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VOL. CXLIX. No. 5

Whole Number 3952





The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal in the States





DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, AUGUST. 4, 1917





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The Silo and Food Conservation





- OR the first time in the history of

F our country, food conservation

has become .such an important

problem as to necessitate the active

attention of the federal government,

and the formulation of plans for na-

tional food control should the present

emergency continue or become more

aggravated. Ordinarily, in the con~

sideration of thisvital subject of food

conservation, the public mind is first

directed toward food materials which

are factors in human consumption. In

its broader aspect, however, the con-

servation of grain and forage crops

which enter into the production of live

stock and dairy products is almost, if

not quite, as important in the present

emergency as is the conservation of

the more primary human foods.

1Because of its great importance in

this connection, aside from furnishing

a very considerable proportion of foods

directly used in the human dietary,

the proper conservation of the corn

crop is a matter of vital importance to

the country in the present emergency.

With the price of corn closely ap-

proaching the price of wheat in the

grain markets of the country, this fact

becomes most apparent, particularly

when considered in connection with

the lateness of the season and the

backward condition of the corn crop,

not alone in Michigan, but in many





- other corn producing sections of the





country. For this reason every farmer

in the state who grows corn—as prac-

tically every farmer in the important

agricultural counties does—should

very carefully consider the silo as a

possible factor in the conservation of

this year’s exceedingly late corn crop.

Silos Needed on Most Farms.



The value of corn silage as a feed

for dairy cows has been so well dem-

onstrated and so thoroughly proven by

the practical dairymen of every com-

munity of the state that the farm on

which dairy products are produced in

any volume which does not include a

silo in its complement of buildings is

rare indeed. Scientific demonstration

and practical experience has also so

well demonstrated the value of silage

as a. food for fattening animals, in-

cluding both cattle and sheep, as well

as for breeding animals and young

stock, that silos have become common

upon stock farms devoted to lines of

production other than dairying. There

still remain, however, a very consider-

able percentage of farms where suffi-

cient live stock is maintained to make

a silo a profitable investment where

this equipment has not yet been pro-

vided, and it is particularly to direct

the attention of this considerable class

of farmers to the possibility of the





' ‘ silo as a factor in food conservation





that 'this article is written.

,When all grain concentrates are so

exceedingly high in price as is the





3' case at the ‘present time, the argu-





‘ment will at once suggest itself to this

class of farmers that it would be more

We buryest the corn as a





grain crop than to store it in the silo

for stock feeding purposes. For the

man who is engaged primarily in pork

production or who might be termed a

speculative feeder, buying whatever

class of feeding animals may, in his

judgment, promise the best chance of

profit, this argument may be tenable,

providing his corn crop is sufiiciently

far advanced to afford a reasonable

degree of certainty that it will mature

sound grain within the usual limita-

tions of the growing season for this

crop.

Does the Argument Apply?



Even under these circumstances it

is extremely probable that the silo

would still be. '1, valuable aid in the





which purpose it will have a very

much greater value when it is so con-

served.



Even for the farmer who is so for«

tunate as to have the promise of a

corn crop which will mature a good

yield of sound grain this year, there

is much profitable food for'thought in

the available experimental data relat-

ing to the conservation of the corn

crop through the use of the silo as

compared with utilizing it in any other

manner. The first thought of the man

who has not had experience in the

feeding of ensilage, but contemplates

the utilization of his corn crop for

meat production, is that it cannot but

be wasteful to put a valuable crop of





 





 





 





Ensilage is a Valuable Feed for Beef Cattle as well as for Dairy Cows.

high-priced grain into the silo in an





conservation of the corn crop, but for

the very large percentage of farmers

who from present indications have not

the assurance of maturing a good corn

crop, there is no room for argument

regarding the profitable conservation

of this important crop through the use

of the silo. Without question, every

farmer who has a corn crop which

will give a fair tonnage of lensilage,

but which does not promise to mature

a good crop of sound grain will find it

profitable to build ‘arsilo for the con

servation of this valuable feed in the

present emergency, since every farm-

er should utilize «his corn crop for

feeding-some kmd of live stock, for





immature condition. Of late years a

good many cattle feeders of this school

have adopted the feeding of shock

corn as an economic method of beef

production, believing that the corn is

better utilized this way than would be

possible by putting a good crop of corn

into the silo, ears and all.

i Silage vs. Shock Corn.

Fortunately, there is experimental

data upon this subject which is most

enlightening. Prof. Mumford, of the

Illinois Experiment Station, and for-

merly of Michigan, divided fifty eight-

months-old beef calves into two even

lotsyof twenty-five each, and fed these





lots shock corn and mixed hay, and

silage and mixed hay with an allow-

ance of two pounds of oats per head

for each lot for a period of eighty-'

eight days. The silage-fed steers gain-

ed a total of 3,693 pounds as compared

with 3,133 pounds for the steers fed

on shock corn. During this period the

silage—fed lot consumed 28.8 tons of

corn silage grown on 3.7 acres. In the

same time the lot fed on shock corn

consumed 14.6 tons of shock corn





grown on 5.3 acres in the same field. ,





It thus required forty-three per cent

greater area of corn to feed this lot

than was required for the silage-fed

lot. While the silage-fed steers made

better gains, the pork produced by the

hogs following them was enough less

so as to make the receipts from the

two lots about even, but measured by

the area of land required, it was esti-

mated from this experiment that corn





silage was fully thirty per cent ahead"





of shock corn from the same field in

feeding value.



In a 130-day experiment at the Misv

souri station in feeding two-year-old

steers on silage with clover hay, shell-

ed corn and linseed meal, as compared

with shock corn, the silage-fed steers

required less concentrates for one hun-

dred pounds of gain, made 'cheaper

gains and sold for ten cents per hun-

dred pounds more at the end of the

trial. Including returns from pigs fol-

lowing the steers, a ton of dry matter

in silage was estimated to have over

fifty per cent higher feeding value

than a ton of dry matter in shock corn

in this trial.



Grain Put in the Silo Not Lost.



Some years ago the belief was quite

general that it paid to remove the ears

from the corn before same was cut for

the silo; this theory was discredited

by the Wisconsin and Vermont sta-

tions. Hill, of the Vermont station,





found that one acre of green corn, in- .





cluding ears, reduced to silage was

equal in feeding value to 1.26 acres of

silage from stalks stripped of their

ears and fed with the meal made by

grinding the dry corn which was pro-

duced on the stalks. Almost any

amount of experiment station data

could be cited to show the profit in

the use of silage in beef production as

compared with the feeding of cattle

without such succulent feed, did space

permit. Without a single notable ex-

ception, the argument is on the side of

the use of silage in beef production,

unless some other cheap succulent feed

is available.



The more limited use of silage has

been found just as profitable in sheep

and lamb feeding and in the mainte-

nance of breeding ewes, while fer

growing animals, both cattle and

sheep, it is by far the most economic

roughage ration, requiring very little





supplementary feed for the making of *

With this proof that‘





profitable gains.



it is profitable to make even a high-



yielding corn crop into ensilage for

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CURRENT COM MENT.





 





In no line of ag-

ricultural pro-

duction have the

problems involv-

ed been so complex or difficult of so

lution as have those of the milk pro-

ducer during the disturbed period

since the outbreak of the war in Eu-

rope. Due in no small measure to the

general affiliation of milk producers

with the Michigan Milk Producers’ As-

sociation, organized last year, and the

collective bargaining for the sale of

their product through this medium or

its various local branches, the imme-

.diate problem in many sections was

solved in a manner which under then

prevailing conditions would at least

cover the cost of production and under

favorable conditions pay a living profit

to the producers of this food necessity.

But owing to unforeseen conditions

and the unprecedented advances in

the price of feeding stuffs of. all kinds,

the prospect of a reasonable profit on

the milk produced quickly vanished,

and the problem of the milk producer

has become more acute than ever be-

fore. As a result a great many dairy—

men have sacrificed their dairy herds

in order to engage in the production of

high-priced staple products in the pres-

ent emergency, and thus secure a

profit which was impossible in the pro-

duction of milk.



Competent statisticians have esti-

mated that at the present time the





The Milk Producers’

Problem.





' ‘ country is six million dairy COWS short





of the number required to produce all

the milkneeded for consumption and

for the manufacture of other staple

food products to insure a normal sup-

ply for all consumers. But in the face

of this great shortage of dairy pro-

~ ducts, more dairy farmers are continu-

ally becoming discouraged and sacri-





ficing their herds because the excep-





tional demand for meat products ena-





. ..bles them to get out of a business in





which they are continually losing mon-



.ey- under present conditions, with a

,‘eomparatively small sacrifice of invest-

Veil capital.



"f'i‘o the economic student this condi-

lonof affairs is a. deplorable one from

.2 ery standpoint, and every public-

“spirited citizen whose attention is di-



‘ to this problem will at once





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. conclude." that the scene! madam“





ued sacrifice of needed dairy Cattle can

be stopped, the better it will be fertile

country at large. Even under present

conditions, the supply of market milk

and cream in consuming centers be-

comes short as soon as the season of

flush production is over, and with a

further depletion in the number of

dairy cattle this shortage will be great-

ly aggravated and an adequate supply

will not be available at any price.





There is obviously but one method

of forestalling this undesirable condi-

tion, and that is for the milk produc-

ers, through their organization, to in-

sist upon a price for their product

which will cover the cost of produc-

tion and give them a, living profit un-

der present abnormal conditions. This

is a business proposition which must

be met in a businesslike way. In all

cases where producers are under con

tract for a given period, they must ful-

fill these contracts in good faith as the

first essential of sound business policy.

In cases where no‘contracts exist, as

for instance in the districts where

dairymen contribute to the condensary

supply, early action should be taken

for the establishment of a price which

will be compensatory to the producer.





Owing to the demand for the con-

densed milk product for military use,

the price of this product is unusually

high, and the manufacturers can well

afford to pay milk producers a com-

pensatory price. It is not, however, a

trait of human nature to pay more for

any product than is necessary to se-

cure it in the quantities desired. The

milk producers must take the initia-

tive in bringing about different condi-

tions. The officers of the milk produc-

ers’ association have called a meeting

for the consideration-of the problems

involved, as announced in another col

umn of this “issue. The local organi~

zations in the territory interested

should all be strongly represented at

this meeting for the careful considera-

tion of the problems involved, and for

the collective bargaining of their prov

duct at a price which will pay the cost

of production plus a reasonable profit.

”Such a businesslike course is certain

to bring better results for the farmers

who specialize in milk production than

the sale of their cows and the sacrifice

of their business. This course is also

the more patriotic, for the reason that

the country needs the product and the

dairy cows as a future asset.



_What attitude the country’s food ad-

ministration may take with regard to

this problem cannot at this time be

foretold, but of all interested parties

the dairyman should least fear as to

the governmental policy, since an ade-

quate supply of dairy products is quite

as essential to the future welfare of

the country as is an ample supply of

staple food stuffs.



The calling of a meeting of this or-

ganization for the consideration of this

vital proposition of saving the dairy

cows is a wise move at this time, and

the local organizations of milk produc-

ers should send their best men to this

meeting, to the end that the problems

involved may be wisely and temper-

ately considered, with a view to arriv~

ing at a fair solution which will. be at

once businesslike and patriotic from

the viewpoint of the milk producers of

Michigan. '

The machinery

created by the

federal rural

credits act, so called, is now in opera-

tion to provide long time loans for the

farmers of the United States. Up to

July 1, 230 farm loan associations had





Federal Farm Loans.





been chartered by the Federal Farm‘





Loan Board. Through these organiza‘

tions approximately $12,000,000 of first

loans were made to the

members. The average amount of the

total loans made through these organ:

izaitons was slightly in excess of $50,-

000. The average” number of farmers

in each association was approximately





, sure the permanence





“we“? manage. averse. am «it .





the leans thus: far-made about7$2,500j.

Most of the loans made run for thirty-

six years, with provision for semi-an-

nual payments on the amortization

plan under which six per cent annual

payments made by the borrower will

retire both principal and interest at

five per cent within the period for

which the loan is made. -



A supplementary report made July

18 shows a total of 432 farm loan as-

sociations chartered, and a total Iof

loans amounting to $20,699,337.45. As

might be expected by those who are

familiar with financial conditions in

different sections of the country, the

bulk of the loans so far made have

been to farmers in the middle, west-

ern and southwestern states, with Tex-

as and Oklahoma leading. Michigan

farmers absorbed but $200,900 of the

total loans.



This is a form of credit peculiarly

adapted to the development and im-

provement of a'new agricultural sec-

tion. Michigan farmers who are en-

gaged in the development of cut-over

lands of our northern counties, or

those who could use additional capital

to advantage in draining or improving

older lands, or in stocking lands al-

ready improved would do well to care-

fully study this plan of financing such

projects on a community scale.





STATE MILK MEETING CALLED

AT M. A. C.





 





A delegate meeting of the patrons

of the milk condenseries of Michigan

is called at the Michigan Agricultural

College, Tuesday, August 21, 1917, at

10:00 a. m., for the purpose of con-

sidering questions that are vital to the

dairy industry of the state.





Do not lay this aside thinking that

it is not important, it is important to

you. The result of the labor of a cer-

tain portion of your life depends upon

this very meeting. Never in the his-

tory of the condensed milk business in

the United States has there been such

profits made upon condensed or evap-

orated milk as now, and most of the

condensed milk companies have tre-

mendous contracts on hand.



The price of everything entering in-

to the production of milk is higher

than ever before, with prospects of a

still farther raise in price. Reliable

labor is scarce and unreasonably high.

Very few cows in Michigan can be

profitable in the near future on the

present price basis. The investigation

made by the Cleveland Chamber of

Commerce in 1910 reveals the fact

that milk selling by the producer at

fifteen cents per gallon entailed a loss

of $30.50 per cow per year, this loss on

the 75,876 cows supplying milk to

Cleveland made an aggregate of $2,-

100,000, that the farmers of that sec-

tiOn paid for the privilege of selling

milk.



The Wicks legislative investigation

in the state of New York reveals the

fact that in New York this industry

cannot continue unless price condi-

tions change very materially soon.



The splendid work done by the dairy

division of our own Michigan Agricul-

tural College goes to substantiate the

evidence already given. It is conced-

ed on all sides that the slaughter of

dairy cows is proceeding at a tremen-

dous rate. In 1900 we had eighty-nine

head of cattle to every one hundred

population, in 1915 we had fifty-eight

head of cattle to every one hundred of

our population, or a relative loss of

thirty-one head in fifteen years. What

does this all say? It says, that on ac-

count of the low price paid for dairy

products the industry is in jeopardy.

Now what is to be done, and who _is

to blame for this low price for this,

the best food product available to the

human family? The answer is, no

one but the producer, if he will do

concerning the sale of his productas

every other business enterprise does,

then his product will command-aprice

that equals the cost of production plus

a profit.



It is up to you, Mr. Milk Producer,

to get a new and broader vision. It is

up to you to standby your neighbor,

to stand together, to stand for a rea-

sonable price for your product that

will insure the permanence of this

business. Don’t let this opportunity

pass by, get your local milk producers’

association to send delegates to Lan-

sing. Each local is entitled to three

delegates. Spend some time now on

the selling end of your business, that

is where the profit is. What shall the

price be-in the coming months to 111-;



0 this business? ,





 





'e' “Magnet _.

933391,“!!! Efislandr m0? . ‘ ‘

per cent of the children born in’ the





milk. The cry of the Belgian and the

French mothers should reach the ears

of the American sisters and cause

them to ask, what will be the fate of

American childhood in the near future

if this slaughter of dairy cows con-

tinues? ,In the name ‘of your own

homes and your own children. In the

name of the man who has the terrible

responsibility of food conservation in

this nation and who is pleading for the

saving of the dairy cow in this United

States of America. In the name of

the great nation we love, I plead with

you, bestir yourself ow. See that you

are represented in t is meeting.



This office will render any possible





assistance. _

R. C. REED,

Field Secretary, Michigan Milk Pro-

ducers’ Association, Howell, Mich.





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.



The European Wain—The Russian

army continues to fall back on the

Galician front. The Teutonic allies

are throwing heavy columns against

the disorganized divisions of Keren-

sky’s forces, compelling the latter to

retreat across the boundary line to

Russian soil. This advance threatens

to bring Bukowina into the hands of

the central powers again, and even

now Czernowitz, the capital, is serious-

ly threatened by the advancing troops.

Some consolation comes from the op-

erations of the Russian and Roman-

ian armies farther to the south, where

consistent ground gaining has been re-

ported from day to day. A large num-

ber of towns have been taken, and

the Teutonic forces thrown back con-

siderably.——Counter-attacks by the

French against the army of the Ger-

man crown prince on the western

front have ended the offensive of the

Germans in the Aisne region. Good

gains have been made by. the French

all along the line between Hurtebise

and La Bovelle. Several attacks by

the Germans in the Verdun sector, not-

ably between hill No. 304 and Avo-

court wood, have also been repulsed.

At the other end of the western front

violent artillery duels make up the pr0<

gram and more than a week the heav-

iest guns have been working continu-

ously on both sides. This shelling

game has extended from the North Sea

to Armentieres on the French frontier.

N0 infantry operations are reported

in connection therewith. German air-

men attempted to bomb Paris late last

week. They were able to reach only

the suburban section, when they were

driven back.



Peace talk continues. Both the Teu-

tonic premiers have shown a disposi-

tion to consider terms. The allies in

a conference held in Paris last week

concluded that the objectsvfor which

the entente powers are fighting would

be lost if terms were arranged with the

present military agents of the central

powers. In an address by Secretary

of State Lansing he declared it to be

his belief that the German people

would not cast off the yoke of auto-

cracy until the ambitions of the mili-

tary rulers of Germany are destroyed

forever.



Civil war seems imminent in China.

The southern provinces are apparently

arraying themselves against the north-

ern provinces. Dr. Sun Yat Sen is

leading the former forces and is now

busy organizing the territory for mili-

tary purposes. ,



Cable dispatches indicate famine

conditions in Hungary. For instance,

butter is said to be quoted at $5 a

pound, while chickens are bringing $10

each. These reports are considered

significant because Hungary has al-

ways been looked upon as the store-

house upon which the Austrian armies

depended for their provisions.



Reports from England and Wales

show that the acreage devoted to

wheat, barley, oats and potatoes are

247,000 more than the number so used

in 1916. ’



National.



At a mass meeting of miners in the

Gogebic range district 3. vote was tak-

en in favor of going on strike for

higher wages. The men‘ expect to

walk out early this week. Miners in

the Minnesota district are expected to

walk out in sympathy with the Michi—

gan men. There is reason to believe

that the United States may assume

control of the mines in view of the

necessity for securing a maximum out

put for military purposes.



A report by the 120 state banks of





deposit and discount under the super '





vision of the New York banking de-

partment show a gain in resources for

the period from February 28 to June

20 of nearly $36,000,000.





have won rank as “commissioned om-

cers at Fort 'Sheridemsnd a V ’ ‘0

ably lie-sent to France ”





than-ninety





last two years have died for want of.





Nearly one hundred Michigan men,





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‘ grow rye.





F all the valuable pedigreed

grains developed by the Michi-

gan Agricultural College, Rosen



rye has been the most spectacular in

its performance. Red Rock wheat and

Worthy and Alexander oats, which are

other pedigreed grains, have each

shown outstanding superiority over

other varieties in their given fields,

and'while in many. cases they have

doubled the average yield of the local-

ities in which they have been grown

they have not attained the pinnacle

reached by Rosen. Rosen rye practi-

cally doubles the yield of common rye

where conditions are equal.



Any farmer who grows rye, knows

that, taking the average production

year in and year out, fifteen bushels is

about all he can expect and when he

harvests twenty bushels per acre he is

getting an exceptionally good crop of

common rye. But any farmer who has

had experience with Rosen rye will

agree with me that he is getting a.

small yield for this variety when his

crop doesn’t do better than twenty

bushels per acre.



There are several thousand acres

of Rosen rye in the state this year and

the pure variety is going to‘average

close to thirty bushels per acre. A

field each in Branch, Jackson and Ing-

ham counties, which have come under

the writer’s observation, give promise

of thirty-five to forty bushels per acre.

And this is not at all surprising, for

such yields have frequently been ob-

tained in the last five years.





