VOL. CXLVIII. No. 23

Whole Number 3944





 





T the present time the, Whole



world is astir seeking to secure



the necessities for the comfort

and the sustenance of humanity. There

is a. world shortageof many of the

necessities of life. We can not point

to a nation where there is a surplus of

food and clothing material. , Even in

our own country, popularly known as

the granary of the world, some import-

ant food stuffs are held at almost pro-

hibitive prices.



In former years a custom prevailed

which encouraged every farmer, no

matter whether he had a large farm or

a small one, to keep a flock of sheep

on the farm to supply the necessities

,of the family. Wool was needed for

yarn for the family with which to knit

foot-wear and hand-wear, while a fat

sheep with which to meet an emer-

gency requirement for meat in harvest

orrthreshing time served an excellent

purpose.‘ Fresh mutton was esteemed

a luxury after the family had been us-

ing salt pork for several months. Those

were the days when the families on

the farms were living on the farms

and on the produce raised on the farm.

The cattle, the sheep, the hogs and the

poultry all contributed towards the

sustenance of the family.





Things have changed. We have gone

c0mmercially insane. Industrial man-

ufacturers have specialized in order to

meet keen competition successfully.

Farmers have in too many cases spe‘

cialized on one thing or another, pro-

ducing all one thing and buying for





-The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal in the State.





DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1917





By N. A. CLAPP





family requirements instead of meet-

ing the needs on the farm. As changes

have been made the flocks of sheep

kept on ‘the farms have been reduced

in numbers or abandoned altogether,

and Michigan is in the list of states

where sheep raising has, during the

last decade, been greatly neglected.

The census reports disclose facts that

are startling- to contemplate. When we

consider where we might have been

with prices for mutton and wool where

they are, and the condition we are in

at present, it looks as though many

farmers have followed the wrong path

in search for wealth and happiness.



The decrease in flocks and numbers

in the flocks has not been caused by

low prices for sheep products. Wool

has been bringing good prices and mut-

ton sheep have been abnormally high

in price. It has been a long time since

fat lambs, or sheep under a year of

age, have sold for less than ten cents

per pound on foot, and during the last

year quotations have been creeping up,

new high records made each month

until fifteen and sixteen cents per

pound for lambs on fobt has been

reached.



During recent years when the sheep

shortage was becoming more and more

apparent and prices were climbing

higher and higher, there has seemed to

be no effort on the part of farmers in

Michigan to increase their flocks.

There has been a seeming drifting





with the crowd toward other branches

of farming.



In 1900 Michigan had 2,747,690 sheep.

In 1910 her flocks had shrunk to 2,-

306,476, and today there are but 1,-

742,000. Notice the rapidity of the

shrinkage during the last six years.



The outlook for high prices for mut-

ton and wool for many years to come

is good. It is not the war that has

cau‘sed the extremely high prices for

sheep. There is a shortage of sheep,

not, only in the United States but in

all the countries in the world where

sheep have been kept in large num—

bers. There is not any likelihood of

there being a heavy inflow of wool the

present year from any part of the

world. Other meats are abnormally

high and the prices for which mutton

will sell will only be controlled by the

limits of the consumer’s ability to buy.

Only the well-to-do and the wealthy

can indulge in the delicious lamb mut-

ton. The high prices paid for labor

make it possible for laboring men to

furnish their families with meat a part

of the time.



When we survey the situation and

take in account the high prices for

sheep, and the fact that less‘labor

and expense is required where sheep

are kept than with other branches of

live stock farming toward which there

seems to have been a popular drifting,

it seems as though there must be a

turn in the tide.





$1.00, A Y BA R

$3.00 FOR 5 YEARS





he GallforMorc Sheep and Wool





When we take into consideration the

present conditions, the outlook for the.

sheep business, and the great advan-

tages that can be secured by embark-

ing in the business of keeping sheep

on the farm, it seems as though there

must be a revival in the sheep busi-

ness. The sheep business is just as

safe to engage in as any other branch

of live tock farming, and just as pleas-

ant to follow.



In all of those portions of the coun-

try remote from market towns, keep- '

ing sheep is far better than any busi-

ness which requires a frequent trip to

market. The products of the flock,

such as the clip of wool, the crop of

fattened lambs or sheep, do not have

to be taken to market only at widely

separated intervals. All of the pro.

ducts can be transported long dis-

tances at little expense. The money

taken in can be made largely profits.





Much of the cut-over lands that are

too rugged for any other class of farm»

ing can be profitably utilized for sheep

pasture. Many of the waste places on

the large farms in all parts of the.

country can be profitably utilized for

sheep pasture. When the sheep are

again returned to the farms the un-

sightly weed pestered places can be

cleaned up and made to put on a more

tidy appearance than that which pre-

vails in many places in the fall of the

year.



Agitation Needed.

For some time there has been a lack

. (Continued on page 678).





 





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” Wheat Field, on the Farm’ of Hon. A. B. Cook, of Shiawassee county, Showing the .Wlsdom of Testing Out New Varieties on a Small Scale. ‘

. The accompanying picture of my wheat field shows where I sowed one peck of a much lauded variety, but one not endorsed by the Experiment Sta- ,





‘ .‘r'tionijas‘ far as I





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. and I' expect the farmers who planted .it are blaming theirluck, the weather or the general helplessness of the farmer, when the trouble is that while ,

to ow a. crop that is suited to Michigan conditions, they are using a variety of crop which is not. If you do your part Dame Nature will 3'

~ b h head against your/{knee msmny refuse to accept her terms, and insist on pulling her backwards—5A. B Ccox. .-





 





1 know; same. amount of seed, same amount of fertilizer, sown same day as the Improved Egyptian, which constitutes the remainder of

-nxywheat crop. The Egyptian is good for a full crop, the other will hardly pay harvest expenses, and hundreds of acres of it in Michigan are no better,
he Michigan Farmer





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DETROIT, JUNE 9, 1917





 





 





 





CURRENT COMMENT.





 





Specialists in no

The Patriotic Phase other one line

of Dairying. of farming have

been confronted

by such serious and discouraging con-

ditions during the era of rapidly ad-

vancing prices for all products as have

dairymen, particularly where their pro-

duct is sold as whole milk, either for

shipment to market milk centers or

When sold to condensaries which are

large buyers of whole milk in Michi-

gan. Notwithstanding the fact that

through the organized effort of dairy-

men, prices have been forced up con-

siderably from the low point which pre-

vailed two years ago, yet they have

not kept pace with the advance in the

price of feed stuffs required for the

securing of profitable milk yields, and

today as heretofore, dairymen are find-

ing themselves confronted with a defl-

cit when the cost of production is com-

pared with the. receipts from milk

sales.

In the majority of cases dairymen

' are in the business of producing milk

because they have a peculiar talent.

and liking for that branch of agricul-

tural production. In a majority of cas-

es their herds have been built up by

years of painstaking selection and

breeding, and the abandonment of the

business means the loss of the effort

‘ which has been required to bring their

herds to present standards of produc-

tion. Our dairymen are among the

most progressive element of our farm—

ers, and are probably above the aver-

age in patriotism, and not a few of

them have continued in the business

because of their appreciation of the

importance of their product to the con-

suming public, coupled with the hope

’if not the conviction that ultimately





, the business might be gotten onto a‘





basis where the material rewards

would be commensurate with the ef-

fort and cost expended.





-_ But with beef prices at their present

high level it is a great temptation to

market the more ordinary cows

through the medium of the live stock

markets, get out of the business in

‘ it is so dimcult under present

" I; to keep the balonce on the



.g! profit and loss sheet





 





 

 





 





 





'm’anne‘r which wOul‘d at once ' tebfii'





 





 





and engage, in/ the production of staple ,





food stuffs fer which there is such an

unprecedented demand at thepresent

time. Unfortunately for the country,

a good many dairy farmers are follow-

ing this course, with the prospect that

prices for dairy products must neces-

sarily 'be advanced because of their in-

creasing scarcity, and without pros~

pect of relief to the consuming public

because of this sacrifice of dairy stock.

This economic result is in direct con-

travention with the policy of the gov-

ernment in conserving and promoting

the increased production of needed

food stuffs.



FrOm a patriotic standpoint, every

dairyman should not only remain in

the business, but should save the best

of his dairy bred calves, to the end

that the supply of dairy products may

be increased to meet the country’s

growing needs for this essential line of

food stuffs. The very first appeal made

to the farmers of Michigan by the re-

cently appointed Food Preparedness

Committee was along this line, and in

the present‘emegrency, notwithstand-

ing the discouraging conditions with

which dairymen are at present con-

fronted, we feel that we would be fall-

ing short of our full duty if we did not

urge the dairymen of Michigan to con-

tinue in their well-doing in the build-

ing up of the dairy industry of the





. state to more substantial proportions,





depending, if necessary, upon their

own initiative through the medium of

their comprehensive and now‘ well—fl-

nanced organization to ultimately put

the business upon a profitable basis,

should present abnormal conditions

continue to prevail. The investigations

which have been and are being con-

ducted by the Dairy Department of the

Agricultural College afford a more ex-

act knowledge of production costs than

have heretofore been available, and

will prove a powerful argument in the

adjustment of milk values at a fairly

compensatory price in the making of

future contracts.



In the meantime two courses of ac~

tion have been suggested which may

be considered patriotic rather than oth-

erwise, and which promise possible

hope of relief from present conditions

without any hardship whatever to the

general consumer. In view of the fact

that large quantities of condensed milk

and other milk products will be requir—

ed by the government for use in the

army and navy, it has been suggested

that the dairymen of Michigan who

contribute to the supply of the conden-

saries and other manufactories con-

tributing to the government supply,

offer their product to the government

at cost plus a small profit which would

make the business of milk production

a living enterprise under present con—

ditions. This action would be in line

with that taken by manufacturers of

various kinds of goods required by the

government, whose patriotism has

been lauded for offering their factories

and manufacturing facilities to 'the

government on a similar basis in the

present emergency.



'In view of the fact that the dairy

products most extensively used in pro-

visioning the army and navy are now

bringing a. very high price as compared





with the prices which prevailed before





the war, a similar patriotic offer from

the manufactuers supplying these pro-

ducts 'and using the dairymen’s milk

as raw material would undoubtedly re-

duce the cost to the government and

at the same time establish more com-

pensatory prices to the primary pro-

ducers; To the local student of the sit-

uation, it would appear that the func-

tion of food control could nowhere be

better

tions than in a manner to insure the

continuance of a normal supply of

dairy products largely needed by the

government in the present emergency.

Such action would in. effect automati-

cally bring about equitable price regu-

lation in the industry as a whole in a





 





applied under present condi-.





 





the market and insure anqndequate

supply of dairy products.





which holds possibilities of relief for

dairymen without hardship to consum-

ers if the details could be satisfactor-

ily worked out. As a consequence of

the" decision of the people of Michigan

to prohibit the manufacture and sale

of intoxicating liquors of all kinds in

this state after April 30, 1918, the

breweries, of which there are many in

the large consuming centers of the

state, will necessarily have to be de-

voted to other uses. These plants have

excellent refrigerating facilities as well

as facilities for the distribution of pro-

duct which could be readily converted

to the handling of market milk. The

suggestion above noted is for the pro-

motion of the co-operative use of such

facilities for the distribution of. mar‘

ket milk in large cities where they ex-

ist. It is believed by many who have

studied the question carefully that the

cost of distributing market milk does

not exceed the cost of its‘ production,

and that a plan might be worked out

whereby the producers contributing to

such centers could arrange for the dis-

tribution of their product on a basis

approximating such a division of pro

ceeds, or at least on a basis more equi-

table to the producer and consumer

alike than is afforded by present meth-

ods of distribution in some of our larg—

er cities.



The feasibility of these proposed

plans are well worthy of the careful

consideration of both the’oflicers and

members of the Michigan Milk Produc-

ers’ Association. Their practicability

can be established only through such

careful consideration and study. In

any event, such consideration will

prove beneficial, as it may lead to oth-

er suggestions of a more practical

nature.



But in the meantime, the attitude of





the commercial dairyman should be.





one of perseverance as well as patriot-

ism, to the end that the years of pa-

tient effort which he has expended in

building up his business may not be

wasted, and that the future supply of

wholesome dairy products may be in-

sured to the country at a time when

they are more badly needed than ever

before.



A forecast of the

part which the

United States will

be called upon to take in the stupend~

ous task of feeding the peoples of the

world, engaged with us in a common

cause, is contained in recently publish-

ed semi-official statements. In a re-

cently published interview, Herbert C.

Hoover, who ‘will have charge of food

control in this country, stated that the

requirements of the allies and the Eu—

ropean neutrals had been put at 971,—

000,000 bushels of grain, 555,000,000

bushels of which are bread grains and

416,000,000 bushels fodder grains.

While recognizing-that it will be im-

possible for North America to furnish

all of this quantity, Mr. Hoover ex-

pressed the opinion that the United

States and Canada can this year ex-

port at least 600,000,000 bushels of

grain, and that under favorable condi-

tions this amount may be increased to

800,000,000 bushels.



A recently published bulletin issued

by the Bureau of General Statistics of

the International Institute of Agricul-

ture, with headquarters at Rome,

clearly shows that the countries of‘ the

southern hemiephere will ‘be unable to

contribute their usual share toward

the feeding of European countries.

This statement shows that the aggre-

gate production of the five principal

cereal crops in'the countries of the

southern hemisphere are not only far





Feeding the World.





below last‘year’s production, but mate- ‘

‘rlally below the average.

crop is placed at.63.4 per cent of the





The wheat





19‘16'crop and 93 1 per cent of the av-





erase; rye 468 per cent of the 1916 g 1 $0 its





 





56.6 per cent of the 1916 crop and 66.7

per cent of the average; maize 40.1 pér

cent of the 1916 crop and 33.4 per cent

of the average.



In the language of the bulletin. these

figures show in a very expressive

lway the present agricultural position

in the southern hemisphere where the

results usually provide one of the food

resources for the northern hemisphere.

Commenting upon the necessity of sat-

isfying the requirements of the allies

and neutral countries so far as possi-

ble, Mr. Hoover emphasizes the neces-

sity for eliminating all waste, so far as

possible, and a probable necessity for

the consumers of all countries affected

to eat less wheat and more of other

cereals than usual during the coming

yeai





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.





The European Wain—The British

have again taken the offensive on the





Arms front, but after forcing the Ger--





mans to fall back just south of the

Souchez river, a heavy counter-attack

by the Teutons regained the ground

lost. On the othe1 hand, to the south

east of Arms an early success in a

German offensive was wrested from





the invaders when British infantry re~_





taliated. Violent artillery engagements

on the Belgian frontier north of Dix~

mude ha revived attention to the Bel-

gian section of the western lines. The

French repulsed heavy German attacks

against the Vaulerc and Californie

plateaus in which the attacking parties

lost heavily. During the past two

months 52,000 German prisoners have

been taken by the French and British

on this front. In May 713 aeroplanes

were lost by the forces here, of which

271 were British and French, and 442

Ger1n11n.—~After a short respite the

Italians have launched another drive

on Triest in which they advanced on a

front of over a mile on the diflicult ter‘

ritory about Duino. The Austrians,

who have suffered the loss of 85,000

casualties since this recent drive be-

gan, are withdrawing troops from east-

ern territory to strengthen their de-

fense on the Italian frontier.——The

Russians have renewed fighting in the

Caucasus district and reports from

Petrograd state that three heights

have been captured in the Sakis region

and the Kurds have been prevents

ed from disturbing Russian communi~

cations.



The political situation in Russia is

very much disturbed by the demands

of extremists of all classes. Last week

labor organizations were asking for ad.

vances of .50 to 100 per cent in wages.

Munition plant workers have in many

instances gone on strike and the in-

habitants and others on Kronstadt, an

island commanding the harbor at‘ P94

trograd have revolted. Notwithstand-

ing the many handicaps under which

the defacto government is working,

some progress is being made. The Am-

erican commission has arrived at a

Russian port to give whatever aid it

can 111 the reconstruction of Russia’s

political machinery along democratic

lines.



Eleven of the provinces of China

have revolted from the central govern--

ment and are now controlledby mili-

tary governor-s. President Li Huan

Hung intends to introduce a bill this





week asking parliament to declare war





on Germany. The southern provinces

are said to remain loyal to the central

government.



National.



A plot for the establishment of a

German submarine base close to the

Panama Canal has been disclosed.

The intrigue which contemplates the

purchase by Germany of the Island of

Margarita on the north coast of Vene-

zuela, from that government, was dis

covered by. United States agents and

the South American republic has been

notified that such a transfer of the ter-

ritory would be regarded by this gov-

ernment as an unfriendly act.



United States Census Bureau figures

given out in preparation for the tak-

ing of the country-wide army draft,

show Detroit to be the fourth city in

the country in number of inhabitants,

now having 850, 000. In 1910 the MiCh-

igan metropolis was ninth in the list.

The increase during the seven years

amounts to 384,234, or 82.4 per cent.





A CORRECTION.





 





Was credited to Prof. M





barley- 81.2 per 'cent of the 191696135

, and 85.7.per cent of the average; oats



Another suggestion has been advance

'ed by State Market. Director McBride





Through an error the article on “Po-;

tato Scab. " published in the last issue, _
3:33.233: 133;?" ”"’*' . Farm Experience With the Automobile ' . .

Although the automobile is now quite generally accepted as a part of the progressive farmer’s equipment it was



deemed worthy of the trouble to learn from 25 owners their views as to the value of the automobile upon the farm.



The following tabulation is the result of our inquiry. We submit it with the hope that readers will find it instructive





and interesting. No selectionof reports was made—the first 2-5 coming to the office being included in the table. Where-

blanks appear no answers were given.





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Purchasing





Year?





if





Miles Was Car





Below are given brief statements by each of the automobile owners on ‘the utility of the motor car upon:

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Car





 





 





 





 





No. of Automobile Owner.

County in which Owner Lives.





Date of Purchase.

0 You Use Auto?





 





What Have Your Annual Re—





pair Bills Been?





 





How Much Time Is Required





For Week on Car?





 





 





Do the Women and Children





Make Use of Car?

Do You Consider Investment





in Car 9. Good One?





 





Do You Use Car for Both Bus-

Would You Buy a Larger or

Do You Favor a Law Requir—

ing Sleighs to be of Standard

How Many Months of the Year

D





iness and Pleasure?





 





What Accessories Have You





Added to Car?





 





 





Size of Your Farm.



Give H. P. of Engine.



Give Rated Passenger Capacity

How Many



Driven the Past

Do You Insure Your Car?





Smaller

Again?





 





to No. of Persons in Family.

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Lapeer





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_We do a great deal of routine work like hauling cream with the car. Saves much time in making 163‘

' trips to town and other points. . '





 





Calhoun





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Dashlight . Pleasure Saves us time and money in securing repairs for machinery. Our cash crops are cloverseed, wheat and ‘





rye.





 





 





- Ingham





Lock and . . . . . . . . .7 Pleasure





h ‘ If smaller cars were reliably equipped would prefer to the larger machine. We carry grists and mm

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things that can be gotten into car. With it we go many places we would not get to if dependent upon y '





 





Eaton





lights. five new tires besides the ones on ‘car when new.





Horn, Both We can get about quicker. Are little delayed by break—downs. During three years we have purchhfifi.

tool box ..





 





Livingston





Both My car lacks power on heavy roads. Much time is saved in'doing the many errands that‘must bed

on every farm. . . . »'





 





 





Saililac





Pleasure . . We use our car largely for pleasure. It saves much time in going to town. An automobile sunset?“

the health of members of the family. . . ’





 





Eaton





Both 5 Has reduced number of horses we keep. Requires time to care for car, but much is savedin doing

' many errands about the farm. ‘





 





Cass '





None Both Same 5 While time is required to care for car and it entails an e use in operating, there is a great deal‘ofplm

ure had that we could not otherwise secure. We deliver mi 1: with our auto and save time in goinz‘to to





 





 





Calhoun





 





 





 





Spotlight 30th Smaller 10 to 12 Automobile is a time saver in busy seasons when one is looking up help and making trips to milland '





 





Washtenaw





 





 





 





 





Spotlight Both Smaller 5 The great advantage of the automobile is in the saving of time that would otherwise be absolutely

I l I I The extra hours spent on the road with the horse can be turned to account where one has a car.





 





Gladwin





 





l .

Business Same I believe every farmer should have a car. The automobile not only saves man's time,,but the W

. the farm are relieved of much hard travel in the busy seasons. ’





 





Eaton





Both I . Same I consider my investment in the automobile a good one.





 





Eaton





Both Same





Farmers are obliged to do a certain amount of running about and the-car saves him money inthifiiéf}

reducing the time required. 4 ' std“





 





V Branch .





Business 1 Same ‘y The economy of the automobile to the farmer lies in the reduction of time required to make‘the'

necessary trips. ’ ‘.





 





Ingham .





Both Same , An automobile is very serviceable to the farmer. Convenience makes the car worth while and i ‘





time is saved.





 





Calhoun





1





The car saves my horses from road work. I carry cream to station, run to town for groceries: ' ‘

pairs. ' . 2





Both ' Same





 





Lake





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' Both Same





A car gives pleasure to all the family after work. One can do his road work while his team is home

many _ ~





ting in the crops.





 





 





Branch





None Both Same Use car to handle milk and many other products. It gets one to his destination quickly. ~-





 





' Arenac _





Shock Both Same

absorber,





I save a half day’s time each trip to town. In season I do custom sheep shearing and find the cat

oilgage i if ' '





venient for this.





 





Speedom- Business ' Same





t The car saves the team from the road and makes it possible to spend less tithe traveling which '

e er 1 - - , _ . g . \-





more hours to devote to my farming. '





 





 





 





N one Both . Same





 





I do not see where the car has saved me any money.





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None I Both I I‘ll/Iridi- l , We toured to Denver, Colorado, last year. I have owned in all five cars. I considerthema I





' vestment for the farmer.





