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Seeding New Land. _



I have been cutting of! about 50* acres

of timber on my farm in Lapeer county

and will have the brush piled and ready

to burn when it is dry enough in the

spring. Would like to get this into a

pasture ,for sheep until the stumps are

rotted and should be pleased to hear thru

the Michigan Farmer from someone who

has had the experience, what the best

way would be to handle it to get a good

pasture as soon as possible, and not let

the brush get started so it will have to

be cut again. Whether to crowd the

sheep the first year or so or to give the

grass a good chance the first year and

take chances on' the sheep killing back

brush that may have started. Also, what

is the best grain to sow? The land is

slightly rolling clay loam. WOuld Merino

or fine wooled sheep be better to do this

job than coarse wools?



Lapeer Co. A. W. WEIDEMANN.



The best way to handle newly cleared

land is to sow it to clover and timothy

seed as soon after it is burned off as

possible. 'thn the burning is donemin

the late summer. the seed will get suffi-

ciently well covered by simply sowing it

on in the early spring as other land is

seeded. If the land is comparatively level

and the seed can 'be sown soon after

the burning and before a heavy rain

falls, considerable of it will be sufficiently

well covered to grow and even a partial

stand of these tame grasses will greatlyI

improve the pasture and will many times

repay the cost of the seed required. The

sheep will take kindly to the tender



,browse and will kill much of it back, but

it will be necessary to sprout this new

ground off once or twice before the grubs

are all killed. The fine wooled breeds of

sheep will better endure continuous graz-

ing on the same land than will the coarse

or middle weoled breeds, but whatever

kind of sheep you have can be profitably

utilized as suggested.



Of course. a crop of wheat can be

grown and the grass seeded in the wheat.

but the labor of lilting this new ground

and of harvesting the wheat by hand will

reduce the profit to a low point, and all

things considered, it is questionable if

this course would prove as satifactory as

the one first suggested.





Spurry as a Forage Crop—Fertilizer

Question.





I have an eight-acre field of high sandy

soil that had not been plowed for 20

years, and last spring I plantedit to corn.

It grew fairly well until the dry spell

came on, then stopped. so I suppose the

soil was lacking in humus. This I was

not in a pomtion to know, being a farmer

of only two years’ experience. Here and

there on this field are patches of moss

and places where sour grass springs up

and it is 35 fr. down to water. I wanted

to sow this field to some crop that would

make feed for cattle and make a pasture

afterward, if it is possible. I saw a seed

in one of the catalogues last year called

giant spurry, and planted a small piece

on land similar to this field which grew

fairly well, and made its growth in six

weeks. It had a top 1‘ ct seven inches

long, about the size of a lead pencil: but

I wanted to know if this plant gathered

nitrogen from the air the same as clover.

and have not as yet had anyone to tell

me. I also have several barrels of oak

ashes and chicken manure and would like

to know how to use them in ihe garden

to the best advantage. That is, shall they





be mixed or kept separate and when

shall they be put on the land?

Muskegon CO. C. G. SEELY.





Spurry is not a legume, and conse-

quenlly has not the power to gather

nitrogen from the air which makes clover

such a valuable soil improvcr. It has,

however, a value as a forage crop, and a

crop to supply humus on very light sandy





lands. It is, however. very much inclined

to become a troublesome weed. It be-

longs to the purslanc family, and is a





very persistent grower and being an an-

nual plant which matures quickly it scat—

icrs its seed plentifully. Cattle will not

eat it readily at first but learn to like it





better after they have become accus-

tomed to it. It is questionable if this

plant has a very useful place in Mich-





Some of the leguminous

used to





igan agriculture.

crops might be more profitably

supply humus to the soil or pasture for





stock. It would pay better to seed the

land to clover if it is possible to get a





stand of clover upon it and if the soil is

fairly well fitted and the. clover is sown

alone, it will seldom full. It is, however.

difficult to grow a crop which will make

b-cd for cattle, and seed this kind of land

at the same time.



Ashes should not be mixed with any

kind of manure before applying to

Ihc land, the lime in the ashes liberates

the nitrogen from the manure. and it is

lost in the form of volatile ammonia.

l"or this reason ashes should always be

:spplif'd to it independently of manure.

the manure being plowed down and the

ashes applied to the. surface and bar-





rowcd in to mix with the surface soil.

Sand Vetch for Michigan.

For some time there has been a good

deal of interest among Michigan Farm-

er readers regarding the adaptability of





“THE MICHIGAN FARMER.’ C-





sand vetch to Michigan soils, and its

usefulness as a forage plant and a. soil

reriévator. To inquiries regarding it, ad-

vice has generally been given in our col-

umns to the effect that while it is un-

doubtedly a vigorous grower on thin soils

and of considerable value as a soil reno-

vator or improver, yet there are some

serious objections to its use. one such ob—

jection being that it is inclined to become

a weed where it is grown to. any consid-

erable extent, which fact. together with

the comparatively high_ price of the seed,

makes it of questionable value where the

clovers can be successfully grown. It

has, however, 'many strong (advocates

among the farmers on our lighter soils,

who do not fear any weed which is ac-

ceptable to live stock and who claim that

the seed is easily grown under Michigan

conditions.



The tendency of this plant to spread as

a weed is shown by a recent inquiry

from a Muskegon county subscriber who

sent a sample of sand vetch for identi—

fication stating that his land was well

covered with it, and desiring to know

whether it would make a good feed for

goats, sheep or other animals. With re-

gard to this plant, Dr. Beal, of M. A. C.,

says that it is prob-ably the most prom-

ising of all the vetches for Michigan, and

that cattle and other stock will eat it if

they can get no feed that they like bet‘

ter. It is often the case that live stock

at first refuses to feed upon plants to

which make very good forage when they

learn to like them. Sweet clover, for in-

stance. is regarded as wholly a weed in

Michigan, but in many sections of the

south, it is utilized both as green forage

and for hay. and there are instances on

record in which animals have cultivated

a taste for it in our own state. In such

cases it has proveira valuable forage and

there is a prossibility that with proper

handling, it could be made of some econ-

omic value as a forage plant and a soil

improver in Michigan. “'here one has

difficulty in securing a stand of clover

upon light or thin land. we believe it is

much better to resort to a hardy legume

such as sand vetch, or eVen sweet clover,

in preference to an annual plant like

spurry, which is more of a menace as a.

weed than any plant which has the power

of gathering nitrogen from the air, and

will supply as much or more humus to

the soil.



However, where our common clovers

can be successfully grown, it is undoubt~

edly better to grow them in preference

to these legumes of more questionable

value, and wherever alfalfa, that greatest

of leguminous forage plants can be suc-

cessfully grown, we believe that even the

common clover will in lime give place to

it right here in h‘lichigan. The question

of soil improvement by the growing of

clovers of this nature must, however, rc-

niain largely a question for the personal

solution of the individual farmer. He

knows his own soil conditions better than

anyone else, and by giving the question

his best thot and experimenting with

plants which are new to him on a small

scale. he will be able to decide their

relative merit for the lip—building of his

soil, as well as their relative value for

the production of forage needed for the

live stock maintained upon the farm.



BEAN ANTHRACNOSE INVESTIGA-



TIONS.





 





For more than three years the Cornell

Experiment Station has been devoting

considcrublc time to observations and ex—

periments on the anthrucnose or pod-spot

of beans. Bean Anthracnosc is known

to growers under a number of different

names, depending largely upon the local—

ity. Perhaps the most common one ap-

plied to this malady is ”rust.“ However,

as a matter of fact the disease is not rust

at all. tho the spots do have a reddish

yellow color in their early stages. There

is a true rust of beans which is rarely

met with in ordinary bean fields. Pod-

spot is a name which is frequently applied

to the disease, as it appears in the pods,

Blight is also commonly used. but in-

correctly so, as there is a true bacterial

blight of beans. which is not only very

common, but frequently quite destructive.

\Vhatcver name may be locally given to

the anthracnosc, it is still one and the

same disease that most bean growers have’

in mind. The disease is readily recog-

nized by the appearance which it gives

to the infected pods. and it is here that

the trouble is usually first recognized.



The disease is caused by a. fungus

which lives as a parasite in the tissues

of the bean. This fungus is a plant, as

much a plant as the bean on which it

lives. It works its way into the tissue





of the bean to obtain food for its growth

and. development and it produces spores

that serve the purpose of seeds by which

it spreads to healthy beans and so re-

produces itseif. .



So far the experiments of the Cornell

Station have shown that there are three

or feur possible means of combating the

disease. but of them the planting of clean

seed is best. Clean seed will grow clean

beans. In the spring of 1904 a variety of

Black Wax beans were brot from Indiana

and planted in a garden where no beans

had been grown for many years. These

beans gave a; crop perfectly free from the

anthracnose and this was more remark-

able, since practically all the beans grown

in tlie'neighborhood were badly spotted

that season. The following year seed

saved from this crop was planted in a

garden where, the previous season, beans

had been badly affected with the pod-

spot. Again they gave a crop perfectly

free from the anthracnose, while the same

variety grown from seed purchased in the

city market gave a diseased crop. In 1906

another planting was made alongside of

one from seed of the same variety pur-

chased in open market. Shortly after the

beans were up the disease became quite

virulent in the plants grown from the

purchased seed, while none was to be

found in that grown from selected seed

of the previous season. This clearly in-

dicated that the absence of the disease

the two preceding years had not been due

to varietal resistance. It could be ex-

plained only on the basis that there had

'been no disease in the seed. These and

other experiments indicated—first, that

the disease is carried over entirely in the

seed; second, that the disease is not ordi-

narily carried for any considerable dis.

tance by natural agents, such as rain,

wind, etc., and third, that if perfectly

clean seed is planted and ordinary precau.

tion taken to prevent the introduction of

the disease on tools, or by 'workmen, a

perfectly clean crop can be produced, even

in seasons the most favorable to the de-

velopment of the fungus.



Considering the manner in which the

fungus finds its way into the seed. it

seems evident that if no spots are to be

found on the pods, none of the seed

within will be diseased. That is to say,

healthy pods contain healthy seed. The

selections should be made at the time

when the pods begin to shrivel but before

they have become perfectly dry. It has

been found that hand-picking and sorting

of these pods is not nearly so difficult a

problem as one might expect. The an-

thracnose cankers are so large and read—

ily recognized that any person of ordi-

nary intelligence and care may be de—

pended upon to sort out the healthy pods.

It is necessary, however, to examine both

sides of every pod.



“’ashington. D. C.





G. E. 1V1.





MICHIGAN AT THE NATIONAL CORN

EXPOSITION.





 





Michigan’s representation at the Na-

tional Corn Exposition held at Omaha.

December 6-18, was a very creditable one.

The entries in the Michigan class were

not only well filled but there was a very

good representation in exhibits of small

grains entered in the classes open to the

world and a fair proportion of these

prizes were also pulled down by the Mich-

igan exhibitors. There were .3 exhibitors

from Michigan in these various classes

who won a total of 36 premiums account-

cd for the report of Mr, 0. J. Bemiss.

who supcriniended the placing of the

Michigan exhibit, as follows:



Classes Open to .Michigan Only.



Ten ears dent corn. and color—R, C.

Rawling. Caledonia, lst; A. W. Jewett.

Mason. 2nd; G. J. Friedrich. Brooklyn.

3rd; Frederick Graff, Ionia. 5th.



Ten ears Ilint corn, any color—G. J.

Friedrich, lst; R. Hayward, Bay CitY.

2nd: A. W. Jewett. 3rd.



Best single car dent corn. any color——

Jessie W. Pickett, Caledonia, lst; A. W.

Jewett. 2nd; G. J. Friedrich, 3rd.



Best peck of wheat—A. W. Jewett. 2nd:

G, J. Friedrich. 3rd.



Best peck of oats—A. W. Jewett.

R. Hayward,

stantine, 3rd.





Classes Open to the World.





Best peek of barley, and variety—R.

Hayward, 3th: A. W. Jewett. 13111.



Best peck of rye—G. D. Grossman, 5th;

A. W. Jewett, 11th.



Best peck of buckwheat, any variety—a

A. W, Jewett, 2nd; G. D. Grossman, 8th;

R. Hayward, 10th.



Best peek of navy or pea beans—A. W.

Jewett. 2nd.



Best peek of beans other than navy or

pea—G. J. Friedrich. lst; A. VV.’Jewett,

2nd; R, Hayward, 6th.



Best peek of field peas,

varieties—A. W. Jewett. 6th.



Best peek of field peas, navy variety—



VV. Jewett. 7th.





lst;

2nd; G. D, Grossman, .Con—





marro-wfat





'Best peck of cowpeas—G. D. Gross-

man, 2nd.

Best peck of soy beans—J}. D. Gross-





man, 10th.





one. 25,1909.

Best she , I . A i . -

ett, 3rd. at of flax for fibre—A. W. Jew

etFeftt sheaf of buckwheat—A. W. Jew:



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Best four-inch sheaf of red 4 —-

R. Bgfiywmig’ gtgm clover

s pec o oth * -- . . < -

ett, 11th. tseea A .W Jew





CEMENT DRAIN TILE.-





 





With regard to cement tile,“ mentioned

by Mr. Redmond in a recent article, will

say that I see no reason why they

would not be entirely premium, Few at

them have ever been used. I know noth-

ing about them from actual experience.

1' have seen these tile. They look good and

I have no doubt they are good, and if a.

four-inch tile can be manufactured for

$10 per 1,000, as he states, I believe that

I would lay them in preference to any

other tile, because I have no doubt they

will last in the ground or anywhere else

just as long as the other tile. Up to

this time, however, and even at the pres-

ent time, there are no cement tile on the

market. If a man can buy a tile machine

and make his own tile, well and good,

otherwise he must content himself with

the kinds on the market. '



COLON C. LILLnl.





FREE BOOK ‘ABOUT CANCER.

The Leach Sanatorlum, of Indianapolis,

Ind., has published. a book on cancer which,

gives interesting facts about the cause of

cancer; tells what to do in case of pain,

bleeding, odor, etc., instructs in the 'care

of the patient, and is, in fact, a valuable

guide in the management of any case.





,The book is sent tree to those interested





who write for it, mentioning this paper.





Good News for Buyers of Manure

Spreaders.



We want to give all our readers a bit

of good news. The American Harrow

Company, of Detroit, Mich.. (well known

to farmers of America for over a quarter

of a century), say. that in spite of all

the great improvements in their manure

Spreaders, they were going to be able to

make a. cut of many dollars in the price

of every size. The drop in price is due

to improved factory facilities. They have

turned out machines that are right, have

sold direct at small profit over actual

cost, and have followed a remarkably

liberal policy in their dealings. For in-

stance, they give credit to any farmer

that a dealer would trust. Some of the.

big advantages of their improved spreader

are these: More steel is used than in

any other; cylinder or beater is all steel

and so is rake, which also serves as end

gate. It has the only direct chain drive

used on a spreader—no gears to break or

cause needless draft. The feed mechan-

ism is wonderfully simple and effective,

and six changes are possible without leav-

ing seat or stopping horses. The roller

bottom equipped with force feed is a

splendid feature. Altogether, the manu-

facturers point out 19 improved features

of importance, all found on no other

spreader. We are sure everyone of our '

readers who considers the purchase of a

manure spreader this season Would be

greatly interested in this company’s new

book and their cut prices, freight pre-

paid. Address a card to American Har-

row Co., 1048 Hastings St., Detroit, Mich..

and they will be pleased to send the book

and complete price-list.





 





One Big Industry that Makes Its Business

Grow.





The Mayer Boot & Shoe Company, Mil-

waukee, the largest shoe establishment in

the Northwest, has attained this enviable

position in the trade thru the genuine

merit of the goods which it places on the

market. Because of the high standard of

that product. and Vthe consequent favor

with which Mayer shoes have been re-

ceived by the buying public, the Mayer

line of shoes have become universally and

popularly known as “shoes of merit.”

The leading brands are “Honorbilt” fine

shoes for men: “Leading Lady" fine shoes

for women; “Yerma” Cushion shoes for

both men and women (these are excep—

tionally fine shoes for people troubled

with tender feet): the popular “Martha

“'ashington" Comfort shoes, which have

the largest sale of any shoes of their kind

in the world, and the “Special Merit”

School shoes (a strong and sturdy line

f seamless school shoes that wear like

iron). In addition to these brands, the

Mayer Boot & Shoe Company make .a

complete line of every-day and Sunday

shoes for all purposes. In fact, there is

a Mayer shoe for every purpose and for

every member of the family. The next

pair of shoes or boots you buy get a

“Mayer.” They are the. best and you

can then prove it.





 





Page Fence Sales Boom.





The Page \l'oven Wire Fence Company

is doing a great business. The new plan

of sending out actual samples showing

Page wire and the Page construction, has

attracted widespread interest, and we

understand that this distribution of wire

has had much to do with the record-

breaking sale of Page Fence. The Jubilee

Edition of the Page Fence catalog, which

is now being mailed. gives much infor-

mation of value to the prospective pur-

chaser of wire fence. Copies may be ob-

tained free, together with a free sample

of Page Wire. by addressing The Page.

fiogen Wire Fence 00., Box 254, Adrian,



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DEC. 25, 1909.

THE BUSINESS SIDE OF FARMING.





Markets.

Patten, who has made such phenomenal

success in the.spe0ulative grain markets,

in his contention as to the. operation of





grain trading in futures, justifies himself





on the ground that he is a student of

crops and of their demand. The farmer

is primarily the first to sell and with the

modern means at hand can be reasonably

posted. No farmer ought to be without

his agricultural journal. An examination

of the mailing lists of the Michigan

Farmer in Michigan will show a perspec-

tive of the general status of the farmers

in their respective communities. It is

among these farmers that an intelligent

knowledge of the markets exist. Not only

the actual prices but market rules and

classifications. Live stock buyers have

a regular “Dun” and “Bradstreet” of the

radius in which they buy. The non-read-

ing farmer is simply at the mercy of any

shrewd and not over scrupulous buyer.

The farmer who is not posted in the ways

of the market is not able to calculate as

to whether it pays to finish or not. While

no one can foretell the markets, certain

calculations can be made with some de-

gree of accuracy. The reading farmer

is the easiest to buy from and the buyer

simply calculates cost of handling and

does not aim at an excessive profit. To

make up for lack of knowledge of the

markets the non—reading farmer adopts

a code of ethics which compels the buyer

to always pay money on the stock to

“bind the bargain,” as the buyer men-

tally marks such In his ratings as

“tricky;” “will not deliver the goods un-

less cinched,” is another rating. Swin-

ton, the historian, says that “no human

institution has ever been able to radically

change human nature,” yet the checks

and counter checks that a knowledge of

the markets gives of business makes for

good citizenship.



Somewhat aside from the matter of

markets, but nevertheless correlated. I

have thot what the effect -would be in a

series of years if on Michigan farms

there was posted, neatly but not exces-

sively conspicuously, the farmer’s name

and ”The Michigan Farmer read here.”

The ordinance of the Northwest Terri-

tory, of which Michigan is a. part, adopt-





 





The

ed in 1787, declared that “religion, mor-

ality and knowledge being necesary to





good government and the happiness of

mankind, schools and the means of edu-

cation shall forever be encouraged.” Ag-

ricultural journals are one of the means

of education and Should forever be en—

couraged, for they give a knowledge of

the markets to the farmer, as well as

a knowledge of many other subjects.

Knowledge of Farm Technical Terms.

in the mechanical professions the terms

lit-longing are Used With a, sort of profes-

sional pride, and their use is the entree

to the line. The electrical engineers talks

of watts, amperes, voltage, transformers,

etc. The mining engineer discusses tun-

nels, adits, twinzes, shafts, etc., with ease,

as they are necesary terms in his voca_

tion. ‘The time has come when the

farmer must be familiar with and use the

technical terms relating to his business

such as protein, carbohydrates and ash,

in feeds. In soil matters he should use

and understand such terms as nitrogen,

potassium, phosphorus, calcium silica,

humus, etc. In matters of the dairy, but-

ter-fat, casein, lactometer, etc., should

be familiar terms to him. Language is

given to express ideas and, as a business

expands in knowledge, additional terms

must be used to exprESS that knowledge.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





The farmer who several decades ago used

the plow, drag and a crude cultivator,

now can master the mechanics of the

mowing machine, binder, manure spread-

er and gang-plow. Likewise 'he can learn

the necessary technical expression of the

farm by actual association, use and com-

parison.

A Chicago paper printed the following

jingle:

“Some necessary things-you will note

Can never be learned by rule.





You cannot learn to milk a goat

In a correspondence school.”





Like-wise one cannot expect to learn all

about farming from others’ experience.

Unlike the legal digests of cases and

medical reports, there are so many var-

iable factors and ensuing combinations

that the farmer must discriminate. It is

the necessity of knowing the effects of

nitrogen, potassium, etc., that will enable

the farmer to intelligently approach the

use of commercial fertilizers. In many





by this habit of outdoor life. The properv

privacy belonging to the family and the

adjustment of labor to the conditions

of changed or changing farm life is im-

perativeiy demanded in the removal of

the burden of hired help from the house.

No one thing has done so much to em-

bitter the women of the farm home to—E

ward farm life as the hired help ques—‘

tion. Familiarity breeds contempt on the

part of both employer and employe. Ad-

justment to environment is the title to a

chapter in evoltion, and it is the business

of the farmer to do some adjusting in the

matter of hired helps—or else change the

environment. ‘





Shiawassee Co. JAS. N. MCBRIDE.





 





THE CHAMPION EXHIBITS AT THE

CORN SHOW.





 





The accompanying cuts are from pho-

tographs of the exhibits winning highest

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The Grand Champion Ear of Corn at International Corn Exposition.





portions of the country the word phos-

phate is used for all fertilizers and is as

ambiguous as the Missourian’s use of

“gears” for harness. A bulletin on the

technical terms appertaining to farm sub-

jects would be a welcome addition to ag-

ricultural literature.

Hired Help.



Farm employes have been more of a



problem than the shop workman in the





cities. Among other reasons for this fact

is the matter of housing and boarding.

Hired help is an actual necessity. and





yet the unsatisfactory conditions are like

Mark Twain‘s observations regarding the

weather, “while everybody has com-

plaints, nobody has done anything to

remedy it.” No hard and fast rule will

apply in all cases and what the business





Ten-Ear Exhibit Winning the Championship in Its Class at the International Corn Exposition.





farmer will do is merely suggestive. The

farmer will plan in one of two directions,

viz., to decrease his business to the opera-

tions of his own household, or increase it

sufficiently to take the hired help out of

the household. Several decades ago the

latter proposition was not so easily ac-

complished as now. The summer season

hand at present commands approximately

the same sum of money that would hire

him for the whole year, and justly so,

for when the work Season is ended he

must shift for himself and, unfortunately,

cannot ily southward with the wild geese

on the approach of winter. The problem

is, then. to employ the help by the year,

and increase the farm operations by

dairying, Stock feeding and other forms

of winter employment. A neat cottage

on the farm is a standing invitation for

competent help. A ramshackle tenant

house will get an employe of similar de-

scription. The western ranch house has

men’s quarters, usually a separate build—

ing, where the men sleep and live: but

they board at the ranch dining table,

Where often a man cook is employed for

the household as well. The western la-

borer DI‘OVIdBS his own blankets and bed

and more often rolls out from the. alfalfa

stacks than elsewhere. Many a case of

inCipient tuberculosis has been conquered





honors in the world class at the Inter-

national Corn Exposition, at Omaha. The

ear winning the grand championship is

an ear of yellow corn shown by Fred C.

Palin, of Indiana. Mr. Palin is not a

seed corn dealer, but a feeder who has

developed this excellent type of corn thru

the cross pollenation of two varieties for

two years and by rigid seed selection

thereafter. The fitting reward for his

effort is the winning of the famous Kel-

logg trophy, worth $1,000, on this single

ear of corn.



.1. R. Overstrcct, another Indiana man,

won the grand championship in the ten

ear class, with the exhibit of white dent

in the accompanying cut. The

and uniformity of this exhibit is

the cut, which





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shows the type of the kernels as Well as

of the ears.



C. L, Krclin, still another Indiana man,

won the first prize for the best bushel of

70 cars in the world class, thus making

a clean sweep for Indiana in the sweep—

stakes prizes.





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acquainted with. The. makers, E. C.

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have issued a booklet telling how to se-

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writes: “Please discontinue my adver-

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CEDAR POSTS “5:32am?“





JESSE L. BARRETT. Mlosaukoe, Mich.
_ FEEDERS’ PROBLEMS.





Charcoal for Swine.





I would like a reply thru The Farmer

as to whether slack from soft coal in un‘

limited quantities is beneficial to fatten-

ing hogs or otherwise?



Monroe Co. 0. J. L.





Hogs that are kept under the more or

less artificial conditions prevailing upon

every farm, seem to crave substances

which contain little nutriment and 'which

would not seem to be the result of a,

healthy appetite. This craving is some-

times satisfied by the feeding of coal

slack. While it is probable that this is

not the best corrective of the kind which

may be employed, yet, if their appetite

for it is satisfied at the start there

cannot be any danger in feeding them all

of this material that they will consume.



Experienced hog feeders generally pre-

fer charcoal to coal slack for this pur~

pose. that made from corn cobs being

considered best. This can easily be made

by digging a 'hole in the ground three or

four feet across at the top, and small

at the bottom, and by starting a little

fire in the bottom of this hole and adding

the cobs gradually until the hole is filled,

thus kecping the flame at the top then

covering the hole with a sheet iron or

other metal cover. and throwing a little

dirt about the edges to keep out the air,

the cobs will 'be converted into charcoal.

A little salt and air-slacked lime added

to this charcoal at the rate of 8 lbs. of

salt and 4 lbs. of lime to 6 or S bushels

of charcoal makes an ideal mixture which

can profitably be kept before the hogs at

all times. This satisfies their craving

for mineral substances. The lime in the

mixture furnisizcs material for bone. and

the charcoal prev-nu: indigestion. where

a heavy grain ration is being fed,



Coal '. answer the same pur-

pose fai. _. we; but either wood or ('(‘lI

ashes wif‘l prr‘ubaily answer as well or

better for occas {:33 use. in case the mix-

ture above advzsed is thot to invlve too

much trouble.





 





 





 





A PLAN FOR PRESERVING VALU«

ABLE INFORMATION.





 





The Michigan Farmer contains a de-

partment which may be made of cough].

(-rable value to any farmo-r Who keeps

stock, Each week there are prescriptions

for diseases which are likely to hg found

useful at some time by («vex-3- 5:03;;

owner. At different times 13.": write: }-_;,~.

I'ound occasion to consult the \‘eierjn‘arig:

who edits this department.

some disease of his domestir _.

us a rule it has been con: .l..::,

thing that has appeared in the ..

l-‘armer only a short time before. The

llaper has been destroy-ed, however, and

there has been no way of gaining the

information except to describe the syrup-

toms and ask for the prescription again.

But in the meantime several days must

«elapse and the disease run its course while

awaiting the reappearance of the pre-

scripticn.



The tliot has occurred. why not save

those articles as they appear and so be

in a measure, prepared for these emer-

gencies. So for some time these pre-

scriptions have. been cut out and filed

away for future use. The result is a col-

‘wction of matter (:OVering nearly all of

the ordinary diseases that the farm stock

is subject to and very many that are not

so common. I expect soon to cut those

:ipui‘t and classify them so that in case

of need I can readily refer to just what

i Wint. This is going to make a collec-

tion that will he more valuable than any

medical work I know of.



There are different ways of arranging

this matter. It may be pasted in a

wrap-book or may lm kept in cnvclopcs

or in a portfolio for the purpose. Per—

illiDs with some. the simplest and easiest

manner of classifying would be to put, the

matter relating to each ordinary disease

bv itself. and make a general collection

oi that which Concerns special dist-uses.

'l'hc (Olllllltlll diseases are not so many

that such an urrangenu-nt would he found

vumlwrsome. The plan I have in mind

for myself is to classify the diseases.

Hue division will cover diseases of the

skill, another those of the nerves, another

those of the digestive organs, still an

other ot‘ the respiratory organs. one will

relate to diseases of the circulation and

one to the kidneys and their related sub—

jects. one to the reproductive organs and

their functions. and so on.



This information will possess a special

value for the ordinary farmer because the





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THE MICHIGAN PARMBR. \ .





diseases are described in the language

of the ordinary farmer and not in the

terms more familiar to specialistsand

the medical profession. The directions

for treatment, too, are clearly stated and

easily comprehended Then again, the

man who arranges matter like this for

himself will be more familiar with it and.

will more readily refer to just what he

wants than he would if he had to look

it up in some work with which he is not

especially acquainted.



A very safe thing to do, too, is to keep

a medicine chest or closet containing a

supply of a number of the simple reme«

dies which are likely to be called for. > A

quart of raw linseed oil, a supply of both

epsom and glauber salts, some of the

remedies for colic fennd in these pre-

serip‘tions, as well as some for difficulties

of the bladder and kidneys may be found

quite advantageous and timely in cases

of emergency. And probably among net.

the least of the benefits gained will be

the efficiency derived from the thot and





obsrvation that one gives in the prepara- ‘





tion of such material.





Allegan Ce. , E, H.





 





THE FEEDING VALUE OF CORN-

STALKs.





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In the November 27 issue of the Mich- '





igan Farmer a. subscriber inquires as to

the feeding value of cornstalks compared

with timothy hay. As I happened to be

interested in the same problem I made

an experiment to determine just how

much cornstalks would be worth per ton,

assuming that the available portion has

practically the same feeding value as

timothy boy. I purchased cornstalks this

fall at three cents per bundle. delivered

at my barn; which is considered a good

price here. They were about six feet

in length and averaged three bundles to

the shock. which was out eight hills

square. If Ellt‘Il hill contained three

stalks, each bundle would consist of 64

stalks. I counted out this amount, dried

them, tied into u bundle, weighed it and

found that it \weighed 22 lbs. I think

that it is safe to say that bundles of this

size would average 20 lbs. each. At this

rate 100 bundles would make a ton. and

cost $3.00. The New Jersey experiment

station found that in feeding cornstalks

30 per cent l‘mnuint-d uncaten. This is

nearly one-third and so we may say that

one ton of cornstalks costing $3.00 con-

tains two-thirds of a ton of available





 





food, which would make the real cost‘





$4.30 per ton. So one ton of timothy hay

a: $13.00 would buy over two and one-

;.a.f tons of cornstaiks. of equal feeding

'115.Thcse ccm-dusions are based on

ful‘. stand of good sized corn. not

"uzen in: into shock: of 64 hills. and

‘ ‘ handles to the shock. Many,

sums most. farmers make four

to tine shock. and if these were

2-3 or 3c ea;h it wau‘zd bring

- price a little higher per ton. But they

still be much cheaper than tim-

othy hay. If the shocks were made into

four bundles, each would weigh 17‘ lbs"





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and it would take one hundred and

thirty-three and one-third bund‘es to

weigh ton. At 21,_’o_c per bund (— a ton





would cost about $3.00 and at 55c. $6.00

for the available food.



Cornstaiks are a better food than 13m—

othy hay for cattle; they relish them fully

as \vcll—ztntl I believe much better—and





will thrive and maintain thwir liking for





them as an exclusive dict for a longer

period than anv other dry food that I

know of, for winter feeding. llor<cs like

them, too, but it is claimed that they

cause worms in horses. and some will

not ft‘t'd them on that account.



I have no way of knowing how freezing

affects the cornstalks. Tho if out im-

mediately after freezing they do not an-

pear to suffer much damage.



\l'exford Co. P. G. BACIIELDER.





GREAT HARNESS HORSE DIES.





“Dircctum, 2:051/1. champion trotting

stallion for seven years and one of the

greadost harness horses the world has

ever known, is dead at the International

Stock farm. Savage. Minn. In some un-

known manner the horse sustained a

slight scratch over the groin. blood poi—

son set in and after two days of suffering

the famous animal died.



“At four )‘t‘éil‘s of age Directum set a

mark of 2:051; in a race. getting three

records by the performance. It was the

fastest mile ever trotted by a four-year-

old stallion, the fastest heat by a four—

year-old in .1 race and the fastest third

heat over trotted.



“Directum was 20 years old and started

in 29 races. winning 20 first places. one





 





 





second and one third. and was unplaced'





seven times. ln the latter instances it

was when he started against his record.

His total winnings during his racing days

footed up to $40,000. and as a sire he has

brot thousands of dollars to his owner.





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money. return the engine to me and I W!“ pay freight

charges both ways. and it will not; cost you one single cent

to secure the proof I offer. '



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5 to $100 on the price 0 your engine.

$2 All my engines are well built, ‘finely finished and gum:-

anteed against defective. material for five years. My

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I mean just exactly what I say and W1.“ put. my engine up

against any engine in the world. _



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or all engines you know of, then put my prices along aide

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star). ”ere Isthe secretaud W' I turn them out all alike by the thousand! In my

enormous modem lam, equipped with automatic machinery. I sell them direct to you

lot 1;»; money than :uue factories can make them at actual shop cost.

. you pay me u is actual raw mater labor and 0 mall

mute—£13121: enormous quantities). “L . ' M S 97059 (and 1 buy my

nyoody can aliurd and might luut as well have a high grade engine when he

San get in on a wholesale rial at this kind. I'm doing something that neverwas

one bdore. Think oi It! A price to you that is lower than dealers and

wbbens cau'buy smnla: engines for, in cadoad lots, {or spot cash.

. Anemone that is made so good in the factory that I will send

it out anywhere in the U. S. without an expert to any inexperienced

users. on #0 days' free trial, to test against any engine made of

snnilar_lmrsr-,-powcr that sells for twice as much, and let him

be the Judgc. Sell your poor-u ion. and buy I





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same“ old. Supply your neighbor’s needs at a profit to yourself and

Im move the value of your own farm a hundred ‘ per. cent. Can , “You

to wlthout It? A postal will bring you complete descrlp on of. the

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Horse Owners Should Use





, .GOMBAUIJ'S '

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The Great French Veterina Rained .

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encazfs all Bunches or Blemishes from Horses

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As a HUMAN REMEDY for Rheu-

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is invaluable.



