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'v0L. cxux. No. 20
Whole Number 3967

DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1917

381.00 A Y EA R
$3.00 FOR 5 YEARS

Land Clearing   DemonstrationLcssons
By W. P. HARTMAN

Agr’l and Ind’l Agt., G. R. & I. Ry.

 

 

 

Placing Dynamite to Split Stump.
ATURALLY the most vital prob-
lem affecting the development of
Northern Michigan is the matter
of bringing the present idle acres un~
der the plow and while tens of thou-
Sands of acres of land are tilled around

the stumps, economy and efficiency
clearly demand the removal of these
obstacles which not only take up valu-
able area but also increase the time of
working the field, increase the cost of
keeping implements in repair, plow
points, for example, and moreover pro-
hibit the use of much of our latest
improved, and in this day of labor
scarcity, absolutely essential farm ma-
chinery—the potato digger and so on.

There are about as many ways in
practice of clearing land as there are
kinds of trees that grow upon the land.
It was with a view to determining the
quickest and cheapest methods of land
clearing, the most approved methods
of farm drainage and the economy of
treating fence posts and other farm
timbers with creosote that the Michi-
gan Agricultural College, the Public
Domain Commission, the Western
Michigan Development Bureau, the Du—
Pont Powder Company, the Barrett
lilanufacturing Company, and manufac-

turers of stump pullers with the Grand
Rapids & Indiana Railway cooperating,
conducted demonstrations at the Rail-
way Company’s Demonstration Farm
No. 1, Howard City, on October 25-27.

on the first day there was a con-
stant downpour of rain from morning
until night; therefore the field demon-
strations had to be abandoned and in
their stead an all-day meeting was held
in Howard City in the Community
Theater, with lectures by prominent
authorities, and the lectures on land
clearing reinforced and elaborated up
on by the use of some four thousand
feet of moving pictures. It was a busy

session, this day meeting, the speakers ’

everyone of them thoroughly versed in
the subjects they discussed and the na-
tureof the program afforded them lit-
tle incentive to stray far from the topic
in hand. ,
Wisconsin the Pioneer.

The feature lecture of the day was
that given by Prof. F. M. White, of the
Farm Mechanics Department, Univer-

sity of Wisconsin. In the way of pub-
lic demonstrations of this character
our Wisconsin neighbors have some-
what acted as pioneers. The transpor-
tation companies and the state devel-
opment association starting the work
with the state itself following up, hav-
ing recently appropriated a fairly lib-
eral sum to continue the demonstra-
tion work for another two years. Prof.
White, with the late Carl Livingston,
of the same university, has been with
three land clearing demonstration
trains operated in that state during the
past two years. Two of the principal
factors in connection with their demon-
strations were the accumulation of
cost data and comparative efficiency of
dynamite and various types of stump
pullers. They found in the majority of
instances that a combination of dyna-
mite and stump puller gave the best
results.

Glen R. Munshaw, Deputy Commis-
sioner of Immigration, representing
the Public Domain Commission, spoke

 

 

 

 

Stump Piler Used at G. R. & l. Demonstration Farm No. 3, Cadillac, Mich.

 

 

 

 

Blasting Stumps in Land Clearing.

briefly upon the importance to the con1~
monwealth, and to the country as a

whole, of getting more of our land
cleared promptly; showing by stitis-
tics the relatively small area. of land
actually cleared in the northern part
of the lower peninsula.

John 1. Gibson, of the Western Mich-
igan Development Bureau, aside from
making a characteristically strong ap-
peal on the Liberty Loan Bond issue,
discussed at some length the agricul-
tural activities and posibilities of west-
ern and northern Michigan
Farmers Interested in Land Drainage.

Prof. H. H. Musselman, of the Farm
Mechanics Department, Michigan Agri-
cultural College, handled the subject of
farm drainage, supporting his argu-
ments, which were very clearly defino
ed, with an attractive group of hand—
colored lantern slides. Drainage is a
phase of farm management of rapidly
growing importance and that the farm-
ers are keenly alive to the subject was
very clearly demonstrated by the re-
sponse to Prof. Musselman’s talk.

K. C. Barth, Creosote Expert for the
Barrett Manufacturing Company, used
a strikingly well selected assortment

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CURRENT COMMENT.

 

While the country
has been at war
but seven months,
and while war
materials have only just commenced to
move in any volume, the transportation
difficulties ahead of the country are
already very much in evidence, not-
withstanding the fact that railroad effi-
ciency has been increased to a marked
degree by the patriotic cooperation of
the roads and the governmental distri-
bution of equipment. With the increas-
ed burden which will be inevitably put
upon the transportation facilities of
the country with the progress of the
war, the outlook would be serious in-
deed, were it not for the possibility of
greatly increasing the use of the pub-
iic ,highways for heavy transportation
purposes.

It is indeed fortunate for this state
and the country at large that such ma-
terial progress has been made in the
permanent improvement of country
roads during recent years. With the
increased mileage of improved roads
radiating from our principal urban cen-
ters an increased amount of the pro-
ducts of the farms has been transport

The Transportation
Problem.

» ed- to the market or direct to, consum-

ers through the use of auto trucks. It
is a common sight these days to see
truck loads of potatoes and other farm
products being brought to market from
points fifty and sixty miles distant for
immediate distribution to consumers,
thus alike benefiting the grower who is
able to dispose of his product more
quickly than would be the case if rail-
way transportation were alone depend-
ed upon in the marketing of his pro-
ducts. It is in like manner a benefit
to the consumer who is thus enabled
to draw directly upon a much larger
supply of products than would other-
wise be the case.

In anticipation of military needs, the
federal government is placing special

. emphasis upon the early completion of

missing links in otherwise Well improv-
ed- roads which will be of first import-
on of war ma-

  

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a“ ‘t‘rsckgline'by one 0:

      
       

facturers who have established. and
are operating a line or truck tramspor-'
tation over six hundred miles long from
the factory to the seaboard, which con-
veys finished goods to their eastern
distributing branch and brings back
raw materials from fabric mills to the
factory.

It is indeed fortunate that the good
roads propaganda and the development
of the auto truck have furnished at
hand the means for the temporary solu-
tion of. the vexed transportation prob-
lem incident to our participation in the
war. From this standpoint the import-
ance of the completion of trunk line
roads and the proper maintenance of
permanent roads already constructed
can hardly be over-estimated. Local
authorities everywhere should cooper-
ate with the highway officials of state
and nation, to the end that important
trunk lines may be completed at the
earliest possible date, and that roads
already constructed may be maintained
in the best possible condition to with-
stand the heavy traflic to which they
must of necessity be subjected on this
account. The proper development and
maintenance of trunk line highways
has become a matter for patriotic and
business consideration which should
not for any reason be opposed or neg-
lected by the people of the com-
munity.

State Market Director Me
The Bean Bride reports from Wash-
Situation. ington that the bean situa-

tion is encouraging. The
price fixed by the United States for
November for army and navy uses was
not based on cost. Mainly on the Pa-
cific Coast beans had been delivered

to the warehouses at ten cents per,

pound or less. The rules for operation
under the license system would not al-
low the payment above this basis or it
would be governmental encouragement
to speculation. While this worked
some injustice, it was apparently un-
avoidable. The cost accountant for
supplies of the Federal Trade Commis?
sion advises that due consideration of
cost of growing must be given in the
future. -

There have been two cargoes of
block tin sunk by submarines and as a
precautionary measure until the can
situation is known the United States
has forbidden the canning of dry peas
and will license canners to protect the
canning of .dry beans, first, for govern-
ment use, and secondly for a large gen-
eral trade. This, if given proper ad-
ministration would enable Michigan
frosted stock to be marketed and can-
ned ahead of imported beans. Michi-
gan has special needs and interests in
the disposal of this year’s bean crop
that makes it imperative for a repre-
sentative of this interest to be at Wash-
ington most of the time for at least the
next sixty days.

The English lan-
guage has, in re-
cent generations
at least, undergone a constant and
rather rapid change both in orthogra-
phy and commonly used construction.
This change has been uniformly to—
ward simplification, with the possible
exception of the introduction of some
foreign words into the English vocabu-
lary. One does not fully appreciate
the extent of this change until he‘
comes in contact with English writings
of a century ago, which are at once
hard to read and difficult to under-
stand. For the most part, this change
has been brought about by common
usage, in which there has been general
acquiescence. ‘ ,
In recent years an attempt has been
made to introduce the simplified spell-,
ing of aconsiderable number. of Eng-

Simplified Spelling.

less letters. While this attempt, with
which every Michigan Farmer reader

is more or less‘familiar} has apparently“

ipépnlar, ‘ap;

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elleve i a}

lish words by dropping silent and use- .

 

to merit, (there. are many, excellent 'nf- ;

guments in favor of this systemof so-
calied phonetic or simplified spelling.
Among these arguments is the fact
that by the shortening of these words
as proposed, by an average of two.
letters each, more than fifteen per cent
of the time and space required in their
use would be economized. The ease
with which the child could master the
orthography of our language would also
be increased. The objections and crit-
icisms of educated foreigners concern-
ing our language would also be obviat~
ed, and the chance of the ultimate
adOption of English as a world lan-
guage in the coming struggle for a me!
dium of universal expression would be
increased. . .

Many college professors and leading
libraria s have endorsed the following
list of words which we are publishing
herewith, and many publications are
using the simplified form of spelling of
all .or a portion of these words. We
would be pleased to have an expression
from as many of our readers as are in-
terested regarding their attitude to-
ward simplified spelling, so far as it
may apply to the education of their
children and the literature coming into
their homes. The following list is ap-
pended for such consideration:

Accurst instead of Accursed.

A-ifixt instead of Amxed.

Altho instead of Although.

Blest instead of Blessed.

Bot instead of Bought.

Carest instead of Caressed.

Chapt instead of Chapped.

Clapt instead of Ciapped.

Claspt instead of Clasped.

Comprest instead of Compressed.

Confest instead of Confessed.

Cropt instead of Cropped.

‘Crost instead of Crossed.

Crusht instead of Crushed.

Curst instead of Cursed.

Dasht instead of Dashed.

Deprest instead of Depressed.

Dipt instead of Dipped.

Discust instead of Discussed.

Distrest instead of Distressed.

Draft instead of Draught.

Drest instead of Dressed.

Dript instead of Dripped.

Droopt instead of Drooped.

Dropt instead of Dropped.

Exprest instead of Expressed.

Fixt instead of Fixed.

Gript instead of Gripped.

Heapt instead of Heaped.

Husht instead of Hushed.

Imprest instead of Impressed.

Kist instead of Kissed.

Lapt instead of Lapped.

Leapt instead of Leaped.

Lookt instead of Looked.

Mist instead of Missed.

Mixt instead of Mixed.

Nipt instead of Nipped.

Opprest instead of Oppressed.

Past instead of Passed.

Posest instead of Possessed.

Prefixt instead of Prefixed.

Prest instead of Pressed.

Protest instead of Professed.

Propt instead of Propped.

Rapt instead of Rapped.

‘ Ript instead of Ripped.

Slipt instead of Slipped.

Skipt instead of Skipped.

Snapt instead of Snapped.

Stept instead of Stepped.

Stopt instead of Stopped.

Stript instead of Stripped.

Suprest instead of Suppressed.

Tapt instead of Tapped.

Tho instead of Though.

Thoro instead of. Thorough.

Thorofare instead of Thoroughfare.

Thoroly instead .of Thoroughly.

Thot instead~of Thought. ‘

Thru instead of Through.

Thruout instead of Throughout.

Tipt instead of Tipped.

Topt instead of Topped.

Trapt instead, ‘of Trapped.
'ATrof’instead of Trough. ,
Vext -_instead of Vexed. f

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— .. HAPP’EM as l5 Ewes“

. Foreign.’

The European War.’—-A11~ efforts of
the entente allies have been centered
this past week on checking the Teu-
tonic drive in northern Italy, The-Ger-
mans have reached the Piava river. At
the lower end of this stream they 'were
attacked early this week by a strong
Italian command and forced back, ac-
cording to the Berlin war office and the
Italians are making a stand. On the
other hand, the invaders have been
successful in crossing the upper end of
the stream, having occupied the city of
Belluno. British and French forces
have arrived at the front in Italy. The
Italian army was reorganized last week
with General Diaz in command.——There
has been but little activity on the west-
ern front. No German counter-attacks
have followed the advances recently
made by the British and French troops.
Last week a small detachment of Am-
erican troops were cut off from their
base of supplies by a barrage fire.
Three of the men were killed, five in-
jured and several taken prisoners. A
second attempt by the Germans was
successfully repulsed—British forces
are advancing in Asia Minor where the
Turks are retreating toward Constan‘
tinople. Gaza, a seaport of Palestine,
is now in the hands of the British—-
The situation in Russia became ex-
tremely serious' last week when the
extremists, or Bolsheviki’s, gained con—
trol of Petrograd and the territory im-
mediately surrounding the capital. Pre-
mier Kerensky was obliged to flee, but
he is now returning at the head of a
considerable force to regain control.
He was successful in a battle at Gatch-
ina, thirty miles southwest of Petr0<

grad. The Cossacks are supporting
him. At Moscow the Red Guard, the
Bolsheviki forces, were defeated by

troops loyal to Kerensky’s government.
By reason of the fact that all sources
of information are in the hands of the
extremists, little dependable knowl-
edge of the exact situation can be se-
cured.

Finland is now a separate nation. A
proclamation has been issued announc-

ing the separation from Russia and the

establishment of a responsible govern-
ment. However, the new administra-
tion has also proclaimed that a state
of war exists.

President Carranza of Mexico, has,
appointed Adolfo De La Huerta, a bus-
iness man, as Mexico’s consul to New
York City. ‘

The national Chinese council sum-
moned as a parliament to frame elec~
tion laws, held its first meeting at Pe-
kin last Saturday with delegates from
all provinces except Yun Nan.

A movement is on to make the Chi.
nese district about Canton an indepen.
dent government. To prevent the ma
terialization of this effort, a large num-
ber of troops from the northern prov-
inces are now marching south prepared
to clash with the supporters of the in—
dependent plans.

With increased acreage and all crops
in splendid condition, Ireland’s present
agricultural prosperity reaches beyond
all former banner years. The island
will have plenty of food to supply her
own needs, and considerable to export.

Canada now has a newsprint dicta-
tor. R. K. Prinkle, K. C., has been ap-
pointed to fix prices and regulate the
distribution of paper. ,

‘Through the financial aid of Great
Britain the government of Brazil has
been able to break the hold of German
propogandists in the chamber of depu—
ties and measures designed to give con-
trol over commercial bodies and insti-

tutions owned by Teutonic capital have

been agreed to. . ,_

The former queen of Hawaii, Lili-

uokalani, died Sunday at .Honolulu.
National.

The Aero Club of America is com-
pleting plans for the establishment of
four trans-cOntinental airways. One of
these main arteries from Boston to Sc-
attle will include Detroit and Grand
Rapids. The object of laying out these
courses of travel by air is to establish
in the larger cities suitable landing
places. Numerous smaller courses will
be established as the system is deVel-
oped. . ' _

Secret service agents have discover-
ed food stuffs and property valued at
more than $73,000,000 stored in ware-
houses in New York‘fiity. ‘ ,

. New York City’s water front.’was
the cene of another disastrous fire on

Sun ay; when a large wire' (factory ,

working on war orders was destroyed
with a loss of approximately $2,000,000.
A paper. mill, at Otsego, 'Mich;. Was

xdestmyed- by fire last Saturday night, . ‘
sneipssisgessmsm - ' “ "

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, .‘ Lessons. '

(Continued from first page).

of lantern slides and with his crisp
manner in making emphatic points, his
subject of treating farm timbers, sup-
plemented by the practical demonstra-
tion the following day, left little doubt
in the minds of those attending as to
the importance and direct profit in ob-
serving this phase of farm industry
conservation.

Messrs. Means and Mathewson, of
the DuPont Powder Company, spoke
on the use of dynamite in clearing land
and for ditch blasting. Mr. Mathew-
.son has been connected with the Wis-
consin work on demonstration trains
and otherwise. Mr. Means is the om-
cial demonstrator for the company in
the lower peninsula of Michigan. Their
talks on methods and costs were ac-
companied by moving pictures.

 

of, _ve persons 0 them.“ “As it was
the attendance was representative and

from various counties, Emmet county

and South. . ~’ - -

The three common types at stump
pullers were operated. The two-horse
capstan type, the tripod and the one-
man hand-puller. All of them have
their distinctive merits. In our own
clearing operations in 1915, 1916 and
this year, clearing some fifty-five acres
at Farm No. 1, Howard City, twenty
acres at Farm No. 2, Big Rapids, and

’terslof 3 soil represent an entirely dif-

ferent proposition.
Land Clearing Costs.

From our own experience in clearing
land we give the following: At Farm
No. 3, Cadillac, 1915, 90.7 pine stumps
per acre, no scrub growth nor hand
grubbing required, cost $25.36 per acre,
or $279 per stump. This included the
cost of pulling and dragging all stumps
off the land, also snagging out broken
roots leaving the land ready for the
plow. At Farm No. 2, Big Rapids, area

 

Some of the county agricultural .

agents present spoke briefly upon the
various problems in their respective
counties, all emphasizing the need of
more practical demonstration work
along diflerent lines. /

Marketable Fuel from Pine Stumps.

E. C. Mandenberg, Extension Special-
ist, Forestry Department, Michigan Ag-
ricultural College, undoubtedly had the
most pleasing single message of any
of the speakers, in that, according to
various cost records under varying
conditions, it is proved that on the av-
erage to clear the land ready for the
plow, about sixty per cent represents
the cost of getting the stump out of
the ground, the remaining forty per
cent is cost absorbed in getting-the
stumps off the land. Ofttimes, espe-
cially in the past, dragged into the
hideous and wasteful—some folks say,
artistic—stump fence rows. Mr. Man-
denberg was prepared to show by cor-
respondence and cost figures that the
cost of removing the stumps from the
land could be reversed and converted
into a profit since an actual market
had been developed for fuel wood from
the pine stumps and roots on the mar-
kets of Grand Rapids, Detroit and oth—
er large nearby cities; not to mention
the small towns that are at this time
in immediate need of fuel. This new
market gives promise of paying be-
tween $2.10 and $2.25 a cord, f. o. b.
cars at loading station, cut in lengths
of sixteen inches, diameter of the wood
to range up to a maximum of twelve
inches. Mr. Mandenberg is in close
touch with the fuel dealers and at this
time has orders placed with him for
more than a hundred carloads of this
particular class of wood and all farm-
ers interested should communicate
with him at once.

_ Field Demontsration.

The field demonstrations at the dem‘
onstration farm on Saturday were a
success in every particular, notwith-
standing the rain and snow. More
than a hundred people were in attend-
ance and remained until dark. Judg-
ing from reports of those attending
from other counties and later reports
by correspondence it is safe to con-
clude that at least six hundred people
would have attended had the weather
been favorable. For example, one
county had arranged to send twenty-
sixvautomobile loads with an average

One-man Stump Puller, One of Three Types Used at the Demonstration.

twenty acres at Farm No. 3, Cadillac,
we have in all cases used the tripod
machine and in all likelihood will con-
tinue to use this type in any future
work, .unless something better than
we have yet seen *is brought on to the
market. It is admitted by all, the pow-
der companies and others, that the use
of dynamite in blasting pine stumps on
sand land is to be recommended only
where the operator wants the stump

20.16 acres with 39.1 stumps per acre,
cost per acre $15.00, cost per stump
$.383. In the same year at Farm .No. 1,
Howard City, about thirty acres were
cleared. On some of this area the
stumps had been pulled and stacked,
leaving only a few roots to be snagged.
A portion had no stumps pulled but the
land had been cropped around the
stumps for a long period of years, the
balance of five to six acres was new

 

 

 

Tripod Stump Puller, One of the Popular Types Used in Michigan.

reduced to small size for convenience
in handling and it would seem from ex-
periments that the cheapest way would
be to use the dynamite to break the
stump after it has been pulled with
the machine. In order to develop
maximum results in the use of dyna-
mite resistance to the charge is imper-
ative. The sand soils do not provide
this required resistance. However,
other types of stumps on other charac-

land. Practically every acre made a
different cost figure. Therefore cost
figures on this would be misleading.
However, the fall of 1916 and spring of
1917 we cleared plat of 9.62 acres, total
cost being $467.30, the cost per acre
$48576. On this plat there were 504
pine stumps, 810 oak and twenty-six
poplar, a total of 1,340, which we~were
required to pull, while we were able to
snag out an additional 478 oaks and

poplars, "making a total of all stumps, .
and Snags of 1,818, representing 188.9 "
stumps and snags per acre. This cost
included taking out all roots and leav- _.
ing the land in perfect conditions for W
the plow. There are few, if any, other
acres in the lower peninsula that would
require as much hand and team labor
as this particular tract.

During September and October of
this year we pulled stumps on another
plat of a fraction over eleven acres.
The cost of pulling the stumps being
141/; cents each. It is our plan to work
these stumps and roots into cordwood
during the winter, using dynamite to
break the stumps to make them easily
handled on a saw frame. '

It is very probable that demonstra~
tions similar to that of October 27 will
be conducted in the lower peninsula
during 1918; in fact, some of the coun-
ty agents have already partially ar-
ranged for local demonstrations.

HILL VS. DRILL PLANTING OF
BEANS.

From time to time, the hill vs. the
drill method of planting beans has been
discussed in the Michigan Farmer, al-
ways to the disparagement of the
former.

I have had some experience with
both methods which may be of interest
to prospective bean growers. A num-
ber of years ago, I planted ten acres of
beans, drilling one-half bushel of seed
to the'acre. There was a good stand,
the beans coming up evenly in all
parts of the field, but in spite of early
and frequent cultivation, they became
quite weedy, especially with pigeon
grass. This made about double the
amount of material to handle when the
crop was gathered and threshed. This
year, with the constant rains, the
weeds have been harder to control than
usual. It has been very difficult to
cure the vines and with the addition of
the large amount of foreign matter
present with them, it remains to be
seen in what condition the beans will
thresh out.

This year I rowed my five—acre field
both ways, using a thirty-two—inch
marker, thirty inches would be prefer-
able. Using a corn planter, I planted
six to eight; beans in a hill. This re-
quired eight quarts to the acre, saving
at least a peek of seed, no small item
at ten dollars per bushel. The field
was kept almost entirely free from
weeds. We pulled by hand and having
no weeds or grass to cure out, we were
able to draw the beans in a much
shorter time, thus largely eliminating
the danger from rain. They are not
yet threshed, but growers who have
seen them say that they will yield as
much or more than the drilled beans
in this section.

Not the least advantage in the hill
method is the ease with which the land
can be prepared for wheat. We used a.
Vowels cultivator twice and drilled
with a disk drill and have almost a per-
fect seed bed.

Livingston Co. C. R. Ross.