 





Added Business Same

_ many *





 





 





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.With the auto we can run to town for repairs, etc, while the horses are takml ‘ ' g then“ noonmg, ‘, .3”

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l
‘ EANS will be grown as never be

B fore in Michigan, but these are

largely a field crop handled by

machinery. Potatoes are so costly as

to seed this year that the expense of

planting is an item of consideration

that is a deterrent to normal acreage.

There is still a crop that can be

planted and secure the maximum of

food at the minimum cost of seed and

labor, viz., sweet corn, to be used for

drying. Approximately one dollar's

worth of seed will plant an acre. Late

Minnesota, Stow ell Evergi een 01 am

'of the standard, heavy yielding varie-

ties are preferable for the main crop.

For church organizations desirous of

cultivating a piece of land for adding

food stufis primarily, and secondarily

to secure church revenue, sweet corn

offers great possibilities.

suits a manured sod field is the ideal.

If. the land is not fully up to standard,

400 pounds of commercial fertilizer

may be added. If modern machinery

is not at hand for planting, the seed

can be dropped and covered by hand

with the hoe. A small handful of fer-

tilizer dropped from a bucket by hand

and spread out before planting, or mix-

ed with the soil, is not difficult. If the

corn is planted in hills, four grains in

rows, thirty-eight to 42 inches apart is

good practice. If the rows are culti-

vated one way, some old-fashioned hoe

work may be necessary. Cultivate two

or three times, not over deep the last

time. One bean of the climbing puller

bean type, “Lazy Wife" variety will

add to the food supply. Also a few

pumpkin seeds scattered through the

field at time of planting adds still more

of food sources.

Drying the Corn and Pumpkins.

Many people prefer dried sweet corn

to the canned article, and those who do

not may have to forego the canned

corn on account of the scarcity of tin

cans. An acre of sweet corn, when

grown for the canning factory, will pro-

duce three to four tons of corn ears in

the husks, and if canned, between two

and three thousand No. 2, or pound

cans. As corn is packed twenty-four

cans to'the case, 100 cases of corn, ap-

proximately, are secured from one acre

which, if re‘tailed at ten cents per can,

would be $240. The way to obviate a

portion of the high cost of living and

still live well, is to dry the aforesaid

acre of sweet corn and store away in

- new grain sacks for use at home or for

sale. There does not seem to be at

hand exact knowledge as to just how

many pounds of dried sweet corn this

acre would produce, but it is estimated

or rather, guessed at by some fairly

good guessers, as around 600 pounds.

One church organization with four

acres of sweet corn dried would, at

twenty-five cents per pound, have a lot

of food stuff, and a snug sum it sold to

apply on the minister‘s salary. In fact,

‘ a bushel of dried sweet corn and a few

bushels of choice hand—picked navy

beans would, if cooked at home, save

many trips to the delicatessen store

and a lot of money and be equally good

food. ,

As to drying the sweet corn, it can

be cooked on the early slightly, out

from the cob and dried in the oven in

dripping pans. For larger quantities

"steam driers which can be used on the

I cook stove are available at low ecst.

A yard square of cheesecloth tacked

on frames with one frame above the

other to keep out flies, and dried in

the sunlight, is another very good plan

' 'My special advices of a householder of

long experience is to handle the corn

Within two hours after pullingoff the

stalk. Corn left on the ear standing

*ov‘e'r night sours and is of poor flavor.

The sour taste found in sweet corn

leanned is the result of souring before

in: being hauled a long distance.

“ 3 see that the dry-





 





 





SWeCt Corn for Drying





By JAMES N. MCBRIDE





For best re«





ing is complete before putting away.

Preserving the Beans.



The beans planted in the corn can

a1: 0 be dried, but are not so meritor-

ious over canned beans as is the dried

corn, being inclined to be stringy. In

the absence of cans for preserving the

beans, these can be brine salted in

crocks. This method of preserving can

be used with the corn also. With a

favorable season there may also be a

ton or more pumpki The seeds

of the pumpde and

sold to seedsmen an e pumpkin slic-

ed thin and dried in the air or oven.

Canning is only about fifty years in

use and many of the older people re-

member and are .still expert in the

matter of drying, and their advice is

well worth seeking. The inability to

obtain tin cans in quantity and at a.

reasonable price is going to add enor-

mously to the cost of canned goods. It

is also a patriotic duty to allow the

canned goods that may be packed to

go to- the army and navy when condi‘

tions for cooking dried material is not

equal to that of the home. Ladies' aid

societies might contract for an acre or

more of sweet corn and set up their

drying operations in the church

kitchens. '



Flint Corn for Cereal.



Another scheme for a most nutri-

tious food, and at very small cost, is to

plant or secure a few bushels of Flint

corn. Ilo not husk, but hang up in a

dry room somewhat after the manner

of seed corn, and with a coffee mill

type ofcorn grinder manufacture your

own breakfast cereal as you need it.

Sift out the corn hulls in a meal sieve,

and you have a corn meal mush, dainty

and delicate, with the corn flavor pre-

served in- the original package “husk.”

The old—fashioned southern way was to

preserve the corn in the husk until

ready to take a few bushels to the mill

for grinding into meal. Anyone who

remembers the toothsome corn “pone”

of the southland, can live. those days

over again by using the plan outlined,

if he has patience to do the grinding.

Commercial milling practices prevents

its realization now, even if we do our

part with the corn. The Flint corn

lends itself to this process a little bet-

ter than the Dent varieties, although





not an absolute prerequisite. The mod:





ern corn flakes have the germ remov-

ed before the grain is cooked, and then

passed through heated steam rolls to

make the flake. The home-made meal

contains the germ, or as old-fashioned

folks call the “chit,” the especial de-

lectable part that is eaten first by

squirrels. The germ center also con-

tains the corn oil which seems to evap-

orate when meal has been ground a

long time. The battles of the Confed-

eracy were fought on corn meal, and

the great drive of civilization through

the middle west was corn fed.



Some forethought of the individual

and of societies in the matter of field

and sweet corn is now the most prom-

ising additional source of food supply

at hand, and can be a feature of the

1917 Thanksgiving if we get busy on

the job immediately.





 





CROP AND FERTILIZER QUES-

TIONS.





 





Time to Plant White Beans.





Is June 1 to 5 too early to plant

white beans? I thought if planting

earl3 a person could harvest them be-

fore the fall rains came, but they tell

me if planted early the blossoms will

fall off when the hot weather comes.



Kent 00. J. H.





No one can tell to a certainty just





the time to plant white beans, it all

Bean plants





depends'on the season.

are very susceptible to frosts and we

are running a risk at. both ends of the

crop. If you plant too early in the





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in the season and there comes early

frosts then they are killed at that end

of the season. The thing to do is to

avoid a frost at either end of the sea.

son. I should think that along the that

or fifth of June would be about the

right time to plant, certainly all dan-

ger of frosts ought to be over by that

time and yet many people don’t plant

before the fifteenth of June.



It is an excellent thing to get the

beans in early enough so that they are

harvested before the early wet weath~

er comes, but sometimes it is impos-

sible to avoid these things. There is

always a certain amount of risk to

run, no two years are alike, but beans

certainly ought to be planted early

enough in the season so that they mas

ture fully before frosts in the fall.





Seeding Red Clay Land.



I have a piece of red clay land and

for years I have tried eithei corn or

cats, or something, and always fails to

catch, then turn the stock in the re-

mainder of the season. What is the

best way to get it seeded? Which kind

of clover should I sow? The land is

high and dry, and most always is so

hard one cannot cultivate it. It has

lots of Canadian thistles on' it.



Wexford Co. .



If this land is well prepared in a fav~

orable season, one ought to get acatch

of clover with oats when not more

than one bushel of oats per acre is

sown. If you sow the oats too thick

then they smother out the clover, es-

pecially if they grow large.



As this land has been pretty well

run, with little or no manure. I think it

would pay to use about 200 or 300

pounds of acid phosphate per acre

when you sow the cats.



If it is too late now to sow to cats

and you planted the field to corn, I

would cut this corn and seed to wheat

this fall, using 250 or 300 pounds of

acid phosphate and then early next

spring before the frost is out of the

ground I would seed to common red

clover and timothy, about six quarts of

clover seed and two quarts of timothy

per acre. I never have any trouble in

getting a catch under this plan.



You say the field is covered with

Canada thistles. Now, this indicates

that this is pretty good soil and that

it isn’t so very much exhausted. It is

now so late in the season that I think

the best thing to do is to plant the

field to corn, fertilizing the- corn, and





then take particular pains in cultivat?





ing this summer thoroughly enough to

kill these Canada thistles.



I would prepare the ground for

wheat after the corn by discing or cul-

tivating and would not attempt to plow

it. If the corn is late in maturing you

could sow the wheat among the stand-

ing corn by using a one-horse fertilizer

drill. I believe in this way you could

get a good fair crop of wheat wnich

bids fair to bring a good price and also

to be pretty sure of getting a good

seeding of clover.



Sowing Cover Crop in Corn.



We have a nine- -acre field that had

sod plowed under three yeais ago; it

was cropped twice with corn and once

with cats. This spring I intend to put

it into ensilage corn, then sow it to

wheat and seed it next spring. As this

field was never manured much I won-

dered if there was anything I could

sow to get a good catch of clover the

last time cultivating, to plow under as





green manure this fall. The field is

partly low, black soil.

Oakland Co. SUBSCRIBER.





It would be well-nigh impossible to

sow any kind of a crop in this growing

corn at this last cultivation that would

yield any considerable amount of veg-

etable matter to be plowed down for

wheat this fall. Sometimes we sow rye

or clover or vetch in standing corn'but

it never makes much of a growth until

after the corn is cut, then under favor-

able conditions it will make quite a

growth to be plowed down the next

spring. But, in this instance, H. M.

wants to put this field into wheat this





fall; 'he will want to prepare the land-





Just as soon as the corn is put into. the





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think one could figure on getting

growth enough from any crop that

could be planted. to pay for the seed

and time.



My way of putting in Wheat on this

land would be to cultivate the corn

thoroughly, keep it free from weeds,

and then as soon as the corn was put

into the silo to cultivate the ground up

good and sow to wheat without plow-

ing. If you plow this ground after the

corn is harvested it takes an immense

amount of work to pack it down and

get a good seed bed for wheat. Wheat

ought to have a’firmly packed soil with

two or three inches of loose, fine, mel~

low dirt on top and where you plow

ground immediately before sowing the

wheat it is next to impossible to get

the proper conditions.





Some people would go on this corn.

stubble with a disc and cut the stubble

all up, but this ground stubble bothers

so about sowing the wheat, and I have

had splendid success by simply culti-

vating, straddling the row as you

would when the corn was young, and

then drilling the wheat lengthwise of

the corn row.



The Grimm Variety of Alfalfa.





I see in the Michigan Farmer you

were trying out Grimm alfalfa, and I

would like to know how you like it.

Do you think it better than the other

kind? I have raised the other for sew

eral years and like it very much.

Some years would not have much hay

if I had not had the alfalfa. I tried

out four acres three years ago for a

hog pasture and I sowed lime and in-

oculated it with alfalfa soil and I had

a good stand, but it does not suit me

to leave it, for it is not as good as at

first, so I covered it with manure in

the winter and am going to plant to

corn and I expect to sow the alfalfa

after the last cultivation, and I am

thinking of sowing the Grimm variety

for they say it will bear more pastur-

ing and not hurt it. I see you said a

while ago you did not advocate sowing

in corn for the stubble would bother,

but for a hog pasture I thought that

would not make so much difference.

Now I would like your opinion. If I

sow in the corn it will give me a crop





keep the weeds down and save a year's

time.

Hillsdalc Co. E. S.





I think the Grimm variety of alfalfa

is probably the most hardy variety

that we know of at the present time. I

believe it will do better on heavy land,

land that needs tile draining, than any

other variety. But I think on land

that has a poorer subsoil, that is, land

that don’t need the draining, that any

good Dakota or Montana seed will give

good results, probably as good as the

Grimm, ‘and it doesn’t cost half as

much. This is the conclusion I have

come to after having experience with

different varieties of alfalfa. If you

have land where clover is liable to

heave by the freezing and thawing of

ground in the spring, the Grimm vari‘

ety is the safest, but, on the other

kinds of soil you can get probably just

as good results from other varieties.

We have now on the market varieties

of alfalfa that have had continuous

growth on fields in Dakota and Mon-

tana for thirty years. This proves be—«

yond question that they are hardy and

I think the natural drainage of the

land has more to do with our selection

of a variety than any other thing.





Now about sowing alfalfa at, the last

cultivation of the corn. To say the

least, this is rather risky business. You

have got to have a most favorable sea«

son if you get‘even our common hardy

red clover to grow at that time. If

you have got a good crop of corn it is

taking all the moisture it can get from

the land, there is practically little left

for anything else, in fact,'during the

dry year‘there is not sufficient mois-

tm'e for the corn itself. Now this is

a mighty poor place to sow alfalfa

seed. Of course, if we have a wet July

and August, plenty of moisture, you

might get a good stand of alfalfa; but

I would not risk high-priced alfalfa}

seed under such conditions ‘ .
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Th e. “Trouble 1fDepartme’nt:i





Scab on Pears. _

trees blossom full every

spring and when the pears are about

a half grown- they crack open and fall

fo.~ They never come to full size. I

also have one plum tree that does the

same way. Can you tell me what to

do for them? A. B.



Your pear trees are affected by a

. very common fungous disease called

scab. Some varieties of pears, such as

the Flemish Beauty, are very suscep-

tible to this~disease, and if not given

good .treatment in the way of spraying,

they will invariably be covered by

scab, and will crack as the result of

this disease.



To control the disease, the trees

should be thoroughly sprayed with

Bordeaux mixture, which is made of

four pounds of copper sulphate and six

pounds of lime to fifty gallons of wa—

ter. The copper sulphate should be

dissolved in the water, and the lime

slaked to a smooth paste. Then the

copper sulphate and lime should both

be diluted to about twenty-five gallons

each, and then mixed together.





The first application of this spray

should be made just before the blos-

soms open. When about half the blos-

som petals have dropped, and again

two weeks thereafter, other applica-

tions should be made. If the season

is a. very wet one, a fourth spraying

should be made two weeks after the

third one.



In order to control insects which at-

tack the pear, arsenate of‘lead at the

rate of two pounds to fifty gallons

should be added to each spraying after

the blossoms have dropped. Your

plums drop because of the attack of

the curculio, and this insect can be

kept in control by folliwing the spray-

ing directions given for pears.



Blossoms on Young Trees.





We have several pear trees, Keifers,

planted three years ago. They are

now covered with blossoms. What

would be the proper thing to do, leave

the blossoms on or take them off? We

also have two Windsor cherry trees,

planted at the same time, with a few

blossoms on. Should I leave them on

or take them off?



Newaygo Co. A. R.





I would not advise you to pick the

blossoms off your young pear and cher-

ry trees.



Very often these fruits will blossom

heavily and not set to fruit, and even

though these young trees should set to

some fruit, it would not hurt the pear

trees to mature one or two fruits if

they are thrifty trees. The cherry

trees could also mature a small

amount of fruit without injury.



The Squash Bug.





Please tell me how to get rid of

brown squash bugs. They are green

when first hatched out and'smell of-

fensive. We are pestered every year

with them. Have put on several dif-

ferent things, but none seem to do

any good. SUBSCRIBER.





The squash bug is very difficult to

control, as there is no spray known





which will kill the adult beetles with-

out injuring the vines.



A ten per cent kerosene emulsion

will kill the young, but kerosene emul-

sion, if not properly made, will likely

cause injury to the vine. This emul-

sion is made in a stool{ solution, first

by dissolving by boiling, a half pound

of laundry soap in one gallon of soft

water. As soon as the soap is all disi

solved remove the solution from, the





My pear





fire and add two gallons of kerosene,‘





after which agitate the mixture vio-

lently. This can best be done by pump-

ing the mixture into itself with a

bucket pump. The agitation should

continue until the mixture is a smooth

creamy emulsion,.withOut any free oil.

This stock solution will keep if sealed

from the air. For a ten, per cent solu-

tion add five and two-thirds gallons of

. water to one gallon of stock solution



.andimix theroughly. If there is any

“ tree oil injury. to thevines will result.





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Use of boards or stones under which to

trap the adult beetles. The adults

should be looked for frequently under

these boards and destroyed. The eggs

are laid in batches on the under side

of the leaf, and are orange or red in

color.





Fon CABBAGE LlCE.





 





- For cabbage lice take a lump of salt—

peter, the size of an egg, and put .in a

sprinkler of water. Sprinkle the cab-





bage once or twice and there will be '





no more lice on them. As soon as I

see the white butterfly flying over my

patch, I think it time to get out the

sprinkler. H. C. HURT.





CONTROLLING CABBAGE WORMS.





 





The method used to control cabbage

worms, which is simply to apply hot

water, pouring it on the forming heads

with a dipper. This effectually cooks

the worms, and while it may turn some

of the opter leaves slightly brown, I

have never known it to do the cabbage

and harm, as the heads seem to form

and grow all the faster after the ap-

plication. I have even used hot water

on cauliflower Without harming them

in the least. This method I learned

from a man who raised cabbage for

market and shipped them by the car-

load. He used a large kettle placed in

the middle of his cabbage field to heat

the water.



For small patches I heat it in a ket-

tle or wash boiler on the kitchen range

and carry it out'in a pail.



Ingham Co. A. E. WOODMAN.





PRUNING ONLY REMEDY FOR

FIRE BLlGHT.





 





In recent years a disease has been

spreading through the apple orchards

of Michigan, killing much of the newly

set fruit and many of the young grow-

ing shoots of the trees. This disease

is fire blight. It attack-s the pear as

well as the apple and quince. I-t de-

velops to a serious degree almost ev-

ery year in pears. It rarely causes as

much injury in apples as it did two

years ago. It is caused by a bacterial

parasite which develops in the growing

layer of the tree, causing the tissues

to die during spring and early summer.



There is no other known preventive

than cutting out and burning the

blighted parts.



The best time to cut out blight is in

late winter or early spring just before

the blossoming season. It winters ov-

er mostly in pears, though occasionally

in a few apples, like Jonathan and Yel—

low Transparent. While in June the

blight shows in millions of the blight-

ed places on the twigs, it will winter

over only in' a few places in the trunk,

main limbs or occasionally in the

twigs. In early spring these winter

pockets of blight may be seen in blis-

tered areas on the bark which give off

honey-like exudations. Insects feed on

these honey-like masses. These hon-

ey—like masses are full of germs of the

disease which are carried by the in-

sects to the blossoms and growing

points in spring. If these winter pock-

ets can be cut out, and the wounds

painted no blight germs will be left

and the disease will not spread during

the spring and early summer. If a

blight pocket here and there is over—

looked near the blossoming time, the

disease will spread from it to the flow-

er clusters and growing twigs. The





first blighted parts in the flower clus- ,





ters and new twigs put out honey-like

exudations which stand in little beads

on the young twigs, lead stems or

young fruit stems. If these are cut out

just after blooming period, enormous

spread of blight can be prevented. It

will be well to keep this point in mind





 





 

 





 





 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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EVERAL requests have recently

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for hogs. While the principle of self-

feeders is practically the same in every

case, yet the details of construction

are varied according to the needs of

the feeder. The accompanying cut

shows one type of feeder used and rec-

ommended by the Iowa Agricultural

College. The. editor recently built a

feeder of this type, except that the

capacity for grain was considerably

larger. This feeder works very well,

except that the ground feed in it will

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THE CALL FOR MORE SHEEP AND

WOOL.





(Continued from first page).



of agitation of the sheep raising busi-

ness at farmers’ meetings. The name

of sheep has but rarely appeared on

the programs at farmers’ institutes in

recent years, while the dairy business

has been very thoroughly discussed at

most if not all of the meetings.



As a healthful kind of meat to use in

the family sheep meats are among the

best. If more attention is paid to rais-

ing. slaughtering and cooking mutton





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vice will be removed and made nar-

rower, and other alterations and ad-

justments made until this particular

feed works satisfactorily in the feeder.

Another one will be constructed for

the spring pig crop soon to be weaned.

This will be made narrow and with

straight sides with gains for movable

partitions to permit the feeding of a

variety of grains in the same feeder.

As above noted the feeder should be

adapted to.the work required of it.

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on the farm it will be more and more

appreciated, otherwise it will become a

lost art. To those who have the good

of humanity at heart it looks as though

it is the duty of those who know the

merits of keeping sheep on the farms

to spread the gospel of sheep raising

and mutton eating among the farmers

and not let all of this most healthful

and delicious kind of meat go to the

cities.



In all parts, of the country people

are promoting different branches of

farm business by organizing. There

are corn clubs, potato clubs, fruit rais-

ing clubs, pig clubs, calf clubs, etc.,

and thus far I have not seen any men‘

tion of .

Sheep and Lamb Clubs.



It is just as dignified a business for

children to learn as any of those pro-

moted by the organization of the clubs

mentioned. It is 'believed that an in-

terest in sheep raising can be stimu-

lated by a little concerted effort on

the part of those who are familiar with

the merits of the business. A persist-

ent agitation of the subject will make

it popular. If lamb clubs are organiz-

ed it will not be the remark that “Mary

had a little lamb,” but that not only

Mary, but Susie, Ruth, Katie, Lily,

Jennie and Alice, as well as Johnnie,

Walter, Henry, Herman and Charley

are all engaged in raising lambs and

are learning and operating in the

sheep business.



If in communities where farmers

take an interest in the welfare of the

young people, and are trying to give

them the right start in business, they

will hold community fairs, and when

the various products are brought to-

gether the keepers of the flocks will

be entitled to as many honors as those

who show fruits, potatoes, calves, pigs

or poultry. A community can make a

business popular or let it drop into a.

condition of neglect and decline until

financial losses are sustained.



