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VOL. CXLVIII. No. ix

Whole Number 3932



HE soil that raises the garden



on the average farm each year



returns more .prOfit than any

other area of equal size on —the same

farm. Who can contradict that state:

ment in the face of present prices of

one dollar and fifty cents per bushel

for the easily raised turnip, and two

dollars per bushel for carrots and oth-

er garden stuff in proportion. Certain-

ly the farmer who listened to the gar-

den arguments last spring and who

afterwards put them into practice is

some wiser now and his purse is a lit-

tle heavier than it otherwise would

have been.



Sometimes we men folks develop a

notion that the garden is an adjunct

to, and should be looked after by those

who look after the kitchen, and we

grumble» when the good wife reminds

us that some part of the garden needs

our attention. Yes, we may even say

under our breaths, “I don’t mind doing

man’s work, but when it comes to

woman’s work, why—there I draw the

line.” If it was true that the garden

belonged in the domain of the farm

woman, perhaps there would be some

excuse for such an undercurrent of

feeling, but when cost accounts are

kept on the garden and one sees how

much it returns for the money invest-

ed, this undertone will consider itself

dismissed and in its place will come

that attitude which recognizes in the

garden an immense asset that is en-

titled to man’s respect and care as

much as any other feature of the farm.



It Pays to Putter. .



Then, too, we men get another no-

tion about the garden work which is

fully as bad as the woman’s work no-

tion previously mentioned. We have

come to believe, many of us, that if we

do a job where it is impossible to work

the whole five hours between seven

and twelve, or one and six, that we are

“putterers” and are engaged in “put-

tering” work and of all things, let no

man have that reputation hanging ov-

er his name. At least, that is what we

often think. It is about time we chang-

ed our notions in this regard. I for-

merly had no use for a putterer, but I

worked for a man one season/Who was

a putterer, he never spent any time in

the field doing a straight job, but he

was continually picking up little odds

and ends, fixing the mowing machine

or the hay loader, making things over

and from observation, I have come to

.look upon the small jobs about the

farm as those which pay the most, es-





 





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The Farmer’s Garden

‘ ‘ By I. J. MATHEWS





pecially if} done in time to avoid leaks

of time and money. This man made

me a profound admirer of putterers,

especially if their odd jobs are made

to count.



On many farms the garden work is

looked upon as a job in this class and

as a consequence much of the work

done in it is done when one has a few

moments before dinner is quite ready

or after supper when the chores are

done, but there still lingers a little

daylight. It is a wise man who uses

these moments to advantage, but the

point I wish to make is that all the





out any definite idea as to just where

you were going to get, and then find

at the conclusion of the job that the

hours of work could have been cut in

two if you had known definitely how to

go about it beforehand? I have had

that delightful experience on more

than one occasion and it has a ten-

dency to make one lose his self-respect.

System is the key word of this age

and it is often surprising to see how

much brawn and muscle can be saved

by a few moments of intelligent appli-

cation of the proper nerve fibers.



If the garden plan has been made





 





 





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garden work should not be relegated

to such odd moments, for in some sea-

sons leisure moments are far between

and the garden suffers. The garden is

important and if sufficient work to

insure a good one cannot be done in

spare moments, then set apart a little

time each day to work in the vegeta-

bles. This is the only spot on the

farm that is cultivated intensively and

economists are pointing out, and prob-

ably with considerable accuracy, that

the man who farms intensively the

coming year will be money ahead.

The Garden Plan.



One job that can and should be

done before the snow flies is to pre-

pare the garden plan. “Plan your

work and then work your plan,” is a

good motto to go by on the farm. Have

you ever gone ahead with a job with-





 





out bearing in mind the size of the

family and the likes and dislikes of

its members, there is no guess work

about ordering the seeds. One knows

just how far the seeds will have to go

and about how many seeds it takes to

plant one hundred feet and from this,

the order is quickly and accurately

made out and sent in early enough so

that the seeds arrive on time.

Contrast this with the hunt-and-

gather system of garden planting. How

many have gone through this experi-

ence? We sit down and think thus:

“Now, we like beets, carrots, onions,

salsify, parsnips, etc. Oh! I guess

I’ll send for a couple of packages of

each one.” In due time, or often later,

the seeds arrive and we repair to the

garden with them, complaining of the

infernal slowness of all seedsmen. In





 





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the meantime we get a hoe handle

and mark out row one. The onions

are put in and covered, and another

row is planted. There are a few seeds

left over and so we see that we must

have another half row in order to use

up all our seeds. In sober sense, often

the one row of onions was entirely

sufficient to meet the needs of the en-

tire family, both for the summer and

winter, and one package of seeds

would have been sufficient. The same

is true of the other seeds only per-

haps in some cases we should have

bought twice as many seeds as we did.

No, folks, I don’t incriminate anyone.

I am merely reciting experiences

through which I have passed so that

others may profit. Education is but

little more than nuggets of experience

that we may take and appropriate

without the necessity of buying the ex-

perience dearly.

Secure Suitable Tools.



Because of the great bulk of matter

which the garden supplies annually to

the farm table, we cannot afford to

go on wasting time through planting

and keeping down weeds with anti»

quated methods. The hoe-handle meth—

0d of planting that I mentioned before

is a relic of antiquity that can only be:

properly used now on very small gar-

dens. The farm garden ought to be

planted with a good seeder of the kind.

reliably advertised. One may often

figure that he saves some expense by

planting by hand, but this saving is of

the “save at the spigot and waste at

the bung” type, for often the saving

of seeds alone would in two or three

years pay for the drill, to say nothing

of the ease of planting, even spacing.

of rows and quick regulation phases.

of drill planting.



Some garden drills that will do good

work may be secured for as little as.

five dollars, or if one wishes to get a.

more easily adjusted one with several.

attachments, such a drill can be had

for ten or fifteen dollars at the most..

But the money invested in a drill will.

be returned about as quickly as that

invested in any other farm tool.



There are some drills that may have

the body removed and wheel hoe or

weeder attachment put on. This does

the business all right, but I rather Dre—-

fer to have the wheel hoe a separate

tool, since in this form it usually has

a high wheel and therefore runs a.

little easier. I use a two-wheeled one

that can be changed to a single Wheel.



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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





Perhaps at no previous

The Season’s time has the making of

Plant. a season's plans been

so difficult for the av~

erage farmer as is the case at the

present time. With farm products of

all kinds bringing higher prices than

ever before in the experience or even

memory of most present day farmers,

there is every incentive to plan on a

maximum production of cash crops,

but in contemplating such plans a

problem is encountered which is more

difficult of solution than has ever

previously been the case.



Unquestionably there is not enough

farm labor available at any price to

permit the maximum increase of pro-

duction of our various staple cash

crops, consequently the farmer who is

operating a small farm and who has

ordinarily been able to secure day la-

bor to harvest these special crops will

have to be certain of the source of

such labor before making definite

plans for an increased acreage this

year, while he is likely to be confront-

ed by a still more serious difficulty

when the crops are mature and ready

to harvest.



. The first step in the solution of this

problem to which every farmEr should

give serious consideration is that of

providing himself with every practical

labor—saving device as to make the

units of man labor accomplish greater

results in the production of crops than

has been possible with the limited

equipment to be found upon the aver-

age farm. This, of course, will not en-



tirely solve the problem, but it will

materially aid in its solution and is a

step which no progressive farmer will

fail to take under prevailing condi-

tions.



The next important step will be to

so plan the crop areas to be grown as

to avoid any unnecessary conflict in the

work of planting, caring for and bar-

vesting the various crops grown. In

this way the danger of serious loss on

account of the inability to secure the

necessary labor to harvest cr0ps with-

out waste will be reduced to a mini-

mum, and the temptation for the farm-

er and his family to work too strenu—

ously and for too long hours in at-

tempting to accomplish this urgent

work'themselves will be obviated.





A vigorous pro-

test has been re-

ceived against a

bill now pending in the legislature

amending the general school low

relative to the payment of tuition of

~ children, who have completed the

eiflith grade in any district school, at

ahlghschooltobemmvedhythe

amt of public instructlu

. through the-levying of a tax upon the





H igh School Tuition.





not-new. "alt differsfrom '; the preset:





law only in this feature, that the high.





school must be approved by the super-

intendent of public instruction, and

that the amount of tuition is limited

to $25 instead of $20 as in the present

law. ,



This law was designed to give eVery

boy and girl the opportunity to get a

high school education even if their

parents are unable to assume the bur-

den of paying their tuition to such a

school. It gives to country boys'and

girls the opportunity for free educa-

tion that is enjoyed by the boys and

girls of a community which has a

good high school. The point has been

made that in encouraging the country

boys to go to the neighboring village

to high school as this law was intend-

ed to do, their parents will be deprived

of their services during the school

year and the boys will be subjected to

the unwholesome influences of the

town. From an economic standpoint

the first argument is not sound, since

it has been proven by repeated farm

management demonstrations, as con-

ducted by the federal government, that

farmers who have enjoyed the advan-

tages of a high school education, tak-

en as a class, make a much better is-

bor income than do farmers whose ed-

ucational opportunities have. been lim~

ited to the primary grades.



The broad viewpoint is undoubtedly

the better one in this connection so far

as the boy is concerned. If his pre-

vious training has been right, and ar-

rangements can be made so that he

can live at home, or if he is kept busy

at some employment which will help

him through outside school hours, the

effect on the boy is likely to be bene-

ficial rather than otherwise. In cases

where this is not true, the boy is not

likely to have an ambition to get a,

high school education. If he is not of

studious habit: and does notplace an

adequate value on such educational ad-

vantages, then he need not be encour-

aged to take advantage of this oppor-

tunity for free tuition at the village

high school, since there is no compul-

sory feature connected with the law.





As noted in an editor.

ial comment published

in the last issue, ena—

bling legislation on the

part of the state is necessary to make

available the federal aid for road build-

ing provided for in an act of congress

approved July 11, 1916. Such enabling

legislation has been introduced in the

legislature, and is now before the com-

mittee on roads and bridges. This bill

does not specify what roads are to be

improved with federal aid. It does an-

thorize townships, good road districts

and counties to raise funds, either by

general taxation or bond issues to as-

sist in the. building of federal aided

roads.



The proportion of monies which

must be raised by these minor munici~

polities to apply on federal aided roads

is specified in the bill as follows:

Counties working under the so-called

county road system having a valuation

per trunk line mile of $100,000 and

less, shall pay twenty-five per cent of

the. cost of federal aided roads, the

state and federal governments paying

the remainder; counties having a vain—

ation per trunk line mile between

$100,000 and $200,000 shall pay thirty

per cent of the cost of federal aided

roads; counties having a valuation per

trunk line mile between 200,000 and

$300,000 shall pay thirty-five per cent

of the cost of federal aided roads:

munties having a valuation per trunk

line mile between $300,000 and $400,000

shall pay forty per cent of the cost of

federal aided roads: counties having a

valuation per trunk line mile between

$400 300 and $500,000 shall pay forty-

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The bill alsoiprovades that ‘

ties not under the. countyroad system.





townships and good roads districts





may pay toward the construction ‘ of

federal aided roads the same percent-

age in accordance with their ' valua-

tion per trunk line mile as shown by

the schedule for counties. These minor

municipalities are required by the bill

to levy an annual tax equal to three

per cent of the amount contributed to

the cost of building federal aided roads

in accordance with the above schedule,

but in. no case exceeding $100 per mile,

of road per year. 'All monies raised to

be used on federal aided roads are re-

quired to be paid into and dispersed

through the state treasury. The bill

also provides for an appropriation of

$225,000 for each of the succeeding two

fiscal years as a fund for the. payment

of the state's portion of the cost of

federal aided roads.



Trunk line roads ,as described in

this bill are defined in Act No. 334 of

the Public Acts of 1913 as consisting

of ten divisions traVerslng all sections

of the state and connecting principal

cities and towns. While this bill does

not specify that federal aid shall be

applied to these trunk line roads, the

federal law under which this aid is





granted provides that all improve-





ments made by federal aid must be up-

on projects approved by the Secretary

of Agriculture, and that the Secretary

of Agriculture shall approve only such

projects as may be substantial in char-

acter. Under this provision it is said

that projects will be approved relating

to roads of interstate importance

wherever possible.



Under this proposed legislation the

State Highway Commissioner is an-

thorized to make surveys, prepare

plans and specifications and take

charge of building and maintaining

federal aided roads, in accordance

with the federal act. This unquestion‘

ably gives the State Highway Commis-

sioner full power to select the roads

for which the federal aid projects will

be submitted, but the acceptance of

the projects is finally up to the federal

government and under the -provisions

of this proposed law would seem to

be also dependent upon the coopera-

tion of the counties, townships or good

roads districts traversed by such high-

ways. The total amount of federal aid

received by the state during the five

years will be $2,186,756. If it is con

sidered probable that this amount of

money will not assist in building over

500 miles of federal aided road, or less

than one—half of the amount of state

aided roads cempleted this year, it will

be seen that federal aided roads will

be a comparatively small factor in the

good roads ,dcvelopment within the

state during the five-year period which

the federal aid law covers.



. If the details of this plan are not

satisfactory to the people of any sec-

tion of the state, there will be oppor-

tunity for amending the plan at suc-

ceeding sessions of the legislature, pro-

vided it is passed in its present form

by the legislature now considering it.

In the meantime, the State Highway

Department will be the court of last

resort for the people of any section of

the state who may desire the co-oper-

ation of the federal and state govern-

ments in the permanent improvement

of sections of road. Undoubtedly the

pressure from such sources will be

so great that during the five

years the several projects will be

spread over a large section of the

state, but there is every likelihood that

the federal aid will, to a considerable

extent, be used to an in gaps in these

designated state trunk lines in, the

poorer sections of the state where the

counties or minor municipalities have

not felt able‘to assume the burden of '_

construction. ' _ ,

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the enactment} of adequate efi‘abling

legislation by the present legislature.





HAPPENINGS or, THE "WEEK.





 





Foreign





The European Wan—The most im-

portant news reported this last week

was the capture ,of Bagdad in Asia

Minor by British forces who have been

operating from the Persian Gulf up

along the Tigns‘ river. This city was

to have been the terminus of an im-

portant railroad extending through

Constantinople to Berlin, Germany.

and to be the main center of trade

with Persia and eastern countries. The

first attempt to capture this important

objective resulted in the defeat and

capture of Gen. Townshend’s army of

10,000 men in December of 1915. Rus-

sians also advanced nearer the Tigris

river, having recently captured‘Hama-

dam and Sahna in northern Persia. A

third expedition against the Turks con-

sists of British regiments whichsstarto

ed from Egypt, moved up the eastern

shore. of the Mediterranean and cap-

tured Jerusalem.——Berlin admits of

further retreats in the Ancre region

where British troops are pressing

the invaders hard. The activity of the

artillery of both sides was spirited in

the Champagne sector early this week.

The French made a small gain in the

Woevre region to the east of Verdun.

Practically no reports of importance

have come from the eastern front.



Through the death of Representative

Solloway, of New Hampshire, the

United States House of Representa-

tives is divided evenly between repub-

licans and democrats, each having 214

adherents.



The federal forces in Cuba have tak-

en Santiago and captured Gen. Gomez,

leader of the rebel forces, and a num-

ber of his stafl. This success proba-

bly means the collapse of the rebellion.



Elections were held in Mexxco on

March 11, and Gen. Carranza received

all but a few scattering‘ballots as

chief executive of the republic. He

will be inaugurated on May 1, and wfll

be the first constitutional presrdent

since 1911. - _



George W. Guthrie, American Ani-

bassador to Japan, was stricken With

apoplexy at the Japanese capitol last

week.



Count Zeppelin, the famous German

inventor and builder of dirlgible air-

ships died near Berlin last Thursday

after a brief illness, at the age of 78.



Domestic.





Forty-five and perhaps more people

were killed and 200 persons hurt m a

tornado that swept over part of Indi-

ana and Ohio on Sunday. Newcastle.

Ind, was the hardest hit, and forty-two

of her citizens are reported dead. The

preperty loss ’ there is estimated at

$1,000,000. . .



American merchant ships are being

armed with guns provided by the gov-

ernment for protection against sub-





marine boats while passing through





the danger zone established by Ger-

many along the coast of her enemies.

Despite the failure of congress to

sanction the arming of American ves-

sels, President Wilson has upon his

constitutional authority granted per-

mits to vessel owners to arm and has

issued orders to gunners aboard these

vessels to fire at once on any submar-





ine which approaches in a threatening





manner.



The United States Senate has enact-

ed a cloture rule which by two-thirds

vote will limit debating to one hour for

each minority member. The passxng

of this rule was the result of the fill-

bustering conudcted at the end of the

last session by a certainfew members





who successfully opposed granting the ,





President authority for arming Ameri-

can merchantmen. Heretofore the Um-

ted States senate had been the most

deliberative legislative body in .the

world, there being absolutely no limit

place upon discussions by any of its

members.



The selection of the tariff commis-

sion has been completed and them-

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, ILLAGE or‘ cultivation of the

' soil has been practiced for un-

told generations. Probably the

soil was first worked to prepare

enough loose dirt to cover the seed.

Later it was noticed that a larger har-

vest resulted if the soil was cultivated

during the growth of the crop. From

that time until the present, man has

worked the soil more intensively as

his needs became greatest and the

amount of land at his disposal became

less.



In general, there are five results

from scientific cultivation.



1.- The preparation of a suitable

seed bed.



2. The production and liberation of

plant food.



3. The storage 'and conservation of

moisture.



4. The improvement of the struc-

ture of the soil.



5. Sanitation.



The Preparation of a Seed Bed.



Some farmers do not pay sufficient

attention to preparing a suitable seed

bed. If a plant is to make a maxi-

mum growth it should get as good a

start as possible for a thrifty young

plant means a plant more able to re-

sist disease, capable of more rapid

growth, better able to resist, adverse

climatic conditions and better fitted

to crowd out weeds which are combat-

ing with it for food and water. We

take every precaution to see that a

young animal is provided with abun-

dant food, water and shelter. It is

equally essential to provide available

food and moisture for a seedling. The

seed bed should be compact so as to

hold the moisture around the seed to

induce rapid germination. At the same

time the soil should be in good physi-

cal condition, that is, granular and

porous so the young roots can easily

penetrate it in search of food. Some

crops, such as wheat, thrive best in a

seed bed which has been plowed deep-

ly but plowed early enough to allow

the soil to be worked into an extreme-

ly firm seed bed with just enough

loose earth to cover the seed well. On

the other hand, oats seem to do equal-

ly well on a looser seed bed. ‘



The Production and Liberation of



Plant Food.



One of the chief problems of soil

management is to render available the

plant food held firml‘y fixed in the

soil. Tillage is yery essential in this

connection, especially in the conver-

sion of the nitrogen into a form which

the plants can use. This process is

carried on by soil bacteria, and for

their growth an abundant air supply is

essential. This process is most rapid

in“ the spring and summer months. The

following data from the Kansas Ex-

periment Station show the value of

thorough cultivation on the formation

of soluble nitrogen.





Pounds fo Soluble Nitrogen Stored in

the Soil by October.





Land plowed in July and worked

thereafter as seemed best ...... 407.9

Land plowed in August and work-

ed thereafter as seemed best. .255.8

Land plowed in September and

worked thereafter as seemed

best .8

Cultivation not only increases the

production of soluble nitrogen but the

aeration so induced increases the

chemical decomposition of the soil par-

ticles, thus liberating more food mate-

rial. Plowed land offers more surface

to be dried by the sun and wind and

wet by the rain and it has been shown

by several experimenters that this al-

ternate wetting and drying makes solu-

ble more of the elements essential to

plant growth.

The Value of Tillage in Storage and

Conservation of Moisture.

Moisture is lost fromthe soil in four

ways. 1, by under-drainage; 2, by evap-

oration; 3, by transpiration through

' plants; .4, by surface run off. « Scien-





nus-cu.-





tific cultivation may tend to reduce

the loss resulting from transpiration,

evaporation, and run off.



It has been shown above that good

tillage increases the amount of soluble

plant food in a soil. It has been proven

by investigation that the more plant

food there is dissolved in the soil wa-

ter, the less water plants will use. Con-

sequently by careful working of the

soil we may feed the plants stronger

solutions and so cut down the amount

of water they use. It was found at the

Nebraska Experiment Station that on

poor soil, which would only produce

about fifteen bushels of corn, it re-

quired 549 pounds of water to produce

one pound of dry matter in the corn

plant, while on rich soil producing fifty

bushels of corn only 392 pounds of wa-

ter were required to produce one

pound of dry matter in the corn plant.



The water used by weeds is also an

important means by which soil mois-

ture is lost. It has been shown by

repeated experiments that the killing

of weeds is the chief benefit of culti-

vating some crops.



One of the chief reasons for stirring

the surface soil is to put it in a con-

dition to absorb rainfall. If the soil is

loose, open and granular, very little

water is lost by surface run off, but if

the surface is hard, compact and im-

pervious a large percentage of the

rainfall never enters the ground. Un-

der such conditions not only is the wa-

ter itself lost but considerable soil is

carried away also.



Closely associated with run off is

water from under drains. It has been

shown that from fifty to sixty per cent

of the rainfall is lost by surface run

off and under-drainage. In the heavier

soils, such as silt loams and clays, it

is generally necessary to lay tile in

order to increase drainage. On lighter

soils, however, too large a percentage

of moisture is lost by under—drainage.

The use of lime, application of organic

matter and good cultivation improve

the structure and water—holding power

of the soil in addition to putting the

surface in the best of condition to ab-

sorb the rainfall.



The loss of moisture by evaporation

is the most affected by cultivation. If

a layer of loose dry soil can be main-

tained at the surface the evaporation

may be cut down because moisture

m0ves with great difficulty from a wet

to a dry soil. The moisture rises

through the soil in thin films around

the particles. If the particles are not

close together so these films may unite

the rise of moisture ceases. The main-

tenance of a mulch not only breaks

these films and so prevents the rise of

moisture to the surface where it would

be lost, but also protects the lower lay-

ers from wind which increases evap-

oration, and also fills up cracks which

allow of circulation ofair and, there-

fore, evaporation. It has been found

that generally as much moisture is

lost by evaporation as is used by an

ordinary crop.





The Effect of Cultivation on Soil

Structure.



One of the essential features of a

good seed bed is a proper structure or

arrangement of the soil particles.

While organic matter, lime, freezing

and thawing, and other factors, effect

soil structure, still tillage is very im-

portant in producing the desired ar-

rangement of the particles. The mold-

board of a plow is so shaped that in

passing over it the soil is twisted in

such a way that it must split up in

layers and each layer move slightly on

the adjoining layers, just as the pages

of a book slip over each other when a

number of \them are twisted slightly.

This shearing or splitting the soil into

layers makes possible the drawing to-

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tendency of the small particles to draw

together into sponge-like clusters.

Sanitation. ' '



The soil is full of decaying plant and

animal life. The very color of the soil

is dependent largely on the amount of

decaying organic matter in it. All

this material cannot decompose with

out the production of many gases and

other compounds. Some of these pro-

ducts are beneficial, being used as food

by the plants, and some serve to liber-

ate other food elements. Others of

these products are harmful to‘ plant

If the soil is in a good state

of cultivation, allowing of good aera~

tion, the decomposition of this organic

material proceeds insuch a way as to

form more of the useful and fewer of

the harmful products. If the soil is

poorly drained and poorly cultivated

the reverse is true and many more

poisonous compounds are formed.

Some of the compounds formed in the

soil that are poisonous‘to crops are

converted by action of the air into

substances which increase the plant

growth. It is necessary, therefore, to

cultivate our soil carefully in order to

keep it in a fit condition for the proper

growth of crops.





LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES.





 





Unusual and unfavorable conditions

exist for the wheat crop in this vici-

nity. The crop has been well covered

during the winter until just recently.

When the heavy body of snow melted

the weather changed to cold suddenly

and froze’before the water could run

off or soak into the ground. The next

thaw resulted in the same condition.

The result is that every low place in

the field is covered with ice. Some

places on my fields the ice appears to

be as much as eight inches, or even a

foot thick, but there is little or no wa~

ter under it. Now the question is, will

this ice smother the wheat? It seems

to me that it will. I never saw a con-

dition just like this before, and cannot.

see how the wheat can live so long

under ice. There being no water prac-

tically under the ice possibly the

wheat can get air enough to survive,

but it will take a number of warm

days to melt this thick ice.



I made a trip up into Saginawcoun-

ty just lately and the wheat now do

void of any snow covering looks any-

thing but promising. It Was planted

late last fall and made but little

growth. Some fields observed from the

car window scarcely showed a green

plant. Close observation revealed

small wheat plants scarcely appearing





Perhaps with splendid growing weath-

er this spring it may come forward

wonderfully. Dame Nature can do

things well if she tries. I have noticed

some years thin weak stands of wheat

early in spring grow amazingly. Warm





weather and warm rains at exactly the





right time will make weak plants vig-

orous. Let us hope such conditions

will prevail this Spring.



Plowing up Wheat.



A friend asks if wheat looks as badly

in April as 'it does now, hadn’t we bet—

ter plow it up and plant to some other

crop? Of course, it will depend on how

badly it is killed. If it is practically

all gone there is nothing else to do.

But wait until you know for sure. Do

not act too hastily about the matter.

Remember what wheat you do‘ get

costs you but little in labor, whereas

if you plow it up you are in for a

Whole lot of extra labor, and besides

you run the risk of having a poor crop

from the spring plowing. There is no

guarantee of a good crop of beans or

corn, or cats, or anything. Possibly if

you plow up the poor stand of wheat

it will put you back with your work so

you can not properly prepare the land

for other crops, or get them in: on





 





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crop and'if you plow it up that labor

and seed are all a total loss. Again,

if you seed to clover in the wheat you

will stand a chance to get a much bet-

ter catch of clover with a thin stand

of wheat and this may compensate to

a considerable extent for the low

yield of Wheat[.



I remember one year that we had

such a splendid growth of clever in a

thin stand of wheat that we cut the

crop and fed it green to the cows in

August and we had a splendid crop of

clever the next year. Such things

don’t always happen but I would think

twice before I plowed up' the wheat

this spring. If we had plenty of labor

at a reasonable price it would be some

different and all those things must be

taken into consideration before one

acts. COLON C. LILLIE.





GROWING ALFALFA SEED m

MICHIGAN,





 





In the spring of 1915 I purchased a.

small quantity of Grimm alfalfa seed

and also a few seeds of the Orenberg

variety. I sowed the Grimm in drills

thirty-two inches apart and cultivated

several times. It was just coming up

when the freeze of May_27 occurred

and it froze every plant that was up.

A few plants came up later and I re—

sowed about June 20. The stalks of

the first planting produced some very

fine seed the first year. I sowed a.

little seed very late in the fall and it

came up and Wintered all right. In

the summer of 1916 I clipped about

half of the crop and left the balance

without clipping. That which I did

not clip made a fine lot of seed last

fall, and as nice perfect 'seed as I ever

saw. It was so well filled that I rubr

bed out the seed from one blossom and

got 148 grains. I sowed this seed in a.

short drill row and I think every seed

grew. I rubbed out several heads that

had over 100 grains. I followed clover

hulling and selling clover hullers in

Ohio for over twentyfive years and

I used to watch the clover seed crop

very closely and when we found heads

with from twenty-five to forty grains

we looked for a good yield. The most

I eVer found was seventy-five grains

in one head, and that was something

wonderful, but I have found the inedi-

um red clover here with more than

seventy-five grains to the head several

times. -



The alfalfa that I clipped last June

did not produce’as much seed by one

half as that which I left to grow

through the summer. What I am get—

ting at is this. I am sure the Grimm

is the best variety of alfalfa to grow

in this country, and the price of good

Grimm seed remains so high that peo-

ple don’t feel like paying the'price and

I am very confident if any farmenwill

drill in one acre in good, well prepared

soil and take good care of it he can

raise several bushels of seed each

year. The Grimm produces the crowns

from one to two inches under ground,

which makes it very‘ hardy.



Another thing I want to speak about

is this: I noticed 1ast"’éeason that

Colon C'. Lillie, in speaking of alsike,

in one of his fields, where he had not

sowed any alsike, making such a good

crop and he wondered Where. it came

from. I believe I can explain this mat-

ter. I have a piece of pasture land,

which the alsike is spreading over in

the brush. I seldom turn the stock in

this place until the alsike is ripe. The

fall of 1915 I hauled horse manure on

a piece I was sowing to rye, and I

find that just as far as this manure

reached I have as fine a stand of al-

sike as I ever saw. The horse was run-

ning on the alfalfa pasture at the time

this manure was produced and I no

ticed all last season where the horses

had "left their droppings there came a.

fine patch of alsike. . ' I



' Emmet Co.
Seeding Clover in Wheat on Sandy

Land.



When would it be best to sow red

clover seed this year on a sandy wheat

field, which is to be top-dressed?

Which should I do first, sow seed, or





top-dress?

Eaton Co. C. V. R.





In seeding clover in wheat on sandy

land the safest plan is to either drill

the seed in with a disk drill or harrow

the field over at the time of sowing,

to insure that the seed is well covered.

This should be done as early in the

spring as is practical, and the top-

dressing may be done immediately af-

terward with best results, since where

this method of sowing is used, it is

better to top-dress after the seed is

sown than before.



Growing Beans on Thin Land.



‘1 have a seven-acre field of sandy

soil, which has been run for a good

many years. Last fall I sowed it to





rye. Would this piece of land_raise

beans if I plowed under the rye 1n the





spring?

Newaygo 00. W. H. P.

A good crop of rye plowed down in





preparing the land for beans will im-





ing sweet clover in the combination on

this soil, except that some benefit

might be derived from the inaculation

which would result.





However, it would be a much better

plan to test this soil for acidity, and in

case it is found to give an acid reac-

tion, to give a liberal application of

lime this spring when fitting it for

the spring sown forage crop. This

would insure a sweet soil when sown

to alfalfa next year, and inoculation

would be easily accomplished either

through the use of a pure culture on

the seed or the using of inoculated

soil. On good strong land of this kind

you Should have no difficulty in get-

ting a good stand of alfalfa, providing

lime is used if found necessary.



Probably a combination of oats, peas

and rape would be more satisfactory

than any one or two of these plants,

provided you intend to use the pasture

as green forage throughout the sum-

mer.



