more successful you become the more we benefit.

“70 want successful farmers along our lines,

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ROCK ISLAND LINES

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self on the lowest branch, his bushy
tail curled over his back, watching
Billy as though his life depended on it.
But he couldn’t. make up his mind What
it was all about, so at, last curiosity
got'the better of his fear, and he jump-
ed‘to the ground. As neither Billy or
Tinker paid any attention to him, he
came nearer and nearer, fairly burst-
ing with excitement, his heady eyes
snapping and‘twinkling like live coals.

“Don’t turn around or even raise
your head,” said Tinker. “Just go on
with your work but listen to me.”

“I am listening,” replied Billy. “What
is it ?” '

“Frisky is on the ground right be-V

hind you, and if you do as I say, we
can have some fun.”

“All right, what shall I‘do?” asked
Billy. - - ,

“Grab your axe and rush at Frisky
as though you intended to chop him to
pieces,” replied Tinker: .

“Boo!” yelled Billy, jumping up sud-
denly and rushing at the squirrel, who
gave a bark of surprise and sprang to
the tree and ran to the end of a branch,
where he sat snickering and jeering as
much as to say, “Smarty, smarty, you

' can’t catch me.”

“Hit the tree with your axe,” called
the elf.

So Billy swung the axe and struck
the foot of the tree a resounding
whack, just as though he intended to
cut it down. At the first blow, which
made Frisky’s toes tingle, the 01d
scamp stopped chattering and ran a
few branches higher, where he thought
he would be safe, and here he sat
watching Billy to see what he would
do next.

“Hit the tree again,” shouted Tinker.
So Billy swung his axe and struck the
tree trunk a mighty blow that made
the tree tremble and Frisky’s toes tin-
gle. Frisky ran to a higher branch,
but Billy hit the tree again and again,
and at each blow Frisky ran higher
and higher until at last he reached the
topmost branch. Then Billy gave a
mighty whack, a whack that made
Frisky think the tree would surely fall.
As he could not climb any higher, Mr.
Squirrel leaped far out and came to
the ground fifty feet below. He pick-

ed himself iip, none the worse for his

dizzy jump and scanipered away,
scolding, to his nest.

“Good gracious, that was an awful
jump,” said Billy as he- watched Frisky
scuttling off through the trees. “I
should have thought he would have
broken his neck, but he doesn’t seem
to mind it at all.”

“He doesn’t” replied the elf. “I have
seen Frisky jump from the top of a
higher tree than this when he was try-
ing to escape from his old enemy,
Slinker the Weasel.”

“But how does he escape being
hurt?” asked Billy.

“If you had watched him closely you
would have noticed that as he came
sailing down his whole body and bushy
tail was flattened out against the air,
and that served to break the force of
his fall.
ple as a flying squirrel.

f‘Flying squirrels are smaller and
lighter than Frisky, and their skin is
very lose. So when they spread their
legs out. straight from their sides, the
skin connecting their front and hind
legs forms a kind .of sail which resists
the air and breaks their fall, and they
can sail down from the top of a tree
fifty or sixty feet high to the lower

branches of the next tree, which may-

be even farther away.”
“I sure would like to see a flying
squirrel,” said Billy. “Are there any

' here in the White Forest?”

“Lots and lots of‘ them.
would have to come to the woods at
night to catch a glimpse of them as
they only come out to play after the
sun has gone to bed. From sunrise to
sunset they stay curled upin their
snug little nests in some hollow limb,
for they are peaceable, quiet littlefel-
lows, not at all like their cousin Fris-

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Post—Christmas Reflections

UMMER cottages and January
8 snow storms are remotely related
. and what there is in a blizzard to

suggest a cottage perched on a bluff
on one of Michigan’s popular lakes is
hard to see. But for several days the
name of this particular cottage has

been bothering me.
“Lafalot,” the owner has named it,

either from a desire to pick an odd.

name, or because inspired by the
thought that none of us are merry
enough, and that if we all “laughed a
‘ lot,” we would be better and the world
a happier place in which to live. Any-
how, the cottage is marked thus, so
' that all who row may read, and think-
ing it the best advice anyone could
offer, I hereby pass it on.

Seems to me, in viewing the present
and the past, that laughing as a regu~
lar exercise is passing away. I remem—
ber when I was a youngster that every-
body, old and young, laughed a great
. deal. Everyone worked hard, children

had their “chores" as well as elders.

There were few toys beyond home-

made sleds, toy wagons made from cig-
. ar boxes, and rag dolls, and the adults

never heard of joy rides and cabarets
and movies. But folks, young and old,
had a good time.

Day began with most of us at 5 a. m.,
with some at 4 and even 3:30, when
things pressed. It ended at sundown,
or “early candle light,” and was crowd-
ed full of manual labor. But in be-
tween, in the chinks that separated
tasks, were plenty of laughs crammed
down to give the day a more finished
appearance. ., '

The laugl'is came from such simple
things, too. Some of the jokes were
not only old enough to stand alone, but
quite ready to die of old age. Yet they
created as hearty a chuckle as though
the hearers were listening to them for

V the first time. Good natured, practical
' jokes on one another were not resent-
ed as impetinences, but recognized as
material for one of the laughs which
' would make the day’s work lighter.
People were busy and hard worked,
but you seldom or never heard talk of
nerves. Indeed, the “nervous” person
was regarded as a “crank” and a pest
to be avoided, instead of as the regular
order of the day to be first considered.

In short, people were healthier, hap-

pier. and jollier, though poorer and, ac-
' cording to modern standards, without

the things absolutely necessary to
make them happy.

The modern child, for instance, is
showered with things from cradle days.

Toys, games, books surround him in.

quant.iths which his doting parents
never even read about in fairy books
in their childhood days. Father and
mother, aunts and uncles and grand-
parents plan to give the child “every
advantage” which they missed them-
selves, with the fOnd delusion that in
this way they are giving him a good
start and making his young days
happy.

They are giving him a good start in
one way, a fine start on the road to sel-
fishness and extravagance. And as for
happiness, he does not know it in the
sense his own parents did. A “store"
sled would have thrown his day into
transports of delight twenty years ago,
and filled his year with joy. Sonny

», asises . on Christmas morning, con-
templates a loaded tree all his own,
views the flexible flier, the ice skates,
the roller skates, the model builders.
the train of cars that runs on a real
track, the dozens of books and pounds
of candy, turns his back on the whole
thing all whines, “Is that all Santa
Claus br ught?" ,

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point’of satiety all through his pamv ’

pered life. And furthermore he is but
taking a leaf from the, book of his
elders.

“Is that all?” is the cry of the day.
The spirit of the day is to get, get, get.
To demand change and excitement.

And yet with all our getting we do not _

seem to get the thing we need to bring
happiness. The modern idea that hap-
piness can come only with material
success has practically driven the blue
bird from the average American home.
We read books on etficiency and strain
every nerve to make another dollar,
telling Ourselves that this will buy us
modern conveniences and pleasures.
But with the increased material com-
fort we do not find contentment. Each
thing we acquire opens our eyes to
something we need to go with it, 'until
life becomes only a mad scramble to
secure “the blessings of civilization.”

.Simple pleasures are beneath us. We
view with contempt the man or the
woman who can laugh at the homely
household happenings and the joke
they heard last year. The joke‘we
heard for the first time lastnirht at a
musical comedy is stale by breakfast
this morning. We must have some-
thing new. And that demands further
money and further effort to earn the
money, so that we are constantly tired
out with our squirrel cage method of
living. . -

We have ten times as much as our
parents, yes, one hundred times as
much, so far as things go. But the one
thing needful we lack, the spirit to en-
joy and the ability to “laugh a lot’.’ in
spite of our surroundings. Modern
efficiency has brought prosperity, but
it has driven away happiness. For it
has deprived us of the power to enjoy
simple things.

DEBORAH.

RECIPES.

Banana Shortcake—Make a rich
short cake dough, flavor it with orange
extract and on a well floured board roll
into a sheet half an inch thick. Brush
the top with soft butter and cut out
rounds each about four inches in diam-
eter. Pile these on top of each other
and bake for 12 minutes in a hot oven.
Separate the rounds and between each
place a layer of sliced bananas dusted
with confectioners’ sugar. Serve with
vanilla flavored cream.

Creamed Chicken—Carve up the
flesh of a cold, boiled chicken into
squares of equal size, barring the piec-
es of skin. Blend a tablespoon each of
flour and butter over the tire, and pour
over it a quart of milk that has not
been skimmed.« After this has boiled
smooth, add the squares of chicken.
Season well, and when cooked, add the
beaten yolks of two eggs. Serve with
sour cream biscuit, or crackers.

Pumpkin Pancakes—To each cupful
of mashed pumpkin add one egg, one
cupful of milk and enough prepared
pancake flour to make a batter. Season
with salt and pepper and bake On a
hot griddle.

Graham Griddle Cakes—One cup of
graham flour, two cups white flour, one
teaspoon salt, two small teaspoons of
soda, onequarter cup of sugar. Sift
all together, then add buttermilk and
stir until of the desired consistency, or

spoon. Bake at once.

Maple Sugar Fudge—Break a pound
of maple sugar into 'small pieces, add
to“ one cupful of sweet milk and cook
five minutes. Put in a piece of butter
the size of a 'chestnut and cook until
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- LUNCH.

 

BY~ MRS. FRANK SANDHAMMER.

What shall the rural school children
be given to eat at noon? The question
is a timely one and comes up almost
It has been proven that the old
method of packing the child’s lunch in
the morning and calling that enough
until evening, has passed the experi-
mental stage. Few p’arents stop to
think how it really is to eat a. cold
lunch five days in the week for at least
the five coldest months in the year.

Let us see before going into detail
abOut the school lunch-just what the
criticism to the present
eludes. First there is no commonly
used lunch box but what is open to
criticism. The food is bound to taste
stale when closed up in an air—tight
contained for .several hours. Many
times there is an odor that is not fresh
smelling and that does anything but
excite the digestive juices. Instead it
retards them. Go to the table, smell
that sizzling hot meat or that steaming
vegetable soup and see how your
mouth will “water,” and you can hard-
ly wait until your turn comes to be
served. That “mouth—water” is just
what aids digestion and you cannot get
that into the-cold-packed lunch.

And again, looks count half. HOW
many mothers stop to put in a. clean
paper or napkin in the lunch box every
day. A lunch packed with care and a
feeling of pride when it is finished, is
very much more palatable. Variety
adds spice. Plan ahead and do not give
the child the same sort of food every
day. Wrap the sandwiches, cakes, etc.,
in oiled paper. This need not be an
expense for a great many articles of
food brought into the home today come
from the grorzcry wrapped in oiled pa-
per. Save these papers and pack them
away in a dust-proof box and when
they are needed see how much more
attractive and sanitary the lunch will
be, wrapped ‘in these papers. This pa-
per will also help to keep the food
fresh and will not distribute odors.

Any utensil used in the lunch box
should be boiled daily and the child
should be warned against letting other
children use them. ‘Encourage the
Child to wash his hands before eating,
just as he would at home. Mark some
small towels and put, his name or ini-
tial on them and he will be delighted.
Paper napkins may be used for towels
also. The plain white ones are best
and may be purchased as cheap as ten
cents a hundred. Remember the com-
munity towel and drinking cup are just
as dangerous at school as at any other
place. _

Most. children in the country have
breakfast about six 3. m. or earlier,
then walk to school a mile or more and

in all kinds of weather, and there de- g\

posits his half frozen lunch in some
out of the way place until noon. At
noon he eats this thawed out lunch and
we cannot say that he is in a perfectly
nourished condition for his afternoon
duties. It has been proven that some-
thing hot at noon gives a higher grade
of scholarship and better intellectual
attainments than where a cold lunch is

taken.

Now we will see what it requires to
furnish a hot lunch. It need not be a
burden to anyone. Some will say im-
mediately, that the hot lunch is all
right where domestic science is taught
in'the school, .but the average country
teacher today has as much to do now
as she can wisely manage. This is all
true. The hot lunch is not to be a
whole meal. It is merely to supple-
ment the lunch brought from home.

The system necessarily must be‘very'

simple. In some cases the mothers'of
the district have taken turns in prepar-
ing the lunch but this is not necessary,
for where is the farm woman whoddes
not have her hands full already? Put
one of the older girls of the school in
charge and give her the responsibility
and two ‘younger girls as herassist-
ants. The girls thus takegtheir turns

 

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‘as the teacher sees fit to plan it. This ‘

older girl oversees that the vegetables,

potatoes or ' whatever it may be, is '
—made ready, and at the proper time she

sees that it is placed over the fire. The
children each have a bowl and spoon
and are served the soup at noon to be
eaten with their home-packed lunch.
The boys have a part in the work also,
for they must see that there is plenty
of water supplied and that the garbage
is emptied. -

There are various ways in which the
expenses may be met; Some of the
articles may be donated by members of
the district. The stove will .be the
largest item .unles,s,'.the food may be
prepared on the heating stove which
your school is provided. with. The dis-
trictymay consent» toa'buy an oil cook
stove, or one may be borrowed for the
Winter, and a veryg‘Ood way is to have
the children give some form of an en-
tertainment to help-pay thenecessary'
initial expense. They will need an oil
stove, two burners is encugh. A ket-
tle, some knives and a-large spoon.
Other things may be added later as the
demand increases. ' .

Usually the fainilies'of the children
in the school are glad to send the food
stuff in turn for the hot lunch. The
expense is very light,”th amounting to
more than a couple ‘of‘cents apiece per
day. If anyone refuses to furnish ma-
terials or to pay a_c‘ent or two per
meal then the teacher will find some
other plan to provide'for that pupil.