WE GUAKANTEE that one table—

spoontul of Caustic Balsam will produce

more actual results than a whole bottle of any

unlment or s avin cure mixture ever made.

Balsam sold is

Price 81.50

per bottle. Sold by druggists or sent by ex-

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use. ml for descriptive circulars. testimo.

nlals, etc. Address





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FEEDING BEET-TOPS.





Some time ago I wrote an article for

The Farmer, stating that feeding beet-

tops had “caused heavy loss in my stock,

especially among the sheep. , Since then I

have been investigating further and be-

lieve this to be the cause of the unusu-

ally heavy losses among many farmers

who have been feeding beet-tops.



Mr. Lillie, in his reply 'to my previous

article, evidently believed that only “ex-

cessive feeding of beet-tops would cause

injury." As, “too much of any kind of

feed would be injurious.”



Altho I hardly think that a fair state-

ment, it would be true to a limited ex-

tent, under certain conditions. I infer

that he thot from my article, where I

said, “that I gave them what they want—

ed,” that they were given free access to

the beet tops, as I have known many





farmers to do, turning stock right into

the field to help themselves.

This was not true in my case. During





the first four years I raised beets and fed

the beet-tops, I put them in a silo and

fed but a small ration so that they would

last as a succulent food for my stock

all winter. -The largest feeding during

this time would be about a. beetfork full

twice a day to a cow, which was cer-

tainly a vcry limited quantity.



During this time I fed a. bunch of steers

for market, oriving them a ration of corn,

clovcr buy and boot—tops, with the result

that urtcr a winicr’s feeding I was un-

able 10 put them on the market.



I also lost two cows from then, un-

known causes. And a bunch of eight-





 





THE MICHIGAN 'FARMER.





alic acid. The- heaps are covered with

earth until required for feeding.”



When we remember that Europe has

grown beets for so many years and that

every product of the farm is carefully

preserved and made the most of, and that

so much trouble is incurred in saving

the beet-tops with the added labor and

expense of using the lime, a process

deemed necessary by long experience, is

certainly worthy our investigation.



I asked Doctor Marshall, of M. A. C.,

concerning the matter and he said there

had bien many losses of sheep reported

but they had not taken up the matter in

the feeding station here as Iowa College

was making extensive experiments feed—

ing beet to sheep and other stock.



I wrote the Iowa station in regard to

the matter, stating practically what i have

Said here about my experience, and they

rcplicd that their bullctin was not yet

printed, but Prof, H. R. Killdee of the

Animal Husbandry Department, wrote

me the following letter:





“Your letter of Oct. 23rd, in rcfcrcnce





to feeding beet—tops to sheep, 1111s just

been referred to me. From our expe-

rience hero at tho station in feeding





sugar beets and maugcls to sheep I would

conclude that there is no doubt but what

yOur troublc lies in fccding the boot tops

to your sheep. The large amount of the

phosphates prcscnt in the beet-tops is

no doubt rcsponsiblc for the formation of

the renal calculi or gall stones in thc

sheep, “79. have curricd on experiments

during the past three yours with those

roots and while the shccp make good

gains and apparently do wcll for a short

time, it was found that all contracted

the kidney troublc and some of them died

before the conclusion of the test.



“In a lot of ram lambs fcd the winter

of 1908 and 190.0, all of the lambs gctting

the sugar beets 11nd mungcls were found





 





 





into

the





gmdc lrcil‘crs I was unable to

good dairy cows 11nd

bulchcr. They simply did not

cxccpt in the summcr whcn 011 pasture.

My loss in sheep was fully 20 per cent

during this time.

The full «If 1908 I put up corn silage that





gl'OVV

sold them to





I did not wish to open until cold weather





so fed boot-tops ,from the middle of Oc-

tober until into Dccembcr.





feeding I gave stock was at this time





thrive





The largest





tl1c conclusion

of the icst, wlrilc- ilic bunbs gcliing dry

food, WINK 11o roois. were found to be

pcrfccily 116%». So you see that it is

11 vcry daugcrous pr'acticc to fccd sugar





to have tl1c gull Hioucs 21i‘





bccts or 111:111gcls to Shccp, cspccinlly to

the rams. \Vc have found less trouble





in cusc of 1110 cwcs, but buvc. found that

there 15’ some danger 111 the cusc of bulls

also, as one of thc bulls at the experi-





mont station dicd from the formation of

stoncs 1n 1110 bladdcr. duc apparently to

1l1c fccdlng of roots.”





According to the following table from





 





 





when I fed 30 to 40 lbs. per day to a the Ohio Expcrimcnt Stdtion beet—tops

cow. 11nd about half as much 10 the contain a very much lrighcr per cent of

sheep, (couniing tcn shccp for a cow). mincrnl mattcr than 11113 bcct.

Paris in one thousand, dry mnitcr basis.



\ l Potas- IN)- (‘ul- Mug— l’lms- Rul-



; Si slum (111m cium nosium I ‘o ‘ 1 ‘

1 Applc ...... ...... l .i 4.27 2.79 .43 '7’ 1.1111 plunxgg 11111;}:

2 Gocscbcrry . ......... 39.9 10.87 2.49 2.96 1.20 1 08 ”'91 ‘30

3 Struwbcr‘ry ......... 31.0 5.94 7 18 3.45 1:40 3'11?) 31:).

finance .......... 90.3 9.31 3.09 5.40 1.51 .26 5'19 '16

.1_ Potato .............. 37.9 1x119 .83 .70 1.1:: 29 9‘79 ‘m-

6 Sugar bcct ......... 39.3 16.89 2.114 1.67 1.32 :1 301 '61

7 b‘ug'nr bcct lcavcs.... 11s.»; 32.44 1.1.18 11.48 10.13 16 :3‘99 916

5 '1 urnu) .............. x01 20.19 1.1 6.07 1.79 11.1 1'13. 1'59

9 Turmp leaves ....... 116.4 22.63 s 16 27.39 2.73 1:29 3171 ‘42:,111





 





This ccrtuinly could not be called exces—

sivc. as it is less than corn silage and in

comparison with bcct—pulp as given in

cxpcrimcnts at Cornell University, where

they fcd 100 to 125 lbs. pcr day and con—

sidcrcd 88 lbs. or limitcd quantity,



This your my loss was ovcr 40 per cent

among the sbccp, and digestive troubles

with lhrcc cows. And as I stated pre-

viously, excessive urination and thirst

Of the animals, and the deposits of lime

in the kidncy and blnddcr ducts in the

animals examined by Doctor Gcltncr and

myself forced mc to believe that beet—tops

must cause a grcat strain on the kidneys

carrying off so much mincral matter.



In “Food and Feeding," W. A. Henry,

Dean of Agriculture, Wisconsin, makes

a very clear distinction between bects—~

pulp—and beet-tops. In speaking of the

beet—tops he says: “Because of the ox-

alic acid in the leaves they can be fed

to stock only in limited quantities without

injurious effects.” And he says further,

“In Europe beet leaves are builded up in

layers and lime sprinkled over each layer

for the purpose of neutralizing the ox-





thcn turned out to pusiurc last spring

my sheep began to pick up, but none of

them did as well as thcy should this sum-

1ncr,_ and many of the lambs were small

and runty. This full I sold 1110 wholc

flock to the butchcr and bot 21 new bunch

which will not be fcd bcci—iops.



Ingham Co. F. M. STOCKMAN.





Good for Man and Beast.

Fort \Vuync, ind., Feb. .‘2,



DR. J. B. KENDALL (70.,

Sirm—Plcasc scnd mc your ’l‘rczltisc on

the Horse. Havc uscd your Spuvin Cure

for treatment with my horses, also for

Sprains, etc, on mysclf'. and have always

had the vcry bcsi rcsults from its use.



Yours 1‘cspc(:ti‘1rll_\',



I), \V. Ilitncr. 2916 (71111101111 St.





‘09.





Satisfactory Advertising Results.





.I. E. Bartlett (70.. Jackson, Micl1.,

dealers in foods of various kinds, write.





“The results rcccivcd from our last weck’s

ml, were very satisfactory. The same

idcntical ad. placed in the did

not bring a single inquiry or order, where-

as, the Michigan Farmer produced us ten

orders with cash attached, the first two

days after the advertisement appeared.”





 





 





 

 





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Plenty of fresh air, moder-

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It is the recognized treat-

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ITO 83836. one of the best sons of PRINCE [TO

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4° HOLSTEIN W-





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4 Young Bulls—One $30: three at $46: one at 9100.

i“. S. KENFIELD. Augusta. (Kalamazoo Co.) Mich.





FOR SALE—TheJHolstein Bull Segis Al-

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22. 1907. Sire—Segis Korndyke Johanna De K013423156.

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utter calving. This bull is sure. active. kind and

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Builerboy Elia De liol No. 49509 is lot Sale.

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ERBEY BULL CALF born Mar. 13. '09. 2nd ca:f

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FOR SALE—Registered Rambouillets. 30

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1 30 Reg. Ramboiilet Ewes for sale. descended

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and of best blood lines. Satisfaction guaranteed.





r. A. srwnra, Memphis, Mich.





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

and Cheap. Other smaller ones. They must go at

once. Guernsey bull calves. Pekin Ducks. and

Barred Rock cockerels. HUPP FARM. Bir-

minghnm. Michigan. G. C. HUPP. Manager.





 





 





BERKSHIRE sows bred for spring farrow. Premier

Longfellow a Masterpiece families Ex-

tra. choice individuals &the best breeding on earth.

Also 2 very fine young boars. C. D. Woodbury, Lansing. Mich.





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

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

As Jo GORDEN. Ru Fa Do No- 2- Do". Mich.





 





 





 





 





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



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E. E. BEACH chON. It. 8. Brighton. Mich.



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WOOD & SONS. Saline. Mich.



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o Boers. do for fall service. A few Guts left. Also a fine

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The hog “crop” is without doubt the

smallest in years, but it is generally re-

ported that young hogs are unusually

healthy, extremely little sickness prevail-

ing in breeding districts. Stock hogs were

never before so scarce, and farmers re—

fuse to part with their brood sows as a

rule, altho more are coming on the mar—

ket than might be expected at such a

time. Were it not for the extraordinary

shortage of hogs thruout the country,





it would be in the natural order of events

to expect the usual marketing at this time

of brood sows, but selling them now is

bad business judgment, as every prolific

sow will be needed for assuring a fair

pig “crop” for another year. The well

tested old sows that have not outlived

their usefulness should be retained, and

all the promising young sows will be need-.

ed and should not be sold. It will pay the

farmer to give his sows the best of care

and feed. The country is growing rapidly.

in population, while the production of

hog meats has been undergoing a lament-

able falling off in recent years. No bet-

ter means for making money on the farm

than by raising hogs is known at the

present time.



The extraordinary scarcity of lard tends

to make the demand for fat, heavy lard

hogs unusually strong in Chicago and

other leading markets of the country, and

such consignments continue to sell at a

handsome premium over the lighter

weights. Recent sales have been made at

the highest prices of the year, and the

market has been the best ever witnessed

in December.



Thos. Studley, of Burean 00., Ill., be—

lieves in raising hogs these times with

plenty of weight, and a short time ago he

sold some hogs in the Chicago market

that averaged 410 lbs. Every additional

pound counts now.



Many farmers who had been planning

to stock up with stocker and feeder cattle

late this year have been greatly disap—

pointed in their hope that they would be

able to secure plenty of suitable cattle

at reduced prices in the Chicago and

other western markets. Within a short

time an unexpected demand has been

seen, numerous Michigan and Ohio farm-

ers Who failed to obtain lambs to fatten

deciding to buy feeder cattle instead.

There has been a growing demand for the

better class of feeder cattle for short

feed, while supplies have fallen off, caus-

ing a high range of prices.



The great stock show has been a great

success in instructing stockmen how to

successfully mature stock in from eighteen

to thirty months.



Visitors to the International were prac-

tically unanimous in reporting a shortage

of matured beef cattle, as well as a great

decrease in the number of swine in feed-

ing sections. and current marketings of

both fat cattle and hogs corroborate their

statements, both being few in number

and in lively demand.



The Chicago stocks of provisions on

December 1, amounted to only 43,170,725

lbs, compared with 38,170,185 lbs. a month

earlier and 83,574,161 lbs. a year ago. In

all the principal western markets stocks

on the first day of this month aggregated

82,848,000 lbs., being 94,564,000 lbs. less

than a year earlier. During November,

1908, such stocks underwent an increase

of 46,558,000 lbs., but during November

this year the increase was only 3,365,000

lbs. The packers are unable to make any

considerable headway in increasing their

stocks of provisions with such greatly

reduced marketings of hogs and a big

call for fresh meats.



Compound lard has been selling about

four cents a pound below the price asked

for pure lard, and it is stated that very

few Chicago bakers now use the pure

kind, while the big bakeries are buying

compound lard by the car, owing to its

relative chcapness. This substitution

may be expected to continue as long as

lard sells at present high prices.



A. A. Neale, of Montrose. Col., the

famous Shorthorn breeder, 'who carried

off the honors for feeder cattle in the re-

cent International Live Stock Exposition

at Chicago, describing his methods of

handling his cattle, says: ‘I cull my herd

very closely each year, keeping only the

best. The cattle are run in fenced pas-

tures and during the winter are roughed

thru on alfalfa. I usually allow twelve

acres to each animal during the, summer

pasturing, which lasts about eight: months

of the year with us. It is profitable to

handle pure—bred cattle in the west under

fenced pastures. This year I sold year—

ling bulls as high as $65 and bull calves

at $50.”





Hogs in the Chicago inarkct have been

selling at the highrst priccs sun in 37

years, owing to their scarcity, and $0 hogs





:ii'c prcdictcd.



Fat sliccp, yciirliiigs and lambs sold rc—

ccully in the Chicago market ill the high--

v51 pi‘iccs‘ i‘ccni‘iicti since last Silliilnci',

there being it pressing local demand for

fat mutton flocks for the Christmas holi-

days.



The grand champion hogs from the in-

tcrnational Live Stock Exposition, but

at $0" per 100 lbs, yielded 82 licl‘ cent with

heads on. The champion wethcrs dressed

51.80 per cent. The grand champion load

of steers bot by Armour & Co.. at $15 per

100 lbs. dressed 66.2 per cent beef. That

percentage was exceptionally high and

compared to a yield of 65.5 per cent from

the highest dressing cattle hot by Chi-

cago packers out of last year's show.



Exporters are in the Chicago cattle mar-

ket once more. and recent sales for ship—

merit to England Show good gains. the

purchases being mainly for the Christmas

holiday trade. Prices are too high for the

usual British market trade.



The week's export of hog products from

this country are only 14,444,000 lbs., com-

pared with 24,666,000 lbs, a year ago. The-

falling off is due to the almost unprece-

dentedly high prices of pork, bacon and

lard.





VETERINARY l





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CONDUCTED BY DR. W. C. FAIR,

CLEVELAND, OHIO.





Advice thru this department is free to

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

the desired information in a reply that

has been made to some one else.





 





 





 





 





Bunch on Upper Jaw.——I have a 4-year-

old cow that has a lump on upper Jaw

about the size of a man's hand, caused

by a blow. M. C. M., Saline, Mich.——Ap-

ply tincture iodine to bunch daily; also

give 1 dr. iodide potassium in feed night

and morning.



Pin VVorms.——My horse is troubled with

what I suppose are pin worms, small

white worms from one to two inches long

and pointed at both ends. The anus is

frequently covered with a dry, brown sort

of powder. M, H., South Haven, Mich.—

Drop 4 ozs. quassia chips into 2 qts. of

warm water and after letting it remain

in the water one hour wash out bowel

with the liquid. These applications should

be made two or three times a week for

two weeks. _



Malignant Tumor on Hock Jomt.—-I

have a 5—year—old horse that has a bunch

on hock joint that cracks open every now

and then and when healed does not re—

main so. He is not lame but I would

like to have him cured. F. L. M., West

Branch, Mich.—I am inclined to believe

that the bunch on hock is malignant and

will be benefited by a little burning with

caustic or a red-hot iron. Use the iron

or nitrate silver pencil, lunar caustic.



Hide-bound.—I have an old horse that

I am very anxious to fatten. He does

little else than eat. He is fed two quarts

of shelled corn and one quart of bran

twice a day, with plenty of corn fodder.

I have given him tobacco, sugar and lin-

secd meal, but he shows no improvement.

G. H. L., Hart, Mich—First of all you

should ascertain if his teeth are in a

proper condition. You will perhaps find

that the sharp edges should be filed off

the outside of upper grinder teeth and the

inside of lower rows.



Hard, Dry Hoots—My horse’s feet are

inclined to harden when standing on a

plank floor; would pack with clay, but

fear thrush. Would you advise me to

apply Neat’s foot oil and bran? A. G..

Union City, Mich.—You will obtain fairly

good results by using linolin, but, of

course, the horse should be exercised.

These applications should be made daily.



Diabetes—Have a horse 14 years old

that passes water too often; besides, his

water is of a high color at times; it

seems as tho he urinated 'with difficulty.

What should I do for him? B. 0., Free-

land, Mich.——Give your horse 1 dr. iodide

potassium and 2 drs. powdered sulfate

iron at a dose in feed three times a day

until he shows decided improvement, then

give the medicine twice a day until a

recovery takes place. Be sure and supply

him with a good quality of food.



Weakness—I have a large horse that

has been gradually losing flesh for the

past three months; at last he became

so weak that he was unable to get up

without help. This horse passes consid—

crablc blood with urine. However, he

docs not appear to be very sick. It). F.,

Grass Lake, Mich—Give 1 dr. iiuid ex-

tract crgot and 2 drs. powdered sulfate

iron at a dose in feed three times a day

for three or four days, then give 1/2 oz.

ground gentian, 1 oz. ground ginger and

1/2 oz. powdered charcoal at a dose in

feed two or three times a day until he

recovers.



Discased Molar Tooth.—I have a mare

that I bot last March which has had a

discharge from one nostril and has run

down in flesh until she is quite thin. I

imagine she improved somewhat during

the summer while on grass, but since

winter came on she is stablcd and is as

bad as ever. How had I better treat

her? A. 1-I., Kewadin, Mich.—I am in-

clined to believe that the discharge is

caused by a diseased grinder tooth and

after the tooth is extracted the discharge

will cease and the mare improve. It must

interfere with her masticating food. Give

1A; dr. ground nux vomica, 1/3 oz. ground

gcntian, 1/2 oz. ground ginger and 2 drs.

pondered bucliu at a dose in feed three

times a day.



Thin Milch Cow.——I have a 6-year-old

cow that has always been thin and low

in ilcsli but since milking she is altogether

too thin. \Vhat had I better give her to

build iicr up? G. F” St. John‘s, Mich.—

11 is just as natural for some animals to

rcmnin thin as it is for others to lay on

Ill-sh and I believe your cow is one of the

good inilkcrs that should be excused for

looking bad and keeping thin. This is on

account of her giving milk in return for

thc food which she consumes. Now. in

ordcr to build her up increasc her food,

supply, giving more starchy and fat pro-‘

ducing food. If this fails then she must‘

remain thin. I take it that your cow iS'

pcrl‘cctly healthy for you do not mention"

icr having any symptoms of disease.

Give her 1 oz. ground ginger. 1 oz. ground

gcntian and 1 oz. bicarbonate soda at a

dose in feed night lilixl morning.



Abortions—I would like to know how to

treat a mare that foaled six weeks too

early. I am unable to state what caused

it. Can anything be done for the mare

that‘ Will prevent her from having a mis-l

carriage again? Is there such a thing £155

a mare, being too fat? I would also like,

to. know how to treat a mare that is in-

clincd to bite herself. However. I might

say that she seems to be in perfect con—

dition. A. 8.. Mt. Clemens, Mich,_If

Your mare suffers from infectious abor-

tion and did not meet with any accident

then you will have to treat her thoroly.

for some time, or else she may have a





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To make poultry raising pay, good

judgment and economy must be ex-

ercised in every phase of the business.

However, to the man with a big outside

income, who has bot a farm for pastime,

it matters little whether his flock of poul—

try pays a profit or not. He may indulge

in the luxury of building an elaborate

house for his poultry, with all the modern

conveniences, and he. may feed all the

high-toned and high-priced feed mixtures

that are to be found on the market. His

poultry may do well or not, and it mat-

ters little whether he is producing market

meat and eggs at a profit or is losing all

the time.



The remainder of us, however, go

into the poultry business to make money,

and if the balance is the wrong'way we

soon quit. That competition is strong. as

in everything else, and that profits are

not easy, are proved» by the fact that

many go into the poultry business only

to give it up in a year or so. It is ap-

parent that every branch of the work

must be managed with economy, and es-

pecially is this true in the matter of

supplying feel]. ..



‘The feed bill is a bugbear to those who

have to buy, and some are tempted to put

their fowls on half rations.

just as well quit at once as to do this,





for poultry are profitable only when they

will not





are doing their best, and they

do their best unless they have the best

of treatment and attention. It makes

a great deal of difference whether you

can get feed fer lige per lb. or are pay—

ing 21/20.



Many small poultrymcn, especially those

on village lots, are tempted to purchase

some of the many specially prepared or

mixed feeds which are so highly recom-

mended as fatteners and egg producers.

Many of these feeds are very excellent,

but the price is considerably over what

the staple feed can be but for from the

farm. Much of this prepared food con,-

sists of cracked corn. with a small per-

centage of wheat, kaflir corn. millet, etc..

and perhaps a few sunflower seeds. There

is nothing better than the staple products

(if the farm for poultry—«corn, 'whcat.

oats, buckwheat, clover and cabbage—and

while it is advisable-to feed these in

variety, often one can save considerable

by feeding more largely of‘ some one par-

ticular kind which may, for the time be-

ing. be low in price.



There can be no doubt that farmers

who make a specialty of poultry have a

decided advantage from the fact that





they can produce feed more cheaply than





it can be purchased. If one has but a

small piece of land it can





used for growing feed for the chickens:





at the same time it can be made fertile





and kept so oy utilizing the poultry ma—

nure. Most all feeds are high

present time. Clover with

the cheapest, consida-riug its

value, and this is a feed not to be

spised by thn poultryman, not only

cause it is lower priced, less





is about the ncxf cliezlllf‘r‘l “49d.





one cent a. pound.

wheat bran, mixed with





in eggs has no superior. Wheat





to feeding in litter. It can be





grade wheat at





However.





screenings or low

mills for much less.

use





grade.





Oats are good for poultry and may be.

They are usually bet-





kept before them.





tcr used in this way than given in the

litter, as the foul: do not like them so





well and there will be waste when

in litter.



Grit, charcoal.

in the prepared feeds referred to

but I have found that the most





above.





feeding hoppers.

not eat





help themselves. as they will



enough of such to hurt: them. I might

add that I usually make au'cxception in

athc case of young chicks. as I believe





that the prepared food cannot be excelled



for young chicks. \Vhile it costs more,



it does not require much for small chicks.

lllinois. R. D. BUSHING.

(As this writer intimates, the securing





One might





'full—bloods.





be profitably





at the

me is one of

market

do-

be-

than 1/20

per 1b., but is a very valuable source of

protein feed and may be used to balance

up the corn, which is fattening and which

(“orn

can be purchased from farmers for about

(‘orn meal and a little

out clover hay.

makes a very cheap feed and for results

is an

ideal food for poultry. adapting itself well

bot for

lléc per 1b., and oftentimes one can get

the

I seldom

the screenings. preferring the better





fed

etc., are sometimes used

rational





way to use these is to have them in self—

from which the hens can





THE MICHIGAN PARMBR.





of economical protein feeds with which

to balance the highly carbonaceous, or

fattening grains is one of the greatest

problems confronting the poultryman who

is working for profitable egg production.

As he says, clover hay which has been

chopped and steamed ls a'fairly econ-

omical source of protein and it increases

the palatability of the ration. However,

there are other sources, from some of

which this much needed element can be

obtained more cheaply than from good

clover hay. Skim-milk and the cheaper

meats are sometimes relied upon, and

both are excellent for the purpose, but

under present conditions it is hardly pos-

sible to employ either without increasing

the cost of the ration. Fresh bone, how-

ever, is almost as good and, where an‘

ample and continuous supply is available,

constitutes the cheapest source of pro-

tein. The expense and labor of preparing

it for the hens is no greater than that

of preparing clover hay. In fact, the

advantage would appear to lie with the

bone, since the cost of a cutting box for

preparing the clover. and of a good bone

cutter for slicing the bone would be about

the same. As to the labor involved there

is little to choose between the two proc-

esses. In the case of the bone, it is ready

for feeding when it comes from the cut-

ting machine, while the clover must go

thru another process in its preparation——

that of steaming. Where fresh bone or

cheap meat scraps are available, their

value as a part of the laying ration should,

therefore, not be overlooked—Ed.)





 





IN ANSWER TO INQUIRIES.





 





I have a trio of geese and would like

to know what is the name of the breed.

I bot them for thorobreds but the breeder

could not tell me the breed. The geese

are white and very large. The gander

is white with a light gray back. The bill

and feet are yellow.





Jackson Co, Mns. D. Bownn.





Your geese are undoubtedly Embdens.

The presence of gray feathers, however,





would seem to indicate that they are not

There are only two of the

recognized large breeds of geese which

have the yellow or orange bill and feet—-

the Embden and the Toulouse. The stand-

ard calls for pure white plumage in the

first named. while the plumage of the

Toulouse ranges from dark gray on the

back and wings to light gray below,

shading off to white on extreme under

part of body. The eyes are also distin-

guishing marks. being bright blue in the,

Embden and dark brown in the Tou-

louse.

A Case of Crop Bound.



Please tell me what to do for chickens

affected in the following manner: A pul~

let was found, on Monday morning. stand-

ing around looking quite sick; on exam-

ination I found the crop packed full.

altho they had not been fed since 2 p. to

Sunday. On Tuesday the fowl died with

its crop still distended as tho from oy'er-

eating. Ilaving never had experience

with sick fowls I guessed at a remedy.

giving a little black pepper and milk, also

powdered charcoal. I feed oats every

morning, either cooked or chopped, raw

potatoes mixed with bran, and wheat at

night; I think they have plenty of grit.



Montana. FORMER MICHIGANDER.





The pullcl was crop bound, this condi-

tion being due, no doubt. to her eating

something which the crop could not

handle, such as long spears of dry grass,





grass roots, pieces of string. etc. This

trouble seems most common during the





latter part of the, season, quite a number

of cases having been reported this fall,

which inclines us to the belief that the





long dead grass to which many fowls

have access is largely at fault. A patch





of blue grass which has remained un-

clipped thruout the season is, we |believe.

very apt to cause considerable trouble of

this kind if‘ fowls are allowed to run. upon

it. At rate a examination of

the crop in all ailing fowls is advised dur—

ing the latter part of the season.



The case' with which relief may be

given will depend upon whether the

trouble is discovered early or late. If

early, the packed contents of the crop

may often be broken up and made to

move on to the other digestive organs by

giving a dose of sweet oil, or a table-

spoonful of castor oil in a like quantity

of hot water, and kneading or manipulat-

ing the crop with the fingers for some

time. \Vhen this proves ineffective the.

fowl is sometimes hung up by the feet

and the crop manipulated until its con-

tents are removed thru the mouth.



\Vhere these means fail an operation is

the only recourse, but even this is neither





any close





difficult nor dangerous where ordinary

regard for cleanliness is observed. The

knife and any other instrument used





should be boiled a few minutes before be—

ginning. Remove the feathers from a

spot about as large as a dollar, high up





on the» fowl’s breast and with a sharp.





knife make"a slit an inch long in the

outer skin. Then slipping the outer skin

downward, so that the opening to be





made in the crop will not coincide with-





the outer opening, cut aié to %-inch slit

in the 'wall of the crop. Insert a small

rubber tube and flush the crop with warm

water, .endeavoring to wash out, thru the

opening, the entire contents. If string or

long grass is found it may easily be taken

out with the aid of- a buttonhook. When

the crop has been emptied, wash it out

with warm water containing a few drops

of carbolic acid. Some prefer stitching

the openings with silk thread, but some

good fpoultrymen new claim it is not

necessary. The inner Slit will, of course,

be covered by the outer skin, which, no

doubt. is sufficient, but a few stitches in

the outer wound would seem desirable.

For a day or two after such an operation

the fowl should receive nothing but water.

Salicylic acid in the water, one or two

drops to the quart, is advised by one

authority. Then give soft food only, for

a few days more, by which time the fowl

should be ready for a little grit and a

gradual return to the regular ration.





 





 





BEES AID THE FARMER.





 





All said and done, the only argument

the vast army of farm folk have

against the bee is that it has a sting.

tho a few go further and say, “Really, I

have no time to attend to bees.“



I have argued the matter with farmer





friends many times, and used to take this'





latter statement as a whole; now, how-

ever, I do not, for I have found that it

was not a lack of time but the possession

of ignorance of bees and their ways which

kept the vast majority of my rural friends

from conserving the swarms the good

Lord sent them in the spring, swarms

which any bee man would gladly give $1

to $5 for.



“'ith a bee veil, smoker, a pair of

gloves with cloth gauntlets to fasten

above, the elbows, and a pair of bicycle

clops to fasten down the pantaloon legs.

a man. woman or child can work with

bees all day and not get stung. Instead

of the clips the women should have

bloomers to slip on. In addition to the

veil one should have a smoker—at little

stove with a bellows attached in which

is burnt rotten wood, cotton cloth. corn—

cobs, etc. A cloud of smoke blown over

the bees will subdue the most irritable

swarm. unless it be the blacks and their

crosses with other bees, and they will





sometimes resist quite a while.





I do not know of anything of value

which is so thrown at the average farmer

as are bees, for not a spring passes with-

out dozens and even scores of swarms

going over every farm. The next thing,

of course, is to catch them, and here is

how I made my start. Securing a store

box, preferably of pine, I gave it one coat

of white lead. Then, in one end, close

to the back, or what had been the bot—

tom, I put two holes about one-eighth of

an inch in diameter and these about two

inches apart. Into this I tied a loop of

galvanized wire to be used to hang it up

by; then across this end, one-half the

way down. I put slender stocks from cor-

ner to corner and from side to Side to

give support to the comb the bees sub-

sequently built.



In the front. or what was the top, close

to the bottom, I cut a hole. one-third of

an inch wide and six inches long for an

entrance, and over that a little door

swung on a screw. A hole in the door

covered with wire gave ventilation when

the door was closed. I finished by fast—

ening a bit of honey comb to the top of

the box.



In the latter part of May I put this

box up, with 19 more just like it, and

hadn't the last. one up when bees were in

the first. Taking them down and dump-

ing them into a hive I put the box back

in the tree. This swarm gave me about

Hit) lbs. of surplus comb honey that year.



If any argument were needed to per~

suade the average further to keep bees,

it might be mentioned that. as much as

$15 per hive is not infrequently made

with bees; that they house, nurse and

feed themselves, and that, dollar for dol-

lar yielded, they require less work and

time than chickens, and, best of all, they

require practically no attention at all

from October until May.





Iowa. A. F. BONNEY.





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CONDUCTED BY COLON C. LILLIE.

A DAIRY AND ICE HOUSE.





 





A public speaker who was lamenting

the sad fact that the purse-proud farmer

would soon own all of the land, remarked

that good butter would soon sell for $1.00

per pound, and that $1,000 would be the

common price of a good dairy cow. While

we suspect the “Gent” was joking, there

is no question but what good dairy pro~

ducts, and good dairy cows, are the same

as so much cash. But good dairy pro-

ducts, like all other products, call for

proper facilities, proper management,

sanitary buildings, etc., if we expect to

turn out high-grade goods. Our city

cousin readily adapts any new device

or improvement that will increase the

quantity or quality of his product, or that

will save expense in his labor bill.



Now, while it is true we are not all

able to build a $2,500 dairy building and

equip same with sterilizing ovens, etc.,

many of us are amply able to erect a.

building along the lines herewith illus-

trated. Many of us have the gas engine,





separator, tester, and other dairy fixtures,'





and the expense for installing the re-

maining machines shown on the floor

plan, would be small. The floor plan

requires no explanation, except to say,

G. E. is the gas engine, B. the boiler or

steam generator, B. W. the butter worker,

S. the separator, .T. the milk tester, and

S. P. steam pipes, for scalding milk cans,

pails, etc. As shown, the building is 31

ft. long, 13 ft. of which is used for the

ice house. and the remaining space is

devoted to the dairy room. The entire

structure has a stucco finish, both exte-

rior and interior, that is, the walls are

covered with wood or metal lath, which

is in turn covered with two coats of

3. Portland cement plaster. The building

is 10 ft. in height, and of the ordinary

balloon frame construction, covered with

rough boxing, over which is placed the

lath and plaster. The floors and porch

or drive, is of concrete, the columns are

10-inch round timbers cut in the wood—

yard, with the bark removed. The roof

is made of composition roofing materials,

and a ventilator is built for both the

dairy and the ice house. The spaces be-

tween the rafters, over the ice house are

left open for ventilation, the cornice

around the dairy house is plastered with

cement.



The studding for the dairy is of 2x4—

inch timbers, those for the ice house of

2x8 timlbers, the spaces between timbers

in the ice house are filled with sawdust,

and the boxing on the exterior covered

with several layers of building paper.

The studding around the cooling room

is of 2x4 inch stuff, covered with material

to keep in the sawdust. This room has

no ceiling but is left open clear to the

roof. By using the cool room, much ice

will be saved, and it is ample in size for

storing several cases of eggs, or crates

of fruit.



The trenches for foundation of the ice

house are excavated about three feet

deep and filled in two feet with broken

stone for draining the water away. The

floor of ice house is filled in about six

inches with clay or dirt, and covered

with straw or sawdust. The cost of this

building will, of course, depend on loca—

tion, sand, gravel, etc., but as all the

lumber may be of native stock, and the

labor done with home help, it should not

be prohibitive in almost any section, for

the man who keeps ten or more cows.



Missouri. J. E. B.





 





WHAT COW TESTING ASSOCIATIONS

ARE DOING FOR MAINE.



