VOL. CXLIX. No. 12

Whole Number 3959





 





 





Houston, Secretary of Agricul-

ture, and Honorable Herbert

C. Hoover, Food Administrator, have

called us to Washington to consider

. certain problems of live' stock produc-

i tion vital to the national welfare, and

have requested from us suggestiOns up-

on such problems, and especially those

relating to the production and market-

ing of live stock and live stock pro-

ducts, therefore

Be it Resolved, That as a result of

our conference here we submit the fol-

lowingstatement for the consideration

of those government ofi'icials named

above.

~1. We are impressed with the ser-

iousness of the war situation and of

the obligation which rests upon all cit-

izens to serve the common good. And

for_ ourselves and for the sincerely pa-

triotic live stock producers whom we

represent we hereby pledge to the

President of the United States and to

his administrative officers our loyal co~

operation in carrying out such meas-

ures as they may consider necessary

to the successful prosecution of this

great war for world—wide democracy.





 





‘ 2. We approve the efforts which'





have been made under the leadership

of the Department of Agriculture to

encourage live stock production, and

we believe that in this work the de-

partment should have the liberal sup-

port of federal and state authorities.



3. The live stock business is no dif-

ferent from all other business, in that

, » it is governed by economic laws. Pro-

’ duction in a large way increases or de-

‘ creases as the cost of production and

the price of the finished product rise

and fall. When the margin of profit is

replaced by a positive loss the length

of. time the live stock producer can

continue in business is measured sole—

ly by his financial condition.



4. If there has been a reduction in

live stock in proportion to the needs of

the country, the cause must be sought

3‘ ' in the unremunerative prices which

i the live stock producer has received in



recent years. A continuation of prices

which are below the cost of production

will intensify the shortage.



5. The live stock producers will lay--

ally acquiesce in whatever measures

the government may find necessary .to



‘x /. adopt and will cheerfully and as speed-

ily as possible adjust their business to

the conditions brought about by such

measures. We suggest to those who

must bear the heavy burden of respon-

sibility that while liquidation of live



.stock can take place very rapidly, as

shown by the experience of the past

year, the re—establishment of the herds

and flocks is a matter of years. If,

‘ therefore, «it seems desirable to hasten

an increase in our live stock produc-

tion definite policies looking to that

end should be adopted and made known

at the earliest possible date. Even with

normal conditions the production and

feeding of live stock is carried on un-

der uncertainties which do not prevail

o withnflier kinds of business. The





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largely by the sunshine and the rain

and cannot be known in advance. The

price of the finished product is subject

to the most violent fluctuations, caus-

ed not only by rapidly changing busi-

ness conditions, but by a system of

marketing in which the seller has no

voice as to the prices which shall be

paid for his finished product. Under

war conditions live stock market un-

certainties are intensified and the cost

of production is very greatly increas-

ed. Therefore, in the absence of rea-

sonable assurance of prices which will





0., September 5, 6 and 7,1917





cerns do not by their present control

of the central markets deprive the pro-

ducer of a just profit, and that every

agency of the government should be

employed to eliminate all manipulative

and speculative efforts in the handling

of live stock and its products; that all

waste in distribution should be ascer—

tained and stopped to the end that the

consumer secures his meat supply at

the lowest possible price consistent

with sound economic principles. We

believe that careful consideration

should be given to the establishment





 





The Proper Method of Selecting Seed Corn.





cover the cost of production, a de‘

crease in live stock seems inevitable.

6. If in the present emergency the

paramount consideration is an increase

in production, We feel the government

should announce and adhere to the pol—

icy that in the huge purchases of meats

and other live stock products which

are to be made through a common pur-

chasing agency of our nation and its

allies, such prices will be paid as shall

assure the producer a reasonable mar-

gin over the cost of production, and we

believe that the government should

take efiective measures through the

licensing--~power {11%, meg Food





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of a definite relation between the val-

ues of hogs and corn.



7. We thoroughly endorse Mr. Hoov-

er’s efforts to prevent reprehensible

speculation in food products of all

kinds.



8. The Department of Agriculture,

based upon its study of marketing con-

ditions, is most valuable and we urge

its continuance, to the end that mar-

ket abuses may be done away with and

that all unnecessary expense between

the producer and the consumer be

eliminated.



We feel that it is most necessary

that whatever methods are adapted as

war measures in connection with the





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The Country’s Live Stock Problem





HEREAS, Honorable David F. Resolutions Adopted at the First Meeting of the United States Live Stock In-





live stock industry should be based on

such sound economic principles as to

adjust themselves readily after the

war to the needs of our steadily grow-

ing population, which should be main-

tained as a meat—eating nation.



9. We urge upon the Food Adminis-

tration and the War Department the

need of conserving both the garbage

and manure produced at the various

cantonments. A Wise use of the gar-

bage for hog feeding will result in the

production of some millions of pounds

of pork from food which'would other-

wise go to waste. The distribution of

the manure upon lands near such can-

tonments will produce additional food

values equivalent to from $2.00 to $5.00

per ten for all the manure so dis-

tributed.



10. We recommend that central re-

tail markets under effective govern-

mental control and regulation be es-



tablished in the larger cities of the

country where me it and meat products

may be sold to the consumer at cost

from the packing house plus a reason-

able percentage 01‘ profit.



11. We earnestly recommend the

saving as far as practicable of heifer

calves, ewes and sows suitable for

breeding purposes.



12. “’0 urge that every possible ef-

fort should be made by the govern-

ment to stabilize conditions on the

range and encourage by liberal regula-

tions increased stock production with-

in the national forests, the lndian res-

ervations and on the unappropriated

public lands.



More specifically we recommend:



Beef Cattle.



21. That a sufficient emergency ap-

propriation be made by congress to be

used for the prompt selection and with-

drawal of live stock trails and watering

places, as contemplated under the re-

cently enacted (MO-acre Grazing Home-

stead Law.



b. That an effort should be made by

the proper authorities to arrange for

the discount by federal reserve banks

of live stock paper drawn for as long

a period as twelve months.



0. That the drought conditions in

the western range country should be

brought to the attention of the Inter-

state Commerce Commission, with the

request that the Commission exercise

its authority to put in force. a special

freight rate on live stock which W111

permit the moving of such stock from

the drought areas to districts where

feed may be obtained for a time, and

its return. A special freight rate, prop-

erly safeguarded, would make it possi- .

ble to conserve large numbers of live

stock which may otherwise be sacri-

ficed.



d. Reliable daily information as to

market conditions is most necessary.

We therefore recommend that the Bu.

real of Markets of the Department of

Agriculture, at the earliest possible

date, arrange to furnish such informa-

tion by wire to the press and to all

markets, and that when such arrange-





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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





Because of the import-

Conserve the ance of. the issues in-

Live Stock. volved, the resolutions



adopted at the first

meeting of the United States Live

Stock Industry committee appointed by

the Secretary of Agriculture and the

Food Administrator, one of whom is a

well-known Michigan man, are given

prominence in this issue. Every reader

of the Michigan Farmer should care-

fully read the recommendations made

by this committee, to the end that he

may become familiar with conditions

as they are in the live stock industry,

and the steps which are being taken by

the Department of Agriculture and the

Food Administration to insure that the

industry may be conserved with a min-

imum of present and future hardship

to the ultimate consumer.



As supplementary to the information

and recommendations contained in

these resolutions, the reader will find

in another column a statement regard-

ing the total decrease of meat produc-

ing animals in the world as compared

with pre-war conditions. This decrease,

according to a recent statement of the

Food administration, amounts to a to—

tal of 115,005,000 animals. In our own

country there has been a comparative-

ly small increase in the number of cat-

tle and hogs, and a very noticeable

decrease in the number of sheep as

compared with prewar conditions. Re-

cent estimates, however, show that the

number of hogs on the farms of the

country is rapidly decreasing under

present conditions of high-priced pork

and dear grain. These estimates

should be of great value to Michigan

farmers in the matter of determining

their own course in live stock conser-

vation in the near future. A careful

analysis of the situation will indicate

to the thoughtful man that the grow-

ing of live stock and particularly of

meat-producing animals upon the

farms of Michigan and the country is

bound to be more profitable in the fu-

ture than it has ever been in the past.



Notwithstanding the comparatively

liberal receipts at primary markets,

prices for live stock have continued to

advance until at present the index fig-

are of prices for meat animals on Aug-

inst ‘15 m iii-percent higher than a





 





 

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

   





 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 





year ago, 75.7 per' cent

two years ago, and 70.1 per cent higher

than the average for the past seven

years. With the very large shrinkage

in the number of meat animals in the

world which is sure to stimulate a

world-wide demand for meat products

at the close of the' war, and with the

country now being taxed to the utmost

to supply the demands for domestic





own armies and those of our Allies,

there can be no question about the fu-





ness. Prices for meat animals will con-





   

 

 

 





 

 





 





 

 

 





 

 

 





 

 





 





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men of Agriculture, and largely P03" “ .1» , ., . . .

templates the extension of the present tions which ,will'obtaln indifferent soo- -

activities, althOugh certain new under- tions ‘olL the country. Producers and '



consumers .may well cooperate with





takings will be inaugurated under the

the Food Administration to secure a





law.

One of the most important steps to large early distribution and consequent

be taken is the extension of the exist- increased consumption of potatoes,

which promise to be an abundant crop.





 





ing force of county agents to practical-

ly every county in the United States.

These agents will co-operate to advise

and assist the farmers of their respec- .

tive counties in every way possible on

matters of production, conservation

and marketing. Through co—operatlon

with the United States Department of

Labor, the farm help activities design-

ed to bring farm laborers and farmers

who need them together will be ex-

tended. An important feature will be

added to the work of these county

agents in the making of a survey of

the food situation for the purpose of

ascertaining as accurately as possible

the condition of the country's food

stores and the normal consumption.

Michigan Farmer readers are famil-

iar with the fact that in this state the

War Emergency Board provided the

funds for the appointment of special

agricultural agents in every county in

which a regular county agent was not

located. These men were employed for

a period of six months, and their activ-

ities are more or less familiar to every

Michigan Farmer reader. In a great

many counties much valuable work

was done in the distribution of needed

labor among the farmers of the coun-

ty. In a few counties the work has not

been so universally popular. The ser-

vices rendered by these emergency ag-

ricultural agents are, however, not to

be compared with the work done by

the regular county agents in the coun-

ties where county farm bureaus have

been organized and a specialist em-

ployed cooperatively by the United

States Department of Agriculture and

the Agricultural College to act as a

county agricultural agent. It is a nota-

ble fact that the farmers of these coun-

ties become more enthusiastic with re-

gard to this kind of work with each

passing year which has demonstrated

its value. The permanent agricultural

agent will be able to render more var-

ied and valuable services than the

special emergency agents could possi-

bly do. These‘men are to be supplied

by the national government under the

food production act, and their services

should be utilized to the fullest possi-

ble extent by the farmers of every

county as soon as they are rt gularly

established.





 





LEGAL ADVICE.





 





consumption and for the use of our

Because of a law enacted by the last





legislature which prohibits the giving

of legal advice by corporations or their

employe-s, we are obliged to discontin~

us our arrangement under which legal

advice was given to Michigan Farmer

readers at a nominal cost.





ture stability of the live stock busi-





tinue on a high level for many years,

and will undoubtedly be slower in their

return to normal levels, should this ev-

er occur, than will prices for edible

grains. From the standpoint of a safe

and stable business then, live stock

production holds out as good if not a

better promise for the future than any

other line of. agricultural production in

which our farmers might engage.



There are other and just as potent

reasons why the live stock on our

farms should be conserved and increas«

ed to at least a normal basis at the

earliest possible date. One of the most

potent of these reasons is the labor sit-

uation which the farmers of the coun-

try must face. With the withdrawal of

perhaps millions of physically fit men

from the industries of the country to

create the necessary army for the suc-

cessful prosecution of the war into

which we have been unavoidably

drawn, the labor situation is certain to

become more acute in every depart-

ment of industrial life. The country

has found it necessary to engage in the

most stupendous ship-building cam-

paign in the history of the world, as a

means of defeating the submarine men-

ace. Great fieets of airplanes must be

built as a means of bringing the war

to a more early conclusion. Army

equipment and munitions in almost in-

comprehensible volume must be pro-

vided in record time, all in addition to

the normal industries of the country,

which cannot be permitted to slacken

to any great degree.



This program means that a greater

degree of man efficiency must be main-

tained upon the farm as well as in the

factory, and this efficiency can be best

maintained upon the farm by following

a well-balanced system of agriculture

in which live stock plays a prominent

part, which will distribute the labor

requirements over the entire year to

as great a degree as is possible.



The permanent maintenance of soil

fertility is another potent reason for

the conservation of the live stock upon

our farms. Nearly as great a volume

of other products can be produced to

supply the immediate needs of the

world if a normal amount of live stock

is maintained as would be the case if

the industry is permitted to shrink to

still smaller volume, while in the long

run, better results can be obtained in

the production of other staples through

a well balanced system of farming in

which live stock plays an important

part. Michigan also has a large acreage

of yet undeveloped land well adapted

to grazing, ,in the improvement of

which live stock is an economic es-

sential. .



Considered tram any angle, as a mat-

ter of business as well as of patriot-

ism, the conservation of live stock up-

on our Michigan farms is the first duty

of our farmers, both to themselves and

to their country.





So much emphasis



The Food has recently be e 11

Production Act. placed on the food

control act passed by



congress, and the subsequent organiza-

tion of the National Food Administra-

tion, that little public consideration has

been given to the Food Production Act

which was signed by the President and

became law on August 10. This Is an

entirely separate measure from the

food control act, although it became

law on the same date. This law will

be administered through the Depart-





 





HAPPENINGB OF THE WEEK.





 





 





Foreign.





The European Wan—The Italians

have been able to hold their recently

acquired positions about Monte San

Gabrielle. On Sunday they gained

ground along the southeastern edge of

the Bainsizza plateau. All counter-st-

tacks have been sucbessfully repulsed.

—-’l‘he Russians have stiffened their

lines and beaten off attacks on both

the Romanian and Riga fronts. In

these encounters, of which there were

several, the Russian soldiers showed

great firmness and stability, according

to the ofliciai report—Operations on

the western front have been of a local

character. In no instance, however,

have the Allied forces suffered any

disadvantage. On Sunday the British

troops penetrated the German lines

near Cherisy and in the region of the

Ypres-Menin road. The Germans are

apparently preparing for a drive on

Vimy Ridge where fighting has been

renewed.



A Russian republic has been pro-

claimed. The provisional government

following the lead of the recent confer-

ence held at Moscow where the senti-

ment seemed unanimous for the forma-

tion of a representative form of gov-

ernment control, has so decreed. Pre-

mier Kerensky, who has thus far been

successful in directing the destiny of

the nation through the troublous times

since the fall of the autocratic regime,

and four ministers have been placed in

charge of affairs until the new govern-

ment can be organized. The despatch

with which Kerensky disposed of the

recent revolt headed by General Korni-

loff has increased the public confidence

in his ability to handle the situation.

Notwithstanding the reported defeat of

the revolters some of the Cossacks are

still holding out and refuse to arrest

their leader. The crew of one of the

Russian battleships executed four offi-

cers when the latter refused to pledge

loyalty to the new government.



Letters patent have been decreed by

the German and Austrian governments

creating a new state of Poland. The

type of government will be a constitu-

tional monarchy. Direct universal suf-

frage is provided for, but the people

are not to come into the enjoyment of

the new privilege until after the war.

The central powers maintain that the

people will have to gradually develop

the capacity for self-government and

that war conditions necessitate the

control of the country by the central

powers until peace has been estab-

lished.



Reports declare that the Belgian in-

habitants of three towns have been ex—

iled by the Germans recently. The

towns are Ostend, Roulcrs and Court-

rai. It is also stated that Belgians

have been compelled to work on the

defenses of Tourcoing.



National.



Mortality statistics for the

of July show that there were 3,481

deaths in Michigan during that month,

making a death rate of 13.0 per thou-

sand on the estimated population. The

number of births number 7,815, making

the birth rate 29.1 per thousand. »



During the week 194,800 men who

constitute forty per cent of the citizen-

soldiers selected for military service

will arrive at the sixteen military can-

tonments of the government. The mov-

ing of these soldiers will require all of

the 1,500 sleeping cars available. and

5.000 additional coaches. -



The Thirty-second Regiment of In-

fantry from Michigan has left Grayling

and is new enroute for training quar-

ters at Waco, Texas.



According to statisti' ‘cs furnished [by

the federal government, nearly twenty

per cent of all dairy animals in the

world have been slaughtered for beef

within the past year. .



Sites for “constructive" hospitals

have been selected by agents of the .

United States army in nineteen cities

throughout the country. These mum.



tiene will mutate the. return of

soldiers , . to the. j *





lingers-W





One of the greatest



Stimulating Con- beneilts of food ad-



sumption of ministration may be



Potatoes. demonstrated by the



stimulation of con-



sumption of wholesome products of



which there is a large national produc-



tion, thereby in a measure eking out



the supply of other staples of which

there is a marked shortage.



Recent advice is to the effect that a

representative meeting was recently

held at the Food Administration omce

in Washington for the purpose of pro-

viding ways and means of assisting in

moving the excellent crop of potatoes

which is now approaching maturity.

Representative men from every branch

of the grocery trade were present, and

plans were laid for the carrying on of

a steady selling campaign of potatoes

during the months of October and No-

vember by the grocery trade of the

country. To this end the grocers have

agreed to handle. potatoes at a very

moderate margin of profit so that a

steady movement and heavy consump-

tion-of potatoes may begin with the

movement of the late potato crop.



Through the cooPeration of all con-

cerned for the early movement of the

potato crop at a fair price, all parties

interested would be benefited from the

potato grower to the consumer. It is

a part of the plan to encourage family

storage of from ‘three to ten bushels of

potatoes. vsécordihg to home mamas.





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HIS year there is no one simple

enough to ask whether or not it

would pay to select seed corn for

next year and there never was a time

when it was more necessary to have

on hand next spring a sufficient supply

of viable seed to plant the acreage in-

tended for corn. In times when corn

is a good crop the seed corn question

is passed over with but little thought

because it is sure that the corn brought

to the crib will contain a large number

" . of good ears and, lamentable as it may

seem, there are many thousands of

growers who depend mainly upon the

crib selection of seed corn.

How to Select.



Sometimes seed corn is selected as

it is brought from the field in the wag-

on and the biggest objection to this

sort of selection is that one cannot tell

the environment of the stalk upon

which this ear grew. We have come

to recognize the plant as the unit of

improvement in corn breeding and we

know that two plants which may stand

side by side may vary greatly in their

ability and tendency to draw plant

l food from the soil. One plant may

’ grow by itself in the hill and still it

has only one good ear and a nubbin.

The next hill, however, may have three

stalks in a hill and two of these stalks

may each bear a good ear. It is, there-

fore, evident in this case that the

stalks in the hill last mentioned have

a tendency to produce two good ears

and they back up this tendency with

the ability to draw from the soil the

foods that are required to constitute

the grain. Here is the, latest concep-

tion of crop improvement and the con-

ception that has given rise to the

strains of pedigreed oats, wheat, bar-

ley, etc.



The practice of selecting seed corn

in the spring from the crib is a most

pernicious one, despite the fact that

farmers often say the results obtained

from the crib corn are more pleasing

than from corn carefully selected from

the field. Corn that is selected from

the crib has been subjected to both the

uncertainties of selection in the fall

and the injuries caused by freezing

and thawing during the winter. It is

probable that the freezing and thawing

in itself does not do a great deal of

harm unless there is considerable

moisture in the corn and the harm that

any frost does is probably only be-

cause of the surplus moisture contain-

ed in the plant cells. In this connec-

1 tion it may be pointed out that plants

t ' growing very rapidly are always in-

jured more than plants that have com-

pleted their growth.



Field Selection Best.



A number of trials have been made

to determine the value of field selec-

tion as compared with crib selection

or selection at husking time and these

trials have shown that carefully se-

lected corn from the field has out-yield-

ed corn selected in other ways. It

would be natural to expect this if we

accept the theory of plant improve-

ment as before stated to be true. I like

to have selected the stalk that has two

ears. I believe in the long run there

will be a greater yield from such a

stalk than there will be from the one

that has a single ear, although it may

be somewhat larger, for the weight of

grain is the ultimate end. Then again,

there enters into the selection the

question as to whether or not the ears

are on a stalk that appears singly in

the hill or whether they are on a stalk

that has company. The ear on a single

stalk ought to be a good one from

the standpoint of the advantages it

has had. It has fed upon from ten to



twelve square feet of ground and the

plant foodynutrients contained in this

soil certainly ought to make at least

' good 'earsand if two are found it

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provements in breeding come through

the exceptional and not through the

commonplace or ordinary. Things that

are. entirely out of our expectations

often ~mean progress if handled judi-

ciously. The stalk from which we se-

lect our cars should have at least one

hill mate. The two cars that are on

the plant do not necessarily need to be

saved for seed, although one of them

should be, and if a plant could be

found that had grown two ears, both of

which were suitable for seed the her-

edity of that plant'should be so much

more valuable.



The position of the ear is assuming





 





Fig. 1.





more importance each year. We are

coming to a general acceptance of the

fact that one good way to conserve the

labor supply is to allow the hogs to

get their corn from the field, husk it

and leave it there. This gets around

the work of husking corn, storing it,

shoveling it out again, and finally

drawing the manure back to the field.

It is necessary, however, to have corn

ears borne low enough so that the hogs

can get hold of them if the field is in-

tended for hogging down. Ears borne

six feet high would scarcely be satis-

factory for this purpose. Probably all

things considered, four feet is about as

near a suitable height as can be stated

for all conditions.

ears are seldom broken off by the corn

harvester and they are low encugh for

the pig harvester.



It is an important thing that the ear

be pendant. The pendant ear means





that there is a small shank and much.





grain or that the grain is heavy enough

to bend the shank. Further than this

I have observed that generally the up-

right ear has an excessively large cob

which, of course, does not make very

desirable stock feed and may therefore

be eliminated as much as possible. Ad-

ded to this, the pendant ear is protect-

ed naturally from the autumnal rains.

In going through a corn field late in

the fall, I have often noticed that the

upright ears have been damaged by

the frost more than those that hang

down.

How to Store.