. When the children are all served
then all eat together and the teacher
encourages conversation, and in this
way the children do not eat so hastily
and lay the foundations for dyspepsia
or indigestion. .

A few very convenient things to
make are soups made from vegetables,
potatoes, celery, meat. or creamed pota-
toes, hot milk or coma. The lunch will
soon grow in favor and a. variety of
things will suggest themselves as the
winter progresses. »

For the lunch prepared at home try
a few new things. Baked beans and
lettuce sandwich, hollow out rolls and
fill with fish or other chopped meat,
mixed with salad dressing, put in a few
lumps of sugar, brown sugar sand-
wich, when the hot~ soup is served
leave out the meat and put in more
bread and some crackers. Fruits,
fresh, baked, stewed orlraw, are bet-
ter than pastry. Add a few little frost~
ed cakes, mix some apples and other

fruits, nuts and salad dressing, and-

place in a covered glass. Jelly andlpre-
serves are better taken in a glass and
added at noon. Cottage cheese with a
little chopped peppers’or olives is good
for a change. Rather omit the meat
than vegetables and fruits, as their val-
ue is almost always underestimated.
A good cup of milk. at noon promotes
rowth and assists the body in taking
care of the other food.

Give the child plenty of properly
prepared, clean, simple food and his
body will be in a. good healthy condi-
tion and ready to throw off the germs
of disease.

COOKING THE SPOILS OF THE
HUNT.

 

BY LULU G. PARKER.

“It is lovely of him to think of us, _

but how in the world do you cook'it?"
the question arises in many house-
holds during the ope‘n season, when
sportsmen remember their friends with
a share' of the spoils of the hunt.
Therefore these hints from a frontier
cook, who knows more about serving
game birds and fist?- than she does.

about the butcher’s ,best cuts, may,

prove Useful. , ‘

Wild ducks are apt to have the
flavor of the fish upOn which they feed;
If they are parboiled, before _'roasting,
and a small onion .or pared carrot is
put inside of each bird, the unpleasant
fishy taste will disappear. They may
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Serve with the thickened gravy which
it yields 1. cooking, and a dish of cur-
rent jelly. '

Quail, snipe, Woodcock, or any small
game birris,'should be cleaned well,
and split 1:1 half for game pie, or for
broiling on a gridiron.

Venison 1s a dry meat, and should
never be roasted unless it is quite fat.
It may be fried in hot butter or broil-
ed the sane as beefsteak, but it re
quires somewhat longer to cook than
beef. Steaks are cut from the breast
or loin. For frying, the steak should
be season d well and dipped in flour or
rolled cra ker crumbs.

L'ird Pi .——Clean and split the birds

and put tiem'over a fire with a quart

or more of hot, salted water. Have
enough water to keep the birds from
burning but no more, adding more boil-
ing water if necessary as it boils away.
Take off all skum which rises while
boiling, and season with salt, pepper,
minced parsley, a. small chopped onion
and two or three Whole cloves, Cut
half a pound of salt pork into dice and
let all boil until tender, adding water
as necessary. When the meat can be
broken from the bones with a fork re-
move it from the liquor, and make a
brown gravy with two tablespoonfuls
of browned flour, and a tablespoonful

of butter. There should be a pint or -

more of gravy. Have enough potatoes

cut into inch squares to fill a pint-

measure, and a pie crust made.

Butter the sides of a pudding dish
and line it with the pastry. Lay in the
birds and the potatoes, pour over the
gravy and put on a top crust with a
generous hole cut in it to let out the
steam. Bakerabout an hour if the pie
is medium sizes, longer for a large pie.
Lay a white paper over the top if the
crust browns too fast.

Rabbit Pie.-Rabbit pie made by a
chickeirpie recipe, or as above, is ex-
cellent. Slice several hard-boiled eggs
and put them with the potatoes under
the top crust.

Venison Pasty.——Parboil the venison .

in hot water until nearly tender, and a

good gravy has been formed. Then .

proceed as for chicken pie, but season
with nutmeg and mace as well as salt
and pepper. Put a tablespoonful of
currant jelly in the gravy which is
poured into the pie.

Quail on Toast—After the birds

have been picked and drawn, wipe'

them inside and out with a wet cloth.
Stuff theniwith bread dressing, or oys-
ters, using two oysters for each quail.
Dip the ‘oysters in melted butter, then
in cracker crumbs seasoned with salt
and pepper. Tie the bird’s feet and
sew up the opening after stuffing. Rub
them with butter and dredge with
flour. Arrange in a baking pan with
the breasts up, put a thin slice of fat
salt pork on eachand bake 12 to 15
minutes in a hot oven. Baste three or
four times with melted butter and wa-
ter. Serve on toast. Garnish with
parsley and sour pickles or 'olives.

Roast Venison.—_—The haunch, shoul-
der and saddle are roasting pieces.
Wash clean, and see that no hairs are
dried on. Put into the baking pan,
and lay over thin slices of salt pork,
using tivo rows of pork on each side
for the saddle. Put two sliced carrots,
and onion and more salt pork in the
pan around the roast. Season with
plenty of salt, pepper, a few whole
cloves and kernels of allspice, half a
lemon sliced, or one tablespoonful 'of
vinegar, dredge it with flour, and pour
in a quart of hot water or soup stock.
It will take two hours to roast eight or
ten pounds in -a hot oven, unless it is
liked very rare. Baste it often while
roasting. Serve with brown gravy and
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terested in reading the home depart-
ment each week in your paper. Expect
to use your candy recipes. Now, I am
wondering if anyone can give me a
recipe tor white cake without eggs.
Our hens have gone on strike and we

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We’re not thinking of financial obli-
gations. It would perhaps be difficult
to find a. dairyman who. has a clean
financial slate. We are satisfied that
there are few progressive ones who
have met all outstanding debts, for
such men would rather go in debt than
fall behind in the race for greatest effi-
ciency. The financial status of dairy-
men is a. matter of great import. But it
is not to the monetary debt that we are
giving first place. this week. It is
rather the debt of gratitude that is due
'the men who have resurrected in the
hearts of dairymen of the state hope

for the cancellation of the alarmingly

lalge pile of debts that have accum-
ulated.

Through effective organizations of
milk producers in Michigan the 1917
contract. prices of milk are materially
advanced over those of 1916. In Kala-
mazoo the price has gene up to 24c
per gallon, as compared with 160 last
year; in Jackson the advance has been
from 16 to 20c per gallon; in Bay City
from 12 to 200; in Saginaw from 12 to
160; in Detroit from $1.67 per cwt. to
$2.10, etc. Not only will the cities pay
more for their milk supply this coming
year, but condensorics throughout the
states are advancing their quotations
because of the pressure brought by or-
ganized dairymen or to meet the prices
being paid by city distributors. Cor-
respondingly higher quotations are
also being offered for cream. All of
which figures a very much enhanced
income to the'hard working dairymen
of the state.

How much does it mean? No one
can tell. If the average advance over
the state is two cents per gallon, then
on the 300,000,000 gallons, which in
round numbers is about what our dairy
cows furnish for the milk trade, the
total increase would reach the amaz-
ing figures of $6,000,000. If, as is prob-
ably the case, this advance amounts to
four cents per gallon, then $12,000,000
would be the amount added to the
dairymen’s income. At. any rate, the
dairymen of Michigan will enjoy a.
greater degree of self-respect during
1917 than they did in 1916.

The advantage, it appears, is not to
be limited to'tho‘se farmers who live
near our great cities. From little out-
of-the-way places reports are coming

‘ to hand of advances in milk prices of

300 to 50c per cwt. So widespread does
the change seem to be, that the num-
ber of men keeping cows in the state
this year who will not enjoy a larger
return from their dairy work, is going
to be very small.

And to whom is the credit for this
work to be given? It is to those who
have helped to 'show that former prices
were too small to cover the cost of
production; to those who looked into
the future of the dairy business and
saw that. something must be done to
help the producer; ‘to those who spent
time night and day to interest their

" neighbors; to those who listened and

then gave their support to the local
and state organizationyto the officers
and helpers and members everywhere
who labored to get 9,000 dairymen to
man the guns in a, campaign for prices
commensurate with cost of production.
To this great host of men the debt of
gratitude is due.

With what specie can such an obli-
gation be satisfied? There is one me-
dium that can be contributed by every
dairyman which ought to pay in part
this debt, and that is service of the
same kind as that by which the debt
was created. Making, strong and use-
ful theorganiZations which have been
instrumental in securing this increas-
ed income for the dairymen would be
the finest recognition Of the work done

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thus far. We believe this will be done.
The men who may not have helped
thus far, but who will be benefited, will
certainly join with those who have car-
ried the fight to a successful issue and
put the business of producing dairy
products on a liveoand-let-live basis.

 

SUGGESTS VARIATION IN PARCEL
POST.

 

Direct dealing between the producer
and the consumer, somewhat the style
as practiced in European countries,
with the object of lowering the high
cost of living through the agency of
the parcel post, simplified by a less
complicated system of ordering, is the '
plan recently submitted to the Senate
by Senator Fletcher, of Florida. This
new idea belongs to David Lubin, U. S.
delegate to the International Institute
of Agriculture at Rome.

The new system is based on a series
of order books, somewhat on the order
of a railroad mileage book, and is to
be bought from the post office, contain—
ing printed and perforated slips. All
farmers who want to sell direct must
register at the post office, state what.
he has to sell in established units as a
pound, or a dozen or a gallon.

The customer in ordering goes to
the post office and finds racks of differ-
ent colored slips, each designating
some particular farm product and each
slip has the price marked thereon, and
the name of the farmer. Whatever is
selected either from one farmer or sev-
eral, even if the order is for Sveral
differnt kinds of eatables he pays the
clerk, who tears a portion off each slip
indicated in the rack. These torn por-
tions are mailed to the farmer. The
goods are then collected by the car-

'riers, who issue a credit slip to each

farmer they receive goods from. The
farmer takes these credit slips to the
post office and receives the cash and
the deal is closed.

One advantage of this system is that
goods have to be what is claimed for
them or the farmer loses a. market.

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS OF
SHELLED CORN.

 

Whenever any shelled corn is sold,
offered for sale, or consigned for sale
by any of the grades of the official
grain standards of the United States
for shelled corn, and is shipped in in—
terstate or foreign commerce without
inspection from a place in the United
States at which there is no inspector
licensed under the United States grain
standards 'Act, to another place at
which there is "no such inspector, the
shipper is required by the rules and
regulations of the Secretary of Agri—
culture under the act, to send a report
of‘such shipment to the Secretary of
Agriculture at Washington, D. C., with-
in seven days. Failure to make the re-
quired report may subject the shipper
to the criminal punishment specified
in the act.

These facts are called to the atten—
tion of grain shippers by the Office of
Markets and Rural Organization of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, because it believes that some
shippers do not fully understand the
requirements of the regulation.

The reports to Department must
show the date of shipment; the kind
of grain and its quantity: the grade
by which it is sold, offered for sale, or
consigned for sale; the points of ship-
ment and destination; the name of the
initial carrier; the car initial and num-
ber, or the name or other designation
of the vessel, boat, barge, or vehicle, .
in which the grain is shipped; and the,
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In a paper b'y"Roy C. Potts, of the
Federal Office of Markets and Rural
Organizations, .he says: “When mo-
nopolies prevent the operation of the
law of supply and demand, then legis-
lation must regulate distribution. It
is economically wrong for the country
facilities, i. e., creameries and factories
to be owned by anyone but the produc~
ers. In the past to convert a cream-
ery or factory into a distributing plant
was starting a business in which the
dairymen were not prepared to engage,
so he sold his milk to distributing milk
companies, who both condense and dis-
tribute fluid milk. They have paid a
price that they could make a profit on
both uses of the milk. For instance,
they pay a flat price that will give
them a profit on the lowest price they
obtain, be it either for condensed milk
or market milk shipped to cities. It
follows that the world’s demand and
price for condensed milk may estab-
lish the price made by the large dis-
tributing companies. If these compa-
nies only bought milk to supply a re-
tail trade for fluid milk, they could
often pay higher prices to the produc-
er. Doubtless conditions should be
changed so the price received should
be what the milk is worth for the pur-
pose‘for which it is used. For these
reasons producers will obtain higher
prices when they are competent to
own and operate their own shipping
and distributing plants.” .

HOLDING OF APPLES, JANUARY 1,
1917.

 

Reports from 469 storages show that
their rooms contain 2,386,975 barrels
and 3,807,857 boxes of apples. Hold-
ings reported from 364 storages show-
ed 2,204,833 barrels and 3,542,322 boxes
on January 1, as compared with 3,743,—
055 barrels and 3,209,503 boxes on the
same date a year ago, a decrease of
29.7 per cent. The barreled apple hold-
ings shows a decrease of 41.1 per cent
and the boxed apples an increase of
10.4 per cent as compared with those
of last year. Our report of January 1
last year showed the amount stored to
be 9.8 per cent greater than on Janu-
ary 1, 1915.

The holdings have decreased 10.4
per cent since December 1 as compar-
ed with a decrease of 12.0 per cent dur-
ing December, 1915, and 14.0 per cent
during December, 1914.
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Crop andflthrlget Notes

Michigan.

Gladwin 00., Jan. 8.——Weather is
mild and snow is going fast. Most
farmers are getting up buzz wood.
More live stock is being fed this winter
than usual. No products to be sold to
speak'ot. Beans are up a little, being
$.25; hay $11@12; corn 97c; butter—
i‘at 38c; cattle 4%@5c; 'hogs 8c.

