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DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1917





VOL. CXLlX. No. 3

Whole Number 3950





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otato Blight-—-“No-Top” Potatoes





By c. W. WAID





.State Potato Specialist





applications depending on the weather

and rapidity of the growth of the pota-

toes. Blight is most likely to occur

and develop in a‘ field where the vine

growth is very heavy and thus the cir-





‘ culation of air among the vines is re-





 





 





Early Blight.





UCI—I more interest than usual

is being taken in the question

of late blight on potatoes. This



is in part due to the fact that the

growing of potatoes this season has

necessitated a much larger investment

than under normal conditions. Then,

too, some growers hope that prices

next year will be as good as last, and

they do not want the blight to reduce

the yield.



The injury done as the result of

late blight depends largely, each sea-

son, upon the weather conditions

through the months of July, August





and September. If the first part of this,





period is cool and rains are frequent

as has been the case this season, con-

ditions are favorable for the blight to

start development. In 1915 the first

evidence of blight which the writer

saw was about the middle of August.

It may appear somewhat earlier this

seaSOn. However, none has been seen

to date, July 10. If the blight gets a.

start by the middle of August and cool

wet weather continues through the lat-

ter part of August and through Sep-

tember an epidemic of blight is cer-

tain. If the period just mentioned

should be bet and dry, very little dam-

age will result from the blight.



Some grewers do not think the

blight will affect their potato crop be-

cause they believe it never has. This

is not a safe policy. No section of

Michigan is immune to the blight on

potatoes. There are certain local vari-

eties which are resistant to late blight.

They have not, however, proven of

much commercial value. The writer

believes that the only safe policy to

follow this season is for every grower

who posibly can arrange to do so to

use Bordeaux with the poison which is

applied to kill the potato bugs. If it

does" not become necessary to spray to

control the. potato bugs,'make an ap-

plication of Bordeaux when the potato

plants are five or six inches high. Con-

tinue the applications of Bordeaux as

long as weather conditions favor the

development of late blight. Bordeaux

should as a rule be applied every ten





\flqsor'twoweeks, the period between





duced to a minimum.

How to Identify Late Blight.



Many growers mistake other leaf

troubles for late blight. The illustra-

tion ShOWS the leaves badly damaged

by tip burn. This is not a. true disease

but a collapsing of the cell walls of the

plant tissues. It is thought to be due

to weather conditions unfavorable to

the normal development of the plants.

Tip burn, as the name indicates, starts

as a rule at the tip of the leaves. The

affected area wilts, turns brown and

dries up. If conditions are favorable

for its continued development the mar-

gins of the leaves will also become af-

fected as shown in the illustration.

The use of Bordeaux will lessen this

trouble to some extent. By selecting

seed from hills which are resistant to





this condition it may be overcome. It

is found more commonly on early than

on late planted potatoes.



Early Blight.



. This is a true fungous disease which

attacks the leaves in small spots well

distributed over the leaf surface as

shown in the illustration. This dis-

ease may start to develop early in the

season but is usually found also late in

the s tason. It develops solwly and in-

jures only the foliage. As a rule 11,

does not seriously damage a crop. The

same suggestion. which was given to

overcome tip burn will be found satis-

factory in the control of early blight.



Late Blight.



This is a true l‘ungous disease. It

is very unlike the other leaf troubles

previously mentioned. This disease

develops in spots of various sizes and

attacks the leaves most anywhere. It

develops in spots of various sizes and

shapes. It is very rapid in its devel-

opment. The affected spots are downy

on the under side of the leaves. This





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Late Blight.





appearance is most conspicuous on

moist mornings or during damp weath-

er. The disease works on the leaves,

stems and tubers. The effect on the

tubers is to cause them to decay. The

rotted tubers give off an offensive

odor. This same odor may be detect-

ed coming from the diseased tops af-

ter the fungus has developed consid-

erably. By keeping the foliage cover-

ed with a film of Bordeaux this dis-

ease may be controlled.

“No-Top” Potatoes.



A large number of letters have been

received at this office this season, the

writers of which were seeking infor-

mation as to the, reason for a rather

unusual potato trouble. In each case

a part of the potatoes which were

planted apparently failed to grow. Up—

on investigation the seed was found to

be sound but had failed to develop any

normal sprouts. Instead of the normal

development a number of potatoes had

started to grow near the seed. The il—

lustration shows a typical “no—top” hill .

of potatoes.



Most of the complaints to date have

been received from southwestern

Michigan. One grower has disked up

ten acres of potatoes because of this

trouble. More cases of early than of

late varieties, showing evidence of

this condition, have been reported.

The trouble does not, however, seem

to be confined to any particular vari-

ety nor community.



The writer is of the opinion that

this condition is closely associated

with last season’s severe drouth and

hot weather.



In many sections of the State the

early potatoes of the 1916 crop which

were not dug but left in the ground

until the rains came following the

drouth started the development of

sprouts'or tuber-like formations. The

writer has a photograph taken of three

tubers of last season’s crop, two of

which have developed‘sprouts and one

developed an abnormal shaped tuber.

This secondary tuber is unlike the

prongrlike development which frek

quently occurs after a drouth, which



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CURRENT COMIEHT.





 





It is a matter for

congratulation that

weather conditions

have been such as to make present

prospects for the wheat crop in this

state much better than was deemed

possible a. month or six weeks ago Re-

ports indicate sufllceient available farm

labor to harvest the crop in good con-

dition if reasonably favorable weather

conditions prevail.



While it is a matter for congratula-

tion that Michigan will come so. near

furnishing her normal supply of bread-

making material this season when it is

so badly needed, and that her produc-

tion of other iced stalls as indicated

by the estimates published. in the last

issue will be considerably above nor—

mal, it is not too early for the fammers~

oil the state to be laying plans for the

production of a still better wheat crop

next year, since the shortage of bread

materials is reasonably certain to be

still more pronounced; heficre next

year’s. harvest is available- than is the

case at the present time



Considerable effort is being made

toward a better seed propaganda in

this state. This is commendable and

in line with desirable progress in the

improvement of this staple cereal

crop; it is, however, but one step to—

ward increased wheat production in

Michigan, and should go hand in hand

with a propaganda for better prepara—

tion of the soil and better fertilization

of the crop, to the end‘ that average

wheat yields may be increased to the

benefit of the country and to the profit

of the wheat growers.





l‘n fertilizer demonstration meet-

ings recently held in Ohio, the marked

increase in the yields secured by in-

telligent fertilization constitute an ob-

ject lesson which should be heeded by

the wheat growers of this state. In

this connection, much could be accom-

plished if a round-up wheat meeting

could be held at some central Michi-

gan point in the near future, at which

the results made apparent by the Ohio

demonstration could be interpreted for

the benefit of Michigan wheat growers





The Wheat Crop.





. by Director Thorne or some of his co-





warters in. these experiments. Wheat

is a cereal: can so. adznirably adapted





‘nonnal acreage at when: will‘oontinue





to. theme-don , m ,

percentage of Kieth: mm, {hath





to be grown in Michigan. even without

the stimulation of special market con-

ditions. It is certainly important to

the farmers who will grow this wheat,

and it is doubly important to the state

and county in this ‘ period 1‘ emer-

gency that the best possible yields be

produced on this normal acreage.

Michigan is capable of "producing a

much larger acreage of wheat than is

normally grown, and it is probable that

an attractive price for this year’s crop

will stimulate an increased acreage

this fall. In discussing their plans for





31-50 next year’s wheat crop, many farmers





are apparently waiting upon the ac-

tion of the government in the matter

of food control measures, as they re—

late to this staple cereal. In this work

of food conservation and control, those

in charge of this government function

must of necessity adopt measures

which in their judgmentarecalcnlated

to accomplish the greatest good to the

greatest number of people whom they

represent in their work. In any event,

it may be expected that the govern-

mental policy in the matter of mini-

mum price fixing—if such a policy is

deemed expedient—will of necessity be

one which will tend to stimulate rath-

er than discourage the production of

such important staple crops as wheat.





With this practical assurance it is

obviously the duty of Michigan farm-

ers to prepare to grow\ as large an

acreage of wheat next year as is con—

sistent with the general scheme of

farming followed in each case. Early

matured plans are far more important

as related to next year’s wheat crop

than is the case in the ordinary sea-

son. Early and definite plans Will

make satisfactory preparation for next

year’s crop more feasible than will

procrastination or delay. The earlier

the seed bed is prepared the more cer-

tain will favorable moisture and soil

conditions be present at seeding time.

The sooner the seed wheat is selected

and secured, the better will be the op-

portunity for a careful selection and

preparation of the seed. The sooner

the needed fertifllizer is ordered. the

more certain will the wheat grower be

of having it in hand wimp sowing time

comes. This Ihzst item; is of special} im—

portance this yearn. as mm in as





recent comment, owing to the (Longest-p





ed condition of railroad: tram, and the

unusual trmfliic mm to which the

railroads of the memory will be sold

jected in the mbuflmtim of troops

and military supplies dimming the mad:

few months The slogan in. every com;-

munity and on. every fawn should be

“Prepare now tor next year’s wheat

crop.”



Notwithstanding the ob-

Food Control. ject lessons which have



been afforded by other

countries engaged in the European

war in the miter of flood. control, con—

gress has apparently found: it aroma

to Wkly reconcile the views of its

members on this subject in the enact—

ment of an adeqamste food control?

measure. Apparently the country is

fortunate in having available the ser-

vices of a main having had- so extended

an experience in food distribution in

Belgium, and: so wide as: opportimity

of observing the working all the meth

ods adapted by Rampant: countries as

has Mr Boom,.whm will he the com—

try’s chief W admfinisimator under

the food. control mm which wil! be

enacted by congress.



Iln mt " this Bencui‘ean task

of food: camel amt observatim,

Mr. War has at the Met signifii

his intentimr oil mm; M‘hmr

izing the most M opinion not

thought of Wm, We

and? mm oil use; and: filed: m

term as m but mine of tan—m-

pli'sli'ng mm m and}: of aiding

the people of this country ii! the best

solution of this new and important





   





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ions at m of wide experience in any

of those diflelmt mites in ma

immthetoodmpplybeconeotmm

than passing interest; particularly as

such expression of thought my street

producers of food or of raw materials

entering into the manufacture of food

stuffs, such opinion is of interest to

the farmers of lichigan and the

country.



0t such wide interest are the opin-

ions recently expressed by Mr. J. 05—

den Armour in an article published in

a leading periodical, in which his plan

for the most efficient farm campaign is

summed up in four words, i. e., “diver—

sity, fertilize, motorize, specialize.” In

this connection diversification is not

given its usual meaning, but is held

desirable in a degree wholly supplee

mentary to specialization, while intel-

ligent fertilization and the use of m'





tor driven machinery so far as prac-“





tical are held to be important factors

in an increased food supply. '

But by far the most pertinent of the

thoughts expressed by this writer, who

is so largely interested in the problem

of food distribution in a business way,

is the advocacy of the fixing of mini-

mum prices for staple products by the

government at a. point sumciently high

to insure a reasonable profit in the





production of such staples and the fur- ‘





ther advocacy of a degree} of govern-

ment supervision of distribution which





will prevent the cxaction of usurious _





food prices from the consumer.

So clear and complete recognition

of the farmers’ problem in relation to





an increased food supply coming from '





such a source promises much for the

success of government food control

measures. It is, however, but another

evidence of the characteristic Ameri-

can crystallization of thought along

right lines. Team work between all

classes primarily interested in this na-

tional problem of food control will con—

serve th-e public interest with justice

to all and hardship to none, save alone

the speculator in food stuffs, for whom

there will he scant sympathy even af-

ter the present emergency has passed.





On Thursday, July 26,

AHiSiImriicali the city of Battle Creek

Celebration. and the village of Cli-



max, in: Calhoun county,

will celebrate the twentieth anniver-

sary of this cstahllishmnm ed mal mail

delivery in the United Shakes. This

celebration; widl embrace the: dedica-

mm.- at the cm H. ll”. in. historical

monument in the United States.

WNW into the «mom of this

monument, which will: be all concrete,

W stems and We, will be one

W stone mom coach of the three or

tour hundred tarmac served! bar the rural

routes of the Chum: post We where

this first two experimental rural mail

delivery routes were established.



Twenty years ago last December the

United States pest oflice department

first started the moment of deliver;

ing mail to the farmers" homes, and

themipootcficewmsmcdthe

very first points colonization the trial;

At the meridian: of Mr. .11 E Brown,

cadmium themasencimteetfitorofthe

Mafim Farm, the Me Senator

designated hm a. trial of the pm under

the first appropriation of Mam made

for the purpose by congress.



After thegmmndimmcugone over

by department inspectors and two

minimized am my at the terri-

tory covered by the two: routes was

prepared. by Mr. Brown m published

an the fist page of the Michigan

Pm. meissmmbesfifi

preserved. in the records» d the plat

mammawmm About

a: your: m m. 1km W the

m at m the m of

this m “If the exam of a h

d aural have been developed as, above.





will abpre‘preeentativesofthecmge.





and other farmed organizations of

the state and county. Various notables





from the governor do“ have been in- -





vited to attend. this fitting celebration,

which. marks the anniversary of the

beginning of a new era in Amen. 'm

hm life. , , _





HAPPENKNGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.



The Eur-om Wan—Aside from the

political .crisis in Germany the chief

interest of the week is in the drive at

the Roman in They

have been forcing the AustIO-Germans

to retreat from position to position

until the lines of the latter have be-

come badly dismgznhed. The last vil-

lage taken was Novica. The Russians

are now in possession of the former

headquarters at the Teutonic union

in this district and are moving cysts

’ toward Imhagthe appar-

ent object at the drive—411 the val.

em theatre om





' It

was forced by the niche“:

ing that it would not pass the-war

budgetthatwasbciingaskdbythe

government, until the government to

affirmed to the country its purpose in

continuing the war.





The Chinese situation is more'favor- ‘-





ahle for the republicans. The rule of

the Manchus was short as the success

oil the. republican troops enabled the

ire-establishment ed a republic again

last week. '



The British battleship Vanguard, of

dread’naugm type, blew up bad! week

at anchor, from an Mental explosion

am sunk. immediately with 773 men.

This is the first big battleship the Eng-

lish have lost since the Milan! battle

withihe-GermimtbeN-alth Scat-

May, 1916.



The entire WMg program at

the government has been placed in the

hands or General Goethals who am

nuances that emycflwt wiflbenade

tcworkthemiaue yacdooi‘thcnm

try to capacity. The plans. new the

completion of the 1,500,000 tons of

shipping under construction in the

yamls to." other parties M has been

commandeered ' by the warm

and; the construction of. 460 fabricated

steel ships having a total tonnage of

2500;9601 tens Bonuses will! be given

for: extra early delivery.



Tine Imam: hum of congress he».

passed. the aviation; bill, which. new

vides $640,000,000 for this department

of the military service and includes a-

pmgram for the cousimnction ed mm

aeroplane-s.





Several persons were killed and: a ’





number injured. when. a. cyclone struck

Champalgn and Danvil‘le, minds, last

Friday night. An intmrm car was

blown from the tracks new m,

and. sixty persons were. insured. ,



By proclamation. PresidentpW’iIson

has stopped leaks of marine mgtonno

ti‘on in forbiflng Gm meme no.

smamcc concerns firm doing any hus-

iness in the United. States during the

remainder of the war.



American miners at Flat River, life,

are resenting the Math; ed large

numbers as fold-31313:]?! fa miningwech

Last. Friday night rioting. occurred m

which a number of foreigners were

hurt. Latter Bully mO'Awemngs coca»





‘ innal evidence has come to

light during the past week of their-

regularities in the Wayne cmmty

treasirer’s afllce. The prosecutor.“

amt fur a grand ' to mm

all the catalysed city W

but his first request has Been: mica;

upoutfie‘gromnfmntsnchamnus

am keen W





tion of. the lattes mast is- not W

before the state supreme. court-T. 4A (In-

la'y'. in sewing a mi? mm chat





       





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’*:.Efainage andthe Food Supply





'By JAMES N. MCBRIDE





HE effort to increase the food



supply is nullified, to probably



twenty-five per cent, by lack of

adequate drainage. Unoccupied land in-

volves no large, if any, outlay, while

seed and labor are applied unprofitably

on land subject to wet weather losses.

As a rule, these wet areas are exceed-

ingly fertile in plant food, and are so

near the profit point that an occasional

favorable season lures to their con-

tinued cultivation without drainage.

An accounting of gains and losses

would probably leave the balance on

the side of actual loss.



Make Drainage a Community Enter-



prise.



There are several good reasons for

drainage that heretofore did not exist

at least so strongly. The first is the

added price of farm products. A sec-

ond is that the financing ‘can be done

under the rural credits act as a private

matter, or, if a large drainage proposi-





tion, either the rural credits act or a .





bond issue under the constitutional

amendment finally secured by the per-

sistent effort of Representative Croll,

of Gladwin county. Agricultural organ-

izations might well ask their prosecut-

ing attorneys to address their meet-

ings on the legal phases of financing

and initiation of drainage procedure.