In storing the farm implements in
the tool shed it will pay to arrange
them in such order as will save time
and effort next spring by,making those
first needed easily accessible.

 

 


 

 

Fire ma come to you an , day, as it has to
hundr s of others. Cou d you put it out?

Water System

gives you a dependable supply of water.
ay and pi ht.

Your bull 'ngs_ will be protected, your

insurance premiums cut, your
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HERE is a great scarcity in
Michigan of corn suitable for
seed purposes. After two months’

' active field work on the’ part of county

agents, extension specialists and a
number of special agents employed for
the purpose, only 14,560 bushels of
seed corn have been reported from the
field to the farm crops department of
the Michigan Agricultural College.
These men worked in every corn-
growing county in Michigan. Their
meager returns show clearly the dire
situation facing Michigan corn growers.

The acreage planted to corn this
year was 1,978,000 acres. To plant
this large an area 449,500 bushels of
corn is needed, allowing one bushel of
corn in the fall for every four acres to
be planted. , Of this amount we can
put our hands on less than one-thirti-
eth at the present time. Without a
doubt our survey failed to secure all of
the seed corn in Michigan but it was
nevertheless as comprehensive and
thorough as we could make it./ There
may be five times as much, or even ten
times as much corn which will make
seed in the state, though I doubt it
greatly. It is not conceivable, how-
ever, that there is anything like thirty
times as much corn in the state as has
been located. Wisconsin reports an
even greater shortage and there is a
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of medium early and early varieties
are available for Michigan. We can
grow their corn in Michigan with
safety.

If we had on hand, or had options

on 100,000 bushels of adapted corn
suitable for seed, it would go far to-
ward assuring our next year’s corn
crop. To finance the purchase of this
large amount of seed corn should not
be a difficult matter in view of the
great need, but will require the advice
and cooperation of Michigan bankers
‘and grain dealers. Not only adapted
corn from other sections, but all Mich—
igan corn suitable for seed which is
not being held for that purpose but
will be fed or go into ordinary trade
channels, must also be purchased and
held.
Unless great effort is made to secure
vMichigan grown varieties and adapted
varieties for northern localities, Michi-
gan farmers will be forced to plant
seed from states to the south of us,
which will result in great loss in next
year’s crop.

There is no single crop in Michigan
which contributes as much to the wel-
fare of Michigan people. On it de.
pends our great dairying and feeding
industries. Not only the prosperity of
farmers, but the welfare and safety of
grain dealers, tradesmen, bankers and
of all Michigan people depend to a con-
siderable extent on the planting of a
great corn crop next year. This prob-
lem demands immediate attention, and
no stone should be left unturned until
enough seed is in sight to plant Mich-
igants corn crop the coming season.

 

ANOTHER METHOD OF SAVING
BEANS.

 

I saw in last week’s issue of the
Michigan Farmer a method of caring
,for beans in wet weather. I think this
would be a. very slow and tedious op-
eration, if one had many beans. I
think [my son, who is conducting my
farm, has that beaten in a good many
ways.

When the long rains came on in Oc-
tober we had two good loads in the
field. , He took forty rods of wire tenc-
ing and stretched it along the ground,
fastened it at both ends and crery ten

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Upon this
They came out in line shape and will
not pick over a pound, while I have
seen other befits, that laid on the

ground 6 ...; the same time that. pick _

seventee. or eighteen poundS. At the
high price of beans it pays to save.
them. Two men and. a team did all'
this work in half a day. I think it
saved us 3100.

Gratiot Co. L. B. Sawm.

Saving Labor

3 are feeling now the scarcity of
VVIabor. Another season this will

be still more noticeable. We must
therefore, start now to prepare for the
labor situation at that time.

How can we? do this? First by 'coop-
crating more intensely among our-
selves. Each neighborhood planning as
a whole the maximum use of certain
farm machinery that may be too ex-
pensive to buy individually, as manure
Spreaders, silo cutters, feed grinders,
ditch diggers, etc. It is economy to buy
fertilizers in advance so they can be
hauled and stored in the barn during
the winter for spring and fail use.
Each person should be able to know
how much he needs. A great saving
can be made by buying in earlots.

The planning of work far in advance
will in many cases make many work-
ing days and possibly months differ-
ence in the course of the year’s work.
We should also plan on growing such
crops that require the least amount of
time for harvesting compared with the
money and nutritive value. We should
also plan on having such crops that
WilI make use of a farmer’s time as
well as that the hired help continu-
ously, and not have all the work pile
up at one time.

Things to be Done During the Winter.

See that all machinery is well greas-
ed to prevent rust, housed as soon as
not needed, as well as all repairs made,
each machine being looked over very
carefully to see if there are any worn
parts that need to be replaced. One
binder I saw this summer had been
used every season for the last twenty
years. It cut seventy-two acres of
grain this, year. It could not have
done this if it had not been taken care
of. Clean, all and repair all harness.
A well oiled harness will last twice as
long as the one misused.

Make gates that are light, service-
able, easy to operate. Did you ever
think how many minutes, as well as
hard work, could be saved by having
such gates? You get accustomed to
seeing and using your own gate, but
notice those of someone else. Some of
you have spent hours, possibly days of
valuable time during the busy season
repairing fences, but, only in a make-
shift way to keep the cows out for the
time, onlyto be compelled to do it
again in a day or two. Such places
can be fixed at odd times during the
winter, and in many cases the loss of
crops damaged by the cattle would
have paid for the labor several times.
Besides getting mad at oneself on ac-

count of one‘s own carelessness is hard“

on a person’s morals.

Replacing a broken hinge, on the
barn door or putting a cheap fastener
on it instead of using a prop may save
minutes which, taken as a whole, are
valuable. Repairing buildings, stopping
cold draughts on the cattle saves feed
because it makes the cows produce
more economically.

Farmers as a, whole have. cooperated
in their work more this year than ever
before. There is a great difference,
however, in the amount of work done
with the some help in a given tune on
the different farms.- One man is a host-
ler and had everything ready in ad-
vancejanother takes plenty of time for
everything and being unable to pre-
pare. for a certain kind of work until

the moment it is needed, causes a‘great.

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* ANY times, when reading in the
M papers that there were relative-
. 1y 3. large number of farms that,
- had no berry patches on them, I have
been‘Irather skeptical as to the truth
of this statement. Since having had an
opportunity, however, to be on a num-
ber of farms, I find that the statement
is all too true. It is very much the ex-
ception rather than the rule to find a
farm that has growing on it enough
raspberry, blackberry and strawberry
plants together with currants and
gooSeberries to furnish the family with
a supply of each one that will last
from One year until the» next. Of
course, this statement “would need to
be modified somewhat for many fam-
ilies do not like gooseberries and for
this reason the garden of such a fam-
ily would: not need to contain” this par-
ticular kind of fruit.

Requirements of the Bush Fruits.

There are none of the bush fruits
that require an especially strong soil;
neither do strawberries. Thus it will
be seen that the average farm contains
a number of spots that are suitable for
the planting of these small fruits. Un-
questionably strawberries should be
planted so that they may be cultivated
for at least the. first two years. The
rows should be at least three feet
apart and many gardeners consider
four feet to be better, because it gives
more room for cultivation and harvest-
ing of the berries.

It is customary to plant most varie-
ties of raspberries four feet apart each
way. The, smaller sorts may be put at
less distance apart while the very large
varieties will need to be put even
farther apart than this. Raspberries
may be placed almost anywhere in the

garden and they should be cultivated-

two or three times every year. The
pruning of raspberries is also an an-
nual job and consists in cutting out the
canes which have already borne‘fruit
and in topping back those which are to
bear fruit .next year.

Blackberries are planted from five to
seven feet apart and cultivated the
first year or two. After this the plants
are allowed to grow any way they
choose and further cultivation is out of
the question, due to the fact that the
bushes usually have so many thorns.

Gooseberries and Currants for the

Farm Fruit Garden.

Currants and gooseberries are two
small fruits that should be grown more
extensiVely on our farms. One Of the
great redeeming qualities of these two
fruits is that they are not particular
as to the time of harvesting. If it is
not convenient to harvest them when
they first appear to be ripe, they will
not deteriorate appreciably by remain-
ing upon the brushes two or three
weeks longer. For this reason picking
the gooseberries or currants is a job
that can bemade to fill in the time be-
tween more urgent tasks. Added to
this fact, currants and gooseberries are
usually very- saleable, and if there are
any more produced than the family
cares for the excess can be marketed
to good advantage. Of course, the
gooseberry is open to some objection
since many of the brambles are so
thorny but there are several varieties
that are nearly free from these “in-
struments of torture” and when plan-
ning out the fruit garden the smooth
gooseberries should be planted.

'How to Plant.

It is exceedingly irksome to observe
some people planting their brambles.
Many believe that, they should dig a.
hole, a foot deep, fill it‘with manure
and then put the bush into this hole.
Some. even go so fares to carry Water
, to the plants. , '_Whetheg to plant in
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the roots is thoroughly compacted by
the heaving and thawing and the plant
is ready to bear fruit the next season.
It should be remembered that most of
these brambles shOuld be planted not
more than-three inches deep and it is
a good scheme to do the planting after
a rain. Where the plant is to be plac- ’
ed, stick a spade down into the earth
and bend it forward, put the plant into
the hole thus made and compact the
soil thoroughly by pushing the earth
that was moved by the spade back
abOut the plant. This compacting of
the soil about the roots of the newly
set plant is one of the most important
features in transplanting. After the
plants have been set out, frequent cul-
tivation now and then keeps down the
weeds and keeps a crust from forming;
both these are of considerable benefit
to the plants.

None of the brambles are very par-
ticular as to soil requirements; neither
do they require careful cultivation af-
ter they“ have become established.
They return a large amount of food
for the areaupon which they grow and
for these reasons steps should be taken
immediately to enable every farm fam-
ily to store in its larder a sufiicient
supply of these small fruits to allow
the members of the family all they de—
sire throughout the year.

Indiana. 1. JAMATHEWS.

HOT-BED PROVIDES WINTER VEG-
ETABLES.

 

The fall hot-bed will supply the table
with a few fresh vegetables during the
late fall and early winter. .If the hot-
bed does not already exist, there is
still time to build one and plant it. J.
T. Rosa, Jr., of the University of Mis-
souri College of Agriculture, offers sug-
gestions for making the bed: Select
the warmest and sunniest spot in the
garden, Where water never stands, and
put thehot—bed there. Dig a pit 'fif—
teen to eighteen inches deep, six feet
wide, and as long as the hot-bed is de-
sired. Let the pit extend east and
west. Next build a frame around the
pit, preferably of two-inch boards for
a permanent structure, having the rear
or north wall fifteen inches high and
the south wall eight inches above the
margin of the pit. Bank part of the
excavated soil around the outside of
the frame, to~ give additional protec-
tion. Now fill the pit with fresh strawy
stable manure to a depth of fifteen
inches after it is packed down by tamp-
ing. Above this, place four inches of
fine rich garden soil, in which. the veg-
etable seeds are to be sown.

Sow lettuce in rows eight inches
apart unless there are plants ready for
transplanting to the hot-bed. Sow
Crimson Globe radish and also onion
sets in rows four inches apart between
the lettuce, and beets and carrots six
inches apart. These vegetables must
be thinned and watered carefully. Cov-
er the hot-bed with glass sash at night
and during cold days. If the weather
becomes very cold, old carpets and
boards will give extra protection. A
supply of these vegetables may be had

until after the holidays from a care-
fully. handled hot-bed. The same outfit
can be used to grow early vegetables
and plants in the spring.

Fall planting of fruit trees should be
delayed to late November or early De-
cember, advises the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. -

A pomologist of the department
writes in reply to a New Jersey inquir-
er he would hesitate to advise planting
in any section as early as October be-
cause pf probably injury to the trees.
In sections of the north where cold
weather, prohibits planting in. Novem-
ber or December, he says, it is usually

:better. to plant in the spring. Apple *
- trees unharmedyith safety in the
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Joseph P. Gotten, chief of the United\‘
States Food Administration meat divi
slon, today issued the following state-1
ment relative to the prices of bogs:

. The main purposes of the Fwd Ad
’ministration as to hogs are four: To
see that the producer at all times can
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that the farmer, increases the number
lof hogs bred, to limit. the profit’ol the
packer and the middleman and to elim-
mate speculation.

All these purposes are necessary be‘
cause we must have more hogs, so that
the ultimate consumer shall at all
times get an adequate supply of hogs
at the lowest feasible price.

We shall establish rigid control of
Fair prices to the farmer
we believe, will be

buying of the Allies, our army and

. navy: the Red Cross, the Belgian relief

and the neutrals, which together con-
stitute a considerable factor in the
market.

The first step is to stop the sudden
break in prices paid for hogs at the
central markets. These prices must
become stable so that the farmer
knows where he stands, and will feel.

_ justified in increasing hogs for next
' ._winter.

The prices so. far as we can,
affect them will not go below a mini-
mum of about $15.50 per hundred
weight for the average of the packers'
droves on the Chicago market until
further notice.

We have had, and shall hav,e the
advice of a board composed of prac-
tical hog growers and experts. That
board advises that the best yardstick
to measure. the' cost of production of
the hog is the cost of corn. That board
further advises that the ratio of corn

price to bog price on the average over

'a series of years has been about twelve
.11} the past,
when the ratio has gone lower than
twelve to one, the stock of hogs in the
country has decreased. When it was
higher than twelve, the hogs have in-
creased. That board has given its
judgment that to bring the stock of
hogs back to normal under present con-
ditions the ratio should be about thir-
teen. Therefore, as to the hogs far-
'rowed next spring, we will try to sta‘
bilize the price so that the farmer can
count on getting for each one hundred
pounds of hog ready for market, thir-
teen times the average cost per bushel
of the corn fed into the hogs.

Let there be no misunderstanding of
this statement. It is not a guarantee
backed by money. It is not a promise
by the packers.
the- intention and policy of the Food
Administration which means to do jus-
tice to the farmer.

O

snooo sow MUST BE CAREFULLY
FED lN WINTER.

 

What to feed the brood sow is a
question pertinent now for practically
every live stock man and farmer in the
state. Careful and judicious feeding
of the brood sow is something that can
not be slighted, for in addition to her
own welfare, the well-being and proper

‘ development of her unborn young must

be thought of. It is highly important,
therefore, that the mother he provided
both With sufficient nourishing food
and plenty of exercise. '
The exact amount of feed required,
however, cannot be stated definitely

come thin, while on ,the other hand, it
is not wise .to allow them. to become
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gain Should be put an gradually; for it

is advisable to spread it over the em.
tire period, especially during the final
six or eight Weeks of pregnancy. By
so doing the healthy development of
the unborn litter is assured.

With sows in good healthy condition ,
about one and a quarter pounds of
grain per day for every One hundred
pounds of live weight should produce
about the desired gains. Some slows
need more, others less. Equal-parts of
ground corn, oats and wheat middlings
makes an excellent ration. During the
colder weather, if plenty of exercise is
provided, a larger proportion of corn.
can be fed. Barley or rye, in place of
the corn, do well also. Equal parts of
corn and middlings, or ten to twelve
parts of corn to one part sixty per
cent digester tankage make good ra-
tions. It matters little which ration is.
used if care be taken to see that it is
palatable, has the proper bulk and con-
tains the desired nutrients. Corn, bar-
ley and other fat-forming feeds must
be fed in limited quantities; muscle
and bone builders, such as middlings,
oats, tankage and alfalfa are very es-
sential and should form a considerable
portion of the ration. Good well cured
alfalfa, fed in racks, is greatly relished
and supplies at the same time the n‘ec‘
essary bulk. It is also a good bone and
muscle builder. Some prefer to chop
the alfalfa, and after steeping in water ,
for several hours, mix it with the grain
ration. Handledjn this manner the
amount eaten can be more nearly reg-
ulated.

A small amount of succulent feed,
such as mangels 01' garbage, gives va-
riety and tends to keep sows in a.
healthy condition.

Mich. Ag. Col. W. E. J. EDWARDS
SOUTHERN MICHIGAN SHORT-

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The first annual Shorthorn sale of
the Southern Michigan Shortborn
Breeders’ Association, held at the Fair
Grounds, Hil‘lsdale, Mich, Wednesday,
October 24, was one of the most suc~
cessful sales held in southern Michi—
gan. The twenty-one head of females
averaged $233. The breeders and farm~
ers who were attracted by good quality
of the cattle, were certain they made
good investments. Mysie of Allen 11th,
131258, bred and consigned by T. M.
Southworth & Son, topped the sale at.
$405. The good bulls in the sale rang-
ed in price from $100 to $160. Follow-
ing are the sales:

White Empress, calved Februaly 25,
1914, to W. E. Appleman & Son, Wool-
cottville, Ind., $400.

Daisy Belle calved October 16, 1916,
to Vl’illiam Oslus, Hillsdale, Mich, $185.

Phyllis 8th, cal-ved November 22,
1916, to Murry & Perkins, Helmer, Ind.,

It is a statement of $200

Village View Duchess, calved Novem-
ber 30, 1915, to E. M. Parkhurst, Reed
City, Mich” $190.

Ellen, calved Ap1l125, 1915, toE M.
Parkhurst, $205.

Julia, calved April 28, 1916, to A. G.
Wells, North Adams, Mich” $130.

Rosewood, calved June 30 1916, to
E. J. Frank, Montgomery, Mich, $195.

Mary Barrington 68th, calved August
5, 1915, to Murry & Perkins, $185.

Gady Belle 2nd, calved November 1,
1910, to Murry & Perkins, $140.

Goldwater Belle, calved June 15,‘
1911, to Earl Denning, Jonesville,
Mich, $160.

Fair Beauty 4th, calved August 12,
$9gg to G P. Card, Reading, Mich,

Mysie of Allen 11th, calved April 11,

1909 to AIG. Wells, $40

Mysie of Allen 14th calved June 19,

1910, to Murry & Perkins, $275.

Marry Barrington 3rd, calved Decem-

ber 25, 1911, to W. E. Appleman, $200.

Marry Barrington 62d, calves Octo-

ber 6.1911, to Murry & Perkins, $390.

Jennie, calve‘d July 5, 1913, to F. N.
Mich,

Lula, calved ggtéoher 17,1915, to E.
Daisy, oolved June 20, 1915, E. M.

Porkhurst,

Mary A. 2nd halved Mry 10.1915, to

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Have you ever stopped to realize that all voices, and all musical instruments,
excepting one, have their limitations? As wonderful as a piano is, it can give you
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FOR CHRISTMAS SACRED HAWAIIAN INSTRUMENTAL SOLOS GRAND OPERA
Alfiela from the Realms of Glory Ave Maria Aloha 0e (Farewell to Thee) I Hope I Don't lntrude. Bells r Elisir d'Amore—Uiia furtiva Iagrima
Bel s of Christmas Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Kamehameha March King of Air March. Xylophone Faust—Air des [10“!
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Hail! Hail! Day of Days God is Love, His Mercy Brighten: Moani Kc Ala Lullaby—Jocelyn. Cornet Rigoletto-Caro nome
Hark! Hark! My Soul My Ain Countrie Waialae (Waltz Song) Medley of Southern Airs. Banjo Trio from Faust
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{gyrélcifm OCH: Face to Face Pulupc Peg 0' My Heart. Violin Mignon—~Ah! Non credevi tu
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Sweet Christmas Bella _ _ We're Tenting To-night y Old entucky Home Fantasia . Ticking Love Taps Fox Trot Lgnd of Golden Dreams
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' ‘HE first time that Thanks-
giving Day and the turkey were
brought into intimate relation

was upon the occasion when Governor
Bradford, of Plymouth Colony, in 1621,
set aside a day of thanksgiving to 'cel-
ebrate the gathering of the first bar-
vest made by the doughty‘ Pilgrims
who had come over in the Mayflower
the year previous. The harvest had
saved the colony. Incident to the re-
ligious features of the occasion the
governor sent out four men with their
flint-lock fowling pieces to procure
meat to grace the festive board which
was to be provided, in order that the
colonists “might after a more special
manner rejoice together.”

In those days the wild turkey still

strutted in unrestricted pride and

The American Turkey

By EARL W. GAGE

splendor through the forests of New
England, and that in plenteous flocks.
Doubtless the then friendly red men
had introduced the early settlers to the
‘creamy taste of the white, and succu-
lence of the dark meat of the turkey;
so wild turkeys were the quest of the
hunters, and upon the occasion alluded
to constituted the piece de resistance
of the banquet. From that good day to
this the turkey, either Wild or tame,
has occupied the place of honor on the
Thanksgiving table where opportunity
or opulence could possibly provide it,
from the eastern tip‘ of Maine to the

Golden Gate of San Francisco—from
the topmost border of North Dakota to
the ,magnolia—scented shores of the
Gulf of Mexico. Thus on the last Thurs—
day of November of each year, the day
that custom has assigned for this
unique celebration, the turkey gobbler
reigns as uncrowned king of the festi-
val, although he needs mushdie to
achieve that honor.

Just why the bird should have been
called “turkey” in the English lan-
guage no one seems to know. The
realm of His Sultanic Majesty had no
more to do with the introduction of the

bird to polite society than did Green-
land or Kamchatka. The real turkey
is a bird indigenous to North America
and was first introduced into Europe
by the returning Spanish adventurers
who had found it in the New World.
It may be that since the bird was
brought to northern Europe from Spain
the generally ignorant public conclud-
ed that, like many other unusual things
it came from Turkey or the Far East.
Again, the bird may have named itself,
since the call of the hen to her chicks
sounds like tur—r-rk, tur-r-r-k. At any
rate, there is no actual connection be-
tween the bird and the country of the
same name.

The turkey was a favorite fowl
among the aboriginal inhabitants of
America. It had its habitat over all

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1519, first reached the realm? of the
Aztecs, Montezuma entertained him
with royal splendor, and among the-de-
licious viands set before the Spanish
invaders was roasted turkey. It. 'Was
found that the Aztecs had domeSticat-
ed the fowl to‘ quite an extent, and
that it was also plentiful in its Lwild
state.

North of the Rio Grande the bird was
equally well known, and the tadventur-
ous Coronado found it among the cliff-
dwelling Indians and other tribes he
met on his expedition through what~-is
now Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.
The Zuni Indians seem to have known
of the turkey for centuries, and some
of their earliest traditions deal with
this interesting bird. Not only did the
bird serve as a delectable food, but its
feathers formed a valuable asset for
purposes of adornment in the headgear
of the Indians and for embellishing the
garments of the women, aside from
lending accuracy to the flight of their
arrows. When the English settled-Mas-
sachusetts they found wild turkeys in
abundance, and other colonists found
them from New England to Florida.