It might prove interesting to Michigan

Farmer readers who are more or less

familiar with Michigan cow testing as-

sociations to compare figures with simi-

lar associations in Maine.



The commissioner of agriculture has

issued a. bulletin giving the results in

detail of two associations which make

quite interesting reading for dairymen.



The results Show plainly the need of

improvement in a good many herds A

few herds show actual loss, while some

show a splendid profit.



The principal grains fed are bran at

$26 to $33 a ton, corn meal at $26 to $37

a ton, cottonseed meal at $30 to $35 a

ton, and gluten meal at $30 to $33 a ton.



It is somewhat surprising to note that

corn meal is fed more extensively than

gluten, and cottonseed meal leads by a

big margin over any other grain fed.





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





This can no 'doubt be accounted for in

quite a measure when we know that

there are still very many that adhere to

the old theory that they can feed fat

into the milk by using corn meal and

cottonseed.



In the Waterford and Norway associa-

tions, 31 herds are recorded, aggregating

about 320 cows. .The figures that tell the

result are as follows: Average pounds

milk per cow' for 12 months was 4,702;

average-fat test, 4.6; pounds fat per cow.

218.1; average price of fat, 30.80; total

value butter-fat, $67.25.



Cost of roughage, (pasture figured at

50c to $1 a month), per cow, was $26.06;

cost of grain per cow, $26.23; total cost

of feed, $52.29; average profit per cow.

$14.90. The price charged for hay ranged

from $8 to $16 for mixed, $5 to $8 for

swale hay. Ensilage, $2 to $4. The mixed

hay and ensilage form the largest part of

the roughage.



One herd of 22 cows, eighteen of which

were in the test the full 12 months, av—

eraged 7,006 lbs. of milk per cow. Only

those cows that were in the test for 12

months are considered in the average

figures given. Eight out of 12 in another

herd averaged 3,222 lbs. in 12 months.

Sixteen herds averaged less than 5,000

lbs. each in 12 months. The average test

of 4.6, of course indicates that the herds





A good deal of interest is being shown

by the members of these asociations.

Live questions of feeding and co-ope-rative

buying are discussed, and no doubt in

time, the idea of retaining the best COWS

will obtain.



The foregoing figures show pretty well

what it actually costs in feed to produce

a quart of milk. The calf and dressing

in these associations is set against the

labor of caring for the cows.



There is no doubt that with good COWS

well handled, there has not been a .pe-

riod of many years when the dairy had

a better chance to give a good account

of itself, than the present.



Maine. D. J. RYTHER.





A STUDY OF BUTTER COMPOSITION.





 





The importance of a study of the fac-

tors which enter into the composition of

butter from the standpoint of science

and of commercial butter making, led the

Illinois Station to make such a study.

The following is a summary of the find-

ings of the station after an extended in-

vestigation:



There is a variation in the water con-

tent, ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 per cent.

between different samples representing

the same butter. The average variation

is about 0.5 of one per cent. There was





 





 





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Perspective View of Inexpensive Dairy and Ice Heuse.





in this association are largely Jerseys

or their grades.



The herds testing 3.3, 3.6 and 3.9, indi-

cating the milk breeds, average 6,143 lbs.

a cow. The average cost of one pound

of fat was 23.9c and the average cost of

one quart of milk was 2.360.



The summaries for the Kcnncbec Val-

ley Association is:





Lbs. milk per c0w ............... . . 4,807

Average test ....................... 5.



Lbs. fat per cow ................... 246.8

Avreage price ...................... 31.50

Total value butter-fat ...... . . . . . . $77.95

Cost of roughage per cow ......... $27.71

Cost of grain .................. . . $18.72

Total cost ...................... ....$46.43

Profit M153

Cost of one pound of fat . . . . . . . . . . 18.80

Cost of one quart of milk .......... 1.960





In this asociation timothy hay is fig~

ured at $5 to $12. with ensilugo $3.50 to $5.





 





 





 





 





 





no variation in water content between

half worked and worked butter or after

the third revolution of the churn until

working was completed. There was no

difference in composition of samples tak-

en from the middle or either end of the

churn. The per cent of water in butter

is affected by the make of churn. There

was no difference in composition of butter

made from cream hold one to three hours

and that held 12 to 13 hours at churning

temperature. Butter of the some com-

position can be made from either pas—

teurized or unpasteurized cream. Dry

and wet suiting methods are identical as

far as composition is concerned. Churn-

ing of butter washed with water, differ-

ing ten degrees in temperature, produced

butter with an average difference in

water content In ‘10 comparisons of 1.00





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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in the cost of grain fed by the members

of the different associations. The differ—

ence in price of hay as it is charged

would make considerable difference in

favor of the Kennebec Asociation.

In commenting on the results we find

this:

Number cows in test 12 months ...... 173

65





Number loss—making cows ............

Number loss-making cows sold during





the your ............................ 17

Number loss—makers retained ........ 48

Number profit-makers sold ........... 37

Number of profit—making cows sold





from herds retaining loss—makers. 23

Number of loss—making cows retained



In herds from which profit—paying



cows were sold .................... 31



The above is for the‘Waterford Associa~

tion. The other does not materially

differ.



The question arises, Why will dairymen

who are depending on cows for their in-

come, sell the profitable, and retain the

unprofitable cows.





 





 





(For explanation see article).





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butter-fat in bi) different (-liurnings; ac-

cording to analyses of samples taken from

108 tubs. 7154.43 pounds of fat were re-

covered in the butter, giving a difference

of 1.23 per cent.



The approximate composition of a

quantity of butter may be obtained by

the analysis of a sample from any tub of

that butter. In terms of averages, samp—

les taken from the butter in the churn

will contain nearly one per cent more

moisture than samples taken from the

butter in the tubs.

is true of samples taken from tubs of

butter before and after storage. Two

lots of butter each represented by 40

churnings, two tubs of butter from each

churning, with an average difference in

water content of 1.99 per cent were iden-

tical in quality. It_ is possible to make

butter from day to day of uniform and

desired composition.





 





 





 





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. Would you buy 40 to 60 milk pails

Just because someone with pails to_ sell

said you needed that many to milk a





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2". (Continued from last week).

? General Observations on the Fruit

Industry.





'Prof. H. J. Eustace of the Michigan

Agricultural College, was the next speak-

er. He reviewed the present status of

the fruit industry. He sees in the present

advancement of the industry a healthy

prosperity. Better work is being done

and those who are making new plantings

are taking every precaution to inform

themselves regarding the needs of the

trees. There is no question now as to

the value of spraying. Men are rather

inquiring as to how they can spray their

trees effectively and at the least expense.

The fertility problem is still a matter of

study. Usually the fruit grower can not

find upon his farm sufficient material to

properly feed his orchard trees and how

to supplement what he has, is a question

that is being thoroly studied by practical

men. He advised the use of more cover

crops. These crops add to the fertility of

the land. hasten the ripening of the wood

in the fall, prevent washing of soil on

besides and conserve some plant foods

that otherwise would be lost. He believes

that our system of marketing is sadly

in need of being revised. Marketing is

largely a local question. He suggested

as one means of improvement the method

used in northern Ohio where fruit grow-

ers take their products to a local market

and buyers come and bid off the fruit in

competition with each other. The auc~

tioneer is usually paid one cent per

bushel for selling the goods. “'hile west-

ern fruits sell at a very high figure. it

must be remembered that the association

there pays a good price for advertising

and are to other expenses that the eastern

grower does not have. A large part of

the better grades of fruit is sold to ped—

dlcrs in the cities. Many of the peddlers

are foreigners and cannot read English.

\‘Vhen they once become accustomed to

a certain label any change therein is likely

to challenge their suspicion. One western

growor has cards which he places in the

[boxes of fruit. These cards tell the cus-

tomer how the fruit is grown, harvested

and packed, and the card tells the truth.

which is the important part of the

scheme. Prof. Eustace stated the results

of some experiments conducted to deter-

mine the value of thinning. The work

of Mr. Lindsley, of Emmet county, was

especially commended and decidcdl.\'

proved the value of thinning apples. The

crop from his trees was shown in the

fruit exhibit at the armory. The differ-

«nt grades were each piled by themselves.

The trees that had been thinned not only

had a larger yield but the amount of fruit

in the higher grades was decidedly larger

than for the trees not thinned. Mr.

Lindsley has promised to give the readers

of The Farmer an article on this experi<

ment this winter. Spraying with the

limesulphur for fungus diseases was also

mentioned in the review by Prof. Eustace.

who declared that present knowledge

pointed strongly to a change from the

iordeaux to the lime-sulphur as a gen—

eral summer spray. AS regards covcr

crops he stated that several different

plants were bcing tried out but as yet the

tests were not carried on far enough to

make a basis for conclusions.

Presentation of Visitors, Business. Etc.

Visitors from other states and delegutts

from local societies wore presented to the

HHlYt'lllion following Prof. Eustace’s ad»

dress. Mr. Heaton spoke for Illinois, Mr.

'i‘cli'cr for Wisconsin. Mr. Farnsworth for

(Him, Mr. I—l‘easicr for Pennsylvania, Mr.

Falvay for New York, and Mr. Smith for

()ntario. The, Pere Marquette railway

was represented by Mr. Gains, and the

Commercial Club of Kalamazoo, by Mr.

Clement. Following these presentations

reports of the different departments of

the society were heard. Treasurer Sat-

ierlee’s report showed the society to be

in good financial condition and also that

the Lyon memorial fund was gradually

increasing in value and that these ac-

cumulating moneys were being invested

in well-secured mortgages. Secretary

lassclt’s review of the work in his office

for the past year was to the effect that

a largcr amount of material had been

handled by the society for the period

than was ever handled before. and also

that the. efforts of the society in securing

materials for members at reduced cost

was getting better quotations in the open

market for materials needed in orchards.





 





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The splendid work which the secretary





‘ has done and is doing for the organization





brot forth enthusiastic applause upon

acceptance of the report. The election of

officers resulted in the re~election of R. A.

Smythe, of Benton Harbor, as president,

Charles E. Bassett, of Fennville. sec-

retary, James Satterlee, of Lansing, treas-

urer, T. A. Farrand, of Eaton Rapids,

and Edward Hutchins, of Fennville, mem-

bers of the executive board.

Making Small Fruits Pay for an Orchard.

A review of the work in his orchard

which has been planted six years. formed

the basis of the discussion of the above

subject by S. B. Hartman, of Calhoun Co.

One of his orchards of which one-third

was cultivated and the remaining two—

thirds kept in sod, cost, for care, $65.91,

or at the rate of 8%, cents per year per

tree. Another orchard of 140 trees in

sod cost eight cents per tree, while the

third orchard consisting of 476 trees de-

manded an annual expense of 8 1-10 cents

per tree. In the last orchard during the

first five years corn and potatoes were

grown to the amount of $53.00, potatoes,

beans and raspberries to the amount of

$88.68; strawberries and strawberry plants

to the amount of $596.18, making a total

net return of $737.86 from the orchard

soil during the first five years after the

trees were planted. The total cost of

the orchard, including labor, trees, rent





fruit in his young orchard. Tile drains

are put in about‘every 90 feet apart.

This furnishes good drainage. He then

fertilizes so that neither the orchard nor

the small fruit want for plant food. 'In

mulching strawberries and currant-s, he

so manages it, as to 'throw the straw

about the trees after he is thru with it

up’on‘the small fruit. Potatoes is a com-

mon crop among the young trees. He

follows this with rye sown immediately

after the potatoes are dug. He has found

curt-ants a very successful crop to grow

and because the profits are so large, he

often leaves them in for from 12 to 14

years, which often is not best for the

growing trees. He sprays his plums and

currents at the same time during the

early part of the seaSOn. He has prac-

ticed fertilizing with manure, and cover

crops, for eight or nine years, and he be-

lieves it policy to furnish the trees with

an abundance of nitrogen so that they

will get a good growth before they be-

gin bearing fruit. But where this

method is practiced during the early life

of the orchard, it may be necessary to

take steps later to bring the trees into

bearing such as the adding of liberal

amounts of potash and phosphoric acid

to the soil. As regards cover crops used,

the winter sand vetch is a favorite with

him because he can cultivate the orchard

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and othcr expenses amounted to $322.13,

thus giving a total credit in favor of Ihe

land of $415.63. ”These returns \vcrc

conclusive in the mind of the spealcr in

that he finds his trees in excellent condi-

tion at the end of the period. From his

experience he believe that strawberries

are the best and most profitable plants

to grow among the trees. He suggcstcd

that where one has a market for young

plants, breeding plants can be put in

the rows of trees while those producing

fruit may be planted between the tree

rows. From his expcricipc it was found

possible, to produce enough from a single

crop to pay for the orchard and its care,

and from two crops to pay for the or-

chard, its care and the rent of the land

till fruit should be borne upon the trees.

DiscussimL—Following this interesting

iulk, Mr. Munson. of Kent county, sug-

gested the use of gooseberries as a good

crop to grow between trees while they

are coming to the bearing period. Mr.

Hartman (lid not find that the poison

falling upon the strawberries while spray—

ing the trees with arsenites would harm

the fruit for consuming purposes.

Increasing Soil Fertility.

l’romuble crops only come from well-

f-_-d lands, was the first thot in the'excel—

lent address by W. W. Farnsworth, of

Ohio. The wise grower uses stable ma-

nure and supplements this with ashes,

commercial fertilizers and other materials

that they may bring potash and phos-

phoric acid to the land. He grows small





This Moth is Darticularly Injurious to the Pear and

Recently Found on Seedlings Imported from France.





:1 gool amount of vegetable matter before

the ground freezes; besides, the plant

starts early again the following spring“

and it also makes a splendid protection

during the winter months. An advantage

of rye is that it can be sown late in the

fall and yet make some growth. (‘lovcrs

are too slow. starting in the spring to

make ideal cover crops, however, they

are quite extensively used and bring

much fertility t0 orchard soil on account





of their ability to gather nitrogen from?





the atmosphere. It may be necessary to





starve the orchard a little. especially of.





nitrogen. to bring.r it into bearing. But

if it once acquires the bearing habit, then

one can feed it liberally and gel propor-

tional returns for his care. Mr. Farns«

worth believes strictly in a good liberal

amount of humus in the soil.

Discussionwlle would advocate the

mulch system of caring for the orchard

under circumstances where cultivation is

not convenient and also where mulch

can be secured in sufficient quantities to

keep lhc soil supplied with the necessary

fertilizing elements. He believes that

$3.00 to $4.00 per ton could be paid for

spoiled clover hay for mulching, with

profit. He suggested that the mulch

should be kept a short distance from the

trunks of the trees in that otherwise

mice would be encouraged to do damage.

In order to prevent weed seeds from get-

ting distributed among his strawberry

plants thru the addition of straw, be

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and went over it several times with hay

tedder and then raked up the straw and

drew it upon his strawberry patch. The

results from this operation were satis-

factory.



The Vineyard.



This topic was the caption of a very

instructive and well written paper by

M, H. Pugsley, of Van Buren county. His

advice was to select soils that are right,

make as thoro preparation as if going

into a profession and then use the knowl-

edge at every stage of the work. He sug-

gested that Michigan was in line with

the great vineyards of the world, it be-

ing the same latitude as France and Bor—

deaux, as New York and the great vine-

yards of California as well as those

spoken of in biblical history in Palestine.

In growing grapes commercially it is

important to get the vineyards close to a

market. The elevation need not be the

highest point in the surrounding coun-

try, but it should be well above the low-

est parts. A plateau is best for the

vines. The low lands would be better if

a running stream passes thru them. Air

drainage is a necessity. Plant near

other vineyards because the community

of interests will be beneficial to all con-

cerned. -Plant where it is possible to se—

cure plenty of help. Grapes will not stand

in soil that is too moist. In buying nur—

sery stock secure No. 1 yearling vines.

Dig the holes large and do not prune the

roots severely. It is best to have the

nursery stock shipped in a box and, if

a delay OCcurs after the stock has been

received, moisten it without taking from

the receptacle. Plant the vines in the

vineyard ten feet each way, and make the

rows straight. Use a plow in setting,

throwing a furrow each way from where

the row -will come and set the plants

against the land-side of the last furrow.

llc uses a horse to fill in the furrow aftcr

the vines are planted. \Vhile grape

vines love sunshine, the fruit must be

shaded, which is done by the broad leaves

of the plant. (i‘orn therefore is not a good

crop to put in :1 vineyard. Potatoes are

hotter, About l.)cccmbcr first he selects

the vines for training. He selects two

of medium size that grow st' ight from

the crown of the plant. In tgellisiiu," a

post is placed for every six vines. He

suggested that not more than 50 or 60

vines be trained to a single wire, in as

much as cleaning out the pruning: would

be difficult where the rows are longer.

He uses a cut-away barrow for cultivat—

Thc sections are put about two feet

enables him to completely

two rows by passing

harrow crowding one

time across. He





ing.

apart which

cultivate between

up and down. the

side of the row each

sprays with Bordeaux ,using :1 4:23:50

mixture, applying about 50 gallons per

acre when the cones are one foot high.

A second spraying is made about the

middle of July during the first year of

the vineyard. Pruning may be done any

time before the sap starts in the spring.

The anchor posts should be firmly set and

the wires for trellising stretched very

tight. In securing the up—right vines to

the wires he passes the string around the

vine and crosses, then around the wire

and ties; with the laterals all that is now—

cssary is to pass the twine about the

vines and wire together and tie. \Vhen

the vines have reached bearing age, they

are sprayed four times per season. An

argument in favor of planting vineyards

is that they will last for 50 or 60 years

and the crops are more certain than with

other kinds of fruit. ‘

Chautauqua Grape Methods.



\Vhile the audience was still in mind

of the many good things brot to their at—

tention by the former speaker, Mr. Fal-





vay, of the Chautauqua grape belt, of

New York, gave a very interesting de—

scription of that famous producing soc-

ticn. For 90 years growers have been

pioducing grapes in that section. The





loration is from 500 to 700 feet above the

lake. In 1830 there were ten gallons of

wine made, while in 1880 there were car

loads sent out of the district. Now

there is 40,000 acres devoted to the culture

of the vine. ’i‘he Concord is the most

prominent variety. Rows are planted

closer than in Michigan and the later

plantings are placed closer than formerly

”the earlier vineyards being planted

about eight feet each way while the

present plantings are about six or seven

feet. With vines closer fewer buds are

allowed per vine. Commercial fertilizer

is used generally. The third year the

fines are tied to the trellis. The first

wire is placed about 23 inches from the

ground and the second from 26 to 28

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





of pruning is used. It is generally con-

sidered necesary to take about six years

to get a good strong vineyard. In the

latter few years the importance of cul-

tivation is being pressed upon the minds

of the growers and the work is being

done more carefully and more thoroly.

The new vineyards are set deeper so that

culture instruments can be safely run

deeper close to the vines. The best pro~

ducers are cautious about cultivating too

late as the vines are not so apt to winter

as safely and the fruit will not ripen as

early. By the use of up-to-date machin-

ery it is possible for two men to spray

from 12 to 15 acres and even more per

day when the facilities are handy by.

Today the man who does not spray is

the exception. Some years ago the shell—

ing of grapes gave considerable trouble

but the exact cause, or causes, of the

difficulty has never been determined. At

different times it has been claimed that

the weather, the composition of the plant

foods in the soil, or plant diseases were

guilty of the shelling but the trouble dis-

appcal‘ed quite as mysteriously as it came

and is only now and then troublesome in

varying degrees. Harvest time is present

about 90 or 100 days following the bloom-

ing period. l'sually the grapes are packed

in the field and drawn to the house and

wiltcd for about 2i hours. There is no

regular method of selling. Different men

sell in different ways. The largest crop

cvcr sent out of the district was in 1900

when 8,000 carloads were shipped away.

The one great need, he hold, was a more

perfect system of selling. lie believes it

is a mistake to hold grapcs for higher

markets, the deterioration of the berries

in almost every instance makes up for

the advance prices that might be gained

and often more than covers the advance.



The evening session for Wednesday

was opened by a discussion of the subject,



Western vs. Eastern Fruit Methods.

by Prof. L. R. Taft of the Michigan Ag—

ricultural College. “Our fruit growers,”

stated the professor, “are well up—to-date

as to understanding the work and orchard

mcthoc s. Packing has bccn and is the

chief point whcrc the wcstcrn man cxcclls

us. The assoeiations, which have super—

vision of the of the crop sends

inspectors to supcrvisc the packing of all

the fruit that gocs out to the eastern

markets. It costs the wcstcrncr as much

to put his crop on the market after it

is grown as it docs the castcrn grchr to

grow his fruit. I'l‘hcy use onc—ycuroold

trees and plant thcm carefully, prunc so

as to get low heads about. two fccl from

the ground. They are much troubled

with pockets in the ground where the

land is irrigated, as the water settles in

these places and the trees die of a root

rot, due to the alkali in the land. In

some sections they do not irrigate and of

course there the pockets do not give any

trouble. There are all degrees of ihoro~

ness of cultivation the same as in eastern

orchards. Spraying there is more ex-

pensive. W‘e have many men in the east

who are more careful and more thoro

sprayers than the best men of the west.

But they thin thoroly and from this they

get a better grade of fruit. But the prac—

Iu-c is forced upon them because of the

market they patronizc. The cost of land

in the better fruit sections is from $100 to

$500 per acre and even higher, while in

Michigan as good land can be secured for

$50 per acre.



Disucssion.—In considering the matter

of color of fruit for which the west is

so noted it was the general opinion that

the application of liberal amounts of

potash and phosphoric acid to the orchard

land will aid in getting Ct better color for

the fruit. The same effect is aided by

having the trees properly pruned that

the maximum of sunshine can get to the

fruit. In the west the amount of sun-

shine is larger and for this reason they

get color with less effort. In controlling

the scab it is generally sufficient to apply

three sprays, but the varieties and the

season will have much to do with the

number of times spraying is necessary.

Thinning of fruit was considered a labor-

saving operation. The box has proven a

profitable package for Michigan apples

and grewcrs have found where they did

the work carefully that it was possible

to secure as much as the westernch do

for their fancy packed fruit.



Apples of Gold.



Miss Jennie Buell, of Washtenaw

county, lecturer of the State Grange, was

assigned this subject. While the paper

was not purposed to extend advice for

application in real orchards, it was a

most happy innovation in the program

and furnished an hour that was most





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thoroly enjoyed by the

present. She reviewed in a charming

manner, the life of “Johnny Appleseed,”

5; he was known to his contemporaries,

who lived in'the early days of the states

and who had a mania for planting apple

seeds over large areas of the central

states. Out of Pennsylvania he would

come with large loads of apple seeds and,

westward bent, would stop at points in

Ohio, Indiana and other places and, where

the location seemed good, would plant

apple seeds and enclose the plot with a





fence. As a result of these plantings the

states thru which he ventured became

dotted with small orchards, some of the





trees even to this time are standing as

monuments to the work of a most gen-

erous heart. Not only was “Johnny” de-

voted to this seemingly simple—minded

task, but to the scattered settlers he was

a most welcome visitor and the children

were ever glad at his coming and were

made loyal to him by the stories he told

of ventures in other parts of the land.

This life to us seems almost legendary,

yet but few have done more for those

who lived after them than “Johnny Ap-

plcsccd" and it was this generous spirit

which moves men to become benefactors

of their race that the speaker commended

to those present. In our anxiety to gain

commercial ends we are prone to forget

moral opportunities and to the end that

our lives and works should be balanced

and healthy we Should sock to accomplish

some things for which we expect no pe-





cuniary gain. Thruout the reading of

tho pupci‘ thc strictcs attention from





cvci'y part of thc armory was given.





Labor Problem on Fruit Farm.





Tlu» above was the lust. topic of “fed-

nwsdzly‘s session and was handled by ‘V.

\‘x'. l“;n'hsu‘0rlh, of Ohio. llis extensive

rxpcricnce in dealing with a large num-

ber of men on his own fruit farms. fitted

him for handling this topic. llc advised

fruit mon to make friends with thcir hclp.





Sills effort is to enable the men to have

and keep good homes and in this way

lu~ can secure more valuable services





from them, as they are then bcttcr con-

tcntn-d. ".l‘cn hours a day is all that a

man should be rcquircd to work. If he

am not do a day‘s work in that time. he





should not be employed. llo cndcavors

to get his men to take a pride in the,

form and in the work they are doing.





Ono of the difficult problems on the fruit

l'arm is to get work to do during the win~

tor months. Mr. Farnsworth

m-cdod in ovm'cmning this dilllculty by

arranging to do much of the duties

about the farm as is possible during

(cldcr wcathcr. Among other things, he

has the mcn cut i'ucl. make bcrry crates,

working in the storage houscs sorting

I‘ruil, pruning during the mildcr days, and

pointing buildings and fcnccs and making

such rcpuirs are about the

gcncral farm. He kccps a nicmorandum





has suc-





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of odd jobs that should be done and he

linds that it is impossible to clear his

notc book of these duties. In order to





provide fertilizing material for his plan-

tation, he now keeps on hand a consider.

able amount of leck. and the men are

employed not only in caring for the stock,

but in hauling straw, hay, grain and

other material to supply feed for the

animals. Dairying makes a splendid aux-

iliary work with fruit growing as it fur-

nishes considerable labor during the win-

ter time. In order to make the work

more convenient for his men, he has wells

all about the farm to supply fresh water

and fruit houses supplied with stoves and

fuel, and also chairs, tables and other

furniture, together with good reading

matter so that, should the workmen be

caught out in the fields in a storm, they

could readily retire to one of these fruit

houses and enjoy themselves, perusing

some up—to-date magazine. Besides, he

linds that his men have a better spirit

when they are trcutcd as if they had

some intelligence. For instance, he is

(areful not to give too dctailed informa-

tion regarding the performance of ordi—

nary work, giving the mom responsibility

for working out the job according to their

own ideas. The thinking out of things

always makes a man a better workman,

and he iinds as the men improve in use-

fulness, he can advance their wages ac-

cording. Brains is an important thing

on a fruit farm, and he endeavors to

handle his help in such a manner as to

develop thcm intellectually. As much as

possible he gives employment to the wives

and children of the men, and they are

almost always anxious to secure the

work.

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Bean Anthracnose Investigations.—

Clean seed proven to be a. sure pre-

ventive of pod-spot, commonly called

rust, of beans 356



The Business Side of Farming—The

second of a series of articles touch-

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A Plan for Preserving Valuable Infor-

mation.—Iiow one reader preserves

the valuable information published

in the Veterinary Department ......3»l$‘



The Feeding Value of Com Stalks.—

The record of an interesting experi-

ment to determine this important

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Economy in Buying Feedsmfs'ome

facts regarding the protein feeds so

muth needed in balancing the egg

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A Dairy and ice House—Specific direc-

tions. accompanied by illustrations

for constiu-stii g an inexpensive dairy

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Report of Annual Meeting of State

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the papers and discussions at the 1)::-

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1910. a text of four words. part of a



verse in the book of Ecclesiastes——

“Years should teach wisdom.”



In ancient times when trained minds

were rare and usually attached to the

priestly office, the man of learning was

held in great reverence and was clothed

about in great dignity and in atmosphere

ceremonial.



The wise men of the Babylonial ascend-

ency. the expoundcrs of the Zend-Avesta

of Farther India, the Magi of Persia, and

the prophets cf Israel, each in the sombre

dress peculiar to his particular Order,

commanded the respectful regard of all

the people’nf the Orient.



As the disciples of poverty. they trav-

eled with comparative freedom from the

violence of the universal brigandage, and

the honor of their company was regarded

a generous return for their entertain-

ment.



The very iew and very precious books

that existed in the form of written

scrolls, were retained in the sacred keep—

ing of the temple and its priests or

prophets or wise men, and only on rare

occasions and with most solemn cere-

monies were they exhibited and read to

the unlettercd masses. And then they

read with care, as we are told in

Nehemiah: ‘So they read in the book,

in the law of God. distinctly and gave

the sense and caused them to understand

the leading "



In this spitit the vcne1able wise man in

our picttue, possibly one of the aged

prophets of Israel. I‘evci‘ently unrolls and

displays a sacred parchment into which

our artist reads four declarations ap-

propriate to the modern New Year.



These are not the huckneyed phrases

of the shallow mind indulging in his an-

nual “swearing off" but the deep purpose

of the earnest soul who as the years roll

by realizes increasingly that “Life is car-

nest, life is real."



The four brief injunctions, in as many

laconic sentences, cover the myriad re-

lations of life.



They speak for themselves and to the

earn-st reader. are at once appropriate

texts and unanswerahlc sctmons.



Int us rcpt-at them:



"i will strive to be worthier. in all

things, of my life‘s opportunities and

responsibiltes.



“For my country, I will i11'1provc every

mnuitunity, especially of primary and

(liifll 1:1, to ex'ert my influence for justice

am] prowess and against graft.





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liuhtning brings t}.i:~' 1a». v-f 111.21.:1111l—5

fate to face with a new pmlnmn in in—

surzmr-c.



Before this amendment was made

the law required that all classes of risks,

regardless of their condition. should be

assessed ratably. lint sinlc the law was

amended in this regard, these companies

ill't‘ very generally unwinding their char-

ters so that they may place the risks

which are protected by properly installed

lightning rods in one class, and those not

Si) protected in another class. l'nder this

arrangement which is being adopted by

many companies, these different classes

of risks will be assessed in accordance

with their experience and that experience

will result in more accurate statistics

upon this point than are obtainable at

the present time. In seeking for figures

upon which to base the probable outcome

of that experience in response to requests

received from members of some of these

insurance companies, We find that accu-





rate statisticsbeaflngupon this specific

point are not very plentiful. But while

these statistics are not yet obtainable so

far as comparative results in Michigan

are concerned, the general results which

are a matter of record are of such a

nature as to make it aboslutely certain

that this movement on the part of insur-

ance companies is well advised. The fig-

ures compiled by a committee of the Na~

tionai Fire Protection Association ap-

pointed to investigate this subject will

prove of interest to the reader. Accord-

ing to these figures of 357,346 fires occur-

ring from 1893-1902, 15,755 were caused

by lightning, occasioning an aggregate

loss of $21,757,185. It was also found that

buildings that were isolated as flarm

buildings, are much more susceptable to

fire from lightning than buildings in more

thickly populated sections. It was fur—

ther noted that in the classification of

these losses, barns were found to be more

susceptible than dwellings, in the ratio

of 9,375 barns and 3,842 dwellings. The

high proportion of harm: destroyed or

damaged would clearly indicate that the

bulk of these losses were suffered by

farmers. In 1907 the Ohio fire marshal

reported 154 buildings fired by lightning

in that state. resulting in a total loss of

$252 ,447, while in 1906 the loss was a third

greater on account of a larger number of

electrical storms. The secretary of one

large mutual insurance companies stated

that in that year, 60 per cent of the

losses sustained by his company had been

caused by lightning but that the losses

on buildings properly roddcd was almost

nothing.



Of course. comparisons between such

widely difl‘ering number of buildings in

the same class are not conclusive but the

experience which will be gained where

the rodded buildings are separately clas-

sified as they will be in many Michigan

companies in the future, the results will

be more conclusive. That the percentage

of losses from lightning varies greatly in

different seasons will be conceded by any

person who has made any effort to arrive

at an'accurate basis of estimating the

relative proportion of losses by lightning

in any company for any given year. but

thatt this. proportion will. be greatly reduced

by the proper protection from lightning

is assured by experience already gained.

and we believe that there could he no

more wholesome lesson to this end than

the segregation of thc protwted and 1111-

protectcd buildings into separate classes

by our i‘armcrs’ mutual insurance com-

panics, who carry practically all the rural

risks in the state.





Now that Congress is



Important again in session, those who

Legislation. are interested in National

l'.egislation along any line.



should make, that interest known to their

representuticc; in the National Congress

“'hile the discussion of congressional

matters will not he so general as during

the special session, when the turilff. bib

was under discussion, yet there are im-

portant bills pending which merit the at-

tention of those interested in agricultural

matters. One of these is the so-called

Pure Insecticide Bill. Concerning this

bill, which was fret‘lut-ntly discussed in

hcse columns during the last session of

Congress, Prof. E. l). Sanderson. director

of the New Hampshire station and ('llt’lll’v

man of the executive committee of the

manulac:urers, entomologists and agri-

l'ii7‘l3‘1il i‘lll'llllSlS who met last year to





div-.1 Is. this moposition. \Vl‘llt'}; as follows



".‘-.' t.-- l;1.~t_ session of ('ongrcss a bill

11'1'rlrlx'elzl in both the Senate and

Ho moulding for the government ('on-

:m‘ a.“ 1?:-- purity of lilSi-i‘lll'ltlt‘S and futi-





L’H'Jllas, in much thi- samt- manncr as the

f1'_'l‘»f' of foods and drugs is now con-

t‘r..iwl. This bill was introduced at the

lltsluifr-c of the Association of Economic

l‘IiilHl'l’IlHElr‘lF. \\'ith 1111- increased use

of 111anui‘acturctl insecticides and fungi-

rhits it has ‘lN‘t‘llllJ' very necessary that

their quality <hould be standardized so

that tlt‘linitv 1"‘1'1ommentlations for their

use may be made with accuracy and so

that adulteratcd and inherior articles may

not be imposed upon the farmer. In

view of the fact that many states are

enacting such legislation the manufac-

turers are warmly in favor of a national

law which will govern interstate traffic

and will tend to secure greater unifor-

mity of state legislation. “'hile the pas-

sage of such a national law would not

prevent state legislation, it would in most

cases make special legislation by the

states unnecessary and where states de-

sired to legislate they would tend to pass

laws similar to the national law. Sev-

eral conferences of entomologists. agri-

cultural chemists and manufacturers have

been held and practically all of the large





DEC. 26. 1909





manufacturers» of‘ insecticides and» fungi-

cides are heartily in favor of themeasuro

which is drawn to protect the legitimate

interests of both the consumer and the

reputable manufacturer.





“The measure has been again intro:





duced 'at the present Congress in the

House (H.R.2218)-by Hon. E. A. Hayes,

of California, and has been referred to

the Committee on Interstate Commerce.