Rye has a bad reputation in some





.sections of the state, and many farm-





ers declare in fact that they would not

sow a kernel of it. It is not the pur-

pose of this article, however, to con-

vince such people that they should

But the fact remains never-

theless, that there are large areas in

the state better adapted to rye than to

Wheat, and further, the former fits bet-

ter into the rotations best adapted to

some soils, such as the light sandy

types. These, especially, should not

be permitted to go through the winter

without a crop of some kind ,to prevent

washing and the leaching of the solu-

ble plant foods which are lost so read-

ily from these soils. While it is far

from the desire of the writer to advo-

cate the late sowing of rye, yet in

many cases by sowing Rosen rye after

corn, a crop can be kept growing on

the land which will save a great waste

of plant food and Will incidentally give

a. yield that will pay for its occupation

of the land and produce a good crop to

seed with the following spring.





Rye Cross Fertilizes Readily.





Rosen rye was first distributed in”





small amounts in 1912, and without ex«

ception wherever the pure variety has

been tried it-has replaced all others.

As with corn, rye cross-fertilizes read-

ily. This is not generally understood





. and in a majority of cases where Ros-





en has been obtained ‘in limited

amount and sown beside cemmon rye,

the rbsults have been bad. While there

will probably be no difference in the

yield the first year, the effects become

plainly apparent during the year fol-

lowing this cross in the improperly

filled heads which develop and which

are so characteristic of common rye.

Consequently, of the 15,000 acres of

so-called Rosen rye in the state, prac-.

tically not over five per cent is really

pure Rosen. .This crossed Rosen will





undoubtedly be much superior to com~ .





mon rye, butit will not compare very

favorably with pure Rosen rye. This





matter of crossing in grains not self-.

. fertilized is as far reaching in its ei-

‘ fleets asIcross-breed'ing in animals





n'erally be admitted that the





 





Y. By J.- w. NICOLSON

Extension Specialist, M. A. C.





 





them with a typical beef breed. Simi-

larly neither can the high-yielding

ability of Rosen rye be improved or

maintained by crossing with such a

notoriously low producer as common

rye.



Under the auspices of the Michigan

Crop Improvement Association, inspec-

tion of Rosen rye is now being con—

ducted. To pass this inspection the

rye must trace to and give the field

characteristics typical of this variety.

Much of it is falling short of the re-

quirements, but there will be several

thousand bushels of pure inspected

Rosen rye this year. It should be the

duty of persons who have anything to

do with these crops to see that every

bushel of the pure variety is used for





 





Seed, 453111; even sb,‘~the‘re will be no-





. ~ whereenear enough seed to 5sow the





325,000 acres of rye planted in Michi-





' gan last year. But with a variety avail-





able, of such outstanding ability as

Rosen, we should rid the state of com-

mon rye and as soon as possible re-

place crosses with pure strains. Michi-

gan is now the first state in the union

in rye production and if her farmers

take up the growing of Rosen rye with

proper care we will before long have

the people of all states coming here

for a supply of this seed'which is so

far superior to anything else available

in this kind of grain.



Chief among the reasons why Rosen

rye outyields all others are its greater

leaf surface, its thicker, sturdier

straw, and above and including all, its

long, properly fertilized and evenly

filled heads, seldom if ever found on

common rye.



Grow Rosen rye, but for maximum

yield be sure you get seed that is pure.





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Bordeaux for Potatoes





By C. W. WAID

State Potato Specialist





ORDEAUX is a combination of

B copper sulphate (also called blue



stone or blue vitriol), lime and

water. It is used as a fungicide on a

variety of plants in somewhat vary-

ing but definite proportions, depending

upon the nature of the foliage. It is

applied in the form of a spray. The

film of material spread over the spray-

ed foliage prevents the development

of such fungous diseases as late blight





water. Mix the slaked lime or one

and one-half ounces of hydrated lime

in one—half gallon of water. Pour the

water containing lime into the water

containing copper sulphate, stir thor-

oughly and the Bordeaux is ready to

apply.



If it is desired to use a poison with

the Bordeaux add one ounce of arse-

nate of lead paste or half an ounce of

powdered arsenate of lead or one~quar-





 





 





 





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A Field of Rosen Rye on the Farm of w. A. Blackmore, in Ingham County.





of potatoes so long as the foliage is

kept covered with the fungicide.

How to Make Bordeaux.



Potato growers who make a practice

of spraying with Bordeaux and who

grow large areas of potatoes annually,

usually arrange a set- of barrels or

tanks on an elevated platform so the

Bordeaux can be made to best advan-

tage and with the least possible

amount of dipping of the water.



This article is prepared more espe-

cially to meet the needs of growers

who are inexperienced in the making

of Bordeaux and who do not have any

special equipment which will aid in its

preparation;



When the Bordeaux is to be used on

potatoes, it may be made by mixing

the materials previously mentioned in

the following proportions:





For small quantities: Copper sul-





phate, one ounce; ~ stone lime, one to





one and a half ounces, 0r hydrated

lime, one and one-half ounces; water,

one gallon



For larger quantities: Copper sul-

phate, four pounds; stone lime, four to

five pounds, .or hydrated lime, five

pounds; water, 50 gallons



To make a gallon of Bordeaux, dis-





.- solve one. ounce of copper sulphate in





one-half gallon of water. If stone lime





.. is used, sluice: oneeto one and one-half,

ounces by adding a small amount of





 





ter to one—half ounce of Paris green.



To make a barrel (fifty gallons) of

Bordeaux: Dissolve four pounds of

copper sulphate in hot water. After

it is dissolved pour it into the spray

barrel or tank and add enough water

to fill it about half full or to make

twenty-five gallons.



If stone lime is used, slake four to

five pounds in a large pail by adding

a small amount of water at first. After

it is slaked, add more water and stir

to make milk of lime. When hydrated

lime is used, it is best to add a small

amount of water at first and stir to

work it into a creamy condition, then

add more water to make the milk of

lime. Pour the milk of lime into a

half barrel or tub which will hold

about twenty-five gallons. Add more

water to the lime in the pail, stir and

pour off the milk of lime as before.

Repeat this operation until nothing but

coarse particles are left in the pail and

discard them.



Add more water, if necessary, to the

milk of lime in the half barrel or tub

to make about twenty gallons. Dip

the diluted milk of lime into the spray

barrel or tank containing the diluted

copper sulphate.



If a poison is to be used with the

Bordeaux,- add any one of the following





"at this time:





one pOund of Paris green;





three '





pounds of arsenate of lead pastor

and a half pounds of arsenate of. lead

powder; one quart of arsenite of sod "





After the poison is put in add





enough water to make fifty gallons;





stir thoroughly and apply at once. _

When a number of barrels of Bor-





 





deaux are needed for each applicationgt‘:

it will facilitate the work to make a. 3

stock solution of copper sulphate. This ,‘

may be done by putting as many gal?

lons of water in a barrel as there are“





   





 

 





pounds of sulphate to be dissolved. If,





   





for example, six barrels of Bordeaux,

are needed, use twenty-four gallons of. .v





water. Place twenty-four pounds of

copper sulphate in a coarse sack such

as a gunny sack, and suspend it so

that the bottom of. the sack is just un‘—‘

der water. The sulphate will dissolve





in cold water when so suspended over .





night.



When taking from the stock solution

of sulphate to make Bordeaux, use

four gallons of the solution for each

fifty gallons of Bordeaux.

the solution of sulphate just before re-





moving each batch of the mixture. The ,





stock solution of sulphate may be kept

for several days providing the barrel

is tightly covered.





When lump lime is used, it is well to

make a stock solution by slaking a

quantity in a shallow bOx. After it is

slaked, spread it out evenly and cover

with water. If enough lime is slaked

for six barrels, mark the lime in the

box into six equal sized squares and

remove one square for each barrel of

Bordeaux.





Amount of Bordeaux Needed Per Acre;





The amount of Bordeaux needed per.

acre varies with the size of the potato

vines to be sprayed and the method of

applying. Fifty gallons will cover an

acre of small plants. Very large

plants may need 100 gallons. Seventy-

five gallons per acre 011 an average for

each spraying will be ample. The

number of sprayings will vary accord-

ing to the weather. Three may be

enough during a season of light rain-

fall but five is a common number





used when conditions favor blight de- '





velopment.



Some things to keep" in'mintrwhefi

making Bordeaux and applying it to

potatoes.





1. That Bordeaux is a preventative ‘





and not a cure. To be effective it





must, therefore, be applied before the





disease gets a start.

2. That the quantity of lime should





always be equal to the quantity of cop- j





per sulphate. An excess of lime will

do no harm as long as it is not used in

sufficient quantity to clog the nozzles.





3. Use only wooden or earthen ves-

sels in which to handle» the copper sul-

phate. This material corrodes tin or

iron.



4. Have both the copper sulphate

and the lime diluted before they are

combined. If they are put together

when too strong, they will not stay in

suspension.



5. Strain everything which goes in-





to the spray barrel through a copper -

gauze sieve with forty meshes to the~





inch, or two or three thicknesses of

cheesecloth.





6. Do not use Bordeaux which has





stood over night after being prepared.





Do not use air-slaked lime when mak- , ' ‘





ing Bordeaux.





7. Keep the foliage as completely





covered as possible after the plants





are five or six inches tall until frost or. ' l





the maturity of the crop.





8. To be most effective Bordeaux "

should be applied with a pressure of 1.

This should not,

however, discourage growers from us; ‘

ing any form of sprayer which may be '*





160 to 200 pounds.





available.



9. Remember that Bordeaux is , ._ .

to prevent blight and other foliage

troubles. It will not overcome fl! ' ‘

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, Farm Notes

Subsoiling Wet Land.



We have a piece of land which is

retty wet, but cannot afford to tile it.



ould you thi’nk it would do it any

good to sub-soil it? Would it drain

any better? It is surface-drained but

has not got a very good outlet. Would

like your opinion on it anyway.



St. Clair Co. E. .



It is very doubtful if subsoiling

would accomplish any desirable re-

sults in the better drainage of this wet

land. Unless the

through the hard pan, it would not pro-

vide any outlet for the surface water.

The only remedy for land of this kind

is tile drainage, and if the capital can

be borrowed for this purpose, it would

undoubtedly prove a good investment.





. If the farmers in a community where

this is a common





condition would

form an association and utilize the fed

eral farm loan privilege for the male

ing of this kind of improvement, it.

would prove an easy way to finance

same, and be a 'very profitable invest-

ment for those who avail themselves

of the opportunity.



Another possible feasible plan would

be the organization of a drainage dis-

trict to provide a good outlet under

the provision of a. new law recently

enacted by the legislature.



Putting Second Crbp Clover into the

Silo.



I wish to know if I could put my

second cutting of clover into my silo.

Would it make a better grade of feed

than it would to cut it for hay? If it

is a good plan to put it into the silo,

please give me some instructions as





to how I should handle it.

Kent Co. SUBSCRIBER.





While clover, alfalfa and other sim-

ilar forage crops have been ensiloed

with success, there have been so many

failures in the use of these crops for

ensilage, that under any ordinary con-

ditions it is better to make them into

hay, unless cut at a time when they

can be mixed with corn in the silo.



Seeding Alfalfa After Wheat.





I have five acres of very heavy

wheat, which is lodged and in a bad

condition to cut. I wish to put this

ground into alfalfa this fall. I was ad-

vised to sow the alfalfa in the wheat

this spring, but for reasons unnamed

we did not. Can I plow this ground

after wheat is removed and get the

alfalfa in so as to have it get a start

for fall? I will very much appreciate

any advice as to the proper handling

ofthis problem.



Lapeer Co. READER.



While under very favorable condi-

tions it would be possible to plow this

ground and get a good stand of alfalfa





started’ on same this year, yet it would





 

 





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notibe a dependablé‘plan. Alfalfii' re?

quires a good firm seed bed with prop- .

er moisture conditions to secure» a'_





good growth of the young plants, and

this would be difficult to get sufficient-

ly. early in the season to withstand

unfavorable weather conditions during

the winter.



It would, in the writer’s opinion, be

better to fall plow this land for alfalfa

and seed in the early spring with a

light seeding of cuts or barley. If this

soil needs lime, it should be applied

after plowing and worked into the sun

face soil preferably this fall.



Orchard Grass.





What is the value of orchard grass

for hay? “When and how should it be

sown? Also, is Speltz a good grain for

horses? Does it do better on sandy

soil than oats? When and how should

it be sown?



Newaygo Co. M. L.





As a hay plant, orchard grass can

be better compared with timothy than

with any of the other forage plants

commonly grown on Michigan farms.

For our climate it is not so well adap-

ted to general use for hay purposes as

is timothy. It is more pronouncedly

a bunch of grass than is timothy, it

matures for hay much earlier and be—

comes woody after full bloom much

more rapidly. Another objection in

comparison is the fact that the seed is

much more expensive and more diffi-

cult to obtain. Its advantageS‘in a.

grass mixture are early and rapid

growth, the production of a greater

aftermath than timothy, and its great-

er persistence, both in meadows and

pastures.



It is adapted to the entire territory

in which blue grass is a native, but at-

tains its greatest prominence in the

central and eastern group of states to

the south of us where it is given pref-

erence over timothy. The seed may

be sowu in fall or in spring. In either

event, the first year’s growth rarely

yields a crop of hay, but can be util-

ized as pasture. On this account, as

well as because of the danger of win~

tor-killing the first season, spring seed-

ing is usually practiced.



The seed is very bulky, weighing

only about fourteen pounds per bushel.

From twelve to twenty pounds per

acre are used where the seed is sown

alone.



Speltz or Emmer.



Speltz or emmer is a fairly good

grain feed for all live stock. It has

not given as generally good results as

outs in this state, however, and has

not attained any considerable popular

ity as a grain crop.





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Food Preparedness and the 1917 Garden





By J. A.





0 much has been said concerning

S the food situation and the. neces-

sity of increased production, that

at first thought, it might seem that the

question has been exhausted. But in

this article, the writer purposes to

point out some of the tangible fruits,

so far as the small garden is concern-

ed, of this food preparedness carn-

paign. Never before in the history of

this country, have so many gardens

been planted. Never before in the his-

tory of this country, have so many vil-

lage and city residents turned their at.-

tention to gardening, and never before

has the vacant ground in towns and

cities, been so nearly utilized for pur-

poses of cultivation.



In the earlier stages of this move-

ment to plant.gardens and thereby in-

crease production and cut down the

cost of living, there were a great many

skeptical persons who viewed the mat-

ter. as a huge joke. These skeptics

were found mainly among the farmers,

although they existed also, in plenty,

in the towns. Farmers doing business

on an extensive scale, considered the

little garden patch of the village or

city dweller as insignificant and of no

importance. They failed to grasp the

all-important fact that these little





 





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patches count high up in the millions,

and that for the most part, they are

highly productive plats. Those not.

well fertilized have lain dormant so

long that in themselves, they contain

the elements essential to high produc-

tivity.



In addition to the fact that these

town gardens were small, agricultur-

ists who were skeptical held that not

half the gardens would be properly

cared for, and that the fever would,_die

out with the progress of the seeison

and the coming of weeds and warm

weather. Here, too, the skeptics were

in very large measure, mistaken. In

nine cases out of ten. these gardens

have been cared for in number one

shape. .



In the writer’s section, there never

hgve been in years past, so many fine,

large gardens, free from weeds, and

producing excellent garden crops of all

kinds. The biggest crop of early pota~

toes ever grown, will be harvested in

the next few weeks. Many of these

town dwellers will produce potatoes

enough to supply the family for the

entire year. Peas, "too, are an unusu<

ally good crop this year. In former.





years, not one housewife in fifty, ever





canned peas This ‘ yea!





   





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P'w‘oinen'are canning peas; and they ex-





 





pectto can beans and corn and toma~’

toes. Many families in the towns, will

produce'this year, not only all the po-

tatoes needed for the year, but a quan-

tity of peas, corn, beans, tomatoes, on-

ions, squashes, and other products for

winter use.



From the viewpoint of the small

gardener, the season so far, has been

exceptionally favorable. On account

of frequent rains, ceaseless vigilance

has been needed, to keep down the

weeds. But as previously stated, this

has been done. These owners of small

gardens are just coming to their own.

They are just finding out how nearly

independent they may become. The

movement had its origin as a war

measure, but will it now teach town and

city dwellers a wholesome lesson and

carry the garden project through all

the future? Thrift is one of the things

the American people need to cultivate,

in times of peace as well as in times

of war. Will not one of the benefits of

the world war be found in this greater

economy and thrift as exhibited by the

small gardener?





Out of the program of preparedness

looms this fact—proved beyond con-

tradiction, by the results. The garden

project is one of the biggest factors in

solving the food problem. It is impos-

sible to' conceive the full influence of

this movement. When whole families

by the tens of thousands, in our towns,

can live largely on food produced in

the back-yard garden, the products of

the farmer can be moved further on, to

supply the great want of the hungry

millions across the sea. It is surpris—

ing to see how much can be grown and

is being grown on small patches of

ground. It is surprising, too, to see

how zealous are the gardeners and

how proud they are of their little

farms. It has been said that the Am<

erican farmer alone can win the war.

Perhaps this is true, but the town

gardener is doing in his small way,

his part along this line.



An analysis of the motives which

have prompted village and city resi-

dents to carry on this successful gar-

den campaign, reveals the following

facts: These gardens have been plant-

ed and cared for mainly, for three rea-

sons. First of all, let us put the spirit

of patriotism. Some people would put

this factor last, but I prefer to put it

first, for after all, the American peo-

ple are a patriotic people. They are

stepping promptly and bravely to the

firing line, in all fields of endeavor.



Second in importance, comes the

high cost of living. So high have pric—

es been in recent months, that com-

mon people are willing to do anything

in their power to relieve the strain.

These gardeners naturally find much

satisfaction in passing the grocer and

market man by, and in finding the es»

sentials of a good meal in their own

gardens. I



Another factor in the garden move-

ment, is found in the potato famine of

the last few months. In many towns,

people have not only been compelled

to pay unheard-of prices for potatoes,

but at times, have been unable to pro-

cure them at any price. All sorts of

motives stir men to action in times

like the present. Call the potato factor

a selfish motive if you please, or call it

a measure of self-defense, or what you

will. It is, however, a factor, as is evi-

denced by the hundreds of thousands

of little potato patches scattered

throughout our towns and cities, from

one end of Michigan to the other. In-

dividually, these little patches do not

amount to much, but in the aggregate,

they amount to a great deal. Their

existence will, in the near future, make

the potato famine and the sky-high~

priced potato things of the past. The

effect of the garden campaign can not

be overestimated: It has increased pro-

duction. beyond the wildest dreams of





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The one machine that assures good Ensilagc is The





ROSS SILO FILLER





_ Average capacity at Low Speed one ton per hour per

» horsepower. Four sizes, 4 to 15 horsepower Gasoline.



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maoauted long-length corn stalks and chunks

of corn to make good ensilnge—itcan’tbedone.

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Above offers only within 150 miles of Lansing. Special

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Inuilu the Italian Farmer Ill“; will" mm
twelve minutes by the watch.”





a steam engine

and cutter for

fourteen hours’

work. This sea~

son, with the

Papec and an 8

h. p. gas en-

gine, I filled the

same silo in

15 hours. The

Papec is a

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'Will Silo-Filling Time

Find YOU READY?





ILO-FILLING time will soon be here.‘ Fill your



own silo just when the corn is ready to cut. Get full

feeding-value from your silage and be independent of the

cutter crew. If you haven’t a tractor, your farm gasoline

engine—3 h. p. and up—will do the work. Papec users are

not worried about the labor shortage at silo-filling time.

Here’s the way B. 1'. Cole, Stanton Station, -

N. J., managed last fall: “I filled my silo with

a 3% h. p. engine with corn as heavy as ever





grew out of the earth and had power to spare.

We weighed one load, 2340 lbs, and cut it in





Frank S. Powell of Uwehland, Pm, writes: “I

purchased one of your ‘N’-13 Ensllage Cut-

ters this season, and I wish to say that it is a

real corn cutter. I have had a silo for the

last four or five years and have always paid





a.

APEC





5312.31.32: VENSILAGE CUTTER l"





Kehrli Bros, Beavérton', Ore-

gon, operate a. 10—inch Papec.

