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FARM NOTES.

The Corn crop.



While the corn crop got an unusually

late start last spring on account of the

unfavorable weather of early spring, and

while it was shortened by drouth and

later by frost in some sections of the

state, yet on the whole, the corn crop of

the current year is better than most

farmers expected and in some sections it

is very good indeed. The shortage, of

available. help with which to secure the

crop has delayed the securing of this im-

portant cereal not a little, but the more

general use of the silo has solved this

problem on an increasing number of

farms, while the method of drawing in

a portion of the crop to be fed out with-

out husking, which has grown in favor

upon many farms in recent years, has

helped to solve it in other cases The

fine weather of early November has also

given an opportunity to husk it by ma—

chinery and shred the fodder at the same

time, which the weather does not permit

every season, and altogether the crop is

being rapidly secured and there is every





prospect that the arrival of winter will.





see very little corn standing in the field.

The high price of all grain feeds during

recent. rs has had a. beneficial effect in

thiswdi tion if in no other, and the

farmer who ,does not get the corn

crop housed in some shape as early as

possible is a rare exception.



The same condition is doing a great

deal toward teaching the average farmer

the importance of feeding a better bal-

anced ration to his live stock, since this

is just as important in getting the full

value from the corn and other grains

grown upon the farm as is the securing

of these crops with a minimum of waste.

This very fact will prove the silver lining

to the cloud which has troubled many a

farmer who has been confronted with a

shortage of home grown grains with

which to maintain the live stock on his

farm. The necessity of purchasing feeds

to supplement the home grown grains

has naturally stimulated an interest in

and study of the question of how to get

the greatest value in such supplementary

feeds for the money invested which could

hardly have been incited in any other

way. More farmers than ever before are

figuring carefully on what grains it is

best to buy at present prices to supple-

ment the corn grown upon their farms

and, in the end, the knowledge and ex—

perience which they will gain may be

worth more to them than would the lib—

eral supply of corn and other home grown

grains which they so sadly miss.



Corn Smut.





On the first of April I planted a small

patch of corn for table purposes, another

about the first of June. and another the

fifth of July. The first two plantings did

well, the third nearly all turned to smut.

The seed was all selected from the same

lot of common white corn. Now, can

you give me the cause? The last planting

suffered some from drouth,



Tennessee. \V. A. MOORE.





To answer this question satisfactorily

it is necessary to briefly review the life

history of corn smut, as determined by

the scientists who have traced it thru its

various stages This is a fungus entirely

different in its habits from the smuts of

other grains with which we are familiar.

Unlike these other smuts this fungus is

not planted with the seeds and does not

grow all thru the corn plant. but remains

local at the point of infection. For this

reason the treatment of the seed is of no

benefit in the control of corn smut, altho

valuable in the control of the smuts which

This smut also

differs from the others with which we

are familiar in the manner in which it

spreads The black powder which we

know as smut, when the pustules which





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form on various parts of the corn plant

break open, consists of the countless

spores of the disease. These spores, how-

ever, cannot gain entrance to the corn

plant, but germinate independently of the

corn plant and‘produce a sort of white

mold which is composed of the spores

from which the disease is produced in

the succeeding corn crop. This germina-

tion usually takes place along in June,





 





in a condition to be easily invaded by

them, and the weather happened to be

just right for that result. In general, how-

ever, the late planted corn will suffer less

from smut than the earlier planted crops,

for the reason that, due to the rapidity

with which this disease develops and

completes its life cycle, successive infec-

tions may occur in the same crop pro-

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and the secondary spores find an easy en-

trance into the leaves of the tender

plants, especially inside the sheath or

covering of the- joints. The progress of

the disease is very rapid, taking not more.

than three weeks after the infection oc-

curs before the matured smut is produced.



As these matured spores are then cap—

able of immediate ’germination for the

production of the secondary spores, an-

other “crop” of these may be produced

in a very short time, which will be float-

ing in the air at just the favorable time

for~ the infection of the\ear, which can

only occur thru the silks and consequently

at a time when the silks are tender and

in a susceptible condition.



These facts connected with the life his—

tory of cord smut will explain why it is

that the smut is not more destructive than

it is under normal conditions, and will

also furnish the reason why the late

planting of corn was in this case af-

fected by it to a more damaging extent

than the earlier plantings. This was no

doubt due to the fact that a large crop

of these secondary spores matured at just

the time when the late planted corn was





growing surface at any point where the

spores can invade the plant.

The Gopher Nuisance





Will you please tell me of some way of

killing off gophcrs. I am pcstered every

spring by them taking my seed as fast

as I can plant it.



Kalamazoo Co. J. A. T.





Probably the best available method of

fighting gophers is to fumigatc them in

their burrows with «bisuiphide of carbon.

This is a very volatile liquid, and if about

an ounce is poured into a gopher hole, or

perhaps better still, if a piece of cotton

or waste is saturated with this quantity

of the fluid and placed in the hole, which

should be immediately plugged up, the

rodents will, in most cases, be asphyxiated

by the resulting fumes. This is the same

substance that is used for the treatment

of weevil and other granary insects. In

larger quantities it is also recommended

for the destruction of woodchucks. Of

course, it is essential that the animal be

in his burrow, else there will be a waste

of material, and this is a point not easy

to ascertain, unless a. good (10;: is at hand.

The writer once had a collie dog that was

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old sod field for corn one spring we kept

track of the gophers that be dug out or

caught and killed, the total reaching the

surprising number of sixty. As may be

imagined, this slaughter thinned out the

gophers very perceptibly, and possibly

saved our stand of corn. At least we

thot the dog paid his board for an in-

refinite period by his energetic campaign

against the gophers.



Where there are boys in the family, a.

small bounty offered for the destruction

of the gophers caught on the farm will

generally stimulate their efforts in this

direction. This need not involve the use

of a gun, or any danger whatever. One

of the easiest ways to catch these little

animals is to snare them. This is done

with an ordinary strong fish line, with a

slipping noose at one end. When a gopher

is seen to enter his hole, this noose is

spread about the entrance to the burrow

and close to the hole. Mr, Gopher is al-

most human in his exhibition of curiosity,

and the boy at the other end of the fish

line will generally not have long to wait

before the gopher will carefully stick, his

head out of the hole to reconnoiter, when

a quick jerk on the line will tighten the

noose about his body and jerk him out of

the hole, a helpless prisoner.



The family cat, particularly the barn

cats that are fed only milk and are

obliged to forage for the more solid food

which they crave, will also aid not a.

little in keeping down the gophoro in the

fields about the buildings and often they

will hunt at a considerable distance from

the barns. Some species of hawks and

owls also prey on gophers and other ro-

dents. Poisoned grain has not proven

generally satisfactory in the extermina-

tion of these posts for the reason that

useful birds and animals are more often

poisoned than the pests which it is de-

sired to destroy.



Painting Rough Lumber.



IVIy barn, 32x50x20, was sided about

30 years ago with pine boards that were

not painted and never have been painted.

Is there any better way to paint it now

than to apply Venetian red and oil?

“’ould it peel off from old boards like

these? Some say that glue could be used

to advantage but I do not know how to

use it. Any explanation or suggestion as

to how to get a good job would be ap-

p; eciatod.



\Vzlyno CO. H. C. PACKARD.



There is no better material with which

to paint either old or new 'barns than

good linseed oil and Venetian Red. The

only trouble with the proposed plan is'

that it would take a great deal of paint

to cover this old lumber and when fin-

ished, the job would not look like a new

building.



The writer was confronted with a like

condition a few years ago when remodel- ‘

ing his barn He removed the good pine

siding from an old barn which had been

built somewhat longer than this one and

having the oppositc side of the boards

dressed, that is, the side that had not

been exposed to the weather, then re-

placed the siding bcfore painting. This

gaVe us practically a new job as this old

lumber was better when it had been thus

treated than new lumber which we could

havo bot to rcplacc it, and I believe the

cost was less, and certainly the job was

much more satisfactory than it would

have bccn had we attempted to paint the

old rough boards, It is less of a task and

one would at first think to remove this

old siding and replace it after it has been

dressed. But one needs to go over it

very carefully to remove the nails, else

he will have a hard time in getting any

planing mill to do the work for him. .



This method proved so satisfactory in

this case that we believe it to be the best

plan available where one desires to utilize

the good lumber with which old barns are

covered and yet desire to have'them

painted so as to present a good appear-
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ance‘rThen, too, lumber that has been

on a barn so long is apt to be'oonsider-

ably shrunken and this method makes a.

tight job when the siding is replaced. ' Of

course, it would be necessary to have a

few new boards as some will be too poor

to replace and others will be more or less

broken or split in handling, but the loss

is less than one would imagine, and all

things considered. we believe this to be

the best method of improvmg the appear—

ance of such a building.





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The first page out illustrates a con-

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an eight horse—power and is mounted on

trucks. A 30-inch saw is fastened to the

back part of the machine and the bother

of staking down is thus entirely done

away with. By loosening two bolts the

table is raised up out of the way for

moving.



When a person has a large job the

wood can be piled in a long, low pile and

as it is buzzed the machine can be moved

ahead.



The weight of the machine is such that

a team’ can easily handle it. As the one

commonly used is not afraid they can be

left on while the machine is running.

The owner once buzzed a rail fence as it

was being torn down. The team was left

on and. as often as it became necessary.

the machine was drawn ahead.



While this is not practical it shows

what can be done with a rig of this kind.



Branch Co. I. H. WALBRIDGE.





LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES.





 





The Corn Crop.



Readers of The Farmer will remember

that we had a serious time last spring

in getting in our corn. Excessive local

rains prevented the preparation of the

soil so that the earliest corn was not

planted until after the middle of June.

The latest was planted the very last day

of June. As I stated then, we took a

great risk in planting corn at that time

of year, but we hoped that the fall might

be prolonged so that we would get a fair

corn crop. The first field planted, the

one about the 20th of June, matured corn

in fairly good condition, altho there were

many soft ears. The ensilage corn that

was planted the Very last of June was

fairly well matured. I would like to have

had It a. little better but Klan-y of the, cars

were in just about the right condition.

Some of it, however, was a trifle green.

(inc field that we planted and hoped to

have hushed, had the season been favor-

able, did not mature sufficicnt for husk-

ing‘. We put the whole of it in the silo.

The earliest field was quite heavily cured

with many ripe ears. These ripe cars we

husked, straddling the row with a team

and husking the corn from the standing

stalk, leaving all of the small and imma—

ture ears. Then the silage contained as

large a proportion of cars as the uvvrage

ensilage corn and made splendid silage.

By doing this we put our entire crop of

corn, 50 acres, into the silos.



The New Silo.



As I stated earlier in the season, I

built a new silo this year. It was fifteen

feet in diameter and fifty feet high, hold-

ing about 200 tons of silage. This is a

cement—lined silo. We built a cement

wall, put on a circular sill, set up 2x4

studding sixteen inches apart, lathcd it

On the inside with patent board lath,

plastered it with cement mortar made of

cement and sand in the proportion of two

parts sand to one of cement. Then we

not 79-inch yellow pine resawcd for the

sheeting" on the outside. These boards

do not match or lap but come tightly to-

gcthcr. By putting them on in this way,

they titted nicely without any trouble

whatever. li‘ecling that there would be an

excessive pressure in such a high silo





tilled with green corn, 1 put four hoops

around the lower portion of the silo so as

to be sure it would hold. altho I think it





had sufficient strength to withstand the

strain, but i wanted to be doubly sure.

The first hoop is within about a foot of

the bottom, the next is some six feet

above that. This makes the silo abso-

lutely safe. Had the clapboards on the

outside been thicker, there would have

been no necessity for these hoops. and I

am not sure that there was a necessity

as it was. All who have seen the silo

say that it is a fine structure, one of the

best: they ever saw.



Editor \Vaterbury, of The Farmer, Vis—

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Rapids Fair and helped me out very much

on the roof of this silo. The idea, I un-

derstand, was not original with him, but

it is certainly an excellent roof to a silo.

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' the 2x8’s already placed across as part the corn was nearly three feet high, the!





 





Nov.i3,1ooo. " ' Till—:7 MICHIGAN FARMER.





apart, leaving a. space three feet between showed that the roots of two hills met

them. 'Then toward each side we put and passed each other in the center of





2x6‘s, 2x4’s and 2x2’s and put on common rows 31A feet apart, and had penetrated. -





sheeting and tarred roofing over this. In the soil to a .depth of about 18 inches:

the center we put two more 2x8’s above At the time of the last cultivation, when





of the roof, fastened them‘ down, and roots were found to occupy the entire'

then made a ’ cover that fit over these soil down to a depth of about two feet;

that could be removed in filling, so that a third sample, taken when the corn was

we would have an open Space thru the coming into full tassel, showed that the

center‘of the silo three feet wide. This roots had fully occupied the upper three

takes the place of any dormer window feet of soil in the entre field. At matu-

and, as the silo is being filled, the man rity the roots extended fully four feet

who is tramping in the ensilage can lit- into the soil and the upper laterals were

erally walk out of the top of the silo. within four inches of the top of the

This works very nicely. I never saw a ground. Experiments made at the var-

more satisfactory roof on a she than ious stations indicate that, by cultivating

this. The carpenter said that Water- deeply, the large lateral roots of corn

bury’s idea saved me '$25 on the roof of lying at a depth of four inches midway

my silo. between the rows are likely to be broken.

We had extremely bad luck in filling. Roots of small Gralns.



The cutter broke down twice and we had Wheat roots examined 110 days after

to send away to the faCtOFy f0!“ repairs sowing the seed at the North Dakota sta-

so that the work was delayed very much. tion were found to extend directly down-

Otherwise the work Went Off nicely. The ward, sending out numerous small feed-

tWO silos nOW hold fully 400 tons 0f en- ers which practically occupied the soil to

silage. I put in 50 acres 0f corn. Read- a depth of four feet. Later experiments

ers of The Farmer will say that this is with durum and bread wheat showed

not very good corn. Well, part of it was roots to a depth of more than“four feet,

POOI‘ corn and part Of it was very good and again showed that the system of root-

corn indeed. A twelve-acre field on the ing is vertical instead of lateral, as in

old homestead next to the barn was a corn. The root system of oats was found

splendid crop of ensila’ge corn. Many who to be similar to that of wheat, but the

saw it said it W011“ 8'0 15 01‘ 20 tons to roots were longer and more numerous and

the acre. I think, as near as I can extended fully as deep into the ground.

’estimate, altho we put part of it in one A sample of winter rye taken July 7,

silo and part in the other, that it went showed that the roots had reached a

about 16 or 18 tons per acre. Then we depth of only three feet, and that their

had ten acres more of ensilage corn that development was smaller than in other

was just a fair crop. Now, the balance samples of cereals generally.



of it was planted with a smaller variety,

Pickett dent, not intended for the silo,

and of course, everyone who has had any

experience knows that it takes a lot of

this kind of corn to fill a silo. Fifteen

acres of it was on a rented farm that has

been somewhat rlln, and was certainly a

poor crop. Twenty acres of it was on

my own farm, one of the back forties.

which is not as rich as the old homestead,

and was rather a poor piece of corn. It





did not do well this year. Take it all in . ‘ .

all, while I am not satisfied with this ennial grasses as compared Wlth cereal





year’s corn crop, it is I think as good as and other crops, and that certain species

I ought to expect for the chance it had also “tended the” rOOtS deeper into

after putting it in so late. the soil than any other class of crops

exce ' erennial le uminous l .

Late Potatoes. pt p Leg e pants

L b ' . . gum s.

f hit spring we put m 1,000 pounds Of The Kansas station found that alfalfa

fieelltll 1:16: apt}? taut: (:DI an 01d worn out was the deepest rooted plant under ob-

t cry a bot last year. I servafion The plant developed only a

pu the potatoes here because we were small growth of fibrous root near the

in I saved this fiekll fle as: t010p W8 Dllt being deeper in the son Cowpeas and soy

on the poorest paift g; f: afiOGl: lIt was beans appeared to be light-rooting crops.

~ 9 e . “gel-V at the North Dakota station the roots of

sand that had no manure and very llttle red clover during two vears 0f develpp'

335111113;gitatiohhiirtgfilfzgo25 yeags ment grew down over four feet and quite

g . 130““ 3 full 0c.‘u icd l »

to theV3cre would help out the potato soily Crtirrli3son toffvegpfligtsthfie afesitngtl):

cro . e la t, '

lulp 3 p n “d the potatoes, .part on season attained a depth of three feet by

. y , and finished on July 5, entirely too Au ust 22

late for a good crop. When the potatoes g '

came up, I was a sick man. It didn’t

look as if over one-third of them ever

came up. The men who dug them said

there was about one-half a stand. I was

so disgusted with this crop that I paid

but very little attention to it. tho they

were cultivated, I think, three times.





Root Systems of Grasses.



The North Dakota station also exam—

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at one-yenr-old the roots had attained a.

depth of over four feet and formed a]

good sod, while the. roots of the two-year— I

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Potatoes.

Samples of an early and later variety

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showed that the main portion of the root

growth of this plant is shallow. Forty-

three days after planting the principal

part of the root development was found

We have just finished digging, and har- to lie within eight inches of the surface

vested one hundred bushels per acre of the ground. ‘The lateral roots had ex-

from this field. This is not a big crop, tended from hill to hill and interalced.

but a much better one than we could Some of the princ1pal lateral roots were

have received had no fertilizer been used. found to be 0.nly 21/2 inches from the sur-

COLON C. LILLIE. face at SIX inches from the hill. This

root development indicates the necessity

of shallow cultivation of the crop, and

this was confirmed in experiments with

deep and shallow cultivation. the results

The root systems of our cultivated showing a decided advantage for the

plants bear a most important relation shallow cultivation of potatoes unhilled.

to the cultivation of the crops, the appli- It was also shown that late potatoes I‘OOt

cation of fertilizers, and the moisture con- more freely and more deeply than early

tent of the soil; and in order to under- ones, and as a result will not stand as

stand fully the reasons for the different close planting as early Varieties. When

cultural practices it is really necessary the hills are about three feet apart each

to know to what extent and in What way way the soil is very fully occupied by the

the roots of the various crops develop. roots to a depth of three feet.

That the development of the root sys- This study of the roots of plants gives

terms of our common cereal and forage a clearer idea of the proper method of

crops is not so well understood as might preparing and cultivating the' $0“ for the

be supposed is demonstrated Ly the fact different field CFODS.

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more grain if we. keep more live stock—

some will grow nothing but grain—thus

diminishing the amount of hay. The best

remedy is to make the straw take the

place of hay. If well taken care of, it

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or chew the bulls of cornstalks,



When it is desirable to keep a large

number of animals on a small amount of

feed it will pay to use a cutting machine.

Itjwill not only save a large amount of

straw, but will carry the animals along

in better condition. I know some who

have fed it the first time thru necessity,

but who afterward planned to use it as a

feed every year as a matter of economy

and profit. licrc in the cast we 'value

good oat straw at about one-half of the

price of a ton of mixed hay. \Yhen mixed

with corn fodder and cut for cattle it

makes a more economical feed than when

each is fed alone. It will also keep in

better condition than the corn fodder

when it is cut :llollc. and they can be

smrcd in a smaller place than when put

in the barn and cut. It is much less work

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to the purpose for which they are needed.

For dairy cows that are fed corn ensilage,

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place, of hay than with any other kind of

farm animals to which we have, ever fed

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portion of their ration. For dairy cows

that are not being fed ensilugc,.tho best

results will come by feeding bran, shorts

and a little Corn meal, but for horses, fat—

tening cattle and other stock boiler re-

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grain feeds as have the greatest amount

of nutriment for the price.



Most animals prefer to have a variety

and as a rule it will not be advisable to

feed straw alone, but to alternate it with

Cut hay. (-ornstalks and other fodders.

Some. farmers use a few acres of corn.

Cut with a corn binder and set up in

shocks until cured. Then it is hauled to

the barn. cut with straw, and run into

mows and kept for winter feed.



A day’s food may be taken from the

mow and spread in a large box adapted

to the purpose. sprinkled with grain. then

sprinkled with water and allowed to

soften and the result is that the flavor of

the. grain and corn fodder is imparted to

the straw and the animals will eat, every

pound with an apparent relish. This feed

can be made to give good results and will

also be very economical.



linderstand, I do not claim that straw

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profitable to feed it and Work it into ms-

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THE FARM ER’S TEAM.





The day of the jack of all trades has

passed. In every line of activity, whether

professional or commercial, men are

specializing. “Each man his own work"

is the motto of the day. This tendency is

fast spreading to the farmer. “There,

several years ago we had just the plain,

farmer. we now have the stock-breeder,

the dairyman. the grain farmer, the her-

ry—growers, the orchardist, and so on

down thru a big line or specialized agri-

cultural pursuits. But it does not end

here. Zach farmer is gathering about him

such machinery and equipment as suits

his individual needs. The man with a

milk route does not keep Hereford cows,

nor does the beef producer keep Hol-

Steins.



This line of specialization should ex-

tend to horses. But on many farms, we

still find men who will cling to the 01d-

fashioncd type of a general purpose ani-

mal. ‘hey have not gotten the idea that

they need either a heavy horse or a light

one. They cannot grasp the idea that

a 1.100-lb. animal cannot do as much

work as a real draft horse. In many

cases, where they have gotten the idea,

they attempt to supply the deficiency in

power by hitching a number of light ones

together, never thinking that these three

light horses require more care. more feed

and more attention than two animals ag-

grgating the same weight.



