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VOL. 01.1. No. 23
Whole Number 4022

The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal in the State
' DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY,-DECEMBER 7, 1918 '

 

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“Ready-Made Farms onEaschrms

To Be Attractive t0 Soldiers and Ot/zer Y 01mg Men
Farmr M mt Become Quiet/y Say—Supporting.
By C. B. FORD

HE two big problems confronting

the people of America today are

that of reconstructing our agri-
culture to meet the demands of a hun-
gry and war-tired world, and provid-
ing means for taking care of thou-
sands of our soldiers who have proved
a deciding factor in making this world
a better place in which to live. Any
constructive plan which will solve
these two problems at one stroke is
worthy of the thoughtful consideration.
of those who control the distribution
of public lands and the federal system
of farm loans.

The time has passed when young
men with agricultural training and
only a few hundred dollars can be in-
duced to take up farming on govern-
ment lands, or in a new country and
suffer all of the hardships necessary
for a new settler to begin at the bot-
tom and build up a home from a wil-
derness. Probably, the greatest change

’ of all in making a movement to the

land more or less difficult to put in
operation is the increase in the cost
of farm buildings, stock, implements
and the cost of living until the farm
can be made to pay seasonal returns
for the labor expended. Some econo-
mists may argue that it is easier to
buy a farm in some of the older locali-
ties with savings accumulated from
other work; but this does not change
the farming situation so far as more
food for our rapidly growing cities is
concerned.

Even if. by a rare combination of

'good health and pinching economy,

enough money may be saved to buy a
little farm, old age by that time would
make the operation but a mockery of
the dreams of youth. In the meantime
a perfectly good farmer has been lost
to agriculture, so far as his ability to
increase food production is concerned.
Few men have more than '
thirty chances to grow
crops efficiently in a life-
time. If a man gets a farm
of his own at thirty years
of age, he can produce
thirty crops. Twenty years
is a long time for one man
to spend in active work on
a farm of his own. The
fact that the government
has neglected to extend aid
in financing agriculture is
largely responsible for the
rapid drift of population
from the farms of the
country to the cities and
big industrial centers, and
the only way to encourage
a back to-the-land move-
ment is to aid in financing
those whose skill and _
'knov'vledge 'is needed to
help solve 'the problem of

w:

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Clearing New Land is a Big Item of Expense.

diers, as well as people who desire to
own farms without compelling their
families to go through all the hard-
ships of pioneering in a new and unde-
veloped country, is that being worked
out by W. P. Hartman, Agricultural
and Industrial Agent of the Grand Rap-
ids & Indiana Railway, and some of

the owners of large' tracts of cut-over

land‘ in Wexford and other counties in
Northern Michigan, for colonizing
thousands of acres of these lands.
This enterprise, as outlined by Mr.
Hartman to the writer, is considered
purely from the standpoint of commu-
nity development; the bringing Of a

4. ' " has »- . -.,"

_. K This is theType of Buildings suggestedvfor Farms in Our New Sections.

class of desirable settlers to develop
and increase the agricultural crops and
live stock of the country, and build up
the commerce of the towns. It is not
contemplated solely as a means of sell-
ing land. Some of the most prominent

men interested in this cut—over land'

are also financially interested in pro-
duce plants and other interests of like
character in this territory, which in
part emphasizes their interest in lend-
ing financial aid to any movement cal-
culated to bring desirable farmers to
this locality. The sketch submitted
with this scheme, shows how each sec—
tion of land is laid out. It is proposed

 

 

to begin this colonization plan on a.
tract of fifty thousand acres of good
hardwood land, which should, when
cleared and farmed by good farmers,
prove a valuable acquisition to the
commercial interests of this locality-

Eighty-acre farms were to be estab—
lished as follows: To clear the land,
ready for the plow, twenty acres; to
construct a modest but neat and tidy,
well-built five or six room house; build
barn suitable for hay and a few head
of stock, and put down a well. The
remaining sixty acres to be fenced and
left in the rough to be improved later
by the purchaser. The cost of the land, _ ,
clearing. fencing, buildings and driv—
ing well, is figured at from $3,800 to
$4,000. Cleared land and location of
buildings on sketch is purely schemat-
ic and would have to be altered, de-
pending upon the lay of the land, and
other conditions.

By employing experienced Crews of
men to clear the land with full equip-
ment, crews to build fences, two groups
of carpenters, outside and inside men;
concrete workers, and various groups
of workers could be kept in constant
operation and by constructing build-
ings after the ready-cut, made-to-order
plan, there would be no lost action, or
waste material. It is figured that the
operating company could do the clear-
ing and building at from between fifty
to sixty per cent of what it would cost
an individual to make the improve-
ments independently.

As originally considered, a first pay-
ment was to have been required of
1,000 to $1,200 and a period of ten
or fifteen years, or more, as buyers
might choose, on deferred payments.
It was further contemplated to have a
fund available for advancement to
worthy purchasers to buy a team of
work horses,.0ne cow, two pigs, and
twenty-five hens.

The question has been-
raised that a development
project of this kind could
- make a farm available
with a first payment down
of $500. Those who have
s tud i e d the proposition
carefully are of the opin-
ion that it is not advisable
to include $500 farmers;
the idea being that the
man with some real farm ”
experience, who had ac-
cumulated some money of
his own would have more
chances of success. Then,
too, this policy would set.
up something of a restrict—
ed community. That such
a farmer would be reason-
ably sure of success and
would prefer to have men
of his own stamp for neigh- .
bors. This policy should
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CURRENT COMMENT

 

N Monday last

'The congress convened

. . , for its regular session
Pres’dent s and received the mes:
Message sage of the President,

which was personally
delivered, as have been the former
messages of President Wilson. The
message was devoted largely to a re-
view of the state of the nation and the
discussion of the reconstruction prob-
lems incident to the return of the coun-
try to a peace basis. As a preliminary
to this discussion the President paid a
fitting tribute to the fighting men who
helped to win the victory for a just
' and lasting peace, and to the fine na-
tional spirit with which all the people
bi.“ the country backed them up and
helped to win the victory.

Of particular interest from an agri-
cultural standpoint, were the Presi-
dent’s recommendations for legislation
which would enable the public develop-
ment of unimproved lands, including
the irrigation of arid lands, the drain-
age of swamp lands and the clearing

I of cut-over areas, as a means of giving

employment to a large floating residum
of labor and providing opportunities
for returning soldiers.

Congressional attention was also di-
rected to the importance of an early
determination of the revenues to be
raised by taxation during 1919, as a
necessary step toward the develop-
ment of business on a peace basis. In

\this connection the President approved
‘the recommendations of the Secretary
of the 'Treasury that the revenue from
taxation be reduced from the $8,000,-
000,000 estimated to be necessary if

:f the war had continued, to $6,000,000,-

‘. .000. In addition to the revenue of

,»f"‘$4.000,000,000 provided for by existing

[laws he recommended that $2,000,000,-

000 be raised from the taxation of

:2: profits accruing from war contracts

«and distinctively. war business. He

 

  
  
 
 

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domends will he made upon it for

   

  

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teased that he had no adeqddte reco ' inprov mom

'mendation to offer. but advised that a structio-n ‘ work which may be sodomy:
careful study of the situation be at plished during the ensuing year Should,

once undertaken by the congress, to put Michigan definitely upon the comb
the end that someosolution may be -’trys good roads then.
found which will be better than a re-

turn to the unsatisfactory pre- war con- HE death of Ex-

Death of

ditions. , Governor W. D.

These brief sketches of a few of the W D Hoard, of Wisconsin,
more important features of the Presi- ' , which occurred at his
dent’s message indicate in a measure Hoard home in Fort Atkin-

the magnitude and importance of the son, on November 22,
work which will devolve upon congress marks the passing of one of the best
during the session which has just be- known and most accomplished agricul-
gun. And there will be just as import- tural and dairy journalists of his day.
ant problems for settlement by the Governor Hoard was a strong. square,
new congress which will succeed it. lovable man who possessed the ele-
The problems of this reconstruction ments of leadership, and his ability
period are of vital importance to all and willingness to encourage and offer
the people of the country. They are kindly criticism to young men embark-
not less important to the farmers of ing in the field of dairying and agricul-
the country than to any other class. tur’al journalism made him a host of
The deliberations of congress should friends among the men who are now
be carefully followed by every farm working for the advancement of dairy
family and be made the topic of family farming and agriculture in general.
study and discussion, fer with the ex- Born October 10, 1836, in Madison
tension of the elective franchise to county, New York, the son of a Meth-
them the women of Michigan must as- odist preacher, his early life was spent
sume an equal responsibility with the on a dairy farm. In 1357 he went to
men in the selectionand direction of Wisconsin and for several years sup-
public servants, and the girls of every ported himself by teaching school and
family have equal need with the boys cutting wood in winter and working on
to be familiarized with the complex a farm in the summer. In 1861 he en-
problems of democratic government. listed in Company E, Fourth Wiscon-
sin Infantry, and saw service until dis-

HE question of charged for disability. In 1864 he re-

Good good roads is one" enlisted in Battery 9, First New York
R which is no longer Light Artillery, and was a member of
Odds seriously debated ex- this battery until the end of the war,

to the roads when he returned to Wisconsin with
which shall be first his little family.

improved. The permanent improve. In 1872 he organized the Wisconsin

ment of our main highways has be- State Dairymen's Association, with on-

come a practical necessity, the value

of which is generally appreciated wher-

ever highway improvement has. been

a Necessity cept as

carried on to an extent which affords cooperation VS. corporation .

long stretches of good roads reaching
out into all parts of the state and coun- ,
try from market centers. There is no T iS mighty interesting and should
longer any doubt that improved roads I serve as a valuable lesson to the
will bring about the general use of potato growers of Michigan to com-
motor truck transportation for short pare the workings 0f the California
hauls between the county and the city Fruit GI'OWGI‘S’ Exchange and its asso-
market, and between the city and the ciations with one of the big corpora-
smaller retail centers. While good tions in the east handling dairy and
roads are a great asset and conven- farm produce. The fruit growers have
ience to farmers who are able to use a small capital, under ten thousand
them at any season of the year, they dollars. The big corporation has a cap-
are a particular advantage during late ital of nearly forty million dollars, 9X-
fall and early spring months When the actly thirty million dollars water. The
old dirt roads are in poorer condition cooperative union employs forty-five
and some-times almost impassable with hundred people, all experts. The big
any kind of a load. While highway corporation employs eight thousand
improvement has been necessarily sus- people, likewise GXDBPtS- The exchange
pended to a large extent during the turns back to the producer nearly seV;
past year on account of the country’s enty per cent of the consumer's dol-
war needs, a general resumption and lar., The corporation turns back to the
extension of highway construction may producer thirty per cent 0f the con-
be expected in the very near future, and sumer's (1011313 The cooperation charg-
an increased degree of federal aid may es the consumer just the price that the
be available during the coming calen- world’s laws 0f SUDDIY and demand
dar year. On account of the neces- jUStifY- The corporation diverts its
sarily restricted road campaign of last produce to by-products, Charging the
year it has been estimated that from consumer the very top-notch “squeeze”
unexpended balances of federal por- price, 80 that the state laws have been
tions for the last few years from state repeatedly invoked to StOD it- The 00-
funds beyond what was necessitated to operation pays not a cent of dividends.
meet the federal allotments, and from The corporation pays twelve per cent
ampunts available during the fiscal on a capital that has been inflated ex-
year, there ,will be available for high- actly forty times. The capital stock
way improvement approximately sev- 0f the cooperation is today owned by
enty-five million dollars on federal loan the growers. ,The capital stock of the
projects alone. In addition to this the corporation has passedfrom its found-
state will undoubtedly spend consider- ers to the richest trust in the world.
able sums in excess of the amount re- Nor is there any sense in throwing
quired to meet federal loan projects. brick-bats at the corporation. It is
A comprehensive road improvement only doing what you and I would do if
campaign for the ensuing year would we were in the corporation's place.
also prove beneficial in other ways as The point is-awhich is the better for
a means of relieving any condition of the producer and consumer?
unemployment which may exist with Some potato growers may say that
the demobilization of our troops the methods practiced by the famous
All road improvement plans are wor- Californla Fruit Growers? Exchange
thy of careful attention of state, county and its asoociations cannot be applied
and local authorities to the end that successfully to handling the potato
the available federal aid may be util- 010D In a recent interview Mr. G- H
ized Road projects already started Powell, general manager of the Cili-
should be completed to a degree‘ which fornia Fruit Growers’ Exchange, said:
will make them of the greatest use to "It 18 only by copperation that farmers
the largest number of people, and new: can dispose of their potato crop to the

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grown to be the leading dairy paper of
In 1888 he was elected
governor of Wisconsin on the republi-
can ticket and seryed two years.

-He returned and engaged with re-
newed zeal in the work of spreading
the cause of dairylng and the influence
of Hoard’s Dairyman. Engaged every
Winter as a lecturer on dairy topics in
Canada and before various state agri-
cultural societies in the ”east and west,
In 1893 Governor Hoard was elected
president of the Columbian Dairymen’s
Association with special work in pro-
moting the competive test of dairy
breeds at the Chicago World’s Fair. In
1894 he was elected president of the
National Dairy Union, which organiza-
tion took up the work of passing a
suitable law by congress for the pro
tection of’dairy products against fraud-
ulent counterfeits like oledmargarine,
filled cheese, and the like. This work
occupied his time largely at every ses-
sion of congress from 1898 to 1902,
when the Grout bill finally became a
law. In 1904 he was appointed pressi-
dent of the Wisconsin commission at
the St. Louis World’s Fair. A few
years later he was appointed one of
the board of regents for the Wisconsin
University, where he served as pres-
ident for four years and resigned in
1914 on account of ill health.

Since 1914 he has done no public
work, and but little else than look af-
ter his farm of 253 acres, which is de-
voted largely to the raising of pure-
bred dairy cattle and alfalfa.

eration that other phases of the work
can be carried on to the best advan-
tage. "There is no reason why the busi-
ness principles governing potato grow-
ers’ associations and the selling ex-

change activities cannot be worked out '

along the same lines as those practic-
ed by the California Fruit Growers’
Exchange.

“Last year the sales of citrus fruits
in California amounted to more than
$50,000,000, and the entire cost of
selling the crop, including the hun-
dreds of thousands spent for advertis-
ing, was less than three per cent. The
Fruit Exchange dealt with many thou-
sands of dealers and these people have
been found'to be as honest as fruit
growers in general. It is the usual
custom of farmers when they get to-
gether to sayvthat commission men or
those to whom they sell their goods,
are not quite” as honest as themselves.
The California Fruit Growers’ Ex-
change has dealt with men of all no:
tionalities—Greeks, Italians, Swedes,
Americans, Irish and Turks—and they
have been found to be honest and fair.
In the last few years the exchange has
sold $200,000,000 worth of fruit and its
total loss in bad debts has been only
$8,000. This is a total loss of one dol-
lar out of every $25,000 worth of goods
sold. The system of packing, trade-
marking and selling in use makes it
possible for the California Fruit Grows
ers' Exchange to get seventy cents out
of every dollar paid by the consumer,
even though the. exchange has to pay
freight on the shipment of fruit three
thousand miles across the continent-

“Difficulties of cooperation among
the potato growers of Michigan are no
greater than those which were faced
and overcome in California. it prob-
lems arise which seem incapable of
solution or when diverse interests
clash, the best thing for potato grow-

ers to done not to stand of! and be-

rate each other, nor to try and destnoy

each other. 1)::é to appoint a committee" . " I

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HE financial end of the dairy
business has been the most sad-
ly neglected and unconsidered

_part of the. industry, but the present

prices of feed stuffs, cows, labor and
equipment is teaching the average
dairy farmer business principles and
business tactics with a vengeance, as
attested by the reports from many
dairy organizations that are now fight-g
ing for living prices and a just appre-
ciation of the nutritive value and
healthfulness of milk and its deriva-
tives.

For nearly two years the dairy farm'-
ers of the United States have been
asked, in the name of patriotism, to
do without a profit on milk and butter-
fat. Although the present needs of our
people no doubt make dairy farmers
unwilling to do business on a small
margin, with the war brought to a suc-
cessful end, patriotism has nothing to
do with it. The necessity is today as
great as ever for increased'food pro-
duction; but it is unfair to ask dairy
farmers in the name of patriotism to
produce milk on the basis they have
been working. Even if it were possible
to maintain the business at a loss in-
definitely, why should the burden be
saddled on one class of people?

Feeds at $25 to $30‘ per ton for hay
and $40 to $60 per ton for grain and
by-product feeds is causing men who
depend upon dairy cows for a living to
do some figuring and book-keeping
never before attempted. The state ag-
ricultural college is doing yeoman ser-
vice in its investigations and records
relative to these problems. They have

. proved that the cost of producing milk

at the present prices of feed stuffs is
far beyond the cash returns, and that
the'dairy farmer who does not raise
the bulk of the food for his cows is
losing money faster than any super-
patriot on earth can stand.

What it Costs to Produce Milk.

According to the recent extensive
investigation made by Prof. G. F. War-
ren, of Cornell University, New York,
it does not require extensive book-
keeping or complicated rows of figures
to show these facts, for when the dairy
cows, whose average production of
milk is 6,198 pounds, has made one
hundred pounds of milk she has con—
sumed 33.1 pounds of grain, 6.10
pounds of hay, and 97.2 pounds of sil-
age. When the additional charge of
2.83 hours of labor is added to these
figures, we have arrived at 83.8 per
cent of the total cost of producingone
hundred pounds of milk. ,

A complete list of the other items
that enter in the cost of milk produc-
tion are: Horse labor, bedding, inter.
est and taxes on pasture land, mainte-
nance of fences and pasture land, inter-
test, taxes and general depreciation on
cows, fly repellant, ice, bull service,
veterinary fees, medicines, hauling
milk. After deducting the value of the
calf and the manure, these little items
still represent 16.2 per cent of the to-
tal cost of making milk. '

In making use of these figures let us
see how the proposition works out for
the man with the cows. Dollars and
cents are important when dairy farm-
ers are threatened With indictment for
profiteering in’ cows and feed stuffs.

“Good hay is selling today, November

20, at $30 per ton, delivered in south-

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of recognized merit at from $45 to $60,
an average of approximately $54 per
ton. Silage, while not a marketable
product, is easily worth $10 per ton
when corn and hay reach their present
prices. Then, suppose the farmer gets
twenty-five cents an hour for labor.
This gives us the following figures:
Grain 33.1 pounds at $54 per ton, 90.4
cents; hay- 61.0 pounds at $30 per ton,
91.5; silage 97.2 poundsat $10 per ton,
48.6 cents; labor 2.83 hours at 25 cents
per hour, 70.7 cents, or a feed and la-
bor cost of $3. 01 per hundred pounds
of milk, which is 83. 8 per cent of the
total cost. Add to these feed and la-
bor costs the other little items, or 16.2

tional skill and judgment in breeding
and selecting his herd for milking pur-
poses. These figures are not much be-
low those given out by some of the
leading experiment stations after con-
ducting breeding and feeding experi-
ments for several years, using pure-
bred dairy sires and cows representa-
tive of the four leading breeds of dairy
cattle. I know that by using these
comparatively low figures that some
dairy authorities will say that I am
encouraging low production and ineffi-
ciency, but a careful study of produc-
tion figures based upon what happens
when milking mature cows and heifers
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Every Economy Must be Practiced to Save Our Dairy Business.

per cent, and we have a total cost of
$3.497 per hundred pounds.
Get the Price Or Get Out.

These abnormal and acute condi-
tions that have inflated the price of
feeds, labor, cows and equipment have
not been met by the price of milk and
its products, and the whole business
proposition is narrowing itself down to
one. of abandoning a business which
book-keeping and common sense is
proving that farmers are conducting
at a loss. The fact that it costs $3.497
to produce a hundred pounds of milk
should be sufficient to show every dairy
farmer that he should obtain these
prices or dispose of his cows that are
not capable of producing milk below
these figures. And I want to say right
here that any man who thinks that an
average production of 6,198 pounds per
cow per year is a low figure for an en-
tire herd of ,cows and heifers, has not
had much experience as a practical
dairy farmer, or else has had excep-

of milk per cow is not a low average,

especially in these days of high-priced

grain and by-product feeds and low-

priced milk.-

Attacking the problem from the Feed
End.

To attack the problem from the feed
end and make the best use of home-
grown feeds is much better blisiness
sense than to materially reduce the
size of one’s dairy herd; nevertheless,
in every herd there are inferior pro-
ducers and those that produce just
enough to pay for their feed with a
tendency toward a loss. The wise
dairy farmer eliminates every poor
cow and this is the right sort of re-
duction; but to sell good producing
cows because feed is high is decidedly
poor business, for the reason that with
some of the best cows, milk can be pro-
duced at a profit, even in these parlous
times of high and mighty prices.

Nearly’every low-producing cow con-

sumes as much food as healthy, high- .

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class p1oducers, and some of them eat f
more. These cows should at once he
turned into cash; with the difference
that cash draws interest and the infer-
ior cows take interest. One cause of.
inferior cows has been the fact that
they have had improper development
when young. Raising inferior cows
prevents the dairy farmer from re-
plenishing his herd with stock of his
own breeding; he cannot afford to go
out and pay long prices for the best
sort of animals; therefore he-retains _
his cows beyond the time he would re-
place them with better ones. Men who
are interested in the future of dairy-
ing realize that breeding and rearing
good cows must be given more atten-
tion. Another common cause of debili-
tated and wornout dairy cows has been
in the past the feeding of too much
rich protein concentrates; in other
words, producing burned-out machin-
ery. If the business plan of dairy
farmers make it profitable to practice
this forced feeding, the cows should be
disposed of while in a condition of
flesh acceptable in the markets and
replaced by new ones. But here again
the high prices of feeds and cows has ,
changed the whole “modus operandi.”
Good young cows cannot be found at a ‘
price within reason to replace the play-
ed-out ones. The thorough business
dairy farmer again regulates his meth:
ods of feeding to meet the conditions;
in order to keep his cows in good con-
dition for a term of years instead of
months he feeds them more natural
feeds and employs more natural
methods.
Better Feeds for Less Money.
Another method of attacking the .
feed problem is that of economy in se—
lecting and buying the best feeds in
the market. Every successful business
man is a careful buyer. Dairy farmers
must plan to buy feeds cooperatively .,
in large quantities and at times of the w
year when they can take advantage of
the market. The new movement of
getting dairy farmers of the state to~
gether and adopting a standard grain
feed is a step in the right direction,
and could be made to save them thou-
sands of dollars, both in securing bet-
ter feeds and getting them at prices
lower than is possible under present.
conditions. '
Will it pay Michigan dairy farmers
to devote more time, acreage and labor
to the production of feed? It is the
writer’s opinion that a greater produc-
tion of home-grown grains will do" ‘
much toward reducing the high cost of "
feeding, and at the same time make'
possible a system of dairy management ’
that eliminates diseases and changes
the business from a risky undertaking
to one of assured success. ’
Some Factors to be Considered.
Several important factors are to be,
considered in growing more food for', '
the dairy herd: First, under a rational. 0’
system of producing grains we can"
produce them cheaper than they can
be bought; second, home-grown feeds.
can be made to play a more important
part in dairy rations to the benefit of:
the animals fed; third, the current
price of a bushel of grain does not in
any way represent the maximum, profit,
that may be realized from it by judi
cious feeding in combination with the
best kinds of hay and roughage; ape»
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, ,OST lines of produce are still
falling ofl.‘ in number of cars
is hi p p e d, only oranges. and
grapefruit showing moderate gains. As
compared with the corresponding week
"of. last year, leading lines, except ap-
ples, are moving in heavier volume.
lPrices of cabbage, apples and cranber-
ries tended upward; onions, sweet po-
tatoes and celery were steady to firm.
Beans Fairly Steady.
“Michigan choice hand-picked pea
beans continued at $7.75@8 per cwt.,
cash to growers, but ranged lower in
consuming markets at $9.25@10.25 per
cwt. New York hand-picked pea beans
ranged with Michigan stock in most
consuming marketsand were quoted
at $9.50 per cwt. f. o. b. Rochester. Cal-
ifornia small whites sold about steady
in producing sections and nearly steady
in consuming markets, ranging from
$10.25@11 in leading cities; Oregon
white stock ruled at $8 cash to grow-
ers. Colorado Pintos still sold at $6
in producing sections, while recleaned
stock ranged steady at $7.15@7.25 in
Kansas City. Last year during the cor-
responding week Michigan navys were
selling at $12 in producing sections and
New York white beans were quoted at
$14.15@14.45. Growers of Colorado
Pintos received $6.50@7. California
white stock in consuming markets
brought $14@16. Shipments this sea-
' son are declining steadily with 150
cars the past week, compared with 180
the week preceding.

