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CURRENT COMMENT





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HIS old and famil-





 





A Happy 3 iar holiday greet-

ing this year carries

Prosperous with it a hitherto un-

New Year wonted significance.

With the cause of





 

 





world-wide sorrow and suffering for the

present—and we hope forever—re-

moved, the people of the whole world

have before them an opportunity for

the pursuit of happiness which has not

been vouchsafed to many of them since

the great struggle between autocracy

and democracy was started more than

four years ago.



And so far as the peOple of our own

country are concerned, a new era of

prosperity seems certain to accompany

their renewed Opportunity for increas-

ed happiness. For the farmers of the

country and of Michigan a prosperous

as well as a happy year is in prospect,

and we wish each and every one of

them the full measure of happiness and

prosperity to which the success of the

great cause of democracy in the strug.

gle which they have so loyally support-

ed and aided during the past year has

so fully entitled them.





   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

 





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State state by the state



. constabulary provided

thfg by law and maintain-

Activities ed as a war measure





, , by the State War Pre-

paredness Board was a new experi-

ment so far as Michigan was concern-

,ed. The recent report of Colonel Van-

dercook, in command of this state po-

lice force, seems to indicate that the

activities of Michigan’s initial police

efforts have been quite as successful

as those of the renowned constabulary

of Pennsylvania where the system has

been in operation for. some time.



., This-report shows that 2,937 arrests



~ _ were made by the state police and con-

victious secured in 1,776 cases. A sum-

many ofthese arrests and convictions

that they covered some forty-four





 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 





 

 





 





 

 

   

 

 





 





   

   

   

   

   

 

     

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   





 





 





to:

w crimes ranging from simple larceny to

highway robbery.“ The largest, number

mandate, were torch-aft evasion,.and‘

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.064» metre s secured. ’_ A total 1!-

17,229 gallons’fof. liquor wereiseinedfby—‘v





members of the state police'ac’tinx‘ as





border guards. , Thewgrester propor-

tion of this large amount of liquor was





collected on the scuthern state line





since the state prohibition .. law went

into effect, .and a relatively smaller pro-

portion was taken onthe upper penin~

sula state line. ._ »

This record would seem tobe‘ suffi-

cient to warrant a continuation of this

organization, especially in view of the

difficulties in adequately, enforcing the _

prohibition law of the state. ’





. N accordance with

the policy of re-

storing War-time regu-

lations to a peace bas-

is as soon as condi-

. r. ,. tions warrant, the

special regulations governing distribu-

tors of fresh fruits and vegetables

have been repealed, effective Decem-

ber 10. The Food Administration is

anxious that the repeal of these regu.

lations should not be considered by the

trade as a relaxing of all control be-

tween the time of the armistice and

the signing of peace. The food control

act still governs and it is still unlawful

to hoard food commodities or to en-

gage in any unfair or wasteful prac-

tice, or to make any unreasonable

change in connection with the sale of

food commodities.



The Food ”Administration will no

longer make adjustments of difficulties

arising between shippers and receivers

of perishable food products. This will

necessitate shippers who make use of

the Bureau of Markets inspection ser-

vice to take their cases to the courts

where the certificates issued by the

Bureau will stand as prima facie evi-

dence of the condition of the shipment

at the time the inspection was made.



The canceling of the Food Adminis-

tration’s regulations regarding fruits

and vegetables leaves the matter of

potato grading voluntary rather than

compulsory from this time. We'under-

stand that the Bureau is -working hard

on the potato. grading proposition and

that the tolerance is to be increased to

six per cent, but in order to make the

grading compulsory it is going to re-

quire special legislation for the stan-

dardization of fruits and vegetables. A

bill authorizing the establishment of

uniform standards and classification of

these products has already been intro-

duced in the house of representatives

by Congressman Lever, chairman of

the agricultural committee. The act

is to be known as “United States Fruit

and Vegetable Standard Act."



If the Bureau of Markets could work

out some plan whereby they could use

the food inspector’s certificates as a

basis in making proper adjustments-be-

tween shippers and receivers, without

the cases awaiting for weeks or months

in the courts, it would prove of great

benefit to all parties interested in the

transaction. Quick action is needed

all along the line in handling perish-

able food products and if this service

could be given it would prove a most

popular and welcome move on the part

of the Bureau of Markets.





How Peace

Affects

Marketing





HOSE f a r m e r 8

who have to hire





11

T5 {arm labor, either by the

a or_ year orby the sea-

'Problem son have long been





confronted with a per-

plexing problem, which has been made

still more difficult by the withdrawal

of men to satisfy the man power re-

quirements of the country at war. The

rapid demobilization of the major por-

tion of the army trill [doubtless relieve

the farm labor shortage to some, extent

but the ,wage scale will remain high,

and the tendency of men to seek peré

manent situations [may be expected 'to

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parent at; ‘





one * ’o’rfunore season". ‘

to his advantage‘toprovide a comfort-





able tenant house for ‘eaon man and so

arrange his campaignas to ‘em'ploy'the

men through the year. Such provision

will go far toWard solvingtherlabor-

problem; for many.“ Michigan farmers;

and increase the opportunity, for" prof-

itable production while food prices are

at a highmlevelf» .

‘ ’ 1TH the gradual

- release of .gov-

Price and ernment control on

Wage Re“ ,materials' and food-

adjustment ’stuffs, “some price re-

, ‘ adjustments may be.

expected. Where control has heldfcom-

modity prices down there is likely to

be an upward tendency, or a downward

tendency in the wage scale in the in-

dustries ,affected,l”or both, as the case

may be. I As business again gets back

on a peace basis a general reduction

in prices may be expected as war in-

flation is overcome.

fect of direct price control has been

neutralized, such changes will be grad-

ual and general, rather than sudden

and in spots.

. And the more gradual and natural

the readjustment of wage scales the

better for all concerned. A continued

high standard of living for all our peo-

ple is essential to continued prosperity.

Sudden changes which tend to lower

the standard of living of any class of

our citizens, affect all other classes to

a very appreciable degree.





MASS of evidence

The Packers intended to prove

the charges of the

and the Federal , Trade Com-

Government mission that the five

big packing interests

are in a gigantic combine to control

the meat industry of this country and

South America, submitted to the Pres-

ident by the chairman of the commis-

sion, was made public on Saturday last.

The conclusions of the commission

which the evidence submitted Were in-

tended to substantiate were reported

as follows: -.

“The five big packers are in agree-

ment for the division of live stock pur-

chases.



“The companies exchange confiden-

tial market information and jointly em—

ploy persons to obtain it.



“There is joint contribution of funds

expended under secret control to in-

fluence public opinion and government-

al action. -



“Swift, Armour, Morris and Wilson

control shipments of meats from South

America to the United States and oth-

er countries. »



“The five companies act collusively

in the sale of fresh meats.‘



“Two or more of the five interests

have joint ownership ‘or representa-

tion in 108 concerns.”



Further allegations of the commis-

sion were that certain of the packing

interests entered into a pool in June,

1914, for the control of shipments of

South American meats to the United

States and Europe, and that the evi-

dence showed a determination on the

part of the packers to control retail

prices of meats, as well as the price of

live stock by a division of purchases

of the 86.4 per cent of all the meat ani-





mals sold in this country which the‘





commission’s tables show to have been

handled by the five big packing con-

cerns. Press reports do not indicate

whether or not this evidence relates to

the operation of the packing interests

since the-establishment of federal con-

trol of theseinterestsas a war meas-

ure. There can be no doubt, however,

thatthe submission of this evidence

at the present time points toward a re-





construction, prOblem of the first im-.





portance. ~ _

, The facts, re ‘

dence has been collected and submits





ted, shOuld be definitely established by," g .,

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sump offinterests. so- . ’ . . ’

large, percentage of an amongst ands

staple line of food stutter :Thereha‘v‘e 4:. _

alre’ady' bee‘ii‘suflicient andimore. we;

gatiqns and denials with regard to the u;

conduct of the. g‘reatpacking interests '_‘

or the country. It". is an opportune time

for the sitting of all the evidencemnd





facts with regard to the marketing». of

live stock and the distribution of live ,

stock products, and for the establish-

ment of a national policy which will :

adequately protect the interests of , ~ \

both the producers and consumers "

without injustice to the legitimate bus- .'

iness of manufacturing and, distribute g

ing live stock products. . 7 ,

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News of the 'Wee





Wednesday, December 18.





HE Holland government is making

plans for the return of former em-

peror of Germany to, Berlin—Wilson

is reported as standing for the admis-

sion of Germany [to proposed league of

nations on the probationary plan.—

French suffragists are asking for the "

right to vote—The American fleet r'c-

turning from Europe will be reviewed

by Secretary Daniels Christmas Day.

—.—Dr. James W. inches is appointed

police commissioner of Detroit. .

Thursday, December 19.

PRESIDENT WILSON plans to hold

conference with Lloyd George dur-

ing the coming week—America is urg-

ed to use her financial position to force

desired terms in the coming peace

conference—JUnited States delegates

are agreed to ask that German battle,

ships be destroyedvin order to avoid

contention among the Allies—Toronto

is threatened with a city-wide strike,

following the walk-out of four hundred

union members of the police force.——-

The United States House of Represen-

tatives O. K.’s war contracts aggregat-

ing $1,675,000,000.—American warships

are ordered‘ to the Baltic Sea to aid

British ships in preserving order. '

Friday, December 20.

A CONFERENCE of representut-ivesE

from all German states is called

for the purpose of electing a president.

-——It is announced that food control by

the government will cease January 1,‘

except to prevent profiteering in food

distribution—United States Senate

amends the second-class postal rate by

reducing charges to one and a half

cents per pound maximum.'—There are‘

still 66,892 casualties, of which only

1,680 are on the death list of the Am-

erican expeditionary ~ forces that re-

main unpuhlished.—P_resident Wilson

plans to return to America the first

week in February. -

Saturday, December 21. .

OVER 300,000 soldiers have already

been discharged from the Ameri-

can army.——A new world’s endurance

record was established by a dirigible

balloon -of the United States .navy. ‘

which remained in the 'airpthirty-two

hours.——-The British fleet plans a world

trip in which the United States willbe

visited—During the day 3,220 Ameri~

can soldiers from the western frOnt,

among whom,many are Michigan boys,

arrive in New York.——-Attorney-gener— »

al of Michigan holds that the state

cannot legally contract debts to build

or maintain roads, hence the state.

highway commissioner favors the is-

suing of $20,000,000 of bonds for con--

istructing connecting links in trunk

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Sunday, December 22.





HE date for the general conference .



to elect a president for Germany

has been set for December 29.—The

United States Senate adopts allgfea-

tures of the '1920 tax bin—What is 'be-gz ,

lieved to be the largest bombing plane, a "

inthe world is now being completedfin .' '

Detroit; it is propelled by threegntn-wfi

erty motors and has a plane spreader

185 feet—The deportation of “.18st .

fromrBohemia has been checked by the; .

Czech leaders—Over 10,000,000 pets"

sons in ’the United States have entail

ed in the Red Cross duringthe-r t

campaign. . , < 3 ' I



Monday, .December,".20.*b

ERMAN press wam‘iitthat?‘

, _.m_an people will gag

fight should , the Allies,

their .demande—e-Walter

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tion is. one thing, but operating

r :it harmoniously‘is; quite another.

There are numerous books and govern-

ment bulletins: that tell just how suc-

cessful .assodations have been ystarted

and give their by-laws and figures or

earnnigs. But the plain commonsense

of management, the knack of dealing





, with-human nature, inside poltics and





outside dangers, are not in the books

and bulletins. These must be sought

among men of experience in handling

such organizations.



The first step toward creating a co-

operative feeling in a selling organiza-





_ tion and holding the small growers in





line is that of encouraging them to at-

tend all meetings and feel that they





.care a part of the selling organization.





The association should not be _run by

a few members who are attempting to

dominate its policy and management,

while the majority of the members

stay at home. Such a policy so dis-

gusts many members that they sell

their produce to independent operat-

ors, ignoring their association.



Much can be done to prevent this

lack of interest by making all the

meetings attractive to members. The

annual business meeting, for hearing

of reports and, election of new officers,

is hardly enough, to keep interest alive.

Such routine business may very well

be abbreviated, or even done by mail,





HE farmer who attempts to in-

crease his poultry flock in ac-

cordance with requests of the





food administration will most likely





find it necessary to increase the ca-

pacity of his house or build some new

This will be necessary even

where but one hundred hens are kept

and this number will probably be

about the limit on most farms. In

«fact, it is not the wish of the depart-





, ment that poultry production be made





an exclusive or even extensive depart-

ment of the farm work and if the av-

erage is raised to the number stated





.gg'reatgood will have been accomplish-





ed and the poultry and egg industry

put upon a firm basis as a food supply.



In most of my visits to farm plants,

and in fact it ' my experience on our

own place, t e tendency is to over-





. crovvd. We try to keep too many hens





in agiven‘ space and to economize on

buildings. Lately we have been allow-

ing at least five square feet of floor





'space to each of our Rocks and Orp-





ingtons and results are much better.

The house which is shown in the illus-

tration holds sixty hens. It is 12x24





‘ feet-and has droppings boards and





platforms for mash hoppers, drinking

vessels, etc. This alloWs the entire

floor to be used by the hens and makes

the house easier cleaned.



'. These houses are built ‘of cheap ma-

te'rial.’ The frame material was cut on





4 , the farm and taken to a mill where it

“gwas sawed. ~_The siding is rough lum-

her and roofing paper and Was used to’





 





 





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and a program of speaking 'or demon-

stration may beoffered in its place.

Members value the opportunity to

meet and listen to experts in their par-

ticular fields of agriculture, and to

learn about the latest developments in

the growing end. They are also inter-

ested in the different men connected

with the marketing of their produce,

such as commission men, brokers, f.

o. b. buyers and the retail merchant.

These men can tell them things worth

while in their own business, and very

often the difficulties and misunder-

standings of marketing disappear when

they appear in person and tell how

matters appear from various stand-





 





 





points. Meetings along such lines may

be held several times a year just as

easily as once in moSt sections where

there is an association, and wOmen-

folks and outsiders will enjoy them

just, as much as members.



Most of the troubles of a 'growers'

association are due to lack of interest

and understanding among members.

Every successful association is oper-

ated in a way that keeps members in-

formed about its affairs and enthusias-

tice in promoting them. Somebody

always has to run the live association.

It may be a paid manager, or the pres-

ident, or the secretary, or the leading

grower in the locality, or a group of





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batten the cracks. The roof is a good

grade of prepared roofing and later

when we are more able a better grade

of siding will be put on. We use the

open-front house exclusively and, use

a curtain in stormy weather or when

it is extremely cold. Last winter we

seldom had this curtain down and got

eggs all winter. Our chicks are brood-

ed in coops that admit plenty of fresh

air and later when they have passed





the brooder stage go into open-front.





colony houses. We aim to sell our

stock of old hens as soon as the egg

yield drops off in the early summer

and this gives us room for the pullets.

They go into the laying houses by the

first of September and get accustomed





us Excellent Satisfaction.





to their permanent quarters in time

to begin laying in November or early

in December. About one-half of our

layers are yearling hens and occasion-

ally a two~year~old hen is held over for

the breeding pen.



We keep our layers confined to the

houses throughout the winter but in

summer they have the run of the

meadow or corn field. Breeders have

free range in the spring as soon as the

snow goes off the ground. We have

had best results in using one and two-

year-old cock birds with yearling hens

and well-matured pullets although a

good many breeders say that two—year-

old birds have passed their usefulness.

Hens are used for hatching to some





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officers and directors. The organiza-

tion must have a policy and a purpose.

It must be going somewhere, and the

whole membership must know where

it is going, and how, and why, and be

enlisted in the work of getting there.



An association bulletin is an excel:

lent device for holding members in

line, especially during the marketing





season. At that time the affairs of the '





association are live news, and full, fre-

quent information sent to the mem-

bers will prevent manipulation by out-

siders.



The best way to deal with cliques

and discords is to keep a sharp watch

for them, and to deal with them when

they are young. Most of the disrupt-

ing influences in association affairs are

due to misunderstanding, suspicion

and personal feelings. If allowed to

grow they will surely lead to internal

strife and party politics, laying the as.

sociation open to attack from outside.

_But if the management is alert, making

the true facts known and letting all

the men concerned be heard, these

cliques and discords can be checked.

An intelligent policy, laid out by the

management and backed up with full

information, brings out the enthusiasm

of members. It gives that good bal-

ance between membership and man-

agement that leads to harmonious,

successful working in an association——

and that is real cooperation.





Farm F lockExpcricncc ‘





extent but incubators are depended up-

on for the majority of the chicks for,

as we hatch in March and early in

April the supply of setting hens is not

large enough. ,



We also use a very cheaply con-

structed brood coop for our hen-hatch-

ed chicks. It is a light frame covered

with roofing paper and netting. Such

coops cost less than $1.00 each and

will last for years if stored in the win-

ter. We build these coops A-shaped,

like the illustration. They are thirty

inches wide at the bottom and about

four feet long. This gives the chicks

the opportunity to exercise whenit is

necessary to keep them shut in. The

coop is very light and can be easily

moved from one place to another. The

floor is simply a small platform and is

not fastened to the coop. Their cheap-

ness, durability and the ease with

which they can be cleaned are their

chief recommendations.



In building houses it should be re-

membered that convenience counts for

much. The handy house saves much

time and when one is caring for a hun-

dred or so hens in addition to the oth-

er farm work this is of importance.

Our experience of the last ten years

has taught us that a house does not

need to be expensive but it does need

to meet certain requirements. It should

admit plenty of fresh air but have no

drafts, it should admit as much sun-

light as possible without making the

house too cold, and it should be dry.

(Continued on page 626).





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. HE bill authorizing the establish.

ment of uniform standards and

classifications or fruits and vegetables

which was introduced in congress last

week by Representative Lever, gives

the Secretary of Agriculture authority

to investigate the harvesting, inspec-

tion, grading, packing. transportation,

storing, labeling, marketing and utiliz-

ation of fruits and vegetables and from

time to time, to establish standards of

classification according to grade, which

shall be known as the official standards

of the United States for such fruits

and vegetables.



The Secretary of Agriculture, by the

bill is directed to give public notice

of the establisl ment of any such stan-

dard, or of any change therein, but

such notice of the establishment of a

standard shall be issued not less than

one year before the effective date

thereof. Before issuing any such pub-

lic notice of the establishment of a

standard and before making any

change in a standard so established,

the Secretary of Agricultuie, by such

means as he shall find appropriate for

the purpose, shall afford an opportu-

nity to the interested public for consul-

tation or hearing.



Section 4 provides: “Whenever any

standard for any fruit or vegetable

shall become effective under this Act

no person thereafter shall make or

enter into any transaction, involving

the shipment or delivery for shipment

of such fruit or vegetable in com-

merce, by a grade within the scope

of such standard unless such grade

be one of the grades of such standard.

No person shall in any invoice, bill of

lading, other document, or any mark,

brand, tag or label involving or in-

volved in a shipment or delivery for

shipment in commerce, describe or

in any way refer to such fruit or

vegetable as being ofa grade within

the scope of such standard unless

such grade be one of the grades of

such standard.”



It is provided that nothing in this

Act shall require any person to use

the grades of the official standards

in or in connection with transactions





according to variety of product only.



Section 5 provides. “Wherever any

standard fer any fruit or Vegetable

shall become eflective under this Act,

it is provided that no person there-

after shall, pursuant to or in contem-





plation of any transaction, ship or de-‘





liver for shipment in commerce any

such fruit or' vegetable in a closed

package, unless such closed package

be marked, branded, tagged, or labeled

so as to plainly and conspicuously

show the name and address of the pro-

ducer, packer or distributor, and the

grade of its contents, according to the

official standards of the United States;

except that, if the transaction involv-

ing such shipment or delivery for ship-

ment be not by grade, the statement of

he g1ade may be omitted, in which

case there shall be plainly shown in

or in connection with such marks,

brands, tags or labels, without the use

(if terms which are false or misleading

or so similar to the grade designations

in the official standards as to be con-





fused therewith, that no representation.





as to the grade is made. It is provided

that the foregoing requirements of this

section Shall apply only to closed pack-

ages of a kind which the Secretary of

AgriCulture shall in his regulations

under this Act find it commercially

practical to mark, brand, tag or lab’e-l

in accordance with this section. The

marketing, branding, tagging, or label-

ing iequired by this section shall be in

accordance with regulations prescribed

fo1 the purpose by the Secretary of

Agriculture.



“The requirements of Section 4 and

5 shall not apply in the case of any

transaction made or entered into di-

rectly and exclusively between the in

dividual producer and the individual

consume1 with respect to fruits and

vegetables grown by such producer.”