They report: “\Ve have used

other cutters and after filling

three large silos with the

Papec, we must say it is by far.





the best machine we know of. It runs easy and is

handy to get at for any change or adjustments.”





Bob Phillips, Sulphur Springs, Texas, declares that his



13-inch Papec “is indeed a wonderful little machine.



Have used it now two seasons and have been at no ex-



fifliiise ,whatever, With the exception of grinding the

ves.





“I am perfectly satisfied with the “machine,” writes I. L. Elgin, Des Moines, Iowa,

who operates a 16—inch Papec, “and I have never owned or used a piece of

machinery which came so near doing what was expected of it as this cutter. 1*

can heartily recommend the Papec to all prospective purchasers.”





Fred L. Farmer, Mgr. Congdon Orchards, North Yakima, Washington, bought

a 19-inch Papec cutter last August. He says: “We forced the machine to its

full capacity, on our 18 x 48 silo, but experienced no difficulty in elevating. We

afterward equipped the cutter with an automatic hay feeding device and

have used it several days each week since. It is the most efficient machine

that we know of for cutting either ensilage or alfalfa",





Write for Catalog





Some dealer near you now handles the Papec or will get one for you.

If not. write us and we’ll see that you’re taken care of. Anyway,

send for catalog today.





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“Bread Is the Price of Peace!"





The size of the loaf for our allies depends absolutely

on the surplus crop America can raise!



Every acre of wheat land should be fertilized!



Do your “bit” by raising more bushels to the acre and so

swell the amount that can be exported to‘the needy in Europe!





Use 18% Acid Phosphate





For Wheat on Heavy Soils





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TION.





(Continued from first page).





feeding almost any class of live stock

maintained upon the farm; when it is

considered that the silo is the only.

means of saving the full value of an

immature corn crop,‘ and that with a.

minimum of waste as compared with

any other method; when it is realized

that. the harvesting of the corn crop is

simplified and almost wholly accom-

plished by the use of machinery, and

the use of the land for a fall sown

grain crop facilitated, the farmer who

does not provide a silo for the conser—

vation of his corn this year should

have unusual reasons for such action.





The Final Objection is Passing.

A few years ago many farmers who.





were convinced of the utility of the

silo hesitated about erecting one be-

cause of the difficulty in getting same

‘filled, since the threshers were the

‘main dependence for silo filling in

most communities. These conditions





have fortunately been modified in re

cent years. In many communities

there are farm tractors available for

use as stationary power in silo filling.

In other sections farm owned gasoline

engines of sufficient size to run a small

silo filling outfit are common. In such

cases the farmer can well afford to

own such a silo filling outfit, either in-

dividually or jointly with some of his

neighbors, so that the community is

comparatively rare at the present time.

in which silo filling cannot be accom~

plished at almost any specified time,

and thus the last available day of





growing weather can be utilized to the.





benefit of the corn crop without entail-

ing any unnecessary waste.



.The size and type of silo which

should be erected upon any given farm

is properly a matter for individual con-

sideration. The size of the silo should

be such as to provide for the removal

of one and a half to two inches of sil<

age per day for the! feeding of the

stock maintained, so as to avoid any

possibility of waste from spoilage. The

only requirement for the successful

keeping of silage is a practically air-

tight silo. The material of which it is

constructed is more essential as effect-

ing its permanence than its immediate

serviceability. While the more per.

manent types of construction are in-

creasing in popularity on farms where

silos have come to be recognized as a

permanent essential, so far as imme-

diate results are concerned it is unim-

portant whether the material used be

wood, tile, cement or steel. The es-

sential thing as related to food conser-

vation is the erection of a silo upon

every farm where a silo is really need-

ed from this standpoint in the present,

emergency, and, if this is accomplish-

ed, the farms on which a silo is not

found this fall will indeed be few.





 





UPPER PENINSULA COUNTY

AGENT DRIVE.





It is a matter of giving the weather

man credit for July 16-17—18, that made

it possible for the county agents, to-

gether with extension representatives

from the state and federal department,

to make the trip through Marquette,

Iron, Dickinson, Menominee and Delta.

counties by auto.



The object of the trip was standard—

ization and cooperation by acquaint-

ing the various county agents with

methods of county agent work in coun-

ties other than their own.



Much attention was given to the

comparison of varieties of grains,

grasses and roots. In the drive 400

miles of territory were covered and

twenty-seven visits made.





Following the “Drive" a tWo-days‘g





conference was held at Escanaba.

Much' appreciation of the trip was

expressed by all who partook and-it

was the consensus of opinion that the

trip was a success. . -

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cream, time and labor every day



you delay the purchase of a

De Laval.



You can’t afford to wait another

week. It_means too much loss with

butter at its present high price. and

the importance of saving time and

labor. Let the De Laval start saving





cream for you. right now. and it will

soon pay for itself. '





_ See the nearest De Laval agent

right away and let him show you

what the De Laval will save for you.

If you do not know the De Laval

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in comfort. Remove

their eatestsummer

dre Use





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Spray your animals with this fly preventive

twice a day during the fly season and they

will not be bothered with flies. Theyrwill





work» and 'milk'better because their energy

will not. be wasted on the pesky flies.

SO-BOS-SO KILFLY is a‘perfectly harm-

less liquid which absolutely keeps the flies

away. It will not gum the hair not harm

the hide. Has been used by thousands of

farmers and dairymen for 17 years.





All: your dealer for a gallon can. Also ask for circular de-

actibing' other farm uses for SO-BOS-SO KILFLY. We will

send you a copy of a letter which one nationally known dairy

breeder sent as.





The H. E. Allen Mfg. Co., Inc.

Carthage, N.Y., U. s. A.

FARMER





A record book you will use E

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ONE of the most common mis-





 





takes in the feeding of dairy



cows on the farm is that the

good cows are not given a suflicient

quantity of feed, above that required

for their physical maintenance, to ob-

tain the maximum quantity of milk

they are capable of producing. Suc-

cessful feeding of dairy cows involves

the provision of an abundance of pala-

table, nutritious feed at a minimum-

cost, and feeding this in such a way

as to receive the largest milk produc-

tion from the feed. One successful

dairy farmer defines feeding for profit

as liberal feeding, or feeding to the full

capacity of the cow.



From the standpoint of economical

milk production, a dairy cow should

not be fed more than she will‘con-

sume without gaining in weight. But

there are times when it is desirable to

Make exceptions to this. Practically

all heavy milk producers lose weight

in the early part of their lactation pe-

riod; that is, they produce milk at the

expense of their body flesh. _When

such cows approach the end of their

milking periOd they normally regain

the flesh they have lost, and the dairy-

man can well afford to liberally feed

them, with the assurance that he will

be repaid in the form of milk when the

cows again freshen.



Pasture is the natural feed for cows,

and for average conditions, with ample

pasture of good grasses, or legumes in

good succulent condition, good produc-

tion can be secured. ,



Experts advise us that grain should

be fed to heavy—producing cows under

all pasture conditions. Variations

should be made to meet different con-

ditions and individual cows. Grain—fed

cows on pasture need not contain the

same percentage of protein as for win-

ter feeding. Pasture being an approx-

imately balanced ration, the grain ra-

tion should have about the same pro-

portion of protein to other nutrients.

The following miXtures are suggested

for supplementing pasture without

other roughage:



Mixture No. 1. Ground oats, 190 lbs;

wheat bran, 100 lbs.; corn meal, 50

lbs.; per cent of digestible protein,

10.3.



Mixture No. 2. Wheat bran, 100 lbs.;

corn meal, 100 lbs.; cottonseed meal,

25 lbs; per cent of digestible pro-

tein, 12.7. ‘



Mixture No. 3. Corn—and-cob meal,

250 lbs; cottonseed meal, 100 lbs.; per

cent of digestible protein, 15.5.





Mixture No. 4. Wheat bran, 100 lbs.;

gluten feed, 50 lbs.; corn meal, 50

lbs.; per cent digestible protein, 13.6.



To carry the dairy herd over a pe

riod of short pasture without falling

off in milk, soiling crops are growing

in favor. For this purpose, second-

growth red clover, alfalfa, oats or peas

are excellent. Corn is also available

usually in August and September.

What may be a disadvantage in the

use of soiling crops is the extra labor

required to cut and haul these crops

from day to day, when field work is

pressing hard. ,



The summer silo is gaining in favor

in many sections. An acre of corn in

the form of silage will provide succu-

lent roughage for several cows for a

season. During periods of drought,

when both pastures and soiling crops

fail, a silo filled with well-matured sil~

age grown the year previous is most

valuable.



In planning a summer silo, the farm-

er should keep in mind that its dimen-

sions should be in relation to the num-

berof cows fed daily. As a usual thing,

under summer conditions, a cow will

censuine about twenty pounds of sil-

age. Therefore, silage. enough must

'be provided daily to prevent excessive

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be eight feet in diameter; for thirty

cows, ten feet; and for forty cows,

twelve feet. As eight feet is about

the minimum diameter of a silo for

best results, a summer silo is most ap-

plicable for twenty or more cows.





DAIRY PROBLEMS.





 





Silo for Six Cows.





This is my first year in Michigan.

I came from Illinois where I was a

renter, and bought forty acres in Van

Buren county. The soil is a sandy

loam and fairly productive. I am

milking three cows but want to milk

six if I can arrange it right. Will it

pay me to build a, small silo, say 8x30,

for six cows? I do not plan to feed

ensilage to my horses, but to my cows,

and a few head of: young stock, also

the hogs occasionally. The silo is a

new thing to me and I would like some

good advice. ’



Van Buren Co. SUBSCRIBER.





Whether it would pay to build a

small silo for six cows would depend

to no small extent upon factors not

stated invthis inquiry. As a general

proposition, there is no question about

the profit of silage in feeding dairy

cows. It is generally considered, how-

ever, by dairymen of experience, that

a farmer who is in the business of sell-

ing dairy products ought to keep more

than six cows. Ten cows is generally

considered as about the minimum

commercial dairy herd which can be

profitably maintained upon a small

farm, and it is the writer’s opinion

that it would be a far better plan to

build a silo large enough to store en-

silage for feeding ten cows, including

sufficient capacity for summer feeding,

as this will be essential if this number

of cows are kept on a forty-acre farm,

rather than to build a silo only eight

feet in diameter, with the idea of lim-

iting the dairy operations to six cows.



It will only cost a little more to

build a silo ten or twelve feet in diam—

eter, which will have the capacity to

feed ten or a dozen cows. The suc-

cessful dairyman of the present day

must be a specialist, and no man

should undertake to conduct a special-

ty in so small a unit as to not promise

an adequate labor income. We would.

advise building a larger silo and keep-

ing more cows, or else following some

other specialty than dairying. As be-

tween a possible profit from six

cows with or without a silo, however,

we believe it would still pay to use

the silo.



Light vs. Heavy Cream.





Which is the most profitable, to run

cream about 45 per cent or about 30

per cent. Which is the most profit-

able market, one year with another,

cream, cheese factory or condensary?

Has a condensary a tendency to in-

crease or decrease the hogs and calves

on a farm?



Tuscola Co. J. D. H.





Within the limitations of the suc-

cessful mechanical working of a cream

separator, there would be little differ-

ence in the profit derived from run-

ning a light or heavy cream. If the

cream is sold in the open market, it

will be more profitable, of course, to

comply with the requirements of the

market in this respect. Of course, the

heavier the cream, the greater propor-

tion of skim-milk which is left as a

by-product, but this would not be a

very considerable factor on the aver-

age farm. Close skimming is‘a factor

of greater importance than the run-

ning of an extremely heavy cream.



Conditions vary so greatly from year





to year that it is impossible to make '





a comparison that would hold good as

an average. At the present time,





there is a very good demand for con- wu

densed milk, and condenseries are pay— an





ing a better price for milk, than the

present cheeSe market wouldwarrant.

Obviously, any method of disposing of

whole. milk will have a tendency to

decrease the number of hogs and





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silage at least cost.





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ANY light sixes have advanced in



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“America’s Greatest Light Six,” the

Haynes, may still be had at the old prices.

We have not as yet fully consumed the

materials for which we contracted in 1916.

Haynes foresight is your gain



But do not delay. We hardly know

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contracts are made. We use only the

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When Workers Celebrate





By DONALD HONORE





F the exigencies of war do not in-

I terfere, the third day of September

will be a bright and glorious holi-

day and the attention of the public

Iwill be turned toward labor. It is un-

likely that the day will not be cele-

brated, for an occasional day off bene-

fits the worker and in the long run in-

creases the measure of his efliciency.

The Labor Day movement in this

country was started in 1882 by Mathew

.Maguire, secretary of the Central La-

bor Union, of New York City. He cor-

responded with various organizations

in the state, and his letters were fav-

orably received. He was made chair-

man of the committee to arrange a

Labor Day celebration. The event,

largely local in character, was a real





success; and it blazed a path for the

expansion of the idea gradually

throughout the nation.



Further progress was made in 1883.

Letters were sent. Other cities than

New York staged celebrations. Two

powerful organizations, the Knights of

Labor and the American Federation of

Labor, gave their oflicial endorsement.

The movement gained strength in the

next three years.



The legislature of the state of New

York on April 27, 1887, passed an act

in which the first Monday of Septem-





ber was named as Labor Day. Massa-

chusetts and others did likewise, and

in 1894 Congress formally sanctioned it.



Walsh, in his book on “Popular Cus-

toms,” comments on Labor Day as

follows:



“In point of fact, this declaration of

Congress has legal effect only within

the District of Columbia and among

government employes in the states.

But the moral effect was to bring

about a general observance of the day

in nearly all the states of the Union.



“Up to 1894 monster parades were





held in New York and other cities in

honor of the day, but these proved so

expensive that they have been aban—

doned almost everywhere. The festi-l

val is now marked mainly by the clos-

ing of shops and warehouses, by the

cessation of mechanical labor (many

labor unions impose heavy fines on

members found at work this day), and

by picnics, excursions, and public

games, which are expected to fill the

coffers of the unions rather than de-

plete them.



“The American socialists take no

part in the celebration of the Septem-

ber Labor Day, choosing rather tO'

cling to an unofficial holiday on May 1,

which has been chosen by the labor

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The New Day Begins.



I remained on deck the greater

part of the night, but nothing of an

alarming nature took place. The crew

remained quiet, and the watch on duty

obeyed orders promptly enough to give

those of us aft a new feeling of confi-

dence. When Leayord relieved Olson

at midnight, the three of us discussed

the situation together before the sec-

ond mate went below, and decided to

make no further move until the men

openly declared themselves. Both offi-

cers agreed with me, that, as soon as

the knowledge of McCann’s arrest

reached the fOrecastle, there would be

trouble if it was possible for Liverpool

and White to get the backing of the

others in revolt. But as to how seri-

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we had no absolute means of knowing.

Leayord seemed to be a. clear-headed,

sensible fellow, and I agreed with his

summing up of the situation.



“It’s like this, Mr. Hollis,” he said

soberly, “we've got to let those fellows

decide first what they intend to do.

There’s nothing happened, so far as I

can see, to cause us to kick up any

particular shindy. The crew are doin’

their work, and the only special trou-

ble aboard comes from whisky, and the

money of that guy you’ve got locked

up down below. I’m for holding on to

him, and, when it gets daylight, makin’

a search for the booze. Of course,

when Liverpool and his gang find out

that their precious backer is in limbo,

they’re naturally bound to do some

kickin’, but that won’t be till morning,

and, unless they get the whole bunch

forward on their. side, I reckon we can

handle ’em all right. My way would

be to wait, and see what turns up, sir,

an ’then, if them fellers really want

trouble, jump in and give ’em all they

want.”



“Good sea philosophy, Mr. Leayord,”

I answered heartily. “I’ll stay on deck

for an hour or so yet, and then lie

down. Mr. Olson, you’d better get what

rest you can. Personally, I do not an-

ticipate any demonstration forward un-

til after I can take an observation, and

the men learn where we are, and What

part of the sea we are heading into.

It’s not likely the leaders in this row

have told the others about the money,

is it? They are keeping all that hid,

and working the war racket."





“No doubt of it, sir. And we’re sure-

ly goin’ on to Hamburg?”



“That is my intention.”



Olson turned away, but paused a mo-

ment at the head of the ladder.



“Maybe it’s not my place, sir, to

speak,” he ventured doubtfully. “But

there’s sure to be trouble when the

crew finds that is the course set. They

are sure stirred up over gettin’ thrown

into some French and English priSOns.

Somebody’s been stuffing ’em good an’

proper.

men at the wheel.”



“You believe they will mutiny?"



“Aye, if they have the leaders, and

Liverpool and White would go a long

ways for ten thousand dollars, sir.”



“And you, Mr. Leayord?”



“Olson knows them better than I. do,

sir,” the first mate answered slowly.

“But I reckon sailormen are all about

alike. Between the fear of bein’ cap-

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part is Hamburg.”



“Well, that’s the port. You may as

well understand it now, and tomorrow





I’ll make it equally clear to the crew.





The one and only thing I want to know I





is, do my ofl‘icers stand with me?”

In the‘darkness the eyes of the two

sought the vague outlines of each oth-





er, but for the moment neither an-.





swered.



“Well, Mr. Leayord ?”



“When I came aft, sir,” he said hon-

estly, “I expected to do my duty. I

ain’t changed none since.”



“And you, Mr. Olson?"



“It’s pretty safe to put me down

against Liverpool, no matter what the

row is about. I’m for Hamburg, sir,

if that’s. where you an’ the owner

wants to take this hooker.”





“I have never failed to win out yet,

while my oflicers remained loyal,” I

said quietly, greatly heartened by the

way they expressed themselves. "I am

convinced that Masters is all right; so

we will consider our course settled.

Take your watch below, Mr. Olson; it

will be all hands at daylight.”





The sky cleared, although the wind

remained fresh and the sea. heavy

enough to keep two men at the wheel.

The Indian Chief made good weather

of it, however, and I possessed faith

in Leayord’s seamanship. For an hour,

perhaps, I loitered about on deck, but

all remained so quiet that finally, with

a word to the mate to have me called

at the slightest sign of need, I went

below, and turned in.





I did not remove my clothes, and the

new day was barely reddening the east

when I was aroused by a trampling of

feet on the deck overhead. There was

no call, and I was sailor enough to

comprehend what was going on above

——the watch was about to be changed

and Leayord was using all hands in

cleaning ship. The activity, the quiet-

ly spoken orders, the 10w chant of a.

song as the men toiled at a. rape, were

evidence that my presence was not re-

quired, and I felt it would please both

officers to be left alone in charge. I

opened the port and looked out at the

glorious morning. It was a, lonely

ocean scene, yet wildly beautiful—the

huge gray surges, white-capped and

threatening, the red sun splitting

asunder a mass of black cloud, its rays

leaping from crest to crest as though

they were balls of fire. Everywhere

was the wild desolation of the sea,

nothing on which the eye could rest

except the restless waves, the con-

stant shifting of colors. Satisfied that

no other vessel was within range of

vision, I lay down again.



I do not recall a pleasanter meal at

sea than our breakfast that morning.

All were in excellent humor, and no

premonition of trouble entered our

minds. The night had passed quietly,

both officers reporting the crew docile

and cheerful. Bascom did not appear,

but Miss Carrington smilingly took

her place, evidently refreshed by a

night’s rest. No reference was made

to our peculiar situation, or to the

dangerous voyage confronting us, the

conversation tending toward humor,

stimulated by an odd dream which the

young woman related with great en-

joyment. Even the two seamen forgot

their embarrassment in laughter, and

gave us some reminiscences of the

forecastle, quaintly entertaining. Dade

and the boy Moon, hung about listen-

ing, pretending to be busy, and the

bright sunshine streamed down through

the opening above, flooding the dingy

cabin with golden sheen. I remember

how a shaft touched the girl’s hair,

giving it a new beauty, and how mer-

rily her laugh rang out at an absurd

tale I told. -



Olson was on watch, but Masters

joined ‘us at table, and reported all

well in the engine room, and together

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table .that I was reminded of our pris-

oner in the nearby stateroom. Even

then I lingered a moment, interested

in the girl, who seemed in no hurry to

leave the cabin. She 'promised to sing

for me that evening, and together we

looked over the music in the rack, lay-

ing aside those pieces which were fa-

miliar. The table had been cleared

when we finally separated.



“Mr. Bascom seldom takes any

breakfast?” I said to Dade, who was

polishing the stair ail.