Potatoes Irregular, Nearly Steady

Prices averaged about the same as
last week, being slightly lower in the
.west and very firm in the east. Minne-
sota and Wisconsin No. 1 sacked white
Stock held at $1.60@1.70 per cwt., for
carlots in Chicago, but weakened
slightly in various jabbing markets at
$1.80@2.10 per cwt. Northern ship-
ping points were steady, Moorhead,

   
  
 
  
 
   
   
  
   
   
     
   
   
     
  
   
      
    
     
     
   
     
    
   
   
   
    
  
     
   
   
    
   
   
   
  
   
    
   
   
   
   
 
  
  
  
   
  
   
   
   
   
   
     
  
  
 

LOWER APPLE RATES TO EUROPE.

 

OCAL apple men interested in the
export trade believe it is a little
i early to count on actual shipments to
' Europe because of the prohibitive rate
charged by the steamship companies,
which hasbeen six dollars per cubic
feet. The government, it is believed,
will be petitioned by apple exporters
to request the shipping lines to make
a. lower rate in the near future, so that
exporters can afford to send apples
) over to the other side. Local men have
‘, ., had many inquiries from New York
firms regarding apples for export, indi-
eating a resumption of the’trade as
‘ soon as conditions become more favor-
able. Thousands of th best commer-
cial grades have been se t to cold stor-
age here, and much of this stock will
we released for the English markets at
be proper time.

   

PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR.

   

 

 

‘ HE following suggestions are from

the office of Extension Work in

the north and west, United States De-
partment of Agriculture:

,As the end of the season approaches,
farmers will have more time available
in [which to view the results of the
Wt year. In the light of the
”knowledge which has been gained,
plans can be made for the coming
year. ‘It is undoubtedly true that the
' k. on the farm can be conducted
greater advantage and better re-
can be secured from the various
rises when a definite program
ft nod in advance, in the actual
‘ “ tions The question con-

i " t r 1919 will,

  
  
   
   
   
  
  
   

 

  

 
   

 
 

  

Joééirzg Prieer and "Shipments for tee,
U72 fled States for tfle Period No veméer
261% to December 2nd [fie/mice.

Minn., still quoting $1.35@1.40 f. o. b.
cash Waupaca, and Grand Rapids $1.55
@1.60 f. o. b. Colorado and Idaho No.
1. sacked white stock was generally
steady at shipping points, Greeley
quoting $1.40 f. o. b., but again-rang-
ing slightly lower in consuming mar-
kets for carlots at $2@2.10 per cwt.
New York round Whites held firm at
last week's closing price, $1.80 per
cwt. in bulk f.-o. b. Rochester, and
steady at $2@2.25 in consuming -mar—
kets. Maine Green Mountains ruled
steady at last week’s top figure, $3 per
barrel measure in bulk, and $1.98@
2.08 per cwt f. o. b. sacked. This stock
ranged at $2.35@2.40 in Boston and
$2.95@2.70 in New York. Oregon Bur-
banks ruled at $1.50 per, cwt. f. o. b.
shipping points. California extra fancy
white stock was in slow demand at
$1.65@1.85 f. o. b. Stockton. Total
movement again declined with 1,959
cars compared with 2,871 last week
and 1,786 for the corresponding week
last year. The falling off in volume
was quite general from all parts of the
country. As compared with last year
the volume of northern shipments to
date was about 7,500 cars greater ow-
ing to much more liberal movement
this year from practically all sections.
Apples at Firm Prices.

Quotations in general tended to hard-
en near last week's tops. New York
Baldwins, A 2%, followed a wide range
of $4.50@5.50 per bbl., f. o. b. Roches-
ter, mostly $5@5.50, and ranged about
steady in consuming markets at $5@6.
Virginia Yorks, A 21/, strengthened
slightly, ranging at $5.25@5.75. Vir-

therefore, be determined several weeks
before seed time. Possibly some of
the preliminary work can be done this
autumn, and less time will be required
to complete the preparatory Work next
spring.

INCREASES PORK PRODUCTION.

 

OUNTY agents and farm bureaus

in Pennsylvania, striving to as-
sure the five per cent increase in pork
produ‘ction requested by the govern-
ment for 1919, conducted a “pork
drive” in the ten days, October 14-24.
Realizing that any increase in pork
must result from a larger number of
sows bred, the workers aimed to con-
Vince farmers to retain their brood
sows. When all the counties are listed
it is expected the records will show an
increase of more than twelve thousand
brood sows kept, easily providing for
the increase of sixty thousand market
hogs necessary to assure the five per
cent increase in pork. A careful study
has shown that there was a decided in-
crease in pork production in Pennsyl-
vania during the past year.

BOYS TEACH FATHER BETTER
HOG RAISING;

 

OME of the boys in the two Dekalb
County, Indiana, pig clubs, are
showing their fathers how rapid and
economical ains can be made in rais-
ing pigs. nder the direction of the

local county agent these boys 'have'
been able to almost double the results.

obtained by their fathers within the
same length. of time and feeding pigs
of the same litter. The boys used belts
feeders and; ,the fathers did, not...

ginia Ben Davis continued at $5@6 to
retailers in southern markets. North-
western extra fancy boxed Winesaps
ranged at $1.85@2.10, closing at about
the top price quoted, but still ranged
steady in consuming markets at $3@
3.25 per box. Shipments continued to
decrease "with 2,084 cars, compared
with 2,693 last week. Shipments to
date are 51,533 cars, compared with
44,571 to the corresponding time last
year. The falling off in shipments
from Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and
Maine. is offset by heavy gains from
other leading barreled sections. States
shipping boxed apples generally ex-
ceed last years movement to date.
Onion Markets Slow, Nearly Steady.

The tone improved both east and
west, choice sacked yellow stock ad-
vanced to $1.60@1.75 f. o. b. Connecti-
cut valley shipping points, and ruled at
$1.50 in the Rochester N. Y., shipping
section. California Australian Browns
strengthened to a range of $1.25@1.30
f. 0. b. Stockton. Eastern and middle-
western sacked yellow stock held at
$1.25@1.75 in most distributing mar-
kets. Total shipments declined to 375
cars compared with 472 last week and
168 for the corresponding week last
year.

Cabbage Markets Advancing.

Values continued to strengthen with
sharp gains in producing sections.
New York Danish seed stock advanced
fully $4 at Rochester, closing the sev-
en days at $18@22 per ton in bulk f. o.
b. and Wisconsin Holland seed was
strong in shipping sections. Consum-
ing markets also advanced to a gen-

News of the Agricultural

the pigs which were allowed to select
their own feed made gains of two
pounds a day. The club members are
proving, beyond question, the .merits of
the self-feeder, and hog raisers in the
county of many years’ experience are
beginning to copy the boys’ methods.
As a result of the club work, the coun-
ty agent reports, many fathers and
sons are now planning to go into part-
nership and raise pure-bred hogs.

MILL FEED SITUATION.

 

OR some months past there has

been much complaint of a shortage
of mill feeds in feeding poultry. This
was especially true along the eastern
seaboard. To relieve this, the Milling
Section of the Food Administration
started a campaign some time ago to
have the users of these feeds use
them only for feeding young pigs and
young cattle, dairy cows and poultry.
Pledges were taken that the feed sold
would be so used. This is slowly
helping to relieve the situation. ‘A
rule was also passed compelling mil-
lers to ship such feeds to the various
states in proportion to the shipments
they had made in past years, thus in
suring an equitable distribution of
these products. Since the signing of
the armistice, the rule requiring a por-
tion of flour substitutes to be purchas-
ed with flour has been relaxed. - It is
likely that the millers will be allowed
to turn a larger proportion of the
wheat berry to mill feeds in the near
future. All these things it is hoped
will soon relieve the situation. Added

to all this a great demand and heavy

buying for export flour has sprung up.

 

 

( .
eral’ range of $20@27 for'Wisconli’n
Holland seed, Chicago advancing $4 to
a range of $22@24, while New York.
Danish seed ranged generally at $20@
27. Colorado cabbage advanced 25c,
toga general range of $2.75@3.75 per
cwt. in southwestern markets. Ship-
ments again declined sharply to 300
cars, compared with 553 last week and
1,008 the week preceding. Movement
is fully one-third heavier than for the
corresponding time last year.
Cranberries Again Higher.

Cranberry movement has been stead-
ily declining with 38. cars this week
compared with 48 last week and 58 the
week preceding. Prices still tend up-
ward. New ‘Jersey plate varieties
reaching $12@14 per barrel in New
York. In other markets Massachusetts
large late varieties ranged at $10.50@
13. Wisconsin-Jumbos continued strong
in Chicago, ranging at $10@12.

Celery at Strong Values.

New York Goldenheart celery has
strengthened in producing sections,
choice field stock ruling at $3.25 in the
rough f. o. b. Rochester, and stock
from cold storage reaching $4.20. Michi-
gan celery held unchanged at $1@1.25
per square in Chicago. California Gol-
denheart sanged steady in shipping
sections at 50@6OC per dozen f. o. b.
and $5.50@7.25’ per crate in various
consuming markets. New York celery
ranged at $3:5OG?4.50 in nearby mar-
kets, but reached $6@7.50 in a few
distant centers. Shipments again de-
creased 40 cars. with a total of 201.

Lettuce Firm.

Florida head lettuce ruled at $2 per
hamper f. o. b. Orlando, and ranged
fairly steady in consuming markets,
closing mostly at $2.50@3.50 per hamp-
er. Shipments were 90 cars compared
with 95 last week and 168 for the cor-
responding week last year. California
Iceberg ranged about steady at $3.50@
4.50 per crate in consuming markets.

World

started many mills and this ought to
soon relieve the poultry mash feed sit-
uation. Taken as a whole the outlook
to haye an abundance of such feeds is
very encouraging but the prices are
likely to remain up for some time yet.

 

FOOD DRYING INDUSTRIES AU-
THORIZED.
ESTABLISHMENT of an industry

within the United States to dry
fruits and vegetables as a means of
conserving the food supply of the na-
tion is one of the important projects
started by the Department of Agricul-
ture, under authority conferred in the
regular agriculture act recently passed.

An appropriation of $250,000 is in-
cluded in that act, to enable the Sec-
retary of Agriculture to. determine the
best means and processes of dehydra-
tion, and to disseminate information
as to the value and suitability of dried
products for food. Authority is given
to establish and Operate plants for
drying fruits, vegetables and other edi-
ble products, for supplying food for the
army and navy, if such action is deem-
ed necessary by the President. Coop«
eration with commercial concerns is
also provided.

The Secretary of Agriculture has de
signed an advisory board to adminis-
ter this appropriation and to outline
and control the work to be done under
it. The advisory board is to consist
of representatives of the bureaus with-
in the Department of Agriculture which
are concerned with food production,
regulation and conservation. and of
one representative each of the Food
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~‘-the production of grain «teed reaches
# '1 1“”

HE farm hen should be bred to
.meet farm~»conditions. The man
on the farm who looks after the
hens is most likely to have a knowl-
edge of the qualities needed to make

his flock profitable. Expensive systems .

of scientific breeding for heavy egg-
production, no matter how correct they
may be in theory, are of little practical
use on the farm if they cannot be
made to pay in dollars and cents.

In the highly specialized poultry
farm the question of breeding for
heavy egg production is of greater im-
portance than on the general farm;
greater overhead charges and the cost
of special feeds make it imperative
that the poultlyman devote his entire
time to the breeding, feeding and care
of his flock. On the general farm with
less costly equipment, wider range and
cheaper feeds the farmer has less time
to devote to his poultry. His condi-
tions'demand large, vigorous birds that
are capable of converting his available
supply of feed stuffs into salable pro-
ducts. It is to his interest to have
hens that possess good table qualities,
mature quickly and lay a large number
of high quality eggs. To obtain these
qualities in his flock he should make
a start by substituting for the nonde-
script birds of mongrel origin in his
flock birds of any of the American
breeds. This will increase the effi-
ciency and profit-earning powers of his
flock fully thirty per cent, and provide
a better quality of products for his
trade.

The ' farmer who keeps anything
short of a good flock of pure-bred Ply-
mouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds or
Wyandottes, or some of the other pure-
breds, is neglecting to make the most
of his opportunity, because he can buy
in almost any community, with only a.
small expense for eggs or chickens,
good breeding qualities that it has tak-
en breeders years of painstaking work
to bring up to their present high de-
gree of perfection. He will then be in

For t

EEF production with the best ani-
mals now in his herd offers unus-
ual advantages to the man who
owns a good stock farm in Michigan.
The better the cattle the greater the
opportunity. Never before could one
look ahead and be so certain of ade-
quate prices for beef animals. The
main problem is to adjust our farming
and our feeding to the new conditions
and apply the lessons to be learned
from the past few year’s experience.
Never before were the market -de-
mands so favorable for farmers who
are planning to switch over from dairy-
ing to feeding beef cattle. Fat, finish
and weight are at a discount. Cattle
merely in feeder condition are selling
for about as much as are well-fitted
steers. All of the factors in the pres-
ent situation are adverse to quality
and finish. While there is undoubtedly
a scarcity of animal fats, substitution
of vegetable fats has furnished the

consumer with relief, and diminished.
, the demand for butter, lard and tallow.
Animal oils are no longer needed for‘

lubrication; cocoa fat, cottonseed oil,
peanut oil and other similar products
are entering more largely into the hu~
man dietary constantly, and at this
juncture are displacing great quanti-
ties of animal fats.

A few bumper crops of corn and
cheaper grain supplements may change
the feeding situation; but by the time

 

  

   

If You 0472 Put Good uuo’ Poor Burl:
You are Prepared to Build (/10 Your
Float QfllCzéZj/w-L. J. Meme/2M.

possession of a flock of uniform type
as regards color and size, quality of
egg, and of reasonably good egg pro-
duction and constitutional vigor, if
care is used in selection.

One problem that has been seriously
neglected in the breeding of poultry

ous birds and we will be getting hens
that can produce profitably for two or
three years and make it unnecessary

for us to‘ go to the most hazardous,

most difficult and most expensive proc-
esses connected with the management
of the farm flock, the hatching and

 

 

Continuous Oversight of the Fock

adapted to farm conditions is that of
selecting birds that have inherited the
tendency to long life. The common
practice of keeping young pullets for
breeding and “swatting the rooster”
are two of the most serious handicaps
in poultry breeding today. We want
to do eVerything possible to impress
the inherited quality of laying a maxi-
mum number of eggs profitably for two
or three years in our farm flocks. We

know that if a bird is born with a

strong, vigorous constitution and the
inherited tendency to live long and
produce well, it will mean‘more vigor-

 

is Impossible on the Average Farm.

rearing each year of as many or more
chickens as we have mature hens on
our farms. The farmer who is keeping
three hundred hens must rear each
year at least five hundred chickens in
order to make rigid selection under
our present system of renewing the
flock. If we can by better methods of
breeding develop birds that will pro-
duce profitably for two or three years
it will result in a big saving in the ex-
pense of renewing the flock. What
would become of the dairy farmer who
depended on young heifers each year
for his milking herd?

fVi/l our 'Future Here/y Give us Sufliez'eut
Milt uuu’ Pulutuble Sled/tr?" WM Kelly

The day of the beef-bred bull and the

farm cow is here. Loss is scarcely
probable for years to come, and impos—
sible if a real farm cow is used as the
basis of the operations—a cow with
sufficient capacity to convert farm-
grown feeds into milk and butter-fat
and produce a lusty calf, that can
state can afford to overlook the value

profitably be finished for the market.
Whether this farm cow shall be a mas-
sive dairy cow, capable of producing
fifteen thousand pounds of milk a year,
on forced feeding, or a more compact
beef animal, it is not the purpose of
the writer to say, but the time has
passed when the dairy farmers of the
of the calves their cows produce as a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
 
 

   
 

   
  
  
 
  
 

.y.

The popular slogan of
rooster” is most decidedly out of her

mony with any rational plan of breed- ’“

ing for increased tendency to, produce”
eggs. The practice has resulted in the

killing of thousands of roosters all ,

over the country that should not have
been killed and is defeating one ‘of the
most important factors in good breed-
ing. It not only means the loss of good
blood, but it forces breeders to depend
upon the young and immature males
for all their breeding because they are
doing away with all of the fine males
that prove to be desirable at the end
of the first, or the second season.
More than sixty per cent of the males
that stand the test of rigid selection
as cockerels break down during the
second year. When we have a few in-
dividuals that stand up through two
breeding seasons and still possess
strong vitality and virility those birds
are exceptionally valuable for use as

breeders, and we cannot afford to 8210-. .

rifice them. What would the intelli-
gent breeder of dairy cattle think of
the writer, editor or professor who
would start a pOpular slogan to “swat.
the bull?” Is the principle any differ-
ent in poultry breeding? We must
keep some of our best males just as
long as they retain their vitality. We
must find a way to care for them dur-
ing the breeding season and after, so

they will retain their breeding quali- :

ties. Experiments with regards to dis-
covering the ability of hens to live
long and produce well show that many
hens produce well during their second,
third and fourth years. At the Cornell
Station one hen laid 772 eggs in four
years’ time, laying 258 the first year,
200 the second, 191 the third, and 123
the fourth year. The best bird in the
group laid 242 the first year, 198 the
second, 225 the third, and 124 the
fourth, or a total of 789 eggs in the
four years’ time. Another bird laid
most difficult problems that confront

(Continued on page 554). I

he Pail and the Block

means of contributing to the nation’s
supply of beef.
ing breeds of beef cattle have read the
handwriting on the wall and have set
out to produce all the good bulls they
possibly can to meet this new demand
from the farm.
How to Insure Calves Worth Raising.
In the first place, dairy farmers who
have found it unprofitable to grow
their calves for beef producing pur-
poses should use a pure-bred bull of
one of the leading beef breeds on
enough cows to insure a few good ani-
mals to finish for beef. It is not the
slaughter of calves from dairy farms
that depletes our stock of beef cattle,
so much as the neglect on the part of
these farmers to use beef-bred bulls
that would insure calves worth raising.
Farmers merely do not realize the

ability of the well-bred calf to convert,

farm—grown feeds into dollars and val-.

uable soilfertility. The best possible , f

investment now is a good calf with‘a
capacity for making proper develop-
ment into a fat steer. If properly
handled and finished for market very

largely on the rough products of the "

faim they cannot lose money.
If we could imbue the farmers at

Michigan with the idea that they could,

produce calves worth raising, not only

would a material accession to the bee! '
supply be assured, but the developmemt;

process would add a large sum to “the,
value of our farm products, .1
same time exerting a highly benign" I
influence on soil fertility. Ma‘
legislation to compel farmers; to
(continued on me 686%

 

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Breeders of the lead?

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HELPS WHEN FILLING 'r'HE BARN.

 

 

   

E have found the gasoline engine
. a valuable asset when haying or
putting other roughage in the barn.
The accompanying illustration will
show the reader how the power is used
‘in‘ the place of horses. A drum, under

  
 
 
 

   
 
   
     
   
  
 
 
    
  
  
  
    
  
   
  
    
   
   
  
   
   
    
  
  
  
  
   
  
    
   
   
   
   
    

,control of the operator on
the wagon is turned by the
engine. By jerking a rope
,the 'operator starts the
.drum or stops it as he
wishes. When he is ready
to hoist a forkful or sling-
load of hay he reaches to
(the rope and away goes
the hay without waste of
time. It will be seen also that one less
man is required; neither is there any
bother with an extra team or horse for
this work, nor any need of unhit‘ching
from the wagon and to the rope and
vice versa, for every load brought to
the barn. We count the arrangement
a distinct labor-saving device for those
with much roughage to put in the barn
or stack—U. D. K.

n

WRENCH FOR ANY SIZE NUT.

 

HANDY wrench for the farmer
can be made from a piece of
square bar, shaped as shown, and fit-

CW'

 

 

 
 

ted with a handle. The joint may
be welded or halved and riveted. The
size of the bar and the space between

(Continued from first page).
moderate working capital is as neces-
sary to a man beginning on a farm in
a new locality as training and knowl-
edge. Too many men think that if
they have a few tools and a pair of
w horses to get their crops in with and
V , 'out and to town, they have everything
that is necessary to begin work on cut-
over land. They are wrong. They
need above all, three or four cows and
a few sheep to convert their rough
products into salable commodities,
keep the land fertile and refreshed and
give it relaxation from time to time. If

as his land is fenced they will aid ma-
terially in clearing the land and pre-
paring that land fer plowing and
planting.

"The man who buys one of these
eighty-acre 'farms, with only twenty
acres cleared, faces two necessities.
One is tofgrow as large crops as pos-
sible on the cleared land, in order that
(110' may live and support his family;
the other is to clear a few acres each
year so that he may keep more live

  
   
  
   

 

  

 
 

  

JGianring this cut-over land and
I it .under a remunerative sys-
qt' agriculture is no small under-
It requires a thorough knowl-

 
 

  
     

' UggCStlons

a farmer has a flock of sheep as soon.

'm and gradually expand his farm- _

 

   

the parts will depend on the size of
nuts to be turned—G.

FEEDING ALFALFA IN THE OPEN.

 

T frequently happens that farmers

want to feed alfalfa in an, open
shed or. out of doors. This practice is
far more common in the"
state of Michigan, with
the increase in the num:
ber of animals on the
farms. The carpenter or
lhandy man will quickly
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lustration of how a substantial rack
for such feeding may be made. This
rack, as indicated, is fOur feet high,
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long. A floor is built in about eighteen
inches from the ground. Sheep and
hogs may eat from between the lower
side board and this floor, while cattle
will reach over the top. Calves will
get what they want through the sides.

DEVICE FOR CARRYING STRAW.

 

ID you ever try to carry an armful
or a forkful of straw from the
stack to the barn on a windy day? If

so. you know the result. Perhaps you
have had the same experience in car-
rying hay. A device that'allows you
to carry either without these bad re-
sults and by: which you can carry sev-
eral times as much is ’made as fol-
lows: Take a piece of bagging or can‘
vas eight or'nine feet long and three
or four feet wide and make a hem at
each end large enough to receive a
lath. Put a lath in each hem and tack
them to the cloth. In the middle of
one lath fasten a ring and in the other
a cord and stick. The straw is thrown

 

onto the canvas and the cord pulled
over the straw and inserted through
the ring. Besides its use to carry, hay
and straw, this device is the best thing
going to carry leaves—H. L. Spooner.

PLOWING AROUND TREES.

 

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when plowing with a one-horse
plow, we used an offset attachment on
the clevis. The two heles farthest apart
in the plow clevis measured six inches
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plow clevis, and the single-tree hitched
in the outer end. Thus the horse walk-

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ment is relieved by a light chain or
heavy wire running from the hitch
back to the plow frame as illustrated.
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UTILIZE WASTES.

 

N farm organization we may learn
from manufacturers to give great-

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products. The great meat packerS‘
claim that they derive their profits
from the saving of. waste products.
This may seem hard to believe when
buying meat, but it does not seem un-
reasonable when paying our fertilizer
bills. The value of the manure pro-
duced by thirty well-fed cows with the
usual accompaniment of other stock is
about ”one thousand dollars per year at.
the prices we are paying for plant
food in other forms. Are we losing a
large part of this value by careless
methods offarming and going into the
markets to buy expensive fertilizers?

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work is to be done. It is easily made,
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Ready- -Made Farms 011 Easy Terms

total loss at any stage of the game.

Right here is the great need of any
new colonization or back-to-the—land
movement. A system of long time
finance, to get the money coming in
before the big payments drain it out.
If the federal government or the peo-
ple interested in reconstructing our
agriculture and providing new farms
for our returning soldiers could'devise
a plan to meet the need for ready cap-
ital to help finance new farmers there
would not be a good cut-over quarter
section left in Northern Michigan
in ten years. Here, then, is the cut-
over districts of Northern Michi-
gan looking for settlers. Here in the
thickly populated districts of the mid-
dle west and among the soldiers re-
turning from France are thousands of
young men with_ agricultural training
and experience, looking for land. Here,
then, is a scheme for getting them to-
gether.

‘ Uncle Sam has observed this condi-
tion and may come to the rescue“, If
plans can be made through the Federal
Farm Loan, Board to have them ex-
tend, aid in financing these new set-

tlers, to the extent of loaning up to

about seventy-five per cent or the val-

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At the Homedf Hugo Chevet.

T was early autumn, for the clus-
I ters of grapes above me were al-

ready purple, and the forest leaves
were tinged with red. And yet the air
was soft, and the golden bars of sun
flickered down on the work in my lap
through the laced branches of the
trellis. The work was but a pretense,
for I had fled the house to escape the
voice of Monsieur Cassion who was
still urging my uncle to accompany him
on his journey into the wilderness.
They sat in the great room before the
fireplace, drinking, and I had heard
enough already to tell me there was
treachery on foot against the Sieur de
la Salle. To be sure it was nothing to

, me, a girl knowing naught of Such in-

trigue, yet I had not forgotten the day,
three years before, when this La Salle,
with others of his company, had halted
before the Ursuline convent, and the
sisters bade them welcome for the
night. ’Twas my part to help serve,
and he had stroked my hair in tender-
ness. I had sung to them, and watched
his face in the firelight as he listened.
Never would I forget that face, nor be-
lieVe evil of such a man. No! not
from the lips of Caisson nor even from
the governor, La Barre.

