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VOL. CXXXIV. No. I.

Whole Number 3484.





DETROIT, MICH.. SATURDAY, JAN. 1, 1910.





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FARM NOTES.





 





Stopping the Leaks.



Since the business side of farming is

being made the subject of discussion in

the Michigan Farmer, it is fitting that

we discuss,’ in this first issue of the New

Year, a phase of this problem which

means dollars and cents to the business

farmer by stopping leaks which the

farmer, who is not a business man, too

often fails to recognize. One of the most

serious of these leaks is the loss of plant

food thru the careless or improper hand-

ling of the stable manure which is made

during the winter season. Analyses and

practical tests show that where the stable

manure is allowed to accumulate in piles

out of doors during the. winter, there is

a Very considerable loss of plant food

from several causes. This plant food is

leached from the piles by the winter and

spring rains and is lost in the process of

fermentation which

able nitrogen in the form of ammonia.

The amount of humus or vegctable mat-

ter is also reduced thru fermentation,

until the actual value of the manure as

handled upon a great many farms is

nearly or quite half lost before it is ap—

plied to the land. This is not simply a

theory, but a well proven fact; a fact

that has been brat to the attention of

every reader of the Michigan Farmer

many times, and yet it is also a fact that

the knowledge ‘s, in many cases, not

acted upon.



Unquestionably the best way to save

the plant foodand make the manure of

the greatest possible value in maintaining

and increasing the fertility of the soil, is

to apply it to the land as soon as made,

putting it upon sod ground intended for

spring crops. The argument is often

advanced that this is not practicable,

many farmers contending that the amount

of manure made each day is not large

enough to make it profitable to haul it

out upon the land as fast as made. But

this does not prevent the adoption of

the most approved methods of preserving

it in the best possible condition until it

may be drawn. Without doubt the deep

stall method, so-c‘alled, is the next best

way of handling it, as less plant food

will be lost where the manure is kept

well packed by the stock trampling over

it. This method is now commonly prac—

ticed by cattle feeders who run the feed—

ing cattle loose in the stable. But where

this is not practicable, the manure shed

may be the best solution of the problem,

and the” carefully constructed pit or pile

is better than the ordinary method of

storing this valuable product until such

time as the wcather conditions permit it

to be drawn upon the land.



By giving this problem a little thot and

study, by providing suitable conditions

in the stables and by using absorbents

liberally, this ' important leak





.llssipttt es the valu-





relatively

may be stopped upon many farms and the

sanitary condition of the barn and stables

improved at the same time. This is but

one of many such leaks which might be

mentioned, but it is one which demands

early and careful attention, and which

will repay many fold for the time and

thot spent in its best solution under the

condtions which obtain in the individual

case of any farmer.

June vs. Mammoth Clover.



In what respect is mammoth clover

better than June clover, or vice versa?

Crawford Co. W, J. SAVAGE.

In the opinion of most farmers located

upon good soils, June clover is better

adapted to their rotation than is mam-

moth cioyer, and for several reasons.

First, it grows a finer quality of hay. Tli‘e

stems are not so long and coarse, and the

feeding value of the June clover hay is





 





considered superior to that of mammoth

clover hay on this account. Another rea-

son is, that the June clover produces a

heavy aftermath. which makes a. good

Covering for the ground and often yields

a fair profit in a crop of clover seed which

is well worth harvesting. In other cases

it is utilized for hay and, some use it for

pasture. Perhaps the best use that can





be made of it is to permit it to go back

on the ground to_ add to the vegetable mat—

ter plowed down the following year, es-

But on the





pecially on the lighter soils.





 





seed find the crop to be mammoth clover

when harvested. The fact that the June

clover is more difficult to secure results

in this substitution and, in a general way,

attests the greater popularity of the June

clover with the average farmer.



Sowing Alfalfa With Clover.





I wish to ask the editor if he would ad-

vise mixing about two quarts of alfalfa

seed in with clover and timothy seed tor

spring seeding in oats andrwhcat?



lienawee Co. E. ii. CONE.



Where one intends to sow alfalfa as a

forage crop, at some future date, it is un—





 





Sectional Views of the Michigan Exhibit at the National Corn Exposition.





latter class of soils the mammoth clover

finds its strongest advocates. Its larger

growth is not so objectionable on the

lighter soils and, owing to its larger hab-

its of growth, its root system is generally

considered to be proportionately greater.

It is a matter of question, however,

whether any more humus can be added

to the soil from a crop of mammoth clover

than from an equal stand of June clover,

A good many who intend to sow June

clover and think they are purchasing June





 





doubtedly a good plan to mix in a little

alfalfa seed with the clover for spring

seeding. This sprinkling of alfalfa seed

will generally result in a natural inocula-

tion of the soil with the bacteria peculiar

to this plant, which will increase the pros-

pect of succeSS with the crop when it is

sown alone. Then, too, a sprinkling of

alfalfa in either pasture or meadow will

add somewhat to the yield of forage or

hay and will prove a good investment

from that standpoint. If more Michigan





farmers would adopt the plan of sowing

some alfalfa seed with their clover each

year, we believe that alfalfa would soon

become a popular forage crop in this

state, greatly to the benefit of our agri~

cultural industry.





THE BUSINESS SIDE OF FARMING.

Selling.



On Exchange avenue and in the lobby

of the Tranist house in Chicago, at the

“Yards,” one meets many farmers who,

for some reason, prefer to be called stock—

men, and who have come in with a car—

load or more of stock of their own feed-

ing. The corn belt feeders of Iowa receive

a return pass on western railroads run—

ning into Chicago, and nmny feeders ac-

company their shopments. The result is

that they save the cost of collecting a car—

load. and tin «Love. but

more than that they learn what the mar—

ket demands. and furthcl learn to do a

\vtmlcsalc 'I‘lun' idea is the

unit of a carload. and it' not a full car-

load, tin n to purchase or make joint ship~

ments and tr‘ realize the greatest protlt.





lmuz. Hi [In





Itlifliln‘SS.





My own idea is that the actual and int-

medialc financial gain is outWeight-d by

learning to do business, and comparing

onc‘s shimncnts with thosc ct' -')i."i!.I‘S l?

the fainr 1- ships immature. half—fat SLtlii.

and coniparts priws, he has ‘earncd a:

lesson. Among the brightest of farmers

in Michigan are those who feed lambs.

and their experiences on the itiarkct’, both

as buyers and sellers, have given them

the business insight that is noticeable

and marked.



()ne of the pieces of petty grafting

to which Michigan farmers have to submit

is that of one-third doclmge on stags. In

the Chicago yards 80 pounds shrinkage

is taken. The average stag's weight is

400 11$“un (lite, «no 50 lbs. of pork

atflmbtxmrice . ‘li’is IQ of meat is

st '3 ( makes the idealist





sage meat





20 ause it will absorb more wdtcr, hence





nore Elf abgg tllgfislckers. The farm-

er fee t oi ' 0 market in Chicago in-

sisted on his I‘i“‘Ilt.‘ .- 3 Were ac-

c frmliggcimersonal in—

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es in such matters and the above

mentioned practice is perpetuated. My

own observation is that if the railroads

of Michigan would grant a return pass

and encourage personal shipments that

they would be vastly the gainer in many

more carloads of stock and in shipments

of feed for finishing purposes. Michigan

needs a railroad man with the grasp of

JttS. J. Hill to see that the agriculture of

the state does not decline as in the states

of the cast, with the consequent loss of

tonnage. Carloads of hay, beets and

beans do not mean as much to the con—

tinued fertility of the soil as carloads of

live stock. The Michigan Live Stock

Association might well take these mat-

ters in hand as did the (Torn Belt lVIeat

I’roduvccrs’ Association of Iowa,



In selling other lines of farm products,

such as hay, the farmer can, as a rule.

sell on track at a margin over individual

prices. Clover seed can be cleaned at

home and sold on the markets of Toledo,

Detroit or Chicago by sample at an ad—

vantage to the farmer. The recent re-

port of Secretary Wilson as to the profits

of the retail dealer in~ meats is of interest

in this way, viz., that as the farmer elim—

inates expenses in selling he is enabled

to realize a part of the profit, or what is

the same thing, cuts down some of the

expense to the final consumer.



Brooks Adams, of Johns Hopkins Uni-

versity, the philosopher of history. points

out that the freedom of Cuba politically

came from the loss of the Euro





Dean su r

market. ea





The bounties on beet sugar had
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so reduced the price that the Cuban

planter could no longer stand the tax

exactions of Spain and concluded that he

might as well fail fighting as in business.

\Vith the increased prices of farm pro-

ducts it well becomes the farmer to seek

to reduce the cost of delivery to the con-

sumer. The eight—cent hog and the nine-

cent steer, the 30 cent eggs and 30 cent

butter at home, carries consternation to

the wage earners in the cities. There is

a bulletin published at \Vashington.





 





mainly for the benefit of manufacturers,

giving details of the demands for goods





abroad, so that American manufacturers

can shape their products to meet these

conditions. The modern business farmer

must visit the. markets occasionally and

post himself on the needs of his market

and the cheapest method of reaching that

market.



Socially, Longhorns or Shorthorns.



Herbert Spencer reasoning is

simply rclationing. i. e.. putt‘m.r things to

their right sequence. ‘The farmer who

minglcs on the market with commission

men and salesmen, unless fearfully crude.





says





becomes more affable and agreeable.

"\thn Reuben comes to town" he does

not go back Reuben. An old Mormon





Bishop took a train load of cattle to Oma-

ha and his by—word was always and con-

tinually "By Heck.” One of Clay, Rob-

inson’s men, Clyde Stevens. a Ctllit‘g‘t”

graduate. took him to dinner at one of

the first—class hotels. and to see Rcll llur

at the opera house. \Yhen we. asked him

on his return about his trip ho

noticed that the men he met did not, say

I:y Neck and were all “Shorthorns.”

‘-‘l..onghorn and “Shorthorn”





said he





w





are west crn





cattle men‘s terms—for native or low

grade stock, Longhorn, while tht- improvn-

mcnt wrought‘by Shorthoru blood is so

marked that ayweIl—brt-d man is tcruu~d





a Shorthorn. Language is merely the ox-





prcssion of words of pictures presented

to the mind, and to this cattlemstn.

“Slu'nrtluinrn” was certainly expressivc.

’I‘o this day some of these expressions

lingcr in my mind. \thn I meet. a pleas-

ant. courteous man. with good cheer cxu

prcsscd in cvcry word and action. I ah

ways think of the "Hhorthorns" all ()ma-





ha, and Old I'nclc declaring he

was not going to act like a longhorn aftt-r

st-cinc‘ lllt' difference. Ishmael dwelt in

tho (lost-l't and hand against

t-vcryono and cvtu‘yono's

read I'nclc

liishop, to me

longhorn," was

complaining.

don‘t haVc lllt‘

not been out

“Shorthorns.”



In a business way it pays to be pleas—

ant and the little pctty cases of neighbor—

lltmtl il‘. l't-clillg disappear with the, intro—

duction of breeding. The ill—

tt-mpcl‘cd man should lw made to feel that

it is quite as uupardouablc as to be in—

tcmpcratc. Farmers owe it to themselves





('Irapo‘s





“his was

hand against

(‘rapo the Mormon

day. “Just an old

his comment. The.

whining luau prob-

hookworni; he just.

where there were





lllnl." so

(lllC





grout-by,





ably

l'as





“Shot-thorn"





to promote this personal sociability and

it will in the end he an asset like the.

‘L’Tiod will” of any established business.





Itid you ever notice how even the kindly

pleasant voice of the telephone girl who

t-t't't‘rs to call your number when the other





line is released. makes for good will? Very

littlo Iumbeixis left rough now. since it

tosts so little to run it thru the planer.





and it handles so much better. So in our

business relations. the rough edges can be

trimmed off to advantage. Busincss in—

tercourse is both a cause and effect in

respect and like some. diseases. is

contagious. The constant reading of farm

p'tpcrs and the various societies of farm-





this





e-rs are helpful. but to paraphrase the

actor‘s expression. “The play is the

thing,” it might be added that “the mar—





kct is the thing” to develop. the farmer‘s

business and social talents.

Shiawassee Co. .las. N. McBRtnrz.





MORE SEED POTATO EXPERIMENTS.





the experience of

The Farmer in re-





been reeling

slime, of the writers in

card to selecting and cutting seed pota-

toes and thot I would write. minc. Last

year I selected .lnd saved some of the

host hills. with which I planted half an

acrc three feet each way last spring. ’l‘his

ground was not in good shape for them

not being: fertilized nor in sod for two

years, but seemed to be the only place

available.



l‘l‘Vlll‘ll‘” on my usual yield and the con-

dition of this ground. I did not, expect

over 50 bushels from this patch and

should not: have been surprised to have

gotten even less than that, but we dug 70

bushels from this piece. I had intended

to select some of the best of the hills,





I have





but there was so little difference that it

would have been a hard matter, so I put

them by~themselves for seed for'next

year’s crop.



Of course, this is no large yield, not as

much, in fact, as most of my main patch

gave. planted with non—selected seed, but

the latter was better land and in better

condition for potttoes than the former.

which yicldcd enough more than I usually

get from non-sclccrcd seed with the same

chance. to well pay for the trouble; but

next timc I shall try them side by side

if possible. so as to know and be able to

tell the actual difference. " .



Several years ago I tried different ways

of cutting seed. Planted part of field with

small whole potatoes, part with potatoes

of hcn‘s egg size. cut once lengthwise,

part with larger ones cut two eyes to the'

piece. and part with the same cut one

eye to the piece .mti two pieces in a hill.

All were planted :12 inches each way. and

the result was in favor of the small

whole seed. and one eye to the piece next,

so since that I have planted small ones

saved from the part of ticld which was

plantcd with larger cut seed. and for

what mtn‘c I needed used medium Sized

out-s cut one eye to the piece. as near as

possible. and two pieces in a hill.



A fast and good way of cutting is to

take potato in left hand. stem end toward

you. start knife a little above first eye

and. holding potam horizontally. run knife

at an angle of about 43 degrees. “'hen

this piccc is cut turn or roll the. potato

to the right. which nearly always brings

another eye in oosition to cut: if not,

turn it a little farther in the same direc~





tion. ut-w-r the other way. and so on till

it is all cut 11p. After a little practice

one can cut much faster this way than

any other hand way I know of, and this

way of cutting leaves some of the centre

of lllt‘ potato on each piece.





lit-rriuu (‘0. F, E. DOANE





CRITICIZES MP. WELL’S EXPERI-

tVIENT.





 





 





 





I would like to say

'II. M. \\'c|ls‘ sccd rotato experiment. pub-

llshcd in the or December 11. In

the tirst place. I do not consider a hill

of potatoes with it! or 12 medium sized

tulwrs an ideal hill to save seed from. I

think a hill with six (or less) good sized

potatoes a much br-tter Next. sav-

illg‘ St‘t‘tl potatoes in it the cellar

is not the best way. in the av-

t-rage cellar. preserve their

vitality buried in pits. A

litt'k of in small details some.

times lest efforts in experi-

uu-nts, with seeds and ferti-

lizcrs.



Allegan Co.





a few words about





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SUBSCRIBER.





ALSIKE CLOVER.





Having had some experience in the

growing of this clover for a fertilizer, feed

and seed. also from observations I have

made. I think I can give a few good rea-

sons why we should use this clover in

whole or in part for our seedings.



We are experiencing a scarcity of hay.

especially the clovers, yet I am positive

that there were a great many more tons

of the alsiko clover secured than any of

the other clovers ’n the summer of 1909.

I attribute this to the fact that it is more

sure to withstand .1 drouth on the lighter

soils and less liable to heave on the heav-

icr soils. I know cf several fields where

the common red and alsiko were sown

together, in VVlllt 11 the alsikc stood the

drouth of 1005‘, while the other failed.



There is seldom :. year that this clover

fails to fill. With a little extra work it

is possible to get this seed and a fair

duality of feed. 'l .11 feeding" value Of al-





sike hay is given in chemical analyses as

canal in nutriment to the other clovers.

'I‘hc hay is as easiey secured. in fact. we





have had heavy rains on our alsike while

making, but when it comes to feeding





we never notice the dust. thus making it

an ideal feed for all kinds of stock. es-

pccially horses. Last year our alslke

chair with cornst-tlks did very well for our

young cattle.



The fertilizing Value of of this plant is





undcrcstimatcd. 01‘ course, I can not say

that it is greater or not as great as the

other clovers. but all crops following

seem to have the same appearance as

those following r)thcr legumes.



Calhoun Co. C. T. VOORHEES.

RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS WANTED.



Spring examinations everywhere. Thou-

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A Ration for Growing Pigs.



Kindly advise me as to a balanced ra—



. tion for pigs. from three to five months

of age, using corn, peas, oats and barley.



Hillsdale Co. J. F. D.



The best feeding standards state that

for best results with pigs from three to

five months of age, the ration should have

a nutritive ratio-of about 1:5, and that

the nutritive ratio may be gradually wid—

ened as the feeding period advances, to

116.4 for most economical results. Now,

in the feeds given we find that corn has

a comparatively wide, and peas a rela-

tively narrow nutritive ratio. Oats and

barley are in themselves better balanced

feeds than either and while a little wider

in ratio than the standard above‘given,

yet the added palatability which they

would give to the ration would probably

offset this fact, hence we need not con—

sider them carefully in figuring on a bal—

anced ration for pigs of this age.



The formulating of rations is largely a

matter pf “cut and try,” and we find by

mixing corn and peas, equal parts by

weight, we have a feed with a nutritive

ratio just slightly wider than 1:5 or near





that practically the same results are se-

cured, ’weight for weight, from corn and

cob meal, as from corn meal. Of course,

the weight of the cobs is not a very'large

item and still it makes quite a percentage

of saving in the cost of the grain ration

where it is so compounded that the above

statement is true. It is largely a matter

for personal experimentation by the

feeder, accompanied by the study of the

conditions which obtain in his individual

case whether it will prove an advantage

to grind the corn, cob and all, or not

The above is simply a plain statement

made to determine the point upon which

information is above sought.





 





HOGS OR CATTLE?



So often have I heard that question

discussed among farmer feeders that I

feel it somewhat incumbent upon me to

lay some-of our opinions and farm prac-

tices before you for your consideration.

To us, such a question seems a narrow

one, perhaps so because it has never come

up to be considered by us, as it must be

considered by many others. Yet, the pur-

pose of this article is to attempt to bring

the matter before you as it comes before

us, and if possible, to make you see that

in many cases it is not a case of hogs or

cattle.but one of feeding hogs or hogs

and cattle.





' , THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





 





 





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Secured 13y a. Thousand Farms





Here are brief facts about one current issue of Irrigation

Bonds. They will illustrate what ideal security lies back of

such bonds when the issues are rightly selected.





 





 





 





 





The Bitter Root Valley Irrigation the property which the Irrigation

Co. owns one of the largest irrigated Company owns, and the Company’s in-

fruit land projects in the world. The vestment is nearly twice the whole

‘Company is composed 0f well known bond issue. The second security is



men WhO are wealthy, experienced these first liens on farm land—011

land capable. The land to be watered land which is worth more than six

{CORSiStS 0f about 40»000 acres in the times the amount of the bonds which

heart‘ of our greatest fruit belt—in it secures.



the famous apple region of the Pa-

cific Northwest.



A large part of the valley has been

under irrigation for many years, so

the possibilities of the land have been

demonstrated. Fruit land in the val-

ley has lately sold as high as $1,000

per acre.



The water rights are unassailable,

and the total water supply is more

. than sufficient for all needs. For the

irrigable land is distinctly limited by

the mountainous bounds of the valley.





 





One can hardly conceive of more

ample security. Yet these bonds pay

six per cent interest, because the de-

mand for irrigated land is so great

that the projects are very profitable.





Part of these bonds mature each

year from 1014 to 1919. One may

have his choice of maturities.





Ask for the Facts





enough to the approved standard for all

practical purposes, the peas furnishing

enough protein to counterbalance the de-

ficiency in the corn. Then, by adding as

much oats and barley as may be desired,

providing not more than half the ration

is made up of these grains, we have an

ideal ration for growing pigs, especially if

they are fed a small quantity of skim-

milk with the grain feed. Less oats and

barley than above noted can bekused





\Vhat wish to adVOCate is the shoek-

corn feeding of cattle 'with hogs following

up the steers. Such a combination results ‘ $2,500,000 Invested

in getting the gain on the steers at regu— f

lar prices, and at the same time getting? The Irrigation Company has in-

oyur hogs fattened on waste. Such a , vested in the project about $3,500,000,

combination results in a feedin machine or about twice the tOt‘ll bond issue.

which kets the maximum amount of food . And the bonds are secured by a first

value out of every car “a. 'mortgage on all the property which



Not only that, but it is the most econ— the Irrigation Company owns.

omical method of feeding corn to cattle. The bonds are additionaly secured





 





to equal advantage, and at the present The corn is hauled direct from the shock by first liens on the lands and the

high price of these grains it would be to the feed lot. There is not the bother orchards water-ed. These liens are

given by 1nd1v1dual land owners 1n





better to use only it small aluuunt of

them, as they "will add to the expense of.

the ration and above the quantity which

will prove beneficial by way of adding





variety to the ration, and by increasing





or hushlng. hauling both corn and fodder

and the other expense incidental to feed-

ing inany other way, except in the case

of hogging down corn. For cattle feed—

ing, husking is an unnecessary expense.





payment for the land and the water

rights. Forty per cent of the price

is paid down, and the balance, se-

cured by the liens, is payable in an-

nual installments.





In the past 15 years we have pur-

chased 75 separate issues of Recla—

mation Bonds—Drainage and Irriga-

tion. All have been secured by first





liens on good farm land, and not a. .





dollar of loss has resulted to any in-'

vestor.





Irrigation bonds have now become

the most popular bonds that we

handle. No other large class of bonds

offering equal security now pays six

per cent.





We have issued a book on Irriga-

tion Bonds, based on all this experi-





ence. Every investor, small or large,

owes to himself its perusal. Please

write for the book today. Cut out





this coupon so you won’t forget.





its palatability, will not prove profitable

Timothy Hay for Sheep.

Why is timothy hay not a good feed

for sheep?

Crawford Co. \V. J. SAVAGE.





There are several reasons why timothy

hay is not as good sheep feed as clover

hay. The principal reason, however, is

because it does not contain the right pro-

portions of the different digestible nu-

trients to make it a. valuable sheep feed.

Timothy hay contains about 2.8 per cent

of protein, 43.4 carbohydrates and 1.4 of

fat; this gives it a nutritive ratio of about

1:16175. Now, sheep require a ration with

a nutritive ratio of about 1:6. Clover has

about this nutritive ratio and is almost

a perfect roughage for sheep. With it

very little grain is required, because the

clover hay is in itself a well balanced

ration. Its only fault is that it is a too

bulky feed for an exclusive ration, hence

it is desirable to feed a little grain with

it to the store sheep“ and, of course, a

liberal grain feed to the fattening sheep.

Another reason for the superiority of

clever hay as compared with timothy is

the fact that it is more palatable. The

sheep like it better and will consume more

of it than they will of the timothy hay.

Another reason is that timothy hay con-

tains relatively more fiber than clover

hay, which makes it less digestible and





increases the necessity of feeding-roots; If one

method has many advantages over feed-





But primarily the ing 110gS alone.





ensilage or some other succulent feed with

it, for best results.

reason why clover hay is so much superior

to timothy hay as a sheep feed is that it

contains 6.8 per cent of digestible pro-

tein, while timothy hay contains but 2.8

per cent of this valuable and indispen-

sable nutrient. ,



The Feeding Qualities of Cob Meal. 1



I would like to inquire thru the Mich- l





igan Farmer if there is any feeding qual- out

feed cattle without them.





ities in cob meal, that is, corn, ground

cob and all, for cattle or horses?





Van' Buren CO. I. L. R. 1





The pros and cons of this question have profitably used.

been recently discussed thru this dcpart— neighbors got $40 per acre by feeding his‘

corn to cattle.





ment of the Michigan Farmer. In sum-





find enough to keep growing well, and if

you feed right and feed long enouh, the

hog will be ready to be turned off as soon

as if you had fed him in a separate lot.

Thus, the fattening of one hog by each

steer is clear profit, and just that much

ahead of the man who feeds in stables.





elements entering

whether you should feed hogs or cattle.

Markets,

that sort of thing should be duly consid—

ered.





and results only in decreased profits. For

fattening cattle, corn fed as it is cut, re—

sults in as good gains as the same amount

fed as ears and fodder.



This method does not require a heavy

outlay for equipment. An open shed, a

sheltered yard, plenty of straw for bed-

ding and some cheap mangers make up

the necessary equipment. One does not

need to have a large outlay to start feed-

ing. Compare the interest on such an

investment with that required for the

stabling of a large number of cattle.



At present, labor is scarce as well as

expensive. Just now, one man is feeding

fifty-seven steers and sizty—two hogs on

our farm. Even then, he has time for

other work. 'The manure is left in the

sheds and yards. All of it is there. There

is no need of carrying water; the trof is

in the ward. The loaded wagon is driven

into the yard and they are soon fed—then

it is done. There is no cleaning of stables

to bother during the day.



One light hog behind each steer will





is feeding for the manure, this





Of course. there are a hundred and one

into the question or ‘

feeds, local conditions and all

Thus we ofttimes feed hogs with-

mt cattle. Sometimes they will not more

irofit in that manner. Cattle will pay‘

without hogs. However, we never

It would not





To secure each $1,000 bond there

are deposited with a Trust Company

as trustee $1,400 of these first liens

on farm land.



The average price at which this

land has been sold is about $200 per

acre. The minimum price at present

is $250 per acre. Yet the bond issue

is limited to $30 per acre, or to less





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That paid very well. Yet,





the hogs which fattened off the droppingl.

made the corn return $15 more per acre.

Thus you can see why the question with

us is, “Hogs, or cattle and hogs?"

Ohio. CLYDE A. WAUGH.





ming up the evidence, it is but fair to

say that the cob meal as such, contains

very little digestible nutrients. Practi-

cally its only value is in giving the feed

bulk and rendering it more easily pene—

trable by the digestive juices of the ali-

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in the grain ration is secured in some The following is the opinion of Mr. H.

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more valuable as a feed than the corn we have failed to receive our copy of the

ground without the cob. But where other Michigan Farmer. We miss it, and even i





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caused by a draft of air and not by the

fresh air.



A carpenter can put in a special system

of ventilation, as the King system, but he

must tear up the buildings, which will

involve a great deal of inconvenience and

expense. This they think they can not

afford to start so late in the season.



There is another way, however, that

is far better than no ventilation? it is

cheap, effective. and convenient. That is

.to make a frame to fit the window and

tack a piece of good. strong. white muslin

over it. This will stop the draft aul

still allow a continuous diffus‘on of the

bad air out and the fresh air in.



In the stables. good. clean. white mus-

lin will let in as much light as will the

glass, after it has become frosted over.

It will, at the same time. make an ideal

ventilator.



It is true that this will not be so warm,

but when will enter the barn in the morn-





 





ing“ there is no draft. The air is dry,

pure, and odorless. The walls and cracks

are not white with frost and if you do

‘not have a thermouwlcr to look at you

lwill declare it is warmer than last winter.



The cattle and horses will be up look—

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wait for a puff of fresh air mixed with

snow and frost to lHllSt- them from hheir





drowsy stupor. as was formerly the case.

They will keep in :1 more healthy. vigorous

‘Conditiou.



1 In the hoghouse this plan is especially





valuable. it is in the dry, fresh. crisp

air that the hogs will eat the most and

make the most economical gains.





If the same hognousc is supplied with

glass it will be continually full

air.





windows.

of steam





and bad The hogs will be

untlu‘il'ty and catch cold every time‘they

go out doors. The gains will be small





lic.":t1i\'e quantity.

Professor l’ici'ce, (If the [own Agricul—

tural has tried the plan quite

extensively in poultry houses and reports

that the poultry kept in better health

and started to lay <arlier in the spring.

Last winter it wa.u the writer's privilege





and the profit a





(‘4 ”)0ng





to work in a barn that had the King

system of ventilation. ‘There was a large





amount of stock kept in the stable and at

times the air became very bad. The

walls and ceiling were always damp.



We opened the windows and tacked up

some good muslin. The air was better.

All bad odors disappeared. The walls

and ceiling became dry. The barn was

a far more agreeable place to work than

it had been.



Try it. liuy some

glass'to repair the

farmer has tried it

tied with its merits





muslin instead of

windows. \V'hen a

once he will be satis-

and the next winter





 





have, not only his stables. but his own

sleeping apartments fitted up with muslin.



It is essential. Lowever, to have the

doors fitted tightly and all cracks boarded

up. An inch crack open under a door

will often cause more trouble than it





 





pvould had the door been wide open.

[ Of course. the muslin is not to take the





‘place of a thoro system of ventilation.

.Such a system should be installed as

early as possible. The work should be

done under the dinetion of a man who

understands the subject. In the stable

mentioned it was not the fault of the

King system. but "the lack of enough of

the system. W'e had more stm-k than





the barn had been calculated to handle.

In such cases ever. with almost an ideal

System of ventilation it is often desir-

able. when the stable is overstocked, to

supplement the system with muslin.

Iowa. FLOYD LAUGHLIN’.





A GOOD BED FOR THE PIGS.





 





 





i _..._....

l It is a too common sight to see the

pigs crowded together in a shed or stable.

lying in the fermenting, steaming manure.

The inevitable result is that they take

cold upon going out in the winter weather.

and the least unfavorable result that can

the expected from such conditions is un-





lthrifty or stunted pigs. Often conditions





found in the hog pen are not much bet-

ter. Here the pigs are forced to lie in

a wet, filthy nest, with soiled, or insuffi~

cient bedding. with results nearly or quite

as injurious as those above described.

The bedding in the hog pen should

renewed”frequently. and the sleeping pens

should be cleaned regularly.

(lalil‘dlltl (m. A. R. FARMER.





FEEDIlvflcriEw—Es‘ WITH LAMB.





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Mistakes produce their fruit slowly, but;





rare where the harvest is

Feeding eWes with

upon which much of





lamb crop depends.





instances are,

not bountiful.

is a vital matter



the success of the





lamb '





Flock owners are now in the midst of the,





hard struggle. l‘ime alone

whole story. Neglect to look 'well after

the Welfare of the ev'es will bring forth

a multitude of trouble and disappoint-

ment. You can not make up for lost time

in let-(ling ewes with lamb. Every

must be a peliod el‘ growh and develop-

ment or a weak ink will become iiiztliifest

sooner or later. Many flock owners en-

counter a great deal of trouble with both





ewes and lambs ..t lambing time. It is

difficult to determine the source of this

trouble. but with few exceptions it is





safe to say the cause is traceable to the

care and feeding cf ewes during he period

of pregnancy.