Livingston 00., Jan. 8.——We are en-

joying fine winter weather and farmers .

are busy getting up their summer‘s
wood supply. The recent thaw left the
ground nearly bare, but wheat is still
covered lightly with snow. There is
plenty of roughage on hand, but owing
to the high price 0t" grain not much
stock is being fed this winter. Not
much produce is going to market. The
farmers in this section have awaited
with much interest the outcome of the
conference with the Detroit milk deal-
ers. An agreement was finally reached
the dealers agreeing to pay an average
of $2.10 per cwt for the coming year.
Wheat $1.80; rye $1.35; beans $6.25;
butter 34c; eggs 35c.

Calhoun Co., Jan. 9.~—There is scarce-
ly any snow on the ground at present.
Roads are nearly solid ice. Most farm—
ers are cutting wood for their own use.
There is not much feeding of stock.
Rough feed is quite plentiful. Not very
much farm produce to market. Pota-
toes around $2.00; beans $5.85; ground
feed $1.85; corn 900; wheat $1.80; eggs
380; butter 300; clover seed $9.85; rye
$1.30; hay $8@9.

Branch 00., Jan. 8.—No snow on the
ground; weather mild and roads fine.
Some are harvesting ice, which is now
about eight inches thick. Considerable
corn being shipped in and not much
stock on feed. Hay $8@10; wheat at
$1.65; corn $1.10; oats 52c; potatoes
$1.50; butter 30c; eggs 36c; beans
$5.25.; butter-fat 39c. Considerable fall
plowmg was done and many are taking
advantage of good weather and are
hauling manure. Quite a number of
renters to move in the spring.

Van Buren 00., Jan. 8,—There is
. very little snow on the ground. About
the usual amount of feeding stock (in

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January 16, 1917.

Wheat—Although values have fluc-
tuated during the week, the situation
isquite firmly established in the hands
of the sellers. From a supply and de-
mand standpoint the market could
hardly be stronger. The demand from
abroad is growing as the season adv
vances and everything available. is be-
ing ta en readily and forwarded for
early shipment. What is taken by
buyers to be a significant thing in the
foreign grain situation is the discon-
tinuance of quotations by the English
markets. The amount of grain in the
farmers' hands is reported to be small.
A year ago No. 2 red wheat was quot-
ed on the Detroit markets at. $1.31 per
bushel. Last week’s Detroit quotations

are:
No. 2 No. 1
' Red. White. May.
\Vednesday ..... 1.91 1.86 1951/;
Thursday ....... 1.94 1.89 1.981/2
Friday , .......... 1.901/2 1 851/.) 1.95
Saturday ....... 1.92 1.87 1.95
Monday ........ 1.921/2 1.87% 1.95%
Tuesday ..... 1.95%» 1901/2 1981/2
Chicago—May wheat $18813, July

$15114; Sept. $1.361/4.

Germ—This market has maintained
values above the dollar mark during
the week and there seems to be at
present a great deal of strength on
the bull side of the trade. Foreigners
are anxious for the grain, which keeps
“the market firm in the face of increas-
ed supplies from country places. A
year ago No. 3 corn was quoted at 75c
per bushel. Last week’s Detroit quo-
tations were:

No. 3 No. 3

' . Mixed. Yellow.
Wednesday ........ 1.021/2 1.03 1/2
Thursday .......... 1.02 1.03
Friday ............. 1.01522 1.02%
Tuesday ........... 1.01 1/2 1021/;
Monday ............ 1.01 1.02
Tuesday ........... 1.01 1.02

Chicago—May corn 991/20 per bu;
July 98140.

Oats.——While there is a foreign de-
_mand for oats, the cereal is less firm
than corn and wheat because of large
stocks in this country. The strength
of the other cereals, however, helps to
maintain a firm undertone in the oat

deal. A year ago standard oats were
quoted at 52c per bushel. Last week’s
Detroit quotations were:

No. 3
. Standard. White.
\Vednesday . . .‘ ...... 60 59%),
Thursday ........... 591/2 59
Friday .............. 60 591/2
Saturday ........... 591/53 59
Monday ............. 591/3 59
Tuesday ............ 591A; 59

Chicagoeray oats 57340 per bu;
July 5514c. _

Rye—Rye has advanced 30 during
the week, and cash No. 2 is now quot-
ed at $1.46 [it‘I‘ bushel. -

Beans—There is' a fair demand on
be local market for beans and the
trade remains steady at last week’s
advanced quotations which are: $6.40
per bushel for immediate and prompt
shipment, and $6.25 for February of—

t‘erings. At Chicago trade is firm with
a good general demand at $6.60 for

hand-picked Michigan pea beans; red
kidneys are steady at $6.90@7.10.

PeaS.A~T1‘ade steady, offerings light
with field peas, sacks included quoted
at. $2.75@3 per bushel.

Seeds—Prime red clover $10.80:
March $10.85; alsike $11; timothy seed
$2.50 per bushel.

FLOUR AED FEEDS.

 

 

Flour.~Jobbing lots in one-eighth
paper sacks are selling on the Detroit
market er. 196 lbs., as follows? Best
patent 9.80; seconds $9.60; straight
$2.30; spring patent $10.50; rye flour

. 0.

Feed—In 1001b. sacks, jobbing lots
are: Bran $32: Standard middlings
$33; fine middlings $35; cracked corn
$43; coarse corn meal $42; corn and
oat chop $38 per ton,

Hay.—ln carlots at Detroit: No. 1
timothy $14.50@15: standard timothy
513506914: No. 2 timothy $10@11;
tight, mixed $13.50@14;. No. 1. mixed
$13.50@14: No. 1 clover $12@12.50.

Straw.——-In cars at Detroit, rye straw
$9@10; 'wheat and oat straw $8.50@
9 periton.

DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.

 

Butter.-—The market is firm with,
supply light. Creamery extras 39c;
‘ ‘do firsts 36‘,§c: packing stock 270.

, _ Elgin.-——Market conditions are some-

what easier. prices slightly lower; The

price, based‘on sales, IS 381,430.

, ‘.Ch‘icago.—'l‘ha feeling is unsettled.
and prices are irregular and 10wer. Ex-

  

. , . ot - 7 ex. .
firsts 36@36%{c; packingtstack 27% @.
‘281/2c per lb. " ' " ‘ ‘ . '
Poultry.—Scarcity of all , kinds of
poultry has caused a general increase
in, prices. No. 1 spring chickens 21@
22c; No. 2 do 19@20c; No. 1 hens 20@
210; No. 2 do 19@200; small do 14@

    

150; ducks 22@230; geese 20@210;
turkeys 280.
Chicago—Market continues firm

with prices for fowls slightly higher.
Turkeys 12@220; fowls 15@19c; spg
chickens 190; ducks 15@19c; geese 14
@16c

Eggs—Offerings of fresh eggs were
light and higher prices resulted i-‘irsts
48; current receipts 38@43c.

Chicago—A firm feeling continues
for strictly fresh eggs, with. prices
higher. Fresh firsts are quoted at 48@
490; ordinary firsts 38@43c; miscel-
laneous lots, cases included 40@48c;
Aprils, storage paid 380.

' FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

 

Apples—Market steady with prices
slightly lower. Baldwins $5.25@5.50;
Spy and King $5.75 for the best. At
Chicago the trade is light on account
of cold weather. Prices unchanged.
No. 1 stock sells at $3@6 per bbl; No.
2 at $2@2.50.

Potatoes—Demand is good and sup-
ply light. Prices are higher. The quo-
tations at Detroit. in carlots are $1.85
@190 in sacks. At Chicago the market
is firm and higher. Demand is good for
sound, clean stock. Michigan white
potatoes are quoted at $1.80@1.90. At
Greenville the farmers are getting
$1.70 per bushel.

WOOL.

 

Trading continues to grow stronger
with supplies inadequate. Manufactur-
ers are getting more anxious for raw
material as business goes on expand-
ing. Prices are higher and firm.

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

The bean market seems to be hold-
ing steadily at $6; potatoes at. $1.50.
Unions and cabbages are also high,
bringing $5@6 per cwt. The egg mar-
ket is still firm at. 38@40c but spring
is on the way and with warmer weath-
er the receipts of.i'resh eggs. will in-
crease. Greenhouse lettuce is selling
at a shilling per pound. The, apple
marketu'anges' from $1¢t150 per bu.,
with fancy fruit running up to $2.50.
No. 2 red wheat: was quoted at $1.77
early this week at. the mills, rye at,
$1.25, barley 95c; corn $1, oats 55c.
Hay on the city market. is worth $10

12.

DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.

 

The market was small on Tuesday
morning but demand was good espe-
cially for apples, which sold at $1@1.25
per bu; carrots $1.65; cabbage $1.75@
2.50; pork 15c lb; eggs 65c. Loose hay
offered more freely with prices vary—
ing from $16@19 per ton.

 

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

 

Buffalo.
January 15, 1917.

Receipts here today as follows: Cat-
tle 110 cars»: hogs 50 d. d.; sheep 22 d.
d.; calves 600 head.

With 110 cars of cattle today there
were very few shipping cattle in the
run and what were here sold about
steady. There was a strong demand
for the butcher steers and heifers and,
the medium and low-priced kind and
they sold strong. Vt'e look for a fair
run of cattle next Monday and a good
trade.

We had a, very light. rim of hogs to
day, owing chiefly to storm conditions
which delayed all trains. The. run was

. so light and prices so high that our

packers were driven entirely out of the.
trade. The bulk of the sales on the
best were around $11.50, with a few
selected a little more; pigs and lights
$10.25; stags $86139.- Everything sold
that arrived in time for market and
with a liberal run in sight for Tuesday
it does not look like we would hardly
be able to hold hogs at. steady prices.

We had another light run of lambs
today and the market was active with
prices 10c higher than the close of last.
week. Look for shade lower prices
the balance of the week with moderate
receipts. .

We quote: Best; lambs $14.50@14.60:

' cull to common $9@14: yearlings $8@

13; bucks $5.50@8.50: ewes $9@9 75:
cull sheep $4.50@7.50; wethers $10.25
@1075; top veals $15.25@15.50; heavy

 

$9@11; commonand lhgit $10@13:
grassers $5.50@T. .
Chicago. .
January 15, 1917.

’ Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts today..23,000 67,000 14,000
. Same day 1916. .23,607 69,395 24.791
Last week ...... 67.035 272,495 ’70 9'5

Same wk 1916.54,?93 269,725 93:889
With estimated fairly large receiptst

‘s’wer, "Yes" andA3 “No ”

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'steady-,-*o‘.flrm; dependmssupon qua .
oLon‘e ‘ rigs. - Hogs were active at time
er prices, with rumored $11 hogs. Hogs
received last week averaged 2011le.
Sheep and lambs were scarce and high
er, With prime. yearlings taken at $13
another high record break-er. ,
Cattle prices were placed on a very
firm basis last week. the .cold weather
having imparted more life to the de-
mand for beer" throughout the country,
and sales were made at. an extremely
high‘ scale .of prices for all descriptions
from the commonest to the choicest
beeves. The greater. part of the steers
crossed the scales at. $8.50@11. and the
choicer descriptions of heavy long-fed
steers found ready sales at $11@11.80,
the choicer lots of yearlings going at.
$10.50@11.35. A class of steers grad-
ing as good sold at $10@10.95, with
sales of a medium grade at $9 and up-
ward, while fair light weight killers
brought $8.50 and upward, with sales
all the way down to $6@7 for a very
inferior class of steers. Butcher stuff
had a brisk demand .at ruling high pric-
es, with cows selling at ‘$5.75@8.75 and
heifers at $5.25@10.50, prime little
yearling heifers going at $9.25 and up-
ward. Cutters were extremely good
sellers at $5.20@5-.70, while cann'ers
sold at $4.5U@5.15 and bulls at $5.25@
8.25. calves sold at higher prices" than
ever before in'the history of the Chi-
cago market, light vealers finding buy-
ers at $13@14.25 per 100 lbs. and sales
all the way down to $5@9 for the ordi-
nary to good class of heavy calves.
The stocker and feeder traffic became
unusually animated, and as the offer-
ings failed to show any corresponding
increase, prices advanced sharply all
along the line, with stockersgoing at

«$5.75@8.1‘0 and feeders at $7.35@8.95.

These cattle brought much the highest
prices seen this year, and'the best beef
cattle also at a new high record for
the present month, with light offerings
of prime steers and a strong demand.
Packers were strong competitors
against feeder buyers for steers down
from $9.

Hogs were in greatly increased sup-
ply last week, the recent advances in
prices evidently stimulating owners to
ship in more liberally, and on \Vednes-
(lay the receipts rose to 72,577 head.
The generous offerings failed to dis-
courage sellers, however, and they ex-
perienced such a good local and ship-
ping demand that prices held up re-
markably well. The Week's highest
price was $10.90, the highest quotation
since last September, and the market
continued to be greatly strengthened
by the extremely large demand for
heavy and light hogs of good to prime
quality to ship to the eastern packing
points Buyers paid a large premium
for heavy hogs, which were daily mar-
ket toppers. while the best light hogs
sold at quite a discount. All kinds of
hogs and pigs sold far higher than in
former years. At the week‘s close
hogs sold the highest yet seen this sea-
son, prices ranging at $10.15@10.60 for
light bacon lots, $10.65@10.75 for light
shippers, $10.85@10.95.for heavy ship-
pers, $10.55@10.85 for heavy packers.
$10.95@1\1.35 for stags and $8@10 for
Digs. . - ‘ .-

Lambs, yearlings, wethers'and ewes
continued their regular upward move-
ment in prices during the past week,
with an active local and shipping de-
mand and utterly inadequate receipts".
Even the medium topretty good kinds
sold decidedly higher-than heretofore,
these being taken largely as substi-
tutes for the best. lit'e. muttons. while
feeding and shearing lambs sold high-
er than ever before in the history of
the market. Prime mutton lambs
brought higher prices than ever be-
fore, and further advances were pre-
dicted in the near future. Lambs ad-
vanced to 314.15, but closed at $11@14,
while feeding lambs brought. $10.75@
13. Yearlings sold at $9.50@12.90, and
wethers at $8@10.65; ewes at $5.75@
10.25: bucks at. $7.50@8.50. Yearlings
advanced 25@50c and sheep 15@250.