“No, sir; I have orders to take him

a cup of coffee at nine o’clock.”



“And how about McCann ?”



“The gentleman in number six, sir?

He’s locked in, and I haven’t the key.”



“That’s true; I’d forgotten. I’ll look

in on the man; and you get his break-

fast ready to serve.”



I unlocked and opened the door. Mc-

Cann was seated on the edge of his

bunk facing me, and, it was plainly

evident at first view that he was in no

pleasant humor. He had the appear-

ance of having passed a disagreeable

night, and for an instant I felt a twinge

of regret because of handling the fel-

low so roughly.



“McCann,” I said, as he failed to

speak, “let’s have an understanding. It

is no desire of mine to hold you a pris-

oner here for the next month. I’ll ac-

cept your pledge not to interfere with

the working of this vessel."



“On what other terms ?”



“That you stop holding communica-

tions with the crew, and consider your-

self a passneger until the end of the

voyage. Give me your word to that,

and you may have the freedom of this

cabin, and the after deck."



“What is the voyage?”



“To Hamburg.”



He laughed, and there was an ugly

sound to it.



“And do you think you will ever get

there,” he asked, glaring at me, but

making no effort to rise. "Are you

fool enough, Hollis, to imagine that

the English fleet will ever permit this

ship to pass through the channel?

Why, your whole cargo, they tell me,

is contraband.”



“Who tells you?"



“Never mind who.

isn’t it?"



“Yes, you might as well know—-

mostly munitions of war, but contract-

ed for months before war was declared.

However, I am not fool enough to sup-

pose we can make the channel pas.

sage. There will be risk enough at

the best, but we’ll try it north of the

Shetlands, and through the North Sea.

However, that’s nothing to do with

your status on board. It is nothing to

you, is it, who gets the cargo, or

where” h; is finally landed?"



“It is something to me whether I’m

safe in New York, or rotting in an

English, or French prison,” he said

sullenly. “Besides, that’s not all. In

the first place, I was a fool to ever ac-

cept Carrington’s invitation to go on

his yachting trip. I wouldn’t if I hadn’t

supposed it to be a short cruise. I’ve

got to get back to New York, I tell

you, man. I’ve got a deal on there that

means more than a million dollars! I

can’t afford to drift about out here on

this rotten tramp.”





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“The saving of this boat and ‘cargo

means more to Bascom than your mil-

lion dollar trade does to you.”



“What’s Bascom’s affairs to me?" he

sneered. “He took his chances, didn’t

he? You seem to think I owe the man

something. I suppose he told you, or

else the girl did,,that I crippled him

for life. Well, he deserved all he got.

I pay my debts, let me tell you, and

I’ve got some against you to be settled

yet. Don’t preach Philip Bascom to

me. It’s not for his sake you are hang-

ing on here, and trying to get this ship

to Hamburg. I’m not so blind as all

that."



“What do you mean?”



"Mean! Why that is Carrington’s

girl, isn’t it, you and I pulled out of the

yacht? Lord, I knew her when the

first streak of daylight came, and I

saw your little game, too. There’s

money enough coming to her to make

this a mighty profitable voyage if you

can land her in your net before she

gets ashore! .I might have done it my-

self if I hadn’t gone crazy in the boat.

Now all the part there is left me to

play is the villain.”



“And you think that accounts for my

taking command of this ship?”



“Of course. Everything has worked

fine for you so far. Saved the girl’s

life; protected her in the small boat

from a brute, that’s me; and now, at

her request, because of her desire to

serve Philip Bascom, you graciously

consent to guide the Indian Chief to

Hamburg. and a fortune. Why, it’s the

greatest little story that ever was—

the fair maiden, the stalwart hero, the

scheming villain, the pale-faced suffer-

er, and over and above all,the gleam-

ing gold—~papa’s gold. Bah! it makes

me sick.” .



I did not move, or take my eyes from

him, and slowly the grin on his face

seemed to smooth out, as his sense of

humor departed.



“Well,” he snarled, "isn’t that about

the way of it?”



“If the picture satisfies you, Mr. Mc-

Cann,” I said, “you are perfectly wel-

come to it. Probably no other point of

view is possible to your sort of mind,

so any further discussion would only

be a waste of time. However, you’ve

said enough to cause me to withdraw

my offer of parole. I will accept no

pledge you may make."



“You intend holding me a prisoner

as long as I am aboard?”



“You have left me no other choice.”



He got to his feet angrily. “Well,

now, see here, Hollis, I haven’t any

use for you, or any of your outfit! I

wouldn’t give you my word even if you

agreed to accept it. You are going to

discover before you are through with

me that Fergus McGann is not quite

as big a tool as you take him tobe.

I’ll give you big odds that you never

take this ship to Hamburg; I’ll give

you odds you never get the girl; yes,

I’ll make the same proposition, that

you’ll never hold me prisoner twen\ty-

four hours. Are you sport enough to

take me?”



I glanced back across my shoulder,

only to see reflected in a mirror, Vera

Carrington, standing in the, half-open-

ed door of her stateroom, as though

suddenly arrested by the sound of our

voices. No one else was visible in the

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“The Fear





AM not given to reading the pref-

1 aces of books. Like all women, I



usually read the first page, the last

chapter, and then skim through the

middle. But a book which has just

come into my hands has a preface so

much better than the story that I am

reading it two or three times.



“The Fear of Living,” by Henry Bor—

deaux, has a startling title, but the

book itself is just the common-place

story of a simple French woman who

devoted her life to her family. In con-

tradistinction to her are the neighbors

who shrank from the obvious duties

which would disturb their peace of

mind or lazy tranquility. The book is

refreshing in these days of morbid

“Realism,” so-called. The author’s pur-

pose in writing the story is told in his

preface, parts of which follow:



“Life is, after all, such a precious

thing that one must neither reject it

entirely like those lazy egoists, who

soften and contract it to such a degree

that it loses all its value; nor partly

reject it like those vigorous egoists,

who claim to subordinate it to their

choice—Faith in the goodness of life,

acceptance of all its burdens, confi-

dence in the future, were formerly the

code of the French family. Since Jean

Jacques Rosseau, we have replaced be-

lief in the goodness of life by faith in

the innate goodness of man. It does

not produce the same results.



“W'e must not think that, in devel.

Oping in ourselves the love of 1ife—-of

the whole of life—we create a greater

fear of death. Our life is not in pro-

portion to its length. Very short lives

often give out more perfume than

long, barren existences. The import-

ant thing is not to grow old, but to fill

up all one’ s days until the last, know-

ing well that the last will come and

give to our lives its finished form. For

the acceptance of the whole of life in-

cludes the acceptance of death. ‘4‘



“ if * just as no work of art can

be produced without submission to the

laws of harmony, so there is no fine

life without the acceptance of an order

conditioned by our dependence and our

limitations. But to regulate our ener-

gy is not to diminish it. 011 the con-

trary, it is to possess and manage it as

a horseman his well-trained horse. *

* ‘4‘ energy which demands violent

pleasure is the energy of the bandit.

This is the case in business, in poli-

tics, in society, to some extent every-

where, with men, and even women,

who in one way or another display

their strength and courage. * * *

they all desire to get only joys, or at

least violent sensations, out of life,

and aim at throwing it away after-

wards like a squeezed orange. They

are the mad individualists who will not

observe any measure in enjoyment,

and see in the world only a personal

inheritance to be wasted by them.



“ * * * the fear of living means

precisely that—to deserve neither

blame nor praise. It is the constant

all-prevailing desire for peace. It is

the flight from responsibilities, strug-

gles, risks, and efforts. It is the care-

ful'avoidance of danger, fatigue, exal-





tat'ion, passion, enthusiasm, sacrifice,





every violent action, everything that

disturbs and upsets. It is the refusal

pf.>life’s claims upon our hearts, our

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pretence of living,‘while limiting life,

while setting bounds to our destinies.

It is that passionate selfishness which

would rather retrench its appetite than

seek the food which it riquires; the

selfishness which is meanly content

with a colorless, dull life, provided it

is sure of meeting no shocks, no diffi-

culties, no obstacles, like the traveler

who will only journey along plains on

rubber tires.



“ * * * many fathers and moth-

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from their children, and turn them

aside from careers that are Wider but

more adventurous, from marriages

which would take them far away but

which would be morally advantageous

to them; they weaken them; enervate

or wear out their courage instead of

arousing it, and in their sentimental

selfishness impose on them a servitude

which lowers their characters.”

Shirkers in polities, business, soci-

ety, the family are condemned by the

author in his preface. In the story

you have pictured the classes who fear

living, and the few who love it and

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By ELLA E. ROCKVVOOD





E hear much about thrift these

days and the impression seems





to prevail that as a nation we.





have not heretofore given the subject

the attention its importance deserves.

We have been careless and wasteful,

extravagant in expenditure of money

and the things which money buys,

puffed up with the prosperity born of

many fat years and heedless of the

possibility of lean ones to follow. Sud-

denly confronted with adverse condi-

tions we must right about face and

stop the leak as quickly as we can. All

these last few months, months which

have changed everything for our be-

loved country and brought us into the





world war which we somehow hoped

to escape.

All the world acknowledges, or





should acknowledge, that as a class,

farm women are past masters of the

art of saving. They possess the abil-

ity to get the last cent of “value re-

ceived” out of every dollar. They can

turn and piece and make over, they

toil early and late in rendering assist-

ance to their men, and do not scorn

to do labor supposedly unfitted for

woman’s strength when necessity pre-

sents itself, nor do they hesitate at

heroic sacrifice for home and loved

ones. This is all a part of womanhood,

of true womanhood regardless of

whether she lives north or south, east

or west.



Yet a time is coming, if we are to

believe the statements of those who

ought to know, it is close at hand,

when every resource will be taxed to

the utmost to maintain the standard

of living to which we have been ac.

customed. The food situation is a ser-

ious one, and should the present sea-

.son prove similar to the last it is alto-

gether possible that it may be worse

instead of better before the 1918 har-

vest. Therefore it behooves us‘ all as

housewives, to go into our kitchens

each day with the resolve to waste not

an atom of food,'and furthermore to

set our minds to the problem of get-





.ting the maximum amount of nourish-





ment for our families out of every-

thing we prefare for the table.

Probably most of us have prided our-

selves with the boast that nothing is

wasted in our kitchens. We must now

go further than that and see to it that

nothing is cooked that is not cooked

perfectly, so well that in addition to

being palatable it will be both digesti-

ble and nourishing. During the past

winter and spring we have learned

that rice makes a good substitute for

potatoes, that it. can be made one of

the principal dishes at dinner instead





of a tasty dessert, containing as it

does, more than four times the food

value of the popular tuber. There are

other things we have learned, too, and

more still to come along the line of

food values. One of these is that the

wheat supply of the country would be

greatly increased in actual eating qual-

ities if we would all forego the use of

white bread and use whole wheat or

graham instead. Our dwindling supply

of this staple grain would be pieced

out wonderfully if all wheat was used

in this way and the white loaf made of

bolted flour discarded entirely. Be-

sides the economy of such a procedure

the general health of many people

would be very largely improved.



With lard at present prices our eco-

nomical housewife will see to it that

not a particle of fat is thrown into the

garbage pail. There is no excuse for

discarding any kind of fat, even that

from poultry should be saved and used

as shortening. The fattest old hen

should be welcomed to the pot and the

viscera carefully gleaned of the rich

golden deposit before throwing it to

the cat. Such fat is valuable for frying

if not liked as seasoning in food. It is

practically all oil. The inexperienced

housewife will be safe in adding it to

her cake frying fat if she does not

know what else to do with it. A hard

and-fast rule should be to throw away

no fat of any description. Fried out

and clarified even sausage grease is

robbed of any disagreeable flavor. And

in view of the rising price of soap it

is good economy to try one’s hand at

that kitchen and laundry adjunct, as

we did some years ago when the

“leach” was part of the regular farm-

yard equipment.



I said that farmers’ wives, as a

class, were past masters in the art of

saving. This is true, yet there are

some who forget that thrift is a virtue

greatly to be desired and ruthlessly

throw away quantities of good food.



“The hogs will get it,” or, “It will do

for the dog,” excuses ‘many a glaring

waste. These animals can be fed less

expensive foods. ' Greater care that

food is not spoiled by burning in the





oven or while cooking on the stove,:





will save many a dish otherwise wast-

ed Sour bread is usually wasted, at

least in part, and is not good food any-

way.



Bread crumbs, crusts and pieces

throughly dried and crushed can every





bit be utilized in scalloped dishes, and

in the various foods to be relied in.





crumbs before frying. Lightly‘brown—

ed in the oven they make an excellent

dish with cream or milk.





and let rise until light.





Slack baked pie crust, soggy and

soaked, is almost sure 'to be wasted

because nobody likes such a. pie. Same

about the cake which does not get

“done.” More .care in watching the

little leaks will result in a substantial

saving. And we must net confound

such saving with parsimony or with

niggardliness. Saving is honorable

and legitimate, especially so now

when rich and poor alike are being

urged to conserve every particle of

food against a possible time of need.



The farm furnishes fruits and veg—

etables which this year more than ever

should be saved for winter use. Vege-

table canning has now become prac-

ticable in the home and all, should

take advantage of“ such knowledge to





progresses. Sugar is high in price, but

not necessary in canning.



And the food value of milk, cream,

buttermilk and cottage cheese should

not be overlooked. All these possess

high food values. One pound of cot-

tage cheese has as much protein as

one and one-fourth poundsof beef. It

is deficient in fat but this can be ad-

ded by way of cream or melted butter.

It is up to you, Madam Housewife, to

study these questions of foods and

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Giving to the scarcity of navy beans .

soy beans are being used by thrifty

cooks in many parts of the country.

They contain twice as much protein

as meat, but are deficient in starch. A

little corn starch or flour is often ad-

ded in cooking to make up for this

lack.



Like navy beans, they need long,

slow cooking. Soak over night and

allow about two tablespoons of flour

to every pint of beans. The yellow

beans are better for baking. If you

can allow a half cup of navy beans to

every cup and a half of soy beans the





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any baked beans. When white beans





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of yeast. Soak one cake of compressed

yeast in one cup of lukewarm water

with two teaspoons of sugar. Let it





stand until yeast. rises to top. Put in .





breadpan one quart of lukewarm wa-

ter, two tablespoons of salt, two table-

spoons of lard and flour to make stiff

batter, then add cup of yeast, stir Well

Separate the

mixture into three parts. To the first, 7

white bread, add two tablespoons lard,

and flour to knead as any bread and

let rise again until double in bulk. To

thesecbnd, broanbreaii, add one-half

cup cf molasses, a very little shorten-

ing, one— -fourth cup of brown sugar,

graham flour to knead, and set away

to double in bulk. To third, raisin

bread, add one cup of white sugar-,3, .





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“Dado.” .

“Aye, aye, sir,” his voice coming



from out the forward passage.



“Bring Mr. McCann's breakfast, if it

is ready.” ' .



"Yes, sir; all ready, sir.”



He came forward with it on a tray,

and I stepped aside to permit him to

pass through the door, carefully keep-

ing my back turned toward the motion-

less girl, and my eyes fastened on

McCann.



“Leave the tray there on the stool,

Dado—yes, that’s all; you may go back

to your work.” .,



He backed out, but stood hesitating,

while I closed and locked the door,

dropping the key'into my pocket.



“Is‘—-—-is that all, sir?"



“I told you it was. When I want

those dishes removed, I’ll come down,

and unlock the door for you. No one

——not even you—are to speak with the

prisoner. It will be well for you to

remember that, Dade, and keey your

eyes open.”



“Yes, sir."



' “Now go forward, about your work.”



“Very well, sir.”



I watched until he vanished in the

passage, not altogether satisfied. The

fellow had been outwardly respectful

enough, but there was something in-

definite about his manner which arous-

ed my doubt. I turned,,and confronted

the young woman, wondering vaguely

how long she had been there, and how

much of our conversation she had ov-





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CHAPTER XVIII.



The Measure of Danger.



E were alone, and as our eyes

met, she advanced toward me

across the deck, her hand ex-



tended.



“I was only there for a moment, Cap-

tain Hollis,” she explained quietly, as

though in answer to the silent inquiry

of my face. “I was going on deck for

a breath of air, and when I opened the

door heard my own name spoken.

Quite naturally I listened.”



“Which you had every right to do.

I endeavored to get from McCann a

pledge not to interfere with the disci-

pline of the ship, and offered him the

freedom of the cabin and after deck,

if he would make such a promise.”



“And he refused?”



“Emphatically; he even accused me

of unworthy motives—you heard

that?”



She shook her head. “I hardly think

so; I heard him offer odds against your

ever bringing the Indian Chief into

that German port, and—oh, yes, and

something about your not getting the

girl—What girl?”



I smiled, decidedly relieved by the

lack of embarrassment in her manner.



“Have we .so many of your sex on

board?” I asked, “as to leave that in

any doubt?”



“He——he referred to me! Why, I

thought it might be something which

had occurred on shore——in New York.

Whatever was it he said?”



“Just a bit of ugliness that flashed

out of him, Misa. Vera. It is not worth

repeating.”



“You will not tell me, then?”



’ “Why, perhaps it may be better for

me to tell, rather than leave you to

imagine. It seems the fellow guessed

who you were in the boat—no doubt

had seen you before, and recognized

your face as soon as it became day-

light. Then, however, it was too late

for him to disguise his real self as he

had revealed it. His actions had made

you despise him, and turn to me for

protection. Naturally the man judges

my metives from his own standpoint."



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mean?"



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am not extremely wealthyé-indeed,

and that you are your father’s daugh-

ter. .Because I serve you, is, to his

mind, proof positive of a mercenary





purpose on my part—that is all.”

Her eyes widened, and there was a.





glow of color in he rcheeks.





“But-—but you have done no more

than any gentleman would.”



“Nothing more; but perhaps he can-

not und'erstand that; besides he spoke

in anger, and, really, you know his

opinion is nothing which needs bother

either of us. Only I am rather glad

you did not hear his words.”



“He—he insinuated that you sought

to—to win my gratitude for some re-

ward?”



“Yes.”



“That my father would pay for your

kindness to me?”



“Well, Miss Vera,” I found it ex-

tremely hard to choose words, “his

thoughts were more direct.”



Her face brightened, a sudden gleam

of humor in her eyes.



“Oh, that you wanted to marry me!

Isn’t it too funny! Do you really think

he supposes that true?”



“I would not be at all surprised,” I

answered, not altogether pleased at

her reception of this suspicion. “It is

wholly in line with his type. To me,

now, the wealth of your father would

be the greatest barrier between us.”



“There was a time when you never

knew I had a Wealthy father, or in-

deed any other kind.”



“Was I any the less attentive

then?” I retorted. “I recall almost an

entire night passed on deck in the

vague hope of seeing you.”



She laughed, but flashed her eyes up

into my face.



“Did you really? I wondered if you

were there. I should have come out

just to see, if poor Mr. Seeley had not

locked the door. But then, that was

merely curiosity.” .



“The mystery was attractive, I con-

fess, but I‘am not at all sure there

was not a growing personal interest

also. You can scarcely conceive the

impression you left on me in the moon-

light."



“Please, no compliments. I am so

accustomed to those in New York I

cannot appreciate them any more. Be-

sides, think where we are—far at sea,

on a tramp steamer, laden with con-

traband, with a half-mutinous crew

forward, and a long voyage ahead.

Have I not. enough to bear without

that?”



“You refuse to take me seriously?”



“I refuse to have our trip spoiled

by your thinking you must say nice

things to me. Please! We have been

such good friends, and I must trust

you utterly. You will not forget, Mr.

Hollis, that I am alone here, the only

woman aboard, with no protector ex-

cept you.”



“The situation is not quite as serious

as that, Miss Vera,” I interposed, as-

suming a sudden cheerfulness. “There

are others on board to be counted on.

Philip Bascom certainly, and Leayord

impresses me as a real man.”



“Yes, but nevertheless it is upon you

that all depends,” she answered swift-

ly. “Mr. Leayord is only a sailor, and

——and Philip Bascom is—is only a gen-

tleman. It is because you are both,

that I possess such faith in you.”



“Faith——in me?”



“Of course. If I had not possessed

such faith in your seamanship, in your

manhood, I could never have consent-

ed to the continuance of this voyage.