The bill will also be introduced in the

senate and an earnest effort will be made

by the executive committee representing

the entomologists, chemists and manufac-

turers to bring the measure to a-vote

before Congress. Practically all the lead-

ing horticultural and agricultural organi-

zations of the country have endorsed the

measure. It seems probable that the bill

will be passed by Congress if the mem-

bers of Congress become convinced that

the people wish and need such legislation.

At the last session of Congress the bill

was favorably reported by the senate

committee on agriculture but this report

was so late in the session that pressure

«1‘ other business prevented vote at the

short session. In their report this com-

mittee stated as follows:



“ ‘The bill was referred to the Secre-

tary of Agriculture with the request for

his views thereon and the measure as

amended is exactly in line with his rec-

ommendation. The legislation has the

unanimous endorsement of practically all

the organizations of practical growers in

the country, as well as the National

Grange, the National Apple Growers’

Congress, the American Association of

Economic Entomologists and, in fact, all

the organizations representing the con-

sumers. On the other hand, practically

all of the leading manufacturers are

heartily in favor of the measure. Your

committee consider the legislation of vital

interest to the fruit and truck growers

of the country and recommends its enact-

ment in a law.’



“We hear very frequent complaints of

impure or ineffective insecticides.’ In

many cases these complaints are unwar—

ranted and lack of success is due to im—

proper usage rather than poor quality.

but there is no question that inferior

goods are on the market as shown by the

publication of analyses by some of the

experiment stations. In the last yearbook

of the U. S. Department of Agriculture it

is stated that the Bureau of Chemistry

has analyzed samples of arsenate of lead

which were practically nothing but white

arsenic. This would, of course, be quite

injurious to foliage. The sale of such an

article is not only unfair to the consumer

but hurts the sale of properly made ar-

senate of lead, than which there is no

better arsenical insecticide. If the fruit

and truck farmers of the country desire

such legislation for the control of the

purity of insecticides and fungicides they

should let their congressmen hear from

them in favor of the passage of this

measure (H.R.22]S) at once and make

their position clear as to the need of such

a law.



“If you are interested in this write your

congressman at once, stating that the

bill is before the Committee on Interstate

Commerce and you Wish their influence

towards favorable report by the commit-

tee and prompt action by the House.

“The at once as the matter is being

pushed for speedy consideration. If ev-

eryone interested will thus show their

interest the law can probably be passed.”





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AMERICAN BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION.





It was my privilege to be invited by

Assistant Secretary Hays of the Depart-

ment of Agriculture, to read a paper on

Cow Testing Associations before the Am-

erican Breeders’ Association, which con-

vened in Omaha on December 8-9-10. I

confess I did not really comprehend the

scope of the American Breeders’ Associa-

tion until I attended this meeting, this

being the first one that I ever attended.

This organization is broad enough in its

scope to include every phase of biology

and both animal and plant breeding and

nearly every phase of the subject is dis-

cussed at the meeting. The members

are largely experimenters connected with

various experiment stations and others

interested deeply in scientific investiga-

tion. The readers of The Farmer might

'wonder why 5. farmer was invited to read

a paper on cow testing asociations be-

fore this scientific. body. There is one

phase of breeding which has not been de-

veloped very much as yet in this country,

but which is to receive considerable at-

tention by both the government and the

various state experiment stations in the

very near future, and that is, (to-operative

breeding of both plants and animals.

This idea has been carried out quite suc-

cessfully with plants; that is. a begin-

ning has been made. But heretofore little

has been done along the line of co—opera-

tive breeding in animals. The idea of a

cow testing association is co-operative

and each cow testing association should

be the nucleus of a co-operative breeding

association. Hence the interest in this

subject to these scientific men. The idea

is that if each cow testing association

would breed the same breed of dairy

cattle that the effects of prepotency of

the different sires used in the community

could be noticed and when a prepotent

sire was found. one that was exceptionally

good 111 the production of heifers, it would

be known by the community and that

sire would not be sacrificed at an early

age but could be transferred to other

herds in the same community and thus

his prepotency and value preserved. It

is it Well established fact that many of

the best dairy sires have been slaught-





cred practically before their usefulness

was known. With the idea of co-opera-





tive breeding fully carried out, this would

not happen and many valuable animals

would be saved and their progeny pre-

served in such a way that there would

be a marked improvement in the produc-

tive power of the dairy breed.



Ahe American Breeders’ Alssociation

being held at Omaha at the same time





of the National Corn Exposition I, of

course, visited that great show, and it

was a great show indeed. While the





name would seem to imply that nothing

except corn was exhibited, in reality it

was an exhibition of not only corn, but

all the grass family and the cereals, and

many other of the agricultural products

of the United States. Indeed, it might

be said to be an exposition of the agricul—

tural production of the Union. Many of

the states were represented at this Show

and practicalzy all of the states in the

central and western part of the l‘nion.

Our Michigan Experiment Station made

a very creditable exhibit. It was not

large, compared with some of the other





exhibits, but it was well selected, the

natural productions of the state were

brot out rather strikingly, and withall





it was a very great credit to Michigan.

The exhibit of corn from Michigan was

one of the poorest parts of the Michigan

exhibit. Talking with those in charge

from the Agricultural College, I learned

that the corn growers of Michigan seemed

to take but little interest in this show.

That not enough samples were sent so

that good selections could be made and

it really showed a lack of enthusiasm

on‘the part of the corn growers, but a

larger quantity of each variety would.

of course, have made a better show.

COLON C. LILLIE.





me ~ MICHIGAN‘ FARMER.





BY THE CART MAD.





When we have to go to the post office

with a. cart to get our mail you may know

there is something doing among the

farmers of Michigan and how they show

their appreciation of a good farm paper.

One cause for our heavy mails just now is

that we offered in addition to two class

A premiums or one class B premium one

of our handsome art calendars to all who

would send their order for five years at

$2.00 and mail their order on or before

December 25th. Should we have any of

the calendars left after the 25th we will

continue to send them up to December

30. The five-year offer is certainly a

good one. It saves $1.75 in money besides

remitting expenses and insures a contin—

uous subscription without a break for 260

weeks. It is less than the wholesale

agents’ rate on. yearly subscription. A

very large percentage of our orders are

for five years.





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Any person who will send with his own

subscription 3. new subscriber may have

in addition to his own premium, another

selection to be of the same class as the

new subscriber is entitled to. One class

A premium is given with a one—year sub-

scription at 75 cents; two class A or one

class B premium is given with a three-

ycur subscription at $1.50 or the same

with a five—year subscription at $2.00. A

list of premiums is given in December 11

issue. Will send illustrated premium

booklet free. on request. Providing you

have already sent your own order for

every new subscriber you send you will

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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.

Foreign.



Jose Santos Zeluya has resigned from

the presidency of Nicaragua. The atti-

tude of the United States toward the ex-

ecutive is held to be lurgcly rcsponsible

for his resignation. llc has ruled in that

country for 16 yours and was held to be

the most hated man in the Central Am-

erican Republics. He had the ability of

surrounding I“ll’l1$€lf with men who would

obey his orders. His power, however

was gained thru the sword rather than

tlu-u peaceful mcans. “'hcihcr his move-





ment will end the strugglc between the

royulists and the rcvolutionists can not





be told at this time. but it is altogcthcr

probable that thc cuusc of thc lattcr will

be grcaly strengthened by the new sit-

uation.



King Leopold, of Belgium, died last Fri—

day morning following an operation which

at first was believed successful, but which

finally resulted in the Sovereigns death.

He was, with a single cxception, Francis

Joseph of Austria. the oldest ruler in

Europe. Prince Albert, a ncphew of the

late King, succcedcil to the Bclgium

throne. The. mlministrution of King Lco-

pold has been before the world of recent

years largely because of his relation with

Congo Free State in Africa, The rcmuins

of the, ruler lay in stale over ihc Sabbath

and large multitudes look thc opportu-

nity of seeing their schrt-ign for the last

time and eulogics Wcrc pronounced wher-

ever Bclgiaus could congrcgate.



A Gcrman princess has invented an ar-





rangcmcnt wl‘creby seasickncss can be

prevented. it prov1dcs for keeping the

birth horizontal however the ship might





roll and thus the, occupant is relieved of

the luculiur sensation :.iccoinpnn_\'iiig the

movements of the boat.



“'hile the National Assembly of Servia

was in session lust chk, a riot ncarly

followed the prcscntaiiou of a motion for

asking tho King to abdicnic the throne.

The motion was finally squelchr-d.



The rcports coming from Copenhagen.

where :1 commission is I'cvicwing the rec-

ords of Dr. Cook regarding his North Pole

trip, appears to indicate an insuiiiciency





the control of the Provincial authorities. '





The French government has established

a board of horticulture in connection with

the ministry of agriculture for promoting

horticultural work in that country.



Because German agriculture is unable

to provide for the wants of the German

people when protected by a high tariff

it is being argued on the floor of the sec-

ond chamber that the embargo on meats

should be raised.



National.



Notice has been served on about 75 dif—

ferent railway companies east of the

Mississippi river, demanding an increase

in wages for trainmen, of from five to

forty per cent over the present scale. The

order represents a demand from about

75.000 trainmcn. No ultimatum has been

«made in case the demand is not granted.



The telegraphers of the Big‘ Four road

have voted to go on a strike in case the

demand for an increase in wages is not

forthcoming from their employers. About

1,000 men are involved in the demand.



Congress will attempt to reorganize the

government of the Panama Canal Zone

during its present session.



A passenger train traveling over the

Southern Pacific railroad at a high rate

of speed was derailed at Tucson, Arizona.

causing two deaths and the injury of 23

other persons.



The. captain of the steamer Cosmopoli-

tan Prince was recently arrested in New

York upon the charge of having the steer-

age of his vessel in an unsanitary condi-

tion. The recent report regarding the

transportation of immigrants to this coun-

try pointed out the deplorable condition

under which they Were compelled to travel

and the authorities have begun a cam-

paign toward correcting the nuisance.





Five cars on the southern railroad were

thrown into a creek near Greensboro.

North Carolina, and 11 persons were

killed.



Ex—Pension Commissioner Dudley. of

Indiana, died in YVashington last week.





after a long illness.



President ’luft has finally consented to

the demands made upon him for an in-

vestigation into the circumstances leading

up to the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.

It was thot by members of the cabinet

and others that the charges raised by

Glavis would work to the. disadvantage of

the party should the matter remain un-

investigated.



Eight men were reported killed in the

United States. Monday, in race wars-

three, two ncgrocs and a white man, were

killed in an opcn battle at Grand Cone,





1.21., one negro was killed by a mob {1t

Sumner, Miss“ anothcr who had shot

down the mayor oi" Rosebud, ’l‘cxas, was





put to dcatli by a mob at that place, at

Dcvall‘s Bluff, Ark. another negro was

shot to death in his cell at the local jail,

and at Magnolia. Alon. a negro was

burned in a lllli by a mob of cnrugo-d citi—

zens. Gov. Dcnccn. of Illinois, cullcd out

eight companies of troops to protect negro

prisoners at East St. Louis and Hello-

ville, in case a mob attempts to take

them from the custody of the officers.

A sudden inflow of slushy material from

a higher level enlombcd four minors in





the Cleveland lrou Mines of the Upper

Peninsula of Michigan. Two of the un-

foruuutc mlncrs have been taken out





utter seven days work. one of them was





dead but the other was able to walk

after the long imprisonment. Two others

arc still missing.





Judge Lurton was confirmcd without an

Opposing vote by he senate Monday. as

justice of the United States Supreme

Court.



Pix—United States Senator Harris. of

Kansas, died suddenly of heart disease in

Chicago, Monday.



The American bunkers association have

dropped the Pinkerton detective agency

aftcr a Service of twcnly yours.



’l‘lic battlcshlp (lcorglu bus lwcii plat-ml

in drv dock at Norfolk. Va... to be i-epuirctl





of injuries rcccivcd in a collision with

anothcr ship.

A new plant for manufacturing sheet





iron and tin plate products will be located

at Gary. Ind. The concern is Capitalized

at $4,500,000.





CROP ACREAGE AND YIELD FOR 1909.





The final estimates of the Crop Report—

ing Board of the Bureau of Statistics.

l'uitcd Slates Dcpartmcut‘ of Agriculturc,

based on the reports of the ('Hl‘l'c‘spnnll-

cuts and agents of the bureau, indicate

thc hurvcstcd acrcngc, production. and

vulue of important farm crops of the

l'uitcd States. in 1000 and 1008, to have

liccu as follows:





 





Farm Value Dcccmbcr 1.

Total.





Acreage. l‘rmlut lion, Pcr liu.



Crop. Acres. Bushcls. x t‘cnts, Dollars.

Corn, 1009 . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 108,771,000 2,772,376,000 50.6 $1,652,5‘22,000

(‘1)!‘11. 1908 ........... . . . .101,766,000 2,668,651,000 00.6 1.610.145.0110

\Vlntcl‘ Wheat, 1009 . . . . . 28,330,000 446,366,000 102.9 150,154,000

“'inlcr Wheat, 1908 . . . 30,340,000 437,008,000 93.7 410,1:3’201100

Spring wheat, 1009 .. . 18,303,000 200,823,000 03.1 270,602,000

Spring wheat. 1908 . . . . . 17,203,000 226,604,000 01.1 206,106,000

All wheat, 1.000 . . . . . . . . . 46,723,000 737,180,000 00.0 730,010,000

All Wheat, 1908 . . . . . . . . . 17,557,000 664,602,000 92.3 616,826,000

(hits. 1000 ........ . . . 33,204,000 1,007,333,000 40.5 408,174,000

()ats, 1008 . . 32,341,000 807,150,000 47,2 361,171,000

Barley, 190‘.) . . . . . . . . . 7,011,000 170,284,000 55.2 0311711100

iarley, 1908 .. . . . . . . . . . . . 6.646.000 166,756,000 53.1 92,112,000

Rye, 100$) ..... . . . . . . 2,006,000 32,230,000 73.0 23,800,000

Rye. 1008 ....... . . . . 1,048,000 31,851,000 76.0 23,155,000

Buckwheat. 1900 . . . . . . . . 834,000 17,438,000 60.9 12,188,000

Buckwheat. 1908 803.000 15.571000 75.6 12.001.000

Flaxseed, 1909 2,742,000 25,856,000 152.6 30,466,000

Flzlxsocd. 1008 . . . . . . . . . . 2,670,000 25,805,000 118.1 3 ,577,000

Rice, 1000 ..... 720.225 24,368,000 70.4 10,341,000

Rice, 1908 ... 655,000 21,890,000 81.2 17,771,000

Potatoes. 1909 . . . . . . . .. . . 3,525,000 376.537.000 54.0 206,545,000

Potu toes, 1008 .. . . . . . . . . . 3.257.000 278,985,000 70,6 197,039,000

Hay. 1,009 ....... . . . . . . . 45,744,000 * 64,038,000 °$l0.6" 689,345,000

Hav. 1908 ....... . . . 46,486,000 * 70,798,000 ° 8.08 635,422,000

Tobacco. 1000 ........... 1,180,000 T 949,357,000 §10.1 05.719000

Tobacco, 1006 ........... 875,000 1' 718,061,000 §10.3} 74,130.000



x Bushcls of weight, * Tons. ° Per ton. 1' Pounds. § Pcr pound.





 





 





in, the records to justify the claims made

by the explorer,



Edhem Pasha, commissioner of the

Turkish troops during the Green-Turkish

war of 1897, died in Caro, Egypt, last

Friday.



Announcement was recently made be-

fore the corn growers’ convention at “Vin-

nipeg. that the Province of Manitoba has

taken over all the grain elevators in that

Province, which will hereafter be under





states will be published in





Details by

to the December Crop





the Supplement

Reporter.



The average weight per measured

bushel is shown by reports received by

the bureau to be 57.1 pounds for spring

wheat, 58.4 pounds for winter wheat, and

32.7 pounds for oats, against 57.3, 58.8 and

29.8 pounds, respectively. last year. The

quality of corn is 84.2 per cent against

86.0 last year.





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THE ANNUAL MEETING.





 





(Continued from last week).



The evening session of Tuesday was

opened with music by the pupils of the

Blind School, which was much appreciated

by the delegates assembled, then followed

a humorous reading by Mrs. D. S. Mor-

rison, of the Essex Farmers’ Club. After

another musical number came the presi-

dent’s address. President Chandler op-

ened his address with the assertion that

the past year has been one of great

prosperity for the farmers and noted the

fact that our farmers, as a class, stand

higher today, financially, intellectually,

and in the scale of good citizenship than

they did five years ago. The extent of

the farmer’s prosperity was commented

upon and verified by quotations from the

annual report of Secretary Wilson. Ref—

erence was made to the fact that the

United States is rapidly becoming a great

manufacturing nation and statistics were

quoted to show that more and more of

our products are 'being consumed at home

each year. The great falling off of ex-

ports in the face of unprecedented high

prices for farm products shows that there

is need for a closer study of the home

markets in our own centers of population

and trade. After stating that it is no

great gratification to the farmer that the

consumer is at the present time paying

enormous prices for his living, for the

reason that with few exceptions, the

farmers are not receiving their proper

part of the retail price of such products,

President Chandler continued ,as follows:



The farmers of this state as reasonable

men are only asking for a fair profit upon

their investments and a reasonable price

for their labor and if by scientific study

and the application of better business

arinciples in their calling they can raise

two bushels more of grain or two pounds

more of meat with the same expenditure

of money and effort where they raised one

before, then farmers are satisfied with

their prices and they are content with

their progress. Their study continuously

is one of economic production.



in the past wheat has been considered

only :1 pioneer crop and has followed up

the clearing of 'wild lands until all such

in w land and virgin soil is now well nigh

exhausted. They must now learn to raise

wheat on soils which have been consid—

(-1 ed as exhausted and what applies to

wheat, in Michigan at least, must apply

to clover, potatoes and other crops which

necessarily have been a. drain upon the

fertility of the soil.



Farmers of the future must study and

ht'tter understand the subject of animal

husbandry and economic meat production.

This alone can return fertility to the soil

and preserve their investment.



The fact that lumber has been driven

from the market either by lavish waste

of timber on the farm or the high price

maintained by the lumber trust, we are

driven to use cement or iron as building

materials and the new question of build-

ing and fencing in the future must be

considered by the farmer before he is an

expert in his business.



The dairy question has passed beyond

that of a: dual purpose cow to the ques-

tion of a. dual purpose man. Like other

branches of farming 11% is compelled today

to be not only a good farmer but a good

business man. it is little use to confine

our attention solely to the production of

record crops, if some other man is to set

our prices for all we have to sell and

dictate the division of our profits.



As soon as possible farmers must and

will learn the value of co-operation in

every community, not only in breeding

and raising stock but in procuring all

kinds of seeds, machinery and fertilizers.

This does not mean that farmers should

combine to hoest prices which are now

as high as the consumer can afford to

pay, and which combination would be to

commit the same sin that we charge upon

combinations for organized greed, but it

.does mean that we combine in an inter-

change of the best ideas of our calling

for social improvement and enjoyment,

for a place to discuss economic farming

and to best breed and feed all kinds of

stock. Such meetings are a benefit to

the consumer as well as to ourselves and

if to these meetings we invite our neigh—

bors from smaller villages and towns

they will be a benefit to us and make

the home life on the farm more pleasant

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘





Another question which interests us at

present is that of buildings better and

‘m’ore good roads. We believe that with

the advent 'of the automobile has‘ Come

the idea. to many of the_ highway com-

missioners that roads Should be built be-

tween the towns, furnishing greater de-

light for pleasure seekers and joy-riders

instead of developing the trunk lines into

the greater producing districts where

farmers’ products of those who pay the

taxes can be delivered to the nearest

market.



Parcels Post.



We believe, also, the parcels post would

be an extension of the benefits of rural

mail delivery and that some practical

plan should be provided by law for carry-

ing small parcels between the town and

country and which would save the farmer

thousands of dollars. We believe, also,

that the Grout bill fixing a 10 per cent

duty on all oleo colored like butter is a

law in the interest of good farming, not

so much from the direct value we get

from it as from the principle that no

fraud and deceit should be practiced in

the sale of wholesome foods of any kind

and this law being one of pioneer kind

in that direction we object to its repeal

or the encroachment of fraud in the food

line upon either the producer or con-

'Stlll’lel’.



The Tariff.



We deeply regret that at the hearing

of the tariff commission before the Payne

bill was prepared and passed that no farm

organization had its representative at any

hearing and that said law was allowed

to become, and was, a bargain counter

for the manufacturer, with the farmer

standing back at a respectful distance

and acting purely as an audience.



“'e believe that the representatives of

organized agriculture would have helped

frame a law which would have protected

00 per cent of the population of the Uni-

ted States and 75 per cent of its total

valuation, instead of turning this import

ant function over to men who represent

the great corporate and banking interests

of the United States.



I note that Senator Aldrich stated in

Detroit that the farmers are fast becom~

ing bankers. I think the statement would

have been nearer correct if he had said

that men, bankers and stockholders, are

becoming farmers and that the loans

upon the farms are fast weeding out poor

farmers who are not learning the business

and putitng their agricultural knowledge

to the best practical use. “'e believe

that those corporate agents, interests and

trusts which have a monopoly of any

nude or business in the United States

and those who. selling their commodities

in foreign markets cheaper than they do

in the home market, should receive very

little tariff protection at the hands of

the people whom they are trying to de-

fraud.



The import duties under the tariff law

we believe should be placed largely upon

the luxuries used by the wealthy instead

of placing them upon sugar, rice, flour

and any other commodity which is an

absolute necessity for the support of the

llirl'r. K



“'liatevel‘ may have been the necessity

which wiped out the principle of recip-

rocity in the tariff bill, it is certain that

the sugar trust and tobacco interests

could have withstood a reciprocity treaty

with a foreign country where it is neces-

sary to open the markets of the world

to farm products.



Finance.



It is important for farmers to discuss

the question of a central bank, but such

experiments have been exploded so many

years ago that even the schoolboy in his

history is able to explain some of its

features and at the present time we can

not help but look with suspicion on any

form of organized greed which is an at-

tempt to have the government establish

such a nest of corruption and incompe-

tcncc.



Following President Chandler’s address,

Mrs. Anna McCarty, of Laingsburg, gave

an exceptionally well received paper on

the subject of “Practical Temperance.”

As this paper will be either published in

full or summarized in a future issue, we

pass it for the time being with this brief

mention.



Following another musical number, the

last address of the session was given by

Hon. Lawton T. Hemans, of Mason. The

subject assigned to him on the program

being, “The State’s Financial Predica-

ment.” Mr. Heman’s address was most

carefully prepared and eloquently deliv-

ered. He began it by stating that if the

wording of the subject had been left to





him, he surely would not have worded it

as it appeared upon the program. He

reviewed the history of our state and its

growth and said that practically all there

is to the “predicament" is that the state

has performed more activities and pro-

vided more Jobs, than it has provided

funds to pay for. He stated that during

the 75 years which Michigan has been

a state it has levied a total in state taxes

of $71,000,000 in round numbers. Not until

15 years ago did our state pass the $2,-

000,000 mark in its state tax levy, which

has been increased from year to year

until our present tax leVy is nearly $6,-

000,000. The speaker took note of the

increased cost of our charitable and penal

institutions for which purpose the tax

levy has increased about $1,500,000 as

compared with 1895. He also stated that

the expenditure allowed by the state

auditors in i creased expenditure in new

and enlarged state departments created

by the legislature has increased about

$1,000,000 over that for 1895. But with

these sums added he noted that the state

tax levy is still from $1,000,000 to $1,500,~

000 higher than these conditions would

seem to warrant. This fact he explained

as resulting from the failure of the leg-

islature at successive sessions to ap-

propriate as much money into several

hundred thousand dollars each year as

the state accountant estimated should be

appropriated in the general appropriation

bill, simply for the reason that they did

not desire to have it appear that state

taxes were being increased. This deficit

has been obviated by the transferring of

the primary school and other funds tem-

porarily to the general fund until taxes

could be collected. But a recent decision

of the Attorney General to the effect

that such a course was illegal, compelled

the appropriation of a sum of money at

the last session of the legislature which

would make up for this deficit. The

speaker

mates of the state accountant were cut

to a point which made. it probable that

this deficit would not be entirely made up

by the increased tax levy of the present

year. The speaker summed up his re-

marks by stating that the state’s finan—

cial problem was the same as that which

perplexes any individual who finds ways

to spend his money faster than he pro-

vides revenue to meet obligations. He

(oncedcd that the institutions which we

now have will continue with us and must

be supported with that liberality which

becomes the state, but believes there

should be practiced in the administration

of government the same reduction of ad-

ministrative force and combination of

functions which is the order of the day

in the administration of business affairs,

contending that by this plan a further

rapid increase in our tax budget would

not prove necessary, but that otherwise

it would increase in the future in the

same startling ratio that it has in the

past.

Honorary Members.



By the adoption of the report ’by the

committee on honorary membership, Ex-

Presidents J. W. Edgar and A. N. Kimmis

were added to the list of honorary mem-

bers of the State Association.



The New Officers.



The election of officers was quickly dis-

posed of after the report of the nomi-

nating committee, which was made at

the close of Wednesday morning’s ses-

sion, at which the resolutions published

in the last issue were considered and

adopted. This committee reported a list

of several names for every office, and the

choice was made on the first ballot in

each instance, the following new officers

being elected for 1910: President, 13. A.

Holden, \Vixom. Mich; Vice—President,

Mrs. C. A. Mathews, St. Johns; Secre-

tary, Mrs. Jennie E. Johnson, Metamora;

Treasurer, Henry T. Ross, Brighton; Di-

rectors elected for full term, C. L.

'Wrig t, Caro, and E. W. Woodruff, Blan-

chard; to fill vacancy caused by the

election of Director Holden, as president,

A. R. Palmer, of Jackson.





Other Features of the Meeting.



Space will not permit us to give details

of the other features of VVednesday’s

sessions, but the various addresses men-

tioned in the program were of a charac-

ter to not only entertain but to instruct

and enthuse delegates present. If space

will permit, we will review some of them

in this department in future issues.

Without question, the addresses delivered

will be made the subject of comment by

the delegates in their reports as most of

them were attentive listeners, and many

took copious notes.



The treasurer’s report which was given





stated that even then the esti-/





DEC. 25, 1909.





at the last session showed the finances

of the Association to be in-good shape

with a balance of $111.30 in the treasury.

At this session, Mrs. A. G. Heartshorn,

of the Maple River Farmers’ Club, read

an excellent paper, entitled “The Golden

Age of America,” which was well're-

ceived. Mr. John Hamilton. Farmers’ In-

stitute Specialist of the Department of

Agriculture at Washington, gave the ad-

dress of the evening. Mr, Hamilton’s

address was full of good suggestions for

the future of the Farmers’ Club move—

ment in Michigan, and will be reviewed

in an early issue. .



Thus closed the 17th annual meeting of

the State Association, admitted by all

present to have been fully up to those

that have preceded it in point of interest

and benefit.





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Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more

consequence than the farm, and should be

first improved." . ~





THE sTATE GRANGE MEETING.





 





To cover in detail all of the work which





' was crowded into four busy days at last





week’s meeting of the Michigan State-

Grange at Traverse City, would require

an entire issue of The Farmer. Even the

outstanding features which stamped this

meeting the best ever held in this state

can scarcely be given the space they de-

serve at this time, and some of the more

important ones will receive further at-

tention in future issues. The least that

can be said is that the success of the

meeting clearly exceeded the expectations

of the organization’s leaders, and the

delegates separated with renewed deter-

mination and a pretty general realization

of their responsibility for the success of

the new lines of work laid out at this

meeting.



Whatever may have been the opinion

of Patrons in the older Grange counties

as to the wisdom of taking the State

Grange to the “north country,” none but

words of commendation were heard at

the close of this meeting. The cordial

and sincere reception given the Grange

by the citizens of Traverse City and the

Patrons of that section, and the excellent

accommodations afforded in the way of

convention hall, committee rooms, etc,

added much to the comfort and conven-

ience of the busy delegates and unques-

tionably had a bearing on their almost

unanimous decision to return to Traverse

City for next year‘s meeting. An unusual

number of visitors were in attendance,

many of whom found time to inspect the

city’s various institutions or to make ex-

cursions into the country, and such of

these as were hitherto strangers to this

section of the state returned home con-

vinced that its agricultural possibilities

are far greater than they had dared be-

lieve, and that the Grange, already very

strong in some of these counties, is des-

tined to work great benefit to the pro—

gressive farmers of northern Michigan.

The excellent showing of agricultural pro-

ducts, especially the magnificent exhibit

of apples, made by the Granges of.the

various counties of that region proved

a. complete surprise to Patrons from the

southern part of the state. A portion of

this big apple show had been prepared by

the Granges and exhibited at the Na-

tional Irrigation Congress at Chicago

three weeks previous to this meeting, and

their uniformly good condition when seen

at Traverse City spoke volumes for the

keeping quality of this fruit. ‘



Attendance at last week’s meeting brot

to many Patrons the complete realization

that the Grange is a state-wide organiza-

tion in Michigan, and that this meeting,

instead of being held f‘away up north,”

as many supposed, occurred at what is

approximately the Grange center of the

state. While every county of the state

was entitled to representation, a few

failed to respond, 77 of the 83 counties

sending delegates. The delegate body, as

had been predicted. was the largest that

has ever composed a Michigan State

Grange, numbering 423. Of these 320

were subordinate delegates, while 103 rep-

resented the Pomonas.





The Delegates frOm 77 Counties,





 





 





THE: MICHIGAN FARMER.





The Order’s Financial Condition.

'.The condition of the Order was shown

to be quite satiSfactory. The annual re—

port of Secretary Hutchins stated that 98

Granges had been added to the roster

since last year's meeting, 90 of which

were new Granges and eight re-organ-

ized. The membership in the state is

approximately 48,000, an average of nearly

60 per Grange. Appended to this report

was a financial statement which showed

expenses for the past year aggregating

$20,195.05. Prominent among the items

in this statement were: Expenses of last

State Grange, 35,355.47; National Grange

fees and dues, $2,173.13; organization

work, $1,858.73; supervision work, $1,876.-

93; Grange rallies, $1,226.56. The receipts

for the year, including balance of $7,152.-

93 on hand a year ago, aggregated $24,—

774.04. The treasurcr‘s report was prac-

tically covered by the above statement

and by the report of the Finance com—

mittee. This report related that the sub-

committee on co-operation had received

from percentage on trade contracts the

past year, a total of $8,568.32. The ex-

penses of this sub-committee were $2.-

364.6~l, leaving $6,203.68 to the credit of

the Grange. The invested funds were

reported in satisfactory condition. At the

directiOn of the executive committee this

sub-committee purchased, during the

year, 6 per cent Oklahoma school bonds

to the amount of $13,000, the total cost,

including premium and interest, being

$14,881.70. On December 1 of last year

the total securities and cash in the care

of this sub—committee aggregated $39,-





355.36. On December 1 of this year the

total of same was $43,266.55, a gain of

$3.911.19.





An innovation was the election of offi-

cers by a system other than that which

has been in vogue since the early days

of the Grange. Last year the executive

committee was instructed to.prepare a

new method of election, to be patterned





after the Australian ballot system. The

system evolved was put in force this

year. Being new. it did not work per-

fectly, but the slight defects will be eas-

ily remedied. The election for three

members of the executive committee





whose terms expired with this meeting

resulted in the recognition of the Upper

Peninsula by the election of Jerry Lawson,

of Chippewa county, and the return of

H. F. Baker, of Cheboygan county. and

F. G. Palmer, of Gratiot county, for an—

other term.

State Master’s Recommendations.



Space will not hermit the publication

of State Mustcr Hull‘s annual address.

It was a very strong Grange paper and

was wcll rcceivcd by the delegates. Re-

viewing thc splendid organization work

of the past year. he congratulated the

delegates upon the present satisfactory

condition of the Order, but warned them

that while the Grange banner has been

planted in new territory. the Grange still

has a duty to perform in encouraging and

aiding the new organizations in every

possible manner. In order that this aid

may be properly givcn, the continuance

of the deputy system as organized by his

predecessor was recommended. He

strongly urged a more general and hearty

support of the county deputies and the

general and state deputies. Touching the

value of summer rally and field meetings,

he dot-hired that tho dcmand for special

speakers for such meetings has grown

almost beyond the ability of the Grange

to supply them. He spoke eloquently 0f





the value of such meetings to the subor-

dinate and Pomona Granges and declared

that while the practice of allowing the

Grange to choOse its speaker has‘given

the best of satisfaction, he believed that

a more careful consideration, by the

Grange requesting the service, of the

expense entailed, and a better system of

scheduling speakers, would materially re-

duce the expense of this service. He

urged the Pomona Granges to give more

careful supervision to the work of their

subordinates and recommended that the

executive committee of each Pomona hold

at least four meetings each year for the

express purpose of devising ways and

means for organizing new Granges and

for strengthening its weak subordinates.

These meetings should be held before the

regular sessions of thc Pomona.

Grange Life

A portion of Master Hull's address

which was listened to with rapt atten-

tion was the section on insurance, as it

was pretty generally known that the.

subject of Grange life insurance would

come up at this meeting. After briefly

mentioning the success which has attend-

ed the Grange fire and cyclone insurance

companies in the past, and giving them

credit for having brot many good farmers

into the Order, he said:





“For some years back a part of our

membership have been asking for Grange

life insurance. But there did not seem

to be sufficient call for it to warrant its

establishment. During the past year we

have organized a large field of hitherto

unoccupied Grange territory. There

seems to be, in this new field. a need of

some form of efficient life insurance. I

am not one of those cxtremists who be-

lieve that everyone should carry life in-

surance, neither do I especially rccom~

mend life insurance as an investment.

