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VOL. cxxxm. No. [96 ‘
Whole Number 3476.

' DETROIT. MICE" SATURDAY, NOV. 6. 1909.

75 CENTS A YEAR
”.50 THREE YEARS

stTPPLEMENTAL FEEDS IN PORK PRODUCTION

In‘.early. days the swine grower. had
little oceasion to study rations. The gen-
eral‘practice of allowing hogs to run at
large, gathering a large part of their liv—
ing from the forests, produced coarse ani-

.mals but furnished conditions so natural
that about everything they needed for
good, all-around development was sup—
plied. The nuts, roots, herbs, variety-pf
grasses, insects and other animal food,
together with the exercise, pure water
and freedom from confinement, produced
strong constitutions and a fair develop-
ment of all parts of the hog’s body. When
well supplied with these various foods
there was a uniform, natural growth; the
blending of fat and lean was good; the
vital organs strong; the reproductive
power unimpaired.

With the clearing of the forests, the
building of fences, the general cultivation
of the land and, in the corn belt, the
growing of large crops of corn, the hog

The Hogs Used ln.the Experiment

was no longer allowed to roam at will.
Confinement became his lot and he was
fed according to the inclinations of his
owner. This was not .bad in itself, for
conditions had changed in a number of
ways. It was no longer necessary for
the hog to walk a long distance to market.
Rail and water facilities had come into
Then, the market demand had
changed from the extremely large animal
to one of moderate growth. Confinement
suited these changes very well. It is also
to be ndted that the demand for medium-
sized pork was right in line with econ-
omical production. The young, thrifty
hog is the profitable one where wide range
is ~not available. But a number of ad-
verse factors were found in connection

with confinement. No longer was it pos-
sible for the hog to obtain the great va-
riety of food without assistance. He had
to depend on his owner for variety in his
ration and too often the owner failed to
provide it. In many cases it was corn
first and last with its lack of mineral
matter and protein. Lack of exercise
also worked injuriously. The result was
a hog with weak bones, unduly fat and
impaired in constitution and reproductive
power. These things held true more or
less according to the particular methods
of the swine growers, some allowing an
extreme number of defects.
Supplementary Feeds.

After awhile swine growers began to
realize the ill effects of confinement and
excessive corn feeding, and a more ra-
tional method had its beginning. Then it
became almost a necessity to study ra-
tions and upon this study experimenters
and practical swine growers are still

on Supplemental Feeds.

working—An fact, have only fairly begun.
Many feeds are now combined with corn,
some extensively, others in certain locali-
ties. Some, indeed, replace corn almost
entirely, others are used more nearly as
supplements to the great supply of corn,
which is and will doubtless remain the
basis of pork production in the corn belt.
Among the forage plants, clover, alfalfa,
Canada peas, cow peas, soy beans, chu-
fas, peanuts, rape, rye and the various
grasses may be mentioned. Indeed, it is
almost out of the question to attempt to
grow hogs extensively without some of
these forage plants. In gathering them

from the field the hogs get the exercise
so necessary for strong, vigorous develop-
Then, if it is desired to harvest

ment.

and thresh such crops as cow peas and
soy beans, a valuable feed is obtained to
combine with corn. The value to the
land, of these crops, especially the le-
gumes, is a strong point in their favor.
In bran and middlings (or shorts) the
wheat plant furnishes two valuable hog
feeds, good supplements to corn. Bran
is very good for brood sows and for the
whole herd after attaining some size.
until the fattening period is reached.
Mlddlings are excellent feed for hogs Of
all ages and are freely used thruout the
country. A ration of half corn and half
middlings is very satisfactory in the herd.
Ground oats has a good effect upon hogs,
especially upon brood sows. For young
pigs the hulls should be screened out. A
ration of one-third ground oats and two-
thirds corn meal has been found very
good for shotes above 100 lbs. A little oil
meal added will make it still better.
Ground rye and ground barley also have

a place on many swine fur-ms. The var-
ious» roots and tubers, such as Irish and
sweet potatoes, artichokes, sugar beets,
etc., are not especially rich in protein,
but they give ,succulence to the ration
and promote health and thrift. Pump-
kins, either raw or cooked, are excellent
to combine with corn. Then, there is a
considerable list of rich meals of vege-
table and animal origin which make ex-
cellent supplements to corn in pork pro-
duction. Oil meal, gluten meal, tankage
and blood meal come in this class. One
part of these to six or eight parts corn
makes a good ration. Even less of the
meal will prove a decided advantage. Per—
haps cottonseed meal should be men—
tioned. It seems to be all right if used

sparingly, but should -be used with great
care as it has killed many hogs. Legume
hay has a place in pork production. It
is especially fine for brood sows and may
also be used for growing stock. Several
of the experiment stations have used the
hay from cow peas, clover and alfalfa
with good results. In feeding Kafi‘ir corn
alone and combined with alfalfa, the Kan-
sas station was able to grow hogs more
rapidly and economically with the com-
bination. To be sure. large amounts of
legume hay should not be fed; it is too
bulky. But a moderate supply may be
used profitably. The leaves, bloom and
fine stems are eaten greedily. Lastly, we
may add the dairy by-products. Where
available there is no better feed to com-
bine with corn than skim-milk, butter—
milk and, to a less extent, whey. Best
results are obtained by feeding, say, three
to five parts milk to one part corn. By
using one or more of these supplemental

 

The Feeds Used and the Gains Made by Each LOt are Given in the Accompanying Article.

foods and others which may be used in
combination with corn, the swine grower
ran produce cheaper and better pork than
by using corn alone.

An experiment in the study of a num- »
ber of these supplements to corn is re-
ported by Prof. J. H. Skinner in Bulletin
No. 108 of the Indiana Experiment Sta-
tion. The experiment was conducted by
the writer, under the direction of Prof.
Skinner, with the following objects. 1.
To determine the value of soy beans as
a supplement to corn in pork production
and to encourage farmers to grow their
own protein for hogs. 2. To compare soy
beans with middlings and tankage as
supplements to corn. 3. To show again

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FARM NOTES.

 

More Alfalfa Questions.

Please advise thru your valuable paper
how long it takes alfalfa to mature or
when should first crop be cut? I do
not know anything about growing alfalfa
and never saw it grow until this year,
when I seeded a small piece of land.to
alfalfa. I sowed it in the spring With
my oats; it came up very thick. At first
it was ahead of the oats but as the sea-
SOY) advanced and dry weather came the
alfalfa seemed to go back in the ground
and this fall there don't seem to be many
plants left. Will these plants come up
from root in the spring and ever amount
to anything, or is this country too far
north to grow alfalfa? "

()tscgo C0. R. B.

As has been before stated in these 001-.

umns it is impossible to lay down any
general rules with regard to growing a1-
falfa in Michigan. It is as erratic in the
time required to produce the first crop as
in other respects. The writer knows of
one case in which it was sown on a. fertile
piece of land, the seed bed having been
exceptionally well prepared, in which it
made a crop of two tons per acre in a
little more than 60 days from the date
of sowing. But this was an exceptional
case. Ordinarily where the crop makes a.
good stand there will not be much of a
crop of hay the first year., even where it
is sown comparatively early and without
a nurse crop. But the second year it
should give a good crop for the first cut-
, ting and should yield two or three good
cuttings, if the stand is good and the
inoculation with the bacteria peculiar to
the plant is general. But in case there is
poor inoculation with this bacteria the
crop will not be good until such inocula—
tion becomes general, as the alfalfa plant
will not thrive without its presence, at
least not upon the average soil. In cases
where the conditions are favorable and
the bacteria present in the soil in suffi-
cient numbers, the crop will yield about
as well the second year as it will after-
ward. but in a majority of cases it is
longer than that in coming to “matu-
rity," as it is expressed by this inquirer,
especially upon soils where it has never
been grown before.

It is doubtful if this alfalfa will make
a good stand. It is a tender plant when
young, and the setback it received from
the drouth will be likely to thin out many
of the plants and weaken the others. A
thick stand is essential to good results,
hence the advisability of sowing on a well
prepared seed bed without the use of a.
nurse crop. giving the alfalfa the best
possible chance to get established. But
so far as climate is concerned no part of
Michigan is out of the alfalfa belt. The
writer has seen it growing luxuriantly at
the Upper Peninsula Experiment Station,
in plots where it. had been gown for some
years, and it has been successfully grown
in almost every county in the state.

Drainage For the Cellar.

We would like to build a cellar under
our house. We thot of raising the house
about three feet, then digging a hole
about three feet deep for cellar. but the
land here is low and level, and during
the wet: season of winter and spring the
water is more or less level with the sur-
face of the land; then, of course. my cel-
lar would run full of water; so then I
can not depend upon draining it out. I
would like to know if some readers of the
Michigan Farmer have had success with
building a cellar without an outlet drain,
depending entirely upon the material used
for the side and bottom of cellar to keep
the water “out, and what material was
used in making such a cellar?

Muskegon Co. J. V. J.

Without any doubt it is infinitely better
to provide drainage. for the, cellar if at
all possible, even at a considerable ex-
pense. While various methods of keeping
the surface water out of cellars thru the
agency of the material used have given
varying degrees of success. yet none of
these methods are as certain or as satis-
factory as good drainage to start. with,
and, in the opinion of the writer, where
this cannot be, obtained it would be better
to construct cellar storage apart from the
dwelling and partially or entirely above
ground, rather than to take chances 011 a
collar VVllll poor drainage,

llowever, for the bent-lit of the inquircr,
We will briefly review the different plans
which have been given in the Michigan
Farmer and used in other lines of con-
struction for this purpose. In the con-
struction of concrete bridges where it is
desired to keep the, water from the con-
crete it is sometimes given a backing of
pitch, which makes it impervious to
'water. Mineral paints are also some-
times used for the same purpose. But
in the making of :1 concrete floor and
wall for the cellar this would not be con-
.venient, and probably a better way would
be to give the wall and floor a backing of
rich concrete, and an inside finish of the
same consistency. Others advocate a
backing of puddled clay for a cellar wall
built where there is poor drainage. This,

THE. MlcntoAN FARMBR

when hardened. will be but slowly meet-

ed by water, and would~be a considerable ’

protection for the concrete. Both walls
and floor should be made comparatively
heavy to insure good results, since the
pressure of the soil water would be cen-
siderable in the bottom or on the sides
of a. cellar built in a poorly drained soil.

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We hear and we read that farming
is booming. It is very true, that farm
produce 'is bringing an extra good price.
It is also true that the cost of production
is very high. Many farmers are selling
or renting their farms and going to the
town' or the village to live, and many
more would if they could find a buyer.

We have educated our boys and girls
and sent them to the agricultural college,
or some high-school, and that has
“cured" them; they learn some easier
way to get a living than working on the

farm, and spend what the old folks have -

left them.

We can figure on the expenses of a
corn crop, “The King of Crops,” and
where we hire all the work done, the
plowing, the rolling, the dragging, the
planting, the cultivating, cutting the corn
at three cents per shock, the shredding,
or putting in the silo, the rent of the
land, the cost of the silo, etc.. and there
is but little profit lef't. \‘Vages are $1.50
per day or $24.00 per month. There is
many a farmer who has lost all his sum-
mer’s work by drouth and frost; others
have been drowned out, and have to get
some outside job to pay their taxes.

I have been traveling this route over
sixty years, trying to help feed the na-
tion and get an honest living, but have
to do a little more than chores to keep
in sight of the booming times.

Brother Farmer, is this a true story?

Allegan CO. A. G. H.

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NOV. 6, 1909.

PHOSPHATE ROCK, on FLOATS, A8
A FERTILIZER. ‘

 

Will some one of your competent writ-
ers please answer the following questions
thru The Farmer and oblige a constant
reader? 1st, What part does phosphorus
perform in the growth of the following
plants: Corn, wheat, oats, clover and
timothy, and what proportion of it enters
into each plant in comparison with n1tro-
gen and potash? 2nd, How may we know
that our farms are deficient in phos-
phorus by the way the crop grows, and
if so will raw rock phosphate laid down
to us at $8 per ton, guaranteed to con-
tain 12% per cent phosphorus be the
cheapest way to replenish the soil, in
company with manure, and if so what is
we best way to apply it?

Cass Co. J, W. S.

It is impossible in a short article to go
fully into detail in answering the very
important question which J. W. S. asks.
To begin wit-h, phosphorus is one of. the
essential elements of fertility. No plant
can live without it. There are three
essential elements: nitrogen, phosphoric
acid and potash. The reason they are
called essential elements is because all of
the other elements which enter into the
food of plants are usually abundant and
are readily obtainable by the plant.
There are thirteen elementary substances
which enter into the food of plants. These
include gases of the air and minerals
oi the earth. Carbon, for instance, is a.
gas that enters largely into the growth of
plants, yet the farmer does not have to
pay any attention at all about carbon.
The plant can get all of it that it wants.
It is the same way with oxygen. Nitro-
gen, however, is a different proposition.
Most plants can only get nitrogen after it
is combined ”with some other substance
and is a part of the earth, and plants
take their nitrogen t'hru their roots. With
the case of leguminous plants however,
it is different. Here, microscopic plants
which live upon the roots of leguminous
plants have the power of taking free
nitrogen from the atmosphere and chang—
ing it into nitrates, in which form the
roots of the plant can use it as a food.
Iron is also an element of plant growth,
but the farmer does not have to pay any
attention to supplying 'his plants with
iron because it is so abundant that the
plants can get all they need. It is so
With all of the "other substances with the
exception of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and
potash. These three substances are more
largely used by plants than any others,
and most soils are lacking in these three
substances. Hence they are called the
essential elements of plant growth, or as
Dr. Kedzie used to say in his lectures on
organic chemistry, these three food sub-
stances constitute the tripod of agricul-
ture, the three legs upon which agricul-
ture stands. You can’t grow luxuriant
'plants unless you have all three of them
in sufficient quantities for the needs of
the plants. If nitrogen, for instance, is
in excess of phosphoric acid and potash,
you cannot grow a plant to its maximum
limit unless you supply the phosphoric
acid and potash. Also, if one of the min-
eral elements is lacking, this must be
supplied and agriculture, as Dr. Kedzie
*well said, must have these three legs or
it is not in stable equilibrium.

Now, phosphorus specifically goes to
produce seed and to hasten the ripening
of plants. The seeds of all plants contain
a large per cent of phosphorus. Hence
'we conclude that phosphorus is very
essential to the growth of the young
plant. When we plant a seed the young
plant feeds upon the food in the seed at
first and then upon food obtained from
the soil.

But phosphorus is very important in
other respects. The nitrogeneous com-
pounds in the plant cannot be absorbed
into the circulation of the plant unless
phosphorus is present in the solution. In
this respect it performs a very similar
function to common salt in animal diges—
tion. It is a physiological fact that
osmosis in the animal system does not
take place readily unless the solution is
saline, or salty, and in the plants the
absorption of the food does not take place
readily and become a part of the tissues
of the plant unless phosphorus is present
in the solution.

Again, the microscopic plants in the
soil which change the organic matter
from inert to available plant food, can—
not live unless there is a certain amount
of soluble phosphoric acid. In other
words, the bacteria of nitrofication are
not present in a soil deficient in phos-
phorus and cannot live without phos—
phorus. Hence we see that the element
phosphorus, or phosphoric acid, in the
form in which it exists in the soil, is
very important.

When you grow a crop of wheat that
fails to fill properly, it’s a pretty good
indication that available phosphoric acid
is lacking. It’s the same way with corn

r THE ~MICHIGAN FARMER.

and the same way with any other cereal
crap. If young-plants do not show a
thrifty growth, it is a pretty good indi-
cation that the soil is lacking in available
phosphoric acid also. You cannot have
a healthy, vigorous plant of any sort or
description unless it has sufficient soluble
phosphoric acid.

The amount of phosphoric acid removed
by different plants compared with potash
and nitrogen is as follows: A ton of corn
contains and takes from the soil 34.6
lbs. of nitrogen, 14 lbs. of phosphoric acid
and 8 lbs. of potash. A ton of wheat
removes 47.2 lbs.-of nitrogen, 15.8 lbs.
of phosphoric acid and 10 lbs: of potash.
A ton of oats removes 41.2 lbs. of nitro-
gen, 16.4 lbs. of phosphoric acid and 12.4
lbs. of potash. A ton of clover hay 41.4
lbs. of nitrogen, 7.6 lbs. of phosphoric
acid and 44 lbs. of potash. A ton of tim-
othy hay 25.2 lbs. of nitrogen, 10.6 lbs.
of phosphoric acid and 18 lbs. of potash.
But of course the amount of these ingre-
dients removed by a. plant do not really
tell exactly the importance of phosphoric
acid. This is much more important to
the farmer and the growing crop than
the amount of it removed would seem to
indicate.

Now, as to the question of the practica-
bility of using raw ground phosphate rock
or floats, as a source of phosphoric acid.
This is a new thing and really we know
but little about it. Experiments are just
being made in a practical way and we
have got to wait for results. Years ago
it was discovered that if phosphate rock
was treated with sulphuric acid that the
insoluble phosphoric acid would become
water soluble and could be readily used
by plants. That was the beginning of
artificial fertilization. This raw phos-
phate rock, of course, is insoluble in
water. Yet plants can get a small por-
tion of it slowly. The roots of plants
exude a mild acid that will dissolve small
portions of phosphate rock so that it can
be used by the plant; but it is too slow
to grow maximum crops. We have got
to have phosphoric acid in a more avail-
able form if we want to push things.
Now, when this rock is finely ground and
mixed with the soil, the plants can get
to it in better shape than they can in
the form of solid rock. There is no ques-
tion about that; but still it is not water
soluble. Now the modern idea is that
these floats, or ground phosphate rock,
if used in connection with stable manure
or other organic matter, when this ma-
nure or organic matter decays the acid
in the organic matter dissolves, or will
have, in a mild degree, the same effect
upon the phosphoric acid in the floats
as sulphuric acid, rendering a portion
of it water soluble. Experiments made
in the Ohio Experiment Station at W'oos—
ter would seem to indicate that stable
manure has a very marked effect in mak-
ing soluble the phosphoric acid. When
floats are applied to a clover sod and
plowed down, the decaying clover roots
will dissolve a portion of the rock and
make some of the phosphoric acid water
soluble. How much of it we do not
know. If you put on phosphate rock this
fall and plow it down, you need not ex-
pect to get the best results for a year or
two to come. It has got to lay there in
the soil until the organic matter decays.
\Vhen phosphate rock has been treated
with sulphuric acid, the phosphoric acid
is made water soluble and the plants can
use it at once.

Now, another question enters here. It
is advisable for dairymcn and all owners
of live stock to use some kind of an
absorbent in the stable to absorb the
liquid manure and the gaseous ammonia
which comes from the liquid manure. Dry
road earth is a good absorbent, land
plaster or sulphate of calcium is a good
absorbent, and so is ground phosphate
rock. Now, when you buy land plaster
you buy it solely for its absorbent pow-
ers, because very little of our soils are
deficient in lime. You get no plant food,
therefore. On the other hand, when you
buy floats, you do not buy it for its ab-
sorbing power, but you buy it for the
phosphoric acid which it contains. Ap-
plying this in the stable, you get the ab-
sorbing power that you do in the land
plaster and pay for it; accordincr to the
per cent of phosphoric acid it 3ontains,
hence you get the, absorbing power which
you pay for in the land plaster for noth-
ing in the phosphate rock.

A number of experiments made at dif-
ferent experiment stations would seem
to indicate that a farmer could afford to
pay eight or ten dollars a ton for ground
phosphate rock if he uses it judiciously
with stable manure as an absorbent. In
other words, mix it with the stable ma-
nure as it is applied to the land. This
renders a certain portion of it available
and makes it soluble phosphoric acid.

COLON C. LILLIE.

VALUE AND DETERIORATION OF
STABLE MANURE.

 

Since 1897 the Ohio Experiment Station
has been making experiments with ma-
nure from a‘large number of growing
and fattening steers, dairy cows and
sheep and a report of these investiga-
tions, dealing, with the amount and com-
position of manure produced by different
animals under varying conditions, the
deterioration and preservation of the ma-
nure and its effectiveness as Shown in
field experiments with different crops,
has been received by the U. S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture, as follows:

“In the experiments steers fed on a
cemented floor produced 38.9 pounds of
excrement, exclusive of bedding (which
averaged about seven pounds additional),
per 1,000 pounds of live weight per day.
Three-fourths of the nitrogen and phos—
phorus and seven-eighths of the potas-
sium given in the feed and bedding were
recovered in the manure thus produced.
The quantity of manure produced by dairy
cows was considerably larger than that
from fattening steers. Lambs fed under
shelter on an earth floor, on which the
manure [was permitted to accumulate,
produced 2986 pounds of excrement, ex-
clusive of bedding (which averaged 3.29
pounds additional), per day and per 1,000
pounds of live weight. About two-thirds
of the nitrogen, four-fifths or more of the
phosphorus, and nine-tenths of the potas-
sium contained in the feed and bedding
were recovered in the manure from lambs
thus fed.

“When manure was exposed for three
months in an open barnyard, during the
winter and early spring, it lost nearly
one-third of its total fertilizing value,
as shown by chemical analysis. When
such manure was compared with fresh
manure in field experiments, the ton of
yard manure produced increase to the
value of $2.15, as a 10—year average, While
the ton of fresh manure gave an average
increase of $2.96 for the same period,
showing a loss in effectiveness of 81 cents
per ton, or 27 per cent.

“When either fresh or yard manure
was re-enforced with gypsum or kainit
its effectiveness was decidedly increased,
but when floats or acid phosphate was
used, the gain was very much greater,
so much so as to make it relatively un-
profitable to use gypsum or kainit.

"The net gain from the use of acid

 

phosphate as a nature re-enforcemcnt has
been greater than that from floats, and
the ton of fresh manure, re-enforced with
40 pounds of acid phosphate, has produced
a 10-year average increase to the value
of $4.57 over and above the cost of treat-
ment, or more than double the increase
produced by the ton of untreated yard
manure.

“When manure has been compared with
other fertilizing materials on the basis
of chemical elements contained, the re.-
sults justify the assumption that the
nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium of
form manure may be expected to produce
effects equal to those produced by the
same elements in such fertilizing mate-
rials as tankage, bone meal and muriate
of potash, when the two classes of ele-
ments are used in equal quantities and
in the same relative proportions.”

Washington. I). C. G. E. M.

 

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(Concluded from first page).
the deficiency of corn as a sole ration on
the swine farm.

Sixteen cross—bred pigs were divided into
four lots of four each. Their dams were
pure-bred Yorkshires and their sire pure—
bred Poland—China. The lots were equally

divided as to sex and approximately
equal in weight, the pigs averaging

about 61 pounds each when the experi—
ment opened. All were thrifty and ran
together until divided into the four lots
two weeks before the test began. During
these two weeks they were fed equal
parts of corn meal and middlings and
their gains were very similar. Thruout
the experiment the feed was weighed
dry and given twice daily in the form of
a medium thick slop. feeding just as
much as was cleaned up promptly. Small
lots free from plant growth were avail-
able; also comfortable sleeping sheds.
Charcoal and salt were kept in each pen.
Each pig was weighed regularly once a.
The experiment lasted for a period
of twelve weeks. The feeds used were,
corn meal, selling at the time this experi-
ment was made, at $18 per ton. middlin‘g's
at 22, digester tankage at $33, soy beans
at $331.41. The prices of corn meal. midd-
lings and tankage were the actual cost;
the soy beans were rated at $1 per
bushel, which gave, a good profit over the
cost of production. The cost of the beans
per acre is about $8, according to a num-
ber of experiment stations. Those used
in this experiment made a yield of 25
bushels per acre. The following rations
were used. by weightzt Lot 1. corn meal

alone; lot ‘3, 1,1. corn meal, 1/2 wheat mid-
dlings: lot 3. '15, corn meal, 1:1. soy bean
meal; lot 4, 5-6 corn meal. 1—6 tankage.

The accompanying: illustrations show the
pigs at the close of tho t-xpcriment. The
following figures give the most important
facts brot out in the test.

During the twelve weeks the corn-fed
lot gained only 193‘) lbs, an average of

.55 lbs. per head daily. Lot 2. fed mid-
dlings and corn. gained 365 lbs, an aver-
age of 1.09 lbs. per head daily. Lot 3, fEd

soy bean meal and corn, gained "l0? lbs,
an average of 1.2 lbs. per head daily.
Lot 4, fed tankage and corn. gained 348.5
lbs, an average of 1.04 lbs. per head daily.
That is. lot 1 made one—half as much
gain as lot 2, less than one-half as much
as lot 5;, and somewhat more than one-
half as much as lot 4. Expressed differ-
ently. the use of middlings increased the
gain 100 per cent, soy bean meal 120 per
cent, and tankage 90 per cent, over a ra-
tion of corn alone. Soy beans proved
most effective. The corn-fed lot made
very poor gains and there was no regu-
larity in the increase, such as was noted
in the other lots, especially lot 3. Lots
2, 3 and 4 consumed practically the same
amounts of food during the experiment;
lot 1 about 1—5 loss.

At the beginning of the experiment each
of the pigs was daily consumng about 21/2
lbs. of feed. At the close, lot 1 was con-
sumingflilct lbs. each. the others over 6 lbs.
each. The sole corn ration 'had impaired
the digestive capacity of the pigs in let
1. In daily gain per head it was found

that all the lots made satisfactory gains
except lot 1. The cost of gain taken
from the value glycs the profit. There

was a loss of three cents on lot 1, a
profit of $5.75. $5.66 and $4.49 respectively
on lots 2, .‘l and -l.

The feed and cost per 100 lbs. gain are
interesting. It rcquircd 5:77 lbs. of corn
meal alone to produce 100 lbs. gain: only
313 of1 /_) corn meal and l,_ middlings: 311
lbs. of ‘7}, corn meal and 12’; s 1y bean meal;
362 lbs. of 5-6 corn meal and l—fl tankagc.
The cost per lOtl-lb. gain was $3.41 in the
middlings lot, $2.59 in the soy bean lot,
$3.71 in the tankagc lot and $5.01 in the
corn lot. Looking at the results in a
different way. 172 lbs. middlings saved
385 lbs. corn, 101 lbs. soy beans saved
350 lbs. corn, ()0 lbs. tankage saved 2‘55
lbs. corn; or 1 lb. of middlings saved
about 21/, lbs. corn. 1 lb. soy beans, about
2% lbs. corn, and 1 lb. tankage, about
41,4 lbs. corn.

These figures bring out strikingly the
need of Supplemental feeds to combine
with corn for growing hogs. But as strik—
ing as the figures are. they do not im-
press one so forcibly as the actual con-
dition of the pigs when the experiment
closed. The illustrations show some of
the variations fairly well. One can note
the fine bone. lank appearance. high flanks
and general unsatisfactory condition of
lot 1. At; the beginning of the experiment

THE MICmGhN FARME‘R.

they were thrifty individ'dals with: soft
hair and skin and good appetites. »_Soon
after changing to corn alone the appetites
weakened and at no time was there the
keen appetites found in the other lots,
especially lots 3 and 4. They would eat
slowly and act dissatisfied. It was very
hard to keep them on feed, frequent
changes in the quantity of the ration
being necessary to do this. A slight in-
crease in the ration on a few damp, mug-
gy days was apt to throw them off feed.
They showed an intense desire to get at
the graSS which grew outside the pens.
then the test ended, their halr was
coarse and stiff, skin harsh, bones fine,
backs and hams poorly developed, flanks
high, and they had a sharp, complaining
l'queal not at all like the centented grunt
of a well nourished hog. They were not
in market condition and would have sold
at a lower price than the others. Altho
for comparison they are rated the same
as the others, which makes the results
more favorable to them than actual facts
justify with the quoted prices of feeds.
There was no sickness among the pigs
of this lot.

The pigs in lots 2, 3 and 4 developed
satisfactorily. Lot 2, fed middlings, ate
well, but there was not the keen edge to
their appetites as exhibited in lots 3 and
4. They were somewhat paunchy, due to
the bulk of the middlings, but were well
developed. Lot 3, fed soy bean meal, was
the most uniform of any. The four pigs
gained at practically the same rate and
developed into a fine type of animal.
Their backs were broad, hams full and
quality of flesh good. The hair was soft
and skin mellow. It took a few days for
them to become accustomed to the flavor
of soy beans, but afterward their appe-
tites were keen and it was no trouble to
keep them on feed. They were, taken as
a whole, more nearly in market condition
than the others. They carried consider-
able fat and showed evidence of being
near the finishing period. Lot 4, fed
tankage, required a few days to learn to

cat the tankagc well. Afterward they
had uniformly keen appetites, in fact,
were almost ravenous at times. Three

of the pigs were smooth animals of fine
quality. Their flesh was firmer than any
of the lots. They had what is termed a
“meaty” appearance. The fourth pig did
not grow well the first half of the experi-
ment and this made the results less fav-
orable to tankage than they would other-
wise have been.
Conclusions.

The conclusions from the experiment
are, briclly: Corn alone is unsatisfactory
for growing hogs. The addition of some
supplement is desirable. The three sup-
plcments used, i. e., middlings, soy bean
meal and tankage, proved satisfactory.
The soy beans produced gains on the least
amount of food and this lot was more
uniform than the others The beans are
a promising addition to the swine ration.
Taken alone, these conclusions may not
be convincing, but combine them with the
mass of testmony in the form of experi-
ments and practical results in various
parts of the country, and they are irre-
sistible. Time and again have experi—
ment stations and practical feeders shown
the deficiency of corn as the sole ration
for growing hogs. Probably most feeders
realize it. Many have long ago adopted
different methods of feeding. More are
falling into line each year. But it is so
easy to go to the crib and toss out a feed
of ear corn that many are prone to follow
this method. To be sure, for market hogs,
this is not bad practice if the hogs have
access to a good pasture of clover, alfalfa
or other good forage crop. And even
without pasture, it is not bad to feed corn

alone in the finishing period if a good
thrifty growth has been secured pre-

viously, the even here it is better to give
some variety of ration. 3»ut let us get
away from the practice of corn alone for
young hogs. It is bad for the hogs; it
’s worse for the pecketbook.

Middlings are generally recognized as
a desirable feed to combine with corn.
Feeders use, it extensively. Among oth-
ers. the Wisconsin. Missouri. Indiana,
South Dakota and Florida experiment
stations report increased gains by the
addition of middlings to the corn ration.
l")igt«-sted tankage is a feed of compara-
tively recent origin and its use is ex-
tending as feeders become convinced of
its valuable qualities. It is a dark brown,
ill-smelling, finely ground substance,
manufactured by the packing houses, es-
pecially for feeding purposes. It is made
from meat residues, scraps of fat, bone,
etc. These. are dumped into a large tank
and thoroly cooked under pressure. The
grease is removed from the surface and
the residue is then dried at a high tem-
perature Later it is ground, screened and
bagged for shipment. The high tempera-

present.

ture destroys all disease germs if any are
The product is very rich'l'n pro—
tein, that used in the Indiana experiment
analyzing 51 per cent of crude protein.
the greater part of which was probably
digestible. Both the Indiana and Iowa
stations have published results of ex-
periments with tankage. They place a
high value on the by-product of the pack-
ing houses. The cost seems high, but 1
reasonable when considered on the has
of protein content. Pigs soon learn
eat tank-age and develop keen appetit s
for it.

Soy beans have not been used very
much as food for hogs, probably due to
lack of knowledge of their characteristics
and value. They enrich the soil by draw-
ing nitrogen from the air the same as
the clovers. The Kansas station says: “The
soy bean is an erect growing plant, one
and one-half to three and one-half feet

in hight, with a stiff, woody stem having 7

The fol-
and the plants start to

branches like a miniature tree.
iage is heavy
branch close to the ground.
ally contain tw'o to three beans to the
pod."
the weather becomes warm. in rows two
to three feet apart. and cultivated. The
hogs may be allowed to gather them or
they may be harvested and threshed and
then ground for the hogs. Good land
should yield an average of 20 bushels per
acre. which means about 360 lbs. of di-
gestible protein per acre. as the beans
contain almost 30 per cent of digestible
protein. A 20-bushel crop of wheat
would mean about 120 lbs. of digestible
protein per acre. As stated before, the
beans can be grown for about $8 per acre,
perhaps less, which makes them a very
cheap source of home—grown protein. At
least three other stations have reported
experiments with soy beans in the swine
ration, i. e., Kansas, Kentucky and Ten-
nessce. At the Kansas Station the pigs.
receiving soy beans and corn or Kaflir
corn, made gains of 14.6 per cent to 181.7
per cent fiver corresponding lots receiving
only corn or Kaffiir corn. In these same
experiments the amount of gain per
bushel of grain varied from 7.5 lbs. to
15.5 lbs, This is interesting in pointing
out what extremes may be reached in
growing swine. It may be said Of soy
beans that they are easily grown, are
productive, bring nitrogen to the soil,
withstand drouth well. are rich in protein
and oil and furnish an efficient feed to
combine with corn in pork production.
Swine growers thruout the corn belt,
especially in the warmer sections, would
do well to investigate the merits of s0y
beans as a supplement to corn.
Summary.

In conclusion, we may summarize in a
few words what has gone, before. It is
well established that corn alone is defi—
cient as a sole ration for hogs. Some
supplement is necessary for satisfactory
results. What shall this supplement be?
We have mentioned several and ‘have
given particular attention to middlings.
tankage and soy beans. These are satis-
factory; others are also. Let each swine
grower study his conditions as to soil,
climate, market, etc.. and decide after a
fair trial which one or more of these and
other supplements will probably be best.
The decision will in most cases include
one or more of the legume crops and other
forage crops. with the addition, perhaps,
of some of the rich purchased feeds. In
this way a better class of hogs will be
marketed and incrcascd prosperity will
come to the swine grower.

Indiana. J. G. GENTRY.
The above discussion of the use of
supmcmcntal feeds in pork production
should appeal to the reader at this time.

since the conditions under which pork
must be produced arc unusual. 'l‘rue.
.pork is a good price at present, but feeds
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too many farmers dismiss the subject of
supplemental feeds in the compounding
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NOV. 6, 1909.

GOOD LIVE STOCK AND SOIL FER-
~ 'TILITY.

 

When a farmer comes into possession
of a. farm one of his first thots is how he
can increase its value, and thereby, of
course, increase his wealth. Making the
soil rich seems at first the only way. But
to make an entire farm richer while con-
stantly cropping and selling produce from
it is up-hill work. In most cases, on new
land what the farmer does to make it
more productive results in lessening soil
fertility. For a long time the soil may
be steadily growing poorer, while it is
each year steadily producing bigger crops,
and giving its owner larger incomes. All
the manure the farmer applies has its
value returned in a few crops, and these
take also from the soil some kinds of fer-
tility that the manure did not supply to
it. Wherever potash and phosphate
have become so exhausted that grain
crops cannot be grown without an appli-
cation of these minerals to each crop,
farmers have adopted that method. They
manure for the crop rather than for the
land, and feel well satisfied if in each
crop the money value of the fertilizer it
has used has been re-
turned With fair profit.

But there are other
ways than making land
rich to increase its value.
Land will always sell for
what it will pay the in-
terest on after defraying
the cost of cultivation.
Sometimes better cultiva-
tion alone will do this.
tho always with this bet—
ter soil cultivation comes
more rapid soil exhaus-
tion. It is the farmer’s
business to exhaust the
fertility. That is the
way he gets his living.
He takes fertility as the
raw material that nature
furnishes him, and turns
it into as many forms as
he chooses, and of kinds
that will most likely give
him a profit. If he has
energy and skill in doing
this the farmer grows
wealthy, and the fact
that it is the farm that
has made him rich makes
the farm more valuable
than it was before. Peo-
. ple will always believe
that what one man has
done someone else can
repeat. Thus often the
introduction of a new
crop that is well adapted
to the land and the cli-
mate is the cause of in-
creased wealth, not mere-
ly to one individual but
to all the farmers in the
neighborhood. The dis-
covery that low, mucky
land in western Michi-
gan was adapted to grow-
ing celery is an instance
of this. The setting apart
of rough land along the
shores of the deep small
lakes in western New
York for grape growing
is another example. It
should be every farmer's
duty to find new and
profitable crops, so that
he can secure- a much
greater income from his
land. In proportion as he
does this he will be suc-
cessful.

 

‘TH'E MICHIGAN FARMER.

growing they find that they have made
their land so rich that it can be put to
uses that at first they had not expected.

There are thousands of farmers whose
land is poor, and try the best they may,
they cannot get manure enough to make
it rich. If they increase crops by more
thoro cultivation they find, that while
temporarily their profits are larger, it is
at the expense of greater soil exhaus-
tion, that must be compensated for after-
ward. This class of farmers, should cease
thinking so much about their land and
crops and pay more attention to their
farm stock. If they keep largely of young
animals such stock doubles very quickly
in numbers and if it be properly bred it
will double in value in the same time.
Is not this a much better outlook for
profit than relying on making something
from a crop which the land has produced
after paying all the expenses of plowing,
protection from insects and blight, har-
vesting and marketing? When a farmer
comes to realize what he has to do before
he can grow a crop and put it into
money, he will be apt to wonder how he
ever came to think of making money on
a poor farm that way. If he does make

ferior stock double each year on a farm-
er’s hands only results in making him
eaeh’year poorer than he was before, be-
cause ‘it will eat more than it will be
worth.

Texas. A. M. LATHAM.
FEEDING AND CARE OF THE FARM

HORSE.

The writer was particularly impressed
by the address of Dr. Waterman, former
professor of Veterinary Science at M. A.
C., delivered at the Washtenaw County
Institute last winter. Dr. \Vaterman left
the enviable position which he occupied
at the college to become an active farmer
and stock breeder, and took this opportu-
nity to help his brother farmers by pass-
ing along to them some sound advice on
the breeding and care of farm animals.

We shall not attempt to summarize his
earnest and practical remarks, leading
up to his discussion of the rules of feed-
ing, as we could not do them justice, so
we will simply mention some rules of
feeding emphasized during his talk.

1. Feed regularly.

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int success to the
farmer is, after all, more
apt to come to him in-
cidentally than from the direct product
of his land. He finds it necessary from
the first to stock his farm with domestic
animals that are required in working it,
or to consume products that are other—
wise unmarketable. This stock increases
and the farmer finds profit from the sales
of the surplus. After awhile by better
feeding, and ultimately by [better breed-
ing, superior strains of stock are pro-
duced, which will command higher prices.
for the good reason that they will make
so much better use of all that they will
consume. By the time a farmer is able
to secure or to breed stock of this char-
acter, its care becomes more important
to him. If his land will not produce
enough for his stock or can he put to bet-
ter uses he will buy grain and feed to it,
producing only coarse feed to go with
the grain. This has been the result on
scores, and even hundreds of farms,
whose owners set to work at improving
their stock as an easier way of making
After years of improved stock

money.

Henri 62571 (74207), two-year-old Black PercherOn Stallion, Weight 2,025 pounds.

Imported by W. 8., J. B. & B. Dunham, of Illinois.

any money he has certainly earned it all.
Too often it is truly said that some men
work hard all their lives and «have noth-
ing to show for it after all, while others
who take things more easily find wealth
coming to them from unexpected sources.
It is easy to guess if these different
classes 1e farmers, that the man who
works hardest and has least is the man
who is consciously trying to make his
land rich and at the same time doing his
best to get the largest crops from it;
while the man who makes money easily
has had the foresight to secure the best
possible stock and by its increase make
both himself and his farm rich. This
is the purpose most farmers try to aim
for, and with the easy plan of keeping
valuable stock and letting it grow on
their hands, it does seem surprising that
more farmers do not succeed. The truth
is, however, that there is as great dif-
ference in stock as to paying its way as
there is in crops. Some stock never has
paid and never will. To have this in—

applicable to the horse. \Vatcr will then
be absorbed and will not dilute digestive
juices.

3. Do not feed grain when tired or
hot. Blood is then in the muscles and
requires some time to become equalized
before it can go to the stomach and di—
gest food. It is also best to postpone
watering for a time, certainly never Water
and feed both as the food will not digest
for a long time.

4. Do not exercise violently after feed-
ing. This draws blood from stomach and
retards digestion.

5. Change the ration gradually.

6. Increase the grain ration gradually.
Nature abhors sudden changes. The
proper juices are not ready for the new
foods or increased amount. ‘.

7. Do not allow horses to have access
to hay continually. Five pounds of hay
three times per day, fed with a proper
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moderate quantities of coarse feeds and
buy grain if necessary.

8. Continual use of overripe hay over-
works digestive organs and leads to in-
digestion.

Some other points touched upon were
the importance of good care, shelter,
kindness, and scientific feeding; watering
often to avoid drinking too much at one
time; the importance of regular work or
exercise, often neglected in the farm horse
in winter. Indigestion is the most com-
mon ailment and is indicated by down-
cast look, rough coat, tight skin, raven-
ous appetite, etc.

Calhoun Co. S. B. H.

 

LIVE STOCK NOTES.