Section 6 provides: "That no person

shall ship or deliver for shipment in

commerce any lot or parcel of fruits or

vegetables which in the outer layer 01

the exposed surface are so superior in

quality or condition to those in the in-

terior or the unexposed portion as ma-

terially to misrepresent the entire





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contents of the container!”

Section ‘7 provides: “That the Sec-





rotary of Agriculture may, in his dis-





cretion, upon presentation of satisfac-

tory proof of competency, issue to any

person a license to inspect any fruit

or vegetable for which standards shall

be effective under this Act, and to cor-

tificate the grade thereof in accord-

ance with such standards, subject to

such regulations as the Secretary of

Agriculture may prescribe for the pur-

poses of this Act. For the issuance of

such license the Secretary of Agricul-

ture may pres'crlbev‘for the purposes of

this Act. For the issuance of such 11

cense the Secretary of Agriculture may

require the payment of a reasonable

fee. Any such license may be suspend-

ed or revoked by the Secretary of Ag-

riculture whenever he is satisfied, after

opportunity afforded to the licensee for

a hearing, that such licensee is incom-

petent, or has knowingly or carelessly

graded any such fruits or vegetables

improperly or according to grades

within the scope of such standards oth-

er than the grades of such standards,

or has issued any false certificate of

grade, or has accepted any meney or

other consideration directly or indi-

rectly for any neglect or improper per-

formance of duty, or has violated any

provision of this Act or of the regula-

tions prescribed hereunder. Pending

investigation the Secretary of Agricul-

ture, whenever he deems necessary,

may suspend a license temporarily

without hearing. 5397711



Section 8 provided“ ,That the Sec-

retary of Agriculture 115 authorized to

investigate and certify to shippers and

other interested parties, upon applica-

tion, upon appeal from determinations

inspectors licensed under this Act, or

upon his own motion the quality or

condition of fruits and vegetables, un-





‘der such regulations as he may pre-





scribe, and he is authorized to require

the payment of such fees as will be

reasonable for the service rendered

upon any such application or appeal.

Such certificates, issued by authorized

agents of the Secretary of AgriCulture,

shall be received in all courts of the





News of the Agricultural





BEE-KEEPERS PLANNING TO

SPEED “BUSY BEE."





MEASURES for speeding up and

otherwise making, the already

busy bee a more profitable wage earn—

er for her keepers will be discussed

from February 24 to March 2 at the

Michigan Agricultural College. The

bee-keepers have been invited to at-

tend a week’s conference at M. A. C.

at that time, during which the honey

business will be studied and demon-

strations of better keeping methods

conducted. A card to the director of

Short courses, M. A. 0., East Lansing,

Mich" will bring more detailed infor-

mation.





FOOD ADMINISTRATION NOT TO

MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.





HE New York Federal Food Board

received word this week from the

United States Food Administration

that beginning with December 12,

which was on Thursday, the board

would not make any more adjustments

between shippers and receivers or vice

verda. This naturally is a ve rgport-

over





5th against receivers and also





,oomolslnts of neoeiv-ers against unfair

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not be used as a collection agency nor

could it be used for the purpose of

settling disputes that should go

thiough the civil courts, at the same

time it has adjusted many differences

with satisfaction to all parties con-

cerned.





A WELL-EQUIPPED SECRETARY.





OHN A. DOELLE, secretary and



business manager of the War In-

dustries Board which comprises the

upper peninsula, has been appointed

secretary and manager of the Upper

Peninsula Development Bureau. Until

a few months ago, Mr. ‘Doelle has been

superintendent of the Houghton and

Portage township schools, a position

which he held for fifteen years. Dur-

ing his career as an educator he be-

came noted for his hard work, his ag-

gressiveness and his ability as an or-

ganizer. He has been a forceful ex-

ponent-of American citizenship and as

such has been in demand for a num-

ber of years as One of the leading pub.

lic speakers.



Born on a St. Clair county farm,

which was too small for a family with

eight hogs and girls, hm- education was

of ‘hard

knocks. , Handicapped in his boyhood

by the inefficiency or the little red



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girls on the farm, a practical training

for country life within their own

neig “hborhood. Over twelve years ago,

be outlined a plan for a Consolidated

ruial school fully equipped for teach-

ing agriculture, manual training and

home economics; provided with trans-

portation facilities for the pupils from

and to their homes and intended to

serve as a social center for the sur-

rounding community. After six years

of patient and persistent work in shap-

ing public opinion, he succeeded in es‘

tablishing the Otter Lake Agricultural

School, the first of its kind in Michi-

gan and its beneficent effect upon the

surrounding community has been far

greater than he anticipated.



Raised on a Michigan farm and in

sympathy with the needs of rural com-

munities, Mr. Doelle is thus well equip-





ped for his work and his influence V





should stimulate the bureau’s work

along broader lines of agricultural de-

velopment.





DEMAND FOR SEEDS.

G ROWERS of commercial vegeta-

_ ble seeds in- the United States

will meet a much «larger foreign de-

mood for their product. during the year

ending July 1 ”19.111184! they had din-1'

ing the previous year. according to as.





at the truth of the findings therein don’-

tained.



Section '9 provides: “That the Sec-

rotary of Agriculture is authorized 'to

prescribe such regulations as he may

deem necessary from! time to time ml-

the .efficient execution cf the provis-

ions of this Act.” ' '



Section 10 provides: “That it shall

be unlawful for any person forcibly to

assault, resist, impede or interfere with

any officer, agent, or employee of the

United States in the execution of any





duty authorized to be performed under,





this Act, or imprbperly to influence or





attempt improperly to influmce any in- ,





spector licensed under this Act, or





falsely to represent himself to be such -





licensed inspector, or forany inspector





licensed under this Act knowingly ato .,

issue any false certificate of grade, or .





to accept money or other consideration-

directly' or indirectly for any neglect

or improper performance of duty under

this Act, or, when purporting to act as





such licensed inspector, to grade or.

certificate the grade of any fruits or 1 .





vegetables in which he is directly or

indirectly financially interested. Any

person who wilfully violates any pro-

vision of this section, or of sections





four, five or six of this Act, shall upon ,7





conviction thereof, be fined not more





than $1,000, or imprisonment not more .





than one year, or both.”

Section 11 provides: “That there is

hereby appropriated out or any mon-





eys in the treasury not otherwise ap-,





propriated the sum of $250,000 availa-

ble.until expended, for carrying into

effect the provisions of this Act, in-

cluding the payment of such rent, the





expense of such printing and publica- ‘





tions, the purchase of such supplies

and equipment, and the employment of

such persons and means in the District





of Columbia and elsewhere, as the Sec- V





rotary of Agriculture may deem neces-

sary. In carrying out the provisions





of this Act the Secretary of Agricul-.





ture may cooperate with other branch-

es of the government, with state, coun-

ty, municipal or marketing agencies,

and with associations of producers.” \





World





been compiled showing the total ship '





ments contemplated on orders received

up to September 15, 1918, with com-

parisons with the totals of each of the

two previous years.



Every one of the eight principal

items chosen shows a large increase

over last year in the contemplated

shipments. Garden pea seed leads the





list with 4,150,000 pounds, as compared '





with 2,713,101 pounds for the year end-

ing July 1, 1918. ' The foreign demand

for beet seed, shows an increase of al-

most 150,000 pounds, while carrot seed

shows a gain of more than 400,000

pounds. Lettuce, onion seed. parsnip





and radish seed are other items of the:





list. .





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WHAT THEY DID.





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sified farming.”





food consumed before

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every line, Buckie; though t

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Unitod States as prima facie evidence. f,





ALK about economy. That little 11—,

islandknown as England and soot-

land has always been noted‘for “intenv‘ 4‘ T, 5



Since the war: they ‘ '

have “reclaimed 1,500,000 acres.” ,lgtsr

~22. England only raised one-fourth
‘VERY farmeruknows that if he

can grow a good-- crop of clover or

alfalfa he can grow. almost any



other crop he wants following it. In

other words, a legume crop, such as

the clovers\and alfalfa, cleanses and

replenishes the soil as nothing else

does. It is Mother Nature’s favorite

method of soil burning. But Mother



'Nature finds peculiar difficulties to



' contend with in Michigan, which re-



quire the help of man.



- , Chief among these difl‘iculties is the



general acid condition of the soil. In

the westthe irrigated lands ‘produce



'immense yields of alfalfa. The plant



grows waist high and there are three

or four good crops annually. It is the

alkaline condition (if the soil that is

responsible. In the more or less arid

.regions the alkaline salts have been

accumulating for centuries and the

bacteria of the alfalfa plant, as well as

that of most clovers, flOurish in the

fields. These bacteria find a home

sweet and congenial, and, like men,

they can work hard where such home

Conditions prevail. '

Michigan soils and most of the east-

ern soils have on account of the‘

abundant rainfall in this region, been

leeched of most of their soluble salts,

including the lime. The lime has col-

lected in lakes and swamps and ether

low places in the form of marl. It

must be again incorporated with the





soils if we expect them to do their full ’





duty. The present acid condition is

not conducive to the sweet-home-lov-

ing bacteria of the legumes. How' to

get this lime back at reasonable cost

is the problem that thousands of Mich--

igan farmers are facing. _



There are great limestone deposits

throughout the state and enormous ac-

cumulations of marl. The cost of

crushing the limestone fine enough for

agricultural use and distributing it ov-

er our transportation lines wherever

needed is almost prohibitive as it is

being done‘ at present in a limited way.



‘ Farmers could afford to pay the crush-

ing costs if that were all; but the

freight charges bring the expense too

high. ,



As for the marl, which is a most ex-

cellent form of lime for soil, many

‘beds are reasonably accessible and are

now being utilized. The labor expense,

however, considering the wet, sticky

condition in which this product is most-

ly found, is almost beyond reason. The

marl has to be dried and pulverized to

be easily spread and made effective as

an acid neutralizer. As yet there is no

satisfactory way of doing this. It may

be scattered in lumpy form over the

fields and when “air-dry" dragged and

harrowed to pieces; but experience

with results hardly justifies the prac-

tice. It requires years to completely

'mix it with the soil particles as it

should be.





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By M. E. DUCKLES, Grand Traverse County Agent





problem? Clover, alfalfa, and other

legumes are necessary crops in every

successful rotation. Without them our

farms are soon abandoned as is evi-

denced by the hundreds and thousands

of ,monuments to failures already scat-

tered over the state and continually

increasing in number. With these le-

gumes made more universally possible,

old lands will be reclaimed, new lands

will be developed, even portions of the





tion to relieve the situation. The two





resolutions are given here:

Resolution 1.





“Whereas, it has been demonstrated

that most of’the farm lands of Michi-

gan are in need of lime in order to

produce satisfactory yields of clover

and alfalfa, on which crops farmers

must largely depend to maintain the

productive value of their soil, and



“Whereas, the present cost of secur-

ing lime in the proper form for appli-

cation to the land is almost prohibitive





 





A Limestone Quarry in Northern Michigan.





pine plains, and new homes will spring

up to testify to the agricultural wealth

of Michigan. The problem is an im-

portant one and for the sake of our fu-

ture prosperity must be solved.



At the recent conference of county

agents held in the city of Cadillac, the

question came up for discussion. It

was generally agreed that farmers

would avail themselves quickly of the

lime if it could be obtained in quan-

tity at lower rates, particularly in the

northern counties. Last' season nine

carloads of crushed limestone were





purchased by the farmers of Grand





Traverse county atan average cost of

$4.25 a ton. This cost was too great,

but it shows that our farmers are now

awake to the need of it. This year in

order to obtain the same product in

similar form it would cost $5.25 a ton.

LWhat shall we do?



The Cadillac conference concluded

its discussion by passing two resolu-

tions, one asking the lime companies

now in operation to .sell directly to

farmers’ cooperative associations less

the fee usually allowed agents; the





other requesting some form of legisla-





to the land owners of a large part of

the state, \



“Be it Resolved, that we, the-county

agents in conference assembled, rec-

ommend that this matter be brought

to the attention of the state legislature

through the Extension Department of

the Michigan Agricultural College, in

cooperation with the Michigan Agri-

cultural Development Association, with

the view of securing suitable legisla-

tion to enable farmers to obtain the

needed lime at a price that will en-

courage its universal use on the agri-

cultural lands of Michigan.”



Resolution 2.



“Be it Resolved, that we, the county

agents in conference assembled rec-

ommend to the various lime-producing

companies that they provide for the

sale of their product directly to farm—

ers’ COOperative associations, less the

fee allowed’to local agents, thereby

recognizing the cooperative principle

as economical and permanently estab-

lished in Michigan.”



The importance of lime as an agri-

cultural asset was recognized in a

striking way by the Agricultural Ad-

visory Committee during its session in

Washington last August. As a result

of their recommendation lime was put

on the preferred list by the War Pri-





ority Board. The text of the recom—





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agraph:



“We believe that hunger throughout

the European countries is a thing to be

greatly feared during the coming

years, and the eastern half of the Unit-

ed States must do much in saving the

situation. In a great part of this area.

production is hampered by soil acidity,

which can be corrected only by plenti-

ful use of lime. Meeting the lime de-

ficiency of these soils should be our

first consideration. Experiments run-

ning through long terms of years at

various experiment stations andvthe

experience of thousands of practical

farmers, indicate clearlythat our acid

soils will not produce the clovers un-

less lime is supplied. There has also

been full demonstration of the fact,

both by experiment station and repeat-

ed farm practice, that many staple

crops can not profit rightly from ap-

plications of fertilizers until the lime

requirement has been met. The prices

of lime and limestone now are very

high. They were advancing before the

war on acoount of the newly created

demand on the part of farmers, and

now the high cost of labor and fuel has

made further heavy increase. Inabil-

ity to secure delivery by transporta-

tion lines, together with the great ad-'

vance in the cost of material is limit-

ing the liming of land in a serious

degree.”



It must be quite plain to any student

of the present situation as regards soil

fertility that something should be done

at once to meet the increased demand

for lime at lower cost. Any public

funds appropriated for this purpose

would be returned a hundred'fold in

newly created agricultural wealth.





USE OF LANDPLASTE R.





I would like to ask a question about

the landplaster that was used by the

farmers of Michigan some thirty years

ago. What was it composed of” and

could a person get it now if they

should want it? If so, Where could

they get it?



Kent C0. . M. S.





Landplaster is used to some extent

on soils as an amendment. It frees

potassium and phosphorus from insol-

uble compounds, and is said to hasten

the decomposition of organic matter,

but it has no neutralizing effect and

is not of much value. The other com-

pounds of calcium have all these ef-

fects plus the neutralizing effect. You

should be able to buy landplaster of

dealers in spraying materials or insec-

ticides. W. M. K.



The Georgia Land Owners’ Associa-

tions are making “dog control” the first

step in their sheep campaign. The

fact is, it should be the first step in

every state now agitating for sheep.

With the proper control of dogs the

sheep business would develop rapidly.
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ERE are reviews of papers and

talks given to Michigan fruit

farmers at the recent Detroit

meeting, for which space was lacking

in last week’s issue:



Federal Inspection . Service.

Frank L. Bloom, Federal Inspector,

United States Bureau of Markets, ex-

plained the workings of this service

and urged growers and shippers to

take advantage of it Whenever neces-

sary. “The inspection service," said

Mr. Bloom, “is only one of the many

things that the government is doing to.

solve the problem of shipping and mar-





} keting farm products. On‘account of





the perishable nature of fruit products

a quick inspection is one of the main

factors. Our reports on diseases is val-

uable to both the growers and govern-





- ment authorities inasmuch as it helps





in determining varieties and localities

where disease is prevalent in crops.

The Bureau of Markets stands in the

center of a triangle made up of ship-

per, carrier and receiver so that when

a car of your produce reaches the mar-

ket you can find out just how it ar-

rived. Such reports are also an aid in

improving your methods of packing

your fruit, loading the cars, refrigerat-

ing and heating and any questions you

may ask will be answered. We can

give you the temperature of the fruit,

amount of bruises and so forth, in the

cars.”





Mr. Morrow said: “I have listened

to this discussion with a great deal of

interest and I believe that the commie

sion men are a whole lot more square

than the shippers, and I say this after

forty years’ experience as a grower

and shipper of fruit. A car has to be

loaded right to ride to market in good

shape and unless it is loaded right

someone is going to be let down and

it is not fair that the commission man

should suffer from such careless load-

ing on the part of the shipper or grow-

er. Through one of my men neglecting





“ to properly load one end of a car of





fruit I shipped to the Detroit market,

I lost more than three hundred dollars,

and that was not the fault of the com-

mission man.”





Dr. U. P. Hedrick, Horticulturist,

New York Agricultural Experiment

Station, Geneva, New York, gave an

interesting address on preparing and

fertilizing orchard soils. The sum-

mary of this address will appear in a

later issue of the Michigan Farmer.





\ Some Things for Women to Do.





Mrs. Caroline Bartlett-Crane, chair-

man, Michigan Division Woman’s Com-

mittee, Council of National Defense,

made a forceful address on Women’s

Work in National Defense. “Proper

health regulations forrural homes,”

said Mrs. Crane, ”are some of the

problems in which the women of Mich-

igan can do much to bring about need-

ed reforms. In many villages and

rural districts we find high schools and

grade schools where the sanitary con-

ditions are intolerable. Why should the

children not have as good advantages

as those in the citiesand 'Why should

we not encourage and foster the chil-

dren who show evidences of genius?

What would be the loss to the country

and society had not some of our great

scholars been provided with prOper ad-

vantages. in the matter of schools. Let

us think about the great movement to-

ward better health conditions in our

public schools, and keep it absolutely

free from politics. What a wonderful

thing it would bait we could use the

organization of war nurses who will

soon be returning to this country for

district rural nurses Now all of these





we realize how many men‘have been





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to the women of our country that we r;

must look to bring about these re- — 1

forms. It is always our duty to pre- '

pare the world for the next genera:

tions by adjusting social conditions

and lifting us out of our present condi-

tion'into a better one.” , ,

.The Outlook for Fruit Growlng. .

' Prof. H. J I Eustace; of M.’ 'A. C... who". -

has spent more than a year'at Wash-V ‘4

ington with Mr. Hoover; gave many in-

teresting observations on factors gaf~

fecting the fruit industry. Mr. Eus-

tace said: “There never has been a

time when self— examination would do

us more good; the labor problem sure-

ly was never as bad as last year and ' ‘

next year it bids fair to be better, but

it is not at all possible that too much

labor will be available, and I do not

think it best that there should be.

High prices this year are due to the

high prices of labor. Men who sell

fruit in some of our big industrial cen~

ters could hardly unload it fast enough

and that is what has made prices. The

fruit packers in New Jersey paid four

dollars a day for any kind of labor. So ‘

in all our complaining about'our labor

shortage do not forget that it reflects

back in the prices for fruit. When the

laborers do not have money there are

no good markets. The first thing a

laboring man does when he gets good

money is to fill up on good food, then

jewelry and then quite work. They

can “make enough in four ,or five days

to live on during the week.





One of the most conspicuous things

that stands out in the fruit growing in-

dustry is the injury to trees last win-y

ter. All of this is extremely unfortu-_

nate to those who have lost line dr-

chards. There can be no question but

that for some years the peach crop in

northern localities is going to be light

because the trees are killed. In south-

ern New England in 1917 a crop of

223,000 bushels of peaches was harvesté

ed and last season hardly a bushel. In

New Jersey, Pennsylvania and other

localities the reductions were more

than half. In Michigan and Ohio the

reductiOns were still greater. This rep-

resents a tremendous loss and it means

that there are likely to be good oppor-

tunities for peach growing. To the

man who has good locations it would

seem; that now is a good time to put

out peach orchards;





“The injury to apple orchards was

severe, but the results cannot be so

accurately shown in regard to apples

as peaches, but injury is there just the

same. Good crops of apples have been

marketed just the same and we have

had no export trade. This, and higher

freight rates, has worked harder on

the coast growers than on those nearer

markets. This also applies to all fruits

such as pears, grapes, plums and other

kinds of- fruits. The constant urging

of the food administration to use more

fruit has tended to increase consump-

tion and this urging is to be continued

until there will be many people who ,

have acquired” the fruit eating habit - ..

that they will retain after normal con-l

ditions have returned. Many people

who have found out the health-giving

properties of fruit are going to eat

more. During the past few years little . -

fruit-has been exported because ships ' ' ’

have had to carry more condensed and " _

non-perishable products. If apples are . . I l

again sold for export it is going to I

make more room on our home mar-

kets for apples from Michigan. Just

how much we can depend on the ex- ,

port trade it is digicuit to say because , X

of the poverty in European countries.

Fruit must have been neglected in

these countries."





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RECENT bulletin published by

the Extension Department of the

“' .lnternational Harvester Com-





' pany presentssuch a strong indictment





against the dog that we are. reproduc-

{ing it in full and urge that its careful





reading be followed by letters to con-

igressmen requesting the addition of a





federal tax on dogs to the bill now un-





. der consideration at Washington.