But I do believe that there arc many in

and out of our Order who ought not to

be without it. Many young men and

some young women have parents who

will be or are partly or wholly dependent

upon them. If they live, all will be well.

but if they should. as is always possiblc,

meet an untimely end. it means privation

and perhaps humiliation to those dc‘

pcndent ones. It would scem that every

man who has a wife and children. and

has not of material things enough to pro-

vide for them were be taken, is in duty

bound to make some provisions against

such a disaster as having his family scp<

aratcd, all their home tics broken and the

wife reduced to want. I likc the idea

of fratcrnal insurancc. If my brother's

home has been marked by the grim dc-

stroyer, I am willing from my moans to

contribute something to his needs .Aud

inasmuch as we are all dcpendcnt upon

our brothcrs when we are establishing

out-solves in this world, and again when

we are loosening our moorings and slip—

ping out into the great beyond. it is well

that our fraternity should teach us not

to forget. * ‘* * An ideal insurance

company is the one that combincs the

best risks with efficient inexpensive ma-

chinery. It seems to me that no organi-

zation is better equipped to furnish idczil

insurance than is the Grange. Mortuary

tables prove that farmers are the best

life risks in the world, and in our

Granges we already have the dcsired ma-

chinery. There is bound to be expense

connected with insurance. but we ought

to be able to minimize it. It is urged

against fraternal insurance that after a





Insurance.





(15) 559

time the younger class take up some-

thing new and the rates go unreasonably

high. This has largely been true of fra-

ternal insurance companies that had

nothing to recommend them but insur-

ance. But it seems to me that the great

work of the Grange outside of insurance

is bound to appeal to the young farmers

of Michigan more and more as the value

of organization becomes more apparent,

as it is bound to do, and that we will thus

be enabled to recruit our insurance ranks.



“So much for Grange life insurance in

the abstract. In the concrete, we just

now need its holding power in our order.

In new Grange fields it takes some time

for the members to appreciate the great

educational, social, and influential value

of our Order. And to hold our new mem-

bers until they bccome inoculated with

the true Grange spirit. we must furnish

these material benefits that appeal to

them more directly at the present time.

l would not have the great crowning fea-

tures of Grange work overshadowed nor





detracted from. but would have every-

thing tend to strengthen them. To that





end, I recommend that this session of the

State Grange direct its executive com-

mittce to organize and establish a Grange

fraternal beneficiary life insurance com-

pany."



This part of the address was placed in





.the hands of the committee on Insurance





and, at a later session. the Grange in-

structed the executive committee to or-

ganize such a company.



‘The Statc Master's plea for the better-

ment of rural schools was the subject of

much favorable comment and it will be

given to the readers of this department

in u later issue. as will also his sound

sensible talk on the subjcct of good roads.

The need of strengthening weak lrangcs.

hc advised the dclcgutes, had received

much ailcntioil at his hands and at those

of the Executive Committee. and that

a committee had been appointed to form-

ulate a plan looking to the practical co—

operation of the Agricultural College with

lllc Grunge in an effort to bring practi~

cal agricultural training dircctly to the

farmers. Thc plan submitted by this

committee at a later sessiofifixiiiet with

tho universal approval of the dclcgatcs

and will be glyci‘l'iiT full in a later por-

tion of this report. It constitutes one of

the new lincs of Grange work to be un-

dertaken during the coming your.



011 the mattcr of finances, Master Hull

reminded thc dclcgatcs that, with the

expansion of the organization the expen-

scs of the Stutc Grunge increase. The

importance of patrtmizing thc ti'zttlc con-

tracts libcrully was brot out in thc stato-

mcnt that. owing to thc admirablc mun—





ncr in which thcsc cmitracts had been

hundlwl during the past year by Fast

Muster Horton, thc (lrungc had. dcspilc





its heavy expenses, bccn able to incrcasc

its invostcd funds.



Evitlcntly belicving that host results,

in the direction of securing not-tied logis-

lation. may be obtained by conccntrating

thc efforts of tho 3rangc upon onc or two





measures. the matter of dcsircd logis-

l:ttion was dismisscd with tho rccom-





mcndation that the lcgislative committcc

be instructed to use all fair means to

create sentiment and conditions which

shall favor the enactmcnt into law of

measures making telcphonc companics

common carricrs, and specifically taxing

iron ore and copper.

(Continucd next week).





 





COMPNSinQ the Michigan State Grange of 1909, in Session in the Opera House at Traverse City, December- 14, 1909.
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INTEREST 7e:—

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Telling Children About Santa Claus.





What 'shall we teach our children about

Christmas? The question comes up to

every young father and mother when the

first little one is old enough to prattle

and to understand the beauty of giving

and of receiving. Shall we teach them

about Santa Claus and his wonderful

reindeer, have them hang up their stock—

ings to be filled by the good old saint, or

shall we simply teach them the religious

significance of the day and have nothing

to do with the festivities and frolic of

Yuletide? Of course, many parents an-

swer the question without any thot either

way. If they were brot up to believe in

Santa Claus and have fond memories of

the keen delight they took in his antici-

pated yearly arrivals, they bring up their





babies to believe in the same innocent

deceit. If their parents held all such

Christmas Observances foolish, if not





downright sinful, then these present day

parents take the same attitude with their

boys and girls.



“I don‘t believe in Christmas,” says

a. mother of four little tots. ““‘e never

had any stockings hung up when I was





little, nor any of that silliness about

Santa Claus. “’e didn’t even go to the

Sunday school Christmas tree. Father





and mother taught us the religious mean-

ing of the day and that was all we knew

about it. I never got a Christmas present

in my life until I had a beau, and my

children aren’t going to be indulged in

such foolishness.”



“But didn't that first present from your

beau make you very happy?” I asked.

Didn’t Christmas mean more to you that

year wllen someone thot of you and gave

you a remembrance?"



“\Vell, yes, I suppose it dit,” replied

the mother. “I know I was greatly

pleased. But I can’t bother with Christ-

mas for four children. It is too much

work and takes too much money.”



I thot of the four forlorn, wishful baby

faces I had seen that morning as the

neighbors’ children bragged of what Santa

Claus was to leave them. And I couldn’t

but wonder if that mother would not

show more religious devotion if she ex-

erted herself to bring a little pleasure into

her babies‘ lives, than she could by talk-

ing to them all day long about the birth

of Christ.



“Of course I‘m going to teach my kid—

dies all about Santa Claus.” said a big.

jovial mun. “\Vhy. Christmas isn‘t

Christmas if there isn't a youngster

somewhere about trying to keep

llntil Santa Claus arrives. He

came to our house. and he always

a big fur coat and fur mittens that looked





a wake

always

wore





THE OYSTER.





 





BY EMILY L. 'Fl‘SSEL.

“Now gaily comes that jolly roystrrr. H

The merry, blithe and boneless oyster.





This toothsome bivalve is: Olu- of the

lowest forms in animal life. and, from

a biological standpoint. is a vi-rg' lnslfi-





 





niflcant and worthless part of tine animal

kingdom. Ilis organism is 7}» simpiest

kind; he iltls no power of imiwnrnxtinn, and

his senses of swing. :.»-.:r;r.:r alui :‘mzllng

are very imperfect. ii». ~;...;».'i has a

sluggish existence in tr.» wafer, fir from

being “jolly” or "rm-3r“ “ ii'lf. mi: oyster

has one (’hal'af'ti'iir’i r2.;r er": l.lm

above animals of far higher irv-zinms and





of :if‘fw—th“?





in a more respectable sphere

of mankind,





power to tickle the palates . '

also, to add to our industries. giving em-

ployment to many people. Hundreds of

millions are invested ill this shell fish.

it is estimated that 30,000,000 bushels are

tonsumed in this country chry year. As

there are tricks in all trades, the oyster

business is no eXception. One consists

in “bloating” them in fresh water. This

is now forbidden by law.



The oyster is more procreative than the

The female lays millions of eggs





rabbit.



in a year, from which the young are

hatched without the trouble of being

“set" upon. The egg floats about until it





"catches on;” begins to grow and shells

out, with marvelous rapidity. This won—

derful reproductive power has prevented

the extinction of the oyster.



Maryland has always been famous for

her oysters and, probably, always will be,

The Chesapeake Bay, and the numerous

rivers and inlets form an ideal home for

them. So plentiful are they that even

the very poor can feast on them, unlike





just like father‘s. Every year he asked

us about our behavior for the past year

and upon being assured that we had been

models, he always left the identical things

We had hoped for. I remember the last

year he came. I told mother next day I

tliot it was funny Santa Claus had to

wear father's mittens, and that I knew

they were father's because there was the

patch on them just where she sewed it

on the week before. Santa Claus never

called on us after that. But he has been

a regular visitor at my own home ever

since the first Christmas that my boy

saw on this old globe, and he.is coming

every year until Jack gets old enough to

recognize the mittens.” ,



So we have two views, each with a

multitude of adult adherents. But I am

sure if the decision could be left to the

boys and girls there WOuld be an over-

whelming majority rolled up for Santa

Claus. “'hat if the time is coming when

they will all know him for the old de-

ceiver he is? Just think of the untold

rapture of watching for him every year

until that time comes. The children who

have once really believed in him, never

get over his spell, and if they are taught

that they must help him out and pass

on some of their gifts to the boys and

girls he overlooked, there is small danger

that they will not get plenty of religion

of the kind the world needs most out of

Christmas and its observance.



Of course, the Santa Claus view means

extra work for the mother and a call for

money from father. And I have often

wondered if that isn‘t the reason so





many parents get suddenly worked up

over deceiving children about Christmas

time, and declare loudly against the evil





of teaching children to believe in a myth.

A good many mothers who think it is a

sin to teach their children about Santa

Claus, haven’t the least compunction of

conscience when they try to scare their

little cues with the bug-a-boo man who

runs away with naughty boys and girls,

and these same mothers will threaten to

give" crying children to the ragman, or

call for a policeman to come to their aid.

They will tell the youngsters, too, that

quinine. isn't bitter or castor oil doesn't

taste bad, if they want to give a dose

of either medicine, and then lament af-

terwards that they can‘t get their chil-





dren to mind. Of course. these deceits

are excusable (’3). as being necessary

to discipline. At least. I suppose the

nloth~r thinks so. liut to my mind the





falscl'lood is spotless beside

of these other downright

DoHO'rnr IIL‘DSPITH.





Santa Claus

the «normity

untruths.



in the days of the Roman Empire, when

they were a luxury only to be indulged

in by the Roman gourmets, who dined

aso on nightingalc‘s tongues.



Most people like them two ways, as

Mr. \l'alivrs‘ did his turnips. “cooked and

law,” but a respectable minority prefer

them another wave-Afar away.



Famous chefs and careful housewives

have devised many ways of preparing

them for the table. One of the simplest

is; the oldinary soup or stew; when they

f-thllili be cooked only long enough to

"flute their ruffles."



The following,’ recipes are more complex:



Oysters with Chicken.



Chop or grind very tint- :i pint of cold

cooked chicken, add to this one egg. three

tablespoons of cream, one—fourth cup of

white sauce, one, tezlSpoml of onion juice.

\Vash and drain two dozen large oysters

then cover each with the prepared chick-

en, shaping nicely. Flour lightly, dip into

beaten egg, roll in crumbs and fry ill

deep fat.



Oyster Potato Balls.



Add to cold grated or mashed potatoes,

salt, pepper, beaten egg yolks and melted

butter. Mix well together, then make

into balls, enclosing two or three oysters,

place on a. buttered tin and bake in quick

oven.



Oysters and Corn.



To a pint of canned corn chopped very

fine, add salt, pepper and cream; put a

layer of this in a dish, add a layer of

small oysters, pour over them a little

melted butter, then add another layer

of corn, cover with butered crumbs and

bake in brisk oven for fifteen minutes.



Oysters and Bacon.



Drain and dry the oysters, cut the bacon



in slices about one-half inch thick. Lay





two or three oysters on each slice of

bacon, roll up and fasten with tiny skew-

ers, or tie with cord. Bake in brisk oven

fifteen or twenty minutes. By the time

the oysters are cooked the bacon will be

'crlsp and free of grease.



MOTHER ASKS ADVICE ON FEEDING

’ HER CHILD.





 





Dear Editorz—As Mrs. Hudspith says

she is a mother and will answer any

questions about children, I want to ask

her about my boy who is four years old.

He is active, but fretty. Last August

he was taken very sick in the night, after

a pleasant day. The doctor said it was

worms. He soon rallied but did not seem

as well as before. Just 27 days from

then he had another spell but had less

fever and more pain. At the close of

another 27 days he had another attack

and we then gave him vermifuge two

days each week until time for the fourth

attack. I have heard it was because the

child wasn’t given proper proportions in

his food combination. IVill she tell me

what to feed him?—Mrs. F. S. C., Carson

City



If I only knew what your boy ate on

that “pleasantly passed day!” It is hard

to tell you how to regulate his diet as I

know nothing of what you feed him. In

general, it is Well to confine a child of his

age to cereals, farinzl and other wheat

products, oatmeal, etc., for breakfast,

with cream and no sugar. For dinner,

well cooked potatoes, mashed or baked,

chicken, mutton or beef, all well cooked,

but never pork or the young of animals.

For a dessert give them baked apples,

custards, tapioca and similar light dishes,

but never under any circumstances, pas-

try or rich cakes. The supper should be

light, bread and milk, a little rice.‘ or

perhaps the custard at night instead of

at noon. Oranges might be fed, but not

bananas, nor should such children be al-

lowed to be constantly nibbling candy and

peanuts. The coarse vegetables like ruta-

bagas, squash, etc., should not be fed,

but they might eat creamed vegetable

soups, corn, celery, tomato and the like.

After his next illness try the experiment

of having him fast at least a day, two

days might not hurt, if he i's usually a

hearty eater. (live him plenty of water,

but no food. Mothers make a mistake in

coaxing their children to eat after such

sick spells. Better give the stomach a

rest. An old-fashioned remedy, but one

which accomplishes great things in cases

of indigestion, is a dose of castor oil. The

fact that your child is fretful leads me to

think he is a poor digestor.





 





TH E BOY’S ROOM.





 





BY E. E. B.



Up to a certain age the youngster pays

little attention to the furnishing or the

ornamenting of his room. W'hatevcr in

this line is supplied him satisfies.



There comes a time, however, when he

manifests more interest. If he is fond

of sports he has bats and balls, with the

various paraphernalia. which accompanies

them, and these he wants in his room. If

he takes to “specimens," he will have

mounted bits of stones and arrows, which

he has picked up. Should botany be to

his taste, plants and flowers pressed and

gulnmml to cards will surround the walls.

Fishing tackle appeals almost inevitably

lo tll‘ youth, and with most boys a gun

of some kind comes in for a share of his





attl lilion. So that with his books and

papers, if inclined that way, his room

presents an aspect not at all ill accord





with feminine ideas of what it should be.



There are two courses open to the

mother of such a boy. One is to give him

perfect freedom to arrange this partic-

ular room exactly to his taste. The

other is to exert some sort of jurisdiction

over it and by so doing make it bear a

more orderly appearance. To leave a lad

perfectly free ill such matters often re-

sults in such a litter that it is an an-

noyance to his mother and sisters. Mean-

while, it fosters in the. occupant himself

habits of disorder and untidiness which

bodes nothing but trouble for his wife

should he ever posses one.



ReCently I was talking with a man

of about 24 about this very thing. He

said, “When I was a kid I used to like

to carry to my room every old thing I

came across. These I wanted to hang

on the walls or keep stored away in

boxes, or, what pleased me better, allow

them to lie around upon table or chair,

even the, floor; but mother had different

ideas and would not permit me to make

of my room a museum or a laboratory

for my various endeavors. She would talk

it over with me and try to make me see

that it was better to keep my room tidy.



Another young man whom I know was

given free rein to follow his inclinations

in this matter because his mother de—





 





. DEC. 25, 1909.





cided that since the room was his own

he should have the privilege of arranging

it to suit himself. A state of affairs be-

gun which grew to be quite an annoyance

‘but she put up with it because he liked it

that way. Today that boy is away from





homeobut those habits cling to him and '





his room is perpetually in a clutter.



Do habits acquired in youth follow boys

after they go out from the parental roof?

Indeed they do! And while it is not all

ways safe to judge the mother, by the

son, still one can quite accurately decide

whether he was made to pick up his be-

longings and preserve tidiness, or

whether he was left free to follow his

own will and leave things for others to

pick up.



It means a great deal of work for the

mother to get her sons started right in

this respect for the average boy is care-

less and inclined to make light of in-

structions along that line. Since it is a

life time one way or the other for him,

and usually means much to others as

well, it is effort that pays in the end.

If the boy marries, the mother may be

assured that his wife will be glad, if he

has been trained to .pick things up instead

of scattering them abroad and to remem—

ber that other people have rights as

well as he.





TO CURE HAMS AND CORN BEEF.





 





Dear Editor:—-I noticed a request in

your paper some time ago for these re-

cipes, so I aln sending mine, which I know

are good ones. In curing hams, to 100

pounds of meat use six pounds of fine.

salt, three pounds of brown sugar or three

quarts of molasses and one quart of salt—

petre, pulverized. Mix 'well together and

rub each piece with the mixture, all but

the skin, and pack down in a cask or tub.

Let them remain a few days, say five or

six, then turn them over and sprinkle

lightly with salt. Let them remain a few

more days then add brine strong enough

to bear up an egg, and let them remain

covered with it for three or four weeks,

when they are ready for the smokehouse,



To corn beef, use, for 100 pounds ofi

meat, four pounds of salt and one-quarter

pound of saltpetre. Dissolve in water and

when thoroly dissolved, have brine boiling

hot and pour it over the beef which has

been packed in a cask. The beef will be

thoroly salted the following day. This

recipe has been used in our family for

over thirty years—Mrs. A. E. Arnold.





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WORKING APRON.





 





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give size when you order. Address orders

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no stronger than Its weak-

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if there Is a weakness of

stomach, liver or .Iungs,

there is a weak link in the

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I THE MICHIGAN FARMER.’





HOW WE SOLVED THE SANTA CLAUS

QUESTION.





 





B!’ E. H. M’DONAGH.



Last year we told the Santa. Claus story

willingly, and enjoyed the baby wonder

and glee over his coming, but this year

the baby is'four, and a serious person

who wants to know the “how” and “why"

of everything. He has learned of God,

who is the “Maker of all made," and

says his bed-time prayer, and is an in-

dividual with a religion. But his greatest

faith and reverence, so far, is, as it

should be, centered in his father and

mother, and to him, .as to every child,

the first ideas of power and truth and

goodness are derived from the parent.

Only gradually can he develop clear re-

ligious perception enough to think of a

God. personifying all good.



The beginning is made. Vie do not dare

to confuse his present idea of one all-

powerful God, by introducing a second

and lesser ('2) god, who watches over

children to find them either good or bad,

a terrible, everpresent all-seeing being,

who comes at Christmas to reward the

good or, if we carry the beautiful old

German fairy story further, to leave only

a bundle of whips for the naughty or dis-

obedient child. For the boy who has

reached this age and asked the question,

“VYhy do we have Christmas?" we have

to give either the Christian story of

the birth of the Savior, or the other

story, beautiful if you please, but never-

theless pagan, of the fairy sprite, god. or





 





 





The strong man has a strong

stomach. Take the above

recommended “ Discovery ”

and you may have a strong

stomach and a strong body.





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saint, whichever way you choose to tell

‘ it. wuo comes on the great day to reward

1the good and punish the bad. No use

seriously telling the two stories for fact,

for the pagan idea to supercede the

Christian. Even if we could look in the

trustful eyes and tell a lie to our son

we should not dare destroy his only “evi-





dence of things not seen," his belief in

his pai'cnts’ word.



We have told the li’lgcnd to our boy——

as a legend. \thn he asks, “is there :1

Santa Claus?" we answer frankly, “no——

we just play Santa Plans." And when

he asks if he really comes down the





chimney he is shown the absurdity of the

idea. int he is nevertheless absorbed in

plans for this wonderful day, the birthday





of the Christ—child. Of course, there is

no Santa Claus but: lots of people play

Santa Claus. and to play Santa Claus





himself, with a big cap. and some wonder-

ful white cotton whiskers that his mother

made for him. and a belt and bells—just

like the pictures. And he has hid treas-

ures——h<- and mamma. for all the family,

to surprise them with on i‘hristinas Day.

and he plays his splendid game. and

plans to wear those wonderful whiskers,

and g0 clear over to Grandma‘s and play

Santa Claus for her. and for the little

cousins. So full of the joy of anticipation

is our small son, that no one could con-

vince us that in telling the truth and se-

curing his faith in us. we have deprived

him of one jot; of Christmas joy.





EASY WAY TO COOK PUMPKIN.





Dear Editor:-~~~Si’iinc one told me of

such a convenient method of preparing

pumpkin for pics, that I should like to

pass the method on. Cut a square from

the stem end. haviig the stem for a

handle, and scoop out the seeds, replace

the cover to retain the steam. and set

into the oven to bake.~Mrs. S. K. G.





THE CHARGE OF THE SHOPPING

BRIGADE.





lIalf :1 black, half a block,

Half a block onward;

All on the bargain limit

Go the s‘tccn hundred.

“Forward flu= Shop brigade!

(‘hai'ge double pl'icc;" he said.

Into .ho jamborcc

Salt-Simon to right of them

Sliopgirls lorleft of them,

Yollgvod and thundered.





Like it Yale rush, poll nit-ll.

iohlly they plunged and \VK'II.





Into the jaws of death.

Into the Slmppcrs‘ hell

I):I>‘~il the s‘tcon hundrwl.

Torn clothes and crumpled hair,

Pockets picked cvci'ywlici'c,

{aising Old Harry there.

All playing Santa ("laus.

Patience surpassing:

Honor the charge they made.

Honor the Shop brigade.

\l'ho was the tool that said:

"’I‘iines will be hard, [‘in 'fi'aidf"

Guess he was “gassing."

One-half rup of black coffee containing),

:7 teaspoonful of lemon juice will often

cure sick headache. A glass of lemonade,

'without sugii'. in which one—fourth of a.

teaspoonful of soda is dissolvwl. will often





cure billions headache.





 





 





AGENTS you will get more orders and

make more money by so doing during the

next few weeks, than in double the time

any other season of the year. Go after

[them is the way to get them.





Wm

Home Queries Exchange

Column Conducted By

Elisabeth.





Jennie R.:———Heliotrope plants can be

grown in the house all winter, if the pots

have perfect drainage and the plants are

kept in a rather cool temperature. Too

much moisture will cause the leaves to

turn back. They should be given just

enough water to keep them from drying

out. There is no reason why you should

not be successful with them if care is

taken—J. Y.





Mrs. Smith—You should not have al-

lowed your light quilts to become so soiled

on the edges. Take a strip of white cloth

and haste over each end of new light

quilts, so it extends several inches down,

this saves the soil from the quilt and they

can be taken off and washed. If you do

not want to wash the whole quilt that is





soiled, dip the soiled ends in a pan of



gasoline and clean that way. Keep it



away from the tire—Mary T.

Housewifez—Several other excellent





recipes for plum pudding have been sent

in but most of them are similar to the

one published last week. The following

one is a little different: one cup of beef

suet, chopped fine, one cup of brown

sugar, one pound of currants, one pound

of raisins, chopped and seeded, quarter

pound of Citron. chopped, and lemon if

you like. Stir this into a batter made as

follows, and quite stiff: Four Aggs well

beaten, two cups of sour milk, and soda

to sweeten it. two slices of bread crumbcd

line. season with all kinds of spices. a

little salt and two tablespoons of molas-

ses. Steam four hours. This is enough

for about fifteen. Serve with sweet or

sour sauce—Mrs. S. T., Hastings.



lid. S.:——ln last week's query column

asked wlnu to do for chilblains. I

would advise a new treatment. which is

also effective for one bothered with cold

for-t. Soak the feet once a day in real

hot water, with a little soap added. Let

them remain in the water at least half

an hour.

a ilaxseed ponltice

parts immediately

treatment should be continued at least

a week and if a cure is to be effected a

dark spot will begin to show and then

turn black as the treatment progresses.

in time the spot will come to the surface

and can Ilo shaved off or allowed to dis-

appear of itself. But unless it does this.

do not consider it cured.——'I‘. Y. 13..

Albion.





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company with one young.r man and I have

another follow I love bottci‘ and would





like to go with him. \Yhat would be the

most friendly way of leaving him, and

tell me how to win the other one?—

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If you do not care to

man you are going with continue his at-

tention to you.

do not care to have him call any more,





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may ask him to call

it pleasant for him,

think that you are throwing yourself at

him, as that will only disgust him. It

is best for a young lady not to show a

young man that she admires him too

much. as he wants to be the WOOL‘l‘.





upon you. and make

but don't let him





. Elisabethz—l know a young man

who is always friendly towards mi- and

talks to me whenever he has the oppor—

tunity. I think he has hinted several

times about wanting to call on lllt‘. but

has Ilt‘\'t'l‘ said so right out. “'ould it In-

:ill right if I asked IlIlll to (-all~ or should

1, \‘.';ill until he asked nu- if in- inight‘.’~~

l’oi'ploxed Maiden, llolly,



Yes. it is perfectly proper

him to call. {is nowadays young

aim supposed to give the invitation

most young men wait for it. altho it

is contrary to the oldtiine custom of the

gentleman taking the initiative. This

new way relieves the young lady of the,

ombai'i‘assmoni of having to refuse un—

desirable lili‘il. and allows her to choose

Ilt‘l‘ own friends.





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December 22, 1909.

Grains and Seeds.





Wheat—The range of prices the past

week has been above the quotations for

the preceding week, but on the opening

Monday there was a bearish feeling thot

to be partially due to the distraction

caused by the interest in the holidays.

While the receipts from farmers have

brightened up a little yet the millers, in

the northwest especially, are after every—

thing they can get hold of for flouring

purposes and this, with the decrease in

the visible supply of the continent and

of the world, gives the bulls hope in the

present basis, and whenever the slump is

on they take offerings with confidence.

Cables have been strong during the week,

and in Argentine rains have disturbed

the harvesting of the crop in some sec-

tions. One year ago we were paying

$1.04 for No. 2 red wheat. Quotations

for the week are as follows:



No. 2 No. 1

Red. White. May. July.





Thursday . . . .1.25 1.25 1.28 1.04%

Friday ....... 1.25% 1.25% 1.28% 1.05%

Saturday ..... 1.26 1.26 1.28% 1.06



Monday .....1.25-'3/; 1.25%, 1.28% 1 06%

Tuesday . . . .1.25 25 1 8 1.05%





. . .2



Wednesday ..1.23% 1.23% 1.26% 1.04%



Germ—Prices have been on a little bet-

ter basis this week. The cold weather

appears to have given the trade a brisker

demand and with the heavier feeding on

the farms incident to the real winter

conditions and the better prices for wheat

there is a firmer feeling in the market.

Visible supply shows a decrease of nearly

a million bushels. The local market rules

firm and the demand is getting more and

more urgent here as the cold weather

continues. One year ago we were pay—

ing for No. 3 corn, 59c. Quotations for

the week are:





No.3



No.3 Yellow.



Thursday 62 63

Friday 62 63

Saturday 62 63

Monday . 62% 63%

Tuesday ..... 62% 63%

Wednesday ..... 62% 63%





Oats—The tone of this trade is largely

dependent upon the character of the corn

and wheat deals and consequently there

has been during the past week a firm

feeling at most of the sessions. The de—

mand is urgent considering the high price

ruling. Receipts are small. The visible

supply for the continent shows a liberal

decrease. One year ago the price for No.

3 cats was 510 per bu. Quotations are:



‘ Standard.





Thursday ........... 46%

Friday ......... . 46%

Saturday .......... 401/2

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

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

Wednesday ....................... 40%,





Beans.——There appears to be a good de-

mand for beans but holders of the product

are not in a disposition to let the legumes

go and conequently there is no trading





and the prices given below are only





nominal. They are:





Cash. Jan

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

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

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

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

' Inesday ................... 2 05 2.0!

'W'edncsday ................ 2.0;) 2.07





Cloverseed.—The factors in the clover-

seed market did not sustain the advance

made last week and quotations are lower,

The dealing has been real active for the.

past few days, however. Following are

the quotations for the week:





PrimeOSpot. 81:333. Algikae.

Thursda ......... $9. 0 . . 5

Friday .y. .......... 9.00 9.20 7.823

satur‘aay ......... 9.00 9.20 7.8:}

lionday ........... 8.95 _ 9.15 7.82

Tuesday ........... 8.80 9.00 7.85

Wednesday ....... 8.70 8.90 7.85





Rye—Trade is quiet and easy with quo-





tation 1%0 abovc the price given last





week. No. 1 is quotcd at 780 per bu.





Visible Supply of Grain.

T iis week. Last week





I - ............. 28,010,000 28,400,000

311:3”. .3 .............. 6,619,000 5,653,000

Oats ................. 11,520,000 12,228,000

Rye .................. 809,000 923,000

Barley ............... 2,900,000 3,631,000





Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc,

Fiour.—-Market steady, With prices on

last week’s basis. Quotations are as





follows:



(llcar ................................ $5.89

Straight 5.39

Patcnt Michigan ..................... 6. 2

tn'dinary Patent ...................... x9.)





Hay and Straw.—Market is unchanged

and firm. Carlot prices on 'track

are: No_ 1 timothy, new, $14.50@1:>; No.

2 timothy, $135063”; clover. mixed, $13.50

((7191; rye. straw, $7607.50; wheat and oat

straw. $630077 per ton.



Feed.——Braii lower: other kinds steady.

Bran, $24 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.——Still wholesalers are pur-

chasing tubers at the prices given last

week. The demand is perhaps a little

less active because of the holiday atten—

tion. Offerings are only in fair amount.

Michigan grown are selling in car lots at

35c per bu. in bulk, and in sacks at

3870400.



Provisions—Family pork, $26€026.50;

mess pork, $25; medium clear, $255077)

26.50; pure lard, 151/40: bacon, 17@17%c;

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

hams, 121/c.



Daiify and Pauitry Products.



Butter.——Creamery butter made another

advance of a cent the past week. The

supply keeps gradually growing smaller

as the season progresses. Dairy goods

remain unchanged. Quotations are: Ex-

tra creamery. 35c per lb; first do., 340;

dairy, 24c; packing stock, 22%0.



Eggs.—-Dealers are not finding as many





 





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fresh eggs .on the market as is needed





.and conse uently the price is up 1%c in

q . n ylvania fleeces—XX, 37c; No. 1





since a .week ago: Current offerings,





-cases included, are quoted at 30c per doz.





Poultry.——The active holiday demand

has run prices for the diffe ent kinds of

poultry to a higher basis. Turkeys and

ducks are especially scarce. Geese and

chickens are easier. Quotations for the

week are: Live.——Spring chickens, 14c;

hens, 13C; ducks, 14@15c; geese, 12@13c;

turkeys, 20@21c. Dressed.——-Chickens, 15

@160; ducks, 16@17c; geese, 13@14c; tur-

keys, 22@23c per lb.



Cheese.—Steady. Michigan full cream,

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

schweitzer, 21c; brick cream, 18c per lb.

8@9.c per lb.



Calves—Choice to fancy, 10@11c; 0r-

dinary, 9@100 per lb.



Fruits and Vegetables.



Cabbage.—-—Higher. Home-grown, $1.75

@2 per bu.



Onlons.—Domestic offerings 65@700 per

bu. Spanish, $1.35 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 $2603.50 per bu.



Nuts.—Buternuts, $1 per bu; walnuts,

75c; shell bark hickory, $2@2.25.



Vegetables.—Beets, 60c per bu; carrots,

60c per bu; cauliflower, $1.75@2 per doz;

hothouse cucumbers, 750@1.25 per doz;

green onions, 12%0 per doz; green pep-

pers, 60c per bu; mint, 25c per doz; pars—

ley, 20c per doz; lettuce, hothouse, 10¢ per

lb; turnipS, 60c per bu; watercress, 35c

per doz.





 





OTHER MARKETS.





Grand Rapids.





The bean market is quiet, white beans

selling on a $1.75 basis all over the state.

Dealers are paying on a $2.50 basis for

red kidney beans. The acreage of red

kidneys is increasing, the it is still very

small as compared with the white pea

beans. \Vheat is up 2c, with other grains

unchanged. Butter, both dairy and

crcamery, is up 1c. Eggs are firm at

quotations. The onion market is a little

higher. In poultry, spring ducks are 10

higher. Dressed hogs are steady at 10%c.



Quotations follow: '



Grain.——VVheat, $1.21; oats, 47c; corn,

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



Beans—VVhite, machine screened, $1.75;

red kidney, $2.50 basis.



Biitter.——Buying prices, Dairy, No I.

260; creamery in tubs or prints, 34c

per lb.



Eggs—Case count, 27@28C.



Apples.—50@75c. .



VegctableswPotatoes, 35@40c; onions,

60c pcr bu; cabbage, 30@40c doz;

cauliflower, $1.50(a>1.60 per doz; beets, 500

per bu; carrots, 40c; turnips, 35c; Hub—

bard squash, 10 lb; celery, 12%c; parsley,

200 doz; cucumbers, 800 doz.



Hogs—Dressed, 10%c.



Live Poultry.——Fowis, 10%@11c; roos—

ters, 8609c; spring chickens, 110012c;

spring ducks, 12@13c; young geese, 9@

10c; young turkeys, 17@18c.





 





 





Chicago.



Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.27@1.28; May,

$1.1l%; July, $102143.



Corn.—~No. 3, 610 May, 66%0; July, 660.



Oats—N0. 3 white, 44%@45%c; May,

44%c.



Butter.—-Creamery grades are higher

and dairy goods steady. Demand good and

supply short. Creameries, 27@35c; dairi-

ies, 2571.300.



Eggs—A strong advance was made in

egg trade and the market is steady at

the new figures. Prime firsts. 36%c; firsts,

35c; at mark, cases included, 251/2@30%c

per dozen.



Hay and Straw.—-Market firm at

higher prices. Quotations: Timothy,

choice, 318611850; No. 1, 317671750; No.

2 and N0. 1 mixed, $16fi1650; No. 3 and

No, 2 mixed, 836713.50; rye straw. $972

10; oat straw, $750458; wheat straw,

$6.50fi7.50.



