The Only Weekly AgriCultural,

DETROIT, MICII, SATURDAY, IEBRUARY





No. 5

3926





VOL. CXLVlIl.

Whole Number





HERE are a great many interest-

“. I nig- points in the successful man-

‘ '.1aigeinent of an incubator and if

some of the most essential of these are

dulled, a lower percentage of hatch is

likely to be the penalty. The past:

. weeks I have been sharpening up some

of these dull points and in the hopes

that what I may say will help others

in the'u management of the i1npo1tant

details connected with the artificial

hen,.=I will give a few remindeis that

may. eliminate losses with others. I

believe the three most; important con-

Siderations in running an incubator

are :(1) heat regulation; (2) the use

of water; (3) care of the eggs.

Some-Features of Heat Regulation.

01‘: course it has become. common

knowledge that the piopei tempera-

ture at which to stait the inc;ubator is

103 degrees 1'. in most of the ma-

chines, the’lalnp is trimmed and put





under the hot; air or V'ater heating

drum after incubator has been clean-

;ed, The thermom-





eter isput inside the

incubator and careful-

ly watched until it

reaches103 F. At this

point, the damper is

so regulated with the

zsm‘ew that it is about:

one-halt inch above the

top of the opening in

the top of the heating

drum. 0 n 9 should;

not follow the direc-

tions of the manufac—

turer 1 too‘ blindly; try

to see why certain

regulations are neces-

sary and then work

them out as the occa—

sion demands. In the

way of heat. regulation

one—half inch may not

be ‘the right height

with your particular

machine. It takes

about six hours to tell

whether your regula—

tion has been profi—

cientor not in main-

taining the proper

temperature. So be-

fore the. incubator is

started with eggs, it

ought by good rights

to be put: into operation for at least.

tWenty—four hours. This will give an

opportunity for the heat. to have been

well regulated. '

Many people make. the mistake of

carefully leveling up their incubator

with a level. This is neither necessary

.nor desirable. It matters little whether

the machine is a hot. water or hot. air

one, the part of the incubator away

from the source of heat should be high-

er than the source of heat. Some small

inclination is necessary so that the hot

water or hot air will circulate. If the

machine is entirely level there will be

no circulation. Reason ought to be

, enough to show that the machine does

not have to be perfectly lens]. The

hen sometimes has some of 11m eggs

on top of each other and every other

way imaginable. Leveling is a labor-

.ieus and needless job; kick out the





 





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Some EsSentials In Successful Incubator Management





“‘i ByI. J. MATHEWS





blocks you may have under the legs,

they’do more harm than good.



If. you should go into the incubator

room some morning and find that the

heat was up to 108 degrees F., don’t

make wave your hands wildly in-the

air and bemoan the loss of your hatch.

The chances are that the germs are

not harmed very much. ‘ake out the

tray and sprinkle upon the eggs water

warmed just so the hand can be borne

in it. The evaporation of the water

will cool the eggs down cold water

would kill the germs and any othei

of the quick e 'aporators such as alco-

ether, etc., would be undesirable

and probably kill the chicks.



Heat at 103 deg lees 1“. until the be-

ginning oi the third week. At this

time, the life processes have begun in

the chicks and ,they will throw off

some heat from their bodies. This will





warm up the incubator to a certain ex-





the humidity of the incubator air but





its use seems scarcely necessary un—

der ordinary farm conditions. The





hatching of the egg is a drying—out

process as the egg contains something

like eight.) per cent of water and some

of this is evaporated before the sub?

stance of the egg enters the body of

the young chick.



During the last three days, however,

water should always be placed below

the egg trays. The purpose of this wa—

ter is to soften the 9° gg shell and if

this small precaution is neglected, Ve1y

often there will be many chicks that

will be found dead, for they did not

have enough vitality to pierce the hard

unsot’tened shell. It is well known

that when eggs me being incubated,

there is quite an amount of carbon

dioxide being given off into the air in

the incubator compartment. if water

is provided in the air, this carbon diox—





 





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if you Want Chi\cks Like These in May Get Busy Now.





and it will be necessary to cut.

the heat supplied by the lamp.

l11-addition, at: night the incubator tem-

perature is likely to go down and rise

the next. morning owing to the cooler

atmosphere. If any fluctuations ap—

pear, regulate so thal they will be be—

tween 103 and 105 degrees i“ rather

than between 101 and 103 degrees F.

as the higher tenipert-itnre seems to be

conducive to the best hatches.

The Use of Water.



There are diverse recommendations

as to the use_of water with the incu-

hators With the hot air incubator it

is almost a necessity under ordinary

conditions to use water. The best and

safest w 1y to do this is to place a pan

of water below the egg trays. This

water will evaporate slowly and keep

the air saturated.ASome- incubators are

provided with a’hydrometer to register





lent,

down





ide will unite with the water and form

a weak acid. The shell of the ecg is

mainly lime. Lime is attacked and

torn down by acids, hence the carbonic

acid has three days to work 011 the

lime in the gg shell and break it

down. After three days of this action,

it is quite easy for the thick to peek

his way out.

Handling of the Eggs.

One. of the t'icklish parts of incubator





management is ‘the handling of the

eggs. In the first place, the trays





should be filled as full as possible and,

peculiar as it may see1n,- the trays will

hold more if the eggs are not placed in





rows. After twenty-four hours, the

eggs ought. to be, turned twice each





day, morning and night, but be careful





not to turn the eggs after the hands»,

have become soiled with attending to





the "lamp. To turn easily, the eggs





and Live Stock Journal in the State.

1917





incubator





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along the back 01 the tray may be re-’

moved and by lifting the frontof the

tray a very little, tin- winaining eggs

may be gently turned toward the back

with the palm of the hand. The eggs

removed may then be replaced in the

opposite side of the tray. It is a good.

scheme to put the tray back into the

in reverse order from the

way it was taken out. ‘



At the. end of the seVenth day the

eggs should be tested with the tester

provided with the machine. If the egg

looks perfectly transparent, it was

probably infertile; it” there are round

opaque spots, the germ was weak but:





if a small disk can be scenfrom which





thread-like strands seem to radiate, the

germ is develOping normally. Bury the

weak-germ eggs—111m will smell—but

the. infertile ones 111.1 .\' be laid aside to

be cooked, chopped up and given to

the youngsters when they emerge. from

their limestone stronghold. . About the

fourteenth day. examine the eggs

gain tor dead germs;

remme them. In the

developing germ, the

head can be plainly

seen and some move—

ments of the chick will

be noted.

\Vhen

hat thing

do lit)!





the time of

draws near

get. over-anx—

ious and. continually

fuss with the incuba-

tor. l: is by far the

best method to leave

the e as entirely alone

and keep the incubat—

or (‘losed after turn-

ing and cooling the

eggs on the eighteenth

da}. At this time the

tei’nperature tends to

rise and may be allow-

ed to go to 104 or 105

degrees but. if it goes

highvr flame should

be reduced.



The price of care—

lessne~s is a poor

hatch but, proper heat

regulation, the judi—

cious use, of water and

careful handling of

the o ,3,'g.:~. will go a long

wax tnwztld spelling

success with its an: inlant bumper

crop of downy chit-ks.





EARLY CHICKS.





The old saying, “'l‘ he eaily bird gets

the worm,” certainh applies to the

raising of poultry.



Most farmers depend on the hen to

rear their chicks, hence. cannot control

the time of hatching. She usually sits

in May and June, and the chicks do

not have time to mature before cold

weather, are fed at a loss all winter

until spring, when they lay a few eggs.

According to the United States Gov-

ernment Census Report, the average

production is from sixty to seventy.



The commercial poultryman, using

artificial means of hatching and rear-

ing, hatches from February to April.



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So-called expert opin-

After the War. ion r e g a 1' din g the



. V industrial conditions

which will obtain after the close of the

European war are quite as illuminat:

ing as are similar opinions with regard

to the exciting causes of that deplor-

able conflict. For long we have been

told that the manufacturers of this

country would necessarily suffer from

the keen commercial competition of

the belligerent countries when the mil—

ital-y issues were finally settled, and

know we are informed by Hon. Charles

Denby,,_f0rnier Consul-General at Vi~

enna, that this Competition will be

more keenly fell along agricultural

lines because of the fact that the in-

jured and maimed and those who are

over or under age for profitable cm—

ploymcnt in commercial industries will

be able to contribute to increased ag-

riculturalw - production in a manner

which will make their competition felt

by the farmers of the world, including

the United. States. This opinion was

advanced-attire midwinter meeting of

the Michigan Bean Jobbers’ Associa

tion which is reported in another col-

umn of this issue.



A thoughtful analysis of the situa-

‘tion, however, brings assurance that

neither the American manufacturer

nor the American farmer need become

panic stricken by the prospect of for-

eign competition along either manufac-

turing or agricultural lines. In their

greed . for- war profits manufacturers

who have been engaged in the muni-

tions trade have, to a large extent, neg-

lected the needs of the domestic trade.

The American farmer is the American

manufacturer‘s best customer, and he

has been repeatedly warned that in or‘

tier to secure needed goods for spring

delivery-he must do his spring shop—

ping early, owing to the condition of

the material market. There is a pros-

pect that needed goods may not be

available;- in this line as they are not

available at the present in many lines,

including staples of wearing apparel

and house furnishings.



\Vith an era of better prices for ag-

ricultural staples which is sure to con-

tinue ,for some time, and we believe

for a long- time even after the close of

the European war, the farmers of this

country are going to expand their bus-

iness rapidly and as a result they will

require a large amount of manufactur-

ed material of almost infinite variety.

Thus, the. American manufacturer’s

blast market, now almost bare of im-

mediately available goods, will be a

stable source of business for American

manufacturers who do not forget in

their pursuit of war profits that their



. domestic market is their most promis-

ing source of permanent prosperity.



'This fact, together with the opportuni-

~ , tics offered for the development of new





 





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America, should reheve“tbe'¥;nervous.,

by" the stock, and]





~.tensi:_bn exhibit

' ain markets pan the receipt of any

news having an immediate bearing up-

on the fortunes of the war, particularly

”$1.1?” may relate to the prospect of

negotiations looking toward peace.



So far as foreign agricultural compe—

tition is concerned,vthere would appear

tofbe little to fear except through the

dev‘elOpment of rich new country, such

aslisavailable in large areas only in

Russia. The territory occupied by the

central powers has long been inten-

sively farmed, and it is not a reason-

able, supposition that a large surplus

of agricultural products can be produc-

ed for export in countries which have

long had difficulty in producing sufii.

cient for their own needs, except as a

surplus along some line of special pro-

duction might occur in exceptionally

favorable crop years. It must be re-

membered that the best and most

cheaply improved virgin soils of the

world have already been brought to a

state of agricultural productivity. The

white population of the world is in-

creasing at a rapid rate; it is estimat—

ed by some economists that this popu-

lation will be doubled in the next three

hundred years at the present rate of

increase. This means a constant de-

mand for increased production of con-

siderable annual magnitude all along

the line of sufficient magnitude to care

for a normal development of agricul-

ture. In our own country the domestic

demand is taking an ever increasing

proportion of our product. Apparently

if the home market is adequately de-

tvcloped our manufacturers“ will be

kept. busy in supplying it for a long

time after the clOse of the European

war, and our farmers will continue to

feel the difficulty of, supplying a home

demand of increasing magnitude with

high-priced products produced under

difficult labor conditions.





During the early part

of each year the U. S.

Department of Agri-

. , , , . culture publishes an

estimate of the numbers and value of

live stock in the country. This esti-

mate is compiled from reports of cor-

respondents and agents throughout the

country and is thus a fairly dependa-

ble. index of conditions. This report

shows a slight decrease in the number

of horses, the estimated number being

99.8 per cent of last year's estimate.

Mules have, on the other hand, in-

creased to 101 per cent of last year’s

estimate. Miich cows have made the

greatest increase in percentage, the

present estimate being 103 per cent as

based on last year’s estimate. Cattle

other than milch cows have increased

2.6 per cent over last year, while sheep

have fallen off in number, this year’s

estimate being 99.7 per cent of last

year’s estimate. .

Expressed numerically, horses have

decreased 33,000, mules’have increased

46,000, milch cows have increased 660,-

000, and other cattle 1,037,000, while

sheep have decreased 142,000 and

swine 313,000. The average value per.

head in all departments of live stock

has increased so that the aggregate

value of each division is greater than

,last year. In horses this increase is

$24,843,000, in mules, $26,030,000, in

milch cows $166,480,000, in other cattle

$130,858,000, in sheep $94,470,000, and

in swine $221,669,000. The aggregate

value of all live stock on farms is esti-

mated at $6,685,020,000 as compared

with ‘$6,020,~670,000 on January 1, 1916,

an-.increase of $664,350,000 or 11 per

cent. .

These figures are encouraging, par-

ticularly as related to cattle, although

the fact must be taken into considera-

tion that the data from which these es-

timates were made were collected

some weeks ago since which time there

have been large marketings of cattle

and other live stock, “owing to the ex

isting high price of feed stuffs coupled

with the high price of live stock which

was a-contributing factor to the free





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of the country arei‘moré numerous

than last year. The recent trend of





market values shows the great demand





for meat products 61 all ,kinds. This

is, of course, greatly stimulated by the





foreign. demand, although domestic





consumption has not. greatly fallen off

with the existing high prices which

have prevailed during recent months,

due tothe fact that labor is well em»

played and at good wages. Whether

the foreign demand will continue un-

abated after the war is, of course, prob‘

lematical. In any case, the outlook

appears to be bright for live stock pro—

duction, for the immediate future, and

the further sacrifice of breeding stock

upon the altar of present high prices

would seem inadvisable from every

standpoint.



New records of high values are be-

ing made almost. weekly in the large

live stock markets, and market stu-

dents believe that the tophas not yet

been reached. Upon a careful analysis

the future would seem to be as bright

for. the producer as the present is for

the feeder of well-bred live stock.





The report of Prof.

Studying Farm AnderSon’s address at

Costs. the Live Stock- meet-

ing which appeared in

the last issue, illustrates the complica-

tions which arise in the making of an

accurate estimate of the cost of pro-

ducing dairy products. Perhaps in no

other department of farming is it so

difficult to arrive at accurate costs as

in the business of dairying in which so

many factors must be- taken into con‘

sideration. It is thus apparent that in

arriving at even approximate farm

costs in this branch of agriculture it is

necessary to make a more comprehen-

sive study and analysis of the contrib—

uting factors than is the case in al-

most any other department of farm

production. ,

For this reason it is fortunate that

an official study of the problem has

been undertaken to arrive at fairly de-

pendable figures regarding the actual

cost of producing milk upon the aver-

age dairy farm. Similar official stud-

ies would undoubtedly be profitable in

other departments of farm production.

Wherever they have been undertaken

valuable results have been attained,

but conditions are perhaps less con-

stant in other lines of production. and

every farmer should undertake for

himself a study of costs. of production

under the conditions which obtain in

his locality. ’





HAPPENINGS or THE WEEK.





Foreign. .



.The European Wan—The Russians

have pierced the line of the Teutonic

allies over a front of nearly two miles

on the Bukowina-Roumania frontier.

Berlin admits the withdrawal of troops

in this district. Numerous prisoners

and a. considerable amount of muni-

tions fell into the hands of the Bus-

sians—In northwestern Russia on the

Riga sector much fighting continues.

Following the recent heavy drivexhere

by the Germans the Czar’s forces have

succeeded in checking the advance

and now the contest appears to be a

draw—On the Macedonian and Italian

fronts artillery engagements and open

ations by small raiding parties consti—

tute the chief activities. The Germans

launched another offensive before Ver-

dun. last week and succeeded in carry—

ing some of the trenches recently recov-

ered from the Kaiser’s forces. The

French, however, have since carried

out successfully counter attacks and

re-occupied practically the same terri-

tory.———The British have also captured

trenches north of the river Somme

and made successful raids near Neu-

ville and northeast of- Festubert.——In

Mesopotamia the British and Turkish

troops‘ continue their fight for the pos-

session of Kut~el-Ama.r,a. Last week

the Turks succeeded in wresting

trenches from the British, but from

English sources it appears that these

have all been re—taken.~—Belgium has

issued a denunciation to the contention

of the German gorernment that the,

deportation of Belgians for forced la-V

her Is a social necessity on account of

unemplOymeut resulting from the Brit-





 





 





 





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FgfiIégragaL autey, dwar "minister of

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ble for the execution of they policy of

France in the present war. He has





 

 





been given complete control of the re. .





sources of the country, as well as of

the army. The object of this m0ve‘ is

to end all army politics.



Great Britain has decided to arm be

merchant marine with heavier guns.

She will uphold the neutrality of the

United States by removing all but one

of these guns at Halifax when vessels

are enroute to this country. .



In a. four-day campaign Toronto cit~





izens raised a. $3,259,000 war fund for.





the support of Red Cross work. .

An earthquake on the island of Bali

resulted in the death of 550 natives.





. National. ..



Employes of sugar refineries in

Brooklyn are on strike and when shifts

were being made early this week a riot

was started by the strikers which last-

ed for over an hour. Many people were

injured including several policemen

called to quiet the disorder. ' '1



A campaign has been opened in

Maryland to make that state dry. An





effortwill be made to secure from the .





present legislature a law prohibiting

the manufacture and sale of liquor

without a provision for a referendum.



At a. meeting of publishers in cm-

cago the prediction was made that by

reason of thepresent high prices of

print paper, [the one-cent newspaper

would 'soon be an institution of the

past. .



Auto shows are being unusually well

attended this year. At both the New

York and Detroit exhibitions the num-

ber of persons passing the turnstiles

was far in excess of the attendance at

any of the former shows, while the

Chicago function opened last Saturday

with the largest attendance on record

for the initial day.





 





FARMERS’ lNSTITUTES FOR

FEBRUARY. , '





 





County Institutes.





Newaygo 00., Grant, Jan. 31-Feb.1;

St. Clair 00., Port Huron, Feb..1—2:

Lapeer 00., Lapeer, Feb. 2-3; Oceana

00., Shelby, Feb. 2-3; Genesee 00.,

Clio, Feb. 5-6; Muskegon 00., Fruit-

port, Feb. 5-6; Calhoun 00., Battle

Creek, Feb. 7-8; Allegan C0., Dorr.

Feb. 8-9; Barry 00., Hastings, Feb. 9-





10; Van Buren 00., Bangor, Feb. 12—13; ‘





101113. 00., Portland, Feb. 13-14; Mont-

calm 00., Lakeview, Feb. 14-15; Bass

00., Cassopolis, Feb. 14-15; MecOsta

00., Big Rapids, Feb. 15-16; OsCeoIa

00., Hersey, Feb. 16-17; St. Joseph 00.,

Leonidas, Feb. 16-17; Hillsdale 00.,

Hillsdale,Fcb. 19-20; Jackson 00., Han-

over, Feb. 20-21; Kalamazoo 00., Rich—

land, Feb. 21-22; Lenawee 00., Adrian,

Feb. 21-22-23; Shiawassee 00., 0-wos-

so, Feb. 21-22; Washtenaw 00., Ann

Arbor, Feb. 22—23; Monroe 00., Sam-

ria. Feb. 23-24; Wayne 00., Plymouth,

Feb. 26—27; Macomb 00., Washington,

Feb. 27-28; Oakland 00., Pontiac, Feb.

28-Mar.1; Livingston 00., Howell, Mar-

2—3; and “Farmers’ Week,” Agricultur-

al College, March 5-9.

One-day Institutes.



Monroe 00., Temperance, Feb. 1;

Dundee, Feb. 2; Petersburg, Feb. 3;

Maybee, Feb. 5; Carleton, Feb. 6-7;

Monroe, Feb. 7; Raisinville, Feb. 8;

Milan, Feb. 26-27.





Tuscola 00., Unionville, Feb. 1; Ak- -





ron, Feb. 2; Reese Feb. 3;, Vassar

Feb. 5; Fostoria, ch. 6; Mayvllle,

Feb. 7; Kingston, Feb. 8; Cass City,

Feb. 9.



Lapeer (30., Columbiaville, Feb. 1.



Isabella 00., Shepherd, Feb. 2-3. .



Eaton 00., Mulliken, Feb. 2; Dimon‘

dale, Feb. 24. ‘



Montcalm 00., Greenville, Feb. 3;

Coral, Feb. 5; Howard City, Feb. 6;

Six Lakes, Feb. 7; Vestaburg, Feb. 8;

Stanton, Feb. 9; Carson City, Feb. 10;

Sheridan, Feb. 12. ’ ;



Ionia 00., Danby, Feb. 5; Clarksville.

Feb. 6; South Boston, Feb. 7; Orleans,

Feb. 8; Orange, Feb. 9; Ionia, Feb.

23-24. ~



Washtenaw 00., Salem, Feb.,5; Cher-

ry Hill, Feb. 6; Ypsilanti, Feb. 7;.

Northfield, Feb. 8; North Lake, Feb.

9; Chelsea, Feb. 10; Willis, Feb. 12;

Saline, Feb. 13; Manchester, Feb. 15.



Jackson 00., Concord, Feb. 5; Par-

ma, Feb. 6; Devereaux, Feb. 7; Tomp-

kins, Feb. 8; Rives, Feb. 9; Layton’s

Corners, Feb. 10; 'West Liberty, Feb.

12; Napoleon, Feb. 14; Michigan Cen-





ter Feb. 15; Grass Lake,.Feb. 16; “73- .





terioo, Feb. 17. .

Shiawassee 00., Henderson, Feb. 7;

New Haven, Feb. 8; Fe , 9' '





Oakland 00., Ortonvill‘e, Feb-"10;

Waterford, Feb. 12; H Feb. 13,.

LivingstonCo... Cobnctah, h, 12;





.Hamburg, Feb. 13; Brighton, Feb. 14,

Fowlerville, Feb. 15: Pinekney’,‘ Feb. .





1.6; Gregory. Feb.-

nac Feb. 21.





     

 





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to show a big‘ net profit,

'sideration to the fact: that a fair held





 





 





 





 





 





to himself by many a thoughtful

farmer on his way home from

his county fair last fall. It is plain to

those who have given this matter ser-

ious attention that the average county





’t'air——no matter what pait of the coun-





tiy it may be located in—is not ade-





‘quately accomplishing the purpose for





which it is supposed to be held.

A county fair should present to the





'farmers in whose midst it is held, a





practical demonstration of the value of





agricultural education, not necessarily

college or school education exclusively,





but, that which has come from practical

knowgled e, howe1 er gained '



Most of the f111me1s of this period

who have not‘had the advantage of a.

course in the agricultural college'or

school have secured the basis of a fair

agricultu ‘al education through the me-





'dium cf the agricultural papers and the

' publications





available thrdugh the

state experiment stations and the De-

partment of Agriculture at VVashing-

ton. To such men there is little in the

county fair, as it is usually conducted,

to attract a deep interest. In the 111a-

jority of instances, owing to the char-

acter which the county fair has been

permitted to assume, it is regarded as

a good place ‘for the politicians to

strengthen their fences and as an ex-

cellent. opportunity to. make a break in

the monotony of'everyday life. As to

educational fett 111 es the 111 erage coun-

ty fair is marked by their absence in

any except in that rudimentary degree

which follows the simple competition

of exhibits. There are a number of

causes for this condition of affairs, the

principal ones being- here enumerated:





Causes of Decadence of County Fairs. '





(l) A board of directors who i11-

trust the active1111111agement of the fai1

to officials who have neither an ade»

quate conception of the real purposes

of a fair nor the ability to master the

problems which stand between them

and the. successful acquisition of such

knowledge.



(2) A board of directors(which rep—

resents only that part of the county in

or adjacent to the town where the fair

is held.



(3) The custom of passing the office

of secretary 111'011111‘111111011g prominent

members of the. association regardless

of the qualifi rations possessed for dis-





charging the duties of the office.





(It) I A policy which requires the fair

giving no con-





on a real educational basis, confers 011

the residents of the county something,

the value of which cannot be, expressed

in terms of dollars and cents.



(5) Making the so—called midway a

too prominent feature of the fair and

in using too little discrimination in the





character of attractions permitted to '





occupy it.



(1;) A lack of knowledge, 011 the

part of the management, relating to

scwring for the fair the sort of pub-

licity that will arouse interest in it

and secure for it 11. large attendance;

but: more especially the attendance of

such residents of the. county as are.





likely to be interested and benefited bv





the educational features which should

mark it.

Educational Fairs Would be Appre-

ciated.

There is scarcely a county in which

tgriculture is the predominating indus—





try in any state, where a fair conduct-





ed mainly on educational lines' would

not be appreciated. Farmers, their

wives and their children are eager to

avail themselvesof every scrap of

knowledge which might tend to make





their labors more productive or to im-

prove the ‘conditions surrounding. their

work,

,ticeable.





in a degree never before no-





It is not surprising that the failure

of the average county fair manage-





. ment- to fill this all—prevailing desire.





for knowledge results in a very mild





form of interest among the class of





11111111.;





THAT is a question propounded





directors.





 





By H. L. ALLEN,





personswhose interest ought to be

keenest and the most active. '

Three or four of the six causes men-

tioned as contributing to the failure of

a county fair to enlist the interest of

those persons who wish to take ad-

'antage of every possible opportunity

to add to their knowledge, may be





found holding back about every county





fair in the country except in the few

cases where a survey of conditions by

thc‘practical minds in the management

has resulted in the abandonment of





'old methods and the adoption of new





ones. This statement is not based on

guesswork. It is the result of personal

observation regarding county fair man-

agement and its results at a large

number of such fairs in five of the

principal states of the Union.



The Fair Should be Directed by



Farmers.

If we consider the causes which are.





exhibits of industrial and 111ercantile

concerns, all for sale; the wmidway oc—

cupied more space than any two ex-

hibits representing the products of the

farms in the county, indeed the exhib-

its of that diameter in the agricultur—

al, horticultural and stock brccding de-

partments were so few and of such an

inferior character that they would bet—

ter have been left. at. home, so far as

their possession of any ed1'1‘t-ational

value was concerncd.



Every member of the. county fair di—

rectorate should be a progressive farm-

er of some executive ability as shown

by the condition of his own affairs;

one. who appreciates the responsibili-

ties of the position and who will give

generously of his time and his brains;

one who knows the value of a fair’s

educational work and who is capable

of doing “team—work" with his associ-

ates to make the educational Natures





 





 





Hauling Muck Covered Snags onto an Adjacent Gear-ed Field.





mainly responsible for the failure of

0111' County fairs to occupy the position

they ought, as an educational influence

in the order named, the first one will

be found to be more uniformly existent

than any one of the others. In the

connnencement the fair organization

11111): have started out right; but: later,

in far too many cases, a little ring has

been formed, petty politics is played in

the election of: directors and officers

and it, is not long before the director-

ate fails to be representative of the





of the fair as prominent as powible.

Sectionalism is Fatal to the Fair-

Now comes cause number two: Any

fair is bound to slip backward. in popu-

lar favor when it commences to be

known as a “one-town fair." \Vharever

number of men the board of directors

consists of, they should repi'est‘wn thor-

oughly every part of the county. There

is today, in one of the richest counties

of a. rich farming state, a fair assocm-

tion, the membere of which, or at;

least some of menu—profess to he at :1,





 





 





Open Ditch for Draining Swamp Along the Side of a Cleared Field.





best farming element in the "county.

Under such conditions the fair rapidly

assumes a character which Idestroys

its influence in an educational way.

One fair association located in a

county with and near a very large city,

had four city men on its board 'of six

The year the writer attend-

ed the fai1 of this association, it was

an undoubted success from a financial

viewpoint. The attendance—mostly

from the city—was very large.» The





horse racing—which is a legitimate

feature of a well conducted fair—was





given undue importance; the exhibi-

tion buildings were largely filled with





loss for the cause of the failure of

their annual fairs to compare favor—

ably with those of another association

in. :1 neighboring county, although fav-

ored with greater natural advz ntages.

This fair has gone back a little each

year for several years. Exhibits have

decreased and the attendance has be-

come smaller than it was ten years





ago although the county has experienc-





ed a more than healthy increase in

population.

persons on the grounds within hear-

ing of the writer 'led to an examina-





1tio'n? of- the list of directors and officers





and it was found that the president,





atter Wlth Our COunty hamsP





iiist vice-president, >1 '111'etary, treasur-

er and four of the six. direét‘ors weie

residents of the towr. [in which the fair

was held. The secord vice-president;

and two of the directors were resi-

dents of towns adjoining the town in

which the fair was held. ’And'that:

town, it may be. stated. located'clear

to one side of the cum my, at one of its

boundaiy lines, to tn exact Is it any

wonder that. the peep} e in the toWns

located in distant parts of the countv

have lost interest. in this fair?



A Competent Secretary is Essential.



Cause number three is One which

nearly every fair association, at one

time or another, has. 1.1.11.1 up against.

To the successful ranginistratimr” of

the office of secretary. more than to

any'other one thing, connected with

the 111111111g'eme111, dept-Jule: the success

of the fair; and tin nun who possess

the qualifications which :1. good secre~

tary must have are no: found in large

numbers in any coom‘y. ‘Wlth 11 con—

stantly changing board of directors

and a new president 1» 1'11 13/ everv year

as is the case in 1111 : .1 sage fai1 asso-

ciation, the work 111'1.~:-.;1.pping out the

course of the 11ssoci;.11onand pushing

the plans outlined 1o 1. successful con-

clusion devolves lurid), on the sec-

rotary.



To be successful ii. the highest: de-

gree a secretary 1111'»: not only have

a practical liliU\\'lPti;.,t 1 the different

branches of agricuhun and live stock

breeding but he 1111:~' no a man who

quickly and natural}; 1 notes and holds

acdtutintanccs: lie 1. .--'l have excep-

tional ability: in 111' 1. words, be a

good org uni/.cr; hr 111. st have 01‘ be so

constituted 11s to device a fair under-

standing .ot' the V'tillzv of publicity to

his association and 1‘11? lll'tillb’l‘ course

to pursue to get publiv “y through such

channels as will be 11!'o~.1t1;w<:tive of the

greatest amount of 1.1111111



(Continued 11.1». v‘ week).

CLEARING AND DRAlNllNG LAND

lN SOUTHERN NMCHIIGAN.





Clearing land for 1‘:.: 1-1 purposes has

been a leading occupn'iou in Michigan

for many years. Aliho't'lgh the forest

line has been steadily pushed back

there are still numenr-y.-~1 cat holes,





small swamps, and “mod-lots injthe .'





southern counties to be cleared. and

d ‘ained. These are 1' Mira’lly compos-

ed of muck or rich io1-,111 and, when

properly cleared, 111'» the; most valuable

land wt- haxc for fart... puxposes. . ,.

There were two s1. :tll swamps on

my farm in Oakland oodnty and last

fall I decided to drai; ;. 11d 1 tear one of

them.

ago by 11st of 11 six— in: 11¢ This was

entn e11 in: 1111111111111 111 1 any off the wa—

ter and in Siptemln It dug an open

ditch along my lim 1‘: we. and let the

water out. ' ' '

1 would not “unwound an open

ditch across 11 field. but where it cant

be (111.1: along the sit'n so as motto in—

terfere with cultivatim- it is sometimes

preferable to tiling. \‘1‘11 dug this ditch

entirely by use of plow and scraper,

using 11 side scraper 1‘111- 1,1110, bottom of

the ditch. '

we then cut all 1111p uses and dy—

namited the stump.» W'e drew the

small shrubs out \\‘lll‘. team and log

chain, and hauled all loose parts of

stumps out on a >1on'5v-‘boat. Large

quantities of muck (1.11:; to the roots

of the shrubs that 11-1-11». mus snagged

out, and these were hauled onto an

adjoining field. '

After freezing and thawing all win:

ter this dirt will crumble off‘ these

roots when they a1e 1.1awn to apile to

be burned. The mucla which crumbles





off will fertilize the field'with humus





and nitrogen. The ashes from‘ the

brush when burned will furnish potash





Some rema1ks made by for this field.





1 The first year of cultivation for“ this

muck swamp I will seed to timothy

and “alsike clover. Hay will be prefer:





able to grain because of the orcesaive





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ed there, a considerable quantity of

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necessary.



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clear and drain a swamp, but it can

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'when farm wOrk is slack. It iswell

worth the time of any farmer Who has

such a swamp, to fit it for cultivation.

If there is not sufficient fall for drain-

age a well may sometimes be dug in

the lowest spot of the swamp and

drainage effected in that way.



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LILLIE~ FARMSTEAD NOTES.





Harvesting the Ice Crop.

We have just completed putting up

the ice for another year. It is a splen-





‘did crop this year, ten inches thick and





A little ice is a great

In fact, almost

a necessity. When we do not ship

sweet cream it is not absolutely {1

necessity, but after one has used it a





clear blue ice.





.few years it is thought to be a. neces-





sity, but of course it is not, people

used to get along without it, in fact,

never thought of storing ice for sum-

mer use. The cost, however, is so

small that any farmer can afford this

luxury. The principal cost is the ice

house, and we are reducing this cost

to a minimum by utilizing one ‘of the

silos as an ice house. Of course, if

one only had one silo this could not

be done, but having three we can al-

ways utilize one for ice. One silo is

always fed out before time to store ice

and by the time to fill with our sweet

corn stalks the weather has changed

so ice is not so necessary. This year

ice hauling came when everything \‘dS

favorable. Good ice, splendid sleigh-

ing and cold weather to store.





Losses in Live Stock.

I don’t think people realize how

much live stock they lose. They for-

get about it. They have grown up with

the idea that “They that have must

lose,” and as there is no use in crying

over “spilled milk” they forget their

losses as soon as possible and try and

avoid them in the future. We, how-

ever, occasionally have losses. Just

this week a yearling heifer choked

herself with the tie chain. Did you

ever hear of such a thing? Yes, I have.

It doesn’t happen very often, but it has

happened before, and it will happen

again. This heifer was in the same

stall, tied in the same way as always.

She and eighteen others have stood in

these stalls, tied in the same way, all

winter and others have stood in these

same stalls previous winters and noth-

ing of this sort ever occurred before.

I hope it never will again. She must

have stepped back in her stall too far

when she went to lie down, and the

chain around her neck pulled in such a

At any rate,

she was dead when discovered in the

morning. I am of the opinion that if

we had reliable information of loss of

live stock by accident alone, it would

amount to a considerable sum.

Fixing the Price of Farm Products-

A friend writes me that he was

greatly pleased with my (farm notes Of

a previous issue, relative to the former

fixing the minimum price of products,

“based on the cost of production and a

”reasonable profit. But he writes, “how

arena to. determine the caster-pro-

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the same year ‘in‘ the same} édmidunity."

That this'is the great question will

admit. But ' now I believe we have

facilities which if properly utilized will

give a very satisfactory answer to this

question. -



In many counties we have agricul-

tural agents, and we should have them

and will eventually have them in every





county, not only in this state but in.





every state. Why can they not ascer-

tain the average cost of production of

various crops in their respective coun-

ties? Farms could be selected in

various communities, and accurate cost

data kept under that year’s conditions.