Two things of vital importance should»

be kept consantly in mind in feeding ewes





ewes themselves

healthy,

Poorly





with lamb. First, the

must be sustained in a strong.

vigorous condition physically.

nourished

possessing strong." vitality.

feeding and care of the ewes should be in





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the direction most productive of the full-!

unborn progeny“

Ewes should not be cared for with the‘

intention of 1)romoting the taking on of?

de-,





est developmtmt of the





tlcsil.





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unnecessary as such feeding

the of proper nourishment

and impairs deve‘ umeut. liwoq that gen-

erally bring fortu lambs of high





privm:





pregnancy.





in feeding ew as with lamb too much i

stress can not be placed upon feeding a

well balanced l‘:ttlnlll. Sheep are great





lovers of variety .md do best when sup-

plied wih a wide range of diet. Flock

owners are too apt to think that so long

the ewes are doing well ‘that is all

that is necessary. Instances are common

in every flock wh -1'e ewes apparently in

good physical condition thruout the period

of pregnancy fail 2:: drop healthy. vigorous

lambs. The source of the trouble in

numerous instances caused from feed—

ing" too narrow 3 :-:tion to the ewes while

with lamb. 0n the farm where a large

range of ft’u'age t-lops grown there

ought not to reason why the

breeding ewes should not be fed a variety

of feed daily. Corn stover, bean pods,

clover hay, oat Shaw and oat hay and

peas are excellent sources of roughage for

breeding ewes and when grown upon the

farm can be prolitably fed alternaely. The

same is also true with the grain ration.

Many lln('l( owners underestimate what

a potent influence plenty of; outdoor ex-





US





is





it 1'0





be any





crcise has upon the health of the breed-

ing ewes and their unborn progeny.

Sheep, more than any of our domestic





animals, love outdoor life.

and unpleasant for

ilncinent. and frost have

very little inilut-ne.) mi the temperature

of their bodies. inrov'ding the fleece is

kept dry. The lucediugr flock during the

winter season should have plenty of yard

room. If it is convenient a meadow field

none too large. Every bright day, no

matter how cold, 1 allc-w the ewes access

in large ‘



Ewes with lamb highly relish and should

be supplied, to obtain the best result. a

ration containing .7 large amount of suc-

culent food. Most flock owners fail to

appreciate the importance of succulent

food for pregnant ewes and as a

qucnce deprive them of one of the most

essential ingredients in their daily ration.





it is unnatural

tlzem to suffer

Cold weather





is





:1 ya rd.





\l'hen the snow is (rep and the ewes cant

not get to grass tiny are unable to secure:

them ’





food unless supplied

from a, supplementary source. The flock

owner who has been thotful enough to

have in store a hundred or more bushels

of roots indeed fortunate.

also an echllenl food for breeding ewes

if fed judiciously and in moderate

amounts. if neither of the foods can be

obtained it is prudent to allow the flock

access to a meadow field. They will find

places where the snow is not deep and

secure a small amount of green food that

will materially assist in satisfying their

craving appetites and keep them in a

healthy condition.



Sliiawassee Co.





any succulent





is





LEO C, REYNOLDS.





day . .

l and supersedes all cautery or firiu .





will tell the‘





barely bring forth young‘ movedwith

Secondly. the!





vitality.

take on flesh slowly during the period of‘





COH- ‘





conse- .





Ensilage is l





 





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WILL nor SCAR OR BLEMISH.





commune

CAUSTIC BALSAM





(a the safest and most effective lotion or

blister for ailments of





HORSES and CATTLE





It is pre ared exclusively by J. . Gom-

bault. ex- eteriuary Surgeon to the French

Government Stud.





A: a HUMAN REMEDY tor Rheu-

matism. Spralno. lore Throat. etc" it

is invaluable.



Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold is

Warranted to ve satisfaction. Price 81.50

pom-our batltlle. sopiid 13:“; u at rule for m



c 05 , W u rec 0n.

. 'Beridg for descriptive circulars. mo-

niailmtc. dress

in! amen-mums GOIPUY, Cleveland. Ohio.





 





 





 





 





‘ THICK, SWOLLEN GLAND





that make a horse Whoeze;

l Roar. have Thick Wind. or

l. Choke-down, can be re-





 





.





or any Bunch or Swelling,

No blister, no in air

gone, and ‘horse kept. at

work. 82.00 per bottle. de-

livered. Book 3 D free. '

ABSOBBINE, .18., for

'mankind. $1.00, delivered. Reduces Goitre. Tumors.

Went. Varicose Veins, Ulcers. Hydrocele. Varico-

cele. Bonk free. Made only by

u. r. lllllllc. 9.03.. 203 Temple Sl.. Springfield. mu.





Symptoms of Worms





Your horse has worms

if he has any of these

sym toms: Nervoulness,

Itch n3. rubblnc tat ,

ranch coat. hide-bou-





 





 





dandrufi' ~ unthrifty con-

dition, bloating. dusty

rectum and 'passing





on. FAIH’S WEWivonM REMEDY





is given in feed—it kills worms in two

ways: by suffocation or absorption. but

never hurts the horse or brood more.



“.00





60 Horse Doses ”fii‘lfiz‘i“

DR.





FAIR VETERINARY REMEDY 00..

W. o. FAIR. V. 8.

5712-1 4 Carnegie Ave... Cleveland. 0.





DUNHAMS’ PERCHERONS





Fourth large i-portltion within

the your nrrivos November 23rd..

which, added to our present

stock, offers intending pur-

chasers the finestcollection in

America. If you want the best

horses,horses with bone.qual-

ity.slze.action,andbest breed-

iugfistallions or mares: it you

want fair and liberal treat—

it you wont lowast prices consistent

with good -merchandise, visit Oaklawn.

Catalog shows the place and the horses.





ll. 8., J. B. 8. B. Dunham, Wayne, ill.

Prairiu Stock Farm





The Loading Hon. Importer.

In the state 0! Michigan.

We have opened the eyeo of



all Michigan horsemen by our



large exhibit at the State Fair.



In the previous lune of the



Michigan Farmer they gave the



startling new: of our wonderful



luccou, not alone over our



Michigan exhibitors, but over



all exhibitors of the several



States that were represented in



competition. We won Ivory prize



in the stallion and more clans-

oxcapt the “h prize in the 2-year-

oid stallion class. All our horses

are now at our Buns ready for

sale for ion money than a good

horse can be bought elsewhere



with . guarantee that o



the test for the put 83 years.



Come and he convlnood. Toms



to suit purcbuor.





E. Melz Horse anurtlng 00.,

Niles. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   





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Will Ruin "





 

 





 

   

   

   

   





1 Your Item . .

Send to day



for only 33 PACKAGE



PERMANENT l will cure any case or

money refunded.



CURE .. mt...



i“'i‘p.?i‘l‘3’2cei:i°35

03



SAFE . price. Agents Wanted.

chA'": Writ. lot dolwlplln booklet.





Mont limo Ram 60.. m Fourlh Iv... Plliabm. h.





MENTION THE MICHIGAN FARM"! Mun

writing to advertisers.
5 (5)





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





 





JAN. 1, 1910.





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It is a New Invention that you can carry in

your pocket and show your friends instantly

day or night, either once or a hundred times

and without a machine, curtain or light. It is





the most Attractive Novelty and most pleasing

Dan Patch Souvenir ever Invented and shows

Every Motion of Dan Patch 1 :55 in pacing one

of his Marvelous and Thrilling World Record

Miles and it is Absolutely True To Life.





 





 





 





 





and every one of the 2400 pictures shows the

King of all Horse Creation as plainly as if you

stood on the track and actually saw the mighty

Dan Patch 1 :55 in one of his Thrilling Speed Ex-

hibitions for a full mile. Just think of it!





 





 





and 55 sec. means 21 pictures taken for every

second all of the way around the entire mile track

from the back seat of a high power automobile.



You Can See Dan Shake His Head To Let

His Driver Know That He Is Ready And Then

You Can Watch Every Motion Of His Legs As

He Flies Through The Air With His Tremen-

dous Stride Of 29 Feet. As A Study Of Horse

Motion Alone This Is Better Than If You Saw

The Actual Speed Mile Because You Can See

Dan Patch Right Before You For Every Foot

Of The Entire Mile And Not A Single Motion

Of His Legs, Body Or Head Can Escape You.



You can see his Thrilling Finish as he

strains every nerve and muscle to reach the

wire in record breaking time, you can see his

driver dismount and look at his watch while

thousands of people crowd around, you can see

his caretaker force his way through the crowds,

uncheck Dan and then throwa beautiful woolen

blanket over him to prevent catching cold and





 





 





 





has ever seen. -





 





I OWN THE 5 FASTEST WORLD GHAN-

PION STALLIONS EVER OWNED ON ONE

FARM IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.





On my “International Stock Food Farm” of 700 acres I own

Dan Patch 1:55, Minor Heir 159%, Directum 2:05%, Arion 2:0794,

Roy Wilkes 2:06% and also about 200‘head of Young Stallions,

Brood Mares and Coins and they eat ‘ International Stock Food"

every day. I will be pleased to have you visrt _my farm at any

time and see my horses and their splendid condition. I feel sure .

that you never saw their equals at any Fair or Horse Show. «a»-





18 A r F

Floor Spires. o





are to be not only the user'but also the sole judge of results. I

will leave the entire matter for you to decide and accept your own

statement. How the United States Government backs my claims

that “International Stock Food" is strictly a medicinal tonic,

blood purifier etc. During the Spanish-American War, United

States official‘li made a. special examination and decided that "In-

ternational Stock Food” was strictly medical and I paid $40,000.00

patent med'cine war tax. Can any honorable man deny this

evidence? ‘International Stock Food” and label design is re-

gistered in Medicinal Department as a Trade Mark No. 5279],

giving it commercial standing and rights as a distinctive



"TRADE NAME" FOR A MEDICINAL. TONIC PREPARATION

The United States Government issued me a Trade Mark

No. 22886 on the world famous lines, 3 Feeds for One.Cent - as

showing how cheaply International Stock Food canbeinixed with

the regular grain feed - My label shows a list of ‘the medicinal

ingredients used and 250,000 Dealers have sold International

Stock Food” for over 20 years as a medical tonic preparation.





International stock Food 1-,

International Poultry Food

International Compound Absorbenl

international Pheno-Chloro

International Dis temper Remedy

International Fool Remed

International Colic Reine y

International Louse Killer

International Louse Paint

International Gail Heal



Sliver Pine Healing Oil

international Heave Remedy





 





your money if they ever fail.





 





MIVINC PICTURES





OF THE WONDERFUL WORLD CHAMPION





DAN PATCH 1:55





_MAILED YOU ABSOLUTELY F B E E ANDWITH ALL POSTAGE PAID





.THIS IS THE LATESTI HORSE SENSATION AND .GREATEST TRIUMPH

IN THE MARVELOUS ANDREALISTIC MOVING PICTURE ART.





A MILE OF THRILLING RACE PICTURES,





2400 MOVING RACE PICTURES OF DAN PATCH 1:55





2400 Moving Pictures Taken 01‘ Dan in 1 min. -





_ MV LARGE MOVING PICTURES MAILED FREE TO ALL STOCKOWNERS 8v

With Postage Prepaid---If You Are A Farmer, Stoekman Or Poultry Raiser I Require A

Correct Answer To These Three Questions. ——->— You Must Answer These Questions



Ist. In what paper did you see my Moving Picture Offer? 2nd.





do you own? 3rd. How many acres of land do you own or how many acres of land do you rent ? RE? I Personally Guarantee Free To You

One Of These Marvelous Movma Pictures, ii You Answer These Questions And Write Me Today.--Sinned.--M. w. SAVAGE.





IF ICU ARE NOT A STOCKCWNEB AND WANT THE MOVING PICTURES SEND ME 25 CENTS FOR POSTAGE.





Packing, etc., n ilver or Stamps and I will mail you this wonderful Moving Picture of Dan Patch 1:55, the fastest harness horse the world

_ you send me Twenty-five Cents in Silver or Stamps--EVEN if you do not own any stock or land, I will mail it to you

postage prepaid. It costs Thousands of Dollars to have one of the originfil‘jpictures taken and repr





ACTUAL TEST IS WHAT PROVES EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD. If r)" -' — 1 MILE IN . o g . '.55K



“Intgiiational Sttfick Foioéi" givesfpayintg restiilltslfor tlllie highest . J ’ 2 MILES [N . o o 1:56



pric orses in e war on my arm 1 cer in y Wi pay you -



to usefit foraléoitylvougfitock. Rfimembfigttbléat if it eyezfails ttagiare INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD FACTORY 54 MIL-53 21 VEgggI/Va . I:56%



your orses, a e. eep or age, _r assimi a ion an i- LARGEST IN THE WORLD 0 I VE ING o 1:57!



gestion, purer b10013 and perfect health With (111101! 8‘1‘0Wth and Coven Ilvor I City link and Cooking over In Acres uI Floor Space 45 MILES AVERA GING - I‘58A

attemng that it Will not cost you a cent no matter whether you casu c‘prrAL .2 000 000.00 0



have used one hundred pounds or five hundred pounds and you ASK yous DEALER FOR MY PREPARATIONS 75 MILES III/ERA GING - “59%





ASK.VOUR DEALER FOR ANY OF THESE PREPARATIONS

and insist on having what you ask for. Beware of many cheap

and inferior substitutes and imitations. 'High Class Dealers

Sell My Preparations on my Spot Cash Guarantee to refund





Signed, M. w. SAVAGE, Owner of International Stock food co.--and also-International Slack Food Farm





 





 





 





 





I want to assure you that it is the most

successful Moving Picture ever taken of aworld

champion horse in his Wonderful Burst of

Speed. Ifyou love a great horse and want to be

able to see him in Thrilling Motion Pictures at

any time as long as you live Be Sure And Accept

My Remarkable Offer Before They Are Gone.



I reserve the right to stop mailing these very

expensive moving pictures without further

notice, as this is a special free and limited offer.





 





 





 





 





 





 





then you can see him walk up the track before

the Madly Cheering Multitude.





Wherever the Original Moving Picture, of

the Fastest Harness Horse In The World, is

shown, people involuntarily call out “Come

on Dan”——”Come on Dan.” The Original

Moving Picture Of Dan Patch Pacing A Great

Mile Is The Most Realistic And Thrilling Pic-

ture You Ever Saw. I Have Taken Part Of The

Original 2400 Wonderful, Sensational Pictures

And Made Them Into A Newly Invented

Pocket Moving Picture that you can easily

carry with you in your pocket and Show to

your friends at any time, day or night. It‘does

not need a machine, it does not need a curtain

and it does not need a light. It is all ready to

Show instantly, either once or a hundred times

CREATES A SENSATION WHEREVER SHOWN.

If you admire a great world champion who

has gone more extremely fast miles than All of

the Pacers and Trotters Combined that have

ever lived then I am sure you will write me to-

day for one of my Wonderful Moving Pictures

of the King of all Harness Horse Creation, Dan

Patch 1 :55. I? The Reduced Pictures On This

Page Show Dan In 16 Different Positions.

Your Moving Pictures Will Be Much Larger.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





How many head Each of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs and Poultry





uced.





od Write to

ERNATIONAL STOCK F000 00., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.





DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE THE DAY WHEN

THESE WONDERFUL DAN PATOII 1:55

RECORDS WILL BE EVEN EOUALLED?





DAN PATCH. 1:55





HAS PACED





I MILE IN - -





 





 

 





Covers Over





A City Block





1:55





120 MILES AVERA GING - 2:02Vz



DAN HAS BROKEN WORLD RECORDS 14 TIMES



In addition toall these records Dan Patch is proving to be

one of the greatestswes of both pacers and trotters in all horse

history - Look up his large official list of standard performers.



Dan Pat-ch 1:55 has gone more extremely fast miles than the

combined miles of all the trotters and pacers that have ever lived.

Be sure and remember these facts when you think of some horse

equafil‘ling Dan’s marilgeloulg performances.



.5”- seven years an atch has eaten “Internation



Food every day mixed in his regular grain feed. It hi; 23::

Dan Purer Blood, More Strength, More Endurance. More Speed

and Perfect Health. It is constantly used and strongly endorsed

by over Two Million Farmers and Stock Breeders, as the greatest

Animal Tonic, and has been for 20 years. No other preparation

has such strong United States Government and practical stock ‘

breeders endorsement, as has International Stock Food.





Dan Patch Stable Disinfectant ‘

Dan Patch While LinlmenI

International Worm Powder

International Real Ointment

International Sheep Dip

International Cattle Dip

International lion Dip

International Harness Soap

International Gopher Poison

International Worm Remedy

International Healing Powder

International Quick Blister





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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Some fertilizer manufacturers may tell you that they will





sell you potash cheaper than we will.





We are oiiering car-





loads for cash direct from the German mines to the buyer

at the lowest price ever quoted. If any one offers it to you for

less than our price, before accepting his offer be sure that the

manufacturer signs a contract with you absolutely guarantee—





z'zzg delivery of polar/1 salty and not some

substitute in the shape of such mixed





GERMAN KALI WORKS





 





70c Up





The Burr sell-locking tackle block will

positively not slip on wet, greasy or

dry rope. Yet it has no teeth or claws

to injure the rope as all others do.

It has no Springs of any kind to get

out of order. It is as adjustable as a

difierential chain block. It will lock



positively at any angle—even

up side down. One man

can do the work of f o u r

‘.with this marvelous little farm

‘heip. Lasts a lifetime and pays

for itself on one job.. Prices

only 70c to $4.25. according to

capacity of 600 lbs. up to 5.000 lbs.

Write today for catalog and full in-

formation about the one practical

rope tackle block on the market.





Burr Automatic





‘ Safely Tackle Block





BURR MFG. co.

133 Vladuet Clevelany





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





JACKS AND MULES.





Raise mules and get rich.

800 fine. large Jacks. Jen-

nies and mules. 14 to 17

hands high. Weigh from 700

to 1500 lbs. Good ones.

pay a part of shipping.

Mules in teams or car-

.ioad lots. Stock guaranteed.

Write for prices today.



. KBEKLER'SJACKFARM

' * West Elkton. Ohio.





llliTiiKY MAMMOTH iAcKs.





Mammoth Jacks. [Saddle Horses.

Trotting and acing stallions. 260 head to

select from. atalogues are now ready.



J. F. COOK «in C... Lexington. Ky.





NE good. young registered Percheron mare

(in fee!) and one stallion coming one year old.



M. A. BRAY. Okemos. (Ingham Co.) Mich.

PEBCHERON Slilllilll .$t°.i.fifi.3?§§.l§2fis’$2§23





es, reasonable prices. ’1‘. M. Sonthworth lit Son, R.lf.‘, Allen. Mich.





 





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50'CHOICE S. C. Brown Leghorn cockerels $1 and

$1.50 each. Order direct from this ad. First

comes gets the pick. LEWIS '1‘. Ol’PENLANDER.

successor to Fred Mott. Lansing. Michigan.





 





snssnsns’ mficrorr.

CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd heeded by UNDULATA BLACKBIRD

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

50006. and Grand Champion Bull at the Detroit

and Giraud Rapids Fairs of 190']. 1908 and 1909. Herd

consists of Ericas. Blackbirds. Prides. etc.

WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionia. Mich.

BERDEEN-ANGUH and POLLED DURHAM

BULL Bargains. (‘hoice registered Show Bulls.

Blue-blooded pedigrees. No reasonable ofl‘er refused.

The Clover Blossom Farm. Port Austin. Mien.





' ES—A Dairy Breed of much merit.

AYRSIIIR Young stock for sale-also Berk-

and ten varieties highbred Cockerets.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





P‘ V

gill}; in gallon. Mich. School for th- Deaf. Flint.

- r Breeders and Importers of high

limit “at farm class Guernseys. Write us your





E. a J. T. MILLER. Birmingham. Mien.





wants.





rPerfect Tackle Block; l





l





Delivery Gua ranteed





Direct from the German Mines to Your Farm





POTASH PAYS





 





 





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goods as he may have on hand atrthe close of the season.





You know how it has been in the past.





If you are





contracting for other fertilizers, be sure that the contract re-

quires delivery of the potash at the same time with or before





the delivery of the other goods.





Do not accept the other





goods until the potash is delivered. Do not depend on the





For particulars and prices write to





Continental Building, Baltimore





 





LONG BEACH FARM.





40 “OI-s El All Regis-

HEAD T N tered.

4 Young Bulls—One $30: three at $46: one at 0100





F. S. KENFIELD. Augusta. (Kalamazoo Cc.) Mich





 





It'you are interested In





Holstein Friesian Cattle





. before you buy no not fail to write us In reference to





some male calves we have from carefully selected





. and oiiiciaily tested dams some of which have made

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





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Champion, Ohio. Michigan and West Michigan

State Fairs. 1909. Prices :20 to 335 each.

G REGORY & BORDEN, D No. 2. Howell. Mich.





HOLSTEINS





 





iluiierboy Ella De lioi No. 49509 is for Sale. .





Also three extra good bull calves. 5 yearling heifers.

8 good young cows. Must LC sold before winter.

L. E. CONNELL. Fayette, Ohio.





 





assurance of the salesman.

the contract.





Write it in

It will pay you to do so.





 





 





 





Register of Merit Jerseys. ”£3.33?”





'1‘. F. MARSTON. Bay City. Michigan.

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

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

first calf as 2-year-old. tins individual. E

MUERAY-WATERMAN 00.. R. 6. Ann Arbor. Mich.





 





 





AIRYBRED Shorthorn Bull Calves For Sale.

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

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





 





Boars—Berkshlre——Boars

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

and Cheap. Other smaller ones. They must go at:

once. Guernsey bull calves. Pekln Ducks. and

Barred Rock cockerels. HUPP FARM. Bir-

mingham. Michigan. G. C. HUPP. Manager.





IOIITIIEIII GBOVII BEBKSIIIHES.

ROYCROF’I‘ FARM. Sidnaw. Mich.

wc Boers. do for fall service. A few Gills left. Also a the

lot of fall pigs ready for weaning. Either sex or pain

nofkin. A. A. PATTULLO. Deckerville, Michigan.

ADAMS BROS. Improved Chester Whites. thch-





field. Mlch.. won 125 premiums in ’09 Booking

orders for bred sows; boars ready for service. But! Rook, W.





 





 





 





 





SHEEP.





Misusnlhuowns





 





 





HOLSTEIN BULLCALF





a BARGAIN it

sold at once.





tn 0 -

ROM am (i. PARSONS. Grand Lpedge. Mich.

and Polled





Oxfo rd- Down Sheep mm...





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





 





—Yearling bulls from rA





C. D. WOODBURY. Lansing. Mich.

HOLSTEINS





$25 to $50 each. E. R. CORNELL. Howell, Mich.





R. 0. stock 375. Bull calves i





OXFORD DOWNS A “W “°°"





field rams for

sale.





 





—Buil calves for sale from A.





HOIStelnS R. O.ds.ms. at $25 to $50 each.

E. COLLIER. R. F. D. 5. Fowler-ville. Mich.





BOiRDHiN 8100! mm | '



“0...... mm. . Holsielncaiile.

Hus more imported Holstein-[Tricolor] Cows

than any form In the Middle West. Registered





 





I , BULL CALVES of the most fashionable breeding. 30





i fine. registered. Dnroc Jersey sows due to furrow soon.





TOP NOTCH HOLSTEINS.





Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com-

bining in themselves the blood of cows which now

hold and have in the past held World’s Records for

milk and butter-fat at fair prices.



McPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mich.





HOLSTEIII FBIESIAIS “M“ by Camry





Mercedes Royal King.

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





 





 





 





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[HOLSTEINS .5132... all. screen





I. M. SHORMAN. Fowlerville. Mich.





—Both a l

H E R E F0 R D 5: for “ism: 53:35?





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





liaise}; Bulls, Bows and Heifers





Island and St. Lambert breeding. Also some

choice grade heifers.





DUROC JERSEY SOWS





Choice individuals and popular blood lines. Inspec.

tion invited. Full information cheerfully furnished.

If you cannot visit our farm at once write

BROOKWATER FARM. Ann Arbor, Mich.

A. W. MUMFORD. Manager.





Northern Grown Jerse s.

ROYCROFT FARM. Sidnnw. Mic .





BUTTER BRED wreaths“





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.





Pm Si. Lambert JERSEYS ‘n" ”me ”Wynn"





either sex. for sale.

CLARENCE BRISTOL. Fenton. Mich. RF.D.N0. 5.





'LILLIE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS





We have some splendid young bulls for sale. Some

of them are old enough for service. They are from

cows with records of too to 425 pounds of butter last

year. Write for descri tion and prices.



COLON C. LIL IE. Coopersville. Mich.





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H. J. De GARMO. R. No.1. Clyde. Mich.

OXFORD DOWN EWES

bred toim orted rams for sale at farmers prices.

B. . MILLER. Flint. Michigan.





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Mimi Farm lieiamot .m‘ivl’osh.‘::§.f“‘$'n£2§

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





FOR SALE—Registered Rambouillets. 30

ewes and 42 ram lambs.



THOB. FLETCHER & SON. Chelsea. Mich.

1 ‘30 Reg. RamboIUet Ewes for sale. descended

Q from the best docks and bred to a pure Van

Homeyer and a ram sired by a Gilbert ram and Im-

ported dam. Allin perfect health. In lots to suit buy-

ers—none reserved. J. Q. A. Cook. Morrice. Mich.

“OPE-K0" F‘RM Kinderhook. Mich.. offers year-

! ling and two-year-old Shropshire





ewes and bucks at prices you can afford to pay.

ewes





10(Reg.) RAMBOUILLET 3....





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





SHROPSHIRE YEARLING RAMS $16





(sixteen) each. Express paid to quick buyer_

RUB'I‘. GROVES. (Shepherd) R. D. 3. Pontiac. Mich,





SHROPSHIREswEgiCEvi‘sé‘i“





:10 to $16 each. C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford, Mich.





SIIBOPSHIBE HALL STOCK FIRM.





Will make special prices for thirty days. on ewes

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

and Msnsell rams to amb in March and April. also

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

importation that is going to arrive this spring.



L. S. DURHAM dc SONS. Concord. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





HOGS.

Unexcellod in breeding. Selected





BERKSIIRES boars. sows and gilts. Choice fail





pigsif‘"'r2‘v.‘ HICKS. R. No. 11. Battle Creek. Mich.





 





 





LARGE ENGLISH BEBKSHIHES-





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

for profitable pork production. Vigorous and strong

and of best blood lines. Satisfaction guaranteed.





r. A. svwsm. Manphis. Mich.

BERKSHIRES $1.31: "3%: {2°33





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





 





 





 





OrpingtonJV. Leghorn cock'll. Shorthorn hulls ready for service

Choice young Boers ready





IMPHUVED cHESIEns' for service. Sows bred or





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

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





Punian Hard of Chester Whites—12e§f§:_°‘fi£fi,$

sows and spring gilts. bred for March and April

farrowing. WILL W. FISHER. Watervliet. Mich.





sunoc JERSEY SWINE. seat“ 22“.: ’5.





for 15. J. H. BANGHABT. Lansing. Mich.





Duroc Jerao s for Sale.

Write for prices. A. H. G ISBER l‘. Giiford. Mich.





 





 





 





 





UBOC-JERSEYS—fio bred and open sows. pleniy

of growth and quality. Boers ready for service.

Prices:right. Write J. C. Barney. Goldwater. Mich.





DUROC JERSEYS





CAREY U. EDMONDS. Ila-tings. Mich.





O. I. C. SWINE‘G’figsgzg

Chief. the World’s Champion and Grand Champ-

ion O._I. C Boar. heads my herd. he is also a

grandson of Tutesy. the World’s Chem ion sow. I

am sold out of spring and June furrow 0 both sexes.

A. J. GORDEN. R. F. I). No. 2. Dorr. Mich.





 





 





 





I. C. swine of spring farrow. both sexes. Some



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



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



. I FOR SALE—Spring pigs all sold



0' l- c 5 Good fall pigs to offer. Either sex.

not akin. OTTO B. SCHULZE. Nashville. Mich.





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PGUlD-GHINIS .§i§§“i’..¥:.%f ‘itniiwl..’°;i§%‘£

and priced right. WM. WAFFLE. Goldwater. Mich.

Poland-Chinasnzirsr'dn.21”.

row. L. F. CONRAD &80N. R. No. i. Lansing. Mich



425—Bi . w t .

Pul‘nn'cmu‘ sows bone. logng b‘bsdig btiyg‘iftteli}:

Hired by two great boars bred by Peter Monro.

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





P01. AN”_CHIN AS—Perfectlon strain. Choice

young boars ready for use.



Also sows. E. D. BishOp. R. 38. Lake Odessa. Mich.

POLAND-CHINAS—Long bodied. strong boned.

sows. bred to choice boars. Send for snap-shot

and close prices. ROBERT NEVE. Pierson. Mich.





P. c. sows Bred..::;.:ww

W001) Gs SONS. Saline. Mich.



f t it

P. c. BOARS?..tat.ns.lt.‘tiaf





faction guaranteed. R. W. MILLS. Saline. Mich.





LARGE IMPROVED WERNER—59mm"! far-





rowed pigs. either

sex. $12.50 each. Satisfaction guaranteed. If you

want the most economical feeders possible. breed

your sows to a Yorkshire boar. Yorkshires are sure

to be the most popular breed of the future.



COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Mich.





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“Saw your ad. in the Michigan

Farmer" when writing advertisers.
JAN, '1,” 1910.





LIVE S‘TOCK' NOTES.





 





The Second prize wethers at the Inter-

national Live Stock Exposition were fed

by J. O. ,Flnley, of Illinois. They were

from Rambouillet ewes and Lincoln bucks

and were bot on the South Omaha market

in the middle of last August, when their

average weight was 108 lbs. They were

given the run of rape in a stubble field

and clover pasture until September 6.

when ear corn was fed to them. On Sep-

tember 15 a little oil meal was added to

their regular rations, with good results.