The wild turkey of America, there
fore, is without doubt the progenitor
of all kinds of turkeys the world over.
Ornithologists in general accept. the
view that all turkeys have descended
from the three forms known today as
the North American, the Mexican, and
the Honduras (Ocellata) varieties. The
bird found in certain forest regions of
South America known as the curas—
sow, although sometimes called the
South American urkey, in reality be-
longs to a different family, and scien-
tists hold that any real turkeys found
in that continent are immigrants.

Turkeys were first eaten in France
at. the great, banquet which'was held to

commemorate the marriage of Charles-

IX and Elizabeth of Austria. A con-
signment arriving at. St. Malo was im-
mediately dispatched by some zealous
local authority to the king’s kitchen.

This thoughtful action was not in vain. '

The king, queen-mother, and the Car-
dinal De Lorraine ate so much, or so
many, of the birds~delicate1y cooked
and served on spits—~that they were
laid down by indigestion during the
whole of the following day, Subse-
quently, King Charles established tur-
key-breeding pens on his farm in the
forest of St. Germain.

At the time of the expedition of Cor-
tez to Mexico the despised and perse-
cuted Jews were very numerous in
Spain and engaged, as they usually are
by their natural adaptability for gain
in merchandising. Their acuteness led

them to deal in foreign birds, curiosi-~

ties and rarities, by which they reaped
large profits, as these things were only
purchased by the wealthy. Naturally
they saw in this importation an oppor-
tunity for gain, which they seized, and
as they used their own language as
much as possible, it was not long be‘
fore the Hebrew name for peacock be.
came well known. Doubtless they des-
ignated it as the “American peacock,"
for it was well known whence it came.
Thus it would be constantly heard in
the market places, while the more
scientific name of “pavo” would be
heard only among the educated few,
and so by force of numbers the name
was used and angilicized into turkey.
Furthermore, the name was formerly
spelled “turkey,” as when Corbet, Bish—
op of Oxford, writes to Buckingham:
“Like very poore or counterfeit poore
men, who, to preserve their turkey or-
their hen, do offer up themselves.”
Oviedo in 1527 probably gave the
first description of the turkey ,and
spoke of it as having been taken from
Mexico to the West Indies by Span-
iards and there bred in domestication.
Shakespeare and other old drama~
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it be our national bird instead of the

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‘ TO THE BOYS IN KHAKI.

 

BY TERESA c. MORRIS.
You are “Sammies,” dauntless, bold,
And we, but maidens, fearful; ,2,
Still, like Amazons of old,
We scorn to be just tearful.

And so, to help the cause along,
Our knitted aid we send,

With reinforcements warm and strong.
The bloody fray to end.

’Neath every stitch a good wish lies,
For God your lives to bless.
And, we with prayers, and hopes and
sighs,
Would bid you “Speed Success!”

“A woman’s hand in everything;”
Says History’s printed page.

Here’s knitted aid from Girldom,
Now let grim Winter rage!

INDIAN SUMMER.

 

BY J. A. KAISER.

A shining nimbus over all the world: i
An almost breathless calm upon the

hills:
The oaks, with banners crimson—lined,
unfurled:
The verdure turned to brown along
the rills:

A pensive, dreamy sense o’er earth and

sky.
A stillness that the chirping cricket
breaks,
Or leaf or nut that falls from branches
high,
Or honking wild goose bound for
southern lakes:

The shocks of corn that stand like
Chieftains hold:
The heaps of yellow ears that grace
the field:
The pumpkins gleaming with their hue
of gold:
The heaps of russet, red, and green
the orchards yield:

No birds a-tune with springtime mel-
ody:
No verdant landscapes bright with
summer bloom: .
But beauty and a sense of mystery
That ward away awhile the winter
gloom.

No wonder that the red man loved , .
these days—— ;
The days of plenty and of tempered 1

heat,
When ’mid the painted fo‘rest’s hidden

ways, . ~
He shot the bounding elk and wild .- t
deer fleet. ‘

The dusky, dark-eyed maidens roamed
the Wild,
And gathered fruits and nuts to grace
_ the feast;
And youthful-lovers met where Nature _,
smiled, , riw
And joy,and gladness were theirrlaw : g '
and priest. .- v

The camp-fire’s smoke, slow-lifting, up-
ward curled ,
And mingled with the
dreamy haze.
The horn of plenty filled the red man’s
world,
And happy and contented were his
days.

 

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Wednesday, .
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2 Jumper the White Rabbit

By GEORGE ETHELBERT WALSH

0093181“. 1917. by Geo. E Walsh

 

 

l l Bumper Is Sold

UMPER was taken to the street he’s trying to cuddle up under my
B corner with Fluffy, Dimples and arm.’

Pickles. It was a cloudy day, The fact was, Bumper was trying to
and the old woman limped as she walk— get in her muff away from the dripping
ed along with her basket on her arm. umbrella. He made a dive for the
Damp weather always brought out her nearest open end, and squeezed all but
rheumatism, and sometimes made her his tail through.
very cross. “How cute of him! I believe I must

Dimples and Fluffy began playing take him. How much is be?”
they were on a ship in a storm, and Now Bumper’s heart nearly stopped
when a drop of rain hit Pickles on the beating when he heard the lady ask
nose he squealed with delight, and this question, for had not his mother
joined them in the game. They scam- told him that he cost too much money
pered around so lively inside that the for most people to buy? Did this lady
old woman stopped and opened the have plenty of money, or did she put it
cover of the basket. all on her back and starve her stom-

“Stop that!” she said quite angrily ach? She was very beautifully dress—
“or 111 dump you all in the gutter!” ed, and her cheeks were not very

The threat was enough to send each plump and fat—not a blt like those 0f
to a corner of the basket where they the read- headed girl with a freckle on
eyed each other and tried to think up the end Of her nose
some less boisterous game. It was be- ”TWO dollars ma m an he 3 Cheap at
ginning to rain steadily outside, and that' You dont find rabbits llke him
the water trickled through the top of once in a year.”
the basket Every time a drop hit one Bumper S hopes t00k a sudden drop
he squealed, but no one dared to jump TWO dollars? Why, Jlmsy had been
and run around sold for one dollar, and Wheedles for

 

 

Now rabbits don’t sell very well on
rainy days, especially white rabbits.
Their fur gets all wet and roughened
up, and they look more like half-drown-
ed rats than pretty, fluffy bunnies.
Fluffy was taken out of the basket
first, but nobody took any notice of her,

seventy- -five cents, while Topsy, who
was 'old and fat, brought only fifty
cents. My, two dollars was an awful
lot of money.

“Two dollars ” repeated the lady,
fumbling in her dress with one hand.
Then, to Bumper’s surprise and delight,
she added: ”I think I’ll take him. I

 

 

 

 
     
 
  

 
  
        
   
   

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W a y . to suit, but I think he’ll be pleased

“B--,rr-r it’s awfully wet outside,’ she with a rabbit What did you say you
said, shaking with the cold. “I’m glad called him .3” _

nobody bought me, for I’d rather be in “Bumper maiamln

here safe and warm than in some— “That’s a: queer name, but I like it.”
body 6 arms , “It was because he was always bump—
’ Pickles 5 turn came next. He had ing his nose when he was a tiny ‘mite,”
an ingrowins~ toe nail. which some- the old woman explained, taking the
times made him grouchy and 50111‘: SO two dollars from the lady. “His moth-
he was dubbed Pickles. He looked and er named him first, and then his broth-
acted like his name DOW- He squealed ers and sisters took it up, and, of
when the old Woman picked him 111) in course, I had to follow ’em. Rabbits
her hand. and when a splash of rain don’t like to be called by two different
landedon the back of his neck he kick- names, and if I was you, ma’m, I’d
ed bOt'h hind 198‘s and wriggled his keep on calling him Bumper. He
body free and fell plump back into the wouldn t know any other name "
baSkOt . “I will always call him Bumper, but”

The old woman was VGI‘Y angry. ——sighing—-—“I’m afraid Toby will want
“You, Pickles,” she growled, “you’ 11 go to nickname him He makes up the
to bed tonight WithOUt any SUPPER" funniest names for all his pets’

Somebody. passed just then. a lady “Tell him then Bumper will run away
with an umbrella. over her head, and and never come back. Rabbits are
the woman with rabbits to sell turned more knowing than you think, ma’m,"
to her in her most beguiling way. “Rab- “I always thought they were very
bits, lady! Nice, pretty rabbits for cute, and gentle, but very stupid,” re-
sale!” plied the lady. “But maybe I was

The lady stopped long enough to let wrong. Bumper doesn’t look stupid.”
her umbrella drip all over the basket, “Lordy, ma’m! he ain’t no more stu-
and then she asked: “Are they white pid than that Toby you speak of, who-
rabbits? I don’t want any other kind.” ever he may be.”

“Yes, ma’m, pure white bunnies, “Well, Toby isn’t stupid, whatever
with pink eyes, and long fluffy earS— else you may say of him,” smiled the
the dearest and cutest little things you lady. “Héf's bright enough, but he’s
ever saw. Let me show you.” sometimes very thoughtless, and I fear

With that she made a grab in the a little cruel.”
basket. It was a blind—man’s bluff “Cruel, ma’m!” And the old woman
grab, for she couldn’t see one of the who sold rabbits for a living stiffened
rabbits huddling in the corners. Bump- her bent form, and frowned. She
er was the neq‘est, and her hand clos stretched forth a hand as if to reclaim
ed over him her Bumper, but the lady moved away

“That's the prettiest one I have, with her purchase under her arm.
ma’m.” shesaid. "He’s my pet and I “Ch, I’ll see that he isn’t cruel to
hate to sell him, but I need the money Bumper,” she said.
an’ you can have him.” While listening to all this conversa-

It was raining pitchforks outside, or tion, Bumper experienced strange and
something like that, and, for a mo- unusual emotions. He had learned
ment, Bumper couldn’t. see anything more about white rabbits in a few mo-
but the big drops of water splashing in merits than his mother had ever taught
his eyes. Then the lady held the um~ him in all the days of his youth. They
:brella over his head, and he looked up were considered stupid, were they-
into her face. She Was a: sweet, wom- but cute and gentle. Huh! He wasn’t
allly lady; but not exactly the kind of stupid! No. indeed! it the lady

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The lady finally rescued him, but not
until she had torn away half the lining
from her muff.

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said, reprovingly. “You mustn’t do
such things!”

Bumper felt so crestfallen at this re-
buke that he remained perfectly quiet
during the rest of the walk. He snug-
gled up into the crook of her arm, and.
peeped out once only when, they reach-
ed a big house'and began ascending
the steps. '

So this was to be his future home!
What a big place it was! Why, hun-
dreds and hundreds of white rabbits
could live in that house and never lack

' for elbow room.

Just then, when Bumper began to
feel a little proud of his future home,
a great noise and clatter behind the
door startled him, and it opened so
suddenly that he nearly popped out of
the lady’s arms. And what happened
to him behind that door of the big

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Domg Our —B1t
By J. A. BROWN

1TH cold weather coming on the
V» problem of fuel faces us with

renewed seriousness. In the
last few years there has been a strin-
gency in the coal market. Perhaps
last year this was more pronounced
than ever; for day after day in our cit-
ies the coal dealers were forced to turn
the people away because they could
not get the precious black diamonds
from the mines. We were told last;
winter that the shortage was due, not
to a decrease in mining, but rather to
an impossibility to secure cars for
shipping.

This year there may be a lack of
shipping facilities, too; but that will
not be the big factor in coal shortage
this season. We are at present engag-
ed in one of the greatest military strug-
gles that the world has ever known.
Our boats are plowing the seas in an
earnest endeavor to do their part to
“make the world safe for democracy.”
In a. more pronounced sense it becomes
our duty also to send more food to our
allies. All of this calls for increased
shipping, which in turn demands great—
er fuel supplies. The needs of our
navy and merchant marine must be
met. Hence there exists a patriotism
in the matter of fuel as well as of
fighters, food, and finance.

It is not the aim of this article to
advocate the using of less fuel on our
farms, although in a few cases this
may need emphasizing. The motive
here is to impress upon us the fact
that in many of our rural districts a.
proper patriotism does not. exist in the
matter of wood conservation. From
the headquarters of the federal food
commissioner we are. being urged to
have wheatless and meatless days.
This, of course, to permit our country
to furnish more of these kinds of food
to our allies. Wheat and meat are
more easily exported than many of the
other forms of food, and so it becomes
a duty of patriotic people to use more
frequently that which is not exportable.
The same situation exists in reference
to fuel if we only stop long enough to
notice it. Our navy and the allied na-
tions need great amounts of coal. It
is the duty of every patriotic American
to conserve the supplies as far as pos-
sible. The writer has traveled quite

some of the others, and he is sure that
there is much waste of fuel every year
in our rural localities At' this time
when our boys are offering their lives
for the honor and endurance of this na-
tion, it is very poor patriotism on 'the
part of owners of fuel to permit it to
go to decay. They might make use of

 

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supply of coal for the navy.

extensively throughout this state and ‘~

        

 

It is impossible to drive far along
the country reads without seeing the
waste of fuel in wood-lot and forest.
In many places trees uprooted by the
storm are permitted to remain year af-
ter year: Large limbs broken off of
giant trees fall from time to time and

are not touched by any fuel-producing ‘

hand. In many places Where logs have
been cut for the saw-mill the limb wood'
is left to decay on the ground. In one
forest that the writer passed many
times during a space of three or four
years trees had been undermined by
water until they had tipped over, pil-
ing upon one another in veritable cob-
ble-work style. Yet they had never
been utilized for fuel or anything else,
but were left as the years passed, to
become the prey 6f the destructive
force of the elements. Still another

wood throughiwhich a miniature tor- .

nado had passed was completely neg-
lected, and the potential .fuel left to
decay in sunshine, wind and rain.

The farmer is not always at fault in
this matter, however, for in many in-
stances it is impossible for him to do
the work himself, and help is so scarce
that he cannot hire. Yet this is not a
universal excuse. Many farmers re-
frain from cutting up their fallen tim-
ber because it is handier to burn coal.
One farmer said that he could burn
kerosene oil cheaper than he could cut
and draw the wood. It should not at
this time be a matter of convenience
or cheapness that engages our minds,
but rather one of patriotism. If the
farmer does not care to cut up the
waste in his woods, let him give oth-
ers an opportunity'to do it, either on
shares or by buying outright. In every
city and village are people who would

be only too glad to go out to some ‘

farmer's wood—lot and clean up the re-
fuse for him.

Then in many places there are
swamp acres owned by non-resident
parties, who seldom visit the locality,
but who hang on to the property in
hopes of making a good thing out of it
some day. The writer knows of eighty
acres of unimproved land in one place
in Michigan where the owners have
not been to see it for years. The fuel
waste there is great, to say the least.
Such a state of affairs is almost crim-
inal in this time of coal scarcity. Un-
doubtedly before the warm weather of
next spring comes there will be famil-
ies suffering from the lack of fuel. If
they had access to a place Where fuel
is going to waste like some we have
mentioned the situation would be
greatly relieved.

Anyone who has traveled in some of
the northern counties of the lower pe'—
11insula knows that there are thou-
sands of cords of wood going to waste.
On the unoccupied cut-over pine land
there are myriads of pine stubs, silent
testimonies to former wind storms and
forest fires. These stubs dot the land-
scape as far as the eye can see, and
they contain much wood suitable for
fuel. Besides these there are decay-
ing logs left by the lumbering compa-
nies as unsuitable for sawing. If cut
into furnace or stove lengths this wood
would make good fuel yet. But there
it lays year after year doing no one
any good, whereas it might be made to
appreciably relieve the coal situation.

However, there is somewhat of a
problem to this. Those who own the
land are non-residents in many cases,
and they are so far removed from it
that they have no interest in the fuel
situation there Those who are resi-
dent owners are interested only in their
own supply, and are anxious to get
their land cleared so as to raise crops.
Hence every year large amounts of
wood go up in smoke from the greatm
log heaps drawn together for burning.
If individuals cannot make the cutting
of this wood into stove lengths for
commercial purposes pay, the cities

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‘whether a conStitutional republic or

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' By EVARTS B. GREEN
(Concluded from last week).

EBSTER’SA ardent ' defense of great liberal states of western Europe.
American political ideals was The reestablishment of the French
doubtless'influenced by his de- Republic gave .the United States an

check the rising tide of sectional feel- teresting traditions of our diplomacy,
ing which had developed out Of the namely, that of giving prompt recogni-
slavery controvérsy. A few years lat- tion to a new republican government.
er, the government whose principle Twenty-two years before, in 1848, the
Webster had so eloquently expounded American minister'in Paris was the
was fighting for its own existence, and first to recognize the second French
obliged to look on helplessly while the Republic, and our secretary of state,
same Napoleon who had overthrown approving this step, declared that if he
the secondvFrench Republic proceeded had allowed the representative of any
to set up a vassal monarchy in Mexico other nation to precede ’him “in this
with an Austrian prince at its head. good work it would have been regret-
Once more, as in the days of our strug- ted by the President." When Nepoleon
gle for independence, a leader of Am- III overthrew this republican govern-
erican democracy appealed to 'Euro— ment our minister refused for a time
peau liberals for their sympathy and to attend his weekly receptions, be-
moral support. In his great message cause he did not wish to give satisfac-
of July 4, 1861, Lincoln declared that tion to a step by which the safeguards
the war for' the Union was essentially of civil and political liberty had been
a “people’s contest.” “This issue,” he “trodden underfoot.”

said, “embraces more than the fate of In 1870, when the present republic
these United States. It presents to was founded, the trans-Atlantic cable
the whole family of man the question was already in Operation, and in ac-
cordance with telegraphic instructions
democracy—a government of, the peo- from President Grant, the American
pie by the same people—can or can minister was again the first to recog—
not maintain its territorial integrity nize it and extend congratulations to
against its own domestic foes.” the French people on establishing a
' in 1863, after'the’emancipation proc- government “disconnected with the dy-
lamation, Lincoln was able to make a nastic traditions or 13111099" When,
still stronger appeal to European lib— therefore, during the past year our gov—
erals, and this appeal met with a ermnent took the lead in recognizing
hearty response, especially from the the republic of Russia it was following

“plain people” of England._ In one of definite American precedents.
the most notable letters he ever wrote, A study Of this record clearly estab~
he acknowledged a sympathetic ad- lislies two features of American policy
dress from the workingmen of London during the life of our republic: First,
and thanked them for the “exalted and that the traditional sympathy 0f the
humane sentiments by which it was in- American people With Donular govern-
spired.” He went on to declare his merit abroad has repeatedly been de-
faith in the community of democratic clared in the public utterances of our
interests on both sides of the Atlantic: official representatives. “re have “Qt
As these sentiments are manifestly felt bound to suppress even in the for-
the enduring support of the free insti- mal documents of our government our
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'The resources, advantages, and pow- ands self-government throughout the
ers of théa fimefiican people arel very world. Secondly,- we have declared
great, an t ey ave consequent ysuc- -. - c -
ceeded to equally great responsibilities. Wlth ”fem"? emph'131s 11“},an our

It seems to have devolved upon them sympathy Wlth' but our practical inter-
to test whgther a government estab— .est in, the defense of other American
IiiShed on bhe Driinfiplesof human freef- republics against efforts to extend the
£815? €311.”qu (111131;; 31115331 iggmgfic?§sigé European system to this hemisphere.

‘ We have done this, partly at least, on

foundation of human bondage. They
will rejoice with me in the new evi- the ground that there was a difference
93:3 whlgh £3111; iizrogcléedmgs full-1S? between our system and that of En-
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ing is justly estimated by the true rope, resulting fromuthe difference In
friends of freedom and humanity in our political institutions: that states
foreign countries. founded upon liberal or democratic in-

At a time when a strong section of stitutions have a common interest as

the English ruling class were ready to 3:9th those WhiCh are based upon
recognize the Southern Confederacy dynastic and reactionary principles.
and so prevent the restoration of the Until recently we have limited our
Union, the ability of the British work- actual intervention in defense of these
ingmen to recognize this solidarity of‘principles to the American hemisphere.
democratic interests was a. political AS Mr. Olney said in his famous note
fact of great importance. to Lord Salisbury during the Venezue-
The closing years of this warlike Ian boundary dispute of 1895, we have

decade brought some notable victories (18:? rfid hto keep free from‘the system
for democracy. in both hemispheres, W 10 as converted Europe into a

despite the military methods which group 9f armed ca,““’§'_ we have. be’
made Prussia a world power. The f e d- lieved in the posmbihty of American

eral republic of the United States was isolation from the dominant forces 0f
saved from disintegration and estab— the Old World. During the laSt quar-

lished on a more democratic basis. Un- ter century, however, the world has un-
der pressure from the United States dergone enormous changes. The great

Napoleon III withdrew his troops from military power which has threatened
Mexico in 1867, and the imperial gov- to dominate Europe has extended its

ernment which he had set up there col- formidable system or espionage to the
lapsed at once. Three years later Na- New World, it has attempted to draw

poleon’s Empire at home also broke one of our Latin-American neighbors
down under the stress of war and the into a conspiracy against our territory;
third French Republic was established. “’3 submarines have attacked Ameri-

This was also a victorious time for the can comme'il'ce within a few miles of
British democracy. In 1867 the voting “1' was" ° the mean Steamsmp and

privilege was given for the first time the ocean cable have now been added

. . ,the airship and the wireless telegraph.
t a lar e section of the --
0‘ 3 working class It is these hard facts which have put

es in the industrial centers of En land . ,,
and in the same year Canada segmed- 11 end to the “splendid isolation. 0f
‘ ‘ our earlier days. It is only in a world

a new constitution with a. ' - 4
p19“: 1 freedom for th e“ maximiseg) 1:: made safefor democracy that America.
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Economical and Easy

Johnson's Freeze-Proof. is a most
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in water and pour into the water jacket.
One package is sufficient to prevent
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5° be ow zero. For a larger quantity
of water or to protect to a lower tem-
perature use additional Freeze-Proof.

For Your Automobile

Johnson’s Freeze-Proof is univer-
sally used by automobllists to prevent
their radiators irom freezmg. One
package is sufficient to protect a Ford
to 5° below zero.

Johnson’s Freeze-Proof is put up in packages
containing 6% lbs. net which retail at $1.50
each in U. S. A. Insist upon your dealer sup-
plying you. It is readily procurablc as prac-
tically all jobhcrs have it in stock. If your
dealer cannot supply you we will fillyour order
direct by prepaid Parcel Post to points in U.S.A..
East of the Rockies. Use attached coupon.
S. C. JOHNSON & SON. Dept. 170 Racine,\Vio.
Established 1882

  
  
      
     
     
      
 
       
       
       
      
      
      
      
       
 
       
     
 
     
    

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AT the close of a day’s work it is not necessary to drain
the water jacket of your engine. Johnson’s Freeze-
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Johnson’s Freeze-Proof does not
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——you can even save it and use it again
_next winter if you wish. As evapora-
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water—the Freeze-Proof you originally
iised remains in the water Jacket.

ohnson's Freeze-Proof raises the boil-
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S. C. Johnson & Son, Dept. 170 Racine, Wis:

I enclose $1.50 for which please send me
by prepaid Parcel Post one pack age of
Johnson’s Freeze-Proof which willkccp 314;.
gals. of water from freezing at 5° below zero.