The consumption of beef has undergone
a marked increase, and this is especially
the case thruout the east, where the ef-
fects of the great panic of 1907 are felt
far the worst, great numbers of men
having been thrown out of..vvork. Colder
weather naturally stimulates the demand
for beef and other meats, and the pack-
ers have been improving the opportunity
afforded by liberal supplies of western
range and native farm cattle to put away
large quantities of beef for winter con-
sumption. They have made their selec-
tions largely from medium-priced cattle.
which have been in heavy supply in Chi-
cago and other western markets for sev-
eral weeks. Great numbers of common
grass-fed cattle from western farms have
also bcen showing up, but while these
and medium to good cattle have ruled
much cheaper, strictly prime beeves have
been extremely scarce and have been
taken at fancy prices for the eastern
trade.

Idaho has been marketing sheep and
lambs from its extensive ranges remark-
ably liberally recently, and in a recent
Week Chicago and Omaha received in
the aggregate 350,000 sheep head, of
which the packers bot 250.000 head, the
remainder going to feeding sections. It:
is learned that packers have been freez-
ing a good deal of mutton for consumption
later on. after the range [locks stop com-
ing to market. Good lambs have netted

$4 per head to the grower in the Chicago
market, and lots of rangcmen have made
100 per cent on the capital invested. it is

said. \\'itll the rapid narrowing of the
ranges thru settlement, rangemcn are in—
vestigating the big tracts of cheap rough
land in \\'isconsin, Michigan and other
states of the middle west. Many such
tracts are offered for sale at prices that
in the future will be regarded as absurdly
low, and they are bound to advance ma—
terially in value as the years go by.
Owing to the rapidly increasing sales of
automobiles everywhere there is a great
falling off ill the sales of coach horses
and drivers in Chicago and other markets
where horses are sold at auction and
private sales in large numbers. The sub—
stitution of automobiles for horses is also
seriously affecting the carriage business,
and Maurice, Connolly, of Dubuque, Iowa,
president of the, Carriage, Builders Na-
tional Association, said during the recent
thirty-seventh annual meeting of that
organization in \\'ushington, T). C., that
carriage builders cilht-r will be obliged to
retire from business or devote their at—
tention to the construction of automobile
bodies. Another serious situation was
presented by an assistant forester of the
federal agricultural department. He
warned the association that the supply of
hard Wood from which the bodies of both
carriages and automobiles are, constructed
was dimnishring rapidly and that in 20
years it practically would be exhausted.
It may ho added that motors are. being
adoptcd on large farms in fast increasing
numbers and in the future they will to a
great extent take the plat-c of horses. In
the horse markets the big demand runs
as a rule on heavy draftcrs, and not

enough of the best class are bred to meet
the growing roquirclnonts of buyers, The
llt‘.\'l host tlclllélllnl :1 good share of the
limi- is {or norsA-s for distribution among
farnn'rs to ln- filliollwl for the market.
These horses; an. of the draft type. The
bam- ot' tln' horse lrado is lbw great num-
ber of intelior animals bred ZlIIII sent to
lnarkv-t. salt-s of ‘\l:i~h have to be made,
at unsatisfactory prices,

The l‘u-luhy i-iros. Par-king l'wmpony.
ot‘ Mil“.':lukw-. hare sent out, It irwzfar
li‘lll‘l‘ of advice to loll: growers ;:.l 0V0?
thi- wesl, pointing out piain”: til": bad
business policy involve-d in thc inrlis-
<-riminatill;.r marketing of grassy half-fut
pigs at this timw. Hno thing that led
them to do so was the rot-out oyerwheh
ming receipts of thin hogs and pigs, there
being such a Huri‘oit at Milwaukee that
they had to got rid of their surplus one
day not loll}: since by shipping to the,
(‘hicago market eighteen tilled cars-of
grassy t-ylromoly light hogs and pigs.
(“hicago packers purchased most of these
at a villa discount from the prices paid at
the sumo time for pl‘nllol'ly matured hogs.
The letter contains the following good
:ltIVit'l‘Z "'l‘hov lose money for us. no
luattcr at what price we buy them. There
is nothing to them but skin and bones,
and when the I'llt'lll is put in salt and

piled up in the cellar the water runs from
it in streams. \\'o think that the farmers
are making a mistake in their anxiety to
Get rid of those youngr pigs. for, judging
from the present outlook, it will be a
long limo before good hogs will sell under
$7, and it will pay the farmer much bet—
ter to hold lhcsc pigs and feed them than
to rush them off, half—fatted, at the pres—
out time, for every bushel of corn fed to
such pig< will pay them 75 cents in pork.
Plcaso do a little missionary work along
those lines and try to get the farmers to
hold them back and feed them: also if
you bring such stuff to‘ market be pre-
pared to take your medicine.”

Horses bad a pretty good outlet most
of last week, altho there was no big de-
mand, and common animals moved off
slowly. Farm chunks sold moderately at
$140@175 per head.

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THE ~ MlC‘Hic-AN FAHMER.

 

  

These Horses

suit the purchaser.

connections off the Grand Trunk R. R.

 

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ELLE ENGLISH HACKNEYS

from the leading shows in Europe; ages from two to four years old; terms to
Byron is located on the Toledo 6; Ann Arbor R. R., 44
miles north of Ann Arbor and seven miles south of Durand, immediate

Every horse guaranteed, and all at low prices. .
OALKINS 8: AUGSBURY Props... BYRON, MIOH.

are all Prize-Winners

 

nova. e, 1909.
fin. I

""40! Hill ‘fl'fndemook, mon. amt-s year."
. ! lint mam-yenruold Shropshire
ewes and bucks at prices you can word to pay.

SHIIIISIIIE SHIIOI’SIIIHES. ffivefl 23:,th

ling runs of on for unllty Price .40 ench-
n. C. ORA TON. cannon-u. Michigan.

' nuorsnmE Rams. Also 0. I. 0. wine, lprlng
furl-owing, either sex, not Akin, and imp-took
rum for sale. E. E. Beach 428ml, n.3, Brighton, Mich.

Sh! hire Rams—Good one: from Imported
ups and Canadian stock. Also
eight ewes. Willis 8. Made, a. No. 8. Holly, Mich.

SHROPSHIRE CHOICE RAMS

AND EWES.
.10 to $18 9.0!). C. J THOMPSON. Rockford, MlCll.

ShI'OPSI’III'Qs Ennmvnmu FARM will

mnke low noes on ood
Shro hire yearling Rama. Mustpbe closed 3out.
- B BERT GROVES, B. D. No. 3, Pontiac. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISPERSION SALE!

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58 Scotch and Scotch Topped
Shorlhorns

Al Recreation Park, Kalamazoo," Mich,

Nov. 16, 1909.

18 fresh cows with calves at side. 5 bulls, 19 heifers.
One of the best Dual Purpose Eerda in America:
Cows th at curry plenty flesh and are extra makers.
Most of the cowsnre sired by Imp. Ba ton Mngne.
206699. The heifers and calves by Mara lctor 281383
Remember I bred the bent milking S. H. cow in the
World’s Fair Dniry Test at St. Louis, 4!!) and 5th at
Chicago. Every Shorthom in the herd was bred by
me except 2 cows and the herd bull Mara Victor.
You can buy them at your own price as every one
will be sold. Write for cntnloz to
CALVIN LOVETT & SONS.
1009 James St., Kalamazoo, Mich.
AUCTIONEEBs—Col. G. M. Iaenhamer, 001. E. K.
Conrad, Col. F. B. Lawrence.

AUCTION SALE -

OF REGISTERED

PEIIGIIEIIOII HORSES

-chnesday, Nov. 10. ’09,

At St. Johns, Mlch.

4 Stallions and 11 Mans,

all ages. Brilliant blood pre-
dominates; also ‘2 Stand-
ard bred Stallions, three
and four years old: extra
,. .' good ones. For description
" : ' and breeding, address
WM. BIRD a; SONS. St. Johns, lineman.

£50.00 REWARD!

Stolen from hum of Frank Bradford, three mllefi
east of Pontiac, Mich.,on evenlngof October 19. 1909:
One Dark Bay Mare. no white, 7 yenrn old. weight
1200, trots on slow gait and pace: on fast, scar on left
front foot, in heel just above the hoof. cnused by n
stub. Extra long slim ears. One Black Brass
Trimmed Single Harness, tan colored line.. One
Black Nickle Trimmed Single Harness. One Open
Spindle Back, Red Gear, B‘ack Body Bussywray
cushion. solid rubber Inch tires. One Plush Babe,
black one side. and black and green on other. Mr.
Bradford will pay $25.00 for recovery of property.
and I will pay $25.00 for the arrest of guilty parties.
Wire at mylexpenae. CH AUNCEY A. HARRIS,
Pontiac, Mich , Oct, 20. 1909. Sheriff.

 

   

 

 

 

  
  

 

 

Difl’ermf. from all others. 4or2 horses
Geared leto 1 or 7m 1. Grind Corn with clinch
or without. And all small grains including
Oils and Wheat. (Also nuke 8 sins boll mflln)

I). N. P. Bomber Co., South Bend. Ind.

Pair of loan Bay Mares for Sale,
weigh 2,400 lbs. Ill take one or two cheap light
horses. J. W. SLATER, Traverse City, Mich.

PEIICIIEHOH SIMMONS. S.'?°.t:::3.:::Astaire:-

el, reasonable prices. T. H. Southworth 1i Son, 3.13, Allen, Mich

BREWERS’ DIREC'NIY.
CATTLE.
ABERDEEN-ANGUS.

Hem headed by UNDULA'I‘A BLACKBIRD
I’I‘O 83836. one of the best sons of PRINCE ITO
50006. and Grand Champion Bull at the Detroit
and Grand Rapids Fairs of 1907, 1908 and 1909. Rem
consists of Ericas, Blackbirds, Prides. etc.
WOODCO'I‘E STOCK FARM. Ionln. Mich.

AYRSHIRES—A Dairy Breed of much merit.
Young stock for sale—also Berk-
shire Pigs, and ten varieties highbred Cockcrels.
Eggsin season. Mich. School for the Deaf, Flint.

8 to 12 months old, best of blood.
Hereford Buns Individually right. Write, or
come and see. E. J. TAYLOR, Fremont, Mich.

HOLSTEINS

Bullerboy Ella De Kol No. 49509 l5 for Sale.
Also three extra good bull calves, 5 yearling heifers,
8 good young cows. Must be sold before winter.

L. E. CONNELL, Fayette, Ohio.

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H E R E F0 R D 5: iitfialilei‘i‘é’o 130.253?

China hogs. R. E. ALLEN. Paw Paw. Mich.

HIHH GLASS JERSEY BULLS.

Cheap and Good.

Choice individuals. Island and St. Lambert breed-
Ing. Can satisfy the discriminating breeder or
daiIYmnn. Inspection invited. Full Information
cheerfully furnished. If you cannot visit our farm
at once, write

BROOKWATER FARM, Ann Arbor, Mlch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CLARENCE BRISTOL, Fenton, Mich. R.F.D.No. 5.

JERSEY BULL CALF born Mar. 13. ’09. 2nd call

of a. heifer that gave 8224 lbs. of milk In lyelu';
first calf as 2-year-old, tine individual. THE
MUEBAYsWA’I‘ERMAN Co., B. 6. Ann Arbor, Mich.

LILLIE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS

We have some splendid young bulls for sale. Some
of them are old enough for service. They are from
cows with record: of 300 to 425 pounds of butter mt
year. Write for description and prices.

COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersvllle. Mich.

MABS’I‘ON FARM—JERSEY CATTLE.

’I'. F. MARSTON. Bay City. Mlohlcnn.

DAIBYBRED Shorthom Buu Calves For Sale-
Alao A few heifers, good note: as good as cash-
(Citizena Telephone). J. B. Hummel, Manon. Mlcn.

—Re i tend bull cnl f sol . A
n0LSTEms fewg:xtrn good 0;: 3r.” gnch.
I. M. SHORMAH. Iowlorvillo. Mich.

MAGNIFICENT yenrllng Holstein bull, A. B. 0.
hacking both sides, none finer. Reasonable
price ROUGEMON’I‘ FARMS. Detroit. Mich.

TOP NOTCH HOLSTEINS.

Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com-
bining in themselves the blood of cows which now
hold and have in the punt held World’s Records for
mllk and butter—fat at fair prices.

McPHERSON RABIES CO.. Howell. Mich.

headed b Cannr
HOLSTEII mums mm... .5... mg:
B. Bock cockerela. W. B. JONES. Oak Grove, Mich.
mm mm Fllll '
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JACKSON. MICK. l "HISIHIII came'
Han more Imported Holstein-Friesian Cows
than any farm In the Middle West. Registered
BULL CALVES of the most fashionable breeding. 30
fine, registered, Duroc J eney sows due to furrow soon.

SHEEP.

COTTSWOLD, Hampshire, and Southdown Rams
for sale from Grand Chnmplon and Sweepstakes
Flock, 1909. at Kalamazoo. Detroit, New York, Ver-
mont, New Jersey. The Clout filo-00m Farm, Port Ail-tin, Mich.

—A f .
HAM PS H IRES lingengnolgxg ’53::
Ram Lambs. E. A. HARDY. Don-r. Mich.

HAMPSHIRE MM LAMBS AND

several extra. good
YEARLINGS. All Registered.
C. D. WOODBURY, Lanslns. Mlchilun.

NA'I'lllNAl. ”ELAINE RAMS F03 SALE.

All stock registered. F. L. BROKAW. Eagle, Mich.

PARSQIISMQ'AXEQ‘QQDOWIIS

on ops.
ROMEYN C. PARSONS. Grand Ledio. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIIIIOPSIIIIIE IIALI. STUCK HIII.

Will make special prices for thirty days, on own
from 1 to 3 years old, all bred to Imported Cooper.
and Mouse“ rams to lamb in March and April. also
on very choice ewe lambs, this“; to in room for an
importation that is going to nrere thl spring.

L. S. DURHAM &SONS. (lo-cor Mlohll‘ln.

5068.

At the recent AMER
BEHKSHIHES “.30....“
l STOCK SHOW

Prime Bacon was Gnnd Champion Boar and Lady
Nina 5th Grand Champion Sow; get of bonr first to
Longfellow's Duke get. A few hours read for
service, cheap. HUPP FARM. Birmingham. lch.

IAHHE ENGLISH BEHKSHIHES.

Have a. fine lot of spring pigs. both sexes. The type
for profitable pork production. Vigorous and strong
and of boat blood lines. Satisfaction guaranteed.

F. A. BYWATER. Memphis, Mich.

BERKSHIRE Unexcelled in breeding. Selected
w _ boars, sows and gills. Choice fall
pigs. T. V. HICKS. R. N0. 11. Battle Creek. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y t k f cm oh i State
BERKSHIRE: Flaggfiizaegsinnelrs, at mofigtjenprlces.
M. D. a G. B. Johnson, R. No. 8, Plymouth, Mich.

BERKSHIRES 3.5.31: “39:: ‘21.".

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

IOIIlTIIEIIII BIIOVIII BEBKSIIIIIES.

OYCRO FT KARI". Sidnaw. lVllch.

mam... do for full service. A few Gills loft. Moo a fine
' to! full pigl ready for wanting. Either sex or pairs
main. A. A. PATTULLO. Deckerville. liohignn.

Choice pigs of March and
Improved CheSter" April furrow. either sex.
Also Holsteln Cattle. a few cows and young him: for
sale. W. 0. WILSON, Okemos. Mich. Both Phones

ADAMS BROS. Improved Chester Whites, Litcn-
tield. Mlch., won 125 premiums in ’09. Booking
onion for bred sownbonn ready for union. Bufl‘ Rock, W.
Orplngtonflv. Leghorn cock'll. Shorlhorn bulls ready for service.

A n l t f rl
IMPROVED cnlsltn wmnss. ,..,?g,,g,:,,;rj,:g
rowed in March and April. Price 015. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Colon C. Lillie. Cooperavllle. Mich.

nunoc Jrlsrr swmr. trim: 228.2; 1:.-
for 15. J. H. BANGHABT, Lansing. Mich.

DUROC JERSEYS.
CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastlnas. Mich.

DUROC JERSEY boars for :sale: also Shrop.

Rama & Ram Lambs and Shorthorn Bulls.
M. A. BRAY, OKEMOS, (Inghum Co.) MICE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DUROC Jersey of size and quality. 40 Boar: ready
for service. 50 sows at Farmers Prices. Satis-
faction Guaranteed. J. C. Barney. Goldwater, Mich

o. I. c. SWINE. $3.3. ”:‘i.é:.§‘::“%i

Jackson (thief, the world's Champion and Grand
Champion. the greatest O. I. C. boar in the world.
He is also grandson of Tutesy, the world's Champion
sow. Pigs by him at live let live price.

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

 

 

OXFORD RAMS & EWES 2:53 23,132,353
prize-winning rams, for sale. Addresflelther B. F.
Miller, Flint. Mich. or Geo. L. Spillane. Flint, Mich.

RAMS and EWES.
gxmnn 90w" ”mum...
Hlahlund. illicit.

OXFORD DOWNS fietéi‘lmg‘ig‘l

sale. H. J. De GARMO. R. No. 1. Clyde, Mich.
—6 A.. 2 C. and 4 Franco Merino
For sale rams, alsofiRamboulllet rams. All
choice stock. Will sell 20 Merino ewes, also 20
Ramboulllets. E. M. MOORE. Wixom, Mich.

 

 

 

 

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Hockland Farm Delames u... e.“g,§“3:§g*“:§,.ggg
right. I). E. TURNER & SONS. Mosherville, Mich.

Registered Rambouillet Rams for Sale.

WILLARD HALL. R.:1. Illnrtln. llllch.

For Sale, Cheap. “2.2352,. Rambouiilet
rams it: ewes. C. E. BURLINGAME, Byron. Mich
—th dRab ill .3
FOR SALE eiggss (grid 42111.33. eltlfmba?
THOB. FLETCHER dz SON, Chelsea. Mich.
B d f it d D If
[OHIMEH KIPP. affipf’ni.h.éi§.3§§im rotate“;
shipped on approval. Rockford. Kent Co., Mich.
"In" cLAS Merinos & Delaines; ewes shear
' up to 24 lbs.. rams to 301m. large

size, well covered. S. H. Sanders. Ashtabuln. Ohio.
REGISTERED Von Homeyer anboulllet Rams

at Farmer’s Prices. Thos.
Wyckot’f. anboulllet. U.S.A., Orchard Lake. Mich.

20 RAMBOUILLET RAMS

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 has choice regiltered Ramboulllel
Log cab“) Farm Sheep of both tax for sale all farmers'
ricu. Citizens Phone Augusta. Ch”. I". Kosbor, Augusta. Mich.

Cholce MAPLE LAWN FARM
Shropshire Rams A. E. BACON &SON, Prep’s
For Sale. Sheridan, B. 10, Mich.

250 HEAD OF SORTED BREEDING

EWES. mostly all black
faces. Have not been bred yet. Price 35 per head.
J. B. GARDNER, Lock Box 437. Cadillac. Mich.

 

 

O I. C. swine of spring furrow. both sexes. Some
- Aug. and Oct. pigs. All of right type and breed-
lng.'Geo. P. Andrews, Danaville, Inghnm Co., Mich.

0 l C ’8—50 HEAD of Flue Spring
0 0 Pigs for Sale. either sex. Large.
strong stock. OTTO B. SCHULZE, Nashville, Mich.

FOR 0. l. C. tgfsl‘s‘ltrhhev‘:

write John Beruer dz Son, Grand Ledge. Michigan.

 

 

 

OR. SALE—0. I. C’s—2 extra good boars. Some
choice pigs. Rose Comb Brown Leghorns, April
hatch, standard bred. at prices that will move them.
Satisfaction guaranteed. J. R. Inskeep, Holly, Mich.

I will ' ’ 75 Pol II .
Nov. 13.... .. Public Sale .....l.l°"l.l:f
Spell and Melphn, the Grand Champs. at State
Fair. Write for catolog. Have a few boars left at
farmer-3’ prlces. WM. WAFFLE, Goldwater, Mich.

POLAND-CHINA BOARS‘B‘gv western type.

. big bone, long bodies,
blglitters. $10 up. Shropshire Bucks, lambs $10;
yearlings 815. J. C. BUTLER, Portland, Mich.

POLANECHINAS—Perfection strlin. Choice

yoang boars ready for use.
Also sows. E. D. BlahOp, R. 33, Lake Odessa, Mich.

POL‘ND_chAs Long bodied, strong boned. spring

' pigs, both sex. at low prices. Send
for snap-shot photo. Robert Neve, Pierson, Mich.

Poland-Chinas. Noming but spring

pigs. Let us have your
order now. “’001) 55 SONS Saline, Mich.

f
P. C. BOARS Sneitil‘bi‘ééfii'lé.”§itfll

faction guaranteed. R. W. MILLS. Saline. Mich.

—Cholce young boars rend
POLAND-CHINAS for use; bred right. Alsg
young Saws bred ,- right prices. Write today.

L. W. Barnes dz Son, Byron. (Shiawassae Co.) Mich.

LARGE IMPROVED YORKSHIHES‘YW“ ”0"!

ready for ser-

vice. 918. Young sows bred to furrow next spring

925. Fall pigs either sex $10. Satisfaction guaranteed.

If you want the moat economical feeders possible,

breed your sows to a Yorkshire boar. Yorkshires

are sure to be the most popular breed of the future
COLON C. LILLIE, Coopemvllle. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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VETERINARY

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Advice thru this department is free to
our subscribers. Each communication
should state history and symptoms of the
case in full; also name and address of
writer. Initials only will be published.
Many queries are answered that apply to
the same ailments. If this column is
watched carefully you will probably find
the desired information in a reply that
has been made to some one else.

 

Bog Spavin.-—-I have a. heavy horse that
I drove 30 miles in a day about a week
ago; the next morning the hock was swol-
len and tender. The injury appears to
make him lame when first moved. but
the lameness lessens after he has some
exercise. J. ’l‘., Flint, Mich—During
the journey your horse has perhaps slip-
ped and sprained the hock joint which,
of course, is the commencement of a hog
spavin. Give him rest and apply a light
blister, using eerate ot‘ cantharides or
use any of the blisters that are regularly
advertised in this paper, and he will
recover.

Chronic Lymphangitis,——I have a geld—
ing seven years old that had an attack
of lymphangitis about a year ago and he
has never fully recovered from it. . .,
Bailey, Mich—A chronic ailment of this
kind is benefited by good care, regular
exercise, moderate and not over feeding
on grain, keeping the bowels open and
keeping the animal in not too high flesh
and giving him daily exercise and when
the horse is idle should be fed sparingly
on grain. After exercising, bandage over
cott-on, leaving bandage on two hours,
then take it off; also give one dram iodide
potassium once a day for 30 days,

Acidity of Stomach—Several of my cat-
tie are inclined to chew and gnaw on
wood, therefore I would like to know
what ails them? R. J., Coopersvifle,
Mieh.—— YOur cattle suffer from acidity of
stomach. which, when corrected, they
will discontinue chewing wood. live
each cow 1 oz. bicarbonate soda, 1 oz.
powdered charcoal and 1/2 oz. ground gin-
ger at a close in feed twice a day.

Surfeit.—I have a 5—year-oldmare that
is trouble-d with small pimples on skin.
These little bunches raise up and suppu—
rate, then a scab forms which afterwards
peels off, taking some of the ‘hair. She
does not appear sick and eats well, but
Tubs and bites herself. I have treated
her some. but her condition does not.
change. E. M. ll, Grand Rapids, Mich.——
Your mare is troubled with surfcit: per-
haps you are feedingr her a little too much
grain for the amount of exercise she has.
Give 1 dr. Donovan's solution, 1 oz. bicar-
bonate soda and 1/0, oz. powdered char-
coal at a dose in feed two or three times
a day. Feed less grain and more vege-
tables and if the skin is inclined to con-
tinue itching, dissolve 1 oz. baking soda.
in 3 pints water and wet the itching parts
two or three times a day.

Chronic Cough.—Seven-year-old mare
has a dry, hacking cough, which she has
been troubled with for past few months.
I wet her hay and take good care of her,
but she does not get over the cough.
Subscriber.——~It is easier- to say that
chronic cough can be cured than to do
it: however, if you will give her 20 grs.
calomel, 1A, dr, powdered digitalis, 1A; dr.
camphor and 1g? dr. powdered opium at
a dose in feed. or as a bolus. once a day
it will help correct the cough.

Feeding 5-months’-old Colt.—I have a
colt 5 months old that I am anxious to
grow up evenly; therefore, you will oblige
me by stating ‘how he should be fed and
managed to keep him from becoming
stunted. What grain had I better feed
to produce both bone and muSeie; also,
'should grain be fed whole or ground? I
am feeding at present 2 qts. ground oats
at a meal three times a day; also feeding
two or three bran mashes weekly. He
has very little thirst. J. B. U., C1io., Mich.
——Feed the colt two quarts whole oats
and one quart dry bran at a feed; give
some vegetables; salt his feed as this
will increase his thirst; he will drink
more. water and it will open the bowels.
Also feed mixed hay, corn fodder and
some straw. Every colt Should have
some vegetables during the winter. If
your colt iS‘growthy feed him all the
grain and well-cured fodder he will eat,
but be sure and exercise him daily.

Drying up Cows~\\’arls on ’l‘eats.—-Ad—
vise me how to dry up two cows in order
that they may soon commence to fatten.
They give five quarts of milk daily and
are healthy. I also have a young cow
whose teats are covered with warts and
I would like to know what will remove
them. F. . 8., Brant, Mich—Feed tim-
othy hay and straw, stint their water al—
lowance. milk them once daily, not strip-
ping very clean. This is better than to
rely on drugs, such as camphor and ca—
thartics. If warts are supposed to be
caused by too high feeding, the quantity
of nutritious food should be, cut down and
a cathartic of cpsom salts or castor oil
given. However, this is not often the
case. in cows. If the wart has a con_
stricted neck, _cut it off, but if flat apply
one part arsenic in eight or ten parts lard
carefully twice a week, or apply one part
salicylic acid in three parts lard daily.

Enlarged Leg—Six-months’mm colt
was hurt while playing in pasture one
year ago last August. injury is above
hock joint on inside of leg. It caused
a bunch which broke open and discharged
pus for some two months and has left
a large bunch on each side of leg just
above hock. I would like to have leg
reduced to its normal size if possible.
He was treated by our local Vet. but his
remedies seem to fail to reduce the swel-
ling. S. M., Sparta, Mich—You will find
it rather tedious work reducing fibrous
bunches of this kind. However, repeated
applications of one part red iodide mer-
cury in eight parts lard Will produce as

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CARE AND ECONOMY IN FEEDS AND
' FEEDING.

 

As we have reached the beginning of
another so—called feeding season, as ap-
plied to the dairy farmer and are facing
a period of “top—notch” prices for 'all
kinds of animal feed stuffs, it seems fit—
ting, at this time. and important, that
every feeder should ‘search" himself for
all the available and helpful information
within his grasp.

In order to buy or feed understandingly
and economically, we must know both the
nature of the Various feeds obtainable
and their nourishing powei or feed nut1i—
cuts. as well as the price.

The market prices are seldom based on
their contents or nourishment value,
therefore the feeder is often misled. A
ton of corn meal contains 1,578 lbs. of
digestible nutrients, 158 lbs. of which is
protein, and at 75 cents per bushel, or
$28.82 per ton, costs 1.602 cents per lb.
of equalized nutrients. Cottonseed meal
contains 1,250 lbs. nutricnts, 7114 lbs. of
which are protein. and at $31.00 per ton.
shows a nutritive cost of 1.653 cents.
Glutcn feed has 1,456 lbs. nutrients, in—
cluding 100 lbs. protein..and at $30.00 per
ton costs 1.668 cents. Bran, which is the
lightest, both in point of bulk and nu-
trients, contains only 1,076 lbs. digestible
nutrients, 241 lbs. being protein, and at

$27.00 per ton costs 2.061 cents. VV‘hile'

oats at 45 cents- per bushel. or meal at
$30.13 pcr ton carries 1.211 lbs. digestible
t'ccd nutrients, 134 lbs. being protein and
costs. on the same equalized basis, 2.101
1'cnts pcr nutritive pound.

Thus it will be sccn that corn. even at
73 ccnts. is thc chcapcst producer herein
mcntioncd. tho largcly carbohydrates,
whilc bran and Hats arc the dcarcst, cost-
ing fully $0.00 and $7.00 respectively more
pcr ton than thcir contcuis indicates or
warrants, and 1“1-lz1tivcly more than either
corn 1111111 or a 111ixture composed of equal
parts of corn mcal. car corn meal. cot-
tonsccd mcal distillcrs’ dry grain. and
gluten t’ccd.:111d 1 .111ying 37-1 lbs. digcst-
iblc protcin, 1111 lbs. carbohydrates and
120 lbs. tat pcr ton.

'l‘his rich and palatable mixture con—
stitutcs a wcll balanccd dairy ration when
fed in conncction with corn silage, corn
stoycr, millct, timothy, mixcd hay. ctc..
and shows a f1-c1'ling 11111 vuluc at this
timc 111' $26.00. while on the same relative
basis bran and oats show a valuc of only
320.5111 and $221111.

Mind you. I am not condcnming bran
and oats. lecryoiu'“ know-s t‘ucy are 'both
1'Xt't'll1'lll l'ccds, but 1111- markct‘, prices are
out 111' lino with othcr fccds. when their
nutritivc coutcnls arc 1,-onsidcrcd, and
have born for thrr-c years or more.

Succcss in dairying undcr prcscnt con-
ditions dcpcnd largely upon the care
and 111-111111111y practiced in buying fccds
and it. i'ccding.

'l‘o 1"~:!1lain tip- 11~rm “cqualizcd” as used
abovc. will say that in order to rcach a
l‘f'lldldc unit of nutritive cost. somc form
of 1»1111:1lizatiou 1111151 111- 1:11)]1ltix'1-1l. tin-rc—
t‘orc in my {c1111 tabic l multiply the
known pounds 111' protcin by 163, carbo-
hydratcs by 101. and fat by 1771 which.
togcthcr 111akcs the total cxtcndcd or
c1111alich pounds of digcstiblc nutrients
in (1111- 11111 of cach feed listed. dividc thc
ton cost by tho total cxtcndcd pounds.
and the result is the cost of nutricnts
pcr pound. 'l‘his l considcr practical and
rcliablc, as the units of 107., 101 and 175
rcprcscnts the 1-11111111'11 cost of the three
fccd nutrients. whcn computed on the
ion pricc.

Again. to makc plain a ton of corn
nical contains, by standard analysis, 1:353
lbs. protein, 1.39.1 lbs. carbohydrates and
80 lbs. fat. making a total (11' 1.5751 lbs.
digestblc nutricnts, and by multiplying
thcsc individual nutricnts by 10.7, 1111 and
175, you get 1.7le as the total pounds of
cqualich nutricnts. and by dividing the
ion price, which in this case is $28.82.
including $2.00 for grinding, by 1.709 thc
answer is 1.002 ccnts as the cost per
pound of food nutrients, or actual avail—
aublc nourishmcnt in corn meal at $28.82
per ton, which is equal to 7:": cents per
bushel. One hundrcd and ninety-three
pounds good clover. or clover and tim-
othy hay, contains 100 lbs. digestible
equalized nutrients, and at $10.00 per
ton wofild c0st 96.4 cents as against about
$1.60 in corn meal, cottonseed meal, dis-
tillers‘ dry grain. and the above mixture,
and $2.05 in bran and $2.10 in oat meal.

In quoting the guaranteed analysis of

THE men—new FARMER

feeds as required by law, the manufac-
turer invariably names the crude and
not the digestible portion, which is mis-
leading and of but little use to the con-
sumer, hence should be considered with
caution. ' '

Kent Co. B. W. PUTNAM.

SOME REQUISITE'S IN PRODUCING
MARKET MILK.

No man should attempt to produce
market milk unless he has an equipment
commensurate with the needs of the busi—
ness. By this I do not mean anything
expensive, but a. stable with good venti-
lation, kept scrupulously clean and built
on sanitary principles.

He should have a farm that will pro-
duce an abundance of alfalfa, clover or
mixed hay and corn ensilage and such
grain foods as corn, oats, peas and bar-
ley, or else situated where he can make
a profit from growing some highly organ-
ized market or truck crop in his crop
rotations that will sell for sufficient cash
to go a long ways toward paying his feed
bills.

We cannot figure the increased fertility
brot on to the farm thru the feeding of
purchased grain foods as a valuable as-
set. unless we shape our methods of farm
managcmcnt so that we may turn it to
profit. The common system of growing
more feed, to feed more cows. to eat more
grain, to make more manure docs not
appeal to the successful business farmer
unless he can see direct money profit
in the end.

Unless a system of growing ensilage
and soiling crops is being practiced, good'
pasturcs are a necessity on the farm
where market milk is being produced. for
the man who is supplying a. certain
amount of milk every day in the year is
compcllcd to adopt cvcry method that
will maintain a maximum flow of milk
during the unfavorable seasons of the
year.

Good, clear. fresh water is indispen-
sable, both as a source of supply for the
dairy herd and for the care and handling
of the milk and washing the utensils used
in the. dairy. Every market milk dairy
needs to have a room to which the milk
should bc taken as fast as it is drawn
from the cow and propcrly ecolcd as rap-
idly as possible. This docs not need to
bc an expensive room 01' housc. but Should
be situatcd where it will be free, from
all contaminating odors that will have
a tendency to taint the milk.

Care of the Milk.

A liberal supply of good cold water
is esscntial in thc milk room and unless
the watcr is sufficiently cool to reduce
the temperature of the milk to at least
45 dcgrccs within one-half hour after it
is drawn from the cow, it will be neces-
sary to have a supply of ice.

Of all the care that is given milk, that
which is given the first half hour aftcr
it is drawn from the cow availeth the
most. We formerly used an aerator in
our dairy room, but during the. past two
ycars have had better success by simply
cooling it in the cans that are placed in
running water after they are filled and
the milk stirred fr1'1qucntly until propcrly
coolcd and rcady for s'hipmcnt. Some
111cn find that an aerator is an advantage
but I find that it docs .inst the opposite
from what I believe is propcr in handling
milk, 1. e... exposes the milk to number—
lcss bacteria in the air whilc it is being
run oycr its surface. If the milk is
placcd in the cans and propcrly stirred
and coolcd. thcrc should bc littlc ditl'i-
culty in having it arrive in the city in
good condition. Every utensil should be
kcpt scrumilously clean and thc water
uscd in cleaning them should bc from
and clcan.

I might \vritc part-s of your: adrift:

about producing good with 11.1" 1' 1 cit 3.1
tradc. but I am spcaltiny .11.. 1'1 11.11114
mon producer of marl/11 11111. \‘1'1 ‘1}.1 \41:

many articlcs on sanitnry 11:5 1/, 1.11111 1:1-1'1
titled milk, but whcn V1" 115' 111 {groom-.1»
sul'h milk thc incuaw-d lost of 1111.16.11.11:
tiofi puts the product out 111‘ 114.111. of 1.1.1;
1'HmmOll pcoplc. who form 1111- lax-gm por—
tion of -thc trade “’1' arc to supply.

Ncw York. W. Murrow KELLY.

FOURTH NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.
(Continued from last ww-lc;

The forces working in thc 11103411111. or—
ganizati1‘1ns connected with thc dairv in-
dustry, and crystalizcd in the great Daily
Show that has just completed its greatest
annual exhibition. all point to tilt linal
accomplishment of such an org anzaiion
as that of the International at Chicago.
The strengthening of the exposition along
the line of benefiting the dairy tarmm“,

the interesting of the dairy-products mane
ufacturer, and the luxurious manner in
which the dairy machinery men ‘took hold
of the enterprise, give added force to the
prophecy that in a short time this or-
ganization will be handling an enterprise
that will rival the Chicago show which
has now a world-wide reputation. The
present management is largely responsible
for the important position that has been
attained, but it must not be lost sight
of that the preaching of better dairy
products thru the pre5s of the country
has incited the attention of the public
upon the source of these foods and given
it an interest that is peculiar but service-
able in working out this purpose of the
American dairyman. That interest makes
it not impossible to' get the city folks in-
terested, as well as the producers, in a.
good show. This, Milwaukee people
proved to be a. present fact.

At the anti-oleomargarine banquet, held
at the Pfister House, Milwaukee, on
W'ednesday evening, Octdber 20, Ex-Gov.
Heard, of Wisconsin, the grandest old
Roman among dairymen today. stated
that he thanked God that he had been
permitted to live to see the Fourth Na.-
tional Dairy Show. It is well understood
that Governor Hoard has labored long and
zealously to bring about the union of
the allied forces of dairying in just such
an organization as was there convened,

and just such an exhibit of the resources»

of the industry as the organization had
collected. He has for years maintained
that the great dairy industry which pro-
duces over $800,000,000 every year should
have an annual exposition for the purpose
of arousing enthusiasm among the allied
interests and for the purpose of protec-
tion. In organization there is strength,
and Governor Hoard, better than most
men connected with the dairy industry,
realizes the importance of organization,
strong and complete, backed by enthu-
siasm, to fight the problems of the dairy—
men. He talked earnestly and zealously
for butter and dairy products as against
olcomargarine and fraud. He saw here
in the Fourth National Dairy Show the
culmination of his fondest hopes, a worthy
and a successful exposition of the dairy
products of this country, It was a proud
moment of his life, and this sentiment
from Governor Hoard conveys, more than
any pen description of the Show, a gen-
eral idea of its nature and its success.

Between 500 and 600 of the best dairy
cattle of this country were on exhibition
and the great basement in the new audi-
torium was filled full, and all realized
that, if a building in the future could be
built large enough to hold it, an exhibi—
tion of dairy products and stock could
bc held just as wcll as the exhibition of
fat stock at the International. There
need be very little. if any. other attrac—
tion, but the other products, together
with dairy cattlc, make a big exhibition.
and no othcr industry in the country can
place before the people a more magnifi-
cent industrial display than the dairy in-
dustry when once aroused,

The entire available space in the great

auditorium on the first floor was occupied

by dairy machinery and dairy supplies.
Almost every firm of note in the, whole
country cxhibitcd their products and they
wcro wcll patronized. Many a business
man of tho city of Milwaukee gazed in
wonder and astonishment upon the ex—
hibition. They never bcforc realized how
11111111 them was to the industry.

The c\hibition of ch1c. so numb1 red over
1100 entries. An i1111-1cs1ingr cxposition
might be madc of cheese and butter
alone, which would be worthy of the pat—
ronage of the people of any community.
in thc chccsc exhibit. Michigan need feel
proud of thc part that she took. Not only
wcrc :3. 311411 many chccsc factorics in
Michigan rcprcscnh-«i. but Cchrnor VVar-

11-11 1-141111111-11 the first prizc in the class
1“? Ann-1:111:11 chvcsc. dcnominatcd soft.
'1 1 1 “1111111111111 cliccsc Wcrc dividch into

1 111‘;'11i:11 and soft 1h1~‘d1l:1r. the latter
1o» 1-1-i1c distinctly a Michigan type,
:111'1‘ 11115 class Govcrnor Warner took
11151 prizc.

J1. bum-~1- tbcrc was over 500 entries.
me 11111;- of 1hr 7.711411 11xl1ibition could
b1- shown in thc auditorium on account
1.11 piopcr room to 111—141) it. Butter is a
tsliablc product and dctcriorateg when
it ‘1: 1:1.1 11.1111 in propcr temperature and
the 14-1 nihiiors of 1.1111141- would not consent
11/ 1::,~.1- 1'1, innovml to the auditorium
who-1c this ycm' it could not be properly
111111111141 against the temperature and
iigailml cunmzninatlng odors.