Carolina poplars are not a very good

shade tree, owing to the tendency of

the trees to grow tall rather than

bushy, unless they are severely top-

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prove the chances of getting a fairly

good bean crop, provided the weather

conditions are favorable. The rye

should be permitted to get a fair

growth, and be turned under just when

it is heading out, since to permit it to

grow longer increases the danger of

being obliged to plow it down in dry

weather. Under these circumstances,

where the rye has been allowed to at-

tain a stage of maturity where it con-

tains considerable fibre, it will not de-

compose as quickly and will destroy

the capillary connection between the

subsoil and the furrow slice and thus

cause the crop to suffer materially

from drouth.



You cannot expect a large crop of

beans from a thin field of this kind

which has been run for some years by

simply plowing down a crop of rye

without other fertilization, since rye

will only improve the physical condi-

tion of the soil and will not add any

plant food of consequence to it. Under

favorable conditions you can grow a

fair crop .or as large a crop as the

condition of your soil will produce,

but a maximum crop should not be

expected. '



Hog Pasture Preceding Alfalfa.



I have a lot I use for hog pasture

which I wish to get to alfalfa in 1918

if possible. Last year it grew up to

June grass which I cut as hay. I wish

to sow something in this lot this spring

for hog pasture. Which would you

sow, oats and rape, oats and peas, or

oats, peas and rape? Would it be ben-

eficial to use sweet clover in one of

these combinations? The soil is a clay

loam and has never grown' alfalfa. I





also wish to ask if Carolina poplars are

good trees to grow in fields for shade?





Livingston Co. 'J. H.

The crops suggested for summer. hog

pasture on this field, or any combina-

tion of them, would be about as satis-

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elder would probably prove more sat-

isfactory.

Seeding Sandy Soil to Alfalfa.





What should I do to get a stand of

alfalfa on a certain field under the

following conditions: It is high and

well drained, sandy for about seven or

eight inches, with a good subsoil, and

surface is rather rolling. The field

was sod and put to wheat last year,

and seeded but lost my seeding. While

it was in wheat I top-dressed the most

of it. I fall-plowed it and now would

like to put it to barley for a nurse

crop. I am going to use fertilizer at

about 200 pounds to the acre of phos-

phate acid, 16 per cent. Should I treat

my alfalfa with bacteria?



Lapeer Co. ' C. A. S.





There is probably little doubt that

to insure success with alfalfa on this

soil, lime should be applied liberally.

Most soils of this character require an

application of lime to sweeten them

before the bacteria for which alfalfa is

the host plant, and which is so neces-

sary for its profitable growth, will

thrive in the soil. Either the seed

should be inoculated with the pure cul-

ture of the alfalfa bacteria or inoculat-

ed soil should be applied as is prefer-

red. Good inoculation cannot be de-





pended upon, however, unless the soil .





is in a condition to be an acceptable

home for the alfalfa bacteria, conse-

quently the necessity of liming if the

soil is at all acid, which can be fairly

well determined by making the simple

litmus paper test.





Where alfalfa is sown early in the

spring on fall plowed ground, it is bet-

ter to use a light nurse crop of oats or

barley. Only about one—half the amount

of seed should be sown as for a full

grain crop, ‘and in case weather con-

ditions are unfavorable before the

ripening of the grain, it should be clip-

ped so as to conserve the moisture for

the alfalfa plants.





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Sediment test shows how





The heat in your automobile engine,

tractor engine, or in any internal com-

bustion engine, ranges from 200° to

1000°. All ordinary oil breaks down

under this terrific heat. After only a

few hours of running a large volume

of sediment is formed. The heat causes

about one-half of the oil to lose all

lubricating value.



The sample of oil shown here was

taken from a crank case after 500

miles of running. It is by no means

the worst example. It is typical of all

ordinary oil.



Engineering tests show that about

50 7a of ordinary oil is turned into sedi-

ment in ten—hour runs and the engine

loses four to five horsepower.





How sediment causes

permanent damage





If you look at the inner

surfaces of your automo-

bile engine with the naked

eye you will say that they

are perfectly smooth. But

if you examine them under

a microscope you will find

they are actually covered

with sharp points and de-

pressions. These metal sur-

faces will slide easily

against each other only

when covered with a sub-

stantial film of liquid lu-

bricant.



Oil that contains sedi-

ment causes metal to metal

friction because the sedi-

ment takes the place of a

large part of the liquid oil.

Then the metal surfaces are

pressed together. Then the

microscopic teeth grab and

cut in. That means fric-

tion, wear and expense.





How to reduce sediment 86%



The small test bottle shown to the

left, contains a sample of Veedol, the

lubricant that resists heat. This sam~

ple was also taken after 600 miles.



Notice that only 5% or 6 %. of Veedol

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No man can tell another man how

to manage a forty-acre farm, or in fact

any sized farm. A man can tell how

he has managed a farm or how he.

thinks he would manage a certain farm

but when he gets at the job he might

change his mind somewhat. Farms are

not alike and conditions are- not alike.



Several things must be considered

before making definite plans for oper-

ating a farm. First, how far is the

farm from market? This will deter-

mine to a large extent the nature of

the crops to be grown that is, the kind

of farming to be followed. Suppose

a. farm was several miles from market.

It would be too far to haul potatoes,

or sugar beets, or hay, etc. It would

take too much time and cost too much

money. These heavy, coarse, bulky

products better be condensed on the

farm so less time will be used in mar-

keting. The hay and corn had better

be fed to cows or beef cattle, and the

butter or cream marketed, or the cat-

tle can walk to market (with potatoes

the price they are this year it would

pay to haul them several miles to mar-

ket), or the crops could be condensed

into wool, mutton, etc.



Second, much depends on the soil,

what is it best adapted for? Rather





. light loamy soils are potato soils. The





heavy soils are more adapted to some

other crop. It is uphill business to

try to grow certain crops on misfit

soils. Dairying and any kind of live

stock can be adapted to most any kind

of soil but grass and corn land is best.



Third, the nature of the market

should be considered. If you are near

a good creamery or cheese factory,

other things being equal, dairying may

be the best business, or dairying com-

bined with hog raising, and perhaps

poultry. If you are located near a

large city probably trucking crops or

small fruits or a retail milk trade, etc.

If you have the right location perhaps

a large part of the farm should be into

apples or peaches, or other fruits. The

problem must be studied from all

points of view. A man of experience

who knows conditions might be of con-

siderable help in determining those

questions.



Fourth, most important of all, the

man must consider his own adaptabil-

ity to any and all those conditions.

Really, when you get down to the last

analysis it is the man himself that

makes any plan of management a suc-

cess or a failure. If a man isn’t adap-

ted to growing truck crops he must

make himself over or stay out. Usu‘

ally it is safer to stay out, and the

same can be said of any particular

kind of farming, or any other business

for that matter. And it is the man’s

head and not his hands that does the

business. That part of a man above

his ears is‘worth much more than all

the part of him below his ears in mak.

ing a success of any business. I read

in the Youth’s Companiou a few weeks

ago, “That thinking is the most neg-

lected business in this country,” and

I guess it is true. Some of us, at least,

manyeof us do not properly consider

things before we begin them. We go

ahead Without having the best plans

and sometimes with little or no plan

at all. Careful study will make a suc-

cess of most any business, but lack of

thought will bring failure very often.



Now, I don't believe one man can

properly operate a forty-acre farm.

Possibly one family can, if it is large

enough, and properly directed, but one

man can not do the labor. If he tries

he Will work so hard that he will not

be able to do proper thinking, and his

success is measured almost entirely

by the kind and amount of thinking he

does. It does not do to put in all one’s

timethinking for there Is labor to be

performed on a farm. But thinking

makes the labor easy, or it makes it

hard. If a man works too hard on a





 





farm he is quite apt to become dis-





farming. He Sells out- Or is. forced out

(501d out), and goes into some other

kind of business. Many retired farm—

ers have become such because they

tried to. do too much physical labor.





They have worn themselves out, be-'





came old before their time, and sham

don the farm to get a rest. This, to

my mind, is absolutely wrong. A farm-

er‘s old age should be spent on the

farm among things be Is interested in.

In the home he ha. . built up. And the

most of them could do so if they did

not try to do so much physical labor.

They do not think properly and suffi-

ciently and die amid unfamiliar, and.

to them, uninteresting surroundings.

COLON C. LILLIE.





CONSERV I NG THE WOOD-LOT.





 





“It is a nice thing to have a. wood<

lot where you can get a. stick of timber

when you need it.” This remark was

made by a neighbor several years ago,

and I think the remark is well worth

considering. I have tried to conserve

what little timber I have and I have

had a profitable and pleasant experi-

ence. I feel safe in saying that not a.

limb nor a brush larger than a man’s

wrist has been burned up in a. brush

heap during the last thirty years.



My farm was purchased in three

separate parcels and each parcel has a.

small patch of timber on it. I will say

also that I think there is as much tim-

ber on the farm today as there was

thirty years ago. Of course, our fuel

is mostly coal, but it is very conven-

ient to have a wood-lot to help out

when the coal bin gets low. The past

winter has fully demonstrated the val~

no of the wood-lot? The growth of tim-

ber, I think, is about equal to the con-

sumption.



There is beauty in a tree. A patch

of timber draws my attention always.

The native trees are easily preserved

and as to the profit in the growth of

timber, each man must judge for him-

self. A nice second growth maple prob-

ably has more beauty than any other





but our trees are not all maples, and,





then I like a variety. I have taken

particular pains to preserve specimens

of every variety of trees that have ever

grown on my farm. Even the lone

juniper I guard with the greatest care.



I have a piece of timber which I cut

over thirty years ago and the timber

was allowed to come back onto the

land. The timber is poplar, cotton~

wood, sycamore, and a few other vari-

eties. We can estimate the growth of

timber pretty hearly from the timber

on this piece of land. Where the trees

have had a fair chance to grow they

will average six or possibly eight inch-

es in d'ameter. But there are a few

rare e‘ficeptions. Two sprouts came up

from a cottonwood stump and I cut





one of them down. The other now is‘





large enough for Saw legs. I measur—

ed its diameter three feet from the

ground, and it measured eighteen inch-

es. I estimate the lumber in it at two

hundred and fifty feet. 4A tree will re‘

spend to fertilization the same as any

other plant. Where stock are in the

habit of standing in the shade the

trees will grow rapidly



I have had a peculiar experience

with red cedar trees. I have about two

acres of timber heavily seeded to red

cedar sprouts. The seed came from an

ornamental tree in a neighbor’s yard.

To me they look wholesome and inter-

esting and I let them grow. I never

have received any profit from them

and probably never shall. I am glad

to have something to give away. They

are free for the digging. Iadvertise

them among my neighbors and whoew

er wants Christmas trees, or ornamen-

tal trees, or‘ trees for a Mud-break, is

Welcome to them. I gave one neighbor

sixty trees and told him that he would





not have to go to his neighbors for:





young trees, when his trees begin to

bear seed
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How Mitchells Differ





Because of What John W. Bate Has Done





Hundreds of Extras





Factory efficiency has been made a fine

art in t1 1is plant. John W. Bate, our efli.

ciency engineer, has spent millions to at-

tain it.



This entire plant, covering 45 acres, was

built and equipped to [secure it. Now our

new body plant completes it. We urge you

to learn where these tremendous savings

Show in extra value.





For a Lifetime Car





Part of this saving pays for 100 per cent

over—strength. Our margin of safety used

to be 50 per cent. It has now been doubled.



Steering parts, gears, axles, etc., are!

made oversize. Our rear springs are built

so that, in two years, not a single spring

has broken.





Over 440 parts are built of toughened

steel. Parts which get a major strain are

built of Chrome-Vanadium. The steel in

Mitchells costs us up to 15 cents per pound.

And we do not skimp on weight.





The result is safety, freedom from re-

pairs and troubles. And a car which prob-

ably will serve men for a lifetime. Time

will prove, we believe, that this double

strength is worth half the price of the car.





$4,000,000 in Extras





There are 31 extra features in Mitchells,

most of them exclusive. On this year’s

output these extras cost us about $4,000,000.





They are things like a power tire pump,

an easy control, a ball-bearing steering

gear, engine primer on the dashboard, a

light in the tonneau, a locked compart-

me1. etc.





Every one is a wanted feature. Yet they





are impossible, at a modest price, without"





Mitchell factory efficiency.





Extras in Luxury





The Mitchell has long been considered





by experts one of the handsomest cars on





the street. The output is largely sold in

metropolitan centers.





Yet this year we have added 24 per cent

to the cost of finish, upholstery and trim-

ming. We are giving you heat-fixed finish,

extra—grade leather, and scores of new

dainty touches.





 





TWO SIZES





—-a roomy, 7— —passenger Six,

MitChell with 127-inch wheelbase. A





high-speed, economical, 48— horsepower

motor. Disappearing extra seats and 31

extra features included.





Price 31460, f. o. b. Racine

Mitchell Junior —a 5-passenger Six





on similar lines,

with 120-inch wheelbase. A 40—home-

power motor—X-inch smaller bore than

larger Mitchell.





Price 31150, f. o. b. Racine





Also all styles of enclosed and convert-

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All this results from another economy;

We now occupy our new body plant. All

Mitchell bodies, Open and closed, are built

here now, under Bate efficiency methods.

And this added luxury clearly shows the

result.





What So Important?





What else is so important?





Extra values like these, without extra.

price, come only through efficiency. Under

other methods, all these values are wasted

in the shop.





Mitchell stands unique among fine cars in

respect to efficiency. For a dozen years

John W. Bate has worked here to attain it.

Go to your Mitchell dealer and see the re-

sults. Compare it with cars built other-

wise. If you can, take an engineer with.

you, and we will abide by his verdict.





$ 1 1 50 Mitchell Junior





Note that this year’s line includes two

sizes—the Mitchell and the Mitchell Junior.

But the MitchellJunior—for five passengers

—is still powerful and roomy.





This is also for efficiency. So the man

who wants a S-passenger car need not pay

for more power or more room than he

needs.





MITCHELL MOTORS COMPANY, Inc.

Racine, Wis., U. S. A.





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later in the season. ’The two wheels

are valuable in straddling a row when

the plants are small; then the single

wheel is used between the rows when

the plants get larger.

Long Rows Better.



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Horsepower is much cheaper, some

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rows of carrots and they were planted

eighteen inches apart with the idea of

keeping the weeds down with the

wheel hoe. Heat, dust and natural

inertia operated in such a way that

the wheel hoe developed a case of “hot

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waste good time going to some back

field‘for vegetables.



While the work of the garden ought

not to be put arbitrarily upon the

shoulders of the women folks, the spot

should be close to the kitchen to ecOn-

omize time of preparing the meals and

insure having the vegetables fresh.

Often on the spur of the moment,

some member takes a notion that he

wants onions to eat with his bread

and butter and this want. can hardly be

satisfied if the onions are down in the

field.





Rotations for the Garden.



If beans are planted on the same

soil year after year, the ground be-

comes so full of the germs of anthrac‘

nose that it becomes impossible to

raise good beans; if cabbages are

planted year after year in the same

garden, they develop club foot; beets

often become so badly infested with

leaf spot that they do not develop, es-

pecially if planted continuously on the

same soil; tomatoes soon fall an easy

and sure prey to tomato worms or

flea beetles, while potatoes will be

scourged with flea beetles or other en-

emies if planted year after year 011

the same soil. The area of the garden

is so limited, the soil is dragged about

with the harrow, and soon the whole

garden becomes a festering spot for

all kinds of plant diseases, and while

the practice of keeping the garden

spot on the same plot is often tried,

it has been found much safer and more

satisfactory to change the site of the

garden every four 01' five years.



Here is a plan I have seen in opera-

tion: “There were two gardens, one

on each side of the house. These gar-

dens were about the same size. One

was a vegetable garden and the other

was a small fruit garden containing

strawberries, raspberries, blackberries,

currants and gooseberries. The two

were so arranged that every five years

the gardens were changed, the fruit

garden being gradually changed to the

vegetable garden, and vice versa. This

gave good results without much extra

work as the small fruits have but few

pests identical with those of vegeta-

bles. Furthermore, after a small fruit

bed has been in the same place five

years, it is time for it to be moved,

and in many cases the move is indicat-

ed in less than five years.





Selecting the Seeds.





In conclusion, a word of caution

should be uttered about the seeds

that are advertised with highly 00101"

ed plates and verbose descriptions in

the catalogues. Generally, go pretty

easy on these seeds as they are'in

many cases only novelties of a more

or less chimerical nature. Bear in

mind that during the last ten years lit-

these novelties

have come and gone, and the funny

part of it is that about as many have

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varieties are known, and sell on their

merits without gaudy pictures or lur—

Stick to the varieties

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the past, and try only in an experi-

mental way the novelties



Summary.



Gardening is not necessarily the

farm woman’s work. It is worthy of

the best efforts of the man in charge.

In locating this spot take pains to have

it easily accessible. Plant about what

the family will need, and more, of

such vegetables as find a ready mar-

ket. If the rows run the long way of

the garden and are twenty-four inches

apart, it will be possible and feasible

Proper

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Garden Queries. ,



How, when and what Should we

spray tomatoes with to prevent blight?

And what will I use for fertilizing

musk-melons on new ground used two

seasons? Have it well manured. Also

what can I spray my rambler roses

with to keep the green worms and





green lice from destroying the foliage?



Eaton Co. C.‘ S.



There is a bacterial blight or wilt

which cannot be controlled by spray-

ing, but a more common blight which

is very similar to potato blight, which

shows itself suddenly as dark discol-

ored spots on the fruit and foliage, can

be controlled by the use of Bordeaux

mixture made of five pounds of copper

sulphate and five pounds of lime to

fifty gallons of water. In order to keep

this disease in check, it is necessary

to keep the vines well covered with

this spray, the frequency of spraying

necessary to keep the disease in check

depending greatly upon the season.



If the ground which you are going

to use for a melon patch is in good fer-

tility it will not be necessary to fer-

tilize the melons. If, however, the

melon plants do not grow well, one or

two light applications of nitrate of

soda, about a handful around the plant,

will stimulate growth. It is not advis-

able to fertilize after the plants have

become large, because fertilization at

that time will tend to produce vine

growth at the expense of the setting of

fruit.



For your rose bushes I would recom-

mend dusting with pyrethrum powder

in the morning while the dew is one.

This porwder can be purchased from

the druggist, and is sometimes called

Bubach. It will control sucking in-

sects such as lice, and also worms,

which chew the leaves.





Growing Belladonna.



I am interested in the Belladonna,

or nightshade plant. How can I get a

start, with seed or plants? Where will

I be able to get same? How much

does it take to plant one acre? About

what time is it planted, whether in

rows or broadcast? When is it har—

vested, and where will I be able to

sell it?



Clinton Co. T. M.



This drug plant is a perennial and is

only partly hardy and will therefore be

susceptible to frost injury in any part

of this state. It is propagated either

by cuttings or by seed. The cuttings

are made from young shoots, or from

divisions of the fleshy root stalks. One

ounce of seed will make about 10,000

plants, which number is sufficient for

planting an acre. .



The seed is usually sown in flats

and started in greenhouses during Feb-





 





 





ruary or March, or in sheltered garden

places in early spring. When the

plants are large enough, they should

be transplanted to other flats about

two inches apart each way. This is

done to make the plants more stocky,

and is a practice similar to that used

with tomatoes. After the danger of

frost is over the plants should be set

in the field twenty inches apart in

roWs thirty inches apart.



The best soil for growing belladonna

is deep, moist loam containing lime. It

should be well prepared before the

plants are set, and should be well cul-

tivated during the growing season. Ma-

nure and commercial fertilizers, such

as are used on the common garden are

good for the belladonna patch.





The leaves should be picked at blos-

soming time, and during the year after

seeding, only one picking should be

made, but during the second and third

years, two pickings may be made. Care

should be used in not bruising the

leaves, and the drying should be done

in the shade, so as to preserve the

green color. After the third year it is

advisable to dig the roots after frost

in fall, and make a new planting the

next spring.



Both the leaves and roots have com-

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ERHAPS never since spraying has

become a common practice has

there been such a virulent attack



on peach trees by this disease, known

as peach leaf curl, as in 1916. On ac-

count of the wet season of 1915 and





. the wet spring following, the disease





gained a foothold. Spraying was al-

most an impossibility during the

spring and could not be done very

thoroughly the year before because of

rains and impassable mud. A trip

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pressed one with the violence of the

attack and the great losses attending

it. The. writer took such a trip about

the first part of July and everywhere

the disease was evident. Here and

there an orchard seemed entirely free

from the disease. Investigation as to

the care of the orchards proved very

interesting. It proved beyond a doubt

that the fruit grower must be on time

and everlastingly thorough.





New Foliage Appears.



During the first part of August a

second inspection was made. The re-

sult of four weeks of hot, dry weather

were wonderful. Trees, which in July

were almost, defoliated, and which had

nearly every vigorous young shoot de~

formed and dwarfed, or half dried up,

were now sending out new shoots and

in some cases appeared quite thrifty.

The young shoots, which are to bear

the. next, year’s fruit, had been blasted

but new shoots were rapidly taking

their place and except. for last year

the tree may not suffer such a severe

setback after all. Of course, the trees

lost. their fruit, or nearly all of it, last

year, but some trees which I examined

will be in condition to produce a good

crop the coming season. Considering

the forlorn condition of the trees only

five weeks previous, it was a remark-

able recovery, far beyond anything I

had deemed possible. Nature has a

way of making good her own devasta-

tion that is truly marvelous.



A little information about the char

actor of the disease may be helpful in

combating it. “'6 are always in a bet-

‘zer position to fight disease when we

Jknow its nature more thmoughly. In

the middle ages people fled in tenor

‘when a. virulent disease, appeared, but.

at, the present time physicians and

nurses never hesitate to face the most

malignant disease, because they know

how to combat them.





 





The Curl Caused by Fungus.



Peach leaf curl is caused by a fun-

gus known as exoascus deformons.

Farmers and pathologists agree that

this disease is most prevalent during

cool, damp weather, and in the spring

of the your. In nearly every great out-

break we have had the spring was cool

and humid and dews were heavy.



The leaf curl organism attacks the

young leaves, branches and even the

young flowers and fruits, the latter

dropping off very quickly. The disease





is then apparent to any observer, for

the. young leaves begin to curl and

the young twigs become distorted. It





is not, always the whole leaf which is

involved, but often only part of it. The

disease can be demoted as soon as the

young buds unfold. The color of the

leaf is increased and a curling and

arching is apparent. The whole, or

only part of the leaf may be affected.

As the leaf grows older parts or the

whole leaf may become yellow and

pale and the re’ddish'greenish color

prevalent in early spring disappears.

Often the leaf becomes gray in color.

This is due to the growth of the fun-

gus and is accompanied by a mealy

condition, due to the growth of the

fungus on the surface of the leaf. The

stem and petiole may enlarge in di-

ameter enormously. The old leaves

'which are badly diseased may finally

drop off and the stems may send out

'new leaves which may be perfectly





 





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healthy. This, of course, causes the

food ‘of the tree to be diverted and the

fruit may fail entirely or be limited

and poor in quality. If the remainder

of the season is taverable the tree

may recover sufficiently so it is one.

bled to produce a good crop the fol-

lowing year. I

- The Crop Ruined. ,



Last year a great many of the

buds recovered too late to help that

season’s crop, but this year’s may be

normal or nearly so. In some instan-

ces the tree was so badly diseased

that it was defoliated, the crop was

lost, and it is doubtful if there will be

any crop this year. The terminal buds

did not continue to grow in all cases

and the lateral shoots were weak. If

the terminal bud continues to grow

and leaves the diseased portion of its

base, it may recover and a good new

crop of leaves will be provided. The

new leaves may find better weather

conditions and the fungus may not at-

tack them. A twig that is badly af-

fected dies and the buds on it die also

and perhaps in most cases the organ-

ism that causes the disease dies also.

Even in twigs which partly recover,

and from which shoots are produced,

the new twigs are not likely to be

diseased



There is a great difference in the

resistance of certain varieties. I have

repeatedly noted that some natural

fruit trees seemed to resist attack

when all the trees surrounding them

in the orchard were badly diseased.

The old Crawford and Gold Drop va-

rieties were. often the most suscepti-





ble. This resistance does not seem to

hold for different localities. Some

scientists believe that resistance is





correlated with the character of the

margin of the leaf and the glands of

the base; the most globose being more

susceptible.



When Infection OcCurs.



Infection of the young leaves occurs

when the buds open, or in a few cases

from the diseased wood, the organism

growing into the new bud. Evidently

most of the infection comes from

spores which have lodged in the bud

scales. or come in contact with the

bud when it opened. If the young

leaves are full of moisture and cover-

ed with dew, conditions are favorable

for the entrance of the organism. Con-

tinued cool moist. weather favors its

propagation.



As the losses caused by this disease

are so enormous, it is well to combat

the disease effectively. The losses

have been estimated in the neighbor-

hood of a million dollars in one state

alone. In Michigan the disease caused





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proportion of the crop in some or-

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the proper. time. Either Bordeaux

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early spring and by all means before

the buds expand and open. Once the

buds are open spraying is of no avail.

As the disease was so serious no

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year. Even last year where growers

were fortunate to be able to spray on

time the disease was not serious, but

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prevented spraying entirely or only



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The rapidly growing population of our

great cities is consuming fruit in ever-

increasing quantities. Moreover, the

market for quality fruit is steadily

broadening.



An apple is no longer “just an ap-

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not appeal to the eye and palate of

the educated consumer of today. But

quality fruit quickly finds its way to

he best tables and enables the Wise

grower to touch the pocket book of

the prosperous buyer.



Did you ever stop to think that it

costs just as much to market a barrel

of “seconds” as to market a. barrel of

“fancy” fruit? It’s a fact. The cost

of packing, hauling, freight, etc., are

the same in either case. Thepresult is

that there is little left for the groWer

of inferior fruit, but a nice big margin

of profit for the man who has learned

to grow fancy fruit.



Set Good Trees Only.



First of all, his trees must be true-

to—name. There is nothing more dis-

heartening to the young fruit grower,

or to the old one either, than to find

after years of care that his trees rep-

resent inferior varieties. There is no

longer any need for anyone to be de-

ceived in this way. Reliable nursery-

men exercise the greatest care to keep

their trees true-to-name.



It is almost equally important that

the trees be healthy—free from dan-

gerous diseases or pests. Nurseries

are now inspected in nearly all states

by public officials. Be sure that you

get a certificate of health inspection

with your trees.



It takes care and skill to grow good,

strong-rooted, robust trees, just as it

does to grow good fruit. But there are

many nurserymen who have earned a

reputation for quality through many

years of painstaking work. Such nur-

serymen grow good trees and will sell

no others.



These are the essentials without

which no tree is worth planting at all.

But there is a further reason for the

distinctive quality found in the best

modern fruit trees that place them in

a class by themselves. This rare qual-

ity is produced by budding from se-

lected bearing trees.



Trees Have a Heritage.



The writer distinctly remembers an

exhibit of Baldwin apples in which

there were a half dozen distinct types

differing in shape, coloring and qual-

ity, 'yet all Baldwins. The best modern

nurserymen have learned to take ad-

vantage of these individual variations

in trees and to bud their nursery stock

from trees that have demonstrated su-

perior excellence. Does anyone famil-

iar with nature’s ways doubt that

these points of superiority will be

transmitted to the budded trees?



In selecting trees, then, for that new

orchard, the Wise grower will insist

upon stock that is true-to-name, certi-

fied free from disease, well-grown and

budded from selected bearing trees.

He will select a nurseryman who has

an established reputation for producing

such trees. He will plant these trees

in a suitable location and give them

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We Did Just This





The Six-type motor had great

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Address delivered by Prof. J. G. Fuller of Wisconsin, during “Farmers;

Week” at M A C.





there may be some lack of inter-



estin'draft horses, no one dare

predict a time when we will not be us-

ing horses for agricultural and other

work. In fact, there are no well found-

ed indlcatlo‘ns of a permanent slump in

horse production.



In this time of changing in methods

of power and transportation on the

farm and in the city, the utility of the

horse is experiencing a period of ad-

justment. In these changes which are

taking place it is very gratifying to

observe that the horse is being reliev-

ed from a vast amount of undesirable

and almost brutal service which he

has been required to render in the

congested streets of our large cities.

No one regrets the passing of that vast

number of inferior cab horses which

existed in this country a decade ago.

In this change of utility of the horse

we cannot but observe that his service

is b‘eing‘suitably adjusted and classi-

fied to certain types of work to which

the horse is better fitted than any oth-

er typc of power. It is generally ob-

served that this process of adjustment

c'entralizes more and more on the draft

horse or the horse of draft type com—

monly termed “the general purpose

horse.” The average farmer will al-

ways use a large numbér of these

horses and I predict that the farm of

100 to 200 acres will use the draft





A. LTHOUGH at the present time





'horse power extensively for at least





this generation. In addition there are

certain types of service in cities to

which this type of horse is well suited

and is likely to hold his place. Expe-

rience shows that—for short hauls and

many stops the draft horse is held in

preference to motor power.



With this weeding out of the poorer

grade of horses which have served in

a. capacity now being taken'by motor

tractors it is important that in future

horse production we centralize our at-

tention upon the high-class draft horse

the one destined to be the utility horse

of the future. While we believe that

there will always be a. reasonable prof-

it in the production of this type of

horse, it isvwell that to consider the

important factors involved in produc-

tion in that, we may be able to produce

better animals at the least possible

cost. '



Lessons from Other Countries.



Before taking up the essential fac—

tors to be considered in draft horse

production, consider briefly the coun-

tries where draft horse production has

been most successfully carried on and

enumerate some essentials which are

necessary to the production of high—

class draft horses. The most important

countries in this respect: are France,

Belgium, England and Scotland. The

foreign countries in particular have

certain characteristics quite common

which may well be considered import-

ant to their success in draft horse pro-

duction. In all of these countries we

find a well established system of agri—

culture in which well organized medi-

um sized farms are the important

units. Each farm carries a limited

number of high-class breeding animals

which are the source of production. A

rich and productive soil which through

deep and thorough cultivation is the

source of abundant feed supply, a fun-

damental essential in the production

of large, sound animals.



Each country is' especially well

equipped with a peasant class of farm

labor which adjusts itself peculiarly to

each class of live stock. This efficient

help which is practically a permanent

equipment or the farm, plays a great

part in the successful rearing and

bringing to a marketable age a large

number of properly grown animals.

These countries have all by their suc-

cessful production, brought the world





markets to them and have had little





w; .





difficulty in receiving high prices for

their animals. Insofar as we are able

to copy successful methods of produo

tion in foreign countries, it is a wise

plan to study their systems and put

them into practice. With some knowl-

edge of their success it is well to ap-

ply them to our conditions as far as

possible.