There is still left a work for the local

initiative to do in getting the actual

work started.



Hand labor is so scarce and high

priced that it is of little avail as a

whole. A power tile ditching machine

costs from $1,500 to $2,000, with some

aditional cost for extra equipment if

desired. The operator of such an out-

fit may need financing for. the initial

payment for a machine, for as a rule

the man who desires to do this work

is not financially strong. Local farm-

ers who desire work done can guaran-

tee the first payment and pay this to

the manufacturer at the start and be

repaid by work done. The title of the

machine may rest in such an associa-

tion until paid for in part or wholly.



A Practical Co-operative Plan.



Another plan is for actual ownership

by a co-operative organization organ-

ized under the act of 1903, to buy out-

right a drainage outfit and also tile in

carload lots. One organization propos-

es to finance such an undertaking with

a $5 membership fee and sign collat-

eral notes to be used with the co-opera-

tive body’s note to buy an outfit, the

actual money being advanced by the

local bank. This is merely loaning

their credit and the payments for drain‘

age are made out of the actual drain-

age done, the members paying for

their drain work at a fixed cost. After





‘a time the completed work pays off





the wholeindebtedness and the ma-

chine is owned by the co-operative as-

sociation. Tile are bought for cash

and then paid for individually for the

amount bought. This allows the farm-

er to have the advantage of his credit

and he pays the bank for the service

at a much less rate than he can by not

paying cash.

Make Agriculture a Business.



Banks are coming to regard these co-

operative company notes, secured by

individual hypothecated notes, with

great favor. From a bank’s standpoint

the credit could not be better, for the

property is in existence and sold. The

collateral notes make a personal re-

sponsibility that is beyond question.

The quasi public services that banks

can and are willing to render to agri-

culture is a constantly increasing fac:

tor. Agriculture, can not become a bus-

iness institution until it learns to use

the institutions of business.



The Wheat crop of Michigan for the

crop of 1918 can be largely increased

by tile drainage. The month of August





, is fa good month for machine work and





will, with the high cost of seed, labor





and fertilizer, write an insurance on

many places which are uncertain under

present conditions.

The State Should Foster Land

Drainage.



There are pressing drainage ques-

tions in some portions of the state that

are beyond individual control. Michi-

gan should eventually provide a state

drainage engineer, with powers over

drainage similar to that accorded to

the state highway commissioner over

the public highways. There is need of

drainage systems where there is now

no' system. A competent engineer

could well judge of extravagant outlays

and save the cost of administration

many times over. The food question

and agriculture are inseparably con-

nected with adequate drainage.



Ingham Co. JAS. N. MCBRIDE.





 





FARM NOTES.





 





Top-dressing Wheat with Marl.





I have eighteen acres of cats. I in-

tend to sow wheat after oats. The field

is somewhat run. I have plenty of

marl near the river. Would it pay me

to top-dress the wheat with marl? If

so, how much to the acre? Would it

be all right to spread with a shovel?

Soil, isn’t heavy nor light.



Ionia Co. J. B. S.





The principal purpose of applying

marl or lime to the land is as a soil

amendment for the purpose of correct-

ing soil acidity. This is a very com-

mon condition with Michigan soils, es-

pecially those of a more open type

which have been farmed for years. The

need of lime is generally indicated by

difficulty in getting good stands of clo-

ver. On very many soils the addition

of lime is an absolute essential to the

growing of good crops of clover. In

all such cases there is no doubt about

the profit which would result from

the applicationof a liberal quantity of

marl. For best results this should be

applied when the land is being fitted

for the wheat and well mixed with the

soil by the process of preparation, but

considerable benefit would also result

from using it as a top-dressing, al-

though the benefit in this case would

not be so noticeable the first year. The

marl can be spread with a shovel or

in any way which is most convenient

and in any amount desired. As it is

well saturated with water it would re-

quire several loads per acre to be the

equivalent of a ton of ground lime-

stone, which is generally considered

as the minimum application to soils

which require amnedment for acidity.

A larger application would also be re-

quired on account of the greater diffi-

culty of even distribution as compared

with a dry product, but there is no

danger of soil injury by heavy applica»

tions and the effect of the treatment

will be more permanent, hence the ad-

visability of a liberal application.



Marl deposits are common in many

sections of Michigan, and wherever it

is easily available the farmers of the

community would find it profitable to

use it liberally. -.





POTATO B L l G H T—“N O-TO P” POTA-

TOES.





 





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has occurred .during the period of tu-

ber formation, has been broken. It is

more like the tuber formation sho'wn

in the illustration. '



Further study may show that this

trouble is due to some diseased con-

dition but evidence to date seems to

connect it with last season’s drouth.

Whether or not it will be transmitted

to another season’s crop cannot be

stated at this time. It will be a good

plan, however, as a precautionary

measure for those who have seed

showing a tendency to develop tubers

without tops to secure seed from some

other source for next season’s crap.





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Nothing But

President Wilson Says:

“UPoN THE FARMERS or Tn





FORE, IN LARGE MEASURE, RESTS THE FATE

OF THE WAR AND THE FATE OF THE NATION.





unt upon them to 0Ml'l‘ N0

the production of their land

about the most eilectual co-opera-

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blight, called also, pear blight,



wig blight, apple blight, etc, E



a disease aflecting members of



the rose family, the pear, apple, moun-

tam ash, plum, thornapple and other

wild pomaceous fruits. 0f the great

‘mass of names proposed the name fire

blight is most comprehensive and most





- accurately describes the general signs





produced—a conspicuous blighting of

the foliage which makes a tree look as

if scorched here and there by fire. The





‘ bligbting results from a sudden death





of the tissues, and the blighted leaves





gturn brown (or blacken in the case of





pear) clinging tightly to the branch.

,Tbe tip of blighted branches usually





- curl, forming a book—like tip.





Other characteristic signs occur and

these are designated by appropriate

names, each of which must be under-

&stood as merely subdivisions under the

general term fire blight, and not the

name of a distinct disease. For exam-





:ple, growers speak of blossom blight





when the attack of the disease comes

at blossoming Lime and the blossoms

blight and droop here and there on the

tree. Similarly twig blight is used to

describe the phase of the disease in

which the smaller twigs wither and

die as has been described. This form





* of the disease soon becomes a limb





canker due to the progress of the dis-

ease from the twig to the larger

branch. If the twig first attacked hap-

pens to be a water sprout then the

blight quickly enters the trunk or main

branch and the serious condition

known as “body blight” results-



One characteristic is common to all

these stages of attack and this consti-

tutes the surest means of telling the

disease in the field. The fire blight

germs work first on the cambimn or

growing tissue of the shoot or limb.

Affected cambium becomes brown or

discolored—not clear, watery-White as

in healthy stems.



Recent investigations have shown

that many other insects besides the

bees are important in the spread of

blight, and probably more so than the





 





 





 





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F “‘6 Blight of Apples and Pears





‘ but very little limb canker.





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bees. Various wood borers working in

blighted limbs carry the germs. Tree

crickets wounding diseased limbs and

then working in healthy ones inoculate

the twigs as surely as the scientist in

the first experiments. Aphids, occur-

ring in hundreds on blighted twigs, fly

to healthy twigs and inaugurate the

disease afresh. In Michigan observa-

tion seems to warrant the belief that

the aphid is especially important in

transferring the blight germs.



Wet weather becomes important not

only in its effect on cambium activity

but because it favors the aphids.



The prevention of loss from fire

blight depends upon our recognition of

its germ nature. We proceed in two

ways to control the disease. By indi<





 





rect means we can check the amount

of blight by checking cambium activ-

ity. Trees in sod, trees that are not

pushed by cultivation, or heavy nitro

genous fertilizers to make abundant

growth are not blighted so badly as

trees that have been pushed.



We can further fightfire blight by

the control of aphids. The nicotine

sprays are being used more and more

by fruit growers. Aphids, aside from

their relation to fire blight make un—

sightly, worthless twigs and some

kinds injure the fruit.



But. the chief means of fighting the





' fire blight consists in direct eradica-





tion of blighted parts. This is readily

accomplished with young trees and

should be tried with all, with the pos-

sible exception of the full grown, ma-

ture trees. Old trees frequently show

an enormous amount of twig blight and

Such cas-

es can not be handled in the usual way

and are ordinarily but. small sources

of damage.



When blight is found in an orchard

—be it in blossoms or twigs—the

blighted parts should be broken out in

the ease of blossoms, and cut out in

the case of twigs. Many orchardisvts

tail to see the value of breaking out

blighted blossoms, but when it is re-

membered that each blighted blossom

is likely to become a. blighted twig, and

that it is a simple matter to knock off

the blighted spur and stop the trouble

at once by about five minutes work on

a small tree, the significance of this

recommendation is apparent. .



Following blossom time the orchard

must be gone over to remove all cases

of twig blight. Every blighted twig

must be taken. If left they are not

only a source of danger, but later, due

to the progress of the germ down the

twig, may become a limb canker.



But the work does not stop with one

going over of the orchard. Each week





is done thoroughly so that no blight

remains in a. tree, the inspections can

be made quickly and througbly.



And so throughout the season, every

week or two the orchard must be gone

’over to out out an twig blight, it 1038

is to be avoided.





 





But usually the grower does not





the trees must be gone over and the

blighted parts removed. If the work





then go over the trees and cut out the

blight, cutting back severely in order

to remove all wood likely to harbor

the germs.

be removed. The trees when left mad

be free from an blighted parts. It is

the common practice for growers to do

this severe cutting out of the blight,

but they usually do not remove all

traces of the disease.



The absolute essential in fine blight

control is the second and third going

over of the trees in order to get rid of

any blight which. hidden at the time

of the first cutting, and has developed

in the meantime. The reason fix the

careful removal of all truces of blight

at the first cut was to allow ready dis-





covery of any new developments. The-





orchrard must be gone over and over so

long as‘blight develops.



The grower usually gives up a bad-

ly ‘blightegl orchard. He allows trees

that bave cost him much money and

he allows the land which he has turn-

ed into orchard for several years, to

become a total loss because he overseen

timates the job. With the proper tools,

with trees not overly large, the matter

of cutting out blight is seldom a mat-

ter of more than ten minutes, or at

the most, a half hour. I! the job is

done completely, the second cutting a

week or two later can be done in two

or three minutes. Figuring a, man’s

time at thirty cents an hour, it usually

will not cost more than ten or fifteen

cents to save a tree worth from $10to

$40. If the matter concerned a milch

cow, the farmer would not hesitate to

call a veterinarian and pay a good-

sized bill to save the animal. To save

a tree, worth almost as much, he will

not give a half hour’s time.



Where water sprouts are not trim-

med out regularly, severe losses occur.

In such cases of body blight or blight-

ing that is allowed to progress until

the main limbs are involved, little can

be done. It the tree is worthrthe trou-

ble and the involvement is not too

complete, the blighted wood can be

gouged or cut out.



All large cuts (this is everything ex-

cept small twigs) should be disinfect-

ed. The old advice to disinfect the

tools between each cut is unbandy and

the disinfectant may injure the tools.

In cutting out blight the disinfectant

(1-1000 corrosive sublimate) carried in

a glass jar or wooden pail, can be

swabbed on the cuts. This should be

done the last thing before leaving the

tree. ,.



All chips from blighted portions,

blighted twigs, and branches should be

thrown into a basket or box and be

carried from the orchard. If left on

the ground the larger pieces are still

a source of danger.





CULTIVATION OF THE LATE Po.





TATOES. ,





 





From seven to ten days after plant-

ing, the potato field should be barrow-

ed with a spiketoothed drag with the

rows and followed in another week by

cross dragging. This will keep the

weeds down and the soil well mulched

and in good condition. If you wish to

hill your potatoes just as they are

coming up, so you can follow the row,

go through with a double cultivator

with wings off of single cultivator with

flanges set and cover potatoes one and

a half to two inches with loose dirt.

This will cover and kill the weeds and

the potatoes will come right along.

Deep close cultivating should he done

early when plants are mall so as to

avoid root pruning later on in the sea‘

son when plants are large. Do not hill

high except when you are in need of

drainage on low wet soils. A broad

flat hill made early in the season. it

hillingisatallnecessary,ibthebeet.



Frequent shallow cultivation: during

the season until potato vines eovcttbo

ground will insure you the maximum

crop. - ' ., J. W. Wm.»





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f I Increasing Herd Efliciency‘





HE first year of the Kalamazoo



I County Co-operative Cow-testing



’ Association was finished on June

16, on which day a meeting of all the

members was held in the rooms of the

county farm bureau.



Of the twenty-six herds in the asso-

ciation at present, nineteen finished a

full year’s test. The number of cows

in the association increased from 336

in the first month to 395 in the twelfth.

On the basis of the nineteen herds

mentioned only 244 cows are included

in the yearly averages. It was the aim

of the association to get rid of the un-

profitable cows as soon as their value

Was discovered. The association herd

book discloses the fact that 120 cows

were sold out of twenty-five herds, or

about thirty-three per cent. This high

mortality is a veritable achievement of

the year’s work of the testing associa-

tion. Moreover, many more of the cows

will be sold as a result of the full

year’s record. The standard we set for

minimum production for profit is 250

pounds of butter-fat per cow per year.



The highest herd in butter-fat pro-

duction is that of Pattison Bros. Their

grade Guernseys averaged 333.48

pounds of butter-fat for the year. The

herd of McMurray & Gibbs topped the

association in milk production with

8,224.8 pounds.



The individual honors were carried

off by Nina, a grade Holstein, both in

milk and butter-fat production. Such

is her yearly record:





Milk, lbs ..................... 14,934.00

Butter-fat, lbs ................ 506.2

Value of product ............. $225.34

Cost of feed ................. 99.75



Profit ................ $125.59





Jumbo, grade Guernsey, owned by

Pattison Bros., was second with 450.2

pounds; Olan, grade Guernsey, owned

by J. R. Comings, was third with 446.5

pounds.



To Show the relative profitability of

good and inferior cows a comparison

is made of the ten'best cows in the

association with ten inferior cows tak—

en at random from the association

herd-book: '



Good Inferior

Cows. Cows.

Butter-fat, lbs. . . . . .. 4,182.10 1,622.6





Value of product. . . .$1,610.20 $626.4

Cost of feed ........ 630.04 442.2

Profit .............. 980.26 171.76





It would, in other words, take fifty-

seven inferior cows to make as much

money above cost of feed as ten good

cows. However, the difference should

be far greater, for we must consider

the extra labor, investment, barn-room,

and many other expenses that go with

a large number of cows.



The average for the association for

‘the year was very satisfactory. For





244 cows:



Milk, lbs...........,..........6,168.9

Butter-fat, lbs ................. 278.9

Value of product .............. $106.85

Cost of feed. ‘ .................. 51.90

Profit ........................ 54.95





The excellence of the results of the

first year’s work assured the perma-

nence of the cow-testing association as

an institution of the Kalamazoo coun-

ty dairymen. The association is al-

ready laimched upon its second year

with nearly all of the old members

working with renewed zeal and energy

for progressive business dairying in

Michigan.



Kalamazoo Co. J. M. MAZE.





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The prospects for a rather poor hay

crop, and the late date at which corn

has been planted, should be sufficient

reason (this season for the erection of

a silo on every farm not already hav-

ing one, and the addition of another

silo on farms having only one. The

advantages of the silo over the ordi-



' nary method of shocking and husking





the corn crop are numerous. A few

may be mentioned:



1. Silage furnishes succulent feed

throughout the winter season.



2. It reduces the. area required for

pasturage.



3. It provides the cheapest possible

means of supplementing pasture in a

dry season, and thus maintains the

milk flow.



4. Silage is eaten without any waste,

even. when made from large coarse

stalks. Only sixty-three per cent of

the total digestible nutrients of the

corn crop is found in the grain. The

other thirty-seven per cent is in the

stalks, and all of it is lost on many

farms, and on others, even under the

best methods of handling stalks, from

twenty to forty per cent of their feed-

ing value is wasted.



5. The crop is disposed of early in

the fall, which permits putting the land

into wheat, or at least plowing for the

spring crops. .



6. The value of an immature corn

crop, or one frosted before ripening

may be practically doubled by placing

it in the silo, as compared with husk-

ing.



7. The crop may be stored in a much

smaller space than it could be as dry

fodder.



8. The labor required to feed the

crop is reduced where it is stored as

silage.



9. The live stockcarrying capacity

of a farm can be materially increased

by the use of a silo. A given area of

corn, in sections where corn is suc-

cessfully grown, when placed in the

silo will furnish feed for a larger num-

ber of stock than will any other crop

that can be produced on the same area.

To keep more live stock on each acre,

or reduce the number of acres requir-

ed to maintain the stock already on

hand, is the key to successful farming,

and the more extensive use of the silo

will provide the opportunity. On an

eighty-acre farm the writer has one

14x35-foot silo and his faith in the silo

is such that another silo 12x36 feet

will be erected this summer.



The conservation of all food for man

and beast is the duty of every farmer.

