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FARM NOTES.





 





Seed Selections and Fertilization.



In the last issue, H. M. Wells, of Liv-

ingston county, gave his experience in

the selection of seed potatoes by saving

the best hills and in fertilizing liberally

with commercial fertilizer on a portion

of the field. For some reason he had

better results on that portion of the field

planted from common seed and on which

he put no fertilizer. His experiment

seemed to have been conducted with care

and with a view of determining whether

seed selection and fertilization of this kind

would prove profitable on a large scale.

Naturally. from§the results obtained he

asked the very pertinent question, “Where

does the pay for the fertilizer come in,”

and With regard to seed selection by the

hill method he remarked as pertinently

that, “I did not select any seed this fall."



Now, Mr. Wells seems to have satisfied

himself upon these points. That is his

“funeral,” but for the benefit of the gen-

eral reader we feel it our duty to touch

upon these points, and give such other

evidence as may be available with regard

to these practices which Mr. “'ells found

unprofitable. The reader 'will note that

W. C. E., of Eaton county, in the same

issue gave his opinion as a result of a

single year’s experiment that we need

to pay more attention to this hill method

of selecting our seed potatoes. Seeking

evidence upon this point from some of the

potato growers in the state who have ex-

perimented longest in selecting seed p0~

tatoes for a seed breeding plot from the

best hills, the writer addressed an in-

quiry, among others, to Mr. C. A. Tyler,

of St. Joseph county, who is well known



, to many of our readers and whose reply

emphasizes a point to which we believe

Mr. Wells has not attached sufficient im-

portance, for which reason we quote from

his letter as follows: “No one can-give

a report that is of any value if his opera-

tions cover but a single season. Condi-

tions, precipitation, fertilization, cultiva-

tion, atmospheric conditions, all have so

much to do with the potato crop that it is

foolish indeed for any man to presume to

show results with but one or two years’

data to go by. I am of the opinion that

after one had been at it for 75 or 100

years, he would be able to furnish some

interesting data. I make this assertion

however, that in my opinion one may

increase his yield by 50 bushels per acre

in six years of proper hill selection of his

seed. I know of no other method that can

ever hope to achieve like results. I know





of no other method that will secure results'





that are permanent.”



Others who have experimented alone;

this line for several successive years

are of the same opinion. “'e believe

that their experience is worth something;

that it is worth more, in fact. than that

of one Who has experimented along this

line for but a single season, and we be-

lieve a point that merits especial em-

phasis is that the seeker after authentic

knowledge should not .be satisfied with a

single trial of any proposition the result

of which depends to a very considerable

degree upon conditions other than those

which are made the basis of the trial.



IVith regard to fertilization of the po-

tato crop with commercial fertilizers,

these same arguments apply. Statistics

show that the potato growers of Maine

get about twice the yield per acre that

Michigan growers secure for a series of

years, and the Maine growers universally

use heavy applications of high grade

commercial fertilizers, generally some

1,200 to 1.500 lbs. per acre being applied.

Many of our experiment stations have

also determined that heavy applications of

fertilizers are profitable with potatoes.

(if course. other conditions have a great

deal to do with the problem, but we be-

lieve that the experience of a large class

of eastern potato growers. covering a

long period of years, is a safer guide

upon this point than a single year of un-

favorable experience by a Michigan

grower.



But these are very important points

for every Michigan grower to determine

for himself and under his own conditions

If it is possible for him to get results

such as are noted by Mr. Tyler in the

selection of seed by the hill method. he

certainly wants to do it and should ex-

periment for several years along this line

in a small way at least, until satisfied

what it will do for him under his local

conditions. The same thing will apply

with equal force in regard to the use

of fertilizers. The wise grower will try

out these propositions for himself. in a

small way, at least, 'until he learns the

lesson which they hold for him, and that





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





lesson is not all told. in a single year’s

experience, be it favorable or otherwise.





 





THE HYDRAULIC RAM FOR SUPPLY-

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When I bot “Grand River View” farm

a few years ago, I found the time honored

method of supplying water was from a

small spring enclosed by a barrel, at the

foot of a steep clay hill. The animals

all had to be watered there too, being

driven across the road and down the hill

to the spring which was enclosed by a

board pen. In pleasant weather this was

a bothersome task, but in wet weather

and when it was icy—well, the acrobatic

stunts the stock performed would have

made them star attractions at a circus.

And if we forgot to get a pailfull for

table use before the stock was watered.

we found it pretty “roily,” to say the

least. Then when the heavy rains came

it was entirely unfit for use. Carrying

two pails of water at a time up a slip-

pery hill in the winter is conducive to

thot, and before spring I had studied

out a way to make the “water run up

hill.”



The spring, as I have mentioned, was

at the foot of a forty-foot bluff that ran

parellel with the Grand river. Between

the foot of the bluff and the river was a

strip of muck land some 200 feet Wide

which sloped to the river about fifteen

feet below. I found that the water oozed

out all along the bluff into the muck.

making it so wet the stock sometimes

mired in it. The water being held by a

stratum of hardpan overlaid with gravel.



So I dug a ditch up next to the bluff.

to avoid the muck and secure a pure

water supply in the gravel and laid in tile

to gather the water. then conducted it

by a two—inch pipe to a barrel sunk in

the ground. which I used as a reservoir.

From the 'barrel the large pipe led down

toward the river as far as possible to get

more power, without danger of being

overflowed when the river was high.

There a. hydraulic ram was attached en—

closed by a large tile. A small half~inch

pipe conducted the water up to the ‘house

lifting it to an elevation of fifty feet.



As it seems to be an object of much

curiosity and unfamiliar to many people,

I will explain that a ram is an iron ma-

chine small enough to put in a water

pail. Its power is mechanical. simply

driving the water up hill thru the force

and fall of the water running into it.

In theory, ten gallons of water will force

one gallon ten feet high for every foot

fall. In practice it is somewhat less.



By gathering the water by tiles and

storing it in the barrel I have plenty to

run the ram which forces a constant

stream of water into the house night

and day. The cost of the ram was $5.50

and the repairs in five years have been

practically nothing. After the first cost

of ditching and piping it runs itself. The

only trouble we had was caused by a

frog crawling in where a screen had rust-

ed off the end of a pipe. A rod shoved

thru routed him from his winter quarters

and a new screen remedied that dis-

turbance.



“'hen installing the ram I also put in

sewer tile down to the river and with

the water from the ram 'we have all the

city conveniences of bath-room and toilet

in our country home.



From the house the water is also piped

to a cooling tank where we have no

difficulty in keeping our milk from Satur-

day night until Monday when it is all

sent to the condensary.



I built a new barn on the side of the

read next the river and have gathered

the water there along the bluff in a

similar manner where it flows in a tank

making a convenient watering place for

stock and with a constant flow does not

freeze over. Incidentally the strip of

muck land was drained so that a team

can be driven anywhere on it.



Ifgoubtless among the readers of The

Farmer there are many that have springs

large enough to run a ram by simply lay—

ing the pipe without the trouble of gath-

ering the water that I had. The hy-

draulic ram is very commonly used in

the east and if one has a spring of pure

brook water available, it is the cheapest

and best water supply one can use.



Ingham Co. F. M. STOCKMAN.





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THE MicHiGAN FARMER.





THE BUSINESS SIDE OF FARMING.





 





A Bank Account.



There is not only every reason for the

farmer conducting his business by means

of a. bank account that can be given for

the tradesmen or manufacturer but addi—

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Strenuous stooping or climbing at labor

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The Farmer's Use of Credit.



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terest, is now of great interest. A Mll-

waukee packing house sent out circulars,

some 30 days ago, which in substance

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prices for pork if they would feed it to

mature weights. The farmers had the

swine and the corn, the Packing Company

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added degree of wealth to the farm com-

munity. A suggestion to those who make

up institute programs would be to secure

your '-bank president or cashier to give a

talk on the relation of the farmer to

banking matters. One of the reasons of

the rapid development of the western

country has been a better use of bank

credit in farm circles, and the investment

of surplus money at home. The eastern

banker has looked for farm mortgages

for purchase ,money rather than for going

capital and the use of credit has been

extended more to manufacturers and

tradespeople. One hears a great deal

about “cattle paper” and “sheep paper”

in western bank circles, but little of that

or similar collateral in the east.



. Wholesale Purchases.



There is perhaps no hard and fast line

that distinguishes what should be bot at

wholesale rates and what are properly

retail classifications. Farmers themselves

should establish and educate dealers to

establish such a classification. There are,

certain of the heavy purchases made by

farmers that should command wholesale

prices, or direct dealing. Fuel, feeds and

fertilizer might be declared wholly in the

list. Where a. farmer is a manufacturer

that is converting something of raw ma-

terial into finished product, he should

have wholesale prices on the raw mate-

rial. To do this the farmer or a. few

farmers must become users in car load

lots. It is doubtful if the dairyman with

10 or 20 cows realizes the aggregate of

feed bot. In fact, purchases made in

small lots from time to time is more of a

habit than a necessity. A comparison of

the farmer with 160 acres of land, and the

average equipment of stock, tools, etc.,

with the drayman who purchases a sack

of corn and oats ground for his team, is

ludicrous. The manufacturer buys feed

for his one driving horse at the same

rule as the dairyman who kecps 10 cows.

The inanufacturcr buys the raw material

that enters into his production at jobbers‘

rates, but the farmer buys his raw mute-

rial at retail. Common business sense

applied ought to establish those clas..i-

fications in equity to all. It is doubtful

if this principle can be applied to the

personal consumption of the farmer.

One’s clothing can scarcely be made a

matter of wholesale price, unless he

might be at the head of a. Mormon fam-

ily. Tea, coffee, sugar, etc.. are lcgiti-

mate goods for lower prices to the board-

ing-house keeper or hotel proprietor, but

not of necessity to family purchasers.

The establishment of the principle that

will make farmers insist on wholesale

rates where equitable, means simply the

application of business principles that is

conceded to others.





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VALUE OF GOOD PASTURE LAND.





 





What would be the value per acre of

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Muskegon C0. SUBSCRIBER.



At the present prices of dairy products

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meat products, I am of the opinion that

good pasture land is well worth from $30

to $50 per acre, if it is well watered and

if the land is of such nature that it does

not dry out too much during the summei

time. I take it, of course, that this land

that Subscriber speaks of is land that

cannot be tilled. It is either too rough

for tillage or is not properly cleared for

tillage, or something of that sort, and

yet affords quite an abundance of grass.

\Vherc adjoining land can be bot for $40

an acre, it would be a question whether

it would not pay to pay $40 an acre for

the land which could be turned to other

use if one wished to, rather than buy

the other land at even a. reduced price,

because the good land at $40 per acre is

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FEEDERS’ PROBLEMS.





 





 





 





The Feeding ,Value of Some By-Products.





What is the feeding value of clover

chaff or straw? That is, after the seed is

threshed out of it. 1, for Sheep; 2, for

milch cows; 3, for horses. What is the

feeding value of cull beans of good qual-

ity? 1, for sheep: 2. for hogs: 3. for

cattle. What is the nutritive ratio of

peas and of beans?



Alpena Co. -« SUBSCRIBER.





The feeding value of clover chaff will

depend not a little upon the condition in

which the seed crop is secured. It is not

given in the list of feeds enumerated in

any of our available feeding tables. and

should not be depended upon as a very

large factor in the ration of any kind of

livestock. However, sheep, cow's, or young

cattle will consume some of it with profit

provided an occasional feed is given by

way of variety or provided it is scattered

in the yard or placed in racks where they

may have an opportunity to pick it over

and select such portions as they may de-

'sire. They should not, however.- be re-

quired to eat it closely, as would be the

case with hay, nor should it be used to

displace any considerable amount of other

more nutritive feeds in the ration. It

should not be fed to horses on account of

its being a bulky and dusty feed, but if

used as above noted, considerable feeding

value will be secured from it, while the

balance not consumed may be worked

into manure, being used as an absorbent

in stable or yard.



The feeding value of cull beans depends

not a. little upon the kind of stock to

which they are fed, the extent to which

they are made a factor in the ration,

and the form in which they are fed, either

alone or in combination with other feeds.

for sheep they may safely be made a





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found on the farm. that would answer the

purpose as well or even better. Mr. Brad-

ford, who used the smoker, says his hams

and bacon came out better than any he

ever cured, and he will arrange a similar

smoker in his new smokehouse that he

will build this season.





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CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS AT THE

INTERNATIONAL.



The following is a list of the Cham-

pionship awards in the breeding classes

at the International.



Breeding Cattle Championships.



Shorthorn, grand champion bull, Selec—

tion, senior yearling owned by E. .

Bowen, Delphi. Ind. Grand champion

cow, Dorothea 5th, senior yearling, C, E.

Clark, St. Cloud, Minn.



Aberdeen-Angus, grand champion bull,

Glenfoil Thickset, aged bull, owned by

KY. McHenry. Denlson. Ia. Grand

champion cow, Pride McHenry, junior

yearling heifer, owned by W. A. McI-Ienry,

Denison, Ia.



Hereford, senior champion bull, Prime

Lad 9th, owned by W. S. Van Natta &

Son, Fowler, Ind. Junior champion bull,

Beau Columbus, owned by Giltner Bros,

Eminence, Ky. Senior champion cow,

Princess 2d, owned by Cargill & Price,

La Crosse Wis. Junior champion cow,

Lady Fairfax 12th, owned by Warren T.

McCray, Kentland, Ind.



Galloway, senior champion bull, Spec-

ulation, owned by C. E. Clark, St. Cloud.

Minn. Senior champion cow, Cora of

Meadow Brook, owned by C. E. Clarke.

Junior champion bull, Stanly of Maples,

owned by C. S. Hechtner, Charlton, Ia.

Junior champion cow, Darleen 2d of Riv-

ers, owned by A. F. Craymer, Morris, Ill.



Polled Durham, senior champion bull,

Marshall of the Mound, owned by W.‘ H.

Miller & Sons, Mulberry, Ind. Senior

champion cow, Queen of Miami 5th, owner:

by J. H. Miller, Peru, Ind. Junior chamv

pion bull. Secret Victor, owned by J. H.

Miller. Junior champion cow, Lady Mar-

shall, owned by W. H. Miller,



Breeding Sheep Championships.



Shropshire ram, Elmendorf. Farm, Lex—

ington, Ky., on aged ram; ewe, Chandler

Bros., Chairton, 1a., on yearling.



Lincoln ram, Alex W. Arnold, Gales-

ville, “'15., on aged ram; ewe, Arnold on

yearling.



Leicester ram, A. and W. Whitelaw,





 





 





 





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factor in tile ration by using llil'lll in com-

bination with corn and oats mixing the

grains in about equal proportions, For

hogs the beans should be cooked. Very

fair gains are made on c0okcd beans alonc,

but it is good economy to combine them

with corn in about equal proportions. The

same facts appear to apply with feeding

cattle, the feeding of other grains being

cven more important in their case.



The nutritive ratio of peas, digestible

nutrients alone, being considered, is about

1:3.2. The nutritive ratio of cull beans

would be fully as narrow. It will thus

be seen that where this grain is available,

it affords a source of cheap protein. and

makes a valuable feed for use ill combi-

nation with other grains for hogs, Sheep,

or cattle, but for breeding animals, care

should be taken not to feed cull beans in

excessive quantities.



SMOKING MEAT.



The meat smoking (lcht-c ht-l‘clvith illus-

trated, was used by a Missouri farmer

last season, on account of his smokehouse

being burned, along with other buildings,

just at the time he was ready to smoke

his meat. The firebox was made from an

old lard can, the smoke pipe from three

joints of four—inch tile, and the meat box

from a, large packing ibox. As will be

seen, the meat was swung from sticks

placed across the box, in two-inch holes.

bored for the purpose. The top of the

firebox had several small holes punched

in same for providing a slight draft to

the fire. The fire was built of dry cobs.

and green hickory wood, and the cover

replaced. The lard can. tile, and goods

box were used simply because they were

the Only thing handy, and are, of course.

not at all necessary to the successful

operation of this smoker, and no doubt

if one had time, other material could be





Guelph, Ont., on aged ram; eye, thite-





 





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law on yearling.



Hampshire Down ram, Cooper &

Nephews, Chicago, on yearling; ewe,

Cooper & Nephews on lamb. i



Cheviots, G. R. Parnell, \V'ingate. Ind..

had no competition and won in all classes.



ltanlbouillct ram, A. A, “'Ood & Son.

Séiilllt‘, Mich.. on yearling; cwe, L. \\'.

Shaw, Potlcrsburg, 0., on yearling. i



Dorset ram, W. H. Miner, Chazy, N. Y., '

on ycarling; ewe, Chas. Leet & Son, Man- ‘

inn, 0., on yearling.



Oxford ram, Geo, McKcrrow' & Sons,

Prwaukce, \\'is., on aged ram; owe. Coop-

cr & Nephews, on lamb.



Suffolk, .las. Bowman, Guelph, Ont., had

no conlpcliiitm and won all prizes.



Breeding Swine Championships.



BOl‘kSllll‘c grand champion boar. to

Penshllrst Farm, Nzliberth, l’:l., on Star’s

ltoyal Mash-piece 2d. Grand champion

:Ix-Jow, to Penshurst Farm on Premier Betty



ee.



Poland China grand champion boar,

Garrison & Speed Bros, Rushville, 111., on

Skyrocket. Grand champion sow, J, E.

Meharry, Tolono, Ill., on Correctress.



Hampshire grand champion boar, E. C.

Stone, Armstrong, 111. Grand champion

sow, E. C. Stone.



Chester White, grand champion boar. to

C, R. Doty, Charleston, Ill. Grand cham—

pion sow to same,



Tamworth, champion boar, to Frank

Thornber, Carthage, Ill. Champion sow

to same.



Duroc-Jersey, grand Champion boar. De-

fender, owned by ll. l5). Browning, Hers-

man, Ill. Grand champion sow, to White

Hall Farm, E. S. Kelley, Prop., Yellow

Springs, 0.



Large Yorkshire. grand champion hour.

to B. F. Davidson. Menlo, Ia. Grand

champion sow, to same breeder,



Horse Championships.



Percheron stallion, Carnot. owned by J.

Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind. (Immed—

lately after Winning this premium the

stallion was bot by W. S. Corsa, \Vhite-

hall, 11]., for $10,000. Champion more,

Amorita, owned by Maasdam & Wheeler,

Fail-field, Ia.



Cyldesdale Stallion, Robt_ A. Fairbairn.

VVestfield, N. J., on Gartly Pride. Mare.

W. L. Houser, Mondovi, Wis., on Princess

Fortune.



Shire stallion, Dan Patch, owned by

Truman’s Pioneer Stud Farm, Bushnell,

ill. Champion mare, Wrydeland’s Sun-





 





 

 





 





shine owned by same breeder.





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THE ~ MICHIGAN FARMER.





THE FEEDING VALUE OF CORN AND

COB MEAL.





 





The writer-has had considerable expe-

rience in feeding corn and cob meal to

horses, cattle and hogs, and his experience

of its feeding value is not so favorable

as some others who have written on the

subject. All the animals he ever fed

would wet it over and try to lick out the

kernel part of the meal, which they

greatly preferred.



Corn in the ear cannot be ground so

fine as shelled corn, even when both corn

and cob are dry. Most farmers have no

old corn left in the fall when feeding be-

gins, and have to commence feeding the

new crop as soon as husked, when it is

utterly impossible to grind corn and co’bs

together and grind them as fine as they

should be to obtain their full feeding

value. The cob retains moisture much

longer than the grain, which makes them

grind tough, and if the attempt is made

to grind fine, the millstone will begin to

“grumble,” and’ the furrows will glaze

over with a sticky paste, and the mill

will go slower, and Slower, and unless

the stones are raised and allowed to

grind coarser, will choke down with a full

head of water on the wheel. 1 am not

guessing at this. My father owned a

grist mill, and I sometimes tended it when

the miller had to go away. A cob meal

craze broke out in this part of Pennsyl-

vania about 40 years ago, attracted a

good deal of attention at the time, run its

course, and died out. At the suggestion

of his miller, and the solicitation of his

customers, my father built an addition

to his mill, put in an extra water wheel.

and procured the best machinery for

crushing the cobs, and grinding corn in





the ear. For a time it seemed to be :t

profitable investment. He ground the

corn for his regular customers, and at-





tracted custom from other mills to such

an extent that the other mills had to put

in the machinery for grinding corn in

the ear. The additional cost of grinding

the cobs with the kernels, was really

nothing to the farmer. as cobs are not

worth anything except for fuel, and the

miller only took a tenth of tlic grist, in-

cluding the cobs. The mill was kept in

good order, the millstoncs sharp, and the

meal ground as fine as possible, (which,

owing to the moisture in’ the eobs could

not 'be very fine), and the miller 'was

honest but gradually the corn and cob

custom fell off, and in ”the course of two

or three years had ceased entirely. The

case was the same with every mill in this

part of the country, and I do not know

of a single mill that now has the ma»

chinery for grinding corn in the ear, but

they all have corn shellers, and shell the

corn of their customers free of cost, if

ground in their mills.



\‘Vhat was the cause of this abandon-

ment of feeding corn and cob meal?

The farmers having given it a thoro trial

became fully convinced that the fccding

value of cobs was so little that it did not

pay to have them ground for food and

that the car could not ‘be ground as fine

as shelled corn. The advocates of cob

meal admit that cobs contain but very

little, if any, nourishment, but believe

their value consists in making the ration

more bulky, and by filling the stomach of

the animal better enable the digcstivc or-

gans to act upon it to lbetter advantage

and extract more of its nutrients.



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when rcndcrcd more bulky and porous.

by a mixture with some kind of fodder of

lower feeding vuluc. Professor Henry

says: “Corn cobs from well matured corn

can certainly have no greater feeding

value than oat straw, for example.” For

cattle, I prefcr cutting up cornstalks, or

good bright straw, and after moistcning

it with water mix the corn meal (with

some wheat middlings added), to stick

the corn meal fast to the mess. In the

absence of middlings, I have a little rye,

or outs ground with the corn to stick it

fast to the straw so that all must be

eaten. This has been my practice, and

I have wintered cows, steers, and horses

on cut straw mixed with corn and rye

meal and wintercd thorn in excellent con-

dition. C‘ut straw is certainly worth more

as feed, and will digest «better than cobs.



John Gould, an authority on dairying,

has suggested that the value of cobs lies

in their potash. Truly, cobs contain con-

siderable potash, and do does sawdust,

but nobody thinks of feeding savwdust for

the sake of the potash.



The cob, 'with the exception of the pith

in the center, and a few hulls, is com-

posed of hard, flat, circular substances

with sharp edges that are not only indi-

gestible but sometimes irritate the bow-

els of animals, and bring on diarrhoea. or





undesirable looseness, as I have seen. It

does not require strong spectacles to dis-

cover the little circular hard discs. Try

Whittling a 'dry cob and you will find

those substances hard as hemlock knots.

Pennsylvania. J. W. INGHAM.

There is a marked difference in the

conditions which suround the milling busi-

ness, as well as all other manufacturing,

businesses, at the present time as com-

pared with several years ago. This writ-

er’s experience in the feeding of corn-





 





and-cob meal seems to have been con-j





fined to the days when the old mill stone ‘

was still in common use. But the in-‘





vcnlive genius of young America has been 3

busy with this problem, as well as manys

others, and the 'old mill stone has been,

replaced by modern and spccialized ma-

chinery, better adapted to the grinding

of corn and cob meal, as well as that

better adapted to the manufacture of

high—class flour. At many of our experi-

ment stations corn-nud-cob meal prop-

erly ground has been found to be of equal

value, weight for weight, with corn meal

in‘fhe feeding of farm animals, as here-

tofore noted in these columns, and where

the proper facilities are at hand and their

corn is in a proper condition many farm-

ers, dairymen and feeders are now find-

ing it to their advantage to grind the

cob with the corn. In other cases this

is not practicable, and the individual

fccdcr is the ‘best judge of the practical

adaptability of this plun, under his con-

ditions. So far as the feeding of the

cob bcing injurious to the animal is con-

ccrncd, we believe there is no wcll found-

ed fear. The condition and thrift of the

animal is the best guide in this respect,

since the thrifty animal is surely not suf-

fering from any damage to or dcrange-

mcnt of, the digestive organs, which con-

dition is certain to manifest itself in the

uppcarancc of the animal. Many good

feeders in this state now feed shOck corn

year after your with good results, and

the western practice of feeding broken

or sliced ear corn could not have endured

if the feeding of the cob were injurious

to the animul.—Ed.





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





Michigan farmers would like to buy

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the feeding proposition seems extremely

bright this winter. ‘but the supply is not

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not clearly understanding the industry.

while many of them full 10 provide shed

shelter for their flocks and are obliged

on the appearance of wintry wcaihcr to

market them, whether finished or not.

Such stock comes high in the markct, and

filling shcds with ”warmed-up” stock is

expensive. Montana. has marketed a two-

ycur “crop” of old ewes during the scu-

son just closed, supplies being takcn by

{ccdcrs at comparatively low priccs, and

thcy should return good profits if‘ taken

good care of. A good many brccdcr owes

huvc bccn sold also, and tho brcvding

industry is growing. “'ool is nowadays

an extremely important factor in the

sliccp market; and the high prices paid

increase profits of sheepmcn materially.

The trend of events in tho wool business

is pointed out clearly by the cugcrncss of

buyers to contract for the spring clip of

1910, and wool growers who make such

curly contracts are likely to regret it.



A prominent Chicago live stock com-

mission houso, with branches at other

important markcts, says: “\Vc are re-

ceiving many lcttcrs from parties who

have cattle in partly-faitcd condition ask.

ing whether it is advisable to market the

same in the immlcdizite future. “’0 un-

hcsitatingly and with all confidence, say

NO. The chief troublc is that too many

cattle fccdcrs arc of the some mind at

this time—they want to liquiduto their

offerings in half~fut or two—thirds fat

condition. The. wisc 11nd cautious fccder

will brook away from the crowd this win—





 





 





 





ter. During tho. past SCVt‘l'lll winters

those who short—fwd their (‘tllllf‘ have

won out, as against losses for lhosc who

finished theirs. llut all signs indicate

that the pendulum will swing the other

way.”



Aftcr the case had bccn in lilt‘ courts

nearly fiftci-n yours, tho l'niicd





Supreme (‘oui't has iiilii'mcd tho decision

of the Circuit (‘ourt of thc district of

Minncsolzi rcslrainingr lhc (‘llf‘Ol‘vf‘llli‘nt of





thc intcrslalc commerce commission

which rcdui-cil tcrminul clizirgcs for live

stock onicring thc (‘hii-eigo stock yards

from $2 to $1 :1 car. thc charge bcinrz

collected as :1 part of tho thru frciu‘ht





rate. This has boon tho subjcct of no‘

loss than fivc dccisions in thc lowcr fcd—'

oral courts, ilwsiilcs one in the supreme

court and tho lust final decision. The

opinion of thc suprcmc court turncd upon

the qucstion us to wholhcr the terminal

charge in itsclf was reasonable. The

court held that the charge was reasonable

and that if any injustice was done to

shippers by the thru charge they should

go to the original source of the unjust

charge and not to the terminal roads.





J. C. Butler, Portland, Mich, who has

been advertising Poland China hogs in

the Michigan Farmer, writes that “he

has sold over 500 hogs thru his adver-

tisement in the Michigan Farmer in the}

last five years.”





States! ‘-





517





Cooked Feed

Sayesihe Stock

The Thrive fil‘ailen





The experience of practical

stock men and farmers every-

where proves that cooked feed

is best for winter feeding.

Makes the stock fat and sleek;

prevents disease; is the safest,

surest way to save your stock.





Hog Cholera and

other stock diseases

are unknown WIDOI'O :;





HEESEN i





Feed

Cookers





am used.

Th. ”canon F and Dock”





is the simplest, most durable and .

practical feed cooker on the market.

Lasts a life time. Small first coat and

lowest cost to operate.



Heats quick with any fuel: large

feed door takes big chunks of wood:

jacket made of one continuous sheet

of steel: no joints to admit air. No

Ioundalldon needed—sets right on

the group . .



A necessity for cooking feed for

hogs, poultry. horses, sheep. Invalu-

able for heating water :_ borlmg syrup a

rendering lard; scalding hogs. etc.

All sizes, 15 to 75 gallons; full capa-

city guaranteed.





Ton Day. F R E E Trial





Offer Write at once for articular-

01 our ten days FREE TR AL offer.

Full information by return mail.



There's money for you in the Heesen

Feed Cooker. Write and find out;

about it.





fleece: Bron. & Co.

ox

Tecumseh. Mich.





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I till

[i' ii.





Prairie Slack Farm





The Leading Hone Importers

In the state OI Michigan.

We have opened the eyes of



all Michigan horsemen by our



large exhibit at the State Fair.



In the previous issue of the



Michigan Farmer they gave the



startling news of our wonderful



success, not alone over our



Michigan exhibitors, but over



all exhibitors of the gsoveral



States that were represented in



competition. We won every prize



in the stallion and more classes

except the 4th prize in the 2-year-



“ old stallion class. All our horses



are now at our Barns ready for



sale for less money than a good

horse can be bought elsewhere

with a guarantee that has stood

the test for the put 83 years.



Come and be convinced. Terms



to suit purchaser.





E. Metz Horse Impeding 00..

Niles. Mich.





ouNH‘lMS' PERCHERONS





Fourth large importation within

the your arrives November 23:11..

which, added to our present

stock, offers intending pur-

chasers the finesteollection in

America. Ityou want the best

horses,horses with bone,qual-

ity,size.action,andbestbreed»

. ing, stallions or mares; if you

want fair and liberal treat-

ment; if you want lowest prices consistent

with good vmerchandise, visit Oaklawn.

Catalog shows the place and the horses.





W. 8., i. B. & B. Dunham, Wayne, III.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 





 





 





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Your horse has worms

it he has any of these

symptoms: Nervousness,

ltchimr. rubbing mil.

rough coat. hide-bound,

dandrufl'i, unthrifty con.





   





dltIon, lontinc. dusty

rectum and passing

worms.





on. FAIR’S NEW wonm REMEDY





is given in feed—it kills worms in two

ways: by suffocation or absorption, but

never hurts the horse or brood mare.



$l.00





D d

60 Horse Doses 13:33.15

DR. FAIR VETERINARY REMEDY 00.:

W. o. FAIR. V. 5.

5712-1 4 Carnegie Ave.. Cleveland. 0.
.The German Kali Works have talked Potash and its benefitsifor twenty-five years.





They have never sold





mines are now producing enough to enable US to oflhr





a pound direct to local agents or farmers.





You know how hard it was to buy, and get Potash. Thingshave changed. 5 The





POTASH. FOR SALE





in carload lots of twenty tons, to local dealers without interfering with the requirements of those to whom we have





sold Potash to be used in mixed goods.





We have, therefore, established a Selling

Agency in Baltimore, Md., and in 1910 will sell all potash salts in carload lots for cash,





Delivery Guaranteed





direct from the mines to the buyers in original sealed bags, or kainit in bulk, at lower rates than were ever before quoted.





Potash Pays You can buy the real potash salts—plant food without fillers or make-weights—you save all the





 





For particulars and prices write to





GERMAN KALI WORKS. Continental Bailding. Baltimore





money you have been spending for interest, freight, excessive profits on fillers and mixing charges.





 





 





Do You Feed Your Stock?





Certainly. and it costs you money. Why not save

on your feed bill. and secure better results?

liave the effect of June pasture in mid winter. more

milk. butter, flesh. etc.. and better health for the

animals. Will give better results than bran and cost

less money.





DRIED BEET PULP.





Forty minutes from the clean-washed sugar beet to

the perfectly dry sacked Beet Pulp. No weed seeds.

Roots are great for all classes oflive stock.

Dried Beet Pulp is better_‘and costs less money

and labor. Dairy cows willgain in their milk flow_

Animals will do better. You save money and

that is what you are interested in.



Try it in place of bran. you cannot lose and

you will gain by trying it.



Supply willsoon be exhausted for thisyear so order

of your dealer at once. if he cannot supply you. write





T. F. MARSTON,

BAY CITY, MICH.

Sales Agent for Michigan Sugar C0.





KENTUCKY MAMMOTH JAGKS.





Registered Mammoth Jacks. [Saddle Horses.

'i‘rotting and pacing stallions. 260 bend to

select from. Catalogues are now ready.



J. F. COOK Ga 00.. Lexington. Ky.





 





 





(')1\'E good. young registered Percheron mare

‘ (in foal) and one stallion coming one year old.

M. A. BBAY. Okemos.(1ngham Co.) Mich.





‘ TAN'I‘ED—Pair heavy. registered Percheron

' mares with colts and bred again. State weight.

price. with or without colts. and particulars.

John B. Martin, 98 Monroe St.. Grand Rapids. Mich.





PERBHEBUN STALLIONS. 3.723.133.233iitiifilffififii

as. reasonable prices. T. M. Southworth 6! Son, H.1li,Alicn, Mich.

BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY.

CATTLE.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd headed by UNDULA'I‘A BLACK BIRD

l’l‘O 83836. one of the best sons of PRINCE [TO

50006. and Grand Champion Brill at the Detroit





 





 





and Grand Rapids Fairs of 1907. 1908 and 1909. Herd 3





consists of Erlcas. Blackbirds. Prides. etc.

WOODCO'I‘E STOCK FARM. Ionia. Mich.





 





If you are interested In





Holstein Friesian Cattle





before you buy do not fai to write us in reference to

some male calves we ha e from carefully selected

and officially tested dams some of which have made

over 3 lbs. of butter in a day and sired by the Grand

Champion, Ohio. Michigan and West Michigan

State Fairs. 1909. Prices 320 to .35 each.



GREGORY &. BORDEN. 1) No. 2. Howell. Mich.





‘ HOLSTEINS





Butterboy Elia De [to] No. 49509 is for Sale.

Also three extra good bull calves. 5 yearling heifers.

8 good young cows. Must be sold before winter.



L. E. CONNELL. Fayette, Ohio.





 





E’ffififi’i’é’d SHORTHORN BUL 35333?





S. J. BELOHER. ROLLIN. Lenawee 00.. Mich.





iBERKSI—HRES as: “$3.12 an





strains. 0. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mich.





 





 





SHEEP.





PARSONS OXFORDDOWHS





“or delaine. Black tops





 





 





Oxford - Down 8 h eep “33.3%.?“

cattle tor sale. A. D. & J. A. DEGARMO. Muir. Mich.





OXFORD DOWNS $133333





Sale. H. J. De GARMO. R. No. l. Clyde. Mich.





 





 





—Cl i B ll 0 l d

"OI-STEIN yeiag‘l‘ihg lilull at‘1 :5? to‘gn





each. I. M. SHORMAN. Fowlerville. Mich.





HEREFOR”retirees.“sass:





China hogs. R. E. ALLEN. Paw Paw. Mich.





Jersey Bulls, Bows and Heifers





Island and St. Lambert breeding. A'so some

choice grade heifers.





DUROC JERSEY SOWS





Choice individuals and popular blood lines. Inspec-

tion invited. Full information cheerfully furnished.

It you cannot visit our farm at once write

BROOKWATER FARM. Ann Arbor. Mich.

A. W. MUMFORD. Manager.





Northern Grown Jerseys.

ROYCROFT FARM. Sidnaw. Mic .





BUTTER BRED ”33.23%:ng

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Pure 8i. Lambert JERSEYS swagger?! ”8‘32:

l CLARENCE BRISTOL. Fenton. Mich. R.F.D.N0.b-





LlLLlE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS





We have some splendid young bulls for sale. Some



J of them are old enough for service. They are from



. cows with records of 300 to 425 pounds of butter last

year. Write for description and prices.



.‘ COLON C. LIL IE. Coopersville. Mich.





 





 





ERSEY BULL CA LF born Mar. 13. ’09. 2nd ca:f

of a heifer that gave 8224 lbs. of milk in 1 year;

first calf as 2-year-old. fine individual. THE





BERDEEN-ANGUH and POLLED DURHAM MURRAY-WATERMAN Co.. B. 6. Ann Arbor. Mich.





BULL Bargains. Choice registered Show Bulls.

Blue-blooded pedigrees. No reasonable offer refused.

The Clover Blossom Farm. Port Austin. Mich.





 





_ l B d f h It.‘

AYRSfllRES $03§gr§tocl§eior 2.131.330 $313..





shire Pigs. and ten varieties highbred Cockerels.

Eggs in season. Mich. School for the Deaf. Flint.





ISTERED (‘UERNSEY COW due to

REf‘i-ishen Dec. 29th. 1909. Also Chester White

sows and gilts bred for March and April farrowing.

for sale. WILL W. FISHER. Waterviiet. Mich.





 





 





- Breeders and Importers of high

Millie "ldg' Farm class Guernseys. Write us your

wants. E. at J. 'l‘. MILLER. Birmingham. Mich.





LONG BEACH FARM.





.229. rrorsrrrrr





tered.





Bulls-0ne $30: three at $45: one at $100.

figffi'i: 'FIELD. Augusta. (Kalamazoo C0.) Mich.





 





AIBYBRED Bhorthorn Bull Calves For Sale-

I Also a few heifers. good notes as good as cash-

(Citizens Telephone). J. B. Hummel. Mason. Mich.





. TOP NOTCl‘l HOLSTEINS.