The Fertilizer Question Important.



Most farmers are loyal American cit-

izens. They have the good of their

community, state and nation at heart.

They reailze that where stock is not

kept on the farms the fertility of the

soil is being lessened each and every

year. They also know that where stock

is kept, especially cattle, that unless





 





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the manure and applyit at the' proper

placevand in the porper manner. there

is a great waste of fertility, and it is a.

difficult matter to maintain the origi-

nal fertility of the soil without the aid

of commercial fertilizers.





The sheep is the “animal with a gol-

den hoof.” He gathers where he has

not strewn and distributes the richest

of manures wherever he goes. At night

the sheep occupy the highest and poor-

est ground, always enriching it and

bettering its physical condition, male

ing the light, sandy places more ad

hesive and the heavy, clay knolls rich-

er and more easily reduced to a fine

tilth. Wherever sheep are kept as the

leading stock on the farm, and the m3.-

nure properly handled, the fertility oi





 





the soil is increased, and the necessity

for commercial fertilizers ceases.

When sheep are kept on clayey

farms they do not poach up the ground

while it is wet as do cattle or horses.

Sheep running on light, sandy soils

compact it, which enables it to hold

moisture better and retain the fertility.





While sheep are running on the land ,





their light weight does not injure‘ten-

der plants as do cattle.



Sheep are consumers of a great va-

riety of plants and shrubs, and are,

therefore good scavengers, gleaming

their food from such as other stock

will not consume, and convert what is

otherwise worthless into a rich fertiliz-

er at the same time there is growing

on their backs wool, which always has

a commercial value.



The Call is Imperative. _



The demand for more sheep and

more wool is becoming more and more

imperative. At the present time the

high price for mutton and wool is com--

ing from all sides. The armies are de-

manding more wool for clothing for

the men who are being exposed to rig-

orous conditions on the field of car»

nage and strife. The millions of work-

men in our manufacturing industries

are calling for more mutton for them-

selves and their families. The wealthy

who revel in wealth and luxury, are

calling for more delicious lamb mutton

with Which to satisfy their trained ap-

petites for something more delicate

and expensive than can be indulged

in by the great masses of the people.



The great question at the present

time is, will the demand be heeded and

the interest in the sheep business be

stimulated to a degree sufficient to en-

courage those who can to embark in

sheep raising and wool growing on an

extensive scale? Will the farmers who

have large farms divide their attention

between sheep and wool raising and

other kinds of live stock? Will the

farmers on moderate sized farms heed





'the call and reestablish the old cus-





tom of keeping some sheep on nearly

every farm? If so, the benefits which

can be derived from keeping sheep can

again be realized-and the influence of

theflocks can again make its modify

ing influences felt on the dwellers in

the rural communities. It is at call

which, if heeded. will be a general. hens

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ITTLEattention has been given

heretofore to dairying in its re-

lation to, the farm as a whole, or



in its economic relations, notwith-

standing the fact that much attention

has been devoted to methods of pro-

duction, feeding and care. What dairy

farmers must come to appreciate is

the actual value of determining the

cost of production in detail, and the

relation of that cost to the product and

income therefrom. The object should

be to show the exact status of the

dairy industry and the cost of dairy

products to the producer, endeavoring

to reduce therefrom the economic prin-

ciples that govern the dairy industry.

Factors entering into the cost of pro—





‘ducing milk, though consisting of





many different items, may be definite-

ly divided into the following classes:

Labor of man and horse, feeds, depre-

ciation, cost of shelter, general ex-

pense, interest on investment, and use

of machinery in equipment. These fac—

tors represent the actual cost of the

maintenance of a herd on a dairy farm.

Figuring Labor Costs.



The two classes of labor used in the

dairy business are man labor and

horse labor. In cost data all labor per-

formed in the care of cattle should be

charged to that enterprise at current

rate of wages. This rate is based upon

the employment of hired men, and is

obtained by dividing the aggregate

monthly wages paid, plus the aggre—

gate cost of board by the aggregate

number of hours’ work performed each

month. This gives a base figure of

cost per hour upon which all wages

are calculated for any enterprise.



The cost of feed contributes to the

cost of 'maintenance .and to the final

cost of the product. Low prices for

roughage and concentrates and high

prices for product means profit; while

with high—priced food stuffs and low

prices for product profits are material-

ly lessened.



In a Minnesota investigation, all the

feeds consumed by cattle were charged

at the farm price, not at the cost of

production. The farm price of farm-

grown feeds is the market price, less

the cost of transportation from the

farm to the nearest market. To illus-

trate: If barley is- forty-five cents per

bushel at the market where the farmer

sells his grain and the cost of trans-_

portation from the farm to the market

is one and a half cents a bushel, the

farm price would be forty-three and a

half cents per bushel. However, when

roughage or concentrates are purchas-

ed, the cost of hauling to the farm is

then charged to the cost of mainte-

nance 'of the stock to which it is fed.



Value of Farm Feeds.



. When feeds have no market price,

as is frequently the case with corn

fodder, millet hay, shredded stover,

root crops, silage, etc., the cost is bas-

ed upon the feedingvalue as compar—

ed with that of hay or feed which has,

a market value.



Pasturage changes were charged on

a uniform rate for each route or coun-

ty. The, importance of pasturage in

the ecOnomy of the farm is well illus-

trated by the small quantity of grain

or roughage fed during the pasture sea-

son.“ For practically five months of

the year the cattle were supported al-

most entirely from the grass crop. Dur-

ing this same period the production

was greater than at any other time of

the year. 7 .



’ Under farm conditions, with stock of

mixed type, milk production is seldom

proportionate to ' ood consumption.

The general practice of farmers is to

make the ‘greatestwpossible use of

roughage and to reduce- j- feeding of

grain to a minimum, especially .those





' grains which areof ready market sale.





The-Quantity of grain fed tends to vary

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ed concentrated mill feeds; this may

or may not be good farming. How-

«ever, if the grains fed are largely

those containing high percentages of

carbohydrates and fat, and are fed

with wild or timothy hay rather than

clover, the purchase of concentrated

mill feeds becomes imperative.



Lack of Liberality Greatest Fault.



Theoretically, at least, the greatest

error in feeding the dairy cow is lack

of liberality. A comparatively small

proportion of cows may receive at

times a ration sufficient for maximum

milk production, but the greater num-

ber are constantly underfed. During

June, July, August and September, lit-

tle or no roughage or concentrates are

fed. This leaves a period of 243 days

during which partial or full feeding

has to be resorted to. With an aver-

age pasture season of 163 days for Min-

nesota, there remain 202 days during

which a full ration must be provided.



The quantity of milk or butter-fat

produced per cow affects to a large ex-

tent the cost of production per unit of

product. Cost of maintenance is ap-

proximately the same for a cow pro-

ducing 5,000 as for one producing 6,000

pounds of milk annually.

difference is the 1,000 pounds of milk.

Therefore, it is economy to produce

milk from herds with high yields. Oth-

er conditions being the same, a cow

with an average of 7,000 pounds per

year will produce more cheaply than

one with a yield of 4,000 pounds per

year, notwithstanding that the latter

will show a maintenance'cost several

dollars less than the former. ‘



In sections near important markets

and centers of population the cost of

maintenance is enormously increased

over that in Minnesota. With rough-

age averaging $5 per ton or less and

grain feeds less than one cent per

pound, the farmers in the rural dis-

tricts of the central west have a de-

cided advantage over those located

where grains are one and a half to two

cents per pound and roughage from

$15 to $20 per ton. In the latter in-

stance a cow can not be maintained

for less than $75 to $100 per year. It

is safe to state that the average cost

of maintaining a cow is about $60 per

year. This cost may be kept at a min-

imum through care and economy in

feeding and judgment in marketing

and handling the product from the

farm.



—Well-bred Cows Most Economical.



Certain tendencies exist in the dairy

industry where cows of better breed“

ing, carrying dairy heredity, are being

introduced and better shelter and care

provided. Under these conditions an

increasing percentage of expenditure

for shelter, depreciation, and interest

on investment is natural. Prices re-

maining the same, the proportionate

expenditures for labor and feeds would

decrease. Thus, as herds become bet-

ter bred and of more value a relative

decrease in cost of care and of feed

may be expected. This Is especially

true after stock reaches a value of

$100 per head.



The expenditures for food, prices be-

ing on a stable basis, remain practical-

ly the same, even with an increase of

productivity of cows and consequently

of value." Well-bred herds with an av-

erage of 5,000 or more pounds of milk

per cow per year, as compared with

herds producing 4,000 pounds per cow,

require less roughage and less concen-

trates in the production of milk. De-

ductively, at least, these figures show

the value of breeding and the general-

ization may be made‘ that with in-

creasing productivity and values, the

relative percentage of expenditure for

feeds, price remaining the same, de-.

creases, while depreciation, shelter,

and interest increases.



{Dairymen have been more interest-





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There was never a summer in the history of the country when both

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This is true whether you have no separator or have an inferior or

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It is important to remember, too, that if you

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ROSS ENSILAGE CUTTER



and SILO FILLER

Nos. 16-18-20 8: 24.



The important parts of a silo filler are:

CUTTING CYLINDER and BLOWER. These

parts on the ROSS are STEEL not cast iron.

Breakdowns in the midst of Sllo Filling are

done away with when using the

WHAT MAKES GOOD SXLAGEY When the

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when the corn and stalks are macerated in



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the growth of Mold.



The ROSS Enoilane Cutter and Sllo Filler

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Their-LARGE CAPACITY. LOW SPEED.

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We know that a certain proportion of

Goodyear users buy this tire for reasons of

comfort, appearance or security.





But we know also that the overwhelming

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The primary virtue of a tire in their View

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servrce.





And because Good year Tires embody

this Virtue in a surpassing degree, they prefer

them as their equipment.





Undoubtedly the cause of GoOdyear Tires

being more than ordinarily reliable is the

manner in which they are built.





Their construction represents the sum of all

t1 :e-making knowledge, as we have learned it.





The processes of their construction long

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they are as exact and definite as mathematics.





Not by accident or luck did the Good—

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machine, the N O’HOOE bead, the All-

Weather tread, the Braided Piano—Wire base,

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But these improvements alone could not

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what he does to support this fiess built in Good-

year Tires, afz‘er the tires hav een put in actual use.





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LITERATURE ‘

POETRY

HISTORY an?

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This Magazine Section forms apart of our paper every week.





 





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EARLY everyone is familiar with

ants and knows something of

their habits, structure, mode of



living, etc. They vary in size from the

tiny red ant that is so frequently found

in the kitchen and pantry,.about one-

sixteenth of an inch in length, to the

large black carpenter-ant that lives in

decayed stumps or old timbers. They

occur in all parts of the world from the

dry and arid deserts to the damp trop-

ical forests, and from the torrid zone

to the arctic circle.



We all know that ants are a nui-

sance where they get into the house

and many people have wondered if

they are truly destructive, or if they

have some beneficial habits. An af-

firmative anSWer may be given to both





Keeping Ants from the Home





By DON B.





of these questions. There are many

species of ants that we may classify

as being of negative importance, that

is, neither beneficial nor injurious.

Some of the benefits that may be at-

tributed to ants are their habits of go-

ing deep into the ground and bringing

up particles of soil and scattering

them on the surface. They are con-

stantly stirring and working the soil





and so may be classed with the earth-





worm in this respect. Ants also aid in

the decomposition of organic sub-

stances, this is slow but is constantly





WHELAN





going on throughout the season. They

feed on the body—juices and tissues of

dead insects which they find or kill

for themselves. It is reported that

there are twelve species of ants

known to attack immature stages in

the cotton boll-weevil. “In some cases

more. than half of the immature stages

in the field have been found to be de-

stroyedby ants alone.” The writer

has seen the large carpenter-ant de-

vouring the pupa of the seventeen-year

locust. One observer said that he had

seen several red ants attack a. bed-bug,





tear off its legs and carry it away. It

has been said that a good way to rid

a house of bed-bugs is to turn in a.

colony of red ants as they will seek

out the bed-bugs and completely erad-

icate them. But the ants will remain

in possession of the house, so that one

gains nothing.



Ants also may be considered to be

injurious, not only in the house but in

the field as well. They are very fond

of the sweet honey-dew that is secret-

ed by the plant-lice; Sometimes they

carry these insects to their nests and

care for them in order that they may

use this sweet fluid. An example of

how ants harbor these pests is shown

in the case of the corn root aphis. One

species of ants, living in corn fields,





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WORLD EVENTS IN PICTURES
fists the eggs of thecornr‘oot aphis

, "the fall, carry them to their own

, ‘ts and care for them during the

. > nter. In the wring the newly hatch-

oil aphids are carried out by the ants

nd placed on the roots of an early

0d plant, later being transferred to

e rootsof corn where they do much

damage.



The housewife goes to the pantry,

some summer’s day, to get some cake

' and finds that the frosting is covered

”with tiny red ants. Further investiga-

” tion reveals them in the butter, sugar,

and running all over everything appar-



ently. Sometimes it is the larger black



“Species which carried its love for sweet

things to the sugar bowl. How am I

to get rid of them? It is, of course,

. useless to try and kill them one at a

time, like “swatting the fly.”



The first step is to take everything

out of the infested place, clean every-

‘ thing, burning papers, and throw away

or clean out any infested foods. Any

g foods that are likely to attract this in-

sect like cake, bread, sugar, meat and

similar substances, should be placed

in ant-proof metal containers or set

, over a dish of water in which the ants



' will drown in trying to get at the food.



' The source of the colony should be lo-



cated. If it be under the floor or in



’ the wall the liberal use of carbon bi-

sulphide will soon kill the queen and

attendant ants. An old wood-box may





"Whom have we here, Masters?” he

asked, his eyes on my face. “Is there

another vessel near us?”



“No, sir,” and the engineer stood,

hat in hand, awkwardly shifting his

weight. “We have picked up some

castaways.. This man here is Captain

Hollis, late of the Atlas Line.”



“Indeed,” he held out his hand to

me, his eyes looking direct into mine.

“I regret your misfortune, sir, but your

coming is a Godsend to us. Your ship

was wrecked?”



“Sunk in collision,” I answered. “But



» it was not my ship; I have not been to

,sea for several years in any position of



command. On this occasion I was a



guest on board a steam yacht belong-



ing to Gerald Carrington, of New York.



The name of the vessel was the Esmer-



alda. I need not relate the details just



at present, but three of us have been

' picked up by this ship."



“Three—all passengers?”



“Yes—one was a woman.”



“Yet, if I understand Masters aright,

you have been in the merchant ser-

vice?”



“In every capacity; when I retired I

was captain of the freighter Vulcan.”



He stood silent a moment, thought-

fully considering me, and I could not

determine whether or not he was alto-

gether pleased. Finally, having appar-

ently reached some decision, his gaze



» shifted to the face of the burly engi-

'neer.



“I will talk with Captain Hollis,” he

Said, “and perhaps you had better re-

”“turn on deck, Masters, and keep an eye

out; the fog thickens, and we are in

the track of ships.’



,_ ‘Wery well, sir.’



f As the door CIOSed behind the engi-



neer’s bulky figure, the owner motion-



ed me to a chair, while he took an-



other himself. He seemed doubtful



duet, how to begin, opening a drawer in

the desk, and bringing out cigars.



" ‘ "You smoke, doubtless?”



:15“! thank you—yes.”



i-“I; hardly know how best‘ to approach

gsubiect,” he said soberly. “If you



, ’ ' merely a shipwrecked merchant



A} tain, I could make you a rather at.



. ive offer; but, as you have retired

"the sea, that would probably

no ,speel " Tndueeinent.” '





 

 





 





   

   

 





 

 





 





 





be the seat 6! the“ trouble or its nest'

may ‘be in the ground near the back

porch. In using the carbon bisul'phide

care must be taken that no light or

fire is near, as it is very inflammable.



If ants like the sweet things in the

cupboards one of the best remedies,

worked out and recommended by Pref.

R. H. Pettit, Entomologist of the Ex-

periment Station, is to mix one part of

tartar emetic with twenty parts of ex-

tracted honey. Syrup may be used in

in the absence of the honey. Put this

in small saucers and place where the

ants will have access to it, but where

,it is inaccessible to the children or

household pets. If the ants are grease

eaters use grease instead of the honey

in the same proportions as above.



If ants are troublesome in lawns or

in the garden, where they are building

their nests, they can be killed even

more rapidly than in the house. Drench

the nests with boiling water or pour

'into them a small quantity of kerosene

or coal oil. Another method is to in-

ject bisulphide of carbon into the nests,

the quantity of the chemical depend-

ing upon the size of the nests. After

this fluid has been poured in, the en-

trance to the nest should‘be closed by

a blanket or inverted pan placed over

it in order to retain the chemical. The

fumes of the bisulphide will penetrate

slowly through the underground chan-

nels and kill the ants.





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“The pay, you mean? Well, hardly;

I have no desire for a berth."



“So I supposed, or else you would

scarcely have been one of Carrington’s

guests for a yachting cruise. I pres

sume Masters told you the fix- we

are in?”



“Yes, as strange an accident as I

ever heard of at sea. vYou have got to

have a navigator, and I am pefrectly

willing to serve you as far as I can. I

owe you this for picking us up from an

open boat. With your permission, sir,

and without mentioning pay, I will

agree to take command of the Indian

Chief, and sail her to the nearest Am-

erican port, where you can procure

officers, and, if necessary, a new crew.”



He sat silent, one white hand crump-

ling a paper on the desk, his forehead

creased, the lines of his face showing

clearly. He appeared to hesitate, un-

certain how best to answer me.



“I—I certainly appreciate your offer,

Captain Hollis. It is a most liberal

one, because, if I know anything of

maritime law, you would be justly en-

titled to high compensation for thus

saving both ship and cargo. I had in-

tended offering you—at least that was

my first thought—the sum of three

hundred a month to take command, the

contract to remain in force after the

conclusion of this voyage, if you so

desired. This you will not consider?

The money argument has no weight?”



I smiled, but shook my head.



“Then there is nothing left me, ex-

cept to appeal to your humanity,” he

went on, leaning forWard, his‘eyes on

mine. “If you were an ordinary, rough

sea dog, I should“ hesitate to make

such an appeal, or reveal to you the

desperate position in ’which I find my-

self. But you are not; while, un-

doubtedly, you are a good sailor, you

are also a gentleman. You belong, I

suspect, to my class, and I can give

you my confidence, trust you with ,my

secret. Is this not true?”



“I hope I am worthy of such faith,”

I answered wonderingly, as he paused.



“I repose that. faith in you, and ask

you to face this situation from my

standpoint. I am the sole owner of the

Indian Chief, and also of 'her cargo.

Every dollar I possess on this earth is

tied up on heard this vessel. That is





trust the venture to anyone else. Un-

der the hatches I have a cargo valued

at nearly half a million dollars. It

was purchased and shipped on the

strength of a contract signed by a high

official of one of the European govern-

ments, yet the responsibility pf pay-

ment rests upon myself and a few in‘

timate friends. If the Indian Chief

safely discharges thiscargo, within a

designated time, at a certain port, or

contingent thereto, I shall make a for-

tune, and retain my honor as a mer-

chant. If not, then I am a ruined man,

Mr. Hollis, and my reputation is gone

also.”



“What port?”



"Hamburg.”



“Your contract then is with Ger:

many? Who was the purchasing

agent?”



“The military attache at Washing-

ton. ”



“You have his signature ‘2”



“Yes; but not with me here. I took

precaution to forward that by mail to

an Americanbanker in Berlin.”





I leaned forward, deeply interested

by now in his unusual story.



“Then I presume your cargo is large-

ly munitions of war?”



“Of that nature—yes.”



“From what port did you sail?”



“Baltimore, July twenty-sixth; we

were held back within the capes for

two days by a severe storm.”



‘ Then you have not heard of the

declarations of war in Europe?”



His eyes widened, his pale face grew

whiter than ever.





“War in Europe; already declared!”

he exclaimed. “Is that actually true?

We carry no wireless, and have spok-

en no vessel since we left the Chesa-

peake. What nations are at war?”



“The last message we received on

the Esmeralda was that Germany and

Austria were already pitted against

France, Russia and England. The Ger-

man troops had invaded Belgium in an

effort to reach Paris. The night before

our accident a great British battleship,

racing toward New York, passed us.

She was under orders to bottle up the

German liners. May I see your man-

ifest?"



He took the list from an inner draw-

er, and handed it over to me without

a word, evidently stunned by this un-

expected news, and unable to speak. I

turned the typewritten pages slowly,

glancing over the various items.

They were astounding.



“Why, really, I can hardly credit my

own eyes,” I exclaimed. “You tell me

these goods were actually centracted

for by the German government agent

in the Open market?"





“Not exactly in the open market,

Mr. Hollis. It was all accomplished in

my name; »I a10ne am known in the

transaction; Certain intimate personal

relations won me the contract, my

mother being a relative of a high ofli-

cial. The negotiations were conducted

secretly.”



“I should suppose so; yet such pur-

chases would look as though war had

been anticipated. When were you first

approached ?” '





“July second, but most of the cargo

had been already collected. It was to

have been shipped from New Orleans,

but there was some mistake. As soon;

as I accepted the offer made me the

goods were forwarded to Baltimore by

train.” -



“There were other shipments, then. 9”



“I think so, from southern ports. ”



I arose to my feet, walked across to

the port, and stared out into the thick-

ening mist overhanging the water. The

man did not move, or speak, and I

turned again to find him with thead

buried in his arms on the desk. His

attitude of complete despair was full

of pathetic appeal."



“I am no international lawyer,” I

said gravely, “but ~there is scarcely an





item on that manifest which is not





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of Germany now, will be almost impos-

sible, a mere gambler’s chance. The





guard lines are probably not yet en-J





tirely closed; luck and, good seaman-

ship might indeed discover an opening.

but English and French war vessels

are no doubt gathering along the coast

like birds of prey.” ’



He lifted his head.