I recalled it all now, as I sat there

. in the silence, pretending to work, how

we watched them embark in their can
oes and disappear, the Indian paddlers
bending to their task, and Monsieur
la Salle, standing, bare-headed as he
waved farewell. Beyond him was the
dark face of one they called De Tonty,
and in the first boat a mere boy lifted
his ragged hat. I know not why, but
the memory of that lad was clearer
than all those others, for he had met
me in the hall and we had talked long
in the great window ere the sister
came, and took me away. So I remem-
bered him, and his name, Rene de Ar-
tigny. And in all those years I heard
no more. Into the black wilderness
they swept and were lost to those of
us at home in New France.

No doubt there were those who
knew—Frontenac, Bigot, those who
ruled over us at Quebec—but ’twas not
a matter supposed to interest a girl,
and so no word came to me. Once I
asked my Uncle Chevet, and he replied
in anger with only a few sentences,
bidding me hold my tongue; yet he
said enough so that I knew the Sieur
de‘ la Salle lived and had built a fort
far away, and was buying furs of the
Indians. It was this that brought jeal-
ousy and hatred. Once Monsieur Cas-
sion came and stopped with us, and, as
I waited on him and Uncle Chevet, I
caught words which told me that Fron-
tenac was La Salle’s friend, and would
listen to no charges brought against
him. They talked of a new governor;
yet I learned but little, for Caisson
attempted to kiss me, and I would wait
on him no more.

Then Frontenac was recalled to
France, and La Barre was governor.
How pleased my Uncle Chevet was
when the news came, and he rapped
the table with his glass and exclaimed:
“Ah! but now we will pluck out the
claws of this Sieur de la Salle, and
send him‘where he belongs.” But he
would eXplain' nothing, until a week
later; Cassion came up the .river in
his“; canes, with Indian paddlers. and

:stoppedto holdconterence. The man
treatedl.mef with much gallantry, so

that I questioned him, and he seemed
happy to answer that La Barre .had
already dispatched a party under Che-
valier de Baugis, of the King’s Dra-
goons to take command of La Salle’s
Fort St. Louis in the Illinois country.
La Salle had returned, and was already
at Quebec, but Cassion grinned as he
boasted that the new governor would
not even give him audience. Bah! I
despised the man, yet I lingered beside
him, and thus learned that La Salle’s
party consisted of but two voyageurs,

“You Kiss me!

and the young Sieur de Artigny. I
was glad enough when he went away,
though I gave him my hand to kiss,
and waved to him bravely at the land-
ing. And now he was back again,
bearing a message from La Barre, and
seeking volunteers for some western
voyage of profit. ’Twas of no interest
to me unless my uncle joined in the
enterprise, yet I was kind enough, for
he brought with him word of the gov—
ernor’s ball at Quebec, and had won
the pledge of Chevet to take me there
with him. I could be gracious to him
for that and it was on my gown I
worked, as the two planned and talked
in secret. What they did was nothing
to me now—all my thought was on the
ball. What would you? I was sev-
enteen. '
The grape trellis ran down toward
the river landing, and from where I
sat in the cool shadow, I could see the
broad water gleaming in the sun. Sud-
denly, as my eyes uplifted, the dark
outline of a canoe swept into the vista,
and the splashing paddles turned the,
prow inward toward our landing. I did
not move, although I watched with in-
terest, for it was not the time of year
for Indian traders, and these were
white men. I could see those at the
paddles, .voyageurs, With gay cloths
about their heads; but the one in the
stern wore a hat, the brim concealing
hisface, and a blue coat. I knew not
who it could be'until the prow touched
the bank, and he stepped ashore. Then

 

Try it,
How my Race Repays Insult."

 

I knew, and bent low over my sewing,
as though I had seen nothing, although
my heart beat fast. Through lowered
lashes I saw him give brief order to
the men, and then advance toward the
house alone. Ah! but this was not the
slender, laughing-eyed boy of three
years before. The wilderness had made
of him a man—a soldier. He paused
an instant to gaze about, and held his
hat in his hand, the sun touching his
tanned cheeks, and flecking the long,
light-colored hair. He looked strong

Monsieur, if you Doubt

and manly in his tightly buttoned jack-
et, a knife at his belt, a rifle grasped
within one hand. There was a stern-
ness to 'his face, too, although it lit up
in a smile as the searching eyes caught
glimpse of my white dress in the cool
shade of the grape arbor. Hat still in
hand he came toward me, but I only
bent the lower, as though I knew noth-
ing of his approach, and had no inter-
est other than my work.

“Mademoiselle,” he said gently, “par-
don me, but is not this the home of
Hugo Chevet, the fur trader?”

I looked up into his face and bowed,
as be swept the earth with his hat,
seeing at a glance that he had no re-
membrance of me.

“Yes,” I answered. “If you seek him,
rap on the door beyond.” ' .,

“ ’Tis not so much Chevet I seek,” he
said, showing no inclination to pass
me, “but one whom I understood was
his guest—Monsieur Francois Cas-
sion.”

“The man is here,” I answered quick-
ly, yet unable to conceal my surprise,
“but you will find him no friend to
Sieur de la Salle.”

“Ah!" and he stared at me intently.
“In the name of the saints, what is the
meaning of this? You know me, then ?”
I bowed, yet my eyes remained hid-
den. 4

“I knew you once as Monsieur’s
friend,” Isaid, almost regretting my
indiscretion, “and have been told you
travel in his company.”

 

“You knew me once,” he laughed.
“Surely that cannot be, for never
would I be likely to forget. I chal-
lenge you, Mademoiselle, to speak. my
name.”

“The Sieur Rene de Artigny, Mona -
sieur.”

“By my faith, the witch is right, and
yet in all this New France I know
scarce a maid. Nay look up; there is
naught to fear from me, and I would
see if memory be not new born. Saint
Giles! surely ’tis true; I have seen
those eyes before; why, the name is on
my tongue, yet fails me, lost in the
wilderness. I pray you mercy, Made-
moiselle-”

“You have memory of the face you
say?”

“Ay! the witchery of it; ’tis like a
haunting spirit.”

“Which did not haunt long, I war-
rant. I am Adele la Chesnayne, Mon-
Sieur.”

He stepped back, his eyes on mine,
questioningly. For an instant I be-
lieved the name even brought no fa-
miliar sound; then his face brightened,
and his eyes smiled, as his lips echoed
the words. ‘

“Adele la Chesnayne! Ay! now I
know. Why, ’tis no less than a mira-
cle. It was a child I thought of under
that name—a slender, brown-eyed girl,
as blithesome as a bird. No, I had not
forgotten; only the magic of three
years has made of you a woman. Again
and again have I questioned in Mon-
treal and Quebec, but no one seemed
to know. At the convent they said
your father fell in Indian skirmish.”

“Yes; ever since then I have liVed
here, with my uncle, Hugo Chevet.”

“Here” he looked about, as though
the dreariness of it was first noticed.
“Alone? Is there no other woman?”

I shook my. head but no longer
looked at him, for fear he might see
the tears in my eyes. '

“I am the housekeeper, Monsieur.
There was nothing else for me. In
France, I am told, my father’s people
were well born, but this is not France,
and there was no choice. Besides I
was but a child of fourteen.”

”And seventeen now, Mademoiselle,”
and he took my hand gallantly. “Par-
don if I have asked questions which.
bring pain. I can understand much,
for in Montreal I heard tales of this
Hugo Chevet.”

“He is a rough woodsman,” I de-
fended, “yet not unkind to me. You
will speak him fair?”

He laughed, his eyes sparkling with
merriment. '

“No fear of my neglecting all court-
esy, for I come beseeching a favor. I
have learned the lesson of when the
soft speech wins more than the iron
hand. And this other, the Commis-
saire Cassion—is he a bird of the same
plumage ?”

I made a little gesture, and glanced
back at the closed door.

“Oh, no; he is the court courtier,‘ to
stab with words, not deeds. Chevet is .
rough of speech, and hard of hand, but ’
he fights in the open; Cassion has a
double tongue, and one never knows
him.”
face. “He is a friend of La Barre." ,
“So ’tis said, and has been chosen'
by the governor to bear message to
De Baugis in the Illinois country 1
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under which he is working. With good
pastures and silos it is now possible convey the impression that cows of
to maintain a cow at very low cost. the dairy breeds'are not adapted to
Those who are protesting that main- small farms or those of medium size,
taining a cow for the calf she raises is where sufficient labor is available for

grow into profitable beef animals.

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their calves would be both absurd and clusions that of two cows “01’ the same
abortive; it is a matter for educational size the one that willproduce the great.
effort.
corn silage effectively solves the prob- taining the smaller amount of purchas-
lem of maintaining a breeding herd of ed protein is the most profitable. This
cattle.
vidual to make milk production a prom- feed costs and one that has received
inent feature of his farming or to main- but .little attention from feeders of

The use of pasture crops and her amount of milk from a ration con-

Whether it will pay the indi- is an important item in determining

sip a herd of strictly beef producing dairy cows in America.

Small Farms Need Dairy Cowa.
It is not the purpose of the writer to

mpractical “my continue to Produce milking and handling the herd. A hard

milk, and, by the use Of 300d beef-bred of good producing dairy cows, with the
sires, produce calves with capacity to proper care and good housing, will

convert the feed produced on an acre ~

How to Get Quick Returns. of land into more money than any oth-
The farmer who has a herd of mixed or kind of live stock. On farms where

COWS that closely approach the dairy the bulk of the food crops areproduc-
type, and who wishes .to get quick re- ed and where there is plenty of labor
salts in producing a few calves suit- available the dairy cow is the most
able for finishing for beef Will probably profitable, but at the present time
find it profitable to use a purebred more than two-thirds of our dairy cows
Aberdeen—Angus bull 01’ the extreme, are being kept at a loss because of the
thick-fleshed, early-maturing kind. In expense for high-priced supplemental
some instances men who have more grain feeds and the high cost of labor.
than.one farm and combine feeding
beef cattle with dairylng. are finding more cattle without increasing the re

To make possible the feeding of

t profitable to buy grade Holstein cows quirements for grain feeds and labor,

to replenish their dairy herd. and mate beef production may be worked in with
them with an Angus bull, and feed the dail‘ying,
calves for beef. In this way they find fattened with comparatively little pur-
it possible t0 DI‘OGUCB‘ cattle for feeding chased grain feed and labor because
that show a good finish and pay as good growth can be kept up with such
good returns for the amount of food feeds as clover, alfalfa, mixed hay and
consumed as those of the dual-purpose corn silage, and the task of milking is

Cattle can be grown and

type. The calves, bOth heifers and eliminated. Buildings of an inexpen-
steers, are sold as beef at the age of give kind may be used, which makes it
from eighteen to twenty-four months possible to keep overhead charges
and bring prices near the too of the much lower than is the case when con-
market. A good grade Holstein cow ducting an exclusive dairy business.

will milk profitably several years and ‘
during that period she would, if mated
with a good Angus bull produce four
or five good calves for feeding for beef.
The farm labor question and the price
of protein concentrates is such as to
prohibit any large increase in the num-
ber of cows kept for milking purposes.
It is safe to say that one-half of the
dairy cows on Michigan farms should
be bred ,to a pure-bred beef sire, and
still there would be a sufficient number
of good dairy heifers raised to supply
the demands for milch cows. Such a
plan would enable the farmers of the
state to more than double the size of
their herds of cattle without employing
a lot of extra labor or going to the ex-
pense of keeping herds of beef-bred
cows merely for breeding purposes.

Utilizing Pastures.

Beef cattle assist further in solving
the labor problem on large farms, be-
cause the increased number of cattle
kept will utilize much more pasture, a
crop harvested without labor, yet just
as profitable as grain when grown un-
der proper management. Building up
fertility to make our soil conditions
favorable for larger crops is of first im-
portance. The conditions in Michigan
are not favorable for more intensive
methods of soil tillage, because of the
limited supply of labor. If, instead of
plowing up so much land for grain and
market crops, necessitating hasty prep-
aration and planting, more of the land
could be used for pasture, we would
soon be producing more grain and mar-
ket crops on fewer acres with much

The Dual-Purpose COW- lower overhead charges for tillage. Few

Many farmers are finding it profit- farmers realize the profits to be had
able to keep dual-purpose cows, milk- from good pasture at the present mar-
ing Shorthorns or Red Polls. Cows of ket prices for good cattle. The feeding
these breeds, selected from good milk- of more good cattle on our farms will
ing families, give from six to ten thou- make it possible to have more land in
sand pounds of milk, and from two pasture and at the same time grow
hundred and fifty to .four hundred more com, clover, alfalfa and small
pounds of butter-fat per year. A num- grain, crops that represent greater
ber of individuals have exceeded these value when sold as animal products,
figures. They do not equal the best and at the same time build up the for-
records of the dairy breeds, because it tility of our farms. ,
is impossible to develop in one animal Not only are more cattle needed on
both beef and dairy tendencies to the our farms to build fertility, utilize pas-
high'est possible degree. It is possible. ture grasses and cheap rough feeds
however, to develop hOth to a degree that otherwise might go to waste, and
that makes COWS Of these breeds Dl‘Ofit’ to distribute labor evenly during the
able on hundreds 0f farms in Michigan year, but prices for beef cattle are very
where much attention iS given to 08511 favorable. While it is unreasonable
creps and where insufficient labor is to think that the present high prices
available to make dairying profitable. for beef cattle will continue indefinite-

More Milk From Less Protein. ly, the fact that but little new land is

One of the most important items of available, and that our population is
cost in the production of milk on Mich- rapidly increasing, makes it reasonably
igan farms today is the grain feed.’ certain that we are facing an era of
This varies greatly with the individual good prices for all kinds of meat
cows, and with different methods of products. "
feeding, however, practical experience Many herds of beef cattle are needed
in feeding cows of the different breeds on the thousands of. acres of cut-over
indicates that the Red Poll and Milking lands in northern Michigan. Large
Shorthorn cow will produce the'same areas of this land could, with small

ing a lower percentage of. proteinghanj excellent «pastures «aggrass m..¢ig‘nr

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WinterCare Of

I The time needed toflbring them to a

 
  

the Horse

'1‘ is often claimed that the winter
care of horses is much more im-
portant than at any other season

of the year." In spring, summer, and
fall, they are worked every day, and
are fed regularly, and liberally water-
ed. They are cleaned at regular inter-
vals, and’the labor in the. open air
tends to keep them healthy and vigor-
ous. In winter when team work is not
needed, the horses are often neglected,
some daysgoing without being clean-
ed, and perhaps going for a week or
more with,» no more exercise than they
get while being led to water. Many
stables are not properly. ventilated.
The air is breathed over and over
again, and becomes noxious in a short
time. Under such care and treatment
horses soon become debilitated.

A cold stable is to be shunned as
much as a badly ventilated one. Horses
should not be kept in: awdark stable, or
where they are constantly compelled
to face the light. The bestway is to
have the light admitted into the stable
behind the horses. When they are not
frequently driven or worked they
should have a yard or field where they
may exercise. The stalls should be
well littered with straw, and the drop-
pings removed at least once a day. In
the winter there is no excuse for not
cleaning the horses every day. Our
experience has been that a coarse
brush is better than anything else for
removing dirt from the skin without
annoying the animal.

There is much diversity of opinion
as to the best winter feed for horses.
If they are heavily grained, and also
fed hay, they will prove costly animals
by spring, unless they have performed
profitable work during a portion of the
time. Horses that are kept fat by feed-
ing plenty of grain will not prove as
efficient as those which have been kept
on less grain. Only as much grain
should be fed in winter as to keep the
animal in good spirits and fair flesh.

We have observed that horses will
eat too much hay if given the oppor-
tunity. If there is good clean oat straw
it may be fed to horses in winter if
accompanied with a proper allowance
of grain. However, several weeks be-
fore the opening of spring, hay should
be fed, instead of oat straw.

While stable blanketing in winter
has many advocates, we have never
favored the practice. The only time
we use blankets is after the horse re-
turns heated from a tripfin the cold
weather, or if the animal is sick. A
horse with proper food and stabling
can withstand more cold with less in-
convenience, and is less likely to take
cold from an omission to blanket while
waiting on the road, than if accustom-
ed to constant blanketing in the stable.

There is no rule to lay down in the.
matter of shoeing; Every horse owner
'should use his own judgment. But
when it is found necessary to" protect
the foot or to prevent the horse from
slipping when the roads are icy, not a
moment should be lost to have the
horse properly shod. ' M. M.

 

THE SELF-FEEDER PAYS.

 

With the ingredients of ‘ a good ra-
tion constantly before them, placed so
that they may eat at' will, hogs will

make gains more, rapidly and more .

economically than when fed by hand.

~ in weight will bra-shortened and
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Careful Buyers
Prefer to
Have a Choice
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WER and

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Get the plant that fits your needs. Don’t fit your needs
to any particular plant.

A “bull-tongue” plow won’t do good
work in meadow land; neither can a
strong arsenate spray be used on bud-
ding trees. The right tool for the work
-that’s the right idea! And it is this
idea that’s behind our selling plan for
electric plants.

If a man has an engine, we are ‘con-
tent to sell him the necessary electrical
equipment; no reason why he should
buy another engine. If, however, he
wants a complete plant, we offer him
two kinds:—(1) the belted type where
the engine is belted to the generator
and is readily available to drive other
machinery. (2) the direct connected

type, with engine and generator built
in one unit.

We are not interested in selling any
one particular type of plant. You can
choose the one that will best serve
your needs.

And remember that the Western
Electric Company with its forty years
experience, offers you not alone its line
of power and light plants, but its mo-
tors, water system, milking machine
as well as a complete line of electrical
labor saving appliances for the home——
all bearing the familiar trade mark,
Western Electric, your guarantee of
satisfaction.

  

 

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Detroit, Mich.

 

There is a Western Electric man near you. Mail the coupon for .
Booklet No. MF-11, and we Will tell him to get in touch with you.

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O L KEROSENE TRACTOR
Whether your soil is hardpan, black-wax, timothy sod, gumbo or iust
loan, the Waterloo. Boy Kerosene Burning Tractor has the necessary
war to farm it. Our thousands of satisfied users all over the United
ates have given this tractor rigid tryouts in every possible soil condition,

and the Waterloo Boy has always pulled through with a record.

Perfect Lubrication Necessary to
Efficient Work and Long Life

The teeth of friction get busy quicker on a tractor than on other machines, because
of the trying circumstances under which it‘must work. No matter how we your
Incline is built. it can not do good work unless no system is
The Waterloo Boy is equipped with the well known circulating splash

ump system of lubrication, which is employed on high class auto-
mohi es generally. This constantly maintains asuhstantml oxl flow between
all friction points. With dust-proof gears and hearings, it"ruents wear.
increases power, keeps down repair expense. Insures amoo steady work.
High quality material and workmanship throughout guaranteed.

Write us for illustrated catalog showingman photographic
views with letters from users. also details 0 construction.

JOHN DEERE
430; w. 3rd Ave. Moline. lllinois

 

     
 
  

    

 

 

 

   

      
    
     
       
      
   

 

       
     
   
 
       
    
   
   
       
       

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BUILT UPON A
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Garage E

HE farm garage may be made
the source of. many little econ-
omies if a little time and tore

- thought are exercised in fixing it up

with that object in view. It becomes
an easy habit to drop into the city gar-
age and have this and that fixed or at-
tended to when it can be done much
cheaper at home and perhaps as well.
The garageman used to give free air
and storage room to solicit or attract
patronage, but that day has passed.

One of the best economies of the
home garage is a concrete floor. It
can be kept clean and dry, making it
pleasant to work on. If any little arti-
cle is dropped on it it can be found
readily. Tires resting on a clean con-
crete floor do not deteriorate as quick-
ly as they do on a grease-grimed dirt
floor. There is not as much danger of
fire with concrete as with wood floors.
A well lighted garage is essential
for making repairs, but it is not advis-
able to flood it with sunlight, for direct
sunlight tends to weaken rubber. Lo-
cate the windows on the east. west

. and north sides; and if a window is

wanted on the south side a shade can
be put over it to shut out the direct
sunlight. Plenty of light coming from
all sides is quite an advantage when
working about the car. With a good
floor and ample light, work can be done
on the car on bad days or in disagree—
able weather.

Another thing we have found to be a
convenience is a long chest of drawers
and a work bench-on top of them. In
the drawers are kept robes, tire tools,
old casings that might be used in case
of an emergency, waste, paints, oils,
etc. This is much better than having
the floor cluttered up with them, and
having a place one knows where they
may be quickly found.

We make most of our tire repairs at
a cost of less than half what is charg-
ed at the local garages and do it satis-
factorily with home-vulcanizing outfits.

N all apple growing sections of
Michigan there are large numbers
of apple trees which have been

neglected from various causes. No
matter what section of the state you
are in these conditions are always
present and especially in the older ap-
ple regions. The probable causes for
these conditions are, lack of proper
management, carelessness, poor mar-
kets, lack of interest in apple grow--
ing, insects, diseases and not properly
cultivated or fertilized.

Many of these trees in this condition
can be brought back to profitable bear-
~ing apple trees if ‘a little of the mod-
ern intelligence in fruit growing is ap-
plied to the problem. The ones beyond
improvement usually belong to the fol-
lowing classes: If the trees are thirty

of an undesirable variety, it is proba-

they are probably not vigorous enough
to stand the process of renovating. If
the 'San , Jose scale has reduced the
vigor at the tree to array low ebb
there will.\ probably be no chance of a»

doubtedly. in nearly all cases if the
trees are strong and vigorous they can
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BYE“. L. JUSTICE

It is well to have two sizes of the
small vulcanizers, one for making re-
pairs to casings and a smaller size for
inner tubes. The tube vulcanizer is a.
very small and simple affair, making it
especially convenient for carrying in
the car and mending a puncture on the
road. The heat is provided by a little
composition disk which is inserted in
the vulcanizer and lighted, and the
preparation for the patch is similar to
the method used in applying a cement
ed patch. Since the patch is vulcaniz-
ed on with heat it becomes permanent
and is much more satisfactory than the
cemented patch, as the latter is likely
to come loose in time and give trouble
again. The larger vulcanizer for cas-
ings can be purchased for from $2.00
to $5.00, while some of the smaller can
be had for $1.50 with a set of patches
and disks. ' _

Tires must be kept properly inflated
in order to increase their life. This is
often neglected because one does not
like to operate a hand-pump. We have
used a spark-plug pump for several
years which has given excellent ser~
vice. This is simply screwed in in
place of a spark plug and the engine
operated on three cylinders; it will fill
the tires with fresh air in just a few
minutes and do it much easier than it
can be done by hand.

If a plentiful supply of patching ma-
terial, jacks, tire tools, extra valve
cores, waste material“ and oils are
kept on hand they will soon pay for
themselves and the car can be kept in
good running order at a minimum cost.
The work may be done at odd hours.

A fire extinguisher kept either hang-
ing in some convenient place in the
garage or put in the car, may at some
time prove a means of checking a fire,
though with a concrete floor which is
kept swept clean of all debris and col-
lection of oils the danger of fire is very
largely removed when care is exercis-
ed in handling gasoline.

' Returns from OldApplc
TI‘CCS-j-By fl/ton M. Porter I

The best time of the year to start a.
process of rejuvenation in the apple
orchard is in the fall. Fall plowing
should be the first point to consider,
especially if the trees have been in sod
for several years, and this is usually
the case in an old neglected orchard.
This fall plowing will get all the rub«
bish and grass in the process of decay
and its incorporation with the soil is
hastened. By exposing the soil to the
action of the frost and moisture its
physical condition will be improved.
About four inches is the best depth for
this fall plowing, because deep plowing
will often cause a great many of the
roots of the trees to be destroyed. Of
course, a few will be destroyed by this
shallow plowing.

Winter Fertilization and Spring
Cultivation. ‘

During the winter it- is a good plan
to put a good coat‘of manure on the
fall-plowed orchard. This manure will
not by all means go far towards sup-
plying the necessary nitrogen, phos-
phoric acid and potash, but it will add
humus and help to amprove the physi-
cal condition of the soil that‘is"badly
in need of improvement in. all poorly

  
 
  

 

 

 

 

  
     
  
 
  


 
   
  
 
 
   
  

  
 
 
  
 

 

 
   
   
   
   
   
     
   
      
  
 

   
  
    
    
    
   
   
   
     
       
     
     
     
      

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Wexford. County.

OUR POTATO AND BEAN CROPS.