3 Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com—

‘ bining in themselves the blood of cows which now

j hold and have in the past held World's Records for

milk and butter-fat at fair prices.

McPHERSON FARMS CO.. Howell. Mich.





HOLSTEIII F iiiESlAiiS £2233... fillyfiiz‘li?





B. Rock cockerels. W. B. JONES. Oak Grove. Mich.





solnanu 81035153". I Holstein Baltic.





JACKSON. .

Has more imported Holstein-Frieslun Cows

than any farm in the Middle West. Be stered

BULL CALVES oi the most fashionable bree ing. 80

fine. registered. Duroc J ersey sows due to iarrow soon.





 





 





OXFORD DOWN EWES





bred to imported rams for sale at farmers prices.

B. F. MILLER. Flint. Michigan.





 





Hockiand Farm DelaInes—fif‘i‘ioghgffieMMMlegi

right. D. E, TURNER do SONS, Mosherville, Mich.

‘ FOR SALE—Registered Bambonlllets. 30

‘ ewes and 42 ram lambs.

‘ THOS. FLETCHER & SON. Chelsea. Mich.





 





 





 





£20 RAMBOUILLET RAMS





f (reg) left at a bargain. J. Q. A. Cook. Morrice. Mich.





Pro (Reg.) RAM BOUILLET an“





1 ram cheap. A. A. WILSON. Grand Rapids. Mich.

MOPE'KDM FARM Kinderhook. Mlch.. offers year-



I ling and two-year-oid Shropshire

ewes and bucks at prices you can afford to pay.





 





 





 





 





. HROPSHIREB—Rams all sold. Eight good ewes

i left that a quick purchaser may have for $75. All

. registered. Willis S. Meade. B. No. 8. Holly. Mich.





 





lsrlrrorsrrrrrr YEARLING RAMS $16!





I(sixteen) each. Express paid to quick buyer,

ROBT. GROVES. (Shepherd) R. D. 3. Pontiac. Mich,





 





SHROPSHIRES reassess .





IlO to $16 each. C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mich.





SHBOPSHIHE HALL STOCK FARM.





 





from 1 to 3 years old. all bred to Imported Cooper.

and Mansell rams to lamb in March and April. also

on very choice ewe lambs. this is to make room for an

importation that is going to arrive this spring.



L. 8. DURHAM a; SONS. Concord. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





HOGS.

U lldib di.Sltd

BERKSHIRES bolizerifioas :ndrgeatsilgChoicicfgil

pigs. T. V. HICKS. R. No.11. Battle Creek. Mich.





 





LARGE ENGLISH BEHKSHIRES.





Have a fine lot of spring pigs. both sexes. The type

for profitable pork production. Vigorous and strong

and of best blood lines. Satisfaction guaranteed.





F. A. BYWATER. Memphis, Mich.

Boars~Berkshire——-Boa rs





Two. weighing 400 lbs. each. one 350. good ones. too.

and Cheap. Other smaller ones. They mast go at





 





Barred Rock cockerels. FARM. Bir-

mingham. Michigan. 0. C. HUPP. Manager.





I .

ROMEYN o. in sons. Grand Ledge. Mich. :





Will make special prices for thirty days. on ewes i





once. Guernsey bull calves, Peggy Ducks. and =





i ll n r

l ”REMEEEFMPXM. .9.El'5§ll.'.l.£s'

i Twoogzan, do for tall service. A few Gilt: left. Also a fine





i fall pigs ready for weaning. Either sex or pairs

A. A. PATTULLO. Decker-ville, Michigan.





 





nozkin.





 





r

‘ ADAMS BROS. Improved Chester Whites. Litch-

’ field. Mich.. won 125 premiums in ’09. Booki

orders for bred sowe;boars ready for service. Bufl Rock, .

l Orpington,w. Leghorn cock'lu. Shorthorn bulls ready for service.

i

‘ IMPROVED ’cllESlEilS Ohm“ "“8 3°“ may

1 ' for servrce. Sows bred or

‘ open. Also choice Holstein Bull Calves. of the best of

breeding. W. O. Wilson. Okemos. Mich. Both phones.





nunoc JERSEY swrlrll. erect 222:: i.-





for 15. J. H. BANGHAR'I‘. Lansing, Mich.





 





 





 





UROCJERS EYS—fio bred and open sows. pleniy

of.g_rowth and quality. Boars ready for service.

Pricesmght. Write J. C. Barney. Goldwater. Mich.





DUROC JERSEYS





CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Mich.





O. l. C. SWINE‘Grf‘JisE‘lfii





Chief. the World’s Champion and Grand Champ-

ion 0. I. C. Boar. heads my herd. he is also a

grandson of Tutesy. the World’s Champion sow. I

am sold out of spring and June farrow of both sexes.

A. J. GORDEN. R. F. D. No. 2. Dorr. Mich.





 





 





 





 





O I. C. swine of spring furrow. both sexes. Some

’ . Aug. and Oct. pigs. All of right type and breed-

. ing.‘Geo. P. Andrews. Dansville. Ingham 00.. Mich.

i





, —50 HEAD of Fine S rin

0' I. C S Pigs for Sale. eithersex. Iliargg

strong stock. OTTO B. SCHULZE. Nashville. Mich.





 





 





 





O. I. C. SWINE—Silli'igsex'f‘lé‘ill‘lfit





E. E. BEACH &SON. R. 8. Brighton. Mich.





 





l 0R. SALE—O. I. C's—2 extra good boars. Some

. choice pigs. Rose Comb Brown Leghorns. April

1 hatch. standard bred. at prices that will move them.

1 Satisfaction guaranteed. J. R. Inskeep. Holly. Mich.





 





- —8pring and yearling sow b

Pourrn crrluls m... m... T... 3,3115%:

and priced right. WM. WAFFLE, Coldw‘ter' Mich.





I _.

Poland-Chmas 1.223%“ .5333??? .2?

row. L. F. CONRAD &BON. B. No. i. Lansing. Mich





POUND-Bill!” sows-W3"; “Stem ”'99- bis





bone. long bodies. bi litters.

Sired by two great boars bred by Peter gMonro.

the 1000 lb. kind. J. C. BUTLER. Portland. Mich.





P_ C. BOARS_%3E¥’ growthy fellows.





money’s worth.

WOOD dz SONS. Saline. Mich.





POLAND_C“INAS—Perfection strain. Choice





young boars read for u .

Also sows. E. D. Bishop. R. 38. Lake Odeg’sa. Micah.





POLAND-CHINAB—Long bodied. strong boned.





sows. bred to choice boars. Send for an - h

and close prices. ROBERT N EVE, Pierson? ”will





f t

P. c. BOARS €..i..7iib3.‘é%l'£§."éitflf





faction guaranteed. B. W. MILLS. Saline. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





Y t ck f on i n It t

BERKSHIBES Ffiiiilzsef’wlnneizfl. m:.i‘2.‘;€....c‘:.‘3

M. D. a G. B. Johnson. R. No. 3. Plymouth. Mich.





 





b d i ii i . P i

BERKSHI “E agilexliow gr}:£st2§pit§cleri¥vmilier§nifiit





 





tra choice individuals & the best breeding .on earth.

Also 2 vary fine young boon. O. D. Woodbury, Lansing. Mich.





LilliiE IMPROVED YORKSHIRES‘YWng ”0“"





ready for ser-



vice. 818. Young sows bred to far-row next spring



.25. Fall pigs either sex 010. Satisfaction guaranteed. '



If you want the most economical feeders possible.



2:21:11 yortir :33: to athrkshire boar. Yorkshires



re 0 e mos o ular breed of the future

COLON C. LIEEIE. Cooperlville. Mich.
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'oEc. 18.1909. , z ' THE MICHIGAN FARMER.’ * m: .519





.4. .

the outside of upper. rows and inside of ‘ ' x ' ’

lower should be done; also give taible- 0 IL L 8 SP IV,”

./

. \. . / ,





spoom’ul of ground gentian, a. tablespoon-



ful of powdered cinchona,'a tablespoonful

The Remedy You

Gan Depend Upon





of powdered quassia and two tablespoon-

fuls of salt at a. dose in feed night and

morning. '

Eczema in Sheep.———My sheep and lambs

No other preparation has done as much

for the horse and horsemen. Kendall’s

has saved millions of dollars in horse

values for thousands of owners during the





have some sort of skin ailment that



causes them to itch and pull out wool and

past 40 years. It is the quick, sure, safe, ;

dependable remedy for ,





I am" anxious to haVe them cured if it

'\ N Spavin, Binghone, Gui-b,





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much.



Hard Milken—I have a heifer that came

fresh last October which is a tough

milker. An obstruction appears to have

formed in lower part of teat. M. E. R.,

Wolverine, Mich—There may be a stric-

ture in teat which needs dilating with a

sound, or perhaps you should use a teat

opener or else apply extract belladonna

once a day.



Cat Has Worms—What can I give my

cat to rid 'him of worms, both for.the

small white [worms that come from the

rectum and for the long brown ones

which he vomits up? He has been trou-

bled with them for the past 30 days. M.

E. 0., Pontiac, Mich.——Give cat 1,5 gr.





 

 

 

 

 





can be done. G. F., St. Johns, Mich..—

Dissolve 1 oz. baking soda in a quart of

Splint, Swellings, Guts,

I

Spralns; Bruises, all Lameness





cold water or 1 lb. in each four gallons '

and appl to skin once a‘day for a few

days. T e nicest way to apply it is by

pouring on center of belly when the sheep

is lying on back. By making the applica— ,

tions in this manner less medicine is ~

required and you will not wet the wool \ ,



t.



/

\

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Q.

$1 a Bottle—May Save Hundreds





cunEs SPAVIHS, GURBS, SPRIINS, WONDERFUL FOR "A" AND BEAST

"IKE. GHEAP [303558 VALUABLE 1317A Kentucky Ave., St. Louis, Mo., Apr. 23, 1909.





santonine and r. calomel at a dose Galien, Mich., Jan. 6. 1909. Dr. B. J. Kendall Co., Enosburg Falls,'Vt.



daily for three (If; ffiur days, then discon- « DP- B-J- Kendall CO- Dear Sirs: In regard to your Spavin Cure, I must say



tinue and repeat, It may be necessary to Dear Sirs: I hesitate no longer in buying that it 2': one of the best medzczner that was ever put on the



double the dase of santonine to effect a. " horses with Spavins or Curbs, in fact with blemishes of market for sale. I have been 24:»:th {or the la." three year:



cure any kind. for I know what your medicine will do. I always in my stable, and find it one of the best I ever tried for every ‘

S 'asmodi Coli —~I di ti I have make a handsome profit buying such horses cheaply. cure kind of lameness or sore. It 2: a wonderful remedy for man .-

4p c h c hn ges on.-—— them up with your medicine. and sell them for a. grand or beai-t. I advertise your remedy every time I have a 4



3. .-year-old orse t at appears to have price. Your medicine can’t be beaten. chance, because I know what it will do. , l



periodical attacks of colic, but seldom Respectfully yours, Jos_ HAAS. (R. R, No. 2) Yours truly. HUGO KING.





shows any sickness when running on





grass, 'but always does when eating clover ALSO FAMOUS As A FAMILY nEMEn'





or corn fodder. At times he appears to





he dun and d‘émpéSh'Gat “beige, gem?” Accidents will ha pen and the greatest “First aid to the injured” is the old standby, Kendall’s Liniment. Sold by

$21“; ggfiiinhange ”his algae]; and? {I} (it; drugg‘ists everyw re at $1 a bottle, 6 for $5. Prepare today for the emergency of tomorrow. Stop at the drug-

figure out what kind of food causes his gist’s and be sure you get Kendall’s. Ask for a. copy of‘ ‘A Treatise on the Horse and His Diseases, ’ ’ or write direct to





sick spells. Give IA oz. ginger, 1/2 oz.



mcarbonate soda and 1/2 powdered llll. B. J. KENDALL GOMPANY, - ENOSBURG FALLS, VT.

charcoal at a dose in feed three times a

‘day; also salt him well.



Periodic Ophthalmia—Indigestion.—I re-

cently purchased a horse that had sore

eyes. The man who sold her to me

claimed the sore eyes was the result of

alsike poisoning; besides, the horse is in

a sort of general run down condition.

What shall I do for him? J. C., Shep-

herd, Mich—It is rather suspicious to

find a young horse suffering from sore

eyes and unusual to find the eyes pois-

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WHAT DAIRYING' HAS DONE FOR

THE FARMERS OF LIVINGSTON

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It is now several years since farm-

ers of Livingston county began to awaken

to the fact that if they wished to in-

crease, or even to maintain the fertility

of their farms they must makea change

in their mode of farming and to this enu

they began to substitute stock raising

for grain raising, but while this was one

step in advance they yet realized that

it was a slow way of increasing the fer--

tility of their farms for they were still

selling the fertility in the soil in the form

of live stock which, the not so rapidly as

grain growing, was nevertheless depleting

their farms of soil fertility.



Up to this time dairying had (been car-

ried on only as a side issue, only enough

cows being kept to supply the family with

milk and butter, with perhaps a few

pounds of the latter to spare occasionally.

Early in the 90’s a condensed milk fac»

tory was established in the county and

from this time dairying began to be look-

ed upon as a business in which there was

not only a direct profit but farmers be-

gan to rlalize that duirying was the one

way by which they could increase the

fertility of their farms.



More cows began to be kept on the

farms and less grain was raised and the

effect soon became noticeable in the larger

yields on the majority of farms where

this course was being pursued. As the

condcnsury paid for milk by the hundred

weight farmers began to realize that in

order to get the most profit from dairying

‘I would be necessary for them to keep

cows that would produce more milk than

those that were being kept, and, as before

stated, milk being bot by the hundred

weight they naturally began breeding to

:1 heavier milk-producing breed than the

lmrhnms which they were then keeping.

’l‘llc Holstein—Fricsian breed became more

popular on account of their being capable

of broducing more milk than other breeds

and the breeding of Holstein cattle was

taken up by a few farmers as a business

until at present there are more herds of

pure-bred Holstein-Friesiun cattle in Liv-

ingston county than in any other county

in the I'nitcd States. In fact, Livingston

county has, been justly named the “home

of l-lolsloin-Friesinn cattle.” The breed-

ing of llolstvin czlttle has not only bene-

Iliml tho i‘armors on account of their be-

ing capable of producing more milk than

other br-w ls, but with the concentration

of their efforts in this direction they have

built up a rcputation that has spread all

nvor the country until buyers from other



states make rrgulul‘ trips to this county

for thc purpose of buying Holstein cattle

IO ship to the other states, realizing that,

it is much ('itSiPI‘ to pick up a carload in

:1 community where the breed is so well

represented. Buyers from outside are

numerous. As a rwsult of this competition





lrrccdvrs Stu'lll‘e better prices for their

surplus stock than would otherwise be

possible. As .lairying became more popu-





lar, chevsl‘ factories and creamerics came

and today sees very few farmers in this

section engaged in the business of breed-

ing beef cattle. \Vhile Holstein cattle

have proven so profitable in Livingston

county it is Only fair to say that it has

been on account of local conditions; other

l reeds would undoubtedly be found mort-

profitablo under different conditions.

The above has only been cited to show

what co-opvrution will do in the stock-

brccding busincss. No matter what breed

is selected formers of a community should

co-operate with each other, for where a

mmmunity once gains the reputation of

raising a ccrlzlin breed of cattle. outsidc

lluycrs will naturally be attracted to that

place because they will be to less expense'

in securing what they want and then they

will have more animals to select from.

(‘o-opcration in stock breeding has other

:ulyuniugcs also, one of which is that

where several farmers in a neighborhood

are breeding the same kind of stoek they

can co-opcratc in buying a Sil‘c to head

their herds and with their combined

means are able to secure a much better

animal than would be pOSSible were they

to buy ihcir sires individually. SlnCP

duirying has become so popular in this

county the farms have gradually grown

more productive, larger crops being raised

and, as milk is the one thing sought for,

farmers are buying more of the concen~

trated grain feeds on the market, thereby

adding much fertility until land that 10





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to $50 per acre ‘18 today mingling from

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Now, if» co-op‘eration can do «so much

for'the farmers of a community it would

seem policy for farmers to put aside per-

sonal prejudices and co-operate with each





not always be catered to, realizing that

in co-operation lies their success.

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To what extent the phenomenal yields

of milk and production of butter-fat from

some modern dairy cows of all the ex-

clusive dairy breeds is due to heredity,

and how much to environment, is a. ques-

tion that probably all will never agree on.

Did the power to produce such enormous

yields as has been produced by Colant-ha

4th’s Johanna, Jacolba Irene, Dolly Dimple

and other great dairy cows come from

inherited qualities of their ancestors, or

is it largely brot about by development,

by the feed and the care which the animal

receives. If the quality which enables

these cows to produce such phenomenal

yields is inherited, why cannot it, to a

large extent, be transmitted to their off-

spring? Has it ever been, and will it ever

be so transmitted? My opinion is that

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is largely due to feed and care, environ-

ments, while the power to produce milk

is a. breed inheritance that has been brot

about by years and years of selection and

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the same argument will hold with other

classes of animals for instance, trotting

horses. I do not believe that anybody

will argue that Dan Patch inherited all of ‘

his power to pace in less than two min-

utes, or that Nancy Hanks, or any other

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will not be transmitted, to any such de-

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progeny and we should not expect it. "

The ordinary milk—producing power of the

breed or race will be transmitted to them

the same as to other individuals, perhaps

a little more, but the phenomenal yield

will not be transmitted, and I am of the

opinion that economical production in the

future will be the result of skill in de—

velopment, rather than skill in breeding.

There is more opportunity for the average

man to bring about satisfactory yields in

his herd thru development than thru.

breeding. It is an intricate problem that

only a few, if any, understand. The

prced characteristics of, say for instance,

the four great dairy breeds, Jerseys,

Guernsey's, Holsteins and Ayrshires, are

so iirmly lixcd in the race that they will

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showing the weight of a cubic foot of sil-

age at different depths and in different,

heights of silos. Of course, the deeper at

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succulent food in the ration. If you had

. corn silage in place of. the corn stover,

A great many farmers and dairymen 'then I think you would make a. cheaper

make mistakes in feeding their cows, both rat10n by substituting cottonseed meal

before and after calving. The too com-I for the oil meal.

r tic i not to feed the cow any .__.__.._..__

2:?npf3rc tw: :r threevmonths before she HOW TO JUDGE COTTONSEED MEAL.

freshens. In fact, I used to do this myself ‘ _ , ._

because I was afraid of milk fever and One of the 'best concentrated feeds on

hated to have a cow get in anything like the market, when of good quality and un-

a decent condition before she freshened. adulterated, is cottonseed meal, but owing

Sin-cc, however, I have learned to control to the fact that the poor article can be

and prevent milk fever, I have no fear; put' upon the market so as to so nearly

in this direction and the grain is not resemble the best as to be hard to dis-

withheld from the cow at all. My belief tinguish, it is 0f importance that the gen-

is that when the cow is deprived of grain eral farmer should take the trouble to

for two or three months prior to parturi- become posted. ‘ ,

tion, that What you save in the way of The recent Maine Year Book treats this

grain, you lose in the proper development SUbJect quite exhaustively, and What is

of the calf. The cow herself, of course, here written will be based on the station’s

does not need so much food as if she was findings more than from our own expe-

giving milk. But, while not making milk rience.

to draw upon the resources of the food. They say: “All experience goes to show

she is taking care of a, rapidly developing that fresh cottonseed meal can be safely

fetus which requires more and more nut- fed to beef cattle, milch cows, and sheep-"

riment from her the nearer we get to They say it should be fed in limited quan-

parturition. Consequently the cow should titles: Two to four pounds a day with

be well fed_ 'A ration without grain is bran or silage is enough to feed a cow.

too carbonaceous in character and is not They Say: “A first-class cottonseed

good food for the development of the calf. meal should contain over 40 per cent pm-

We would not be surprised if the calf is tein, and about 9 per cent fut. It should

unthrifty when dropped, or if it is not be a light yellow color. If it is dark in

a good feeder later on. I th'nk a cow color with many fine black specks, it in-

prior to parturition ought to have from dicates that ground hulls have been ad-

two to four pounds of grain a day in ded. If it is a rusty brown color, it indi-

connection with 'what roughage she cates that the meal is old or the material

wants, has at some time undergone fermentation

Another mistake is made in feeding the Such mealslare not safe to use. The tex-

cow too much grain immediately after ture of the meal should be about the same

calving. Where the cow has been fed a as finely ground corn meal, and it should

fairly liberal ration just prior to parturi- ‘be practically free from cotton lint.”

tion, there isn’t as mudh danger of over— Tests: Lint can be discovered by sift-

feeding after calving. The mistake usu- ing the meal thru a flour sieve. The lint

allly made is in trying to get the cow up remains in the sieve.

to her full flow of milk too soon. We, For lint and hulls stir a teaspoonful in

many of us, do not consider properly half a. glass 0f water, and let it settle.

enough that the cow is weak after drop- Black hulls will be at the bottom, good

ping the calf and that she ought not to meal next, and lint on top. “A first-class

be fed a full ration for at least two weeks. mcal ShOUld ShOW Ollly a. few black hulls

If the cow has been having three or four alld scarcely any lint."

pounds of grain per day prior to parturi- The say also that a good fresh meal

tion, I would cut it down to one-half that can be judged by the taste. ”A fresh

amount for the first few days and then meal has a very agreeable, nutty flavor

gradually increase it so as to get her to not found in inferior goods. The absence

3. full flow of milk two or three weeks of the nutty flavor and the presence of a

afterward. She ought not to be fed a rancid “1518 indicates that the meal is

full ration of grain under three or four 015-"

weeks. In this way we get by this critical C0tt0nseed meal they find runs from

period without impaired digestion, with about 25 per cent protein to 43 per cent

a. gradual increase of milk which will and they classify the grades as follows:

not be subject to sud-den shrinkage from ”A- The high grade meal, carrying 43

indigestion or other cause. I am posi- or more per cent protein; rbright yellow in

tive we will get more out of the cow and appearance, free from cotton and hull,

save her energ'es better than in any other and With a sweet, nutty flavor.”

way. The grain ration of the cow directly ”3- A dark (filmed cottonseed meal,

after calving ought to be a little different, analyzing not Ver differently from the

not quite so hearty as the food later on preceding, hilt made from seed that has

It would 'be foolish to feed a cow cotton— undergone more or less fermentation.”

seed meal and oil meal directly after calv- “C- A medium grade goods which car—

jng_ I would prefer to feed them ground ries considerable cotton and some hull,

oats or bran. Bran is better than the very g00d ill 00101‘ but DOOI‘ in flavor.

ground cats. The two could be mixed Such meal 'will usually carry about 35 per

together. For the first feed or ['WO it cent DI‘Oteih-"

'WOuld be an excellent idea to have it in “D. A cottonseed meal of very good

the form of a bran mash, which satisfies appearance, with the bulls and cotton so

the cow, soothes the membranes of the finely ground as not to be readily detect-

stomach and puts her in good condition ed. This class is, however, lacking in the

so far as digestion is concerned, for splen- good flEIVOI‘ Of high grade meals. Such

did 'work later on. A little fussing with meal will usually carry about 25 per cent

the cow for a few days after she comes DFOU‘in. and because Of its gOOd appear-

fresh pays well. ance is the most dangerous adulterated

H_fi_ meal on the market.”

GRAIN RATION WITH CORN STOVER The-V State the fertilizing value of good

AND CLOVER HAY. cottonseed meal to be $29, giving as the

constituents 6.8 per cent nitrogen, 2.9

per cent phosphoric acid and 1.8 per cent

potash.





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0a 5, 'wor 1 respec lve y c and 5c per seed thi summ . 1-. . , t, -,

bu. Oil meal is quoted at $32 per ton; '1b0' : l- . 01 .WnchfbwbSt mimics the Highest In Bath

cottonseed meal, $35 per ton; bran, $28 . V0.0 nc us10ns m so ar as one experi- crank off)”

per ton; bucklw'heat middlings, $25 per ment In actual feeding can. _

1ton. Have corn stovcr and clover hay From one mill we had been getting a POOIIIVG

0%;guiigllfil‘g: Co. M B very bright, high—class meal comparable, ”o Insur-

If you wish to food your own corn and to that classed A.” 'I‘heir supply ran stunning ance

cats, I would mix corn, oats, oil meal and Ollt and .We purchased some at anothel Against

buckwheat midd‘lings equal parts by place, which wouldbc comparable to class I Wear ”a

weight. Then you can feed as many I}. The analysis was good, but the 00898! ”0 0”;

pounds per day to each cow as she yields goods were dark in color, contained too Skimmer all” or 2

butter-fat in a week, or feed one pound mUCh Ilnt' and lacked woefully in milk all ”BIOS 9‘

of the grain mixture to every three or productlon. From nine cows. all other; E I t m . g

four pounds of milk given by the cow. condlilons exactly the 53m“ our milk as 98 ' ”a 5‘

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2:

CURRENT COMMENT.

ba———

A Santa Claus in earnest

Christmas. and with a. thot deeper than





the mere passing happiness

of “Merry Christmas” is the text and

picture sermon of our cover design.



Behind Christmas is not only the star

of Bethlehem but also the purpose and

meaning of Christianity as a moving force

in the hearts of men.



Our Santa Claus is conscious of more

than the transient delights of joyous sur-

prise, the laughter, the jingling bells. the

candles, the Christmas tree, the presents.



He looks upon the world with larger

eyes, behind which are memory and ca-

pacity for deeper observation.



Christmas is not a celebration only. It

is a mood, a state of heart, a soul in-

fluence and all the effort it invokes is

‘worse than lost, if it extends only from

the beginning of preparation therefor, to

the close of the day’s experiences.



In his picture, our artist seems to say,

“Let us have an American type of Santa

Claus."



Let us have not a mere Kris Kringle,

a Gothic or Lapland sprite nor a mere

laughing wood nymph from the snow top-

ped Norway pines but a figure of heart

and soul who thinks and sympathizes as

well as laughs; one to whom the help-

lessness and innocence of infancy are

svmbolized in the manger cradle from

which came the Man of Galilee, carrying

in his bosom the sorrows of humanity; who

llcvotcd himself utterly to doing good and

vstziblished, for all time, the motive crite-

rion of human life.





Sweetly the old, old story,

Treasured in song and art

The babe in the manger-cradle

Appeals to the gentle heart.





And the life that followed after,

Filled with kindly word and deed,

Spoke compassion unto labor,

And confusion gave to greed,





And lifted up the fallen

And brot the haughty down

Gave a healing tear to sorrow

And to truth a Victor’s crown.

Many and diverse and surprising are

the presents our Santa Claus brings and

myriad joys and happiness follow in his

train. . .

But Santa can not be Infalhble.

Some of the burdens of the Christmas

time are grievous to bear and many will





receive who may not deserve according





 





THE. MICHIGAN FARMER.





to their gifts, and many more who deserv



may have no gifts come to, them. ‘

Our Santa holds out a, gift that is ex-



tended to all, and. truly “a good and





perfect gift.”





“Why not the Christmas spirit the year

around?” _



If we should all accept heartily that

gift and all endeavor earnestly to enter

fully into its enjoyment, how rich indeed

would be its blessing to all humanity.



And the element of “surprise” would

not be wanting eit er.



May we not let our Santa Claus quote

from the “Christmas Builders”—





“Christmas is a spiritual creation and

belongs to the kingdom of the heart.



“It is constructed by the angels of the

heart of a child. If it then be a mood,

it can be extended over a week, a month,

a' year, a life time. * * * If you con-

fine it to a day, you miss the meaning

of it.



“If you try to cram it into twenty-four

hours, you crush it and lose the essence

of it. The Christmas spirit is the only

spirit by which men and women really





live.”

In this issue we

The Business Side are starting a series

of Farming. of articles on “The

Business Side of

Farming.” These articles are written 'by

a practical farmer. who has also attained

success in other lines of business enter-

prise and is thus competent to touch upOn

our comparative shortcomings as a class

in the business methods commonly em-

ployed on the farm. Various phases of

this subject will be covered in these arti-

cles, which will appear from time to

time in future issues. Doubtless some of

our readers will be able to throw inter-

esting side lights on this problem, and we

trust that they will feel free to submit

their ideas on any phase of it which may

be under discussion, to the end that the

agitation of this subject may have a

wholesome effect in the betterment of the

business methods employed upon every

farm to which the Michigan Farmer is

at weekly visitor.

The question is often

The Reader vs. the asked, “Vs’ho pays for

Advertiser. all the advertise-

ments published in

the farm papers?’ There are all man-

ners of answers to this question. Those

who say the advertisers pay for it are

right, for, of course, the advertiser pays

the publisher for the space and enables

him to send the paper to the readers at

a low price. Those who have given the

question more 11101: and say that the

readers who patronize the advertiser pay

the cost are also right, because, if the

advertising did not pay, it certainly would

not be continued. But that portion of

the readers of any paper who do not

make a practice of patronizing the adver—

tisers who use that paper too often think

they have no interest in this proposition.

It is the purpose of this comment to Show

them that they have an interest in it.



it is a fact that without the patronage

of advertisers no good paper could be pub-

lished for anywhere near its present sub-

scription- price. Practically everybody

knows this and possibly some readers fig-

ure that by not patronizing the adver-

tiser they are really getting something

out of him, because thru his patronage

of the paper they get it at a lower cost

than would otherwise be possible. This

is just as true as is the fact that a dime

hcld close to a person’s eye will obscure

a dollar placed just a little further away.

The reader who takes this view is losing

many dollars and neglecting a valuable

educational medium by not paying more

attention to the advertisements in the

paper which he reads. Any‘man who has

ever answered the advertisements in his

farm paper knows this. Kind reader, do

you look over the advertisements in this

paper regularly and answer those in which

you may be most interested? If not,

why not? If you have never tried it, you

are certainly not competent to judge

whether it would pay you or not. “'c

know it will pay you, for many reasons.

It pays every man to be as well posted as

possible on prices and comparative values

of every commodity which he uses in his

business. It pays everybody to kccp up

with the progress of the times and to be

posted on the improvements and inven—

tions which in America are daily occur-

rences. The advertiser makes it his busi-

ness to furnish you with that information.

A letter or a. postal card will bring cat-

alogs which cost thousands of dollars to

make and many more thousands in pa-

tient research, and careful experiment to

perfect the goods advertised.



As a people we are apt to place too

little value on what costs us nothing.

Just stop to think that the literature

which you may receive by writing to any

advertiser may cost more in the prepara-





tion and publication than thebooks which

you buy at aleonsiderable cost. This lit-

erature may be had for the asking and

yet the chances are that it will be worth

more to you in knowledge gained, as well

as in money saved. than any book which



»u might buy. Why not try? Why not

look the advertisements in this paper over

carefully and send your name and ad-

dress to the advertisers of such articles

as you may be interested in? Mention

the fact that you are a reader of this

paper and you will get prompt attention

and fair treatment every time.



The next step will probably be that you

will buy needed goods, and at prices which

will save you money; but we leave that

to you. In fairness to yourself, try the

plan and answer some at least of the

advertisements in this paper which inter-

est you most.



This motto is frequently

seen posted in a conspicuous

place in business men’s

offices everywhere. While it has come to

be a somewhat hackneyed expression, yet

it is a good motto to habitually follow.

Procrastination is a serious fault and one

which costs most of us a degree of suc-

cess which might have been attained had

the habit of promptness been a. more

fixed characteristic of our lives. It is

never a good plan to put off a thing that

we ought to do, yet a good many people

do so, especially the little things, yet the

little things may be even more important

than the greater ones. A great many

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whose subscription will expire on January

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who have taken the paper for a few

months on trial. If they have read it

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Our long term offers of five years for

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the summer season when business is

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space for the benefit of the busy reader.

During the winter season however, we

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The reader who does not renew

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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.



King Leopold II, of Belgium. has little

hope of recovery from a complication of

rheumatism and other diseases. His phy-

sicians will perform an operation but with

little hope of relieving the suffering mon—

arch. The general opinion is that the

King will not survive the operation, and

the last sacrament has been performed.



Prosperity appears to have come to the

Holy City, Jerusalem, in that a chamber

of commerce was recently organized at

that place, a fire department installed and

a new town clock purchased.



A fire causing an estimated loss of two

and one-half million dollars occurred at

Veldivia, Chili, last Sunday evening.

Eighteen blocks of buildings were con-

sumed by the flames and thousands of

people have been rendered homeless.



The King Edward medal established in

1907 for rewarding acts of gallantry in





 





 





 





DEC. 18, 1909.





saving lives‘in mines and quarries, has





been extended by the King to include all

such deeds in any industry. "‘;Members of

police forces and brigades will also be

included in the scope of the rewards.



Russia appears to be in a disposition

to relinquish all desire for political power

in Manchuria. Her minister of finance

asserts that her dnly care is to be pro—

tected in the control of the railroad. It

is believed now that the improvement of

the Trans-Siberian railroad will be done

by Russian capital instead of by Ameri-

can money as heretofore announced.



The Russian town, Volskaya, which a

few weeks ago contained a. population of

1,100 people, is reported to have been

completely wiped out by smallpox. Lack

of sanitation gave the disease full sweep

when once started. .



Developments in the Nicaraguan situa-

tion reached such a climax the past few

days as to justify the landing of American

marines from the battleships anchored

along the coast. Just what effect this

action will have upon the central Ameri-

cans is yet to be determined. An engage-

ment was reported between the forces

under Zelaya and the revolutionists. the

outcome of which has not been made

public.



An investigation into the acts of offl—

cials of the Montreal Government resulted

in the indictment of 14 officers who are

charged with having performed acts of

misfeasance. ‘



The supreme court of Panama recently

rendered a long decision refusing to grant

the request of the United States govern-

ment 'to deport one Spiller who was

charged with having induced employers

to leave the canal zone. ' ,



The Argentine legislature is considering

the construction of an underground rail-

road system for Buenos Ayres.



The Russian police have during the past

week made arrests of many prominent

people Charged with publication of sedi-

tious documents and correspondence.



National.



Members of various Central American

republics gathered at Mexico City last

week and passed resolutions denouncing

the intervention of the United States into

Nicaraguan affairs.



United States district judge of the jur-

isdiction of Hawaii has telegraphed his

resignation to President Taft.



A protest was made to the foreign de-

partment at Lisbon by the United States

ministr there to the proposed treaty be-

tween ortugal and Argentine unless the

same conditions are granted to America.



Fourteen men of the native constabu-

lary of the Philippines have been sen-

tenced to death after being convicted of

the murder of Roy Libby, at Davo, Min-

danoa, June 6.



The records of Dr. Frederick A. Cook,

who claims to have been the first white

man to reach the North Pole, are now in

the hands of the‘ authorities of the Uni-

versity of Copenhagen.



The Twentieth Century flyer, the fastest

of the New York Central trains between

New York City and Chicago, collided with

the rear end of a freight train at North-

east, Pennsylvania, Monday night. The

flycr was making 62 miles an hour at the

time of the accident. Just how many

were injured and killed. is not published.

One report, however, stated that 20 lives

had been taken and scores were injured.



The merger of the long distance tele-

phone interests in Ohio Is being forced

upon the public by the United States Tel~

ephone Company charging dou-ble rates

upon its lines, thus compelling patrous

to use the Bell lines instead.



An injunction has been asked of the

United States Supreme Court to restrain

the national brick layers' union from in-

terfering with the brick layers working

upon the $2,000,000 cathedral being con-

structed by a catholic society at St.

Louis, Mo.



Fire destroyed nearly a. block of busi-

ness houses in Kalamazoo last week, re—

sulting in a loss of property estimated

at nearly $1,000,000.



A New Orleans doctor has discovered

that the disease called pellagra is being

communicated thru the agency of dogs.



Two men were killed on the Chicago &

Northwestern Railway by the breaking of

the rail which crashed thru the bottom

of the car in which the victims were

riding. ‘



Last week was one of the most disas-

trous in the history of lake navigation

from the standpoint of lives lost and

property destroyed. It is now believed

that 82 perished in the wrecks of the

week. The weather conditions tempted

owners to prolong their season to a later

date than usual and scarcely a line has

escaped damage as the result.



There is little change in the switch-

men's strike on the northwestern rail-

roads. It has been hinted that arbitra-

tion would be agreed to by the parties

concerned in the strike, but no verifica-

tion of this statement has been received.



The board of education of Greater New

York has decided to eliminate foot ball

from the schools of that city owing to

the large list of fatalities shown by the

records of the past season.



The. military commission delegated to

investigate the Brownsville episode which

caused so much controversy thru the

country during the last national cam-

paign, .has just published its findings in

which It charges the negroes of the .com-

pany as being guilty of “shooting up” the

village. .



The large tin mill manufacturers at

Bridgeport, Ohio, have determined to or"

pose the union men now on strike. Prep-

arations have been completed for thc'im-

portation of non-union men.



Thirty-five passengers were injured on

a street car in Indianapolis last Thurs—





day. The car was struck by a. passenger

train.

Virginia is erecting a. monument in





commemoration of the confederate soldiers

who fell on the Gettysburg battlefield.



Testimony being given in the sugar

fraud cases now before the federal courts.

New York City, show that much 01%119

sugar imported into this‘ country" as

not weighed at all, thru which means it

was possible for the sugar trust to cheat

the government out of revenue.
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A SPRING POET’S CH RISTMAS—BY HOPE LONG DerERD.