“The German navy is strong.”



“Yes; but not strong enough to cope

with both Great Britain and France.

For a while, however, they may suc-

ceed in keeping open a passage through

the North Sea. That would be your

only hope, for the English channel will

be closed already.”



“You have sailed the northern

course?”



“Twice; to Christiana, Norway; the

route is a stormy one, but not especial-

ly dangerous at this season of the year.

The Indian Chief sails under the Uni-

ted States flag?”



“Yes.”



“That might prevent a search, pro-

viding you had a good explanation

ready, especially as you left p01t be-

fore .war was declared. However, spies

are everywhere, and the nature of the

cargo aboard may be known. If so.

every cruiser on watch has already

been notified by wireless.”



He arose to his feet facing me, his

slender hands opening and closing ner-

vously, his face white and drawn.



“I realize all this, Captain Hollis,"

he said, his voice trembling, “and also

that there still remains a, chance of

success. I like your face, your manner

of fronting things. I think you are the

very man whom God has sent to me

in this emergency. Listen; I tell you





I am absolutely ruined unless I coma





plete this voyage. I am a young man,

not over thirty, but my health is gone.

You can see I am practically a physi-

cal wreck, ‘yet I am the only support of

an aged mother, and three younger

children. Two years ago no one had

brighter prospects in life than I; now

I am struggling desperately for mere

existence. A little more than a year

ago I met with a serious accident; I

need not go into details—the result

you can see by looking at me. For

eight months I was in a hospital in

New York, lingering between life and

death. There was no one to attend to

my business affairs, and everything

went to the dogs. When I got out

again all that was left me was this

vessel, a reputation for business abil-

ity, and a few thousand dollars. This

contract came to me as a Godsendyit

was so arranged that I was able to car-

ry it with a little help. If successful,

it will put me on my feet again.”



“You are not German?”



“Not a drop of Teuton blood is in my

veins,. so far as I know. I never

dreamed of the possibility of war, or

even asked the nature of the ship-

ments.”



“I understand. Of course it makes

little difference where one’s sympa—

thies chance to be in a case like this.”

I put my hand on his shoulder, and

looked into his eyes. “You have been

perfectly frank with me; now I am go-

ing to be just as frank with you. I

believe your story, and my whole in«

clination is to stand by, and help you

through. I have got a fair amount of

sporting blood in me, and, while I con-

fess, I'd rather do my fighting on the

other side in this particular affair, yet,

for your sake, it‘would give me sincere

pleasure to shove the bow of this old

hooker into a German port. It would

be some trick- that, to test both nerve

and seamanship.. I don’t say it can be

done; but there is a fighting chance,

and every wild drop of blood in my

veins urges me to try it—”





“You will!” he interrupted eagerly,

his eyes glowing. “Y on mean you are





going to make the attempt?

“No, I don’t say that, my friend: ..





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my own time, to be considered, I would

shake hands with you instantly, and

accept the adventure. 'But there is an-

other on board this ship to be consid-

ered—a woman, whose comfort and

wishes I cannot ignore. We have been

shipwrecked together, and my first

duty is to her. I can give you no

pledge, sir, without her permission. I

cannot compel her by force to take

such a voyage as this will be.”



“But she could be transhipped!”



“Which would at once reveal our

whereabouts, and probable course. Any





vessel speaking us would make report '





as soon as it reached harbor. Our only

safe method of procedure will be to

keep far enough away from any pass-

ing vessel during daylight to escape

recognition, and to run the main Euro-

pean routes by night. If we so much

as speak a ship, it will double our peril

of capture; the wireless is our great-

est enemy.”



“Then what is it you propose doing?”



“Just this; I’ll go out now, and talk

with the lady. I’ll explain the whole

situation to her fully, so that she will

understand every detail.”



“But is this fair to me?”



“Yes, perfectly fair. She is no weak-

nerved creature, to be awed by peril.

She is a healthy, sensible girl, ready

to do her part anywhere; her sympa-

thy will all be with you. Anyway, I

shall leave the affair entirely to her

decision. I’ll give you my answer in

thirty minutes.”



I shook hands with him, conscious

again of the pathetic pleading of his

eyes as they met mine. As I turned

to go, he sank down into the chair, a

dicsonsolate figure, with haggard face

toward me. As I closed the door, and

stood outside in the main cabin, it sud-

denly occurred to me that I did not

know the man’s name. Masters had

not mentioned it; I had not asked, nor

did I recall noticing the signature on

the manifest.





CHAPTER XII.

We Accept Adventure.



S I emerged from behind the butt

of the mizzenmast the only per-

son visible was a long-legged



cabin boy industriously rubbing away

at a grease spot on the deck. He was

not aware of my presence until I

spoke, when he gazed up at me across

his shoulder, with seeming little intel-

ligence in his dull eyes.



“Do you know which of these state—

rooms the lady was given?"



“How’s that, sir?”



“The woman who came on board an

hour ago,” I explained. “Where was

she put?”



“Oh, yes, sir; over there; I just took

her in a needle and some thread.”



“All rights—what is your name ?”



“Joe—Joe Moon, sir.”



I crossed over and rapped at the

stateroom door, which had a figure five

stenciled on the upper panel. The boy

stood’up, and watched me curiously,

rag in hand.



“Who is there?” she asked.



“This is Hollis; could you spare me

a few moments ?”



“Certainly; I will come out directly,”

she laughed. “I have been doing some

emergency mending.”



I picked out a chair, and sat down.



“Joe,” I said, rather firmly, not alto-

gether enjoying his rigid scrutiny. “I

am going to command this steamer un-

til we make port, so you will take your

orders from me. You understand ?”



“Yes, sir.” ‘



(Continued next week).





REVELATION.





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Household Editor —-—Will you please

publish a recipe for canning greens,

dandelions and beets?-—A Subscriber,

Conklin.





Canning greens is a simple process,

and one that more and more house-

wives are learning. Greens not only

make a welcome and an appetizing ad-

dition to the bill of fare after the win-

ter when heavier foods have been

served, but they fill a want of the sys-

tem, in that they furnish valuable min-

The Depart-

ment of Agriculture gives no less than

seventeen varieties of cultivated

greens which may be canned, and ten

kinds of wild ones.





Needless to say, they should always

be picked and canned the same day.

Look over carefully and remove all

grass and old leaves. Wash through

several waters to remove sand. If you

have running water put in a colander,

and if not be sure to lift the greens

out of the water, as pouring the water

off leaves a great deal of sand in the

vegetable. Use several waters for



washing. Then place in a steamer and

steam for fifteen or twenty minutes,

remove and dip quickly in and out of

cold water and then cut in lengths

easy for packing. They are then ready

to be packed in the cans, which, with

the tops and rubbers you have ster-

ilized. Fill the cans as tightly as pos-

sible, and pour in hot water to ’fill all

crevices. Add a level teaspoon of salt

for every quart of greens. The salt

maybe dissolved in the water with

which the cans are filled. Adjust rub-

bers and screw. on tops so they just

touch the rubbers and then lower‘ the

cans into your wash boiler, which has

been fitted with a false bottom and

filled with hot water sufficient in quan-

tity to cover the cans and come at

least one inch above the top. Place on

stove and bring to a boil and sterilize

one and a half hours. Remove cans,

tighten tops, and set away in a cool

dark place. This method may be used

for all greens. The following vegeta-

bles and herbs may be used as greens:

Cultivated: Swiss chard, kale, Chinese

cabbage leaves, upland cress, French

endiye, cabbage sprouts, turnip tops,

New Zealand spinach, asparagus, spin-

ach, beet tops, cultivated dandelions,

Dasheen sprouts, native mustard, Rus-

sian mustard, collards, rape. Wild:

Pepper cress, lamb’s quarter, bitter

dock, smartweed sprouts, purslane,

commonly called pusley, pokeweed,

dandelions, Marsh marigolds, mustard,

tender sprouts, and young leaves of

milkweed.



As rhubarb and pineapple are ready

for canning now, recipes for canning

these fruits follows:





Rhubarb may be canned by the cold

water'method. To do this, wash the

rhubarb, remove tips and root ends

Fill the

cans as tightly as possible, of course,

cans must be sterilized, and fill to ov-'

erflowing with cold water.‘ Seal atonce

and set in a cool dark place. The nat-

ural acid of the rhubarb prevents the

growth of bacteria.



To can by the hot water bath meth-

od, as sterilizing in the boiler is call-

ed, wash the rhubarb and cut in inch

pieces, plunge in boiling water for two

minutes and then dip in cold water.

Pack the cans as tightly as possible

and pour in a thick syrup till cans ov-

erflow. 'By thick syrup is meant a.

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ter, boiled until it is hard to pour it

from the spoon. The syrup should be

boiling when pouredon the rhubarb.

Proceed as in canning any product’and

sterilize fifteen minutes.





When canning pineapple, be sure to

remove all 'eyes. Cut in slices and

then in pieces to suit your individual

taste, in dice, eighth-sections, half

slices, or leave the slices whole if

your cans will take them in without

breaking slices. Blanch, which means to

plunge in boiling water, ten minutes,

dip in cold water and pack in jars, cov-

ering with boiling syrup of a. consist-

ency to suit your own taste. If you

like a sweet fruit boil the syrup until

it rolls up over the edge of the spoon

when you try to pour it out. If you do

not like the pineapple very sweet, use

a syrup which has not boiled so long.

Sterilize thirty-five minutes, then tight-

en covers and store in a dark place.



Pineapple, is the only fruit which

contains a vegetable pep.sin._ It is eas-

ily digested and useful in many ways

as it may be used for a dessert, a.sal-

ad, in the making of cooling drinks, in

fruit cocktails, or finely diced and ad-

ded to whipped cream, to be used as a

dressing for stale sponge cake.



How many have tried to add pine-

apple juice and the fruit to gelatine in

place of lemon juice and other fruits?

Two housekeepers used pineapple in

this way, and the gelatine refused to

solidify. Have other cooks had similar

experiences? DEBORAH.





HOW MICHIGAN WOMEN WILL OR-

GANIZE. ‘





 





A great field for service will within

a few days be opened to Michigan

women, who in the war days now

dawning wish to make themselves use-

ful to Uncle Sam. Under plans which

have been drafted and Will soon be put

into operation by the Woman’s League

for Patriotic Service, co-operating with

the Home Economics Department of

the Michigan Agricultural College, the

entire feminine forces of the state will

be mobilized for a highly important

though peaceful duty. To them, under

Michigan’s w‘ar program, will be en-

trusted the triple task of promoting

gardening, encouraging thrift, and in-

structing the foreign elements in Mich-

igan’s population in the principles and

ideals of Americanism.’





The plans which the women have

formulated are of a sort calling for

deeds rather than words, for it is a

gigantic work which the 'women, under

the leadership of Mrs. Caroline Bart-

lett Crane, have undertaken. It will

begin with thorough organization of

the women of the state into a method-

ical working unit. Representatives of

the VVOman’s League will make their

way to every city and hamlet between

Detroit and Ironwood, and in each they,

will bring together the various worn:

en’s clubs, missionary societies, suf-

frage organizations, 'and so on, and

unite them‘ into compact community

bodies. 'When these organizations

have ‘been perfected, and this is ex-

pected to be accomplished in the'brief-~

est time possible, each will be advised

what it is to do.



This advice, which has béen outlin.

ed concisely as follows, Will take three

specific forms: _



First. The league will r‘ectimniend





ment to produce more. ‘food-





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Canning Greens, Rhubarb and Pineapple





participation by women in the. native

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through making use. of idle 'land'and

vacant lots, and raising particularly

corn, beans and potatoes, and as much

poultry as possible.



Second. The league will promote

plans for the conservation and preser-

vation of food. This will be done‘

through literature, and by directly

demonstrating how food stuffs may be

used more economically and wisely,

how better combinations of food can

be prepared, and the like. It will be

advised as a food conservation meas-

ure; for instance, that only one pro-

tein food, as beans or meat, be served

at a meal, and that protein foods be

served not oftener than twice a day.

Another phase of this work will be the

demonstrating of how one food may be

replaced by another, as rice, hominy

and macaroni for potatoes. Finally, it

will be' urged that there be more pre—

servation of excess food products by

canning and drying.



Third. Women will be invited to

promote Americanism by instructing

the foreign elements and alien in Mich~

igan’s population in the ideals of Am-

erican citizenship, and what it means.





 





POTATO DAYS.





 





Tut! tut! tut! now, Mr. Michigan

Farmer, don’t go advising us farmers’

wives to have “Potatoeless Days.” This

is economy run to hysteria. Don’t for

a minute imagine that our “Johns” pre-

fed to feed potatoes to the hogs, and

go buy rice. That is the hysteria of

it. I noticed that an agricultural asso-

ciation in Iowa advised the same. Prob-

ably the writer lived in a city apart-

ment house, landless. In that case the

advice was good. But not for the farm-

er. Your recipcs for cooking rice were

excellent, and rice is an excellent food,

but it must not elbow out the staunch

old stand-by, the spud- If potatoes are

high, there is not a farm from Maine

to Texas, that can not add a little

space for potatoes.



All potatoes for market should be

sorted. All the undersized put by them-

selves, and all the abnormally large

ones sorted out. The remainder, the

even sizes, are then number ones, and

will sell for more per bag than the

price that would be obtained for more

potatoes, unsorted, which would make

them all come inthe classes as No. 2

or No. 3. I don’t advocate selling the

best of everything, and keeping the un-

salable stuff for home use. The farm-

er’s family are justly entitled to the

very best the land produces, but those

overgrown, and the undersized pota-

toes can be used at home, and made

into delicious dishes. If youwant a.

batch of the very top-notch ,recipes

for cooking small potatoes, I’ll give

you mine—M. M.





Most people seem to be unaware

that they’have an abundant supply of

delicate greens in the common narrow-

leaved dock, also known as bitter dock,

yellow dock, etc. The roots of this

plant are sOmewhat poisonous but the

leaves at this time of the year make a.

very delicate, wholesome" mess of

greens. They should be ’cooked‘ ex-

actly as one cooks spinaCh. The broad-

leaved dock may also be used but is

not so tender , Sour dock or sorrel

should not be used as it is poisonous '

to many people. No One will make the

mistake of attempting to use burdock ‘





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“The skillful hand with cultured

mind is the farmer's most valuable





asset.”





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Associational Sentiment:



“The Farmer: He garners from the

soil the primal wealth of nations.”





 





LADIES ORGANIZE FOR FOOD PRE-

PAREDNESS. ,





 





- A committee meeting was held at

the Pantlind Hotel, Grand Rapids, on

May 25, called by Dr. Caroline Bartlett

Crane, of Kalamazoo, State Chairman

of the Michigan Women’s Committee

of the Council of National Defense. A

propaganda of work for the Michigan

division of the department on food pro-

duction was launched. This committee

is to have oversight of all woman’s

work; see that there is a community

canning center established that can

take care of all surplus fruits and veg-

etables; inspect and encourage all

gardeners; make an appeal for all

women to put up their own supply and

furnish all surplus to the canning cen-

ters to supply home markets, and ask

all gardeners and farm producers to

volunteer for our nation’s defense in

the army of food producers. The slo—

gan is to be: “See it through.”



Chief of the department on food pro-

duction, viz., Mrs. Dora H. Stockman,

chose the following as her agricultural

committee in the Michigan Division,

Council of National Defense: Mrs.





Joseph S. Brown, Howell; Miss Jennie





Buell, Ann Arbor; Miss Emily Green,

Dowagiac.



The literature to be sent to each

local Club describing the lines of work

to be undertaken'will be forwarded by

the associational secretary as soon as

received by the State Chairman, Dr.

Caroline Bartlett Crane.





 





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





Patrioti‘sm.—The Richmond Riley

Farmers’ Club met in May at the home

‘of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Shirkey, in

Riley toWnship. The session was op-

ened with an instrumental solo by Miss

Mildred Labear, after which the Club

repeated the Lord's prayer. The ques-

tion box followed and the inquiries

touched upon many of the different

phases of farming. A. E. Stevenson,

of Port Huron, addressed the meeting,

describing the critical conditions occa-

sioned by the war. He said in part:

“We have as yet only begun to realize

the seriousness of the situation.” He

emphasized, too, that the man who cul—

tivates his farm to the limit and goes

ahead regardless of risk and remuner-

ation is just as patriotic as though he

dons the khaki and goes to the front.

He also said we should not make the

same mistake Canada has made in de-

pleting the agricultural ranks for the

army because food and not munitions

will win the war. His remarks consti-

tuted one of the strongest and impas-

sioned appeals for loyalty and service

to the nation, ever delivered in St.

Clair county.



The county agent made inquiry as to

the needs of the community and direct-

ed a number of people present to

sources of potatoes, beans and corn for

spring planting. It was found that the

Memphis community, too, could take

care of its labor needs fairly well until

harvest time. It was believed, how-

ever, by some of the leading farmers

present that a few good men located in

t'he'vicinity would have practically

Steady work. during j. the season, and‘

therein flout: of places for men





 





with families to live was evidenced by

the report that there were twenty-two

empty houses in the village of Mem-

phis. William Webb, of Wales town-

ship, whose son, Hugh, is with Com-

pany C, also made a few remarks to

the point and emphasized that it is our





duty to see that our soldiers and those

of our allies do not suffer from lack of

food. The singing of America made an

appropriate closing for this most ex-

cellent meeting.



Ladies Will Hold Canning Demon-

stration—The people of Brockway and

adjoining townships of St. Clair coun-

ty, held a most successful Farmers

Club meeting Thursday afternoon, May

17, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos.

Corless in Brockway township. Short~

ly'after noon they began to arrive and

at two o’clock when President Wal-

lace Adams called the meeting to or-

der, the yards and all available space

in the adjoining roadside were filled

with rigs and automobiles, and the

spacious home was packed to the doors

with interested folks who had come to

take part in the program, there being

about 100 present. The meeting was

opened by singing America, followed

by prayer by Walter Brown. A song

by a quartette of young people of the

community was next enjoyed and well

rendered readings which followed by

Mrs. Hugh Hodgins and Miss Matilda

Willey, gave abundant evidence that

the Club was not dependent upon out-

side talent for its programs. This was

further shown by the recitations given

by Gladys Edgerton and Marjorie Con-

nell, which were thoroughly enjoyed

by all.



A. E. Stevenson was then called up-

on, and for an hour interested his hear-

ers by delivering a most powerful pa-

triotic address appealing to the loyalty

of the farmer and emphasizing the im-

portance of the man next to the soil

doing his utmost to produce and con-

serve farm crops to meet the war

emergency. The clear and forceful

manner in which the speaker drove the

important points home made his hear-

ers wish that hundreds of others were

present to hear this message. A house-

wife kit, including a small pair of scis‘

sors, needles, thread, buttons, etc.,

which the Red Cross women are pre-

paring for the Soldier boys, was passed

around during' the course of his re-

marks, and the discussion of woman’s

opportunity for service in this war was

a leading feature. The supreme effort

put forth by the speaker to present

this most serious subject, together

with the large audience and the very

sympathetic attention shown by the

pe0ple, all served to afford the most

ideal conditions for the consideration

of the enormous problems confronting

us at the present time. This meeting

was particularly fortunate, too, in hav-

ing County School Commissioner E. T.

Blackney, present, who delivered a

short address endorsing Mr. Steven-

son’s remarks. Among other things,

he stated that, while social features of

the Farmers’ Club were regarded as an

important part, he believed this was

the time above all others in which the

organization should devote itself to the

critical matters confronting our coun-

try. He also said that he was allow-

ing the teachers to excuse boys from

school with their credits in order that

they might assist on the farms in pro-

ducing food stuffs. A number of local

men were then called upon, including

Messrs. Cavanaugh, Darling, Rapley,

Patterson and Adams. Some of the

older men recounted their experiences

in Civil War times, describing the

scant rations upon which they lived,

and the strenuous times imposed by

the conflict between north and south.

It was their opinion, too, that we were

facing even more serious hardships at

the present time.



The matter of holding a canning

demonstration was presented to the

ladies of the Club, and they were very

glad to take advantage 'of the oppor-

tunity to obtain reliable information in

regard to conserving the products of

the orchard and garden. Miss Morris,

of the Michigan Agricultural College,

will be in the county to conduct this

Work during the week beginning with

June 11, and arrangements were made

for a meeting to demonstrate the most

approved methods of canning at the

home of Mrs. Hugh Hodgins in Brock-

way township, on Thursday afternoon,

June 14. A noticeable characteristic

of the people at this meeting was that

they were not wasting any energy la-

menting over e losses caused by the

two disastrous seasons that have just

passed, but are putting their farms in-

to the best possible condition to pro-

duce maximum crops, and are meeting

the situation bravely. The Brockway

folks have surely put their hands to

the plow and are not turning back. The

next meeting of this Club will be held

at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace

Adams in Brockway township, Thurs-

day, June 28. ~ .





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STATE GRANGE OFFICERS.





 





Master—John C. Ketcham,’ Hastings.



Overseer—C. H. Bramble, Tecumseh.



Lecturer—Dora H. Stockman, Lan-

sing.



Secretary—Jennie Buell, Ann Arbor.



Treasurer—Frank Coward, Bronson.



Executive Committee.——Jas. Helme,

Adrian; Geo B. Horton, Fruit Ridge;

J. W. Hutchins, Hanover; W. F. 'i‘ay-

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

Marie; N. P. Hull, Dimondale; Burr

Lincoln, Harbor Beach.





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Nunica Grange—The corn program

at a recent meeting was evidently a

success as indicated by the interest

shown among the men. The ladies, too,

were unusually attentive, and to speak

of the lunch, it surely was enjoyed,

considering the time spent at the ta-

bles. The purchasing agent has -price

lists on soft coal. The matter was tak-

en up at the Meeting of May 12.



