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”VOL. cxxxw. No. 4.

Whole Number 3487.





DETROIT MICH.. SATURDAY, JAN. 22. 1910.





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FARM NOTES.





 





The Willow Hedge.





Wanting to set out a willow hedge row

in the spring, would like to inquire thru

your valuable paper for any information

on the subject, and the proper time for

cutting the stakes.



Jackson Co. W. D. SMITH.





,-The cheapest method of planting a wil—

low hedge is to secure the cuttings from

the nearest source and plant them directly

in the hedge row, since the propagation of

the‘ willow is so easy that it hardly pays

to buy the plants. The latter. however,

are not expensive. The best time to

secure the cuttings is when the plants

arefdormant. They may be secured at

any' convenient time, during the winter

and planted as early as conditions are

favorable in the spring. The utility of

the willow hedge is questioned by a great

many farmers who have planted them,

but in the writer‘s opinion—they might be

more frequently planted with profit, es»

peciallyfpon the level sandy farms. They

form an excellent wind-break and grow

timber rapidly, the latter fact being com-

pensation for the ground which they oc-

cupy since the field crops will not grow

thriftily for a. little space next to the

hedge row. Generally the willow hedge

can be most profitably utilized for north

and south fences, as the prevailing heavy

winds are more often from the west than

otherwise. Good windebreaks are of

value in preventing the snow from blow-

ing in the winter as well as the dust

from the cultivated fields in the summer.



Trees for the Wind-break.



Another subscriber who does not want

to plant willows inouires what kind of

trees he can plant that will grow quickly

and make a good wind—break for his

house, which is built on a slight elevation

and gets a full sweep of the southwest

winds. For this purpose there is probably

nothing better than evergreens, the Nor~

way spruce being more generally used

than any other variety. These grow thick

foliage from the ground and altho they

will not attain a height to afford good

protection from the wind for a number

of years, yet the dense

foliage which they will

produce, will prove a most

efficient protection when

they once attain a con-

Undoubt-

edIy.,they would grow sat-

isfactorily on this land as

they appear to adapt

themselves readily to a.

variety of soil conditions.

In planting a. wind-break

of evergreens, one should

figure on the appearance

and effect of the trees

after they are fully grown.

The writer knows of one

instance in which a wind-

break of evergreens was

planted in accordance

with what was an artistic

design on paper, but the

trees came so close to the

house on two sides after

they became well grown,

as’to practically shut off

the view from the living

room. The owner hesi-

tated long about cutting

any of them, as every

one had lived and made

a lipréctically impenetrable

Wiiid-break, but was fin-





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some of them and, in a.

measure, sacrificed the

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place from the highway,

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A FEW LEADING ARTICLES OF THE WEEK.

The Business Side Of Farming.—An article of this interesting series touch-

ing upon the advantages of community production ...................... 81-2

The Live Stock Meeting.—Report of the 19th annual meeting of the Mich-

igan Improved Live Stock Breeders’ and Feeders’ Association .......... 83-4

The Breeding Pen and Its Care.—Some hints on the selection and treatment

of the fowls which are expected to furnish eggs for hatching ............ 88

Beet Top Ensilage.—An account of Mr. Lillie’s experience with the silo as

a storage for beet tops .................................................... 89

Changes in Spraying Formulas.—An account of important changes in compo-

sition of spraying solutions ............................................... . 94

Hotbed—lts Construction and Management.-—The amateur can follow direc-

' tions given and provide garden products long before natural season ...... 94

The Country Girl's Advantages Over City Girls.—~A comparison of their op-

portunities and discouragements which should satisfy the country girl.... 96

Uncle Bije Beverly’s Experience as a Shopper.-—Part two of the bright, inter-

esting dialect story which began last wcck ................................ 100





 





 





 





 





a wind-break of this kind. it should be

far enough removed from the house and

its appearance when grown should be

fully studied in order to avoid complica-

tions of this kind.





Sowing Alfalfa with Clover.



I would like to inquire if any brother

farmer has had any experience with al-

fulfa, sowing it-in the spring on wheat

ground? The sod is sand, is in good con-

dition and had an application of 200 lbs.

of fertilizer per acre last fall. How would

it do to sow June clover with it, and in

case the alfalfa failed. have the June

clover left? I got a very nice stand of

alfalfa the past year by sowing it without

any nurse crop, but am anxious to seed

this piece also.



Saginaw Co. C. C. S.



It is an excellent idea. to sow a few

pounds per acre of alfalfa seed with clover

in spring seeding with wheat. However,

one should not be disappointed if they do

not get a good stand of alfalfa where

seeded in this manncr. It is Very probable

that after our soils have bcComc thorolv

inoculated with bacteria peculiar to the

alfalfa plant, it may prove as easy to get

a stand of it, as it is of clover and that

the same methods of seeding may prove

successful. The general experience of

growers at present, however, is that a

better stand can be secured without a

nurse crop. Some, however, are advocat-

ing the sowing of alfalfa. with other





clovcrs and grasses. The writer saw an

exceedingly fine crop of hay growing at

the Michigan Experiment Station farm

last year in which alfalfa was seeded in

Combination with alsike clover and orchard

grass. There was a good stand of all the

grasses and the crop was an exceedingly

heavy one. Whether it will pay better to

sow alfalfa in combination with other

grasses or alone, is a problem to be de-

termined in future experiences with it,

but even in such cases it appears to be

more profitable to sow without a nurse

crop. However, by sowing two or three

pounds per acre of alfalfa seed with the

clover and other grasses used in spring

seeding, it is claimed that a natural in-

oculation of the soil will take place. and

it will be much easier to get a stand of

alfalefa on the ground so seeded in future

years.