EAR me, how Rosamond has

D grown!" exclaimed Aunt May when



she came to visit. “Almost as

tall as her mother. 'Tw0nt be long be-

fore she is getting married!"



“No, I ’spose not,” laughed Rosamond’s

mamma.



Rosamond looked startled and ran sud-

denly away. The two sisters kept up a

Inerry chatter of visiting until time for

tea. Wanting Rosamond to help her.

mamma called her. It was a cry-choked

voice that answered her, and the mother

ran in haste to the child’s room where

she found her long slim form thrown.

across the bed and the eleven-year-old

maiden convulse-d with passionate weep-

ing.



Mamma demanded the cause for the

tears, and snuggled the quivering form

up tightly. With her scarlet face, wet

with hot tears, close to the mother’s

cheek, Rosamond said bitterly, “I don’t

ever want to have to get married!”



“on, ho, ho!” laughed mamma. “Why

it will be years and years and years be-

fore you will be old enough to get mar-

ried. I don’t even want you to have a

beau yet for years, so dry your tears and

cheer up. You won’t ever have to get

married. You shall be a. lovely old maid

all your life if you want to; you can stay

a little girl a long time yet and play with

dolls and wear short dressesas long as

you choose.”



“Honest true?” anxiously asked Rosa~

mond. Upon being reassured she gave

a great sigh of relief and the world took

on a look of new hope.



Poor little girl. she and mamma were

alone in the ‘WOi‘ld, and, not knowing a

father’s care, her knowledge of men,

nearer than Professor “'right, the prin-

cipal, and Rev. Green, the minister, and

the grocery boy, was very circumscribed,

and none of these was calculated to stir

her matrimonial ambitions.



Freed from the awful cloud which had

fallen upon her, Rosamond’s spirits re—

acted promptly and she fell to getting

supper with light steps and a lighter

heart.



A few days after this incident Rosa-

mond took on a great fondness for the

‘big mail order catalog, and that heavy

book came to open of itself at the toy

department. At last one day she asked

her mother to say what she thot of this

plan: As long as she was to be a little

girl a good many years yet, she would

like to get a great big doll. Then she

could sew for it, and while she was doing

that she would be learning to be a dress—

maker, and as soon as she was thru

school she could be earning money. All

her old dolls were worn out and so small

that one had terribly trying times to put

sleeves. in their waists, and here was a

beauty, with real hair and eyelashes, and

kid body, and, joints, and “big as a real

4baby.”



Mamma was interested and looked ap-

preciatingiy at the description, but she

looked doubtful when she read the price.

I am afraid, dear, that it is about all

mother can do to get things for her dolly

girl, let alone buying such a high-priced

doll.”



“Oh, I know, mamma. I don’t want

you to buy it. I will earn the money

myself, and five dollars isn't so very

much.” _



"Not much when you come to spend it

but so awfully big when you come to

earn it!”



“Well, I ‘have a plan. I can work and

earn the money,” she said. somewhat

dreamily, for it must ’be confessed that

her ideas of how the money was to be

earned were very hazy. “I could charge

you so much for doing dishes, and so

much for everything I do, and it would

soon count up."



"Yes, but don’t you see that really the

money would come from me after all?”





Rosamond’s disappointment was so evi~

dent that her mother hurried to tell her

not to give up but to keep up good cour-

age and perhaps it would come someway.



Rosamond said no more about it, but

in her dreams at night and air castles

by day she saw the magnificent big doll.



One day in the early spring, when the





 





yes. I know all about it. Only a touch

of ‘spring poetry.’ ”



“Poetry, oh dear me.

feels to be a poet?”



“Yes, I think most people feel poetry

‘but only a few can find the words to tell

their feelings."



“0, do you know that if I could only





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CHRISTMAS E'VE





BY ALONZO RICE.





Along the cities of the plain the darkness settled down,



And starry night began to weave her fair and shining crown;

But one of all that starry host was brighter than the rest,



And shone with splendid beauty that the fainter ones confessed.

The Wise Men of the East beheld, and followed it from far,.





 





That shone within the dome above to guide them where He lay,





And so this eve, by faith, I see that fair and shining light,

The clearest in the coronal upon the brow 0f night!





Across the sweetly sleeping hills and down the quiet glen,



I hear the message now of “Peace on earth, good will to men,"

And thru the song that starry choir is singing, soft and clear,



ls~ drifting up the chime of bells on Santa Claus’ deer;



For all the world is hushed to rest and wrapped in slumber deep,

And on the child’s expectant eyes falls soft the down of sleep,

And only in the land of dreams he hears the merry sound



That tells him surely Santa Claus is on his yearly round.





But hanging from the mantel where the fading embers; glow,

is seen a pair of tiny socks, well darned at heel and toe;.

A note for Santa Claus is there upOn the mantel shelf,

Unseen by any other but a poet—like myself.





“December,” it was dated, “twenty-second, nineteen-nine.





The mail will soon be cl0sed; excuse this haste of mine,

And bring to me the things that now i ask you for, and say

Do not forget the little [30): that lives across the way!





“I want a sorrel hobby-horse, with mane and tail just so,



A saddle and a bridle and a whip to make him go;



I want a monkey on a string to slide like it was greased,



I want a sweet canary that will sing when it 'is squeezed;



I want a top—the humming kind—that plays a tune or two,

America, Kentucky Home, or Sweet Marie will do;



And when you bring my presents ’r0und on Christmas eve, I pray,

Do not forget the little boy that lives acrOSs the way!





“So harness up your reindeers, and your furry cap now don,





P. S.-—l.’ve changed my mind about the horse; i want an iron grey,

And don’t forget the little boy that lives across the way!”





I know in very truthfulness it w0uld not do at all

To let him know his Santa Claus was even six feet tall;

A gruff old bachelor, to boot, and plodding hereabout;

So i must walk upon tiptoe or he will find me out!





His wishes are all laws to me; his dictates I’ll Obey,



And not forget his little friend that lives across the way.

The horse is here, the monkey, and the singing top and all;

I fancy I can hear his voice resounding in the hall.



He will be happy when he wakes; for me, can skies be dim,

To think i am his patron saint, beloved—unknown by him!





stood still the wondrous star





us, thru ages far away;





From Your Great Admirer,

JOHN.





 





 





 





 





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willows by the river were just beginning

to turn yellow and the brown grass in

the fence corners was turning faintly

green, and the bird songs and gay sun-i

light filled the air, Rosamond's soul

thrilled with the sense of it all, and at

the end of the walk homeward She cried

rapturously. “Oh, mammal how lovely

it is! I can’t tell you how it makes me

feel; something inside just Sings, and I

feel all swelled up. I 'want to say some-

thing and don’t know any words. Was

it so lovely last spring? What makes

me feel so?”





Mamma laughed appreciatively. “Yes,





write down the beautiful thots that come,

to me—-”



“You’d be a

mamma.



”VVhy couldn’t I?” gasped Rosamond

quickly. “Poets get paid, don’t they?”



“Possibly, but not always in money.

No one ever dreams lovely dreams in

vain, or writes their beautiful thots for

others without having something as

(pay.1 u



“Don’t you ’spose I could?”



“Why don’t you try?” said mamma.



“How does it go. The verses have to

match somehow, don’t they?”





spring poet,” laughed





Mamma started out on quite a lecture

on verse making. Not that she know

much about it herself but, after a, day of

lonesomeness, it is good to talk to almost

anyone about almost anything.



“You must make the end words sound

alike and that is called ‘rhyme.’ Then

each line has a certain number of groups

of syllables which makes it have a kind

of tune. That is rhythm. See, you take

this: ‘lVIary had a little lamb' and say

it in little bunches of syllables—Ma-ry

~had a—lit-t'le—lamb.”



Rosamond caught the idea and promptly

determined to become a poet.



For days she reveled in an ambition

altogether artistic—art for art’s sake——

but one day, born of her cherished ant-bi-

tion to own the big doll, and hopeless.

nearly, of finding any way to earn its

price, a sordid hope seized her. If once

she could write those lovely‘ thots and

“send them in” as mamma did her

stories, why shouldn't she some day get

a letter addressed to herself and contain-

ing a nice courteous statement and a nicer

check? She could. and would, and the

efforts which art impelled were doubled

by a tangible aim.



A new situation confronted her. Should

she tell momma? Never in all her life

had she held a secret, but ’twould be so

fine to surprise her. And She divided

herself between imagining her mother's

pleasure at learning of her brilliant daugh--

ter’s success, and trying to appear per-

tectly natural with such a load on her

mind.



The days were on and Rosamond’s writ-

ing tablets were out. She grew quite

silent and Inamma noted that 'her stand-

ings were dropping off. She was sleeping

badly and mamma began to question anx-

iously.



“Yes, yes, I am all right; honestly true.

I’m not sick. No, I’m not the least bit

hungry.” And she seized upon the big

dictionary and searched feverishly, but

with evident disappointment. She began

her music lesson abscnt—mindedly. In the

middle of her practice she jumped from

the stool and flew up to her room, and

when she reappeared was in a state of

exuberant joy. Her moods were most

unexplainable.



It was sweeping day, and ’back in the

closet, hidden in a corner, was a paste-

board box which, when the cover fell off'

revealed a mass of papers. Among them

were a number tied together like a book—

let. The title page bore the inscription.



POEMS

BY

ROSAMOND GREEN,





The next the dedication

“TO MY SlVEET GERALDINE.”

l‘pon the first page was a neatly drawn

wreath surrmxnding a. poem of two verses

entitled “SunriSQ and Sunset." It began.

with a plain statement that

“Sunrise is a lovely scene.”

This was followed by the declaration

that

“It makes all sight keen,”

the rhyme all right, if the meaning was:

somewhat hidden. The next verse de-

('laer

"Sunset is a glorious sight

And it always comes at night.”

A fact which no one would dare dispute.

The next page showed a longer effort

entitled

Signs.

When the birds begin to sing

That’s the sign of spring.





When the swallow builds its nest

Then is summer weather’s best.





When the leaves begin to drop

Then the s-ummer’ll stop.





When the trees are bare

Autumn’s no longer there.
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Now tell me which one is best

And then I’ll let you‘rest. »

The next Was an appeal to

' Violet.

Violet, oh violet blue

How I love you.

(Others do too).





The robins are here,

The skies are clear.

XVhere are you, Dear?





The next was clearly suggested by

“'hittier:



The Last Snow Storm.

The snow had begun in the dawning



And was trying, 0 silently trying,



To cover the old canvas awning,



While the chilly wind kept signing.



Each effort seemed to grow more labor-

ious, and scattering sheets showed many

attempts and subsequent failures to voice

the spirit of inspiration. Some reached

musically into the second line, then broke

off for want of a word to rhyme. In

some the theme seemed to wear itself

out in one.



Rosamond’s mother read them all thru

with smiles and tears, for she read much

more than Rosamond had written. The

language Mother Nature speaks to her

listening little ones thru the flowers, the

stars, the moonlight, the rain and the

s'torm all was understood again as in her

own childhood, and she smiled as She re-

called her own literary dreams of girl-

hobd.



As she replaced the papers carefeully,

sighing a little at the thot that she had

not been allowed to share the poet's

dreams, she thot wistfully of other dreams

she knew she had not been able to make

come true, and felt a pang of sadness as

she thot of Rosamond’s ungratified long-

ing for the 'big doll. But She came back

to the same conclusion-that She simply

could not afford it.



One day, not long after, as her mind

went back to Rosamond’s poetry. an idea

came to her and she went about her





 





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work with a new haste to get it finished

in time for some pleasant task.



- When she was at liberty she went to

Rosamond’s box and, choosing some of





-the best, she used them as illustrations





in an article upon “The Poetry of Child-

hood,” which she prepared with a de-

lighted interest.



The article was duly mailed to a good

magazine and a few weeks brot a note of

its acceptance. Shortly before Christmas

a letter containing the statement and

check came.



Its arrival was a two-fold delight to the

brave little woman who wrote it, since

it was her first effort to gain financial

recognition, 'and the sum was generous

enough to pay for the coveted Geraldine,

with some left to stock a generous work-

box with sewing accessories and an elab-

orate supply of short lengths of muslin.

lawn, calico, and ginghams. and even

silk—~enough to assure the beautiful Ger-

aldine a magnificent wardrobe.





After Rosamond’s first outburst of joy

over her gift, she cried regretfully, “But,

mamma. you should not have afforded it.

I was going to buy it myself."



"How?" asked mamma with amuse—

ment.



Rosamond colored and hesitated. ”I

know you will think it foolish. but you

remember what you said about poetry?

\Vell, I was .trying—” But the thot was

too presumptious to be named and she

stopped in confusion. ’



“Vt'ould you believe it if I told you that

that was just what you did?"



What the explanation failed to do in

convincing the small author the reading

of the article did, and her wonder and

delight were unbounded.



The best part of the story is that the

article which gave Geraldine- to her

mother introduced its writer to a new

world of usefulness and profit, since the

check was followed by a request for other

'work for the magazine, and she soon be-

came a valued contributor.





 





The Cowherd’s Harp.





 





By Mrs. M. B. Randolph.





Silent his harp; the roaring wind

Shook lh’ board where th' boars head

grinned;





llut the Yule—log lighted the shvalhcd

swords



And the wassail bowl of th' {casting

lords.



“Churl.” cried the host, “why slzlndcst

mute?





Strike the chords of thy sullcn lute?

Join my minslrcls in songs of cheer.

Yule-tide comcih but Ulli't‘ a year,





“Sing us :1. song of sea and gale,

Of pirate ship and viking hale,

Of horse and lance, and chase. and tilt.

And war when swords are red to th'

hilt.”





“Strange, my lord. most strange the case;

I love the ballad of battle and chase,

Yet no song can sing on thOsc stirring



themes,

Nor strike my harp to strains of my

dreams.”





“Hence from the hall. then, cowliolwl, go!

Back to th' creatures that bcllow and

low!

Come no more to darken my feasts; ‘

Livc thy life 'with Illllllllt'b's bcnsts!’





\l'hcre wide—horned cattle quietly stood.

’Mong dried graSscs chewing the cod.

He made his bed; their soft, somber eyes





Noting his tears in dumb surprise.





Night after night on his couch of hay.

Siebert, the songlcss, comfortlcss lay.

Longing as youth longs—hungry of heart

For the all“ of song and th minstrcl 5





art,

“'hen lo! One night in his sorrow and

shame, .

In his dreams a heavenly message





came: _

"Son sing thou of holy things ‘

And God will quicken the harps dcud

strings.”





' and down the country-side, .



[glithcr and yon. and far and Wide. .



Now here, now there, the tale was told

Till it reached the convent s quiet fold.





other-love, that lies impcarled

Tlifl Iylvloman’s heart thr-u all the world.

Stirred the soul and won its plea

In heart of her who held the key,





Day by day the portals swung:

Dav by day the cowherd hung



On Calvary’s tale, till shame and wrong,

Love and triumph, bloomed in song.





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Yule again: th’ revelling lord





And his blue-eyed barons

board;





span the





The ale flows white, the boar's head grins,

\l'lll-n thus the merry host begins:





“\Vild the storm; the night is drczlr:

More need within of warmth and cheer;

Sing on minstrels. sing, oh. sing

(lt‘ bravcst deeds and fairest things!“





Like goldcn mancs their hair they tossed;

[luck they smiled on the jocund host;



Took their harps and set them atune.

Clcaring their throats for another rune.





Thcy sing of ocean's wide. wild realm,

The bird of fate :lt gallant helm.



()f lashing wave and icmpcst's roar.

The viking ship and plundered shore.





Thcy shout with glee—the brawny band—-

They pass the horn from hand to hand;

“Bravo ibrave,” they cry, “but, minstrels,

sing

Another song of fairest thing.”





And now ’tis hero dead in the strife.

And maids who. kiss him back to life,



Bearing his soul o’er rain—bow walls

To feast again in th‘ God's bright halls.





Like babes they smile at the old Norse

talc,

Drop their tears in the dripping alc.

“\chlml!" they cry, “Now. now. they sing

()f bravest deed and fairest thing."





X‘- * * *





A stranger’s voice on the tempest‘s wing:

“My lord, a fairer song I bring:

From wzlttlcd but to (-llicftain's hall

My “hill‘llll I've struck for thane and

two .”





Ho stops the lighted hall within:

The feasting courticrs wink and grin:

“ "l'is Siobol‘l, lord! 0h, bid him sing,

01” Draw st deed and faircst thing."





The rafters ring at the senseless quip:

The word is passed from lip to lip:

“Siclwrt, oh Sicbert, strike the string

To bravest deed and fairest thing!"





Stillcd the jest at the harp’s first chord;

He sings the lowly birth of the Lord;



The humble folk who called him kin;

The sad, sweet life that kncw no sin.





The quivering strings sigh back the pain:

They moan and murmur the old refrain



Till the mnlchlcss love and sacrifice

Bedews the blue-eyed baron’s eyes.





The last low cadence dies on the gale:

They how their heads and cross their

mail: _

The whisper passes. “Siebert sings

Divinest deeds and fairest things"





The embers gild the rafters dim;



They clasp the hand and join the hymn:

“Glory, praise, and honor give,



The cowherd’s song will longest live."





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BY DELLA r. HARMON. , ,



The spirit of Christmas time is once

again abroad in the land, having super-

seded the Thanksgiving frame of mind

with the usual suddenness of transition,

.and the ceremonial of gratitude for the

bounties and benefits of a twelvemonth

past is already almost forgotten in the

preparatory bustle of the holiday to come.



That the true Christmas atmosphere of

“Peace on earth, good will to men” is

still a living force, we must not for a

moment permit ourselves to doubt, the

modern péssimists’ gloomy gospel to the

contrary notwithstanding; but that the

pure and glorious light that first ShOne

nineteen hundred years ago across the

plains of Bethlehem of Judea is not with-

out an intermingling of rays'less clear

and fair is a too obvious fact of the age.



When we can hear, as did the 'writer

of this article recently. “Oh, I do so

dread Christmas this year! My Christmas

debts were never so numerous;” or, “I

can’t see why Mrs. Blank sent me a pres-

ent last Christmas. I never gave her

anything, but now, of course. I must.

altho I really cannot afford it;” when the

funny-folk of the newspaper world have

come to look to the wholesale perfunc-

tory exchange of gifts as their inspira-

tion for all too trite sayings like this from

“Puckz” “Swappin’ horses is about

played out but the swappin’ of Christmas

presents goes on forever;” when the con-

gestion of the holiday trade is a serious

fact to be reckoned with; when. as last

year in New York, a church society

opened a “bureau”—-—With a small fee in

connection—for the exchange of duplicate,

undesired or superfluous Christmas gifts;

when Christmas giving has come to be

regarded by many as so much of a bur-

den, physically and financially. as to ren-

der the approach of the season a time of

dread “instead of delight, surely it is time

to erefully to the preservation of the

true and beautiful significance of the

world—wide celebration of “glad tidings

of great joy.”



Good things are “ketchin’ ” as well as

bad ones, and so, if the intelligence of the

better elements of our civilization awakens

-—as sooner or later it always does awaken,

thank' heaven, to any dangerous or unde—

sirable public tendency—to the fact that

the vital spirit of the Great Birthday is

in peril of loss, our return to the earlier,

truer, simpler enjoyment of its privileges

is only a question of time.



By all means let us bring always our

gold and frankincense and myrrh, but

let us not forget at whose feet our gifts

are really to be laid.



Let us repudiate any feeling of obli-

gation to give to those who have given to

us because they did so, and bestow our

gifts as. was required of those of long

ago, “hoping for nothing in return,” re-

garding our Christmas gift-bearing in its

fundamental significance—as a sacrament

in commemoration of the Supreme Gift

of all the centuries—and striving to keep,

for ourselves and others, that real mean-

ing uppermost in heart and deed.



When we receive a token of good will

in the universal gift—bringing, let us avoid

even the mental assumption that the

donor has cast bread upon the waters

with a “string” attached to insure its

return, and when we give let us bestow

no gift with the least doubt as to the

one “more blessed" in the transaction.



Let love, always love, be the impelling

cause of our tributes of the sacred sea-



son, whether it be affection for the indi-

vidual or the greater, broader, love that

includes all humanity and makes of our

(hristmas-tide a force for uplift of thot

and word and life, the sweet savor of

which shall extend to the uttermost parts

of the civilized earth.



While, as noted at the outset, thousand;

all over the world still are happy in the,

possession of the Christmas spirit, pure

and undefiled. the widespread tendency

to forget or ignore true values and real

meanings cannot be overlooked. Thr-

trail of the insidious superficiality of our

day and age is over everything, and even

our highest ideals of Christian civilization

are not safe from its defilement.



Eternal vigilance, as in all good things,

is th‘ price of the preservation of the

true spirit of this annual world-festival

of “peace and good will” and “the giving

of good gifts,” this rejoicing-time of all

the nations together.





 





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ORN is the easiest and most inter-



esting thing for boys to -experi-



ment with. They can test each

individual ear before planting, watch the

growth during the season, observe location

of ears on the stalks, character of leaves,

time of maturity, etc. There is no place

on the farm where you boys can put in

your time to better advantage than to

carry on some of the experiments now

started. You will find it intensely inter-

esting and holding some surprises for

you. It will make you better boys, better

sons, better husbands, better fathers and

better citizens.” .



The speaker was Mr. L. 1.. Lawrence,

of Cass county, one of Michigan’s many

farmers who are studying crop growing

on their own farms with such help as

they can get from farm papers, experi-

ment station bulletins, institutes, corn

exhibits and such “home courses in agri—

culture.” He was talking to a group of

Allegan county boys who had brot to the

county seat samples of corn they had

grown, to be judged by Professor Jeffery,

and to receive such prizes as any of them





.were entitled to under the terms of the





“Allegan County Boys’ Corn Contest."



Boys’ corn contests have become popu—

lar events in this state under the promo-

tion of various organizations. The com-

bination of corn and boys for the sake of

the boys, as indicated by the speaker

quoted above,_ is being found a desirable

one. In several counties the corn grow-

ing plan is being initiated by the county

commissioner of schools, in others by

public—spirited men who are interested in

boys, in others by the farmers’ institutes,

or Granges, or Farmers’ Clubs. The Alle-

gan boys’ contest, occurring November 20,

was promoted by the County Young Men’s

Christian Association working thru its

local branches, the '

schools and Granges

of the county. The

hearty co-operation of

School Commissioner

Thorpe and his teach—

ers made it possible to

lay the plan before

all the boys of the

country schools. Five

hundred and twenty-

five of them signified

their intention of en-

tering the contest. At

least one hundred of

these are known to

have grown one-eighth

of an acre of corn each, doing all the

work necessary themselves, altho only

forty-one, on the contest day, came for-

ward with their exhibits and reports.



This contest was encouraged as similar

ones are in every community where they

are held, by substantial prizes offered by

men who are interested in the corn, or

”boys, or both. In the Allegan contest,

seven out of fifteen Granges put up one.

third of the prize money, to which the

County Grange added $5.25, showing that

as organizations their interest was some-

what enlisted during the first year. The

county committee of the Y. M. C. A. made

up the remainder.



In awarding the prizes to the boys who





 





 





Four of Allegan County’s Young Corn Growers who Declare that they Have Profited from the Season’s





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





BOYS VERSUS CORN.





BY JENNIE BUELL.





 





 





showed the :best samples of corn, Profes-

sor Jeffery urged boysvanother year to

bring their corn, even tho they felt sure

it would not win anything. He said, “Up

in Wexford county the other day, sixty

boy‘s brot in their ten ears of» corn each

to be judged. In that show there was one

exhibit that consisted of two red, three

white and five yellow cars of corn—all

one boy had. Another boy‘s corn plainly

showed that the frost had caught it when





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Prize Corn Grown by Allegan





the kernels were but in the milk. Now,

those boys knew that they would not take

a prize, and yet they had the courage to

Show what had resulted from their sum-

mer’s work. Boys, it took grit to do that,

in the face of the possibility of being

laughed at. There was no prize offered

for grit; so when I announced the awards

I told the boys that I had -bot two jack-

knives, and I was going to leave those

knives with the president of the Boys’

Club with instructions to give them to

those boys as a recognition that grit is

a good thing to cultivate; and I wanted

those boys to remember, whenever they

used the knives in the field or woods,

that they stood for something better yet,

which they might carry with them always,

Grit is worth more even than good corn,

and I want you boys to know that we





 





fully recognize and appreciate that fact.”



Professor Jeffery stated that the grand.

father of one of the Allegan boys said

that his boy had done the work on his

corn~ alone and raised 22 crates of corn

on his one—eighth of an acre. which is

one and one-half times the average yield

for the state. He pointed out that the

value of such an exhibit is very, very

great. It inspires them to follow inten-

sive and intelligent methods, demonstrates





County Boys the Past Season.





for themselves what they can do and leads

them to try other crops.



One father said to the County Secretary

of the Y. M. C. A.: “I thot I knew how

to tend corn, but my boy taught me some-

thing.” Another said: “I am going to

buy all the corn the boy raises, not only

to encourage him, but I, too, have gained

from the experiment and am willing to

pay him for it.”



“Teaching scientific farming,” said W.

H. French, of Lansing, who was also

present, “tends to redirect and revitalize

life. The purpose is to change the atti—

tude of young men and women toward

farming. A corn contest inspires you to

be a winner, and the purpose of an edu-

cation is to lead you to your niche to be

a winner. Interest a boy in the farm in

scientific way of growing crops;





some





 





ca) 525

then you can get him to read and seek

for knowledge himself.”



Mr. Lawrence, in answering some of the

boys’ questions, cited them some of his

own experiences in trying to improve his

corn. As an example, he told of planting

a row of 50 hills from each of §5 ears of

corn and in the fall making a record of

the number of good seed ears selected

from each row. “You will be surprised

if you try something of this sort,” he said,

to the boys; “for instance, from the ear-

of corn that I classed as my best, I only

got four or five ears, while some of the

others yielded six to ten—fold as niueh. I

advise you to try planting kernels from

the tip, the middle and the butt of an.

ear and see what you get. \Vork it out

for yourselves. It will be of much more

value and fun to you than for me to tell

you all of my experience."



This exhibit was said by Professor Jef-

fery to be, as a whole, more uniform than

any other he had seen in the state. He

explained to the boys that a corn judge,

in passing upon an exhibit of this kind.

must look beyond the corn to the exhibit-

or's ideal. From the ten cars of com

shown he could tell what ideal the man

or boy who selected them had in his mind.

Perhaps he had followed this ideal in

choosing seven of the ten ears but “felt

down” on the other three. Iie recom-

mended t'hat the exhibits which won the

first and second prizes in Yellow Dent and

the first in White Dent be sent to the

National Corn Exposition at Omaha, and

this was done. The boys whose corn

was awarded prizes are as follows: Yel-

low Dent, 1, Levi and Edw. Miller; 2 R.

C. Rawlins; 3, Harold Semon; 4, Harold

Odell; 5, Guy Hewitt.

IVhite, Dent—1, R. C.

Rowlins; 2, Jas. Hall;

3, Raymond Long; 4,

Albert Boyce; 5, Ralph

Thorp. Popcorn— 1,

Clifford \Vheater; 2,

John Volker; 3, Law—

rence Knob'lock; 4, W".

McKee; 5, Raymond

Long. Bed popcorn—

1, Clifford lVIidIiieton.

Reports of work—l,

Ruschack Etoll; 2,

Ivan Taylor; 3, George

Kurtz.



The lad whose report

was judged to be Ibest is one of two

Syrian brothers who exhibited corn and

whose pictures appear beneath the title

of this article. His report shows that he

“disked, rolled and dragged the Soil three

times before planting;” “cultivated seven

times,” and “learned that you must keep

in the field with the cultivator and not

cultivate too deep.”



The boy who won first on popcorn re-

ported that he “hoed it twice, cultivated

it seven times;” “the birds ate some of the

corn when nearly ripe and the cows ate

half a shock;” but still he “raised 81/.) bu,

on his one-eighth acre.”



Among difficulties encountered by these

coming men in their corn experiments





were “wet weather," “frost," “drouth,”

“chickens,” “cut-worms,” “a big cherry

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DARING.





 





 





Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.-—-Or-

tega Ranch, an expansive and one-time

prosperous estate, among the foothills of

California, is forced upon the real estate

market because of neglect and lack of

management on the part of the aged

Senor Ortega. Full of resentment, the

old Spaniard and his daughter Carina, are

obliged to take up their albode in an adobe

hut on a. five—acre plot not covered by the

mortgage. A tradition to the effect that

an early ancestor had sold a portion of

the ranch and hidden the resulting gold

about the place is held responsible for the

senor’s apparent want of energy and ag—

gressiveness. The ranch passes to two

young men from the east. Guy Cross and

John. Martin, cousins. Both are anxious

to make of it a paying property and a.

comfortable home. The belligerent senor

refuses to welcome them as neighbors,

and his daughter, altho recognizing the

injustice of her father’s views, humors

him by maintaining 'a-like attitude. How-

ever, an accident to one of the cousins

shortly after their arrival causes Miss

Ortega and her faithful Indian servant,

IVana, to offer their services, the former

mounting her pony and riding for a doc-

tor while the latter extends first aid to

the injured man. Under the doctor’s

care Guy Cross recovered and the inci-

dent led to a better understandingbe-

tween the occupants of the two houses,

altho the senor continued to treat the

cousins as intruders. One day. a short

time after, Carina’s pony came home rid-

erless and the servant, Wana, was

obliged to ask John Martin to go in

search of her.





 





Chapter IV.—Down by the Sea.



John urged his horse to a trot. He

knew the way to Cypress Point well.

There a rocky ledge was thrust far out

into the ocean. At high tide the waves

swept over the trail that led out to the

point, but the extremity of the ‘ledge was

high above the water, even in a time of

storm. At one place on the promontory

there grew a half dozen cypress trees,

gnarled and bent.



“Carina is so good a horsewoman that

Nacha could not have thrown her," John

thot as he drew rein near the ocean. The

mist shut the stretch of water from

'his view, but he could hear the sound of

the breaking waves,



He pushed on. Suddenly Dick stopped.

.lohn lcaned forward. “Ah. the tide is

coming in. “'cll, Dick, old boy, there is

not much more than a foot of water,

you must brave it.”



Dick cntcrcd reluctantly. The water

proved deeper than John had thot, but

he guided his horse thru it. They went

on for a few paces, then the rider sud-

tlt‘llly (lrow his steed to a stop.



“What is that? It is—yes, it is Carina





singing."

lic mt still. The singer was not very

far from him, but the fog tended to





make her voice sound far away. Softly





she sang:

“Sweet and low, sweet and low,



\\'ind of the western sea,

[.o-w. low, brcat‘h and blow.



\Vind of the wcstcrn seal

(ivcr the rolling Haters go,



Come from the dying moon and blow,

lilow him again to me: _



While my little one, while my pretty



one, sleeps.”



'l‘ln- sin-ct \‘tllCO ceased. A moment

longer .lohn sat still. Then he called,

llllt't')ll8t‘llvll.\’l_\' using the name by rwhich

he had conic to think of the girl.





“Carina! Carina!”

Aftcr a momcnt‘s waiting he repeated

the call. Back to him, thru the billowy





folds of the mist, came (,‘arinn's sweet"

\'oi<~<-: "I am llt‘l't‘, in the shadow of a

great rock, to the right of the path."



It was but a moment before John

reached her. She was sitting and did

not attempt to rise but said: “It is Mr.

Martin. Did you come for me?"



“Yes. \Vana was frightened when

Nat-ha came home, ’ridcrless. Are you

injured?”



“Slightly, You know 'how gentle Nacha

is. but as we rode out here the fog was

drifting in. A dog came barking down

the rocks, and Nllt‘llil bolted sideways,

throwing me to tho ('Hl‘lh. I fell with my

ankle doubled under me. It is only a

bad sprain, tho, and \Vana will cure it

in a few days.”



“I am very sorry. You shall go home

at once. Are you suffering intensely?”



"It does not pain me greatly, unless I

attempt to move it. There is a little pool

0f water here among the rocks, and I

have applied a cold compress, using my

scarf for a bandage.”



“I will lift you upon Dick's back as

carefully as I can and carry you home."



Carina started. “The tide! I fear it

will cut off our going.”



“Do you mean the water that covers

the path? It was not more than two feet

deep, and Dick did not greatly mind it."



She threw out her hands. “But it con-





tinues to rise. For about an 'hour every

afternoon that path is impassable."



“Perhaps it is not too late for us to

escape,” and John turned away, to as-

certain the depth of the water. It was

only a few minutes before he returned to

say, “We must wait, Miss Ortega. The

water is rushing across the path so via-

lently that Dick would be carried off his

feet. I regret the delay.”



“It matters only because Wana will be

worried. Mr. Martin, how am I to thank

you for coming to find me? You see,

W'ana could not come, for I had made

her promise me that she would never

leave my father a‘lone.” .



John had unstrapped a blanket which

he had rolled and carried before his sad-

dle. He spread it upon the ground, then

lifted Carina upon it, deftly adjusting

the folds so as not only to Shield her

from the damp air but also to make her

position more comfortable. ,



“I fear I hurt you, but you will rest

better now. Do not feel that you must

thank me; I am very glad to be of ser-

vice to you, as you were to us the day

Guy was injured. How did it come about

that you were singing? Was it with the

hope that your voice would be heard?"



“It was hardly that. I realize that the

sca's voice is much stronger than mine.

I sang to keep my courage up. Some-

times the sea is my good comrade, again

it is my source of strength. It was this

last to me today, because I needed

strength so sorely.”



“Does it not frighten you a little to

think of the immensity of it all? It

stretches far away into space, on and on.”



“Yes, but it is free. And it is ever the

same in one way, ever the same scope

and power. Sometimes it dances in the

sunlight, again it trembles with the

storm’s rage. It has many moods, but

they are no more diversfied than is the

pathway of a single life.”



“You are right, Miss Ortega, yet you

are young to learn the lessons of life's

changes. Pardon me, but it is too hard

a lesson for a woman.”



“I think it is a woman who learns

life‘s hardest lessons. You see, not all

women are shut round by the protection

and love of a home, as you th'ot when you

spoke. But I am not complaining. See!

The fog is lifting. I think we will have

a fair sunset.”



A little longer they talked of the sea

and the clouds. In something John quot-

ed his cousin, and Carina said with a

smile: "I liked him; he told me so

frankly of ‘the little girl’ whom he hopes

to bring to your home.”



“He hopes to bring her this fall. Ruth

Saunders is a sweet and winsome girl,

and I am sure they will be happy to-





gether. To see a woman at the head of

our table will make life seem worth

living.”





“It may surprise you to learn that I

am much interested in the improvements

that you are making at the ranch.” Car-

ina’s voice trembled a little. and her eyes

avoided John’s gaze, altho She went on

bravely. “You are doing some of the

things I used to dream that we might one

day do. IVith two masters at the ranch

will you always agree?”



“In essentials, ycs. Already we have

learned that in some things we do not

think alike. For example, Guy would

like to build a new home for his bride,

11 house which he thinks would be more

in keeping with her and his ideas of what

a home should be. As for me, I think

the present ranchhr “e, restored and fit-

ted with a few modern improvements,

'would be the ideal home for this country

and climate. When I can afford it I will

buy Guy out, and let him make a new

home for his bride, while I work out my

own ideas at Ortega Ranch."



“I am glad you like the old house,”

said Carina simply. "It is all the home I

know. As a child I was supremely happy

there. My mother—I wish, Mr. Martin,

you could ‘have known her. She was

everything to my father. For him she

had given up everything that the world

culls good. Hers was the stronger na-

ture, but, if she ever grew tired of my

father’s dependence upon her, she hid it

in her own 'heart. The only regret that

she ever expressed was that she could

not arouse him to exertion. She used to

say that the story of the Ortega gold had

laid a blight upon his life."



“She did not believe the story was

true?"



“Oh, it is true. The gold was hidden,

but doubtless it has been discovered and





 





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THE .MICHIOAN' F'ARMER‘.‘





THE ORTEGA GOLD





carried off by robbers. What mother

meant was that neither my father nor, his

father had that it necessary to make the

ranch pay. It was as if they were sure

the gold would be found and the finding

would smooth away all money diffi—

culties."



“Perhaps it will “be found yet," John

said, a note of earnestness in his voice,

notwithstanding the smile that curled

his lips. “Do I need to'tell you, Miss

Ortega, that, if it is discovered by the

present owners of the old place, it will

be at once handed over, to you?”



A smile brightened the girl‘s pale face.

"You do not need to tel-l me that; I know

it would be so. But I never think of the

gold now, save as one of the illusions

that has led the Ortegas to ruin. 0 look!

There comes the sun."



While they talked the fog had lightened

and lifted. A fresh breeze had sprung

up, and that hastened the going of the

mist, which had changed from a. dull and

heavy gray veil to a shimmering, silvery

cloud. The sun was near the western

horizon. Suddenly it flashed out. and the

golden and opaline-tinted splendor of the

western sky was reflected in the gently





undulating sea. 0



For 'a, few minutes the two sat in

silence. Then Carina turned her face

inland.





“See the soft glory of the golden haze

over all of mesa and mountains! O, the

beauty of this sunset land! On the

heights above us, and in the valley back

of them, tomorrow’s sun will awaken

thousands of poppy blooms. To the Cal-

ifornia poppy 'the poet says.