Newark Grange—Meeting called to

order by Worthy Master R. J. Knowl-

ton. Minutes of last meeting read and

approved. A motion was made to buy

a United States flag. Motion carried.

Music by orchestra; select reading by

Carl Woods, entitled, “The Way Dad

Did when he was a Kid.” Question

box: Who wrote “The Star Spangled

Banner, and where was he when he

wrote it?" Who made the first flag of

stars and stripes and in what battle

was the first flag of stars and stripes

carried? Select reading by Carl Woods,

Samuel A. Daniel and Jay Knowlton.

Question: When is the best time to

plant potatoes, and is it a good plan to

harrow the ground before plowing?

What is most ust'ul planted in the gar-

den? When is the best time to plant

beans? How many beans to plant to

the acre? What is the right date to

plant melons? What is the most ex-

pensive? What is the cheapest food?

What kind of plow is best adapted for

all purposes on the farm? Instrument-

al music, penny march.



Kent Granges Back War Crop Cam-

paign—Plans for intensive farming,

planting gardens to supply every home,

and conservation of food supply to aid

America during the war were formu-

lated at a conference of Kent county

Grange representatives at a recent

meeting. More than a score of Grange

leaders from practically every commu-

nity in the county were present. The

program for the summer is that outlin-

ed by the National Woman’s Defense

League of Michigan. Every effort will

be made to increase the production of

the farm, to grow a sufficient supply of

garden truck, to can the surplus pro-

ducts and to urge all others to do the

same. This conference is similar to

others which will be held throughout

the state among the various Granges.

Mrs. Dora Stockman, woman State

Grange lecturer, and Miss Jennie Buell,

state secretary, were present.



Gives for Red Cross Work.—-Star

Grange, of Hastings township, gives

evidence of the right sort of patriot-

ism. At their last meeting this organi-

zation voted to give $100 to the Barry

County Red Cross Chapter. That makes

a fine beginning toward the. $20,000

which the organization meeting voted

to raise in Barry county for Red Cross

work.





 





COMING EVENTS.





 





Mecosta County Pomona will meet

with Chippewa Lake Grange at the

town hall on June 21. The morning

meeting will be called to order at 10:30

a. m. Reading of reports, and miscel-

laneous business. Dinner will be serv—

ed. An open meeting will be called

promptly at 1:30 p. In. An interesting

program has been arranged. Readings,

recitations and discussions, interspers-

ed with music. Address by A. B. Cook,

of Owosso. We feel sure the farmers

will enjoy Mr. Cook, as he is a very

pleasing speaker and earnest Grange

worker in the interests of the farmer.

He will be remembered as one of the

enthusiastic workers at the meeting of

the .State Beet Growers’ Association.

Hens also president of the Bean. Grow-

ers Association, and former Pomona

Master of Owosso Grange, Shiawasse‘e

county.

make this meeting instructive as well

as entertaining. ‘





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June 4, 1917.



Wheat—While cash wheat is steady

with a week ago, future quotations rule

a nickle higher. The week has wit-

nessed an end to the unbroken decline

in wheat values which started a fort-

night ago. Private reports on crop

conditions fail to uphold the expected

increase in the condition of the grow-

ing plant. These reports also showed

the present acreage of the crop in this

Country to be less than the trade had

been figuring on. The flour demand





 





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Butter.——The market is easy and ’de-





. mand at present prices very moderate.





Creamery extras, none offered; cream-





5 ery firsts offered at 420, no bid.





Elgin.——Restricted buying at last

week’s high prices brought the price

down 3c. Price, based on sales, is 400.



Chicago.-A nervous. and unsettled

feeling exists in this market and prices

are about 10 lower. Extra creameries

400; extra firsts 391/2c; packing stock

320 per pound.



Eggs—The demand is steady and

bids are a little higher than last week.

Fresh firsts were offered at 37c and

bid 36@361/20.



Chicago—Prices are slightly higher

than last week but the feeling is easy

and demand light. Fresh firsts 34@

341/20; ordinary firsts 311/2@321/zc;

miscellaneous lots, cases included 32





has been materially decreased because @ 4c





of stocks put away by householders

following the announcement of war.

Business, however, shows some im-

provement, and there is evidence of a

renewal of export activity which has

been somewhat inactive for a short

time past. Offerings of wheat at the

markets the past week were compara-

tively small. One year ago No. 2 red

wheat was quoted at $1.11% per bush-





el. Last week’s Detroit quotations

are as follows:

No. 2 No. 1



Red. White. July

Wednesday ........ .. . .. .. . .

Thursday . . . .2.67 2.62 2.00

Friday ......... 2.70 2.65 2.05

Saturday ....... 2.70 2.65 2.13

Monday ........ 2.75 2.70 2.17

Tuesday ...........





Chicago.—-July wheat $2.15 per bu;

Sept. $1.95.



Corn—Although warmer weather

promises to improve the outlook for

corn, trading on Saturday and Monday

indicated considerable strength in this

grain. The market has suffered from

the decline in wheat. There has been

good general buying by the trade.’ One

year ago No. 3 corn was quoted at 71c

per bushel. Last week’s Detroit quo-

tations were:





No. 3 No. 3

Mixed. Yellow.

Wednesday

Thursday ...... . . . . 1.59 1.61

Friday 1.60 1.62

Saturday . . . . . . . . 1.61 1.63

Monday ..... . ..... . 1.61 1.63

Tuesday ........... 1.61 1.63

Chicago—July corn $131814; Sept.

$1.343/8.





0ats.—This “cereal is being sold on

a lower basis, with the market, howev-

er, showing strength from the lowest

point reached last week. The new

crop is growing well, although much

seeding was done at‘ a comparatively

late date. There is a fairly good do—

mestic demand for the cereal. One

year ago standard cats were quoted at

420 per bushel. Last week’s Detroit

quotations were:





No. 3



Standard. White.

Wednesday .. ,

Thursday ...... . . . . . . . 66 65%

Friday ........ 66 65%

Saturday .. 66 651/2

Monday ............... 65 64

Tuesday ..............





Chicago—July oats 58c; Sept. 50140.



Rye—This cereal is steady with a

week ago, cash No. 2 being quoted at

$2.20 per bushel on the local market.



Beans.—There is very little dealing

in beans, owing to the short supply.

Prices issued by the local board of

trade are merely nominal, and are 400

below those published a week ago.

Cash and June shipment are quoted at

$8.75 per bushel. In Chicago Michigan

pea beans are quoted at $9.75@10 per

bushel; red kidneys $7.50@7.75.



Seeds—Prime red clover $11.20; Oc-

tober $11.85; alsike $11.50; timothy

$3.75 per bushel. .





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





 





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market ‘per 196 lbs., as follows: Best

patent $15.60; seconds $15.20; straight

$14.90; spring patent $16; rye flour

, $13.50 per bbl. _



,.. Feed—In 100-1b. sacks, jobbing lots

are: Bran $36; standard middlings





$41; fine middlings $44; cracked eorn.





$64; coarse corn meal $64; corn and

cat chop $56 per ton. .



. Hays—In carlots at Detroit: No. 1



‘timothy I$18.50@19; standard timothy

17.50@18; No. 2 timothy $16.50@17;

,ightmixed $17.50@18; No. 1 mixed





‘ - $14.50@15; No. 1 clover $13.50@14-.





.,.._Pit'tsburg.-——No. 1 «timothy $18.50@

,1 ,19’; No. 2 timothy $16.50@17; No. 1

. light mixed $16;50@17; No. 1vclover,

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Poultry.——Supp y is good; prices un-

unchanged. Mar ‘et easy. Recent high

prices of grain have undoubtedly caus-

ed selling of farm stocks. No. 1 hens

23@24c; small and medium do 22@

23c; broilers 40@43c; ducks 22@23c;

geese 14c; turkeys 24@25c.



Chicago—Supply and demand are

both light. Price changes are slight.

Fowls 20c; roosters 15c; broilers 1%

@2 lbs. 35@36c per lb; ducks,16@180;

geese 12@14c; turkeys 12@180.



Dressed Calves.—Market at Detroit

is steady. Fancy 20@21c; No. 2, 17@

18c per lb.



Chicago—The trade is light, receipts

being small; 50@60 lbs. weight 17@.

171/2c: 60@80-lb. weight 17%@18%c;

90@110 lbs. 19c. '



Dressed Hogs.——Best quality quoted

at Detroit at 18@19c per lb.



Chicago—Market rules firm with

prices unchanged. Heavy hogs in de-

mand. Quotations: 20@40 lbs, $19;

40@60 lbs, $17@19; 60@100 lbs, $17@

18; 100@250 lbs, $18@19.





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





 





Apples.—The market is steady and

prices remain unchanged. Balwwin $6;

Steele Red $9 per bbl. At Chicago the

market is dull, only a small supply on

hand. No. 1 stock sells at $3.50@6.50

per bbl; No. 2 at $2.25@2.75; orchard

run $3.25@3.50.



Potatoes.—No old potatoes quoted in

Detroit. At Chicago no Michigan stock

was reported. Market is slow on ac-

count of light supplies. Prices range

from $2.70@2.90 per bushel.





 





WOOL.





 





The demand for wool to fill govern-

ment orders has been a bullish factor

in the wool trade and has strengthen-

ed the market as well as influenced

holders to demand higher prices. At

the present range, fine wools are con-

sidered cheaper than other grades, and

as a result of attention being attracted

to these stocks (values show a tenden-

cy to advance to a relative position

with other kinds. Farmers are firm

in their demands for prices which they

believe the present condition of the

wholesale market is able to support, as

they do not care to permit dealers to

obtain full advantage of the present

high market. Among last week’s Bos-

ton sales were 400,000 lbs. of fleeces

which sold at prices ranging from 49

@520.





LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





 





 





June 4, 1917.

Buffalo.

Cattle—Receipts 3,300; strong; ship-

ping steers $10.25@13.50; butchers $9

@1235; heifers $7.50@11.50; cows $6

@11; bulls $7.50@11; stockers and

feeders $8@9.50; fresh cows and

springers steady at $50@125.

Vealsr~Receipts 2000; active, clos-

ing weak at $5@15.50.

Hogs—«Receipts 8,800; steady to

strong, heavy $16.40@16.50; mixed

$16.35@16.50;' yorkers $16.25@16.35;

light yorkers $15@16; pigs $14.50@

15; roughs $14.25@14.~50; stags $12@

.25 '





Sheep and Lambs-Receipts . 3,000;

active and steady; spring lambs $8@

19; yearlings $6@15-.10; wethers $11.50,~

@12; ewes $5@11; mixed sheep $11@

11.50.





 





Chicago.

June 4, 1917.



Cattle started off last week with too

many on sale and-an irregularly lower

Scale of prices, the Monday receipts

aggregating 20,387 head, and steers

generally sold off from 15@25c. At

least for once the general run of heavy

cattle caught the, worst partof the de-

c11ne, the best big long-fed steersex-

cepted, for they Were in small. supply,

a usual. Cows and heifers went off

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shipping demand. Taking the week as

a whole, the bulk of the. beef steers

found buyers at $10.75@12.75, the bet-

ter class of heavy steers selling for

$13@13.70, while sales took place all

the way down to $7.50@8.50 for a, very

limited number of'inferior little steers,

but no considerable-number of steers

sold below $10.50. ‘Steers grading as

good found buyers at $12.25 and up-

ward, with sales of a medium grade of

steersat $11.25@12.20,. and fair light

weight steers . purchased at .$10.50@

11.20. Yearlings of any quality were

taken at $11.50@13, with ' a Monday

sale of 23 head of choice 1094-lb. year-

lings at $13.25, but scarcely any such

cattle have been coming on the market

of late. Yearlings sold down to $9.50

for an ordinary grade. Butchering cat-

tle were in good demand most of the

time, cows selling at $7.65@11.50 and

heifers at $7.40@12.10, while canners

had a fair outlet at $6@7, with cutter

purchased at $7.10@7.60 and bulls at

$7.50@11.

below' the unusually high prices paid

during the previous week, with light

vealers fetching $12.50@14 and sales

all the way down to $7@9 for the heav-

ier weights. There was a small amount

of trading in stockers and feeders, the

former selling at $8@9.90 and the lat-

ter at $9@10.50. Milkers and spring-

ers sold fairly at $70@125 per head for

common to prime kinds. At the close

of the week beef steers sold much the

same as a week earlier, but canner and

cutter cows were much lower.





Hogs experienced a number of sharp

declines in prices quite recently, with

the big packing firms acting practical-

ly as a unit in insisting upon better

terms, and sales were made several

days ago at the lowest prices touched

since the fourth day of April. However,

after prime hogs sold on Tuesday of

last week for $15.75, there was a‘ re-

action, and advances took place, the

week’s receipts being on a much small-

er scale than for the preceding week

or for corresponding periods of recent

years. Pigs kept on selling at a lib-

eral discount from prices paid for ma-

tured hogs, with the eastern shippers

calling at times for more of the lots

averaging from 125 to 135 lbs. than

could be obtained. Part of the time

country owners insisted upon their

hogs being carried over in the stock

yards at night because the prices of:

fered were lower than they were will-

ing to accept. On Saturday hogs sold

up to $16.121/2 for one carload of prime

heavy shipping barrows, with sales ‘of

light bacon hogsat $14.75@15.75; light

shippers at $15.80@15.90; heavy ship-

pers at $15.95@16.12?/2; heavy packers

at $15.45@15.95,‘stags at $16.10@16.60

and pigs at $10.50@14.60. A week ear-

lier hogs brought $14.75@16.20.



Lamb's and the few lots of sheep of-

fered on the market last week sold

far higher than in any former year, de-

spite the fact that highly sensational

declines in prices took place all along

the line, with killers firmly insisting

upon liberal concessions. Shorn west~

ern and-Colorado lambs, with a moderg

ate number of clipped ewes, made up

most of the offerings, a bunch of 330

head of Colorado spring lambs which

averaged 65 lbs. selling at $18.25 per

100 lbs. Although the sheep and lamb

receipts last week were 29,400 head

smaller than a year ago, prices declin-





Calves were sold at’much.





ed $1.50@2 per 100.1bs. for clipped





lambs, mostly $2 for sheep and $2.50

@3 for spring lambs. Spring lambs

closed at $12@18, and clipped flocks

closed as follows: Lambs $9@15.35;

yearlings $8@14.35; wethers $6.50@

13; ewes $5@12.25; bucks $9.50@

10.50; shorn feeding lambs brought

$11.50@12.75, and shearing lambs sold

at $16@17.50.



Horses were in much smaller supply

lastweek than ‘a year ago, and prices

ruled firm, with a fair general de-

mand, drafters selling at $175@275, or-

dinary to fair farm chunks at $60@140





and most drivers at $90@175. French--





inspectors were buyers of army horses

at $120@160, and‘the British inspec-

ors started in once more to buy 1200

to 1400~lb. geldings at $165@175.

Prime heavy horses were scarce.





 





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





'Of late conditions in the corn trade

have‘changed radically, the enormous-

ly increased corn acreage in the corn

belt states and possibility of a greatly

enlarged "crop causing many holders .to

let .‘go of their remaining surplus. The

marketingswould be'sti '1 larger could

plenty of cars be had, and lack of cars

prevents numerous farmers of Nebras-

ka and other states from”sellipg. Obi

Vibusly, the‘lowe'red price .013 feed ena-

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_ _ a ,oourse “of prices,’_~an . he

packers in, the Chicago stack yards

have been able “to fill their orders at

$99913. lowered values. Cattle have

Jomed 1n the downward movement, go-

ing off sharply, andat lastthe down— .

ward movement eXtended to lambs, i

which suffered large reductions in pric-

es. Monday continues the big day for -

marketing cattle, hogs, lambs and

sheep, With Wednesday usually coming

second. , ,

Baird Brothers, of Louisa county,

Iowa, sold on the Chicago ,marketi'a‘

short time ago 15 head of prime fat

steers which averaged in weight 164-7

pounds at $13.70 per 100 pounds, this

transaction proving that southern

range cattle can top the market when

they are prepared by men who pra‘c-

tice.the most approved methods of

feedmg. These cattle were bought in

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bering 98 head of the Goodnight, Tex-

as, “J. A.”'brand, and costing at that

time $7.30. They were fed on the big

Baird farm of 2000 acres, their ration

consisting of corn and clover hay, with

hogs following to take up the waste.

The cattle were marketed on four dif-

ferent ,days, the prices paid running

from $13.30 to $13.70. Samuel Baird

accompanied the last shipment to mar-'

ket, with three carloads of yearlings,

in addition to the .heavy cattle.





For two weeks in succession the Chi-

cago marketings of hogs averaged in

weight 215 pounds, and then the aver-

age weight jumped to 221 pounds, or

thesame average as a year ago, coma-

paring With 231 pounds two years ago,

238 pounds three‘years ago, and 245

pounds four years ago. Prime heavy

barrows adapted for shipment to east—

ern packing points have remained the

highest sellers, as they comprised but

a small proportion of the offerings,

while light hogs have sold at marked

discounts. The hogs marketed have

shown a. falling off in average quality,

and this has helped to depress prices.



The time for starting the marketing

of the crop of lambs of the south has

been placed at about the middle of

June, and a good many southern lambs





are expected to arrive on the Chicago ,.





market during June and July. It is

stated that their average .quality is

very poor and that the crop is smaller

than usual, this being especially true

in Tennessee. High prices may be ex-

pected right along, although it can

hardly be expected that grass flocks

will command as high figures as have

been paid for dry-fed lambs. Range

lambs from Oregon and Idaho are go-

ing to move to market later than usu-

al, and it is quite likely that they will





come on the Chicago market in compe~





tition with southern lambs, although

no one looks for glutted markets this

year.



The demand for breeding ewes-is

beginning to make itself felt, as many

farmers are at last aroused to the im-

portance of building up the mutton and

wool industry after it has fallen to

such small proportions. Many small-‘

buying orders for breeders are being

placed in the markets of the country,

and there are also some large orders

for choice breeding ewes. A Chicago

commission firm which handles sheep

and lambs exclusively made a sale a.

short time ago of four thousand year-

ling breeding ewes at $12 .per head at

a feeding station near that city, and

about the same time it purchased a

flock of clipped yearling wethers on

the Chicago market at $13@13.50 per

100 poun .s for shipment to the country

for grazi g purposes. It has been ob-

served that many farmers who a year

ago were afraid to venture in buying

breeders because of their dearness

have seen their neighbors make big

profits from doing so, and now they

are ready to pay much higher prices. ‘



R. G. Howell, of Arcanum, Ohio,

known widely as one of the largest

stock feeders in his part of the coun-

try, showed up in the Chicago market

a short time ago with 21 head of grade

roan Shorthorn steers which averaged

1391 lbs. and brought $13.60. They were

bought as feeders in the Chicago stock

yards last autumn at $7.25. He sold

at the same time a carload of Short-

horn cattle which averaged 1311 lbs. '

for $13._ 7

, VWhile owners of well matured cattle

should market them without delay,‘

other cattle should be' carried‘well into





June or July, as there is going to‘be a.





scarcity of fat beeves during‘the sum-

mer period as a result of general pre-

mature marketing of cattle. Many own-

ers are afraid the federal government

will establish, maximum! prices for cat-

tle, but this isnot Probable; Ash rt

time ago an expert 'Iinx'theuChl " ‘ ' '

tle. business remarked that ona‘ ,

day, there were relatively, more littl

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Thursday’s Market.

June 7, 1917.

Cattle.





Receipts 1541. Dry-fed cattle steady;

bulls, cows and all common grass

grades were 50c lower; dry-fed opened

steady, closing 25c lower than the ear-

ly opening. Best heavy steers $12@

12.50; best handy weight butcher steers

$11@11.25; mixed steers and heifers

$10@10.25; handy light butchers $9@

9.50; light butchers $8.25@9.25; best

cows $9.50@10; butcher cows $8@9;

common cows $7@7.50; canners $6.25

@675; best heavy bulls $9.50@9.75;

bologna bulls $8.50@9; stock bulls

$7.50@8; feeders $8.50@9.50; stockers

$7.50@8.50; milkers and springers $50





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

3 heifers av 601 at 810°, 1 do wgh 720

at $9.50, 2 steers av 905 at $11, 1 cow

wgh 960 at $8; to Bresnahan & Co. 1

do wgh 800 at $7.50; to Nagle P. Co.

1 canner wgh 1000 at $6.50, 1 do wgh

770 at $5.50, 1 do wgh 1000 at $6.50, 1

do wgh 1100 at $7.50; to Newton P.

Co. 5 cows av 1070 at $9.25, 8 do av

960 at $7, 5 do av 1016 at $8.25, 3 bulls

av 960 at $9.25; to Walk 5 butchers

av 492 at $8; to Thompson 4 cows av

1045 at $8; to Nagle P. Co. 1 do wgh

920 at $6.75, 4 do av 812 at $6.60; to

Thompson 1 bull wgh 1270 at $9, :3

steers av 930 at $10, 10 do av 865 at

$11.65;. to Sullivan P. Co. 4 cows av

1127 at $8.75, 1 steer wgh 780 at $7.75,

4 do av 702 at 39, 3 steers av 790 at

$10, 3 cows av 813 at $7.25, 2.do av

1030 at $8.50, 9 do av 908 at $8.50, 3

do av 1150 at $8; to Mason B. Co. 3

steers av 990 at $11.75, 5 do av 924

at $10.35.