At 13111» National Dairy Farmers' Meet-
ing. 1.11111 on ’l'ucsdfly, the 19th, President
1.1.011». 1/! the Dairy Show Association
121111411 11114 meeting to order, stating that
n 514111111411 to 1114 his duty as there was no
11111111111111 organization of National Dairy
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the close of the meeting an organization it was the most interesting feeding ex-
be perfected. Governor Warner, who was gerimtent ever conducted in this hciounttrry.
chairman of the forenoon sess on ap- eac er seats were erected be rid e
pointed N. P. Hull, of Michigan; Prof. cows that would hold perhaps 150 people.
Humphrey, of Wisconsin, and Prof. T. L. Every afternoon and every evening talks
Haecker, of Minnesota, as a committee were given by such men as N. P. Hull, of
on resolutions. When this committee re— Michigan, Ex-Gov. Ionard, of Wisconsin,
1001‘th later in the day they :eCEmrgended Prof. T. L. Haecker, of Minnesota, Mr.
3. ermanent organization 0 t e merr- Rabild, Colon C. Lillie, and others, not
081111J Dairy- Farmers, and accordingly N- only explaining the nature of the exhibition
P. I-l'ull, Of Michigan, T128 elfectked 1395“ but also giving talks on feeding and on
dent, MT- Helmer Rab . 0 t e airy testing cows. At every one of these lec—
Division Of the Department Of Agricul- tures the bleacher seats were crowded
ture was elected secretary and treasurer, and many times people stood up on either
and a board 0f five directors was elected, side for a considerable distance and it is
composed of Prof. Merrill, of Maine, Prof. estimated that many times as many as
Hills, Of Vermont, me' Oscar' Erf, Of 250 or 300 people listened to the lectures.
Ohio, and Prof. Humphrey, of Wisconsin. The cowa were all milked by the milking
The board of directors were given power machine. In the afternoon the milking
to draft by-Iaws and COhStithtiOh' and was done at four o’clock, and at this time
complete the organization. 0“ motlon also the blea-cher seats and the space near
the next meeting 0f the American Dairy them was nearly every day crowded with
Farmers’ Association was fixed at the people who were anxious to see the ma-
time and place 0f the next National Dairy chines in actual operation. In every
Show Association. instance the philosophy of the milking
Heretofore the officers 0f the National machines was carefully explained by some
Dairy Show Association have ’had com- one qualified to give this information.
‘hlete charge 0f,Dmry Farmers Day and This work really exemplified the work
haCh year the lnterest in. thls has been of the co—operative cow testing associa-
increasing, mm the time Is now at hand tions, simply keeping a debit and credit
when the American dalry farmers should account with each cow in the herd, charg-
have an organlzation of their own. Under _
the management of the present officers mg her With Whhthhe consumed at mar—
and board of directors, there is no ques- ket prlces and glvmg her credlt for Whht
tion but what this association will be— She produced at market prlcesr It IS
come one of the strongest organizations very interestlng to know that In each
among dairymen in the United States group there were one or two cows tllat
and this organization will relieve the barely pald expenses and m two 0f the
managers of the National Dairy Show groups, each had a cow that actually lost
of much work and responsibility, This the owner money, Whhe in one Of the
assoeiation will now meet with the Na- groups a COW produced $53-20 for every
tional Dairy Show Assocation on the dollar’s 'wo'rth .Of feed which she was
same footing as the National Creamery fed. The majority of the cows paid a falr
Buttermakers’ Association and National profit. In selecting these COWS “0 attempt
Cheesemakers’ ASSociation and all other was made t0 3“ the best 01‘ the poorest.
allied associations. A new feature of The idea W35 [0 get an average lot of
dairy farmers’ day Was the 'banquet held grade cows so that the farmer could see
on the evening of the 19th in the auditor- conditions which were liable to exist in
ium cafe. Over 200 dairy farmers sat his own herd. No such educational work
down to a sumptuous repast. Ex—Gov- as this has been attempted before at a
lernor Hoard, of Wisconsin, acted as Dairy Show, or any other show. The
toasmaster, Governor Warner, of Mich- nearest that comes to it is the annual
igan, and many of the best dairy in- demonstrations at. the Michigan State
structors and successful dairy farmers of Fair and “'est Michigan State Fair whcre
the country responded to toasts. It was for a short period a competitive test is
indeed a love feast and all present ex- lllade practically on the. same basis, where
pressed themselves as well pleased. An of those we know’ that cannot be con—
orchestra and vocal music in the form of economical production is made the basis
solos by Miss Anna Woodward and Prof. for premiums. All farmers are coming to
Hohn, were attractions that added to the think now along the lines of economical
enjoyment of the banquet. production. It is not the cow that gives
Finances. the largest yield in a given time, but the
Complete returns Show that the receipts cow that will take a dollar’s worth of food
were enough to pay the expenditures and and make the greatest profit out of it
have a small surplus left to begin opera— that is the best cow.
tions for another year. This places the Creamery and Cheese Factory.
Dairy Show beyond the experimental The working crcllmcry and cheese fac—
stage and assures a successful future. lol'y were also live issues and attracted
The magnitude of the Show ill the future a great deal of attention. Ewry day in
Will be limited only by the building WhiCh the cheese factory wllcn the curd was
can be secured in Which to hold it. The ready to go tllru the curd milk. the vat
Dl‘Obflbility is that within a few years the was surroundcd by a very interested au-
Association will have to build its own mom”; Many ppoplp had new]. soon
building especially adapted to its needs in cheese made 1,,.f,,,.,._ 'l‘lloy kncw nothing
some centrally located city of the United about the pl‘occss whatever, and besides
States. they were all intrestd in the cheese curd.
Cow Testing Demonstration. much of it being eaten out of hand. The.
One of the most attractive features, if experience of this year with the cllcesc
not the most attractive reatllre in Connyfl- factory dcmonstl‘atcs to the management
tion with the last Dairy Show was tllc. 01" tho fair that next .Wéll‘, instcad of lluv-
demonstration in cow testing WOrk con— illg one large vat so as to make one batch
ducted under the auspices of the dairy of cheese, there, should be scvcral smaller
division of the department of agriculture, vats having the milk ill different stages
ir. Helmer Rabild having immediate of dcvcloplllent so that visitors can see
cllarge- Dr. Kletch, of the nutriton lnilk oftcncr the process of cheese making.
farm near Milwaukee, donated the. cows milking u fcwcl' llumbcr of ('llccsc. Then
from his herd, 16 in number, for the seats collld bc providcd for the people the
demonstration. Mr. Rzlbild divided these same as wcrc provided ill the cow demon-
16 cows into four diffcrcnt groups, four sirzltioll cxllibiton, :llld lccturcs should be
in a group. One group was fed the ration given at stated times about cllccse mak—
they had been in the habit of having on i111:- It is wonderful to note the interest
the farm. Another group was fed accord- that periplc have in things of this sort.
ing to the VVolf-Lemen standard. and the Ordinarily. one would think that there
other two groups were fed according to would be no interest lllanifcst in the or-
Prof. Haecker’s standard of Minnesota. (linal‘y making of cllcesc, yct thousands
A large card over each cow stall gave of pcoplc. many of them farmers who do
very interesting data, They first gave not live in cllccsc districts are much in-
the name of the cow, her age, the. limo tcrcsted and would stand for half an hour
when she freshened, then the amount of and listen to an intelligent talk upon the
milk she gave each day, the amount of process of cheese making.
butter—fat in the milk, and ’the ration. The same principle will hold true with
rbotll roughage and grain, the value of this the, crcamcry. People want some. one to
ration, the value of the butter-fat at tell them about the cream ripener, how it
market prices and the profit or loss re— is used to control the temperature of
sulting. Then. in the final column was cream; about the, pasteurizer and why the
given the amount received for each dol- pasteurizing is done. They are even in—
lar’s worth of feed fed the cows. Be- tcrcstcd in having some one explain the
sides this, a specially constructed box philosophy of the centrifugal separator,
contincd the ration fed each group of as old a machine as that is, and then the
cows. In the bottom was the amount of proeess of churning. the incorporation of
corn silage and the amount of corn fodder moisture, the combined churn and butter

 

 

fed, above this was a rack containing the worker and all of these details in actual
amount of mixed hay fed, and then on creamery work are more interesting to'
top of the box in glass jars the amount the average visitor to the Dairy Show than
and kinds of grain used in compounding the management ever realized and there
the ration. Besides this, were also little is no question but what in the future this
jars containing the butter produced from will be one of the features of the ex-
t‘his ration by each of the cows. In all, hibition.

 

 
  

 

TI—IE MICHIGAN FARMER. ‘ (9) 377

NATIONAL munv suuw

DE LAVAL.

BUTTER AWARD TRIUMPH
A8 USUAI.

The great NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW was held at
Milwaukee, VVis., October 15-24, and in keeping with the
invariable result since “ALPHA-DISC” DE LAVAL CREAM
SEI’ARATORS went into use all the HIGHEST BUTTER
and CREAM awards went to DE LAVAL users, in this
latest representative contest, which included the exhibits of

- nearly one thousand of the best butter and cream producers
' throughout the country.

The three highest awards ill the CREAMERY BUTTER
Class—all to DE LAVAL users—were as follows:

 

A. J. ANDERSON, Otisco, Minn., . . Score 97 '
THOR. MOE, Winthrop, Minn., . . Score 961/2
A. L. OESTRICH, Watertown, Wisc., . Score 96

The highest award on DAIRY BUTTER was to P.
Daingaard, Camp Point. TIL—Score my; a DE LAVAL user.

The highest award in the CERTIFIED CREAM contest
was to G. Van l3. Roberts, Highland, N. Y.—Scorc 99——
a DE LAVAL user.

The highest award in the CREAMERY PATRONS con—
test for hand separator cream was to G. B. Fisher, Viroqua,
\V'isr—Scorc 93);? 21 DE LAVAL user.

 

 

Full details of all the entries and scores have not yet been
made public, but there is no doubt that the vast majority of
all exhibits scoring- SH) and above will prove to have been
DE LAVAL made, as llcrctoforc.

Incomplete reports have been received of highest butter
awards at the various STATE FAIRS this year, but prac—
tically all of them have been to DE LAVAL users, including
particularly New York. Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, North
Dakota and South Dakota.

As has been said before, the separator does not of itself
insure the making)‘ of the best butter. but the superior mechan—
ical and sanitary bowl construction and low speed of the DE
LAVAL separator indisputably enable the production of bet-
ter cream and better butter under the same conditions than
can possibly be made lll any other way.

This is something that even the most enterprising and
resourceful of those who seek profit through the llthllllIElCttll‘C
and sale of would-be colllpctillg‘ separators ncvcr attempt to
explain or deny—that practically all the best butter. as evi—
denced by the. highest awards in all representative butter
contests, is and has for more than twenty years been made
by users of DE LAVA L Cr ‘(llll separators.

Ilcncc the great advantage to every DE LAVAL user in
havingr the separator that not only makes the MOST but the
BEST cream and butter, is the silllplcst and easiest machine
to use and lasts an average of twenty years against from two
to five years in the case of all others.

A DE LAVAL catalogue helps to make plain the reasons
for DE LAVAL superiorlty 111 good buttermaking and other
respects, and is to be had for the asking.

WW

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER7

CURRENT..,C.OMMENT.

 

" . In another column
The Business End of this issue will 'be
of Farming. found an article un-
"der the head of

“Docs Farming Pay," in which the writer
draws a picture -of agricultural conditions
as he has found them after a journey of
60 years along this much traveled route.

Granting that farming is not as profit-
able a business as it should be for the
average person engaged in it and that the
picture drawn by this writer is a true
representation of conditions to be found
in every neighborhood, yet it does not
follow that the trouble is altogether with
the business of farming.

While there are, perhaps, fewer notable
successes in agriculture than in any other
line of business, there are also fewer total
failures. There are successes and fail-
ures in every line of business, but the
great majority of men in all these differ-
ent lines “traveled the route” without at-
taining a. degree of material success
which would prove much of an inspiration
to others who contemplate engaging in
the same line of business, yet the brilliant
exceptions found in men who have gotten
Outside of the beaten track to an extent,
which has made their success notable,
whether in agriculture or any other line
of business, demonstrates that after all,
success or failure lies largely with the
man ‘rather than the business which he
follows. That the business methods em-
ployed on the average farm are not the
'best we believe will be generally admit-
ted. In the matter of economy, the sav—
ing of time, material and the products of
the farm. less attention is paid on the
average farm than in any other kind
of business. While the farmers are the
largest buyers and sellers of any class
in the country. yet they are not, generally
speaking, as expert or careful purchasers
or salesmen as are, engaged in other lines
of commercial effort.

The true remedy for this condition. as
in other lines of business, is organization,
but much can be accomplished along this
line by the individual farmer and it is
our purpose to devote considerable space
and attention during the coming season
to a discussion of this topic, of “The
Business End of Farming,” for the bone—
fit of our readers who have a worthy am-
bition to better their financial condition
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In the magazine
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Column. we. are inaugurating

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cach month. we aim to give timely hints
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selection and buying of clothing and fur—
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ctiquciio. and the art of making them-
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in company and at home. Not that
we consider the country young man
to be behind his city cousin in this
respect. for in a great many cases
he is already their superior in the latter
respect, at least, but what young man
has not felt ill at ease or self—conscious
in company or wished that he might de—
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his cultured‘ elders? In supplying our

, young-men'readers with the information

which will enable them to not only get

the-value of their investment in (the cloth-

ing which they buy, which ’to‘ most of
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have any of our young men readers ask
questions pertaining to the subjects above
outlined and we will have them answered
by a competent authority. In fact, we
want to make this department of the
greatest possible value to our young men
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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.

 

Foreign.

Thruout Europe there is political unrest
as was shown by the numerous meetings
of socialists on the last day of October,
when audiences were set wild by eulogies
on the life work of the recently executed
educator of Spain, Professor Ferrer. It
is the opmion of students of conditions
there that the present excitement will
result in a general revolution that in all
probability will spread to every country
of the cbntinent. ‘

Kin Menelik, of Abyssinia, who has
been ii for some time is fast sinking and
the report is that he has but little time
to live.

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, her sister,
and daughter, Ethel, were sight-seeing
in Rome early this week. They anticipate
that the hunting trip of Colonel. Roose-
velt will be cut short from the schedule.

The presence of four British warships
in Greek waters has had a quieting effect
upon the revolution that recently resulted
in a clash between the rebels and govern—
ment forces in that section and for the
time being everybody is orderly.

Rioters in Korea have been put down
by the troops. It is presumed that the
rioting is the result of the crime against
the Japanese Prince Ito, who was held
by the Koreans to have been oppressive
when he had .. control of the country after
Japanese acquisition following the Bus-
sian—Japanese war.

The body of Prince Ito. who was as-

sassinated in Manchuria last week by a.
Korean, arrived in Japan Sunday morn-
ing.
While making speed tests with an elec-
tric car in France, six persons were killed
and a. dozen injured by the car running
away and plunging into a deep ravine.

The supreme court of Austria has ruled
that cremation, as a method of disposing
of corpses, is illegal.

King Edward is about to honor Herbert
Gladstone, son of the late William E.
Gladstone, with the title of governor of
South Africa.

According to the report of the chancellor
of exchequer of Great Britain, the con«
sumption of liquor in Ireland has de—
creased by 70 per cent and in Scotland
by 40 per cent. These figures are deter—
mined by the revenue collected from the
manufacture and sale of the products.

The French people appear to be the
only nation where the death rate is In
excess of the birth rate. During the past
six months for which the record have
just been completed, there was a greater
number of deaths by 28,205 than births.
in 1908 there was a descrepancy of 10.308.
This increasing margin is raising a cry
of alarm for the future of the race.

The situation in Nicaragua is still very
unsettled. Travelers who have arrived
in this country since the rebellion began
state that the reports sent out hereto-
fore have been much exaggerated and
that the rebels have not accomplished as
much as was stated. Their reasons for
rebelling against the autocratic rule of
President Zelaya are well founded, since
the executive has not hesitated to turn
bonds and other public documents of
value into personality for his own use.

An open fight has been. started in
France to defend the church against the
state. A campaign for getting the propo-
sition of a public school system to dis-
place the educational institutions support-
ed by the church, which was voted in
favor of the republicans two or more
years ago, again before the public. for de-
cision is on and the supporters of the
church hope to get for it control of her
educational department, of which she has
been deprived since the election re-
ferred to.

National.

At Ann Arbor last Saturday the Mich-

igan University foot ball team defeated
the Syracuse I'niversity team from New
York by the decisive score of 43 t0 0.

The Michigan University sesimograph
recorded an earthquake shock early Mon—
day morning. According to the calcula-
tions the shock occurred some 6,000 miles
away. This is eight shocks that has been
recorded in the past two weeks.

The charge against the national gov—
ernment for placing obstacles in the road
of private corporations entering and using
water power of the. country, and especially
the west, for power purposes. was set at
rest last week in a letter from United
States Forester Pinchot. in which he stat—
ed that ihe attitude of the federal gov-
ernment was not in any way to discour-
age the building of dams by private cap-
ital, but rather to encourage them, but
upon the basis of such government con~
trol that the public will get a fair deal
when this power is sold and that the
monopoly of conditions be not made to
the injury of public rights.

Information is each day coming to light
of scandal underneath the custom system
as it is now conducted in New York. The
government of late. has been enforcing the
laws with more vigor and discretion and
it is the outcome of this progressive cam-
paign that a regular organized system of
(heating the government on short weights
and measure and by other schemes was
revealed. The matter will likely be put
to a grand jury and there is over 100
cases to be considered.

A hospital at Alliance. Ohio, was burned
last Sunday and the 19 patients of the
institution were gotten out with much
difficulty.

State and municipal elections are being
held in different parts of the country this
week. In Maryland, Massachusetts and
Rhode Island governors will be elected.
Municipal and township elections will be
held in every precinct in Ohio. Indiana.
has a temperance fight on. A hotly con-

tested campaign is being waged in New.

York city over the mayoralty contest and.
the same is true ‘in Philadelphia. In‘
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LITERATURE
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This Magazine Section forms a part of our paper twice a month. Every article is written especially for it, and does not appear elsewhere

 

 

The Uncompahgre Reclamation Project

BY JAMES N. MCBRIDE.

EPTEMBER 23, 1909, was a great

day in Western Colorado, when

President Taft opened the head-
gate of the Gunnison tunnel and the
waters that for unknown ages had been
confined in a rock-bound canyon rushed
forth to make fertile acres of a parched
land.

Some four decades ago Chief Ouray,
with his tribe of Ute Indians, were the
'possessors of the valley. Ouray’s cabin,
built by the government, still well pre-
served, was the scene of the treaty ceding
that portion of their country to the United
States. A picture of the parties to the
treaty included the late Carl Schurz, at
that time a member of President Hayes’
cabinet. Today the Indians. “undesirable
citizens” and ”unprofitable servants.” are
occupying the Southern Ute country in
New Mexico, and the White River reser-
vation in northern Utah, shiftless and
improvident, while the genius of the
Anglo—Saxon civilization looks up from
Ouray’s cabin to the winding hills above
the valley, Where canals larger than the
Erie canal convey its water for irrigating
approximately 150,000 acres of land.

Ofliciaily this work is called the Un-
compahgre reclamation project, and is the
first undertaken under the Hansbrough-
Newlands act of Congress. For many
years minor systems of irrigation had
made it a pleasant, fruitful valley and
the thriving city of Montrose had become
the center of trade. Finally the limit of
water was passed, and in seasons of in-
sufficient snowfall in the mountains the
crops would blister and parch under the
rays of the unclouded sun. There was
the land, the people restless with energy,
typical of the American spirit to conquer
difficulties. The valley was like Tantalus,
king of Phrygia, in its inability to parch
its thirst, yet the water was but a few
miles away, (lashing in useless energy
against the granite canyon walls. States-
manship is but foreseeing, and President
Roosevelt cpuld foresee both the land

 

Black Canon of the Gunnison, where

hunger and the valley waving with grain
ripening for the harvest; fruits or every
kind known to, the temperate clime;
schools, churches, homes, and prosperous
happy people. The statesmanship of the
east 'had not been aware of these condi-

tions until a man who could feel the peo-
ple’s needs with the accuracy that the
mercury measures temperature and the
barometer air pressure, placed, by adminis-
trative power, on the statute book the
present irrigation law. In brief, the law

 

Water is Diverted from this River.

 

provided for segregating the funds de-
rived from the sale of public lands in the
arid states and using this money for rec-
lamation purposes. To restate the law,
it simply says that when there are suffi-
cient funds, derived from the sale of pub-
lic lands, these funds are to be used to
make other lands salable, and the added
value of the water to the land is included
in the sale of those lands, and the funds
returned to engage in other reclamation
projects. River and harbor appropriations
never return anything drectly to the gov—
ernment, nor does the construction of
public buildings, while irrigation projects
but advance the money derived from the
sale of public lands to make unsalable
public lands salable

The reclamation service people are
methodical and careful. The typographic
surveyors measure the land and compute
the area possible to irrigate. The hydro-
graphic survey measures the water in vol-
ume and source of supply. The soil survey
examines the land to see if it is suitable
for agriculture. Uncle Sam’s khaki—clad
young men are around with the weapons
of scientific investigation and determina-
tion, and the Crusaders of old were not
more determined in their conquests. The
glories of the military will long be for-
gotten when the names of Fellows and
McConnell, who surveyed and constructed
this irrigation project, will be remem-
bered.

The tunnel is six miles long and 9x11
feet in the clear. It is lined thruout with
cement. The formation thru which
the tunnel pasScd embraced granite, shale,
fossil beds and hot springs Gangs of
men worked on each cud. and when the
“headings” met, on July 6, at 52-15 p. m.,
the difference of lines was less than one-
half inch.

The magnitude of the undertaking can
best be understood when compared with
the Eric canal, which was originally fin-
ishcd in 1827», was 25‘ feet wide, on the
bottom and four feet deep; in linear meas—

 

 

The West or Uncompahgre Valley Portal of the Great Gunnison Tunnel.

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,and rent to tenants.

.380 (is) '

ure 363 miles long and cost $7,200,000.
The Gunnison tunnel was four and one-
half years in building and, with the dis»
tributing canals, cost $5,000,000._ The tun-
nel cuts under and up into the bed of the
river so that no diversion dam is neces-
sary to turn the water' into the tunnel.
Almost the last drop can be drained from
the river if required, and during flood
time the unused water passes over. There
is 372 feet fall from the tunnel portal
towards the valley to the level of the
Uncompahgre river in the center of the
valley. With this fall there can be suffi-
cient power generated to light every home
in the valley and provide power for all
industrial uses. The project will afford
homes for a population of at least 25,000
people in the valley and upon the irrigated
mesas or tablelands. The elevation is
5,500 feet above sea level, and the daily
variation in temperature, extending over
a period of twenty years, is about 40
dogs. The highest temperature is about
100 degs. and the lowest —20. These are
extremes and last but a few days.

That governmental functions are grow-
ing more paternal in the best sense of the
word is seen in the fact that the limit
of land, privately owned, for which water
will be furnished to one head of a family
is 160 acres. The acquisitive man can
not extend his ownership beyond these
bounds. The one restriction which pre-
vails on all lands using government water
is that there must be an actual bona fidc
settler on the land. The lands cannot be
held by non-residents or for speculative
purposes. nor can a non-resident hold
The total cost of
water in perpetuity will be approximately
$35 per acre, to be paid in ten equal pay-
ments without interest.

One has to understand a valley country
under irrigation is only part of the agri-
cultural assets of the section. Ascending
in steps up the hills from sage brush
flats to pinyon and cedar, up into the
pine and spruce in the high mountains,
is the pasture land. The sheep ascend
gradually in the spring and descend in
the fall and winter in the dry valleys.
Fattening sheep and lambs are often fin-
ished on alfalfa and a minimum of grain.
Thus it might be said that the valley land
is all subject to rather intensive agricul—
ture, to fruit, potatoes, beets. with the.
minimum of grains and the maximum
of alfalfa.

The Moses of the Gunnison tunnel pro—
ject, who did not live to see its comple-
tion, was a. cowboy-lawyer, Meade Ham—
mond. Hammond had ridden the country
as a cowboy and was familiar with the
situation in every way. He forsook his
cow pony to study law. and was elected
a member of the legislature from the
Delta—Montrose county district. That
session of the legislature elected Thomas
Patterson, T'nited States Senator as a
populist. and in the political deals that
followed Hammond secured an appropria-
tion from the state of 5825.000 to make
surveys. and an actual start at the tunnel
was made. Hammond was a diamond in
the rough—tall. gaunt, and uniquely pro—
fane, in the sense of being artistic in
swearing. In the capitol at Denver he
would take off his silk hat which he
deemed a legislative necessity, but un—
comfortable nevertheless, and, inter—
spersed with the genuine western cuss
words, tell of what the Gunnison tunnel
would do for his district. Judge Bell was
in Congress, Thos. J. Patterson in the
Senate, and when the irrigation act was
passed. the project for which the state
of Colorado had voted $25,000 as an in—
vestment was determined among the first
reclamation projects. Hammond was
dead, but his energy was rewarded in the
consummation of his pet project.

From the point where the Rio Grande.
railway leaves the canyon the Gunnison
river had never been explored, so pre-
cipitous the walls and so torrential and
treacherous the stream. As a partial ex—
ploration was necessary, A. L. Fellows,
a U. S. engineer. and Will Torrenee, of
Monti-use, undertook the work. Their
equipment was a canvas boat, surveying
instruments, food. etc. On the cliffs
abOVe. equipped with ropes, were watch-
ing parties to rescue them in case of
accident. Several days were spent in the
work and a suitable site for the tunnel
on the canyon side was chosen. The boat
was upset and the sextant lost in a whirl—
pool, but this was the only mishap of
consequence.

The contra-ct for the construction of the
tunnel was let to a Texas firm of con-
tractors who commenced work but, to the
consternation of an army of workmen.
their pay checks were refused at the
banks. The Reclamation Service took

possession. paid the men and continued
the work under direct government con-
trol, just as is done at Panama. The
canals were constructed by different con-

THB MICHIGAN FARMER. ._

tractors and were separate parts of the"

work distinct'from the tunnel.

The figures of speech, as, “making the
desert bloom like the rose,” and “tickling
the soil until it laughs with the harvest,"
have been exhausted and are shelf-worn
in describing what water ‘does for the
sage—brush desert: the home of the jack
rabbit and the prairie dog.

About one mile west of Montrose on
the Mesa is one of the show places where
a full section of land is devoted to fruit,
mainly apples and peaches, and a small
portion to prunes. The waters from the
irrigation ditch follow down the furrows,
near the roots of the trees and the union
of soil, sunshine and water produces
such fruits as delight the eye and taste.
The much-abused prune of the boarding
house grows to perfection. , The prune is
like a plum until it takes a bath in lye
to break the skin, and is then spread out
to dry on board racks. Its finish is dip—
ping, when dried, in a dilute sugar syrup,

and packing in fancy boxes, for the fancy

trade. .

' AThe alfalfa fields when mowed. for sud
gar beets are exceedingly fertile. The
red, soil is somewhat deficient in nitrogen
but the alfalfa supplies this and the min-
eral elements, phosphoric acid and potash,
in abundance. Then, with the control of
the water, and continuous sunshine, the
sugar beet grows to perfection. The nov-
elty of not looking at. the clouds for the
supply of moisture to grow the crop, but
going to the ditch headgate appeals to
one at first as a reversal of all of our
preconceived notions. After a time we
like it, and if land is to be “judged by
its fruits" irrigation certainly delivers
the goods. The struggles and hopes of
the Uncompahgre valley, when realized
by the formal opening of the Gunnison
tunnel and the rushing forth of the silty
waters, is one of those genuine triumphs

that makes the Anglo—Saxon the uncon-‘

quered and -unconquerable people.

 

THE ROMANCE 0F CROW MEADOW

BY J. S. DRAPER.

Chapter I.

Along the Illinois river, a few miles
above the little city of Lacon, is a strip
of low, flat land, some four or five hund-
red acres in extent, lying between the
river and the. bluffs. This strip of land
was called by the early settlers, “Crow
Meadow,” on account of the numerous
flocks of crows that made it their feeding
ground in early spring. The soil is deep
and rich, and sometimes during the
spring freshets the river will overflow
for a short time, and thus the fertility
of the soil is yearly replenished.

Crow Meadow is owned at present by
the descendants of a worthy German im-
migrant who located here in the forties.
On an elevated plateau, high up on the
bluffs overlooking the river and surround-
ing country, is the comfortable farm
home of Henry Ulrich, who has the repu-
tation of being one of the best dairy
farmers in this part of the state.

About the middle of July, 1907, as Mr.
Ulrich and family were sitting down to
dinner, a large touring ear drew up in
front of the door. A gentleman came
from the car and asked if his party could
get dinner.

“We will do the best we can for you,”
said Mr. Ulrich. “Just drive your car
under the trees in the yard and come in
and make yourselves comfortable."

“Thank you,” said the gentleman, and
returning to the car he assisted two lad-
ies to alight, who he introduced as Mrs.
and Miss Hartsell, his Wife and daughter.

So well pleased were they with the din-
ner, the comfortable surroundings of the
farm home and the agreeable chat of its
inmates, that the time passed unnoticed.
The parlor clock was on the stroke of
three when Mr. Hartsell glanced at his
watch and said, “I had no idea it was so
late; the time has passed so pleasantly.”

As he looked from the open window at
the great fields of waving corn that
stretched far away in- the distance until
corn and river seemed to merge into one,
the dark green making a beautiful setting
for the bright shining waters of the flow-
ing river that reflected the rays of the
hot July sun until its broad expanse
looked like a. great sheet of burnished sil-
ver, he said, “W'hat a beautiful home you
have here, Mr. Ulrich. and how you must
enjoy it. Everthing is so quiet and rest—
ful. Such a change from the dusty. noisy
city. We left Chicago yesterday morning
in our auto, for a. Short excursion into the
country. My wife's health is not the
best, and I thot a little outing would do
her good. We came here by the merest'
chance, but my wife is so charmed with
your home and its surroundings that she
wishes me to see if we cannot make some
arrangements by which she and Edith can
spend their outing here with you.”

After a short consultation with Mrs.
Ulrich, arrangements lwere made and
Mrs. Hartsell and her daughter became a
part of the Ulrich household, Mr. Hart-
sell returning to the city and to his
office the following day.

Mrs. Hartsell was a thoro-going woman
of the world. Her whole ambition was
to be a leader of fashionable society.
Calls, balls, receptions, theatres, and an
endless routine of frivolities were fast
making a nervous wreck of a once vigor-
ous and robust constitution. In most re-
spects Miss Edith was totally unlike her
mother. She lacked the decision and push
of the former. She was vain and selfish.
Some might call her beautiful, but her
face lacked expression, altho her features
were regular, and, when painted and

powdered, had a doll-baby sort of pretti-
ness. Her highest ambition was to make
a “mash,” as She termed it, on the brain-
less city fops. To sum it all up, her life
was made up largely of flirting and flat-
tery.

Among the other members of the Ulrich
household was the foreman of the farm
and dairy, James Morgan, a young man
who had just passed his 24th year. He
had been in Mr. Ulrich’s employ almost
three years and had proved honest and
trustworthy. He had taken the dairy
course at the state agricultural college
and thoroly understood his business; in
fact; so well liked was he that Mr. Ulrich
often said he did not see how he could
run his farm without Jim.

Last, but not least, in the Ulrich fam-
ily was daughter Hettie; a. plain, quiet.
unassuming young lady of 18 summers,
whose busy hands were constantly putting
things to rights. The orderly look of the
whole house was due to her ceaseless
Vigilance. She knew just what to do and
how to do it, to make the home bright
and cheerful. A stranger would call her
very plain looking, but on closer ac-
quaintance there was a certain charm
.about her conversation and tone of voice
that made one forget all about her plain
looks.

Chapter II.

For a few days after the departure of
Mr. Hartsell, the mother and daughter
found plenty of enjoyment in their new
surroundngs. Everything was so differ-
ent from what they had been used to.
The cool green lawn, with its shade trees
and flower beds, and, farther away, the
great fields of waving corn and the pas-
ture where the sleek dairy cows were
feeding or lying down contentedly in the
shade of the many trees, made a pleasing
picture to our city friends, and they en-
joyed it to the fullest extent.

One afternoon, as Mrs. Hartsell was
making her customary journey into the
land of Nod, Edith stole gently out and
started on a voyage of discovery. Seeing
the gate to the vegetable garden open,
she entered and strolled along down the
rows of growing vegetables. Making a
sudden turn she saw Mr. Morgan, or
“Jim,” as he was familiarly called,
directly before her. He was busily hoe—
ing a large bed of onions and had not
noticed her She stood and watched him
at his work. What a broad—shouldered,
sturdy man he was. Every movement
showed activity and strength, and her
mental comment was that if he would
only discard those coarse clothes and dress
himself fashionably, he would look like
a gentleman. As these thots passed thru
her mind, Jim, looking up, saw her.
Raising his hat slightly he said, “Why,
Miss Hartsell, you took me entirely by
surprise. I had no idea you were in the
garden.”

“0, I came in by a mere chance. I
was out for a walk, saw the gate open
and just strayed in. I wanted to see
how vegetables look when growing. I
had no idea you were here or I should
not have dared trespass."

“0, you are not trespassing,” laughed
Jim. “If the-re is anything I can say that
will enlighten you as to how vegetables
grow, I am at your service.”

“The plain truth of the matter is,” said
she, “I hardly know one vegetable from
another, and I am afraid you would be
laughing at my gnOranee if I should ask
questions."

“It does seem odd," said Jim, “but
then, as the lawyers say, circumstances

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after cases. I! mfhome had been #1 the/I
city I would be as ignorant as you are
about such things, so you. see it is a more
matter or our surroundings. If I should
go to the city my country ways would
make people laugh at me and they would
call me a hayseed, or some other approp-
riate name.” -

Edith could not help laughing at Jim’s
way of putting it, and said, “Don’t you
get tired of working these hot days and
feel as tho you would like to get away
from it for a few days’ outing and have
a change?"

“It is a little tough at times, but I
manage to get along by taking a day off
now and then and driving over to Lacon.
There is always something going on over
there to amuse one.”

“How far is it to Lacon?”

“Only a few miles. Black Bess, that’s
my colt's name, makes it easily in an
hour. I am going to drive. over after
supper. The roads are good and it begins
to get cool at that time.”

Edith hesitated a moment and then
said, “Mr. Morgan, would it be asking too
much of you to let me go with you, as I
would like to do a little shopping?"

“Surely not. I would be delighted to
have your company. I will be ready about
half-past five.”

“I will not keep you waiting, and now
I must go back to the house, as Mamma
will be waking up and miss me.”

After supper the black colt was hitched
to the buggy and driven around to the
door. Edith came down the walk all
equipped for the drive. As Jim was about
to assist her into the buggy, she looked
up and a look of wonderment came into
her eyes. Was this good-looking, fash-
ionably dressed man Jim? Could clothes
make such a difference in a person’s
looks? She had looked upon Jim more
in the light of a servant than an equal,
and now she felt a little shy of this
strange man. Jim on his part, as he saw
Edith coming down the path, that he
never had seen a more beautiful girl.

As they drove out of the yard, Hettie
came out on the porch and looked at the'
fast disappearing buggy. When it had
turned the corner and was out of sight
she walked slowly back into the house
and began to clear the supper table.

“Hettie,” said Mrs. Ulrich, “Jim said
this morning that he was going to town
after supper. I wish you would see him
before he goes and tell him I want to
send for a few notions.”

“He has already gone, mother,” said
Hottie.

“Vi"hat! As soon as this? I did not
expect he would go for a half hour yet.”

“Perhaps not,” said Hettie, “but he
had company and that may be the reason
he went earlier than usual.”

“W’hat company?” said Mrs. Ulrich.

“Miss Hartsell went with him,” said
Hettie.

“Miss Hartsell!” said Mrs. Ulrich, stop-
ping short. “0, yes, I see," said she with
a knowing smile and a shake of her head.
Then continuing she said. “There is some-
thing about this city girl that I don’t
quite like, and yet I can’t hardly define
it. I can understand Mrs. Hartsell bet—
ter. She is outspoken and has decided
opinions of her own, altho they may be
at variance with my own, yet I respect
her for her honesty. If I am not mis-
taken, it will be some tine before she
regains her health.” Then turningto
Hettie, she said, “I wonder what took
Jim over to town. Did you hear him
say?”

“No,” said Hettie. “Probably some re—
pairs for the farm tools," and picking
up a market basket she strolled off into
the garden.

Black Bess drew the buggy swiftly
along the smooth, hard road that wound
in and out along the high bluffs.

Miss Edith was at her best and asked
innumerable questions about everything
she saw. Directly the road made a sharp
turn, the bluffs were left behind, and
then a couple of miles along the river
and they entered the little city.

As Jim assisted Edith to alight, she
said, “How long will you be in town?”

“I can be ready to go in about an
hour,” said he, “unless you wish to stay
longer.”

“0, no, that will be plenty long enough
f0r me.”

In about an hour Jim returned to the
buggy and found Edith waiting. “Miss
Hartsell,” said he, “just half way up this
block there is a splendid ice cream parlor.
I often go in there when I am in town.
May I have your company on this oc—
casion?”

“Why, nothing would please me better."

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INSTRUCTIVE AND EASILY MADE
TOYS.

 

BY I. z. Y.
Looking back over my boyhood days,
one of the happiest I can remember was
when my father took me to a small saw-

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around the circumference. A bent wire

‘nail, flattened at the point. served the

purpose of,a crank.

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mill, and left me there all day to do just
as I liked.

The foreman was a man of kindred
spirit, and made me feel happier yet by
telling me to take any of the strips of
wood lying around. He also told one of
the men to cut up any I wished.

When the day was over, I came home
the happy possessor of a bundle of square,
flat, and corner strips, with several short
narrow boards thrown in.

The tools I possessed at that time con-
sisted of a good jack—knife, a hand scroll
saw, a small iron plane, a back saw, and
a hammer.

It was the beginning of the school holl-
days, when many boys are at a loss to
know what to do with themselves, but it
is safe to say I was not called off the
street many times.

The toys I made from these strips of
wood and boards are too many to de-
scribe, even if there was space enough
granted. Step ladders, chairs, tables,
clothes—line holders, etc., for my sister‘s
doll house; ladders, pig trofs, and many
such things for my brother’s Noah’s ark,
and many others, mechanical and useful.

Some of the mechanical toys made in
those days served me well in after years.
A parallel motion arrangement, which I
had seen at my father‘s coal mines, but
which I did not fully understand, yet
made a fairly good working model as
shown, but recently came into service in
a peculiar manner. A scheme was re—
quired to cause a rod to move vertically
without running out of plumb, and re-
membering this small model made when
a boy, it came in handy.

One of the prettiest toys, perhaps, was
an old—fashioned four-poster bedstead,
altho at that time, four-poster beds were
not considered old-fashioned. The posts
were held together with round—headed
screws and so made that the bed could
be easily taken apart, like the one it was
modeled after.

A model stamping forge, which amused
my younger brother for many a day, in
fact, lasted an indefinite length of time
for it was substantially built, was ad-
mired by many. A dozen two-inch square
pieces of wood about nine inches in
length, and furnished with small projec-
tions, were held in a vertical row by
means of two strips of wood, as shown.
In front was a short length of curtain
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alone in childhood is this companionship
shown but in after years when the boy
or girl, children no longer, return to the
parental roof from their pilgrimages out
in the world, the old dog is greeted as
one of the household. As the fond pet
bounds to meet those who return from
their daily tasks, he may long to again
run after the stick the boy used to throw,
or to romp with the girl as in years gone
by when all were young together. No
memory of those happy days may linger
in his canine mind but the dimming eyes
look to the human ones with all the old-
time affection, tho they may be averted
or indifferent to the welcome as they gaze
into the future in dreamy contemplation.
A caress fills him with the old joyousness,
tho his aging limbs refuse to express his
emotions in the erratic capers of puppy—
hood. A kind word, however lightly spok—
en, penetrates his ears. despite his im-
paired hearing, and sets his expressive
tail wagging as childish shouts used
to do.

Whatever the pet may be, whatever
the environment or disposition of the child,
the fond association and close companion-
ship with a creature from the dumb
creation tends to make the child more
gentle. toward others of the pet’s order.
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that the first would not again be lifted
until all the rest had. In like manner a
variety of runs or changes could be made.
In the illustration three are lifted to-
gether. Everyone is free to admit that
as a general rule. boys like anything that
will make a noise.

One of the greatest blessings a boy can
have is a father or mother who can bring
themselves down to 'his level. No parents
need fear that their time is too valuable
to bother with.sueh trifles. Some of the
best men today, several in particular 'I
have, in mind at present, who are well up
in the commercial and .profcssionul life,
take as much interest in their children’s
playthings as the children themselves,
going so far as to help them in construct-
ing new ones or additional parts, as
bridges for their clockwork trains, or
parks under their Christmas tree, etc.

CHILDREN’S PETS.—IV.

 

 

BY HATTIE IVA SHBURN.

The dog is doubtless the most common
of children’s pets. That noble animal, so
affectionate, so devoted and useful, joins
in the sports of the children, guards them
in their wanderings and lavishcs upon
thcm that affcctionutc dcvotion which has
bound the human and canine races by
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flower gardens, a few small spruce and
fir trees, and a long, straight gravel
walk from the gate up to the front door.
The back yard was still larger and the
wood-pile in it used to be pretty large,
too, to our sorrow—that is, until it was
chopped up. There was a large shed,
with a tower on its roof and a wonderful
weather-vane on top of that. Then there
was a big henyard with a very cosmo-
politan population—Cochins, Plymouth
Rocks, awkward Shanghais and pretty
Brown Leghorns. And there was a great
barn with a long workshop attached to
it. The barn was a delight to us, The
high mow, usually well filled with hay and
clover, was a great place for turning
somersaults and sometimes we would
find a nest of eggs there that some old
hen had cunningly concealed. Below
were the carriages, farm wagons and
sleighs, and the stalls for the horses.
There was also a cellar under the barn
in which a new family of pigs dwelt each
year, and along the beams overhead in-
numerable barn swallows had built their
nests and were constantly flying in and
out. On the roof of the barn was a wind-
mill. a thing we looked upon as a great
Invention, for it sawed all our wood for
us, thereby consigning the bucksaw to
oblivion.
The Fields and Old Orchard.