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H vationists,” was the problem
launched by one woman at a.

club meeting in Michigan recently.
“How are we going to make our men
observe meatless days when they can
walk into a. restaurant or hotel any-
whére and order meat at noon?” de-
manded this ardent Hooverits. “Here
I spend hours in my kitchen working
over menus that will save meat and
wheat, and the children and I eat the
mixtures I concoct. But my husband

. who lunches down town, is eating beef-

steak or baked ham, while we dine off
split pea soup. His excuse is that the
cafes don’t offer anything but meat
dishes, and I know he could get macar-
oni or baked beans if he wanted to.
How are we going to make our men
fall in line?”

“Madam Chairman,” came back a
graiy-haired lady tartly, “let me remind
the member that the men haven’t been
So far it is only
the women who have been appealed to
to conserve. There are 2,000,000 acres
of land planted to tobacco which might
be turned over to food crops,’ and if
this were done nobody would need to
sacrifice. ”

The question was left up in the air,
for while several women insisted that
restaurants are observing conservation
days and the men could abstain from
meat and wheat if they would, all
agreed that while you can lead a horse
to water you can’t make him drink.
And if the men don’t want to go with-
out meat, and a meat dish is offered,
of course they are going to take it.

‘It brought up a situation, though,
which more than one woman has no-
ticed. Why haven’t the men been ad-
dressed by the government on the sub-
ject of thrift and sacrifice? The whole
proposition has been put up to the
women. And every woman knows that
she cooks what “he” will eat. Women
are always ready to substitute stews
for steaks and turnips for asparagus
and celery hearts. It is the men who
refuse to eat “messes” and “cow fod-
der.” Now, isn’tmit? If it were put to
a vote right down through the entire
circulation list you would see that in
more than ninety per cent of the
homes it is the women who like the
boiled dinners, rutabagas, onions, car-
rots and cabbage—the vegetables
which cost little—and the men who
want creamed corn and peas and the
higher priced foods. And what the av-
erage American man wants, he is go-
ing to have so long as his money holds
out. That has always been his policy,
and it will take more than a thrift
campaign among the women folks to
bring him into line.

There’s his precious pipe, too. Hasn’t
it pleased you to listen to the roar that
has gone up since tobacconists have
boosted the price of cigars and tobac-
co? When the news went out that
sodas and face powder were going to
be taxed, the men chortled with glee,
and had no end of fun with friend wife
over her new war tax. But when they
stopped at the cigar stand and ordered
their usual smoke, and found that the
thrifty merchant had tacked a. cent on-
to the price of cigars of all sorts, what
a wall and a protest! I’ve heard more
from men about the injustice of that
one cent increase on cigars than I
heard when the price of flour went up
from seventy cents for a twenty-four
and a. half pound Back to $2.15. .That
was. a question for the women .to han-
dle. There’s your money and you can
make it go. ’ "That’s up to you. But for
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which no one but himself enjoys, that
is Prussianism run wild. Every man I
know has investigated and found out
that the‘ dealer’ is making in the neigh-
borhood of 500 per cent profit on the
strength 'of the war tax. Some of the
most inveterate smokers have vowed
they Won’t pay it. They’ve always got
tobacco for ten cents and they’ll not
pay twelve, so there! ’I suppose that
means they’ll boycott tobacco, but we
women know just how long a tobacco
boycott would last.

I’ve always been against excess prof-
its. But this one fills my soul with
unholy glee. Perhaps it may do some-
thing towards waking the men up to
the necessity of conserving along oth-
er lines. Perhaps it may open their
eyes to the fact that other dealers
have been making excess prefits for
some time, and are still at it. Who
knows but that it may lead to. some-
thing besides investigations and talk?
Now that the men are hit hard by the
tax, we may see something accomplish-
ed in the way of price reductions. They
can prove to a fraction of a mill just
how much profit the cigar dealer is get-
ting off his raise in price. Perhaps
they may be able to figure out how
much profit the grocer and butcher
and milk man, not to mention the bak-
er, whose family is starving on bread
at current prices, are making.

Long live the price-raising tobaccon-
lets, say I. May their tribe, and prices,
increase.

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CONSERVATION D'AY succes-
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Meatless Day—Breakfast, egg and
tomato on toast; lunch or supper,
cream pea soup; dinner, lima beans
with mushrooms.

Wheatiess Day.——Breakfast, rice pan-
cakes; lunch or supper, corn meal and
homlny bread; dinner, corn-pone.

These recipes are selected with an
idea to doing away entirely with wheat
flour. Most of the recipes for using
corn meal call also for wheat flour, but
in the language of the colored_woman
who called for an all-black handker—
chief to carry to a funeral, “When ah
mourns, ah mourns.” If we are to
have wheatless day, let’s have it. Some
of the recipes have been tried on the
Prussianized family of the household
editor. The corn recipes given today
are from the government bulletin, ex-
cept the griddle cakes, and have, no
doubt, been tried by the government
experts. The only change made is in
substituting corn starch for wheat flour
in the corn pones. The bulletin calls
for one-fourth cup of wheat flour.

Egg and Tomato on Toast—This is
a favorite dish, either for breakfast or
supper. One cup of canned tomatoes
stewed until large pieces break up;
butter the size of a walnut; two tea-
spoons of sugar; salt and pepper.
When tomatoes are well stewed, stir in
one heaping teaspoon of flour dissolved
in cold water, and three eggs. Stir con-
stantly until eggs set. Dip on pieces
of hot buttered toast and serve at once.

Cream Pea Soup.~—Use for this can—
ned green peas. Cook until soft enough
to go through strainer, and add water.
in which the peas are cooked, to soup.
Add strained peas to one pint, or one
quart, of white sauce, depending upon
the size. of the family. If cream is plen- ‘
111111111111 a half cup of whipped cream
just before serving.

Lima Beans with Mushroom. —so‘ak .
one cup of lima beans over night, or, '
twelve hours. Allow ‘

  
  
  

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. er with boiling water and let simmer

slowly till soft When tender add to
them a half can of mushrooms, and
cream as you would string beans.

Rice Griddle Cakes—Pour two cups
of scalded milk over two cups of cook-
ed rice and let stand until morning. In
the morning add two cups of corn meal,
two eggs, two teaspoons of salt, two ta‘
blespoons of sugar, two tablespoons of
melted butter, four level teaspoons of
baking powder, one cup of milk and
one cup of the starchy water in which
the rice was cooked. Sift baking pow‘
der with the corn meal. Beat these
well and cock as any griddle cake.

Corn Pena—Two cups of corn meal,
one-third cup of water, one-third cup
of sour milk or buttermilk, one-fourth
Teaspoon of .soda, one-fourth cup corn
starch, one teaspoon of salt, one table-
spoon of sugar, two~ teaspoons of bak—
ing powder.

Pour water and milk over corn meal
in double boiler and cook a few min-
utes, or boil the water, pour it over
the meal and then add milk. Sift the
corn starch, salt, sugar, baking powder
and soda together, add to corn" meal
when it is cool. The mixture should
be just stiff enough to form into cakes,
or “pones.” Form into cakes and place‘
in a hot, well-greased pan and bake in
hot oven until brown. The cakes
should be lightly handled and not
pressed down after putting in the pan.

 

SAFETY FIRST.

BY ELLA E. ROCKWOOD.

The above words meet the eye of the
beholder at every turn these days and
probably have some degree of influence
in preventing accidents. Yet, since
familiarity begets contempt the legend
loses its force, and, seeing, we see
not in the true sense of the word.
Neither do we stop, look, and listen as
we approach a railroad crossing, much
against the wishes of the engineer,
who would be spared a great deal of
nerve strain if we did so, or at least
gave him a signal to relieve his fear
that the approaching train is not ob-
served.

By exercising even a reasonable
amount of caution many serious acci-
dents might be prevented. The un-
avoidable accident is in another class
and Will be left out of the argument at
the present time. But every day we
read of horrible suffering and ofttimes
of death brought about by a purely pre~
ventable occurrence induced solely by
thoughtlessness on the part of some-
one. Perhaps all the people in the
world will never come to fully under-
stand how dangerous it is to use coal
oil or kerosene for kindling a fire. Yet
few neighborhoods have been fortunate
enough to escape at least one horrible
example to demonstrate the fact. Usu-
ally it is the mother of small children
with her little ones. one or more of
them, who becomes the victim result-
ing from her own carelessness.

The Open tub or pail of hot water,
the imperfectly covered cistern and
the teakettle pulled by tiny fingers
from its resting place, kills or disfig-
nres for life scores of innocents every
year. Even the tea and coffee pot and
the kettle of hot soup prepared for the
family meal are often means contribut-
ing to a sad accident where little ones
are too young to understand the dan-
ger in familiar, and seemingly harm-
less objects like these. The awful re—
sults which follow teach the lesson of
carefulness to the parent, but too late
to save suffering and innocent lives.

But not all the preventable accidents
are those whiCh claim children as their
victims. Older persons often suffer
grievously from the results of their
own carelessness. During the past sum-
mer a number of such cases have come

‘ to people within alumst a single neigh-

 

 

‘ed byen ammonia finished frequent-

ly is the instrument concerned in acci~
dents, preventable and non-preventable
these days.

A. middle aged woman on a step lad-
der washing windows over-reached to
get at the very top of the glass, threw
the ladder out of balance and came
down with a crash, breaking her right
leg at the knee. Result, weeks of suf-
fering and a probable stiffened mem-
ber, to say nothing of the expense in
dollars and cents. Another woman
reached for the dishpan hanging in
the cellarway, lost her balance, and
fell down the stairs, breaking both
wrists.

Such an innocent thing as a shoe
string may become a trap for the un~
wary, if not properly fastened. The
death of a young woman, and a broken
hip for an older one resulted recently
in both" instances from tripping on an
untied shoe lace. Sickness in one case
sent grandma hastily down stairs for a
simple remedy for a child. Slipping on
a pair of shoes which were left untied
in her hurry, one foot caught in the
hanging string and she plunged down
the stairs, with the above result.

An obstinate top on a fruit can re-
fused to budge and a man’s strength
was called to assist in removing it. The
modern Samson in his effort to loosen
the metal twisted away the whole up-
per part of the glass, resulting in a
badly lacterated hand. Such an acci-
dent would not have been possible with
the up-to-date clamp fasteners. Possi-
bly the lesson taught, if there be one,
is, throw away the aggravating old-
time jars and (buy new-fashioned and
better ones. Men are often guilty of
gross carelessness in the care of ani-
mals, which, when unruly maim and
kill. The gentle bull is an example of
the danger of taking chances with ani-
mals of that kind. The vicious one is
watched lest the caretaker be attacked
unawares, but it is the one supposed to
be kind, which brings down the great-
est number of victims.

A young farmer chastising a horSe
in its stall for some supposedly good
and sufficient reason according to him
own thinking, stood behind the animal
and grasped its tail in his hand while
he administeredthe punishment. It
was a gentle horse but in its fright it
kicked with both feet, striking its own
er in the .abdomen, resulting in death.

Is it too much to say that half the
accidents are preventable? Overmuch
caution makes life miserable, perhaps,
by hindering one from even really feel-
ing free and unrestricted, but a moder-
ate degree of thoughtfulness in matters
occurring every day would .save a great
deal of suffering.

THANKSGIVING OFFERINGS FOR
THE FRENCH.

Americans consume sugar at the rate
of seven and a half pounds a month
per person. The French have been 011
an allowance of less than two pounds
a month, and must good go without any
unless we can help. We have enough
to carry us at our present rate of con-
sumption until the first of the year,
when the new crop comes from Cuba.
The French shortage will occur during
the months of November and Decem-
ber. Can we cut our customary allow-
ance one-third and share with those
who will otherwise have none of this
human necessity? Can you lead a
neighborhood sugar-saving movement?
Organize the neighborhood into a sug-
ar-saving circle and run a tally bulletin
of the numbers of pounds saved. Get
your town paper to manage this part
of the campaign. Get the help of the
schools, churches and societies. Less
candy, less sweet drinks, less sugar on
oat meal, less cake and pie, less frost-

ing for the next two months—then we
can make a worthy Thanksgiving offer- 3

ing from America to the people of

7 Lafayette.

Satisfaction Comes

With Every Sack

Open a new sack of PILLSBURY'S BEST flour,
and you will find, hidden 1n the smooth, velvety flour,
a small printed slip. It bears the Pillsbury Guaran-
tee, and 18 put in every package of PILLSBURY 3
BEST flour that leaves the mill.

The Pillsbury Guarantee 18 not a mere empty
phrase. It IS a binding contract. It binds the Pills-
bury Flour Mills Company to deliver to you a per-
fect sack of flour. It even protects you against
damage sustained by the flour during transportation
and storage.

The grocer, too, appreciates this guarantee. It
protects him as well as you. He knows that the en-
tire resources of the Pillsbury Flour Mills Company

are behind it and will make it good.

PILLSBURY’S BEST flour is a safe investment.
Its unfailing high quality is guaranteed to you. You ,
cannot buy better flour anywhere—at any price.

The Flour Question Settled
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In the following review jobbing pric-

es and shipments are given for the

United States for the period OctOber

30-November 6 inclusive. ' ' '
Potato Market Slumps.

The general cold Weather in north~
ern producing sections has caused con-
siderable damage to uncovered and un-
dug stock, and as a. result many frost-
ed potatoes are appearing on the mar-
kets of the country. Prices at shipping
points, as well as jobbing prices, de-
clined generally this past week, 'al-
though better feeling was registered in
some of the eastern markets the last
few days. F. O. B. prices at Presque
Isle, Maine, continue on the down
grade. Green Mountains, bulk per 11
packs going at $3.25 to $3.50 and prac-
tically. no demand. Growers are hold-
ing on and refusing to sell at offered
prices, and as a result together with
the poor weather, shipments from
Maine fell off about 100 cars for the
week. Shipments from Wisconsin were
lighter by about 250 cars, although the
F. O. B. demand was fair, the Round
Whites selling bulk per 100 lbs. at $1.50
to $1.70. At Moorehead, Minn, Red
River Ohios are going F. O. B. from $1
to $1.05, a decline over last week. Job-
bing prices were weak, Maine stock
going from $3.20 to $3.50 per 120-lb.
sack. Minnesota. White varieties are
jobbing at $1.35 to $1.65 in sacks.

Apple Market Continues Steady.

Apple shipments and prices have
held up well, with steady demand at
market centers. F. O. B. prices at
Spokane, Washington, advanced some-
what ,extra fancy boxed Jonathans go-
ing at $1.35 to $1.70 with comparative-
ly few sales, owing to shortage of cars.
All rollers are reported selling at a pre-
mium of 25 to 30 cents. Romes and
Winesaps moved at a little bigger fig-
ure. Some frozen stock is reported at
St. Joseph, Mo. New York shipments
compared well with those of last week.
Extra fancy boxed Jonathans are job-
bing from $1.75 to $2.75, mostly at $2
to $2.25. Good barreled stock is mov-
ing from $4.50 to $7.

Onion Market Declining.

The onion movement has been drag-
gy this past week, with prices declin-
ing and shipments comparatively light.
Massachusetts shipments dropped off
over 100 cars, with but 64 cars rolled
for the week. California held up well
with 172 cars shipped. The F. O. B.
demand for Massachusetts stock is de‘
cidedly limited, 100-Ib. sacks cf Yellow
Globes declining to $3 to $3.25. Ship-
ments from Indiana are limited on ac-
count of weather with prices low, Yel-
low Globes selling at $1.35 to $1.40 per
bushel in bulk. Connecticut Valley
Yellow Globes sold in jobbing way at
$2.50 to $3.25, whereas last week they
were going at $3.25 to $3.50. Ohio
stock jobbed at $3 to $3.75, while Cali-
fornia Australian Browns sold in 100-
lb. sacks at mostly $2.50'to $3.25.

Cabbage Market Weaker.

The F. O. B. cabbage market at
Rochester, N. Y., took a big slump dur-
ing the past week, Domestic going

from $16 to $22 bulk per ton, with prac- ,__

tically no demand. F. O. B. cabbage
prices in Rochester have been on the
doWn grade for two weeks or more.
Holland Seed, F. O. B. Colorado, is
selling at $1.25 per 100-lb., bulk. Job-

bing prices are likewise declining. New

York Domestic sold from $30 to $45
bulk per ton the first of the week drop-

ping to $25 to $35 the last of the week.‘

Holland Seed from Wisconsin showed
the same trend and is moving at simi-
The shipments from Colo-
rado dropped-from 221 cars a week ago
to 42 cars this week. Colorado stock is
jabbing from $1.25 to $1.80 per 100 lbs.
Celery Shipments Increase from New
York State.

Nearly 150 cars of celery were ship-
ped from New York as compared with
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ester from $2.75 to $3. New York cel-
ery jobbed at $3 to $4, showing a wide
range in quality and condition.“ There
was an active jabbing market for good
Michigan celery, with prices ruling at
800 to $1.25 per dozen bunches on the
Chicago market. Four to six dozen
crates sold mostly at $1.25 to $1.50 in
a jobbing way, 8’s at $3 to'$3.50, and
10’s at $3.75 to $4.
Grape Market Unsteady.

Cold weather in northern cities weak-
ened the grape market somewhat, with
a. consequent slow. movement and lim-
ited demand. A total of 1970 cars was
shipped during the week as compared
with 2306 during the previous week.
California and New York continue the
heaviest shippers. The F. O. B. mar-
ket at Westfield, N. Y., was unsteady
and reports indicate that most grapes
remaining unpicked have been frosted.
Jobbing prices declined slightly. Six-
pound climax baskets from New York
sold from 20 to 25c, declining to 14.to
230 last cf week. Four-quart baskets
are selling from 15 to 250.

 

INFLUENCE OF GOOD ROADS ON
COST MARKETING.

 

The amount of energy expended in
getting products to market depends on
the character of roads over which the
products are taken. In this connection
a. very interesting experiment has re-
cently been concluded in California to
determine just how much a horse pulls
when he draws a ton.

A good draught team was used for
this purpose. The horses‘weighed 1600
pounds each. They were hitched to an
ordinary farm wagon, and pulled a
load of 6000 pounds over different
kinds of roads. The wagon was a stan-
dard farm wagon with steel axles of
equal length, wheels thirty~eight and
forty-six inches in diameter, and four-
inch tires.

A recording dynamometer, known as
the Iowa type, was used to register the
tractive force of the team. This in-
strument makes a record of'the resist-
ance on a. strip of paper under a re-
cording pencil, and after the test, the
total pull of the team can be read off
in pounds. The record of the test is
as follows: -

On a concrete road, unsurfaced, in
excellent condition, the total pullon
the load was eighty-three pounds, .‘or
27.6 pounds per ton.

. On a concrete road with three-eighth
inch surface of asphaltic oil and screen-
ings, road in excellent condition, the
total pull was 147.6 pounds or 49.2
pounds per ton.

On the ordinary macadam road in
excellent condition, the total pull was
193 pounds, or 64.3 pounds per ton.

For a graveled road, compact, and
in ,good condition, the total pull was
225 pounds, or seventy-five pounds per
ton.

An earth road, firm, with one and a.
half inches of fine, loose dust, the total
pull was 275 pounds, or ninety-two
pounds per ton. ‘ ’

An earth road, with mud four to six
inches deep, but soil firm underneath,
the total pull was 654 pounds, or 218
pounds per ton.

On graveled road, before the gravel
had been compacted, but when it was
in ordinary loose condition after it had
been placed upon the road, the total
pull was 789 pounds, or 263 pounds
per ton.

The above shows very well what
great advantages good roads have as
far as .the hauling properties of a team
are concerned. E. B. HOUSE.

 

The Hartford Farmers’ ,CoOperative.

C‘ompanywwhich recently, took over the
Finley elevator at Harthrd,~Van Buren,

county,” will conduct a general business ‘
gram 1......
Yes ‘ and

with the public, dealing in
flourifeed.‘ yool. opal.

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FOR THE ANNUAL

PREPARE
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Every Farmers’ Club in the state

. should send one, and preferably- two,

f._, . delegates to the annual meeting of the

1 State Association of Farmers’ Clubs,

to be held in the Capitol Building at

Lansing, on December 4-5. The pro-

gram for this meeting, which is an

excellent one, was published in the is-

sue of last week. In addition to this

excellent program the Round Table

session and the conference of local

: Club workers are features of great in-

terest to every local Club which \can

' be profited by only through the report

of the delegates sent to the meeting

from the several 'Clubs. There is no

question about the profit accruing to

the local organization from participa-

tion in the annual meeting. There is

special reason for participation inthis

year’s meeting on account of its being

, a quarter century anniversary of the

I organization of the State Association.

Let every local Club live up to its op-

portunity and obligation and have one
or more delegates at the meeting.

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" CLUB DISCUSSIONS.

The Food Situation—At a recent,

meeting of the Howell Farmers’ Club,

held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.

, , Brown, ,a goodly number of our lady
" members were present, also several
/ visitors. The gentlemen members
present were few, owing to the coop-

erative association meeting at the

court house being held at the same

hour. The meeting was called to order

1 by the president, and the exercises
‘ were opened with a patriotic selection
given on the phonograph. At the con-

clusion of this part of the program,

Mrs. Claude Burkhart rendered a very

pathetic reading entitled, “A Vision of

War," after which the Hon. James N.

’ ‘ McBride, State Director of Markets,
5 ‘ gave a very timely and instructive ad
dress upon the food situation and the
remuneration of agriculture. In part
he said that this nation has never
known what it was to face an empty
bread basket. He compared the meth-
ods used in this country of planning,
raising and caring for agricultural pro-
ducts, with those of Germany, and pied
for the adoption of the more efficient
ones. He also compared the remuner—
ation of those engaged in agriculture
with those employed in other callings.
He claimed that the farmer was a capi-
talist as well as a laborer and ‘there-
fore was entitled to pay for his time as
business manager as well as laborer.
He also argued that in fixing prices of
agricultural products, the interest on
the investment should be considered as
well as all other expenses, such as tax-
es, insurance and deterioration of the
farm plant. He also said that the day
has'gone by when the farmer willsub-
mit to other business men fixing the
price upon his products. If he cannot
have something to say in regard to the
amount he shall receive for his labor,
he will not engage in the business, and
especially does this apply to the young—
er generation. J. F. Reiman, of Flint,
was present and also took part in the
discussion. He maintained that the
farmer was a recipient of several items
which the city dweller did not have and
which he was pleased to term intan~
gible income, such as rent for the farm
house, the privilege of a wood lot and
garden, all of which contributed greatly
to, the farmer’s resources and lessened
the worry which his city cousins were
obliged to meet. Personally, he said,
the price of coal or the difficulties en-
countered in securing it did not affect
him, as he was fortunate in having a
wood supply on his farm. ,It was also
thought that in the event of a. shortage
of ,food ,the farmer occupied an advan-
tageous position, as he was nearer the
-, source of supply. Miss Frances Hunt-
ington was the next speaker and gave
a somewhat detailed address upon the
objects and plan of Work of the Red
Cross. 'She‘ was also asked quite a
,g, r. of. anemone in regard ,to the
4...; airshow . that many were
,Msia » T the abject ‘ .