The one point to be remembered in

storing corn is to have the ear itself

not subject to the freezes and thaws

of the winter. It makes but little dif-

ference where this condition prevails

and corn can be kept stored as well in

the basement near the furnace as it

can be stored in the attic. One thing

is sure, however, that the stringing

up of the corn by the husks and‘hang-

ing the same to the windmill for four

or five weeks in the fall has but little

to commend it except that the corn

may dry out more rapidly here than it

does inside. The drier corn is made

in the autumn the less it will be harm-

ed by the freezing and thawing of win-

ter. Of. course, due pre‘cautidns Should

be taken so . that mice shall not have

access totlie corn and there ,are so





 





 





" many ways of accomplishing this that





At this height, the .





the immature seed for next ‘year’

planting; it should be an axiom, an in»;

stinct, or an acquired habit to guard.

jealously the seed supply.



Blistered Kernels Will Not Grow. .



An ear having blistered kernels is

worthless for seed purposes. These;

kernels will not grow if planted be- ‘

cause they have been frozen while con-

taining too much water and the germ

has been injured.



This is the pith of the results of

testing hundreds of ears each year for

several years for farmers by the Agri-





it would scarcely seem worth while to

enumerate them here.



The situation as it is this fall, and

as it will be next spring, demands that

each one of us save as much of our

best corn for seed as the situation will

permit. While it might not be neces-

sary to make a very large gain, with a

careful selection of the corn a gain of

only a single bushel on an acre next

year, and providing that each one grew

only ten acres, would mean that a very

handsome profit had been made upon

the time used in selecting the corn

from the field. Corn so selected ought

to show the cars at a good height. The

stalks ought to be found in a normal

hill and the ear ought to be hanging

down. After corn has been so selected

the better ears can be sorted out and

stored under conditions that will not

detract from the viability and produc-

tivity of the seed.





 





Fig. 3.

cultural Department of Central Normal





' at Mt. Pleasant. Last spring after fin-

ishing a test of seven hundred ears for

germination power, they were carefully

examined for some rule, some test, to

guide one in selecting ears that would

grow. .



Various tests were applied, ears with

loose kernels, ears with poor tips, ker-

nels having chaff adhering to the tips,

shrunken kernels, etc.; these rules

were applied, some found to be worth

something but not infallible. Ears with

some or all of the above defects were

found to grow many times and to give

good results. Finally it was found that

no ear with blistered kernels would

grow and give good results.



What is meant by a blistered kernel?

If one examines a kernel closely on

one of the flat sides a depression is no- i

ticed, this is the germ or chit, this is

usually blistered or wrinkled, the

shrinking of the germ naturally causes

this. On the opposite side of the ker-

nel, the back of the kernel, it is gen—

erally smooth, but on the kernels from

some ears the skin or surface seems to

be elevated, wrinkled, or blistered in

patches; such kernels will not grow.

With a little practice one can tell at

a glance the blistered kernels.



Note that the kernels in Figure 3 are

well filled, the surface is smooth, show-

ing that the kernels are mature and

that they have been properly dried.

Note closely in Figure 4, the puckered,

wrinkled, or blistered surface, the sur-

face is said to be blistered similar to

blisters, formed from bruises on the

body, there is, of course, no liquid un-

der the blistered portion. These ker~

nels apparently have not been dried

properly and have been frozen While

containing too much water. The ex-

pansion of the water has injured the

germ.



Figure 2 shows small, shrunken,

chaffy, immature kernels, but the back

of the kernels are smooth, although

somewhat wavy, and there are no blis-

ters. These kernels came from imma-

ture ears but they have been properly

dried before hard freezing weather.

These kernels will grow. It may not

be advisable to use them for seed un-

less there is a shortage because they





 





-|MMATURE SEED CORN WILL

GROW IF GIVEN PROPER

CARE.





 





Seed corn from ears having shrunk-

en kernels, poor tops, and chaff stick-

ing to the kernels sprung a surprise

when they tested 100 per cent germi-

nation and showed good vitality. One

would never suspect this from the ap-

pearance of the ears shown in Figure

1; in addition to the above defects note

the open spaces between the kernels.

Figure 2 shows that the kernels from

these ears are undersized and have

chaffy tips.



“These ears were field selected and

placed on racks so as to dry prOperly,”

was the remark of the. farmer who

brought them along with others for

testing. The reason for the germina-

tion of the immature ears was now

evident; they had been properly dried.

Although green and full of moisture,

when the stalks bearing the ears were

struck by the frost, they had given

perfect germination because the excess

moisture was evaporated before freez-

ing. It is the expansion of this excess

moisture in the germ that kills ‘or re-

duces its vitality; not only is this true





 





Fig. 2.





of immature seed, mature seed as well

is likely to be injured in germination.

This year when there is likely to be

a good deal of immature corn it may

be necessary to select the best and

place it immediately where the air will

circulate through it freely. Some farm-

ers place their drying seed corn in a

warm place, but this is not necessary,

all that is required is a free circula-

tion of air. Emphasis should be placed

on “immediate drying” of immature

seed corn as it moulds quickly.



In an ordinary year it is not advis-

able to use immature corn for seed if

one can get mature seed. Because of

its small size, it will not plant evenly

and it does not contain as much food

for the young plant as full-grown seed,

but with favorable soil and weather

conditions the immature seed will do

well. _



The growing of immature seed is not

confined to corn; potatoesfor seed

purposes are often planted late be-

cause of necessity, and sometimes pur-

posely, beans though frosted when

green will grow, if dried before freez—

ing weather comes. This is not strange.

To reproduce the plant is the first aim

of nature, she first forms the embryo

of the young seed and then packs plen-

ty of nourishment to give the young

plant a push, but if anything happens

before the nourishment is fully formed

the seed will grow, provided the em-

bryo is not ruptured 'by freezing While

containing an excess of water.



It may be advisable to save‘some of





 





Fig. 4.





do not have enough stored food to give»

the young plant a proper push.



Let us understand this clearly; the . ’

discarding of the earshaving blistered ’ -.

backs should be done, they will not if.

grow. There is no use of wasting time" Q;

to test them. There is no_ rule to tell‘ '4

to a certainty whether ears will grow

if the kernels are not blistered, be-

cause other ears than those with blis-‘

tered often will not grow, no reason?

being known for this defect. The dis L

carding of the blistered ears will elimi'?

nate, perhaps, ninety per cent of the.



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drills. Increases the yield because every

grain grows—has plenty of room to stool——

makes sturdy stalks, deep rooted and full

headed. The crop grades higher. because

seed is planted evenly in compact. wide

furrows. covered evenly with moist soil.



' germinates and sprouts at the same time

and ripens uniformly. ‘



The Moline—Monitor Grain Drill pa for g

itself—eaves seed—increases the yiel and

improves the grade.



Furnished in plain or fertilizer drills.



Fertilizer has twenty-four changes—will

sow from 50 to I500 pounds to the acre.





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Let one owner pay strict attention to lubrication.

changing the motor oil at 300, at 700 and at 1,000, and then

each succeeding 1,000 miles. He will have at 80,000 miles

a smoother running car, a quieter motor, and will get a

better price for his car than will the owner at 10,000

miles who changes the motor oil in his car inkequently

and uses inferior lubricating oil.





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Any make car at any motor speed or temperature.





Under driving conditions where temperature of cylinder



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HE tenacity with which quack

grass holds onto life makes any

information on the ridding of

lands of this weed of interest to every

farmer who has had experience with it.

Consequently a report of the methods

employed by Mr. S. A. Foster, of Ing-

ham county, will be of general interest

inasmuch as the grass is giving trou-

ble to farmers in every section of the

state. ‘



In a fifteen-acre field on Mr. Foster’s





‘ ' .farm was a patch of the troublesome





grass covering a full half acre. Differ-

ent methods of fighting the plant had

failed him. For instance, he had un‘

derstood that the growing of sand vetch

on land occupied by quack grass would

assist in its extermination, but he was

convinced after trying the vetch that

it had little if any effect upon the

weed. Again, tarred papers were laid

over some of the plants but the stems

merely grew in a horizontal direction

until they were beyond the edge of the

covering and then turned upward with

almost full natural vigor.

Vigorous Treatment Required.



It became apparent to him that some

heroic treatment was necessary, since

he had observed that in spite of ex-

treme precaution to prevent spreading

of roots while preparing for Wheat

during 1915 that twenty-six new patch-

es had been established. He went to

the trouble of lifting the plow out of

the soil every time he came to the

patch and did not permit the point to





- touch the ground until well beyond the





limits of the grass, yet the number of

new patches mentioned was the result.



In the spring of 1916 a different, and

what proved to be a more Successful,

plan was tried. As early in the spring

as it was possible to get onto the land

he started a regular series of weekly

discings which continued until about

the tenth of July. Each discing was

thorough, that is, he lapped the disc

half and went over the patch both

ways every week during this period of

cultivation.



To give the reader an idea of the

healthy stand of quack grass on this

parcel of ground, he needs but to know

that the roots and stems of the plants

offered such resistance to the disc the

first time over that very little impres-

sion was made until the second or

third week. After that the cultivation

gradually became more ideal.



About the tenth of July buckwheat

was sown. This crop was allowed to

mature seed and fall back upon the

ground where it remained until freez-

ing weather arrived, when the straw,

and what seed remained in it were rak-

ed up and thrown into the chicken

yard.



Finishing the Job.



The twenty-six new patches were

given a. treatment different from that

applied to the parent patch. On the

larger of these new patches salt was

spread over the plants. This was used

at the rate of a barrel for_each two

square rods of surface... The smaller

patches were dug out. A fork was car-

ried on the plow and when a patch was

reached the plants were dug up before

the plow run through them and the

stems, roots, sod and all the dirt that

clung to them wére piled upon the

plowed ground. These piles were later

collected on a wagon and drawn to the

parent patch where they were stacked

with perpendicular sides and a flat top.

On this a liberal quantity of salt was

put—the stems containing too much

dirt to permit their being successfully

burned.



The entire field was planted to

beans this year and as a result of the

different treatments given it, it is pos-

sible to find only a. few spears of the

grass. 0f the eight cubic yards of ma-

terial gathered from the smaller patch-

es and treated with the salt, only three

or four pieces-of roots showed any





 





signs of life, and on the other places





’Evfadicatingy QUacwk Grass -





where the salt was sown at the rate of

a barrel to every two square rods, it

was almost impossible to find any

live quack grass. Of course, this last

treatment killed the other vegetation,

but Mr. Foster is of.the opinion that

with further cultivation and leaching

the effect upon the later crops will not

be apparent. .



He is satisfied that a way has been

found whereby he can bring this tena«

cious grass under subjection. With

the start made in the one year he rea-

sons that it lies well within the range

of possibility to care for the remain‘

ing plants by digging them up when

ever discovered.





ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL METHOD

OF KILLING QUACK GRASS.





 





I saw in the Michigan Farmer of

August 11, 1917, an article about eradi-

cating quack grass, by C. M. Buxton.

of Isabella county. I had about two

acres well fixed up» with quack grass.

which had been soWn to fall rye and

as soon as the rye was harvested I

plowed the field about three inches

deep and left it lay over. The next

spring I applied seven loads of stable

manure to the acre and plowed it

about seven inches deep and planted it

to potatoes. I grew 200 bushels of DO‘

tatoes per acre and killed the quack.

My experience is to choke the quack

grass by plowing the land twice. The

roots are parted in two layers and the

tap layer will grow and choke the

lower layer. 1' know this by experi-

ence, as I dug through the three-inch

plowed surface and found that the

roots below the three inches were

dead. Then by turning the growing

roots and grass under about seven

inches deep the next spring I did away

with the quack.



Lenawee Co. HENRY KAHRS.





FARM NOTES.





 





When to Sow Sweet Clover.





I have a gravelly, sand soil on

whichwl want to sow rye and sand

vetch, and then sow sweet clover.

When should I sow the sweet clover,

in the fall or in the spring, and how

much seed per acre?



Osceola Co. F. McC.





Sweet clover, like other legumes of

its class, can be sown at almost any

time. with a fair chance of getting a

good seeding. In the writer’s experi-

ence, however, the early spring has

proven the best time to seed same.

We have secured good stands, by seed-

ing in the spring on fall sown rye, but

have found it advisable to soak the

seed in warm water previous to sow~

ing, as this tends to insure more even

germination.



As sweet clover requires a firm seed

bed for best results, this condition is

better provided by sowing in the spring

on. fall sown grain. On sandy ground

the best method would be to drill the

seed in shallow, or sow and harrow in

if a suitable drill is not available. About

ten pounds per acre is ample seeding.





 





The instilling into the minds of our

farmer boys Wholesome sentiments in

regard to our bird life, will go farther

in the long run, than prohibitive laws,

toward preserving the bids. Impress

on the farmer and his boys the value

of a bird in its relation to agriculture,

and you have taken the gun from their





hands, nine times out of ten. Do not.





neglect either, the aesthetic side,

which, in its way, is also powerful.

Create the right sentiment, the right

attitude of mind, the desire to preserve

and protect rather than to destroy, and

laws will not be needed.’





 





Illinois owners of 3,000 acres of cut

over lands near Ralph, in Dickinson





county, will place 3,000 goats on feed .





   





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Irofit From

HE dangerous probability of food

shortage the world over this

year only emphasizes the fact



that waste must be eliminated in har-

vesting the crops. It is, however, a

fact, that the waste going on in the or-

chard is appalling when one thinks of

the bushels and bushels of apples

which are left on the ground to rot.

There are thousands in the cities, and

even in the nearby towns who will be

willing to pay high prices for this fruit,

if it were only put up in the form of

sweet cider, boiled cider, cider syrup,

apple butter, apple jelly or vinegar.

Besides the apples that are allowed

to go to waste in the orchards are

those that are necessarily rejected in

packing the fruit for market or stor-

age. This'fruit is just as good food as

the fruit which is packed or stored, but

its condition makes its value less be-

cause deterioration sets in more quick-

ly and unfits it for food. The call of

the nation at this hour is'so apparent

that the saving of every windfall apple

and those unfit for packing or storing

is imperative. Not only does the na-

tion need the food products which such

apples will give, but there lies in them





   

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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will remain in a perfect state of pres-

ervation for years. In this way two

great advantages are secured:‘ First,

the product can be stored in much less

space, and second, it will keep indefi-

nitely. When the cider has been re-

duced in volume in the ratio of five

gallons to one, the product is of such

consistency as to be suitable for hand-

ling and in no danger of fermenting.

This product is called boiled cider or

cider syrup, and is widely used in mak-

ing apple butter, mince pies and the

various products of the culinary art.

Apple Jelly;



When evaporation is carried further,

reducing the volume in the ratio of

about seven to one, the product is

known as apple jelly. In this form it

is quite acceptable to those who like a

jelly somewhat tart. By adding sugar

it may be made to please the taste of

those who like ,jelly of a milder, sweet-

er taste. ‘The jelly may be flavored to

suit the various tastes by using any

flavoring material that will notievapor-

ate readily. Apple jelly is usually mar-

keted in glass jars holding two or three

pints and has an execllent market.



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The above picture shows the fruit exhibit of Oakland county at the Mich-

igan State Fair this year. This exhibit won first premium and indicates the

progressiveness of Oakland as a fruit county. At the other end of the horti-

cultural building Oceana county had a very fine exhibit, which was awarded

Second premium. Kent county received third premium, Van Buren fourth





and Washtenaw fifth.





 





a goodly profit to the grower if they

are only made up into marketable pro-

This can be easily done at a





ducts.

custom cider mill.

Apple Most Popular Fruit.





No fruit known can take the place

of the apple as a food product. It





graces the dining-table in a greater

variety of forms than any other fruit

and, as an important part of many

very delicious culinary products, few

are its equal and none its superior.

Some of the delicious culinary pro-

ducts which come from the apple are

vinegar, cider syrup, cider jelly, apple

butter, etc. A .brief description of these

products is given below:



The process of transforming apple

juice into good cider vinegar is easily

accomplished and can be produced in

every household wherethe necessary

temperature can be controlled. For

vinegar the windfalls may be used or

the pomace of later pressing may be

repressed, but for a superior article

only ripe apples should be used.



Common experience teaches that if

cider is exposed to the air it will soon

ferment. Now by proper handling af-

ter the first state of fermentation the

cider may be converted in a very short

time. It is well understood now that

fermentation is the work of myriads of

bacteria that infest the cider and be-

have very much after the manner of

yeast in bread making. Cider, in chang-

ing to vinegar, passes through two

states: First, the sugar of the juice is

changed to alcohol. Next the alcohol

is changed to acetic acid or vinegar by

further fermentation.



Cider Making:



Evaporation is another method of

treating cider. By this process the vin-





' agar is greatly reduced and the result-

on product»; so__concentrated that it





“bread, butter’n apple butter?” This

is a very popular product with an ever-

ready increasing local market to

supply.



Of all the products of the apple, ap-

ple butter pleases the most people. Ev-

erywhere fondness is manifested for it

and it is generally used by all classes

of people. Our forefathers made apple

butter by a slow, difficult and wasteful

process, but the old methods have dis-

appeared before the marked success

achieved by steam cooking. This makes

a butter with the right flavor quickly,

and with the least amount of labor.

The lessened work pleases the women,

and the good color, uniform density

and natural flavor pleases the user.



Ohio. ,F. B. M(‘MILLAN.





STORING VEGETABLES.





The best conditions of winter storage

differs somewhat for the different veg-

etables. Beets, carrots and parsnips

dry out readily. Packing in moist sand

and keeping’at a temperature just

above freezing is an ideal condition.

Onions keep best spread out in thin

layers in boxes in a dry, but cool at-

mosphere. These vegetables will keep

better if dried in the sun before stor-

ing and select only those free from

cuts and bruises. Squashes and pump

kins keep best where it is dry and the

thermometer about fifty. Cabbages

keep bestTfi a temperature just above

freezing, but at the same time moist.



It is important that good ventilation

be provided where the vegetables are

stored. The cellar is the most com-

mon storage place. If it contains a

furnace it will be too warm for most

vegetables, unless a room is partition-

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Such plowing speed used to be considered



im ractica le --even impossible.



ut the Cleveland Tractor has proved that

it can not only plow at that rate—bu! plan) in

a way that cannot be approached by horses.



The Cleveland Tractor has proved that

it can plow—and plow well—at 3% miles

an hour.



At the Fremont Tractor Demonstration,

over land that was literally muck, it pulled

two l4-inch bottoms running 8 inches deep

at an average speed of 3% miles an hour.



The thousands who saw the performance

pronounced it the finest job of tillage they



ed ever seen.



Small and light, and hauling two bottoms

instead of three the Cleveland Tractor is re-

markably easy to handle. lt works with

such speed that it does as much and in some

cases more than 3-plow tractors—and more

economically. At plowing the Cleveland

Tractor actually does the work of three

3-horse teams and three men. lts speed can

be ap lied not only to lowing—but to any

one oi) a wide variety oftasks—even to riding

in to dinner or home when work is through.





A. Z. Cam bell, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

W. O. Har ow, Kalamazoo, Mic .





Cleveland Tractor Company





I Now You Can Plow 3l 2 Miles an

Hour— Even Faster





CLEVELAND TRACTOR COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio.





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It crawls on its own tracks. lt cango

anywhere—through sand or mud, in hill or

down dale—even over ditches an gulliee.



Because it has 600 square inches of con-

tinuous traction surface it does not slip, mire

or pack the soil.



The Cleveland gives l2 h. . at the draw-

bar and 20 at the pulley— p enty of power

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orite saying of Dean Cook, of Canton,

New York, Agricultural School. There

seems at present, however, no easy

way to cut off the grain bill. If the

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ears in a succulent condition from the

silo, and clover hay will keep the ani-

mal‘ normal. Oats and a couple of

pounds of oil or cottonseed meal or

distillers’ grains, depending upon the

animal,.her period of gestation, and

the cost of these feeds, 'will make a

very good balance. Does this mean if

we do not grow the oats that we

should buy them? No, it would not

pay to buy cats to feed the herd; a

combination of mill feeds will be cheap-

er. We can, however, grow the cats

at a profit, but we cannot grow the

mill feeds. Then why not sell the cats

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western feeds, improve our own soils

at the same time, and increase the ton-

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the city markets, and not decrease our

total milk production by a single

pound.

Grow More Grain.



Dairy farmers in the middle states

need particularly to emphasize at this

time some very old-fashioned things;

namely, more ripe corn silage, more

clover hay and more oats and barley

grain mixed. We have departed from

the ways of our forefathers who had

no thought of going south or west for

their seed corn. They raised, to be

sure, only a small acreage, one, two or

three acres, but the crop was care-

fully attended to. The land was most

thoroughly plowed and fitted, and very

often it was summer fallowed the

year previous to planting. The best

manure was saved and the corn ma-

nured in the hill. In order to insure a

good stand the seed had been carefully

selected in the fall, nicely braided into

“traces” and hung away to dry. Did

it grow ? Why, of course, it grew and

ripened. We have now learned of bet-

ter methods of corn culture, but we do

not all practice them; at any rate, the

is, has demoralized corn growing in

introduction of the silo, valuable as it

many dairy sections of the north. The

old home—grown seed has largely and

in many instances been wholly replac~

ed by purchased seed grown elsewhere.

We buy our seed most anywhere. We

have lost our father’s knowledge of

varieties to a point Where the most

flagrant imposition is practiced before

our very eyes; varieties that are pop-

ular and valuable maybe, somewhere

in the country, are exploited by smooth

talkers with the result that we go to

growing cornstalks, if we grow any-

thing, but grow very little corn. The

crop, as a result, is hard to handle af-

ter we get it housed and the value

mighty uncertain.



Improving Varieties and Tillage.





Our only hope is in the return to the

days of our fathers and the growing





» only of such varieties as we can ripen





on our farms: In nine cases out of ten

We shall find ‘ourselves growing the

Flint corns. Occasionally a farmer

with a Warm soil, will successfully

grow and mature some of the small

early dents, but he will probably not

materially increase the total digestible

dry matter from an acre. The length

of a stalk by no means determines its

value; more than one-half of the value

is found in the ear, and it is concen-

trated feed we need, and net coarse

cornstalks. Therefore it would seem a

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Fertility Needed.



Our next problem is to insure a crop

of clover. Our lasses in clover grow-

ing are enormous. The chief cause is

lack of available fertility, which will

be largely supplied by the extra fer-

tility required the year before, if we

put on enough to thoroughly ripen our

corn. We should sow not to exceed

one and a half bushels of grain per

acre when seeding with clover, using

always a grain drill, fertilizing with

300 to 400 pounds per acre of a mix-

ture of 1,500 pounds of acid rock and

500 pounds of muriate of potash;' and

then if the weather is exceedingly dry,

out the grain before ripening and cure

it for hay, thereby giving the clover

plants full possession of the fertility

and water supply.



Dairy farming does not need any

new—fangled systems injected, but it

needs to go backward about a'genera-

tion to find how to keep cows more

naturally and produce feed more sen-

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merce building down town, for the af-

ternoon program. President M. W.