In the middle of October they were placed

in a. dry feed lot and from that time on

furnished ear corn. timothy and clover

hay, with a proportion of 1 to 4% of oil

meal to corn,



The surroundings of the hog trade are

as bullish as ever, and now, if ever, it

pays farmers well to make their swine fat

as butter. Weight counts enormously

these times, when lard is such a. scarce

and dear commodity, and heavy stags sell

far above prime barrows, having sold re-

cently as high as $9.25 per 100 lbs. It will

take two years to bring the hog supply

of this country up to normal proportions

again, and farmers who are anxious .to

start in raising pigs find it next to im-

possible to find either stock hogs or brood

sows for sale. Light-weight hogs have

been discrimiated against by packers re-

cently, but when hog receipts are par-

ticularly limited they are purchased

rather freely as substitutes for hogs that

are heavier in weight. It is usual for the

lighter weights to show declines in prices

quicker than matured lots. It seems

strange that three years ago, when hogs

were selling at $6606.40 per 100 lbs., the

Chicago receipts averaged 251 lbs., while

the recent receipts have been averaging

the lightest in weight since last May.

With market prices for corn higher than

'those for barley, hog raisers of Wiscon-

sin, Michigan and other northern sections

are finding that barley is a good feed for

fattening swine, it having been found to

be about equal to corn, pound for pound,

when fed in conjunction with shorts.



Of late the demand for feeder lambs,

yearlings and sheep has been checked in

the Chicago market by the federal orders

issued from \Vashington compelling stock

going out to feeding districts to be dip—

ped. 'The dipping process is trying on

flocks in the winter season, particularly

when they are shipped out in cars im—

mediately after being dipped, without

allowing sufficient time for their fleece

to become dry. Sheepmcn can see no

reason for the government's requirements

at this time, it being the first time that

such an order has been sent out in the

winter period. There is no disease of any

kind among sheep so far as can be

learned, and sheepmen have expressed

hopes that the government Will rescind

the order. There has been no great de—

cline in prices for feeder lambs, however,

as killers have continued to buy a large

share of the lambs of the feeder class.





Recent reports state that cattle specula—

tion is lively in the western country and

that in Colorado values of cow herds

have boomed $106012 per head within 60

days. Texas has had welcome rains and

expects to start in marketing fat grass

cattle early in the spring. Dairymen are

experiencing a great deal of difficulty in

getting good dairy herds together by pur-

chase, as other dairymen naturally refuse

to sell off their best milkers, and they are

learning to build up their herds by selec-

tion of their own best female calves. In

the Chicago market the best cows are

bringing $60@65 per head, with now and

then a sale of an extra choice cow at a

considerably higher price.



There has been a lively demand of late

for prime light veal calves in the Chicago

market, and small offerings and competi-

tion between buyers have caused prime

live calves weighing around 135 lbs. to

sell up to $10 per 100 lbs., the highest

price of the year.



A large demand for feeder cattle from

eastern buyers is promised at the Denver

stock show from January 8 to 16. It is

stated on good authority that practically

every load of cattle purchased at Denver

as feeders at last year’s show made the

buyer money when finished as fat beeves

for the market, altho they were hot at

what was then commented upon as the

highest prices ever paid for such a large

number, and those who bot them are all

coming again this year for more.



W. F. Stevens, live stock commissioner

of the Canadian Department of Agricul-

ture, says the cattlemen of Canada have

had a prosperous year, but the encroach—

ment Of wheat farmers on the range

country in the Canadian northwest has

caused cattle grazing to be mover farther

north. Seventy-five thousand cattle were

exported this year from Alberta, compar—

ing with 100,000 four years ago. One train

of 1,498-lb. steers were sold at $5.25 per

100 lbs. for export.



A consignment of six cars of Canadian

range cattle from Alberta was sold re-

cently in the Chicago market at 335.7%?

6.60 per 100 lbs., consisting of grade Short~

horns that were branded and dehorned.

They were grassed all the season and

were given sufficient hay and oats last

winter to keep them in good growing con—

dition. The sale was highly satisfactory

to the owner, who sa (1 the cattle netted

him at least 50c per 100 lbs, more than

they would have brot in Canada.



This winter there is much less sheep

and lamb feeding carried on than usual,

and the sugar factories in northern Col~

orado are feeding cattle in place of sheep,

the number of ewes feeding being very

small. It is stated on the best of au-

thority that; there are not more than 50

per cent as many sheep and lambs feeding

in northern Colorado as last year, while

less feeding is being done in Nebraska

than in any winter since that industry

was started in that state. Mutton eaters

will depend mainly on southern Colorado,

Iowa and Illinois for fed westerns, while

Michigan, Ohio and Indiana are short of

flocks, according to all accounts. In

northern Colorado lambs are reported to

have cost their feeders largely $5@5.50 at

the loading stations, or around $1 higher

than last year, while ‘hay at $8 per ton

is the highest ever known. Corn in that

region costs about the same as last year,

or abOut $1.10@1.20 per hundred weight.





 





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CONDUCTED BY DR. W. c. FAIR,

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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

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Sluggish Bowels.——I have a cow that

seems too costive and all the simple rem-

edies we have given her has done little

or no good. She is not sick, but thin.

R. B, S., Albion, Mich.——Feed clover, well

salted bran mashes, vegetables, also give

3 025. of Glauber's salts twice a day until

she recovers. ,



Sow Does Not Come in Heat—I have

a sow that fax-rowed last April. that has

never been in heat since and I am anxious

to use her for breeding purposes. What

do you recommend? H. 1.}. 19., South

Haven, Mien—Give your sow stimulating

food, add a tablespoonful of ginger, 1/2 a

teaspoonful of powdered capsicum and 6

grains powdered cantharides at a dose,

three times a day.



Septic Poison—One of my cows came

fresh last June, but failed to clean prop-

erly. Since then she has not been in a

real thrifty condition; besides, her milk

is not first-class. A. S., Grand Junc-

tion, Mich—Give your cow 1 oz. hypo—sul—

phite soda at a dose in feed three times

a day; salt her well and if her milk flow

is not large enough to make her profitable

for dairy purposes dry her. and if she is

Inot in calf perhaps you had better fatten

ier.



Constipation—Colic.——I would like to

know if feeding smutty wheat, straw to

horses is likely tamakc them sick. Ten

days ago I commenced feeding it and dur-

ing which time my horses have had bowel

pain. which caused them to point their

nose to the side and lie down and roll.

1 gave them colic medicine and linseed

oil; they got well and appear all right

(‘\QI‘ since. W. \V., Remus, Mich.—

Slnutty wheat straw is not a good feed

for horses. It is not nutritious. besides

the smut is poisonous. I suggest that

you feed some mixed hay, corn fodder or

cat straw; besides, give your horses some

\vell salted bran mashcs and exercise

them to keep their bowels more active.

Give 2 tablespoonfuls ground ginger and

a tablespoonful of salt at a dose in feed

two or three times a day.



Surfeit Buds—My horses have a great.

many small, dry, hard scabs on the skin;

besides, they are hide-bound; their heels

are also sore. I forgot to say that they

are inclined to rub themselves. H. L..





ushels.





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A R.‘ I.

UNFERTILIZED





Feed your Corn

and you will get‘this yield





Land must be renewed just as intelligently as

you feed your live stock, to get results.





No graincrop’ takes so much from the soil

as corn. .Nitrogen, phosphorous and potash are

the food it needs.





Lake Erie Guano

Fertilizer





contains all three, puts back into the son the elements that

make corn grow.





With Lake Erie Guano, only fair soil will yield 80 to 100

bushels. Use Lake Erie Guano this year and

get more com and better corn—large well-

filled ears, big well-developed kernels.



Remember it is easier and cheaper to keep

your soil fertile than to rebuild it once it

is gone. Write for free book.





The Jarecki Chemical Co.





 

   

   





 





Thompsonville, Mich—Your horses are

out of condition; groom them well- twice.

a day. Give each one a tablespoonful of;

salt, a tablespoonful of baking soda, twox

tablespoonfuls of ginger and the samel

quantity of wood charcoal at a dose in

feed three times a day. If you have any

vegetables give them a few every day.



Obstructed Test—I have a cow that

came fresh four weeks ago that has a

small bunch in one of her teats which

obstructs the free flow of milk. I also

have a colt that was sound at time of

birth, but three days later I noticed it

had ankle trouble in one leg and a few

days later, both fetlocks were affected.

()ur loeal Vet. thot the colt would come

all right. A. T., Bellaire, Mich—You had

better use a milking tube, and if you are

not already supplied with one The Law-

rence Publishing Co. can send them to

you by mail and save you some money;

31/2—inch, self—retaining, 35c; 3—inch, 30c.

Measure the teat before you order. Apply

light applications of iodine ointment to

teat every day or two. If the colt’s

ankles are only weak more can be done,

for them by generous feeding and good,

care than by local applications. However,

if you will apply turpentine. one part.

aqua ammonia, one part, and sweet oil

five parts, every day or two it will assist

in strengthening the ligaments of fetlock‘

joint.



Partial Paralysis of Hind Quarters—-

\Vire Cut on Knee.——\Ve have a colt that

has not been able to get upon hind quar—

ters for the past five weeks: this ailment

came on shortly after she became tangled

in a wire fence. cutting her knee. Do

you believe she will ever be of any value?

.I. Elwell, Mich.——I am inclined to

believe there must be either a displace-

ment of vertebra of the back or a frac-

ture causing pressure enough on spinal

cord to~produce loss of power; therefore,

iif she does not show perceptible improve-

ment it will not pay you to bother with

her any longer. Fairly good results follow

applications to the back of equal parts

turpentine, aqua ammonia and sweet oil,

also give IA; dr. powdered nux vomica,

a tablespoonful of ground gentian and

two tablespoonfuls of ground ginger at a

dose in feed two or three times a day.

Keep the bowels open by giving well salt-

ed bran mashes, clover or vegetables.



Bruised Uddcr.—Bloody milk comes

from one quarter of my cow’s udderfi

\Vhat had I better give her? R. J., Coop-

ersville, Mich.—Bed her well and apply

one part tincture arnica. one partwitch

hazel, five parts water three times a day.



Eczema—I have a horse that rubs him-

self and at times appears to be in great

misery, caused by an irritation of the

skin. Our local Vet. has treated him1

with poor success. G. H. W., Hudson!

Mich—Give three tablespoonfuls of bak-

ing soda and a dessert spoonful of FOW-

ler's solution at a dOSe in feed two or

three times a day: feed less grain and

more vegetables. Clip him and apply one

'part coal tar disinfectant and 20 ‘parts

water, or dissolve 1% tablespoonfuls of

bicarbonate of soda in a quart of water

and apply to itchy parts twice a day.



Navel Infection—When my colt was;

foaled he leaked at navel. Our local Vets.





 





 





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DETROIT. JAN. 1, 1910.





LEADING ARTICLES OF‘ THE WEEK.

Business Side of Farming—The third

of this series of practical articlcs

touching on the selling of farm pro~

ducts, particularly livc stock ........ i

Hogs or Cattle.—\'icws of a fccdcr who

has found thc solution of this prob-

lcm which puzzlcs many t'armcrs. to

be “hogs, or hogs and cattle" “

Ventilation of Stables.~»—A11 argumcnt

for use of muslin in placc of window

glass for thc vcutilation of

and slccping apartmcnts

1' aining





 





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account

of how a boy carncd his first suit of

clothes ..

The Ortega Gold—«Another allotment

of an interesting serial story ....... 10

The Romance of the Penny Postage.—

An interesting history of the develop-

mcnt of our cfficicnt postal system

from its inception to thc present day.11

Our Young Men’s Coiumn.~A discus-

sion of the ovcrcoat problem as it

confronts the country young 111:1n...13

Do You Make Mountains of Mole Hills?

—-Discussion of thc tcudency of many

women to make themselves trouble

thru the importance which they at—

tach to small things ................. 14

Can the Average Farmer Succeed with

Bees?—A diseussion of the methods

usually followed by the average

farmer in keeping bees and thc mis-

takes he usually makes .............. 16

State Horticultural Society Report.—





Procccdings of the recent annual

meeting of the society concluded

from last week ................. . ....20





.Amount of Live Stock to Keep. ——An

opinion on the amount of live stock

that could be kept to advantage....21





CURRENT COMMENT.





The coming of

Plans For the wintcr weathcr has





severe

for-





Winter. tunately found the farm—

crs of Michigan bcttcr

prcpared for the season that is usuallv





thanks to the unusually finc

fall weather which prevailed until well

into December. It is truc that the work

on the farm is never done. but the crops

have bccn practically all secured in good

condition this year. and the average

farmer is better prcpared than usual to

plan as he would like for the winter sea-

son. Upon the nature of the plans which





the case,





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





are now laid. and the manner in which

they are executed will depend in-no small

degree the success of not only our nex-t

season's campaign, but as well the suc-

cess of all our future seasons on the

farm, for success is a cumulative thing.





,and one well—earned success will gener-





ally be found to be the stepping stone.

to others in the same or other lines of

cndcavon



But how can our plans for the winter

affect our future success in a business.





way? Generally, upon being relieved

tcmporarily from the strenuous work of

thc scason‘s active campaign, our first





thot is of a little well-earned leisure and

enjoyment. This is both proper and prof-

itable, for all work and no play is bad

for the man as well. as thc boy. But.

thcre are mental diversions as well as

physical, and them: may be made at once

plcasant and profitable. ’l‘hc studying

of some of tl1c many prohlcms which rc-





main too long unsolvcd upon most farms

may be classed as such :1 divcrsion.

Practically evcry farmcr kccps some





live stock, and in most cascs it is not the

sourcc of pride to him that it might be

madc. More to thc point. it is ouitc likely

not the source of profit to him which it

could bc made with a carcful and pains-

taking study of the problcm of succcss-

ful fccding for economical results. In

many.cascs wherc cow 'Itcsting associa—

tions havc bccn organizcd in this state

thc cow t’cstcr, whosc busincss it is to

study economy in production as wcll as

rccord fhc rcsults sccurcd by tho incin-

bcrs with individual cows, has bccn able

to savc thc mcmbcrs a handsome profit

in suggcsling morc cconomicul rations

for thcir cows, which would at the same

timc yicld bcttcr rcsults. No studcnt of

prt-scni d'ay conditions on thc farm can

doubt that onc of thc grcntcst wastcs

from which our farmcrs as :1 class arc

suf'fcring lics in poor mcthods of f'ccrlil‘ig

thc livc stock maintaincd upon the farm.

'l‘hcrc is no 1111cstion but that thc timc

dcvotcd to a systcmatic study of thc

problcms rclating to thc 1.111111011111111 fccd-

ing of live stock would rcturn :1 bcttcr

profit than thc samc timc dcvotcd to thc

most arduous tasks upon thc farm. Such

also producc rcsults in

which would no doubt

to thc stullcnt. Bettcr

f‘ccding of live stock stimulates bcttcr

inclhods of brooding, and as another 1111-

tural rcsult thc farmcr who becomes

dccply intcrestcd in this problem will turn

his attcntion to the working out Of

111cthods whcrcby hc can producc more

and bettcr feed for his live stock upon

the same area. In fact, once started in :1

of this kind it will be followcd up

all along thc linc as a natural consc-

qucncc. adding not only pleasurc but

profit to the busincss.



No more opportunc time could prcscnt

itScIf for the making of plans for thc

systcmatic study and cconomic solution

of some of our more pressing farm prob-

lcms than right now. at the beginning

of tho New Year, when there is time to

dcvotc to it, and when the means of 111-

formation are open to us 011 every hand.

Thc making and execution of plans to

this cud will afford us a plcasant diver—

sion from the more strcnuous tasks of the

past season and will make for a future

success in our business which. when once

realized, will stimulate 11s to furthc’ and

better efforts in thc samc dircction.



Thc Suprcme Court of

A Decision of Michigan handcd down a

Moment. decision last week to the

cffcct that sausages c011-

taining cereals and watcr may be sold in

Michigan, provided the product is prop-

crly lavbcled. Thc Staic Dairy and Food

Dcpartment had tukcn thc stand that

such sausages were adultcratcd, and on

that ground had tried to prevent their

salc in this state. In its decision the

court said that sausages containing cer-

eals arc a wholesome product, the sale of

which is not in violat‘ of the statc law.

thc point bcing madc that cereals have

bccn uscd in thc manufacturc of sausages

for 40 years. The court definitely stat‘cd,

howcvcr, that thc Chicago packcrs whom

thc dccision affected. may not ship sau-

sages propcrly labclcd into the static. and

thou the food articles be sold from those

packages without the labcl.



This decision is of importance to the

farmers of Michigan. as well as to the

consumers in our largcr centers of popu‘

lation to whom sausages of this kind are

sold, not so much in the effect which the

manufacturer of such sausages may have

upon the price of pork, but rather in the

suggestion afforded the business farmer

who is so situated as to take advantage

of a consumers’ market which is not at

present supplied to the extent of the de-





a stud y would

othcr dircctions

hc a surpriSc





st udy





'dcnt in





mand. There are any number of resi-

dents of our cities who would be glad” of

the opportunity to purchase, from the

makers. the good old-fashioned pork sau-

sages which are among the memories of

their childhood days. There are a few

business farmers who are now making a.

specialty of supplying that demand at

prices which make the business a. profit-

able one to them. and there is a like busi—

ncss opportunity upon to farmers living

in easy reach of our larger cities which

is capable of profitable development. The

consumcrs of sausagcs do not eat those

madc largely from cereals, potato flour,

ctc., from choice. but from necessity, and

in thc supplying of a wholesome and ap-

petizing article of this kind for which the

demand exists, the 40 per cent profit

which Sccrctary \‘Vilson has shown to be





the avcragc profit of the retail meat

dcalcr, will accruc to the farmer manu-

facturer who will find this winter busi-





ncss 11111- of thc fcw which creates its own





demand and grows without the usual

effort required to increa so the volume

of any busincss.





A rcccnt bulletin

issued by tho Bu-

reau of Statistics

of tho ilcpartmcnt of Commerce and La-

bor, statcs that if thc imports of hides

1111* as large for the last two months of

the you r as for thc preceding two months,

a total of practically $100,000,000 worth





Our imports of Hides.





of hidcs will hc reached in the imports

of this product in the calendar ycar of

11400, This will placc hidcs thc second in





valuc of articlcs importcd into this coun-

try. sugar bcing first with only a small

margin in valuc ubovc that of hides. This

valuc will reach a quantity in excess of

{100.000.0011 lbs.. making both the quantity

and valuc of thc importation of hich for





thc calendar your of 1009 approximately

271 pcr ccnt abovc thosc for any prcvious

year. This growth in thc importation of





hidcs into thc l'nilcd Stutcs can bc partly

crcdilcd to thc rcduction of thc tariff on

hidcs. altho not cutircly so, for thc rea-

son that tho growth of this class (if im-

portations 1111.11‘kcd fcaturc of

thc import 1800. the value of

hidcs and skins iniportcd was. in round

1111111bcrs, $22,000,000. whilc in 1000 this

class of 1111porlations had grown in value

to 2558000000. The average monthly im—

portation of hidcs of cattle since the new

tariff law went into cffect, on August 5.

1900. was 34,500,000 lbs. against a monthly

average of 10.000000 lbs. for the seven

months imnwdiaicly preceding that date.



'i‘hc trcnd of thc market for raw hides

will doubtlcss prove a matter of consid-

erable interest (i\'1'l‘ a large section of the

country in vicw of thc changed tariff

conditions. At‘ thc present date. how-

ever, thc incrcascd iniportations do not

seem to havc had an adverse effect upon

the homc markct. the price for raw hides

of cattle bcing about half a cent per

pound highcr than at this time last ycar.

it is also probablc that the increase in

i111portations during thc first fcw months

following the (hang 1"» in the tariff sched-

ule on hides has bccn more marked than

will bc thc case in future months, since

naturally any accumulated surplus would

come forward in the earlier months -under

the new" tariff regulations.





has bccn a

tradc. 111





HAPPETNlN—‘Gg OF THE WEEK.





Foreign.





A11 inspcction of Porto Rico and Santo

Domingo is bcing made by the American

secrctary of war. .l. M. Dickinson. The

revolutionary cmiditions of thc latter is-

land are also being inquired into by tho

ofiicial.



Many changcs

reorganization of





accompanying the

government in





11 rc

t he





Nicaragua. the former president had givcr’thrce years at any one time.





couccrns :1 number of spccial

upon their paying him certain



“'hilc these arrangements fur-

lucrative source of revenue for

the private use of the executive, it was

a large factor in bringing on the revolu-

tion which ended his power over the coun-

try. Those mcn who aided the cx-presi-

his financial schemes are being

arrested as soon as identified.



The vatican at Rome appears. according

to reports, to be opposed to thc new

Belgium king. it being generally under-

stood that the present incumbent of that

throne is much more liberal in his relig-

ious views than his p1edccessor. His

tendency tow a1 11 socialism. is also a factor

causing conflict with the papal authorities





privat 1-

privilcgcs

roynlf ics.

11ishcd a





at Rome.

For the first time in the history of the

city of Toronto, church organizations





have fo1mcd a federation for the purpose

of instituting in office clean men and to

give their influence toward the support of

clean politics



But little hope is held out for the re—

coverv of Cardinal Satoili at Rome.



Count Leo Tolstoi the. noted Russian

socialist and writer is reported near

death and prominent doctors have been

summoned to his aid.



The special committee appointed to con-

side1 the records of Dr. Frederick A.

Cook. will issue a secoud report by the

middle of January. pointing out that part





JAN. 1, 1910.





of the records which they believe to be a

fabrication.



President Madriz has exchanged friendly

messages with General Estrada who is in

command of the revolutionists at Blue-

fields, Nicaragua. and it is now expected

that some understanding will be reached

whereby peace can be restored in the

country. Ex-President chaya is in Mex—

ico, and will not be allowed to return to

Nicaragua by that government.



investigations recently made by a Ger-

man professor show the atmosphere of

the tropics at a height of 10,000 meteis

to be colder than the atmosphere of the

Arctic Zone at the same height.



Albert I was crowned King of Belgium

December 23. In his address of accept—

ance he announccd that his efforts will

be spent in the righteous dcvclopment of

Congo in Africa the administration of

which brot so much unfavorable criticism

upon Leopold II. The Belgian courts havc

come to the. rescue of the late King's sup-

posed wife, Baroncss Vaughan. by declar-

ing her the rightful owner of property

claimed by daughtcts of Leopold



National.



1119 new battleship Michigan goes into

commission January 4. it will be cap—

tained by N. R. Ushcr, who has resigned

from the navy department to accept the

position



Nearly 5,000 cmnloycs of the Pennsvl-



vanla raihoad lune pctiti oncd the presi-

dcnt of the company to a11ange f01 a

larger “old age pension." by setting aside

:1. percentage of monthly earnings.



The committcc appointed by the Isth-

mian Canal commission. has estimated

that the French companies cxcavated over

78,000,000 cubic yards toward the con-

struction of thc canal across the Isthmus

of Panama. Of this amount about 30,—

000000 cubic yards is rcga1dcd as useful

in thc present undcltaking by the United

States



Piv c trainmcn were killed and two fat-





ally i11jurcd in a head-on f‘rcight collision

on the Baltimore & ()hio Railroad near

Fort Ritnor. 1nd,. Monday. .



An intcrurban car fillcd with holiday

passcngcrs. lcft thc track just east of

\\'ay11c while passing it curve at a high

rate of speed. (1111- person was killed,





and two fatally injurcd. while 30 were

more or loss scriously hurt. The accident

happcncd during a storm. and the signals

could not bc readily sccn, The 111otor~

1111111 had bccn on tho run but 11 month

and claims to havc bccn overworked.



A tidal wave accompanying a strong

gale was thc cuusc of many wrecks along

the Atlantic Coast. Among the accidents

was thc sinking of thc schooner, I)avi.~.

1‘,aln1cr with 1’ of her crew. The props

city loss is cstimatcd as high as $5 .000 000

to shipping i11t11(sls of thc coast cities.



Thc l nitcd States autl101ities have had

tllci1 attention called to what purpmts

to he a magazinc trust and an investiga-





tion has bccn ordcrcd.

Eight men were klllcd and 400 others

narrowly escaped death by an cxplos1on





at l-lcrrin. 111.. last Thursday.

believed to have been

of unprotected lamps





in a minc

Thc explosion is

caused by tho usc

in the minc.





CROP AND MARKE—T NOTES.





Calhoun Co., Dec. 7.'—“heat was look—

ing good when cov e1cd with a good coat

of snow last w.cek and bar1ing an un-

favorable wintcr should come. out in good

shape. Not much wheat being marketed.

price, $1.17. Quite a number of hogs are

being sold at $7.75, which is the best price.

I remember of having rcceived. Ours are

contracted for 8c this week. Not much

stock of othci kinds being shipped. Veal

calvcs arc bring ing 8c; chickens, 10@llc;

turkeys have- gone. out of sight. both in

pr‘cc and quantity. Thanksgiving cleaned

them up. Applcs remain in good demand

if of good quality. There is an unprece-

dcntcd demand for apple trees for setting_



Eastern Oceana Co., Dec. 21.——0n De-

cember 5 we had a very heavy rain which

turned to snow on the morning of the

6th, and since that time the sun has not

shown his facc clearly. Now the snow i4

18 inches in depth and more coming.

The corn crop is fairly well secured, altho





many farmers have Stalks in the field.

Very little fall plowing was done las1

fall. as there was so much to be secured





and so little help to secure the crops.

A large acreage of wheat and rye was

sown. Both went into winter in excellent

shape. Our local market pays the fol-

lowing pricos: “'hcat. $1.12 per bu; rye,

70c: oats. 50c; corn 400 per bu. crate;

pork, 8%(19c: butter. 2.1c: apples. 2.1(1’101!

pcr bu.. according to quality; potatoes,

25c pcr bu.



Ottawa Co., Dec. 20.—At present writing

thcrc is the greatest depth of snow on

the ground that there has been before in

As there

been but little wind, there are no

vcry bad drifts to interfere with travel.

Some cattle, hogs and sheep are being

shipped every week or two from this sec-

tion, and also a small amount of hay.

Balcd hay is soiling for $146015 per ton,

delivered at the car. Stock of all kind

is bringing good prices. Cows are selling

at auction from $406100 each. There is

still some corn remaining in thc fields

unhuskod. There is considerable inquiry

for farms to rent. Some new granges

have been organized. and they all seem

to be in a flourishing condition. The

members arc uniting and are buying coal,

ctc., in car lots, thus saving considerable

money.



Kent Co., Dec. 21.—Snow night and day

without cessation for a whole week. is

certainly a fab start for w.inter Trz'nel

is not difficult, owing to the mildness of

the wind. Snow is better than two feet

deep and still falling. Temperature is

around 20 dogs. Market conditions are

little changed for two weeks past. Po-

tatoes selling around 30c and very few

moving. Government report for December

quoting potatoes at field run, as it neces-

sarily does, deceives buyers and leads

them to look for something thev are not

likely to see this vear. If this report

referred to actual shipping grades and

prices potatoes would now be selling for

50@65c, which they should—to be any-

where near in line with other things.





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A PIONEER LAD~——By DORA H. STOCKMAN.





N the morning of the last Friday

0 in September, David Shults was



aroused from the depths of slum-

ber that only a tired. growing" boy knows

by the sound of his mother’s voice calling,

“David, David, get up if you want to get

those potatoes dug today."



David rubbed his eyes and blinked.

“Comin’ mother,” he called. sleepily.



It was still dark outside, except for the

moon, which shone faintly thru the little

four-pancd window. A bright tire was

burning in the big elevated—oven stove

in the room below, and the light flickered

up between the cracks of the puncheon

floor and thru the hole where the ladder

led into the loft.



In a Very short space of time David

had slipped into his blue jeans trousers,

adjusted the straps and was climbing

down the ladder into the kitchen. His

mother had already placed a plate of fresh





“fried venison on the table, and by the





time he had washed his face and given

his hair a few careless brushes there

were two hot pancakes smoking on his

plate. These he quickly changed into

golden islands, floating in a brown sea of

gravy and maple. syrup.



“I’ll try to get out and help you some

this afternoon, Davit,” said Mrs. Shults.



“Oh, don't mind. mother; I can get

them done,” he replied; “besides. father

said I was to earn this all myself.”



“I know, son,” answered his mother,

“but I am as anxious as you are to have

you get your suit so you can start the

first day of school, and tomorrow is the

only chance you will be likely to have in

a long while to go to Salt City to buy it.”



“The check hasn't come, tho, mother,

and father said he would surely send it.

If- it doesn‘t come today. I can't go."



“Never mind, don‘t fret, my boy; I feel

sure your father will get it here by to—

night, if he had to walk home and bring

it himself.”



David took down his hoe and started

for the field. It was still so dark he

could scarcely see the potato hills, but

he struck in vigorously to make the most

of the fresh morning hours, whistling so

merrily that a squirrel. carrying beech-

nuts into a hole in a tree near by, stopped

to scold back.



‘The Shults family had come north into

the wilderness to take up a homestead

eight years before when David was a

small lad of six. There were two younger

sisters then, which number had since

been augmented by the arrival of three

more girls and one boy, the baby of the

family. So it was not strange that David

thot himself quite a man. Further, the

pioneer lad, as Well as his parents. helped

to bear the many burdens of clearing and

tilling the soil, a burden that has left

its impress upon the bowed shoulders and

furrowed face of many a man. He helped

with the clearing of the land. carrying

brush, and firing the great log heaps.

Later he drove the oxcn among the

stumps while his father tried to keep

the plow, which was continually getting

finder roots or striking stumps, into some-

thing of the semblance of a furrow. Then

there was the corn and the potatoes to

plant and the garden truck to be sowed

and ‘weeded. In winter he had to be the

man of the house, doing the chores and

cutting the wood to burn while his father

was away in the lumber camp earning the

living for the family.



It was from his mother, during the long

‘Winter evenings, that he had learned to

read and cipher some. And the- past two

winters he had walked three miles to

attend a district school that had been

newly started. And. perhaps because

he was denied the privileges of school that

boys of the present day have. or being

naturally studious, he read and studied

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one time.‘ his mother showed him an old

algebra she had studied back east, he

begged to try to study from it, and de-

rived a great deal of pleasure from solv-

ing the hard problems.



One Sunday the family had attended a

preaching service held at the log school-

house, and Mr. Sherwood. the ministerf

who was also the principal of a small

academy some twelve miles distant, went

home with them to spend the night.



On how samll a hinge the golden gate

of destiny swings. David had left his

algebra and slate lying on the broad win-

dowsill. Mr. Sherwood picked them up

and, in surprise, asked whose work it

was. \Vhen he learned that David had

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me a job at carpenter-mg on the camps

beginning the latter part of August. It

you and mother can manage to take care

of the crops, cutting the corn and husking

it, and pulling the turnips, besides your

potatoes, 1 will give you the first month's

check for a suit of clothes and some

shoes and other things you will need."