These men are competent for such

work and it seems to me that they

could do nothing for the benefit of the

farmer, comparable to this.





The findings of all the counties in

the state could be compared and aver;

aged in such a way that the'price

would be fair to the farmer and to the

consumer. Why not? The consumer

could find no fault with. this because

he ought to be willing that the farmer

have a fair profit. When this price is

fixed let the farmer control the market

by refusing to sell below this minimum

price. You say that some farmers

must selL and others would sell re-

gardless of the price. But this would

affect the market but little, if a good

per cent of the farmers stuck to the





price.

Is there athhing unlawful about

this? Not a. thing that I can see. Don’t





automobile manufacturers and furni-

and implement manufacturers,

and clothing manufacturers, and in fact

all manufacturers, employ experts to

ascertain the cost of production? And

don’t the various manufacturers fix the

price by adding a profit to the cost?

And hadn‘t they ought to have the

right to do so? Certainly. The farmer

don’t want those manufacturers to sell

at 2» loss. The whole foundation of

business would crumble if they did.

Likewise the whole structure of agrr

culture, the foundation of all other bus—

iness is bound to crumble if some

thing is, not done so thefa'rmer don't

have to work for nothing and board

himself. He has done that very thing

many, many times in the past and it is

high tinle that individually and collec-

tively they put a little business princi-

ple in with their brawn and muscle.



The agricultural agent is the man to

do this work of ascertaining the cost.

A district committee of county agents

could ascertain approximate conditions

for a district, a state committee for

the various districts could determine

cost for a whole state. A meeting of

states could fix the minimum price for

the whole country. Tell me where the

,“rotten spot” is in this plan.



We don’t want this work carried .on

by any present farmers’ organization.

They are not big enough. All farmers

do not belong. We don’t need new

laws, so we don’t need any farmers, or

laws,- and we don’t need any farmers’

or agrarian political party. All we want

is a: farmers‘ or producers’business

organization, for it is purely a mat-

ter of business, and very important.

business, too, not only for the farmer

but for the whole people. The perpet~

uation of American manhood and worn

anhood is at stake. Do we want this

country to eventually become a' 'land‘

lord country, with the farmer and farm

laborers, mere serfs. working for a pit-

tance? Do we want the farmers’ wives

and" daughters of this country to be

compelled to labor in the fields, as they

do in some foreign countries. If such

conditions ever come it will be because

the farmers of this country allow it.

They can prevent it. _



We now have a market commission-

er. He has ability and energy. Give

him power, give him authority, furnish

him money, let him work this «problem

out. He can do it Don’t throw bricks

at his head if he does a good thing,





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By JAMES .N. MCBRIDE .'





HERE are many farms in older



I Settled sections in Michigan



where formerly there were large

flocks of sheep kept within a fair de-

gree of profit. There is a prevailing

opinion now that pasturage for sheep

is not profitable on these high—priced

lands. or possibly that dairying and

sheep do not work well together. What-

ever the facts or reasons are the sheep

have gone from these farms largely,

and at the present time the sheep in-

dustry offers exceptional profits. There

is an approaching wool shortage and

lambs have reached record prices this

winter. Under existing conditions

there is the opportunity for the lees-

tablishment of the sheep industry and

with it some of the glamor and ro-

mance that attached to the range coun-

try and sheep years ago in the west.



An Opportunity for Young Men.



This is the Opportunity of the young

man in the neighborhood who has

come too late to participate in the or-

iginal notion of pioneering but who

might yet be a participant in a modi-

fied way. The facts to be hitched up

together are the farms needing sheep

in the southern counties, for winter

feed, the northern counties with cut-

over lands which are adapted to sheep,

and the aforesaid young man who has

a taste for pioneering and a liking for

sheep' One starting point would be

for the young man who has standing at

home but who also has the instinct to

get out for himself, and in the language

of the correspondence school, “be one

who directs” and uses his brains with

his hands. Ever} rural neighborhood

has this type, which may be even tem—

porarily trying himself out in some

shop, because the farm was not big

enough for he and his brothers.



Let this young man find in the north-

ern counties a tract of cut-over land

adapted for sheep. If he does not

know where, or has hazy ideas, men

like \V. F. Raven, of the Agricultural

College, could give him a world of in-

formation on sheep possibilities and

lands. Let us assume that he finds

a tract of two or three sections that

can be easily fenced and with good

pasture and water conditions, and se-

cures’an option on the land. Then his

next move is to find, for example, ten

farmers who have ample winter teed

andshed room on theinhome farms

and who want a safe and profitable in—

vestment in the sheep business. Let

us assume that these men buy this

tract of land and secure the purchase

price and buy 100 ewes each to put on

this land. The land should be fenced

and sheds put up sufficient. to care for

the sheep in case of early summer or

spring storms.



A Practical Arrangement.

: The young man who promotes the

enterprise should have a salary of say

$1,000 per year, and devote his time

to the care of the sheep, during the

pasturage season, and also be staked

for some portion of the land which

would ultimately make him a. share—

holder in the enterprise. The ewes

would probably be for some time win-

tered and the lambs dropped on the

home farm, and shipped by rail from

the farm to pasturage, and back.



Such a plan would probably involve

an initial outlay of $30,000, or $3,000

per man who participated. From some





careful figuring it would seem that-





this investment would pay for itself in

tenor fifteen years, and also a five per

cent dividend, without any actual in-

vestment of outside funds beyond

what was obtained under the rural

credits act, and which would be paid





~from the earnings of the enterprise,





annually, on the amortization plan. It

is also a fair presumption that in the

meantime the property would double





"in value, although in any enterprise-no





set rules for each and every one can





be set down. Undoubtedly there will.





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be cases of more, and others of less,

efficiency and interest and attention to

detail. The outstanding facts, howev-

er, are the vast areas of cut-over land,





the ample credit capacity and under .





the law available to the southern Mich-



igan' farmer, and the necessity. and



profit in sheep raising. -

The Pioneer Live Stock Men.





There is’a certain element of the

romantic and possibly the heroic that

in early days caused the younger sons

of Scotch and English landlords to

make their way into the west, also in-

to Australia, and start those coun-

tries along the lines of live stock rais-

ing. These men had a great deal to

do with bringing in good stock and im-

proving flocks and herds. In fact, a

great deal of the impetus to western

live stock development came from this

type of men.



It is at this point. that the northern

counties need young men who have

capital back of them and capacity to

build up the live stock lines to which

Northern Michigan is well suited. It

is more than probable that extensive

land owners would be financially inter-

ested so that the land would be had|

at a low price to make the remainder:

of their holdings valuable. ‘



The average well-to—do farmer in

Michigan would find his vacation very

much more to his liking to stop for a

few weeks on his property, to live in

the ranch guest chamber, and renew

his acquaintance with the newer lands.

There is not much enjoyment for the

farmer at the so-called vacation idling

places, which are expensive and unsat—

isfying. In these ranch homes would

be found the renewal of a saner out-

door country lifc than is elsewhere

offered the young man of live stock

tastes, and at a price that would coni-

pensate. To the northern country he

would bring an interest in live stock

matters that would prove immensely

profitable. T0 the railroads there.

would be increased traffic and the up-

building of a country now not well oc-

cupied nor settled. It would simply be

the union of genius, men, money and

opportunity. Address W. W. Flanagan,

Secretary Rural Credits Board, Treas-

ury Bldg, \Vashington, l). 0., for ad-

vices as to using this act for your

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FIRE PROTECTION.



1 went out in the country tonight

and witnessed the burning of a dairy

barn. Fourteen or fifteen head of cat-

tle and two horses and a quantity of

hay and ensilage, beside the buildings,

were lost. The thing that impressed

me is the utter lack of fire protection

on all, or practically all, farms. No

one would think of being so poorly

protected in the city where a like in-

vestment is at stake. Is it indifference

on the part: of the farmer, or failure

to recognize its possibilities on the

part of the manufacturers of fire-fight-

ing appliances? To be sure, it presents





a more difficult problem in the country ‘





than in the city. on account of freez-

ing. Obviously, in order to be ade~

quate, appliances must be automatic

and non-freezing, and appliances of

that nature are at present prohibitive

as regards price. It makes one feel

like getting busy right away and find-

ing a means of protection for the farm-

er which will be reasonably effective.





1 don’t know but what you may al-

ready have been harping on that sub-

;ect, and the whole trouble may be

with the people themselves. The farm-

er has surely been very'slow to take

on an expense which does not point to

very prompt recompense. It seems to

me, however, if nothing has been done

that something should be done to

arouse sentiment toward the preven-

tion of these big losses which are oc-

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The midwinter meeting of the Mich-

igan Bean Jobbers’ Assdciation, held

at the Hotel Cadillac in Detroit on

Wednesday, January 24, to which ses-

sion bean growers were invited,

brought out a good attendance of grow-

ers as well as jobbers.



In his opening address President W.

J. Orr, of the Bean Jobbers’ Associa-

tion, reviewed the history of the rela-

tions between the organized bean grou-

ers and bean jobb‘ers during the past

two seasons, noting the fact that in

both seasons the beanmarket had kept

ahead of the minimum price demands

of the growers, notwithstanding the

fact that the price asked for the 1916

crop seemed ridiculously high when

named. He attributed the strong 11p-

ward trend of the market to early

frosts following an unfavorable grow-

ing season, which reduced the yield

below earlier estimates.



He strongly condemned the selling

of futures before the crop was assur-

ed, and recommended action by the

Association to curtail this practice. He

deplored the misleading and false

statements which have been circulated

with regard to the season’s bean yield

by the “shorts” and advocated the pas-

sage of a law by the legislature pro-

viding for threshers’ reports to the

county clerk of each county, giving ac-

curate data as to the acreage and yield

threshed, the county clerks to report

to the Secretary of State and the Sec-

retary of State to compile the reports

for publication twice each month, so

that both grOWers and dealers may

have an accurate knowledge of the ac—

tual bean yield at the earliest possible

date each year.



Speaking of the future of the market

President Orr expressed the hope that

beans might remain at $6 per bushel,

potatoes at $1.50 and wheat, at $2. As

to complaining consumers, he said they

would be welcomed to the country to

assist in producing crops and equalize

more fairly the distribution of labor

which at this time seems very neces—

sary. For the coming year he prophe-

sied a larger acreage of beans and a

crop of good quality so far as disease

conditions are concerned. This predic-

tion is based upon the fact that plenty





_ of good clean seed is available this





"year, and that notwithstanding the

high price of beans for seeding pur-

poses, the cost per acre for seed will

range between $3 and $4 as compared

with a cost of $15 to $20 per acre f01

seed potatoes. He urged that the Bean

Jobbers’ Association and the bankers

of the state give liberal assistance

wherever needed to farmers who may

be handicapped in the securing of seed

for the planting of next year’s bean

crop.



“Beau Diseases and Control of

Same,” was the subject of an excellent

illustrated address by W. W. Gilbert,

Pathologist of the Bureau of Plant In-

dustry of the Department of Agricul-

ture. Remarkably good illustrations

of the effect upon the bean plant of the

different fungous diseases which at-

tack it were thrown upon the screen.

Mr. Gilbert explained very clearly the

nature of these several diseases and

the best methods for their control.

Control methods were shown to be of

two classes, namely, the planting of

disease-free seed and the development

of disease resistant plants. The first

named method is best suited to the ef-

forts of the individual grower, while

the last named method gives promise

of good results in the hands of the

skilled plant breeder. Mr. Gilbert em-

phasized the desirability of growers

planting a seed-producing plot with the

seed from hand-selected pods, in order

to produce the cleanest seed possible

‘for the commercial crop. He spoke of

the desirability of obtaining disease-





' free seed by growing the seed beans in





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miles of road during the winter, letting

states, but observed that the seasonal

conditions of last year had accomplish ,





ed much the same results in the pm»

duction of disease-free seed as would





be accomplished by this other method, '





and that the present year would be an

excellent time to begin the hand selec—

tion of disease- free pods for the pur-

pose of producing disease-free seed for

future use.



“Foreign Bean Statistics”





Hon. Charles Denby, former consul—

general at Vienna. He voiced. the cons

clusion, after a careful study of the sit-

uation, that official statistics available

from the bean-producing sections of

Europe are not reliable and should not

be given too serious consideration .in





estimating the available world crop.-





He diverged from his subject in a most.

interesting manner to comment upon

the conditions which brought on the

European war, and the industrial {re—

sult which might be expected follow-

ing its close. In this connection he ad‘

vanced the idea that competition along

agricultural lines would be more keen

than along commercial lines, since the

maimed, the very young and the very

old could aid in agricultural produc~

tion where they would be unavailable

for productive labor along other com~

mercial lines.



Hon. Frank W. Merrick, Banking

Commissioner, gave an interesting ad-

dress on “How Your Banker Should

be Treated.” Other subjects of inter

est to. the jobbers rather than the

growers made up the balance of the

program with the exception of a talk

on “Bean Statistics," by V. H. Church,

Michigan Field Agent of the U. S. De

partment of Agriculture, who has 811%

cialized on bean statistics.



Another interesting feature of the

program was an address by Hon. Jae.

N. McBride, State Market Director, on.

the attitude of the growers toward

present prices.





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The road commissioners of Calhoun

county will ask the supervisors for

$370,000 for building good roads this

year under the $800,000 bond issue v'm.

ed in Novembei. This is in addition

to the $80, 000 raised by dir ect taxation

for road construction. The bond lssfie

will permit the building of three milgés

of road in each township. Six miles of

concrete road is included in this year's

program



An enthusiastic road meeting was

held‘ recently at Sault Ste. Marie, Chip~

pews. county, and a resolution was

adopted recommending that the state

take over all trunk line roads and com~

plete the same, charging back ‘to each

county its just proportion of cost after-

deduction of state and federal award

moneys. A legislati '9 measure to this

effect will be intioduced. A standing

committee was appointed to boost the





cause of good roads in Chippewa coun?





ty, composed of Sherman T. Handy, of





Sault Ste. Marie as chairman, and six





other members, three from the town-

ships and three from the city.



Branch county will vote April 2 on

the question of a bond issue of $600,000

for good roads.



Jackson county will vote at the April

election on the proposition of bonding





for $900,000 to build concrete road on





the trunk lines across the county.

According to present plans the pro-

posed stone road from Saginaw to Mid

land will be built this year under the

Covert act.

State Commissioner Rogers will ask





the legislature for an appropriation of,





$450,000 to cover work outlined for the





next two years, which is half of what

the federal governrhent will spend. The.

amount is appo1tioned in the counties:





according to their road systems and;

the value of roads they bull.

Ottawa county will build about 18





 





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The times justify you in using the best fertilizer you can

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can work is busily employed; and the farmers’ business is to

supply food. Prices are good. ‘





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-‘ RCHARD operations may be lik-

ened to links in a chain. It is





stronger than the weakest link, or the

limiting factor. Strengthening the oth-

er links will not strengthen the chain

until this weak link is brought up to

the strength of. the remaining links.

For instance, it would be poor economy

to spend money on the care of an or-

chard if no labor was available to har-

vest the crop, or if worms and insects

were allowed to consume it.



Here the insects or a lack of labor

Would be the limiting factor that must

be brought up to a level with the other

factors. The expenditure of a. few dol-

lars on the limiting factor will often

bring about such a balanced condition

and thereby give better“ results than

the expenditure of many times that

amount on other factors.



The Adaptability of Varieties.



A very common limiting factor is the

planting of apple varieties not. climat-

ically suited 01‘ else not adapted to the

soil. Methods of culture will be of lit-

tle avail where climatic conditions of

air or soil are uncongenial. Every va-

riety has an average temperature at

which it reaches its best development.

Any departure from this limiting fac-

tor of summer temperature gives infer-

ior fruit according to the degree of de-

parture for the variety in question. In

general, Professor Shaw, of Massachu—

setts, found that the best. apple district

had an average summer temperature

of 64 degrees F. Any apple variety

should be grown as far north as possi-

ble to fully mature it. The summer‘s

should be very long and fairly constant

in temperature. If the average sum-

mer temperature is too low, the ap-

ples Will be smaller, less colored and

have a tendency to scald in storage.

But if the summer temperature is too

high for the variety, the apples will

be mealy, small in size, lack flavor and

will drop early 01' even rot. on the trees.

The most careful growers have also

learned through experience to discrim»

inate closely in choosing the proper va-

riety for their soil. The general pre-

scription is for a deep, well drained

soil, but growers have found after

years of waiting and 'at a heavy ex-

pense, that certain varieties demand

certain soils for their development.

The Rhodelsland Greening, for in-

stance, requires a heavy loam under-

laid by a clay loam, but such a soil

would not do at all for the Hubbards-

ton. The Northern Spy is also most

exacting in its soil requirements.

Number of Varieties for Commercial



Orchards.



Another common limiting factor aris-

es in the number of varieties planted.

In this age of specialization, many ad-

vise planting a single commercial var

riety. The questions that come up are:

(1) would it not, be better to extend

the season by planting other varieties

or by growing other farm crops to give

a better seasoned distribution of labor

and equipment and to maintain the

fertility. .



(2) The type of market may often

call for a small amount of different

fruits throughout the season, and by

catering to such a demand the diversi-

fied fruit grower may develop a thriv-

ing business.



Fertilizers may be the limiting fac-

tor, especially in old orchards. A fruit

tree demands a balanced ration much

the same as a" dairy cow. The plant

food must be in solution and available

before being absorbed by the root



airs. Micro-organisms play an import—

ant part by breaking down mineral

combinations and organic matter. For-

tunately the proper cultivation of the

soil also gives ideal conditions for soil

bacteria. For instance, the addition of

fertilizer will be of little value if

drainage is lacking.

The Value of Fertilizers.

An interesting fertilizing experiment





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derlaid by an open shale sub-soil. The

only element lacking was nitrogen. The

addition of potash or phosphorus was

a, useless expenditure until the nitro-

gen content had been brought up to

the proper percentage. For abodt one-

half of the soils east of the Mississippi

River, the limiting factor is phosphor-

us. Many soils are also in need of

liming for best results. If the apple

orchard is on a. fairly heavy loam, fer-

tilizers will probably not be necessary.

Experiments carried on for the last fif-

teen years at Geneva, New York, have

shown that for their soil the hundred

dollars’ worth of fertilizer used per

year was simply so much money bur-

ied in the ground. On the other hand

experiments in Massachusetts, Penn-

sylvania and Missouri on light soils

have amply repaid the fruit grower.

ls Cultivation Necessary?



This naturally leads up to the ques-

tion, of whether we should cultivate

the orchard or put it in sod. The Hitch-

ings orchard in New York has produc-

ed more prize winning apples than any

orchard in the United States. These

results have been secured from trees

in sod. The orchard has received both

commendation and condemnation for,

when other men followed M1“. Hitch-

ing’s example of sowing down the or-

chard the crop immediately fell short.

These fruit. growers found out by ex-

perience that sod culture can only be

profitably used on deep, rich soils, re—

tentive of moisture or upon hillsides

subject to washing or covered‘with'

rocks. The limiting soil factor must

first be found out. and methods should

then be adopted to fit those particular

conditions for the business of growing

fruit is intensely individual. 1

‘ A more clear-cut illustration of 3. lim-

iting factor in orchard operations can

hardly be found than the very common

trees along year after year at heavy

practice ,» of carrying non—producing

expense. It is fully as necessary for

the fruit grower to know the record'of

trees as it is for the dairyman to know

what each cow is producing. Five mil-

lion dairy cows, according to the Uni-

ted States Department of Agriculture.

annually return a loss. to the farmer.

But how many million fruit trees are

there that are well cared for but. fail

regularly to produce a crop.



Keep Production Records.



An accurate account was kept of the

performance of each tree in a large or-

chard in the Shenandoah Valley, Vir-

ginia. Sixteen per cent of the trees

were found to be producing at a loss

to grower and one-third of the trees

were producing two-thirds of the crop.

It is very near impossible to start a

new tree in an old orchard. But this

is not necessary for the non-producing

trees can be brought into bearing by

special fertilizing, the use of cover

crops, to check growth, by ringing or

by certain methods of pruning or if all

these methods should fail, the non-pro-

ducing trees may be top—worked to oth‘

er varieties.



The question arises, did these poor

yielding trees come from poor yielding

parents, vice versa, will buds or cions

taken from high-yielding parents give a

high-yielding offspring? Dr. Shumal,

of the United States Bureau of Plant

Industry, has found that bud propaga-

tion from high-yielding orange trees

gave an offspring with a uniformly

high crop record. But up to date no

conclusive evidence has been produced

showing that these desirable fruiting

characters are transmitted as faith-

fully in apples.



The Importance of Good Pollination.



It is a common experience to see

fruit trees that will bloom profusely

but fail to set any fruit. Very‘ofteu

the limiting factor is weak pollination.

Experiments carried on in Oregon for

the past ten years show the absolute

dependency upon cross pollination of

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and more uniform crops when another

- variety,’isinterplanted.‘ Not'all varie-

tiescross with each other, but many

of the proper combinations have been

markedfiut. Both varieties should be

of commercial importance, should

come into bearing at the same time,

should blossom together and should

produce abundant and congenial pol-

len. Ninety-nine per cent of the pollen

is carried by insects, in most cases the

honey bee. Our dependence upon the

honey bee for a good fruit cr0p is well

shown by work at Geneva, New York.

Two thousand three hundred and forty

apple blossoms were protected from

the bees during the blossoming period.

The resulting crop consisted of one

lone apple. An Oregon cherry grower

increased his cherry crop fifty tons an-

nually by placing bees in his orchard.

Keep bees and they will keep you. Be

sure to plant the right combinations of

varieties, then see that plenty of bees

are working in the orchard and you

‘ have eliminated another very common

limiting factor. ‘

The Market as a Limiting Factor.

As a limiting factor, the question of'

marketing has brought about the down-

fall of more growers than any other

one thing. Increased crop production

is of growing importance, and will be

even more necessary in the future, but





 

 





been of relatively little help in the so-





lution of the marketing question in gen- .





eral. Only a small part of the fruit

trade demands can be grown close

enough to a city to use the public mar-

ket place. The busy farmer can hardly

afford to leave his farm to wait around

on the market, neither can the house-

wife leave her family duties to go to

the market.



The Value of Co-Ope'rative Effort-



The question of marketing is so com-

plicated and involved that the solution

is beyond any one individual. The Ca1-

ifornia Citrus Fruit Exchange grew

out of conditions similar to those that

threaten the present apple growers.

Under the expert inspection of local

co-operative organizations in Califor-

nia, the fruit has been carefully picked

and then uniformly‘packed and graded.

This standardized pack was so univer-

sally advertised that today the orange

is a more universal fruit in the United

States than the apple. The same re-

sults have, been secured for western

grown apples. Everybody knows about

Hood River or Yakima Valley apples

yet few people know that the total ap-

ple production of the six western apple

states is only one-half that of, the state

of New York. Along with wider mar-

kets and increased consumption

through advertising must come better





 





 





‘Orchard Success Consists in Strengthening Weak- Links in Orchard Work.





the great and immediate need seems to

be for smoother marketing machinery.

Many growers have become tired of

dipping into their pockets to meet the

transportation charges and have united

with the general public in condemning

the whole system of marketing as it

exists today. The price of apples has

failed to keep pace with that of other

farm products. In the. last ten years

corn has increased forty-two per cent

on the New York market. Cotton has

increased sixty-four per cent, hay twen-

ty-eight per cent, but apples bring up

the rear with a gain of only nine and

a half per cent. Even then the fruit

grower receives only one—third of the

selling price of his fruit: A seemingly

large portion of the balance goes to

the retailer but this is the logical out-

come of the service demanded by the

consumer. A smaller profit for the re-

tailer and a quicker turnover of the

stock would help all along the line and

bring better prices to all.



Much of the marketing criticism has

been centered around the middleman.

Many people demand a more direct sys-

tem of marketing from producer to

consumer and even the elimination of



.- the middlemen. The parcel post was

created largely with this cnd in view

but to date it has failed to fulfill this

function, very evident and clearly need-

ed. The following are some of the rea-

sons why country shippers have failed

in their direct dealing with the retail





trade.

Reasons for Failure in Direct Market-

ing-

(1) The quality and quantity of the





 





fruit shipped from the country points

is altogether too variable for the defi-

nite needs of a retail trade.



(2) Most fruit growers lack the stor-

age facilities to meet the long season-

,ed demandsof a retail trade.



(3) 'Busi'ness relations are hard to

establishand maintain on a strictly

cash basiswith such a fluctuating me-

dium asfifruit.‘



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methods of distribution. Michigan ap-

ples can be used at home when West

Virginia apples are being shipped to

Michigan at the same time that the

cars of Michigan friut are being billed

out for Virginia. A smoother distribu-

tion of a standardized pack as the re-

sult of the co-operative organizations

of growers will automatically reduce

much of the middleman’s share of the

expense and profit.



The question of marketing will al-

ways be the most difficult limiting fac-

tor in orchard operations. The Office

of Markets of the United States De-

partment of Agriculture has already

done some very effective work largely

through the accumulation of market

statistics and conditions and by issu-

ing a telegraphic report to avoid con-

gested markets.



Other limiting factors are, however,

within the direct: control of the grower.

a. proper selection of varieties, soil, fer-

ilizers, and type of farming, coupled

with the elimination of the non—produc-

ing trees and better pollination of the

balance usually constitutes the differ-

ence between success and'i‘ailure in

the fruit business.



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toes, carrots or parsnips, and onion

maggots have ruined our onions the

past two seasons. We have seen fall

plowing advised as a remedy for wire—

worms, but owing to the snow drifting

on this ground and preventing suffi-

cient frost going into the ground to

kill off the worms, we will appreciate

very much a suggestion of some other

method as, on account of 'the garden

beingso convenient to the house, -We

do not want to move it. - ..



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twelve hundred bushels of pota-

toes have been grown on an acre.



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, I assume that ii is not known just

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garden’there is just about an acre and

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While growing most crops adapted to

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cialize in, and it‘is of these that I pro-

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early potatoes, lettuce, onions and cel-

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Formerly I grew cabbage plants in



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ing southern grown plants. These

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fifteenth of April, in which easel am

usually able to begin cutting by the

last week of June.



Potatoes are put in shallow boxes

around the middle of March, and plac-

ed in a light room where the temper-

ature is from 50 to 60 degrees. By the

time the garden is ready to receive

them they have thrown out green,

strong sprouts and are cut so that each

piece will contain but one eye, or

sprout. A good deal of care is neces-

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sprout, and to see that the tuber is

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The Garden Acre





covered will be about four inches deep.

Early Potatoes.



I cover lightly at filst which gives

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once they would be retarded. After

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plant as closely as ten or twelve inch-

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where two or more sprouts occupy the

hill. In average years I begin to mar-

ket them by the first week of July.



Lettuce (Big Boston) is set at about

the same time that the cabbages are

set, or the potatoes planted. These are

grown on the same plot as the others,

the reason being that these crops will

all be off by the middle of July when

I begin to set celery as a second crop.



For two years I have been experi-

menting with Prizetaker onions by

what. is called “The New Onion Cul-

ture,” which is growing them from

plants, grown by my grower in South

Carolina. I receive them early, by ex

press, along with cabbage, lettuce’and

other early growing plants. When re-

ceived they are of the size of a lead

pencil or larger, having bulbs, some as

large as a half-inch or more, and are

well rooted, giving them a quick start.

Grown in rows fourteen inches apart

and sets four inches apart in the. row

they grow to a large size and have an

attractive appearance. According to

the production last year, an acre would

have produced 864 bushels. As they

were sold at a $1.60 per bushel it will

be seen that the crop is a profitable

one to grow.



Cabbage and Celery.



Copenhagen market cabbage I grow

mainly, it being but little later than

the Wakefield, grows a larger head, is

very solid, and rarely bursts. They are

sold mostly at retail, last year bring-

ing three cents per pound. Potatoes

sold at 50 cents per peck and lettuce

at eight cents per head.



Just as soon as these early crops

are off, the ground is well cultivated

and leveled, when Golden Self-blanch-

ing celery is set. Thorough and fre-

quent cultivation is given and nitrate

of soda at the rate of 100 pounds per

acre is strewn along the rows when

the plants are well started, and again

when half grown. I grow them in dou-

ble rows, the rows being six inches

apart, and the plants set every six

inches, there being five feet between

the double rows. I find that on rich

land they grow almost as large as in





‘single rows and are banked with but





little more labor than single rows, the

extra space being of advantage in

banking. Grown in this way I estimate

approximately 30,000 plants per acre

which at retail, as they are usually

sold, they bring not less than-five cents

per plant, which, taken together with

the early crops it will be seen that the

profit from an acre is high.

New York. B. F. MACK.





PROTECTING YOUNG FRUIT

TREES.





 





During Vthe winter months when -the





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fruit trees and. other shmhbery are

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- injuring or poéslbly

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grass close to ground around the trees

then with a pair of leather mittens be-

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fine coat of the soft grease on the

trunk of the tree. ”Near fences and

where the snow is liable to be deep,

carefully spread the grease on the

branches which are within the reach of

mice or rabbits.





Being a mineral grease rabbits and

mice will not bother the trees and it

has the advantage over other tree pro-

tectors in that it guards the tree from

as close to the ground as necessary to

the trunk and branches as high as need-

ed, and does not chafe the bark in

wind and sleet storms.





Should the trees have the bark dam- '

aged apply the grease, rubbing it well

into the wood, and wind with strips

of cloth or burlap, and the bark will

grow and heal the scar.





This form of protection is cheap and

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summer.



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PLANTING APPLE SEEDS.





 





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also what about root gall, will it kill





apple trees?

Oakland 00. C. S. U.





Spring is considered the best time

for the planting of apple seeds for the

purpose of growing seedlings.



There are very few who grow apple

seedlings in. this country, on account

of the cost of producing them and the

uncertainty of results, should they be

left to grow until bearing age. Usu-

ally the nurserymen import their apple

seedlings from Europe, where they can

be grown very economically on ac-

count of th low cost of labor. Should

you desire to propagate your own ap-

ple trees, I would suggest that you buy

or make root cuttings from which to

grow your grafting stock.



Root gall does not often kill apple

trees, but usually greatly interferes

with their normal development, espe-

cially if young trees are infected. Old

trees are often vigorous enough to

withstand the effects of the gall.





THE HOT-BED.





 





Regarding the use of hot-beds Prof.

C. B. Sayre, of Purdue, said every

home garden should have one. They

are easily constructed and operated.

Either a surface or a. pit bed can be

used, with fermented manure a foot

deep at the bottom and gobd loam

soil on top. When the temperature of

the bed is brought to 85 degrees it is

safe to plant. The hot-bed should be

started about March 1 and planting can

be safely done about March 15. Early

relishes may be grown first and then

hot-bed can be used for starting early

plants for transplanting. -Later the

hot- bed may be used for growing an

extra fancy crop of melons or cucum-

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STATE HORTICULTURAL‘ MEET.

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The midwinter meeting of the State

Horticultural Society will be held in

Benton Harbor, February 20-21, 1917.

This is to be the big meeting of the

winter. Splendid speakers have been

secured, both of national and state rep-

utation, and the program will be of un-

usual interest and full or unto-date tap-

ics. No fruit grower can afford to miss





the bark and limbs. Also, males and this meeting. For information and per-





field mice nesting in grass and leaves





 





around the trees may girdle the bark,





tlculars address Robt. A. amass”

rotary, Benton Harbor. sum ”
Shes





I AST Monday wethers were bring-

ing on the Chicago market $9.60

to $10.70 per hundred. Lambs



werebringing $11.16 to $14.15 per hun-



dred.



Michigan wool was quoted on the

Boston market at prices ranging from

33 to 46 cents per pound.



During the first week in December

there was held in Chicago a great con-

ference of sheep men and others inter-

ested in mutton and wool. It was a.

conference—not a convention—«a gath-

ering at which men talked heart: to

heart on questions ranging from the

~impractical to the practical, but all re-

lating to the sheep industry and all in—

dicating the intense interest that now

exists in the sheep and associated in-

dustries. This conference was attend-

ed by men high, or once high, in the

nation’s government. Among them,

Ell-secretary \Vilson and members of

the National Bureau of Animal Hus—

bandry. There were representatives of

national sheep breeders’ associations,

railroad men, wool buyers, manufactur-

ers, wholesalers, retail Clothiers, etc.

Discussions covered a large range of





ed to the production of sheep, both for

mutton and quality and quantity of

wool. '



We have the soils; we have the

feed; we have the climate. Every-

where, upon soils ranging from sandy

loams to heavy clays is to be seen

growths of alsike clover, timothy and

blue grass (along highways, in slash-

ings, on burned-over lands), self-seed—

ed, the first seedin’gs coming originally

from the hay drawn in over the tote

roads to the logging camps. The de-

gree to which this self-seeding has ex-

tended itself is in a sense amazing. In

my own territory, we have one area,

exceeding 100 square miles, from

which the standing timber has been

entirely removed, either by the woods-

man’s ax or by fires. Some of the

stumps and some of the down timber

only remain. This area has become

heavily self-seeded to clover and grass-

es, interspersed by poplars and wil-

lows. This region seems to be espe—

cially adapted to sheep. The soil in





this case is largely heavy soil. We

have other areas of a similar character

but of smaller size.





This region lies





 





 





p " for Upper Michigan

Address by Prof. J. A. Jeffrey. Delivered at the Recent Meeting of the Michigan

‘ ' Sheep Breeders and Feeders’ Association at M. A. C.





 





Stump Land in the Ontonagon Valley Self-seeded to Alsike Clover.





subjects. The purport of it all was

more sheep, more mutton, more wool.



The representative of the governor

of a southern state called attention of

sheep men to the millions of acres of

land in his state suited to the sheep

industry. Representatives of railroads

are calling attention to large tracts

along their lines suited to and ready

for the industry in its various forms.

And all this because the long used

ranges of the southwest, west and

northwest. are becoming greatly and

rapidly restricted because ol‘ the eit-





 





 





in the Ontonagon Valley and adjacent

to the beautiful Lake G-ogebic. li‘arther;

to lhe east lies the Sturgeon River Val-1

ley, with lighter soils but similar con—

ditions. (‘hippewa county in the vicin—

ity of the 800 is unquestionably the

home ol‘ the oldest agriculture in the

state 01' Mich'gan. For years this re-

gion has been noted. not so much for

the numbers of sheep produced, as for

the quality ol‘ carcass.



Sheep thrive to a i'ei'narlrable degree

upon these natiit- (lovers and grasses,

which are Sllllplt‘lllt‘lllt‘tl in the wild





 





The Efficient Work of Sheep in Clearing Land of Brush.





croachment of general and special ag-

riculture.



The secretary of one of your great

national sheep breeders’ associations

recently made this statement: “Miclr

igan today has only about two million

sheep. We could as well produCe ten

million as not. This state has paid

more than ten million dollars in a. sin—

gle year for feeding lambs, all of which

might have been produced within our

own borders without being detrimental

to our other live stock interests.”