And then there were the fields. There
were a great many of them—more than a
dozen—~2md beyond them the swamp, as
large or larger than all the fields put
together, stretching away into unknown
dark, wet dismal solitudes.

And there was an orchard, an old
orchard, which bore wonderfully well.
There was a garden. too, that we had
to do some hoeing in pretty often thru
the early summer, but then the water-
mclons and cucumbers and green corn
and all the other fresh vegetables fully
repaid for all that, and—I almost forgot
the strawberry patch.

The fields were our playgrounds. Some
of them were hay fields, some oat fields
and some, wheat fields. But many were
just pastures where the. rocks had not yet
been cleared and where the red—top and
blue-grass grew very short or was kept
so by the cows. Away down on the walls
by the edge of the Woods were many
grape vines which bore marvelous clus—
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of childhood and many a hand raised
against one, of the dumb hrutes is sluycd
because of the memory of a pet known
long ago.
FARM LIFE AND SPORTS.
BY CHAS. E. JENNEY.

The days on the farm as a boy are days
of sunny remembrance. It was a large
farm about a. mile from the village. I do
not know just how largc, for we boys
did not use acres as a measuring unit.
“'c simply knew that it was largc, with
many uncxplorcd corncrs. ’l‘hcrc was the
long, low—roofcd farm—house. :1 story and
a half high, with half a dozen gable win—
dows pct-ring out of the roof. The roof
was puintcd red and the rest of the house
white cxccpt the traditional green blinds.
There was a long veranda at the front
and a, smaller one with no roof at the,
rear. The house. instead of extending
back from the road, had its greatest
length facing it. It stood on a hill and
the road came right up to the yard at
right angles to the house and threatened
to go right thru the centre of it but sud-
denly turned, or rather split, to the north
and south at right angles. So there was
a splendid View of all the surrounding
valley.

There was a large front yard with

l'l‘Hllilt'l‘l‘lt‘S grcw in profusion and also
blackbcrrics, blucbcrrics and dangle-ber-
ries, also swamp—upplcs on the wild aza-
lca. Around thc edges of the fields black
raspberries, large and juicy, were very
abundant.

There was never an orchard like that
orchard before or since. The trccs were
low-limbcd and spreading pntriarchs,
some, almost in a state of dccay. and many
had hollows in their old trunks in which
the bluebirds built their nests in the
early spring and laid their pretty blue
eggs. I know just how every tree in that
orchard stood. As you jumped over the
gap in the wall at the corner (for no boy
would ever think of going around thru
the bar—way), there stood a pear tree,
the only one there. It: was an old Flem-
ish lcauty into which there had been
grafted some choke pear stock and both
bore yearly. Then there was a row of
"l‘allman Swot-ts. The first apples to
ripen were the ltcd Astrakhuns and then
the Summer Sweets. There were Star-
apples and Pig-noses. Russcts and Bald-
wins and, best of all, lots of Greenings.
XVhy is it that the stomach of a small
boy has a greater capacity for apples
than that of a full—grown man? It seems
to me that we ate bushels then where
we eat dozens now. But for all that, we.
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old orchard produced, so father made. a
small hand preSS and we used to wheel
the apples over to the shop and feed
them into the press while the sweet cider
dropped down into the pan beneath, to
be sipped later thru an oat straw. What
remained was put down cellar to harden
into vinegar,

Our road to school lay acrOSS two
fields and thru the woods by a very wind-
ing path. It was such a pleasant path
that it would make any boy want to go
to school, altho likely to make him linger
on the way and so be late.

In winter there was no lack of ponds
to skate on and father made my brother
and I each a. sled. The hill where our
house stood was great for coasting. If
we could have gotten safely over the
stone steps at the gateway we might have
started at the front door and gone
straight out the gate and on down the
road. But that was impracticable and
so we had to begin around by the barn,
go down out the carriage way, turn two
corners and then we were in the road and
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used to feel for a moment when fathe‘ti
would ask if there were any apples up
stairs. The reply generally would be in
the negative, which was folloWed by the
suggestion that the boys had better go
down and get some. Of course we took
a light along, but that only made the
darkness blacker and the noises louder.
But we felt; happy when we got back by
the fireside again and helped ourselves
to the biggest apples by way of recom-
pense.

It seemed to us in those times as if the
whole day and all the days were for boys
to play in. And when we were set at
work reducing the wood-pile to stove
lengths, or lioeing the weeds in the gar-
den, it seemed just as tho so much time
had 'been lost from play, and so it had.
But we made the best of it and, there
being two of us, we used to make a sort
of play of our work. How much easier
it is for two to work than one. I do not
believe we ever felt more than half sorry
when we heard father say, “Well, I must
mow that south lot tomorrow,” altho we
knew it meant two or three days' work
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Toy Model of a Stamping Forge. (Sc
by my lying down at full lcngth on the
smallcr sled and hooking my toes into
the runners of the larger sled on which
my brother followed; or sometimes he
simply held on to my feet. By simply
swaying my body to and fro I could stccr
both and turn the shortest corners. for
our slcd could bcnd as if it had a hinge
in it.

Adventures in Garret and Cellar.

Boys are out-'dooraniinals, but sometimes
a rainy day and an over—ruling mother
confine them to the house. For this pur-
pose the institution was invented which
is calh-d a garrct. Garrcts are never
l'uriiishod, for thou they would not be
garrcts. ()ur guirct had becn partly
lathcd up but the back part was dark
and lw—coliwcli‘bml. and so low was the
roof thcrce that we had to bend our heads
to make our way along. it was a fearful
place to go alone in the night. but in the
daytimc, with a companion. it was- fun
to go up thcrc just to bo a little fright-
cncd. There Were rats ilicrc and a ill'HD
of old rubbish by the chimncy in which

wcrc old-inshiou-d bcd posts. scclious of
spinning whcl-ls and st-Vcral \‘cl‘y old
splinl~boltoiiivd chairs. In later years,
when old things cnmc into usc and fash-

ion again, lilt’St' will I‘illlll‘s \V’t‘l‘l‘ rlltncd
out, mcndcd up as ln-st they could hp,
and with the addition of cushioncd seats.
a luxury that thcir carly days novcr
knew, were Dhlm'd straight and prim in
our city parlors. whcrc they wcrc \‘icwcd
bv connoisseurs as ycry rare spocininns.
(hie of the small rooms that had bccn Dill"
lilionc-l off in thc glirrct was our play—
Lgl‘llllllti. It was chock full of dark corncrs
that cxrl-ndcd away undcr tlic cavcs, and
thcsc made ilnc caycs for us whcn we
playcd lndians and rc-advcnturod tho ud—
ycnturcs of all our lierocs, but wc usually
had this fun put a stop to at the most
intercsting and exciting part by our
mothcr who, remarking that we made
noise enough to tear down the house,
would march us off down stairs to our
great momentary grief.

Another unfurnished room in the gar~
rot contained a single article of furniture,
a flour barrel lillcd with pop-corn and
sweet corn, with which many a winter
cvening was to be whiled away. It was
also convenient for the mice, for invar-
iably when we. got near the ‘bottom of the
barrel toward spring there was about an
inch of Shelled corn, more or less nibbled,
and many cornless cobs.

Down cellar were a good many barrels
filled with Baldwins, Pippins, and Green-
ings in the fall, and how miserable we

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previously planned and much looked—for-
ward—to expedition. It was more fun
than work, at least so it seems to me.
now, to follow on after the scythe or
mowing—machine, pitchfork in hand,
loosening and spreading the fallen grass
and thcn raking it up into the big, round
cocks which we would run and dive into
whenever father's hcad was turned for
a momcnt. Then there was a lot of ex-
citement attending the mowing of a hay
field. [First we come across a ouail's
nest—fourteen snow-white eggs—under
the dead undcrgrowth of last year.
\l'hai a wonder that they were not all
smashed by the sharp blade of the scythe.
Next a little green snake, tlioroly sur-
priscd at this invasion, but not forget-
ting to wriggle off, makes a sort of diver-
sion. Field mice and moles are occasion—
ally spied and captures attempted. And
then the climax—a liornet's nest is sud-
denly come upon. And what boy can be

we were a whole playground in ourselves.
There 'was a large pasture near the farm-
house that raised a very large crop of
rocks. I do not know but some of them
might even have been called boulders, for

.only the tops projected above the soil,

and some were very fair-sized pebbles.
This field we played was the world, or
rather the ocean, and the rocks were the
islands. We always started out on our
voyages from a large rock by the bar-
way where our boats were anchored. Our
boats were simply small pieces of board,

perhaps three feet long, six inches wide

and an inch thick. At least this was the
most desirable shape. We sailed them
by resting one end against the heel of
our shoe, the sole of the foot being upon
the board, and then pushing forward With
the other foot, never taking the left foot
off the boat. But we were not able to
sail from island to island simply in this
manner. There was another requirement.
We had to pay our fare. It was done in
this way. When we first set out we had
with us a handful of pebbles or small]
stones, which was the cash. Then we
stood on the home rock or port and threw
a stone at a neighboring rock. As soon
as we hit it our fare was paid to that
place and we proceeded to sail thither.
Here we would throw at the next rock,
and so on. If we fell short of pebbles we
could pick up a few around the island
altho we could only take such as could
be reached without leaving the rock. In
this way we would go about nearly all
over the field. Sometimes we would get
into an obscure part of the ocean, that is,
where there were few rocks and the near-
est would be a good stone’s throw away
and then our aim had to be good. Some-
times one of us would get caught on’ a
lonely isle in mid-ocean without any
stones to throw and none within reach.
Then he would have to signal for help to
the other and the rescuer would make
his way to some land where stones were
plenty and, taking in a double supply,
hasten to the rescue. We used to set' off
around the world in opposite dircetions,
meeting at some point selected before-
hand, where we would relate our adven-
tures and tell of the many countries we
had passed thru. \Ve named all the prin-
cipal rocks after islands or countries or
other geographical divisions made familiar
to us by our school studies, altho without
paying strict attention to locality, and
We would talk of taking a voyage to Hong
Kong. or a trip to 'l‘asmania. as coolly as
tho the world were nothing but a field
and our 'irlunes pebbles. “’e took par-
ticular delight in making long and diffi-
cult trips, that is. to rocks small and iso-
lated from all others. Thus we circum-
navigalcd the globe and became great
voyage-rs.

Near the house stood a part of a build-
ing—a piece that had becn cut off from
an old Workshop. It was about ten or
twelve feet square with one side open to
the weather, a door on the opposite side
and a window in each of the two other
sides. There was no use for this shed
as there were enough other buildings on
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satisfied "in such a case until the nest is we took possession of it. It had the

totally destroyed and lie is stung half a
dozen timcs so that his face for the next
day or two resembles a case of the
mumps.
Some Orlglnal Games.

lVe had one or two games that were
distinctly our own, I believe. We were a
little isolated from the other boys of the
neighborhood, not on account of distance
so much as on account of shyness, but

combined attraction of being in the house
and out of doors all at the same time.
In it we kept our treasures. There were
lots of boards and loose shingles piled up
in one corner and these shingles we in-
serted in the horizontal cracks in the
sides of the building, thus forming small
shelves. On these all our smaller posses-
sions were carefully laid, and nails were
put up to hang the heavier articles on.

- Nov. '6. 1909.‘
This shop or shed we called a shine.
warship, it you please, for a boy delights
in guns and swords and battles. 'In it we
sailed many a stormy sea, rode out many
a fierce "tempest, and fought many a gal-
lant sea-fight. By the way, this was a
great institution for our mother. Here
was a place to play on a rainy day, for
the roof leaked but little, there was no
noise nor danger of tearing down plaster-
ing and; yet we were within reach of a
careful supervision, for the open side 01'
the shed faced the house.

Our most effective weapons were elder-
berry pea-shooters. We cut down an
elderberry stalk, cut it into foot lengt'hS.
stripped off the thin bark, bored out the
pith with an old umbrella. wire, and there
was our magazine rifle. For bullets we
gathered the gray, powdery bayberries
that grew plentifully along the pasture
walls or around the rocks.
would blow thru the elderberry tube with
great force and accuracy at imaginary
pirates, sea monsters and the British.
We became very expert with our pop-
guns and when our tube was exactly the
right length and bore we could fire the
bay‘berries quite a distance and hit a
surprisingly small mark. Our rifies were
magazine rifles, for we could fill our
mouths full of cartridges and fire them
out one at a time. We kept tin boxes
and cans on the shelves filled with these
bullets. We also had harpoons for whales,
sharks and other marine monsters. A
long maple or birch stick sharpened to a
point at the larger end, and with a line
tied to the other so as to recover it after
a throw had been made, was the weapon.

Great old times had my brother and I
in that piece of old workshop. After we
left the farm and went to live in the vil-
lage it stood for some years and then was
torn down and cut up for kindling wood,
a sad ending for so gallant a ship, yet
better perhaps than lying rotting at the
docks, half buried in the mud, as many
a .better hull has done when its day has
passed.

Ms“
DRIFTING BACK HOME.
BY DORA H. STOCKMAN.
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‘11 :thxxt'grsz‘zrceé‘ybéiétle Just the spot where
’18 ier ‘ ‘
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be other skies will eVer seem as clear
and soft and blue,

The stars shone always brighter, the
grass was a greener hue.

So ifiast and W'est, or North or South

Wherever we may roam ’
We. all come drifting, drifting—

Come a-drifting-back-home.

The roses were the sweetest that grew
’ besule our door
I‘liat mother’s hand had planted in
. those dear, dead days of yore; '
\l e would feel the clasp of kindred, W110
.. With us were hushed to rest,
lliere are no folks like the home folks
‘ that were sheltered in our nest. ’
.50 East and West, or North or South
“'licrevcr we may roam, ,
“’0 all come drifting, drifting—
Come a-drifting—baek-home,

We have. followed devious pathways
‘ chasing after rainbow gold; ‘ ’
For our childish faith we're longing, ere
the clouds of doubt uprolled;
The flower of Hope blooms in those fields
Without a single thorn,
And licavcn itself broods softly o‘er the
place where we were born.
So East and “'est, or North or South
)thrcycr We may roam, ,
“c all come drifting. drifting-
Come a~drifting—back-home.

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THE ROMANCE OF CROW MEADOW.
, (Continued from page 380).

As they came out of the parlor they
stopped a few minutes to listen to ’the
band that was playing on the street, and
then started for home. As they rolled
along the smooth, hard river road in the
cool of the evening, Edith thot she would
like to live in the country if she could
always have such pleasant surroundings.
Jim was a revelation to her. In place of
the coarse, rough countryman that she
at first had pictured him, she found he
was the equal, and in some respects, the
superior of her stylish city beaus. She
could not understand it. Why was he
working on a farm like a common day
laborer? I suppose he is a poor man, was
her mental comment, and knows nothing
about the luxuries of wealth, but he
might find a better position where he
would not have to work in the dirt.

“A penny for your thots,” said Jim.

“I was just thinking,” said Edith, “what
a nice drive we have had. I don’t know
when I have enjoyed myself better than
I have tonight.”

‘.‘I’m very glad,” said Jim. “Well, here
we are at home again, Miss Hartsell.
Goodnight.”

Edith found her mother waiting for
her and told her about her trip to the
little city. These drives became quite
frequent in the next few days, and Jim
was becoming infatuated with the city
belle. But he was doomed to a sudden
awakening. One evening as Edith and
her mother were out for a stroll they
came near the dairy house, where Jim
was attending to the milk, a'nd stopped
directly beneath the open window;

“Edith,” said her mother, “it seems
to me that you and Mr. Morgan are get-
ting quite chummy. I hope there is noth-
ing serious.”

“0, don’t have any fears about me,
mamma. One must do SOmcthing to pass
away the time. It is all right in a way,
but the idea of me marrying a man who
works in the dirt! The sight of his great
rough hands makes me shudder. W'hy,
mamma, the man that I marry must have
a good big bank account." And thus
talking they moved on toward the house.

Jim had heard every word. For a mo—
ment he stood like one paralyzed. Could
he have heard aright? She must do some-
thing to pass away the time. She dc-
spised him because “he worked in the dirt,
and the man she married must have a
big bank account. "Why, yes,” said he
with a little bitter laugh, “I could fill that
part of the bill. I have $500 in the bank,
and at the wages I am getting, $25 a
month, I guess I am not likely to be a
millionaire right away. Well, I have
taken my medicine. Now I will finish
my chores and go to bet.”

He lay awake a long time that night,
thinking over the evean of the day and
planning for the future. He must find
an opening where he could make his $500
begin to do business for him. The scales
had fallen from his eyes and he despised
himself for being made the puppet of this
city belle. I will show her, if I live, that
Jim Morgan can count his dollars by the
tens of thousands. This talk of hers
pricks me like a thousand needles, but I
am glad I overheard it. How shall I
manage matters from this time on? I“
must never let her suspect I overheard
her remarks. I shall 'be so busy from
this time on that I will have no time for
any more foolishness. It will be work,
work, work, and watch for something to
turn up, and, thus thinking, he gradually
floated off into dreamland.

Chapter III.

“Jim," said Mr, Ulrich as they arose
from the breakfast table the next morn-
ing, “we will have to cut up about 40
acres of corn to help out our hay crop,
and we will have to have additional help
to do it. If you can manage to get away
today, perhaps you had better get some
help and let them cut it by the acre.”

“I think I know just the men to do it,”
said Jim, “and I will see about it today."

About the middle of the afternoon, he
hitched up the colt t0 the buggy, drove
up in front of the house, hitched and
went around to the well for a drink of
water. As he raised the lid to the tank
his eyes rested for a moment on the little
building called the wash house. There
stood Hettie, with sleeves rolled up, wash-
ing vegetables. He could not help notic-
ing the tired, worn look on her face, and
he said: “Hettie. you are not feeling

well, I am afraid the work is most too
heavy for you since these city boarders
came, but I suppose they will be going
back to their home in a. short time and
then you will have it easier.”

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

“O, I do not mind the work,” said
Hettie, “but then, I do feel sometimes
as tho I would like a change. You have
heard the old saying—that ‘all work and
no play makes Jack a dull boy!’ I think
that would apply to me as well as to
Jack," said she with a little forced laugh.

A sudden thot came to Jim and he
said, “I am going over to the Swede set-
tlement to see about getting some men
to cut corn. Can’t you leave your work
long enough to go with me?”

Hettie looked up in surprise. Then
turning, her eyes rested for a. moment on
a hammock across the lawn in which
was seated Miss Hartsell, reading the
latest novel. “Why, Jim,” said she, “I
thot—” then She stopped and hesitated.

”0, yes,” said Jim, “you thot I was
going to take Miss Hartsell. Don’t you
see she is deep in her book, and then,
too, you need the ride and she don’t.
Come, Hettie, you have not been riding
with me for a long time.”

“Why, you have not asked me to ride,”
said Hettie, “but if you want me to go
I will. I believe a ride would do me
good. I will be ready in a few minutes."

Hurrying into the house she told her
mother of her intended ride, and was
soon ready. Black Bess drew the buggy
rapidly down the lane and out upon the
highway. Soon they came opposite one
of the large corn fields and Jim said.
”This corn will soon be ready to cut and
it is a. splendid crop. I dare say that it
will go 150 baskets to the acre. Crow
Meadow always gives us big crops of
corn. These high bluffs break the cold
winds.”

“Why,” said Hettie. “I was just read-
ing in the papers that corn is not matur-
ing well and there probably would be a
great shortage of seed corn. Do you
think our corn will all mature?”

“No doubt of it,” said Jim.

After a short pause Hettie continued:
“If there should be a shortage of seed
corn all over the state it would be apt to
bring a. good price next spring, would it
not?”

“It certainly would."

“I believe if I ,was a man and had a
few hundred dollars I would invest it in
seed corn. ’Tis said that ‘opportunity
knocks once at every man's door.’ If he
hears it and opens the door, all is well,
'but neglected opportunities never return.
I believe that right here is where a. great
many men make the mistake of their
lives—they fail to see, and grasp their
opportunities and then go plodding along
the broad highway growling at their hard
luck, when in reality they have only
themselves to blame."

“Hettie.” said Jim, “you are a wonder-
ful girl. I would never have thot of this,
and yet 1' believe you are right. YeS, this
is my opportunity. I see it plainly enough
now, but I would never make a success
of it without your help. If you will assist
me with that wise little head of yours I
Will furnish the capital and we will be
partners. I feel that success will crown
our efforts. Now, Hettie, please do not
say no.”

“IVhy, Jim, if you think my advice and
suggestions would help you to carry this
business on successfully, you certainly
are welcome to all that I can do."

“Thank you, Hettie,” said Jim, pressing
one of the little brown hands caressingly
between his broad palms, “and now we
must settle on some plan to carry on the
work. I have just $500 in the bank at
Lacon. It’s not a very large amount to
do business with, so we will have to com—
mence in a small way, adding to our
capital from the profits of the, business,
Now, llcttie, here is where your work
will come in. “’0 must handle our little
capital in such a way as to cover as much
ground as possible. The question is—
how shall we proceed?”

“About how many acres of corn do
you think there are on Crow Meadow?"

“Probably not far from 200,” said Jim.

“And about how many bushels of seed
corn will it average to the acre?”

“I think we can safely say 25 at least,”
said Jim.

"Then," said I—Iettie, “that would mean
5,000 bushels of seed. But how are we
to get possession of all this corn with
only $500 to pay for it? And then there
is another thing to 'be taken into consid-
erationwwill the men who own this corn
be willing to sell? There are only two
men besides father that own Crow Mea-
dow. I think there will be no trouble with
father. He will be glad to help you—”

“Us, you mean,” corrected Jim.

“Have it your own way," said Hettie.
“Of course we do not want anything but
the seed corn, so we will probably have

, little girl has more business ability than

to pay them something extra. for sorting
it out.”

“That can be managed all right,” said
Jim. “The wagon box can be divided.
and when they are husking, the seed corn
can be thrown in one end and the com-
mon corn in the other and‘ then it can
be cribbed by itself. The first thing to
be done is to see these men and buy the
Corn, or rather bargain for it. If we
succeed in this we must draw up a con-
tract with each one, agreeing to take all
the seed corn that he has at a fixed price
per bushel, paying a certain amount down
and the balance on delivery, which must
be any time that we say before the first
of next March.”

“I think your plan will work all right,”
said I—Iette, “but there is one very im-
portant item you have overlooked, and
that is advertising. The sales will all
depend on that. I would suggest that
$100 be set aside for that purpose.”

“That seems like a large sum,” said
Jim, “to put into advertising, but I guess
it will be all right. Well, here we are at
the Swede settlement.”

The men that Jim had in mind were
seen and were hired to cut the corn.
Then Black Bess was headed towards
home and given a free rein. She made
the few miles quickly and as Hettie was
hurrying up the walk toward the house
she passed the hammock in which Miss
Hartsell was seated reading. The girl
glanced up at Hettie's bright, animated
face and said, “V‘Vere you out riding?”

“Yes,” said Hettie, “I rode over to the
Swede settlement with Jim and I feel so
much better. My head has stopped ach—
ing and I feel rested.”

“Yes,” said Edith, “no doubt you en-
joyed the ride, for Jim is very agreeable
company.”

Hettie made no reply but hurried into
the house, changed her dress and pro—
ceeded at once to the kitchen to help her
mother with the supper work.

“\Vhy,‘ Hettie.” said Mrs I’lrich, “I
was not expecting you back so soon. Did
you enjoy your ride?"

“Never had a nicer ride. The roads are
as smooth as glass, no dust, and just cool
enough to be refreshing. Mother, you
know what the papers say about corn be-
ing a short crop and not maturing, and
the shortage there will be in seed corn.
I was talking to Jim about it this after-
noon and he said the corn on Crow Mea-
dow promises a big yield. He thinks it
will go 150 baskets to the acre, and now
what do you think he proposes to do?”

“Why,” said Mrs. Ulrich, “what scheme
has he worked up??"

“He says if I will help him to carry
it thru, he will buy all the seed corn on
Crow Meadow and hold it until wanted;I
in the spring. He thinks there is a lot*
of money in it and I believe Jim is right,’
and I told him I would help him all I
could. IVhat do you think of the plan,
mother?”

“I think you had better
with father and see
about it.”

Hettie lost no time in laying the whole
matter before her father and asking his
advice.

“\Vhy. IIcttic.” said he. “I believe that
plan will work all right. There is noth-
ing to lose and everything to gain. If the
corn cannot be sold for St't‘tl it will be
worth the purchase price. and it looks
like a good investment. I should like to
sco Jim succced."

“And you will ln-lp him by letting him
have your seed corn at a fair price, won’t
you. father, and he will pay you for it
as fast as it is sold?"

“Why, llettie, you seem to be greatly
interested in this deal of Jim’s.”

“0, yes, I promised to help him all I
could.”

“You did,” said Mr. Ulrich. “Then I
believe this deal will be a success, for my

 

talk it over
what he thinks

lots of men I know.”

In the course of the
called upon Mr, Earl and Mr. Vandinc.
and in company with them looked over
the standing corn on their farms, which
was mostly matured. After some, delib—
eration on their part they accepted Jim‘s
offer of 50 cents per bushel for the seed,
they to husk and crib it A contract was
drawn up to that effect. Jim gave, each
one a check on the bank at l.acon for
$150, to be applied on the purchase price.
taking a receipt for same. Corn was to
be delivered to Jim not later than the
first of March.

A few days later, as the family were
gathered around the COSy supper table
discussing the events of the day, Mr.
I'lrich, turning to Jim. said, “Ilettie tells
me you have turned speculator and pro—

next week Jim

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The ARC ADIAN Range is
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way as a locomotive boiler, and
so is lastingly airtight. That‘s
why they are perfect bakers, why
they cutdown yourfiiel bill one-
third.

And it can't be true of any other
range, for no other range ismade
like the ARCADIAN.

Cast iron and so-called steel
ranges can't be riveted. They are
only bolted and the seams stuffed
with stove putty. In six months
or so the putty crumbles and then
false drafts eidier fan or check
the fire whether range is shutoff
or not. Then the range is a work-
maker. fuel-waster and an im-
possible baker.

Write for our free booklet. It
gives inside facts about range
construction. It will help you
pick out the range which will last
longest, economize most on fuel,
and which you can easiest keep
clean and bake with. We will
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our own ’ along that line,” said Jim with
a laugh. “Nothing ventured, nothing
granted,- you know.” Then he proceeded
to giVe Mr. Ulrich an outline of‘w‘hat they»
proposed to do, and asked him what he
thot of the plan.

“It’s a good one,” said. Mr.
”How came you to think of it?”
' “O, I didn't think of it—at least, not
at first. I must give honor where honor
is due.” said he, looking across the table
to where Hettie sat.

“I don’t know as the honor belongs to
me,” said Hettie. “I just mentioned what
I had been reading in the papers about
corn not maturing and the probability of
seed corn being scarce, and Jim grasped
the idea at once.”

“Yes, I see,” said Mr. Ulrich, “and I
hope that success will Crown the efforts
of the Crow Meadow Seed Corn Associa-
tion.” ~ \
As had been predicted, the corn crop of
1907 did not mature except in a few
favored locations, of which Crow Meadow
was one. By January 1, 1908, it began to
be apparent to all corn growers that seed
corn'would be a very scarce article, and
each one began to look around to see
where his next year’s seed was coming
from.

Ulrich.

Chapter IV.

Mrs. Hartsell, with renewed "health and
strength, felt that she must soon return
to her city home. She had enjoyed the
hospitality of this country home, as she
had never enjoyed an 0uting.before. The
quiet rest and pure air, coupled with
beautiful sccncry that stretched far away
on all sides of the Ulrich home. had been
a perpetual source of enjoyment, and the
luxury of pure country food had a. great
deal to do in repairing her nervous break-
down Frcsh vegetables and fruits at all
times, and the sweet, golden butter, fresh
from the dairy every day these were
things that shc knew she would miss
grcutly when she had returned to her
city homo.

But Miss Edit-h was getting restless.
Country life, she said, was getting mono-
tonous. She wanted to get back into the
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She did not seem to understand country
people. She and Miss lIeltic were never
very intmatc. There was nothing in com-
mon between them. Their likes and dis-
likes differed as much as light and dark-
ncss, and {is for Jim—he was a greater
mystery still. He seemed to avoid her.
He always irentcd hcr civily, yet there
was a ccrtain coolness that she could not
understand. She felt she must. have of-
fcndcd him in some way, but how she
did not know. She told herself over and
over again that she did not care, yct
whenever she saw Hcltic and .lim drive
off for a ride, she could not help feeling
rcscntl‘ul. “'hy (lid hc always take Het-
tic? Did he mean what he said at the

Esupper table about the sccd corn deal or

\Vhat if he should

dollars in this seed
corn deal? If he were rich, what then?
Would it make any diffcrencc in her
feelings toward him?

l‘rlcr musings were cut short by her
mother, who said ,“I think, Edith, that
we had better return home in a day or
two.”

“I am glad of that molhcr. I have had
enough of country life for once."

In a few days the mother and daughter
left for their city home.

For some time the financial skies had
been filled with dark shadows and they
found Mr. llurtscll in an unczlsy Si'lll‘ of
mind. Firm al‘tcr firm in the great city
had collapsed. Money was disappearing
as if by magic and could not be coaxed
from its hiding place. even by the most
astute Iinnnciv-rs. Mr. Ilurtscll was one
of the first to fool the. shock. He had
large holdings in city real estate. He
struggled along for some time. Expenses
wcrc cut down to the lowest point, and
by Sclling some of his holdings at ruinous
prices, ho hole to be able to weather the

was he just joking?
make thousands of

. storm, but at length the crisis came. He

must have $10,000 to meet maturing notes
or within thirty days he would be bank-
rupt. I-Ie cOuld not defer payment longer
than April 1, 1908. He told his Wife of
the danger that threatened him, and
gloom and despondcncy filled the home.
(Continued next wcek).

Why should not the minister use his
sermon to cntcrtain, to please, to amuse,
to create fellowship, and a responsive
chord between himself and his audience?

Why should he formally announce his
text? Why should he announce his text
at all? Why not just talk in an informal,

chatty way and let the point of his les-
son, if there is any, be impressed sub-
consciously?

 

IN MIDNIGHT WATCHES.

 

B! ALONZO RICE.
When I lay me down to sleep,
I do not fear the dark;
I know there is an eye will mark
Thru midnight watches deep.

I know from balconies of blue,
God‘s holy angels calmly gaze,
And earth, to their unclouded blue,

Reveals its hidden ways.
Altho the sunshine is withdrawn,
1 know the world to meet the dawn
Is swiftly, surely speeding on

Thru midnight watches deep.

When I lay me down to sleep.
His kind protecting arm
I know will shield me from all harm,
The midnight tempests swaep.
And when the shades of night approach,
The toils and cares I then forget;
No foot of foeman can encroach
On bounds His love has set.
His “Peace, be still,” the waves obeyed;
He said, “ ’Tis I, be not afraid;"
I sail life’s ocean undismayed,
Tho midnight tempests sweep.

KINKS.

Kink l.—Four-Letter Word Square.

No. 1 means to pull; 2, a contest; 3, a.
certain amount of land; 4, a nuisance
which grows everywhere.

Kink ll.—Biblical Conundrums.

No. 1. What character in the 01d Test-
ament came to an end, by which no other
person ever died, and a portion of whose
shroud is used in every household? N0.
2. What character in the Bible lived for
a short time in a place not built by
hands, and where man never lived before
nor after? .

Kink Ill.—Riddle.—I have a face, a
back, a good figure, insides, hands, and I
strike; legs and I run.
being I sometimes get “keyed up;” I can
not talk nor yell, yet I can give an alarm.
And again, like a human being I can
prove my mettle. Yet I have no animate
being. Tell me what I am.

Prizes for Straightening Klnks.—To
the sender of each of the ten neatest
correct answers to the above Kinks, we
will give choice of a package of 50
post-cards representing a trip around the
world, a copy of “Concrete Construction
on the Farm,” 01‘ a fountain pen.
\thre contestant or some member of his
family is not a regular subscriber a
year’s subscription (75c) must accompany
answers. Answers must not reach us
later than Nov. 27, as correct solutions
will be published in issue of Dec. 4. Ad—
drcss answers to Puzzle Dept., Michigan
Farmer. ;

Answers to Kink of October 2.

The missing words are: 1, Hallowe’en
(“hallooin’ about the neighborhood”);
2, goblin gobblin’); 3, gnome (“No'm,
Aunt Sarah”); 4, witches (“which is to
say”); 5, sprite (“Spry ’t she"); 6, ghost
(“goes to”); T, ruin; 8, gate; 9, gate; 10,
fairy (“for fair he hasn‘t"); 1]., dark; 12,
fairy; lil, shock; 14. witches; 15, elves;
1t}, brownies; 17, fairies; 18, goblins; 19,
gnomes; :30, spooks; 21, sprite; 22, tryst-
iug.

There was no correct answer received,
but Ward Cook, l’ittsi‘ord. Mich, had all
answers correct, but one, the word (gown)
in place of tgalc), and we are going to
give him a prize.

 

How to Settle the Range Questlon.

The average housewife has pronounced
idcas on the subject of ranges and in the
majority of homes when the question is
discussed the last word is always con-
ceded to the housewife who must use it.
To her, the perfect range is that one
which meets her evcry requirement.
\Vhatcvcr other good boints it may have,
it must be a pcrfcct bakcr 365 days in the
year. It must be a good cooker and
cconomicul in its consumption of fuel.
Those are points which shc wants to be
sure about before she invests money in a
range. of any kind. Al'tcr shc has satis-

iicd hcl'scli' that it meets all these re-
quircmcnls. she wants to make sure that
it, is durablc; she docsn't buy a range
cvcry day in the year. Before deciding

on a range the wise woman will examine
closcly into the merits of the Majestic, a
“Rarlgc with u rcputalion.” The body of
the Majestic is made of charcoal iron,
which gives it wearing quality. All top
doors and framcs arc Illillit‘ of malleable
iron—they won't break. crack or rust. It
is completely lincd with pure. asbestos——
thus the ovcn can bc heated quickly with
about half the fuel uscd in the ordinary

range. It has a lfi-gallon all-copper re-
servoir which touches the fire, givmg
boiling water in a very few minutes.

If your dcalcr doesn't handle. them write
Majestic Mfg. Co, St. Louis, Mo., for thcir
booklet, “The Story of Majestic Glory.”
Mention this paper.

4__.______~__.

Farm Economy.

The farmer, business man, or manufac—
turer equipped to conduct his business
on an economical, sound. progressive
basis, is the onc that succccds best. One
of the most important Dicccs of machinery

 

which should be included in his first
cquipmcnt is a high-grade. scale for
how can he tell whct her he has re~

ceived the highcst value for his product
unlcss he. knows exactly the quantity he
had to sell in the. first place. How can
the farmer be sure that he is using the
most fattening fccd for his hogs or stock
until he has tried different combinations
of fodder and grain and carefully noted
the results by occasionally weighing his
stock under his own local conditions. A
scale if accurate and reliable is of ines-
limable value, but if inaccurate it is
worse than none. Cheap scales are not
so carefully- or correctly constructed as
high grade scales, so that the chances are
against accurate results in cheap scales.
'For inside facts in regard to the con-
struction of high grade scales. send for
the literature mentioned in Fairbanks,

Also like a human-

 

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fi—To Stop a Cough In
a, Hurry. '

With this recipe you can make
a pint of cough remedy at home
in five ' minutes. A. few doses
usually conquer the most obstin-
ate cough. Simple as it is, no
better remedy can be had at any
price.

Put 2% oz. of Pinex‘ (fifty cents’
worth), in a. clean pint bottle, and
fill up -with Granulated Sugar
Syrup, made as folIOWS: Take a
pint of Granulated Sugar, add 14:;
pint of warm water and stir for 2

minutes. Take a teaspoonrul every
one, two or three hours. The
taste is very pleasant—children,
take it willingly. Splendid, too,
for colds, chest pains, whooping
cough, bronchitis, etc.

Granulated Sugar makes the

best syrup. Pinex, as you prob-
ably know, is the most valuable
concentrated compound of Norway
White Pine Extract. None of the
weaker pine preparations will take
its place. If your druggist hasn’t
the real Pinex, he can easily get.
it for you.

Strained honey can be used in—
stead of the syrup, and makes a
very fine honey and pine. tar cough
syrup.

Don’t Wear
a Truss

Brooks’ Appliance, the
modern scientific invention.
1, the wonderful new discovery
that cures rupture will be
sent on trial. No obnoxious
springs or pods. Has
automatic Air Cushions.
Binds and draws the
broken parts together
, as you would a broken
limb. No solves. no
‘ . lies. Durable, cheap.

Pat. Sept. 10, ’01. Sent
0.E.BROOIS, the Discoverer on trial to prove it.

Catalog and measure blanks mailed tree. Send
name and address today.

0. E. BROOKS. 1445 Brooks Bldg” Marshall. illch.

EVERY Youne- FARMER

Con bsoomo o pro-porous salesman and
make BIG MONEY—RIGHT AT HOME.
No experience needed. No investment required.
It you want to get ahead. we have such a
liberal offer to make you that you will wou-
der. Our plan of‘setting young farmers up
in business, with a big variety of cloth sam-
ples and merchandise, ALL FREE, is mak-
. ing hundreds RICH. Think of making 825 to
, $40 3 WEEK by doing just what city sales-
‘ . men do—easiest kind of work—nothing like
chores or following the plow. It's like PLAY.
YOU RIDE AROUND DRESSED
UP, WITH A HORSE AN D BUGCY
_ When you write we will make you an offer on fine
. clothes for yourself that will ootonlsh you and
will name you such low wholesale prices on men's
fine clothing. that you will be surprised. _Bo suro
to write before we got anybody, and you Will get a.
WONDERFUL OFFER. As soon as you are ap-
pointed you make a profit on every dollar we sell.
in your section. WE TURN ALL OUR BUSI-
NESS OVER TOYOU. That's why ourmen make
1 so much money. If you want a suit for yourself,
9» ANSWER QUICK before we get anyone. and get
' ’ our grout Inducomonu. If you want us to start
you in business. tell us all about yourself. Address
American Woolen Mills, Chicago. Ill.
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JONES NATIONAL SCHOOL 0!“ AUCTIONEERING

teaches you how. Enter November 15. No
better time. The International Live Stock Ex-
posntlonis held in Chicago during this term and each
student is given four days tree admlsslon. TLe
opportunity of elite time to study all the leading
breeds of Stock and to hear the most noted Auction-
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Address CAREY M. JONES. President.

2856 Washlncton Boulevard, Chicago. 1".

Wanted Agents. to sell the Farmers’ Account Book.
Quick seller. Big inducements. Exclusive
territory. Address L. L. Syphers. Fort Wayne. Ind.

WANT: D—Men to learn barber trade. Bar-

bers wanted daily. Tuition and
tools $25. Catalog free. MICHIGAN BARBER
COLLEGE. 37 East Congress Street, Detroit, Mlch.

Let Me Start You in Business;

I will furnish the capital and the advertising.

want one sincere. earnest man In every town and
township. Farmers, Mechanics. Builders, Small
business men, anyone anxlous to improve his con-
dition. Address Anderson Mfg. 00., Dept. D30, Elyrin, Ohio.

AGENTS:— IF I KNEW YOUR. NAME. I
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Let me start you in a profitable business. You do not need
one cont of capital. Experience unnecessary. 50 per cent
profit. Credit given. Premiums. Freight paid. Chance to
win $500 in gold extra. Every man and woman should write
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Donny with old hams strap.
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llllil “JUNE MEN’S. GULUMN.

THE QUESTION OF GOOD CLOTHES.

 

 

This is a question not so easily solved
by the country young man as by his city
contemporary for the reason that he is
not so situated as to be able to keep in
touch ‘with the latest designs in materials
and make-up, and again for the reason
that, due to his more regular and healthy
habits and hours, he is obliged to renew
his wardrobe less frequently. But the
country young man of today is not of the
“homespun” sort, and is as particular and
fastidious in his taste for “good clothes”
as is his city cousin. But in the matter
of buying his clothes he may lack in
experience and opportunity, hence a few
words on this, to him, important subject
will not be out of place. _

What to Buy.

Leaving the question of materials for
future consideration, let us touch briefly
upon the important factor of quality in
the goods. This should be a first consid-
eration, and while important to all is of
even greater importance to the country
young man than to his city contemporary.
for the reason that he will wear his good
clothes more out of doors and will thus
expose them more frequently to the de-
leterious influences of sun, dust and oc-
casional rain. For this reason, as well
as because he will want them to wear to
look well, and hold their shape and color,
the material should be good. Only wooi-
ens, the threads of which are made up
of long, strong fibers will fill the bill in
this respect. Nor do they need to be
of extra heavy weight. In fact, the
shoddy goods are mostly heavy goods,
because the short fibers from which they
are made work up better in heavy cloth.
Some of these have a very nice finish
and look well when new, so it is quite
essential that an examination be made
as to the character of both the “warp"
and the “woof” which is used in the man-
ufacture of the cloth. Aside from his
personal judgment, the inunufucturcrs’
trade—mark is a guaranty of quality which
should not be ncglcctcd by the purchaser.
It always pays to buy clothing bearing
the manufacturer‘s trade mark, since
manufacturers in this, as well as other
lines. have a reputation to maintain,
”which they would not for a moment jeo-
pardize by placing their name on a gar-
‘ment which would not give thc purchaser
satisfaction, since to do so would be to
threaten, if not destroy, the popularity
of their goods, and injurc the trade
which they hovc spent large sums. of
money to 'build up by persistent adver-
tising. Thus thc clothing: bearing the
niannfacturcrs’ tradc-murk is much more
apt to give satisfaction to the purchaser
than “jobbcrs’” stuff. and the well 11d»
vcrtiscd brands arc to bc dcpcndcd upon
for the reasons notcd above,

Colors and Designs.