That night David could hardly slot-p for

joy. He dreamed of being at the acad-

emy, wearing a real store suit of clothes,

and solving algebra Dl‘tllllt‘ll’ls where the

signs were various colored potato bugs.

The chief ingredient of real dreams and

ambitions is hard work. And day after

day, thru the long summer, David worked

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urged him to come to the academy the

following autumn.



Thereafter a term at the academy had

been David's inspiration and dream.

Some of the students from far away lived

at Mr. Sherwood's. much like a large

family, paying for their board and tuition

in provisions and work.



“If you want to go, David." his father

had said, “you can have half the potatoes

you can raise on that new patch we

cleared. You are to do all the work ex-

cept the plowing. That will pay for your

board and tuition."



“But he must have a new suit of

clothes. He can’t wear old patched and

made-over ones there," objected his

mother. ‘



'A few weeks later. when Mr. Shults

came home from the camp. he said:

“Well, David, if we don’t have any bad

luck this summer I guess we can manage

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face grew brown, thin and peaked: his:

little shoulders rounded and bent from

the long days‘ backaching Work with the

hoe; but all the crops throve amazingly.

even for that new country.



As he threw out the big plump potaIOcs

that September morning, David whistlcd

in sheer joy, for this was the last day

(if the hard toil. He had cut the corn

and with the help of his mother and the

little girls. it had been husked. The soft

corn was piled in a heap by the pig pen

to be turned into pork. The good cars

wore hauled up, a sack at a time, and

spread out on the floor of the loft to dry.

thence to be taken to the mill and ground

into meal or soaked for hominy. The tur-

nips were pulled and topped and stored

in the cave near the house. The potato

crop had been the hardest. There were

five acres. How he counted off the long

rows each night! .



When his sister came out with a lunch





shortly after eight o’clock that morning.

there were still thirty rows of potatoes

left. He had done to“. He did not dart-

stop, even for a few lllOIll'd‘it." rest, but

worked on with feverish energy.



It seemed to him at noon. when he

started toward the house for dinner, as it'

he would ncvcr be able to straighten up

again he was so stiff. lie stretched him«

self out on the grass near the door. wait-

ing for his mother to announce dinner.

and dropped asleep in a mom-lit. \\'hen

she called, he jumped up with a start.

llc fclt stiff and lame, but he was rested

a little.



After dinner he hurried «mt without

taking a nooning. There wett- nineteen

rows yet to dig. It was live o'clock be—

fore thc potatoes were out of the ground.

and. altho his mother and sisters helped

load them on the cart. the stars were

shining before the last bushel was in the

cave.



The chores were still to in. done, and.

worse still, old Brindle havl not conic

home. it was too late, for ilrr- little girls

to go after her. llc was so tirid he could

hardly drag one foot after the other.

“‘\\'e‘ll havo to let her 'lay out" this time.

mother, if it (loos tll‘y llel‘ 121v.” llt‘ said.

Just then the baby. lrving, woke up and

began to cry for his supper.



“'l‘hc morning's milk has soured." ex-

claimed his mother in dismay. “it is too

bad, David: I am afraid you or ] will

have to go."



“Don‘t worry, moth-Ir, l'l‘. uo."



Taking a piece of bread ll‘. his hand he

started toward a “windfall opening.”

where the cattle frequently went to feed

on the wild grass that had syil‘ung' up in

the open space cleared years before by

a cyclone. Occasionally he stopped to

listen for the bell. llc could hear a

chorus of sounds as if there Were a num~

ber of cattle over in the swamp just be-

yond, but he could not distinguish

Brindlc's bell. Doubtlt-ss she was with

the rest. it was two miles thru the worids

to 1111‘ “windfall," and the swamp lay

beyond that. Before he was half way

thru it was so dark he could scarcely sec





.even the trunks of the trees. Frequently





he stumbled over logs and roots: his tired

feet tripped on the ground hemlock and

he fell. scratching his hands and face

until thcy were bruised and bleeding. As

he reached the “opening" ht- could hear

the bells making a terrific changer, and.

above all. a wild shrieking hollow that

made cold shivers creep up his back as

he listened.



“\Vhat can be the matter?" he said to





himself. Once he thot of going home;

then he remembered how the baby would

cry for milk. so he hurried on. 110





crawled thru a thicket of cedar and witch—

hazcl bushes that fringed the edge of the

swamp and peeked out on to the marsh.

lly the light of the moon he saw what

looked to be dozens of cattle pawing and

bellowing. their red eyes gleaming in the

darkness. All the while they were giving

vent to that awful mad bellow as if they

had gone insane.



in a moment David remembered that

a heifer belonging to a neighbor had

‘crokcn its leg in the swamp the day be-

fore and the owner had killed it there,

vasrying home the meat on his shoulders.

it was the smell of the blood that had

called the cattle to the spot where they

now fought and struggled, voicing their

orgies in that “blood bellow” that could

be heard for miles around.



It. was a sight to make a brave man

quail, and it took all the courage David

could summon to keep from turning and

running away. He thot if he could only

get Brindle separated from the rest he.

might drive her home. So he watched

his chance until she came on the outside

of the bunch next to him. Then he ran





 





 





   

   

   

 





 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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out towards her, calling softly, ”Brindle,

Brindle, co-oo, Brindle.”



The, cow that had always been as gentle

as a lamb now seemed transformed into

a beast 0T fury. With a bellow of rage

she charged at the boy, who stood almost

paralyzed with fear. Suddenly he turned

and darted behind a small scrub cedar.

Then jumping upon an old tree-trunk, he

ran along till he could reach the low

hanging branches of a birch tree and

pulled himself up into it. He was not a





second too soon. The cow tore at the

lower limbs, breaking off part of the

branches. The rest of the cattle had

joined her. hooking and pawing. and 8.11





the while giving that fierce wild call.



in these cattle. accustomed to forage

in the woods with the deer, fighting their

common enemies—the wolf and bear—the

smell of blood had aroused all their wild

nature, and, like their prototypes of old.

~they sought vengeance on the enemy of

their kind.





David climbed farther up the tree,

where he sat trembling so his fingers

could scarcely cling to the limbs. His

teeth chattered from fright and cold.





[is feared lest he should fall to his death





among the beasts below. He broke off

branches and threw them down. This

only served to increase their fury. “\K'ilt





they never go away?” he thot. He could

not sit there till morning. even if tltey

went then. He was so cold. He slipped

one hand into his pocket to warm it and

his hand touched matches. Quickly he

drew one out and. pulling some loose bark

from the tree, lighted it to warm his

hands.



Then a, plan for escape came to him.

He took the two matches he had left.

climbed out on the limbs and lighted the

bark of the tree all around the trunk.

lt blazed up quickly, and before he could

climb onto a stout branch of the hemlock

that leaned against it the tree was a

“lass of flames, shooting up like some.

great torch,



The cattle stopped bellowing and began

to snort with fear. lit a few mo-

ments the fire caught in the top of the





dead hemlock in which David eat. The

dry, resinous bark was like oil and tinder

to the fire and it ran to the top, nearly

one hundred feet, sending down a shower

of sparks and twigs that fell on the boy

like molten metal, and which he franti—

cally brushed off with his seared hands.



It seemed as if it could be only a few

moments until he must either be burned

or fall down to be trampled and gored

by the cattle below him, when with a

crash a large dry limb, all a—fire, dropped

down, striking fairly on the back of old

Buck. the leader. He gave a frightful

bellow and turned tail and ran, while the

rest of the cattle scattered in every di-

rection.



David lost no time in sliding down the

tree. His hair was singed and his feet

and hands so badly burned he could

scarcely walk. As he came thru the

thicket into the “windfall," he met his

father. with a number of the neighbors,

coming towards llllil with lanterns and

guns. Mr. Sltults had come home shortly

after David went for the cows. After a

short time he started in search of him

and had met several of the neighbors.

They were looking for their cows and had

heard the bellowing.



“It’s the blood~bellow, it’s the blood-

bellow,” said an old man. “They found

wltere that critter was killed and it makes

'em plumb crazy. I never heard it but

once. but I‘ll,ne\'er forget it.”



Armed with guns the men proceeded,

guided by the noise, and then in the dark

they saw the flaming tree.



It is the pioneer’s signal of distress.





David’s father was rushing frantically

along when the boy ran into his arms,





where he began to sob, now that the crisis

was over.’



(“apt-aim Holt: put the boy on his pony

and carried him home. His mother bound

up his burns and bruises and he was soon

ttslcep——the sleep of utter exhaustion.



At four o’clock the next morning David

climbed upon a load of wheat beside

Hosea Jones and started for Salt City.

with his father’s lumber check in his

pocket to buy his first suit of clothes.





 





 





 





 





THE ORTEGA GOLD





BY HOPE DARING.





 





 





Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.—-Or—

toga 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

man gentent on the part of the aged

Senor Ortega. Full of resentment, the

old Spaniard and his daughter Carina, are

obligeai to take up their abode in an adobe

but 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

.‘roung 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,

\Vana, to Offer their services. the former

mounting her pony and riding for a doc-

tor while the latter extends first aid to

the injured man. Under the, doctor’s

care Guy Cross recovered and the inci-

dent led to a better understand'ng be—

tween the occupants of the two houses,

:tltho 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, “lanai, was

obliged to ask John Martin to go in

search of her. John found her down by

ethe sea where her pony had thrown her,

severely spraining her ankle. He suc~

ceeded in bringing her home, only to re—

ceive 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-

boring 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. W'hen informed

that his wishes could not be respected he

flew into a passion and fell to the ground

a victim of a paralytic stroke. For six

weeks he was unable to be about.

Meanwhile the new ranch owners wrot

and prospered. and





many improvements

in the. fall Guy Cross went east to the

married. Carina and one of her girl





friends assisted John Martin in making

the old ranch house comfortable and at-

tractive for the home-coming of the

bridal pair. ~





Chapter Vl|.—A Picnic.

Carina’s introduction to the bride came

in an unexpected way. It was the third

morning after the arrival of the Crosses

at Ortega Ranch. Senor Ortega was well

enough to rise, and his daughter and

Wana installed him in his easy chair by





the open window iii the living~romn.

They both went to the kitchen where

Carina proceeded to make toast and pouch

an egg for her father's breakfast.

Suddenly there was the sound of flying





footsteps: on the walk. The next moment





a plump little woman rushed into the

room. crying: “O. save me! They are

Indians, real Indians, and they are





angry!”



Carina saw that the new-comer was

ladly frightened. She had a sweet, girl-

ish face and wide—open gray eyes. VVana

scowled, but Carina advanced, holding

out her hand.



“Do not be frightened. You are Mrs.

Cross, I think, and I am Miss Ortega.

Tell me what it was that alarmed you.

I») not tremble so. for there can be no

real danger.”



Ruth Cross tried to smile.

if I am a little idiot. You see I am all

alone this morning. Guy and John are

both out in the fields, and that Chinaman,

of whom I am more than half afraid,

went to the village on an errand. I

heard a noise at the kitchen door and

“em out, to find the court swarming with

dirty ragged Indians. They were not ar-

rayed in blankets and war paint, but—O,

Miss Ortega! I was so afraid! And they

tried to come in. When I hooked the

screen door they jabbered and gesticu-

lated. I ran over here, leaving the front

door wide open." '



Carina had already looked from the

window. It was to \Vana that she spoke.

“It is Lodo’s people from the hills. They

did not know that we had left the ranch-

house. Go and bring: them over to the

yard and give them food. I think Lodo

'lels‘t see my father."



“'hcn “'ana had left the room,

Carina looked down at Mrs. Cross who

still clung to her hand. “I am sorry that

you are so frightened. The Indians are.

harmless, altho they are great: beggars.

Years ago, as far back as the mission

days. this tribe was, in away, pensioners

upon the bounty of the Ortegas. They

still visit us, but they are now so far

away that their visits are at long inter-

vals.”



“And all they wanted was something to

eat? 0, Miss Ortega, I wanted you to

like me, and I fear you will think me

dreadfully .silly. But remember how far





“I wonder





THE MICHIGAN 'FARMER.





away from my home and my old~ life I

am. Everything here is strange to me.

I thot a Chinese cook and a. Mexican

farm hand was bad enough, but when I

faced that mob of Indians. not one word

of whose language I could understand——

well, I was too frightened to show com-

mon sense.”



“Carina, what is it?” called the quoru~

lous voice of Senor Ortega.



For a moment Carina hesitated. She

feared that, if her father knew Ruth was

an inmate of his old home, he would

forbid all further intercourse between

the two houses. It was Ruth who stepped

into the breach. She. walked into the

room where the senor sat, saying: “I am

Mrs. Cross, your new neighbor. Now, I

know it was silly of me, Senor Ortega,

but you must remember I am not long

from the east. I‘Vlten I saw the Indians,

your old pensioners, I was frightened."



“Ah! Is it Lodo and his people, Car-

ina? If so, see that they are well fed.

Pardon my not rising, Mrs. Cross. I am

glad that you have come to dwell among

us. and I am also glad that it is my

pleasant task to tell you that the Cali»

fornia Indian of today is not only harms

less, but is also an object of pity. Now

in the time of the missions,” and be en-

tered upon a long story which be con-





tinued until Carina brot him in his

breakfast.



Ruth had grasped the situation with

promptness. She was interested in the.





story and asked so many questions that





Senor Ortega drifted far back into the

past. As Carina arranged the tempting





little meal before him, he said: “Now,

Mrs. Cross, you must let us see much of

you. I am so great an invalid that Car-

ina does not feel that she can entertain

as in the days of long ago. However.

our friends are always welcome here, and

I shall see that my daughter gets to set

you occasionally. “'e must show you the

best side of California life.”



While the old man ate his breakfast.

Carina led Ruth into her own chamber.

No sooner were they seated than the

bride cried: “It was lovely in you to

make my home so pretty for me. “'hy

it was just like a home, and no one but

a woman c.tn.,givc rooms that transform—

ing touch."





“I was very glad to do it. You know

that was my old home: perhaps I knew





better titan any other person how to make

the rooms look their best."



“I know. and 1 wish the house was

still yours, while Guy and I had a pretty

modern home just a quarter as big as that

place. Bliss Ortegtst. did you care because

I did not make your father understand

where I lived? l feared it‘ I did he would

prevent ottr being together. and I do

want to be friends."



Carina looked closely into Ruth's eyes.

“Mrs. Cross. I am very glad that matters





adjusted themselves as they did. My

father is not responsible for what he

says. and the resentment that he cher-





ishes toward the owners of Ortega Ranch

is unworthy of the man that he used to

be. I shall be glad to see you whenever

I can and to think that I have a friend

just across the way.”



“Vi"ill your father ask questions about

where I live?”



“I think not. Now that he. has accept—

ed your presence I do not think he will

manifest the least curiosity."



Carina’s opinion was verified by the

events of the succeeding days. The senor

remembered Ruth and was always glad

to see her. Even upon the occasions

when his mind was clear enough so that

he knew that lie——tlte head of the Ortega

family—~was a poor man and lived in the

house his grandfather had built for a ser-

vant, he always greeted his young neigh-

bor with politeness. His memory for the

present was very poor, and he had on-

tirely forgotten the names of the men

who had purchased the ranch, so Ruth's

name did not rouse his suspicion. The

girl wife was really interested in the old

man: he stood for a phase of life which

was but a romantic tale to her. She en-

joyed his stories, and he came to look

forward to her visits.



As time went by the two girls mct

frequently. Ruth's gracious acceptance

of the situation robbed Carina’s poverty

of its sting. There were days when the

senor lived in a dim and shadowy past.

Then he would bid his daughter gather

flowers and fruit for Ruth, and Guy

Cross’s young wife would thank the Or~

tegas for the products of her own garden

and orchards.



“I really think VVana is right.” she said

one day to Carina. “It is really your

home; it is a part of your life, as it will

never be mine.” ‘



This new condition of affairs gave. John

Martin an occasional opportunity to talk





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JAN. 1, 1910.





with Carina. It was eaSy for all to see

that John was greatly interested in her.

Indeed, he made no effort to hide that

interest, but it was not easy} to determine

the girl’s attitude towards him. Her

father’s failing health and the state of

their fortunes could not but rob Carina‘s

days of peace. Still, when she did meet

her neighbors socially. she resolutely put

aside her troubles and was most gay and

entertaining.



Madge Cornell was still a guest in her

cousin‘s home. Mrs. Marshall had plan-

ned a picnic before Madge left. Ruth had

been a month at the much when the (lay

of the picnic dawned. I



“Everything is so dry and dusty that

it does not seem like,picnic Weather."

Ruth confided 't'O Carina on the morning

of that day.



“The rainy season will soon be here.

Then the dust will vanish, and there will

be new life and beauty everywhere. For

today Mrs. Marshall has selected a spot

where the foothills extend down almost

to the edge of the sea, and the fogs and

a wee stream have kept the foliage

fresh.“



They started early so as" to take the

ride while the day was cool. Carina rode

with the Marshalls, sharing Madge‘s seat.

It took but a short time to reach the spot

chosen, a “pocket" of fertile land in a

canon where a tiny brook, babbling on

thru all the summer’s drouth, had kept

the walls clothed with verdure. It was

a windiess, brooding day.. and cloud shad-

ows dappled the hillsides. 'The warmt‘t

and dreamy languor of the air lay like a

pool in that quiet spot.



It was Carina to whom the beauty of

the scene made the most fervent appeal.

To her it had not the charm of novelty,

as it had for the others; she was the

only one of the party who had been born

in the valley. The scene. was a part of

her nature; in that hour when she forgot

her cares, it was as if, after a time of

separation, she had come again to her

own.



The day was a merry one. There wa:

an old house on the. beach that was used

as a bath-house, and tltcy all went for

a dip in the cool water. “'hen they held

rested on tltc sand it was time to spread

out their lunch, and to that they sat down

with appetites that had been sharpened

by the salt-laden air.



“I am going to have a nap," Mrs. Mar-

shall announccd when the baskets were

repacked. “Everyone is to do just as he

or she chooses. You may sleep, read, ex—

plore the canon, or tramp along the

shore.”



"Come with me for a

beach," John said to ‘arina. “I am

sorry I did not bring my boat down.

There is a. look in your eyes like the sea.

today. and I think it is calling you."



“You are right," she said, as she fell

into step with ltim. “All day I have re-

joiccd in a sense of freedom. Tonight

the prison walls may again close round

me. but today I am a part of the sea and

the mountains."



.\ thotful look

face.





walk on the





came. to John Martin‘s

“I ain not sure prison walls could

ever close around the real you. Freedom

of soul does not depend upon environ-

ment."



"1 think that is so, but we let the fear

of confinement. frighten us. See how, as

the sunlight gives place to shadow, the

waves take on tints of indigo and violet!

And there at the right they are

green.”



They walked on slowly,

now in sympathetic silence

the outward sign of a real and rare

companionship. The haze that had 0b-

scured the mountain tops was thickening

and descending. and the light was gray

and soothing. At last Carina sat down

upon a heap of sand, removing her hat.

As she turned her face to the ocean. the

slight breeze rttfiied her dark hair. John

sat down beside her and said: “Sing. if

only a verse. Sing just for me."



“\\'liat shall it be?"



“Let it be something

your moor.”



W'ith a pause

began:



“ ‘Rest more precious than a sleep,



Silence sweeter than a dream~—

, These ent‘old me as I float.

Idle waif on idle stream.





gray-.

now talking.

that is





that cxpresse!





of only a moment she





Faintcr, fainter. fainter still,



By no breath of passion crossed.



\Vith the tide I drift and glide.



Out to sea—and all is lost.’ ”



When her voiCe ceased they sat for a

little time in silence. Then John leaned

nearer. so that the Wind blew a tress of

her dark hair against his cheek. and

said: “Carina, I have something to tell

you.”



The girl threw back her head, meeting



(Continued on page 12).
JAN. 1. 1910;

NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS. .





 





at Wu. F. PURDUE.





The beginning of a New Year! Behind

us lies the old year, its defeats and its

victories, its shadows and ”lights, its com-

pleted and uncompleted work, while be-

fore us spreads a new year with its gol-

den opportunities. This is the season for

new beginnings. It is a chance to com-

mence over again and many, very many,

will make New Year resolutions. This

is all right up to a certain point. The

trouble is that a great many people make

too many resolutions, and “swear off”

on too many faults and habits at one

time. The usual result in such cases is

that they all come to a sad end.



It is not possible to become good in a





 





Photographic Reproduction of the Famous “Mulready” Envelope in Use in England in 1840.





day. Faults cannot be banished all at

once, and they refuse to be banished

simply by the making of resolutions





Life-long habits cling with wonderful per-

sistency. Neither can they all be dropped

in a few hours’ time. To accomplish all

of these requires time and patienée. The

result is that when resolutions are made

on the wholesale plan, first one and then

another is broken until, discouraged and

disheartened, we decide that there is not

much use in trying to keep any of them,

and so we slip back into the old ways

of the past.



Now, instead of wasting much energy

and peace of mind trying to keep many

resolutions, why not make due allowance

for‘mistakes and failures and weaknesses

and make but one or two resolutions—

the ones that will beflof the most benefit

to us and will do us the most good—and

try to keep them thru all the year.





THE ROMANCE OF PENNY POSTAGE.



On October 1, 1908, there quietly went

into effect a new postal schedule reducing

the rate on letters from this country to

England from five '

to two cents. Some.

of you may have

been unaware of the

fact and still paying

five cents postage on

your letters, unless

notified by your post-

master. It is quite a

reduction and one

that will benefit a

very large class 0

people; yet the in—

crease in correspond-

ence will doubtless

soon bring the in-

come from this

source up to what it

has been before the ..

reduction. In every

case where there has

been a reduction in

postage in this coun—

try, not only has it "

brot widely separat—

ed people into closer

business and friendly .

relations, but the

deficit has in a short \

time been overcome

by the vast increase

in correspondence. So this two—cent rate

to -England is another marked step in

making the world grow smaller.



A letter will now go around the world

for two cents. Suppose you are in San

Francisco and mail" a letter to a friend





 





 





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' A THE ' MICHIGAN_ FARMER.





in London, England. Our' two-cent stamp,

adorned with the benign features of the

“Father of his Country” is its safe pass.

port thither. But perhaps your friend

has left for Dunedin, New Zealand, having

left instructions to have his mail forward-

ed. The same two-cent stamp is still

good for its further passage to New Zea-

land. If, on arriving there, it finds your

friend has perchance left for the states,

the letter will follow him, via San Fran-

cisco, completing the circuit of the earth.





New Zealand. foremost in civilized co-

operation, has for some years had a one-

penny (two cents) rate 'of postage to Eng-

land and the United States. There is no

doubt but that this new move of our post-

office department will bring us into closer

touch with England, and in many ways





we shall feel the closer grip of hands

across the sea.



Some facts about the postal rates of the

past may be of interest. Under the Act

of Congress of March 31, 1825, the postal

rates on a single letter which should con—

sist of one sheet of paper were (3 cents

for a distance not over 30 miles, from 30

to 80 miles, 10 cents; from 20 to 150 miles,

121/2 cents; from 150 to 400 miles, 18%0;

over 400 miles, 23 cents. If the letter con-

sisted of two pieces of paper, double these

rates was charged, and, if three pieces,

triple rates. Letters weighing one ounce

were four times these rates, and pro rata

for any greater weight. It required con-

siderable knowledge of geography to be a

postmaster in those days.



But with the settling of the country and

the improvement of methods of convey-

ance, communication facilities were in-

creased. With marvelous speed the west

was pioneered and settled. California and

gold extended, in a few decades, the





bounds of our nation beyond where a cen~

tury of natural progress and development

would have carried them.



It was during the great Civil War, when





 





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the world's attention was breathlessly

held elsewhere. that there was organized

and operated one of the most unique pos-

tal services in history. On March 2, 1861.

the United States government authorized

the Postmaster—General to make a con-





tract for a pony express from New York

to San Francisco, the run to be made

from St. Joe in ten days for eight months

of the year and in twelve days for the

other four months, and to carry free for

the government five pounds of mail mat-

ter. The carrying company was given

the privilege of issuing postage stamps

and of charging the public $1.00 per let-

ter of one-half ounce. The contractors

were to receive $1,000,000 per annum for

three years. The western company and

the story of their mammoth enterprise is

a part of the history of the west. The

establishment of stations for the relays,

the providing of horses and provisions;

the difficulties of the route, hostile Indians

and bandits, all read like the dime novel

of our youth. Mark Twain has given us



perhaps the most graphic





account of it. in his

“Roughing It," picturing

the headlong racc of the

riders from St. .loc to

Sacramento. Eighty rid—

ers wcrc in the saddle





half going

wcstwui‘d





day and night,

eastward. hall"





 





pie.

from 10 cents to $4.00. and





One

the

this





full

of is shown



rcpioduclion. upon

pagc. of an cnvclopc dut—





ut

lhcsc





l'itit'l' SilOi'ti.





in





ing buck to ism. A few

are found from time to

time that have bccn pre—

scrvcd on old lcttcrs, but,

they are scurccr than

cvcr sincc tho San Fran—

cisco liro dostrovml SO

many old lllcs and ar-

chives.

it was less than scvcnty years ago

that Sir Rowland llill came into promi-





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stamp was put intc~ use, the famous

“Mulready” stamp. That was in 1810.

and this now rare stamp, representing

Brittania on her little rock dismissing

messengers to all nations of the world.

the latter represented by curious groups

gathered on the hither shores, (sce illus-





tration of Mulready envelope), 'WOU1d only, r-(iV of this kind one is compelled to re-





carry a letter within the limits of the

British Isles. Previous to that, postage

rates were much higher and collected in

cash at destination.





In this country the first postage stamps“ away





We re issued seven years later, 1847, a

with a portrait of Franklin and the latter

a miniature of the face of Stuart’s “'ash—

ington.

new issue recently put out. tho containing

many more values, bears only these two

faces, VVashington’s and Franklin’s. the

profile of the former from Houdin‘s statue

replacing the full face of Stuart's painting.





It is thus that a glance over a i'cw old





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penny postage. Conceived less than sev—

enty years ago in the mind of one man

in advance of his age, and ridiculed for a





at topmost spccd.



The unique stamps

which the company sold

to prepay lcttcrs huvc be—

come so Scal‘t'c as to be

unfamiliar to most poo—Q





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The Annoyance

0f Flalulenoe





Many People Are Annoyed With Gas

In The Stomach and Intestines.





Flatulence is due to the presence of

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the source of flatulence is the gas given

off from the food in the abnormal prov-

esses of decomposition.



In cases of chronic gastric catarrh, the

secretion of gastric juice in the stomach

is deficient, the food is digested slowly,

and fermentation occurs with thc evolu-

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Swallowcd air, however, plays a more

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is generally supposed, and while food

may be swallowed without carrying air





11





They ranged in “,1qu into the stomach with it. fluids. especially





‘ those of





a tcnaceous character, such as

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deal.



Flatulcnt distension of the intestines

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(Continued from page 10).

his gaze squarely. John Martin caught

his breath. He felt that she was reading

the secrets of his inmost heart; it would

not be necessary for him to voice his

love, for Carina knew it. She was weighs

ing it well and seeing that it was the



best the strong man had to give.

He ,was read, but John knew he failed





lto road the girl who sat at his side. In





her t-ycs he saw only a hunger for some~





Filling that life had not yet bi'ot her and





a great sorrow.

do not tell me."



“But I must. It is my right to tell you

what tills my heart. to the exclusion of

everything else.”



For the bi'iei‘cst space of time her hand

rested upon his. Then she stood up. As

she spoke. her eyes looked straight out

to son.



“I know what you would say, and l





Slowly she said: “No,





‘aplll't't'l'dlt‘ it all. But it must not be said.





i can givi- you no good reason for these





:wm‘tls of mine. ’l‘o lllt‘ you have been the

.most gt'llt‘l‘tllls of friends. and I know that

lyou will not fail lllt’ now. Let us go back

‘to the others.‘





Chapter Vlll.—-Senor Ortega Lost.



“'ithoul sl'wakiug' John and Carina

walked along on the pcbbly beach. When

they \\'(‘l't‘ within :1 short distance of the

remainder of the picnic party. .lolui saw

that the girl's cyc‘s \\‘(‘l't‘ full of tours.



“\\'llzil is it. Farina?"



Shr- simul still llt‘l' hands wow 80

tightly t‘lt‘llt'llt‘tl that lllt‘ nulls ('lll into

the Hush. but \\'ll"ll .‘lN‘SlHlkt‘ she lllltl her

sell" so well in llI'lltl tlutl lli‘l' \'tll('t' t'lltl not

tl‘t-nlillc. “I buy” told you llllll from the

sea i receive strength. Today it tllll not

let‘ 1111' enough so but what, my heart

Cl‘lt‘s out at llu- tluvt that I muy‘have lost

my i'l'il-utl.”



“You llil\'t' not lost him, C‘ni'iutt. Dear

{.th'l. i think you will llt‘\'l'l'\ll(_‘t‘tl your

\Vliib-

l livr- lllt'l‘t' will t'\'t‘l' be one ol‘i‘:l(l_\' to

respond in your wall ~ll;l.\'. in _\'nlli‘ llt‘l‘ll,

if i but know of ll.”



“0 thank you! You do not kuowmymt





fl'it‘uds as you l‘i‘t‘tl llli‘lll how.





Cannot know \\'ll.ll Sllt'll woi'tls llll‘llll to A

Woman."



No mam» was .vziitl until they reached

the spot \\'ll(*l‘t‘ Ali's. Marshall. i'cfl‘csllcll

by lu-i‘ uup. was untilt-i'iuu llt’l' forces for

tho l'ltlt‘ lllllllt‘. (‘ai'iuu wolll zllu'lllt llll‘,

('Hl|t"'llll;.‘.' ol' llw lllllt'll baskets, books and

bathing suits with lli‘l' usuztl ready help—

flillltr'SS.



“Carina, (it'lll‘. l lit-llt‘l't‘ you are pale,”





Bimini shill on m.- way home. "And a

(My lllll of doors usually affects you as it:

(lltl llml mythical llltl (li‘t't‘k who l‘cilcwotl





his Sli't'll,§.’.lll by tout-hing the earth."



“You know llli'l‘t‘ is nothing~ I. love so

Wt‘ll as a day by llu- St'tl," was t‘ai'iiia‘s

evasive l't‘lll_\'.



"1 «lo not \\'Hlltlt'l'. (li'lll‘. that you are

growing a llllli‘ llllll null bah-3‘ :llltl Mrs.

"Marshall llll‘llt'il lu-r llt‘iltl to Slllllt‘ at the

girls, who wore st-uit-d behind 1101'. “Cal‘-

ina, 1 think you arc the bravest girl I

chI' know."