   
        
  
           
     
       
       
      
     

   
  
 
      
    
    
 
  
 
  
 

 
  

  
 

   
  
  
   

  

   
 

 
 

  

Our Motto:——“The farmer is of more
consequence than the farm, and should
be first improved."

STATE GRANGE OFFICERS.

 

Master—John C. Ketcham, Hastings.

Overseer—C. H. Bramble, Tecumseh.
iLecturer—Dora H. Stockman, Lan-
6 ng. '

Secretary—Jennie—Buell, Ann Arbor.

Treasurer—Frank Coward, Bronson.

Executive Committee—Jas. Helme,
Adrian- Geo B. Horton, Fruit Ridge;
J. W. utchins, Hanover; W. F. Tay-
lor, Shelby; Wm. H. Welsh, Sault Ste
Marie; N. P. Hull, Dimondale: Burr
Lincoln, Harbor Beach.

 

SOUTH BOSTON GRANGE FAIR.

 

The South BostOn Grange Fair, held
for the benefit of the Red Cross, on
October 26, was without exception the
biggest event of the kind ever pulled
off in Ionia county. It was to have
been held during the afternoon and
evening, but in the morning it began
raining, not gentle showers, but a
downpour, which continued until about
5:00 p. m. It then cleared away and
was pleasant, but the roads were un~
describable. At six o’clock the crowd
began to gather, laden with the fruit
of their labor, until about 300 were
present.

The display of grain, vegetables, gar-
den produce, canned fruit, fancy work,
school exhibits, poultry, pretty babies,
fat babies, handsome men, beautiful
girls, etc., etc., was magnificent and
was far beyond any county fair ex-
hibition held here for many years. It
did not look much like starvation for
South Boston people.

The splendid display of baked goods
was beyond description and surely food
conservationrwas farthest from the
thought. of those who gazed upon the
scene. It was very difficult for the
judges to make decisions as everything
was A No. 1, South Boston being not-
ed for its famous cooks. We feel that
special mention should be made of the
blue ribbon cakes made by Mrs. W. M.
Obierne.

They were eight in number, tour'of
which were decorated with patriotic
inscriptions, miniature flags and Red
Cross emblems. They not only won
first premiums, but established a cham‘
pionship‘ for this maker.

Berlin Center Grange won premiums
for the largest delegation present. Mr.
and Mrs. Spangler, of Buffalo, N. Y.,
for coming farthest to attend the fair.
Several guests were present from
Grand Rapids. Premiums amounting to
$200 were given by local people, mer-
chants of Ionia, Lowell, Saranac,
Clarksville and Grand Rapids.

All available goods entered were
used towards furnishing the chicken.
pie supper which was served. All ex-
cess supply of baked goods were sold
at auction, also all products with con-
sent of exhibitors, except where want-
ed by donors of premiums. After sup-
per a short program was. given. The
proceeds of the evening amounted to
$102, about $75 net for the Red Cross.
This community has made good. re-
sponse to the patriotic cause, having
previously raised $410, and has a well
organized branch of the Red Cross so‘
ciety, who meet one day of each week
to do the work.

The estimated value of the goods. en-
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The “half has not been told,” but
space will not allow. Suffice to say,

much credit is due Mrs. ’WuM. Obierne; '
the lecturer of South Boston Grange, ‘

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GRAINS AND SEEDS

November 13, 191—7.

,_WHEAT.—The wheat movement is
moderate with the mills ready to take
‘, all offerings. A year ago No. 2 red

, wheat sold locally at $1.891/2 per bush-
el. Present Detroit prices are:' No. 2
red $2.17; No. 2 white $2.15; No. 2 mix-
ed $2.15 per bushel.

CORN—This trade is stronger with
old corn scarce and the new crop com-
ing to market slowly. The conviction
is gaining that the quantity of frosted
and immature corn has been underes.
timated. The fixing of hog prices is
also a bullish factor in the trade. A
year ago the local trade paid $1.08 for
No. 3 corn. Last week’s Detroit quota‘
tions were:

 

 

No. 3 No.3

Mixed. Yellow.
Wednesday ........ 2.20 2.21
Thursday ........... 2.23 2.24
Friday ............. 2.23 2.24
Saturday ........... 2.23 2.24
Monday ............ 2.25 2.26
Tuesday ........... 2. 25 2.26

Chicago—December corn $1. 201/2 per
bu; January $1.17%; May $1. 15%,.

OATS. —Knowledge of large govern-
ment purchases of oats and an unusual-
ly heavy domestic consumption gave
this trade an unward push on Monday.
Farmers are marketing slowly. A year
ago the local quotation for standard
oats was 600. Last week’s Detroit
prices were:

No. 3

Standard. White.
Wednesday . ........... 63 621/2
Thursday .............. 63 621/3
Friday ................ 63 621,4
Saturday .............. 64 63%
Monday ............... 66 651/2
Tuesday . . 671A; 67

Chicago —Dmece1nber oats 631/20 per
bu; May 637/30.

RYE—Inactive with cash No. 2 quot-
ed at $1.77.

BEANS—Food administration will
cooperate to secure for bean producers
a price compensatory with cost of pro-
duction. N o movement at present. Lo-
cal quotation for cash beans $7.80. In
Chicago the deal is steady with ample
offerings. Michigan pea beans, hand-
picked $8@8.25, red kidneys $8@8.15.
At Greenville $8 is offered farmers.

SEEDS.——Prime red clover, cash and
yarch $16; alsike $14.20; timothy at

3.75.

FLOUR AND FEEDS

FLOUR—Jobbing lots in one-eighth
paper sacks are selling on the Detroit
market per 196 lbs., as follows: Best
patent $11.50; seconds $11.40; straight
$11.10; spring patent $12.10; rye flour
$11.20 per bbl.

FEED.——In 100-lb. sacks jobbing lots
are: Bran $36; standard middlings
$39; fine middlings $42; cracked corn
$84; coarse corn meal $77; corn and
cat chop $60 per ton.

HAY.——In carlots at Detroit: No. 1
timothy $13.50@14; standard timothy

 

$22.50@23; No. 2 timothy $21.50@22;
light mixed $22.50@23; No. 1 clover
$17@19

Pittsburg.—No. 1 timothy $29.50@30
per ton; No. 2 timothy $28@29; No. 1
light mixed $28@29; No.1 clover mix-
ed $29. 506030; No. 1 clover $29 50@30.

STRA W. ——In carlots on the track at
Detroit: Rye straw $9. 50@10; wheat
and oat straw $8. —_5__0@9.

DAIRY PRODUCTS

BUTTER—Butter is in good demand
and steady. Fresh creamery firsts at
41%@420; fresh creamery extras 421/3
@43c.

Chicago—The feeling is firm for top
grades, other grades easy. Creamery
extras are quoted at 431/2@44c; extra
firsts 4214612430; packing stock 34c.

POULTRY PRODUCTS

. POULTRY.—(Live).—Poultry is dull

and only the best are wanted. Offer-
ings include a great lot of poor poul-
try, for which demand is lacking. Best
spring chickens 18@190; hens 16@200;
ducks 23@24c; geese 20@21c; turkeys
_ 27@28c. Dressed po'ultry 1@20 higher
' than live. ‘

Chicago. ———Trade generally is good,
all kinds selling well, except poor thin
fowls.

hickens 20c; ducks 200; geese 19@

0c; turkeys, good 23c.

EGGS .—-The demand for fresh eggs
is well sustained. Fresh firsts were
' ted at 401%?440 per dozen.

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"nary firsts 38®39c,

  

Fowls sell at 161,4@17c; spring.

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FRUITS—VEGETABLES

POTATO ES.—Markets.—There were

 

practically 50 cars on tracks at Detroit:
. Monday morning. Round whites in

jobbing lots $2. 30@2. 35 per cwt., $1. 40
per bushel. At Cleveland Michigan
round whites 10-pk. sacks $3.75@.4 for
best. At New York do. per 180 lbs.
$4.25@4.50. At Cincinnati do $2. 33@
2.45 per cwt At Chicago $2 per cwt.
The Pittsburgh trade is paying $2. 50@
2. 65 for Michigan round whites.

Shipping point information. —Farm-
ers at Greenville, -Mich., are getting
$1. 80@1. 85 per cwt; at Grand Rapids
the price for round whites is $2.13@
2.30 sacked and $1. 83@2 in bulk. In
Maine farmers are getting $2. 12@2. 42;
in Minnesota $1. 65@1. 75; in Wisconsin
$1. 50@1. 60; in New York state $1. 25@
1. 30 per bushel, or $2.25 per cwt. Mich-
igan is now the heaviest shippers of
the tubers.

ON IONS. -——Markets. ——At Detroit yel-
lows are selling at $3. 75 4 per 100-lb.
sack; at Cleveland $ @3. 25; New
York $3. 20@3. 25; Cincinnati $3 50; at
Chicago $2@2. 50, and $1. 50@1. 75 per
70- lb. sack. In New York state the
movement from producing points is in~
sufficient to quote. The Indiana stock
is in storages and shippers’ hands.

APPLES.—Markets.——At Detroit the
prices range from $4.50@5 for Weal-
thys to $7 for Spies. At Cleveland
Spies are $5.75; Baldwins $6; Jona-
thans $7, all good stock. New York
market weaker; Wealthys $4@4. 50;
McIntosh $5@6; Baldwins $4@4. 50.
Pittsburgh, fancy Baldwins, Spies, Jon-
athans $5. 50. Chicago, Market firm,
movement good. Fancy Jonathans $6.25
@650; Baldwins $5@5.50; Ben Davis
$3.50 (13.75.

CA BAGE.—Wisconsin farmers are
receiving from $12@20 per ton. In New
York state the price to producers is
$15@20 per ton.

CELERY.—Growers in the Kalama-
zoo district are receiving 13((3150 per
dozen with crates,-through the asso-
ciation, while buyers are paying 11‘@
120 per dozen in the rough.

WOOL

In spite of all effort to keep‘tvool
prices down, the market continues very
firm. Government buying is an im-
portant bullish feature of the trade. A
fair quantity of fleeces are being sold.
Michigan unwashed delaines are quot-
ed in Boston at72@73c; do. combing
73@77c; do. clothing 56@64 c.

GRAND RAPIDS

The mills are paying $2.09 for red
wheat, government test; $2.10 for No.
2 yellow corn; $1.65 for rye; $1.25 for
barley; 620 for oats. Dry onions0bring
$1.40@1.75 and potatoes $1.20@1.35 on
the city market. The car situation con-
tinues acute and many potatOes are go-
ing into storage. The bean movement
is light and much damage to the crop
is reported through wet weather.

DETROIT CITY MARKET

Although offerings were in smaller
volume, prices are being maintained.
Potatoes $1. 40@1. 50; cabbage 600@$1;
onions $1. 75@2; carrots 75c; apples $1
@250; pears $1@2; hens 90c@$1
each; loose hay selling around $20 per
ton.

 

 

 

LIVE STOCK

BUFFALO.
November 12,1917.

Receipts here today as follows: Cat-
tle 6,;500 hogs 11,200; sheep 7,;000
calves 900. .

With 6,500 cattle here today, consist-
ing mostly of medium and common
grades, the trade was very slow and
lower on everytinhg excepting a few
strictly good butcher cattle which sold
about steady. The shipping cattle, me-
dium butcher steers, cows, heifers and
canners were 10@25c lower. There was
a good demand for the best grades of
stockers and feeders and they sold
steady, but the- medium and off-colored
kinds were very draggy and the ones
we could not get the farmers to take
hold of had to go for cutters to the 'kill-
ers, ranging from $6. 25@6. 75. What
good bulls were here sold strong, with
other grades about steady. ..

We had about 12,000 hogs on sale
today, a light supply for this time of
the year. Market was abOut a dime
lower than the close of Saturday but
trading fairly active and about every-
thing sold. A few selected hogs sold
from $18 18.15,- with the bulk from
$17.75@1.90 p?

17. 25; roughs $1 25@11635; 31539th
6115. Present prices 100 plen‘t

 

bushels;

  

s and lights $17@,

1: 9 ‘ ' ‘ .
With a mederate run of lambs today
our market opened up active and pric-r

es steady with the Close of last week.
About all sold and we 100k for about
steady prices last of the wee k. '

We quote: Lambs $.16 85@17; cull
to common $12@16; yearlings $12. 50a,
14; wethers $11. 50@11. 75; ewes $10.
@11; bucks $7@9; best calves $14. 75@
15; common and light 7$11@14; heavy
$10@13; grassers $6@7. .

CHICAGO.‘

' November 12,1917.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts today. .,23 000 40,000 20,000
Same day 1916. .,37 902 52, 487
Last week. 95, 819 124, 405
Same wk 1916. .66 812 203,188 100, 012

 

While some kinds of cattle moved off

slowly today, sales were largely 15(cD
25c higher, with a. much smaller Mon-
day supply than usual, Some prime
heavy cows bringing $10. Hogs were

largely 5c lower early, with a. better ,

market as the day advanced, the best
selling at $17. 55. Hogs marketed last
week averaged 207 lbs. Lambs were
about a dime lower. Today’s cattle
supply included about 7,000 northern
rangers.

Cattle were marketed liberally last
week. The excessive offerings brought
about average reductions in prices of
50c@$1.25. Native steers $9@13.50;
steers that graded well $13. 60 and up-
ward; choice to extra class $15. 80@
16.75, and'a few lots taken at $17 and
$17.25 early in the week; medium

grade steers $11.50 and over, with the

plain, light steers at $9. 50 and upward;
inferior little steers $5. 25@6. 25, good
to prime yearlings $13. 50@16. 50; other
youngsters sold down to $10@11 for or-
dinary kinds. Butcher stock averaged
40@50c lower at $6@9.65 for cows and
$5@12.25 for heifers; cutters $4.90@
5.85; canners $4.25@4.85 and bulls at
$5.25@9.75. Calves have had an outlet
at $5.50@13.25. Stockers sold usually
at a range of $6@9. 75, while feeders
were purchased in most instances for
$8@11. 50. Prime feeders which aver-
aged over 1200 lbs. sold up to $12.

The hog market improved when the
food administration .fixed a minimum
price of $15.50 per 100 lbs., which prac-
tically guarantees to make hog produc-
tion profitable. This minimum price
will remain in force. indefinitely. Hog
receipts last week showed fair gains
over the previous week, but were very
far smaller than a year ago. At the close
sales took place at $16. 35(617 60, com-
paring with $15. 75@17. 55 a week ear-
lier, the common and middling grades
showing the principal advance. Prime
weighty butcher lots went the highest.
Pigs closed at $12. 50@16. 30, and feed-
ing pigs brought $15. 50@16. 25.

Supplies of sheep and lambs showed
a marked falling off in volume last
week, yet little change took place in
values, and some feeding grades went
a little lower. Prices closed the week
as follows: Lambs $12@16. 65; feeding
lambs $13@16. 25; yearlings $11. 75@
14.25; wethers $11.25 13, ewes $6@
11; feeding ewes $7 10. 50; breeding
ewes $11. 50@17; bucks $7@9. '

GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.

A summary of preliminary estimates
of crop production for the state of
Michigan and for the United States, as
compiled by the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.

Corn.—~Michigan.— Production this
year 37,800,000 bushels, last year (De-
cember estimate) 45,375,000 bushels.

United States. -——'This year 3,190,000,-
000 bushels; last year (December esti-
mate) $583,241,000 bushels.

Only a very small percentage matur-
ed and much is not fit to husk or crib.
About forty per cent of Michigan’s
acreage went into silos, a. larger per-
centage than usual.

Wheat.-—State.—This year 14,127,000
bushels; last year (December estir
mate) 13,600,000 bushels. ‘

United States. —This year 659,797,000
last year (December esti-
mate) 639 ,886,000 bushels.

Oats. —State. —This year 60,252,000
bushels; last year (December esti-
mate) 42,690,000 bushels.

United States—This year 1,580,714,-

 

000 bushels; last year (December esti-'

mate) 1,251,992,000 bushels.

. Barley. —State. —-—This year 3,304,000
bushels; last year (December esti-
mate) 2, 450,000 bushels.

United States. -—This year 201,659,000 '
' last year (December esti- '

bushels; -
mate) 180,927,000 bushels.
Rye—State. —This year 5 ,.183 000
bushels;
mate) '4, 648, 000 bushels.

United States .-——-This year 56,044,000
bushels; last year (December esti-
mate) 47, 383, 000 bushels. , ' _ ,

Potatoes .4—State.—-—This year 35
000 bushels;- last year (Decé

te3 5369.099 bushels.

 

 

  

last year (December esti- operated on

 

  

4, 423 ,000 tons. .
United. States. —--This year 91,715,000
tons; last years (December estimate)

  

‘ 109, 786 ,.000 tons.

Apples~(Agricultural Crop) .—State.
~—This year 1, 720,000 barrels of three
bushels, last year (December esti-
mate) 4 160, 000 barrels.

United States. —-This year 59,200,000
barrels of three bushels; last year (De-

‘ cember estimate) 67, 415,000 barrels.

Peaches. —-—State. ——This year 744,000
bushels; last year (December esti-
mate) 2, 010, 000 bushels

United States. —This year 42,606,000
bushels; production last year (Decem-
ber estimate) 36,939,000 bushels.

Beans. —-State. ~—-This year 4,000,000
bushels; last year (December esti'v

Five States. -—This year 16, 000, 000
bushels; last year (December esti-
mate) 8, 846,000 bushels.

Sugar Beets. —State. —Nove1nber 1
forecast 763,000 tons; production last
year (December estimate) 503,000 tons.

United States. -—November 1 forecast
7,620,000 tons; production last year
(December estimate) 5,920,000 tons.

Prices. —The first price given below
is the average on November 1 this
year, and the second the average on
November 1 last year.

State. —Wheat 206 and 1630 per bu;
corn 186 and 92, cats 58 and 49; pota—
toes 112 and 143; hay $14 and $9.60
per ton; eggs 40 and 32c per dozen.

mate) 3,102,000 bushels.

 

IMPORTANT SHORTHORN SALE.

 

One of the best offerings of Scotch
and Scotch- t-opped Shorthorns offered
in Michigan in recent years will be
sold at the Fairfield Stock Farm, two
and three-quarters of a mile southeast
of Elsie, Mich. on November 19.

Most of the offering is young cattle
just beginning their usefulness. Twen-
ty—eight head are under three years of
age. Twelve aged cows are either

heavy with calf or with a. calf at side-
.and re- -b.red

Six excellent two-year-
old heifers were sired by King Secret
and Scottish Dalmeny.

The twelve yearling open heifers are
from Fandango the Avondale herd bull,
Royal Silver, Thaxton’s Secret 2d and
King Secret. The young bulls are a.
good lot and are fit to head pure- -bred
herds.

Mr. Peters also offers six Registered
Percheron mares, and a splendid year-
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Thursday’s Market.
November 15, 1917.
~ Cattle.

Receipts 2086.. Good grades_10@15c

higher than last week; common dull.
Best heavy steers $10@11.50; best
handy weight butcher steers $8.50@
9.75; mixed steers and heifers $7.50@
8; handy light butchers $6.50@7.25;

* light butchers $5.50@6.50; best cows

$7.50@8'; butcher cows $5.75@6.25;
common cows $5@~5.50; canners $4@

3 4.75 ;. best heavy bulls $7.50@8; bolog-

na hulls $6.50@7.25; stock bulls $5.50ng
6.50; feeders $7.50@8; stockers $5. 5
s@750; » milkers and sprmgers. \$50@
110. ‘

Sande], S. B. & G. sold Kamman B.
Co. 2 steers av 750 at $7, 14 do av 821
at $8.20, 2 do av 775 at $8.50; to New-
ton P. Co. 5 butchers av_ 590 at $5, 15
(10 av 700 at $6.50, 4 do av 712 at $6.25
4 cows av 850 at $5, 1 bull wgh 1400 ai
$8.75, 31 steers av 975 at $9.50; to Sul-
livan-P. Co. 2 cows av~1100 at $6.50; to
Baker 9 butchers av 700 at'$6.75; to
Walk 4 do av 770 at $5.75, 10 do av
650 at $6; to Harmer 6 do av 680 at
$5.50; to Applebaum7 do av 684 at

$5.75, 1 steer wgh 900 at $7.75, 4 cows

av 907 at $5; to Sullivan P. Go. 11
steers av 1163 at $8.35, 6 cows .av- 975
at $6.50, 4 do av 800 at $6.50, 17 butch-
ers av 590 at $6, 6 cows av 966 at
$5.40, 4 steers av 870 at $7.50; to Con-
verse & B. 12 canners av 925 at $4.50,
2 do av 635 at $4.50, 6 do av 825 at
$4.50, 7 stockers av 647 at $5; to Good-
gold 11 butchers av 524 at $5.75, 11 do
av 734 at $6.50, 12 do av 683 at $7.50;
to Brown 15 feeders av 733 at $6.85; to
Mason B. Co. 1 bull wgh 1370 at $7; to
Baker 9 stockers .av 680 at $6; to Bray
3 canners av 910 at $4.50, 1 do wgh 930
at $5.25.

Erwin, S. & J. sold Newton P. Co.
7 butchers av 617 at $6.35, 1 cow wgh
1280 at $5.75, 1 do wgh 930 at $4.75, 2
do av 1420 at $5.50; to Mason B. Co.
9 butchers av 680 at $7; to Bray 1 cow
wgh 1180 at $5.25, 2 do av 950 at $4.75,
4 canners av 900 at $4.60, 12 do av 470
at $4.50, 14 do av 560 at $5, 5 do av
598 at $5.50; to Thompson 1 steer wgh
1160 at $8, 7 do av 714 at $7; to Shi-
piro 9 butcher’s av 564 at $6.25; to Sul-
livan P. Co. 1 cow. wgh 950 at $6, 8
steers av 906 at $7.35, 13 butchers av
922 at. $7.50, 26 do av 834 at $7.50; to
Thompson 5 do av 880 at $7.50, 1 cow
wgh 1120 at $6; ,to Mich. B. Co. 2 do
av 1085 at $6.50, 6 butchers av 650 at
$6.50, 11 do av 645 at $6.50 29 do av
800 at $7.75; to Converse 35 canners
av 869 at $4.75; to Prescott 30 stock—
ers av 602 at $5.50; to Breitenbeck 11
steers av 776 at $7.40; to Thompson
9 do av 822 at $7.50; to Sullivan P. CO.
18 do av 903 at $11.50; to Shipiro 5 do
av 896'at $7.50; to Kammon B. Co.
21 do av 880 at $8.25.