 

N the table given below appears the
estimate of the Federal Crop Re-
porters under the direction of V. N.
Church, Field Agent for Michigan, on"
the 1918 production of beans and po-
tatoes in the various counties

Beans Potatoes
County. Bush. Bush.
Alcona ........... 10,300 35,000
Alger ................... 184,800
Allegan .......... 25,900 423,300
Alpena . . . . . .. 2,600 222,800
Antrim ........... 33,300 213,400
Arenac .......... 115,300 98,000
Baraga ................. 124,100
Barry ............ 26,750 222,700
Bay .............. 170,150 193,300
Benzie ........... 36,250 51,900
Berrien .......... 2,750 507,100
Branch ........... 82,950 167,500
Calhoun .......... 56,360 304,900
Cass ............. 600 245,700
Charlevoix ....... 28,100 263,400
Cheboygan ....... 3,125 97,200
Chippewa ........ 320 266,800
Clare ............ 51,600 101,000
Clinton .......... 182,975 170,500
Crawford . . . . .. 1,700 36,000
Delta ............ 275 554,800
Dickinson .............. 103,000
Eaton ............ 144,900 243,500
Emmet ........... 2,725 272,600
Genesee~ .......... 117,500 353,900
Gladwin .......... 98,600 220,800
Gogebic ............... . 49,500
Grand Traverse . . 13,200 760,400
Gratiot ........... 356,100 120,900
Hillsdale . 5,575 208,100
Houghton ............... 195,000
Huron ........... 406,600 393,100
Ingham .......... 126,215 240,200
Ionia ............. 162,440 246,600
Iosco ............ 47,800 72,900
Iron ..... 158,000
Isabella .......... 333,600 482,800
Jackson .......... 79,600 395,700
Kalamazoo ....... 13,800 382,100
Kalkaska ........ 2,125 299,700
Kent ............. 278,130 1,009,800
Keweenaw .............. , 00
Lake ............. 1,820 219,200
Lapeer ........... 90,860 671,700
Leelanau . 8,000 708,000
Lenawee ......... 300 341,400
Livingston ....... 114,700 183,300
Luce ............. 50 104,100
Mackinac ........ 225 156,600
Macomb ......... 7,800 438,700
Manistee .. 37,100 458,700
Marquette . . . . . 75 309,600
Mason ........... 47,050 359,800
Mecosta .......... 92,900 609,500
Menominee . . . . 3,800 862,300
Midland .......... 45,980 177,200
Missaukee‘ . .. . 12,800 468,100
Monroe ‘ .......... 270 445,600
Montcalm ........ 235,860 1,577,800
Montmorency . . . . 560 48,900
Muskegon ........ 55,800 284,900
Newaygo . . . . . .125,240 491,900
Oakland .......... 44,800 1,822,300
Oceana .......... 69,350 708,400
Ogemaw ......... 29,100 191,100
Ontonagon ..............
Osceola .......... 36,200
Oscoda ........... 2,940
Otsego ........... . 2,080
Ottawa .......... 25,200
Presque Isle . . 4,000
Roscommon ...... 2,800
Saginaw ......... 202,800
St. Clair ......... 6,250
St. Joseph ........ 8.900
Sanilac ........ . .105,375‘
Schoolcraft . . . ....... '. . .
., Shiawasse‘e . . . .140,200
, Meals. . . . . . ; .298.800
v, ,VfinBuren . , . . . . . 6,750
,Waahtenaw 'f. 12,200

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“We have had our Delco-Light plant for more than
two years now and the work that it is doing out here
saves several hours of time each week.

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“The time and labor saved multiplies man—power on
the farm.

“So you see Delco-Light is a good investment.

“By just pressing a button we can start an electric motor that
runs the washing machine for my wife, milks the cows, operates
the cream separator or tumbles the churn.

, “Delco-Light giyes us runnin water throughout the house and
barns. It furnishes good, sa e, clean electric light everywhere.
We can do our chore work after dark as well as in broad day-
light. And it does not take as long as when we had to lug
lanterns about. ,

“The old smelly lamps and lanterns have been stored away.
They are nothing but relics now, like the cradle my great-grand-
father used, to harvest grain. ‘

“Electric light eliminates fire risk. I do not fear fire any more.

“And the beauty of it is that we have all of these things at low
cost. The plant runs on KEROSENE. The same kerosene
that we burned in the lamps and lanterns, furnishes both
electric power and light.

“Delco-Light pays for itself. There is no question about it.

“Before I had Delco-Light I did not know much a out city con-
veniences. I believe that if I had to give up Delco-Light now

‘ I would move to town. My family would insist on it. Delco-
Light hel 3 every one of us in our work and keeps the children
contented?"

      
       
     
     
   
    
    
     
      
       
     
    
    
    
     
 
 
 
   
    
      

The above sums up statements made in over 5000
testimonial letters iust received from users—~More
than 60.000 such users endorse Delco-Light.

THE DOMESTIC ENGINEERING COMPANY
Makers of DELCO-LIGHT Products
DAYTON, OHIO

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Whether your soil is hardpan,
loam, the Waterloo Boy Kerosene Burning

and the Waterloo Boy has always pulled through with ‘a record.

Perfect Lubrication Necessary to
Efficient Work and Long Life

don""n'd r” law“ kick a‘ u work
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W. it can not do good work unless the lubricating
The Waterloo Boy is equipped with the
and ump system of lubrication. which is employed on .‘
mobiles generally. This constantly maintains a substantial or
alliriction points. With dust-proof gears and bearings.
increases power.
High quality material aid workmanship throughout guaranteed. .
Write us tor illustrated catalog showing many photographic '
views with letters from users. a details of construction.

JOHN DEERE
439: w. 3rd Av... Moline. illiuois

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Tractor has the necessary
power to (am it. Our thousands at satisfied users all over. the United
States have given this tractor rigid tryouts in every possible sorl condition,

quicker on a tractor than on other machines, because
No matter how well your

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with that object in view. It becomes
an easy habit to drop into the city gar-
age and have this and that fixed or at-
tended to when it can be done much
cheaper at home and perhaps as well.
The garageman used to give free air
and storage room to solicit or attract
patronage, but that day has passed.
One of the best economies of the
home garage is a concrete iioor. It
can be kept clean and dry, making it
pleasant to work on. If any little arti-
cle is dropped on it it can be found
readily. Tires resting on a clean con-
crete iioor do not deteriorate as quick-
ly as they do on a grease-grimed dirt
floor. There is not as much danger of
fire with concrete as with wood floors.
A well lighted garage is'essentiai
for making repairs, but it is not advis-
able to flood it with sunlight, for direct
sunlight tends to weaken rubber. Lo-
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Iand north sides; and if a window is
{wanted on the south side a shade can
'be put over it to shut out the direct
isunlight. Plenty of light coming from
iall sides is quite an advantage when
‘working about the car. Vs’ith a good
floor and ample light, work can be done
on the car on bad days or in disagree
able weather.

Another thing we have found to be a
convenience is a long chest of drawers
and a work bench on top of them. In
the drawers are kept robes, tire tools,
old casings that might be used in case
of an emergency, waste, paints, oils,
etc. This is much better than having
the floor cluttered up with them, and
having a place one knows where they
may be quickly found.

VVo make most of our tire repairs at
a cost of less than half what is charg-
ed at the local garages and do it satis.
factorily with home-vulcanizing outfits.

N all apple growing sections of

Michigan more are large numbers

of apple trees which have been
neglected from various causes. No
matter what section of the state you
are in these conditions are always
present and especially in the older ap-
ple regions. The probable causes for
these conditions are, lack of proper
management, carelessness, poor mar-

ing, insects, diseases and not properly
cultivated or fertilized.

Many of these trees in this condition
can be brought back to profitable hear-
ing apple trees if a little of the mod-
ern intelligence in fruit growing is ap-
plied to the problem. The ones beyond
improvement usually belong to the fol-
lowing classes: II the trees are thirty
or forty years of age, high-headed and
of an tmdesirsble variety. it is proba-
bly best to leave them alone because
they are probably not vigorous enough

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successful renovating o! the tree.» Un-
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It is well to have two sizes of the
small vulcanizers, one for making re-
pairs to casings and a smaller size for
inner tubes. The tube vulcanizer is a
very small and simple affair, making it
especially convenient for carrying in
the car and mending a puncture on the
road. The heat is provided by a little
composition disk which is inserted in
the vulcanizer and. lighted, and the
preparation for the patch is similar to
the method used in applying a cement-
ed patch. Since the patch is vulcaniz-
ed on with heat it becomes permanent
and is much more satisfactory than the
cemented patch, as the latter is likely
to come loose in time and give trouble
again. The larger vulcanizer for cas-
ings can be purchased for from $2.00
to $5.00, while some of the smaller can
be had for $1.50 with a set of patches
and disks. ,

Tires must be kept. properly; inflated
in order to increase their life. This is
often neglected because one does not
like to operate a hand-pump. We have
used a spark-plug pump for several
years which has given excellent ser-
vice. This is simply screwed in in
place of. a spark plug and the engine
operated on three cylinders; it will fill
the tires with fresh air in just a few
minutes and do it much easier than it
can be done by hand. '

if a plentiful supply of patching ma-
terial, jacks, tire tools, extra valve
cores, waste material,- and oils are
kept on hand they will soon pay for
themselves and the car can be kept in
good running order at a minimum cost.
The work may be done at odd hours.

A fire extinguisher kept either hang-
ing in some convenient place in the
garage or put in the car, may at some
time prove a means of checking a fire,
though with a concrete floor which is
kept swept clean of all debris and col-
lection of oils the dangcr of fire is very
largely removed when care is exercis.
ed in handling gasoline.

Returns from O‘Id'Applc
TI‘COSnBy fl/ton M. Porter

The best time of the year to start a
process of rejuvenation in the apple
orchard is in the fall. Fall plowing
should be the first point to consider,
especially if the trees have been in sod
for several years, and this is usually
the case in an old neglected orchard.
This (all plowing will get all the rub
blah and grass in the process of decay
and its incorporation with the soil is
hardened. By exposing the soil to the
action of the frost and moisture its
physical condition will be improved.
About four inches is the best depth for
this fall plowing, because deep plowing
will often cause a great many of the
roots of the trees to be destroyed. Of
course, a few will be destroyed by this
shallow plowing.

Winter Fertilization and Spring
Cultivation.

During the winter it- is a good plan
to put a good coat of manure on the
fall-plowed orchard. This manure will
not by all means go far towards sup- ‘
plying the necessary nitrogen, plies»
phorie acid and potash, but it will add
humus and help to improve the physi-
cal condition of the soil that is badly
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two years now and the work that it is doing out here
saves several hours of time each week.

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the farm.

“So you see Delco-Light is a good investment.

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runs the washing machine for my Wife, milks the cows, operates . .
the cream separator or tumbles the churn. ' ~.\\\ i‘

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barns. It furnishes good, ea c clean electric light everywhere. (”W /////
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They are nothing but relics now, like the cradle my great-grand-

father used, to harvest grain.

“Electric light eliminates fire risk. I do not fear fire any more.

“And the beauty of it is that wehave all of these things at low

cost. The plant runs on KEROSIZVE. The same kerosene
that we burned in the lamps and lanterns, furnishes both
electric power and light.

"Delco-Light pays for itself. There is no question about it.
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Alcona ....... . 10,300 35,000 ‘ I would move to town. My family would insist on it. Delco«
fillger .............. 2 P900 133.333 Light hel away one of us in our work and keeps the children
egan .......... a. . contente .
Alpena . .......... , 222,800
Antrlm ........... 33,300 213,400 The above sums u d - r
p statements ma e m over .2000
grenac """"" 115'300 133833 testimonial letters iust received from users—More
8:15:53 """""" 2 .6750 2225700 than 60,000 such users endorse Delco-Light.
Bay .............. 1701150 193,300
3:33;“ ----------- M25323 53.5133 THE DOMESTIC ENGINEERING COMPANY
Branch I :1: 822950 1672500 Makmof DELCO-IJGHT Products
galhoun .......... 56.333 323.9133 DAYTON, ()llIO
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Charlevoix ....... 28,100 263,400
Cheboygan ....... 3,125 97,200
Chippewa ........ 320 266,800
Clare ............ 51,600 101,000 . .
Clinton .......... 182,975 170,500 Amighgmoc‘;
Crawford . . .. 1,700 36,000 ' {35“ game,
Delta ............ 275 554,800 yam 3nd sub.
Dickinson .............. 103,000 urban Home...
Eaton ............ 144,900 243,500 Self-Oranklng—
Emmet ........... 2,725 272,600 Aeroolod—Bnll
Genesee‘ .......... 117 .500 353,900 303?!!!” - N0
Gladwin .......... 98,600 220,800 geltOJnTLfilgg
Gogebic ............... . 49,500 : 8:51,,jw'm
Grand Traverse .. 13,200 760,400 0N 333,055";
Gratiot ........... 356,100 120,900 . ‘
Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . 5,575 208,100 ., ,
Houghton ............... 195,000 _ '
Huigm ........... 1:32.302 333,;83
Ing am .......... , , >
lonia ............. 162,440 246,600 $ 10 o o o o o ‘
losco ............ 47,800 72,900 1.x ' ‘ ~ ‘ .
rOn .................... 158,000 A {3“ BACKS, THIS SAW '
Isabella .......... 333,600 482,800 yer I var‘ "mu" 5 zoos
Jackson .......... 79,600 395,700 Double 1....1 ”'“W ”ram.
.‘ Kalamazoo ....... 13,800 382,100 S i W 4 3m
Kalkaska ........ 2,125 299,700 ‘3" 0" . °°
figgrteenaw ......... 278,130 1,002,ggg for ' ' , in {if}? ,‘f m’fi“ 2:; ,
.............. , _ . . c ,aiest sow mule to whi‘fi .’
Lake ............. 93,220 319,230 Lighting mégmmmm,b;g
Lapeer ........... ,8 0 7 ,7 0 ' lune Ire! waif at 511;“.
Leelanau ....... .. 8,383 gigsggo “m: 30k‘33 Judy. "w: 1.3.31... 3
Ilenawee - - a ...... 9 0 a Wes m z; W, "a ’
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Marquette. : i 2:: Z: ' 75 309:500 Ifyou think your olks would a preciate the conveniences of PEUIIHG BREAK. ' “m” "“1 4"”
o a a e . not ”'0'.
fitment ........... 37.033 359.800 modern house lightin and fue cooking, this plant supplies ' the Imk.
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Montcalm ........ 235,860 . T 615 I. Division Ive. Gilli) I”. .56“:
' Montmorency . . 560 ' ' ' 0L '
Muskeg” """""" 55.8 0 0 Carbide Lighting aml Cooking Plant
Newaygo ... . . .125,240 "‘ an
823:? 331323 Write m today for names and addresses of “law" who m tell you all about it. Cattle with horns are danger.
ggEmaw ..... 29,100 J. B. COLT COMPANY, 42nd Street Building. New York . W:;32,1§°£1?&2W92
n onagon .............. iwfi ~—~——--~———* --1, w- -~ ~--~~u~m~~ quickly and usiiyw'ith.
Osceola .......... 33,200 KlY‘TONI ”HORN"
’ ‘ 0500613 ........... 2,940 - Allowed-2“ ll about
Otsego ........... . 2,080 ’ . - , , 1 , , , , . ,. , , . “kw-gm,” " ' “W19
; f Ottawa ........ ,, 25,200 495,500 thDlNG HUGS; THEN HERlu lb WHAl YOU WANT! ' we“...
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'. - ' VsnBuren‘JZIV 8:750 ’ ' .4 {or sample, literature and parliaulam
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W35 6f the " Week?

:; _ Wednesday. November 27.
DIFFERENCES between Chile and
i 3 Peru will probably go before the
peace conference—International law
exfiérts declare that the former Ger-
man emperor can be extradited from
’..Ho!!and.——Both New York and Chicago
have" placed a ban on displaying the
'_ ‘red flag or any banner bearing an in-
‘ scription opposed to organized govern-
ment-Hon. Henry R. Pattengill, who
,has been prominently identified with
the, educational and political life of
. Michigan, dies at his home at Lansing.
——The United States government is
taking steps to purchase Hog Island,
'~ theulargest fabricating shipyard in the
world.

Thursday, November 28.

‘ I 'HE independent socialists in Ger-
many hold' the balance of power
in the present government and prob-
ably will be instrumental in bringing
order out of the present chaotic con-
ditions. —The sentence of Thomas J.
' Mooney, condemned to be hanged for
‘ the deaths of ten persons killed by a
bomb in San Francisco in 1916 is com-
muted by Governor Stephens to life im—
prisonment—It is reported from Lon-
don that the Allies Will demand that
'Holland surrender former Emperor
Wilhelm of Germany.——l.)etroit's big
peace parade is called off on account
of rain.
Friday, November 29.

AVARIA secede-s from the German
. federation and will likely be sup-
ported by virtually all south German
states.——The steamship Mauretania
sails from Liverpool with four thou-
sand American soldiers aboard. which
makes eleven thousand officers and
men who are now enroute home from
England.—-The United States navy is
demobilizing its reserve officers.—
Eight men lost their lives during Mich-
igan’s 1918 hunting season.

Saturday, November 30.

REPRESENTATIVES of the United
States at the world peace confer-
ence will be President Wilson, Robert
Lansing, Secretary of State, Henry
‘Bliss, representative of the American
army with the supreme war council at
Versailles—The Berlin government de-
mands that former German emperor
in Holland formally abdicate and that
the crown prince renounce his right to
the throne.—-Telephone rates in the
Detroit exchange area are advanced
by the federal government.» Senate
finance committee votes to reduce let—
ter rate to two cents—Boston, New
York, Newport News and Charleston,
are ports the war department will use
to return soldiers from overseas.
Sunday, December 1.
THE war department expects to re-
turn 175,000 American soldiers by
January 1.~—New York labor leaders
moved to launch a national labor party.
—,-The political situation between Chile
, and Peru is becoming more strained
and troops are called out—Japan will
.withdraw its jurisdiction from the
Shan-tung peninsula, captured from the
Germans early in the wan—Breweries
throughout the United States closed in
cempliance with President Wilson’s
proclamation prohibiting the manufac-
ture of beer after December 1.
Monday, December 2.
HILEAN consuls and Brazilian
minister quit Peru; the latter
country calls army to colors.~—Presi-
dent Wilson addresses congress before
leaving for Europe—Official report on
the recent fires in Minnesota place the
property loss at $20,000,000 and the
number of lives at 500.——Rebel tribes
in Morocco are much subdued since
Germany has capitulated.—State Food
Administrator assures Michigan farm-
ers that the federal government guar-
antees the fixed wheat prices for the
1919 crop.
Tuesday, December 3.
HE British war cabinet unanimous-
ly decides to press Holland to ex-
tradite the former German emperor. At
the same time a number of the soldiers
and workmen’s councils in Germany
request the German government to
have the former emperor tried by a
1 German tribunal. The German govern-
ment will submit the question to the
national assembly—American soldiers
cross Luxemberg line and enter Ger-
many.,at Treves.~—The Chilean army
reserves have been called to the col-
ors. I Naval commanders in all parts of
‘ the republic are reported to have been
called to Santiago for naval confer-
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RADIATOR S

The All-Season Radiator

Tractors equipped with Spirex Radiators

can be used in all seasons. They serve just

as satisfactorily in freezing weather as on

a mild, spring day.

This is because the Spirex is the most sci-

. entifically designed and durably built .
‘ p a radiator for tractor service.

Made of very heavy copper stock with
extra large water channels, the liability
of freezing is reduced to a minimum.

You can use your tractor for all kinds of
winter work—sawing wood, shelling corn,
hauling, etc—with fullest assurance that
with ordinary care you will experience ab—
solutely no radiator troubles if a Spirex
guards your tractor motor.

MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
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USE an International Feed Grinder, which

grinds corn on the cob, small grain, or
corn on the husk, to any degree of fineness,

There are three types of International feed grind-
ers, each type in different sizes to meet all require—
ments. Type B grinds corn on the cob and small
grain, and is made with 6, 8, and 10-inch plates'
Type C, for small grain only, is a high speed, rapid-
grinding mill, with 6 and 8-inch plates.
the heavy grinder, 'is made, for corn in the husk.
It has a spiral cutter and 8 or 10-inch grinding

Type D,

All International grinders are strongly built of
steel, reinforced wherever necessary; are prov1ded
with all~necessary safety appliances to prevent injury and
breakage, and with all necessary attachments.
is supplied by a steady running, economical International
Kerosene Engine, you could not have a better grinding outfit,
or one that would do the work'at less expense. Write us for

When power

International Harvester Company of America
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both wear garments of

IHUNBLAD KHAKI ‘

the patriotic economy cloth.
It 5 fast color— can’t fade
and wears. like leather. Be sure the
Ironclad _ army" label and Guarnn- ’.
tee Bond are in every khaki work '
shirt, pants. overalls and coveralls you buy.
Garments sold by dealers—everywhere
Write for free samples of Ironclad Khaki
Cloth and Miss Ironclad Khaki Cloth to

F R A N K L' I N MANUFACTURING CO.
Manufacturers of Cloth Only
111 Market Place. Baltimore. Md.

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A double tread, double chain stitched
100 percent service is the R. K. Tire.
It_ does its best work in winter because
Winter’s hard on tires, and R.‘ K. Tires
love hard work. Yet at these prices
two tires for the usual price of one!

"rue tollowing are the mole rloes or
teed tires. 9

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82x3 1-2 9.00 35x4 1~2 14.00
3384 11.50 36x4 1-2 14.60

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many days. It was a strenuous
life but a happy one. It was
ideal fishing ground for the strenuous
angler; where the foaming water leap-
ed andvplayed among the great rocks,
and loitered in shady pools where the
deep, black water, whispered of un-
known treasure beneath in the shape
of wary, but hungry trout.
Aside from the abundance of trout
.of ordinary size there was always a
chance of coaxing from the dim, hid-
den recesses of‘ some foaming. pool,
some monster trout, a relic of former
seasons; one who with Solomon-like
.' wisdom had rejected the tempting
lure‘s of‘ the anglers for years paSt, and
had calmly fattened on the earthworms
helgramites, etc., that the. dancing
stream had hurried to his capacious

him? None Whatever. It is a scurvy
trick, but we all do it—that is, all we
old, gray-haired, and frankly unasham-
ed, anglers.

Usually a man begins to grow gray
before he learns how to get the honey,
out of life; how to be comfortable in
the midst of discomforts; how to smile
even though the heavens weep, and
how to still be happy even if some
monster trout get away and he return
with wet feet and empty creel.

But this was the angler-satisfying
occasion when the big fellow did not
get away. What a beauty he was. Did
not the westering sun caress him lov-
ingly as I took my triumphant way
back to camp, for I would not disgrace
him by causing him to company with
maw. . the lesser trout in my creel but carried

It was from such a pool as this, a him danglingly from my hand. Strange
pool whose picture hangs on memory’s What did it matter that the tip of tage of him by falling upon him as he how we old anglers forget that we are
walls even as I write, that I took the my rod was brokenin the fight? What sought to escape to his native ele- gray, or wet, or tired and hungry, when
big trout. did it_matter if I took an unfair advan— ment? What chance is there for a (Continued on page 553).

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President Wilson and Chief Aides, including Messrs. (Upper) Gen. Pershing at Lafayette’s Cologne, now Occupied by American
Hoover, Hurley, McCormack, Crowell, McAdoo,Dan- Tomb. (Lower) Marshal Jeffre, Gen. Troops Under Gen. Dickman. In back-
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seek passage in his company.”
“You! I thought you were .of the
party of Sieur de la Salle ?”

“I ”am,” he answered honestly, “yet
Cassion will need a guide, and there
is none save myself in all New France
who has ever made that journey. ’Twill
be well for him to listen to my plan.
And why not? We do not fight the
orders of the governor: we obey, and
wait. Monsieur de la Salle will tell his,
story to the King.”

"The King! to Louis?”

“Ay, ’twill not be the first time he
has had audience, and already be is at
sea. We can wait, and laugh at this
Cassion over his useless journey.”

“But he—he is treacherous, Mon-
Sieur.”

He laughed, as though the words
amused.

“To one who has lived, as I, amid
savages, treachery is an old story. The
Commissaire will not find me asleep.
We will serve each other, and let it go
at that. Ah! we are to be interrupted.”

He straightened up facing the door,
and I turned, confronting my uncle as
he emerged in advance. He was a
burly man, with iron-gray hair, and
face reddened by out-of-doors; and he
stoped in surprise at sight of a strang-
er, his eyes hardening with suspicion.

“And who is this with Whom you
converse so privately, Adele?” he ques-
tioned brusquely, “a young popinjay
new to these parts I venture.”

De Artigny stepped between us,
smiling in good humor.

“My call was. upon you, Monsieur
Chevet, and not the young lady,” he
said quietly enough, yet with a tone to
his voice. “I merely asked her if I
had found the right place, and if Mon-
Sieur, the Commissaire Cassion was
still your guest.”

“And what, may I ask, might be your
business with the Commissaire Cas-
sion?” asked the latter, pressing past
Chevet, yet bowing with a semblance
of politeness, scarcely in accord with
the studied insolence of his words. “I
have no remembrance of your face.”

“Then, Monsieur Cassion is not ob-
servant,” returned the younger man
pleasantly, “as I accompanied the Sieur
de la Salle in his attempt to haye audi-
ence with the governor.”

“Ah!” the word of surprise exploded
from the lips. "Sacre! ’tis true! My
faith, what difierence clothes make. I
mistook you for a courier du bois.”

“I am the Sieur Rene de Artigny.”

“Lieutenant of La Salle’s?”