“0 Eloy! You do not know: I do noth~

ing but sit still and wait. Sometimes I

long to throw myself into the thick of the

fight and either will a victory or go down

forever in tit-feat."



“ “They also serve who only stand and

wait.“ Mrs. Marshall tluuiml. “it is the,

man who stands alone :il (load of night

who is the hero, l'allll‘l' than he who

marches with his comrades into battle

wbm drums are beating,- and flags are

waving.”



it was a month before the first rain

(111110. The heat was unusual for that

l't-gioll. but Senor Ortega seemed- to gain

strength. In proportitm as his bodily

strength was renewed his mind grew

weaker. It was morn difficult to please

him. he was exacting and ccnsorious.

’l‘llvi-c were days when all felt that it was

bt-st {nth should lit‘t‘ll out of his sight.

losl‘ he might connect her with “those

villainous Americans," as he designated

the owners of Ortega Ranch. \V’lien he

was in that state Carina never left him.





and the confinement began to wear upon_





her. Her color faded, and her face and

hands showed that she was losing flesh.

in those trying days the girl .felt the

strong, helpful personality of John Mai“-

tin in many ways. He had won from both

her and \Vana a promise that, were Doc-

tor l‘lncino. needed, someone from the

ranch should be sent for him. When John

went fishing. the. best of his catch was

left at the door of the little adobe. Flow—

ers, fruit, books and magazines were giv—

en so tactfully that to receive them

seemed the most natural thing in the

world. VVana’s little garden had been





connected with the ranch’s irrigation sys-





tem, and the little alfalfa patch uponl

which the Ortegas’ cow and pony de-

pended had been kept fresh and green in

the same manner.



When the rain came Ruth was delighted

to see the miracles it wrought. The. dust

was washed away, and the evergreen

palms, pepper, and eucalyptus trees took

on fresh shades. The brown of hills and

fields grew darker, richer, soon to he

blurred by the soft gray-green and silver-

a‘reen of bursting leaf bud and starting

herbage.



“Soon the hillsides will bevgay with

wild flowers,” ‘arina said to the young.

wife. “They grow its all things do llt‘l'l‘

pi‘odigally. The wild hyacinths (‘al‘l'lt'l

the earth with purple, and the. wild mus:

lard and the poppies clothe the hills anew

with living, waving.r gold."



At holiday lllllt' Senor Ortega had

s-vvt-i‘e attack of illness. For a fortnight

l!“ was not out of bed. and, when he was

able to rise and lllllt‘l' around the house.

his mind was a. blank as far as tlu- events

of the last two years Were concerned.



“He will soon regain his former

slrengil1‘."‘ Cal-inn asked Doctor Enciuo.



The old physician hesitated. “It is bald

to say. child." was his reply at last. "I

do not like. the effect of the rainy

weather upon your father. \Vc must be

\‘t'l’y careful of him and hope for the

best. And Carina?"



“Yes, Doctor Encino. “'hat is it?"



“You must go out every day for :1 gal—

lop upon Nacha. Now do not shaki- that

li=tle ebon head of yours. If you will not

think of yourself. remember what it woulu

lllt‘illl to your father were you to fall ill.

And you know that “'anag.\ is to b.-

ii'uslcd." \



'l‘ucl‘c was alternate l‘zllll and sunshine.

After a fortnight of unclmulcd 'skivs 112v

llivellcrs in the valley woke one moruiuu

to lind the fat-c of nature hidden by :1

(huge fog". Two hours after daylight ll

lit-54am to rain, and as time went on thv

:yii l‘lll increased in Vllllt'llt‘f'.



iiurly in the (lily Guy and Ruth drovo

(Ht‘l‘ to the .Mtll‘slllllls. ('luy was to llt'll'

Sam in setting up a new cream separator 1

that had just l)(‘t'll purchased, and limb

went along to spend the day with Ali-s.

Marshall. ‘



Sin Lev served John‘s lunch pi‘muplly

at noon. That young man had bwu

trampling about all the iiit’li‘uiug‘. SllDt'l'lll-

tending}: the setting out of some tin-vs.

l'lc changed into (ll‘_\' clothes lwi‘m'v llllli'll

and. that meal ovci‘, llliltlt‘ his way out

to a building he and Guy iiScd as a Sill'l

of shop. ,



“i believe I’ll set up a few dorm-us of

those fruit boxes,” John said to liiinsvll‘.

“’l‘lwn they'll be ready when we want

lll.‘ill in u rush.”



llt‘ had been at work an hour when bi

llt‘lll‘tl the sound of light footsteps liui'l'\‘~





 





 





‘iuc; alongr the path. Ere he could walk





to tho door. to sum who it was that was

t-oiuiug'iu such haste, (‘al'iua rushed into

tlu- l‘tmill. She was lmrolwzulctl autl \\'Ul‘I*

uo wrap ovt-r hci' gingham .(ll'css.

“.lolm, l'lllllt‘l' is lost!"

(To be continued).





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THE OVERCOAT PROBLEM.





This is one of the most difficult prob-

lems for thc young man to solvc so far as

dress is com-ci'ned. Every young man

wants an overcoat with u drcssy appear—

ance and. at the same time, the country

young man needs an overcoat which is

suillcicntly warm to protect him from the

violcni changes of temperature to which

he is oi‘icn subjected. It is a matter of

common knowledge that the average hall

in which entertainments are held is a

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fi'iding sonic miles of a cold winter night,

:at Worm ovorcoui is essential to the pro-





tection of his health. For this reason. if

the ova-coat is to be made, to unswcr the

various nccds which illc young man has

for

parulchJy hcuvy material. as the weight

will not he burdcnsomc for ordinary wear

will move most acceptable in the

many: cascs what; a warm wrap is need-

couniry wear. The Meltons und

Kcrseys are again popular matcriuls for

OVE‘i‘L’oulS. and have iln- advuniagcs of

good wcighi and warmth well a

(ll‘t‘SHl' appearance in the garment made





its 115‘





from lhcni.

'l‘hc colol‘ is, 01‘ course. a matter for

cai'cl‘ul mnsidci‘aiion. Grays are being





worn a grout doul, but blacks an: ulwuys





in good form and huvc iln- advantage of

baring suilcd 1o wcui‘ upon uny oc-casion.





Browns and fancy \vcuvcs urc :llso worn

to sonic cxicnl. but blacks and gruys are

still ihc standard colors.



\thi'c Lho young man docs not find it

ncccssul'y to g‘cl along with but a single

Ovcrcoul, he may find it lli'llel' to have

his l-cst dross oven-out of a lighter

Wright. and get u ln-uvy one suitable for

outdoor \\'cu1', \vhci'c long drives must be

mad.- in \vinici' Wi‘allli‘l’. For this pur-

Dosc Lln- i‘m- ulmosl super-

scdcd tho cloth ulsicl'. which was so pop-





o\'cl'(~o:ll llllS





ul'dl‘ a i'cw years ago. ’l‘hc black or gul-

lowuy coats arc uscd lllU:'c t'Xli‘llSth‘ly

than olhcl's, nllho horsc hidcs and other

skins ill'l‘ lunncd cspcciully for 1111- making

of soch coals. Whorc ihc l‘m' u‘x'cl‘l‘uzll is

lnudc tho solution of [his problr-m. it





should he lui'gc enough to pci'mil it to lnc

Worn over it lighter ovci‘coai, should lhc





Occasion dcluaud. 'l‘o pi'ovn- sz‘llisl‘uclm'y,





thcsc coals should lic llliltlt‘ l‘l'om skins of

good quality. \\'hc1'c tho l‘;l\\‘ skins can

be ohiuincd, it is pmlmhly llu‘ most sui-

isiaclol'y way to sond lhcm lo sum cus-

tom iunnci‘y. to bc propwrly lunnwl and

nianul’uclui'cd lo your Hl‘lll‘l‘. :llll.o ‘.‘I-1‘_v

good couls of [his dcswripllon cun be

purcilusr-d i'vndy madc.



The [111' coui hurs ihc ailVlilllilZP o1" llC‘

ing sullcd to Wa'ul' in stormy us \\'.-ll :15

in cold \vculhcl'. lull doullllcss many

young mcn would pi'cl'ci‘ :1 Hull llzll'lll‘ll-

lai'ly uduplcd to such Wcui'. For that pur-

posc. lhc l‘zlincouis luudc from spoclully

ii‘caicd cruvuncllc cloth urc now manu-

fuclurod and ol'l'ci'cd ut I'cusonuldc priccs

and lnuc l;11'_1;clj.' suln-l'swlcil l'no l'llllllt‘l'

coat or mackinlosh for stormy “mother.

“'hilc ithc ii‘caicd cloths will not slwd

rain us ol'i‘cclivcly us Llu- I'ublo-r gar—





mcnls. ihcy are much ('lli‘allcl‘. \vcur ln‘l-

ti'l‘ 'lllil give u good dent-cc oi~ protection





in ordinary storms, and aim or dwssy

uppcumncc. ()vcrcoal‘s from this mulc—

i'iul unsu'ci' Vcry wcll for ordinary \\'i‘lll‘

duringr the spring: and [all months. when

an ovci‘cout of medium Wright is nm-dcd

and mukc a. very usr-I‘ul g‘iil'lllt‘lll. Inn'—





ticului‘ly for the country young man.





in lll“ sclccilon of ovci'couis, closc al-

icnilon should he paid to tho liningr us

Wcll us to lllc clolh in the coat iiSclf. A

cool will! u chcap liningr .iVlilCll Soon ho-

comos slulhhy will not pi‘ovo satisfactory.

and :x lilllo extra cost in thc duuliiy of

tho lining will bc many times i‘cpaid in

tho mow» sutisfzictory \vcar \thh the cont

will afford. In this connection the kind

of mulcriul used for the slccvc lining: is

of spcciul importance. "l‘ln-sc Sli‘l'Yl‘ lin—





ings should he made of a smooth or mor-





‘cm-izcd maloriul which will causo [hp cont





to slip' on easily over the undcrcoui. A

clinging sleeve lining in on overcoat is

a nuisnnco which should be avoidcd in

the purchase of a new garment. Then

the overcoat should not be too small

Plenty of cloth in an overcoat is essen-





itiul, and of the two. if is better to have





it a irii'lc too large than too small. Of

course, it should not be so large as to give

it a slouchy appearance, but a good gar-

ment should never look as the cloth was

ccononiigcd in. its making.





such a. garment it should bc of com- '





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





Brunchi is





exhausts the vitality more

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store it. ‘



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Scott’s Emulsion





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Prof. Shaw. Well-Known Agriculturlst. Says:

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than in the com belt of the United States.

Feed is cheaper and climate better

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\HERE are fortunes in





farming the right kind

of land.





But, why farm on land worth $10” to

$13“ an acre, producing but one crop a

year, when you can get land of incx—

huustible fertility in the San Antonio

country at from $25 to $30 an ucrc, pro—

our-lug two or ilu‘cc crops every your.

|.und that costs a third as much~~nnd

(rops ihrce limcs as big.



\\'hy burn up your profits in full in

lmvy clothing, und winter feed for Sllli‘lx.

xxpcnsivo houscs and burns, when you cull

lch how in a land of sunshine and com-

i‘orl all the year und save that moncy‘.’



“'hy furm in at land of snow and

that forces you to be idle nearly half lhv

your. whcn you can form in this jdvfl

(-limulc und huvc smncihing to sell cvcl'y

“'(‘fi'k of evoi'y month in the your?





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in the San Antonio country you havo

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llshcd.





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Industrial Commissioner.





 





 





 





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. b‘ORSALE—117acre-«joiningihe‘villageof Decker-

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Good buildings and fences. On account of other

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235'ACRE FAR —well fenced, 2 silos. barn



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Do You Make Mountains of Molehills?





There is no greater blessing given to

mankind, and womankind, too, than a

proper sense of proportion. To know in-

tuitively the relative value of events or

of everything which enters into our ev-

eryday life, is to be as nearly assured

of happiness here below as one ever be-

comes. Unfortunately. few women are;

the possessors of this great gift. Where

you find three women who are well bal-

anced and order their lives with calm,

cool judgment, you will find a dozen who

make mountains of molehills and other-

wise show that their mental vision is

badly warped.



Men are not such great offenders in this

direction. As a rule, they have a broader

saner view of things than do women, they

weigh matters thoroly, decide what things

really matter‘and what are of no conse-

quence, and then devote their energies to

doing well what is really necessary. This

we are often told, is because men are

thrown in contact with the world more.

But I notice that even business women

are prone to magnify trifles, and so I

have come to believe that men are bet-

ter balanced than women because of a.

stronger nervous organism. You all have

acquaintances who lack this sense of pro-

portion. Just think of the large body of

women who do things every day because

other women do them, and not because it

is necessary to their own personal com-

fort or the pleasure and benefit of their

family.



Mrs. Smith invites the minister’s wife

to tea. She has fried chicken. creamed

potatoes, fruit salad, two kinds of cake,

preserves and tea. Mrs. Brown, not to

be outdone, invites the minister and his

whOle family to tea next week. She has

pressed chicken and cold sliced ham,

done at home, creamed potatoes, cran-

berry jelly and fruit salad, three kinds

of cake, two kinds of preserves, pickles

and tea and coffee.



Three miles away lives Mrs. Brown’s

old mother who hasn't seen her daughter

in six weeks. Mrs. Brown is not strong

enough to drive that three miles often.

As a matter of fact, she isn‘t strong

enough to entertain the minister’s family,

but because someone else has given a

tea, she feels that she must follow the

example or be considered a social out—

cast. For a week after that tea Mrs. Brown

is unable to take care of her family, and

half the time has to be waited upon. She

doesn’t get over the effect of the over-

work for a month. Yet these things seem

trifling to her when compared with the

glory of getting ahead of Mrs, Smith.

Isn’t her sense of relative values decid-

edly warped? Mrs. Jones is a perfect

housekeeper. It is her one great ambition

in life to be known as the best house-

keeper in Jonesville. She rises at day-

break the year around, and works until

dark “keeping things up.” Not a spot

of dirt can be. found on a floor, not a

fleck of dust on furniture or woodwork,

her curtains and linens are snowy white,

her stove is a miracle of shininess, her





AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.





 





BY E. E. R.



After the holidays it requires a few

weeks to get ourselves and our households

settled down to the normal condition once

more. Christmas and New Years, with

their festivities. bring more or less of

confusion which remains in the atmos~

phere for some time. Then there are the

gifts to be looked at, admired, and places

found for the various articles. There are

at least indications of something unusual

having taken place during most of the

following month. W'here there are chil-

dren in the home the living room assumes

the appearance of a toy shop on Christ—

mas morning, and it is altogether likely

that mother’s patience will be taxed more

than once during succeeding days, if she

tries to maintain any semblance of order.

The suggestion that a portion of the play-

things of small children he put out of

sight has been carried out quite satisfac-

torily in homes where it has been given

a. trial. This helps by reducing the as-

sortment of articles, besides giving zest

to their enjoyment when a change is

made. If the parent has sufficient firm-

ness to see that each child picks up his

possessions and puts them away when





ironings never show a wrinkle, and she

finds time besides to make the best

bread, pies, cake, cookies, doughnuts, etc.,

of any woman for miles around, and to

do all the latest stunts in fancy work.

But she never reads, she never has time

to have a heart to heart talk with her

children, she is annoyed if her husband

wants her to stop work long enough to

kiss him, and tells him they are too old

for such foolishness; she hasn‘t time to

go to chat with a sick friend, tho she al-

ways sends the best jellies for them to

eat; she hasn’t time for any of the things

Her one pleasure is her work. Isn’t there

something wrong with her mental vision?

Living within the four walls of home

from year to year, the mind filled with

only one’s own personal experiences, wo-

men are bound to grow, shall we say one-

sided? unless they make a decided stand

against it. \Yomen who ought to know

better’get so bound to their own habits,

that they think nothing is done right un-

less it is done their way. The dishes

must be washed in a certain pan and

dried with certain towels or the mistress

has an uneasy feeling that they are not

clean. The room must always be swept

from the north side to the south. and if

a helpful visitor starts to sweep it. in the

other direction the, lady of the house just

has to stop her and start her in right.

”The children must wear certain dresses

on certain days. and the man of the

house must always drink from a certain

cup and eat with a certain knife and fork.

Any deviation from these ways of doing

throws the entire scheme of things out

of gear for this woman. She is as wor-

ried and irritated when little things do

not go just as she wants them, as she

ought to be if her son became a drunkard

or her daughter married a forgcr. I have

known women to snatch a broom from

their daughter's hands and Order her

from the room just because the poor girl

didn’t hold the broom in the exact man-

ner her mother thot was right. The

daughter might cry for an hour with grief

and mortillcation, but to the mother her

daughter’s feelings were of no import-

ance whatever when weighed against the

correct 'way of holding a broom. .

’These things all seem very trifling

when put down in cold type. But

it is just such trifling things that enter

into the life of evory home and decide

what the atmosphere is to be. Life is

made up of nothing but little things. As

seine one has said, "Little things, yes.

little things make up the sum of living.”

“'hcthcr we are to be happy ourselves

and shed happiness around us, whether

our family are to mourn our absences

or sigh with relief when the door closes

behind us, depends entirely upon how we

manage the little things of life. If we

let the sordid tasks of our daily life out-

weigh the higher considerations of love,

kindness, charity, and good cheer. we

need not expect happiness here or here-

after. The seed that fell among thorns

was choked by the cares of this world.

DOROTHY IlUDsri'rii.





play is over it will be found a great help,

besides laying the foundation for an ex-

cellent trait in the character of the

youngster.



After the holidays is the season when

the thrifty woman begins to watch the

ads. for bargains in the dry goods line.

Merchants are anxious to reduce stocks

before taking the annual inventory and

prices are made alluring to this end. It

is a saving not to be overlooked where

one has a family whose wants are to be

supplied on a limited amount of money.

Particularly in closing out odd lots in dif—

ferent lines will inducements be offered

to the purchaser. Often splendid bargains

may be picked up in this way. It seems

a little unseasonable to begin spring sew-

ing when the ground is white with snow

and winter only half over. Yet this plan

finds favor with many who, by so doing,

are able to avoid the rush of work later

on. To have children’s garments all ready

to put on when the first warm days come

is a direct advantage over hustling to

prepare them at the last moment.



Formerly the after holiday work for the

housewife was getting material ready for

her rag carpets Less of this is now done

because carpets can be purchased so

cheaply that it scarcely pays to make





THE. MICHIGANR-FARMER.





‘. less than the same could be gotten for





 





them. Yet, where circumstances are such

as to make it advisable, an excellent and

durable floor covering can be made for





elsewhere. By taking pains to cut the

rags evenly and not too coarse, using

good material, the effect is good when

completed. In fact, the “hit and miss”

pattern of rag carpet has been copied in

more expensive material and we find

among the better grades of floor covering

its exact duplicate in design.



After the holidays, too, when the work

of preparing for them is over. a good op-

portunity comes for entertaining. The

evenings are still long and to get friends

and acquaintances together for an eve-

ning furnishes an enjoyable time and pays

off one’s social obligations. Such gath-

erings promote friendliness by bringing

people together for sociability, and there

can scarcely be too many of them.





 





TWO NEW AND DELICIOUS PUD-

DINGS.

Date Pudding.



One cup of sugar, one cup of sour

milk, one teaspoon of soda, one tablespoon

of butter, one teaspoon of allspice, one

pound of seeded and chopped dates. Stir

in flour until quite stiff, steam two hours.

Sauce—Juice and grated rind of one

lemon, one cup sugar, one cup cold water,

one cup butter, one teaspoon corn starch,

let simmer, not boil.



Six Cup Vegetable Pudding.



One cup each of suet, flour. molasses.

fruit, (currants or raisins). grated pota-

to and of grated carrot. Spice to taste.

Boil five or six hours—E. L. R.





SAUSAGE FOR SUMMER USE.





 





After the sausage meat is ground and

sealsoned pack in small crooks or jars,

press down with a wooden potato masher

and cook slowly in the over for three or

four hours.



“'hen taken out weight down with plate

or saucer, and let cool thoroly and then

pour melted lard over, which seals it

from the air.



Tie up and keep in a dry place. Sau~

sage put up this way will keep indefinitely

and when sliced will not crumble to pieces

in the spider.



I prefer small croeks because when once

opened the sausage soon molds if the

weather is hot—V. S.





HOT ONIONS AND PNEUMONIA.





 





 





Hot onions, according to a French phy-

sician, are said to be a sure cure for

pneumonia. The remedy is as follows:

Take six or ten onions, according to size,

and chop line; put in a large pan over a

fire, then add the same quantity of rye

meal and vinegar enough to make a thick

paste. In the meantime stir it thoroly,

letting it simmer for five or ten minutes.

Then put in a cotton bag large enough to

cover the lungs, and apply to chest as hot

as patient can bear. In about ten minutes

apply another. ‘





 





SQUIRE VAN’S NEW YEAR’S GOOSE.

(Founded on Fact).





 





BY EMILY L. RUSSEL.





”Twas in the state of Jersey,

Seventy years ago,

The. hillsides and valleys

\Vcre covered o’er with snow.

It was a jolly season.

For Christmas had been “white.”

The merry sleighbells jingled—

They jingled day and night.





Now New Year‘s day was coming,

\Vith KnickerbOt-ker cheer.

Around old "Squire Van’s table

His best friends would appear.

Alas! It ever has been,

And so it ever goes,

That he who makes a banquet

Will also make some fees!





In a snug and cosy stall

He'd pound a fine young goose,

Just the very plumpest fowl

The farmyard could produce.

But there’s a quaint old adage

That-tells of “many a slip"

And there were no exceptions

E’er made for her gooseship.





The old year now was waning,

Fast as its sands could run,

And 'Squire Van hastened barnward

At its last rising sun.

Alas! the bird had flown,

He hunted with a sigh

I'ntil this telling message

Caught his wandering eye:





“Your old goose is sold

For four shillings and a penny,

If you don’t take this,

My dear ’Squire. you won’t get any.

The money’s in the manger,

The goose is out of danger."





The skin from the inside of an egg-





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Fortune





Does not take Into

consideration the one

essential to woman’s

happiness —- womanly

health.

I

The woman who

neglects her health Is

‘1‘. neglectlng the very

, foundatlon of all good

- m. fortune. For without

health love leses its

lustre and gold ls but

dross.





Womanly health

when lost or impaired

may generally be re-

galned by the use of

Dr. Pierce’s Favorite

Prescrlptlpn.





This Prescription has, for over

40 years, been curing delicate,

weak, pain-wracked women, by

the hundreds of thousands and I

this too in tho prlvacy of tholr :

homes without their having to l

submit to lndellcato question- i

lugs and offensively repugnant l

examinations. - ‘





Sick women are Invited to consult Dr.

Pierce by letter FREE. All correspond-

ence held as sacredly confidential. Ad-

dress World’s Dlspensary Mecllcal Asso-

ciation, R. V. PIERCE, M. D., President,

Buffalo, N. Y.





DR. PIERCE’S GREAT FAMILY DOC-'

TOR BOOK, The People’s Common Sense

Medlcal Adviser, newly revised up-to-date

editlon—1,000 pages, answers IN PLAIN

ENGLISH hosts of delicate questions

which every woman, single or married,

ought to know about. Sent FREE, in

plain wrapper to any address on receipt

of 21 one-cent stamps to cover mailing-

only, or in cloth binding for 31 stamps.





Sell Your Fur





I The East





Send your fur where it will bring the most

money. The East is the raw fur center. The

East is the heart of the raw fur trade, pumping

its life blood of dollars all over the world where

furs are caught. This paper is full of advertise-

ments from Western fur buyers. But they ALI.

sell to Eastern dealers. It makes no differ-

ence what they say; we repeat it—THEY ALI.

SELL THEIR FUR T0 EASTEIIN. DEAL-

ER . We are here in the East Within a few

miles of Canada and New York City, the world‘s

greatest fur markets, we own our plant and

pay no rent, we do business at small expense

and we pay from ten to thlrty per cent. more

for: furs than an other dealer, East or West.

This is no idle s ntement, but a [woven fact.

We have the proof rlght In our catalogue.

Your Bank in your own town will tell you we

are rollable. Send to-day—now-for our big

free trappers’ and buyers‘ uide, market report

and price list. This is dl oront from any-

thln you ever saw, and costs you nolhlng

but t e time it takes you to write for it. Do

it to—day and get more $$ for your furs.





Corry Hide &. Fur Go.





9-0. Box No.3727. eon-y, Penn.





 





 





 





 





 





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Year Shing as: '





Send postal for samples, prices

and particulars of the





“M. I. r. (:0. 2m: coma”





Brand of iron out nails. They will

last a life-time.





Malloable Iron Fillings Company,

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and also give you a shore of the profit we nuke w



we resell. Our new Profit-Sharing Plan moku 1(3)::

Returns larger than you would get elsewhere. Flll

treatment guaranteed by our 20 years of fur buy-





 





shell is the best thing to cure a blister

on the heel. Apply fresh, the egg side;

next the heel. .. 1





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JAN. 1, 1910.,

HYGlENE OF THE RURAL HOME.





Rev. Caroline Bartlett “Crane, of Kala-

mazoo, spoke on this subject at the recent

convention of the Michigan State Horti—

cultural Society. Mrs. Crane cut exceed-

ingly close in touching upon the farmer's

failures as a class in the matter of rural

neglect in sanitary lines. She said in

part: “Those in rural districts have a

vast advantage over those of the city in

the way of pure meats and food products

generally, but that a large percentage of

thoSe on the farms were not awake to

the many favors that nature has placed

within their reach as regards pure t'ood,

neither do they realize the importance of

good ventilation in the home. especially

in the sleeping rooms. Good air to breathe

is the most important food that we take

into our bodies. We have no means of

measuring the vitiation of the air we

breathe, so are not aware of the chances

we are taking with diseases of various

kinds. Bad air is a fore—runner and a

continuous invitation of consumption. so





proper ventilation and cleanliness are

matters of extreme importance in our

homes. The cellar and ground under the





average rural home is entirely too often

lacking in the way of proper drainage,

the resultant. dampness inducing mold:

and unless allbmoisture can be eliminated

the outside cellar is to be advised. l'nncc-

essary fruits and vegetables should not

be placed under living rooms when it can

be avoided. as decaying matter is ever

productive of many kinds of germs. and





this mca ns danger. In too many rural

homes We find the shade trees entirely

too numerous and too near the house,





thus shutting out sunlight. and confining

dampness. “'ould advise cutting en-

croaching ones out. The wells on many

farms are often contaminated by nearby

outbuildings. Wells being higher than the

near buildings is no criterion as to pur-

ity. Soil strata should decide this as the

surface soils may slant from the well yet

the under strata may shelve directly

ward the well and the drainage pour its

death dealing germs directly into the

water. Such water when used for drink-

ing, cooking and washing of milk utensils

explains too often why the deadly typhoid

gained its foothold in the family.



Flies on the farm is one of the main





to-





iormcnts, yet they can quite easily be

avoided by the farmer in removing the





manure from the stables at least once

each week, as it is in the manure of ani—

mals that flies principally breed;



' Rats are conveyors of many kinds of

diseases, and science has fully determined





that trichinae in pork is largely caused





by hogs eating rats: the latter being

nearly always infested with trichinae. lf

rat's could in some way be eradicated





from the, farm, trichinae could be entirely

cleansed from the hog family.”



Mrs. Crane gave a most pathetic insight

into





the general conditions that attend

country schools, poorhouses and the





homes of old people. and pleaded for bet-

ter attention to the needs of these. as

well as better facilities for country house—

wives generally; also urged for more of

the modern appliances in country homes,

such as toilet rooms. lavatories, better

lighting, ventilation and sewerage.

““5.“

HELPFUL WINTER HINTS.





 





'l‘o bake apples with honey. take aver—

age sized ripe apples, and remove the core

with a sharp knife. but do not run the

knife ‘entirely thrn; put in each apple

a teaspoon of honey, bake in a very quick

oven.



To keep choice apples thru the winter.

wrap each one separately in brown pa-

per. twisting the corners slightly together.

then pack carefully in wooden boxes. and

cover with dry sand,



If your feet become sore from walking





massage them with olive oil. If they

swell from long standing. dissolve one

ounce of alum. two ounces of rock salt





and two ounces of borax in the. foot bath.

and you will be immensely relieved.



A good, dry yeast is made. by taking

one-fourth cake of hops. four large pota-

toes, one—half cup of sugar. Boil and

mash potatoes very fine. scald the flour

with the hot water. mix to a stiff sponge,

when cool add one pint of yeast. Let rise

and stiffen with corn meal. roll out and

cut in cakes.



To make hens lay in winter: Keep

them warm, keep corn constantly before

them, but do not feed it to them. Feed

them with meat scraps. I frequently chop

green peppers fine, or mix cayenne pep-

per with corn meal to feed them. Let

them have a frequent taste of green food.

a little gravel and hme or clam shells.-—.

M. A. P.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





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Home Queries Exchange





Column Cobducted By

Elisabeth.





WWW



Every day there are questions arising

in the home that perplexes the wife.

mother and daughter, and they wish for

some one to advise them. We receive

many such queries and for the benefit of

our readers we are going to conduct this

Exchange Column. Write us what puz—

zles you and we will do our best to help





you. \Ve are going to publish the ques-

tions and ask our readers to answer

them. No doubt there will be several of





you who know just what to do in each

case and can give. the desired informa-

tion. in return we will print your ques-

tions. Any little points of etiquette. dress

or general information. we will answer as

soon as possible. Address all communica-

tions to Editor Home Queries Exchange

Dept. The Michigan Farmer, Detroit.

Michigan.





bathe them in

just as hot water as you can stand. to

which add a little vinegar and salt.

“'hcn water becomes cold, heat again and

repeat the operation. I suffered terribly

with chilblains and nothing seemed to

cure them until I tried this remedy, and

l have not been troubled since—Pu. C. N.





Ed. S.:—For chilblains





Strong alum water is a sure cure for

chilblains. llissolve a large handful in

two quarts of hot water and soak the feet

fifteen minutes. two or three days in suc-

if a bad case. Sometimes one

is sufficient if the case is a





cession.

application

slight one.



Dear E<litor:—-Plcase tell me if the De-

troit river is a strait. and settle an arguv

ment bv telling me whether one should

say “naught“ or “ought" in giving num-

bers, like lUO?—I)olly.



The Detroit river. properly speaking. is

a strait, because it connects t-wo larger

bodies of water. Naught is correct. Ought

means to be morally necessary, or, to be

obliged.