I am glad for this privilege to come

before the sheep men of Michigan and

tell of what my territory has to offer





in developing a greater sheep industry. ,





Upper Michigan is tire-eminently suit-





lands to no small degree by the feed

offered by the poplar, willow and other

small brush. And this is proven not

only by the quality of the meat and

wool, but, by the amount. and rapidity

with which they are taken off. Further

mention of this will be made later.

Doubt. is so often expressed concern-

ing the adaptability of the climate of

upper Michigan to not only the vari-

ous branches of animal industry, but

to crop production as well. As a mat-

ter of fact, every phase of our climatic

conditions is favorable in general to

the several bunches of animal indus-

try and associated lines of agriculture.

Our blanket of snow not only accen-

tuates our uniformity of ‘winter tem-





 





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Before

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advantage of the pastures in the upper

peninsula earlier than they will in the

latitude ‘of Lansing, and even of the





‘ southern tier of counties in Michigan“





The distribution of rainfall is re-

markably uniform and insures a larger

percentage of feeding days from May

to November than is found farther

south. During the past season a~threc

weeks’ drought occurred which was

the longest drought experienced in the

memory of any of the residents with

Whom I talked.



Climatic energy is a term of rather

recent origin. In an article prepared

some time ago by Prof. Huntington of

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for market, ,. ‘ ,,

Ohio sheep men who sometimes visit '

the 800 in the autumn find it difficult

to believe that the mutton carcasess

they see hanging upon the hooks

have not been grained to bring them

to such a degree of perfection. '



Farmers south of McMillan in Luce

county, have told me" that they were

unable to. command top market prices

for their sheep because the local buy-

918 have declared (falsely) that their

sheep were too fat



About the middle of October last, a

bunch of sheep sent to Chicago mar—

kets from upper Michigan topped the

market by six cents for two weeks.



More recently a part of a carioad of

lambs not so well graded for size

brought within thirty cents per hun~

dred of the top of the market on a fall-

ing market.



A small flock of Shropshiies that- re—

ceived only a poor quality of hay rim"

ing. the winter and gathers its own

feed in summer, in which the lainbs

are dropped from the first to the mid-

dle of June, produced lambs whose can

casses averaged forty—five pounds by

November 1. These carcasSes com~

manded twelve and a half cents F. 0.

B., home. This year, they have com-





manded fifteen cents, home.



At the present time, the Ontonagon

and Sturgeon Valleys are being given

much publicity and are attracting

much attention.





These regions lie





 





 





Seven-months’-o|d Ewes on the Farm





matic environment, and it is claimed

that in regions of moderately lower

temperature, this energy is developed

to the highest degree.





The boat crews of Duluth, Minn, are

“far and ahead” the champions of the

boat crews of the continent, and it is

claimed that this is due in no small

degree to the temperature conditions

under which the crews train.





The rare day in June of which the

poet speaks is the one in which to lux-

uriate, but it is when the frost is on

the pumpkin and the corn is in the

shock that one can eat the full meal

and do, and enjoy, a. full day’s work.

Every one of you who comes from the

farm can testify to the joy of labor on

a crisp autumn day. The effect on the

beast is fully as marked. In southern

Michigan the feeding of the steer is

done in the open shed or under the

open sky rather than in the stall. Ev-

ery milk tester knows that it is in the

crisp dry weather that the milk flow

is kept up and that a change todamp

and warm weather results in a falling

off of feed and reduction of flow and

yield of fat.





In the last few years, upper Michi-

gan has produced some remarkable





, dairy records, and an owner of one of





the now famous cows of that region in

referring to. the record she had just

closed, said: “She could not have made

this record farther south.” ,I think

there is no question that the climatic





decided assets rather than liabilities,

and will go far in making for a larger

sheep industry in that region.





 





 





 





 





Sheep in upper Michigan, so far as I





conditions existing in this region are





of A. K. Barnes, Ontonagon County.





Within forty to 100 miles of the mining

regions of the Upper Peninsula. At

the present time, 160 mutton carcasses

per Week are distributed through the

I'shpeming market alone. This means

over 8,000 carcasses per year, and in

practically one county only through

one market. The Bessemer-Ironwood

region undoubtedly censumes as many.

while the Copper country region un-

doubtedly requires a larger number.



The actual running time from the;-

Ontonagon and Sturgeon Valleys to

Chicago under single carioad condi-

tions is twenty—two and a. half hours;

in small train lots it would be consid-

erably less.



As indicated at the beginning of this

talk, the great sheep ranges of the

west are becoming greatly restricted

and the sheep men are looking else-

where for range territory. They have

discovered us and our grazing lands

and have started to personally xam-

ine our conditions. One of these men

recently visiting this‘region, declared

that the conditions were pro-eminently

good for the sheep industry and new

plans to bring in a flock of 1500 ewes

in early spring. With him will prob-

ably come a number of his neighbors.

Other western sheep men we confident-

ly expect will unquestionably come

with even larger flocks. Ohio, Indiana

and Illinois sheep men are wanting “to

know” and we are receiving numerous

inquiries concerning the conditions ex—

isting with us



So great is the faith of the owners

of these lands that they are mum; to

prove their faith by deeds in a most

practical way. They are offering free



{Continued on page 134).
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Smaller packages as low as 500 (except in Canada and the far Wes-t and

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its greatest capacitjr to transform feed

into finished products—meat, milk,

wool, etc, that‘favors the greatest

growth of rich feed during the growing

season, due in no small part to our

even distribution of rainfall and hours

of sunlight and twilight.



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At the Thursday afternoon. session

of the annual meeting of the Michigan

Improved Live Stock Breeders’ and

Feeders’ Association, held at the Ag-

ricultural College, as noted in the last

issue, the first address was on the sub‘

ject of “Beef Production on Michigan

Farms," by I. R. lVaterbury, Editor of

the Michigan Farmer, which was fol-

lowed by an address on “The Year’s

Work in Control of Contagious Diseas-

es," by H. H. Halliday, President of the

Live Stock Sanitary Commission. A

synopsis of those features will be given

in a future issue.



The report of the committee on reso-

lutions was adopted as follows:



Election of otficers for the ensuing

year resulted as follows:



Whereas, The Michigan Agricultural

College has extended to the Michigan

Live Stock Breeders' and Feeders As-

sociation, with cordial hospitality, the

use of its buildings and grounds,



Be it Resolved, that we, as members





of this Association express to them our





earnest appreciation, for these courte-

sies, and, also, to the State Board of

Agriculture for the splendid banquet

which they tendered our organization;



Be it Resolved, that our Association

expresses its approval of‘ the work

done by the State Sanitary Live Stock

Commission, during the past year.



Be it Resolved, that we extend to

President Schantz our hearty thanks

for his continued interest and work.



Whereas, During the past year death

has taken three of our esteemed mem—

bers, Frank T. Crandall, Howell; Wm.

Stoll, Lansing, and G. A. Dimmock,

Kalamazoo.



Be it Resolved, that this Association

is keenly aware of the great loss that

it has thereby sustained.



Also, be it Resolved. that a copy of

this resolution be sent with our sin-

cere sympathy to the bereaved fame

ilies.



President, I. R. Waterbury. Detroit;

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The third annual 'colt show, held at

M. A. 0., East Lansing, January 18-19.

was the most successful and largest

attended event of the kind ever held

in Michigan. Thursday at 3:00 p. m.,





'J. S. Montgomery, 'of Minnesota, an





expert judge of draft colts, tied the

ribbons as follows: In the class :for

Registered Percheron stallions under

one year, nine well-bro: and well-ted

colts faced the judge. After a thor-

ough tryout the blue ribbon went to a

black ten-months-old colt. weighing

1140 pounds, owned by J. M. Hicks ~&

Sons, of St. Johns, Mich, which was





sold to Eli Sprunger, of Saginaw, for





$290. In the class for Registered Per-

cheron fillies under one year, six high-

class colts were lined up. First place

went to a gray filly frOm Hicks &

Sons’ stable. Second place Was wen

by M. A. C. Third place by Hicks &

Sons, and fourth by Bullen Bros, of

Mason, Mich. '



In the class for Belgian fillies, Thos.

Stead, of St. Johns, Mich, carried off

the blue on a high—class colt.



Champion honors oi” the colt show

went to M. A. C. on a fine Clydesdale

filly. H. B. Peters, of Carland, Mich,

was second, and Wm Small, of Grand

Ledge, Mich, was third on Registered

Percheron stallion.



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'l‘he following is a list of the individ-

ual sales at the Shorthorn sale held

under the auspices of the Michigan

Shorthorn Breeders" Association at

the recent live stock meeting at M. A.

C., averages for which were published

in the last issue:



Consigned by A. E. Stevenson, Port





Huron, Mich.——Cows.-Vl'hite Gloster'

Girl, 209433, W. W'. Knapp, Howe

ell, Mich, $225; White GlosterBeau-

ty, 497371, W. WV. Knapp, $225;

Bulls—Orange Hero, 497336, W. J.

Hosley, Howell, $270; Gloster Dia-





mond, 41047.7, H. Kellcrman, Elkton,

$260; Sunnyside Monarch, 497368, ‘W.

W. Knapp, Howell, $500; "l‘ulip's Last,

209432, W. W. Knapp, $275.



Consigned by John Lesslter‘s Sons,

Clarkston, Mich.—Cows.—Ella White,

511909, Wm. H. Pearson, St. Johns,

$215; Bulls—Don’s Victor, 511906, M.

N. Byrum, Leslie, Mich, 5260. '



Consigned by F. Rohrabacher,

Laingsburg.——Cows.~—Jessie Pride, 2nd,

196186, Frank Sours, Elk Rapids, $130;

Marigold Pride 3d, 234554, J. C. Boyd,

Ithaca, $125; Marigold Beaufort, G. C.

Boyd, Ithaca, $160; Marigold Laven—

der, 140154, G. C. Boyd, $125. Bulls.——~

Silver Sultan,472959, G. W’. Smith, Al-

bion, $130; Kelvindale 3d, 517477, J. L.

Barclay, Homer, $160.



Consigned by H. B. Peters, Carland,

Mich.——Cows.—Scottish Dewdrop, 475-

533, M. H. Bowman, Rockford, $140;

Chloris 12th,475523, M. J. Bishop, Ion;

in, $150; Fancy Belle, 495927, Patrick

Pettit, East Lansing, $155; Fairfield

Beauty, 76336, C. E. Barker, Grand

Rapids, $135. Bulls.——Fairfield Goods,

M. P. Cook, Flint, $175.



Consigned by Stimson Bros, Oxford,

Mich.——Co'ws.———Bess 9th, 233895, J.

Stimson, Flint, $190; Rebecca 5th, 223-

899, Dr. Rice, Flint, $240. Bulls—First

choice 442738, M. H. Bowman, Rook-

ford, $205. - :.l



Consigned by M. A. Bray & Sons,

Okemos, Mich.——Cows.——Baron’s Doro-

thy, 177349, J. A. Craig, Stockbridge,

$170; Oakland Lady 177350. J. M.

Hicks & Sons, St. Johns, $170.



Consigned by O. A. Hoopingarner,

Bronson, MiCh.——-Cows.——Red Rose 2d,

254555, Dr. Rice, Flint, $190. Bulls.—

Superb Prince, 367260, C. V. Tracy,

Ithaca,» $190; Supeerrince 2d, 519409,

Wm. Harris, Edwardsburg, $180.



Consigned by Michigan Agricultural

College, East Lansing.Cows.~—Roan

54600631, 176418, S. H. Aldrich, Saranac,

$170. Bulls—Roan Prince, Howard

Collins, Eaton, Rapids, $150. _



Consigned by B. B. Kelley & Son,

Ypsilanti, Mich.——Cows.—Gypsey ~Girl

26, 463704, A. & F. Palmeter, Durand,

$165. Bulls.——Prince,K, 514657, Ralph

Butler, Albion, Mich, $190.



Consigned by Adams Bros, Litch-

field, Mich.——Gows.—~Duchess Li’che-

field. 6th,. 244760, J. R. Moriarity, Hard--

80,11,~ $175. Bullsr‘ilillage Mo 26,, 516—

596, D. W. R‘iese, Goodrich. $100.



'Consigned 'by Leonard Hibbard, Co,

h'octah, Mloh._—Cows.——S’potted: Lady,

511891....Erank Spurs, 'ElkiRziggls $140;



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HEN Mrs. Consumer lays in her

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_ cream, butter or cheese, she is

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to be credited. The latter, however,

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Many a dollar, might be saved to the

dairyman by intelligent feeding. Com-

mon sense reasoning has established a

balanced ration—one that will accom-

plish a purpose more efficiently and

more economically than any other, and

differs according to requirements. I

wonder how many farmers pay the

same attention to feeding the cow

when she is dry as during the flush of

her lactation period? In my experi-

ence, it is mighty poor economy to neg-

lect a dry cow and there is no better

investment of time and feed than in

providing beautifully for her require-

ments. Whichever way it goes, wheth-

erup or down, the milk result is regis-

tered in the milk pail. The feeder must

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Two Dutch-belted Cattle whic

in capacity, or, if highin this respect,

require the consumption of so much

feed as to practically wipe out the pos—

sibility of net returns. It would seem

with» all the agitation regarding the

keeping of records of each cow in the

herd, selling the “sponger” and raising

calves from, theflaest individuals, that

the advise would be taken more ser—

iously. However, comparatively few

dairymen keep any record whatever of

cow yields and are equally careless

concerning the amount and value of

feed consumed. These are things they

should know and be'interested in.



Now if we are to accomplish some»

thing in the way of: plugging the leaks,

it is necessary to know whether Bess

or Spot returns $5 or $50 net profit,

whether for» every dollar’s worth of

feed consumed she gives a return of

ninety cents or $2.50, whether the milk

Cost sixty cents per hundred to produce

or $1.40. This we may learn only by

a daily uselyof scales and test. The

poor cow is eliminated and many good

ones retained that guesswork wOuld

have sent to the butcher. ’



Keeping Records of Practical Value.



Some farmers claim that all this talk

about book—keeping for cows is pure

fussiness—that it takes too-much lime

eand time is money these. days. Per—

sonally,'then, I must confess to being

one of the fussy kind, for l have had

Scales hanging in my stable for fifteen

years, and I doubt if there has been a

day during that time that the milk of

each cow has not been weighed. Not

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are my best cows, what were their best

years, and why, but I have a reliable

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h Promise to be, Prefit Makers.

ing a ration for the dry (row, note must

be taken of the fact that besides con~

ditioning the cow we must take into

account the developing of an unborn

calf. If it be summer time, nothing

excels good pasture as a basic ration,

but if in winter, substitutes in the form

of silage, roots or other succulent food

should be used freely in conjunction

with some. leguminous hay, such as

clover or alfalfa.

., The Balanced Ration.

\Vhe’ther summer or winter condi-

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one part corn meal will, as a rule,

prove efficient. From six to twelve

pounds may be fed daily, to good ad-

vantage, the exact amount, of course,

depending on the feeding qualities and

condition of the cow. It should be

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theresting period is far from wasted.

Even though nothing is returned 'di-

rectly, she is making good use of the

food, and later will return more profit

for feed consumed while she is dry.

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After freshening, we have a cow

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_work. She has much extra fat stOred

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Succulent foods and those rich in pro-

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and your mono will be rerun . -





about half of my herd freshen during

the fall and early winter. As a result,

I am convinced'lhat‘the Old practice of

only milking the cOws for a few

months while they are on pasture is a

losing proposition. Here are some ad-

va tages Of an all-the-year-round sys.

term About twenty-five per cent more

milk is Obtained during the year with

no increased cost of production, for

which a higher price is received. The

extra winter work keeps the hired man

busy'and we have no labor problem

when spring comes. For markets we

depend on the cheese factory for sum-

mer and the condenser for winter. This

eliminates the fodder cheese trouble

and has proved to be a satisfactory ar—

rangement in forcing larger profits out;

Of the business.



Perhaps there are many farmers who

are unaware of what they lose

.through an impure milk supply. Over-

ripe, tainted and gassy milk will re

quire from one to three pounds more

to make a pound of cheese than sweet

good flavored milk. Butter produced

from a similar source would soon lose

even a low grade market, let alone

making any money for the maker. On

the other hand, losses may be traced

to bad practices and poor equipment at





the factory. Or it may be that the

scheme Of selling is faulty. It is a.

rare system that has no leaks. All the





way from stable to market the farmer



will need to insert. a few plugs here



and there In order l0 saw his profits.

Canada.» J. H. blClillXNEY.





DAIRY PROBLEMS.





What Breed to Start With.



We are just starting out on unclear-

ed land and for a number of years

shall have only temporary buildings

that will keep the cows fairly comfort.-

able. Have lots Of pasture from which

I expect them to geL Ihelr living as

many months in the year as they can.

NOW would you advise me to start with

the same breed that I shall expect to

keep right along? And what do you

think of the Guernsey's? Or would

some other breed do better under my

conditions? One college man near

here thinks the Ayi'shii'es the thing.

Yet they have never been tried out

around here that. I know Of. I want to

do dairying on a small scale.



Mackinac, CO. C. XV. C.



I seeno reason why you should not

start at once with the breed you like

best. If you do not care to star: with

a full quota Of pure-bred 01" registered

cows, you could start with a few pure-

bred cows' and some grade cows, and

then gradually build up your herd by

growing the pure-bred heifer calves.

This would probably be bEILE’l' than

starting with a full herd of purebreds.

Registered dairy cattle will pay with

you as well in your vicinity as any

Where. Why not? They are hardy and

should bring more profit.



Any kind ol a cow must be properly

taken care of, but you Can have cows

just as comfortable In log stables as

in any; Ibo cows won’t care. A stable

should be warm, light, well ventilated

and dry. That. is all there is to if.



Good pasture is good enough for any

kind Of; a cow. It will probably pay to

feed a little grain on pasture.



Guernsey cattle are calculated to be

as good dairy cattle as any. There are

others just as good but none better.



If you have.had little experience in

dairying, better work into it gradually.

Experience is valuable.



What Will Take the Place of Corn and

Oats?



I have. clover hay. silage and cotton-

seed meal. What. teed could i buy to

take the place of corn and oats to bal-

ance aeration?



Oscoda CO. T. A. N.



I know of nothing that will take the

place of corn and oats in a ration. You





can get fair Substitutes but nothing.





quite comes up to these foods. But you

can get along fairly well Without corn

and oats as long as you have clover

hay and silage. Feed cottonseed meal

once a day and oil meal once a day.

The cows will do fairly well. I fed

this ration all one winter and with





 





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good results. We gave the cows two





 





pounfds Of oil meal Once a day and two?~





pounds Of cottonseed meal Once a day

on their silage and allowed them all

the clover bay and silage they would

eat. Dried beet pulp will work in this

ration by cutting down the rich

meals to one and a half pounds each

and feeding three or four pounds of

beet pulp. You can get some of the

prepared feeding shifts that, by chemi-

cal analysis, will be good substitutes

for corn and oats, and feed a little less

cottonseed and Oil meal. ‘



Some dairymen have reported good

results by feeding cottonseed meal

alone with silage and clover hay. But

in this case you must be careful and

not feed too much cottonseed meal.





Bean Pods for Cows.





Are bean pods good for cows? We

are feeding them once a day and have

been told that if we continue to feed

them (we have several tons) they will





Allegan Co. B. G.



A moderate amount of bean pods fur-

nish a good source of roughage for

cows. They should not'however con-

stitute the sole source of roughage. A

cow should have more of a variety

than that. If one would feed nothing

but bean pods I am inclined to think

a. cow would not dO well after a while.

But if fed once a day and hay once a

day you will experience no difficulty,

It is not the bean pods especially that

dry up the cow, but. a poor system of

feeding. Bean pods are not good

enough to be used in place of good

mixed or clover hay.





Not Sufficient Protein.



I have been feeding wet brewers’

grains; the milk then ran 2.80 lbs. a

day. I cannot get the grains and long-

er and when I started giving them pre-

pared feed the milk dropped to 2.25

in a month’s time. The rough feed is

com fodder. I wonder if you could tell

me just what to feed them in order to

bring the milk up again?



Wayne CO. W. S.



I think the ration is deficient in pro‘

tein. Cornstalks are quite deficient in

this food constituent and requires a

grain ration that has a liberal amount.

i would advise feeding distillers‘ grain

and wheat bran mixed equal parts by

weight. Feed one pound of grain for

every three or four pounds Of milk pro-

duced.





It is not good feeding to confine the

cows entirely to cornstalks for rough-

age. This is not variety enough to

give best results. Cows will not do

their best forany considerable time on

just cornstalks for roughage. They tire

of them and will not give‘ maximum

production. The price of hay would

warrant you in feeding at least one

feed a day Of good buy.



COLON C. LILLIE.





'dry up the cows.





FEEDING THE COW.





The well fed cow will return more

profit than the poorly fed one. A poor-

ly fed cow will often be found to give

no profit. At the Ohio Experiment

Siation, a cow increased her‘milk pro-

duCiiou eighty per cent through better

feeding. This increased quantity of

milk cost seventy-Seven cents less per

hundred pounds than what she produc-

ed on the small quantity of feed and

the butter-fat cost twenty-three cents

less per pound. This extra feed would

not have been sufficient to feed anoth-

er cow. By feeding the one COW well

about as much milk is secured as by

feeding two cows poorly. And feeding

the one cow well required less work,

less barn room, less feed and less pas-

tures. In many cases the quickest way

to increase the profits from a herd is

to feed and care for them better rath~

er than by increasing the number.





 





CARE OF DAIRY UTENSILS.





, Absolute cleanliness is essential in

the care of dairy utensils. Careless-

ness will result in an increase in the

bacterial count and the quality of the

milk will suffer accordingly.

ing this tinware a stiff brush Showdzbe

need, never. a cloth. . ‘First .rinse‘well





 

 





 





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Dairy Machine





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We have a daily ca acity of 5000 lbs. ,.

Butter. We are locate nearly across the”;

street from the Ford factor% and have a ,

large sale Of Butter and utter Milk

which enables us to pay the ve highest

market price for butterfat at al times.

We will pay this week 410 for butterfat

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with cold or tepid water before the





milk dries on. Where water is abun—

dant it is a 'good‘plan to fill the pails

with it as soon as the milk has been

emptied out and slip the strainer into

one of them, or in a pan by itself. Af-

ter the preliminary rinsing as describ-

ed, wash the utensils in plenty of hot

water, using some good cleansing pow—

der recommended for the purpose.

Avoid soap as even the best of it con-

tains impurities. Finish the operation

by a liberal scalding with boiling water

or with live steam and turn bottom

side up to dry without Wiping. Science

shows that even a clean appearing

cloth may contain millions of microbes.

The heat of the tin will quickly dry

the'article by evaporation in a much

better way. Scalding a milk vessel be-

fore it has been thoroughly cleansed

. fastens the albumen in the form of a

yellowish deposit very difficult of re-

moval. This is also the cause of (310.,-

ging in the meshes of the wire strainer

and the cheesy smell of a cloth strain-

er after it has been used awhile.



An ideal place for milking pails and

cans after they have been sterilized is

a post set in the ground in a sunny

spot away from danger of flying

dust. Bore augur holes ‘in the post and

place several pegs at convenient angle

around the post so the utensils may be

placed bottom up upon them, one pail

or can to a peg, which must, of course,

be sufficiently long to support it.



Genesee Co. E. E. ’Rovxwoon.





 





TWO PLANS OFFERED Fo‘R RAIS-

ING DAIRY CALVES. '





Probably the best way for the dairy-

man to maintain and build up his herd

is to raise his heifer calves. If his

foundation cows are good producers

and if he uses a tested sire, he can be

reasonably sure that the heifer calves

will be good producers. But with the

fast advance in prices of land and farm

products, the expense of raising the

calves is increasing. When tlYe young

were allowed to suckle their dams no

such conditions existed, but this prac-

tice is no longer economical. '



there cream is sold it is suggested

that the calves be fed whole milk for





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the first two or three’ weeks and then

gradually changed to skim-milk. The

whole milk should not be fed, even to

the largest calf, in excess of three-

quarts, or about six pounds, at a feed

twice a day. The small calf, such as a

Jersey, does not need more than two

quarts at a feed. When larger amounts

are given scours are apt to result. Af.

ter the calf has been changed to skim-

milk the amount may be increased

gradually to fourteen or sixteen pounds

a day. Such feeding should be supple-

mented with grain, preferably ground

corn or a mixture of three parts of

corn and one part of oats by weight.

Calves should be allowed to nibble hay

as soon as they begin to eat grain. Tim-

othy or mixed hay should be fed dur-

ing the first two or three months. Then

some legume, alfalfa, clover, or cow-

pea hay, may be given.



The farmers who sell whole milk

have another problem. Experience has

taught that the only method of replen~

ishing a. herd and advancing produc-





tion is to raise the heifer calves. The’





plan in general use at present is to

feed a minimum amount of milk along

with grain, or to give the calf a good

start and take the milk away after

about two months, and then put. the

calf on a grain ration.



Many attempts have been made to

find milk substitutes. Oil meal, blood

flour, and wheat middlings or flour

have made up the major portion of

most of them. Those which have prov-

ed most successful have contained a

small portion of powdered skim-milk.

\Vhen they are fed, whole milk is given

for about the first month and the

calves are gradually changed to the

calf meal. This is fed as a gruel which

has been previously heated to 145 de-

grees F. for one—half hour and cooled

to about. 90 degrees F. at feeding time.

The amount of feed depends upon the

size of the calf, but should not be in

excess of one and one-fourth pounds

per feed twice a day. One should have

had experience in raising calves before

trying this method. Such feeds enable

a man selling milk at a high price at

retail or wholesale to raise his calves

more cheaply than he could by feeding

fresh milk—M0. Ag. College.





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'Segis Fayne Johanna, a Holstein-Friesian cow owned by Pine Grove





Fari'ns,‘ New York, today is world’s champion, having produced in an





test,'the equivalent of over 50 lbs. of





official





butter in one week. The test, which





started December 28, was conducted under the supervision of the New York





State Agricultural College of Ithaca.

,Up to this time no other cow of an





y breed has been able to attain the 50- -





lb. mark. Johanna’s record for the seven consecutive days is equal to 50.68





lbsq’of butter, and she produced in the

erage butter-fat percentage was 5.547.

by :a- cow owned by M. J. Smiley, of S

losv"-the new lnark.



1 What the 50vlb. mark really means





same time. 730.8 lbs. of milk. The av—

The previous high record was made

outh Dakota, and falls 3.91 lbs. be—





can be realized from the fact that





there are today only 15 COWS in the world that. under oflicial test, have man-





aged to cross the 40-lb. mark.

0046.772 lbs. of butter obtained by Mr.





These are all Holstein—Friesians.





. The record

Smiley’s cow was regarded as aphe-





seminal one, and manv leading breeders and authorities then believed the





 

 

 





it 't had been reached.





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’Segis Fayne Johanna is an ideal type of the big-patterned Black-and—





“£1 tex‘species; some of her pronounced characteristics being her deepbar-

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re udder,.well.-placed teats, remarkable development of the mam—

ns and-her. rugged and vigorous disposition.

large-months beforejresheuing.





She was allowed to

_De.cember 2?. last, and at this time had

normal weight is 1,450 lbs.





 





Th New Galloway Sanitary Cream Separator is as good in the _





 





 





Militants





parts you cannot see as in the ones you can see.

“one boss shay"——good In every part.





Built. like the

Built for servlce—not





merely to sell. You do not actually buy it, untll after you try It.





If yOu find it, is not as good as we say it is,

trying it for 90 days—180 milkings!





send it; back after





Get, the last cent of profit





out: of your feed by skimming with a. New Galloway Sanitaryi





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Be one of that big army of farmers and dairy

found this separator the best deflnit on of tea dairy economy





and profit.





men who have





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way to do it. If the manufacturin cost can be re-





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oorvloo and low prlco. This machine has stood

ovoryjmoglnoblo lost and never Illnehod. It com-

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in separator building.





LOOK AT THIS BOWL!





Nothing freakish about it. just the ,.

plamest kind of cream Conaralor com-

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can be made. No sharp corners or raw edges to

break up the globules of butter fat. Separating disco

onllroly sop-rate from each othcr. Every drop of milk

subpcted tothe full skimming force of the bowl. Milk so

distributed in this bowl that every disc gets its share to

skimfno more, no less. No lloodlno in the top of the

bowl, no conflicting curronls In tho bollom. That is the

big reason why so few discs rkim so much milk. Skim-

mmg capacity not guessed at, but guaranteed. and not

overruled Io make (he nrloo seem loworl Its low skim.

mmg speed .‘5 only one of its many valuable and exclusive

features. These and many other equally important fea-

tures make the New Galloway Sanitary Separator the

oholoo ol who nnd discriminating farmers and dairy;

men, who want the best and will be satisfied wut

nothing loss.





It is chock full of dairy wisdom. A meaty, exact,





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It tells why by





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whether or not your cowe are in the

pink of condition—but it does make a

big difi'erence in your bank account.

§ince you are keeping cows for milk

instead of for meat, better see to it

that their milk-producing organs are

kept working normally.



At the first sign of decreasing milk.

glow, look for the cause.

It is due to some trouble with the





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HE FARMER who buys a

De Laval this year will get

bigger and better value for

his money than ever before.





Not only will he get a

better machine, a simpler

machine, a machine that will

skim even closer than any previous De

Laval, but he will get a machine of larger

capacity. ’



And the price has not been increased one cent.





Just think what that means to cow owners in the

face of rismg prices on almost everything else the





farmer has to buy, including other cream separators.



Only the tremendous volume of De Laval sales

makes it possible to give the farmer more for his

money when others are giving less.



The NE‘V De Laval is the culmination of nearly

forty years of experience), and development by the

largest and oldest cream separator concern in the

world. It. represents





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or with :1 ha ll-worn-out or unreliable machine, why not get a

NEW De Laval N( “V and stop your cream waste? You don’t

need to count the c st, because the De Laval will soon pay

for itself.



There is a De Laval agent near you who will be glad to

explain all the improvements and advantages of the NEW

De Laval, and u ho will set and start a machine for you-on

your farm and let you try it for yourself. '



If you haven’t the spare cash right now, that need not

stand in the way of your having the use of a NEW De Laval

the rest of the winter. We have an arrangement with De

Laval agents which makes it possible for any reputable

farmer to secure a De Laval 'on the partial payment plan—-

a small payment at the time of purchase and the balance in

several installmentse—so that your De Laval will actually pay

fox-itself while you are using it and gettingr the benefit from it.





Why not see the nearect De Laval agent at once? If you do not

know him, write to the nearest office for any desired information.





Every NEW DE LAVAL is now

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OME here,” called charming June

Clover to a germ astride a parti-

cle of soil that was being wafted





along in the current of a gentle breeze .





blowing over the field. The germ turn-

ed quickly in his saddle as he heard

June’s voice and swung his steed to-

ward the ground with a sudden jerk at

the reins. When June noticed the

haughty look of the germ as be ap-

proached in his riding habit, she was

ashamed for having been so bold and

hung her head.



“Well, what do you want? Do you

think I stoop to answer the beck and

call of street girls? I am a genuine

gentleman germ and go in high seciety.

Were it not for the fact that I am in a





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The Adventures of Azoto Bacterfl‘l





By M. J.

sorry plight,” here his tone softened a

bit and he went on, “kicked out of

home by my parents—they say there is

no room for me in the big house we

children helped to build.” With an air

of bravado he rejoined with pride, “the

other germs call our house ‘The No-

dule.’ It was all so comfortable and





pretty but now~—I must, turn my face





away from home.”

By this time his former haughty tone

had become so shaken with feeling





ERWIN





that it could scarcely be heard above

the rustle of the soft winds. His brown

eyes met understandingly those of the

modest yet entrancing June. She shyly

raised her crimson—kissed cheeks and

went on rather hurriedly:



”My dear sir, when I saw you riding

by on your gallant steed, I recognized

you as one ofthe influential Bacteria

family who live in ‘The Nodule.’ Your

coat-of-arms distinguishes you, but as

your mouth” she hesitated, then went





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on, “seemed to drool) at the owners, I





spoke, thinking perhaps there might

be something I could do.”



Azoto Bacter, for that was his name,

looked sad. He had taken the lovely

June Clover for a street girl. instead

she was one of the rich Legumes. An-

other one of this rich family had given

his parents the site upon which to

build “The Nodule.” He stared blankly

at the rosy cheeked maiden in the

grayish-green suit. He had made a.

fearful blunder—how could he make

the wrong a right? His brain was a

muddle of thoughts, yet he dare not

speak for fear he would make a worse

mistake. Hurriedly, he tried to think

of some good excuse for his unbecom—

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LIME YOUR

mm warn now





This is the meson to spread

lime on your inter wheat.

Work is slack and roads are





good for harm. We urge

immediate: purchase so you

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get fullest benefits.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 





 

 

 

 





If you spread new

the natural action of frost

and melting snow will work

in the lime. You will not

only et a fuller crop of wily-

ter wgeat, but your soil Will

be prepared for the crop that follows .

—a crop that lime will particularly



benefit. under usual rot alriotn scheme.





As F me as Flour



, Solvay guarantees its Pulverizcd Lime-



stone to contain 94 % total carbonates.

Guarantees 95% passes through some



.screen. So line that it is easily applied and



WOI'kS Quickly into soil. Write for full infor-



mation and expert soil advice—free.



THE SOLVAY PROCESS (20..

280.West Jefimon Ave..



Detroit, Mich.





   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

   

   

 





 

   

   

 

   

   

 





 





 

 

 





 





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‘ "ll Locahd stock of general merchandise fox-sale

0-25.111 care Michigan Farmer, Detroit. Mich.





Farms and Farm Land: For Sale





YOUR CHANCE IS IN CANADA





 





ndence; Farm lands. to acre: irrigoted lmdo.

3.". to $5u; Twenty years to pay; 32.000 loan inimpzrove-

manta. or ready made farms. Loan of livestock; Taxes

average under twenty ce nts an acre: no taxes on im-

provements, personal property, or live stock; Good

markets. churches. schools. roads. telephones; Excel-

l-It climate-crops and live stock'prove it. Special

bloomers fare certificates. Vi rite for free book-

lobo. All" Cameron, General Bu Jerintendent Land

lunch. Canndian Raciflc Ry ., 125 inth—av., Calgary,

Alberta.





 





 





~Elegant farm—135 acres fine soil.

For salO buildinsn. location. Discri ition and

Nice. Write Forrest Fiebach, Charlotte. ll ’





Auction Sale





‘I 35 ACRES

0n premises Tuesday. Feb. 27. 191]. at 2 P. M. 1 Mile

“bet. and 1% M lies South of Elm Station, 10 miles

from Detroit City Li mitfl. 1 mile from Pl ymouth Bond.