Veal Calves.

Receipts 634. Market steady. .Best
$13@13.50; common and heavy $5.50@
$7; culls $9@11. .

Bishop, B. & H. sold Newton P. Co.
2 av 150 at $10, 3 av 165 at $13.75, 6 av
125 at $11; to Sullivan P. Co. 2 av 415
at $6.50, 6 av 250 at $7.50; to Thomp-
son 12 av 165 at $13.75; to Mich. B. Co.
11 av 150 at $13.50; to Nagle P. Co.
3 av 140 at $11, 27 av 135 at $13; to
Hammond, S. & Co. 8 av 140 at $13, 26
av 160 at $12.50, 11 av 150 at $13. 11
av 115 at $12; to Sullivan P. Co. 14 av
140 at $13, 22 av 135 at $12.75, 3 av
160 at $13.50, 20 av 125 at $12.50; to
McGuire 34 av 155 at $13, 88 av 150

Sheep and Lambs.
Receipts 5026. Market strong. Best

lambs $16@16.25;.fair' lambs $15.25@ '

15.50; light to common lambs $14@
14.50; fair —to good sheep $9.50@10;
culls and common $6@8.

McMullen, K. & J. sold Thompson
15 lambs av 50 at $14, 36 do av 55 at
$14.60; to White 11 sheep av 100.at $8;
to Sullivan P. Co. 46 do av. 90 at $7.75,
13 do av 115 at $8; to Nagle P. Co.
77 lambs av 70. at,$15.60, 79 do av 75
at $15.75, 34 do av 73 at $15.50, 10 do
av, 82 at $15.50, 6 sheep av 120 at $8;
to Sullivan P Go. 36' yearlings av 95 at
$111, 6 sheep av 115 at $8.50, 5 lambs av
40 at $12.50; to Hammond, S. & Co.
53 lambs av 55 at $14; to Sullivan P.
00. 5 do av 60 at $1450-18 sheep-rev
100 at $8; to Nagle P. Co. zorlambs av
80 at $15.50, 27 do av, 80 at $15.75, 15

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Actinomycosis—Lump Jaw.—— Last
spring We turned our cattle on low

_ land pasture. with about 100 other cat- ~

tie;, recently we noticed that some" of
them were suffering from lump Ja'w. Is

this disease contagious? What causes

it? Is it unlawful to sell cattle affect-
ed with this disease? What can be
done to cure lump jaw? S. K., Brown
City, Mich.~Actinomycosis is not a
contagious disease, but is an infectious
disease, due to a specific fungus. It is,
of course, unlawful to sell cattle. suf-
fering from this or any other infectious
disease, unless you inform the pur-
chaser of what ails the. cattle.
United States and local meat inspect-
ors often pass as fit for food carcasses
which are slightly diseased, but con-
demn the diseased part of the body.
The cause of the infection is a thread-
like fungus. This fungus grows on var-
ious kinds of grasses, but particularly
on the awns and glumes of barley and
on grasses which grow on river bot-
tom land, which overflows. Superficial
cases-can frequently be. cured by cut-
ting out the diseased tissue, or apply
tincture iodine daily and give 1 dr.
doses of potassium iodide in! feed or
drinking water two or three times a
day. Bone enlargements are usually
incurable.- . .

Fistula.~—La.st spring while plowing,
my mare bruised withers and an ab-
scess formed which our local Vet. lanc-
ed, allowing quite a quantity of pus to
run out. I purchased a good syringe
and followed his directions, but shoul-
d‘er required lancing a second time.
Now the opposite side is swelling and
the other wound has not yet healed.
What do you advise me to do? 0.
DeV., Grass Lake, Mich—Doubtless
your Vet. will be obliged to do some
more cutting in order to allow perfect
drainage to abscess. When this is

done you will find little trouble in tak- 0

ing care of the wound, and besides it
Will heal rapidly. As you doubtless
know, it is quite difficult to heal an ab-
scess or cure a fistula where the pus
pockets. By injecting the absecss with
one part carbolic ahid and thirty parts
water once or twice a day and occa-
sionally swabbing out abscess with
tincture iodine you may: be able to heal
sore.
iodine three times a week.-

Stringhalt.-I have a three-year-old
colt which jerks up one hind leg occa~
sionally, and I have been told that he
has -stringhalt, others tell me he is
weak in hind legs. W. Y., Romeo,
Mich—Your colt suffers from string-
halt, an ailment which is considered in-
curable; however, if you will have your
Vet. perform the operation called Per-
oneal Tenotomy for Stringhalt, it will
perhaps relieve your colt from jerking
up hind leg. The writer has perfOrmed
this operation frequently on such cases
with fairly satisfactdry results. The
operation is simple, can be performed
without casting the horse, especially if
cocaine is used.

Small Sitfast.—I would like to know
what to do for one of my work horses
that is troubled with small hard bunch-
es about the size of a bean on portion
of shoulder where collar rests. Some
of these pimples open and discharge
pus, others are quite hard. I am in-
clined to believe that the cause is im-
pure blood, because his collar fits per-
fectly. W. L., Holland, Mich—Give
your horse 3 drs. of Donovan's solu-
tion of rsenic at a dose in feed or
drinking‘water three times a day and
it will have the effect of correcting his
blood trouble. Also, apply one part
tincture iodine and four parts spirits
of camphor to sores on shoulder once
a day. It is considered good treatment
to paint only the bunches with tincture
iodine occasionally. The collar or
sweat pad should be kept clean.

Drying a Milch Cow—I have two
cows which I Wish to dry up in order
to fatten for the fall market; both
cows were fresh February last, but are
now _not profitable to keep for dairy
purposes. “Chen fresh they gave from
18 to 20 pounds of. milk each per day;
now they average 12 to 14. Both are

running in good pasture, also are fed-

one pound of cottonseed meal each per
day. J. E“ R., Decatur, Mich.—-Give

each of your cows one pound of epsom

salts in three pints of tepid water as a
(trench, one dose only. Stable them
and feed them only a limited supply of
timothy/hay. Also give them 1 dr. of
camphor gum-in 4 czs. of either olive
oil or linseed oil twice a day. Milk
hair's-portion, ot the mill: out of udder
twice a day tor a few. days. than only

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UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO

A1 Food Production Camp in the Service of the United States

.1 Red Polled Sale

Wednesday, Dec. 5th, 10 A.M.
For particulars write H. A. Martin,
Gotham, Wis.

Galloway Sale

Thursday, Dec. 6th, 9 A. M.
For catalog write R. W. Brown,
Carrollton, Mo.

Daily Sales of Pure Bred Live Stock

Aberdeen-Angus Sale
Wednesday, Dec. 5th, 1 P. M.

For articulars write Chas. Gray,
nlon Stock Yards, Chicago

Shorthorn Sale

Thursday, Dec. 6th, 1 P. M.

‘For catalog write F. W. Harding,
Union Stock Yards, Chicago

Hereford Sale -

Friday, Dec.

7th, 1 P. M.

For catalog write R. J. Kinzer,
1012 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

A Season of Instruction in the Art of Breeding and F ceding
of Live Stock Economically.

ANSWER THE NATION’S CALL and

Put Into Practice the Lesson: this

Exposition Teaches.

I Brilliant Evening Shows and a Trip to Chicago
Lowest Rates on all Railroads

Ship To The Old Refllblo “on.
H A Daniel Mchffrey's Soul.
— 623—625 Wabash Bld;.. Piucbwdl Po.

POTATOE8--APPLES-‘-0lll0ll$

WANTED

CHAS. W. RUDD & SON,
We are paying premiums for now-
I

EGGS. ls d Walther bites or Browns. Writ.
I us for rtioxgsm. AMERICAN BUTTER
— ton E M

PANY. Detroit, Mich.
HOGS
Big Type Poland Chinas.

We are ofiorl afew 8 ring Boots by thatGroatThou
sand Pound rand hampion Boar, HILLCREST
WONDER. from cows by our Great Herd elm. HILL-

EN co! them teat herd head-
ou. We have live gilt: by HILLOR 8T COMMAN-
Dingi July 13th (arrow, that will make cnkorjsck
b sows at 825

each, for first sale
HILIDRESl‘ FARM. lam. Michigan.

BOARS-—SOWS
Big type big bone. _Fot the next lldau we will sell
B Po and Chun- ot be sin prices. 1 ti] boat
or mg Mil». Open its. 1Summer and all pigs
v9 hin goes. Get my.
. BUE‘LBR. Ford-ad, Mlchl‘ln,” M.

ARG‘E Té‘pe P. C. Largest in Mich. 8 ring Boats
ready to i The ind that make 300 . Come and
see tho real big tnpe 1nd. Expenses paid it notas

represented. Free ve from Perms.
W. E. LIVI GSTON. Mich.

 

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Par-ms.

551’? Poland China: tr:“..;3“.*::z.t;%':.°*'-

cos
W. BARNES it SON. Byron. Mich. _ ‘

LARGE Type P. 0. Some growthy spring Boers and
Gill-a ready to ship come and see them. Free liv-
ery from'Augusta. W. J. Huolshsw. Augusta, Mich.

‘ lam nd medi t .
Poland chinas Price: low forugua’lm'
01M. P. D. Lonz. B. 8. Grand Rapids. Mich.

“8 lm Poland China mtg“ women. buy

W. EOLTON. “LAM . MICHIGAN.

ABGE Tv P. 0. Some good spring hours on to
270 lbs. ill alstwrlce cults. ogn cr bred. ‘
lull pix- rmv to Ihip. m. J. Clarke. .7, MasoliCh.

‘ Poland China. boars ship dC.O.D.
BI! Boned clllor write for photom'exighhml’ed-
ill'oo sud price. IR. Leonard, “,8. St. Louis. Mich.

 

 

ALLNIIT Alloy—Big '1‘er P. 0. Boats ready to go,
Guts Will be bred for pr. {arrow to a great hour
from Iowa. at me tell you about them, or come and
see for yourself. A. D. GREGORY, Ionic, Mich.

l‘ME 81'9"" P. c. lfigtchllgf for sale until after

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lg Wlfi P. C. Boats and Guts of Peter Mouw breed-
ing. e sold 104 head Sept. 21 for $32,035 aver
8308 per head. C. E. Garnant. ann Rapids. Mic .

Shro Shires? “1;". °h°éfi° 3““
old. NewcapDAN 300mm. “a"? {'"ii’mifi all;

500 BREEDING EWES

For Sale 1 t0 4years 01 In late to suit purchaser $11K
to 816 per-heed. Also T roughbred Sin-o ire rams.
A, B CHAPMAN. So. Bockwood, Mich.
MERINOS d: Dolainoo. having quality, size. oily
fleeces. long sts lo. heavy shooters. Bonn for sale.

delivered, 8. . Sanders, R. 2, Ashtcbula, Ohio.

Registered 0xlord 9"“ yam-tor .5...
0L STED and J. sruxs its: Mich,

‘ Oxford Ram and“ R
Esggi Stere lambs. Also Berkshili-‘d

SE STOCK FARM. 1L1, Mariette. Mich.
FOR sale-Choice. re ictered Oxford Ram lambs from

imported stock 0 land and Canada. Maple
Grove Stock Farm, David urphy a Son. Cu- City. Mich.
Rambouillets and

R A M s: Homghires for sale. '1
A.A. WOOD&80 , fiali'ne. Mich.

hundred Western ewes. health 1 '
several figm‘d flesh. Pure bred rams of dlle'gi'ehl;
broods. BAR ARD SHEEP RANCH, R.5,0lare,flich.

HORSES

Auction ~Sale

NOV 22, 1917.

Decided to quit farming, will sell at
auction, my pure bred black Per-
cheronStallicns and mares. They are
all right and sound in every respect,
and mares in foal. I live 1% miles
north and 1% miles east of Llull‘
iken Michigan on the P. M. R. R.

CORTLAND SMITH,

MULLIKEN, MICHIGAN.

Eleven (11) Head of Registered
Percherons For Sale.
Stallions, brood mares, colts and fillies.
A fine lot, big boned, clean limbed, strait

gaited, drafty show—horse type.
will sell cheap for cash or will give
time to reliable parties

Dr. C.L. Barber, Lansing, Mich.
REGISTERED PERC HERON

Marco and Stallions priced to 0011.13. tion inle'
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LRISTBONG BRO‘S, R 3, Fowlerville, Mich,

Beg. Shropshire Rams For Sala
Harry Panel“? 33°12.” “6335.0... Mich.
SHROPSHIRE AND RAMP.

SHIRE RAM LAMBS

lucky ones with qualita. price $36. Shipped 0. 0.1).
c on Farms,
Sheep at Lupton address Goldwater, Mich.

Shro pshir 'es For Sale
Some oithose good ram lambs left. Alcoa law
. ‘ med ewes.

w. B. McQULLJAN, new, Mich.

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Belgian and Percheron Stallions for sale that
will pass the. Michigan Stallion Inspection.
H a‘ve a few mares of both breeds. Shorthorn Cat-
tle, we offer achoioe lot of bulls and females.

EidONIER INDIANA.

PEBBHERON DISPERSAL

The entire herd of the late A. A. Palmer
Will be closed out; 25 pure bred per-
cheron mares $200 to $400 except two;
also young stallions

PALMER BROS, Balding Mich.

my form will 1 t P -
Have Rented chemn homesigzzxusa [iconic
and mares. E. J. ALDRICH. ’Iekonshl. Mich.

PfiCHERON STALLIONS
One 8‘50" Old. Driven single uddouble. One 10

r 0 broken sin lo and cubic. Will work like
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(729%)! on learned that”
KOW-KURE Can Make a @i/fifiLce?

It is common knowledge in thousands of the best dairies from coast to coast
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Lost Appetite and Bunches are promptly eliminated by the active medicinal quali-
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N the course of my life on the farm
I think I have made as many mis.
takes in the choice of the bulls I
used in my dairy as in any other part
of my farm work; and still, Ihave no
doubt other farmers have made just as
manyjproportionally. In fact, there is
no spot or place, it seems to me, where
we are more apt to go wrong than 'in
this very thing of selecting a sire to
head our dairies. It is such an import-
ant matter, too, that no man can deter-
mine what it has cost our farming com-
munity to raise, use and suffer frOm
inferior bulls.

It is not my purpose to go over the
list of my failures in this direction.
The story would be t00 depressing. We
all have had quite similar experiences,
so that what is true of one man may
almost be said to be true of all the
rest of us. There is an old saying that
“misery likes company.” There is such
a thing as having it put on too thick,
however. So let us pass all that by
just now and see what can be done to
make up, so far as possible, for the er-
rors of the past and ensure a better
quality in our bulls for the future. The
need of this is certainly greater just
now than at any time in the past. A
Macedonian cry goes up from every
part of the world for help in meeting
the world’s needs for milk, butter,
cheese and meat products. Meatless
days when there should be no such
times are urged upon the people every-
where. We are taught that we can
and must get along with less ’milk.
Cheese is almost an unknown article
of food in many homes. The effect of
these deprivations on the health and
well-being of the people may never be
known. It certainly is time to consider
seriously what can be done to improve
these conditions; and upon ,the bulls
we use will depend in great part our
success along this line.

Objects to the immature Bull.

One thing that comes to me very
clearly, as I stand at the close of an
experience of more than a quarter of
a century, is that we are too apt to
use young and immature bulls. Thou-
sands of bulls are put into hard ser-
vice when they are not more than a
year and a half old; and often when
yearlings this is done. Everybody
knows that no bull can be fully ma-
tured at that age. He has not attained
his growth. He may be large for his
age, but he certainly is not ready for
such service as we give him. No bull
should be entered for service before he
is two years old.

But having reached that age, shall
we take it for granted that he is there-
fore qualified by reason of his parent-
age and manner of growing to take the
important place given him? In other
words, what will his stock be? That
we may prevent, so far as possible,
years of disappointment and less, I be-
lieve there should be on every farm
Where any number of cows are kept,
two bulls, one well developed and of
known reputation as a getter of good
stock. This bull should be used while
we are determining what the young
bull will turn out to be. He may be

”used for all except a small number of

the herd, these being served by the
younger bull. When we. know that the
young bull is all right and a sure win-
ner, we may let the old bull pass on.
Not before that.
If I had done this it Would have sav-
ed me years of bitter experience. I re-
member one thoroughbred bull I had
upon which I placed great dependence.
When he came to be old enough for
use we found that he was not wdrth a

, dollar. Something was wrong With his

organs of reproduction. We‘ never got
a single cell! from him. He was a. fine
looking animal, but a. failure. Such an

m “parlance surely is a. warning never

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my service that year and the next, for I.

I could not at that time lay my hands
on a hull of known good quality.
Hold Fast to the Good Sires.

As a rule, we areiin too big a hurry
to let the old bulls go. It may be they
show some signs of being cross. We
are afraid of them, not so much on our
own account as because we fear some
child ‘or other member of the family
may be hurt. So we sell him, often on
nothing more definite than suspicion.
A bit of precaution would save us much
loss. I saw an old bull some years ago
that was very old, but still in active
service. He was kept in chains all the
time, with a ring in his nose into the
bargain. He had a good, kind look in
his eyes, but the owner did not want
to take any chances on him. And he
certainly did get fine stock.‘ He was a
big bull, of fine proportions and fully
developed in every respect. For a good
many years after he was gone the ef-
fect of .his.service was seen in the
herds of the community where the
farmers used him. '

Community Service.

Anotherrthing I am coming more and '

more to believe, and that is that a
number of farmers will do well to join
their forces in buying two or three
bulls for c0mmunity service. By put-
ting their money together, better bulls
can be purchased than any one man
might feel able to procure. One other
good thing would result from such a
union of forces and that is a uniform-
ity of breed in the neighborhood. one
of the great sources of envy and jeal-
ousy and discontent among farmers is
where, on different farms breeds of
cows are not the same.
one kind, another another kind.’ The
milk may go \to a common creamery
where the pay depends on the test. One
man receives for his milk from, say
ten cows, $150 a month, on a test of
four per cent milk. His neighbor with

the same number of cows never reach--

es four per cent in his test, and gets
$25 less per month. He naturally feels
as if he is not being fairly treated. If
all the cows of a‘neighborhood were
alike in .breed, much of this dissatis-
faction would be done away with. 0th-
er advantages from a. cammunity dairy-
ing may be seen that cannot here be
pointed out.- But I am fully persuaded
that the ideaof a number of choice
bulls purchased and maintained on the
cooperative plan would be the means
of greatly improving the welfare of
those who invested their money and ef-
fort that way.‘ There would be more
interest on the part of all. Old rival-
ries and petty jealousies would disap-
pear and more money would be made
by everybody concerned.
‘ Give the Sire Better Care.

Not to multiply words, this is my
final thought. We ought to take better
0n how
many farms is the bull held in the es—
timation that he should be? How often
is he kept in dark and frequently un-
clean quarters, fed with things that
are not calculated to make him the

best he might be and generally neg-

lected? This does not look as though
we realized that there is no more val-
uable creature on the farm or appre-
ciated at anything like full value the
service the bull is expected to render.
The» bull ought to have nice, light
quarters, kept scrupulously clean. He
should be fed to maintain health and
bodily vigor, without which he cannot
do the work assigned to him properly.
He should be treated kindly. The yelp~
ing of a dog at his heels, even, ought

bull is subject to the excitement which
always surrounds service, a ring and
pole shbuld be used Plant" *

One man has .

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Many problems now Unsolved would be
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DAIRY INDUSTRY. ON A SECURE
: ' BASIS.

It is universally recognized that the
welfare and increase of dairying is of.
vital importance in the world’s crisis
we are new in the midst of, as the
dairy cow supplies us with most vitally
necessary human food. That many
dairy cows have been recently slaugh-
tered, owing to the scarcity of farm la-

'- her, the high cost of cattle feed, the

high price paid for beef animals, and
the comparatively inadequate price
paid for dairy products, is also well
known. How far these conditions have
affected the pure-bred dairy cattle has

quite frequently been asked. It can be ,

answered, as far as the Jersey breed
is concerned, by a report recently made
to the directors of the American Jer-
sey Cattle Club. The fiscal year of
this club begins April 1, and since that
date there has been an increase in Jer-
sey registrations of forty-four per cent,
an increase in transfers of ownership
of nine per cent, an increase in year’s
authenticated milk and butter-fat tests
of five and one—half per cent, and an
increase in gross income of forty-four

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MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.

Wheat—The condition of growmg
wheat as compared with an average
per cent is 84 in the state, 83 in the
southern counties, 81 in the central
counties, 89 in the northern counties
and 93 in the upper peninsula. The
total number of bushels of wheat mar-
keted by farmers in October at 75
flouring mills is 150,315 and at 75 ele-
vators and to grain dealers 127,536 or
a total of 277,851 bushels. Of this
amount 182,718 bushels were marketed
in the southern four tiers of counties,
62,772 in the central counties and 32,-
361 in the northern counties and upper
peninsula. -

The estimated total number of bush-
els of Wheat marketed in the three
months, August-October, is 1,350,000.
One hundred mills, elevators and grain
dealers report no wheat marketed in
October.

Corn—The estimated average yield
per acre of merchantable corn in bush-
els is 15.11 in the state, 18.15 in the
southern counties, 13.58 in the central
counties, 13.16 in the northern counties
and 9.17 in the upper peninsula.

Clover Seed—Per cent of acreage
harvested as compared with average
years is 58 in the state, 59 in the south-
ern counties, 49 in the central coun-
ties, 71 in the northern counties and 68
in the upper peninsula.

Beans.——The final estimated average
yield per acre in bushels is 6.89 in the
state, 6.85 in the southern counties,
7.04 in the central counties, 6.72 in the
northern counties and 8.13 in the up-
per peninsula.

Potatoes—The estimated average
yield per acre, in bushels is 98.41 in
the state, 102.85 in the southern coun~
ties, 85.93 in the central counties, 87.95
in the northern counties and 143.53 in
the upper peninsula.

Commercial Fertilizers—The per
cent of farmers who have used com-
mercial fertilizers on their wheat this
fall is 42 in the state, 49 in the south-
ern counties, 38 in the central counties,
17 in the northern counties and seven
in the upper peninsula.

Live Stock—The average condition,
in the state, of horses is 96, of cattle
92, of sheep 97 and of swine 93.