“Sheep or dogs—which? What have

dogs done that they should have more





= ‘ rights than their owners?





“At the time when the woods and

plains were inhabited by wild animals,





.some useful as a source of food and





clothing, and others a menace to his

safety, man found the'dog a most use-





' ful and dependable aid in the chase





or as a sentinel and defender. Thus

originated a racial attachment that

continues to the present. But these

old—time conditions are‘changed. Man

now has recourse to breeding and rais-

ing the domesticated animals, the

cow, the hog, the goat and the sheep

for a large part of his meat and cloth-

ing supply. Regarding this combina-

tion the dog has reversed his former

position until now, so far as sheep and

goats are concerned, he has become a





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year, which means $1,000,000,000 worth

of food consumed right here in the

United States by dogs; and further-

more it_ is finished product (in most

cases cooked food) that costs, fuel, la-

bor and skill to produce. Yes, we know

much of it is scraps, but scraps are ex-

cellent chicken feed and more than one

pig has grown into the family’s meat

supply by eating the scraps. Further-

more, the old plea that ‘my dog doesn’t

cost much’ is a sorry, lame statement.

He may not cost you much, but re-

member he is getting his living some

place; that is one thing sure about the

dog. Unless he is chained to his ken-

nel, someone is going to furnish his ra-

tions. Dog history is full of instances

where the home-starved dog has killed

$100 worth of neighbors’ sheep or raid-

ed the neighbor’s poultry yard. He

may go on short meals for a while, but

look out when his opportunity comes

to make up by killing and crippling.

“In a review of five thousand farm-

ers in all parts of the United States,

all but eighteen have dogs as the

main reason for the scarcity of sheep.

The dog is a carrier of hog'cholera,

stomach and tapeworms, lice, ticks,

fleas, rabies, and foot-and-mouth dis-





 





One Severe Chasing by a Dog, and the Flock is Ruined.





.menace and disadvantage where he





was formerly a most efficient helper.





- His value now is almost wholly senti-





mental on account of his past service.

The question to be decided now is,

does his past service as a helper give

sufficient value to. justify his ravages





of theflocks of sheep and goats which





now are SO necessary to man as a





. source of food and clothing?





“Since the sheep and the goat are

producers of. food and clothing, and the

dog produces nothing, but on the other

hand is a consumer of and a destroyer





i ‘ of one of the most important food re-

sources, man must deny his sentiment-





al appreciation of the dog in favor of

his more pressing need of meat and

cldthing, andsubstitute the sheep and





“the goat for the dog. There are about





30,000,000 'dogs in the United States.





,Five years ago it was estimated and





accepted as standard that a common

dog ate $34 Worth of food yearly. This

amount of money put into hog feed





,would‘keep a brood sow ten months.





It is” estimated that human food prices





to the consumer have advanced sixty-

-' two per cent since 1913. We shall as-





sume that the increase‘in food prices





' ’ 'will increase the cost of keeping a dog

to $50 a year.

_ nages the dog gets part of his living

" ,y from bones and scraps that might not





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that takes on staggering propors





ease. He brings contagious diseases

home to the family. He runs at large,

practically unrestrained, enjoying un-

disputed rights and all for what? What

has the dog ever done that he should

have more rights than his owner? All

states have dog laws that if enforced

would lessen dog troubles, yet dog

laws 'are in most cases dead laws.





“What is the remedy? First—en-

force the laws already passed until

better ones are enacted. Put the dog

on the same legal status as sheep,

hogs, horses and cattle. Take away

his right to run at large day or night.

Compel every dog owner to keep his

dog on his own premises or under his

control when away from home. A dog,

to be of any value to his owner, must

be about his owner’s business.

long would law or public opinion allow

a 100-pound shote or a threeLmonth-old

calf to follow its owner to town, down

the street, into the store, blacksmith

shop, post office and on the way home

gallop through the neighbor’s fields,

yards, sheep folds, and feedlots?





“Anyone has‘a right to own a dog,

but no one has a moral right to main-

tain a nuisance. Dog-proof fences are

all right, but let the dog owner build

them. A fence that will keep dogs out

will keep dogs in. Dog chains and

muzzles are inexpensive. The use of

both can be prescribed by law. The

dog problem is not solved by license.

Licensing a dog, requiring the owner

toibuy a collar for him or to pay a

heavy tax on him, does not keep the

dog from killing sheep or being a

worthless cur. Require the dog over





'to be responsible for the whereabouts

. of his dog. Back this requirement with ,

public sentiment and officers with





backbone not of gristle, and sheep will





come to their own. " _,’. .’





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Last year we exported 11,820,000 tons of food stuff to

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SIMPLE HANGER FOR BARN

TOOLS. '





LL the tools used about the barn

should be hung up. The sketch

shows a very easily made hanger for

forks, shovels, etc. The piece (A)

may be screwed to the side of the barn

or fastened to another board, and





 





 





Hang the Tools Fork End Upwards.





hooks put in this second board and the

whole can then be hung up by means

of the hooks. Simply bore a hole (X)

and saw into it as shown. The handle

of the tool slips readily into the hole

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Necessity has taught the thrifty peasants of Europe the

golden value of manure. Every ounce is painstakingly re—

turned to the soil, even if it must be done by hand to get good distri-

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though I had an old one that I

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ARRANGEMENT TO CLIMB FENCES

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SELF-FEEDING hopper for the



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as shown in illustration. Nail pieces

of two by four about

three feet long to

the studding and to

these nail boards as

a hopper of good ca-

pacity, which is out

of the way as much

as possible and

which does not have

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Feeding Problems





FEEDING BARLEY STRAW.





. Is barley straw injurious to feed to





took?

Hillsdale Co. W. L. H.

As a general proposition, barley

straw may safely be fed along with

other farm feeds. At present prices





‘ for roughage and grain feeds I would





not hesitate ’to feed it in moderate

amounts in combination with such

feeds as hay, silage and corn fodder.

Allow the animals to pick over the

straw and do not compel them to eat

large quantities at any one time.





 





DO MANGELS INJURE COWS?’





Enclosed is a leaf from Farmers’

Bulletin No. 465, date of October, 1911,

Now

I have about fifty bu'shels of mangels

Which I raised to feed my cows, but

this article scares me, although I have

fed mangels for about ten years, and

never had any trouble with my cows

However, if it should be that the feed

takes a long time to develop the dis-





. ease I would stop using mangels.





Macomb Co.



I am sure that you are running no

risks in feeding your fifty bushels of

mangels to your cows. The fact that

the leading breeders of dairy cattle

find mangels one of their most valu~

able feeds in feeding for official rec-

ords K pretty good evidence of their

value as a supplement to the grain

feed. Feed your mangels in a moder-

ate wayalong with your roughage and

grain and have no fears of injurious re

sults. If more cows had plenty of

good mangels during the winter, we

would have more regular breeders and

more profitable producers. W. M. K.





 





RYE FOR YOUNG PIGS.





I have a bunch of August pigs and

all I have to feed them is rye. What

is the best way to feed rye, ground

fine in a slop, or feed it dry, or do

you think to feed it whole does any

good, and would it pay to feed tank-





[age with the rye, and is there any





place in Muskegon to buy tankage,

that yOu know of? I can buy cull

beans at $1. 50 per cwt; would it pay

to sell the rye and buy beans and cook

them, mixed with corn meal?



Oceana Co. G. K. S.





Rye is a farly good food for pigs

but if fed alone they soon tire of it

and will not eat a sufficient amount to

make good growth. It should always

be fed ground, or any other small grain





i. like wheat or barley, because the pigs





do not take the time to properly mas-

ticate these small kernels of grain.

You can feed a portion of the rye in

the form of a slop. If you have some

skim-milk to mix with the rye, it would

make a much better ration and One

that the pigs would like better, but if





. you do not have it you can mix it with





water. You could also feed some of

the ground rye in a self-feeder dry,

letting the pigs eat what they want of

it.‘ I am' quite sure that it would pay





' . to‘feed tankage in connection with the





rye because the pigs need more pro-

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may be that you cannot get tankage





-‘without sending to Chicago for it.





It would be an excellent plan to buy





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National Affairs





HE following resolutions were

adopted by the Farmers' Clubs





sing. They bear upon questions of na-

tional import.-

will be up for the consideration of Am-

ericanxfarmers during the present re-

construction period.



should be given them:





We believe in a League of Nations

to maintain peace, and that t‘1ere

should be a determinant group made,

up from those nations that have made

such a peace possible by their devo»

tion to right. We believe that repre-

sentatives of the erring countries

should be denied admission until such

times as they have puiged themselves

of the delinquencies in character. To

have the equal voice of nations at the

present time would be subversive of

the aim and purpose of the League.





The rights of citizens in a world

demomacy must rest upon education

and training for mutual service, and

justice, and lighteousness among na-

tions. To this end we ask that the

federal government establish at our

various colleges, schools fo1 such ser-

vice in vocational education and dis-

cipline as will inspiIe and train ou1

young men to establish and maintain

universal peace.





of Michigan in session at, Lan— .





Many of these issues‘





Careful thought





 





We believe that the United States

Department of Agricultuie, in ODDOS"

ing and obstructing the W01k of deter- ‘

mining the cost of farm products and

the consequent establishment of arbi- 1

traiy piices upon products mainly of

no1the1n faims while successfully re-

sisting the limitation of cotton prices,

is unparelled in sectional discrimina-

tion, especially during a period of war

for national and inte1national right

and justice. We believe that the de-‘

termination of piices by representa-1

tives of such industries as coal, iron.

steel and other products, based upon

cost plus a fair profit, was just, and

the denial of a similar fight to' most of

the great food products £10m the farms

as unjust.



We eddorse and commend the work

of the United States Food Administra-

tion and ask that some form of such

office be maintained as a permanent

feature of service to agriculture.



Resolved that we endorse the four-

teen propositions as formulated by

.President Wilson, as a W01 king basis

upon which we can prediCate a satis-

factory and lasting peace.



Resolved, that we favor the elective

franchise for women and the adoption

of the Susan B. Anthony amendment to

the National Constitution.





law prohibiting 1nte1 state commerce in

mill sweepings and unnutritive wastes

in dairy feeds.



Resolved, that we favor the reten-

tion of the railroads, telegraph lines,

express companies, etc., until such

times as peimanent unification and re-

forms are instituted and a fair deter-

mination of government control in

peace times be made in comparison

with corpoxation control.



Whereas, our country has been en-

gaged in the terrible st1 uggle for the

freedom of the world, and our Allies

me looking to us for help to make the

world safe for democracy, and



Whereas, the best of our young men

have been called to take arms in this

great struggle, therefore



Resolved, that we, the Farmers’

Clubs of Michigan, offer ourselves to

our country, that we pledge ourselves

to put forth every effort to bring to

pass the object sought—a universal,

lasting peace.



Resolved, that we help to sustain the

Red Cross and the Y. M. C. A. of the

country to the extent of our ability;

that in whatever way our country

needs us we will do our part, not

grudgingly but freely.



Resolved, that we will cooperate

with our administration and leaders to

the end that equal justice, tempered

with mercy, be measured to all na-

lODS.





FARM ELOCK EXPERIENCE.





(Continued from page 619).

Dryness is absolutely essential“ We

use dirt floors in all Of our houses and

renew the floor from year to’ year.

This floor is filled in about six inches

higher than the ground Outside, and

tamped solid. As We digfa trench

twelve inchesudeep and’fill with gravel

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of a circus, some time ago, cover-

ed the boards in our town with

glaring posters announcing the com-

ing attraction Before the next morn-

ing there had been a. little rain, the

wind blew sharply and away went the

costly paper with its highly colored

pictures, sailing all over town. A man

who saw some of this paper remarked

that he guessed the men Who put it up

did not use enough gum stick-’em.



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but of their characters. They‘do not

stick to their job and so they fail.





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was one day backing into a barn with

a team and heavy wagon on which

there was a rigging to get a load of

hay. To reach the barn floor he had to

back over a bridge some fifteen feet

long and ten feet down to the ground.

Just as the team struck the middle of

that bridge, one of the sleepers gave

way and let team, wagon and boy all

down in a heap. Nine out of ten boys

would have jumped for the barn floor

and let the horses go where they

would. This lad, however, stuck tight

to the lines, and landed on the back of





one of the horses, the lines still in his

hands. In spite of the bad situation,

he stuck to his job and everything

came out all right, not a thing broken

and only a few scratches on the horses.



Some time I expect that boy will

make his mark in the world, for he has

the fine quality of sticking and keeping

cool in tight places. Sometimes boys

wish they could go away from the

farm to some place where things hap-

pen that call for the heroic. But where

could they go to find greater opportu-

nity for steadiness of purpose, the ex-





ercise of manliness or the display of





courage than right on the farm? There :





is scarcely a day passes when some-





thing does not happen that calls for».





the very best there is in a boy. Just

watch and see if this is not so. More

things take place on the farm of an

exciting nature, things that demand

quick action and quicker thinking by





far than in any factory or store. And '





upon what‘ boys do under such circum-

stances will depend in large measure

their ability to cope with emergencies

when they come in later life. ,

Some men are quick to know what

to do; some are easily rattled, lose

their heads and do just what they

ought not to do when a tight pinch

comes. A man passing our house with

a team, broke down almost in front of

the house. It would have been amus-

ing if it had not been so serious to

watch that man as he flew around

helplessly trying to think what to do

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.In the Palace of the Intendant.





\ HE huge palace of the Intendant,

between the bluff and the river,

washablaze with lights, and al-



ready crowded with guests at our arri-

yal. I had seen nothing of Chevet

since the morning, nor did he appear

now;~r:but Monsieur Cassion was prompt

enough, and congratulated me on my

appearance with bows, and words of

praise which made me flush with em-'

barrassment. Yet I knewAmyself that

I looked Well in my new gown, simple

enough to be sure, yet prettily draped,

for Sister Celeste had helped me, and

’twas whispered she had seen fine

things in Europe before she donned

the sober habit of a nun. She loved

yet to dress another, and her swift

touches to my hair had worked a mira-

cle. I read admiration in Cassion’s

eyes, as I came forward from the shad-

ows to greet him, and was not unhap-

py to know he recognized my beauty,

and was moved by it. Yet it was not

of him I thought, but of Rene de

Artigny.



There was a chair without, and bear-

ers, while two soldiers of the Regi-

ment of Picardy, held torches to light

the way, and open passage. Cassion

walked beside me, his tongue never

still, yet I was too greatly interested

in the scene to care what he was say-

ing, although I knew it to be mostly

compliment. It was a steep descent,

the stones of the roadway wet and

glistening from a recent shower, and

the ceaseless stream of people, mostly

denizens of Quebec, peered at us our-

iously as we made slow progress. Great

bonfires glowed from every high point

of the cliff, their red glare supplement-

ing our torches, and bringing out pass-

ing faces in odd distinctness.



A spirit of carnival seemed to pos-

sess the crowd, and more than once

bits of green, and handfuls of sweets

were tossed into my lap; while laugh-

ter, and gay badinage greeted us from

every side.’ Cassion took this rather

grimly, and gave stern word to the sol-

dier escort,- but I found it all diverting

enough, and had hard work to retain

my dignity, and not join in the merri-

ment. It was darker at the foot of the

hill,‘yet the crowd did not diminish,

although they stood in ankle deep mud

and seemed less vivacious. Now and

then I heard some voice name Cassion

as we passed, recognizing his face in

the torch glow, but there was no sign

that he was popular Once a man call-

ed out something which caused him to

stop, hand on sword, but he fronted so

many faces that he lost heart, and con-

tinued, laughing off the affront. Then

we came to the guard lines, and were

beyond reach of the mob.





An officer met us, pointing out the

way, and, after he had assisted us to

descend from the chair, we advanced

lewly over a carpet of clean straw to-

ward the gaily lighted entrance. Sol-

diers lined the walls on either side, and

Overhead blazed a beacon suspended

on a chain. It was a scene rather gro-

tesque and weird in the red glow, and





’ . I took Cassion's arm gladly, feeling





“met a little frightened by the strange

surroundings.



“Where is my Uncle Chevet. ‘7” I ask-

ed,gm more as a relief, than because I

cared, although I was glad of his ab-

sence because of De Artigny.



. .“In WI know not,” he answered

“' (lightly. “I‘ won him a card, but he

‘ Was scarce gracious about it.

wfihe'?m;>r~likely with others of his





In some





reigereqermfisatthedoormnd

,wh ed the cards of”;.





those in advance of us, yet passed Cas-

sion, with a glance at his face, and

word of recognition. I observed him

turn and stare after me, for our eyes

met, but, almost before I knew what

had occurred, I found myself in _a side

room, with a maid helping to‘remove

my wraps, and arrange my hair. She

was gracious and apt, 'with much to

say in praise of my appearance; and at

my expression of doubt, brought a mir-

ror and held it before me. Then, for

thefirst time, did I comprehend the

magic of Sister Celeste, and what had

been accomplished by her deft fingers.

I was no. longer a rustic maid, but

really a quite grand lady, so that I felt

a thrill of pride as I went forth once

more to join Cassion in the hall. ’Twas

plain enough to be seen that my ap-

pearance pleased him also, for appre-

ciation was in his eyes, and he bowed

low over my hand, and lifted it gal-

lantly to his lips.



I will not describe the scene in the

great ballroom, for now as I write, the

brilliant pageant is but a dim memory,

confused and tantalizing. I recall the

bright lights overhead, and along the

walls, the festooned banners, the rais-

ed dais at one end, carpeted with the

skins of Wild animals, where the gov-

ernor stood, the walls covered with

arms and trophies of the chase, the

guard of soldiers at each entrance, and

the mass of people grouped about the

room.



It was an immense apartment, but

so filled with guests as to leave scarce

space for dancing, and the company

was a strange one; representative, I

thought, of each separate element

which composed the population of New





France. Oflicers‘ of the regimentsin

garrison were everywhere, apparently

in charge of the evening’ 3 pleasure, but

their uniforms bore evidence of ser-

vice. The naval men were less numer-

ous," yet more brilliantly attired, and

seemed fond of the dance, and were

favorites of the ladies. These were

young, and many of them beautiful;

belles of Quebec mostly. and, although

their gowns were not expensive, be-

Comingly attired. Yet from up and

down the river the " seigniors had

brought their wives and daughters to

witness the event. Some of these were

uncouth enough, and oddly appareled;

not a few among them plainly exhibit-

ing traces of Indian blood; and here

and there, Standing silent and alone,

could be noted a red chief from distant

forest. Most of those men I saw bore

evidence in face and dress of the wild,

rough life they led—fur traders from

far-off waterways, guardians, of wilder-

ness forts, explorers and adventurers.



Many a name reached my ears fa—

mous in those days, but forgotten long

since; and once or twice, as we slowly

made our way through the throng, Ca‘s~

sion pointed out to me some character

of importance in the province, or paus-

ed to present me with formality to cer-

tain officials whom he knew. It was

thus we approached the dais, and

awaited our turn to extend felicita-

tions to the governor. Just before us

was Du L’Hut, whose name Cassion

whispered. in my car, a tall, slender

man, attired as a courier du bois, with

long fair hair sweeping his shoulders.

I had heard of him as a daring explor-

er, but there was no premonition that

he would ever again come into my life,





 





 





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URING these days -it surprises

D some of the older farmers to

take a trip away from home in

an automobile and find that it is a fact

that “old things have passed away"

with a vengeance. Many of the old-

fashioned ways of doing things are, of

course, out of style, and the young

folks sometimes do not even know the

recipe and details of operation of the

old game of. “mumblety—peg,” or mum-

ble the peg, that our fathers and grand-

fathers used to play.



Several times we have stopped at

farmers’ homes in various parts of the

country and met boys who never saw

this game played. The boys in the ac-

companying picture never even knew





what it meant to rumble the peg. And

the details}





so we inst-{acted 'méfi’





ever preserve the recipe thereof.



’It all happened on a pleasant day in

May between the chip yard. and the

kitchen door on a Calhoun county

farm. After the excitement of repeat-

edly slinging and tossing the big jack

knife fora spell by each of these four

farmer boys had culminated in finding

the biggest boy was it, we made a big

wooden peg and drove it into the

ground. Usually the rule has been to

drive it flush with the, surface soil, but

in this cahe we left it sticking up so its

exact latitude and longitude would

show in the picture.



Then we set up the camera and

coached up our movie actors into the

proper position and spirit of expres-

sion of great excitement and intense





 





and I was more deeply interestédt-iit

the appearanoe of La Barre.





He Was a dark man, stern of face, '





and with strange furtive eyes, conceals

ed behind long lashes and overhanging

brows.





ceived Monsieur Cassion next in line,

smiled and extended his hand cordially.