Probably most young mcn, tho to a less
cxtent in the country than in the city,
are possessed too strongly with the. idea.
that “the clothes make the man." and in
their effort to satisfy thcir vanity in this
respect many earn the doubtful compli—
ment of being a “dude.” In the proper
acceptance of this slang tcrm, this docs
not mcan that thcy are well dressed, but
rather that thcy are conspicuously
rircss'cd, in a more or loss flashy and in—
appropriate way. In the gcncral acccpi—
unce or measure of the sensible and sane
incmbcrs of local society. such dressing
is also gcncrally ncccptcd as an indica—
tion of a luck of “scnsc” or “brains" on
the part of the offending young man.
Generally, however, it is nothing worse
than a mistaken idea of what constitutes
a well dressed man 011 the part of the
offender. He has yet to learn the lesson
that the well-dressed man is appropriately
yct inconspicuously dressed, and one who
leaves with his associates a favorable
impression of his personality rather than
of his clothes. Thus the well dressed
man avoids the extremes of fashion in
color or design, yet does not scorn dame
fashion to an extent which will make
him odd or conspicuous. By this “middle
of the road plan” true economy will also
be practiced in the buying of clothes,
since one extreme quickly gives place to
another, while the more normal and stable
colors and designs will, like the better
materials, “wear" lbctter and prove more
satisfactory in the long run.

What is true of clothing in this respect
is equally true of furnishings, such as
shirts, ties, hats, socks and shoes.

A GIFT,

The soul that sings when skies are sad,
When nature in gray garb is clad-—
That soul best servcs both God and man,
Giving the best that mortal can,
The gift of happiness.
—Alice L. Webb.

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9 THE MICHIGAN FARMER. m 385

Free Sample of Congo.

Careful buyers instead of making their
decision in the hardware store while the
dealer is talking, prefer to get samples
and study the matter over quietly and,
thoroly at home. In the case of roofings
this is easily done. The United Roofings
& Manufacturing 00.. who make Congo
Roofing, are willing to forward samples
of all grades of their roofing, together
with booklet telling about their famous
guarantee bond, free of charge, to anyone
interested. The receiver is under no ob-
ligation to buy. The manufacturers 'of
Congo Roofing believe that'their mater1al
stands investigation pretty well, and are
satisfied to let it talk for itself. If you
are in the market for roofing. you need
not hesitate to ask the company to send
you a frée sample. Address the United
Roofing & Mfg. 00., Philadelphia, Chi-
cago or San Francisco.

Michigan Farmer’s club List.

For the benefit and convenience of our sub-
scribers we have arranged the following list of
papers on which we can love them money.
Besides the money, they save the trouble and
expense of sending each order separately.

EXPI ANATION—Tne first column In the reg
ulur subdcrlptlon price of the other papers. The
second column given our price for a years sub-
scription to both the other paper and Michigan
Farmer. The third column gives the price at which
the other paper moy be added when three or more
are ordered. Example: We will send the Michigan
Farmer and Detroit Semi-Weekly J ournnl for {1.35,
If. for instance. McCall's Magazine also is wanted
add it at 400 making tot-l 01.76. Any number of
papers may be added at third column price If they
are for n subscriber to the Michigan Funner. E

u went the MICHIGAN FARMER THEE
Ylllzgs and the other paper: one year Add 750 to
the second column price. For the Michigan Farmer
6 years add 01 25. We do not send samples or other
papers. Address the publishersdlrect.

 

 

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“I" V" \.
1 The dome sheds
water -— prevent.-
mstlng of tin.

. ‘\
bu 0w .5 a.
‘ . a The heavy flange plate

l 2 with incurled edges sheds
moisture.
3 Heavy, specially selected Prisco
globes—crystal clear.
4 Patented flame expander gives ’5
per cent more light.
Lar e brass burner, with one-inch wick
reaSy for lighting. Not a cheap tin
burner.
Patented wInd-break inside of solid one;
‘ piece dome. “A Prisco Lantern don't sneeze.
7 Reinlorccd metal here—no raw edges to cut
or scratch the hands.
8 These wire clamp guards bold globe secure when
tilted back for trimming wick or cleaning burner.
9 Th6 horizontal perforations in globe-plate keep wind
from striking flame—therefore prevent flickering.
10 Lift is positive and entirely behind tube—does not proIoot

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OF INTEREST @— A
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The Jealous Spirit an Imp of Destruction.

“Green Eyed Monster,” and it is

indeed a monster, causing sorrow,
trouble and unrest in every home it
enters.

I received a sad letter a few days ago
from a little woman living on a farm in
this state, wherein she stated the misery
she suffered thru her husband‘s unreas-
onable jealousy. “It has caused me to
have trouble with my children,” she
writes. “and to be wretchcdly unhappy
with my husband. I moved away from a
neighborhood where I had many intimate
friendS, thinking to please my husband
and gain some peace, but he quarrels
with me just the same. He pouts if any
company comes and flies in a rage if I
even speak to any one.”

What a miserable, narrow-minded,
selfish creature this husband must be.
He continually lives in a state of miser-
ablcness himself, for the jealous person
not only makes those whom he tyrannizcs
over unhappy, but he makes himself as
much so. Jealousy is a great crime, it
grows upon a nature remarkably fast and
causes them to look upon their loved ones
with a suspicious eye. It‘s greatest tend-
ency is to magnify little things and im-
agine evil in all things.

But like all crimes it must suffer its
penalties. Does the jealous person realize
the position he holds in other people’s
eyes? They are ridiculed, scoffed at, dis-
liked and shunned. They become des—

J EALOUSY is often referred to as the

un-

perately uncomfortable in their own be—
liefs, and unless they check the tenden-
cies in the beginning, there is little hope
for their ever becoming agreeable com-
panions for any one.

To this wife I would say, that she labor
hard with her husband to show him the
error of his ways. Not scoldingly nor in
a nagging manner, but quietly and con-
vincingly show him how foolish is the
stand he has taken. Be careful to give
him no cause to arouse his temper and
reason ‘ea-rnestly with him. Sometimes
if a little strategy is used he can be
forced to realize the absurdity of his
position.

Some of the women readers of this pa-
per might be able to give this sister some
words of encouragement, or advice, in
stating in a letter to us, how they had
cured their husband of this evil, or what
they think the best way to do so. But
wives must remember that the jealousy
is not always on the part of the husband.
They sometimes make his life as miser-
able as he does their's, with their petty
fits of jealousy. Try and overcome any
temptations you may have that way.
Remember that perfect trust and sin—
cerity must be established between man
and wife, or else love and harmony will
fly away. If you find yourself growing
jealous or having doubtful moments, put
them from you and resolve to bar the
mischief maker from your heartlistones.

ELISABETH.

 

 

GIRLS THAT ARE WANTED.

 

The girls that are wanted are good girls—
Good from the heart to the lips,
I’ure as the lily is white and pure,

From its heart to its sweet leaf tips.
The girls that are. wanted are home girls—-
Girls that. are mother's right hand.
That fathers and mothers can trust to,

And the little one’s understand.

Girls that are fair on the hearthstone
And pleasant when nobody sees;

Kind and sweet to their own folk,
Ready and anxious to please.

The girls that are wanted are wise girls,
That know what to do and to say:

That drive with a smile or a soft word,
The wrath of a household away.

The girls that are wantrd are girls of
sense. _
\Vhom fashion can never deceive;
“'ho can follow whatever is pretty
And dare what is silly, to leave.

The girls that are wanted are careful

gir s. . _ .
‘Vho count what a thing \vill cost.
\Vho use with a prudent, generous hand
But see that nothing is lost.

The. girls that are wanted are girls with
hearts;
They are wanted for mothers and
wives; . .
\Vantcd to cradle in loving arms,
The strongest and frailcst of lives.

The clever, the witty. the brilliant girls,
Thev are very few, understand: _
But, oh! for the wise, loving home girls

There’s a constant and steady demand.
Vii-quested.

A very (‘fil'lSlllt‘l‘fllllP feature of the work
of the Department of Agriculture in
gathering information and putting it into
popular form relates to the subject of the
convenience and comfort of the farm
home, and kindred matters in which the
housewife is perhaps the most directly
interested. The department has. in fact,
quite a little library on the subject which
it will bc glad to furnish any woman
wanting it, in whole or in part. Espec-
ially if any change in the house. any ad—
dition or a new house is contemplated,
are these publications worth studying.
“Be very careful," says a woman writer
in one of the bulletins. “that in planning
a home, you put more, money into con—
venience than you do into size.”

“If your house has been built without
care to step—saving in the location of
dining tables, sink and cupboards, a small
table on rollers, with perhaps a lower
shelf, will be found a great convenience.
It can be used to advantage in setting or
clearing the table. It is also helpful to
have near the sink in dishwashing. Many
a woman who is now tired of an evening
would be fresh if she. used such a wheeled
table and a high stool at the sink and
work table.”

“A narrow kitchen,” another author
states, “is a great labor saver. One does

not realize this until she prepares a
meal in the large, square, old-fashioned
kitchen; the extra steps count as miles
in a day.” It is certainly just as import-
ant to supply the farmer's wife with car-
pet sweeper, washing machine, bread
mixer, and other labor-saving devices and
kitchen conveniences and to keep the
knives sharp, as it is for the farmer to
have a separator in the dairy, other mod-
ern appliances and sharp tools. The
lightening of home burdens, thru means
of a well equipped and hygienic house,
by the use of household conveniences and
by the proper understanding and sys-
teinatizing of home work means that the
homemaker and her family may have op-
portunity for something besides the daily
tasks which may otherwise leave no time
nor inclination for recreation.

Among bulletins on the subject which
may be obtained from the department are
Farmers’ Bulletins 270 and 318 on ap—
pliances and conveniences for the farm
home and about a dozen bulletins on the
preparation and cooking of vegetables,
canning, preserve-making and various
problems concerned with the nutritive
value of different foods. A request to
the secretary of agriculture, Washington,
D (‘2, will bring a list of these and other
bulletins of more or less interest and
value which can then be ordered by num—
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SOME THOTS FOR MOTHERS.

 

BY A MOTHER.

The remark that I heard a dear mother
make recently, set me to wondering if
some of us who are mothers are living
in just the right way for future happi—
ncss.

This mother was disconsolate because
the last one of her children had married
and was going away where she would not
see her very often. She said if this
daughter went to the far west, as she
was planning to do, she had nothing more.
to live for. and that she wanted to die.
You say this mother was foolish and an
extremist in her love for her daughter,
but are there not others like her?

Motherhood is beautiful, there is no
higher trust given to us, than to properly
rear a family of children and prepare
them for usefulness in this world, and
for happiness hereafter. But we need
not lose our own individuality in doing
this work. and all interest in everything
and everybody outside the home. “7c,
ought to prepare for the time when we
shall be left alone, by improving, as much
as possible, the mind and talents that
have been given to us, and not live en-
tirely in. and for our_children_

How we love to meet some dear, old
lady who can converse intelligently upon
the current topics of the day, who seems
to just enjoy living, and doing all the

THE MiCHiGA-N ‘F’ARMER.

good she can, not selflshly bewalling her
loneliness because her children have gone
from the home nest. We never think of
her age, years do not count, so much
if one has lived aright.

Let us broaden our lives‘a little as the
duties of the home are lightened by the
deerrase of the family. Let us engage
in some congenial occupation that will
take our minds from ourselves. Join
some womans’ club that has for its ideals
some scheme for the uplifting of the
human race. One' need not carry club
life to extremes, and so neglect home
duties, There is no necessity to be utterly
unhappy, even if impossible to go outside
the home. I have known many cheerful,
happy shut-ins who had learned to rely
upon themselves for entertainment, but
they had a “mind well stored,” and they
had been living their own individual lives,
not merging them completely into the
lives of their children. Neither had they
made the proper performance of each
household duty a shrine at which to wor-
ship, but had sometimes neglected trivial
tasks, perhaps that they might have more
time for self improvement, for making of
themselves better wives and mothers, and
better companions for their children, true
comrades, to whom the children gladly
went with all their joys and sorrows, sure
of true sympathy and wise counsel. And
now, with failing health and old age,
they were not despairing, fretful invalids,
but were a j0y to all who came in con-
tact with them.

Let us remember that too unselfish
mothers make selfish children, let them
do for us. and so give us more leisure to
broaden and enlarge our own lives, and
so be prepared for the inevitable parting
that must come to most of us.

SALT RISING BREAD.

 

BY JENNETTE SISCO.

This recipe for salt rising bread has
been used by my ancestors for 200 years
and if directions are carefully followed
anyone can have light, sweet, wholesome
bread.

The day before you wish to bake take
a teacup and spoon and scald thoroly,
with clean hardwood ashes, sal soda or
common baking soda and water. Take
three tablespoons of fine middlings, one
teaspoon of granulated sugar, soda the
size of a pea and half a teaspoon of salt.
Put into teacup prepared as above, pour
over it boiling water, beat until smooth
and the consistency of cream. Cover
with any small, perfectly sweet cover,
set in a warm place where it will not
scald the least bit. Stir occasionally until
noon. It should be light at bed time,
then set it where it will be cool. In the
morning cleanse a quart ‘bowl, as directed
above, put into it one teacup of water
as warm as it can be and not scald the
flour, add soda and salt, as above, and
enough flour to make as thick as bread
sponge. Add two tablespoons of the yeast
made the day before and set in warm

NOV. 6, 1909. ~ .

place until light. Sift as much flour as
you wish for yourrbread, with your bread
pan, make a cavity in the flour, take one
pint morning’s milk, add as much hot
water, pour into the ’flour and make
sponge, as for any bread, add the bowl
of light yeast previously prepared, and
beat thoroly, set in warm place to rise,
being careful not to have in any draught
or where the wind will blow on it. When
light add a handful of salt, mix not (luite
as hard as yeast bread, mold into leaves
and set in a warm place to rise. Have
tins not quite half full. Let loaves rise
until very full, put in an oven 3. little
hotter than for yeast bread and bake
for half an hour, for small loaves. The
remainder of the first yeast can be kept
in a cool place and used for the next
baking if in two or three days.

 

A PENNY PARTY.

 

An amusing and interesting game for
an evening’s party or little gathering is
a penny party.

Each guest is handed a pencil and pad
and a bright penny. On the pad is writ-
ten the following questions but the an-
swers are not put down. Each person is
to answer as many questions as possible.
Writing the answers opposite the ques-
tion, a certain time is given to answer
them in. The one getting the most cor-
rect answers receives a prize. When all
have finished and the slips being gath~
ered up, the hostess reads the questions
and correct answer out loud.

Questions and Answers.

Q.—Why is a penny like a messenger?
Ans—One sent.

Q.-What sort of a penny represents a
spring flower? Ans—Tulips (two lips on
face).

Q.—~What part of a penny resembles a.
stove? Ans—Lids (eyelids).

Q.~Why is a figure on a penny like a
term employed in early history? Ans.—
Because it has a first settler. (Indian).
. Q.—that fruit does a penny stand for?
Ans—Date.

Q.—that part of a fowl do you find on
a penny? Ans—Feathers. (Indian head
dress).

Q.—What animal can you elucidate
from a penny? Ans—Hare (hair on
head).

Q.—What part of a mountain does a
penny represent? Ans—Brow (‘brOW of
Indian).

Q.—VVhat part of a wheel? Ans—Rim.

Q.——Why is a penny like a policeman?

Ans—Because it is a copper.

Q.——What part of a penny resembles
a motor—car? Ans—Shield (wind shield).

Q.—W’hat part of a penny is like a.
river? Ans—The mouth (Indian’s).

Apply castor-oil on a little cotton bat-
ting to those troublesome corns, wean
easy shoes, and note results. If very sore
or painful, a little camphor gum or a few
ill‘fl)DS of la-udanum added to the oil is a.
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Home-Made Conveniences For The Family Seamstress.

BY E. J.

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Where there is no regular room in the
house, which can be set apart for sewing.
a corner of a hall can sometimes be fitted
up with the conveniences needed for sat-
isfactory work. If the man of the house
is handy, a sewing table similar to the
illustration can 'be fashioned at compara-
tively small cost, or it can be hot ready-
made. Such an article would be a most
acceptable gift to the family seamstress
on the anniversary of some special oc-
casion.

This desk table makes a convenient
cutting—out place. The lower drawers
will hold the unfinished work. the upper,
the hundred and one odds and ends, wax,
whalebone, dress shields, braid, hooks and
eyes, buttonhole scissors, tracing wheel,
etc., etc.

Another gift which is more easily made
and which will surely be appreciated by
any bride or young housekeeper is a.

LYNCH.

sewing screen, which can also be made
at home. A convenient size is thirty-six
inches high, thirty-six inches wide when
open and about five to six inches deep.
About nine inches from the top of the

, frame a strip is placed across each panel

which helps to strengthen it and also acts
as a very convenient spool shelf. A row
of S('l'(‘\v hooks on the under side makes
places for hanging scissors, or any other
sewing tool that can be hung up,

The screen may be made. of pine or
oak. For the covering of the sides use
burlap such, as is used in wall decora-
tions. It comes in a variety of colors and
is comparatively inexpensive. Finish the
edges with upholsterers’ tape and brass
tacks.

The pockets on the inside of the screen
can be made of cretonne, or sateen to
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NING REFRESHMENTS.

_ Celery Sandwiches.
Chop very fine. nice white celery and
mix with’saiad dressing so that it can
be easily spread, between thin slices of
buttered bread. Chopped nut meats ad-
ded, improve it very much.

Date and Nut Sandwiches.
Remove the stones and scales from the
dates and break them up with a fork.
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chopped fine, mix them with the dates
and moisten with creamed butter. Add a.
dash of salt and spread between two thin

slices of bread.

Olive Sandwiches.
Stone and chop olives—the large Queen
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Veal Sandwiches.
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as you would any filling.

Ham Sandwiches.
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and mix it with a dressing made of a.
third of a. cupful of melted butter, a tea-
poonful of salt, a pinch of red pepper and
the yolks of two hard boiled eggs, rubbed
smooth.

Chicken Sandwiches.

Chop cold chicken very fine; heat some
rich sweet cream and mix with it; season
with a little salt, and spread between
slices of buttered bread.

Fish Sandwiches.

Any cookcd fish, especially salmon, well
seasoned with salt and pepper, and mixed
with a little chopped pickle and salad
dressing makes an excellent sandwich

Egg Sandwiches.

Remove the yolks of half a. dozen hard-
boiled eggs and rub smooth. Add a too-
spoon of mustard. ouo-lIzllf teaspoon of
salt, a dash of popper and enough vinogur
to make the mixture stiff. Add, if do-
sired, the whites finely chopped. Spread
between the slices of bread.

Strawberry Sandwiches.

These are easily prepared, being simply
large strawberries cut in sliccs, covered
with siftcd sugar and placed between thin
sliccs of a French roll, or biscuit, spread
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THE MODERN WOMAN.

Much is said today about “The Modoru
Woman." simply bccauso shc aspires to
be self-supporting and able to take cure
of herself, if occasion requires. It is {L
fact that many places of business are now
filled by women that were once filled by
men alone and some have hold up their
hands in great horror, that women should
dare aspire to places of such responsi—
bility.

It was once bolievod that tho minister
of the gospel. the lecturer, the lawyer
and the physician must necessarily be
men, but today we find womou occupying
all of those places. I can remember when
it was ihot they could have nothing but
a man teacher in our rural schools. How
many can you find occupying that posi-
tion today? With us there are but few,
The important office of school commis-
sioner has for several years been filled
by women, who have won high common-
dation for the efficient work they have
done.

One woman I know of has shown ro-
markable tact as a business mauagor.
llcr husband diod very suddenly and she
was left with no one but a young daughicr
to help her. They had thirty—two acl‘os
of orchard comprising pouches. pours,
plums, cherries and apples, and the troos
wore all laden with fruit. Friends ad-
vised hcr to sell the fruit on the two,
and so get rid of the work. She thot
the matter over awhile, figured up the
Cost of labor, baskets. cratos, etc, then
(lt‘(‘I(lt‘ll she would harvost the crop her—
Solf. 111 due time she wont to work and
such a busy \vomuu as she was, seemingly
evci‘ywhoro pI'I-Sout, ovorsceiug the entire
work of picking, gruding and packing.
She know ovcry night where picking
should be done the next day and the rc-
sult was sho rccoivod several huudrod
dollars more for lIoI‘ fruit than she othor-
wise. would have done.

If thcro is {L woman to be pitiod. it is
the one deprived of a. husband, who has
always taken all of tho. business cares
upon himself. thcrcby leaving hor wholly
unprepared to carry the burden cast upon
her. Every day we see evidences of the
lack of business training, especially in
our rural districts. Our young people
graduate from the schools and go out into
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THE r MICHIGAN FARMER.

   

how to give a proper receipt for money.
to say nothing of drawing a promissory
note or understanding business contracts
and to show the need of training in this
direction, I will give an illustration by
relating it little incident which came to
my attention: A woman presented a
check for payment to the teller of a. bank.
He passed it back to her with the request
that she indorse it. The lady wrote on
the back of the check, “I have done busi-
ness with this bank for many years, and
I believe it to be all right.”

While this recommend may have been
very gratifying to the bank officials. it
was not what was asked for. In tho
face of such a lack of knowledge of busi—
ness methods, is it any wonder that the
modern woman aspires to higher attain—
ments?

While so much is said about the teach—
ing of agriculture in our rural schools—
would it not be well to also teach com-
mon business methods, so that our pupils
irrespective of sex, would be able to at
least indorse a. check. or write a promis-
sory note and compute interest on the
same?

THE GOLDEN PUMPKIN.

“How dear to my heart is the old yellow
pumpkin
When orchards are barren of'stuffiu'

for pics.
When apples and peaches have both
been a failure,
And berries of no kind are greeting our
PYQS.
How fondly we turn to the fruit of the

corn field
The fruit from our childhood

lonrnod to prizo.
The old yollow pumpkin,
orcd pumpkin.

The groat fat pumpkin that makes such

good pios.’

The pumpkin is vory ancient for it
dates back to the timo of (lindcrollu. and
aidod very materially in hvr getting to
tho ball. It holds high carnival in cvory
llallowoon onlortninmout, and occupics
tho placo of honor at tho Thanksgiving
dinner. as one of tho most dolioious of
DIOS. This fostivo “fruit of tho com
fiold" has froquoutly musqum'mhwl {Is ap-
ple-button but uovor, to our knowledge.

we’ve

the mud-cov-

“got into tho soup" until roccutly. This

is how it happonod: .
Pumpkin Soup: Tuko, about half a

pumpkin and cut in small squaros, thou

boil. After it. is soft. drain and mash Ihl'll
colander. Thou tako about ono {Ind :1 half
-quarts of mill; zmd lli'lil, put mushod
pumpkin in, a ,II 21 liillo suit, and, if likod.
out up small piocos of slulo rolls or \leout
broad in small oulws and brown hard in
buIIcI'. Aftor you sor'vo soup in plutos
ilIcII put in tho rolls or brozul. Squash
soup can be made in the same way.—
E. L. R.

KEEPING COLD DRAUGHTS OUT.

In many houses Iho \viudovvs and doors
fit so lowsoly that thoro is u ('HllSIZIlit
draught from bououlh tho doors and from
llllIIl uppoi' and ll)\"l'l' sills of IIH‘ Windows
'Io shut this out, IIIIIkc long. sloudvt‘ bags
of ticking or Ilouim. thviIIg lIlI‘lll :Is lrmg
as tho width of tho doors, or Windows.
and from one and ouo~lIlef to two inches
Wide. whou coqulon'vJ. Stitch tho soums
in ouch bug iwioc to muku thom strong.
thou Illl‘ll and till with sand, packing «‘Lli‘ll
lng as full as (‘illl be, without mukiug it
hard and unyioliliug. Afior fusiouiug' the
romztiniug curl. pluco lwfoI'o tho ("NIL-k.

AS tlIo sand will pack Mom-Iv in :my
(losii‘od position, tho bugs ('Llll bo prossod
Closoly against tho doors and windows,
thus (’I‘fi‘i'lllilllfl' shutting out all (old :IiI‘.
Doing so Ill'lll and IlI‘Ii\'_\' for thou s=izo,
llIo, bugs will bu ]ill.<Il4‘II out of tho \sz3'
easily. “Vhi‘ll tho door is opouml. without
causing troublo, us is Illi‘ r-:I.<o whou LL
rug has boon pushod against the door
for the sumo purplisu—JAI. M.

NEW WAYS OF' COOKING RED KID-
NEY BEANS.

'l‘loar Editor:fill sooms that {l grout
many pcople do not know how to propnro
red kidney bums, so thot 1' Would smul
you some rccipos which I know to bo
good.

(‘ook the boans until done after turning
off the wutor sovI-I‘III limos. Thou St‘lzlfil'lll
with milk, buticr, pepper and salt some
as string bonus.

To make a‘sulnd, cook the bonus until
done. thou pour ovor :I drossiug mado as
follows: Ono cup of m'oum, one egg. ono
tablosp'oou of mustard. two tablespoons
of vincgar. buttor tho size of an egg.
pepper and salt. Cook in :I double boiler'
until thick. Soi‘vo cold.

Baked, they are fine. Cook until
thou rub thru a colander, and for each
quart of beans,
one cup of cream. pepper and salt. to
taste. Bake one hour.—J. R. P.

09) 387
The Difference '

Coffee Usually Means Sickness but
Postum Always Means Health.

Those who have never tried the exper-
iment of leaving off coffee and drinking
Postum in its place and in this way re-
gaining health and happiness can learn
much from the experience of others who
have made the trial.

One who knows says: “I drank coffee
for breakfast every morning until I had
terrible attacks of indigestion producing
days of discomfort and nights of sleep-
lcssuess. I tried to give up the use of
(OffPe entirely but found it hard to go
from hot coffee to a glass of water. Then
I tried Postum.

“It was good and the effect was so
pleasant that I soon 19:111ch to love it
and have used it for several years. I im-
proved immediately after I left off coffee
and took on Postum and am now entirely
cured of my indigestion and other trou-
bles all of which were due to coffee. I
am now well and contentod and all be-
cause I changed from coffoo, to Postum.

"Postum is much easioi‘ to make right
every time than coffoo for it is so even
and always roliablc. \‘I'c novor use coffee
now in our family. We use Postum and
are always well.”

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VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD CLEANSERS.
(Continued from last week).

 

Benzlne
Is one of the most volatile of the clean-
sers, evaporating very quickly, and for
this reason is invaluable for cleaning the
most delicate silks and woolens, especially
if it is pure. It is largely used by pro-
fessional cleaners for this purpose. Wlhole
garments are immersed in vats of the
benzine, instead of water. One must be
very careful not to use it near a fire as
it is very inflammable. It is also excel-
lent to use in cleaning bath tubs, sinks,
marble or anything that other cleansers
are used for.
Javelle Water

\Vill take out the most stubborn stains
and spots; but as one might suppose. it
is also hard on the fabric. If the goods
are rinsed thoroly after its use, it will
seldom change the goods; but one need
not be careless in this respect. To make
javelle water, dissolve a pound of soda
in a pint of hot, water; mix a fourth of a
pound of chloride of lime in another pint
of hot water. Pour the two together and
mix, let it stand until it settles. then
pour off the clear liquid and put away in
bottles until ready to use. Towels, hand—
kerchiefs, etc., that have become badly
soiled and stained should be soaked in
some water in which a tablespoonful of
the javelle water has been put, before
washing them out. Often one gets a spot
on a white skirt or waist and they do
not care to wash the entire garment. By
taking a little of the javelle water and
applying it to the spot it will vanish,
if scrubbed with a stiff brush. Mildew
is perhaps the most difficult of all stains
to remove, but by wetting it repeatedly
with javelle water and keeping it ex—
posed to the sun it 'will be easily removed.
It should not be used tho until other
methods of removing it have been tried,
such as lemon juice and salt.

DOMESTIC SERVICE, AND WHAT WO-
MEN MAKE IT.

 

BY E. S. BALDWIN.

Domestic service is that branch of em-
ployment which is presided over entirely
by women. It does not represent much,
however, in favor of women as employ-
ers. “'hen we consider the favorable
conditions surrounding all classes of we-
men that desire education, progress, and
culture, the facts seem to prove that ed—
ucation has influenced women only ma-
terially in the discharge of their home
duties, and culture has not yet finished
its work. In the last quarter—century,
every branch of service has made rapid
strides; while domestic service has made
little or no progress, and is now in a
deplorable state.

The demand is for honest, respectable,
competent women or girls, who desire
kitchen, parlor, or Chamber \vork, ex—
pct-tingr just compensation for labor rend-
ered. The laggard, who works because
she mast, is not what is wanted. The
demand is for women that want to work
for money, and kind treatment; and, if
such employment be sought in a respect-
able family, it should not be degrading
in [I10 persons Onlplt‘lycd, To be sure,
the, 0110 seeking domestic service can not
go out much, except on Sundays, and in
the early part of the evnings, without
permission, because her daytime is her
cmy‘floyer's, and at night, respectable peo-
ple want to know where the inmates of
their homes are, when it is time to close
their houses for the night, whether they
are guests or servants. This guardian-
ship seems to be one of the principal
drawbacks to domestic service, when it
should be one of its greatest promoters.
This kind of guardianship is usually
called, by the working people, “being
bosscd;” and there is room for thot 0n
the subject. Reliable persons, of mature
years, can readily judge how best to
serve their employers without being
guarded; but we do not always have
mature, reliable people to deal with.

Every well-regulated household is man-
aged by certain rules, which bring every-
thing to its proper place, in its proper
timc. The woman that does the work
must. first be taught those plans, and
special rules, governing each individual.
This, too, is called “being I)OSS(‘( .” There
is no class of working women so well
paid, everything considered. as the women
that do housework, except: stenographers,
schoolteachers, and nurses. For this rea-
son. they can dress tastefully; join some
of the many societies for women, and
save money for books, and other means
of self—improvement. The woman that
wants help for only a few weeks—when
there is sickness, or other extra work-—
knows little about the trials of the woman

that needs‘ help all the time. On the
other hand, the girl that works only a stew
weeks in a place has a much harder time
than the girl that remains years in one
place. When the first few weeks are
passed, she knows the house, knows the
people, and knows what is expected of
her; and if she is apt in her work, she
has learned how to make everything
come to place and time like clockwork.

The fair-faced, intelligent, wholesome
American girl is no longer found in the
kitchen; yet foreign help is very inade-
quate to the needs of the average Ameri-
can woman. Still, it is all that is ob-
tainable in the cities, and even that is
not to be procured in the country. The
foreigner must have some one to talk to
in her own language, or she would die
of homesickness, and she should not be
blamed. A friend of the writer, who
hired a girl fifteen years old, only a few
months from Poland, said: “The first
sentence the girl ever made me under—
stand in English, was a request for more
wages.” A girl of that age, only a few
months from a foreign country, does not
earn her wages for six months. Her
training in American customs and lan-
guage is worth more than her work. The
writer has in mind a girl that left school
at the age of fifteen, going from home to
do housework. She remained at that
work ten years, when she married a well-
educated business man. who had a home
fitted and furnished for her. The man
had been the catch that all the girls, the.
country round, had fished for, and failed
in landing. Of course, this girl left school
when she had just passed her eighth
grade, which is insufficient education to
fit a woman for most places in life; but
she always made it a point to work in
the best places, spending some part of
each week in self-improvement. When
the man first sought her, she hesitated
some months, thinking him insincere; but.
after satisfying herself on that point, she
gave a little time to him and more to
self-culture. The result was a successful
union, both spiritually and financially.
This girl went bravely forth into the
struggling world, receiving polish from
the friction of the world, while her more-
favored sister walked over the world,
being many times tripped by the efforts
of those beneath her feet.

In next week's issue we will take up
the question of who degrades domestic
employment.

 

 

NEW AND USEFUL RECIPES.

 

BY NELSON A. JACKSON.

Pork Apple Pie.

Before placing the crust on the apple
pie, which you are preparing, cut a paper
thin piece of salt pork and spread over
the fresh apples. In baking. the pork
entirely disappears, but imparts rich and
flavor to the pie.

Poor Man's Stew.

(‘ube or slice raw potatoes and boil
until soft in small amount of water; add
milk, pepper, salt, and tablespoon of but-
ter, cook until the potatoes crumble, stir
all together and allow it to thicken. Serve
hot on slices 0f buttered bread or toast.
The stew is easily prepared and very
palatable.

Corn Chowder.

For four people. take a one-inch cube
of salt pork and fry. “'hen well tried
out, add one medium sized onion and fry.
("so the value of about six fair-sized
ears of corn. Twenty minutes before
serving, add two medium-sized potatoes
cut into small cubes. Season to taste.

Plum Olives.

One of our neighbors had a large plum
tree, the fruit of which persisted in rot—
ting before ripe. She took the full grown
plums and placed them in a strong brine,
for three weeks. The result was a fairly
good substitute for olives.

LADY BALTIMORE CAKE.

This cake, which comes to us from
colonial days, not only looks good, but
is delicious.

\Vvhite of six eggs. beaten stiff, one
cup butter beaten to a cream, two cups
sugar, one cup milk, three and one-half
cups flour measured before sifting, two
teaspoonsfuls baking powder, one tea~
spoonful of rose water.

Icing:

Two cups granulated sugar. one-half
cup water—boil until it spins a thread.
Pour the syrup over the beaten whites of
three eggs. Add one—fourth pound each

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BY MARY E. H. COVILLE.

When on my vacation this summer I
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quite a fad. No knowledge of painting or
drawing is necessary, anyone can do this
with a little practice and care. Pillows,
scarfs, curtains, bed covers, evening
gowns and parasol covers, are all being
stenciled.

One lady has a room beautifully deco-
rated in stencil, the work of her own
hands. One can exercise their own ori—
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was first papered on side walls with plain
cartridge paper in dull green. Above the
picture rail to the ceiling was cream
white, same as the ceiling, from this
picture rail to ceiling was stenciled black-
eyed Susans in conventional design; these
were colored golden yellow with centers
black and leaves lighter green than side
walls.

The window curtains were muslin,
plain hems at the glass, and on each side
of the double window Were curtains hang-
ing straight down from the pole, and
across the pole a Shirred valance, the
width of the cloth which was unbleached
factory, all stenciled in thc daisy design.

A window seat was made from a rough
board. cuhsioned with yellow denim and
a valance pleated across and fustcncd
with brass headed tacks. Several cush-
ions mado it cosy. The bed was iron,
painted white, with brass knobs, spread
of unbleached factory with the daisy de-
sign stencilcd all round, bolster the same.
The tablespread was also stencilcd, this
was on green denim. The floor was pine
and was painted with dark moss green,
A rug braided of yellow, brown and black
rags such as our grandmothers used to'
make, made a nice spot of color on the
cool, green floor. The toilet set was of
unbleached butcher linen, embroidered in
daisies with white floss.

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and exposure of rooms. Southern or
western, dark and cool; northern or east-
ern, warm colors.

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the size you wish to use, then with a
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of the design If many colors are'used
a stencil wili be required for each differ-
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or wall position desired, then fasten with’
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hand, as most convenient Have your
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each color; these should be round and
can be purchased at any hardware store.
You may have to tie a string around
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to make them work well. Use artists'
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turpentine evaporates rapidly. 'Now dip
your brush in your paint and with a
round scrubbing movement, go over the
design; be careful to wipe off the stencil
each time it is used, and be very sure to
get your spaces straight and distance
even. I use a chalk line. When thru
with your brushes for the day, always
clean with turpentine and then wash
thoroly in soapsuds and rinse in clear,
cold water and your brushes will always
be in condition for good work.

When stenciling on thin cloth put blot—
ting paper on the table under the mate-
rial where your design lies; it will absorb
the paint.

One neighborhood where we visited,
the ladies had organized an embroidery
club that, as they expressed it, another
Christmas might not find them at the
eleventh hour with nothing accomplished.
These busy housewives met at the homes
of the members as often as their home
cares would permit. Refreshments were
served, but only three courses were per-
mitted, (not counting coffee and pickles),
should a hostess break this rule a fine
was imposed. These ladies not only ex-
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economics, but sometimes a member brot
a new book and read a few chapters,
after which all joined in a discussion of
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RUGS FROM OLD CARPETS.

 

BY E. E. R.

Most women are familiar with the fluff
rugs made from ingrain carpetings which
has passed its period of usefulness as a.
floor covering.

Not all, however, may have heard of a.
different method of transforming such
material into good and serviceable rugs
at about half the expense of the former.
At least the kind which I am about to
describe is quite new in this vicinity and
as they possess some points of superiority
over the others, they seem bound to be-
come popular wherever introduced.

The carpet is cut in strips crosswise
of the breadths and woven exactly the
same as are rags in making a carpet of
the old—fashioned kind. The only way in
which these rugs differ from the fluff
rugs before referred to is that they are
not raveled at the edges which, in the
other, makes the nap or fluff upon the
finished product.

The rugs woven from carpet without
fluffing are less heavy, one point in which
they are superior to the others, which
often are too cumbersome to be handled
with convenience. Then, too, none of the
material is wasted so that the same quan-
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the loom.

The material should be cut about the
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required for a rug depends upon its size,
also upon the condition of the carpet. If
very badly worn and thin more will be
required than where a better quality is
used. Warp should be left to knot for
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be preferred to white, still the latter
shows hardly at all after the weaving is
finished. and even the white fringe looks
well. If a color is chosen it will be wise,
to avoid brown as that rarely wears with
satisfaction in warp, the dye seems to
impair its strength. Those who have at
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Small rugs may be made at home from
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so as to put the next one quite near it.
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BY CHARLOTTE A: AIKENS.

In using tincture of iodine on the skin
on any part not exposed to the air, it is
better to dilute it about one-half with
cold wtaer before applying. It can then
be applied continuously for several days
in succession without fear of blistering.

In any kind of sickness where there is
fever. present the proper care of the
mouth is important. A little borax and
water or baking soda and water with a
few drops of glycerine added, is excellent
for a mouth wash and besides helps to
keep the tongue and lips moist. It ought
to be used two or three times a day. It
can be use-d with a tooth brush or with a
piece of rag to clean off the teeth and the
mouth should then ’be well rinsed.

In giving alcohol during sickness be
very careful to give no more than the
doctor prescribes. There are some fam-
ilies in which whiskey and brandy are
used for any and all forms of illness,
however slight or serious. The more
serious the illness, the more they give,
acting on the principle that if a little
is good more will be better. They think
they must give it, “to keep up his
strength.” Very often he is so effectually
kept up that he disappears entirely from
the scene. Alcohol acts as a whip to the
heart. It makes it work harder; makes
it force more blood into the blood vessels,
and thus for a time makes the pulse
stronger and fuller. But the harder a
heart works the quicker it is going to
wear out and become exhausted. In too
large doses alcohol is a strong poison to
the nervous system, and in patients not
accustomed to it, it is very easy to pro-
duce a mild or severe form of poisoning
by its use. Alcohol is a drug, which
should be used with the same precautions
as other drugs.

A doctor recommends the following
remedy for chilblains: Bathe the affected
parts in peroxide of hydrogen (10 vol.
strength), diluted with equal parts of
previously boiled water, still hot, for fif-
teen or twenty minutes, twice daily.
This treatment has the additional advan-
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out even if the chilblains are cracked
and ulcerated, tho it is well to diminish
the strength of the peroxide if much pain
and irritation is produced by the applica-
tion. A continuation of this treatment
for two or three days in most cases will
effect a cure.

In using peroxide of hydrogen it should
always be remembered that there is a
commercial peroxide used in great quan-
tities for bleaching silks, cottons, furs
and such things. This is a cheap adul-
terated article and should not 'be used in
or around the body for medicinal pur-
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In all cascs in which there is kidney
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horseradish and such things. All these
are likely to have an irritative action on
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the ailment.

It‘is especially important during cold
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mouth before and after taking makes
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Those who are unsuccessful when clean—
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merse the hands, upon which the gloves
have been drawn and buttoned into place.
\Vash carefully. especially linger tips.

Xthn the gasoline looks soiled Wipe the
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toward the wrists. Ilave another bowl
of gasoline ready and rinse thoroly. If
badly soiled even a third immersion may
be mm-ssaryn \Vhen clean wipe again
with a fresh cloth, this wiping process
being carried out after each immersion.
After the last immersion continue wiping.
renewing the cloth if necessary, until the
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The cloth takes up the dirt which was
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Otherwise dry on the kid as the gasoline
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NOV. 6, 1909.