“Scarcely that, Monsieur, but a com-
rade; for three years I have—been with
his party, and was chosen by him for
this mission.”

Cassion laughed, chucking the
gloomy-faced Chevet in the side, as
though he w0uld give point to a good

. joke.

“And little the trip hither has profit-
ed either master or man, I warranL‘La
Barre does not sell New France to ev-
Monsieur de la Salle
found different reception in Quebec
than when Frontenac ruled this colony.
Where went the fur-stealer?"

“To whom do you refer?”

“To whom? Heaven help us, Chevet,
the man would play nice With words.
Well, let it go, my young cock, and an-
swer me.”

“You mean the Sieur de la Salle ?”

“To be sure; I called him no worse
than I have heard La Barre speak.
They say he has left Quebec; , what
more know you?"

“ "Its no secret, Monsieur,” replied
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(Continued from, page .536).

there was a flash in his eyes, as they

met mine. “The Sieur de la Salle has
sailed for France. "
“France! Bah! you jest; there has

been no‘ship outward bound. ”

“The Breton paused- at St. Roche,
held by- the fog. When the fog lifted
there was a new;r passenger aboard. By
dawn the Indian paddlers had me land-
ed in Quebec. ”

“Does La Barre. know?”

“Faith! I could not tell you that,‘ as
he has not honored me with audience.”

Cassion strode back and forth, his
face dark with passion. It was not

pleasant news he had been told, 'and it «

was plain enough he understood the
meaning. .

“By the saints!” he exclaimed “ ’Tis
a sly fox to break through our guard
so easily. Ay, and 'twill give him a
month to whisper his lies to Louis, be-
fore La Barre can forward a report.
But, sacre! my young Chanticleer,
surely you are not here to bring me
this bit of .news. You sought me, you
said? Well, for what purpose ?”

“In peace, Monsieur. Because I have
served Sieur de la Salle loyally is no
reason why we should be enemies. We
are both the King's men, and may work
together. The word has come to me
that you head a party for'the Illinois,
with instruction for De Baugis at Fort
St. Louis. Is this true. ‘7”

Cassion bowed coldly, waiting to dis-
cover how much more his questioner
knew.’

“Ah, then I am right thus far. Well,
Monsieur, ’twas on that account I came
to volunteer as guide.”

“You! ’Twould be treachery.”

“Oh, no; our interests are the same
so far as the journey goes. I would
reach St. Louis; so would you. Be-
cause we may have different ends .in
View, different causes to serve, has
naught to do with the trail thither.
There is not a man who knows the
way as well as I. Four times have I
traveled it, and I am not a savage,
Monsieur—I am a gentleman of
France.”

“And you pledge your word?”

“I pledge you my word—to guide you
safe to Fort St. Louis. , Once there I
am comrade to Sieur de la Salle.”

“Bah! I care not who you are com-
rade with, once yousérve my purpose.
I take your offer, and if you play me
false—”

“Restrain your threats, Monsieur
Cassion. A quarrel will get us no-
where. Yd‘u have my word of honor;
’tis enough. Who will compose the
party?”

Cassion hesitated, yet seemed to
realize the uselessness of deceit.

“A dozen or more soldiers of the
Regiment of Picardy, some couriers du
bois, and the Indian paddlers. There
will-be four boats.”

“You go by ‘the Ottawa, and the
lakes?” ,

“Such Were my orders." .

“ ’Tis less fatiguing, although a long-
er journey; and the time of. depar-
ture ?”

Cassion laughed, as he turned slight-
ly, and bowed to me.

“We leave Quebec before dawn on
Tuesday,” he said gaily. “It is my wish
to enjoy once more "the folliest of civ-
ilization before plunging into the wil-
derness. The Governcrpermlts that
we remain to his ball. Mademoiselle
1a Chesnayne does me the hohor of be;
ing my guest on that occasion.” ‘

“I, Monsieur!” I exclaimed in sur-
prise at his boastful words. “ ’Twas
my uncle who ‘proposed—”

I “Tut, tut, what of that?” he inter-
rupted in no way discomposed. “It is
my request which opens the golden
gates. The good Hugo here but looks
on at a frlvolity for which he cares,
nothing. The the young who dance.
And you, Monsieur de Artigny, am I to
meet you there also, or perchance lat-
er at the boat landing?”

The younger man seemed slow in re-
sponse, and across Cassion’s shoulder
our eyes met. - I know not what helsaw
in the glance of mine, for I gave no

sign,‘yet his face brightened, and his

words were carelebsly spoken.

“At the ball, Monsieur. The three
years since I have danced to measure,
but it will be a joy. to look on, and
thus keep company with Monsieur Che-
vet. Nor shall 1 fau‘you at the boats:
until then, Messieurs,” and he bowed
hat in hand, “and to you, Mademoi-
selle, adieu.”

We watched him go down the grape
arbor to the canoe, and no one spoke
but Cass-ion.

“Pouf! he thinks well of himself,
that young cockerel,‘ and ’twill likely
be my part to clip his spurs. Still, ’tis
good‘ policy to have him with us, for
’tis a long journey. What say you,
Chevet?”

“That he is one to watch,” answered
my uncle gruffly. “I trust none of La
Salle’s brood.”

“No, nor 1, for the matter of that, but
I am willing to pit my brains against
the best of them. Francois Cassion is
not likely to be caught asleep, my good
Hugo."

He turned and glanced questioningly
into my face.

“And so, Mademoiselle, it did not al-
together please you to be my guest at
the ball? Perchance you_ preferred
some other gallant?"

The sunlight, flickering through the
leaves, rested on his face, and brought
out themottled skin of dissipation, the
thin line of his cruel lips, the,insolent
stare of his eyes. I felt myself shrink,
dreading he might touch me; yet dom-
inating all else was the thought of De
Artigny—the message of his glance,
the secret meaning of his pledge—the
knowledge that he would be there. So
I smiled, and made light of his sus-
picion.

“It was but surprise, ‘Monsieur,” I
said gaily, “for I had not dreamed of
such an honor. ’Tis my wish to go;
see, I have been working on a new
gown, and now I must.,work faster."

I swept him a curtsey, smiling to
myself at the expression of his face,
and before he could speak had disap-
peared within. Bah! I would escape
those eyes and be alone to dream. '

(Continued next week).

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a day long to be remembered
by the people of Moville and
on the prairies for miles around.

While the weather had been stormy
for some time, and this day began
with a pou1ing rain, no one dreamed
of danger for the town which lay so
near the banks of the West Fork. Most
of the people had gone to the funeral
of a child on the further side of the
stream.

“So many are away,” sighed little
Dora. Hoskins. “We should have to
.work real hard if anything happened to
the town.”

“We two would try
her brother Bruce.

“And Smoke, your pet bossy, is all
that is left at home, if you had to go
off. Father gave Boss the right name
—bound to go like smoke that you
can’t shut up in the chimney, and—
Oh, it’s so black up north—~and the
black is spreading all over the p1a1r1e'”

“A flood is coming,” said Bruce,
Without a bit of trembling in his voice,
“I can see it roll under the cloud. But
I can make the people hear in time to
get to safety.”

“How? How?” cried Dora.

“Just as you said, sister. Here’s
Smoke right at the door. The train is

WEDNESDAY, June 24, 1891, was

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coming. It always slows at the curve.
I can get almost there; I can make the
engineer hear if he does not see the
flood. He will give such a loud whistle
that all the people will be warned,
and—”

In a moment more Bruce, on his
faithful Smoke, was rushing towards
the mad flood that came sweeping
down. the valley. The Bossy’s move-

ments were indeed like that of the
smoke which drives steadily on close
to the earth, when it cannot rise
through the damp air and the fierce
winds. He met the train at the curve
in the road. With a quick wave of his
hand, and a shrill cry, “Flood!” Bruce
made the engineer understand as he
gave a quick glance up the West Fork.
And then the valley echoed and re-

SKUNKS AS A FARM

N every man there lies dormant the
spirit of the savage. Perhaps this
is something of which we do not

care to be reminded, but it is a fact
that cannot be refuted. Man was cre-
ated a savage and his natural instinct
is to kill all wild creatures, but the ac-
quired civilization stays his hand. Un-
doubtedly the wild animals weie plac-
ed here for use and it is fitting that
we make use of them, but we should
use judgment in the killing. When we
kill a fur-bearing animal in the sum-
, mer, when its fur has no value, we are
simply giving way to our savage in-
stincts and defeating the purposes of
the Creator. When we kill an animal
such as the skunk, in its proper sea-
.son, we place into our pockets a sum
'of anywhere from one to three dol-
lars, more or less, according to fur
values at the time. If we kill the ani-
mal at any other time we are robbing
ourselves of that amount merely to
gratify our desires to kill. Pretty ex-
pensive sport, is it not?
. Skunks are found on almost every
farm in the United States and by the
‘ land owner should be looked upon as
an asset. Everything that the farmer
himself raises costs him time and men-
,ey to, produce, but the skunk is a pro.
.duct‘ of nature and costs the farmer
‘absolutely nothing. The fur is pure
*9 “velvet” Therefore, he should pro—
tect the skunks during the summer
and catch them only when the fur is in
‘d marketable condition.
[It is true that the skunks do occa-
{homily kill poultry but seldom does
, ‘ dedtmction counterbalance the
' of the fur. Moreover, proper
‘ 'mesalires will. save the poul-
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enter a well constructed poultry house,
and as they are nocturnal animals, sel-
dom being abroad in daylighwa good
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There is an old fallacy frequently
given credence, to the effect that furs
are good in any month the name of
which contains the letter R. [In truth,
the fur of the skunk, like that of all
other fur-bearing animals, is gfid only
during the colder months of the year,
in general frem about the middle of

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echoed with the shrill whistles of the
engine, and never ceased until the
engineer saw that the people near the

. river on the other side knew the great

danger from which they must run for
their lives.

The dark flood seemed to race all the
faSter as it heard the warning of the
engine. For miles up the stream could
be seen the mad line of the on-coming
waves, while, just in front of them, was
a great wall of water which tore away
fences, live stock, bridges, and all
things in its way. The flood struck
the railroad track near the cut north
of the town, and in a moment the rails
were twisted and bent, and the whole
track tossed away as a slight play-
thing. Then a long string of freight
cars near the elevator was torn away,
and deeper, stronger, blacker, the wa-
ters went surging on until half the
buildings in the town were in its grasp.

But not a life was lost—the whistle
had made people fly to the hills on
both sides of the river from the fury
of the cloudburst. “I only did what
any boy could,” said Bruce as one
thankful group after another gathered
around him. “If you want to praise
anybody, praise Smoke—though I did
have a time of it trying to ride him
at first.”

ASSET

ditions determine this period. When
the fur is at its best it is long, thick
and glossy, and the flesh side of the
skin, after curing, has a pinkish or yel-
lowish color. If it takes a blue-black
color on the legs it is not yet at its
best and will not command the highest
price. In early spring when the fur
commences to take on a ragged, wooly
appearance, thin in spots and loose on
the tail and back, and veins show up
on the flesh side of the skin, it is time
to stop trapping these animals.

Aside from what I have said regard-
ing the primeness of the fur, the pro-
portion of white and black fur and the
size of the skins determine their mar-
ket value. Fur buyers do not all grade
skunk skins in the same way, but it is
customary to divide them into four
grades according to size‘ and amount of
white fur which they show. The best
skunks, known as number one, are of
large size and show only a white spot
on the head and a white tip on the tail‘.
A small skunk having these markings
is called a number two. In this grade
are also placed those skins which have
short, narrow white stripes running a
third or half way down the back. Small
skins of this kind, and large ones hav-
ing full length narrowstripes are grad-
ed number three. The number four
grades consists of small skunks having
markings such as number three, also
all those skins which have broad white
stripes running their full length.-_ A

careful studyfiof these markings Will-
enable even an amateur trapper to“ ._ 1—,
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piles or spread it under the trees only,
always spread it evenly over the
ground no matter What part of the win-
ter you put it on the soil. Then in the
spring the orchard will bezready to
start the spring cultivation as soon as
the ground can be worked. As ‘soon as
possible in the spring disc the winter-
supplied manure into the soil in good
shape. It. would probably be best to
go over the orchard several times’dur-
ing the first month it is possible to get
on- to the land. After the soil has been
worked into a good mechanical condi-
tion, cultivation with the spring-tooth -
barrow should be carried out during
the spring and early summer to keep
down the weeds and prevent loss of
moisture due to evaporation.

Cover Crops.

About the first of August the cover
crops should be sown in the orchard
which is under the process of renova-
tion. The leguminou‘s crops would
probably be the best to use for this
purpose as they are very valuable as
humus and add nitrogen to the soil.
These crops which are sown on at this
time of the year should be left during
the winter and plowed under during
the following spring. Practice this sys-
tem of using leguminous cover crops
for several years and you will help to
bring the soil back to a good condition
for the fruit trees.

Pruning.

This is one of the very important
steps in the process of apple tree reno-
vation. It should be done during the
winter or dormant season as it tends
to stimulate growth and make the tree
more vigorous. The process of prun-
ing can be done at any part of the dor-
mant season, but it will undoubtedly
give the tree more vigor if it is done
in the spring just before the buds be-
gin to swell. First cut out all the dead
or diseased wood. being sure to make
the out behind the dead or diseased
part and leave the wound with clean,
smooth edges so it will heal rapidly.
Cut out all the limbs that cause the
tree to be too tall or ill-shaped in any
way. After the tree has had all the
dead and diseased branches cut out,
and has been made into a well-shaped
apple tree, it will be found that some
of the smaller limbs will have to be
cutout so as to admit sunlight to the
leaves and fruit of the tree during the
summer. All poor or undesirable vari-
eties should be grafted to some good
marketable variety. Any cuts that are
over two inches in diameter should be
painted over with some material, such
as heavy lead paint. In pruning by all
means make the cuts up real close to
the tree so that all of them will heal
rapidly.

Spraying.

The spraying process at the present
time is probably one of the most im.
portant because of the large number
of troublesome insects and diseases in
our apple orchards. To get the best
results with the spraying it would be
best to apply to the Michigan Experi-
ment Station for the latest bulletin on
this subject in Michigan. The experi-
ment ‘statio'n run experiments along
this line nearly every year and for that
reason can give you the most thorough
and up—to-date system of Spraying when
renovating the apple orchard, than any
other organization in this country. In
the early spring of each year they get
out a bulletin on this subject with all
up-to—date methods explained, which
can be had from the experiment sta-
tion for the asking. ' .

In summing up we can see that the
four‘ points:- (1) cdltivation; .(2) fer-
' tilization; (3) pruning, and (4) spray-

, ing, are the. prime essentials to follow
«in renovating an apple orchard. ,Put
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and Old Rose.

  

triotic who uses scraps from her

work basket for a bag and who

even finds a substitute for the metal
tops once used on them.

The bags illustrated are patterned

to use up odd bits of material that are

T HE person is both smart and pa-

perhaps too small for any other service.

Our war-time costumes are of such
quiet tones that we should use bits of
gayer colors in our hats and bags
when possible, since, too, a lining of
bright ribbon or silk combined with
shabby dark velvet or plush ‘will make
the darker goods look like new.

Bag No. 1 scarcely needs ‘directions
for making, it is so simple. It is just
a band of wide brocaded ribbon edged
with strips of black plush. A lining of
rose color silk matches a tint in the
ribbon band, and narrow knotted rib-
bons are used for drawstrings and the
pretty tassel.

No. 2 shows a design for a shopping
bag. The diagram shows the shape
in which to cut the oilcloth and lining,
but the size is left to the individual’s
taste. Sew the lining to the under side
of the oilcloth, and bind the edges to-

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cover the gathers with small clusters the diagram. Mark the lining in halves
of fruit and buds made from scraps of ‘and quarters with chalk. From some
silk. The upper section of the bag is striped satin, out four sections, each
made from a long, narrow. straight six inches 'wide by eight inches long.
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near the upper and inner edge of the
bag, and the other long edge is gath-
e'red and headed for drawstrings.

No. 3 is a knitting bag of grey sports
silk, lined with green linen. Gay flow-
ers cut from Chintz are appliqued on
the" silk and outlined with scraps of
wool before the bag is made. The sec-
tions of covered cardboard. at the top
of the bag measure six inches along
the straight edges. Handles of bone
are sewn in place with an overcasting
stitch. '

For bag No. 4 cut a strip of lining
eight inches wide and sixteen inches

Mother Is Taking Her

By DEBORAH

WONDER if you have noticed in
your neighborhood these past few
months an increased tendency on
the part of home-keeping women to-
wards self-expression? That is, a
greater number of married women,
mothers and excellent housekeepers
who are beginning to do some of the
things they have wanted to do all their
lives but have never done because of
the press of housework? I have seen
quite a little of it in my own little cir-
cle, and I have been wondering if it is
“purely local,” as Holmes puts it, or if
it is nation—wide.
For instance, there is one woman of
thirty—six who has always wanted to
study art. Up until this fall her artis-
tic instinct has expressed itself in cut-
ting over her old dresses for daughter,
and cutting down father’s old pants
for son. The dresses have been really
rather wonderful for style, and all out
without a pattern. The mother had ex-
cellent ideas,‘ but with no training
whatever she did not know how to ex-
press them. This fall she made a great
reSolve. Across the road from her
home is a school house where night
. classes are held. Among other sub-
jects taught is dressmaking design,
and a part, of the course is lessons in
- drawing. She decided to take up the
,; ~ week. Last week she showed 'me a
design for, laCe which she had drawn,
andwhich her teacher said was better

than the 'WO'rk of some of the~ students

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his day classes who had studied

“You never can tell what you’re go-
ing to be called on to do these days,”
she says, and “Tom and I thought I
might as well be getting prepared. He’s
in this last draft, and while he may
never be called, on account of his eyes
and his teeth and having three depend-
ents, nobody knoWs. If I can do some-
thing with dressmaking I’ll be in bet-
ter shape to take care of myself. And,
anyway, I’ve always wanted to draw.
I hoped one of the children would take
it up, but they can’t draw a straight
line, so here I am at it, after all these
years wishing.”

Then there is the woman next deor.
Before her marriage she studied mu-
sic. But like many another woman
music went into the diseard when the

babies arrived and dishwashing and

scrubbing stiffened her fingers. The
girls are now fifteen and seventeen
years old. They‘have had several
terms of piano lessons, and still have
to be driven to practice. A month ago
the mother said over the backfence:

“I want the girls to begin their mu-
sic, but I dread it. There is always
such a time to getthem to‘ practice.
Seems funny, when I’ve always loved
it and would give a good deal even
now for theirjchance.” , ,, . >

I thought of mytrierid who, is draw-
ing. “Why don’t you take the chance 1'."

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music lessons. They are old enough
to show some talent, if they have it,
and if they don’t care enough about
music to practice for love of it, why
drive them to it? You spend the mon-
ey on yourself.”

“Do you think I could?” she asked
wistfully. “George wants me to. We
were talking about it just last night.”

“Of course you could,” I said. “You
can play better now than either of the
girls.”

A half hour later I heard her at the
piano, and for two hours she played
scales and finger exercises. At noon
she‘c‘alled across, “My fingers aren’t
near as stiff as I thought they’d be. I
am going down this afternoon to see
about my lessons.”

Perhaps the most surprising person,
though, is the quiet neighbor around
the corner Who-always comes in if any-

one is sick and does more in ten min-_

utes than the average woman would
do in an hour. She has had a large
family, six children. The youngest is
now fourteen, and-they all assume that
mother is their personal property and,
incidentally, that she 'isn’t quiteso
wise as they are and needs careful
watching. They have been in the habit
all their pert “young livesfot telling
mother what f‘sh‘e ought? to do and ‘,de-.
.ciding ' things forfhe'r. _' This tell: she

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I asked. "Let thé giggiw'ggh tbs-{WSW amide ‘a"deoision’mrihersett; Shade: . .

Arrange the stripes so they will match
as in the sketch. Sew the pieces to
gether and then tack the seams over
the chalk marks on the lining. Gather
the pointed ends and sew to celluloid
or basket weave handles. Sew the
sides of the bag up part way and add a
double row of head fringe to the mid-
dle of the bottom seam. The sections
of silk being larger than the corres-
ponding part of the lining they cover,
give that puffy effect to the bag. The
silk sections are cut with the stripes
on the bias.

’hanCC'~

Cross nurses’ aid course. The family
was aghast. The idea of mother going
down town to do anything was beyond
them. They told her outright she was
too old, and politely hinted that she
wasn’t bright enough. But for once
mother was “set.”

“I’ve always wanted to be a nurse,”

she stuck to it, “and doctors all say I
do better in a sick-room than lots of
trained nurses. You never can tell
Father may
drop off any minute with his weak
heart, and the children won't want me
in their homes. I’m geing to get in
shape to be independent if the need
comes.” “

So mother carried the day, and is
now puckering her forehead over the
lessons she brings home on her twice-
a-week trips down to her classes.
family think it quite the' thing now,
and, proudly tell everybody how the
folks in charge of the course say that
mother is the best in the-class. ‘

I don’t know whether it is. the war
which has brought these women out” or
not. But whatever it is, I like it. Chil-
dren are out of the way and mother
still has a long time to live. Why not
do some of the things which she has.
secretly longed‘to do for years, but
couldn’t because 0 the claims of oth-
ers? Shewm' do

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p BY JULIA R; DAVIS.” .
0f ‘the many methods of cleaning
knitted goods, none equals this" one.
Have plenty of lukewarm soapsuds
made of soft water and a good pure
White soap. Fill a diShpan, or small
washtub half full of the suds, place the
sweater, or other knitted articles in a
large, clean sugar sack. A flour sack
will do, but it must be free from starch
or any colored printed matter. Tie the
, sack shut, place it in the suds and let
it soak for a few minutes. Then press
and squeeze the sack with the articles
with both hands for several minutes.
Then press out dry but do not wring,
and do not remove articles from sack.
Repeat several times if necessary, or
1 , until the articles are clean.
7 *7 Rinse in plenty of clean, lukewarm

  
    
    
   
   
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
  
   
  
 
   
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
   
   
 
 
  
    
    
   
   
 
 
  
   
    
   
 

water, press out dry, shake the articles
out loose in the sack, and place in a
shady place to dry. Shake the articles
out several times while drying so that
they may dry more evenly, and be-
come loose and fluffy. When nearly
dry, remove from sack, place on a well
padded ironing board, and with a hot
iron press them out on the inside. Do
not pull or stretch more than is nec-
essary.

Try this and you will be surprised at
the beautiful, and dainty appearance
of your knitted articles. Dainty col-
ored waists, or dresses of thin woolen
material can be cleaned by this same
method with good results.

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CONTRIBUTED RECIPES.

 

“Sugar Card” Cookies.

I have tried substituting syrup in a
good many cookie recipes and have
found this the most satisfactory. Two
cups of corn or table syrup, one-half
cup sugar, one egg, one cup shortening,
one teaspoon of salt, one cup of sweet
milk into which stir one teaspoon of
soda, two teaspoons of baking powder
‘ sifted with the flour, two cups barley

flour and enough white flour to thick-

en; any flavoring may be used; I pre-
fer one teaspoon of nutmeg. As in all
cookies, use only enough flour to han—
dle from board to tin. This recipe
makes fifty cookies—Mrs. M. M. N.
Carrot Pie.

I saw a number of carrot recipes, but
this one is missing. Grate a few raw
carrots and cook dry. Take a cupful

. of the cooked carrot, one tablespoon of
flour, a little, nutmeg, cinnamon or gin.
ger, pinch of salt, a bit of butter, sugar
to taste, and milk enough to make suf-
ficient filling for one pie. This is de-

licious—Mrs. J.‘ H.

 

 

 

SORGHUM RECIPES.

 

Combine sorghum with different sea-
sonings and see what you can do with
this native supply of liquid sugar. To
obtain the best results add a pinch of
soda to the syrup and bring to a boil,
skim and cool before using.

Gingerbread.

,3. Two tablespoons light syrup; two.

*‘j'fii tablespoons shortening, one and a half

' " teaspoons soda, one teaspoon salt, one

and a half teaspoons ginger, one-half

teaspoon cinnamon, one teaspoon of

mace, one teaspoon allspice, one egg,

, 7 three-fourths cup of sorghum, one cup

buttermilk, two and tone-fourth cups of
barley flour.

Cream syrup and shortening, add
soda, salt and spices. Beat in egg, add
sorghum and buttermilk. Mix thor-
oughly, add flour and mix lightly.

' Cornmeal Pudding.

One cup cornmeal, one cup boiling
water, three cups hot milk, half «cup
of sorghum, one teaspoon salt, one tea-
spoon cinnamon, one-fourth teaspoon

fl of mace. '

» ,7 Pour the boiling water over the corn-
Jamaal, add thehot milk. Cook’in, a dou-
hble boner for ten minutes, add the
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iHome Ties .
Most Precious

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These having the most money, the‘biggest house, the highest salary, or
the best automobile, are not necessarily the richest nor the happiest.

Riches consist of more than material things, and happiness comes
from Within, not from Without.