‘Thy satin vesture richer is than looms

0f Orient weave for raiment of her kings.’





I love it all.”



For a single instant John Martin laid

his hand over the girl’s slender one.

“I believe I understand. You are a part

of this fair land.”



“Yes. I told you I sang today to keep

my courage up. It is not always so

Sometimes I come down here for strength,

that I may tread the uncertain path of

my present with fortitude. But once

here, or hidden away among the foothills,

I straightway forget all things in the joy

of life.”



“It is because you can so forget that

you get yOur needed strength. Pardon

me, Miss Ortega, if I speak plainly on a.

personal topic. I think you. are the brav-

est person I have ever met, for I under-

stand something of the burdens you are

bearing. the uncertainties you are facing.

And your voice docs not falter as you

sing your song of life. You

‘Sing it in shadow—tho thy whole life





long



No wreath of bay e‘er be entwined for

thee,



For thou hast trod, 0 patient heart of

thine.





One fearful moment with eternal truth—4.

If somewhere, softly. on an unseen shrine

Thy song is sung.’ ”



Again silence fcll bctlwccn them. They

gazed into the glowing Iwcst until the

sun was very near the horizon line. Then

Carina held out 'her hand. ’



“Thank you, Mr. Martin. You do un-

derstand. Now I think the tidc has re-

ceded enough so that we can do so. How

are you to get me home?"



“On Dick. I will walk by your side.

Nay, it will not inconvenience me, not

even to pass thru the water, for, as I

had been out in the wet grass before

“'ana called me, I had on rubber boots.

All I regret is that, be as careful as I

may, you will stiffer from bcing moved.”



“I can bear that,” she said gravely.

“Physical pain is not life's greatest ill."



John led Dick close to the spot where

Carina sat. Then, after arranging the

blanket, he lifted her to lllt; saddle.

The girl‘s white face contracted with

pain, but no murmur escaped from her

lips.



“I must take you straight home I

think, even .if my presence docs anger

your father,” John said as he started

forward, leading Dick.



“Yes. He may say something that will

hurt or oven anger you, but when he once

understands. he will be grateful to you,

altho his pride will prcvent his expressing

his gratitude in a fitting way. Do not

blame ‘him too much, Mr. Martin: he is

part of a. different life from yours.”



“I know, and you can trust me to be

forb‘earing. As soon as you are safe at

home I will ride for Doctor l'lncino.”



“W’e must let Vi’ana decide if that is

necessary. You saw what she was able

to do four your cousin, and I feel confi-

dent that she can attend to my ankle.”



Little more was said as they moved

slowly along. Carina was very pale, and

her lips were tightly compressed. John

spared her every pain that he could, and

thru it all she was aware of his sym-

pathy, tender, firm, yet unspoken.



They met no one. The sun 'had dropped

below the western horizon, leaving the





DEC. 18,1909.

sky a. calm tranquil sea/of light. When

they reached the ranch, John opened the

gate and led Dick straight up to the old

adobe house, the front door 'or which

stood ajar. At the sound .of Dick’s hoofs

Senor Ortega same forward. One glance.

and his worn face flushed angrily.



“What does this mean? You intruder.

you pus-hing American! Carina, child,

has he dared harm_ you?”



“Nacha threw me, and I sprained my

ankle so that I could not take a. step,"

the girl said wearily. “I was far out on

Point Cypress and would have 'had to

stay there, perhaps all night, had not

Mr. Martin come to my rescue.”



“But it was his fault, I know it was.

Leave at once, you presuming cur!"



Vi'ana appeared, and it was to her that

John turned, making no reply to Senor

Ortega’s hot words. “I will bring her in.

If. after you have examined the sprain,

you find that Doctor Envcinois needed,

come for me, and I will go-after him.”



He lifted Carina in his arms. Her

father started forward, but John walked

on. following “'ana thru the main room

to a little chamber where he laid the girl

on the bed. '



“Forgive

murmured.





him,





He saw that she was sick and faint,





with pain. For an instant be bent over

the bed, looking straight into ‘her eyes. '



“I am glad that I could do this for

you. Send “’ana to me later, for I must

hear from you. Good-by.”



He strode from the room and the house.

Senor Ortega would have stopped him

with some petulant words, but he passed

On with only a bow.



Chapter V.—Senor Ortega’s Anger.



It was an hour later when Wana came



to the ranchhouse. Guy and John were





seated at the dinner table when the In—





dian woman appeared in the doorway of

the dining-room, unannounced. She held

up an envelope and, as she crossed the

room to lay it before John, said: “It is

to say that the senor asks your pardon.

Doctor Encino need not come; Wane. can

do for the blessed senorita. In a few

days the ankle will be well.”



“I sincerely hope so,” was John’s reply.

“Is she resting now?"



“She sleeps. This day “'ana was glad

that you were here, for the senorita

needed you.” And the old Indian woman

vanished as silently as she had come.



“Read the letter, John." Guy said with

a laugh. “I am anxious to know if our

good Senor asks your pardon as disdain—

fully as did I’Vana. We are intruders,

but. if the scnorita needs us, even VVana

will tolerate our presence."



John opened the envelope. In stilted

language Senor Ortega thanked the young

man for bringing Carina home. He apolo-

gized for ordering John to leave, but there

was no word in the note that could be

construed as an expression of friendly

interest.



“And I hoped that your gallant rescue

of the distressed princess would be a flag

of truce,” Guy cried. “I say, old man,

it's hard lines that we can’t be friends

with Miss Carina. I Wish it for the sake

of the little girl. It will be lonesome

for her when she comes.”



John nodded and devoted himself to his

dinner. He had related the events of the

afternoon to his cousin, but he had no

wish to discuss Oarina, not even with

Guy.



The next day John saw VVana gather-

ing lettuce from the little garden which

she had planted and tended. He leaned

over the fence to ask:



"How is the senorita today, Wana?”



“She slept well, and the swelling is

gone.”



“Is there anything I can do for her?”



“No. If there was. the Senor Ortega

would not let you do it.” and the old

woman went back to the gathering of the

crisp fresh leaves for her salad.



John was not one to give up easily.

0n returning from a ride to the village

that afternoon he crosscd a long rocky

spur of wooded land and entered the val—

lt‘l' “'hcrc (‘arina had said the poppies

grew so freely. It was as she had said—-

vast stretches of ground were covered

with tho beautiful flowers which the

Spaniards had called Cup de Ora (cup 0"

gold).



The young man gathered a great sheaf

of the blossoms. He selected them with

care, taking only fresh and perfect flow—

crs and selecting those of different

shades. Some were of a deep orange,

while others were lighter in hue, and still

others had the lighter edge of the petals

of a paler tint than the center. Wlt‘ll

them he gathered a quantity of the pale

green, fern-like leaves. '



Upon reaclflng the ranch John found





(Continued on page 528).





 





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and thank you," she
DEC. 18, 1909.

THE WINTER nose.





 





BY RHODA BYARLAY HOPE;





Old Winter’s 'here with all his joys,



His pleasant fires, his games and toys,

His outdoor sports, his frosts and snows,

And e’en the famous Winter Rose.



This product of the wind and cold



Can ne’er be purchased, never sold;



It lbeauty gives the face of youth.



And health proclaims, this is the truth;

It seems quite transient, yet its hour

Is Ilonger than the summer flower;



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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘ '





cry that strikes terror to all small crea-

tures. The moment he appeared, or his

harsh cry broke the stillness, a frightened

commotion became visible in the open

field below. The young chickens fled to

cover and here and there went a. scurry-

ing rabbit, crouching at last under the

shelter of a bush where they felt that

their enemy could neither see nor reach

them. But the rascal was not thru with

them yet, no indeed. Having frightened

them into 'hiding, he went deliberately

to work to frighten them out again. Down

he dropped upon any clump of bushes

where he had seen anything hide, and in

a moment he was hovering over it and

beating the branches with his wings. If

possessed with the finest reasoning power,

he could hardly have done better.



If the quarry contained a young chicken

it darted out in a panic, poor little tremb-

ling thing, and sometimes escaped; but if

caught it was carried away with scant

ceremony. Once I saw a little brown

rabbit come out of a bush that the hawk





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port upon two

brackets, B, B, a

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pole, marked A, in

the out.



Just above the

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Marked D, D, in An Ingenious

the cut. At the end of the pole, secure

a hardwood trigger E.



From plastering laths, or any suitable

strips of wood, make three levers, F. G,

and H, and secure them to the wall by

means of large wire nails, 1. J. and K,

which, for obvious reasons are not in the

centers of the sticks.



At the other end of the pole, A, sus-

pend a weight, L, by means of a strong

cord. The weight can be an old clock

weight, or even a common brick wrapped

and stitched up in a. strip of carpet.



An ordinary weight clock, after the

“Cuckoo- clock" pattern, completes the

list.



Before retiring at night, the weight, L,

is wound up, and the trigger, E, brot in

contact with the lever, F, and incidentally

the other levers, F, G and H.



The location of the clock in relation

to the lever H, will depend upon the time

of day the boy wishes to awake, and

must be found by experimenting, since

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position at a set hour.



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B, must be made to project from the wall

at right angles, sufficiently far to alloW

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A CUNNING CHICKEN HAWK.





 





BY J. W. GRAND.





Sitting in the shade, among some

bushes, and well secluded from view.

this past delightful summer, my chief ob-

:‘cct of interest was a. very rapaclous

chicken hawk. I never had my hands on

him, and I suppose he did not even know

I was there. He would have been rather

undesirable as a pet, for his talons were

formidable, and his curved beak, his fierce

amber eyes and his splendid wings be-

longed to the wild, free air and the dizzy

heights above. He was a cruel rascal,

but he killed only what he and his little

ones needed to eat: and the same cannofi

always be said of men.



This murderer was a. hawk, with feath-

ers russet red, and incredible swiftness

of wing, together with wonderful ease in

darting, wheeling, dropping straight down

or rising almost perpendicular from the

ground. Among all the birds I watched

this summer, this gentleman was the

most graceful and knew just what to do

with his wings.



A little way up from the farm house

was an old field, grown up with thick

clumps of bushes, and this was his favor-

ite hunting ground. Sitting in my se-

cluded place, I watched him come out for

his morning chase, flying negligently over

first as tho he were simply out for an

airing and was not thinking about break-

fast, sometimes sending out the clanging





 





 





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was beating, and almost instantly it

dropped dead, killed by abject terror.

What awful sensations there must have

been in bird land when this murderer was

about!



If a chicken was under a bush it clung

to its shelter and was hard to dislodge.

One could fancy it crouched down there

close to the ground, its body shaken by

the wild beating of its heart, while the





Boy’s Home-made Alarm Clack.





hawk’s great wings were beating over and

around it. Such panic and agony could

not be endured long. The chicken was

up and away, gaining the shelter of an-

other bush, butythat gave it only a short

respite for the robber was soon after him.





There were times, however, when this

llawk’s preliminary survey of the field

amounted to nothing. Perhaps his in-

tended prey had foreseen warning of his

coming and had taken shelter in safe

quarters. At any rate, fly over as. he

might and clang that loud voice of his as

he would, nothing stirred in the old field.

When I first saw this I wondered what

he would do for breakfast.



But this cunning rascal was not wont to

sit down with his hands in his pockets and

say that the world owed him a living,

and wait for someone to bring his break-

fast to him. What he seemed to be say-

ing was, “There may be something under

these bushes; I’ll see,” so he began hunt-

ing. This was quite different from catch-

ing the quarry after he had seen it. It

might be somewhere in the field. So he

began at one end of the field and went

all over it, taking bush by bush in the

most systematic manner and beating

around every one so fiercely that nothing

could escape him.-



Sometimes he adopted a different plan.

I would look in vain for him, until at

last I saw him perched on an old tree as

motionless as if he had been carved in

stone; and for an hour at a time there

would not be a flutter of one of his featlh-

ers. The little chickens would be quite

gay, missing him, and would indulge in

all kinds of frolics and gambols, when

all at once down would dart the red

hunter into their midst, and for some one

of them the frolicking would be over.





But one day I concluded that this mur.

dering of the little innocents must stop,

so I carried a gun to my place of con-

cealment, but the rascal did not show up

for three days. They say that a hawk

(an smell a gun if it has been fired at

him. Being possessed of lots of patience,

I bode my time. He finally appeared

again and got at his old tricks. His time

had come, so, taking steady aim, I brot

him down on the second discharge of my

gun. He was a beautiful specimen and

measured two and one—half feet from tip

to tip of his wings. I had a great respect

for this hawk, even if he did kill small,

helpless things, for he worked so hard

and industriously for his living.





 





A CHANGE or HEART.





By Lura Warner Callin.





Christmas Morning.

0h, see! what Santa Claus brot me

A beautiful Teddy Bear

With shiny black eyes and «wide-awake

ears

And lovely soft, brown, silky hair.





 





 





I’m dreadfully tired of dollies,

I don’t want mine any more.



I’ll take you to bed with me now, dear,

Fer my old doll was learning to snore,





And she ’sturbs me and makes me dream

awful

’Bout bears, not nice ones like you

But great, big hairy cross ones

With awful big mouths—oo—oo—oo!





You’re going to be a great comfort

Foryour clothes are all ready to wear—a.

I’m completely worn out making doll

. ,_ clothes

So I’ll get a good rest, Teddy Bear.





. Christmas Evening.

Oh, dear! I'm getting so sleepy!

The sandman has found me, I know.

For I can’t keep my eyelids unlimitoned

And my head keeps bobbing ‘round so.





But there! I’ve, got to find dolly—

I wonder if she’s run away?

“my, dcarie, you in this dark closet

By your lonesome this whole blessed

day?





Come to muzzer! I feel just like crying,





To think of my poor pet off there





 





Forgotten while I was a-playing

All day with that old Teddy Bear!





I’m aching to wash you and dress you

And I’ll make you a new gown to wear.





I’m ’sprised at myself but you see, dear,





You can’t be ‘mamma’ to a bear!

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BOYS VERSUS CORN.



(Continued from page 525).

tree falling on it," “crows and squirrels."

“blackbirds and raccoon, and ground-A

mole;” while one boy even reports that

his corn “was bothered by crows, coons,

squirrels and cows,” yet he won out and.

drew a prize. Another boy frankly con-

fessed that “it was difficult for a My to

mark corn ground.”



Everyone will concede that a prize was

justly awarded for one report which

showed that the corn had been “bothered

lby cut-worms and rooted out by pigs'

four times;” “that it was not so easy as

I thot to keep it right,” and that contained:





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A Group of Young Exhlbltors.





the remark, “if the pigs hadn't rooted it

out so much, I would have stood a better

chance.” This same brave boy, on the-

morning of the contest, walked in six

miles from his home. At dusk he was:

seen starting out afoot for home and, in

answer to the question if it were not.

pretty late to start on such a walk, he:

replied, “Oh, no, I'm all right; anyway,

I've got my lantern, if it is dark," holding'

up the prize which had been given him

for his report.



Some of the things the boys stated

they had learned were: “That you have-

got to cultivate when it needs cultivating

and keep the weeds out;" “that once hoe-

ing is worth three times cultivating;” “to

not cultivate too much but keep the

ground stirred and the moisture on t0p;”

“that two stalks in the hill are plenty;"

“plenty of fertilizer and frequent cultiva-

tion holds moisture and causes corn to.

ripen earlier;” “that I had my corn too-

near my father’s, so I have some mixed

kernels in mine;" “not to cultivate too-

deep after tasseling;” “that good soil.

good fertilizer, thoro cultivation, patience

and perseverance will raise good corn;”

“how to test, plow, barrow, mark, plant,

cultivate and harvest corn;” and “if at

first you don’t succeed, try. try, again.”



To the question. “Do you want another

contest next year?” the answers ranged

from two boys who voted “No" to thirty-

ninc who replied in one of the following:

“Yes,” “Yes, sir!” “You bet!” ‘



Last spring when the boys registered,

they were invited to come to Allegan and

receive special instruction in corn grow-

ing from Mr. F. \V. Howe, of \Vashingion,

D. C., and Prof. Jeffery of M. A. C. One

hundred boys accepted this invitation and

a few “old ’boys and girls" came, too.

Special printed mailer was sent later to

all the boys who enrolled. During the

season the county Y. M. C. A. secretary,

Mr. C. Frank Aligvll, visited many of the

boys, photographed some of them at their

work and encouraged them in what they

were trying to do. It is now felt that a

much greater efficiency can be given the

COntcst next year by securing at least one

progressive farmer in each township who

will counsel with and encourage each boy

in that vicinity. But this movement is

only in its infancy. V‘Ve are as a people

just really beginning to take stock of

farm boys as well as of corn. Sometime

we shall all look at this from the view-

point of the County Young Men’s Chris-

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for the boy’s sake,” should be the motto

of this whole movement.

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THE ORTEGA GOLD... \

(Continued from page 526). i





that the poppies were closed. He placed

them. in water, carrying them to a. spot

where the first rays of the morning sun

would fall upon them.



Before anyone was up at the little adobe

house the next morning, John laid his

sheaf of poppies on the front door—step.

On a card he wrote. “From the valley

back of Cypress Point,” but he added no

word to tell who had brot them there.



"‘She will know,” he said to himself.





Carina. did know, and the act of --thot-

fulness brightened the wearisome day

for her. Her ankle mended rapidly; in

a week’s time she was walking about the

house and yard.



John often saw her. Occasionally he

stopped in the highway for the exchange

of a few friendly words, but he always

feared that Carina. might be blamed by

her father for the interview, brief as it

was.



The land was at its fairest. Roses and

orange b105soms loaded the air with frag.

rance. Tile rainy season was over, and

not yet had the sun burned the shades of

living green from the hills.





There had been various reasons for the

delay about the installation of the border

ccmcnt irrigation ditches. The owners

of Ortega Ranch had tried not to be im-

patient, for they knew they would have

water from their own supply to last for

a time. However. thcy were glad when

they received notification that the men

would begin work the following Monday.



The crew of men for the work arrived

early. A tcnt and a cook had reached

the ranch iii the night. The tent had

been pilcllcd in the shade cast by a

group of pcppcr Ire-cs that grew not far

from the house. Breakfast was ready for

the mcn whcn Illcy arrived.



The foreman come up to the ranchhouse

for a. confcrcncc with John and Guy. Tic

‘was a. wide-awake, intclligcnt fellow, and

knew just what his men were to do.

The ranch owncrs hud signed a contract

with the Hill-laud Ilum Company, so tho

young men wcrc frcc to go about their

own work. after a short conversaion with

the foreman.





 





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Guy started for Capistrano. to carry

the cream to the station. John and Pedro

were cultivating; the long rows of sweet

potato plants that had been set out be—





tween the tiny orungc trccs of the new

grove.

The men begun the digging of the





ditches very near the front of the ranch-

Tllcy wci'c only fuirly under way

Looking around





llousc.

wllcn John heard a cull.





he saw one of 11m ditchcrs Signaling him.

“Here‘s a old covc as wants to see

you," the man b‘llllllll‘tl.





John tied his horse to a gnarled live

oak that grew on side of the. field,

and started for tho housc. His mind had

instantly rcvcrlcd to Senor ()rtcga. but

he could not imuginc why the old man

should want 10 scc him.



“Can it be about tllc dilcllcs?” he thoi.

“I remember Murshall telling me that the

St‘nOl‘ strongly disapproved of any modern

mode of irrigation. or anything else that

is modern.”



\K'llcn John reached the highway he saw

Senor Ortega standing bareheaded in the

bright sunshine. He was engaged in ear-

nest conversation with the foreman, who

watched John's approach with a relieved





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“Herc is Mr. Martin, sir. You better

talk with him.”



“Good morning. Senor Ortega." John





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sun is very hot this morning. Will you

not come up in the shade to talk with

me?"



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what I llavc to say. and, as Jose Orte-

rcsted upon the young Ameri—

can, a quick flush of wrath colored his

worn face. “They tell me it was by your

orders that this outrage was attempted."





“Outrage? \Vhy. Senor Ortega, I do

not understand. Is it possible that you

mean the ditches? If you will give the

matter 4 little thoi I am sure you will





see that the operations my cousin and I

have in hand cannot be carried on with-

out more water than is afforded by the

supply here. These ditchcs are to be put

in l)y——”



The senor waited to hear no more. “I

have heard that story. and I care nothing

about it. You may say that. because you

succccdcd in driving me from my home

and most insolenily took possession of it,

have no voice in the matter. But I

forbid this work going on." ‘



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In Michigan there are 161,037 farms

the farmers who work them

and there are approximately 50,000 rural

telephones in Michigan connected on the

long distance lines. When one farmer

out of every three has a telephone it is

pretty conclusive proof that the farmer

does not have to be educated as to the

value of telephone service. He has found

out for himself that a telephone has be-

come almost or quite indispensable to

modern farming methods. The writer of

an article recently published in a Detroit

daily paper estimated that the telephone,

simply by keeping the farmer in touch

with the markets, had increased the

farmer’s profits five per cent per annum.

The time was when the farmer prepared

his load for market by guess work and if

he proved to be a. poor guesser as to just

what condition the market was in he was

obliged to bring his load back unsold or

accept whatever the local produce mer-

chant was willing to offer. And the mer-

chant did not necessarily impose upon

the farmer but bot on the chance of keep-

ing it until the demand for the produce

should appear. Some times he lost more

on the speculation than did the farmer

and sometimes he made a profit great

cnough to warrant a much higher price

to the farmer. The rural telephone has

changed all this for it enables the farmer

to hold his own produce until the demand

becomes active; in this way the farmer

can, in a measure, even control the price

of his produce. The time to get your price

is when the customer must buy.

But,the possibilities of using the tele-

phone chn to greater advantage is not

as apparent to some farmers as it should

be. Evcry your the farmer is developing

as a. business man. the younger genera-

tion has profited from the expericncc of

the older and even the opportunity for

study and thot is much greater now than

it was before the labor—saving devices

relieved the farmer of heavy and time-

consuming work. The farmer has changed

from a. “toiler in the field” or a day

laborer to a business man. He manages

ills farm much as a factory superinten-

dent manages his plant. The agricultural

colleges, with the aid of the agricultural

department at Washington and the agri-

cultural books and publications, are re-

ducing agriculture to a science. Today

the farmer does not have to guess to get





results, hc gets them by following the

laws of science and by studying the

markets.





The reason that the former, as a rule,

does not use his telephone to the‘ best

advantage is because he has neglccted

the “sulcs dcpartmcnt." The most im-

portant adjunct to a successful factory

or commercial house is its “sales depart—





mcnt." It is llurllcr to sell goods to the

best advantage than it is to produce

them. Many of the 50.000 farmers con-





nected on the lines of the long distance

company fail to appreciate the marvelous

scope of the service. There is not a. city

or town of any importance in this coun-

try or a. business house in them that is





. not available on the long distance lines.





For instance. a farmer a few miles

north of Pontiac was in Detroit last sum—

mer and left his name and address with

a number of commission merchants and

particularly impressed on them the fact

that he had a long distance telephone.

In September he received a long distance

telephone cull late one afternoon. It was

:1. Detroit commission house that had to

get in a certain number of bushels of

peaches to make out at car load for ship-

ment the second day thereafter. They

simply had to have the peaches and they

were willing to offer a fifty per cent ad—

vance on the price for what they needed

if they could be secured Monday in time

for the shipment. After having received

the order over the telephone the farmer,

by using the same telephone, got his help

together and succeeded in getting his

cntire crop into Detroit on the prescribed

day and by this agency alone added one-

half to the productivcness of his farm.

How easy it would be for the farmers to

gct the names of loading produce buyers

in large cities and send them a printed

circular sctling forth the expected quan—

tity and quality of their crops and empha—

sizing ihc fact that they had long

tance telephone service and rural free

delivery. The very progressiveness of

the initiative would appeal to any good

business man and- if he could buy from

the farmer direct he would save the

middleman’s profit and also be able to

pay the farmer a higher price than would

this same middleman. If twenty farmers

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‘ The switching arrangement which the



‘long‘ distance company is now offering



'the co-operatlve rural lines and the con-



necting up of local telephone companies

placing his order now for next year’s stock. Go tell him

that he must be prepared to furnish you twine running

550 flat or more to the pound, (All twine on the

market running less than that is usually made of Sisal.)





has so extended the scope of the farmer's

telephone that ”day a M‘Ch‘ga“ farmer You can’t anrd to buy it, because it will cost more,

We are telling you honestly, from our expert know-

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In previous issues we have given our

young men some advice regarding the

selection of clothes, and now We believe

we should go a little further and say a





few words in regard to the keeping of_





them. ,



How often do we see certain young men

whose clothing expenditure we knew must

be quite limited, and yet who always look

well dressed. By playing Sherlock Holmes

and doing a little detective work you will

quickly discover the reason for it. You

will notice first that such men keep their

clothes well brushed and sponged, thus

preserving the original rich c010r of the

fabric, for even the best of materials will

lose their brightness in a very short time

unless the dust is kept brushed out of

them.



We don’t wish to set forth a series

of “don’ts” for those who are inclined to

be a little thotless on the clothing ques-

tion, but 'we want to say that if, when

putlng your clothes away until the next

occasion calls for them—~even tho it be

the next morning, you should invariably

use hangers, both for the coat and the

trousers. You wont realize what a great

difference it will make in the appearance

of your apparel until you have tried it,

for nothing will so quickly put garments

out of shape as to hang them carelessly

on a single peg, even tho you use the

hangers inside the collar of the coat for

that purpose. The hair cloth and canvas

linings that give the “shape" to the coat

will eventually lose their stiffness and the

lupels and entire front of the coat will be

inclined to sag. You can prevent it by

the simple use of hangers.



Another advisable plan is to keep two

suits on hand and to wear them alter-

nately, then, if your clothes should be-

come damp thru the day. either from

perspiration or moisture in the air. the

second suit will not only be’far more.

comfortable for the next day‘s wear, but

you will avoid putting the other suit in

21/ deplorable condition that usually fol-

lows the wearing of damp clothes. By

following this plan you will find that the

trousers will not bag at the knees and

the coat will not become wrinkled and

pulled out of shape.



Neckwear is another tough proposition

for the average young man, and here we

must say, don't ever buy one of those

manufactured ties—the kind that are al-

ready tied and never can be untied—Abe

kind that look to collar buttons for sup-

port, for they are now a thing of the

dark ages.



Almost any good furnishings store can

give you four-in-hands or “bat—wings" in

it good silk or other materials as low as

:3 cents. Then when they become wrink-

led or soiled a little spoiiging and ironing

will make them look as good as new.



These little pointers may seem trivial

in you but if you will pay a little atten-

tion to them you will soon establish a

reputation for being a well dressed man.

and what, after all, is more important

in these days of progress than being well

dressed? It is the thing above all others

that will assist you in your progress, be

it business or social. Many a man has

“lost out” at some critical time in his

life, and many of them if they had the

power to analyze the deal would be sur-

prised to know how great a factor was

his personal appearance at th, time.



Make it a habit—this careful dressing,





and you will find that you not only im-





prove your personal appearance but you

will find a like improvement in charac-

ter, for the effect of orderliness on the

mind is to encourage orderliness in thots

and action,



After all, it is the young man who pays

--ttention to the small details that is able

to successfully handle the greater prob-

'»-ms with which he comes in contact in

later years.





 





Character is higher than intellect. * *

A great soul will be strong to live, as

well as strong to think—Ralph Waldo

Emerson.





This advice is just as true whether you use our twine

or some other. \

Either of the following two twines is a big bargain!





Plymouth “Extra”

Plymouth “Superior”





Plymouth “Extra” twine runs 550 feet to the pound,

Plymouth uSuperior” 600 feet. Both are noted for their

evenness and generally satisfactory qualities. Ten balls

of “Extra” will- do as much work as eleven balls of

“Standard” and will cost less.





These are the tags you will find on the balls. Re-

member there is no genuine Plymouth twine without

the sheaf trade-mark on the tag.



We will furnish “Standard" 500 feet twine if you

want it. You will, lose money, however, by buying it—

this is true of any HStandard” twine, whether Plymouth

or other makes. There never was a time when the

buying of the right kind of twine was of such impor-

tance to the farmer. If you are interested, as we are,

in preventing monopolistic methods and exorbitant

prices—if you want to see the twine business con-

ducted in a fair, independent manner you will follow

our advice.





If you want all these matters explained more

fully, write your name and address plainly on a

posi'al card, say “Send Twine Booklets" and

mai' it to





An attempt is being made to corner and monopolize

fibre. That would surely mean much higher prices for

binder twine. We want to prevent it. Do you want to

help—and at the same time get better, cheaper twine?

It means millions of dollar: to American twine users.



The only way to do it is to refuse, this season, to buy

a pound of twine made from Sisal. We have studied the

matter and we know.



We are making it easy for you by selling our longer



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grades of twme cheaper, length for length, than Stand-

ard" or Sisal.



You can save money next year and the years following

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The fact. that. this book also contains description or





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its people and producing sufficient

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This great railroad magnate is

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Does a Feeling of “Unrest” Rule Women?





 





If you were asked what, to your‘mind,

is the most striking characteristics of

our people of today, what would you

answer? Would you say “Unrest?” At-

tend any gathering. a concert or other

entertainment, an evening party, even a

church service, and is not the prevailing

spirit one of unrest? You notice the

physical unrest in the tapping fingers, the

scraping feet, the moving back and forth

in the seats, the turning of the head from

side to side, clearing of throats, and in

dozens of other ways. ‘



The faces, too, mirror the same spirit.

Tense, eager, even anxious, the eyes un-

naturally bright and searching turning

this way and that as tho ever seeking

something they would possess, every

countenance depicts the mental and spirit-

ual unrest of our generation. Especially

of women is this true. Slowly, insidu-

ously, but nevertheless surely, the dis-

satisfaction which began with a few has

spread until the larger part of our women

are tinctured with this demon of unrest,

until, instead of the contented, peaceful

women of our grandmother‘s times, we

have discontented, dissastifled creatures,

wanting something, they know not what.

But all the same, strongly insistent that

they do not want things as they are.

What is the reason and what the cure?

Every group of thinkers has its own an—

swers to the question.



The idle, rich woman will tell you it is

"wealth. “It is because women no longer

need to work,” say these women who toll

not or spin, tho nature has filled them

with energy and blessed them with ambi-

tion. “In the olden days, the good old

days of simplicity, when women spun and

wove and knit and sewed and bakediand

brewed, in short, when they did all their

work with the help of their daughters,

there was not this discontent and rest-

lessness. The advent of machinery to

lighten woman’s labors, the springing up

of bakeries and creameries, and laundries

and all these other labor-saving schemes,

has robbed woman of her natural work

and left her a victim of her own active

mind and idle hands. Women are nervous

and unstrung because they have nothing

to do and nothing to live for but excite-

ment.” But the women who work, there

are still women who are comfortably busy

most of the time. This argument does

not appeal to them, for the busy woman

has .felt, too, those restless stirrings.

She insists that women are dissatisfied

because they are overworked.



“Women are dissatisfied because there

are too many demands upon them,” says

your busy woman. “Now, in the old days

it was not so. To be sure, our grand-

mothers had not our labor-saving devices,

but then, theie was little expected of





them. They were not supposed to be the

equals of their husbands mentally, nor to

know anything about business. ‘T‘hey

never thot of keeping up with their sons

in school, or even of keeping posted in

the doings of the day. They never heard

of clubs and they were not required to

dress so well. If a woman was a good

housekeeper, that was all that was ex-

pected of her. But I am expected.to be

a perfect housekeeper, a fashion-plate,

an encyclopedia of useful knowledge to

dole out to my children, a trained nurse

with a working knowledge of medicine,

so that in an emergency I can take care

of any sort of sickness. I must be able

to converse intelligently ‘with my hus-

band on any topic and to find time be-

sides for church, charity and calling. If

we could return to the old days of sim-

plicity I am sure unrest would disappear."



The suffragette has her cause and cure

for the disease which has taken hold of

the body politic. She knows that wOmen

are discontented because for so many

years they have been oppressed and down-i

trodden by man. Give woman the ballot,

and her dissatisfaction with life would

disappear at 0nce,’says the equal rights

advocate. Others have other reasons for

the condition of things. Drunkenness,

poverty, ignorance, higher education, the

advent of woman into the business world,

all are blamed as being the root of the

evil. But it has'remalned for a man to

advance the only absolutely original and

novel argument. A writer in a current

magazine declares it to be his firm con-

viction that women are dissatisfied be-

(ause their husbands will not allow them

to have men friends.



So the philosophers go on theorizing.

But to my mind each one has named but

a sign of the unrest, anl not a cause.

Looked into closely, is not every theory

advanced so far but a sign that unrest

exists, and not a cause for such a general

(ondition of things as we find? I believe

that the unrest is here because the world

is ripe for a great change, spiritually, in—

dustrially, politically, mentally and phy-

sically. The old order of things was good

in its day, but its working efficiency is

over. The new century, the next genera-

tion even, needs something better than

our fathers and mothers enjoyed, some-

thing ahead of what we are enduring.



A great change is coming, new thot,

new religious motives, new governments

are to ‘be born, and we of today are in

the throes of that birth of new and better

things.



The old must go, and the first'sign

which marks its demise is the spirit of

unrest and discontent with which the

women, and the men, of today are filled.



DOROTHY HUDSPITH.





 





CHRISTMAS MADRIGAL.





Christmas ‘is here;

“'inds whistle shrill,

Icy and chill:



Little carc we.

Little we fear

“’caihcr without,

Sheltered about



The Mahogany Tree.





 





Here let us sport,



Boys. as we sit;



Laughter and wit



Flashing so free.



Life is but short—



VVhen we are gone,



Let them sing on,



Round the old tree.

—V\'illiam Makepeace Thackeray.





CHRISTMAS TREE SUGGESTIONS.





 





BY PANSY VIOLA VINER,



Those living in the country places need

have no excuse for not having 21 Christ-

mas tree, no matter how slender their

purses; for here bush or bougih may _be

had for the cutting, and very effective

and satisfying decorations can be made

without any outlay of money.



The gay streamers that are to lighten

the somberness of the evergreen are as

pretty in effect made out of pink, blue,

scarlet, yellow and white paper muslin,

as if of the most costly ribbon. English

walnuts and scallops shells gilded or

painted and hung from the boughs by

black thread are pretty; long strings of

cranberries, of popped corn. or of pea-

nuts may be looped from limb to limb.

Bright, red apples fastened on the tree

with colored cord add another dashing

color note; Bethlehem stars and cres-





cent moons cut out of cardboard and

covered with gold or silver paper shine

out amongst the dark green of the tree,

and are very simple to make; small,

fancifully shaped bags may be filled with

nuts, candies, raisins and dates and sus—

pended from file tree. Every home scrap

bag boasts of some bright pieces of silk

and satin. odds and ends of ribbon from

which these little bags can be made. If

not, netting can be used and overcast

on the edges with brilliant worsted. A]-

most every child knows how to make

paper chains and these look pretty on the

tree. A pretty red and white effect

is obtained by stringing the bright red

cranberries and the white popcorn alter—

nately. It is wonderful how these simple

and inexpensive things will decorate a

tree.



Doughnuts tied with bright ribbon and

suspended from the tree are nice; and

the children will delight in the cakes cut

in the shape, of men or animals. Cookies

frosted in white, with the child’s name

put on in pink, will cause their eyes to

dance with joy. It takes so very little

to please the children that we should be

willing to take a. little-time to prepare

these things. If the purse is slender it is

surprising how many pretty, useful and

economical little gifts can be purchased

at ten cents and sometimes at even less,

also many pretty gifts can be made of

materials costing little, or those in the

house. These should be 'done up in some

manner that will arouse the children’s

curiosity, and give them a little surprise

also. The smaller present may be hung





THE-m j MicHiGAN FARMER.





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on the branches, the larger ones heaped

at the foot. '



The tree may be fastened into a tub,

with stones piled around the stem to keep

it steady. Overlay the top of the tub

with ‘moss or entirely cover with vines

or cedar branches. The candles that are

to be used for illuminating should be

placed at the very tips of the boughs, so

that there will be no danger of setting

fire to the upper branches. If one can

afford them tiny Japanese lanterns are

much better for lighting the Christmas

tree, since there will not ’be near so much

danger of. fire.





WHAT THE SHOPS ARE SHOWING.





 





 





Collars, Belts and Other Feminine

Accessories.



The pretty and dreSSy French Jabot is

still the leading thing in neck decorations

and they are worn with collars and stocks

of all kinds. Those of lace and embroid-

ery are most shown, but dainty ones are

made from fine ‘handkerchiefs and these

kind launder much better than the ones

made from more delicate fabrics.



High collars are still the rage but the

ones raising higher behind the ears than

in front are no longer in good tasre. All

new collars are finished with ruching or

other top trimmings. Large lace collars

are to be worn a great deal and they can

be purchased from 50 cents up as high

as one wishes to pay. They are made to

wear with the Dutch neck effect, or to

be pinned on below' the regular dress

collar.



There is not the great variety of belts

displayed this year, as in previous years,

owing to the universal use of one-piece

dresses, which does away with the belt.

What are shown are in the leather, the

braids, and fancy material. Most of them

fasten with the snap, covered with the

same kind of material as the belt, buck-

les are not much in evidence.