Potatoes—Market has fair demand at

steady prices. Choice to fancy quoted at

424: 43c per bu; fair to good, 35fii40c.



Beans—Higher. Choice hand-picked,

$2.15 per bu; fair to good, $2.10; red kid-

neys, $2.50@2.90.



St. Louis.



Grain—“meat, No. 2 red. $1.28%fi1.32;

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

450.



Hay.——Steady. Timothy 1'0, 1 is selling



at 316506717 per ton; No. 2, $136115; No.

2. $12.25; clover. No. 1. $167117; No, 2,

$15; clover mixed, $13.50; alfalfa quotable

at $17.50@18 for No. 1 and $15@17 for

No. 2.

J Potatoestarket easy and lower,

Fancy, well-matured stock, in car lots on

track, quoted at 500 per bu; common to

fair, 33c.





 





 





New York.



Butter—Market strong with nearby

goods higher, \Vestcrn factory firsts, 23%

fil‘L5c; crcamcry specials, 37c.



l4]ggs.~Pri«-cs higher. Market strong.

\Vcstcrn first to extras, 32(11370; seconds;

2861‘3lc; fancy rcfrigci'utor stock, 20%

((1 241/90.



I"!Illli'l‘\'.—*DI‘OFS(‘(], steady. Western

chickens, broilers. 1801123c: fowls, 1300

17%c; turkeys, 2fi%@26c. Liver—Steady.

Chickens, 13c; fowls, 15c: turkeys, 15GD23c.



Potatoesfir Market :1 little draggy. Tone

weak. State and Michigan potatoes in

bulk now selling at $1.50@1.75 per 180



O .

pfniriigs and Straw.~Prices steady the

past ‘wcck and markctthis steady onI the

old basis. Hay, tlmo y, pr me, arge

bales, per 100 lb., $1.02% :No. 3 a 1, 87%c

@$1.00; shipping, 82%(73850; packing, 5971)

55c; clover and clover mixed, 8060950.;

straw, long rye, 80®95e; short and tangled

rye, 60c; eat and wheat, 55c.



Bostori.



W'ool.~With a revival in the demand

for Californian and western steak the

wool trade has shown some life the past

week. Prices have not given evidence of

softening up and the manufacturers are

compelled to pay the values asked by

holders. In the west representatives of

eastern houses are continuing to make

contracts for the new clip, but the local

dealers are not in a disposition to con-





' THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





tract for less than 26c per lb. The'lead—

quotations are as follows: Ohio and





Was ed, 40@4lc; fine unwashed, 27@28c;

half blood combing, 36@37c three-eighths

blood combing, 36@37c; quarter blood

combing, 34@350; delaine washed, 390;

delaine unwashed, 32., Michigan, Wiscon.

sin and New York fleeces—Fine unwash-

ed, 25@260; delaine unwashed, 31@32¢;

half blood unwashed, 35@36c; three~

eighths blood unwashed, 35@36e; quarter

blood, 33@34c. Kentucky, Indiana and

Missouri—Three-eighths blood, 34c; quar—

ter blood, 32@33c.

Elgln.



Butter.—-Market firm at 350 per 1b.,

which is 10 above last week’s price.

Sales for the week aggregated 605,000

lbs., compared with 629,300 lbs. last week.





 





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





December 20, 1909.

Buffalo.



(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, N, Y.)



Receipts of sale stock here today as

follows: Cattle, 140 loads; hogs, 16,000;



sheep and lambs, 18,000; calves, 700.



The cattle market today was steady to

strong at last week’s prices. We look

for the trade to be better from now on.

Bulls sold from 15@250 per hundred higher

while the stockers and feeders were

steady, The best fresh cows and forward





 





.springers sold strong but the common





kinds and the late springers are very

hard to sell.



We quote: Best export steers, $6.50@7;

best 1,200 to 1,300—1b. shipping steers,

$6.25@6.50; best 1,100 to 1,200-lb. d0., $5.50

@6: medium 1,050 to 1,150~lb. steers, $5@

5.25; light butcher steers, $4.75@5; best

fat cows, $4.50@5, few shade higher; fair

to good do., $3.506413.75; trimmers, $2.50@

2.75; best fat heifers, $5@5.25, some fancy

at 6c; fair to good do., 534.25.694.50; com-

mon d0., $3.50@3.75; best feeding steers,

950 to 1.000 lbs., $4.60fr04.85; best feeding

steers, 800 to 900 lbs., $4.25@4.50; 700 to

750—lb. deliorned stockers, $4604.15; 600 to

650-lb. d0., $3.60@3.80; little common

stockers, $3.25@3.50; best bulls, $4.50@5;

bologna bulls, $3.65@3.85; stock bulls, $3.25

((03.50; best fresh cows and springers, $45

((060; fair to good d0., $30@40; common,

$206,025.



Owing to a good many lambs being late

in arriving today we obtained strong

prices this morning. We sold one load

for Harrison Walters, of Clarkston, Mich.,

at $8.85. They were a very fine load of

lambs and topped the market today. The.

market is closing about 10c lower tonight,

tops selling at $8.65 and with. heavy re-

ceipts we think they may sell a little

lower the last of the week.





\Ve quote: Best lambs, $8.65@8.75; fair

to good, $8@8.60; culls, $7607.50; skin





culls, $4.50@5.50; best calves, $9.50@10.25;

fair to good, $8@9; heavy, $4@4.50; year-

lings, $6.75007.25; wethers. $5.50@6; ewes,

$5.25@5.75; cull sheep, $2@4.



The hog market this morning opened

strong 56010e higher than Saturday and

closed steady at opening prices. Fair





clearance.



We quote: Choice heavy, $8.50@8.65;

mixed and medium, $8.50@8.60; best

yorkers, $8.40@8.50; light yorkers and pigs

$8.356718.40; roughs, $7.80@7.90; stags,

$7@7.25.





 





Chicago,

December 20, 1909.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ...... 19,000 47,000 20,000

Same, day last year ..27.587 35,536 11,264

Received last week ..84,270 202,717 112,689

Same week last year.69,028 210,315 111,315



Cattle were marketed too freely last

week, stormy winter weather and the

high price of corn tending to discourag

holding stock any longer, particularly as

many stock feeders had little faith in the

future of the market. Fully 14,000 cattle

were left unsold Monday night, and large

accumulations made it hard work later

in the week to keep values from slump-

ing. Many cattle marketed by shippers

sold considerably below their first cost

in the country, and instances of steer

sales at $5.50@6, which showed declines

of 40€L5Oc below country cost were num—

erous. The feeders fared about as bad,

however, as many of them sold at prices

that meant serious losses on their invest-

ments. A large share of the beef steers

sold at $5796.50, with the poorer light-

weight stcers bringing $3.70094.75, while

a limited number of finished cattle brot

$7.5077,v8.65. This is a bad showing, but

many feeders state that feed yard condi—

tions are in such bad shape that selling

the cattle is a necessity, as corn can no

longer be fcd except with much waste.

Good 1,300 to 1,400—lb. steers went at

$625717, with choice heavy steers at

$7.50fi‘7.75, while a few yearlings topped

the market at $8.65. Butcher stock par—

ticipated in the bad breaks in prices.

cows and licifcrs bringing $315676, while

canners and cutters sold at $2603.10 and

bulls at $3flr5. Calvcs had a good outlct

when of good quality, the bcst light-

weight vcalr-rs selling up to $10 per 100

lbs, and sales were made all the Win!

down to $3704.75 for the coarser heavy

lots. There was a good stockcr and

fecdcr trade, with no weakening in prices

for the better class of feeders, but other-

wiSe values were considerably lower un—

dcr much larger offerings. Feeders sold

at $3.90fit5.40 and stockers at $2.75@4.40,

the general market being $25€040e lower

than a week earlicr. Milkch and spring-

ers had a poor eastern outlet owing to

bad weather, and prlCcs were largely $5

((110 per head lower. prime lots excepted.

Sales were at $256775 each. During the

lattcr part of the week much smaller cat-

tle supplies served to bring about an

active demand and a partial recovery of

the decline in prices. and the extremely

small “run” today, Monday, sent prices

up 10@25c, there being a great lack of

fat beeves‘.



Hogs were. marketed much more freely

last week, but increased supplies at this

season are to be expected, and certainly

there were not any too large supplies for

the extensive requirements of killers. as

plenty of material was needed to meet

the liberal requirements of the fresh meat

trade and to help increase the badly de~





 





   





 





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pleted stocks of provisions. Hence, the

hogs were well taken, and bad breaks in

prices failed to take place, while speedy

recoveries usually followed moderate de-

chnes._ Packers wanted hogs with plenty

of weight, as usual, and lighter weights

suffered discrimination, causing some

widening out in the spread in prices. The-

week’s top price, $8.70, was the top of

the year, and even the commonest hogs

sold far above prices seen in former

years, altho the demand for swine was

mainly local, with eastern purchases far

behind those of one and two years ago.

Spring pigs are now growing rapidly and

are coming to market in steadily increas—

ing numbers. Little sickness is reported

among droves of pigs, and everything

now favors feeders. there being everv

prospect of a continuance of the good

demand from killers. Another week be-

gins today with large receipts and a good

demand at largely steady prices, hogs

selling at $7.95@8.60. Best light hogs sell

at $8.40 and pigs at $6.75@8.



Sheep and lambs that had good quality

met With a good demand last week for

the. Christmas holiday trade, and, with

hardly enough of the best class Offered,

extremely high prices were obtained by

sellers, the best lambs selling at $8.60, the

highest figure seen since the middle of

July. The worst feature was the mar-

keting of a good many unfinished lambs,

these being slow of sale at a market dis-

count. W'ith sheep and yearlings it was

much. the same as with lambs, buyers

exerCismg discrimination in making up

their selections and taking the less at—

tractive looking consignments only when

they were unable to secure better lots.

A feature of trade was the marketng of

fed sheep and lambs finished on stubble

fields and beet tops. The sheep feeding

industry is growing in some regions, There

was a good demand for feeders whenever

the weather was mild enough to make the

compulsory dipping process less danger-

ous to stock, and feeder lambs sold at

$6.75@7.15. The market for sheep and

lambs was depressed and lower late in

the week, but it rallied sharply today un-

der small Monday offerings, lambs going

at $5608.40, wethers at $5@6, ewes at

$2.50@5.50 and yearlings at $6.25@7.25.



After a fortnight of suspended trading,

during which period the stables at the

stock yards were used for the mammoth

horse show, the horse trade was resumed

last.week, but there was not much ani—

mation in business most of the time,

and altho horses were received in decid-

edly smaller numbers than a year ago,

some bad breaks in prices-took place.

Plenty of horses were sold below their

cost in the country, and there was verv

little call for drivers and saddlers at $150

@300 per head, while heavy drafters were

slow mostpf the time at 86560275, no

large trading being done above $200.

Small southern chunks were among the

most active sellers, bringing $75@150, and

part; of the time mules were in good de-

mand at $150@275 for shipment to Penn-

sylVania.





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LIVE STOCK NOTES.





Within a short time the Santa Fe rail-

road has made the first step toward com-

plying with the promises of the various

roads to aid in making Chicago a great

wool market by equalizing the wool rates

from the west thru Chicago with those

thru St. Louis and other markets. Nearly

$400,000 already has been invested in the

wool market project in Chicago by the

National Wool Storage & \Varehouse Co.

The wool markets of the country have

had_a remarkably prosperous year, there

havmg been a complete recovery from the

finanCial panic that began two years ago

and extended into last year. The Na-

tional Association of Wool Manufacturers,

in its twenty-first annual estimate, says

that the wool business experienced dur-

ing 1907—8 was the most disastrous season

that American wool growers had expe~

rieneed since the free wool period of 1894

to 1897. It states that Ohio wools, which

averaged 48 cents a scoured pound Octo—

ber in the previous year, averaged 64

cents in the present year. Montana

wools, which averaged 510 last year, have

risen to 68c, and Wyoming wool has risen

from 490 to 67c in the same time. For

the entire country the average price of

scoured wool based on Boston prices was

46.60 in 1908 and 63.60 in 1909, the aver-

age price now being practically the same

as it was in 1906. Reports from widely

separated sections indicate a tendency

toward the production of finer wools,

The total wool production of the United

States last year is estimated at 328,110,-

749 lbs., an increase of 6,863,137 lbs, over

the preceding year. The total value of

the wool clip this year is estimated at

$88,829,746, compared with $61,707,516 last

year. The Chicago wool warehouse, the

joint enterprise of western growers and

Chicago business men, with a capacity

of 25,000,000 lbs., has been erected, the

outgrowth of discontent among western

slieepmen with methods of eastern wool

buyers. Boston is still in the business

actively, howevcr, and one of the largest

woolt (warehsoustis }in the world has been

crcc c in .‘out 7 Boston, with

Of 125,000,000 lbs of wool. a capacity





On a rcccnt Monday 45,640 head of cat-

tle were unloadcd at the Chicago stock

yards, the supply being iiicreatsed t0 lib-

cral proportions by the wide—spread desire

of cattle feeders to get rid of their short-

fcd stOck and avoid heaVy winter feed

bills. More than half of these were car-

ried ovcr unsold at the close of the dav

and helped to depress the market on sub-

sequent days. Cattle fed from sixty to

ninety days have comprised the greater

part of the marketings for some weeks

past, and most cattlemen are not disposed

to feed for longer periods. Prices have

experienced severe reductions, and, as

was expected, prime corn-fed cattle have»

ceased to bring the exceptionally large

premium that was paid a few weeks ago.

when beeves were in lively demand for

the Christmas holiday trade at home and

abroad. Still, feeding prospects appear

good, cattle prices being still higher than

at corresponding dates in recent years,

and well—bred steers and heifers that are

made good and fat within a few months.

are likely to make money for feeders.





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Stock markets are reports at last week;

all other markets. are right up to date.

Thursday’s Detroit Live Stock markets

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Thursda 's Market.

fibecember 23, 1909.

Cattle.





Receipts, 729. Market dull at

week’s prices on all grades.



We quote: Extra. steers and heifers,

$5.50@5.75; steers and heifers..'1,000 to

1,200, $5.40@5.50; steers and heifers, 800

to 1,000, $5625.25; steers and heifers that

are fat, 500 to 700, $3.75@‘4.15; CllOlce fat.

cows, $4.50; good fat cows, $3.50@4; cam-





last





mOn cows, $250653; canners, $1.50@2.25;

choice heavy bulls, $4.25; fair to good'





$3.50@4; stock bulls, $3@

3.50; choice feeding steers, 800 to 1,000,

$4.25@4.50; fair feeding steers, 800 to

1,000, $4; choice stockers‘ 500 to 700, $4;

fair stockers, 500 to 700, $3.50@3.75; stock

heifers, $3@3.25; milkers, large, young,

medium age, $40@50; common milkers,

$20@30.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Hopp 3 butchers

av 773 at $3.50, 6 do av 745 at $3.95; to

Sullivan P. Co. 4 cows av 900 at $2.50, 2

do av 1,090 at $3, 1 do weighing 1,250 at

$4. 1 do weighing 1,000 at $3, 3 steers_ av

933 at $5.30, 4 heifers av 570 at $3.35, 2

cows av 1,155 at $3.75, 1 bull weighing

1,020 at $3.75, 2 canners av 625 21631.75;

to Hammond, S. Co. 1 bull weighing

1,250 at $4. 1 steer weighing 820 at $4.50,

9 do av 888 at $4; to Bresnahan 2 COWS

av 950 at $2.25; to Goose 2 do av 840:“

$2.75; to Kainman B. Co. 1 do weighing

1.130 at $4, 2 steers av 860 at $4.60; to

Kamman 2 heifers av 770 at $4.50. 10

butchers av 657 at $3.60; to Rattkowsky

3 do av 460 at $3.25; to Markowitz 3 cows

av 1,050 at $3.60, '3 do av 940 at $3.50, 2

do av 1,110 at $4.25. 1 do weighing 1,080

at $3; to Hammond. S. & Co. 1 bull weigh—

ing 1,250 at $3.75: 3 steers av 1.226 at

$5.50, 8 do av 932 at $4.75, 3 do av 1,013

at $5.50; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 4 cows av

300 at $3.40, 1 do weighing 1,000 at $2.75,

2 heifers av 865 at $4.60; to Marx 8 steers

av 828 at $4.40; to Davenport 3 stockers

av 676 at $3.60, 4 do av 742 at $4; to Goose

3 cows av 983 at $2.85; to Bresnahan 3

stockers av 643 at $3. .



Roe Com. Co. sold Regan 9 heifers av

300 at $3.35; to Kamman B. Co. 12 butch—

crs av 687 at $4, 1 cow weighing 950 at

$3; to Sullivan P.‘ CO. 9 cows av 933 at

$2.50; to Rattkowsky 3 butchers av 360

:11 $3.



Spi-ccr & R. sold Golden & C0. 3 cows

:iv 1,173 at $3.50, 2 do av 940 at $3.50;

to Hammond, S. & Co. 20 steers av 1,01.)

Ht $5, 7 do av 1.068 at $4.25, 6 heifers nv

733 at $4.25; to Fromm 17 butchers av 568

zit $2.50; to Goose 6 cows av 975 at $3; to

Bresnahan 2 do av 950 at $2.50, 3 couriers

av 866 at $2.25, 2 do av 935 at $2.50, 3 do

21v 846 at $2.65. 10 do av 882 at $2.50; to

Hammond, S. & Co. 2 heifers av 96-.» at

$5.50, 3 butchers av 820 at $3.80, 2 bulls

:iv 880 at $3.50; to Lacalt 17 butchers av

743 at- $3.80; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull

weighing 1,100 at $3.50; to Cook 7 butchers

av 845 at $3.75, 5 do av 740 at $4, 3 do av

830 at $4; to Goose. 5 cows av 934 at $3.



Haley & M. sold Bresnahan 2 cows av





bolognas, bulls,





725 at $2.50; to Harcr 2 slockers 21V 380

711 $3.70; to Regan 5 heifers av 616 at

513.75; to Rattkowsky 3 COWS av, 860 at





$3.25, 2 do av 1,015 at $3; to Hammond,

S. 8.: Co, 1 bull weighing 1,540 at, $4; to

Sullivan P. Go. 1 do weighing 950 at $1,

;' butchers av 600 at $4, 3 do av 690 at

$4.35, 2 cows av 1.125 at $3.75, 5 do av

.\.\13 at $2.40, 3 heifers av 650 at $3.80, 2

steers av 815 at $4; to Hammond, S.

(‘0. 10 do av 738 at $4.25.



Allen sold Kamman 4 steers av 892 at

$3. 2 bulls riv 1.120 at $4. 4 cows av 1,037

or $3.30, 3 do av 686 at $2.50.



l’inckncy sold Rzittkowsky 4

1,000 at $3.3 .



Jedcle sold Breitenback Bros. 6

av 860 at $5.75.



,, Veal Calves.



Receipts. 495. Market strong at last

week’s prices. Best, $8.50fi‘9.10; others,

$4677.50; inilch cows and springs-1's steady.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Broilcnbzick Bros

10 av 131 at $8.50, 7 av 125 at $8.50. 1

weighing 110 at $8.75; to Newton B. Co.

1 weighing 630 at $8, 1 weighing 260 at

$9.25; to Mich, B. Co. 4 av 145 at $8.75,

6 av 135 at $8.75, :2 av 110 at $6. 3 av 125

élt $7.50; to Parker, W. & Co. 20 av 135

at $8.25; to Swift & Co. 12 av 135 at

$8.75, 3 av 165 at $8, 7 av 140 at $8.75;

to Parker, W. & Co. 10 av 142 at $8.75,

to Fitzpatrick Bros. 8 av 130 at $9. 3 av

140 at $6, 2 av 110 at $8.50. 1 weighing 120

:it $8.50. 6 av 130 at $8.75; to Markowitz

1 weighing 270 at $3.50, 1 weighing 120

zit $6, 7 av 140 at $8.



Spicer & R. sold Newton B. Co. 10 av

31; at $8.50 to Goose 3 av 275 at $3.80, 3

av 280 at $3.80; to Sullivan P. CO. 2 av

130 at $5.50, 2 av 145 at $9. 1 weighing 90

lit $6, 3 av 140 at $9, 5 av 125 at $8.50; to

Fitzpatrick Bros. 12 av 130 at $8.50; to

Hammond, S, & Co. 2 av 170 at $5, 4 av

145 at $9, 2 av 110 at $6; to Mich. B. Co.

7 av 135 at $8.50. .



Downing sold Ncwton ll. (70. 6 av 135

at .825.



oungs sold Sullivan P. 145





CO‘YS [XV





steers





Co. 4 av





$8.



Duelle, sold sumo 3 av 115 at $6, 9 av

130 at ..



Heney sold Burnstinc 2 av 140 at $8.75.



Hathaway sold same 17 av 150 at $8.25.



Leach sold same 15 av 160 at $9.10.



Jedele sold same 3 av 115 at $8.25.



Dancer & K, sold McGuire 6 av 140

at $9.



Sharp sold Thompson Bros. 2 av 115

at $7.19 av 150 at $9.



Haley & M. sold Mich. B. Co, 2 av 130

at $9; to Burnstine 7 av 125 at $8.25, 1

weighing 220 at 35.



Bee Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co. 1 weigh-

240 at $4, 3 av 120 at $8.25' to McGuire





 





THE? MICHIGAN FARMER.





8 av 145 at $9; to Newton B. 00. 5 av 110

at $6, 19 av 150 at $9. ,

Sheep and Lambs.





Receipts, 4,185. Market 10@15c lower

than last week but fairly active at the

decline.



Best lambs, $8@8.10;-fair to good lambs,

$7.25@7.50; light to common lambs, $6.50

@7; yearlings, $6.50; fair to good sheep,

$4.50@5; culls and common, $2.50@3.15.



Spicer & R. sold Newton B, Co. 18 lambs

av 67 at $7.50; to Nagle P. Co._ 19 do av

60 at $7.50, 96 do av 75' at $7.80, 4 sheep

av 100 at $4; to Mich. B. Co. 11 do av

77 at $3.50, 15 lambs av 70 at $6.60, 8 do

av 48 at $6.50. _



Bishop, B. & H. sold Breitenback Bros.

22 lambs av 67 at $7.75. 11 do av 87 at $8,

1 buck weighing 150 at $3.50, 2 do av 110

at $3.50; to Youngs 39 sheep av' 140 at

$5.25, 11 do av 110 at $5.25; to IVagle P.

Co. 32 lambs av 75 at $7.80, 46 do av 80

at $7.85, 6 sheep av 115 at $3.25, 20 do av

100 at $3; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 3 do av

165 at $4, 12 lambs av 90 at $3. 7 sheep av

67 at $3.25; to Barlage 25 do av 90 at

$3.35; to Strauss & A; 88 lambs av 90 at

$8.10; to Young 10 yearlings av 100 at



6.50.

$ Carmody sold Eschrich 8 sheep av 85

3653.50, 31 lambs av 75 at $7.85.



Heney sold Young 63 lambs av 70 at

7.50. .,

$ DanCer & K. sold Thompson 15 sheep

av 75 at $3.25, 37 ‘do av 85 at $3.65.



Duelle sold same 12 do av 80 at $3.50.



Jedele sold Parker, 4W, & Co. 42 lambs

av 85 at $8.



Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co. 4 sheep

av 130 at $4, 37 lambs av 80 at $7.50.



Downing sold Newton, B. Co. 37 lambs

av 75 at $7.75.



Allen sold Mich. B. Co, 13 sheep av 90

at $3.60.



Haley & M. sold Mich. B. Co. 46 lambs

av 65 at $7.80, 36 sheep av 80 at $4.50, 13

do av 67 at. $4, 11 do av 95 at $4.15, 19

lambs av 60 at $7.25; to Breitenback Bros.

29 do av 68 at $8, 101 sliccp av 11: at

$4.10.





Hogs.



Receipts, 4,337. Market dull and

25c lower than last week. .



Range of prices: Light to good butch-

ers. $8.15@8.25; pigs, $7.75617.85; light

yorkers, $8.10; sings, 1,15% off.



Spiccr & R. sold Parker, 11'. & Co. 57

av 190 at $8.25, 713 av 180 at $8.20, 85 av

160 at $8.15, 63 av 150 at $8.10,



R00 Com. ()0. sold some 356 nv 1.07. at

$8.25, 61 av 180 at $8.15.





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Haley & M; sold same 76 av :00 at

$8.25, 98 av 180 at $8.20, 380 av 170 at

$8.15.





Sundry shippers sold same 450 nv 180

at $8.25.





Bishop, B, & H. sold Hammond, S. &





Co. 206 av 170 at $8.15, 1,052 av 200 at

$8.25, 502 av 180 at $8.90, 94 av 210 at

$8.30, 97 av 160 at $8.10.





 





Friday’s Market.

December 17,

Cattle.



The run of cattle at the Michigan Celi-

tral yards was light and the market was

dull at Thursday's decline on all grades.



Extra steers and heifers, $6; steers and





1909.





heifers, 1,000 to 1,200, 555.40.615.65; steers

and heifers, 800 to 1,000, $5675.25; steers





and heifers that are fat, 50010 700, $3.75

@4; choice fat cows, $4.50; good fat cows





$3.50@3.75; common cows, $250613; cain—

ners, $15071 2.25; choice heavy bulls, 34.23

6114.50; fair to good bolognas, bulls, $3.50

«13.75; stock bulls, $3013.25: choice food-

ing steers, 800 to 1.000, 21112561150; filll‘

feeding steers, 800 to 1,000, $4; choice

stOckcrs, 500 to 700. $3.737”; fair stock—

ers, 500 to 70-), $3.5OQ’4‘3.75; stock heifci's.

$3: milkers, large, young, medium age,

$406055; common mllkcrs, $2002 :10.





Bishop, B. & H. sold Kamman 2 butch-





 





ers TV 790 .‘it $3.25. 2 do av 71?. at 3:1, 8

do av 760 at 93.80, 5 do av 880 at $3,470,

Same sold Sullivan P. Co. 1 con av





1,017 at $2.50, 7 butchers uv 680 at $71.50,

1 bull weighing 1,380 at $3.50. 13 cows :iv

966 at $2.85, 6 do av 833 at $2.50. 3 cows

av 870 at $2.30, 1 bull weighing 1,410 at

$4, 4 steers my 680 at $3, 10 butchl-rs av

853 at $3.40, 4 steers av 1.105 at $5.50. 2

CO\VS av 890 at $2.50, 4 do av 1,023 at

$3.‘5, 2 bulls av 1,150 at $3, 7 cows 21v

943 at $3. .



Haley & M. sold Hammond, S. 3; Co.

3 cows av 833 at $3.25, 1 steer weighing

890 at $5, 4 do av 1,032 at $5.25.



Veal Calves.

The veal calf trade was steady on good





stuff, but common grades were dull. Best

grades, $8.7)U‘115l; others, $4017.



Bishop, B. 8: ll. sold Strauss & A. 9

av 120 at $6.50, 3 ;i\' 125 at $5.50, 2 av





160 at $4, 25 av 150 at $8.75, 22 av 140 at

$8.50, 4 av 13-) at $0, 7 av 165 at $9, 5 av

125 at $7.50, :1 av 1:30 at $7.. 7 av 15:) zit

$9; to Nuglo 1’, ("o. 9 :i\' 140 at $8.50, 12

av 135 at $7.77», 8 av 130 Lit $8, 9 av 140

at $8.50.



Sheep and Lambs.



'T‘he shccp and lamb trade was full

steady with Thursday. 1). M. Ferry &

Co. were on the markct for fUCtllllg lilllllJS

and bot neiii'ly 700.



Best lambs, $8678.25; fair to good

lambs, $7.50mr3; light to common lambs,

$6617; fair to good sheep. $4603: culls and

common. $3613.75.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Nuglo P. (To, 101,

lambs av 60 at $6.90, 11 do av 60 at. $7.50.

56 do av 70 at $7.75; to T). M, 'F‘crry &





(70. 105 feeders av 60 at, $7.25, 35:: do :iv

55 at $7, 37 do av 58 at $7.10, 181’, do av





62 :it $7.15; to Strauss & A. 140 lambs av

75 at $8.15: to Sullivan P. (lo, 29 sheep

av 80 at $4: to Parker, W. & Co. 17 do

av 80 at $3.25, 88 lumbs av 80 at .76: to

Mich. B. Co. 18 do av 70 at $7.65; to Ham-

mond, S. & (*o. 67 do av 72 at $7.85, 1.4

do av 75 at $8.

Hogs.



The hog trade Was active at Thursday's

prices, all the good ones bringing $8.50.

Shippers should bear in mind that there

is a daily market here and hogs can he

sold any day in the week and not all

crowd in two days. as they did this week.



Light to good butchers, $8.40@8.50; pigs.

$775618; light yorkcrs, $8618.30; stugs





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Haley & .‘VI. sold Hammond. S. & Co.

108 av 190 at $8.45, 38 av 150 at $8.30.

“1339 Com. Co. sold same 175 av 195 at





Bishop, B. a H. sold same 706 av 190

at $8.50, 610 av 170 at $8.35, 207 av 165 at

$8.4 , av 150 at $8.35.



Spicer & R. sold Parker, W. & Co. 175

av 185 at $8.50.





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





Lapeer C0,, Dec. 18.—Winter weather

Continues to be steady and disagreeable.

The wheat fields are under a snow cover

but corn husking is practically over, al-

tho an occasional field can be seen with

a few shocks of corn remaining. A large

part of the hay crop has been moved

marketward, prices remaining quite good.

The droughty fall made short pastures.

and as a consequence some stock are not

in very good flesh. Hogs are scarce and

big prices result. The price of potatoes





 





holds at about the same level, 25c per

bu. Wheat and oats are pushing up.





Apples are bringing a big price. Horses

not as quick sales as a few weeksnago.



Shiawassee 00., Dec. 14.~—Heavy Winds.

accompanied with rain and sleet. Much

damage to farm buildings and wood lots

by recent storms. Roads very icy altho

smooth. A few farmers cutting logs for

building purposes. Very little timber be-

ing cut for lumbering. Sugar factory

about ready to close down as the larger

portion of the beet crop is harvested.

The season has been rather short on ac-

count of less acreage grown and the poor

season. Corn about all removed from the

field.,a1tlio a few farmers have been de-

layed as to ‘nusking with the machine on

account of the icy roads.



Gratiot 00., Dec. 17.—At this date we

have enough snow for quite good sleigh—

ing, as it came at three different falls,

the first preceded by rain. The rain be-

gan with a sleet on December 12 but

warmed enough to remove it before it

turned cold. Auction sales are in full

blast and it is possible to attend one

nearly every day within a range of two

hours’ drive. Stock of all kind is selling

high. Sheep range from $5.50@7.73 for

stock ewes; cows range from $356160,

while hogs are worth their weight in gold?

The shipments in hogs and lambs are

lighter than in late November as most

of the farmers expected a fall before tax

paying time and so disposed of their

surplus. Poultry is bringing good prices,

ill/ac for chickens, straight, regardless

of age or sex; turkeys, 171/2C. Doubtlcss

never before has there been so much

fall plowing as this full. The ground was

open until December 4. and the time was

well improved. Potatoes still hold at 4:3c,

and beans at $1.75.





VETERINARY,



(Continued from page 551).

miscarriage again. Inject her with one

part chloride of zinc to 1.000 parts water

once a day, using not less than three

quarts at a time. She should. of course.

have good care and if possible be put in

good physical condition. Of course. you

understand she should be treated until

the vaginal discharge ceases. if she has





any. It is possible for an animal to bo,

loo filt. Perhaps good grooming is all





that your otlicr mare uccds and if she is

kept clean and given two tablespoonfuls

of baking soda in feed thrcc timcs a

day, she will perhaps discontinue biting

herself.



Snaggcd.—I would like to know whether

my li—ycur—old horse will get well ()1' not,

.\ sliver ran into lower part of pusici‘n

of fru‘cfoot, which was removed on the

fourth day. Now this accident happened





four months ago and the. horse is still

very lame. l have uppiicd poultices and

latcly have applied a blister; zit prcscnt





lhcrc is a hard bunch growing :irouiid

llio foot of hoof. J. A, K., Hillizil‘ds.

All‘.'ll.—‘~l ”in not sure, but this casc ro-





quii'cs thc ‘St‘i'Vli‘t‘S ol :1 veterinarian.

llowcvrr, you hzid both-r upply onc port

llullllt.‘ iliid 1.0 ports lanolinc oncc at day.



Hogs Arc ’l‘roublcd with ("‘ough.—I um





anxious to know what ails my hogs and

“but to do for them. They have bud a

bad cough since a year ago this last full,

espcciully thc young pigs and up to six

months old, and it. seems to bc contagious

:is one liltcr after another is affected.

I have lost but two pigs with the trouble.

My hogs 211 prescnt seem to bc thriving





fuii'ly well but the hair of some of them

(luvs not sccni to look as bright as it.

should. I have tried several different





kinds of mcdiciue, but have not bccn able

to effect a curc. (I. A. it, Jasper, Mich.

——lf any of your cows suffer from tuber—

culosis or any of your farm hands are

consumptive it is possible that your hogs

liuvc become infected from either source.

with tuberculosis. -is you perhaps know,

the hogs that have, consumption are us-

ually affected in the throat glands; con-

sequently many of them cough. 110w-

cvcr, this supposition may be imaginary

on my purl. it is possible thcy mny

cough, the result of stomach worms. but

if they are tubci'cular the one might read-

ily infect another and finally your whole

herd become diseased. Howcvcr, a grout

ninny hogs that have incipient tubcrcu-

losig pass meat inspection. so you nood

not anticipate having much of 21 loss.

Give them equal parts ground ginger.

ground gentiun, powdered licorice, bicar-

bonate soda and sull. Much slx-months'-

old hog should be given a lcaspooiiful at

a dose at lt‘llSl twicc :1 day.



Contracted Hoof. ~1 have :1 7-ycnr-old

horse that goes lame iii fore log and our

local V'ct. says it is the result of contrac-





tion. l-le (‘lllllll’lt‘lll‘l‘ll going lams a year

ago and has not gone sound Since; have





used white rock packing and common clay

for stall floor, but lic is no better. G. “K.