Draft Horac Utility.



There are certain advantages which

may be enumerated in favor of draft

horse production wherever it appears

there isreason to believe horses can

be produced at a profit. In the first

place the draft horse has a very wide

range of utility, especially for farm

work and also for city hauling. The

production of this type of horse is a

product of productive soil and good

feed, the animal is easily raised and

the least susceptible to injury of any

class of horses. The draft horse needs

little education in preparation for mar-

ket if he is properly grown and fitted.

If the words of “breeding,” “feeding"

and “leading? could be sufficiently em-

phasized and attached to draft horse

production, it would bring many ani-

mals to a higher degree of perfection

and value than they now reach.



In considering the essentials of draft

horse production on our average farm,

it is important that we consider first

of all the service sire. If we are to

produce good horses we must first of

all have the use of a high-class sire.

The animal must conform to the es-

sential requirements of a draft sire.

He Should be over sixteen hands in

height and carry the proper weight in

proportion to his height. The animal

itself should be as far as possible a

guarantee of as many good qualities

as there are possible to get in one ani-

mal. The sire does not need to be an

imported animal with a long list of

awards to its credit. We are now con-

sidering/sires on the basis of their

breeding and individuality with less

consideration upon their show records

and exploitation.



The home-bred sire which until re—

cent years has been given only secon-

dary consideration, has recently come

into its own. A large number of high-

class draft sires are now being bred in

this country and are obtainable at a





.much more reasonable price than was





formerly {he case with imported ani-

mals of like merit. In fact, there are

advantages in favor of home-bred sires.

The producer has the opportunity to

study more carefully the breeding and

individuals in the pedigree of the ani-

mal and on the whole a better chance

to judge of what he may expect in the

offspring of the animal.

Purchasing the Sire.



Careful consideration should be giv-

en to the purchase of the draft sire,

because the animal when taken into a

community not only has to do with the

horse stock on one farm, but perhaps

with that of 100 farms. The method

of stallion ownership is a very import-

ant thing in the success of a breeding

horse in any community. We may say

for example, that there are three metbv

ods of stallion ownership:



1. Private ownership.



2. Coo-operative ownership.



3. The old company plan.



I dare say that most men are famil-

iar with these different methods. Each

has its advantages and disadvantages.

I want to suggest that in the case of.

individual ownership in many cases

such animals are a detriment to the

community. Unless the individual own-

ing the animal is a well-todo, public-

spirited man be is not willing to risk

an investment in a horse ofsuch mer‘

it as the community deserves. In many

cases, therefore, the individually own«

ed stallion though well cared far by ~

the owner, who has a personal interest- . ~



(Couflnm on page »=
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FOUNDER





Gamma".

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The Worlds amino! and Surat





Veterinary Rem

ms IMITA was our no oommlrons r





We who that one toblelpoonfnl ot Caustic

Bola-n will produce non actual results thou a whole

bottle of guy llnlmont or spam mlxturo over mode

Every honlo cold to warranted to give “manna.

Write for tosl'lmonlnln showing what the moat prom!

nent horsemen any of It. Price, $1.50 per bottle.

Sold by dmggists, or sent by express, chug“ paid ,



thrull directions for In use.





   

 

 

   

 

   

   





WIND pUI-‘Fs,





 





 

 

 

 





STRAINED TENDONS.

SAFE FOR ANYONE To USE.





 

 

 





 





GAUSTIO BALSAM IS THE BEST





Your Gombnult’s Coustlo Balanm la the base

Iinlment I know of. l have bought four bot-

tle- tor my nolghbo and two for myself. I

hove cured a awaenle horse with tho

-Louic Miller, Sharon, Wig.





 

 

 





 

     





Tanouro, our.





11104“





Sale Agents for the United flat“ and 0m-





The Lawrence- Williams 00.





led Standard





VET ER! NY REMEDY

Always Rallabla.

Sun-o In Results.





 





1mm mm {In 31%de





“mel CLEVELAN -





GOMBAUIéT'S JAUSTIC BALSAM





CELLENT.

Having no: an advertisement in Whoonlin





Agricultuxlst about your Gomboult’o Gnu-u.

Bola-um, I have triad some of It and 1:11an It

excellent .mf H.1Vorawdovalcmfli' mam.





 





 





OLEVELMD, OHIO.





 





 





SPAM that protecm the world' a greatest out. llm



BthoAmEulfamatod Point t7( 0. ulcers of OLD IRONSIDES.

hast probe: your Burns lad othe- er Bulldin 51



DMD Smnde and 0





fired by this company.

PROD!!!” Guaranteed PIMIH pa mint {or awry panacea—in sold

rllrect from below to you and: armor be he la The suvimr

II Yours and you we! better paint. OLD IROHSDIDES is sold under

thelron—chdzuaranter of W Winner . andw ill be;

Ehls guarantee.





2m"





rep l.ncod st our expense. if it does not Ilvo up





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Equippod with ”(FOIL-El

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Address delivered by Prof. J. G. Fuller of Wisconsin, during “Farmers;

Week” at M A C.





there may be some lack of inter-



estin'draft horses, no one dare

predict a time when we will not be us-

ing horses for agricultural and other

work. In fact, there are no well found-

ed indlcatlo‘ns of a permanent slump in

horse production.



In this time of changing in methods

of power and transportation on the

farm and in the city, the utility of the

horse is experiencing a period of ad-

justment. In these changes which are

taking place it is very gratifying to

observe that the horse is being reliev-

ed from a vast amount of undesirable

and almost brutal service which he

has been required to render in the

congested streets of our large cities.

No one regrets the passing of that vast

number of inferior cab horses which

existed in this country a decade ago.

In this change of utility of the horse

we cannot but observe that his service

is b‘eing‘suitably adjusted and classi-

fied to certain types of work to which

the horse is better fitted than any oth-

er typc of power. It is generally ob-

served that this process of adjustment

c'entralizes more and more on the draft

horse or the horse of draft type com—

monly termed “the general purpose

horse.” The average farmer will al-

ways use a large numbér of these

horses and I predict that the farm of

100 to 200 acres will use the draft





A. LTHOUGH at the present time





'horse power extensively for at least





this generation. In addition there are

certain types of service in cities to

which this type of horse is well suited

and is likely to hold his place. Expe-

rience shows that—for short hauls and

many stops the draft horse is held in

preference to motor power.



With this weeding out of the poorer

grade of horses which have served in

a. capacity now being taken'by motor

tractors it is important that in future

horse production we centralize our at-

tention upon the high-class draft horse

the one destined to be the utility horse

of the future. While we believe that

there will always be a. reasonable prof-

it in the production of this type of

horse, it isvwell that to consider the

important factors involved in produc-

tion in that, we may be able to produce

better animals at the least possible

cost. '



Lessons from Other Countries.



Before taking up the essential fac—

tors to be considered in draft horse

production, consider briefly the coun-

tries where draft horse production has

been most successfully carried on and

enumerate some essentials which are

necessary to the production of high—

class draft horses. The most important

countries in this respect: are France,

Belgium, England and Scotland. The

foreign countries in particular have

certain characteristics quite common

which may well be considered import-

ant to their success in draft horse pro-

duction. In all of these countries we

find a well established system of agri—

culture in which well organized medi-

um sized farms are the important

units. Each farm carries a limited

number of high-class breeding animals

which are the source of production. A

rich and productive soil which through

deep and thorough cultivation is the

source of abundant feed supply, a fun-

damental essential in the production

of large, sound animals.



Each country is' especially well

equipped with a peasant class of farm

labor which adjusts itself peculiarly to

each class of live stock. This efficient

help which is practically a permanent

equipment or the farm, plays a great

part in the successful rearing and

bringing to a marketable age a large

number of properly grown animals.

These countries have all by their suc-

cessful production, brought the world





markets to them and have had little





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difficulty in receiving high prices for

their animals. Insofar as we are able

to copy successful methods of produo

tion in foreign countries, it is a wise

plan to study their systems and put

them into practice. With some knowl-

edge of their success it is well to ap-

ply them to our conditions as far as

possible.

Draft Horac Utility.



There are certain advantages which

may be enumerated in favor of draft

horse production wherever it appears

there isreason to believe horses can

be produced at a profit. In the first

place the draft horse has a very wide

range of utility, especially for farm

work and also for city hauling. The

production of this type of horse is a

product of productive soil and good

feed, the animal is easily raised and

the least susceptible to injury of any

class of horses. The draft horse needs

little education in preparation for mar-

ket if he is properly grown and fitted.

If the words of “breeding,” “feeding"

and “leading? could be sufficiently em-

phasized and attached to draft horse

production, it would bring many ani-

mals to a higher degree of perfection

and value than they now reach.



In considering the essentials of draft

horse production on our average farm,

it is important that we consider first

of all the service sire. If we are to

produce good horses we must first of

all have the use of a high-class sire.

The animal must conform to the es-

sential requirements of a draft sire.

He Should be over sixteen hands in

height and carry the proper weight in

proportion to his height. The animal

itself should be as far as possible a

guarantee of as many good qualities

as there are possible to get in one ani-

mal. The sire does not need to be an

imported animal with a long list of

awards to its credit. We are now con-

sidering/sires on the basis of their

breeding and individuality with less

consideration upon their show records

and exploitation.



The home-bred sire which until re—

cent years has been given only secon-

dary consideration, has recently come

into its own. A large number of high-

class draft sires are now being bred in

this country and are obtainable at a





.much more reasonable price than was





formerly {he case with imported ani-

mals of like merit. In fact, there are

advantages in favor of home-bred sires.

The producer has the opportunity to

study more carefully the breeding and

individuals in the pedigree of the ani-

mal and on the whole a better chance

to judge of what he may expect in the

offspring of the animal.

Purchasing the Sire.



Careful consideration should be giv-

en to the purchase of the draft sire,

because the animal when taken into a

community not only has to do with the

horse stock on one farm, but perhaps

with that of 100 farms. The method

of stallion ownership is a very import-

ant thing in the success of a breeding

horse in any community. We may say

for example, that there are three metbv

ods of stallion ownership:



1. Private ownership.



2. Coo-operative ownership.



3. The old company plan.



I dare say that most men are famil-

iar with these different methods. Each

has its advantages and disadvantages.

I want to suggest that in the case of.

individual ownership in many cases

such animals are a detriment to the

community. Unless the individual own-

ing the animal is a well-todo, public-

spirited man be is not willing to risk

an investment in a horse ofsuch mer‘

it as the community deserves. In many

cases, therefore, the individually own«

ed stallion though well cared far by ~

the owner, who has a personal interest- . ~



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The farmer who has a few good

draft mares of sufficient size and free

from\defect should make them with

the best draft stallion within his reach.

The stallion should not only be a good

individual, but a true type and repre-

sentative of his breed. Soundness

should be the basis of the selection of

a draft stallion.

thing to be observed is the t pe and

whether or not he possesses the good

qualities of a draft horse. Having

these points in mind, we should next

look to the size, quality, bone, action

and general make-up and carriage of a

high-class sire. It is not possible to

find a perfect stallion, but one should

secure as many of the essential re-

quirements as can be combined in one

horse. Every animal has some defect,

be it large or small. The defects in

the mare should therefore be studied

and noted, and the‘sire selected should

be especially strong in the points

where the mare is weak. The only

clear road to success is to select sires

of one breed and stick to it. This is

certainly the one thing to do if a man

wishes to produce uniform colts. A

farmer may be able to get a sire of

the type he wants in his own neigh-

borhood. It may pay him to go some

distance to get What he wants, and

when he finds it there should be no

haggling over the service fee. A few

dollars count for very little if a sire

can be secured suited to the type of

the mares he has to breed. The in-

creased value of the colt will soon

make the additional service fee. It

does not cost any more to raise and

feed a good colt than an inferior one.



Farmers too often have patroniezd

grade stallions because of the low ser-

vice fee. In stallion service. fees a

man gets about what he pays for.



The selection of the breed is largely

a matter of personal fancy. The best

breed of draft horses is the one a man

likes best. If one has grade mares to

breed he should make them with a

pure-bred sire whose breeding coin-

cides with the breeding of the mares.

The Percheron, BelgianL Clydesdale

and Shire all possess merit and many

valuable characteristics. The use of

good stallions from any of these

breeds Will improve the quality of the

grade horses of any community.



In the selection of the stallion a man

is governed largely by his personal in-

clinations‘or by his own needs. In the

absence of his owning any pure-bred

or high-grade mares, which would, of

course, determine his breed selection,

the demands of the trade which he

purposes to supply should control his

selection. It is better for the farmers

of one community to patronize stal—

lions of one breed than to mix the

breeds. A uniform lot of colts appeals

to the buyers and whatever appeals

most to {he buyers has a” tendency to

sell for higher prices.



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in the animal, may be'an'tnlui'y to' the

community. . . , -



I suggest for your consideration the

second plan mentioned, the co-opera-

tive plan, where a group of six to

twelve well-toLdo farmers organize a

company on their own initiative, elect

an executive commtitee and proceed

on their own plan to purchase a high-

class animal for the use of members

and others interested. In such a group

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terested in horse production than oth-

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exploitation in the management of high-

class draft sires ,they are likely to

proceed on a reasonable basis. .I think

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ing into a community a high-class ser;

vice animal, an animal far better than

any individual would feel he could af~

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sults as if he owned the animal him~

self.



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trict and selling a large number of

horses and finally leaving a home in

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summer with a liberal amount of pala—

table roughage and grain the following

winter, it can be kept on about one-

half the cost of its first year’s cost. of

production. By continued good pas-

ture and possibly some grain the third

summer the animal will reach a suffi-

cient size and weight at two and a.

half years of age to be broken and

perform sufficient work to offset the

cost of feed and soon to earn a profit

either in worker in growth toward

reaching its maximum value.



For further consideration on feeding

of draft foals, I wish to call your at-

tention to the accompanying chart.





 





1911-12 1912-13 1914-15 1915-16

Foals fed ........................ . ,. 5 6 6

Average days fed .................. .. 139 185.4 166.6 180.6

Average weight. at, birth .......... . . . . . . . 148.8 140.0 140.0

Average weight, at start ............. . 725 665.0 680.0 693.3

Average weight at close ............. 1005 1115 93715 966.0

Average total gain .................. 280 452 262.5 272.5

Average daily gain ................ . . . 2.0 2.22 1.54 1.5

Average grain per day ............ . . . . 13.18 14.55 13.23 12.31

Average hay per day ............. 2.32 2.56 2.33 8.38

Average grain per 1b. gain ........ 6.59 6.55 8.60 8.20

Weeks on feed .................. . . . 20 29 24 27

Cost of feed -. ...................... $ 26.72 35.96 37.17 44.67

Average age at close—days ....... . . . . 3451/3 ' 371 350 388





 





actual valilc of the animal. While this

system Operated it is only fair to state

that under this plan many valuable

horses were scattered over this coun-

try left in communities which other-

wise would not have had high-class

stock had not their sires been placed

in this way, even though they cost

more than their value. The invest-

ment in the sire should depend largely

upon the number and class of avail

able animals for breeding purposes.

The sire rising three or four years of

age is usually considered the most de-

sirable to purchase, even though there

are bargains in animals of younger and

older ages.

Selecting the Mares.



The one who would produce good

horses must give careful consideration

to the selection of his breeding mares.

Starting with ordinary stock by the

successful use of good sires it is pos-

sible within a few .years to produce

some very good. high-grade, brood

mares? It. is often advised to purchase

high-class breeding mares rather than

spend the time in the grading-up proc-

ess. If one can afford to own pure-

bred mares of average merit and give

them proper care, there is opportunity

to realize on their investment more

rapidly than on that of grades. The

breeding mare should be considered as

a breeding proposition and not expect-

ed to work in the harness full time.

These animals should be treated as

extra horses and worked on the aver-

age half of the time. Doing this and

raising a high—class foal, will pay for

her keep and that of the foal until

weaning'time. Like the sire the mare

should be as good an individual as the

owner can afford and. weigh not less

than 1500 pounds.



Development of Foals.

The draft foal at birth will usually





' weigh 10 to 12 pounds less than one-





tenth the weight of the mother. In order

to give the foal an opportunity for its

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Ration 1911-15.

Sixty pounds crushed oats.

Fifteen pounds crushed corn.

Ten pounds bran.

Fifteen pounds cut alfalfa.

Grain Ration 1915-16.





1. Eighty pounds crushed oats; 20

pounds bran.



2. Eighty pounds whole cats; 20

pounds bran; mixed hay.





FEEDERS’ PROBLEMS.





 





‘Summer Feeding of Cattle.





I have twenty-five young cattle

which have been wintered to date on.

clover hay. They have made a little

more than 100 lbs. each in growth and

are in a. thrifty condition, but of course

not fat. Will it pay better to feed

them on grass for a few weeks, then

sell them.



Shiawassee Co. SUBSCRIBER.





This is a problem which can be

properly decided only after careful con-

sideration of, all the attending condi-

tions, many of which are not stated in

this inquiry. One important considerw

tion is the quality of the cattle, partic~

ularly as tobreeding, age and weight.

From the fact that they have been

“roughed through,” it would appear

that they are not what might be term~

ed “choice feeders,” as this method of

wintering such cattle would hardly be

profitable. From the fact that some

growth has been made on the clover

hay it would be reasonable to assume





that these cattle are of good ages, else _





even this growth would not have been

secured. Assuming fair quality in

theSe cattle it would pay~to feed them

a little grain so they would be gaining

,thriftily by the time pasture is avail-

able, and if the light grain ration is

continued on pasture these cattle

would bring a premium over common

“grassers” when these come into mar-

ket and should return a profit on the

grain. With plenty of pasture avail-

able‘ it will pay well to run them

through, as 'there is every indication

that values will remain high. If. on

the, other hand, labor is available for





normal farm operations it is doubtful "

if it willpay to devotevvaluable.m ‘
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to this use the coming season. There





is certain to be an abnormal demand

for stockers and feeders this spring,

for grazing wild land and lands which

must lie in grass because of lack of

labor tolwork them. This will cause

this class of cattle to bring unusual, if

not unprecedented prices on the mar-

ket. For these reasons the best time

to sell will depend largely on condi-

tions peculiar to the individual farm

unit or. business. Many farmers do

winter' feeding as a means of giving

profitable winter employment and at

the same time providing a homemar-

ket for the roughage or grain grown

on the farm. A few carry on summer

feeding as,a regular enterprise. But

for best results in this, as in other de-

partments of farm production, ever-

changing conditions must be carefully

considered in adopting a general plan

of solving a special problem.

The Feeding Value of Millet Seed.





How mill millet seed, when ground,

compare with corn meal and what are

the chemical analyses of it, that is,

the percentage of carbohydrates and

fat and when allowed to get ripe how

will the straw grade as a roughage for

cattle and what are the best kinds of

millet for the following kinds of

ground, for‘heavy high land, sandy or

light, low heavy ground, well drained,

and muck?



Ionia Co. F. H.





In digestible nutrients millet com-

pares quite favorably with corn, hav-

ing a trifle narrower nutritive ratio.

Different analyses of millet seed give

it a protein content varying from 7.6

to 8.6 per cent; carbohydrates varying

from 57 to 64.7 per cent, and fat vary-

ing from three to 4.9 per cent, an av-

erage nutritive ratio of 118.5 as com-

pared with an average of approximate-

ly 1:10 for corn. It should not be fed

to horses, since it has been found to

have a deleterious effect on them

when fed in any considerable quanti-

ties, even the feeding of well matured

millet hay often causing serious

trouble.



Millet is a plant which requires

warm weather for successful growth

and warm soil is better adapted to it

than any other. A rich, well drained

sandy loam will give good crops, while

the plant will not thrive well on heavy

clays or wet lands. Its greatest value

is as a catch crop which may be sown

in case the clover winter-kills or the

old meadows fail to start well in the

spring. It is doubtful whether it should

be given any more prominent place

than this upon the average farm.





 





THE BROOKWATER DUROC SALE.





The sixth consecutive sale of Duroc

Jerseys, held at Brookwater Farm,

from the standpoint of prices received,

was the most satisfactory of them all.

Representative breeders were present

from many states and the desirable of-

ferings Were readily absorbed by those

present. The day was ideal and every-

thing was done that could be done to

make those attending the sale comfort-

able. The sale was conducted in the

usual straightforward and business-

like way which has characterized for-

mer sales, and the interest manifested

by some of the best breeders of Duroc

Jerseys throughout the United States

was gratifying to the owner of the

farm. Forty-four head sold for $5,013,

or an average of a little over $113

each. Over two-thirds of the offerings

were spring gilts bred to fsrrow dur-

ing the spring months. Nineteen head

were sold to Michigan breeders and

farmers, while the remainder were dis-

tributed throughout the following

states: Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Colo-

rado, California, Tennessee, Idaho and

Virginia. Other buyers from Texas,

Mississippi, Minnesota, Alabama and

Kansas were represented either by

their presence or theirmail bids. The

next sale will be held on August 1.





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S measured by the life of great

and vital movements, the co—op—

erative idea in. this section, is

still in its initial stages. That the

time was ripe for the sowing of the

seeds of the co-operative movement,

has been proved by the unparalleled

rapidity with which the idea has been

worked out. From this practical dem-

onstration of the value and importance

of co-operation, has grown a spirit of

self-reliance and' initiative hitherto un~

known among local farmers. Out of

the cooperative shipping associations

which dot this section nearly as thick-

ly as townships, has grown a disposi-

tion to co—operate for mutual protec-

tion and mutual benefit along other

lines. Perhaps the best example of

these fruits of the co-operative idea

may be found in the recent action of

cabbage growers.



In some localities, for the past- quar-

ter of a century, cabbage has been

grown extensively. The crop which is

strictly a cash proposition, has, in the

main, been contracted months ahead,

to proprietors of krout factories. The

growers have been compelled at all

times to accept the price offered. In

normal years the crop, at the contract-

ed price, has proved profitable. In poor

years growers who held contracts

have lost heavily, owing to the fact

that they were unable to take advan-

tage of the natural rise in price due to

the law of supply and demand. In

one or two instances contracts have

been violated by factory owners with-

out, redreso for the growers. It did

not, in former years, seem to enter

the‘ minds of the growers that they

could easily unite for mutual protec-

tion and advantage.



But» with the coming of the co—opem-

tive shipping association, all this has

changed. Farmers are learning the

lesson of union, and are willing to sink

petty differences for the sake of a com-

mon object. Last year was an un-

profitable year for most cabbage grow-

ers in this section. They delivered

their scant crop at the contracted

price of five or five and one-half dol‘

lars per ton, while the current market

price was thirty-five or forty dollars





. per ton.





In addition to the above condition,

abnormal factors now enter into the

cabbage industry. Owing to the gen-

eral rise in value of farm products, the

old contracting price for cabbage is

far below, relatively, the market price

of other farm products.



In the light of these facts it is not

strange that cabbage growers held

back, when asked by krout makers to

contract at the old prices. And right

here is where the training of the (-0-

operative shipping associations has

come into play. Owing to the compar-

atively small ‘area over which cabbage

growing is profitable, due largely to

distance from the factory, the number

of growers is small in any township,

compared with the total number of

lfarmers. Because of this fact, grow-

ers could not well ask the shipping as-

sociations to back them up in the cab-

bage proposition. Doing the next best

,thing, the growers held a meeting and

signed a written agreement not to con-

tract the cabbage crop for 1917 for

less than a certain figure.



.At this stage, the action of the cab

bage growers has occasioned but little

surprise. Time was, however, and that

but a very few years ago, when such

a step would have stirred the commu-

nity. The fact simply ShO'WS to what

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the face of the present situation, it

seemed but'the natural thing for the

cabbage men to unite. The contractor

now faces a force hitherto unreckohe‘d

with in the history of his business. For

the first time the grower is having

something to say about the price he

shall receive for his product. And in

this he is coming to his own, for why

should not the grower have a voice in

fixing the price of what he grows?



-In connection with this question, it

is related that in one cabbage growing

community, the proprietor of the krout

factory threatened to remove his fac-

tory if the growers persisted in de-

manding a certain price for their crop.

To this threat a grower promptly re-

plied: “Very well, remove your fac-

tory. We have a prosperous co-‘opera-

tive association here, and can build a

factory of our own.”



And in its last analysis will not the

co-operative movement amount to

this? Why should not the cabbage

growers own cooperative krout fac-

tories, just as dairymen own co—opera-

tive creameries? It is only another

case of bringing the producer and con-

sumer nearer together, of eliminating

one of the middlemen, and of giving

to the grower his just share of the

profits.



In the action of the cabbage grow-

ers are the signs of a marked and

wide-spread movement along all lines.

Many cash crops in particular must be

contracted months ahead, as is the

case with the cabbage crop. Tomatoes,

cucumbers, pop-corn, and other pro-

ducts, are sold in much the same way.

With the growth of the co-operative

movement the growers are bound to

become more independent. It is not

yet apparent just how far the union

of the. cabbage growers will affect the

acreage of cabbage in 1917. At pres-

ent, a dead—lock exists which can only

be broken by concessions on the part

of contractors. If the growers cannot

get their price they will turn their at-

tention to other crops. Just now any

crop brings good prices. It will be

easy to'turn again to corn or some

other crop, if the krout makers will

not concede the price demanded. The

present contention will pass, .but the

principle and the example will remain.

The fruits of the cooperative idea are

bound to increase year by year.



Hillsdale Co. ‘ J. A. KAISER.





 





SINGLE STANDARD FRUIT PACK-

AGE LAW ASKED FOR.





 





The recent action of the Bridgman

Fruit G-rowers’ Association should not

only get our attention but should com‘

mand our action, for if we are looking

toward an orderly improvement of our

fruit markets, harmony between the

state and federal governments on the

standard size of package to be used,

will prove easy of enforcement be-

cause of eliminating the probable con-

fusion resulting from one standard for

interstate shipments under the control

of the federal government and another

for shipments within the state which

must conform to the laws of the com-

monwealth. The resolutions of the

abOVe organization touching upon this

subject are as follows:



Whereas, The'United States Govern-

ment has passed a law establishing a

standard fruit package, and



Whereas Said law 18 based on the

standard ry measure, and provides

that fruit packages shall be made to





contain even pints, quarts nor bushels,’





and .



Whereas, Prior to the enactment‘of

this law by the United States Govern-

ment, there was and is now a law in

this state providing a. standard for fruit





 





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‘and 3,983,000 two years ago.





   





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the no, weight of the cementum? ;

fruit packages shall be stamped there-

on, and



Whereas, This results practically in

a. double standard in this state, cans.

mg unintentional violations of law and.

making compliance with the provisions

and spirit of the law difficult, and un-

practicable, therefore it is



Resolved, By the Bridgman Fruit

Growers' Association that our legisla-

ture should repeal the present law re-

garding fruit packages, and substitute

therefore if any substitute is neces-

sary a law that will comply with the

provisions of the national law, and be

it further



Resolved, That the secretary mail a.

copy of these resolutions to the prin-

cipal newspapers of this county, and

send a copy of them to our representa-

tive and request him to prepare, intro-

duce and secure the passage of a bill

to abolish this double standard, and

further that the secretary be, and

further is, instructed to send a copy

of these resolutions to the secretaries

of the various Fruit Growers’ Associa-

tions and other organizations of farm-

ers in the southern part of the state,

with a letter requesting them to secure

the adopting of similar resolutions and

inviting their co-operation, to the end,

that this double standard may be

abolished.





 





GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.





 





A summary of the March crop report

for the state of Michigan and for the»

United States, as compiled by the Bu-

reau of Crop Estimates (and transmit-

ted through the Weather Bureau), U.

S. Department of Agriculture, is as

follows: .



Wheat on Farms.



State—Estimated stocks on farms

March 1 this year 2,450,000 bushels,

compared with 5,725,000 a year ago

Price on

March 1 to producers $1.77 per bushel,

compared with $1.08 a year ago and

$1.39 two years ago.



United States—Estimated stocks on

farms March 1~ this year 101,000,000

bushels, compared with 244,448,000

bushels a year ago and 152,903,000

two years ago. Price on March 1 to

producers $1.64 per bushel, compared

with $1.03 a year ago and $1.34 two

years ago.



Corn on Farms.



State—Estimated stocks on farms

March 1 this year 9,080,000 bushels,

compared with 15,680,000 a year ago

and 19,530,000 two years ago. Price

March 1 to producers, $1.05 per bushel,

compared with 72 cents a year ago

and 73 cents two years ago.



United States—«Estimated stocks on

farms March 1 this year 789,000,000

bushels, compared with 1,116,559,000 a.

year ago and 910,894,000 two years ago.

Price March 1 to producers $1.01 per

bushel, compared with 68.2 cents a

year ago and 75.1 cents two years ago.





Corn of Merchantable Quality.



State.-—-—The percentage of the 1916

crop which was of merchantable qual-

ity is estimated at 63 per cent, compars

ed with 35 per cent of the 1915 crop

and 83 per cent of the 1914 crop.



United States.—~The percentage of

the 1916 crop which was of merchant- '

able quality is estimated at 84 per cent.

as compared with 71.1 per cent of the

1915 and 84.5 per cent of the, 1914 crop.





Oats on Farms.





State—Estimated stock on farms on

March 1 this year 14,500,000 bushels,

compared with 27,632,000 a year ago

and 20,301,000 two years ago. Price on

March 1, to producers 59 cents per

bushel, compared with 44 cents a year

ago and 51 cents two years ago.



United States—Estimated stocks on

farms March 1 this year 394,000,000

bushels, compared with 598,148,000 a

year ago and 379,369,000 two years ago.

Price on March 1 to producers, 56.9

cents per bushel, compared with 42.7

cents a year ago and 52.1 cents two

years ago. ’



Barley on Farms.



State—Estimated stocks on farms

March 1 this year 416,000 bushels, as

compared with 627,0003 year ago and

608,000two years ago. Price March 1

to producers $1.04 per bushel, compar-

ed with 69 cents a year ago and 75

cents two years ago.



United States—Estimated stocks on

farms March 1 this year 32,800,000





bushels, compared with 58,301,000 a.





year ago and 42,889,000 two years ago.

Price’ March 1 to producers, 96.9 cents

per bushel, compared with 59.6 cents

a year ago and 67.7 cents two years





3.80.





 





Representatives of railroad brother—

hoods are in session in Cleveland this

week considering details of. the eight-

hour railroad law to be prepared for a '

conference withrallroad .emplOYers in . _.