Gloves are now shown in most of the

new colors to match the new dress shades





and the little strap for fastening is neW'





from Paris. The fad for large hand-bags

still holds sway and some are big enough

to carry all of miladi’s small shopping,

not mentioning dozens of other things.



While the custom is exceedingly dan-

gerous, low shoes will probably be worn

all winter, by a large number of women,

especially in the house, and very pretty

new hose in all the colors to match the

gowns, is the thing. Shoes with colored

tops are losing favor. Tans and dark

reds, in a heavy walking shoe, are very

popular. These shoes are built with wide,

beaVy soles and high tops and are most

sensible for cold weather.





HOME-MADE HOLIDAY CANDIES.





 





 





For years back we have been making

all of our holiday candies. Not only do

we find them much cheaper than the bot

candies, but we have the assurance of

knowing just what they contain, and that

they are at least pure. A box of home-

made candies always makes an acceptable

gift to a friend, as well as to members of

the family these candies are not nearly as

much trouble to make as one might think.

Fondant, which is the basis of nearly

all the finer candies, can be made a week

or two before you are ready to make the

candy. If there are grown-up daughters

in the home they will delight in this part

of the Christmas preparations.





 





 





 





 





Pretty boxes can be made for these

candies by using biscuit boxes, and cov-

ering them neatly with pretty wall paper

or with the covers of magazines. The

holiday covers usually are decorated with

holly in some manner and are especially

appropriate for this purpose. (‘repe or

water color paper can also be used, Line

the boxes with parafinc paper, and if the

candies are soft, such as chocolate creams

then place a layer of stiff cardboard or

bristol board between each layer of can—

dies. If coloring is used in making can-

dies be sure to get fruit or vegetable

colors. Anyone can get these at the

druggists. One should have different

kinds of flavoring extracts on hand when

making candies, thus variety is insured.

Fondant is not at all difficult to make if

one follows directions and watches the

syrup closely while on the fire. To pre-

pare it place in a sauce pan or kettle





, of fondant.





DEC. 1.8. 1909.





.tWo pounds of either loaf or granulated"-

sugar, one pint of water, and one-half

teaspoon of cream-of—tartar. When it.

begins to boil carefully remove all scum.

and if crystals should form around the

edge of the pan, wipe off with a damp--





cloth, beinglcareful not to touch the boil- ‘





ing’syrup, When large bubbles begin to

rise watch carefully and test frequently

by drOpping a little into ice-cold water;

if done it should form between the fingers

into a soft ball, one that hardly holds to-

gether. Have ready a large platter.

slightly oiled and pour the sugar syrup'

over it. As soon as the sugar can be

touched with the back of the hand with-

out burning work it with a. small wooden:

spoon or spatula, from the sides of the-

dish to the middle, till it becomes firm

and white, then‘gat'her the sugarin the‘

hands and work until a creamy paste. If,

instead of becoming creamy, it grains,.

put it lback in the pan with one or two-

tablespoons of water and boil over again.

Make chocolate fondant in the same man-

ner as the above, only add to each poundi

of sugar four ounces of unsweetened.

chocolate. Pack the fondant down in~

bowls or crocks, and cover with greased

or parafine paper; then set away in a-

cool place until ready to be used.



Of all the candies made out of fondant

perhaps the chocolate cream' drops are

the most liked, and yet are the most-

tedious to make. To prepare them take

some of the white fondant, flavor with

vanilla or any flavoring desired, and form





into cone shape with the fingers. Let the '





cones stand awhile until they harden

on the outside. Grate some plain choco--

late and place in a double boiler; let re--

main over the fire until the chocolate is

melted; drop the cones into this melted:

chocolate one by one, or two or three can

be put in at once if liked. Roll around

so that all sides may be covered. Lift

out carefully with a two-tined fork on a

piece of wire twisted into a loop. Hold

until all extra chocolate has drained off,

then place on waxed or greased paper

and let stand until cold.





Fondant is nice used in connection with

fruits and nuts. To make nut or fruit

bars or cubes, chop the nuts or fruit very

fine and knead into the fondant. Press

this into a long bar with the hands, and

lay on a buttered plate. To make it per-

fectly smooth dip a knife into water and

pass it over the top of the bar, also over

the sides. Let stand three or four hours,

and cut into cubes with a thin, sharp

knife. Chopped dates and nuts can be

combined in these bars, or chopped figs

alone used, or a combination of fruits-

can be used. Almonds are nice dipped

in the cream. Blanch the almonds by

putting them into a saucepan with boiling

water, letting them cook three minutes;

remove, drain off the water and free the

meats from the skin. Lay them in a.

shallow pan and let dry in the oven.

Flavor the fondant to suit the taste, dip

into the melted fondant or else form it

with the lingers around the meats; roll

while still moist in granulated sugar.

Walnuts can be creamed in the same

manner; as fast as they are formed place

halves of the English walnuts on both

sides of the ball and press them firmly

together.



Creamed dates are always nice. Mix

some of the fondant with chopped nuts,

remove the pits from large dates, and stuff

with this mixture, then dip the dates into

melted fondant.



There are a great many delicious can-

dies that can be made without the use

To make vanilla caramels

put into a saucepan two cups of brown

sugar and a cup of cream, and flavor

quite strongly with vanilla, but this should

not be added until just before removing

from fire. Bring to a Iboil then add one

teaspoon of cream of tartar. Cook to a.

soft ball, stirring all the time; pour out

upon a platter that has been dipped in

cold water. When cool enough to touch

with the back of the hand work into a.

smooth cream, roll out into sheets about

one inéh thick, on buttered paper; mark

into squares and set aside until 0001.

Wrap up in squares of waxed paper.

Chocolate caramels are made much after

the same manner only chocolate is added,





using about four ounces to a pound of

sugar.





Chocolate almonds are fine. Blanch the

almonds and place in the oven until they ‘





are well browned; then dip into melted,

sweet chocolate, and place on greased pa-

per until the chocolate hardens.

people are fond of peanut candy; prepare

the quart of peanuts before making the

candy; that is, shell, skin and chop finely.

Take two cups of molasses, four cups of

light brown cugar, one—fourth cup vine—

gar, and four large tablespoons of butter.





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F0 8 LE—flmoo farm for-186000. South

R A ' Central Michigan. Must sell.

Address W. A. WHITEHEAD. Ionia, Michigan.



scams—Oakland County—Excellent soil:

160 85 acres timber; balance cultivated: 2 good





houses; 2 barns, 1 new; all outhouses; new silo; good water; near

electric line and good market. C. N. KING, Ortonvllls, Mich.





FOR SALE—155 Acres of first-class

. land In Livingston 00.

Good buildings and fences. On account of other

business I alter this farm at a bargain. N 0 agents.

deal with owner. J. C. SAYLES. Stockbrldze. Mich.





Truck and Dairy i... 3 miles from m...



with 200,000 people. 32 nlroads. etc. etc.. for sale



on reasonable terms. A sure money maker.



J. H. BELLOWB. 1685 The Nicholas. Toledo. Ohio.



CASH for property wherever located. If you

want to buy. sell or exchange write us.



Northwostern Business Agency. Minneapolis. Minn.





BOO-AGRE “hm“ FARM





00., Mo.



Improvements 015.000. No waste land. all corn

land but 70 acres. 400 acres grew 82.000 bushels of corn

In one year. . Big corn crop on “now. AdJolns Mo.

Pacific Bailroadstation.’ Buyers investigate. Price

075 an acre; easy terms“ .1. 1-1. LIPSOOMB, 807





Fidelity Trust Bldg“ Kansas City. Mo.





Fertile Farms in Tennessee

'—-$5 to $10 per acre





Fortunes are being made on fertile Tennes-

see farms. They raise big crops of Canta-

loupes. Cabbage, Tomatoes, String Beans.

Green Corn eto.,also Horses. Cattle. Sheefp. Swine.

Poultry an Eggs. Write me at. once or Free

Literature. 1' i tell you how to get one of these

splendid farms for $5to $10 per acre. Act quickly!

ll. F. Smith. Traf. high, N.C.& SLLRy..Dept.O. Nashville, Tenn.





 





 





 





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(I. Are now selling at from filo.60 to £25.03

or acre. Located in ' ric farming

true ' country. in Southside Virginia. along

the new Virginian Railway. Excellent climate-

two and three crops a year.

(I. Write for catalosuc and full information

B. E. RICE. Agent. ladinuial Dept.,

Virginian Railway Company.

Dept. E Norfolk. Va.





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ALONG THE CHIS. s. OHIO RY.

Home-ssskers' excursions twice

monthly to this money-making sec-

--\.,Ԥ non. The value of Virginia Corn acreage the

his“ leer of any in the Union. Other crops equal-





“Iggy productive. Mild climate, all year farm-

'sug. :lairylug, poultry and stock raising,





“veil waters lands, excellent markets,



.2 ‘1.- :ads and schools place Virginia in the lead.

' Farms as low as 810 per acre and

.srospsrlty assured those locating

'ahereon. Write today for excursion rates

rand our FREE booklet “Old Virginia"

nvhieh gives unprejudiced information.

\ddress 0. B. WALL, Real Estate Agent, Box



X, D, Chesapeake at Ohio Ry., Richmond, Va





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Farms $I0 Per lore and Up





Virginia's long growing seasons afford

bountiful harvests. and. her accessible

markets mean good prices for her farm

products.





Her Corn ls Unsurpassed





As a grazing and dairy State she

ranks first. Her poultry and trucking

terms are very profitable.



Virginia offers the thrifty farmer an

unusual opportunity for future inde-

pendcnce.



Send to-dny for our beau-

tiful booklet and other In-

teresting infonnnnon.



Address F. H. LaBAUME. Agr. and

Indus. Agt. Norfolk and Western Rail-

way, Dept. A 26 . Roanoke. Va.





 





 





 





 





 





FOR lNFORMATION AS TO LANDS IN





The Nation’s ‘

Garden Spot-





TBAT GREAT FRUIT and TRUCK

GROWING SECTloN—





along the





Atlantic Coastline





RAILROAD





in Virginia, North and South Carolina,

Georgia, Alabama and Florida, write to

WILBUR McCOY,

Agricultural and Immigration Agent,

Atlantic Coast Line. - - Jacksonville, Fla.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





MENTION THE MICHIGAN FARM!!! when

writing to advertisers.





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ETH’E’ EMICHIGANV FARMER.‘





As soon as it boils stir, and keep stirring

until it is done. To test, drop some in

ice-cold water; if it becomes brittle it is

done, then add the peanuts. Cook for

about, two minutes after adding; just

before pouring out add a teaspoon of ‘va—

nilla. Pour into buttered sheets so that

it will be in thin sheets. Vthn it has

become hard cut or break into squares.

A good hickory nut candy is made by boil-

ing two cups of sugar and one—half cup

of water together until it will thread.

'Vl'hen done flavor with a teaspoon of va-

nilla and lemoh together, turn quickly into

the beaten white of an egg. stir in one

cup of hickory nut meats, turn out into

a flat buttered dish, and when cold out

into squares.



A delicious fruit and nut confection is

made by chopping together one cup each

of figs, raisins, citron and candied orange

peel, dates can also be added if liked.

Add to this a cup of chopped peanuts and

a half cup of chopped almonds. Moistcn

in a saucepan two pounds of sugar with

a little vinegar and add a large tablespoon

of butter. Cook until it forms a. firm ball

when dropped into cold water; it should

not get brittle. Beat up untillcreamy,

add the nuts and fruits and mix well into

the cream, using the hands for this pur-





pose. Roll out into a thin sheet on a

board. well-dredged with confcctioncrs’

sugar. Cut with a small cutter into cir-





cles or cut into squares. A pretty striped

candy that the children 'will like is made

by 'boiling together a. pound of sugar and

half a cup of sweet cream; add one table-

spoon of buter, and a pinch of soda. Cook

until it makes a firm ball when dropped

into ice-cold water. Pour half of the sy-





rup into one dish and half in another.

Color one-half with red fruit coloring,

and flavor witlnpeppermint. Pour the





White syrup over this, and as soon as it

is possible to handle it pull into sticks.

then cut into strips the desired length

and you will have a red and while, or

pink and white, striped candy—M. M.

Wright.





KINKS.





Kink l.——Transposltion.

Sclcct a word of fi'uu‘ letters whose lct—

ters can be transposed to spell four other

words.





 





Kink ll.—Triang|es.



How would you make four triangles

with only six ioothpicks‘.’



Kink lll.—-Addltion Sums,



1. Add together a kind of fish and :1

prong (letters transposed) and get a kind

of basket.



2. Add together another kind of fish and

a stick and get a Swiss mountainccr's

article.



3. Add together a dig’gcr's tool, a thli-

cal land and a letter, and got a common

fish



Prizes for Straightening Klnks.—To

the sender of each of the ten neutest

correct answers to the above Kinks. we

will give choice of a package of 50

post~cards rcpresenting a trip around the

world, a copy of "Concrete Construction

0n the Farm,” 01' a fountain pcn.

Where contestant or some member of his

family is not a rcgular subscriber a

year’s subscription (750) must accompany

answers. Answers must not reach us

later than Jan. 8. as correct solutions

will he published in issue of Jan. 15. Ad-

dress :mswers to Puzzle Dept., Michigan

Farmer.



Answers to November 20 Kinks.



Kink l—Alphabetlcai Advice—1. Bo too

Wise to be umlcr obligations to anyone.

2. l'se your cycs t0 scizc opportunity be-

fore it flics. 3. Owc naught. 4. Busy hc





like_the bees. 5. Excel by doing good.

Use few excuses. 7. An cmpty pato





means an empty plate. 8. Envy not thc

greatest (S) nor scorn thc smullcsl (s).

9. Be not ovei'wise in your own cycs.





10. Easy be in tcmpcr. 11. Do not under—





value your smallest fault. 1‘3. Dutc all

your letters.



Kink ll—Conundrums.—1. A list of

musical composers is like a saucepan





because it is incomplete without a Handel

(hundlé'). 2. E Z. 3. A Z. 4.C D. S. C

or I. 6. lll'l‘. 7. Fig. 8. Because it is

always lmlr‘ pcas (p'sl.



lh'izo wimici‘st.ucius "V. Judson, 1']. L.

Russcl and Miunic ,liilicy.





 





 





WAS PLEASED WITH PRIZE.



Mrs. Joseph King, of Homer, MiclL, was

so pleased with the shears scut licr us a

rprize for solving the kinks in our puzzle

departmcnt, that she sent us the follow-

ing witty reply, in verse:

“Quite surprised was I.

When the postman cumc by_

To receive such a kccn—cdgcd gift.

But I do not fool

That I'm sharp like that slccr,

Just a fzu'mcr“s wifc of thrift.





If the ‘Kinks’ were the cause,

I surcly must pause





ith wonder at your promptncss and

favor.

My thanks I send you:

VV'hich is truly your due

For the Shears, which I won for mv

labor." '





See pages 542-543 for new has premium alien.





 





 





 





 





W

Home Queries Exchange

Column Conducted By

Elisabeth.





Every day there are questions arising

in the home that perplexes the wife.

mother and daughter, and they wish for

some one to advise them. We receive

many such queries and for the benefit of

our readers we are gains to conduct this

Exchange Column. ’rite us what puz-

zles you and we will do our best to help

you. We are going to publish the ques-

tions and ask our readers to answer

them. No doubt there will be several of

you who know just what to do in each

case and can give the desired informa-

tion. In return we will print your ques-

tions. Any little points of etiquette. dress

or general information, We will answer as

soon as possible. Address all communica-

tions to Editor Home Queries Exchange

Dept., The Michigan Farmer, Dotroxt,

Michigan.





 





J. E. M.:—If you will feed your hens

lard cracknels they will stop eating eggs.

——E. M. B., Kila, Mont,





 





Kittie M.:—To remove scorch stains

rub the cloth with soap, first wetting. then

place in the sun. Repeat until spots dis-

uppeur.—E. R.



If it is woolen goods that is scorched

rub with a dampened cloth. This will

take off the burnt nap and lessen the bad

appearance of it. Of course, nothing will

i-cmovc a scorch which has burned clear

thru the goods.-—B. L.





 





Miss Cora:——If pie is turned out onto a

warm plate, and cooled Slowly it Will not

“sweat."——Russel.





 





Housewifcz—For English plum pudding

usc one and‘ one—half pounds of bread

crumbs, two ounces ('itI‘on, oneohalf pound

of flour, two ounccs almonds, blunt-heal





uml choppcd. two pounds suct, CllODDl‘ll

lino, two small nutmcgs. gr-atcnl, two

pounds curanis, two pounds raisins. onc





lemon, juicc and gi‘ulcd rind, two pounds

sugar, ouc tcuspoon suit. six eggs. and

enough milk to make stiff paste. Mix in

order given, put in white cloth, allowing

room [0 curl], and boil for 31/2 hours.

Slick :i sprig of holly in the top, and

bring to the table hot. Scrve with Eug-

lish sauce. Made as follows:

icospoou of corn starch. Rub

in a little cold water. Do this in a tea-

cup; pour on slowly, stirring all the while.

boiling water, as if mukihg starch, until

the cup is full. Add a pinch of suit and

SM it on the back of the stove to kccp

hot. Then take same SlZi‘il cup of sugar

and one egg. Bcut tog‘cthci' until \‘cx'y

light, in a quart bowl. 'l‘hcn pour in

slowly the hot starch. Stirring wcll. Flu—

\'m‘ to suit iastc. The? pudding will kccp

for wccks, warm up whcn you want to

use, by boiling for about «mc hour. You

win make it in scvcml small puddings. ii'

(li‘Sll‘i‘il, and us: them when dcsli'cll.-—.l.

M. w. ’



licur Editor-:vas the fourth wcllllinu‘ :m—

lll‘.'cl‘.<al‘}' lcathci‘. and what \vouhl lw

111cc to carry out the illca in cutci'taiuiug

for that cvcni‘.’—l\lrs. J. l.., lludsou.



ch, it is lcziihcr; many plans can lw

carried out for entertaining. Scnvi

your‘invitations, printcd or l)lll‘llL'(l

of imitlicr. or thc. post curd

may be utilized. A skin of snmw

color would mukc a nicc cwmw-

for the lillllt‘. A kid slxoc may ‘n‘

iillcd with ilowcl‘s. Doll slippers Illm-‘l

with cumlics muke cxccllcnl souycnii's.

If curds or ilicl' goon-s zirc pluycd.

lcullici‘ cards which , can

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lhw groom is :in old i'i'icnd of minc.

Should J. congi'ulululc ilic lu'iilo first or

ilio grown, and should i kiss lhc ln‘illr-

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much lmppincss," somcihiug

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hands with tho {lllll

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l‘t'b‘l of rccciviug' liuc. You are not

supposcd to kiss tho bride unlcss you um

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onc tcll me what to do for (‘lllllllulllS and,

crampcd pains in toes. so often felt in

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A





 





Illustration N0. 1 shows the upper part

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each pattern, which are the heel ends,

come together.





 





Illustration No, 2 is the foot pattern.

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This is simple and easy to make and

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CHRISTMAS GIFTS THAT PLEASE.





 





That some gifts carry a greater degree

of pit-asurc with them than others. is

Simply owing to the fact that certain oncs

fit into the requirements of the recipient,

whilc with this lacking, the sense of

gratification connected with the gift can

ncvcr he as keen. We enjoy exactly in

proportion as the article presented meets

our wants. \Vhen by some happy thot

on thc part of the giver we become pos-

scsrit‘tl of something which we have long

tlcsircd, thc pleasure is intensiticd many

fold over that experienced at reCciving an

article for which we have no earthly use,

_\'ct over which we must make at least a

SellllllallCt‘ of enthusiasm, so as not to





appear rude ltllVVal'tl thc givcr.

To give Christmas presents intelligently

is an art; more dollars and cents will not





be sutlicicnt. But the heart of the giver

must go with the gift and the. selection

be made with care to fit the individual.



What to give bccomes each year more

and more of a prolblcm. Particularly is

this true with giving to those who “have

cvcrything.” 'i‘ruc. these persons very

filo-1y llilVI‘ wants but to hit upon the

right idca and be able to carry it out, is

not by any means an easy task. In such

a case the person who selects some prac—

tical article stands a better show of suc—

cess than the one who gives fancy ones.

A dainty handkerchief rarely fails to be,

welcome, while an article of a. purely

ornamental character, such as a vase or

a picture might fall far short of its ob-

ject. A young lady once told me in a

burst of after ("hristmas confidence that

she had laid away up-stairs dozens of

presents, relics of holidays past and gone

for which she had no earthly use. She





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER. ' ‘DEc. 18.1909.





valued them because they were the gifts

of friends yet it was impossible to make

use of all of. them. Her' room was over?

flowing with‘everyfconceivable article re-

quired for it and the surplus had been

disposed of as above. Year by year the

collection increased in size. That set me

to thinking and I determined in future to

study well the individual and the gift.

For this reason I confess to a leaning to-

ward practical gift-s. Handkerchiefs, hos-

iery, bottles of perfume, selected with due

consideration for the personal tastes of

the recipient, and of unimpeachable

brand, books selected with the same de-

gree of care, all are standard and staple

gifts. To this may be added choice con-

fectionery, cut flowers or growing plants

and magazine subscriptions. Stationery

many persons prefer to select for them-

selves, as they use one kind only.



Giving [becomes instantly simplified

when we turn to the children. There we

meet little difficulty since little ones are

rarely critics and are easily pleased. For

them books are among the mest desirable

of gifts, but in selecting, care should be

observed not to buy too many of a child-

ish nature, which will soon be outgrown.

The rule, of course, does not apply to

quite young children, who Iwould take no

notice whatever of a book which con-

tained no pictures, however good it might.

be. Christmas has become for many a

rather strenuous period. Yet not one 0L

us would forego the delightful occasion

with its gifts, its feasting and its merry

making. It would, indeed, be a step

backward to abandon the observation of

the day which marks the birth of the

Christ a‘ltho the tendency is certainly to

make of it a holiday and not a holy—day.

Of all the days of the year this one should

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MEAL-TIME_;\? OUR HOUSE.





 





(‘ur meal-times are the que‘erest times.

Cook says, “Shutre, but yese be a

bother,”

For almost every one of us

Has got some funny fad or other.

Na. she takes pre—digestcd food.

She thinks it's splendid breakfast diet,

An' wishes we all had the sense

To give up other foods an' try it.





 





My brother James thinks "Fletcherism"

Is curing him of indigcstion.



He chews an' chews his food, an’ says

It’s a great fad beyond all question.

Aunt Fanny's taking the “grape—cure."

Her checks is getting red as roses.



An’ Grandpa dotes on buttermilk.

Says it beats all the doctor‘s doses.





An’ Sister Grace she don't eat much

At home. Just nibbles things an’

munches.

She’s “in society” this year,

An’s out to parties, teas an’ lunches.

Gramma skips dinner twice a week.

She says her life is just a bubble,

Because she’s very much afraid

Her heart has some organic trouble.





My Brother George he vows that meat

As food for man was not intended;

Ilc sticks to vegetarianism

As if his life on it depended.

An’ Cousin Belle who’s always had

A rather sickly constitution

Says that four light meals a day

She's found at last the health solution.





An’ Sister Polly she ”eats air.”



She's ’fraid she’ll have tuberculosis.

She takes hot water every meal,



An' forty—’levcn other doses.

My great-aunt .Tane eats fruit an’_nuts,

An’ my, how awful thin she’s growmg;

But Pa. the toughest of us all—'



He eats just anything that’s going.



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The coming of Dorothy Hudspith to the

pages of the Michigan Farmer several is-

sues back seems to have created some-

thing more than a mild sensation among

the readers of- the paper, in the writer’s

immediate vicinity. She doesn’t go

“round Robin Hood’s barn” to state a.

plain fact, and her criticisms of the all

too common viewpoints of many present

day farmersand their families on 'ques-

tions of general interest have been pep-

pery and not at all obscure. As to

whether or not they have been just and

accurate is the contention which is caus-

ing some heated discussions.

The writer is country born and has

spent practically all her life on a farm.

so she knows whereof she speaks, and

she heartily indorses Dorothy’s article in

the issue of November 27 on “The Coun—

try’s Attitude Toward Life’s Refine—

merits.”

or course, exceptiens to this general

scoring are manifold, yet the attitude of

a majority of the dwellers on small farms

today toward all evidences oil gentle

breeding is that of scorn. Talble etiquette

may do very well for the younger chil-

dren's “company manners," but bread

and butter plates are ‘stuff and non-

sense” to the head of the house; who, if

he so wills, uses his individual knife, fork

or spoon to help himself from any article

of food 0n the table.

His attitude in the face of disapproval

is “what’s good enough for me is good

enough for anybody;” “no use in fussin’

about such fool things.”

This eminently selfish viewpoint.

“VVhat’s good enough for me is good

enough for anybody,” is the keynote of

such people’s existence. They 'have ab-

solutely no appreciation of anything which

is not a necessary element in their daily

existence.

The writer has known farmers and farm

hands, who have evidently not considered

it commensurate 'with their dignity t»

take a bath oftener than once a year.

“They were clenn;” they always washed

their hands and faces before meals.

Farming was dirty work. \Vhat could you

expect?" Imagine a woman married to

such a savage! Reeking with the odors

of stale perspiration, the stable and to-

bacco, could he be anything but disgust-

ing to a womanly woman? Many country

people still decry the line of demarcation

between “honest country toijlers" and

“uppish city people.” Could Itheyr but

realize the fact, the mote as often as not

is in the country dwellcr's eyc. There is,

on the whole, abroader charity toward

their faults; a more there appreciation

of their values and a more helpful spirit

evidenced by city people toward their

country brethren today. than has ever

been shown by the country people toward

the city dweller.



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these give evidence cf gentle breeding.

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nor yet those of his own household.

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Owosso, Dec. 2.

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THE MICHIGAN ‘FARMER.





more heed to life’s little refinemenlts. for





happiness of others: a

taking care not to offend one’s neighbor





The farmers of this community, I should

judge, are among the average farmers of

best friends





them and to my family, I would say that

their manners are in no 'way Similar to

average





Among my ten nearest neighbors there

are five who always raise their hats when

others always

word of greeting. ‘Ve

latter fully

I have

it a practice





no doubt, know how to dip their soup and

take a





paper stuck up in front all them and a

look of blissful unconsciousness on their

face, keep that seat while there are lad-

Of course, I like to see men

raise their hats to ladies, but the farmers





are not the only ones remiss in gentle—

manly manners; and the mere raising of

the but does not always show homage and

reverence to women.



I have lived among farmers all my

life and I do not rememberof ever seeing

any of them carry food to their mouth on

their knives or suck let out of their

saucers. Nor have I heard any smacking

and grunts that Dorothy Hudspith men-

tions. Neither has the housewife ap-

peared to be so very “tired and over-

worked,” or “long suffering.”



Of course, I have seen the women tired.

and more or less haste in eating among

the farm folks, but no more than I have

seen among people of other occupations.



No, Dorothy Hudspith, the eating with

the knife, the tea sucking and the smacks

and grunts among the average farmers,

disappeared about the time that the Old

log cabins and the oxen did. You also

speak of the contempt the farmer has

of the ways of the “better class." Now.

let me tell you, there is no better class

than the farmers. There may be a richer

class, and there may be a class who

think they are better, but there is no

“better class." We would like to have

you take a trip out here among us, and

altho you may find people who may have

oysters for dinner and use no oyster forks

at all, your refined sense will not be of

fended by their eating with their knives

and sucking their tea. You will find

clean, honest, industrious, cheerful, gen-

erous, educated, wide-awake people, who

will make you welcome and who will not

scoff if you have on your best clothes

and your husband wears a collar and tie

and patent leather shoes.





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The trap nest is to the poultryman

what the Balbcock test is to the dairyman.

That is, the trap nest will eliminate the

poor hens as well as the Babcock test

will show the dairyman the poor cows in

his herd. However, it is easier to build

up a good laying strain of fowls than it

is to build up a good milk strain of dairy

cattle.



There are many kinds of trap nests on

the market and probably more kinds that

are not on the market but have simply

been devised by a practical poultryman

for use in his own houses. Some of the

nests that I have seen are very clever

in the way they catch the hen, but I have

never seen one that will rid the poultry-

man of the trouble of letting the hen out

after she. has laid the egg. If such a

trap nest could be made it would be a

great help. One of the reasons why trap

nesting is not carried on much outside of

the experiment stations and by a few

who have much time to give to the poul-

try, is the fact that the almost continual

presence of a man is necessary to get

proper results. The hens can not be con—

fined in the nest for many hours after





and out again without laying, as they

often do, and ”they will not be retained

until they have laid.



The trap nest, like any other nest,

should be placed in the most secluded

place in the henhou‘se, so that the fowls

will be as little disturbed as possible. The

fowls should 'become accustomed to beingr

disturbed frequently before the real test

is made. They are quite likely to drop

Off in egg production for the first few

days of being handled, but they will soon

become accustomed to it.



Ingham Co. E. B. REID.

SOME LAYERS’ RATIONS, AND BE-

SULTS THEREFROM.



I note Mr. Reid’s article and editor’s

request for rations, results, etc., in the

Michigan Farmer for November 27. In

the first place, I do not believe in copying

your neighbors’ rations for your hens,

unless YQu copy them from the start in

raising your stock. I am firmly of the

opinion that chickens like best what they

have become accustomed to, provided the

ration is an intelligently compounded one.

The last thing I should think of doing

would be to make any radical changes in

the ration at or near the time I expected

the pullets to begin laying. \Vhat will

bring eggs one fall, will, under like con-

ditions of age and condition of stock,

bring eggs the next fall, if the breed to





 





 





 





 





One of the Many Styles of Trap Nests





thcy have laid and still 'be expected to do

their best at egg production, and since,

when the trap nest is being used, the hen

is supposed to be doing her best, she

should be assisted in every way.



The method of making a record of the

number Of eggs laid by a certain hcn is

simple enough. After the hen is confined

in the trap nest and has laid an egg, the

poultryman releases her after taking the

number on her leg band. The egg laid is

credited to the hen wearing that leg band

number and at the end of the period of

testing the total is easily obtained.



Many people who raise only a few

fowls think that trap nesting is a lot of

time wasted, but it is not time wasted

any more than is the time taken to test

a dairy cow for the amount of butter-fat

she gives in seven days or a month or

year. The owners of cattle pay a tester

two dollars per day and board and rail-

road fare. It would seem that the poul-

tryman could afford to run his own test.



Most trap nests are built so that the

weight of the hen closes the door to the

nest and she can not get out until re-

leased by the poultryman. In some in-

stances the doors of the nests are hooked

open so that the pressure of the hen upon

them when entering is sufiieient to re-

lease the spring or book holding them.

Another kind has a door made of two

pieces of metal which are. hinged in the

center and the lower half is swung up to

the top of the nest; the hen in entering

bumps her back against the himge part

of the door and releases the upppr sec-

tion which swings into place, closing the

nest. One very practical nest I have seen

is one in which the door is hung on a

pivot, the front or top of the door swing-

ing down so that it forms an approach

to the nest as shown in the illustration.

The part which is inside of the nest is

weighted so that the outer end will swing

up into place more readily when the hen

steps on the other end. VV‘hen swung into

place the door catches at the top and

can not be opened by the hen. Then

there is still another kind of nest which

is so constructed that the door does not

close until the egg has been laid. This

nest has an advantage over the others

in that the hens may go into the nests





N0w Used by Discriminatlng Poultrymen.





which the feed is given be the same. Of

course, 'we do not expect a Barred Rock

or Buff Cochin to be as near laying at

five months old as a breed w'hose standard

weight is one to three pounds less.



I will give my rations, or the amount

and kinds of grain fed, during the past

two winters for December, January and

February; also number of hens, number

of eggs, feed cost and egg sales, for com-

parison with others 'who may furnish

similar information regarding their meth-

ods and operations.



Grain fed to 70 Rhode Island Red pu'l-

lets, December, 1907, January, 1908, and

February, 1908: Ithat, 800 lbs; meat

scrap, 60 lbs; whole corn, 672 lbs; corn

meal, 250 lbs; coarse wheat bran, 300 lbs.





 





 





 





Eggs Feed

gathered. Cost Sales. Profit.

December .. 633 $12.18 $20.28 $ 8.10

January 995 9.90 22.48 12.58

February 917 9.05 18.16 9.11

Three mos. ..2,545 $31.13 $60.92 $29.79





Grain fed to flock of 220, about 'half

Reds and half Rocks, December, January,

and February, 1908-1909: Wheat, 1,900

lbs; meat scrap, 280 lbs; whole corn, 784

lbs; corn meal, 700 lbs; coarse bran, 400

lbs; cracked com, 800 lbs; alfalfa meal,

200 lbs; charcoal, 50 lbs.





 





 





 





 





Eggs Feed

gathered. Cost. Sales. Profit.

December ..1,351 $30.73 $46.32 $15.59

January ....2.140 30.27 61.93 31.66

February ...1,542 25.75 38.74 12.99

Three mos.. .5,033 $86.75 $146.90 $60.24





It will be seen that the showing for

the 70 Rhode Island Reds was consider—

ably better than for the mixed lot. I do

not consider that it was any fault of the

feeding, but rather that it was due to the

difference in the stock.



The Reds had been selected and trained

for winter laying, while the Rocks were

purchased fowls that had had no kind of

intelligent 'han-dling at all. Besides, I

consider it more difficult to get Rocks

down to business as early as Reds, even

tho they have been bred for fall laying.





I will say regarding the dry-mash-fed

pullets mentioned in November 27 issue,

that they are starting laying a little bet-

ter, in proportion to the number I Ihave,

up to this writing (November 30), than

my moist-mash-fed ones did last fall. I





 





‘THE ' MICHIGAN FARMER.





shall be glad to advise Michigan Farmer

readers from time to time as to what

they are doing, as, really, if the method is

practice-1, it means less work. I shall

be glad also to see the reports of flocks

which I hope the editor’s note will bring.

Maine. D. J. RYTHER.





 





BEEKEEPING As' A WOMAN’S-OCCU-

PATION. .





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Since it does not require either hard

physical labor, or any previous special

training, but does call for the distinctly

feminine traits of patience, tact and

Watchfulness; and since it promises in

return both pleasure and profit, bee cul-

ture seems to me to be an almost ideal

occupation-for the woman who wants to

emulate the busy bee and improve each

shining hour. Aside from its attendant

pleasure and profits, there is a peculiar

fitness, in that a bee-hive is a living illus-

tration of the applied principles 'of Wo-

men’s rights.

is a necessary evil, or an evil necessity.

He is hatched from an inferior egg, lives

thru a neglected infancy, reaches a. de~

spised maturity, has his little day and is

promptly pushed off the boards. To this

rule he has no choice but to submit, since

he is provided by nature with no weapon

of self defence in the shape of a sting,

and does not even possess a tongue, the

this perhaps would avail him little against

SO strong a feminine majority. Under

this domestic feminine sway, the kingdom

is ruled both well and wisely; so perfectly,

indeed, that a bee-hive has always been

held up as a model of good government.

The woman who would prove the justice

of her claim to a voice in the affairs of a

nation, has her enemies on the run if she

has her bee-hive in good working order.

It is an irrefutable argument on her side

of the question.



But while a woman would scarcely be—

come a beekeeper for the sake of prov-

ing an argument, she might well do it for

the sake of the pleasure, aside from the

thot of the considerable profit which the

occupation yields. Bee culture requires

no great outlay of strength at one time,

but to be a sucecss there must be‘a

faithful performance of many little duties.

I would advise all who wish to keep bees

to procure modern hives and fixtures.

Section honey is so much more attractive

and nice to eat than the honey that is

taken from the old—fashioned box—hives,

filled with pollen, that there is no com-

parison; and so with extracted honey in

comparison with what is termed strained

honey.





New Jersey. F. G. HERMAN.





 





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MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.





Wheat—The condition of wheat as

compared with an average per cent is 92

in the state and central counties, 90 in

the southern counties and Upper Penin—

sula and 95 in'the northern counties. One

year ago the per cent was 75 in the state,





.76 in the southern counties, 66 in the cen-





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ties. Thetotal number of bushels of

wheat marketed by farmers in November

at 137 flouring mills is 207,732 and at 107

elevators and to grain dealers 149,022, or

a total of 356,754 bushels. Of this amount

225,905 bushels were marketed in the

southern four tiers of counties, 108,469 in

the central counties and 22,380 in the

northern counties. The estimated total

number of bushels of wheat marketed in

the fOur months, August-November is

5,000,000. Fifty—nine mills, elevators and

grain dealers report no wheat marketed

in November. _



Rye—The condition of rye as compared

with an average per cent is 91 in the

state and central counties. 90 in the

southern counties, 94 in the northern

counties and 92 in the upper peninsula.

One year ago the per cent was 79 in the

state, 80 in the southern counties, 73 in

the central counties and 84 in the northern

counties.



Live stock.—The condition of live stock

thruout the state is 96 for horses, sheep

and swine and 95 for cattle.



Fall Pasture—The condition of fall pas-

ture as compared with an average per

cent is 77 in the state, 75 in the southern

counties, 76 in the central counties, 83

in the northern counties and 88 in the

upper peninsula. .





NATIONAL CROP REPORT.