Careful husbandry of all the crop is

not only a patriotic obligation, but is

also necessary if the increased operat—

ing and labor expenses on the farm

are to be met and a reasonable profit

left. - .



A silo will increase your profits;



Mich. Ag. Col. PROF. G. A. BROWN.





 





CURED ALFALFA HAY FOR COWS.





 





In an experiment to determine the

feeding value of cured alfalfa hay as

compared with green alfalfa fed as a

soiling crop for cows producing milk,

and to 'ascertain the physical effect of

green alfalfa fed as a soiling crop with

silage as compared with alfalfa hay,

two lots of cows were fed by the New

Jersey Station by the reversal method

during two periods of forty days each.

Both lots received in addition silage,

beet pulp, corn meal, gluten, distillers’

grains, cottonseed meal, and bran. The

total average weight of the cows on

the alfalfa hay ration was practically

the same as of those on the soiling

crop ration, and the production of both

lots remained remarkably constant

during the entire experiment. The av-

erage daily milk production was 22.6

pounds per head when alfalfa was fed,

as compared with 23.1 pounds on the

soiling crop ration. On the alfalfa

hay ration 358.4 pounds of milk fat

from milk testing 3.27 per cent was

produced, and on the soiling crop ra-

tion 364.9 pounds from 3.29 per cent

milk. The cost of feed was $153.90 and

the profit over feed cost $100.91 on the

alfalfa hay ration as compared with a

feed cost of $132.07 and a profit over

feed cost of $125.99 on the soiling crop

rati‘on. For every pound of alfalfa hay

that was fed 1.9 pounds of milk was

prduced, while it required 2.68 pounds

of green alfalfa fed in the form of a

soiling crop to produce 1.9 pounds of





 





 

 





 

 

   

   

   

   

 





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you as an 1nd1v1dual cannot afford, to allow the present enor-

mous waste of one of our most valuable foods—butter—fat—to

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plain to you how the De Laval saves butter—fat that is Laval i3 equip- .

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half-worn-out separator. If you do not know the . E

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. liberal breeding and feeding of pigs in





those portions of the country which

are outside of the so—called corn belt.



On account of the great demands

from other countries for the one pork

product, lard, we have become imbued

with the idea that to make marketable

hogs we must have corn, and that

hogs, in order to meet the demands of

the world markets, must be raised in

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seems strange that we have clung to

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Corn Not the Only Good Hog Feed.



We produce in the United States a

little less than one-half of the hogs

that go into the markets of the world.

In all other countries outside of our

own, hogs are bred, kept, fed, and we

pared for market on other feeds than

corn. .We do not hear complaints that

the quality of the pork'produced in

England or Catnada is inferior to that

which is produced in our own country,

and yet the most of the hogs in those

countries heifer saw or ate any corn.

In Germany alone, the hog supply, by

instruction from the government, was

increased from thirteen million head

to seventeen million head during the

last year.



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at Washington, D. 0., seems to desire

to impress upon the minds of the farm—

ers of this country, is the fact that

hogs can be raised and fitted for mar~

ket on other feeds than corn and a

good profit from the same realized.

If “Continental Europe” can produce

pork on such grains as are raised in

those countries, it is reasonable to be-

lieve that the same can be done here

in this country.



'Hog Production is Practicable Outside

the Corn Belt.



Here in our own country we are try-

ing, for profit and patriotic reasons, to

produce all the pork we can to supply

the necessities of our home popula-

tion and at the same time help to feed

the armies of our allies in Europe. We

need not restrict our efforts in that

direction to that portion of the country

known as the corn belt, or where corn

is produced in considerable quantities.

There are vast areas of country where

other crops than corn are produced,

where it is practicable to breed, raise

and feed large numbers of pigs, and

by so doing, each and every part of the

country - can be doing something in.

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An effort is being made to revive an

interest in pig raising and feeding in

all parts of our great country. Almost

unconsciously we have let the number

of hogs on the farms sag considerably

below the number we call a normal

one. Formerly we had sixty-eight mil-

lion of‘hogs on the farms, but today,

exclusive of the small pigs, we can not

show much, if any, more than one-half

that number. Breeding stock has been

sacrificed on account of high prices for

corn. It is advisable to call a halt in‘

that direction, and help save us from

a pork meat famine.



What Shallwe Feed?



We have looked upon oats as only fit

to feed the horses. We have in recent

years, learned that oats are excellent

feed for the dairy cows. Now we

should learn that oats are excellent

feed for pigs. For either cows or pigs.

they should be ground before being

fed. Oats mixed with peas, equal

parts, and ground, make nearly an

ideal ration for not only growing pigs,

but a ration on which we can prepare

them for market. In my own experi-

ence and practice I have raised a-good

deal of barley which is an excellent

feed for pigs in either summer or win-

ter. A combination of one-half oats

and barley, equal parts, ground to—

gether, makes an excellent feed for

both growing and fattening pigs. In

some cases the barley and oat feed has

been the main reliance for fitting pigs

for showing at the fairs.



Any of the feeds mentioned can be

fed with profit in conjunction with

wheat middlings. We have been too

much given to feeding one feed alone

and middlings have been the main re-

liance. A combination of all the feeds,

middlings, oats, barley and peas, make

a much better feed and will give bet-

ter results than any one ,of those feeds

used alone.



The present year it may be desira-

ble to fit for market the hogs on hand

before this year’s corn crop is avail-

able for that purpose. The peas, oats,

barley and middlings feeds can be

utilized, the pigs put in market condi-

tion early in the season, and probably

a better price may be secured than

can be when the winter rush comes. In

most of the years during the last half

century, the summer and early fall

markets were better than during the

late fall and early winter.



Another fact should be kept in mind:

The demand, at the present time, is

for hogs of medium weight. Anything

that can be made into bacon and light

hams can be cured, transported and

used to good advantage before the

heavy hogs can be utilized. It is ba~

con and light hams that are needed for

immediate use in all parts of the

World.



Here in Michigan there are large

quantities of peas, barley and oats

raised; especially is this true in the

northern portions of the stats where

it is impracticable to raise corn in

large quantities. If those feeds are ap-

preciated at their full value it is pos-

sible for those portions of the state to

do their share in helping to keep up a

supply of hogs for the markets of the

world.- A still farther consideration

should not be overlooked. In those

portions of the country, remote from

the traffic centers, there is less liabil-

ity to meet losses from disease.



Let us work for a revival of interest

in pig growing and pork production in

Michigan. Let each and every farmer

take a. hand in the game and by rais-

ing avaricty of feeds _make it possible

to produce more and better pigs, and_

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HE Grand Canyon is one of the



things almost impossible to de‘



scribe. Imagine a huge gash in

the earth’s surface over 200 miles in

total length, nearly two miles deep and

thirteen miles wide from rim to rim,

its walls so nearly perpendicular in

many places that a plummet could be

dropped the entire distance. Fill the

floor or bottom of the chasm with huge

mountain peaks of vivid red and green,

brown and ochre, all carved, appar-

ently by water, which in some former

period covered them, into fantastic

shapes, spires, battlements, towers

and castles in grand array, with the

mysterious Colorado River commonly

credited with having done the work,

winding like a brown thread far below,

and some faint idea of the sight that





The Grand Canyon





By ELLA E. ROCKWOOD





meets the visitor’s eye can be obtain-

ed. Told that the opposite rim is thir-

teen miles distant, the tourist can

scarcely believe the statement, though

he has probably been at least partially

prepared for it, by the surprising clear-

ness of the desert atmosphere which

makes distant objects appear quite

close at hand.



At Maricopa Point which juts out

into the canyon with a sheer drop from

the edge, of nearly two miles, there

has recently been erected a granite

monument bearing a bronze tablet to

the memory of Major Powell, the first





white man to explore the canyon. He

made the descent to the river, a most

perilous undertaking at this point, in

1849, if I remember the date correctly.

Determined on an exploration of this

at that time inaccessible region, he

had set out by boat far up the river,

accompanied by a party of friends,

willing, like himself, to make the at-

tempt. He succeeded in escaping

with his life, but two of the party, af-

ter the boat had capsized, left the oth-

ers and attempted to make their way

back over the desert. Both were lost.



While nearly all the bed of the can-





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





yon is filled up with mountain peaks

as described, there are places where

considerable comparatively level land

is found. Through one of these runs

Bright Angel Trail. Parties go down

“Jacob’s Ladder” to reach it, the des-

cent on mule back being full of thrills.

The trail, once the bottom is reached,

runs several miles on the level then

abruptly descends via “Devil’s Slide”

to the brink of the river. This trip

can easily be made in a day.



Standing on the rim we watched a

trail party cheeping slowly along two

miles below. The animals and riders

appeared about like ants in size. Mid-

way on the route could be seen a small

patch of vivid green and a speck of

white. The former we were told was

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Mr. W. Lost writes: “I had203

acres of wheat that averaged 43 . 5 bush-

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aged 65 bushels. 25 acres of barley that

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Garden. A ctdtt‘vated farm of forty

acres surrounds the trees and the tent

but could not be distinguished at that

distance. There flowers bloom all win-

ter, while at the rim the thermometer

frequently marks twenty-two degrees

below zero at an altitude of ,over 7000

feet.



Our party took a rim‘ drive to Pima

Point, the round trip occupying about

four hours. At every turn the scene

is magnificent. Occasionally a glimpse

of the river is obtained but as a rule

it is out of sight between obscuring

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glorious sight. Someone remarked up-

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My eyes d'stinguished no figures,

but suddenly a. blaze of lightning seem-

ed to rip the sky asunder, and, in the

swift, ghastly glare, I perceived two

human figures against the starboard

rail, safe from observation beneath a

boat swung in davits. The man di-

rectly facing me, his countenance il-

lumined for a single instant by the

flame, was Liverpool Red. Then all

was silence and darkness again, the

ship plunging against the storm, the

deck swept by wind and rain. The

very postures of the two men, the po-

sition chosen amidships, and in the

shadow, led me to identify Liverpool’s

companion and guess their purpOSe.

Very well, there was no better time

than now to start my task. Yet I had

scarcely taken a. step forward when I

became aware that their secret confer-

ence was over, and that the two were

separating. I could not positively de-

termine the movement. in the intense

darkness, but I felt assured that one of

the two men had moved forward,

crouching along the rail, leaving the

second man standing alone. Unques-

tionably the one thus left would be

McCann.



I waited motionless until the fellow

stealing away was well beyond earshot

and then advanced straight across the

pitching deck. The fellow, taken quite

by surprise, stared at my indistinct

figure, unablerto determine my identity

until I spoke.



“Well, McCann,” I said shortly, “you

seem to prefer associating with the

crew, rather than with your own class

aft. What is the game ?"



“I was not aware there were any of

my own class on board," he answered

sneeringly.



“Perhaps you have not yet discover—

ed who are on board. Do you chance

to know who owns this vessel and the

cargo?”



“Who owns them!” with a coarse

laugh. “What difference does that

make?”



It depends entirely on whether or

not you have any decent manhood left

in you,” I said coldly, “and frankly I

do not believe you have. However, the

truth can do no harm, and we'll un-

derstand each other better. This ship

and cargo are owned by Philip Bas-

com of Philadelphia."



“Bascom! Great Scott!

mean it?”



“But I do; and more than that, all

his fortune is invested in this one en-

terprise; that is why I consented to

assume command, and sail the Indian

Chief across to Germany.” '

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so faintly, at that distance. The oppov

site rim at that point was 1,300 feet

higher than where we were standing.

Yet its topmost layer of rocky soil ap-

peared little if any above us. It is

heavily- wooded so our guide informed

us, and abounds with big game/deer,

mountain sheep, lion, and wildcat.

As the afternoon began to wane and

the sun swung toward the west, silence

fell upon our party as we watched the

changing shadows play upon the rocks.

All day, for that matter, they shift and

change almost continually. The beau-

tiful purple haze peculiar to mountain-

ous regions filled the space from rim

to rim. Rosy now were the granite

peaks, darker on the shady side. Grad-

ually the sunlight faded, deeper grew

the grays and purples. The sun

slowly disappeared, leaving a, golden





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man himself is on board."



He breathed heavily from surprise;

then laughed. '



“Lord, this is some news, Hollis," he

managed to ejaculate, “but surely you

hardly expect me to be sympathetic,

do you?”



“No, I hardly expect it," unable to

disguise my intense disgust at his tone.

“I’d hardly expect you to exhibit ordi-

nary decency under any circumstances

but I thought 1 would give you a

chance. However, Philip Bascom is

here, ruined by your persecution, crip~

pled for life by the cowardly bullet—”



“Now, look here, Hollis,” he broke

in, “if you think I am going to stand

for your bullying any longer you’re





mistaken. It’s my turn to talk.”

“Yours! What will you talk with—-

money?”





“Perhaps," he sneered, “and with

men also. In the first place, I mlgnt

as well tell you, I don't give a darn

who owns this ship. Of course you

gave me a jolt by saying that this man

Bascom was on board, but, after all,

that’s nothing to me. We had our

fight, and he learned the same lesson

others have that Fergus ,McCann is

perfectly able to take care of himself.

Now I'm ready to teach the same thing

to Mr. Robert Hollis, of Chicago."



I listened to him quietly, and my si-

lence seemed to bolster up his courage

considerably.



“Those are the facts,” he went on,

as I made no reply, his tone assuming

a more marked bluster. “This is no

small boat in mid-Atlantic, where you

can bully me because of your physical

strength. You made a mistake, Hol-

lis, playing me for a‘fool. I’ve got

your number already.”



“You are quite sure of that?"



“You‘bet I am, but I’m not going to

say any more about it tonight. Tomor-

row I’ll talk with you again."



He turned away, e shrug of his

shoulders picturing contempt, and a.

studied insolence which set my blood

boiling. With the grip of one hand I

flung him back against the rail, and

held him there.





"No, we'll discuss it right now," I

said sternly, “but I’ll do the talking in

your place. You haven't anything to

tell me. I know what your plans are

already. When you came aboard you

learned that there were men forward

ripe. for any dirty work if they could

only be paid well for It. That Is your ’

long suit—money. The trouble with,

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this vessel, responsible for its safety.





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complish, and I know your purpose.

You have found a. few ruflians forward,

who will take your dirty money. To

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tobembloodshedif Icanavoidit.



Where have you. banked?”

“Amidship. "



‘Tetty oficers quarters. Well. I pro-

for having you aft. There is a vacant

stateroom below. Walk ahead of me

to the cabin», and go down the, steps.”



“You’ll pay for this in the morning.”



“Do not worry about the morning,

my man. Trust me to take care of

your friends forward when. the time

comes. This is not my first voyage.

Move on.” '



He could not have seen the expres-

sion on my face because of the dark-

ness, but the tone of my voice, the

sharp grip of my fingers on his shoul-

der. must have told him. I Was in no

mood for further discussion Sullenly

he left the rail, and crossed the deck

to the companion, with me trailing a

step behind. I was aware that Olson

was leaning out over the poop-rail

watching our dim figures, wondering

no. doubt what was occurring below. I

did not venture to glance upward, or

remove my eyes from the prisoner.



“Below there," the mate called down,





gruflly, “what’s going on?”





“It is all right, Mr. Olson,” I answer-

ed, speaking quietly. “I’Il explain lat-

er. Open the door, McCann, and go

straight down.”



"He must have realized the. utter fu-

tility of resistance, for he never even

turned his head, marching before me

down the stairs, and across the desert-

ed cabin. I threw open the door next

to Bascom’s stateroom, switched ‘on

the light, and glanced within, keeping

my grasp hard onl McCann s arm. The

place was bare enough, a single bunk,

with ample covering, and a wooden

stool.



"Go on in,” I said shortly.



His eyes met mine, black with a

coward’s hatred.



“You cur! if you wasn’t armed—”



I swung him about in sudden dis-

gust, flinging him forward, and he fell

sprawling on the deck, overturning the

stool. The next instant I had closed

the door, and locked it, dropping the

There had

been little noise, scarcely enough to

"arouse the sleepers below, and it was

with a feeling of relief that I returned

to the open deck. This easy capture





of McCann would greatly simplify mat- ‘





ters. Now, at least, we had time in

which to prepare for emergencies, and

solidity our forces for the defense of

the ship.



The rain had ceased. the lightning





. ., showing only fltfully along the horizon.





6 were rifts in the clouds over~





lid 1 could perceive the glimmer





of a Star, or two.





roll? to the great combers‘. N'o move- ,





meant attracted my eyes on the m& ' p





desk, and I climbed the la.d.de1:,j,oiningIé

Olson an the partisan. Two men were

at. the wheel, wmh bucked sufficiently

to keep them busy. I could not dis”

tinguish their faces in the gloom, but

paused to glance at the composer.

“You are at! a couple oi points, my .

lads,” I. said. “Can’t you hold her any

closer.” .

“Not the m the minimums;

sir,” answered a seine I; recognized as

Simms”, “unless we raise a hit more '

jib, and the, mate thought it best. not 1





“Mt, no doubt... but. hold, her down ‘

the best you can,”



“Aye. are. sir.”