“Ah, Francois, and so you are here

at last, and ever welcome. And this,"-





he bowed low before me in excess of ,





gallantry, “no doubt will be the Made

moiselle 1a Chesnayne of whose many

charms I have heard so much of; late.

By my faith, Cassion, even your elo-





quence had done small justice to the .

lady. Where, Mademoiselle, have you

hidden yourself, to remain unknown to '





us of Quebec?”



“1 have lived with my uncle, Hugo

Chevet.”



“Ah, yes; I recall the circumstances

now—a rough, yet loyal trader. He was

with me once on the Ottawa—and to-

night?”



“He accompanied me to the_ city,

your excellency, but I have not seen

him since.”



“Small need, with Francois at your

beck and .call,” and he patted me play‘

fully on the cheek. “I have already

tested his faithfulness. Your father,

Mademoiselle ?” ,



“Captain Pierre la Chesnayne, sir.’



“Ah, yes; I 'kew him well; he fell on





the Richelieu; a fine soldier.” He turn- '

ed toward Cassion, the expression of -





his face changed.



“You depart tonight?”

4 “At daybreak, sir.”



“That is. well; see that no time is

lost on the journey. I have it in y

mind that De Baugis may need you, or

from all I hear Henri de Tonty is not

an easy man to handle.” \



“De Tonty?”





“Ay- the lieutenant Sieur de la Salle

left in charge at St. Louis; an Italian »





they tell me, and loyal to his ‘master.

"I‘is like he may resist my orders, and





De Baugis hath but a handful with '

I am not f





which to uphold authority.

sure I approve of your selecting this

lad De Artigny as a guide, he may

play you false."





“Small chance he’ll have for any!





trick.”





“Perchance not, yet the way is long,’





and he knows the wilderness. I advise

you guard him well. I shall send to

you for council in an hour; there are

papers yet unsigned.”



He turned away to greet those who

followed us in line, while we moved

forward into the crowd about the walls.





Cassion whispered in my ear, telling





me bits of gossip about this and that





. one who passed-us, seeking to exhibit





his'wit, and impress ”me with' his wide

acquaintance. I must have made fit

response, for his voice net/er ceased.

yet I felt no interest in the stories, and





disliked the man more than ever’ rel-1.

his vapid boasting. The truth .is my .

thought was principally concerned with





De Artigny, and whether he would real-

ly gain admission. Still of this [had

small doubt, for his was a daring to





make light of guards, or any threat of ‘





enemies, if desire urged him on. And

I had his pledge.



1My eyes watched every martini '

ure, but the man was not present”

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able "to eyerhear [masks betiveen La

IBarre and Cassion had to me a sin—

ister meaning; they were a promise of

protection from the governor to his

liehtenant and this officer of La Salle' s

shOuld be warned that he was suspect-

ed and watched. There was more to

La Barre’ 5 words than appeared open-

ly; it would be later, when they were

alOne, that. he would give his real or-

ders to Cassion. Yet I felt small doubt

as to what those orders would be, nor

of the failure of ‘the lieutenant to exe-

cute them. The wilderness hid many

aIsecret, and might well conceal an-

other. In some manner that night I

must find De Artigny,"and whisper my

warning. ‘



These were my thoughts, crystalliz-

ing into purpose, yet I managed to





- smile cheerily into the face of the Com-





missaire and make such reply to his

badinage as gave him pleasure. Faith,

the man loved himself so greatly the

trick was easy, the danger being that

I yield too much to his audacity. No

doubt he deemed me a simple country

maid, overawed by his gallantries, nor

did I seek to undeceive him, even per~

mitting the fool to press my hand, and

whisper his soft nonsense. Yet he ven-

tured no further, seeing that in my

eyes warning him of danger if he grew

insolent. I danced with him twice,

pleased to know I had not forgotten

the step, and then, as he felt compell-

ed to show attention to the governor’s

lady, he left me in charge of a tall, thin

oflicerfla Major Callon‘s, I think—re-

luctantly, and disappeared in the





Crowd. 'Never did I part with one more-

. Willingly, and





as the Major spoke

scarcely a dozen words during our long

dance‘ together I found opportunity to

think, and decide upon a course of ac-

tion.



As the music ceased my Only plan



was to avoid Cassion as long as possi-

ble, and, at my suggestion, the silent

ma or Conducted me to a side room,

and then disappea1 ed seeking refr-esh

ments. I grasped the opportunity to

slip through the crowd, and find con-

cealment in a quiet corner. It was im-

possible for me to conceive that De

Artigny would fail to come. He had

pledged his word, and there was that

about the man to give me faith. Ay!

he would come, unless there had al-

ready been treachery. My heart beat

swiftly at the thought, my eyes eag-

erly searching the moving figures in

the ballroom. Yet there was nothing

I could do but wait, although fear was

already tugging at my heart.



_ I leaned forward scanning each pass-

ing face, my Whole attention concen-

trated on the discovery of De Artigny.





I Where he-came from I knew not, but





his voice softly speaking at my very

ear brought me to my feet, with a little

cry of relief. The joy of finding him

must have found expression in my

eyes, in my eager clasping of his hand,

for he laughed.



. “ ’Tis as thoughI was truly welcom-

ed, Mademoiselle,” he said, and grave-

ly enough. “Could I hope that you

were eVen seeking me yonder?”



“It would be the truth, if you did,”





_ I‘responded frankly, “and I was begin-





~ning to doubt your promise.”



“Nor was it as easily kept as I sup-

posed when given,” he said under his

breath. ' “Come with me into this side



room where we can converse 'more





 





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window/much was screened 0211 by

heavy drapery. De ‘IAItlgny appeared

‘familiar with? these details, fo,r with

scarcely a glance about, he led me into

this recess, where we stoOd concealed.

Lights from below illumined our faces,

and revealed an open window looking

down on the court. My companion'

glanced out at the scene beneath, and

his eyes and lips smiled as he turned

again and faced me.



“But, Monsieur,” I questioned, puz-

zled, “why was it not easy? You met

with trouble.”



“Hardly that; a mere annoyance. I

may only suspect the cause, but an

hour agar I left'you my‘ticket of’invi-'

tation was withdrawn." .



“Withdrawn? by whom ?"



“The order of La Barre, no doubt;

an officer of his guard called on me to

say he preferred my absence."



“ 'Twas the Work of Cassion."



“SO I chose to believe, especially as

he sent me word later to remain at the

boats, and have them in readiness for

departure at any minute. Some ink-

ling of our meeting must have reached

his ears.”



“But how came you here, then?”



He laughed in careless good humor.



“Why that was no trick. Think you

I am one to disappoint because'of so

small an obstacle? As the door was

refused me I sought other entrance,

and found it here."

open window. “It was not a difficult

passage, but I had to wait the with-

drawal of the guards below, which

caused my late arrival. Yet this was

compensated for by discovering you so

quickly. My only fear- was encounter-

ing someone I knew while seeking you

on the floor."



“You entered through this window?”



“Yes; there is a lattice work below.”



“And whose Office is that within ?”



“My guess is that of Colonel Del-

guard, La Baire’s chief of staff, for

there was a letter for him lying on the

desk. What difference? You ale glad

I came?” "



“Yes, Monsieur, but net so much for

my own sake, as for yours. I bring

you warning that you adventure with

those who would do you evil if the

chance arrive.”



“Bah! Monsieur Cassion?"



“ ’Tis not well for you to despise the

man, for he has power and is a villain

at heart in spite of all his pretty ways.





’Tis said he has the cruelty of a tiger,





and in this case La Barre gives him

full authority."



“Hath the governor grudge against

me also ?"



“Only that you are follower of La





Salle, and loyal, while he is heart and





hand with the other faction. He chid-

ed Cassion for accepting you as guide,

and advised close watch lest you show

treacheiy.”



“You overheard their talk?”



“Ayl they made no secret of it; but

I am convinced La Barre has more def-





inite instructions to give in private, for. .

he asked the Commissaire to come to‘ ‘





him latm for conference. I felt that

you should be told, Monsieur”





De Artigny leaned motionless against

the window ledge and the light stream-

ing in through the opening of the

draperies revealed the gravity of his

expression. For the moment he re-

mained silent, turning the affair over

in his mind.



“I thank you, Mademoiselle,” he said

finally, and touched my hand, “for





freely-'4 can perceive Monsieur Cas- your report gives me one more link to





stun across the floor. NO doubt he is

seeking you. and my presence here will

give 111:; man no pleasure.”



I glanced in the direction indicated,





,. and “although I saw nothing of the Com-

Mantra. 1 Slipped back willingly

M





Waugh the lifted curtain into





the deserted room behind. It was evi-





. way an pains of. some 111111.101. it

contained only a desk and some chairs, _

hm





esteem. to: the





1'11. 191- 111; glance.





my chain. I have picked up several

in the past few hours, and all seem to

lead back. to the manipulations of Cas-

sion. Faith! there is .some,.mystery





here, fOr surely the man. seemed hap-I





py enough when first/we ‘metoat Che-





vet's house, and accepted my offer of.





assistance gladly. Have you any the-

ory as to this change in his front. '4'"



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The most dignified high-brow will in-

dulge at least in a smile when he sees

a fellow-creature arising apparently

unharmed from a sprawl on the ice.



Intellectual as well as ignorant peo-

ple are often uproariously moved by.

the slap-dash antics of the screen

comedian. A knock-about exhibition,

whether actual or clever horseplay, has

a, universal human appeal. I see no

reason why we should be ashamed of

yielding to harmless emotions of our

nature.



These remarks, therefore, are intro-

ductory—and not offered in way of

apology—to an account of one of our

Field Day features. A good hearty

laugh is such a wholesome thing in

itself as to make unnecessary any

quibbling over the cause. But first I

should perhaps tell about the field day,

as that is of the most importance, af-

ter all. Our neighborhood is some four

miles from town, a trifling distance for

the rapidly-growing number of automo-

bile owners. Regardless, though, of

the form of conveyance, it was a very

general custom with our people, par-

ticularly the young men, to go to town

Saturday afternoons. I believe in the

half—holiday policy, and feel that it

would be an abnormal sort of person

who did not like to go to town, within

moderation. '



Still, a community of three thousand

people does not afford a very wide

range of diversion. Most of the‘time

the only thing going on is the usual

routine of trade. It was a question in

my mind whether the half-holiday al-

ways spent in the same way was yield-

ing the enjoyment that it should. My

neighbor Thompson insisted that it

was. Possibly one reason why we lik-

ed to be together so much was because

we disagreed in a good many things.

He‘ qualified his Opinion by saying that

if people did not enjoy a thing they

would not make a habit of it. Thomp.

son and I frequently went to town, too,

often together. Having leisurely at-

tended to our errands, we did not lin—

ger for the mere purpose of putting in

the time. As a rule, we spent the half-

holiday loafing about his place or mine,





Isociably discussing matters of mutual





interest.



It was my observation that much of

the time of our people in town was

spent in visiting with one" another.





pleasure might be indulged in to “just

as good, if not better, advantage nearer

home. Out of this conviction grew the

field day project. When I broached

the idea to Thompson he took the con-

trary side as to its probable success,

but one of his fine traits was that of

not holding back in a worthy cause be-

cause of his lack of faith. I knew I

could count on his support, which was

a valuable asset, as he had large influ-

ence and was a good organizer.



Ever since my college days I had

kept up my interest in athletics, thOugh

no longer active in them, and it came

easy for me to map out a program of

events. It included foot-races for short

distances, jumping, pole-vaulting,ham—

mer throwing, tug-of-war and other

familiar tests of strength and endur-

ance. A pasture space-of mine adjoin-

ing our district school had good possi.

bilities as an athletic field.



The‘first meet was announced two

weeks in advance, and inthe'interim





' we raised a small purse tO‘cover some





inexpensive'prizes. We counted upon

curiosity, if nothingfils'e,‘ to bring a.

good turnout, and were not disappoint

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The thought occurred to me that this.





 





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for fun, both as spectators and partici.

pants, and no one failed to get a. share

in one form or the other.





The interest was such that a com-

mittee was created on the spot, at the

suggestion of Thompson, who was now

an enthusiast, to arrange for meets ev-

ery other Saturday afternoon. They

were continued well into ‘the fall,- and

we are going to- resume when warm

weather comes again. Our people got

better acquainted and learned to like

each other more than ever before in

their lives, and I am sure some of

them grew younger.





But now for the special feature I

started out to talk about. It was for

our fourth meet that we advertised a

grand prize fight. Some of our good

folks took the announcement seriously

and were rather dubious about giving

the event the approval of their pres-

ence. The “stunt” was an ancient one.

I saw it first years ago, put on by the

only lodge to which I have ever be-

longed, and I have no doubt but that it

has been widely used by various or-

ganizations.





Two strapping young fellows were

easily secured to serve as the pugilists.

All of our young men had become keen

on the field day. At the appointed time,

as a wind-up to the list of events, the

pair appeared upon the improvised

platform, stripped to undershirt and

trousers. Boxing gloves were tied up-

on their hands. Fastened about the

waist of each was a rope, the end ex-

tending a short distance in the rear

and held by attendants. It was ex-

plained to the audience that this pre-

caution was to control the fighters so

that they could not do too much harm

to one another. After being instructed

by the names of, well-known ring char-





acters, the antagonists were blindfold—1





edand time was called.





The master of ceremonies, who had.





drawn a boxing-glove onto one of his

own hands, gave the nearest pugilist

a tap on the neck—just hard enough

to slightly raise his dander—and jump-

ed out of reach. The fellow who had

been hit, thinking the blow was by his

antagonist, struck out wildly in the di-

rection from which it had come. As a

matter of fact, the two had been pulled

back at more than safe distance from

each other by the attendants who had

hold of the rope-ends. Attention, with

similar results, was next given the sec-

ond fellow, by the master of ceremon-

ies, who continued to gravitate be-

tween the two, keeping them both beat-

ing the empty air, in the effort to land

a. return blow.





The essentially funny nature of such

an exhibition was added to by the fact

that the boys were so well known, and

by the further circumstance that they

displayed unusual spunk and spirit. I

had never seen an audience approach

so near to hysterics. Hilarious cries

of encouragement came from the





crowd. The womenenjoyed it as much .





as the men. People who had not been

known to have a. real laugh for years.

joined in the general enthusiasm.





Not the least comical phase of the





affair was when, after a short series _





of exciting “rounds,” the pugilists had





the bandages taken from their eyes -





and found themselves at a considerable

distance from one another. The ex-

pression on their faces set the audi-

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“It I have, Monsieur,v’tis no need

that it be mentioned. ”



“Your pardon, Mademoiselle, but

your words already answer me— ’tis

then that I have shown interest in you;

the dog is jealous!”



“MonSieur. ' ”



He laughed, and I felt the tightening

of his hand on mine.



“Good- and by all the gods, I will

give him fair cause. The thought

pleases me, for rather would I be your

soldier than my own. See, how it

dovetails in—I meet you at the con-

vent and pledge you my aid; some spy

bears word of our conference to Mon-

sieur, and an hour later I receive word

that if I havemore to do with you I

die. I smile at the warning and send

back a message of insult. Then my in-

vitation to this ball is withdrawn, and,

later still, La Barre even advises that

I be assassinated at the least excuse.

’Twould seem they deem you of im-

portance, Mademoiselle.” ‘



‘ “You make it no more than a joke.”

“Far from it; the very fact thatI

know the men makes it a matter of very

grave concern. I might, indeed, smile

did it concern myself alone, but I have

your interest in mind—you have hon-

ored me by calling me your only friend

and now I know not where I may serve

you best—in the wilderness, or here in



Quebec."



“There can nothing injure me here,

Monsieur, not with Cassion traveling

to the Illinois. No doubt he will leave

behind him those who will observe my

movements—that cannot harm.”



“It is Hugo Chev“, I fear.”



“Chevet-py uncle—I do not under-

stand." '



“No, for he is your uncle, and you

know him only in such relationship.

He may have been to you kind and in-

dulgent. I do not ask. But to those

who meet him in the world he is a big,

cruel, savage brute, who would sacri-

fice even you, if you stood in his way.

And now if you fail to marry Cassion,

you will so stand. He is the one who

will guard you, by choice of the Com-

missaire, and orders of La Barre, and

he will do his part well.”



“I can remain with the sisters."



"Notin opposition to the governor;

they would never dare antagonize

him; tomorrow you will return with

Chevet.”



I drew a quick breath, my eyes on

his face.



“How can you know all this, Mon-





flce me ?”



“No m'atter how I know. Some of it

has been your own confession, coupled

with 'my knowledge of the man. Three

days ago I learned of his debt to Cas-

sion, and that the latter had him in his

claws, and at his mercy. Today I had

evidence of what that debt means.”

' “Today!”



"Ay! ’twas from Chevet the threat

came that he would kill me if I ever

met with you again.



I could but stare at him, incredulous,

my fingers unconsciously grasping his





' “H’e said that? Chevet?”

‘ “Ay! the message came by mouth of

the half— breed, his voyageur, and I

choked out of him where he had left

his master, yet when I got there the





_' There was a voice speaking in the

office room behind, the closing of a

‘daor, and the scraping of a chair as





. and we stood silent in the shadow, my

grasp still on “De Artigny’ 3 arm.

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Good hides make yOur cattle

worth more money





Leather tanners are very careful about graded so uniformly. In the same batch

the hides they buy. there are both good and poor hides.

They want hides that are as nearly Because of this superiority of packer

perfect as possible —- hides that are hides, tanners pay from two to five cents

without cuts and scores, and that are a pound more for them. ' If country





hides were as good, tanners would gladl"

There are two classes of hides on the pay an equal price.



market—“country hides” and “packer This increased value of packer hides



hides." means that you get for your cattle from



$1 to $3 or more per head, additional.

Swift& Company does not deal in coun-



try hides at all, and has no interest in



their purchase or sale. It is the hide





properly cured.





Country hides are those taken off by

small butchers and farmers. Packer

hides are those taken off by the packers.





* * 3' dealers and tanners who notice the differ-



To take a hide off correctly is not easy. ence in quality, and pay accordingly.

Unless great skill is used the hide will Swift & Company uses skill in taking

be marred by cuts and scores. off hides, not because it wants to see





country hides bring lower prices—but

because it is part of its policy to produce

articles of the highest quality. ..





The packers have made a careful study

of hides. They have trained experts

who do nothing else but take them Off.





Hence, packer hides have few cuts * * *

:ggpeifir::}egnd are umformly and . This is only one way the packer has

. ' , _ 1ncreased the value of your cattle. Many

Sw1ft & Company sorts 1ts cured hides other by-products have been improved

into grades or classes, according to qual- in a similar way.

ity and to the purposes for which they Swift & Company is constantly on the

are best adapted. _ lookout for new ways to improve the

Some country hides are EOOd; others value of its products, and hence to make

are very P001'- 1 your cattle worth more money to you.

They usually have cuts and scores and When Swift & Company says that its

are not cured so well. Some have also profit on beef averages % of a cent a

begun to deteriorate because of being pound, this includes the profit from the

held too long. Besides, they cannot be sale of hides.





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Live and Grow Young





IFE holds so many compensations



for growing old, that when you



stop to count them it seems al-

most a pity that you can not be born

901d. Youth has a glory of its own, but

‘ it is as the glory of the stars compared

to the glory of the sun of mid-life or

the silver light of the moon of old age.

For what is physical beauty, color and

form and action, compared to the

beauty of mind and spirit which only

life can bring?



What is youth anyway? Is it the

condition of having a new body or is it

a state of mind and soul which holds

perennial spring? Which is older, the

stripling who delivers his high school

oration and settles all,the questions of

the centuries, or his father who sits

grinning in the audience? Which is

younger, the lad who thinks he knows,

or the man who has found out that he

doesn’t know much of anything, and

so might as well enjoy life?



The saddest sight in life to me is a

young folks society where the mem-

bers get together to reform the world.

It may be a debating society or a

church league, but which ever it is, if

the members are imbued with the idea





that they have a mission and a message .





different from others they are pathetic,

EXT to high prices as a topic for

N conversation, the scarcity of la-

bor takes rank. Competent farm

labor, always hard to secure, has about

' reached the vanishing point so far as

the fields are concerned and the house-

keeper no longer even dreams of get-

‘ting her washing done, to say nothing

securing other help. The

work is all up to the house-

mother, and she must “live

or die, sink or swim, sur-

vive or perish,” unaided by

human hands.

The situation in the cit-

ice is the same. Employ-

ment bureaus long ago

hung out the “No Domes-

tic Help” sign. There are

,no girls seeking domestic

employment, with factor-

Tie‘s' offering three times

Housekeepers

in the towns have for some

time been facing the situ-

._:.ation and adjusting their

’ lives to the change. Their

solution of the question is

one which many farm wom-

en can adopt—power ap-

pliances to do much of the

:work formerly done by

hand. Motor power wash-

machines have forever

Applanted the washwom-

' in himdreds of homes.