Bishop, B. 8: H. sold Mich. B. Co. 19

av 1113 at $12, 1 do wgh 970 at $10,

1 bull Wgh 900 at $9, 41 steers av 1130

at $12.50; to Breitenbeck 15 butchers

av 706 at $9.10, 9 do av 828 at $9; to

Thompson 2 cows av 1175 at $9, 5 do

av 744 at $7; to Parker, W. & Co. 5

do av 846 at $6.75, 3 do av 970 at $7.50,

4 steers av 817 at $9.50, 1 bull wgh

1070 at $9.50, 1.2 butchers av 535 at

$8, 2 cows av 650 at $6.7 5; to Sullivan

P. Co. 4 do av 967 at $8.50, 1 do wgh

1070 at $8, 2 do av 1085 at $9, 11 steers

av 1136 at $11.85, 9 do av 1152 at

$11.85; to Kamman B. Co. 4 do av 1087

at $11.25; to Thompson 2 bulls av 895

at $9.25; to Garber 2 cows av 990 at

$8.75, 3 butchers av 483 at $8.75; to

Fineman 2 COWs av 930 at $8.75; to

Mich. B. Co. 28 stir/21's av 775 at $10.75,

26 do av 767 at $10.35, 25 do av 884 at

$11.50, 22 do av 940 at $11.35, 3 do

av 1330 at $10; to Sullivan P. Co. 6

cows av 960 at $8.50, 3 do av 953 at

$6.75, 5 do av 846 at $8.50, 3 steers av

770 at $10, 13 do av 890 at $10.25, 2 do

av 710 at $9, 1 bull wgh 1500 at $10, 1

do wgh 820 at $8.75, 1 cow wgh 1060

at 8.



hschullen, K. & J. sold Newton P.

Go. 1 bull wgh 810 at. $9, 2 cows av

870 at $7, 1 do wgh 850 at $3.50; to

Nagle P. Co. 1 do wgh 910 at. $7; to

Thompson 1 bull ugh 1770 at $1i; to

Hammond, S. & Co. 33 butchers av 76?

at $10.10; to Browin 11 stockers av 720

at $8.40; to Nagle 1'. Co. 2 cows av .33

at $7.75, 5 do av 920 at $7; to Johnson

9 steers av 811 at $10.75; to Thompson

21 do av 846 at $l0.75: to Breitenbeck

11 do av 860 at $10.60.



Veal Calves.

_ Receipts 718. Market strong.

$14.75; others $8@14.



Sandel, S., B. & G. sold Newton P

Co. 8 av 150 at 814.75, 19 av 135 at

$14.50, 5 av 145 at $14.50, 15 av 130 at

$14: to Nagle P. (’o 1 wgh 130 at $14,

5 av 155 at $14.50. 18 22' 145 at $14.75,

5 av 150 at $13.25, 3 av 155 at $10.50;

to Shipiro 8 av 150 at $14.50; to Sul-

livan P. Co. 7' av 1175 at $14.50, 3 av

148 at $14; to Shipiro 13 av 135 at





$14.75.

Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 1230. Mouket steady at

Tuesday's prices. Best dry-fed lambs

$15; best grass lambs $13@14; light to

common lambs $11@1‘3; heavy ewes

sheep $106.1

10.25; culls and common $6@8.



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

226 lambs av 68 at $15.75, 278 do ’av

75 at $15.40; to Thompson 20 do av

70 at $15.40: to Hanrnond, S. .& Co.

129 do av 75 at $15.40: to Parker, 15'.

& Co. 9 do or 75 at $15.40; to

Thompson 6 sheep av 100 at $10.50:

to Sullivan P. 00. 67 lambs av 75 at

$15; to Hammond, SJ & Co. 80 do av

75 at $15: to Parker, W. & Co. 80 do

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Indigestion—We have a cow that

freshened four weeks ago, she is grad-

ually shrinking in milk yield, but ap-

pears to be in good health and runs on

good pasture and so far as I can tell

has no udder trouble. A. P. E... Holt,

Mich.—It is possible that your cow

takes too much exercise and perhaps

if you would feed her some grain

twice a day, she would produce more

milk. I do not believe giving her drugs

would help her any.



Loss of Appetite—Have a cow that

calved four weeks ago, but carried her

calf two weeks overtime; calf: was un-

usually large and only lived two weeks.

This cow has rather a poor appetite

and does not give as much milk as we

believe she should give. C. 8., Ben—

don, Mich-Give her a tableSpoonful

of ground gentian, a tablespoonful of

ground red cinchona and a tablespoon-

t‘ul of cooking soda at a dose in feed

two or three times a day. A change of

feed usually helps in a case of this

kind. '



Distemper—Nasal GIeat.——I have a

pair of mares that had distemper 12

months ago; since then they have had

some discharge from nose, worse at

times than others, but neither of them

appear to be sick. M. R. S., White

Cloud, Mich—First of all they should

be well fed, not overworked, and give

each mare a teaspoontul of powdered

sulphate of iron, a tablespoonful of

ground gentian and a tablespoonful of

cooking soda at a dose in feed two or

three times daily. .



Garget—Teat Polypus.———Have a cow

that has diseased udder; one quarter

is caked, also one teat has movable





[bunch in upper part of teat which





seems to interfere with milk flow. F.

3., Ensign, Mich—Apply one part of

tincture iodine and two parts camphor-

ated oil to caked portion of udder once

daily, the polypus can perhaps be re

moved with instruments; however,

this is work for an experienced Vet. or

dairyuian.



Weak Young Pigs—Have sow with

a litter of five pigs three weeks old;

everyone of them tremble and have

rather poor use of their hind quarters.

None of them have been right'since

birth. F. Ga, Middleville, Mich—It is

perhaps needless for me to say that

the sow should be well fed. kept very

Clean and dry; avoid feeding her kitch-

en dish water containing soap. Give

sow a teaspoonful of cooking soda in

feed twice a day. Don't feed too much

corn.



Open Joint—l have a mare that got

kicked in the hock joint about six

weeks ago; this injury resulted in op-

en joint. As I did not know how seri-

ous anything like that was, I failed to

first call a Vet. I syringed the wound

with carbolic acid lotion, also applied

peroxide hydrogen. After treating her

myself for three weeks I called a Vet.

who syringed it out with iodine and

go. rue paste to apply. He also rec-

ommended pirating her in slings. Quite

-:, Quantity of pus escaped from joint

and she holds (out in air, resting no

neight on this leg. She has a good

appetite.

-~Au open joint is always a serious ail-

ment. tequirmg the very best surgical

treatment or else recovery seldom fol~

lows. Ask your Yet. to thoroughly

wash out joint with a normal tepid salt

solution, using fountain syringe, then

inject one part red iodide of l’llt‘L'Ctil‘f.’

and '12 parts of sirlotly pure olive oil

into joint. then cover with chi-an cotton

the entire joint to be held in position

with bandages. A mistake i; often

nitride ifl not packing enough cotton ov-

er joins; and not leaving it {£10.10 for a

sulfici‘iew length of time for the wound

to close. Keep her in sling for at least

two xvi-eke, also leave packing 0:1 same

length or time.-



Eleprxsed Appetite—~(Pica).-—M;.' cat-





‘ tie 31:12“ the habit of eating wood, es-





pecially pine and hemlock. They are

fed on silage and have plenty of salt.

V‘Vhat makes them do so, and what can

be done to prevent it? J. A. G., Frank-

enmuth, Mich.—-This disease arises

from an imperfect assimilation of food

by the affected animals and cattle pas-

ture-d on low swampy land become

seeruingly predisposed to this ailment,

besides feeding an unbalanced ration

has the effect of producing a depraved

appetite. Change the feed: grass is

best, but add some grain to this ration.

Mix together 4 ozs. of carbonate of

iron, 4 025. of ground fenugreek, 6 ozs.

of ground gentian and 1,6 lb. of salt

and give each cow two tablespoonfuls

at a dose in feed twice a day; also





give the same quantity of powdered '





god charcoal in feed three times a





B. L. 1)., Fowlerville. Mich. .





Indigestion—Weakness—We have a

12-year-old mare that has a good appe-

tite for all kinds of food, but when do-

ing ordinary work she tires quickly

and is inclined to stagger. I feed her

18 quarts of oats daily, but she is not

satisfied with this quantity. C. J. Q.,

Warren, Mich—Feed her one part of

wheat bran, three parts of ground corn

and four parts oats; also let her have

plenty of grass with hay or other

roughage. Give her 1 dr. of fluid ex-

tract of mu: vomica, 1/2 oz. of tincture

cinchona, 1 oz. tincture gentian at a

dose in feed or drinking water three

times a day.





MEETING OF MICHIGAN JERSEY

CATTLE CLUB.





 





 





The summer meeting of the Michi-

gan Jersey Cattle Club will be held at

the home of Mr. H. L. Probert, Jack-

son, Mich., June 13, 1917.



Arriving at Jackston take the Van-

dercook Lake electric car, get round

trip ticket for ten cents. Get off at

stop “Huntoon,” and go west on cross

road to farm.



As we hope and expect that there

will be a large company it would be

overstepping even Mr. Probert’s large

hospitality to expect him to provide

dinner for those attending. ~ There is

ample provision in the way of hotels

and restaurants in Jackson, or better

still, take your‘lunch and eat it at the

farm.



It would seem that “Oakcroft Farm”

is surely so well known to all Jersey

people of the state that no special men-

tion of it would be necessary, but lest

there be some who have not heard

about it I will just say regarding it,

that it is one of the most beautiful

farms in the state. Also the herd of

Jerseys is one of the best in the Uni-

ted States and is famous throughout

the nation. Owing to sickness and

death in the family of the secretary of.

the club, it has been impossible to send

out the large number of personal invi-

tations which we hoped to, and so of

a necessity we ask that this notice be

considered an urgent and cordial invi-

tation to every breeder and lover of

Jerseys to attend this meeting. Do

not forget the place, Jackson, the time,

June 13, 1917. Plan your work so as

to go. “7e are hoping that Mr. M. I).

Munn, President of the A. J. C. C., and

also Mr. Hugh Van Pelt, of Waterloo,

Iowa, will be ii attendance.



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The Shorthorn sale conducted by J.

E. Wilkinshaw, of Bellevue, Mich, on

May 8, was well attended. The day

being fine there was a good attendance

from away, all the thoroughbreds go-

ing out of the country excepting two,

and many of the grades. Twelve of

the thoroughbreds averaged $169 per

head. Fourteen grade cows averaged

$109 per head. The sale reached a

total of $4,921.50.





 





 





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HE enthusiastic support given by





the Canadian governmentto the

development of co-operation





within. its territory is well known, as





». are the excellent results already ob—

tained by the organizing work it has

inspired.



Wool production and the trade in

wool afford another example of the

usefulness of co-operation to farmers.

An effort which had its 'co-ordinated

beginning only three years ago has

given rise to a new situation which is

full of promise for the future and ‘is

already of great benefit to the produc-

ers as well as to the wool industry.



The central government’s propagan-

da and that of the provincial govern-

_ ments in favor of the co-operative sale



of wool has been fruitful more or less



everywhere, although in some prov-

inces this method of sale is still in its

initial period. -



Most farmers having a flock of sheep

were formerly at the mercy of wool

merchants who wandered about the

country, from farm to farm, making

offers which the producer was in most

cases obligedto accept, however little

he liked them, unless he wished not to

market his produce. The prices'paid

on the spot by these dealers or their

agents were naturally much lower than

those obtained in the large markets,

and the small sheep farmer was thus

deprived of the greater part of the

profit which ought to have accrued to

him. It followed that he almost ceas-

ed to take interest in the improvement

of his flock and was at no pains to in-

form himself as to the condition and

the needs of the wool trade.



The organization of the co-operative

sale of wool, which is described in the

February number of the International

Review of Agricultural Economics, pub-

lished by the International Institute of

Agriculture, did away with these disad-

vantages. In the measure of its still

limited adoptidn it has ensured to

farmers owning sheep a just price for

'their produce. It has, in the first

place, eliminated the middleman; eith-

er because—as is notably the case in

Saskatchewan and Manitoba—the De-

partment of Agriculture undertakes to

sell the wool sent to it by producers,

or because the responsibility of mar-

keting the wool of the members has

been assumed by a large association of

sheep farmers. The latter expedient

is employed in Alberta, Quebec and

Prince Edward Island. Centralization

has solved the problem of transport,

complete carloads of wool being made

up, and a considerable economy has

thus been effected.



But it soon became apparent that for

the remnuerative marketing of wool

there was another necessary condition.

Cooperative selling of wool, without

preliminary grading of its different

classes, is an improvement on individ-

ual selling but can be of only limited

benefit to sheep farmers. The Domin-

ion Department of Agriculture made a

new forward step possible when it

placed expert graders freely at the dis-

posal of the provincial governments

who asked for them. Thus a uniform



‘system of grading has been establish-

ed in various Canadian provinces and

has allowed a firm basis to be given to

the value of wool. .



The scientific grading by experts has

further enabled those numerous im-

provements to be ascertained, which

it was necessary to introduce into the

methods of shearing and of preserving

and packing fleeces in order entirely

to obviate their deterioration. Care-

fully draWn-up rules have been com-

municated to the farmers as being the



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value is augmented.



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Canadian wool.



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provinces of Canada, have graded 140,-_

178-fleeces, weighing 1,004,512 pounds

all of. which was1 produced on the

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The importance of this form of co-

operation, now in course ‘of develop-

ment, cannot be too much emphasized,

especially at the present time. Facts

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Michigan’s Apple Standards





In last week’s issue was published in

full Michigan’s new standard apple

barrel law as passed by the last state

legislature. Below is given the text of

another law enacted by the same legis-

lature on standard apple grades. We

suggest that all readers who grow ap-

ples in a commercial way save this

copy of the law for future reference.



Section 1. The standard grades for

apples grown in this state when pack-

ed in closed packages shall be as fol-

lows:



First, “Michigan Standard Fancy”

shall consist of hand-picked, properly

packed apples of one variety, which

are well-grown specimens, normal in

shape, uniform in size, of good color

for the variety, and which are free

from dirt, insect injury, fungus dis~





fifteen per ,centum in the Standard B

grade. Such tolerances shall apply to

size, color and other grade specifica-

tions and shall be computed by count-

ing or weighing the specimens which

are judged to be below the standard

for the grade in any respect, and

those which are found to be smaller

than the minimum size, marked on the

package.





.Section 3. In all of the grades spe-

cified in this act, the apples included

in the face or shown surfacewshall fair-

ly represent the size and quality of the

apples in the package.



Section 4. Every closed package

containing apples grown in the State

ofMichlgan which is sold, offered or

consxgned for sale, packed for sale, or

shipped for sale, shall bear upon the

out51de of one end in plain letters or

figures, or both, the name and address





 





 





 





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ease, bruises and other defects, except

such as are necessarily caused in the

Operation of packing. “Uniform s1ze

shall be construed to mean that apples

contained in any one package shall

not vary in size more than one-half

inch in diameter;



Second, “Michigan Standard A”

shall consist of hand-picked, properly

packed apples of one variety, which

are well-grown specimens, normal in

shape, of not ‘less than fifty per cent-

um of good color for the variety, and

which are practically.free from dirt,

insect injury, fungus disease, bruises

and other defects, except such as are

necessarily caused in the operation of



acking; .



p Third, “Michigan Standard B” shall

consist of hand-picked, properly pack-

ed apples of one variety, which are





well grown, and practically free from,





insect injury and fungus disease: Pro-

vided, That the apples having healed-

over insect punctures, small scab or

blotch infections, fruit spots, or other

defects which, taken singly or collec-

tively, do not materially deform or dis-

color the fruit or injure its keeping





quality, shall be admitted to this.





grade; . ”



Fourth, “Michigan Unclassified

shall consist of apples which donot

conform to the foregoing specifica-

tions of ‘grade, or which though con-

forming, are not branded. in accordance

therewith. .



Section 2. In the interpretation of

this act a' tolerance of six per centum

below the standard shall be allowed in

ngrade, ten per





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of the person by whose authority the

apples were packed, the true name 0

the variety, the grade of the apples





therein contained when packed or re- .





packed,.and the minimum size or the

numerical count of the fruit in the

package. If the true name of the vari-

ety is not known to the packer or the

person by whose authority the apples

are packed or branded, then such vari-

eties shall be designated as “un-

known.” Every package of apples

which is repacked shall also bear upon

the same end of the package the name

and address of the person by whose

authority it is repacked, such name

and address to be preceded by the

words “repacked by.” The letters and

figures used in marking or branding

closed packages of apples under the

provisions of this act shall be of a size

not less than twenty-four point gothic:

Provided, That closed packages con:





~taining apples which cannot be readily





marked on one end, so as to bear'con-

spicuously the information herein spe-

cified shall be marked or branded in

such other conspicuous place as may

be prescribed by the regulations pro-

mulgated hereunder.





‘ Section 5. The marks and brands

prescribed in this act may be accom-

panied by any additional marks or

brands which'are'not inconsistent with

or do not in any way obscure the

marksand brands required by this act.

Apples packed and branded in aCcord-

ance with the United States --apple

grading. law, approved August third,

nineteen hundred twelve, shall be ex-

empt from the. provisions of this act;





Se e'min :0 th





   





,, tum afi-grad'es'sh llfié 1

by taking the transit .rse disin‘eteraof

the smallest fruit'in the package. Min-

imum‘ sizes 'shall be stated in varia-

tions of one-quarter of an inch, as two

inches, two and one-quarter. inches,

two and one-half inches, two and

three-quarter inches, three inches, and

’three and one-quarter inches, and so

on, in accordance with facts. Minimum

sizes may be designatedby either fig-

ures or words and the word “mini-

mum” may be designated by the use of

the abbreviation “min.” . ,





Section 7. It shall be unlawful for

any person to pack for sale, ‘ship for

sale, offer or consign for sale, or sell,

in closed packages, any apples grown

in this state which are not graded,

packed and marked or branded in, ac-

cordance with the provisions of this

act and the regulations made hereun—

der, or closed packages of apples bear-

ing any false statement, design, or de-

vice regarding such apples within the

meaning of this act. .





Section 8. Any person who violates

any of the ptrovisions of this act, or

of the regulations promulgated hereun-

der, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-

demeanor and upon conviction thereof,

shall be punished by a fine of not more

than fifty dollars for the first offense

and not more than one hundred dollars

for each subsequent offense: Provided,





That no person shall be prosecuted un—'





der this act who can establish satisfac-





tory evidence that no part of the pack. -

ing or branding of the apples concern-_





ed was done by him or under his au-

thority and that he had no knowledge

that they were not packed and brand—

ed in accordance with said provisions

and said regulations.





Section 9. The word “person” as

used herein shall be construed to in-

clude individuals, corporations, part-

nerships, and associations. "The act,

commission or failure of any official or

employe of any person, when such om-

cial 9r employe is acting within the

scope of his employment or office, shall

in every case, be deemed also the act,

omission or failure of the person, as

well as of the official or employe. The

words “closed package” shall mean a

box, barrel, basket, or other package,

the contents of which cannotbe in-

spected when such package is closed.





Section 10. It shall be the duty of

the Dairy and Food Commissioner to

diligently enforce the provisions of

this act and his officers, employes and

agents are authorized to enter upon

the premises of any person within this

state for the purpose of inspecting

packages of apples and securing evi-

dence of violation of this act, and the

said Dairy and Food Commissioner is

hereby authorized and empowered to

make, promulgate and enforce such

regulations as may be necessary for in-

terpreting the grade specifications pre-

scribed in this act, and for otherwise

enforcing its provisions: Provided,

however, That any grades or classes

of apples packed :in closed packages,

or any requirements for making closed

packages containing apples, ,manda-

tory as applying to interstate come

merce’, which may hereafter be estab-

lished by the authority of the Congress.

of the United States, shall forthwith,

as far as applicable, be established





and promulgated by the Dairy and '





Food Commissioner as official grades,

classes and marks for apples packed





f in closed packages in the State of





Michigan.



Section 11. All acts and parts of

acts in conflict with this act are here.

by repealed.





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





An Iowa stock feeder had on the Chi-.

cago market recently nine carloads of

choice hogs which averaged from 257

to 266 pounds. He specializes in‘feed-

ing live stock, mainly swine, and nev-

er breeds any stock, figuring that he

has no room on his farm of 1.50 acres

for breeding stock. He raises some

corn and alfalfa and buys mill feed,

tankage andicorn. He is highly opti-

mistic of the future, relying 'onal'arge

demand for meats for feeding the al-

lied forces.





An Illinois stockman wasin ,Chicago

recently with a carload of hogs of his

own feeding, and twenty steers which

averaged 1209 pounds and sold at $12,





while Pthe - hogs brought $16.20. ,The ,





steers were bought as feedersthe'first

day of last November at $6 and were





started slowly on corn, with a little :

They were followed .





cotton‘Seed meal.

by about 100 hogs. During the last

ten weeks the cattle gained on corn





 

 





and cottonseed meal 210""p011nds per '

head, selling for double their feeder,

cost, and there Were overi'100 pier con .‘





 





”nonprofits on the cattleiand hogs Th

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thwacattle and he

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AIRYING ON A BUSINESS BASIS.





 





(Continued from page 679).





'in the cost of production, apparently





forgetful of the fact that profits accrue

to the business dairyman as they do to

the manufacture. First, from a price

for his product sufl‘icient to more than

cover the average cost, of production;

secondly, from cheapening the cost of

production sufficiently to obtain a prof-





‘it. The latter method offers the great-





er opportunity to the dairyman with a

well-organized business, one who will

study and apply economies to the in-

dustry.



The time of the year during which

the major part of the milk is produced

may materially affect the cost of pro-

duction as well as income from the

dairy. Milk can be produced much

more economically during the pasture

months than during the winter when

stallfeeding is necessary. There are

other items to be taken into considera-

tion. Labor conditions in summer of-

ten make it difficult to properly care

for the stock; during the winter, stock,

even though dry, must be fed and car—

ed for; a small amount of feed and

care additional to that required for

maintenance may prove profitable, and,

lastly, prices for dairy products are so

much higher in winter than in summer

that the total income per cow is larger

and net profits more satisfactory, pro-

vided the milk flow is produced dur-

ing the winter months. The strongest

argument in favor of winter dairying is

its adoption by the most capable dairy"

men and the constant tendency in the

dairy sections towards maximum pro-

duction during the winter months.