Willard, of Grand Rapids, was in the

chair and the first speaker was John

C. Ketcham, Master of the Michigan

Grange, on the topic, “The Dairyman

and Pure-bred Cattle Breeder as a Fac-

tor in Our National Crisis.” He had a

worth-while message and gave it in a

rapid-fire, impressive manner. It was

asserted that there is a national crisis

and it is the farmer’s duty to produce

the largest and best crops he can. The

world must have a cheap food product

and the Holstein breeder is an import-

ant factor in the situation.



R. C. Reed, of Howell, secretary of





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tion, followed with a strong plea for

the dairy industry which is being chok-

ed almost out of existence because of

low prices. Government figures were

given showing the startling decrease in

the dairy herds of the country, due to

nothing more than to growing unprofit-

ableness of the business. Peeple are

wont to cry “robbers” when milk is

raised, who say nothing when paying

$1.20 a peck for potatoes and high

prices for other stuff. It was figured

years ago that milk was worth twenty-

two cents a quart on the unit basis in

comparison with other common foods,

and of course this figure would be

much higher now. Mr. Reed empha-

sizes that the consumer should under—

stand that his interests are linked vit-

ally with the producer in this effort to

put this great industry on a living

basis. The farmer runs against organ-

ized industries on every hand and yet

he is still trying to 'go it alone. The

efforts of the Michigan Milk Produc-

ers’ Association have seemed slow of

reward and yet the secretary of the

Illinois Association says that we have

accomplished as much in fourteen

months as they were able to do in nine

years.



It was voted to hold a consignment

sale of Holstein cattle in October and

the sales committee named is com.

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, number of good breeding sows for

next spring’s crop of pigs. The seem-

ing determination of many farmers to

sacrifice their best sows to save feeds

awakens the most serious apprehen-

sion for our' future meat supply. And

the disposition to dispose of mature

pure-bred sows at prevailing pork

prices must .be viewed with the utmost

regret. If ever we needed to maintain

and increase our herds of breeding

hogs at full efficiency it is in this year

of 1917.



Good breeding sows and adequate

care and feed are the factors primarily

concerned in producing a profitable

crop of pigs next spring. It is import-

ant to save the best mature sows and

a few of the best young sows for breed-

ing purposes; failure to do so results

in many droves of inferior pigs. The

farmer who sacrifices his best mature

sows, need never hope to have a profit-

able crop of pigs or to continue to pro-

duce high-class breeding stock. Lit-

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dom produced by immature sows. It

is the older sows that give birth to the

vigorous, big-boned young.



Breeding Young Sows.





On many farms where only one drove

of pigs is finished for the market each

year it has been found profitable to

breed a drove of young sows at eight

or nine months of age and finish them

for market along with their pigs. By

breeding the young sows at this age

it is not necessary to maintain so large

a breeding herd and undoubtedly is

more profitable than keeping a full

herd of old sows on the one litter a

year basis. It is my experience that

such a system. is far more efficient if

one plans his breeding operations so

that the young sows held over for

breeding purposes are the progeny of

mature dams. In, this way the ten-

dency to deteriorate through breeding

from young, immature stock is to some

extent held in control and one can con-

tinue the practice from year to year

more safely than is the case when the

progeny of the young sows are used for

breeding purposes. The feeder who

has mastered the problem of finishing

off two droves of pigs each year will,

however, find it more profitable to

maintain 'a herd of mature sows. Un-

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sows be bred until they are eight

months old, and they should be mated

with a boar that is well along toward

maturity. They should be fed liberally

and weigh, at least, 300 pounds at one

year of age, so that their pigs will be

healthy and the sow have plenty of re-

serve flesh and vitality to furnish in em

with proper nourishment. Many farm—

ers use only young boars, arguing that

a mature boar is too troublesome to

have about. Granting that the older

boar may at times be a bit trouble-

some, the added value of his pigs, es-

pecially if a number of young sows are

bred, will repay many fold any extra

attention in the way of a strong fence

and bit of extra feed.





Young sows that are to be held over

for breeders, 'should be taken away

from the fattening stock and given

feeds that will promote rapid growth,

but that will not put on an excess of

fat. If green forage crops, such as

rape and rye, are available for fall

feeding, the young sows will take plen-

ty of exercise, which makes for the de-

velopment" of~muscles, lungs and as-

similating powers. Such sows may

safely be bred late in the fall for

spring litters. Older sows will keep in

ideal condition if -they have the run

of rape and rye forage crops and some

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With grain feeds at present prices

one simply cannot afford to stuff breed-

ing hogs with expensive grain feeds.

His profits must be obtained from the

use of cheap feeds with just enough

grain feed to enable the hogs to make

good use of the cheap forage and pas-

ture crops. Experiments conducted at

some of the leading stations show that

the cost of maintaining breeding hogs

may be reduced from forty to sixty per

cent by the judicious use of forage and

pasture crops. At the present prices

for grain feeds it surely ,will pay to

make extensive use of forage supple-

ments. '



Rape may be sown during July and

early August for fall feeding. For the

best results fit the ground as for a

small grain crop and sow about three

pounds of Dwarf Essex rape seed to

the acre. Stop up the holes in the drill

hopper so that the seeds will be drop-

ped in rows about two feet apart. Cul-

tivate the crop twice to keep down

weeds and conserve soil moisture.

Some growers use about five pounds of

seed to the acre and sow it through all

of the drill hose, but as a rule better

results may be obtained by cultivating

fewer rows. The hogs may be turned-

into the rape field when the plants are

about one foot high. Rye may be sown

early in September so that the crop

will make a rapid growth and be fit for

grazing for a few weeks before snow

covers the ground.



To stimulate the breeding qualities

of the sows and insure large litters of

vigorous pigs feed the sows a liberal

grain ration for two weeks before

breeding time. By having them in a

vigorous, flesh-gaining condition they

will not only require less service, but

more pigs will be farrowed in due sea-

son. Feeds rich in protein are ideal

for feeding just before the breeding

season.



To produce, strong, well-developed

litters it is not only necessary that the

sows be fed correctly upon feeds that

furnish sufficient niuSCIe, bone and en-

ergy—making materials, but that they

be handled wisely during the period of

pregnancy.



Feeding For Best Results.





The mother sow should have plenty

of nourishing foods and enough bulk

and succulence to keep her digestive

system in good condition at all times.

Stronger, healthier litters having more

‘hair, more color, and more bone, result

when such protein and ash supple-

ments as alfalfa and clover hay, skim-

milk and tankage are fed with the corn.

At present prices for supplemental

feeds it will pay to depend largely up-

on alfalfa and clover hay to balance up

the deficiencies of the corn ration. A

little oil meal will help to keep the

sow’s bowels in good condition.





Above all things, excepting the food

supply only, an abundance of exercise

is important. Plan the sow’s pens and

feeding yards so that they will get ex-

ercise every day during the winter.

Range on rye pasture is best of all, but

scattering feed in the yards will en-

courage them to get out and exercise

even days when the weather is cold.

Plans to induce the sows to get out





and exercise cost little, yet the returns I i





are considerable.





Breeding sows should have dry, warm

and well ventilated sleeping quarters.

Keep them free from lice and vermin

and provide clean, dry nests. Plan the

houses so that drafts and cold winds

cannot reach the hogs’ nests. Breeding

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HERE is danger that some of

the phases of community life

which are being affected by war

activities and war thinking, may be

neglected to our great hurt. Our rural

leadership must be on its guard. While

we are putting everything else in the

background during the period which

must be given to this war, it is not

necessary that we forget entirely the

movements which were working for

good in our communities before the

war began.

War’s greatest demands consist of

human lives and material equipment





to make those human lives efficient;





fighting units. This means money. We

have already felt this economic pres-

sure in a small way. Vv’e have been

asked to supply our government with

funds by purchasing bonds, and in

many other ways we will be asked to





Community Problems In War Time

By E. c. LINDEMAN





assist in financing this war. This all

means a readjustment in our individ-

ual financial affairs and this in turn

means a readjustment in our economic

relationship to the community.





From a purely rural standpoint the

economics of war are still more im-

portant. We have been asked to in-

crease our production in order that

our army, our allied armies and our

civilian population may be properly

fed. At the same time, we are asked

to face a labor shortage which makes

increased production a well-nigh im-

possible problem. In some cases this

shortage of labor is causing an influx

of untrained labor from the cities,





which constitutes a still more perplex-

ing problem for the farmer.





We are asked also to increase pro-

duction along certain lines; for exam‘

ple the great staple, wheat, is wanted.

This means a readjustment of our en‘

tire system of rotation. It will have

the same effect that would be produc-

ed if a factory manufacturing one pro-

duct was suddenLv told that it must

turn out an entirely different product.

New machines would be needed, new

methods would be introduced and the

whole system of the institution would

be disturbed. The change would not

be so marked on the farm as in the

factory, but it would be just as far-





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reaching. The point to which I wish

to call attention here is this: In a case

of national necessity it is to be expect—9

ed that we make changes in our pro-

ductive enterprise, but we must not

forget that in a few short years we

may so use our soil that its fertility

will be destroyed.



Our problem is to meet the national

necessity to the greatest possible ex-

tent but to keep in mind also the prob—

lem of soil building as we were attack-

ing it before the war started. We must

keep in mind that the war condition 5-?

not a permanent condition and that our

system of farming must be built up on

the basis of permanent conditions. It

would be poor patriotism to so change

our system of farming, (rotations, live

stock, etc), that at the end of the war

we would have on our hands an un-

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other economic phases of agriculture

were being emphasized just before the

war began. These same problems are

here now and our highest duty is to

work along‘ that line which will insure

the most permanent type of agricultur-

al production.

Educational Life.



It is reported that England permitted

seventeen thousand teachers to enlist





. in war activities during the early stag-





es of the conflict with Germany. Eng-

land now recognizes that this was a

tremendous mistake, and she is doing

her best to remedy the evil. New York

state has passed a law shortening the

school year in order to permit boys

and girls to engage in productive labor.

Many other states and. communities

have permitted the war to disrupt their

educational institutions. This is anoth-

er sample of poor patriotism. If ever-

we shall have need of educated leaders

it will be during the period of this war

and during the reconstruction period

which will follow. This is no time to

let down the bars on education. Young

men and young women are changing

their plans about school and college

because they have come to feel that

they owe it to their country to engage

in some purely war activity. What

they really owe to their country is the

most complete mental 'equipment for

the perplexing problems which lie just

ahead of us. Until their labor is abso—

lutely necessary to the national cause

boys and girls should be kept in school

and teachers should be held at their

positions. It may take more courage

for some of us to stay at our jobs than

to fall in line with war activities and

do those things which are more Spec—

tacular. In our Civil War, Jefferson

Davis said to the people of the Confed-

eracy. “Don’t grind your seed corn.”

By seed corn he meant the children of

the south. ‘Hls advice is wholesome in

this crisis. We little know how sorely

we may need the boys and girls of to-

day before this spell of war is broken.



Most communities have some pride

in their educational institutions. The

old maxim, “Show me a poor schbol

and I'll show you a poor community,”

is not always true, and yet it serves as

a. helpful index. The movement for im-

proving, for vitalizing the rural school

was gaining headway before the days

of war. Let us not forget it now. We

shall have need of better schools, bet-





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‘Two Ways





N almost every engineering depart-

ment of any size you will find a

man who insists on solving even



simple problems by means of differen-

tial calculus. Sometimes when he

feels good. he seasons his work with a

sprinkling of hyperbolic cosine and

elliptic functions. While he may have

produced a mess or a stew, which is

absolutely correct from his—that is.

mathematical standpoint—he has lost

sight of the fact that he must take

- environment into consideration.



Nature has always been kind enough

to transact its business by very simple

laws, and if we refer these problems

to these laws, we may be able to get

along with formula which are not long—

er than one inch. We may have to

disregard the influence of distant dis‘

turblng factors to start with, and allow

for them according 'to our engineering

judgment afterwards. In this way we

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gree of safety, which the pure mathe—

matician is unable to match, although

he spends more time and effort.



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study now just as we did before, and

what is more to the point, our need

will be far greater because of this de«

struction of war.



Social Life.



Before the war there were many in-

dications that rural social life was in»

proving. Rural organizations were giv-

ing more attention to those activities

which worked toward a more whole

some and a freer flow of community

life. Some of us were seeing visions

of the downfall of individualism in

rural life and in its place the growth

of a highly-organized, cooperative type

of community life. The churches were

coming to realize that they had a so«

cial responsibility as well as the re-

sponsibility of saving the individual

soul. They were coming to see that it

would not profit the church to save a

few individual souls if the whole com—

munity continued to be unsaved. The

reader will perceive that I am not here

speaking entirely of spiritual salvation.

I am thinking of‘ churches which cared

a lot about souls but cared nothing

about playgrounds where the souls

were growing. 1 am thinking about

preachers who were vitally interested

in having their people live a happy life

in the New Jerusalem, but forgot en—

tirely about the necessity of a happy

life in the little country community.



During the trying days of warfare it

is a serious problem to keep people

from becoming morbid. Now is. the

time that emphasis should be placed

on such community activities as will

tend to make us more neighborly, more

social. Community singing in war time

should have a far-reaching effect. Com-

munity playing Should make us lose

ourselves, our trials and our sorrows

in the wholesome partaking in games.

We need now to play and sing and as

acetate for social purposes because it

will act as a mental tonic. All of the

movements toward community social

development were enjoying a period of

progress before the war. Double em-

phasis should be placed in them at this

time.



This is my plea to the rural leaders

of Michigan: This war is merely a.

back-eddy in the stream of progress.

It is our duty to see that the flow of

the stream is kept clear; it is our duty

to prevent this catastrophe from un-

doingall that we and our forefathers

have striven for in our community life.



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ed by a man very familiar, both with

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works happens to be overlooked by the

operator. The results are useless, and

worse than that, they are dangerous,

since they induce the owner of that

machine to put faith in a false sense of

safety. The longer the calculation the

bigger the chance to make a slip.

Further, another fact must not be





overlooked. Modern life is founded on -





cooperation. To cooperate nature has

given us the gift of language. Speak

to your co-operator in a language that

he understands. He cannot check

your 'results or aid you by his judg-

ment and experience it you are unwil-

ling or unable to present the case with

extreme simplicity. He will not de.

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I stepped forward, and my hand gent-

ly rested on the bowed shoulder.



“My dear girl,” I said earnestly,

“look at me, and believe my words.

Lift your eyes; I‘want you to read the

truth in my heart. I had to tell you

this, for this test is surely coming, and

you need to be prepared to meet it

bravely. It is not your life alone; it is

mine also, and the lives of nearly all

the others aboard, which are at stake.

For the sake of us all I am going to

ask of you a sacrifice.”



There had been a mist of tears in

the uplifted eyes, but as I paused this

had vanished.



“A sacrifice?” she stammered. “That

I marry that man?”



“God forbid! No; but that you en-

courage him to think it possible.”



“Oh, I could not-I could not! Do

not ask that of me.”



“‘But listen,” I urged eagerly, forget-

ful of all else in the earnestness of my

plea. “Vera, listen before you make

decision. The only possible hope lies

in the freedom of one of us aboard. I

can so juggle figures as to keep the

ship safely at sea for another day and

night, but no longer. McCann knows

enough of navigation to check me up if

I venture too far in deceit, and he will

Suspicion a trick like that. This will

be all I can do to delay the end. In

spite of their pledge, I shall not be

free; every step I take will be watch-

ed. They have never even left the

cabin without stationing a guard. In

spite of my parole McCann will never

trust me; yet in honor I cannot break

my pledge to have no communication

with the other prisoners. Surely you

see the situation I am in—the utter

helpless situation?”





“Yes,” breathlessly, every trace of

color gone from cheeks and lips,'but a

new light in her eyes. “I—I begin to

understand.”



“Someone must be free to act, and

plan. I cannot, nor any of those men

confined amidships. Masters might,

but the probability is he is not permit-

ted to leave the engine room or even

talk to his stokers, except to give or-

ders. Besides he has no information

which would make him suspect the

whole truth. You understand; that is

why I explain the situation so fully to

you. By winning McCann’s confidence,

by seeming to yield to his desires, you

will be allowed freedomgon board. You

can demand it as the price of your sur-

render. All else must depend on your

woman’s wit.”



“But—but could I convince the man

of my sincerity? I—I detest him so.”



“He will want to be convinced; your

mere consent will satisfy him. You

must not look at this from your stand-

point. \ He is conceited and cowardly.

To save his own life he would be guil-

ty of any treacherous act. He will

judge you by his standards. There will

be no necessity for any pretense at

love; yOu need not even permit him to

touch you. Merely allow him to be-

lieve that fear makes you an. unwilling

victim.”



“You—you actually wish me to do



this, play this hideous part?”

' “Only because of our desperate situ-

ation; we must fight with the only

weapon at hand. There is no other

course open.”



"And—and once free, I am to tell the

engineer?” ‘



“No; if you ventured into the engine-

room you would arouse suspicion at





once. Besides Masters is without force





of character; he would be useless in

such an emergency. Nor is it probable

yen could rea‘ch the others unobserv-

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have in mind is—someone on board

free to release the prisoners immedi-

ately after the boats leave, in time to

enable us to prevent the ship’s going

down.”



“But—but, Mr. Hollis, would—would

he not insist on my going with him in

the boat?”



I walked twice across the narrow

space of deck, conscious that her ques-

tioning eyes followed me.



“Yes,” I admitted, pausing to study

her face. “You might even be obliged!

to do that. You must front this possi-I

bility, although the necessity may be

avoided. But McCann’s boat will make,

St. John’s. He dare not resort to force

once you are ashore. The fellow is

not fool enough for that, and any man

you appealed to would stand in your

defense. I do not count that a seriousl

danger—only he must not suspect your l

purpose until too late to prevent his

interfering with your action. Nor will

you be unsafe with him in the open

boat, for the two of you will not be

alone. Your greatest peril will be

while aboard this ship, and completely

in McCann’s power.”



“The open boat will not be long

at sea.”



“Not to exceed a few hours probab-

ly; LiverpoOl and White are seamen

enough to see that it is equipped with

a sail, and if the wind be favorable,

they will make land quickly. But there

is even a chance that you need not

take this risk.”



“What chance?” the full measure of

her emotions finding evidence in her

voice.



“If Leayord or Olson could be secret—

ly released, or even if you could be as-

sured that I was free to attain the

deck at the proper moment, and thus

able to release these others, we might

best play a bold game. By urging some

excuse you could delay leaving the

ship until after all the mutineers were

over the side, and in the boats. Mc-

Cann might remain on board with you,

but he would be only one man to han-

dle. Once we had control of the ship,

.we could defend the decks, and pre-

vent those ruffians from returning on

board, at least until they surrendered

all arms, and agreed to such terms as

we offered.”



“That—that would be a most desper-

ate expedient,” she said dejectedly,

“its success doubtful. You would be

terribly outnumbered, and without

weapons.”



“I do not see it so. Outnumbered,

yes; but with every advantage of po-

sition. Those fellows could not clam-

ber up the side, unless it be one at a

time. Besides the major part of the

crew are doubtless mutineers against

their will, and would be glad enough

to return to duty if promised protec-

tion. I doubt if there be three revol-

vers on board. I have one of these,

and McCann/carries another. I shall

hide mine where it cannot be discov-

ered, and taken away; and if we suc-

ceed in keeping McCann on the ship

until after all the men are in the

boats, we shall have his' gun also in

our possession.

feasible to me.”



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open port, gazing out in silence across

the waste of waters, the wind lifting

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form any share of the adventure.

-——but I do not like the part assigned

to me.”

“You fear you might find it difficult

to carry out the deceit?”

She turned and faced me, and there

were tears in her eyes, which. she

swept indignantly away with aswift

gesture. '

"You have used the right word," she

exclaimed, no longer hesitatlng in

speech. “I am not accustomed to de-

ceit, Mr. Hollis; I have never learned.

how to lie, or conceal my feelings. I

doubt if I can do it even now to save

our lives; indeed, I doubt if even the

preserving of my own life is worth the

sacrifice of my sense of honor. I am

not afraid physically; it is not that;

but you ask me to permit this fellow

to make love to me, and I am to en-

courage his hopes, and pretend to yield

to 'his advancements. You ask me to

lower my womanhood, to take my

place on a. level with a girl of the

streets, and pretend to sell myself for

a price. Is this your conception of my

character?"



It was as though she had slapped me

in the face, yet I was ready, half antici-

pating she might assume this position.





“N 0; but I believe you willing to me—

rifice your conception of what ordinar-

ily seems right to. save this ship, and

the lives of those aboard; to preserve

Philip Bascom’s fortune. You cannot

decide the question of duty by the

rules of New York. We are in a des-





terly helpless except for your efforts.

Besides you overestimate the indignity.

There need be no love-making, no me

tense at love. You seemingly yield to

force, surrender to fear; that would be

the only way in which McCann would

expect to gain your consent.”



“You—-you wish me to do this '2”



“It appears to me as our only hope."



“And if I do, you will not despise

me? You will not feel my action un-

womanly?" ,



“I feel that of you? Never; why it

would be impossible for me to conceive

of your acting unworthily!"



She held out her hand.



“Then I will try,” she said simply,

her eyes uplifted to mine.





 





CHAPTER XXIX.

Words of Love.



Y hand clasp tightened, and the

long lashes shaded her eyes,

concealing from me the mys-



tery of their depths, a brighter color

flooding her cheeks. Outlined against

the open port, and the blue of the wa-

|ter beyond, the fresh young beauty of

her face was almost a new revelation.

The words she had spoken, her man-

ner, her sudden surrender to my wish,

perplexed me, and completely over-

came my effort at self—control.



“Why did you ask me that?” I ques—

tioned, scarcely aware of my words.



“What?”



“If I would despise you; would deem

your act unwomanly?”



“Because—because I had to know.

‘It does not even yet seem right to me

waltogether. I-I could not do such a

thing unless you approved." _



“You'have faith in me then?”



“Yes—yes; I—I believe in you.”



“And you mean you would have re-

fused to take such action if I had not

urged it upon you, and had failed to

assure you that doing so would in no

way lower my respect for you?”



Her“ eyes flashed up questioningly

into my face, only to be instantly low-

ered again.



“Yes.” 7 ,



“‘Not even to save your own life ?”



“I have always felt there were condi—

tions more to be dreaded than death,”

she answered slowly. “Mere associa-

tion, such as you describe this adven-

ture to be, with Fergus McCann, may

not be such a condition—yet I shrink

from it. For I abhor a lie. and above

all deliberate treachery. I can scarcely

conceive that even tear of death will





 





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ed" in his own cabin; because of the

mother praying for him in Philadel-

phia. ,Ohl Mr. Hollis, can you not un-

derstand?” .