Ashes as a Fertilizer.



Please tell me thru the Michigan Farm-

er the relative value, of Wood ashes, hard

coal, soft coal and coke ashes, for sowingr

fills}! clover seed, to furnish the necessary





(.‘alhoun Co. F. Y. BARRY.





wood ashes contain about

32 per cent of lime. In addition to this

value, they contain actual fertilizing ma—

terial in varying degrees. Good hard wood

ashes contain from 4 to 7 per cent of





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potash and about 2 per cent of phosphoric





acid. Soft wood ashes contain a much

lower percentage of potash. generally

not more than 2 to 3 per cent. Leached





ashes contain but 1 to 2 per cent of pot-

ash. Thus good wood ashes have a high

value for application to the land, both

for their fertilizing value and because of

their content of lime. They are applied

in varying quantities from 500 lbs. to one

ton per acre, with excellent results. They

should, however. be applitd to the soil

independently of stable manure for the

reason that the lime in the ashcs liberates

the nitrogen in the manure, thus causing

a loss of this valuable element of plant:

food. They are best applied to the sur—

face and harrowed in, while the ground

is being fitted.



On the other hand, coal ashes from

either hard or soft coal are of little value

when applied to the soil. They contain

very little available plant food or lime.

About the only use that can profitably be

made of them on the land, is to apply

them to hard clay spots which will have

a tendency to make the soil more loose

and open and thus better its mechanical

condition, altho for this purpose it would

be better to apply some substances which

will accomplish the same results and at

the same time add some vegetable matter

to the soil. Almost any coarse vegetable

matter will accomplish this desirable re-

sult, but something of a lasting nature,

such as corn cobs, will prove more sat—

isfactory than any kind of vegetable mat—

ter which will decay quickly, for this

purpose.



THE BUSINESS SIDE OF FARMING.



Communal Values.



In all cities there are portions which

are termed the choice. resident districts,

Capitol Hill, The Boulevard, Park Ave-

nue, or whatever may be the name, real

estate is highf A few good residences at—

tract others and the community advances

the ground values. Shade trees, walks,

lawns, ctc., are associated with the resi-

dences, and aid in the increased valua-

tion. Rural communities

havo never taken the full

advantage of realizing up-

on what might be called

communal, or community,

Solidarity as is done in

the city. A mile of well

kept roads and roadsides,

shade trees, neatly kept

surroundings, not neces-

SHI'HY OXDGHSch but com-

fortable buildings. shrub~

bery, ilowcrs, and the in—

(‘XDE‘HSivc embellishments

that cost so much less on

the farm than elsewhere,

will add many dollars of

value. It is generally

conceded that good roads

are an included valuable

asset to any farm and

Pmspcctivc buyers coming

from sections where the

roads (”‘0 good, deduct or

add to Drives as the con—

ditions warrant. Condi—

tions are simply relative

and commodious farm

surroundings accentuate

the lack of such environ-

ments and tend to im-

prove the whole or drive

the offending shiftless to’

a more congenial com-

munity.



When a stranger comes

into a neighborhood he is

not assigned his positiOn

socially and otherwise by

a. committee, but finds his

place .without assistance,
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if congenial, otherwise he moves to where

his class exiSts.



In the large concentrating plants for

ores there are screens, jigs, tables, classi-

fiers, etc., so a neighborhood is a self—

ncting social unit to determine its OWn

classes and can add to its wealth in its

surroundings. Civilization is the measure

of a community’s ability to act along cer-

tain lines of advantage as a unit.



The school district is a unit for the pur-

pose of education. The old highway dis-

trict for the purpose of road making.

Similar units might be chosen for advanc-

ing farm wealth in its surroundings in

community agreement on stock raising,

seed improvement, etc. The various cow

testing and stock breeding associations

are along these lines.



The French farmers who breed Per-

cheron horses expect, and do have, Am~

crican buyers every year following the

travels of some particular sire. "here

are certain sections of Mishigan known

thousands of miles away in the sheep

range states, as the community of certain

breeds of sheep, and where car loads of

rams can be found.



“No man liveth to himself alone" is

not only spiritually true but. financially

true. It is the capitalization of commer-

cial wealth which measures the mental

and also financial wealth of a neighbor-

hood and somewhat like the skill of the

physician or attorney, is not subject to

taxation. The farmer who can maintain

good surroundings and build up live stock

to an improved standard, deserves recog-

nition as an artist, for he produces the

original which the painter artist but

copies.



Uur neighboring state, “'isconsin, has

an organization of improved seed growers.