Surely you must comprehend this, Mr.

Hollis. In a measure you left the de-

cision to me—and I made the choice.

Why? In the hope that we might thus

avert ruin from the Basco-ms. Very

true, yet if you had not been on board,

capable and willing to assume com-

mand, I should never have so decided.

It was my knowledge of you, my faith

in you, which led to this adventure.”



“Your knowledge, at least, was ex-





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tremely limited; but I am thankful





for your faith.”



“Not so limited as you may think,

Captain Hollis,” and a smile brighten-

ed the soberness of her face. “I have-

heard my father speak of you, and

once I listened spellbound to a tale of

your seamanship.”



“Of mine—impossible.”



“Far from it; this was told by the

lips of one who witnessed the incident.

Did you ever know a Walter Hale?”



“Hale? Certainly, he was second

mate on the Mattawan.”



“And you were» first mate. Well, I

heard him tell my father how you

brought that ship under jury masts in-

to Rangoon after the captain had been

washed overboard—a thousand miles

across the Indian Ocean, with a coolie

crew. You were only twenty-two years

old then, Mr. Hale said, but the cool-

est lad he ever saw on a ship’s deck.”



“Why,” I protested, “it was Hale

himself who made that job possible.”





“I like to hear you say that—«as if

you actually meant it, too. It is my

guess you both did your duty. But I

was just a girl then, snuggled down in

one corner of my father’s library, ut-

terly forgotten by ‘the men as they

talked. The story fascinated me; no

doubt it was a commonplace enough

tale of the sea, but to me it possessed

all the wonder of romance. The mem-

ory was with me for years, and came

up afresh whenever your name was

mentioned. Why,” and she laughed, a

dimple showing in her cheek, as she

glanced up into my face, “when you

told me who you were that night on

the Esmeralda, such a thrill ran

through me I could scarcely speak. It

is silly of me to confess this; but—-

but it was like meeting suddenly a

character from out the pages of fic-

tion. You—you had never seemed

quite real to me before.”





“Yet you told me you knew I was

one of the passengers.”



“Yes, Mr. Seeley gave me a list of

those invited; but I had no knowledge

of your appearance—”



“Oh, I see; that then was the shock

—it must have been a severe one."



“A subject on which I refuse to be

interviewed at present," she answered

brightly, swept by a new mood. “But

at least, I had no reason to be deeply

disappointed in your character. I can

trust you, Captain Hollis, and I do;

surely you can ask no more than that ?"



“No; and I will remember. You were

going on deck?”



“For a short time;

a beautiful morning.”



We emerged from the companion

together, but she lingered at the rail,

as I clambered up the ladder and

greeted Leayord aft of the wheel. It

was a broad seaview revealed on ev-

ery side, nothing in sight but the

crested waves sweeping to the distant

horizons. The swell was heavy from

the storm of the night before, but the

Indian Chief met them buoyantly in

spite of the heavily laden hull, ship-

ping scarce a bucket of water over her

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Leayord,” I said, peering up at the

figure outlined against the sky. “W hose

glasses?"



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mate, sir,” he answered. "I found

them in my stateroom, and thought it





just as well to watch for inquisitive

neighbors. I hope I did right, sir?”

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GRAINS AND SEEDS.





July 31, 1917.



Wheat—The values have fluctuated

and the market is now on practically

the same basis as prevailed a week

ago. Rains have occurred over the

northwestern district and brought re-

lief to the wheat in some sections

where moisture has been lacking. The

general outlook, however, has not ma-

terially changed, and the belief pre-

vails that the extreme hot weather

'will cause an increase in the amount

of unmerchantable wheat due to

shrinkage. Threshing returns are

fairly satisfactory in the southern part

of the winter wheat belt, but the dis-

position of farmers to hold the grain

is keeping dealers in the dark on the

quantity being secured. Michigan

growers are just started with their

wheat harvest, which is about three

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o. 2 No. 1

Red. White. Sept

Wednesday ..... 2.45 2.40 2.20

Thursday ...... 2.45 2.40 2.22

Friday ......... 2.50 2.45 2.24

Saturday 2.53 2.48 2.26

Monday ........ 2.55 2.50 2.24

Tuesday ........ .55 2.50 2.19

Chicago.———July wheat $2.74 per bu;

Sept. $2.17.

Comm—Additional advances were





made in corn prices this past week

and new high records were establish-

ed. There is a great deal of specula-

tion about the probable corn crop har-

vest this fall. The recent warm weath-

er has materially aided the plant in

making up for a part of the general

lateness of the crop, and undoubtedly

will add many million bushels of mer-

chantable corn to the aggregate yield

of the country. In a number of the

northern districts, however, farmers

are skeptical about the corn reaching

maturity and they are beginning to

think of saving it through the use of

silos. A year ago No. 3 corn ,was

quoted on the local market at 831/2c

per bushel. Last week’s Detroit quo-

tations were:





No. 3 No. 3



Mixed. Yellow.

Wednesday ........ 2.27 2.28

Thursday .......... 2.27 2.28

Friday ............. 2.32 2.33

Saturday .......... 2.34 2.35

Monday ............ 2.32 2.33

Tuesday 233 2.34





Chicago—Sept. corn $16493; Dec.

$1,175.43; May $1.161/2,.



Oats.—Notwithstanding the outlook

for a bumper crop of oats, the market

is being sustained on a firm basis.

Oats are coming in more freely than

they have been, which has increased

the volume of business done. The

crop outlook is generally very good.

A year ago the local market was pay-

ing 43c for standard oats. Last week’s

Detroit quotations were:





No. 3



Standard. White.

Wednesday ........... 87 1/2 87

Thursday ............. 87 M; 87

Friday ................ 88 87 1/2,

Saturday .............. 88 87%

Monday .............. 88 87 1/2

Tuesday ......... . ..... 89 87 1A),





Chicago—July oats 850; Sept. 600;

Dec. 60%0.



Rye.——There is very little trading

reported in this market, which is firm

with cash No. 2 quoted by the board

at $2.10 per bushel.



Beans.——There is little inquiry for

cash beans with the quotation reduc-

ed 25c from a week ago. Complaint

is made in many sections that the new

crop is not developing normally, and

many farmers have fear that their

late-planted fields will _ yield very

poorly. Cash beans are quoted locally

at $8, and October at $6.25 per bushel.

At Chicago Michigan pea beans, hand-

picked, are in small supply and offer-

ed at $8.75@9 per bushel. Red kidney

$6.65@6.75. ,



Peas.—'—'Market is- very slow, with

field peas quoted at $3.75@4.50, sacks

included, outhe Chicago market.



Seeds.——Prime re «clover $11.85 per

bushel; October $ 2.75; alsike,$12;

timothy $3.85.





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





 





Hound—Jobbing lots in onereighth

.paper Backs: are sellingon: the Detroit

mark t per 196 lbs, assailants: Best

.paten $13.20; [seconds $12,190; straight

12.50; spring patent $13.80; rye, flour

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Hay.-—In carlots at Detroit: No. 1

timothy $16.50@17; standard timothy

$15.50@16;

light mixed $15.50@16; No. 1 mixed

$14@14.50; No. 1 clover $13@13.,50.



Pittsburg.———No. 1 timothy, $17.75

@1825; No. 2 timothy $15@15.50; No.

1 light mixed $15@16; No. 1 clover

Elitgd $15.50@16; No. 1 clover $15.50



Straw.——In carlots, on track Detroit,

rye straw $10.50@11; wheat and cat

straw $9.50@10.





DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.





 





Butter.—Prices have remained sta-

tionary, with market firm. Fresh

creamery firsts offered at 371/20, bid

at 36c.



Elgin.—-Trade was slow last week

but bids of 38c failed to bring out any

goods.



Chicago—The market is firm with

prices slightly lower than last week.

Creamery extras are quoted at 380;

extra firsts 371/20; firsts 361/3@37c;

packing stock 31@321/2c.



Eggs—On Monday fresh firsts were

offered freely at 350, while 33c was

bid. Quality of receipts is poor and

market is firm for the best.



Chicago—Market is easy with the

prices lower. Firsts 3014@320; ordi-

nary 261/2@29c; at mark, cases includ-

ed 27@32c.



Poultry.——Market is firmer with the

best broilers at 27@28c; Leghorns 23

@25c; hens 15@19c; ducks 21@220;

spring ducks 23c; geese 150; spring

geese 18@200; turkeys 24@25c.



Chicago—Conditions are unsettled.

Fat hens are higher and broilers are

lower. Fowls' sell from 15@181/2c;

broilers over 1%, lbs. 220; under 1%,

lbs. 200; ducks 14@180; geese 12@

140; spring geese 16@18c.





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





 





Fruits—Sour cherries $2@2.25 per

16-qt. case; raspberries, red $5.50@6

per bu; black $4.50@5 per bu; huck-

le berries $4.25@4.75 per bushel.



Chicago—Sour cherries $1.40@1.90;

currants $1.25@‘1.75; black raspber-

ries $1.90@2.15; red raspberries $1.85

@275 per 24—qt. case. Other fruits in

16-qt. cases.



Potatoes—Southern offerings $4.50

@475 per bbl. in store lots. At Green-

ville the crop is reported as doing

fine but rain is needed. is





WOOL.





 





The wool trade is just as strong as

ever, with the possibility of a slight

let-up in the demand, due to the elim-

ination of much of the speculative ele-

ment. Cash business between dealers

and manufacturers makes up the trad-

ing activities in the large wool cen-

ters. In the fleece states prices for

both fine and medium have reached a

75c basis compared with 650 a month

ago and 35c for corresponding dates a

year ago. At Boston domestic fleeces

sold last week from 55@85c per ‘lb.





GRAND RAPIDS.





 





Offerings on the city market Mon-

day morning were largely home-grown

potatoes and the price advanced from

$1.25@1.50 per bushel. Black rasp-

berries went from $2@2.50 and red

raspberries from $2.50@2.75 per crate.

No. 2 red wheat is quoted by the mills

at $2.20. New hay is bring-ing $12@14

per ton.





 





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.





 





The lateness of crops is~ delaying

the active season of the Detroit city

markets, and the variety of products

offered at present is much narrower

than usual for this season. Cabbages

are now selling at 45@50c per bushel;

string beans $1; potatoes $1.50 per

bushel; raspberries 25@30c per. quart;

currents 20c. No eggs nor butter in





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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

July 30,1917. ‘





 





, Buffalo.





‘ Receipts.

d. d.; sheep 6' d. d.; calves 1150 head.



There 'were around 188 cars of cat-

tle here today and the run consisted

mostly of medium and common grass

cattle. What few heavy cattle that

were here good enough to go to New

York. sold ~10@25c higher, but they

were a very small proportion of the

run, theybulk of the stuff being plain

to medium and common" grades" on the

grass order and it is almost impossi-

ble tovget bids on theycommon ends,

as 'there' were very few here looking

for stock-ere and" feeders and theatrade





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Cattle 188 cars; hogs 40,





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tiful as they are now. .



We had a , very light run‘ of hogs

today. Chicagolreceipts also 'were

light, due to labor troubles, and while

expectations were for a higher market





trading here was very slow and sell-





ers were badly disappointed, owing to

the fact that a. few early sales were

made at steady to strong prices, and

then the market died, with about 20

double decks of hogs going over un-

sold and late trade practically dead.

The, bulk of the sales were around

$16.50@16.60, with a few at $16.65.

Pigs and lights $15.25; roughs general-

ly $14.50; stags $12@13. Too many

hogs in sight for tomorrow and pros-

pects are lower for the balance of the

week.



With a light run of lambs today our

market opened up active and prices

steady with the close of last week. All

sold and we look for steady prices the

balance of the week, depending on re-

ceipts. We quote: Lambs $15@15.50;

yearlings $12.50@13; cull to common

$9@12; wethers $10@10.25; ewes $9@

9.50; bucks $7@7.50; best calves $15

@1550; common and light $8@14;

heavy $7.50@10; grassers $6@7.50.





 





Chicago.

July 30, 1917.



Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Receipts today.. 6,000 16,000 7,000

Same day 1916..18,488 38,674 17,701

Last week ...... 61,096 100,496 67,523

Same wk 1916..31,348 102,352 63,693

This is a Monday of unusually small

live stock receipts, and fat cattle are

scarce and selling 100 or more higher,

with other kinds generally unchanged,

and there were no steers offered prime

enough to sell at recent top figures.

Other markets received large supplies

of cattle, and Kansas City got 26,000

head. Hogs of the best kind sold as

high as $16.30 early, but the general

market averaged about 100 lower.

Hogs received last week averaged 231

lbs. Nearly all the lambs received to-

day came direct to packers, and there

were not enough to make a market,

prime lambs being quotable around

$15.50. »

Cattle prices were wider apart than

ever last week, the best selling at

fresh high records, with few offered,

while the trashy .class of grassers

glutted the market and went off as

much as 500@1.' During the preceding

week $14.05 was the new high' record,

but last week saw sales of prime

steers weighing 1448 and 1529 lbs. at

$14.10 and $14.15. The bulk ofthe

steers sold at $10.75@13.50, with the

choice weighty steers taken at $13.50

and over and-a good class of steers

at $13 and upward. Medium to good

steers sold at $11 and over, and ordi-

nary to fair steers of light weight

went for $8@10.95, with sales down to

$7 or even less for inferior little

steers. Yearlings with quality to rec-

ommend them had an outlet at $12.50

@14, with the commoner class selling

down to $9.60. Butcher stock ,had'a

slower sale than for some time past,

with inferior ones Selling much lower,

and there was a poor showing of the

better class. Cows sold at $6.60@

10.25 and heifers at $5.85@12.25, while

cutters were off to $5.60@6.55 and can-

ners to $4.50@5.55. Calves were pur-

chased at $11@13.50 for light vealers

after an early week top of $14.25, the

heaVy calves selling at $5.50 and up-

ward. Not »much' activity was experi-

enced in the stocker and feeder branch

of the market, although prices were

much lower, early stockers going at

$6@8.90 and feeders at $7.75@9.25, a

few selling as high as $9.50. Texas

advices were not reassuring, Kansas

City re orting a glut of stock cattle

from th t quarter, the cattle having

been forced on the market by drought.

Farmers are waiting for corn crop de-

velopments and of the opinion that

they will be able to buy cattle much

lower later in the season. Bulls clos-



ed at $5.50@10. . ' ,

Hogs were held back last week by

numerous stock feeders, because of

the recent bad breaks in prices, own-

ers being of the opinion that by mar-

keting sparingly they would bring

about some good rallies in values.

This Course of action worked all right,

and much higher prices were scored

all along-the line, although it was not

always possible ,to put-_ the inferior

kinds on a much higher level. Omaha





.and Sioux City-reported some-heavy.





runs, indicating that the summer run.

in that, region is. being let loose early

off grass. Late in the week there was.

a sudden boom in, hogs that landed

the best at $16@16.30 andthe poorer.

kinds at $14.75@'15.25, pigs selling at

$11.7.5@,14.75, with the. best ,, prices

paid for pigs --weighing‘ amend 135 lbs.

Prime heavy hogs- ‘ftopped-‘the, market;

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The Idaho-





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of chmce killers and a fair showing of





excellent feeders. The week’s-receipts ,





were much larger than a week earlier,

and -most lambs closed 35@.50c lower

than a week earlier, some culls and

medium lambs being off 75c. Sheep

and yearlings showed little change.

Prices closed as follbws: Lambs at

$10.50@15.60; feeding lambs $14.25@

15; yearlings $8.50@12.75; wethers at

$7.50@11; ewes $3.50@9.25; breeding

ewes $9@15; bucks $5.50@7.25.



Horses were marketed moderately

last week and sold at generally un-

changed prices, with a good demand

from the United States and Great

Britain for army horses, riders selling

at $150 and light gunners at $175.

Horses sold at $60@100 for the com-‘

moned class and at $185@265 for the

drafters, with a fair kind of horses

weighing 1350 to 1500 lbs. taken at

$160@165 for eastern shipment. Farm

chunks were bought by eastern ship-

pers at $100@175.





. LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





Hogs are marketed freely pretty

much all the time, or except after se-

vere breaks in prices, following larger

supplies than usual. The natural im-

pulse is for stockmen owning hogs to

market them as soon as they get mod-





erate weight, although for many weeks .





there has been a gradual increase in

average weights of hogs received in

the Chicago stock yards. However,

the average weight is running well be-

hind most former summers, although

pigs are being marketed much less

freely! than usual in the midsummer

season. Recent receipts of hogs in

Chicago have averaged in weight 232

lbs., comparing with 231 lbs. one year

ago, 241 lbs. two years ago, 246 lbs.

three years ago and 243 lbs. four

year sago. But for the scarcity and

dearness of corn everywhere through-

out the hog feeding sections of the

country, hogs would come to market





much better finished. As it is, there





is a marked lack of good corn-fed hogs

and the daily receipts are very large-

ly made up of inferior grassy offerings.

This has brought about an extremely

wide spread in prices between the

best barrows of heavy weight and or-

dinary grass-fed swine, and the latter

are usually the first to go lower and

the last to advance. Although large

reductions in prices have taken place





since the high time of the present -. .





year, hogs are still selling for higher

prices than in former years.





bringing

7.85 per 100 lbs.





 





SUMMER MEETING OF Mien-non“





FRUIT GROWE-RS.‘





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The mid-summer meeting of

Michigan State ‘ Horticultural Society

will be held at Adrian, Wednesday

and Thursday, August 8-9.





The members of the State Society >





will be the guests of the. Lenawee

County Horticultural Society atgthis'

time. The local society will use every

effort to make all welcome, and as the

State Society has never Visited Lena-

wee county itwill be a fine opportu-

nity for all to become acquainted with

the surroundings of Adrian.



The following program will be car-

ried out as far as possible. .



Wednesday, August 8. _



10:00 A. M.——Assembling of mem-

bers and friends in Circuit Court room

of the court house. '



10:00 to 12:00—Experience meeting.

while members are arriving.



12:00 to 1:30—Lunch.



1:30—Address of welcome, F. H.

Ehinger,‘ President Lenawee County

Horticultural Society.



Short address by Hon. Clark Bald,-

win, President Chamber of CommerCe

of Adrian. .





~ Informal talks by members of , the >





State Society.





3,:30—Auto ride» through Adrian. and .





suburbs. . . .

POO—Banquet; with short toasts.

. Thursday, August 9. ' .

9:00‘A. M.—Assemble‘at theCo’urt

House for- auto trip about Lenawee’

county. ‘ ‘ 7





s» 12:00—Lunch, Served-en route. 111.; .

formal talks will be held on thisth





at different orchards.





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ODETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKET.





Thursday's Market.

July 26, 1917.

Cattle.





Receipts 2209. Good grades and

Cows steady; all medium cattle very

dull and 5@25c lower than last week.



Best heavy steers $10@10.80; 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 $7.5 @8;

butcher cows $6.50@7; common cows

$5.75@6; canners $5@5.50; best heavy

bulls $7.50@8; bologna bulls $6.50@7;

Stock, bulls $6@6.25; feeders $8@9;

stockers $6@8; milkers and springers

$50@100. .



Bishop,~B. & H. sold Mich. B. Co.

6 cows av 866 at $5.50, 3 do av 1053 at

$7.50, 16 butchers av ,

steers av 1081 at $9, 6 do av 1175 at

$10.50, 3 do av 1023 at $10.50, 7 do av

836 at $9; to Bresnahan 27 butchers

av 663 at $6, 1 cow wgh 800 at $5.50,

2 (10 av 1025 at $7.75, 2 do av 1000 at

$6.75, 2 stockers av 565 at $5.50, 1 bull

wgh 1030 at $7.25, 8 cows av 760 at

$5.75, 5 do av 934 at $7, 4 do av 870 at

$5.50; to Golden 2 butchers av 800 at

$6.50; to Parker, W. & Co. 9 steers av

950 at $9, 18 do av 782 at $7.25, 16

do av 777 at $ '50, 8 do av 1012 at $9,

20 cows av 69 at $6.50; to Thompson

1 bull wgh 1380 at $7.50, 2 do av 1360

at $7.50; to Bresnahan 10 cows av

788 at $6, 2 do av 1210 at $7.50, 5 do

av 980 at $5.75; to Sullivan P. Co. 6

do av 985 at $7.50, 2 steers av 875 at

$8; to Parker, W. & Co. 13 butchers

av 782 at $7.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 2

steers av 890 at $7.25, 2 bulls av 1175

at $7.75; to Schwab 4 stockers av 560

at $7; to Hammond, S. & Co. 1 bull

wgh 1300 at $7.50, 21 steers av 914 at

$8.50, 5 do av 718 at $6.50; to Parker,

W. & Co. 20 do av 1210 at $10.25; to

Mich. B. Co. 20 do av 970 at $8.75, 7

do av 817 at $6.85.