Arrangements can be made for mortgage for part. of

M'hflfie price. Forturther particulars ad

haw. Trustee, 493 Grand River-Aienue.

or Walnut 371-M., Detroit, Michigan.





ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE





To dole estate. I offer farm of 127 Acres. neor 'llage

of Hanover. Mich. on main traveled mod, rods

(In. depot. and 5% mile from 12 grade High School.

Good stock and grain land. 5 acres timber. 2') acres

“are. 22 acre! lowland, 75 acres good farm land.

bordering lake. Nine room house. bank ham. 30x40;

aamhione for 1‘2 head cattle- sheep barn 161$; gran-

nry. good lilo. 12130. windmill and. supply tank; 2 corn

cribs. henhouse. tool shed, etc. Price 35000. Terms: half

dowubalnnce at 6%. Fred Folks. Administrator, Hanover, Mich.





THE JUDITH B AS IN



V offers exceptional opportunities

to thefar:116r.stncknmn and in-



Sore crops by ordinary





vestor.

fanning methods.





Grand 357i;





[invest every year—not once in

awhile.Noirrigntion.splendid climate. excellent water.

good mlrketl. You can do homer in the Judith M.

Buy direct from the owners. Priors lowest. terms 9:51.

at. Free information and prices sent on request. Addres-

me Cook-Reynolds (‘11., Box W140?) wax'flDwu. Ionian”





l Have for Rent a 56 Acre Fruit





Orchard at Ann Arbor, Mich., 1l00 an le trees, 1400 pear

moon, bearing. or will arrange to ave it worked on

slums; good house. born. shod and cold storage plant,

but renter would have to furnish all equlpgleut. For

full particulars oddress. W . [NGL . 6| E.

Woodbfld‘e Street. Detroit~ Michigan.





FARM FOR RENT





Goodfarm. 4-10 acres, Wool-es free from stumps, 350

acres old sod. 30 acres new seeding: good buildings;

will furnish hall if desired. Want good man With

plenty of he] . Farm 5 miles from Rennie, 5 miles of

State road. Write. or see owner. Geo. H. Carpenter,

1‘1}: Fond Bldg. Detroit, Michigan.





A small F in California will make you more



arm money‘\}itin 11896 gr§_ Yifulillfiive

longer and better. Delig t 'u c rm a . 10 so . ow

prices. Easy terms. Sure profits. Hospitable neigh-

bors. Good roads. Schools and chu rchos. Write for our

San Joe uin Valley Illustrated to More free. 0. L: Sea-

mves. nd. Oomm., AT it SF 8):. 1957 By. ELOhicago





lam ”‘IHY F‘nm—Zm acres line level dnrkloam



d with clay subsoil. flgrlilg weal].

‘ ‘ stream. Best airy pro osi ion in or mu 0.

‘E’lpvlvbugelephone lines. R. I“. 13.4 miles to Gladwin.

Write at once for full description. I have other small

fume. U. G. REYNOLDS. owner. Glad Win, Mich.





il farm of '70 acres clay loam so“. good building“;

another form 200 acres clay loam not], new buildings;

another of 100 Acre-s, ood buildings. Each one of these

areextra good turmoil C.Wood.l3013‘2.fl1ghlnnd,chh





- in Roughing

Flt Sale May Lam Futon: lads. County. on

only toms. good made, good .3 arm. Euwloyment

futnlohod settlers during winter months. oroqster

14113501110. Ltd" Land Don't. Clio-ell. Michigan





ginia Farms and Homes.





. FEE! CATALOGUE OF SPLENDID BARGAINS.

‘ _ 3.3.CHAFFIN ‘00.. Inc“ Richmond.Va.





...'“°..‘.c it“ "'rlmxwwe

w manor-coon. ran macro.

mm lion. Grgmflllo Ind;

FARM macros. Loom soil. well fenced, fl) acres wood

V lot, well, good barn. 1'on with Wham ft.

Stave xlo mm. also stock and tools. four miles from

ow Clarence Simon El l Mlchl n





. 3"” an mm mm! tor am. Good house. silo. 4 h

‘ homo. clay loam. all level. 215 A. plowlnndté .





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

   

   





 





 





 





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With knees t ‘bling, he in"

quaver out, “I am so lonesome—I have

no home—40h! Please lady, forgive me

for being so rude. If you can help me,

I will gladly be your servant. What

can I do?” ‘ — '





 





ed her finger into a dainty cheek. My

houses are all filled. No-yes, they

are, too. I thought the Colony house

was empty but I remember that it was

taken last. week.” Suddenly, “l have

it!" Azoto’s skies looked brighter

while June rejoined: “I have one r'uur

down farm that has no house on it.

There are only a few mulleins that can

be used for house making and the

place is a long way back from the

main road. Can you use this site?”

at Azoto. “It is the best I can do

for you.”



Azoto jumped at the chance, reply-.

ing, “Oh, I think I can use that. Any

place is better than no home,” and

with this he loosened the saddle from

the good steed Soil Particle and tum-





 





led her out to search for food. He left





the main road of air and trudged weary

3and hungry down through the thick

Jsoil until he at last came to the root





{of the Clover estate. “The left root at

the directions June had given him.





Idary, glad that he could here build a.

home of his own. Alas, alack! The

dark dismal dreariness that met" his

’gaze caused the joy to leap from his

heart, and a. teITible fear gripped his

being as though some perilous creature

was at hand.

(Part 11 next week). -





 





STATE CORN AND GRAlN SHOW.





The Sixth Annual Grain and Corn

Show of the Michigan Experiment As-

sociation, now known as the Michigan

Crop Improvement Association was

held at the Michigan Agricultural Col-

lege, January 15-16, 1917. Though a

rather poor crop year. the show was a.

decided success, especially from the

standpoint of quality of exhibits, the

number being a" trifle below normal.

However, the attendance was good

and represented practically every part

of the state.



The principal awards were made as

follows:



Corn.



(District l.—~Southern four tiers of

counties).



Class 1—Ten ears of Yellow Dent.—

First, Earl Pickett, Caledonia; 2nd,

Glen Turner, Mosherville; 3rd, J. E

Bug'bee, Adrian.



Class 2—Ten ears of White Dent.—-~

First, C. P. Milham, Kalamazoo; 2nd,

M. E. Farley, Albion; 3rd, Garfield

Farley, Albion.



Class 3—Ten ears of White Cap or

any other Dent.—First, Glen Turner,

Mosherville. '



(District 2.——Remainder of State).



Class 4—Ten ears of Yellow Dent——

First, J. H. Landes, Shepherd; 2nd, A.

B. Shovar, Carrollton; 3rd, John Stro-

bel, Saginaw, W. S.



Class 6—~Ten ears of White Cap 01'

any other variety.~——-First, George V.

Rice, Portland.



(Following classes open to all state).



Class 7—Ten ears of Flint—First,

C. L. Clark, Otter Lake.





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“Lane swee,”soidimosshepesso the





"First, L. E. Wooden, Hanover.





she queried as she looked quizzicafly‘





'oats.——First,





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es. S—Tfi reared Dent. ,

by boy or girl under 18 years). First,

Floyd Bquey, Caledonia; (Michigan

Bankers’ Association Cup) ;" 2nd. Ken—

neth Garrett, Dalton; 3rd, Glenn Whit-

by, Dalton. .



(has lb—Sweepsukw Premium for

‘ best pence-z sample of Dent). First,

gar!) Pickett, Caledonia. (Gleaner



up .



Class lle—‘Best single ear of Dent.

(Mich-

igan Farmer Cup).





Class 12—Best ear of Pickett Yellow





Dent. First, Floyd Bergey, Caledonia.

(Pickett Cup). .



Class 13~Expert Class—First, Jesse

Pickett, Caledonia; 2nd, Leo Wooden,

Hanover; 3rd, Robert Duncan, Vicks-

burg.



Small Grains.



Class 14eRed Wheat—First, J. W.

Veitengruber, Frankenmuth; 2d, Sher-

idan Ball, Charlotte; 3rd, David Dun-

lop, Grand Rapids.



Class Elli—White Wheat—First, C. P.

Milham, Kalamazoo; 2nd, J. 0. Reid,

Hubbardston; 3rd, J. J. Nyenhuis,

Hudsonvilleg.



Class 16—Any variety of pedigreed

Wallace Brothers, Bay

Shore; 2nd, 0. M. York, Millington;

3rd, J. R. Duncan, Vicksburg.



Class 17——-Any otherrvariety of oats.

——First, Chas. Gottschalk, Saginaw, W.

S.; 2nd, David Dunlop, Grand Rapids;

3rd, J. 0. Reid, Hubbardston.





Class 18—Any variety of barley.—

First, L. L. Lawrence Decatur; 2nd,

W. H. Dane, Jeddo; 3rd, David Dunlop,

Grand Rapids.



Class 19——Any variety of rye—First,

L. R. Queal, Hamburg. (Goemann

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CHAPTER XIV.

Rescue.





Sadie insisted that she be allowed

to share in the heavy work of moving

dead logs. Stoddard was obliged to

consent, against his instinctive dislike

to see a woman engaged in toil that

usually falls to the lot of a lumberman.

But long before the task was over he

was glad to have the help of her

sturdy 'arms. Without her their raft

would have“ lacked more than one sub-

stantial timber that he, single-handed,

could not have moved from its resting-





- place.





Nor‘ did he find the participation of

Sadie in this labor so distasteful to his

preconceived notions as be anticipated.

There was something rather magnifi-

cent about it as she bowed her back to

the toil. Her confident young strength

and her ardent will to put it forth 0

the utmost aroused admiration in him

as well as astonishment.



He found himself unconsciously

pausing in his work to watch her. She

found joy imthe hardest tasks and in-

spiration in a drudgery that would

have appalled the women of his own

world. She knew that his eyes were

often upon her, a. fact that spurred

her; she would prove to him her com~

petence to live in the big on doors.



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that clothed their island yielded some

of the material that went into the raft,

the greater part. was found as a result

of repeated expeditions along the

shore, where there were dead stumps,

branches, and portibns of tree-trunks,

stripped of their bark and dried to the

core by suu’and wind. In the woods

the fallen trees were apt to be damp

and rotted, scarce able to float their

own weight. '



Their work had to be done with no

tool save Stoddard’s knife. An ax

would have made raft-building easy;

without it. they were forced to use only

the wood that nature and the elements

had felled; nor could they shape it to

their needs.





Stoddard selected a shallow, shelter-

ed cove as a shipyard. Here, frequent-

ly waist-deep in the water, he began

the actual putting together of what

Sadie had already chistened The‘Ark.

It was weary and often discouraging

work. Such logs as he had bristled

with knots and jagged branches and

would not lie evenly. together. The

dead limbs were often small and twist-

ed, and scores of them were needed to

make up the deficiency of solid timber.





While he thus labored Sadie combed

the woods for roots, vines, and green

withes that .would serve to hold their

makeshift craft together, for nails and

ropes .were denied them. It took a

tremendous quantity of fiber-binding to

make the Ark even reasonably secure.

Now and then Stoddard would test its

carrying capacity by climbing upon it,

only to shake his head as it dipped

from side to side under his weight.





Their big timber exhausted. be set

Sadie to work tying together bundle af-

ter bundle of small dry twigs. These

he thrust underneath the raft to giVo

added buoyancy. It was like building

a ship out of matchwood, but necessity

gave Stoddard no choice.





As the raft grew and he found that

it bore his Own weight easily, be made

tests with the added weight of Sadie.

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Sadie uttered an involuntary ,excla-

mation of .. astonishment as she was

thus lifted from her feet and borne to

the} floating platform of the Ark. She

knew that Stoddard was strong, but

this was 'a demonstration that filled

her with new surprise. It also brought

a flush to her cheeks. For the first

time in her life she found herself in a





man’s arms; in addition she was being '





handled as if she were a veritable

baby.



Placing her in the center of the raft,

Stoddard climbed up beside her. It

rocked ominously; then began to settle

on one side. Before the water reached

their feet, he leaped off again, picked

Sadie up and carried her ashore on his

shoulder.



“More wood,” he told her briefly.



This made necessary a new expedi—

tion along shore, where'they gathered

up material at first contemptuously re-

jected. Bit. by bit they added to their

craft. Engineer though he was, Stod-

dard had no means of calculating dis-

placement and net tonnage for the Ark.

it was built by rule of thumb, and noth-

ing short of actual trial would prove

its capacity.



Several times more he transported

Sadie to the undulating, nondescript

platform, always to her secret delight

and wonder. It was with a little sigh

that she finally received his announce-

ment that the Ark would carry them

both.



“Just how it ’11 navigate I can’t tell,”

he told her. “But it will float any—

how."



“Could we make a sail?” she asked.



“i thought of it. But the best we

can do is a thatch of balsam-boughs.

They may help a little.”



Sadie promptly ran back to the camp

and began dismantling her shelter in

‘order to obtain the material. At one

end of the raft Stoddard managed to

erect a sort of screen, three or four

Ci‘eet in height, that would serve to

catch a little wind.



“If the breeze holds this way we’ll

get some benefit from it," he said. "But

you mustn’t expect much speed.”



“I ain’t in a hurry,” she answered.



In fact, far from being in haste Sa-

die found herself, as the time for em-

barkation approached, decidedly reluc-

tant to set forth at all. It was not that

she was timorous concerning the sea-

worthiness of the .Ark; she had im-

plicit confidence in it and much pride,

for it represented her own handiwork

as well as that of No. 44. But she was

reluctant to leave their island elysium.

She had in truth fallen in love with it,

and had come to look upon it as some-

thing that was her very own.



“I hate to quit it,” she confessed to

him. “It’s like sayin’ good-by to a

friend.” .



“It was pretty friendly a couple of

nights ago,” he admitted. “But we

mustn’t outstay our welcome."



‘fIt’s been friendly all the time,"

she asserted stoutly. “And some day

I’m comin’ back to it and say ‘Hellol’ ”



Stoddard paid a visit to the old

camp at the farther end of the island,

returning with the box that had been

used as a cupboard. This he placed

upon the Ark as a seat for Sadie. He

had also picked up a few nails, with

which he contrived to fasten a couple

of small boards to the ends of saplings,

which he intended should serve as pad-

dies. ' .



“Now for the grub,” he declared.



The provisioning of the Ark was a

trifling task. All they possessed were

a few strips of porcupine and half a

dozen treasured crackers. . '



“I’m glad an appetite don’t weigh

anything,” observed Sadie. “If it did

the Ark ’d never hold you and me,

No. 44.” -



It was midafternoon when Stoddard

for the last time carried Sadie aboard,

seated her upon the box, and enjoined





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“I was just thinkin’,” she said, “that





' you don’t look much like Noah. ”





“If it’s going to be a Noah’s Ark voy-

age I will before it’s over,” he answer-

ed, feeling the stubble of heard on his

face.



“But you won’t be six hundred

years old, No. 44. That’s what Noah

was. And it says he lived three hun-

dred and fifty years after he got

ashore. You got quite a spell ahead

of you. Where do you guess we’ll find

Ararat?”



“Somewhere outside of Pickerel Bay,

I hope.”



He picked up one of the paddles and

began pushing out of the little cove.

As they floated clear of the island Sa-

die looked back wistfully.



“And the Ark went upon the face of

the waters’, " she quoted solemnly

Stoddard looked at box with new in-

terest.



“You’ve been doing some reading,

Sadie,” he commented. “Also some re-

membering. How much can you quote?”



“Just little bits in spots,” she an-

swered. “I’ve read it all, once over.

But there’s parts of it I’ve read lots of

times—the parts with adventures in

’em.”



“Adventures?”



“Sure. Why, it’s just full of grand

adventures, No. 44.! It’s got fights and

battles and explorin’ and lots of excit-

in’ things. They never had no trouble

about outdoors in them days. It must

’ve been pretty good times, livin’ with-

out all the trimmin’s.”



As the Ark reached deep water Stod-

dard with a final thrust of his long-

handled paddle against the bottom,

slowed the bow gently around till it

pointed in the direction of the South

Arm. The wind was not dead astern,

but he figured that it would serve. This

proved to be the case, for the raft gath-

ered way gradually and set off' at a

drifting pace parallel to the shore of

the island.



Pickerel Bay was pleasantly rippled

by the breeze. On such a surface Stod-

dard had no fears for the stability of

their craft. The sail of balsam—boughs

“leaked” far more wind than it held,

but despite its shortcomings, it, fur-

nished steeragc-way, and by cautious

paddling he accelerated their speed a

trifle. Soon the last point. of the is-

land slipped past them.



“Good-by, friend,” said Sadie with a.

wave of her hand. “Comin’ again

some day.”



, She was proud of the Ark and anx-

ious that it should acquit itself with

credit, not because it meant a way to

freedom, but for the reason that it was

born of her own suggestion, and she

thus felt a peculiar responsibility for

it. As to the freedom part, she was

not. sure that it lay ahead of them

Their island had seemed wonderfully

like freedom to Sadie.



“If this breeze holds,” Stoddard told

her, “we’ll make as far as the South

Arm by sundown.”



“Then what?”



Depends on circumstances. If things

are going well we may be able to make

right on for the hotel.”



“And me in‘this outfit,” commented

Sadie dubiously as she surveyed her

costume. Two days on the island, com-

bined with several hours of raft-build-

ing, had played sad havoc with the

suit that had been so new and stylish

when she left Buffalo.



“They’ll fix you out with clothes,”

he assuled her.



“Think they can fit me?”



Now that he thought of it Stoddard

was doubtful. Women like Sadie were

rare in the Deepwater. For that mat-

ter, they were rare anywhere, so far as

his experience was concerned.



After a little while she wanted topad-

dle, but he shook his head. »_'He did not

care to risk the balance of the Ark,

nor was he sure that the fabric would

hold together if the vigorous arms of

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ed into a fusilade of questions concern-

ing navigation in the woods-country.



“And I’ll learn to go over waterfalls,

too, like you when I fir'st'seen you,”

she declared. y. _



“I believe you could,” he said, his-

glanCe appraising her for the hun-

dredth time.



“Do you suppose I could ever be a

guide, like you told me about?” she





- asked presently.





“I never heard of a woman guide,

Sadie.”



“There ain’t a law

there?”



“No, I don’t think there is.”



“Because I’d like it better than wash-

in’ dishes, No. 44. I’d feel like I was

really doin’ something."



“Guides wash dishes,” he informed

her. ,



“Maybe. But they do other things,

too. Big things!”



She threw her arms wide in a ges-

ture, as if she would. embrace and hold

fast forever this outdoors that had

come to her so magically from the land

of her dreams.



“I want to live where I can have

all of it!” she exclaimed. “I want the

woods and the water and all the sun-

light. And I want the nights when I

can see the stars shinin’ through the

trees, and its all still and ‘sort of

creepy and sets you tinglin’. And the

wind blowin’ through the leaves, ’stead

of comin’ in through the windows. And

—-and—— Oh, I just got to have it.—

all!”



In 1191 lace, uplifted to the sky, Stod-

dard seemed to see her way soul: Her

words, 1119 unconscious pose of her out-

stretched arms, stirred him. Deep in

her gray eyes were happiness and‘

yearning and exaltation.



Suddenly, as if for a little she had

been oblivious to his presence, she

dropped her arms and looked at him

with an embarrassed smile.



“I can’t say it right, No. 44. And

some of it seems as if it. shouldn’t be‘

said, except. like sayin’ prayers. But

it’s here‘ ’——shc laid her hand on her

breasl~— ‘and I feel it-—always!”



“I know,” he said, nodding. “Some-

times I feel it, too.”



“And you wouldn’t give it up, would

you?” she. demanded eagerly.



“No; I wouldn’t.”



“Why, you couldn’t!” she exclaimed.

“Nobody could when they feel it.”



The Ark moved methodically on-

ward. A mile astern lay the island,

green and placid in the light of the

afternoon sun, save for a spot, that

blazed scarlet, 11a1f»hidden in the ver-

dure. Sadie pointed.



“It’s a. maple, turning early,” he (ex-

plained. “The rest will follow by

and by.”



“I bet it’s as proud as a girl springin“





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the first new style in town " was her

comment.



“Then you know how it. feels,” he

laughed.





“No- -;0 not exactly. GueSS you don’t

know much about new styles. They’ re

high, first; then they get cheaper and

everybody gets ’em. By the time they

get to you—I mean Inc—everybody has

’em and the swells are wearin’ new

ones. You don’t never quite catch up,

but it’s kind of excitin’ tryin’ to.”



“Trying to catch Kitty and Estelle,”

he added.



“Who?” ‘



“I was just using an illustiation. ”



“I get you. But who are they?”



Sadie did nOt know that she was

frowning slightly.



“Two girls back in New York.”



“Friends of yours?” '



“Oh, yes.”



“Lookers. ?”



“Why—Kitty is. ”



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manded.



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Sadie glanced down at her cheap

skirt, now shorn of its new smartness

She sighed softly. She knew how taw-

dry she must 'seem in the eyes of

No. 44.



She wished he had not told her at

Kitty and Estelle. Of course, she un-

derstood that the girls he knew were

very different from herself; that the

people of his world were not those

of hers.



But, even though she knew that it

was false and shadowy, she had been

cherishing an illusion; now it had gone

from her abruptly. She saW herself

once more as she knew he must see

her.





Stoddard, watching her, understood.



“Sadie,” he said, smiling faintly,

“you’re worrying because you think I

am com-paring you to Kitty and Es-

telle. You’re afraid I’ll think you’re

not well enough dressed. You’re—1’



“Stop readin’ my mind, No. 44,” she

interrupted.



“I never compare you to Kitty and

Estelle; I always contrast you,” he ex-

plained. “You can’t make a compari-

son in a case like that. And it wouldn’t

do for you to dress as they do, Sadie.”



“Why not?”



There was a note of resentment and

defiance in her voice.



“Because, Sadie, it wouldn’t be fair

to Kitty and Estelle. \Vhat would they

do, then ?"



Slowly she reddened as she caught

his meaning. She did not dare look

at him. For the moment she wished

she as quite off their little Ark; she

wanted to run. Something made her





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that.



She knew he was looking down at

her, probably at her hair, because her

face was hidden from him. He was

always looking at her hair. She was

distressed over its disorder.





She wondered if she ought to say

anything. What was a girl expected

to do? She was painfully—delight,-

fully—embarrassed.



“I guess I got to thank you for

that, No. 44,” she whispered finally.

“It’s all right now—about the clothes.”



Stoddard had it on his lips to say

more. This woman in front of him

was beautiful, and in a wondrous way

that was utterly new to him. Why not

tell her so? Why was such speech only

for the ears of the other kind? Yet he

hesitated; then shook his head.



“If I tell her the truth,” be thought,

“we’ll both be so flustered that we’ll

want. to jump off the raft. Beside, it

would take too- long.”



The Ark was moving faster, under

the impulse of a. wind that freshened.

Sadie, to spare herself from meeting

his glance, turned about on her box

and peered through the interstices of

the balsam—sail, watching the bluff-

point ahead that marked the entrance

to Pickerel Bay. Stoddard remembered

that he had half a pipeful of tobacco,

carefully plugged,into the bowl with a

wad of paper. He decided to smoke it.

Kneeling on the raft, he crouched to

shield 21 match from the wind. ,



A minute later, when his pipe as

drawing safely, he looked up. Slowly

an expression of amazement spread

over his face.



Sadie had been sitting less than ten

feet away. Now she was fifty feet

away, still perched on her box and still

intent upon the course ahead.



There were two rafts instead of one.



Stoddard leaped to his feet, perilous-

ly rocking his half of the dismembered





, Ark, and shouted.





sadie turned, gasped and started to

stand up.



“Down! Sit down!” he yelled as the

forward Section of the Ark also tipped

and swayed. " _



. Sadie obeyed at once. -. “



"Sit perfectly still'” he called “Wait

till I get there ” , .

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feet squirmed and strained at their

lashings, threatening to fly apart, as

the result of his exertions. The after-

part of the Ark as almost square and

balked steadily at attempts to navigate





make progress in any single direction

as a tub. He tried sculling from the

stern, and found that this threatened

to split the frail platform into further

divisions.



Sadie called to him; he glanced over

his shoulder. She as more than a hun-

dred feet now distant.



“Don’t be scared! I'llget there."



He bent anew to the task of trying

to reunite the pieces of the Ark. The

blade of his paddle, nailed flimsily to

the shaft, dropped off and floated

astern. He turned to seize the other

paddle, but found none. It was with

Sadie. .



The distance since he had last look-

ed was nearly doubled. Sadie’s half of

the Ark was sailing serenely 'on,‘ its

speed accelerated by lightened weight.



“Take down the sail!” he cried.



She turned and began tearing the

thatch of balsam into fragments. - She

made short work of it, but the halves

of the sundered Ark were a hundred

yards apart by the time she had ac-

complished it.



Stoddard paddled desperately with a.

bare stick, but might as well have

been using his fingers. Apparently he

could not gain an inch on Sadie; in

fact he lost more ground, because the

fore-part of the raft had not yet yield~

ed all of the momentum supplied by

the sail. '



“I’ll try' to paddle to you!"



“No! Don’t touch it! You may

upset.” .



The platform upon which Stoddard





tegrating. The withes that fastened

the logs together loOsened till he found

himself in the position of a man trying

to ride two horses. Only with a great

efiort could he keep the structure from

splitting completely apart.



Rather earnestly he cursed himself

for hasty and faulty building. He won-

dered now, as he saw the lashings

loosen one by one, how the Ark had

managed to hold together as long as

it did. Eventually he was forced to

abandon all efforts to propel himself

toward Sadie and, instead, had to de-

vote his entire‘attention to keeping his

precarious craft together.





Sadie meanwhile was sitting perfect- ‘





ly quiet, as , ordered. She was not

alarmed. On the contrary the episode

furnished her with some amusement,

for occasionally she laughed at the

frantic efforts of Stoddard to bring

them together. She sat on her box

with her hands folded, calling encour-

agement to him. She hoped he was

not aware of her mirth.



Only one thing prevented him from

that Sadie’s half of the Ark would not

swimming to join. her—his kndwledge

be sufficient to sustain both of them

He could easily reach her, but would

have to content himself with clinging

to the edge, his body in the water, and

he could see nothing to be gained by

such a maneuver.



It was near sunset. T.he vagaries

of the breeze were increasing the dis-

tance betWeen them. The forward and

after-parts of the Ark appeared to have

an antipathy for each other. They re-

sisted all efforts to a union.



Stoddard realized that their situa-

tion was ridiculous;_ yet he saw a ser-

ious side, too, for if nightfall found

_ them thus he would be greatly worried

about Sadie. Before that event hap-

pened, however, he resolved that he

would sWim to her, so as to be near





her. Perhaps, too, by clinging to her.





platform and kicking vigorously he

might guide the way to shore again.



Sadie was calling. again. He looked

up. She had Half risen from her seat

and was pointing at something in an-

Close to the point

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HE study and practice of law are

the bases of— large visions for

young men (and young women),

of today. The commercializing. ten-

dency of the times has not robbed this

profession of its romance.



The history of the nation is full of

the work and accomplishments of law-

yers. The great men of early days who

helped to form the constitution and our

first legal regulations were no common

men. The generations that followed

them were of sturdy stock, and ster-

ling worth. The names of Adams, Jef-

ferson, Webster, Lincoln, McKinley,

scores of others, are ornaments for any

page, and graceful for any profession.

Probably a majority of the men who

have filled executive or legislative offi-

ces have come from the ranks of the

lawyers. The judicial department of

our government, of course, from John

llny to legal lights of our own times,

has been in the hands of the legal pro-

fession.



A young man, therefore, who looks

to the law as a. possible life work is

looking in the light of worthy deeds

and noble achievements. A father may

feel a. just pride in that son who de-

cides to study law.



It is a little unfortunate that, the

habit of sueering at, the lawyer is so

widespread as to almost impeach the

integrity of the profession. The pro-

fession has been made to suffer for the

sins of unworthy members, but in spite

of that there is need of the advice and

counsel of honest men who are famil-

iar with the essential workings of the

laws of state and nation.



Legal forms and processes are more

or less unfamiliar to the average man.

Records, contracts, modes of proce-

dure, terms used in buying and selling,

the rights of individuals, the claims of

the state or community upon men, and

a score of other common matters need

safe and careful interpretation. And

when one goes into the realm of big

business, where gigantic interests are

handled, the. need of careful and com-

petent lawyers is even more evident.



Of course, no plea can be made for

{the trickster. His is the abnormal case

sand is outside of the usual methods of

treatment. But the community we]-

comes the lawyer of honest intentions,

and will give him a warm welcome.

The measure of his value depends up-

on the needs of the circle which he

serves and lhe efficiency he brings to

the task.



Rapidly changing modes of life, and

development of resources call for care-

‘l'ul legal guidance. The town that; sud-

denly grows to city size is confronted

with numerous needs. The readjust-

ment of ordinances, traffic regulation,

public utilities and private holdings

are of too much importance to be left





 





   





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Working for Life—Some iVVfays of DOi’ngglt»





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By EARL R. RICE





to the efforts of the ordinary citizen,

however good his intentions may be.

The lawyer can do much to safeguard

the interests of all concerned.” The pri-

vate citizen is confronted daily with

situations which are perplexing. Many

of these tangles could be easily solved

if rightly handled. Litigation could of-

ten be avoided and expense spared if

the right counsel could be secured.

The lawyer who wishes to keep faith

with truth and honesty has a rare op-

portunity of real service in all such

cases.



The growing up of a. tenant class in

city and on the farm, due to the drift

of population toward the great centers

gives rise to a special situation of

acuteness which has never before been

realized: The struggle to find a suit-

able place to live is of absorbing in-

terest. Every contestant, whether he

knows it or not, is working under defi-

nite laws. A correct observance of

them is often impossible, unwitting in-

fractions are made and sometimes

rights are positively set aside. To help

10 a. correct understanding is a consid-

erable task. But the well versed law-

yer finds in just such situations many

opportunities of service. '



The great influx of foreign popula-

lion brings its problems both for the

natural born citizen and the newcomer.

A man whose specialty lies in handling

work of that kind is in demand, and

his time is well spent. The rights of

employer and employe furnish the

ground of another set of delicate ad-

justments. Accidents to workmen, or

on the streets, to indivdiuals or to

property, call out a well defined set of

cases. insurance, both fire and life,

affords basis for interesting work. In

fact, instances might be multiplied to

show the worthy place the honest law-

yer may properly occupy, and inci-

dentally the service he may render.



The demand for men in this field of

activity is met by the great colleges

and universities with regularly organ—

ized law departments. A host of young

lawyers is graduated every year. Some

of these men rapidly rise to places of

profit and influence. Offices of estab-

lished law firms are on the watch for

bright young men. Many a. man gets

his start in that way. Others are less

fortunate and a long struggle is neces-

sary before succ935 comes. Some of

course, gravitate to other lines of work,

such as real estate, collections, litera-

lure or business.



The actual practice of law, so far as

cases in court are concerned, is con-

ducted by a limited number of firms,

the old established ones. A glance

over the docket of a prospective court

session reveals surprisingly few law-

yers’ names. In such courts, for in-

stance, as convene in the city of De-

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done is by less than tweniy, firms. And

this, too, in spite of thewfac‘t that it is

estimated that over eighteen hundred

men are practicing law in Detroit. The

market sebms fairly .well stocked, a

fact that the'prospective liiwyer should

bear‘in mind. An old and successful

lawyer, when asked, “Where would you

advise a young man to begin the prac-

tice ?” made the reply.



“Go out to some hustling smaller

town where 'there ismore room.”





Politics, now as formerly, is a road

to success chosen by many. A fortu-

nate run for office gives wide acquaint—

ance. Men who win in politics are

fairly sure of preferment in legal prac-

tice. "The number of offices, however,

are limited, and campaigns sometimes

come to grief. Besides, politics pre-

sents many dangers and temptations.

Someone may be inclined to laugh a

little at the mere suggestion of dan-

gers and temptations, but they are net

only possible, but very often actual and

real. A young friend of mine, a recent

graduate from Ann Arbor law depart-

ment, is hesital'ing just now. about be-

ginning the practice of law, giving as

his reasons: ‘ .‘



“I do not wish to lower my ideals."



Personally, I lhink his scruples are

overdrawn, but he sees. 01‘ thinks he

sees, some of lhe dangers: to which I

refer.



' \Ve hear, sometimes, of princely

sums lawyers receive as fees for ser-

'vices rendered. After talking with a

number of men, on that subject I am

inclined to think that the compensa-

tion of lawyers is a. variable amount,

and in the great majority of instances

bound to be meagre. Great corpora-

tion lawyers may be rich, and “crimi-

nal lawyers,” so—lcalled, may get big

fees, but these are the exception and

not the rule. However, if‘any young

person is in doubt in regard to the

matter, let him talk with lawyers with

whom he may be acquainted. The writ-

er remembers very well four young

men, law students. and associates of

his college days. All were bright and

talented, stood high in college work,

active in athletics, and winners in in-

ter-collegiate debates and oratorical

contests. One of them, in middle life,

is a teacher of commercial law and

science, in a city high school, another

has a fairly good practice in a. small

town, but, has not won fame or riches;

still another keeps up appearances in

an office at the county seat while his

wife takes in boarders; andlthe fourth,

a. member of the school board of a

large city, has a reputation for skill

and shrewdness in handling real es-

tate. I may say, in all fairness, how—

ever, that I know one or two lawyers

who are said, by others, to be wealthy

men. -



It scams to the writer, therefore, af-

ter quite close observation that the

law, as a, profession is. 'likeiothei‘ lines

of work, one of the ways in which men

may truly serve their fellow men. It

has its prizes, it compensates, and also

its problems. The man who devotes a

lifetime to its study and practice will

find much to delight, charm and in-

spire. He will find, too, seine times of

sacrifice, andsomc plades of hard, un-

remitting and underpaid toil.



0, yes, the law as a profession is a

good choice! It will stand close cross-

examination, however.‘ _ 4 '



(Next article, “The Doctor’s VVay.”)





 





Courage, the highest gift, that seams

to bend .



To mean devices for asordid 'end.



Courage—an independent mspark from

Heaven’s bright" throne,



By which the soul stan‘d‘s’raised, tri-



’ umpha‘nt, hi'gh,'alop,e,. , .



Great in itself, not praises 0f the crowd





Above all vice, 'it‘ stoops not to be





proud. ‘





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The Only Unpaid ”Wage Earner





HAT is a wife entitled to who



has five children, done all her



own work without a girl, and

helped in the field as well?" queries a

tired reader from Iowa. '



Right off the reel, and without look-

ing into any of her sins of omission or

commission-Inshould say she was en-

titled to a year’s vacation here and

now, and a crown in Heaven a little

later. ‘



To begin" with, a woman who has

borne five children and raised them

successfully" through babyhood and

childhood is entitled to every consider-

ation whether she does any work about

the house or not. To do one’s full

duty by five children, see that they are

properly fed, properly clothed, properly

darned and buttoned up, bathed daily,

or even twice a week, helped at home

with school nwork, directed in play and

taught their duties to the state and

God, is all that one woman should be

Of course, it is not half

that 999 out of 1000 mothers do, but it

is enough to tax the patience and

strength, not to, mention temper, of

any normal woman. Indeed, it is more

than thefather could hire a woman to

do should his wife suddenly die, and

yet the average husband thinks he

could do the job successfully in his

spare moments, and is surprised, nay

even peeved, if his wife suggests that

the care of five childrenis real work.