Only a short time ago I noticed an

article by a man who argued that three

light horses aggregating 3,200 lbs. made

the ideal outfit for the farmer. He did

not realize that in many localities. the

question is how to combine enough weight

to move the machinery, rather than to

get enough weight together to come up

to a certain standard. In many of our

most prosperous communities. the ma-

chinery is getting so large as to cause

the farmer some trouble to get enough

power to move it. At present the econ-

omical farmer's aim is not more machin-

cry with the consequent policy of more

men. but: it is larger machinery with the

necessary result of less men. Horse

poWer is cheaper than man power. The

number of horses which can be handled

together is limited. so in order to supply

the power, We must use larger horses.

Yet. in turn. the size of the horse which

can be best handled on the average farm

is also limited. So, in order to arrive at

a conclusion as to the right size for the

average farmer‘s team we must have a

maximum as well as a minimum limit.



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The market gardener. for instance, would

be foolish to use a pair of LROO—lb. ani-

mals to go back and forth to the City.

Ilut. on the other hand. it looks just as‘

foolish to run :1 200-acre farm with 1200—"

poundl-rs. Tin-re are times when things

must lie done with a rush, and if we

cannot do it in that manner we are the

losers. At home we have. an 8-ft. cut

binder. in three days of ten hours each

we cut 40 acres which averaged over 40

bushels to the acre. It took three tons

of horse—flesh to do it.



in our own experience, we have found

that horses weighing from 1,500 to 1,700

lbs. are thobest for the average farm.

Vt'hcn three such horses are hooked to-

gethcr they can move about anything that

you want moved. They are not so large

as to be heavy on their feet. As I have

said before, a man must suit his equip-

ment to his own needs. yet on the farm

of average size, the horses should be. of

the draft type, and should be large

enough to move anything without having





to hitch so many together as to impede





the others' action.

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Berrien Co.



Potatoes are a valuable addition to the

horse's ration, both as an appetizer and

as a means of adding succulency to the

feed. They will not, however, replace

any large amount of grain in the ration.

In some foreign experiments potatoes

were es‘timated,t0 be about one-third as

valuable as hay for a horse feed, weight

for weight.



From a maintenance standpoint, how-





ever, for the horse that is being worked .





hard and fed considerable quantities of

grain, a small feed of potatoes once each

twice each day, or even at each feeding

time, has a very beneficial effect on the

health of the animal, enabling him to

digest and assimilate the nutrition in the

hay and grain ration much better than

would be the case if no feed of the suc-

culent nature would be fed.



The writer likes some small potatoes as

an addition to the ration for the farm

horses during the heavy work of spring

and always saves some for that purpose.

W'here straw or other coarse fibrous

roughage is used as horse reed during the

winter season, a few potatoes or some

roots fed in connection with them will

also have an equally beneficial effect and

will be of assistance in avoiding the at-

tacks of indigestion which are generally

so frequent and sometimes serious where

horses are fed in this way.



Potatoes, however, and, indeed. any

roots should be fed as supplementary to

rather than to displace grain ration.





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





An Illinois farmer made a net profit of

$455 a short time ago on 40 head of steers

that he fed fifty days, not counting the

profits made on each hog following each

steer. He raised the corn and valued it

at 50c a bushel. The cattle were pur-

chased as feeders from a neighboring

farmer, their average weight being 1,260

lbs. When these steers came to be sold

on the Chicago market their average

weight was 1,280 lbs, and they found a

buyer at $6.50. The feeder understood

his business and furnished plenty of feed,

and he bot the cattle right at the start.



Western markets have been oversup-

plied with medium and ordinary grass—fed

cattle shipped in from feeding sections in

recent‘fivecks, and prices have widened

out, t e frequently weakening while ‘the

best , —fed lots were extremely scarce

and adV‘ancing. \Vcll-bred cattle on farms

where there is sufficient corn for feed

should be held to full maturity, but other

kinds had best be marketed without un-

necessary delay.



Fred Eckhart, of lVisconsin, among the

biggest stock shippers to the Chicago

stock yards, had fifteen car loads of cattle

on that market on two recent consecutive

days, consisting largely of butcher stock.

In conversation he remarked that farmers

in his section were beginning to cut loose

freely with cows and heifers in order to

save in their feed bills. ‘Hc added that

there has been a considerable supply of

female cattle up there during the past

season, but as fast as the pasturagc gives

out the tendency upon the part of their

owners is to market them and save their

corn. Mr. Eckhurt said that not many

steers will be wintered by the growers,

and already a liberal number have found

an outlet in the feeder market, but in

other parts of Wisconsin, farmers are

feeding cattle, and he believes that the

corn crop of the state as a whole will be

fed to stock at home, notwithstanding the

assertions of so many farmers that “feed

is 10o high."



iduho rungcmcn have marketed a splen-

did lot of lambs this season, but the av-

erage quality of the farm—fed lambs was

nothing to boast of, and prime natives

are really scarce. Farmers should use

bcttcr rams and the knife, and more feed

should be furnished in many instances.

Recently the western ranges have been

cleaning up for the season and market—

ingr inferior ewes not desirable for winter-

ing. as Well as more feeder lambs, enab-

ling shccpmen to refill their feed lots for

the winter. Now is a good time to buy

breeding ewes. a poor demand having

caused prices to settle down to low lig-

ures. A small flock of sheep on the

farms is a gOod thing. Recent opportu-

nities for buying feeder lambs in the Chi-

cago market may be judged from the fact

that whereas not long ago fully 73 per

cent of the. offerings were taken for

slaughter, straight bands of both lambs

and sheep having been sent to feeding

points recently. The decreased move-

ment of feeders from western markets

this season is attributable to the record-

breaking number of fat stock Shipped in

from the ranges and not to any decrease

in the demand, for feeder buyers have

been anxious to stock up all the season

and have paid $1 per 100 lbs. higher than

it year ago. No large supplies of feeders

haVe been purchased on the range owing

to a wide difference of views regarding

prices between owners and sellers. All

reports agree that nowhere hear so many

sheep and lambs will be fed as were fat-

tened last winter in the west and east.

Everything now indicates that fed lambs

will sell high when returned to market

as .fat muttons. while the high prices for

wool afford additional good profits, wool

buyers in many places having been offer-

ing range sheepmen 220 for wool for de-

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CONDUCTED BY DR. W. C. FAIR.

CLEATELANflD, OHIO.

Advice thru this department is.free to

our, subscribers. Each communication





case in full; also name and address of

writer. Initials only will be published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

the same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably find

the desired information in a. reply that

“has been made to some one else. ‘





A. V. S., Deckervilie, Mich.-—-Your horse

suffered from a severe attack of acute

indigestion, gas formed which ruptured

the stomach, causing death.



Enlarged Glands—I have a cow five

years old that has a few bunches on legs

which cause some soreness and slight

lameness; she also has a moveable bunch

on lower jaw. “'hat will reduce them?

T. H. S. lfickal‘d, Mich—Apply one part

red iodide mercury and eight parts lard

once or twice a week to bunches; also

give 2 drs. iodide potassium at a dose in

feed twice daily.



Fibrous Thickening on I'pper Part of

Hock—I would like to know what to do

for a horse that has a swelling on inside

of lower thigh just above the hock. He

was hurt and the swelling does not heave.

This hunch is not painful and produces

no lameness. He is driven six miles a

day. I would also like to know if sulphur

and sweet oil rubbed into dock will make

the hair grow? W. D. L.. South Lyon,

Mich—A fibrous hunch is always difficult

to reduce; however. you will obtain fairly

good results by applying one part red

iodide mercury and eight parts lard once

a week. Sulphur and sweet oil is not ‘aa

good an. application to a bald scalp as 1

part kerosene and 4 parts vasvune.





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edged by stockmen and farmers the saf-

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on the market. Its effectis wonderful.

Kills every disease germ -— every in-

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The best insurance you can get against

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Partial Loss of Power..—I have a 'horse

that showed some lameness in one hind

leg when last driven. The next morning

he was worse; got down and was unable

to get up. I called a Vet. He seemed to

partially rtcover and has not been down

for the past two wet-ks. ()ur Vet. thinks

he has creeping paralysis and may not

recover. \tht shall I give ’him? M. F.,

Caro, Mich.—Apply equal parts turpen-,

tine, aqua ammonia and sweet oil to.

spine once a day and give I dr. groundi

nux vomica at a dose in feed three times

a day; also give 1,; oz. citrate potash at





 

 





the your arrives November 23rd..

which, added to ourpresent

stock. offers intending pur-

chasers the finestcollection in

America. Ifyou want the best

horses.horses with bone,qual-

ity.size.action.andbestbreed-

. ing. stallions or mares; if you

want fair and liberal treat-

ment; if you want lowest prices consistent

with good Imerchandise, visit Oaklawn.

Catalog shows the place and the horses.





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a dose twice a day. Keep the bowels

open.

_ Intligcstion—Perspircs Too Freely—

(lrease fleet—We have a valuable mare

nine years old that had a colt last June

and lost it—»went her full time. since then

she has seemed out of condition. ‘Ve

feed her well and don't work her much,

but she koopg thin. \Vhen driven she

perspircs altogether too much; by driving

her slowly a mile she will steam as tho

she had run a race, Iler hind legs are

r ugh and mangy like. A. K., Park Lake.

ich.~—Your mare suffers from indigestion

and is perhaps heavy coated: besides. she

has parasitic grease. heel. if you intend

to drive her much she should be clipped

then you can clean her Skill properly; be-

sides, she will thrive better.





one tablespoont‘ul ground gentian. one

iablmpoont‘ul ground ginger and two.

tablespoonl‘uls of powdered charcoal at a

dose in feed throc times a day. Apply to

sure ll(‘-“ls one part oxide of zinc. one part

iodoform and four parts vaseline once a

day.



(‘hronic (“racked Heels—T have a, pair





of horses which i l.ot three years ago that

appear to ilt‘ troubled with sore heels

every fall and winter. Part, of the time





they are \w-rysoroand trtuiblesomc. Have

applied different remedies that,,ha\'e been

l‘t‘t'Ol‘lillll'lltivri to me. none of them appear

to do nilll'il good. (‘. 12.. Traverse City,

Michunpply one part powdered sulphate

copper, one part iodoform and six parts

vaselinc to sure heels twice a day.

Curonic GilI‘g‘th—llli‘t‘t‘it'tl Udder.«—H&V6





Also give.

two tablespoonfnls of bit-arlmnatt- swim;





Prairie Stock Farm





The Loading Horne Importers

in the State Of Michigan.

We have opened the eyes of



all Michignn horsemen by our



large exhibit at the State Fair.



In the previous issue of the



Michigan Former they gave the



startling new; of our wonderful



Iucceu, not alone over our



Michigan exhibitors, but over



oil exhibitors of the several



States that were re... ‘ “ in



competition. We won every prize



in the stallion and more claecel

except the 4ih prize in the 2-yenr-

old stallion class. All our horses

are now at our Barns ready for



Isle for last money than a good



' horse can be bought. alsawhcra



with I guarantee that has flood



the ten for the post 83 years.



Come and be convinced. Terms



to suit purchnler.





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Niles. Mich.





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$1.00 per can at. dealers,

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a Valuable .lt-rsoy t-ow that appears to

llan' lost lit-r appotito; besides, her udder

is badly affected. The first Vet. I called

prosmilu-d opsoni salts. which I gave for

two days He also reconnncndod giving

her saltpotor one:- a day. She did not

inxpiovt- so I called another Vet. who

gaVo me oil to rub on udder, also some

powders to ln- given in food. This treat-

ment lids also failed to make her well.

(Inc t‘ort- and one hind quarter is almost

(lt'y. (‘an get only a ialtlt-spoonl‘ul of _vcl~

low Iluid from front quarter and about

one-halt ot‘ a teacnpl‘ul from back quarter

udder is some sore and she walks as tho

which Sw‘llls to be thick and stringy. Ilel‘

she snfl'wrcd from pain. \\'hat had I bet.





for do for her? I“. \V.. 'iriu‘ht’on, l\lich.—_~—

Your cow had better lrc dried for she w1ll





prove unprofitable for dairy purposes.

The two quarters that are now diseased

will never son-ott- milk again. Apply

equal parts tincture iodine, spirits cam—

phor and alcohol .to udder twice a day.

.Also give 1 oz. bicarbonate soda and ‘2

ozs. Dt’Htht'l‘t-d charcoal at a dose in feed





twice a (lav and give her enough epsom



Contagious Abortion in Cows—l sec in

your paper a prescription for contagious

abortion. l have lost seven calves within

the last year and still have several cows

to come in. (“an I treat them for this

so soon before coming in? There was

nothing said in regard to treating the bull

and I‘think it was thru the bull that

the trouble began. (‘an the same treat-

ment be used on him and how long will

we haye to treat him before his is free

from this disease? 0. TI. \‘Vashington.

Mich—As you will remember. the disease

is caused by a germ which invades the

generative organs of the female. causing

a discharge. which contains 'he germs

and which carries the contagion to the

bull at time of service and. of course.

mating other cows with him soon infects





. N .- ‘~._‘ .'

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58 Scotch and Scotch Topped

Shorihorns





At Recreation Park, KalamazoofiMIch”





Nov. 16, 1909.





18 fresh cows with calves at side. 5 bulls. 19 heifers.

One of the best Dual Purpose Home in America;

Cows th at carry plenty flesh and are extra milkers.

Most of the cows are sired by Imp. Ba ton Magne.

206899. The heifers and calves by Mara ictor 261383

Remember-.1 bred the beat milking S. H. cow in the

World’s Fair Dairy Test at St. Louis. 4th and 6th at

Chicago. Every Shorthorn In the herd was bred by

me except 2cows and the herd bull Mara Victor.

You can buy them at your own price as every one

will be sold. Write for cataloz to

CALVIN LOVETT & SONS.

1009 James St., Kalamazoo. Mich.

Aucrionnnus—Col. G. M. Isenhamer. 001. E. K.

Conrad. Col. F. B. Lawrence.





—A fportion of my flock

Angora coats of fine Angoraa for sale

cheap. EDWARD GRAHAM. Marshall. Mich.





 





 





 





the well cows: besides. cows standing

near other cows that are diseased are

quite often infected. in these cases the

discharge falls into the gutter and is

swept back of another pregnant cow and

gets to her generative organs in the filth.



(Continued from page 404).





Pair of Youn Bay Mares for Sale,





weigh 2.400 lbs. ill take one or two cheap light

horses. J. W. SLATER, Traverse City. Mich.





PEHCHEHOH STALLIOHS. $°$i§33n2f£iitiifto§i°3§$





u, reuonnblo prices. '1'. I. Southworth 6: Son, 3.13, Allan, Itch





 





 





can“. -. ‘

ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd: bended by UNDULATA' [£0];ng

I ‘ 836. one of the beat sons of no ITO

50 . , nnd Grand Champion Bull oi the Detroit





 





and Grand Rapids Fclrl of 190']. 1908 um 1909. Herd





consists of Ericng. Blackbirds. Prldeu. etc.

WOODCO'I‘E STOCK FARM. Ionla. Mich.





Ammnfis—A Dairy Breed of much merli.’

- , Young stock for sale—slim Berk-

shire Pigs. and ten varieties highbred Cockerels.

Eggs In season. Mich. School for the Deaf. Rllnt.





 





 





I ' Breeders and Importers of high

"all" "Mg. Farm class Guernseya. Write us your





wants. E. a J. T. MILLER. Birmingham. Mien.





HOLSTEINS





Butterboy Ella De Kol No. 49509 is for Sale.





Also three extn good bull calves. 5 yearling heifers.

8 good young cows. Must be sold before winter.

L. E. GONNELL. Fayoitb, Ohio.





300 b fl I t (it) If .‘

“ulSTEIstfue mugzéwowgfigego: edfscrigtforg.

etc. I. M. SHORMAN. Fowlervfllo. Mich.

HEREFORDS:"H%‘E.€§.‘°1TH°£H£§§E





Cnlnn hogs. R. E. ALLEN. Paw Paw. Mich.





 





 





 





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20 RAMBOUII. IT RAMS



(ram) left at a bargain. .1. QA. Cook. Motrin. Mich.



'i l: m n. of!“ ' -



lopE'Ko' F‘n'l‘lllingdgthitievo'-yeciolii Shropm



owes gnnd bucks at prices you.can afford to pay.

MAPLELAWN FARM





 





 





Choice

Shropohhé: Rams A. E. BACON &. SON. Prop'a.

{for , le..





Sheridan. R. 10. Mich.





nun!imam-non

0 Si} 0! ' “3 as DC -

ILC. CRA ‘ TON. otgmora. Michigan.





SHIPODSIIHI'C Rams—Good one! from Imported





and Canadian stock. Also

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





SHROPSHInEscrgfivi‘eMS





.10 to $16 3301). C. J. THOMPSON. BOOkford. Mléh.

ShI'ODShii'os ERDENHEIM 1mm: will





make low rice: on good

Shropshire yearling Rama. Mustpbe closed out.

ROBERT GROVES. R. D. No. 8. Pontiac. Mich.





SIIHOPSIIIHE HALL STOGK FARM.





Will make special prices for thirty days. on ewoo

from 1 to 3 years old. all bred to Imported Cooper.

and Mansell rum: to lamb in March and April. also

on very choice ewe lambs. this is to make room for on

Importation that is coins to arrive this spring. .

L. S. DURHAM do SONS. Concord. Mlohlcnn.





 





 





 





 





 





 





HIGH GLASS JERSEY BULLS.





Cheap and Good.





Choice individuals. Island and St. Lambert breed-

ing. Can satisfy the discriminating breeder or

dairymnn. Inspection invited. Full information

cheerfully furnished. If you cannot visit our farm

at once. write

BROOKWATER FARM, Ann Arbor. Mich.

A. W. MUMFORD, Manager.





Northern Grown Jerse s.

ROYCROFT FARM. Sldnaw. llllc .





JERSEY BULLS

BUTTER BRED FOR'BALE.





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allenan County. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





Pure 8t. Lambert JERSEYS animate??? ‘23::

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





ERBEY BULL CALF born Mar. 13, ’09. 2nd calf

of n helfer that gave 8224 lbs. of milk In 1 year:

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

MURRAY~WATERMAN 00.. R. 6. Ann Arbor, Mich.





LILLIE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS





We have some splendid young built! for sale. Some

of them are old enough for service. They are from

cows with records of 300 to 425 pounds of butter Inst

year. Write for deacri tion and prices.



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





MARSTON FARM—JERSEY CATTLE.





T. F. MARSTON. Buy CI". Michlcnn.





AIRYBRED Shortborn Bull Calves For Sale-

Also a few heifers. good note! as good as cash»

(Citizens Telephone). J. B. Hummel. Mason, Mich.





TOP NOTCH HOLSTEINS.



Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com-

bining in themselves the blood of cows which now

hold and have in the past held VVorld'a Records for

milk and butter-fat at fair prices. '



McPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mich.





HOLSTEIH FHIESIAHS £223.33... Hfiyg‘ii‘fl





B. Rock cockerels. W. B. JONES. Oath-ove, Mich.





BOIJIIDMIII “031‘. will. | Holstein cattle.





ACKSON .

Hna more imported Holstein-Frieslnn Cows

than any farm In the Middle West. Registered

BULL CALVES of the most fashionable breeding. 30

fine. registered. Duroc J erney cows due to fax-row soon.





SHEEP.

OTTSWOLD. Hampshire. and Southdown Rams

for sale from Grand Champion and Sweepstakes





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

mont, New Jersey. The Clover Bio-corn Farm, Port Austin, Mich.





HAMPSHIRES‘fnfgeanffu‘é ya:

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

RAM LAMBS AND

HAMPSHIRE several extra aood

YEARLINGS. All Rozlsterod.

C. D. WOODBURY. Lansinz. Mlchiznn.





NATIONAL ”ELAINE RAMS NR SALE.





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





masons oxronnnowns





ornlens delnlne, Black tops.

ROMEYN C. PARSONS. Grand Ledge. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





noes.

Boars—Berkshire-~—Boars





Two. weighing .400 lbs. each, one 850 o



and Cheap. Other smaller ones. Tgeocinoii’l?'giiogi

once. Guernsey bull calveaJ’ekfn ucko and

Barred Rock cockcrela. HUPP FARM.°Blr-

mlngnam. Michigan. G. C. HUPP, Manager.





LAHGE ENGLISH BEHKSHIHES.





Have a fine lot of spring pigs both sexes The t



. . y e

for profitable pork production. - Vigorous and stroiig

and of boat blood linen. Satisfaction guaranteed.





F. A. BYWATER, Memphis, Mich.

BERKSHIRES Bonexcelled In breeding. Selected





__ are. Bows and gifts. Choice f

pigs. T. V. HICKS. B. No. 11. Battle Creek. Mictii.l





Young stock‘ f h

BERKSHIRE: Fair prize-winneigfit 33:31iiiglnpsgtle

M. D. a G. B. Johnson, R. No. 3. Plymouth. Mich:





BERKSHIRES 0f the most fun





Ionnble

strains. C. S. BARTLETT, Pontiahfpfiicgild





IOHTHEHH GROWN BEHKSHIHES.