—‘ O
I‘HERL are fortunes m Maryland the disiranchisement provision

farming the right kind
of land.

But why 'i’arm on land worth $100 to
$150 an acre, producing but one crop a.
year, when you can get land of inex-
haustible fertility in the San Antonio
.country at from $25 to $50 an acre, pro—
ducing two or three crops every year.
Land that costs a third as much—and
crops three times as big.

Why burn up your profits in fuel, in
heavy clothing, and winter feed for stock,
expensive houses and barns, when you can
live here in a land of sunshine and com—
fort all the year and save that money?

Why farm in a land of snow and ice
that forces you to be idle nearly half the
year, when you can farm in this ideal
climate and have something to sell every
week of every month in the year?

In the San Antonio country you have
the very best of transportation, good
neighborhoods, schools and churches, soil
deep and rich, health and happiness,
prosperity, and perfect climate.

Write for “Farm Facts" (free), a. book
of facts for farmers interested in Texas
lands. It is the best “land book” pub-
lished. Address

John B. Carrington,

Industrial Commissioner.
14 Chamber at Commerce,San Antonio,| Tex.

FARMS Allll FARM lAllllS
Fflll SALE llll EXCHANGE

ON ACCOUNT OF SICKNESS I will SELL 80
or 240 ACRES. Good stock and hay farm
R. G. SWIM”. Ashley. Michigan.

“[ ASHTENAW CO. ,
State what you wgtd 3‘,th FARMS FOR SALE
writing. The Ypsilanti Agency 00.. Ypsilanti. Mich.

FOR SALE—80 acres choice unimproved
land in Ogemaw Go. Other

property. Nine months school. Sunday school. good
neighbors. Harry 0. Sheldon, Alger, Mien. REDJ.
FM —126 acres, ‘4» mile from station. good build.
lugs, orchard, about 15 acres timber, about

to pasture. balance gravelly loam. Long time. This

is one of the best general purpose farms in the
county. 8. W. PIEBSON. Linden. Michigan.

I Farm, 100 acres on stone
Truck and Dairy pm... 3 mu... from Toledo
with 200,000 people. 32. railroads, etc. etc. for sale
unreasonable terms. A sure money maker.
J. H. BELLOWS. 1685 The Nicholas. Toledo, Ohio.

’ I BUY SELL AND EXCHANGE
ruins a susmsss PLACES
QUICK CASH sates my specialty.

It you want to in, or sell address
FRANK P. CLEVELAND.
THE REAL ESTATE EXPERT,

948 Adams Express Building. CHICAGO. ILL.

FARM FOR SALE.

126 Acres Chesterfield 00.. Virginia. Richmond-
Petersburg Electric station at property. 50 Acres
cleared, balance well timbered, variety fruits,
splendid well, two flowing streams. House and out-
buildings excellent repair. Ideal building sites for
suburban homes. Petersburg six miles—hourly
service. $6,500.00 part time. Address

H. J. ISMON. Petersburg, Va.

Money-Making Farm
Stock and Crops Included.
Part Gash; Easy Terms.

8 fine cows, 1 heifer, thoroughbred bull, 2 good
horses. 70 hens, hog. 40 tons hay, large quantity oats,
corn, potatoes, and fruit, wagons, carriages. and all
machinery and tools thrown in to settle quickly: 75
acres excellent soil, near nice village; 2 story lO-room
house. big, new basement barn, outhouses; $4000,
part cash. takes all. For full details and traveling
instructions. see page 141, "Strout’s Farm Buyers’
Guide No. 28”. Copy Free. E. A. Strout 00., Desk
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Vlrglnls. tollis well watered and won-
derfully proiuctlvo. Her corn crop value
per son in 1908 exceeded that of the great
western corn states of Indiana, Illinois
or Iowa. Crops are good on all agricultural
lines and abundant harvests are assured.
Climate ideal. Excellent stock and grass
lands. Good morkets,roads, schoo‘schurch-
es convenient and culture predominating
throuzhout the state. We have many
gojd Virginia farms (large and small) for
sale in the famous Pledmont Section.
Booklet and detailed facts concerning
them upon request. Write Tod.y.

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In the state politics, is the issue of con-
dently to eliminate the negro as a factor
in the state constitution, supported evi-
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- fications.

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, a good profit in their production and have

(Continued from page 378-).

A war between two syndicates of
gamblers in the city of Chicago resulted
in two bombs being exploded there Sun—
day. Panics were created in theaters in
the vicinity of the explosions. The war-
ring concerns are both running in, OppOS‘I-
tion to the law.

Twelve men were killed by an explosion
of dynamite in a mine near Jonhstown,
Pa., on October 31. The cause of the
accident is not known.

State troops have been called out by
the acting governor of Kentucky to pro-
tect the voters and the officials in the
election this week at Jackson, Breathitt
county, where the contest for the election
of local officers has been waged so insist-
ently that the local authorities will not
be able to cope with the situation should
a riot start.

In a. case involving the right to the title
of a. gold mine in the Philippine islands
where a native and his ancestors had
been in possesion for 50 years during the
Spanish regime and where an American
had made a settlement in 1901, the su-
preme court of the United States decided
that the Philipino having prior possession
was entitled to the legal title of the land.
The case will disc0urage impositions on
the part of Americans and foreigners in
the islands.

After soliciting the opinion of the many
railroads of the country to determine the
attitude toward a change of their book-
keeping systems to correspond with the
calendar year instead of the fiscal year,
it is decided that no change will be made
as the companies are practically unani-
mous in favor of the present arrangement.
On account of a discovery of gold in
Lavaca county, Texas, where deposits of
the precious metal assays from $325 to
$1,200 per ton, land has suddenly taken
a wonderful boom in price.

The public schools of Barron county.
Kentucky, has been awarded a judgment
of $10,000 by the United States Supreme
Court against Rand, McNally & Co., of
Chicago, because of school books furnished
by the concern that were not up to speci-

It is possible that troops will be called
out to protect the voters in exercising
their privilege of franchise Tuesday at
Gary. 1nd,, where a hotly contested fight
has been waged prior to the election.
The army is about to begin a series of
experiments in shooting at balloons, the
purpose being that of providing equip-
ment and skill for protection against bal-
loons in time of War. In the knowledge
of the department experiments of this
kind have never been tricd except by gun
manufacturers of Europe.

President Taft is now on the last quar—
ter of his trip, having made an extended
call upon the people of Mississippi Mon-
day, where he rcceived the full measure
of southern hospitality. He spoke at Col—
umbus, Miss, and Birmingham, Ala., on
Tuesday.

The postoi’fice department has increased
the fee for registered letters to twelve
cents, which covrs the regular postage
and the registering. In compliance with
this change the department has also au-
thorized the issuance of a twelve cent
stamp.

A protest has been made to the war
department by ministers of Troy. N. .,
against making the equestrian tests for
army officers on the Sabbath.

The national geographical society has
decided that Pcziry’s evidence substan-
tiatcs his claim that he reached the North
Pole on April 9, of this year. He will be
invited to lecture before the society in
\Vashington in Novcmbor.

An expedition of Alaskans has been
formed for climbing Mount McKinley to
find the records said to have been hit
there by Dr. Cook. in order to prove the
claims of the Doctor that he made the
ascent of the mountain in 1908.

The people of Montreal celebrated the
centennary of steam navigation on the
St. Lawrence Rivcr. Monday. Just 1.00
yours ago on the. first day of November
the first steamboat sailed from Quebec to
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25.——Corn husking is
now the order of business, ultho some
fields are not yet dry enough to crib.
Much corn will be huskcd without cut—
ting, or hoggcd down because it was so
badly lodged by the storm of August 28
as to seriously damagc the fodder and
make the cutting of some too slow and
expensive. Corn planted early on high
ground, will yield wvll, but that on low
ground or ‘Dllllllt‘tl lulu is a short crop.
Have soon but two or lluwc lli‘ldS of June
clover cut for soul this full and none of
tliosc arc yct llll'l‘Sllt‘il. \Vliczit looking
fine but that sown luto has llllilli‘ but little
growth as yct. Spring pigs now being
iuarkcicd :it a lively rate but at a much
lighlci' zlvcrugc weight than usual, cxccpt
possibly last year. New seeding of clover
gocs into winter in tho host shape for
yours. Hay source and high. Corn fod-
der not as good as usual so much of it

Washtenaw C0,, Oct, 25.~IVashtenaW
county, in common with most other coun—
ties of the state. has suffered from the
very dry weather which has prevailed
most of the summer. Pastures are and
for some weeks, vcrv short.
Cows have been on full grain feed for
some wceks but at this writing we are
having some very nice showers which are
havmg a beneficial effect on clover and
wheat scedings. Potato harvest about
completed—a very good yield of late po—
tatoes, which are bciug rapidly marketed
at 500138? bu. Apples mostly gathered'
hand—picked fruit selling around $1 per
bu. All meats bring a price which assures

Branch 00., Oct.

never, within the memory of the writer,
been as profitable as the present summer,

THE MICHIGAN FARMER-

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wacmfimeM:

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hazardous voyage and
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on the job.

rich undeveloped sections of 0k ahoma,
Texas and New Mexico.

The climate is so even that agriculture is continuous.
is out with his plow or cultivator from Januarv to December.
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of interrupted agriculture where the ground can only be used a few
months annually. The climate, the soil and the man are always

In the great Southwest there is a lace for you.

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richest section of America with a soil so deep and power-
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But you can buy miles of similar soil at $40 to $100, and you can not
only grow onions on it, but cotton and sugar cane and caicpfltruclg
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at cold clImatsn are unknown. and
her poultry products llnd rsndy sale at
good prices in nearby Eastern markets.

Virginia abounds in other productive
and well watered farm lands. ller good
roads and mild climate place her first as
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November 3, 1909.
Grains and Seeds.

Wheat.——Unti1 Monday the market held
up well to the level of the past two
weeks, but on that day the news of the
bears was oppressive, and then and on.
Tuesday the strength of the bulls failed
and the market declined over three cents
during the two sessions. The cause is
a readjustment of supply and demand.
With the exception of the millers at Min—
neapolis who appear to be able to handle
all of the wheat that is offered them and
are willing not only to pay the going price
but premiums for good grades, the manu-
facturers of flour are not so anxious as
they were and in the southwest for the
time being they are supplied and the
grain is getting into the elevators and is
being forwarded to the larger markets

~ where it is encouraging the bears to pull

values down. Farmers are more liberal
sellers. The price for No. 2 red wheat a
year ago was $1.02 per bu. Quotations
for the week are:

No. 2 No. 1
' Red. White. Dec. May.
Thursday . .1.23 1.23 1.24 1.25%
Friday ....... 1.24 1.24 1.25 1.2614
Saturday ..... 1.231/2 1.231/2 1.24% 1.25%
Monday ...... 1.22 1.22 1.23 1-24124
Tuesday ..... 1 20 120%,; 1.20% 1.22%

Wednesday ”1218 1.18 1.18% 1.21

Corn.—All last week the corn deal was
strong and likely would have continued
so had it not been for the weakening
influence of wheat. The weather over a
large part of the corn belt was ideal most
of the past week and the bears used
this news for hammering down values.
The decrease in the visible supply
amounted to nearly three—quarters of a
million bushels, which change aided the
bulls. A year ago the price for No. 2
corn was 720 per bu. Quotations for the
week are:

No. 2
No 2 Yellow.
Thursday . . . . . . ........... 64 65
Friday ............. 64 65
Saturday ............. 64 65
Monday .......... 64 6:.)
Tuesday .................. 63% 64%
Wednesday ............... 63 1’74 64 3,;

Oats.—Values were at an advanced
basis till Monday, when the influence of
the wheat market and corn market
worked a bearish feeling into the trade.
On the local market the dealing is quiet
and easy and the offerings are not large
nor the demand overwhelming. A year
ago the price was 51c per bu. Quotations
for the week are::

Standard.
Thursday ........... 42%;
Friday ....... ..................... 4512
Saturday . . ....................... 4:14
Monday ...................... . . . . . _
Tuesday ........................... 411/2
Wednesday ....................... 42

Beans—Nothing has happened to
change the character of the bean‘market
which, at the best, is only a nominal one
just now, the buyers and sellers being un-
able to get together and make actual
bargains. The latest news has not al-
tered the impression that a large crop
is in the hands of farmers and primary
elevator men. Quotations for the week

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1 Cash. va.
Thursday .................. $2.10 $3.00
Friday ..................... 2.10 3.00
Saturday ................... 2.10 388
Monday .................... £10 1.. r
Tuesday ...................... 0:) 2.30
\Vednesday ................. 2.05 .

Cloverseed.—This market is active. De-
mand is good and prices are about; the
same as ruled a week ago, althp the mar-
gin has not been as broad this week as
last. notations for the week are: .

Q Prime Spot. Mar. Als1ke.

‘sla .........$!i.00 $9.30 $8.00
3131325 y ........... 0,00 0.30 .900
Saturday ......... 0.00 0.30 300
Monday. ........... 8.00 0.20 3.00
'l‘ucsdav ........ ' .. 8.00 0.20 9.00
XVCdnesday ....... 8.00 9,20 8,00

Rye. illlcrcuscd offerings produced a
bearish sentiment and a decline in rye
values the past wet-k. The lower wheat
market also influenced the dealing. Cash
No. 1 is quoted at 763/ch per bu.

Visible Supply of Grain.
This week. Last week,

'Y . . . . . .2T,0(l2.(it)0 23,630,000
55.33222232: ....... 2.031.000 .0
Oats ................. 13.201000 12,741,000
1m: .................. 012,000 010,000
Barley ................ 2,702,000 3,087,000

Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.

' ‘ " rices
Ficus-Market siiong, 111th p
advanced from 20(025e. Quotations are as

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Straight ............................ . (3.13
Patent, hiichigan .................... 13.03
Ordinary Patent ..................... .1...)

n Straw.——’l‘rade steady. Carlot
prijgg nan Cirack are: No. 1 timothy, new,
3113.506014; N0. 2 timothy, $12611}; clover,
mixed, $120013; rye straw, $7frt‘7.00; wheat
and oat straw, 86.50707 per ton.

Feed. Market stranger than a week
ago. Bran. $24.50 per .on:_coni‘se ll’llrd—
(llings, $25.50; fine middlmgs, $20.30;
cracked corn, $27; coarse corn meal, $-7;
corn and oat chop, $25.50 per ton.

Potatoes.——Farmcrs are offering pota-
toes quite liberally now and values are
down. Michigan grogvn are selling in cat

. .@45c er u.
lntli’qrolvtis‘lignsr—F‘gmily pork. $256026; mess
pork, $24; medium clear. $26: kettle rend—
cred lard, 15c: pure lard, 1414c: bacon,
1760180; shoulders, 121/2c; smoked hams,
1414c; picnic hams, 121/20.

Dairy and Paultry Products. f

ten—All of the leading markets 0
thgugountry hold firm and steady in the

 

 

butter deal, as is true of the trade here.
Demand is firm and offerings are small,
with prices ruling on last week’l basis.
Quotations for the Week are: Extra
creamery, 31c per ib; firsts, 30c; dairy,
24c; packing stock, 23c.

Eggs.——The amount of eggs coming to
the market is small just now and values
are going upward, an advance of 1,4c hav-
ing been made since the report of a week
ago. Fresh eggs, case count, cases in-
cluded, are now quoted at 251,450 per doz.

Poultry.-—This market has not been sat-
isfactory. The amount of poultry coming
to the market is not large and the quality
is anything but desirable, consequently
the demand does not support an active
deal. Prices are lower than last week.
Quotations for the week are: Hens, 10@
11c; roosters, 9c; ducks, 12@13c; geese,
9c; turkeys, 15@16c; broilers, 11%@12c
per lb.

Cheese.—Steady. Michigan full cream,
160; York state, 17c; lim‘burger,161,éc;
schweitzer, 20c; brick cream, 170 per lb.

Calves—Choice to fancy, 10@11c; ordi-
nary, 8@9c per lb.

Fruits and Vegetables.

Cabbage.—Steady. Home-grown, $1
per bbl.

Onions—Domestic offerings, 70@75c per
bu; Spanish, $1.40 per crate.
Pears—Common, $1601.25 per bu.
Grapes.—Catawba, 14c; Niagara, 140
per 4-lb. basket; Concord, 16@17c per
8-l'b. basket.

Apples.—Best grades, $3@3.25 per bbl;
common, $1.50@2.50.

Cranberries. Cape Cod berries selling
at $2.25fl2.50 per bu.

Quinces.—$1@1.25 per bu.
Vegetables—Beets, 45c per bu; carrots,
50c per bu; cauliflower, $1.25 per doz;
eggplant, $1.20@1.25 per doz.; green on-
ions, 12%c per doz; green peppers, 750
per bu; lettuce, 750 per bu; mint, 25c per
doz; parsley, 25@4OC per doz; radishes.
8(010c per doz; spinach, 60c per hamper,
summer squash, 300 per box; watercress,
12356030? per doz; wax beans, $3603.25 per
us e. *

 

OTHER MARKETS

Grand Rapids.

Wheat is off 10 and other grains are
practically unchanged. Dairy butter is up
1c and eggs have made a similar advance.
In meats, dressed hogs are lower, being
quoted at 91/260100 this week. Poultry
dealers report a scarcity of turkeys, and
young stock is up 1c. In fruits, grapes
are nearly gone, some green ones selling
Tuesday morning at $1.50 per doz. 4—lb.
baskets. Apples in shipping quantities
range from 45((065c, the $1 is paid for
choicest stock in bushel lots. Keiffcrs
are the only pear left, and they are bring-
111g 60((005c. Prices on the city market
Tuesday were as follows: Potatoes, 45@
50c; head lettuce, 50c bu; leaf lettuce,
7c lb; spinach. 25c pk; endive, 35c; pars-
ley, 10c doz; radishes, 6c; cucumbers, 60c
doz; cauliflower, $1@1.50 doz; cabbage,
3060400.; celery, 121/2c.

Quotations follow:

Grain—\Vheat, $1.18; oats, 42c: corn,
64c; buckwheat, 65c per bu; rye, 64c.

Beans—Machine screened, $1.85,

Butter.——Ruying prices, Dairy, No. 1,
25c; creamery in tu'bs 0r prints, 301/2c
per

Eggs—Case count. 25c.

Apples.-45co‘65c; Keiffer pears, 6060650;
quinccs, $2 per bu; grapes, 11((0120 per 8
lb. basket.

Vegctaides—Potatoes, 4560500; onions,
50W60c per bu: cabbage, 30@40c doz;
cauliflower. $1.50W1.60 per doz; beets. 400
per bu; carrots, 40c; turnips, 35c; Hub-
bard squash, 1c lb; celery, 121/3c: vege—
table oysters, 20c doz; parsley, 100 doz;
cucumbers. 60c doz.

IIOg'S.rvlll‘(‘SSO(1, 91/36010c.

Live Poultry. Fowls, 10@11c; roosters,
(W070; turkeys. 14fii15c; spring chickens,
10@12c; spring ducks, 1040120: young
geese, 9@10c; young turkeys, 1760180.

New York.

Button—Market is steady at unchanged
values. \Vcstcrn factory firsts, 24@25c;
creamery specials. 3260321/zc.

Eggs—Firm and higher. Western firsts
to extras, Will/(13114.0; seconds, 24@26c
per doz.

Poultry. Dressed, quiet. ‘Western
chickens, 15fr121c; i‘owls, 12@160; turkeys,
1861200 per lb. llive—VVeak. Fowls,
1335c: western chickens, 131/20; turkeys,
126115c.

Potatoes—Choice stock not plentiful
and in demand at firm prices. State and
Michigan in bulk, selling at $1.50@1.87
per 180 lbs.

Grain—“’lieat, No, 2 red, 331.27% per
bu; corn. N0. 2, 691/2C for Old; oats,
mixed, 4214341420

Hay and Si‘l‘le.-——BOSt grades of timothy
lower; market fairly steady at prevailing
figures. Other kinds and straw, are
firm, with oat and wheat straw advanced.
1~la_v,timoiliy, prime, large bales. per
100 lb. 95c; No. 3 a 1, 85@02l/2c: shipping.
80¢0821/3c; packing, 5000550; clover and
clover mixed. 7040950; straw, long rye,
SMFQOc; short and tangled rye, 60c; oat
and wheat, 4560550.

 

 

 

Chicago.

fi’lieat.—~—No. 2 red, $1.19601.211/2; De-
cember, $10414; May. $10334.

Corn.~-—No. 2, 611/2C; December, 58%0;
May. 6034c.

Oats—No. 2 white, 3960400; December,
3030c: May, 41%0.

Button—Prices show a slight advance
for the week but restricted buying due to
the higher range, is giving a weaker tone
to the market. Creamerles. 261/260301/2c;
dairies, 24W28c.

Eggs.——-Market active. with the higher
grades showing a gain of 1/_.c. Prime
firsts, 27c; firsts, 25c; at mark, cases in-
cluded, 18c per doz.

Hay and Straw—Hay strong and
slightly higher. Quotations: Timothy,
choice, No. 1. $146014“); No. 2 and N0. 1
mixed, $12.50W13.50; No. 3 and No, 2
mixed, $105012; rye straw, $8@9; oat
straw, $650607: wheat straw, $550006.

Potatoes—Market weak and 3@5c lower
under excessive receipts, which are mostly

THE. MICHIGAN. * FARMER-

of undesirable quality. Good stock rather
scarce and in request at steady prices.
Choice 'to fancy now quoted at 42@45c'per
bu; fair to good, 35@40c; poor, 33@37c.

St. Louis.

Grain—Wheat, No. 2 red, $1.23%@1.24;
corn, No. 3 white, 62c; No. 3 yellow,
61c; oats, No. 2, 400; rye, No. 2, 7445c.

Hay.—Timothy and clover-mixed con-
tinue quiet, with offerings still ahead of
the demand. High-grade clover scarce
and ready sale. Alfalfa coming in more
freely. Timothy, No. 1, selling at $14@
15.50 per ton; No. 2, $12@13; No. 3, $9@
10; clover, No, 1, $14@16; No. 2, $13;
clover mixed, $11@13.50; alfalfa quotable
at $17 for No. 1 and $156016 for No. 2.

Potatoes—Offerings of northern-grown
Stock are liberal and, with buyers holding
off, the market is dull and weak, even
the best stock meeting slow sale. Prices
are fully 5c lower than a week ago, with
northern in car lots on track quoted at
37@400 for unripe and rough, to 48@500
for fancy, smooth, well-matured stock.

 

 

Boston.

. WOOL—The attention of the wool dealers
is now being absorbed in the coming crop
from the southern hemisphere, but the
dealing in demestic goods is active con-
sidering the small amount of wool in the
bins of dealers. Prices are firm and
sellers are making them, reduced bids for
raw material not being considered by
holders. Quotations for leading domestic
grades are: Ohio and Pennsylvania
fleeces—XX, 370; No. 1 washed, 40@41c;
No. 2 washed, 40c; fine unwashed, 27@28c;
half blood combing, 37c; three-eighths
blood combing, 36@37c; quarter blood
combing, 34@35c; deiaine washed. 4017.0
410; delaine unwashed. 33@34c. Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and New York fleeces——
Fine unwashed, 25@26c; delaine unwash-
ed, 3160320; half blood unwashed, 3460350;
three-eighths blood unwashed, 34@350;
quarter blood, 33@34c.
Eigin.

Butter—Market firm at 31c per 1b.,
which is last week’s price. Sales for the
week amounted to 657,400 lbs., compared
with 679,200 lbs. for the previous week.

THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Buffalo.
November 1, 1909.
(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,
New York Central Stock Yards,
East Buffalo, 'N. Y.)

 

 

Receipts of sale stock here today as
follows: Cattle, 205 loads; sheep and
lambS, 21,400 head; hogs, 20,800 head;
calves, 1,800.

The cattle market today was more ac-
tive than last week on all kinds and
prices were strong. Cow stuff sold better
today. The run from western markets
today was not as heavy as last week but
there was a heavy run in Chicago today
and that may force some on this market.
W'e do not look for much change in prices
for a week or two. Cows, fresh, and
springers sold from $2005 per head lower
than a week ago.

We quote: Best export steers, $6.50@
7; best 1.200 to 1.300—lb. shipping steers,
$6606.25; best 1,100 to 1,200—lb. do., $5.40
€05.65; medium 1,050 to 1.150-lb. steers,
$4.75@5; light butcher steers, 5812500450;
best fat cows, (few fancy 5c). $4.25fr04.50;
fair to good, $3.25@3.75; trimmers, $2fi0
2.25; best fat heifers. $475005; fair to
good do., 827560425; common (10., $3.25@
3.50; best feeding steers. 800 to 900 lb.
dchorned, 8144060400: 700 to 750~lb. de—
horned stockers, $3.75rfi‘4: 000 to 650—1b.
do., $3.25@3.50; little common stockers,
”9,603.25; rbest bulls, $4.256!“4.75; bologna
bulls, $3.40fi03.60; stock bulls, Sig/«7825;
best fresh cows and springers, $486058;
fair to good do., $32Q‘42; common do.,
$236028.

The hog market opened 560100 lower
on the good weight mixed, and about
steady on yorkers and pigs. About every-
thing is sold that got yarded in time for
the market. Prospects only fair.

“’e quote: Mixed. medium and heavy,
$700608; best yorkers, ”85607.90; light
yorkers, $7.70fi‘7.80; pigs, $7.50@7.55;
roughs, $725,071“); sings, $6006.50.

The lamb market this morning opened
active but closed easy with about ten
loads going over unsold. “'e look for
about steady prices the balance of the
week.

1V0 quote: Rest lambs, $6.80fl600;
fair to good, $6.50fi0675; culls, $550006;
skin culls, $4005; yearlings, $5605.25;
wethers. 11147500485; ewes, $4004.25; cull
sheep. $2fi03.

Heavy calves suffered a decline today
of fully 50c per hundred and they were
hard to sell.

\Vc quote: Best calves, $275009; fair
to good, $6.50607.50; heavy, $4@4.50; grass
calves, $3@3.25.

 

Chicago,
November 1. 1.009.

Cattle. lrlogs. Sheep.

Received today ......32,000 29,000 35,000
Same day last year..17..0(ifi 25...“:3 21.625
Received last week ..05.335 109.981 131.272
Same week last year.56.598 160.051 81.102
(“attic were rushed to market week be-
fore. last in such greatly excessive num-
bers that prices suffered sharp declines
except for the limited offerings of strictly
prime heavy bceves. The break in values
caused greatly diminished receipts last
week, and the decline was mostly recov—
ered, sales being largely 25c higher. Fed
steers went largely at $5.25607.50, there
being the usual lack of choice beeves. and
on Monday out of total receipts of 26.4.00
head none were prime enough to sell
above $8.70. The poorer grassy steers
went for $4005, and on Wednesday there
were fair sales at $8.90@9.10, the best
steers selling at the highest prices re-
corded On the open market since 1882,
when the top was $9.30. Butcher stock
moved up with steers, and good sales
were made of cows and heifers at $3.25@
5.50, a few prime heifers going at $6@6.50,
Canners and cutters had a fair sale at $2
((03.20, while bulls sold at $2.50@5, calves
at $2.50@8.50 and milkers and springers

 

 

. nov. 6. 1909.

at $25@65. Stockers and feeders were
active, stockers selling at $2.90@4.50 and
feeders at $3.90@5.3o. The call was
mainly for a good class of feeders, and
not enough of these were offered, not
much being done above $5. Western range
cattle arrived freely and shared in the
advance of natives, there being a. good
sale of range steers at $4@7.60 and of
cows and heifers at $3@5.10. The top
figure for range steers broke all high rec-
ords for car lots. Range stockers and
feeders were taken at $3.25@4.75. The
range shipping season is nearing a close,
and after these cattle are all in there
will be a much better chance for owners
of natives of a corresponding class.

Today, Monday, cattle were in exces-
sive supply, and while the limited prime
offerings went at steady prices, other
natives were very hard to sell, prices be-
ing largely 10@15c lower. About 9,000
western rangers arrived, and these were
nearly or quite steady.

Hogs have been marketed sparingly here
and elsewhere for still another week, and
decidedly too few choice heavy butchering
lots were oifered to meet the urgent local
demand. This tended to make a stronger
market, despite the continued restricted
eastern shipping demand, and advances
occurred on several days. Naturally, the
limited percentage of prime swine with
weight led the upward movements. but
medium grades also moved up, being
taken frequently as substitutes, and even
swine of ordinary grading sold higher.
Grassy light mixed lots were discrimi~
nated against by buyers, however, and
the opinion of the best judges is unani~
mously against marketing growing younz.r
hogs before maturity, as the great scar~
city of stock hogs everywhere \points un~
mistakably to high markets for manv
months yet. The average weight of last
week's receipts was increased to 228 lbs...
compared with 207 lbs. a year ago and
253 lbs. two years ago. Today, Monday,
hogs sold at $7.25@8.05, closing lower.

Sheep and lambs have been coming to,

market for still another week in liberal
numbers, rangemen hurrying forward
consignments. as bad weather will Shortly
cut them off. These flocks were much
poorer in average quality than earlier in
the season, as they consisted largely of
thin ewes and sheep that were not con—
sidered as desirable for carrying thru the
winter, and they sold low. Natives, too.
were largely ordinary in quality, and
many farmers will regret later on that
they failed to make their holdings fat be—
fore selling. Ewes have been selling at
$2004.40, wethers at $4@4.60, bucks and
stags at $2.50@3.50 and yearlings at $4.50
((05.50. Lambs sold anywhere from $3.75
@090, with the best range lambs going
at $6.80 and feeder lambs bringing $6@
6.65. Breeding ewes were taken moder-
ately at $4605.25. and feeders paid $1.75@
3.25 for ewes, $3.75@4.25 for wet'hers and
$4.50@5 for yearlings. Sheep and lambs
have declined sharply, but were active
and firm today.

Horses were marketed freely last week,
and while common ones were slow to find
buyers, good animals had a satisfactory
outlet at firm prices. As usual, the best
sellers were heavy drafters around $22560
250 per head, while ice companies bot
1.400 to 1,500-l‘b. horses freely at $15060
200. Expressers sold briskly at $165(r0200
and occasionally up to $225, while wagon
horses 'had a large sale at $140@1,75. Log»
gcrs and feeders were active at $170@225,
and drivers sold on a basis of $150fl200,
with not many going near the top tivgure.

_ .

LIVE STOCK NOTES.

 

The Chicago packers have firmly re-
sisted all attempts upon the part of sellers
to place hogs on a higher level, and when—
ever the best droves sell around $8 per
100 lbs. they present a solid front in on—
posing advances. The highest price of the
year, $8.65, was paid in September, since
which time sales have been generally be—
low $8, with the poorer kinds selling at a
big discount, for weight is greatly wanted
and brings a large premium. There is
such an unusual scarcity of lard every—
where. abroad. as well as in this country,
that the packers want for more heavy
lard hogs than are coming on the market.
and these are usually first to advance and
the, last to decline. Even heavy sows
have recently sold very near the top of
the market. greatly to the surprise of
country shippers. who had seen them sell
for some time about 25c per 100 lbs. below
prime butcher hogs. Invariably the very
worst sellers of all are the thin light—
weight grassy hogs, which are 'bot by
killers only under protest. for the packers
are bitterly opposed to marketing of these
immature hogs and are thereby seriously
cutting into the future supply of matured
swine. It is going to take a long time to
bring the breeding of hogs for the market
up to a normal standard. and the farmers
will best consult their own interests by
breeding as many sows as usual, for corn
and hogs are famous money makers.
There is a growing scarcity of provisions,
and recently October pork sold in the
Chicago market about $10 per barrel
higher than a week ago.

Prices for fat heavy hogs are greatly
strengthened by the dearness of lard and
all other fats. Oleostearine has beensell-
mg at 20c _a lb., the highest price in many
years, while compound lard has recently
advanced sharply. Cottonseed is high and
Will doubtless continue so during the
YPFH‘.

Good dairy COWS have been selling ex-
tremely well latelv. At the recent auction
sale at Gilberts, Illinois, prices ruled very
high for all good cows. and buyers came
Prepared to pay a good premium for cows
that had a good record. Dairy farmers
are no longer satisfied with ordinary
milkers, having learned from actual ex-
perience that a good cow does not eat
any more than a cheap one, while a scrub
is dear at any cost. All good milkers
and springers coming on the Chicago
market for the past three months have
met with an active demand, and many
more prime ones than were offered could
have been sold at high prices. Milk sells
high, and butter is unusually high.

 

 

 


   

 

 

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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

October 28, 1909.
Thursday’s Market.
Cattle.

Market steady at last

Receipts, 1,167.
Stockers

week’s close. Quality common.
and feeders active.

We quote: Extra dry-fed steers and
heifers, $5@6; steers and heifers, 1.000

to 1,200, $4.50@5; steers and heifers, 800
to 1,000, $4@4.25; grass steers and heifers
that are fat, 800 to 1.000, $4@4.25; grass

steers and heifers that are fat, 500 to 700,

$3.50@3.75; choice fat cows, $3.75@4; good
fat cows, $3.50@3.75; common cows, $2.50
@275; cannerS, $1.25@2; choice heavy
$3.75@4; fair to good bolognas,
bulls, $3.25@3.50; stock bulls, $3; clinice
feeding steers, 800 to 1,000, $4@4.25; fair
feeding steers, 800 to 1,000, $3.75@4; chmce
stockers, 500 to 700, $3.50@3.7r; fair stock-
ers, 500 to‘700, $3.25@3.50; stock heifers,
$2.50@3; milkers, large, young, medium
age. $40@60; common milkers, $25@35.

‘ Bishop, B. & H. sold Bresnahan 2 stock-
ers av 400» at $3, 17 do av 580 at $3.35, 2
canners av 85 at $2, 1 bull weighing 1,360
at $3.75; to Rattkowsky 4 butchers av 580
at $3.25, 4 do av 585 at $3.25, 2 do av
400 at $3; to Hammond, S. & Co. 5 do
av 592' at $3, 1 cow weighing 900 at $3, 7
do av 853 at $2.30; to Mich. B. Co. 1 do
weighing 880 at $2.50, 2 do av 1,035 at $3.
3 butchers av.916 at $3.25, 3 steers av 900
at $4.50; to Bondine 11 stockers av 680 at
$3.25; to Stone 11 do av 545 at $3.50; to
Austin 4 heifers av 442 at $3; to Richard-
son 2 stockers av 560 at $340, 4 do av 590
at $3.45; to Hupp 11 butchers av 633 at
$3.50, 4 do av 567 at $3.25; to Sullivan P.
Co. 2 cows av 55 at $3.25, 6 do av 790 at
$2.35; to Stone 6 stockers av 500 at $3.25;
to Crippen 1 feeder weighing 830 at $4.25,
23 d0 av 885 at $4.25; to Schunian 3 butch—
crs av 450 at $3; to Greene 5 feeders av
746 at $3.25, 16 do av 730 at $3.75: to Ham—
mond, S. & Co. 25 steers av 870 at $4; to
Richardson 8 stockci‘s av 575 at $3.50: to
Esclirich 4 steers av 500 at $3.15; to Er—
ban 2 butchers av 500 at $3.15, 2 do av
625 at $3. .

Spicer, M. & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 27
cows and heifers av 900 at $4.30, 28 steers
av 850 at $4.15, 29 do av 894 at $4.15: t_o
Bresnahan 1 canner weighing 810 at $2.25,
1 bull weighing 1,650 at $4. 4 cannons
av 712 at $2, 1 do weighing 630 at $1.25,
7 stockers av 517 at $3.25; to Rattkowsky
8 butchers av 646 at $3.25. 2 cows Vav
1.085 at $3.25; to Regan 6 butchers av_ 516
at $3.25; to McDonald 2 hulls av 845 at

$3; to Hammond. S. & (‘0. 1 hcifcr Weigh—

ing 1,000 at $4.50. 2 steers av 1,025 Pat
$4.50; to Greene 4 stockers av 690 at $3.50;
to Sclilischer 13 butchers av 718 at $3.50.
4 cows av 837 at $2.75; to chsnahan 8
do av‘1,062 at $3, 10 do av 907 at $2.50;
to Regan 13 heifers av 565 at $3.30; to
Richardson 3 stockers av 533 at $3.25; to

Hammond, S. & (.‘o. 2 bulls av 1,250 at
$3.75. 2’ do av 950 at $3.75, 2 steers av

F0 ; $4.50.
91Rolct Com. (‘o. sold Mich. R. Co. 10
butchers av 933 at $3.25: to chsnahan 8
stockcrs av 570 at $3.35: to chrtcnbach
Bros. 15 heifcrs av 700 at $3.50, 17 do av
786 at $3.75: to Rattkowsky 1_cow wmgh-
ing 1.000 at $3.25. 2 (lO'av 750 at $3; to
Kamman R. (‘o. 12 stccrs av 964 at $4.85.
7 do av 800 at $1.10: to Stonc 14 stockcrs
av 500 at $3.40: to Rl't‘Slltllllln 8 cows av
856 at 2.25; to hitch. R. Co. 2 cow and
bull av 1,050 at $3.50. 6 cows av 1,018 at
$3.50. 2 do av 885 at $3; to Rush 28 qufk‘
crs av 610 at $3.60. 2 do av 580 at $3.65, 3
do av 633 at $3.65; to Regan 20 butchers
av 5-49 at $3.25, 2 do av 550 at $3.10; to
Newton R. (‘o. 4 do av 895 at $433 do av
666 at $3.40, 10 do av 636 at $3.60; to
Kamman .13 steers av 850 at. $1.25.
Haley sold Breitenbach Bros. S cows
' 45 at .230.
3\nge 5013 Goose S cows av 831 at $2.80.
Johnson sold Lowcnstein 31 stockcrs
av 600 at $3.80, 1 bull weighing 860 at
$3{ya-icy sold Hammond. S. & Co. 7 butch—
ci‘s avA736 at $4, 1 bull Weighing 980 at
$3.65. 1 heifcr weighing 730 at $3.75.
Sandall 8; T. sold same 2 cows av 1,125
at $3.75.
Bohn sold some 10 butchcrs av 863
at $4.25, 6 do av 760 at $3.75, 2 bulls av
1.075 at $3.25, 10 cows av 990 at. .325.
Haley sold Brcsnahan 9 butchers av
566 at $3.40, 2 cows av 1,010 at $3.10, 2
do av 895 at $2.65.
Same sold Robb
3.50.
Haley sold Hupp 2 bulls av 625 at $3.10.
Same sold Fronn 5 hcifcrs av 622 at
l"
$2S12me sold Sullivan P. (.‘o. 6 butchers
av 640 at $3.50. 6 do av 583 at $3.50, 1
stccr weighing 930 at $4, 13 butchers av
761 at $3.60, 5 do av 806 at $3.75.
Johnson sold same 4 do av 780 at $425,
2 steers av 1,145 at $6.
Veal Calves.

7' ts, 433. Market steadv at last
wickc'gmopening. Best, $7..50@8; others,
$4(?1‘>7: milch cows and sprmgers steady.

Johnson sold Sullivan P. Co. 2 av 110
9>.
athzfillz—iiier sold Fitzpatrick _8 av 150 at $7,
Duelle sold same 8 av.125 at $7.50. .
Chenev & H. sold Breitcnbach 1 weigh-
ing 150 in $5. 7 av 140 at $7.50, r
Kendall sold Mich. B; Co. 2 av 13., at
$7.75, 21 av 145 at $7.75. _ r:-
Roe Corn. Co. sold McGuire 6 av 15.) at
$8 1 weighing 120 at $7: to Goose .13 av
250 at $3; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 weighing
.25.
“gtzphsgns sold Burnstine 14 av 180 at $8,
Haley sold same 2 av 210 at $4.50, 1

6 stockers av 583 at

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

A ams sold same 5 av 125 at $7.25.
Hewley & S. sold same 3 av 150 at $7.25.
Spicer, M. a R. sold Breitenbach Bree.

7 av 155 at $7.50; to Mich. B. Co. 3 av

125 at $7.50; to Rattkowsky 1 weighing

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

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

155 at $5. -
Tubbs & S. sold Rattkowsky 2 av 210

at $6, 4 av 155 at $7.

Prucka sold same 6 av 150 at $7.50. _
Vlgagner sold Newton B. Co. 2 av 13:)
at 8.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts, 3,223. Market steady at last
week’s opening prices. Feeders in active
demand.

Best lambs, $6; fair to good lambs,
$5.50@6; light to,common lambs, 554.5060
5.25; fair to good sheep, $3.50@4; culls
and common, $2@3.

Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co. 55 lambs
av 70 at $5.75, 33 sheep av 88 at $3.25; to
Sullivan P. Co. 29 do av 75 at $3. 10 lambs
av 67 at $5.50, 135 do av 83 at $6.25; to
Thompson Bros. 34 sheep av 90 at $3.25,
21 do av 110 at $3.50, 10 lambs av 69 at
$5.25; to Barlage 35 do av 65 at $5.50.