When added to the work and worry

of bringingup children the wife has

further .to doall the housework on a

farm, with the lack of conveniences

prevalent in most farm homes, she has

more than her share. Cooking for hun-

gry workmen, washing the heavy gar—

ments necessary to be worn in farm

work, making garden, tending poultry

and usually carrying wood and water,

would pretty. comfortably fill a day, if

there were no babies to mind or older

children tolpok after inbetween.



And when, added to this, the wife is

asked to go out into the fields and help,

as happens invsome homes, the last

word in seridom is reached. The wife

who will do this in order to make the

year's work a success, is entitled to all





' the consideration possible to be shown





by husband and children, and unlimit-

ed power to=spend half the year’s earn-

ings as she sees :fit. ,



She is entitled to these things, I say.

But all too often she gets neither. Usu-

ally the Wife ‘Who is willing to do all in

her power, and 'in fact away beyond

her strength, gets far less considera-

tion than the woman who lies down on





the job, says, “I can't,” or “I won’t,"





and lets husband and family worry

These latter

women get, the attention and the mon-

ey, while the patient long-suffering toil-

ers are completely ignored when the

crops are sold and money brought

home. Father'th'en feels he is entitled

to a day or two off, and mother stays

home to see that the older boys do the

chores. The babyneeds her anyway,

and besides woman’s place is in the

home, and she just loves to stay there.



Fortunately, this division of labor

and profits is dying out in most farm

homes. But that it Still lingers in some

is evidenced by the letters which oc-

casionally find their way into this

.oil‘l'ce. Ambitious women, anxious to





, 3 be a help and not a burden .on~..the





young fhusbanm‘linake the mistake of

firm-getting that the willing

" flawsthe load. Friend

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wants, and from asking her help as a

favor he begins to demand it as a

right. After a few years, the wife

wakes up to find herself'little better

than a slave, living on the sufferance

of an arrogant lord she married as an

equal.



The younger women are starting bet-

ter. They are going on the theory

that marriage is equal partnership,

that [the work in the home is of as

much importance as the work in the

fields, and that if they do their part

well they are entitled to share equally

in the returns. And the young men,

starting on this basis in the honey-

moon days, find it a much more satis-

factory arrangement than the old feud-





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When the Meat





it as a right, if you must.





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al system. At the end of ten years

they have a wife to be proud of, rather

than a broken down, overworked wom-

an who is always too tired to be pleas-





 

   





be S’prised?





This isn't a fancy picture. Mammn

has gone down town shopping. Nan,





 





ant and too poorly dressed to be shown

off with pride. -



After the children have arrived is a

bad time to begin new methods. lint!

still it has been done.

of the wives who made the mistake of]

starting wrong, go on a strike todayl

Do your share, but no more, and then

quietly take what you have earned. Do

not beg for money as a favor. Demand

The hard-

working wife is a wage earner in the‘:

truest sense of the word, and the onlyl

one on record who is never paid 'whatl

she. earns.





 





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Barrel Is Empty





By LULU G. PARKER





T has been estimated that in the



United States nearly a third of the



[total expenditure for food of the

average household goes for meat. While

experts declare that with proper atten-

tion to marketing and choice of meat

cuts this average may be put down to

one-sixth of the total expenditure for

food, and the ration will then be better

balanced as well as more economical.



But notwithstanding statistics the

fact remains that meat dishes are the

most important part of the menu of

folks who do farm work and other

manual labor, and when the meat bar-

rel is empty there is left a void in the

bill of fare which must be filled. For

this emergency the farm wife should

familiarize herself with some of the

meat Substitutes, so that she may add

variety to her table as well as to cut

down the high cost of living.



In the lumber camp 3 hard day’s

work is often done on beans for the

staple. But beans are not the only sub<

stitutes which have the heat and ener-

gy producing qualities of meat. Dried

peas, lentils, macaroni, peanuts, oat-

meal, whole wheat, cheese, milk, eggs,

butter and bananas, used singly or in

combinations are meat substitutes.



The following are some favorites of

a blue ribbon country cook and her

household:



Creamed Eggsstoil for fifteen min-

utes one or more eggs for each person

to be served. While they are boiling

prepare a milk gravy with one table-

spoonful of butter and one table-

spoonful of sifted flour. Mix these in

a hot kettle until smooth and add one

cup of milk. Stir constantly until it

boils, then add halt" a teaspoonful of

salt and a dash of pepper. Remove the

shells from the boiled eggs and cut

them in half crosswise. Arrange on a

hot platter, pour the sauce over and

around them and serve hot.



French Toast—Beat two‘or more

eggs, add them to one and one-half

cups of milk. Dip slices of stale bread

into the mixture and try a nice brown.

Season'with salt and'pepper while fry«

ing. Serve plain or with sugar or

SYN“).-



Cheese Savory—Toast thin slices of

stale bread a light brown. Arrange

them in abaking pan with half-inch

pieces of cheese on top. Break an egg

carefully On top of each piece and bake

in a hotoven until the eggs are set.

Season with salt and pepper and serve

it hot. . ‘ _ _



Rice" 'Cro'quettesI———Cook one cup of

rice in'three cups of milk with a tea-

spoonful of salt added after the milk





 





boils._ When tender stir in a. table,





spoonful of butter, a dash of pepper or

paprika, and two beaten yolks of egg.

Set away to cool. When cold form in-

to little balls or finger shaped cro-

quettes, dip into the white of eggs,

then into cracker crumbs and fry a

nice brown.



Cheese Croquettes.——(This is excel<

lent to serve with the rice croquettes).

Melt three tablespoonl’uls of butter,





work in three tablespoont‘uls of flour,.





add one-half teaspooni‘ul of salt, a dash

of pepper and one and one-half cups of

milk. Cook until smooth and creamy,

stirring all the time. Add one cup of

chopped cheese. and serve as soon as

it is melted.



Lentil Croquettes.«Soak one-half

cup of lentils or split peas over night.

Cook until soft, or about two hours. If

a bit of celery top or celery seed is at

hand it will add to the flavor. When

done drain and press through a. sieve.

Add one cup of stale bread crumbs.

one egg, one scant tablespoont‘ul of but-





ter, a few drops of onion juice, and,





salt and pepper. Allow it to cool and

shape into croquettes. Roll in crumbs,

then in egg, then in crumbs again and

fry in deep fat.



Vegetable Loaf.-—Two cups of boiled

and mashed bean pulp, navy beans or

any dried beans may be used, left-over

baked beans will be just the thing. One

cup of dry bread crumbs, one and one

half cups of chopped peanuts, two eggs

lightly beaten, one small onion chop-

ped fine, one-half cup of strained to.—

niato, (if the beans were baked in to-

mato same this may be omitted), one

teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoont’ul

of melted butter, and one cup of milk.

Combine the ingredients in the order

given. Form into a loaf and bake un-

til a'delicate brown. Serve this at a

meal when neither meat. or potatoes

appear. 7



Nut Loal’.——Mix together one cup of





chopped peanuts, hazel nuts or any'





other kind, two cups of dry bread

crumbs, one egg and one cup of milk,

one and one-half teaspoons of salt, a





speck of pepper and a few grains of ‘





nutmeg. Put the mixture into a but-

tered pan, dot the top with bits of but-

ter. and bake until a nice brown. Turn

it onto a hot platter and serve with

milk gravy. « '



Spanish Eggs-Empty a can of to-

matoes into a frying pan. Thicken

with bread or cracker crumbs, add a

sliced onion and a bit of pepper or a

chopped green pepper.

spoonful of melted butter, and salt to

taste. Let .this simmer gently, then

break into. it one egg for each person





to be served. Dip the tomato sauce ov-





lbe back in time to make the promised





If you are one!





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Betty and Bobbie are afraid she will not





Jell-O dessert for dinner, so they are

makin it themselves.



As as already been explained in

these columns, Jell-O is so easily made

up that a child can do it.





JELL-O





makes u into the most delicious des-

serts an salads, and, as it costs only ten

cents, is coming to be as generally used

in small-town and farm homes as in the

cit , where it is immensely popular.



lln every Jell-O package there is a lit.-

tle folder containin rules, su gestions

and recipes for ma ing up Je 1-0 in all

possible forms.



There are seven flavors of Jell-O:

Strawberry, Raspberry, Leinon,0range,

Cherry, Peach,Chocolate. hach l0 cents

at any rocer's or any eneral store. .



The fiavors are pure rult flavors and

the full strength of the flavors is pro-

served by the air/tight and morsture-



roof waxed- aper Safety Bags enclos:

in the Jell- m- .

si e the cartons.



The price has

never changed. It

is ten cents to-day

'ust as it has been

lrom the begin-





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Tile 1917 Jell-O

Book is the most

beautiful ever is-

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Carbolated





Petroleum Jelly

A safe, convenient antleeptlc 50:

home use in dressing cuts and

sores. Also good for corns.

Sold at Drug and General Stores

everywhere.

Avoid substitutes.

‘Nrite for illustrated booklet da-

scribing the various "Vaseline"

Preparations and their many uses.

Mailed free on request.





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Practical Economy

in Home Baking





Royal Baking Powder is made from

Cream 0f Tartar, which is derived from

grapes. It leaves no bitter taste and

produces food which excels in flavor,

texture and keeping quality.



It is not economy in the end to use



other baking powders because they ecst

less.



Cheap powders differ greatly in

leavening power. '



If an inferior baking powder is used

for a fine cake and the cake turns out a

failure there is a waste of other materials

worth much more than a whole can of

the cheap baking powder.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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er the eggs until they are done. Serve





, hot.





Baked Eggs with Potato. ——Grease or

butter a shallow earthen dish, and fill

it nearly full with seasoned mashed

potatoes. Make indentations in the top

of the potato with a tablespoon and

pour in a little melted fat or butter.

Also brush the tOp of the potato. Drop

an egg into each hollow and bake un-

til the eggs are set and the potato

brown on top.





CONVENIENCES FOR THE FARM

HOME.





 





BY MRS ADA ('5. VV’OR’l‘MAN.

Next to water in the house comes





'the heating, lighting, and cooking ques-





tion. All of these have been solved by

men who know what they are doing,

and the farmer who does not feel able

to put in a furnace can still have his





.meals cooked and his home lighted

1 without so much eff01t on the part of

' the farm women.





There is a device now made for con-





- verting coal oil into gas, so that it can





be burned in an ordinary cook stove.

This device is dropped into the firebox

of an ordinary cook stove, no matter





 





There are no failures with Royal

Baking Powder, hence it is economical

in practical use.





 

 

 

 

 





 





 





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what kind, and attached to a tank of

The fire can be lighted the

kettle on, and breakfast cooking in five

minutes after entering the kitchen, and





[it is far superior to the or'dinaiy ker-

iosene stove, which cooks only over the





buxner. The gas device heats the en«

tire top of the stove, and the 0 'en as

well, to any deg1ee of luat iequired,

and obviates the necessity of carrying

kindling, ashes and fuel. It is a boon

to the farm woman. I dare say it will

not be long before there will be a sim-

ilar device for the heating stove. It

is not necessary to make any changes

in the stove—dust set the device in the

firebox on the. grate, and it is ready

for use. ‘



There are several lamps 011 the mar-

ket now which give good service and

the best of light Some 01: them burn

kerosene, some gasoline, but all use a

mantle. There is a good deal of grief

in learningto use a mantle lamp, but

when you have once learned the secret

your lamp is a thing of service and a

joy as long as you use it. The main

secret. is in keeping the lamp turned

low enough so that it will never smoke

and after several trials you will learn

just how high to turn the wick in order

to get the maximum of light without

smoke. The light is clear and white,

just like daylight, and one lamp will

light an ordinary room so brightly that

you can read in any corner of the room

with ease. I think one mantle lamp

will give moie light than ten ordinary

number two lamps, and it is such a

clear white light that it does not lire

the eyes.



An indoor closet, is another blessing

to the dweller 011 the farm, and there

are a number of styles which can be

used in a corner of the bath room

These destroy the Alischarges by the

use of Chemic'als, and the closet has to

be emptied only once a month. It is

no more trouble than the emptying of

the ashes, for there is nothing offen—

sive left. With the bath tub, the i11—

door tdi’lét, and a wash stand with

bowl and pitcher, the farmer need not

be ashamed to show any friend into

his bathloom.



There are so many other helps that

may be briefly mentioned—the gaso-

line 01' kerosene iron; the bread mix-

ers, which mix the bread stiff as is re

quired, Without touching it with the

hands; the long-handled dust pan,

which can, be used without stooping;

the vacuum sweeper; the dustless

duster; the oil mop for wood work and

floors—all ofthese, and many more



make for help and comfortlon the

farm. It is high time that the women

of the farm came into their rights, and

insisted upon having a share of the

modern labOr- saving inventions. There

are few farmers who would not be per-

fectly willing to invest in such heI‘ps if

it. were brought to their attention.





 





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They only need to be reminded. Those



who do not supply their wives with'

helps deserve to have the long-suffer-



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THE CARE OF FLOOR COVERINGS.





 





11v Donorny (LARK .



It is the care as well as the wear

that makes our floor coverings wear

out. Take two pieces of carpet, two

rugs, or two pieces of linoleum of the

same kind place them in two homes

where they will receive edual wear,

but different care, and you will see a

vast difference in the life of the flow





. cove1 ing.





Axministers, velvets and Wiltons,

should not be swept very hard at first.

A. carpet sweeper 01' new broom should

be used and do not sweep against the

nap. Do not be surprised if bits of

the rug or carpet sweep out at first, as

these kinds of rugs and carpets are

sheared when finished and some of the

shearing falls back into the fabric.



Brussels rugs and carpetsvshould not

be swept until they have been used

about ten days. This: gives the loops

time to become flattened down from

wear before they are swept. ’If they

are swept when first laid the loops are

apt to split, especially if a‘iBtlfl“ broom

is used. If loose tln'eads'appear they

should be darned down or cut off but

never pulled out.



Should the edges 1.»: your carpet or

rug become frayed out bind them at

once. Beating them on the line at

housecleaning time or allowing them

to hang in a high wind often causes.

ihis,the1"ef01e the edges should be

carefully examined hei‘ me returning to

the 11001.



Be suie that 10111 mg or carpet is

well padded with the paper carpet lin-

ing 01' other suitable material. This

makes a vast difference in the amount

of service you will get out of the rug

01' caipet. Linoleum as well as 'other '

floor coveiings, requiie padding Unless

the floor is exceptionally smoOth. Un- .

less this is done, it will be only a_ mat-

ter of time befme the outline; of the

boards can be tr-ated. if the linoleum .

is a printed one, the design will weal



off along these lines (1.1m! after a little

holes will appear. 1.



When purchasing linoleum in severe

cold weather it should be placedin é.

warm room for a day ' 01' more before

it is uurolled, or it will break. Donut

tack linoleum down as soon .as it is

laid; allow it to fit itself to the floor. '



Dirt of a gritty nature should be

swept'up at once so it will not become

trodden into the linoleum. When wash- .

ing, use soft cloths and do not use

strong powders. Do not .1101)! the floor

to become flooded with water, lest

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o1 seams and get to the back whéie it

will loosen the burlap foundation.



It is a good plan in go over linoleum

once 01' twice a year with linseed'oil

or linoleum varnish This lengthens

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011 printed linoleums where the deSign

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Cakes Without. E1998.

Applesauce Cake- —0ne and a halt“

cups of apple sauu one and a half

cups of sugar, half (11p butter, One cup

of raisins, half teaspoon each of nut-

meg, cinnamon, cloves, pinch of salt,

two and a half to three cups of flOur,

three teaspoons of bakingpowder.



White Cake without Eggs—One cup

of sugar, one cup of svteet milk, three

tablespoons of butter, two cups of sift-

,ed flour two teaspOons of baking pow-

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Eggless _.Cake —011'e-hal!f cup sugai

one teaspoon of soda stirred in one cup

of buttermilk, half cup of shortening,

pinch of salt, cup of raisins, two cups

of flour '



Doughnuts without Eggs.-.—- --To one





half cups of sweet
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Dough Cakes—Three small cups of

granulated sugar, one large cup of but-

ter, three" eggs '(save whites of one for

frosting), half cup of buttermilk, two





teaspoons of Cinnamon, one teaspoon 4





of allspicer half teaspoon of cloves,

one pint of bread dough raised very

light. In mixing the cake set the yeast

for the. dough over night, and make as

thin as possible as it will work into

the cake better. Add other ingredi-

ents to the dough. The butter should

be melted: and allowed to cool.





than-for,a.lay.er cake. When the cake

is cool;;cover._with the following frost-

ing: . Qnecup-of raisins chopped very

fine, one cup. of sugar, four tablespoons

of .watersfaBoil sugar and water until

it hairs,,pour .over the stiffly beaten

egg white. and While still hot pour all

over the chopped raisins and let set for

five minutes. Then spread on cake.





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Mix thoroughly one pound of sal soda,

one-fourth pound chloride of lime and

two quartslof cold water. Let stand

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cool, dark place. It will not injure the

fabric if the article is not left in long,

then rinsed quickly in cold water and

- lastly in ammonia water. You can use

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will start 0

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0 department of the farm busi-

N ness is so greatly misjudged as

the poultry. In other depart-

ments the tendency is to overestimate





‘ the profits, but in the poultry depart-





ment underestimation is almost 'uni-

'lhe reason for this is easy to

understand; money for the products of

the other departments comes in large

sums generally, and the expenditures

are distributed over a long period; ‘on

the other hand, the products of the

poultry yard are marketed in dribs, and

the grain fed to them looms up out of

proportion to its sightful value as com-

pared with the receipts. A simple rec-

ord of the poultry business for a year

01' two would give. a different impres—

sion.



>The1‘e are other values to be derived

from the record of still more import-

ance than simply knowing what our

hens are doing. This kuowled3e ena-

bles us to conduct the business intelli-

gently. VVe can soon tell whether the

hens are giving us the returns they

should for the feed thev 00111111113, and

if the we not, it is time we found out

the reason 11 In prcumt 111mg will

tell us “hat, i'alion gives 11113 best. rc-

sult, and whal, amount: of feed is. need-

ed to keep the hens at the height of

the-iregg production. 3



The Result of Poor Feeding.



l have had rather sad experience in

this line I .had a fine flock of Buff

()1'pi11gt0ns that had given me a net,

piofil: of $1.50 each that. year, when I

moved inlio the city. 1 could not take

my hens, so I arranged with :1 farmer

lo lake my pure- bl‘( d flock, selling off

his mixtmc. lie “as to roar lhe chick-

ens, for which I supplied the eggs, as

I kept my hens until after the breeding

season was over, at [hié market price

of hens. l was to, market 11113 egg:

commercially except in lhe breeding

season when I was to market the 13 {gs

101' hatching. Each was lo be .1 half

the expense. for, feed, own hull" the

stock, and get half the rt't'cipls. l-‘1'0111

the very start i could pol, get him to

feed more than half enough. livery

lime he would send in a bill of the food

he would write that he frayed l would

think the bill too high, but I had want-

ed them fed heavily: hulking excuse

for feeding so much, when he limited

but half as much as I had expected him

to feed that, number of chicks. I would

write to that effect and urge heavier





’ feeding, but it. seemed that that farmer

' couldn’t possibly make himself feed





those chickens all they wanted to «eat.

The broilers'lhat I expccled to come





. on in time for high prices came in with





the rush and brought ten 01' fifteen





’ cents'a pound less than they would if





they had been fed well. One day l was

out there and he was carrying a has

kel: in the barnyard with a flock of

hens coaxing him for something lo eat.

He had fed the hens, and I mentioned

that lhe hens seemed, hungry. “Oh.

they are always that way; they would

eat a. bushel of corn right down if I

would give it to them.”





Plentiful Feeding Necessary.



I discovered it was perfectly useless

to argue with him, and concluded to

let him go his way for the season, hop-

ing to break even. I got better prices

for the eggs than the year before, and

We had double the number of hens, yet

the receipts were a third less from the

Whole flock than I had received from





. following spring.





Keep Poultry Records





just before he took them, but We sold a

trifle less than ninety cents per hen

from his flock, and'»l=recei'Ved_$4.00 per

hundred for his eggs and only,$.3.50 for

mine the year before. I had a'custom—

or for every hatching egg produced,





too. He was perfectly honest, and'





meant all right, but he just couldn’t

bring himself to feed the hens like he

would have fed hogs orhcagtle. We

were mutually willing to quit, he with

a poor opinion of thejpoultry business,

and I with a poor opinion of him-as a

poultryman.





The Value of Records.



1 always kept a record of how much

feed I gave the hens, and if they fail-

ed to eat it up at times I would give

them a change, not cutldown on the

ration. My hens were never hungry





enough to force their way into the hog _





pens to eat, for lliey didn’t have to.

My records showed that, summer or

winter, the flock paid its feed bill ev-

ery month, and generally had some-

thing over for their keeper. If they

averaged below a dozen eggs each per

month from July to January they were

not up to the standard, and I hustled

lhmu. a. little by lemming their appe—

lites with something new. After Jan-

uary they always (arm: up rapidly' 011

lheir egg yield and held up until after

the breeding seasm'. Keeping hens is

just like fattening hogs; it is. to your

interest: lo gel then.- lo eat more, not

less fecd.



Learn the feeding value of the dif-

ferent grains and 11113.31 meal and use

accordingly, and plan to use the cheap—

or grains as much as possible. If corn

is plentiful, feed cm"11,but remember

that corn is shell 01. pr‘otein and sup-

ply it. with milk 01' me it meal,’ both

more economical than graintofsupply

this element. Winn: is; richer in pro-

tein and needs less mill: or meat meal

but it, is an er pensixo feed generally:

and 1 used it only to boil for a treat

at times when I thought the flock was

needing a change. '





Kansas . __. H COL“.





EARLY C ll'llllCKS.





(Continued Iron). first page).

llis birds have plcmy of time to ma—





. ture, and lay during the winterJT'IISome-

, times they start laying in‘thelfall'and





lay thirl y or forty eggs, then moult in

December. They can. however, be us-

ed as breeders with good results the

By this early hatch-

ing the average production is increas—





"ed to 120 to 150 page. which are sold





at a good profit.



There is a time lo hatchm chicks just

as there is a season to plant corn, and

two weeks make :1, difference in

5310111111 and maturitx that often cannot

be caught up

of a hen’s lay-

gex'm is strong—





l.)uring the eai'lx' “-1?

ing period the 9°99

(31' than lowald the 311d, and. thechick

hatched will be sirongei', mature. quick—

er, and have a long 3 wriod to distribute

her 9 pg production. The mortality is

also lower



The late hatched chick is weaker, as

it is halched from an egg in which the.

germ cell has been weakened by heavy

laying, the hot rxx'cather stunts its

growth, and it doesn‘t have time to ma—

ture before cold weather. Being weak

it is susceptible to colds, etc. As early





‘1





these days of cheap substitutes. Redwood— does not absorb

odors from the hatching eg 9. Chen :- woods, and

pestcboard lining in iron an tin machines, retain the

«ions to weaken and kill the hatching chicks.



Queen incubators are not cheap, but they are built to

hatch big hatches of chick; that live. Book sent free.





Queen incubator 60.. 1197 N. 14th St. Uncoin. Nell.





my flock the year b91011". My hens chicks do not sim'l' laying until late.

were not fat when he took them yet they only have a, short period to dis-

they avela «ed close to six pounds each tribute their production, hence a few





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tell; all about chickens. incubator: wpoultry homes.

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0. m0. Shoe-ck", Box 911 c Freeman Ill.





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while my half of his flock when we

sold them after the breeding season,

averaged less than four pounds. I had

kept a record of the cost of feed for

my hens, and I knew that less than ten

cents per month 'per hen would not

keepthem in condition and make them

lay,rbut thirty or forty dollars a month

for feed for hens seemed like throwing

money away to him. I sold-two'dollars

worth of eggs for hatchingfrom each





 





of my-hens during the hatching season '





eggs.





If you will study your birds closely,





you will find that the late hatched are

not developed as the early birds in

growth of body and comb, etc., and are

the first to stop laying- in July, while

the early bird, generally the high pro-

ducer lays until September or October.

Over 75 per cent of the high produCers





.' in an experiment at Cornell were those

starting to lay before January 1. .; _

The highest market price for eggs . . '
~‘ ‘lvestin‘ent frai- saunter of hens

tain sumcie‘nt eggs often in

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I have a nice lot of pullets and a few

yearling hens that I intend to winter

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would send me the formula for a bal-

anced mash that I can feed either dry

or wet, and not too expensive. I have

tried several meshes but have not had

good success in getting eggs, and I

think they were not balanced right.



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The following mash is a good one for

feeding layinghens: Wheat middlings,

two parts by weight; bran, one part;

cornmeal, .two parts; beef scraps, two

parts; alfalfa, one part. This mash

should be kept in hoppers before poul-

try all the time, and besides the hens

should; receive feedings of grain morn-

ing and. night. A good grain mixture

is equal parts of wheat, corn and oats.



Very often one feeds the poultry the

proper food, but still does not get re

salts as. far as egg production is con-

cerned. This is because there are oth-

er things beside feed which are neces-

sary to make the flock produce eggs in

winter. .



For instance, the coop should be dry

and well ventilated and free from all

drafts, and everything about the coop

should be kept in a sanitary condition.

The hens-should also be kept busy,

and should be made to work for their

grain. The best way to accomplish



‘ this is to throw the grain into deep lit-

ter. They should also have a supply

of green [food every day and sour milk

should be fed if available, as it is one

of the best egg producing foods known.



If' the hens have not been ‘bred :for

egg production, it is sometimes very.

hard to get results, regardless of what

methodof care has been used. People

who have the greatest success with

hens. have paid special attention to

keeping hens having an ancestry

proficient in this respect.





 





FEEDING COAL T0 LAYING HENS.





 





I had Quite a little experience with

feeding coal the past winter. During

the forepart of the winter we were get-

ting the ordinary number of eggs,

when, my husband put in our winter

supply of coal. He got some of the

slack, and not thinking it would do any

harm let the hens run to itwhenever

they wished. They liked it very much

and, in fact, would leave the corn and

eat the coal in preference. As soon as

they began eating the coal they ceased

laying, but healthier or brighter hens

I never saw, but when I would kill one

I would find the egg pouch all dried

and with no sign of eggs. ,



It was a mystery to me for some

time as to why I got no eggs, for they

were all healthy. I did not get an egg

for nearly three months, when one day

my husband said he did not see why

the hens liked the coal so well. I won-

dered if it 'could be the coal that could

have been the cause of the falling off

in egg production. So to find out we

took the coal away from them and in

ten days: we began to get a few eggs.

Just as they‘began to recover tram the

influence of the coal ration, we began

to get more eggs, until we got the

usual number.



I feed a mixed'ration of oats, barley,

wheat and corn, with green food and

mash once a day and some good egg

tonic twice a week, and I have always

had plenty of eggs in winter before.



I know charcoal is excellent for

hens, with plenty of grit and oyster

shell, but mine would leave everything





else for the unburnt coal, and their





droppings would be as black as coal.





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Peul‘tréy?

OST farmers keep poultry but

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necessary, is not meant to be convey-

ed. By a systematic study of the new

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poultry could be greatly-improved.

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ers use the same good judgment in

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Get Breed You Like Best.



To obtain best results select. the

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the standard broods will 111v more 1111111

11m ('1 ()ss vou c1111 m11kc 111111 them.

The 11111111 poinl in successful chick-

e-u brooding is strong, vigorous stock.

thhing is gained by scrawny, poor-

laying mock. I1 is well to 1'1—‘111111111bel'

that the dcfewts in poultry is quite apt

to be found in their progeny. Fowls

that have been cured of some disease

are 1111 right for market 01' table, but

are unfit for breeding 11s the organs

that were diseased are very apt to suf—

fer from disease in the future, or the

stock '11ised from them is apt to in-

herit 11. tendency toward disease.

Use Two-year-old Hens for Breeding.

It is cluhned that best. results are ob-

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instead of yearlings. In the first place

you have an opportunity for proving

them. If they are not good layer‘s the

first year they are quite apt never to

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not. thoroughly developed until two

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them will not be as strong as required.

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Farm





Do not keep chickens with long 010w-

like heads, dull eyes, thin legs, short

bodies 01' undeveloped combs. Do not,

throw out a hen that is in good condi—

tion just because she. is old. In select.—

ing hens for layers those that moult

late, say after October ], are consider-

ed best.



It matters very little how good the

breed is, if their housing is not good

poor results will follow.



.The fowls need 11 large.» grassy r1111,

cornfields and meadows are ideal for

Ibis, and the chickens are more of a.





Feeding Pou.try is an Interesting Diversion to the Young.





help than harm 011 such grounds as

they destroy many insccts that would

prove injurious to the crops.



Keep Coops Clean.



There are so many different types of

houses for chickens in use that it.

quite unnecessary 10 describe any.

Most. any 1'111'111 “hen house" maybe

I'ansformed into comfortable poultry

quarters. There are however a few

things that are necessary, among them

are cle: mliness ventilation and sun-

light. No chickens can thrive in filthy

houses as dirt 111 '11ys breeds disease

as well as lice and mites.



II' the chickens run over 11 large

range it is quite probable that. they get

suffcienl. food to do them from morn»

lug to night, providinglhev are given

liberal feeds then. In winter the feed—

er must make the best of the grains

grown in his locality. All grains, such

corn, wheat, barley 11nd buckwheat

are good.



A ration for laying hens should con-

tain the foods necessary for the forma-

tion of the egg and at the some time

maintain the life of the bird. Such

foods as wheat bran, cut alfalfa and

tho 11111111111 foods, help to supply the

deficiency of proteindn the grain. If

much corn is fed it is better to have

it coarsely cracked. Nothing is better

to supply the animal food than butter~

milk 01' sour milk. If this cannot be

had, beef scrap will do.



A litter ten 01' twelve inches deep is

necessary in which to scatter the grain

in order to induce the fowls to work.





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During the winter months some

green food, such as sprouted grain,





cabbage or sugar beets, should be fed

regularly.



Care must be taken to keep the/wa-

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away from the litter as the fowls do





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directions.

If the above conditions are observed





 





 





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the farmers can’t produce just‘as gOOd

poultry as anyone who makes poultry

11 specialty.

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THE MEDICINAL VALUE OF SOUR

MILK FOR POULTRY.





 





The value of sour milk in the ration

Ior poultry of all 3;; 05 is not fully un-

deistood. Not only does it supply con-

siderable material for egg production

and muscle building but it also possess-

es curative properties 1301' certain bow~

cl disorders. It is well known by cer-

tain growers as a usefulagent in con-

trolling diarrhoea, thm. scourge of the

newly hatched chick. Supplied regular-

ly it is equal to anylhing onthe mar-

ket for this purpOse at a fraction of

the cost. Moreover it has been known

(.0 cure cases clearly diagnosed as

cholera in adult fowls, without any of

the regularly prescribed remedies be-

ing given. One case which came under

the writer’s notice may be stated. A

few hens in 11 certain flock developed

the disease which was unsuspected un-

til they became greatly emaciated. In

fact, one of them was so weak when

the caretaker discovered the true. cause

of the trouble that she could not walk.

These fowls were at once isolated and

as the merits of sour milk had been

previously tested in cases of diarrhoea

it was decided to give it a trial with

the 01 se in hand. The only food the

birds received was clabbered milk, nor

did they receive any 111eilical 11111 of

any kind. After 11 few days marked

improvement in the nature of the dis-

charg es was seen and the fowls began





to gain. ‘1'11dually 111: y were b1ought

back to their regular ration, but the





milk was continued until they were

completely recovered. Since then the

curative properties of this article, so

plentiful 0’11 almost every farm, have

been repeatedly shown until by the

writer it is considered an almost cer-

tain specific for bowel disorders of

poultry. E. E. R.





CAREFUL WINTERING. REDUCES

BEE LOSSES.





'l‘he importance 01 HUB in wintering

bees cannot be overestimated. Through-

out. the United States beekeepers lose

at least ten per cent of their colonies

and in man y cases 11>: high as fifty per

cent, due largely to carelessness and a

lack of know edge of proper wintering

conditions. This loss is avoidable and

should be reduced 10 less than one per

cent if a few simple precautions are

heeded.



Bees cluster 111 21 Icuiperature of 57

degrees or lower to keep up the tem-

perature of the hive and to reduce the

radiation of the heat produced by mus—

cular exertion. Ener gy for the mus~

cular eXcrilion is furnished by food.



Sufficient. food is essential. Every

colony should have at least thirty

pounds of honey. White clover honey

is best although any white honey is

good. Dark honey should be used spar-

ingly; 11nd honeydew honey not, at. all,

on 11111-011111 of the waste it contains.

Bees never deposit fecal waste in the

hive, but retain it in the large intes-

tine, where it causes dysentery unless

soon passed out. In attempting to rid

themselves of this, the bees fly forth

on cold days, become chilled and never

find their way back.



Lack of protection does not kill di-

rectly and this fact has caused some

beekeepers to imagine that bees need-

ed no winter protection. Lack of pro«

tection causes a. loss of heat, conse-

quently more heat must be generated

by muscular exertion and’more food

must be eaten to supply the energy.

This overeating causes dysentery and

other intestinal disorders harmful to

the colony, which may die or come

through the winter too weak to pro-

duce much surplus honey.-



Protection may be given by cellar
winte





- keeper should see that every‘ colony





     





 





 





 





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or excelsior kept in place by boards,

wire netting or a packing case. An

exit in all cases is necessary. Weak

colonies are best wintered several un-

der one cover and separated only by

wire screen.-



It from any cause the queen dies or

is incapacitated in winter, the colony

has no means of providing itself with

another, and must soon die. The bee-





has a vigorous young queen before go-

ing into Winter.—-Mo. Ag. College.





 





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trouble with our hens, and is it con-

tagious? They twist their neck around

and look up in the air as if they were





trying to twiSt their neck off. One has '





died with it,’ and two more have the





same trouble.

Eaton Co. C. L.





One of the most common causes of

hens twisting their heads about is pto-

maine poisoning, which is brought

about by the birds eating spoiled or

decaying food. This trouble partially

paralyzes the muscles so that the

chickens have no control of them, and

in addition to the twisting of the neck,

an unsteady gait is one of the symp-

toms ot the trouble. Strychnine poi-

soning may also cause a lack of con-

trol of the neck muscles.



Of course, in either case, if the cause

of the poisoning is not removed, the

chickens Will.die and others in the

flock will take on the trouble, but in





neither caSe is the disease contagious. . .





This trouble is usually called “lim-

her neck,” and is very difficult to treat.