Miss Elisabethz~Plcasc tell me some

nature for twin boys. I would like to

have them as near alike as possible.—«

H. i4). S.



Milton and Millard. or Ivan and Evan.

also 0ch and (Min.



llcar Elisabethzv»'\\'h:it is the birthstone

t'or .lanuary")~—I\'cllie G.



Garnet.



Dear Elisabeth:~—“'hcn will the next,





leap year be. and how can you tell what

year will be leap years?—~Robert 6.. Ovid.



"l‘hc next leap year will be 1.012. Any

year which is divisible by 4. without a

remainder, leap year, except in the

full centuries like limit. when they must

be divided by 400. That is the reason

that it sometime; skips eight years with—

out a leap year, as it did from 181W. to

15ml.





is a





Ilear l‘lditor:~—\Vill some reader tell me

how to start yeast that you keep from one

baking to another‘.’—»-l\lrs. King.



Dear Edilor:——Has any possessor of a

tireless cooker tested it for making jam.

or apple butter? If so, with what suc-

ccss‘.’——-Quiz.





 





._.___



Dear l‘ltlitoi-:~--'l‘lie writer has a prayer—

book of the (lhurch of England. published

in l7?‘.‘. and wishes to know if anyone in





 





hilt-higan has an older (‘opy.——Chlll‘(‘.l1—

woman.



Dear Editor: I would like to have a

good recipe for making graham bread.

\i'ill some of the housewives who have





good luck with this kind of bread. please

send in her recipe to this column so that





 





it can be Dl‘llltt‘(l.~--l\ll'S. Jane 1-1., Hills-

dale.

Dear Editorz~l wish someone would





tell me what is the best breed of chick—

ens to raise for market. My chickens

have. been dying ot't‘ ever since, last sum—

mer. \Vc haVe disinfected the place,

and cannot lind out the cause—1%. C. N..

Redford.





SENDS NOVEL PUZZLE ANSWERS.





 





To show the interest some of our young

readers; take in the Kinks department,

Edw1rd .l, Archer, of Plainwell. Mich., not





to be outdone in neatncss. sent in his

answer on beautifully colored autumn

leaves. They were two perfectly shaped





oak leaves. 011'; was a dark bronze and

the other almost entirely red. Edward

had dried and pressed them. On one he

had carefully written his answers to the

Kinks, and on the other, his name and

address and choice of a prize. We hope

he will enjoy his gift as much as we did

the pretty leaves.

~_._.______



Put a bag of powdered charcoal in the

pork barrel, which keeps the brine sweet

the. entire winter without blacking the

meat.





 





 





 





 





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ENTERPRISE °





Meat and Sausage ‘Bone, Shell





I

Food chopper Stuffer and and corn Mill

The only true Aida! Chop- Lard Press A necessity to farmers,





per—the only chopper that poultrymen and all who

hasarazor-edgc,four-bladed _ keep poultry. A splendid

steel knife and perforated Tl” q‘l‘CkCSt way, the general, all-round mill.

Steelplatethatactually cuts ”we“ way, the Cheape“ Grinds poultry feed and

meatfish,vegetables.fruits, way to mlakg .fl'e beSt 53‘“ makes bone meal fertilizer.

bread,etc.withoutcrushz'ng fiage and ar 15"“) use it:

ENTERPRISE Sausage



Stuffer and Lard Press—





or manglz'ng.



The “ ENTERPRISE " is two machines in one. It is

the StrODECSt chopper made an absolute necessity at

-—hasthefewestparts—isthe butchering time.

simplest in construction.

Easily cleaned. Cannot rust.





Grinds dry bones, oyster

and other shells, corn, etc.

Pays for itself in a short

time. Size shown in illus-

tration (No.73), Price $8.50

weight 60 lbs.) grinds 1%

bushels corn per our





L o o k fo r t I: e

" ENTERPRISE" 0 n

machine you buy.





It is strongly made and

every part does its work

without a hitch. Plate fits

perfectly and cylinder is

bored absolutely true. Pres-

sure will not cause meat to

rise above plate. The pat-

ent corrugated spout pre-

vents air entering the eas-

ing. thus assuring perfect

filling and preservation of

sausage.



Can be changed into a

LardorFr-uz’tprcssiuajiffy.

Sold by Hardware Dealer.



an General Stores





name

. For Sale at Hardware tire

and General Storen





Everywhere.





No. 5, Small Family Size

Chopper, $1.75. No. ioLarge

Family Size Chopper,Pricc,

$2.50.





" ENTERPRISE " M ea is

an (1 Food Choppers a re

made in 45 sizes and styles

for Ham1,Steam and Elec-

tric Power. We also make

cheaper Food Choppers but





We also make other

household specialties—all

bearing the famous name

“ENT‘ERPRISE’h—Coffec

Mills. Raisin Seeders ; Food

Choppers; Fruit, Wine and

Jelly Presses; Cherr Ston-

crs;Cold Handle SadylrousI

etc., etc.





Ask for them at Hardware

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recommend the above. [1- everywhere. Illustrated catnlo

gue on

luxtrated catalogue FREE. Write for catalogue. request.

No. In In. 25

Pm: 82.50 . 00"!

ll"! FAIILI SIZE Japanned.

Plies $5.50.





 





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“E e 7i ‘ Housekeeper" is a valuable bank containing over 200 selected .

Fwd: : actual ai’ZZmerou; kitchen helps. Sent anywhereforfour cents to stamps.





m: ENTERPRISE are. co. or PA.. Dept. 42 Philadelphia. Pa.





EAST volm VOIE

ran MANILA





Vote Down Sisal as a Twinefiber in 1910





VOTE EARLY!





Every first-class implement and hardware store is now a voting place on the twine

question. Important issues depend upon the casting of the ballots. This is the way to

vote: Go to your twine dealer and say—5‘1 vote for Manila hemp and agaimt Sim! as

a twine fiber, and, in order to know that my vote is effective, will buy no twine in 1910

which does not run 550 fix! or more to I‘ll: pom/d." (Shorter twine is usually made of Sisal.)



This is why you will vote that way: A time of emergency in the twine business is

here, of importance to manufacturers and dealers,- but of vital importance to you—the

consumer. When speculation or monopolistic movements force up the price of any

commodity the consumer is the one to suffer. "



Attempts are being made by operators to control the fiber markets. A corner has

been attempted in Sisal with the hope of selling the fiber at high prices to twine manufac-

turers, thereby raising the price of twine to the farmer.



The Plymouth Cordage Co. will have no part in such operations and is utterly

opposed to these methods and policies.



We have devised a way to defeat these plans and discourage future attempts of the

same kind. It is very easy to do—simply don’t use any binder twine made of Sisal thin

season and the Sisal speculators will drop their “corner" like a hot coal.



Go now and “Cast your vote for Manila."



We tell you this for your best interest whether you buy Plymouth twine or some

other. Here are two excellent twines :





Plymouth “EX"‘a” 0"





 





“Superior”





These twines run 550 feet and 600 feet to the pound respectively. They are cheaper

per unit of length than “Standard" or Sisal, and they are stronger, smoother, better.

C/zeaptr and betftr—rw/zal more can you «want?



You are much interested in preserving

healthy conditions in everything connected

with the twine business.



We have had opportunities to study the

situation and have no doubt you will see the

wisdom of our suggestion to “Cast your

vote for Manila."



This suggestion is made in the interest

of alltwine-users. It implies no obligation

to use PLYMOUTH twine unless, on

account of its superior qualities, you prefer

it to other makes.





 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 





 

 

 

 





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AINCUBATOR NOT ALWAYS AT

FAULT.





The Best Cough, Syrup

is Easily Madeat Home





You can make a full pint of

cough syrup in five minutes by this

recipe—enough to last a. family a

long time—at a cost of only 54

cents. It is not only cheaper, but

better than the cough medicines

you buy. Its taste is pleasant——

children like it. It stops obstinate

coughs in a hurry, and is splendid,

for other throat troubles.

Granulated Sugar Syrup....131/2 oz.





Pinex ................ . . . . . . 2% oz.

Put 21/2 oz. of Pinex in a pint

bottle and till





 





 





 





 





Last spring a woman wrote me, con-

gratulating me on a very good hatch

from an incubator, and she indicated her

intention of following the directions 1

recommended as to temperature, etc., ex-

pecting to get tlie same results.



01’ course, temperature and location of

the machine exert their influence on the

hatch, but no matter how well the ma-'

chine may be run or how perfect the con-

ditions surrounding it, unless good eggs

are put into it the results are bound to

be disappointing.



As early ‘as this lady wrote me, in

March, it would be phenomenal almost if

she got a 90 per cent hatch. \Vhen hens

lay heavily all winter one must not expect

extra good batches in March. My expe-

rience, has been that 50 to 60 per cent



hatches in March, that is, 50 or 60 per

, cent of total eggs incubated, is as good

as one can expect. No one knOWS just

the reason, but very soon after the hens

can be let out on the ground, eggs in-

crease in quantity as well as in fertility.

I believe the added exercise is one of the

contributing causes, as the fertility seems

much better even tho there is no green

stuff that the hens can get. .



To get best results the breeding fowls

should be watched carefully thruout the

early winter and any showing weak eon—

stitutions should be thrown out, no mat—

ter how line in plumage they may be.

On the averag‘ farm there is too much

inbreeding year after year. There is no

excuse for this but slaekness, for if one

does not care to improve the shape, size

or plumage of his i‘owls he can get a sit-





up with granulated



sugar syrup made as follows: Take

a pint of granulated sugar, add

1,1. pint of warm water and stir

about 2 minutes. Take a teaspoon—

ful every one, two or three hours.

recipe will not work with

any of the weaker pine prepara—

tions. Use the real Pinex itself,

which is the most valuable concen-

trated compound of Norway KVhite

Pine Extract. All druggists have

it, or can get it easily on request.

Strained honey can be used in-

stead of the syrup, and makes a very

fine honey and pine tar cough syrup.





This





 





 





YOUR l'lENS

LAY BETTER





When housed in clean, sweet, well-

\ whitewashed quarters. One of

\ America's very noted poultry-

§\ men, who uses two, says that



as the best money can buy

every fancier should have a.





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moulting. Of course, they get poor on

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laid $26 Worth of eggs and the hens them-

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CAN THE AVERAGE FARMER SUC-

CEED WITH BEES?





 





Can the average farmer handle, suc-

cessfully, a small apiary in. connection

with his farm? Most certainly he can.





But, you say, the average farmer does

not succeed with bees. ,No, nor would he

succeed on the farm if he bot the poorest

run-down farm in the neighborhood, sim-

ply because he could buy it cheap. and

then farmed it on the let-alone plan,

simply putting in the crops and letting

them take their chances with weeds, dry

weather, etc. Any sensible farmer will

tell you that this is the extreme of fool—

ishness, and yet these same men will at-

tempt to keep a few bees on just about

such a plan and then wonder why they

don’t succeed.





How Average Farmer Keeps Bees.



\Vhat is the method used by the average

farmer, anyway? Well, it’s something

like this: He discovers that he can buy

a few old box hives with bees in them,

or if not old box hives. perhaps some

hand-made hives with bee spaces ranging

from nothing at all to about an inch.

They throw in a few old comb-honey

supers of the same type and his outfit is

complete.



He has the comb-honey supers so de‘

cides to run for comb honey. Nearly all

beginners do anyway, in spite of the fact

that very few, except men who make a

specialty of it, make a success of produc-

ing comb honey. He sets the bees down

somewhere in the yard without particular

attention as to whether they are level

or not. Some time during the forepart of

the summer he looks at them and finds

the hives are overflowing with bees and

honey. He hurries to the nearest bee-

keeper to get some sections, etc., but

finds that said beekeeper has only enough

to run him thru the season and can spare

none. So he sends to the bee supply

house, and when his order gets there.

along with hundreds of others which

come pouring in at this time, it finds the

supply man rushed with orders, or out of

steek, so that some time elapses before

his order can be filled.



In the meantime those bees back home

have swarmed and swarmed again. In-

deed, they seem to have a veritable pas—

sion for swarming, and the poor harrassed

amateur is slowing them away in

and [Mixes—whatever. he can pick up—

until the goods arrive. Then he puts on

the awkward, ill—spaced old comb-honey

supers, probably without separators but

tilled with nice, clean, white sections, and

looks forward in pleasant anticipation to

the delicious honey he is to enjoy in the

near future.



Alas for his dreams, for they never

come true, and when he goes to examine

his bees after a couple of weeks to see

how they are progressing he finds prac-

tically nothing done in the supers. In

dismay he wonders what they have been

doing all these weeks.



Some More of His Mistakes.



He did not give snpers to the new col-

onies, for he thot they would do well if

they filled the hive. Had be known it,

this was where he missed his only chance

to get any white honey by the method he

was following.



In the course of time, however, some

of the bees do begin work in the supers,

and when fall comes he finds some of

them have quite a little honey in the

comb-honey boxes. It is of rather poor

quality, as it was gathered from fall

ilowersmostly. Because of the hives, in

some instances, being set on a slant, the

tombs are uneven and hang in ungainly

bulges from one side or the other of the

box, in some cases several boxes being

fastened together by one comb running

into the other.



However, it is better than nothing, so

he. stores it away in the cellar which is

damp and cool. He also stores his bees

there later on, if he does not neglect it

and leave them on their summer stands

all winter. The emhty sections, with

more or less gnawed foundation in them,

are stored away for next summer’s use,

and he rests from his labors.



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doesn’t keep well but swells and bursts

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some of it has a slight fermented taste.‘



Only about 15 or 20 per cent of his bees‘

live thru the winter, but these are hand?

led on the same plan the following

summer.



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THE JANUARY PROGRAMS.





 





State Lecturer’s Suggestions f0r First

Meeting.

Song, page 88, Grange Melodies.

Installation of officers.

Installation \Veleome

Grange Melodies.

Report of delegates to State Grange.

Solo, page 42, Grange Melodies.

Roll call—“Nuts to crack".



Song, page 6, Grange Melodies.

Suggestions for Second Meeting.

Song. “Michigan. my Michigan." led by



choir hf young people.





Song, page 19,





 

 

 

 





Fruit Growing—1, Spraying. General

discussion. '

Recitation.

Cook y~—1, Meats and Fats.— Ques—

tions id answers.

Fain ar airs. by old-fashioned band.

'Tlie 'ew Grange Agricultural Exten—

‘ “ston— an. Discussion.

Song, by choir. . .

Recitation and music. appropriate for





“Michigan Day,” in charge of “ionicn's





“'Oi-k Committee.



THE STATE GRANGE MEETING.



(Continued from last week).

The State Lecturer’s Program.



The earnest efforts made to help the

lecturers in attendance at this year‘s

State Grange constituted a prominent fea—

ture of the meeting. While conferences

of subordinate and Pomona. lecturers haw

been conducted by the State ‘I.ecturer at

these meetings for a numbcrof years. tllt

facilities for usingr the. time at command





to the best advant‘gc wore. better this

year than ever before. A good-sich

roonl. convenient to the convention hall.

had then comfortably fitted up for the

use of the State Lee-turcr, and here were

to be found various exhibits and all of

those “helps" which the State Lecturer





is urgently pressing; thion the attention

of all Grange lecturers. There were. illus-

trations of good results obtained thru

the develtipment of new lilies of work by

wide-awake lecturers in widely separated

sections of the state, and the suggestions

which these offered, together with those

brot otit thru the exchange of experiences

at the conferences and in the informal

discussions occurring within this room.

have. been carried back to their respcc‘

tlve Granges by those lecturers in at-

tendance, in consequence of which the

lecture work in many Granges will no

doubt show improvement during the com-

ing year.



As usual, the second afternoon of the

meeting was given over to a program

planned by the State Lecturer, in which

matteis of espcc’al interest to lecturers

were given attention. The program

opened with a solo by Miss .lulia Ball,

which was followed by the annual report

of the State Lecturer, Miss Jennie Buell.

This report stated that the policy of

issuing monthly program outlines. which

has been in force for 11 years past, was

adhered to the past year, the advantages

of this system be'ng that topics of state

'or national interest are thus considered

by the Grangcs at approximately the

same time and that the State Lecturer‘s

helps and suggestions may thus be dis-

tributed promptly and uniformly. The

need of iranges developing capable lead-

ers within their ranks, and the responsi—

bility of the lecturers in this direction,

were pointed out. Declaring the need for

organization greater than at any previous

time in the history of agriculture. and

the field unsurpassed, the report closed

with the following recommendations:



It would seem that the Lecture De-

partment should definitely plan in every

possible way to help on the present gen—

eral movement toward more intensive

agriculture, better business system in

farm operations, more attractive homes

and a strong-er moral and socialmlit'e in

rural communities. The Lecture Depart

ment can do this in the following ways:



1. By asking Congress for a sufficient

number of copies of the report of the

Commission on Iiural Life to allow of a

general' distribution among our Granges

and members. '



2. By encouraging" all Grange leaders to

make an especial effort to study the rural

situation in all its aspects. “'e who are

honored as officers and delegates of State

Grange can well afford to forego :1 por-

tion of the daily newspaper record of

crime and local happenings during the

year, that w.) may post ourselves along

these lines. The great magazines and

farm papers abound in articles upon the

advance work being done by agricultural

colleges. the department of agriculture.

two-operative enterprises and practical

farmers. There are recent books on ag-

riculture, on the home. on the rural

school, and on country somal conditions

that not only invite but demand reading





by such-leaders as are in this body. Un—

less we constantly pursue the latest light





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mthese. subjects we shall pose as the

glind attempting to lead the blind. .

.3. By seeking conference from time to

time with other organizations that work

for objects for which the Grange has de-

clared. Consultation from time to time

is desirable with leaders in school affairs.

other farm organizations and in the

movements for forestry, temperance, and

better roads. Besides leading to a better

understanding of one another’s view-

points. this would tend later to more ef-

fective co-operation on such points as are

mutually agrecd upon.



By continued search for and train-

ing of capable and rein-csentative men

and women who may be called upon for

Pomona and subordinate Oranges as

“state workers" to render special aid.



5. By keeping the emphasis of the

State Lecturer‘s work upon the State

Grange I48L'tlll'0f‘3 Bulletin and personal

correspondence with lecturers.



. By supplementing and making more

effective the office work of the State Lec—

turer thru the authorizing of some. plan

which shall once a year bring within

the reach of every lecturer opportunity to

meet and talk over difficulties and meth-





ods with other lecturers. This is no new

idea; still we have not yet settled upon

any definite satisfactory plan for con—

ference of lecturers in Michigan. “’e





reach but a fraction of our 900 lecturers

in conferences at State Grange. sessions.

Could we not hold group'meetings at such

points in the state that Granges need

not be asked to send their lecturers more

than 30 or 40 miles to attend one of them?

Out of all the lectuiers in the state who

have been asked the question. ”\Vould

you favor such a Conference plan?" only

six have answered "No” and of the oth-

ers many have favored such a help with

emphatic replies or special letters upon

the subject. Such a plan as this has

been successful in the extreme in Massa-





chusetts aiid New York. If adopted it

must be :arcl‘ully. and perhaps slowly.





adapted to fit our needs. but there seems

no question in the opinion of many lec—





turers and leaders of agricultural alld

Grange work but that the time is emi-





nently ripe for such a forward movement

in Michigan. ‘

Following this report ,liro. .l. C. Ketch—





am. of Barry county. talked to the

.iect. “Driving Home Nails.“ in which he

emphasized the iinporttnce of the lecturi-

hour in the ‘irangc. csptw‘nlly addressing





sub-





his .reuiarks to iilcthods for improving it.

He asserted that a good lecture hour

makes Patrons good thinkers. It teaches





them to weigh things and provides ex-

cellent training lll giving exprissioll to

their ideas. \Vhilc the work of the lec—





ture department in many (iranges is good

at present. and iii some it is excellent.

he believes it can be improved and

strongly advisrd lecturers to make the

lecture work appeal to the eye as well

as to the car. The fact that We learn

most easily thru the eye is made use of

ill the schools of today where concrete ob-

jects are placed within reach of the pupil.

The successful advcl't'scl' realizes that he

must appeal to the eye and catalog mak-

aim to catch the The use of

illustrations of various kinds by farmers'

institute speakers cited as another

example, and the State Lecturcr's efforts

to illll‘tlt‘lllt't' the use of illustrative mate-

rial in lecture hour work was highly coni-

mended.



“The Young People in the Grange" was

well presented in a paper by Sister Anna

R. Doyle. Lecturer of Antrini Pomona,

the main argument in which was that

the young people must be made to feel

they are indispensable to the success of

the organization. They must not only be,





ci‘s eye.





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given solid work. calling for study and

investigation. but the social side must





not be neglected. care being observed to

make the affairs of such a nature.

that they will inure to the benefit of the





social





Grange while attracting and satisfying:

the young people.

After a pleasing solo by Bro. XV. F.





Taylor. of Oceana county. the topic. “The

Orange a Community Uplift," was briefly

discussed by Bro. S. H. (i'link. of Muskc«

gon county. He asserted that the Grange





encounters serious conditions in some

communities. There are always some

who declare they can't afford to belong





to the Grange. Others are. wise in con‘

cell and z-ipparcntly do not desire real

knowledge or wisdom. But sometimes

a single individual. by exercisingr tact. by





studying and seeking to better under-

stand the most indifferent ones in the





community, and then by showing an cur-

ncst desire to help those who are stand—





ing in their own light and who ““1 not

help themselves. will find it possible to





He said the

must keep in

an organization can

not advance beyond the average of the

intelligence of its members. and there-

fore in cndcavoring to help and uplift a

community the needs or the deficiencies

of those in the Order must first be looked

to. The influence and intelligence of the

membership then becomes available in

devising ways and means for advancing

community interests in a manner which

shall be a credit to the Grange and which

shall redound- to the good of the entire

community.

(Continued next week).





move an entire community.

members of the Grange

mind the fact that





THE MICHIGAN .FARMER.





 





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THE ORGANIZATION OF FARMERS.





Address of Hon. John Hamilton. Farm-

ers' Institute, Specialist of the U. S. De—

partment of Agriculture, before. the State

Association of Farmers” Clubs.



The rural problem is the great problem.

In every country it is receiving more at-

tention than any other. How to strengthen

and improve country life so as to increase

production is the question statesmen.

philanthropists and scientists in every

country are now asking. The high price

of food which is only another term for

scarcity of food, that now prevails in all

civilized countries directs public attention

to a question i'uiidainenti-il in civilization.

that of food The rural problem

is in the main problem of existence.

not of physical existenec only, but of

civil, commercial and even religious as

well. Its solution is found in tile educa-

tion and organization of rural people, It

is to the second of these—the organiza-

tion of rural people. that I desire to direct

your attention this evening.



The Advantages of Organization.



That organization is an advantage to

a great enterprise scarcely admits of dis-

cussion in these days when combination

is in evidence on every side. Experience

shows that lack of organization iii bust-

ness leaves the. individual not only at the

mercy of t-\'t'l‘_\‘ band of raiders who coin—

binc to plunder. but it also invites attack





supply.

Ult'





especially when the individuals in ques-

tion are possessed of property that men

generally desire. The natural cupidity oi





mankind is so intense as to drive portable

wealth to seek shelter within steel vaults.

behind armed police. or to hiding in re-

cesses away from the knowledge of men.

dangerous that in commu-

nities every man carries a gun to protect

himself against it.





It is so some





Soviet )I is (‘lllllpt‘lit'il





to organize iii self-dett‘nsc. This is the

prilnarv reason and a sufficient jtls‘lllll‘ih

tion for men combining.

Business Advantage.

Business advantage is another reason

why individuals do and ought to com-





bine. Co-(ipcl‘zltioil in buying and selling.

in inspecting. packing and shipping. in

storing and holding has prevented glutted

markets, has improved the quality and

appearance of products, has lessened cx-

pcnsc. and has increased prolits. Ferti-

lizers. seeds, implements and well—bred

animals are items respecting which

operation in purchasing is practiced with

advantage. Co-ol’icration in handling.

sorting. holding and selling fruit. cotton

grain. and tobacco has now llt‘t‘tllllt' so

common as to excite no remark and has

been of great advantage to producers of

these important crops,

Self-Improvement.



Scif—improvement is a th'rd reason why

country people particularly should coin-

binc. Population in the country is scat—

tered and rarely meet eXt-cpl at church

or the country store. The telephone- and

the rural mail delivery have relieved rural

life of two great inconveniences. Neither.

however, can take the place of personal

Contact thru the neighborhood muting

at \vli’ch questions of interest to the resi-





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dents arc tlisucssed by experts and where

free exchange of opinion can be had l'e—

spectiiig the local problems. that country

people have to meet.





Advantages to the Public.



These are advantages the direct. result

of combination and are of benefit chiefly

to the individual. Fully as great benetlts

from associated effort come to the coun-

try at large. to the state and to the na-

tion. \Yhilc it is true that whatever ren-

ders the individual more efficient or bei—

ters his condition is indirectly of advan-

tage to the state, combination of the

right kind and properly directed promotes

the public good directly by encouraging

peace and by the civil.

moral and religious lllt' state.

enabling these interests to act freely and





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strengthening

forces of





unitedly in promoting any great move-

ment for the betterment of society. ("om-





merce, altho made up of many units. is in

its l-~i‘ge sense only an aggr gallon of

business interests which the state or ua~

tion as a whole utilizes in trading with

other states and nations. Boards ot‘

Trade. combinations of capital. the com~

modity called labor. public corporations

as railroads. telegraph and telephone

companies. express companies, and simi-

lar organizations affect directly the nation

as a whole. in its wealth, its progress and

political influence. Government itself is

simply a great organization established

and conducted for the general good. The

great forces in society are organized





17

fdrces and as such they in large measure

control g0vernment, indicate its policy,

direct its legislation, and support and en-

force its laws. Altho farming people in

this country compose'over one-third of

our population and represent interests

far greater than those of any other class,

they have for the most part remained

unorganized and consequently have had

less influence in the administration of

public affairs than any other class of

citizens.



Organization. therefore. just now, if not‘

their most important need is certainly the.

most urgent for the reason that without

it the machinery of rural business must

continue to lie unassembled. a wheel here.

a frame there. all of the parts scattered

and of little practical value until properly

combined and fitted to work together.

The individual is only a single cog. and

until put in position to work in combina—

tion with other cogs and wheels and

shafts is practically powerless to effect

any large results.



In somewhat the same sense individual

societies working along independent and

ul'iassociatcd lines fail to advance their

interests and that of others by reason

of their lack of co-operation. Horticul‘

tural societies, fruit-growers associa-

tions. dairy unions. poultry breeders’ or-

gunizgltinn and similar societies having

no organic union with \ach other lack

influence and effectiveness in proportion

as they C(lllllllllt' to act separately and

apart. It is only when they combine that

their power to accomplish important ends

can be fully exerted and their influence

be \Vltlt‘ly fell.



(Continued next week).





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





Elect New Officers—The 20th Centurv

Farmers' Club. of Jackson county, melt

at the pleasant home of Mrs. \Vni. Hutch-

ins. Being the animal meeting the ses—

sion was mostly confined to business. Olli-

t‘t:l‘;\‘ were cit-cud as follows: President.

“m, Hewlett; vict-—presidcnt. .lolin Frcit—





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cnburg: secretary. Mrs; “"111. Hewlett:

treasurer. Mrs. Frank Stuart: organist.

Ali‘s. Ashley; reporter. Mrs. Ford. The





question box brot out a variety of ques~

lions. such as postal banking laws, best

methods of feeding sheep in winter. win-

ter feeding of young stock. parcels post.

results of trouble between the United

States and Nicaragua. etc. All were all-

swcrcd according to the speaker‘s best:

judgment. Adjourned to meet with Floyd

Dancer. the first \\'cdlicsda_\' in Januarv.

~Jcnnie M. Ford, Reporter. ‘



Hold Annual Meeting—The Salem

Farmcrs‘ Club hell its December meeting

at the pleasant home of Rev. and Mrs

H. Calahau. A fine program was given

and especially good music. consisting of

songs, piano solos and violin and piano

duets. In her annual report the secretary

mentioned the fact that this Club was

organized thirteen years ago and has

been in a prosperous condition all the

time. This being the, annual meeting the

following officers were elected for 1910.

President. Chas. ti. Roos: vice-president.

Harvey Packard: treasurer. Geo. Roberts;

recording secretary. Miss Luella Tyler:

corresponding secretary. Mrs. H. C





Thompson. Report of delegate to state

meeting will be given at January meet-

lng.‘ll, C. Thompson. Cor. Sec.





Delegate to State Meeting Reparts.—





The Odessa Farmers' Club met in the

basement of the M. E. Church Saturday.





December 1]. 1909. The meeting was





failed to order by President Curtis. Sing-

ing by the young people's choir. Mrs.

Inu-kee read her paper. "The reading in'





our homes." which was well received and

well tllscusstd. Many good books were,

st ggcstt-(l for old and young. Charles

,Iicgerow, a delegate to state meeting gave

a full and line report. after which dinner

was served. Meeting was opened after

dinner by singing. The Rev. E. Good read

a paper, “Is sociability among the farm-

ers on the decline, and if so what is the

remedy?" which he proceeded to answer

in the negative. to the general satisfac-

tion of tlie.company. Zeno Carter then

introduced Prof. Anderson of the M. A.

(‘.. who gave a very interesting talk on

"the dairy cow." The meeting 'was then

adjourned to meet With Henry Stinchcomb

in .lanuary.~l.ottie M. Durkee. Cor. Sec.



Elect Officers at Last Meeting of the





YearnfThc December meeting of the

“ashmgton Center Farmers' Club was





held Dec. 16. at the home of Mr. '

Mrs. S. “'alker. After music and (the)

usual order of business. the Farm Inspec-

tion Committee reported Mr. i‘i’alkcr's

farm buildings. tools and stock in-good

shape for winter. and reported an excep—

tionally good yield of wheat this year.

Mrs. D. J. Campbell. the delegate to the

meeting of the State Association of Farm.—

ers’ Clubs. at Lansing, gave a detailed re~

port of the doings of that body, and the

Club elected the following officers: Pres~

ident, Mr. Frank Cammet; vice-president

Mrs. Frank Brattin; secretary, Mrs Clara.

L. French; treasurer, Mrs. C. N. Curren'

corresponding secretary, Mrs. O. J. Camp:

bell: organist. Mrs. F. Cammet. 0. J.

Campbell gave a short talk on “Should we

live within our income?" and Mrs. Rob-

erts read a paper on “The value of 0b—

serving holidays." Next meeting will

be held the second Thursday in Januarv.

with Mr. French. when the ”newly-elected

officers will enter upon their duties.~

Mrs. O. J. Campbell, Cor. Sec.