“Yes; believe me I understand. I

only fear I never before knew there

was such strength of womanhood in

the world.”



“You mean that! you feel what you

say?" the girl’s voice had a new note

of confidence. “You have not merely

expressed confidence in me in order to

achieve your purpose ?”



“I could not speak anything but the

truth to you, Vera, why do you ques-

tion me like this? Why should you

hesitate, doubt, when you realize, as

you must, that only through you, and

your power over McCann, Philip Bas~

com’s life and fortune can be saved?"





“Because I would not save them at

the cost of your respect.” _



“Mine! you think that of me?”



“Yes,” she said, and now her eyes

met mine frankly.



“I think that of you, Robert Hollis.”



This avowal quietly, .honestly spok~

en, sent the hot blood tingling through

my veins, yet left me for the moment

speechless.

that her words meant all they seemed

to mean. She must have read the be-

wilderment in my face, for she did not

hesitate.





“I realize how you have looked upon

me from the time of our first meeting

on the dark deck of the Esmeralda,"

she said, her emotion evidenced only

by a tremor in the soft voice. “I have

been to you a‘mere girl. No; do not

interrupt with denials, for it is better

I should go on. That was your thought

of me, as it has been the conception

of other men. I believe Fergus Mc-

Cann considers me from that view-

point also, and hence possesses such

faith in conquering me through fear.

I must appear childish, perhaps act so,

to leave this impression upon the

mind. But I am not a child; I think

and feel as a woman; indeed, I have

cause to believe that my life~lone1y

and without companion of my own age

——has made me older in experience

than my years. Why do I confess this?

Because I believe the time has come

when you should know. I am' going to

carry out your desire; I am going to

outwit Fergus McCann,.,and overcome

his villalny. I am going to lower my—





self; renounce my ideals, for your

sake."

“Mine! oh, no; you cannot mean

that—there are others." .

“Yes, there are others. I sympa-





thize with, and am glad to serve them.

Yet their fate aloneweven my own

peril—would never have led me to

make this decision. You—«you have

asked it of me, and you have said to

me—honestly, I believe—that such ac-

tion on my part will in no way lower

me in your esteem. I trust you, and

am willing.”



“You care, actually care that much

for me?”



“Is there any disgrace, any unwom—

anliness in saying so? We are in des-

perate stress, all of us. ‘Even death

may be but a few hours away. If we

are saved it must be accomplished al-

most by a miracle. This is no situa-

tion to be‘ruled by social conventions,

or lack of frankness in speech. I do

care for you, Robert Hollis; you would

have known it long ago if you were not

blind in such things. I may appear to

you a girl, but I have a woman's ob-

servation and experience. I have not





failed to see and understand; that is . .





why I am unafraid now to tell you the

full truth. You have cared for me

ever since we were in the boat togeth-

er? Is this not so?”



“-Yes, but I never thought-3’



“Of course not; you are not the sort

of man who would? You have not made

a lite study of women; perhaps that is





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read it in your face, your manner; 'in

the way your eyes followed me about.

Sometimes I believe it was your

silence, your lack of confidence in

yourself; the absence of conceit in

your nature which won my response.

If—if you had made love to me Robert

Hollis, I would have laughed at you;

but—but now I do not feel like laugh-

ing at all.”



“You do love me! you—you love

me?”



“Oh, you mustn’t compel me to say

that! It is enough to confess I care;

that I am interested. If it was not for

the desperate chance I am about to

take I should never have said these

words. They sound unmaidenly, im-

modest; but you will not place that

construction upon them. We simply

must understand—you and I. I cannot

go to Fergus McCann pretending to

yield-to his desires, to conform to his

wishes, without you comprehend first

_ of all that I do this not even to save

my own life, but—because I love- you.

I know what has stood between us;

what has sealed your lips; what has

made you hesitate, and kept you

silent. It is my father’s millions. Well,

they are not here; on this doomed

ship, facing death together, we are

simply man and woman.”



“And you love me, you really love

me?”



“As woman never loved before I be

lieve," she answered gravely. “I love

you.”



I know not what time passed as I

held her in my arms, and Whispered

those words repressed so long. Almost

had I forgotten where we were, the na-

ture of our surroundings, the fate

which threatened us. I could remem-

ber only her ,the velvety touch of her

flesh, the welcoming light of love in

her eyes. I know not what we talked

about, conscious only of the joy of be-

ing alone together, with every barrier

between us swept away forever. The

sunshine poured in through the open

port, touching her hair with threads of

golden light, and leaving a bar of bril-

liance across the stateroom deck. Be—

yond I could see the wide stretch of

ocean, deserted and desolate, the waves

crested with silvery foam, and a deep

blue in their hollows.



Yet I imagine the respite was not

long. There came a sharp rap upon

the wood of the door, bringing us in

stantly back to a realization of our po-

sition. Her arms released me, and l

arose to my feet.



“What is wanted?”



“It’s a few minutes till noon, sir,”

said a voice I failed to recognize. “And

I'm to tell you to come on deck."



“Quite right, my man, I’ll be there

at once. , Stand by to carry the instru-

ments.”



“Aye, aye, sir.”



There was a certain cheerfulness

and respect in the voice, which con-

vinced me the fellow was not among

the ring leaders, but the hope of mak-

ing him an adherent to our cause van-

ished when I opened the door, and rec-

ognized Dade. The man was too weak,

too much of the jellyfish, to render his

friendship of any particular value. Be-

sides, Dugan was also in the cabin,

leaning idly against the stair-rail, but

quite as evidently on guard. I nodded

to him, but he only condescended to

stare in return, and the look in his

eyes convinced me that he had not yet

forgiven the rough treatment accorded

him a few hours before. The memory

made me smile.



“I’ve seen you when you looked hap-

pier, Dugan,” I said carelessly, “but I

imagine you have nothing on White."



“To hell with yer,” he growled sav-

agely. “If I had my way ye’d have no

tongue left to get smart with. Get

along noyir after yer things."



Dade followed me into the captain’s

stateroom. He was obedient enough.

but reluctant to talk, no doubt afraid



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They may be cut into eights, or into

rings with a vegetable slicer. Onions

which are hard to keep through the

winter, may also be dried. Peel and cut

into slices from one-eighth to one-

fourth of an inch thick. Then place in

a wire basket, or a square of cheese-

cloth, and plunge into boiling water for

five minutes. Dip in cold water and

pat between two t0wels. Then dry on

rack.



After removing from the rack all

dry products should be placed in boxes

and poured from one to another every

day for three or four days. Then store

in paper bags, salt sacks, stout paste-

board boxes with tight covers or pat-

ent paraffin cartons. Keep in dark,

cool dry place. ‘



In canning vegetables by the cold

pack method use the following rules:





 





peel, fill cans to within three-eighth of

an inch of top and boil one and a half

hours. Blanch lima beans five to ten

minutes, depending on'age, fill cans

full and boil two hours Steam carrots

five to ten minutes, fill jars and boil

one and a half hours. Plunge tOma-

toes into boiling water for one and a

half minutes, pack into jars, pressing

down with a. tablespoon, do not add

water, but add one level teaspoonful

of salt to each quart. Boil twenty-two

minutes. .Blanch corn five minutes,

cold dip and cut from cob. Pack jars

to within one-fourth of an inch of the

top. Add level teaspoon of salt to each

quart and boil three hours.





LETTER BOX.





 





Household Editor.——In your paper of

Augusit 25 I was reading where you

said you would be glad to help in re-

gards to canning all knds of vegeta-

bles. Can you give me any good plain

recipes for canning corn, rhubarb and

beans, and your cold water method of

canning. Please let me know at once

as the vegetables are almost ready for

canning. A good book of canning reci-

pes would be appreciated. Thanking

you for same—Mrs. F. G.



Cook the corn on cob five minutes in

boiling water. Plunge in cold water,

take out immediately and cut the corn

from cob. Pack directly into hot cans

to within one-fourth inch of top. Fill

with boiling water, add a level tea-

spoon of salt to every quart, put on

rubbers and screw tops down until

they just touch rubber, but not tight.

Then put in boiler or lard can on false

bottom, have container filled with

enough boiling water to cover top of

can one inch, and boil for three hours.

Remove from boiler, tighten covers, if

the cans leak put on new rubbers and

boil ten minutes. Beans should be

blanched in a colander over steam for

from five to ten minutes, depending on

the age. Remove and dip in and out

of cold water. Then finish as corn,

only boil two hours instead of three.

Can rhubarb by the cold water meth—

od, which means simply to wash the

rhubarb, cut up as for sauce, pack cans

full and pour on cold water till cans

overflowfl Then seal as if the fruit

were hot. The cans, rubbers and tops

must be boiled for five minutes before

using. Any very acid fruit may be

kept this way, as rhubarb, cranberries

and gooseberries. The acid in the fruit

acts as a preservative. Write to the

Department of Agriculture, Washing-

ton, D. C., for Farmers’ Bulletin, No.

839. This gives full directions for can—

ning and is free.



Household Editor.——I saw your arti-

cle in the issue of August 25, and in

reply am asking some help. Does any-

one know of any way or ways to use

the'little red wild cherries? There are

lots of them here and as other fruit is

scarce I would like to use some of

them if I knew how. Thanking you for

help I have received from your corner.



I am sending some recipes I find

very good.



Cucumber Catsup.—Grate three doz-

en medium sized cucumbers (green),

sprinkle with salt and pepper to' taste,

add eight small sliced onions, heat cid-

er vnegar to Cover, turn over and bot-

tle in wide mouthed. bottles or can in

pint cans.



Tomato Catsup. ——To every gallon of

sifted tomatoes add a scant half tea-





cup of salt, 1:311 a cup of white sugar.

Blanch beets five minutes, celd dip and“ one pint of good cider vinegar, half.





   





 





   





 





 





 

 





teaspoonful of red pepper, one tea-

spoonful of cinnamon, three'teaspoon-

fuls of cloves may be added if liked.

Cook half away then seal.—-Mrs. C.

R. K.



Have you tried making sauce with

the cherries, to see if you would eat

them after they are canned? Perhaps

you would not like the flavor of them

cooked. If they are very acid they

could be put up by. the cold water





'method given in the answer to Mrs. F.





G. Try making a marmalade, or butter

with them. Cook up and strain out

the pulp through a. colander, mix 'with

equal weight of sugar and cook slowly,

stirring frequently for marmalade. For

butter use three-quarters the amount

of sugar and add spices. This will take

a great deal of sugar, but it may be





substituted for butter next winter with _





the breakfast toast or in the children’s

lunch. Make only a small quantity at

first to see if you like it.





Household Editor.—Will you please

ask some kind reader of your paper to

give a recipe for making the old-fash-

ioned raw chowder that our grand—

mothers used to make ?—L. A. J.





Bulletin No. 839 a Great Help.



Dear Deborah—Replying ‘sto your

article, “How You Can Help Us,” in

last week’s Michigan Farmer, would

say that I have canned fifteen pints of

peas and three pints of beets by the

one-period cold-pack method, and if

they taste as good as they look, I shall

consider my efforts a success. I have

never canned vegetables before (ex-

cept sweet corn, which I put up in

brine quite successfully), and I can

my fruit the old way in a kettle on the

stove, but think I shall try a few cans

the new way. I sent for the Farmers’

Bulletin No. 839 as suggested by you,

and am more than pleased with it. Ev-

ery farmer’s wife should have on or

canning peas I followed directions giv-

en in the July 7 Farmer. For my wa-

ter-bath outfit I used an ordinary enam-

eled kettle, with an inverted perforat-

ed pie tin for the false bottom and a

pressed pan for cover, and I also made

the hot blanching water serve for the

water—bath.





A dear old lady told me how she





cans beets, and I pass it on to you.

Boil till tender as for immediate use,

and put into sterilized cans, hot, with

the skins on,, and fill with the water

they are boiled in. They keep their

color with the skins on, and are ready

for use as desired. I shall can some

this way, and hope to can sweet corn





by the cold-pack method, when it is,





ripe.



Will someone [tell me how to pickle

small onions? Also cucumbers ?—C. G.,

Ann Arbor.





The following recipes I have used

for ten years. They are by Fanny

Merrit Farmer. The one for Gherkins

is especially good, but two or three

friends to whom I have given it com-

plain that their pickles are soft. I

think that is because they cooked

them too long. I only ‘put in a few cu—

cumbers at a. time and just let them

boil up. Mine are always crisp and

hardu Thank you for your letter. I am

sure the cold-pack vegetables will be

a success. I did not try it with beans,

as a neighbor told me she always sim-

ply cooked hers as for the table and

canned by the open kettle methpd. I





have now twelve quarts left out .of '





twenty-two, which is sumclent'to send



me' back to the cold-pack method next



year. To date the only women I know



who have not had beans 315011- ”

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DRY VEGETABLES FOR SOUPS.





 





The wise provider will store large

quantities of dried vegetables for win-

ter stews and soups. If she be pressed

for time, and sugar be scarce, she may

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the after-deck waiting my arrival, and

‘I followed Dade up the ladder, deter-

mined they should perceive no change

in my demeanor, which might awaken

suspicion. White, I noticed, was not

present, but Liverpool and Dubois

stood beside McCann, close to the port

rail, while the negro, Watson, was at

the wheel, the whites of his eyes con-

spicuous as he lifted them from the

binnacle card. McCann’s manner was

far from cordial‘as I approached, but

I thOught it best to ignore his churl-

ishness.



“You were long enough coming; per-

haps you still think yourself in com-

mand?” he said savagely.



“That would indeed be-a stretch of

the imagination,” I replied, holding my

temper, and motioning Dade where to

place the sextant. “However, I do not

think I have wasted any time—it is

still two minutes of twelve.”



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my own use. Whatever figures I re-

ported, it was absolutely necessary

that I know myself the exact position

of the ship. I did not dare to juggle

them greatly in my report, for while

McCann was far from being an expert

navigator, he yet possessed a smatter-

ing of knowledge, which rendered him

dangerous, and he was very sure to

check up my figures with every pos-

sible care. He stood beside me now,

observant of each movement, his few

questions breathing suspicidn. How-

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Suflicient for my purpose, and wrote

down the result on the back of an old

envelope, while stowing away the cor-

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from court

EOBERT
conditions present them-

Esvvelves to the farmer as he con-

siders the proposition of market-

ing his 1917 crops. At no time in the

history of American agriculture has

the world looked to this country more

longingly for the products of her farms

than at the present moment. And

while her broad acres have responded

with bountiful crops to_ satisfy the

needs of her own people and furnish

a surplus to the suffering abroad, the

farmer finds himself confronted with

handicaps that may make it physically

impossible to deliver much of the feed





he has produced to these needy na-

tions.





 

 

 





The Labor Handicap.

While he has been impelled by the





incentive of high prices and by patri-

otic duty to put out a maximum

acreage, in many cases these have led

him to plant way beyond his ability to

harvest even under the labor condi-

tions as they were last spring; and

now he is facing the situation with ev-

en much of that assistance gone by the

boys being taken to military camps.

This means that the harvesting and

marketing of the farm products must

be accomplished with the greatest sav‘

ing of energy and time. In fact, we

believe that much of the work usually

devoted to the putting up of certain

products, such as fruit in fancy grades

and packages to attract the eye of the

buyer, will need to be dispensed with

to save the labor for more economic

purposes. Careful grading and pack-

ing are proper and desirable practices

. in normal years, but under present

conditions both the producer and the

buyer should recognize the general sit-

uation and make an effort to save the

quantity and allow the satisfying of

particular tastes to adjust itself to war

times.

Federal Control.



Then the hand of the government

has come in as a factor in the market-

ing of this year’s farm products. The

price on wheat has been established

already and it is probable that some

of the other staples will be added to

the list. What effect is this action

going to have upon those grains and

substitute products not included in the

list of those priced by the federal au-

thorities?



In general the establishing of a price

for wheat should aid in steadying the

prices on corn, oats and other grain

products. But still the law of supply

and demand may have its effect. If

these other products were scarce the

price would advance and the attention

of buyers will be turned to wheat in

those cases where wheat can be sub-

stituted for the other products, while

the demand where no substitution with

wheat can be made would hold the

price above the price warranted by

that fixed on wheat. This may be il-

lustrated by the present trend of val-

ues in the corn market. On the other

hand, if the corn crop should be large

and other cereals so productive as to

make an ample supply many consum-

ers would leave wheat products at the

established price and substitute other

grains. This shifting would, of course,

have a tendency to bring the prices of

the other grains or products nearer to

that established for wheat and yet it

is possible that such a large supply of

these crops may be gathered as to

keep their relative prices below the

standard established by the govern-



: ment in the case of wheat.



But there is little possibility that

either of these situations will develop

unless some abnormal weather condi-

tions are experienced or some radical

political or economic changes take

. place. Consequently it is reasonable



.for Michigan farmers to expect to se-

cure a price for potatoes, beans, corn

and cats on a parity with $2. 20 wheat.

Again, the live stock situation pre-





ByW.





sents to the farmer a problem that

calls for a careful consideration of

these new conditions. At present pric-

es should he dispose of his cattle and

other animals and sell his crops with-

out feeding, or should he market these

crops in the form of animal products?

And further, should he increase or de-

crease the number of his stock ani-

mals? The present high prices for

food stuffs, the willingness of the stock

markets to take animals in almost any

degree of fitness, and the farm labor

situation tempt the average farmer to

reduce his live stock activities. But it

is the consensus of opinion among

those who have approached the ques-

tion from different angles that there is

a very attractive market just ahead

for the producer of animal products.

EurOpean Herds Being Depleted.



The present international disturb-

ance has made great inroads into the

world meat supply. In the central and

western European countries very large

numbers of the stock animals, in some

sections all of them have been killed

to supply meat and to save for human

consumption feeds that would be re-

quired to maintain the animals. This

not only eliminates their home supply

for the present but will make it nec-

essary to import an extra meat'supply

for many years after the war is over,

as these countries cannot build up new

herds and supply any quantity of meat

products at the same time.



The food administration has issued

the following statement:



“A total decrease of 115,005,000 in

the world’s meat producing animals is

shown in a comparison of- present with

preswar conditions. While the increase

of cattle in the United States was 7,—

090,000 during this period, the total

world decrease was 28,080,000. Sheep

decreased 3,000,000 in the United States

and 54,500,000 in the world. Hogs in-

creased 6,275,000 in the United States,

but decreased 32, 425, 000 in the world

supply



Demands on U. 8. Supply.



“The demands made by war on the

American meat supply is further shown

in the growth of our meat exports for

the year ending June 30, 1916, which

were 1,339,193,000 pounds as compared

with 493,848,000 pounds, for a three-

year pre-war average. These exports

have chiefly gone to our allies, whose

capital stock of animals has decreased

by 33,000,000 head. -



“Although the European countries

have drastically reduced meat con-

sumption among non-war workers, this

saving has been overcome by the great-

ly increased demands to supply men in

the armies and shops, and the women

who have taken up physical labor.

This demand has been so great that

Europe has been .eating into its herds

at an alarming rate, and this condition

will continue to grow worse each day

as the war‘ progresses. This is a prob-

lem that America must meet, not only

during the war, but after it has ended.



' Problem Facing America.



“The problem facing the American

people is not only one of supplying the

immediate demand of the allies, but

one which is more far-reaching in. its

future significance. As the war goes

on there will be a constant lessening

of the capital stock of'food animals of

the world. Among our western allies,

the demand outruns further every day

the decreasing production, and as ship-

ping becomes further shortened by

continued submarine destruction, less

tonnage can be devoted .to fodder, and

further reduction of the herds must

ensue.”



Dairy Products.



This depletion of European herds

extends to dairy cattle as well as to

meat producing aniinals. As ‘a result





 





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unusual demands have been made up-

on this country for condensed milk as

in this form milk can be transported

great distances and stored for use

when needed. Not only the armies but

the civilian populations of the central

and western European countries de-

pend upon the condensed milk supply

to satisfy their needs for liquid dairy

products. This demand will no doubt

continue for a long period after peace

has been declared or until the dairy

herds are restored.

Opportunity of Our Farmers.





During the process of rehabilitating

the stock on the farms of war-ridden

Europe prices for the animals as well

as for animal products are bound to re-

main high. The practice of bringing

foreign-bred stock to this side will

likely be reversed and European breed-

ers will soon be coming here for ani-

mals to use for foundation stock. The

whole program promises to work to

the advantage of the American farmer

who keeps up his supply of farm ani-

mals. And the best part of it is that

while he is waiting for these new sit-

uations to develop 'he is confronted

with an unprecedented demand for the

surplus stock, dairy products, wool,

etc. The position seems to be framed

up so as to guarantee him against loss.



Marketing Waste Products.





The case is made still stronger by

the fact that our farmers have on their

farms many products that it will be

impossible to market directly. In some

sections the corn crop is or will be

hurt by frost before it matures; The

practical method by which corn in this

condition can be cashed in is to feed it.

It may be put in the silo, or hogs and

cattle turned into the field, or the crop

husked out and the soft ears fed to the

hogs immediately and whatever hard

corn there is saved for future feeding.

There is also a big crop of bean straw.

In cases where the crop is frosted be-

fore it has matured sufficiently to be

threshed an abundance of high-class

sheep feed will be available. The only

way in which the farmer can get re-

turns from a crop of this kind beyond

the fertilizing value is to feed it to

sheep or lambs. Pea straw is another

product that may be fed to advantage

to sheep or cows. Then our large

acreage of sugar beets will yield a lot

of feed from the parts that are left on

the field. Oat straw, inferior hay, corn

fodder, etc., are also to be considered.





arketlng I‘ngam”





In times like the present when there

are many nations with a large portion

of the population that will be actually

starving'before the winter season is

past and where every economy that we

might practice will extend the “let

live” line a littlevfarther out to these

unfortunates, these products which

would otherwise be wasted should be

husbanded if possible by marketing

through domestic animals instead. of

selling the animals prematurely and

allow the feeds to waste.

Loyalty to Cooperatives.



The idea of saving all the bulk pro-

ducts for home consumption that it is

possible to save with the limited

amount of labor available, should be

the ambition of every. farmer. He





should do this, not alone with the idea. ,





of increasing his income by selling a.

larger surplus‘of the other crops that

are merchantable, but also that he may

be doing “his bit” toward keeping our

soldier boys well fed when they arrive

on foreign soil and our allies supplied

with the maximum amount of food

stuffs that we are able to send abroad.