. The response. was W enough,

and I crossed the deck to where Olson '





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mind.





moose, Min. Olson,” I said, but not an ;

kindly. “and Simms. talk me that you

thought it best not toshokooutamtm;

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“1.1: would only strain the old hooker

to bank these seas. sin.” he repliefl’,

“and as you had no observation I hard— '

1y thought a- point or two would make I

much Wartime.” :





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he admitted slowly. “The watch for-

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real. need. It’s Inverpool’s tum. on

deck, Mr- Hollis, an’ be an" I never was

no friends. If I was to give an order,

and then hand. to go forward to make:

’em take hold, it might start up. quite?

a row, sin.” .

“Quite a sensible decision. It may;

interest you to know that I have just I

out Liverpool’sclaws—his friend Meg

Cann is. below, safely locked up.” I

“Exactly, sir. That was what oc-;

curred on the main deck just now? He 3

was very quiet about it, sir.”

“Yes; fighting doesn’t seem to be

McCann’s trade. He prefers, to pay ;

others to do that for him But the fel-

low is no less dangerous on that ac»

count, Mr. Olson.”

“1 know that kind, sir,” and the sec~ 5

and mate hesitated. “Is it true What I ;

hear that this one is a real New York ,

millionaire?”

“He’s rich enough, if that is what

you mean.” I

“And you are not a real sailor, Mr ‘

Hollis, but just a yachtsman?” ‘

“Has McCann been circulating that

yarn forward?” ~

“He has, sir. Simms just told me

the story at the wheel.” .

“Well, then, listen to me, Mr. Olson, .

and then see to it that the word gets I

to the crew. I was a member of a

yachting party when we suffered ship-

wreck, but I’m no yachtsman. I left

the sea some years since, having come

into some money, but before that I was

a deep-water sailor, all right. I’ve serv-

ed before the mast, Mr. Olson, and

won every grade up to a captaincy in 3

the Old Atlas Line. I know the sea, I

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there want to take my measure the‘

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more respect in the tone. 1

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night?” ~ !

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will begin to wonder what has become 1

of this man McCann, and may grow

ugly.‘ i

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is darkness, which gives them an ad-

vantage. Pll return to the main deck,

Mr. Olson, and leave you in charge

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DON’T know what’s the matter

with everybody.” It was a querul-

ous voice behind me on the inter-

' urban car. “I never can get a thing

done the way I want it. Everybody

lies and is dishonest. I have to watch

the grocer like a cat watches a mouse

or he cheats me, and the hired man is

always sneaking things home to his

mother. I never saw such folks. Ev-

erything is wrong.”



“Did you ever try blaming yourself?”

asked a tired voice, none too politely.

Its owner had evidently heard the same

tirade before. “I’ve noticed that when

a body thinks everybody else is wrong

there’s always a lot of cleaning up to

be done around home.” And a raw-

boned man arose and stalked into the

smoker, thus effectually closing the

conversation.



I wanted to turn around and look at

the woman who found everything

wrong, but I didn’t dare. I know

though that the corners of her mouth

were drawn down, and her face was

lined with fine creases and that she

eyed everyone about her with suspi-

cion. There are others like her of both

sexes, peOple who have looked for the

bad so consistently that they now can

find no good. Fortunately, there are

not many of them or we’d all be cut—

ting throats. But the man’s little ad-

monition is good for us if even we

haven’t gone to extremes.



An unusually successful man was

once asked how he managed to get

along with so little friction.



“I always look first for the fault in

myself,” he replied. “Half of the time,

yes, three-fourths of the time, I find

it right at home. The other fourth I

don’t bother about because I’m so busy

straightening out my own mistakes.”





Children who complain of hard treat-

ment at home would do well to try this

man’s method. It has been my experi-

ence with American fathers and moth-

ers that their sin lies on the side of too

much leniency, and yet lately I have

heard quite a little of father’s “domi-

neering” and mother’s “fussiness.” I

suppose father thinks that so long as

he pays the bills he has some right to

say how the money shall be spent and

how much of it, yet this does not seem

to occur to the boys who want to burn

up the gas, and the girls who sigh for

more and daintier clothes. And moth-

er, who has to bear all the blame when

joy rides terminate disastrously, could

hardly be expected to sit down with-

out a murmur when things do not look

just right to her. The children who

are heady with a little new liberty,

resent any interference and blame fath-

er and mother for “spoiling” their hap-

piness. If they would sit down instead

and look for the fault at home they

would find it in at least fifty cases out

of every one hundred.



The same way with husbands and

wives. For some reason, let’s blame

it on the war, there seems to be a lot

of domestic unhappiness just now. In

a good many homes things are at sixes

and sevens and team work is an un-

known quantity. Each side blames the

other, where to unprejudiced outsiders

it looks like a fifty-fifty proposition. If

instead of looking for the mote in the



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at the bottom of all trouble, even the

great world war.



We are all unwilling to admit our

own shortcomings. What is a vice in

the other chap is only a perfectly nat-

ural instinct in us. As young Martin

Chuzzlewit put it, “Grandfather is so

confounded stubborn, but I only dis-

play a proper firmness of spirit.”



What is selfishness in our husband

or children is only insisting on our

rights When we do it. When husband

wants to go holidaying without us, he

is neglecting his home, but when we

take a vacation without him we need

the change. And so with friend hus-

band. The money we spend for candy

and sodas or trifles for the house,

which to his eye lack utility, is all non-

sense and extravagance. But the mon-

ey he spends for tobacco and “being a

good fellow” is perfectly legitimate be-

cause he earned it and a man has to

have some diversion.



All the friction could be removed if

everybody made it a rule to look for

flaws at home first. Of course, not ev-

eryone will, but a few of us could make

a start, and that would help mightily.

It would remove a great deal of trou-

ble at once and then our example

would influence others to follow in our

footsteps.



DEBORAH.





REFRIGERATOR WITHOUT ICE.





 





BY MARY RAE.



In traveling through the hot regions

of Arizona, I found many places where

it was impossible to secure ice. The

people there, however, used a water

cooler, usually home-made, which was

very successful even in that climate,

and as it is very easily and cheaply

made, many northern farmers, who

livetoo far out for the ice man, would

find it a great convenience through the

hot summer months. It is made in the

following manner: The size or shape

may be varied, but care must be taken

to give all parts a free circulation

of air.



Make a skeleton frame two by two

feet square and three feet high. Make

a skeleton door for the front, put a

solid top and bottom on of wood or

zinc, put two slat or perforated

shelves inside, cover the sides and

door with burlap, fasten it on the

north side of the house where it will

be in the shade and the wind will

strike it. Place three or four thick-

nesses of b‘urlap on top and on this set

a large can of water, make a hole in

the can large enough to let enough

water drip to keep the burlap wet, or

a keg may be used and a small faucet

attached to regulate the supply of

water.





 





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Probably less jelly and jam will be

made this summer than formerly, ow-

ing to the price of sugar, but a certain

amount is bound to be made. Not only

because the family wants it, but be-

cause jelly is a good food and it is

mere truly economical to conserve the

fruits which may be .kept this way

than to allow them to go to waste be-

cause sugar costs money.



Some fruits will not jelly at all,





while others sometimes do not behave

as they should and we feel our time,

labor, fruit and sugar are wasted. Use

care in selecting your fruit, do not use

that which is over-ripe or dead ripe,

and then test it for its jellying quali-

ties. To do this pour a teaspoonful of

the juice, after it has been cooked and

cooled, into a cup with an equal

amount of ninety-five per cent grain

alcohol. If a jelly-like substance forms

in the bottom the juice will‘ make jel-

ly. If it forms in a solid lump, use

equal amounts of juice and sugar. If

it is not in one lump use less sugar.



In making jelly from currants and

small fruits the less water used the

better. Simply add enough to prevent

burning, heat through, crush the fruit

and cook up well. Strain through a

double cheesecloth bag or through

flannel. If you wish a clear jelly, do

not squeeze the bag. In these days of

thrift it is well to extract the fruit two

or three times. After letting all drip

that will, boil up again, and extract the

juice. Often jelly can be made after

re-cooking three and four times, but of

course the quality is not so good.



After extracting the juice bring to a

boil before adding the sugar. The sug-

ar should be heated in the oven and

poured gradually into the juice as soon

as boiling begins. Remove as soon as

the liquid jellies. Rapid boiling gives

a clearer jelly. It is not necessary to

skim while boiling. Instead, better re-

sults are obtained if you do not skim

the jelly until it has been poured into

the sterilized glasses. When the juice

pours off the spoon in flakes or in a

sheet, instead of like syrup, it has

cooked long enough.



In making orange marmalade use

the same jelly test to tell when it has

cooked long‘enough. If you let the

marmalade cool before pouring into

glasses the fruit will not rise to top.



The Department of Agriculture ans

ticipates a serious shortage of jars for

canning and urges all housewives to

save all their bottles for jellies and

preserves, which do not need to be

sealed. Simply pour into the wide-

mouthed bottles and cover with par-

rafin. Then cork, or if you have no

corks tie a piece of muslin over the

mouth.



The department also advises drying

sweet corn, snap and string beans,

shelled beans and peas, and most

other fruits except strawberries and

grapes.





CHILD WELFARE BULLETIN.





 





The Children’s Bureau of the United

States Department of Labor is send-

ing out bulletins on the care of chil-

dren which contain a great deal of val-

uable information for mothers. These

may be obtained free by writing the

Children’s Bureau, Washington, D. C.,

and asking for them. As they can not

be printed at length in this department

owing to lack of space, the editor sug-

gests that interested mothers write





and ask for them. They contain the’





answers to many questions which

mothers are anxious to have answered.

A few titles, taken at random, are

“The Care of the Growing Child’s





Teeth,” “What is your Child Learn-‘





ing?” “Feeding the Child of Four,”

“Clothes for the GrowingChild,” “Food

for'Young Children." Practically ev-

ery phase of the care of children is

treated in the series.





 





HOME QUERIES.





 





Household Editorz—Can someone

tell me how to remove varnish from

hnoleum? Also when to gather dande-

lion root for medicine ‘f—Mrs. R. V. E.





A very good varnish remover .is

made of two parts of ammonia to one

part of turpentine. This rubbed over

the linoleum or wood from which the

varnish is to be removed Will soften

the varnish so that It can be easily

scraped off. The best time to dig dan-

delion roots for medicinal use is in the

fall. The roots should be washed im-

mediately after digging and thorough-

ly dried before storing. If they are

not washed at digging time they need

not be washed at all.





The following is a very good method

of drying beef: Brown salt until the

color of coffee, and while the salt is

still hot, roll each piece of beef in it.

Then pack in a crock and let remain

for five days, after which it should be

taken out, washed well and hung up

to dry. For pickling beef, the follow-

ing is a good method: Nine ounces

of salt, four ounces of saltpeter, two

ounces of saleratus, two quarts of mo-

lasses.

the meat. This brine should be scald-

ed and skimmed and then let cool be-.

fore pouring over the meat.





Graham “War” Bread—Two cups of

sour milk, one rounded teaspoonful of

soda, half teaspoonful of salt, small

half cupful of granulated sugar or less

if desired, three tablespoonfuls short-

ening, graham flour to make a smooth-

ly stiff batter.

in gem pans. This will rise like a.

cake in a moderate oven and be really

light and keep moist in a covered re-

ceptacle for at least three days—G.

E. S.





Household Editorz—I am a reader

of the Michigan Farmer and greatly

enjoy the Household Department. I

think it could be made more interest-

ing and helpful if farm Wives would

help it along, so I am going to send

Mrs. Wm. J. M. my recipe for making

graham bread, which I think, if she

follows directions, will help her. Take

one good tablespoon of bread flour,

one tablespoon of salt, two tables

Spoons of granulated sugar,vand water

enough to wet (perhaps a quarter of

a cup). Then add three good-sized po-

tatoes, mashed fine, and pour about

one quart of potato water over the

flour, salt and sugar while boiling hot.

Then add the mashed potato and stir

until the potatoes are dissolved. When

lukewarm add a yeast cake. Set in a

warm place to rise until next morning,

then take two Sifters of white bread

flour and put in, bread pan, in winter

warm flour, make a hole in center of

flour and pour in the light yeast, to

which has been added one teaspoonful

of soda. Add lukewarm water enough

to make four loaves or more if wished,

and stir and beat into a light sponge.

Then set in a warm place to rise.

When light, if all is not wanted‘for

graham, take out what you want and

put it in some other pan, add six table-

spoonfuls of sugar, or four tablespoons

of molasses if you like it dark, and gra-_

ham flour to knead a hard loaf. Knead

well and set to rise. When lightjmold

in loaves and set to rise; and when

light again bake the same aS'white

bread. My graham bread ' is ‘ always

good when made in this ,way.'—j+Mrs.

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L oman sAidtO Preparedness i‘ "





ment of Food Production and Marketing, Woman’s '





Committe ( ichigan Division), Council of National Defense.





F the fifteen departments of work



.of the Woman’s Committee

(Michigan Division), Council of

National Defense,‘ none is more import-

ant than that of the Committee on

Food Production and Marketing, Mrs.

Dora H. Stockman, State Lecturer of

the Grange, is chief of the depart-





‘ment; Mrs. Cornelia Steketee Hulst,





of Grand Rapids, Chairman of the Gar-

den Committee of the Michigan State

Teachers’ Association, is Chairman of

the sub-section on Gardens. Other

members of the general committee are

Mrs. J. S. Brown, of Howell, State Sec-

retary of Farmers’ Clubs; Miss Jennie

Buell, ‘of Ann Arbor, Secretary of the

State Grange; Mrs. Emily Warner

Green,‘of Dowagiac,'head of the Home

Economics Department of the Grange;

Mrs. Fred Marvin, of Detroit, Director

of Ladies’ Work, the State Gleaners;

Mrs. Francis King. of Alma, President

of the Woman’s National Farm and

Garden Association; Miss Mary Gros-

venor, Supervisor Of School Gardens,

Detroit; Mrs. Cora, Anderson, of

L'Anse; Mrs. Lena Mantner, of Sagi-

naw; with, ex-ofllcio, Mrs. Caroline

Bartlett Crane, of Kalamazoo, General

Chairman of the Woman's Committee

for Michigan.



A recent meeting of this committee

was held. in Grand Rapids, when the

work was outlined. The first princi-

ple laid down is that every woman

who possibly can do so should provide





'for the needs of her own family by





raising a sufficient supply of the kinds

of foods that can be preserved, canned,

dried, or stored in the natural state

for use throughout the coming year.

This is held to be necessary:



1. Because the government is now

commandeering canned goods for our

soldiers, and for are allies, and the

prospect is for a continued heavy ex-

portation, hence it is unlikely that we

will be able to purchase canned goods

this next winter.



2. Because, in any event, if we pro«

vide for the needs of our own families,

that takes us out of the market, "and

we thus voluntarily increase the food

supply that helps “to win the war.



Every woman is urged not only to

put up her own family supplies, but to

sell surplus supplies, either fresh or

preserved, to neighbors less fortunate-

ly situated, or to neighboring grocers.

No food should go to waste—even pro-

ducts so ripe that they cannot be sent

to market in the ordinary way should

be saved by drying or canning, and to

make this possible public canning ap-

paratus will be available at centers in

cities and towns.



The committee asks the cooperation

of all city women in being ready to

buy fruits and vegetables of the farm-

ers in quantity in their season, to can,

dry, preserve and store; thus saving

waste and cost of temporary storage

to both producer and consumer. This.

it is believed, will save nearly a twen-

ty- ~f1ve per cent waste of products.



The farm production suggests that

women’s organizations in the country,

(a) encourage boys’ and girls’ club

work; (b) adopt the slogan of “double

the poultry production of Michigan

this year;” (0) encourage the bee in-

dustry, and the saving of all breeding

stock on the farm.



The garden section recommends that

groups of women in the cities visit

children’s gardens and encourage them

to take the best possible care of them;

also that women assist the children in

marketing surplus products



And to help the boys and girls and

all amateur gardeners to persevere, the

garden section of the department pro-

poses to have some natty little buttons

in the flag colors, with the motto, "See





_ it Through. "





Red—White—Blue

.- “See it thru. "





 





These little buttons are calculated to

stimulate courage, against the on-

slaught of potato bugs and weeds and

“the weather," and it is expected that

all who wear them will “show their

colors," both as gardeners and patri-

ots right up to the end of the harvest-

ing and canning season.



The actual canning and drying of

foods is to be under another depart-

ment, that of Household Thrift and

Food Conservation, of which Miss Pau-

lina E. Raven of the Extension Divi-

sion, Michigan Agricultural College, is

chief. Mrs. Stockman and Miss Raven

will‘ work in closest cooperation

throughout the state.



The Food Production and Marketing

Committee points out the fact that

much available land, not only in cities

and villages,~ but in the open country,

is still not under cultivation; and that

a‘ good many persons having labor to

Offer, are lacking land or the necessary

capital to buy seed, etc. The commit-

tee is therefore seeking, by conference

with the Governor’s AgriCultural Pre-

paredness Board, with the agricultural

agents of the several counties, and

with men who control money, to help

bring together capital, land, and labor,

before the season has progressed too

far for planting.