The most satisfactory way of control

would be to kill the birds affected and

make sure that there is no poison

about which the hens can get, also be

sure that the food and water is sweet

and clean. If all the food is not eaten

at a meal, it should be cleaned up be-

fore. it spoils.





 





FEEDING SPROUTED OATS.





‘During a’ dry season when the flocks

of' poultry are confined to yards it is

often difficult to keep up the supply of

green food. The yards become hard

and bare and the necessary green food

in the ration must be supplied from

other sources. During a recent visit

to the college experiment station the

writer observed one of the caretakers

feeding the yarded fowls on sprouted

oats and the birds appeared to be in

the finest of condition. The yards in

many cases were entirely bare but the

oats seemed to be a substitute for the

green food that the birds would have

gathered on a free range and they

seemed to be making an excellent

growth.



‘ In one of the small poultry houses

wooden trays with screen bottoms

were placed on long shelves. In these

trays the oats have been sprouted dur-

ing the summer without artificial heat

and not a tray examined showed any

sign of mould and the green food pro-

duced could scarcely be excelled for

poultry. Many poultrymen prefer'to

use green food like mangels or cab-

bages which are more easily prepared

for the flock but in cases Where vege-

tables are lacking the fine green blades

from the oats are greatly appreciated

by the hens.



In the winter sprouted oats are valu-

able in the ration and they can be fed

to advantage in varying the diet, even

when the poultryman is well supplied

with other green food. Oats at the

present prices can still be uSed to ad-

vantage for sprouting for the flock, if

the, birds lack a range and have no

'oth‘erlgreen food. ‘ '





 





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table incubator that can be made—a machine that will not we

lapped over With our galvanized ll'OIl covering—swing you a ma

_ dable hatchcr With cheaply constructed machines. _ ,

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t buy any incubator until you know what it is made of. Note these .

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A. A. WOOD a SON. SALINE. MICH-





Hatohinaoags from In S. 0.W. L horns

had h m 750 per 15. 00c. erels'S‘MOf,8 ,

Wlnto Lino Poultry Form. “modulo. Mich.





CHICKS are booking orders now tor Iprlnl do-

, I livery. diflerent varieties. free booklet.

Emma Hatchery. Box 12. Wt Miami-n





“ZOO-EGG” PEDIGRIE

WHITE LEGHORNS





Several hundred choice White Leghorn pallets ond

cockerels for sale. one are from our "BredJo-lay"

strain, all sired by Mi-ouri Experiment Station male:

withgfigzdoes of 200 to 214 can in one year. Pullou-

Sl.00 . each. 00ckorois-S2.lll each. Thousand-



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Poultry For-l.

Michigan's Largo“ Poultry Form”





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slow! “£3539," Roei ks coaggléth?

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land '1‘“sz all sold. Rfiofiinm Hartlordmioh.





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Great layers Pullers, hens. breedi

males: 9 for hatching: day ol

chicks; im llion: loyalliiitcyzoomzoi

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feed. Free catalog and prleel st e l in ll.

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Fred C. Miller, Hillsdale, N .Y., showing

result of X-Ray hatching. It should carry





hatches—and want to gain them at the least

cost of money and time, you should, in all (air-

ness to yourself. investigate the X-Ray.





Makes biggest hatches on one gallon of oil—one filling. Fill



tank, light the lamp and you are through. Duplex Cen-

tral Heating Plant directly underneath. furnishes natural,

moist mother~hen heat. X-Ray Automatic Trip regulates flame

—-no cold corners—no overheated sides.





X-RAY INCUBATORS





Fitted With 5 New 19 1 7 Features—and Possessing

20 Improvements That Assure Bigger Hatches





ward and attaching the Patented X-Ray Egg-Testing Device

(furnished lroo With every X-Ray Incubator) to lump.

X-Qay Gan Arrontor—Simple, yet marvelously perfect-

itively prevents entrance of even one _iota of gas or

to egg chamber. Investigate this inco-

cubotor. Write

y Book. Send us your name and address





deep lid that retains heat-





Level—easy to tum_eggs—built

by new. deep lid—built of heavy





, convenience in



or “dryingout” chicks



ept “clean as a. whistle." on

823- tertihty at I;





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once 0 — accomp )3 e y ‘ Greatly im rowed. New 1917 features

HWY DO "18 tank Ind lamp for- BROODERS include X-Ray Duplex Heater that so





X-RAY INCUBATOR COMPANY

on 29 D





ExpressPrepald

= to. Practically All-lPdirits, I





~ ehluuilto and cows. Chase Stock Farm. RA. Harlem. Rich.





"1.1 1 ChicksF o ”





Photo by Mrs.





home to you. If you want the biggest





quicker.





umes from lamp in

bator before you put your money into any in

for the 1917 X-Ra



the coupon-or on a post card.

DO THAT TONIGHT!





. . . _ distributes heat that chicks will not

crowd into the.centcr~prevents injury to choke due to crowdin — X‘Ruy GasArrcstor

that keeps chick chamber free from fumes—New 1917 Canopy op over exercising

room that gives protection from droughts and excessive sunlight.

WRITE TDNlGH‘f—Get the 1917 X-Ray Book and be sure you are get-



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FOR S ALE . B. 0. Brown horn oockorels

' 31.00 ouch. B. P. och cockorolI

$2.00 each. E. Bellon. Whittomore. M ichiaun.





FOR 5 A Pugs-ted White Plymouth Rock

Egg or Hatching in season.

emu. KLETZLEN, BATH. Mien.





Cockerels, cock birds, hens. pens

In" leflhflflls or pulleto. All at very reasonable

prices. Dr. William A. Smith. Petersburg. Mich.





E G G s for setting from R. 0. Brown Leg





horns. loading-trains in America

Also W. China'Geeoo and M. Pokin ducks. ..

MRS. CLAUDIA BIT'I'S. Bill-dole. Michigan





HARRISON WHITE LEGHORNS





$2100 for Z) yearling- or bullets. Cooker-old 75c toSl.50

Prices on these fine birds will be higher soon.

HARRISON LEGHORN FARM. Shelby. Mich.





My Young'sStrnln S. O.Whit-e

MW." '“r Pun"! Leghorns are great. money

makers. Btmwwigomus. bred-to-laybtock. Baby chicks

$8 to $1] per 1 . Satisfaction plumbed. Lorgcordeis filled.

Free catalogue. W. Vnndppledorn. Holland. Iich.. 3.7. Box Ml.





 





'IOHN’S Big Beautiful Barred Rocks are all hen-

! ‘ ‘ ‘ ’ ‘ ‘ .. ’qnlck, good layers. eachflzpoir “mold

an approval. Circular-u, photos. John Northon. Clare. Mich.





Ham: 8. O. W.





whleo. N morev-no ass. laces

Stroll I!” ll chicks. Evertrcsh Egg Farm,





Bronco Turbo and Toulouse

yearling Ton {lad Gander-s. A ffllaré





large. rent lav'empuro

J hatching eggs.

Iouio. Rich.





Whit O in on lletoron to!

when?! oockéelgyegr old-iglnsfiio (rigs-mil

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Plymouth Rock Cockerels‘?:5’$§;.,ll§§,t:

Pure bred. Sheridoanoultry Yards. Sheridan. Mich.





RHODE ISLAND REDS and PLYMOUTH ROCKS

' Males 5 to 12 lbs. according to 113832 to 85; RR. hen-i

weight 5 to 10 lbs.. on“ 15 {or $1.00: 1 . - . '.

Mammoth Bronze Tom Turkeys, 8 to BSIbI. according.

to aid “to m 10 om 33. A. B. Crunton. Vmar. lllrll.





' H. I. lied oockerelsfor sale.

lion and Slnglc Bomb 1.... m... M... m...

able. 0. E. Howler. Ludington, Mich.





' Red Cockerel. .Rose d



Bose llomb Rhoda Island 3...... 0...... it... paid.

and horn. JENNIE BUELL. Ann Arbor. R. 8., Mich.

081‘] Comb Rods exclusively sixty lar odnrk cherry





brooding cookers]. FHCBW and ‘l. Writefm-

egg pr cos. Rldgmau Red arm. R. 4, Vassar. Mich.





' Both Combs. D: rk Re l.

u. L "Cd Chicks a“ Eggs: Winter Layers. lire-d it,»

more Michigan farmers than any other strain Catalog.

free. Intel-lakes Farm, Box 39, Lawrence. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





SILVER Golden and WhiteW andottes. Choice cum;

I cockerels. Boasonab 6 quality consi cred.

Ionic and Lansing winners. C.W.Browning. R2. PortlnudJIk-lu.





 





: c w Leghorn Eggs for Hatching. also breeding

. . -.stock. If you want Leghorns that will lay and

win write ma. "Hill-Om Poultry Farm " Y ilanli. Mich





S. C. BUFF ORPINGT‘ONS

Eli:i¥.3.f°“$ilfllfi§5¥t‘“§%¥afim,m°’ ‘é'llfflnfigi;





“1 Wyandottos cooks and oookerols snow white fro

l . fine stock and A 1 layers. $2.33. andfienchu

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“I’m Here to Stay!”

says the Grouchy Bull:





“I've been up against this Peerless Fence, but it’s the





toughest proposition I’ve ever rammed my bony shall into.

Fence bends a little, yes, but it comes right back like a

steel trap.

bad place, after al.’





I give it up—guess my pasture 1'sn ’t such a





The grouchy Bull or the inquisitive Parker are equally safe behind





PEERLESS FENCING





That stiff one- iece cross bar, fastened with the famous Peerless Tie, puts an end to

roaming. The Bu I can’t get over and the Pig can't get under.





Peerless Fencing Lasts





Those big open hearth steel, extra

heavily galvanized wires will give you

the best kind of service.

you more dollar for dollar, year after

year. and all around satisfaction than

any fence you ever put up.





And a good fence deserves a good

gate. Peerless Gates are designed to

match the Fencing. Big, heavy, high-

carbon steel frames,filling of all No.9

Wire Peerless close-woven fabric, put

long life and all kinds of resistance





in these gates.





Send for your copy of our ' j ' --

big, free Fence Boole show- V

ing a hundred styles of

fencing and several types of

We can fit both

your ideas and pocketbook.





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The Peerless Self—Raising Gate





IS one of the best selling styles in our entire



line. It is no longer necessary to lug

around the old-fashioned sagging, dragging,

heavy gates. The Peerless lifts automatically

and swings over all obstructions, snow, ice,

grass. and rubbish.





it will give





 





in addition to being self-raising, it is extra

heavyin both frame and filling. Big, massive

frames of 1991mm tubing and close woven all

No. 9 was. close mesh filling,” 1nsures|ong life.





Every part heavily electro-galvsnized—no

paint to wash or wear off in a year or two.





 





 





 





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HE searching sting of a winter’s

cold and the penetrating rays of

an August sun are no more ex-

tensive in their action than are the op-

portunities before the co-operative so-

ciety. With the habit of working to-

gether once established there is no

limit to the things that can be done

efficiently through these organizations.



The first work of the cooperative,

as we;know it. in Michigan, was to

displace the local dealer. The second

step is now: being considered. This

step will reach to the next line of

middlemen. All available experience

on this step should be carefully exam-

ined and analyzed before the move is

undertaken, that success may be more

certainly insured. In this connection

the recent address by Prof. H. J. Eus-

tace, of the Michigan Agricultural Col-

lege, before the Western New York

Horticultural Society, on the methods

employed by Pacific growers will be

instructive. He says the great Cali-

fornia Exchange represents an invest-

ment of two millions of dollars and a

normal commercial crop would till

about 50,000 cars with lemons and or—

anges. It is a purely non—profit co-op-

erative organization through which

8,000 fruit growers market their fruit.



There are three distinct, units: First,

the local packing house made up of

growers. There are 170 of these. All

in a neighborhood are federated into

what is called the sub—exchange for

economy in handling business details.

There are seventeen of these sub-ex-

changes in as many different districts

and these are in turn federated into

the Central Exchange or the California

Fruit Growers’ Exchange, with a cen-

tral office at Los Angeles.



To form the first unit of the ex—

chang several growers will band

themselves together to prepare their

fruit for shipment. By several it is un-

derstood that. it: may be one if he has

acreage and production enough or it

may be Several hundred. They first

form 1111 organization on a non-profit

plan, elect a board of directors, usu-

ally of five members, give the associa-

tion a name—«something like the Po-

mona Fruit Gro-wers’ Association—

and a manager and other necessary as-

sistants are hired. They may buy,

build or run a. packing house, equip it

properly, select the names for the dif-

ferent brands of fruit they intend to

pack. The cost of the packing house

and the equipment is paid by deduct-

ing five or ten cents a box on all fruit

shipped through the house. When the

fruit is delivered to the packing house

it is separated into the different brands

previously agreed upon and the weight

of each brand for every load of every

member is carefully recorded. This

gives a basis for making the money

return to the member. The returns

for all the fruit shipped during a pe-

riod of a week, two weeks or a month

are called “pools.” The length of

these “pools” is decided by the direc-

tors. This means that the money re-

ceived for all the fruit of a. like brand

shipped during a .“pool”. is averaged.

When a grower agrees to become a

member of a packing house associa-

tion as it is properly known, the 10-

cal exchange, he agrees to stay in the

association for a definite time, usually

a year. He cannot withdraw on ashort

notice. Beyond this first unit. there

are two well defined units or divisions,

the next being the sub-exchange. The

affairs of a sub-exchange are managed

by a board of directors composed cf

one representatiVe from each of the.

local exchanges. These dir'ectois cry

ganize elect officers and hire a. man'-

ager. His duties may be enumerated





 





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He serves as a go-between or a clear—

ing house for the main business details

that would necessarily come up be-

tween the local exchange which he rep-

resents and the main office or the cen-

tral exchange.



He directs the packing house man-





ager in the matter of the makeup of.





the cars of fruit as regards the brands

or grades, the different grades, the dif-

ferent sizes of each and the varieties

to place in a carload.



He arranges with the railroad com~

panies to have the right number of

empty cars placed at the different

packing houses.



He advises the packing house mana'

ger regarding the'best time to harvest

the fruit or any brand of thevcrop so

that it may reach the market at the

most advantageous time and attempts

in this way to keep the supply uniform.

After the fruit is loaded in the car and

ready to ship, he informs the packing

house manager where to ship it.



The next unit in the organization is

the central office, the correct name of

which is the. California Fruit Growers’

Exchange.

looked after by a board of seventeen

directors, one from each of the sub

exchanges. They have an open meet-

ing in the central office in Los Aigeles

every Wednesday morning. The func-

tion of this central office is to sell the

fruit for the growers and attend to all

of the business matters of a. general

nature, such as railroad questions,

claims, legal matters and advertising,

while administration of the details is

left to the sub-exchange organizations

or the local exchange officers.





THE FARM SIGN BOARD.





 





Nearly every farm is provided with

a blackboard on which may be listed

articles for sale. Many of these boards

are furnished by some merchant in a.

nearby city who in ordering them con.

structed allows about four-fifths of the

space for his own advertisement and

one-fifth f0r the farmer to write down

articles “Wanted or For Sale.” The re-

sult is a very small space for the farm-

er and he can scarcely write or print

words large enough to enable the pass-

erby to clearly see them. In many in-

stances farmers who frequently use

their blackboards would find that it

pays to make their own boards large

enough for clear printing of their own

business needs and then leave off the

advertising of other business men.



In placing the sign board on the

farm frontage it is customary to install

it as near to the road as possible. This

was an advantage when all vehicles

were moving slowly. The use of the

motor car is now quite prevalent in all

rural districts and many farmers will

find their best customers among motor-

ists. The careful driver who seldom

exceeds a rateof fifteen miles per hour

will find great difficulty in reading the

Sign boards along the road because

they come into the range of vision and

pass out so quickly that it is impossi-

ble to focus the ex es on the reading

matter. A sign cleanly plinted and

placed fifteen Or twenty feet back from

the road will greatly increase the num-

ber of interested readers. This is a.

splendid time to prepare the board for

erecting when the ground thaws.



Ingham Co. - R. G. KIRBY.





The Chamber of Commerce of the

United States has appealed for legisla-

tion to permit industrial: combinations

under supervision ”or the Federal

Trade CommiSSion 1n cases where such





 





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' er‘cK'oe-TWTA'EOES. JANUARY“





 





Supplies of potatOes on hand Janu-

ary 1, 1917, for market in nineteen im-

portant potato-growing states are es-





timated. by the Bureau of Crop Esti- .





mates of the U. S. Department of Ag-

riculture to be about 44 per cent small-

er than a year ago, 65 per cent smaller

than two years ago, and 54 per cent

smaller than the average holdings on

January 1 of the preceding five years.

If, for the purpose of comparison,

the estimates in percentages of mar-

ketable stocks of potatoes on hand on

- January 1 be applied to the estimates

of total produetion, it shows, in the

nineteen states included (which pro-

duced‘61 per cent of the total 1916

crop, and-66 per cent of the 1915 crop),

a total of 59,938,000 bushels on Janu-

ary 1, -1917, compared with 106,225,000

bushels a year ago, 169,554,000 bushels





two years ago-and 129,941,000 bushels.





the average holdings of the preceding

five years on January 1. These figures

indicatea scant supply of old potatoes

during the spring months.





 





YOUR NEIGHBORS AS CUSTOM—

ERS.





 





Many farmers, in making their mar-

ket plans, entirely neglect their neigh-

bors. One farmer in a community may

grow an improved variety of corn 01

some of the small grains. His neigh-

bors may trust him, but send to a dis-

tant market for their supply of seed

They have never considered him as a

possible grain dealer. He has never

put into their hands the advertising

matter that he has sent to his distant

customers nor has he thought it neces-

sary to talk to them about suoh mat-

ters.



One of the first steps that a farmer

should take in starting an advertising

campaign is to name his farm. An ap-

propriate title adds distinction to the

grounds and leaves with the passerby

something definite by which he may

speak ofthe farm. One of the states

in the middle west .has considered this

point of sufficient importance to issue

a bulletin of titles that could be ap-

plied to the various types of farms.



The next ‘step is to rid the farm of

the other man’s advertisements. On

the average farm there are sign boards

that'advertiSe everything but the pro-

ducts of that farm. Other industries

do not rent advertising space upon

their factories and the man who wish

es to make a success of farming can-





. not afford to do it either.





Plain but attractive bulletin boards

should be placed at the gateways and

other prominent points upon your high-

way. Upon these the grower may post,

all products in season, thus giving the

passing public an opportunity to sup-

ply themselves with fresh fruits, veg-

etables, or dairy products. If only five

people pass your farm a day, 1,825 will

have passed in a year. If these men-

tion it to two more you have made in

one year 5,475 possible customers.



Hand bills offer a good medium for

advertisinga specific, crop but they

are expensive when you take into con-

sideration the large number of them

that are lost in distribution. The per

cent of people that read them is small

when compared to those that will take

in at a glance the substance of an an-

nouncement that ,can be read from a

moving vehicle.



It would be better if the money in-

vested in the hand bills be applied to a



-small advertisement in the local paper.





A- small section will not be OVer-shad-~





owed by a large one if it is attractively





written and frequently changed. For $290





the number of people reached and the

frequency of the advertisement the lo

cal paper will give the better result of

the two. '



In dealing with the public the farm-





er has, in many instances failed to





my, business methods that

ea: The lack of

11$}?





Johns,





cry of his produce in soiled sacks,

broken 'boxes or barrels and even tin

dishes. This. method does not tend to

increase his ’sales. The price that he

should receive for his first-class pro

ducts aredecreased by the uninviting

appearance of the finished package.

One of the best advertisements for any

farm is its high grade of products and

its distinctive container.



Ingham Co. B. W. LLovn.





SHORTHORN BREEDERS’ SALE.





 





(Continued from page 134).





Lily 4th, 511890, W. W. Collier, Pon-

tiac, .



Consigned by C. J. Deter, Gd. Ledge,



Mich .—Cows. —Lily Mare go, 92027,

A. Uphause Manchester, $150. Bulls.

———Loyal Duke, 513652 Thos Martin,

lonia, $140; New Year’s M01n, 441271,

G. C. Boyd, Ithaca, $250.



Consigned by Michael Wagner, Fre-

mont, O.—-Cows.—_—Roan Cumberland.

501626, C. V. Tracy, Ithaca, $375. Bulls.

——Royal Boy, 515056, George Arbogast,

Howard City, $180; Royal Villager, 521-

747, W. F. Bricker, Ionia, $250; Royal

Marshal 2d, 509180; Eli Sprunger, Sag-

inaw, $275; Marshal, 509179, Wexford

Co. Farm Bureau, Cadillac, $150.



Consigned .by G. H. Parkhurst, Ori~

on, Mich—Bulls—Morning Prince,

519572, Frank Emery, Falmouth, $170.



Consigned by Theodore Nicklas, Met-

amora, Mich—Bulls—Water Lily Lad

5th, 507434, F. E. Spafford, Manches-

ter, $130.



Consigned by W. B. McQuillan, HoW~

ell, Mich. -—Bulls. ——Sultan’s Ideal, 517—

097, Wheaton Bros. Charlotte; $245;

Maplewood Master, 517094, George L.

Rich, Lawrence, $165.



Consigned by Jedd Waldo, Grand

Ledge, Mich. ~—Bulls —Young Mary

Ladd 518561, E. E. Cusick, Muir, $190.



Consigned by Milo Stimson, Meta-

mora, Mich. —Bulls. ——Kokono, 511506.

J. E. Walkenshaw, Belleville, $160.



Consigned by Elwin G. Parmeter,

Rockford, Mich.——Bulls.—Master Boy,

518997, E. W. Barnard, Ionia, $170.





THE DRAFT HORSE SALE.





 





The following is a list of the indi-

vidual sales made in the auction ring

at M. A. C. at the draft horse sale, not-

ed in the last issue as held under the

auspices of the Michigan Horse Breed-

ers’ Association. lndividuals not other-

wise listed were Percherons.





Consigned by J. M. Hicks & Sons,

St. Johns, Mich.—Mares.—Rosette, 815-

41, and Frances, 88738, R. J. Bullen

& Son, Eaton Rapids, $800; Queen, 101-

854, Royal King, Parma, $345; Opal,

H. J. Shebel, $245; Nina, John Lang,

Northport, $245.—Stallions.——Villa, Eli

Springer, Saginaw, $290. ,



Consigned by erin El Bell,'Mason,

Mich. ——Stallions. ——Apeca, Allen & Son,

Goldwater, $160; reserve number stal-

lion colt, M. A. C, 0



Conslgned by L. C. Hunt, Eaton Rap-

ids, Mich.——Stallions.—Dictator, 111-

755, F. L. King & Son, Charlotte, $335;

Black Diamond, 126791, F. L. King &

Son, $155; reserve number, stallion

colt, M. A. C., $120.——-Mares.——Princess,

111224, Palmer Bros, Orleans, Mich,





$345; Genette, 111225, Mr. Colstock,

Springport, $285.

Consigned by W. A. Small, Grand





Ledge, Mich.-—Stallions——Edinburg, Jr.,

C. Winter, Lansing, $200.



Consigned by Michigan Agricultural

College, East Lansing, Mich—Mares.

——-Arlita, Rossman Bros, Lakeview,

$215; Adeline, 119710, Chas. Bray, Oke-

mos, $285; Ada, 119708, John Smith,

Reed City, $275.



Consigned by F. D. Ripley, Grand

Ledge, Mich.-Mares.——Brilliantina, 73-

142, M. A. 0., East Lansing, $570; Riv-

erdale Oleta, 120838, D. L. Holt, Di-

mondale, $240; Marie, 119843, D. L.

Holt, $250.



Consigned' by B. F.

an, Mich.——Mares.——Loraine, 104677,

M1. Becker, Beirien Co. $645; Hazel

Dale, 104676, Mr. Becker, $600; Glen

dora, 123216, L. C. Hurst, Eaton Rap-

ids, $235.



Consigned by M. A. Bray & Son, Ok-

emos, Mich.——Mares.—-Pet, 104477, Ray

Snider, Benton, $375; Anna, 104474,

Ray Snider, $305. Stallions. -—Ira W.

J Bell, Mason, $80.



Consigned by R. J. Bullen & Sons,

Eaton Rapids, Mich ———Stallions.——

Flynn, 95104, Palmer Bros, Orleans,





Anderson, Adri-





Consigned by C. M. Case, Adrian,

Mich.——Mares.-—Lenawee Pride, 1.13817

W. W. Collier, Pontiac, $280.



Consi ned by Thomas Stead, St.

ich. ——-Belgian mare colt, Jacob

De Geus, Alicia $275.



Consgned byH B. Peters Carland.





Mich. —-—Mares. —Gourgane, 55285 (71- >





842), A. D. Mann. Dutton. $405. Stal-

lions .~Montonieu 11,1311 Sprunger,

Saginaw) $16 65 ‘ I ‘





 





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for a bigger job!





ATHAN F. SIRIPSON, for the past



seven years Warden of Jackson state

prison, the man who made himself nationally

famous by turning a $100, 000 deficit, into a

$100, 000 yearly profit to the state of Miclii— .

gan, will on February first, join hands with

the great Cleaners movement, as General





blanager of the Gleaners’ Clearing House.





This man’s wonderful business and executive ability will

thus be linked with the Gleaners strength and 2.1 years of

experience in solving the problem of marketing the far-

mers produce for more profit!





——what “Warden” Simpson’s

decision means to Michigan Farmers





You men and women of the farms of h’lichigan know what this

announcement means, to you! Fhis man Sunpson never tac kclcd :1

proposition that was not a big success under his management. He

turned down flattering offers to accept this foot- hold uith the

Gleaners organization, where he can put his heart and soul into a

fight he likes. The day of speculation in farm produce “ill end

when the farmer finds a direct way to the consumers in irket :11 1d

Simpson is going to find it!





United, in the strength of a great organization, and led by such 21

successful busmess executwe as Nathan F. Simpson, the thinking





business farmers of this state can make

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M 10 hi Tan the most prosperous farming

Founder and Secretary of





statein America!

THE CLEANERS





Membership over 80,000—Assets over $900,000





Grant Slocum, Secretary, _

The Gleaners, Detroit, Michigan,

I am not as yet a member of the Gleaners, but I am





 





 





NATIONAL a farmer interested in “Warden" Simpson’s plans for

CLEANERS TEMPLE. better markets. Tell me more about the Gleaner-s

and what you are doing. (I incur 710 obligation

. by signing.)

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January





ed and prices on Monday

ling below those of a week





condition of our railroads,





board.





ble supply,

buying, the recent announ





than earlier

nied, and from Winter wh





lished. One year ago No.





$1,331,112 per bushel. Detroi

for last week were:





1.49 1,42; Sept. 1.38 1/2





recent. decline in wheat





er than the major grain,

tions kept within

Export inquiry is again

and there is no increase

from country offerings. T

demand for the cereal





roads could take care of

A yea





bushels last week.

corn was selling at





Oats.-—w’l‘here is a modei

for this cereal with the vi

showing a decrease of 1,5

els for the week. A yea

dard cats were quoted at 5

Last \\ eeks Detioit quota





Chicago—May oats 56-

July 545/20





Beans—Prices 10c

week ago.

the nieagei supplies.

quoted at $6. 60;

(‘hitago prices are steady

gan pea beans,

red kidneys $6.75@6.80.





peas quoted at $2.75@3, sac





 





' mahiket per 196 lbs,

patent $9 90;



$9. 40; spring

.8.





$8

Feed. —--111 100- lb. sacks

are: Bran $33;





oat (11011 $38 per ton.



Hay. —-—In carlots at Detr

timothy $14. 50@15;

'313150@14; N0.

light





light mixed $14@14. 75; N

“mixed $15. 50@15. 75; No.

$15. 50@16.





$963310:

19 per ton.





Bu'tt er —lncreased

higher Sprices.

do first 3611: packing stock

V'Eigin. —~Ma1:ket firmer and





 





 





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GRAINS AND SEEDS.

Wheat —The wheat trade has react-





ot’ the leading causes is the congested





at the terminals on our eastern, sea- 1/20

The market, however occupies

a. strong statistical position. The week

witnessed a large decrease in the visi-

there was heavy export





the Canadian crop was much larger

estimated has been de-





reports of crop damage are being pub-





was quoted on the Detroit market at





Corm—VVhile corn suffer

market appears to be somewhat strong-





narrower borders.

in evidence,





is good and

would result in more dealmg 1t rail-





The Visible supply increased 1,324,000

1' ago No. 3

76c pel bu.





Ryeerw’l‘his cereal declined 20 and

cash No. 2 is now $1.46 per bushel

higher

Business is restricted by

Cash beans are

Februaiy $6.40. At





hand picked at $6. 75;



At Greenville



beans are selling on a $6.10.basis.

Peas.——Trade quiet at. Chicago; field





paper satks are selling 011 the Detroit

as follows:

seconds $9. 60;

patent $10.50;





jObbing lots

standaid middlings

$34; fine middlings $35: cracked corn

$43; coarse corn meal $43;





standard timothy

2 timothy $10@11;

mixed $13.50@14; No.

$13.50@14; No. 1 clover 312631250.

Pittsburg—No. 1 timothy $15.50@

16; No.2 timothy $13. 75@14.75; N0. 1





Straw. ——ln cars at Detroit rye straw

“heat and oat straw $8. 50@

DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.





demand brings

Creamery extras .180;





 





 





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21/20 higher.

is 390.



Chicago. ——Market firm and higher.

Trade good for all grades. Extra

creameries 380; extra firsts 36%@’37c;

packing stock 27@271/20.



Poultry.—Market unchanged. No. 1

chickens 210; No.2 do 18@190; No. 1

hens 200; No.2 do 18@181/zc; small do

140; ducks 22@23c; geese 20@210;

turkeys 28c.



Chicago—«Light supply brought high-

er prices. Turkeys 12@22c; fowls 14

@200; spring chickens 19c; ducks 15

@200; geese 14@16 c



Eggs. ——Market firm at an advance of

Fiists 40c; current receipts 380.



Chicago—Good offerings of fresh

stock caused a decline in prices. Fresh

firsts 371/2@380; ordinary firsts 36@

361/2c; miscellaneous lots, cases in—

cluded 36@371/50; refrigerator firsts

34c per dozen. ~





Price, based on sales,





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2 red wheat Apples. ——Ma1'ket steady with prices





unchanged. Baldwins $5. 25@5. 50; Spy

and King $5. 75_@6 for best. At Chicago

the market is fairly active at former





t quotations





No. 2 N0. 1



., . prices. No.1 stock sells at $3@6 per



, Rgd- Wiggle 1361” bbl; No.2 at $2@2.5

Wednesday ”1'9014 1'8 {4 ' % Potatoes. —In carloOts at Detroit. In

1:11.”de "1‘9§4 %'§§/" i334 sacks $1.95@2; western and Maine at

lzl'lday --------- 133, ”E31, 1-871/ $2.10@2.2o per bushel. At Chicago the

ba‘m‘d‘di’ """" 1‘” 1/1. 1 731/3" 1821/4 market is firm and prices higher. Mich-

$3333th ----- {$53 1 772 1861/2 igan white potatoes are quoted at $1.80



.,‘ ' . . 2 . . 0 _ - .



Chicago—May wheat $1 75% ’ July @2 per bushel. At Greenv111e potatoes





are bringing $1.85@1.87 per bushel.





ed from the





values, the WOOL'





 





Lack of bottoms is preventing the

importation of foreign wools and the

reduction in this country in the num-

ber and size of flocks make the future

of the wool market attractive to pro-

ducers. Farmers will hold out for top

values this coming season, and condi-

tions appear to be of such a character

as to enable them to secure what they

ask. Fleeces sold 011 the Boston mar-

,ket last week at 25@500 per pound;

pulled wools 68c@$1. 05 per pound.





as fluctua-





in pressure

he domestic





shipments.





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Week s Detroit quotations were:

No.3 N0. 3

Mixed. Yellow. DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.

' 1 . I 1 . . 11. 1751;“,

6911;322:133” , {8; M 1.66 / Considering the season the market

Friday ' ............ 1.05 1 06 Tuesday mowing was good with mic-

Saturday ............ 1,041/Z ] 051/0 es holding firm for most products. Ap-

ltllondav' ............ 1.0392 1.04“ D195 70C@$2 per bu; potatoes $2.25@

Tuesday .............. j 031/4 1041/2 2.30; carrots $1.50@1.75; parsn1ps$2;

Chicago—«May corn $1. 00 ,2, July rhubarb 200 per bunch; .eggs 50c per

99140. dozen; loose 'hay is coming in slowly





'ate demand with prices quoted at. $17@19 per ton.





sible supply

49,000 bush-

1: ago stan-

41/2c per bu.

tions we1':e





LlVE STOCK MARKETS.





 





Buffalo.

January 29,1917.





No 3 Receipts here today as follows: Cat-

Standaid. White. tle 116 cars; hogs 60 d. (1.; sheep 40 d.



Vied'iesdav ........... 60 50‘/2 dd calves 1200 head. '

Thursday ' ............. 601/2 60 Wllh 116 cars 01' cattle here today

jump ', ' ............. 60 591/; the trade was steady to strong With

22,13,232, ............. 591/2 59 all. classes of cattle except the low-

fio'miay‘ ' _____________ 59 581/: priced cows, which 11 me slow sale at

Tuesday ................ 581/ 58 about steady prices. The best ship-





ping cattle here today sold at $11 the

bulk ranging from $10@11. There was

a good demand for stocl1e1s and feed-

ers, but there were very few in the

run and what desirable ones were here

sold strong. We look 1"01 a fair run of

cattle here next Monday and about a

steady trade.



Receipts of 110g s today were moder-

ate, about 60 double decks demand

t'aiilv good Pigs and lights sold strong

15617250 highei, and all other giades

t'ull steady. The bulk of the, sales were

alound $1225, with pigs and lights, as

to “eight and quality, from $11. 25@





120 per bu;





than a





with Michi—





ks included.





Seeds—Prime red clover $10-85; 1150 ioughs $11@1125- stags $9@

March $10-90; als1ke $11? timothy 1.0 Late trade was rather dull, espe-

$2.50. . cially 011 pig stuff and quite a number



______.____ 01 this class unsold.

FLOUR AND FEEDS. With a light run of lambs today our

. market opened up active and 10c high—

Floui. Jobbing lots in one- eighth er than the close 01' last week. We





look for shade lower prices last 01" the

week. \Ve quote: Lambs $14. 85@15;

(ull to common $13. 75@14. 50' year-

lings $12. 50013. 75; wetheis $11. 50@

12; ewes $10. 50011; bucks $8@9: best

calves $15. 25@15. 50; common and light

$11@13.5:0 0heavy $8. 0O10 50 grass-

ers 36@65





Best

straight

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Chicago.

January 29,1917.



Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.