Cooperative marketing may suffer in

times like the present because good

prices are being paid by private con—

cerns for almost all grades of farm

and orchard products; but on the other

hand, speculation has been discouraged

to an extent that the community asso—

ciations are not likely to be subjected

to the usual competition of those who

wish to force the cooperatives out of

business. Farmers should interest

themselves in keeping alive their re-

spective organizations by patronizing

to the fullest extent and urging the

adoption of methods that should beSt

serve the market needs of the year.

Perhaps no movement could have serv-

ed the government more effectually in

its present endeavor than a thoroughly

organized agricultural population, as it

would have been possible to use such

associations for the spreading of its

“speeding up” propaganda instead of

the hurriedly organized committees of

various sorts. However, even now the

economies in the use of labor, and the

better distribution of farm products

affected by the organizations should

encourage producers to do their ut-

most for the propagation and perpetu-

ity of these copoerative enterprises.



In all it behooves the farmer of 1917

to be thoughtful in the solution of his

marketing problems as his method of

disposing of the products available may

mean much to the future income from

his farm.





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Cooperation Activities In Michigan





have plans for establishing a

central distributing station at

Bay City,,where milk will be delivered,

sterilized and bottled and where any

surplus may be manufactured into

cheese. A committee has been investi-

gating the central depot systems now

in use in Saginaw and Port Huron.

Beginning September 1 the price of

milk to retailers in Grand Traverse





MILK producers of Bay county





county was advanced 65 cents by pro--





ducers, or to $3 per 100 pounds. Edwin

Black is president of the organization

and J. W. Hart is secretary.



Delegates from thirty of the cooper-

ative live stock shippers’ organiza-

tions in southern Michigan, met at

Jackson and formed the Michigan Co-

operative Federation of Live Stock

Buyers, with officers as follows: Pres-

ident, E. A. Dunton, Goldwater; vice-

president, L_. C. Kelly, Charlotte; sec-

retary and treasurer, C. J. Miller, Un-

ion City. The members oppose a uni-

form insurance rate for stock in ship-

ment and would have this matter left

to the judgment oi! each association. A

plan was recommended for standardi-





nation of the brands and for standard 2





accounting systems. Restoring of the

stop-over privileges for ~live stock in

transit is recommended, a privilege

that is granted the manufacturers. A

resolution was adopted opposing the

unrestricted limitation of sale of veal

calves. ' i



The Branch County Cabbage Grow-

ers’ Association met at Coldwater and

voted to accept the sales service of the

North American Fruit Exchange this

year, paying $15 per car or $1 per ton

for same. This year’s output is esti-

mated at 300 cars. Arrangements have

also been made with the cooperative

associations at Goldwater and Quincy

to take care of loading, billing, weigh-

ing and distribution of sales funds.

Other vegetables may also be shipped

through this channel.



The Barry County Milk Producers'





Association has been formed at Hast- '





ings and starts with nineteen mem-





bers. The officers are: ' “President, W.

H. _ Schantz;' 'vice-president, Robert ’

Martin; secretary-treasurer, A. i, G.

Hathaway.





The Square Deal Cooperative Asso—'





ciation was formed t Chariot
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STATE GRANGE OFFICERS.





Master—John c. Ketcham. Hastings.



Overseer—C. H. Bramble, Tecumseh.



Lecturer—Dora H. Stockman, Lan-

sing.



Secretary—Jennie Buell. Ann Arbor.



Treasure -—-Frank Coward, Bronson.





 





_____________,’..—_——————-——-‘-

GRAN/GE ANNUAL PICNIC A JOLLY

AFFAIR.





 





The annual picnic of the East Casco

Grange, held recently at . Fowler’s

Grove, proved in every way to be a

great success. The outskirts of the

grove and the edge of the adjacent

roadway were lined with motor cars,

wagons, carriages, buggies, and, in

fact, every form and shape of convey-

ance, and it was readily seen that no

member of the society who was able to

walk or ride was missing from this

meeting.



About half past eleven, the men in

charge of the affair canvassed the

crowd for baseball players. Two teams

were soon formed, one made up of

married men and the other composed

of single men. Out into the adjacent

field went the crowd, and witnessed

there one of the most interesting con-

tests which has ever been held at a

picnic. After many amusing plays the

game ended with the score seven to

six in favor of the “singles.”



After the game; the fans and players

responded to the welcome dinner call.

The tables had been set by the ener-

getic ladies of the Grange, and it was

not long before the entire crowd was

busy making away with the choice

morsels. When they arose from the

table, (with great physical effort),

there was almost enough left over to

feed a regiment of German prisoners.





After several races had been held,





 

 





 





 





the crowd assembled again under the

trees, and listened to an interesting

address by Alfred R. Urion. Mr. Urion,

who was in Europe during the most of

the war, spoke about the great conflict,

the need of America to win the .war for

the Allies, and the danger of the elli-

cient German spy system. He told of

the mistake which Britain made in

failing to watch the Germans at the

beginning of the war, and said that our

enemies were far from being beaten





yet. .

Following Mr. Urion's extended, but





thoroughly interesting address, the

program, with the exception of a few

short talks about the affairs of the

Grange by its members, was given

over to entertainment along musical

and elocutionary lines. Mrs. E. Fowler

gave an interesting reading, and Roy

Atkin rendered one of the more popu-

lar military marches as a violin solo.

H. V. Kittle, the new agricultural in-

structor, gave a brief talk on the du-

ties of an agricultural department in a

school, and urged the farmers to feel

at liberty to consult the high school ag-

ricultural force on any problem, no

matter how large or small, which

might arise to puzzle them.



Robert Adkin next took the platform

and formed a novel and pleasing bit of

entertainmentin the form of a drum

9010. Unlike many drummers, he re-

membered the size of his audience, and

softened his touch accordingly, making

music instead of noise. Miss Laura

Ephram won a fine hand in her read-

ings, and Miss Lauretta Brand drew

great appreciation from her audience

in her recitations. , “The Bear Story”

made its usual “hit,” and was especial—

1y well told. Another reading by' Miss

It‘lorence Hoard, “The Kaiser’s Pray-

er," proved to be a timely bit of hu-

morous verse, and was received with

great enthusiasm. Miss Opal Johnston

halved Month’s mu along with





9 her music .





 





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the observance of “Memory Day."





We will gather in the graveyard

Bringing flowers, sweet perfumed

Trimming well each flowering shrub,





’Ere the wintry winds shall still





Treat well the “City of the Dead,”

While we care for graves of loved ones

Straightening up each leaning stone ,





For as we have loved ones sleeping,





’Tis no mark of superstition

But a duty to remember

Trusting in the Savior’s promise





Only their ashes moulder here





It is good, then, to remember

For we shall pass, as they have passed

And beyond it's darksome portals





Where no graveyards mar its beauty





We’re but waiting for His coming





 





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Address all communications relative

to the organization of new Clubs to

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





 





Associational Motto: ‘



“The skillful hand with cultured

mind is the farmer's most valuable

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Associationul Sentiment:

“The Farmer: He garners from the

soil the primal wealth of nations."





 





How SHALL we OBSERVE “MEM-

ORY DAY?" ~





 





September 30 having been designat-

ed “Memory Day" by Act of the Legis-

lature of Michigan, and devoted to car-

ing for the cemeteries within the state,

and] beautifying the graves therein

with flowgrs and loving care, it is be-

coming that this day be observed by all

friends of our dead.



It is suggested that the people meet

at their cemeteries at two o'clock p.

m. and the exercises be opened with

brief remarks by the pastor, or other

selected speaker, and followed by the

reading of a selected “Memory Day”

Poem, after which the “Memory Day”

Hymn be sung and the exercises con-

cluded with the placing of flowers on

the graves of relatives and frieds, not

omitting the graves of those whose

kindred are dead or far removed



“Memory Day,” thus observed, will

awaken a helpful sentiment in the com-

munity, and prove a blessing to those

who observe the day.



As a people, we are becoming too

fully devoted to that which is but ma-

terial in its nature and effects, and we

need the purifying and hallowing influ-

ences which will come to us through





Very sincerely,

J. T. DANIELLS.





“MEMORY DAY."





 





 





BY 0. n coon.

'Neath the bright autumnal sky,

For the graves where loved ones lie.

Climbing vine, and, shading tree,





Singing bird and humming bee.





Grading up each narrow walk,

Let the stranger’s lot be sought;

With a tender thoughtful care,





Someone’s loved one sleepeth there.





That we yearly gather here,

And we gather without fear,

Knowing that beneath the sod

For their Spirits are with God.





Those who passed along before,

But the grave’s an open door;

Lies a land, all free from care,





For no death can enter there.





Whose loud shout shall rend the

skies,

And the graves, long closed, shall open,

And the dead in Christ shall rise,

Then the general resurrection,

So the Scriptures, we have read,

Death and Hell shall yield their har-

ves ,





And the sea give up its dead.





It the Lord does not forget them,

It becometh you and I



To adorn with grace and beauty

Eaclii low mound where loved





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Looking toward that great reunion

In the mansions, up above.



Where agamlwe'lliim'utionr'doar ones





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Corn Profit Nearly Doubled

Now is the time to place your order for





a Deering or McCormick husker and





shredder. ,

The corn will soon be ready for harvesting. The





ears must be husked— by hand or by machine.

The cost of bushing is about the same either way. If any-

thin . the husker and shredder does a. better job of husking, and

heel es, at no extra cost. it shreds the two to three tons of stalks.

leaves and husks that grow on every acre and blows this valu-

able shredded stover under cover, to be used during the winter

as a first-class substitute for high-priced hay.

Three sizes of Dealing—2, 4, and 6-roll, and four sizes of

McCormick— 4, 6, 8, and 10-roll, §ive you a chance to select a

size suitable to your corn crop. be larger sizes can also he

used for custom work. Capacities range from 150 to 1,000 » ,

bushels per day. The power required ranges from 6 to 25 ~

Mogul kerosene H. P.

Every feature that makes for efficiency, economy and safety

1 is contained in these machines. This year a. Deering or

McCormick husker and shredder will pay well on any corn-

raising farm. Get your order in early. Write us at the

address below for complete descriptions.

America





International Harvester Company of

alternated)

CHICAGO '.' U S A

Osborne





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. . BOLTON. KALAM . MICHIGAN.

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JONII' NATL SCHOOL 0' AUGI'IONIIIING.

81‘. Sacramento Blvd. Chic-30.. Ill. “H.300“. Pros.





HOGS





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Spring Boar- Ihat are E . the

polar blood lines. Will sell a few gill: when taken

pairs. These pip have been fed right. to do lab;





in or the most cod.



HlleN'S STOCK FARM. B. 1. Mariette. Mich.



O I c An extra line lot of last spring

0 - 0 gin. either sex and not skin. from



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Farm 56 mile west of depot.

masons”. - . . . Nashville. Mich.





BOARS





Big growthy fellows.

The kind that pleases.





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a I ship C. O. D. and pay express.

J. CARL JEWEI I, Macon,Mich.





 





O I. (l. Boers and Gilt.- oll ooldJ am booki order)

.tor March and April gigs either sex, at , or in

pain not skin. A. J. BA El, Belmont. lch.B.B.





 





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0 . o oo d out except fall pigs.

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. - ' best of our winter and spring pigs.

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months old. CLOVER

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





P o c. SW'NE Bigdbgzfla‘lfgorrow. 'Satis-

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BIG TYPE Plllllll BHINAS





F 8 lo f the CHAMPION and GRAND CHAM-

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can raise more pork on le- feed it you breed Butler'-

big type Poland China. Bows bred for fall furrow.

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Shropshire Ewes each.°nYegarli:gyei:'1:glg 912:2





lambs g5 up.

OPE KON FARMS, Goldwater Mich.

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Sherwin Ram lambs, “’SEJBES‘SSg,W°°‘ed ‘m

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Stallion Colt





Weighing 1&0 pounds at 24 mos. Id 8i Stall

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GRAINS AND SEEDS





' September 18, 1917.



WHE°AT.——No variations have oc-

curred in the even tenor of the wheat

trade, quotations runningin the groove

established by the government. Mill-

ers are finding it a little difficult to get

sufiicient wheat to keep up With the

big orders for flour that are now com-

ing forward. For a long time back

bakers and other consumers of flour

have been working on day-to-day sup-

plies, but now that they know the price

they are anxious to fill their flour bins.

On the other hand, farmers are so

busy with the securing of other. crops

and seeding that they have no time to

deliver wheat and so the elevators are

unable to hand over to the miners the

supplies they need. One year ago No.

2 red wheat sold locally at $1.47 /2 per

bushel. Present quotations are: 0.

2 red $2.19; No. 2 mixed red $2.15; No.

2 white $2.17. These prices have ob-

tained throughout the past week.



CORN.~—The present market . .de—

pends very largely upon the prevailing

weather conditions. The price drop-

ped off 10c at Detroit and from Six to

11 cents in other markets on .Monday.

The favorable weather conditions and

the outlook for good weather for 'the

present week were largely responSible

for this decline. Another factor, how-

ever, was that prices for cash grain

had soared to such high levels that it

became economical to use wheat at the

government’s price as a substitute for

corn where possible to do so“ Some

observers are increasing their esti—

mates of the crop, although it is diffi—

cult to know the extent of damage

done by recent frosts in some of the

more northern corn-growmg states.

One year ago No. 3 corn was quoted on

the local market at 861/2c per bushel.





eek’s Detroit quotations were:

LaSt w No.3 No.3





 





Mixed Yglégw

Wednesday 2.28 .

Thursday .......... 2.28 2.30

Friday ............. 2.28 2.30

Saturday ........... 2.23 2.25

Monday 2.13 2.15





OATS.—-There has been less selling

of oats by farmers to local. elevators

than a short while ago. This is prob-

ably due to the inability of farmers

to make deliveries because of a lack of

labor, and also to the lower prices

which now obtain. A year ago stan-

dard cats were quoted at 480 per bu.

Last week’s Detroit prices were:





No. 3

Stanggrd. Wléiitle.

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

Thursday ............. 64 631/;

Friday ................ 64 63 /2

Saturday .............. 63 1,5 63

Monday ............... 62 1/2 62





RYE—Offerings are small, but pric-

es have declined, due to a slackening

in the demand. Cash No. 2 is quoted

at $1.84 per bushel.



BEANS—There has been a revival

of interest in the bean crop, due to the

approach of the harvest season and

also to the damage done by the recent

frosts. Farmers are not eager to con-

tract the crop at prices which are sub-

stantially higher than those held out

last summer when appeals were made

for the planting of larger acreages.

The government is reported to have

established the price of beans at.$7.35

per bushel. No ofiicial information is

at hand corroborating this report, nor

indicating where this price is to be

paid. Cash beans are quoted on the

Detroit market at $7.75 per bushel. At

Chicago the trade is steady but inac-

tive with pea beans quoted at $7.50,

and red kidneys at $6@6.25.



SEEDS—Prime red clover $13.25;

October $13.85; alsike $12.50; timothy

$3.70.





FLOUR AND FEEDS





FLOUR—Jobbing lots in one-eighth

paper sacks are selling on the Detroit

market per 196 lbs., as follows: Best

patent $11.80; seconds $11.50; straight

$11.20; spring patent $13.80; rye flour

$11.30 per bbl.



FEED.———In 100-lb. sacks jobbing lots

are: Bran $36; standard middlings

$40; fine middlings $45; cracked corn





 





$90; coarse corn meal $85; corn and

cat chop $66 per ton.





HAY.—In carlots at Detroit: No. 1

timothy $17.50@18; standard timothy

$16.50@17; No. 2 timothy $15.50@16;

light mixed $16.50@17; No. 1 mixed





$14@14.50; No. 1 clover $13@13.50.





,-.v’mtmburg.—No. 1 timothy $21.75@

22.90 per ton; No. 2 timothy $20@21;





.1510. 1 light mixed $19;50@20; No. 1





clover, m





- mand at $1.40 per bushel.





 





$19@19.‘50‘. ‘



STRAw.—-—In carlots on the track at

Detroit: Rye straw $9.50@10; wheat

and oat straw $8.50@9.





DAIRY PRODUCTS





'BUTTER.-Demand active; market

firm at 421A2c for fresh creamery ex-

tras. Fresh creamery firsts 41@411/éc.

Elgin.——Receipts are holding up well

and demand continues good; 43c

seems to be a fair basis.

Chicago—Market firm at slightly ad—

vanced prices. Creamery extras are

quoted at 43c; extra firsts 42%0; firsts

41@420; packing stock 351é@360.





POULTRY PRODUCTS





.POULTRY.——Poultry in ample sup-

ply and demand is only fair. Spring

chickens 24@25c; Legh’orns 23c; hens

23@25c; ducks 24@25c; geese 16@17c

per 1b; turkeys 24@25c.



Chicago.~—Market dull and generally

lower. Fowls sell from 21@22%c per

lb; spring chickens 201/2c; ducks 19c;

geese 16@180.



EGGS—Offerings small and there

is an active demand. Fresh firsts were

quoted at 37@39c per dozen. ~



Chicago—Market steady for the best

graded stock and weak for cheaper

lots. Fresh Michigan firsts sell for 37

@371/20; ordinary firsts 35@351,éc; per

dozen; miscellaneous lots, cases includ-

ed 35@37c.





FRUITS—VEGETABLES





FRUITS.—Plums $2.-25@2.50 per bu;

pears, Bartlett $2@2.25 per bu; peach-

es $1.50@2.50 per bushel for Elbertas.



Chicago—Pears, Clapp’s Favorite,

$1.50@1.75; Howell $1.25 per bushel;

peaches, Michigan Elbertas $2@2.50

per bushel; plums, Michigan Green

Gage $2@2.25 per bushel.



APPLES—At Detroit apples are

quoted at $4.50@5.50 per barrel. At

Chicago No. 1 stock $4@6 per bbl;

No. 2 stock, according to quality and

variety $2@3.50 per bbl.



POTATOES—Potatoes are in de-

At Chicago

Minnesotas $1.15@1.27; Wisconsins at

$1.20@1.25 for White; do. red $1.15@

1.20.





 





 





 





 





 





WOOL





The outlook for the wool trade is for

higher prices. Many of the mills are

ready to pay the prices that the deal-

ers have offered the raw material to

the government for, but as the federal

authorities have not passed upon much

that has been submitted, transactions

are being held in abeyance. The heavy

season for the trade is ahead and with





 





2,5 the added needs of the government,





everybody is expecting prices to reach

higher levels in the near future. Re-

cent sales of fleeces have been made

on the Boston market at from 55@850

per pound. Predictions are made that

values will go to the 90c mark.





GRAND RAPIDS





Potatoes started off this week at

$1.25@1.50; tomatoes at $1.50@1.75,

with prices somewhat lower than last

week after the frost damage. Early

apples range from $1@1.50; plums at

$1.75@2; pears $2; grapes $2@2.50 per

dozen baskets. Eggs remain at 37c.





DETROIT CITY MARKET





There was a big market on Tuesday

morning. Farmers were offering large

quantities of vegetables and some

fruit, which were taken freely by anx-

ious consumers and‘ merchants. To-

matoes sold at $2@2.50 for ripe, and

65@75c for green; potatoes $1.70@1.75;

beans, string $1.75; cabbage 40@45c;

carrots 60@75c; onions $1.50; cucum-

bers $2@7, according to size; plums

$2.50@3; pears, good, $2.25; apples at

$1.25@2.25; eggs 500; loose hay is

moving very slowly with the few sales

contracted between $14@18 per ton.





LIVE STOCK





BUFFALO.

. September 17, 1917.



Receipts here today as follows: Cat-

tle 232 cars; hogs 50 d. d.; sheep 40

d. d.; calves 1500 head.



With 232 cars of cattle here today

there was a strong demand for all fat

grades, with shipping cattle

mostly a quarter higher and the medi-

um grades strong, but the common

quality steers and heifers sold very

slow but about steady“ The best cows

sold fully steady, but the medium beef

cows which have been going to the

Jewish trade were very slow and lower





 





 





 





 





 





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ere-nozfew -, in

The stocker trade. was about steady,

but the bulk of the mediumlight bulls

were 10@15c lower. We look for a

fair run of cattle next Monday and a.

good trade on all fat grades.



Our hog receipts today were fully

up to expectations, trading active and

prices very little changed from the

close of last week, excepting that the

pig stuff sold about a quarter higher.

A few of the best hogs, strictly corn-

fed, sold at $19, with the bulk around

$18.50@18.75; pigs generally $18, with

a few corn pigs up to $18.25; roughs

generally $1 .5,0@17,.75; stags $14.50@

16.‘ Everything sold at the close and

the outlook about steady for the next

few days. .



With a liberal run of lambs today

our market opened up active and pric-

es 50c lower than the close of last

week. All sold and we look for shade

higher prices balance of week.



Lambs $17.50@18; cull to common

$12@16.50; yearlings $12.50@15; weth-

ers $11.50@12; ewes $11@11.50; bucks

$7@9; best calves $16.50@16.75; com-

_mon and light $13.50@16; heavy $12

@1500; grassers $6@8. .





 





CHICAGO. - ~

September 17, 1917.





Cattle prices made new’ records

again last week. A top of $17.80 was

recorded for heavy weight long-fed

beeves, while yearlings sold up to

$17.50, also a record. Prime corn-fed

yearlings advanced about 500 for the

week,.while the heavy weights were

mostly 50c up. Plain to medium grades

advanced 35@500 while some of the

plain grassy kinds were only 25@35c

higher. Bulk of choice to prime corn-

fed steers sold during the week at

$16.50@17.50 with the specialty kinds

higher and the good to choice kinds

around $14.50@16.40 and the medium

to good grades around $12@14.25. The

plain steers sold around $10@10.75,

with decent grades at $11@11.50 and

inferior rough kinds down to $8 and

lower. Western rangers were in large

supply this week, totaling about 30,000

head. Prime Montana steers sold up

to $15.50 while several lots went at

$14@15. Butcher stock prices advanc-

ed 25@50c. Prime heifers sold up to

$13@14, while good to choice grades

went at $9.50@11 with the fair, to me-

dium kinds around $8.25@9.25 and the

common to plain grades around $7.50

@8. Cows of heavy weight and prime

quality sold up to $12 and higher,

while most good to choice kinds went

around $8.50@10 with the medium

classes around $7.75@8.25 and the com-

mon and plain grades around $7.25@

7.50. Canners and cutters sold at $5.50

@675. 'Calves were in good demand

and sold at new record prices when

$16.50 was paid for prime offerings at

the close of the week and most good to

choice offerings went at $16@16.25,

with the fair grades around $15.50@

15.75 and the plain and common kinds

down to $15.25 and lower. Heavy





calves sold around $8.50@9 for a fair“





to good grade, while prime offerings

went up to $10 and higher.