Plans for the registration of women

for emergency service in the lighter

forms of farm labor are now awaited

from the Chairman of the Central

Woman’s Committee, Council of Na-

tional Defense, Dr. Anna Howard

Shaw, at Washington. In the various

parts of the state the women are now

engaged in automobile transportation

of labor requisitioned by the county

farm agents and employment bureaus.



A good deal has already been done

in various parts of the state in secur-

ing potato seed at cost. Pledges were

taken not to eat potatoes until the seed

scarcity was past. In Kalamazoo coun-

ty and nearby counties thirteen hun-

dred bushels Of potatoes at from $2.40

to $3.00 a bushel were bought and sold

by- the woman’s committee, each buyer

pledging himself, as a patriotic duty,

to plant and faithfully cultivate every

potato.



As fast as cities and counties are

organized by the General State Com-

mittee, Council Of National Defense,

local committees on Food Production

and Marketing are appointed. This

work is being organized not for this

year alone, but for the period of the

war, and as long thereafter as request-

ed by Secretary of War Baker and the

other members of the Council of Na-

tional Defense.



Will the woman farmers and garden-

ers wear overalls or any kind of uni-

form? Probably not. This, at least,

will .be left to individual choice. The

committee only asks that women work

in any way they can to increase staple

foods and to conserve and use all food

in the way best calculated to help “us

win the war.”





Self‘reliance, self-restraint, self—com

tr-Ol, self-direction, these constitute an

educated will—J. F. Clarke.





Education will not make people hap-

py unless it is directed into useful

channels—Lord.





Two Giants of the

Great Lakes





Regular steamer service on the Detroit and

Buffalo Division of the D 131 0 Lake Lines. The

Two Giant Steamerl of the Great Lakes-City of

Detroit III and City of Cleveland III-make daily

trips between these points. leaving Detroit at

5.00 p. m.. Central Time, and Buffalo at 6.00

p. m.. Eastern Time. Daily service is also given

between Detroit and Cleveland. Two trips week-

ly between Detroit. Alpsna. Mackinac Island.

St. Ignace and Lake Huron way ports. Rail





 





 





tickets are honored for transportation on 1111;





D 81 C steamers. Advg.





 

 





 





 





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Electricity and Powerfrom a Main Elec-

tric Plant on the farm is the Greatest

Convenience Possible.



Main plants are built 1n all sizes for all

re uirements—the 8—1ight at $85. 00; 12 -

lig t at 8115; 25- light at $150; ”light

at 8195; and up with or without engine.

The battery can be charged at the same

time of operating the water pump,

cream separator, churn. washin ma-

chine, etc., with a Main Electric lant.

Main Plants have been subjected to the

“ Acid Test” Service in the hands of -

actual Farmersfrom One, Two, Three,

to Five Years. OurTestimonials prove

the Reliabilit and De endabihty of

MAIN ELECT IC PLA TS overs per-

iod of ears. There need be no doubt

regar ing the Experimental stage

when considering a Main Plant.



Our Factory has just been enlarged for the

Fourth time again more then doubling our fa-

cilities to take care of the constantly increasing

demand for Main Electric Plants.



Ask for copy of Bulletin No.70 giving interesting

if ormnation.





MAIN ELECTRIC MFG. CO.

PITTSBURGH

World's Largest Erclusive Ilfanuj'acturcrr

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Lel GALLOWAY Save

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‘ Hold off investing in any Sep~

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you to ’ré on your separa-

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Cream Wanted





Ship us your cream. We have an

outlet for all the butter we can make,

with one Of the best concerns in the

city. We will pay promptly and

return the cans the next day. Give

us a trial. We pay the highest mar-

ket price. Write for shipping tag.





0. A. Ellis Creamery,





3033 Woodward Avenue,





Highland Park, § Michigan





 





F or P m ping W t r

the IXL Windmill is economical. light run-

ning and requires practically no attention.



Fitted with graphite bearings—one oiling a

year is sufficient.





he IXL Windmill





rum in thigh wind without injiu y to itself and

in a slow wind with perfect efficiency because

it is equipped with our patented

automatic governor Ivory fam-

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Write for your

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want.





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Boar Pigs from the CHAMPION and GRAND (TEAM

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“War is ”





So is starvation, every one should do their bit. You

can raise more gork' on less food if you brood Butler'-

blg t1pe Polan Chinas. Bows bred for fall furrow.

Boers ready for service. C. BU . Port-

land. Michigan. Bel' Phone





 





 





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Fall pin and bred llts 11 Nothing for sale at

present. W. INGS'ION. PABM OH.





 





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ABGE Strain P. 0. even thing sold 6X( opt 1 husky

vmllnfibonrsw that is long tall & deep. 1 extra choice

11111 has: ARTZ Elehoolcraft Mich.





 





LARGE type P. 0. Some verv choice summer ilto

bred to furrow inwAugust. Will sell 1 of on mean





herd boars. J Hagelshaw, Augusta. Mich.





 





Poland China, fall and ti

Luge salad at farmers prices. Pap 191:

{LEO per 15. Bo rtNeve, BPierson. Mic





 





POLAND Ohinas bred gllts all sold. Itlll have some

choice fall pigs of large and medium type. attem-

ers prices. P. 1). L0 0,NG R. 8. Grand Rapids. Mich.





Big Typo Poland China: EE"£,".‘1"°"' ”‘v‘vfl’h‘n’ll

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YORKSHfi‘iES’EOAR PIGS





Waterman 1! Waterman, Packard Road, Ann Arbor. Mich.





SHEEP





 





 





Shropsh1re Ewes

Mostly yearlings with lambs by side, extra good

ones, come at once if you want them.





Kope Kon Farm, KlnderhookfiMoh.

OXFORD DOWN SHEEP w. 1......





to

for sale. M. F. Ganasloy. Lennon. Mich. w “I”





The llllNT SHEEP SALE





Will Sell at





Public Auction





at the State Fair Grounds. Columbus. Ohio

AUGUST 7 and 8 1917





200 Hampshire ewes 200 Hampshire ram



100 Shropshire ewes 100 Shropshire ram



100 Lincoln owes 50 Lincoln lame



100 ltambouillet owes 50 Ramboulllet rams



50 Cotswold owes 10 Gotsuol d ram

230 Oxford yearling ones ‘11) choir 6 grade ewes

250 Shropshire ewe lambs.

These sheep are consigned from the celebrated flocks

of Walnut Hall F arms Dr S F Snow. W

McLaughlin Telfer Bros. Cherry. Harley R.

Emmons. A. .Knollin. Zelors Green, Lincoln Bros.

Peter McInt1re. R. S. Robson, Dodrls o Doddo. W. W:

Cooler and others. This will be a bona-fide oaletotho

highest1 pbiddeé'. thebogportunit) o: the 1oar to buy

. end a or write or partloul



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For Sale lReg. Black Percheron

Stallion Colt





Weighing 1600 pounds at 24 mos-.0111 Hired by aStallion

Weighing 2100 pounds Wt 11 bred and 1ricedto so."

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SHETLAND PONlES





210 head to select from. Special prices on with for

net and September. Write Dept. E. 'l he SHADESIWE

Farms. North Benton, Ohio.





REGISTERED PERC HERON





Mares and Stallions priced to sell. his tion inle'

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cars and near Detro .in exchange This is located

in a high class district houtm under value.





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Are you insured against fire, theft

and liability? The Citizens’ Mutual

Automobile Insurance Company, of

Howell, carried the insurance and

paid for the following automobfies

by theft:

Thos. D. Fitzgerald, of the



Secretary of State’s Office,



Lansing ................. $335.00

Jerry Kastle, New Boston. .. 300.00

Earl W. Tucker, Wyandotte 375.00

Benjamin C. Hilliker, Swartz





Creek ................... 320.00

Anton Keidis, Scottville ..... 308.00

R. Barringer, Richland ...... 275.00

Mutual Telephone Co., Imlay



City ................... 315.00

Frank S. Hagerman, Stevens-



ville .................... '. 25.00

Glen C. Gillespie, Prosecuting



Attorney, Pontiac ......... 300.00





Kirk Van Winkle, Lansing. . 325.00

W. H. Williamson, Oakland .



county ................... 975.00



The above losses are paid from

every part of the state. The wise

man will insure in the Big Mutual.

Twenty-five thousand policies is-

sued, 350 claims paid, and $70,000

of cash in bank.



Cost is only $1.00 for policy and

250 per h. p.



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His Trailer Soon Paid For





‘NIE bought-Furi- trailer to carry

crates and baskets to our or-

' chard and bring our fruit in.

Last year we hauled to Alpena from

the orchard, a distance of twelve miles,

about 300 bushels of cherries. We use

it, however, for all purposes, taking

seed beans, seed potatoes, spraying

material, tools and other things to

and from the orchard.

It is difficult to compare the cost of

the trailer with team hauling. A trip

from the city where we live to the or-

chard with a team costs us from $3.50

to $4.50. The use of the trailer gets

quicker results, the only expense be-

ing the wear and tear on the trailer,

besides we only require small loads in

our fruit business. This would apply

to truck gardening as well, and the

trailer is unquestionably a great saver

in this particular.

We can go to the orchard and back

with the trailer loaded in about an

hour and a half. It would take a team

more than a half day to make the same

trip with the same load. _

The great advantage to the farmer

in having a trailer, if he owns an au-

tomobile, is the time saved in going to

the city for little things. If his reaper

or other machinery breaks down, he

can rush to tOWn with the parts and

bring them back in the trailer. If he

grows any kind of fruits for market,

he can get them down quickly and in





Jackson Reopens





Jackson opened a city market three

years ago, which flourished for a time

and then for various reasons went into

a sad decline. It was re-opened June

15, under new rules and starts off in

good shape. Jackson market gardeners

have organized and have voted to sup-

port the new market and discontinue

their peddling through the city. Under

the new market rules wholesaling will

be done from 5:00 to 8:00 a. m., with

special attention paid to the city gro-

cery trade, followed by sales at retail

to city consumers from 8:00 to 11:00

a. m. This rule is not rigid, however,

and growers may sell in large or small

quantities at any time. The market

master is required to be on hand also

from 1:00 to 4:00 p. m., so that some

business will probably be done at the

market afternoons as well.



Market stalls are free to the growers

except that by payment of $1.00 per

month in advance the grower may re-

serve a particular stand. Growers

must have name and address on their

wagons.



The new market will be watched

with interest throughout the state, for

other cities will open markets as soon

as they know how. Growers will en-

dorse the plan of free stalls and the

plan of selling will also appeal to them

as well as to the retail grocers. Wheth-

er there will be much stuff left for the

ultimate consumer when the grocers

and hucksters get through, remains to

be seen.



In addition to vegetables it is plan

nod to have on sale butter, eggs,

cheese, chickens, pork, etc, which will

add greatly to public interest in the

market. Some system of advertising,

preferably in the daily newspapers, to

keep city consumers posted as to mar-

ket offerings, is quite essential. The

market supply must be as continuous

and certain as possible, for otherwise

the consumer will be discouraged very

quickly.



There must be stuff to buy, also peo-

ple to buy the stuff. Consumers at

this market are still confronted with

the problem of getting their potatoes

or their heavy stuff home.



One of the speakers at the. recent

opening of the Jackson market stated

that prices should be regulated so as

to make it worth while for the city

consumer to visit the market mornings.





 





 





Itself

small quantities, or large quantities,

according to his requirements. He can

also market vegetables and grain in

considerable quantities to advantage

by use of the trailer. In fact there are

so many things a farmer can use a

trailer for, I should regard it as an

indispensable auxiliary to the auto. If

he attempts to carry the stuff in his

auto, he soon has it all marred up and

keeps it constantly soiled, so that it

is undesirable as a vehicle to travel in.



There are not a half dozen trailers

in this vicinity and yet there are hun-

dreds of autos. Our trailer practically

paid for itself last year. This spring

we set out over 200 apple and cherry

trees. They came in a large box,

weighing over 800 pounds. We put

the box on the trailer, and although it

had been raining for a day, we had it

at the orchard in three-quarters of an

hour. We carry all kinds of things in

it for ourselves and neighbors.



There are no electric lines around

this vicinity, and it is the ideal place

for trailers, but as a‘rule farmers ex-

ceed their means in buying automo-

biles and feel that the trailer, which

is the most useful part, is an extra

burden they cannot bear. Their rea-

soning is all faulty, and the time will

soon come when every farmer who has

an automobile will have some kind of

a trailer.





Alpena Co. C. R. HENRY.





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Its City Market





with his or her basket. That would be

a difficult task. Supply and demand

regulate prices. Consumers will quick-

ly discover whether it pays them to

visit the market. Apparently the Jack-

son market will be largely wholesale

from the start, as the growers like to

clean up their loads quickly and get





home. They are willing to let the ped-

dler peddle.

Kent Co. ALMOND GRIFFEN.





BUSINESS METHODS IN FARMING.





 





Farmers often complain that prices

are always fixed for themvthat when

they go to buy a price is named which

they must pay, and when they go to

sell, a price is named which they must

accept. This is true, but is not the

fault partly the farmer’s? The mer-

chant insist upon a certain price or

no sale, because he knows just what

the article costs him, and under ordi-

nary conditions it would be foolish for

him to sell at a loss. Further, he buys

a thing, not because he happened to

buy it the year before, but because

there will be a demand for it at a price

for which he can afford to sell.



Back of him is the manufacturer

who knows what it costs to produce an

article, hence sells to the merchant at

a certain price or not at all.



But the farmer, in most cases, does

not know what his products cost him.

This ignorance makes him helpless at

the very start. He is not in position

to say, “pay me so much or no sale,”

for he has no grounds for such an as-

sertion. When he fixes the price he

cannot fix it upon the cost of produc-

tion, for he does not know what the

cost of production is. Then he has not

taken the pains to find out the cost of

production. He has not taken the pains

to produce only those things for which

there is a demand at fairly profitable

prices.



Would not more careful business

methods used by farmers put them in

position to fix the prices on what they

have to sell? If the farmer knew what

his products cost, and knew that they

were what the people wanted, he would

be in position when he went to market

to say, “The price of my stuff is so

and so,” not “What will you give me

for it?” Farmers, as a rule, are too lax

in their business methods, thinking





 

 





 





that after their yearly accounts aregall

settled up, the remaining cash (in hand

is clear gain, and not considering how

much it cost them to gain this surplus

cash.



The farmer should know just how

much it cost him to accumulate the

surplus and often he would find that

he had not made a single dollarof

clear profit. In these days of educa-

tional advantages the farmer should

have a system as well as the manufac-

turerand merchant, and there would

be fewer mortgages recorded and few-

er foreclosures on and against farm

property.-





Shiawassee Co. ’ D. H. M.





 





CO-OPERATIVE ROUTE MARKET-

ING.





 





An extension of the method of colr

lective marketing of small quantities

of food supplies' from a number of

neighboring farms, now practiced in

some sections of the country, might be

a desirable step in food conservation

and more economical and efficient mar-

keting, according to specialists of the

United States Department of Agricul-

ture.



Routes for the. collection of milk,

cream, butter and eggs have been es-

tablished co-operatively by farmers in

various parts of the country and have

been found to meet the special market-

ing needs of small farmers more fully

than other arrangements. Under this

plan a single farmer, or the various

members of the marketing group in ro-

tation, driVes from farm to farm to

collect the small quantities of supplies,

and attends to the marketing of the

aggregate produce collected. In this

way the multiplication of trips to town

is avoided and supplies which other-

wise might be wasted find their way

into the market.



Although route marketing usually is

practiced for the disposal of dairy pro-

ducts and eggs, it has been used in

some regions for disposing of vegeta-

bles, fruits, dressed poultry, and other

products of small bulk, and in many

cases might well be employed in other

sections in a similar way.





MICHIGAN FARMERS CO-OPERATE.





 





Representatives of co-operative as-

sociations of fruit growers from Ben-

ton Harbor, Coloma, Millsburg, South

Haven, Saugatuck, Bangor, Benton

Center, Lansing'and Hartford met at

Hartford, Van Buren county, and de-

cided to federate their interests in sc-

ouring a uniform pack of fruit and

strict observance of the new Michigan

apple packing law, which is planned to

raise the standard of Michigan fruit.

Peach grades and sizes were adopted

as follows: B grade, 1%; to 1% inches

in diameter; A grade, 1% to 2%, inch—

es; AA grade, 214 inches up. Leslie

Scott, of Bangor, newly appointed fruit

inspector for Michigan, was present

and asked the co-operation of growers

in making the new state law a success.





The Farmers’ Co-operative Elevator

Company has been formed at Corunna,

Shiawassee county, and has bought the

elevator and equipment of A. W.

Green, taking possession July 1. Jos-

eph Rundell, for many years in charge

of the Corunna mills, has been engag-

ed as manager. A farmers’ elevator

company is also being formed at

Laingsburg, while just across the coun-

ty line at Chesaning on the north and

at Flushing on the east, there are

farmers’ elevators in operation. Co-

Operative live stock shipping associa-

tions have been formed at Pennington

and Laingsburg. '



A co-operative live stock shipping as-

sociation has been formed at Delton,

Barry county.