Real home ties cannot be bought nor sold; they are developed from
close assocration; by sacrifice on the part of one for the pleasure of
the other; by sharing one another’s joys and sorrows; by actually '
livnig each for the other.
A good Wife and mother is one of the precious blessings of life which
money cannot buy, corrupt nor provide. She is the life of the home
and shapes the destiny of the Nation. I

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and children and her country. To properly guide the footsteps of her .
loved ones, and to have them well clothed and properly nourished is -
always uppermost in her mind.

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Because they will find in this flour the quality necessary to provide the
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Nothing is to... good for Dad and the Kiddies from a mother’s standpoint
and as this applies to what they eat as well as What they wear and
have, Lily White Flour Will beamost welcome .visitor in the home.

We salute the good .wife. and mother; she is the life of the home, and
the soul of the family Circle. hIore honor and respect to her.

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have from time to time. Public demonstrations also arranged. Address your
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baking powder. One teaspoonful is equal to two teaspoonfuls of most
other brands.

 

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fire-box to free it from ashes, dust, and
clinkers. Take off the lids over the
fire-box, place crumpled paper within,
arrange kindlings over and around it
so that air can pass freely between
them, and put in a small shovel of
coal. Light the paper, open dampers
Nos. 1, 3 and 5, and put on lids. When
the coal glows red, a little more coal
should be added, and When the fire is
burning well, the fire-box may be fill-
ed. If wood is used as fuel, put on a
few sticks at a time. ,

By the proper use of the dampers
the fire can be controlled and the heat
regulated.

No. 1. The damper in the ash-pit.—
This should always be kept open when
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Millions of housewives use it—and so do leading domestic science teachers and
cooking experts.

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'l‘Iorse or Cow hide. Calf or other skins
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rugs or gloves when so ordered. Your
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Our Illustrated catalog gives a. lot of ‘-
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and care for hides; how and when we
pay the freight both ways; about. our
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fur goods and game trophies we sell,
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Keep your range cleaned out. if the
fire-box is clogged with ashes, air can~
not pass through the fuel to make it
If soot hangs on the stove lids,
less heat can come through it. A layer.
of ashes over the top and under the
oven keeps it from heating quickly.
Banking the Fire.———It is an economy
to keep a hard coal fire from day to
day, especially if the range is used as
a source of heat for the room. As a
rule the wood fire is hard to keep over
but the hard coal fire can be easily
kept. In the evening rake out the
ashes, put coal on, and open the damp-
ers until the fresh fuel is burning well.
Put on coal until the fire-box is almost
full and close all dampers except the
check draft damper in the stovepipe.
Think of the fire when you select
the food to cook. If you keep a slow
fire in your range all day to supply ‘ ‘-
heat for the room, select foods that re-
quire long, slow cooking. Baked beans
or peas, roasts and puddings can be
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1. Damper in the ash pit, which lets in the air which passes through

2. Damper over the fire controlling air to flow in above the fire.
3. Oven damper which switches the current of hot air around the oven

instead of letting it go by
4. Check draft damper in
not always found and is less important

the shorter path up the stovepipe.
the stovepipe just above the range.

This is
than the rest.

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er, the fire in the ash pit must be
closed to check the draft when the fire
burns too hard.

No. 2. The damper over the fire——
Close this when you are starting a
fire. If the fire burns too rapidly so
that the flames are long enough to
reach the back row of'lids, open this
damper a little bit. This will dampen
the length of flame and give you more
heat. If you open this too much it
may cool the oven.

No. 3. The oven dampen—When
this damper is closed the flames and
smoke and hot air are forced to pass
around the oven to heat it and then
afterwards they escape up the chim-
ney. When the damper is open they
pass directly up the chimney. As soon
as the fire is burning well, close this
damper so that the oven will be heat-
ed. This will keep the oven so that
you can make it hot very quickly by
adding extra fuel and will warm the
room if the oven door is left open.
With this damper closed you use much
less fuel than by allowing the heated
air to take the shorter path up the
chimney. \ '

No. 4. The check draft damper in
the stovepipe.——It should be kept clos~
ed except when the fire is banked.

No. 5. The stovepipe dampen—This
is a most important damper. It can
control the amount of fuel burned, as
the more slowly the hot air passes up
the pipe the more slowly the fire burns.
A great deal of fuel sometimes merely
furnishes heat that escapes up the
Chimney. Check this escape of heat
and burn less fuel by using the pipe
_ damper. If your fire is burning too

hard, instead of closing the damper in
the ash pit, close the one in the pipe,
for it checks the fire much more ef-
fectively than the other damper.

'If your oven does not heat even with
the oven damper closed, it is probably

 

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fast that it has not bebn thoroughly»
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in a double boiler on the back of the
stove. ‘Avoid foods that require a very
hot fire for a long time—U. S. Food
Leaflet No. 12.

 

HOW TO COOK GAME.

 

Careful preparation of game for the
table will prevent waste. As a rule,
game is preferred cooked rare rather
than well done. Venison steak should
be sprinkled well with salt and paprika
if desired, and cooked quickly. Serve
immediately on a very hot platter. Ven-
ison steak requires at least three min-
utes longer to broil than beefsteak.
When broiled it should be sprinkled
well with salt and paprika, and put
over a dish of hot water to stand a
while before serving. With venison
steak serve a tart jelly, such as that
made of currants or sour grapes, to
which vinegar and spices have been
added.

Rabbit is most delicious when roast-
ed. After cleaning well, stuff body of
the game with a dressing of salt pork,
minced onion, and crumbs well season-
ed with pepper and salt. 'The body is
then sewed up and roasted one hour.
A few thin slices of pork are necessary
in the roasting pan to supply fat. Rab-
bit meat is almost entirely lean. A
gravy made in the pan after the rabbit
has been removed adds to the finish of
the dish. Rabbit stew is also delicious.

.Wild birds are usually roasted in the
same manner as domestic fowl. Since
they lack fat they require careful bast-
ing to prevent drying out of the meat.
Squirrels are cooked in much the same
way as rabbit. Squirrel pie prepared
in the same manner as chicken pie is
a special favorite among most lovers
of wild game.

 

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to fill in the cracks of a floor that" you I.
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a fair settlement. There must be a
willingness to give and take and when
this position is assumed it is surpris-
ing how simple will be found problems
which previously had seemed most
complex and impossible to solve.”

The point which Mr. Powell drove
home with emphasis is the necessity
of farmers financing their own organi-
zation instead of calling in outside cap-
itaL He again illustrated his point by
explaining the work of the big ex-
change. These growers advanced mon~
ey enough to finance their own work.
They received six per cent interest on
this money but not any of the profits.

_They paid the men who put in the
money exactly the same rate of inter-
est that they would have paid banks if

, , they had borrowed from that source.
" It has been the custom of the Califor-

' nia Fruit Growers’ Exchange to set

aside annually a sinking fund, but all
the rest of the profits are divided
among the growers in proportion to
their shipments. Mr. Powell explained
how the big exchange has within itself
sub-organizations which are carried on
in the same cooperative manner as the
main or big selling association, with-
out profit to any capitalists and with
six per cent interest to those who put

. up the money. One of the organiza-
tions provides all of the boxes and
cases used by the fruit growers; an-
other has charge of all the by-products
of the citrus fruits.

“The grading problem is entirely lo-
cal,” according to Mr. Powell. In some
places the farmers do the grading and
in other places the grading is done at
the warehouses. It is Mr. Powell’s
opinion that the farmers and dealers
should get together and insist upon
uniform methods of grading and hand-

V ling the crop. The question as to
where the,grading could best be done
should be decided by the two parties.
Each should state its case and each
side should be willing to give and take
according to the manner in which the
best interests of all would be con-
served.

The grading of potatoes and the es
tablishment of a trade-mark for them
as has been done by the fruit growers
of California, according to Mr. Powell,
would stabilize the price of potatoes
and would give opportunity when there
is a great overproduction of potatoes,
to sell these potatoes at the highest
price. Mr. Powell stated that he is
convinced that a sound advertising
‘ ‘ campaign would be a great stimulus to

consumption. In the case of a year of
great over-production of potatoes, ad-
vertising telling of the deliciousness
and healthfulness of baked potatoes
for breakfast would result in a tremen—
dous increase in the demand for pota-
toes. He told how it paid the Califor-
nia Fruit Growers’ Exchange to use
full pages of advertising in colors to

“ Sell their goods. To make the adver—

tising of potatoes successful, however,
it will be necessary to standardize the
crop and sell the crop under a trade-

, mark name, with all potatoes sold un—

" der that trade-mark graded according

to the United States standard.

2 - Then there is the important factor

‘ 'of by—products upon which the potato
growers of Michigan must soon begin
. work if they are to maintain quality in

their shipments. The market for high-
grade potatoes will be better if the
culls and under-sized grades can be

worked up into salable commodities
of a non-perishable nature. Less pro—
gross has been made with by-products
from potatoes than with almost any
other class of products, but some of

our experienced market men are begin-

ning to 'realize that the time is fast

coming‘when a big industry will be de-

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As if it were not enough that throughOut all these years
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Give Useful Gifts

PRESIDENT SUSPENDERS fit in rfectly with the
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But the finest skins will be ruined
and made practically worthless by im-
proper skinning and curing. Here is
where care and neatness of work mean
money to the trapper. The proper
way to skin a skunk is to cut the skin
loose around the feet, then split it open
down the back of the hind legs, to the
base of the tail, and about a third of
the way down the underside of the tail.
The fur may then be'carefully peeled
off the hind quarters but care should
be used in skinning over and around
the scent glands so that they do not
discharge their offensive perfume. It
is easy to skin the tail as far as the
skin has been split and the remaining
portion may be stripped off by slip-
ping a Split stick over the tail bone
and giving a quick pull. If, however,
the tail breaks so that a part of the
bone remains in the tail, this bone
must be removed, by splitting the re-
maining portion if necessary. The skin

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to gnaw themselves free and escape.

The most effective mode of setting
the traps that I have found, and this is
based on my years of experience as a
professional trapper, is to place-the
trap in a little shallow excavation at
the mouth of the den, covered lightly
with dead grass or leaves, the chain
drawn away from the den and secured
to the slender end of a ten-foot pole.
This pole is placed flat on the ground
and is held by three stakes driven
close against the thick end as shown
in the illustration. With this fastening
the natural spring of the pole prevents
the skunk getting a dead pull on the
trap.

There are various ways of killing the
trapped skunks without having them
discharge their odor, but none of these
methods are infallible and the trapper
should be prepared to'get scented 00.
casionally. If there is water near the
skunk may be drowned in this man-

 
       
  

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may be peeled off the body and the
front legs easily. When the head is
reached the ears should be cut loose
from the head, the skin worked down
to the eyes where it is carefully cut
loose and then down to the mouth and
nose where the knife must again be
used. In no case may the head be cut
off the skin or the body of the skin
split open.

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ance of a sack, with the fur side in.
Care should be used now to prevent.
the flesh side of the skin becoming
soiled, and the flesh and fat adhering
to the pelt should be carefully remov-
ed. The most convenient way to do
this is to draw the skin onto a thin
smooth board,_ one which tapers to-
wards one end and finishes with a flat-
iron shaped point. Then peel off the
flesh with a knife until the skin is rea-
. sonably clean, but do not scrape it as
a little, a very little, fat is needed to
help cure the skin and prevent it from
becoming brittle. The pelt should then
be stretched on a thin, round—edged
board, shaped to fit, the edges fastened
with tacks. The open portion of the
tail should be spread out and tacked
down flat. ‘ ’
There are several ways of catching
skunks, but the most effective method

Stretch Over a Thin, Round-edged Board.

ncr: Approach slowly, making no quick
moves. If the skunk raises its tail and ,
threatens to discharge its scent, stop,
and stand perfectly still until he be-
comes quiet again. When the end of
the pole can be reached get a ghod
hold on it and lift pole, trap and skunk
quickly from the ground. If the skunk
has been caught by a front foot it has
great difficulty in throwing its scent
as long as its hind feet and tail are
kept clear of the ground, and it may
be carried with reasonable safety to
the creek and drowned by holding it
under water. I];

If there is no water near the most
satisfactory manner of killing skunks
is to shoot them in the center of the
back with a twentyvtwo caliber rifle.
The object in this is to break the
spinal cord and thus kill the animal
quickly and at the same time prevent
it discharging its noxious scent.

The trapper should wear old clothes
and he may be Wise to change clothes
in the barn if they become scented.
Clothing may be cleared of the odor by
washing in gasoline, or the perfume
may nearly all be drawn out by bury-
ing the clothes in fresh ground over
night. The scent on the hair will not
harm but, of course, it is objection-
able. By the time the furs are ready
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the openings of their dens.

arrives.

most used for skunks. As the ski;
, has a habit of gnawing off the foot be

leg free from the trap, the manufac

prevent such losses.

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Spread the Tail and Tack.

is to catch them in steel traps set at
As a rule
the farmer knows where to find the
dens and it pays to look about aJittle
and locate them before trapping time

The traps known as number one and
number one and a half are the sizes
nk

neath the trap jaws and pulling the

turers have designed some excellent
styles of traps having special jaws to
The best style
are those having double jaws so that
the leg is gripped in two places and<ey so earned should be properly invest-
the captured animal cannot get at it
' I advise the use of these
double-jaw traps if you can, get them,
but traps of the regular pattern are all
that could be desired if they are prop—
fastened and, visited early in the
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odor. I have found it a good plan to
rub some kind of grease on my hands
before handling and skinning skunks.
After I am through with them I wash
off both grease and scent with hot wa-
ter and soap, leaving scarcely a trace
of the odor.

There is hardly a farm that will not
produce at least fifty dollars’ worth of
fur each season, especially at present
prices. Trapping is a pleasant occupa-
tion for the farmer and his boys in the
fall after the rush of work is ended,
and aside from the time used in set:
ting and tending the traps the money
derived from it is all clear profit. Mon-

ed and there is no available invest-
ment that is better or safer than Lib- ..
erty Bonds and War Savings Stamps. ' ‘ '
Some investments offer higher 'diyii

dends or interest, but they are notas ,
safe. .A_Liber,ty,Bond.ist _ agree in—

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some great trout accompanies us to
camp.

Returning, I found two newspaper
men in camp. One was in an exhaust-
ed condition. They had left another
camp that morning and ,had walked
several miles over the steep, hot moun-
tain trails, that they might sample the
famous fishing of Bear Creek, return-
ing that night. Being unused to walk-
ing they were soon tagged out, and
being novices at trout fishing as well
they had failed to secure a single trout.

So there they were; night coming
on, no food and no blankets. There
was another camp of anglers above our
camp, and between us we furnished
them with blankets and provisions, and
made them comfortable for the night.
The big trout was the magnet to which
their eyes turned continually; they
eyed it with silent admiration which
was almost adoration. At last one,
who had brought a kodak with him,
spoke: "Let me take your picture,
holding the big trout,” he said.

It was evident that he was a large
hearted man and that gratitude was
rising high in his bosom. I did not
wish to appear too anxious lest he
realize that bringing trout of that size
into camp was not an every-day occur-
rence with me; o I hesitated, calmly
remarking that did not know as it
was worth while. '

Gratitude, however, like a bill col-
lector, would not be denied, and at last
gratitude bad right of way over feign-
ed unwillingness, and while I stood as
stiff as the proverbial ramrod, the
kodak snapped.

“I think I have a good picture," said
my grateful friend; “I will develop it
and mail you a copy when I reach
home.” ,

“Verily,” said I to myself, “virtue
hath its reward.”

Just here my thoughts were inter-
rupted by my newspaper friend, who
said, with an ingratiating smile: “Now
would you mind loaning me that trout
for a few moments, while my friend
takes my picture? You see, when I
get home my wife will say, ‘What
luck did you have?’ and a picture like
"that would save my reputatitm."

Of course I loaned him the big trout,
and gave him my blessing with it—
who does not love a grateful man.
Again the kodak clicked and another
man was made ‘happy.

Morning came, and our friends, fed,
rested, and fresh, took the trail back
to their camp, after thanking us for
our kindness. The picture! 0, in-
gratitude, thou art worse than an
empty creel to an ardent angler. Many
moons have come and gone since we
camped in Bear Creek, and my eyes
fail because for their longing for the
picture that comes not, neither any
message from the grateful man.

STATE HORT. MEET.

 

 

You cannot afford to 'miss the meet-
ing of the State Horticultural Society
and Apple Show, which will be held in
the Board of Commerce Building, De-
troit, Mich., December 10-13, 1918.

Its educational value alone will be
worth several times the cost of attend-
ing. My wife helped me make the
past season a profitable one and I am
sure yours did .the same. i think she
is deserving of a little trip and I am

going to take her along to see the up
ple show and enjoy the city.

.Now get the idea—mix pleasure with
business, fill up with new ideas for
another season, profit by the other fel-
.low’s mistakes, help the society and
amake the apple show a success.

I’ll be expecting to see you at the
convention. Please‘ do not disappoint
me. Assuring you I will be glad to
hear-from you any time, I remain,
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' MCCQON , . 180 eggs the first year,< 186 the second

and 196 the third, increasing her pro~

r’ - . -
, . J Fur Prices Way Up ’0“ . , duction each year. Is it not reason-

. able to assume that by mating such-
We Need Millions; of mud Will Pay ' an - ' hens with well matured, vigorous

For 8k nk. Mink Raccoon. . _ _
SPOt caSh Musk“: Foxiwod-vam males, that possess similar inherited
- Mole. Rabbit Skins. Ew. I O _ . . . ..
characteristlcs, we could in time de-

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velop a flock of hens capable of pro- Protect Your car
ducing profitably for two or three 0

. years? And would not such-a flock To 5 3910’"? Zero

. ~ come nearer to meeting the demands '

, ‘ . of the general farmer than one that F or $1.50

had to be renewed each year? Johnson’s Freeze-Proof is the logical

.' - On the specialized poultry farm anti-freeze preparation to use in auto-

“The World’s Largest Fur House” where the pullets are fed costly egg- mobiles, trucks, tractorsf gas and sta-

Never before were prices sohigh and shippers‘ profitssolibeml. The I - DrOdUCing rations it is dOUbtflfl if it tionary engines, and eectro lighting

tinfz‘i‘izsar'or:smegma.aroiz'mararannn: , . would prove profitable to retain the and heating Plants It IS mexpenswe
will tur-

Aqt now. Get your share of the $5,000,000 Funsten m ~ . . —is non-inflammable—easy to use-—
shippers this season. .~ ‘~ hens more than two years. Beeldes, and guaranteed. It is much more de-

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‘33:. 'pcgfiufittgfligggadfighfi gfnfiffign eggrsisfronr?) saggy; . = ‘ ' ment and facilities for hatching and ’
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o’oa‘i‘éioiy‘.‘ As weereceive lilac goof...“ “y".io" ettingmtlheyutmost . , o rearing chlckens than the man on the

shipments, so do our sales attract from your shipment, because the
inquest buyers, which enables no man who grades your furs knows

to pay you better returns. value. an grades solely on the ' ' >-

Our financial resources are un- meritsofthe skins. . .- i , -
limited. We can and do pay 8%): Don’t delay! Bundle? your furs , '

cash for every shipment. o and ship to Funsten OW! We

waiting for your money when mail Shipping Tags Free. Write
on sltnp to [gunstsm Chefk goes for ,t’heén. l:Xlsczrlr‘is , G 'de , . ,
fleck oyou re um ma) . one 00 , m er s m - .
n, h YtG (1 Game Laws and Sp‘lfiflypatalog)’ . i5 is a great tune and money savgr, . It
E tr 2‘ 3' t"; In?) wglthpicéurespfammaléinrggtural , 4 ‘ »» ’ , does not eva orate so one aigpllcation
x a rices orexra urs. v ore a 1n Becre ,e . ' , ' . -
p ery c ' pp g " ' " ‘ lS suffiCient or the whole Winter. It

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FUNSTEN nnos. & co. g . . gagsigtgghmlmg pom. o w. er mm

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‘ 637 ansten 0 Q _ p ., ' _, One package of Johnson’s Freeze-Proof
I“ ’1 , ~ ' ~ .- . Will rotect a Ford to 5° below zero
Building St. Louis, 0. j . ' ' I and It)wo packages will protect a For

for our “3-in-

‘ :fl ' ' ' to 50° below zero. Ifofilarger radiators

IT SKKNS . .‘ g - or to protect to a ower temperature,
RABB " use additional Freeze-Proof according
to scale on ackage. Cost $1.50 per
package in ll) S. A. East of Rockies.
Get it from your nearest dealer.

8. C. JOHNSON & SON, Racine, Wis.
- Established 1882

 

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Strong, Vigorous Hens Are Essential
in the Farm Flock.

farm. On the other hand, the farm

a / . flock that has abundant range and

I cheaper feed produces more eggs in
OUR TEN CQMMANDMENTS.

%: 911?:gsfcggglLTSé'xl-{lfit 331221;. . ‘ proportion to the first year’s produc-
tioo‘imii gramme“??-oooooo o. mm... 23;“ 31mg ”ff “fwd?“ “1“}? iears'

a mains. if. Stamina... 33:5;
87-5333:“2:.nannies?praisiisrfrza woo... g . - q -

9. No commission 'ch‘iirg‘éo. 0n!- number of pullets to allow I‘lgld selec
10. 5 Percent additional allowed onshlpments aéagnnting to $300rover$ tion for the laying flOCk each year. Be_

Send for our latest price list “.

. tween the weak and poorly developed
pullets and the vigorous yearling and
two-year-old hens the wise feeder will

RAW FURS WANTED choose the older hens that are capable

. , l
Owinzvto War conditions, scarcity of} Labor. High prices of Material, we issue no Price Of standing} profitable year 5 work. . , . . - ,
Lists this year. We prefer to give you the benefit in price for yourRaw Furs.which we Another important factor in breed- , f YT
want badly. and will accept in any quantity. . . . . ‘
We remit the day we receive your shipment. We pay all Express or Parcel Post charges: mg the: farrrl flOCk ”Is that Of Improvmg
will hold your shipment subject to approval; or return if you so request. . the umformity and quahty of the eggs.
Our references are-Your own Bank. Grocer or Dry Goods Jobber. or your very neighbor. While it is always important to have
if our shipper.

hens capable-of producing a maximum ‘ . U R Q
t E%@ g L & ca Immber of eggs One can obtain quicker .. , ,
. results by improving the quality of the '. 64 yeaflofcontinuousgmm}, through

. . . - - j- C honest deali i
ESTABLISHED 1888 eggs. It is possuble 1n many instances ‘ we pay mggysgzugiggflggggg 3‘12:

. , . , to increase the selling price of the A, we quote. We grade your fun cot.
Capital $500,000. FlrSl lifellll eggs from thirty cents to seventy cents ' ' ifigyiofl? 3.33 'ii‘ipouii’i: its:
117 WEST 27TH ST" NEW YORK. per hen per year by Just changing the It - not for a. No. 2 0:3. No. 3. Get all

. . - th f . ' -
Size, shape and color of the egg w1th- , Folderacatisid P1355: iiiisiv'i’e'é‘iamv’ifii’é:

out any particular extra effort on the ‘ . 0’ for“ HOW-

The 00.0perafive Raw Fur co. ‘ . part of the hen or feeder to produce ‘ JOSEPH ELLMANN, Inc.“

this better quality. This is the cheap- . , - 0‘- let-«11864)
Pays You MORE CASH Send us est and easiest improvement that can «; Dept. D-fi'ew it's-7312,- 21:)". 20th St"

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toryour furs. remits promptly, and does NOT charge , ’. ,.' ,_ , \ be made in the average farm flock at f ? _ Reference 'Any Ban/c Anywhere.

commission. You will receive 10 per cent more our _
CASE from us than from any other house in Amer- y the present lame, and the one most-

m. Send women for LARGE PRICE LIST. Raw Furs p ‘ needed by those who are supplying T R A P P E R S

The Co-Operative Raw Fur Cornparly, , , . private customers with eggs. . .
81 Jefierson Ave., Detrort, Mich. i’ ~ ‘ Still. another important factor in Know the value of skins, and ShOUld

breeding the farm flock is that of pro- be sure they get it'

on 1m; mamasr pmcz Fur-bearing animals are found in 3L ducing a. maximum percentage of eggs We Want Your Raw Furs‘!

FOR YOUR FURS - - th ' ' . We promise you fair treatment and absolute
0“, prices are always the most every locality. Add to your 111- at W111 hatch and produce strong, v1g satisfaction whatever the size of 'our ship—
highest me market affords. come by trapping Mink, Skunk, Fox, orous chicks. The hens that produce ment. w. will spend $500,000 th season.

h ' i . . . .
r Maggi; é’é’ofo‘z‘oi‘é‘iméa Coon, Squirrel, Muskrat, etc. Ship the greatest number of eggs do not al- "°“’ ”W? °‘"‘ 0” ”“d “'7 W m
i I - pionigtarsgi’iiiiino‘fm” to us consignments of any size. .Ways have vitality left to produce vig- One Skm 03' a Th°usan grgdelimm
Send for Free PriceLlst on Furs and Hides. We pay Express or Mail charges. orous chicks. We must get heavy egg carefully and ”“7 3'0“ m“ value- We 0119386
HENRY STREIFF FUR C0 De l 13 Mont w.” , . no commissions. We do not claim to be the
. D. co, . Get on our m‘mng u“ form“ yields but these yields must be con- largest house in the world._but our check will
mu- We no the been and ,sistent with vitality if we succeed in ”mm“ Y°“1“8W°"h Wm“ deem! with“-

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manly end-Stuck unfit: Opusesnd rue!" Ittellahow ‘ . ’ ' 8 '5 Paidfor all kindgof Raw Fm
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ST winter when prices were
sky high, what wouldn’t you
have done to get more eggs.