Hogs were in larger supply during

the week, the increased marketings

coming near the close. Demand was

firm at the start and prices advanced,

but a poorer call later enabled buyers

to force a decline. Closing rates were

mostly steady with the finish of the

week previous. In some instances

light weights sold lower than that time

as they formed the large end of the

crop. Packers were-bearish all week

and traders believe that prices will be

held down.

looked for from now on, as, the light

weights are moving in larger numbers.

At the close of the week prime hogs

sold up to $18.65 and the common

kinds ranged down to $16.70 while the

week earlier they sold at $16.50@18.50

with one load up to $18.65. Pigs Sold

at $15@17 late in the week, against $8

@975 a year ago.



Sheep and lambs were in larger sup-

ply during the week but a broad de-

mand caused prices to advance. Aged

sheep and yearlings sold 25c higher.

Ewes sold up to $11 while native year-

lings went up to $14. Killing lambs

sold mostly $1 higher than the week

previous, range'stock going up to $18.35

and most good to choice kinds late

around $18@18.25. Native lambs sold

up to $18 with a few at $18.25. Feed-

ing lambs topped $18, being a record

price. Wethers were very scarce all

week but were quotable late up to

$12.75, breeding ewes around $16.50

with yearling breeders quoted consid-

erably higher. Bucks sold around $8





selling @9 50





Receipts of horses for the week were

larger but a better general demand

caused action to the trade at steady to

strong prices. Commercial trade was





rather small, bulk of the business be-'





ing on military account. English in-

spections are being held regular while





the UnitedStates‘ government has re-'





 





 

 





More liberal receipts are,





paid [at all primary market‘s» , ;

Chicago 'Top Prices a Year. Ago.

Best heavy steers $11.25; medium



grade $9.75; butchering cows $6.50;





 

 





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.canners $4.50; cutters $5.25; stockers





$6.50; feeders $7.50; calves $13; hos

$11.50; ewes $7.75; wethers $8.55;

yearlings $9.25; lambs $11.40.





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





. It is everywhere realized that there

is urgent need of this country produc-

ing much larger supplies of beef, pork,





lard and mutton for feeding our own‘





people, our army and navy, our allies

and the neutral countries of Europe,

and determined efforts are being made

in this, direction calculated to’help the

farmers to maintain increased herds

and flocks. Food Administrator Hoov»

er is enlisting the aid of the Federal

Reserve Board in a vigorous campaign

to increase the meat supply Of the Uni-

ted States, and in order to help in the

matter he has made the suggestion

that the banks make loans to the farm-

ers on cattle paper at not more than

seven per cent interest, as compared

With the legal rate of eight per cent or

more in various states. The board has

transmitted this request, through the

federal reserve banks, to the bankers

of the country in the various districts.

Mr. Hoover says that he is beginning

a campaign to bring about a larger

amount of cattle feeding in this coun-

try, and he says that investigation

shows that the interest charge repre-

sents between 35 and 40 per cent of

the total costs of the industry. Stock-

men all over the country were very





much pleased by the recent statement .





of Food Administrator Hoover that the

administration has no intention of fix-

ing the prices of beef or hog products,

but hopes to develop by talks with rep-

resentative committees of hog produc—

ers, live stock commission men and

the packers greater stability of all the

live stock industries during the war in

such a way as to eliminate speculative

profits and risks, and through this ac-

tion to protect at the same time cen-

sumers of meats. The Federal Reserve

Bank of Chicago says in a recent offi-

cial report that the demand for agri-

cultural implements, especially trac-

tors, is unusually large, because of the

serious shortage of farm workers, high

prices of grains and the demand for

marked increases in the production of

various farm products. Many men are

being taken from the farms of the

country for the army, and horses are

being purchased for army uses.



The demand for stockers and feeders

has increased greatly of late. After a

very dull summer season, the early fall

call is proving the best in years. Stock-

er and feeder stuff has been selling

relatively low—due to the poor outlet,

but now that the demand is greater,

prices have advanced, yet the range

between top-feeding cattle and the best

finished steers is around $6.50 per hun-

dred. It is the attractive prices paid

for fat steers that appealed to country

buyers and caused them to try hard

to get stock. A good prospect for corn

is another factor in stimulating the de-





sire to get thin stock. At this season ‘





of the year the western range move to

market in large numbers and afford

buyers a good selection of thrifty range

stock that generally does well on the

corn belt farms.





 





 





Farm Loans





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We want selected farm

mortage loans of $2000 and

up on improved farm lands

in Michigan. Interest at only

5%, the borrower paying a

small brokerage when loan is

closed. Prompt service.





The Guaranty Title

and, Mortage‘ Co. _





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latest markets. The late market edi-

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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKET,





 





Thursday’s Market.

September 19, 1917.

Cattle.





Receipts 3620. Market opened steady

with last week, closing 25c lower on

everything but canners; quality very

common.



Best heavy steers $9.50@1‘0.50; best

handy weight butcher steers $8.50@9;

mixed steers and heifers $8@8.75;

handy light butchers $7@8; light

butchers $6@7; best cows $‘(.50@8;

butcher cows $6.50@7; common cows

$5.75@6; canners $4.50@5.50; best

heavy bulls $7.25@7.50; bologna bulls

$6.50@7; stock bulls $5.50@’6.50; teed-

ers $7.50@8.50; stockers $5.50@7.50;

milkers and springers $45@100.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. &

Co. 34 steers av 594 at $6.50, 25 do av

934 at $8.50, 6 cows av 1033 at $7.25,

30 steers av 842 at $8.25, 31 butchers

av 903 at $7.50, 24 do av 670 at $6.75,

2 cows av 1000 at $5.25, 7 steers av 830

at $8, 6 do av 793 at $8.25, 22 butchers

av 701 at $6.75, 12 do av 600 at $6.75;

to White Bros. 4 cows av 1060 at $5.95;

to Lasenby 8 stockers av 625 at $7, 2

do av 660 at $6.50, 12 do av 635 at

$6.75; to Converse 4 cows av 700 at

$5.25; to Hammond, S. & Co. 28 steers

av 883 at $8.25, 24 do av 860 at $8.25;

to Goose 16 butchers av 557 at $6.35;

to Sullivan P. Co. 6 do av 900 at $8.25,

19 steers av 1052 at $9, 1 do wgh 900

at $7 1 cow wgh 1200 at $7; to Ham-

mon , S. & Co. 25 steers av 870 at

$7.40, 7 do av 723 at $8.25, 15 do av

910 at $8.25, 7 do av 786 at $7.65, 24

do av 700 at $7.35; to Converse 6 cows

av 950 at $6.50; to Soning 13 stockers

av 530 .at $6, 8 do av 604 at $6.25; to

Goose 17 butchers av 500 at $6.50; to

Mason B. Co. 4 bulls av 1300 at $7.50;

to Sullivan P. Co. 5 steers av 864 at

$7.50, 1 cow wgh 1230 at $8, 12 steers

av 983 at $9.25, 4 do av 730 at $9, 4 do

av 800 at $7.50; to Newton P. Co. 26

do av 1088 at $9.75; to Thompson 14

do av 1066 at $9.25; to Brown 24 feed-

ers av 912 at $8.50; to Parker, W. &

Co. 7 cows av 930 at $5.50, 7 butchers

av 856 at $8, 12 do av 665 at $6.75; to

Thompson 3 steers av 1200 at $10.25, 3

bulls av 1153 at $7.50; to Newton B.

Co. 27 steers av 1088 at $8.60; to Ham-

mond, S. & Co. 12 do av 932 at $8.25;

to Parker, W. & Co. 5 cows av 940 at

$5.50; to Nagle P. Co. 10 steers av 1065

at $9.50, 2 do av 900 at $8, 5 do av 992

at $9.50, 14 do av 936 at $8.25; to

Parker, W. & Co. 6 do av 925 at $8; to

Mich. B. Co. 19 do av 800 at $8, 13 do

av 564 at $6.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 21

do av 846 at $8.35.



Veal Calves.



Receipts 651. Market dull account

of Jewish New Years. Best $15.50@

16; others $7@14.



Sandel, S. B. & G. sold Mich. B. Co.

3 av 120 at $14, 1 wgh 230 at $15.50, 8

av 125 at $15, 1 wgh 140 at $15.50, 2

-av 235 at $13.50, 4 av 150 at $16, 2 av

145 at $15.50, 10 av 154 at $15, 2 av 165

at $16; to Thompson 2 av 140 at $15, 11

av 180 at $16, 1 wgh 140 at $16, 3 av

130 at $13.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 9164. Market 250 lower

than on Tuesday; Swift & Co. very

heavy buyers, taking bulk of receipts.

Best lambs $17((i17.25; fair lambs at

$16.25@16.75; light to common lambs

$14.50@15.75; fair to good sheep $9.50

@10; culls and common $5.50@6.50.



McMullen, K. & J. sold Sullivan P.

Co. 88 lambs av 80 at $16.75, 159 do av

80.at $16.75; to Hammond, S. & Co. 17

Sheep av 125 at $9.75, 8 do av 120 at

$9, 26 do av 130 at $9.50; to Sullivan

P. Co. 23 lambs av 65 at $16.50: to

Hammond, S. & Co. 117 do av 55 at

'$16.75; to Sullivan P. Co. 83 do av

83 at $17.



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

96 lambs av 83 at $16.65; to Mich. B.

Co. 53 do av 62 at $14.25; to Thomp-

son 17 Ido av 80 at $15.50; to Armour &

Co. 39 do av 77 at $17.15, 20 do av 80

at $17, 12 do av 75 at $17.50, 21 do av

80 at $17, 60 do av 75 at $17.15, 32 do

av 90 at $16.50, 137 do av 75 at $17.25,

27 db av 85 at $17.50, 30 do av 70 at

$15.50, 17 do av 85 at $17.25.



Hogs.

xiirecesifés50393g.l Market strogg; few

e a - ; u k of mixed 17,75

18.25; piss $17. @





Skin Disease—I have two spring

pigs that have a scaly wrinkled condi-

tion of skin, but it does not affect their

appetite; however, they are not grow-

ing. J. R.. Munith, Mich—Apply

one} part _ oxide » prairie and mine parts



,lstiiih tw or} three times, a week.





 





 





 





_ (emtmuea‘ {ism $333252). 1 ,

county, eighteen months ago, with 100

members, and at present the member-

ship is 284. Shipments are made each

week and over $402,000 worth of live





stock has been shipped to Chicago,’ Jlu





Buffalo and Detroit markets, besides

hay, grain, etc.



Washtenaw county farmers will form

a cooperative association, with head-

quarters at Ann Arbor. Charles S.

Foster, of Clio, is chairman of the

membership committee.



Oceana county farmers met at Hart

and formed a county farm bureau, with

the following officsrs: President, Chas.

Horrie, Hart; vice-president, Edward

Rogers, Claybanks; secretary-treasur-





er, R. J. Rankin, Hart; directors, John f





Mahan, Hesperia; A. B. Hill, Walker-

ville; H. Taylor, Shelby; George A.

Hawley, Hart; A. Anderson, Meats;





supervisors, J. N. Cotton, Colfax; J. G. -

0. Fisher, of





Farrel, Claybanks; M.





Crystal.



The Farmers’ Elevator Company at

Vassar, Tuscola county, closed a suc-

cessful year and paid a fifteen per cent

dividend to the stockholders. Charles

Harpham was re-elected manager.





   





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Horse Sneezes.~—My seven-year-old

horse sneezes, not only when driven

on road, but when in pasture. First

heard him occasionally cough, then

sneeze as it‘ he was anxious to clear

out his nostrils. He has a good appe‘

tite. R. 11., Decker, Mich—Give him a

teaspoont’ul of powdered sulphate iron

at a dose in feed three times daily.

Keep him in barn during cold rain-

storms and chilly night.



Navel Ill.—-I would like to have you

give me a remedy for colt with navel

trouble. He is two weeks old, seems

to be well and lively, but water leaks

from navel. l have been applying tinc-

tu‘re iodine and air-slaked lime. .I. 0.,

Atlanta, Mich.———The hair should be

clipped off skin surrounding navel, the

parts painted 'with tincture iodine, and

then two or three stitches applied; but

your silk or linen had better be dip-

ped in tincture iodine before sewing

wound, or opening. Then apply equal

parts of powdered alum and tannic

acid to sore parts twice a day.



Chronic Suppurative Lymphangitis.

——I have an eight-year-old mare that

has been treated by three different vet<

erinarians for lyniphangitis, none of

them seem to believe her curable. She

has three running sores on leg which

we are unable to heal. Her leg is

very large. Vv’ould you advise me to

breed her? E. 1)., Onerso, Mich.~—Your

mare has no market value if, as your

Vets. tell you, she might as well be de-

stroyed for she is unfit for breeding

purposes.



Poisoned Lambs. Will you kindly

give me some advice about my lambs?

I had had ten die out of a flock of 21

and the first signs of sickness is dull-

ness, standing or lying away from the

Others, do not eat, and in three or four

days find them dead. These lambs

are pastured in an orchard that had re-

cently been sprayed. E. W. F., Sparta,

Mich—Am inclined to believe that the

lambs were poisoned. Change their

feed. If they have stomach worms,

give a teaspoonful of gasoline in half

a teacup of milk once a week for three

weeks.



Sitfast.—My five—year-old mare has a

hard bunch on shoulder which is about

the size of a hen egg, but seemingly

causes no pain, only when she is pull-

ing a load. The collar fits her fairly

well, but I would like to know what

will reduce this bunch. E. S. T., Mar-

ion, Mich.———There is only one satisfac-

tory remedy for an ailment of this

kind and that is surgical removal. Af-

ter this bunch is cut out, apply one

part iodoform and nine parts boric

acid twice a day.





Yearling Heifer Sucks Cows—«Have

a yearling heifer that I would like to

keep for a cow, but is persistent suck-

er of cows whenever she gets with

them. I would like to turn them out

together. T. G. R., Grass Lake, Mich.

——I know of no practical remedy for a

case of this kind, other than pasturing

them with steers. horses, hogs and

sheep. An appliance that will prevent

her from sucking .wililng cows. would

prevent her grazing. ' ‘





 





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By '1. J. MATHEWS





ITH the building up of the sheep

industry which is going on all

over the country, a great de-



mand has sprung up for suitable rams

to use with the small farm flocks. The

demand is much greater than the sup-

ply and the result of all this will be

that some very inferior males are mat-

ed with some more very inferior ewes

and it is questionable whether the re-

sult will be gratifying or not. Then,

on the other hand, we have much the

same proposition due to the fact that

many of these farm flocks are rather

small. A man who has a flock of ten

or fifteen sheep scarcely believes that

he can afford to pay from fifty to one

hundred dollars for a ram to mate with

them and he may, if he wears glasses

and has a long nose, be able to see just

over the end of his 'nose, and forthwith

he becomes the proud (?) possessor of

an inferior buck.



It is to guard against the somewhat

inevitable that this article is written.

One of the best breeders that I know

of lays down this gentle rule in the

case of all live stock: “A breeder can

afford to pay as much for a suitable

male as the combined value of all the

females to which the male will be mat-

ed.” This means that if the farm flock

is worth $500 the breeder can afford to

pay>$500 more for a ram, provided, of

course, he gets value received. This

seems a little strong and there are but

few who live up to the rules set down

by this old breeder. The result, how-

ever, is plainly evident since only a

comparatively few breeders in this

country have secured an exceptional

degree of success with any class of

live stock and almost without excep-

tion these breeders claim that the su—

periority of the males they have used

has been the influence that now makes

their herds and flocks stand out over

those of other breeders.



Now for the Ram!



I am never .in favor of going outside

the ranks of aristocracy for breeding

males. By that. I mean that every ram

used to increase the farm flock should

be a pure-bred of some accepted breed

other than “dunghill sheep.” Once in

a while it is possible to pick up a ram

from the stock yards that is fairly well

built and well wooled and stands a

chance of increasing the quality of the

flock. Now-a—days, however, with the

scarcity of male stock, it is well nigh

impossible to pick up males this way.



Building the Sheep.



Literally it is impossible to build a

sheep—figuratively, however, a man

makes his ideal and then works to it.

What we want to get firmly in mind is

the ideal sheep and after that, we can

select the ram that comes the nearest

to our ideal. While I am not of the

opinion that you can tell entirely the

quality of a ram by his head, I do be—

lieve that it tells much concerning his

possibilities and capabilities. Particu—

lar points that I like to emphasize on

the head of the ram are masculinity,

good jaws, good nostrils, good cover-

ing, and healthy membranes. That the

ram should show masculinity in his

head no breeder would dare to deny.

Ewe-necked rams usually give rise to

the same sort of progeny. As to the

mouth, of course I want it to have a

few teeth in it, and I like its jaws

strong and well muscled. With the

man who claims that the jaws should

be wide and the mouth large, I have no

quarrel, despite the fact that I have

heard considerable hair splitting on

this particular detail. The sheep with

a small mouth opening can stow away

just as much good fodder and grain as

can the sheep with a large mouth 'op-

ening. There may be a little difference

in the speed of doing it, but that is

about all. ’



One thing that is very important for'





‘ observation. when building. the head,





 





is the color of the mucous membranes.

The lining of the nostrils should be a

rich pink rather than a pale blue. The

mucous membranes of the sheep are

very sensitive to the condition of the

internal organs and a blue cyanotic

membrane means that “all is not well

within.” The membrane lining of the

eyelid is best observed by turning the

eyelid back; this should also be pink

and not blue.



In the face of the high prices for

meat, we will next look to the body.

The body of any breeding shep, it

makes no difference what breed, should

be about as square as it is possible to

get them when viewed from the side.

A long back and a long loin are re-

quisites that a good breeding ram

ought to have. The back and loin

should be straight. The hind leg of

the sheep is the important part when

considered from the meat standpoint.

Close to three-fourths of the value of

the carcass lies in the hind quarter.

With this in View, let us build a ram

whose hind quarters are thickly and

evenly fleshed with the flesh carrying

well down towards the hock. Looking

at the sheep from on top, the body

should appear like a cylinder. The

legs of a sheep should not be unduly

long, since bone does not make very

good eating and commands a low price

on the market. The only advantage

that a long-legged sheep might have is

that he could get away from the dogs

if his head was willing, but since most

of the states have made an honest ef-

fort at least to eliminate the domain

where dogs may abouhd at will it is to

be hoped that damage from dogs will

be just about done aWay with.



After we have framed up the sheep

as to the above, let us give him a good

covering of wool with the fibers thick

and well crimped, or crinkled and with

a good supply of oil or yolk. Cover

him well down on the face and down

on the legs at least as far as the knees

and hocks. This will not only increase

the pounds of shear that will come

from his get, but it will enable all that

come on after him to better .withstand

the rigors of our winters.



See, there he stands. A smooth, long,

well rounded fellow, with head alert,

his jaws busily engaged with the Inc-

ious grass and his nostrils distended

with the fresh air. He is ready to go

forward and make for you a system of

progressive sheep raising wherein each

generation of ewes will be more valu-

able than their mothers.





 





THE COUNTRY’S LIVE STOCK

PROBLEM.





 





(Continued from first page).

unofficial reports to the daily or week-

ly press or to the public markets he

forbidden.



e. That the cattle industry in the

south can be very greatly extended if

danger from the cattle tick can be

eliminated. We recommend that the

Department of Agriculture deal with

this matter as a war measure.



f. That a considerable increase in

the beef supply can be brought about

by the encouragement of Boys’ Baby

Beef Clubs. And we suggest that adults

be invited to join such clubs as a pa-

triotic way of serving their country’s

need.



Dairy.



Resolved. a. That the present un-

satisfactory conditions of the dairy in-

dustry has been brought about by cir-

cumstances of which the dairyman has

been the victim and not the creator.

The advancing price of beef animals

has made many inferior ~dairy cows

more valuable for slaughter than for

dairy purposes. Milk and dairy pro-

ductshave not advanced in price pro-

portionately .to the advance of other.

food products. The cost of production





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increased . cost ' of food stuffs of ‘alf ,e.‘ Cbngr'eis’” , .. ,

kinds and the advance in the cost or legislation providin for the sole or

labor, as well as the difficulty of secur- lease as "isolated tracts” of small





ing competent help even at the ad- areas of land, not exceeding 640'acres "N

Dairymen all over the in one tract, ,which- are surrounded by‘





vanced wage.