ROYCROFT FARNL Sidnnw. DlIoh.





 





 





wo Boers, do for full service. A few Cilia left A

T Iotot fall pigs randy for weaning. Eiilior.sexhgr‘p2ili:

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





Choice pigs of Mar

Improved Chesters- April furrow. «imagi-l genxd

Also Holstein Cattle. a few cows and young bulls foi-





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





DAMS BROS. Improved Cheater Whites

A. field. Mich. won 125 premiums in ’09. 3,013:ng

orders for bred sowu;booro ready for service. Bufl Rock W

Orplngton,w. Leghorn cock'll. Shorthorn bulll randy for «nice:





A fine I t f

IMPROVED cHEsIEn wants. ..g...,.g.:.:gr;:g

rowed In March and April. Price 315. Satisfaction

guaranteed. Colon C. Lillie. Cooperavllle. Mich.





 





DUROC JERSEY SWINE, 5.39113” Doss B-





ock

for 16. J. H. BANGHART. Lansingfgfiiib.”





DUROC JERSEYS





CAREY U. EDIVIONDS. Hustlndl. “lick.





UROC JERSEY boars for 'sale: also Sb

D Rams & Ram Lambs and‘ Shorthorn Biitilg'

M. A. BRAY. OKEMOS. (Ingham Co.) MICE:





'My herd is be

0- I- c- SWINE- with a grandsogdiii

J‘ackson (hid. the world's Champion and Grand

Champion. the greatest 0. I. C. boar in the world

He is also grandson of Tutesy. the world’s Champion

sow. Pigs by him at live let live rice.



A. J. GORDEN. R. No; 2. on. Mich.





I. C. swine of spring furrow both sexes S

. . cm

0.. Aug. and Oct. pigs. All of right type and breed?

ing. Geo. P. Andrews, Dansville, Inghnm 00., Mich.





9 ~60 HEAD of Fine

0' l' C SPlgs fbrSulewlthei-senslljngg





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





—»B I f

0 - I ~ C - S W I N E etiiiiex.“.§3‘€hi’i§f

E. E. BEACH & bON, B. 3. Brighton. Mich.





 





 





 





0R. SALE—O. I. C’s—2 extra good boar

choice pigs. Rose Comb Brown Leghorn? 20:13:!

hatch, standard bred. at prices that will move‘tbem

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





I will '

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Spell and Mezphn. the Grand Champs. at Stags;

Lair. Write for catalog. 1-! ave a. few boars left at

farmers prices. WM. WAFFLE. Coldwater.Mlch.





 





RAMS and EWES,

OXFORD DOWN 1.1:. WATERBUILY.

, Highland. Mich.





Oxfo rd - Down 8 h eep “33.3.3.5“

cattle for sale. J. AJ‘DEGARMO, Muir. Mich.





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field rams for

sale. 11. J. De GARMO, R. No. 1. Clyde, Mich.





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right. D. E. TURNER d'c SONS, Masher-ville. Mich.





Registered Rambouillet Rams for Sale.

WILLARD HALL. R.:l. Martin. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





PillANIl-CIIINA Bonus-bee. wesemt type.





g bone. long bodi

big litters. $10 up. Shmpshire Bucks 1 ea.

yearlings $15. J. o. BUTLER. Portiéucitmniiciiw'





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Also sows. E. D. BishOp, B. 38, Lake Odegsnfiuilgli.‘





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FOR SALE‘BEg‘Stered Ramboulllets. 30! I" F' CONRAD & SONv R. NO- 4. Lansing. Mich.





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Nov. is, 1909.





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CONDUCTED .BY CQLON C. LILLIE.





 





 





THE ROBBER COW—THE ROBBED

CALF.





 





The scarcity of calves and young cattle

on Michigan farms is very noticeable and

if one were an extremist—possibly alarm-

ing. The same condition is true in the

states producing beef cattle. There seems

to be little question that the high price

of veal has converted many calves into

immediate cash that might otherwise

have grown more mature at a less profit.



In the stock yards the stunted skim-

ntill: calf or yearling, if he lives toward

maturity, is contemptuously referred to as

a “knot head,” “sun fish” or “yellow

boy." and is always an unprofitable ani-

mal to finish for meat. It is from the

heifers raised in a similar way that the

great proportion of cows in the. dairy

herds are recruited from. The centrifugal

separation of milk and cream is econ-

omically successful, but the raising of

calves, under present conditions, cannot

be so considered. It is a safe prediction

to make that the “robber cow” was or-

ig’illally robbed as a calf, and mal-nntri-

tion, or inability to profitably convert

food into milk is but the natural result.

In other fields of live stock breeding, such

notions as making the colt winter around

a straw-stack, to produce hardiness, has

been abandoned. The young pig weaned

too early and stunted becomes the same

unprofitable meat producer that the “knot

heat” calf does in the meat line. Theo-

retically, it is possible and, in fact, good

calves can be, and are, raised on skim-

milk, but it is the exception rather than

the rule. The dark pen, unsanitary milk

pail, cold or sOur milk are entirely too

prevalent to produce good results. Be-

sides, what is the use when pigs will pay

a higher price for the milk than will

calves, and the question of temperature

and condition is unimportant to swine.

The farmer or dairyman who desires to

raise some calves to replenish his herd

or sell, can wisely choose promising heifer

calves and raise them on a nurse cow,

often two at a. time, until the calves are

14 to 16 weeks of age. Meantime, accus-

tom the calf to a grain ration and at

weaning time it suffers no reaction. Graft

on some more calves and repeat the' op-

eration. There is apt to be in most herds

one or more inferior cows—a hard milker,

a kicking animal, or a cow whose age

makes it unprofitable for milking, who

will, at the present price of young cattle,

produce more in return as a. nurse cow

than some of the best milkers. If calves

are tied with good neck straps and kept

in the stables near the cows, they seem,

like other babies. more contented. At

the appointed time for feeding their food

is at hand. properly warmed, and the

maximum of gain produced at the mini-

mum of labor. The disagreeable features

to man and beast of teaching a calf to

drink is avoided and the necessity of

milking an additional cow also. There is

nothing new under the sun, in the way

of returning to first principles, when it

seems profitable to do so. The normal

calf with unimpaired digestion, early de-

velops a voracious appetite for oats and

torn, apparently the greater feeder than

the pail raised animal and if the theory

is correct, is always a better feeder when

mature. In the name of economy have

many sins been cmnmittcd and to rob a

calf invarialbly results in retribution. The

range cow is not a highly developed

milkcr and the range calf cannot be. fed

grain. The dairy cow produces a large

amount of milk which may be divided

among two calves and the period of milk-

ing is extended over a longer time and

when the first set of calves can be grain-

fed a second lot can take their place.



An inferior cow this season has fed two

veals and raised four heifer calves, besides

giving some milk ad interim, is cited as

evidence of fact and to substantiate the

theory.





Shiawassee C0. JAS. N. MCBRIDE.





 





PRODUCING

HERD AND





MARKET MILK—THE

IT’S CARE.





 





The great question confronting ‘the

majority of milk producers is that of pro-

ducing a good grade of milk, not certified

milk, and putting it on the market at a

price of from 12 to 16 cents a gallon.

During my eight years experience as a

producer of milk for the city trade I have

made a careful study of the. business in

all of its phases and I have found that

each year there has been a gradual in-

crease in the cost of producing a quality





1

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of milk that meets the demands of they

consuming public. In producing market

milk there are certain fundamental prin-

ciples which determine the success of the

business. '



No dairyman can produce good whole-

some milk unless his herd is in a healthy

and vigorous condition. Every cow

should be'examined regularly as to her

health, digestion and general condition.

Tumors, tuberculosis, skin diseases and

enlarged joints should be sufficient evi-

dence to cause us to withdraw a cow

from the producing herd, not alone from

the standpoint of milk production, but

because of the danger of the other mem-

bers of the herd becoming infected.



In my own 'business I have" found that

the most perplexing problem has been

that of securing cows that would meet

the demands of the business. 'The city

milk producer cannot afford to feed reg-

istered dairy cows. The sacrifice of cows

is too great. I have found by costly ex-

perience that it does not pay to feed

pure—bred cows as heavily as I feed my

milk producing herd.



The milk producer is seldom in a posi-

tion to grow and develop his own cows

and my experience leads me to believe

that it is usually more profitable to buy

cows that are from six to nine years old

than to feed heavy rations of grain foods

to young heifers. The present low price

of milk, coupled with the high price of

grain foods and the scarcity of good cows

compels milk producers to get a direct

return from everything they feed. Dry

cows and unprofitable cows are two

things that milk producers must steer

clear of, hence many good cows are sacri-

ficed, that, if retained would be useful





 





 

 





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into consideration.





DE LAVAL y early,





cast aside.





 





for many years in the dairy. In another

way, the sacrifice of good material is very

great, for many heifer calves from the

best producing cows are sold to the

butcher by dairymen who are producing

market milk and who do not possess the

facilities for raising them.



I have been compelled to buy from six

to ten new cows a. year to replace the

ones that have been discarded from the

herd, which consisted of from 2.9 to 36

producers, the number required to keep

up my contract of from 80 to 100 gallons

of milk a day during the entire year.



On Buying Cows.



In buying cows I find that it pays best

to buy good—sized, high-grade cows that

possess a strong constitution and a great

feeding capacity In another way, I find

such a herd more satisfactory for the

reason that they will supply a grade of

milk that is of ideal composition for fam-

ily use. I am an advocate of the special

purpose dairy cow for the dairyman who

is in a position to raise and develop his

own heifers, but in my own practice I

will frankly admit that I seldom pass up

a good-sized cow that shows marks of

being a good producer, because she hap—

pens to be a Short Horn or Red Poll. The

city milk producer is not a breeder and

for that reason depends more upon indi—

viduality than he does upon pedigree.



The question of buying cows or breed-

ing them on our own farms is one of

timelyintcrcst. Providing thata man has

an abundance of good pasture and owns

a herd of choice pure-bred cows it will

pay him to conduct his business along

more rational lines, thus depending upon

the increase of his herd for considerable

of his profits. In my own business I am

striving to simplify the labor as much

as possible by reducing the number of

animals kept on the farm and feedingr





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plated or other inferior imitations, when actual capacity is taken





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they are used, and enough in one way or another to pay for the

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with anything less than STERLING quality?





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large quantities of purchased grain foods

to enable me to combine potato growingi

with my dairy business. It is to the DO;

iato crop that I look for my annual prof-l

its, altho the dairy pays for all the labor‘

and is more than self—supporting. An

exclusive system of producing milk for

the general market at the expense of

every other branch of our farming can

seldom be made to work out as a safe

principle in farm management.

Care and Food.



In feeding a herd of milk producing

cows, good alfalfa, clover 0r lnixed hay

and corn cnsilage should form the basis

upon which we figure in computing the

grain rations for the cows. W'ith these

feeds as a basis we are compelled to bal~

ancc up the ration, and from an cconomi— ‘

cal standpoint of production alone, it will

pay us to go into the market and buy

these foods that are worth almost as

much as a fertilizer as for food, like glu-

ten feeds, oil meal and cottonseed meal.

\Vhile I do not wish to be understood as

advocating the heavy feeding of these

nitrogeneous foods to dairy cows that are

kept for breeding purposes, yet they are

without doubt the cheapest feeds if con-

sidered from the standpoint of milk pro-

duction alone.



It is easy to see that the present system





 





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No separator has ever made the real, practical records that ha





The United States Cream Separator





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The Grand Prize





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than fake claims. .





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t em.



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Feed Mills





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against them. The price is low only because

NEW HOLLANDS are in great and increasmg

demand.



Countless farmers are daily proving by Iron

trial the great money-making posstbillties of

grinding their grain before using it. lhey

grind up their corn cobs With grain.



llnve your dealer lend you a NEW HOLLAND and put

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GALVE





MENTION THE MICHIGAN FARMER when

writlng to udvortlson.





THE MrcH‘iGfiN" FARMER,‘ )





of feeding dairy cows for the production

of market milk is constantly drawing in

good cows to premature slaughter. Nor

does there seem any way out of the diffi-

culty until we milk producers findit more

profitable to turn to breeding our own





cows for a considerable portion of the

year without getting any direct income

from them.



Regularity is an imprtant factor in car—

ing for the producing herd. Cows that

are being fed for milk production should

be given good care, comfortable stables

and an abundance of pure air and water.

A reasonable amount of exercise is es-

sential to maintain the herd in a healthy

condition, and altho cows that are kept

for milk production alone do not require

as much exercise as those that are kept

for breeding purposes, to produce the

most favorable results.



New York. W. MILTON KELLY.





DAIRYING AS A BUSINESS.





 





Any farmer who has the proper amount

of energy about him can make a success

of dairying, and he will find that it is

much more profitable than devoting so

much of his land to the growing of grain.

Of course. the business is confining, but

any branch of farming pays that requires

a great deal of attention. Dairying is es-

sentially a cash business. You feed your

cow one day and the next day she pro-

duces milk that can he turned into hard

cash. Dairying is :1 safe business, finan-

cially and is a business that gives em-

ployment the year around, making it

easier to secure first-class help than on

the grain or fruit farms that can give

employment only eight or nine months

out of the your. The one great thing in

dairying is to have good cows. “'e do

not have any use for the dual purpose

cow. The dairyman should breed cows

for dairy purposes only. If the beef tend-

cncy is lilt‘tl into cows it will show at

milking time. It is a waste to feed beef

cattle when the same amount of feed that

is required to produce a pound of beef

will produce it pound of butter. Dairy—

:nen differ in opinion as to what breed is

heist for (luii‘yinu‘. But no matter what,

breed they are, they must be properly

fed and given the best of cure. The food

must contain the proper elements to pro-

duc a full flow of milk. The stable should

be well lighted and ventilated and there

should be water in the sinble so that it

is not ncccssni‘y to turn the cows out

into the stormy or ('0141 weather. As to

the disposal of the milk. ll Sillillid be sent

10 a CI‘vnmci‘y or cheese factory. The

farmer or his wife cannot afford to churn

milk except in sinnll quantities. The

crcuim-ry is a mighty good thing for the

farmer and by patronizing it he can make

(lairying a very profitable business.



Ohio. S. CONNELL.





 





 





DAIRY CATTLE PARADE.



One of the most entertaining sights at

the Fourth National Dniry Show. was the

;evening parades of dairy cattle. Dairy

'cows are the most interesting animals

in 1hr- vnn-l'l. They possess greutwr indi-





viiltinlily. with possibly thi- wxccpiion Of

liq-st»; than any animal crown. The

Show rim: in the large Lil't‘llil of the Audi—

torium was only about one—third of the

v-ntiiw art-nu and \\':1s not large enough

to hva ‘vll the :lil‘i‘wi'uni biwwls pnrnlli- at

our iinw. ("onswmenily ouch lm-mi was

shoun <~-p:ir-.iio-ly. l-van this mudc one

or ihw most interesting sights that one

r~ou'd inmuinc. To have n hundred or

more superior tlniry nnilnuls of the same

brw-d lit-fore you at one time was truly

(ill interesting S])(‘('l21(‘ll‘. And it inter-

tested everybody. even the citizens of the

city of Milwaukee. 'l‘he souls of the





'Auditorium Were \wll lillt'rl every evening

admiring this parade. Had the entire

floor space of the Auditorium been avail-

,able for parnilingr the dairy cattle, and

for the milk (it-:ilcrs‘ pnrnde and other

lilcmonsirniions. llll‘ attraction would have

snrcharged the seating;r capacity of the

great room.





 





It is not only in certain localities, but

3everywhere in the best dairy sections.

i that improvement in the methods of car-

ing for the cows and handling their pro-

ducts is being made. There is no other

branch of fnrming that has enlisted the

scientific ability of the country to such

an extent. At the present time on many

of our best dairy farms the work in every

department is being conducted on the

latest scientific principles.





 





See Liberal trial offer in full page announcement

on last. page of this issue.





cows and keep a number of head of dry:





 





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you better value for your money than any one else. I sell

my engine direct from factory and can save you the

dealers’, jobber’s and catalogue house profit. If this money

is as good to you as to the other fellow, write me and 1 Will

prove be you all thatI say. .



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sixty days 'on your own farm and if you are not fully satis-

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money, return the engine to me and I will pay freight

charges both ways and it will not cost you one single cent

to secure the proof I offer.



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$25 to $100 on the price of your engine. .



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With the prospect of paying prices for

eggs the coniing’winter,-in spite of high

prices for feed, more than‘the usual pro-

portion of the pullets are being held

with a view to having them produce eggs

for market. Old hensvare also being held

over in larger numbers than usual, and

this, too, regardless of their work the

past season. Now it is coming to be gen-

erally recognized that not all the hens

composing the average flock of layers

will yield a' profit on the food they con-

sume. In fact, the loss on some of them

will be pretty sure to offset the profit

yielded by others, and for this reason it

is necessary that the poultry owner use

his best judgment in making up his flock

of layers.



The question is often asked 'whether

there is any method aside from the use

of the trap nest, of distinguishing be-

tween the profitable and the unprofitable

egg producer. To be sure, the trap nest

offers the surest means of weeding out

the poor layers, but after developing a

strain of ZOO-egg layers at the Maine

experiment station thru the aid of the

trap nest, those in charge of the work

found certain differences in the condition

and conformation of the hens which

could be considered pretty safe guides

in selecting the promising fowls from

an untried and untested flock.



A practical poultryman who has given

this matter considerable study has de-

scribed his method of selecting the prom-

ising, and discarding the unpromising,

layers, but as it must be conceded that

any methods or rules of this nature can-

not bc considered infallible, we give his

statement for what it may be worth. He

prefers to make examination at night

when the fowls are upon the roost, as

they are easiest handled then. Proceed-

ing he says: I have a strong light so as

to be able to see any particular markings

that are required to meet the standard

in case I desire the hens for use in the

breeding pen. I handle each one sepa-

rately. The first point to determine is

whether the respiratory organs are all

.right. This is done by lifting the hen‘s

wing and placing the ear close to her

body. If she does not breathe strong and

easy and Without a rattle, she is no good

as a breeder, as the lung power of all ani-

mals greatly determines their value as

breeders. I next learn what her condi-

tion is, as her condition, if she is healthy,

will determine whether she has been pro-

ducing eggs or developing fat. If she

has been developing fat, she will have a

large bunch at the rear end of her hrea st

bone, below the vent. Sometimes this

bunch of fat in yearling hens is so large

that it nearly touches the ground when

they walk. Hens of this type are always

poor layers, and will not half pay for the

food they cat. But the eggs they do lay,

as a rule, are more fertile than the eggs

from good layers, and for that reason,

unless the flock is sorted and these

thrown out, the most of the chicks raised

each season will be from the poorest

layers.



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Iwide. plump breast that gives her a

, graceful appearance. back of medium

length. fair width, with square shoulders.

iTail of medium length, not too heavy

and carried in an angular position. Logs

fair sizc, short bctwccn the hooks and

feet. and wide :Iparl. Fowls of this shape

are much heavier for their size than the

fut poor lover. The dil‘l‘orcnce between

the two is that a good luyvr is a muscular

fowl: each muscle is dovclopod to a high

degree. ’l‘hcsc muscles, or lean meat, fill

in the cavities of lu-r frame in a manner

that makes a plump, wcll dovclopcd,

heavy fowl. A fowl of this kind has grcat

power of digestion, and, if given the

proper variety of food, is capable of pro-

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OATS AS A PART OF' THE LAYERS"

RATION.





 





That old notion that oats are not fit

for poultry continues to be rehashed by

some of the poultry journals. If one will





 





saw their ad in the Michigan Farmer ,





,give the matter a little consideration he

‘will quickly see that such an idea is fool—

ish. The sharp points of the hull will not

pierce the crop as some think. I have

never seen oats that were that sharp.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





Oats is one of the very best, if not the





I best grain for egg food, and where it





composes the bulk of the ration there is

very little danger of the hens getting too

fat or becoming diseased as they so often

do when fed mostly on corn. It seems as

tho 3. well-bred hen of good laying stock

turns about all of the oats into eggs and, if

she is fed enough and has a good roosting

place, will keep, it up all winter. Tho

oats are selling at a high price I still

consider them the cheapest feed that can

be purchased. Heavy oats are to be pre-

ferred, as the hens will eat them better

than grain having a heavy hull. While

oats make an excellent feed for the smal-

ler breeds of poultry, they are of especial

benefit to the large breeds which are not

so active and therefore require food of a

non-fattening nature. Do not havelany

hesitancy about feeding oats to laying

hens. Feed them and 'be repaid by an

abundance of eggs.

Ohio. S. C.





MARKETING. HON EY—SOME GOOD

ADVICE.





 





The first requisite in the marketing of

extracted honey for table use is quality.