CROP AND MARKET NOTES.

 

(Continued fronrpage 79).
hand. There is a good supply of hay,
but roughage is not very plentiful. The
larger part, of grain and beans is sold
and about. 60 per cent of the potatoes.
Wheat. red $1.72@1.75; corn 900@'$1;
beans i5.50@6; hay. loose $12: beef
live 4@71,-’3c; hogs 58.50629; butter,
dairy 33c: eggs 37c; potatoes $1.50. '

__,__.._

MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.

 

 

Wheat.——ln answer to the question,
“Has wheat during December suffered
injury from any cause}: 19 correspond-
ents in the state-answer “Yes“ and 325
“No,” and in answer to the question.
“Has the ground been well coveredi
with snowduring December," 294 nor:
respondents throughout the. state an.

The total number of bdshels of
wheat marketed by farmers in Decem-
ber at 65 flouning mills was 77,569,,»an'd‘

 

   

counties, 38,143 in the central counties
and 9,854 .in the northern countiesand
upper peninsula. The estimated total
number of bushels of wheat marketed
in the fiVe months (August-December),
was 4,750,000. Forty-six mills, eleva-
tors and grain dealers report no wheat
marketed in December.

The average condition of live stock
in the state is reported as follows, com—
parison being made with stock in good,
healthy and thrifty condition: Horses
and sheep 96; cattle 95; Swine 93. .

The average prices for the state on
January 1 of some of the principal
farm products were as follows: Wheat
per bushel was $1.59; rye $1.26: corn
990; oats 54c; hay per ton $10.16; fat
cattle $6.56 per cwt: fat hogs $8.95 per
cwt; dressed pork $11.52 per cwt.

The price of each class of horses
was as follows: Under one year old
$47.91; between one' and two years old
$76.76; between two and three years
old $111.54, and three years old ‘and
over $145.84. ,

Milch cows were worth $62.94 per
head. . . . ,

Cattle other than milch cows, under
one year old $19.02; between one and
two years old $32.10; between two and
three years old $47.88 and three years
old and .over $60.87. .

Sheep under one year old $7.66 and
one year old and over $8.17.

Hogs not fattened $7.530 per cwt.

The price of wheat. is 530; rye 39c;
corn 260 and oats 15c higher than one
year ago and hay. per ton $1.91 lower.

The average priCes of horses, etc,
one year ago- were as follows: Under
one year old $59.90; between one and
two years old $80.20; between two and
three years old $118.49 and three years
old and over $156.47.

Milch cows were worth $58.16 per
head.

Cattle other than llillCh cows, under
one year old $18; between one and two
years ‘old $29.09; between two
three years old $44.24 and three years
old and over $55.44.

Sheep under- one year old $4.68 and
one year old and over $5.51. Hogs not
fattened $5.42 per. cwt.

 

 

  

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JAN. 20. 1917.‘

THIS IS THE LAST EDITION.

The first edition is sent, to those who
have not expressed a desire for the
latest markets. The late market edi-
tion will he sent. on request at any
time.

 

DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Thursday’s Market.
January 18, 1917.
. Cattle.

Receipts 1651. Receipts on all cle-
partinents at the local stock yards
dropped off considerably this week and
it looks asthough the heavy runsqvere
over for the winter. Prices are so high
that if there were any cattle in the
state they surely would be marketed
now when feed of all kinds is high
and scarce.

In the cattle division the quality was
good and the market the most active
in some time at an advance of 25c over
last. week on all grades but milch cows
which are very dull and few are want-
ed. The cold weather, cow dealers
claim, is giving good cows pneumonia,
and eastern buyers are afraid to risk
buying them for shipment. on account
of poor railway service. The close was
strong as follows: Best heavy steers
$8.50@9.25; best handy weight butcher
steers $7.50@8.75; mixed steers and
heifers $6.50@8; handy light butchers
66/67; light butchers $5.50@6.50; best
cows $6,50@7; butcher cows 65.25616;
common cows $4.50@5; canners $3.75
((333; best heavy bulls $650617? bolog-
na bulls $5.50@6.50; stock bulls $5@6:
leeders $6.50@7; stockers $5.50@6.75;
milkers and springers $40@75.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Stevenson 13‘
butchers av 623 at $6: to Bresnahan 1
cow wgh 580 at $4.75, 2 do av 825 at
$4.75, 2 do av 1015 at $5.50, 2 do av
1050 at $5.25, 2 do av 940 at $4.90, 4
do av 982 at $5.25, 6 do av 875 at $5.25,
5 do av 810 at $5, 4 do av 1062 at, $6.50,
1 steer wgh 1060 at $7.75; to Apple-
haum 6 butchers av 560 at. $5.50, 1
heifer wgh 620 at $6, 1 steer wgh 910
at, 7; to Walk 4 butchers av 525 at
55% 6 do av 915 at $7.10; to Newton
B. o. 1 steer wgh 1120 at $8.50, 4 do
av 1017 at $7.50, 2 do av 690 at $6.50,
2 butchers av 755 at, $5.25; to Resnick
7 cows av 975 at $6.50: to Breitenheck
12 steers av 1041 at $8.25; to Newton
1}. (‘0. 3 cows av 907 at. $5, 9 do av 980
at $6.50 1 do wgh 1100 at $5, 3 do av
1150 at 5.60, 3 do av 907 at $5, 6 cows'
and bulls av 866 at $5, 10 butchers av
822 at $6.75, 18 steers av 1183 at, $8.50;
to Hammond, ‘3. & Co. 12 do av 1065
at $8.85, 1 cow wgh 970 at $6, 3 steers
av 900 at $7, 7 do av 691 at $6.60, 4 do
av 362 at $7.50, 4 do av 1157 at $8.50,
10 do av 941 at. $8.25, 22 do av 1035 at
$9.75, 4 do av 945 at $7.50, 1 bull wc'h
1680 at $7.

Haley (C: M. sold Sharriski 1 cow
wgh 1730 at $8; to Bray 1 bull wgh
1580 at $7.25; to Mason B. (‘0. 3 steers
av 1123 at $9: to Newton 13. Co. 15 do
av 1037 at $8.50, 1 do wgh 740 at $6, 3
do av 1117 at $8.50, 3 do av 907 at
$3, 1 do wgh 860 at. $7; to Bresnahan
4. cows av 387 at $5, 9 do av 1066 at
$5.90: to Sullivan P. Co. 2 do av 915 at,
951.65, 1 do wgh 1020 at $5, 6 butchers
av 575 at $5.75, 6 steers av 970 at. $8,
5 butchers av 692 at: $6.40 2 bulls av
11:55 at $6.50; to Resnick 7 ntchers av 3

 

734 at $6.50, 1 bull wgh 1160 at $6.50.;

Veal Calves. l

Receipts 668. The veal calf tradel
was steady with last week. Early a:
few fancy brought $13.75fil4 but. the‘
bulk of sales for good was at $12@
13.50: mediums $9/(ir11; heavy $(i@8.
Sande], S, 13. 6’; G. sold Thompson

1 vvgh 140 at $14.50, 1 \'.'::‘i 160 at 5712,
‘2 av 135 at $13.50, 5 av 120 at $12 50;
to Nagle P. Co. 5 av 150 at $13.50, 5
av 25 at $13.25, 6 av 125 at $12.50, 2

tl'x' 150 at. $8, 5 av 110 at. $12.50, 13 av ‘

1:17» at $13.50, 11 av 150 at $13.75, 6 av
130 at $13.50.
Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 5449. The sheep and lamb
trade was active and prices were the
highest ever paid on this market, one
load of 220 bringing $14 per cwt. on
\Vednesday. On Thursday the quality
was not quite so good and bulk of the
best lambs brought $13.75@13.85. The
close Was steady. Best. lambs $13.75@
13.85; fair lambs $12@13; light to com-
mon lambs $11.50@12; fair to good
sheep $8@9; culls and common $5@
(1.50.

Erwin, S. & J. sold Nagle P. Co. 46
lambs av 85 at $115 4 sheep av 100 at
$8.25, 31 do av 75 at $7.50, 6 do av
115 at $7.50, 79 lambs av 75 at $13.75,
10 do av 60 at $12, 48 do av 75 at
$13.25.

Haley 8: M. sold Nagle P. Co. 116
lambs av 110 at $13.75, .4 do av 70 at
$9: to Mich. B .00. 16 sheep av 115 at
$8.75. '

Hogs.

ReCeipts 4324. In‘the hog depart-
ment the market was active and ,40@
500 higher than they were a week ago
onfall grades, pigs selling at $9.50@
3,0 and mixed grades at $10 5063?, the

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‘ GREAM WANTED

Farmers Ship Us Your Cream

We have a daily capacity of 5000 lbs.
Butter. We are looated nearly across the
; street from the Ford factory and have a
large sale of butter and Butter Milk
which enables us to pay the ve highest
market price for butterfat at a I times,'
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We can save you money. Write for delivered price.
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_ $2.50 each.

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THE MIC‘HIIGA

 

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JAN. 20, 1917.‘

 

SHOEMAIIER’B
BOOK on

POULTRY

' . and Almanac for 191.7 has many colored
plates of fowis true to life. It. tells
all about chickens. their ricer. their-care. di-
seases and remedies. Alla ut Incubators, their
.. .. prices and their operation. ' All about poultry

. “ houses and how to build them. It’s anancyclm
’ die of chickendom. You need It. Only 150.
. (l. SHOEIIAKEB, Box 81! Fresno“, lib

 

50 Best Paying Varieties
Hardy Northern raised Chickens. .1.
_ Ducks. Geese and Turkeys. Pure- ‘
bred heaviest...yin strains. Fowls. Eggs.
Incubators, all at ow prices. Lar 9 new
P Books d

on! n Breedm' Com lets Gui a Free.
in}. wsssn. Box 20 .li

anknto. Minn.

 

 

62 BREEDS Pure-bred Chickens,
, Ducks,Geese,Turkeys.

‘J Hardy northern raised, vigorous. beautiful
5 Fmvls, eggs. incubators, at low prices. Amerlel'l
Pioneer Poultry Farm; 23 yours exp. Large fine

. Annual Poultry liook and (‘stulog FREE.
F. A. Neubert, Box 692. Msnkato,Minn,

. POULTRY.
P k. '200 . t ' .
Barred ROCKS (linirkqerelfgf‘f): 2:12.

Circular Free. Fred Astllqg. Cons rantine. Mich.

Barred iioc

\V. U. Coflman.

 

 

 

Cockercls. Cocks and Hens. Four
iullets layed 950 eggs in one year.
it. 3. Bento [1 Harbor, Michigan.

 

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Barred Plymouth Rock bgfidergfoo .2...
two for $5.00. . A. Barnum. Union City, Michigan.

 

fr im E. B. Thompson‘s

Barred Hock calik’rels Imperial Ringlets for sale,
price 52 and $3. Write H. J. Skinner, McMillanJlich
Cockercls, full

Blue Barred Rocks blood. neat-h.
Myron Shorten, Qulmby. Mich.

b> ti roeding: $3 each, 2 for 35,
B. R“ COCRerels difecizil price on u number.
A. A. W001) & SON. SALINE. MICH.

 

 

in low prices. \Vrite your wants,
White Line Poultry Farm, Hillsdale, Mich

Breeding Cockerels

White, Buff, Leghorn; II. I. Reds..Pri<~es reasonable.
Sunnybrimk Pointry lf‘iiruis, Hillsdiile. Michigan.

CHICKS are booking orders‘no’w for spring de-
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Br.d to La, 3. C. \l'. Leghorns, Males and Females

 

 

 

Freeporr Hatchery, Box 12, Freeport. Michigan

’ \Vhiti- (ii-pingtou Cockcrcls from prize win-
Ch0lce n'n‘r pens $2 to $5. Extra tine pullets $2. Siltifih
l'zu-t ion giiui‘untui-(l. .\l zillion Smith, Munchester,Mich.

 

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WHITE LEGHORNS

Several hundred ('lloic! White Leghorn pullets and
cookercls for sale. These ili‘t' from our Brod-to-luy

strain. all sircd by .\l isfioui‘i Experiment Station males
with pedigmm of “.300 to 274 eggs in one yczir.’ ‘ l’ullets—
$1.00 to $1.500iu-h. (‘m-kerels $2.00 each. lhousands
of satisfied customers. Book, your order at once for
eggs for hatching and baby chicks of quality..Catalog.
Michigan Poultry Farm, Lansmg, Michigan.

“Michigan’s Largest Poultry Farm

,.. FERHIS WHITE LEGHDHNS

Great layers Pullcts. hens, breeding
males; eggs for hatching; day old
chicks; from hens laying 200 to 264
eggs. Prices low. quality guaran-
teed. Free catalog and price list explains all.
\Vrite for it.

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

 

 
    
 

 

 

 

A few choice
FOWIer's Bu" ROGks cookerels for
sale From $2 to $5. Also eggs in season. White Hol-
land. Turkeys all sold It. B . Fowler. Hartford, Mich.

O i skerels, cock birds. hens. pens
IIIIII Leghorns oi-(pullets. All at very reasonable
prices. Dr. William A. Smith. Petersburg, Mich.