United States have been forced to private entries. .

meet these conditions by marketing f. The stray and useless dog is the

their less profitable cows, and this has enemy of the sheep. We approve the

resulted in a decrease in the total pro- bill now pending in congress to impose

duction of milk in proportion to the a federal tax upon all dogs. We rec—

population. ‘ ommend that all state legislatures

‘The necessary advance in the price should enact laws protective of the

of milk has caused complaint among sheep grower against dog depreda-

consumers who are not informed as? to tions.- We suggest that the Bureau of

the legitimate causes for such advance. the Census in its plans for the four-

It is desirable that there shall be in- teentlp census provide a schedule of

stituted a campaign of education to dogs on farms and not on farms.

make plain the true food values of g. The practice of speculation in

milk, and we recommend that in insti- large quantities of lambs and» wools

tuting such a campaign a most earnest should be discouraged through every

effort be made by government officials agency available.



to secure the cooperation of the daily h. Some sections of our country are

press. A special effort should be made stocked to their capacity with mother

to inform the public of the value of ewes from which lambs are marketed

skim-milk both for children and adults, at from seventy to eighty pounds. This

and of the value of cottage cheese, the is the most economic method of pro«

greater manufacture of which would. ducing mutton. What we need is more

save as food large quantities of skim- ewes producing the seventy-pound

milk which is now wasted. lamb. We urge that every ewe lamb.



b. That purchases of dairy products which promises an economic future

by governmental agencies should be at should be saved from slaughter.

prices which will fully cover the actual ‘ Hogs.

cost 'of production. Prices lower than a. Pork constitutes more than one-

these will tend further to discourage half of all the meat produced in the

the dairy industry. United States. Next to the dairy cows



0. That a very large increase in the hogs return a greater amount of hu-

production 0f milk and milk products man food in proportion to the amount

can be brought about by a better un- of feed consumed than any other farm

derstanding of scientific methods of animals, High fecundity makes pos-

feeding and of selection of high-produc- sible the restoration of our hog stocks

ing COW-S- We therefore suggest that with great rapidity after periods of

a strenuous effort be made to increase liquidation. Pork is the mainstay of

the number of cow-testing associations. the meat ration of the laboring man



d. That the efforts to prevent the and of the soldier.

marketing of dairy calves for meat Du!“ b. It is therefore incumbent on the

DOSES are not well directed. The av- nation to increase in every practicable

erage dairy farmer finds it necessary way the output of hogs from our

to dispose of his calves at the earliest farms, and at the same time conserve

age at which they may be used for in every possible way stocks of grain.

meat purposes, because. first. his en- Not only should our output of pork be

tire milk output is needed to supply his increased from the standpoint of its

customers and is more valuable there direct effect on the economics of farm

than when” fed to calves; second. he operations but also on account of the

cause at the high price of feed stuffs extent to which hog raising on farms

that have been prevailing it is unprofit- enables the farmers to produce a con-

able to. carry the calves for 'any length siderable quantity of the meat required

of time. Restriction on the sale or for home use.

slaughter of calves would reduce the c. The following program is recom-

milk supply. , mended as the means of achieving the



e. That the redistribution 0f dairy above results and increasing the pro-

StOCk can best be promoted through duction of pork and pork products:

the county agents, and we suggest that 1. Reduce. to the minimum amount

a central organization within the De- of grain required in the hogs’ ration by

partment of Agriculture can best di- utilizing pasture and forage crops. In

rect such distribution. the present emergency pigs .should be



Sheep.

a. Owing to not only a national but 200 pounds.

a world shortage of wool and mutton it 2. Extend by educational propagan—

is immediately necessary that our da the practice of home-curing of pork.

sheep industry should be encouraged 3. Extend to the utmost the organi-

on the western range and the small zation of pig clubs under the direction

farms of the country. of the Federal Department of Agricul-



b. The Federal Department of Agri- ture and in co-operation with the state

culture and the State Agricultural Col- agricultural colleges. .

leges and Experiment Stations should H. C. Wallace, Iowa; Dwight B.

to the greatest extent, consistent with Heard, Arizona; D. D. Aitkin, Michi~

their appropriations, extend their work gan; N- H. Gentry, Idaho; G- Howard

of education with reference to sheep Davison, New York; S. W. Shoemaker,

raising and wool growing, and county Maryland; E. H. Ingwerson, Illinois;

agents should make special efforts to E. K. Middleton, Mississippi, Com-

guide beginners on safe lines. mittee.



c. The ewe from the western ranges

which is unable longer to bear range the place of Mr. James Callan, of Tex-

hardships but which will readily re- as, who could not remain until the

spond to the more favorable feed and closing session).

care afforded by the small farm is

most valuable for redistribution to the

farm. - ' ty, 1.3);ng hasf been ingestigatifnghthe



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be... gait;eflii‘éeiaff‘in‘i‘li‘iiiypifi -. rich sates as Mulligan and We-



consm, with a probability of removmg

ing of the public domain into the hands to one of these states. He started in

of private owners, and there remain the sheep industry tWO 370818th

practicallyno lands on the public do- sw1tching over from cattle to sheep.





main .that are fit for any other use land, about half of whichis rough. He

than for the grazing of live stock. They marketed this season 135 head of

should therefore be used for that pur- lambs and Yearlmgsr WhiCh were out





pose and sold or leased for grazing pur- Sirgiihfg9%u§§gssed by pure-bred





poses under such governmental resu- $1,105 worth of wool from his ewes and

lations as will develop their carrying ‘yearlings last year,“ this paying 19,1-





 





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CCORDING to the saying of the

hour, “Pigs started the war and

pigs may end it.” Whether they



had anything to do with the beginning

of it we are not so sure, but we are

sure that they will have more to do

with ending it than they will ever be

given credit for. Certain it is that the

hogs of this country are guiltless as to

the cause of the conflict, but without

a doubt if given a chance will, in a

large measure, .bring about its close.

We can give them the chance by keep-

ing them healthy and free from dis-

ease of all\ kinds.



It is now the season of the year

when cholera first makes its spread.

Every farmer should do all in his pow-

er to aid in the control of the disease.

Hogs should be kept healthy and in a

good growing condition. Healthy hogs

have more natural resistance to chol-

era than sickly ones, hence they will'

not be as liable to take the disease.

There is one thing ‘every farmer can

do to help control the disease, and that

is to stay out of his neighbor’s hog

house. I have been laughed at because

I refused to enter a neighbor’s hog

house when our own hogs were sick

with a disease which we hadn’t as yet

ed whether it was cholera or pneu—

decided whether it was cholera or

pneumonia. It happened that after we

had several veterinarians that we had

contagious pneumonia instead of ch01-

era. However, that farmer was will~

ing that 1 come into his hog house re-

gardless of the disease our hogs had.



The Sympathetic Farmer.





. If one farmer’s hogs start dumping

around it is a usual thing for the neigh-

bors to come and see what is the mat-

ter and try to sympathize with the un-

fortunate neighbor. After seeing his

neighbor’s sick hogs the sympathetic

farmer gets to wondering how his own

are and goes to see. In a few days his

own hogs will be duplicating the dump-

iness of his neighbor’s and he will

really be in sympathy with him, both

with reference to heart and financial

condition. If farmers would allow ab-

sOlutely no one to enter their hog

house or hog yards the ra’vages of hog

cholera would be greatly reduced.

There are cases where cholera sick

hogs and healthy hogs have been kept

no farther apart than across the road,

yet by allowing no man or animal to go

from one yard to the other, the heal—

thy hogs did not take the disease.





Methods by which the disease is

spread are (a) ,by ‘the feeder carrying

the germs on his feet or feeding some

feed that was infected; (b) by intro-

ducing strange hogs in with the rest

before the disease has time to show

itself; (0) by letting sparrows 0r pig~

eons eat with hogs; (d) by streams of

water running through the pasture. If

the feeder can have a pair of boots

that he can slip on while feeding the

hogs that he never wears any other

time, he will get around some of the

danger ofcarrying the disease on his

feet.





 





Preventive Measures.



If some care is used as to where the

feed is got, the danger of cholera from

the first method of spreading will be

greatly reduced. It is necessary to

purchase a stock hog or brood sows

they should be kept separate from the

rest until all danger of their coming

down with the disease is past. Experi—

ments show that the danger of spar-

r0ws carrying the disease is not great,

especially if there is some distance

between the cholera sick, and healthy

hogs. ’



It is a good thing to get in connec-

tion with a reliable serum plant and

know exactly the quickest way to get

serum to your farm. A pig with a tem-





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GREEN .





Cases where the serum virus treat-

ment should not be used are as fol-

lows: (a) when it cannot be given by

a skilled veterinarian; (b) in commu-

nities where cholera has never exist-

ed; (0) in a herd of hogs already sick

with cholera; ((1) part of a herd should

never be vaccinated unless the entire

herd is; (e) sows about to farrow;

(f) sucking pigs. The serum virus

treatment should be used, (a) in chol-

era infested districts’in herds not al-

ready sick; (b) on show swine that are

shown at shows and fairs; (c) on hogs

fed kitchen offal of public or private

institutions; ((1) in cases where hogs

are being bought and sold.



The serum alone treatment can be

used at any time and as often as the

owner wishes, but it is not permanent

and is far too expensive if one wishes

to keep hogs immune any length of

time.



To the farmers who do not “go

much” on vaccination I wish to repeat

my plea that they stay out of their

neighbor’s hog yards during the next

five months. Give the pigs a chance

to “do their hit.“





Monroe C0. C. W. GREEN.





 





LIVE STOCK FIGURES FO

FRANCE. ’





 





The Food Administration has receiv-

ed directly frorn the French govern-

ment figures showing the decrease of

live stock in France as a result of

the war.



On December 31, 1916, according to

the official French figures, the cattle

had decreased to a total of 12,341,900,

as compared with 14,807,000 in 1913,

or 16.6 per cent; sheep decreased from

16,213,000 in 1913 to 10,845,000 Decem-

ber 31 last, or 33 per cent; swine de-

creased from 7,048,000 in 1913 to 4,361,-

900 at the close'of last year, or 38 per

cent.



The per capita consumption per an-

num of meat in France at the present

time is estimated by the French g0v-

ernment at 69.61 pounds of beef, 11.16

pounds of mutton, and 21.48 pounds of

pork.



The French figures emphasize the

recent statement of the United States

Food Administration that the nations

of Europe are now rapidly depleting

their supply of live stock, and must

therefore depend largely upon the Uni-

ted States for their meat and dairy

products after the war.





 





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





By using pure-bred bulls, S. L. Tys-

dale, of Grant county, N. D., has bred

up his herd of western cattle until he

markets a fine grade of stock. Recent-

ly he marketed steers which averaged

1,318 pounds and sold at $15, and one

steers which weighed 1,570 pounds at

$16. These are very high prices for

cattle off the range. He uses a pure-

bred Hereford bull on his cows and the

better breeding shows in the stock and

the high prices are the result.



Old records established in the mar-

ket for fat steers do not last long these

days. Once steers hit the 817 mark,

it did not take long to pass it, and

the latest level reached was $17.80

when a load of prime 1,578-lb steers

went at the price. These cattle were

fed by George Collier, of Fulton coun-

ty, Illinois. They were bought last

December, averaging 900 pounds, at a

cost of $7.50. They were fed shock

corn on pasture from December 15 to

May 1, when they were put on a ration

of one-third of a bushel of corn and

about six and one-half pounds of mo-

lasses meal fed on pasture. They made

remarkable gains from the start and

the margin in selling price over the

cost was large enough to allow a large

profit on the venture.



The food administrator has not yet

fully decided the fate of live stock

prices. Advices from Washington say

that live stock values will not be fixed





but it is understoodthat a scale. of .





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DETROIT

GUARANTEE

. SALE





Each and every animal over

six months of age has been tu-

berculin tested and will be guar-

anteed free from tuberculosis for

a period of sixty days from date

of sale according to the usual

conditions of such a guarantee.



All animals entered have been

personally inspected by a com-

mittee of three, and none have

been accepted whose last calf,

when born, was not alive and

fully matured. There are no

three-teaters or aborters here.

Every animal guaranteed to be

a breeder.





Mlohigao State Fair

Grounds, DetroitMioh.





October 3-4, 1917





Some of the other features of

this sale will be a son and sev-

eral granddaughters of Pontiac

De Nijlander, the famous three

times 30-lb. cow.



A 28-1b. 4—year-old daughter of

Woodcrest Hengerveld De Kol.



A 29-lb. daughter of Sir Lilith

Hengerveld.



. A daughter of Governor Walk-

er with a record of 24.70 lbs. of

butter at four years.



A 24-lb. 3-year-old daughter of

Ypsiland Sir Korndyke De K01.



A 20.91-lb. 3-year-old grand-



. daughter of Pietje 22d’s Wood-

crest Lad, her dam a 34.78-lb.

4-year-old.



Two-year-old daughter of the

37-1b. cow, Koo Pontiac.



Many other females with ex-

cellent records and from high-

record dams.



The bulls include:



A son of Pelletier Pontiac

King Dora De K01 from a 31-lb.

dam.



A ten-months son of King Piet-

er Segis Lyons, who is by the 33-

lb. bull, King Peter and from a 30-

lb. 4—year-old daughter of King

Lyons and Segis Pietertje Eliza,

31d06. The dam is a 28-lb. 4-year—

ol .



A son of Pontiac Apollo De

K01 Butter Boy from a 28.9-lb.

cow, etc., etc.



Don’t fail to attend this sale.

It is full of opportunities for you.



For catalog or other informa-

tion write,





Liverpool Sale &

Pedigree Co., Inc.,





Sale Mgr-3.,

Liverpool, N. Y.





 





 





 





 





 





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Airshowswwasaflfl





BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. -

Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us





Ten Days before date of publication.

CATTLE.





 





 





 





Aberdeen - Angus





Herd established in 1900, Trojan—Ericas and Black

birds only. Bulls in service; Black Brandon



Enos of Woodoote 191382. Also breeders of Percheron

and Saddle Horses.

WOODCOTE STOCK FARM.





A NGUS CLOVERLY STOCK RANCH.

Bulls, Cows and Heifers for

sale. GEO. KATHAWAY & SON, Ovid. Mich.





Ionic. Mich.





 





 





EOICE Angus Bulls for sale. Have several well

bred, excellent ty ,Angus Bulls at reasonable





prices. M. L. Smith. G enwood Farm, Addison, Mich.





 





Ayrhurst Farm g’iffiiiftfrii°cir‘vil ‘33;





835 up registered and transferred. Fennvillo. 1011-





Registered Guernseys





Stock alwayl for sale. Ms Rose Strain—Herd Tubor~

culin tested annually. ever had a reactor—no

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





 





of service a d o l f

Guernsey Bulls char... 1?. i‘... has?"

1‘. V. HXCKS. Route 1. Burl. Coook. Mich.





GUERNS E Y S3fi‘i‘bfi9‘up

Contain“: blood of world chum ionl.

HICKS' OUER EY FARM. Saginaw. ‘7, 8.. Mich





 





 





For Sale, four n

Guernseys-mmmdml 31:9:

ouline tested. Geo. , Crawford, Bolton. Mich.





' and Grade Guernsey cows, hull



RegIStered yearlin s. heifer calves' will sell

2). Some with records; oho re of46; must reduce herd:

tuberculin tested. Avondale Stock Faun, Wayne. Iich.





FOR SALE one year 0 .





FRANK A. NASH. . R. 3. Box 57, Fremont. Mich.





EG. HOLSTEINB: Herd headed b Albina Bout.

Butter Pay No. 93124. Dam‘s recor at 6 yrs. butter

2B.581bo.milk 619. Yearly record at 2% yrs butter

mu... milk 13322 MW. 8. BEADEB. Howell, Mich





842 Lbs. BUTT E R





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

bull sdam (at 2 yra). his grand-dam (at 3 yrs.) and his

6 at grand-dam. Three choice young bulls from A. R.

.dams. Herd tuberculin tested annually. Holstein:

of course. Penceland Stock Farm, Three Rivers. Mich.

Chou. Peters. Herdlmon. C. I. Brody.0wner. Port Huron. Mich.

A Yearling Heifer, are bred Hol-



For sale stein, Sire. Oolontha ohanna Cream-





elle Lad, Dom Elizabeth Segis Lyons. If you want

something good, write, Geo. D. Clarke, Vassar, Mich.





 





registered Guernsey heifer.





 





 





' ‘ Friesian Heifers. 3 to 6

RegISEETOd HOESECII‘I mos. old. Home from 301i».

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





GLUNY STOCK FARM





100 REGISTERED HOLSTEINS 100





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

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

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

from a3l lb. 4 yr. old cow. Dam is a 22.5 lb. 1r,

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

whose dam is a 27 lb. cow.



Ready for immediate heavy service. Priced to

sell immediately. Send for pedigree and price.





R. BRUCE McPHERSON, Howell,Mich.





 





 





 





Bigelow’s Holstein Farms,

BREEDSVILLE. MICH.

Have Some Fine Registered Stock For Sale





 





 





 





Buy Your lull: From Parhan': Podigm Slack Earn





Choice Bagistered Holstein calves from A. R. 0.

BA B. PADHAM, Bronson. Michigan.





WINWOOD HERD





REGISTERED HOLSTEINS





Holton, Mich.

Reference: Old State Bank. Fremont, Mich.

Flint Ma ocroot Bo air. in service



His sire is Map ccrest Korn yhe Hengerveld. his 3

Nearest Duns each overall lbs. of butter in? days.

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

butter in 1 year. It is the yearly cow we are looking

for todoliverthc goods. Flint Maplecrest Boy'sDam is

Glut-k Vassar Ball, 51.07 lbs. of butter in '1 do and I'd)

lbs. in 30 days. Her butter fat test is 5.27. T is looks

about right to the man who goes to the creamer-y.

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

sale at dair farmers' prices all out of A. R. 0. Heifers.

Write it tel no the kind of a bull you want.





 





John H.Winn. (Inc.,) Holton, 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





OAK LEAP FARM

Herd Slre

Ypsiland Blr Pletertle De Kol

Registered Holstein cows & bull calves tine individu-

als cows safe in calf satisfaction guaranteed. ,

E. H. Goarhort & Son. Marcellus, Mich. R. No. 4.





WOULD You want a bull Iron a 30 lb. dun and n



m lb. sire for 8100? Can't he did, but



we have one for can, also one from a 27. lb.



for 8200. and one from a daughter of P0 loo Angelo

orrligyke for m}. Good ones as low as :90. All from





or Record Sire.

LONG BEACH FARM. Augusto. Michigan.





Butter F at Counts





Holstein Bull Calves from n so lb. 6.53 i Sire. Dun

ore fraud daughters of the King of the Pontiou.

Tho rdnns rand do tor- of Sod“ VIIoGoueodh

she fl so . cow. win 8. Lewis. MsuhallJMieh.





3.5““...Islflnbflilfi'35ii A ,‘,‘,‘<,i-°,'-*35§i-;'i’~‘=

o o l' - o n "-

it waited. u. 1.. Iguana? seagull. It“





An : .r .

532%.?st wit-iii .r‘.~.?‘i‘r°°"v53°i~ '

war. a. 5i on. Omr, burn". Mich.

Additional Stool: M‘.‘ on rag. are "
,.

POULTRY.





Homestead Farms





We have a special offer which will interest poultry



ple who want La ing Hens for Winter. '

Since we do not fee that we can dispose of any more

Pulletsjwe have decided to offer for immediate sale:





300 Laying Yearling White Leghorn Hens





These are from our choice colonies whichas Pullets

began laying last September (see descriptive circu—

lar), and which are still laying. Favorable prices in

lots from 6 to 50 for immediate sale. Also other stock

as follows:





Yearling Hens

Brown Leghorns, Barred Plymouth Rocks. (limited)

White Wyandottes. Rhode Island Reds, Rose Comb

Black Minorcas.





Yearling Cocks and Cockerels



Barred Plymouth Racks. Rhode Island Reds“ White

Wyandottes. Single and Rose Comb Black Minorcas.

White and Brown Lsghorns. Anconas,





Geese and Duaks





60 Fine Young White Pekin Ducks.

mYoung Gray Toulouse Geese.





All of these are pure breed practical poultry which

daily prove their practical valuehn the direct market

for soultry and its products which we have begun to

bull up.





Eve hing we sell is aranteed: each customer is

to bflully satisfied. 1%: cu want some of these Year-

ing liens or some of the oung Ducks or Geese? They

are to be sold at once.



We are planning for a more extensive sale of Da -Old

Chicks next Spring, so that all orders may be lled.





HOMESTEAD FARMS. Bloomingdale, Mich.





2000 - Pullets - 2000





“200 Egg” Pedigree White Leghorns

"Bred-today" Strain. '

These vigorous, May-hatched pullets will be laying

in a few weeks. These birds of quality are the chom-

est ever offered for sale. Price in hundred lots. 3]

each, for one week only. Our White Leghorns lay large,

white eggs, and plenty of them. They are bred right.

Book your order at once. Thousands of satisfied cus-

tomers. Catalogue.

MICHIGAN POULTRY FARM, Lansing,

"Michigan's Largest Poultry Farm





Yearling liens ForBreeders





ite, Buff and Black Leghorns at $1.00 each.

Hillsdale, Mich.





 





 





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S. C. wh

BUNNYBROOK FARM, . .





 





OHN'S big beautiful hen~hatched Barred Rocks,

(Igod la ers. Breeding Sons (5 birds) 310 to $20. Eggs

30.





.50; 1 , $7.0irculars. h0t0.John Nortlion. Clare.Mich.

EGGS FROM STRAIN with



Barred ROCkS : records to 297 eggs a year 32

per 15. Delivered by arcel post, prepai . Circular

tree. Fred Astling. Constantine. Mich.





 





Great Layers first class breed-





llamd Rock Men: 6,. 10.0. . ,

R ' Benton Harbor, Mich.





W. C. COFFMAN.





‘ Ferris White Leghorns





A real heav laying strain, trapnested l

years, rccor s from 200 to 264 eggs. Get

our special summer prices on yearling hens,

v breeding males, eggs for hatching, 8-week-

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

guarantee results. atalog gives prices; describes stock; tells

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

ing this strain. Send for your copy now—it is free.





GEORGE b. FERRIS ,9“ Union. Grand Rapids, Mich.





 





 





Fowler's Buff Rocks. gangaegglggggg

8.75 for 15; 81.50 for30; 82.00 for 50; 85.50 for 100.

R. B. FOWLER. Hartford, Mich.





 





UFF Leghorns—buy your cockerels for next year

now. All stock at reduced prices remainder of





Dr. William A. Smith, Petersburg, Mich.





 





IBESOD.

llybill 8. ll. W. ll horns Eill‘é’fii‘iillfiiiféifi‘ig





breeding hens now. vertresh Egg Farm. Ionia, Mich.





Pins Cresl 8. ll. Willis Orpinglons, : “”1 .81.

I





cocks and hens. also young cockerels. MRS. W

HOUGH. PINE CREST FARM, Royal Oak, Mich.





 





 





RHODE ISLAND REDS end PLYMOUTH ROCKS

Males 5 to 12 lbs. according to age” to 85: RR. hens

weight 5 to 10 lbs.. eggs 15 or 81.00; 100. $5; 120. $6.00.

Mammoth Bronze Tom Turkeys. 8 to 38 lbs. according

to age It to 825. 10 eggs 83. J. orris J. Barsan,



Vassar. Mich., Successors to A. E. Cramton.

Good breeding hens at $1.50





R. and S. C. R208. each for short time. Also





Belgian Hares. O. E. Hewley. Ludington. Mich.





 





 





I. Red Summer Sale. Rose Comb cocks and hem.



e Bin 19 comb hens and pullets. All at bargain

prices. ockerels after September 15th.



INTERLAKES FARM, Box 39, Lawrence,Mlch.





l. C. Br. legliorii Cockerels, $3,“:

W 0 ins. Geese. Order early, the supply is limite .





. h

‘MRS. CLAUDIA BITTS. Hillsdaie. Mlchlgln





Hamburg Eggs setting $1.50 Bal-

Silver Spangled ance season, .young Belgian

Hares pedigreed 6.00lpair. Pedigreed Persian Kitten! rest

hunters $l0.each. Send stamp. Rivcrview Farm, Vassar, Mich.





 





 





 





S C. W. Leghorn hens for breeding 31.50 each. Cook-

' 'erels from trap nested stock we have them priced

$3 to Séesch. O. S. Sturtevant & Sons, Ypsilanti. Mich





ILVER Gold is and White Wyandottes. Choice

breeding stoc of sale after-200th let, a few bargains

in yearling hens. O. W. Browning, R. 2, Portland,liich.





A 'lchd. St d dB

‘- ll. W. lcgllfl'nto ngllrerelscoiffree :an .erat Silt-60?)





each. White Line Poultry Farm. Hills ale, Mich.





 





 





 





WHITEWyandottes. A.l la ers. Fags for hatohi

31. S2 88 for 16. .7 per 100. pecisl matin 35 for

DAVID llAY. 709 Norris Btu Ypsilanti. ichigan.