Nothing but an absolutely first-class ar-

ticle should ever be placed upon the mar-

ket for this purpose. Good extracted

honey will cultivate a taste and sustain

a demand for itself, while that which is

a little off in quality will destroy such a

taste, and consequently with it the de-

mand for extracted honey. A bee kccpcr

who may happen to have some off-grade

honey on hand had better use it for 'stim-

ulative or winter feeding, make vinegar

of it or sell it for manufacturing pur-

poses rather than placc it upon the mar-

ket for table use. And so long as bee

keepers insist in extracting their honey

before it is well capped and thoroly

ripened on the hive, just so long will they

have some of this kind to dispose of



It is best, usually, that cxiractcd honey

reach the consumer in liquid form. Also,

in placing it in grocery or other stores

for the retail trade, it should be in such

packages that it will be impossible for it

to spill or slop out, even tho they should

be turned upside down. Each package

should have on it full directions for liqui-

fying the honey it contains should it

granulate in the consumer’s handS; it also

should be neatly and tastefully labeled.

and bear the bee keeper's name and ad-

dress.



Be willing to pay a fair wage to those

who undertake to sell for you; do not ex-

pect them to be able to sell honcy for

a higher price than you can get yoursplf,

unless they havc a bctt‘vr article. Pos-

sibly the best way to arruugc all this, and

it is done and rccognizml in about it“

kinds of commerce, is to fix the soiling

price and then allow :1 certain pcrccniagc

off to the trade, or to those who sell

goods for us. If a grocer or other incr-

chant will undertake to handle your

honey, then do not go and rciuil to those

who might otherwise bccomo his custom-

ers, nor peddle it thruout his markct

field at the same price which you would

have charged him for it. This would he

refusing to pay an honest wagc to those

who work for you. bcsidcs cutting the

price of honcy and doing much to drive

your own product out of the market.



Of course, soiling honcy from house to

house is not a rapid way to acquirc

riches. Many can mukc four times as

much at something else. But thcrc arc,

doubtless, bee kccpcrs without number

who can do well at soiling ihcir honey

crop themselves in surrounding towns.

Surely, there are many who would have

done better, last year, had they disposed





of thcir honey ncur homo, ruthcr than

ship it to a distant ovcrcrowdcd city mur—

ket and take what the dealer was able

to realize for them. ’l‘lllg uuosiioh of

profitably disposing of tho hom-y crop is

one of great intcrost to llrmlllm‘l‘s, for





upon "it depends their Sili‘r‘oss moi-c than

any other thing, aside from nectar in the

flowers. But aftcr the crop' is sccurcd.

unless it finds a. rcmuncruiivc market,

only loss and discouragcmcnt can result.

New Jersey. F. G. HERMAN.





 





Keep Your Feet Warm.



It is generally conccdcd that if the feet

are warm one is tolcrubiy comfortable

all over. 'l‘hc Clark chtcr is made for

the express purpose of keeping the feet

warm on cold winter drives. These heat—

ers are made in various styles but a good

one and a dozen bricks of the fuel for it

can be purchased for as low as $1.50.

When so much comfort can be had for so

little, it would seem wise to be com-

fortable.





 





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How to Save $2 ' on Cough

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Cough medicines, as a rule, are mostly

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pint of Granulated Sugar, add 1/2 pint

warm water, and stirred about 2minutes.



Get two and one-half ounces of Pinex

(50 cents worth), put it in a clean pint

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unequaled cough syrup, for about 54

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This home—made remedy is pleasant to

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hours.





ative. The Pinex is the most valuable

concentrated compound of Norway thiic

Pine Extract, rich in all the healing cle—

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~ Strained honey can be used instead of

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UFF Orplngtons for sale.—Cockerels. pullets and

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

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FRED MOT'I‘. Lnnsinc. Mlchlcan.





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Whlle WyalldOlles, tlnuously since 1895.

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ca; 40 years experience In breeding

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YI‘ILAINED FOX BOUNDS and Hound Pups

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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





With the receipt of the

The Potato preliminary estimate on the

Situation. production of potatoes for

the country, which is in-

cluded in the national crop rcport, which

will be found in another column of this

issue, it becomes possible for the first

limo to make an intelligent review of the

situation. This preliminary cstimatc, as

made by the Bureau of Statistics of the

[apartment of Agriculture from the re-

ports of its correspondents thruout the

wounli‘y indicates that the total produc-

lion for the country will be 361473.000

bushcls, as comparcd with a production

of 278,985,000 as finally estimated for 1908,

Tim average yicld per acre is cstirmatcd

at 106.5 bushels, as compared with 85.7

bushels as finally cstimatcd for 1008, 95.4

luislicls for 1907 and «99.6 bushcls tho tcn-

yuur average. If the final figures Should

vcrify this cstimatc it would appcar that

the total yield for the present your will be

Somctlling ovcr 88.000000 bushels grcatcr

than that of his: ycar. If tthc figures

arc approximately (-ui‘l‘w“t it will put the

)‘iwl-l for thc currcnr ycar about 50.000000

bushels highcr than for any prcvious

,H-ar. The nearest approach to this crop

living that of 190-4, whcn the total yin-id

was estimated at 332,830,300 bushels, or

about 35,000,000 bushels short of this

ycar's crop. But the fact that this large

aggregate yield of potatoes docs not nec-

cssarily mean chcap potatoes is illus-

iratcd by the figurcs at which potatoes

sold that year, thc averagc farm price for

thc tubers on Dcccmbcr 1 of that year

being givcn at 43.3 ccnts.



In only one olhcr prcvious ycar has our

aggregate potato crop cxcccdcd 300,000,000

bushels. That was in 1006, whcn the

final estimate of tho crop pluccd lhc ag—

gregate yicld at 308,033,382 bushels. 'l‘hc

average farm pricc on December 1 of

that year was ascertained to be 51.1 cents.

On the other hand, the avcragc farm price

on December 1, 1895, was 26.6 cents, not-

withstanding thc fact that the total yicld

was some 11,000,000 bushels less than the

aggregate yield for the year of 1906.

These figures well illustrate the fact that

the prosperity of the country is a factor

in the making of the price as well as the

total yield. True, the increase in the

population has been considerable since

1895, but not sufl‘icicnt to account for the

difference in the price. The population

of the country has also doubtless in-





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year when thevpotato crop of the country

exceeded ;300,000,000 - bushels, perhaps





enough to take care of the excess in yield‘





by the increased consumption. Another

example that will show as conclusively

that record yields do not necessarily mean

low prices is to be found in the record

yields and high prices of corn and wheat

during the past and present years. These

facts are called to the attention of the

reader in order that he may not be stam-

peded by this array of figures which, upon

first thot, is not reassuring.‘





Now for a review of the market and

the conditions which are reflected by it.

There has been a liberal movement of

potatoes to market centers, but a hand

to mouth distribution of the product. the

larger dealers not caring to pile up stocks

until the situation cleared. Frosts before

digging was completed resulted in much

of the poorer stock being rushed to mar-

ket, with a furthcr dcprcssion in prices,

so that the present glut is nothing to be

wondered at. But the encouraging fea—

ture of the situation is that conservative

growers everywhere have been reluctant

about selling at the smaller prices which

are being offered. This means that there

will be a reaction as soon as the surplus

stocks are disposed ,of. It also means

that by the time movements again become

free the demand for cars for other pur-

poses will tend to limit shipments to an

extent which will be a factor in support-

ing prices. In our opinion it also means

that the available supply will not be as

large as is now estimated. It is well

known that the yield in Michigan is very

uneven. In spots it is very good, and in

other spots it is correspondingly poor.

Recent reports from Aroostook county.





~Maine, indicate that a thoro canvass of





the situation reveals the fact that the

yield is only about 60 per cent as large

as last year, and that the stock is rela-

tively poor. In New York and Pennsyl-

vania much the same conditions prevail

rcgarding yield as obtain in Michigan.

In Wisconsin the stock is said to be poor.

The Michigan stock averages good, cx-

cept for the fact that it is yet a little

green, and with poorer quality being of-

fcrcd from other sections Michigan pota-

toes will command the top of the market

in eastern and southern points. Thus,

while conditions are not all 'that the

grower might wish, yet we believe they

are such as will warrant a tcndcncy to

hold the bulk of the crop for better prices

than now prcvail. \Vith chry other food-

stuff abnormally high the consumption of

potatoes is bound to bc large, and if the

demand for the tubers is not satisfied at

pi'cscnt priccs there is bound to be an

advance, and as conditions will not. war-

rant; an unreasonable range of prices at

distributing points a moderate advance

from prcscnt values will not tcnd to

check consumption. Also the prcscnt or

cvcn a considerably advanced rangc of

priccs will not warrant the importation

of foreign stock, upon which the duty

would now be a prohibitive factor. Alto—

gcthcr thc situation is far from discour-

aging. Of course, if there is a tendency

on the part of growers; to market the crop

faster than it is nccdcd for consumption

the speculators will get possession of the

surplus at a low figure. But if thc grow-

crs do not hold, the speculators will, and

this will mean a higher range of value to

the consumcr than would otherwise prc-

vail latcr in the season. to the bcnefit of

thc. speculators and the growcrs who

have had thc courage to stick to a portion

of their crop. Under the circumstanccs,

we bclicve that conscrvatism should be

the attitude of thc grower who would get

the most out of his crop.





It is scarce-1y neces-

sary to rcvicw the

. history of tho lntcr—

national Live Stock Exposition, which has

come to be the premier cvcnt of its kind

in the Western hemisphere. Evcrybody

has heard of the International Livc Stock

Exposition; at lcast, cycrybody who has

any intcrcst whatcvcr in live stock. But

cvcrybody docs not rcalizc its impm‘tauce

to the live stock industry of thc country.





The International





In no other place in the world is an

opportunity to see assembled so many

choicc specimens of improved live stock

as are to be found at the International,

and here, as at no other show, are the

animals judged with regard to their adap-

tation to the use for which they are finally

intcndcd. _



In the fat classes, the judging process

is followed to the block, giving the student

of type the benefit of a comparison of the

final results secured at the block with

the judgment of the experts who place

the awards in the ring. In the breeding

classes as well, the best the continent

affords compete for the prizes offered. In





creased censidernbly. since 1906, - the test





 

 





no other show ring are so 'man‘yveholee

individuals found; ,in no; other place is

there such a liberal education for the

student 'or animal type‘and perfection.



In addition to, the opportunity. offered

to see the best that the, art 'of the

breeder and the skill of the feeder can

produce for the block as 'well as the

breeding pens, there will be an opportu-

nity to secure the choicest of foundation

stock at the sales of pure-bred stock

which will be held each day from Tues-

day, November 30, to Friday, December

3, as noted in the announcement of the

International which appears in another

column of this issue.



Here some of the choicest animals bred

by the most skillful breeders in the coun-

try and selected with a View to their fit—

ness to represent the improved breeds

will be offered under the auspices of the

different live stock associations that have

adopted this plan to popularize theirtbreed.

Thus the breeder in search of something

good in any of these lines will be sure

to find the best to be obtained, at these

sales.



Aside from the educational features of

the show the entertainment features alone

are worth the time and cost of attending

this event. The evening entertainment

features are particularly of a class to be

found nowhere else. ”Here the live stock

of many classes is paraded in its perfec-

tion; here the horses are put thru their

paces; here the ribbons are placed in

many classes; here the most skillful driv-

ing and handling of horses is to be seen,

all of which. together with the special

features which are introduCed thruout the

show make it an event which should not

be missed by any farmer or stockman

who can possibly attend it this year.

Remember the dates, November 27 to De-

ccmbcr 10, and plan to attend during the

opening week when the carioad lots, as

well as the single entries, may be seen

at their best.





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





Foreign.





An Indian village at Kispiox. at the

head of the Skcena. river in Northwestern

Canada, was attacked by constables and

after many shots had been exchanged

scvcral of the Indians were arrested.

‘White men in the community had been

threatened by the red men.



The wife of the Bolivian minister to

“’ashington died in that city last Sunday.



President chaya, of Nicaragua, is at-

tempting to complete the blockade of the

Atlantic coast in the conflict to save for

himself the control of the government of

the country. The rebel army is making

its advances in the western part of the

land and this week have gaincd the im-

portant port of Chindega on the Pacific

('Oili‘s and is now moving toward the cap-

itol. Exiles from other central American

countries are flocking to the assistance

of the rcbcl forces.



Resignations 0f the highest officials of

Finland have been sent to Emperor

Nicholas. It is not to be doubted that

thcy will go unacceptod for the officials

have struggled against the attempt of

the Russian government to bring Finland

into closer rclations with St. Petersbui‘g.

This givcs the Emperor opportunity to

sclcct mom who will carry out his policy

in the land of the Finns.



As a result of the fight between the

church and state in France, the schools

of that country are now in a deplorable

condition. The question is being much

agitated on account of the approaching

elections.



It has now become known that thc os-

tensible reason for the sending of General

Rycrs. of Mcxico, to Europe. was that

Prcsidcnt Diaz might be informed of the

systems used for obtaining compulsory

military service.



Spanish forces have made advances in

Morocco and have begun fortifying points

that complctcly command Mount Guruga.



The Canadian government is planning

to put 60.000 soldiers along the Canadian

fronlicr between the Great Lakes and the

Pacific coast.



Extcnsivc floods have occurred in Ja-

maica, whcrc bridges. roads, telephone

lines and other transportation facilities

have been generally put out of commis-

SIOn.



The Spanish government has restored

lhc constitutional privilcges of the pro-

vinccs of liarcclona and Scrona, they hav-

ing bccn under martial law since the gen-

eral rioting last July.



The English house of lords defeated a

bill for the rcmoval of many of the

anomilics of the London clcctions and

fixing all of the elections on tho same

day. The bill was fathered by the gov-

crmncnt.



Tho govcrnment of Honduras is adver—

tising for bids upon a. tract of timber

consisting of 4.360 square. miles and esti-

mated to‘contain nearly a hundred million

trees.



The first step of the Canadian govern-

mcnt toward the creation of a naval force

was made this week when thc government

drew up a bill for prcsentmcnt to the

parliamcnt providing for thc building of

three cruisers and four destroyers.



National.





The disfranchisemcnt amendment to

the constitution of Maryland was defeat-

ed in the election last week by a majority

of about 12,000. '



According to the statistics of the gov--

ernment the number of Indians in this

country has not diminished as is the gen-

eral opinion but has increased, the recent

figures giving the number in round nun.-

bers to be 300.000 red men, which is 40,000





 





   





:more than recorded twoidecades- ago. It





is * believed that? the ggve.rnment’s effort .





to uplift the ' Indian to": , standard or

contemporaneous civilized. autoimmune-

able forthts increase inatifiisinumbers.



Trespassing on railroad “p; petty against.

the Iowa prohibiting pedest fisgtraVehnE-

by the' rail path, has causedl‘the‘death of

47,116 persOns‘ and the injury of' about

50,000 during the past ten years. In view

of the many casualties from this source,

the carriers are about to redouble their

efforts to reduce this large casualty by

rigid enforcement of the laws the 88.11“.

as England ,has reduced the number of

accidents by seeing that the statutes were

enforcedto the letter.



The district court of appeals affirmed

the decision of the Supreme Court of the

United States for the District of Colum-

bia in the case of Samuel Gompers, Frank

Morrison and John- Mitchell, oflicers of

the American Federation of Labor, for

contempt of court in the Buck Sto’ve &

Range'Company, case. The decisioncar-

ries With it- prison sentences and unless

appeal is made to the Supreme Court of

the United States, the sentences will be

imposed.



According to the arrangement for the

disposition of the Carnegie fund for her-

oic service in saving human lives, fifty

awards were recently made, representing

$30,000, and 23 silver and 27 bronze





- medals.





According to the findings of doctors

having experience with the hockworm,

of which so much has recently been said

and of the disease known as pellagra,

which is causing much concern to people

of the southern states, there must be

some common cause of the two trouble





. inasmuch as they are almost always found





together. .

A movement to petition for the removal





.of William Loeb as collector of, customs





of New York, has started. It s to be

learned whether the movement is by

swmdlers of the government who have

been brot to time by stringent methods

of the collector or by honest dealers who

want swindling stopped. '



In her tests before the government oili-

cials the North Dakota battleship proved

herself to be the fastest vessel of the

Dreadnaught type afloat, and one of the

two most powerful battleships in the

world. Her speed test was 22.25 knots

per hour.



The appraisal of .the physical property

of the Detroit United Railwaywhlch, with

the value of the running franchises will

approximate $13,000,000, was completed

last week.



The men of Ohio who hurled to Cincin-

nati in 1862 to defend that city against

confederate forces under Gen. Kirby





‘ Smith, who made a threatening raid thru





Kentucky, have just been paid by the

government for their services.



The federal supreme court held Monday

that the provision in the olcamargarine

law requiring dealers to open their books

for inspection and report to the govern-

ment returns of sales is applicable to cor—

porations as well as private concerns.



The case of the 13.000 Choctaw and

Chickasaw Indians who appealedto the

government for a share of Oklahoma

property distributcd in'1907 to the mem-

bers of those tribes, was decided against

the plaintiffs, upholding the secretary

of the interior.



The 500 high school students of Cleve-

land who went on a strike recently, have

gone back to their classes pending the

decision of the board of education of the

citv on their grievances.



The national geographical society has

appointed a committee to pass upon the

cvidcncc to be presented by Dr, Cook to

support his claim to having been the first

white man to reach the North Pole. The

matter will be presented to the University

of Copenhagen before getting into the

hands of the American scientists.





 





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





 





Emmet Co., Nov, 6,—The weather for

the month of October was generally fair

and favorable for the progressing of farm

work. Sufficient rain fell to promote a

good growth of wheat and rye, a larger

acreage than usual of which were sown.

The harvest of potatoes is nearly, if not

quite complctcd. The yield is good, fair,

and indifferent, depending upon the con—

dition of the soil and the culture given.

A large share of the crop is l‘cing mar-

kctcd from the field at 35 cents per bu.

Onc neighbor has five acres of sugar

boots and not a boot liarV'cstcd vct. Some

hay and straw going into market at $16

for hay and $8.50 for straw, baled. Fall

plowing well under way.



Calhoun Co., Nov. 3,—Potatocs were a.

good crop and more were grown in this

vicinity than the combined crops of the

last fivc years. I believe. Most of them

are now dug. but those near the surface

were somewhat frosted. Shredding has

begun, but I do not think as much corn

is being shredded here as was the case a

few years ago. Farmers seem to be g0-

ing back to hand cutting and husking‘.

Prices paid are 30 per bushel or 60 per

64 hill shock, in some cases a little more.

Much of the wheat is sold. and consider-

able oats. I.ittlc fat stock in the country,

and shipments light.



Osceola Co., Nov. 6.——Fine weather the

last two wecks after a couple weeks of

stormy wcathcr which delayed farm

work considcrably; regular blizzard Oct.

12. several inches of snow fell and drift—

ed a good deal. About half the potato

crop was yet in the ground, and a good

many apples were on the trees, but very

little, if any, damage was done as the

temperature did not fall very low. Po-

tato digging about completed now and

most of the corn huskcd. The potato

crop run very uncycn, from about 30 to

150 bushels or better per acre. Where

‘hc frost did not hurt them there was a

fair yield but where frozen and planted

late was very light. The average yield is

probably about 75 bu. per acre. The

tubers are of good quality. The market

has been from 35c to 40c per bu, but now

it has dropped to 250 a bu. Help was

very scarce for digging potatoes, and high

wages were paid, from $1.50 to $2.00 per

day and board. Corn is not very good,

being soft where damaged by thef-rost.





 





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Mr. Hackett and his son were

dhcussing their new barn.



‘I‘Well, Dad, how about the

roof ?”



“I .guess shingles are good

en‘ou h, aren’t they?”



ow hold on, Dad -—-‘good

enough: don’t go. You know

that shingles don’t make a per-

fect roof by a long shot—bum

tOC‘)‘ easy and sure to leak.”



“How about slate?”



No! Too expensive—winds’

too strong around here—and we

couldn’t lay ’em ourselves.”



Well,why not try one of the

best of those prepared roofings

that come in rolls P”



“Fine! I’ve Seen it tested-

one brand, Rex Flintkote Roof-

ing, was the greatest stuff I ever -

saw-wouldn’t catch fire from

live coals—waterproof, too.”



“All right, Bob. Rex Flint-

kote it is.‘ I’ll write to J. A. &

W. Bird & Co., 60 India Street,

Boston,the makers, for facts and

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new red flannel, padded with blue wool cloth,

buttons in front) like picture. strongly sewed

with heavy linen government thread. will last

years. Cost government. $1.49 a. piece to make

irf tremendous quantities—just the thing for

those obliged to be out in cold weather—warm

and comfortable—send us 850. and we will at

once mail you one. you can return it if not

satisfactory. 6for$4.50. Write forHirschBook

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Coons. Muskrats. 0p-

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wolves. Beavers. Otters. and a&tfir-buring animals.

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Cattle are looking good. A large amount

of stock has been shipped from this part

of the country. (Hogs are very scarce.

Apples were a fair crop and selling from

40c to 500 per bu. Beans. $1.75 per bu;

rye, 65c; oats. 400; potatoes. 25c; cattle.

21/4010 31/2c per lb; veal, 614C to 71/2c;

pork, dressed. 9e; sheep. live, 5c; chick—

ens, live. 8c; butter. 230 to 25c per lb;

eggs, 240 per doz.





NATIONAL Vcnop REPORT.





———- .