Henderson, h/lil-li.——("lip hair off coronet

and blister with (wrote of (-antliurldcs

every week or ten duys for the next two

or three months. Apply lanolin to wall

of foot; lower his liccls, but try and ob-

tain frog pressure which will greatly {is-

sisi in expanding and exercising the in-

ncr structures of the fool. If you keep

him shod. usc rubber pads but do not

cover the. entire sole. excluding the air.



Impaction.—I have a 6—year-old cow

that has a poor appetite and her bowels

are costive have given her three pounds

of epsom salts, but got poor results. M.

S., East Tawas, Mich—You should con—

tinue giving 1 1h. doses of epsom salts

daily until her bowels move freely and

continue giving salts or raw linseed oil





 





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until her bowels regulate. She perhaps

became constipated for want of sufficient

water or vegetables. Salt her food well.



Stocking—How to Feed Colts—I have

a four-year-old colt that is stocked in

one hind leg. Our local Vet. fails to do

him much good. I would also like to

know how to put a pair of four-year-old

colts into good market condition. They

now weigh 2,800 lbs., and I have nearly

all kinds of feed. F. M., Carson, City.

Mich—Your horse has had perhaps more

than one attack of lymphangitis and the

treatment may not have been prompt,

allowing the acute inflammation of the

glands to resolve itself into a sub—acute.

inflammation, which always makes diffi-

cult and tedious cases to treat. By feed—

ing a moderate amount of grain with

plenty of bran and vegetables, giving the

animal daily exercise morning and eve-

nniiig, or doing moderate work, and ap—

plying bandage over cotton, giving the

leg plenty of gentle hand rubbing; also

giving 1 dr. iodide of potasium, 1 dr. pow-

dered sulphate iron. 2 drs. ground gen—

tlan, 3 drs. baking soda and 2 table-

spoonf-uls of powdered charcoal at £1 dOSc

in feed three times a day until the swel-

ling begins to recede, then the medicine

may b’e given twice a. day and gradually

discontinued when a recovery has taken

place. Now, regarding your two other

four-year-olds, they should be exercised

moderately every day, fed corn. bran and

oats and a mixture of mixed hay and corn

fodder, and some vegetables. Remember,

the teeth of all four-year—olds should have

a little attention, the caps when pushing

off may interfere with mastication and

if so, should be pulled off with a pair of

forceps or piiicers.



Nasal Gleet.—My 15—year-old horse

has been troubled with a disease of the

head, causing a. thick, yellow discharge

that has given off :1 very offensive odor

for some time. He does not gain in flesh.

coat zough, appetite good, but he does not

tlll‘lVC. Ono Vet. calls it catari'li of the

head and stomach, another says it is

caused by some foreign body getting into

the nasal passage; neither of them have

helped the horse. C. M., Martin, Mich.—

If the discharge comes from one nostril

it is doubtless the result of a diseased

uppcr molar tooth which, when extracted.

will get wcll. The discharge may be ca-

[al‘l'llllL but lasting so long has become.

chronic, now it is nasal glect. if you find

the discharge coming from both nostrils

and no symptoms of glundcrs. ask your

veterinary to trcpliinc thi'u bone of facc.

giving you :in importunity to wash out

nasal sinuses with such astringcnts as

alum and water, borux and water, soda

and water, or one part peroxide-hydrogcu

and three parts water or a weak solution

of permanganate of potash. These are

cuScs that should be treated by a Vet.

Giving mineral tonics such as sulphate of

copper, Sllll')ll-lle of iron or preparations

of arsenic will assist in correcting a nasal

discharge; besides. the animal should be





well fcd. p

Grease HecL—My tliree-ycar-old colt

bud cracked heels 8. your ago, affecting





both m'nd logs. Uur locul Vet. prescribed

linseed poultlccs and gave inc :1 lotion to

apply; he got no bctlci'. Another Vet.

prescribed ioditlc potassium ll]\\'£ll‘dl,\"f01'

inward ircutmr-nt and oxide of zinc and

lurd, which hmlcll the sores and they re-





mained licnlcd for several months, but

lately his hccls crackcd open; lit-sides,

there arc s‘olllc littlc boils on his leg.

\\’li:it ails him‘.‘ \V. (l. S. Shelby, licli.—~~





Give your horse loss groin, more vege-

tables, suit his food well. keep your stable

clcun. also give him 2 dis. Donovan's

Solution of .irscnic at a dose in feed tlii'co

time; :1 day. Apply to raw cracks, 1)€l‘0\'<

idc—liydi‘ogcu twice a dziy until they diS<

continue suppuruting: also apply one part.

DOWilcl‘t‘d sulpliatc L‘ODD('1‘ and six parts

\‘LlSUllllf‘, once. u (lil_\’. Pi‘otcct the sorcs

with sonic oukum and a light bandage.

’l‘hc liccls should not be wushcd and must

be kopt (‘lt‘zl‘l or Lllt’_\' will be slow in

healing; 'bcslllcs exposing the wounds to

wct and frost is on irritzint Lllld prevents

thcm from 1113811112 quickly.



irritation of Pelvis~ of Kidiicys.~Fli‘st

of kill, lot inc say that 1 have profited

much by rcading your veterinary column

every week .iiul 1 would like to have you

14-11 me what to givc my more, Our local

Vet. thinks «no bus kidney troublc; her

urine changes in color. smut-tunes dark

color%d :ilill other limos very clear. E.

ll. (1. Morcnci Mich—(live 1; «11's. citrate

of potash zit it dosc in food flux-c times :1.

day. Fowl hr 21 good quality of well

('ui‘cd fodder, also {1 good quality of groin

and \'t-’;‘-§'L‘t£llllos; busilli-s. suit licr fired and

give lll‘l‘ lluil‘; cxorcisc. Kindly under-

stand that the color of her urine is iii11u~

l-nccd by the quality and quantity of food

you (”‘1‘ i'i‘clllng‘.



Siii'i‘cit—Jl‘cudci' Neck.4~1§ncloscd find a

piccu of skin with lilill‘ ulluchcd, for you

to cxominc. This was shed off a whito

llorsc 12 yinil‘s old tlizit is in apparently

good condition, with scvci'ul littlc patches

that are becoming bald without any ap«

purcul cuusc. 1 would also like, to know

who: to do for :i murc that has :i tender

lll"('l(. G. D. \\'., Grand Rapids, Miclmfi

Your horso suffers from It little stomach

and blood trouble which will bc easily





correctcd. Apply to sow parts of skin a

lotion mode by dissolving 1 oz. bicarbo—

nate soda in a quart of water. These





applications should be made two or three

times a day. Also fccd lcss groin and

more vegetableswgivc a tziblcspoonful of

sult, and :i tublospoonful of baking sodu.

zit u dose in food tlirco timcs a dziy. Ex-

ercise, him rglr—iily. For your horse that

has a tender ncck dissolve 4 025. sugar of

lead. 3 025. sulphate of zinc. and 2 ozs.

0f tannic acid in a. gallon of water that.

has been boiled, and apply this lotion to

neck and shoulders three times a day.

Also use, it clean sweat pad, and you

should have no trouble, especially during

the winter months.





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dlraot urvlco to large consume“ in thin dllti'lot 0|“qu

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BY B. F. M, SOURS.





A happy day is breaking o‘er the hills.

The past is past with all its joy and





woe.



'The skies hang over, whether shine or

snow,



And winter's grip the heart of nature



chills. '





A year is dead; a year is born, and rills

Are ice—bound, and the winds of win-

ter blow;

But hearts are warm, warm in their

human glow,

And faith the. spirit with its triumph fills.

Year! Year new—born—wc have no fear

of thee!

Our Father rules the constellated realm;

\Vhy should a few short storms our

courage slay?

Thou art the bearer oi glad jubilee!

\Ve quote, a lad: “My father‘s at the

helm!”

“'e hail thee. herald, then, glad New

Year’s Day!





UNCLE SAM’S NEW-YEAR AN-

NOUNCEMENT.





 





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“hen the clock in the farm home

strikes twelve for the last time in the

year. those hearing it will, half—con-

sciously, perhaps, :wonder if the clock is

just right, but in city or town those who

hear bells and whistles signal the hour

know the signal is given on astronom-

ically correct time. in either case, com-

paratively few give thot to the fact that

the signal marking the advent of the

New Year for them (lot-s not affect all

the people of our broad ‘l'nitcd States—-

to say nothing of the rest of the world.



“’0 have. in the I'nitcd States, four

distinct “time belts” in which time is

designated as Eastern, Central, Moun-





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





of bells, blowing of whistles and other

noises that proclaim the advent of the

New Year in the part. of the United

States that “goes” by Eastern time.





This first signal goes all over the world

but the operators in the “Eastern” time-

belt are the only ones to pass it on to the

public. Just sixty minutes later the sig-

nal is repeated for the benefit of the

“Central” belt. Then, after another hour

it goes to those in the “Mountain" belt.

Again, it flashes across the country and

an hour after the “Mountain-time" peo-

ple received their signal it reaches those

who greet the New Year on “Pacific”

time.





When that first signal, proclaiming the

advent ‘of the New Year in Washington,

the capitol of the United States, .goes

flashing around the world on overhead

wires and under-water cables it reaches

the farthermost country in less than a

quarter of a minute. In some countries

it is broad day, yet the instant the mes-

sage reaches them time-balls drop and

flags are “dipped" in compliment to the

United States. And who will fall to

imagine the sensation of the American

abroad who sees his country thus hon-





ored as the official announcement is made





that New-Year has arrived in the United

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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,

\\'ana, to offer their services, the former

mounting her pony and riding for a doc-

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John said, his clear eyes meeting and

holding the other’s gaze. “I regret that

you were obliged to give up the old place,

but, now that it has passed out of your

hands, you cannot expect to dictate as to

how the ranching operations shall be

carried on.

in—”





These ditches are to be put.





“I will not have it so," the old man1





screamed. “You have driven me out, but

I am master here still, and I will be

obeyed. ‘Vhat if I could not pay the

mortgage? The money is there in the

house, more than enough to pay all my

debts. Because I cannot just now lay

hands upon it does not matter, not in the

least. No gentleman would mind waiting

until some member of the Ortega family

chances upon the gold.”



“Father! Father, what is it?”



Both men turned at the sound of Car-

ina's voice. As soon as she had seen her

father she had hurried out to join him.

Standing there, in the direct rays of the

sun, she made a striking picture. She





. . wore a simple house dress of brown linen





trimmed with white bands. The neck

was cut square, showing the delicate lilies

of her rounded throat. Her head was

uncovered, and her black hair glistencd

in the sunlight.



“It is the ditches, Miss Ortega,” John

said. “Your father is very angry be-

cause the men are at work upon them.

and I do—”



“How dare you—a common working-

man—address my daughter—the Senorita

Ortega? Carina, child, go to the house.

Nay, stay a moment and add the weight

of your authority to mine against this

outrage.”



“Come to the house, father, and we will

talk it over,” the girl coaxed, putting





 





 





tain and Pacific, and the way in which

the arrival of New Year is announced to

the people of each “belt" is well worth

investigating.



If we could be in the United States

Naval Observatory, in \\'ashington, half

an hour before midnight of December 31,

we might see an astronomer studying

the stars thru a telescope that he would

speak of as a “transit instrument.” After

watching the stars and making many in-

tricate calculations he would correct a

large clock standing near him and, when

satisfied that this clOck have true astro~

nomical time, the the hundredth part of

a second, he would correct, by it, two

smaller Cl()t‘l§S, which are transmitting

clocks, that can be connected with the

telegraphic lines running out from the

observatory. These clocks cost hundreds

of dollars apiece, but two are included in

the outfit for fear something might go

wrong with one and Uncle. Sam be. un-

able to make his announcement on time.





At three minutes before midnight one

of these transmitting clocks is switched

into the telegraphic circuit and watching

operators along the thousands upon thou—

:ands of miles of wires stretching across

the country catch the signal and all wire

work is stopped. “'ith the first second

of the last minute of the year the instru—

ments, operated by the transmitting clock

in \Vashington, begin ticking off the sec,-

onds. XVhen twenty—nine have been ticked

off, one (the thirtieth) is skipped. \thn

this “break” comes every operator takes

warning and watches with senses alert

while twenty—five more are ticked off.

Then, silence for almost five seconds, but

in the last fraction of the last second

the circuit clicks shut and the operator

gives his signal to the waiting people

who start the firing of cannot, ringing





care Guy Cross recovered and the inci-

dent led to a better understanding be-

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-

crless and the servant, \Vana, was

obliged to aSk John Martin to go in

search of her. .lohn found her down by

the sea where her pony had thrown her,

severely spraining her ankle. He suc—

ceeded in bringing her home, only to re-

ccive hard words rather than thanks from

the old senor. However. when the Old

Spaniard came to understand the cir-

cumstances he sent a brief note of apol-

ogy, but a short time after this. still har-

bot-111,1.r resentment and the feeling that

he was still the rightful master of the

ranch, he undertook to interfere with

workmen who were digging irrigation

ditches upon the ranch.

Chapter V.—(Concluded).



“I am sorry to displease you, sir,” John

said. He was at a loss how to proeeed and

went on slowly. “Just wait until we have

given the system a fair trial. Then, if it

is a success, you may be able to see the

matter in a different light from what you

do now.”



A sneer distorted the old man's face.

“A success! All the meaning you cursed

Americans attach to that word is the

making of money. Ortega Ranch stands

for the old life when a ranchman was a

man of leisure. a gentleman. I will never

see this act of desecration completed. You

think that you are master here, but I

will show you that my authority is still

above and beyond yours. I tell you that

these men are to be sent at once about

their business.”



John was more perplexed than angry;

he saw that the old man’s mind was not

clear. “Let us send for Doctor Encino

to advise us in the matter," he suggested.



“Doctor Encino, indeedll He is a good

physician, but too much inclined to med~

die in his neighbors' affairs. Will you





her hand thru his arm. “Just now 1' do

not see, but, if you tell me all about it,

I will understand.”



“But you may side with the American.

“'hy did we let him drive us from our

home? If I had my revolver I would

shoot the scoundrel.”



“O. father! Come home with me. please

do!" Carina, coaxed.



Impatiently he shook off her hand and

started for the spot where the, men were

at work. John knew that they had all

been listening to the dispute. He. walked

at Carina’s side as she followed her

father.



“What can we do?” he asked in a low

voice. “\Vould it do any good to send for

Doctor Encino?”



“Oh, if you would do that! I do not

kn0w what to do, for I have never seen

my father like this. I fear he is insane.”





Already the old man had reached the

spot where the ditehers were at work.

He addressed the foreman in a. hard,

resolute voice. “You get yourself and

your men off the place at: once. If there

is one of you left on the. ranch in an hour,

I‘ll set the dogs on you.”



"Now see here, you old duffor, that’ll

do. \Ve’ll take no more of—”



John had stODDetl a minute to bid Sin

Le, who had joined the throng, tell Pedro

to go at once for Doctor Encino. He has-

tened to step in front of Carina, inter-

rupting the foreman.



“That will do, Mr. Mot-t. I am very

sorry that you and your workmen are an\

noyed, but you must see that Senor Or—

tega is not responsible for what he is

saying. If you will be patient for a few

minutes, I think his daughter can per-

suade him to return home .with her.”



With a snarl the old man faced John.

“How dare you even think concerning the

Ortegas? You a — -— a” and, throwing





 





 





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upVIhis'hands,“ Jose Ortega’fen to the

earth, unconscious.



Chapter VI’.——The Coming of a. Bride.

Carina’s distress was pitiful. It was

John who took affairs into his own hands.

Now that the question of quieting’ the.

crazed old senor was postponed for a

time, the young man was his usual cool,

resourceful’self.



“We will carry him to the house. Do

not be frightened, Miss Ortega; it is only

a faint. Where is Wana? She will know

what to do until the arrival of Doctbr

Encino."



Just then Wana appeared. She had

been to the village for needed household

supplies. '



“IVhat is it, senorita?” she asked.



Carina briefly explained. John had or-

dered a cot brot from the ranchhouse.

Upon it they lifted the unconscious man

and bore him home.



The adobe contained but four rooms

besides the loft Where Wana slept. It

was to the larger one of the two cham-

bers that the old senor was carried. There

was much about the apartment to connect

Jose Ortega with a. past of pride and

power. The furniture was massive, and

the hangings, t~ho worn and faded, of silk

and fine lace.



John had removed the senor’s shoes,

while VVana. prepared a fragrant lotion

with which to bathe his hands and face.

The workmen went rback to their digging.

Carina. moved about, bringing what was

needed. John stole a look at her, to find

her face set in sad lines. Soon they

heard the sound of a horse’s hoofs. It

was Doctor Encino, and Carina went out

to meet him.



“I am glad to see you here, Mr. Mar-

tin,” the old physician said, shaking

hands with John.



Doctor Encino entered the sick room.

Then John looked questioningly at

Carina. ‘



“I shall be glad to do anything I can

for you, , Miss Ortega. Tell me frankly,

do you consider my presence here an in-

trusion? I know that it would be so

considered by your father, but I feel that

he is not himself, and I do not blame him

for one hard word that he has said

to me.”



For a moment the girl's composure

gave way, and' tears rained down her

face. John held out his hand; she clung

to it like a frightened child. '



“An intrusion? No, no! It means much

to me that I have a friend near by who

is so strong and forbearing.”



John went home, to give Pedro some

directions about the work. He returned

to the little adobe, for he was anxious

to hear the physician’s verdict. The liv-

ing room was deserted; Doctor Eneino,

(‘arina and \Vana were all with the sick

mun. John sat down, glancing around

with eager interest in Carina's home life.



The large, low room was a pleasant

place. There was a fireplace, Carina‘s

piano, 2. case of books, a couch heaped

with cushions, and a cabinet of china.

(m the walls were many family portraits

After a little the door of the inner room

opened to admit Carina and the doctor.



“Senor Ortega has regained conscious-

ness, Lut he seems dazed,” the physician

said. “He is sleeping. For a few days

he must be kept in bed, but I do not think

it will be difficult to do that, as he will

doubtless be too weak to rise.”



“But about this unsettled mental con-

dition?" Carina. asked in a. trembling

voice. “W'as it simply the beginning of

his illness? Or was it his mental condi-

tion that made him ill?’



“It’s not easy to reply to those ques-

tions, my child. Your father is failing.”



“For some time I have been afraid of

his mind giving way,” the girl said

slowly, her lips quivering. “It has been

hard for him to remember, for a week

past, that we were not living at the

mnchhouse.”



“\Vell, a few days in bed Inay clear his

mental vision. Do not worry, child. I

will be‘ here again this evening. Good-

bye. and may our Blessed Lady comfort

you.”



He went away.

chair.



“Sit down, Miss Ortega. I want to talk

frankly with you. Do you think it would

he a real benefit to your father if Guy

and I postponed the putting in of the

ditches for a time?”



"But you could not do that.

contract has been made.”



“I think we could arrange it. It seems

heartless to carry on the work when it

grie’ves your father.”



Carina leaned forward, a soft pink flush

staining her pale checks. “0, Mr. Mar-

tin! I think you are the noblest man I





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ever knew. But you must not think of

putting off this work. It wc‘mld do no

to change your plans.

Doubtl'ess it was because the men were

working near the house that they at-

tracted father’s attention. I thot he

was sleeping or I should not have let him

get away from me. Last week he was

just as unreasonable when he saw that

you were digging out some of the old and

worthless fruit trees. He doesmot mean

to be abusive, Mr. Martin; he really for-

gets tlzat Ortega Ranch is no longer his.”



“I know, I know! It is a. heavy burden

for your slender shoulders. If I could

only help you. I hope you will pardon

my speaking so plainly, but if you need

financial aid—"



She interrupted him with a quick ges-

tu e. Thank you. but I have plenty for

present needs. There were a few

hunired dollars coming to us when the

busineSs was settled up. I have been

trying to earn enough for our expenses,

saving that for a time of need.”



“HOW can I help you"? Tell me.”



Steadily her eyes looked into his. “By

being my good friend, by letting me feel

that you do not blame him. It is lonely

here, and I—I am alone.”



“Not while I am at; Ortega Ranch. I

would be a villain to blame that broken

old man for anything. If I can do noth-

ing to lighten your burdens, I can at

least trust that sympathy helps a little."



“It is the wine of life. VVana is calling

me. Faithful W'ana! It is unjust to say

that I am alone while I have her."



Again John held out his hand. For a

moment he held that of Carina in a close

clasp, then he walked away.



It was six weeks before Senor Ortega

sat up. There were days when he was

perfectly rational, when he grieved over

his ruined fortunes and showered male-

dlctions upon the heads of the presuming

young Americans who had dared buy his

old home. Again, for days at a time he

lived in the past. At times he fretted a

little because his room was in some way

unfamiliar upbraiding his daughter and

W'ana. for having moved the furniture

about. Usually he lay, tbabbling content-

edly of his crops, his flocks and herds,

his fine horses, his books, and his friends.



Carina. devoted herself untiringly to

him. She read to him, sang for him,

listened to his stories, and told him of the

arious events of his little world. The

old man had once had an artistic nature

and much of his olden delight in the out-

door world awoke to life in those shad-

owy days. \Vhen Carina returned from

one of the daily rides that Doctor En-

cino insisted upon her taking. she al-

ways had a word picture of mountain,

valley, mesa, or sea to paint for him.



The girl‘s neighbors across the way

managed to make her feel their interest

in her. The choicest of the fruit and

flowers of the ranch were carried to the

Ortegas. “'hen Carina. demurred. they

silenced her by declaring that to do even

a little for someone served to keep them

from being homesick. They lent her their

books and magazines. It was rarely they

entered the house, altho there came

times when John could not deny himself

the pleasure of giving into the girl‘s own

hands the wild flowers he had brot home

from the hills.



liven after Senor Ortega was able to

leave his bed. there was little change in

the relation existing between the initiates

of the, two houses. When the Old man

was himself he growled about the changes

wrought on the ranch, but the irrigation

ditches annoyed him no more than did

dozens of other things. On the days

when he lived in the past Jose Ortega

spoke proudly of the prosperous condition

of the ranch.



“I always





 





knew that the tide would





turn in our affairs,” he would say to

Carina. “A few more years like this,

and it will not matter whether the Or-





tega gold is found by this generation or

the next one. “'hile it is unfound. there

is always something for the family to fall

back upon in time of trouble."



The ranching operations of the cousins

were generally successful. They made

some mistakes. but their hard work and





thoro—going methods were bringing in

good returns. Both of the young men

were well pleased with the 'west. As





they made friends. their loneliness of the

first few months passed.



The summer months went by. and the

sun burned the hills and valleys to a

deep, rich lbrown. Where irrigation did

its life-giving work. fields and gardens

wore a garb of emerald. Here and there

on the chaparral~covered hillsides low-

growing live oaks held up their crowns

of green, as if in defence of the summer’s





heat. The ocean fogs freshened the air,i





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and every afternoon the salt-ladened

breeze tempered the heat. -



As the days went by the heart of Guy

Cross sang for Joy. The first of Sep-

tember he was to go cast for his bride,

returning a month later.



“I am sorry the little girl will get her

first glimpse of California when it is so

brown and parched,” Guy said to Carina

one sunny morning when he had ever-

taken her returning from a ride. He was

on horseback, and he rode along at her

side, his face bright and animated.



“That will not greatly matter; those

brown hills have a loveliness of their

own. And your flower garden and

grounds are beautiful. I hope that you

will be very, very happy, Mr. Cross.”



”Thank you. I mean to be good to the

little girl. It’s a great deal that I am

asking of her, to leave her home and

kindred, just for me.”



“That is what my mother did, only she

left her past life more completely than





your wife will. And mother never re—

gretted it. When I say that, it will make

you realize the change wrought in my





father by her death and by years.”



Guy looked thotfully into the girl's face.

“I'm not just sure a man is ever worthy

of the love of a good woman," and his

voice fell into a low, reverent tone. “But

I don’t mean that the little girl shall ever

be sorry for coming here. You'll help

me a little, Miss Ortega, if you can?”



“Indeed I will be glad to do that. If





father remains as he now is, I think

I may see something of Mrs. Cross. I

miss my girl friends. I cannot leave





father to go to them, and, since we left

the ranclihouse, I can ask them to come

to me but rarely. So you see I hope to

get companionship as ‘well as to give it.”



John was very lonely after Guy went

east. This was not alone because he

missed his cousin‘s presence, but because

he knew that the old intimacy between

ihcm was at an end. He rejoiced in Guy's

happiness, but he knew that henceforth

his own life would be a little more soli-

tary.



AbOut that time Senor Ortega was

again confined to his bed for a week.

One evening John was about to start for

a tramp along the highway when he

chanced to see Carina seated on a rustic

bench that stood only a. little way from

her own door, in the share of a great. fig

tree. The night was silvcr—gmy with

starlight, and a new moon hung low in

the western sky. John could see that the

girl’s figure (ll‘OODHi a. little, as with

wearincss. He leaped over the fence and

approached her, saying: “May I come

and tell you about the wedding? It takes

place today, and Guy’s letters have given

me so good an idea of it that I think

I can enable you to see it as a whole.”



“Oh, do tell me about iii" she cried

wistfully. “I am so tired! No, father is

no worse, but for a little while I want to

be a care-free girl, enjoying weddings

and parties. Just for a liiile while, Mr.

Martin; then I will go back to my duties.”



'l‘licy chatted gaily for a. time. Then

John arose.



"A wi-i-k from today the bridal couple

will l‘t‘zlcli here, on the, late afternoon

train. I would like to give Ruth some-

thing like a home-coming. Sin Le can

be trusted for the dinner, but I am not

sure that I can be trusted to make the





house pretty, not even with all the gar-

den flowers at my command.“

Carina clapped her hands softly. “I





will help you. On that afternoon I will





come over and help make the dear old

l'Hllt'l'lilOllSC ready for the coming of ‘the





little girl’ whose praises Mr. Cross never

tired of singing."



She kept her word. The day on which

Guy and his bride were expected was a

one. The sky was veiled by a



mist. and the sea breeze was

fresh and invigorating. At two o’clock

(‘iirina arrived at tho rancliliouse, ac-

companied by Madge Cornell. Each girl

carried a basket.



“Was it not dear in Madge to come"

('urina asked. “Now we will make Ortega

Itainch a bower of beauty for the home-

coming of the bride.”



John put himself at the disposal of the

girls. Carina was the life of the little

party, yet there were, times when a grave,

almost sad, look came to her face, Real-

izing how well she loved her old home

.lohn knew that she could not forget that

it had passed into the hands of strangers.



“If One day I might ask her to come

back to it!” he said to himself.



The dining room was decorated with

branches of the pepper trees whose feath-

ery foliage and scarlet berries lent them—

selves admirably to the purpose. In the

ranch garden grew at great bed of car-

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THE Miemcm ' “FARMER.





for the table. Shei insisted upon John

and Sin Le bringing from the attic a

a quaint old buffet of time-darkened oak,

When the girls had massed the pepper

bouglis back of it and placed upon it a

rustic basket piled high with clusters of

purple and amber grapes, a. tall pitcher

that Carina found among the cousins'

scant stock of dishes, it took away the

bare look of the room.



In the great living room were pink aar-

nations and roses arranged with ferns.

On a small table Carina spread a beauti-

ful drawn-work lunch cloth, her gift to

the bride. The Marshalls had sent a

cut-glass olive dish, and Madge had brot

a burntwood nut bowl. Those gifts were

placed on the table.



The sleeping room of Mr. and Mrs.

Cress was decorated with white carna-

tions. On dresser and washstand Carina

spread white lined covers that she had

brot with her. For the living room lamp

they made a shade of rose—colored crepe

paper. There was even a plate of home-

made candy.



“\Ve want the bride to know that there

are real live, girls in California,” Madge

said. “No, Mr. Martin, you do not under-

stand, and it is not worth while for a

man to try.” .



When John started for the village to

the travelers. Madge returned to

her cousin’s home with him. Carina lin-





gered for a little time after they had

gone. There was a mournful pleasure

for her in going over the old home.





changed as it way. She and Madge had

laid the table, and Sin Le, who had be—

come warmly attached to Carina, had an

excellent dinner under way.



“I hope the bride will be very happy

here,” the girl said to herself as she

paused on the threshhold of the dining

room for one last look. “All things will

be strange to her, and this old home will

never be to her what it was to me.”



Carina hurried home. Her father was

sleeping. \Vana listened with her usually

impassivc fact to the account of the af-

ternoon. All the comment she made was:

“It is your home, senorita; the money to

buy does not give one real possession."



From the window of her own little room

Carina saw the home-coming of Guy

f‘ross and his wife. John drove up close





to the veranda steps, and, after the

Crosses had aliglited, he went on to the

barn with the team. The two lingered





a moment on the veranda, then, erc.they

entered the house, Guy stooped and kissed

his bride.



C'ariiia.

crimson

tint of a

distant mountain tops.

turned away from the

filled her eyes.



“Why should she not be happy? She

has left home tics and friends behind her,

but the tender protective love of a good

man is hers, ready to stand between her

and the work.”



(To be continued).





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BY JANET THOMAS \‘AN OSDEL.



“I am going tomorrow, \Vill. Aunt

Betsey‘s letter says that I must come for

awhile or this lonely grief will kill me,”

said Alice as she pushed her chair from

the table and walked to the window that

her husband might not see the tears

about to fall.



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refused to come, and then dry sobs shook

llf'l‘ slight body.



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the last good-bye on earth to me, he’d

smile just the same.” she thot bitterly.

Aunt Betsy met her at the train with

open arms. Ah, here is sympathy, thot

Alice! And putting her head on the

shoulder of the woman who had mothered

her from infancy, the tired girl gave free

course to her feelings while Aunt Betsey





,Baby Bessie two years before,





patted her on the back with, “There,

there, honey! It’s hard dearie! I know

it is. There, there!” As soon as Alice





became calmer, Aunt Betsey took her

home and there let her rest and talk of

Baby Bessie's short life to her heart’s

content.



During the first part of her visit, Alice

gave but little thot to her husband, aside

from writing him an occasional perfumes

tory letter. Indeed, since the coming of

she had

found little room in her heart for the big

man who had won her five years ago.

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bit of the woman’s heart, and life and

when it was snatched from her the heart





~ and life seemed wholly empty.





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ago. It was a letter from Will. As she

read a faint color came to her cheeks and

a brightness to her eyes. She lingered

long over the last line: ‘



“I love you so, my own, that I want

to share with you all the best that comes

into my life. I would that you were here

that you might be pai‘takcr with me in

all those experiences that would surely

be so much more beneficial were you

with me. There is much in store for us

when you come out here. I’ll have you

here before long, dear, and then we will

know what it means to be alive.”



She let the paper slip from her fingers

while she lived again in those days of

wooing. \Vliat a lover Will had been.

How much marriage, seemed to promise

and how gladly she had left her city home

to live with him on the farm when it

was decreed by men who knew, that his

health required the outdoor life. But

what a change! In the iiiiconimiiiiiczitive

man whose name she now bore, could she

recognize the lover whose, :irdour had so

thrilled her years before. Did he know

the meaning of love? No, or he could

never have taken Baby Besic's death as

he had.



A whistle. sweet and clear and boyish,

aroused her. She stepped to the, window

to see who was filling the air with such

gladsonieness on so dark and stormy a

day. A man, probably fortydive years

old, so badly afflicted with some nervous

disease of the lower limbs, that he made

his way over the ground by inches, was

working his way over the slippery, slushy

sidewalk from house to house, selling the

goods he carried in a case. in his right

hand. It took him two hours to go down

the l)iOt‘]{ and back on the, other side, of

the street and thru it all she watched

him, seeming never discouraged, but

whistling bravely and once in a while

bursting out into song. \Vhen ho was

opposite her house he took off his cap

for a moment and turned his face to—

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DEC. 25, 1909.

to see that it was a strong face of won-

drous refinement and beauty.



“Good God!” she cried, “he surely isn’t

glad he’s that way. He’s simply a big

soul who won’t give up." And then there

arose before her eyes another brave face

that wore ever the same bright smile

and aloud she said, “It may be that Will's

heart is breaking beneath his smile.”



With. feverish haste Alice consulted

time tables. The evening train would

reach her station early the next morning.

She could ride out home with one of the

milk teams. Wise Aunt Betsey under—

stood and helped Alice. That night she

lived again her life from the time she

had first met Will, and with her new

power of vision she saw who it was that

had raised the barrier between them.



One of the neighbors gave her a ride

from the station and told her that W'ill

had gone to an auction over in the next

township. Eagerly she sped up the little

path leading to the kitchen door, and

taking the key from its usual place un-

der the stone she let herself in. But on

the threshhold she stopped with a cry of

pain. He hadn’t cared? \Vhat then, did

this mean? She stepped to the kitchen

table and looked at the pitiful collection

of worn toys set out there. Not one was

missing. Close at hand where he could

tout-h it while he ate was the little crib,

on the other side of the table was the

little high chair and propped up against

the coffee pot was her own picture taken

with Baby Bessie in her arms. The tears

which rained down her cheeks as she

put the precious things away were as

different from the tears she had shed a.

few weeks before as is morning dew from

the bitter waters of the sea.





Eagerly she worked all day making the

little house homelike. Now and again





she came across some other evidence of

her husband’s loneliness but bravely she

busied herself, cleaning and cooking and

baking. At last there was nothing more

to do and she dressed for tea, not in

the black gown she had been wearing

but in a dress of old rose which she knew

to be a favorite of \Vill’s.



XVlien she heard the wheels it was al-

most dark but she had not yet lighted

the lamps. Peeping from the window she

watched him. He looked old and bent





and thin and gray. Suddenly he drew

himself straight and began to whistle.

“Ali,” she whispered, “he forgot for a.





moment. He is one of the big men, too.”

\Vlien he turned toward the house she

lit the lamp. The step paused for a mo—

ment and she could imagine the look of

surprise on his face. In another moment

the door was thrown open and the man

saw the light room, thecozy tea table and

the pretty woman, and with the glance

Alice, spoke.