GET YOUR ORDER IN EARLY NR

Cousins Northern King Strain Barred
gggigrelvsvfigén David W. dousins. North Port. Mich

HARRISON WHITE LEGHORNS

$20.00 for 20 yearlings or pullets. Oockerels 7:30 to $1.50
Prices on these fine birds will be higher soon.
HARRISON LEGHORN FARM. Shelby. Mich.

Rocks are all hen-
cucli S3 ; pair $5;sold
Nortlion. Clare. Mich.

()HN'S liig Bountiful Barred

Q liairhud. (lcvclopcd quirk, good layers,

on approval. t‘ircuinrs, photos. John

Bronze Turkeys and Toulouse Geese. A
"ammo yearling Tom and (lain ers. few Berk-
ehire gilts and sows. Chase Stock Farm. R.1. Mai-lotto. Mich.

I White Orpingtons. Winners a sin
PIIIC cresl. 3- - at the State Fair. Young an old
stock for sale. Buy the best. MRhi. WILLIS
ROUGH. Pine Crest Farm, RoyalOak, Michigan.

RHODE ISLAND REDS and PLYMOUT i ROCKS
Mules 5 to 12 lbs. according to age$2 to $5; P_.Ii. hens
weight 5 to 10 lbs.. eggs 15 for $1.00 100, 83:120. $6,
Mammoth Bronze ’l‘oni Turkeys. 8 to BBIbs. according.
‘ A. E. Crumton. Vassar. Mich.

 

 

' R. I, lied cockerels for sole.
"use and Single comb Fine stock, prices reason-
able. 0. E. Hawley, Ludiii,;ton. Mich.

Hose Comb Rhode Island 3535331333? 1317313213
‘and hens. JENNIE BUELL. Ann Arbor, R. 3., Mich.

' Both Combs. Du rk Rod.

"I L "ed ChICkS alld Eggs- \Vintcr Layers. Bred by
more Michiu'in fii rinors than any otherstriiin. Catalog
free. liitci‘lukc.~' Farm, Box 39, Lawrence, Mich.
SILV ‘ Giililcn zmd \Vhito \l'yuiidoti {‘H. Choice young
C -I (-ockcrcls. Reasonable quality considered.
Innis and Lansing winners. C.W.Browning, 11.2, Portlan(l.i\licli.

 

 

 

 

S C Rhode Island Oockerels, pure bred—fine large
0 ' (lurk red birds, will improve your flock. Price
Alfred Deichneann, Pigeon, Mich, R. 3.

 

: c w Leghorn Eggs for Hatching also breeding
I . - stock. If you want. Leghorns that will lay and
win write us. f‘Hill-Crest Poultry Farm.” Ypsilanti. Mich.

Wh'le W'yztndottes cocks and cookerels snow white from
I tine stock and A 1 layers. $2, $3, nnd$5 encli.
DAVID RAY. 20‘]. Forest Ave. Ypsilanti. Michigan.

MAMMOTH White Holland Turkeys, Rose (‘omb
_ Brown Legh orns and Belgian Hares America's
coming meat. get. started Willi a pair. Circulars free.
Staiiipspprccistcd. Riverview Farm. Vassar Mich. R. 2, Box 10.

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flavored scraps.

OMMON-SENSE methods of feed-
ing are essential to egg produc-

tion during cold weather. One
must feed regularly;. the fowls will
keep active and contented. Irregular

feeding will cause them to become rest-
less, impair their digestion and prevent
the productive organs from performing
their natural functions. '
The hen cannot be coaxed up to a
profitable egg yield unless she has a
variety. She tires of foods if she has
free access to them. But variety may
be overdone. The demands on her ‘sys-
term are such that she wants nearly all
of the plain, wholesome food she can
digest. Corn, wheat, oats and buck-
wheat are excellent foods, but if the
hens will scratch longer and deeper
and eat more of these grains and lay
more eggs if there is a wider variety,
then it will pay to buy such feeds as
kaffir, millet, sunflower seed and
cracked rice, and yet to depend upon
these expensive feeds as a prominent
part of the regular ration is sheer
waste. '
A Variety of Feed Best.
It is better
grains.

 

ing is that a hen should never have
her crop full of one kind of feed. Indi—
vidual hens have different tastes. By
feeding a number of kinds of grain in
the litter the hens are induced to work
harder to find the kind of feed their
appetite craves. Some prefer cracked
corn, some buckwheat or oats. If these
grains are fed in the mixture it will
afford more inducements for the hens
to work over the litter in search ’of
their favorite feeds. Table and kitch-
en scraps are very attractive tidbits.
Hens are especially fond of these meat-
If given these feeds
one must avoid everything that has a
tendency to disturb the digestive func-
tions. Sour scraps and kitchen waste
will check the supply of eggs if they
find their way to the poultry houses. It
seems queer why so many feeders will
spoil good rations by adding garbage
that only fouls the floors and feed
troughs. Sort over the scraps and cut
them up in shape so that they may be
readily eaten. This enables each fowl
to get a taste and prevents the larger
pieces of meat and bread from being
dragged about the feed troughs and
floors. ‘

In winter feeding one should aim to

get good results with a. minimum of
labor and feed.
system of feeding fits farm poultry
keeping.
complicated rations, even though feed-
ing a variety of materials.
study his fowls and feed according to
their varying needs. "There can never
be a balanced ration that will hold'
good for all .sorts of laying hens. What
would be balanced properly for one
flock would not be balanced properly
for another with hens of different ages,
breed, development and housing.

A simple ration and
It is always better to avoid

One must

A Good Ration: A
In mixing dry grains one should buy

 

  
 

copper tank -—hot water and air eat.
- . i 10 INCH-Q10. co.

ing,

the sound grains and do his own mix-
Too many. pro area f eds are“

we

 

Feeding for Winter Egg Production

grain of inferior-feeding value. An
efficient ration of grain feeds for feed-
ing the hens in the litter consists of:

Cracked corn, lbs ................ 400
Wheat, lbs ............... . ....... 300
Hulled oats, lbs ........ .. . ....... 100
Buckwheat, lbs .................. 100
Oats, lbs. . .. ............... . ...... 50
.Millet, lbs ........................ 50

Total, lbs .............. .. ..... 1,000

One cannot adopt any fixed rule of
how much to feed. In a spell of. cold
weather they will want more, in mod-
erate weather less. If they are laying
more eggs this week than last they
will want more feed and must have it
if they are to lay still more the follow-
ing Week. To keep the hens hungry
and yet well fed is where the science
of feeding enters in. Gradually coax
the hens into eating to the full capa-
city of their digestive ability and they
are bound to lay heavily. If we induce
the hens to eat large amounts of food
we must endeavor . to approximate
spring conditions, giving her food bit

to feed a mixture of
One leading principle in feed-

by bit and making her surroundings
pleasant and furnishing her with plen-
ty of exercise. We can approximate
these conditions by feeding her grain

 

Twelve Thousand Birds were Shown at’Madis’on Square Garden Show.

in dry, clean litter. Clean straw, mil-
let, alfalfa and coarse shavings make
good material for the scratching room.
For young pullets six inches of litter is
sufficient. Ten or twelve inches may
not be too deep for strong vigorous
hens. Care must be exercised to keep
the litter dry and clean: By mixing
the litter that is removed from the
poultry houses with the stable manure
it decays rapidly and helps to increase
the amount of farm manure.
Keep the Hens Busy.

Not only should the grain be fed in
the litter, but such' feeds as beef scrap,
grit, Shell and charcoal may be fed in
the same way. Keep o‘close watch of
the fowls and note \\ hart elements seem
to be needed from lime to time to in-
crease the efficiency of the ration. The
point is that when tin-Se egg-producing
elements are fed in the litter the hens
will eat a great deal more of them than
when fed in some hopper orwdust box.
In this way they will obtain their feed
in the proper proportions to encourage
increased egg yields. Regulate the
time of feeding so that the hens will
all be busy in the morning, some busy
all day and all again busy just before
dark. This will necessitate feeding ear~
ly in the morning aiid‘about three or
four o‘clock in the afternoon during
the short days in winter.

During recent years, there has been
a great deal of argument regarding the
feeding of wet andfiry meshes. If one
feeds carelessly it is better to feed the
dry mash. However, there is no doubt
but that the wet mash is preferable to
any other method of feeding the
ground grains. Hens do not chew and
masticate their» food, consequently-the
dry, light and powdery feed must be
twisted 'down somehow. Of course, it
takes- less time to mix and feed the
dry mash, but this'visrmtfie'than tight

      
            
           
    
  
      
   
  
    
  
   
   
   
    
     
    
   
    
   
  
   
 
 
 
   
  
    
   
   
   
  
     
       
   
    
   
 
  
    
   
       
  
  
  
  
   
    
      
  
      
  
  

 

 

 

 

  
  
    
   
     
     

    
   
  
  
  
   


 

 

 

 

 

  

 
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
   
  
 
 

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER

effort to induce the hens to eat large
quantities of food we w01k directly
against our efforts by forcing a dry

mash upon them. My ideal ground
feed mixture for the wet mash con-
sists of:
Finely ground oals, lbs. . . . . ...... 300
Mlddliugs, lbs .................... 300
Bran. lbs ........................ 300
Fine beef scrap, lbs .............. 100
Total, lbs ..................... 1,000

Mix with boiling water and allow to
cool. Some poultry feeders use a much
larger per cent of beef scraps, but it is
my judgment that it is a waste of mon-
ey to force beef scraps on hens that do
not need or cannot use them profit’ably.
By feeding ten per cent in the mash
and scattering more in the litter the
hens can balance up their own rations
and if they need more they will be
hunting for it. My experience has been
favorable to feeding the wet mash in
two moderate feeds a day rather than
to feed so much at one time as to
cause the hens to sit around and mope
and a healthy hen is never so miser-
able as when she has no incentive for
occupation.

Green Foods Are Necessary.

Hens that are producing eggs must
have plenty of bulky and green food to
add zest to the appetite, aid digestion
and keep them happy and contented, a
condition essential to heavy egg yield.

For early winter feeding a. small plot
of rye about the house is very desira-
ble. Sugar beets and niangels are good
succulent feeds. The middle of the
day is the best time to feed these
things and while only small amounts
are needed, if is important that laying
hens have some green or succulent
food'each day. 'Alfalfa and clover cut
and steamed and fed with the mash
are an excellent substitute for green
feed. Lawn clippings cured in the
shade and properly stored make a very
desirable feed for winter eggs.

One cannot place too much stress on
the importance of water for the laying
hens. An egg is about 65 per cent
water and a laying hen is always thirs-
ty.
her water Where she can drink as of-
ten as her appetite craves. If she has
access to water at all times it need
not be warmed, but it is very injurious
to withhold water for a number of
hours and then allow her to have all
she wants. If it freezes during the
night it is better to heat it for her
morning drink. Laying hens require
more water during the extremely cold
weather when they are laying the
greatest number of eggs.

Milk a Good Egg Food.

On many farms skim-milk may form
a. prominent part of the hen’s ration.
It can be fed with the mash, as this
avoids soiling the feathers and sur-
roundings. Milk cannot take the place
of water as a drink and hens need
more animal protein than they can se-
cure from milk.

Grit, charcoal and shell are needed!
by hens that are laying eggs. Hens
under normal conditions will not pro-
duce eggs faster than they have the
shells to put on them. Our average rag
tions do not have a sufficient amount
of lime for maximum egg production.
Crushed oyster shells are cheap and
an easily obtained source of lime. Grit
is also essential and should be supplied
with the shells.

W’hile my methods of feeding will
not produce heavy yields of eggs under
all conditions, I can say that it has
been my good fortune to keep my hens
laying during the winter. It has prov-
en efficient under my conditions and
my hens have kept vigorous and thrifty
with a minimum of care and attention
during the winter.

W. MILTON KELLY.

A CORRECTION.

The amount of salt in the poultry
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January 6, is given as eight pounds.
This is a typographical error and it
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mind is the farmer’s most valuable
asset.”

If

WHAT THE LOCAL CLUBS ARE
DOING.

Orleans Club. _

I must say that my sympathies al-
ways go out to the under one in a dis-
cussion and I think this lady here is
absolutely right with regard to the
printed program. We don’t use print—
ed programs. We think it is altogether
too slow, things are happening too fast.
W'e hold our meetings in a hall. It is
a large Club and we don’t limit. the
membership at all, we are glad to have
everybody, and a Club ihatis held in

that way and working along those lines‘

can do better. Possibly there are those
who can’t hold their Clubs in a public
building but we have the hall and we
have the conveniences. We discuss the
live topics and I think the farmers
have done more to make good roads
today than any one thing. \Ve certain-
ly have good roads in Orleans, and as
far as the dinner DI‘ODOHIIIOII is con-
cerned, we have a dining—room under
the hall and we often seat as many as
you had last night. “'9 certainly have
good meetings. We aren’t doing any-
thing with the printed programs. I
just, want 10 say one thing—I am a.
member of another Club 1hat has print-
ed programs and I know that that
printed “program does not help me any.
I was put on for a topic by that Club
and wasn’t more. ‘Lei's get up to date
and work. along good live lines.
Milford Club.

Our Club is now twenty-two years old
and in the history of 1111.: ‘lub we have
never had :1 printed I'li'oe'i‘am and after
11 Club has been going 11 sufficient
lei'igth of lime we. feel the Club does
not have 10 know about: these things
a your in advance, and I wish to say
that lasl‘ August; was one of our ban~
ner Clubs and we had a congregation
of about 250 and I don‘t believe that it
would be of any benefit to our Club
whatever.

Essex.