The Crop Reporting Board of the Ru-

reau of Statistics of the United States

Department of Agriculture estimates.

from the reports of the correspondents

and agents of the bureau. as follows, all

figures for 1909 being preliminary:



Corn—The preliminary estimate of tho

average yield per acre of acorn is 2:11

bushels, against 26.2 bushels as finally

estimated in 1908. 25.9 in 1907. and 25.8

the average of the past ten years. ’l‘hc

indicated total production is 2.767.316.000;

bushels, against 2.668.651.1100 as finally cs- ‘

iimaicd in 1908. The quality is 8-1.2 per

cent. against 80.9 last year.



About 3.0 per ccnt (79.779.000 bushclsl

of the corn crop of 1908 is estimated to

have becn'in furmcrs' bands on Nov. 1.

:lgainst 2.7 per cent (71,121,000 bushels)

0f the 1907 crop in furmers’ hands on Nov.

1. 1908. and 4.1 per cent. the average of

similar estimates for the past ten years.



\thaL—Thc average weight per meas-

ured bushel of this year’s 'whcat crop 15‘

380 pounds. against 58.3 pounds in 1908,

and 57.4 pounds. the ten-year average .



();iis.—Ji‘lic average weight pcr Incas:

ui‘cd bushel ,‘of this year’s oat crop is 32.7

pounds, against 298 pounds in 1908. and

30.9 pounds, the ten—year average.



311ckwheat.—Jl‘he preliminary cstimatcfl

of the averagc vicld pcr acre of buck-

wheat is 20.8 bushels. against 19.8 bush-

cls as finally estimated in 1908. 17.9 in

1907. and 18.0 the average for the past

ten years. A. toiul production of 10.092.-

000 bushcls is thus indicated against 15,—

874.000 bushels in 1908. The quality is:

91.1 per ccnt, against 90.7 last year. and;

90.4 the ten—year average.



Potatoes—The preliminary estimate of

the average yield per acre of potatoes is

106.5 bushels. against 85.7_bushels as fin—

ally estimated in 1908. 95.4 in 1907. and

89.6 the ten-year average. A total pro—

duction of 367.473.000 bushels is thus in-

dicated, against 278,985,000 in 1908. The.

quality is 88.9 per cent, against 87.6 last

year. and 87.9 the ten-year average.



Tobacco—The preliminary estimate of;

the average yicld per acre of tobacco is'

807.7 pounds. against 820.2 pounds: asf

finally estimated in 1908. 850.5 pounds in|

1907, and a, ti-n-vear averagc of 803._

pounds. A total production of 895,184.93»

pounds is thus indicated. against 718.001.-

000 pounds as finally estimator] in 1908.

The quality is 86.7 per cent. against 87.9

in 1908, 90.0 in 1907. and 85.9 the ten-year

average.



Finxseed.—The preliminary estimate of

the average yield per acre of flaxsced is

9.4 bushels, against 9.6 bushels as finally

estimated in 1908. 9.0 bushels in 1907. and

:1 seven-year average of 9.5 bushels. A

lotnl production of 25,767.000 bushels is

thus indicated. against 25.805.000 bushels

as finally estimated in 1908. The average

as to quality is 92.1. per cent, against 91.4

in 1908. 89.7 in 1907. and a. six-year av-

erage of 90.9.



Apples.-——'1‘he average production of ap-

pics this year is 42.5 per cent of a full

crop, against 43.4 per cent in 1908. and a

ten-year average of 50.9 per cent.





MICH—lEXN CROFT-REPORT.





Wheat.——The condition of wheat as

compared with an average per cent is. in

the state 87. in the southern counties 84.

in the central counties 88, in the northern

counties 92. and in the upper peninsula

94. The condition one year ago was. in

the state 74. in the southern counties 75.

.in the central counties 65 and in the

northern counties 81.



The total number of bushels of wheat

marketed by farmers in October at 121

i’loui‘ing mills is 242.647 and at 101 ele-

vators and to grain dealers 190.194. or a

total of 438,841 bushels. Of this amount

334.595 bushels were marketed in the

southern four tiers of counties, 79.092 in

the central counties npd 20.214 in tho

northern counties. The estimated total

numbcr of busbcls of wheat marketed iu

the three months, August—October, is

4,250,000. Fifty-six mills, elevators and

grain dculcrs report no wheat marketed

in October.



Corn—The estimated yield of corn in

bushels is 32 in the state, in the southern

counties 34. in the northern counties 29

and in the central counties and upper

peninsula 31. The per cent cut up for

fodder in the state and northcrn counties

is 82. in ilzc southern counlios 84, in the

central counties 79 and in the upper pe-

ninsula '70. r



Clover Seed—The pcr ccut of acreage

of clover seed harvcsicd as compared

with average yours. in the slatc is 52, in

the southern counties 50. in the central

counties 57, in the northci‘n counties 58

and in the upper peninsula 35. The av-

erage yield per acre in bushels. in the

state is 1.63. in the southern counties

1.39. in the control counties 2.04. in the

northern counties 2.31 and in the uppcr

peninsula 3.



Potatoes—Tho estimated average yield

pcr acre. in bushels. in the state is 100.

in the southern counties 101. in the cen-

tral counties 88. in the northern counties

95 and in the upper peninsula 160.



Commercial Fertil_izcrs.~—'l‘hc per cent

of farmers who have used commercial

fertilizers on their Wheat this full. in tho

state is 18. in the soul-horn counties ‘21.

in the control counties 20. in the northern

counties 2 and in the upper peninsula 0.3.



Live Stock—The average condition of

horses and swine in the state is 96. cuttlc

and sheep 95.





 





 





 





 





Sheep All Sold.



G. P. Andrews. Dansville, Mich. the

well known brccdcr of high—class: Shrop-

shire sheep and Chester W'hite bogs.

writcS. “My Shropshire rams are all sold.

so please change my advertisement to O.





 





I. C. Swine.”





THE -. MICHIGAN.» FARMER. ~ (11)





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FALL VS. SPRING PLOWING OF GAR-

DEN.





 





I have a garden of light sandy soil.

What would be best to do with it, put

manure on and plow this fall, or put the

manure on top and not plow till spring?



Oceana Co. S. K.



With an ordinary soil it would be pre-

ferable to plow this fall and again in

the spring. On clay soil where it is nec-

essary that the sub-soil be loosened up

in order to give the root system of the

plants opportunity to grow downward in-

stead of compelling them to extend lat-

erally, the soil should be plowed shallow

this fall and then deep in the spring, but

with sandy land the loosening up of the

subsoil is not needed. Here it is neces-

sary to firm rather than loosen the soil

to make a reservoir for the retention of

soil water since moisture is the largest

factor in the growing of any plant. If the

soil is too porous to hold moisture then

the plant must fail entirely, or in part,

during the drier portion of the season.

Our advice in the particular case would

be to plow this sandy land very shallow

if at all this fall, and our judgment as to

this would be moved by the character of

the manure added to the soil. If it was

well rotted, and this would be the kind

we would advise to use, there would be

little necessity of turning it under; but

if largely composed of straw and other

coarse litter, it would be necessary to

rot the material, and this could be brot

about best by covering with at least a

small amount of earth. In both the fall

and spring plowing on the sandy land,

shallow plowing should be the practice;

but if one desired to plow deep, we would

advise that it be done this fall rather

than in the spring for the reason that a

longer period would be allowed for the

soil to settle and become firm before the

plants are sown.





PRUNING AND FERTILIZING OLD

APPLE ORCHARDS.





 





The time of the year is arriving when

the farmer feels that he is not so rushed

as at most other seasons, that is, he feels





 





this way when the ca :1



and all other crops s~ .



often considerable good Wear»; at“ 7-:

is done and I do not believe I?» .

can improve it to better advantage than

in cleaning up his orchard if it has been

cleaning up his orchard if it has been

neglected, or in looking over the trees

and thinning out the branches somewhat

it‘ they have been kept in fair condition.

lle can also profitably spend some time

in hauling manure or mulching into these.

orchards. \Ve hope soon to give some

data concerning the renovation of a neg—

lected orchard. by a grower who has had

very good success with apples during the

last few years. His practice is exceed—

ingly close pruning, including the cutting

of tall tops, followed up by keeping the

water sprouts thinned out during the

summer. He. also practices sod mulch.

supplemented by plenty of manure and

straw.



I have seen a well pruned tree bear

twice to three times as many apples year

after year as one which was not pruned

but received similar care otherwise, and

the apples on the pruned trec were better

colored and more free from pests. since

the spray could be thrown to all parts of

the tree.



The work of pruning one of these old

apple trees is not as great as one may

think, tho it is not an easy or a quick

job. If the trees are large and thick,





 





 





THE MICHIGANFARMER.





four or five will make a good day's work

for one man, but there is some satisfac-

tion in the improvement that is notice-

able. .



If the orchard is badly infested with the

scale, pruning becomes a more difficult

problem. Often many of the lower

branches will be dead and others will

have so little vitality that they may

eventually die. It is often hard to dis-

tinguish between a limb that should be

left and one that should be removed. It

may take a couple of years of pruning

and spraying to draw a line between wood

that is healthy enough to be saved and

that which is too feeble in vitality.from

the scale to be worth saving. In this





case it is difficult to get the tops down





where they can be sprayed conveniently,

as so many of the lower branches are

dead, and the vigorous part is at the

top. I believe that in this case it is best

to cut out the dead branches below, and





as the tree regains vigor water sprouts,





will start lower down and ‘those needed

to form a new top can be retained and

the high top gradually cut down as the

new top is formed below. Some would

advocate a cutting of the tops at once

but it seems to me- that if not too high we

can retain most of the top for a few years

and get some fruit from it while‘the new

growth is developing below to bearing

age.



As it is impracticable to plow many

old orchards, the next best thing is to

haul in plenty of manure and mulch with

anything that will rot and form a mulch.

This will not only furnish plant food, but

will conserve moisture and make a. soft

bed for the apples to fall upon so most

of the late windfalls and drops in picking

will go in as hand-picked apples. There

is much of this material on most farms

that can be utilized in this way, such as

old strawstacks, marsh hay, coarse ma-

nure, or even weeds. It is surprising how

much material will be converted into hu-

mus in a short time in this way.



Calhoun Co. S. B. HARTMAN.





 





NORTHERN GROWN SWEET POTA-

TOES.



”We have had many inquiries asking

about the culture of sweet potatoes in

this latitude. A large number of others

who do not care to go to the trouble of

growing this tuber, enjoy it served on the



table and are therefore



interested. The accom-



panying cut is of a.



bushel of northern



grown sweet potatoes,

often improperly called

yams. There are just

sixteen of the specimens

in the, basket, and the

largest of the number



Weighs four and one-



half pounds. Eight



bushels were grown on



a plot of ground twelve



by forty-eight feet, or



about one seventy-fifth

of an acre. Those sold

early brot seven cents

per pound, (think of



Li't’lllir thirty-one cents



for anc- potato), and the



ia‘r-r ones sold for four

{-234 per pound. They

were grown on light



. n rl . Manure was



f miles and covered with

- ;. rims: which were started



'- 1 were set out above the



--'::rl rmnqu- and given clean cultiva-

TZ/zm >‘r.rr;(-r<.v.-'~ can figure out the, amount

tl.::: mm hr: grown per acre and the value

of such a, crop.



Eaton Co.





 





APOLLOS LONG.





ANNUAL MEETING OF STATE 30-

ClETY.





 





The annual meeting of the Michigan

State Horticultural Society will be held

under the auspices of the. Kalamazoo

Commercial Club at Kalamazoo, Decem-

ber 7—8-9. The program has not been

completed but as soon as it is our read-

ers will be informed llll‘ll these columns.

However, the past standard of the pro-

ceedings of this organization has been

of such high character that we feel cer-

tain there can be. no disappointment com-

ing from our urging upon readers the

importance of this meeting to those who

grow or have an interest in the produc-

tion of fruit. Every man and woman, old

or young, would reap an abundance of

information and enthusiasm from meeting

the best fruit growers of Michigan and

neighboring states.





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‘ Suggestions for Second Meeting. L

Now is the time for Thanksgiving, for

music and greetings and mirth—Margaret





sangster. . ”

Song, page 193, in “Grange Melodies.

Roll call of officers, responded to by





Thanksgiving sentiment.





Cookery—II. Fuel-foods and tissue-

building foods. .



Recitation (relative to Thanksgivmg).



Fruit Growing—II. Tillage and Ferti-

lization,





Harvest march. or drill, in costume»—

members carrying grain and sickles, 'and

all singing “Bringing in the Sheaves, in

charge of Ceres. ' “



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HOLDING THE INTEREST OF YOUNG

‘ PATRONS.





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The need of making Grange work at-

tralztive tothe younger members is on

the road to general recognition and the

efforts of many Granges in this direction

during the past season are to be com-

mended? It has frequently been said

that Grange young people must be given

something to do if their interest is to be

enlisted and the perpetuity of the organ—

ization assured. What this something

should be- was, for a time, a burning

question. Naturally they are timid about





appearing on program and, unless given





considerable help and encouragement, _

regular program assignments will not

hold them. But the inauguration of





c‘ropegrowing and domestic science con-

tests, the holding 'of Grange fairs and of

special and field day meetings, and

Grange participation in county fairs and

other local events offer a solution which

is opening the eyes of Patrons every-

where, both young and old. The good

meeting recently enjoyed by Calhoun Po—

mona Patrons, a brief report of. which

appears in another part of this column,

was the direct result of the adoption of

this line 'of work in one of the Granges

of that ‘county. At that meeting the re-

; - ,a summer’s work were presented

by? company of boys and girls who,

Without doubt, will frequently find it

convenient to‘draw upon their summer’s

experience during the lively discussions

which the winter's programs are sure to

develop, and who will be found ready and

anxious to enlist for a season of similar





work next year.





____.__.___.___

UN POMONA ENCOURAGES

'CALHO YOUNG.PEOPLE.





 





Of unusual interest was the Young Peo-

ple's Session of Calhoun Pomona, held

with Home Grange, Oct. 21. 110nm

Grange Patrons are model hosts, and

nothing had been left undone winch could

add to the comfort or pleasure of the \is—

itors. The local attendance was huge

and enthusiastic. The hall was beauti-

fully decorated with flags, bunting 11%

Grange colors, grains and the wealth o

autumn coloring from the woods and

fields.





There was an excellent display of farm

products, especially of corn, for this is

a region of corn cnthuSiasts. But the

chief interest of the day centered .111 the

exhibits of corn by the boys, and of cook—

erv by the girls of Home Grunge. 'liic

corn entered was exceptionally good.

Prizes were offered for largest yield, best

bushel and best five cars. The best yield

on one-quarter acre was 37 baskets.

weighing 1.654 lbs. The best sample of

yellow dcnt scored 441/2 pmnts on a scale

of 50. Two were tied for second place

'ith a score of 411/2. One of these boys,

however, took the prize for best bushel,

showing that greater skill in selection

might have raised the score. \Vhlte dent.

scored 35 and 32. The contestants were

boys about fourteen years of age, all

members of Home Grange. rlhe stand—

ards of selection Were carefully explained

to them by the scorer, Bro. C. S. Bartlett.

Watching their intent faces and those of

the dense crowd constantly about the ex-

hibit, one knew something of what the

summer’s work meant in education and

inspiration, not only to the boys but to

the whole community. _ '



The girls contesting were likeWise mem-

bers of Home Grange, tho older than the

boys. They were a bonny group, and

their work showed them to be capable as

well. They exhibited bread, cakes,.piimp-

kin pies‘ and doughnuts. The Judging

was done by Miss Lenna Cooper, director

of the Domestic Science School of the

Battle Creek Sanitarium. She. declared

'the exhibits of bread to be espeCially good

and explained in detail, before the Grange,

the system of judging. Miss Cooper also

gave an address on breadmaking, which

was closely followed and brot out many



st'ons.



(11113101. Bartlett was exceedingly busy and

useful all thru the session—judging corn,

selecting ears for later exhibit. talk-

ing with the boys. Singing in his usual

pleasing manner, and. last of all. giving

a rousing address on “A Purpose in Life.

Home Grange young people Will not soon

forget his brotherly counsel. _



A unique feature was an original dia-

logue, written especially for Pomona 5

visit by Miss Zoe Talmage, daughter of





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thoimster tie-Horne em; 4m: rai;

_ wage was also the prizesbreadmaker. "





So passed a day, busy, hapDY. well-

spent and _worthy of repeating.—Clara.E.

'McD'ermid, Lect. . ‘ . .





 





Muskegon Pomona held one. of its most

successful meetings with Muskegon

Grange, Oct. 28 and 29'. The success of

the meeting was largely due to the efforts

of Muskegon Patrons, who proved good

hosts. Sister Mary Robertson was the

state speaker, her topic being “The Home

and the Grange." She said the most es-

sential possession of a child is a good

character; also that children must be





taught to do things for themselves. There





is not enough co-operation between teach—

ers and school patrons. Patrons should

invite school children and teachers to

their homes and give them social times.

D. E. McClure spoke on “The Grange and

Its Future." He thinks the time is com-

ing when the Grange will be the 'social

centre. S. H. Clink, speaking on “The

Grange as an Educator.” said that edu—

cation is the whole thing in life from the

time we breathe our first breath to the

end of our. lives. There is a continual





education going on and we should make





sure that it is the right kind. In'the eve—

ning the Grange conferred the fifth de-

gree on twelve candidates andrMuskegon

Grange furnished a splendid literary en-

tertainment.—Lecturer.





Sumner Grange Exhibits—Sumner

Grange, of Gratiot Co., was not favored

with good weather for its annual fair,

which occurred Oct. 21, but, considering

the circumstances, all were pleased and

encouraged at the showing. Of the ex~

hibits displayed there were seven in the

grains, 13 in the canned goods, 26 in the

baked goods, 27 in the fruit, 29 in the

vegetables, 20 in the fancy work, 1 bundle

of Billion Dollar grass and one of Early

Russian millet and 60 exhibits in the relic

department. In the girls’ contest of bak—

ing, Sister, Innis won first and Essie

,Yeiter second.‘ They were each awarded

a cake plate. One hill of potatoes weighed

6% lbs., 1 squash 34 lbs. Some spring

wheat raised here was displayed, a bible

printed in 16.34 and many war relics, In—

dian relics and ancient relics.





COMING EVENTS.





 





National Grange, Forty-third Annual

Session, at Des Moines, 1a., Nov. 10-19.





Michigan State Grange, Thirty-seventh

Annual Session, at Traverse City, Dec-

ember 14-17.



Pomona Meetings.

, Oceana Co., with Sylvan Grange, Sat-

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

state speaker. Election of officers.



Inghain Co., at Lansing. Friday, Nov.

19. Hon, L. T. Hemans and Hon. A. B.

Cook. state speakers. '



Barry Co., at Hastings,

Nov. 17.



Lapccr Co., Young People’s Meeting.

at Attica, Friday, Dec. 3. Postponed

from Oct. 30. 4



Gratiot Co., with Liberty Grange, Sat-

11rday, Nov. 27. Bro. Jason Woodman.

state speaker. Election of officers and

of State Grange delegates.



Kent Co., with Cedar Springs Grange,

Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26 and 27.

Bro. Colon C. Lillie, state speaker.





Li ARMERS’ CLUBS]





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OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSOCIA-

I'ION OF FARMERS CLUBS.

President—A. L. Chandler, Owosso.

Vice—President—Mrs. Clara L. French,



Pompeii. '

Secretary—Mrs. W. L. Cheney, Mason.

Treasurer—l). K. Hanna_ Caro.

Corresponding Secretary—Clayton Cook,



Owosso. , .

Directors—D. M. Beckwith, Howell; D.



M. Garner, Davisburg; . B. Halladay,



Norvell; E. C. Haliock, Almont; B. A.



Holden, Wixom; Wm. Marks, Fair



Haven. ‘



Address all correspondence relative to



the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. W.



L. Clicncy, Mason, Mich.





Wednesday,





 





 





 





 





Associational Motto.

The skillful hand, with cultured mind,

is the farmer's most valuable asset.





Associational Sentiment.—

'i‘iie farmer; he garners from the soil

the primal wealth of nations.





 





 





THE ANNUAL MEETING.





The time for our 17th annual meeting is

near at hand. It will occur in the Senate

chamber at Lansing, December 7—8, 1909.





Therommittee have spared no pains in

making a good practical program. The

first session will convene at 10:30 a. m.,

on Tuesday and it means business from

then until 10 p. m. Wednesdtay. The

programs have been mailed by the asso-

ciational secretary to the secretary of

each club. It is hoped that every club in

the state is planning to send two dele-

gates to this important meeting. The

program itself will not make a successful

meeting. but every club may have a part,

if represented. Take notice, secretaries,

that with every program there was mailed

a report blank and two credential blanks.

The report blank is to be filled out and

returned to the associationai secretary at

once. This is an important matter for

her report is not complete unless every

club in the state is heard from.



What about the new clubs in the state?

Has everyone reported to the secretary?

We were delighted with the report of

the new Hartland Club in the issue of

Oct. 23. May we not hear from others?

Will not the clubs consider it a pleasure

and a duty to give all assistance possible

to make this meeting the most profitable

one ever held?



Mas. W. L. CHENEY, Sec.





 





   





THE MICHIGAN ‘FA‘RMER.





PROGRAM MICHIGAN STATE ASSO-

ClATlON OF FARMERS’ CLUBS.





 





Tuesday, December 7, 1909—10:30=a. m.



Pigment of Dues. Presenting Creden-

as.