Farmers of Hartford, Van Buren

county, have bought the Finley ele-

vator, at that place, taking possession

September 1.





‘ Kent Co. ALMOND GBIFFEN.
.cholera.





'Will- you please tell me what is the

matter with my hens and the cure for

same? They take with looseness of

the bowels, lose their appetite, get

very thin, mope around for a few

Weeks and die. Lost about 12 in past

two months from this complaint. Fed

them oats and all the milk, mostly

thick, for the past month. Changed





- feed now to corn, only with very little





improvement in their condition. Keep

house fairly clean; its an old building.

Have an idea its some contagious bow-

el trouble akin to” cholera. Droppings

are yellow and green. '

Oakland Co. A. B.

You are probably right in your state-





ment that the disease is the cholera,





-~ as one of the symptoms of this disease





is the yellow and green color of the

droppings, accompanied with diarrhea.



The bird also separates itself from

the flock, the feathers become ruffled,

.the wings droop and the head drawn

toward the body. The bird also be-

comes drowsy and sinks into deep

sleep from which it is almost impossi-

ble to arouse it. The crop is usually

distended, and in some cases there is

intense thirst.



There is no certain cure for this

trouble. The birds showing these

symptoms should be immediately sep-

arated from the others, and when they

die the bodies should either be burned

or buried very deep. The house should

be thoroughly cleansed by removing

all droppings and litter, and then thor-

oughly sprayed with some good disin-

fectant.



There is only one other thing which

might cause the trouble you are hav-

ing with your fowls, and that is cop-

per poisoning. This usually causes

bluish or greencolored droppings and

diarrhea. However, this trouble is us-

ually fatal in a few hours. Large quan-

tities of milk, white of egg and sugar

water are recommended as remedial

measures. ‘



Rheumatism.



My hens get lame in one of their

legs and on some of them seems to be

a bunch where the foot joins the leg.

The most of my hens are Black Minor-

cas and they are the only ones that

have been lame. Have fed them

through the winter and spring, on oats

and corn ground together, with poultry

medicine in it. They have been and

are now laying well. F. A. B.



The lameness of your hens is un-

doubtedly due to rheumatism, which is

caused by muscular and joint inflam-

mation brought about by exposure to

cold or dampness. Where there are

several cases in a flock, it indicates

that there is something wrongin the

housing conditions.



The treatment consists entirely of

preventive measures, which are keep—

ing the hens in dry, warm and well

ventilated houses, and allowing them

to run on well drained ground.



Lameness is also caused by such dis-

eases as tuberculosis and aspergillosis,

scaly leg and bumble-foot, but if your

hens show no other symptoms of dis-

ease, you can feel quite sure that the

cause is rheumatism.



Catarrh.

Can you tell me what to do for my





.little chicks that have sore eyes and





then go blind. They seem smart and

well, only their eyes, and after they

get blind they starve to death. Have

had several hens die that were only

sick one day. They get sick and dump

around for a day and the next day

they die. Their combs are red and

they are healthy looking and are not

overly fat. Have been feeding oats and

wheat screenings and some corn: they

have free range. J. B

Undoubtedly your chicks and hens

have catarrhal trouble. Weather such

as we have been having is likely to

produce this condition, and it is difli~

cult to keep things sanitary about the

coop during continued wet periods.

The essential thing is to keep the

coops dry and clean, and to use special

care and not feed anything which has

become spoiled. Meshes should be fed

so that the chickens will clean up all





' 5 of. one reading within thirty minutes,





 





cultry uery Department =





as any mash left over from one feed to

another will become sour and cause

digestive troubles. Probably your

chickens are getting food from some

source while on free range which is

not as sweet as it might be.



For the eyes, it would be advisable

for you to wash them with either a

three per cent solution of boracic acid

or a two per cent solution of potassi-

um permanganate.



In addition to the grains you are

feeding the hens, I would suggest that

you feed in a hopper a dry mash con-

sisting of eighty-five per cent of bran

and fifteen per cent of beef scraps. It

imalso a good thing to have bran with

about five per cent of commercial beef

scraps available for the chicks.





Tuberculosis.





I am losing my hens. They get lame

lose flesh and head color, finally die.

I have lost several of them and have

eight or nine lame ones. They finally

getso they can hardly walk. My flock

are nice healthy looking R. I. Reds. l

lest some last summer and fall, then

didn’t lose any for awhile in winter,

and have lost about half a dozen this

spring, and feeding corn and oats.



Oceana Co. J. B. S.





The symptoms you give of the dis-

ease attacking your hens would indi-

cate that very likely they have tuber—

culosis, as lameness, loss of flesh and

lack of color in the comb are indica-

tions of this disease.



However, it is very difficult to deter-

mine accurately from exterior symp-

toms when tuberculosis is present. I

would therefore suggest that you open

one of the dead fowls or kill one of

the sickest ones and examine the liver

and intestines. If you find these or-

gans covered with whitish cheese-like

nodules, you may be sure that the dis-

ease is tuberculosis.



There is no known treatment for

this disease, and authorities agree that

the best and most economical way to

fight it is to destroy the entire flock

and start with new stock, after the

coop and surroundings have been thor-

oughly disinfected.



Other causes of lameness are asper-

gillosis—which is a disease of the air

passages—bumblefoot and rheuma-

tism. Aspergillosis is often confused

with tuberculosis. but loss of weight

and lack of color in the comb are not

usually symptoms of this disease.



If you cannot satisfy yourself as to

whether the disease is tuberculosis or

not, I would suggest that you consult

a competent veterinarian before you

carry out the drastic measures suggest-

ed above.



Digestive Troubles.





Can you tell me what is the trouble

with’ my young chicks? From the

smallest to the largest size (say 1179

lbs), they are dying. There is no lice,

no bowel trouble, no roup, colds or

cholera of any kind. Their feathers

on the head stand up like bristles and

often go with their wings out and

drooping and soon die. Thinking it

might be indigestion I gave them a

weak drink of epsom salts in water.



Allegan Cc. Mrs. C. B.





Undoubtedly your method of feeding

is at fault, and this has resulted in

digestive troubles in your chicks. As

you did not state what you are feed—

ing, I cannot make any suggestions.



However, you should read the arti-

cle on “Chick Feeding” which appear-

ed in our issue of June 9. If you have

no copy of this issue on hand, we can

send you one upon request.



Be sure that the chicks are getting

nothing but clean food, and in feeding

meshes, give them no more than they

will clean up in a half hour. It would

also be advisable to make an investiga-

tion to see whether there is any pos-

sible chance of their getting poison

while out on free runs. Very often

chickens will pick up poisonous mate-

rial which has resulted from spraying.

The mere fact that the cold affects the

chicks very easily is an indication of

congestion which is most likely in the

digestive organs. .





 





 





 





 





   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 





 





 

 

 

   

   

 

 





Send 25c for a

-. Trial Package of





"LA





, Have you ever used Car-bola—

. learned from actual experience

how easier it makes your work

and what satisfactory results it





given



Why not do so now? Geta trial

package for 25 cents delivered to

you by parcel post. Contains

enough Carbola to cover 250 sq.

feet. Cnrbola will save you hours

of time and labor.because it paints

and dininfects at one operation,is

always ready for use and easily

applied. J ust add water and put

on with brush or sprayer. Never

clogs the sprayer. No going to

town for limeor bother of mixing

and straining.





Use it instead of whitewash





in stables. poultry houses, cellars. etc. Car-

bola is a mineral paint combined with a germi-

cide 20 times stronger than Carbolic Acid.but

not poisonous or caustic. Has no disagreeable

odor. It drieea snow-white—not darker color-

less. Kills lice. mites. fly eggs. etc. Prevents

contagious disease germs from getting a start

in flocks or herds. One gal. covers 250 sq.ft.



10 lbs. (10 gal-J. $1.00 and postage



20 lbs. (20 gala). $2.00 delivered



50 lbs. (50 galsd. $4.00 delivered





If your dealer cannot supply you send his





 

 

 





 





 





 





name and your order to

Carbola Chemical Co.

'1 East 42d St. Dept. X NewYork City





 





 





, POULTRY.





Yearling liens For Breeders





S. 0. White. Buff and Black Leghorne at $l.00 each.

SUNNYBROOK FARM. - — Hillsdale, Mich.





Cheaper than hatching eggs. We

Baby ChiCkS specialize in Leghorns, Rocks and

Redo. Send for catalogue. Twentieth Century

Hatchery Company. Box 162. New Washington. Ohio.





 





 





 





IOHN'S big beautiful hen-hatched Barred Rocks.

I oodlayers. Breeding genslfibirds) $10 to S‘d). Eggs

30.52.51): 100, $7.0ircularu.





EGGS FROM STRAIN with

Barred ROCkS : records to 297 eggs 3 year, 52

per 15. Delivered by some! post. prepal . Circular

rree. Fred Ant-ling. onetantlne. Micli.





x ‘ Ferris White Leghorns

A real heavy layin$ strain, lrapnestcd l7

years, records from 00 to 264 eggs. Get

our special summer prices on yearling hens,

breeding males, eggs for hatching. 8~weekv

old pullers and da old chicks. We ship C. O. D. and

guarantee results. analog gives prices; describes stock. tells

all about our farm and methods, results you can gel by breed-

ing this strain. Send for your copy now-n IS tree.



GEORGE B. “‘7an 934 Union. Grand Rapids. Mich.





LAYBILT 8. ll. W. LEGHUHNS





large, Great Layers, Pure While





Strong Day old Chicks’guaranteed delivered alive

and lively. Now$10 00 per 100. Last hatches: July

17th, 24th, Slst. Choice yearling hens $1.25 each.

2 year old hens $l.()0 each. Will lay till late fall.

Yearling cock birds $1.00 each.





Everfresh Egg Farm, lonia, Mich.





Fowlers Buff Rocks. fiiwbfiflefi‘figfigg

$.75 for 15; 81.50 for 30; 82.00 for 50; 83.50 for 100.

R. Bl‘OWLElt, Hartford. Mich.





hq‘o. John N nrthon. Clare. Mich.





 





 





 

   





 





 

   

   

 

 





 





 





 





 





Eggaday Whill Wyanrlollos, ngall'rslgé $2,331,?

EGGADAY RANCH. Marshall, Mleh.





 





My Young'sStr sin 8. C.VVliite

Improve Your Poullr . Leghorn. m m... m...

makers. hull) baby 0 ioks for June at, $9 per 100. 0r-

der direct or at my catalo ue. Satisfaction guaran

teed. W. VA APPLEDO N. R. '1. Holland, Mich.





' I i .



Pm Brest 8. c. While Orpinglons, .3 “3.33, “3:;

cocks and hens. also young cockerola. MRS. WILLIS

HOUGH. PINE CREST FARM, Royul Oak. Mich.





Barred Rock Eggs F031;: i‘.il?,t§ehfv’éidr.m

W, C. OOFFMAN, It. 3 Benton Harbor, Mich.





 





 





 





HOMESTEAD FARMSl

Intends to be a real service toourfai-mers. Gradually

it is making itself n service tofiarmors of Blooming

dale vicinity. The call for Chicks went way beyond

what we found we could tnkeeaneof. for next year we

are making greater preparations. We can now supply

a limited number of yearling hens one and two year

old Cooke and Cookerels: no more ulletx. We invite

correspondence about any breed and will advise accord-

ing to inquiry. Pure brocdfiiractical stock; nearly all

breeds.We are developing a lgh Class market with con

sumerswho want strictly fresh eggs-a matter-of value

to Michigan Farmers in OOD‘DBCtlon With their poultry

breeding. HOMESTEAD 1‘ ARMS, Bloomingdale. Mich.





 





RHODB ISLAND REDS end PLYMOUTH ROCKS

Male: 5 to 12 Ibo. according to agnnm 35: RR. hen.

weight 5 to 10 lbs.. cage 15 for $1.00; 100. $5; 120_ mm,

Mammoth Bronte Tom Turkeys. 8 to 38 lbs. according

to no 8 to 8%. 10 833' 53. A. E. Cremton. Vnunr. lie).





EC. Br. lcghorn c’krls. $1.00 each





K 1 nd ale strains. Emflflll or 100.

git-E. dLTim A BITTS. animal’s. Michigan





Good breeding hens at $1.50

no and S. C. Reds. each for short time. Also

Belgian Korea. 0. E. Hewloy, Ludlngton. Mich.





ILVER. Whlf-e. Buff MBar. Rocks. 8. 0.1194191. Light

Silrahmne. Buff Orplngton. White 4!: Dark Cornishk

Blue Andalusinns. S C. W. tSilver Leghorns. k F. C. Minor.

cos. 8. S. Hamburg; Colnni Muscovy Ducks. Pour Guinean. ”.25

' perlb one. Cedar lawn Poultry Perm. Wop-keno“. Ohio.





Hamburg Eggs setting $1.60 Bal-

Silver 5933mm! once season. young Belgian

H.290 pedigreed “.Mpair. Podigrocd Persian [impairs-t

hunter-I $10 each. Send stamp. Riverviewfhrm, Yemen! lab.





8. C. White Le horns





Yearling hens for sale. Thorou hb stock, bred for

War and on p colon. 81. one . References.

rite Krentel Broth. Box 624. EutLansing. Mich.





 





 





: c ' Leghorn: at a cacti lice. buy them now. Two-

- . - - -old 11%“ 81 econh: 'gooatcra Cl and $1.5.

HILL - '1‘ P0 LTBY A M. Ypsilanti. Mich.





 





13—4-49 ,





113m Golden and Whthyandottee.

mo grand matings. 81.50 per 15. 82.50 per

vigorous birds.





x c w [8 h. ll April Hatched. Standard Brod

I - - g I 3- Cookerele on free range at $2.00

each. White Line Poultry Farm. Hillednie. Mich.





HITE Wyandottes. A.l in on. mm for hatohl

81. $2. $3 for 15. .1 per 100. pools] mating 5 for

DAVID RAY. 709 Norrie BL. Ypsilanti. ichigan.





BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY.





Change of Copy or Cancellations mui‘.‘v reach on

Ten Days before date of publication.





We Offer a Few Special Bargains

In S. C. White Leghorn cockerels, Ram-

bouillet rams, Hampshire pigs (either

sex) and Holstein bulls. A good chance

for a small investment to reap the bene-

fit of a large expenditure of capital and

years of expert breeding.





Flanders Farm, Orchard Lake, Mich.

fcn'rua.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS





Bulls by BLACK UALITY ITO, sire. First prize,

Breeders .nnd Calf erde Mich. State Fair 1916. We

also won first on Exhlbl torn Herd. Jr. Champion Bull.

Jr. Champion Female and Grand Champion Cow. Also

breeders of Percheron. Hackney and Saddle Horses.

WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. IONIA. MICH.





from

. large

0. W. Browning, R. 2 Portland. lich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





HOICE Angus Bulls for sale. Have several well

bred. excellent typc Angus Bulls at reasonable

prices. M. L. Smith. Glenwood Farm. Addison. Mich.





Registered Guernsey:





Stock nlwayn for sale. Mn Rose Struin~Herd Tuber-

cnlin tested annually. ever had a reactor~no

abortion. J. M. WILLIAMS. North Adams. Mich.





 





 





Guernsey Bull Calves £53m 3.2122325‘2

bred damn of high producing ancestry. Cash or bank-

able note. Or wouli exchange for br- d gilt or yearling

boarlurge type Duroc swine. G.A. Wigcnt. \l'ntervlict.flich

of service age and calves from



Guu'nsey Buns choice. Adv. reg. breeding.



'1‘. V. HICKS, Route 1, Battle ()oeek, Mich.

GU ER N 5 BY s-"vwwmm

BULL OALVES

Containing blood of world champions.



HICKS' GUERNSEY FARM. Saginaw. . 8.. Mich

GUERNSEYS Bull calves for sale. from

A. R. dams and cows on test.





GEO. N. CRAWFORD, - - Holton. Mich.





 





 





 





 





' Guernsey Bulls. Service age, and

ReSIStered Bull Calves. May Rose and Gov.

Chane breeding. Avondale Stock Farm. Wayne. Mich.





 





‘1 l' ERNSICYS: 'l'wo fine, registered bulls, 6 and'lmo.

Inld. May lto~e breeding, frunigcod producing dams,

and at farmcr prices for quick sale.

Meadow—Gold Guernsey Farm, St. Johns, Mich.





 





 





Purebred Registered





Prof. Carlyle of the Wisconsin Experiment

Station assert“ that “ It will be readily sccii that

the Holstein cow has the ability to digest coarser

feeds and “(u-k them over to a butter advantage





than Jciwys and Guernsey's and this is a strong

point, in which] contend that the Holstein has

a great advantage over any of our smaller breeds.

and it is a point which is going to appeal to the

farmer in the future far more. than it has in the

past." 'l‘hcrc'n big money in the big “Black and

Vhite" Hal-«wins.





Sand for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklet:





The llolsieln—Frieslan Assoclallon ol America.