This winter with prices still
. higher—see that you do get more!
Do this simple little thing to keep
. your poultry healthy! Give them

Mix it with the;mash!

One tablespoonful in a wet mash is
enough for twenty hens, Or mixed
with dry mash a‘ half package of
'SLEEKENE to a whole bushel of
the feed.

In the confinement of cold weather
particularly, it is only natural than
poultry should need the tonic of
ISLEEKENE to keep well. And to
up.

- Try One Package
and see for yourself the good effect -
on your birds—their bright red
combs, increased activity and in-
creased, egg production.

MADE ONLY 12?
< C. C. Hanford Mfg. Co.

308 Oneida St., Syracuse, N. Y.

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Mrs.H.M. Patton, Waverly,Mo.,writes
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and broke the egg record. I got 1500
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on Gan do as well. Any poultry raiser
can easrly double his refits by doubling
the egg production-o his hens. A scien-
tifictonic has been discoveredthat revrtal-
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the time.“ The tonic is called “More
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worth of “More Eggs." and you will be amazed
and delighted with results. “More Eggs" will
double this year's productionofeggs,so if you wish
to try this great profit maker. write E. J. Reefer.
poultry expert. 2089 Reefer Bldg" Kansas City,
Km, for a 81 package of “More Eggs” Tonic.
Or send $2.25 toda and get three regular $1 pack-
ages on special iscount for aseason's supply.
A million dollar bank guarantees if you are not
absolutely satisfied. your maney will be returned
on request and the “More Eggs" costs you noth-
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Chickens Sick or No! Doing Well?
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where (or chicken troubles, mp, colds. circles-o, swelled need,
Dowel complaint. chicken pox. canker. not doin‘ well. non.
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‘ , "poultry breeders at the.present time.
In the first place the hens must be .

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fed all they will eat from the time they
are hatched until they are ready to
lay. Always select yearling or two-
year-old hens for the breeding pens.

. Chicks hatched from eggs laid by older

hens that have not been forced for
heavy egg production will have more
vitality than chicks hatched from eggs
laid by pullets. Never select hens for
the breeding pens that show signs of
constitutional weakness or defects. Se-
lect only the hens that have a full,
round breast and plenty of crop devel-
opment to insure strong digestive pow-
ers. She should also have length of
body, a reasonably prominent abdo-
men, and width between the thighs.
This type of body provides plenty of
room for eating, room for grinding and
assimilating the grains, and space be-
tween the thighs and in the abdomen
for egg development. Such a body
should be carried on a pair of legs
placed half-way between the front of
the breast and the rear of the abdo-
men. This gives a well poised body so
characteristic of a strong vigorous hen
and assures; an even distribution of
power for grinding and assimilating
food and converting it into eggs.

Late in the fall or early winter is
the best time to select hens for the
breeding pens. The hens that continue
to lay late in the fall moult rather late,
some feathers being worn a great deal
and-the others broken, while the early
moulter has her new plumage early in
the fall and is easily distinguished by
her general slick condition and bright
color of her shanks. It is well to make
a record of the hens that lay up to
early winter, and condition them for
the breeding pens the next spring, pro-
vided they have plenty of reserve en-
ergy and are of proper type. We now
come to the question of securing suit-
able male birds to bring an infusion of
fresh blood into our flocks. Here we
must rely upon outside flocks to a cer-
tain extent and great care must be tak-
en to find birds "that have been bred
along lines which we are striving to
intensify in our flocks. As a rule, it
will pay to buy a few settings of eggs
from some breeder who has the kind
of stock we want, and select our breed-
ing males from those developed on our
own farms. In this way the male birds
will be properly matured and better
for mating with our flocks than those
picked up among breeders who do not
give their young males sufficient feed
and range to develop them for breed-
ing purposes. A good, vigorous male

It is always well, however, to have in
reserve two or three suitable young
males in case an accident occurs to
one of the older birds, and to insure
mature males for the next year’s
breeding pens. If the pens contain
more than ten females it is a good plan
to use two males to a pen, allowing
them to run with the hens on alternate
days. This plan has been practiced
successfully on many poultry farms
and can result in no possible harm to
the flock.

The farmer who has a well-bred flock
of the dual-purpose American breeds
has more ways of marketing the pro-
ducts of his flock than one who keeps
a mixed flock. He can sell eggs in the
general market, meet the demands of
private customers, sell eggs for hatch-
ing at advanced prices, baby chicks for
breeding, young stock for market and
for breeding or show purposes. The
farmer with a flock of mixed breeding
must sell his eggs for food only, and
young stock or old birds for market. It
is very plain to see that the farmer
with a choice flock of pure-bred birds
has a big advantage in marketing the
products of his flock at an advanced

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A Michigan organization to afford protection to Michigan livestock owners.
We have paid over $17,000 in death losses since we began business July

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CATTLE.

Wildwood Farms

Breeders of Best Strains of

Aberdeen Angus Cattle
and lluroc Jersey Hogs

Several young bull calves on hand. three of which
are of serviceable age. out of Black Monarch 111.
three times Grand Champion. Michigan State
Fair. Also several AI Brood sows. Will be glad
to correspond with you by letter regarding
stock. Write

SIDNEY SMITH, Supt.
Wildwood Farms, Orion, Michigan
W. E. SCRIPPS, Proprietor.

WOODCOTE ANGUS

TROJAN-ERICAS dz BLACKBIRDS (BLACKCAPS)
only. The most fashionable strains of the breed.
Great care given to matings and pedigrees. Every an~
imal BRED IN THE PURPLE. Breeders and feed-
ers of many I TERNA’l‘IONAL WINNERS

WOODCO’I‘E STOCK FARM Ionia, Mich.

 

 

 

Good
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Cloverly Angus
. Geo. Hathaway and

n51 nurnnsrvs

If you want to increase your dairy profits you
need to know about the cows whose average pro-
duction. under tests supervised by State Agricul-
tural Colleges, is three times as great as the aver-
age of all dairy cows in the United States. Ask
for "The Story of the Guernsey.”

THE AMERICAN GUERNSEY CATTLE CLUB,
Box I. - - - Pctcrebcro, N. H

GUERNSEY BULLS

El hteen months old and younger. Grandsons of Gold-

cn oble II; free from disease. Guaranteed in every
articular and at farmers' prices. .

3. L. SNYDE East Lansxng. Mich.

uality bulls of serviceable
youn er. Inspection invit-
n. Ovid. Mich.

 

Farm Guernseys. 40 head. May'Rose and
Ballard other popular lines of brefidin . State
tuberlin tested. free from disease. Her bu . son of
Don Dlavolo of Linda Vista greatest hull of breed.A.R.
Cows. bred heifers.._heifer calves and bulls from A.R.
dame. A price on each individual, take our choice.
BALLARD BROS. H. 4. lies. Mich.
GUERNSEYS ”mam... mm

a few choice females of

Glenwood breeding also bulls. all stock of A. B. breed.
iwmm tugerculin tested.
'1‘. ,. RICK . - - - - Battle Oreeh Mich.

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Refilstered head all tb. tested. Nora's

a inf, son of I'mp. May Rose K

, ofh shelf sisters cold averse!

a bull calves are booked ahead
vou ale Stock Farm.

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at reasonable
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REGISTERED GUERNSEYS
Two fine Grand Daughters of Pauline 8 ottswood. A'
R. O. 750 lbs. bred to May Rose Bull wit fine A. R. 0.
records, 8550 buys this pair.

- - No. Adams, Mich.

J. M. WILLIAMS. -
for sale, some fine yearling and 2 car
Guemseys old registered and grade hei ers.
Only one 6 month old May Rose bull left.
GILMORE BRO’S., . - - Camden. Mich.
Registered Guernsey

Cattle
For sale and Berkshire Swtnc.
JOHN EBELS. 11.2. Holland. Mich.

GUERNSEYS Registered bulls two years old and un-
der grade heifers all affawrite your requirements.
WALTER PHIPPS FAR . 80 Alfred St. Detroit

 

 

 

 

OAK. Leaf Farm. Herd sire Lenawee Pontiac Onl-
amity King offer Registered Holstein bull calves
from A. R. 0. cows and the above sire whose dam holds
the milk and butter record in the state of Ind. '1
days milk 796.3, butter 82.51—315 days milk 23782.3. but-

ter 926.715.
E. H. GEARHART a SON. B. 4. Marcellus, Mich.

“Winwood Herd”

REGISTERED
Holstein - Friesian Cattle

Sire in Service

FLINT MAPLECREST BOY

His sire‘is Maplecrest Korndyke Hengerveld. His
three nearest dams each over 30le. of butter in 7
days. His dam and granddum both made over 1232le.
of butter in one year. It, is the yearly cow we are
lookinifor to deliver the goods Flint Maplecrest
Boy's am is Gluck Vassar Bell. 30.57 lbs. 0. butter
In 7 days and 121 lbs. in 30 days. Her butter fat test
Is 6.27. This looks about right to the man who goes
to the creamer . We have bull calvel from2 weeks
to 12 months 0 d. From A. O. dams and sired by
Flint anlecrest Boy, which we will sell atadairy
farmers price breedIng considered. Jult think

more cows to freshen which means more bull calves.
We will make terms on

 

Let us know your wants.
approved notes.

JOHN H. WINN, Inc.

Lock. Box 249. Roecommon Mich.
Reference Rosoommon State) Bank.

“Top-Notch”
HOLSTEINS

The young bulls we have for sale are
backed up by many generations of
large producers. Buy one of these
bulls, and give your herds “pus ”.
Full descriptions, prices,etc. on request.

McPherson Farms Co., Howell, Mich.

The Pontiac Herd
“Where the Cinnamon: coming!”
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Stock Feeding

A FATTENING RATION FOR COWS.

I wish to fatten for beef, ten head of
four-year—old Hereford cows, and would
like a little advice as to the best ration
and amount to feed. I have plenty of
,oats, barley, good mixed hay, silage
.and about six acres of corn in the
shock, the corn being about half hard
and half soft. The cows are thin,
weighing about 950 pounds each as
they have been nursing calves. I wish
to feed them only about sixty or ninety
days, because I want to sell them be-
.fore they are too heavy with calf.

Branch Co. . .

You can get along very well with the
feed stuffs you have on hand, but you
can get larger gains by feeding some
cottonseed meal with your ground oats
and barley. The feed stuffs which you
have lack protein and the cows would
have to consume more carbohydrates
than necessary to secure a suflicient
amount of protein. I would recom-
mend that you feed this shock corn
liberally, but not enough to waste it,
and a small feed of silage.

For a grain ration grind the cats and
barley together equal parts and feed
them three or four pounds per day of
this combination. Then I‘ would pur-
chase cottonseed meal and commence
to feed it rather light at first, not over
one pound a day; and gradually in-
crease it, if they will eat it, up to four
or five pounds per day. C. C. L.

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MAXIMUM RATIONs FOR STEERS.

I am going to feed ten steers this
winter that will weigh about 1,000 lbs.
each. I have corn stover, alfalfa hay
and red clover hay, and corn, oats and
barley for grain. Will feed them one
largé bundle of corn fodder eagh in the
morning, and what hay they will eat
up clean in the afternoon. How much
of this grain should I feed them per
day and in what proportion? About
how many tons of this hay will it take
per month and how much grain to get
the largest amount of gain in flesh?

Hillsdale Co. J. A. P.

The alfalfa hay in this ration will go
far toward balancing up the corn stov-
er, ground oats and barley which are
all splendid grains for fattening steers,
barley being better than oats, and corn
being best of all. If you are just feed-
ing alfalfa for roughage you could get

the corn, but when you are feeding
corn stover as a part of the roughage
this will decrease the per cent of pro-
tein in the ration and I think it will
'pay you well to purchase oil meal or
cottonseed meal to mix with the corn
or barley to balance the ration. It isn’t
necessary in feeding fattening steers
to weigh the ration. Where you want
to get the largest gains the steers
should be fed all they will eat up clean.
If the ration is prnperly balanced it
should be gradually increased so that
the steers get all they will eat without
wasting. The more they eat the faster
they will develop, and the best feeder
is the one who can coax the steers to
eat the largest amount. SOme feeders
do not get good results because they
over-feed at first.

There is no danger in feeding quite
large amounts of cottonseed meal to
fattening steers. It should be fed in
small amounts at first and gradually
increased and you will get better re-
sults if it is mixed with corn or barley
or ground oats because this variety is

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along without any other feed except -

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youp at full andétin glue

stand on your land. Give your

a chance to keep breathing.

Do the farm ditching and terrac-

* lug now. Do it the quickest way.

theeheapectwayfihccuicctw .

Ilse the Most
Fann Ditcher,
Terracer and Road Grader

Afl-otcol-Imnlblo-L-cu I UM

Cuts in Y-shaped each-drain, tion or
tile. dumb down' 4 feet. C eerie old
ditches. Builds termites-races, dikes.-
levees and ed
roads.'Works In any
eon] —- wet or drx0

Does work of 1
.men the old way.

Write for free co

 

A Healthy Udder “

means comfdrt forthecow

and a generous, easy mil
flow. BAG BALM, the great
healing ointment,will keep the
udder free from sores, chaps,
cuts, bruises, cracks, bunches
and inflammation.

BAG BALM

IS ESPECIALLY EFFECTIV AT THE

CALVING PERIOD WHE CAKED

BA'G FREQUENTLY OCCURS.
Its penetrating and softening elfect
is immediate. Every dairy should
keep Bag Balm on hand.

Sold by dragging and feed declare, ’
in bi 60c packages. Write
Inc colder, "Dairy Wrinhlcc'f

DAIRY ASSOCIATION Co.
LYNDONVILLE. VT.

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Hill: is 57% water_ . and cows

cann givet en- test yield

unless they have plenty of water
within reach.

w 'bbe B is rt an
increase of 15% to 20%. which each page fgrwthcmls.

Libbey IniomaiichaierBouls

are the most sanitary and successful ever invented. Each
bowl controls Its own water supgigé crusted entirelytl‘ifi

cow. and ma be put at differen ig ts. or in any I '
or pen. No oat tank uired

can pass from one
'Vary' simple and
whee. also FREE

to another as with old-swinging];
easy to Install. Write for circular d
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for free GeneralnCatai’d . “n3. ' ' ”k
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BLACKLEG , "

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them out with Cuttcr’c‘Anti—C
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We have what you want in BULL CALVES, the
large fine growthy type. guaranteed right in
every way. - They are from high producing A.B,.
0. ancestors. Dani’s records up to 30 lbs. Write
for pedigrees and quotations. stating about age
desired. ' .

TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL

Traverse City, Mich.

. 2 H lateln bull calves born Jan.28
Far sale 25:, ar. 2%. both f 2 lb. sire. One

rem 29.4
from 28.8) lb. 4 years old darn. also a few females.
A.F.LOOMIS.A - - - - - Ow

oaso. Mich.

dson of Ma lecrest
aughters of ontlac
breeding 3150 terms
aulln. Redford. Mich.

$50 LibertfiBond gets 1 mo. old
Kern. en

.dams are grand
Maid 30.21 lb. eifere same
Herd free tuber.

I Always Have Holsteins
' To Sell

If wanting Registered cattle write me your want:
before placing your order elsewhere.

L. E. CONNELL, Fayette, Ohio
Butter Making

5": l“
’3" ‘ In Holland

Butter making is the chief-business of the

olland..Dairymen. the orginators of the
golstein-Frieman breed of cattle. Upwards
oh forty million pounds of butter per ear
is exported from that little country. wxich
is more per cow, and more per acre. than
i does any other country export. -

If interested in

HOLSTEIN CATTLE

Sand for our booklets—they contain much
valuable information.

HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICA, Box 164, Bratilcboro, Vt.

LUNY STOCK FARM

100--REGISTERED HOLSTEINS--100
When you need a herd sire remember that we
have one of the best herds in Michigan. kept un-
der strict sanitary conditions. Every indiVidual
over 6 mos. old regularly tuberculin tested. We
have size. quality. and production records back-
ed by the best strains of breeding. .

Write usgour wants.
R. BRUCE McPHE SON, Howell, Mich

Want Yearly Records?

Our new sire has four sisters whose semi-official
records are 677. 742. 913 and 946 pounds of butter in
one year respectively at 2 to 3 years of age. His dam
is a daughter of Friend Hongerveld De Kol Butter
Boy. four of whose daughters have records over 1900
pounds and she is also a granddaughter of Pontiac
Amie Koriidyke, with six daughters above 1
pounds of butter in one year.

Peaceland Stock Farm, Three Rivers, Micll.
C. L. Brody. Owner Port Huron.Mlch.
Charles Peters. Herdsman

ofi'ers for sale the bull calf

"‘FLE uw' FAllM Floater ArtiisKLyoningo.‘.LS’£788
b0 nSe tember 24.1918. is sire 5. ing eter gis
Lyirms uphose dam Eliza Lyons has 30 lbs. of butter at
4% years of age. Dam of calf is Kaastra Artis DeKol
who lmade 574 lb. milk and 2'1.17lbs. butter in 7 days.
This Holstein calf is nicely marked and about half
black and half white. Price $75.00. _

W.I{. WERNETT ill SON. Plymouth. h’lich.

 

 

 
     
   
      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pedigree Stock Farm offers Regflol-
stein cattle. Chester White Swme.
Bulls half rice.
Bronson. ich.

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Parham s
i i cal esandfall igs.

extra barg ns 11 RVB. PAREAli/I.

R Holstein bull calf born J1me 18-18. extra choice
eg- individual. veg choice breeding price 3100 re .
and del. J. BOB RT HICKS. St. Johns. Mic .

‘ Holsteins:Bulls are all sold except
RegIStered two calves born this fall. If inter-
ested write for description and prices. . ‘
W. B. READER. - - - - Howell. Mich.

egistered Holstein heifers most any age desired,
Bulls and bull calves. at market
B. B. Reeve};

priced to sell.

price. 30lb. breeding. Akron. Mich,

   

  
 
    
   
   
   
    
   
   

Ready for Service
Sired b butter bred bulls and
out of high testing dams.

The Producing Kind
with Jersey tygf and capacity.
Prices reacona 0. Also a few
bred gilts (Durocs) and boars.
Breakwater Farm.
Herbert W.Mumford, I'll".
J Bruce Henderson. Mgr.
Ann Arbor, Mich.

  

 

Maple Lane Ref M.Jersey Herd. Bulls. bull calves
and heifer calves sired by one of the beat grand-
sons of Pogis 99th of Hood Farm and out of R. of M.
dam. “YIN FOX. Allegan. Mich.

 

F Bale. Choice bulls from R. of. M. dams by Mai-
“ est ’3 Oxford Fox. average profit per head on en-
tire mi king herd 092.58 over cost of cod for cream
one tuberculin, tested. and free from abortion.
ALVIN. BALDEN. - . - - - Carlee." Mich.
inside Farm J eraeya. offer Syearlin bulls. backed

‘ Stated dams. and siredb a doub e grandson of
‘ Majesty. first prize a jun or champion at Mich.
Faingecd individuals. OJ 0.Doabo. Ypsilanti. Itch

 

        
 

   

  

18 hind of Refiatdred‘deruya,
Cows and heifers. one bill]. Fro-lien or'ooon to fresh-

lambcrt «and Island breeding. Tuberclgln
M0. Ilfi. I”. ' AT Ofll O'OLOOK. or

particulars wrlte . .
. C. A. BRISTOL,

    
 
 
 

Fulton. Michigan

JERSEY BULLS

Ready for service FOR SALE
WATEBMAN a WATERMAN. Ann Arbor. Mich.

 

erldale Interested Owl No.1113ll heads my herd‘
bull calves from this cat sire and out of R. of M.
dams for sale. B. EHNEB. Allegan. Mich.

For Sale Registered Jersc

of both sex. Smi d: Parker. R. 4.

Callie

owell. Mich

ILLIE Farmstead Jerseys. Young bulls ready for
Lservlce from R.of M.cows. A few bred heifers and
COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Mich.

COINS.

Herefords

5 Bulls 9 to 14 months old Prince Don-
ald, Farmer and Perfection Fairfax

breeding. .
ALLEN BROS, Paw Paw, Mich.
Polled and Horned bloodlines

Herefords embrace Fairfax. Polled Por'
fection and Prime Lad 9th breedlifiz. Prices reas lnii.ble.'
COLE dc GARDNER. udson. Mich.

 

 

 

Bob Fairfax 494027 at head of herd.

Here‘ords Stock for sale. either sex polled or

horned. any age. Priced right. EARL O. MCCARTY.
Sec'y H. B. Ass'n. Bad Axe, Mich.

BlllWELL suonmons

 

For Beef and Milk.

Registered bulls. cows and heifers-Good Scotch and
Scotch-Topped for sale. In prime condition. Modern
sanitary equipment. Farm 10 minutes from N. Y. C.
depot. 1 hour from Toledo. Ohio. Automobile mee

all trains. Write ~

BIDWELL STOCK FARM,

Box B. Tecumseh. Mich.

Richland Farm

Shorthorns

Sires in Service: Fair Acres Goods and IMP.
Lorne-Michigans Grand Champion Bull. The
largest Herd oi Scotch cattle in the State- Every
animal Tuberculin Tested by the Sanitary Coni-
mission. Special offer on two extra good white
bulls. The kind that. produce roan calves.

C. H. PRESCOTT & SON.
Herd at Prescott. Mich. Office at Tawas City. Mich.

Francisco Farm Shorthorns
We maintain one of Michigan's good herds of Scotch
and Scotch Topped cattle. The , are well bred. prop-
erly handled and price reasonab 6. Come and see; we

like to show them.
P. P. P ' Mt. Pleasant. Mich.

v

 

Shorihorn Came oi boili Sex iorSale
W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.

I lt‘ S .

For sale gggttctllil¥dupdd dgsggrlidlantsgl’txhrcll‘dl‘:

Hope. Avondale. Maxw ton Sulton and White Hall

Sulton bv the Oscola Co. Shorthorn Breeders Ass.
JOHN SCHMIDT. Sec. Reed City. Mich.

 

Seven Scotch and Scotch Topped bulls
Shorthom for sale. Price reasonable.
W. B. MCQUILLAN. Howell. Mich.

 

~ Bulls ready for service of the choic-
Shorthorn est breeding. Write me you wants.
A. A. PATTULLO. R. 4. Deckerville. Mich.

 

Dual Purpose Shorthorns all ages. a ton Roan 3 yr.
old herd bull. also Dnrcc Hogkall ages.

CHAS. BRAY. - emos. hlloh.
Sher-thorn Bulls of the choicest

For sale brooding and ready for service.
LUD HASTINGS. - - Napoleon, Mich
100 head to select from. Write
Short-horns me your wants. firice reasonable.

Win. J. BELL. . ~ - 036 City. Mich.
Best Bates Sher-thorns: cows. heifers

For sale and young bulls at reasonable rices.
CLARE RIGGS. R. 4. Mason. ich,
Shorthorns. Three bulls sired by

oakWOOd Ulostei' Boy 46951.9 to 12 months old.

COLLAR BllOS.. n. 4. Conklin. Mich.
' ' Shorthorns of most noted fain'le ith

Milking sex. all ages. write OSCAR ‘SKINBNEBI.

Pres. Central Mich. Shorthorn Ass'n., Gowen, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

HOGS

Reg. Berkshire So a B al .
For sale Priced to sell. '8 cars 1‘8“
RUSSELL BROS. B. 3. Merrill. Mich.

 

 

0P Cherry Kingd’ iomzs a SeniorYear-lin by Orion
T T by Orion Cherry King. ogne of our
he s right and is to be sold; a s ring boar
bindichflherry 00 .118479 by Cherry Friend by Orion
C any King. If you have not aherd boar.wriw today.
THE JENNINGS FARMS. - - Bailey, Mich.

‘Duroc Bears, a n
11 'i eat b i . Also A. .0.1 . o steinb
°.°n?no’gd'lcx. '5" - - "Kc-mu.

D U R 0‘0 ’ s digitfifimk is:

l BLANK.

   

Afifll 1 '

   
   

lt- of‘tho
uil.

Olltanlgamd Tall. moms

  

 

1! Ty Poland. Chlnas. ‘ring boars for eel .
Big Begging orders for brosdzgllts. Ins cation i3-
vited. L. L. CHAMBERLAI . Marco ins. Midi

 

Rams left. NEWTON
Hill Crest Farm. - - -

Perrinton. Mich.