,are. always on the

fneyer‘late, quiet, effi-





ya, 6 'tric machine is

Oat convenient





aged figures. I speak from the depths

of experience. I once was one of them.

For some years I knew I had a special

message to reform mankind.



It was a good minister with a sense

of humor who took the idea out of me.

There was quite a group of us, young

men and young women, all so worried

about the world and the others in the

group, that we couldn’t see we needed

any personal changes. I suspect we

tried that poor preacher sadly. At any

rate after an unusually strenuous even-

ing meeting where we tackled every

social problem and every person not

present, but neglected mask the Al-





mighty to give us personal aid, our

good minister arose, read the verse

about the mote in our brothers’ eye

and the beam in our own, and then in

gentle tones told us to recall that the





Great Jehovah had been struggling for-





several odd thousands of years to re-

form the world and so far had not





made a perfect job. Therefore, did it ,

not seem hopeless for a band of young -





men and women, however earnest, to

expect to do the job in a decade. And

hadn’t we better give it up and tackle

something easier, like getting the Sun-

day dinner every other week so mother

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Get Ready for («Wild Laéor Day





HILD Labor Day, which will be observed throughout the country



on Sunday, January 26, in the churches and in the schools on the

following Monday, these dates having been designated by the Nation-

al Child Labor Committee, will be an occasion for reviewing the work

and achievement of Children’s Year.



The Children’s Year work includes, besides the baby— saving cam-

paign, a crusade against wartime child labor and a nation- wide back-

to-school drive, in both of which the National Child Labor Committee

is participating. The coming Child Labor Day will be a time for ask-

ing, in respect to the protection and education of the children, how

the country has been preparing in war time for the period of recon-





struction.





little more for our board at home so

father could discard the overcOat he

had worn for the past generation?





Mostly we followed his advice and

we all began to grow younger from that '

day on. We began to see what a futile

thing worry is, and little by little wis-

dom came to us, and with it youth.





For youth comes only with years. If

you don’t believe it, watch the gener-

ations. Who enjoys the children more,

the parents or the grandparents. Fath-

er and mother are too filled with the

terrible responsibility of bending the

twig aright really to enjoy the boys

and girls. Parenthood is real and ear-

nest to them and they are constantly

on the alert for bad habits to nip in

the bud. Grandfather and grandmoth-

er have learned from bringing up their

oWn that we all go through the same

sets of experiences and that every-

thing rights itself in time. So they

laugh with the children. Probably

father and mother complain that the

old folks are getting childish. But

they are getting wise.



The properly developed human grows

younger as the days slip by. Those

who don’t, have been thwarted of full

and free development. DEBORAH.





ing Without Worrying





only thing. There are water power

machines, dog power machines, a work-

ing out of the old familiar treadmill,

where your household pet furnishes

the power which does your washing,

and machines which are run by the

gas engine. As to types of machines,

they are legion. The best known are





the cylinder machines where clothes

are put in a cylinder which revolves

through a tub of hot suds.



Whatever the type or whatever the

power employed, the power machine

is something which every woman who

can afford it should buy. The wringer

is also operated by the same power





which washes the clothes, so that the

hardest part of washing is carrying

the wet clothes out to hang up. Not

only do you save muscle, but you save

time. Could you, for instance, wash





nineteen blankets' in the old way in





one forenoon and go to a Grange



picnic in the afternoon? This is what

one farm woman did. An-

othe1 on the same day did

a two weeks’ washing for

a family'of six, and threw

in two blankets and the

curtains for twenty win-

dows, then baked and put

up her picnic lunch, and

was as fresh as a daisy in

the afternoon.



The machines cannot

perform miracles, however.

Do not think for a minute

that they are going to do

the washing while you sit

upstairs and read a book,

as the advertisements pic-

ture the pretty lady. They

are like any machine—

they must be operated.

Starch must be made,

clothes fedto the wringer,

tubs filled with rinsing was

ter and lines got ready. _'

You will not sit down





while the washing is our;





Also, if the clothes wind

around ,the wringer or you.





try to put too thiCk a garb]





ment throughe—well, your

machine is likely to step

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*‘ .rcient sugar through the year. ‘ With





, wittonwas immediately changed, just as:-





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like ‘Wris’tbands ,

and fs'oil'edhv‘spots‘ do notneed to be rub: .

bed on-theaboargla-i‘f you use sufficient

caréf' Soap all "these spots carefully

and.let the clothes soak over night.

If the spots show when they come out

of the tub, soap them again and wash

a second time. Only on rare occasions

will you need to rub them.‘





Home Queries





Household Editor.—-—Will you please

give a recipe for braised liver? Thank-

ing you very much—E. L. .



Wash the liver and skewer into





 





 





”shape. Lay over it one-half pound of





salt pork, cut in strips, the strips held

in place by toothpicks if necessary.

Chap fine one onion, one carrot and

one red pepper and crumble in one bay

leaf. Lay the vegetables over and

around the liver in a covered baking

pan, add two tablespoons of butter and

a half-teaspoon of salt to two cups of

boiling water, pour over all, cover the

dish and.ba_ke one and a half hours.

Remove cover, and bake fifteen min-

utes longer uncovered. Remove liver

to heated platter and set where it will

keep het. 'Add juice of one lemon to

the liquor'in the pan, thicken with two

tablespoons of flour, pour over liver

and serve. .



Household Editor.—-I am writing to

see if I can find out through these

columns how to make a kitchen floor





' covering from an old 'rag carpet. There





is a preparation that is spread on the

carpet and then varnished, and is said





' to wear almost equal to linoleum, and





is much less expensive. Would be

very glad if I could flnd‘xout how this

is done—Mrs. 'E. W. C., Fenton, Mich.

1541‘s. A. A. C., Springportz—I never

knew of anyone'playing ball battledore

and. shuttiecock except the good little

children in English story books. It is

played, however, with a small racket,

the battledore, and a shuttlecock made

'of some light material like cork, and

surrounded with a crown of feathers.

The object of the game is to see who

can keep the shuttlecock in the air the

longest. '

THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION AND

THE SUGAR SUPPLY.





 





In view of the large number of in-

quiries as to the reasons for the re-

moval of restrictions upon the use of

sugar in households, and especially

from the service, of sugar in the public

eating places, the Food Administration





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 

   





 

 





Bread is ,





I the Staff of Life





Thatwis an old saying with more or less truth in it.

Much depends upon the quality of the bread.





We cannot imagine sour, heavy, soggy, bread being, very nutritious or

palatable, or conducive to IOng life.





On the other hand there ’is. certainly nothing better or more substantial

than. good home-made bread. We eat it day in and day out Without

pausmg to appreciate its full worth.





Truly good bread is the staff of life, so when you bake bread use





+ Lily White





“The Flour the Best Cooks Use”





and you _v2_l_l be delighted with the results.

There is nothing the men folks appreciate more than good home-made





bread, and there is nothing you can feed a hungry man that goes so

quickly to the spot.





The bread-Winner’s earning capacity is very materially increased by the

right kind of food properly cooked, hence the importance of serving that

which builds up his energy instead of tearing it down.





Good home—made bread meets the requirements. It other words, “it

delivers the goods.” , '





Satisfaction is positively guaranteed.





Our Domestic Science Department furnishes recipes and canning charts

upon request and will aid you to solve any other kitchen problems you may

have from time to time. Public demonstrations also arranged. Address your

letters to our Domestic Science Department.





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titlini-Ept‘iiifiiit'Stinifidiii‘it‘ GPOW Wheat ill WCSIBI'II Canada Farms and Farm Lands For 8an





conservation requests. with conserva-

tion necessities and the public has

shown its appreciation of this frank-

ness by immediate response.

It may astonish the public to know

that during the months of July, Aug-

ust, September, October and Novem-

ber this year, the American people

saved 775,000 tons of sugar over their .

normal consumption. This conserva-

tion, 'of course, includes the amount of.

sugar saved by the restrictions placed

on confectionery and soft drink pro-

ducts. _ . ,

. The Food Administration’s object in

asking for economy in the use of sugar.

was 'to insure a supply that would be

_ adequate to meet” the needs of the

Allies who would have to depend on"

"the some sources as «the United States

,so losses the war lasted. It was nec-;

essary to take. precautions so that





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e to prosper. and extend every possible encouragement and help to \‘1 ”I'll saga“ tgrgmf gm: Eofiibtimmcal 5“an 19" _,



Grain Growing and Stock Raising. \ i . 0121’s ARMsom . mama. not:

Thou WesternCanadaoffers land atsuch wfigures. thehi “,1 ' ' modern home. to he 1: 81 to. '



price. 5min. cattle, sheep and hose 11 remain. ' 8h - , . gfifilghggghmggg:gifiggéighggg; 9



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Writing to Advert.
and girls canningclubs of Branch

‘ county, held their annual fall

round-up. Eighty-five boys and girls

finished their summer’s work and fill-

ed their quota of canned products, hav-

ing canned, a total of five thousand.

three hundred and ninety-one quarts.

The round-up was an all day affair on

Saturday, with exhibits and games in

the morning, a banquet at noon and an

Achievement Day program in the after-

noon. The girls in the canning clubs

are now reorganizing for their winter.

projects which are garment-making

and the hot school lunch projects.

' These clubs are under the direction of

Miss Viva Osborn, the County Club

. Leader. '





 





Here is what The Farm Journal says.-

Over two million boys and girls en—





“1 1919W’ G' t'U- M .1.

I1 , e 1‘ 9 01113 0 se 01‘ e 922.32.,"3...St,s.§f.i”.£ig’c§§.;.§°§1u£§.

A splendid young army marching to





Head W Ork a nd Less FOOtwork” ' victory. There ought to be a boys’ and





girls’ sheep club in every county of





-and Make Better Than “A Good Living and 10%” the United States ‘ . ,





Labor will be our big problem in I919. We hope to get

farm soldier-boys sent home first, but even so, the great

shortage will continue. We will have to let machinery do

more work—improve our methods—plan ahead. For this,

get your real help from The Farm ournal —- every issue packed

full of pointers on how to “Make your ead save your hands." Read

the January number—other equally helpful articles all during l9l9.





Two Farms Operated SavingoneMan’snii-e





AS “He This farmer and his l5-year-





Read how these two adjoining old boy invested the hired man's

farms were run under single wages in adequate barn equip- ‘

_ _ ‘ management;howmachinery was ment. The two then did all the fi§fl§$§££bfimwg

Partnership Pam“?! bought; how receipts and ex- work formerly requiring three flaye‘nggflo'i'hfilfifi‘i'f'wfi

“ll."fiii‘giié’:pfiifi'fit‘il’é‘fifi penses Were shared. An actual men. Result -—- a big money. “‘du‘mmu'gfi

'°“'”°" " m W“°§“°m" , Middle-\Vest experience. saving, continuing indefinitely.





Further News About $10,500 Crop Contest





Have you entered yet? No fee. no red tape. You may be the gold.

medal winner and earn a big cash reward. Highest authorities agree

this Crop Contest is the greatest agricultural stimulant the country

has ever had.





See January Farm Journal

Think Twice Before





Read the special articles, timely, helpful—all the meat without the

_ Signing a Note

“an" Making. 3". Money gnstle. Regular departments about stock; tractors; farm shop-work; Sue your-elf needless loo-u

. . . . . ending our law "duh-W

Thodnlzoge "gm”,mS'm‘R: ‘31.] . household and boys-and-girls sections; home doctor and veterinarian s

unnamia'i'counéry you dry. columns. $l00 mystery story and other new fiction. Every one in the

‘ family does better with The Farm Journal—the only farm paper with





over a million subscribers.





. ..' V ' . ' . l ,7 The boys and girls of Michigan are

mm Th———e I drm’ 011er .‘I‘ ' ' :/ taking a great deal of interest in poul-





 





 





 





new its-Hamil

, 0 lilmjmnm‘lm'l: The National Farm Paper tr); raising. Thie “Eork is pleasant and

w 1..., . “33¢ Pam. MadeWell” in eres mg, an a present pr1ces, a.

132 Washington Square pHu‘ADELPHlA ~~2 .Spléldmargp January "u... cons1derab1e source of income where

" °}'l.i?1§’n‘i‘.£:°°° ”'3 care and intelligent effort are applied.





The Package . ,_ _ wheeze. a] 0 _ , .

s. h. i I . to o ‘ The ouamy of

nemanp ll own a con is .

safaris harshest - . _; _ . 3. a . _ H01 d1 Hg 0 n





igh-price consumers. Read how





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' 3?:‘312‘3 fgfigfgcgagfiazxfcgf . , '° . .. and really doing nothing worth while.

“hi 13“”th gogderfiar; final: n He had to be helped out of his pinch

ve l .



£2;.$f,°fi.v1“.ho§nyou how_cma Tapping am What Fame" Think ~ by men who came to the rescue. Now,



argggiea‘lxgzlwss:nitxagrofits. “a How m U” Them of Daylight Saving . a you may be sure that that man had



. not learned when a boy to keep cool,



to think calmly and then work fast and

, to some purpose. ' ,



. . ‘ ° How can boys gain that self-mas-



It pays to buy {l‘iquIIva WIth salt the year ‘ tery which will enable them to meet,



the hard things that will surely come





around keeps flOCk healthy and ” to them some time or other? That is





free from stomach worms and the thing all want to know. and two or ’

' three things will help. In the, first ,





thkS. A $5.00 box makes $60.00 place, try hard to avoid accidents of.





. __ all kinds; but if they do some, say to ~ _

worth of medicated salt saves you yourself,_and 8W it quick, “New mg g ,





big money—’A $2.00 site hOX 0‘ up t: ltine to deilhgilth this situatignfi: ‘

> ' - mus eep m pg ca on.

WW)“ by Parcel . DOSt W111 - not get exciteh I will lookp-things eves:





° ‘ g and the'nydo what seems to’me, best." ’

medicate a barrel of salt. ‘ ‘ ’ _ d them learn to,“ mama...“

“ ‘ y . Write for club otter—booklet” ‘ - ' , That is. when things happen. don't the _,

- nu" ”w" " ~,-. “Nature and Care of Sheep" 4 ‘ *up” beaten. sack. Wom- Be. master ;





 





 





 





 





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A CTIN SALE =





" ‘ "Thursday. Jan. 2,1919 '

Consisting. of Horses, Sheep, Farm tools, and 30 head of

Pure Bgzeggl Registered Holstein Cattle.





Headed by Forest ity,

elaiid ,, City Farms.

tiac Hartog, with

of 16,600 lbs. milk’and 813 lbs.

average, 4% fat.



4. Jr. 2 yr., 3 yr. and 4





First three dams of my sire average





2 yr. old made 18370 lbs. milk 712 lbs. butter in year.





Jr. 2 yr. old.

His dam as Jr.





Sired by Peter Smalls Senior,

4 yearly tested Dau hters that have an average record

butter at the aver ge age of 2 yr. 4 mo.,





Pontiac Ormsby King. Purchased from Clev-





Sire Maple Crest Pon-





yr. olds With 24 to 26 1b. '7 day records.





27.65 lb. butter in '7 days, one as





Her Dam 25823 lbs. milk 1223 lbs. butter.





Sires .dam Ohio’s first 30





lb. cow who in turn has two 30 lb. daughters





one of which has a 1200 lb. yearly record and a 30 lb. Daughter. .

My sire is a Grand son of Pontiac Aggie Kormg'ke, he is 90% white, gentle and





a Perfect Individual.





in 7 days.3 Grand Daug



days as Jr. 2 r. olds,



after sale.



of others to fres en at once. . .



4 young Bulls nearly ready for servxce.





2 single unit Perfection milker" used only since Adpril. _

T. R. R. an Electric line from Lansmg.

Cattle Sale at One o’clock. ' '





' MURRETT RIDENOURJ’rou, Bell Phone, R.l, St. Johns, Mich.





north from St. Johns reached by G.





15 cows 10 With A. R. .

hters of Pontiac Korndyke that made 16-18-191bs.butter_m 7

8 Great Grand Daughters of Pontiac Korndyke 3 due right .

ar e Perfect individuals, 6 will be fresh at time of sale, a num. er

Everything of serviceable age bred to herd Sll‘e.





Herd free from Tuberculosis. Also





Farm 4 mi, west 1 mi.





Having Decided to Quit the Dairy Business





I Will sell my herd of ~





REGISTERED JERSEY COWS





Which Contains 20 Head, 19 Cows and 1 Bull Whose ages range fromlz years





t?" 12 years old.





This herd is all bred from advance registered

R. No. 218705,

whose record is 581 lbs. 10.7 ozs. butter fat, equal to 684 lbs.

Dropped a living calf 14 days after completion





Lad’e Torm’entress Altama H.

Class A. A.,

5 ozs. butter in one year.

of test. ‘





cows, such as:

Register of Merit No. 1716,





Lou’s Lulu H. R. No. 218703. Register of Merit N032264 Class A. A., whose





record is 664 lbs. 15 ozs. of butter in one year.





days after completion of test.





Jersey Lad's Clara Altama H. R. No. 218701.

whose record is 614 lbs. 7 ozs. butter in one year.





Class A. A.,





a. living calf three days after completion of test.

351 days. Grand—dam has a record of 608 lbs. 7.7, ozs.





631.1 lbs. of butter in





Dropped a living calf 17





Register of Merit No. 2182

Dropped

Her dam has a record of





of butter one year, at the age of 13 years and seven months.





. Jersey Lad's Susan Altama H. R. 219340- Register of Merit No. 2265 Class

A. A., whose record is 577 lbs. 3 ozs. of butter in one year.

record of 573 lbs. 3 ozs. butter in 341 days.





Her dam has a

Grand-dam has a record of 524





lbs. 7 ozs. in 309 days at the age ,of 11 years nine months.





AI... DeSHANO, Bay City, Route No. 2, Valley Phone K1322.





- BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY.





Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us

Ten Days before date of publication.





CATTLE.





 





,Wildwood Farms,





Breeders of Best Strains of





Aberdeen Angus Cattle

and lluroc Jersey [logs





- Several young bull calves on hand. three of which





are of serviceable age. out of Block Monsrchlll.

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.





WOOD COTE ANGUS

TBOJAN-ERICAS s BLACKBIRDS (BLACKCAPS)

an”. The linosttfashicinable 81"“ng of this breed.



eat van 0 a sum pe areas. ver an-

imel 1325 mun? idfirnn. Breeders and ced-

ore of mung: INTERNATIONAL wmnnns.

wooocor s'rocx FARM Ionia. Mich.





was.





Geo. Hathaway and n.





 





uallty bulls of serviceable

youn r. Inspection invit-

Ovid. Mich.





Cleverly

*7.





Aberdeen Angus Bulls of Ser-





vlcable ; impaction invited.

ANDREW EIT Vermontvllle. Mich.





>sET-eurnusrvs





Tabulations mode by the U. S. Depertment of ‘f‘fl-

, show thetthe avenge income over eoeto eed

one cow that produces 45011». at is equal to

‘ , ”2%“!me over cost of feed from” cows that

7 - lbs. each. > The ever-see of all oflcm



' rde is 450 lbs. fat.





 





Learn more about

cows. Ask for our free booklet

Story of the Guernsey."

CATTLE CLUB.

Peierbore. N. H.





beans“ BULLS

. awe“ “mantras"... $52.52.“;

”“915“: Lansing. Mich.





 





 





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Registered Guernseys





one fimonthe old Guernsey Heifer 8176. One 15

months old 8125. both bred and right in every we .

J. H. WILLIAMS, . - - N0. Adams, Mich.





a 46 Re lstered head. all tb. tested. Nora's

”SIRS." Me in, can of Imp. May Rose Kin

heads our herd. of his half sisters sold averaging $1930





each. His bull calves are booked ahead at reasonable

prices. Avondale Stock Farm. Wayne. Mich.





G U E R N 8 BY 53339312523

Confiaining blood of world champions.

HICKS'G BRN BY FARM. Saginaw. W.S. Mich





For Sale





JOHN EBELS.





 





 





Registered Guernsey Cattle

and Berkshire Swine.

R. 2. Holland. Mich.





 





UERNS EYS Registered hulls two years old and un-

der irade heifers all agesmrite your requirements.

WALT R PHIPPS FARM. 80 Alfred St. Detroit





“Winwood Herd”





REGISTERED

Holstein - Friesian Cattle





FLINT NiK‘E'LSEMEST



His sire is Me leorest Korndyke Hanger-void. His

three nearest ems each over 30le. of butter in 7

days. His dam and grenddsm both made over 1232 lbs.

of butter in one year. It is the yearly cow we are

lookin for to deliver the goods int Mn lecrest

Bov’s am is Gluclg Vassar Bell 30. 7 lbs. 0 butter

in 7 days and 121 lbs. in 30 due. Her butter fut test

is 5.27. This looks about right to the man who goes

to the creamerv. We have bull calves from 2 weeks

to 12 months 0 d. From A. R. O. dams and sired by

Flint Maplf-crest Boy, which we will sell atadairy

farmers price breeding considered. Just think

more cows to freshen which means more bull calves.