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December 29, 1909.

Grains and Seeds.



Wheat—The fluctuation in wheat val-

ues have not been so wide as during the

former period, but still remain on about

the same basis. On Tuesday the market

strengthened when news came of serious

damage to the Argentinc crop by frost.

This, however. was followed by a decline

when heavy holders liquidated a large

part of their holdings. The receipts in

the northwest liave been heavy the past

few days. The bears. however. are on

the. anxious seat lest_ the switclimen’s

strike delay shipments to the large cen-

ters. The milling demand continues

strong. The export demand is not large

at the present time. owing to the heavy

shipments from Russia. One year ago

the price for No, 2 red wheat was $1.05.



Quotations are as follows:



NU. Z.‘ Ni). 1

Red. ‘Vhitc. May. July.



1.24 '





Thursday . . . . 1.24 1.26% 1.05

Friday ....... 1.24 1.24 1.27 1.05

Saturday ......... .. . . .. .. .. .;

Monday ...... 1.243,; 1.24% 1.27% 1 031/;

Tuesday ..... 1.24 1.24 1.27 1.05

\Vcdncsday 1.24 1.24 1.27 1.04 1%;





VCorn.—There has been a strong corn

market this past week. and prices have

advanced for all grades at this point.

There is a good demand from feeding sec—

tions. One year ago, price for No,

corn was 600 per bushel. The visible

supply shows an increase of over 700,000

bu. Quotations for the week are as

follows:





CO





No. 3



No 3 Yellgév;

Thursday ................ 62% 4

li‘l'iday ................... 62% 63%

Saturday ................. .. . .

Monday .................. 63 64

Tuesday .................. 63 64

“’cdncsday ............... 0314 6414





Oats—«Like, corn, this cereal has ad—

\’anccd in price thc past week. The de-

mand is urgent and prevents any ac-

cumulation of the, grain. The visible sup-

ply shows a decrease of nearly half 21 mil-

lion bushels. One year ago No. 3 white





oats were selling at 52c pcr bu. Quota~

‘o 1 L 'x a‘ follows:



11 “b ”L b Standard.

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

li‘rida y . . . . . ....................... 47

Saturday ......................... ..

Monday ........... . .............. 43

’l‘ut sday .......................... ~17

\Vedncsday ....................... 47





Beans—Beans are still nominal. there

being no life in the local market. Quota-

tions are unchanged £10111 3 'week ago.

They are:





Cash. gag}?

Thursday $205 2.

Friday ......... . ........... 2.0:.) 2.07

Saturday .............. . ....... L .. . .

Monday .................... 2.0;: 2.07

Tuesday .................... 2.0;: 2.07

XVedncsday ................. 2.05 2.07





Cloverseed.—The closing prices of last

week have ruled the past few days. The

activity in this market has diminished

during-the holiday period. The quotations

for the week are:





Prime Spot. Mar. Alsike.

Thursday ......... $8.70 $8.90 $7.85

Friday ............ 8.80 9.00 7.85

.‘a’ l‘da .........

Ridiidavy .......... 8.80 9,00 7,85

Tuesday .......... 3.30 9.00 7.85

\Vcdncsday . . . . 8.85 9.00 7.85





Rye.——-Markct is dull. No. 1 is quoted

at 77-1/2c per bu.

Visible Supply of Grain.



This week. Last week





Wheat ............... 27,367,000 28,019,000

Corn ............. 7,387,000 6,619,000

()ats ........ . ........ 11,106,000 11,520,000

va ................. . 807,000 809,000

Barley .. ....... . 2,903,000 2,906,000





Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.





Flour.—Market steady, with prices on

last week’s basis. Quotations are as





follows:



(Ylear ............. . . . ............... $5.80

Straight . . ‘. ........................ . . 0.85

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

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





Hay and Straw.—~Market is unchanged

and firm. Carlot prices on track

arc: No, 1 timothy, new, $14.506P15; No,

2 timothy, 313506114; clover, mixed, $13.50

@14; rye straw, $76,750; wheat and oat

Straw, $6.50fi/7 per ton.



Feed—Market steady at last week’s

prices. Bran, $24 per ton; coarse mid-

dlings, $25.50; fine middlings, $29.50;

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

corn and oat chop, $22.50 per ton.



Potatoes.——No change in prices and the

movement is slow. Michigan grown are

selling in car lots at 850 per bu. in bulk,

and in sacks at 38094100,



Dairy and Poultry Products.





Butter.-—Suppl_v grows shorter and de-

mand continues steady. Prices for

creamei‘y advanced 1c the past week.

Quotations are: Extra creamery, 36c per

lb; first do., 350; dairy, 24c; packing

stock. 23c.



Eggs—Market strong. Supplies short.

Price for fresh eggs unchanged. Current

offerings, cases included, are quoted at

30c per doz.



Poultry—«Market easier since the holi-

day dcmand. Quotations for the week

are: Live. Spring chickens. 13c; hens,

12c: ducks, lifii‘lSc: geese, 13c; turkeys,





 





18(11200. Dressed.~(‘hickens, 14c; ducks,

17c; geese, ltll/gm‘Hc; turkeys. 20@22c

per 1b.





Cheese.—Stcady. Michigan full cream,

16%c; York state. 18c; limburgevr, 17c;

sch'weitzer, 210; brick cream, 180 per lb.

8@9c per lb.



Calves.—Choice to fancy, 10@11c; or-

dinary, 9@10c per lb.



' Fruits and Vegetables.



Cabbage.—Higher. Home-grown, $1.75

@2 per bu.





THE MICHIGAN. FARMER. .





Onions.——Domestic offerings 65@70c per

bu. Spanish, $1.35 per crate. .

$2.25@





Apples.—Snow, $5.50@6; Spy,

$3.50; common, _$1.50@2.501 per ml. .



Cranberries.—-Cape Cod berries selling

at $2@3.50 per bu.



Nuts.—Buternuts, $1 per. bu; walnuts,

750; shell bark hickory, $2@2.25.





 





Elgin.



Butter.——Market firm at 360 per 1b.,

which is 1c above last week’s price.

Sales for the week aggregated 589,400

lbs., compared with 605,000 lbs. last week.





THE five sFoEK MARKETS.





 





December 27, 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. 120 loads; hogs, 10,400

head; sheep and lambs, 11,400; calves.



750 head.



()ur cattle market this morning start-

ed off active on all the good cattle and

a shade higher than last week but the

common cattle were barely steady. Com-

mon cows and stockcrs sold lower. Not

many buyers on the market. Had the

regular number of buyers been on the

market today cattle would have sold

higher. Bulls \vcrc lower than last week

and the fresh cows and springers were

about $2 per head lower. \Ve look for

a steady markct from now on.



WVe quote: Best export Steers, $6.50@

7; best 1.200 to 1.:l00-1b. shipping steers,

5564047665; best 1,100 to 1.200—lb. do.,

$5.606r6.15; medium 1,050 to 1,150-lb.

stccrs, 3552560550; light butcher steers,

$475615; .vbest fat cow‘s, $450015, few ex—

tra shade higher; fair to good do.. $3.50

((14; trimmers, 3125001275; best fat heif-

ers, $5075.25, some fancy higher; fair to

good (10., 81.2501450; common do., 853.5000

3.75; best fccding siccrs, 050 to 1,000 lbs.

84.606485; best feeding steers, 800 to 000

lbs., $4.25m4.50; 700 to 750-111. dehorned

stockers, 83.7.5014: 600 to 650—lb. do., $3.50

(13.75; little common stockci's, 832560350;

best bulls, $450015; bologna bulls, $3.656?)

3.85; stock bulls. $8.25fi13’..50; best fresh

cows and springers. 51845015150; fair to

good do., $306140; common, $200125.



()nr hog market th‘s morning opened

1501 200 higher than last Friday on all

grades and CIOScd strong Millie higher

than the (’lpcning. with a good clearance.

{occipts were light and the eastern de-

mand was good today. hence the jump in

prices. All kinds sold at the opening,

pigs, yorkcrs. mixed and mediums, at

$8.80. Sonic choice hogs sold late as high

as $8.00. l’i‘ospccts look fair for the near

future.



()wing to a light run of lambs today we

obtained strong prices this morning. The

market closcd a little lower, some good

lambs selling late at $8.05. \Vc look for

about steady prices the balance of the

week unless we should get an chr supply.



\Ve quotc: l'icst laian, $8.656r8.75; fair

to good, $8618.60; culls. $7607.50; skin

culls, $4.500: 5.50; best calves,'$0.50@10.50;

fair to good, $8010; heavy, $4504.50; year—

lings. 86.750725; wethcrs, $550606; ewes,

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





 





Chicago,





December 27, 1909.



Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ....18,000 12,000 10,000

Same day last, year..19,285 30,876 20,664

Rcccivcd last, week...55.273 134,304 68,685

Same week last ycal‘.53,850 125,530 47,068



Cattle supplies for Christmas week were

of greatly rcduccd proportions and looked

small indeed when compared with re—

ceipts of 83,835 a week earlier, while in

quality the offerings were s'ngularly poor.

most of the steers showing evidences of

having been fed too short a time. Fat

cattle were hard to find. and usually

strictly prime bcevcs were not to be had,

buyers being forced to fall back on med-

ium grade cattle. Steers sold mainly at

$5.40fii6.75, inferior light-weight steers

bringing $461355, while a limited number

of choice steers brot $7.756L‘8.40, and on

Monday a load of prime steerssold at

$8.75, the only transaction all the week

above $8.40. Poultry, rather than beef

and mutton, was the popular meat for

the time being, and country shippers

marketed cattle sparingly accordingly,

knowing what to expect at Christmas time.

Besides, there was a bad break in cattle

prices a week earlier, and stock feeders,

as well as country shippers, thot it well

to wait until the market rallied. Butcher

stock shared in the rise and fall of steers,

the market being sharply higher early in

the week for all cattle with flesh and

lower later, after pressing buying orders

were filled. Cows and heifers were pur-

chased at $3606.15, with inferior cows on

the canning order selling down to $2,

while bulls brot $3@5. Calves sold at

$3010.75 per 100 lbs., coarse heaVy lots

being slow, while choice light vealers

wore comparatively scarce and very firm.

Stockers and feeders were in strong de-

mand, the call being largely for a good

class of cattle for shipment to Ohio, Indi-

ana and Pennsylvania, and they were

scarcer and higher. Stockers sold usually

at $3@4.50 and feeders at. $4.30@5.40.

Milkers and springcrs were less active at

$306165 per head. Another week opened

today with remarkably small receipts,

but the demand was also much below the

average, and advances were limited to

10@15c. Prime beeves were hardly 0f-

fered at all.



Hogs were marketed Christmas week de-

cidedly less freely than a week earlier, but

the falling off was regarded as only tem-

porary. unless prices should be kept down

to a level that would not permit of stock

feeders getting $8 per 100 lbs. for their

hogs on the farm, as they had been doing

up to the recent breaks in quotations.

The limited purchases made most of the

time by eastern shippers have given the

Chicago packers opportunities to bring

about some breaks in prices, but it is

hardly believed that these lowered figures

have come to stay. Weight in hogs is

still highly regarded by buyers, and the

lighter ‘hogs,are discriminated against,

while mixed lots are especially weak





whenever the market is on the down

grade. The average weight of th'e'recent

supplies has been 214 lbs., 8. good showing

compared with one and two years ago,

but three years ago hog receipts averaged

223 lbs. The’packing fraternity has been

on the war path, and by holding back

and letting numbers of swine accumulate

in the stock yards, they have succeeded

in some victories. Today was a. remark-

able Monday, scarcely 12,000 hogs arriv-

ing, the small “run” being credited largely

to the recent sharp break in prices that

brot hogs down to a point where stock-

men were unwilling to sell. Prices rose

at once 1560200, hogs selling at $8.10@

8.70, the highest figures of the year.‘ The

best light sold at $8.50 and pigs at $7

@815.



The sheep and lamb market during

Christmas week was as good as could be

expected at such a time. It was well

that country shippers were careful to

hold down the. supplies, for the require~

mentsof the trade were a good deal cur~

tailed, and anything like normal offerings

would have been disastrous from the

seller‘s standpoint. Lambs weakened the

most, but during the latter part of the

week there were rallies in prices on much

smaller receipts. and all fat stock sold

somewhat higher. After New Year's bet-

ter markets are expected, and there is a

bright outlook for fat sheep, yearlings and

lambs, as well as for choice cattle and

hogs. Not many feeders are offered on

the market, and high prices are paid, the

demand being better than might be anti-

cipated considering the fact that the fed—

eral government compels the dipping of

all flocks shipped out of Illinois. ‘The

receipts today were extraordinarily small

for Monday, and prices were largely'25c

higher, lambs selling at $5@8.40, ewes at

82.506575, wethcrs at $5@6 and yearlings

at $6677.60. Feeder lambs were nominal

at $764715.





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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Thursday’s Market.

December

Cattle.





Receipts. 729. Market

weeks p111 es on all grades.



“e quote: Evtra steers and heifers.

$5.50@5.75; stetrs 111111 heifers 1,000 to

1,200. $5.40(11'5.50; steers andheifers, 800

to 1.,000 $5715.25; steers and heifers that

are fat 500 to 700, $)7'1(('415;1hoice fat

1',0ws $4. 50; good fat cows, $3. 50014; com—

mon cows 2.5003: canneis, $1. 5071.22

choice heavy bulls. $4. 25; fair to good

bolognas. bulls, $3. 50(104 ; stock bulls, $3611

.1110 choice feeding steers 800 to 1.000,

$4.2 1504 fair feedin" steers, 800 to

1.000, $4; Ochoice stockers, 500 to 700, $4:

fair stockers, 500 to 700, $3.506r3.75; stock

heifers. $3613.25; milkers. large, young.

medium age, $404150; common milkcrs,

$20@30.



Bishop B. & H. sold Hopp .1 butchers

av 773 at $3. 50, 6 do av 745 at $3. 95; to

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

do av 1.090 at $3,1 do weighing 1,250 at

$41 do weighing 1, 000 at $3. .3 steel'as av

933 at $5.30, 4 heifers av 57 at $11." .15, 2

cows av 1.155 at $3.75, 1 bull weig hing

1020 at $3. 75, 2 canners av 625 at $1.15:

to II,ammond S & (3.0 1 bull weighing

1.250 at $4.1 steer weighing 820 at $1 50,

9 do 111 888 at $4; to Brcsnahan 2 1'o11s

av 950 at $2. 5; to Goose 2 do av 840.111.

$2.15; to Kamm'm 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 Rattkowskv

:1 do av 460 at “9.25; to Markowitz 51 cows

111' 1,050 at $5.60, 2 do av 940 at $2.50, 2

do av 1.110 at $4. "1' ql do weighing 1,080

at $3; to Hamn'.1ond & Co 1 bull weigh-

ing1.250 at $3.75; 3 steers av 1.226 at

$5.50, 8 do av 9’2 at $4. 75, 1“. do 11v 1.0131

at $5.50; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 4 cows 11

800 at $3.10, 1 do 111'1011111'y 1.000 at $3

2.’ heifers av 865 at $4. 60; to Marx 8 stec‘r;

av 828 at $4.40; to Davenport 3 stockers

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

:1 cows av 98.”; at $2.85: to Brcsnahan z’.

stockers av 643 at $3.



Allen sold Kamman 4 steers av 892 at:

$5, 2 bulls 11v 1.120 at $4. 4 cows av 1,037

at $3.30 1’} do av 686 at $2.50.





23, 1909.





111111 at last





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Piuckney sold Rattkowsky 4 cows av

1,000 at $3.30.



Jedelc sold Breitenback Bros. 6 steers

av 860 at $5.75.



Veal Calves.



Receipts. 497.. Market strong at last

week‘s prim-s. Best. $8.506P9.10; others

$4fi1.7.50; milch cow's and spi'in‘gers steady.



Bishop. 1:. & H. sold Breitenback Bros

10 av 1:11 at $8. 50, 7 av 125 at $8.50 1





11eighing 110 at $8.15; to Newton B ('“11





l weighing 6‘30 at $8 1 weighing 260 at

$31... ‘5’ ; to Mich, B. Co. 4 av 1-45 at $8.771.

1; av 135 at $8.75. 2 111' 110 at $6. 1: av 125

111' $7.50; to Parker, \V. & Co. 20 av 35

at $8. 25; to Swift & C0. 12 av 35 at

$8.15, 3 av 165 at $8, 7 av 140 at. $8.75:

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

111 Fitzpatrick Bios. 8 av 150 at $9. 3 av





av 110 at $8.. 5.0 1 weighing 120





140 at $6, 2

to Markowitz





at $8.50, 6 11v 130 at $8.75;

1 weighing 270 at $3. 50, 1 weighing 120

11t$6,1111 140 at $8.



D1111 11111," sold Newton B. Co. 6 av 135

at $18.25.





Younc's :old Sullivan P Co 4 av 145

at $8.



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

120 at $9.





He111'1 sold Burnstine 2 av 140 at $8. 75.



Hathaway sold same 17 av 1F 10. at $8. 25



1111111 sold same 15 av 160 at $9.10.



.ledele sold same 3 av 115 at $8.25.



Dancer & K. sold McGuire 6 av 140

at $9.



Sharp sold Thompson Bros. 2 av 115

it $7, 9 11v 150 at



Halt-v & 1\'I. sold Nlich. B. CO. 2 av 1310

:11 $9' to l-lui'nstine. 7 av 125 at $8.25, 1

11'eighing 220 at 1.5.



Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. (.‘o. 1 weigh-





to McGuire.

5 av 110





240 at $4. 3 av 120 at $8.25;

8 av 145 at $9: to Newton B. Co.

at $6, 19 av 150 at $9.





Sheep and Lambs.





Receipts. 4.185. Market 10(17150 lownr

than last week but fairly active at the.





111-Mine.





l'lt'st lambs. $8418.10; fair t1 good lambs.





1172561750; light to common lambs, $6.50

1117; yearline's. $6.50; fair to goodmieep.

$450615: culls and common, 2.5061875.





Spicer 8:. R, sold Newton B. Co. 18 lambs

111' 67 at $7.50; to Nagle P. C11. 19 do av

60 at $7.50, 96 do av 75 at $7.85, 4 sheep

av 100 at $4; to Mic.h I'. (3.0 11 do av

77 at $3,511.15 lambs av 70 at $6. 60, 8 do

111 48 at $6. 5.0



Carmody sold l'lsehrich 8 sheep 8.5

at $3.50 .1 lambs av 75 at $7.85.



Hoenm sold Young 63 lambs 11v 7



Dancer & K. sold Thompson 15

111' 7.5 at $3.271, 37 do 11V 85 at $3.65.



Duello sold same. 12 do av 80 at $3.50.



.Iedele sold Parker, W, & Co. 42 lambs





av 85 at

sold Mich. R Co. 4 sheep





11v

0 at

$1



sheep





8.

Roe Com. Co.

111'130 at $4, 37 lambs av 80 at $7. .50

Downing sold Newt on B. Co. 37 lambs

av 75 at $7.7

Allen sold Mich.

3. 60.





Haley & 'M. sold Mich B (‘0. 46 lambs

av 65 at $180,136 sheep av 80 at $4. 5,0 13

do av 67 at $4, 11 do av 95 at $415.19

lambs av 60 at $7.25; to Breitenback Bros.

29 do av 68 at $8. 101 sheep av _112 at

$4.10. .





B. Co, 13 sheep av 90

at





Hoqs.

Receipts, 4,337. Market dull and 20@

25c lower than: last Week

Range of prices: Light to good butch-





_inside of foot,





THE MICHIG





ers, $8.15@8.25; pigs, $7. 75@7.85;

y,orkers $8.10; stags,1/3 off.



Spicer & R. sold Parker, 1V. & 00.57

av '190 at $8.25, 713 av 180 at $8. 20, 85 av

160 at $8.15, 63 av 1150 at $8.10



Roe Com. Co. sold same 356 av 195 at

$8. 25, 61 av 180 at $8.15.



Haley & M. sold same 76 av 200 at

$5825, 98 av 180 at $8.20, 380 av 170 at



ngdry shippers sold same 450 av 180

at



Bishop. B & H sold Hammond, S. &





light





 





Co 206 av 170 at $8.151,05’ 111,200 at

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

$8.30, 97 av 160 at $8.10.

Fridays Market.

December 24, 1909.





Cattle

The run of cattle at the Michigan Cen—

tral stock y'aids ltridav was very light

and the market steadv with Thursday on





all grades.



We quote: D1v-fed steers, $5. 50@5.75;

steers 11nd heifers. 1, 000 to 1, 200, $5. 30(((

5.50; steers and heifers, 800 to 1 000, $5(g)

15.25; steers and heifers that are fat, 500

to 700. 91337501475; choice. fat. cows, $4.50;

good fat cows, $350614; common cows,

$2.50@3; canners, $1.50@2.150; choice heavy

bulls, $4. 25414. 50; fa'il to good bolognas

bulls, $1. 50714; stock bulls, $3413.55 choice

feeding steers, 800 to 1,000, $4 "1G4 50

fair feeding steers, 800 to 1,000, $-;l choi1c1

stockers, 500 to 700, $4, fair stockers 500

to 700, 1535071975; stock heifers, $3013. 25,

milke1',s large, 101mg, medium .1ge,$40@

50; common milk”: $2061.30.



1101 Com C0. sold Mich. B. Co. 4 heife1s

av 825 at r113-4.



Bishop, B. & I-I. sold same 1 bull weigh-

ing 1, 040 at $3. 65. 1



Same sold Bieitenback Bros 4 cows av.

1,11'1 all. $J.3



Roe ( om. Co. sold same 1 cow weighing i

1, 2011 .11; $2 50, 5 do .11 1 040.111 $3.



Bishop. B. & H. sold Ma1x 3 steers av

.\‘90 at $4.75. 1 cow weighing 1, 060 at 3. 75

1 do weighing 800 at $3.



Roe Com Co. sold Sullivan 2 cows av

1. 010 at $2.513 steers av 73:} at $4, 3 cows."

111 820 at $9. ‘



Haley & M. sold same 5 butchers av

740 at $3.75. 6 do av 713 at $3. 25.



\Vaterman sold Hammond, S. R: Co. 1

cow weighing





 





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880 at $5.40.

Veal Calves.



'I‘he veal calf trade for the best grades

was 251- higher than on Thursday, but.

common were about steadv. i



Best grades. $8. 5009.25; others, $4708..



Bishop, B. & .H sold Allen 29 av 1301

at $8.50, 50 av 140 at $8, 7 av 100 at $9,

25 av 165 at $7, 20 av 135 at $8.75, 15 av

150 at $7.50.



Sificer & R. sold Rattkowsky 8 av 13

at "8.50.



Haley & M. sold same '5 av 120 at $7,

2 :11'200 at $31.

$155) hast sold Mich. 13. Co. 2 av 121) at



Spic'm & 1:. sold Mich, B. Co. 7,av

145 at $9.



Haley & M sold same 5 av 140 at $9, 1





11'1lighing2t10 at $4 8 111 145 at $8. 50.

Roe C11111.C11. sold Sullivan 18 {11 1'10 at

$7 2 av "00 at $4

Sheep and Lambs.

The shetp and lamb trade (duality con-

sidere11),11-.1s stead) 11ith T'huisday. A

large number of 'l‘hursday‘s late arrivals

Were on sale, and nearly 3,000 head was

disposed of.



Host lambs, $8; fair to good lambs. $7" .5

(117.50; light, to common lambs. $6. 50(117

yearlings, $6.50; fair to good sheep, $4. 50

(115; cullsand common. 312.131111355.



Bishop, 1:. & .. sold Swift & (‘1).

sheep av 85 at $4.25. 80 do av 110 at

$4.50. 41 do av 90 at $4: to Ferrv & C0.

49 feeders av 65 at $7325.13: 111 60 at

$7, 15 av 60 at $7. 120 av 60 at $7,129 av

67 at $7.25, 67 av 66 ta $7. 25 27 av 65 at

$7.25: to Navle I". (‘11. 118 lambs av 85

at. $8. 180 111‘ 80 at $8 12 7 av 70 at $7.75,

1:4 111' 75 :11 $7. 8.1; to \\1lhamson

av 105 at $4.75, 28 do av 110 at $3.75,

do 111' 90 at $8.50.





to Mich. 1:1. Co. 15 do av

to Vt’illiarnson 7 sheep av 100





av 7.5 at $7.60;

60 at $6.25;

at $4.50.

Roe Com. Co. sold Nagle P.

bucks av 12-10 at 31’». ."1'1. 19: lambs av

$7.30, 61 do av 67 at $7.7

Hogs.





(‘10





10 ttt





The

of 51-, over ’l‘hursday. Packers

count of having to hold hogs over

mas 01' until Monday or Tuesday. were a

little backward in bidding. Bulk of sales.

for good grades was $8.35 today.



Range of prices: Light to good

ers, $8.}l0(1r8.:l5; pig‘s, $7.81)(18;light

t'rs, $21.20(118.25: stags,1/; off.



Bishop, B. & ll. sold Parker, IV. 81'. ("o

2:37 av 190 at $8.35, .553 av 165 at $8,110, :24

11v 130 at $8.15, 110 av 150 at $8.25.



Same sold Sullivan P. Go. 65 av 160

$8 21 61‘; av 190 at $8.35, 47 pig's 11v

at $7. 8:).



Haley & M.

$7.85,





011 31‘-





butch- ‘

york-t





at

105





sold same 50 do av 115 at'

65 hogs av 140 at $8.25. 1





 





VETERINARY,

(Continued from page 7).

continued to do so: when down he has to





be helped up. ()ur loeal Vet. is trtating

him and he holie'vts the colt is impr'm—

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Joints cra1k.'.l‘he mare is in foal aaain.

Should she be treated? t‘ l{.. “'1'1'111-

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all right and remain well.



Splint.~My 13- year- o—ld horse is lame,

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inside of shin two inches below knee 1111

also got kicked on fetlock joint last Julv

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21 sheep ‘

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Spicer & R, sold Nat-{'10 P. CO. 89 lambs‘

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(Continued from last week).



Owing to the fire which consumed nearly

a block of the business part. of _Kalamazoo

during the night, it was impossible to get

cars to go to the Normal School where

the morning sessions were to have been

held in order that the lantern~might be

used to illustrate the lectures. Instead

then of taking the regular topic assigned

him Prof. Pettit discussed, in a very en-





tertaining and practical manner, the



subject



Methods of Controlling Insects Other than

Spraying.





His first point was the value of clean

culture. He spoke of a recent investiga-

tion where old rubbish was taken from

fence corners and other places, the ma-

terial was carefully looked over and the

insects removed and counted. “"0 did not

get the exact figures but the number of

injurious insects were surprisingly large.

Among them were found the plum cur-

culio, grape leaf hopper. grape flea beetle,

many kinds of leaf bugs, squash bugs and

strawberry root borer. If such rubbish is

burned in the fall after the insects have





gone into their winter quarters all con-

tained therein will be destroyed. The ob~

scrvation argued for clean premises. The





destruction of crop remnants is another

precaution that SIlOlII(I be especially look-~

cd after by those who produce the same

crops in the same place year after year.

lie drew attention to the fall web worm

and the tint caterpillar. The first of

these has been found upon 12? different

varieties of plants. The nests should be,

cut: out and destroyed.

borer gurdles the cane

are laid. The cane

below the gurdlc and burncd.

cricket makes a line of holes along the

side of the raspberry cane. Canes should

be treated the same as for the cane

borer mentiOncd above. Currant cater-





Raspberry

where its

should be





came

eggs



s‘evorcll

The tree





pillar has four bunches of white hair pro--

jecting from its back. I‘Zggs are laid on

the old cocoons. 'l‘hc pests are destroyed





by burning. .\ torch is attached to the

end of a long pole. Moths are white and

can be easily discovered. ()perator ap-

plies torch for a moment. which destroys

the post. The apple maggot pupaies in

the ground. They fall to the earth in

apples but i1111m.-diately leave the fruit.

The remedy is to destroy apples as soon

as they fall. For

most: indispensable

plied about the





doing this hogs are al-



Stieky mixtures ap-

tl'nnk of the tree is ad—

vised for climbing out worms. Poison

bait is often used in fighting pests and

is made of bran and Paris green mixed;





this is moistened with a little molasses

and water. Grasshoppers are killed by

using the‘criddle mixture.





l)is-cussion.—Rec<—xnt damage done to ap-

ple orchards caused a liberal discussion

of how rose bugs could be controlled on

apple trees. No one was ready with a.

rcmcdy that they could recommend. The

inserts were controlled on grapes by the

a spnay of arsenate of lead. A

that very effectually controlled

the rose bugs on grapes in certain sec-

tions was the following: Six pounds of

arsenate of lead, one gallon of black strap





usc of

mixture





molasses to DU gallons of water. It was

believed that it would work on young

apple trees. The lime sulphur spray,

diluted as for the summer application,

killed the apple aphis before they closed

the leaves around themselves. "The slugs

on roses are controlled by a nicotine





preparation. \Vhilc it is claimed by some

that kanite would destroy the black aphis

on old orchard grounds. yet the Professor

rather recommcndc d IlIIliittfl dust instead.

He suggested that it would be policy for

every large grown to grow his own to-

bacr-o and cure it properly, thereby get-

ting a good material for use in spraying

operations.



Summer Spraying with Lime-Sulphur



Mixtures.



This topic was ably handled by PI‘Of.

\V. M. Scott, of the Department of Agri-

culture. \\'asl1ington. D. O. Bordeaux

mixture has been our general fungicide

for a long term of years. The russeting

of fruit accompanying its use has, how—

ever, led experimenters to try other ma-

terials. The work of the past few years

suggest that the lime—sulphur spray used

in a weak solution is the probable coming

remedy to supplant Bordeaux mixture.

The lime-sulphur was prepared as fol—

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of sulphur to 50 gallons of water are used.