AISE POULTRY 3 ' G





M 0 N E Y

this year. 100 page book. "Two Years With Poultry."

(prise 50c) ; "Poultry Tribuue‘ '. best ultry paper of

best poultry section of U. 5., estab ished 24 years.

(750 per year). Both for 01. Write today.



POULTIY TRIBUNE 00.. Dept. J. Aurora."Illlnois.





 





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flank and Rabbit loss

lend 20 “amp. 500 ferrets.

lleisnesrllle Ohio





In llssnds sl Ill am,

W. I. “0".





 





" Pear «a Beale a... .. ......

i . “gr .5' 339% n?g”‘¥“3$d. Mich:



‘ ‘i tiers Th 1:-



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HE well grown pullets with the

bright red comb and wattles will

soon be ready to lay and the

thin, stunted pullets will probably lay

very few eggs "before spring. It is not

hard to determine which will be the

profitable members of the flock. The





be marked so that they can be retained

for the breeding pens during their sec~

They ‘are the pullets that

produce the winter eggs and usually

lay far into the next fall.





Pullets on free range will take all

the exercise that is necessary without

feeding the scratch grain in a deep lit-

ter. That is another reason why pul-

lets should not be yarded with the old

hens. If old hens are not fed their

grain in a litter there is a tendency

for individuals in the flock to become

over-fat. Some breeders never force

pullets for winter eggs but others find

that they are more profitable when

forced. The good feeding methods com-

monly called forcing are often neces-

sary to start a flock of pullets to pro-

ducing eggs before the short and cold

"days of early winter. This does not

mean that they should be given condi-

ments or stimulants but only fed an

abundance of the balanced rations rec-

ommended for rapid development and

egg production.





Provide Plenty of Ventilation.



Do not fear a little cold air in the

poultry houses after the birds are on

the roosts. It will not be necessary to

lower the curtains except during se-

vere rain storms. At other times the

pullets seem to do‘better if the open-

fronts are allowed to remain open to

insure the flock an abundance of air

and ventilation. This applies to the

cold weather of early fall. Of course,

the curtains can be used to advantage

on cold winter nights.





Pullets will thrive better in Septem-

ber if the cockei‘gls have been removed

from the flock and either fattened or

fenced on a separate range where they

can be matured for breeding stock.

The cockerels develop faster than the

pullets and crowd them at feeding time.

They also worry the pullets and seem

to prevent early egg production to

some extent. Separating the cocker-

els may seem like a nuisance to many

farmers, but it is part of the necessary

work that must be carried out if much

progress is to be made with flocks of

poultry.



Buying Stock.



Poultry breeders are frequently ac-

cused of dishonesty in the selling of

breeding stock and often this is be-

cause the buyer does not state exactly

what he expects for his money al-

though in reality he expects about ten

times as much as his money could pos-

sibly buy. When ordering utility stock

at a small price for the development

of a good farm flock do not expect to

enter them at the local show and cap-

turé all of the first prizes. Breeders

cannot expect to raise all prize win—

ners, even if they own fine stock. Some

of their'birds will be worth ten times

as much as others, or more, and many

of the charges of dishonesty will be

avoided if the buyer and seller have a

thorough understanding before the

money changes hands. The voice of

conscience should be present on the

poultry farm and both buyers ,and sell-

ers will always find it pays to listen to

that sensible and practical friend.



This fall count the chicks and com-

pare the number with the number of

eggs placed in the incubators‘and the

number of chicks hatched. It will tell

a useful story concerning the success

or failure of the year’s work. Possibly

the breeding stock was not up to stan—

dard or the incubators were allowed to

over-heat and send out ' devitalized

Chicks. Maybe bowel trouble due to

poor feeding methods decimated the

flocks ‘of-chicks. Ivan-y case ,it will





 





bullets that lay early in the fall should-





pay to jot down the causes‘of. failures.





Séptcnibcr In the Poultry'Yard





in the note book and then make plans

to avoid the same mistakes during the

coming year.





Green Food From the Garden.





It pays to save as many vegetables

as possible for the hens when gather-

ing the fall harvest in the garden. Sort

over the crop and keep all the poor

specimens for the hens. In that way

you Will receive more for the vegeta-

bles, as grading pays and the hens will.

enjoy the variety of green food. Save

all the mangels for the hens and store

them where they will keep in good con-

dition. There is nothing like an abund-

ance of green food to keep the birds

healthy on the cold days and nights of

winter. Healthy birds help to increase

the interest 01? the poultryman and

they bolster" up the bank account.

Hens that are sick are not attractive

and they represent severe losses. They

cause their owner much discourage-

ment and sometimes put him out of

business. Poor feeding methods are

one of the causes of sick fowls and in

the fall plans must be made for suit-

able rations during the long winter.





Many poultrymen lack storage ca-

pacity for grain and they cannot profit-

ably store a year’s supply because of

this fact. It pays to lay in a good sup-

ply of grain in the fall whenever it is

possible, as the grain bins are the life

of the business and the poultryman

who is out of feed is always at the

mercy of middlemen. Nothing is more

satisfactorythan to realize that the

bins are full with enough grain to last

until spring, especially when the snows

bank higher and eggs go up in price

and grain mounts by leaps and bounds

with no one daring to say where it will

stop. It takes more than one year to

build up a fine flock of poultry and the

farmer cannot go in and out of the

poultry, business depending on the

price of grain. . He must stick through

all kinds of trouble if he expects to

Win. Some breeders who have sold

their flocks because of the price of

grain may find that grain comes down

in price in a fairly short time, but the

work of ten year’s breeding with a

flock of poultry cannot be replaced in

a single season.





Eggs Will Continue High in Price.





The high price of grain during the

past year has brought eggs to prices





which the poultryman did not dream of.





receiving several years ago. Of course,

the profit on these high priced eggs

has not been large but at the same

time many customers who used to

kick on paying a fair price for eggs

now seem glad to get them at almost

any price. Possibly buyers are begin-

ning to realize that eggs are excellent

food, and furthermore that it costs

money‘to produce them. If farmers

continue to market their laying hens

and pullets it seems that eggs should

be high in price, even after grain falls,

as there will be a great scarcity of

fresh eggs. Of course, it is not fair to

allow speculators to hoard eggs for ex-

horbitant prices, but it is fair for the

general public to know what it costs

to produce a dozen fresh eggs at var-

ious seasons of the year. The poultry

business has been boomed as a get-

rich-quick scheme in some cities, due

to the advertising some breeders re-

ceive When they sell fancy stock at a.

large price. The average farmer sells

poultry and eggs on the same basis

that he turns over his hogs and sheep.

If hens pay he keeps hens, and if they

do not pay they are sold.

Ingham Co. R. G. KIRBY.





SELECTION OF BREEDERS OR LAY-

ERS FOR EGG PRODUCTION.





“A





Only the high producers should be





kept oVer for'breeders. As the aver-

age poultry keeper has not the time





to newness-so as tosknow the mama:





ual records, the renewing suggestions





" will help





and ‘proven to be-reliable.» .- .. ' ' *



Cull the early moulter; keep those

birds that moult late, '(September or

October). Many think the early moult-

er recovers from the moult and starts

laying in the winter before the late

moulter, but this is contrary to experi-

ments of the leading colleges. The

late moulter has a longer period of

production, hence more eggs. She

starts laying early in the fall as a pul-

let and lays late.



Laying is a sexual function, these

birds possessing the best sexual char-

acteristics are generally the best lay:

ers. The early moulter generally‘has

not these good characteristics, has a.

small comb, etc., as the food goes to

meat instead of eggs. ~





The late moulter’s plumage is dirty

at this season, as she is active, while

the early moulter’s is clean.





High producers of the yellow-legged

varieties will lay the color out of their

legs. Save the strong birds with fad—

ed legs.



It hardly pays to keep cock birds

over for breeding purposes, unless they

are exceptional birds, as the cockerels





‘ are more active and will produce bet-





ter fertility eggs. Save the beat early

hatched cockerels, as the highest pro-

ducers are laying then.





Methods for Picking the Layers.



In birds of the white ear lobe vari-

eties they will be yellow when not lay-

ing, and white when laying, changing

to a bluish or purple color when lay.

ing their heaviest.



When the birds are laying, the bones

will be spread apart and soft and pli-

able, and closed when Stopped. The

'color of the comb will be a bright red

when laying, and fades when stopped.

This can be learned by experience.





Save those birds that develop quick-

ly, and show the best sexual character-

istics. To be a high producer the pul-

let has to start laying early.



The slow-maturing birds use their

food for the development of bones and

muscle instead of quick growth with

good characteristics. A good compari-

son in the relation of maturity to egg

production can be made betwen the

Leghorns, maturing in five or six

months, and laying 120 to 140 eggs,

flock average, and the Brahmas ma-

turing in nine months and poor layers.





While fall and winter eggs are not

produced as profitably as spring eggs

they increase the production per bird

and decrease the cost of production, as

they are producing instead of being

a. star boarder.





Ingham Co. FRANK DUBOIS.





STUDENTS LEARN TO FATTEN

POULTRY FOR MARKET.





It is just as important to fatten

chickens sent to the market as it is to

fatten hogs or beef cattle. In fact,

when the chicken‘ comes from the

range it is in the proper condition to

put on economical gains. The Poultry

Department of the University of Mis-

souri found in recent tests that chick-

ens will gain about twenty-three per

cent in twelve to fourteen days’ feed-

ing. That this gain is economical was

shown by the fact that the grain re-

quired to put on a pound of ‘gain was

approximately three and a half pounds.



The total cost of a pound of gain

with corn meal at $2.25, bran at $1.50,

middlings at $1.75, and sour milk at

twenty cents a hundred pounds, was

eight cents. Even at the present high

price of feeds, economical gains can

be made. .



The ration consisted of corn meal,

seven pounds; shorts, three pounds; ‘





bran, one pound. To every pound of





this mixture, two pounds of mm milk

was added. This wet mash wasted"~

twice daily. ~ The length or the feeding -





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err;





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King of the Pontiacs Segis No. 169124





 





 





 





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MIEHIGAN





 





 





Bur fli‘teringat the Detroit Guaranty Sale





To Be Held at the State Fair Grounds, Oct. 3rd and 4th





Includes some very choice daught

the Pontiacs Segis NO. 169124.



Can you find more poupl

lb. 2 year old heifer bred to the same bull.





Segis No. 99784.

heifer and a 20





'He is a son of





ers of Maplecrest DeKol Ogden No.





ar breeding?





King of the





94162 bred to King of

Pontiacs and his dam is Hilldale

We also offer 3 271b. 3 year old





18 Females and 2 Royally Bred Young Bulls in Our Consignment

Orchard Lake, Michigan





FLANDERS





‘ 'll hi .

OI Oar Easy Payment Plan :Syw‘ 3.5.33

Holstein Bull calf in our stables. Prices from 850 up.

Ypsilanti Farms. Ypsilanti. Michigan.





Ituunn HEM] nun units from A- no.

price: JOHNA





cows at farmers

. RlNKE. Warren. Mich.





EG. Se and Oct. bull calves from College bred

Rbull on heavy milking dams for sale. Price t.

HULE’I‘T & SON. Okemos. Mic .





EG. Holstein Bull Gulf. The last one until winter

R agood one with .lt. O bac ' Write for ped‘





. king.

lame and price. Elmer E. Smith. Redford. Mich.





' . .' ds

mum lull can merret.3mmee..

A. B. GRAHAM. Flint. Mich.





FOR Bale One registered Holstein bull calf.

twenty nearest dams have 1. da. records av. ib

butter. am to sated. A finely marked. Emmi,

individul. Long Veiw Farm, R. 3.Box l0 A. Rochester. Mic .





F o R s A L E smelrzitswew

V. E. COVERT. - - Leslie. Mich.





FORSALE





Brod to a 35 lb. Bull.





HEREFORDS





Sires in service, Governor by Prince

Donald Militant Farmer by Farmer

(Imp), Bonnie Brae Jr. by Bonnie

Brae 24th. Inspection invited.



ALLEN Bl0§.. PAW PAW, MlCI.





Sire's





Reg. Holstein Cow.

fresh in October.

V. C. Wilkinson. Perry, Mich.





 





FARMS -





 





I00”.





H. w. MUMFORD.

OWNER

Ann Arbor.

FOR SALE JERSEYS Efifidc’fiiiiiefilii‘?





ed by good records. Weterm an A: W ate rmun

Meadowlsnd Farm. Packard ltced. Ann Arbor. Mich.





fro hi - reducing dmn.with



llifll Bulls” hi. telling ‘Rsiio. records. else on

semi-olfioial test. 0. E. Walnut. ll. 6. M10303. Mich

f l , r d for service. Out of



Jersey Bulls egrodapgodiiad‘lnyg dams. Prices right.

R. B. FOWLER. ‘ Hartford. Mich.

ten months





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

0. it 0. DEAKE. - - -





Jerseys and Duroc Jerseys





The nest important thing in buying a Jersey bull is to get one backed up by generations 0! high





Breakwater ofiers to sell a few choice bull calves of this kind.





BROOKWATER FARM





Hillside Farm Jerseys. Efli’tfii’i'i’mcked on both 3 SHORTHORNS





Ypsilanti. 311011183“ ‘ sale. J. E. Tan-well. Mason. Michigan.





 





0. F. FOSTER.

MANAGER





 





Mich., R. 7-





' L

Richland Shorthorns .3: muggy





IMP. Lorne, Albion Crest and Fair Acre Goods in 'ser-



vice.A few good young bulls for sale at attractive.prioes



Our show herd wlll be at Detroit. Grand itepids and



Basin-w and we invite your inspection.



Ofl'loe Tawas City, Mich. herd at Prescott. Mich.

C. H. PRESCOTT a Sublet.





Shorthorns Bulls 3 mo. to 2 ea ld

For sale from ad milking cows. y m 0

KB. Clyde station, J. DeGarmo. 1L, 6. Idiom. Mich.





Maple Ridge Herd. Esteb-

lished 1&7. No stock for





 





Lillie Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Bull calves from R

of M. Cows. also heifer calves and several bred

heifers for sale. Colon 0. Lillie. Coopersville. Mich





Two registered Jerse sb ll 1' .S l -

F" salfididhindividuals. Good {abrediuregi ‘E’si'ic'gdei‘o

sell. Long Veiw Farm. R. 3.Box 10A. ochester. Mich.





ll. of M. Jerne herd ofl'ers forsal

“a’le me tuberculin tes d cows. bulls. bul





calves and heifer calves. oarryi the best 11. of M.

blood of the breed. LB"!!! 1'0 , Allegan. Mich.





”IMO mu Faro lagislmd limy cattle





Surplus stock all so .

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





 





 





 





'Cillul Sgt); head hilgh grid: (“Herefoirf theifers—

ves or car tags. n is 1 reading

and price.W.E. miss. 710 Union Tms‘toll’ldg..l)etroit.





 

 

   

   

   

 

 





 

 





, Dairymen!

-—The Truth





Yoamybepreinfisedanin’

the] bees doll!





.. e -

m estate’s.” .....

The AmeriCan J creeyCattle Club

:46 Wed at! Sheet. New Yes-Is Cit,





   

   

 





 





’, The Wildwood Jersey Farm ,





offers for sale choice young bulls from R. of M. d

good «Rush to head ievni herd We invite inspecglglri:





. , _ .‘..





sT. ClairOounty Jersey Cattle Club. We have forssle

Bulls old enough for servi and Bull calves. from

best stems of Jersey Cattle. afiaieety's. Noble of Oak-

landS. Combinations Premier. etc. Write for Podi-

Kflclmflce and particulars. Fred A. Brennan. Sec .Cspac.MiclI





Shorthorn Cattle at Mill Sex lor Sale





W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.





 





FOB Sale—Reg. Short Horn Hulls by Maxwelton

Monarch 2nd. :1 son of Avondale. from 1 to hues.

old. John Schmidt. Reed City. B. No. 5. Michllll



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Francisco Farm Shorthorns

Big Type Poland China:





"'1 ”fighmi f —.'.l;lliey lay the trent."

. 38 or 0 men .

p. r. pom:I n. n. 3. sigma-pr! Mich.





:Btttvoll Shonhorns





“For Mud W





This heifer at 6 months has bone.

size and quality—Our own breeding.

The b ood of Scotch bulls. Imp-

We Albino p. Villag-

er Registered stock elweys for sale.





' Iil'Ell 8108! HI.





Box 3. Tecumseh. Michigan.





 





 





~Doiryor beef bred. Breeding took all

1 :llorlllms aces tor-sale atfarniera prices. CfilOr‘um





 





At. NMLDEM Capao. Mich.





 





 





39”- qut lick. Shorthorn Broodsn' Ana, McBride. Mich.





.v',;:," 'i. ~"_-





horthorns for sale. 5 bulls Scotch to 10 to 14 mom.

3 man. 1 white, 1 red. price 8150. to 32" .lson of Max-





walton Sultan, 19 mos. $350. 0. Carlson. Leroy. Mich.





Cattle For Sale





2Lcads feeders and two loads yearling steers. Also

can show you any number 1. 2 and 3 ears old tron

600 to 12001”. Fairlie d, Iowa. B-B.





 





Issac Shanstum.





H008.





Duroos and Victoria:





Heavy bone. lengthy Spring Boers and Gilts from prize

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

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





BEBKSHIBES





We Are Not Going to Show This

Year and Therefore Offer:





A few choice boars and sows from our Champion

and first prize Sows at State Fair 1916. These pigs

are mostly April furrow. They cannot be beat for

type. You do not often have the ppportuntiy of

purchasing this class of spring pigs,



They will be large enough for breeeding and

service by December. We can furnish a trio un-

related.



All stock guaranteed as represented





SWIGARTDALE FARM





PETERSBURG, MICH.





Berkshires,





erkshires. Bred gilt- and sows for tell tori-owing.

Also Spring pigs. either sex. A few boars service-

Chase Stock Form. R. l. Mariette. Mich.





 





Boers, serviceable age. best blood

lines. Registered. ELMHURS

STOCK FARM. Almont. Mich.





able age. reg.





 





‘ ‘ oing fast 31! .00 it $20.00 each

Berkshire P183 t ree month; old. Real-ter-





 





D U R O C S B O A R S

Have the biggest. longest. growthlest and bred bunch

of Splng boars in the state. Mast fall boars by Pan-





aS col l.

on pI‘lli‘.$t"l‘0N BABNHABT. St. Johns. Mich.





Du roc Jerse s



igs. either sex. not akin. Bired y Jennings

Pilot under and Orion Chief Perfection. Write for

igrees and prices. _ The Jennings Farms. Bailey.

ich. V. M. Bhoesmith General Manager.





Reg. Duroc Spring Bears 3::

ford Barn Lambs ready to ship. Exp. Paid. Fine Stock.

J. B. HICKS. St. Johns, Mich.





Sprln





Noihtngbflignggung Pig: ii" Sale





CAREY W. outings. Mich.





011 Yearli Cherry Kin

Duroc—Jerseys llozir, Gilts 'hired for fall for:





row. J. H. BANGHART. East Lansing. Mich.





 





Duroc Bows and gilts bred to Eureka Cherry Kin

and Crimson Critic son of Critic Model 1‘.)

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





Fall Bonrs it Gilts all sold.

DUIOC JerseYS- I have some extra good heavy

boned sprin$¥gs for sole pairs not akin.



F. J. DRO . B. 1. Monroe. Michigan.

tried

Write

Mich.





' offers; Registered Spring Boers,

PIHCllllrSl brood sows. One Great Herd Boer.





your wants. Orlo L. Dobeon. Quincy.





Good 8 ring pigs by Defender's

Du rocs, Cherr $ing at renonable prices

E. E. Calkins. ll. D. 6. nn Arbor. Michigan.





D A few good males sired by Joe Orion 2nd

"[068 Dam by Orion Ch. KI 2151‘“.

A. FL ING. Lake, Mich.





 





’ Raise Chester Whites

Like This





the original big producers





HAVE started thousands of breeders



success. lain help you. 1 want toflaoe one in from

my great herd in every community where am not rep-

resentedb these fine early developers—ready for mer at at s15

months ol Write for my pian- More Money from Hogs. ‘

G. S. BENJAMIN, R. F. D. 10' Portland. Michigan





Bred Gilte all sold. Special prices on

BChes‘ters March boars. nlso6 months Holstein

u .





F. W. ALEXANDER. Vassar, Mich.



Big Type 0. l. C’S, & Chester Whites

Wecial rises on all boar pigs for the next 30 days.



ill eel sows only when bought in pairs. T 036

pi are sired by our three Champion boars that have

1 in the country. c 001 master Kingof

the breed Crandells wonder & Galloway Edd both

championn.All stock shipped on approval. satisfaction





guaranteed. Get our catalorue.

Harry '1‘. Crandell it Son. Cass City. Mich.





 





 





3 ed & transferred. richly bred. Riverview Farm. Vesser.llch.





 





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I’m going to ship five beautiful little Shetland Ponies to five Boys

or Girls real soon. Would you like to have one of them?





I am called the Pony King of America because I give Ponies away to Boys P.

and Girls. I have given away 450 Shetland Ponies to 450 Boys and Girls ~— lCtlll'eS





all over the United States. ' ’1 FREE





Now I am going to give away five more Ponies, and I want every Children Be sure to take





Boy or Girl who sees this paper to stand the same chance. get 3 Pony_ manganese:

your name and address in the cor-

ner below, c‘ut it out and send it to





If you are a Boy or Girl send me your name right away. i If you , . me. .Iwm then send you the Colorgd

are the Father or Mother of a Boy or Girl, send 1n your h Pony Picture Circular free and you Wm



. , . . . ave an equal chance to get one of the

Ch11d 3 name. I Wlll enter the name 1n my b1g Free-for-all Real Live Ponies I am going to give away





soon. You stand just the same chance as any





Pony Clllb that Starts I‘lght away. other child and it doesn’t cost you a cent. Get





your pencil and write your name now.

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enjoy it. He or she stands the same good chance as any





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away, no matter where you live.





Blanket. Be sure to send 1n your name nght now. Remember, 1 am giving Five Ponies





‘ at one time—not just one—so you see ’ It you want

' n Pony for





h . there are five chances to win one -

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Here is one of the Ponies, with Buggy and





323 webb Building, ST‘ PAUL, MINN' I 5 Harness, that] gave away. Wouldn’t you'like

v . ' to own an outfit like this? Couldn't you have ‘

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a lot of fun driving around the country?

The Pony King,





323 Webb Bldg.. St. Paul. Minn.





I want one of the Ponies you are giving away. Please

enter my name in your Pony Club and send me the Free

Pony Pictures.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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