“Vs'ill, your wife’s come back.

baby’s mother but





Not 'the

your wife as well.

And, my husband, if God gives us an-

other baby it shall have its own dear

place in my heart but it Shall never take

yours. She was crushed to the strong

man’s heart with a fervor that told her

something of what he cared,





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. Farm. farm .. ............. 326 ~

Acidity in soil, correct—00 Fairs and their after» igiatggnsffgeiteegiiié

“Min .1. .' ..... . ..... .4 ‘ ‘1 _math . ........... a marsh to red top,

. i 0 itiying what I‘tlli‘, the, local county.. 74 me storage in the cel—

then. ....... .“. ...... 38 Farm burn, a good ..... 350 lar, 110; potato dis-

.-\gricultui'al conditions in Farm home, heating tlie.326 eases, early blight tip

(flit-borguii county ..2302 Farm meat barrel, tlie..491 burn or xscald‘ ‘l'ite

Alfalfa . and cloversccd 2 li‘ai'ming, intensive 2 blight, 135' seeding 11.“;

experience with ...... 1an Farm Notcs.—Ilarvcst- land to ’grass 1"6'

(jxpcriliicnts .......... 279 ing 1110 hey (T01), 110W treating seed ”wheat

for Michigan ......... SH) utilize the, oats and for smut seeding 'Icl-

in Isabella county 74 peas, the potato crop, falfa in corn 145' pre—

in Ottawa county ....234 I: spraying potatoes for paring the ’land for

harvesting first cut- blight, eradicat i n g wheat, 16?»; vellOW‘ or

ting ................ .‘l Wii'cwormsl, effect of hop clover, 166' main—

harvesting second cut- fertilizer on seeds, 21; taining soil fertility

ting ................ 126 late seeding of alfalfa, 189; saving seed corn,

Automobile influence ”.326 ’





practical for farmers..l4fi

Bacteria and plant life. .371

Barnyard, fixing a had. .210

Being a help to otliers..110





Ziisiiicss side of farm-

ing ................. 515

Ruzz rig, a handy ...... 402

Clover crop, failure

with 226

experiments .......... 167

seed, handling the 166

Concrete basins for tile

drains .............. 22

floors, laying ........ 465

Structures, reinforce—

ments in ........... 48

Does farming pay? 370

Drain tile, best kind 327

Drawing manure from

town ‘30

Elevator on an Ohio





some alfalfa problems.

the fall seeding of

clover, 37; seeding the

muck land, applying

muck to sandy land,

38; eradicating dodder.





the cost of spraying

potatoes, the English

sparrow pest, 57; cul-

tivation probl e m s ,

draining the. muck

land, 73; the dodder

pest, inoculating the

soil for alfalfa, 89:

late cultivation of





beans and potatoes, 90;

the tomato borer, clo-

ver dodder. patching

a poor seeding. grow-

ing alfalfa seed, late

sowing of alfalfa, 109;

potatoes in the crop





the seed potatoes, 209;

handling cowpeas for

fodder and green ma-

nure, 210; preparing

for next year’s potato

crop, eradicating sand

burrs, do fertilizers in-

jure the land, 233; fer—

tilizer for wheat, al-

falfa for low land, 234;

harvesting the potato





crop, 253; seeding the

sandy land, 254; the

osage orange 'hiedge,





summer crops for hay,

growing beans on

sandy land, 277; the fer-

tilizing value of the

clover crop, a thin

seeding of clever, two

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drink _ the “.138 t -- .112 N' '0' 0f ,,,,, _ Oliovnng nature‘s 1 . 11 {milling and 11111-1 .

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q ert llty ...... . ableq» whitqu 1 ' Ophthal ’3 451 S “t9 1.111 ...... 259 - 0. “Gather ”G 1 H “O” 3”“

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7‘ of __________ HGreford t' s. P 'Londltlon 956 farmers "NH-1' ... 1. . andlmg untmishel 41141514111112 protect. .

bpring wheat £011'1'yi5’1'1' 58 Straw econcfa'ue """ 39 Indra-137515511 tail ...... 33'; Na tiona1m , at tiOns ‘ SQ“ - Ms of syn-11.? S ”’3'

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and dete ' - - Thinni S - 401 1§00<1t10n 0f . ~ herd . )1 Honey fi>1 . " den . 5’

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house “all for4‘91 Abscosq 1fziggiti12.r.6..331, 537 Ppal‘alysis .. 4'39. 322 Summer f:\’(_f(]i.2.....f..1.149 Inbreeding '11: 'ié"'ff”"111 M“"”“‘ .11 st 13:13}; 11.200

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“’Rtex‘proofin ' 60 34'; 30h, 24, Pneumonia “6 In 111—11 5 ------- 408 Markotlnw 1 ------ 41 Bnililuw 10 1 . """"" ’33

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how lat'eut'o- """""" 190 13111111.; Cl”! 41 40, 191 Ricketq ism ""401 128, 39:; Fencdglzing1‘m'1‘aged ....229 0.11; 1;: Wtw' ”I“ ...111 31111-538311 1111,“. “31' ....::::.

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DUH‘hased .. “ \ Bram “‘1 Spinal 11161131" ‘6 fiJ‘ie—iione .......... '4 Hi'iter Calves fo'r‘ ' ' '1" 18 POUHI'Y manure ']$l:;:'1:._09 Omeltm’d (‘31‘0 of. 111‘ . "1"“

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brood SOW 75' oldie gifl’i‘ihV‘m‘ .......... 9:18 §§;nge(ikf00t " H ~ , ‘55.: I {111115 to ,2in milk tttt 1114“) POUltir-V' mar-met situoal096 01111111" ........... )2:

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sglicttigg 31:01:;111337 .3147 Bruised tliggitl 111121 neckdig $011“ teats """""" 931 ”2,3 liei'dsmt- 11111111122131? g1:- 1.11441 fouling note-s IIIIIIIIII fig: heats-11%} - m the Old "'19”

Bleeding draft ' ' / Unch On naVel -'l.‘flsn1oaic c51- -------- ~ urd 1111' ' z11 ‘ )UUIU‘V Sim. . .......... _ sanitation. ' ' . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 3‘91

915 as a 0 1 ........ 194 S1 10 ........519117. ~~------'...287 ‘ .. ."UOD. some p . . -----~-.....:),51.1

businesS n 1001‘! . , ,. D ini ..... £11 (11t\ Hi] ,- Oi’St‘Hatm 03.1.1] t! (39 a

, ...... ....._329 Burs . ........... 21.1 s , . y ...... . ....... e 6 _ -, . < L'mn‘on— p3 - 7 / "S of ..... 141 . - good .....39.

Breeglinge steers, (311- 021111331 223111123 ........ 4111 1514:3112“! fetlock Joint __ .52 IIOIFYiifi’iIiL—Phijf .i. . . . . . . . . ..521) i liitil‘f’gl‘l‘“ki‘iematl‘rs ex- :2:fi1ri~2w08ntmlling ”.49;

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meal eeding flaxseedlqo C in f0Wls ... ........... $3.19 tendons :: ............. £25 7\Iarlu 1 mil .4' 111151111711” ' if)!" Khmm‘msmn"? .i'e'g. w ' k 534 Plums férnii’liirritqert};;1 "' 01);)

ColtS bleedfn" 'f """" 12 .hronic crack """""" 3 Sim? lamene .......... '1 F0illlihif(-.' ' 1... ' ‘ ‘ ilt‘ss .... 0a in: . 00m'

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r,“ _, ,,,,,, nae Jo and A Honolulu heroi..314 cnc ..............187-Cad .

. Strawberries in the fall. 291 sale 44 A no - Late fall fruit, the ....266 July pro rams, th "' n y boxes """""'530

i Sweet com a good ..... 499 How Sau'i' sim' 13""? n ounce 0f preVemon- 248, Laugh cure, th’e ......-..223 Lad offlgers e 19 celery “91d “"--------12(Y-

Sweet potatoes, north- came a. pgurslinggs ' Arear'ivde 5113111352: 0f love222 Lines to accompany “ hew grangfifilflfihé 85 ChaimgiOn steers at the

Thir‘fglnggrg‘gglén ----- 4-443 I mgn ....y..........132 A unique don $7.: """ 533 Looiiiiir'tiew'ageg'"“332‘LecturerS" Dart‘in‘ tile -cneeEeeififliéfi’ialm433°54‘93

S « n so 001 days ..474 Bean's ancient du'“; * new grange . 121 ' '-

J. fruits ..... . ........... 27 Instructive and a 1 ~ . .. . .Han mod Lotion for reugh hands. 267 Lenawee ‘ . cement block? "".."334‘ . - i "

season delayed ....... 106 made toys 6 ”8.133381 Bregdn 'the'us'eunt'u'tus making comfortable” 292 meme pit-r925 emoy“? (6113?; en mites W171

gimelfy topicsi i ..... t...142 In the land of ea h— making goodcre o 179 Medgil‘ggtns' how to makes“ ManiStee county-”three ‘ ’Chrlslgrrilass 3:521; d 1219.13;

cma 095' rasng 01‘ quakes ........ 94 Buttermilk ' ith io """ new sranges'in .511 es 3'1

4 . market ............. 200 Is the secret safe?” ':17 W aking Mothers problems 5 Mancelona r . ChriStmis suggestions, ~

{5 Tricks in the trade 68 .11mm ets aw 163 powder """"""" 478 Mothers, some thots for.386 Masters’ 5t fingfii fair:.399 435’ ' \

T k y 2 av .. Cake, favorite recipes ..207 Mother 33, be pa “ e new Cider mill d

i! ussoccn aggthvbrgeggrip—MZ Keepigg 1the children in219 Cake, Lady Baltimore ..388 M, Fig- rgaels'in‘d ag-N' 2 M grange:1 ..............2312 rator an evapo-

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v; Utilizing potato ground. 54 Little essays ....... 311, 345 Chisltdérrenbealtlea‘ghian mutt->314 Christmas greeting 3504 Menominee ycounty the . 813KB” dlodder """ 109 “ M

Vegetables, late sown .. 18 Little farm fables... 71 96 save, 8‘ 029 Nassau currant bread ..314 grange in .....I.....443 Colo ge hall at M A’ C 219

- , wirlildgegggrgits, twangg Mack 11a faithful and in- Chocolate'hiéno-‘rne'ng'e"592 “6%:- 32?; $5?“ “222 Mlcgggan continues to Concrgtectlillze """"" ‘ 3% '

3’. e ucce te igent dog ........ 133 Christ a ' ' . d ............... . 55 -------

4" Editorial. Macflnag the gbeautiful Christgila: baé%?sns thatus lllfléeighggldh?1os%fglufggggg'gs: Michigan' s largest pomo-1 Congggiriregfreeisfor familysse {.2

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V ‘3 xxggfiggaggflgggmn'égg gessimism vs optimism. 23g Chripslfrfiifi: dont’s for're:532 Newdsgggtfr made Of34,0 Muskegon 903%“? meet'm' £31311 Iillifilt‘lii iiioifrr'ldllglriliisnggé

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. t\dV§trlattaeg%gof attending 42 Siberian avg}; farm” - $3) Chricsfiirlr’iiansg gif't' contest 2 firggt hiymntsh ”h ........ %0(1) Natiogial grange findsflu Detg‘génesrlver tlilégel 1»

, 1r ........... Smile o .. . or e ome 9 im rov ' --------- 175 .4"

i figgfiig‘gvesgs woglgréi'éhfis Settingrtt‘ilglézrgtlve 421.2432? Chrfsfggias'uideas; ..rh.0.r.é341 Obsragiiggéh yourself in a340 fiationlal gigncggncgglggsi 23; Dodgffgfi‘g red clover and 89 Q. .

Some of our wild flowers 97 ood ......... . --------- : - early 500 new granges D """"""" "’5 ‘

roads ........... 6 Spring poets Christmas 523 Chriigstgmas presents m---~1~‘_133 Only the Wise see their during fiscalyear ..323 ogEsand children play (

ggwaarilrtei getéhcampaigd €80 Suggestions for whit— a{418 Pattctg'al'ince ........... $04 New granges, a. quar- Draft (tlilclilrrsnec: ago d .... .331 I

; ‘3 SW11 9- 4‘ tiers . 431, 476 Ch 1 ngt """"""""" S --------------- 1 ette of ' 275 0 - 9 1

. Busines side of farmin 522 . """"" r S mas tree sugges- Patterns, two ‘h’ld ’ """""" ' English walnut tree, 274-

. ghristmas ............ g..52 22 Clelepfhone, get most (“”528 Cofitggnsrnak'ih'gglnd ----- 5%? dresses ...L..l.ren.s NeWIfu/go S good pomo- 61 Ensuagety corn in Branch485

. . onsolidation of schools 198 The bah ...... i ......... . 00 coat and dress ...... 315 Novembernro'ram """ .361 901111 .............. 253 7

Do it now .............. 522 motheiys W.t-h..flfty508 Conilfggte in the farm386 Penny party ........... 386 October prlogrgams s.::::245 Fang: vtvork department ,Q-

.: Diversified VS- special— The case of Louise Ann. 460 Contributedur' """ - Pineapples: as medicine.179 Outdoor meetings """ 32 Fa s ate fair """"" 222

i Doeiszggrtr‘m‘mmg' 9 $113 The chemistry of com- chow-cihoweccagneinsg. {31:53:32 w‘lbbh fitrfl ...... 266 Pomona grange program I rlrrllggl’lgn Of Chas Sg '

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.2 Evidence of Igirgsperit 288 mon things ......... 98 _ cabbage, grape mar- inexpensive u . and340 the ................. 157 Farm buildings of M 49 I

, Fire losses and ythe $E86:1q‘der partfy ,,,,,,, 45 malade, peach cob— Plum jelly ----- 251 Proglt‘iesssive grange meth-43 Vanderboom r502 l1

. , . farmer . . . 2 e ev1 ence o a cam- . bier, 224; chill- Pumpkin the'goldenun387 uestisonsui’r ............ Farm elevator ”:I'HH-325 .

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Geriggalti trleview of crop242 The6 Fourth of July hiS-364 5132:1509, 224421;, gfigkitgé Prizgl-lwmnting Christmas Q pomona legurgr, I23? fanlrféorllggge 0f 0 '

. i one .......... toricall y 9 1 ’ . ,gges ions .. ----- .. 5 275. '

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1 ; ”20.23135f‘f‘"..?‘.f':‘.‘f’.rf1.337 “‘ebai‘fittigk" 0"" Bar‘s 1 pickles, speak..- Q2333 4.555;...”‘51154248 Seci‘féifygiaiaé‘ ‘“ them “Wm Orgy-1313335165

, Grmiigtéiucsifrtylle sugar beet 28 The irrepressribflzs 3:22:55 83%;? 5311.? k 12%;: Redtokifierfg; ha ....... .292 September prtgigram‘s'222157 3&2 goeoinghggggh “'h g:

i ------------ The Judge s decision .310 fried k ' ’ ' e ns—new State grange at Tra- F porc ,"

Honor where honor is The “18 1 ' ca es, cabbage way 0f 0001““ 268 337 ' arm pets 175 x

ted grave oi? salad 292. g. verse City ...... ...541 F . """"

due ....e. 28 Ty egrec . . ,. canning Rheumatism, proven State mm d “All arm scenes in In—

How we celebrate 28 The yOerte ............... 309 corn, canning peas, cure for ............ 315 Mic?“ agS an die. ...... .261 263 3’

; fig; topstiop the piapetrlu378 508, 52%?L Gold 473' 'li2e’d ravingieggites ngfi‘ gigs; frOm old ctalrpets. .389 State Gragrigre nextweekéfl FouiitgnSOf me illustra- -

g . rces an .18 The Peters washin 297 in ' S seasona e -136 Sumner grange exhibits. 413 ' """" ' 9 ' ~

farmer ............. 500 'l‘h _ . . g .- .g. peaches pre— Salt rising bread ...... 386 Th 1 _ Frank L Collins .......378 1

Michigan farmers’ insti— . eppfi‘ggtifiicgfi‘gxse 01‘475 scirixgiit g? dDultCh- Sandwiches for evening eanitrrlee 0f least rest-85347 Emit packing table 54 ’4

Morfiurhisr’ ggitllfifarfiormnu-MO The question of Igood' eld‘e'rberry epaie' 1962', Savgg’rzlsilslfleesnts .... “4:3; IIJ‘WO goIod meetings ””541 Ggl‘dggx’fir '1 ........ ”H.297

- good clothes ........ 385 plums puttin' ' s """""" - DD" Chinsula grans- Gra e h """ I '

rence ........ . ...... 428 Th . * ' g up, ”ChOOl’ going away to ”139 99 five r'n -. p arVest 84 r“ (‘-

Our imports of hides .. 6 emégdroav’vmé..?f. crowggo 00011213. a cucumb 207 School, has the country three more ore-newm3ég Gngggs Pasket Of """290 ( l

_ Ournflggilécl domain com- 80 ghe turn of the 150441104 Cold drafts keephg 01-15387 Schtigcginfufi‘irfetffshétgm'32; pomona, another big .347 coufitym Van Buren333 " .

------------- ' he U ncompahgre recla- Cooling drink 1 ' . ' - ' ' pornonas, tW0 new -- - -201 Ha

Our second big fair ””152 mati C s and ces.123 Screens, Winter care of..419 pomona, two more . ..231 rVest scene 145

Our young men’s col- The womgln pvi%iie(dtared"379 Oghg'tr§?snni:{gtithag . 10.180 Sealing fruit jars, and granges, two more:.. .107 “332‘"; Mapuche In- J"

umn ___________ .....378 The worm that turned. -174 ward life's fi - a the use of glycerine.162 Why faiiners should be Ho hnS W131

. gorteagorgirchectt: t .t..216 Those old rubbers ...... 218 merits re ne-462 “”513ng ofgreen peas, 47 patrons 0f husban- Hogs iguilhuérfieldmggg ‘

a or e s a 6 Three centuries after Cranberries. ' . 'dl': """""""""" ' dry """"""""" 107 H ' ' ' ' '

1, fair ................ 130 Henr H eicmusly Shall we send 0111‘ girls Work ystill to be done in Ogs used in experi- I

: Purengood vs. pure read—3 6 To wakeyyouUdusgnin' 1.59.174 Cucgfigggegickl‘és"HER?“ Shirtgvgstnegizte'r”"""'178 Y old fields ........... 399 $913655; supplemen. a)

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i Pumpsedlchanges in the Treéncérggilg ..... . ...... gig; Curingor'bilious'ness ..... 2%: Sofaple’lloeffeci‘il‘l? ,,,,,, 47 “flierrézgtcrocnfs, ”holdilnglng HOISsttegg Pgiiiesian cow at i l

. oeo aw ........... 2s riv..r.....::::::: """" Curtai I” we 1 “ofor- -162 »

i Reader vs. advertiser ”522 Unavoidably detainedu'izlgé Dahlia: hsodtciggscgkivifi..u4gg Some favorite recipes .178 Farmers Clubs. HotlciieO-rfiade alarm 4

3 Secretary Wilson’s re- Ventilation in rural Dainty ,handbag 1 ”483 Spices we use .......... 163 A new Spec‘al feature " 85 Horse, C """"" “527

_' port ................ 472 schoolhouses ....... 10 Delicious beverages .... 136 Stenciling as _unique A péea from PreSident pose a general pur-

. Sparrow bounty law ..472 When the tribe of Mul- Delicious dessert ""2 9 mom decomm“ ""389 ”male“ “ """"" 398 Hor """ "'°""349 c

L ngkekcalgeiof y0ur eyes 1088 ford moved 217 District schools isnlprov 6‘ Stylfgsfiirgd freaks Of fallz 7 A 5%711112? the garden, ggir judging at state I

7 an sg v ng .......... VVh """" ' ’ ‘ “S. ----------- 6 """"""" 209 ' ‘

., The business end of Whgnigvglfioviard shaved 1823 Doelsngfegljilh "5i ........ 100 Summer dainties .......47 Annual 'meeting. an- HortitCIiltural exhibit at w.

farming ........... 378 Young men s ,. column rule 'Woglen unrest Summer on the farm"... 11 nouncement and pro- ats g 8 fair .. 23 . e ,

The car demurrage 433’ 477 529 , Does unselfishnesu'hludwo leach the child kindness gram of ............ John Ft.‘ Xgatherines ....484

problem ............ 6 ,Poetry selfishness? 5 rec 36 to .anlmals .......... 314 Annual meeting, the 511— 540 John T l ..... 31

The census of 1910 _____ 260 A chan e f h . DOmestic sefiicé ....... 6 Tea 'dishes, some appe- preparation for ......201Lawre YGI‘S grave ....309

The country’s produc- A (1 1g . (:1 eart .....527 What W0me aid tizmg ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 224 picnics ............... 85 imnce’ William Mort- '. 2

tion ........... 358 A ua min ..... it n ma 8 Thanksgiving and St. Assomational ' meeting, Lettu er ......... . .428 ‘

The economic value of A $353132; 0f joys ----- .340 Dust nroblerfi ........... 3188 Catherine’ s day .434 attend the ---------- 443 Luc ce fields - 106 '

good barns 6 A c n memory """ 297 Economizi ti -------- 34 goodies ............... 435 secretaI'Y. letter from. 55 9 county Pomona ‘

$1}? ffaflmer’s vacation .. 94 nggia%eagfe:he dove ”i133 energy "g ‘me and206 Efie CgargeleOnbiiose ....251 sefcrgerhary, last word“;7 Macgkranagefetilth'f' .1..(.i.....20

‘e e eral census ..... 72 , ....... .. ‘ .............. 1 e 00 pro em for .. .............. u og..133

The idanger irom light- gaggrigugggisiing- glory “$73!; Emggoidbey‘eldalclgrset (KW—15" Thetisigaothxer half” ....524 Beniggiafla I11111311enclosb of 69 Manfigfina. grange ex-39 .

nng ................ 42 --------- . ' . . """" ‘" Te 00m ........ 13 r rs cu -- 9

The game law and the Shfignifcnd I ............316 Eg‘tgfjémfiy degxgn for-.293 The summer hostess.. .. 47 Club discussions, 19, 32, Margot gardner ready

hunter .............. 288 Chrigtmsfncy‘ ........... 366 lawn g n thezo ihinks farmers could 55. 6 . 35. 121, 143. Novelrhmal‘ket ........,322

11,118 h.‘ghW.aY problem ”358 COWherd’SS ea; ,,,,,,,,,, 9%: Fa“ fruits'",;.ég.5};;. ..... fig lmproye ............. 533 157, 201, 231, 245, 275, Unions ems ............. 100 "”57

The immigration prob- Christmas m din-4.1. ..... :1 Family birthda gd” Threshers, when I cook- 299 329 347 351 393 yieldim crates nun-.186 "

Th 1e [m t . _ . ti ...... . _ ' ' . 8 Daily game a riga . . . .033 brations y c 6-249 Turlid for .......... h. . .136 Exegi3t:iv:43'c «35:71,1 r511.1“ per nairg,000 bushels18 ,

e n erna onal ..... .410 D f . ' _ ... ......... Farm home .. Id ........ Y ey, preparing t e 434 1 ee 0 ............ 6 o

'lhe investme f _ 8 eat in Victory ....... 432 ’ . mo ern im- 1 seful fall hints ....... 3 meeting ........ 201,275 sage Orange hed e,

in ..... Iii.°...s.§‘.'.260 D0 1.know Mrs. B ...... 480 15.1 Pm‘emems .fOI‘ tho-222 Using the veranda ...... 131 Farmers club fair. the 85 p r u n e d' a nd ugn-

The line fence law. .358 Dyiftmg bad“ home ""382 Flume? the-1chmc basket 35 Valuable hints ......... 135 ”5‘qu -------------- 457 pruned --------- 277 -

The maximum tariff . ”152 g;r;ilsmth:t arg wianted ..386 gtell “.3151 what they266 Valuable household clean- picnic ----------- ' 19 OXngId Pawn Iram at .17

The memory day move- inp an a- fish. 0_ Fireless cooker: ..... h.t sers ............ 316, 367 its past, present and Peachets ate fair ....... 235 I; ,.

ment .......... .....242 In autgufih'a"; -------- 200 the real] is W a 268 Vinegar .......... 71 future -------------- 32 ed ree, a lOW-head- I'!’

1 gp‘e new tin”: law .. .116 IndependenceaEISDay ........ 6'; Fireless cookbér th‘e'c'on' $2531 warlafgainst flifes. .101 Gragfile) 1,239 farmers 487 Potatoes.iii-T011111.00.322534 l

. e parce s ost .. .336 """ - e ense rom """""" H

. $28 potato “13p ........ 308 gingdggglggwwatclyies H.384 3:311:12)? of and food207 Waglfllinggsrfiuhg ,,,,,,,,, 3343 Grogasleiir Ile farmers’ club 275 130111ng house, diagram259 . .

e potato Outlook . . 454 .......... Flieg .1 . . . .: ......... ‘5' es .....................................

The ......” .. .410 tdw 3: som‘geti its inure-1. were mwm on .... sneer -- 511 use: as; ...... 5 ‘

$111): £32121,“ fUtures 3(3) Meal time at our Shouse :532 Flowering plants. grow: VVatgrrmneelgnJuithe' . . ' i t . 2% SpUblig dufigggr any487 P hen With bsmgd. ....... g? I

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The tariff bill ......... 94 giggao‘ifigeolfortifieagoli.H.342; Food 14:0? {1211:1232 ”.4451; \Vha‘tI the shops are Hiclftgirry farmers club P11333312: ilneifer ....... 149

Ram}? immtga" fa” 23%; My med p‘ ” ' is Ere-eh air in the resents Whit’OyZiinihauu133.85 333 importnt‘“5.35.55.14.25?” Reggie 5.15”“ 322.301

W ea con roversy ............ .mzen . , . .’ ,h ’ . 1 , “

The 'Wheat situation .. .152 £143] figfigfiijjj """" 212%: days (idit.l€b...f(.n.‘..h0.t162 wmlearrlfiegvimam 5 girls Maggi]; géscuzssionudédzsl RhOfiremItsland. red ..... k 90 ‘

Magazine section and Peeping thru memori e Gecr I}? a n ChriStma-‘i , Why not teat-(ii 23311: 1105436 ——«why this 54.3? ....245 ere! at state faicroc..:241 ”1’

Home Youth. Poorlolg'rd ................ 17g Giftsaagg giver .......... 469 to raise babies ...... 478 New CIUbS organization Scenes along Gunnison

A brute of a husband. . 96 Puss ,11‘ t]. .t. ............ :1. 3 Cloves, 010m ‘ns, ........ 294) W'oman, the greatest, , , _292 of .................. 55 alingelt .............. 379 ‘

A case of identity ...... 262 Re 3’3 f“) S ---------- 38.. Grapes 413m ti; .;- \Yoman, the modern ..387 North Shade CIUb fair 347 0 f u te' Montana “311

A ghostly inn ........... 70 .. wai 0 rest """"" 179 up” “ ‘ ”mime , Women as bargain hunt- Planning for the. active n arm 0f N10h01a5

A hunter hunted. . . .296 Egg?“ htlme ------------ 99 Grape juitt “1nd. . . . . .251 ers ................. 462 season ------------- 143 o lag/PI k. ‘ '4 """""""" 45 t

A novel hol.lo.we en Th 3 ead ............ 47;) preserve . grape Women cause slaughter Relation of the parent n ‘10 ”13W ISland.43-45

party ........... ....312 e chickens thanksgiv- Grass stai S """""" 296 . of birds ............ 314 to the 501100] ------- 187 On Pleasant Valley

An old maid S fourth _ . . 8 '1' h ingl .............. 43 Green torriosat ...... _. . . . .149 Grange. September . .' ............ 299 SextFrmt Farm -------- 57

A painter of patriotism. 7 ef ittle cares that meat 0 mince- Ad f Shall we, as farmeis, ‘Sh ilnt a ------------- 430 '

A pmneer providence 429 . retted me ..248 Green toms. ............ 293 rianh airs fine Grange seek to become spec- ‘5, at and ”mos as Rets 45

A rattling good noise 9 'Il‘me living past _,_,__,310 do with CBS, what to Al ex ibgt s ............ 323 ialists? ............. 157 ‘ grtwaSt 0011111“ dBSIgn. 293

A simple gin power for Tlle missing ____________ 9 9 Halloween ”0.1.“ ........ ‘22?) 38:61:11; gickinson be- Southeast Vernon club Shfggggiré ..............

the ingenious b0y . 263 " hie passing of summer. 19 Health (m exhib'i ...... . t‘ Iange coun- - fair ................. 361 ftir Iain at State

A successful failuie .. .345 9 point of View ______ 34 Health, hint . 1 1 ...... 12 A ms (1.... ............ 143 Spring Arbor club fair. .398 Smit] II)": ............. ,

A study in history Rob— Theglgglce of a social 46 er 5. mt weath-ml ”103133” 5’16 gig/c f01‘7anéigil ’l‘hchti-l‘ub and the localy7 his t‘flflglllméaé and187 ( r

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A weorrtd EEVG ---------- 219 The problem __________ 460 Health Values, some 107, 201, 245, 299, Washington Centre club Smoke house ----------- 16 .

An aerial ,gililtrtlls‘igfiuSt H 32 The pumpkin .........312 (illestions in ........ 135 347 457 511. fair ................. 347 Spring Wheat, heads of. .125 1

Arthur S method(...:::::132 1.1m recompense ________ ”98 H0113; made holiday can- 30 filltéillgutcrgo 1the faithful. 187 What the local clubs are Silu'fih Vllnt‘S’ and morn-

As I saw Butte ........ 311 'Hw his“? """"""" 39% Home nur so . for 'th ..... 323 Big prairizicg lazimnS f .... "11 doing ............. 398 Stockii gignes on roof 44g 1

Boys vs. 00111 .......... 525 T1,”) 3:,“ .211.“ """""" .‘1‘5 Home queries eev Business in fine gianai; ) 19 Illustrations. sugét‘qtfilongOt pfattern £53“ ’ l '

Catching the uilx fox . .220 q'lle 1‘(-1CH1 ' ' ' ' ' "3110 change-(l .- A 4(‘3 Calhoun Pomona encg’ur- A change 0f heart )27 “61‘s or Whit-

Chiil7rsn2i‘9nd31the‘ir pats ’i‘lil: Sf.§§”.ub.itlilpuer'2 ::: 562 Home'made teenage 3 ages i'onng‘people ..413 Adrian grange “HER-353% sweet COT-12.:anrléW'43-1- :73 l

a 1‘ 381 The Sunday sch001\.2‘_ and writing case ..367 Characteristics of the Alfalfa for DOUItTY 77 Sweet potatoes ----- 412 ‘ ‘

Cornfiegnsations in (amp— 46 Die ...( .......... p.10. 46 H0m9-mfaqo convenien— boy ................. :1 Apple harvesting equip— Thanksgiving deSiSIll.-.::421 I

27 it: this 221.1 refit-38.. Origin: .F}.‘f”...“’““”y4n 1.632354;“extant-12°“ itfiird‘ritéiééus‘m°‘ i « '

E arlv American authors 'l‘heir majesties """" :40; Husiband, how to pre- Df‘ot‘mher piogiams ::::457 fair ................. 325 The spirit of ’76. '''' 7 t

——g(;aomes Fennimore 34 Turkey’s Thanksgiving “ serve a .............. 180 Essentials l0 higheSt 0“ the farm ---------- “5 Tomato borer 109 $

per ............. ..3. conundrum ......... 435 letters on preserving, success in county Berkshire sow and lit— TOYS 9&5in made ...... 381 '

Farm life and sports .. 81 Tw . t . 315, 341 366 299 “01k 55 ter ...... 189 Trap nests 332 5'34 ’7 5’ '

Farm life in India ...... 261 lVagtgtiJlrlliaspgfngsgw " ' 31746 223, 267. ’ ’, ..., Granges and I . faimers' sow at state. fair . :255 Traveler’s joy. ...... .. . . j. 97 '5 . V, f

Filling the picnic basket 35 \Vhen Boibb t b’”:" Irons, scour the ...... 316' institutes '. 323 Big prairie grange ex- Traverse City opera J“

Finding the North Pole 130 t -V S u S “IS Jealousspirit an imp Grange fair ' """"361 'hibit ......... 511 house 541 '

GOirf‘gr Iglagflasnd‘i‘ather S431 09 H0 - I h id ....... 34 0f dEStruction ...... 386 Grange fair: increasing . Bitter sweet ~ .. - 97 Turkeys in. Orchard .396 . l "

(“randma’ s sflhr‘xlrm .0'f ' Accidents ugfiiSr'd' Jealousy, Woman tells ‘ popularity Of """" 201 PlaCR Langshan prize View Of state fair . ..... 209 7r! L

1 Tom 133 against lng 48 how. she cured her Grange in other states, Winning cock ....... 197 Water lillies ..... 34 a

................ A . husband of ......;..436 32, 85. Black Percheron stal- Wheat heads damaged .1...,_,

Harvest time among the cquiring an interesting Jelly economics 87 invades Mar uette Co 121 lion ........... 373 by sparrows 58 «1‘

H Mag‘uc‘liie 1118;111:141 ..131 Advggrstonality ......... 266 Jelly gmaking, (35553.15; rally, a pleasqant ...... Boys vs com ....::::::525 White Orpingtonn'c'ock

entry11 a swox ong— b §ld es as charactero in ................. 123 Higher ideals ,,,,,, 299 Brown China gander ...357 at state fair .94 6

e ow ......... . ui ers ............ -92 Kissing, shall it be abol- How may ‘ farm'ers Buffalo on the plains 86 Wild vines .....

Buff Cochin hen .......320 Wixom grange exhibit“ .48;





’Holding the sack ...:...:122 A girl’s lost chance 505 ished"

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110w coriect time is ob- A movable trellis ......480 Kitchen conveniences .162 _ Wpifgo’fi‘ecfiasffl‘??? 9 Buzzing wood ..........401 Writing desk ...........36 (a