'Haley sold Mich. B. CO. 36 lambs av 68
at $6, 13'do av 55 at $5.25, 65 do av 60
at $5.25.

Wagner sold Newton B. Co. 14 lambs
av 70 at $5.50.

Haley sold same 2 do av 85 at $6, 8
sheep av 125 at $4.

Spicer, M. & R. sold Stocker 29 lambs
av 85 at $4.75; to Noble 45 do av 65 at $6;
to Mich. B. CO. '12 sheep av 100 at $3.25;
to Sullivan P. Co, 9 lambs av 90 at $6.40.
2 do av 95 at $6.40; to Newton B. Co. 25
do av 85 at $6.25; to Charlick & L. 57
feeders av 65 at $5.75; to Fitzpatrick
Bros. 49 sheep avx75 at $4.75: to Mich. B.
Co. 25 do av 110 at $3.60; to Brown 42
lambs av 73 at $6.15.

Bergin & W. sold Hammond. S. & Co.
6 sheep av 75 at $2, 18 do av 110 at $3.50,
18 lambs av 75 at $6.25.

Cl$ieney & H. sold same 32 do av 82

t 6

sold Fitzpatrick 8 sheep av
15 do av 60 at $4, 68 lambs av

Kalah er

77 at $6.

Duelle sold same 22 sheep av 90 at $3.25.

Johnson sold Young 12 sheep av 110
at $3, 37 lambs av 80 at $5.75.

Adams sold Barlage 9 sheep av 105 at
2.50, 24 lambs av 80 at $6.10.

Hogs.

Receipts, 4,675. Market steady at last
week’s priccs.

Range of priccs: Light to good Dutch-
crs. $7.50m/‘7Ji5; pigs. $7.15@7.25; light
yorkci‘s, $7.35fi1750; stags, 1/3 off.

Spicer, M. & R. sold Parker, W. & Co.
3 av 190 at $7.70, 52 av 185 at $7.65,
115 av 170 at $7.60, 94 av 165 at $7.50, 29
av 150 at $7.45.

Sundry shippers sold same 400 av 170
at $7.60.

Spicer, M. & R.
75 av 155 at $7.50.

Roe Com. (‘0. sold same 36 av 175 at
$7.65, 64 av 170 at $7.60, 79 av 165 at $7.50.

sold Sullivan P. Co.

Bishop, R. & 11. sold Hammond, S. &
(‘0. 1,640 av 165 at $7.60, 307 av 180 at
$7.65, 265 av 150 at $7.50, 243 av 140 at
$7.40, 78 av 160 at. $7.45. 130 av 130 at

$7.30, 235 av 180 at $7.55.
Mayer sold same 75 av 200 at $7.75.
Miirket closed about 50 higher than last
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Friday’s Market. ,
October 29, 1909.
Cattle.

There was a fair rim of cattle at the
Michigan (‘cntral Stock Yards Friday and
the ti‘adc was active at 'l‘hiu'sday's prim-s
for all grades. Spicer & lit-:ison topped the
markct by sclling the Sullivan Packing

(‘o. 18 good butcher stcci's, averaging
1,064 pounds, for $4.65.
Milch cows and springcrs steady.
'Dry—fcd stccrs and hcifci‘s. $5575.30:

steers and licifcrs, 1.000 to 1.200. 931.5070
5; steers and heifers, 800 to 1,000, $l((t‘~l.25;
grass stems and hcifcrs that arc fat, 7’00
to 1,000, $4014.25; grass stccrs and hcifcrs
that are fat. 500 to 700, 553.50.403.75; ('lloicn-
fat cows, $3.75fii4; good fat cows, 33.5071)
3.65; common cows. $2.5Ml'2.75: canncrs,
$1.25fi‘2; choice heavy bulls. $375694; fair
to good bolognas, bulls. $3.25fi'r3.50: stock
bulls, $3; choice fecding steers, 800 to
1.000, $4604.25; fair feeding steers, 300 to
1.000, $375614; (-lioicc stockcrs. 500 to 700,
.3_5in‘."..75: fair stockci‘s, 500 to 700. $3.25
fii3.50; stock heifers, $250613; niilkci's,
largo, young,’n'n‘diuui age, $404260; com—
mon milkcrs, $256135.

Bishop. B. & ll. sold Erbun 13 butchers
:lv 800 at $4, 1 cow wcighing 1.050 at.
$3.60; to Richardson 2 stockcrs av 075
at $3; to l‘lrban 3 do av 480 at $3.10; to
Sullivan P. Go. 4 stcci‘s av 870 at $4, 6
butchcrs av 825 at $3.50, 6 cows av 990
at $2.75, 3 bulls av 723 at $3. 2 heifers
av 700 at $3.50, 3 steers av 903 at $4.25,
3 cows av 1.000 at $3: to Markowitz 2
cows av 1.150 at $3.50. 5 butchers 21v 804
at $3.5; to (loose 5 do My 684 at $3.50;
to Cree-no 4 fw’ulors av 705 at $4.

Spiccr. M. 8: it. sold McDonald 6 stock—
crs av 555 at $3.20: to Richardson 2 food—
crs av 720 at $3.75; to Hammond, S. &
Co. 1 bull weighing 1,110 at $3.75, 1 do
weighing 1.060 at $3.70: to (lrceuc 2 bulls
av 700 at $3.10, 8 stockcrs av 537 at $3.50.
4 do av 625 at $3.50. 1 fccdcr weighing
730 at $3.70: to VVilkie 3 stockers nv 553
at $3: to Greene 1.0 feeders av 768 at $3.65;
to Sullivan P. (‘o. 2 stcers av 855 at $1.
7 butcbcrs av 530 at $3.35, 18 stccrs av
1.064 at $4.65; to Jones 5 do av 986 at $4:
to Bresnahan 3 canners av 600 at $2.25;
to Hunt 3 cows av 790 at $3, 7 heifers
av 480 at $3.20.

McMullcn sold Sullivan P. (’0. 3 bulls
av 1,076 at $3.50. 2 canners av 885 at $2.25.

Haley sold VVilkie 5 cows and bulls av
800 at $2.75.

Same sold Bresnahan 2 cows av 865
at $2.
Same sold Erban 20 butchers av 608
at $3.45.

Veal Calves.

The veal calf trade was 256115073 lower
than on Thursday. the bulk of sales for
best grades being at $7.50. Garrett Casey,
of Marshall, had five cftra good ones that
Bishop. B. & H. sold to the Sullivan
Packing (To. for $8.25. '

Best grades, $7@8.25; others, $4@6.50.

This. MICHIGAN ‘PARMER.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. & Co.
10 av 134 at $6.50; to Hammond, S. & Co.»
11 av 125 at $7, 4 av 155 at $7.25. 9 av 140‘
at $7.50, 2 av 110 at $6, 7 av 140 at $7.50;
to Greene 28 av 140 at $6.75, 22 av 150 at
$7.50, 14 av 145 at $7.25; to Powers 10
av 131 at $7.25, 5 av 150 at $4, 17 av 140
at $7; to SullivantP. Co. 5 av 180 at $8.25.

Spicer. & R. sold Friedman 10 av
120 at $6.65; to Hammond. S. & Co. 6 av
125 at $6.50, 1 weighing 110 at $5, 1 weigh-
ing 170 at $7. 3 av 145 at $7.50.

McMullen Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co.
18 av 160 at $7.75.

Lucke sold Parker, W. &. Co. 5 av 130

at $7.50. ,
Sheep and Lambs. .

The sheep and lamb trade was fairly
active, but at a decline of 25c a hundrcd
from Thursday, nothing bringing over
$6.25. Prices:

Best lambs, $6.25; fair to good lambs.
$5.50@5.75; light to common lambs, $4.50
((05.25; fair to good sheep, $3.50@4; culls
and common, $2703.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Greene 51 sheep
av 85 at $3.50, 30 (10 av 85 at $4. 14 do
av 80 at $3.25, 6 do av 75 at $2; to Powers
10 do av 107 at $3, 5 lambs av 80 at $6;
to Johnson 221 feeding lambs av 65 at $6.
55 do av 73 at $6.25; to Mich. B. Co. 30
sheep av 60 at $3.75; to Pratt & R. 93 do
av 110 at $3; to Hammond. S. & Co. 32
lambs av 50 at $4.50; to Sullivan P. CO.
31 sheep av 100 at $2.50.

Spicer & R. sold Sullivan P. Co. 19
sheep av 95 at $2.25; to Hammond, S. &
Co. 9 lambs av 85 at $6.25; to Mich. B.
CO. 90 do av 60 at $6.

Lucke sold Parker, 1V. & Co, 18 sheep
av 95 at $3.25, 51 lambs av 73 at $6.

McMullen Com. Co. sold Hammond, S.
& Co. 34. sheep av 90 at $3.75.

Hogs.

The 110g trade was active at Thursday's
advance. Prices: .

Light to good butchers, $7.50@7.75; pigs,
$7.15@7.25; light yorkcrs, $7.35@7.50;
Stags, 111 off.

Bishop. B. & H. sold Parker. \V. & Co.
61 av 155 at $7.65, 488 :iv 180 at $7.70, 122
av 150 at $7.60, 85 (10 av 145 at $7.50.

Spicer & R. sold Sullivan P. Co. 97
av 185 at $7.75, 10 av 220 at $7.75, 90 av
150 at $7.60.

McMullen Com. Co. sold Hammond, S.
& Co. 178 av 155 at $7.65.

 

VETERINARY.

(Continued from page 375).
good results as any remedy- you can ap-
ply. An application every five or Six
days will be often enough. It is always
good practice to give dram (loses of iodide.
of potassium once or twice a day.

Lump-Jaw.~’l‘hree—year—old cow has
a large bunch on upper jaw which start—
ed to grow last summer and it must havc
been quite painful, for she disliked to
have us handle it. The bunch must bc
deep for, besides discharging out over
face, she discharges from nose on one
side. The bunch seems to be growing and
getting worse all the time and I have
thot it should be treatcd at once. (‘ow
does not appear sick. S. 11., Cadillac.
Mich—Your cow is incurable. Besides
she is undesirable to kccp with other
cattle for fear of infccting them. You
have dclayed treatment too long and it
will not pay you to treat her now.

Stomach “firms—1 have two 2-ycar-
old colts that I believe have stomaci
worms. ()ne of them appears to be losing
its mane: both sworn to have good appe-
tite. J. 71., llillsdale. Mich—Give cach
colt a tablespoonful of turpentine in 8
ozs. swcct oil twice a week for two
wccks. You should drcnch Ihcm with
considcrablc care for four of a portion
of thc (ll‘l‘llt‘ll going down winllpipc and
bringing on bronchial pneumonia.

Aculw indigwstion~.\lnloniin:ll Absccss.
.,,[ huvo :1 niuro that had :‘1 bad attack
of acute indigcstion last spring; tho Vct.
tappcd her and shc sccniml to rccovcr
from the attack. but an absrwss formed
which has not yet bcalcd. ’l‘l-is more is
very thin. A. 1.. (1., ('li‘ti‘nnvillc. Mich.—
1n ordci' to cl't‘cct a curc in such :1 cnsc
it. will be ncwossnrv to cut down to bot-
tom of :ibsccss and obtain as poi-foot a
drainagc to it as possilllo. This is work

 

that a v4‘~lci‘in:ii'lun should do: throw-fore
1 suggcsl that you call onc to tin-at your
mare. You should also givi- hcr :l tonic.
such as fluid extract g«--i'1ti:in. 1 oz. fluid
cxtract cinchtma, 1;} o7... tincturo nux
vomica. 1 din. two or thru- tinit-s :1 day.

.~'\l’mplc\',\'.—T would like to know what
was wrong with my hog and tho cause
of dcalh‘? T'luvc flvn', Weighing about U"),
lbs. ouch. that havo bci-n but all tln- corn
thcv would cat; :11 noon onc of them rc-
fuscd his food and soon womnicncwl to

jcrk all over; soon lost control of bodv.

fcll over and soon diod. (‘, 1\.. North
Star. “11(‘11.’ -.\ small l‘lfloll vcssol burst
in brain, which cuuscd dcntli. Drugs cut

no figure in the treatment of such an ail—
mcnt. 11 is possiblc that if you fccd loss
corn and givc tho hogg- morc cxcrcisc
they will thrive bt-ttor.
Sim-kingw—(‘ondition T)0\\'11(‘l'.~-T would
likc to know what to do far :i more that
stocks in all four logs? Shc is in good
ficsh, cats plcntv, but porspiros casily. T
would also liko to know how to prcpui‘c :1.
good home condition powdci‘ for my livc
stock that is not cxpcnsvc. \l'. 11..
taguc. Micli.—Givc your mare tablespoon—
ful or two at :1 dose of the following
compound powder which, by tho way. is
vci‘v useful and not an cxpcnsivc stock
tonic and conditioncr. 0f coursc, thcrc

‘nre many otbcr formulas that are better.

but thcy are costly: therefore. in all my
prescriptions thru this dcpartnicnt T avoid
prcscribing vory oypcnsivc drugs and
scriims. unless it is absolutely necessary.
Powdered sulfate iron. ground gcntian.
ground gingcr. powdered cinchona. bicar—
bonatc soda and powdcrcd rosin. cuual
parts by weight. and mixed thoroly. This
you will not find expensive and a useful
remedy for you to give unthrifty stock.
Rlicumatisni-——1.umbago.~Plcase tcll mo
what to do for a sow that was takcn
lame in one fore leg about a wcck ago.
Now she is lumc in all four quartcrs. It
sccms hard work for her to got up and
after she walks a few moments is loss
stiff. but after a while gets stiff if al~
lowed to stand. H. M., Salem, Mich.—You

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393

have perhaps been, feeding your sow too
much corn andnot enough oats and green
food. Give her 9;, lb. sulfate magnesia or
4 ozs. castor oil to purge her—give this
quantity daily until her bowels move
three or four times a day. Apply equal
parts turpentine, aqua ammonia and
freely. Also give 15 grs. salicylate soda
sweet oil to back and swollen joints once
a day.

Fracture—Paralysis in Tail—My two-
year-old heifer met with an accident last
July. Her back bone was injured and the
point of injury is about six inches from
end of tail. The snag penetrated the
bone—I applied home healing remedies
which appeared to act nicely. Eyer since
the wound healed this cow has had no use
of her tail. \Vould you advise me to
brood a cow of this kind, and if so would
she not have trouble at calving time?
L. D. C., Twining, Mich—Your cow will
never regain the use of her tail. There
must have been a misplaccmcnt of the
vertebra affecting t'he spinal cord, which
always produces a complete paralysis.
It will make no great diffcrcnce about
her calving only that it would be Ibetter
to amputate her tail high up on account
of cleanliness.

Barrenncss—I have a 14-year—old mare
that proved to be a good brood mare up to
two years ago, at which time she got
loose and ate a large quantity of grain
which appeared to sicken her and brot
on a miscarriage of a foul three months
old; since then she has failed to get with
foal. What had I better do for her? J.

Hastings, Mich—It is doubtful
whether your mare will ever breed again;
however, if she has no vaginal discharge,
and I presume she has none or you would
have mentioned it, dissolve 3 025. baking
soda in 3 (its. of tepid watcr and wash
out vagina. witlitliis quantity once a day
for ten days. This is best done thru a
small rubber tube with funnel on end.
Also give 30 drops of carbolic acid in a.
quart of water mixed with feed once a

day for 20 days.
GHFth.-—-My 7-ycar-old cow has been
giving thick, lumpy milk from one teat

and the quartcr of udder is caked. “'hat
shall I do for her? W. H. N., Shelby,
Mich—Apply iodine ointment to caked
udder once a day and give 1 dr. iodide

of potassium at a dose in food three times
a day.

 

 

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THE BOX PACKAGE—ITS USE AND
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If you are at all acquainted with the
market for apples you know that the box
as a package for carrying fruit to the
consumer, is becoming more popular. But
this does not argue that in every in-
stance that boxes are substituted for the
barrel that the grower trying it will suc-
ceed by the change. . Success will be al-
together dependent upon the conditions.
The barrel is the product of the east and
the box the product of the west. Those
using fruit from the west are in the habit
of getting that fruit in boxes, but on the
other hand if the consumer uses eastern
apples he no doubt will be in favor of
the barrels, and there are cases known
where the boxes have been unjustly dis-
criminated against. The matter was well
put by Prof. S. W. Fletcher, now of Vir-
ginia, but former head of the horticul-
tural department of the Michigan Agri-
cultural College. His address before the
last meeting of the American Pomological
Society is abreviated in the following sen-
tences:

The most distinctive thing, next to
spraying, is fruit packages. A traveler
from the Old Country notices how spray-
ing had been developed and the use of
different packages. Tw‘enty—five years
ago packages were made of rough ‘boards,
but today light and attractive packages
are in use. In nothing have we made
greater advance. There were three steps:
First. the, advent of gift package; sec—
ond. the advent of smaller packages, and
third, matter of uniformity, especially
regarding apples and strawberries, the.
most cosmopolitans of all fruits. The
apple barrel has been long the standard
package, because it is easy to pack. It
grew up in the cast. The apple box is a
western innovation where soft wood pre-
dominates. The box is easily handled and
can get thru the customs. Boxes have
always been used for apples, but not
until the Pacific “'estcrn apples came
cast did the box come to the front. This
was due to great distance the fruit must
travel. A package takes up the least
space and besides the pine, spruce and
fir of the west were not adapted to make
barrels. Only very substantial fruit was
shipped. The transportation charges
were heavy. It is not wise to copy meth-
ods of a region where cultural and trans-
portation conditions are different. A
bushel box of fruit may or may not be
more convenient than a barrel of fruit.
Apple barrels cost 2:? to 40 cents each.
Years ago 20 cents was the cost. Boxes
vary from (i, 7 to 8 cents a bushel box.
This is much cheaper than a barrel.
Some pay 2] cents for a box. A barrel
holds three bushels. Some pay 14 cents
for a box, the cost depending on the 10-
cality. Eastern boxes are not as cheap
as western, as eastern timber is not as
plentiful as western. It also costs more
to pack a bushel box of apples than a
barrel. The unskilled man can pack a
barrel of fruit, but not a box. In the east
the future of box—[melting depends on
large growers and co-opcrative associa—
tions. In the West packing is done by
gangs of men. In export trade a box
gets across the water best. in barrels
smaller sizes can be used. but not so in
the, boxes. Smaller apples do not pack
well in boxes. You could not pack lop—
sided apples in a box, only the best fruit
is adapted to the box. Failures are due
to the box being a new proposition. Bar-
rels have bcen used for fifty, seventy—five
or a hundred years. Buyers and growers
do not favor the new packages. It dc~
pends on what the market wants to which
the growers are shipping. Poor packing
causes failures. A box package repre-
sents the ideal and the smaller package
will become the more important. Hard-
wood is scareer than soft wood, so the
prices of barrels will increase. “’0 will
have paper and celluloid boxes. The
whole question, however, is one as to
local adaption.

ORCHARD SANITATION.

 

We may not have looked at certain or-
chard practices as the physician looks at.
the cleanliness of the home, but when
reduced to its last analysis, our inter-
ference with the life history of the many
pests that create trouble in the orchards,
is nothing more than getting sanitary
surroundings for the production of fruit.
And the idea is one of growing import-
ance. When fruit trees were isolated and

g

THE rMicHiGAN FARMER.

the pests of the land were still living up-

on the plants that nature apparently put.

before them to live upon and consume.
_it was 'unnecessary to give .thot to the
protection of the fruit trees against these
pests. No more was it demanded than
expensive sewers, fire departments, water
systems, and other necessities in large
centers of populations, are required in
rural districts. These necessities of the
great city are luxuries on the farm. "To
spray trees in the early days when the
scab, codlin moth, and other enemies of
the apple trees that we know today, were
absent, would have been a luxury. But
now our orchards are becoming more
numerous and larger; they occupy more
of the soil of our commonwealth; the host
plants of large numbers of the pests have
disappeared and that the pests might live
they have migrated to the fruit trees;
rapid transportation has brot to our
shores large numbers of very destructive
insects, fungous and bacterial diseases of
Europe and Asia and other lands. These
artificial conditions are different than
the natural conditions of former days.
Nature has not provided for the care of
the trees under such environment. We
must hear our liability for the interrup-
tion we have caused in the balance which
nature had so carefully adjusted. In

cause must be largely placed at the door
of the grower. He must intercept insects
that harbor in piles of rubbish.by de-
stroying such piles about his premises.
He must hunt out borers that are work-
ing in the bodies of the trees, destroy
the cocoons in the crevices of bark, fight
scale insects and fungous diseases by
proper spraying. His packing houses,
storage places, tools, wagons, orchard im—
plements of every kind are to be looked
after that thru’ them trouble might not
enter the orchard and diminish his re-
sults. The tree tops are to be kept clean
of superfluous wood and the ground clean
of diseased specimens of fruit that have
fallen. Thus the orchardists is called
upon to keep his premises and trees in
a sanitary condition.

A GOOD PEACH TREE.

 

A combination of many things is neces-
sary for the growing of an attractive tree.
It is essential that the nursery stock be
of high quality. Whatever other condi-
tions may be provided it is impossible to
make a good-looking tree from inferior
stock. The tree must be planted under
conditions favorable to its growth; this
usually requires that the soil be well sup-
plied with the elements of growth, that

the water drainage be

 

 

A Three-year-old Peach Tree with Low

other words, we must constitute ourselves
a board of health for our orchards.

The sphere of the bacteriologists and
entomologists’ duties is in determining
vulnerable points in the life cycle of the
pests that trouble us. In this they have
done us a splendid service. These scien-
tists are not slow to get to a new problem
when it has been brot to their attention.
They have knotty puzzles to unravel; but
one by one they work out the peculiar
history of these little beings, many so small
that a microscope of high power is needed
to get an idea of their shape, form and
identity, and with patience, carefulness
and rare ingenuity they have compiled
their findings for our benefit. Then the
help of the chemist is necessary to deter-
mine what will aid in intercepting the
insect at those points where the biologist
has discovered they are most likely to be
intercepted. So he compounds his pois-
-ons, and repellants, and contact mixtures,
and other materials. Next, the experi-
menter gets busy. He tries out what the
chemist provides and watches for results.
He may fail, when the, case might be
referred back to the, scientists again; or,
different methods of application of the
material may occur to him, or a different
time for doing the work, or a different
form of getting it to the pests, or any
combination of these with other advan-
tages that might manifest themselves in
the practical operation in the orchards.
But finally he succeeds and the fact is
publiSIied. In other places similar experi-
ments are going on. “forking independ-
ently other remedies are found. The dis-
coveries are collected and compiled for
the use of the man who keeps the orchard.

All this is done that we might keep our
orchards clean of pests. There are few
among these pests that cannot be con-
trolled and they must be controlled today
if we are to get fruit. The scientist has
done his part. The knowledge is avail-
able. If results are not forthcoming the

 

good and at the same
time the tree be con-
' stantly allowed an inex-
haustible supply for dry
seasons since it is thru
the moisture that is in
the soil that the tree is
able to use the food sur-
rounding the roots; that
the exposure to winds
and the drainage of air
and the sunshine must
not be unfavorable.
Combining these condi-
tions with intelligent
priming and such spray-
ing and other protec—
tion from enemies that
might injure the tree
or interfere with proper
growth, one can then
expect to get a good
plant.

\Ve are illustrating
this week a well formed
peach tree. It is three
years old and is grow-
ing on the farm Of S.
B. Hartman, of Calhoun
county The top is low,
compact and of good
form. The first limbs
are eighteen inches from
the ground. This per-
mits cultivation beneath
and brings the top down
where the wokmen can
prune, spray and bar-
vest the crop with the minimum of labor.
The form is such that the sunshine can
get to the center of the tree in sufficient
quantities that bearing surface might be
continued with profit in that part of the
tree. Besides, the tree trunk is protected
from the direct rays of the sun by the
shading top and in the winter time there
is little surface of the trunk to be exposed
to sun scald. Mr. Hartman has in this
tree a good foundation for a fruit hear-
ing plant.

 

Compact Head.

 

CARE OF THE ORCHARD. IN WINTER.

 

Every year during the early part of
winter I remove from my orchard all
(lead and decaying limbs and trees, pile
them outside the orchard and burn them.
In this way a large number of injurious
insects are destroyed and the orchard is
given a better appearance. I then plant
a young tree, of some good variety, in
the center of the spot from which any
old tree was taken, build up a mound of
earth around it and carefully wrap the
body with screen wire or other similar
material, to keep the rabbits and mice
from gnawing the bark during the winter.
The mound of earth around the trees
keeps the wind from blowing it back
and forth and causing it to lean in one
direction, which might otherwise be the
case. The tree is also better protected
from the cold.

As the orchard must have plant food
I give it a good coat of well-rotted ma-
nure. This is not placed closer to the
trees than two and one—half or three‘
feet. as it might injure the trees if placed,
close up around the trunks. I apply the
manure during the early winter and .in
the spring turn it under. I think the!

 

trees receive the greatest amount of fer—&
tilizing elements when the manure is
thus used.

My orchard pays well and I put forth‘

NOV. 6, 1909.‘

A Sallow, Pimply. or
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ls Easily Gotten Rid oi When Consti-
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Every woman strives to acquire and
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from pimples, blackheads and other skin
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It is the blood which gives the skin Its
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THE: ~M‘ICHIGVAN FARMER.

every effort to keep It in a thrifty con-
dition. There are a large number of or-
chards, especially small ones, that are
seldom pruned, cultivated or given any
care at all. Not long since I passed a
farm and was greatly impressed with the
lack of care and attention of a small or-
chard which was composed of not more
than fifty trees. The orchard is at an
age when it should be producing its best
crops of fruit. It stood in a. hard«packcd
sod ground, and large bushes, which al—
most reached the top of the trees, grew
in abundance. Some. of the trees had
begun to die. Those large bushes had
robbed them of practically all of the
plant food. The orchard had not been
pruned for years, as the trees were cov-
ered with large, useless water-sprlmts.
Had that orchard been given the proper
care and attention it would, beyond al-
most any doubt, have produced enough
fruit to supply the needs of the family.
Illinois. W. H. UNDEnwoon.
KEEPING CELERY.

I have kept celery for winter use in a
number of ways. The following have
the most satisfactory: Om- full I
dug a trench in my garden the desired
lcngth and width and about two fect
deep. I put a box into the trench that
fitted it very well. I then dug my celery
out by the roots, leaving dirt alluchcd to
thcm. I set it into the trench. placing
the bunches close against onc another.

Then some boards were laid ovcr lilo top
of the box and covered with straw, with
,dirt thrown over the straw. As lhc win-

lcr set in more dirt was applied and when
the coldest days of winter came I threw
over the mound a light covci‘ing of ma-
nure from the barn lot. The celery was
pci'fcclly while and l9nili‘l‘ in the late
winter and curly spring when goltcn out
for lthe table.

Another method was to dig the (‘clcl‘v

out and place it in ImXcs in tho collar.
I filled in around the plants with dry
sand. It kept vcry wcll.

Another mcthod consisted in takingr thc
cclcry out of the ground and banking it
high with dirt. thn cold weather come,
I thrcw straw over it and later mnnui'c
was put over the straw and boards laid
over this to kccp the conlcnls dry and
the t(‘nlllt‘l‘lltlll'(‘ right. I like the first
plzln mcnlioncd the best.

Missouri. W. D. NEALE.

ROTATING THE GARDEN.

 

Aside from the effect of the crops upon
the soil tho. great benefit coming from the
rotation of garden crops is to keep down
insects. This cannot be done by chang-
ing the position of the different spcclcs
in the garden for the amount of any kind
of plant is so small in the uvcrago form—
cr‘s gardcn that the distance romovcd
from whcrc the plant grow the scuson
bcforc would accomplish nothing in llghl-
inc; insects and fungous diseases. The
garden itself must be i'olalcd. This is
the season to think about and arrange
for this rotation. Tho bcst manner in
which to do it is to have a number of
blots about the burn whcro stock is
lowed to run. Thcsc plots should bc con-
venient to tho burns so that l‘ccding can

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(ll—

bc done in them llli‘ll lhc winlcr. One
Of thcsc that has ‘bccn given lhc run of

the. stock for the winlcr should he plowcd
up for garden the following spring, or

lictl‘cr, it can be planted or sown to {L
forage. crop und offer that scodcd down
and lhcn lurncd undcr for u gurdcn. In

this way tho l‘armci‘ will have thcsc handy
yards available, will bc able to grow some
soiling crop for feeding during; the scason

whcn pasturcs are failing and at the
same time have :1 rich g"“(lcll that will

be from from pcsls than :1 plot continu-
ously given lo that purpose. It ls usclcss
to rcmind the farmcr that good
should bc consiruclcd about lhcsc
"' should HOW to

fcnccs
plots.
his work bc done make
ready for the winter's l‘ccding‘.
PROTECTING GRAPE VINES AND
FRUIT TREES.

Should l cover my gl'upc vines and fruit
li‘ccs in :my way this full to kccp lhcm
from wintor-killing“? ’l‘hcy zlrc young
vines from nurscry this spring. “'c huvc
so much snow hero in the. winter the
ground does not freczc at all.

Olscgo (‘o,. R. I3.
There is no better protection against
frost than a good covering of snow. It
is the abundance of snow in your locality
that prevents the soil from freezing. The
heavy coverings along the west shore of
Michigan have been favorable to fruit
growing in the famous fruit belt. How-
the weather
for the exposed parts of the tree above

 

the snow line—danger from freezing the

buds and growing tissue and from con-
bined freezing and mechanical bruises at
the snow line should a crust form on the
snow, where the sweep of the wind car-
rying small particles of ice and dirt
against the body for some time may dam-
age it. This latter danger is almost en-
tircly overcome by tramping the snow
about the trunks. This precaution is also
a preventive against depreciations by
mice, as the mice will readily work be-
neath the loose snow, but do not venture
whcn it is packed. It would not be a
difficult matter to lay down the grape
vines, throw over each a shovel or two
of earth and allow them to remain in
that condition till spring. The treatment
will entirely eliminate dangc'r from freez-
ing, especially where snow is plentiful.
The same practice is commonly employed
with blackberries, raspberries, curranls,
etc.. and peach trccs arc given the same
treatment in many places where the ten-
der nature of that tree is not sufficiently
resistant to the severe weather. To lay
down a peach tree the roots are severed
a short distance from the trunk on two
opposite sidcs and the tree is bent over
in line, with the sides where the roots are
cut and covered the some as the grape
vine above incnlioncd, Mulching the soil
about the trees and vines with straw or
litter of any kind would not do the plants
any good so for as damage from cold is
concerned, where the ground is Well cov-
ered with snow. It would be of assistance
in other sections where the earth is bare
for all 01' any part of the winter.

LIFTING PLANTS FOR WINTER

 

 

BLOOMING.

Plant; which ui‘c intended for winter
blooming~ should have. had special trout-
ment during: lhc summcr. They should
lmvc bccn cncourau‘cd to make u stocky.
rather than u louder growth, to grow in

full sunshinc and allowed to bccomc quite,
bul not dust dry bctwccu wnlcriug‘s.
They should have been pinchcd buck re—
pcutcdly lo cncouruqc lhc formation of
side, branches which means more blossom
points. and above all they should not
have been allowed to blossom; all buds
should be pinched off as soon as formed
up to the first of Scptembcr. after which
date they must be allowed to grow.

lly the first of August they needed root
pruning to bring them into reasonable
size for potting. This is done by running
a sharp knife down around the plant, cut-
tins.r a circle somewhat smaller than the
pot the plant is to occupy. This will in—
duce the formation of new feeding roots
and by the time the plant is to be lifted
they will have made sufficient new growth
to fill the pot. Two or three days before
lifting again out around them. this time
the diameter of thc inside of the pot.
\\';1lcr thoroly the night before lifting and
lift by pressing u spade down below the
root of the plant and lifting.r the ball of
I’ill‘lll up bodily. It should he slipped
from tho spudc to the pot without lifting,r
in tho hands if possible, as lifting it with~
out dislurhnc‘ the ball of curlh is the
St‘l'l‘t‘l of successful polling.

It is best to lift plants before
cold \vcul‘hci‘ sols in or bcfol‘c lhcy huvc
boon louchcd frost. After the niuhis
huvc bw-onic cold cnouu‘h lo mukc il
many to prolccl plums wilh
of any kind thcy will riot do so wcll whcn
Not into the housc. fl is ilnporlzinl lhzll
lhcy should become cslzlblishcd in tho
house whilc yet the ulmospha-rc of tho
house approximal‘cs as closely us possiblc
that out of doors. Thcy will. lhcn.
comc gradually nccusl’omcd lo indoor
:ltmosphcrc :lllil bo loss :ipl lo suffcr.

It will \ycll bringing~
into the to sec lhol

u l wu ys

l'>_\'
lico—

cr lvcl'ings

bo-
{Ill
lwl‘l ll‘l‘

lll‘ l)l:llll<

housc cyci‘ylhing‘ is

 

in readincss~shclvcs and lublcs in posi—
lion so that lhcy will I‘cllul‘c (is lilllc
hundling {is possiblc.

Thcrc is a urcul’ diffl‘lrcnco in lho Why!
in which various plants lil‘l gcrziniumsz;
:n'c onc of tho hzll‘cst plunls to lift suc-
cessfully as tho curlh docs not udln-rc lo
the cools owing to lhc small amount of
fibrous multcr, but lhc plan of cullingr

around tho plant will mulcrinlly usslsl in
the fornullion of lino about the cut
portion. (“:lr‘nnlions mu- lifl‘cd and
the some is ti‘uc \vilh plants of {l tubC-r-

l‘lmlH

co<ily

ous ual'uro.

Thcrc arc many of tho unnuul gui'dcu
flowers which 'huvc conic into bloom lzllc
that may be liflcd and will muko :ll-
trnclivc wintcr blol'nncrs. Vcrbcnus 21nd
snap-dragons mukc :lltraclivc winl'cr

 

bloomers and the lullci' is cspcciully dc—
Sirnblc. The nicoliunzi aflinis is one of,
the most successful of winter plants and
in the housc in on cost or north
will hold its blossoms open all
and its fragrance will perfume
house.
Co.

grown
window
the day
the entire

Branch IDA D. BENNETT.

 

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FINISHING TURKEYS FOR THE HOLI-
DAY TRADE.

The time is at hand when attention
must be given the turkeys which are to
meet the keen demand created by the
annual November holiday. \Vhat has
been said in recent weeks about the wis-
dom of having market poultry in prime
condition, if the seller expects top prices,
applies to turkeys. \Vhile prices for these
fowls at holiday time have ruled almost
prohibitive the past few years, it seems
certain that they will not be more fav-
orable to the consumer this season. If
the results of the systematic inquiries
made by produce men in the big centers
are to be relied upon the season’s turkey
crop is below an average one. Add to
this the probability that the demand will
be stronger than in either of the two pre-
ceding years, due to the more prosperous
conditions at present prevailing, and good
profit—yielding prices for all good stock
seem assured. Note the qualification,
“good stock,” for the price range between
good stock and poor stuff is sure to be
wide. In times of high prices the con-
sumer will frequently pay a‘pretty stiff
price for a prime article that “looks the
part,” when he would turn down, in favor
of some substitute, an inferior or unsat-
isfactory article at a relatively lower
price. Then, too, it is harder to sell an
inferior article at holiday time than at
any other season. Growers should there—
fore be cautious about attempting to
market many of the inferior kind, for
lhcre is no surer way of demoralizing a
holiday turkey market. \Vhen consumers
hesitate because of evident disparity be-
twccn quality and price the market is
sure to drag.

'l‘hcrc is still time to prepare turkeys
for ’I‘hanksgiving, as two or three weeks

'THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

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vi 715 OFFER to the con-

roaming at will all summer, and it is
therefore essential that they be handled

.as quietly as possible. Therefore, in pre-

paring the pen, plan to supply their wants
without disturbing them any more than
is absolutely necessary. Avoid the neces-
sity of frequent cleaning and the danger
of disease by having the pen as open to
the air as possible and by not crowding
the fowls. Also endeavor to keep other
animals away from the pen and to guard
against disturbances of any kind which
may excite or increase the natural un-
easiness of the turkeys.

Do not feed too heavily at the start.
Unless they have been getting a fair al-
lowance (f grain while on the range it
willrnot be a difficult matter to do this,
and the relish with which they accept
the food offered them during the first
few days must be closely observed. Give
a variety, making up the morning meal
from corn meal, bran, boiled potatoes,
and cull apples or roots. In the evening
give whole corn but not more than they
will take with eagerness. After a few
days, if the fowls’ appetites remain keen,
a change to three meals a day may be
made. The morning and noon meals may
consist of corn meal and cooked potatoes
and the evening one of whole grain—-
corn, wheat or buckwheat. Some prefer
to vary the morning meal by using wheat
bran or barley meal occasionally, while
others mix the meals and moisten with
skim-milk. Steaming the whole grain
fed at night is also practiced by some.

Of course, dry feeding is now in high
favor for the reason that it reduces the
danger from sour food which follows the
leaving of even small particles of food
in the trofs where wet feeding is prac-
ticed. However, the danger is not so
grcat at this season. and some prefer
moistcning whatever ground grain is fed
to fattening turkeys with skim—milk.
There is no doubt that skim-milk, where
available, can be fed to advantage, and
for the benefit of those who practice dry
feeding it is suggested that the skim-

 

 

Time for Alarm Among the Promising

of propcr fccding will put the fowls in
primc condition, provided they are well
grown and in reasonably good flesh at
this time. Those which do not measure
up to these rcquircmcnts had best be re-
scrycd for fattening for a later market.
The flock should therefore be gone over
carcfully now with a view to selecting
only such turkeys as seem reasonably
sure of becoming choice fowls for killing
by Thanksgiving time. In some cases
these will comprise a gOod ln‘oportion of
the flock, as where the fowls have had
access to considerable grain on the range
or have been given a small but regular
ailowancc of grain in the orchard or wood-
lot for some wccks past. In fact, some
flocks will rcccive no further preparation
for market than this, but it will be better
to separatc the markct candidates from
the flock for thc ncxt fcw weeks.

In preparing to feed the fattening fowls
it should be rcmcinlu-rcd that it is not
practical to confine them as closely as
chickens, owing to their greatcr activxty.
An old shed or othcr building open on one
or two sides, preferably the south and
east or the south and west sides, is easily
converted into an excellent feeding pen
for turkeys by simply cchring the open
sides with poultry netting. A sufficient.
number of broad perches, placed not more
than three feet from the ground, an
ample feeding trof, a drinking fountain
and boxes for grit and charcoal, com-
plete a feeding pen which should prove
very satisfactory. Of course, these fowls
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Candidates for Holiday-Market Honors.

milk be supplied as a drink rather than
as a part of a wet grain mash. But what ~
ever the ration, and regardless of whether
it is fed wet or dry, the need of an abun-
dance of grit, and of fresh pure water,
must not be overlooked. A little pounded
charcoal, given several timcs a week, is
lookcd upon by many as a simple and
cffcctive safeguard against any bowel
difficulty which otherwise might be, in-
duced by the forced feeding which should
mark the latter part of the fattening
period.
PRESERVATION AND VALUE OF HEN
MANURE.

llcn manure and poultry manure in
gcncral are very rich in fertilizing COil-
stituenls, cspccially nitrogcn, due to the
fact that, in addition to the undigested
rcsidue of the food it contains, the uri—
nary sccrctions, in which are large
amounts of nitrogen a< wc‘l as potash
in rcadily avai'able form, are voided with
the solid cxcrcmcnt in this class of ani-
mals. The analyses which have been
made show that hen manure is very var-
iahlc in composition, dcpcnding upon the
stage of growth of the fowl, the character
of the feed, and the care taken of the
manure. The nitrogen has been found
to vary from about 0.7 to 2 per cent, the
phosphoric acid from 0.5 to 2 per cent,‘
and the potash from 0.25 to 0.9 per cent.l
This shows that such manure if properly
cared for, is much richer than that of
other farm animals. It, however, quickly

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author the best Ready
' Roofing proposition on the
.‘ market to-dziy. We don’t
make Congo just to sell to a
floating kind of trade and
then forget about you.

ll We make Congo to wear—
l to give satisfactory service.
“;,..,I:..:‘ H We not only want your
trade, but your good will.

We want every buyer of Congo to bc a
satisfied customer. That’s our best ad-

vertisement.

To this end we have made Congo just as
good as a ready roofing can be made. We
have tested it in every possible way, and by

long continued service. We are so satis-

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fied that Congo is the longest wearing
ready roofing on the market that we have
made arrangements with the National Surety
Company to issue a Guarantee Bond with
every roll of Congo.

These bonds cost us money, but they add
not a cent to the cost of Congo to you.

Before the National Surety Company would
assume this responsibility, they ponvinced
themselves beyond a reasonable doubt that
Congo would do all we claimed for it. And
there isn‘t another Ready Roofing on the
market to-day that: carries a like guarantee.
Don’t you think that a roofing in which
the manufacturers show such confidence is
worth investigating ?

Send us your name and address and we will

mail you :1 Congo sample free with our

 

booklet telling all about it.