New York end-‘Waishmxtm mam. .I-
INCREASE QUALITY OF MILK PRO-l

DUCTS





An item of outstanding importance

' in the excellent address by Dr. J. L.

Snyder, of the M. A. C., before the re-

cent dairymen’s meeting at Detroit,

was that dealers should develop mar-

kets for the cheaper dairy products

like skim-milk, buttermilk, etc. He

spoke in part as follows: ,



Dairying, like other business, must

meet the needs of those who cannot

afford the best. Only a few can have

the cream in any line of business.

There is not enough of the first grade

of any kind of food to go around. Of

the beef carcass only a small portion

is porterhouse steak. The cheaper

cuts must go to those who cannot af-

ford the best. It would be an unwar-

ranted waste to send to the fertilizer

tank the soup bones and other less de-

sirable parts of the carcass which re-

main after the best has been taken. Is

it not equally wasteful to dispose of

the less desirable part of the milk af-

ter the best has been taken? The

housewife who pours the top off the

milk and uses it as cream~d0es not

, throw away what remains. It is used

to good advantage, although it is skim-

milk. It can be made into puddings,

used in cooking vegetables and can be

used satisfactorily with corn meal and

rice. There is scarcely no end to the

uses to which it can be put. It often

balances the meal scientifically, better

than does the whole milk and many in-

dividuals and families are better off

with the butter-fat eliminated from

their diet.



One of the most healthful forms of

milk, as well as the cheapest, is but—

termilk. The poor people, as well as

those of moderate means, should be

using it in large quantities, whereas

the majority of families never utilize

it at all. No more nourishing food or

easily digested could be given to a

household. It can be used in combina-

tion of foods, as well as by itself. Ev-

en a sickly baby will thrive on it when

other artificial foods entirely fail. I

personally know a scientifically train-

ed mother who, previous to her mar-

riage, was at the head of the Domestic

Science Department of the Michigan

Agricultural College, raised her first

baby on buttermilk. Other baby foods

had been tried and failed. At the age

of four months the child looked starv-

ed. Buttermilk was tried and worked

wonders. Those who have been at

Battle Creek Sanitarium find that but-

termilk, as they serve it there in its

raw state, and also other modified

forms, is greatly relished and used in

large quantities by patients and guests.



Even sour milk has great value as a

nourishing food. How many cooks

who pride themselves on delicate tex-

ture in their cakes have rejoiced to

find a cup of sour milk at their dis-

posal on baking day. It is true that

the bacteria count in sour milk is

many times higher than in sweet, but

our most recent instruction along that

line by our leading bacterologists is

that the greater number of lactic bac-

teria, the more wholesome the product.



You are all familiar with the inves-

tigations made a few years ago among‘

a people in Hungary, who lived longer

than the average, to determine what

contributed to their longevity. Noth-

ing peculiar was discovered, except

that they used in their diet large quan-

tities of sour milk.



Let me urge the necessity of a larg-

er consumption of milk in the diet of

poor families and also the value of

milk in its cheaper forms, such as

skim—milk and buttermilk.



My plea, therefore, is to give the

people a chance to use skim-milk and

buttermilk. They need them and will

use large quantities of them if they

are placed within their reach. You

will thereby not only bring to your-

selves more trade and greater profits,

but you will at the same time render a

valuableflservice to society by placing

on the market a splendid cheap food.





 





 





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FAIRBANKS, MORSE Ii 00., Chicago \. \_





THE McCALLUM ROAD PLANE





Is conceded by all users that this implement has filled along felt Want in the



maintenance of public highwa s. Its economical duties are many. Turning the



bottom and Sides of channe for gravel and spreading gravel dumped from



wagons, Without use of hoeor shovel, the loads are bound to meet and road



waves are eliminated. I Will prepay the freight on the first plane ordered by



the road. Commiss1on of any county in the state of Michigan and after a 10 day



trial it fails to be the best road maintenance implement you ever used return it



to me at my expense. You be the Judge. It is 10 ft. long, 5 ft. wide and weighs



400 lbs. Drawn by two horses or tractor. Mfg. and sold by patentee



ANGUS McCALLUM, PONTIAC, MICH. '

lIl‘LAllgUS McCiilliim, Pontiac, Mich. Molina, Illinois, July 27th, 1916. L



Dczir Bug—Th6; ofiii‘_ers of the Greater Mollne 86:3 Day Road Club have instructed me to ex- /



press their satisfaction With the way in which the road plane received from you has improv-



ed 'the roads. Mr. Charles Larsen. who has had charge of the gravel and dirt roads that are. ,"



being cared for by this organization and who is an old road man. sin 5, “It is iiieoniparahly %



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putting in sidewalks,

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Run by hand or pOWer.

Sold on trial. Write

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I want eager, am-

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like to clean up $40 to $50 a day.

I’ll make them winners. Men are

getting rich, selling my wonderful 12 tools

in one. Pulls posts, stretches wire. fixes

wheels. etc. Write me immediately.

P. I. Harrah. Free.

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can keep accurate records of your are e dai

poultry. truck, stock and fruit. produgts' by 0131"

simple method. It will enable them to put their

arithmetical _knowledge to practical usezstimulote

in them an interest in the farm, and will be the

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Staude Hake-Tractor





Double the Amount of Work You





Can Do, am! Save Money at the Same Time





Staude Maire-Tractor, combining with any Ford touring car or runabout to make a guaranteed

tractor, Will we you double the working ability of tour good horses at practically one-horse cost.





It has easi y plowed five and six acres a day;

largest Minneapolis thresher made. It has moved a 25-ton‘story and a half house on dirt roads.





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We guarantee Staude "ulna-Tractor, used with

any Ford in good condition, to start and run con-

tinuously on high gear and do work of 4 horses.





Wonderful Efficiency—

Remarkable Economy





Staude Make-Tractor simply converts the 8 ed of the

Ford car into draw bar' pull at low speed. strain is

on tractor attachment and not on the car.



This is proof of real efiiciency. We take the Ford power

at 1,000 r. p. m., only one-half the maximum engine Speed.

A gear reduction of 11 to 1 in tractor wheels and drivmg

pinions gives wonderful pulling’power.



Plowing steadily, at two and a half miles an hour, the



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Note these features carefully. Each is important.

exclusive Staude Make-Tractor feature:





the body.

z-The Staude Make-Tractor can be attached by

anyone in twenty minutes. Changed back to tour-

uu carer r in sometime.

lr—We bore no holes in Ford frame.





 





 

 





 





 





"" We furnish special Staude Radiator with six times the

cooling capacity of Ford radiator We will not sell a

Staude Moh-a- Tractor without this special radiator. For

without a epecid designed radiator providing this cooling

efficiency no tractor attachment for any automobile can





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”male "Liza; 1:835” than All this work 13 real work actually done. Stau





of gasoline per acre—never more. And your Ford used wi

You get the wonderful power of your Ford motor adapted to practical work.

fieasons Why Staude llama-Tractor is the Host

Efficient Most Economical Form of Farm Power





Each is necessary to real service.





l—The Staude Make-Tractor combines with either Io—Alleleilitcllies are raadeto wde hiailga-K'ql‘rgctor 2-inch c213,

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It has plowed in every kind of sod, deeper

product for you.





Use Ford Both for Touring

and Farm Work





Use your Ford with Staude Make-Tractor for farm work

and with Maker-Tractor attachment removed for pleasure

driving. In this way you get all of the wonderful ability '

of your Ford without injuring your car in the slightest.



You never can get the real value out of the Ford for

pleasure driving alone. Using it with Staude Mak-a-

Tractor you save the-cost of horses, increase your farm

efficiency, and do not take away from your enjoyment

of your car in any manner.





This is real money saving for you.

th Staude Make-Tractor is not injured or defaced.





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'l‘his Magazine Section forms apart of our paper every week.





HE well balanced life cannot de‘

pend upon practicality alone—-

neither can it depend wholly on



the conceptions of the imagination.

The wisest course for the busy worker

to pursue is to endeavor to strike a

happy medium. Errors in either di-

rection should be avoided.



A factor that assists in the develop-

ment of a well-balanced personality is

the thoughtful performance of one’s

work. Now the education of the school-

room is unsuflicient to feed the mind

indefinitely. In thinking the same

things over and over they finally lose

all power of giving further nourish-

ment to the mental faculties. New

viewpoints or different matters with





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WORLD EVENTS IN PICTURES





 





 





Son of President Menocal, of Cuba,

Helps Put Down Rebellion.





 





 





 





 





 





 





A Well-Balanced Personality





By F. J.





which to occupy the attention, are

needed. Meeting other people who are

dealing with the same problems and

conditions is almost certain to give one

a new angle of sight or to point out

features that have remained covered.

The very conditions of farm life tend

to keep one separated from his neigh-

bors more than the conditions of urban

life; hence the farmer should take spe-

cial pains to supply the stimuli coming

through association with people.

Writers always try to give of their

best, so a bit of reading helps along.





for Hauling.





Wins Bronx 26-mile Marathon in 2 hrs.,





0 min., 35 sec.





   





Many‘of the British Harbors are Protected with Steel Nets.





YATES





The reading of a good poem, or a clev-

er bit of fiction brings you in touch

with a different class of people than

you daily meet. A chapter of history;

or something of a technical character

which is interesting whether it be

sheep raising, or embroidery, botany

or bicycles, cement work or bee-keep-

ing, stock raising 0r singing, takes the

reader out of his little world to a larg-

er one filled with new material for the

occupation of the mind.



Then thinking along the line of one’s

work or of his favorite hobby is a great





 





{The FARM BOY

an? GIRL

SCIENTIFIC an?

MECHANICAL





 





 





 





Every article is written especially for it, and does not appear elsewhere





help. To have the mind active while

trailing the plow, washing the dishes,

going after the cows, riding to town,

is certain to assist in the development

of a well-balanced life for it brings to-

gether the real and the ideal.



Another aid that cannot be dismiss-

ed by the person who strives to fit

himself best for the great variety of

tasks he is called upon to meet, is the

habit of sacrificing something each day

to do little acts of kindnesses to per-

sons or animals. This unselfish prac-

tice is certain to keep the sympathies

alive and make living worth while.

And in doing these gratuitious acts one

should work without thought of gain-

ing personal praise.





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Miss Rankin, of Montana, First Woman

Elected to House of Representatives





will Overlook Four States.





 





 





French Soldier Searches for Treasure

Buried Before German Invasion.





 





Copyright by Underwood a Underwood. New York





Cases Full of Cartridges Stacked in Arsenal
1TH March comes the first

W spring arrivals. It is always



a pleasant experience indeed

to have seen the’flrst robin of spring,

and somehow he always brings with

him the memories of bygone years~—

springs when we were boys and girls

had not a single thought or care to





worry us.

, It is like meeting an old friend once

, again when we see Mr. Robin. They





are very democratic and readily build

' their mud walled nurseries close to a

house where they are sure of protec-

tion. Shelves attached to the porch or

side of the barn will invite a pair of

robins for tenants. At evening we are

awarded by their cheery songs. Rob-

ins have been known to remain at the

north throughout the entire winter. A

robin lives on the Michigan Agricul-

tural College campus each winter, and

feeds on wild apples and other decay-

ed fruits. These brave birds usually

roost in tamarack swamps where they

find shelter from the most severe

storms. In the fall I have seen as

many as a thousand roosting in a

swamp east of Lansing, preparing, I

suppose, for the long journey south.

Letters from Florida tell me the rob-

ins were very numerous there this

winter, due I am sure to the protection

of their many friends of the north.

The song sparrow comes with the

robin and his cheery “Maids, maids,

maids, put your teakettle, teakettle

on,” may be heard along the river

banks most any morning this month.





By C.



The professional trapper often finds

his skill taxed to the utmost when he

undertakes to catch the fox, therefore

the amateur will be fortunate indeed if

he succeeds in trapping Reynard.

There is nothing like trying, however,

and the farm boy, if he Uses his knowl-

edge of woodcrat't to good advantage,

may even outwit the sly creature.



In thickly-settled communities there

is danger of catching dogs and cats,

hence it is safer to use water sets for

the fox rather than land sets. Strong

traps with wide jaws are best. All

trap makers have traps especially de-

signed for these animals. Water sets

are made in spring holes and shallow

crossings in small pasture brooks. It

may be well to prepare the places

where trap and bait are to be placed,

some time before the sets are made.

The trap is placed about even with the

surface of the water and ten inches

from the edge of the pool. A light

piece of moss from the bottom of the

brook is cut the size of the jaws of the

trap and placed over the trap. This

gives it the appearance of a moss-cov-

ered stone. Several inches farther out,

bait is placed on another moss—covered

stone. The fox is very adverse to wet-

ting his feet, consequently he steps

on the supposed stone to reach for the

bait and gets caught. Be sure to cover

the trap with material exactly like

that covering the bottom of the pond,

be it moss or leaves.



At spots remote from buildings the

so-called “bed” method may be employ-

ed with success. A circular piece of



. turf is removed and the hole filled

with chafi and hay seed from the bot-

tom of the mow. In this several pieces

of bait are placed and renewed if ani-

mals take them away. At first the fox

is very wary of such a place but finally

after he has dug it over several times,

he loses his fear to a certain extent

and the traps may be placed. These

should be handled with gloves on

which beeswax has been rubbed. Traps

with strong grapples are best, as it is

inconvenient to hide the drag. Set the

trap at some distance from the bed,





 





 

 





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This bird is a seed ester and should

be protected by every former. Put-o!

his food, however, consists of injur-

ious insects. , Early in May they begin

housekeeping, building a cosy home,

flat on the ground, and well hidden by

the grass. One may often find the

nest by running water, but I know of

a pair that desired a safer location

than the ground, and built in the

crotch of a syringa bush. Another

pair made their home on a bog in the

center of a cow lane, and each day

during the nesting season the cows

were driven to and from the barn to

pasture, but the young birds grew, and

flew away in safety The nest is easily

reached by weaseis, snakes, and cats

and the number of young killed by

these pests every season cannot be

estimated.



March is a splendid month to place

the bird houses about the farm or the

yard. Protect them from the cats by

tacking tin around the trunk of the

trees. Fly paper will answer this

problem if tin cannot be obtained. Cats

are very particular about their feet,

and one dose of mucilage from fly pa-

per will be sufficient to keep them

away from any bird house. Remember

to place the entrance holes an inch

and a half from the top of the box.

This will insure safety from cats and

owls.



This inexpensive form of nature

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then walk straight to the place and ar-

range it. When this has been done

walk away in another direction.



Foxes travel along woodland paths

a good deal, hence in selecting places

for the trap this fact should be taken

into consideration. They also frequent

the vicinity of sawdust heaps in the

deeper woods. Blind sets may be made





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it down to the proper thickness. jfllhe

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and place it in a glass jar. Cover it

loosely and allow it to stand in the

sun for a time. A small piece of this

is quite sufficient for each set.

pure musk from the scent glands

should be mixed with other ingredients

and used as a decoy. Take a piece of

assafetida. the size of a. walnut, grate

it and mix with alcohol to bring it to

a semi-liquid. consistency, add pure

comb honey and skunk musk and you

have a decoy that will attract Reynard

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Little Farm Fables





By AUNT QUILLIA





W0 dogs once fell to discussing



the system of chivalry. Their



masters—old college chums——

were both well versed in history, and

as they sat before the fire on their fre-

quent visits, often exchanged ideas

concerning feudal customs, knight er-

rantry, and other characteistics of the

middle ages.



The dogs lying at their feet listened

attentively, and being intelligent fel-

lows possessed of good memories,

they, in cause of time, became well in-

formed on all these subjects:



“How I do wish,” exclaimed Don

Pedro, who was of a highly romantic

temperament, “how I do wish I had

lived ‘in days of old when knights were

Howl would have gloried in

following my master all through his

training from the time he served as a

pretty page in my lady’s castle, up to

the day when he was dubbed a full

fledged knight.



“Even now I can see him the central

figure in all that great company of

kings, queens, lords, ladies, and court-

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have been so happy that I would have“

made the cathedral ring with my barks

of joy and pride.



"'And then how I Would have exult-

ed when the tournaments took place.





horse grandly even in these prosy days

of autos and aircraft. At that time,

with all the trappings of the tilt about

him, he would have been superb, and

the fair lady at whose feet he knelt

before entering the lists, would have

blushed with pride as he kissed her

hand and received from it the ribbon

or the rose that proclaimed him her

accepted knight. Sitting, standing,

.mlking, mounting his charger, kneel-

ing at the altar or his lady’s feet, he

would ever have been the incompara-

ble gentleman. "



“Nonsense?“ growled Fido whose

mind was of a. practical cast. “I don’t 5‘

care a rap for those old days with

their silly and idle customs. Give me

a good ranch and a big bunch of

sheep and I am happy. My master is

as handsome as yours and would have

graced any court but I rather see him

in overalls and jumper than in the

finest armor that ever reflected the

sun, and I assure you that he would

personally prefer a sombrero to a hel-

met and a pitchfork to a lance.



“As for the fair sex, he rather put

the ballot in woman’s hands than re-

ceive from them all, the ribbons and

roses they could shower upon him.

The very idea of his kneeling at a

lady’s feet seems ridiculous and all

that talk about ‘the incomparable gen-

tleman’ makes me smile, for only yes-

terday I heard him quoting Poor Rich-

ard who said: ‘A plowman on his legs

is higher than a gentleman on his





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BY CORA A. MATSON DOLSON.



“Be careful, careful,” Papa says,

“When you walk in the road.”

He does not want his little girl

Crushed under some big load.





Next spring I’ll have to go to school

A whole long mile away,



Along the road where motor cars

Keep whining all the day.





I wish on all the country roads

They’d make a gravel walk



Each side, where little girls could run

And draw their dolls and talk.





Without a fear of any car

That comes “chug chug” along.

To have the roads all danger full

I’m sure God thinks it wrong.





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BY CHARLES H. MEIERS.





Old World is a peculiar chap,

Although he’s on the square.



When someone asks him for a snap,

He’says, “Look over there.”





The hunter of the snap then goes

In search of it, but there _



He finds no surcease from his woes—-

The snap is otherwhere.





So on and on he goes until

He lands in Failure’s lap;

Unless he ceases, with a will,

To seek that phantom snap.





Success is an elusive dame,

Fair mistress of all snaps.

When she is won—no easy game--

She’ll give a snap—perhaps!





DANDELIONS ON THE HILL.





BY L. M. THORNTON.





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I like to think of heavens clear

And blossoms on the apple trees.

I am no pulsing child, afraid

0f winter’s ice and snow and chill

But, oh, I love the grassy. ode

And dandelions on the l.





I envy not the human birds

Who flit to far-off southern lands.

I little heed their flowery words

Their prate of roses in their hands;

But I am looking forward now ,,

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To spring time o’er the mountains





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7‘ YDRO-ELECTRIC power, devel-

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the employment of a water mot-



or is the cheapest form of power for

farm use where a river, brook or tiny

stream is available. The farm located

near such a water supply may be equip-

ped, at comparatively small cost, with

apparatus for lighting buildings, run-

ning many forms of machinery and do-

ing much of the heavier labor.





'For the benefit of anyone who has

such a creek the following method of

determining the power available is giv-

en: The power depends upon the head

and amount of water running. The

term head is applied to the fall of wa-

ter. By sighting, or running an engi-

neer’s level from the top of the fall

line, to the lower line of flow the head

may be readily determined.





It is a. matter of simple mathematics

to work out the horse power a stream

is capable of developing. First get the

cross-sectional area of the brook,

which is done by multiplying the aver~

age depth by its width. Next determine

the velocity of the flow by dropping

floats in the water and noting how

many seconds are required for them to

pass a certain distance. As the ve-

locity is not uniform for the entire

flow, but greater at the surface and

center, it is necessary to calculate the

average velocity at about eight-tenths

of that shown by the floats. Having

obtained these figures the problem

should be worked out as follows: Mul-

tiply the cross-sectional area of the

stream by the velocity and this result

by 0.80. This gives the quantity of

water available per second. Multiply

this result by the weight of a cubic

foot of water, which at average tem-

peratures is 62.4 pounds, and the re-

sult is the weight of water delivered

to the motor per second. Again multi-

ply this result by the fall of water,

which gives the amount of work the

fall is capable of doing per second, as

measured in foot seconds. One horse-

power-is equal to 550 foot-pounds per

second. 'Thirty per cent is usually al-

lOwed for friction. After this is de-

ducted, divide the number of foot-

pounds available by 550 to obtain the

horse-power the stream is capable of

developing in the water motor.





The general rule, without figuring

closely is that one cubic foot of water

per second falling through a height of

ten or twelve feet is considered to de-

velop about one horse-power. It is

usually considered also that a flow of

500 cubic feet of water per second fall-

ing a distance of four feet, is capable

of developing about three horse-power

through the use of the water turbine.

This is sufficient for many farm uses,

and with the storage battery capable

of lighting buildings and turning con-

siderable machinery. ln streams

where the fall is low the water tur-

bine is more available than the older

‘ types of water wheel. A larger volume

of water is required, however, and it

is therefore most used in the level

sections of the country. In hilly sec-

tions, small rapid streams may be har-

nessed and with the aid of certain

types of water wheels, may be made to

do good work. These Wheels use but

a comparatively small quantity of wa-

‘ ter, which is conveyed by a pipe to the

wheel. The pressure of falling some

distance turns the ‘wheel and supplies

the energy. Small mountain brooks

are often used with this type of motor.

It will usually be found that any

never-failing stream, however small,

can be used to develop hydro-electric

, power. A competent engineer will



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car reached him. Simultaneously he

broke'into a run beside it, his eyes

glancing backward. A second later a

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body swaying outward. But his grip

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shoulder muscles for a mighty effort,

Stoddard slowly drew himself upward.

First his knees regained the bottom

step, then he was on his feet. Then

he fell face-downward on the platform

and lay there.



“That was for you, Sadie,” he gasp-

ed, smiling.



Getting to Buffalo proved not so

simple a matter as Stoddard calculat-

ed. He fell under the disapproving

eye of Federal authority when he

touched American soil at Niagara

Falls. It was not a question of smug-

gling; he had nothing but the clothes

he wore and three dollars and forty

cents, his entire cash balance after

payment of railroad fare. It appeared

that he was an “undesirable immi-

grant.” ,



This confidential lip was passed by

the conductor of his train to the im—

migration officials stationed at the

line. They invited Stoddard into the

office and inspected him. He looked

singularly undesirable.



For several days his beard had been

growing famously. He had no hat.

His shirt was not only ripped at the

shoulder, but had two or three lesser

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into a pair of lumbermen’s socks,

which in turn disappeared into hunt-

ing boots, were vying with his shirt in

the matter of ventilation. His bobts

were said remnants of former rugged-

mess.



The immigration officials were

downcast as they looked him over.

They liked the size of him first rate,

and they accused him of no physical

ailments. But that was all they liked.



Casually they wrote “L. P. C.’5’ after

his name, which was already entered

upon a blank form. Those are grim

letters for the immigrant, as thou-

sands who are turned back from the

shores of Ellis Island know to their

dismal. “L. P. C.” is immigration

slang for “Likely to become a public

charge.”



It took Stoddard more than an hour

to convince the United States govern-

ment, as represented at the brink of

Niagara, that he was not only a citizen

of the republic, but was native—born

and eligible to become President if his

fellow Americans happened to fancy

him.



He was wroth about the delay that

his benevolent country was forcing up-

on him. He stoutly asserted his right

to return to the land of his birth, clad

in nothing and bearing not so much

as a red cen-t, if he so chose. He ex-

pressed himself on this and other re-

lated matters very freely, very fully

and at times very originally.



When he arrived at a profane pero-

ration they decided he was an Ameri-

can and let him go. He insisted on

tearing up the L. P. C. record with his

own hands.



He left the office wondering what

they had done to Sadie, whose costume

and whose finances were in not much

better state than his own. He went

back to ask.



“Oh, yes; we remember her, said

a uniformed ,person. “She came

through early this morning. Yes; we

asked her some questions. Did she

have any difficulty? Not after talking

for two minutes. She talks United

States.” 7



“Did she happen to say where she

was going?”



“Her ticket read to Buffalo.”



Stoddard departed in elation and

with a better opinion of theimmigra-

tion watch-dogs. They had not exact-

ly furnished him with a clue, but they

had confirmed his theory.



He went to Buffalo by trolley rather

than wait for a train, and it was ove-

ning when he reached there. His first

act ,was to eat, for he was ravenous.

Iiut he did not eat at the hotel to

which he went without delay. The head

waiter arranged that disappointment.

He apologetically reminded Stoddard

of his costume. Stoddard saw the

point at once; he had forgotten about

his clothes. At a place where they sold

“regular” dinners for thirty-five cents

each there was no head waiter and no

reminder. Stoddard ate two of the din-

ners. They were pretty good.





It was too late to hunt Sadie. Be-

sides, he was dead tired and wanted

a clear head in the morning. He found

a cheap hotel, which did not reject

him when he paid for his room in ad-

vance. Then he went to bed.



It had been a long, dreary day of

travel. The south-bound mail had made

all the stops from the Lower Station

to North Bay, with Stoddard endeavor-

ing to sleep in a day-coach seat and

achieving little success. At North Bay

there was a three—hour wait fora con-

nection—three solid hours during

which Sadie was speeding away from

him. Then came the slow train to

Toronto then another to Niagara Falls,

then the humiliation of the “L. P. 0.”



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on? trains by the handful.‘





ting shirts into boxes.





wish that he might dream about Sadie

He did not. He dreamed about a1

lunatic in the Deepwater, who had been

engaged by the railroad to facilitate

the discharging and receiving of pas.

sengers, and who hurled them on and

It was a

diverting dream until the passengers

began playing medicine-ball with the

lunatic



In the morning he made an early”

start, beginning with a shave, which

cost fifteen cents, and a “regular”

breakfast, which cost twenty-five. This

left him a dollar and sixty cents of

capital. Part of this was invested in

a telegram to New York, calling upon

the engineering firm for whom he did

field—work to wire him funds at once.

Then he went to look for Sadie.

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gamuffin is clean- shaven and deeply

tanned, when he is a very large person

and very determined in aspect, andl

when the rags upon his back are of a

kind strange to city eves, it is a dif—§

ferent matter Folk started at Stod- ;

dard, and he 1215 conscious of it. But

he did not let it trouble him. He “11:.

too busy.



Where Sadie had lived before she

started upon her adventure he did not

know, nor was he sure she had re-

turned there. But the Challenge Shirt

Company was easy to find. He con-

sulted a directory and obtained the ad-

dress, to which he went without delay.



The plain brick building annoyedv

him; it reminded him too much of a

penitentiary. The sight of it was

enough to make him undeistand why

Sadie had sought escape.





Yet his heart quickened a little as

he entered the door which bore above

it the word “Office." He wondered if

Sadie had returned to her prison. He

knew that she had little money left

after paying her fare back to Buffalo;

he knew also that the little bank ac-

count was no more. She would need

work, and it was likely that her first

seeking would be where she had once

been employed.



The man he met in the office turned

out to be Mr. Halsey, Sadie’s friend.

When this neat and conventional pery

son viewed Stoddard standing in the:

neat and orderly office he received ai

shock.



“Porter or driver?” asked Mr. Hal-

sey. '



“What?”



“You are looking for employment.

I take it. I don‘t know whether any

help is needed, but you can see the

boss of the shipping department if you

wish. Two doors down the street.





Stoddard laughed.



“Thanks. I‘m not looking for a

job. I’m looking for a Miss Hicks."



“Hicks?” repeated Mr. Halsey, puz-

zled. ' 7



“Sadie Hicks.”



“Oh, Sadie! Yes; I understand. Sa-

die left here last week, I’m sorry to



s.ay She was a good employe."



“I know she left, ” said Stoddard.



v. ant to find out whether she came

back."



“I haven’t seen her, I’m sure—~and

she is not difficult to see.’



Mr. Halsey smiled at his little joke.

He liked to think he was apt at such

pleasantries.



“I haven’t seen her, I’m sure—and

she is not difficult to see.”



Mr. Halsey smiled at his little joke.

He liked to think he was apt at such

pleasantries. -



“Who will know '2"



“You might inquire in the packing

department. Mr. Ferguson is the su-

perintendent. One flight up. Take



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right when you reach the .”top.



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eyes stared. Nos.- 4, 11" and 28 giggled

aloud. N o. ’17, who was nearest to

Stoddard, said “Pipe!” in a stage whi -

Der;

roguish smile. Stoddard grinned at

her, accepted her as a friendly person.





“I’m looking for Mr. Ferguson,” he,





said.



“The supe ?” inquired No. 17.



“That’s the man.”



No. 17 glanced around the room.



“I don’t see him just this minute,”

she said. “But he’ll be here directly.

Nice day, ain’t it?”



“Immense. Maybe I can hunt Mr.

Ferguson up.”



“Oh, he’ll be right along. You

couldn’t find him. I bet that’s one of





. our shirts.”





“You win. You don’t think he’ll be





‘ long, do you?”





“No, indeed. Ain’t you the impa-

tient party! Live in Buffalo?”

“No, thanks.”





No. 17 bridled coquettishly in de-

fense of her native city.



“Take it from me, it’s some burg,”

she flashed. “What are you trying to

do? Kit it—with them clothes?”



Stoddard laughed. No. 17 was a

loyal little citizen, and a rather nice-

looking one, too.



“I’m from New York,” he explained.



“I knew it was a make-up,” she

said with an emphatic nod. “New

York, hey? I met a New York feller

once. He took me out a coupla times.

Swell dancer. Most of ’em are, from

New York I guess. There’s plenty of

danc’in’ in Buffalo, too. I can step a





little myself.”





She paused and looked at Stoddard

archly.



“I ain’t been to a dance in a week,”

she added with a sigh.



“I don’t dance.”



“No? It’s easy enough. Why, I can

teach— Gee! What am I sayin’?”



No. 17 faked an instant of attractive

confusion.



“Is this Mr. Ferguson coming?”

asked Stoddard, pointing.



No. 17 looked across the room—and

immediately began to pack shirts into

boxes.



“That’s the guy,” she said over her

shoulder. “Aain’t he the mutt! Glad

to have met you, I’m sure. We get

through here at six. I thought maybe

you’d wanta know.”



Ferguson came across the packing

room with a quick, nervous shuffle

and headed in the direction of Stod-

dard.



“You lookin’ for me?” he said.



“Yes.”