0111‘ Club was organized in 1887. At
first we used printed programs and
like it. We have county officers and
others to speak for us. We try to
keep posted on the live subjects of the
day 111111 we also have had Speakers
from the Agricultural College and
quite often we try to get some foreign

speaker, you might. say, to give us a'

talk on some line along which they are
particularly interested and in which
our Farmers Clubs are interested.

Assyria Club.

In regard to the printed programs, 1
would say that our Club has never had
the printed progrannOur program coni-
iiiittee is made up of three members
appointed by the president and he zip-
points one new member at each meet‘
11g, which keeps two old members on
the committee all the time, and they
make out the program and our commit-
tee on entertainment is made up in the
same way. We have been running, I
think about fifteen years—I don’t know
the' exact date our Club was organized
but something like fifteen years‘ago,
and I want to say that while I would
not want to condemn the printed pro-
grams 'we know nothing about it. It
has come up for discussion several
times and then we have diopped it as
the present method seems to be pretty
satisfactory and I don’t think in the

.whole time we have ever had a failure

in making an interesting program.
Very often it has happened that'lquito.
a. number of those who were put on
the program were not present, but we
have always been able to call- on some-
one from those present and had a kind
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Secretary—Jennie Buell, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—Frank Coward. Bronson.
Executive Committee.-——Jas. Helme,

" Adrian; Geo B. Horton, Fruit Ridge;

HutchinS, Hanover; W. F. 'lay-
lorW Shelby; Wm. H. Welsh, Sault Ste
Marie; N. P. H,ull Dimondale; Burr
Lincoln, Harbor Beach.

, THE NEW YEAR AND OUR
GRANGES.

One of the best things, looking to«
ward a year of large Grange results,

which the oflicers of a Grange can do, ‘

is to get together and talk over their
Grange situation with the idea of im-
proving it. Have you ever had your
officers together for such a purpose?
If not, try it. Almost any officer might
take the initiative by inviting all the
others to his home for an evening, or

by planning that they eat supper or ;

refreshments together at a,regular
meeting with the understanding that
they do so to give them opportunity
to discuss ways and means of making
the Grange move upward and for 121rd
in 191?.

What shall you talk about at such a

conference? Well, for one thing, every
[officer present might be asked to tell‘

what he thinks his office ought to con
tribute toward making each meeting
better, even in a small way, than it
usually is. Then, a membership cam-

ipaign might be inaugurated at this
' conference of officers.

There are over
one hundred Granges in our state that
have twenty-five or less members; per-
haps yours is among them and, if so,
this would be a splendid time to re-
solve to increase the number of mem-
bers by a systematic canvass of eligi-
ble neighbors. Perhaps you have fifty
members; why not set your stake at,
seventy-five and work earnestly to—
ward that number? Probably not: a
local Grange in the state has all the
available material listed in its mem-
bership.

But it Will never, never do to get in
a lot of new members without some-
thing to attract and hold them; so, at
this “talk-fest” of your officers, the dif-
ferent lines of Grange possibilities
should be gone over and some of them
chosen for particularly strong pres-
sure—such as discussing live measures
that are before the legislature and
sending in petitions upon them; im-
proving 1he music of your young peo—
ple by organizing an orchestra, band
or chorus, or enlisting them in a play
or degree team; buying together
through the state contracts or organiz—
ing a selling association; putting the
social life of the Grange on a. basis
that will insure wholesome fun and
thorough acquaintance among mem-
bers; and, finally, making stronger the
ordinary business and ritual of each
meeting. _

The last of the above suggestions
contains in it more of the genuine suc-
cess or failure of a Grange than we
sometimes think. For example, when
officers are new, it is a good time to
adhere to the bylaws more closely
than perhaps has been customary—a
good time for officers to decide to car-
ry out the rule that dues must be paid
to the first of the quarter in which the
annual word is asked for: a good time
to begin to open the Grange promptly
at the hour previously agreed upon and
to close at a seasonable hour; a good
time to somehow secure response of
every member at the lecturer’s roll

call and to otherwise cultivate the senti-

ment that every member must try to
contribute to thevprogram when asked
to do so.-

These are very simple, humble rules
for Grange success, and yet in their
practice does really true

  
   
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
   
  

 

 
  
  
 
    
  
       
 
  
 
 
  
  
   
  
   
 

  
 

 
 

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showing several million acres of Government laud

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_ THE JUDITH BASVN
cflers PXtOpilonnl communities
10th? f-morJtoch-an and in-
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Puffy Hocks.—-I have a colt" that is
six months old, rather growthy, and
apparently well, but both of his hooks
appear to be puffy and swollen; how-
ever, he has never been lame. F. K.,
Fowlerville, Mich—You had better clip
hair off and apply equal parts tincture
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A Boy's Vision of an Ideal World'
Yes; the bollie is sharing with the boy his l
dream. I

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The lad’s ambition is to some day own a,

good stock farm with big red barns, silosl
and well-bred live stock. !
Had he but that he could say, in truth, i
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All over these United States the best farms 1

are the stock farms.

All over these United States wherever
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contented, a thrifty people, and a. type of
husbandry that is constructive—not de-
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Such boys are worth while. They dote
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would stir ambitions now perhaps slumber-
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every two weeks. This ointment will
blister and of course be less trouble
or you.

Piles—I have a brood sow troubled
with piles and I would like to know it
you believe I had better keep her for
breeding purposes. E. W. T., Pincon-
ning, Mich—It depends upon the size
"of rectal tumors whether you should
attempt to have her cured, or let her
raise her pig's, then fatten her for the
butcher. Cases of this kind usually re-
quire fairly competent surgical work in
order to effect a cure. However, you
might apply the following lotion which
is made by dissolving 1 oz. of acetate
of lead, 6 drs. sulphate zinc and 1/2 oz.
of tannic acid in a quart of water and
wet bunches two or three times a day.
In my practice I usually either cut or

burn off tumors, then apply boric acid
[to sores twice a day.

”Worms—4 have a colt coming three
years old that is very much out of con-
dition. His appetite is good, is fed
three quarts of oats each meal, three
meals per. day, and all the hay he cares
to eat. I have noticed some‘white
worms in his bowel movements and I
might say that I have. tried different
worm preparations but. they fail to do
him much good. A.
Mich—Mix together one part of pow~
dered sulphate iron, one part ground
wormseed, one part salt and three
parts ground gentian, give tablespoon-
ful at a dose in feed twice a day.

Hole in Side of 'l‘eat.-—\\"e have a
cow which has hole in side of teat and
when milked milk comes out of both
teat openings. Mrs. L. H., Shelby,
lilich.——The edges of opening should be
made raw, touched with tincture of
iodine, then stitched closely together,
then edges will perhaps unite. Irritat-
ing the edges with turpentine, or any
counter—irritant that will set up an in-
flammation will have the effect of clos-
ing this artificial opening.

Infected 'Udder.——«V\"e have a young
Holstein cow that had her first calf
last spring; she is due to freshen again.
in April. Last summer she gave 30
lbs. of milk to a milking but‘ some time
later her milk became bloody and dur-
ing the fall we dried her; now there
is a little fluid which we milk from all
four quarters. ' What would you advise
us to do with her, and do you believe
that she will recover? R. R. 34., Web-
berville, Mich—You had better leave
her alone and when she comes fresh,
milk her cautiously three times a day,
but discontinue milking her now. Give
her 1 (11'. doses of potassium iodide
night and morning in either feed or
Water for two weeks.

Injured Eye.———VVe have a horse that
was bitten some time ago by another
horse, the wound being in the eye.
Now the eyeball is protruding and dis-
charging pus. There appears to be a
hole in the center of eyeball. Sub-
scriber, Alanson, Miclir—Apply one
part calomel and five parts boric aCid
to center of eye twice a day. Your cow
died the result of pneumonia, affecting
one lung. Your management of the
case was very good.

lndigestion—Looseness of Bowels.—
Have a two-year-old colt which is in-
clined to bloat. after eating; besides,
he is troubled with looseness of the
bowels. He is fed corn, oats and clover
hay. F. M. R., Casnovia, Mich—Feed
oats and timothy hay; also give-60 grs.
of hyposulphite of soda and a table-
spoonful of ground gentian at a dose in
feed three times a day.

Fistula—I would like to know how
to put iodoform and boric acid to bot-
tom of a fistulous tumor, or a tumor
that has pipes. So far as I can tell,
the bottom can only be reached with
a syringe. J. E. H., Fenwick, Mich.—
You had better apply first a small
quantity of turpentine, then a few days
later inject tincture iodine into cavity.
As you state these tumors are on leg,
therefore you can treat such an-ail-
ment different than if: it was deep
seated. .

Atrophied Foot—I have a valuable
seven-year-old. mare that has been
lame for some time, and lately the in-
side of foot is growing smaller and
somewhat contracted. J. R., MCMIlf
Ian, Mich—Clip hair off coronet and

apply one part powdered cantharides
and four parts lard every two weeks,
also apply wool fat to hoof once a. day.

   

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What Does
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The acres used and culti-
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the area tobe gone over to
get the fodder are the big
items in Silage cost.

Nitrate of Soda, as a Top
Dressing worked in when
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Bigger, more succulent
stalks and bigger cars will
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DR. WILLIAM S. MYERS
25 Madison Avenue, New York

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[In S, C. White Leghorn cockerels, Ram-
bouillet rams, Hampshire pigs (either
sex) and Holstein bulls. A good chance
for a small in vestment'to reap the bene-
'flt of a large expenditure of capital and
years of expert breeding.

Flanders Farm, Orchard Lake, Mich.
CATTLE.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS

Bulls hy BLACK QUALITY ITO, sire, First prize,
Breeders and Gulf Herds Mich. Stale Fair 1916. We
also won first on Exhibitors Herd. Jr. Champion Bull.
Jr. Champion Female and Grand Champion Cow. Also
breeders of Percheron. Ha--kney and addle Horses.
WOODCOTE STOCK FAR M, IONIA, MICH.

Aberdoen Angus Bulls For Sale

12 head ofchoice voung hulls old enou h for service.
All sons of Black Monarch 3rd. Grand ‘hampion Bull
Michigan State Fair 1914. 1915 and 1916. Black Monarch
3rd has lieeu'sold to W. E. Scripps, Wilt wood Forms.
for the record price of the Breed in Michigan. $1200.
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Aberdeen Anéus
Eight bulls from eight to ten months old. One show
bu l. eight yearling heifers bred O! r motto: size
With quality. best of breeding. Prices reasonable.
Inquire of F. J. WILBUR, CLIP. LII IilGAN.

llllSlllHES‘OM of the foremost dairy breeds The
most economical milk roducers. Calves
for sale. White Leghorn cockere s: Duroo oney
swine. Michigan School for the Deaf. Flint. Michigan.

MILO D. CAMPBELL CHAS. J. ANGEVINE

BEACH FA RM
GUERNSEYS

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

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of service age and calves from
Guernsey BUllS choice. Adv. reg. breeding.
T. V. HICKS, Route l, Battle (.eeek, Mich.

4 Heifers and 1 bull calf High Grade Gue neeys nicely
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0 At farmers prices, registered Guernsey
For Sale. bullsold enough forserice from advanc-
ed registered eows. L. J. Byers. Goldwater. Mich.

two gr. sons of May Rose
Reg- Guernsey Bulls King of Lenda Vista
(the 84600 bull) one 12 mo. old dam May Roscbreeding
one. 6 mo. old, \ thers of serviceable’age. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Alfred Anderson, Holton. Michigan.

 

UERNSEYS: Bred heifers. mature cows, bull calves

mm a lo line of Adv. Reg’vancestors with large

record. G. . WIGENT atervliet. Michi an.
2 A. It. Reg. Guernsey cows, 2 earlin

For sale bulls, 2 bull calves from A. R. cows? Chen I

JOHN sums. n. 10 Hon-nu. MicK.

Cluny' Stock Farm

loo—Registered Holsteins—IOO
Bulls for ‘sale, of ages from a few weeks to 14
months, from 30-lb. sires and choice A. R. O.
dams. Have some special bargains for quick
sale. Come and see them or write for pedigrees
and prices.

R. Bruce McPherson, Howell, Michigan

Do You ' Want A Bull?

Ready For Service.

From n grand daughter of The King of tho
Pontincs. Hired by e bull that is more than a half
brother to the Champion Holstein Cow of tho
W rld. and whose dam is n30 lb. 6% 5 fat daughter
of gontinc Aggie Rorndylge'who has more 30 lb.
daughters than any other living bull. If you do
write for pedigree.

EDWIN s. LEWIS. Marshall, Mich;
ling. Holstein 3“” ““1"”- Mia it“ Champions 1916.

Male and female orlds record breed-
John A. Ilinke.Warren, Mich.

 

ing at Farmers price.

Extra 600d Registered

Holstein Cows

F O R S A L E
From $125.00 to $200.00.
Send for list or look them over.

Bigelow’s Holstein Farms,
BREEDSVILLE, ' '- .- MICHIGAN

HOLSTEINS

Herd No.1, Five cows, one two year ,old bull.

Herd No. 2. lgive yearling heifers. one yearling bull.

Herd No. 3. ive Heifer calves and one bull _ .

guills 1'91“]in flor service afid‘d :0 sigh}; months old bulls
i so . nemesuvri aseoonss

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ourand dollars in prize money. for
1|ng tlilltterfat production was distributed
moo. breeders of registered ficlstein- dzriesian
a. ding April 30,1916. The
a} supervision.’ by the Advanced Registry.
not the Holetein- -Friesian AssociatiOn, of all
larly conducted tests. and the award of liberal
pail money have proven a mighty stimulus and
an educational factor of great value. in the m.
motion. of interest and progress in the bree ing
of Holstein cattle.