~ Erwin, S. & J. sold Sullivan P. Co.

15 cows av 1073 at $7.50, 2 do av 1155

at $7.75, 5 do av 1142 at $7.60, 4 do

av 1000 at $7.25, 2 do av 950 at $6.75, 1

do wgh 900 at $5, 5 heifers av- 690 at

$7, 8 cows av 975 at $7.35; to Thomp-

son 13 steers av 984 at $9, 2 do av

990 at $9.50, 2 do av 890 at $9, 4 do av

787 at $8.50; to Hoffend 5 heifers av

660 at $6.60; to Sullivan P. 00. 8 cows

av 1055 at $7.60, 1 do wgh 1000 at $6,

4 do av 962 at $7.25, 30 steers av 980

at $8.85; to Bray 3 butchers av 860 at

$6, 3 stockers av 683 at $5.50, 3 do av

666 at $5.50, 2 cows av 865 at $5.50;

to Mason B. o. 1 steer wgh 950 at

$9.75; to Ap lebaum 11 butchers av

798”at $6.80; to Hammond, S. & Co.

1 bull wgh 1220 at $7.70, ,3 do av 1157

at $7.40; to Thompson 3 heifers av

883 at $7.50; to Shiparo 7 steers av

930 at $8.25; to Bray 9 cows av 811 at

$6, 2 do av 1140 at $6.50, 4 do av 762

at $5.50; to Nagle P. Co: 1 steer wgh

1000 at $9.65.



Veal Calves.



Receipts 628. Market 50@750 lower

than last week." Best $14; common

and heavy $7@10; trade on common

grades demoralized.



Erwin, S. & J. sold Hammond, S. &

Co. 8 av 165 at $13.50, 11 av 170 at

$14.50; to Rattkowsky 7 av 180 at

$13.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 21 av 170





McMullen, K. & J. sold Hammond.

S. & Co. 9 av 160 at $14, 4 av 190 at

$9, 12 av 175 at $13.25.



Sandel, S., B. & G. sold Shiparo 5

av 125 at $10, 7 av 145 at $14.50; to

Sullivan P. Go. 9 av 165 at $14.



. Sheep and Lambs.





Receipts 581. Market 50c lower than

on Tuesday or last week. Best lambs

$14.50; fair lambs $13@14; light to

common lambs $10@12; fair to good

sheep $8@8.25; culls and common $4





6.

@Bishop, B. & H. sold Thompson 31

lambs av 72 at $15.25, 14 do av 68 at

$15.25; to Mich. B. Co. 4 do av 95 at

$15.25, 7 do av 85 at $15.25, 12 do av 85

at $15.25, 7 sheep av 120 at $8; to Sul-

livan P. Co. 24 lambs av 75 at $14, 11

do av 60 at $14, 16 do av 75 at $14.50.



Erwin, S & J. sold Thompson 6





'Sandel. S., B. & G. sold Parker, W.

& Co. 72 lambs av 85 at $14.75, 21 do

av. 90 at $14.50, 16 do av 70 at $13; to

Sullivan P. Co. 15 do av 78 at $15.25,





' .165do av 70 at §12; to Thompson 4 do





av 6091 $12, 2 do av 75 at $14.75, 9

sheep av 140 at $7.50.

Hogs.



Receipts 1016. Market steady at



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Report on the Con

Over 400 special, correspondents covering the agricultural commu

the condition of fifteen important» crops as they appeared on July 24.





ulnted according to counties in the following table.

hensive‘idea of the crop prospects for Michigan so far as condition is concerned.





 





 





dition of Impertant Michigan Crops.

nities of both peninsulas have reported on

TheSe reports have been averaged and tab—





A careful study of the figures will give the reader a compre-

The increase in the acreage





 

 





‘of some of these. crops, however, will augment the gross yield, even though the condition may not be up to the





normal.

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County. 25 23' m '3 g ‘2

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Alcona .............. 60 28 83 '83 . . 15 20 97 40

Allegan .............. 87 68 97 82 100 84 98 97 . .

Alpena .............. 80 . 60 95 88 100 105‘ 88 100 60

Antrim .............. 82 60 94 91 . . 77 82 95 . .

Arenac .............. 80 62 105 98 100 68 93 83 95

Baraga .............. 95 85 105 85 90 . . . 130 . .

Barry ................ 80 105 100 100 . . . . . . . .

Bay .................. 76 4'0 125 89 102 58 74 76 70

Benz1e ............... 125 80 80 125 . . 80 100 100 .

Berrien .............. 85 82 97 97 . . 84 95 99 . .

Branch . ............. 89 65 100 100 106 68 90 107 . .

Calhoun ............. 82 77 95 100 97 92 99 109 .

Cass .................. 83 71 106 90 . . 93 91 101 . .

Charlevoix- ........... 92 57 91 92 105 75 91 94 . .

Cheboygan ........... 99 75 . 99 101 98 96 101 104 94

Chippewa ............ 83 . . 85 . . 71 . . . . 90 . .

Clare ................ 91 77 98 102 102 92 95 102 90

Clinton .............. 3 78 92 80 98 84 85 98 98

Crawford ............ 40 60 60 90 . . 90 100 100

Dickinson ............ 100 50 50 . . . . . . 100 . .

- Eaton ................ 68 69 94 58 93 68 92 ' 96 75

Emmet 80 59 96 95 98 96 100 102 ..

Genesee ............. 91 53 94 93 91 54 90 100 85

Gladwin ............. 100 44 107 103 87 73 54 104 88

Gogebic .............. 100 75 101 95 100 90 . . 100 . .

Grand Traverse . . . 83 53 98 95 . . 83 100 107 . .

Gratiot .............. 80 54 103 90 100 48 88 105 95

Hillsdale ............ 71 71 95 84 89 70 87 99 . .

Houghton ............ 100 90 100 100 95 100 100 110 . .

Huron ............... 72 56 94 84 95 52 91 78 85

Ingham .............. 50 60 90 60 100 40 90 100 100

Ionia ................ 78 75 100 100 100 80 100 100 100

Iosco ................ 77 42 98 60 85 57 83 55 50

Iron ................. 75 90 95 90 75 100 . . 95 . .

Isabella .............. 70 68 100 89 102 65 100 94 61

Jackson ............. 81 71 96 95 78 74 95 98 80

Kalamazoo ........... 80 75 96 99 97 86 87 105 . .

Kalkaska ............ 83 61 83 102 90 ' 83 98 94

Kent ................ 86 58 95 93 95 96 87 105 . .

Lake ................ 88 66 104 100 95 92 100 104 75

Lapeer .............. 91 65 111 99 106 60 81 90 83

Leelanau 91 66 94 95 . . 81 78 100 . .

Lenawee ............. 83 85 110 95 109 100 100 100 100

Livingston ........... 85 67 100 100 96 82 97 111 90

Luce ................ 95 90 95 100 100 100 . . 95 . .

Mackinac ............ 105 95 105 100 100 101 100 105 100

Macomb .............. 85 48 102 99 93 80 85 88 100

Manistee ............ 90 80 80 75 . . 80 90 80 . .

Marquette ........... 93 100 95 100 86 85 104

Mason ................ 85 71 96 97 100 88 100 105 .

Mecosta ............. 95 50 90 120 . . 100 95 85 . .

Menominee .......... 120 85 110 100 110 120 100 160 140

Midland ............. 83 63 107 100 100 73 80 113 90

Missaukee ........... 87 57 100 98 100 81 89 97 . .

Monroe ............... 101 74 98 93 80 80 88 98 43

Montcalm ............ 70 65 103 83 100 80 . . 80 . .

Montmorency ........ 90 65 95 100 100 95 100 100

Muskegon ........... 95 77 88 95 . . 100 99 94 . .

Newaygo ............ 76 53 98 92 98 79 92 100 100

Oakland . . . . . . .. 89 64 103 102 104 80 96 ‘ .

Oceana 91 69 90 85 .. 91 95 102 ..

Ogemaw ............. 88 60 104 101 100 74 86 101 80

Ontonagon ........... 75 . . 75 . . 80 100 . .

Osceola .............. 87 62 99 91 77 65 71 89

Oscoda .............. 97 67 100 108 . . 95 75 100

Otsego ............... 100 50 100 100 . . 100 90 100

Ottawa .............. 85 65 92 94 79 78 75 96 77

Presque Isle . . . . . . 86 57 106 106 99 70 100 99

Roscommon .......... 75 70 93 85 85 80 95 100 _ .

St. Clair ............. 91 43 98 95 100 57 68 65 43

St. Joseph ........... 86 80 102 97 95 92 85 100 . .

Sanilac .............. 86 63 103 94 100 42 80 74 58

Saginaw ............. 86 38 98 94 99 43 25 75 78

School craft .......... 9O 25 90 90 95 . . 80 90 . .

Shiawassee .......... 7O 65 100 93 98 64 100 101 79

Tuscola .............. 77 52 96 86 88 56 71 85 75

Van Buren ........... 79 74 99 95 . . 88 93 93 . .

Washtenaw .......... 84 8 103 97 103 88 102 104 95

Wexford ............. 75 53 99 94 . . 84 100 107 . .





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106 102 5 .. 20 20

85 99 60 79 80 83

102 122 35 4o 40 50

99 98 25 25 68 60

103 100 20 .. .. ..

110 110 . .. ..

110 100 OI .- I. O.

95 91 47 55 78 80

120 100 5 .. .. 5

77 97 55 29 46 38

68 94 60 .. 75 ..

92 95 52 20 65 65

85 94 45 4o 44 46

104 97 38 .. 75 35

95 103 45 .. .. 66





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108 100 31 .. 75 70

95 104 . .. ..



96 108 24 .. 30 63

96 105 70 .. .. 95

102 103 38 .. 75 80

89 98 48 5O 62 78

88 96 63' .. 33 78

90 95 100 .. .. 105

92 102 60 75 68 70

85 90 50 .. 75 100

105 100 55 .. 100 ..

92 87 12 .. 75 63

90 100 75 .. ..



90 100 48 .. 50 15

74 89 54 80 69 64

78 88 80 50 ‘50 102

98 86 25 28 75 60





99 110 63 .. ..

81 99 77 50 80 98

90 100 100 .. 95 100

95 95 90 .. 100

100 100 80 72 85 77

110 100 50 40 50 ..

90 99 79 .. .. 100

. 93 102 53 20 76 50

90 100 80 .. .. ..

100 110 25 . .. 125

85 95 28 .. 50 50

96 110 34 . .,

89 111 51 55 82 50

73 94 40 .. 75

110 110 85 80 90

95 97 52 50 75 75





103

100 100

96 89

100 117

112 100

100 100

83 91

100 93

76 88

60 100

94 98

89 95

90 90

99 100

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LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





The National Council of Defense has

arranged to relieve live stock emer-

gency conditions which may arise in

any section of the United States dur-

ing the period of war. Mr. J. H. Mer-

cer, President of the Live Stock Ship-

pers’ Protective League, after a con-

ference with Chairman Willard of the

Council of National Defense, an-

nounces that the American Railway

Association, co—operating with the

Council, has pooled interest in railway

equipment and will in the future be

able to relieve any emergency as at-

fecting ca‘r shortage by rushing cars to

any section where a shortage ex1sts,

or where it becomes necessary to

move unusual numbers of live stock

due to drouth or other causes. Suc

an emergency is said to exist at the

present time in the southwest where

drouth has seriously handicapped the

grazers this season.



“1 have found the cattle feeding

game a good one this season,” says J.

C. Edmondson, of Washington county,

Iowa, who was in the Chicago market





recently with three carloads of fat Orpingtons





steers averaging 1425 lbs. which sold

.He added:





 





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“These steers were mostly Hercfords,

but they included a few Shorthorns.

I bought them as feeders on the first

day of last February at $115 per head.

They had the run of good blue grass

pastures and were fed all the corn

they would eat, taking about half a

bushel a head per day. The corn they

ate cost me 90 cents a bushel, as I

bought it early, and that helped bring

up my profits. There were 225 hogs

following the cattle, and they will be

marketed later.”



It is stated by the secretary of the

Dorset Horn Sheep Breeders’ Associa-

tion, with headquarters in Washing

ton, Pennsylvania, that the shortage

of wool throughout the world is so

great that it would not be surprising

if that staple advances before this

In the southwestern

part of the state, where most of the

wool is produced, prices are ruling very

high. Small amounts have brought 75

cents per pound recently, and most

owners are holding for $1.





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grapes still showing the bloom

is an attractive and appetizing

delicacy. Grapes fresh from the vine-

yard are appreciated in every market

center but unfortunately most cities

and small towns depend upon grapes

shipped in from distant growing cen-

ters and frequefitly the fruit is not in

the best of condition when sold to the

ultimate consumer. Many baskets of

grapes raised in Michigan have to en-

dure too much transportation before

they are used. , The basket may travel

from the fruit belt of Michigan to Chi-

cago and then back to a small town

less than fifty miles from where it was

produced. Then it stands in 'the gro-

cery store for one or two days and flu-

ally arrives in the home of a city. buy-

er who likes grapes. He opens the

basket and finds that the fruit has lost

its bloom and freshness. The bottom

of the basket has become sticky and

mushy and after eating a few of the

grapes the remainder linger on the

sideboard until they have dropped from

their stems and are ready for the re-

fuse can. The buyer loses his appe-

tite for grapes of that kind and the

grape producer loses a regular cus-

tomer.

Where All Are Satisfied.



Let us suppose that the grapes Were

produced on a farm.within a few miles

of market. The grower depends upon

customers in the nearby city and local

dealers to handle his crop. What is the

result? The fruit arrives on the mar-

ket in excellent condition if a fair

amount of care has been used in grow-

ing, picking and packing and the has-

kets of grapes are attractive. The

consumer buys a basket and carries

them home. The entire family scram-

ble for the luscious bunches and de-

sire more. The grocery order for the

next day includes one or more baskets

of fresh grapes and the consumer and

the producer are benefited by the tran-

saction. In some sections there is a

fine opportunity for farmers to make

money supplying local markets with

quality grapes if they have the inclina-

tion and the time for such work. While

many fine grapes are shipped from dis-

tant markets to towns in sections

where grapes are not produced it is

certainly true that the grape business

has been injured by poor quality fruit

and many more grapes would be con-





T HE primary purposes of storage

are to protect the tubers from

extremes of heat and cold and

from light. Account must be taken of

conditions of humidity and ventilation

and of the size of the storage pile.



The temperature should be the high-

est, at which potatoes can be maintain-

ed firm and uugerminated, and which

will at the same time hold fungous dis-

eases in check. Experiments of the

Department of Agriculture with arti-

ficially refrigerated storage indicate

that thirty—six degrees F. is sufficiently

low for all practical purposes and that

in the earlier portion of the storage

season a temperature of "forty degrees

F. is just as satisfactory as a lower

one except where powdery dry rot in-

fection occurs.



All natural light should be excluded

from potato storage houses because

when the tubers are, exposed to even

modified light, they are soon injured

for food purposes. A practical rule in

regard to humidity is to maintain suffi-

cient moisture in the air to prevent

the wilting of the tubers and at the

same time to keep the humidity con-

tent low enough to prevent the deposit

of moisture on the surface .of. the





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sumed if they could be'produced with-

in a few. miles of the local market

which handles them. ‘



Attractive Packages.



Grapes are usually marketed in what

is called the Climax, basket and they

come in sizes which hold three, five,

eight or ten pounds of fruit. Some

growers add to the attractiveness of

their package by adopting a brand

name which is placed on every basket

of fruit. * A colored sticker showing a

picture of grapes along with the brand

name and the address of the farm will

draw trade for that particular kind of

grapes if the quality is first-class clear

to the bottom of the basket. The old-

fashioned tendency on some farms to

place the little bunches in the bottom

and the perfect bunches On top has

never made any friends for the grape

business. The buyer who found poor

grapes on top and fine fresh speci-

mens in the bottom of the basket

might come back for more because the

taste of the last bunch would stimu-

late his appetite for more. The buyer

who started out on a fine bunch and

finished the basket with a handful of

sticky mush is apt to be prejudiced

against grapes. It is “repeat orders”

that count in every business. The

grape market, even for fruit of quality,

has always been severely injured by

the amount of poor grapes in competi-

tion and this is very unfair to the

grower who attempts to sell first—class

fruit. However, in the future the

grower of good grapes is very apt to

receive better prices than in the past

and the grower who can place fine

grapes on his local market under a

brand name should be able to make

the vineyard a profitable section of the

farm. ‘





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Good Culture.



Growing grapes on a commercial

scale should not be attempted unless

there is time to do it right. A certain

amount of pruning, cultivation and

spraying are necessary. The art of





spraying grapes thoroughly requires.





some study and practice and first-class

fruit cannot be placed on the market

without a thorough knowledge of the

insects and fungous diseases which at-

tack the grape. Much valuable infor-

mation can be obtained along this line

in the bulletins furnished by the state

experiment stations and the depart-

ment of agriculture.





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Storing Surplus Potatoes





piles they may become over-heated and

deteriorate. Six feet is a. good maxi-

mum depth to which to pile tubers in

bins, and the area covered by each

pile also should be limited. A good

plan is to insert ventilated division

walls at intervals through the pile or

bin. These may be made by nailing

relatively narrow boards on both sides

of twoby-four uprights, one inch spaces

being left between the boards. Gen-

eral ventilation for the whole storage

house usually is accomplished through

ventilating shafts in the roof.

Methods of Storage.



The possible ways to store potatoes

are pits or earth covered piles, in dug-

out pits or potato storage cellars, in

insulated wooden structures, in sub-

stantial masonry or concrete houses,

and in artificially refrigerated storage

hduses.‘ The latter two methods are

the most expensive. Fitting is the

most primitive method of storage, but

if properly done on well-drained loca-





tions is satisfactory in so far as the.





preservation of the potatoes is con-

cerned. The chief drawback to pitting

is that the potatoes are not always

easily accessible in the winter.



, Potato Storage Cellars.



The dugoutpit or potato storageflce'l





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426.7 per cent. Last year the in





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the dugout. ‘

for the cheaper structures of the dug};





‘out pit or cellar type when erected onf}

level or nearly level land, does not exf





ceed three feet. The soil removed

from such an excavation, particularly;

if the dugout is of any considerable?

size, is ample for banking the side and-

end walls for the roof. The cost of





construction may be greatly modified, '





according to the character of the lo-'

cation. .,



In the cheaper dugouts, where the

soil is of such a nature as to remain

intact it is allowed to form the side

and end walls, the roof being support?

ed on plates resting on the soil and

held tOgether by boards or joists. This

form of construction involves a deeper

excavation and a constant element of

risk from a cave-in. In the more ex-

pensive and substantial structures the

side and end walls are built of con-

crete. ~~

Insulated Frame Structures.



Insulated frame potato storage hous-

es are not used very extensively. As

a rule they are better adapted to

southern than to northern climatic

conditions. The construction feature

of such houses is the thorough insula-

tion of their walls, ceiling, doors and.

windows. This type of storage house

is not to be recommended fof’northern‘

locations, nor-is it advocated for the

south except where poor drainage con-

ditions will not permit the use of the

dugout or cellar style -of house. It is

not recommended, because it can not

be so economically constructed, nor

does it furnish as good a type of stor-

age as the properly ventilated cellar

storage house.



The Aroostook Type of Storage House.



The Aroostook type of storage house

with concrete or masonry basement

walls and wooden superstructure,

seems to be distinctively a" product of

Maine, and so far as has been observ-

ed is not found to any extent outside

of the state. It is an expensively con-

structed house and is almost aIWays

located on a side hill or knoll in order

that advantage may be taken of a

ground-level entrance. That such hous-

es have proved satisfactory to the po-

tato grower in Maine is evident from

the fact that practically no other style

of potato storage house is in use in

that state.





The Artificially Refrigerated Storage

House.