Stoddard hated the shrimp, prompt-



ly and automatically. He would have

done so on Sadie’s account anyhow, if

it had not been so easy to do it on his

own. ,

The Shrimp was looking up at Stod-

dard and puffing his little chest, in

order to obtain a measure of bulk and

dignity. A titter from somewhere in

the room reached his ears, he flushed

at the temples. The subject of his

stature, converted by Sadie into a uni-

versal topic the day she left, was a

sore one with the Shrimp. He knew

that comparisons were being made

now. For this fresh opportunity to de-

ride him he .b1amed the bulk of the big

man in the rugged clothes. Hence he

hated Stoddard, just because Stoddard

towered over him.



“Well, what is it?” demanded the

Shrimp.



“You’re the superintendent here?”



“Sure.”



“I’m looking for a Miss Hicks.”



Ferguson’s eyes widened for a brief

instant; then narrowed to slits.



“Not here,” he answered.



“She was here formerly, was she

not?” .



“You mean a girl Who worked as

No. 18?”’



Stoddard nodded.



“Oh, I fired her last week,”\said the

Shrimp in a. grand manner.



“I understand that,” observed Stod-

dard as he bored into Ferguson’s soul





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then repented and gave him a'





with a contemptuous glance. L “I Came

to see if you can tell me where to find

her?”



“Don’t know nothin’ about her.”



“She hasn’t been back?”



“No.”



“Can you tell me where she lives?”



“I tell you I don’t know nothin’

about her.”



“Anybody here likely to know?”

persisted Stoddard with glance in the

direction of the thirty girls.



“There ain’t nobody goin’ to quit

work to talk to you while I’m runnin’

this shop,” retorted the Shrimp.



Stoddard looked down upon the

Shrimp with calm eyes. .



“This is an important matter,” he

said patiently. “I must locate Miss

Hicks, and I have reason to‘believe

she is in the city.” ‘



“I ain’t got time to waste on you,”

declared the Shrimp, turning to walk

away.



He. had not moved three feet when

he felt his progress gently arrested.

Then he began to slide backward. A

large, sinewy forefinger, inserted be-

tween his leather belt and his person,

was the cause of the phenomenon.

There was smothered laughter from

the room.



“You mustn’t run away so abruptly,”

chided Stoddard, as he faced the

Shrimp about. “I am talking to you

very civilly and it’s not nice of you to

be discourteous to me. Now, who can

tell me something about Miss Hicks?”

The Shrimp was furious.



“You lemme go.” he shouted as he

attempted to wriggle loose from the

forefinger that still hooked his belt.

“You get outta this place?”





“Now, don’t be peevish,” advised

Stoddard softly. “Just be nice and

obliging.”





“I tell you she’s gone!” snarled the

Shrimp, still struggling. “I fired her!

And a good joc, too. She thought she

could run my department; got swelled





head. I showed her!

“I’m the boss in this place. She

wasn’t any good, anyhow. I’m pretty





particular about people I got workin’

here. Gotta protect other girls from—”



The Shrimp paused abruptly as he

caught. a look in Stoddard’s eyes. Then

as he watched the big man he saw a

ponderous fist clenched and drawn

back. Gasping in terror, he made a

furious effort to free himself from the

detaining finger, but Stoddard changed

his mind.



“If you say another word about her

I may kill you,” he remarked quietly.

“I have heard of you. You are the

Shrimp.”



This time there was a ripple of

laughter.



“You are too small to be thrashed,”

added Stoddard, smiling faintly. “Yet

it would be wrong to suspend punish-

ment entirely. So for what you have

already said I shall Spank you.”



Immediately at the conclusion of

this speech the Shrimp felt himself

lifted bodily from the floor. The thing

was accomplished with one hand. An

instant later the squirming figure was

deposited face downward upon a pile

of shirts waiting to be placed in their

proper boxes.



W’ith a hand tightly gripped in the

Shrimp’s collar in order to hold him





in proper position, Stoddard very me- -





thodically and without the least dis-

play of temper, spanked him.



The Shrimp roared. So did the pack-

ing department of the Challenge Shirt

Company, but not in kind. Three per-

sons rushed in from the cutting-room

and joined the audience. But nobody

interfered with the big man. In fact,





’ no one wished to.





The Shrimp, having been spanyed

soundly and sufficiently, was projected

by a. mighty push from Stoddard’s arm

in the direction toward which his head

was pointed. He slid along ten feet

of table, knocking to the floor such

shirts and boxes as lay in his path;

then, having arrived at the end of the

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Stoddard walked out of the" packing-

room.



“I couldn’t hit him, but I had to do

something,” he murmured as he start-

ed down the stairs.



“Psst!”



The , sibilant sound came from be-

hind him. Stoddard turned.‘ No. 17

was standingon the landing. beckon—

ing frantically. He retra‘qed his steps.



“I slid out..during the excitement,”

she explained. “My, but that was a

show! It’ll finish Ferguson. He’ll never

live that down. I bet he quits when

the week’s up. The mutt! Say, he

lied to you. Do you know that?”



“What about ?”



“You’re a friend of Sadie’s, ain’t

you?” ,



Stoddard nodded.



“Well, she was in here yesterday.”



Stoddard’s heart leaped at the news.



“Yep,” said No. 17 with a. vigorous

nod.

back. He cduld ’ve give her one, too,

’cause we’re short a girl. But ,he

wouldn’t, for what she said to him the

day she left.”



“Where did she go?”

Stoddard eagerly.



“Don’t know,” answered No. 17.

“There ain’t none of us'knows. Only

she was here all right, and she told

No. 12 she needed a job bad and was

goin’ to find one before the day was

out or know why. Sadie and me

wasn’t particular friends, but I don’t

mind tellin’ you this, just for what

you did to the Shrimp.”



“Where does she live?”



“i know where she did live,” said

No. 17, giving him the address. “It’s

a boardin’—house. Maybe you can get

track of her there."



“Lord, but I’m obliged to you,” he

exclaimed, thrusting out his hand and

gripping the fingers of No. 17.



“Gee, you’re strong,” she comment-

ed. Also, she pinched his biceps with

her free hand and uttered a little cry

of wonder.



“What’s it all about, anyhow?” she

whispered, with a furtive glance to-

ward the‘ packing-room door. “You

must want to find her awful bad.”



“I do.”



“Well,” sighed No. 17 as she sur-





demanded





veyed Stoddard with frankly admiring .,





eyes, “I don’t know as I blame you.

Sadie’s an awful good-locker. She’s

kinda queer, that’s all. I guess you

won’t be comin’ back here, will you?”



“Not if I find her.



No. 17 shrugged with a gesture

meant to be eloquent of resignation.



“Here’s luck, then,” she said, squeez-

ing his fingers. “And say, Mr. What’s-

your-name from New York, if you get

tired of lookin’ for Sadie, why—er—

well, I can teach you some of them

dance-steps.”



“When I want dancing lessons I’ll

surely come around,” laughed Stod-

dard.



“Honest?”



“Surest thing you know!”





“Aw, you won’t be back!” she de-





clared, shaking her head. “But if

there’s any info’d can pick up about

Sadie, just lemme know. No. 17’s my

number. Name’s Alice—A-l-y-s.”

“Good-bye, Alys,” he said.

thankful. I’m sure strong for you.”

“Stop joshin’! Honest? Say, wait a

minute! No,- never mind—don’t.

got to look for Sadie. . So~long!”.

She remained at the head of the





stairway until he disappeared, then





sighed, patted her combs into place,





and went back into the packing de-

The first person her eyes

rested upon was the Shrimp. She had





partment.





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Do You





F what do you think? Do you

0 think at all to any purpose? Do

you ever capture a thought and

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your mind simply a jumble of unrelat-

ed ideas, chasing each other about and

no one getting your serious undivided

attention?



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a. gathering and picked out the ones

that registered thought? If you have

you must have noticed that they were

in a minority besides the vacant coun-

tenances which tell all too plainly of

an empty mind.



To be exact, probably no mind is

really empty; there must be thought

of something, if it is only pictures of

the next meal. But much thought is

to no purpose, and so much more is

vicious. So many minds chase them-

selves about in a circle, day in and

day out, never growing, when they

might, with training, work out some of

the world’s serious problems.



It always seems too bad for a bright

woman with a naturally keen mind to

be concerned solely with new recipes,

new furniture, new clothes and money-

making. These things are all interest-

ing and, without doubt, quite neces-

sary. But they are not the supreme

thing, and to let them occupy the mind

to the exclusion of all else is as sad as

it is wicked. There is always a com-

munity problem or a boy or girl to

help, no matter where you live. If

these clever Women could only train

themselves to think of material things

sub-consciously, and devote their ac-

tive thoughts to higher things, what a

help it would be to their home town,

to say nothing of the increased satis-

faction to themselves.



More futile and wicked than

thoughts of food and clothes is con-

stant dwelling on fancied slights.

While those who give up their minds

to plans for “getting even” surpass all

others in foolishness. Revenge is a

most unsatisfying thing, yet hundreds,

nay, thousands of people occupy their

entire time planning how “to get

back” at someone. How much better

for themselves to forget it. The re-

venge, even if executed, can not hurt

the other fellow half so much as the

constant brooding (ices you. He re-

ceives a temporary bruise. Your mind

is permanently warped. And you have

days, perhaps years, of painful

thoughts, while he forgets your re-

venge almost instantly.



The mind is a wonderful thing, a

treasure to the one who uses it wisely.

“Keep thy heart with all diligence, for

out of it are the issues of life,” we are

told. And, “As a man thinketh in his

heart, so is he.” Yet how many of us

ever make any effort to “keep our

heart,” i. e., to train our mind? We let

it ramble about at will, concerning it-

self with petty, ignoble trifling things.

The only time we jump up quickly and

drive it is when it stumbles upon the

two great questions of life, “Whence

art thou?” and “Whither goest thou?”



Then, indeed, we rise with fear and

haste and force the groping mind to

think of something else. The most

beautiful, most wonderful, most mys-

terious things it can concern itself

with are taboo. Lire and Death are

forbidden. Clothes, food and money

are safer and pleasanter subjects and

our minds must dwell on these.



Imagination is one of the most val-

uable attributes of the mind. Yet how.

many people exercise it? All too often

zealous parents try to stamp it out of

the childish mind, seeing in the won-

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nation nothing worth while would

come to pass. There would not have

been telephones if someone had not

first imagined how fine it would be to

talk with a friend a hundred miles

away.



Fiction is frowned upon by many as

“a pack of lies.” But the wise know

that the “pleasantest things in life are

but shadows.” And the pleasing little

fancies of how fine life would be if

“things were only so-and-so,” help won-

derfully to smooth out the hard facts

of actuality. '



Few people think to any purpose,

but perhaps it is a. good thing. It

would certainly be a hard world to

live in if everyone began to develop

ideas on church and state and the

conclusions were all as diverse as the

temperaments. It is much better at

present to accept our religion and

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Already straw hats are appearing on

the streets, though while this is being

written we are just one week away

from the “coldest February day in for-

ty years.” Yea, such is the progres-

siveness of woman, lovely woman, the





straw hat antedated the cold snap, and,





even appeared before the bear saw his

shadow. These are not summer hats,

however. Bless'me, no! The girls

who wear them will have at least six

others before the real summer cha-

peaux are donned.



As they forecast the hat the less

favored women will select for Easter

wear, it is well to note them. They

are small, trig affairs, to wear with

veils these blowy days. The crowns

are high, the brims narrow, or nil. The

colors dark—black, green, navy. The

trimming, a flat wing, a beaded orna-

ment, or a flat bit of embroidered silk

in oriental colors. One smart model is

a. Nile green. The narrow brim curls

up in the back, but is turned down

straight in front over the nose. The

only trimming is a bit of embroidery,

butterfly-shaped in gold, flame and

black, plaCed flat on the front of the

high crown.



The most noticeable things about

the new suits are rather full pleated

skirts, high waisted coats with sleeves

full below the elbows, and trimmings

0f braid and silk embroidery. Wide

or fine pleats appear on most skirts,

which fit snugly at the hips and flare

about the knees. The coats are belted

0r half-belted; many have vesters, and

tile throat opening is often oblong.

Scotch mixtures, tweeds, twills, heavy

serges and taffeta are used.



Separate skirts are divided between

pleated effects, like the suit models,

and pockets, much like those of last

season. They come in plain colors,

browns, greens and navy, as well as in

stripes and plaids.



Gowns hie back to the twelfth cen-

tury, for their distinctive features.

Sleeves wide and full below the el-

bows, necks with long square-cornered

opening, heavy embroidery in silver,

gold or bright silks—these set off the

1917 gown. They are in Georgette

crepe, chiffon, taffeta, meteor, crepe de

chine, and combinations of Georgette

and taffeta. Flame, rose pink, wistar~

ia, Belgium, Copenhagen and turquoise

blues, browns, gray and navy are fav-

ored colors. One can make no mis.

take if the color is becoming, especial-

ly if the gown is setorf With-a. bit or

artistic embroidery or beadr‘wotk. .
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As spring approaches, window cur-

tains begin to look the worse for the

winter’s dust and smoke, and the

housewife eyes them with tolerance

only until an opportunity arrives to

give them the benefit of soap and

water. »





Laundering curtains is a dread to

some women. Yet if gone about in the

easiest way it is not such a task. Lace

does not require a stretcher. In fact,

it makes the job more tedious in my

opinion. First shake off. the loose dust

as soon as the curtains are taken

down. Then fold lengthwise two or

three times according to width. Now

fold the other way loosely back and

forth while holding the free end in the

hands, so the result is a practically

square parcel which can be easily

handled by lifting the upper fold with-

out disturbing the lengthwise folds.

Our curtains each being folded as ex-

plained permits handling without dan—

ger of tearing as the strain when lifted

does not come on any one spot.





Next put the curtains to soak one on





. top of the other, in warm soapy water.





Let stand several hours, or over night,

to loosen the dirt, then gently squeeze

each one and remove to another warm

suds, but do not disturb the folds.

Change the water repeatedly until the

fabric is clean. Bluing will be added

to the.la.st water, then starch lightly.





’ Up to this point no wringing is needed.





After starching, squeeze as dry as pos-

sible but do not wring, as a lace cur-

tain is easily ruined in that way. Now

"comes the stretching, which is done

Sheets or papers may be

laid down in some unused room. for

this, but take it, from one who ventur-

ed, that no bad results will come to

curtain or carpet if pinned directly to

the floor covering. The curtains will

dry rapidly and can be taken up in a

short time. Pin straight by breadths

of the carpet, stretching to the origi-

nal measurement.





All things considered, this is the

most satisfactory way of washing lace

curtains. There is no danger of in-

jury to the fabric when handled in the

folds and while some benefit might

come from bleaching on the stretcher

in the sun, no difference in effect is

visible when the curtains are hung.

They can be pinned to the floor in half

the time required to get them on the

frames, an operation often requiring

four hands instead of two.



For scrim, ,madras or muslin, the

folding method is also desirable, al-

though not quite .so important, as the

fabric is stronger than lace. It saves

time to square the pieces as nearly as

possible when hanging to dry, and of

course care should be exercised to ~iron

them straight. With this class of our-

tains it is advisable to make top and

bottom hems alike and turn end for

end every time they are washed. This

adds half to the wear of any curtain

as the lower part is the first to give

out.





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BY pox n. warms.



The Silver-fish or Bristle-tail is a

boarder in a majority of the homes in

the state although the good housewife





'may not have seen it or else she may





not know it by these names. It has

many other names by which it is

known in different localities, the prin.

ciple ones being the silver-fish, sugar-

louse, bristle-tail. fish~moth, wood-fish,

sugar‘fish and a few others. The sil-

ver—fish gets its name from the minute

silvery scales that cover its body sim-

It is a Wingless

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length and tapering gradually from the





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for some time undisturbed and there

he may be found. A sudden movement

of the clothes will be followed by a

flash as the silvery gray insect quickly

glides into some crack or crevice. It

is almost impossible to catch it as it is

gone almost ‘as soon as it is seen.





Its main diet is starchy material or

paper sizing, although some claim that

its food is more that of animal origin.

Many cases have come to notice of its

eating the starch and a portion of the

cIOth of laundered sheets and pillow—

cases. Behind loose wall—paper eating

the paste, or devouring the bindings of

books that. have remained undisturbed

fore some time are also favorite feed-

ing places for this household pest.

Very often they will be found on the

walls in the kitchen or in some dish

hanging in the pantry. Flour mills are

frequently troubled with them eating

old flour-sacks, evidently for the pur-

pose of obtaining their favorite food.

Another insect and a near relative of

the above, is known as the Fire-brat,

so-callcd because of its fondness for

high temperatures. It resembles the

silver~fish in general appearance, al-

though it is a trifle larger and its back

is mottled with black spots. It has

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Dear l)eborah:———ln the Michigan}

Farmer of February 24 you have a fine 3

article on “Planning for Success.” Now ‘

if you can help me on a few points I;

shall be everlasting grateful. Suppose;

one has her work all planned and some 3

extra work appears which must be;

done immediately, thereby knockingf

'the plans to smithereens. This harp-1I

pens many times in my home so that?i

my plans more often miscarry thanl

carry. Also, from the time the garden;

is plowed and harrowed the work is!

all mine. All the help I get is a very1

little from the children. As it is so

much pleasanter to work in the garden

at seven 3. in. than at nine o’clock

that is just what I do. By nine o’clock ,

on many summer days it. is too hot to;

work out of doors. The same argu-l

ments apply to berry picking. Again,

when I have planned special work for

the girls. aged ten and fourteen respec-

tively, and myself, John comes in and

says the girls must go into the field

for today, maybe for tomorrow, and

quite possibly next day, too. This.

“queers” my whole week. I have more

conveniences in my work than are

found in lots of farm houses. Also, I

try to get all my sewing done before

spring comes. But I, simply have no

heart to try to work by a system when

I very rarely can succeed even for one

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BY GRACIA SHULL.

. The nearest to an ideal farm house

kitchen that I have ever seen .is the

kitchen in my own home. I planned

it, and I watched its construction from

the time the first stone for its founda-

tion was laid. The kitchen measures

14x16 feet and one end is used for a

dining-room. This saves steps and we

like the arrangement. There are four

large and one small window in the

kitchen, with a glass in the outside

door and aglass ventilator over the

door. There is a screened ventilator

directly over the kitchen range and

through it all steam, gas, and cooking

odors escape. This insures an abund-

ance of fresh air.



Over the sink is a window, one sash

high and two sashes long, or wide.

These sashes open inward on hinges

and I keep them daintily curtained

with snowy cheesecloth. When work-

ing at the sink I get plenty of fresh

air and a good View of the broad fields

and distant hills. In the center of one

end of the kitchen stands my big, steel

range. To the right of it is the hot

water tank and sink and next to that

is my kitchen cabinet with utensils

conveniently arranged, but not one of

them in sight to catch the dust and

cause me useless and unnecessary

work. In one corner is a cupboard for

brooms, dry mop, etc. To the left of

the stove is a built-in cupboard for

large utensils, dry groceries, drawers

for towels, dish towels, cleaning

cloths, and shelves for the kitchen

crockery. Near this cupboard is my

work table and underneath the cup-

board are placed the zinc-lined, white

enameled sugar and meal bins. These

bins are vermin and rodent proof. The

sifting flour bin is to the left of the

cupboard and is also zinc-lined. It

holds one-half barrel of flour.



The woodwork in my kitchen is a

light grey, enamel finished. The floor

is covered with mottled, inlaid lino-

leum and the ceiling and walls are

covered with mottled, sanitary wall

covering. This sanitary wall covering

may be washed with soap and water

and kept spotlessly clean. All win-

dows are curtained with white cheese-

cloth. In the east windows, near the

dining table, I have blooming plants

the year round.



I have a high stool in my kitchen

and I usually sit on this when pre-

paring vegetables for dinner, when

washing dishes and when ironing. The

washing of soiled clothing is never

carried on in my kitchen—we have a

detached shed for this kind of work.



From the kitchen there is easy ac-

cess to our clean, cool, well ventilated

cellar by means of broad, shallow

steps. We Whitewash our cellar walls

twice each year and keep an open ves-

sel containing charcoal and chloride

of lime, in one corner. Hence no

musty, foul odors are ever wafted to

the kitchen by way of the cellar door.

All cooked food is kept in the cellar,

and it keeps nicely. The ventilator ov-

er the kitchen range may be closed in

stormy weather if desired.



In my eighteen years of housekeep-

ing I have tried all sorts of kitchens,

small, medium and large, and to my

mind, the large kitchen is the ideal

kitchen if it is conveniently arranged.





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Household Edito-rz—I have been

reading your directions for canning

meat, and wonder how many farmers

have facilities for canning that way. I

have canned meat for many years, and

have yet to lose the first can. I test

my glass cans with hot water, good

rubbers and covers to make sure they

are air-tight. before filling with meat

that has stood a day or two after kill-

ing, and cut the meat in pieces con-

venient to go into the cans. Pack in

cans snugly, but not too tightly, ad-





 





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quart cf meat: f Put on rubbers and coy-ill





ers tight. Don’t put any water on the

meat. Put your wash boiler on the

stove with some sticks or a rack to

keep cans from touching the bottom

of the boiler, put in some cold water,

then as many quart or two quart cans

as will fit the bottom of the boiler. I

put old cloth between the cans to pre-

vent breaking. Then fill boiler with

cold water up to the neck of the cans

and bring to a boil. Boil steadily for

three hours with the cover on the

boiler. If the water boils away add

more boiling water. If at the end of

three hours any rubbers have pushed

out, boil another rubber and put it on

without taking out of the water and

let stand a few minutes longer. Tight—

en all covers again when you take

them out of the water and set them

away in the cellar. The meat will keep

for years, or until opened. I can hams

and shoulders of pork the same way,

and always have fresh meat when

company comes or extra work folks.

——H. E. H., Ottawa County.



Household Editor:——R. H. S. asks

how to put away meat to use in the

summer. I am going to tell you some

of my ways, as I think they are much

easier than suggested by the govern-

ment. The hams and shoulders, dry

sugar cure, using the following recipe:

For 200 pounds of pork take five

quarts of salt, three pounds of brown

sugar, one-half pound of pepper and

one-quarter pound of salt petre. Mix

in a large pan, set piece of meat in

and rub well on both sides and end of

bone. Lay on board or bench, skin

side down, and sprinkle what is left

in pan on top of pieces.



The sausage I fry in pans in the

oven, put in cans, cover with hot fry-

ings and lard and seal. Each time af-

ter removing sausage and lard from

pans, I scrape the brown fryings from

pan into a dish. These fryings make

delicious gravy and will keep until

warm weather. /



When we put the dry sugar-cure on

hams and shoulders, we also put What

will properly season them on the sides

and bone meat. The sides will keep a

long time treated in this way, and we

like them even better than ham. Part

of the sides we put in strong salt brine

to be used in summer and fall.



After a few days the ribs are put in

the roaster with plenty of water, and

roasted until they are done, then put,

in glass cans and covered with broth.

If I haven’t enough broth I fill cans

with hot water, being sure all the air

bubbles are out, and seal. These will

keep a year. When I open a can I

sometimes make gravy with broth.

Noodles or drop-dumplings are excel-

lent with it.



I can beef the same way that I do

the ribs, and find that much easier

than first packing it in cans and then

cooking it. I cook the beef bones and

can the broth to be used in the sum-

mer for soups, etc.



The liver I slice and scald, then salt,

roll in flour and dry in oven. When

done I put in cans, cover with fryings

and seal.

cious gravy.



Not wishing to use all the pigs’ feet

at one time, I cook them well, then

pack in crocks and cover with broth.

These will keep for several weeks.



I make scrapple out of head meat.

I cook meat well, then remove bones

and grind. Return broth and meat to

the kettle, heat well and season with

salt and pepper. Not wishing to make

it all up at one time, I pack part of

the meat and broth in cans. Be sure

to remove all air bubbles and seal.

The rest of the meat I thicken with

flour and corn meal, using about one-

third flour. When well cooked put in

crooks and when cold slice and fry

like mush. When I want. more I open

a can and heat and thicken it.



When I wish to keep sausage f0‘

some time without frying it, I rub

some of the dry sugar-cure on it. If I

have any of the. sugar-cure left, I put





These fryings make deli- .





   





   

 





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   





 





 





 





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Rural development has been chiefly

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Farming is a. life as well as a business.





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HERE was a. time back in the

years that have gone, when the

dairyman was only a cow-keeper.

The cows were freshened in the spring,

after which they were fed a little corn

meal with their hay and straw. Of

course, they did not give much milk,

for who expected a cow to give milk in

cold weather, any how? They were

pretty poor in flesh, and some of them

nearly died when the little calves

came. The stable was cold, but our

cow-keeper gave no thought to that,

for how could a stable be warm in the

winter?



As soon as the snow went off, these

cows were turned out. True, they did

not find much to eat, but they were

forced to roam over the fields, and

while they roamed they gnawed and

gnawed, and now and then got a little

tender grass for their pains.





The Time of Maximum Production.



But by and by, when sun and shower

made the old pasture green once more,

this unfortunate herd got a new lease

of life. There were two or three fine

cows in that bunch, and night and

morning each filled the pail in turn.





.Surely that was good enough, what





more could any man ask?



But, in the latter part of July this

old Pasture began to fail, and when the

hot scorching rays of the sun had burn-

ed it brown, through the long dry

mouth of August, there was little to

eat, and three or four of those cows

could be milked in one pail. But no

one could expect cows to give much

milk in August, when the pastures

were all dried up.



September came, and with it came

the long looked for rain. The fields

grew green once more, but it did not

last long, and when the herd went into

winter quarters later, one pail would

hold the milk from six or seven of that

bunch of cows.





A Start Toward Improvement.



But our friend, the cow-keeper, took

up his farm paper one stormy-day

when the wind was blowing the snow

through the cracks between the boards

right onto those cows, and while the

poor animals shivered and shivered,

he read.



He was not thinking of these cows,

for they were as well cared for as

those of the neighbors. He was sim-

ply reading to pass the time away. But

he read of a man who was actually

getting as large a flow of milk in that

anul weather as he got last summer,

when the pastures were at their best.





He had read those things before, but

somehow they had never impressed

him. He had forgotten them promptly

and gone on in the same old way.

This time he could not get the matter

out of his mind and so he read more

and more as the days went by. It be-

gan to hurt him to see the cows shiver

with the cold.



Slowly an ideal was forming of a





, herd which he would possess some fu-





ture day. In order to make it more

real he would go out to the barn and

spend a little time now and then in the

company of those cows.’ It was not so

cold now, for he had nailed strips of

lumber over the cracks and lined the

stable with building paper. Day after

day his vision expanded and his ideal

grew. He would use those cows for a

foundation of his future herd. He

would choose a sire of his favorite

breed, would discard the scrub for

good and all, and steadily, cautiously

but surely go forward. The farm, too,

would soon feel the effect of his new

line of practice.

A Common Condition.



This picture is not overdrawn. The

writer could name several men from

whose dairy success these lines have

been suggested.



‘ one of them had exactly such a herd

as the one herein referred to. He fed

them just about as well as the owner





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of this imaginary herd. One spring a.

prominent Michigan dairyman was as-

signed the subject of “Feeding the

Dairy Herd,” at our state round-up in-

stitute. His address was published in

the Michigan Farmer and this man

read it. Somehow he could not get it

out of his mind. He read it over and

over. He went to the barn and studied

it in the presence of his cows. Upon

that address this man built a dairy

ideal, and his dream is coming true.





We know another man, and his ideal

was built slowly. We have often’ heard

him say, “I would like to be a. dairy-

man but we can’t make the butter at

home. We have too much to do to ev-

en think of it.” The creamery came

along after a while, and the first we

knew, that man was building a silo.

He had no machine for cutting the en-

silage, so he hoisted the corn to the

top of the silo and dropped it and then

placed it and packed it as closely as he

could. His dream is coming true, his

farm is improving. Nearly every field

is more productive than when the

timber was taken from it years ago.

He has a beautiful country home,

while in his dairy are to be found a.

few of the best cows in our state.





Permit me to tell of one more build-

er of a dairy ideal. I knew him as a.

fatherless boy, clean and bright, but

obliged to rely upon himself for his

success in life. He built his ideal, in

part, at our M. A. C. His dream is

coming true, too. In his herd is a Jer-

sey heifer that has been surpassed by

only one in her class in the United

States last year.



There is no limit to our possibilities

in this work, but our success will de—

pend on our ideals.





Oceana Co. W. F. TAYLOR.





THE HEIFER AND HER FIRST

CALF. ..





 





For weeks before the heifer calves,

accustom her to having her udder

handled. This will make it easier af-

terwards to break her to milk. ‘





Put her in a box stall several days

before her conjectured calving time.





Give her an abundance of straw bed-

ding, and see that the droppings are

removed daily.



Give her laxative feed, Which may

include silage, or chopped beets, tur-

nips or pumpkins.



After having dropped her calf, give

her warm water to drink for the next

few days.



Keep the dog away from the vicinity

of the mother and her calf.



Don’t hurry the calf about beginning

to suck. He doesn’t need food at first.



Don’t milk out the heifer's first

milk; leave it for the calf; it is a bow-

e1 regulator.



In breaking the heifer to milk, de—

termine beforehand to keep your tem-



.per. If you don’t you’re likely to make

a kicker out of her.



In drawing her milk for the first

time, expect to waste it.



Stand up with your right hand on

her back and your left on her udder.

She can’t kick to hurt with you in

that position.



Talk to her

squeeze the teats.



After a. few milkings of this kind,

she can be milked naturally and will

stand quietly.



Put fine hay where the calf can get

at it. He will begin to chew hay early.



When he is a month old, put a little

grain where he can get it. A calf can’t

perfectly digest grain till he is a year

old.



After the calf is taken from the

cow, don’t overfeed him with skim-

milk



Too much milk at one time produces

pot- -b.elly



Too much ice-cold milk at each feed-





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Fee ,,

at a line, even it the calf is kept

hungry.



See that the temperature

is net under 70 degrees.



If a calf begins to scour, deprive

him of all food for a day. Then feed

him two quarts of warm skim-milk at

a time, and increase the amount care-





[of the milk





fully and slowly till all danger of

- secure is past. ~

Illinois. H. F. Tnuns'noy.





 





THE ECONOMY OF WARMTH.





 





We were just wondering how many

farmers, stockmen and dairymen ever

stop to think of just what effect cold

has upon the animals under their care.



The proper housing of animals of

all kinds and especially milch cows,

will greatly lessen the amount of food

that they must necessarily consume,

as when they are kep tin cold barns,

that have draughts and cold floors up-

on which the animals must stand and

lie down upon, the animal must use

much of the feed that is consumed to





produce warmth for its body. The cow.





that is kept under such conditions or

under conditions where she is subject

to sudden and great changes in the

temperature, Will not produce nearly

as much, as though she was kept in a

nice warm barn, and could use this

feed that would be used to produce

warmth, for the production of milk

instead.