Appointment of Committees,



Presentation of Resolutions.



_ 1:30 p. m.

Music—Furnished by Blind School.

Invocation.



Aggress of Welcome—J, L, Snyder, Pres.

. A. . . '

Response—~Hon. L. Whitney Watkins.

Norvell, F. C.

Report of Associational

W. L. Cheney.

Music.

Fruit Question—C. B. Cook, Owosso.

Farm Management—A. R. Palmer, (‘01-

umbia, F. C.; B. H. Smith, Indiuiifields;

. W. Woodruff, Broomtleid; E. C. Hal-

lock, Berlin and Alumni.



7:00 p. m. p

Music—~Furnislied by Blind School.

Reading—Mrs. S. Morrison, Essex,



F C.





Secretary—Mrs.





Music. .



President’s Address—A. L. Ci‘lfindler.



Practical 'Tempci'ancc—Mrs. iin'a Mc-



Carty, Laingsburg.



Music. .



Address—The State’s Financial Predica-

ment, Hon. Lawton T. Hemans, Mason.

Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1909—8:00 a. m.



Conference of Local Club VVOI‘lieI'S—JJl—

rected by B. A, Holden, W'ixom F. C.



10:00 a. m.



Report of Committees—Temperance, Hon—

orary Members, Club Extension, Good

of the Order, Credentials, National

Affairs.



Miscellaneous Business.



11:00 a. in.



Election of Officers.



1:00 p. m.



Music—Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Watts, Ing-

liam F. ‘.



Invocation. -



Report of Committee on State Affairs.



Music——D. E. Watts.



Dry Farming—H. P. Bush. Caro.



Home Training of Children on the Farm

——Mrs. Hiram Reed, Marion F. C.



Music—,D. E. “'atts.



Forestry on the Farms—Prof J.

Baker, M. A. C. ‘



Postal Banking Law—C. L. \Vi‘igiit, lil-

liiigton and Aimcr.



7:00 p. m.

Music—Furnished by Industrial School.

Treasurer’s Itcport~l). K. Hanna.

Paper—The Golden Age of America, Mrs.



A. E. I'lortshorn. Maple Rivcr F, (f.



Address—Mr. John Hamilton, Farmers'

Institute Specialist of the Agricultural

Department, \Vasliiiigtoii, D. C.





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CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





 





Success of the Year.—-The Salem Farm- ‘





crs’ Club held its October meeting at the

pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L.‘.

Curtis. A large number ‘

greatly enjoyed the day. Music was. Iui':

nislied by the Young Ladies“ Choir oi

\Vorden. Readings and rccitations were





given which were cxccllciit. The, club

thcn discussed the (lLit‘SLlUll, ‘\Viiat lime

been your successes the past yeur‘.‘ \.





l}. 'l.‘lioinl’isoii lL‘tl the discussion. saying





gathered and,





his crop of corn had been a success. also





several other crops. Taking his milk to

\Vordcu crcanicry. had been a sncccss

financially: Myron Bailey, 01" Ann Arbor,

told of his success in conquering Canola

lilistics, ilioro cultivation being llll‘ l‘clll—





cdy. Iicrbvrt Smith tliot :iii'zlii'u would.





effectually crowd out the tiiistlcs ill-[\\'O_§





years' time. Hurry Packard spolic of

success in poultry raising. Subject tor

discussion at next club will be “The full-

urcs of the past your." Mrs. Court. of

Dacolali, road on original poem entitled,





“Sunshine.” ‘iub adjourned to mcct in

November with Mr. and Mrs. Aaron

Tyler.





A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned.—

Thc October meeting of the Riverside

Club was one of tin: bcst attended in the

history of the organization, cvcry club

member and a grout many invited guests

being present. Mrs. Chandler read an

cxcclicnt paper on “A Penny Saved is it

Pcniiy Earned; Illustrate \Vays how this

May be Done in tlic Home and on the

Farm.” Mrs. ('Tiiliiidicr gave us :1 line

illustration of how we could use economy

to a great advantage and not always

necessary to purchase the cheap material

to be the less extravagant. She i‘clatl-d

incidents where men had bOt cl'iczip ma«

cliinery and it was the more expensive

in the end as it soon becamo usclcss and

had to be thrown away and replaced by

new.



“House and Home."—Mrs. Black wrote

her pzipcr on this subject from life. dc—

scribing tlic diffcrcucc in homes. She

related a circumstance where the wife

was left a widow with two dcar children

to protect and provide for, and nothing

but her willing liozirt and bonds in do

with, and the help of God. lli‘ill that she

gave her boy and girl a line education by

self-sacrificing. but at all times com—

manded the respect and esteem of all

whom she knew. and her boy and girl

lived to honor and worship her. She also

described the home where wealth prc-

vailcd, that gold could not buy happiness.

that as much miscry 21s was caused by

too much wealth and not enough occupa-

tion as the poorer class.



A Birthday Celebration—During the

afternoon it lcakcd out that thc day was

Mr. Kentfieid's birthday anniversary, and

a prominent member from North Owosso

Farmers’ (‘lub says: “Let’s get busy."

And a little collection was taken up on

the sly and a party was sent to Owosso

in Fred Pearcc’s auto and purchased a

loveiv oak rocker, and Clayton Cook, from

the Maple River Club, made a fine pre-

sentation speech in behalf of the club

members and invited guests. Mr. Kent-

field responded in a most able manner

and we all felt it was a verv pleasant

feature of the day. This ended the day’s

program and a vote of thanks was ex~

tended to the host and hostess.





 





 





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DETROIT WHOLESALE MARKETS.

F November 10, 1909,





Grains and Seeds.



Wheat—All thru the week the bears

have been pounding the market for lower

values and much of the news coming in

seemed to justify their stand, but the

prices held around the lowest figure of

last week until Tuesday when a. substan-

tial advance was made. Decrease in Eu-

ropean visible supply, the amount of grain

afloat, discouraging crop news from Ar-

gentine and smaller shipments from Rus-

sia pushed the Liverpool trade to a higher

notch, which with the demand from the

millers of the northwest give bulls cour-

age to pull for better values. The Mich-

igan crop report puts the condition of the

crop for this state at 13 points above the

estimate of conditions a year ago. One‘

year ago we were paying $1.05 for No. 2

red wheat. Quotations for the week are:



No. 2 No. 1





Red. White. Dec. May.

Thursday ..... 1.17% 1.18% 1.181/4 1.20%

Friday ....... 1.1714 1.1812. 1.17%, 1.201/4

Saturday 1.18% 1.2014 1.1914 1.21%,

Monday ...... 1.1814 1.2014 1.19%, 1.21%,

Tuesday .....1.20 1.20 , 1.20% 1.23





\Vednesday ..1.20 1.21 1.20% 1.23

Corn.—-—The government crop report has

been a bullish incident to the corn trading

this week, the report giving the yield per

acre for the season below the average

last year and the ten—year average. The

increase in acreage has brot the total

yield as estimated above the final esti-

mate of a year ago but the situation is

more hopeful to the bulls than it was.

Prices have improved. \Vet weather in

the Ohio river valley and the improve-

ment in the wheat market were also bul-

lish features of the trade. One year ago

63 cents was the price for No. 2 corn.

Quotations for the week are:





No. 2



No 2 Yellow.

Thursday 64 65

Friday ....... . .......... .. 641/2 051/2

Saturday ................. 0:} 66

Monday . . . . . .............. 6:3 66

Tuesday .................. 691/2 601/2

W'edncsday ............... 601/2 66%;





Oatsrs—No change has taken place in

the local market. The demand is good

and the supply somewhat restricted.

Prices are steady with the close of last

week‘s quotations. The strength in the

wheat and corn deals kept the merchants

feeling safe in transacting business in

this ,trade. One year ago the price for

No. 3 oats was 521/_.c per bu. Quotations

for the week are:





Standard.

Thursday . . ............. . ......... 2

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

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

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

Tuesday ........... . . . . . . ......... 4:.)

Wednesday . . . .- ................... 43





Beans.—Bean dealers are not doing any

contracting here with buyers, they seem-

ingly being unable to get together on

prices. Values have been steady thru

the week. The following nominal quota-

' ‘ ' "e irevailiiw:

tions M 1 b Cash. Dec.





Thursday ..... . ............. $2.00 $1.98

Friday ..................... 2.00 1.98

Saturday ................... 2.00 1.98

Monday 200 1.98

Tuesday ................... 12 00 1.98

W’ednesday ................ 9 00 1.98





Cloverseed.—-This market is active. The

state ciop reporters put the estimated

yield for 1110 crop for the season at 1.63

per acre. Prices have ruled stronger than

a week ago altho the past few days there

has been lower values ruling than for

the close of the week. Quotations for the

week are:





Prime Spot. Mar. Alsike.



Thursday ......... $8.90 $9.20 38.00

Friday . .. . . ....... 8.75 9.10 8.00

Saturday ......... 8.70 8.90 7.8;

Monday . ......... 8.60 8.80 7.1.)

Tuesday . . . ....... 8.65 8.85 7.75

\Vediiesday ....... 8.70 8.95 7.75

Rye.——Quotation unchangcd. Demand





is improving and offerings limited. Cash

No. 1 is quoted at 701,4,»c per bu.





Visible Su ply of Grain.

pThis week. Last week.





' . - ............... 29,475,000 27,002,000

null-hat ................. 2,425.000 2,031,000

Hats ...... . .......... 13,808,000 13,201,000

Rye .................. 743.000 042,000

nitricy 4.334.000 2,703,000





Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc,



Flour.——1\«’larket strong, with prices on

last week’s basis. Quotations are as

follows:





lt“’ll‘ ....... . ........ .......$5.80

,. ......... r

Struight ................. 537:

Patent Michigan .............. . 6. .

Ordinary l’atent .................... . 5.95





Hay and Strawrl—Jllay _is advanced.

.‘ ' V steady. (“arot prices on rac<

:it‘lizzu‘No. 1 timothy, new, $14®14 50; No.

2 tiinotliv, 1013011350: clover, mixed, $13017

3.50: rye. straw. $7037.50; wheat and out

straw, $050077 per ton.



Feed—Market unchanged and steady.

Bran. $24.50 per ton; course ‘mi'd—

dlings, $25.50; fine middlings, $30.00;

cracked corn, $27; coarse corn meal. $17;

corn and oat chop, $25.50 per ton.



Potatoes—The movement of potatoes

is meeting the, demand of the trade so

Well that prices are off_aguin this week.

Michigan grown are selling in car lots at

?:'(*2‘. er bu.

ng4o$isli3ons.——Family pork, $20: mess

pork, $25; medium clear. $26; kettle rend-

ered lard, 151/20; pure lard, 141/20: bacon,

17017171/30; Shoulders, 121/20; smoked hams,

141/20; picnic hams, 121/20. .



Dairy and Poultry Products. _



Butter.——The movement of butter is of

moderate proportions With values on last

week’s basis. The demand does not allow

supplies to pile up and consequently the

market keeps strong. Quotations are.

Extra creamery, 31c_ per lb'.‘_ firsts, (10.,

30c; dairy, 24c; packing stock, 23c.





THE Mi’CHlGAN‘FA‘Rmr—sfii "r





Eggs.—-Advanced values are the result

of a decrease in the-movement of eggs

from the farms, and the demand is such

that a 'few cold storage holdings have

been called out at prices ruling-about 2c

below the fresh receipt values. The fu-

ture does not look promising to consum-

ers. The price for fresh receipts, case

counted, cases included, is 26%c per doz.,

an advance of 10 over last week’s value.



Poultry.——The prices offered do not ap-

pear to induce poultrymen and farmers

to forward their surplus fowls and, as a

consequence, the trade is not satisfactory.

The quality of the birds coming is unde-

sireable. Quotations for the week are:

Spring chickens, 121/2@13c; hens, 1000110;

roosters, 9c; ducks, 12@13c; geese, 9@1OC;

turkeys, 1500160.



Cheese. Steady. Michigan full cream,

16c; York state, 17c; limburger, 161/2c;

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



Calves.—~Choice to fancy, 10@11c; ordi-

nary, 8@90 per lb.



Fruits and Vegetables.





Cabbage.—-Steady. Home-grown, $1

per bbl.



0nions.-—Domestic offerings 6500700 per

bu., which is a nickle lower than last

week’s quotations. Spanish. $1.40 per

crate.



Pears—Common, 75c@$1.25 per bu,



Apples.——Snow, $5.50@6; Spy, $3.25@

3.50; common, $1.50@2.50.



Cranberries—Cape Cod berries selling

at $2.25@2.50 per bu.



Quinces.——$1@1.25 per bu.





OTl-i ER MARKETS.





Grand Rapids.





Wheat continues to weaken. the mills

paying $1.15 this week. Buckwheat is

off So. Rye is 40 higher and corn has

made a similar advance since last week.

Beans are somewhat lower, and local

dealers are advising farmers not to hold,

saying that prices will go still lower.

The onion market is firm, with a light

crop reported in this section. Buyers of

carload lots are offering 35@400. Pota-

toes are showing weakness, buyers quot-

ing at 2500300 at loading stations in this

section. Dressed hogs are steady at 91,000

100. Poultry is firm at quotations. Eggs

have advanced 1c. Butter is unchanged.

The growers of vegetables under glass in

this city and vicinity have organized and

all produce will be handled thru a cen-

tral depot on Market street.



Quotations follow:



Grain—W'heat, $1.15; oats. 42c; corn,

68c; buckwheat, 60¢ per bu: rye, 680.



Beans—Machine screened, $1.75.



Butter—Buying prices, Dairy, No. 1.

25c; 11creamery in tubs or prints, 301,430

per i).



Eggs—Case count, 26c.



Apples.*45fir65c; Kciffer pears. 600FG5c;

quinces, $2 per bu; grapes, 1100120 per 8

lb. basket.



Vegetables—Potatoes, 3507‘450; onions,

500i760c per bu; cabbage, 3001400 doz;

cauliflower, $1.500Dl.60 per doz; beets. 400

per bu; carrots, 400; turnips, .‘lz'ie; llub-

bard squash, 10 lb; celery. 121/2c; vege—

table oysters, 200 doz; parsley, 10c doz;

cucumbers, 600 doz.



Hogs.#Dressed, 01/50F10c.



Live Poultry.——Fowls, 1003110; roosters,

7008c; turkeys, 140F150; spring chickens.

1000120; spring ducks, ]0@12c; young

geese, 9@10c; young turkeys, 17047180.





 





 





New York.





Butter.—Market unsettled, with cream-

ery grades lower. Western factory firsts,

240025c; creamery specials, 31c.



Eggs.——~Firm and higher. \Vcstern firsts

to extras, 291/20035c; seconds, 260D2Rc;

fancy refrigerator stock, 25%01726c per

dozen.



Poultry.~—Dressed, dull. XVestern chick-

ens, broilers, 1501*210; fowls, 1201i14c; tur-

keys, 17017-210 per 1b. Live—Fairly steady.

Fowls, 14c; western chickens, 14c; tur-

keys, 1200150



PotatoeswC‘hoice stock holds steady to

firm at unchanged figures. State and

Michigan in bulk, selling at $1.50@1.87

per 180 lbs.



Hay and Straw. Market steady with

a stronger feeling apparent. The choic-

est timothy is bringing a slight premium

over quotations. Long rye straw higher.

Hay, timothy, prime, large bales, per

100 lb. 05c; No. 3 a 1, 85@921/gc; shipping,

8007823120; packing, 50@55c; clover and

Clover mixed, 7000950; straw, long rye.

800i 021/30; short and tangled rye, 60c; oat

and wheat, 45@550.





 





Chicago.



“meat—No. 2 red, $1.18; December,

551.01%; May, $10314.



(Zorn—NO. 2, 62%@62%;

5833.0: May, 60%0.



Outs.—-No. 3 white, 39@40c; December,

3010c; May, 4103c.



Butter—Last week‘s advance on cream-

ery grades has been lost and an easier

tone is in evidence. Creameries, 261/301)

30C: dairies. 24017280



uggs.—Murkct strong with all grades

higher than last week. Prime firsts, 28c;

firsts, 27c; at mark, cases included, 201/2

0/“251/2c per doz.



Hay and. Straw.—Hay strong and

slightly higher. Quotations: Timothy,

choice, $150i‘15.50; No. 1, $14,0P]4.50; No. 2

and No, ] mixed, $12.50071350; N0. 3 and

No. 2 mixed. $100012; rye straw, $8070;

oat straw. $650077; wheat straw, $550006.



Potatoes—Prices are again lower. The

market continues to be burdened with

undesirable stock that is hard to sell.

Choice to fancy now quoted at 3000340

pcr bu; fair to good, 3300380; poor, 30

@340





December,





 





Elgin.



Butter—Market firm at 310 per 1b.,

which is last week’s price. Sales for the

week amounted to 655,300 lbs, compared

with 657,400 lbs. for the previous week.





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





 





Chicago,

November 8, 1909.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ...... 23,000 28,000 30,000

Same day last year..36.786 54,239 40,921

Received last week..75,243 108,802 94,173

Same week last year.46,591 149,726 81,077





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Cattle were marketed much more freely

last. week than 'a week earlier in re-





sponse to the 'rally prices, many farmers ’





being eager to get stock in ahead of the

fall storms and thus get the benefit of

ruling high prices. There was also a

liberal marketing of western range‘ cattle,

these being plentier than ever before in

November. The season has been a won-

derfully good one for rangers, prices rul-

ing remarkably high, and the receipts

have failed to show the generally expected

falling off. There was a rally, in cattle

prices on Thursday, when the receipts

were small in volume, but up to then

values were on the down—grade, and na-

tive beef steers averaged decidedly lower

for the week, choice beeves excepted.

The bulk of the steers crossed the scales

at $5.250i7.35, there being a greatly de-

creased supply of choice lots, and the bulk

of the steers under ‘$7.25 were 25@400

lower by Wednesday, with nearly as

much decline in butcher stock. The best

class of cattle went at $8009.10, while the

poorer class of lightweight gratesy steers

sold at $300005. Good steers sold at $7

and over and medium lots at $6.25 and

upward, with a limited sale of 1.150 to

1,400-1b. export steers at $6.50@7.75, while

good to prime yearlings sold at $7008.70.

Cows and heifers sold faily at $3.250D5.25,

a few going up to $6, while canners and

cutters were slower and lower at $200

3.15. bulls selling at $250005, calves at

$2.50@3.50, and milch cows at $250365

each. Stockers and feeders had a fair

sale at $2.75@5.25, averaging lower. while

western range cattle were 15@25c lower

at $4@6.60 for steers and $3@5.10 for

female stock.





Today, Monday, the bulk of the cattle

sold 10@15c higher, with receipts of about

5,000 range cattle and these sharing in

the rise. The average quality was rather

ordinary, and buyers looked in vain for

fancy beeves.



Hogs were marketed moderately here

and elsewhere last week. and prices de—

veloped renewed strength under better

outside buying, smaller supplies at east-

ern points stimulating the shipping de-

mand for the better class of hogs. Prime

butcher hogs of good weight sold up to

$8.15, the highest price seen in a month,

and other grades sold proportionately

high, altho buyers continued to discrim-

inate severely against light mixed lots.

Provisions participated in the advances,

and demand for January stuff was urgent

at times, while packers helped the bull

movement by purchasing November lard

freely. Buyers’ actions denoted plainly

that they wanted hogs badly and that

they will be free purchasers on any de-

clines. The best advice that can be given

to stockmen is to finish off their stock

well, whether cattle, hogs or sheep, for

everything indicates good prices the ap-

proaching winter for fat stock. Hogs

have averaged in weight 225 lbs., com-

pared with 228 lbs. a week earlier and 211

lbs. a year ago. Prices firmed up today.

with a good demand at $7.500DSJS, pigs

bringing $6007.60. Stags sell at $8.25

@875.



Sheep and lambs were marketed last

week in greatly decreased volume. the

season for shipping range flocks being

nearly over. and a good share of the

offerings were furnished by farmers. The

quality of much of the stock exhibited

left a good deal to be desired, and stock

with quality had a good outlet. prices

advancing sharply for both sheep and

lambs. Feeders advanced with mutton

flocks. and buyers purchased range feeder

lambs freely at $6.5001‘680 while prime

native mutton lambs sold up to $7.40,

with cull lambs at $4.5001‘5.75. “Withers

sold at $4fi‘5, the best range lots fetching

$4.65, while ewes brot 332005. the best

from the range going at $4.60. Today’s

market was 10@150 lower for lambs, with

choice at $7.25, sheep being unchanged.





 





Buffalo.

November 8, 1909.





(Special report by Dunning & tSevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, N, Y.)





Receipts of sale stock here today as

follows: Cattle, 180 loads; hogs, 31.000;

sheep and lambs, 20,000: calves, 1,250.



“’9 had a fair cattle today on all grades



and 10013150 higher than last week and all

are sold. We look for cattle that have

flesh to sell better in a week or two as

we think the range cattle are nearly all

in. There are too many half—fat cattle

coming at present and not enough of the

good ones. More good cattle could have

been sold here today. Stockers and feed—

ers of good quality sold well today. tiood

fresh cows and springers sold strong to

$2 per head higher than last week.