Let us know your wants. We will make terms on

approved notes.





JOHN H. WINN, Inc.





Lock Box 249, Roecommon Mich.

Reference Roscommon 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 herd a “push”.

Full descriptions, priees‘,ehc. on request.





131chqu ram ca. Howell, m

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. records from 15 to 22 lb. butter ,





‘fWherelhe Champions conic Ill?!” .





Olin-Bull Calves sired by sons of Pontiac Korndy

mamas DeKol.Ponclec Dutchlend.or Admit

We! Pietersle. ‘



Do you went a Pontiac in your herd?





Pontiac'State Hoepltal, Pontiac. Mich.





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A Dairy Cow in No Country lasts to above

six to ten years. Age. accident and failures

constantly cause cows to be sent to the but-

cher. Cow of the Holstein-Friesmn breed are

large weighin 1000 to 15001

excellent qual ty« of beef.





Ii interested in





HOLSTEIN CATTLE





Send for our booklets—they contain much

valuable information.





HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION OF

AMERICA, Box 164, Brailleboro, Vi.





The Traverse Herd





We have what you want in BULL CALVES, the

large fine growthy type. guaranteed right in

every way. They are from high producing A.R.

O. ancestors. Dam’s records up to 30 lbs. Write

,for pedigrees and quotations. stating about age

desired. ,

TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL

Traverse City, Mich.



Very large, stocky Holstein





FOR SALE bull calf 80% white, dam 14(1)





lbs.heavy milker. tests 4.2. Price $40 if sold by Jan.8th

:45 reg. and transferred. Also a few July Duroc gilts,





reg. and transferred $25.00.

B. E. KIES. Hillsdale. Mich,





F Sale at a bargain. A few young bull calves from

or high producin stock. 3“in one of these fine cs1-



ves and raise e bull or next fa .



A. F. LOOMIS, - - - - Owosso, Mich.





$75 gets 1 mos. old grandson of all four D.D.Aitkens

Muplecrest Korn. Heng; b. dam of Johan

Heng. Lad; '1) lb. son DeKol 2nd Butter Buy 3rd.19 ll).

2 yr. M. L. McLAULlN. Redford. Mich.





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OLSTEINS of uality. Bullcalves from dams with

records h¥h as 1 lbs. in 7 days. Also collie pugrios.

E. A. HARD '. - — - - Rochester, lch.





I Always Have Holsteins

To Sc





If wanting Registered cattle write me your wants

before placing your order elsewhere.





L. E. CONNE‘LL, Fayette, Ohio





CLUNY STOCK FARM





100--REGISTERED HOLSTEINS-doo

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 us our wants.

R. BRUCE McPHEfiSON, Howell, Mich





Want Yearly Records?





Our new sire has four sisters whose seml-omcial

records are 677. 742, 918 and 948 pounds of butter in

one year respectively at 2 to 3 years of ago. His dam

is a daughter of Friend Hengerveld De Kol Butter

Boy. four of whose daughters have records over 1000

poundeand she “also a grandde liter of Pontiac

Aaggie Korndyke, With six daug ters above 1000

pounds of butter in one year.





Peaceland Stock Farm, Tllm Blvers. Mich.

C. L. Brody. Owner Port Huron,Mlch.

Charles Peters. Herdsman





 





 





9 Pedigree Stock Farm oflers Reg.Hol-

Parham 8 stein, cattle. C .rWhite Swine.

extra bargins in calves and fall figs. Bulls half rice



B. B. PARHA . Bronson. loh.





 





R Holstein bull calf born June 18-18. extra choice

cg. individual. ve choice breeding price £100 re .

and del. J. nos R'l' mans. St. Johns. Micfi.





TWO high grade unregistered Holsten heifers puff

yr.old.one fresh other fresh soon. Price 81(1) eac _

B. B. REA’VEY. Akron. Mich.





 





 





   

   

   

   

 





Sired by butter bred bulls and

out of high testing dams. ~



The Producing Kind

with Jersey tyge and capacity.

Prices reasons is. Also a few

bred slits (Duroos) and boars.

Breakwater Farm.

Herbert W.Mumford, Owner.

J Bruce Henderson. Mgr.

Ann Arbor, Mich.





 





Maple Laue 3.0! MJersey Herd. Bulls. bull oalvci

end heifer calves sired by one of the beet grand.

sons of Pogls 99th of Hood Farm and out of R. of M.

dams. IBYIN FOX. Allegan. Mich.





Sole. Choice bulls from R. of. M. demo h M

F“ eetr's Oxford Fox. average profit per headlbn :1:

:l‘oliemiukbidm lliterdtmw over fcost (iffeed am“

u n outed. , .

ALVIN BA pun, - e_n .m- ”3.3“. Liam.





lllelde Farm Jerseys. oflerayearli bull b k



n..." meme; "3" "l“"i‘ “nine"id‘i“?

a 5 pr so no r .



maternirmoaindmamabcd. a.?r$‘dxlim.ifi.n





“use assummEuEm

sum of... ’ sum; County. rilliils'ne.





 





 





 

 





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HE Jersey is famed for the

little money it caste to km

_ her compared with 1:15“)!eg

gives in return. Own e

Jersey is like he'll. money -

hurequ' edzoo vuugomiip' her reason

1: years

.—tooday she is supreme. Write bum" for .

prices and pedigrees and let us give you valuable





The American Jersey Cattle Club .

346 West 23rd Street New York City





 





 

   





eridale Interested Owl No.111311 heads my h

M bull calves from this areal. sire and out of . o

C. B. EHNER. Allegan. Mich.





Callie





well. Mich





erd.

f M;

dams for sale.





For Sale Registered Jersey





of both sexr Smith a Parker. R. 4.





ILLIE Farmstead Jerseys. Young bulls ready for

service from 11.0 .cows. A few bred heifers and

cows. COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersvllle, Mich.

FOR S ALE Reg. Jersey bull 14 months

old St. Lambert breedin .

JAE. MORRIS. - - - armington, lch.





Herefords





5 Bulls 9 to 14 months old Prince Don-

ald, Farmer and Perfection Fairfax





breeding. _

ALLEN BROS., Paw Paw, Mich.

Polled and Horned blood lines





Herefords embrace ui rfax. Polled Per-

foctioaund Prime Lad 9th breeding. Prices ress noble.





OLE a GARDNER. Hudson. Mich.





Bob Fairfax 494027 at head of herd.



Hereh’rds Stock for sale. either sex. polled or



horned anya . Priced right. EARL .McCABTY,

Sec'y. $.13. Ass'n. Bad Axe. Liich.





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 reesonab 0. Come and see; we





111: t how them.

P. 2’. (PEPE. Mt. Pleasant, Mich.





Shorivlimn Callie oi both Sex iorSale





. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.





BIDWELL summons





For Beef - and Mills.

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 meets

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 of Scotch cattle in the State- Every

animal Tuberculiu Tested by the Sanitary Com-

mission. Special offer on two extra good white

bulls. The kind that produce roan calves.



C. H. PRESCOTT a. SON,



Herd at Prescott. Mich. Oflce at Tewas City, Mich.





Shorthorns of Quality Scotch and

For sale Scotch Typed descendentsofArchel‘s

Hope. Avondalo. Maxw ton Sulton and White Hall

Sultonb the Oscola Co. Shorthorn Breeders Ass.

JOHN HMIDT, Sec. Reed City, Mich.

ShOI’lI'Iom Seven Scotch and Scotch Topped bulls



for sale. Price reasonable.



W. B. McQUILLAN. R. 7. Howell. Mich.





Bulls ready for service of the choic-



Shorthorn est breeding. Write me you wants.

A. A. PATTULLO. R. 4. Deckervllle. Mich.

Shorthorn Bulls of the choicest





For sale breeding and ready for service.

LUD HASTINGS. - - - Napoleon. Mich.

100 head to select from. Write

Shorthorns me your wants. price reasonable.

Wm. J. BELL, - - - - Rose City. Mich.

The Kent Co.Shnrthorn Breeders have both males

and females for sale. Ask about them.

L. H. LEONARD Sec. - - Caledonia Mich.

Best Bates Shorthorns; cows, heifers





For Sale .nd

young lulls at reason bl i _

CLARE RIGGS. R). 4. Misses. ldecelii.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Shorthorns. Three bulls sired b.

oakwoo Gloster Boy 469661.9t 12 months ol .

COLLAR BROS, B. 4, Conklin, Mich.

Mllkln Shorthorns of most noted familes either



8 sex. all ages. write OSCAR sxmmcn.

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



Shorthorn. A fine lot if ,0 b ll f



SCOtCh sale. Phone Orion Exdhn‘iiguellg “- s or

JOHN LESSITERSSONS, ll. 1. Clurkston, Mich.





SCOtC ShorthornllBulls includin a man year-

' ' llnfixrospective herd hear er a. gran n

0fImp.Villagr. WRENCE P.0TTO.Churlotte.MlCh.

Roan Shorthom Bull 1 yr. old. also



For sale calves good milking strain.

CHAS. Vi ARNER. Jr.. lmlay City. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





1m Shorthorn Steers ave.



g 170 Hereford Steers ave.

2 cars of yearling Herefords' ave.



2 cars of Shorthorn yearlings reds





. 15qu for its ood »ttl.

JOHN minnow? 15.83. 9





1M5 lbs.

lbs





750' lbs.

and roane





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SECOND EDITION.





The markets 'in this edition were

revised and corrected on Thursday af-

ternoon, December 26. ‘





WHEAT.





Wheat values are being maintained

at the higher figures recorded last

week. Domestic consumption of white

flour is active and foreign demands for

American wheat continue urgent. Pri-

mary receipts are generally running

below those of a year ago. At this date

in 1917 No. 2 red wheat was quoted on

the local market at.$2.17 per bushel.

Present prices here are:



No.2red ....... ........$2.30

No. 2 mixed ............ 2.28

~ No. 2 khite ............. 2.28





CORN.





On Saturday the corn market show‘

ed considerable strength which was

accounted for in part by continued

rainy weather. Advises also show that

in the surplus corn states there will

be about 150,000,000 bushels less of

this grain than for the average year.

Old stocks are being tolerably well de-

pleted and any considerable interfer-

ence with the delivery of corn from





 





farms promises to have a direct influ-'





ence on prices. Generally speaking, the

market is in a fairly strong position.

One year ago No. 3 corn was quoted at

$2.05 per bushel. Present prices here

are as follows:



No. 3 corn .............. $1.50



No. 3 yellow ............ 1.55



No. 4 yellow ............ 1.50



No. 5 yellow ........... 1.44



No. 6 yellow ......... 1.38



No. 3 white ............. 1.55



Chicago—Chicago’s market fluctuat-



ed with January corn quoted at $1.38%

and May at $1.35%.





" OATS.





Oat trading is being conducted on

about the same plane as a week ago.

There is a broad demand for this grain

although foreign shipments are not so

large as they have been. Primary re-

ceipts are of about normal volume.

Standard oats a year ago were quoted

here at 82c per bushel. Present prices

are as follows:



Standard ...... 75

No. 3 white .' .............. 74%

No. 4 white ............... 73%





RYE.





Quotations here remain unchanged

with the close of last week. Buying is

of a mediocre kind. No. 2 cash is now

quoted on the local market at $1.61





per ‘bushel.

BEANS.





No changes are noted in prices. The

volume of business is small. Govern-

ment buying has been the chief sup-

port to the trade the past fortnight. At

Detroit cash beans are quoted at $9 per

cwt. at shipping points. The Chicago

market has liberal stocks and a slow

demand. Prices there are easy but

unchanged'with Michigan hand—picked

pea beans of choice to fancy grades

quoted at $9@9.25 and red kidneys,

choice to fancy, new at $11.50@12.





SEEDS.





Values are unchanged in this depart-

ment, with prime spot clover quoted

on the local market at $25; March at

$25.25; alsike $19.25; timothy $5.10.





FEEDS.





Mill feeds are higher than last week.

Detroit quotations for feed in 100,-1b.

sacks to the jobbers are: Bran $47;

standard middlings $50; coarse corn

meal $62; cracked corn $63; corn and

cat chop $50 per ton.





HAY.





* This market has held steady follow-

~ ing the reduction in prices a week ago.





’ ‘Demand is fairly, good and supplies are





moderate. Quotations are as follows:

No. 1 timothy. . . $28.60 29.00

' tandard timothy. 27.50 528.00 p

No.11] mixed . . . . 25.50@,26.00

,Nb. 1~ clover ..... 24.50@25.00 .

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POTATOES.



There is very little activity in pre

ducing sections and prices are not

much changed from last week- On

Monday morning the Detroit trade was

slow and the movement draggy with

only moderate supplies on hand. The

Michigan round an long whites in

generally good con ition were quoted

at $2.75 per 150-lb. sack, and a few

small lots were sold at $2.75. At Cleve-

land Michigan stock sold at $1.90@

2.00 per cwt. for U. S. Grade No. 1; at

Columbus $2.25; at Cincinnati $1.90

@2; at Pittsburgh at $2.00; at New

York $3.15@3.20 per 150-lb. sack, and

Chicago $1.80@1.90 per cwt. The Chi-

cago market has been leading in prices

among the central western markets

during the past few days. In Michigan

growers are receiving at warehouses





$1@1.30 for round whites, bulk U. S.‘





No. 1. Some growers are storing, be-

lieving that prices will improve some





later on.

APPLES.





There is a moderate movement of

apples and the demand is about nor-

mal. At Detroit on Monday sales from

cold storage were made at the follow-

ing prices: Baldwins $4.50@6; Kings

$6.75 per bbl. The Chicago market is

firm at steady prices. Spies bring $6.75



7.25 for the best grade, and Kings





$6.50@6.75.

EGGS.





The majority of the markets show

some weakness. The continued warm

weafi ‘ has been an aid to produc-

tion. In Chi“ago prices have declined

with first 4* »ted at 59@60c; ordinary

firsts at 5. H1370. The Detroit price

has declined three cents to 60%c for

extra firsts candied in new cases and

591,60 for firsts. The New York market

is weak with nearby western hennery

stock ranging from 70@850.





BUTTER.





The trade is rather slow and buyers

are taking only small quantities. Re-

ceipts have been coming forward in

only fair supply but in spite of this

stocks are not being reduced much ow—

ing to the hand-to-mouth trade. On

the Detroit Market fresh creamery

firsts are easy at $64@65c a pound.

At Chicago creamery stock is quoted





at 55@66%c, with the market reported

lower. In New York trading is lower,

with the range in creamery prices

from 63@69c. ‘





CHEESE.





This trade continues quiet and easy.

The consumptive demand is small and

stocks are being used to build up the

storage supplies, especially in larger

markets. Young Americas are quoted

at 37c in Chicago and’Daisies 36c. In

New York the market is firm with the

fresh specials quoted at 36%@37%c,

and do. average run at 35-@360. The

Detroit trade is about steady with flats

quoted at 36@361/§c and daisies at $37.





POULTRY.





The warm weather has been a dis-

appointment to the poultry trade. Re-

tailers have apparently been afraid'to

load up and this has hurt the business

all along the line. At Detroit live poul-

try is quoted as follows: Best spring

chickens 27 @28c; hens 22@27c; ducks

34@35c; geese 26@27c; turkeys 35@

36c; dressed hens are quoted at 29@

30c; springs 30@320;. ducks 38@40c;

geese 30@320; turkeys 42@45c. Rab-

bits are quoted here at $3.50@3.75 per





dozen.

DETROIT CITY MARKET





The nearness of the holidays has giv-

en new life to the city markets. Pric-

es observed early this week are as fol-

lows: Potatoes $1.10; onions $1.25;

carrots 50@65c; cabbage 50c; pars-

nips 600; rutabagas 75c; popcorn $3

per bushel; butter 750; eggs 85c per

dozen; dressed chickens;350; dressed

ducks 45c; geese 480; turkeys 50c;

pork 230.





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





Several districts of Indiana, Iowa

and Illinois report the prevalence of

influenza among the bugs, and a serum

is used by veterinarians for checking

the malady, with good results. The

hogs cough, lay around and do not eat,

and pigs and hogs alike are affected.



For several weeks it has been im-

possible to obtain quick service in the

Chicago stock yards because of the

enormous receipts of cattle and hogs,

unloading, weighing and other facili-

ties being inadequate. Deli-very of





 





 





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Reports for Thursday, December 26th

DETROIT





Cattle.





Receipts 1,415. Market steady.

Best heavy steers ....... $12.50@16.00

Best handy weight bu strs 10.00@12.00

mixed steers and heifers. . 0

Handy light butchers....

Light butchers . . . ., ......

Best cows

Butcher cows

Cutters

Canners . . . . .

Best heavy bulls ........

Bologna bulls

Stock bulls

Feeders! ............. .

Stockers

Milkers and springers. . ._ .$



Veal Calves.



Receipts 720. Market active.





6.00@ 8.50

65@ 125





Best .................... $18.00@19.00.





Others ........ . . . . . .’6.00@16.00

_' Sheep and Lambs. -

Receipts 2,868. Market steady, with

sheep 25c lower. . .

Best lambs ....... . . . _.$ . 14.50

Fair lambs ..... . ._ . . 13.00@14.00

lambs. . 10.00@12.00

Fair to good sheep. . . . . . . , 8.00

Guile and common ....... 5.00@ 7.00





. H 998.. _

Receipts 7,27 5. Market steady. ,

Mixed hogs...” ......

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., Cattle. ' ‘ _ ‘

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The cattle





.steérs.$17@17‘.50; {Air to good 515.250;





15.50; plain. and *medifim- $1:.1'@1‘1.50;

, as

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Stews.





. . .$17.50 $





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medium to good $12@15.25; best heavy

heifers $11@11.75; fair to good $10.25

@1075; good butcher heifers $10@

10.25; fair butchering heifers $8@9;

light common $5@7; best fat cows $10

@11; butchering cows $7.50@8.50;

canners $5@5.50; cutters $5.50@6.50;

fancy bulls $10.50@11; b'utc erihg

bulls $8.50@9.50; common $6. 0@8;

feeding steers $8.50@11.50; stoCkers

$5@7; milkers and springers $75@150.

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Pigs are slow at 17; others $17.50..



- Sheep and Lambs; -



The lamb market here today was

weak, with the top price reaching to

$15.75; calves from $7@20.,





CHICAGO.

Cattle. ' ~ .

Receipts 6,500. Beef steers 25@50c

higher; butcher cattle and feeders are

mostly 250 higher. , , g . ;

Good choice and prime $15.75@19.75;

commOn and medium hutchers-$9.’50@

15.75; heifers $7.85@14.54; cowsi$7.7-5

@1350? bologna bulls . $7.25@12.60;

canners and cutters. $6.75 7.75; stock-

ers 'and feeders, good ‘,\0.50@13.75;

do. common and medium' $7.50@10.5}0.

"‘ 11,093.;

» :sMamet Steady..fl‘ons

.17.:35@1,'l;75.: . he“! . a‘ti

filings: Easels-10;. me

a)“ ’ 1: seam; .ngm

@ smash- ,, , ‘

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; Receipts 44,0.323491-19 ‘

, Choice,;to‘ ri





mixed and".li-g1ht.;$17.50@ '1





feed has been delayed at times, and

shippers have complained of resulting

shrinks. ; ,

There has been a large showing of

hogs weighing from 200 to 240' pounds

in the Chicago marketings recently,

and young hogs have been making rap-

;id gains on rations of new corn. the

weather conditions having been favor-

able for putting on weight. Never in

the past has average quality been so

good or weight so heavy at this sea.-

son. Recent receipts of hogs have av—

eraged 223 pounds,- being 16 pounds

heavier than a year ago, 30 pounds ”





heavier than two years ago and 12 - V .4





pounds heavier than the general aver-

age for the corresponding week in the

last eight years. 1



Were it not fer the government flx—

ed minimum price for hogs in the Chi-

cago market, hogs would be selling

several dollars lower than they are,

the receipts having been greatly ex-

cessive much of the time.



There is a fair demand for breeding

ewes, which are scarce, and feeder

lambs are in moderate request. In the

Chicago market. The demand . runs

mainly on good young ewes. The great-

er part of the lambs offered on the

Chicago market recently came‘from “

Iowa and Illinois, with a ' 7v scattered

shipments from Indiana and Wiscon-

sin. Decicedly too many half-fat flocks.

are being marketed. -.