The‘ cost of feed and labor, the cost

of the cow, and all other items of cost

of maintenance determine the'quan-

tity of the product a cow should yield

in order to give the owner a profit.

And as the cost of feed, labor, and

the investment per cow increases or

decreases, in such proportion must the

efficiency of the herd increase, price of.

product remaining the same, to give a

profit to the owner.



The Worth of a Cow.



In order that the cow may be profit;

able, cow and investment should bear

a certain and definite relationship to

the product that must be obtained. The

question frequently arises: “What is

a cow worth that gives a certain quan-

tity of milk, and how much milk must

a cow of a certain value give before

she makes a profit for the owner?”

This question may be answered defi-

nitely, providing the cost of feeding.

care, etc., is known. and the average

price received for the product can be

ascertained. It can only be answered

exactly from a productive standpoint.

It is imperative that cows of high val‘

ues, to be profitable. should be more

productive than the average. From a

productive standpoint a farmer can

not afford to pay $80 to $100 for a cow

unless she will produce 5,500 to 5,900

pounds of milk per year. While the

value of the calf and the manure may

enter into the consideration of ordi—

nary farmers, yet the dairy farmer,

Who gains eighty per cent of his in-

come from dairy business, must con-

sider only the productive capacity as

related to the annual profits.



One of the most difficult tasks of

farm managers is to keep all capital

employed in such a way as to produce

maximum profits. The investment of

money in live stock which do not bring

a return commensurate with the cost

of maintenance and capital invested is

a common source of loss. It is easy

to pick out a herd of cows at $70, or

over per head, that will not give an

adequate return f0r the cost. The

principal cause for such loss is that

prices have been paid for the stock on

the basis of gross income without re-

gard to maintenance cost. p



The Investment in Dairying.

31,1197 ‘ame;.ec ‘omic forces apply to



e‘ in, cows as





 





to its investment in lands—that is, as

either increase in value or are purchas-

ed at high prices, they must, to be

profitable, become more productive be-

cause of gross increase in interest and

depreciation charges.



Both interest and depreciation are

very high when cows are purchased at

$100 per head or over. The annual

charges are then $15.58 or more per

year, as compared to $4.36 for the $40

cow. The average cow producing 4,000

pounds of milk annually would, under

such circumstances be kept at a loss

of more than $5 per year, and would

not only be valueless .from a produo

tive standpoint, but would represent a

liability to the farm, rather than an

asset, unless‘ the value of the manure

and of the calf were considered sufli-

cient to offset the loss occasioned by

her use.



‘With an average annual return of

$1.2 per hundred pounds, or twenty-

seven cents for butter—fat, and with

food and labor requirements at the

prices determined. a cow has no value,

based on productivity, until her an-

nual product is between 4,500 and 5,000

pounds of milk. “'hen 5,000 pounds of

milk are produced annually a cow has

a value of $25. That is, the difference

between the sum received for her pro-

duct and the cost of obtaining it cap-

italized permits of a valuation of $25

on which interest must be earned and

a sufficient sum set aside to cover de-

preciation. As the annual product in-

creases over 5,000 pounds, the produc-

tive value of the cow increases very

rapidly. When 6,000 pounds are pro-

duced annually. her value is more than

two and a half times that of a cow

producing 5,000 pounds annually. The

cow giving 10,000 pounds of milk is

worth $230 as a producer. Her breed-

ing value is to be added onto this sum.

Obviously, a cow giving 10,000 pounds

of milk annually has a higher value

than that based upon her productivity,

for dairymen everywhere desire to

build herds on just such stock, and de-

mands for young stock would swamp

any dairy farmer.



The Profitable and Non-Profitable



Cows.





No better illustration can be made

of the value of productive cows than

the comparison between the cow giv-

ing 10,000 pounds and the one giving

4,000 pounds. The former represents a

capital investment that is extremely

productive, that pays for all she re-

ceives and gives an ample return and

protection on her own value: the lat

ter nets 3 loss of more than $5 per

year.



Placing the dairy farm upon a profit-

able basis means putting brains and

energy into the business; making it a

business, just like manufacturing any

other marketable product, and making

it at the lowest possible cost with the

most profitable stock.



New York. E. W. GAGE.





KEEPING BUTTER.





 





in your issue of May 26, J. L. K.

asks for a recipe to keep butter. In

the first place, make the butter just as

you have been accustomed to making

it. By that I mean not to put in more

salt than usual. To every twenty

pounds of butter take three pounds of

salt, one pound of loaf sugar, one-quar-

ter pound of pulverized saltpetre; mix

and put a layer of butter about eight

inches thick; then Sprinkle on a light

covering alternately, until your cask is

full. Pack in air-tight casks. Butter

packed in this way will keep sweet

for two or three years.



Livingston Co. C. CHAMBERLIN.





 





This is no time to hestitate in the

production of any food stuffs. The cry-

ing need is more food, and on that ac

count the production of food of any

kind will be profitablebecause thede-

mend will‘kbe greate'r' than the supply.





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E-B (Newton) Wagon





Backed with 65 years of experience. An

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Farms and Farm lands For Sale

FOR SALE





‘2000 Acre Farm. on railroad and a ‘ '

miles South ofJackson. MiSs. Nearlrxl; all’lii‘ifgrfi

ducti_ve River land. Over half in high state of cul- '

tivation. Excellent for Corn. Oats. Lespodeza

aud'truck. Located in one of greatest trucktpro-

ducmg sections. Fine improvements, worth

about ten thousand dollars. Price $1750 per

acre. Terms. If interested act quickly.



J. M. Hawkins, 200 Milam St., Shreveport.La.'





ln Umatilla Valley, Oregon





60 acres mostly in VVINESAP AP LE TREES ready

tic bfar. U. S.PGov'e:-rtlmciili:llii:'igiition 8 item. Abuxr

an - water. rope y is 18 c ass a 6 ll

care. Trade considered. rem u as xce 8"“

W. Ar BORN, Trees. - Ft. Wayne. Indiana





A Small Farm in California will make you more

money‘wlth less work. You will live

longer and better. Deliar tful cl note. Rich soil. Low

rices. Easy terms. Sure profits. Hospitable celeb

rs. roads Schools and churches. Writetorour

San Joaquin Valley Illustrated folder- {199.0, L.Sea-

graves. Ind. Comm. . ATtSF Ry.. 1967 By. ELOhlcago





ASHES 0F OPPOBWIITIES.





An illustrated booklet FREE. Michigan has hundred

0! thousands of acres of virgin land an acre u .

Hoalthfulclimate. Growing season for

ramfnll.WriteW.P. Hartman. A. t I. Afar“.



Grand Rapids & IndiannRallway.Gran Rapids. Mich.





For Good Farms 5 a FABMDI LAND .. .

Inc. J. w. unnumfilmfil: 3332' 9"- '





Ix.
' POULTRY. '_ I

Baby Chicks

From Standard Bred S». C. White and Brown Leg-





horns. 810.00 per 100; $90.00 per 1,000. Bred to lay





lar ewhite e . Safe arrival aranteed. Cata-

log‘ue free. lg OLVERINE HERITCHERY, Box





2221, Zeeland, Mich.





Baby Chicks and Hatching Eggs





From Bred-to-Lay Barred Rocks. B.C.White Leghorns

and 8.0. But! Orpingtons. All high class stock at very

reasonable rices. Send for our Chick Folder at once.

RUSSELL EOULTBY RANCH, Petersburg, Mich.





 





 





n b ch' k S. C. White Leghorns.‘ 5,000 for May,at

' l I: ‘t $12.00 per 100.Safe delivery guaranteed.

All breeders are farm raised and bred for high egg

reduction. Order direct from this advertisement.

UNNYBROOK FARM, - - Hillsdale, Mich.





Cheaper than hatching eggs. We

Baby ChiCI‘s specializein Leghorns, Rocks and

Reds. Send for catalogue. Twentieth Century

Hatchery Company, Box 162, New Washington, Ohio.





CH ICK “Wm

offing: regi- rind:





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Everything we sell is guaranteed.





, I You can return any goods you

uy mm as and get your money, back. We ship

C. O. D. if desired, quote very lowest prices

and carry the most complete line in the country.

Here is a partial list: ‘ ’





 





i. g Cases Ship in Coops Trap Nesta



1| lers and Plan Chtcg genres Wire Nests



:gg Scales Feed Troughs Nest Eggs



.eg Bands Clover Cutters Egg Tellers



incubllon oot utters Egg Records



= r era Bone Cutters Chick Markers



”enable Houses Grinding Mills Capomzing Sela



Roofing at Sprouters Poult y Books



Poultry Fence Water Fountains nice ow-lcr

rtt Automatic Feedera -ice Pllnl



Oyster Shell Beet Scrap )tstniectants



C arcoal Chick Feed poultry Remedies



Allalia Scratch Feed Spray Pumps ’





Egg Preservative Exhibition Coops

Egg Dating Stamps Egg Trays

Folding Egg Crates "Egg Cabinets





fattening Crates

-cwl Catchers

Matstute Gages





 





if you don't find what you want in the above list write us

anyway. We have everything a poultryman needs. A st

card will bring the 40 page catalog by return mail. e

wrll gladly send it tree. whether you buy or not.





.GEORGE B. FERRIS affio‘i‘fligéfibu.





 





 





 





'IOHN’S big beautiful hen-hatched Barred Rocks,

0 00d is. are. Breeding pens (5 birds) $10 to $20. Eggs

80. .50; 150 hoto. John Northon, Clare.liich.





' . EGGS FROM STRAIN with

Barred ROCkS ' records to 297 eggs a year 82

per 15. Delivered by sarcel post. prepai . Circular

free. Fred Astling. onstantine. Mich.





, $7.0irculars.





 





r ‘ Ferris White Leghorns





A real heavy laying strain, trapnested l

years, records from 200 to 264 eggs. Get

our special summer prices on yearling hens,

breeding males. eggs for hatching. 8-week-

old pullets and da old chicks. \‘Ve ship C. O. D. and

guarantee results. atalog gives prices; describes stock. tells

all about our-farm and methods; results you can get by breed-

ing this strain. Send let your copy now—~tt ts tree.



GEORGE B. FERRIS 934 Union. Grand Rapids. Mich.





   

   

 





 

   

   

   





 





cnlCKs are booking orders now for spring de-

9 livery. diil'erent varieties, free booklet

lreeport Hatchery, Box 12. Freeport, Michiaan





‘1‘200-Egg”PedigreeWhiieLaghoms





Baby Chicks, Eggs {or Hatchlnd ,

“Bred-today" strain. vigorous. healthy stock, all sired

by Missouri Experiment Station males with pedigrees

o 200 to 274 eggs in one year. Chicks, $25 for 100. $100

for 500. Eggs for hatching. $10 for 100. Thousands of

satisfied customers. Book your order at once for

eg for hatching and baby chicks of quality. We

eel Magic Brooders, best breeders made, $16.50 each,

capacity 300 to 500 chicks. Catalogue. Michigan

Poultry Farm, Lansing, Mich. “Michigan’s

Largest Poultry Farm."





LAYBILT S. l}. W. LEGHDHNS





large, Great layers, Pure White.





Proved 9 type from like ancestry. Not the "Best in

the Wor E," but None Better for beauty and laying

ability. Lsybllt Leghorna mean either betterquaiity

at the same price or the same quail t at a less price.

Selecte hatching eggs.81.50 per 15 , arcel Postpaid:

$5 per 1 ; 90% fertility guaranteed. Strong Day-Old

Chicks. now 810 per 100 “etch every week. Guaran-

teed dellvery alive and lively. Everfresh Egg Farm,

Ionic, Mich.





BUFF LEGHORNS assistants”-





Dr. William A. Smith, Peteraburg, Mic '





 





 





F I ! Bull Rocksl am now booking orders for eggs

I"! If 8 at $1.50 for 15. as for 30. :4 f0r50. $7 for 1 ..

Pen No. 1, $4 for 15. Also one 2 yr. old White Hol-

land Tom. B. B.Fowler, Hartford. Mich.





E G G S for setting from R. C. Brown Leg

horns. leading strains in America



Also W. China Geese and M. Pekin ducks.



MRS. CLAUDIA BETTS, Hillsdale, Michigan





Eggads While Wyandolior, ngsgjl-figgg 32.5%?

EGGA AY RA CH, Marshall, Mich.





 





 





 





My Young'sStrain S. C.White

Improve Your Poultry. Lem... a... gm... money

makers. 20.000 baby chicks for Jo no at $9 per 100. Or-

der direct or et my catalogue. Satisfaction guaran-

teed. W. VA APPLEDORN. It. 7, Holland. Mich.





 





MORSE‘S White Le horns. State Cup winners.Bred

for eggs for years. ow sellingeggs. (‘hix and stock.

Free catalog. Rufus Morse. Belding. Mich.





INE Crest S. C. White Orpingtons, cockerels. ml-



lets. eggs 85 and $3 per 15. utility $8 per 100. Eggs illf

rice after May 15th. MRS. WILLIS HOUGH., Pine

rest Farm. Royal Oak. Michigan.





RHODE ISLAND REDS and PLYMOUTH ROCKS



Males 5 to 12 lbs. according to nge82 to $5: P.R. hens

weight 5 to 10 lbs.. eggs 15 or $1.00; 100. $5; 120. $6.00.

Mammoth Bronze Tom Turkeys, 8 to 38lbs. according

to ace '6 to $25, 10 eggs 53. A. E. Cramton. Vassar, Mich.





' Both Combs. Dark Red.

ii. I. Had Chicks and Eggs. Wm... We... 3..., b,

more Michigan farmers than any other strain Catalog.

free. Interlakes Farm. Box , Lawrence, Mic .





RINGLET ’ Barred liooks The famous showiaud



laying strain Eggs $2.00 for 15. De-

livered by Parcel Post from selected mattinga. Plain View Stock

Farm J.W.Sa1iard. Prep. Res. W. St Claire St., Romeo. Mich





Four illets lz (ed 950

Barred Rock Eggs .ggi’in o...

W. 0. COFFMAN, R. 3 Benton Harbor, Mich.





Homestead Farms





On account of abundant orders. we cannot promise

Day -Old Chicks until into June. We can still supply





0

Eggs for Hate hing

Rocks. Reds, Wyandottes, Black Minorcas and Leg-

horns; Geese. Ducks and White Holland 'Turkeys.

Cockerels and pullets of our several breeds can besup-

lied from July on thru the autumn months and we

nvite in uiry from any, who want any of these fowls.





HOMES EAD FARMS. Bloomingdalg, Mich.

”Nil-lib“ 8' 0' W’ Le'fimm‘ and Barred Rocks.





Eg , $1 for $1.50 for 26, $2.50 for50.

Alpine Pou try arm. R. 2, Grand Rapids. Mich.





Good breeding hens at 1.50

I. and So Co Reds. each for short time. Also

Belgiaanares. 0. E. Hawlcy, Ludington. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





. Le horn fromaZ-iOe strain. 82 r15.

8.0.". Utility ‘33:; as per 100. “ BILL-0 EST

POULTRY FAR , psilanti. Michigan.





Silver Spangled, Hamburgmfult ’virifit‘éf’h’i‘fifl



1'3"? °fi1§v§mifiaumvua§§rffit eii’igaiimp'



It Comb Slack Minorcas 'éa‘i‘Jéi:

minnows. 3, w, Kill-5391190 m





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' 200 egg strain. Tom Barron hens.

Ste-"Ml. [Owns Baby chicks 150 each. Hatching

eggs 5oeach. C. W. Garden, Fowlerville, Michigan.





 





S 0. White Leghorns. Size. sharcie. vigor. egg produc-

0 tion. Hatching eggs 85, Baby hicks ‘11 per 100. 15

years in the hen business. A. 0.Howard, Tecumsethich.





Plymouth Rock Hatching Eggs. 113.2%: falh’i’fdé’él‘élif

verandWhlte.Shcrldan o terardI,8heridan.Mich

leVER. Golden and WhiteWyandottea. Eg from





some grand matings. $1.50 per 15, $2.50 per . large

vigorous birds. C. W. Browning. it. 2 Portland. Itch.





WHITE Wyandottes. A.1 la erl. Eggs for hatchin

31. 82. 83 for 15. 87 per 100. pecial mating; 85 for

DAVID RAY, 709 Norris Bt.. Ypsilanti. ichigan.





 





 





 





 





White WytmetteB. winter & summer layers. Eggs

“L50 per 100 BMW Chi“ $12 per 100. Satisfaction





guaranteed. Hemlock Poultryh Stock Farm. Prescott. Mich.





 





‘ From rize winning 80.

HatChlng Eggs W. Legphorns $1.50 per 15.

White Line Poultry Farm. Hillsdaie, Mich.





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BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY.





Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us

Ten Days before date of publication.





We Offer a Few Specral Bargains

In S. C. White Leghorn cockerels, Ram—

bouillet rams, Hampshire pigs (either

sex) and Holstein bulls. A good chance

for a small investment to reap the bene-

fit of a large expenditure of capital and

years of expert breeding.





Flanders Farm, Orchard Lake, Mich.





 





 





 





CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS





Bulls by BLACK UALITY ITO, sire, 'First prize,

Breeders and Gulf erds Mich. State Fair 1916. We

also won first on Exhibitors Herd, Jr. Champion Bull.

Jr. Champion Female and Grand Chain ion Cow. Also

breeders of Percheron, Hackney and addle Horses.

WOODCOTE STOCK FARM, IONIA, MlCH.





FOR SALE Good Angus bulls. bred cows. and

heifers. Prices reasonable.

Geo. Hathaway & Son, Ovid. Mich.





 





 





' ' Two or old H -

Two Choice Bogtsimd Guernsey: g... {Sm ”9,th

in the next 60 days. fine individuals, and well bred,

8300 each. don‘t wait a month if you want these. they

will go. to the first man sees them. . '

J. M. WILLIAMS, - - North Adams, Mich.





of service age and calves from

Guernsey Buns choice. Adv. reg. breeding.

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

—REGIBTERED





G U E R N S EY BULL CALVES





Containin blood of world oham ions.

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B n l r

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GEO. N. CRAWFORD, - - - Holto/n, Mich.





“TOP NOTCH” 1101.511}le





Man years of carefull management and systematic

hnn ling of our three large herds find us the breeders

and owners of a cow that heads one of the only eight

combinations of three direct generations of thirty

ound cows in the United States. We have young bulls

or sale sired by a'son of this great cow. The blood of

this cow in them, combined with that of other great

animals of the breed in our herds, would insure most

Blessing results in almost any herd. McPHERSON

ARM 00., Howell, Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





Bigelow’s Holstein Farms,

, BREEDSVILLE, MICH.

Have Some Fine Registered Stock For Sale





 





 





 





I ' Very tine Young bull five

Registered Holslolns. menu... or... .. a. o. to...

Satisfaction gnaranteed.W.B..lones tit J. F. Lutz, CohoctahJiich.





 





Holstein Calves, 10 heifers. and Zbulls 15-16ths pure.

.5 weeks old, beautifully marked,820.00 each. crated

for shipment anywhere. Edgewood Farm,Whitewaier,Wi-.





EG. HOLBTEINS: Herd headed b Albina Bonte

Butter _Boy No. 93124. am's recor at 6 yrs. butter

28.53 lbs. milk 619.4. Yearly record at 2% yrs. butter

m2 lbs. milk 1&22 lbs. W. B. READER. Howell. Mich





OAK LEAF FARM

Herd Sire

anlland Sir Pl‘etertie De Kol

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

individuals 4 and 5 months old. E. H. Gearharta

Marcellus, Mich... R. No. 4;





 





 





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EG. Holstei ns. Pl ace yourorder now for a bull calf.

I have cows due to freshen soon. bred to thebest

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





REG. Holstein Bull, ready for service. Sired‘by a

half-brotherof World’s Champion cow. » Send card

for pedigree is price. ‘ E. R. Cornell. Howell. Mich.





842 Lbs. BU‘I‘T E 12

Is the average of the semi-oflcial records of our herd

bull sdam (at 2 yrs). his rand-dam» (at8 rs.) and his

great grand~darn. Three ghoice young bu affiom A. R.



. erd tuberculintested annually. olateina





arm, hrselivbrl. Mich.





 





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“Asiinipté Meth’odof’Ghick'F’eedng





N- order to make a. ‘success with

chicks it is very essential to feed

them for quick and vigorous devel-



opments. The following method which

is very simple and has been thorough-

ly tried out: »



C After the chicks are hatched and

removed from the nest, or hover give

them buttermilk or sour' Skim-milk,

slightly warmed to take chill off. If

you’have plenty of either give nothing

to drink but buttermilk or sour milk

for two weeks or longer. The first af-

ternoon give coarse sand or fine chick

grit mixed with bran. Feed this on a

shingle and tap on shingle to call the

chicks’ attention to it. Also, put the

bills of some of the more vigorous

chicks in the milk to start them drink-

ing. Be very careful not to allow the

chicks to get chilled. The bran, with

the grit, makes a good first feed as it

starts digestion and the chicks can-

not very well overeat of it.





A Good Chick Feed.





On the second day of feeding the

chicks should get five feeds of bran,

oatmeal and raw egg. This should be

mixed as follows: One raw egg with-

out shell, one handful of oatmeal (roll-

ed oats), and three handfuls of bran.

The egg should be thoroughly mixed

with the bran and oatmeal, so that a

little of the egg is on each particle of

grain, and the mash is not moist or

sticky. The chicks will not eat much

of it the first day so it will go a long

ways. Remove the feeding board after

about fifteen or twenty minutes of feed-

ing at each feed.





Chick grit should be fed in a. happer

from the start. Give sprouted oats to

teach the chicks to eat green feed, but

do not give them more than they will

clean up in twenty or thirty minutes

at any time. If fresh sod can be ob-

tained it will be much better than the

sprouted oats, as the chicks will eat

grass and roots and will receive ben-

efit from scratching in the fresh earth.