F. L. Houghton. Sec‘y.. Box 164, Ilrnllleboro. Vt.





 





 





 





 





' ' Very fine Young bull five

Registered Holslems. mm... or a... .. R. o. ........

Satisfaction gunrnntced.W.B.Jnncs 5L J. F. Lutz, (‘ohoclalLMiclL





“TOP NOTCII” HOLSTEINS





M any years of careful) management and automatic



handling or our three large herds find us the breeders



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



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

leasing results in almost any herd. McPHERSON

ARMS CO.. Howell, Michigan.





 





 





 





Bigelow’s Holstein Farms,

BREEDSVILLE. MICH.

Have Some Fine Registered Stock For Sale





 





 





 





 





REG. HOLBTEINS: Herd headed b Albina Bonte

. Butter Boy No. 93124. Dam's recor at 6 yrs. butter

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

80? lbs. milk 18622 lbs.W. B. READER. Howell, Mich





OAK LEAF FARM

Herd Slrc

Ypsiland Slr Pletertle De Kol

Service bulls all sold. Buy a calf and raise it. Fine

individuals 4 and 5 mont a old. E. H. Genrhartd

Son, Marcellus, Mich, R. No. 4.





 





 





Buy Your lull: From Parham’s Pedigree Stock Farm

Choice Re 'istered Holstein calves from A. R. O. cows.

B. PARHAM, Bronson, Michigan.





ClllNY STUCK uni





100 REGISTERED HOLSTEINS 100





For Sale :—17 mos. old bull whose 7 nearest dams

average 560.1 lb. milk and 25.679 lb. butter in 7

days. Sire is by the son of a 32.9 lb. cow and

from a 31 lb. 4 yr. old cow. Dam is a 22.5 lb. 'r.





 





. 3 yr. old daughter of a 26.5 lb. Jr. 4 yr. old cow. '





whose dam is a 27 lb. cow.

Ready for immediate heavy service. Priced to

sell immediately. Send for pedigree and price.





R. BRUCE McPHERSON, HoweflMich.

842 Lbs. B UTT E R





In the average of the nemi-ofiiolal records of our herd



bull adam (at 2 yrs. ). his grand-dam (at 3 rs.) and bio



great grand-dam. Three choice young bu s from A. ll.

.dams. Herd tuberculin tested annually. B



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GRAINS AND SEEDS.





July 17, 1917.



Wheat—Owing to the general-belief

that the government is ultimately to

take full charge of the wheat market

traders are keeping away and the only

transactions are those resulting from

actual needs. Millers, however, are

not finding any large outlet for flour

and consequently the transactions in

the wheat line run in small volume.

While the crop is very late in matur—

ing the cool weathcr is in its favor and

the early estimates seem likely to.be

realized for winter wheat. The spring

wheat is in much poorer condition

than a month ago and the lateness of

that crop makes possible damage from

fall frosts. One year ago the price for

N0. 2 red wheat on the local market

was $1.18 per bushel. Last week’s

Detroit quotations were:





 





 





No.2 No. 1



Red. White. Sept.

Wednesday .... .225 2.20 2.05

Thursday ...... 2.25 ' 2.20 2.06

Friday ......... 2.25 2.20 2.06

Saturday ...... .228 2.23 2.07

Monday .. . . .230 2.25 2.07

Tuesday ........ 2.35 2.30 2.07





Chicago—July $2.07; Sept. $1.93.



Corn.—-A fear is taking hold of many

of the dealers and farmers over the

corn belt that the frost will catch

much of the crop before it has hard-

ened and this feeling has strengthened

the market and forced prices to new

high levels. But the situation is 1110(11:

fied somewhat by continued rumors of

peace possibilities among the warring

nations. But with cash grain well

cleaned up and the outlook unpromis-

ing, buyers feel quite easy in bidding

the present high raugeof values. One

year ago the price paid on the local

market for No. 3 corn was 82c. Last

week’s Detroit quotations were:





No. 3 No. 3



Mixed. Yellow.

Wednesday ........ 1.921/2 1.93

Thursday .......... 1.95 1.96

Friday ............. 1.96 1.97

Saturday .......... 1.97 1.98

Monday ............ 1.97 1.98

Tuesday ........... 1 99 2.00





Chicago—Sept. $1.60; Dec. $1.333/g.



Oats—Field advices give hopes of a

bumper crop and the market is feel-

ing easy because of this. However, the

strength of corn is bolstering this deal

and inspiring buyers to take hold in a

moderate way. A year ago standard

oats were quoted at 451/20. Last week’s

Detroit quotations ruled as follows:





No. 3

Standard. White.

Wednesday ........... 77 76 31/2

Thursday ............. 77 1/2 77

Friday ................ 80 1/2 80

Saturday ............. 80 1/2 80

Monday ............... 80 1A2 80

Tuesday .............. 80 1A; 80

Chicago—July 68 1Ac; Sept. 54%0 ,

Dec. 56c.





Rye.—There is nothing going on in

this trade and the quotation of $2.15

for cash No. 2 means little, as dealers

are not disposed to pay sellers any-

where near this figure.



Beans—Very little left in this trade,

with local quotations practically nom-

inal at $8.25 for cash and $6.60 for

October deliveries. The Chicago trade

is dull at former prices. Michigan pea

beans, hand-picked $8.75@9; red kid-

neys $6.65@6.75.



Seeds—Prime red clover $11.40;

October $11.95; alsike $11.30; timothy

seed $6.30.





DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.





 





Butter.-—The butter trade is quiet

with prices a fraction higher. Fresh

creamery firsts were offered Monday

at 36340.



Elgin.—Price based on sales is 371/20

per pound, the same as a week ago.



Chicago—Trade is in moderate vol-

ume at slightly advanced quotations.

Extra creaineries 380; extra firsts at

3794c; firsts 36@37c; seconds 34@

35%0; packing stock 301/2@31c.



Eggs.——Fresh firsts sold at 34c and

trading is about steady with a week

ago.



Chicago—Receipts slightly larger,

with good stock ruling steady and poor

lots somewhat easier. Firsts 311/2@

331/10; ordinary firsts 29@31c; at ma‘rk

cases included 27@33c.



Poultry—Steady for most grades.

Best broilers 32@33c; Leghorns 26@

27c; No. 1 hens 20@21c; small to me-

dium 19@20c; ducks 22@23c; spring

ducks 26@27c; geese 15@160; turkeys

249250.



ressed Calves—Fancy 20 21c;

No. 2, 17 @180 ‘per lb. @





, T HE. ,

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





Gooseberries.——-$3 per 24-qt. case;

raspberries, red $4; black $4; huckle-

berries $5.50.



Cherries.—$3.50@4 per bushel. At

Chicago the market is firm, with the

Michigan stock at $1.25@2 per 16-qt.





 





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WOOL.





 





The uncertainty of the government

action toward the wool trade has slow-

ed up business. However, prices are

as firm as ever. Wool from the fleece

states is selling in Boston as high as

750, while growers are being paid as

much as 700 by local dealers. The con-

census of opinion is that in the event

of peace, prices would have a tempor-

ary decline, but the general world

shortage would undoubtedly bring back

high values as soon as trading could

be readjusted to a peace basis.





GRAND RAPIDS.





 





Local mills are paying $2.05 for No.

2 red wheat and $2 for No. 1 white.

Corn is quoted at $1.95; oats 80@850;

rye and barley $1.25@1.50. The egg

market continues firm, with prices at

32@33c. Last of the strawberries are

bringing $2@2.50 per crate. Sour cher-

ries are in good supply this week and

the market starts around $1 per half

bushel. First home-grown potatoes

are due this week.





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.





 





Considering the season, offerings

were large and buyers plentiful on the

market Tuesday morning. Lettuce 15

@20 per bu; cabbage $1; string beans

$3.50 per bushel; greenhouse tomatoes

$2.75@3 per 14-lb. basket; onions six

to eight bunches for 250; eggs 43@

45c; ducks 70c each; broilers 25c per

pound. Very little loose hay moving,

with sales at $20@22 per ton.





LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

July 16, 1917.



Receipts here today as follows. Cat-

tle 175 cars; hogs 55 d. d.; sheep 5 d.

d.; calves 1400 head.



There were around 175 cars of cat-

tle on the market today and what ship-

ping steers were here sold 10@25c

higher. There was a strong demand

for the best, grades of butcher cattle

and they also showed an advance of

10@25c, but the light common grassy

grades were very slow and about

steady. There was a good demand for

the best bulls and they sold readily at

.strong prices. \Nhat few stockers and

feeders were here sold about steady.

We look for a fair run of cattle here

next Monday and a good trade on the

best fat grades but no more than

steady on the medium and common

kinds, and would advise being very

careful in buying these grass cattle.



Receipts of hogs footed about 55

double decks, demand very light and

unfortunately prices 10@15c: lower, due

practically to no outside demand, pack-

ers having a clear field. A few select—

ed hogs sold at $16, with the bulk

around $15.80@15.90; pigs and lights

generally $15; roughs $13.75@14;

stags $11.50@12.50. Quite a number

of hogs arrived too late for market and

with a fair supply in sight for Tuesday

prospects no better.



With a light run of lambs today our

market opened up active and prices

750 lower than the close of last week.

All sold and we look for steady prices

the balance of the week, depending on

receipts.



We quote: Lambs $15.50@16; year-

lings $13@13.50; cull to common $10@

13; wethers $10@10.25; ewes $9@

9.50; bucks $7@7.50; best calves $15.50

@1575; common and light $10@15;

heavy $8.50@13; grassers $6@6.50.





 





 





Chicago.

July 16, 1917.



Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.



Receipts today. .21,000 40,000 19,000

Same day 1916. .21,912 36,721 13,347

Last week ...... 45,942 133,077 58,873

Same wk 1916..45,952 139,935 79,319

The week starts off today with a

large cattle supply for these times and

while fat beeves are selling all right,

with a good demand, others are slow

and expected to go off at least a dime.

There was a sale of a carload of prime

Missouri steers which averaged 1450

lbs. at $14. Kansas City reported re-

ceipts today of 30,000 cattle, an unus~

ually large supply. The Chicago hog

market today is firm for the small per-

centage of ”choice lots, with a $15.90

top, but most grades are about 50 low-

er, with a poor demand for the many

inferior offerings. Hogs marketed last





week averaged in weight 232 lbs. Most-





of the lambs received here today failed

to come on the open market, as the

big packing firms received sixty cars

direct from the south. Lambs were





2.50 or more lower, but the market was

unchanged for sheep, the top price for

prime lam‘bs being $15.50, paid by a

city 'bu‘tcher. '



Cattle started off last week with

prices largely 10@15c higher, and lat-

er made additional gains. Fresh high

records were made for prime heavy

cattle and fancy little earlings, the

former bringing $13.95 14, while a

sale was made of prime yearling steers

and heifers mixed, averaging 893 lbs.

at $13.80. Beef steers sold largely at

$11.25@13.50, with a better class of

prime beeves at $13.55@14, good fat

steers $12.25@13.20. Yearlings on the

grassy order had to go below $10, but

desirable kinds found ready sales at

$12@13.80, choice bringing $13-and ov-

er. A good business was transacted in

calves on the basis of $13@15 for or—

dinary to prime light vealers, with

sales down to $6@11 for heavier lots.

The stocker and feeder branch of the

market was very dull at lower prices,

stockers going at $6.50@9.25 and feeds

ers at $8@9.50. Buying was mostly

confined to good lots. Most stockers

and feeders closed 250 lower than a

week earlier. ,





THIS IS THE LAST EDITION.





 





The first edition is sent to those who

have not expressed a desire for the

latest markets. The late market edi-

tion will be sent on request at any

time.





 





DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKET.





 





Thursday’s Market.

July 19 ,1917.

Cattle.



Receipts 1655. Market steady and

much more active than at the same

time a week ago and the quality bet-

ter. Prices for anything but prime dry-

fed stuff were the same as at the close

last week. Two loads of dry-fed

brought $11.50. The close was fairly

active, due probably to light receipts.





We quote: Best heavy steers $10@

11.50; best handy weight butcher





steers $8.50@9.50; mixed steers and

heifers $8@9; handy light butchers

$7.50@8; light butchers $6@7; best

cows $7.50@8.25; butcher cows $6.50@

7.25; common cows $5.75@ .25; can-

ners $5@5.50; best heavy bulls $7.50@

8; bologna bulls $6.50@7.25; stock

bulls $6@6.25; feeders $8@9; stockers

$6@8; milkers and springers $50@90.



McMullen, K. & J. sold Hyman 5

butchers av 580 at $6; to Thompson 9

do av 902 at $8.75; to Bray 1 cow wgh

980 at $5.75; to Hoffend 8 steers av

700 at $7, 1 do wgh 560 at $6.25; to

Thompson 1 bull wgh 1430 at $8, 2

steers av 960 at $8, 2 do av 970 at

$9.75, 7 do av 625 at $6.25; to Goose

7 do av 543 at $6.75; to Hammond, S.

& Co. 1 bull wgh 1000 at $7; to Good-

gold 8 steers av 790~at $7.25, 2 do av

830 at $7.75; to Bresnahan 3 cows av

1200 at $8.50, 3 do av 850 at $5.75, 4

do‘ av 1000 at $6.75, 2 do av 1125 at

$7, 2 do av 910 at $5.75, 3 do av 770 at

$6, 2 do av 1085 at $7; to Thompson

5 steers av 1090 at $10, 4 do av 900 at

$8.25; to Parker, W. & Co. 19 do av

905 at $8.25, 18 do av 850 at $8.25; to

Brighton D. M. Co. 3 cows av 900 at

$7.25. ’



Veal Calves.



Receipts 587. The veal calf trade

was very dull and 500 lower than last

week, common and heavy grades being

nearly unsalable.



Best $14@14.50; others $7@12.



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

Co. 8 av 130 at $13, 12 av 175 at $13.50,

20 av 150 at $14, 3 av 160 at $13.50, 3

av 135 at $14, 4 av 215, $9; to Thomp-

son 5 av 165 at $14, 5 av 155 at $14.25,

4 av 250 at $12, 4 av 135 at $13, 13 av

160 at $14.50; to Mich. B. CO. 8 av 150

at $13.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Thompson 12

av 155 at $14.50, 7 av 150 at $14.50;

to Mich. B. Co. 9 av 140 at $14.50, 5

av 155 at $14, 5 av 160 at $14.50, 12 av

155 at $14.50, 14 av 175 at $14; to

Parker, W. & Co. 20 av 145 at $13.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 479. There was only a hand-

ful'of sheep and lambs, but it was

hard work selling even these few and

prices were 25@50c lower than last

week.



Best lambs $15@15.25; fair lambs

$13.50@14; light to common lambs $12

@1250; fair to good sheep $8@8.50;

culls and common $5.50@6.50.



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

Go. 6 lambs av 85 at $15, 3 do av 70

at $12, 10 sheep av 109 at $7.50, 13

lambs av 75 at $15.25,: to Thompson

11 do av 65 at $15.25, 31 do av 73

at $13.75.



Hons.





Receipts 1314. The hog trade was

25c lower than on Tuesdav and few

were sold; prices 50@600 lower than

they were a week ago; a large num-

ber went over unsold. Mixed $14.75@

15; pigs $14.25@14.50. .





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since spring and find both of her

shoulders have sweenied gone. She

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has reduced in flesh

her and perhaps the

shoulder muscles are none too well

developed. Apply equal MS Invent

tine, aqua ammonia and olive Oil to

a ‘ muscles three times a week.

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is running on good pasture. C. D. W., .

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that your filly

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and grass. Give your pig two or three





tablespoonfnls of castor oil which will

purge him, then mix together equal

parts cooking soda. ginger, gram and

powdered charmP—grve a teaspoonm

atgdoseinfeed twiceaday.





Fecdm’ g QuestiGnS—Will you please

give me me advice? I have a brood

sow with a litter of ten pigs three

weeks old; can I raise them and make

a profit at the present prices of feed,





for re-gronnd bran? I am unable to

buy white middlings at any price and

can seldom secure ’ meal. Have

two cows, but wish to raise my two

Calves, so have little milk and only a

small pen or yard to keep my pigs :11.

Thereiore, I must cut clover and other

feed for them. I have a half acre of

peas and oats sowed, one and a half

acres of corn planted, also plenty of

pumpkin seeds and squash to sow lat-

er. Will also have some mangles,

beets, carrots and turnips to thin out.

Will also have some rye to grind alter

threshing; however, I am an elderly

woman living alone, must hire all my

team work done, which is very ex-

pensive around here. I have also three

quarters of an acre of beans and some

sweet corn sowed. Now what I would

like to know is, could I keep the pigs

under these conditions and make a

profit, or had I better sell them for

$4.50 'or $5 each right away. Mrs. S.

W, Wolverine, Mich—All things con-

sidered. I advise you to sell‘the pigs

at weaning time, for the most you can

get-for them, as there is always more

or has risk of pigs that are confined





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their growth. The high price of feed,

labor, etc, makes it impossible to raise

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present condition, will bring a good

price, therefore they ought to be sold.

lndigestion—Worms.——-l have a six-

year-old mare in a run-down condition

and would like to know What to do for

her. Some time ago this same mare

was troubled with worms. I gave her

commercial remedies, which I thought

done her some good; but she may yet

be troubled with worms. E. R.