 

Duroc der Ocl. from
E. p. HEYDENBEBK,

for sale.

pigs from 3 euros
west of degotfiCitizens Phone 124.
OTTO B. C ULZE.

Gilts and failings sired by E. D's Defen-
ing The Col. de

Dunne JERSEYS
CAREY U. EDMONDS.

AST fall gilts all sold. have a good lot of lastipring
L ' good growtliy stock. Farm y ’

m!
Wayland. Mich.

Nothing but

i i
Haas: inzg. Ml’cfis.

mile

Nashville. Mich.

 

Raise Chester

   

L

Chesters

March farrow;

Like This

the original big producers

   
 

I HAVE started thousands of breeders on the road to
success. 1 can help you. 139:; to lace one h

I have some splendid March .ilts of
the broad heavy hamed kind bred for

riced ri .
F. w. ALEXANBER, .‘ . .

Whites _ -

from
am not alre

Vassar. Mich.

 

heade
C. boar assisted by (l.
airs. Also,

lahoma state fair.

THE WORLD’S CHAMPION

big ty 0 O.I.C’S. Stock of all ages for sale. Herd
by Galloway Edd. the World's Champion 0. I.
C. Schmdmuster. Grand
ion hear of MichigamNew York and Tennessee state
C. C. Giant Buster. undefeated Senior
boar pig wherever shown and Grand Champion of Ok-
Get our catalogue of Crandell's
prize hogs. Cass City. Michigan.

am-

 

I will sbifi C. O. D.. re

0' In cs: and pay i

sold in November.

9 express of every service boar
I“. C. Burgess. R. 8. Mason. Mich.

cord free of charge

 

SERVI CEABLE
Shipped

 

C O. D. and Express Paid
J. CARL JEWETT, Mason, Mich.

BOARS

 

Strictly Big Type with QUALITY.
pigs either sex for unlc. They are
,ood enough to ho shipml C. O. l).
SIEVVM AN'S STOCK FARM. R.

8 large TYPe yr. boar Mich.
CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM.

0. l. C. & Chester White Swine

O. I. C. spring boars also 2 prize Jr.

Have a few spring
of the right stamp.

1, Marlette. Mich.

State Fiat 1918.
Monroe. Mich.

 

O. I. C. Serviceable

Boar's

 

H. W. MANN. - - Dansville. Mich.
F‘or Sale (1335:3223? 0.1.0. pigs eithorsex.high

at farmers“ prices
.. . 1

 

sows and gills broil
G. P. ANDREWS. - - -

JOHN S.ANDRUS, . ’0.t Hill‘oii. l\liCh.
0, 1. C33 hill type serviceable boars. Yearling

for spring furrow.
DansVillc, Mich.

 

La rge
Fa rm iii" a

O. I. C’S

WEBER BROS.

Ty \e‘
Royal Oak. L’Iich

at
‘ Phone «108.

Bears
rices
..

 

Spring boar and gilts.
Hillcrest Farm,

BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS

Kalamazoo, Mich.

Also fall pigs.

 

BIG TYPE POLAN

2001b. April hours of choice bree

sonnble. Insf‘ection invited or
WESLEY HI E. R. 6

v

dividuals. ready to ship, cholera immune.

D CHINAS

ding and choice in-
Prices rea-
write me.

Ionia. Mich.

 

This establishment has been bead q
Poland Chlnss.

me know what you want.
JNO. C. BUTLER -

FOR 25 YEARS

. We have a nice lot or boars and sows
of strictly big type breeding at very low price.
Bell phone.

uiirters for Big Type
Let
Portland, Mich.

 

Large type P,C. Largest in Mich. Boers all sold. 20
Bred gilts sired by and bred to the best bears the
breed can produce. with dams of equal merit. extreme
size with quality. come and see them. free livery. ex.
pensel paid if uotas represented. W.E.Livingston. Pal-ma. Ilich_

 

The Old Fashion

J. M. WILLIAMS. -

Spotted Poland Hogs.
Early fall pigs either
Sex for Rflle $5 each. line ones.

No. Adams. bl ioh.

 

O. L. WRIGHT.

one Monarch Jumbo

Big Type POland! fall boar. spring boars

by Michigan Buster.Missouri Tim.Great DesMolnes.

Jonesville. Mich.

 

Big Poland Chinas 3'32 '33
and bred cows. for sale. G. .
R. 2. Middleville,

millage. both sex.
A BAU GARDNER.
Barry 00.. M'

lity. Spring. sum-

ich.

 

DUROC BOARS

Big 103' tall. gmwthy boars. The kind that will add
size a growth to your herd. Biggest March furrow-
ed pigs in country. Wei El) lbs. not fat.

NEWTON BARNHART. St. Johns. Mich.

 

Herd boar a juonior ear-ling wei i
Dumc nearly mine. in feediilg conditioanli-gd
by Gold Model and out of a Brookwater Cherry Kins

dam. a sire that we can uarantee od
selling. Erioad for qulc sale at "8075. reasons
BUSH B 03. - - - - _ - Romeo. Mich.

 

coring boars sired by Orion 0h
King Oal. . Write for prices and it"
. . '1' Milan.

lloroo Jim
’ w c anon. Midi:

cripticn.

 

“sexism
001

hea boned b
Duroc Jersey! ‘w’dm'i. when;

 

"we“

a, I 7. Ilohi'aan.

 

lg type P.C. Big boned fellows

gilts. E. J MA EWSON.

h'erds.special prices on spring hours and choice

fron Iowas greatest
bred
Burr Oak. Mich.

 

ARGE Tyne P. 0. Spring boars

them.

Michigan's Chain ion herd of
sows fall piss. me and see

Jtoship. None better in Michigan.
W. J. HAGELSHAW.

R.3, Box 53; ‘

and gilts now ready
Come and see
Augusta. Mich.

Big Type P. C. bred
them.
St. Louis. Mich.

 

E. n. LEONARD.
- ‘ Poland China spri
Bi iii? Bhorthom Bull slid
to cell. nonnarnnvn.

Boar.
ma

 

Fairs. Place order only. _
if. 1. 9mm. ‘ ,B. 1. Monroe, Mich.

. .'

. 27 fl
Erasi- 3.3%".

and fall pigs either
bull’oalves. Price
Pierson. Mich.

for aale.also Eurip-

Mammoth
gilts. Choleralmmnne. double treatment. Clyde
Weaver. Main.

Marshall. Ad mes. Ceresco. Midi.

1

Bi Tim r513? d (iammsi' Gl all M

ass 9 a a argan. its so .
L. \g BAR ES & SON. - - - Byron. Mich.

‘ Hampshire spri boars now read
Rengtered at a bargain. B gilts in o. ,
JOHN W.SNYDER. B. 4. St. Johns. Mich.
A FEW choice. large type P. C.Spring hours
and gilts. also summer pigs.

CLYDE FISHER. R. .3. St. Louis. Mich.

 

 

 

Lilli. largest boned boar in the state. also by Big
Defender. H. Swartz. Schoolcraft. Mich.

Yorkshire Gilts

gl‘igs that are P' a)
For fall or “inter Breeding. Address
OAKOROFT R. 7. Pontiac. Mich.

- n

 

SHEEP

Hampshire

Shropshire and Oxfords. either sex. send for cir-

cular”and prices.
KOPE KON FARMS, Kigerhook, Mich.

am offering for sale 10 yearling

HamPShlres Rams also 5 rain lam s.
F. A. SIMMONS. - - - Rockford. Mich.

Shropshire:

W. B. MCQI'II

 

 

Ram lambs for sale. sired by an im-

rIi-‘orted Buttur I‘illll.
. AN. - - - Howell. Llich.

 

‘ Shropshire yearling and ram lambs with
RegISlered rest of breeding and size. A son of
Tanners Royal at the Head. Priced to sell.

t

 

H. F. IMOUSER. R. 6. I been. Mich.
FOR SALE exam Mme. *10 b...

ARMSTRONG BROS. R. 3 Fowlerville. Mich.

a few good yearling and ram lamb!
H a v e Also a limited amount of young ewes.
HARRY POTTER 6. SUN. Davison. Mich.

 

Shm Illlre Am oficringByeariing rains now. Also
P l2young ewes for December delivery.
0. J. THOMPSON. - . - Rockford. Mich.

 

- Y. 1' . d R
Shropshire Rams Lgxlnrbtnifi L33ality.am

li.I’).KI“.LLY d; SON. - - - Ypsilanti. Mich.

BIG ROBUST

A. II. FOSTER. -

Yearling Shropshire
Rams $25.00 each

- Allegan. .Mich.

 

XFORD Down llam lambs. also a few ewe lambs.

Berkshi to both Sexes. Booking orders for fall pigs.

CHASE STUCK FARM. R Marlette. Mich.
More

 

Oxfords No To Offer

0. M. YORK. - - - Millington. Mich.
Registered 0 f )rl
For sale owes: can in3K LMix/(tn

STOCK FABM. Fri-(l Wolfe.

Ewes and ewe lambs. My 8 Hr , fl -
25 OXford cheap to quick purchaser. n 0 out
E. W. VAN FLLET. - - - - Evart. Mich.

from “’estern Ewes. ti f
Lambs Brneding "WM no or feeders.

. andro '.t, \l .
BA RNARI) SHEEP HANCII. gm exlli‘lagfwlldiih.

A

Down rains and
iii FAIRVIEW
Snorer. Llich.

 

For Sale 100 Breeding Ewes

JOHN HOOKER. - - New Baltimore. Mich.

 

 

HORSES

The Michigan Horse

Breedess’ Association

WILL HOLD THEIR

ANNUAL SALE

At the Michigan Agricultural College

ON JANUARY 17th, 1919.

For Entry Blanks and Terms apply to

R. S. HUDSON,

East Lansing, Michigan

Horses Will Be

Horses Soon

We have on hand at all times a choice selection
of young Percheron Stallions. Also have a few
good work horses that we are ofiering to ex-
change for young stallions.

PALMER BROS,
R. R. Orleans, Balding, Mich.

Percherons, waging“? sud Dru-co J...
J. M. HICKS & SONS, R. 2. Williamston. Mich,

 

 

Perchmnéflglsgmmgnggs, Shronshiros. llama

. in Ire. Icing-n.

Percheron Sfltagion‘s and mares of reasonable
; l .
r. L. KING 1 3013: E "3”"? ”(numv‘rfiio. Mich.

P3250. Duh c hree
ed Rock Cooker-ell:y 8M t

 

- Saline. Mich.

The Michigan Farmer.

Poland Ohinas. March, April. bears and. I

A few choice boars for _

Get a boar. pig sired by Smooth Jumbo thl -

rchemna Dapple Gray mare six Jo." old 1'ch -
i3‘"'& ”'5‘ ‘
E. J.Aldr h. ekonshn. Misty

‘When writing to advertisers please mention

 
  


 

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SECOND EDITION.

The markets in this edition were re-
vised and corrected on Thursday after-
noon, December 5.

WHEAT.

A brisk demand for wheat has forced
prices up. Millers are especially anx-
ious to secure the grain. Government
still taking wheat for export; there is
at present time about 61,000,000 bu.
of wheat in ships awaiting export. The
farmers are well sold out and millers
find themselves with light supplies.
The wheat market holds firm, with an
active demand for every car available.
One year ago the price of No. 2 red
wheat was $2.17. The present prices
are as follows:

No.2red ..... ..........$2.25
No. 2 mixed ............ 2.23
No. 2 white 2.23

CORN.

Corn prices advanced 50 during the
week. The market shows a steady de
mand, the bulls are in the majority
and feel that prices must rule high for
a. long time because of the need of Am«
erican grain in Europe. While the
bears see less scarmty in Europe and
believe the distress will be supphed by
Argentine and Australia. A year ago
No. 2 corn sold on this market at $2.03.
Present prices range as follows:

No. 3 corn .............. $1.45
No. 3 yellow ............ 1.50
No. 4 yellow ............ 1.45
No. 5 yellow ............ 1.35
No. 3 white 1.50

The Chicago market shows a bullish
demand for corn and prices show a
lower trend than last week, with No. 3
yellow, new at $1.37@1.40; No. 4 yel-
low, new $1.32@1.37.

OATS.

There is a brisk demand for oats in
Detroit for home consumption and
shipment in the east Offerings are
not heavy and the market is quoted
firm, with prices slightly higher than
last week. One year ago oats were
quoted at 78c for standard. W'ednes-
day’s prices are:

Standard .................. 761/;
No. 3 white ............... 76
No. 4 white ............... 75

In Chicago oats averaged higher in
sympathy with the demand for corn.
Standard oats 731/26074940; No.
white 731,4 @741/20.

RYE.

Rye continues steady with a fair de-
mand. Dealers expect this grain to im-
prove should wheat continue in such a
tight position. Rye sold on yesterday’s
market at $1.64 for cash No. 2

BARLEY.

There is not much doing in barley
and the price remains the same at:
Cash No. 3 ............. $2.00
Cash No. 4 .............. .

. BEANS.

Beans are in fair demand at un-
changed prices. On the Detroit mar-
ket immediate and prompt shipment
are quoted at $9.00 At New York
the market is quiet, and anything in
the lower grades is hard to dispose of,
even at sharp cuts in price; new crop
of Michigan pea beans sell mostly at
$10.25@10.50. In Chicago the govern-
ment has been buying the white vari-
eties on a large scale, and prices are
firm as follows: Michigan hand-pick-
ed pea beans, choice to fancy $9.60@
10; red kidneys, choice to fancy $11.50
@12.50 per cwt.

SEEDS.

Seeds are inactive demand and are
steady with the following Detroit quo-
tations: Prime red clover $25; alsike
$19; timothy seed $5.20.

HAY.

Hay is quoted easy and supplies are
liberal. Quotations at Detroit are:
‘ No. 1 timothy ...$28.50@29.00
Standard timothy 27.50@28.00
No. 1 mixed .. 24.50@25.00
No. 1 clover 23.50@24.00

Pittsburgh—The receipts continue

heavy, with little demand, and prices

are lower as follows:

' No. 1 timothy. . . $29.00 29.50

«No. 1 li t mixed 27.00 28.00

.. gal .13, var. nixd 27.00 38:00

“E 1' i e o a 28-50 2.7 o

 

121.1
l I
G‘ ii..- .
£- ”mum-n II

$1. baa-taken rim; _:,
, , _ 1,1,.

'59

‘r

FEEDS.

Feed in 100-lb. sacks is quoted to
jobbers on the Detroit market as fol-
lows: Bran $36.50; standard middlings
$38.50; coarse corn meal $59; cracked
corn $60; chopped feed $44 per ton.

POTATOES.

There is a firmer tone in the potato
market, and some improvement in the
demand is noted. At Grand Rapids
dealers arereceiving f. o. b. carloads
$1.60 for U. S. grade No. 1 sacked; same
grade, bulk $1.45@‘1.50 per cwt. Detroit
demand and movement is moderate,
with little change in prices, the round
whites in 150-lb. sacks bringing $2.50@
2.65. At Buffalo round whites, sacked,
'U. S. grade No. 1 are higher at $2@
2.10 per cwt; at Cleveland same grade
@215; at Chicago $1.60@1.70, a sub-
stantial advance over the early mar-
153138? the week; at Indianapolis $1.75

Apples are in moderate supply at
Detroit, and ‘prices are unchanged as
follows: Best Michigan Spies $6.50@
7; Baldwins $5@5.25; Wageners and
Greenings $4.50 per bbl.

CHEESE. I

The cheese market is strong, with
ordinary makes in the best demand,
and trade in special kinds slow. The
Detroit quotations are: Flats 3685c;
brick 35@35%c; daisies 37%0. At
New York state fresh specials bring
37c a lb. In the Chicago market the
Young Americas go to jobbers at 37@
37%,c. At Philadelphia full-milk cheese
brings 35@36c.

BUTTER.

The butter market continues gaining
in strength, with advanced prices re-
ported in all markets. At Detroit fresh
creamery firsts bring 641,§@65c; fresh
creamery extras 65@660 per pound. At

 

 

Live Stock Market Service

 

 

Reports for Thursday, December 5th

DETROIT

Cattle.

Receipts 2,948. Milch cows are very
dull, $15 to $25 a head lower; other
grades steady.

Best heavy steers. . . . .$12.50@15.00
Best handy wt bu steers. . 11.00@12.00
Mixed steers and heifers 9.50@10.00
Handy light butchers. . . . 8.00@ 8.50
Light butchers ...... '. . . . 7.00@ 7.50
Best cows ............... 9.00@10.00
Butcher cows 7.00@ 8.00
Cutters 5.75@ 6.00
Canners .............. 5.00@ 5.50
Best heavy bulls ........ 9.00@ 9.50
Bologna bulls ........... 8.00@ 8.50
Stock bulls 7.00€D 7.50
Feeders
Stockers
Milkers and springers. . . .
Veal Calves.

Receipts 1,305.

Market steady.

Best .................... $17.50@18.00
Others ................. , 7.00@15.00

Sheep and Lambs.
Receipts 11,935. Market slow.
Best lambs .............. $14.50Q14J5
Fair lambs ......... . . . . . 12.50 V 14.00
Light to common lambs. . 10.00@11.55
Fair to good sheep . . . . 8.00@ 8.50
Culls and common ....... 4.00@ 7.00

7.00@ 8.00
50@ 100

Hogs.
Receipts 15,889. Market steady.
Pigs ........................ . . .$16.25
Mixed hogs .................. . . 17.60

9.00@10.00‘

BUFFALO.

The cattle market here today is slow.
Pigs bring $16.50@16.75; other hogs
$17.80; lambs $15.25; calves $21.

CHICAGO.

Cattle.

Receipts 22,000. Beef and butcher
cattle slow; feeders steady.

Good to prime choice steers $15.75@
20.25; common and medium butchers
$9.75@15.75; heifers $7@14.25; cows
$6.15@14.25; bologna bulls $7.25@
12.75; canners and cutters $6.15@6.8o;
stockers and feeders, good $10.25@
13.25; do medium $7@10.25.

. Hogs-

Receipts 74,000. Mostly 100 lower
than Wednesday.

Tops $17.75; heavy $17.60@17.75;
mixed and light $17.50@17.55; packers’
hogs $16.90@17.30; medium and heavy
$17@17.45; light bacon hogs $17@
17.65; pigs, good to choice $14.25@
15.50; roughs $16.25@16.75.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 23,000. Market slow and
25c lower on lambs; sheep steady.

"Choice to prime lambs $15.25@15.35;
medium and good lambs $14@15.25;
culls $9@12.50; medium, good and
choice feeders $13.70@14.25; choice
yearlings $10.50@12.25; medium and
good yearlings $9.25@9.50; wethers,
medium and good $8@9.25.

Reports for Wednesday, December 4th

BUFFALO.

Cattle.

Receipts 10 cars; slow; prime heavy
steers $16@16.50; best shipping steers
$14@15; medium shipping steers $11.50
@13; best native yearlings, 900 to 1000
lbs $15@16; light native yearlings of
good quality $12.50@14; best handy
steers $11.50@12.50; fair to good kinds
$9.50@10.50; handy steers and heifers
mixed $9@10.50; western heifers $10@
11; state heifers $7,@8; best fat cows
$9@10; butcher cows $7@8; cutters
$5.50@6.50; canners $3.50@4.75;’ fancy
bulls $10.50@11; butcher bulls $8.50@
9.50; common bulls $6@7; best feeders
900 to 1000 lbs $10@11.50; stockers $6
@7; light common-$5@5.50; best milk-
ers and springers $100@150; mediums
$75@90; common $50@‘70.

Hogs.

Receipts 40 cars; steady, heavy and
yorkers $17.80; pigs $17.

; Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts ten cars; steady; lambs at
@1525; yearlings $10@11; wethers at
ggfitlgélz‘glo; ewes $8.25@8.50; calves at

Cattle prices are shooting up. at a
lively rate under curtailed supplies,
only about 12,000 head arriving today,
making less than 60,000 for three days,
cogmaring with 86,731» for the same
ti e last week. All ‘ ’

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er, as well as canners and cutters. Na
tive steers are selling at $9.75@20.25
for common to prime kinds, and prime
yearlings are up to $20, while prime
steers intended for the stock show that
were rejected have sold above these
prices. Prime light veal calves have
been boomed up to $18.25, and stiff
prices are asked for stockers and feed-
ers, with the better class very scarce.
Western range steers are quotable at
$9.25@18.25‘,, with no prime lots offer-
ed. Prime native beef cattle are break-
ing all high records.
Hogs.

Wednesday receipts of 26,000 hogs
bring receipts for three days up to
123,700, comparing with 99,133 for the
same days last week. The early mar-
ket was at least 15c higher for the bet-
ter class, but was lower later. Rough
heavy packers sold at $16.85@17.20 and
the best heavy and light butchers at
$17.70@18, while pigs sold mostly at
$13@16. Pigs were scarce.

Sheep and Lambs. '

Only about 16,000 head were receiv-
ed today, making 83,200 for three days,
comparing with 101,661 a week ago.
Prices are moving upward, with year-
lings higher, sales ranging at $10.50@
12.80, the day's advance in the best
light weights being ,30c. Lambs. sold
on a basis of $11@15.3‘5 for culls to
prime lots, and good feeding lambs
15781917311.th at 13.75gliu-
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Wethers;

Chicago fancy creameries bring a pre-
mium, but the trade shows increased
interest in other than the highest
grades, the range of prices for cream- ._
ery being 54@67c. In New York but-

ter for export is in greatdemand, and
creamery extras bring 67%@680; do
firsts 61% @671/éc. At Philadelphia
western creameries higher at 68%c. _

POULTRY.

The local poultry market continues
steady, with prices for live being well-
maintained as follows: Spring chick-
ens 24@27c; hens 22@26c; roosters 19
@200; geese 24@25c; ducks 30@31c; -
turkeys 29@30c per pound. ' . ‘

EGGS.

With decreasing receipts and steady
demand, prices have advanced from 1
@3c the past week, present quotations
being: Fresh firsts 67c; extra firsts
candied, new cases 690; storage stock
47@481,éc. At Chicago fresh stock in.
new cases bring 64@75c. At New York
fresh gathered bring 68@75c; nearby
stock, mixed colors 67@74c. Western
extra firsts bring $20.40@20.70 on the
Philadelphia market. '

DETROIT CITY MARKET

Trade is slacking up at the city mar-
kets, being very light this morning,
with the smallest offerings of the sea- ,
son. The prices ranged as ‘follows:
Cabbage 75c per bushel; potatoes $1.05
@1.15; carrots 750; cauliflower $1.25
@150; onions $1.25; turnips 80c@
$1.25; squash 60c; beets 65c; pump-
kins 75c; parsnips 85c per bu. There
was a fairly large assortment of ap-
ples of good quality, ranging in price
from $1.60@2.25 per bushel.

GRAND RAPIDS

Harvesting of all crops was finished
last week. Many farmers have pitted
potatoes and carrots. Potatoes sold on
the city market at 900@1$, receipts
light. There is no demand for stock ,
carrots and are slow at $5 per ton. All
vegetables dull at 50 cents per bushel.,
There were marketed 31,363 loads of
farm and garden produce on the city
market from May 1 to November 30,
including over 12,000 bushels of pota-
toes. Some farmers have completed
fall plowing, but little seeding has
been done; clover seed $24; timothy
$5 per bushel to farmers. Potato'mar-
ket at loading stations in many places
in western Michigan a little higher.
First grinding of new buckwheat made
last week; crop in western Michigan
very poor.

LIVE STOCK NEWS.

Chicago receipts of 75,000 cattle in
two consecutive days stands the larg-fi
est on record, while the common qual-
ity of the greater part shows that the
farmers are not disposed to feed their
corn freely at this time. Marketing of
so. many cattle in half-fat condition
pomts to a scarcity of marketable
beeves early in 1919'.

Over twice as many sheep and lambs
reached the Chicago market during'the
first. two days of last week as showed
up. in the same time last year, and
prices broke, with the best lambs sell-
ing $6.75 per cwt. lower than at the
.best time last, April.

Indiana farmers are making money
out of raising prime yearling cattle on
land valued at $200 an acre. One such
stockman makes
breeding and raising calves sired by
pure-bred Angus bulls, and out of mix-
ed, but high-grade cows. A short time
ago he marketed in Chicago 25 prime
yearlings which averaged 1,053 lbs. at
$19.25 per cwt.

Reports from Texas state that as a
result of the enormous marketing of '
cattle from the drought stricken dis-v ’

tricts, many sections are bare of 0813-. II “I

tle, and the problem ofrestockingris ’

now to be considered. The federal

government is tackling the} problem;

and loans, arebeing made by the has

13.3 agency. ‘
Many land owners are (loin . a?"

with one-year leases and subsgi JV

long-term leases. in Which they”

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Grain Feeds.

Probably the greatest economic
waste in the use of grain feeds con-
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dairy farmers to grow suitable" hay and
roughage to make up the bulk of the
ration. At present prices for grain
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farmer should do this, not as a matter
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lies in. the direction of producing as
much of the feed for the cows as pos-
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best cows it is possible to breed and
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