The Crop Reporting Board of the Bu-

reau of Statistics of the I'nited States

Department of Agriculture estimates

from the reports of the correspondents

and agents of the bureau, that the newly

seeded area of winter wheat is 7.9 per

cent more than the revised estimated area

sown in the fall of 1908, equivalent to an

increase of 2,449,000 acres, the indicated

total area being 33,483,000 acres.



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on December 1, 1908 and 1907, respectively,

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the revised estimated area sown in the.

fall of 1908—equivalent to an increase of

25,000 acres, the indicated total area

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CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





Washtenaw 00., Dec. 9.——Winter has

come in earnest. The long spell of fine

weather came to a very sudden end on

the 5th and since that date we have had

very severe weather but fortunately farm

work was mostly done. A Very small per

cent of corn in the fields—five power

huskers within a radius of two or three

miles have enabled the farmer to get

everything under cover. Crops have

yielded very satisfactorily; corn more

than an average crop; potatoes around 150

bu. per acre, and largely sold before the

drop in price. Hogs scarce and breeding

stock especially hard to find. There has

been more fall plowing done than I ever

remember to have seen. so farmers gen-

erally will be in a position next spring to

hurry things. More farms have changed

owners in the last year than in ten pre-

vious years and at an increased price,

which goes to show that farming is get-

ting to be considered one of the best pay-

ing propositions and I much doubt if we

shall ever see farm lands, grains or meats

much lower than they are today, so that

we as farmers have much to encourage

us in the outlook on these closing days

of the year.



Kent 00., Dec. 11.—There is now snow

sufficient to cover the crops, and sleighs

run fairly well. Times are quiet. Here

in the potato belt times fluctuate with the

price of potatoes. With potatoes at the

50c mark we should be enjoying lively

times. Farmers are not inclined to sell

potatoes at present prices. change

must come soon if the usual fe in the

holiday trade is to be realized. Little

stock is being fed for market in Kent

county this year. A few farm sales have

been held, the most noticeable feature of

which was the high figure at which hay

and grain sold. Clover hay was bid up

to between $14 and $15 per ton. Many

are shredding cornstalks as a means of

aiding the hay mow. Should a mild win-

ter ensue present stringent feed condi-

tions will soften up later in the winter

season. Cows for next year‘s cream trade

are likely to bring fanCy prices, .



Livingston 00., Dec. 4.—The vweathe

during November was all that could be

desired and farmers have their fall work

well out of the way. More plowing has

been done this fall than for several sea—

sons. Corn was a much better crop than

was anticipated and it is practically all

cribbed at this date. Clover seed that

has been threshed is yielding well. Hogs

are being rushed to market and Christ-

mas will find very few hogs left to mar.

ket. Very little grain is being marketed.

farmers holding for higher prices. Many

farmers are investing in manure spread.-

ers, showing the popularity of these

.abor-saving and soil~improving ma-

chines.





BRIGHT OUTLOOK Foe SHEEP





 





The ray of light that was dis'cernable

on the horizon of the sheep and lamb

trade recently has developed into a bright,

glowing sun and cioudless sky. Buyers

are'unable to conceal their urgent wants.





THE MICHIGAN FARM-ER.





The outlet for- mutton and lamb meats

is again broad. This is a logical sequence

of high priced beef and pork and prac-

tically the close of the western range

shipping season. The general range of

prices is the best in about a month. Tops

lately made $7.85 for lambs, $7 for year;

lings, $5.25 for wethers and $5 for ewes.

indicating and advance of 50c to 75c over

the recent low time of the season and

90c gain for sheep and around $1.50 ad-

vance for lambs over one year ago. There

is no fear of serious domination of- the

trade by buyers if marketing is judiciously

done. The visible supply is bv no means

burdensome. The only apprehensions re-

garding the near future trade is that too

many half-fat natives and westerns will

'be thrown upon the markets in the event

of stormy weather and liquidation by

weak~kneed owners. About this time of

the year there is usually a heavy supply

of ovine stock marketed that has been

taken off grass and given a slight intro-

duction to com. If there ever was a

time when longer and better feeding of

thrifty, half—fat sheep and lambs paid it

will be this winter. Buyers will continue

eager takers of well-fatted offerings at

relatively strong prices. But partly-fat-

ted kinds will meet with narrower outlet.

Buyers 'will make every effort to widen





the spread between these two classes;





A wise course to pursue this winter will

be to let the fat lots come as fast as

practicable and to hold back those in

plain or medium flesh until they attain

better condition.—Clay, Robinson, & Co.





Light on Buggy Buying.



New light on ‘the buggy question is be-

ing given the public. So many wonderful

claims have been made for low priced

pleasure vehicles. Many offers have been

held out and so much experience has

been garnered, that the prospective pur—

chasers may well ask what it all means.

Naturally competition has produced reck-

lessness in one quarter and another.

Claims have become more startling and

offers more and more and more “liberal.”

Buyers have become correspondingly

wary. It is realized that a well known

name and reputation are the only safe

guide. Cautious buyers are now demand-

ing even more than these. They insist

that the firm shall have a representative

within easy reach to whom they can go

in case they are dissastified, The Mich-

igan Buggy Company says some interest-

ing things on this subject in its full page

advertisement in this issue. This famous

firm’s advertisements are attracting at-

tention the country over. Weight is given

to its assertions by its enormous business

covering a period of 26 years. “Reliable

Michigan” is a household word among

vehicle men. Incidentally 256 styles are

offered this year by the Michigan-Buggy





Company. These include every kind of

horse-drawn pleasure vehicle, buggies,

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Suggestions.





The time_of the year is at hand when

farmers who have siIOS,liay'e already be-

gun to feed out of them, and we are sat-

isfied that these people that have silos

are making a large saving in the cost of

feed, and this is the time of the year

for those people who are feeding their

animals dry food of all kinds to go to the

feeder of ensilage and see what he is

doing, compare notes. We suggest this

action because we are so thoroly well sat-

isfied that the grower of corn has got to

come to the use of the silo. Now we are

not advocating any particular construc—

tion, altho we believe the stave silo, all

things considered, is the cheapest on the

market today. We know that is all right.

but the feeding of ensilage has got to

come because we find that it covers a

greater field each year and our idea about

the purchase of the silo would be the

sooner a man puts it in the less it will

cost him because he cannot expect to buy

suitable material for any less money than

he can today, and as this is the time of

the year when a man should have a little

leisure, if any time, he can make up this

matter, get posted, look into it, and deter-

mme what he wants before he decides

how he will plant his corn, or before

corn planting.





 





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Farmers who farm on bus‘ princi-

ples and fertilize their soils as a manu-





facturer puts money into a plant, for in-‘





vestment—have never needed much argu-

ment to be convinced that “Potash Pays.”

as the German Kali Works puts it. The

trouble for the farmer has been not only

the price, but the difficulty of getting

potash at any price. The manufacturers

have heretofore absorbed it all. All this

has been changed, and thousands of

farmers who farm for profit rather than

for mere wages and a living, will not be

able to buy all the Potash Salts they

need, in any quantity they want it, of

local dealers everywhere. And not only





this~but they can get it at lower rates'





than have ever before been charged. This

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buy and mix—fertilizers without fillers 0r

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from interest, freight, excessive profits1

on fillers and mixing charges into so muchl

more actual crop—making fertilizer. The

great German potash mines are now pro-

ducmg enough potash to enable the Am-

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livery of all that is required both by fer-

tilizer manufacturers and local dealers

and farmers. Ask your dealer to carrv

theseunvaluable salts in stock. Tell him

to write to the German Kali Works Con-

tinental Building, Baltimore, for particu-

lars and prices. And we recommend you

to ,write to them also, for their “Farm-

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ture on fertilizing and cultivation. Men-

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December 15, 1909.

Grains and Seeds.



Wheat—During the past week there

has been a steady and consistent rise in

the price of both cash wheat and futures.

This advance has been marked by rather

sensational fluctuations in the market,

but each day’s close has marked a gain

of about %c per bushel. The home sit-

nation in wheat appears to be unchanged.

Sales from the farms of the country are

small but the demand continues strong.

The mills are taking everything offered

at the advance and in many instances

are unable to get enough grain for im-

mediate demand and some are already

cutting into their reserves. Very little





. wheat is moving in Michigan but Mich~





igan mills report an increased demand for

flour. It is freely predicted in market

circles that growers who have been hold-

ing for $1.25 will soon be able to close

out their holdings at that figure. Statis-

tics show a decreasing visible world sup-

ply with small receipts at all points.

Good weather for harvesting in the Ar-

gentine, and less demand from frost than

was expected, is the Only bearish influence

reported. The price of No. 2 red wheat

on this market one year ago, was $1.0334c.

Quotations for the week are:



No. 2 No. 1



Red. White. May. July.

Thursday ....1.21% 1.21% 1.24% 1.02%





Friday . . . . . . .1.22 1.22 1.24% 1.02%,

Saturday ..... 1.22% 1.22% 1.25 1.03

Monday . . . . . .1.24 1.24 1.27 1.04

TueSday ...... 1.24% 1.24% 1.27% 1.04

Wednesday . .1.24 1.24 1.27 1.03%,





Corn.—Corn prices have kept pace with

wheat during the past week , a con-

sistent advance of 1/26 per day being

made. It is not probable that this ad-

vance will continue as profit taking but

short interests and increased stocks in

store are proving bearish factors in the

market. One year ago No. 3 corn sold

for 601,4c in this market. Quotations for

the week are:





No. 3

No 3 Yellow

Thursday . . . . . . . ......... 59 60

Friday ..... . ..... 591/2 60%

Saturday 60 61

Monday . . ................ 61% 62%

Tuesday .................. 62 63

Wednesday . . . .‘ .......... 62 63





Oats.—Oats have participated in the

general advance of other grains during

the past week, altho the factors above

mentioned together with considerable

selling, makes the immediate future of

this market uncertain, altho this grain is

sure to remain staple. No. 3 white oats

sold at 530 in this market one year ago.

Quotations for the week are:





Standard.

Thursday . ........... . ...... 45

Friday ......... 45

Saturday ..... 45%

Monday .............. 46%

Tuesday ................ 46%

Wednesday .. ................ 46%





'Beans.——There has been no activity in

this commodity during the past week.

Nominal quotations remaining the same

as a week ago, at the following values:





Cash. Jan.

Thursday . ................. $2.05 $2.07

Friday ..................... 2.05 2.07

Saturday ................... 2.05 2.07

Monday .................... 2.05 2.07

Tuesday 2.05 2.07

Wednesday 205 2.07





CIoverseed.»There has been an advance

of about 20c per bu. for prime cloverseed

since a week ago. Alsike has remained

steady at former quotations. Movements

have been liberal at the advance and some

purchases of futures have been made at

prices above the quotations. Quotations

for the week are:





Prime Spot. Mar. Alsike.

Thursday ......... $3.90 $9.10 $7.85

Friday ............ 8.95 9.15 7.85

Saturday ......... 9.00 9.20 7.85

Monday ..... .. .. 9.00 9.20 7.85

Tuesday .......... 9.10 9.35 7.85

Wednesday ...... 9.10 9.30 7.85





Rye.~l.ast week's price is ruling with

the market steady. Cash No. 1 is quoted

at 761/2c pcr bu.



. Visible Supply of Grain.

This week. Last week.





Wheat ............... 28,400,000 31,086,000

Corn . ............... 5,663,000 4,206,000

Oats ................. 12,228,000 13,580,000

Rye .................. 923,000 912.000

Barley ............... 3,631,000 4,058,000





Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.

Fiour.—Markct steady, with prices on

last week's basis. Quotations are as





follows:



Clear ................ . ........ .......$5.80

Straight .................... . ........ 5.85

Patent Michigan ..................... 6.25

Ordinary Patent ..................... 5.95





Hay and Straw.—Market is unchanged

and firm. Carlot prices on track

are: No, 1 timothy, new, $14.506Dl5; No.

2 timothy, $135069”; clover, mixed, $13.50





((1714; rye straw, $7607.50; wheat and oat N





straw, $650697 per ton.



Feed.—Market unchanged and steady.

Bran, $24.50 per ton; coarse mid-

dlings, $25.50; fine middlings, $29.50;

cracked corn, $27; coarse corn meal, $27;

corn and oat chop, $23.50 per ton.



Potatoes.—~No material change can he

claimed in this deal. The quality of offer-

ings has quite a. range while values keep

near to where they have been the past

few weeks. The cold weather has dimin-

ished the. volume of receipts. Michigan

grown are selling in car lots at 350 per

bu. in bulk, and in sacks at 38@400.



Provisions.—Fa.mily pork, $26@26.50;

mess pork, $25.50; medium clear, $255061)

26.50; pure lard, 1431c; bacon, 17@17%c:

shoulders, 12%c; smoked hams, 15c; picnic

hams, 12%0.



Dairy and Poultry Products.



Batten—Creamery butter made another





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THE 'MicHicAN FARMER.





advance of a cent the past week. Values

are now getting so high that 'many con-

sumers are turning their attention to sub-

stitutes and thus reducing'the demand,

'but the trade is firm at the new figures

and everyone is expecting still higher 'val-

ues to prevail. Dairy goods remain un-

changed. Quotations are: Extra cream-

ery, 34c per lb; first do., 33c; dairy, 24c;

packing stock, 22%c.



Eggs.—Market was steady the past

week and there is no alteration of prices.

Fresh eggs are coming more freely than

they were but demand is good. Current

offerings, cases included, are quoted at

28%c per dozen.



Poultry.-—The prospective holiday de-

mand has been a. strengthening factor in

the poultry market. Prices will likely be

improved within the next few days but

now they are steady at last week’s basis.

Turkeys do not appear to be plentiful.

Quotations for the week are: Live.—

Spring chickens, 13c; hens, 12c; ducks,

14c; geese, 15c; turkeys, 1660170. Dressed.

—Chickens, 13@14c; ducks, 14@150; geese,

12613130; turkeys, 17@18c per lb.



Cheese.——Steady. Michigan full cream,

16%c; York state, 18c; limburger, 17c;

sc‘hweitzer, 21c; brick cream, 18c per lb.

8@90 per lb.



Calves.—Choice to fancy, 11%@12c; or-

dinary, 8@9c per lb.



Fruits and Vegetables.



Cabbage.~—Steady. Home-grown, $1.25

per bbl. ' .



Onions.—D0mestic offerings 65@70c per

bu. Spanish, $1.40 per crate.



Apples.—Snow, $5.50@6; Spy, $2.25@

$3.50; common, $1.50@2.50 per bbl.



Cranberries. Cape Cod berries selling

at $2.25@2.50 per bu.



Vegetables.—~Beets, 450 per bu; carrots,

45c per bu; cauliflower, $1.25 per doz;

hothouse cucumbers, 75c@1.25 per doz;

green onions, 121/20 per doz; green pep-

pers, 750 per bu; mint, 25c per doz; pars-

ley, 25@400 per doz; spinach, 60c per

hamper; turnips, 30@35c pe'r bu; water-

cress, 2560300 per doz.





 





 





OTHER MARKETS.





Grand Rapids.



Wheat, oats and corn are a little higher

this week, the advances ranging from 2617

5c. Buckwheat is Sc lower. Butter and

eggs are firm and higher, creamery ad-

vancing 1c, while eggs are up %c. The

potato market is steady, buyers at load-

ing stations offering 256i‘30c, with move~

ment very light. Dressed hogs are firm

at 10%0, and some farmers are getting

11c. Poultry is unchanged, with excep—

‘tion of spring ducks, which are 1c higher.

Glass farmers, who have large quantities

of lettuce to cut, report a dull market

and low prices.



Quotations follow:



Grain.~Wheat, $1.19; oats, 47c; corn,

60c; buckwheat, 550 per bu; rye, 68c.



Beans.—~Machine screened, $1.80.



Butter.—Buying prices, Dairy, No. 1.

25c; creamery in tubs or prints, 33¢

per lb



Eggs.~Case count, 2760280.



Apples.——45@65c.



Vegetables—Potatoes, 35@40c; onions,

50@60c per bu; cabbage, 30@40c doz;

cauliflower, $1.50@1.60 per doz; beets, 50c

per bu; carrots, 400; turnips, 35c; Hub-

bard squash, lo lb; celery, 12%c; parsley,

20c doz; cucumbers, 80c doz.



Hogs—Dressed, 101/2c.



Live Poultry—Fonds. 10%6011c; roos-

ters, 8@9c; spring chickens, 11@120;

spring ducks, 11@12%c; young geese, 9@

100; young turkeys, 17@18c.





 





Chicago.



“meat—No. 2 red. $1.25@1.28; May,

$1.106g; July, $1.00.



. Corn—No. 3, 6114c; May, 661/8c; July,

651540. .



Oats.—-No. 3 white, 446944160; May,

44-"7-gc.



Butter—The market is higher for both

dairy and creamery butter in harmony

with the local conditions and outside quo-

tations. The trade is strong at the ad—

vance. Creameries, 27@320; dairies,

256L30c.



Eggs—Prices 'unchanged and market

steady. Prime firsts, 30%c; firsts, 281éc;

at mark, cases included, 20%@25%c per

dozen.



Hay and Straiw.——~Market strong at

higher prices. Quotations: Timothy,

choice, $186018.50: No. 1, $16.50/01750;

No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, 61550601650; No.

3 and N0. 2 mixed. $1261)14.50; rye straw,

$850609; oats straw, $7607.50; wheat

straw, $6@6.50.





Potatoes—Market has fair-demand at'





easier prices. Choice to fancy quoted at

406.4% per bu; fair to good, 3569380.



Beans—Choice hand-picked, $2.05@2.08

per bu; fair to good, $2.03; red kidneys,

$2.35@2.70.





 





St. Louis.



Grain.—Wheat. No. 2 red, $1.291/260131;

corn, No. 2 white, new. $63; oats, No. 2,

44c; rye, No. 2. 7661>77c.



Hay—All grades of hay continue scarce

and prices rule on about the same. basis

as a. week ago. Timothy N0. 1 is selling

at $16.50@17 per ton; No. 2, $136515; No

3, $12.25; clover. N0. 1, $166917; No, 2,

$15; clover mixed, $13.50; alfalfa quotable

at $17.50@18 for No. 1 and $156917 for



o 2





Potatoes—The lessening of receipts has

made a better market for the seller.

Fancy, well-matured stock. in car lots on

track, quoted at 506v55c per bu; common

to fair, 356D40c.





New York.



Butter.—’i‘hc tendency of other markets

to go ‘higher was noted here last week.

Trade firm. Western factory firsts, 23%

6025c; creamery specials. 35c,



Eggs—Best grades sold higher last

week with common quality about steady.

Western firsts to extras, 31@35c; seconds,

276D300; fancy refrigerator stock. 20@24c.



Poultry. — Dressed, rm. Western

Chickens, broilers. 13617190; fowls. 1365

171,-9c; turkeys. 216025c. Live, Higher.—

Cliickens, 16c: fowls, 16c: turkeys, 1569200.



Potatoes. Market steady for choice





 





stock; State and: Michigan potatoes in

bulk now selling at $1.50@1.75 per 180 lbs.



Hay and Straw.—Prices advanced the

past Week and market is steady on the

new basis. Hay, timothy, prime, large

bales, per 100 lb.,~$1.02_%; No. 3 a 1,‘ 85c@





$1.00; shipping, 82%0; packing, 50@55c;





clover and clover mixed, 80@95c; straw,

long rye, 80@85c; short and. tangled rye,

60c; oat and wheat, 550. ‘





Boston.





WOOL—Buyers are getting more and

more anxious about the clip for 1910 and

they are actively engaged in persuading

farmers to sell, a work which is not easy

since growers are well informed'regard-

ing the present value of this product and

see nothing that will cause values to de-

cline in the near future, consequently

fear of losing by not making contracts is

wanting. Quotations are: Ohio and

Pennsylvania. fleeces—XX, 37c; No. 1

washed, 40@4lc; fine unwashed, 27@28c;

%-blood combing, 36@37c; m-blood comb-

ing, 34@35c; delaine washed, 39c; delaine

unwashed, 320. Michigan, Wisconsin and

New York fleeces—Fine unwashed, 25@

26c; delaine unwashed, 31@32c; %—blood

unwashed, 35@36c; 1A-blood, 33@34c.

Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri—%-blood,

34c; 1A-blood, 32@33c.



Eigln.



Butter.——Market firm at 340 per- 1b.,

which is 1c above last week’s price.

Sales for the week aggregated 629,300





- lbs., compared with 637,300 lbs. last week.





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

December 13, 1909.

(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, N, Y.)



Receipts of sale stock here today as

follows: Cattle, 200 loads; hogs, 24,000;

sheep and lambs, 23,000; calves, 1,000



On account of the heavy run of cattle

in Chicago today our cattle market here

showed a decline of from 1564‘l25c per

hundred on all kinds except the prime

Christmas cattle, one load of the latter

kind selling as high as 8.25. After this

big run is over we look for an improve-

ment in the trade. we do not think there

is any big supply on hand to come to

market right off. The fresh cows and

springers sold today from $3695 per head

lower than last week. Late springers

are not wanted and are very hard to sell.



We quote: Best export steers, $65069

7; best 1,200 to 1,300-lb. shipping steers,

$6.25606.50; best 1,100 to 1,200 do., $5.50@

6; medium 1,050 to 1,150-lb. steers, $561)

5.25; light butcher steers, $475605; best

fat cows, (fancy shade higher), $450695;

fair to good do., $3.506l)3.75; trimmers,

$2.50@2.75; best fat heifers, (some fancy

6c), $5695.25; fair to good do., $4.25@4.50;

common do., $3.50@3.75; best feeding

steers, 950 to 1,000 lbs., $4.60@4.85; best

feeding steers, 800 to 900 lbs., $4.25@4.50;

700 to 750-11). dehorned stockers, $4@4.15;

600 to 650-lb. do., $3.60@3.80; little com—

mon stockers, $3.25@3.50; best bulls, $4.50

@5; bologna bulls, $3.50@3.75; stock bulls,

$3693.25; best fresh cow-s, $456055; fair to

good do., $306040; common do., $206025.



With heavy receipts of hogs in Chicago

and a liberal run here our market opened

strong 10c lower than Saturday and closed

steady with the opening. About every-

thing is sold that got yarded in time for

the market.



We quote: Choice heavy, $8.65@8.70;

mixed and medium, $8.60@8.65; best york-

ers, $8.506i)8.60; light yorkers and pigs,

$8.256v8.40; roughs, $7.806v7.00; stags,

$7657.25.



Owing to a good many lambs being late

in arriving we obtained strong prices for

lambs this morning. With heavy receipts

we think they may sell a shade lower the

last of the week. About everything is

sold tonight.



We quote: Best lambs, $8.60@8.65; fair

to good, $8@8.50; culls, $7607.50; skin

culls, $4.50@5.50; yearlings, $6.75@7.25;

wethers, $5.50@5.75; ewes, $5@5.25; cull

sheep, $2694; best calves, $9.50@10; fair

to good, $8699; heavy do., $4694.50; grass,

$3@3.25.





 





 





Chicago,





Deember 13, 1909.



Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.



Received today ....46,000 44,000 40,000

Same day last year ..31,375 52,362 38,527

Received last week ..77,078 121,199 118,293

Same week last Year.79,549 232,815 117,940

Cattle were not rushed to market last

week _in anywhere hear such excessive

numbers as a week earlier, and trade

started off in a lively manner, with sales

on Monday largely 1060250 higher, butcher

stock included with steers. Later in the

week the big snow storm and later the

extremely cold weather interrupted busi-

ness to a serious extent, many trains

reaching the stock yards too late in the

day for that day's market, and the offer-

ings the following day were thereby in—

creased a good deal. This made weak

markets for the rank and file of the offer-

ings, and the early advance disappeared.

Beef steers sold during the week largely

at $5.25607.40, medium grade cattle com-

prising a big part of the supplies, while

the commoner lots went at $415695 and

the better class of long-fed steers and

prime yearlings at $7.506D8.25 and a few

scattering sales at $8.40@9.25. Exporters

paid $7607.75 for 1,275 to 1,400-lb. steers,

while export steers weighing 1,150 to 1,250

lbs. were salable at $6.50@6.85. Cows and

heifers for city butchering had a good

sale at $315696, and there was a sale of

41 fancy 888-l‘b.. heifers at $6.75, with

canners and cutters selling freely at $269

3.15. Bulls moved off actively at $36175,

and calves advanced sharply under smal-

lcr receipts, going at $361710 per 100 lbs.

for inferior heavy to prime light Vealers.

Milkers and springers were less active

than usual at $256065 per head, owing to

the cold and stormy weather. The stocker

and feeder traffic was animated at ad-

vances of 156il25c, for desirable cattle,

stockers bringing $3694.50 and feeders

$4605.25. The. unusuallydarge receipts

today, Monday. caused a dull and unset—

tled market, followinglast week’s bad





DEC. 18, 1909.





closing, when medium and -‘ plain cattle

were 10@15c lower than a week earlier.

Trains .came in slowly, and values were

largely ‘25c lower. ' "



Hogs were marketed last weékin much

smaller numbers than in recent weeks or

recent years, and the same was the case

at other western points. Cold weather-

made a large demand for fresh meats, and

between this, outlet and the large require-

ments for 'the cured meats and lard

trade, there was a big call for desirable

droves of hogs. The market developed

an unusually flrm undertone, and h0g3

sold at the highest prices recorded this

year, with fluctuations within remarkably

narrow limits. The receipts Showed up

well in quality, and everything with

weight went like hot cakes, while young

hogs adapted for the fresh pork trade

sold briskly. The week’s packing at west-

ern points aggregated but 540,000 hogs,

compared with 825,000 a year ago, while

total western packing from November 1

amounts to 2,770,000 hogs, a decrease of

1,095,000 hogs compared with a year» ago.

The. average weight of last week's re-

ceipts was 218 lbs., compared with 214

lbs. a year ago. Three years ago hogs.

received averaged 251 lbs. Today, Mon-

day, hogs were active at an average de-





cline of 50, sales being made at $8.10@,





8.60. Best light sold at $8.50, while pigs

sold at $6.70@8.20 and stags at $8.65@

9.15. Boars sold largely at $5.25@5.50.

Sheep and lambs were marketed last

.week much Jess freely than a year ago

and in much smaller numbers than sev-

eral years ago, when there were good

shipments from Idaho and other ranges.

The demand for fat flocks adapted to the

‘wants of the Christmas holiday trade was

extremely large, and the limited offerings

sent prices up sharply all along the line,

the medium and good lots being taken

largely as substitutes for prime stock.

Lambs found buyers at $5606.50 for the

poorer kinds, while the choicer lots were

taken at $7.75@8.40, the top being 550

higher than a week earlier. Similar ad-

vances took place in sheep, and yearlings

sold briskly at $6.25@7.65. Wethers sold

at $5606.25 and ewes at 63.50606, while

such lots of lambs as feeders were able

to pick up brot $6.90@7.15. Lambs nat-

urally showed the greatest advance, sales-

averaging 506D75c higher, as they were

in best demand. A good many short-fed

lambs were shipped in from Iowa and

Illinois corn fields. Late in the week the

general demand fell off materially, and

prices lost much of the advance. Today

saw further sharp breaks, and the best

lambs went at $8, while best yearlings

‘were quotable at $7 and best sheep at

$5.85, some prime extra heavy ewes going

at $5.75. W.





LIVE STOCK Ms.





 





Abraham Cain. the prominent cattle

feeder of Calhoun 00., 1a., says that Iowa,

Missouri and Illinois never had so few

cattle of their own raising as now. Cat-

tle feeders used to buy cattle in their

vicinity, but now nearly all such cattle

are shipped to the big markets.



Prime flocks of mutton sheep and lambs

have been selling recently in Chicago and

other markets at fancy prices, with only

moderate offerings and a lively demand

for the Christmas holiday trade. Less

feeding than usual is being carried on in

most sections, and sheepmen who produce

prime mutton are pretty sure to reap

liberal profits before the season is over.

Too many farmers go into the business

Without proper equipments, and lack of

shed shelter has already forced thousands

of partly fattened sheep and lambs on

the markets of the country. Recently

thé’ supply of prime fat lambs has been

greatly inadequate, and in many instances

packers and butchers have purchased

light-weight yearlings as substitutes for

lambs.



There has been extensive marketing of

short—fed half-fat cattle in recent weeks

to save corn, and matured beeves are

scarce nearly everywhere, indicating a.

continuance of high prices for such, but

there will be plenty of the cheaper kinds

of cattle, and these are in largest demand

on the whole. Of late there has been a.

particularly good demand for food cattle

that could 'be made into moderate-priced

beef in retail markets, and fat cows and

heifers have also had a good demand.



Isaac Shanton, of Jefferson Co., Iowa, a.

young stock feeder, hot in the Interna-

tional show ring a car load of two-year-

old Angus steers that he intends to fine

ish offfor the-tliree-year-old class at the

International Live Stock Exposition next

year.



Regarding the grand champion steer at

the International Live Stock Exposition

the general opinion was that his strength

was in his meat, there being a remarkable

preponderance of the choicest cuts, his

hindquarters being rather disappointing.

He ranked with the average champions

in exhibits of the past ten years and was

a credit to Kansas.





A Spreader For All Farmers.



We want to call our readers‘ attention

to the advertisement of the Chase Manu-

facturing Company on page 516 of this

issue. Here is a spreader that every

farmer in America can afford to buy. It

will save you the wagon box, trucks and

all for other uses on the farm. The Grin-

nell Detachable Spreader is a combined

manure spreader and farm wagon. It is

a machine that is certainly worth inves-

tigating. We have been advising our

readers for years to invest in a manure

spreader. We believe it to be a neceSSary

machine for every farm” Just write to

the Chase Manufacturing Company, 159

Broad St., Grinnell, Iowa, for their cata-

log, fully describing this exceptional ma-

cnne.





"FORM’YOURWHIDE’SH’Sllliii





Have it tanned with the hair on for cost. robe or

rug. Sand for price list. We ny freight both

ways it four hides are sent at one 1 me.





TIE WORTHING & ALGER 60., Hillsdale, Mich.
one. s, 1909.

THIS is" THE LAST EDITION.“





 





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Stock markets are reports of last week:

all otger markets are right up to date.'

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are given in the last edition. The first

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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Thursday's Markets.

December 16, 1906.

Cattle.





Receipts, 1,209. Market steady at Wed-

nesday’s prices. Cow stuff and bulls 15

@25c lower than last week.



We qhote: Extra steers and heifers

$6@7; steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200,

$5.40@5.65; steers and heifers, 800 to

1,000, $5@5.25; steers and heifers that

are fat, 500 to 700, $3.,75@4; choice fat

cow~s, $4.50@5; good fat cows, $3.506!)

3.75; common cows, $2.50@3; canners,

$1.50@2.25; choice heavy bulls, $4.50; fair

to good bolognas, bulls, $3.50@4; stock

billls, $3@3.50; choice feeding steers, 800

to 1,000, $4.25@4.50; lair feeding steers,

800 to 1,000, $4; choice stockers, 500 to

700, $4; fair stookers, 500 to 700, $3.50@

3.75; stock heifers, $3@3.25; milkers,

large, young, medium age, $40@55; com-

mon milkers, $20@30. ‘



Bishop, B. & H. sold Hupp 4 butchers

av 725 at $3.50, 6 do av 540 at $3.50; to

Mich, B. Co. '11 do av 750 at $4.25: 10

steers av 1,150 at $3.75, 4 do av 1.032 at

$5, 20 do av 1,042 at $5.60; to Fronn 5

do av 1,096 at $5.60; to Rattkowsky 1 bull

weighing 1,650 at $4.75, 1 do weighing

1,380 at $3.75, 1 do weighing 1,130 at $4,

6 butchers av‘ 728 at $3.85, 2 do av 575

at $3; to Goose 14 cows av 970 at $3; to

Breitenback Bros. 9 steers av 913 at

$5.35; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull weighing

1.430 at $4; to Goose 3 COWS av 1.003 at

$3.25, to J. Goose 9 do av 1,050 at $2.85;

to Sullivan P. CO, 2 do av 1,270 at $3, 2

do av 1,160 at $4, 5 do av 880 at $2.50; to

Mich. B. Co. 25 butchers av 920 at $4.50,

1 cow weighing 970 at $3.50, 4 steers av

1,145 at $5, 20 butchers av 745 at $4; to

Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull weighing 1.590 at

$3.85; to Hammond, S. & Co. 1 do weigh-

ing 680 at $3.25, 4 heifers av 742 at $4.50,

2 cows av 925 at $2.75; to Higsbee 7 stock-

ers av 643 at $3.75; to Markowitz 4 co-ws

av 1,012 at $2.90. 1 steer weighing 1.150

at $5.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 3 cows av

866 at $2.50, 3 do av 933 at $3.60; to

Heinrich 1 steer Weighing 930 at $5.50;

to Newton B. Co. 4 do av 1.400 at $7.



Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B, Co. 4 COWS

and bulls av 1,117 at $4; to Kamman B.

Co. 20 butchers av 991 at $3.40; to Breit-

enbach Bros. 2 cows av 1.050 at $3, 1 bull

weighing 980 at $3.50; to Fronn 7 butchers

av 620 at $3.65; to Rattkov.'Sky 6 do av

741 at $3.40; to Breitenback Bros. 12 do

av 750 at $3.75; to Hammond, S. & Co.

3 cows av 1,000 at $2.60, 5 do av 850 at

$2.50; to Rattkowsky 3 butchers av 800

at $3.25, 2 do av 310 at $3; to J. Goose

11 cows av 950 at $3.20; to Sullivan P.

Co. 7 bulls av 560 at $3.25, 2 do av 1.075

at $3.60, 1 canner weighing 720 at $1.50;

to Heinrich 5 butchers av 710 at $4; to

Regan 14 do av 500 at $3.25; to Fry 1 cow

weighing 1.000 at $4, 3 steers av 866 at

$4.50; to Regan 5 heifers av 554 at $3.25;

to Rattkowsky 2 steers av 870 at $3.75,

5 heifers av 470 at $3. .



Spicer & R. sold Mich. R. Co. 35 heifers

av 724 at $4.25, 8 steers av 912 at $5.50,

2 cows av 800 at $4.25, 1 bull weighing

1.600 at $4.25, 9 butchers av 770 at $4.40,

5 bulls av 1,080 at $3.75; to Hammond, S.

& C0. 24 steers and heifers av 863 at

$4.75; to Rattkowsky 3 cows av 1,080 at

$3.25; to J. Goose 8 do av 1.127 at $3.25;

to Cooke 1 steer Weighing 1.150 at $7, 22

do av 990 at $5.50, 1 bull weighing 1.130

at $4; to Breitenback Bros. 28 butchers

av 820 at $4.75; to Heideke 6 d0 av 750

at $4.50; to Bresnahan 4 canncrs av 800

ti: $2.50, 2 do av 750 at $2.25, 4 do av 882





at $2.25; to Hammond, S. & (.‘o. 2 do av

915 at $2.75, 7 butchers av 730 at $3; to

Fitzpatrick Bros. 1 steer weighing 750





at $5; to Regan 6 heifers av 576 at $3.50,

7 do av 540 at $3.75.





Haley & M. sold Lacliult 4 cows av

1.075 at $3.50; to Bresnahan 12 heifers

av 555 at $3.60; to J. (loose 6 cows av

1.006 at $3.10; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull





weighing 1,050 at $3.75; to Mich. B. CO.

1 stccrs av 618 at $4.50, 3 do av 966 at





$1.75. 33 do av 1.016 at $5.75; to Ham—

mond, S. & Co. 19 do av 1,120 at $6, 1

do Weighing 920 at $5.25.



Johnson sold Schuman 3! steers av 680

at $4.50, 2 d0 av 810 at $5.



McLaughlm sold same 2 cows av 740





at 4.

Bohm sold Fitzpatrick Bros. 4 heifers

av 842 at $4.50, 14 ‘butchers av 665 at

$3.50.

Robb sold Mich.

890 at $4.

Hohm sold same 3 cows av 950 at $3.50,

Young's sold Lingcman 2 stccrs av 815

4 80





B. Co. 17 butchers av





ill . . .

Robb sold same 1 bull weighing 1.400

at $4.75, 1 steer weighing 1,160 at $6.



Merritt sold Hammond, S, & (‘0, : cow

and bull aV 1,265 at $4, (S cows av 983

at $2.75.



Veal Calves.



Receipts, 479. Market steady at VVed-



nesday’s prices. Best, $8.50@9.25; others,





$4@7; milch 00ws and springers, com—

mon. dull; good, steady.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Mich. E. Co. 2

av 130 at $8.75, 5 av 135 at $8.25, 1





weighing 150 at $6, 7 av 150 at $8.75, 1

weighing 120 at $8.75, 20 av 135 at $8.65;

to Newton B. 00. 14 av 160 at $9.10; to

Sullivan P. Co. 4 av 95 at $7, 1 weighing

100 at $5, 9 av 150 at $9; to 'Breitenback

Bros. 6 av 155 at $8.75; to Hammond, S.

& Co. 5 av 120 at $8.50, 4 av 110 at $8.50,

6 av 155 at $9, 3 av 150 at $9.



Spicer & R. sold Nagle P. Co. 1 weigh-

ing 110 at $6, 3 av 145 at $8: to Sullivan

P. Co. 1 weighing 120 at $6. 5 av 125

at $8; .to Burnstine 1 weighing 330 at $3,

4 av 125 at $8.25, 3 av 120 at $8.50.