Grain and see thrashed in Michigan
up to and includ ng October 6, 1917, as
per returns of threshermen, is as fol-

lows:

Yield
per
acre
. Acres. Bushels. Bu.
‘ Wheat ..... .661,335 11,940,859 18.06
Rye . . . . . .281,569 3,960,594 14.07
Oats . .997,201 36,105,208 36.21
Barley ...... 106,972 2,856,998 26.71
Buckwh’t . 6,567 . 68,081 10.37
vii-tiger. {iii 833%“ 1°“

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Clgver Seed: ‘ 6 522
' . une 513 974 1.90
- Mam’th .; .. 1.708 “ 3,701 2.17

Alsike 3,004; 9,880

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Age 5-11-12 (City of Cleveland, Owner)
Berni-Official Year Test
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Year tests that Count

These wonderful semi-official records
are only a few of a large number of genuine

high production‘ tests made under normal
conditions with UNICORN DAIRY RATION used
as the entire or largest part of the grain ration. They
are in no sense forced or freak records as shown by
the normal fat percent and the perfect health of these
cows and all herds fed on Unicorn Dairy Ration.

Every breeder knows Ajax Flakes

(madeexclusively by us for years.) Conditions
forced us to withdraw it from the market except as
one of the ingredients of Unicorn. You will find
Unicorn equally efficient as your ration or ration base.

If you have good cows that you want
to make even better

Unicorn Dairy Ration

offers you the chance, without exta cost,
in fact most likely at a considerable saving.

With an average cow we guarantee

a reduction in the feed cost of you milk.
Give them a chance - if fed right with Unicorn Dairy
Ration they will surprise you.

Unicorn can be obtained by any
dairyman or breeder east of the Missouri

river no matter where located. Every bag
is equally uniform and good no matter where you
get it.

Write for information and FREE copy of
Cow Testers’ Manual.

Chapin & Co., ‘1’." Chicago

 

 

Abbie of Riverside,
Champion Guernsey of Michigan
Fred Gl

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14201 lbs. Milk 5.72% 813 lbs. Fat

 

 

 

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Best 2 year old in New York
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Folly land Nancy

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8.! Factories assure a_ wide and economical

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Write for information now to

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Farms and Farm Lands. For Sale

501Acres Dairy Farm $1300
With Pr. Horses, 3 Heifers,

Cow wagons, cultivator. barrow. harnesses and hay
to winter stock all thrown in by owner who now has
another farm. 1% miles to depot, only 3 miles to big

 

shoe factory, corn cannery, creamer: and potato
uses. eat 5~room house. telephone. dolly mall.‘
cream taken at door skim led to hogs, s-cow silo.

 

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whore largest. profits are made? The South’s snot
variety of crops and wonderful productive climate
make it the most profitable farm section of America.
It is the place forthe lowest cost meat production and
dairy farming. It grows the lar est variety of forage
crops. Good lands, in good loca itiel, as low as 81560
825 an acre. Let us show you locations that will give
the higest profits. M. V. RICHARDS Commissioner.
Boom 8, Southern Railway System, Washington. D.0.

 

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ASmall Cahforma Farm 19,, work “a,“ a...
crops you know about—~nlfalfa, wheat. barle , etc.—
nlso oranges, grapes. olives and figs. Ideal for air} inn,
pigs and chickens. Nu cold weather: rich soil; low
noes; easy terms: good roads: schools and churches.
nJoy life_here. Newcomers welcome. “'rite for our
HanJonquin Valley, also Dal rying and Poultry Raisins:
Illustrated folders, free. . . Seagrnves. Idustriul
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cE'In‘L ‘LBEHI‘ F‘"" for sale, going concern.
fully equi )ped. 1142 acres
In one block. clear title. 600 under cu tivation. best
black loam clay subsoil, all fenced. good buildings.
abundant good water, ideal for mixed farming, owner
made fortune on grain: only one mile from railway
station on mainline. elevators and growing town.
chea for cash. no agents. Address.
FEL X OHBERG. - - - Amisk. Alberta.

 

0N SOUTH DAKOTA LANDS

Farmers are making fortunes. an average of $7000

farm for all the state this year. Land is rising but sliil‘l
low. Sand for State bulletins. DEPARTMENT OF
IMMIGRATION, CAPITOL x PIERRE, S. I)

at”! or work on shares to responsible tenant. 240110"-
farm on Stone Road three miles from Pontiac.
Splendid buildings rye and wheat now sown. Tenant
must own 1mplements_and livestock. Appl ' by letter
only. LAWERENOEVV . SNELL, 1801 Dime ank Bldg.

Detroit, Mich. '

'20 AC R E iarlrfn for 14319: Atll fenced:
a in on t ' ~ -
ning water; excellent stock farm: one mli‘i: (11(33):: $3.1

town on railroad in northeastern Michl a . P rtl . .
lors write, Box 0. 91, Michigan Farmer. D‘egi-oithigii.

OR Sale Forty acre farm 2 miles from small town M
F mile from West Mich. Pike in Muskegon County,
Good heavy soil. orchard, 8 room house with cistern,
Barn 30x91 with silo, windmill, granary, ho pen 8: etc.

E. S. BENSTON, Kent City, inch.

H A V E youmfarm or property to sell?

or are you lookin t agidWIlflpayfz‘fiaftergn‘lefis rvrvide.

go uya arminnnyeae ‘h

GRASSEY FARM A(\}1EN0Y. 212 Lewis gt:
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1360 acre ranch, grazing and meadow land. .‘4 mile.
from station. Watered by streams. and lakes,
good fishing and hunting. Large private fishery start-
ed.some timber buildings and icnces. Price 86 per acre
ilsold thismon . Terms. WallisCogswell,Gaylord.Mich

STILLSON FARM MAN

52acreeonly “down lma re b ' 8500.
terms write a. trunnion. chkgon? 'i'cii. For

’0' "l‘ an im roved farm of 120 acreabest of
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and Poultry Book—FREE.

while prices are high. Hens usually loaf
at this season. They must have more
than feed if you want more eggs now.

Dr. LeGear’s
_Puryolt . Powder

is a tonic which stimulates the hen‘s whole sys-
tem, and puts her in condition to lay. It also
corrects and prevents disease, and keeps poui

healthy. It is my own formula from 26 years
veterinary and poultry experience. Try it a: my
773%. If it doesn’t do all I claim, your dealer will

25c and 50c packages—25 lb. pail $2.50. 100 lb. 501689.00
DR. LeGEAR'S STOCK POWDERS
An Excellent Tonic and Conditioner for Live Stock
Dr. LeGear’s Remedies are sold by 40,000 deal-
ers—never by peddlers. Ask your dealer for them .
Also ask him or write me for my 112-page Stock

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POULTRY
HOMESTEAD FARMS '

POULTRY 8 ALB
We have the following Ibirds to sell for immediate
e very.

’ Pullers-full grown and about ready‘to lay 24 White
Plymouth Rocks; 20 Barred Piymout Rocks: 10 S. 0.
Rhode Island Beds; 30 White Leghorns; also 20 Les-
horns two thirds grown.

Yearling Hens —moultlng flnished60 S. 0. White Leg-
hornsz30 8.0. Rhodo Island Reds:6 White \Vyandottes.
Cockerels—Whito Leghorns; Barred Pl 'mouth Rocks;
Rhoda Island Reds: Black Minorcas. hose are sea-
son closing sales.

HOMESTEAD FARMS, Mich.

BREEDING COCKERELS
Trapnested. bred-today 51:00 it. B. (J. White Le horns.
S2 enoh. Barred Rocks and S. 0. Beds $3 eac .
BUNNYBROOK POULTRY FARM. Hillsdale, Mich.

Iohn's big beautifull hen-hatched Barred Rocks.
0 good layers, Pens (7) birds) 81?. to $20. 83 to $10 each,
Boldon approval. Circulars.photds..lohn Nortlion. Clare.Mich.

Barred Rocks ..‘E§‘%‘:§$‘:..§?;

with records to 290 eggs a ear. $2 to $5 each. Circu-
lar free. FRED ASTL NG. Oorgtantine. Mich.

b df om G eat La ere
Barred Hock Backerels £31.91”... .— y
W. 0. COFFMAN, R. 3 Benton Harbor. Mich.
Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels $3.00 each.

Full Hood from rize-winning heavy
’ 9 Union City. Mich.

 

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laying strain. J. A. Barnum.

r V Ferris White Leghorns
A real heavy laying strain, trapnested l
years, records from 200 to 264 Eggs. Get
our special summer prices on yearling hens,
‘- breeding males, eggs for hatching. 8-week-
old pullers and d?! old chicks. _ \‘Vc ship‘ C. O. D. and
guarantee results. ntalog gives prices; describes stock; tells
all about our farm and methods; results you can get by breed-
ing this strain. Send for your copy now—it IS free.

934 Union. Grand Rapids. Mich.

   

    
    
 

    
      
   

GEORGE E. FERRIS

F owlers Buff Rocks 333133333133;
from two dollars up according to quality.
. R. B.FOWLER. Harttord. Mich.

Buff Leghorns mtiizleizaliot“. £21m"?
in! strain. 1». William A. Smith. resembling. Mic .
laybill :- li- W- longhorn: til?§.’§§i§iifi§?§séhii£3

breeding hens now. verfresh Egg Farm. Ionia. Mich.

Pine Gresl 8.0. While 0minglons, :3 “$133, ”3‘9
cocks and hens. also youn cookerels. .
ROUGH. PINE CREST ARM. Royal Oak. Mien.

RHODE ISLAND REDS Ind PLYMOUTH ROCKS
Males 5 to 12 lbs. according to ageSZ to 55: P. R. hens
weight 5 to 10 lbs.. eggs 15 for $1.00; 100. $5: 120. $6.00.
Mammoth Bronze Tom Turkeys. 8 to 38lbs. according
to age 36 to $25. 10 eggs 53. Morris dz J. Bureau,
Vassar. Mich. Successors to A. E. Oramton. "

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

aSln le comb hens and puliets. All at bargain
prices. ockerels after Sept ember 15th.

INTERLAKES FARM. Box 39. Lawrence. Mich.

Leghoms. cockerels and hens d
So C0 w. for beauty and utility $2.00 up. bro
White Line Poultry Farm. Hillsdnle. Mich.

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O. W. Leghorn hens for breeding $1.50 each. Cock-
S'erels from trap nested stock we have them priced

83 to $568011. 0. B. Sturtevantd: Sons. Ypsilanti, Mich
I. C. Br. leghorn Cockerels, m2:

W. China Geese. Order early. the supply is limited.
MRS. CLAUDIA BITTS. Hillsd ale. Mlchlgn

R 0 Br Leghorn oockerels two best
fl - wi o 3150- staainsin America, hil‘ed l{dram
ze nners . an up. a s uare ea. c ere
:mmptly filled. E. Hlmebaugh. oldwater. Mich.
sILVER Golden and White Wyandottes. Choice
breeding stock of sale utter Oct. let. a few bargains
in yearling hens. 0. w. Browning, R. 2. Portland Itch.

ilver Laced Wyandottes. Pure bred cockerels for
ale. .50each.Healthy birds.hatohedl M . Order
Low. liars. Jacob Snearey. 12.1. OsmorPOHliyy. Mich.

WHITE Wyandottes. Ihave a fine lot of épfi'iLMId

~. May hatchin ‘ ckerels for 83.“) a d 8.. .
“D VID‘ AY vdoofi’omat. lelanntl. Mlch‘iwh‘

'. “ ‘ Turkeysl lthorou lib d" '-
Mom 131; reductiog in nri gumrgreplftbovll.

   

LET US TAN
YOUR HIDE.

Horse or Cow hide. Call or other skins
with hair or fur on, and make them
into coats (for men and women) . robes.
rugs or gloves when so ordered. Your
lur goods will cost you less than to buy
them and be worth more.

Our llluotratod catalog gives a. lot of
information. It tells how to take off
and care for hides; how and when we
pay the freight both ways; about our
:an dyolng process on cow and horse '
hide. call! and other skins; about the
fur goods and game trophies we sell,
taxidermy. etc.

Then we have recently got out an- .
other we call our Fashion book wholly p -
devoted to fashion plates of muffs,
neckwear and other fine fur garments,
with prices 2 also lur garments remod-
dod and repaired.

You can have either book by sending- 1'

our correct address naming which. or

both books it you need both. Address
The Crash Frisian Fur Com )3,
571 Lyel Ave” Rochester, . Y.

 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
   

 

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Let uslprove to you that we pay
HIGHES PRICES We pay exactly
what wequote and know on Will be
pleased with our LIBERAL RADIIVG.

WULFSOHN
Abe

regardless of how small or go. On
to! our unusual outlet for . 4.
furs, we can actually pay 1&0!)
more morey. Writetorprice t. . .

M. Wolfeohn &. Co. ,
208 We“ 27th Sm" 3’
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We pay highest cash prices
‘ to thousands of trappers

who ship their furs to us
every season. . ether you
send one skin. or a hundred. you get

BestGrading-Highest Prices

Large capital. expert graders. and long
experience are your protection- they guarantee
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rompt pay. Write for free copy of "For Facts."
Trappers' Supplies Catalog and shipping tags.
ABRAHAM FUR CO.
103 Abraham Bldg” 8t. Mall, 310. ~

         
  

   

 

   

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cost ten cents with pullets. four-

teen cents with two-year-old. hens.
and nineteen cents with three-year~old
hens in a three-year feeding test re-
cently reported by poultrymen of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. These were the cost figures of
feed at the time of- the experiment,
which began in 1912, and must be cor-
rected to present prices. VTables of
rations and costs presented in the re-
port enable poultrymen to make these
corrections when compared to 1917
prices. In Bulletin 561 of the Depart-

FEED to produce one dozen eggs

. ment of Agriculture, “Feed Cost of Egg

Production,” the specialists describe
in detail this test, which was undertak-
en to compare the costs of various ra-
tions fed under general farm condi-
tions. Much information relating to
feeding under the various conditions

. also was learned in the experiment.

Starting with six pens of thirty pul-
lets each, the test was enlarged to in-
clude sixteen pens containing 366
fowls. Most of the pens were made up
of thirty standard-bred pullets, bred.
and reared under the same conditions
and selected for vigor, standard shape,
and color. Some flocks consisted of
fowls of one breed while others con-
tained more than one kind of pure-bred
fowls of the general-purpose type. Pens
of cross-bred pullets also were used.

Conditions of Test.

With the exception of three flocks
which were confined to good-sized
yards, all the fewls were allowed free
range overseveral acres of rough land.
Detailed records were kept of the feed.
used, the weight of the eggs, and care-
ful observations were made of the con-
ditions which affect egg production,
such as melting and broodiness. The
test was conducted on the experiment
farm of the Bureau of Animal Indus-
try, at Beltsville, Maryland. Summar-
izing the results of the tests, the spe-
cialists draw these conclusions:

The average egg yield for the first
laying year in all pens was 131 eggs,
and the highest pen average yield was
169.5 eggs. In the second year the av-
erage egg yield of all pens was 92.7
eggs, which decreased to 78.2 eggs in
the third laying year.

The average value of eggs over feed
cost the first laying year was $2.56 per
hen, falling to $1.41 the second year,
and to $0.79 the third year. The high-
est average value in any pen was $3.41.

Amount of Food Consumed.

The general-purpose fowls consiumed
annually seventy-two pounds of feed
which cost $1.31, while the Leghorns
ate 55 pounds, which cost eighty-seven
cents. ‘

Good results were obtained with ra-
tions, both with and without oats. The
use of this grain added variety to the
ration without increasing the cost.

Fowls not fed any scrap or other ani-
mal protein laid only ninety eggs dur-
ing their pullet year, compared with
137 eggs from the beef-scrap pens, and

eighty-four compared with eighty-three
in their second year.
no beef scrap pens cost about 2.2 cents
per dozen more to produce the first
layingyear, but these costs were about

The eggs of the

equal during the second year. The

fowls not fed beef scrap laid very poor-
ly in winter, thus materially reducing
the value of their eggs.

Cottonseed meal used in place of

beef scrap as a high-protein feed in the
ration produced- ”brown or greenish
spots on the yolks of the eggs, espe-
cially in warm weather, making a con-'
siderable proportional them unfit for
market.
Cheaply and at a 'Acqnsiderably greater .
profit on the beeftscrap ration.

Eggs were produced more

":. ‘ Valuable" Protein. Feeds.

 

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set 4

is ;

Clucmg Fe

did not in any way affect the flavor or
quality of the eggs. ‘

General-purpose,fowls allowed to se-
lect their ownmash constituents ate a.
dry mash containing about sixty-three
per cent corn meal, nineteen per cent
beef scrap, nine per cent bran, and nine
per cent middlings. Leghorns ate a
mash of about sixty-six per cent corn
meal, twenty-six per cent beef scrap,
and four per cent each of bran and
middlings. No better results were ob-
tained by this method of feeding than
where the grouhd grains were mixed
together in a mash.

Good mashes, as indicated by these
experiments, may be made of sixty-six
per cent corn meal, tWenty-six per cent
beef scrap, and four per cent each of
bran and middlings, or two pounds of
corn meal'and one pound each of bran,
middlings, and beef scrap, with a.
scratch feed in each ration of equal
parts by weight of cracked corn, wheat
and oats, which is fed so that the hens
receive about equal parts of scratch
feed and of mash. '

The Leghorns on free range gave a.
considerably. greater egg yield than
those confined to a. fair-sized yard. This
difference was less marked in the gen-
eral-purpose hens.

Green Feeds.

Sprouted oats fed as green feed to
hens confined to yards cost about ten
cents per hen a. year and one cent per
dozen eggs, not including any charges
for labor and equipment. The hens
ate on an average in one year about 1.3
pounds of oyster shell and 0.7 of a.
pound of grit, which together cost
about one cent per hen.

The Leghorns did not lay as well in
the winter as the general-purpose
breeds, especially during their second
year, but the Leghorns produced eggs
about three cents per dozen cheaper
during their first year, 6.4 cents cheap—
er in their second year, and 9.8 cents
cheaper in their third year than the
general-purpose breeds. One pen of
Leghorn pullets produced eggs in their
first year at a. feed cost of 6.7 cents per
dozen, while the value of the eggs per
hen for the year was $3.41 over cost
of feed.

The average weight of a dozen eggs
from the general-purpose fowls during
their pullet year was 1.53 pounds, 1.60
during their second year, and 1.63 dur-
ing their third laying year. The eggs
from the Leghorns aVeraged 1.45
pounds during their pullet year, and
1.49 during their second and third
years.

   

Pullets Lay Best.

The egg production of the general-
purpose fowls decreased thirty-two per
cent in their second laying year. The
decrease was considerably less in the
Leghorns, their two-year average egg
production exceeding that of the gen-
eral-purpose breeds by nineteen eggs.
The decrease in production from the
second to the third year was only four
per cent with the Leghorns, compared
with thirteen per cent in the general-
purpose breeds.

The cheapest eggs are produced in
the spring, during April, May and June,
while the greatest costs occur in Octo-
ber, November and December. The
lowest monthly feed cost of a dozen
eggs in any of these experiments was
four cents, while in some cases no
,eggs at all were produced during the
month. '

 

Present conditions point to a contin-
ued advance in the price of poultry
products sufficient . to justify greatly
increased hatchings the coming. sea.-
. ‘Prices ‘for poultry products. of. all
kinds have advanced staadily‘With the
advancing Cost of teens

  

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oncogene! T‘Wdebfic II I .

We Offer a Few Special Bargains
' In S. C. White Leghorn cockerels, Rxm- .
bouillet rams, Hampshire pigs (either ‘ .

sex) and Holstein bulls. 'A good chance
for a small investment to reap the bene-
fit of a. large expenditure of capital and
years of expert breeding.

Flanders Farm,‘ Orchard Lake, Mich.
CATTLE.

Aberdeen- Angus
H 'd bl'shnd from Tro'an—Ericas and Black
big-its 33%. IBulls in service? Black Brandon 208932
Enos-o! Woodcote/IWBZ. Also breeders of Percheron

amdSaddl v rse .
woopooin osrdox FARM. Ionic. Mich.

 

 

ABERDEEN-ANGUS mommies

T. E. CRUCHSHAN‘K. R. 2. Evart. Mich.

M. 8. D. AYRSHIRES

We have for saie'a choice lot-dyoung stock from
A. R. dams. Also a. few mature cows. Write for
particulars. '

W. L. HOFFMAN, Steward,

School for the Deaf, Flint, Michigan

Registered Guernseys

Stock always for sale. M: Rose Strain—Herd Tuber-
culin tested annually. ever had a reactor- no
abortion. J. M. WILLIAMS. North Adams. Mich.

 

UERNSEYS, must reduce herd. so oiler a few choice
Glenwood breeding also bulls. all stock
or A. B. breeding. herd tuberculin tested. Do not write
about females but come at Queens they are priced to
sell. '1‘. V. TRICKS. Battlercreek. Michigan.

GU E R N 3 BY 83%??bltlrnm‘3
Containi%bloed of world chain one.
NCKS' OVER EY FARM. Saginaw. . 8.. Mich

For Sale. four on;
Guernse ys-rcglstered cows. . uber-
euline tested. Geo. N. Crawford. Holton. Mich.

Registered and Grade cows. bulls
Guernseys yearlings. heifer calves: will sell
‘31]; Come with race rds: choice 0146; must reduce herd:
tuberculin tested. Avondale Stock Farm, W'nynn. mcb.

 

EG. Guernsey bull 2 years old. prize winner. 1! few
cows. also bull calves. May Ros. breeding.
JOHN EBELS. R. 2. Holland. Michigan.

PllB LIB SALE

35 Registered

HDLSTEINS

At the Cloverdale Farms

é Mile South of Dryden, Mich.

Wednesday, Nov. 28, ’17

These animals are all very
fine, cows with A. R. ,0.
records. Heifers soon due to
freshen and bulls some old
enough fer service. Also am
selling 50 O. l. C. Gilts and
Sows. Catalogue.

LEWIS ll. STARK,

Dryden, Michigan

tluny Stock Farm

100 Registered Holsteins 100

For Solo-Nicely marked'l' mos. old bull. Sire-
Dutchlnnd Colantha Winona. Lnd N0.114O(i7,( irand
Champion Bull at Michigan State Fair 1917. Dam
a. 19.2 lb. Sr. 2 1'. old. She produced in first four
milking perio s 50,634.61b. milk (private record).
average 37.8 lb. 8. day. Dam’s darn. 8.20.8 1b. now.
produced in first. eight milking periods 92.417 lb.
milk. If you are looking for producing qualities.
send for pedigree and price on this 0119'

R. Bruce McPherson, Howell. Midi.

IG. 301487 . S: Herd headed Alhln m
lntter Boy 0. 93124. Dam’s u 6 yrs. butter
”use. milk 619. Yeevly record at 2% 1 better
a lbs. milk 1862?. bs.W. n. READER. Bosh. Mich

A Yearling Heifer. ure bred Hol-
F 01' sale stein. Sire. Colantha ohanna Cream-
elle . De Elizabeth Segls Lyons. If you want
comet . write. Geo. D. Clarke. Vassar. Mich.

Res-stared Holstein £33m “Sifziseofial‘ih‘?

 

 

 

 

sires. Priced tosell. men! J. Lance. ebewalng. Mich.