The drinking of cold water, especial-

ly by cows, has much the same effect,

and water that is given cows in the

winter time should it possible, be beat-

ed to around fifty degrees Fahrenheit.

Cold water occasionally causes colic

in cows, especially in the winter sea-

son, anyone can well attord to provide

a means of heating the water for the

cattle to dring and also provide a

warm comfortable barn for them dur-

ing the winter months, as the saving

in feed and the increase in production

of milk and of fat in those that are

not milkingwill soon pay for the cost

of securing the same.



The feeding of frozen feeds have

much the same effect as the drinking

of cold water and are very apt to be

injurious to those animals that eat it

and for that reason no careful and

conscientious feeder of cattle would

think of feeding his farm animals froz-

en feed.



Don’t forget that a nice, warm, com-

fortable stable is a good investment

land‘is absolutely necessary if you

would derive the profits from your

cows and other farm animals that is

possible_and that a heater for your

watering tank is another good invest-

ment.



()hio. G. H. CONN.





DAIRY PROBLEMS.





Will it Pay to Buy Feed?

I can buy feed at the following“ pric-

Commercial feed $40 per ton;

corn meal (ground), corn and oats,

cottonseed meal $45 per ton; bran and

middlings $40 per ton; oil meal $50 per

ton: I have nothing but bean beds

and timothy bay for roughage. Which

would-be best and cheapest for me to

buy? My cows are giving about 11

lbs. of milk per day without grain of

any kind. The most of them are due

to freshen in April. Will it pay me in

dollars and cents to buy feed at those

prices to feed the cows? What is the

difference between common- and grade





cows?



Saginaw Co. F. D. A.



I would feed these cows a little

grain every day until they freshened

and then feed more according to the

yield of each cow. Two pounds of

grain per day now will keep them in

good condition for freshening. There

is nothing better than corn and oats

equal parts, or corn, oats .and .bran,

equal parts. . _



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and the balance " of the mixture of

corn, oats and bran.



.CommOn cows are cattle of miscel-

laneous breedtng, that is, theme that

have not a predominance of the blood

of any one breed. .



Grade cows are cattle resulting from

two different breeds. If you breed





common cows to a pure-bred sire of'





any breed, the calves will be grades

of the breed of'the sire.

cross-breed two pure-breds the result-

ing progeny are called cross-bred cat-

tle rather than grades.





Value of Corn Silage.



How much silage will a silo 34x14

ft. contain? How much is there in the

first 24 ft. of the silo? How much is

there in the first seven feet? What is

the average price for silage?



Livingston Co. F E. T.



The estimated capacity of a silo 14x

34' is 120 tons. From careful experi-

ments it is estimated that on the av«

erage a cubic foot of silage will weigh

forty pounds. Get the cubic feet in

the silo and multiply by forty



The bottom seven feet will weigh

more than forty pounds per cubic foot

because of the extra pressure, prob-

ably fifty pounds per cubic foot.



There is no market for silage so the

price or value is always estimated by

comparing with other foods. In food

constituents silage is worth about one

third of the value of good timothy

hay. But this year'timothy hay is com-

paratively cheap because of such a big

crop last year. I should say this sil-

age is worth $4 or $4.50 per ton, if it

has kept well.



Corn, Oats and Dried Bre'wers’ Grain.





Will you please give me the correct

proportions for a balanced ration for

dairy cows? I have shelled corn, oats

and dried brewers' grains. I am also

feeding corn silage twice a day and

clover hay once a day.



Washtenaw Co. E. E. G.





Mix the corn and oats equal parts,

and grind them into fine chop. Then

mix 200 pounds of this chop with 100

pounds of dried brewers’ grain. This

ought to make a splendid grain ration.

If the cows are not used to much

grain begin by giving a small amount

and gradually increase the ration until

the cows are getting one pound of

grain per day for every pound of but-

ter-fat produced in a week. Perhaps

it will not pay to feed as much grain

as this to some cows and it may pay

to feed more to some of them. Care

fully increasing the grain and care-

fully noting results with each cow is

the only way to determine.



Give the cows all the silage they

will eat, also all the hay.



Sailing Crops.



Please give me the outline of the

soiling crops to plant, when to plant

them, and how many acres of each for

a herd of 30 cows. Also, when each

will be ready to use and for how long?

Also, will you tell me how to handle

oats and peas mixed for hay? How

much .to plant to the acre, when to





sow, and when to out, how to cure

them. C. G. P.





No one can tell very accurately how

much to plant of these crops, because





we do not know how good crops will





be grown. The only safe way is to

plant sufficient area and then, if not

all needed for soiling purposes, the

balance can be dry cured and fed that

way.



Many different crops may be used

for soiling purposes. The earliest is

Winter rye, sown the fall before. A1-

falfa or clover will come next. Then

peas and oats, perhaps two difl'erent

plantings of these, so theywill follow

each other. Then early sweet corn or





a second cutting of alfalfa, or you can





clip red clover the first of June and

use this crop for next feeding. Then

late sweet corn, and then you have

silage. I think it more practical to

have a summer silo and not tackle

the sailing system. Handle oats and

peas for hay as you would clover, two

and a half at three bushels per acre.

Sowi‘early. Cut when the oats are in





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E try to have everything ready

for the young turkeys, in the

. way of' houses, yards, etc.,

when they are hatched; and we re-

move the poults from the nests‘at

once, for if they are neglected for ev-

en a short time, and allowed to re-

main in the nests, the hens get rest-

less and begin to shift around. A,

basket lined with old flannel, is used

to keep the young turkeys comfortable

until all are hatched. If the day ,is

warm and sunny, the basket is placed

in the sunshine with a thin covering

to protect the poults from the direct

rays and still give sufficient warmth.

A turkey likes sunshine. Lack of it,

together with dampness, reduced the

turkey crop here, last season, nearly

to the vanishing point in sections

where good shelter was not provided.

A great many growers let their tur-

keys shift for themselves, so to speak,

without any shelter whatever, and on-

ly such food as they are able to find

in fields.



This plan will work very well some-

times when everything is favorable,

such as fine weather, plenty of bugs,

etc. But we find it more profitable in

the end not to take chances with the

weather and to give the young turkeys

some care from the time they are

hatched until ready for market.





Do Not Over-feed.



We have raised turkeys for over

twenty years and have made some

costly mistakes, but have not lost a

turkey from disease since 1910. That

year we lost nearly half the. flock of

196 from over-feeding. It had been up

to that time the rule, with us, to feed

the young turkeys regularly, morning,

noon and night, without paying any

attention as to whether they really

needed it or not.



A growing turkey usually has a good

appetite and will eat every time feed

is offered. In fact, they appear to be

always hungry, even when their crops

are full, almost to bursting. So it is

easy to ovenfeed young turkeys with-

out realizing it, until they begin to

droop. Even then the amateur is fre-

quently at a loss to know just what

is wrong.



But don’t blame the trouble on the

feeding to the extent of ignoring other

things, such as lice, for instance.

Sometimes a few lice will cause a

great deal of annoyance. It does not

matter how well—cared—for the poults

may be, if vermin ever gets a foot-

hold they will not thrive.



Beware of Lice.



A few lice soon increases to many

and if they are let alone for a few

weeks they will make short work of

the flock. When they get so numer-

ous that. the turkeys begin to take

“fits” and wheel round and round, it

will then be too late to give relief. Be-

fore they get to this stage, look for

lice. Before they begin to look pale

and withered about the head and

shanks make a. thorough Search. Bet~

ter be on the safe side.



A good many years ago we lost a.

fine bunch of turkeys from lice. We

had moved to a place where poultry

had been kept and although we gave

the houses a thorough overhauling and

disinfecting, some vermin must have

been missed. It was learned, some

time later, that the premises had been

badly neglected by the former owner

and the poultry coops and houses were

over-run with lice. However, we did

not learn this soon enough. And to

make matters worse, the “louse-killer”

which we used for dusting the young

turkeys was worthless. It had lost its

strength. We had been using it freely

and believed it was keeping down the

lice, when suddenly the poults seemed

to begin to droop, nearly the entire

flock, within a few days’ time.



Before we realized that something

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stand with their wings hanging down,

then wheel around, apparently blind.

Every poult that reached this stage

died. We had hunted, time and again,

for lice. On the head, around the

the wings. No lice could be found.

We decided to make one more eflort

to locate the} pests, for in spite of the

fact that up to this time we had been

unable to find any vermin, the symp-

toms were unmistakable. Nothing else

would cause young turkeys to act so

queerly.

Controlling the Lice.



There are some short, stiff feathers



on the outside of the wings, which are

not often noticed. They are directly

over the large quills of the wing feath-

ers. Here was where we found the

lice. They were among the quills, ap-

parently, by the hundreds. To make a

long story short, the best way that we

could think of to destroy the lies

quickly, was to apply a little olive oil

to the spot where the vermin had col-

lected. The wing must be spread and

the oil rubbed in, so as to be sure of

killing the lice. The oil will do it, but

will not injure a young fowl unless a

large quantity is applied. If it is nec-

essary to use it on the back or head

be careful to protect the birds from

the sunshine for a few days. Of course

it is not necessary to keep them out

of the sunshine entirely, but be sure

that they have plenty of shade. Cas-

tor oil will do the work almost as well

as olive oil. We do not recommend

the use of lard or any other kind of

animal grease. Never use kerosene.

, Every turkey that we treated, as

described above, recovered. But they

were badly stunted from the ravages

of the vermin. “An ounce of preven-

tion is worth a. pound of cure.”



Several years ago we decided that

ordinary coops. were unsuitable for fur-

keys, or for that matter, any other kind

of poultry. They cannot be kept dry

or clean in wet Weather, as everyone

knows who has ever used small coops.

So ours were discarded and houses

built in a. young orchard. These are

of various sizes. Some are colony

houses made of piano boxes, two for

each house, with a sort of “porch” at

one side to protect the occupants from

the rain when it happened to come

from that direction, for these houses

are all of the open—front style. A strip

of close—mesh wire netting is used for

the front of each house.





Keep Coop Dry and Well Ventilated.



Turkeys need lots of fresh air. Poor

ventilation will kill young turkeys.

Dampness also is sure to prove disas-

trous. To prevent dampness we. have

each house built upon a foundation.

Tarred sheathing is used on the out-

side of the houses to keep them dry

and a good grade of roofing is used for

the roof part of each house and also

the “porch.”



We have twenty of these houses be-

sides a large turkey-house to be used

for the birds after they out-grow the

colony houses, as roosting quarters.

We do not advocate the no-shelter

method.



We think an orchard properly fenc—

ed, is one of the very best (to say

nothing of most convenient) places to

keep young turkeys. There is only

one drawback: It is a good place for

the hawks. Practically all the loss we

have had since the orchard was taken

for a turkey range, has been caused

by hawks. Anyone who can use a

shot-gun need not be troubled long.



The hens and young turkeys are not

permitted to go Outside until the tur-

keys are well started. Of course, the

hens will get over the fence, some-

times, but when they find they cannot

get the turkeys through the. fence

they soon return. The fence is made

of close mesh netting with the lower

side fastened to heavy scantling. The

turkeys Seldom try to get through.

When chicken hens are used, they





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hens, "because the latter "are always,

more .or legs abusive. We use bethl

and found it necessary to put a divi-

sion through the center of the range.

This fence is much higher than the

other, and the lower half isof paling,

placed close together, with netting

above, making the fence nearly ten

feet high. ‘ ‘



The entire range contains over six-

teen acres, but is much- longer than it

is wide. Thus, it was not such a

great task to build a fence across it.

And as this orchard is to be a perma-

nent turkey-range it was considered a,

paying pr0p0sition.‘ After trying this

plan we would not attempt to raise

turkeys by the “hit—or-miss” method,

i. e., by allowing free range from the

start. When turkeys are small they

are very delicate creatures. If given

free range, of course this means that

they will have to follow. the hens as

long as they are able, through wet

grass and through rain, sleep on the

cold ground at night and eat whatever

is to be found. We long'since have

made it a strict

young turkeys in the houses when it

rains and also in the mornings when

there is heavy dew, while they are

small.



We feed young turkeys a little,I

morning, noon and night. Never all

they could eat. At first it is hard«

boiled eggs mixed with dry bread

crumbs. Then various other things

including steel-cut oat meal, corn

bread, cracked wheat, thick sour milk,

sour milk curd, whole wheat, plenty

of chopped onion tops, etc. Also char-

coal, sand and sharp grit. They have

pure running water.



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may be of any size from half a gallon

up. With a cold chisel carefully chip

a place the size of a coarse straw a

quarter of an inch deep in one side of

the top edge. The opening must eX<

tend from outer to inner surface. A

shallow tin or granite vessel similar

to a pie pan completes the equipment.

The pan should be somewhat larger in

diameter than the crock. Fill the

crock with water, place the pan bot-

tom up over the top and carefully in-

vert. Set in a convenient place and

the fountain will furnish clean water

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the opening may need to ‘be enlarged

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GRAINS AN D SEEDS.





March 13, 1917.

Wheat—There was a seven-cent

break in May wheat on the Chicago

market Monday, while the same fu-





are: Bran $40; standard middlings

$39@40; fine middlings $41@42; crack-

ed cern $44@4_5; coarse corn meal $43

t@44; corn and oat chop $39@40' per

on.



Hay.—-In carlots at Detroit: No. 1

timothy $14.50@15; standard timothy

13.50@14; No. 2 timothy $10@11;

light mixed $13.50@14; No. 1 mixed

$13.50@14; No. 1 clover $12@12.50.



Pittsburg—No. 1 timothy $16@

16.50; No. 2 timothy $14@15; No. 1

light mixed $14.50@15; No. 1 clover,

mixed0$15.75@16.25; No. 1 clover $16





ture suffered a decline of 5% cents in @16 5





Detroit on the same date. This sharp

decline came in the face of strong

statistical conditions. The British gov-

ernment is buying wheat in the United

States and Canada; Argentine is said

to be shipping nothing, and dealers

consider the supply and demand situa-

tion very bullish, providing the grain

can be moved. The cause of the slump

is generally attributed to the arming of

American merchantmen and to the

threatened railroad strike should the

United States Supreme Court declare

the Adamson law unconstitutional. The

crop reports about balance as to their

influence. In sections ofOthe southwest

the plants seem to be lifeless while

farther to the north there have been

copious rains and the outlook is much

better than a week ago. Of course,

political conditions, both domestic and

fore'gn; are the big factor as they in-

flu nce directly the distribution of the

grain and prices are sure to go either

way that these conditions point. One

year ago the price for No. 2 red wheat

was $1.101/z per bushel. Our visible

supply of wheat is only about two-

thirds as large as last year. Detroit’s

quotations for the week are as follows:



0.2 No.1 '



. Red. White.

Wednesday .....2.00 1.95

Thursday .......2.01 1.96

Friday ..........2.02 1.99

Saturday ....... 2.01 1.98

Monday ......... 1.95% 1.92% 1.98%

Tuesday .. . 1.95112 1.921/2 1.98



Chicago—May wheat $1.81%; July

$1.55l/é; Sept. $1.44.



Corn.—This cereal weakened with

wheat on Monday, although the grain

showed considerable independent

strength and values held up until the

slump in wheat had gathered consider-

able momentum. On the local mar-

ket there was a good demand for corn

which absorbed offerings readily. One

year ago the quotation for No. 3 corn

was 70%,c per bushel. Last week’s

Detroit prices were:



. No. 3 No. 3





Mixed. Yellow.

1.11 1.12

1.11



1.13





May

2.03

2.04

2.05

2.04





Wednesday o I'l o o o I 0

Thursday ..........

Friday

Saturday 1.13



Monday ...... . . . 1.12%



Tuesday . 1.11



Chicago.-—May corn $1.081/4, per bu;

July $1.07%; Sept. $1.061/z.



Oats.——A two cent decline was record-

ed in this market on Monday, which

was due to the downward trend of

wheat. Where deliveries can be-made

there is an active demand for oats.

One year ago standard oats were quot-

ed at 46c per bushel. Last week’s De-

troit quotations were:





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No.3

Standard. White.

Wednesday 67% 67



Thursday -

Friday ..IIIIOOIOIOOOOO

Saturday

Monday ......CIOODQOII

Tuesday





Chicago—May oats 581/3c;

56%,c





July





Rye.——Local prices have advanced

during the week and the market now

shows a moderate demand at the high-

er figures. Cash No. 2 is now quoted

at $1.50 per bushel.



Beans—The demand for this grain

at Detroit has been rather slow, and

prices are marked off. 25c below a

week ago. While high values are re-

stricting consumption,‘ the reduction is

not so great as would have obtained

were other foods proportionately low-

er in value, which is not the case.

Cash beans are now quoted on the De-

troit market at $7.25 per bushel. In

Chicago the trade rules quiet and

steady with Michigan pea beans, hand-

picked, quoted at $7.85@8 per bushel;

red kidneys $6.75@7.15.



Seeds—Prime red clover $11 per

bushel; March $10.80; alsike $11.30;

timothy $2.60.



Peas.—This product is scarce and

firm with field peas quoted in Chicago

at $2.60@3.75 per bushel; sacks in-

cluded.





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





Flour.—-J'obbing lots in one-eighth

paper sacks are selling on the DetrOit

market per 196 lbs., as follows: Best

53123611: $ltil; secgmtls 33%); straight



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DAIRY AND POULTRYt PRODUCTS.





Butter.—-The market is steady at

present prices, which are %c lower

than last week. Quotations: Cream-

ery extras 381/20; do firsts 370; pack-

ing stock 240.



Elgin.——Market is steady at 41 cents

per pound, which is lc higher than

last week.



Chicago—Market easy at unchanged

prices. A fairly good supply and light

demand make it a buyers’ market. Ex-

tra creameries 400; extra firsts 38@

39c; packing stock 26@261/2C.



Poultry.——This market is steady and

without change. The demand is fair.

No. 1 spring chickens 21@220; No. 2

do 200; ‘No. 1 hens 22@23c; No.2 do

200; small do 17@19c; ducks 23@24c;

geese 22@23c; turkeys 25@260.



Chicago.—'—The demand is good for

hens and springers but staggy young

roosters bring minimum prices. Fowls

15@211/2c; spring chickens 17@211[2c;

ducks 17@23c; geese 13@15c; turkeys

12@20c.



Eggs—Further increase in receipts

has caused lower prices. Dealers be-

lieve present prices will maintain for

sometime. Firsts 270; current receipts

261/2c per dozen.



Chicago—Increased receipts have

caused a further decline in prices. At

present levels the consumptive demand

is good. Fresh firsts 26@261/zc; ordi-

nary firsts 25@251/2c; miscellaneous

lots, cases included 25@260.





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





Apples.—Market firm with prices

higher. Baldwins $5@6; SPY “@650;

King $5.75@6. At Chicago the market

is without material change. Prices

rule easy and demand is moderate. No.

1 stock sells at $4@7 per bbl; No. 2 at

$2.25@3; orchard run $3.50@4.



Potatoes.——-In carlots at Detroit in

sacks, Michigan long white $2.60;

Wisconsin $2.59. At Chicago no Mich-

igan stock was reported. Market is

dull and lower. On account of the in

creased receipts buyers want potatoes

at lower prices. Prices range from

$2.25@2.60 per bushel. At Greenville

no potatoes are being received.





WOOL.





This market continues to advance.

War talk and the submarine danger

seem to make for higher values for

wool. Agents of manufacturers and

brokers are picking up the new crop

as rapidly as they can get hold of it,

anticipating much higher quotations

than now prevail. Transactions in old

wools are limited by meagre stocks

available. Michigan fleeces at Boston

are quoted at 500 for unwashed de-

laines; do combing 45@52c; do cloth-

ing 40@44c.





GRAND RAPIDS.





Eggs have been retailing at 34c dur-

ing the past few days and the buying

price this week starts at 250. Egg

consumption is large. Potatoes are

around $2.75 here and $1.90@2 at out-

side stations. Inquiries at Cadillac

and other potato shipping points shows

that tubers are not being held 11‘]. stor-

age, that only a small percentage of

the crop now remains in the hands of

growers and that there is no‘ organiz-

ed effort to hold them for higher pric-

es. Beans are quoted at $7 here. No.

2 red wheat is nearing the $2 mark,

being quoted early this week by the

mills at $1.91. Orange day was ob-

served here on March 10 and hundreds

of boxes were sold—a hint to apple

growers on sales methods. ‘





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.





There were about 25 teams on the

Eastern Market Tuesday morning, and

produce was selling at firm prices. -Ap-

ples ranged from $1@2.25; potatoes $1

@3; cabbage $3.75; parsnips $2.75; car-

rots $1.75; pork 18c; eggs 40c.





LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.



' .March 12, 1917.



(Special report by Dunning & Stevens.

Receipts here today as follows: Cat-



tle 100 cars; hogs 40 d. d.; sheep 40



d. d.; calves 1100 head. ‘ .

There were around 100 cars of cat-





tle here today and the demand was

strong. The bulk of the shipping cat-

tle sold 25@40c higher, also the best

grades of butcher cattle, but the com-

mon grades, bulls and stockers went

at about steady prices. We look for a

fair run of cattle next Monday and a

good trade on all fat grades.



We had a rather light supply of

hogs today and the quality very poor,

a big supply of light stuff and in fact

too many under-weight pigs for the

trade. This class sold very dull and

considerable lower than the close of

last week, while the best grades show-

ed a loss of about 5@100 per cwt. One

load of fancy hogs sold at $15.60,‘with

the bulk of the best from $15.25@

15.50 and some very good kinds of

light yorkers around $15. Pigs weigh-

ing around 110 to 120, $13.25@14, and

it was hard te get over $12@12.25 for

anything weighing less than 100 lbs.,

regardless of quality. Roughs sold at

$14 generally. Stags $11@12.50. About

everything sold that arrived in time

for market and we look for a fair

trade on the good grades, but with so

many light hogs coming cannot see

much improvement on this kind.



With a moderate run of lambs early

today our market opened active on

handy lambs but dull on heayy, with

prices 10c higher than the close of last

week, but about 15 loads arrived at

8:30 and the prices were 15@25c lower

than early sales. We look for lower

prices balance of the week, depending

chiefly on receipts.



We quote: Lambs $15@15.25; heavy

lambs $13.75@14.20; cull to common

$13@14.50; yearlings $13@13.75; weth-

ers $12.25@12.50; ewes $11@1.50;

bucks $0@10.50; best calves $14@

$14.25; common and light $10@12.50;

heavy $8.50@11; grassers $6@6.50.





Chicago.

March 12, 1917.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.





Receiped today..13,000 56,000 22,000

Same day 1916..14,398 53,458 16,994

Last week ...... 38,665 146,406 64,168

Same wk 1916..42,069 153,696 69,337



Another meager Monday cattle sup-

ply is here today, and prices are gen-

erally called 15@250 higher, with a

good demand and an absence of prime

beeves. Hogs are at least 15c lower,

although a speculator paid $15.10 at

the start for some prime heavy bar-

rows. ,Later the top price was report-

ed as $14.95. Hogs received last week

averaged 204 lbs. ‘ Buyers are bidding

15@25c lower for lambs, a large share

of the receipts being consigned direct

to packers, and it looks as though the

price would be about 150 lower.



Cattle receipts last week fell off to

unusually small numbers, and it seem-

ed to be generally assumed that re-

maining supplies in feeding districts

are reduced to such limited numbers

that the receipts for the remainder of

the season are bound to be materially

less than heretofore. It is known pos-

itively that very few choice beeves re-

main in the country, and all well fat-

tened cattle have been selling extreme-

ly high. The advance in cattle prices

last week was 25@600, with the bulk

going at $9.70@11.60 and the best

heavy lots taken at $12@12.25 by Wed-

nesday while on Thursday the . top

stood at $12.50, the highest price of

the year. Cattle grading as good have

been taken at $11.25 and upward, with

a medium class purchased at $10 and

over and fair light killers at $9 and up-

ward, while limited numbers of thin

little steers found buyers at $7235 and

over. The more desirable offerings of

yearling steers sold at $11@12, with

sales down to $9 for an ordinary kind.

Butchering cattle were extremely good

sellers, particularly when well fatten-

ed, cows going at $6.75@10 and heif-

ers at $6.25@10.50, while cutters sold

at $6.10@6.70, canners at $5@6 and

bulls at $6@9.75. Calves advanced to a

higher level under good buying and

moderate offerings, with sales at $5@

13.25 per 100 lbs. for coarse heavy to

prime light vealers. Considering the

moderate offerings of stockers and

feeders and the high prices asked by

sellers, the volume of business was as

large as could have been expected, the

former going at $6.75@9.25 and the

latter at $8.50@9.70. The average

quality of the cattle offered was the

poorest seen this year, and killers dis-

criminated more than heretofore

against poor dressers. Fancy little

yearling heifers were worth up to $11.

but usually none of that kind showed

up in the market. Warmer weather

resulted in bringing in more buyers

looking for feeders, but scarcity of

roughage and dear corn checked the

demand.



Hogs were marketed last week here

and elsewhere in .materially reduced

numbers, and as the local and eastern

shipping demands were as large as ev-

er, further remarkable booms took

place in prices, the best heavy bar-

rows Selling far higher than ever be-

fore. A sale took place of 110 prime

hogs at $15.05 per 100 lbs, the lot.





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bringing $4,563. An advance, of a. quar-

ter of a cent a pound in the price of

dead hogs is announced, the present

price being two‘ and a half cents per

pound. Eastern shippers purchased a

large proportion of the choicer hogs.

Highest hog prices were paid on‘Sat-

urday, heavy packers selling at $14.65

@15; light bacon hogs at $14.35@

14.85; light shippers at $14,90@15;.

heavy shippers at $15@15.10 and pigs

at $11.50@13.80, the best-prices being

paid for pigs weighing up to 135 lbs.

Sales were largely at $14.75@15.05.' A

week earlier top hogs brought $13.90.



Lambs, yearlings, wethers and ewes

sold at extremely high prices last week

with lambs marking a high record in

the history of the market. Receipts

of everything in the live mutton line

continued very limited, and the same

was true of feeding and shearing

lambs. A few big bunches of western

ewes and yearlings showed up, but

most of the receipts consisted of west-

em and Colorado lambs. At the week’s

close sheep and yearlings averaged

about 25c per 100 lbs. higher than a.

week earlier, while lambs were 50@

750 higher, with a new high record.

Lambs closed at $11.50@15.05; feeder

and shearing lambs at $13@14.25;

shorn lambs at $11@13; yearlings at

$11.25@13.75; 'wethers at 11.25@

12.50; ewes at $8-@12 and bucks at

$8.75@11.25. ‘



Horses were in moderate supply last

week and in good demand at unchang- »

ed prices, with the Italian inspectors

paying $120@160 for army horses,

while there was a good demand for

army horses to ship to France. Horses,

sold at an extreme range of $60@300

with two carloads weighing from 1700

to 1800 lbs. taken by Maine potato

growers at $225@300, mainly at $240@

265. Misfits and horses rejected by

the army inspectors sold at low prices

for eastern shipment.





MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.





Wheat—In answer to the question,

“Has wheat during February suffered

from any cause?” 189 correspondents

in the state answer “yes,” and 288

“no;” in the southern counties 1.3 an-

swer “yes” and 105 “no;” in the cen-

tral counties 45 answer “yes” and 65

“no;" in the northern counties one an-

swers “yes” and “92” no,” and in the

upper peninsula 26 answer “No.”



Snow protected wheat in the state

and central counties 21 days, in the

southern counties 17 and in the north-

ern counties and upper peninsula 28

days.



The average depth of snow on Feb-

ruary 15 in the state was 6.85 inches,

in the southern counties 4.17, in the

central counties 5.71, in the northern

counties 12.52 and in the upper penin-

sula 15.39 inches. On the 28th of Feb-

ruary the average depth of snow in

the state was 4.70 inches, in the south-

ern counties 0.55 of an inch, in the

central counties 3.10, in the northern

counties 13.30 and in the upper penin-

sula 17.56 inches. The total number

of bushels of, wheat marketed by farm-

ers in February at 70 flouring mills is

75,900 and at 75 elevators and to grain

dealers 102,115 or a total of 178,015

bushels.



Of this amount 125,600 bushels were

marketed in the southern four tiers of

counties, 49,350 in the central coun-

ties and 3,065 in the northern counties

and upper peninsula.



The estimated total number of bush-

els of wheat marketed in the seven

months, August-February is 6,250,000.



Fifty-five mills, elevators and grain

dealers report no wheat purchased in

February. The average condition of

live stock in the state is reported‘ as

follows, comparison being made with

stock in good, healthy and thrifty con-

dition: Horses 94; cattle and swine

93 and sheep 91. -





A short time ago a telegram from

Salt Lake City said: “Contracts for

nearly 80 per cent of the April wool

clip of Utah, which it is estimated, will

amout to 15,000,000 pounds, have been

signed and show prices ranging from

30 to 38 cents per pound. The lowest

prices were paid for southern wool

and the higher figures for northern

clips, but, as an average, they repre-

sent the highest prices ever paid for

wool in Utah. Idaho and Wyoming

wools of better grading and longer

fibre command prices ranging from 36

to 40 cents per pound, and in some in-

stances the price is as high as 41

cents.”



There has been a wonderful improve-

ment in the health of the hogs grown

in this country since the intelligent

use of hog serum. It is stated that

there, are five times as many hogs in

the San Luis Valley of Colorado as

there were four years ago, at which_

time” determined organized efforts

were started by farmers to fight the

plague scientifically. Since then hog

flowing hastbecome the valleys m





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time.





DETROIT LIVE. STOCK MARKET.

' ' ' Thursday's Market.

' March 15, 1917.





» Cattle.

Receipts 2539. Receipts in all do-





partments were. considerably below





week ago and service hand-

ed out by all the local railroads was

very poor. The Michigan/Central from

the north that should have arrived by

noon at the latest on Wednesday did

not arrive in time to sell and several

dead cattle were found on arrival.