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me " memos-N FARMER.





Cheney & H. sold Hammond‘s. & Co.

6 swim at $9." ' ‘ ‘



.Bergen sold same 8 av 145 at $8.25.



0e Com. Co. sold Newton B. Co. 6 av



95 at $6; to Hammond, S. & Co. 5 av

130 at $6, 23 av 150 at $8. »



Haley & M. sold Thompson Bros. 2 av

160 at $9.



KrauSe sold Nagle P. Co. 11 av 140





at $9.



Sandall & '1‘. sold same 3 av 140 at

8.25.



Sharp sold Breitenback 5 av 120 at

875





Wickmann sold Thompson 8 av 125 at

Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts, 3,939. Market steady at Wed-

nesday’s prices;,200 higher than last

week. .



Best lambs, $8@8.25; fair to good lambs

$7.50@8; light to common lambs, $6@7;

fair to good butcher sheep, $4@5; culls

and common, $3@3.75.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Swift & Co. 110

lambs av 85 at $8.20, 107 do av 85 at

$8.20, 3 sheep av 170 at $5, 6 do av 120

at $4, 20 do av 110 at $3.75, 14 do av 90

at $4, 24 lambs av 70 at $7.75, 18 do av

70 at $7.65; to Stoker 29 do av 50 at $6.50;

to Nagle P. Co. 30 do av 60 at $7.75; to

Sullivan P. Co. 68 do av 80 at $7.80; to

Korf 110 do av 85-at $8; to Mich. B. Co.

22 do av 50 at $5.50, 13 do av 60 at $6.50,

28 do av 70 at $6.75, 9 do av 60 at $7; to

Nagle P. Co. 74 do av 68 at $7.25, 57 do

av 80 at $7.80; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 50 do

av 62 at $7.75, 32 sheep av 100 at $4.50;

to Swift & Co. 36 do av 110 at $4; to

Nagle P. Co. 46 lambs av 65 at $7.75, 9

do av 75 at $7, 10 sheep av 97 at $3.50;

to Swift & Co. 78 lambs av 85 at $8.20; to

Nagle P. Co, 78 do as 85 at $8.20; to Fitz—

patrick Bros. 57 do av 80 at $8.25; to

Nagle P. Co. 31 do av 72 at $7.50.



Spiccr & R. sold Nagle P. Co. 20 lambs

av 45 at $5.75, 44 do av 70 at $7.75, 62 do

av 80 at $7.80, 8 sheep av 100 at $4; to

Sullivan P. Co, 7 do av 80 at $2.75, 32

mixed av 90 at $5.10; to Fitzpatrick Bros.

8 sheep av 100 at $3.75, 20 lambs av 80

at $8; to Nagle P. Co. 4 do av 80 at

$7.50, 6 sheep av 100 at $3.75; 78 lambs

av'70 at $7.90, 38 sheep av 80 at $3.75;

to Nagle P. CO. 4 do av 140 at $3.75, 23

lambs av 75 at $7.35; to Kamman 15 do

av 45 at $6.40.



Haley & M. sold Nagle P. Co. 46 lambs

av 75 at $8, 11 do av 65 at $7,.13 sheep

av 85 at $4, 9 do av 68 at $4; to Thomp-

son 62 lambs av 65 at $6.



Roe Com. Co. sold Naglc P. Co.

lam‘bs av 70 at $7.65, 21 sheep av 105 at

$4.50; to Eschricli 4 do av 80 at $3, 61





lambs av 51 at . .



VVickmann sold Thompson Bros. 32

lambs av 55 at $7.



Adams sold Fitzpatrick 16 lambs av





60 at $6.50, 16 sheep av 90 ata $3.50.

Cheney & H. sold Hammond, S. & C0.

40 lambs av 68 at $8.-

Bergcn & W. sold same

$6, 39 do av 88 :it $8.25.

Bennett & S. sold same 38 do av 88

do av 70 at $8.20.





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do av 95 at





at





Jedclo sold Swift & Co. 36 lambs av

85 at $8.2.



I’leency sold Nagle P. Co. 46 sheep av

90 at $3.25.



McLaughlin sold same 27 lambs av

80 at $7.60.





Krause sold same 28 do av 80 at $7.75.





Chase sold Newton B. Co. 3 sheep av

125 at $3.35.

Hecney sold same 73 lambs av 35 at $8.

Robb sold Mich, B. Co. 10 lambs av

64 at $7.

Hogs.

Receipts, 8,374. Market steady to 5c





lower than on Wednesday.



Range of prices: Light to good butch—

ers. $8.30@8.45; pigs, $7.75607.90; light

yorkers, $8@8.25; stags. 1A; off.



Closed strong at $8.50.



Spicer & R. sold Hammond, S. & Co.

77 av 200 at $8.50, 230 av 180 at $8.45, 290

av 170 at $8.40.



Haley & M. sold same 157 av 200 at

$8.50, 258 av 185 at $8.45, 239 av 180 at

$8.40, 75 av 150 at $8.30.

$812.88 Com. Co. sold same 76 av 180 at





Sundry shippers sold same 560 av 180





at $8.45.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, \V. & Co.

780 av 170 at $8.40, 662 av 160 at $8.35,





197 av 140 at $8.30, 876 av 180 at $8.45, 51

av 200 at $8.50.



Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 222

av 200 at $8.50, 95 av 160 at $8.35, 36 av

180 at $8.40, 48 av 175 at $8.60.



Sundry shippers sold same 360 av 175

at $8.40.





 





Friday’s Market.

December 10,

Cattle.



The run of cattle Friday at the Detroit

stock yards was light and the quality

common. There was no change in prices

from Thursday and everything was dis-

posed of as soon as put in condition.





1909.





\i'c quote: Extra dry—fed steers and

heifers. $6; steers and heifers, 1,000 to

1,200, $501560; steers and heifers, 800 to

1,000. $4.75@5.25; steers and heifers that

are fat, 500 to 700, $375004; choice fat

cows, $4.50; good fat cows, 337560425;

common cows. $3693.50; canncrs, $2.25@





2.50; choice heavy bulls, $4.50; fair to good

bolognas, bulls, $3.50@4.25; stock bulls,

$3603.50; choice feeding steers, 800 to

1.000, $4.25@4.50; fair feeding steers, 800

to 1,000; 3.75@4: choice stockers, 500 to

700, $3.75@4; fair stockers, 500 to 709,

$3.25@3.50; stock heifers, $3@3.50; milk-

ers, large. young, medium age, $40@55;

common mllkers, $20@35.

Sheep and Lambs.



The sheep and lamb trade was active

at an advance of 25C a hundred from

Thursday and the close was steady with

the opening. Several bunches bro‘t $8 a





liufiidrcd.

est lambs, $7.75@8; fair to 00d la b

$7@7.50; light to common lanfibs, $672050,





6.75; fair to good butcher shee 8'

culls and common. $3@3.25. p, “@450,

Th 11' t (1 H098'



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CONDUCTED BY DR. W. C. FAIR.

CLEVELAND, OHIO,





 





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our subscribers. Each communication

should state history and symptoms of the

case in full; also name and address of

writer. Initials only will be published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

the same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably find

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Stomach Worms in Pigs—I have some

last fall pigs that are not thriving; they

cough some and I am inclined to believe

have a. few stomach worms. I have given

some stock food with turpentine, without

helping them. P. S., Pewamo, Mich.—

Give your pigs equal parts ground gen-

tian, ginger and quassia in their feed

twice a day, a teaspoonful is a dose.



Indigestion—My 6-year-old horse has

worked well all summer but is thin and

does not seem to be in a thrifty condi-

tion; besides, his hind legs stock and he

sweats easily. P., Greenfield, Mich.—

Give a. tablespoonful of the following

compound powder at a dose in feed three

times a day. Gentian, ginger, nux vom-

ica, rosin and nitrate of potash.





Colic—I have a mare that seems to

have occasional sick spells; the principal

symptoms being uneasiness, laying down.

rolling, pointing nose to side as if in

pain. What ails her? F. .l. E, Grand

Rapids, Mich—If you will give your mare

a tablespoonful of salt. a tablespoonful of

ground ginger, a tablespoonful of baking

soda and two tablespoonfuls of ground

charcoal in some ground oats and bran

she will soon commence to thrive and

not have any bowel pain.



Chronic Hip Lamenesa—My 16-year-old

horse goes stiff in left hind leg, in fact.

he has been in this condition for two

years; recently the hip swelled ‘back of

hip joint; since the swelling left the mus—

cles seem to be shrinking. I notice he

has difficulty in stepping over objects.

H. S. S.. Fulton. Mich—Apply equal

parts tincture caniharides. turpentine and

sweet oil to wasted muscles chry two

days.



Puncturcd Foot.-—\V~hcn arranging the

bedding under my cow she kicked and

the fork punctured back part of foot;

the wound healed but has broken open

several times since. A. 8., Pontiac. Mich.

—lnject one part carbolic acid and 20

parts water to bottom of wound twice

daily; before doing so explore the wound

to ascertain if there is a foreign body in

it, causing all the trouble.



Calves Scour.~My 3-months-old calves

have been troubled with scours for the

past three months; they are fed separator .

milk and hay. H. W., Milford, MiclL—i

Give 2 025. castor oil and a tablospoonful‘





 





tincture opium and repeat the tincture.

opium doses three or four times a day,

until the bowels tighten. then give a‘





teaSpoonful bi-carbonate soda at a dose

three times a day, and you may also give

some blood flour.



'l‘orpid Liven—My 4-year-old mare is

rather dull and dumpish; she is used for

heavy hauling, but has become so weak

ihat she is unfit to do very heavy work.

She stands with her head down. coughs

some, discharges a little from the nose





and at times has bled at nose. I have

thot she might be coming down with

distemper. T. K.. Fennvillo. Mich—It is





possible that she may be developing dis-

temper; however, I doubt it. live 3 drs.

bromide potash. 1/3 (lr. ground nux vom-

ica and 1 oz. bicanbonate soda at a dose

in feed or as a drench three times. a day.

If the throat is sore or the glands swol-

len, apply equal parts turpentine, aqua.

ammonia and sweet oil to throat every

day or two.





Indigestion—Shaggy Coat — Abnormal

Teeth—My 13—year-old mare has a long,

shaggy coat. cats grain all right, but does

not eat fodder well, frequently dropping!

out large 'wads of hay; she is in poor

condition. She had an abscess come un—

der jaw which I treated according in

your prescription and directions given in

Michigan Farmer. ‘She made a good re-

covery. J. R., St. Charles, Iiiich.——’l‘horol

must be. some foreign body lodged in t-ho‘

mouth, perhaps wedged between 'her teeth i

or she may have an abnormal growth oi”

tooth which interferes with mastication.

If so remove obstruction or file away the

abnormal projection on tooth. Floating



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FRUIT MEII AT KALAMAZIIII.





ANNUAL MEETING OF MICHIGAN

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.





The thirty-ninth annual gathering of

the horticulturists of Michigan was un-

doubtedly the best meeting in the history

of the society. Better attendance, more

enthusiasm for Michigan, more earnest-

ness for the fruit business, greater liber-

ality in the discussion of important topics

were never witnessed at any other gath-

-ering of the organization. Kalamazoo

Commercial Club entertained the visitors'

in their beautiful city, on December 7-8-9.

It was unfortunate that during the meet-

ings one of the worst tires that has visited

that city occurred and destroyed nearly

a million dollars worth of property, and

disturbed the program to some extent, but

the wide-awakeness of the local commit-

tee prevented the meetings from suffer-

ing, and despite the catastrophy, which

brot to the citizens of that city the deep

sympathy of every visitor, the disturbance

was overcome and the program com-

pleted. ’



Reports common tliruout this section or

the country of the superior fruit indus-

try of the west, were challenged at the

sessions, and a choir of men who have

been thru the west studying the condi-

tions under which western growers are

working sing harmoniously of the superior

advantages Michigan producers have over

those of our sister states in the far west.

This spirit was evident thruout the ses-

sion. Especially among the apple grow-

ers, who at the recent Chicago show,

where there was a good opportunity to

compare the products of Michigan with

those of Oregon and \Yashington, proved

that the advantages largely lay with us,

since not only in quality but also in other

regards the Michigan product made as

good a show as the fancy product from

Hood River and thercabouts. The west-

ern men stole a march on us, but the

Michigan grower has awakened to realize

that the formcr’s advantage was not one

of inherent quality of the fruit but simply

good effective advertising and first-class

packing. This the Michigan grOWer be-

lieves he can do and the spirit present

showed that 'he was ready to begin.



The sessions were held in the, armory.

On the lower floor was an exhibit of fruit,

cut flowers, nursery stock, edtlt'ational

exhibits, and a splendid display of spray-

ing machinery and other materials. This

feature of the meeting was well patron-

ized. It was a splendid opportunity for

men to compare the different makes of

machinery and the opportunity was taken

advantage of. The fruit was of unusual

good quality and the coloring of inst of

it was better than the average Michigan

exhibit. The students’ judging contest

which took place on \Vednesday evening,

resulted in the prizes being placed as

follows: First prize Went to Mr. Crane,

of Fennville; Second, to Mr. Tubergcn, of

Grand Rapids, and third to Mr. Vorhorst

(failed to gct his address). Colleges are

eligible to enter in this contest and it has

proven a most commwndable part of the

annual meetings since the practice gives

these students a splendid start toward tit-

ting them for judging fruit at county and

other fairs and fruit exhibits.



The election of oillcers resulted in the

re-election of last year’s oi’iiciary, which

testified to the very satisfactory work that

is being done in every department of the

organization.



The Papers and Discussions.



In a carefully prepared paper, Hon. C.

.1. Monroe, of Van Buren county, pre-

sented the iopi“



The Apple—its Importance and Value to

Michigan.



After commenting upon the fact that

Kalamazoo was the best and largest ap-

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to 1860, and showing that since other

interests have crowded apples to the

background, he 'went on to impress





the importance of the crop during these

early days, by comparing it with the

wheat crop of the time. Recently Mr.

Monroe sent circulars to a number of dif-

ferent parties asking about the import-

ance of the apple in their farming opera-

tions and received the following reports

among others: One orchard of' 12 acres

cost $1,000 for laibor, gave gross returns

amounting to $3,061 or net returns of

$2,061. Another orchard of five acres cost

$267 for care, gave gross returns amount-

ing to $1,053, or net returns of $786. A





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





third orchard of 31,5 acres cost $253 for

care, brot $1,048 for the crop, making net

returns of $795. Still another consisting

of 2%,acres required $366 to put in good

condition and gave a net return of $1,544»

The chief varieties in these orchards were

Baldwins, Greenings and Spys. Another

orchard which came to the attention of

the speaker had made an annual net

return of $800 for the past 15 years. This

orchard consisted of 100 trees, 80 of which

were bearing fruit. After carefully inves-

tigating the proposition with his splendid

chance to know the advantages of other

varieties of fruits, he was of the opinion

that there is little question as to the

superiority of the apple over other kinds

of fruits from the standpoint of the pock-

etbook. Thinning was impressed upon

him as an important part of the apple

operations. This fruit also responds ad-

mirably to culture'like the best farmers

give their corn, to thoro spraying, good

fertilizing, and to an abundance of sun-

shine. Regarding the marketing of fruit

the topic has been much discussed but

little progress has been made. Better

packing is demanded and in this regard

he thot that the grower was the one to

remedy this defect. Inquiry showed that

Michigan gets less for apples shipped in

boxes on the Chicago market than do the

states from a distance, while her crop

put up in barrels is sold at about the

same price. It costs on an average 17c

to get our crop to that market while it

costs the western grower about $1.50.

This is one of Michigan’s great ad-

vantages.



Discussion.—In the discussion that fol-

lowed this paper, occasion was taken by

those who knew, to impress the point that

geographically, naturally, and every other

way Michigan was a favored apple pro-

ducing point. In the recent Chicago ap—

ple show, judges declared in favor of the

quality of Michigan fruit.

they grow quite as many No. 2’s and 3’s

as we do here, but we do not see them.

There, too, the growers are annually pay-

ing tribute to an asosciation. All along

the Pacific coast Michigan grapes are

everywhere sold at from 35 to 40 cents

per pound, while the local California

grape is traded at 5 cents per lb.

Neglected Apple Orchards—A Solution.



Mr. T. A. Farrand, of Eaton county,

gave as his solution to the above problem

the renting of these orchards by live

young men who are willing to work and

who will make a study of the need of the

orchards in question. The orchards are

to the found thruout the farming sections

of the state. They are usually away from

the fruit regions for in those communities

there are men who ere this would nave

appreciated their value. To the advent

of the insect may be largely attributed

the downfall of the Michigan apple or-

chards since the average farmer consid-

ers that he has no time to devote to the

renovation of these trees and give them

the care necessary. These orchards are

largely in the hands of older men. In

one section where the speaker rented five

or six orchards and began doing thoro

work, and where there had not been a

single spraying rig, after the first season

there were hot by residents of that “neck

‘0 the woods,” a half dozen small and one

large gasoine spraying outfit. The result

from the use of this machinery will revolu—

tionize the attitude of the residents upon

the, apple proposition. Spraying appears

to be the chief need. In the orchards

rented by the speaker he has not culti-

vated or applied any plant food. only

sprayed and pruned. Some men are rent-

ing orchards for $100 and receiving $1,000

from them the first season, While it is

usually the experience that after the first

season better returns are had. For this

reason it is advisable not to rent for less

than three years. better to secure the

Orchards for a longer period as the work

put on them is cumulative and some of

the benefits come after considerable time.

The result of the orchard work is -hav'

ing a decided effect in many communities

upon those having orchards and in many

instances men are. taking hold of the

proposition, men who formerly could not,

under fire of the orator, have been

warmed up to it.



Discussions—He rents at a certain price

per tree. In deciding what a person can

afford to pay, the variety, age, vigor,

bearing tendency and location of the tree

as to markets must be considered. His

prices range from 30 to 50 cents per tree.

While he knows that cultivation is a val—

uable thing for the orchard and will re-

turn to the owner or tenant a splendid

margin for the expense, yet he has found

it impossible to cultivate the amount of

orchard he had under his control because

of the labor situation. As to renting an

orchard which the owner wishes to pas-





In the west





ture, Mr. Farrand contended that the





renter should make a provision in the





contract that the stock should be turned

out of the enclosure when they endan-

gered the crop and that the tenant should

determine when this time occurs. He

does not recommend deep plowing of old

orchards but knows that on many occa—

sions splendid results have followed such

treatment. With an old heavy sod it was

stated that the ground could be gotten

in better condition by plowing in the fall,

but under some conditions fertility might

be lost by doing the work at that season

instead of in the spring. As to the ques-





tion‘of puting the expense of culture into





manure to be spread under the trees there



were varying opinions and it seemed that



conditions would need to be considered



before deciding upon one or the other of



these methods of feeding the trees.

Better Packed _Apples.



Mr. J. C. B. Heaton, of Illinois, who

has made a reputation in that state for

growing good apples and getting them to

consumers in first-Class shape, was as—

signed this topic. Thru a mishap in the

mails he had not been notified of the as—

signment until reaching Kalamazoo, but

this would not have been known had

statement of the fact been concealed,

since the audience received many valuable

suggestions from his treatment of the

topic. He is unaible to understand why

the farmer cannot pack his fruit as well

as the regular packers and get for the

product as good a price as they do. There

is nothing about the work but what any

person who is awake can do if he wills.

He should learn from each season how to

do the work a. little better the next. This

will keep customers. One commission

man known to the speaker travels 300

miles ev'ery year to get his fruit of a.

certain person. He has purchased from

that man for the past five years. During

the first two seasons an inspector was

sent out to supervise the packing but





since the house relies entirely upon the





honesty of the shipper, and on occasions

before the car of fruit reaches the house

the check is written and mailed to the

seller of the fruit upon the latter’s word.

It is this confidence that should be es-

tablished between seller and buyer.

Proper packing will go far toward bring-

ing such relations into existence. VV'hen

the facers on a barrel or box is a true

index to the remainder of the contents

and the buyer gets the name of the man

who puts up fruit in that manner, nego-

tiations for more fruit is likely to follow,

and when the seller has the commissione

man coming his way then the former is

in a position to say something about the

price, the coveted position of every seller.



Discussion—“75th regard to the respon-

sibility of the grower for the condition of

the market, it was stated that in collect-

ing the exhibits for the recent apple show

in Chicago, out of twenty—eight packers

of apples who were asked to send a bar-

rel of their best apples to the show for

display, an average of about a half bushel

in each barrel was worthy of a place on

the tables, while only about five per cent

of the fruit sent to the exposition by the

growers were discarded as not being fit

to put before the public. This was taken

to mean that packers themselves who

have been making so much complaint

about growers packing poorly are in a

large part responsible for the present con-

dition of the trade.



Scale and Scab.



Superintendent of the South Haven Ex-

periment Station, Mr. Frank A, Wilken,

"held the attention of the large audincce

upon this subject. These diseases are the

chief cause of poor fruit. For the scale

it is practically decided that lime and

sulphur is the standard remedy. The old

method of applying this wash was to boil

up about 15 pounds of sulphur, 20 pounds

of lime to 50 gallons of water and apply

to the trees while, 'hot, but the disagree—

able work of putting on this spray called

for investigation and now instead of using

the spray as above stated, 8 pounds of

lime, 15 pounds of sulphur are used to

fifty gallons of water. This mixture can

the boiled and set aside indefinitely if kept

from evaporating and used cold when

desired. In boiling a more concentrate

solution can be made and afterwards di-

luted. I'S‘e about a gallon of water to

each pound of lime, or in that proportion,

for boiling. The advantage in using a.

cold mixture and in being able to keep the

product without destroying or reducing

its effectiveness is that one can go out

in the orchard and spray during odd times

when under the old method it would re-

quire the available time to get the mix-

ture warmed up; and by being able to

make the spray in the above manner much

of the labor can be done when the work

is not so crowding and less help will thus





DEC. 18, 1909.





be required. Commercial lime-sulphur has =

also proven satisfactory. The above pr)-

portions are for ‘the winter mixture and.

are to be used while the trees are dor-

mant. For summer spraying the propor-

tions should be about two pounds of lime=

and three pounds of sulphur to 50 gallons

of water. In treating for the scab it has

been found that Bordeaux mixture russets r

the fruit and makes them less salable.

Other materials have been experimented;

with but from the present findings lime- ~‘

sulphur used one-fifth the strength of the

winter spray has given the best results.

Thus far extensive experiments have not

been conducted to determine if this rem—

edy will work under all cofiylitions but.-

they have been carried farl enough to

point to a general use. It was found that

the commercial lime-sulphur sprays gave‘

about the same results in treating scab~

as the home-made product. When it

came to mixing an arsenate with the-

lime-sulphur spray for controlling chew--

ing insects arsenate of soda was found to!

be the most valuable. In keeping lime—

sulphur, steps should ’be taken to prevent.

evaporating as the strength of the mix-

ture will be changed thereby. Air tight.

barrels have been used for the purpose

and at the Pennsylvania station vessels-

were filled and over the top a surface of”

parafine oil was placed with good results.

It was noted by the speaker that there-

is a tendency among practical fruit men»

and investigators to use less of the spray'

materials than were formerly used.

Discussion—Mr. Wilkens lused full wln-

ter strength upon trees just before the

blossoms appeared and discovered no ill.

effect to the foliage or the trees. Mr.

VVelch, of Allegan county, found that by

using 10 pounds of lime to 15 pounds of’

sulphur a better chemical combination

was made. At the Pennsylvania station.

where most of the work with this spray

has been done'it was determined that

one-half as much lime as sulphur proved

the best spray from the standpoint of

keeping. It was stated that where the

mixture is made in a feed cooker it should

be boiled longer than where cooked with

steam. The summer strength had some

effect upon the aphis and sucking insects-

but was not sufficient to control them.

The spray does not kill scurvy scale as

readily as it does the San Jose scale. Oil

solutions were recommended to clean trees

of scurVy scale.

Effects of Orchard Management Upon the

Available Food Supply. 4

Prof. H. A. Huston, of Illinois, who

spoke from his broad knowledge of the

fertilizer field upon this topic took occa-

sion to question the stand taken by many

authorities. \Vhile it is claimed that.

there is sufficient plant food in the SOIL

to last hundreds of years, yet when it.

takes housands of years for this food to

be made available, it becomes necessary

to do something in the meantime to keep

plants growing. He had observed that

the systematic management of orchards

usually begins when the orchard comes-

into bearing. This often is due to lack of'

capital, but one can grow other crops

among the trees to pay the way of the-

orchard during the growing period, but

in this connection it must be remembered

that two crops require more food than

one and the soil needs to be fed accord-

ingly. He spoke of one orchard that was

successfully producing five crops but that

to do this it demanded a. very careful and

liberal food supply. Clover and barnyard

manure will help maintain and perhaps

increase the nitrogen supply. With too

much nitrogen it is possible to delay the

fruiting of the trees. To overcome this.

tendency the plant food should be bal—

anced by adding other elements. Often

the balance is brot about by taking out

some of the nitrogen thru the growing of

some grain crop on the land, but this was





not recommended by the speaker. Nitro

gen is made available more quickly 'by

cultivation. Potash is a.most always





present in the soil but not always in the

same combination. Sometimes it is com-

bined in such a manner that it must be

relieved before plants can make use of'

it. Cultivation aids in this, also land

plaster, or salt may get this potash ready

for plants. But such methods taxes the

future and will require that later much

more of the element will need to be added

from foreign sources. Most of the potash

in the soil is in the form of feldspar. He

does not think that we should hurry the

methods of nature in breaking down

locked up elements. Acid phosphate con—

tains gypsum which brings this com-

bined potash into consummable form. We

want to grow orchards so they will pro-

duce for a long term of years and to do

this requires that we have a constant

supply of plant food. Phosphoric acid

may be the most important element in
DEC. ' 18, 1909.: “





the orchard. This e‘i‘ement‘ must be fixed

and held for the use of the plant. ,The

soilis hungry for it. Unless the soil is

satisfied it will rob the plant or the latter

supply. This hungeririg of the soil must

be provided 'for before the plant! Will haVe

a good chance. Hence it is desirous that

this element ‘be added to the land in

liberal quantities; ,He recommended that

phosphoric acid be “added in the form of

acid phosphate at the rate of 500 lbs. per

acre annually in) general practice. Also

that the amount of potash and phosphoric

acid be increased about two years before

orchards should come into bearing, which

practice would hasten fruit production.



Discussion—In regard to the time for

adding fertilizer to the land, the professor

stated that under general conditions the

'best time is when it is, most convenient.

He would prefer the use of acid phos-

phate to steamed bone. If, however, the

bone is used select that which has been

steamed most thoroly. In treating open

soils’he found that there was practically

no difference between the muriate of pot—

ash and the sulphate of potash. It has

been observed that kanite used about the

crown of the tree in two to three tea-

spoonful quantities aids in keeping away

root lice.



Annual Banquet.





On Tuesday evening in the banquet

rooms of the Elk’s Temple fully three

hundred people sat down to a well-pre-

pared and well-served banquet which

played an important part in bringing the

visitors close to the hearts of the citizens

of Kalamazoo, and to each other. Prof.

Thomas Gunson of the Michigan Agricul-

tural College, was introducedby President

Smythe, as toast-master of the occasion.

'This selection was a most happy one as

everyone who enjoyed the feast of good

things that pleased both palate and mind,

will testify. Visitors from neighboring

states were called upon to respond to

toasts regarding their rcspective locali—

ties, and the local interests made a splen-

did showing thru the men who represent-

ed them upon the evening’s program. It

all showed Kalamazoo to be wide—awake.

Miss Jennie Buell, of Ann Arbor, repre-

sented the ’ladies in a most charming

manner. The banquet is proving an im-

portant feature of the sessions by giving

the fraternal spirit, which binds closer

than business or political relations, a.

chance to fraternalize the fruit men and

women of the commonwealth.



The Wednesday morning session opened

with a second discussion by Professor

Huston, of Illinois, upon the topic

Supplementing the Plant Food Supply of



the Farm and Orchard.





Man'ures are valuable but are not, as

generally accorded, the most valuable

materials to add to the soil, according to.

the most careful experiments. For in-

stance, a carload 0f stockyard manure

which weighs about 18 tons will cost in

the neighborhood of $40 on the-farm.

Much of the plant food in this manure is

not available until_]0 years or more have

elapsed. If some of this capital had been

invested in other forms of plant food, it

would have become available much soon-

cr. For this reason manure is more costly

than we usually consider it.



It is not necesary to supplement barn-

yard manure with commercial fertilizer

but it is often expedient in order that the

greatest good he realized from the ma-

nure added. The first thing the farmer

should know is the character of the ma-

'nure supply on hand. This is usually

nitrogenous in character. Now, the

.uuount of plant growth is limited by the

amount of the clement in the soil in

smallest quantity. There may be much

nitrogen and potash but if phosphoric acid

is lacking, then the plant'growth will be

determined by tho amount of last named





(-lcmcnt. For this reason we are often

lit fault in applying manure excessively

for it is not a well-balanced ration for





plums. The failure of crops to respond

to liberal applications of it indicates a.

too small supply of some element. At

the Minnesota station a rotation consist-

ing of corn, oats, wheat, clover and tim-

Othy was carried on a number of years,

(in the timothy sod which was plowed for

corn, eight tons of barnyard manure was

applied. This application once every five

years fully maintains the humus and

somewhat increased the nitrogen supply.

There was no effect upon the amount of

phosphate in the, soil but the supply of

potash was diminished by 15 per cent.

The yield of the crops was better than

the average of the country but in all

probability had the barnyard manure been

supplemented with potash, the yield

would have been materially increased. Be-

cause of this failure to propcrly balance,

the plant food in the soil, the professor





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THE *MIICHIGAN FARMER.





Was of the opinion that mneh of the

nitrogen added in the, form of barnyard

and green manure is lost. .



Thesoil has the power of fixing potash

and phosphoric acid. ,Al‘t'ho where heavy

applications of gypsum or lime are made

Some of these fixed chemicals may be

released. The practice here should be, as

it is in Europe, to have an excess of these

two elements in the soil so as to make

use of the full amount of nitrogen added.

Many years ago, Pro‘fessor-Kedzie advised

the usevof 400 'to 500 pounds of acid phos-

phat per acre. The resulbof this was

generally satisfactory, but the real cause

is somewhat confused, in as much as the

acid phosphate contains gypsum and it is

not known whether the benefits gained

are from the phosphate or the potash set

free by the action of the gypsum.





Prof. HustOn recommended for bearing

orchards on ordinary land. the applica~

tions of 4 0 to 500 lbs. of acid phosphate

and 100 l of muriate of potash per

acre. On lighter soils he advised the use

of less phosphate and more of the mur-

iate of potash. He maintained that the

packing house productions Were the most

expensive source of nitrogen. This ele-

ment can be better prod-need on the farm.

It has been contended that cultivation

burns up humus. This should not be

held as a fault of cultivation but rather

a benefit for it is necessary to burn this

humus in order to make the nitrogen

there available to the plants.



Discussion—The organisms added to

the soil when manure is applied aid in

freeing the nitrogen in the manure as

well as that contained in the humus al-

ready in the soil. For this reason manure

is more valuable than the chemical analy-

sis would indicate. Raw muck contains

much nitrogen, but it is a much superior

article after it has been frozen. It is

used considerably in compounding ferti-

lizers. To get equal results from kanite,

use four times as much as you would of

muriate or sulphate of potash. \R’ith re—

gard to the use of lime, Prof. Huston ad—

vised that tests be made in a Small way

to see whether the soil responded to its

use, or not, for it is possible to do con-

siderable injury to the land thru an im-

proper use of the chemical,





(Concluded next week).





 





 





   





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ing and jamming of the tongue used to

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maple l)l‘£ll'lll;.:'s that take up all the end

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The 17th annual meeting of the State

Association of Farmers’ Clubs convened

in the ‘senate chamber of the capitol

building at Lansing, on Tuesday morning.

December 7. The first session was en-

tirely of a business nature and at this

time the assembled delegates presented

their credentials, paid the dues of the

Clubs which they represented, and pre-

sented such resolutions as they desired

to have considered by the State body.

The Associational President also appoint-

ed the regular committee for the sessions,

which were as follows:



Cdmmittee on Nominations—D. K. Han-

na, Caro; Clayton Cook, Owosso; A.

Palmer, Jackson; Mrs, D. S. Morrison——

St. Johns; Miss Helen Hankerd, Hen-

rietta; E. C. Hallock, Almont; E. W.

Woodruff, Blanchard.



Committee to receive and formulate

resolutions—Chairman, James Fellows,

Lake Odessa; Miss Alice Cronk, Battle

Creek; Frank Norton, Harbor Beach.



Committee on Temperance—Chairman,

Col. L. H. Ives, Mason; J. T. Daniells,

St. Johns; E. Z, Nichols, Hillsdale; J. W.





McKay, Spring Arbor; Helen Hankerd,

Henrietta.



Committee on Club Extension—O. J.

Campbell, Pompeii; John Lutz, Saline;

Mrs. Fred Currie, Bclding; Mrs. T. S. S

Curdy, Howell; Mrs. George Graham,

Romeo.



Honorary Members—J. T, Daniells, St.

Johns; L. H. Ives, Mason; A. B. Cook,





Ow'osso; I. R. \Vaterbury, Detroit.



Committee on Credentials—Wm. -T.

Hill, Carson City: C. E. Cox, Bellevue;

Mrs, S. Sadler, Chase.



Committee of National Affairs—“rm. T.

Pitt, Alma; D. M. Beckwith, Howell;

Mrs. Henry Beckley, Perry; A. R. Pal-

mer, Jackson; Mrs. F. W. Hough, Al-





mont.



Committee on State Affairs—A. B.

Cook, Owosso; D. S. Morrison, St. Johns;

I. R. \Vaterbury, Detroit.



The Afternoon SeSsion.



This session was opened by music fur-

nished by the pupils of the Blind School,

followed by invocation. when the address

of welcome was given by President J. L.

Snyder of M. A. C. In extending a wel-

come to the delegates. President Snyder

made some interesting comments on the

progress which has been made in agri-

culture in recent years. He noted the

great difference in conditions at the pres-

ent time as compared with 17 years ago

when the first session of this organization

was held. At that time there seemed to

be danger that the agriculture of our

country would follow the same lines into

which that of European nations had fal-

len, and that there would rise two great

classes in the industry, viz., the landlord

and the tenant. But the great and in-

creasing prosperity of the industry has

changed all this, and the progress in in-

vention and manufacture as well as in

the functions of the government itself

has relieved the isolation of thd farm

family and brot to them the conveniences

enjoyed by the city dweller.



Our rural delivery system was only an

experiment 17 years ago at the inception

of this organization. Even the most san-

guine of us little thot that it would de-

velop to its present day proportions so

quickly. The telephone was little used

in comparison with the present, and its

general introduction into rural communi-

ties was almost unthot of. The trolley

car has likewise done much for the coun—

try people in many communities and the

automobile is destined, in President Sny-

der’s opinion, to be. the finishing touch

upon the attractiveness of country life.



Amid these changed conditions, the

speaker emphasized the importance of

giving the farm boy some responsibility,

to the end that he may gainvaluahle ex-

perience and a wholesome ambition upon

the farm. The importance of an organi—

zation like the Farmers’ Club was em-

phasized and the delegates were assured

of a warm welcome to the city, and par-

ticularly to the college and the other in-

stitutions in which they were interested

as citizens and taxpayers,



President Snyder’s address of welcome

was iittingly responded to ‘by Hon. L,

“’hitney “’atkins, of the Norvell Farm-

crs' Club, and ex-president of the State

Association. Then followed the report of

the Associational Secretary, which We

give by text as follows:



Report of Associational Secretary.





It seems only a few months since we

were making preparations to attend the

annual meeting of 1908, yet it is exactly

one year tomorrow since we assembled

in this hall, and we are glad to see so

many familiar faces and trust the new

faces rwill become familiar.



For the average farmer this has been

a prosperous year, and what better way

of celebrating after the fall work is done,





than to come to our capitol city and spend

two days in the senate chamber to listen

and to be heard on the topics of the day.





But in comparison,

Clubs of the state? Are they having a.

setback in any way? We hope not. While

we do not report as many as one year

ago, we know of some clubs that are

much more active than for several years.

In 1908 we reported just one new club.

This year three.



January 1, 1909, we listed 125 Clubs

in 31 counties with 7,000 members. Dur-

ing the year 12 have written they have

gone out of existence, making 113 plus

the three new ones—making a total of

116 that we have listed and we wish





'every Club in the state might be desirous





of being on the state’s list.





The three new ones are, East Cambria,





Hillsdale Co., organized February, 1909:

Hartland, Livingston Co., organized

April, 1909; Riley, Clinton Co., organized





February, 1909. Of the total 116 we be-

lieve all are active but four and we still

hope to hear from these favorably during

this meeting. They are, Farmers’ Union





of Tecumseh, Lenawee Co.; Jefferson,

Hillsdale Co.; Montcalm, Montcalm Co.:

Union Township, Isabella Co. The first





and last mentioned are the only ones

from whom the Associational Secretary

has had no communication during the

year. Of this total, only 80 Clubs paid

their membership dues to the State As-

sociation in 1908. Can we not have a.

better representation at this meeting?