The artificially refrigerated potato

storage house is as yet hardly in ex-

istence. The present use of this type

of storage house is confined practically

to the holding of northern-grown seed

potatoes in cold storage for second-





‘c'rop planting in the south. A recently





published farmers’ bulletin of the U.

S. Department of Agriculture gives ad-

ded details on these different methods

of storing this important crop.





HOLDINGS OF CREAMERY BUT-

TER.





 





Reports from 266 cold storages show

that their rooms contain 65,874,378

pounds of creamery butter, while on





July 1, 312 storages reported 48,498,- ‘





442 pounds. The 207 storages that re-

ported holdings on July 15 of this year

and last Show a present stock of 61,-

273,734 pounds as compared with 78,-





707,845 pounds last year, a decrease of ‘





17,434,111 pounds, or 22.2 per cent. The

reports show that since July 1,~tl’1e"

holdings increased 35.9 per cent,~ while

our last report showed, that during.

June, the June 1 holdings increased?





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NEWAYGO POMONA MEETING.





 





Newaygo Pomona Grange met with

Lincoln Grange, June 21, for a one-day

session in Aetna Grove, and a picnic

dinner.



Hon. Wayne Rice was to have given

an address, but telephoned that he

would not be present, so the patrons

themselves occupied the time. What

helpful suggestions that I gained at the

farmers’ institute, or week of school

last winter, can I put into practice?

P. M. Miller opened this question and

told of the many things the week of

school did for him.



One farmer asked if the bulletins

sent out by the government and agri-

cultural colleges were not as valuable

as the schools, and the general answer

was “no,” the farmers would not read

them. There was more incentive, and

better inspiration where men get to-

gether and exchange ideas. Are we

showing proper spirit to the farm bu-

reau, was another question brought up.

The general opinion was that we did

not, and that it was our fault if we did

not take advantage of the things of-

fered by the bureau.



Will it be just to the grower and





consumer for the government to reg-





ulate the price of farm products, with-

out eliminating the speculator? This

question was taken up by Homer

Handy and nearly everyone had some-

thing to say. Some said you could not

eliminate the speculator, as he was a

necessity. Many others contended

that it would not be right for the gov-

ernment to regulate the price of farm

products—Mary Robertson.





DEDICATE A RURAL HOME.





 





For the second time the ceremony

of dedication of the rural home of one

of its members was performed by Ann

Arbor Grange at its last regular meet-

ing. Patrons who have not read or

seen this ceremony carried out Can

have little idea of its extreme beauty

and simplicity. Among all the rare

portions of Grange ritual, it holds no

mean place. Its ideas are so plainly

worded and so fittingly picture the

ideal farm home in its best estate,

that it makes a profound impression

upon all who hear it. The sentiments,

the songs, the emblems—all are of the

commonest and dearest to the home-

loving heart. The family whose home

is dedicated, the officers of the local

Grange, the members and their little

children, even to the infant in arms—

all these are assigned a place and part

in this dignified and heart-searching

service. I cannot too strongly urge

subordinate Granges everywhere to

use this somewhat recent contribution

to our Grange symbolism and helpful





. services.





In the instance referred to above,

the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Calk-

ins, on Packard Road, was dedicated

under the name of “Longacres,” by

Ann Arbor Grange, with Master Oscar

McDougall in charge—Jennie Buell.





COMING EVENTS.





 





Lapeer County Pomona Grange Ral-

ly and Picnic will be held at Cedar

Park Lake, Wednesday, August 8.

John C. Ketcliam, Master of Michigan

State Grange, will be special speaker

for the occasion. Everybody invited

to attend.



Pomona Grange of Mecosta county

will hold their annual picnic in Bieh-

ler’s Grove, a half mile west of Stan-

wood, Thursday, August 16. John C.

Ketcham, Master of the Michigan State

Grange, will deliver the address. A

fine program of local talent is being

prepared, as well as sports, races and

other contests for all. Forget the busy

cares of farm life and bring your bas-

ket of good things and get a few of

the “germs" of good fellowship and so-

cial Grange spirit that will fill that

beautiful little grove on August 16.



West Michigan Grange Rally, under

the auspices of Kent County Pomona

Grange, will be held Wednesday, Aug-

ust 22, at the Brewer Farm, at Plain-





 





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Central Michigan _Farmers’ Clubs

will hold their second rally at the M.

A. 0., Wednesday, August 15, 1917.

Everybody should plan to be there.

Further particulars in the next issue.



W. L. CHENEY, President,

Mason, Mich.





 





MOTHERS PINK TEA.





 





There were just eighteen charming

girls in our community, daughters of

the members of our Farmers’ Club.

They had organized themselves 1nto_a

sort of culture club of their own, which

We mothers knew little about, until we

received the following invitations,

which we made a point to accept.

The invitations were written on pink

tinted cards as follows:



“You are invited to be present at a

‘Pink Tea,’ in honor of the mothers of

our club members, from three to six

o’clock, July 2, 1917. Parlors of vil-

lage church.”



The ladies Were received by the

president of the club, and the first

hour was spent in an informal visit,

which resulted in heart to heart talks

of the problems of modern farm life.

One mother said that her daughter’s

taste in reading had been much im-

proved by the exchange of good books

among the club members. Another

said, “Mae’s music had seemed a waste

of time and money, until she began to

play at the Farmers’ Clubs, since that

she seemed to realize the pleasure she

might give by the patient cultivation

of her musical talent. And one moth-

er spoke of the helpful interest her

twin daughters were taking in cook-

ing the daily meals.



Promptly at four o’clock eighteen

lovely maidens dressed in white, with

pink caps on their heads, escorted

their guests to the dining-room. The

table was a vision in pink and white.

Pink carnations and bleeding hearts

formed the centerpiece. Place cards

bearing hand-painted rosebuds, the

work of one of the girls, and favors of

little baskets made from pink bristol

board, and filled with candy, graced

each place. The bill of fare, which

follows, was cooked by the girls them-

selves, and daintily served:



Tomato Bisque Wafers

White Bread Butter

Strawberries and Cream

Pink and White Cake Ice Cream

At the conclusion of the meal the

president said, “If our mothers will

now go with us into the adjoining

room, we shall be pleased to display



our talents in other ways.”



A delightful miscellaneous program

followed. Care had been taken that

each daughter should take a part pre-

viously unheard by her own mother.

Violin and piano selections were prac-

ticed when mother was absent. One

very diffident girl, who always failed

if standing before an audience, recited

a humorous poem in a delightful man-

ner, seated in a big arm chair. The

program was concluded with a familiar

song, sung by the mingled voices of

mothers and daughters. Yes, and the

writer, who is pleased to tell the true

story of the Mothers’ Pink Tea, that

other daughters may go and do like-

wise—Mrs. Elmer Lewis.





CLUB PICNICS. ‘





 





On July 4 the Salem Farmers’ Club

held its annual picnic at the pleasant

home of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Farley,

and a fine pot-luck dinner was served

to 125 friends and members of the

Club on the lawn. A tent was erected

and ice cream was served during the

afternoon to all who wished it. At

2:30 the vice-president, Mr. Johnson,

called the meeting to order and the

program was opened by singing Am-

erica. A recitation was then given by

Reva Dean, after which Mr. Charles

Ross gave a very fine paper on “The

Position of the United States in 1917.”

Mr. Ross thought it a very difficult

subject to handle at the present time

as it was hard to know our exact po-

sition“ We then listened to a recita-

tion by Miss Dorothy Bailey and a

piece of instrumental music by Velma

Nelson.

cred us with one of his ever pleasing

recitations, and the program was con-

cluded by music by Velma Nelson. The

Club hopes to hold many more such

pleasant and helpful days—Mrs. I. R.

Johnson, Sec.





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OHN’S big beautiful hen-hatched Barred Rocks,

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EUOTHSOY Bull“ 3 yearold unusua y high clasannimal

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Bigelow’s Holstein Farms,

BREEDSVILLE, MICH.

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REG. EOLSTEINS: Herd headed by Albina Bouts

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

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Herd Sire

Ypsiland Sir P—letertle De Kol

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Buff Leghorns. August sale 25hens one dollar each.

16 two dollarl hens and cook bird fol-$20

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ROUGH, PINE CREST FARM, Royal Oak. Mich.





HOMESTEAD FARMS

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100 REGISTERED HOLSTEINS 100





For Salez-17 mos. old bull whose 7 nearest dams

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

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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

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1. Red Summer Sale Rose Comb cocks and liens.



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INTERLAKES FARM Box.39. Lawrence, Mich.





» dHamburg Eggs settingsl. 50 Bal-

Sllver Spanged ance season. young Belgian

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8. C. White Leéhorns





Yeaing hens for sale. Thoroughbi stock bred for

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s o w Leghorns at a sacrifice buy them now. Two-

ear- old hens 91 em h; Roosters $1 and $1. 25.

HILL- 0 EST POULTRY FARM. Ypsilanti Mich.





ILVER Golden and WhisgeWy nndottes. Eggs from

some grand matings.w $150 per 15, $2 50 per 80, large

vigorous birds. 0. W.Browning. R. 2 Portland Mich.





8 c w L h April Hatched. Standard Bred

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Thousands of Ohichs lor lug. llolivery.

My Young Strain S. O. WLeghorn Chicks now $.00

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REGISTERED HOLSTEINS





Holton, Mich. .

Reference. Old State Bank. Fremont. Mich.

Flint Ma lecreat Ba 03! sire' In service



His sire is Map ecrest Korn yke Hengerveld his 3

Nearest Dams each over301bs. of butter inldays

His dam and grand dam both-made over 1232 lbs. of

butter in lyear. It Is the yearly cow we are looking

for todelivorthe goods. Flint Maplecrest Boy’ sDam is

Gluck Vasser 8911.30.57 lbs. of butter In 7 days and 120

lbs. in30days. Her butter fat test isl}. 27. This looks

about right to the man who goes to the creamery.

We have Bull Calves from- 2 weeks to 8 months old for

sale at dnir farmers prices all out ofA. R 0. Heifers.

W rite Ill to] us the kind of a bull you want.





John H. Winn. (lnc. ,) Holton. Mich.

842 Lbs. B UTT E R





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



bull sdam (at 2 yrsT )h, his rand- dam (at 3 yrs. ) and his

rent grand- dam hree c oice young bulls from A. R.



6.01m Herd tuberculin tested annually. Holstein:



of course. Peaccland Stock Farm, Three Rivers.



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





FOR S ALE Three Registered Holstein male

calves ranging from four weeks to



six months. All from A. 0. st t.ock All fine individ-



uals. Prices right. For particulars' Inquire of



J. W. McFadden, West Salem Stock Farm Salem, Mich.





 





 





 





l'RE bred Holstein Bull born July 15, 1917, not elig-

ible to record, 15-16 white. 8. 00d one. 835 oratedac

deliveredlsuywlierein state. Newton srnhart, StJohns. Mich.





 





Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us

Ten Days before date of publication





We Oiler 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 breedino.





Flanders Farm, Orchard Lake, Mich.

CATTLE.





Aberdeen- Angus





Held established in 1900, Trojan—Eric»; and Black

birds only. Bulls in service: Black Brandon $89132

Enos of Woodcotee 191382. Also breeders of Percheron





II s ddle Hora

Wooiioorn s'roox FARM, Ionic. Mich.





 





 





 





HOIOE Angus Bulls for sale. Have several well

C bred exco llent type Angus Bulls at reasonable





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





Registered Guernseys





Stock always for sale. May Rose Shaina—Herd Tuber-

culin tested annually. Ne had actor - no

abortion. .M. WILLIAMS. rNorth Adams, Mich.





Gum'ey Buns ofo service 1ngv and mgoglveII‘froIn

T. V. HICKS, Route ol. Battle Coach. Mich.





GU E R N 8 BY s—REGIBTEBEIg





“1n bl d of world chum ons.

wcxgdun'hflsnrnnu. Saginaw. he Inch





GUERNSEYS 23‘“ 223.532.3233.?

GEO. N. CRAWFORD. - - - Holton.Mleh.

Registered hmmk‘ksm“ 35°32“





 





. Ohene breeding. Avondale Stock Farm.Wayne, Mich.





Itlklmd llolsiclu. 32cc??? chhfiélllufllli'





- Wmmuou. w n. Jonu a a. nine. canoes-hum.





 





Holsteins vs. BeIkshiIes





The greatest of Live Stock Combinations.





The Holstein furnishes you the largest roduction

of Milk which separated gives you great og feed—

Skim Milk



The Berkshire will make wonderful growth on skim

milk natures food. It balances any food you raise on

your to rm. Other conditions equal the man with skim

milk always excells in hog raising.



The Holstein and the Berkshire is each more prof-

ltable to you by reason of the ot h.er



We have the best to offer you in each breed. A young

bull out of a tested dam and a trio of spring pigs for

your breeding pen would prove the beat of investment.

providing on feed and care for them as you should.

CorrespOn deuce solicited. All steak guaranteed as

represent ed





SWIGARTDALE FARM





PETERSBURG, MICH.





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 bullsd than we are altering,

ready for service. You don' 1; need as.h We trust



Get ourdescriptlon booklet. LONG BEACH FAR 08,

Augusta. (Kalamazoo 00).. MI I: Mien





 





 





Yearling Heifer, rebred Hol-



lior Sgle; stoiln, dbgfi'ghnihao s “hafnaOreaIn;



Lad, am you you wan

something“?! write M600 1).. Clarke, Vamr, Mich.





* Butter Fat Counts

reHolIItoin Bull 'On'lves from“ II 80 “Jim 6.53! Biro. Dun

frond daughters of Ponti-





,thetid‘mfii rand Ila' natfi‘fiv‘mm _ .





' tering.





T the Michigan Agricultural Col-

lege a. practical farm poultry

house has been constructed by



Professor Burgess which will meet the

requirements for a flock of one hun-

dred hens. The house is attractive in

appearance and the estimated cost is

about $100. As the photograph shows,

it is a. house of the open-front type and

large windows in the ends are intend-

ed to furnish the sunlight which oth-

erwise would not enter because of the

lack of height in front. The house is

three feet six inches high in front and

four feet six‘ inches in the rear. With

the ordinary shed roof type of house

an abundance of sunlight can be ob-

tained from the front but in this Bur-

gess house it is quite necessary to

place plenty of windows in both the

east and west sides. ,

The front of the house is covered

with wire cloth to stop the force of

the wind and keep sparrows from en-





where the winter. is very severe it,

would possibly be practical to use cur-f

tains on a house or this type 'I‘iu'ri‘ng





the coldest weather. A thermometer.

hung in the house, and also one cut;-

side will furnish the poultryman with

valued information in the management

of his house. If curtains are necessary

on the open-front house they can be

made at a. small expense by using bur-

lap or canvas on light frames. The

open-front house is a winner but some

poultrymen have reason to believe

that there are times in the winter

when it is impossible to keep an open-

front house warm enough for the com-

fort of the fowls. In that case the

house must be equipped with curtains

to regulate the temperature as much as

possible.



A house of the Burgess. type painted

to correspond with the other farm

buildings will be an attractive addition

to any farmer’s property. In building





 





 





 





Good Type of Open-front House for 100 Chickens.





This long “wire window” is

two feet four inches in height and ex-

tends the length of the house. The

outside dimensions of the house are

twenty by twenty, which gives a floor

space of four hundred square feet.



The roof is covered with prepared

roofing and the sides are protected in

the same manner. The lath which hold

the paper to the sides may be painted

to contrast with the color of the build-

ing paper, and this gives the house an

attractive appearance. The floor is of

concrete placed on six inches of cin-

ders, which are tamped and leveled.



Interior Arrangement.



The interior of the house is arrang-

ed slightly different from the usual

custom. The roosts are placed above

a. pit made by laying up boards so that

a box is formed to collect the drop—

pings. This is substituted for the drop-

ping boards commonly used in many

farm poultry houses. The only objec-

tion the writer can find with this'plan

is the fact that it takes away some of

the floor space which can be used for

the birds. A tight droppingboard still

gives the birds the use of the floor

space beneath the board, which can

always be bedded with plenty "of clean

litter. . _



In this house the trap nests are ar-

ranged over the roosts and accurate

records have been kept of the birds

laying there. In general vigor the

hens seemed to be in first class con-

dition and undoubtedly a house of this

type could be used to great advantage

by many farmers desiring to keep at

least one hundred hens.



The open-front type of house is gen-

erally considered very satisfactory by

practical poultrymen. The birds are

in less danger of acquiring colds and

reap than when they are, confined in

damp and ill-ventilated houses, ‘Hens

need plenty of fresh air at all seasons

of the year and an opencfront house





with windows in the two sides is eas-'

ily ventilated even on the waI'IIII=.¥s_t_~





days of summer.

on exposed sites





 





or in Reactions .





poultry houses every farmer can work-

out his own ideals, depending On his

desires and the bulk of his pocket

book. There is probably no style of

house which all poultrymen will say

is the best, but every practical poul-

try house should be constructed with

regard to ventilation, light, protection

from storms, and comfort for the birds,

and the new Burgess open-front house

is being favorably mentioned by many

poultrymen as possessing all of those

features.





Ingham Co. R. G. KIRBY.





 





FOWLS A DISTINCT BREED.





I noticed recently a. discussion of

breeds of poultry without tails, and I

want to say there is. a breed with no

tail, and very distinct in every mean-

ing of the word. They are called

Rumplet Books, or Bobs. The mark of

distinction being the lack of tail feath-

ers, they are easy to-pick out from

among the other Rocks. They can also

be easily distinguished after being

dressed for the market for they are

minus the tail portion, the end of the

backbone or rump being round in

effect.



Another characteristic which distin.

guishes this breed is the egg, which is

round, although for size it is equal to

others in this respect.



Aside from these characteristics, in

which they differ from the ordinary

Barred Rocks,- they are like them in

size, color, and other characteristics.



This breed won favor on our farm,

which made them 'a distinguished

breed, because visitors, although not





interested in poultry, would notice this --





tailless fowl with feathers on the

rump curving gracefully and overlap-





ping in uniform ranges of external coy--





ering or plumage, and become inter-

ested in this apparent freak of nature.

In that way they would become in

ested in. our entire flock of, '





 





   

   

   





   

   

   

   

   

 





 





 





 





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Rheumatism.—-—We have taken the

Michigan Farmer for a great many

years and think it one of the best farm

and all around papers published in the

country. I would like to have you tell

me what to do for two Jersey cows

that appear to be stiff and rheumatic

for the past five or six weeks. They

show similar symptoms to a horse that

is foundered. F. W. P., Harbor Beach,



'Mich.--Give each of your cows 3. tea-

spoonful of powdered nitrate of potash





at a dose in feed or drinking water





twice a day. You had better examine

their fore feet as they may perhaps be

sore and require attention.



Cow Gives Blood—I have a heifer

that came fresh July 3, milked her

Wednesday noon, she gave clear blood

from all four teats, but is some better



' now; however, her milk is yet a pink



color. F. R., Burt, Mich.~—Doubtless

your heifer injured her udder, or else

the whole bag became congested, re-

sulting in slight hemorrhages, and all

that is required to correct this ailment

is careful milking, plenty of bedding

and a limited food supply for a few

days. Give her a teaspoonful of pow-

dered nitrate of potash twice a day

for a few days.



'Foot Soreness.——I have a horse that

is foot sore, especially in his fore feet.

1 first noticed this soreness commenc-

ing to come on him when he was three

years old and he is now five. Have

had him shod with bar shoes Which

seemed to give him slight relief. .8. C.





M., \Vayne Co.—Stand your horse in .





wet clay two hours daily, one hour in

the morning and another hour or two

in the evening. Giving or applying

drugs has little or no effect on these

cases of chronic foot soreness. Shoe-

ing with a. wide-webbed strong shoe

that has considerable rolling mot1on

will afford some relief.



Wind Puff.——Have a horse with wind

puff on hock joint which is not caus-

ing soreness or lameness. What treat-

ment do you recommend? J. W., Fow-

ler, Mich—Leave him alone, as .a

bunch of this kind cannot be reduced;

furthermore, applying irritating 11m-

ment or blisters might perhaps make

him worse.