In the cattle division the market op-

ened up strong and continued so;

grades were fully 25@50c higher than

at the close last week and never have

they sold so high on this market. Many

sold above $10 and as high as _$11 a

hundred was paid, $9@9.50 being a

common price. About the only thing

sold at all draggy was milch cows,

which unless they were extra good

were hard to sell for anything but can-

ners. We quote: ‘ Best neavy steers

$10.50@11; best ”handy weight butcher

steers $9@9.50; mixed steers and heif-

ers $8.50@9; handy light butchers $8@

8.50; light butchers $7.50@8; best

cows $8@9; butcher cows $6.50@7;

common cows $6@6.50; canners $5.50

@575; best heavy bulls 38.75@9.25;

bologna bulls $7.50@8; stock bulls





those of a





$6.50@7; milkers and springers $40

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. H. sold Bresuahan 1

cow wgh 940 at $6, 6/do av 1121 at

$7.25, 5 do av 1058 at $7.50, 6 do av

906 at $5.75, 8 do av 1030 at $7.25; to

Parker, W.

$7.50, 4 do

B. Co. 14





av 827 at $5.75; to Newton

butchers av 727 at $7.85, 7

do av 827 at $8.50, 4 do av 812 at $7.90,

5 do av 512 at $6, 4 do av 580 at $6.50,

9 do av 672 at $6.50; to Nagle R. Co.

10 steers av 1171 at $10.35; to Breiten-

beck 13 cows av 10?0 at $7.75; to Sul-

livan P. Co. 12'steers av 950 at $9.85;

to Nagle P. Co. 1 bull wgh 2020 at

$9.75, 25 steers av 1050 at $10.75, 19

do av 1034 at $10.35, 8 do av 744 at

$8.50, 1 do wgh 1020 at $10.50, 2 do av

1175 at $10.75, 6 do av 900 at $9.35, 2

bulls av 1375 at $8.50, 4 cows av 1070

B. Co. 13 butchers

Hammond, S. _& Co.

18 steers av 1020 at $9.50; to Mindick

Co. 8 cows av 1072 at $7; to Mich. B.

CO. 8 butchers av 777 at, $8; to Thomp-

son 8 steers av 942 at $7.40; to Bray

7 cows av 1021 at $8.25; to Resmck. 9

butchers av 608 at $7; to Bresnahan

8 cows av 862 at $6.25; to Newton P.

Co. 9 do av 888 at $5.85, 4 do av 980 at

$7.50, 21 steers av 821 at $9, 2 do av

1030 at $10.50, 9 do av 1160 at $10, 1

do wgh 920 at $9, 3 cows av 1217 at





$6.50.

Veal Calves.





Receipts 851. The veal calf trade

was much more active than last week,

a few choice selling as high as $13.50,

bulk of good at $13; extra $13.50; good

$12@13; heavy $6@8.



Erwin, S. & J. sold Newton B. Co.

14 av 110 at $9, 8 av 145 at $12, 2 av

135 at $10, 4 av 130 at $11; to Mich.

B. CO. 1 wgh 150 at $13, 6 av 145 at

$13; to Nagle P. Co. 3 av 150 at $12.50;

to Sullivan P. Co. 11 av 165 at $13.50;

to Mich. B. Co. 26 av 145 at $13.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 1976. The sheep and lamb

trade opened about a dime below that

of a week ago, but on Thursday the

decline was regained; at the close was

full steady with last week, selling as

follows: Best lambs $14.50@14.75;

fair lambs $13.50@14.25; light to com-

mon lambs $126113: fair to good sheep

$9.50@11; culls and common $6@7.



Erwin, S. & J. sold Thompson 11

lambs av 55 ’at $13, 62 do av 58 at

$14.25, 39 do av 50 at $14.25; to Nagle

P. Co. 13 sheep av 80 at $11.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Newton B. Co.

15 lambs av 80 at, $14, 21 sheep av 120

at $11; to Nagle P Co. 105 lambs av

82 at $14.75; to Sullivan P. Co. 167 do

av 70 at $14.75, 16 do av 50 at $13.50;

to Hammond, S. 8: Co. 100 do av 72 at

$14.75; to Mich. B. Co. 187 do av 73

at $14.75.



Sande], S., B. & G. sold Newton P.

Co. 3 sheep av 130 at $10, 12 lambs av

65 at $13.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 3 sheep

av 165 at $9; to Nagle P. Co. 8 lambs

av 75 at $14.60.



McMullen, K. & J. sold Nagle P. Co.

36 lambs av 55 at $13, 68 sheep av

85 at $10, 74 lambs av 75 at $14.50.



Hons.





Receipts 5257. In the hog depart-





. meat the trade was slow and on Wed-

rices for tops was.





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‘ t'M‘iehigan.

Eaton 00., March 8.—A light snow

covers the ground, and Winter grains

appear to be in good condition. Only

a little maple syrup or sugar is being

produced. - Very little stock beinf fed,

owing to scarcity of feed. Plenty of

roughage on hand. Only a small





 

   

 

 





 





- amount of farm products remain un-





sold. Beans 37; wheat $1.90; potatoes

$3; corn $1.10;'oats 580; butter-fat

40c; eggs 24@3OC; butter 32@38c;

hogs $9@12.50; cattle $4@9; calves

$8@11_;_ lambs $8@12.50; cloverseed

$10: hay $75010. The principal occu-

pation of farmers who have no woods

is hauling coal, as dealers ‘sell only

half a ton to one ton at a time.

Hilledale 00., March 8.—-Wheat fields

look bare and brown. due to the cold

weather, unaccompanied by snow. , It

will take warmer weather and a rain





all however, to reveal the real condition





of the crop. Farmers have disposed of

most of the surplus say and grain.

Auctions have been numerous, stock

and tools selling high; but horses are

cheap in comparison with other live

stock. Wheat $1.90; rye $1.35; oats

57c; buckwheat $2.60; potatoes $2;

beans $6; dressed hogs 16c; beef cat-

tle $5@10; veal calves 11c; chickens

19c; butter-fat 47c; dairy butter 34c;

eggs 28c.



Washtenaw 00., March 9.-—-Very lit-

tle snow remains, and though the

ground is frozen pretty deep, very lit-

tle damage has been done to winter

grains as yet. Maple syrup time is

about here, but no sugar bushes tap-

ped as yet. Very little stock is being

fed, as grain is too scarce. Farmers

generally have a sufficient amount of

bay to last through the feeding sea-

son. Very little produce remains to be

marketed. Potatoes $2.50; beans $6.50;

wheat $1.80; corn 60c for ears; milk

$1.75 for 3% per cent; hogs $12 per

cwt; pigs $11.



Livingston 00., March 5.-—We have

been having tine weather the past

week, and the ground is bare, which is

unfavorable for Winter grains and clo-

ver. On account of the high price of

feed, not much stock ison feed. There

is plenty of roughage on hand and con-

siderable hay to sell, there is also

quite a little wheat yet to be market-

ed. Wheat $1.83; beans $6.75; oats

60c; corn $2.10 per cwt; potatoes $3.20

per bushel; milk $2.07 per cwt.



Mecosta 00., March 5.—-—The ground

is nearly covered with snow and ice,

and winter grains are probably in good

shape. Farmers are cutting wood, and

hauling some manure.\,S01ne stock is

being kept over to feed later, grain

being too scarce to finish animals at

present. There is a fair supply of

roughage. Potatoes are selhng at $2

@280; beans $7; com 500 a crate;

wheat 1.80@1.85; butter-fat 420; eggs

25@38c.



Arenac 00., March 5.——Snow is off

the fields, and winter grains have been

damaged considerably by freezing and

thawing. Some stock is being fed and

looks good. There is an ample supply

of feed on hand. A few farmers are

still holding their beans for higher

prices which are now quoted at $7;

corn $1; wheat $1.76; milk $2.021/2;

butter-fat 39@420; hay $10@12 per

ton. Horses are advancing in price.



Calhoun 00., March 5.——Snow is off

the ground, and while winter grains

are small, due to late seeding, we do

not think wheat has been damaged to

any extent in this section. Farmers

are cutting their summer wood at pres-

ent. But little stock is being fed, the

most of it having been marketed pre-





viously. Hay is selling at $9; wheat

$1.90; beans $6.75; eggs-280; butter

28c per pound.



New York.





Niagara 00., March 7.——Snow had





nearly gone until the seventh, when

We had a heavy storm, and sleighs are

again in evidence. Winter grains are

in good condition. Farmers are trim-

ming orchards and hauling manure.

Cows have sold high at auctions this

winter. Eggs 30@400; butter 30c per

pound; milk 8@9c per qt; hay $10 per

ton; beans $6; potatoes $2.



Columbia 00., March 5.——-Snow in

this section is nearly all gone. Farm-

ers are planning on putting in a larg-

er acreage of spring crops than usual,

owing to the high prices which pre-

vail. A large amount of surplus hay

is being marketed now at $15 per ton.

Potatoes have advanced to as high as

$12 per bbl; beans $11 per cwt; milk

$2.75 per cwt; butter 450; eggs 40c.





 





LlVE STOCK‘ NEWS.





 





The tremendous boom in hog prices

has created a good deal of surprise in

the hog feeding districts of the coun-

try, 'nowhere hear such high values

having been seen in former years, and

everyone is wondering how much high-

‘er the market. will go. Chicago has

been receiving much smaller supplies

this year than‘last year, and there is





 





 





ch . .

local, packers and the shippers to east-





' ern packing points that prices have





advanced as much as 40 to 50 cents

per 100'1bs. in a single day. Provisions

have been booming, to, and within a

short time pork has sold on the Chica-

go Board of Trade as high as $34 per

barrel, comparing with $21.57 1/2 a year

ago, with lard and short ribs showing

similar advances in values. Strange





'to say, the boom in corn overbalances





that in hogs from the standpoint of the

stock feeder, as he views tLe matter,

and the hogs arriving on the Chicago

market have been averaging in weight

only 204 pounds, or five pounds less

than a year ago and 19 pounds less

than two years ago. _,



It was stated several days ago by

an authority on the sheep and lamb

industry that considerably more than

50 per cent of the lambs winter-fed in

northern Colorado have been marketed





already. They are still reaching thel





Chicago market in good volume for

these times of reduced mutton produc-





tion, and everything that is good and;





fat sells extremely well and at far

higher figures than in any former year.

There is a scarcity of sheep and year-

lings, and wethers and ewes have been





‘selling readily at record-breaking pric—

es. Shearing lambs suitable for taking ,

back to feeding districts and given a,





short feed after shearing are much

wanted and command fancy prices.

Along in April and May there is sure

to be a much lowered supply of Col-

orado lambs and extremely high prices.



Cattle are marketed too irregularly

in Chicago, and this causes too much

fluctuation in prices. On a late Mon-

day only 14,525 head of cattle arrived

in the Chicago stock yards, and pric-

es had a good rally, with no steers of-

fered good enough to bring more than

$11.90 per 100 pounds, although any-

thing heavy in weight and prime in

quality would have sold around $12.25.

Except when cattle were in ample sup-

ply, the packers have discriminated

sharply against the short-fed cattle

selling below $10.25 per 100 pounds,

these steers being on the warmed-up

order, having been fed a little corn,

silage and cottonseed meal. The pack-

ers have bought a large share of the

class of fleshy feeders, competing for

them with country buyers, as they

needed them for the cheap beef trade.

The packers complain that the cattle

they are in the habit of purchasing

dress poorly on the hooks, few dress-

ing as high as 60 per cent and a large

percentage dressing only from 55 to 58

per cent. Most of the best beeves have

been marketed, and the trade faces

scarce supplies from now on and high

pirces. The boom in corn tends to

stop free feedirg on the farm.



S. E. Harney, of Lafayette, Indiana,

marketed in Chicago recently two car-

loads of cattle, including 15 heifers

which averaged 871 pounds at $9 per

100 pounds, and 78 heifers which av-

eraged 530 pounds at $8. These cattle

were all of his own raising and were

never fed any corn, but were prepared

for marketing entirely on ensilage.



W. J. Gibson, of Clinton county, 1a.,

marketed in Chicago recently a car-

load of prime fat hogs which averaged

in weight 280 pounds and sold within

five cents per 100 pounds of the top

price for the day. it was the third car-

load of hogs 01‘ his own raising and

feeding he has marketed this season.



' George F. Shutc, the big stock feed-

er and shipper of Ottawa, 111., was .on

the Chicago market recently with a

carload of 230~pound hogs of his own

feeding, which sold near the top of

the market. He reported few mar-

ketable hogs left in his locality, with

no feeding cattle being put in.



President Louis F. Swift of Swift &

Co., says: “Ranchers and farmers

could stabilize cattle prices if they

would not .sell at the same time. Our

market is glutted with cattle every

fall, while in the following spring we

can count on getting very few. A con-





gestion of the market decreases the -





demand and brings about declines, in

prices. The farmers blame the pack-

ers. In the spring the packers and

the consumers are willing to pay more

for the cattle because they are scarcer.

String the cattle out. Don’t sell them

all at once. Carry some over to the

spring when you can get a better price.



W. S. Frost, of Lee county, Illinois,

marketed recently in Chicago three

carloads of cattle of his own feeding,

including 38 steers which averaged

1377 pounds at $11, and nine cows av-

eraging 877 pounds at $8.50. They

were purchased 18 months ago in

South Dakota at around $6 per 100

pounds. The outcome of their feeding

was highly satisfactory, as Mr. Frost

grassed them through last summer in

South Dakota, where they made gains

of 300 pounds on their native grasses.

The margin over their original cost

wasso large that the investment prov-

ed highly profitable with gains made

very economically.





lively competition has... the. ..





 





Are favored with Mutual Insurance



The farmers of the state as well

as the lawyer and banker feels the

need of keeping his automobile in-

sured against the damage claims

and suits, together with fire and

theft.



When the farmers began to buy

automobiles they found that with

the increased number, accidents

would often occur in which some

person would be injured, a horse

would become frightened, running

away and injuring the driver, etc.

Damage claims were brought entail—

ing the expense of defending a law-





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suit or paying a large judgment,

l possibly $5000. This condition has

1 created a demand; Michigan is the

only state that has a large mutual

insurance company protecting

‘ against fire, theft, and liability and



it’s rapid growth and success is be-

ing watched by other states.



The cost in stock companies for

this insurance has been about $50

per year, but on the mutual plan

| with a large membership it is esti-



mated that the cost is about two

per cent per day.



A man who is able to own an au-

tomobile is willing to lay aside a

few dollars each year to protect this

car against fire and theft and the

accumulations of years from dam-

age suits.



The past week an automobile was

stolen from Arthur Sine, a farmer

near Springport; another one was

stolen from the barn from David

LaBlanc, Romulus; a car burned on

a farm near Jonesville, and another

one near Frankenmuth. In every

paper you read of damages done by

automobile owners to person and

property. -



As only about four per cent die

leaving an estate of over $1000, but

few are able to stand heavy losses

without protection: that is the rea-

son that 17.000 policies have been

issued by the Citizens’ Mutual Au-

tomobile Insurance Company, of

Howell.



The cost is $1.00 for policy plus

25 cents per H. P. to ‘join.



The Company is now starting on

the third season; 245 claims have

been promptly paid. Write





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Howell, Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





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Lecturer—Dora. H. Stockman, Lan-

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Treasurer—~Frank Coward, Bronson.

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BIG MEETING AT HART.





March 1-2-3 were days of the annual»

mid—winter rally at Hart. It is an oc-

casion where the teachers, Grangers

and patrons combine to quicken the

intellectual life of Oceana county. This

year of all years was one of the best.



The two-day program started Thurs-

day night, when Ex—Congressman Fred

M. Landis, gave a lecture on “Every-

day Patriotism.” This man is a force-

ful and fluent speaker, and gave the

people a big treat. He told of the ac-

tions of a representative in congress

and also spoke of the big needs of

each one doing his or her part for a

more democratic and honest govern-

ment by the people.



The Friday morning session consist-

ed of an interesting and instructive

address by Professor Rheinhold, of the

Western Michigan State Normal Col’

lege. Several readings from Mark

Twain were given by Professor Eich,

from the University of Michigan. The

afternoon consisted of “Stories from

Pioneer Life,” by Mrs. Mary Ferrey,

who is president of the State Histori-

cal Association, an address by Profes-

sor Rheinhold and an illustrated lec-

ture by Professor Hall from U. of M.

The lecture gave the people of Hart a.

good idea of what the university looks

like, and its work.



The one big treat of the meeting

was given by Dr. Lincoln Wirt. This

subject was the “Conquest of the Arc-

tic.” Dr. Wirt has traveled through

Alaska as a. medical missionary and he

captivated the audience by his inter-

esting lecture. Only a few living men

have had such experiences and but few

are gifted to relate them as well as

Dr. Wirt. The speaker has also been

in the trenches in Europe and has

been around the globe several times.

The people that attended the lecture

felt well repaid if all the rest of the

program was no good, but such, how-

ever, was not the case.



The program Saturday was Farm-

ers’ Day. After a brief business meet-

ing, when the farmers contributed lib-

erally to the financial support of the

meeting, the time was given to agricul-

tural subjects. Mr. James McBride,

State Market Director, gave an ad-

dress on the market question. A dis-

cussion followed which led partly

through the noon hour.



In the afternoon Mrs. Edith Munger,

president of the State Audubon So-

ciety, gave an illustrated lecture entit-

led, “The Economic Value of Our Com-

mon Birds.” The lecturer pointed out

the great loss which the farmers suf—

fer when the birds are destroyed. In

the vicinity of Hart, the lives of more

birds will be saved than ever before.



Dr. E. Mumford, State Leader of

County Agricultural Agents, was an

important speaker of the occasion. He

pointed out the value of a county

agent to the community and especially

to the farmers. The feeling that a.

farm agent is wanted in Oceana coun<

ty is growing and no doubt in the near

future one will be had.



With this splendid program carried





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one of the‘ very’ best of‘ this several

mid-winter rallies of Oceans. county.

The county is noted for these meetings

and other counties which desire to

quicken their intellectual life would

take a big step in that direction if the

above system was followed. Next year

the meeting will be at Shelby and it is

the aim of the participants to make it

even a bigger and a better event if

possible—B. F. B.





AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.





.The Celebration of the forty-third

birthday of Keene Grange on February

17, was a very successful meeting. The

forenoon was spent socially, the broth-

ers and sisters visiting, tatting and

crocheting. A bounteous dinner was

served by six brothers. Following the

regular business session the program

was carried out in every detail. “The

Birth of Keene Grange,” by Mrs. Love-

da Hunter was very interesting, telling

how the Grange has progressed. The

discussion on the proposed law for

changing the width of sleighs to that

of wagons was discussed by the mem-

bers and became a very heated argu-

ment. A vote was taken to see how

many were in favor of it; the majority

of the members present voted against

the proposition.



Morenci Grange held a. large and in-

teresting session at their last Febru-

ary meeting. All officers were present

except two. There was a lengthy bus-

iness session. A communication/Was

read from G. B. Horton along co-oper-

ative lines, giving abundance of food

for thought. Nine applications for

membership were received. A patriotic

program by some of the juveniles and

young people in charge of Miss Leona

Colgrove, was as follows: Song, Ameri‘

ca, by the Grange; recitation, Alonzo

Overmyer; recitation, Lincoln’s Gettys-

burg address, Donald Colegrove; read-

ing, Joyce McCrillis; essay, Life of

Washington, Aena Gould; recitation,

Russell Overinyer; piano solo, Joyce

MCCI‘illlS. Miss Armina Ramsayer,

Edna Colegrove and Leona Colegrove

gave an amusing sketch entitled,

“Tom’s Arrival,” in a very clever man-

ner. During the business meeting the

Grange voted to exhibit at the fair this

fall. The work assigned Morenci to

be along juvenile lines in connection

with boys’ and girls’ club work.





COMING EVENTS.





Austin Grange will entertain Mecos-

ta County Pomona, April 5. John C.

Ketcham, Master of the Michigan

State Grange, will be the speaker. A

program of interest with plenty of fine

mus1c, is being prepared. An Easter

Sale will be held at this meeting. The

ladies will contribute, aprons, caps,

towels and fancy work of all kinds.

A large attendance is expected as we

do not wish to disappoint the Austin

ladies, and we feel sure that the sub-

ordinate Granges of Mecosta county

will not wish to miss such a. treat as

hearing Master Ketcham.





RESULT OF GRANGE INFLUENCE.





Every week day over 42,000 rural

mail carriers start out on the mail

routes of the country. Yet it was only

a few years ago that the rural delivery

of mail was looked upon as a. “hay-

seed pipe dream.” It was through the

efforts of the Grange that rural mail

delivery was given a try-out. Every

rural mail box in our land is a monu-

ment to Grange work, and every per-

son who receives the benefits of rural

mail delivery owes a debt of grati-

tude to the Grange.





One of the farmer’s greatest help-

ers in fighting destructive insects is

the vast army of migrating birds. The

Grange tried for several years to se-

cure federal aid to protect them and

have finally got a law which gives this

protection.





The Interstate Commerce Commis-

sion has been of great service in regu-

lating and adjusting interstate com-

merce problems and securing protec-

tion for small shippers who were for—

merly subjected to unfair rates. This

hasmeant much to the farmer and

this commission was established only

after several years of agitation and

work by the Grange. ‘ i x
a ' grams





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yearly proo





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which has been enjoyedby the





a Ingham County Farmers’ Club.





Addres all commun

to the organization of new Clubs to

Mrs. J. S. Brown, Howell, Mich. '





 





Associational Motto:



“The skillful hand with cultured

' mind is the farmer‘s most valuable

asset.”





Aseociational Sentiment:

“The Farmer: He garners from the

soil the primal wealth of nations."





YEARLY PROGRAMS.





lngham County Club.



One of the first of the yearly pro-

grams for 1917 received by the editor

is that of the Ingham County Farmers’

Club. The title page bears the date

of the organization of the Club, which

is 1872, and the date of the present

year for which the program serves.

This page also bears the title, “Year-

Book of the Ingham County Farmers'

Club,” and the motto of the Club,

which is, “Growth is better than per-

manence. Permanent growth is better

than all,” this being a quotation from

Ex-President Garfield. '



The next page is devoted to a list of

the obligations of members, which

number seven. No. 1 announces that

the membership dues are fifty cents

per family; No. 2 states that the place

of meeting is at the homes of mem-

bers; No. 3 announces that the regular

meetings are held the second Saturday

of each month; No. 4 states that well

filled baskets are expected in time for

the table committee to serve dinner

promptly at noon; No. 5 gives the time

of the opening of the program, which

is at 2:00 p. m.; No. 6 advises mem-

bers that they are expected to act up

on any committee when asked; No. 7

reminds members of the fact that they

are expected to do any work assigned

them by the various committees will-

ingly and cheerfully.



The next page of the program gives

a list of/the officers and directors, and

the page following it a list of the

standing committees of the Club. Each

of the eleven consecutive pages con-

tain the programs for the monthly

meetings during the year, one for each

month, with the exception of July,

when no meeting is held. At the head

of each program is an announcement

of the place where the monthly meet-

ing will be held, which is at the home

of some member, the name of the host

and hostess being given. Programs

are complete, including the announce

ments of leading musical and literary

numbers, as well as a topic to be dis-

cussed at the meeting. At the end of

the program for each meeting is a list

of the members of the table committee

for the month.



The questions announced for discus-

sion are of -‘the broadly practical sort,

including many topics of public policy,

such as questi ns relating to legisla-

' which country people

a discussion of the ques~



tion of military training in public

schools, a topic on bird production, an-

other on preparing the boys and girls

for citizenship, etc. Practical topics

relating to agricultural problems are

also given prominence in these month-

ly programs. The announcement is

also made that during the fall and

winter months a short study on soils

will be taken up at each meeting.

The last page in the neat booklet

contains a'list or the members of the

Club in which sixty-four families are

enrolled. Altogether this program is

very complete in character, yet con-

cise, containing only information with

regard to the monthly meeting which

is most essential in order that mem-

7bers may retain a good idea of the

gcharacter of the work which isto be

one throughout the year. This pro-

m Watt) ailmarked degree the





‘NAMING THE FARM.





In many Club communities the prac-

tice of naming the farm has been quite

generally followed. Very often we have

been asked to suggest appropriate

names for members who have been

unable to hit on a satisfactory name.

For this reason the following list of

names offered by the extension depart-

ment of the North Dakota Agricultural

College, following the passage of a

law in that state permitting the regis-

tering of farm names at county seats,

is published, with the idea that it may

be helpful in this connection:



Airy Knoll, Airy Hill, Airy Mount,

Arrowdale, Breezy Point, Bannerland,

Branching Brook, Country Maze, Clo-

ver Crest, Cloverdale, Cedarcroft, Ced-

arhurst, Deepdale, Daisy Meadow,

Deer Lodge, Dairy Downs, Eagle View,

Excelsior, Forest Hill, Fountain Home,

Fair Oakes, Glendale, Graceland,

Grand View, Hope Station, Haycroft,

Jacqueminot Lodge, Jerseyland, Hazel-

nook, Kenilworth, The Knolls, Lyn-

dale, Lakeside, Maple Grove, Morning

Star, Morning Glory, Northwood,

North Star, Oakland, Oaklawn, Over-

view, Plainview, Pinehurst, Rockwood,

Robin’s Lane, Shadyside, .Stillwater,

Sunnyside, Sunny Slope, Willowdale,

Willow Copse, The Willows, Brook-

field, Brookside, Cedar Lawn, Meadow

Brook, Cedar Ridge, Walnut, New

Era, Oak Grove, Keystone, River

View, Blue Grass, Brushville, Short-

horn, Pleasant View, Uranieborg.

Spring Valley, Plain View, Maple Lane,

Fairview, Jersey Fruit Farm, Maple

Lawn, Golden Rule, The Poplars, Wal-

nut Lane, Clover Leaf, Maplehurst,

Center Field, Central Valley, The

Pines, Maple Crest, Pleasant Lawn,

Highland, Nutwood, Homeville, The

Green Hills, Valley Vale, Cedar Hill,

Clearview, Water Edge, Walnut Lake,

Park Lawn.





SHORT TIME LOANS AND THE

TORRENS SYSTEM.





One thing many may be'hoping from

the Federal Rural Credit Act which it

is not adapted to supply. That is short

’loans. The Federal Rural Credit Act

contemplates only loans to be paid oil

by annual payments running over a

series of years, not short loans. But

these short loans could be most easily

obtained by registered titles. Suppose

Jones owns $10,000 in bank stock, and

Smith owns a farm worth $10,000. It

Jones wants to borrow $6,000 for three

months all he needs to do is to take

his certificate to the bank and deposit

it as collateral, and any bank would

be glad on such security to furnish the

accommodation. But suppose Smith

wants the same loan; his security is

better than Jones’s; but, several days

may be needed to post. his abstract,

and the expense would exceed the in-

terest. If, on the other hand, Smith

had a registered title, all he would

need to do would be to take his certi-

ficate down and deposit it as collater-

al; and when the loan was paid his

title would not be all mussed up with

a mortgage and discharge, and it would

not be necessary for the whole neigh-

borhood to know in the meantime that

he had pledged his farm at the bank

for a loan.——-J. R. R. ‘





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





Will Study Farm Loan Law.——The

Wells-Dayton Farmers’ Club ,met on

March 7, with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence

Harmon, in Dayton. An oyster dinner

was served under the direction of Mrs.

Stanley Stokes. After dinner the meet-

ing was called to order by President

Stokes and an excellent program pre-

pared by Mrs. VValter Kelley was car~

ried out. The question, “Resolved, that

it pays the average farmer better to

keep pure-bred stock than grades,” was

well discussed. ,The negative side won

the debate. A committee consisting of

Mr. C. E. Riley, S. G. Ross and A. L.

Adams was appointed to look up the

Farmers’ Loan Association and report

at the next meeting of the Club which

will be April 4, at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. G. Spencer, in Wells. The

meeting closed by all singing Annie

gander-Mrs. Clarence Harmon, Cor.



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Bonus of Western Canada

Land to Men Who Assist

in Maintaining Needed

Grain Production.





The Demand for Farm Labor in (‘anada is Great.

As an inducement to secure the necessary help It

once, Canada will give one hundred and sixty

acroe of land free as a homestead and allow

the time of the farm laborer, who has filed on

the land to apply as residence duties. the same

as if he actually had lived on it. Another special

concession is the reduction of one year in the

time to complete duties. Two years instead of

three as heretofore but only to men working on

the farms for at least six months in 1917. This

appeal for farm help is in no way connected

with enlistment for military service but solely

to increase agricultural output. A wonderful

opportunity to secure a. farm and draw good

wages at the same time. Information as to low

railway rates may be had on application to





 





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Connandhuemmont Agent ‘

Mich.





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REDUCED





All necessities, Groceries, Paints, Oi Is and Stock

Food: at wholesale prices. Salesmen go into a good

sound legitimate money-making business ofyourown.

No capital required. Build home and bank accounts»;

hundreds of our men are now doing. Our goods and

house NATIONALLY KNOWN. Aek your banker.

Establish a regular trade in your home territory. No

collections or losses. Experience not neceseary with

our simple but effective selling plan which earns for

you .81“) to $450 monthly easy. Exclusive protected

territory. XVI-rte today for-more information. John

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:- bushel. Also Barley and Buckwheat Geode. Write

or samplesand circular.





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Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us

. .Ten Days before date of publication.





We. Offer a Few SpeCial Bargains

In S. C. White Leghorn cockerels, Ram-

bouillet rams, Hampshire pigs (either

sex) and Holstein bulls. A good chance

for a small investment to reap the bene-

fit of a large expenditure of capital and

years of expert breeding.





Flanders Farm, Orchard Lake, Mich.

CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS





Bulls by BLACK QUALITY ITO. sire. ‘F'irst prize,

Breeders and Calf Herds Mich. State Fair 1916. We

also won first on Exhibi tors Herd. Jr. Champion Bull,

J r. Champion Female and Grand Champion Cow. Also

breeders of Percheron. Hackney and Saddle Horses.

WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. IONIA. MICH.





Aberdeen Angus





El ht bulls from eight to ten months old. One show

bu l. eight yearling heifers bred. Our motto: size

with quality. best of breeding. Prices reasonable.

Inquire of F. J. WILBUR, CLIO. MICHIGAN.





 





 





MILO D. CAMPBELL CHAS. J. ANGEVINE





BEACH FARM

GUERNSEYS





Average yearly production 422.3 lbs of fat. three

fourths of them making their records as two year

olds. By the use of a pure bred Sire. a big .1m-

provement can soon be attained if the right

selection is made. The breeding of the Beach

Farm Hcrd is as good as can be found, _ and we

guarantee them to be free from contagious dis-

eases and to be satisfactory in every way or

money refunded. Write and let us tell you about





them .