0 There is a good demand in the Chi-

cago market for feeding steers weigh-

ing 900 pounds and over, but little

stock steers weighing around 500 to '

700 pwnds are neglected. ' . ,





“Peach-Growing,” by H. P. Gould,

pomologist in charge of fruit produc-

tion investigations of the United States

Bureau of Plant Industry. This book.





discusses the (general field of the grow- ;.

ing of peaches and how to place them 23'





within the reach of the consumer. The 2

volume is thoroughly illustrated, con-7 “

tams over 400 pages, and is sold by the ,

Macmillan Company, New York, at $2

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f ' . _ More Wool price inv

g: _.,Mot,or truck transport . . . . . . . . . . . .250

5' . New..8ubstltute ruling . . . . . . . . . . . .250



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7-,: I alcooperati‘ve demonstration by”





1. Mr. David Lydy, cl Morgan county,

‘ Indiana, demonstrated the value 01" the

self-feeder and the addition of tankage

to a ration of soft ear corn. The addi-

tion of 0.65 of a pound of tankage to

ninety pounds of soft ear corn, both

fed in the self-feeder, produced 12.4

pounds of pork. When fed on the

ground without supplement, ninety

pounds of soft ear corn produced 5.3

pounds of .pork. These results have

been of greater help toward changing

methods in that community than any

other form of live stock extension

work. ‘





A FREE SERVICE.





’ HERE farmers are in doubt as to .





Whether lime or phosphates are

a help to their farms, the Department

of Farm Crops M. A. C., is inviting

them to Send samples of. their soil to

East Lansing, for free analysis. Re-

ports obtained by the college from

farmers who have submitted samples

of, their soil for analysis, and then have

adopted such corrective measures as

were suggested, tell of much success

in» improving the yielding power of

their. land. These increases have

amounted to from ten to one hundred

per cent.





INDEX





For Volume CLI.





From July 1,1918 to January 1,1919;





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Editorial.





A comprehensive marketing plan.. 2

Action on potato car shortage ..... 430

'A dry nation in prospect .......... 226

Agriculture is'not all grain ........ 562

All aboard for the State Fair ...... 150

Anticipate equipment needs ...... 322

' A plea to dairymen ........ . ..... 202

Attend the milk meeting . . . . . . . . .346

Attend the dairy meeting ......... 454

Austria’s bid for peace ..... . ...... 250

Bean situation, the ...... . ........ 290

Boys’ and girls club work ......... 2

Buy more bonds ................. 270

Cider apple market, the ........... 290

Cooperation vs. corporation ....... 530

Cooperative dairy enterprises ..... 26

County agent activities ........... 398

Criticizing the farmer ..... . ...... 322

Crop yields and net earnings ...... 46

Death of W. D. Hoard ........... 530

Delivering the dairy message ...... 290

Early shopping .................. 46

Editors’ conference .. .. .......... 110

Eduipment insurance 86

Fair food prices to continue ....... 486

Farmers can make cider .......... 86

'vs. dealers ............ . ........ 430

Federal farm loan policies ......... ' 2

loans ........ , ....... 346

reserve system ................. 66

Fertilizers for spring use .......... 398

Germany’s lates note ............. 378

peace note ................... . .322

Good roads a necessity . ........ ..530

Grain crop yields .. .

Hold your first lines ............. 454

Horticulture an aid in character

building . . . . . . ...... 130

Interest in cooperation . . . . . ..

July crop conditions .. .. 46

Keep your wheat for Michigan. . . ..346

Liberty Bond investment . . . . . . . . .594

Lifting the war lid . . . . . . ...... . ..510

Live stock economics visualized. . .510

problems . ........ . . . .. ....86, 290





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~\Market milk prices ...............110





Meet us at the State Fair. . . ..

Memory Day . . . .

‘ Mill teed prices . . .

- g situation ..





....170

...............270

86

........130

estigation...... 26





86

..... .........510

_Mrtunities in live stock . ..486

“1033311ng the-farmer 86

gvo‘us‘hoysinthewar............... 66

, filorchant marine and the farmea,.226

fileofpeace...............‘...346

. grains 26

rthemp 26

that and farm flnance...... 46»

”yourState‘Fair..........10



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the best market in America; weekly



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Mr. POULTRY FARMER:





We make a specialty of White Hennery Eggs and

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YOUNG-RANDOLPH Owosso. Mich.





WE WANT VETGH





YOUNG-RANDOLPH SEED (30..





For Sale Worthy ,Seed Oa’ts.





$1.50 a bu. bags. included.

M. H. KNOLL, R. 8





8 E N D US

0 8 AM PLES

Owosso, Mich.





 





Holland. Mich.





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DUROC JERSEYS





Bred sows and elite and big growth tall boars. Pairs

not related. Special price one b





sow and tall boar

' NEWTON BARNHART, St. Johns. Mich.

SPECIAL OFFER





. we are oflering unrelated trlos of Duroc fall

(”stand OotJarrow. Single, pill 313. _ This offer





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RUSH 313051.. ‘ Romeo. Mich.

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mama: bin .. i

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burs. Well? “i Em." “new “2:: it?

t ‘ e. a sexes a .

‘1“ y “n w. o. ’IPAYLOB. Milan. mum.- ‘

AST fall gilts all sold. have a good lot of last sprint. ' 3 ; 5“

Lplgs from 8 sires good growthy stock. Farm is mile?" "

west of degot. Citizens Phone 124. . .

ocr'ro B. Cir Nashville, Mlch'.





for sale. CAREY U.'EDMOND8. H





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Raise Chester Whites".

Like This ‘





the original biz producers.





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IHAVE startedthousandsofbreedersonthe

success. I can help you. {want to lace one ho from

m’ ”fififidififlffifi‘xfili "fifteen. m‘ "

t 3333: 0k! Write for my plan-P‘eflore

I. I: mount, 3, D, 10. Portland. Michigan

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I have 0 e s lendld March lit-o!

Cheaters the broiduheavg hamed kind bead for





lpriced right.

ER. - - Vassar. Mich.





F. w. ALEXAN

Chester Whites ii“. “3.2;: il‘tl’tiféf 213.?“





G. A. WILSON. R. 4. Deckerville. Mich.





' 0 en 8 ring lts ricedto

Cheater W ltes see] alsopVVhlte mb‘den an-

ders. DIKE 0. MILLER, Dryden. ch'





THE WORLD’S CHAMPION





big ty 0 O.I.C'B. Btgok of all ages for sale. Herd

beads by Galloway E d. the World s Champion 0. I.

O. boar assisted by C. 0. Schoolmaster. rand Cham-

ion boar of Mlclligan.New York and Tennessee state

airs. Also, 0 Giant Buster. undefeated Senior

boar pig wherever shown and Grand Champion of Ok-

ahoma state fair. Get our catalogue of Grandell'l

prize hogs. Cass City. Michigan.





March farrow-





 





SERVI CEABLE BOARS

Shipped

C. O. D. and Express Paid

' J. CARL JEWETT, ,Mason, Mich.





0. l. C. & Chester White Swine





Strictly Big Type with QUALITY. Have a few spring



pigs either sex for sale. ’l‘hev are of the right stamp.

ood enough to he shiped (Y. . D.



glEWMAN'B STOCK FARM. R. l. Mariette. Mich.





 





 





0.1.0. spring boars also 2 rize Jr.



8 Large Type vr. boar hdich. State FiarPlSlIS.

CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe. Mich.

0 I C ’8 big type serviceable boars. Yearling

' ' ' sows and elite bred for spring furrow.

G. P. ANDREWS, Dansville, Mich.





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WEBER BROS. Royal Oak. Mich.. Phone408.

O I. C‘s a few 250 lb. bred gllts other lighter ones:





'service boars sold. I ship 0.0. . and - e .

F. C. BURGESS, .23... .xi’lrfcqlii

Bis tYpe April





0. I. C0 with quality





W. B. MCQUILLAN.





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La rge Type Bears

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boars and bred gilts.

from large litters.



. . . Howell, Mich.



ceri'lcen e lul—zlrs—‘sol-dlflGilts bredf I



' C. March and Alpril furrow. or



H. W. IANN. Dnnsrille, Mich.





BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS





Spring boar and gilts. Also fall pigs.

Hi-llcrest Farm, Kalamazoo, Mich.





FOR 25 YEARS





This establishment has been head quarters for Big Type

Poland Chlnns. We have a nice lot 0! boars andsows

of strictly big type breeding at very low price. Let

me know what you want. Bell phone.



- - - Portland. Mich.





JNO. C. BUTLER.



Largo type PQ. Largest in Mich. Boars all sold. so

Brod gllts sued by and bred to the best boars the



breed .can produce. with dams of equal merit. extreme



elze “'lth quallty. come and see them. free livery. ex.



penses paid if notas represented. W.E.Livingston. Pal-ma. Mich.





 





 





 





Big type Poland Chinns. Spring iltsiof the best of

breedlng. With quality from 000lb. sire's and

8001b.dam's. Wlll be bred to a great son of the noted

86600 Gertsdale Jones. Also fall pigs.



Vi . BREW BAKER & SONS. R. ' Elsie, Mich.





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Big Poland Chmas mer. and fall ins. both sex,

and bred sows. for sale. G. A. BAUMGARDNER,

Middleville. Barry 00.. ich.





 





with quality. Spring. sunl-





 





' Poland China yearling sow hmdf rA 'l

Blg l'ype flu-row, also sow ligs Aungnd Septgarrg‘vl.

Certificates of retrifitrv “in every ho from



1.0er CEDAR FARM, ._ gontiac. Mich.





’ inns,B cedi 'lt. t -

Blg TY!)e o-Link. b; The r2nd nigglsol).°§°8.





B

B. Leghorn Cocks and Cockcrcls.

0. L. WRIGHT. Jonesn‘lle, Mich.





livery from Augusta.



Michigan's Oham ion herd of Big Type P. C, bred ’

sows [all pigs. ome a d see them.



E. B. LEONARD, 1L3. ox 53. St. Louis. Mich.





Bi type Poland China and tall pics

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Poland Ch





 





arge Type P.O. boars all sold. Sprin lts a d

tried sows. bred for March and Apr-glgfinrroa'.





FOWK

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W.J.Hngelshaw.Augusta.Mlch. ' ’





 





s rin elbhe

horn Bull) and bull calves. Prlc:





ex. Short .-

to sell. ROBERT NEVE, Pierson. Mich. »'





Big

vited.





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Type Poland Chlnas. Bprin bog" it

Booking orders for brad 3mg. Ins 0! saleq ,





L. L. CHAMBERLAIN. Ma lns. Mich





 





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' of eithe sex ins e tlo Vlad“ pig.

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A. A. FELDKAMP.p Manchester, Mich.

lg .

Bher s,specisl prlcesons rin boars and h l .b ‘ "

guts. E.J.MATKE€VBO BurrcOook. imv; .

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Mgllts. Cholera immune. don etreatmont. Olyde- ‘

Marsh . Address. Opus”. M1011...

Reglstered at a be ’ ain. Bro [tits in Dec.

JOHN W. SNYDER. 4 8

and gum also a rumor . . .

CLYDE Hanna. ‘n.’ u as. 13.13.. Mich.

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largest bo ed boat in t state.

Defender. 11. 0. Bwartz. Boheoler

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Bl T p6 Po Co Ann. m it .,

gwrogn a son. .- ~-"- mil-i...





Gilts b: lfor April furrow.

t pe P. C. Big boned fellows tron Iowas greatest

ammoth Poland Ohinas. Mfich. April. Doors and?

Weaver. Mar-p

Hampshire spring been now read:

A ‘FEW choice. large type P. 0.8mm; cc...

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L3. Re. Get a boar p g sired ”’13me who

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bousadbrod 3113.", " '

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ctlon in- , f
"esp down the 1140......103





Marketing fresh eggs . . . 2.44

Maturing th'e‘ latelia‘tched

'7 “chicks~ .." .39





 

 

 

 

 





-. ping e‘g

gates of the poultry yard. :12





interests get together”



notes



yard bulletin .......... 371



Prepare winter greens. .168

Profitts in preparing poul-



products ......... 595



Rabbit breeding and feed- '





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ing



meat, facts about . . . .

the money- -making ...... 599

Save feed for the bees. .59

Shipping breeding stock. 2.82



broilers ................

,‘Summer notes ..... 472

The life of the bee ...... ..312

Tuberculosis of poultry.. ..493

Well OVentilated poultry»493

What class a storage egg?” .372

White or brown eggs ..... 5'16

Whitewash poultry house. 72



Will dr0ppings boards pay?





........................ 339

Winter care of queen bees194

wifiiééihg "1383; ' 'oh't' ' 'o't'



doors ............. . ..598

Boys and Girls.



A girls’ tea party ........ 220



Avictory boy and $5 ...... 390



A visit to Topsy- -turvy Land517



Be’ééfiié £51353}; I i I I I I I I 1120





Boys’ and girls’ clubs help





Uncle Sam .......... 102

‘ club work ............. 280

in club work .......... 38

raiSe orphan lambs. . . . 585





Camping out with the boys4





Canning clubs and club can- 2

14‘





ning .................

Caught in a wolf t1ap. .160

Christmas ideas for the



boys ................ 522

Club notes .......... 262, 18

College awards state cham-



pionships ............ 18





County unit in club wo1k 58

Dental care for the rural





school children ...... 192

Experiences of a farmer-

ette ................. 368

Feeding the birds in winter 8

........................ 5 4

Foundations laid by boys

and girls ............ 280

Hats off to the flag ....... 523





Help agricultural teachers. 584



His first thousand dolla1s. 502



How girls may help ...... 446

I carried out the poult1v





project .............. 368



I did my canning ....... 476

we made our garments. .262

Join a sheep club ........ 503

Lost in the snow ........ 58





Michigan club leaders’ con-





ference .......... 102, 120

boys are crowding the

Huns ................

Narrow escapes .......... 58

Pigs are pigs ............ 477

Principles of boys’ and

girls’ club work ...... 277

Program for boys’ and

girls clubs .......... 235

Progressive club boys . . . .585





Skunks as a farm asset. . .546

Soldiers, though not in the





_ khaki ............... 447

Tanning rabbit hides . . . .192

The boy and the farm. . . .193





The junior home defense. .608

long and short of the





83rd ................. 220

old apple orchard ...... 220

old leather man ....... 242





smallest farmers in the

world ................ 369



- ride to the whistle



To stave ofl canned goods





shortage ............. 58

Ty Cobb’s advice . . . . . . . .477

'Upstairs in the wagon



house ...............

Young America calf club a





. success .............

Youth leads the way at the

1 1





State Fair ...........

When fur bearers are-

prime ................ 192





‘nsr first prize with pork-1





nter activities for gar-1

darling clubs . ....... 257





Household.

11g record





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6 ”re phase of child 56





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s . . Ask tor'thislhresd ailetiir

- 1* Kirby’s poultry notes, 163, 243 '





. Two boys conserve fuel.





’ easential industry. .388,





' War-time care for household





   





 





 

 

 





. . . ...... .36 .

A war measure for womenaéé" ' Who.





and men _.

Bottling, pulping and dry:

ing without sugar . . .100





3. B0w~legs sign of mal-nutri—





tiOn





...' .......... coco





Cakes for war times ...... 76

Can home products for the '



home use ............ 100



you be taught? ........ 520



Capable war workers . . .36



Care of pillows .......... 417





of the window and- door

Christmas should be Chllsté1





mas ................. 107

screens .............. 77

Cleaning wings for milli-

ne ry ................ 583

woolen knitted goods“ .549





Cold- weather plays for lit-

610





tle ones .............

the baby’ s teeth ........ 16

Combination muffins ..... 17



Conveniences for the farm

home ................ 190





Cooking fresh vegetables . .

"Dear Aunt Mary” rises to



. piotest .............. 336

Delicious carrot cookery. .388

Dinners a la Hoover ...... 36

Doing the obvious thing. .100

Don’t be a hermit ........ 12





overwork the children. .90



Drying apples ........... 475



the surplus ............ 111

Eight commandments for

childlen ..............





Fireless cookers will save

your fuel supply . 1.62

For the picnic sandwich. .140





Gift bags for Xmas ....... 548

Going it alone ........... 281

Good manners ........... 520





Grace learns a new lesson

in patriotism ........

Have you tried steam cook-

ing? ................. 100

Having the “time of your

life,”

Hints for the home dress-





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maker .............. 500

Home queries. 119, 367, 419

Hot fruit sauces ......... 61

How much shall I can this



year? ................

How to cook game ........ 550

“I have fought for free-



dom," ............... 36

Jelly from corn syrup saves



the sugar ............ 191

Knowing and learning. . ..367

Let electricity do it... . . . .293

Letter box .......... 475, 611

Make cream cheese at



home ................ 311

Meat substitutes ......... 521

Mother is taking her



chance .............. 49

Motor scarf and hat ...... 611

Our new food line ........ 445

Patriotic wheatless b1 eads



........................ 218





Patterns, 17,123,241, 281,311,





363, 367, 413, 501.

Pickle recipes ........... 337

Pillows for soldiers ...... 260

Preparing to hold the home

trenches ............. 218

Public health or unhealth.500

Pulping fruit ............ 101





Questions and answers on

cold-pack canning . . . .140



Recipes—Molasses cook-

ies, oatmeal cookies,

corn bread, 17; barley

pudding, barley cakes,





367; war bread, 417;

chocolate cake, oat-

meal macaroons, Ico-

coanut drop cookies,

501; pumpkin pie,

521; sugar card cook-

ies', carrot pie, 549;

peanut butter bread,





egg broth, apples and

raisins, apples and ban-

anas, cranberry jelly,

cranberry butter ...... 583

Remodeling ‘ the, ' child’s

sweater ............. 366

“Ring in the New” ........ 474

Salt down surplus tomatoes

Saving frosted tomatoes. .311

Shortcuts to housekeeping 123

Sorghum recipes ......... 54 9

Stand by the President. .389

Stretching that sugar a1-

lowance ............. _.260

Style without ext-4ravagance

Syrup from fruits ........ 311

The “Beef Ring” ........ 77

royal order of smilers. .416

The Christmas pudding. .1610

“stitch in time” may as-

sume divers shapes. .582

Thrift hints ............. 51





Uncle Sam 'Wants n‘ur’ses. .389

Victorious victory bread“ 16

Wanted by a boy—a home



On a farm 4





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linen ~. . ..





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‘ IBBeef animal, type of. r.



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16, are. scenes 331 33

33, .... , ...-.1,. 1 4 -





Magazine. ._





'A msying Fighter. 4—12, 34,





4 74, 9,6 118,138,158,

186,212,236 258, 278, 303

people' 5 cooperation. 3.60

questionable guest . . ..442

visit to an Afghan Bek. .331

werth-while pelicy for

rural societies ....... 431

Beyoind the Frontier, 535, 578

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Cameras that make maps. 409

Christmas trees by the mil-6





lion ......... . . . ..... . 0'

Daddy ................... 470

Egypt, a story of .“over



there” ...............495

From the furrow. to the



trench ...............

Gassing the bear ......... 357

Hot lunches in the rural



schools .............. 467



Humorous happenings. .421





Indian John keeps his prom.

ise and pays the price. 358

In the front line the ”Y”





sells nothing ........ 360

Keep Liberty Bonds ...... 360

Merci and the hidden treas-



ure ..................





Our feathered policemen. 14

Outdoor life builds up weak



children ............. 418

Ready’ 3 Christmas gift“ .576





The tantiquity of Indian cot-





.................. 390

big0 trout and the report-

ers .................. 541

boy the kaiser fears. . . .385

girl and the calf ........ 14

“The Little Brown Church

/ in the Vale” ......... 498

‘ Then and now ........... 387

The new-fangled corn cut-

‘ter .' ................. 472

new rural school ....... 301

old Connecticut home.. 98





siege and battle of Eagle

Lake 575



“working together” idea

takes on new life.. ..349

Uncle Sam’s grass guards.439





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POETRY.

A fish story..............362

Autumn ...... ...........335

Constance . . . . . . . . . ...... 239

Hesperius .188

Humility . . . . . . . . ..... 281

My gift ....... . ... .6.06

November ....... . ....... 447

Summer ...... . .......... 186

Tears ................... 578

The boys’ ieserves ....... 79

change ................ 193

gift ................... 58

Whip-poor—Will . . . . . . 96

Forum.

Adiveses against - over-

much paternalism . . .196

Are these grafts? ....... 60

Doing their bit ...... . . . . 19

False impressions vs. con-

fidence .............. 10

He has a drainage prob—

lem .................. 124

How can he avoid high

costs? ............... 124

How he would use those

Liberty Bonds ........ 80

Let’s have National Board

of Agriculture ....... 60

National Board of Agricul

ture again ........... 80

Northern Michigan ...... 19

Proposed drainage amend-

men ......... . ...... 60

Rye vs. wheat. ........124

Illustrations.