Sitfast.—-I have a horse that has a

bunch on lower part of shoulder about

the size of a small bowl, which inter-

feres with his action. The muscles of

shoulder are shrinking and I would

like to know what can be done for

him. I forgot to say that our local

Vet. is treating the case. J. S. P., At-

tica, Mich—Your Vet. should remove

bunch or else split it open and remove

wall of abscess, either with the knite

or by packing it with gauze saturated

in rectified oil of turpentine. A stim-

ulating liniment should be applied to

wasting muscles; however, as soon as

the lameness leaves, the shoulder

muscles will gradually grow. This is



‘ a case which requires treatment by a

competent Vet.



Licking Disease—My young cattle,

as well as the milch cows, seem to

have the habit of chewing on bits of

wood and inclined to lick fences and

bones. At present they get only the

grass of the pasture, but are well sup.

plied with salt. B. K., Zeeland, Mich.



- -—Usually this ailment occurs in cer-

tain lecalities or on certain premises,

but is most commonly seen among cat-

tle which are kept stabled continuous-

ly and is most likely to appear during

the winter months. With your cattle

all that will be necessary is to furnish

them with some grain twice a day, or

you may mix equal parts of cooking

soda, ginger, gentian and powdered

charcoal and give them each two ta-

blespoonfuls at a dose in ground feed

twice a day.



Indigestion—I have a cow six years

old, that was fresh in November, 1916;

will freshen again in November, 1917.

She has always been a very good cow,

gave a— good flow of milk with a good

test. Is not giving more than a gallon

per day now. She is running on good

pasture of wild hay and clover. Has

been getting a little grain but not

enough'to make her produce much

milk. After urinating she is inclined

to strain as if suffering some pain. A.

A. M., LaGrange, Ind—Give her two

tablespoonfuls of bicarbonate soda at

a dose in feed or drinking water two

or three times a day. If it is possible

you had better change her feed.





Sores on Testers-Several of my cows

are troubled with sore teats and I

would like to know what to apply. A.

WK. 3.; Hillman, Mich.—:—Apply equal



‘"‘ ‘ “ rine 79nd compound tinc-

° ’ sores-Wine a day.





 

 





 





 

 





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”Jerseys and Duroc Jerseys





The, most important thing in buying a Jersey bull is to get one backed up by generations ofjhigh





producers.





Breakwater offers to cell n few choice bull cnlvcc of this kind.





:1. w. moweno.

owmm





BROOKWATER FARM

Ann Arbor. Mich, R. 7.





O. F. FOSTER.

MANAGER





 





 





5.2g". gragg‘mflolstein Heifers





Also rode Holstein Bull

Prices reasonable. THE .fENNINGS FARMS.

V.M.SHUESMI’1’H, General Manager. Bailey. Mich



Fricsian Heifers. 3 to 8





RegiStered HdStein mos. old. Some from 3Q lb.



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

. ' . Th ' d '



3 Ho's‘ein neuel‘s 3.11% Almlts‘tl? sistef‘lo it;





of 35-lb. cow. bred to % bmthertoa‘a lb.4 yr. old. Terms

it wanted. M. L. McLAULIN. Redford. Michigan.





hci fore and heifer calves.





RegiStered COWS, Priced reasonable. Noted





Shot-thorns Bullsa mo. to 2 ears old-

For sale from cod milking cows. y





Ii. ll. Clyde Station. . J. DeGurmo. R..6. Milford. lich.

Maple Ridge gem. Est-b-





SHORTHORNS liched 1867. 0 stock for





sale. J. E. Tnncwoll. Macon. Michigan.





 





 





berthorns for sale. 5 bulls Scotch top 10 to 14 mos..

3roan. l WllltP.] red. rice 8150. to 8250. Icon of Max-

wnlton Sultan, Ill mos. '50. O. Carlson. Leroy. Mich.





Shorthorn Cattle ‘





bulls for sale. W. J. Lessiter. Balding. Mich.





 





few

young





 





APLE Grove Bhorthoms 1 Oxford Down Sheep.

Reg. ronn & red hulls by King George. 3 Son of Roan Su -

tan. from 2 to 13 mos. David Murphy a Son. Cass City. Mich.





 





breeding and good individuals. B. B. llcnvey. Akron. Itch.

we will ship you





on Our Easy Payment Plan .n, W.,”...





Holstein Bull calf in our stables. Prices from up.

Ypsilanti Farms. . Ypsilanti. Michigan.

lllllKUIll HERD Illll. MINES £335.33.

prices. JOHN A. RlNKE. Warren, Mich.

2 Reg. Holstein cows? years old dueto fresh-





F" 83'. on Sept. r(and 8. Well marked price right}

0. L. EULE’l‘T a; son, Okemos. Mich.





HEREFORDS





Sires in service, Governor by Prince

Donald Militant Farmer by Farmer

(Imp), Bonnie Brae Jr. by Bonnie

Brae 24th. Inspection invited.



ALLEN 3305., PAW PAW. MICE.





 





 





 





The All-Around



is the farmer’scow. She'shls

Jersey friend and pride-the beauti-

ful,gentlc,ever-paying milk machine that lifts

the mortgage, builds up the fertility of the

farm, and puts the whole business on a sound,

paying, ermancntbasis. She ada tshcrsclf

to all c imaten and. all feeds an does not

need fancy care. She matures early and

lives long. And she's so sleek,clean cut and

handsome. as to be the family pet and

pride. She produces well

and sells well. Learn

about her in our fine, free

book,“About Jersey Cat-

tle." Write {or it now.





THE AMERICAN JERSEY

CATTLE CLUB

345 Wat23d8l" "1.0!,





 





 





 





 





 





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lamy llulls for Sale .33.‘;‘“R.§;?dn“°,‘.fi.figafu"§u

somi-ofliolal test. 0. B. Wehncr. R. G. Allegan. Mich





 





for sale. ready for service. Out of

Jersey Bulls good producing dams. Prices right.

R. B. FOWLER. Hartford. Mich.





For sale ten months





Hluflde Fm Jerseys‘ old bull backed on both

sides by R. of M. dams with high oflicial records.

0. d: 0. DEAKE, - - - Ypsilanti. Michigan





Maple Hill Farm Baglslmd lsmy llallla

Stock under 2% yen-a I“ sold





J. R. Worthington. R. No. 7, Lansing, Michigan





The Wlldwoocl Farm

Breeder of Line bred Majest strain of J cuey Cattle.

Herd on B. of M. test.'l‘ubercu in tested. Bullcalves for

sale. Type t. Production is our motto. Alvin Boldcn. Came, Mich.





Lillie Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Bull calves from R

of M. Cows, also heifer calves and several bred

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



R. of M. Jersey herd offers for sale

maple lane tuberculin tested oowe, bulls, bllhll





calves and heifer calves. cart-yin the best B. of .

blood of the breed. IBVIN FOX', Allegnn. High.





 





’l‘. OlnirCounty Jersey Cattle Club. We have forsale

Bulls old enough for service and Bull calves, from

host stains of Jersey Cattle. Majesty‘s. Noble of Oak-

lands. Combmation's Premier. etc. Write for Pedi-

grocs,pricc and particulars. Fred A. Brennan. Sec .Cnpnc. Mich





 





Notten Farm Jerseys





for sale.





also a few Du-

roc Jersey pigs

ROTTEN FARM. Grass Lake. Mich.





 





Shorihom Cattle oi both Sex loss-ale





W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.





 





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





FOR Salealleg. Short Horn Hulls by Maanlton

Monarch 2nd. a. son of Avondnlc. from 1 to 9 mos.

Michigan,





 





 





 





 





- Francisco Farm Shorthorns

Big Type Poland Chinas





“They’re rugged~They pay the rent."

othing for sale at present.

P: P- porn, R. R 3» NM





 





 





 





I Havenlight roan, registered, shorthorn bull

ready for service. also youngerones forsale.

JAMES READ. bunfle . Mich.





Cattle‘For Sale





Loads feeders and two loads yearling steers. Also

can show you any number 1. and 3 years old from

600m lZUUlbs. Isaac Shanstum. .Fairiield. Iowa, R-S.





Elderly Slocl Ranch Angus





GEO. A'I‘HAWAY a SON.

Sixty head of cattle yearlings nnd





FOR SALE two year olds. Can sell and allow





pasture tnll Sept. 3(l0ct. or 1. 1% miles from Chase.

49:; miles from Reed City.

RBERT LUSB Y. Reed City. Mich.





nous.

Durocs and Victories





Heavy bone. lengthy Spring Boats and Glltfi from prize

Winners 81 red by one of the best Sons of the Great De-

fender At other noted strains. M. T. STORY. Lowell. Mich.





Berkshires,





Berkshires. Bred gills and sows for fall farrowing.

Also Spring pus. eithcr sex. A few hours service-

able age. reg. (.‘hmv Stock Farm. ll. 1. Max-lotto. Mich.



uoi on fast $15.00 .& $20.00 each





BerkShlre Plgs thrceinomhs old. Register-





ed J1. transferred, richly bred. River-view Farm. Vassar. Much.





 





 





Bulls. Cows and Heif-

m for sale.

Ovid, Michigan





 





 





 





 





 





Boar-s, serviceable age, bostAb-lood

lines. Re ietored. LMHURST

STOCK ARM. Almont. Mich.





 





 





 





bred giltn for sale

priced to sell.

Hastings, Mich.





Duroc Jerseys





Carey U. Edmonds.





 





' sired by Orion Cherry

Duroc chrmg Roars m... u... .m. an...

American 1. OneZyear old sow by Cherry King's

Rival due to {arrow Nov. 1st. far-rowed 15 pigs last





 





illuy‘rnising 1'2.



NEW ION BARNHART. St. Johns. Mich.

_ Ono Yonrli [1 Cherry King



Duroc Jerseys llozlr, Uilisll‘n‘ed for fall far-





row. J. H. liANiiHAli'l‘, Eusi Lansing, Mich.





 





Duroc Sows and gilts bred to Eureka Cherry Ki ng

‘ and Crimson Critic son of Critic Model 1916

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





 





Full Bo rs & G’lt. all sold.

Duroc Jerseys' 1 have smile extrzli gbod heavy





boned spring pig: for sale pain not akin.

F. J. DAKODT. B. 1.- Monroe. Michigan.





’ Pigs at weaning time;

Dobson s DurOCS; either sex, Best of

breeding. Collie Pups. Urlo L. Dobson, Quincy, Mich.

D U ROCS a few choice spring bouts.



Writc fordcscription &price.





E. D.,HEYDENKERK. Wayland, Mich.





Reg. Duroc Spring Boar-s ‘3‘2

ford lin m Lambs readyto ship. Exp. Paid. Fine Stock.

J. R. HICKS, St. Johns. Mich.





 





Good Spring pigs by Defender-‘5

Du POCS, Cherry King atreusonable prices

E. E. Calkins. R. D. 6. Ann Arbor, Michigan.





 





Raise Chester Whites





Like This





the original big producers

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HAVE started thousands of breeders on the road to

success. I can help you. [want to Place one hog from

my great herd In every community where am not already rep-

resented b those~ zinc early develops a-rcndy for market at six

months olr . Write for my plan— ‘ ore Money from H ."





e. s. mnaamm, R. p, D. 10, Portland, Michigan





 





 





Big Type 0. l. C’S, &Chcsier Whites





Special prices on all boar pigs for the next. 30 days.

Vl’lll sell sows only when bought ml pairs. These

pigs are sired by our th ree (‘hnmpion boars that have

not an 5 Mil in the country. School master King of

the liret‘( Cmndells wonder & Callaway Edd both

champions.All stock shipped on approval, satisfaction

guaranteed. (let our catalogue. .

Harry '1‘. Crandell 4!: Son. Cass City, Mich.





 





. Bidwell Shorlhurns





“For Beef and Milk”





..-. This heifer at6 months has bone.

-': size and quality—Our own breeding.



- The blood of Scotch bulls Imp.

Shenstone Albino and Imp. Villag.

. e! Registered stock always for sale.





lllllllELl. STOCK HRH.





 





 





Box 3. Tecumseh, Michigan.

Slim-thorns For Sale 3.13%, bill: mi: .335





heifers. W. B. McQuiIlnn. Howell. Michigan.





0. l. C. & Chester White Swine





Strictly Big Type, with quality. One yoarlingsowrlttwo

gilt: bred for Sept. furrow, Guaranteed safe \chpig.

I have the finesllot of early Spring pigs lever raised.

can furnish a few in pairs not akin. Address.



NEWMAN’S {STOCK} FARM. Mariette. Mich. R. 1.





Bred ("ilts all sold. Special prices on

Cheaters March} boars, also 6 months Holstein

Bull. F. W. ALEXANDER. Vassar. Mich.





 





O l C An extra fine lot of last spring

. o 0 pigs, either sex and not. akin. from

good. growthy stock. Form ‘A mile west. of depot.



Otto B. Schulze, - - - - Nashwlle. Mich.





 





-—Dni or beef bred. Breeding stock all

Whom: ales groan at farmers prices. C.W.Omm,

My. Cont. Itch” Shorthom Breeder! Assn . lcflrldo. Ilch.



Largest and best





RiChland Shoithorrgi Peril. in the statef



d b. t t to. . orne one o



tili‘Lbeoi-dlcll: sTeggit‘ce. lilntien: field of Reg. Angus cattle.



including the Hg‘nw {battle for sale at a bargain. Most.-

0!“! an . no r . .



'1‘ Cit , Mich. Ford at Prescott. Mich.



6m“ "“0. 1i Pansoorr .3 sons.





 





 





CHOICE SPRING PIGS





. 6 Ready to ship. The big smooth. growthy





type. sired by noted boars. Registered

and shipped (”3





O. D.

J. CARL JEWETT, Mason.Mich.





o i- use new .1..2{3ޣ........,....,.

c an n roam-n e.orn

pnilnodbt uhn. A. J .p BABEER. Belmont. 011.113.





 





 

 





' So is starvation,





 





; E. J. Aldrich.





 

 

 

 

 





1:94:48?"





0.]. C. mmsii‘ £T§x3érll§ii 5.2:? ‘"

0. D. Somervill. Grass Lake. M ch. 3. D. l.

0. 1. CS.





All sold. Booking Orders for the



bent of on! winter and spring lea.



C. J. THOMPSON. - - Rockford, Michlgan



~ ’ Spring pigs and Re Holstein heifers



0' I‘ C 8' from 5m 15 monthg‘old. CLOVER

LEAF STOCK FARM. R. l,





P. 0. 8 WIN





faction gurnnteed.





O. l. C. ’S.





 





 





Monroe. Mich.





 





BigbonedArr boars. Sons

bred for fnl furrow. Salm-

R. W. Mills. Saline.Mlch.





 





Gilts bred for Aug. and Sept.

furrow. Also a few choice spring





\farrowed boar pigs. Geo. P. Andrews. Dunsvillaflich.





 





I. C's. A few choice boar i ready to shi . Wu

0. one? Act quick. they wonpt'lgst long at: thlb IC:%

Stock recorded free. Elmer E. Smith. Redford, ich.





BllliTYPE PlllAllll BlllllllS





Boar Pigs from the CHAM PION and GRAND Gill)!—

I’ION and our othcr GREAT HERD BOARB and big

ST RETCHY SUWS of very best breeding and individ-





ualrt .

hILLcnssr FARM, F. B. Lay, Mgr.

annmnnoo, Mich.





 





 





“W a r is ”

_

every one should do their bit. You

can raise more pork on less food if you breed Butler's

big type Poland Chlnas. Sows bred for fall far-row.

Zonrs ready for service. . C. UTLER. Pott-

lnnd. Michigan, Bel‘ Phone





 





I La rd'ge (Type P. C.

Fal pigs on bred gi ts a an d. N thi f I

present. w. E. LIVINGSTON, °milhzrlfrafif





 





nigh Type Poland China: ill’."l.i‘l‘d.i‘.ii. .l‘f‘rlfé'é;

rl t. L. \V. BARNES d SON, Byron, Mich.





 





ARGE Strain P. C. everything sold except 1 husky

yearling boar that is long. tall 4: deep. 1 extra. choice

full boar. H. O. SWAllTZ. Schoolcraft. Mich.





 





LARGE type P. 0. Some very choice summer Hilts

bred to furrow in August. Will sell 1 of my yearling

Augusta. Midi.





herd boars. . J. Hagelshuw.





 





' Poland China. fall and c rln l ..

Large Shled at farmers prices. B. Pplloc‘lcggcgps

$1.50 per 15. Robert Neve, Pierson, Mich.





 





POLAND Chinu bred gllts all sold. still have come

choice fall pigs of large and medium type. Mfum-





ero prices. P. I). LONG, R. 8. Grand Rapids lMlch.





 





llg Two Poland chinas Si“t.‘$fif3.tz,°ii’;%§f°eib’ltr

hog. A. A. WOOD & SUN. Saline. Michigan





 





boar now ready to ship, buy





TV” Paland China nowamlgct choice

. W. BOLTON. KALAMAZUU. LIICHIGAN.





ling





 





Nothing for solo but fail boars and

gl ts. Write for rices.

R. No. D. Igecatur. ma





Hampshire Swine.

FLOYD thERS,





llampshlre Weanlmg Pigslzifi‘fi‘gfsfiifif’d‘“ mm

A. E. BACON & SON. Sheridan, Mich.





FOR SALE

YORKSHIRE BOAR PIGS





Waterman «I: Waterman. Packard Road. Ann Arbor. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





SHEEP





TlII JOINT SHEEP SALE





Will Sell at





Public Auction





at the State Fair Grounded Columbus, Ohio

AUGUST 7 and 8 1917





200 Hampshire ewes 200 Hampshire rams



100 Blimpslure ewes 10.) Shropshire rams



100 Lincoln ewes 50 Lincoln rams



100 liambomliet ewes 50 liamhouillot rams



5i) Cotswold owes 10 Cots“ old rams



2.30 Oxford yearling ewes 200 choice grade ewes



'1‘} h 250 Shl'l’l’Sl'é”? ewe lfiimhsi

reee s eep are consignc rom t e co chmte



nt’ Walnut Hall Farms. Dr. S. F. Snow. dram“?

McLaughlin. ’l‘elfcr Bros, W. J. Cherry. Harley R.

Emumns. A. J. Knollin, Zeloru Green, Lincoln Bron.

Peter McIntyre. R. S. Robson, Dodds a» Dodds. W. W.

Cusler and others. This Will be a bone-tide sale to the

highest bidder. the opportunity of the year to buy

good sheep. Send bids or write for particulars to

Jomt Sheep Sale. 39 Woodland Ave., Detroit, Mich





 





 





Shropshire Ewes





Mostly yearlings with lambs by side, extra good

ones. come at once if you want them.





Kopo Kon Farm, Kinderhook,llicll.





 





Big, early, reg. ram lambs, for





O

Shropshires mm... . - -

. :1 fall ' r d :,

Nook ram. Milo M. Gibson, ll. 5, thcr‘eirflrfigllly imp.





OXFORD DOWN SHEEP





for sale. M. F. Gansslcy. Lennon. Mich.





HORSES





OVERSTOCKED





 





We have a

few l’ mu





 





20 head horses and colts forsule includinglteam chest.





nut mares 3300, 1 team gruys 3:0“. 1 black mare 1830 and

colt. 'l‘en head cults one to three years, from these

large mares. Albert B. Holmes. Ypsilanti. Michigan.





For Sale lReg. Black Percheron

Stallion Colt





Weighing 1600 pounds at 24 mos. old Sired b St 111

“’eighing 2100 pounds well bred and priced losses. on

M. A. Bray Fst., Okemos (Inghnm Co.) Mich.





SHETLAND PONlES





200 head to eelect from. Special prices on colts for An

net. and September. Write Dept. E. The SHADYSID‘E

Farms. North Benton, Ohio.





REGISTERED PERC HERON





More: and Stallion! priced to ll. I i

L. C. HUNT. ‘ EA%N film W





Porchornns, llolsioim, lugs, Slingshlm, Balm

DORR D. BUILL. min. lm





 





 





 





 





For Sale





or cxchan for . erctock three Per-

cheron St 110.1333 one Spanish J not. ,

R. 1. Tokonlho. Mich" Boll Pipe
Vagateaaam«Jamaaghunwas. .n‘- . Wu 1 . ,1 .1 1 -. .y u . 1' i .1 -13., 1, v, ., . 1





 





 





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the evening is the most restful thing in the world.

Try 1t and see what a difference it makes 1n helping

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