We quote: Best export steers, $65004)

; best 1.200 to 1,300-lb. shipping steers,

6.2507050; best 1,100 to 1,200-lb. do.,

5.5007 6; medium 1,050 to 1,1;'.0-lb. steers,

4 5015.25; light butcher steers, $4.500!)

l; best fat cows, $4.500I5; fair to good,

25013.75; trimmers, $2012.25: best fat

xifers, 81.75075; fair to good do., 33.7507)

35; common do., $3.25fl3.50; best feed-

iig steers, 800 to 900—lb. dehorned, $4.50

014.75; 700 to 750-lb. dchorned stockers,

$3.750l‘4.25; 600 to USO-ll). do., $3.500!‘3.60;

little common stockcrs. $263.25: best

bulls, $4.2501Wt.75; bologna bulls, $115001?

3.75; stock bulls, $3013.25: best fresh

cows and springcrs, $500700: fair to good

do., $3507 .15; Common do., 8250730.



The lamb market this morning opened

active and closed strong with everything

sold. We look for steady prices the bal—

once of the week.



“’0 quote: Best lambs. 872007740; fair

to good. $7007.25: culls, $....’.00?0.25: Skin

culls, $4035; yearlings, $5075.50; \vethers,

$475005; ewes, $4074.50: cull sheep. $203

3; best calves, $875010; fair to good do.,

$6.500W7.50; heavy do., $>l0t‘-l.50; grass

calves, $3023.25.



\Vith heavy receipts the hog market

Opened 1500200 lower than Saturday and

closed strong to 5c higher than the open-

ing price with a fair clearance for all that

got yarded in time for the market. Pros-

pects only fair.



We quotezz Choice heavy, $8.20@8.25;

mixed and medium, (mostly $8.15), $8.10

008.20: best yorkers. $8.05@8.15; li ht

yorkers. $7.90@7.95: Digs. $7.90; roug s,

$7.25@7.30; stags, $6@6.50.





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Thursday’s Market. '

November 11, 1909.

Cattle.





Receipts, 826. Market active and 10@

15c higher than last week, on all but

common milch cows which were very





We quote: Dry-fed steers, $5@5.50;

steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200, $4.75@

5.25; steers and heifers, 800 to 1,000, $4.25

@475; grass steers and heifers that are

fat, 800 to 1,000,. $4.25@4.75; grass steers

and heifers that are fat, 500 to 700, $3.25

@375; choice fat cows, $375604; good fat

cows, $3.50@3.75; common cows, $2.75@3;

canners, $2@2.25; choice heavy bulls, $3.50

@4; fair to good bolognas, bulls, $3.50@

3.75; stock bulls, $2.50@3.25; choice feed-

ing steers, 800 to 1,000, $4_@4.25; fair feed~

ing steers, 800 to 1,000, $3.75@4; choice

stockers, 500 to 700, $3.50@3.75; fair

stockers, 500 to 700, $3@3.50; stock heif-





- dull.





ers, $2.50@3.25; milkers, large, young,

medium age, $40@55; common milkers,

$256935.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan P. Co.





2 cows av 1,145 at $2.50. 1 do weighing

1,100 at $3.25, 2 do av 1,180 at $2.50, 2 do

av 1,075 at $2.60, 1 do weighing 1,000 at





c $3.50, 4 do av 860 at $2.35, 3 do av 913 at





$2.50, 3 do av 516 at $3.15, 1 bull .weighing

1,530 at $3.75, 1 do weighing 1,540 at $4,

1 steer weighing 800 at $4.75, 1 heifer

weighing 930 at $3.75; to Mich. B. Co.

4 butchers av 1,130 at $3.75; to Goose 3

cows av 1,093 at $3.50; to Breitenbach

Bros. 2 do av 1,050 at $3, 12 butchers av

708 at $3.60; to Hammond. S. & Co. 2

canners av. 875 at $2.50; to Regan 17 heif-

ers av 550 at $3.45; to Goose 9 butchers

av 374 at $3.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 4 do

av 850 at $2.60, 2 cows av 1,040 at $2.65,

2 do av 975 at $3.50, 6 butchers av 1,008

at $3.15, 7 bulls av 650 at‘$3.15, 2 cows av

965 at $2.50; to Kamman 9 butchers av

500 at $3.15; to Mich. E, Co. 28 do av

780 at $4, 4 do av 750 at $3.50; to Brcsna-

han 15 stockers av 533 at $3.25; to Mich.

B. CO. 4 butchers av 1,142 at $3.75, 2 do

av 820 at $4.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 5 do

av 576 at $3.75, 3 do av 846 at $3.25.



Roe Corn. Co, sold Mich. B. (‘0. 1 bull

weighing 710 at $3, 6 butchers av 660 at

$3.40; to, Regan 9 do av 500 at $3.25; to

Breitgnbach Bros. 8 do av 721 at $4, 6 do

av.-.6"9.1..at $4; to Bresnahan 15 do av 487

arm‘doeav 300 at $3; to Thompson

4'~lstqler ,‘Sav 620 at $3.25; to Mich. B. Co.

35-_h",‘ érs av 714 at $3.75, 26 do av 817

at $4.50; to Thompson Bros. 18 do av

680 at $3.25, 3 cows av 690 at $2.50.



Spicer & R, sold Mich. B. Co. 18 butch-

ers av 833 at $4.15; to Hammond, S. &

Co. 2 cows av 835 at $2; to Sullivan P. Go.

1 steer weighing 860 at $4.50, 1 cow

weighing 1,170 at $3.35, 6 butchers av 555

to Bresnahan', Jr., 1 stockcr

weighing 630 at $3, 3 do av 683 at $3.50;

to Mich. B. Co. 1 heifer weighing 660 at

$4; to Goose 1 cow weighing 900 at $2.80;

to Hammond. S. & Co, 8 steers av 730 at

$4, 1 bull weighing 1,100 at $3.50, 3 can—

ners av 650 at $2.3 steers av 980 at $4,

2 canners av 755 at $2.40, 5 cows and bulls

av 930 at $3.50, 50 butchers av 756 at $1,

3 cows av 923 at $3.25, 1 bull weighing

1,500 at $4; to Rattkowsky 1 cow weigh-

ing 1,150 at $3. 1 bull weighing 660 at

$3.25; t8 Sullivan P. Co. 11 butchers av

453 at $3.30; to Mich, B. Co. 4 do av 567

at $3.40; to Goose 4 do av 440 at $2.75, 8

do av 1,008 at $3.25; to Wilson 2 stockers

av 460 at $3.40, 10 do av 708 at $3.40; to

Hammond. S. & Co. 1.1 butchers av 600 at

$2.50; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 3 cows av 1.126

at $3, 3 do av 860 at $4.



Haley sold Schlischer 4 bulls av 682 at

$3.15; to Sullivan P. Go. 4 butchers av

600 at $3, 20 do av 64?. at $3.65. 2 bulls av

940 at $3.25. 3 butchers av 690 at $3.75,

2 cows av 1,080 at $3, 3 do av 760 at $2.50;

to Goose 4 steers av 605 at $3.65; to Fronn

4 butchers av 507 at $3.75, 2 do av 600 at

..3.50; to Hammond. S, & (‘0. 10 do av

673 at $3.90; to Wilson 9 slockers av 574

at $3.50.



Allen sold Hammond. S. & Co. 7 butch-

‘s r 695’» at $3.75.



“Milaachlin sold Sullivan P. Co. 6 butch—

ers av 58:! at $3.55. 1 hcifcr wcighlng 880

at $4.25, 3 steers av 683 at $1, 6 bulchors

av 606 at $3.75, 6 do av 716 at 3, 3 (10

av 473 at $3.40, 4 do av 630 at $3.40.



Veal Calves. ,



Receipts, 323. Market steady at last

Thursday’s prices. licsl, 67.5007'81' nthors,

$lfir6.50;~milch cows and springers, good,

steady; common, vcry dull. -. _



Spicer & It. sold Goosc 10 av 252 at $2);

to Sullivan P. Co. 2 av 130 at $7.50; to

Nagle P. Co. 1 weighing 150 at $7.50, 4

av 1:15 at $7.50, 8 av 110 at $6; to Sullivan

P, Go, 16 av 115 at $6.50. .



Roe (T‘om. f‘o_ sold Brcitcnbach Bros.





5 3V 150 at $750; to 13;11‘]age 2 {IV 115

“$111236, B. & H. sold Nagle P. (‘10. 5

av 150 at $7.50, 3 av 130 at $8 2 av 150 at

$5' to Sullivan P. Co. 1 “'(‘lglll'ng'lflo at

$7.50; to Parker, 5V. & (‘0. 1 woxghmg 120

16337.25. 10 av 12?» at $7; to noose ,r, W

260 at $4.25: to Nagle P. Co. 2 av 17.0 at

$4 2 av 185 at $5, 4 av 140 at $9, 4 av1‘30

at' $7.50; to Hammond. S. & Co. 5 av 150

at $7' to Nagle P. Co. 10 av 132 at $7.65,

5 av 180 at $7.50. 3 av 150 at $3; to Newton

B Co. 5 av 140 at $7.75.

.Youngs sold Hammond, S. & Co. 9 av

' 50.

14533171336 sold Burnstine 10_ av 125 at $7,

Due‘ile sold sane 1 weighing 210 at $5,

- t 7.5.

7 fighldosgld ssame 6 av 130 at $7.40.

Smith 8: H. sold same 2 av 140 at $7.25.





Leach sold Sullivan P. Co. 12 av 135 at





Fuller sold same 2 av 120 at $7.50. ,



Clark & McK. sold McGuire ,3 av 100

at $6, 12 av 145 at $7.50.



Kendall sold Markowitz 10 av 123 at

$7.50, 2 av 105 at $6.50.

$ Hertler sold Mich. B. Co. 2 av 170 at

7.50.



Haley sold same 3 av 150 at $7.50.



Young sold same'3 av 130 at $7.25.



Haley sold Goose 2 av 260 at $3.



Johnson sold Nagle P. Co. 1 weighing

110 at $7. ‘ .

Wagner sold Newton B. Co. 3 av 145





at $7

Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts, 3,049. Market 50@600 higher

than last Thursday.



Best lambs, $7@7.15; fair to good lambs,



$6.50@6.75; light to common lambs, $5.5

@625; fair to good sheep, $3.50@3.75;

culls and common, $2.50@3.

.Spicer 8; R. sold Thompson Bros. 3

sheep av 95 at $3.25. 1 do weighing 140

at $3.25; to Sullivan P. CO. 57 lambs av 80

at $7, 2 do av 60 at $6.50, 6 do av 55 at

$6, 9 do av 78'at $7; to Nagle P. Co. 28

do av 80 at $6.90, 12 sheep av 105 at $4.25;

to Eschrich 88 lambs av. 56 at $6.15; to

Nagle P. Co. 34 do av 60 at $6.25, 10 sheep

av 123 .at $3, 13 lambs av 65 at $6.85, 18

do' av 83 at $7, 5 sheep av 80 at $3: to

Fitzpatrick Bros. 52 do av 93 at $3.20, 24

do av 110 at $3.50, 38 lambs av 73 at $6.75;

to Hammond, S. & Co. 7 sheep av 120

at $4.50; to Mich. B. Co. 76 lambs av 73

at $6.85; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 9 do av 93

at $7. 4 do av 60 at $6.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Nagle P, Co. 86

lambs av 73 at $7, 197 do av 72 at $6.75,

123 do av 70 at $6.50, 11 do av 88 at $7.

7 sheep av 130 at $3.75: to Eschrich 3

yearlings av 100 at $5; to Thompson Bros.

25 sheep av 110 at $3.75, 16 do av 100 at

$3.50, 36 do av 90 at $3.85; to Breitenlmch

Bros. 10 lambs av 42 at $4.50; to Sullivan

P. CO. 226 do av 80 at $7.10; to Newton R.

CO, 128 do av 75 at $6.85; to Parker, 1".

& Co. 42 do av 68 at $6.50; to Korff 64 do

av 58 at $6.25. 61 do av 63 at $6.50: to

Mich. B. Co. 10 sheep av 109 at $3.50; to

Hammond. S. & Co. 25 lambs av 77 at

$6.50: to Rreitenbach Bros. 16 do av 55

at $6; to Raise 37 do av 60 at $6, 13 shoe-p

av 95 at $3: to Naglc P. (‘o. 8 do av 90

at $3.50, 20 lambs av 72 at $6.75; to Fitz-

patrick Bros. 10 do av 65 at $6.50, 72 do

av 78 at $7. 16 do av 85 at $7.15; to Nagle

P. Co. 46 sheep av 105 at $3.75: to Newton

R. Co. 18 lambs av 65 at $6.50. 11 do av

70 at $6.50; to Barlagc





TV. & (7o, 27 lambs :l\' 80 at $6.75.





Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. (‘0. 39 lambs f





av 62 at $6. 8 shocp av 90 at $3.50: to

Thompson Bros. 44 do av 88 at $3.75; to

Mich. B. CO. 15 lambs av 55 at $6: to

Erwin 233 do av 73 at $7. 187 do av 73





at $7: to Barlago 21 do av 75 at $6.50; to





Eschrich 20 do av 50 at $6.25,



Haley sold Mich. R. (‘0. 12

105 at $3.50, 11. lambs av 67 at $6.50, 14

do av 80 at $6.60.



Youngs sold same 28 sheep av 80 at

Robb sold same 11 do av 110 at $3. 49

lambs av 70 at $6.25.



Leach sold Thompson 45 sheep av 110

at $2.50.



Grol‘f & S. sold Newton B. CO. 20 lambs

av 70 at $6.40.



quark & McK. sold same 34 do av 70

at .‘7. ~



Duelle soli same 7 shccp av 95 at $3.25.



Downing sold same 10 do av 101 at

$3.25, 10 lambs av 74 at $6.75.



Smith & H. sold same 5 do av 80 at

" 5





7).. .



Fuller sold Young 2 sheep av 85 at

$2.50. 3 lambs av 65 at $6.50. »



Tubbs & S. sold Breitenbach Bros. 36

lambs av 70 at $6, 11 sheep av 88 at 32.4.).

Johnson sold Nagle P. (1o. 26 lambs av

88 at $6.75, 7 sheep av 100 at $3.25.

Youngs sold Hammond. S & C0. 28

lambs av 85 at $6.65.

Hogs.





Receipts, 4.637. Market active at last

Thursday’s prices. A few extra fancy

5c higher.





Range of prices: Light to good hutch-

crs, 87.85618; pigs. $7.10frr7.25; light york-

ers, $7.60fi7.80: stags. 1?; off.



H. B. McMullen sold Parker, 11'. & Co.

518 av 180 at $8.



Spiccr & R. sold same 450 av 190 at $8,

3 5 av 180 at $7.95, 253 av 175 at $7.90.



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

(‘0. 1.8.52 av 170 at $7.95, 388 :1\' 155 at

$7.85, 370 av 190 at $8, 566 av 170 at $7.90.



S%i7n(dry shippers sold same 1.040 av 180

at . ..l5.



Roe f‘om. (‘0. sold Sullivan P. Co. 212

av 195 at $8, 44 av '191 at $7.90. 34 av 193

at $7.85, 51 av 175 at $7.80, 66 av 165

at $7.75.





 





Friday’s Market.





November 5 1909.

Cattle.





There was practically nothing doing in

the cattle department at tho. Michigan

(“n-ntrul yards on Friday. A tow that ar-

rivcd late Thursday were sold at steady

priccs, but nothing frcsh arrivcd.



Bishop, R. & H. sold Regan 5 heifers

11v 604 at $3.25.



Spiccr & R. sold some 2 heifers av 625

at $3.50, 1 cow weighing- 950 at $2.50, 3

do av 916 at $3, 2 bulls av 870 at $3.



Bishop. B. & H. sold Johnson 2 feeders

av 800 at $3.80,



,Sheep and Lambs.





The run of sheep and lambs was light

and cvcrything brot steady Thursday’s





prices.



Bo‘st lambs, $6.25W650: fair to good

lambs. $5.5(W1‘6; light to common lambs.

345063525: fair to good sheep, $3.50@4;





culls and common, $27133.

Hoqs.





The hog market was active and stron

5c higher than on Thursday on all grade:

J. J. Lucke & (70., of Carleton, had an

extra good load that he sold to Parker.

W. & Co. for $8 a husdred. but the bulk

of sales for good grades was $7.95.



Light to good butchers. 37.80638: pigs.





THE. Michigan ._ FARMEIé.





30 do av 70 at‘

$6.50, 1], sheep av 88 at $2.75: to Parker, ‘





sheep av ‘,





VETERINARY.

(Continued on page 415).





that soils her tail. These germs also lurk

in dirty, dark, badly ventilated stables

long occupied by cows; therefore, when

you commence the cleaning up process

and eradicating a stable of these germs

you must be thoro in your Work or else

a failure will be made. Daily applications

of' disinfectants should be made to the

hind parts of all your cows, or to flush

out the sheath of the. herd bull with a

smilar solution before and aftereach

service of one to 1,000 solution of chloride

of zinc or a two per cent solution of coal

tar disinfectant; however, it is not as

effectual as the chloride of zinc solution.

Land plaster also should be used freely

in the gutters and the floors in the cow

stable.‘ The cows that have recently

aborted should be segregated from the

well ones at once. The afterbirth should

be burned; all stable litter should also be

burned which is likely to have been in—

fected. Carbolic acid solution. one to

50 of water, is also useful in disnfectlng;

bichloride of mercury solutions, one to

1,000. are also not expensive but quite

effectual. The best results are obtained

by giving cows 1 dr. doses of carbolic

acid daily: the acid should be, thoroly

mixed in a quart or two of water and

mixed with food. or give it in three pints

of water as a drench.



Indigestion—~Looseness of Bowels.—-I

have a mare that at times for several

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BY J. S. DRAPER.





(Concluded from last week).

Chapter V.



But 'how fares it with our country

friends, the Ulrichs? No panic or finan-

cial storms here. Everything was mov—

ing along smoothly. Advertisements were

sent out to the leading farm papers about

January 1, offering tested seed corn for

$2 per bushel. Circulars were printed

and scattered Ibroadcast over the land,

and then the returns commenced to come

——a few orders at first, then a gradual in-

crease, and, by the first of February,

from 50 to 100 orders a day. Jim was

obliged to hire help to fill orders and

draw the corn to the station, While Het-

tie worked almost night and day answer-

ing letters. This was her part of the

work. Also, she cared for the many

checks and post. office money orders, and

ofttimes Mr. Ulrich lent a helping hand.



The bank account was growing by leaps

and bounds. To Jim it seemed as tho

this golden shower was all a dream. How

long would it continue? His corn was

over half gone and yet the stream of or-

ders seemed to increase from day to day.

At this rate his corn would not hold out

a great while longer. The cribs of com—

mon corn were looked over and seed ears

that had been overlooked in the hurry of

husking were picked out, and by this

means about 500 bushels were obtained.



All things must come to a close, and

the 15th of March saw the last bushel

sold. Then Jim and Hcttie summed up

the deal. After paying all expenses, they

found that there was a net balance of

$10,180 to their credit.



“A nice sum,” said Jim, “and then to

think how quickly we have made it. I

(an hardly realize yet that we possess so

much money. That is just $5,090 for each

of us.”



“\‘Vhy, Jim,” said Hettic, “I could not

think of such a thing as taking half of

all that money. It was your money that

paid for the seed corn. I have only

helped you what I could. You may give

me $100, if you think I have earned that

much, and I shall be satisfied.“



“See here, Hcttie, who was it that first

thot of this deal? “’ho was it that out-

lined the whole business and has helped

to carry it thru successfully? \Vhy, little





girl, you have been the moving spirit

from the beginning. Really, the lion‘s





share is honestly yours to do with as you

see fit. I should despise myself if I took

more than one-half. and I am not sure

that I ought to take that.”



“\Vcll, .Jim, if that is the way you look

at it, we will let the matter rest for the

present and 1 will think it over.”



The country press was loudly heralding

the succcss of the Crow Meadow Seed

Corn Association and the city papers

took it up. One day as Mr. IIartsell was

looking t>\'(l‘ his morning paper he read

of the successful outcome of the seed

corn deal. Turning to his wife he said,

“if this article is true. that hired man of

Mr. L'lrich's sm-ms to have struck it

iich," and then he read the article to her.



“\Yhy.” said she. “I thot he was just

an ordinary haysced.” Then. after a

pause she continued. “He seemed to think

a good deal of Edith. lie was buggy rid-

ing with her quite often, and," said she,

musingly. “he is not a bad looking man

tithcr.”



Thcir eyes met. There was an inter-

changc of thot, tho no word was spoken.



“Leave it to me," said the wife, and

Mr, llart'scll nodded his hcad and soon

illll'l' lcft for his ol’llcc,



Mrs. Ilartscll took the first opportunity

to haVc a long talk with her daughter

over their tinancial troubles. and told her

that if. by sonic means, they could not

raise $10,ooo within a short time they

would not have any home and that they

would have to give up their position in

soL‘icty; in fact. said she. “we will be

social outcasts and the people of our set

will soon drop us and forget that we ever

lived. It almost takcs away my breath

whcn I think of it. Now, thcre are those

country Dt‘oplc whcrc wc spcnt our out-

ing. It Sccms as tho they were out of

l‘t'ut'll of the panic. i saw a little article

here in the Herald about them, Lot me

read it to you.”