_ UNITED ROOFING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY

535 WEST END TRUST BLDG., PHILDELPHIA, PA.

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Step That Rat Tax

Rats cost you more than your
county and state taxes.

Rat Mum is a sure poison, com-
bined with embalming chemicals
that dry up dead rats without smell.

It comes in cakes, ready for use,
without mixing and without any-
thing to do but just break it up and
put it where rats run.

Cats, dogs and stock will not
touch Rot Mum, but it is candy for
rats and positively kills them, or
money refunded.

At this time of year the rats are
gathering in your cribs, barns and
houses for the winter.

They eat everything valuable and
destroy more than they eat.

Rats carry hog cholera from one
farm to another.

Rats live in and create disease,
disorder and waste.

Give them Rat Mum and destroy
them relentlessly.

Rats live in colonies and have
foragers or Scouts. You get these
old fellows the first night with Rat
Mum and get the rest of the colony
the second, third and fourth nights.
Kill them all.

A dollar’s worth of Rat Mum will
do the business for an ordinary
barn.

Warehouses, stores and large barns
need at least two dollars’ Worth. Use
plenty.

It is cheap riddance for so great
a post as rats.

The Department of Agriculture

(5.

says “It is not creditable to our
civilization that a creature so hid-
eously obnoxious as the rat should
be allowed to flourish."

We will send you seven 15 cent
cakes of Rat Mum for a dollar. or
fifteen cakes for two dollars. Forty
cakes for five dollars. We prepay all
express and packing charges and guar-
antee Rat Mum to do the work.

Your money will be refunded if
you are not satisfied.

When sending us your order, if
you will give us the name of the
grocer, druggist or other store-
kceper where you trade. we will in-
clude in our shipment to you, our
booklet entitled, “Rats and. Their
Habits.” which you will find very in-
teresting and instructive.

Send one dollar for seven cake-
of Rat Mum, or

Send two dollars for fifteen cake-
of Rat Mum. or

Order more in proportion to the size
of. your premises. Forty cakes for five
dollars. Order plenty and make a. clean
up of the rats While you are at it.

Send now and stop that Rat Tax
waste.

Send cash or money order at our
risk.

Give us both your Post office and
nearest Express office addresses.

THE VERMIN EXTERMINATOR C0.
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—~My price has made it—No such
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I make you a price on one based
on a 25,000 quantity and pay the
freight right to your station. You
only pay for actual material, labor and
one small profit, based on this enor-
mous quantity on a

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have best spreader I would not dare make such an offer. 20.000 farmers hatie stamped
their 0. K. on it. They all tried it 30days free just like I ask you to try it—30 DAYS FREE.

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other Spreaders."

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. for any diseased con-
dition of the hoof
that it will not Im-
prove or cure.

NOV. 6, 1909.

':._The Best Food for Workers.

The best food for those who work
with hand or brain is never high
priced.

The best example of this is found in
Quaker Oats. It. stands at the top
among foods that supply nourishment
and vigor, without taxing the diges-
tion, and yet itis the least expensive
food‘one can eat.

This great food value and low cost
make it an ideal food for families who
want to get the greatest good from
what they eat. .

Diborers, factory or farm hands, fed
plentifully on Quaker Oats will work
better and with less fatigue than if
fed on almost any other kind of food.
All of these facts were proved and
very interesting information about
human foods were gathered by Pro-
fessor Fisher of Yale University in
1908. In addition to the regular pack-
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sized family packages either with or
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The greatest remedy yet discovered for
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loses nitrogen by fermentation and de-
teriorates ‘in value if not properly mixed
with absorbents or preservatives. Var-

- ious methods of preventing this loss have

been proposed.

The New York station advises: f‘When
the manure is not used when fresh, it is
better to mix it with earth, muck or
plaster."

The Massachusetts station says: ”The
value of hen manure depends not less on
the care which is bestowed on its keep-
ing than on the kind of food the fowls
consume. A liberal use of plaster kieser-
ite or of good loam is highly recommend—
able for the absorption of ammonia. A
sandy soil is of little use as an absorb-
ent.”

The Maine station reports compara-
tive tests of kainit, plaster (gypsum),
and acid phosphate singly and combined
with sawdust as preservatives for hen
manure. Three nights’ droppings of 180
mature, laying hens, amounting to about
40 lbs, and containing when fresh 2.8 per
cent of nitrogen, 1.8 per cent of phos—
phoric acid, and 0.9 per cent of potash.
were mixed with various preservative
materials and stored in barrels from May
to November. An examination at the end
of that time showed that from the dung
stored by itself or with sawdust more
than half of these fertilizer ingredients
had escaped during the summer. The lot
stored with 40 lbs. of plaster lost about
one-third, while the lot stored with 82 lbs.
of plaster and 15 lbs. of sawdust suffered
no loss.

 

BEE HINTS AND OBSERVATIONS.

 

The wonderful industrious insects called
honey bees, or hive bees, which since last
spring have worked so faithfully, and in
fair weather with seeming haste, to store
their hives with honey, have finished their
labors to enjoy their winter‘s rest, and
feed on their hard-earned food. If their
pasturage of flowers was abundant, and
not too distant from their homes, they
filled their hives with delicious nectar,
and no doubt have been able to spare a
considerable amount and still have enough
left to carry them thru comfortably until
spring flowers bloom again. Many hives
have been examined in the spring which
had nearly half their honey remaining.

 

No stable equipment is complete without
a can of

VALENTINE’S HOUF OINTMENT.

It will thus keep the Foot, Frog and
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hoofs, split hoofs, separation of wall and
sole, hard and dry frog, corns, foot sore-
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its softening properties.

'Will relieve and soften boots of track
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This great remedy is the result of
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.It is a Sovereign Remedy

For collar boils, chafe, gall sores, barbed
wire cuts, fresh or chronic sores of any
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Satisfaction guaranteed if used accord-
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Sold and guaranteed by all Drug Stores,
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Ast your horseshoer if he has ever used

Valentine’s IIooi Packing.

champion Evaporator

For Maple. Sorghum, Older
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Easy to operate:
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It has always been known that a strong
colony of bees under favorable circum-
stances would lay up more honey than
needed for its support thru the winter,
and how to remove this surplus without
removing too much has been a difficult
problem for bee keepers to solve. Some
remove the greater proportion of the
honey curly in the fall and depend upon
feeding the bees glucose, sugar, molasses,
or something cheaper than honey. It
may be that experienced bee keepers can
do this successfully, but beginners
better not attempt it.

In passing apiarics in the spring I have
noticed patent hives on their stands which
no bees were to be seen entering or leav—
ing. They were all dead and probably
had been starved to death, or been pois-
oned by unwholesome food. At such
times I am not quite sure that the new
way is better than the old. It would seem

with brimstone fumes at once, than to
subject them to the tortures of starva-
tion, or forcing them to eat unwholesome
food and thus bring on disease and a
lingering death.

store, their honey was a great improve-
ment over the Old way. These receptacles
or bottomless boxes, are easily removed
from the hive, bringing an unbroken comb
of honey in the most convenient form for

buy. It may be that making
combs out of wax for the bees to fill is
another valuable discovery. It certainly
saves the bees a grcat deal of time which
they can thereby devote to gathering and
storing honey.

Bees need salt as much as do cattle,
and should have it placed where they can
readily supply themselves when they see
fit, and where the rains will not wash
it away. I think some bec keepers under-
rate its importance, or neglect to provide
it, for I have frequently seen bees in
large numbers getting salt from a cess—
pool. It is known that from some cause
bees occasionally make honey which. tho
wholesome to themselves. is poisonous
to human beings. Zenaphon. the Greek
general and historian, found his soldiers
seriously injured by eating honey pro-
duced from deleterious plants. Honey
made from a particular flower in the
island of Jersey was found unfit for hu-
man food, having in it the intoxicating
principle of opium.

J. W. INGRAM.

 

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to be less cruel to smother them to death,

Supplying the hives with little rcccpfl . . .
tacles in which to build- thcir combs and3 erty—and back 0f tlns,to keep it thrivmg and

 

 

the merchant to sell and the customer to:
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Keep It Orr The Cows
Put It On The Fields

No matter how hard you try you can't make an old stable with dirt 000"
and wood partitions sanitary—you can’t keep it clean and sweet. Wood partl-
trons gather dust and disease germs. Dirt floors with their trumped-ill filth
should never come within a stone's throw of your milk pail. When a cow gets off
her feed and her milk yield falls below normal, look to your stable. It inny be
as clean as you can make it; but that may not be clean enough. Equip your stables

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then profits will not fall oil”. The cow that is best treated gives the most
milk—tho best milk—the richest milk. She has a heap of cow sense. She
appreciates light and air. and she will see that you get your illoncy bark
for making hor home modern. If you will put a Louden Litter
Carrier to Work behind her, your boys or your man will clean the
burns in less time and with less labor. We have been fitting up barns
for 50 years. We will be glad to give you the benefit of this experience by
Suggesting what you need for yours, without any expense to you. Semi for
catalog. toll number of cows you have and submit rough sketch of stable.
LOUDEN MACHINERY COMPANY, 603 Broadway, Pairileld, Iowa.

ONCE OVER WITH THIS WILL DO.

     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
    
   
 

 

 

    
       
 
 
   

 

 

can be put in a. razor, and are all ready
to begin action. Don’t let the low price
scare you. Dealers would charge you
$2.50 for a razor no better than what we
Each razor fully guaranteed. There can be nothing better in
Order at once, 75 cents, postage paid. 8 cents extra
beard off. Once over will make your
face smooth as a baby's. We use one and know whereof we speak. With The
Farmer a year $1.25; 2 years. $1.65; 3 years. $2.00.

Shaved With It Three Years.
Three years ago when I first signed for the Michigan Farmer. I also ordered
one of your German razors. I have shaVed With it ever since, and I find that it is
the best razor I have ever used, and anyone needing a g00d razor Will make no

mistake in trying one of your razors—H. D. Inglis.
THE MICHIGAN FARMER, Detroit, MIch.

l
7% GUA RA N T E ED WHITE] AND BUFF onrmorons from my prize-winning
ltrnin at living prions. Can also furnllh B. Rocks, Blk
And you participate in all dividends of a and. n. C. White Minorcas, w. (r. B. Polish, ummzma and
sound, established corporation having a. White Leghorns. 1!. ll. KlNG, Willis, Michigan.

ask 75 cents for.
a razor, regardless of price.
if registered. You will not have to saw your

They are made of the. finest steel that g

 

successful record. and over $500,000 assets.

The stock offered is as safe as a savings bank
-—back ofitis half a million dollars of assets-

ILVER Laced Golden and White Wyandottes. A
fine lot of young stock all bred from prize winners
0. W. BROWNING, Portland, Mich;

 

not mere property, but thriving, growing prop-

ARGAINS In S. C. Brown Leghorns, 100 year-

. ling hens 81 each. best flock In Mich. First comes

gets the pick. Order from this ad. Satisfaction.
FRED MOT'I‘. Lansing. Mlchitun.

and keep it growing in value. is a trade—name
and a trade-reputation. that even though they
stood alone unsupported by tangible property,

 

would be worth thousands and thousands of
dollars.

But, linked together—a great trade-mark on a
great product, with substantial manufacturing
property and safe, shrewd management—a
steady, wide-spread consumer-demand, and a

' been breeding them con.
While Wyilililolles, tinuously since 1895.
A. Franklin Smith, R. F. D. No. 9. Ann Arbor. Mich.

 

settled trade with jobbcrs and retailers across

1 the country—a m0dern,growinghusincss in every

 

sense of the word, this is an investment that will
make a. corner-stone for your operation.

At present time it pays 231’; dividend quarterly.
The terms ofissue of the Preferred Stock guar-
antee 796 ; and, with the other enlargements now
ripe for us to make, we can increase this rate.

The plans we contemplate. and for which we

desire additional capital are not speculative— ‘

are not an invasion of untried fields. They are
plans to squeeze tighter the fields and better the
trade already in our grasp.

Every detail that you may desire to know will .

be gladly supplied. Every facility will 'be ex-
tended to make a close. careful investigation.
Address OPPORTUNITY

Cure Long Critchfield Co.. Chlcato. Ill.

SINGLE 00MB WHITE LEGHOBIIS.

Cockerels 81.50 for: one. :3 for three. Snowflake
Poultry Farm, R. F. D. No. 1, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

BUFF Orpingtons for sale—Cookerels. pullets and
hens. good stock, must be sold at once. Mrs. E.
M. Gray. Augusta, Mich. Bell Phone Galesburg Ex.

 

FOR. OCTOBER will sell yearling hens In White, Silver, Golden
Wyandottes, S. C. and R. C. White and Brown Leghorus,
Light Brahmas, Barred Rocks,“ 31 each in clan of 10 or more.
Nothing cheap but price. I. J. HASKXNS, Pittlford, Mich.

BS. FLORENCE HOWARD, Petersburg. Mich.
White Rocks and Rose Comb White Leghorna.
Stock for sale. $1 up. Bargains. Write.

 

FOX

 

AND WOLF HOUNDS

of the best Engllsh strains In Ameri-
ca; 40 years experience In breeding
these fine hounds for my own sport:
I now offer them for sale.

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OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION OF FARMERS CLUBS.
President—A. L. Chandler, Owosso.
Vice-President—Mrs. Clara L. French,

Pompeii.
Secretary—Mrs. W. L. Cheney, Mason.
Treasurer—D. K. Hanna, Caro.
Corresponding Secretary—Clayton Cook,

Owosso.
Directors—D. M. Beckwith, Howell; D.

 

M. Garner, Davisburg; T. B. Halladay,
Norvell; E. C. Hallock, Almont; B. A.
Holden, VVixom; Wm. H Marks, Fair
Haven.

Address all correspondence relative to
the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. W
L. Cheney, Mason, Mich.

Associational Motto.

The skillful hand, With cultured mind,
is the farmer‘s most valuable asset.
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Associational Sentiment.—

The farmer; he garners from the soil

the primal wealth of nations.

 

 

 

A PLEA FROM PRES. CHANDLER.

 

Never since the farmers’ club movement
started in the state of Michigan has there
been so much interest and practical work
as there is at the present time. From
over the state I am receiving encouraging
reports from those who are going to take
part in the Annual State Meeting at Lan-
sing, December 7—8. Not only have those
who have agreed to take part a good
reputation at home as practical people,
but they have shown in the club and
elsewhere that they can deliver interest-
ing addresses.

James Hamilton, of “'ashington, D. 0.,
who is coming to address us, is superin-
tendent of institute work for the United
States and it is a. compliment to our club
and club workers that We are going to
have him with us, which will be educa—
as an inspiration to our

own workers. I would suggest that in

selecting delegates that the clubs who
send delegates would pay at least their
carfare, if not their entire expenses, dur-
* ing the session and also send their very
strongest and most energetic club work—
crs in order that the president, as soon
as such members arrive, can make his
committees and not have one moment
going to waste during the two days of
our meeting. You may be assured that
among the advanced farmers of the state
at the present time there is certainly some
thinking going on as Well as some doing.

Most of us bclievc that the price of beans

is kept down by the bean dealers’ associa-

tional as well

tion; we also believe that the price of
hay is kept at least two dollars below
what it should be by the hay dealcrs'

association. and I might continue this
subject still farther 'but each farmer who
is following the markets is fully con-
vinced that we must take some action at
the present state meeting to protect our-
selves, and the strongest men and women
should be sent to talk these matters over.

Many of our public men, including the
governor of the state. several of our con-
gressmen, some of the state senators and
state officials have been lending a hand
to make this meeting interesting and in-
fluential and it will be a great disap—
pointment to the state officers and ex-
ccutivc, committee if the Clubs do not
send plenty of delegates, live resolutions
and helpful suggestions to the state meet—
ing. This meeting will be free from poli-
ticians and free from agents and fads
and I believe that no one who attends
will go away disarmointed.

A. L. CHANDLER,
President State Assn.

WHAT THE LOCAL CLUBS ARE

DOING.

Under this head, subsequent to the last
annual meeting, we published a synopsis
of the reports from local clubs given by
the delegates at the annual meeting dur-
ing the conference of local club workers.
As the reader will remember, the facts
brot out by those delegates showed a
variety of methods to be used by the.
local clubs of the state in the conduct of
affairs and the meetings
which they hold. In the matter of get—
ting out their programs. for instance,
there are many methods used and many
opinions expressed as to the best policy
for the club to follow. Many of the
clubs use yearly programs. containing all
the way from a mere outline of the meet—
ing for each month to the complete de-
tail for each meeting, etc.

Now, this information is all most in-
teresting, but the clubs doubtless fail to
draw the full lesson from it which might
be obtained. If the printed program is

their business

THE ‘ M‘ICHlGAN" FARMER.

found to be much‘superior to the month-
to—month kind in one club, it naturally
ollows that it would be a good thing for
other clubs, making due allowance for
the difference in local conditions. We
believed that it would 'be profitable if

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the delegates to the next annual meeting_

would come prepared to discuss a little
more fully the special features of club
work which, in the opinion of the mem-
bers, are the best, or among the best,
features in the conduct of the club which
they represent. If yearly programs are
used, the previous experience of the club
which led up to their adoption may be
touched upon with profit, and the lesson
made plain and of benefit to the delegates
present from other clubs. If the club
fair has been found to be a profitable
special feature in the club it will be help-
ful to know in just what way,.and what
plan was followed to make it so. If the
club institute has proven a valuable
means of maintaining the interest in the
club the delegate should be prepared to
state in a few words the beneficial re-
sults which have been noted. If the
club has followed some plan whereby the
young people have been successfully in-
terested in its work that feature should
be enlarged upon. In fact, there are
dozens of things which would occur to

 

the club members at the monthly meeting
which would not occur to the writer and
which might not occur to the delegate
when at the annual meeting, but which
would be in the line of valuable informa-
tion to the other delegates who will at-
tend the conference of local club work-
ers, which is an important and interest—
ing feature of the associational sessions.
If these matters could be discussed by
every local club in the state at some
meeting between the present time and
the time for the annual meeting in De-
cember, this conference of locai club
workers might be made of still greater
value as a feature of the annual meeting.
Try it at the. next meeting and see if
something definite 'cannot be decided on
which the delegate from each club may
justly emphasize at this sesion as worthy
of emulation by the other clubs repre—
sented at the annual meeting.

 

FARMERS’ CLUB FAIRS.

Spring Arbor Club.
The Spring Arbor Farmers’ Club, of
Jackson Co., held its club meeting and
fair at the town hall in Spring Arbor,

 

Oct. 2. The meeting and fair was a suc—
cess in every way. The exhibits were
good. The boy mentioned in our last

report was very proud of his big sun-
flower. I think more boys will join him
in the good work next year. A bountiful
dinner was served. The club opened by
singing, “Bringing in the Sheaves.” lion.
Charles Townsend came to dinner. He
gave the club a very interesting talk in
regard to the pleasant life of the farmer,
also a good description of the Capitol at
\Vashington. The people enjoyed Mr.
Townsend‘s talk very much. The senior
class of the S. A. Seminary favored us
with some vocal music, also a fine recita-
tion. Everyone seemed to enjoy our fair
and meeting, and thot we would have a
fair again next year.—Mrs. A. Carter,
Reporter.

CLUB DISCUSSIONS.

Finances and the Farmer’s Wife—At
the October meeting of the Southeast
Vernon (“1ub. of Shiawasscc Co., Mrs.
“'m. ()nyon presented some good thots
in handling the question, “The financial
difficulties for the farmer's wife.” She
did not think these difficulties were any
harder for a farmer’s wife than any other,
and as a comparison referred to the rail—
road man‘s wife, the majority of whom
carry monthly accounts for trade and are
always having a difficulty in keeping even
or in watching the size of these accounts
each month. As a suggestion Mrs. Onyon
said the farmer’s wife should learn the
difference between wants and needs, abide
by the latter. and then there would be
little in the difficulty line. She believes
in a general purse in any family. having
the idea that the prudent housewife will
do much better when she knows all of
the financial situations in her home.

Manual Training and Agriculture—The
Odessa Farmers’ Club met at the home
of Mrs. Fellows Saturday, Oct. 0, 1909.
’I‘he meeting was called to order by Pres-

ident Curtis. After the usual opening
exercises Miss Ruby Carter opened the
discussion of the subject. “Agricultural
and Manual Training in the PtlbllC'

“Something would have to be
the present curriculum and
“The average student

Manual training might

do to use up surplus energy,” but agri-

cultural training in city and village
schools would mean. a plot must, he
plowed and dragged and who would do
it? Again, the plot would have to fbe .left
at a time when the garden was just
started.” Mrs. Angst would give the boys
something to do: keep them off the
streets, This subject was pretty well
brot out, with many thots for and against
it, After this and other discussmns came

Schools.”
left out of
what would it be?”
is a lively one.”

miscellaneous business; property ex-
change, question box. The club mem-
bers sang “America,” and the meeting

was adjourned to meet with Mr. and Mrs.
LaFayette Lepard, in November. There
is to be the annual election of officers and
the president wishes the members to be
on time, the meeting to be called at 10
o’clock.

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Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more
consequence than the farm, and should be
first improved." .

THE NOV'EM BER PROGRAMS.

 

State Lecturer"; Suggestions for First
Meeting.

Men’s hearts ought not to be set against
one another but to be set with one an-
other.——Thos, Carlyle.

Instrumental music and recitation.

(Jo-Operative features of the Grange:—
1, trade contracts; 2, fire and cyclone in-
surance; 3, marketing farm produce; 4,
social co—operation. _

The fight against Tuberculosisz—l, anti-
tuberculosis laws in Michigan; 2, what
organizations are doing; 3, what can in-
dividuals do?

Music and dialogue in charge of two
young men. .

Suggestions for Second» Meeting.

Now is the time for Thanksgiving. for
music and greetings and mirth—Margaret
Sangster. ’
. Song, page 193, in “Grange Melodies.’

Roll call of officers, responded to‘ by
Thanksgiving sentiment.

Cookery—II. Fuel-foods

building foods. _ .
Recitation (relative to Thanksgivmg).

and tissue-

Fruit Growing—IL' Tillage and Fertir

:lization,

Harvest march. or drill, in costume——
members carrying grain and sickles, and
all singing “Bringing in the Sheaves,” in
charge of Ceres.

Closing song, page
Melodies.”

6, in “Grange

 

WORK STILL TO BE DONE IN OLD
FIELDS.

 

In one of our meetings for country and
town women, a discerning woman clinched

. a. mooted question by remarking. “The

main difference between farm and city
people is a few miles.”

I have been struck anew with the fact
of how largely and sometimes pitifully
this factor of a “few miles” has always
entered into farm life by the re-reading
of the daily journal which my father kept
thirty-nine years ago. It was a mile to

 

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

perhaps in the winter we might get over."
Ah, I remember an eleven-mile ride over
corduroy roads taken once in that local-
ity, and do not question the wisdom of
the writer’s conclusions!

To get'rid of the tyranny of distances
may be set down as the primary physical
need of rural life. Its yoke-fellow, on the
social plane, is lack of leadership. Dis-
cussing these conditions a prominent
Grange worker recently said, “There
are many life tragedies that are full of
pathos in some of the homes of our own
state-umany men and women who never
had a chance, and something must be
done for them or their children will never
have a chance either."

These are among the reasons why we
find the Grange has been and is still in—
terested‘to secure those institutions which
tend to eliminate distance and isolation,
such as better roads, extending rural tel-
ephone and trolley lines, rural mail deliv-
ery, parcels post and postal savings
banks. To many people these topics are
seemingly worn threadbare, but we should
remember that none of them have reached
their limits of possible extension and some
have not been begun. So long as all do
not have as good physical conditions as
are pOSSible, all things considered, the
Grange still has a, field to till.

JENNIE BUELL.

 

MANCELONA GRANGE FAIR.

 

At the fair held by Mancelona Grange,
of Antrim C0,, on Sept. 25, State Steward
Niles and wife made an extraordinary ex—
hibit, a. photographic reproduction of
which is presented upon this page. The
exhibit contained the following articles:
Thirty-seven varieties of apples, 4 toma-
toes, 2 eggs, 4 beans, 2 onion sets, 2 pota-
toes, 4 samples of dent corn, 3 of sweet

nuts,

ries, barberries, snowdrops, rocks, pears,l

plums, peas, squashes, carrots, parsnips,

beets, chard, onions, sage, cabbage, cu—
cumbers, pumpkins, ferns, daffodils, pie-

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State Steward Niles’ Attractive Exhibit at Mancelona Grange Fair,

our postoffice, and even this distance soon
aggregates into a considerable journey;
it was six miles in either direction to
stores, railroads, express, telegraph and
doctors’ ofiices, and sixteen miles to the
county seat. One day, the record recites,
father drove to the county seat to have
some legal papers made out and, upon
receiving them next day by mail. discov-
ered that a mistake had been made which
necessitated another thirty-two—mile
drive. Moreover, there was no telephone
by which to catch the team, which might
be out on the road, with a forgotten er-
rand. With a large family and the hired
men and their families, implements,
horses and other animals attendant upon
the operation of a four-hundrcd—acre
farm, someone was ailing or something
was getting out of repair, supplies were
running short or accidents occurring con-
tinually, and someone was in requisition
most of the time to meet these exigencies.

The rapid changes made in country life
during the past forty years often lead us
to conclude that its pioneer conditions
are quite weeded out. Not altogether, for
this item of a “few miles" still hampers
us in many places, as is shown bya letter
from —-—— county: “R. is only 12
miles from here but the roads are so
ifbugh' we could not go in the summer;

 

plant, geranium plant, grass and winter
bouquets, cut flowers, 4 grassesmhreziu.
alfalfa, June grass and sweet clover
bundle of wheat, corn in stalk, autumn
loaves and a hand-made rope, Mrs. Niles
exhibited a quilt containing 7,770 pieces
and 41 strips, worsted cushion, also pie,
cake, broad, butter, and a burn scene with
Mr. Niles, an Indian and a pen of pigs
mzule out of potatoes.

()f the fair as a whole the local press
speaks in the highest terms, With the ex-
pressed hope that the Grange may soon
sec its way clear to holding this annual
fair on a larger scale and on grounds
provided for the purpose.

 

COMING EVENTS.

 

National Grange, Forty-third Annual
Session, at Des Moines, 1a., Nov. 10—19.

Michigan State Grange, Thirty—seventh
Annual Session, at Traverse 'City, Dec-
ember 14—17.

Pomona Meetings.

Oceana Co., with Sylvan Grange, Sat-

urday, Nov. 13. Bro. . Campbell,
state speaker. Election of officers.
tLappteir 00.1,? EoungDPeople’s Meeting,
a ca, r1 ay, cc. 3. Post
from Oct. 30. poned

Oakland 00.. with Wixom Grange, (all
day session), Tuesday, Nov. 9. MiSs Jen-
nie Buell, state speaker.

Gratiot (30., with Liberty Grange, Sat-
urday, Nov. 27. Bro. Jason Woodman,
state speaker. Election of officers and
of State Grange delegates.

Kent 00., with Cedar Springs Grange,
Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26 and 27.
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‘ ‘_' for :ii-lm-h; 27c for u. 47-inch V V

/ Farm Fence. 60—inch Poultry
’ "" " Font-o 37c. Lowest prices over
> ‘ made. Sold on 30 days trial.

_ Catalog free. Write foriutodny.

» _, -* KITSELMAN BROS., '

— . > Box 278. MUNCIE. IND.

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Made of High Carbon Double Strength
coiled Wire. Heavily Galvanized to
prevent rust. Have no agents. Sell at
factory prices on 30 days’ free trial.
\Vo pay allfreight. 37 heights of farm
and poultry fence. Catalog Free.
COILED SPRING FENCE CO.
Box 21 Winchester. Indiana.

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BUYS THE MATERIAL
To BUILD THIS HOUSE

‘1 This is our leader, the
best seller of any house
ever designed anywhere.
by anybody. at any price.
Why? Because it comes
nearer to filling the re-
quirements of a home than
any house of its size ever

33 It. 6 in. long. not in-

and a large front porch.
It is of handsome appearance
and symmetrical proportions.
It is magnificently lighted
and perfectly ventilated. Em-
bodies every modern comfort
and convenience. Ou r e x -
tremely low price makes it
the best bargain proposition

built. It is 23 ft. wide and L ted. Our price

cluding the porch. It has - lum b e 1-, mill
seven rooms, bath, pantry —— work, hardware

‘1 The above is an illustration of our famous Joist Frame Barn. It is the most
practical and serviceable barn ever designed. It may be built at a price very? miich
cheaper. and has more available space. than any other style. We can supply this
barn in sixdifierent sizes. all of the uniform width of 36 ft. The above quotation

covers abarn 36 ft. wide by 48ft. long and 18 ft. high. The roof is of the self-
supporting type. there being no posts in the hay loft. There are 6 windows on each
side. 3 in each end. and 2 in each gable. so the barn is thoroughly ventila-

covers all the

and nails requir-
ed to c o m-
p l e r e t b 1':
building from
the. ground up.
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on the market. We cannot
recommend this d e sign too
highly. Even if you don’t need
ahome. build this home for an

investment. You can sell it 10 Refer to this
times overbefore it’s finished. 3 D .
This is our house design No. 6; m ” 0818!]
refer to it by number when No. 221

you write.

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CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING COMPANY,

Send me free of all charges:

complete set of blue prints, plans and specifications for design No ...... . ..

I am interested in the following items: .......................... . ...... .
Name ...
Town.. ..................................
County. State...»
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I] 0i all wonderful offers advertised, this unquestionably is the
greatest. The Chicago House Wrecking Company offers to sell
you at a saving of from 25 to 50 per cent all the building material
needed to construct the house and barn shown above. This
means we are absolutely leaving out all middlemen’s profits
and are dealing direct with the consumer. Our ideas are
absolutely original. and no other firm in the world has ever
before advertised to completely supply the material such as is
offered herewith. We are the largest concern in the World
selling lumber and building material direct to the consumer.
We propose to furnish you everything for the construction of
these buildings as . utlined in our offer. It will be in accord-
ance with specifications which are so clear that there can be
no possible misunderstanding. Our prices as given above
means for the material all correctly laid out in accordance
with our plans and specifications.

1] We will lurnish you an Itemized material list. We will also
supply blue prints. architect’s Specifications and full informa-
tion needed to properly and economically erect these buildings.

(3 We will furnish you blue prints for either of these designs or
for any of the designs shown in our “Book of Plans" without
one cent of cost to you. provided you place the order for the
bill of material with us. It will be accompanied by working

lens and material list. The itemized material list accompany-

ng same is complete, both in the description of the material
used and also in describing the purpose for which each item
is intended. If purchased in the usual way from the architect,
these plans would cost from $25.00 to $75.00. With the aid or
our plans. specifications and material list. anyone reasonably
familiar with building construction can supermlend the
erection of his own house or barn at a great saving.

 

 

 

OWo will furnish a complete Hot Water
Heating Plant for the design No.6. shown
above. consisting of Sectional Hot Water
Heater. handsome Cast Iron Radiators. all
necessary pipe. valves and fittings. including
a. complete set of blue prints. Working draw-
ings and complete specifications. so simple
that any ordinary mechanic handy with the
use of tools can easily install plant. We will
also loan the necessary tools needed in put-
ting in sucha plant. At the same time we
will furnish you with a written. binding
v guarantee. covering 365 days. making you

perfectly safe as to the quality of our ma-

 

We Have Houses Rariging

£01 Water Heating Plants, Steam

This is not an experiment with us. During the past year. we
have sold upwards of five hundred complete homes and barns.
All the material is stored right in our main warehouse and
yards at Chicago. ready to ship promptly upon receipt of your
order. We usrantee every stick furnished to be absolutely
brand new. on’t pay any attention to what jealous lumber
dealers or unscrupulous merchants may tell you to the contrary.
We Would not dare to advertise any false statement. If you
buy a building and receive any material that is in any way.
shape or manner to the contrary of our general and specific
representation. we guarantee to take back such material at
our expense and replace it with material strictly in accordance
with our description. or to refund you the full purchase price of
same. or make such adjustment as meets your entire approval.
1] As to our terms: They are as liberal as any one can ask for.
If you do not want to send money in advance. we will make
shipment. to be paid for after it reaches destination. provided
you furnish us with absolutely satisfactory bank references.
1] Our literature explains. fully. our operations. On application

 

BLUE PRINTS FOR ANY OF OUR DESIGNS FREE l_0_ PURCHAS {its

OOur Plan Book. a description of which is given below,
illustrates many other designs in houses and barns. You will
find that our houses can be built for such purposes as will
bring you in good returns for your money, even if you have no
intention of living in the house yourself.

Ill! you buy the building material from us. at our specified
prices. we will furnish you the plans. specifications and ma.-
terial list without charge. If. however. you prefer first to
receive the plans and study the possibility of applying
same for your own particular use. then we make you the
following proposition:

 

terial. We will supply all the above for the sum of $216.50;
or we will furnish you 3. Steam Heating Plant. similar descrip-
tion as above, for the sum of $i80.80. Every bit of material
used in these plants is guaranteed brand new and first-class in
every particular. We furnish all needed Plumbing Fixtures
for House No. 6, shown in this advertisement. and consisting
of Bath Tub. Closet. Washstand. Kitchen Sink. and including
all necessary pipe and trimmings complete to install every-
thing necded above the ground. for the sum of $97.50. Bath-
room Outfit like illustration is $37.50.

1] Any mechanic handy with the use 0! tools can Install both
the plumbing and the heating material in this house. We can
also lquote you prices for the installation of Plumbing and
Heating for any of the designs shown in our “Book at Plans."

irom $290 to $1300, Barns irom ml 92

we will furnish you the names of hundreds of satisfied cus-
tomers in all parts of the country. On request we wrll quote
a price delivered. freight prepaid. at your railroad shippi
point. thus there will be no question as to the ultimate cost 0
the material. You will know all the facts before on buy. We
are not asking you to buy a “cat in the bag.”

on will :3 ~
what you buy with open eyes. and we will prove our terms

as liberal as you can possibly ask for. ,

We secure many standard stocks 0! lumber. building
material and merchandise at various forced sales. besides
controlling large quantities r f the lumber s. cured direct from
mills in the North. South and Pacific Coast.

Our yards cover over lorty acres at land. Our institution is
known everywhere. When you deal wi 11 11. you are 001)an
big money. Thousands have caved in the past and are now
our steady patrons. It stands to reason that we are bound to

give you a square. honorable deal. We are business men and.
recognize the meaningof a satisfied custOmer. If youdeal once. -‘
you will buy from us often. Write for detailed information.

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I} We will furnish you with a set complete for either of the
buildings above or for any of the buildings shown in, our
“Book of Plans” referred to elsewhere in this adv v t,
for the sum of $2.00. which amount you can re pt tour
and the complete set will be sent to you. all carrying charges
prepaid by us. Upon receipt of them. if you decide to
make the purchase of the full bill from us. then we will
allow you $2.00 to apply towards our price. If for any reason
you decide not to use the plans and prefer to return them to
us' within thirty days after receipt. then we will refund you
$1.50. thus making the information cost you only 50 cents.

, We assure you this does not pay for the expense involved.

Heating Plants, Plumbing Material

 

9W1: will furnish you the paint needed for House Design
No. 6. shown above. including hard oil finish for interior. two
coat work. and including porch lloor paint. for $26.50.
QWe will furnish a Hot
Air Furnace outfit for de—
sign No. 6. full specificap
tions or which will be fur-
nished you. for $99.30. . ‘
Our special Heating =1.
Catalog explains fully just
what we include on all heat.
ing jobs. We can supplg «. ‘
Heating Apparatus an . ' ‘ ‘ 4
Plumbing material for any house, new rold. Write for our
descriptive matter and handsomely illustrated booklet-i; ' J.

  

LUM ER and BUILDING MATERIAL at 25 lo 50 Per Cent SAVING

We say to you poaithely that no mat.
ter what your wants in the line of
buildingmaterial,wecansupplyit,and i
always at a saving. This statement is
backed by an number of unsolicited
testimonials rom those who have tak-
en advantage of our liberal otters of
the past. Especially do we urge you to
act now. Never in years has lumber
been offered at such low prices as we
are offering it for at the present time,
and it is good lumber, too, first-class,
right up to grade and as good or better ‘
than that carried by any local dealer ‘
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Chicago

Your-complete General Catalog No. ‘29 ...
Your Special Book of House and Dam Plans... .. .........

Your Book on lleatlng and Plumbing ................................ . ..
If you desire to send for plans at once, fill in this space.

Enclosed find $2.00 in......... ..................f'orwhlch send me your

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customers from the merely curious.

To anyone showing sufiicient interest and an honest intention to purchase,

 

We do not reproduce the Post Office address of the customers for the reason, first,
various Lumber Trust Dealers Associations from writing anonymous letters, causmg our Customers a lot of unnecessary correspondence.

 

not sell it by mail. We are selling only new,

Then. our MILL-WORK. You cannot improve its quality. It's as-goo

as anyone wants. It’s better than 90 per cent of the dealers have for sale.
We can furnish you every single thing you may need in the llne of Doors,
Sash, Mouldings, Sideboards, Mantels, Interior Trim, or anything else.
In other words, each and every article that comes into the construction
‘ or a. building of any kind, and that includes also Structural Iron, Iron
. Beams, Iron Columns, or anything else in the iron line.

We have a complete stock of ROOFING MATERIAL, both tin, stool.

iron and ready-roofing. We can furnish you shingles in all grades.

OUR FREE BOOK oi PLANS

———_

(JOur Book of Plans is unquestionably the finest publication
of its kind. It shows. true to life, about fifty houses and barns.
describes them in a general way, and shows the first and
second floor designs of all houses and interior suggestions for
all barns: gives price complete and at the same time shows
the additional cost of plumbing, heating and painting. Even
if you have no immediate intention of building. you must
send for this book. Fill in the coupon to the left and we will
send it to you at once.

geomplete Blue Prints of any of the designs are furnished
at $2.00 each with privilege of returning same and receiving
a credit of $1.50. so the net cost would be but 50 cents. Or
keep the Blue Print, and when you purchase your building
material from us for the complete construction, we will give

 

we sell is new. Nothing "Wrecked" about it. It is as good as can be
bou ht. We haven’t affine of second-hand lumber in our stock, and if
we t id have it we won]
clean stock, no shop-worn material, and all our grades are guaranteed.

 

everything in the way of plumbing and heating material. We can
supply your wants in Builders’ Hardware at a saving of 25 per cent or
more. We mean your Nails,your Builders’ Hardware and our Tools.
And so it goes all the way down the line of material you nee . We save
{on money everywhere, and the way to convince on of this tact is to.

ave you submit to us a list of building materla that you are in the
market for. Let your carpenter or contractor, or whoever has charge
ofgour building operations, hand us a list of the material you need,
an we will give you a. prompt estimate. We will, on application, name
you prices, freight prepaid.

We will about you by actual prooi that we can do everything we
say in this advertisement. There isn’t a single overdrawn state-
ment in this advertisement. Send us today your list of lumber and build.
ing material. Give us an opportunity to figure with you.

1] Our mammoth General Catalog containin lo 000 a
merchandise for the home, the field. the faitor'y and, thgacllgogf
Represents our complete stock bought at various Sherifis'.
~—— .. receivers' and Manufacturers’Sales. Gives il-
,. ;' lustrations and explains our quotations. Tells
‘ all about our wonderful stock. It is a rice
WM?“ maker in every sense otthe word. You will fin that
; (mug; . _. in every instance we undemoll regular merchandise
.-. -. . 3 houses. Goods are described tor-just what they are.
‘I There are some 460 pages of interesting notations

   
 

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: write us for this book at once. It cost about fl.00 to
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you credit in full for the $2.00 charged you for the plans.

  

or all charge (I you fill in the coupon to the to t.

cmcaeo HOUSE wnscxme 00.. CHICAGO

THE CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO.’S CUSTOMERS SAY:

to prevent unscrupulous would be competitors and members of the

Second, To protect our

we will be pleased to furnish the Post Office addresses of any or all that may be requested.

FREE Mammoth Catalog No. 29 '

 

Chicago House Wrecking Co., Chicago. Ills.
Gentlemen:———The car is unloaded and
my contractor and builder are more than ing house design No. 6 arrived April 26. I
pleased with the material and the work is started in the morning to unload it and it
progressing rapidly. Verg
(Signed) M. . B

faithfully,

' -——————. Pennsylvania.
Chicago House Wrecking Co.. Chicago. Ills.
Gentlemen:—M_v car of lumber contain-

Kentucky.

took part of the next day until we were
ROWNE. thru. Furthermore, wish to say I like

(House Design No. 149). and I have got

all the material, the millwork is extra 3):.) hauled and I have saved at least $400.-.

fine and the hardware is fine. on my house by buying from your Com-
(Signed) HARRY KEENER. pany. Your lumber is better than is sold
—————————, Pennsylvania. here. All safely landed but the paint.

Chicago; House Wrecking Co., Chicago, Ills. Please send it. .

’ Gentlemenz—I received your lumber, Thank you for your kind attentiou.

(Signed) NEHMIAH McCANDI-ESS.

 

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