The lime is placed in a. barrel and water

is applied until it almost covers the lime;’

when slacking violently the sulphur is

poured in. Mixture is stirred during the

process of making, and a little water oc-

casionally added. Boil for a few minutes,

then add sufficient water to prevent fur-

ther cooking. If the material boils for

15 or 20 minutes after slacking has been

completed, the value of the mixture Will

be much affected by the sulphur going

into solution. Mixture is strained and

diluted to the proper amount. The time

for checking the cooking of the mixture

can not be definitely set, as lime varies

so in its qualities that more cooking

would be required with one sample than

with another. Either hard or soft water

can be used in preparing the material. It

will keep for several days. An agitator

is necessary in applying the spray since

the mixture is a mechanical and not a,I

chemical one. \\he1e splaying fo1 scab,|

when not too abundant at p1eparation

made of six pounds of lime, six pounds of

sulphur and 5 gallons of water, is sufli-

eiently strong. In an experiment con-

ducted for determining the effect of this

spray upon peach scab and brown rot,

it was found that the spray increased the

value of the crop by lth per cent. In this

experiment, the cureulio was very trou—

blesome and made it more difficult to con-

trol the fungous trees. \Vherc arsena’te

of lead was used to control this insect,

the lime—sulphur spray had still better

effect upon the control of the scab, and

rot. than when used alone. In another

orchard in Virginia consisting of 15,000

trees. on unsprayed trees. 86 per cent

of the fruit was badly affected while on

the sprayed trccs. only 1.3 per cent was

(laman 1d by the disease. It cost about

.> .i-.'» cents per tree for four applications

when the arsenalc is used with the lime-

sulphur. (“omparing lime-sulphur with

'Hordcaux on apples, it was found that the

latter russcted the fruits to quite an ex-





 





tent, while the fruits sprayed with lime-

sulphur \\‘2l_\‘ practically free from injury.

The use of arscnate of lead with lime-

sulphur appeared to help in protecting the

leaves. I'nspraycd trees had ill per cent

of the fruit affected with scab

sprayed ll't’GS were practically free

it. At Douglas, Michigan, an experiment

was conducted along the saute line.



Where, the linw-sulphur was used 6.37 per

ccnt of the fruit was seabby. \thre lime

sulphur and l’aris green

gethcr, the foliage was burned quite badly

and 2,01 per cent of the fruit showed

some scab. \\'ith the self—boiled lime-

sulphur and arscnate of lead, 19 per cent[

of the fruit was a little affected, but only

one per cent was unmerchantable. The

check showed 8l per cent of

affected with the scab. In the above re-

view the self—boiled lime—sulphur is re-

ferred to in each instance.



A review of the splendid address by

Rev. Charlotte Bartlett Crane, of Kala-

mazoo county, on “Rural Home Sani-

tation,“ appears in the woman‘s depart-

ment of this issue.





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The next topic was on the subject of

Pears.





This was handled in a maste11v wav blereea and Berry Plant:

the: B. 13.11;. Chickens and Eggs. Ct. Fre





Mr. Gabriel Hicster, president of

Pennsylvania Horticultural Association,

who has had an experience of over forty

years. At the outset he declared for

strict attention to the little details. First,

he mentioned the fire blight; that the

pear is very susceptible to this disease.

lie claimed it to be a bacterial trouble

and that he heads it off by working for

an early growth of wood in the spring as

well as early ripening of wood in the, fall.

'l‘ho‘speaker claimed that warm, moist.

muggy weather was productive of the

disease and that: it was at such times

that most trouble was present, that if

trees were well matured or ripened in the

fall that he had but little trouble the fol—





lowing season. Did not believe in plow-

ing the pear orchard that he had not

plowed his orchards in over 40 years





but depended upon heavily fertilizing with





barnyard manure and cutting the grass

and letting it lay as it falls, doing this





two or three times each season. He goes

thru his orchard frequently and if fruit

spurs are found that in any way showsl

wilt or blight they are at once cut out, Leaf

is treated the same as for apple

only more thoroly ard oftener.





 





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leaf blight,

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his pears thru the use of Bordeaux when.

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borne fruit for several years is a feas-

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ning, and no work is more important than

this, as small pears of most varieties will

not sell. I thin just after the first drop.

‘Ve aim to sell our Bartletts just as soon

as they are ready to go. The month of

October is the best for Bartletts. Six

weeks in cold storage is as long as a

Bartlett can be kept in prime condition;

after this they begin to deteriorate in

quality. \Ve do not try to hold them

longer than the holidays, as after this

time the people want to eat apples.”



Discussion.-——Mr. J. N. Stearns, of Kala-

mazoo county, remarked: “The pear is

my money crop. To the young man I

would say, plant apples as there is more

soil, by far, suitable for apples than for

pears. I would not advise much manure

for healthy young pear trees, at least not

until after the trees had borne two or

three crops, as the manure will result in

soft, spongy wood, which in turn will in-

vite fire blight. I thin the fruit about the

same as does the speaker. then about two

weeks before harvest time I go thru and

take off the larger fruits. I think there

is no greater mistake made among pear

growers than the leaving of too much

brush in the top of the trees. and this will

apply also to the apple and pea-ch. Con—

trary to the.speaker, I believe in thoro

cultivation, ceasing early and applying

cover crops for winter and spring protec-

tion. The important points in fruit grow-

ing is to have the best, and this results

thru thoro thinning, pruning and culti-

vation.”





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In discussing this subject Mr. Hale, of

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plant, to secure healthy, well formed

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trees that had “the yellows,” and stated

it to be contrary to the general opinion and

the claims of nurserymen that yellows

could come frdm either the seed or bud.

He urged that greater care be taken in

the buds and pits used to avoid this

dreadful disease which has caused so

much damage in Michigan orchards. If

pea-ch trees were thoroly sprayed with

either dilute copper sulphate. or 1301'-

deaux, or lime and sulphur before the

leaves and buds start, curl leaf could be

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crops to prevent washing, to conserve

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and prevent freezing of the roots. which

is the 'most common winter injury of

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thinning to prevent the trees from over-

bearing and to secure more annual crops.

Properly pruned and thinned peach trees

give much larger peaches, of better color

and quality. In answer to a question as

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named the Engle’s Mammoth, Elberta.

Grold DrOp, New Prolific, and Lemon Free.

Smock or Salway were too late in his

locality.



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Gooseberries and currants are two of

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den: they are also highly profitable crops

to raise for sale. I doubt if anyone ever

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AMOUNT OF LIVE STOCK TO KEEP——

A RATION WITH ENSILAGE.





 





Again I come to you for some advice on

feeding stock. I recently sold my sur-

plus stock, keeping 15 cows, 11 calves

and 30 sheep, together with eight head

of horses. I have not yet started to feed

ensilage and as I have but a depth of 17

feet in my silo I want to know how long

this amount will last my stock and how





it should be fed most economically. I

have some cornstalks yet, oat strawf





clover hay and oats and rye to feed.

also would like to feed my cows for best

results. Would you advise selling the rye

to buy other foods for a balanced ration?

Ts this too much stock to keep on 160

mg? Clair Co. MRS. \V. MASON.

A silo fourteen feet in diameter and

containing 17 ft. of well settled ensilage

would contain about 50 tons or more of

ensilage. Now, I estimate that the ele-

ven calves would consume about as much

as four cows and the 30 sheep would also

consume about as much as four cows, and

figuring on this basis we would have the

equivalent of 23 or 24 cows to cohsume

the ensilage. Thirty—five pounds of the

ensilage a day would be a good full ra-

tion, or about 800 pounds per day. Fifty-

four tons of ensilage would be about 108,000

lbs. Consequently, there would be enough

ensilage in the silo to feed 800 lbs. a day

for upwards of 130 days, or about four-

and one-half months. I did not figure on

feeding the horses any at all. Ensilage

is really too succulent; and too bulky to

be fed largely to horses, altho one feed

a day of perhaps a basket, ten or iiftecn

pounds, is a good thing, and I believe

Mrs. M. would have enough ensilage so

that she could do this, should she prefer

to do so. I would always feed roughage

liberally and would feed one good feed

a (lay of the clover hay. if I had the hay,

and also a feed of cornstalks and one of

oat straw, or. if there is not cornstalks

enough to feed all winter. feed one day a

fced of cornstalks and the next day a feed

of oat straw. This will give a little va-

riety. Of course, we would not expect the

animals to eat all of the cat straw and

all the cornstalks up clean. As a matter

of fact, in figuring a ration of cornstalks,

we generally figure twice the weight, be-

cause they will not consume it all. It is

not all palatable and not all digestible.

It is practically the same with oat straw.

Let them pick out what they like of it

and use the rest for bedding. Good clover

hay should be eaten up reasonably clean.

Now, as to the grain, you cannot form a





balanced ration with corn silage. clover

hay, and cornstalks and out straw by

using oats 0r rye. They make a good





horse feed, but they are pretty expensive.

I would prefer to feed corn and bran in

preference to oats. I would feed more

oats to the horses but would prefer oil

meal and cottonseed meal for the cows.

Cows giving a good flow of milk should

have about two pounds of oil meal and

two pounds of cottonseed meal a day.

You could feed two pounds of cottonseed

in the morning on the ensilage and two

pounds in the evening. This would make

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I have a fine family cow that I wish to

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cleaner and at the same time gives them

the liberty possible by being tied around

the neck. ' ‘



As I have explained many times in The

Farmer, I do not use a litter carrier. My

barn is arranged so that the cows stand

in two rows on either side of the stable.

facing the outside, and we have a broad

alley way between the two rows of cows

so that we can drive thru with a manure

spreader or manure truck and take the

‘nanure directly from the gutter. put it

into the trucks or manure spreader and

haul it out to the field, consequently we

do not need a litter carrier. “'here the.

cows face the center of the barn the alley

behind the cows would not be wide enough

to drive thru with the manure truck. of

course then a litter carrier is very con—

venicnt. Otherwise one must wheel out

the droppings with a wheelbarrow, which

is quite a tedious job. I cannot answer

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BUTTER-FAT 1N GALLON OF MILK—

TESTING MILK FOR BUTTER-FAT.





 





Would you please inform me about the

average amount of butter we would_be

apt to get from one gallon of good m1lk

W'hat kind of instruments do they use



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[quantity of cream?

\. W‘ashtcnaw Co. Miss. C. A. ancrr.





Milk from different cows differs mate-

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testing five per cent butter-fat while an—

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will test about four per cent. A gallon

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pound of butter-fat in a gallon of milk.

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sixteen and two-thirds per cent. by ad-

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i‘at to it. or five-hundredths of a

pound, it would be 37—100 of a pound of

butter that you might expect from a gal-

lon of average milk.



The Babcock machine. or Babcoek milk

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BREEDING HEIFER YOUNG.-—-HOW TO

TELL GOOD HEIFER CALF.-——RA-

TION FOR FATTENING COWS.





 





Will you please answer the following:

(1). W'e have a heifer which, by mistake.

was bred when she was a year old. She

will be two years old December 15. “'ould

you think it advisable not to brood her

until next August when she will be two

years and eight months old? (2). How

do you tell a good heifer call”? You said

m one of your papers that the calf's milk

teeth, and something else which I have

forgotten. would indicate the kind of cow

the calf would develop. (3). We. have two

cows to fatten. One is quite old and

has no teeth. The other is young. Both

are in fair condition. We have plenty of

corn», cornstalks. and clover hay which we

chop upon a feed cutter. What would

he a good ration to feed them both?



Hillsdale C0. S.



It is considered an excellent practice

by our best dairymcn when a heifer has

been bred rather young, to withhold

breeding again for a considerable length

of time. This gives the heifer a chance

to make growth which would have been

made earlier had she not been bred too

young. The practice prolongs the period

of lactation and some think it fixes the

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men would breed the heifer again as tho

she had been bred at the desired age.

Personally, I would give the heifer a

chance to develop a little before she is

bred the second time: but keep her in

milk as long as possible.



It is practically impossible to tell what

kind of a cow a heifer calf will make.

The. animal’s pedigree is as dependable

as anything. If the heifer is from a gocd

dam and from a sire with a good dam.

and the dams on both sides back for a

considerable number of generations are





good milk producers. then we naturally

expect the heifer calf to become a good





yiclder. This. of course. does not always

follow. The question of teeth is one which

simply gives an idea of the vigor of the

calf when it is born. Some calves are

born without teeth. others have. teeth only





partially developed. while with a good

strong. healthy calf. one that has been

carried full time. the milk teeth. or front





teeth on the. lower jaw are well developed

and of good size. 'This indicates a strong.

vigorous calf. and other things being

equal it will be apt to make a vigorous

animal. That is about all that can\ be

said in this resptct.



The corn that you speak of. which I

understand is shock corn cut up with an

ensilage cutter or cutting box, is a fairly

good ration for your fattening cows, fur-

nishing roughage. and a considerable

grain. This would be an excellent food

for the young cow that has good teeth,

but for the old cow without teeth. I

should prefer to feed corn in the form of

corn meal. The cornstalks for roughage





would be all right. In addition to this

a good liberal iced of bran and oil meal

mixed together equal parts by weight





'would be a splendid supplementary food

with the choppcd corn. or the cornstalks

and the corn meal.





A GRAIN RATION FOR COWS.





 





'\\'ill you kindly answer thru the col—

umns of the Michigan Farmer, what would

be a Well balanced grain ration to feed

dairy cows, in connection with good mixed

hay. shredded corn fodder. bean pods and





plenty of roots.

Clinton Co_ C}. \Y. BRENNER.

“'ith mixed hay. corn fodder. bean

pods. and plcnt'j.’ of roots fiOr roughage.





I wnuld advise feeding, for a grain ration.

corn meal, wheat bran and oil meal mixed

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pound of the grain mixture for every four

pounds of milk which thc cow produces in

a day. For instance. a cow that produces

":0 pounds of milk in a day should have

five pounds of the grain ration. If she is

producing 30 pounds of milk in a day.

then give her 71/2 pounds of the grain

ration. and so on.





 





DETERMINING THE VALUE OF A COW

BY HER PRODUCTION.





._a____





Suppose a cow gives five per cent milk

and gives 5.000 lbs. in a year. How do

you figure the value of the cow?



Muskcgon Co. SUBSCRIBER.





If a cow gives 5.000 pounds of five per

cent milk in a year she produces 250

pounds of butter-fat. If you add a 20

per cent overrun to this it would make

300 pounds of butter. The average price

of butter for the past year would probably

be something like 29c. This would make

the cow yield trom $80 to $85 worth of

butter in a year. It will

somewhere in the neighborhood of $40 to

keep tl;e cow. You have a net profit over

and above the cost of the feed of about

$40. Of course, you cannot determine

the value of your cow in this way. The

value of the cow is fixed by her market

price. I have often said that a cow that

would produce 300 pounds of butter in a

year is worth $100 of any man’s money as

a business investment. and I still think

so. A great deal depends upon your

market for dairy products.



In counting the cost and the gain do

not forget the farm is better for keeping

the dairy cow.





 





Consumers are fast being educated to

demand a better class of dairy products.

It is costing the producer more to produce

such a class of goods. It is now time

that the producer began to educate him-

self on the value of these better goods.



An advantage that a dairyman enjoys

over the general farmer is that he can,

if an intelligent keeper of cows, enlarge

his operations without increasing his

acres.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





probably cost '





--"/"§q‘l.7‘f ’ ". "





1910

DAIRYING

PROSPERITY





 





The one thing which has contributed most largely to

(lairying prosperity the world over for the past thirty years has

been the D12 [-;\\".\l- CREAM SEP.¢\R:\T(,)R. and favorable

conditions afford more than usual opportunity for it to continue

doing: so during the new year of 1910.



The DI". LAVAL was the first cream separator and has

always led in every step of cream separator development and

improvement. DE I..A\".\L Cream Separators are as much

superior to other separators as such other separators are to

setting and skimming systems. Crcamcrymcn have long: since

come to use DIE LAV’AI. separators exclusively. and year by

year farm and dairy users are coming to appreciate the equal

importance of separator differences in this smaller way.



There was never a better time to make the purchase of

a DB L.-\\'.~\L Cream Separator. The high price of dairy

products helps it to save its cost twice as soon as would other—

wise be the case. Hence it does this now within a few months

ever any setting system and within a year over any other

separator in use.



DE l..\\'.\L Cream Separators still possess many patent

protected features not to be found in any other separator.

They have been rc-dcsigned and rc—huilt from top to bottom

within the past two years and are thus far superior even to

earlier DE L-—\\'.-\L machines. They not only do better work

in every v'ay than imitatingr separators and are much more

easily cleaned and handled but are so much better built that

they last twice to ten time: as long—while they cost no more

than the poorest of other separators in proportion to actual

separating capacity.



No man having milk to separate. whether he now has no

separator or an inferior kind of one. can make a wiser or more

profitable move than to start the new year 1910 with 3

DE LAVAI. machine. and every day of delay means just so

much loss in quantity and quality of product.



It is the duty of DE LAYAL agents to PROVE this to

every possible purchaser. and they are glad of the opportunity

to do it. Catalogue and any desired particulars may be had

for the asking.





 





 





 





 





THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR co.





165-167 BROADWAY

m YORK





42 E. MADISON STREET





DRI'MM & SM'AMENTO S'rs.

CHICAGO





SAN FRANCISCO





 





173-177 W1 mm M STREET 14 At 16 Pamcnss STREET 1018 WESTERN AVEN

MONTREAL WINNIPEG SEATTLE UE





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organized in





mantling the World's Fair of _

since which time we have purchased and belief that the goods we offer for sale are

dismantled all leading _Expositions. in- not brand new.



Pan-American of Buflalo.





cluding the





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The Chloe oHouse Wrecking Co. was chase at any mercantile house in the

1%93for the purpose of dis- land.





.5mwr‘hl’".v.‘ .. .





WE WOULDPAY

FOR A NAME.





The false impressions gained by

Chicago. our name misleads the public into the





It is for that reason that we have been





the Trans. assiggigpi of Omaha and the forced to the conclusion that if we could





great $50 000





t. Louis World’s Fair. discover a name





broad enough in its





In addition our business consists in terms to correctly convey the meaning

the purchase from Sherlfis'. Recelvers' of our institution and its ossibilities for





and. Manufacturers' Sales of immense the public's use we woul





adopt such a





stocks of general merchandise and sup- name and would willingly pay the sum





plies including practically every known of $8.000 to the one suggest

nes, Boilers, name accepted would be used in place of

a r d w a re , the Chlca House Wrecking Co.

Structural Iron. Metal and Composition 1: ma ing us a suggestion the name

Roofing and Siding, Plumbing Material must imply to the public thought that

Meeting Apparatus. Bull‘ldlng gnarl-Isl of t h



ugs. urn ture ions. suc as ex ositions. etc. I: in

Complete Office Equipment ' p





manufacturedartiole. En

lMachlnery of all kinds.





 





all kinds. Carpets





the past five years we have





selves extensively to the purchase and tion is at thca 0.





etc. During also impress the fact that ur goods are

evoted our- new and first-class: also hat our loca-





ng it. The





1





~ ‘ 1910 ANNOUNCEMENT





GIIIGAGO nous: RnrcIIIIIc co.-





WOIILO’S BARGAIN GEIIT





SAVE 30 TO 50 PER CENT.

BRAND NEw STAPLE MERcHANOISE.





 





 





 





we are the purchasers of great institu-





 





MANUFAG'I'UBEIIS’ __





..SALES.. .





 





 





BEGEIVEBS’

SALES .





SHERIFFS’

. . SALES . o





 





 





 





 





 





 





It must be crisp.





sale of brand new stocks or Lumber. short and Origins in every sense. Some





Sash. Doors and Mill Work





At its inception, this Oompan never business will be gained by





idea of who we arefi‘and the nature of our

the careful





. realized that its operations woul extend reading of this advertisment.





to its present vast dimensions.

spent millions of dollars ac uainting the on cannot invent a name t



ublio With our wonderfu :7

with the vast quantities and that will remove any false impres~





nstitution and





mercantile





e have Set your-mind to thinkimiland 'Tl. I}!

a Wi 0





he keynote :to our :continued success,





of merchandise an supplies that we sion nowexrsting.





have for sale. At the present time

material we advertise for eale le flrst- ashort sketch of our or anization an

class, brand new merchandise. 30000

Our greatest difliculty has been to articles full

impress upon the public mind the salient will be sent Tree to those who ask for it.

fact that our oode are not second-hand: It is of. indescribable value to the buyer

neither are t ey wrecked material, not for any institution and should prove an

. high rade ins iration and hel

goods Just the same as you won] pur- in nding us anew name.





anything but first-class.





AII suggestions should be addressed as follows:





BUSINESS MANAGER'S OFFICE No. 3 I4

ncmcsoo nous: WRECKING co.. cNIcAeo.





. LUMBER

IFURNITURE

CARPETS

’ IMACHIN’RY

fENCING

'HARDWARE

ROOFING





 





PLUMBING

IRON PIPE

FITTINGS

VALVES

PULLEYS

BELTING

BOILERS

SAFES





HEATING

PLANTS





lSTRUCT’R’

IRON





TANKS

IMILL WOR





 





 





r FILL OUT THIS COUPON.

CHICAGO HOUSE WREGKING CO.

I Saw Your Page Advertisement in N ich. Farmer 1-10 28





I am interested in the following items:—





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........... .oo-Onsssesssnssn...





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ur new600 page Catalog containin





usiness career with 1 valuable





illustrated and described





P to those interested





 





new furnlture carpets, rugs and linoleum.

Everything nee .ed to iumish your home complete

NO shoddy furniture in our stock.

that can

tastes of eople who know real quality. .

are boug t at Sherlffs' Receivers' and Menu-

facturers' Sales. _ .

over any posnble competition and the public gets

the benefit of our buying operations. Write for

prices on any article you may requu-e.

oral Catalog shows all our wonderful furni-

ture stock.

furniture salesroom, the largest in America.





FURNITURE





Over $300,000 worth of high grade. brand





 





It is the best

It is built for the

Ourfgoods





be manufactured.





This gives us a big advantage





Our Gen-





When In" Chicago visit our monster





LUMBER

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Send us your Lumber Bill for our Estimate.

We will quote you on brand new high-grade.

clean stock and make you prlcee lower than any

one else can aflord to sell It for. We own out-

right Over 50,000,000 feet of brand new lum-





 





our stock. All our _ III Work is also brand new.

If you will tell us Just What you need, listing up

each item correctly. we Will quote you on the en-

tire bill of material you need to construct our

buildin . Our rlcee are always the ow-

est. e are so ng more lumber and building

material direct to users than anylother concern in

the world. Write us for our low estimate.





her. There isn’t a Bilece of second-hand lumber In *





 





STEEL ROOFING





 





100,000 Squares of new Steel

Roofing which we are selling at the

following prices, freight prepaid:

Flat..sseoeeesoesee0lessss-‘Ileo

corrugated, V Crimped or Stand-

lng Seam...............S1.85

At these prices we prepay freight

to all pomts east of Colorado ex-

. cept Oklahoma and Texas. Quota-

tions to theSe points on application. Our high

grade Galvanized Rust Proof Roofing at prices

ranging from $3.00 per square up. Write today

for free sample.





BRICK SIDING





_

$1.08 buys 100 sq. ft. of our Fressed Steel

lrnltatlon Brick Siding, a. fire-proof covering for





buildings of every kind. Itis easy tc put on, re-

quires no preVIous experience. Looks just like the

real brick after you ut it 'on your building.

Sheets are 24 inches wi e by 68 inch long. We



TE F‘nwill repay the freight if you

alive ‘ast of Colorado, except in

athe States of Texas or Okla-

ghoma. The freight prepaid

groposition refers only to this

“ rick Siding. Ask for samples.





 





 

 

 

 

 





 





METAL SHINGLES—Painted and Galvanized.

Write for description and lowest prices ever made.





BEADED CEILING





Steel Beaded Celllng'Slss for 100 sq. ft. of

our New Metal Beaded Ceiling. It can also be

. w.» used for sldlngt; The sheets are 6

l and 8 ft. long y 24 inches Wide.

The beads are small corrugations

i inch size, running the full length

of the sheet. Afine ceiling for any

general purpose. Easy to la , re-

quires no experience. We Wi pre-

pay freight on this Beaded Ceiling at

this price to all points East of Colo-

rado. except to Oklahoma and Texas.

prices to these points on application.





LAWN FEN CE.





Beautiful designs: improves .your grounds.

35 In. at IOC. if it. Our Catalog gives full details.





WATER PRESSURE SYSTEMS





 





 

 

 





 





 





Modern Air Pressure





- prices ranging from $48 to

200. They are strictly new

“if st-class and complete in

every detail. Our Book of

Plumbing and Heatlng,

which we mall free of charge,

tells all about them. You can

enjoy all the comforts of city

life by their use.





 





 





 





Water Supply Systems at .





HARDWARE





You will find that there isn't an article in

the Hardware Line but What we can furnish

to you at extremely low prices. Our entire

stock of this material is new. nice clean

goods Just as good as you can purchase any-

where and Prices are Right. Get our

prices before buying elsewhere.





HOG TROUGHS.





Strongest made. “80 strong nO

_ animal can break or injure." made

Of l Inch boner steel. Size 13 in. by 7 In. x 6 ft..

at 31.98, worth $5.00. Over 150 other styles

Entusizes for Poultry. Hogs. Sheep. Horses and

a e.





 





Write for circular.





IUBBEHIZED GALVO‘ ROOFING





$1.00 per square for our genuine

Rubberized Galvo Rooflng best

ready to lay roofing on the market.

Price includes nails. ca 5 and cement





,





 





 





$1.25;3 ply at $1.15 and we pay

freight to points within 400 miles

of Chicago. .



This freight paid Offer does not ap-

ply to any of our other offers.





RAWHIDE RUBBER ROOFING.

GUI-New Iiswllldo Dubber Roofing, is the

finest roofing produced. Absolutely No. A-l grade

guaranteed three to ten years. Posmvely no equal

on the market. Price. . $1.25 per square and up.





FENCING.





The best Galvanized

Woven Wll'e Fenclnz

manufactured. Strictly

first-class. ‘Made of hard

spring wire. Top and bot-

tom wire are made of two

wire twisted together to

' form one extra heavy 0.011.

We can furnish In all

sizes and she. es. Qur

. special 25in. og fencing

“and with stays .6 in. apart we

quote at zoilc er rod ' .Extra heavy Cattle fenc-

ing, 46 in. igh, with 6m. stays, or rod 351:.

Our special Poultry and Rabbit 'encin , small

enough to turn any poultry or_ rabbit, an heavy

enough to turn cattle, 48 in. high per rod 34c.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





,,/' We furnish complete Hot Air, Hot

5:"?! Water and Steam Heating, Plants

E l ,I. of every kind. It makes no inference

bl * . , whether it. is an Old or a new building,

IE! 1 we can furnish material at real wreck-

. W! lng prices. Our Special Heating





   

   

   





I ‘ ‘

ii” .1} Booklet, which We send free to those

F .- “‘ll, interestcdlt tells all the .facts and gives

*"H‘EJ "" much valuable information. Send us

sketch or diagram of your building or

home and we will make you an estimate. Anyone

can install them with the aid of our blue print





 





sufficient to make the spa; 2 ply at ’





PLUMBING MATERIAL





90c. buys our special flat rim. cast iron. While

enamel Kitchen Slnks, new but slightly defective.

Price_ includes strainer and

coupling. $5.50 buys an

enamel Bath Tub. $10.00

is our price for a cast iron,

, . roll rim. white enamel Bails

Tub. $9.50 for our white

enamel low down tank Water Closet. complete out.

fit. You can buy Wash Stands from us at $3.25





 





 





 





IRON. PIPE—A complete stock of new pipe-



Black 1 in. at Sjo; 1 in. at lie; 1% in. at Go. per ft.



Galvanized. i in. at Mo- 1 In. at Bio; liin. at Bio-

Other Sizes at equally low prices.





we





_



- 50 cal-loads Washington Red Cedar

:— shingies at exce tionally low prices.

‘1‘ Our shingle mil connections on the

W H,“ Pacific Coast enables us to supply on

w . I“. the very best grades of shingles t at



a 1: you can positively rely on. We carry

a tremendous stock of all grades In

Chicago and can make immediate shipment.

Special low prices on straight car loads. We guai!»

antee grades. Write today for quotations. Tell

us how many shingles you need.





Mill Work—Save 25 to 50 per cent on .brand new

Mill Work. Our stock includes everything. Send

us complete list for our low delivered prices.





m





1.05 For Real. At this price we furnish



cla high-grade galvanized brand new Barbed W re.

The price is per reel, and each reel contains 80 rods.

This material is acknowledged the best Wire manu-

factured. It is made of No. 14 and has barbs 3

inches apart and every reelis' guaranteed true to

measure. We have an unhmited su ply but the

price is bound to advance. and woul advise quick

action if you are in need of wire. Have now In

stock several carloads of Galvanized 4-pomt Barb-



. ed Wire put up 190 lbs. to a

reel. damaged sli htly. but

good for all genera purposes.

Price per 100 lbs.. while It

Painted Barbed wire. 100 lbl.





 





 





 





 





2.00. ‘

Four point $1.75 or Two. oint at $1.85.

, Twisted Cable Wire. 100 bs., $1.15,:





lasts. l





BLACKSMITH SUPPLIES ,





 





Horseshoes $3.00 per keg.

Horseshoe Nails 1c per lb. Ham-

mers, 80c, Forges from $4.25 up; An-

vils 61cc per lb. up. Everything you

need in Blacksmith Tools. Our

General Catalo fully describes our

present stock. 0 matter What your

, needs. write us. Tell us what you

need. We save- you from 30 to 60 per cent.





2 ll. P. GASOLINE. ENGINES $36.00.

Strictly brand new‘ivertical, 2 cycle ty . Electric





\





 





 





and free instructions. «





s ark igniter. comp ete ready to run. uaranteed.

Write for description.





 





 





 





 

 





$6.00

beautify





combinations.





..... erfect.





Lw_<=s





*

9x12 ft. Smyrna. Rugs

extensive variety of ‘

ulpatterns, oriental or s

floral designs.





These rugs are absolutely brand new an.

- We talso tangle lar (it stocks of Royal

ilton, Axmins er an russe ugs. _



send Me Your Luge "hunted Gama" LlNOLEUM—Lasts five times as long as Oilcloth.





Brand new at 29c per sq. yd.





 

 

 

 





rich color.





 





 

   





Absolutely per-





each one of these catalogs. ' _

absolutely wlliioui slur? of any kind and Without

any obligation. t



our vast stock of Furniture, Household Goods, (lilies

Fixtures, sis. Fill in the coupon shown elsewhere

in this advertisement and tell us What line of





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TIIs Orsslssl Prioo Maker Ever Produced.

fusel illustrated. '

VIBE H0 00. stands for as a bargain center.

every buyer of merchandise must have In his or ,— .1

her possession. ‘ 7

you buy goods. . '

gain world. It shows what vast lines Of merch-

andise are secured by us at Shsriiis', IisosIvsrs'



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A demonstration of What the GHIGAGO H





A book of soon... ro-

opus:

It's such a book





II will save you monsycveryday

It’s a. pace maker in the bar-





' Salas. It costs $1.00 to produce

We send it to you





contains a descriptionpf





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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