Fennville, Mich—Mix together equal

parts of cooking soda, salt, powdered

sulphate iron, ginger, gentian, red cin-

chona and charcoal and give your

mare a tablespoonful or two at a dose

in feed two or three times 'a day. Also

give her 2 drs. acetate of potash in

feed or drinking water night and morn-

ing until her kidneys act free. Her

food supply should be increased, as she

is perhaps not fed enough grain.

Tuberculosis of the Liver.——On kill-

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the liver and heart filled with white

spots; I lost a number last winter

from the same complaint, only in a

more advanced stage. They are fed

commercial scratch feed and bran with

plenty of grit and oyster shells. I also

aim to clean my coops once a week.

C. 11., Manitou Beach, Mich.~Your

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from tubercular cows, or from eating

the infected inwards of hogs that suf-

fered from tuberculosis. There is no

remedy for this ailment. -

Chronic Scours.—'—Heifer calf four

and a half months old has been trou-

bled with scours for some time. A

former calf from this same cow suf-

Eeredfromasimilarailmentanddied

when eight or nine months old. I feed

the. calf some skim—milk occasionally,

no I might add that it has a good ap-

petite. A. F., Glennie, Mich.———Give

your calf 30 grs. of salol at a dose in

feed three times‘a day. Mix together

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ng their bid on any of the animals to be sold. Hail to be

a ll. L. lgleheart. auct. or W. P. Peury who will reprcnent

the-Burnt Bullifin. and sent 'n my care. Any and all stock bought by mail will be gmrantced.





f NEWTON BARNHART, St. Johns, Michigan.





 





A.Z





:Durocain three

‘divid

‘planto





attire '





Aug.”





Skim





your (a





your





Reference:-





Holstein bulls.

months. all out of A.

butter in '1 days as 3 Jr.





room. Our riceswill

Holton, Mic lgun.





Autumn. !





For Sale





dialled. Dam. Eh

something good. write,





are





mootno





Grade





Pr ceq noble.





’m the country and take advantage

most breeders who find it to their advantage

trated catalog gives full particulars. W. Bamhart sells Aug. 3, attend both sales.





Backwater Farm, R.7, AmArbor, Mich.





Hubert W. Mumford. Om





SWIEAIITMLE FABI





PETERSBURG, MICE.





WINNWOOD H E R D





John fiW‘mn. Inc,

Old State Bank. Ramon. Mich.





Have for sale 6 Mapleorest Korndyke Hengerveld

One 1?. months: oneG months: one 2





7 days as 3. Jr. 3 year old.

breed from 2toli months. Must. sell at once. age





0. L EULETT & SON,





Frog or soon to freshen.





BROOKWATER FARM ANNOUNCES





haw Anchor) Sale of Durocs Thurs. Aug. 3



56 Will be sold including Bred Saws, Boat and Sow Pip 50



Do notforget that Breakwater Farm has held six consecutive succwul sales of



y This has been accomplished by selling the best in in-



' and blood lines to the meet bidder.

part of the litter. The fact that you buy at Breakwater will help



*makeaalcefor you an ithaaholped othen. Our Durocs have wonmore prizes



lbchigan State Fair during the grist two years than any other herd, either





ears.





‘mside or outsa'de the state. Many of

' ’ winners. Come to the sale and see one of the leading Dome-Jersey herds

of the opportunity to meet some of the {ore-





Hnlslains vs. Berkshires





The molest o! Lm' Stock Combinatnona.‘





"Holstein tarnished you the largest

of lilillzhieh separated gives you great





reduction

feed-—





The MR will make wonderful growth on: skim

milk. natures food. It balances any food mural-con

who: eonditioasqqpl the man With aki-





rm.

mi alw ueolh inhuman.



Tl: Email and the Berkshire is each more prof-

itableto you by reason of the other.



Wohwcthobost tooffor your: each breed. A young

ball out of a tested «hm

brooding monthly”



as on .





and a trio of spring pig for

the best of invmmnt.

care for the. an you ahonld.



Wk 2&3th as





Bolton, Mich.





R. 0. dams. One made 191bs.

2 year old. Another 21 lbs. in

Alsohave five others, same

(l the





surprise you. John B. Winn,





I Always Have Holsteins

To Sell





It wanting Registered cattle write me your wants

before placing your order elsewhere.





L. E. CONNELL, Fayette, Ohio

Need Reg. Holsteins??





You can‘t find better bred hulhthnn we are adoring.

ready for service. You don’t need cash. We tru t NI.“-

Get our description booklat'.)LONG BEACH FAR 8,

an. ..





Mknl‘an





A Yearling Heifer, pure bred Hol-

stein, Sire. Golantha





ohanns Cream-

SQgés Lyon 1! you want

Geo. 1). Clarke, Vassar. Mich.





Butter Fat Counts





Holstein Bull Calves from a 30 lb. 6.53 '- Sirex'Dam

rand daughters of the





King of the Pontlaes.





rs of Sadie Vale Concordia





Th dams and do to

the first a) fi: cow. x33).!le S. Lewis, Marabnll,Mlch.





UR Holstein cow's are from sons and grand sons of

balls of breed and are heavy mitten.





Okemos. Mich.





Holstein ‘ Heifers





Also rade Holstein Bull

THE NINGS FARMS.





1 . . .reaso

V. LSHOE'SMITH, General Manager. Bailey, Mich





 





‘ ° Trioslau Heifers. 3 to 6

Registered “cistern .0, 01d. 30..., m ,0 m

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





 





of 35 lb. cow. bred to ’56

it wanted. M. L. Mo





3 Holstein Heilers 3°33. l‘?“i.%’.e'.-.$Efilodl‘§$





brother-to 30 MA yr. old. Terms

LAULI N. Redford. Michigan.





 





FRANK STAFFEN,





Reg. Holstein Frieda! $33? garage-m

nine months old. 3100: Bulls: $40 up.





with papers.

I. 3. Howard City. Mlch.





 





Prices.





BULL GAL! for sale. Pontiac Korndybe Breeding.

Dan gives 601M. milk per day at Eyearl. Partners

JOHN A. RINKE.





Warren. Mich.





 





Holstein Bull





30 1916 00d breeding.

Vicro E. J0 128.





one born tours,



Calves 1917.anotlwrNov.

Price with all Sore". $60& 870.

« e levue. Mich.





 





KM

Yldlald Far-I.





Sires in service,





(Imp), Bonnie





 





Registered Cows, #efi“e.d“’m”,3:f§§?;$3.“;

breedinflnd “Individual; 1. I. loam. Akron. Itch.





0n ourggufgygenl Plan realism





not... Price. from “up.

Indian“. Richie-n.





HEREFORDS





Governor by Prince





Donald 'Militant Farmer by Farmer





‘Brae Jr. by Bonnie





Brae 24th. Inspection invited.

"ALLEN IIO§.,





PAW PAW. MICI.





A.2





When you buy a bred sow you





Aug. 2 offering are descended from our





to attend our sales. Our free illus-





o. .. ....... ........’| Aug. 2





 





from high. producing dammwith

1"", BEES!" 3* testing Ano. records, alno on

semi-official test. 0. B. Wehner. B. 6. Allopn, Mich





 





for sale. ready for service. Out of

Jersey Bulls good producing dams. Prices right.

B. B. FOWLER. Hartford. Mich.





 





sides by R. of M. dams with high ofioia] records.

C. & O. DEAKE, — - - Ypsilanti. Michigan





Maple Hill Farm Regislmd Jersey Baffle

Stock under 2% years all sold.

J. R. Worthington. R.





I

The WI Idwood Fa rm

Breeder of Line bred Majcet strain of Jeraey Cattle.

Herd on E. of M. testTuber-cu in tested. Bull calves for

Iale. Type & Production is our motto. Alvin Balden. Capoc. Mich.





 





No. "I. Lansing. Michigan





 





 





Lille Farmotoad Jenny Cattle. Bull calvel from R

_of M. Cows. also heifer Galvan and several brad

holler: {or nah. Colon 0. Lillie. Cooper-ville. Mich





Ma le m R. of M. Jersey herd olere for sale

9 . tuberculin tested cows. bulls. bull

calve- and heifer calves. carrying theboot ll. of M.

blood of the breed. IBVIN FOX. Allezan. Mich.





 





 





Bulls old enough for service and Bull calves. from

best uterus of Janey Cattle

lands, Combination 5 Premier. etc. Write for Pedi-

greesmril-e and particulars. Fred A. Brennan. Sec .(‘apu-.erh





 





also a few l)u~





Notten Farm Jerseys ,0. Jam, m,

forsalc. NOTTEN FARM. Grass Lake. Mich.





Sherlhonl Callie 0! both Sex lot Sale





W. W. RNA". Howell. Elem





 





 





FOR Sale—Beg. Short Horn Bulls by Maxwelton

Monarch 2nd. 3. son of Avondale. from 1 to 9 mos.





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





 





Francisco Farm Shorthorns





' Big Type Poland Chinas





“They're rugged—They pay the rent."

othmg for sale at present.

1’. P. POPE, R. R. 3. Mt. Pleaannt, Mich. _





~- Bidwall Shorthorns





“lot Beef and Milk”





This better at 6 months ban bone,

nine and o ty—Our awn breeding.

The blood of Scotch bulls. Imp.

Bhenetpne Albino and Imp. Villag-

er Registered flock always for sale.





IlfllEll 8T0“ HIM.





Box 3. Tecumseh, Wan.





 





 





I'd-an. bulb read, for

nom'eo. also cow: and

heifers. W. B. McQuillan. Howell, Michigan.





-Dairyor bee! bred. Breech“ stock all

motor-ale “hr-emulate. C.W.0ru-.

,N, Gal‘- lid" Morn Inden‘ All... Sold“.





Richland Shorthorns m... mu

n Tested by m 1H,. Lorne one of





W mm.

the Si rec in service. .Entire Herd of Reg. An [on cattle,

including the show cattle for sale at a. bargain. Most.-





l Ericas and Blackbirds. .

attics Tawaséjig, Mich. Ferd at Prescott. Mich.





andheat





. PRESCOTT & SONS.





 





'For- Sale. ShorthornsBullaSmo. to 2 you. old





 





from ood milking oowr.‘

3.3. Clyde station. a. J. Dean-mo. 3.. o. Hillard. llcb.





 





' ' . For sale ten mmths; I

Hillflde Fm Jerseys“ ohlhulllmckedm;but}:‘ .





ST. Olai rCounty Jersey Cattle Club. We have for-sale .

.' Majesty'r. Noble of Oak- ;





SHORTHORNS {uncle W raga. ma. -

Eula. J. E. rm. Han... mm ‘

borthorns for sale. 5 bulls Scott-h to Die]! not.





Spoon, 1 white. 1 red, rice 8150. tot ' .laonot -

waltou Sultan, 19 mos. ' ‘30. O. Carlson. Leroy,





Shorthorn Cattle “ I".21",

bulls for sale. W. J. Leaflet. Balding, Mich.





Cattle For Sale

2mmsém“;°.m£3’t°a”s‘?“ “mat:

dummies. mean-dun. gramme. an





Blow: Steel larch Inga! $3.03..“ 3“"

GEO. ATHAWAY & SON. Ovid. Ninth.-

For Sale a fine registered three year old brom-





Swiss ball. price run

HENRY BOOHER. — Evert. MEAL P. D. 4





nous.

Durocs and Victoria:





Heavy bone. lengthy ring Boarsand Giltafrom priao

winnersulred byoneo thebeotSonsofthe Grout”

(each: 3 other noted strains. I. '3‘. STORY. Iowan. Itch.





Berkshires,





Berbthiroe. Bred silt: and sows for fall furrow‘lng.

Also Spring Sign. either tax. A few boars service-

ace. red. one Stock Farm. It. I. lnrletw. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Bou' ra. serviceable best blood

linen. ' red. BLMHURST

STOCK ARM. Almont, Mich.





 





 





Berkshire Pi going fast mun mweach

g8 three month old. Rednec-

d & mmred. richly bred. linrview farm. Fm.lich.





Dunc Jerseys ”$359.3...“

Carey ‘1» “month. “.0 “-





 





 





46 HEAD DUROC BRED SOWS

15 Spring pigs and 3 tall boars by Panama

Special. At Auction. Aug. 3.





Cats! on request.

NEWTON BAR HART. St. Johns. Michigan





J. H. Banging: - - - East Lanai“. Mich.

Dmoc Sorts-331d giltsbredtoEurekaGher Ii





_ and Critic son of Critic M I

champion Iowa Fair. W. 0. Taylor. Milan. Mich.





Fall Boar-s & cum all sold.

Dunc Jerseys' I have some extra good heavy





bonedspring plea for sole pairs not akin.

F. J. DBOM‘. B. I. "cum mm.





Dobson’s Durocs- P93” 3‘ “am“ “‘3‘”

h ' . . B I

breediu. Collie Pups. Orlo I’i. glgn. aegincyffil‘licg.

DU R 0C 3 bffilarfili‘géinifiiuam

E. D. HEYDENBERI. Wayland. Mich. on p

Reg. Duroc Spring Bears “3:?





ford Ram Lambs ready to ship. Exp. Paid, Pine Stock.

J. R. KICKS. St. Johns. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





in: pigs by Defender’s

ing at reasonable prices





Du r0cs,%°::.,?

. '. Ann Arbor. Michigan.





1'). E. Calklns. R. D b





 





DUROC spring BoarsSow pics from registered stock

and good ones. Satisfaction financed. Price. right.

and .





Hillcreat Farm, Lon. Grabach. ger, R. a, Clio. lie-h





 





   





Raise Chester Whites 3

Like This "





the original big producers





   

     

   





I HAVE Wmomamkdhmders on theroadto

success. I can help you. I’want to lace one Iran





my 2 eat herd in every community where am not

III-ind be out! dy for i

month oli’ riu for an plm— ‘ Ice Money m.





o. r. BENJAMIN, Bur, D. 10' round. W





Z In 0. I. 0’: &. Blush! While: X In

tad Grand





i, 10 Oct. and Nov. boars sired by our undefea

Champion School Master. The hour that has sine and

Write and not our





:-





   

   





 





 





 





E guality combined. All sold any age.





_ atalogne its free and describes our vhumpirms Wedo

; not say our hogs are the best but. we win the champ-

: ions to prove it. We have ll!) aowsbrvd to our cham-

: pinn boars for Mar. and Apr. farrow. HARRY T



‘ CRANDELL & SUN, Cass City, Mich.





i0. 1. c. & Chester White Swine





Strict 1) Big Type. with quality. One you rllr‘now a two



grits bred for Sept. furrow. Guaranteed safe with pi

have the finesth of early Spring pics I ever raises:



can furnish a. few in palm not akin. Address.



NF)“ MAN'S {S’l‘UCKl FAR M. Murlvtte, Mich. R. 1.





 





Brod Gilts all sold. Special prices on

CheSterS March hours, nlsnt‘vmnnthu Holstein

Bull. F. \V. ALEXANDER. Vassar. Mich.

An extra fine lot of last on

O. I. C. pigs, either sex and not akin. trig:





good, mum-thy film-k. Farm In mile west of depot.

)tto B. Schulzo. - - ‘ Nashville. “loll.





CHOICE SPRING PIGS





Ready to ship. The big smooth. growthy

typo. sired by noted boars. Registered

and shipped (‘ 0. D.



J. CARL JEWETT, Mason,Mich.





 





 





 





 





0 I. 0. Hours and Gllts all sold] am boohin orders

.for March and April pigs either sex, ai e. or in

pairs not akin. A. J. BARKER, Belmont, oh.R.R.





 





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

0 . . sold out except fall pig:i





 





 





O. D. Somerx'ill, Green Lake. Mich. . D. 4.

O I C! All cold. Booking orders tor the

' ' ' best of our winter and spring”.

0. J THOMPSON, - Rockford, Hi [an

6”] - C’s Spring pigs and Ken. Holstein heifers

' ' ' from 5 to 15 months old. CL OYIB





LEAF STOCK FARM. R. 1. Monroe, Mich.





P. G. SWINE “gablfifiélhflVm’”:





 





b

(aetio- curantoed. R. W. line. Saline. Iii.

’ Gilts bred for Au . and Se t.

0' I' C' 5' furrow. Alloafew‘choicer rigs





loh.

O I. C’s. A few choice boar Ptifis readyto ship. Want

a





one? Act quick, they won est lon at th rl .

Btozxk recorded free. Elmer E. Smith. Rgdford. 1&2.





| Additional Stock Mu. on rm 41





fan-owed boar plus. Geo. P. Andrews. Dansville.
Rough Roads





demand tires that are tough, resilient and efficient anti-skids.

Inferior quality of rubber, workmanship and inspection won’t do.

Only the best material and craftmanship in tire-making ' can with-

stand the wear and tear of roads full of ruts and holes and rocks.



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