Receipts today 23, 000 65, 000 14, 000

Same day 1916 .12 450 63,348 13, 313

Last week ...... 62,679 230, 060 76, 831

Same wk 1916. .51, 935 278,117 57, 621

Despite the libeial receipts of hogs

today, the market advanced 5@10c

with sales at $11. 15@11. 80. Hogs mar-

keted last week averaged 197 lbs. Cat-

tle of desirable kinds are steady with

a late opening in trade, packers hold~

ing back. Because of the meager re-

ceipts of everything in the sheep line,

prices are at least 10@15c higher with

prime wethers bringing $11. 65 and

prime ewes $10. 50. During last. week

83, 900 hogs were shipped from he,re

241/20. ' comparing with 71,098 a week earlier '.





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1 mixed





0 ,1 clover

1 clover





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Cattle made a great r'ec01d during

the last week by selling at much the

highest prices seen ‘since the Christ?

'mas holidays with cold weather acting





as a powerful stimulus to the consump- _

tion of beef throughout the conntry;





While the comparatively small per-

centage of choice beeves went at a

good premium paid over merely pretty

good cattle, everything went at high

prices the greater part of the beef

steers selling at '$9. 25@'11. 25, and the

extreme range of prices being $7@

11.90, comparing with $5. 50@9. 75 a

year ago and with $4. 75@8'. 75 five

years ago. Inferior light weight steers

sold at $7@8. 50, fair little killers at

$8. 60@9. 45, medium grade' steers at

$9. 50@10. 20, good steers at $10. 25@

11.20 and choice to extra cattle of

heavy weights at $11. 25@11. 90. Butch-

er stuff sold extremely well, with cows

purchased at $6 10@9. 50 and heifers at

$651710. 50, although only a limited num-

ber of prime yearling heifers sold

above $9. Cutters sold at $5. 50@6,

canners at $4. 75@5. 25 and bulls at

$5. 60@9.‘ Calves were advanced to

higher prices for the best lots ever re-

corded, sales breaking all records, with

desirable light vealers going at $14@

15 per 100 lbs. and sales made all the

way down to $5. 50@9. 50 for coarse to

good heavy weights. A good business

was transacted in stockers and feed-

ers, although the demand fell off from

that of recent weeks, with stockers

selling at $6. 25@_.8 50 and feeders at

$7 25@9. 35, while a sale was made of

toppy 5701b yearlings at $9, with oth-

ers of nearly the same weight purchas-

ed at $8. 85. Packers have been keen

buyeis of feeder cattle that showed

anv quality, and this competition has

rendered it difficult for country buyers

to obtain any. good bargains in feeder.

Packers need large supplies of cheap

cattle tor their foreign tiade. Cattle

sales 101 the week were largely as

mu(h as 25c higher than a week

earlier.





Lambs and other live muttons have

experienced still another .11 eek of great

activity in buying, with the highest

prices ever paid fresh high 1"ec01ds be-

ing made. lieeding and shearing lambs

shared in the advance when $14 per

100 lbs. was paid for offerings requir-

ing only'a short feed to make them





piime in quality. The receipts con—

sisted mainly of fed westein lambs,

with increased offerings of western





feeding lambs, which sold readily. A

few big bunches of ColOrado- fed lambs

came to maiket and sold satisfactorily.

Lambs closed firm and much the same

as a week eailier, while sheep and

3"eailings advanced about 25c. Lambs

closed at $11. 506014. 40, feeding lambs

at $12. 50@14, yearlings at $10@13. 50,

\1 ethers at $9@1125, ewes at $7@10. 40,

feeding ewes at $6 50@7. 75 and bucks





at $8. ?5@9. t1





Hogs made a wonderful record last

week by undergoing a lively upward

movement in prices for all descriptions

the best landing at $11. 80. Prices were

the highest recorded In about half a

centuiy, with eastern shippers taking

hold liberally and securing an unusu—

ally gene1ous share of the daily offer-

ings. The better class of been y and

light hogs were taken laigely 1"01 ship-

ment, and the spread in 110g prices

was a narrow one, at least so far as

the greater pait of the hogs were con-

ceined with the bulk of the daily tran-

sactions at a range of about 250 pm

100 lbs. Never before was the outlook

for hogs brighter than now, and stock—

men should lose no pains to make their

holdings as choice as possible before

marketing The hog receipts for the

week hem and at other western mar-

kets were much smaller than a week

earlier, and at the close sales were

made of heavy pacl1e1s at $11.25@

11.55, heavy shippers at $11. 55@11. 70,

light shippers at $11. 457911.55, light ba—

0011 lots at $11@11. 40 stags at $11.40

@12 and pigs at $9@10. 50. A week

earlier hogs brought $10.50O 11.20.

Shipments for the week rose to 83 .668

hogs, comparing with 71,098 a week





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‘ Thursday‘s Market.

February 1, 1917.

Cattle. .



Receipts 3233. Last week's high

prices for cattle seemed to wake ev-

eryone up in the country who had. any

ready to sell, and the market thls

week was full of all kinds and as a

consequence prices on everything but

canners and bulls went off fully 25@

500 a hundred and on Wednesday

quite a large number of late arrwals

went over unsold. Stocker and feeder

buyers from the country werescarce,

prices looking entirely too_ high for

their use.“‘tiood duality milch cows

sold well but these 01' the common or-

der were dull and dragg. .



Prices averaged as lollows: Best

heavy steers ”@925; best handy

weight butcher steers $_8@8.15; mixed

steers and heifers $7.50@8; handy

light butchers '$6.50@7.25; light butch-





ers $5.5‘0@6.25; best cows $6.75@7;

butcher cows $6@6.2.>; common cows .

$5.25@5.75; canners $4.50@5; best

heavy bulls$7.@_7.50; bologna bulls .





$6.25@6.75; stock bulls $5.50@6; feed-

ers $7@7.50; _

and springers $40@80.

Sandel, S... B. S: G. sold

butchers a"

sigh 580 at $5.50, 17 butchers av 9.01

at $8.25,, 6 do av .-

551 at $6.50, 16 do av 550

av 513 at $5.25, Sade av

6 do av 590 at $63 5, 26

at $8.40, 22 do av 960 at $8.50, 2 do

av 700 at $6.25, 5 do av 800 at §8, 1

do wgh 1000 at $0, 1 bull wgh 1030 at.

$7.25. 1 do wgh 1520 at $7.25; to Bres—





at $7.15, 3 do

818 at $7.50,





   





stockers $6@7; milkers ;





Mich. 13300. p

846 at $7.35. I heifer





82.3 at $7, 2.1 do av «m '





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If I don’t make your hogs make you more -

money—produce more pounds of pork for you



from the same amount: of feed and prove it to your



own satisfaction—l don’t want your money! I am



thoroughly in earnest in this offer. I am making it



to prove my faith in the remarkable value of Avalon



Farms HOG-TONE. I want you to accept it.





Perry Stratlon, the Berkshire Breeder,



Accepted This (liter! 50 Should You!

did not seem to be doing well and began by feeding

them Hog-Tone. In about five weeks’ time you would

not have believed they were the some hogs! 'l‘hey grew

with the other hogs and when feeding time comes they

are the biggest scrappers in the bunch.”





 





 





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to Rid ALL.





 





   

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





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President

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Mr. Stratton, whose Berkshire farm near Momence, Ill. ,

is famous throughout the land, writes:



“Avalon Farms Hog-Tone, being in the liquid form, is

so easily fed in the swill that you obtain the desired re-

sults without difficulty. I took a couple of shoats that





Accept This Ofler! Think What It Means to You!





Worms weaken the hogs—affect every sow’s litter—make

millions of hogs easy victims of cholera. scours, thumps,

rheumatism, enteritis, gastritis—rob surviving hogs of

nourishment their food should bring, cut down their

weight and quality at marketing time.



Use HOG—TONE—and rid your hogs of all worms——

bring them all to market in high-grade, high-weight,





: g. The price of hogs is going higher every day—and is

. 71* bound to go higher from now on. There is a serious

‘7 ' hog-shortage. Especially a shortage of high-grade

'7 _ rkers—hogs absolutely free from worms—big

‘ ogs with sound, clean flesh! “Nearly every

hog is infested with worms,” declares the U. S. Dept.

of Agriculture. The malignant Thorn Head Worms—





 





nahan 2 steers av 1370 at $10.50, 9'

cows av 910 at $5.25, 2 dg_av 925 at $6, .‘

3 canners av 870 at $4.15, 3 costs av

1107 at $6.50, 6 (10 av 871 at $5.15, 2

do av 1220 at $7.55, 2 do av 950 at

6. 3 do av 907 at $5.50, 1 steer wgh





$ ,

780 at $8.50; to Mason B. Co. 1 bulk





va'gh 990 at $6.75, 1 do ugh 850 at $6.50, 2

3 steers av 1213 at 3,59. ‘3. do av 1040 at

$8.50, 1 do wgh 940 at $9, 1 bull wgh

109-0 at $7; to Applebaum 7 butchers

av 631 at $6.50; to llreitenbeclt 10

steers av 799 at $7.50; to Mich. E. Co.

1 bull wgh 1240 at $7.60; to Goodgold

1 steer wgh 1380 at 33.1; to Hammond,

S. .81: C0. 3 do'nv 1060 at $855-2 bulls

av 1375 at $7; to C‘roodgold 6 butchers

or 556 at $6.25.



Haley & M. sold Hammond, S. &

('0. 2 bulls av 12:00 at 57', 4 do av 770

at $6.50; touMich. L‘. (3'0. 1 cow wgh

960 at $6.50; 3 butchers av 723 at

$5.50, 9 doav 652 at '5", :3 do 21v 790 at

$7.60, 4 stecrs"av 105.; at $8.75; to

Mason B. C0- 1 bull ugh 1100 at $7.10;

to Newton B. ,C0.,1 do wgh 720 at $6,

2 do av 875 at $6.50,



Veal Calves.



Receipts '901. The veal call trade

was about the same as last week, a.

few choice‘bringing $14, with the bulk ;‘





 





ot‘ the good at 5136111350; mediumsl

$10@11.50;" heavy $6.50@8.50; theI





Erwin, S. is J. sold Mich. B. CO. 4‘

av 110 at $12, 1 Vigil 160 at $13; to

Nugle P. Co. 8 av 15.3 at $13, 3 av 150

at $13.50, 1 wgh 200 at $14, 2 av 13

at $13.50; to Mich. E. Co. 7 av 150 at

$13.75, 9 av 150 at $13.50, 13 av 130 at

$13: to Sullivan P. Co. 15 av 140 at $14.



Sheep and Lanida-



Receipts 4143. In the sheep depart.-

ment the quality was badly mixed with

light weights, few in the receipts be.

ing good enough to brng 2514 and on





account of the quality the market op-:





ened and closed dull as follows: Best:

lambs $14;

light to common lambs $12-50@13.50;

fair to good sheep $8.50@10; culls and

common $7@‘7.50.



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

& Co. 190 lambs av 80 at $14; to New-

ton B. Co. 29 do av 50 at $12.50, 10 do

av 59 at $13.25; to Sullivan 1’. Co. 250

do av 75 at $13; to Nagle R. Co. 2.19

doav 80 at $14, 79 do av 70 at $13.25,

220 do av 80 at $14, 104 do av 75 at

31%, 273 do av 75 at $14, 137 do av 78

at $14.10; to Hammond, S. & Co. 16

do av 120 at $9.25; to Thompson 239

do av 70 at $13.75, 24 do av 70 at

$13.25; to Nagle P. Co. 15 sheep av

100 at $9; to Sullivan P. Co. 25 do av

105 at $9, 13 do av 80 at $6.50; to

Thompson Bros. 53 lambs av 60 at

$13.25; to Hammond, S. & Co. 21 do

av '60 at $13, 21%) av 60 at $13.25.





We

Receipts 3643. I t -'

me-nlti the run was it he hog depart

mar e never so high, especially on

good grades whi h '

the total receiptsc are very scarce,

this. writing being but 3643. Prices on ‘

Thursday were 15@20c higher than on

Wednesdaéon mixed grades, Selling

$9,511.75 12‘ pigs shout steady at.





 





 

 

 





fair lambs $13.50@13.75; !





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for the week up tO' ‘





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Stomach Worms—Liver Worms—Lung and Bronchial worm-free condition.





AVALON FARMS. no G TON





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





The Liquid Worm Killer and [log Conditioner

FOR ALL YOUR Haas—SEND NO MONEY!





"I have purchased six bottles of Hog-Tone and am feeding it to my





I‘ will ship you one big $1.00 bottle of Hog-Tone for each eight hogs

in your herd—the day the couponbelow. filled in. reaches this office.

That will be sufficient to treat all your hogs 60 days or more, accord-

ing to size. This will mean just 12% cents. per hog for all the treat-

ment. and that treatment is guaranteed by me to free your hogs of

all worms—to enable them to put on more weight from the same

feed—total them with strength and vitality—tomsistdisease attacks.

This is. the same offer that these men named. below grasped—and

were glad they did.



“Sometime ago I received your AVALON FARMS HOG-

TONE and used it on one pig that I separated from rest of

the bunch which was a good average one. Sold the bunch at

/ \ seven months old which averaged 226%. The one that I

used your Hog~Tone on weighed all) lbs. This hog was



501(138 days before the bunch.”

RIVIERA H. MILBURN. Lapel. Indiana

”Find enclosed check for the Hog-Tone you sent

me. It sure did the work on my pigs. The second

day after the first dose the pigs began to pass





Have not been feeding it very long. but am sure surprised

at the results. I can see a great change in their appearance and the

way they eat. I never had Fall igs do so well. H ()G-TONE will do

all you claim for it." (Signed (5E0. BRASFIICLD, Swayzee. 1nd.

Avalon Farms Hog-Tone is a highly concenirated liquid

medicine [or hogs only. It contains highly lmportanl

medical In redicnis which are liquids and which can—

nol be com lned in Medicated Salas, Stock Foods or Con-

dlllon Powders at any kind. Avalon Farms flog-Tone in

sale. I! is easily mixed with _any slaps. with drinking

water or dampened feet]. It IS only given every third

day lor the first six weeks and alter that only once a

week. 100 per cent strong.



It cleans out every kind of worms that infest bogs. By doing





3% it gives Milan to your heirs from easily contracting '

9" v1.0.

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Melt.





hogs.





(, alerts, Rheumatism, Scouts. Thumps, can- by worms



and indigestion, Enteritis Indigestion and other diseaseo



that destroy literally millions of ‘. A simply won-

lomc and c idoncr— ives )oga voracious





worms-‘round ones_. I tried out two hogs and petites. aids digestion, helps t em thrive. grow an Avalo-

thev got awful fat. I am well satisfied with £3§gfiinlmioivn§3§is gee??? mspfig'ié” Fm Col.



H02- 1 one. J. '1‘. LE ELH, Pampa. Texas Wanton. 507 “mm! 5 II:

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Ancient Farming





Herodotus, in the year 450

B. C., said that good cultiva-

tion yielded two-hundredfold

in the Valley of the Euphrates.

Even in that land of Eden,

poor cultivation yielded but

fiftyfold.



In 1898, the average Wheat yield

per acre in New York State was

21.2 bushels; in 1907, 17.3 bushels

per acre; in 1912, but 16 bushels.



European yields are more than

double.



Isn’t it time for our farmers to

get down to business methods?

Home Mixed Fertilixers will help.





Write for Books





WILLIAM S. MYERS. Director

25 Madison Avenue, New York





 





MORE MONEY”





Insure larger

. yields of solid well-

ripened ears and more



money from every acre by

feeding the crop with fertilizers.

You haven’ l: enough manure for max-

imum yields. You need to return

more plant food to your soils. You

cannot: afford to overlook an oppor—

tunity to increase your yields.





Write for Our Free Com Boo]:

Soil Improvement Committee





ofthe National Fertilizer Auociation

Chicago Dent. 245 Baltimore





 

 





 





   

 





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

     

 





 





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STATE GRANGE OFFICERS.





Master—John C. Ketcham, Hastings.

Overseer—LC. H. Bramble, Tecumseh.

Lecturer—Dora H. Stockman, Lan-

sing.



Secretary—Jennie Buell, Ann Arbor.

Treasurer—«Frank Coward. Bronson.

Executive Committee —-Jas. Helme,

Adrian; Geo B. Horton, Fruit Ridge;

J. \V. Hutchins, Hanover; W. 1". Tay-

lor, Shelby; Wm. H. Welsh, Sault Ste

Marie; N. P. Hull, Dimondale; Burr

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SOME ESSENTIALS OF GRANGE

GROWTH.





In former communications of this

class, I have written about the duties

and the possibilities of the subordinate

Grange, but in this article 1 wish to

discuss the problem of 1119 Order at

large in the state.



.‘1 litlle while ago delegates from

Pig luv-1110 counties met at Lansing in

the L Guy-10111111 Annual Session of the

Michigan State (ii-range. The meeting

acked none of the splendid enthusi-

asm of like galln- rings in lor'mcl yeais.

It was one of the 11111.1. harmonious con-

yintions that it has ever been my priv~

110.2. {e to attend. It was, too, a' gather-

ing of unusually capable men and wom-

en, who knew wherefore they were

come together, and who possessed the

wisdom and the courage 1'0 perform

the work assigned to them.



- But while we were so happily and

hopefully employed some reporters

who spoke from far off, told the public

through the principal newspapers that

the Grange was losing in influence and

munbei's. They used a great deal of

language in the telling of it, and I

fancy the surprise of the average read-

er upon reading of the decline of an

Order whose reputation for strength,

influence and stability is so generally

known. , . '



1 think the. public places just about

the right amount of dependence upon

such reports as were given of our great

meeting from day 1:0 day by reporters

who got their information in anyway

they could, and never failed to bridge

the gulf between facts by an imagina-

tion cultivated through long years of

this sort of experience.



But there is at least. some truth in

these reports. The Grange has lost

members to the number of over three

thousand as shown by lhe report of

the State Secretary for the year just

closed. However, we can tell but liiile

about the actual condition of the Order

by the report of any state Officer, 1111-





 





 





less it is the master 01' lecturer.



It is clear mat these Granges that

have suspended at large number of

lhcir members for non-payment. of

dues are declining and in need of help,

but it is not at all likely that even the

greater part of llllS loss has occurred

during the year just closed.



13111.11. is more likely that the greater

number of those who have been sus—

pended have not been in 11. Grange for

we years at least.



There has been a very noticeable de-

cline in membership owing to the fact

111111. many of our young people have

gone to the cilies for employment. And

another potent cause of decline, in

three counties comes to light w 1en we

consider that large numbers in these

counties have kept up their member-

ship in the Order simply to retain their

fire insurance. \Vithin the last two

years the companies doing business in

these counties have opened their doors

to those outside the Order, and of

course do not longer require that mem-

bers keep up Grange dues.



In one county there has been a large

falling off in membership due to this





 





cause and in two more counties the





Grangers themselves into a closer





loss is considerable on this account.



In some respects the Order is as ac-

tive as ever. The percentages paid by

coritracting companies upon goods

bought during the year just closed,‘

were the largest in many years, if not

the greatest ever. A large number of

Granges are doing very excellent work

in the lecturer’s hour, and some fine

degree work may be seen in most of

the counties in southern Michigan.



But the most important question

now is, “how shall the Order increase

its membership in the state? What

means may be employed to give the

Grange that prominence and that ill-

fluence in public affairs that the needs

of agriculture demand 1’”



(To be continued).





ANNUAL TWO-DAY MEETING OF





 





HILLSDALE GRANGE.





The annual two-day meeting of Hills-l

dale County Pomona Grange was held

in Hillsdale, January 3-4. The. morning

sessions were given over 10 the tran-

saction of business, \Vorthy Master B.

S. Lamb presiding. At the \Vednesday

afternoon session a degree team com-

posed of ladies of Acme Grange gave

the third and fourth degrees to a class

of candidates. A chorus of voices from

the same Grange furnished music for

the degree work and for the Harvest-

ers’ Drill which followed. The evening

session was given over entirely to con-

ferring the fifth degree on a large class

of candidates. A phonograph furnish-

ed music for the banquet of the ev-

ening.



Hillsdale Grange served dinner after

the business scssion Thursday niorn~

ing. The afternoon meeting was in

in charge of the \Vorrhy Lecturer. Mr.

D. F. Kics, of Hillsdale Grange, gave

1he address of welcome, and 11115: . 21ng

191, from Montgomery, responded. Mrs.

Smith gave two vocal selections, "The

Gypsies’ \Varning," and “I’ll Take You

Home Kathleen,” followed by Miss

Minnie Fitzsimmons,‘ who gave as a'

reading a true incident of Civil War

times. A paper on “Things that Abide,”





was read by Mrs. Claudia Betrs. She‘





spoke of the things which we can'af- '





ford to lo g0 and of line others which

are. eminently worth while. The ad-

dress of the afternoon was given by

Dr. J. W. “’ill, pastor of the Presby-

terian church. His topic was "Co—op-

eration Among Farmers.” ‘ Among oth-





er things he said: “The farmer should '





unite with his neighbois in an effort

10 gain bette1 prices for his products‘

11: each one would find out when his

neighbor expects to ship, and how

much will be put on the market at that

time, then sell accordingly, he can get

more nearly a. just remuneration for

his labor.” He also adv0cated the in-

tensive cultivation of fewer acres, rath-

er than the cultivation of so many. The

speaker urged the farmers to raise

more cattle and lo feed them on grain

rather than pasture, proving by actual

figures that this is more profitable. He

spoke of tho larger profits which the

fr uit grower who boxes his apples will

make. 0101' the one 11 ho sells his entire



output in barrels, Dr. W'ill has a wo1k-

ing knowledge of farm life and a sym-

pathy with its problems and successes

which makes him a very welcome

speaker at Grange sessions.‘ The ad—

dress vas one of much interest as well

as profit to those present. A violin

solo, “La Cinquantaine," was played by

Miss Marie Belts at the close of the

program.



These annual two- -day meetings are

giving splendid satisfaction. Many who

cannot attend the meetings held each

month with subordinate Granges about

the county, are able to be present at

both sessions held at the county seat

and there is always a good attendance.

The lecturers’ program ,Thursday after-

noon draws many of the townspeoplem

and these yearly meetings bring many

outsiders in closer touch with the work

of the Grange as well as uniti g the





 





 





 





 





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E Discarded Yearly Programs.



Our Club has been in existence for

sixteen years. We adopted the yearly

program one year—that was before we

were members—and why then discard

it I don’t know. Still we have a good,

live Club. We have usually two ques

ticns~the gentleman’s question and

the ladies' question, each meeting, and

they certainly are good topics. Our

Club thinks a great deal of its—it is

I was

about to say that the speaker here sug-

gested a line of related topics for reg-

ular systematic study. I wonder if any

of the program committees of any Club

have ever considered the idea of hav‘

ing them :1 part of the exercises for





1 each Club.





Our programs cost us $5.00. I think

there are certain lupics that could be

set up a year in advance for each sea-

son of the year or month of the year.

Other topics can be called up in addi-

tion to them.



Odessa Club.



We have a. card with a program for

each month in the year excepting July.

They cost $5.00. They are a solid card

and won’t wear out or tear. We have

had men in our Farmers’ Club who

could go anywhere and make a speech.

'I believe that every Farmers’ Club

ought to be a live wire in itself.



Columbus Club.



We have been organized eighteen

years and we have had printed pro

grams for five or six years. I feel that

we are quite successful because we

took a prize of $25 at the county fall

which helps us 0111.



Essex Club.



I think we have good speakers in the

Essex Club, but when :1 1112111 comes be-

fore us and speaks upon a line that he

makes a life study, he can give us bet-

ter thoughts, tter ideas and some

thing better to think of before we go

away. I think it is :1 proper thing to

have once in a while a speaker that is

a specialist along his line. Now, we

had Miss- Raymondffrom the Agricul-

' tural College, who is a speaker on

home economics, and I think she gave

a better talk than any of our mem-

bers. I think it is a good thing to do.





 





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





A Good Motto for a Progressive Club.

Looking-glass “Valley Farmers’ Club

has entered its twelfth year with “Co-

operation, and a summer deal for your-

self and 11eighbo1z’21s its motto. The

new president, James R. Lowell, is

looking after details with fine execu-

tive push and abilitV. The vice-presi-

dent Henry Wesseler, and wife enter—

. talnéd the first VV'lnte1 meeting in the-11

usual hospitable manner R. C. Reed,

of Howell, gave a fine address on “The

True Cooperative Spirit,” and a fine

chicken-pie dinner was served. The

December meeting was held at the

pleasant home of Mr.’ and Mrs. George

Bateman, with 75 present. John Her»

11ng and Mrs. J. R. Lowell gave full

and interesting reports of the State

Association, and Rev. B. J. Young's

gave a brief talk on roads in Pennsyl-

vania, followed by a. discussion on road

building systems.



January 9 was institute day at the

Wacousta church. An oyster dinner

was served in the Club's best style, af-

ter which Mr. Down, of M. A. 6., gave

a. chart talk on pure—bred seed, show-

ing the best varieties of wheat, oats.

and barley as demonstrated by trial at

the M. A. C. An interest in organiz-

ing a group of our young progressive

farmers to experiment along this line

was manifested This subject is to be

"investigated and taken up at the Feb-

ruary meeting. The community is en-





». joying the usual fine entertainment





course put on by the Club at a cost of





‘ 3250/. We believe our continued pros-





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to better our community. and the fine .





advertising given} us by our county

papers and the Michigan Farmer _.-

Bell Maier, Reporter. ,

Live Stock vs. Grain Farming.——-"





Washington Center Farmers’ Club

spent an enjoyable and very interest-

ing day Thursday, January 11, at Elm—

wood, the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. N.

French. The forenoon was spent in

visiting and attending to the usual or‘

der of business. The new president,

Mr. F. L. Cook, gave his address, then

we adjourned for dinner. After dinner

the house was again called to order

and the meeting opened by song from

the Club. Roll call'was responded to

by quotations from the Bible. The an-

nual report of the secretary and treas-

urer showed the Club in good standing.

Cooperation in' the Club was the next

subject on the program to be discussed

by W. W. Metta, Who was not present.

Mrs. Coon, of Roscommon county, who

is here in the interest of the Grange,

took up the subject and told of the ne‘

cessities of cooperation among the

farmers, what the Granges have done

and the problems they now have on‘





hand that need the support of the farm4 -





ers to carry them through. Rev. Mum-

ford, who is very much interested in

farming, thought if a farmer had his

stock and produce kept in first-class

shape and a good grade there would be"

no trouble in selling all he could pro~‘





duce at a good price if he cooperated -





or not. “Live Stock vs. Grain Farm-

ing” was taken up by C. W. Mathews,

whose argument was in favor of live

stock. We must have something to

keep up the fertility of the soil in or-

der to raise grain, and stock will bring

a farm up in fertility sooner and better

than commercial fertilizers. The Club

voted Rev. and M1s.Mumf'01d honor.

ary membrns and also tendered their

appreciation of the rem mg president,

S. Z. Crowel, by a rising vote of thanks.

After the question b0\ and song we

adjourned to meet at Highland Home”

with Mr. and Mrs. F L. Cook, the sec‘;

ond Thursday in February .——Cor. Sec. ’

The Farmer and the County Fain—l

The January meeting of the Grass Lakel

Palmer's Clubs occurred \V canesday,

January 4, with Rev. and Mrs Polluck‘

at the M. E. Parsonage. The principal;

feature of the day was an address I» a

Mr. W B Burris, managel of the Jack:

son County Fair. His theme was, “They

Farmer and the CountV F all, ” and he:

began by saying: “I enjoy the spirit





 





and friendliness of such meetings as;v





this A good countV fail is the great

est developing influence of a commu-

nitV, of anything I know Vlc experi—-

ment on our farms and show to the

A fair stands f01





clean advcrtising for a community. If ;

stands also for amusement and in!

slruction. It should be operated as;





cheapr as possible so that the 11001

class of people can attend and be bon-

efited. The educational demutment

should be one of the ch1ct‘ featurfios.

Many people regard 1101' so Izlcing as the'

chief feature, but I do not aglcc with‘





them. Of far greater importance aIel ‘





the liVe stock, machineIV, agliculture, l

horticulture, and exhibits of school

work. \Ve have had 11 mmvelous

growth in the few yems we haVe been

in existence.

difficult tasks confronting us was to

clear up the title. I am glad to an-

nounce that this has now been done,

and the property is held in trust £01

the people, by the board of supervisors,

and it can not be mortgaged. The prop-

ertV cons1sts of fony acms of land, and

the buildings, worth at least $2 25, 000.





During the past th1ee years the fair}





has been running, we. have spent for

imprOVements, $68. 585. It is the third





best county fair in the state and the-





best asset Jackson countV has to de-

velop itself. This is one of the best

counties in the state for diversified

farming. We had about. 20,500 differ-





ent articles last year competing f0} ,

all 5





recciV ed from

We have only got

There is





premiums, and

sources $34,000.

stalled but are doing well.

one great dangct,



31m” This is the rock on which

many fa1rs haVe been wrecked and we

must profit bV the mistakes of others,

as well as our own F01 this and oth-

er reasons, we should be vely careful

in the selection of our president, be-

cause much is at stake. A-good officer,

especially a. president or general man-

ager, is hard to find. We have the fin-

est fine arts exhibit of any of the coun-

ty fairs of the state, and could have.

the best live stock exhibit in the state'





and not go outside the boundary of our -

own county. To this end we need the _





backing of every good .man and woman

in the county. Moreover, there should

be a friendly rivalry between the town-

ships to see which can have the best

exhibit. A fair is just as big as the

people wantto make it."



A vote of thankswas given Mr. Bur-

ris for this inspiring address. There

will he no meeting in February, but a

farmers’ institute instead. The March

meeting of the Farmers Club will be

held with Rev. and Mrs Cutler ~N. B.

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Avorago yearly production 422.311» of fat, three

fourths of them mulling their records as two year

olds. lly the use of at. porn broil sire. ll big in].

provemunt can soon be attained if the right

selection is made. 'i‘lie bro-(ailing of the Beach

Farm ll'urd is as good its run bu found. and we

guarantee them to be free from contagious dis-

eascsuud to be satisfactory in ewry way or

money rv-t‘undcd. Write and let us tell you about

them.





CAMPBELL 8 ANGEVINE,





Coldwater, Michigan.





 





i ' « of service age and calves from

Guernsey BUllS choice. Adv reg. breeding.





T. v. HICKS. Route 1. Baccie'ceeeii. Mich.





GUERNSEY —REGISTERED





BULL CALVEB



.L‘ontainin blood of world chamvéions.

HICKS‘ OUER SEY FARM. Saginaw. . S.. Mich

- At: farmers price». registered Guernsey

For sale- bullsoldenoughl‘or'siirivv. froiiiudviiiie-

od rogisierwl l‘ll'.\\. 1...). Hu-rs.





FOR SALE lift“ii:il"‘...ii‘213"25:3" :;::3.‘.:.:'::.:§





lwine. the bestbrceding. John! lMlN. ll. lo. lioeiaml. Mil-h.





 





 





 





i); You win: Milli?

Ready For Service. '





From a. grand daughter of The “in: of the

'l’ontiacl. Sired by a bull that lF'lllnl‘Q‘ than is half

brother to the Champion . Holstein ( ow of the

World. and whose dam is a30 lb. 6’»: 5 fat daughter

of Pontiac Aggie, Korndyke who has “'1‘?" 30 lb.

daughters than any other living boil. it you do

write for pedigree.





EDWIN S. LEWIS,» Marshall, Mich.





 





Purebred Registered





HOLSTEIN'

CATTLE





The undeniable facts that the Ht)l‘il‘fiill—l“l'lv-l

Elan Association of America. is the iii-gust. and

most prosperous dairy cattle ' association in

America, that) its iuonibei‘shi ‘isovqr'lJltltlmore,

than the combined members ips oi: the other

dairy cattle associations, pull that, it Iiici'vaseduts

members-iii ) by 1,2100 during:thertisi'ul XUi'ii'J'ilill‘llL’

April ill]. 10 ii. lti'i' primarily 1L lilting testimonial

to the hllln‘l'llll‘ iiioi‘its ol’ the purebred lltllslt‘t'll-

Frill-5‘12”! ('nn'. that yields more milk lor u diiy. llll‘

fl .Ytuu‘, for :i l?t‘¢-~t,i mo and l‘o)‘ lH‘Hlif. thou any ol lll‘l'

now. ‘lww- is bit; money ill Ibo big “lllm'k illlll

“White" Holsti-ius.





Sand. for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklols





The llolslcln-l'ricsian Association oi America-

ll‘. L. l-loughtoii. Soa‘y.. Box I“. Brailleboro. Vi.





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Extra Good Registered





 





 





 





Holstein Cowsf





F 0 R S A L E

From $125.00 to $200.00.

Send for list or look them over.





‘ Bi elow’s Holstein Farms,

BREEDSVILLE, DIICIHGAN





HOLSTEINS





nerd No.1. Five cons, one two year old bull.



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

Herd No. 3. Five Heifer calves and one bul .



Bulls ready for service and 6 to eight months old bulls

Prices will please you. If interested. write as soon as

you read this. 1.. E. CONNELL. Fayette. Ohio.





"no r N are ll” llolsteiiis





By careful retention. for many years. of largest pro-

ducing females. and use of superior sires. a. breeding

hordof Wonderful quailt has been established. "



are selling young bullso this“'I 0P NOTCH'N1uality.

of serviceable age. at moderate prices. Information.

pedigrees.etc.. on application. MoPHERHON FA)“ 8





Michigan. .

Friesiuii Heifers. ii to 6





f” Howell.

eg13tered HOIStEIn mos. old. Some from 30 lb.





Hires. Priced to sell. Fred J. Lange, Bebewaiing, Mich.





Holstein

I weeks

tor shipment





 





 





 





Calves. lO’lmifers. and 2‘hulls lb-ltiths pure.

old, beautifully niarked.8‘ll.m each. c

anywhere. Edzewood-Fnrm.whitow-Ier. Vis.





I'UlilivhlP/i'. .\l it‘ll.-





‘vMaplc lane





creased its production 24%;

butter most economically.





yellow color.

Write for our Booklets





Bo‘x “gm, Peterboro, N. H.





'A‘GUERNSEY-‘BULL‘

in a. grade herd in Minnesota in-





Guernsey Grade Cows produce





It has that wonderful natural-





The American Guernsey Cattle Club





 





 





tion at the St. Louis World's Fair.

and pnnluction records furnished on application.

and see the calves. their dams and sires.

H. W. Mumford.0wncr.





‘Sired by Long Beach DuKol Korndyke.

LONG BEACH PAR Vi.





Cluny Sto ck‘ Farm

100 REGISTERED HOLSTEINS 100





Save Monev! Buy Now!





THE MILK AND BUTTER KIND

Bull l‘.’ll\'t“!~l by :i. bii-c whose :l nearest dams’average:

Milk. 7 d. $38.2 lbs.. Butter 30.015 lbs. His daim’s record

31.766 lbs. but ter iu7 das. as Jr. 4 yr. 0111.! State record

for age when made. Make a. saving on Price and

Express cliiirgcs, and raise one of his sons for your

next linrd r-ilt'. Prices and Pedigrees on application.