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ALE li'egisteied Holstein 111VV'.:4 Fuil‘ViewSo :4
F(&a§ne N11.1A.ll.().0 Venn-1 old d1111Mar1th
Queen Butter lloy N11.187193A i. 0 4 ,Vears old fresh
Sept.]8 with heifer 1 nlf..l11an Saginaw No 1817 7944
Vears old fll'bll Doc. 21 mule 1'alf.bV side. L111i_V'Ut1~'ego
Korndyke N11. 210210. 4 vcuw 1111i. fresh 1)11-.16_ Easy
milkers and gunrantom all right. “ rite or come and
we them. Lewis J. li1nj11min, 11.1).1. Clio Mich

olqtein CalV es, 10 heifers. and 2bnlln 15-16933 pin-e,
H5 weeks old beautifully mar .00 each elated

{.11— ghlpmmt anywheie. Edgewood Farm. Wh immenWifl

. Three fine Registered Hol-
A. A Bargainl stein heifers. UneEVr. old
in call. one yearling. one six )months. Br 24 lb. butter
ball out of excellent Cows. .M. FERRY.
1Rougempunt Farms), 418 (W Calfleld Ave Detroit

Holstein Bulls

11:09 months old. Dam a A. El. 0. Our herd sire ll
Johanna McKinley Sefls 311.
31.112135 BLISSVELDT FARMS Jeniuon, Mich.

OAK LEAF FARM
He rd Sire
Ypsiland Sir Pletcrtie De Kol
I haVe several Voung bulls for sale. good individuals
Ind the kind that is a credit to head any herd atfarm-
on prices. $.11. Grmlmrt£ S11u.Mmc.iellus. Mich” li.N11. :1.

Young bull ready for aerv ice.
M’slfl‘ad Win- 30111.breed1nz Satisfaction
guaranteed. W. B. Jones and J. F.Lutz.(‘ohuctab Mich.

126 [B 111.4- 111-111

A‘lllb. Sr. 2-yr. -1111! and a. l.'1l.b Jr. 12-511- -old were
among the records recenth made In our 119111 All

 

cows in the lipid haVe creditable A. ll. 0. records and

are tuben. 11] in tested.

PEACELANB STOCK FARM, Three Rivers, Mich.

Chas. Peters. Herdsman. C. L Brody. Owner. Port Huron Mich

REG. HOLST EINS: Herd headed by Albina Bonte
Butter Bo) No. 03124 Dam 5 record at 6 yrs. butter
28.13 lbs.n1illr 619:1. Yearly record at 2% yrs. butter
8):! lbs milk 11452:! lbmW. B. READER. Howell Mich

readV to-r service from 20
'09. "M ““8 lb. 161.. yr. 0111 dams. s75
sac—11. Dewey C Flotsamfl Halley. Michigan.
Holstein He1fercach~1 8 11111.nl1l nicely
3 'hrd marked. 15831111. rt$00f 11rt 11.33
J. M. ILLIAMS. No hAdams. Mich

E (ii ll Heifell" s and one Bull eelfhighgrade Holsteins
nicely man kde . $20 each Express paid or $951 {01 the
the all Express paid. Mendow Glen W'bitowater Wis.

RF 6. Holsteins. Plaoeyourorder 110M tornbnll call.
I have 1 own due to freshen soon. bred to the best
bull' 111. Mich. Elmer 1" Smith. Redford. Michigan
F0 R SA L E Holstein- Frieeiun Bull
Calf (If Hons-en 9111 De

Kol blood lines. 4 weeks old, also 4 Chester ‘W bite (0.
I. 0. ) Boers. 2 and 4 your ol1l.Sl“ADELLA
ARM. Uscodn. Mich" 0.112.511.1111.» Prop.

all in Calif touBon
S“ h‘i:tsm “hi. cm of Segi. Champion
Mable: also sixlCalvee by same Sire. Edfiulver Farm,
600. W. Burt op., Redlord, Mich.

Young Holstein Bull rule. t-
eder M1- Phersons “Top
Hill-dale. Michigan

For Sale...
I‘Vol'1v‘l‘1yfiherd E. C. SHUPP,

Get Rid of the

‘ ‘Boarders "

Do you keepcows or do they
keep you. Do you know
which are earninga. profit and
which are merely paying their
board? he community increased the average
nerproficpercow rzoSinafewyeusb yreszing.

Cams from 83:er tested herds sell for more

moneyandso their ofiprmg. Knowing beats
guessing in dairy work. Get our free booklet,
‘ What is Amnpliehedh’l‘ mg Cows" and
upyonr berdfrom ununnls of
uPEvery farmer should read
Senda postal today.

learn how to
known production.

this booklet. It’s free.

The American JerseyCattle Club
346 West 2311 ,St. New York City

 

FOBa sale. Thoroughbred Jersey heifers. Registered
ine Through bred. Registered Young Bull
6m. aold. Sire. New England hr. He out of Stock-
wells Liberal &. Queen Janice 0.11 too much Itock 1t
must reduce. Balding Luidl ImprmntCo” ‘Beldin‘. Mich.

fromhigh- pmducin d . 11
W all": for salfl testing Aeso. raecor%3.a:‘:s:ignw
nemi- -o‘oial teat. 1 nor. R. dAllecamMioh

R.11f M JERSEY HERD ofl'e f
'3” lane tuberculin tested bulls. 11111131351183}?
heifer calms carrying the blood of the greatest
decor: of the breed. IRVIN FOX. Allezan. 1:.

Iain Hill Farm Rogisimd Jersey Galllclor Sale

Both sexes. The kind that pay at the
J. R. Worthington. R. No. '7. Lansi.gla1cihgan

m Buns for sale. ready for service. Onto!
y good producing dams. Prices right.
B.— n. FOWLER. Buff“. Mich.

The Wildwood Farm

Wattle. mm We have Inn: for Id.
from inter-of ml of Mm. Write your
wants. lV' 111W.

 

JERSEYS FOR SALE 3111????

lasdowlend Farm,
hllrher Kiel].

FDRR‘SILE REGISTERED JERSEY BULL!

Rendv for service. Wtri to your wants
SMITH 108,1’A'RKER 'R'. D. No. 4. Howell. Michigan

Fox-sale. seven mos. 111-11 11

Martial?“ ding" calf 030. 13113;. individdlal
who. no u or no 0

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creased its production 24%.
bUtter most economically.

yellow color.
Write for our Booklet:

Bo: W_M_ Pourboro, N. H.

A GUERNSEY BULL

in a grade herd In Minnesota in-
Guernsey Grade Cows produce

It has that wonderful natural

The American Guernsey Cattle Club

  
 

 

 
   
   
   
   
     
   
 

 

   

 

Also some good farmer s boars.

dial invitation is extended to visit the. farm andinspect the stock.
young Jersey bulls in Michigan we have him for sale. For further particulars. address.

Breakwater Farm, Swine Dept... Ann Arbor, Mich.

Duroc Jersey Boars

Spcclnl Oflerlng of High CIn-s Fall Bolu- Pigs.
enough for breeder. who appreciate t. no best

This is the best lot of fall pig's we have ever had to offer.

Breedin and Individuality good

Acor-
If you wish one of the best

 

Sired b_V Long Rem h DeKol Korndyke.
Pontim Auggie Korndyke. She has a 1200 lb. record
Friend Hengeml

LONG BEACH F

Bidwall 81101111113

“For Beef and Milk”

This heifer at 6 months has bone.
size and quality—011:0“ breeding.
. The blood of Scotch bulls. Imp.

Shenstone Albino 11nd Imp. Villag.
er Registered stock always for Dale.

BIWELL 8T0“ Fill,
Box B. Tecumseh. Mlchitnn.

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lllllll “Ell 3303333213 b.3131" 12:231;§.§‘1‘1‘:.‘%‘i§o‘.
A son. GAR.

J.B. BUKIELL.
111111111 Stadiums. Bulls Ready in Service.

DAV! SONk HALL. TECUMSEH. MICHIGAN.

 

sh “WE —Dairy or beef bred. Breeding stock ell
0‘ a: ages for sale as: turner: price-.1" 1. w. Crun-
Socy.C1nt. Michshorthom Breederr' Assn. McBride. Mich.

for sale. 9 and 10 months old.
Tm SMMEa Bulls Price righ t. For purthulm
address 1. E. 1 answell. Mason. Micki gun.

SHORTHORNS FOR SALE

8 Bulls. also females. W. B. M L~.Quillan Howell Mich

You bulls $100. Bred emu.

SW'HS For sak- and rowers $1130 for (inick sale.
Write W. J. BELL. ROSE CITY. MICE GAN

Shortho 1 3111111- ling bull, cold. and 3 heifer calves

Tns Emiu Ztoll moo. old red, little white,

Bates strain. W.111 D.'M1 Mullen. Adrian. Mich” R.

FOR. Sale Reg. Short Horn Bulls by Maxwalto.

Monarc h 2nd. :1 son of AV'ondaJe. from 11 to 13 mm.
old. John h1-hmi1lt. Reed City. R No. 5. , Michigan

50 Herefords BOTESEXII

ALL AGES
EARLC. MCCARTY. Bad Axe. Michigan

Cattle For Sale

1 Leads feeders and two loads yearling steers. Also
2 1' an Show V on 1111} number 1. 231111 3 years old from
600 to 1200lbs.L1-1ain Shanslum. Fairfield. Iowa. R- 8.

nous.
Du recs and Victories

Heavy bone. lengthys ,gl‘lng Boars and Giltsfrom prize
w innem 5111-11 by one 1 the best Sons of. the Great De-
fender & 11111111' noted strains. M. ".l . ‘TORY Lowell 1111-11.

Swigarldale Farm Berkshires

Home 01 the greatest show herd in the State.
Stock of all ages and both sex f111 5-1111- 11111111111131
some of the. winners at the State l" 11.11. write us for
particulars 111111111tns tell you about them and our
HOLSTEIN BULLS

some of them old enough for service sired bx
’Maplecrest Korndy 1111 Hengerveld ’(the Bull Wit

the best \ 11111' ly 1'111101'11 backing of any sire in the
world) and '11. .1; 8.811315 Ulrica Pledge 108790 "
all from »\. ll.0.l)a1ns with good lecords 111111 the
best of breeding one Verv line Grandson of the

FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR BULL

out of 11 27.39411 dam all stock guaranteed to be
justas represented and a. credit of six months
will begiven to responsible parties

SWIGARTDALE FARM,

Petersburg, Mich.
I lioars. serVi1eable age, best blood
Berkslures. ......

lines. Registered. BURST

STOCK FARM.A1mont. Mich.

' Mature. sown; yearling and spring gilts
BorkShlres- 1111211 for le‘l 11g furrowiugmt 121- per poo

Shipped on .1ppr1VV.VlB.lleuV'ev Akron. '11 ich.

Duroc Jersey

We still have 7- 1hniceboarsforsale.Sired l)\ our

Mlilchiaanl Masterpiece No. 2835. Sendforpedigree. You
lbe more than pleased. P1ices Beusonul ble

THE JENNINO'S FARMS. R. F D. l. Bailey. Mich.

FOR SALE

10 Reg. Shropshire vrl in we: that are first class in
every respect. Price. 8'35 per head. Bred for Apr. lam
M. A. BRAY ESTA 'l 1’1. ()kemos. (Ingham Co.) Mich.
l.Vl.KEEllEl, Erin, Mlch. 32.3.? he‘d?" ’33:;
8'1).- D. M. t '1'. local from learn:- or Toledo. Keener Stop.
Two June 19‘L’1; 12 April 1916
'1'“ 401801803” Write for d'eecl‘i ion I guar-
“too-utiefaction J R. Bungbart. East 111.111.11.111.
F. 3“. Duroe Jemm choice gliding spring pin
John McNicoll. Station A n 4. “Babies 111.11
311 111 ltx 1' sale
Din-ac Jerseys .2231“: 1.11?
Carey U. Em .MIcII.
'———
OAKS are ill sold Doreen. .ttcw Asnnsgiltgm willbe

bred forApr. furrow.
while the last. KG .Ieeelor. tC‘nononolis. Mic-bi '

Duroc Boers. ”“°.E‘.;i.€‘.?.";'.i’2‘.‘3

 

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1. 10C“) B.éct1ulzw. - -

, champims and hi

right. w. 11. T1325 E, 111111.192. ‘

We Have a Few Choice Holstein Bull Calves

Hie sire Friend Hengerold DeKol Butter BOV.
.11 30 lb. sisters. 3-12!)
11 Do Kolgutter’ Boy has 1000 lb. 1631' record Has 4- 30 lb. sisters. 3 sisters above 1200 in year.

Dam a. daughter of
1h. sisters. Her dam. a danghterof

G.USTA (Kalamazoo. Co..) MICH.

DUROC SOWS

40 head good growtby young sows and gilts bred for
early Spring {arrow to two of the best big t_V pc young
Free livery f§r21isitorm

boars in the state.
JOHNS. MICH.

NEWTON BABNKAB T.

beauties bred to grand big boars at
him 3mm Auction Feb. 121.11. Some splendid 1.11
boars. boon. Quincy. Michigan.
Sows and guts bred to Eureka Cherry King

Duroc an dCri mson Ont1c son 11fC1'IfiIl1111111111319I
1 an, 11-1.