The amount of work done by your As-

sociational oflicers and board hasbeen

about the same as last year minus the

Work 'at the state fair. That made much

extra. work and expense in 1908. There

have ’been two executive meetings this

year. The first was held in Lansing,

January 28, 1909. There were present:

President, vice-president, secretary, cor-

responding secretary, Directors Beckwith,

Halladay and Holden and Ex-President

Ives. A motion was carried to have the

resolutions on state affairs, as passed

at the annual meeting, printed, together

with an explanatory letter and a copy of

same sent to each member of the legis-

lature. Also a motion was carried to

have the resolutions on national affairs

printed and sent to each Michigan mem-

ber of Congress. A motion was carried

that We request Senator L. Whitney

I‘Vatkins to use his influence to have

placed in the Michigan Manual our As-

sociation with list of officers. (This has

been accomplished).



A motion was carried that the executive

committee ask the clerk of the house and

secretary of the senate to furnish a. copy

of the Journal to the secretary of every

local Club and the Associational Secre-

tary to furnish list of same. (Thru the

courtesy of our friend, Senator Watkins,

this was also accomplished).



The financial report of the secretary

was accepted and new bills allowed.



The annual report as made out by the

secretary for the printer was also ac-

ceptcd.



President Chandler formed a resolution

in honor of Mr. O. T. Allen. late editor of

the Lansing Journal, which was signed

by the members present and spread upon

the minutes.



A motion was carried whereby Clayton

Cook and B. A. Holden were appointed a

committee to solicit advertisements from

stock men and the Agricultural College

to help us in the revenue line, the same

to appear in our annual report. A mo-

tion was also carried that if the funds

were sufficient, the Associational Secre-

tary be instructed to have 10,000 copies





of the report of the annual meeting

printed. These advertisements did not

materialize, and the secretary had the





usual number, 500, of the reports printed.



After a lively discussion over some of

the bills in the Legislature then in ses-

sion, this meeting adjourned to the call

of president and secretary.



The second executive meeting was held

in Lansing September 16, 1909. There

were in attendance president, viee-presi-





dent, secretary, treasurer, Directors

Beck-with, Halladay and Hallock.

The secretary’s financial report was





approved and she told of her work done

since the last executive meeting, which

in part, consisted of writing to all delin-

quent Clubs, writing letters to 84 Clubs

asking for 1900 list of officers, enclosing

self addressed DOStal card for same; send-

ing out 134 copies of state affairs to

Michigan Legislature and 15 copies of

national affairs to members of Congress.



The annual‘ reports were ready for dis—





tribution April 24, and 400 have been

mailed.

A motion was carried, that it is the





sense of this meeting to have 2,000 copies

of the. proceedings of the state meeting

printed, and that an effort be made to

secure advertisements to pay for same,

the advertisements to appear in the back

of the report.



A motion was also carried that the

directors 'be added to the advertising

committee to solicit ads, make contracts,

etc.



The date of the annual meeting for

1909 was fixed for December 7-8,



Plans, subjects, and speakers were then

discussed, the details of programs and

all other arrangements for the annual

meeting were left to be carried out by the

Associational Secretary.



It was decided by the board that we

have six sessions instead of five, calling

to order at 10:30 Tuesday a. in., making

this session entirely a business one, ap-

pointment, of committees. presentation

of resolutions and payment of dues.



Adjourned to meet at annual meeting.



The programs came from the printer

November 2. On the. following day, a

program, a report blank, and two creden-

tial blanks were sent to each recording

secretary of the local Clubs, and on No-

vember 4, programs were sent to the





presidents.

Programs have also been sent to all

officers, e -officers, and to many inter-





ested persons. and to the Lansing and

Detroit dailies.



The letters of inquiry have been more

numerous this year and each has been





what about our I





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘





Surely this has been a remarkable year

in state affairs, the affairs in many coune

ties and in many read districts and these

topics will be touched upon.





answered to the best of your Associa-

tional Secretary’s ability.‘ The inquiries

haVe been as follows:



One to President Chandler’s address

of 1908; for Prof. French’s address of

1908; 1 for a. copy of resolutions passed

on state fair in 1908; 2 on how to Join

the S. A.; 1 as to when dues to S. A.

should be paid; 2 as to whether the 1908

dues had been paid; 1 about individual

dues; 3 on how to organize a new Club;

2 for local club constitution and by-laws;

1 for report of 1907; 7 for report of 1908;

6 for entire list of Clubs; 4, for entire

list of secretaries; 1 for-list of secretaries

of Jackson county; 1 for list of corres-

ponding secretaries of Oakland county;

2 for Club subjects; 1 for Club mottoes;

1 for what song book to use; 1 from Hon.

Sam Smith about distribution of seeds to

local Clubs; 1 to be placed on the 1909

program; 1 for the Associational Secre-

tary’s correct name and address; 1 for

the American Agricultural Hand Book for

1910; 2 for report and credential blanks;

and two opportunities for the secretary

to write Club papers.



As has been the custom, a brief report

of the Assoeiational work for the year

ending June 30, 1908, was written for

the report of the state board of agricul-

ture. The statistical part of this report

seems very incomplete, for only 80 Club-s

have returned the report blanks.



Total number of meetings held during

the year, 790, with an average attendance

of 45 total number of members, 5.450;

total number of members one year ago,

4,900; 25 use yearly pro rams; 41 hold

annual picnics; 19 hold Clgb fairs; 20 hold

temperance meetings; 74 deaths during

the year; 54 secretaries takes the Mich-

igan Farmer. Of this number of Clubs

52 sent delegates to last year’s meeting

and all made reports.



Since 1896 the“ Michigan Farmer has

been known as our Official Organ, and

we wonder who has searched the Club

page the most eagerly, you or the Asso-

ciational Secretary. The reports from

the local Clubs have shown much inter-

est and activity in the work. But why

do not all the Clubs report. is the same

old question?



The editor, our Ex-President, Hon. I.

R. Waterbury, has spared no pains in

making the Club page what it should be,

and many thanks are due him from the

officers of this Association for all he has

done in behalf of the Association. Forty-

five Clubs have reported thru this med-

ium, two of which are not listed in our

books. Are 'they in existence or have

we them under some other name. They

are, S. E. Vernon and Union of Oakland.

The reports range from one to eight

times, Ingham Club taking the lead.

Odessa and Twentieth Century follow with

seven, Ellington and Almer, Salem, Sher—

man, and Washington Center follow with

six reports each. We notice, too, from

these weekly communications a new

county organization, that of three of the

Clubs of Tuscola county, Indianfields, El-

lington and Almer, and Hickory.



Also we notice papers have been pub-

lished from seven different Clubs. This

feature We would heartily recommend.



The Associational Secretary has re-

ceived many more letters telling of the

work and workings of the Clubs than in

any previous year. * * * *



Your secretary had the honor of being

invited to the June meeting of the Maple

River Farmers’ Club, held at President

Chandler’s home in Owosso, and the Au-

gust picnic of the Washington Center

Farmers’ Club, which was held at the

M C. Both days were thoroly en-

joyed and we need not worry about these

Clubs going out of existence.



\Ve hope the Clubs ’here represented

will receiVe enthusiasm from their dele-

gates in attendance to last them thruout

the year and we wish for each of you a

very successful year.



Mas. W. L. CHENEY. Sec.





After a musical number, Ex-President

C. B. Cook, of Owosso, gave an address

on the fruit question, which will be sum-

marized in a future issue. Mr. Cook Is

one of the state’s most successful horti—

culturists, and his message upon this

subject shouldbe carefully read by every

club member in the state. It will be pre-

sented in these columns at the earliest

possible date.



The closing number of the afternoon

program was a discussion of different

phases of farm management by Messrs.

A. R,‘Pa1mer, of the Columbia Club, B.

H. Smith, of the Indianficlds Club, E. \V.

VVoodruff. of the Broomfield Club, and E.

C. Hallock of the Berlin and Almont Club.

These talks, in common with others of a

practical nature delivered at this meeting

will be reserved for a future issue, in

order that matters pertaining more par-

ticularly to the state organization may

be touched upon in tly's general report.

However, they should be watched for and

carefully read by every club member

in the state, as they are of the greatest

practical value and each will be sum-

marized in this department at the earliest

possible date. ’



It is to be regretted that this report

cannot be completed in this issue, or at

least made to include the evening ses—

sion of the first day, at which time the

president's annual address was delivered,

and the suggestions in which prompted,

in large degree, the action of the Asso-

ciation thru the committees who consid-

ered and formulated the resolutions which

were adopted. This will, however, have

to be deferred, in order that those reso-

lutions, or as many of them as possible,

may be presented in this issue. Those

resolutions, which were submitted and





 





. DEC. 18, 1909.





adopted at a. later session, were as for

lows: ' ,

- National Affairs.



We are in favor of the national con-

servation of the forests, water power,

coal and other mineral lands, as advo-

cafed by Ex-President Roosevelt and put

into operation by Secretary Garfield and

Chief Forester Pinchot.



We wish to place ourselves on record

once more as favoring the parcels post

SYstem and postal savings bank. We be-

lieve it the duty of the members of every

Club in Michigan to write their repre-

sentatives in Congress, and find out where

they stand on these questions of vital

importance to the people.



We strongly favor a graduated national

inheritance tax which shall make swollen

fortunes in all states and territories of

the Union pay their fair proportion to-

ward the burden of protection 'and gov-

ernment.



Whereas, We believe good roads are

beneficial to all. Therefore, we heartily

end-orseostate and national aid to the end

that the farmer may be relieved of a por-

tion of the cost of building and repairing

public highways. '



Whereas, We believe that the present

law permitting the transportation of liq-

uor into prohibition territory to be one

of the greatest hindrances to the enforce-

ment of temperance laws; Therefore, Be

it Resolved, That we request our mem-

bers in Congress to use their best efforts

to prohibit the injustice of the liquor

interests in forcing their traffic upon

temperance people,



Resolved, That we call upon all would-

be candidates for public office to declare

their position on the several questions

that are prominently before the people,

that we may know whom to support at

the primary election.



We believe that corporations whose

'busmess is in the nature of a monopoly

or who sell their products in foreign fields

at 'a less price than at home need no

tariff protection. .We also believe tariff

duties should, as far as possible, be placed

upon luxuries and not upon sugar, rice,

flour and other necessities.



Whereas, We thoroly' approve of the

working of the pure food law and in con-

formity therewith oppose any effort to

remove the tax on colored oleomargarine.



Resolved, That we urge .the‘ adoption of

some plan by which the services of the

rural mail carriers in transporting small

parcels on their routes may be available

to farmers at a price which they can

afford to pay.





State Affairs.





Whereas, ~The eople of Michigan will

have an opportunity next year for the

first time in the history of the state to

place in nomination for election by the

Ichature a candidate for the office of

United States Senator; and



Whereas, we know that the people of

the state have heretofore had but little

to say in the im tant duty of electing

a representative m“the state in the Sen-

ate of the United States, and realize that

now, the people thru their legislature

having reserved to themselves a voice in

the election of that representative, we

have a right to be heard and to take a.

part in this function of self government;

therefore



Resolved, By the State Association of

Farmers' Clubs of Michigan, that we be-

lieve the people‘ bf the 'state should take

advantage of this opportunity to name

a candidate who will represent them as

well as the special interests, who will

refuse to be subservient to the mouth-

pieces in the Senate of the trusts and

monopolies of the country, and who will

be a strong, powerful and progressive

representative of all classes and interests

of our common-wealth; and



Resolved further, That we condemn

the base attempt‘now being made by cer—

tain federal office holders and active

agents to pledge prospective members of

the legislature regardless of the result

of the primary for senator next Septem-

ber, and call upon the voters of the state

to see to it that their representatives and

senators in the next legislature are

pledged to vote for the candidate for

United States Senator who receives the

greatest number of votes in the entire

state.



_Whereas, We realize that the educa-

tional influence of a state fair is great.

and that the state of Michigan should

have and can have a, state fair second

to none, and Whereas we are gratified

at the effort which is being made by

some of the state fair officials to termi-

nate the sale of intoxicating liquors on

the grounds and remove certain other

olhjectionable features, therefore be it

Resolved, That if said officials are suc-

cessful in giving the people a strictly

clean fair, that we extend to the state

fair of Michigan our hearty and cordial

Support. .



\Vhereas, We appreciate the general

feeling of unrest that exists, among de-

positors in banks as evinced by the in-

terest taken in the question of the state





guarantee of deposits, and also in the

almost overwhelming demand for the

postal savings bank, Therefore be it

Resolved, that we call the attention of





the bankers of the state and the state

lcgislature to this very undesirable con-

(ilthn’Of unrest and ask them to co-op-

eratc in an earnest effort to devise some

means to gain the'absolute confidence

and procure abstilute security of the

dcpositor and at the same time work no

injustice to any banking institution in the

S 21 ti.



\Vhercas, the word bank to the average

citizen implies security whether said bank

be national, state or private, and Where-

as, we believe the private banks with no

inspection or regulation by disinterested

parties to be a standing menace to a.

great army of depositors, Therefore be

it Resolved, That we petition the legis-

lature to pass an act whereby every in-

stitution which makes it a business to

receive deposits from the public, except—

ing national banks, will be compelled to

come under the inspection of the state

banking department.





 





 





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VWhereas, Several, counties have adopt- .

3d the salary system of payingits county .

oflicers, said system having resulted in a '





great saving to the tax payers of said

counties, and Whereas it seems impossible

to get a bill thru the legislature making

this system mandatory on all officers in

all counties, Therefore be it Resolved,

That we :petition the next legislature to

pass an act empowering the board of

supervisors in any county of the state to

place its county officers on a. salary basis

if they so desire. ‘ .



Whereas, We 'believe the use of the

cigarette to be a menace to the health,

morals and intellect of our young men,

and a finger second only to the use or

mtox‘icati uiquors. Now therefore be

it L'Resolwe , that the State Association

of Farmers’ «Clu’bs are opposed to the

manufacture and sale of cigarettes in this

state. and urge our representativos in

the legisilature to use every honorable

means to :secure the pasage of a bill for-

ever prohibiting the manufacture and

sale of cigarettes in this state.



Whereas, The farmers are the succes-

sors to the pioneers to whom we are in-

debted for the comforts and luxuries of

today, and Whereas, our busy lives cause

many important matters to be neglected,

therefore be ’it



Resolved, That it is the sense of the





 





 





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Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more

consequence than the farm, and should be

first improved."





STATE GRANGE llN SESSION AT

TRAVERSE CITY.





 





The 87th annual meeting of Michigan

State Grange, which will undoubtedly go

into history as the largest and most suc-

cessful yet held by the organization,

opened its first session shortly before

noon on Tuesday of this week. This brief

session, which constituted the formal

opening of the great meeting, was not

far different from those of formermeet-

ings, the time being consumed by ad-

dresses of welcome from representatives

of the city and of the Patrons of the

Grand Traverse region, which Were fit-

tingly responded to by prominent mem-





 





 





 





 





 





Travcrse City Opera House In which the





Farmers’ Clubs of the state of Michigan

that more attention be given in the pub~

lic schools to the history of our state.

that it should be required in our school

courses, and that teachers should pass

an examination in it.





Temperance.



Resolved, That we most heartily en-

dorse the action of President Taft in his

move to have discontinued; the sale of

intoxicating liquors from the capitol

building.



Resolved, That we favor the enactment

Of a law by the Congress of the l'nitcd

States prohibiting the transportation of

intoxicating liquors into dry territory.



Resolved, That, while we recognize the

great advancement made in the causc 0f

temperance, thru the county local option,

movement, we believe that the temper-

unce sentiment thruout our state has now

reached that condition of earnestness

which demands the inauguration of state—

'wide prohibition. '



Club Extension.





Whereas, we believe the Farmers' Club

to be of much value to any community.

Therefore, we would suggest that a com-

mittee be appointed in each Club to have

this work in charge. We recommend

that those interested call a first meeting

in some public place, church, schoolhouse

or hall, and give at this meeting a clear

idea of Club work, discuss nothing at first

but farm topics, depend largely on the

question fbox, have plenty of music. elect

the right "man for president, and be sure

to report all meetings in local papers and

Michigan Farmer.



Resolved, That each

to organize one new





coming year.

(Continued next week).





Club do its utmost

Club during the





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‘The Michlgan Farmer a year including

a premium, costs 75 cents. What ecuid

make a better Christmas present, es-

pecially to a friend who thot he could

not afford to buy lt—52 reminders a year.





State Grange Sessions are Belng Held.





bers of the State Grange, the appointment

of the large number of standing commii-

tees and otherwise preparing for the ses-

sions to come. As we go to press the

delegates are assembling for the after-

noon session, the chief feature of which

will be the address of the State Master.

This annual message is looked forward to

with unusual interest from the fact that

it is the first official communication to

State Grange from the present State

Master, whose administration began with

the close of last year's State Grange

mocting~a year which has been marked

by aggressiveness and gcncrul Grange

prosperity.



Tuesday evening will be given over to

a short public meeting and a public re-

ception, giving the citizcns of Traverse

City an opportunity to meet their guests.

The city has announced that it is pre-

pared to entertain 2,000 Patrons and the

indications, at this writing, are that the

total attendance will considerably exceed

that figure. Last year 357 delegates pre-





sented credentials and constituted the

voting strength of the meeting. \Vith





more than 90 Granges added to the rostcr

during the past year, with every county

in the state entitled to representation,

with Pomonas organized in a. number of

counties since last year’s meeting, and

the certainty of a much more general

representation of the Pomonas because of

the provision, made last year, allowing

Pomona delegates the same mileage and

per diem as delegates from subordinate

Granges, this year’s body of delegates is





' THE MTCHTGAN FARMER.





reasonably sure to be the largest of its‘

kind ever assembled in this state, and a

voting strength of 500 or 600 Will occa-

sion no surprise. Then the fact that this

meeting is being held in what has been

considered comparatively new Grange ter-

ritory, combined with that progressive

spirit pervading the Grange in all parts

of the state and freighted with new

problems and new possibilities, promises

to bring out an unusual number of visit-

ing Patrons. Neighboring counties are

making the most of this opportunity to

Show their loyalty to the organization and

to gather inspiration for their ffiture

work. A number of them have installed

attractive and appropriate exhibits of

their farm products, the same constitut—

ing a feature of this year’s meeting

which adds much to the enjoyment of the

visitors. Leading merchants of the city

have decorated their places of business

'With agricultural products, and on every

hand there is evidence of a spirit of cor-

dial welcome and fraternal interest in the

organization which bids fair to make this

meeting a memorable one.



The officers of the State Grange, who

are filling their respective stations at this

meeting, are as follows:



Master—Nathan P, Hull, Eaton C0.



Overseer—Chas. A. Vandeventer Grat-





iot Co.

Lecturer—Miss Jennie Buell, VVashte-

naw Co.

Steward—T. E. Niles, Antrim Co.

Assistant Steward——Le0n Hay‘barker_.

Lake Co. .

Chaplain—Mrs. O. J. C. Woodman, \ an

Buren Co.

Treasurer——Frank Coward, Branch Co.

Secretary—J. W. Hutchins, Jackson Co.

Gate chper——G. A. VVhitbeck, Muske-





 





gon C0.

Ceres—Mrs. A. J, Kellogg, Oceuna Co.

Flora Mrs. Ella Morrice, Emmet Co.





Nellie Culhoun





Pomona-—Miss Mayo,

0.



Lady Assistant Steward—Mrs. Lcon

Haybarker, Lake Co.





Executive Committee—(Terms expiring





1909), F. G. Palmer, Grutiot Co.; H. 1”.

Baker, Cheboygnn Co.; John K. Camp—

bell Washtenaw C0. (Terms expiring

1910), Geo. B. Horton, Lcnawce Co.; T





H. McNaughton, Kcnt Co.; M. H. Burton,

Barry Co.; L, W. Oviatt, Bay Co.





TWO GOOD MEETINGS.





 





 





Lapeer Young People's Special Meeting.



To Lapcer Pomona, under the leader—

ship of Lecturer M. \V, Judd, belong the

unusual credit of holding a. very success—

ful special session by and for the young

peoplc. This occurred at Attica, Decem-

bcr 3. Preparation had been carefully

made, involving the tasteful arrangement

of a stage and court scene and the thoro

practice of the fifth degree and a short

play. Mr. Ernest Forec. a‘young man

from Attica (,li‘ungc, presided as Master

pro tcm during the afternoon, when a

talk on “"he Lecture. Hour” by the Slate-

Lccturcr, and a lively discussion of tho

contents of the question box made up

that part of the program.



in the evening, a team of Aiiica young

pcoplc, headed by Mr. McGrcgor, teacher

of the village school, acting as Mastcr,

and Mrs. McGregor as Pomona, conferred

the fifth degree in beautiful form upon

ihrcc candidates. Music, in charge Of

Miss Bell Russell, accompanied thc de-

grce and intcrspersed other exercises of

the cvening. Humorous recitations \vcrc

Well rendered by Messrs. Payne, of Atti—

ca, and Chandler, of Almont. Miss Buell

spoke briefly upon “The Grange and the

Young People,” showing the need of each

for the other. Then came the charming

climax of the occasion, consisting of a

play presented by a. dozen young people

from South Attica. Grange, entitled, “The

Golden \Nedding." The tone of the play

was so pure; the representation of the

quaint, old-fashioned characters by fresh

young faces, but slightly disguised; and





the singing of sweet old tunes by voices'





that were made discordant and broken

with difficulty—all was simply delightful

and kept the audience in merry mood

thruout. Altogether, the “Lapccr Young

People‘s Special” was voted a success.

and the South Attica players were invited

to prcscnt their little play again beforc

Pomona, at Almont, in February.—J.

Eaton Pomona.





The session of Eaton County Pomona.

Grunge held in Eaton Rapids, November

20, was well attended, Olivet, Vermont-

villc, Bellcvuc, Charlotte and Dimondale

Grangcs bcing represented. Routine work

Occupied the forcnoon and after a big

dinner the fifth dcgrcc was conferred on

a good class. The icuture of the after-

noon progrum was an address of J.

Keir-ham, of Barry Co.. who urged the

ncccssit‘v of making co—opcration and or-

ganization as universal among farmers!

as among profcssionul mcn, dcclm‘mg

that farmers should known each other

better and should guard against living

too much to himsclf. In closing. he made

an ardent appeal for Ibcticr school build-

and better teachcrs, expressing the





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110%: that the day is not for distant when



our daughters will point to their diplo-

much





mas in domesticc scicncc with _as _

pride as they today point to a diploma in

music or literature. and that the son will





manifest an equal pride in pointing to

his diploma. from the school of agri-

culture.





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COMING EVENTS.





 





 





 





 





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Ionia. Co., with Banner Grange, Thurs:





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Osceola 00.. with Richmond Grange,

Tuesday Dec. 21. .





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Wire, of Honest Quality





Fences Cost the Least

and give the most

returns of any im-

provements on the

farm





Look around and see the farmer

who has money in the bank and

who buys another quarter-section

every few years. See his farm

-it is fenced hog-tight. What

is good for him is good for you.

Enough feed is wasted on the av-

erage quarter-section of unfenced

fields to feed a large drove of

hogs.



Any American Fence dealer will

quote you figures that may aston-

ish you on fencing your farm with

heavy, hog-tight fence. You have

no idea how little money it takes,

considering what you will actually

save. '



American Fence is made of hard.

stiff steel. It is made of a quality

of wire drawn expressly for woven—

wire-fence purposes by the largest

manufacturers of wire in the world.

Galvanized by the latest improVed

process—the best that the skill and

experience of years has taught.

Built on the elastic, hinged-joint

(patented) principle, which effect-

ively protects the stay or upright

wires from breaking under hard





usage.



The real test of a fence is the service

you get out of it. Test, judge and

compare American Fence under any and

all conditions and you will find that the

steel, the structure and the galvanizing

are equal in durability, strength and

efficiency to the hardest usage.





F. Baackes, Vice-Pres. & Gen. SaleoAgent





American Steel & Wire Co.

New York Denver





NOTE—Dealers Everywhere. See the one in your town

and have him show you the different desi ns and give

prices. Also get from him booklet entitledz "HOW TO

BUILD A CHEAP CONCRETE FENCE POST,” furnished

free for the asking.





NEW SEED OATS





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3 Big Money Ill Oats

’ New Seed Oats. Big mono in oats it

you raise the right kind. ero‘s your W

chance to get them. Imported Cana-

dian Seed Oats for solo; extra line. Send

for free sample. It speaks for itself.

This some cute wesold lastyearin the

United States and proved their merit

and our statement that. the farmers

need a change of seed in this country.

We make a specialty of growing extra

fine seed outs on our big Canadian farm;

new, clean land; no weeds. Have best

known varieties. Regenerated Swedish

Select went 116 bushels to acre this year;

Early New Market, Canada’s favorite. 110

bushels to acre. Both of these are big ,early

yiclders. I believe it will pay you to get a.

change of seed. Try some of these cats.

The average cats are inbred and run out. Cana-

dian Government Grain inspector graded this grain

No. 1 White. Have stiff straw, white berry, thin

husk, enormous yielder. It is as easy to put in and

harvest a big crop as a small one. The reason your

out crop is not. bigger is because your seed is run

out. This has been proven. Look at this cut. Taken

from photograph of two stalks from Galloway

Brothers’ iicld, over 200 kernels to the stalk. Write

early for free sample, or, send ten cents for packet.

Will also send you free booklet entitled “Big Money

in Oats and How to Grow Them,” by Galloway Bros.

and Pi-Iof. M.AL. Biowlitnan farmer professor of farm



crops own. gr cu um oils 9.

this book. is priceless. Get it trio. Information‘ in





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we will give the one sending the order an extra set

of 6 teaspoons or an extra berry spoon.



The 6 teaspoons are Premium No. 194. The berry

spoon is Premium No. 195. Always mention Premium

Number.



THE MICHIGAN FARMER, Detroit, Mich.





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covery of the North Pole, by these two venturesome Americans, and whether you





scriptive postcards giving a history of both expeditions. Many of the photos were

taken early in the expeditions and sent back to civilization, others obtained direct

from the explorers sincetheir return.

It is such a splendid set that we will ive every one of our readers a chance to

get them absolutely free. The set con51sts of 50 beautiful celluloid finish duo-

tone cards. with description of each scene on back of the card.



President bidding Peary “Bring back the Pole.”—Peary’s good Ship the

“Roosevelt" and throng bidding him farewell at Oyster Bay—«The Steamer

Roosevelt. The ship in which Peary sailed July, 1908, for race to the

earth's top—Peary on deck of the steamer Roosevelt just before sailing to

diseover the North Pole—Capt. Bartlett and crew on the Roosevelt.—Peary

in arctic dress, just as he appeared when he started to find the Pole;—

Commodore Peary on Steamer Roosevelt enroute to the Pole—Commodore

Peary at work laying out his plans.———Mrs. Robt. Peary and her two chil-

dren.»Peary's youngest son just prior to leaving Oyster Bay on his way

to diseover the Pole—Peary and one of the Eskimo dogs on boardAthe

Roosevelt.——Peary‘s ship fast in ,ice packs in the polar regionr—Almost

superhuman difficulties overcome by Peary in reaching the Pole—Halted

by drifted ice—How Peary stored provisionsin his caches along his route.

—Sight which brot joy to the heart of the Polar explorers.-The sun rises

always on Feb. 19, after six months of night traveling under difficulties by

Peary and Cook_-——Peary’s party in a hard climb—Peary and the sailing

master on board the Roosevelt—The dog that helped Peary find the Pole.

—Group of Peary’s Eskimos—Difficult camp in the arctiC.——Steamer Roose—

velt banked with snow.—Steamer Roosevelt after a hunt—Showing ani-

mals killed on a hunting trip—Steamer Roosevelt in the ice—Dr. Fred-

erick A. Cook in arctic dress—The Steamer Bradley in ice—Steamer John

R. Bradley—Dr. Cook starting on his dash to the Pole. Showing how the

Eskimo dogs carried his food and other supplies—Forging northward by

sledges.——An Eskimo dog sledge and polar exploration.~—~An Eskimo man.—

Ice 'hummocks in pathless waste—Icebergs off of Greenland.—~Greenlander

Gum—A polar camp showing snow houses such as were built by Dr. Cook.

_Dr. Cook, showing how he fought hauling in a walrus. Incidents of Ex—

plorer Cook’s experience in arctic region. The capture of a walrus, saving

starvation to the parties—~Aluminurn sledges used by Dr. Cook, for final

dash—Rudolph Franke, the last white man with Explorer Cook before he

discovered the North Pole—Dr. Cook’s body guard. Who were the last to

be with him.—Interesting home group of Dr. Cook’s wife and children.—

Mrs Marian H. Cook, wife of explorer and their children, Helen and

Ruth—Shows the Cook party, on ice floats in arctic seas—J. R. Bradley,

with supplies as he started for the Pole. How the steamer was packed

with provisions and equipment—'Steamer John R. Bradley ready for the

arctic voyage.-——Musk ox. The animals that gave Dr. Cook food.~—Showing

Explorer Cook just prior to his trip to the Pole—Dog train (Method by

which Cook traveled to North Pole).—Combination picture entitled “Whose

Little Girlie are you.”——ShOWS Peary and Cook at the North Pole hoisting

the Stars and Stripes. N tt h b



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Better take advantage of this offer at’once, as the demand for these cards is

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER, Detroit, Mich.





Not in years has the world been stirred by any event, as by the actual dis-v





believe in Cook or Peary, or both, you will be interested in this great set of de-.





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' to the Michigan Farmer





This interesting and valuable book will be sent free. (post paid) with the

Michigan Farmer one year at 75 cents; three years .at $1.50, or five years at

$2.00. With a three. or five-year subscription we Will also include a set of

50 Post Cards of the two expeditions. The book is Premium Number 192. The

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the hock' THE MICHIGAN FARMER, Detroit, Mich.

Agents' Notice.——Both premiums are Class A.
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only 30

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subscription at $1.50, or a five-





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No. 149New Autostyle' Buggy.





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Twin Auto-Belgian type seat with large, round



corners and beautiful curves. Handsome

stylish, comfortable. All wrought gear anti

best second growth hickory gear woods. Axles

arch. high arch or very high arch as desired.

Soft. easy-riding springs. oil tempered. 2.

mile. long distance dust-proof axles. Out A-

grade select hickory wheels and high bend select

white hickory shafts with 36-inch leather tips.

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No. 329—“. New Yorker.



Entire job is constructed of best and most

expensxve material obtainable. High. square

arch axles: special hand forged wrought steel

braces: special stop circle: oil tempered open

head springs, rubber. with brass bearing: 1%

inch Kelly Springfield tires: hand sewed. hair

stuffed cushions: thick velvet padded carpet;

grain leather dash.





Built to fit ponies of any size. Full wrought

gear and best hardwood frame construction.

Banded wood hub wheels. Heavy broadcloth.

whipcord or leather trimming. Painting optional.





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No. 277%-Pony Phaeton.

Body constructed of finest imported German

reed woven on hand forged wrought iron frame.





Stylish, handsome. durable, and like the rest of '





Our pony work. a job in which grown-ups as well

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No. 363—Finbhod in Natural wood





both inside and out. New style seat: double

rails framed with mortised spindles. Forged

steel mountings. Best easy-riding springs.





Buggy Buyers, \

on’ tBe Deceived!





When a price is quoted you on a buggy from the factory di-

rect, remember—the freight is seldom included.

Often the freight alone makes the difference between a low





price and a high price.





When you buy a Reliable Michigan Buggy of your local

vehicle merchant, you have no freight to pay.

Quality for quality, the reliable Michigan dealer in your home





'town can quote you just as low prices as anybody can by mail.





And your local merchant—a man whom you know— a busi-

ness man of standing in your own community—is always there

to make good any statement he makes concerning our reliable

Michigan vehicle—or that you read in our advertisements.



You have a claim on us not only for 30 days or a year, but at

any time after you buy the vehicle, if it develops a defect in





workmanship or material.





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your local Reliable Michigan merchant. Go to his salesroom and

examine on his floor the splendid types of





The Reliable Michigan Line of

Buggies and Pleasure Vehicles





You can see for yourself the fashion-

able styles—right down to the minute

—the perfect finish that distinguishes

the Reliable Michigan vehicle. You

can see the exclusive points of con-

struction that make the Reliable Mich-

igan the most durable in the world by

the actual test of time.





256 Styles to Choose From





We make 256 styles of buggies and

pleasure vehicles—every approved type

andlscores of our own excluswe de—





sign. So well equipped is our big‘





factory to turn out special patterns





that we can easily furnish you, through '





your dealer, a vehicle built to your own

order.



Every Reliable Michigan dealer has

our big new catalog, filled from cover

to cover with illustrations from pho—

tographs, with descriptions of our en-

tire linc—256 models to Choose from.



Your dealer can obtain any one of

these vehicles in the quickest possible

time. The Michigan Buggy Company

has established a. record for quick

shipments.





Leaders for 26 years





The Relialble Michigan vehicles have

been leaders for' 26 years.



We make 35,000 vehicles a year—

more exclusively pleasure vehicles than

any other firm in the world. Why is

this? It is because Reliable Michigan

vehicles have stood the test for more

than a quarter of a century. There

are Reliable Michigan Buggies of the

first year’s output in actual use today

—s«rme in daily use in llveries that

Were sold over 15 years ago. .





We Mill Our Own Lumber





We buy our lumber as it stands in

the trees and‘mill it in the forest—

hickory —— poplar — maple—ash——cverr

stick of timber we use. The selection

is made by a master lumlbern‘mn, who

accepts only.the high—grade goods used

in the Michigan line.



Our lumber is air seasoned, under

cover, protected from the weather,

from 12 to 20 months before using.





MICHIGAN





50 Office Building





After it is air dried we always kiln

dry it to avoid any possible chance of

shrinkage.



Although vehicles are finished in our

big factory on an average of one every

five minutes, it is three years from

tree to finished vehicle—so thorough

are our methods.



We build every vehicle, from the

ground up, in our own shops. Many

of our best workmen have been with

us more than 25 years.





We Set Our Tires “The Good

Old-Fashioned Way”





Every tire is fitted to its own wheel.

welded by a ponderous machine, built

especial] for the purpose, heated ‘by

a specially constructed oven, whereby

the tire is made to revolve, insuring

even heating and even contraction. By

this method, and no other, can good

results% obtained—no “Cold Tire Set—

ting."-. e turn out over 100,000 wheels

every year—yet we received not ,one

tire complaint last year. '



In Reliable Michigan vehicles so

closely are iron and 'wood glued and

screwed that ’it is impossible for water

to get between, no matter 'how much

washing is done.





Painting Takes 100 Days





Every vehicle receives at least four

coats of body filler and a. rub-down

with pumice stone, three coats of color

and a rub—down with pumice-stone,

a coat of varnish and a rub-down with

pumice—stone. The process takes from

75 to 100 days. according to the vehicle.



If you do not find Michigan vehicles

,in your. town, send us your buggy

dealer’s name, and we will send you

our handsomely illustrated Catalog

“A” showing our line.



We aISo make the famous Tony Pony

line of vehicles for children. We send

pony, harness and cart complete. Our

ponies are all thoroughbred Shetlands

—gentle—zlnd city broken. The carts

can’t tip over.



In'writing he sure to state whether

you want Catalog “A” on buggies and

pleasure Vr‘hicles, or Booklet “B” on

the Tony Pony line. '





BUGGY co.





Kalamazoo. Mich.





The Hold fast Storm and Stable Blankets are manufactured by us. The same assurance of





(16) quality goes with these blankets as with the Reliable Michigan Vehicles.





No. 20—Speed Sleigh.



A sample of our line of 40

business and pleasure sleighs.

We use in their manufacture

strictly air-seasoned and

bone-dry lumber, single-ply

panels and dashes. Our gears

are heavily ironed and braced

and nothing but Norway iron

bolts and rivets are used.

Our cushions and backs are

padded with curled hair or

cotton. not exoelsior. and

.are trimmed in velour. plu

éor broadoloth. Each cutter

'is subjected to a most care-

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No. 252—002 or

Goat Cart.



28-inch wheels. half

oval tires: shave -

spokes. bent white

ash shafts and ban

bolted and riveted

together with

wrought iron braces.

Sin is plate special

stee apt-11g. All iron

work X lplated.

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No. lSl—Special Belgian Auto Seat Buggy.



This is just like the No. 149 New Autostyle

buggy shown above except that it has straight

instead of divided back. "Auto ’ top. full wrought

gear. Finish—the best.





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No. 362—Twin Auto Seat Buggy.



Solid bent panel seat. extra large and roomy.

Best hickory gear woods. and all forgings best

Norway iron. New arch axles. Soft. easy-riding

springs. oil tempered. Painting and trimminz‘

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No. 269—Pony Trap.





Thediandsomest pony trap ever built. Hard-

wood body with panels built of finest German

imported reed. Can be used either all facing

front or dos-a-dos. We build this trap to fit poniel

of all sizes from 43 to 55 inches.





 





Who Wants Bonnie Boy?





This shows one of the ponies from our herd

of over 200 of the finest Shetlands in the country.

The cart is the best style built for children’s use

-—the Governess Cart. It is stylish and easy

riding. Almost any number of children can pile

into one of them and ride with comfort. You





can't tip one over. Painting and trimming;





optional.





 





 





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