R. B. McPHERSON, HOWELL, MICH.





(Hi SALICl registered Holstein cows. Ftiirview Segis

F Mnric .\o. 9000]. A. ll. 0. El years old, due March 1.

Queen liuticr lloy No. 157193 A. It. 1). 4 years old l'resh

Sept. 13'. with lioit'ci‘ i'ailr‘. .l-mn Saginaw No. 181794, 4

yours ol-l, l'rq-sli Dec. 21, male call. by side. Lady Utsego

Kornib ice .No. 210210. lyezirs old. [rs-sh Dec. 16. l‘laay

millet-is and guaranteed all right. “'rite or come/rand

see them. lmwisd. Benjamin, R. 1).], Clio, Mich.





' . Three line H egistered Hol-

At A Bargaln- stein heifers. Une 2 yr. old

in call“. one yearling. one six months. lly 241b, butter

bull. out. of excellent A. t). (loos. H. hi. FERRY.

(Rougemount Farms). 418 \V. (.‘anfleid Ave. Detroit





Holstein Bulls





ltotl months obi. Diuu's A. 11.0. ()ul‘ herd sire is

Johanna McKinley Seals 3d. Tuenrest Dams aver-

age 273.6 BLISSVELDT FARMS. Jenlson, Mich.





OAK LEAF -FARM

Herd Sire '

Ypsiland Sir Pletertie De Kol

Ihavc. sun-rail young bulls for sale. good individuals

and the kind tout is u credit to head any herd atfarni-

ers‘ prices. it. ll. (Earhart. a" >nn. Mun-icllus. Mich. 11.1%. 4.





 





 





 





 





 





' ' Young bull reiidy for service.

lllgISleml "OISlems- 30 lb. breeding. Satisfaction





guaranteed. W. B. Jones and J. 1“. Lutz. (,olmctali. Mich.





A 26 [8. JH. 4-YB.-0Lll





Aflillh. Sr.‘.’-.\'r.-old and a ifilb. Jr. fléyr.-old were

among ihe rwords recently made in our herd. All

rows in the herd have creditable A. ll. U. records and

are tuberculin test ed.





PEACELAND S'i ocx FARM, Three Riven, Mich.





l'lias. l’i-t-ais. llciwisuisu. (‘. 1.. Brody. Owner. Port Huron Mich





 





R.ofMo| JERSEY BULLS





You keep cows for profit.Brookwnter Farm breeds bulls. that will increase value of every calf you raise.

The following are sired by Benedictine King who will enter R. oilM. this year on his record as a. sire of R. o

M. cows. Not one of his daughters ever failed to make the Register of Merit.

dam. llrookwntor Veda 253796, now on test. has made iii_z) months and 21 days, 309.97 pounds of butter.

Joly El. 1918. Solid color; dam. llrookwuter Loretta 2719K), now on test. hus made in 4 months and

pounds of butter. Also three other bull. calves. one of which is oi‘ unusual promise by‘Majosty's intense and out

of a posted (will make 70 pounds fat during January) granddaughter of Loretta 1)., champion cow forproduir-

' Ono 01' these bulls we pull sell at $75.

t us know what kind or a bull you need.

BROOKWAT

0. F. FastenManager.





AU





THIS TIME! |R.ofM.





lalved June 5. 1916. Solid color;

Calved





days. 360. 72





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Others higher. Extended pedigrees

Visit. the farm

NN ARBOR. IICHIGAN.





ER. FAR

Sow_ sale. February 23.





Duroo Jersey Brood





10 HOLSTEIN BULLS at FARMERS PRICES





His sire Friend Hengerold DeKol Butter Boy,

Pout iau‘ Aiiggie ,Rorndyke. She has a 1300 lb. record, 11-30 lb. sisters. 3-1209 ll}. sisters. Her dam. a daughter of

Friend Hengerold De Kol Butter Boy has 1000 lb. your record. Has 4-21) lb. sisters. 3 sisters above ‘

GUSTA. (Kalamazoo.





.Dam a daughter of





1200411 year.

‘C'0.‘.l M ICI’I.





' Dairymenl

-—-The Truth -





You may be prejudiced against

the cuey cause you don't

now. her. Look her up. She's

the Money Cow.

Get This Book—a history of

the breed and u of very inter-

' eating tests and facts. It proves

Thi. conclusively that for pure dairy type, econ-

Book ciny 0 pro uciion, richness of milk. long

life and adaptability to feeds and climates

—-a l these combined—she stands way

nboveJhcm all. This book uAbout Jersey

Cattle is free. Get your copy now. You'l

find it mighty good reading.





The American JerseyCattle Club

346 West 23rd Street. New Yorkfiity





 





for solo. ran-‘11; for sorvion. (hit of





Jersey Bulls good producing alums. Price-I i‘iultl'.

R. B. FOWLER. Hartford. Mich.





 





The Wildwood Farm





Jersey Cattle. Majesty Blood. \Ve have Bulls forsalo





from Register of Merit. cows of good type. “ rite your

wants. Alvin Buldeu. Capau. Michigan.

. .

Youngbulls





JERSEYS FOR SALE....._. ..,..





service from R. of M. ancestors. Men-lowland Form.

\Vaterman d: Waterman. Packard Ihmd.Ann Arbor. Mich.





Hill SALE REGISIERED JERSEY'BULLS





Ready for service. VVrlte your wants. s .

SMITHd: PARKER. R. D. No. 4, Howell. Michigan





 





 





' ' Farr-tale. seven mos. old bull

"l”:ld. Farm JII‘SGIS call‘. fine. large. individual

whosecombined butter production of four nearest

dams is 28781lm. butter. C. d: U. Ileakc, Ypsilanti. Mll'll.





 





Lillie Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Bull calves from R

of M: Cows. also heifer calves and several bred





heifers for sale. Colon O. Lillie. lloopersville. Mich





 





l lit}. HULS'i‘l-ZINH: Herd headed by Albina Bonte



. isomer B o' No. 93124. Dani‘s record at 6 yrs. butter

28.53 lbs. milk tillM. \‘caily record at 2% yrs. butter

80‘: lbs. milk lull: lbs. W‘. B. READER. Howell. Mich





I I

Holstein and Guernsey Heller and Bull calves

("hoiuc selci-ii-d promising dairyoalvos,practioally pure

lioistoiu and pure Guernsey, but not legistered, nice

color. $90.00 each. all express paid to any point.

MEADO\V GLEN. ~ »\Vnitewnter. Wis.





A. K. 0. Holstein Cows DaughtemonSlb. cow.





One six years old. on

LV. in cars old three fourths sister to three lioii'ersl sol





 





. at Detroit sale for$¢z930. recently fresh. mostly white .





' beautiful individuals. excellent. condition. \Vrite for

, pedigree and ilelivm‘ul prior. llobart \V.l"ny. Mason. Mich.





 





l'ltl. llolsiuius. l’liu-eyoui'order nowforabull calf.



, l have. uousduv to l‘rvshcu soon, bred to the best.

bull in Mich. l‘llinur 1'). Smith, Redford. Michigan

Holstein-Friesian Bull





1 F0 R SA L E tlali‘ 0f Hengerveld De





. Kol blood lines. 4 weeks old. also 4 Chester W'liite U)-

‘ l. 1). cars, 2 and years old. SERRADELLA

FARM. Oscodn. Mich. Carl E. Schmidt. Prop.





 





 





liF s | Too head of Grade Holstein cows and one

. or a a :Hnls‘tt‘iu ‘hull selected trout the McPherson





5 Top Notch herd. .l‘.. U. SHUPP. Hillsdalu, LIiuhigan

$200 Buys Reg. Holstein heifer 1}} yr. old fresh next

summer and Rog. bull l-i mo. old. not skip. both

evenly marked. 15. ll. REA VEY. Akron. Michigan





 





 





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Six Registered Holstein Bow: 3.1 g:...“0..;;:.¢,§::

i Noble; also six (‘ulvcs by some Sire. Edneriver Farm.

5 Geo. W. Burt. Prop.. Redford. Mich.





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' Bull calves. i\lioliigan Champions 1916.

mg. "OlSlem .v\l:’i_leuud l'cnizile.“’orld'srecord breed-

' ing at. L‘ui'mm‘s' lll‘ll'l‘. John A. Rinkc, anrren. Mich.





 





I l lltll's'l‘llltlil) 'l‘lolsteiu cows, heifers and young

‘ , bulls for sale. Price right. Come and see herd.

j C. L. liuletl. it: Sou. - - - Okemos, Mich.





MEREF RDS





 





i Both sexes and all ages for sale. our herd com-





i prises about l00 head representing the blood of

‘such sires as Prime Lad 9th. Perfection Fair-

fax. Bonnie Brae 3d and Dale. Write us your





wints.

ALLEN 31108., PAW PAW, MICE.

BOTH SEXES





50 Herefords ALL AGES

EARL C. ML‘CARTY. Bld_ Axe. Michigan





 





 





from high-produci ng dammwith

18f”! Bulls '0' sale teeth: Also. records. also on

“semi-ofiiciul test.. 0.113. We, ner. R. 6. Allegan. Mich





It. of .\l. JERSEY HERD offers for sale.

tuberculin tested bulls. bull calves and

heifer calves carrying the blood of the greatest ro-

ducers of the breed. IHVlN FOX, Allegan. M oh.





Maplellill Farm Bogislmd lemycaiile insult





.Both sexes. The kindthat pay at the ail.





 





 





J. R. Worthington. R.’ho.7. - Lansing. icihgan





 





Shortliorn Cattle oi both sex ior Sale





Wow. KNAl’P-fllowen. Elem-gun.





’ B‘id‘we‘ll Shonhoms

é , “For Real and Milk”



. .This heifer at. 6 months has bone.



s. alze and quality—~Uiir own breeding.



" he blood of Scotch. hulls. Imp.



‘Bhonstone Albino and hop. Villag-



‘er Registered stock always for sale.





BillWELl. STOCK FARM,





Box B, Tecumseh. hilchlgnn.





 





 





I the orignal milk st ruin. 2' bull: and

Bales Shallhorns heil‘ors for sale. . to 10 “10.51““.

J. B. HUMMEL. _l.\lASUN. MICIIIGAN.





Milking Shorlhorns. Bulls lleady for Semce.

DAVIDSON & HALL. TE CUBTSEH. hflCHIGAN.

' -~Dairy or beef bred. Breeding stock all

Shfllllllms ages for sale at farmers prices. C. W. Crum-

Socy. Cant. Miuhrshorthorn Broodorl' hem. McBride. liich.

’ i ' for sole. Band 10 months old.

Iwo Shallhom all”: Price right. For particulars

address J. E. Tanswcll. Mason. Michigan.





SHORTHORNS FOR SALE





8 Bulls. also females. W. B. M cQuillnn, Howell. Mich





 





’ l -'Youn bills $100. Bred cows.

Shalllllll'lls For 88". and hglférg $150 for ( lll('h sale,

Write W. J. BELL. ROSE CITY. MltJH GAN.





FOR SALE:





Chas. M. Dunning. —





Two yearling dairy

b'hort horn bulls.

Coopersville. Mich.





. OR Sale-419g. Short Horn Bulls 'hy llnxwulton

Monarch 2nd. a. son or Aiondnle. from 11 10.13 mos.

old. John Schmidt. Reed City. ll,vNo. 5.. Michigan

2 old llull. Duke of (Milking Shortborn) \Vildwond

yr: 43454], for Halo. Recorded. Price 3200 (Two hull-

dred dollars). Joseph Lindsey it: Son. Otscgo. Mich,





Ext. ra for lieci’ and Milk.

POIICd Durhams.’ Heavy yielding clean

White Scottish Chief Oats. Pure White VVyundotte

(lookerels $1.50 to $2.50. Frank Bartlett, Dryden. Mich.





Cattle For Sale





Loads feeders and two loads yenrléug steers. Also





 





2 can show you‘ any number 1. 2 an 8 yeah; old from

600m 1200 lbs. Isaac Shanstum, Fmrtield, Iowa. R-t-l.

-FOR SALE El iiio. old bull (will, from a 1311). 3

, yr. old dam. 35 lb. sire.

Esperanoe Dairy Farm. Lansing.‘ Mioh.. R. F. D. 5

/ ‘ Hons. . . , ‘

I ’ I

Durocs and Victorian .

Heavy bone. lengthy Spring Bears and Gilts from prize





winners 51 red by one of the best Sons of the. Greatne-

fender ‘1: other noted strains.- M. 1‘. STORY. Lowell. Mich.





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Board, serviceable m. .best‘hlood

lln .R 'tened. It, .11 'l.',,

51‘ch eigthM, » Aimomfigncsh.





Tglliilmimlllillmflillllilllllllilliililllllimliilmmllilfillillfllliilflimmm





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g Veterinary.





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-,CONDUCTED BY w. 0. PAIR. v. s'.





 





Horse Perspires too’ FreelyQ—I have

a five~year-old horse that sweats very

easily and- I might say that jogging

him two miles causes perspirationto

drip off him. He is in good condition;

but during the summer he never' per,-

spires more than balance. of my horses.

J. ., Richmond,» Mich—Your. horse -

'should have been clipped the middle of

November and if you drive him much

it.will benefit him to be clipped now.

Give him a .teaspoont'ul of acetate of

potash in feed or water once a day.



Sprai'ned ' Fotlock J0ints.—.—While

plowing last fall our four-year~old mare

sprained her front fetlock joints, caus?

ing lameness. ‘ Since then we have" ap-

plied liquid blister several times, but,

she still shows some lamenessand the

Joint is somewhat enlarged. C. E. G.,

Colon, Mich—Clip off hair and apply

one part: red iodide mercury and one

.part powdered canthru'ldes and eight,

parts fresh lard every two weeksuntil

she recovers. _ ‘ " "1



Injured Stifle.——Our six-months-old

colt was kicked by another colt, injur-

ing stifle. The blow caused consider—

able swelling and the joint has 'never

gotten well. C. J. S Capac, Mich“;—

Apply one part. iodine and nine parts

fresh lard to injurwi part8 three or

four times a week.



8. H. D., Huron Co... Mich.——Youi'

mare should be well ted. also wash out.

vagina with a tepid solution of per-

manganate of potash and water, one

part: to 1000 parts three times a week.



Worms—4 have a colt coming three

years old that is \‘vry much out of

condition. His appetite is good, is fed

three quarts of ours. ouch meal three

meals per day, and all the hay he cares

to eat. I have noticed some" white

worms in his bowel movements and I

might say that, I have tried different

worm preparations hm they fail to do

him much good. A. G. Go, Bay City.

Micli.———Mix together one part'powder-

ed sulphate iron, out» part of ground

wormseed, one part sat and“? three

parts ground genuine—give a table—

spoont’ul at a dose in feed twice a day.



Itchy Ears—I have a. dog two years

old that is troubled will) itchy ears. He

must suffer more or less pain and he

shows it most: in damp weather. Z. H.

Blanchard, Mich—His ears should be





 





 





 





cautiously swabbed outwith tincture

iodine or dust, on some.» finely powder-

ed boric acid once a day. -



Bone Spavin.——l have a five-year-old





‘ horse that went: lame 14 months ago‘





and which has hem lame nearly all

“the time since. Our local Vet. fired

him September 1, bu: he is still lame;

shows it. most, when turning, What .

additional treatment do yen recom—

mend? C. F. Y., Nowell, Mic fJPer- .

haps you have failed to give your.

horse sufficient rest. Clip off hairland.

apply one part red iodide mercury and

four parts lard every two weeks and 5

keep him as quiet as possible. “ '-' ‘

Calf Lacks Appetite—4 boughtucali ,,

when three days old' and it has been '

healthy until a week ago, as soon as I

put him onskini-inilk, his appetite

seemed to fail and not, only for milk,

but hay. R. B., Grand Rapids, Mich.— '

Give calf 3 grs. of quinine and 5 grs. ‘

of salicylic acid at. a dose in milk three

times a day. It might be adviSable t0

sweeten the skiin-niilli' with sugar and

water; ,.

Knuckling. I haw a. horse that is

weak in both hind lfeilock joints and

would like to know how to treat'him'.

J. S., Otsego, Mich—If you can’give

the horse rest, clip off hair andapply

one part powdered canthaiides andsix

parts of fresh lard twice, a month. If

you require the use oi] him, bandage

joints in cotton and rub on alcohol

twice a day. ;

Partial Loss of Power.~—l have a c

that is down and unable to 'get up,

most of the trouble is in her hind legs

and, there are some bunches on-diff'er-

ent parts of body. She is due to fresh-

en in eight weeks. Our local Veteri-

nary thought: she had an attack of

pneumonia. D. R. \\'., Sears, Mich.—

This is a case where your Vet. should

make a careful exan‘iination; however,

it is possible that she may have had

pneumonia and later injured back-

causing loss of power * hind quarters.

Rub her back with mustard andwater

three times a week. Give her 1/2 dr.

fluid extract of mu: vomica, 1 oz. of

tincture cinchona (compound) and 3

drs. Fowler’s solution at a dose inhwar

ter as a drench three times a day. -

Worms.+Have a dog that will weigh

about 30 lbs., that is very thin and

gaunt. His appetite is very irregular

and he frequently vomits. E. ’13.; '-

Bridgewater, Mich—Give him 304-grs.





 





 





of powdered are'ca nut. on an emptyiul. ', _‘

stonliKach three times a Week 'fdr"tWQ — . .

"wee s. ' ‘ ‘ _ . .;
19M





{3: ._ _ _ . ..

1 Moms?

jointsa’rén

has grow

and has 11.35 .

rub-bin!





ce’s over s ghtiyand‘

.the-t’ouch. Thisfifly

been fed moderately



I am now





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pm:

sill-to ,

little exercise.

iw’ith liniment and





 

 

 

 

 

 





9

a. mile or two a day and allow-

:da‘foedeiel‘cié'e, her joints would have

beén in better 'c‘ondition. All growthy-

young animals should have a certain;

amountoi exercise every day; besides,

they i'e‘duire plenty of fresh air, or.

they do',,ri‘ot.'grow up to be hardy am-

mals. "Apply edual parts of tincture

iodine .andps'pirits of camphor to swolr

’ " ' len jointsthree; times a week. If you

bandage'at.;all, the bandage should be

I porous, producing pressure, but not too

much heat. [Give colt 30 grs. of ace-

tate of potash at a dose in feed or wa-_

ter tWice" a ’day and I would also sug-

gest that you change her food supply. .

Feed some clover, alfalfa or roots

instead ot‘feeding much corn, teed'oats .

and Wheat bran. d H

J. W.’ S. writes that he do 8 no ou-

ble in killing. the lice on his cattle and

horses b'y'bpplying some calomel With

' or. dusting some of t





cattle once "a week for three weeks and

for lousy horses, he dusts a little of

the powder in mane and along the

back and]mme near root of tail. He

also States that the animals should not

be allowed to. get wet while this treat-

ment is being applied. Calomel, when

applied externally acts as a dessicant.

stimulant, antiparasitic and antiseptic,

therefore you had better apply mer-

curialointment which is made by mix-

ing together. 50 per cent of mercury,

25 per cent lard, 23 per cent suet and

two per cont. oleate of mercury. The

blue ointment can be placedwhere you

apply the powder, and, if. so it Will give

you better results than calomel which

is mild, chloride of mercury—Ed.



V Mange—Lice—Every winter my

young stock and some of mycows are

troubled with an itchy condition of the

skin, and'I might say that there are





some lice on my young stock. My

cows have been milking Since last

spring. Would you adv1se buying gléaltl'l



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for them at the following prices:

tonseed meal $2.60; linseed meal $2.75

corn meal $2.25 and bran $1.85 per cwt.

l have been feeding them Silage, bean

pods and clover hay but I have thought

they were not doing very well. M. P

x S., Clair, Mich.——Appry one part coal

. tar disinfectant and 29 parts of.water

to itchy and lousy cattle three times a

week. Perhaps they need grooming.

Feed them equal parts by weight of

cornmeal and wheat bran tW1ce_ a day,

in addition to whatyou are teeding

them and it will pay you to do so.



Dropsy.—-—Our 12-year-old horse is

sick, legs stocked, swelling under belly

and occasionally his heart thumps. Our

local Vet. has been treating him for

the past four weeks. J. F. C., Eldor:

ado, Mich—Give your horse 1/2 dr. oi

fluid extract nux vomica, 1/2, dr. fluid

extract digitalis and 2‘drs. Donovan’s

solution at a dose three or four times

a day.



Cows Crave Wood—My cows -are

more fond of chewing wood than they

are of good feed. I am feeding malt

sprouts, oil meal, corn silage and clo-

ver hay. L. J., Wayne Co.——Give

each cow a dessertspoonful of dilute

hydrochloric acid in a quart of water

as a drench three times a day, or mix

the medicine in water in their feed:



Hard Milking Cow.——I have a good

cow, but she is a hard milker. This

cow came fresh last July and is due

to come fresh again next April. What

can be done to make her milk eas1er

without any risk of doing her harm?

C. S., LeRoy, Mich.—Cautiously dilate

teat canal with a dull pointed probe;



‘ however, I might say that this is work

that should be done cautiously and un-

der septic measures, or you may ruin





 





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





 





   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

 

   

 

 

 

 





her udder. _

Barren COW—Protruding Vagina—I

l have cows which fail to become preg-





nant and I would like to know if there

is anything that would assist in cor-

recting this trouble? Have a cow that

is very thin, caused I believe, on ac-

count of prolapse of uterus. Would

like to have you suggest a tonic which

will assist in fattening her. L. M. P.,

Adrian, Mich.——Cows that are shy

breeders very' often suffer from the

bad effect of miscarriages and which

are doubtless the result of contagious

abortion infection. Very little can be

done with many of these cases. Doubt-

less you have seen prescriptions in

this column which you may try: Give

your' cow 1. dr. of ground nux vomica,

15 oz. of ground .cinchona and 1 oz. of

ground ,gentian at a dose in feed two

or three. times a day. She should be

, . well fed and her fore feet placed three.

: ,‘ ‘ or four inches lower than bind, when

, in stall. 7 This .will,,hate the elfect. of

; ‘ uterus and vagina falling back into





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worms or be bide bound.

Colic Drench

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Fever Paste Disterfixdper





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Stock scriptions.





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Nature takes care of the horse

when he is on grass. . But your

horses are stabled and fed dry

feed—dry hay, oats, corn, chop

feed. That’s the cause of consti-

pation and stoppage of bowels:—

mighty serious horse troubles.





circulating, the digestion good by using





PHYSlC BALL and HORSE'TONIC





They make grass conditions for horses. One Ph

Kidney, blood and liver are all

Horse Tonic. Your horses will not have shaggycoa , stocky legs.





a great colic medicine

Stimulates the paralyzed beewvglrys.

distenfion does away with wind





cine {or

. F e v e r s ,

Colds. Acts upon the inflamed membranes

of the throat and overcomes germs otdisccse.





Go to ourown druzgist for Dr. Roberts' Live

_ If not there, send us

his name and We Will see you afie supplied.





Nearly 4000 dealers inU S. for and in-

sist on getting the (package bearing Dr.

Roberts'picture. Sen 81 ootorDr Roberts'





page ome Veterinarian."

treating all diseases of a “we stock. Address





Dr. David Roberts Veterinary Co.

Waukcsbn, Wis.





 





 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 





 

 





 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 





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Home of the greatest show herd in the State.

Stock of all ages and both sex/for sale. including

some of the Winners at the State Fair. write us for

particulars and let us tell you about them and our





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some of them old enough for service. sired b

"Maplecrest Korndyke Hengerveld"(the Bull wit

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world)

all from A. R. O. Dams with good records and. the

best of breeding. one very fine Grandson of the





FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR BULL

out of a. 27.39-lb. dam. all stock zuaranteedto be

just as represented and a credit of six months

will be given to responsible parties.





‘3' record backing of any sire in the

and ‘G. &B. Segis Ulrics Pledge 108790.”





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Duroc Jersey

We still have 7 choice hours for sale. Bired by our

' ' Masterpiece No. 2883. Sendfor pedi e.You

than'ploased. Prices Beasonnb e.

5 ARMS. R. F. DJ, Bunny. Mich.





FOR SALE





10 Reg. Shropshire yrl. Ewes that are I!“ close in

every respect. Price 823 per head. Brod to: Apr. lambs.

M. A. BRAY ESTATE. Ukemoe, (Indian 00.) Wall.





1.“. KEEN“, Eric, Mich. .63? l§.%%£f‘3 ”$35.;

Swill... D. I. k T. locd from Monroe m- Toledo. Keency Slap.





 





 





Duroc Jerseys 3° ”3-“ 339.3}? “m

Carey ll. Edmonds. Hastings. Mich





 





Bum Jerseys his: his.





State. Fine Stock. J. 3. Limits,



DUlloC Son's, Spring gilte. Aug. Boar Pigs Sept.

Pigs either sex. Percheron St .'



months 01d. E. J. Aldrich. Tekonchud Chili?





DUROC SOWS .





40 head good growthy youn sows and gilt: bred for

early bpring farrow to two 0 the best big type young

boar-a in the state. Free livery for visitors.



NEWTON BAENHABT. ST. JOHNS, MICK.





26 beauties bred to grand b' boars at

our” :0“ Auction Feb. 12th. Some spllgndid tall

boars. 0110 L. Dabson. Quincy, Michigan.





either sex. 815,

,1. anywhere in

St. Johns. Mich.





 





 





 





Saws and gi Its bred to Eureka Cherry Ki

Durpc and Crimson Critic mu of Critic Model

Ohmen Iowa Fair. . 0. Taylor, Milan, Mich.

Dunn glows angvellttsfbred fgr Mar. and Apr.

armvr. r: e or pe igree and con.

15. D. Heydonberk. Wayland. lglob.





Duroc Jerseys Glltfl and tried yearling





' sow bred to a son 1)

Orion Cherry King the Premier Champion of the breed

also (all pigs. Monro





F. J. DkOD’l', 3.1. a, [sun





03 SALE: Dnroc Jersey swine. choice breeding good quality

(either-sex). S. C. W. Leghorn cooker-ale 81.50—83. Buff Rock

cockerels 32—38. John McNicoll. Station A. E. 4. Bay City. Mich.





 





 





Duroc' Jerseysvaoggs andig‘ilts all sold.

good pl for lo.



Wm. W. Kennedy. Grass lake. “Enema...

One A r. gilt bred for A r. furrow



Dunc 1mm Pr... a. A1 8 e "- 1 '

can E. G. r. . wiogfchep .pigS.e the:-





man: "- “grammes



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mum (in '



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O. I. C. Stock all Sold





JULIAN P. CLAXTON. Ewart: Crock. link.





0. l. C’s.

either sex, not akin.

Otto B. Schulzo. - -





4 last fall boars big growthy

once, also last eprln pigs

Farm 59’ mile West of spot.

Nashville. Michigan





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Armstrong Bros- R. 8. Fowlervlno. Mlclr



Francisco Farm Poland China-s

Big Types With Quality





Ton ”lb. .IOIOI. from prize vinnj stock.

They're long. irons. ed. rugged to lo".

Pictures circular an 81109 list on request.

P. P. porn. , in our PLEASANT. Lamp.



S ring boom. The

.1, mm ”a“ China qgality and prime

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surprise you. G. T. Elle. Charlotte. Mich. ’ ‘





 





 

 

 

   

   

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

   

 





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Twenty-five tried Big-Type Poland-China brood

sows to be bred for March and April furrow.

Ten splendid Spring hours at $25.00 each for





quick sale. Worth $50.00.

Kalamazoo, Mich.





HmacstFann,

Al flail Price andSold 0m





Emegt somedand'y tall pigs, and a bi? ru ed black

Pore emu Stallion. (registered) com nu t ree. for

m Come see im.



3. C. IWR. Portland. Midi.





I.” 86‘“ Poland China ring andfallplgsz





also B. .Rock cockerels'nt

special lawn-ices toquick buyers. Robert New. Pierson. Mich.





 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 





 





 

 

 

 

   





   

 

 

 





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B1116 Type Poland Chinas. Oho ice April boaranl: pig-

‘ ptirs.(7hnuccto got started for elittle mnucybig Minnrro

Cocberels. Satisfaction guaranteed. . W. Mills, Saline. Mich.





 





 





u 'l’ P. 0. Boats. Big boned husky fellows.-

' m. Emmi extra good yearling herd boar Iowa.

bred. E. J. thew-son. Burr Oak. Mich.





 





For his Poland chinasaiiz'53a032'irts‘1i‘z:





I. D. Long. R. F. D. No. 8, Grand Rapids. Mich.





lARGE STRAIN P. C.





One extra good fall yearling and a few choice spring

been. A nice lot at gills hei m; bred for April ferrow.

H. 0. SWABTZ. SCHOOLCRAF’I’. MICE.



Chinaszs big. as good. us grow in Iowa. Herd

"I.“ headed by Goliath Farver. I can please you.

Robert. Martin, R. 7. Hastings. Michiga-





Laru Tm Poland china Brod Sow Sale,Fob.2fl.‘17





Write for catalog. “K J. Hugelshaw, Augusta. Mich.





'lg I,“ Pal.“ ml with one and quality.





A. A. WOOD C SON. Saline. Michigan.

10 Yorkshire Gills, 2 Boats one mature;





Red Polled cattle. E. S. ('Allll. Homer. Michigan‘





HALLADAYS’ HAMPS H 1 RES





5 tried sows, 12 yea rling boars. for lingual izne mic. fall

pigs. 0. H. Hulluday & Son, Clinton. Alivhigan

u‘ llll : . Bred Slows and gilt: for August and



M3 8 we. September furrow s. Sprlrg pigs,

sex both. FLOYD b: Yl'lllfi. R. No. 9, Decatur. Ind.





AMP-SHIRE HUGS all sold out. would sell-one

herd boar and book orders for spring boar pigs.

John W'. Snyder, St. Johns, Michigan. ll. 4.





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

   

   

 

   





 





 





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ace one ho from

am not she -

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' Prince 56GB. sired by Vl'ildwoo

O. I. c a Prince 1110 lb.3yr. Grand Chain ion

at; Iowa sold for $750. Ship ‘. . .

I —J.cui Jarrett. Mason. Mich.





 





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Pnounc ”MU LE FOOT" nesnsr-

PROFITABLE H OG mo





FOUNDATION STOCK FROM BEST BLOOD 0' BR!"





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OXFORD EWES





Yearlin s 835.00. Shropshires all ages

:30. Al good ones and money makers.





Kopo Kon Farms, Klnderhookfiiot.





Oxford Down Sheep N° €21?“

M. F. GANSSLEY. Lennon. Michlxan.





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





 





 





 





a I c and Chester White Swine. all ages. A few

' ° ' service Boar-s and own gilts. 400 fall pigs

either sex, sired by Oran dolls onder. Grand Champ-

ion at Ohio State Fair, Schoolmasterthechamplon of

champions and hi host price boar of the breed and

other:- Get a sow fired to Gallaway Edd Grand Cham-

pion Mo. State fairwwearo build order-aw'ehad the

undefeated breeders age herd It s 1 state fairs. Get

our catalogue. buy the but it pays. w e have them. We ship on

approval. Bolling Vieu Stock Farm. Cass City. Mich. R. 2





0. I. l}. Sonnesler While Swine





Strictly Big ’l'ypc. Five. gllts bred for Apr. & Malay

fan-ow. Bred toasuood boars as there are in tho bre ,

Have a fine lot of {all pigsklhat I can furnish. in pairs





not akin. Newman’s Stock Farm. Mariette. Mich. R. l.

20 gilts due to far-row





O. l. C. SWINE: thelastot Man-h and





for part of April. Will be sold at knock-down price.

Have also fall pigmvvrite mo y our wants. Satisfaction

guaranteed. A. . GOBDEN. B. No. 3.!)orr. Mich.





O I C Serviceable Boar's, Gilts bred for

~ 0 a March and April furrow. Prices

reasonable. fl. MA





0 I c Serviceablo boars. erai-ling sows and

n . I gilts bred for Mar. furrow. Summer and

fall pigs. G. P. Andrews. Dansville.Michlzan.

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Grand Rapids





W. N. Dansvlllc, Mich.





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vice. A. J. arker “fidmnnt M loll?





FOR SALE Thoroughbred 0. 1:0.

- Swlu e, sows bred, mlts



mdbonra. 0.1). Iomervill. Grass Lake. Mich. R. 2.

9 5 ch l e Gilt bred t Son of School-



0' 'I c 3- mutgrcto furl-ow anM'nr... also fall

D138. Clover Leaf Stock Farm. Monroe. Mich, 11.].

a. l e‘Choice br-d gilt: for Apr. & May furrow. Ser-





viceabla boars. fall Kins. Out of prize winning

stock. Write for low prices. . T. Kareem: Lake. Mich.





 





ofl’erin two extra

0 '0 C’s. Alilioare amigo few bred Its.

O. J. THOMPSON. - - Rockford. Michigan

VINGnoldnyhm Ivi‘ll sell mymirebendog

0. I. 6. and Olin-hr “fluorine “Public Auction on led

Feb. 14. Write for catalog. ELIHJH‘T, Fowkrvlflc. Mich.





at”. m “ll“ mid {or March andsAflaI'il





furrow. July bun.





 





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tuition guaranteed. G. W. Holt", (cinnamon. lichJLll.





readyl for scr- ”





   

   

   

   

   





Shropshire Ewes for sale. Ton lamb-





I

RBnglfl'Od twentv bred yearlin ' .

gs andtuo euroldc.

W, E. SIORRIS . R. 5. Flint. Baiting”





FOR SALE: '50 good, registered Shropshire Ewes bred

. for April lambs to a ram whose sire & dam wort-both

imported. Address, H. F. Mouser, Ithaca. Michigan



breeding ewes. wool-Much





"with?“ SMW type.to lamb March and Apr.





Price reasonable. J. P Andrews, Dansville. Michigan





HORSES





Percheron Sale





FEBRUARY 7, 1917,





at 12 o’clock noon. .

Owing to the death of Mrs. Wm. Bird

will sell our entire stock of Pure-bred

horse's consisting of: l Stallion comin

4 yrs. old, MP 2000; 1 Stallion, 20 111qu

Stallions, 9 mo.; 5 mares in foal, 3 to l2

rs., wt. 1400 to 1900; 2 fillies 9 mo. All

lack but one mare, a gra , all Reg. in

P. S. A. Also 1 Standard ed Stallion,

51x yrs.old,51red by Constenars, (2.16%) .

An extra good bunch.





BIRD 8: SHROYER, Proprietor;

N. CLINTON AVE., sr.

R. L. mossy. Auct‘fiigl’ MICH'





MR. FARMER





,_ BUY YOUR





Percheron Stallions and Mares of the

largest breeders in the state. 75 head

to select from—herd established 18%.

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