CAMPBELL 8 ANGEVINE,





Coldwater, Michigan.





f ser'ice age and calves from

Guernsey Bulls o choiz‘e. Adv. reg. breeding.

T. V. HICKS. Route 1, Battle Ceeek, Mich.





A GUERNSEY BULL

in Iowa has daughters that are pro-

ducing over 130% more butter fat and





milk than their scrub-dams.





Use a GUERNSEY BULL on your scrub cows.





His daughters will sell like hot cakes.

Write for our free booklets





The American Guernsey Cattle Club





Box W.Mo Peterboro, N. H.





 





 





R. of MI JERSEY BULLS





THIS TIME! IR.ofM.





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

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





M. cows. Not one of his dau hters ever failed to makethe Register of Merit.

has made in 5 months and 21 days, 309.97 pounds of butter.





dam, Brookwater Veda 2587





, now on test,

July 8. 1916. Solid color-





Calved June 5, 1916. Solid color-

Calve





dam, Brookwater Loretta 271985, now on test. has made in 4 months and 25 days. 360.72





pounds of butter. Also three other bull calves, one of which is of unusual promise by Majesty's Intense and out





of a tested (will make 70 ounds fat durin





and see the calves. their dams and sires.

H. W. Mumford.0wner. . F. Foster,





10 HOLSTEIN BULLS





Sired by Long Beach DeKol Korndyke.





Manager.





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dairyman who by changing bad cows for good,seeks

to produce-two (Elana of milk in place of one pro-

duced before; T is progressive type of farmer, all

over the continent. is either grading up his com-

mon cows with a purebred Holstein bull, or he has

already installed the profitable urebred register-

ed Holstein cows in his barns. 6 it adding to the

wealth of the nation and to himself as well. Slow-

ly, but surely. roper understanding will elimi-

nate the unpro table dairy cow.





Semi for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklets

The Holstein-Erlesian Association oi America.

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UER N s EYs-“EGISTERED

G (1 1d hBULL CALVES

C t inin bloc of wor c am ions.

HICKS'OSCER SEY FARM. Saginaw. EV. S.. Mich



Registered Guernsey bulls and





FOR SALE and bull calves and Berkshire





swine, the bestbrceding. John Ebeis, ii. 10. Holland. Mich.

One choice. well mark-





G U E R N S E Y S ed. Mayliose yearling





bull, ready for service. Also bull calves. Priced right.

Meadow-Gold Guernsey Farm, St. Johns, Michigan





Do You Want A Bull?





Ready For Service.





From a grand daughter of The King of the

Pontincl. Sired by a bull that is more than a half

brother to the Champion Holstein Cow of the

World. and whose dam is 9.30 lb. 6% 5 fat daughter

of Pontiac Aggie Korndykewho has more 30 lb.

daughters than any other livmg bull. If you do

write for pedigree.





EDWIN S. LEWIS, Marshall, Mich.





HOLSTEINS





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



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

Herd No. 3, Five Heifer calves and one bull



Bulls ready for service and 6 to eight months old bulls

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

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





“.T0 P N 0TC ll ” Holsteins





By careful retention, for many years,_ of largest _ro-



ducing females and use of superior sires. a bree iiig



herdof wonderful quailt has been established. . e



are selling young bullso dthis;"101" NO’IiCIEI' quatlity.



of serviceable age. at mo era e rices. n orma ion.

edigrees.etc.. on application. cPHERSON FARMS

0.. Howell, Michigan.





 





Bigelow’s Holstein Farms,

BREEDSVILLE, MICH.

Have Some Fine Registered Stock For Sale





 





 





 





 





' Dam first in Dairy test. Sire G.

Rig. "0'8“". -Bu”' Champion Michigan State Fair.

Price right. John A. Iiinke. Warren, Mich.



' ' Friesiau Heifers. 3 to 6

RegIStered HOISteln mos. old. Some from 30 lb.





sires. Priced to sell. Fred J. liange. Sebewaing, Mich.





ol»toin Calves, 10 heifers. and ‘l bulls 15-16tlis pure.



5 weeks old, beautifully marked.$20.00 each. cruted

for shipment anywhere. Edgcwood Farm.\\’hliewuier,“'is.

EG. HOLSTI‘IINS: Herd headed b Albina Bonte

ILButicr Boy No. 93124. Dani's recor

28.53 lbs. milk 619.4, Yearly record at 2% yrs, '

802 lbs. milk 18622 lbs.W. B. READER. Howell, Mich





Cluny Sto ck Farm

100 REGISTERED HOLSTEINS 100





Save Money! Buy Now!

THE MILK AND BUTTER KIND

Bull calves by a Sire whose?! nearestdums average:

Milk. 7 d. 658.2 “725., Butter 30.618 lbs. II is dum's record

31.766 lbs. butter In 7 due. as Jr. 4 yr..old. State record

for age when made. Make a saying on Price and

Express charges. and raise one of his sons for your

next herd sire. Prices and Pedigrees on application.





R. B. McPHERSON, HOWELL, MICH.





Holstein Bulls





Ito 9 months old. Dam‘s A. R. 0. Our herd sire is

Johanna McKinley Segis 3d. 7 nearest Dams aver-

“(527.25 BLISSVELDT FARMS, Jenison, Mich.





OAK LEAF FARM

Herd Sire

Ypsiland Sir Pietertle De Kol

Service bulls all sold. Bu a calf and raise'lt. Fine

individuals 4 and 5 mont s ol . E. H. Gearhart&

-Son, 'Maroellus, Mich.. R. No. 4.





. . ' l ' Young bull ready for service.

litglswl'fll “OISIBIIIS. 301b. breeding. Satisfaction





guaranteed. W. B.Joncs and J. F. Luts. Cohoctsh. Mich.





 





EG. Holsteins. Place your order ndw for a bull calf.

I have cows due to freshen soon. bred to the best

bull in Mich. Elmer E. Smith, Redford. Michigan





0 EG. Holstein Bull, ready for service. Sired bye

Rhalf-brotherof World's Champion cow. Send card





for pedigree ct price. L. R. Cornell. Howell. Mich.





 





 





A26 LB. JR. 4-YH.-0Lll





A201b. Sr. 2-yr.-old and a 15 lb. Jr. 2—yr.-old were

among the records recently made in our herd. All

cows in the herd have creditable A. R. 0. records and

are tuberculin tested.





PEACELAND srocx FARM, Three Rim}, Mich.





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





 





’ ' Oil . . . .110.

Parham s Pedigree Slack Farm H.5’S.‘§f.."oo...,

Male Calves. Show Bull ready for service no akin to

cows,lpriced $125. R. B. PAIiI-IAM, Bronson, Mich.





WINNWOOD H E R D





John H.Winn. Inc., Holton, Mich.

Reference: Old State Bank. Fremont_ Jilich.





Have for sale 6 Maplecrest Korndyke Hengerveld

Holstein bulls. One 12 months; one 6 months; one 2

months. all out of A. R. O. dams. ()ne made 19 lbs.

butter in 7 days as 3. Jr. 2 year old. Another 21 lbs. in

7 days as a Jr. ayear old. Also have five others, same

breed from 2toli months. Must sell at once. need the

room. Our prices will surprise you. John H. Winn.

Holton, Michigan.





1200-“). Bred Young Bulls





Their sirc. Maplecrest DcKol Hengerveld. We oil'er

one born Fob. 12. 1916. out of a 21-11). cow from sister

to 32-h». cow. His grandsire is sire of the famous

Bzinostine Belle DcKol. 1322.93 lbs. butter, 1 yr. Write

for pedigree and pricc.



HILLCREST FARM, F. B. Lay, Mgr.





Kalamazoo, Mich.





' Bull calf nearly white. Sire: Colantha

HOISteln Johanna Creamelle Lad. am: Segis

Aggie Hengerveld De K01. Write GEO. D. CLARKE,

Vassar. Mich., for photo and price.





0R SALE—Registered Holstein bull calves, 1 to 6

months old from a 3') lb. sire and ood A. R. 0.

Wm. Griffin. Howell, Mich. R. o. 5.





 





 





 





 





dams.





I I

Holstein and Guernsey Heller and Bull Calves

Choice selected promising dairy calves,praotically pure

Holstein and pure Guernsey. but not registered, nice

color. $20.00 each. all express paid to any point.

MEADOW GLEN Whitewater. Wis.

Reg. Holstein cow. 10 yrs. old.





FOR SALE due May 1st, has better than a 19lb.





record at 4yrs. old. Price $200.00. Chas. I. Cook,

Fowlerville. Box 438. Michigan.





OLS'I‘EIN COWS: bred yearlings and calves for

sale. Every cow has produced a vigorous calf dur-

ing year. 0. L. Hulett & Son. Okemos, Mich.

$175 Buys your choice of two Reg. cows bred to a 3

lb. grandson of "King of the I’ontiacs." Cal

contracted at $100 if heifer. B. B. Reavey. AkronJMich.





HEREFORDS





Both sexes and all ages for sale, our herd com-

prises about 100 head representing the blood of

such sires as Prime Lad 9th, Perfection Fair-

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





wants.

ALLEN “05., PAW PAW, MICII.

BOTH SEXES





20 Herefords ALL AGES

EARL C. MCCARTY. Bad Axe. Michigan

Twenty-five Jersey cows,





FOR SALE two to ei ht years old.





Eight registered, balance high grades. .xcellent pro-

ducers. guaranteed right. Also some bred yearlinglheif-

ere. registered and high grades. Also some fall eifer

calves from above stock. Good reasons for selling. Bell Phone—

Hadlcy. P. 0- Metamora. Mich. R. l. C. E. Hodgson, L. H. Riley.



R. of M. Jersey herd ofiers for sale

maple lane tuberculin tested cows. bulls. bifill





calves and heifer calves. carrying the best R. of .

blood of the breed. IRVIN FOX. Allegan. Mich.





The Wildwood Farm

Jersey Cattle. Majest Blood. We have Bulls for sale

from He later of Mer t cows of good type. Write your

wants. lvin Balden. Capso. Michigan.



from high-producing dummwlth





IN“! “II": II" 8". test“; Am, recordl, I so on

semi-omcial test. 0. B. We nor. R. 6. Allegan. Mich





'i’ for sale. re for service. Out of

Jerse Bulls good produdliiiyg dams. Prices right.

3. B. rhwm .011.





R. Hartford. M





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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His sire Friend Hengerold DeKol Butter Bov.

Pontiac Aaggie Korndvke. She has a 1200 lb. record, 11-30 lb. sisters, 3-1200 lb. sisters.

Friend Hengerold DeKol Butter Boy has 1000 lb. year record.





AUGUSTA, (Kalamazoo, 00..) M10”





. January) granddaughter of_Loretta D., champion cow for produc-

tion at the St. Louis Wor d's Fair. One 0 these bulls we will sell at $7.).

and production records furnished on application. Let us



0 KWATER FARM.





Others higher. Extended pedi rees

know what kind of a bull you need. Visit the arm

ANN ARBOR. MICHIGAN .





at FARMERS’ PRICES





Dam a daughter of

er dam, a daughter of

Has 4-30 1b. sisters, 3 sisters above 1200 in year.





Dairymen !





—The Truth





You may he preiudiced against



the crscy ease you don't

know her. I: erup. She's

the Money Cow.



Get This Book—a history of

the breed and full of very inter-

eshng tests and facts. It proves



conclusively that for pure dairy type. econ-

BO 1‘ _omy of produclion, richness of milk. long

0 life and adaptability to feeds and climates

--all these combined—she stands way

aboveothem all. This book uAbout erse

Cattle is free. Get your copy now. ou' I

find it mighly good reading.





The American J erseyCattle Club

346 West 23rd Street, New York City





This





 





JERSEYS FOR SALE terry:





service from R. of M. ancestors. Meadowland Farm,

Waterman & Waterman. Packard Rosd.Aiin Arbor. Mich.





on sat BEGlSlEllED JERSEY Buns





Read for service. Write your wants.

SMITH&. PA KER, R. D. No.4. Howell. Michigan





 





 





Forsale. seven mos. old bull





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IIIIISIIIC Farm Jerseys calf fine, largo. individual

whose_combined butter pro uction of four nearest

dams is 2878 lbs. butter. 0. & 0. Deake. Ypsilanti. Mich.





Maple Hill Farm Begislered Jersey Callie

Stock under 2% years all sold.

J. R. Worthington. R. No. . Lansing, Michigan





 





illle Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Bull calves from R

of Cows. also heifer calves and several bred





heifers for sale. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersville. Mich





re istered, fresh. also bull calf. 4 months

JBTSOY cuwiol , Majesty blood.Write for pedigree and

It. R. 2, Fairgrove, Michigan





Shorthorn Callie oi bolli Sex ior Sale





W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.





price. 0. A. Taggett.





 





Francisco Farm Shorthorns

and Large Type Poland Chinas





We offer bulls it boars ready for servicef

Bred sows & gilts a young cows.

P P. POPE. R. R. 3, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.





Bidwell Shorthoms





“For Beef and Milk”





4 This heifer at 6 months has bone.

’ size and quality—Our own breeding.

The blood of Scotch bulls, Imp.

Shenstpne Albino and Imp. Villag-

er Registered stock always for sale.





BIDWELL 8100K FIRM,





Box B. Tecumseh, Michigan.





 





 





 





-Dairy or beef bred. Breeding stock all

Shorlhorns ages for sale at farmers prices. C. W. Crum—

McBride. Mich.





 





Secy. Cent. Mich. Shorthorn Breeders' Assn.

Young bulls 8100. Bred cows.





SIWI'IIIUIII: For sale- and heifers $150 for uick sale.

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





 





FOR Sale—Reg. Short Horn Bulls by Maanlton

Monarch 2nd. a son of Avondale. from 11 to 13 mos.

old. John Schmidt. Reed City. R. No. 5.. Michigan





Shorlhorns For Sale

heifers. W. B. McQuillan.





Cattle For Sale





2 Loads feeders and two loads yearling steers. Also

can show you any number 1, 2 and 3 years old from

600 to 1200 lbs. Isaac Shanstum. Fairficld. Iowa. R-8.





SHORTHORNS Maplellidge Herd, Estab-





lished 1&17. Young bulls

for sale. J. E. Tansweli.

only one bull left for sale. No





Mason, Michigan.

Bates Shorlhorns females for sale at 'any price.





J. B. Hummel. - - - ason, Michigan





Hons.

Durocs and Victorias





Heavy bone. lengthy Spring Boar's and Gilts from prize

winners sired by one o the best Sons of the Great De-

fender & other noted strains. M. '1‘, STORY. Lowell. Mich.





 





Young bulls ready for

service. also cows and

Howell, Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





ERKSHIRES: Gilts and mature sows that will far-

Brow in Aprll and May. Mammoth Toulouse Geese.

Pekin Drakes $2 esch.Chsse Stock Farm. R.l. Mai-latte. Mich.



lines. Registered. RST





Balksmmsl STOCK FARM. - Almont. Mich.

Fall Boers “’3‘ °' hm“ '

9





. spring boar by P 11 4th.,

35 summer and fall Its open. or bred to J c.0rion 14th

grid held until sails n pig.”V’ils.‘iitors welcome'gnddsatis-

t'on aran ee on ma 0 era. 0 “ sows

dfiihg eb. Newton Barnhart. St. Johns. Mich.





 





Boars. serviceable age, best blood

ELMHU





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Stigmata





Home or 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

HOLSTEIN BULLS

some of them old enough for service, sired by

Maplecrest Korndyke Hengerveld”(the Bull with

the best yearly record backing of any sire in the

world) and G. &B. Segis Ulrica Pledge 1087 ."

all from A. R_. 0. 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. guaranteedto be

Just as represented and a credit of six months

will be given to responsible parties.





SWIGARTDALE FARM.





Petersburg, Mich.





 





18 bred fillts for sale

price to sell.





Duroc Jerseys

Hastings. Mich.





Carey U. Edmonds,





 





urocs. pigs of Sept.farrow.(Dams)by Joe Orion 2nd

DefenderC, Siipcrba. Highland King (Sires) Superba King

and Hoosier J.0.C. Either sex. H.G.Keesler, Cassopolis. Mich.





 





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Duroc Jersey Gilts PX: 01;“;303 31°33

hcnvy boned Gilts. re istered. All bred to our erd

Boar. Jennings Pilot ounder No. 73373. BredforApr

and May furrow. Son I for pedigree. Prices reasonable

THE JENNINGS FARMS. ’R. F. D.l. Bailey. Mich





Duroc Bows and gilts bred to Eureka Cherry Kin‘

_ and Crimson Critic son of Critic Model 191

champion Iowa Fair. Taylor, Milan, Mich.





 





Duroc Sows and gillzs bred for Mar. & A r. farmw,King

The Col.Defender and Oakland ancy families.

E. D. IIeydenberk.Bell Phone, Wayland. Mich.





 





INEHURST DUROCS. Choice fall boars. One

great yearling boar. Choice Yellow Dent Seed Corn

for sale. Orlo L. Dobson, Quincy, Michigan.





 





Aug. and Sept. furrow

18 and 20. Reg. and Del.





Duroc Jersey Bears

St. Johns, Mich.





Good ones. J. R. Hicks,

Gilts bred for A riI





Illll‘oc .ICI'SE B0aI‘S, pigs. Summer and all

gilts. J. H. Bang art, East Lansing, Mich.





 





 





Fall boars ready for service. sired byfa

Duroc 1078013 son of Orion Cherry King and Volun-

teer also booking orders for spring pigs, pairs not

akin. F. J. DROUT, Monroe, .Iich., It. 1.





 





DUROC Bows, gi‘ts and fall pigs. Percheron

stud colts. one coming two. one com-

ing one. E. J. Aldrich. Tekonsha. Mich.



F 8 I Duroc Jerseys. Six fall boars of bi smooth

0" a 0 kind. Prices right. JOHN Mc IOOLL.

Route4, StationA. Bay City. Mich.





 





 





Raise ChesterWhites

Like This





the original big producers





. I f breeders on the road to

success. I can help you. I‘ want to Place one be from



my great herd in every community where am not air re -

resented 1) these fine early developers-ready for market at six

months 01 . rite for my plan—“ More oney mm .”





a. s. BENJAMIN, 3.1121110, Portland, Michigan





CHESIEH WlilllES fi‘lfiihi’eiiai‘f ‘Si?§wei’iiilib'.§§





. W. ALEXANDER. Vassar. Mich.





 





 





 





1 I I 1

A Ton I]. l. c s. & Chester While: /2 Ton

10 Oct. and Nov. boars sired by our undefeated Gran

Champion School Master. The boar that has size and

uality combined. All sold any age. Write and get our

Catalogue its free and describes our champions. We do.

not say our hogs are the best but we Win the champ-

ions to prove it. We have 100 sows bred to our cham-

pion boars for Mar. and Apr. furrow. HARRY T.

CRANDELL & SUN, Cass City, Mich.





I CHOICE BREI) GILT to Bi





Prince W. sired by Wildwoo

O. I.’ 6’: Prince ’





 





 





Bred





1110 lb. 3 yr. Grand Cham ion

at Iowa, sold for $750. Ship C. .

—-J. Carl Jewett. Mason. Mich





0. I. 0. 8. chesler While Swine





Strictly Big ’l‘ype. Five gllts bred for Apr. dz May

furrow. Bred to as good boars as there are in the breed.

Have a fine lot of fall pigs, that I can furnish. in pairs

not akin. Newman's Stock Farm. Marlette, Mich. R. 1.





0. I. 0- fair also sprint! Bi





vice. A. J. Barker.



0 I c’s One extra good big last Sept. yearling sow

- - ‘bred for s iring furrow, last spring sows bred



and some extra goo last fallgiigs, a so service boars.



x mile west of depot.0tto B. (:hulze. Nashville.Mich.





0. In C. SWINE: ()rderapair orn trio





not akin to breed in the spring. Rush in your order

before they are sold. Satisfaction guaranteed.

A. J. GO RDEN. R. No. 3, Dorr. Mich.





O I C Thorough bred 0. I. C. Swine all



0 - . o d out except fall pigs.



0. D. Somcrvill. Grass Lake. ich. II. D. 4.



O I Gilts bred for June and July furrow.

o - 0 Also boars of September farrow.



H. W. MANN. - - - - Dansville. Mich.



O I. C, . All sold. Booking orders for the





best of our winter and spring pigs.

THOMPSON. - - Rockford, Michigan





 





 





Year old boar 2nd prize winner at Grand Rapids

ts and boars readyl for ser-





Belmont. Mich. R. Ii.





 





 





Bred gllts are all sold.





 





 





 





 





O

J.

l n Choice giltsall sold. Choice fall



- I prize winning stock. Write for ow rices

V. HATT. - - - - Grass Lake. ich.



I C’s Buv the best and breed them better.

- . - Fall Gilts and Bears. LOVER

LEAF STOCK FARM. R. 1.



bred sows and gilts all sold. A few long





0- I' C' bodied heavy boned fall bears to offer.

Gr.- P. ANDREWS. Dansville, Michigan





LARGE STRAIN P. C.





One extra good fall yearling and a few choice spring

boars. A nice lot of gilts being bred forlApr‘il furrow.

Gilts bred





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Indigestionfiwe have a" cow three

years old that will soon freshen, at

which time she will have her second

call. For the past few months she has

not thrived and is beginning to set

very much like her mother, who died

young. D. G. 8., Flint, Mich—Perhaps

your cow nwds a change of feed, also

give her 95 oz. of ground red cinchona,

55 oz. of ground gentian and two table-

spoorlmls of powdered charcoal at a

dose in feed two or three times a day.





Sprained Fetlock—Atrophy _of Hip.

-Ky seven-year—old mare sprained her

hind ankle some time ago, but this

trouble is about all right; now the

muscles ‘of hip seem to be somewhat

sweenied. I forgot to say that she

had lymphatic trouble, now her skin 18

in an unhealthy condition. G. C. F.,

East J ordan. Mich—Give your mare

1 dr. fluid extract nux vomica, 1 on. or

tincture gentian (comp), 3 drs. Fow-

ler’s solution at a dose 1n feed or

drinking water three times a day for

four or five weeks. You should groom

her well, also feed her well and hand-

rub muscles of hip twice a day, at

which time you should pinch up the

skin. lf’this treatment does not help,

apply one part powdered cantharldes

and four parts lard twice a month.



Scratches—Swollen Sheath—We

have a horse troubled with scratches

and I would like to know what to do

for ,him. 6 'also have a 14-year~old

horse whose sheath swells badly. This

horse up to year ago was used on a

mail route and does not appear to be

sick. P. B... Edmore, Mich—If the

heels are raw and discharging, apply

the following lotion twice a day: Dis-

solve 14 lb. acetate of lead, 3 025. of

sulphate of zinc and 3 013. of powder-

ed alum in a. gallon of water. _When

sores heal, apply one part oxide of

zinc and two parts petrolatum once

or twice a. day. Give the 14-year-old

horse a. teaspoonful of acetate of pot-

ash three times a day until his kidneys

move freely,-then give him occaswnal

doses. The sheath very often swells

when a gelding is not exercised, there-

fore you had better exercise ally.



Herpes—The. other day while work-

ing my five-year-old mare there raised

blotches from one- half to two inches

across, nearly over all the body,

this same mare did not appear to be

sick. In a day or two these bunches

nearly all disappeared, but the skin 13

left in an eruptive state. R. F F.,

Whittemore, Mich—Apply one part

oxide of zinc and four parts petrolatuln

every day or two, or dissolve. IA lb. of

acetate of lead and 1 dr. of oil of pep-

permint in a gallon of rain water and

apply to eruptive parts twice a day.





Pigs Have Worms—Some of my

hogs have worms and are still. H. W.,

Hamilton, Mich—«Mix together one

part powdered sulphate iron. two parts

cooking soda, two parts ground gentian

and two parts powdered wood charcoal

and give each 100 pound hog a tea-

spoonful at a dose twice a day. Are

you not feeding too much corn and

are you exercising your hogs enough?



Contagious Abortion.~—Would like to

have you answer the following ques-

tion regarding the spread of contagi-

ous abortion. Suppose A. has cattle

infected with contagious abortion. B.’s

cattle are not. Would there be any

chance of B.’s cattle becoming infect-

ed if his cattle ran in a posture next

to A.’s, but not with. All: cattle? B.’s

cattle would consist of steers and heif-

ers——tlle heifers having been bred. l).

L. S., Jonesville, Mich—It is possible

for B.’s heifers to become infected if

they had access to each other, but not

very probable. I might say that it

puzzles both veterinarians and dairy-

men to tell correctly how contagious

abortion infection has been so thor-

oughly spread in American dairies.



Congestion oLsBraian-l have lost a

few sheep lately and so far as I can

tell they have brain trouble. They

hold the head high and have consider-

able fever. They usually stand up un-

til they fall over and die. Most of





BY W. C. FAIR. V. 8.





about a month. They have good care.

but are perhaps kept in too warm a

place. I opened one, but could find no

cause of death. H. L., Atlanta, Mich.—

I am inclined to believe that your

sheep die of brain trouble! however,

you do not give symptom enough to

aid me in arriving at a correct diag-

nosis. If they showed any discharge

from, the nose, I would believe they

Amight die thetesult of grub in the

head“ I advise you to examine the

brain of the next one that dies.





iRope'Bu .r—hAbOllt 18.months ago





 





solution at a dose night and morning. /. .

Fistula—A year agd’ our cow meti ‘fi'.’ ‘ Also 2 Imported

with an accident, fracturing her'hip; ’3. Clydesdale Stal—





wound three times a. week. Perhaps





on out before wound will heal.





cow which scans to have lost one- neceasary. annotation:



quarter of udder. I fail to get any GI: mchor. Patentedcahle takeup does JACKS

.milk from one teat; at first‘the teat mghxngggg utislack cable. mg: ”m



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since then pus has been coming from , .

wound and we have been unable to.



heal it. W. A., Carsonville, Mich:—

Inject some tincture iodine into the





lions. Spring Sale

Prices are now on





:Stu -

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Infected Udder.-—-Have a. new milch fimg M fihfim P. 0- killing. m C... Balding“.

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then hardened; but now most of the medbylev age prm'ple. Workslnany nun. nulea all not rich

inflammation has left. However, I ' ' . Easily m ved its b' no a l J J...,.‘

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fail to get any milk. ‘3‘. L. 0. Kent lotodbl

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funetionless uarter, but none from W?! ortheplow. Ten-da mall or who me , - ., « . ‘ - ‘



the use of (1,383. trulonyowatumpland. Youcanmake y xxun's JACK FA . West summon. .

Vertigo—I have a heifer 16 months mflmmgfi, :31 write today KENTUCKY JACKS and SADDLERS



old, bred one month ago, which seems for that and our big, Free, illustrated no son Kentucky uexs and nun-vs 95m



to appear dizzy and frequently falls book. Goldeour Stump Land." "" "I" “I“ Gm“ "anon. gelding- and



down when let out of the barn. Part A. J. KIRSTIN COMPANY “Trix {refilll'é'i‘nll‘fan'fig “s‘



of the time she appears to be an right 9957 Ludington Street. Esconaba,Michigan TI! 00“ Paula lo: 4“. LW' 8'-



and so far as I can tell is healthy. H. marathons 33333 “'“m' .



T., Hudsonville, Mich—Give her 1 (1r. 1m ' thmnleclslm. “any“ Hm



1 noun 1). aunt. mm. and...





doses bromide of potash and a table-

spoonful of cooking soda at a dose in . Two i M .m

. at real

feed twme a day. Her bowels should 53:13:33 8.3379“ng Effigy; 3013““! Egclsd'tch-qgign. calimsfiit’llfia‘lfilmf

. n 31 we » . L" , -.-. _ are. . ' .

the kept .open. furthermore, she should on... m but ln gog'd brooding hasnoAlso Singing; FLE' “mum" M‘ch'

3V6 68!“: exercise. Egrzhgrgn Sg‘llzon. caller black ail: ligand one. Valle Sid P h

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Knee-sp¥-ung._—I htave a standard y 0. one. ‘ 8 am LO) Mich For sale: Gyblaok Percigron 331553 60:52:33

bred trottlng mare elght years of age Chinas. As Me. an zood.aurowin Iowa. Hard “0"” ‘hesewllsa'eswnd' ”8."? 50““ “151“”?

that has been tracked some b ‘t 1 “I'll” headed by Goliath Fax-vet. Ican please you. set stored in P S' ' priced to sell. Union

. - u 3 Robert Martin, n.1, Hastings, Michigan ”we" 2"- 0- M- 31015- 3t~ Join-8- Michisan





slightly knee-sprung. I am anxious to ‘

know If she can be wred- L- J- M00» Lam Type PolanllllllinaBudSowSaln,Fcb.20.‘17 30|mporlell Magistendllmd Mares





Rlchmondv Mich—A great many W'rite fort-atoms. W. J.Hagelshaw. Augusta, Mich. that weigh thirty tons. More young pure bred





 





 





 





 





 





0:00kedfkneed. horses are 80 by natur‘ ‘ , stallionsanld fillies thanpn any other farm in Ohio. In

a 0011 ormatlon, others are knee- in} ’lrpeml’oland Chinas. Choice April boars, fallpigs fé‘m‘iguygt 9013“»th18 zoos! at a reasonable price

' npais. met t t t if, I’m x InBl M' n-- ~ 1' myou. Mo

33231;;013‘11 £223,0tégitfigfg heoallyy ngéggleglli Cnckerels.‘ misfuctiu‘;‘;u:r::1::9d?r IaltfW‘.‘:iliklllls‘35131igle.llllllitlrllla. 0; “$11. Do“. Ohio

. ’ . ' are. arkba'to r_

' "II him" “Wk Flt! old Belgian sm ionnth‘fiai:





._ . sex. Young Shorthorn cow and (our ' i ' good ’

tendons With one part DOXVdGI‘ed Gill month bull on". Robert Neva. Pierson, Michigan 'u h “8"“ unltxgtwe‘rEted rat’s“ ”“1me price





tharides and four parts fresh lard 3

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twice a month will have a tendency to P

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tendons and make her some better. . . Sept hm“, mun“ .1. .

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same causenthat first produced this 1‘0!-

condition wi do it again. . .. .

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cracked heels all winter. I also have , , N a. , ,

a yearling heifer troubled with lump- WI SWIM. ° ‘3. .i?’%tv‘£..‘;“€.'.‘£.‘l%2.m“d REG‘STERED PERCHERON

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GiYe her .3 dessertsmonfu} 0f FOW' guaranteed. G' W' Bolton, 1 stallion cunning} year. Mares and Fillies. Priced to

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