_ I Always Havel-lulsteins'

 

To Sell
'WW°£§§£? '9‘“ "9““
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Breakwater odors to so

H. W. WORD.
OWNER

” Jerseys and Dome Jerseys
The mat W“ “in in “gigs Bil-m bull i5 00 Mammqked W M Wong 0’ hm

ow chotee bull calves
won more prizes at the State Fairs this year that. mother.

Boer Pigs and Yearling: For Sale.

BROOKWATER FARM
Ann Arbor. ”ch” R. 7'-

 

trad. Our herd of Durocs has

0. l'. 308“!-
MANAGE].

 

 

Choice Holstein bulls, $801113.
Junior Herd Sire is stated to be aworld beater.
a 28.53 lb. 6 yr. old daughter of DeKol 2nd Butter

“BULLY”_ BARGAINS ”at Long Beach Farm, Augusta, Mich.

4 to 14 mos. old from .A. R.O. dams from noted families. Our
His Sire is Spring Farm King Pontiac 6th. His dam

Boy 3rd. You should have our illustrated book-

let. Our herd is under state and Government supervision.

 

’ Pedigree Stock Farm otters Re .1101-
Parham s stein cattle. Chester White wine.
extra berglns in culvcs and fall pigs. Bulls halt rice.

R. B. PARHAM. Bronson. ich.

' ' 30.21 lbs. sire. Their dam’s
3 “0.818111 llCIlBI‘S dam A. 1t. 0. sister to dam
of 35 lb. cow. bred to % brother to 30 111.4 yr. old. Terms
it wanted. M. L. McLAULIN. Redford. Michigan.

HllLflElll BULL EAL: 1"“ i"l‘livifi‘ml- four

months old. pure hire
tumors prices.

d.
GRAHAM. Flint. Mich.

' ill hi
on our Easy Payment Plan 23.? £8.33:
Holstein Bull call in our stables. Prices from 350 up.
Ypsiland Farms, Ypsilanti. Michigan.

“TOP-NOTBH” HULSTEINS

“Milk production is an inherited ability. Good cows

must be bred to good pure-bred bulls if progress in

dairying is to be made’ . _ _
Extract U. 8. Dept. of Agric. Bulletin.

 

Here is a young bull with inherited ability. and rare
individual merit. He was born Dec. 24. 1915.

f Butter '7 Days 33.62

His Sire’s Dain's< g?¥§°§0%?;” 2mm5:;3

Record [Butter 1 Year 838.41

Milk 1 Year 18575.80

His Sire‘s Sire's three nearest Dams average Butter

7 Days 30.87. (Including u. junior three and senior

four yr. old.)

His Dam‘s Record i Butter 7 Days 21.24

‘ 3 Yrs. 14 Days Milk 7 Days 462.8
29.40

lliuns’ Dani .
Almost 30 lbs. l Butter 7 13,838 . _
About 9'; white. Price low for this quality.

McPherson Farms Co., Howell, Mich.

HDLSTEIN FEMALES

FOR SALE

From- heavy producers all will average
over 22 lbs. butter by their 6 to 7 near-
est dams. Also a few young bulls.

Blgolm Holstein Farm. Bmdsillls, Mltli.

OAK L EAF FARM
Herd Sire
Ypsiland Sir Pieter-tie De Kol
Registered Holstein cows 5; bull calves tine individu-
als cows safe in calf satisfaction guaranteed.
E. H. Gearhart it Son. Marcellus. Mich. R. No. 4.

WINWOOD HERD

REGISTERED HOLSTEl NS

Holton, Mich.
Reference: Old State Bank. Fremont, Mich.
Flint Marlocmt Bo eirein service

His sire is Map sci-est Kern yke Bengerveld. his 8
Nearest Dams each. over-30 lbs. of butter in'idnys.
His dam and grand dam both made over 12.32in.
butter in lyenr. It is the yearly row we are looking
for to deliver the goods. Flint Maplecrest Boy‘sDam is
Gluck Vasser Bell. 30.57 lbs. of butter in 7 days and 120
lbs. in30dziys. Her butter rat test 135.27. This looks
about right to the man who goes to the creamery.
We have Bull Calves from 2 weeks to 8 months old for
sale at dairy farmers' prices all out of A. B. 0. Halters.
Write drtell us the kind of a bull you want.

ha H.Winn. (lnc.,) Bolton. Mich.

PURE Holstein Cows

ARE THE MOST PROFITABLE
COWS ON EARTH.
Write for the facts about the
profitable breed, free, no obliga-
tion —- we have nothing to sell.
THE HOLSTElN-FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICA. Box 164, Brattleboro, Vt.

A'uction Sal e
Registered Holstein Cattle

 

Mich. at one o’clock in the afternoon of Nov. 19.
1917. Calves of both sex. 1. 2 and 3 year olds. and
wows. Some iresh.‘others freshen soon. 50 head
in herd. oldest 7 years. If you want Holcteins.
Don’t raise this sale.

For Sale Holstein Bill Bill

from hi 11 Record families. Sire. a good son of a 37.500
Gson o the well known Hang. DeKol.Calf's sir": dam
is the Celebrated Pletert e Maid Ormsby 35.56 'lda.
who is related to the Worl '3 Champion Duchess Sky-
lark Ormsby. Dam is sired by a 30. 71 1b. are and his
sire’s dam is 51.94 7 do. Dsm's dam 16 lb. at 24 mo. Dam
is average 5i lb. (18. at two milkings. as 3 .vr.. is £11th
clin tested and has 20 lb. sister. cult 91 white. rice
right. NA'I‘E TODD, Clarksville. Mich.

EG. Holstein Bull Cult. The last one {ntil winter.
R agood one with A. B. 0. backing. Write for ad

lgree and price. Elmer E. Smith. Redford. lch.

FORflalo One registered Holstein bull calf. Sire's
m mdm have 7. do. records av. 25.58. Vb.
butter. Domto . L finely marked. growthy
- individul. 1m Yaw Farm. 3.. K.Box 10 A. Rochester. Mich.

FOR Sale. Reg. Holstein bull calf born Sept. 15.
Half white. in show form. College Sire. A.R.0. dam

price low. _0. L EITLETTJ SON. Okemos. Mich.

9 CHOTCE Holstein bulls nenrly old enough for
.1 s rvice. No. 1 horn Januarv 24. 17. sire‘s dam.
gran «lam and great granddam’s semi-official records
average 842 lbs. butter Dam of calf 18 lbs. butter 7 days
asseniorZyr.-old. average or cent fat 4.3. No. 2 Sir
by 23 lb. bull and out of a 41b.£nior 2-yr.-old.

0 L. 380 rt He Mich.

. DY. your. run.
Chas. Peters. Herdsman. ThreeRivecs. Mich.

Butter Fat Counts

Holstein Bull . ‘ M It. mifllmnm
and ’ e1

  

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pensive..-

b the
‘ ‘ ‘ _ ed eteconoerdle
:3qu- . ,wiu Silawis. Meuhemmh.

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at Geo. D. Clark's farm 2 miles north of Vassar.

We have sFriend Hen erveld De Kol Butter Boy
- bull calves for an 9. Good individuals and
hoto & etc.

arm; Bruce Crossing, Mich.

' Bull Calves Pontaic Korndyke
Reg' HOISteln andHengerveld DeKol Breed-
ing at Farmers Prices. John A. Blnke. Warren. Mich

breeding. Write for rlces
Oztmagon Valley Holstein

 

 

10R, Sale 4 registered Holstein heifers from one to 10
months old good breeding write for prices and predi-

green. M. BOULIANN. Remus. hllch.

AUCTION SALE

Public sale of registered Holstein Cattle on the
farm of Louis Nellcr. Bath. Michigan. Wednes-
da-y..December 1‘2, 1917. at 10 o'clock A. M.
Consulting of Head Registered Holstein
_ ttle. One of the ilncst herds of central Mich-
igan. It catalogue desired it will be furnished

to you on your rcfiiiest. ~
C L. . L. PER Y . LOUIS NELLER
_ . Proprietor
AS WE WISH t: kg» only Fire Brad
soc , ' 'a
26 High Grade Holstein heifers. t‘ivxfaedn 31rd iiiibidd?

from one to two cars old.
SCOTNEY BRO .. - .. -

 

Auctioneer

 

Ypsilanti, Mich.

HEHEEllllllS

ALLEN BROS.

PAW PAW, men.
[1 e re f0 rd 5 Effiel‘ilflstofi’zlé‘.‘ 22?:

Both sexes either panel or horned. EA .
McCARCl‘Y. Sec’y Mich. (H B. Ass’n. Bad Axe.BlV]l:‘iclqi.

 

' ' Farm Jerse s for sale. Yearling bull b'
"mud. on both sltles by Register of Mcrltdfliiieiiis
His four nearest dams average over 600 lbs. of butl er
0. i! O. DEAKE. - - - Ypsilanti. Michigan.

 

fromhigh-producing dam . ith
Jen” Bu": tor sale testing Asso. records. 31:: on
semi-nmcial test. C B. Wehqer. R. 6. Allesmn. Mich

Jersey Bulls For Sale

Ready for service. Raleigh -- St. Lambert l d' .
Waterman & Waterman. Packard lid. Ann “this Milli:

llfle Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Bull 031 '.’
L of M. Cows. also heifer calves and 39:3;311-01392

‘ boilers for sale. Colon O. Lillie. Coopmville. Mich

F“ Sal. Two registered Jerseys bull calves.8plen-

did-individu als. Good edigrees. Priced to
sell. Long Veiw Farm. R. 3.Box 18A. Rochester. Mich.

FOR sale. 2 yr. old bull out of a R. of M. dam record
.1198 lb. butterin one r. sire Majesty's Wonder a
R: of. M. sire With 10 anghters in the R. of M.
Write FRED A. BRENNAN 890.. St. Clair 00.
Jersey Cattle Club. Capac. Mich.

FOR Sale--Maple Lane R. of M.Jersey Herd R. of M.
cows and their daughters all records 500 and 600 lbs.
For sale bulls and bull calves out of these cows.

IRVlN FOX Allegaii. Mich.

The Wildwood Jersey Farm

good enough to head any herd. We in ite ‘ t' .
ALVIN BALDEN‘,’ eaigif’eiiigii.

F 0 R SA LE essences

SMITH and PARKER. n. 4. Howell. Mich. ‘

“Shortliorn Cattle 01 both Sex ior Sale

W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.

OR Sale-Reg. Short Horn Bull b M
Monarch 2nd. a son of Avondalerfroyln 1 fillings:
old. John Schmidt. Reed City. 8.1%.6. Michigan

BIDWELL suunmnnis

For Beef and Milk.

5 Bulls .ready for service. 15 months to 2 f

21:19; 21:01 £331! ScoitchAltigpedocou';l and hell/gigstshlodr
n. n can pmen. nc our fro T l d .

Ohio. N. Y. O. B y. Visitors Welcome. M'riibeu‘;

BIDWELL STOCK FARM

Box 3, Tecumseh. Michigan.

 

 

 

—Dairyor beef bred. Breeding stock all
shulhflfl ages foreclo'st farmers prices. C.W.Crum.
Sec-y. Cent. Hick. Shorthorn Breeders‘ Assn. McBride. lien

SHORTHORNS #1155231}ng Herd. Estab-

N .t ‘
sale. I. B. Ten-well; Meson. Michigciif 0“ for

 

 

horthorns (for sale. 5 bulls Scotch top 10 to 14 Blot-L.
3roan. 1 white. 1 red. r‘ce $150. to $250. lson of M :ix-
welton Sultan 19 mos. £350. 0. Carlson. Leroy, Mich.

theorigiml milk st '
M08 mom bullsSmos. old fox-.5133. 312%
8150 to we. J. 3. HUMMEL. Mason. ‘Mlch.
ShOI'thOl'DS- Bulls 9 mos. to 12 mos. old from
good milk . 2 . ,'
osnable. COLLAR BROS.. iii'acovdgniiiheiiiglf.
Registered Shorlhorii Bulls 1' ill in?”
Shropshire sheep. W. J. Lesslter. Balding, Mich.
liking Shorthorncz—Buil exit 5 men. by a Grand-

can at Ola . dam by a f G ,
$150. A few females. E. E. 300181? hogiggiliilgill

n Shorthorn calves sired b Di d ‘
“lull 2nd 410m bothse m y “no“ Km.
. . . . . 3150. '1‘
guns. WM. J. BELL Rim... City. 132?? 0°"
For Sale gmonsfiullsem. to 2 years :old

and mllki . ..
R. B. Clyde Station. . J. DeGeElugiifiog... 6. iiiiiord. inch.

Shorthorns both sexes. herd cata-
. . CHARLES 1 Keri: “° mdilftiit'i't‘ii.
Snorrn’onns. smartly Sultan. half brother to

International SLOhem ion. inse 1 . I"
buihma.munen.w. .monfifiiimiif {2‘33

. ,. . Cattle For Sale.

 

 

 

Mic-due mas—om yen-ll steers. Also
con . ear umberl. a . . ldt
fiestas»... _......... infirm... is

       

. champion Iowa Fair.

23-4483~

noes.
SWIGARTDALE

BERKSHIRES ., _

We are offering afew very desirable
gilts and boar igs. All will be of cod
Size for bree in and service by ec-
‘ember lst. Thong we have not pushed
them they have made about 1 lb. per
day for their age.

We do not claim to have the cheapest
in pride but we do claim to have the
best in quality and type.

SWIGARTDALE FARM

PETERSBURG, MICHIGAN

DUROC BOARS

Th biggest. longest. growthiest spring hours I ever
had. ’rices reasonable if taken at once. Shipp
O. O. D. .F. 12‘. EAGER & SON. Howell, MicliJ‘J

 

 

One Yearling Cherry King
DUTOC‘JCTSCYS Boar. Gilts bred for fall far-
I'OW. J. H. BANGHART. East Lansing. Mich.
Sows and gllts bred to Eureka Cherry Kin

DurOC and Crimson Critic son of Critic Model 191%
W. C. Taylor. Milan. Mich.

P' h i offers; Registered Spring Boats, tried
"I. "G brood sows. One Great Herd Boar. Write
you-r w nte. Orlo L. Dobson. Quincy. Mich.

llUllllC BOARS AND SOWS

The biggest. longest. growthiest and best bred of

Sping boars. Blast fa] boars by Panama Special

66383. This fall‘s boars 8‘!) pair. not akin $40.
NEWTON BARNEA‘RT. St. Johns. Mich.

Spring Gllts and fall bonr pigs of the fin.
Duroc est breeding. E. 1:. CALKINS.
Longacres. B. 6. Ann Arbor, Mich.

S ' ‘lt. z (1
Duroc Jerse hints; tum...
sex. I. D. HEYDENBER , Wayland. Mich.

DUROCS of good quality and breeding. yearling and
spri'ngplgs of A rll furrow. priced c loop for quick
sale. H. (x. KEES Eli. Czissopolis, Mich.

nunoc “Ills If in need ofa blggrowth) spring

boar at a reasonable price. Write at
once. RUSH BROS. Romeo. Mich.

UROCS for sale. 1 fall hour, 7 Spring boars, good
breeding. Write for descrlption and prices.
J. D. CRANE (it SON. l’lulnwell. Mich.

 

Duroc Jersey: Extra good spring pig: for sale.
CALEY U. EDMONDB. Hastings. Mich.

1)uroc Jerseys—boars of the large heavy boned type.
. Prize winning stock. prices reasonable. typo and
breeding considered. also gills bred to J unlor (ham-
pinn bonv- tor spring furrow. l-‘.J. Drhilt. R l. Monroc, Mil-h.

Pleasant View Durocs, boars and gills of April and
July {arrow sired by Principal XIV $1403 l‘(‘;lll) lo ,
ship. Inspection invited W.L‘.Burllngsuic& SmiJinrsiiull.Mivli.

UROCS Orion Chief Perfection No. 68945. and Jen-
nings Pilot Wonder No.73373.Two outstanding boars
of big type and excellent quality. All selected large
tylw smooth sows. Thrifty. smooth. largeboned spring
gl ts from these herd boars and choice sows at very
reasonableprices. The Jennings Farms.Bailey.Mich.

Big Type O. l. C’s.

.gltock of all ages for sate. \Ve showed at four "ate

 

airs and won more clampionsland Grand Champions
than all the other breeders together double. we were
Premier Breeder and Exhlbtor at every fair we show—
ed. We Breed the best. We sell the best. We Guaran-
tee them to be the best. Write your wants. Get our
Catalogue. We shi on approval. _
(‘RAND 11111 and SON. Cass City. Mich.

 

offers for sale choice young bulls from B. of M. dams. .

 

I Raise Chester Whites,

Like This

the Original big producers

     

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I HAVE started thousands of breedere on the road to
success. 1 can help you. I want to place one hog from
my great herd in every community where am not Already rep-
resented b these fine early developers—ready for market at Six
months ul )erte for my plun~~" oney from Hogs "

e. s. BENJAMIN. 3,)», D. 10, Portland. Michigan

 

 

HESTER Whites and O. I. O. for sale. Big typo

S ring Boers and gilts from prize winning stock
for 11 teen years. Also some fall pigs.

. B. Combs l Son. 3' 2. Allen. Michigan.

 

Bred Gllts all sold. Special rlce‘
Cheaters March boa rs. also 6 months pHolst6?: -
Bull. F. W. ALEXANDER. Vassar, Mich.

BOARS

. Big growthy fellows.
The kind that pleases.
7. 0. T . and pay express.

I ship (
J. CARL J EWETT, Macon,Mich.

0 l C An extra line lot of last spring
. - 0 pigs, either sex and not akin. from
good, growthy stock. Farm }6 mile west of depot.

0ttoB.Schulze. - - - - Nashville. Mich.

0. l. C. & CHESTER Wlll'l‘ll SWINE.

Strictly big type with quality. Have a choice lot of
_ boars fit for early fall service. These boars will be
so'd worth the money. Also have some fine gilts. I
Will ship 0. O. D.

NEW MA'NS STOCK FARM. 11.1. Mariette. Mich.

 

 

 

 

o | 6 Choice Spring boars and gilts out of prlzo
I I I Winning. stock. A'l stock guaranteed. The
long bodied and 81%Boned type. Write for photo and.
low prices. A. . HATT, Grass Lake. Mich.

0 I C Boers. long bodied, with quality. for fall
' ' ' service. A few registerrd. extra fine.
Shrapebireewe lambs. G.P.Andrews. Dansville. Mich

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blood lines. Clover Leaf Stock Farm. If all . M h

 

O I C Am ofl’erlng some good hours of Mey for
0 I 0 row and tell pigs either sex.
0. J. THOMPSON. Rockford, Mich.

Sggfilal SalvadoffOJfl. ispfltlg lBoers. ulgirfie Splendid
ow re y or serv can. 1 .
MAPLE l’esovn FARM, 3 .am Lakegi:vlvl.gllflixh?e

 

' I ’ Poland hins. Apr. boars. sire and do
"5 1". froms 1“ -lb. stock: can be returned if lino:
III efaotory. R.W MILLS. Saline.Mlch. ..

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The Winchester Model 94 re-
peating rifle is chosen by more
sportsmen than any other because
of its wide variety of uses.

The Model 94, as nearly as any‘
rifle on the market, is an all-’round
rifle. '

Deer hunters choose it because
it is a sure game-getter within the
range that most shots at deer come.

Campers and canoe hunters take '
it because it is accurate even for
birds, makes very little noise, and
will stand all sorts of rough handling.

New shooters prefer it because
, of its lightness and very slight recoil.
‘ Farmers demand it because they
can get it in the exact caliber they
need, at a low price, and can buy
the ammunition for it anywhere
that firearms are sold.

Because of this wide adaptability
the Winchester Model 94 is the gun
for the one-gun hunter; but for the
same reason it is also a great fav-
orite with sportsmen who own
many guns.

The Winchester Model 94 is fur—
nished in a great variety of ‘ styles,
in five different popular calibers,
(.25-35 and .30 Winchester, .32
Winchester Special, .32-40 and .38..
55 cartridges), and in an extra light-
weight model (weight about 71/2,
lbs.). For the high power car—
tridges this rifle is fitted with a
nickel steel barrel.

 

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Why Sportsmen '
choose the “94”

rifle lie in the barrel. On the qual-'
ity of the barrel depends the quality'
of the gun. There is absolutely no
difference in the standard of quality

of the barrels on the highest and

lowest priced Winchester guns.
With Winchester the barrel is the
gun and the single standard of qual-
ity has been attained only by the

_ most unremitting attention to the

boring, finishing and testing of the
barrel.

The Winchester barrel

The barrel of the Winchester
Model 94 has been bored to micro-
meter measurements for the car-
tridge it is meant to shoot. In
rifling the barrel, the exact twist
that is necessary to produce the
best results with a given cartridge
has been mathematically calculated
and is verified by exhaustive prac-
tical tests before leaving the fac-
tory.

A bullet fired from a Winchester
barrel spins point on with unerring
accuracy to the'limit of its range.
The Bennett Process, used exclu-
sively by Winchester, gives the
Winchester barrel adistinctive blue
finish that, with proper care, will
last a lifetime.

What ® means

This mark on the barrel means
VieWed and Proved Winchester.
This stamp stands‘for Winchester’s
guarantee of quality, with 50 years

  

  

 

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cartridge.

MODEL 07—11158 is the 1001'me .351 Ham-

merless, Take-dew

n Self-loader. shooting only its

‘ own .851 caliber Winchester cartridge. .

MODEL 95—Lever Action Repeating Rifle, solid frame or take-down.
The first boa: magazine lever action gun ever put on the market and still
the standard of its type. Shoots heavy cartridges and delivers a bullet
with tremendous force at long range. Calibers .30 Army. .30 Govern-
British and .85 and .405 Winchester.

MODEL 10-Hammerless Take-down Self-WW
rifle. Shootlslonly its own Winchester #01 caliber

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Strong, smooth action, few working
parts of the Model 94

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of the best gun- making reputation
behind it. _

Every rifle that bears the'name
“Winchester” and that is marked
with the Winchester Viewed and
Proved stamp has been fired many
times for accuracy and smooth
action, and with excess loads for
strength. At every stage of Win~
chester manufacture, machine pro-
duction is supplemented by human
craftsmanship. It is a test and ad-
justment process.

It is this thoughtful care in manu-
facturing that has produced in the
Model 94 a rifle of unsurpassed
game-getting qualities and that has
made it the favorite with hunters
the world over.’ '

Write for details of Winchester
rifles, shotguns and ammunition

The Winchester catalog is an
encyclopedia on rifles, shotguns and
ammunition. Every hunter should
have one. It gives detailed specifié
cations of the Model 94 and describes
at length the principles on which
every one of the world famous Win-
chester rifles and shotguns is built.
Write today. We will mail you a
copy free, postpaid. ‘

WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS C0.
Dept. M4

New Haven. Conn.

    

     
   
 

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