Then she read the glowing account,

painted in high colors, of the seed corn

deal. It had been enlarged upon until

our country friends were made out to be

almost millionaires. “\I'ho would have

that that rough country man bad brains

enough to carry thru successfully such a

deal as that.”





“Why,

no hayseed.





mother,” said Edith, “he was

To he'sure, he worked on





-the farm, but he seemed to have a. good





education, and when he was dressed up

he was not; bad looking, and he could talk

very entertainingly. I always enjoyed

buggy riding with him.”



“Yes,” said Mrs. Hartsell, “I thot he

seemed to think a good deal of you. Don’t

you think it would pay to renew the ac-

quaintance? How would it do to send

him a little note, and, in a friendly way,

ask him to make us a Visit. Something

must be done, and that, too, right away,

or soon it will be forever too late.”



A couple of days later, Jim received a

dainty note. On opening it, what was his

surprise to'find it was from Edith Hart-

sell. It was couched in Very friendly

language, asking him if he could not find

time to make them a visit. She said,

"We will do our best to make it pleasant

for you,” and closed by sending “love to

all.”



“Well,” said Jim, “that beats my time.

I suppose Miss Edith has seen something





in_ the papers about this corn deal of

mine and she thinks perhaps that my

bank account may be large enough to

warrant her renewing my acquaintance;

but how about my great rough hands?

They seem to look about as they did

when she saw them last,” and Jim

glanced down at his hands with a queer

little laugh. Then presently he contins

ued, “I should like to go to Chicago and

pay a visit to my Cousin John, and pos-

sibly call on Mr. Hartsell's people, and

I believe I will answer Miss Edith’s note

to that effect.



Jim told Mr. Ulrich of his desire to

visit his cousin in Chicago. and made

Err-angements to leave the following Mon—

av.



As he and Hettie were talking about

his proposed visit, she asked how long

he would be gone.



“I think.” said he, “about a week will

be as long as I can endure city life. If

you do not hear anything to the con-

trary, I wish you would drive over to

Lacon for me next Saturday. I will be

back on the 3:00 o’clock train. Will you

come for me, Hettie?” .



“Yes.” said Hettie, “I will meet you at

the train and you must tell me all about





your visit.”

Chapter VI.



John Morris, the cousin spoken of by

Jim, was one of the rising lawyers of the

city, and he prepared to give his country

cousin a hearty welcome to his home.

He met him at tho train with his auto

and in a short time Jim was being in-

troduced to the family of Mr. Morris.



After they had dined, the auto was

again brot into service, and they sped

along Michigan Avenue and up the lake

shore to Lincoln Park. This was Jim’s

first visit to the city, and he, was enjoy-

ing it greatly. Theatres, art galleries,

and the stock yards in due course of

time were taken in.



One evening as they were talking over

the events of the day, Jim told Mr. Mor-

ris he, had some friends living on Prairie

avenue whom he wished to call on the

next day.



“\Vhat

Morris.



.lim gave the number. .



“I think.” said Mr, Morris. “I know

that party. His name is l'lartsell, a real

cstato dcalcr. I have done some business

for him. How did you come to know

him?"



Then Jim told him the story.



In the morning Mr. Morris and Jim

code over to Prairie avenue and called

upon Mr. Iiartsell. The lawyer gave his

card to the servant who answered the

bell and asked if Mr, I’Iartsell was at

home.



“I will see.” he said, and in a few mo-

ments he returned, saying, “he is in the

library and will scc you.”



They were shown into the library, and

aftcr the lawyer and Mr. IIartsell had

exehangcd greetings the lawyer said he

had brot a friend.



“Why, I believe this is Mr, Morgan.

Excuse inc, I (lid not recognize you at

first," and he shook hands warmly with

the young man. “How did you leave the

folks on the farm?”



“All in good health when I left,” said

Jim.



“Been in

Ilartscll.



“Only a

staying with

said Jim.



“Your cousin,” said Mr. Hartsell with

a look of surprise. “0, yes. I see. Let

me call my wife and Edith. They will

be t'lclightcd to see you.” Turning to

the scrvant he said: “James, tell JMrs.

Hartscll and ltldith that Mr. Morris and

his cousin, Mr. Morgan, have called and

await them in the library.”



In a few moments Mrs. IIartsell en-

iercd the room, her face wrcathed in

smilcs. “\I'hy, Mr. l\l0rgan,” said she,

taking the young man’s hand. “this is

indeed a surprise. 1 am so glad that you

llth- not forgotten us. And how are the

folks at home?"



“\\’cll as usual. At least they were

whcn I left,” said Jim.



.lim was ushered into a sumptuously

furnished parlor.



“Please be seated, Mr. Morgan.” said

his lmstcss. “How long have you been

in the city and where are you stopping?"



“i came in on Monday and am stop-

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we need not tell our readers how well

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time to dine.



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the rush and roar in the streets, every-

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“I hope,” said Mr. Hartsell, “that Edith

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“ n the contrary,” said Jim, “I have

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“Thank you,” said Jim.



Edith, accompanying him to the door,

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“If you wish me to. I certainly shall,”

said he. Then bidding her good—night

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waited for a car.



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my pocketbook or had my pockct picked.

My railroad ticket was in the book. so

here I am completely strapped and I

hardly know what to do, being a stranger

here.”



Jim’s sympathy was at once

and he said, “that is too b1”



“Well,” said the stranger. “Lhcrc is

only one thing for me to do and that is

to sell my watch and chain to gct money

enough to take me back home. I hatc to

part with it as it was a prcsmlt. but I

see no other way.” and he drew a gold

watch from his pocket. saying, “Could

you accommodate me by letting me, have

$10 and take the watch and chain for

security? I will return the money as

soon as I get home. I live in Sac county,

Iowa. and my name is Fred "Bowers.”



“Why, Mr. Bowers, I shall be glad to

help you out of your trouble. My name

is James Morgan. You can rcturn the

money to me at Lacon, Ill.” Then Jim

gave him a $10 bill and took the watch

and chain.



“Thank you, sir. said Mr. Rowers. “I

shall always remember your kindness."



”I am glad to have had an opportunity

to help you. This is my car, Mr. Bow-

ers. I hope that you will have :1 safe

journey home.”



“Thank you,"

car sped on.



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Jim.



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of capturing a good many prisoners."



“Her prisoners, I presume. are higher

in the social scalc than country hay-

secds,” returned Jim, “so I need have no

fears, but speaking of country haysccds

makes me think of a little experience I

had on the street tonight." Then be

related to Mr. Morris his meeting with

Mr. Bowers and how he had advanced

him $10 On his gold watch to help him

home.



“Let me see your gold watch,” said Mr.

Morris.



Jim handed him the watch.

at it for a moment and then burst into

a hearty laugh, saying. “You have been

sold very cleverly. That watch and chain

is worth about $1.50.”



At Jim’s look of amazement he laughed





He looked





again. Then he said, “These confidence

sharks have their 'business down fine.

Swmdling is their trade and they have





learned it to perfection.”



As Jim looked at the watch the truth

began to dawn on his mind and he said

dryly, “he acted his part well. He would

make a success on the stage.”



“Yes,” said Mr. Morris, “they think

they are very sharp. but sooner or later

they all arrive at Joliet. But let us

change the. subject. I have a business

proposition that I want to lay before you.

Since this financial panic has over—

whelmed the country, values have taken

a great tumble. Men are, sacrificing prop-

erty in order to obtain ready money to

meet their obligations. If you care to

invest in city real estate, I will let you in

on the ground floor. I have some bargains

that are real snaps. For instance. here

is our friend Hartsell. He has some very

choice lots. He must realize on them

within a few days or lose his home. 01’

course, I tell you this in confidence, but

business is business. I have promised

to sell this property for him if I can.

These lots are really worth $15,000, but

to save his home he offers them for $10.-

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THE MICHIGAN 'FARMER.





Mr. Morris he must excuse you for the’





will clean up a nice little pile. I have

read about; your success in a seed corn'

deal, and if you want to put your money

into these lots I believe that in 12 months

or less you can sell them at a handsome

profit. But you must act right away.

If you are interested we will go and look

at them tomorrow.”



As Jim was thinking the matter over,

Hettie's words came into his mind—;

“Opportunity knocks once at every man's!

door,‘ ” and he said, “I will go with youl

and look at the lots and I will let you‘

know a few days after I return home!

which will be Saturday.” ‘



Friday morning Jim ’phoned over to

Mr. Hartsell’s that, if agreeable to them

he would call in the afternoon, as he

expected to return home on the morrow.”



"Be sure and come early and stay all

the afternoon,” was Edith's reply.



Early in the afternoon Jim called and

was met at the door by Edith herSclf.

She had made a very elaborate toilet,

and as she walked by his side thru the

hall he looked upon her as he would a

handsome picture, 01‘ a picce of statuary

—somcthing to be admired something

without power to stir the pulse or cause

one additional heart throb.



Edith put forth every effort that she

was master of to make as favorable an

impression as possible on her caller, but

when he arose to go she felt that some—

how she had made a mistake. She felt

as tho Jim could read her tliots.



“You will come again, Jim, in the near

future, will yOu not, and stay a week at

least? I don‘t feel as tho you have made

us half a visit."



“I certainly shall call any time I am

in the city, and now good-bye,” said Jim,



“ lemember me to the folks at home."



“Certainly,” said Jim. “Give my re-

spects to Mrs. Hartsell,” and with a wave

of the hand he was gone.



As Edith was making her way back to

the, parlor she met her mother. “\Vell,

Edith," said she, “how have you suc—

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“I hardly know, mother. Jim is differ-

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city papers say.”

Chapter Vii.



Jim took the first train out of the city

Saturday morning, giving a sigh of relief

as the city was being rapidly left behind.

in a few hours he would see Hollie, the

best little girl in the World. She had

planned and helped him to all this money

and he felt that she was a wonderful girl.

He fell to comparing her with Edith

llartsell. Then his thols went back to

the conversation he had overheard be-

tween Edith and her mother. A broad

smile illumincd his face as he thot of

what she said and declared he was glad

he had overheard that talk as it kept him

from making a fool of himself.



\Vhen the whistle shricked and the

brakeman called out ”Lav'un,” Jim's heart

beat fast as he looked from the window,

eagerly scanning the faces of those upon

the platform. As the train came to u

standstill Jim continued to look from the

window, and his heart gave a quick throb

as he saw liettie standing in the door

of the waiting room.



“I will give her a surprise,” thot Jim,

and, taking his suitcase, he got off on

the opposite side of the train,

rapidly back and around the train and

made his way thru the throng of passen-

gers. She was still looking at lho train,

which was just pulling out. .iim watched

her face and noted the look of disappoint-

ment that came over it. Thou with a

laugh he said, “Were you looking for

someone, Hollie?"



She gave a sudden start and involun-





tarily put out her hand. Jim took it,

tuckcd it under his arm and they left the

depot.





In a short time the farm was reached





and one of the farm hands took charge

of Black Bess. .liln stroked her glossy

neck, told the man to give hcr a good





iced of oats. and then he and Hollie went

llilt) the house.





“\Vcll, said Mr. l'lricli. with :1 luugll.

“If you luld not come pin-Hy soon i think

i should have come after you. lle-tlie





and I have had hard work to kecp every—

thing going."





“Well," said Jim, “there is no place

like home."



Dinner over, Hollie said, “Now, Sir

Knight, we are ready to listen to your





adventures."

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his visit and wound up by





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telling of his





experience with Mr. lmvci's. 'i‘licy all

laughed heartily to think how Jim had

been sold.



“Now," said Jim, “I ll:l\"{' u few no—

iions in my suitcase." and hc procccdml

to give each one it suitable present. lli‘l-





tic wus the last one. Jim \vulkwl ovci' lo

VVIH‘l'U Slli‘ was sitting and,

little salin—limrd box, took from it u ‘l)l':lll—

tiful gold VVilll'll and chain. saving, “this

is for you, lictlic,” and clnspcd the clinin‘

about her neck.



“0, .lim,” said she, as slu- sow lhc bcnu-

iiful watch and chain, “i thank you so

much." and the glad tours lillcd her cycs.



Jim had :1 long talk with ilcllic in rc-

gul‘d lo llH‘ cilv l'l‘ill csinlc. llc told_

hcr what Mn Morris bud said and how"

it would help lVll'. l'lal‘lscll save his

home. “Now, litllc girl." said he. “act,

your own plcusurc. If you arc willing to

put your moncy into this. we will buy

the lots, for I feel pcrfcclly safe in

doing so." ‘



“Jim," said TTciiic, “you do as you like

with the money and I knowit will come

out all right.”



“Are you bcrfccllv willing to trust me





to invest it for you?"



“Trust you. Jim.” said she, “I would

trust you with the whole world if I.

had it.”





|

Her earnestness and the look she gave|

him caused his heart to beat high with

hope. Taking her hands in his and

looking earnestly into hcr face. he said,

“Hettic, we have earned this money to-

gcther. Let us enjoy it together as long

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BY EMILY L. RUSSEL.



In all illnesses, one of the best aids to

health is to rest the diseased organs. In

typhoid fever the intestines are the seat

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produce fatal results,»and, only nutritious

broths and liquids should be prepared at

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a spoonful of which can sometimes be

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dered sugar. Serve at once.



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think of.



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laundered and last for years.



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BY E. s. BALDwIN.



The employer, not the employed, is re-

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day or yesterday, but the women of the

last two or three decades.



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tress and the maid is daily widening.

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a worthy working-woman: Agreeability,

honesty, capability, self—reliance, and

truthfulness Have the women of the past

been encouraging these five fundamental

principles of good service, or have. they

received all

from their help,

results? Have the employers of the past

treated their help as they would wish to

be treated? Are the women of today,

who prate so loudly about progress, wom-

an’s highest privilege, and woman’s high-

est mission, doing all they can' for the

betterment of those that serve them?

Have the men of yesterday or today

treated the kitchen girl as he would wish

his daughter, sister, or wife, treated?

The employer is much more dependent

on the working woman, than the working

woman is on her employer and, if the

employer has done nothing toward her

betterment, except to pay the wage, she

has fallen short of her duty.



Our examples, as well as our precept,

are being daily recorded, for good or ill,

on the creatures we have in our employ.

An educated and supposed-to-be cultured

woman was one of a large company of

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why she let her girl go The woman ex—

plained thuszr “She had the headache.

or some other ailment, all the time. If

any one complains. I want to myself; so

I couldn’t keep her.” Are such remarks

unselfish, and do they encourage the

working girl, when they come to her ears. 1

as they surely do in time? A short timel

ago. another woman made this remarkzi

"I can’t go out much, it takes all my time

waiting on my hired girl.” This remark!

was made, by a truly good woman, but it‘

is so common to speak slightingly of do-

mestic workers, that women of all classes

practice it without considering the weight

of their words.



Some of the stereoscopic views sold by

agents are a disgraceful reflection on the

working- woman. One frequently offered

is called, “Mrs. Brown Returns Unex-

pectedly.” Mrs. Brown stands

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NOV; 13, 1909.?





f son: IIAllli KIIOOKS





Woman (lets Rid or “Coffee

Heart.” ‘





 





The injurious action of Coffee on the

heart of many persons is well known by

physicians to be caused by caffeine.

This is the drug found by chemists in

coffee and tea.



A woman suffered a long time with

severe heart trouble and finally her doctor

told 'her she must give up coffee, as that

was the principal cause of the trouble.

She writes: '



“My heart was so weak it 'could not

do its work properly. My husband would

sometimes have to carry me from the

table, and it would seem that I would

never breathe again.



“The doctor told me that coffee was

causing the weakness 'of my heart. .He

said I must stop it, but it seemed I could

not give it up until I was down in bed

with nervous p-rostration.



“For eleven Weeks I lay there and suf-

Finally Husband brought home

some Postum and I quit coffee and start-

e-d new and right. Slowly I got well. Now

I do not have any headaches, nor those

spells With weak heart. We know it is

Postum that helped ~me.' The Dr. said

the other day, 'I never thought you would

be what you are.’ I used to weigh -92

pounds and now I weigh 158.



“Postum has done much for me and I

would not go back to coffee again for

any money, for I believe it would kill me

if I kept at it. Postum must be well

boiled according to directions on pkg,

then it has a. rich flavour and with cream

is fine.”



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Brown sits at the dining-room table,

holding the housemaid on, his lap, offer-

ing her wine from a glaSs in his hand.

The: dustbrush and broom lie on the floor,

while Mrs. Brown looks on in astonish-

ment. What working girl, who has one

atom of self-respect, could look on that

View without a feeling of the deepest

humiliation and degradation? In an in-

stant, she hates her work. loathes herself

and those about her. The mistress never

gets the best from those she humiliates.

Humiliation encourages all the evil born

in a. 'human being. Men of all classes

seem to think the fact that a girl does

housework, gives them the privilege of

taking advantage of her and making con-

versation with her. This erroneous evil

should have been corrected by women

long ago. Then there are the children of

the employer's household to make trouble.

In one instance, an employer’s child, a.

girl of five years, bit a domestic’s finger

to the bone, because there was no cold

meat for her sandwich. Another child, a

boy about the same age, struck a servant

in the face. These examples ,could be

continued indefinitely; but the task is

useless. ‘



Everyone knows a woman is not doing

her full duty when she wantonly disre-

gards the welfare of those in her employ.

She is usually one whose refinement has

been acquired by hard study, instead of

a natural aptitude for it. There is some-

thing still clinging to her from her native

alley or her backwoods cabin.





 





‘WINTER 'CARE OF SCREENS.





BY E. E. B.





When the end of the season comes and

there is no further use for window and

door screens, they should be taken down

and stored ready for another year, rather

than allowed to remain all winter exposed

to the weather. Before putting them

away they should be given a thoro dust—'

ing and a coat of thin black paint, or a

dressing of kerosene oil. This not only

restores the -faded and dingy color, but

prevents and arrests rust in the wire

which soon eats holes in the surface. It

is safe to say that the usefulness of any

screen is prolonged fully fifty per cent

by such. a course. Like a piece of wood

pro} ted? by paint or varnish, wire cloth

rein" '"si‘iflpractically free from rust as

long 3.5 ft is treated as Suggested, once

or twice each year.



1" The wooden framework should also be

painted.



Screens made to fit the entire sash, are

quite an expense. Once obtained they

should be taken good care of. Scrccn

doors also'represent a cash outlay and

are worthy better treatment than many

times is accorded them.



Some housewives keep their screens in

place the year around. The argument

urged in defense of this plan seems lim—

ited to this: that they are there whenever

wanted. There are two reasons, at least,

why this practice is not advisable. First,

the wear upon the screens by the

weather. Snow and ice often lodge in the

meshes and help to break the Wires.

Second, windowg cannot admit as much

light with a screen over it, and in winter





   





we want every bit of this that we cant

get. ‘



Screens, whether for doors or windows,

should be. plainly marked to indicate. the

particular opening‘which belongs to them, A

and if screws or hinges must be taken

out, they should be tied in a bit of stout

cloth and securely fastened with string to

the screen door so that there will be no

time lost in hunting them up in the

spring, when the screens are again put in

position.



The portable screens. the kind which

open and shut to accommodate any win-

dow, cost less than the made-to-order

kind, but they should receive equally as

good care. Remember. it is not what a

man earns, but what he saves, that de-

termines his financial standing, and what

a woman wastes 'or saves just as truly

decides the question, to a great extent,

in every home.





 





 





SOME SAVOURY DISHES.-





 





BY MARY FOSTER SNIDER.



Steak Olives.——Beat two pounds of thin

steak until it is level, then cut it in as

many pieces as there are persons to be

served. Brush over‘ each with egg and

sprinkle with a little salt and pepper,

some minced onion .and a dusting of

powdered poultry seasoning. Roll up the

pieces tightly and tie with a piece ofI

twine. Put them in a stewpan that willA

just hold them and cover with a little!

stock or gravy, or even a little water.l

Put on the cover of the kettle and keepI

the meat just simmering for an hour or

longer, until very tender all the way

thru. Then take out the olives, remove

the strings and place the meat on a

heated platter. Flavor the gravy with

tomato or mushroom sauce, add flour

to thicken slightly, and seasoning if rc-

quired,.let boil a minute or two longer,

then pour around the olives and serve at

once.



Veal with 0ysters.——Cut one pound of





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I On" Every _. PieCe of Stoneware You Buy

You’ll Find It





ON THE BEST ONLY





All stoneware stamped with 3. Maple Leaf in blue is made

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trace of coarse. and foreign matter, then burned at 2,800

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tender veal in thin slices, dredge them

with flour and seasoning, and cook them‘

in enough butter or dripping to prevent:

sticking to the. pan. Vl'hcn done, add?

one pint of fine oysters, salt and pepper

if needed, and one, teacup of rich milk

or cream in which a teaspoon of corn-

starch has been stirred smoothly. Cook

until the edges of the oysters begin to

curl and turn out on slices of hot but-

tered toast.



Baked Onions.—Take large Spanish or

Bermuda onions. Wash them clean and

boil them in two slightly salted waters,

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Peel them, haste well with melted butter,

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TONES ALL YOUR BODY.





Iodifiufome





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though a scientific medicinal combination, is prepared from such

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tones the body with the remedies which nature intended to tone the

body, or that power would not have been given to them.





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is especially urged for all chronic sufferers, who have tried honest,

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