Adrian community market

truck ................ 269

Airplaines in battle forma-

tion ................. 258

Alfalfa grown in Wexford

county .............. 539

Anti-aircraft gun ......... 187

Apiary .................. 289

Apple crop map .......... 189

jellies and relishes .....

orchard . . . ........ 22,0 293

Auto, converting for trav- ,

eling ............ , 414





Aviator preparing for a

dig ................ 18

A visit to an Afghan Bek334

Bags for Christmas '.548

Barn and farmyard. .149, 531





.Barns and silos .......'..1.77





Barrel feeder .....

Easting and sewing stitch-5‘82





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Bean Scrop map.

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nd the Frontier . . . 535





Where does this in





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lie?‘. ' . .40

Whither are we drifting? . 80

Who does the fieeCing..1..96:



Fair untootiol ........ 448



'shee .............. '. ..524

Shropshires at the State '



. Fair . ............. 280

State Fair school ...... 476

working reserve ....... 78



Brown Swiss champion



bul ................. 113

Buckwheat harvest ...... 397

Cabbage field harbors in-



sects .. .............. 480

Cabbages ............ .377

Calf club members ....... 38





Camera that makes maps. 420

Cakes 76

Camp Custer boys parading





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Canada thistle seed.





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Canning club exhibit . . . .142

demonstration ......... 111

Carload of sheep at State

Fair ................. 16

Cartoon from public health

bulletin ............. 500

Cattle in pasture ........ 201

Cherry orchard in Grand

Traverse ............ 131





Children given ,banquet . . .

Christmas ideas for boys..522

pudding ............... 610

3'" trees ............. . ..... 608

City boys working on farm

.......... 3

Cleveland community farm

......................... 323

Cold pack canner and cans

of fruit .............. 140

.Colony house for poultry

‘ 437





001115158151 '561'111'133; ' plant

.................... 0, 135

Community demonstrations





................... ,





Cooperative shipping asso-





. tiation ............... 229

Corn crop map .......... 184

cutter ................. 472

Cow barn interior ........ 50

Cultivating corn ......... 65

Curtis, Martha, canning

club champion ....... 502

Dairy barn .............. 323

interior ................ 227

cow .................. ‘ .111

herd ......... 29, 45, 51, 453

Dairymaid and cows ..... 567

Demonstrations for Club

boys ................ 242

Dehornying chute ......... 597

Dental clinics in the rural

schools .............. 192

Dining-rooms .......... . .472

Dressed chickens . . . . . . . 595

Drilling wheat ...... 397,504

Drying fruits and vegeta-

bles ........... ~. .111, 122

'Duck farm .,' ............ 612

Eagle Lake ............. 576

East Lansing community

gardening ........... 561

Electric iron ............. 293

motor for pumping 27

vacuum cleaner ........ 293

washer .. ............ 310’





Elevator operated by Can-





adian grain growers. .321

Fall dresses ............. 520

Farm buildings , ......... 513



for returned soldiers . . . . 529

of Chas. Strickland ..... 296

home of Mrs. F. G. Small4O

Farmerette ........... _ . . .368

Fanning gooseberries . .49 '

mill in operation ....... 429

Farm team .............. 233





' wagon, a low .......... 173

Feeding birds in winter..'584

Ferguson. Wildah, caring





for little pigs . . . . . . .477

Fish, good catch ....... ,, . .541‘

Flags, artist, sketching for



poster ............... 8

Frame barn, plan for ...... 566

Fruit trees in poultry yard ‘



................... 15, 533'

Gingham dress . . . ; . . ‘. ..~ 56

Garden in orchard . . . . . . .599

Girl and calf. 2,09 446





’ Gladys Herr and pet lamb. 476

. Grain elevator at Port Ar- ‘





that (hit. . . 327





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. Granary and corn crib com- A





..... thorn-o.





Grand champion cariot.





   

 

 

   

 





 





 





club he _. ~.





: flushing corn. by





, ,. meow .155.

;. Halloween; prepaid 11g for. 387 ' '





..Hand cr .362“

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Iceless refrigerator,

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Inspector Bloom 9116M}



Shirley O‘COCOOQIOIOOI

Jersey cattle. . . . . . . . . . . .347

Kidney bean stew. . . . . . . ..521

Kitchen, well lanned ..... 190

Layers and3 s' acker hens, '



3, 47, 103, 163. "

Liberty lighting the world. 291

Life of the. bee ......... ..312

Litchfield coop. creamery. .31

Litter of pigs ............ 9





Little Red Cross nurse... 98 ‘L





Made-over dresses .......

Manure spreader. ...... 175"

Map showing potato ship-

ping points . . . ....... 35].

yield ... ........... -.-...402

Metal corn crib .......... 225

Michigan boys judging cat-

tle at State Fair ...... 340

children’s home ‘mboys .416

garden boy cultivator

................ .,160 277

rural school display” ..347





Midland farm bureau ex-

hibit .........



Model rural school build-

ing at State Fair 151,301



Mothei and daughter can-





......





ning ................. 240‘ ’

Motor attached to separa-

.................. 401

Motor scarf and hat ...... 611

................... 28,2 372

Old country home ...... .. . 98

Otsego county scene . . . ..435

Overhead irrigation . 69

Picking and packing the

grapes ............... 249,

Pit for manure experi-

ments at M. C .....

Potato, apple aAnd bean

maps .......... 6

crop map .' ..... ‘. ..172, 254

Potatoes in baskets and

crates ............... 251





Potato field on Mr. Postal' 3

far ................. 487





Poultrym building at State ,.





Fair ................. 314 " -'

house on excellent site ‘

........ 2,373.

well ventilated ........ 493





Prof. Spragg, who devel-





oped Rosen ‘rye‘ ..... 171 .

Pulaski county club council 58

Pumpkin crop ........... 433

Rafin, Peter ............. 120

Range showing dampers. x550

Reaper and oxen ......... 87

Roadside markets ....... 459

Rosalind and champion calf



....................... 1

Rosen rye fields. .87, 171

heads ...... . . -. . . 8

Santa Claus ...... ,. . . . 1.. .609

Satin dress . . . .‘ .......... 260

Scenes on farm of Roy "



Goodl ich ............. 349 -

School lunch demonstra-



tion ................. 160





Seed corn racks at the

Mt. Pleasant Normal

school 2



garden of club girl.





5

.338





Self gegder for hogs, 455, 466. 7 ,





Sheep cleaning brush land 2.7



in pasture . . . . . . .151, 503

Shelter planting ......... 345

Shipping coop, home-made ’





....................... 232 '





Silo filling scene ......... 85

Skunks, trapping ..... ~. -. .546

skins, preparing ..552

Slim and Shorty ....... . .220

Slopping the pigs ........ 586





Sorting apples for market. 325

Springfield cooperative con-

vention .............. 3

Standard containers. .47, 59

State club leaders’ confer- .

ence .................. 142





St. Clair cooperatives, . .. . .595 - .

Steam cooker . . . . . . . .1. .100 ..

Stock-loading chute . . ӣ72944

Storage cellars for vegeta.



bles ........ 203, 204, 328

Stretching the barn” . . . . . .205?

Stucco hen house, .





Sunflowers





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The bean market .........

college and the budget”

farmer not a profiteer..

‘fruits of victory ....... 4

highway problem ......

new draft regulations”

new man- power law . .

President’s message ..

primary election . ...... 150

public and the live stock

industry ............. 170

reconstruction congress. 562

- State Fair 179

war for a just peace.

Utilizing the county agent 66

Vote on proposed amend-

ments ............... 398





H War problems ........... 110





taxes 46

west Michigan fair ....... 170





, What of the future ....... 562





Wheat price adjustmenzt





prices



vs. rye for Michigan..

Women war workers . . . .

Wool situation, the. ...... 2





Farm, coolant”, and Sug-

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A commendable custom. . .513

Adrian community market269

Agricultural News: —90, 174,

, .228, 252, 298, 330, 351, 3,70

380, 456, 480 512,532, 564

A move for accurate crop

reports .............. 488

Auto traveling made com-

fortable and inexpen-39





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A worm that helps the

Hun 353

Balancing supply and de-

mand 291

Bankers vs. cooperation . .402

Barberry roots has market

value ...... . . . . . 4

Barrow, a handy .......... .405

Bean growers’ annual meet-

ing 350

Beet syrup, home-made. ,..

Belting from old harness. 48

Bench hook ............. 458

Bevel edge grtndingi . . . .228

Blasting stumps .......... 569





fBoost or keep still ....... 489





Bridge floors, improving. .172

Buy your seed potatoes

early 4





- Cabbage, free crop of ..... 4





Calf stanchions .......... 458

Canada thistle seeds grow

........................ 134

Carrying ideas to place of

action 24

Car shortage for Michigan

* potatoes ............. 432

City market question still

untolved 17





. Clubs 8511 “lively session. .1594





Cleaning clocks ......... 2006

Cold box ................ 488

Cooperative exchange cuts

grain cost 514

Corn, sunflowers- and soy

beans

Corporation farming ..... 323

lCounty agents and cooper-

ation

listen to experts

Crap estimates and spud

neWs

Crops for 1918

Cultivating tool .......... 48

Developing a trucking ' bus-

, iness ................. 563

Device for carrying straw





Don’t have tires reset. . ..



Door opener, automatic. ..352



Drainage questions answer-

ed 136





Droppings board, improved 88‘





Examples of successful co-

operation 15



Expanding this year’ s feed

supply ..... ........ . .173



Fair dates .............. 107





‘ Fall plowing to 1:111 wire-





worms .294

Farm vs. city employment

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GOOd reads a farm asset .511-





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storing 206

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Granary and corncrib com-



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Grind limestone at home. .252

Growing and marketing the



potato crop 32 24



rye on muck ........... 129

Hairy vetch as a hay croplg'5





Half-doors-



Hand-cultivator .......... 228



Handling farm manure in

rush seasons



Harvesting in Adirondacks 87





Hay on muck land ....... 267

Helps when filling the barn534





Henry‘ s oil stick ......... 88





Hog trough........' ...... 30‘





Held your fil st lines . .. 2.92

Home-made churn ....... 488

letters for marking baiks





How I made my cow drink

water ................ 206

I select seed potatoes. .383

other farmers meet prob-129





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they mdo it at Litchfield. .431

to give a hog medicine. .458

to keep butter fresh and

sweet for winter . . . . 88

Ice box, a home-made ..... 30

Insuring the nation against

"hunger

Ironing board, convenient468

Is your community ready

for cooperative market-

ing. - 3

It’s the

ou nt

Keeping of books cuts the

farm cost

tab on the threshing ma-

chine ................ 271

Keep your wheat for Mich-

igan 346

Kicking, to prevent ...... 88

Kimball talks to Michigan .

bean growers 348

Latest styles in agricultur-

al fairs

Late summer’ 8 work in the

corn field

Let Uncle Sam tell you

Why“ . ..109

Lime for alfalfa ......... 143

puts kick in fertilizer. 71

Little job with the paint

‘ brush 88

pig feeder

Maine potato growers be-

come enthusiastic . .

Making fence do double

duty 568

Marketing grain— without

gambling on prices. . .321

Marking tools ......... 4, 172

Memory Day ............ 284

'Mending with wire ...... 568

Merchant vs. farmer. . . . . .164

Michigan co-ops ......... 32

land and live stock. .512

potato and bean crops. .335’9





spuds over the top ...... 458

Middle road with middle-

men ............ 429, 487

Mill feeds, output of ...... 267

More trees for Michigan. .509

Movement in rural homes.464

Much corn still husked by

hand 56

Mysterious letter on oat

blades .............. 364

One farmer’s ideas on price

fixing 4

Organize to save Michi-

gan's potato industry. .152

Our farmers must save

themselves ...... 404, 434

nearest market ........ 459

potato and bean crops8. 539

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Pods-greed grains, prices

or ..................

Permanent pasture ...... 94

Pig trough holder ....... 352

Pipe wrench ..... ' ........ 206

home-made ............ 132

Plowing around trees . . .534

Portable repair shop ...... 534

Potato crop exceeds five-

' year average . . '. . . .292

growers organize early" 92

PoWer grain elevator.- ..211

Preserving fertility ...... 168

Quack grass, destroying. .172

Ready-made farms on easy '

terms . . . . .529

Rosen rye makes good—

avoid crosses 87

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Setting tl'res .......

Shelter planting for the

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Short seasoned crops for

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Should public own terminal

markets. 513

Silage filling t001 ........ 411

Simplified farming ...... 397

Soldering iron .......... 488

Solving the labor problem. 294

Sort out the culls 27

Spreading farm manures. .207

Sprinkler, a handy ....... 112

Spud exchange is speed-

ing up .............. 463

growers get harnessed

business

Standardizing and labeling

produce containers 47

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Stater of Michigan still too

wet 67

St. Clair farmers organize. 595

Stretching the barn ...... 205

Swinging door for the hog

house 143

Test the cow's pulse ...... 206

Thanksgiving Day, 1918..485

The best servant we ever

had 401

little enemies you never

see

Three men in a corn field.205

per cent tolerance not

enough .............. 457

Tires, how to save .......

To identify your auto. .112

To keep hogs clean. . . . . 88

Tool box

Top-dressing the growing

wheat 479

Tree protector, a handy.

Treat your seed wheat. . . .232

Tuber cooties ............ 152

United marketing is prov-r

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Urges grading of Michigan152





Utilize wastes



Valve in water pipe ...... 352



Want roads kept in good

shape ............... 466



Watch for this weed ..... 30



Waterhole, what to do with

the



Ways of getting hurt on the

farm 27



Weeder, a good .......... 30



What‘is the renter’s share432





Wheat, the staff of liberty 65

vs.1ye 208

When the chu1ch turns

farmer ............... 561

Where the house fly win-

ters 568

Why a single variety of po-

tatoes? 28

has agriculture been left

out?

he deals with coopera

tives

wheat frequently fails. .504

Winter grains in the crop

rotation ............. 175

wheelbarrow ........... 228

Wireworms and lime . . . ..178

Wrench for any size nut. .534





Dairy and Live Stock.





A five-member silo ring..133

All good things are sure to





A milrkgvr that never kicks

the cows 46

An appeal to the Michigan

milk producers ...... 454

Avoiding calf ailments. . ..296

Bacterium abortus in milk

found harmless ...... 5

Better rams for Michigan.316

Beware of frosted clover. .253

Breeding, feeding and weed-

ing the dairy herd. .131

Brown Swiss cattle in Mich-

igan

Cabbage for dairy cows. .348

Can use cull beans as live

stock feed . '. ......... 514

the race live without the

cow? ................ 111

we get profits from the

hog? ................ 597

Capacity of silo and value '

of silage 479

Carrots for milch cows. ..





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Cement stall partitions. . .fi 6.





Central Michigan Helstein

breeders hold picnic. .181

Choosing grain feeds. . . ..570

Cooperative0 testing pays

550,0 000 000 . .457

Corn for silage ...... . . . .179

Cost of silo filling ........ 267

Dairy cow as a food pro-

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. .Doorways in silos ...... . ..207 . . .

' , Contagious abortion . . . . .





Dust, bacteria, bad odors

and flavors .......... 323

Economics and the milk

pail 531

Ensiloing sweet clover. . . .

Epidemic keeps people

from big dairy show- .384

Fall dairy notes .......... 92

Fattening cattle ......... 272

ration for cows . ....... 556

Feeding down cornstalks. 29.5

problems .............. 179

silage of corn and sun-

flowers 40

sow and pigs .......... 199

the grand champions. . .574

turpins .. ................ 570

Feeds for brood sows ..... 591

Fitting for official test.... 91

up the cattle barn ...... 227

For slopping the pigs. . .586

the pail and the block. .533

Get behind your associa-

tion 2

Good things to try ........ 392

Grow more dairy feeds. . ..569

Heifer, care of ........... 296

High production at low

cost ................. 347

Holstein breeders a live

bunch 6

bulls for Michigan ...... 182

Horse pasture saves feed.

and labor

How many cows and how

many acres? ......... 511

Intensive dairying ........ 355

International, the ........ 565

Let the hogs do it ........ 299

Lice on cattle, destroying.568

Making up ration without

hay ................. 355

Mastery key to heredity.

Message to milk produceis 83

Michigan at the Interna-

tional . . .600

Michigan's style of butter.370

Milk commission’s report..231

producers of Michigan. .322

the protective food . . . .486





Mixed rations for steers. .556





More live stock for Michi-

gan

Movement to standardize

dairy feeds

Normal milk ............. 181

Oats for the silo ......... 70

Oat straw a valuable horse

feed

Opportunity

. breeders

Our friend, the horse. . .. “

Pigs, pork and patriotism.l79

President Aitkins’ appeal 6

Program for meeting of

milk producers ....... 462

Pure dairy feeds for less

money ............... 291

Quality determines kind

of beef for soldiers..464

Questions about silage... 29

Rations for dairy cows

and growing pigs. . . .571

Raw pumpkins and boilcd

. potatoes ............. 570

Recruiting America‘s dairy-

men ................. 202

Renter’s share ........... 570

Safety valve of Michigan

stock farms

Sanitary and

cow stalls

Secretary Reed’s message

to dairymen ......... 28

Self-feeder for hogs, 466, 512

Selling milk at $5 per cwt

....................... 155

Sheep farming in n01thern

Michigan

Shorthorng sale at M. A. C.

....................... 375

Silage does not 111111119 the

land 272

for hogs ............... 27 9

f1 om beet tops ......... 272

tiims cost of feeding

h01 ses

Silo 110015 ............... 180

Study of production and

profits .............. 113

Sunshades for hogs ..... 107

Sunflowers for silage .. . .272

Training stock for fairs. .115

Two cows per acre ....... 255

Uncle Sam controls butter

dealers . .............. 29

Water for fattenni‘g hogs..207

What of the future of live

stock?

the cow would say ...... 209

When the cows are under4

cover

Why father got skinned..297

I keep sheep ...........382

Winter care of the horse. 537

Woolf prices, explanation





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Acute indigestion ........105

Barbrire cut 81

Barren cows ............373

Blood poison ............





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Calf has bloody secure.





Cow bitten by rattlesnake.

fails to come in heat”

gives bloody milk» . . . .





Diseased chickens . ...... 4

Dog has worms .......... 37

Drop sy .................. 145

Enlarged glands ......... 145.

Feeding an orphan colt.. .815

Forage poisoning 21;

Heifer fails to come in heat1 4





gives bloody milk ...... 21

Hip lameness ........... 145

Horse has chronic coughi. 41

Indigestion ......... ,105 '

Impaction ........ ‘ ....... 481

Infected udde1 81

Infectious abortion ....... 245

Inflammation of the skin



glands



Milk low in butter-fat..

Ophthalmia 1 .,

Retention of urine ....... 481‘

Rheumatism . . . . 145 245

Shy breedei .373

Spavin .................. 105

Surfeit ............... 81,481

Swollen lip .............. 245

Tuberculosis ..105

Tumor on dog’s head. .245

Warts ................. 21, 81



on teats ....... - ........ 21

Weak heart .............. 481





Horticulture.





A pot of money in a farm



cellar ................ 203 '

culture, the latest

,ideas in



Cabbage w01 ms a repulsive

pest



Cavities in .apple trees . . . .



Clean up and kill the bugs.480



Coaxing people to t

g1 apes .............. 347



Combining fllllt with poul-

try



Crops for wintering over. .273



Doubling garden crops. . .



Experience in growing

fruit 34



Fall pruning of the berry

bushes 15



Fence. the garden ........



Grading and selling apples189





Handling apples for win.- .

for storage 38

How I prune my fruit

, trees ................ 435

Mulching the strawberry

plants

Old-time meeting of 11‘

growers .............. 598

Orchaid fertilization ..... 273

Peach nee borers, controll-

ing the

Picking apples with volun‘

teer help ............ 229

Point rot‘ on tomatoes . . . .208 I

Propagating g1 ape vines. .273

Quinces f01 the home or— '

chard ................ 469

Returns fxom old apple

trees 538

Save the old orchard ...... 293

the seed for victory. . . .338

your corn seed ........ 49

your own garden seed. .154

Sell the best, then can the

rest

Some spray profits .......

The apple with the flavor.325r

Tractor on fruit farm ..... 251

Vegetables at Garden Place

Farm ................ 599

Ventilation protects onions

from neck rot ....... 466

Winter protection of fruit





Poultry, Bees and Rabbits.





August. poultiy tips... . .167 .7.





Autumn in the poultry

ard .194

B1 ed -to- -1ay flocks ........ 263

Breeding up the farm hen. 533

Breed them alike 93 ‘

Building up the bee indus— .

.................. 289 '

Capital for poultry ....... 3

Coaxing hens to eat.

Crate-fattening poultry ..

Curing the pip .......... 49

Dollars from the goose

pond 513 j-.

Do Winter eggs pay? . . ‘

Fall ailments of poultry. .263

Fattening the geese and4 '-





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Feeding the rabbits . . . . . .38

Fitting for market . . . . . ...1

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