If the chicks are kept in a brooder,

keep a pile of fresh earth in one cor-

ner of the brooder. Hard coal ashes

are also good for the chicks to pick at.





A Gradual Substitution.





On the third day some chick feed

comprising equal parts of cracked

wheat and finely cracked corn, should

be added to the raw egg mash to teach

the chicks to get used to it.





On the fourth day only four feeds of

the raw egg mash should be given and

one feed of chick feed given instead of

at the three o’clock meal. The chick

feed should first be thrown in small

piles in the litter to teach the chicks

to scratch for it. Later it should be

scattered in the litter and the depth of

the litter. gradually increased to three

or four inches. In starting to feed the

chicks chick feed give it to them at

the rate of two-thirds to One teacupful

to 100 chicks.





Don’t overfeed; always keep chicks

on the alert for the next feed. If their

disposition indicates that they are not

hungry, reduce the amount of feed

given. ‘



On the sixth day feed the raw egg

mixture at morning, noon and night

and give the chick feed at ten o’clock

and at three o’clock. On the seventh

day replace the noon meal of raw egg

mixture with the chick- feed. Also

start feeding a dry mash consisting of

equal parts of bran and rolled oats and

five per cent of beef scraps. Feed the

mash in shallow dishes or pie tins at

ten and three o’clock. Give just enough

of the mash so that the chicks will

clean it up in an ’hour or so.





Hopper Feeding.



This mash feeding should continue

until the chicks are six weeks old,

when it can be put before them all the.

time'ins hopper. Ground oats may be

substitutedfior rolled oats at'th‘is tune





 





 





ir’ail; he 'tried'.‘it‘ on the rail

,dc¥.t..0’pr0.¥§,§t' "





On the tenth day give four feeds of

chick feed and only one of raw egg

mixture; the first feed in the morning.





On the fourteenth day discontinue





the raw egg mixture and just give the

four feeds of chick feed. On the twen~

ty-first day reduce the feeds to three,

morning, noon and night.





This method is especially to be rec-

ommended because of its simplicity

and efficiency. It has been thoroughly

tried by poultrymen and at the‘ M. A.

C. poultry plant. The raw egg mixture

is valuable because the raw eggs con-

tain vitamines, an unknown principle

found in eggs, milk and other similar

food which is essential to thriftyani-

mal growth. ‘ ’ ' '-



While the above feeding system is

suggested for brooder chicks it is just

as valuable for hen raised chicks after

making a few slight changes to suit

changed conditions.





Ingham Co. B. A. KNOWLES. .





 





W HANDLING THE BEES.





Luckily, it is not necessary to urge .





the beginner 'with bees to read as

much as he can in regard to their

management. The person who is of

such a. temperament as to attempt bee





keeping is most apt to be the Sort of a. ’





person who will avail himself of every

possible opportunity to secure “ad-

vance” information on the subject.



First of all, the bee-keeper must rec-

ognize the fact that the bee has a.

great amount of good common “horse

sense.” In fact, I have known a great

many bees that exhibit much more

real wisdom. than a great many men

whom I happen to know. The bee, first

of all, recognizes the necessity of hav-

ing a queen and the queen, on the oth-

er hand, stays industrially at home at-

tending to the rearing of’ as high as

some 2,000 children a day.





Handle Bees Carefully.





Thus, like any other person of som-

bre habits, the bee seems to prefer

that its keeper shall be conservative

in his. demeanor and that he shall

dress to suit his habits. Beesldo not

like rough handling and are apt to

show their resentment of such treat-

ment. .



For my part I always knock before

opening the hive, and I really mean

what I say.

four times on the' side of the hive

with my knuckles to let the bees know

that I‘am coming. » '



Just as soon .as I have .knocked

there begins a 10W rumbling and hum-

ming within the hive. This tells me

that the bees are filling up their honey

stomachs as they always do when

warned of the approach of intruders.

The reason why theyrdo this I do not

know, but one thing is certain,.they

are like men in this. respect;. they'are

always in a. better humor when their

stomachs are full.





Subduing the Bees.





I usually puff two or three goOd puffs

of smoke in at the entrance, but not

too much for fear of suffocating the

bees. I then take off the top'of the

hive and puff some more smoke down

between the frames. This is about all

that is necessary to subdue even the

most vicious of --bees and they are now

ready for handling in any manner that

is desired. '



The frames may be taken out to in-

spect the brood and even the bees may

be taken up by the handful. I have

seen this done by other people, but for

myself I prefer not to handle the live

bees any more than necessary. When!

ever I see a. man pickup a handful of





live bees I always‘place ,him akinv'tp

the man who‘ heard that his wet

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G. P. ANDREW'S. Dunsville. Michigan, h,

e ’ , ~

of .Reggstel'ed Halstem Cattle rogue moot important thing in buying a Jersey bull is to get one backed up by generations or high. a. " c. 8 w ' N E. Ringling-m 0t,”

West Michigan State Fair Ground. in 9 uoers. . . ’ H. W. MANN. 1) ill . :1 W938“ - ;

At a” ~ Grend‘knpidn, Mich. ' Breakwater offers to sell a. few 1mm": bull calves of this kind. r — m" a when“ .

V Th 11‘ — t soon. Also Duroc em all Boats ready for spring service. ull .

. on Tue'daY_ June 19th, ‘917 pair-time: 3:231 pit-‘igcegfii ggggontion. Better yet. visit the film. “W a l" I S ”

,7 misgigggr-giuggggigégggi’ gentleness "' W-eb‘i*飰““' B R 0 0 K W A T E R F A R M “ringin- 52313333311038? enemas: messing:

to be breeders if of breeding age. _ Ann Arbor. M10114, R. 7. ' :és'gsigeagfilffii 95:31:” has!) s&m%i[i}a,lnld . giant's»:

‘ - ‘26 choice Heifer Calves outIoi hiifgt} class 8330; had. “mun“. 8321' Phone' v

‘ I A handsomely marked bu ca rom a.‘ 'I ' I ' Friesian Heifers. 3 to 6 Sh h B llDuke of 0.1: Crest 16 mos.

O , r

- ‘ ‘ ' 1' old dam. and 00‘ Of a. high Re stored H0 Ste!“ . . ld. Some from 30 lb. or orn u Old. heavy milk ancestry 8200.

" i ikggufiiflg three 36a siresgl Priced to sell. Fred illflfilnkge. Sebewning. Mich. DAVIDSON a HALL. Tecumseh. nichgen Large. TyPe P. C.

‘i’ I A bull half from a. 26.65 lbs. junior three year ' Fall pigs and bred ilts a i so d. Nothing for ”1'31?“





 





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old dam and sued by nson of King Segis Pontiac. Reg.Holsteln Fneuan 2???? Eerie???” SHORTHORNS lflfig‘ig ggfgofit‘g‘g. "mm“ P L V1 GSWN' PAM“ M





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Abull calfsired bi'a301b- 5011 0‘ Friend Hen' nine month‘ old 3100; Bulls $40 up. with papers. sale. 1.13. Tan well. Mai-on Michinn. sec. . 1 (3-1.. r .. ,

‘. “new DeKol Butter Boy and out of a hich re- . FRANK 83mlT EN. 11.3. Howard City. Mich. 3 ’ o 9 MI E1;g’0dle§§§:jy')fi§d B:;‘.:%::i§i§§°.l..i.§?‘§i‘i‘é§

.. ' ’ . ne co . 3 cars . mo t b .H. 0.8‘ .5! i LET-h

' corfiafi‘izlhléem of the. 401i). bull Johanna McKinley BELL onLrsOiIebr saleikPontgicIKggrrfglg Bigaelfinlllég Ear SSIIIIIO l!!!) “.5151 shill’gwl’g gulls- lnun. Ben or v 0 “m 0 ”"2 “wen” "

.‘ -. f the 341b. bull Traverse Dutch Weg. . 511‘ Elves 5- m 9" “i‘ 3 .‘~ ' , - mp- 933.011" "110- “9 9 _°‘“‘ ”3-. ARGE type P. 0. Some very (‘ll wire 3 er ilt~

segi‘lhgxglgtgrs of other 30 lb. sires that space does Pmea- JOHN X' “mm" warm“ MM” RALPH 3‘ “'19“ 0“”‘0‘1'1 00 . E‘kfmd- M‘Chlgal bred to inrrow in August. Will 5211 l .5111? ‘yeariné

not permit us to mention. n u .d u l * i B " ready for service. Closely herd boars. W. J. Hagelslmw. Augusta. Mich.

Young A. R. 0. cows with 7 day butter records 0 f 0 3 0m I! S, related to the 50 lb.oow. “00$. . .

from 20mm; pounds, Choice A. R. O. cows and P ced to sell. B. B. REAVY. Akron. Mich. , Large Shled IPoland China, fall and nprin pigu.

l heifers bred toibulls 031W} dams (1W? Bag;- 0- 0 0 i P m Plan wewiusiiipyou Durocs and Victorias 31.50per15. " ”"hiii‘el’i‘fii‘ie."rign‘éi’fnififif

records from 30 pounds to "8 noun 5 O u 1'. II In. asy aymc any reg‘fitefld Heavy bone. lengthy Spring Boers and Gilts from prize





A“ cattle in sale have been carefully inspected Holstein 3“” 9“” in 0'" stables. . Prices from 33.0““ winners sired by one of the best Sons of the Great De- - - . ,

by. the Sale Committee. and all Ulldesuable ani- Ypsilanti Farina. 31’9”“11‘“ M“‘h‘3‘m- fender J: other noted strains. u. '1‘. STORY. Lowell. Mich. P35333311! gig: (in? igr‘i'étin‘hllnlgd‘innltiilp’é? 3:35.33

male have been relected- ere prices. P. 1). LONG. 1i. 3. Grand Rapids. Mich.





- - ‘ -b d Hol-

An unusual opportunity to buy lush glass Ixr-on Farms §{§,.°§2§55§nfi“§?m§f‘.., a]... '

foundation stock from Alex-{’5 that are care u y young herd sires at attractive prices. lf‘or informa_ I' T P I d c‘.‘ Sapt.farrow. either sex sir-

tuberculln tested. A maJOUW 0f the herds from tion write El. 0. Ranhfon A Son. R. l. Ypsilanti. Mich_ l8 ”l0 0 all ”as ed by Jumbo Wood. will!)





 





 





 





 





 





. which these cattle are consigned are under the hog. A. A. WOOD a SON. Saline. uicnignn‘.

A .. H E R EFOR DS . .

‘4; tests regu ar y y iovern _ - ' . ' ' 0 mix or Na 6 5 Manor

Lt if interested. write for a Sale Catalog. We have 10 selected gilts bred to far- fi$§§"§.§'fl§% “E‘s. Wgrite for rii':IsIaIiiII.r ma



’ c0L. KELLY. w. R. HARPER. , A t d S t b All - - - ' '

Auctioneer. 531° Manager 10 Bull Calves fI'OIIl 4' to 12 I'OW “1 ugUS an 8P em er- Big In" Poland China fall boars. Am bookln orders





for spring linfra. sstie action

long bodied. growthy type. Are bred guaranteed. G. w. Holton. R.11. eamaxoo.Mieh.





Purebred Registered months Old' to our Junior Champion boar, Detroit Epoflgd PolandI?flingigiffiéféggifggfigfifig{Isl

"OI-STEIN ALLEN Enos“ PAW PAW, MIC“. 1916. They will go fast at $55 each. ug' “rmw’ ‘ “ ' ' ‘ rm“ ‘ '“





All stock guaranteed as represented. HAMPSHIRE SWIN fiffiffifibfggfi





T T L E from high-producing dammwith

0A JCTSB aims for Salt , d , l on lines of many if the moi-it noted champions of the

’ Gelatin: All” reool‘ a a so breed My herd boar. Cluytons Led. 18233 is n. brother of





'. ‘ toot. . .‘ W , . 6. All on. Mich .

* "mi? ”n“ “as“.ill“.':.i.‘i2‘ii.ii.it." m“ °“’°“" ° '3 °""" B °‘ swmfin'flmlfi FAR M In“ Wins “'1‘ “'".;.:i-"“ 023mm?“ “Swim;

asset somet ing more M} . ' - ' ‘ . . . . . a . wine. ow. am 0 mg o are or up by p gs.

unlity. breeding. and the highesc standard 0f ”’0‘ be shipped about May 1st. Write me for prices.





MIDDLEVILLE, MICHIGAN





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





. , glint he is a partner. _ . *1. . . . . . .

grggzgnfid iifiillrgcfilqun all of the regressive _ PETERSBURG, MICH. George 1 Starr Grass Lake Mich

eserie of the HolIstein-grieaia:dfi§§tgtgg§€;d The All-Around FOR SALE

alooinitsflnnnciu souii nessa , . - . , h , h' . B _ bl , b ‘ bi

'5. - I prize oflerings of isIthe/armrIscow.S as is para. seriieen ease, est ood

He “signer?{firQLfir‘hfieafifigg‘ifimi publicity cam- Jerseymendand pride—thcbeaim- Be, Shlras' 1”... Re intered. LLMHURST YORKSHIRE BOAR PIGS

.?L-" ' “if l 331300" The official records of Ad- ful gentle ever-payingmilk machine tliatlifts STOCK ARM. Almont. Mich. Waterman a“ nterman. Packard Road. Ann Arbor. Mll'lh

sgffi‘gfofiégita'l 0‘5““.05t‘d’HSh for his QQO‘Y" the, mortgage, builds up the fertility of the ~ . ——-—

wit-”e and relatively higliImagkfit high-:1. hhhnih? farm,alld puts the whole business onasound, Berkshire Fig.8 7 weeks old. registered and SHEEP

{EDS the “"“59 (“u-mm} “(fisemrfbig nionev in paying, permanent basis. She ada ts herself ‘ | l 1 l' r 1.1V¥.I‘VIE{“PS§XEI\'{ ”vi-och. Ml???”

323;?g .lglzi'f" :55 “SSE-i Holsteins. ' to all climates and all feeds an doIes no; ’ 0‘“ ”‘9' ‘ ‘ ‘ ' “3’8“!“ . 1‘ L .

Eli. Illustrated Descriptiuo Bookkt- need fancy care. She matures ear y an . , , , .- _ .

5;: 41.53....“ ........... .. n-emv. W-.. Am; shg'sfislgekrgleancmng rim M“... 9.231b:‘.2“.i.“.§.7""fi.i§§.‘§3§z

.. . r laborer. in exile aso etenmiype an ‘.V'.ALL«:xn DE .‘Vi..\'~ .

F. L. Houghton. Sec Ya I“ '6‘. B I" ' . pride. She produces well I' l L It i‘l s .i r lii ii If, an





 





 





 





and sells well. Learn





. . ' ' . bred gilts for sale

. _ about her iii our fine, free . Duroc Jerseys pr" 1 to gelL - -

clunv $100K FARM , . . . book,“About Jerseycm- Carey 11. Wands. “3‘13”“ Mich. Rambouillet and Lincoln sheep, also a





Of registered ShrOpshire, Hampshire,





 





TERED HOLSTEINS 100 7. Write for it new. low high class unregistered Iewes at

I“, REGIS _' “ . ' AMERICAN JERSEY R o A few fall bofirs at 830 to $40 I. A

Offers For Sale the 3-year-old Sire: ' 1 . ‘ . » - CATTLE CLUB 303;? Ohio Chigggg bféhcgb B(£§._‘K;Iaggisgg§% P u b I c u Gt I o n





SEGIS COLAN'FHA MOIONLIGHIT KING. ISO. . ‘ ‘ 346 WesIZSdSL.N.Y-CII’ du9.t39t3F1‘°‘l‘: .IIiIuieta Zilthé “Ashen. dependable sow, at State Fair Grounds, Columbus, Ohio

149‘542' P‘fimipdfmep‘mths White and an Lx. "we N‘ldeg'l‘gN hfiri‘xnfliel‘. iii. Johns. Michigan , AUGUST 7—8 1917 ,

Gene“ “1 “1 1 ‘ If Kiug segis Pontim, . _ This sale is held under the auspices of



H150???‘Pfiififei§"§?‘(‘,aimaie .30 ‘15.); head of Dunn: Jerseys. Bmding Boar: and Sept. Bill: the registry aSSQCIatlonS 0f the breeds

one of the nine only families of three gen- For sale Jersey Bull calf J. H. Bzinghart. ~ - - East Lansing. Mich. named. A bona-f1de sale to the highest



Verations 0f30-1b- COWS- bidder of the best the world has to offer.





 





 





 





 





 





 





. . . . . h Johanna Dropped Novfird 1916. The sire and dam are F S , . . . .

HIS ngfi agaliggiaiugllgbggflggfaiillitlkaand 27,02 both Ifroni R. M. cows. This calf is an extra. good Durocs Ol‘ ale FOII' lnformdtfon or entr blanks, write

Editor :3 a 3-yr.-old giving promise Ofamudl individual, and will be sold i-lieiip. Address: Big hem... “(med fellows-'- Spring Pi . read), m “him Jomt Sheep bale. 36 oodland Ave” ..





Her dam a 15.11. 3- Newman's Stock Farm. R. l. Mariette. Mich. fiféilqR-E‘YEM lot of F3“ Hours and Gi is. M. A. BRAY Detroit. Mich.





better record With age. Ukemos, (Ingliiini Co.,) Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





{rsegl‘l—géléigdlltiii?)frdl (EFE‘ZSli-fi}: (18:, 8133311112333 Jersey Bunsgalagiodldt‘i‘ilih Shisnli’hliesglgh‘lf D Sewn and gilts bred to Eureka Cherry King '



18.6755 lbs. of milk. . . n. n. FOWLER. naritora. Mich. IUYQC and grainsoncriiic sonI erIoriiiciimieiieis ShrOPGShll‘e Ewes



Pedigree! and Prices Sent on Application. FOR SALE Yearling Jefiey bull from “figs- chumpionIowaliaii. Vi. L. TniIOi. Milan. Mich. lVlostly yearlings with lambs by side. extra good



In BRUCE McPHERSONv HOWELL, ““3” in...“ Jrziisnrs. his: massif“ “in?” E , ll59.9.iizrinégrltl’2'1rss minis: F.‘.’.¥'if.‘.’€.§‘.l‘.i‘i.‘.‘.;° come at m if Wu want them-



m 5,]. "Hill-5. fii'lir‘ii‘f‘“ 0- i 0- thKh - - . - ”Wt“ WW 2’.gti."i‘i‘i?o‘i‘}i~‘.”“"' ii! 3““ ”iiii‘Iffué’.”ii‘i‘£3ifi“_~‘§l. I Rope Kon Farm, Kinderhookmlcii.

‘ ' L. c ' l ‘ ' ‘ ' r’ r i . . 1 -



““' °““ 1" ”‘9'“ l'lLkrlll..'l°i§l’J!L'liililfi‘.’ “am“ é?.§%§fi.ifif..ligli9%i.emigre5.333422. (9.2:: OXFORD DOWN SHEEP :3: “2:2,:





Inflow nullSme Pdrhlm's Pedigree Slock Farm J. R. Worthington. R. No. 7. Lansing. Michigan for sale. Orlo L. Dobson, Quincy, Michigan. for sale, in. F, Gansgiey, Lennon. Mich.





Choice Re istered Holstein calves from A .R- 0. cows. . . _ . , . .. .

MfB. PARHAM. Bronson. Michigan. Lag? Farmstead Jersey Cnttlo. Biill calves from R DUROC Sows bred for Aug. iind SepcvrIfmmii





M. Oows. also heifer culyeu and several bred . _ ulsoIspringpigsi either sex. to for HORSES

R H lsteins"? heifers for sole. Colon 0. Lillie. Ooopersnlle. Mich description and prices. E. D. Heydeiiberk. Wayland. Mich.

Need e 0 0 “ -0 iii dvi . .

You “wt find ”WHEN, bulls than we an, ”fieriugI "0“.“ Farm Jug.“ Niger-“leafs; -‘ by?“ E‘ng‘l‘l‘élell nuroc sprin Pigs sued by 1* zinc-y REGISTERED PERC HERON





 





 





 





 





 





 





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ready for 88“qu ‘0“ don t ”08d L‘dh’n‘dfi‘fihdfi’é‘" Croton. N01 TEN FARM' 0183* Lake. .Mmh' the $1285 boar. for ml is sit $50 ill wagilinizuhkgv. {{uéésl‘lafigsl'tfulons pr cedlitX'ls‘aéN “R- PlDosn. {CVICGI'L

detourtriesogggggmEEILogl‘fih‘gan - _ lieg. and Del. J. ii. HICKS. St. Johns. Michigan.



AW" ' ‘ » The Wildwood Farm w SHETLAND p o N [ES





 





Herd established 1891. ‘11!) Head

to select from. W‘rite Dept. E

for catalog.

The Shudyside Farms. North Benton.0





’ Breeder of Line bred Majestvstrain of Jersey Cattle.



1200-11, Bred Young Bull Herd on R. of M. test.'l‘uberculin testedBull cnlves for

‘ . The film \Iaplecrest De K01 Hen sale. ’l‘ype Jr Production is our motto. Alvin Belden. Cepac. Mich.



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312:3 £?:i:elfl‘o€hei‘ to ii world's i-hiiinplglgggél:0m M I [I R, of M. Jersey herd oflers for sale _ ' Raise Chester Whites .

your old. 143 90'1“?“‘f l’fi‘é‘eiwu‘ England 13..., 513' lbs i a” C an? tuberculin tested cows. bulls. bull

blood. ,to the 0“? Wm “ ' ““ ‘ calves and heifer calves. carrying the best ll. of M.





. .' . Vi rite or digree and price. . .. . .

{uttefifinfiéfili‘zs} FARR/l): F. B. Lay. Mgr. blood of the breed. LEVIN FOX. Antigen. Mich T . I Like Thls





 





 





 





 





Parcheronlealsioman as. Slim shim. Bums:

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