 

champion Iowa Fair..TaVl11r,
Dunn Son's anvvgilts bred for \I.1r.11n1l Api.
farrow. ite for pedigree and 1111111 ('5

E. D. Haydenbork. Wayland. fllch.
(wilts and tried yearling

Du roc Jerseys .1... 1.11 .1. .. .1

Orion Cherry King the Premiel Champion of the breed

also fall pigs. F. J. DRODT. R. 1. Monroe, Mlcb lam

20 tilts due to fan-row
I

o. l. cl SWIREI m. [3.1; of March and
for part of April. Will be sold at knock down price
”Have also fall pigs. Write me your wants. Satisfaction
guaranteeduA J.GOBDEN.B. No. 3. Dart. Mich.

custi. WHJTE Gilt: bred to furrow in Feb. or

March. F1111 pigs. ei ther sex
9
Parhams FP:;KI.8 Stock Farm 0581‘9' Re.

 

AALH NDB .Vnunr. Mich.
Bred Giltn Fall Pigs. g.w

R. O. Holstein Cows. Male Calves. Show Bull ready

 

torservice. price 85. R. B. Parham, Ransom-Mich
0 I C’s 4 last fall boars big growthy
- ones. also last spring pigs

either [ex not akin.
Nashville. Niel“!!! 11

Raise Chester Whites
Like This

the original big producers

HAVE startedthomandsof breeder-ran them-d to
success. I can help you. I went to ace one

 

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0. l. C. Stock all Sold

JULIAN P. CLLX'ION. Swarm Crook. Mich.
B 1' (1 d

l cums 11111111 GILT

Prin 1109 5111102. sired l1V'VVildV-Io11d

0.1.c's Princelnfl lb. 3vr. Grand (‘lmm ion
. athwauéldlforflfio. ShipC. (. D.

J.owott Mason. Mich

 

 

 

 

o I c and Chatter White Swine.” all ages. A few

'Iervice Boom and own fall pine
either sex. ured by Crandolhl undelrrtx Grand Chump-
ion at Ohio State Fair. Schoolmuter thechampiou of
price hour of the breed and
others. Got a snow red to Gallawnv Edd Grand Cham-
pion Mo. State fair. we are booking orders. We had the
undefeated breeders age herd at six state fairs. Get

 

our catalog 1111 buy the beat it pays. w e have them. W 0 ship on
approval. Rolling Vic“ Stock Farm. (‘nss ('iiy lili1 ll R. '2
0 l C Serviceuble Boar’s. Gilts bred for
- I O March and April farmw. Prices
reasonable. [-1. W. MANN. Dansvme. Mich

 

0.1. C. 8 CHESTER WHITE SWINE

trictlvb1gtvpe.2"1 gilte. bred for Mar .1nd Apr. far.
ow bred to 31g Wonder 4th. and P1 11119.] umbn. Both
boars are. si r1111 by Champion's.Th1-:1e ills VV ill be mld
.Vt Farmer“ .4 prices. 'lhree b01111! ready (1.11 can ice also

fall pig. 111.11 win 111 :411l1i1I11npi‘1111 fllllllbll in pain uninhin.
Willshipfl (LI).N'cVV"1111111<\t111l1 1111111. lllz1i'l1rtr.‘\li1li ll 1.

 

o I c Choic ef Spi' Inszgilte not bred and spring boars.
- ()Xt ovf .Prizc winning st ck \‘V rite for low
pri1-es.HAT ‘ Grass Lake. Mich.

o I c Serviceable boars; Yearling sows and
I 0 I gilt: bred for Mar. farrow. Summer and
tall pigl. G. P. Andrews. Dnnsville. Michigan.

0 l Yearold boar 2nd ni‘izeninneral Grand Rapids1
. 'fnir also spring gilt:I and boar“ rend) form!-
v1ce A. J. Barker Belmont Mich. -“ 'l

FOR SALES Thoroughbred 0.1.0

Swine. slow- bred. gills
andboarr. O. D 8013mm. '3

Grass Lake. Mich.
a ' or Chester While Swine. both sex. not
0‘ 0 4 Oofkm. Write. for cafalo and prices.
1‘1. B. MILFTT. Fowlerx'ille. Michigan

I C’s Have only a few boars of May.-

Jnne and Rep. farrow,
c. J. THOMPSON ROCYF 0RD. MICH.
o l Cls 25 choice Giitnbred to Son of School.
' i ' mentor to furrow in M1112. also full
pic. Glover Lent Stock Fem. Monroe Mich. R .

5‘ 1' M.“ chllld: Spring hours. at reasonable
m prices Order soon to save
LL". A. A. WOO“& now. Inllno. Mir-hire".

I M‘ chill. -brevi for Min-ch and April
m furrow. July beers. Satis-
wanted. G. W Kol-ton. Kalamazoo Mir-h R 11

I WWI l". iergeetin Mich. ersal‘lmld. nmmnr

bed bicmnerrhyhred mltr I rvrr raised. Sircd bv & bred to
“Who-mo! finite-d. from Aliment—
”.moehmkbemm puldlfnotumr
sell-1L lmlfimybvldbn. W. mum. Mme.

 

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30111thva
pigs. Win." .Kenn mun. Elohim.
Moe hum
lune m’fl‘fi; u‘éfi'W‘“
“aim din.“ Ian am.
More Stu it at:
month. V1111. “'11:. J. Ami-1.111. 1:10.135... Mich.

 

BEG TYPE P. C. “agnfi‘i‘mw

 

Armstrong Bro-1.8. 3. Fowler-ville. Inch.

l‘nrm K mile West of depot. ‘

 

Francisco Farm Poland chines
Big Types With Quality

Rn 110111;. Sprint Boon from prize Irinn 11111111“
or re on do .
111.121 3. ”0.3% big-boned rugged: t love

P. 1’. POPE. UNT PLEA 3A ANT. anon.

NOW 18 THE TIME » T0 BUY

Twenty Jive tried Big-Type Poland- China brood
sowr; to be bred for March and April furrow.
Ten splendid Spring boars at $2500 each for

quick sale. Worth $50.00.
Hillc'rest Farm, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Al llall Price and Sold 0111

Except some dandy fall pigs, and a big rug ed black

Percheron Shilion, (registered) coming (Him for
Come and see hi 1m.

.C. BUTLER. Portland. Mich. Bell Plano.

 

 

 

BIG TYPE Poland Chinas. Boers all sold rch-pt 4 extra good
hum of May furrow Sin-d by Big 'l'ypc King 01000& Testin-
mcyrr & Wonder .lr. 11.1119. To 11111511 tin-m on t in the next 10 days
we offer thrm M; linlf prine. W. Bra wlinkcr ll: Suns Elsie Mich.

Large Stiled Poland China spriiiuzindfall pigs.

(Ilho ll. I’. lock cockerele at
special lowpriccs l'. (1 quick buyers. [111111111 NV-V'c. Pierson. Mich.
F our choice 5111ingl1onrsleft.Big

Big Typ e P growthV felanVs. A bargain for

0.11 801112 choice ~p11n sousbred for April furrow w.
W. BARN 1'1. and SO. . B1 RON. MICHIGAN.

 

 

 

BIG 'lyge Poland Chinas. 'lhc smooth easy feeding
kind t at will grow bin and get fat. Apr. pigswoinh-
1m: up to 22:11.1” E. . Moore. Ransom, Michigan.
C. Sowsund giltl all retained for my
large'fieb. Sale. A fen 1'.th cc Spring boars ready to
ship. W. J. HAGELSBAW. Augusta. Michigan.

 

IG '1 ype Poland Chinas. Cho i1' eApiil boartfnll p139
in pairs 1 ‘lmncr to art smite-1| for 11111111 mnch. Big Minorn
(111'l1'11'cls Sniifinrtinn. iinmnlr‘cd. R. \\ .Mills. baline. Midi.

()LAND Chinas. spe1ial.i~ibigsmoothblo1ky boars
priced to more at once, also 7mm Aug. boars from at.
31089111» Robert Martin. ll. H11 tirg:. 1111111.

 

 

n' T P. 0. Hours. Big boned huskV fellows.
lg Ylle- Spccinl extra good V"(-mlingher1lboarlowa
bred. ..J Mathewson. Burr Oak Mlc h.

 

fh ll 1 u S -
:0! salt Palalld Chinas glsiiiniezrégdduat le 1‘13“" p232.
P. D. Long R. F. D.N Grand Lapids.Mlch.

LARGE STRAIN 9.1:.

One extra good fall year ling and a few choi1e spring
boars. A M1 11 lot of gilt: being bred for April farrow.
H. 0. SWAR'I‘Z. 00LCRAF’13MICB.

IGV' Boned l'olanrl (‘hinu Saws and Gilt-1 bred for
March and April furrow Shipped C 0.1). Call or
write 1'). l. LJ'J )NARD St.L11ui:1. Mi1higan.

16 Yorkshire Gills. 2 Boats one mature;

Bed Foiled cattle F} S. CARR. Homer. Michigan.
lualamm Farm largo lurk . 0111 1.0....

read for limited service. Good individuals. First
chec .1 of1aet them inclndi registration papers.
Also lime 111.11 12 ten weeks. old dutiful pigsol’ both
nexesw hich 1-. e will:1-ll at $61 each including registra-
tion..lusla1nere F1111" B11; ‘1 H8 1. unsing. Michigan.

Hampshire SWlllG. Bred Sows and gilts for August and

Two 3 111011 the

Septem mber furrow a. Spring pigs.
sexbotb Fl.0\l) \IXERS R No.9 I‘ecatur. 1nd.

HAMPSHIRE ”22.5," "‘81:;152'335'1“

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FOUNDATION STOCK FROM REST BLOOD or all-II.

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llampSlHiIS $20.00 takes him SAfew bred gilts loft.
John W. Snyder; R. 4....I1ths Mich

SHEEP

OXFORD EWES

Yearlings $35 ..00 Shropshires all ages
$30. All good ones and money makers.

Kopo Kon Farms, linderliookfiioll.

Oxford Down Sheep N° “3212‘"
M. F. (; ANSSLEY. Lennon. Michigan.

HORSES
JACKS
AND
MULES

Raine mules end get rich.
120 fine lam Jacks. Jennys
and Mules. all ages for sale. A
lot 1121113 regItered Jar-ks No
littlec heap Jan ks for 14.1111. All
guaranteed J racks. P111 1- a $251)
and up Come on and 3P9 fur
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KREKLER' S JACK FARM West Elkton. Ohio

MR. FARMER

BUY YOUR
Percheron Stallions and Mares of the
largest breeders in the state. 75 head
to select from—herd established 1899.

PALMER BROS.,

P. O. Balding, lonia Co. Orleans, Mich.
()3 l k b 5
Thu Belsleil Slack Farm 01191213.“; g..ii..:“{.:‘:’1:

nay aboVe. the average in breeding size and quality
weighing oV 111 2200 lb. “1111 good stv le anduction. price
and terms right if intimated writ e

OSCAR WOLF. ST LOUIS. MICE.

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DORR D. BUEI I lm lrl. lchl‘n.
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Pure Bred Percheron Stallion

5 yr old. Good an the best. Bargain for the money.
’1‘. G. Riemenachnelder, Gnu Lake. Michigan

REGISTERED PERC HERON

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In_ all your farm work, Plowing, Listing Cultivating,
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with horses, Staude Mak-a—Tractor will give you four
horse efficiency and yet it costs no more than one horse
to buy and nothing to keep when it is not working.

Plowing, it has been used with wonderful results by
farmers all over the country ulling 28 inch bottom
an plows_at a rate of 2% mi es an hour — hauling
in ers 8 miles an hour—and it will haul your heaviest
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Yet itgives you the use of your car for. your family at
any time, With only twenty minutes required to change it
back I or road use.

_ Staude’s Masterpiece

This master iece of the inventive genius of E. G. Staude
is time-trie owner-tested, bfy hundreds of users all over
the country in every kind of arm w‘ork during the sat
lesson. Install it on your car Without boring any ho es—
without making any complicated connections. Take off
the rear Wheels and rear fenders—clam the attachment
tothe car With four bolts—replace the 0rd wheels with
the Staude Roller Driving Pinion integral with the brake
drum and the work is done. The radiator and oiling
system are permanent and valuable additions to your car.
Remove the Staude axle, tractor wheels and drive
pinions when you want your car for t_he road. _The chan-
nel frame may stay on the car Without iniuring the
a pearance or riding qualities. or you can easily take it
in five minutes.

(July the Best Materials

Staude Mak-a-Tractor is Quality designed, Quality built.

The cellular radiator — Staude designed — is the best

radiator ever built for Fords and the special ailing system
is the most eflicient.

The channel section-rolled steel attachment frame In
ginches deep. The Stands Tractor type wheels are 88
inches in diameter With 8% inch face, 18 special Staude
concave creepers for use in soft soil and sand. cut Into
the sail and give a Pulling effect that cannot be attained
through creepers 0 any other design.

The Staude Roller driving pinions mesh into a driving
gear With self cleaning teeth, and this gear bolted to the
inside of the tractor wheel carries the driving power.
eliminating torsional strain on hub and spokes.

Staude rear axlejs back of the car axle. an exclusive
feature. The drive pmions push down on the tractor
wheels instead of pulling up on them. The Ford is
pushed by the tractor wheels. There is no waste effort.
Axle iscold rolled steel With 88 inch hitch, All the load
is carried on the Staude Mak-a-Tractor axle: none on
the rear axle of the car.

Wonderful Motor Efficiency

We furnish a special . Staude Ford Radiator— cellular
type—six times as efficient as the standard 'Ford Radiator.
The motor on a tractor heats up much qmcker than if it
were used in a faster inovmg vehicle. This is because
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hauling ve icles. The motor speed never goes above
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And so great is the mechanical efficiency that the Ford
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i . month out for years of service. COmpare it with any other tractor—first cost is less
than one-third that of any other doing anywhere near the same work and operating

cost is only one-third as much.

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E. G. STAUDE MANUFACTURING CO.

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