The State Experiment Station distributes

Sued for testing to a membership all over

the state. A meritorious variety in that

way is Widespread. It is claimed that

the gain to the state in the matter of a

variety of barley meant an increase of

four million bushels over formerly grown

varieties on the same area. One of the

hardest lessons to learn is that concert

of action among farmers is productive of

financial gain. The, advent of a trolley

line and its ability to advance adjacent

farm properties in value is generally con-

ceded.



The opening of a quarry or any insti-

tution employing labor is an admitted

flux-tor of advantage to llle- surrounding

farms. In other words, the combined con-

verted action of a community can exert

itself for financial gain from its own re—

sources, almost equally to that of any

outside application of capital and labor.

It is a shortsighted policy that does not

embrace all farmers in any advantage by

way of improved seed, or by advising new

and improved plans of crop growth by

and between farmers. The farmer who

buries his talent like the husbandman

of old, finally “loses that which he seein-

eth to have.” Members of the Farm Life

Commission in their report to President

Roosevelt, were more and more impressed

with the need of community action. Each

neighborhood must take the initiative

along its own lines. The same concerted

action that made “Elgin butter," “Jeffer.

son county, Wis, Holsteins,” and “Hood

River, Oregon, apples,” is open to all

neighborhoods.



Amortization.



In all mining operations the removal of

ore each year depletes the total deposits

to a degree. In manufacturing corpora-

tions a certain fund to cover losses from

bad debts, wear and machinery breakage,

t‘tc., is provided. A rather unusual word,

viz., Amortization, is used to express the

idea. The same root word we have in

mortgage, viz., death grip. Insurance

companies refer to the calculations of the

actuary as mortality tables. Farmers in

the United States have probably not until

the present time had the opportunity to

consider the addition of an. amortization,

or restoration, fund to prices.



The Genesee Valley in New York retired

before the virgin soil of Michigan in wheat

growing and Michigan as a wheat state

.Vielded to the Northwest, which illustrates

the point above made. A competing sec-

tion on new lands simply put the exhaust

t-d soil out of the running by making a

price which did not have to include de-

preciation of the soil. Since, in a general

way. the wheat lands have. all been put

under cultivation, with no new fields to

establish the lower price, farmers can

now add the cost of fertilizer or add to

the price sufficient for a restoration fund.

This is one of the reasons that leads to

the conclusion that the general price level

will remain high. Nitrogen, potassium

and phosphorus have been mined from the

4. soil and shipped away. until carloads and





'THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





trainloads of fertilizer are sent to replace





the extracted elements.



In many mines are found what are

called zones of secondary enrichment,

and while this zone is beingvmined cost

of production as compared to output is

verylow. W’hen a virgin soil is cultivated

likewise the cost of production is‘ low.

“'hen leaner ores are mined and leaner

lands cultivated, prices must be commen-

surate with the cost. Farmers uncon-

sciously have followed the economic law

of lower prices during the periods of

cheap lands or virgin soils and, quite

naturally, prices must advance to cover

the cost of a restoration fund. When the

cash cropsof wheat, beans. milk, etc.,

sold off the farms, are measured in nitro-

gen, phosphorus and potash. there has

been‘ abstracted from the potential power

in the soil if not returned not less than

an average of $2.00 per acre annually. 01',

if measured in the average, 200 lbs. of

commercial fertilizer at market prices,

about $3.00 per acre.



In Biblical history the Jews were com-

manded to leave the ground fallow every

seven years, a recognition of the depletion

idea. The late E. H. Harriman, in an

address before a session of the American

Mining Congress, stated “that manufac-

turers in 1900 received a return of 19.4 per

cent on capital invested. National banks

had paid, in the 40 years preceding 1900,

an average annual dividend of 8% per

cent and, in the three preceding years, an

average of 10 per cent annual dividends,

while farmers were receiving 9 per cent

on the value of their farms.“ This infor-

mation is of interest. s‘nce taxes and

losses are figured out before declaring

dividends and also depreciation in all

cases except land where no restoration

fund was included. And it is also of in-

terest in the fact that farmers need make

no excuses as to advancing prices for





farm products nor apologize for maintain-





ing advanced prices.





Shiawassee Co. JAS. N. MCBRIDE.





 





THE AUTOMOBILE FOR THE

FARMER.





 





President Taft has well described the

day in which we live. as the “Automobile

Age.“ The development of this age has

been wonderful in its rapidin as well as

in its results. A few brief years ago the

automobile was looked upon as impracti-

cable from a business standpoint, as

simply the plaything of the wealthy. But

the development of the automobile and

the advancement of the age in which we

live has brot about a great change in this

regard until today the automobile is as

much a vehicle of business as for pleas-

Lire, in many cases combining both busi—

ness and pleasure to a degree which would

oncc have. been considered impossible. Not

alone are the residents of the cities and

villages finding the automobile useful, but

many farmers are recognizing its useful-

ness both as a business and pleasure vef

hicle, and are purchasing machines in an

ever increasing percentage. Of some half

dozen farmers of the. writer's acquaint-

ance who have purchased automobiles

during the last two years, every one is

satisfied with his investment. True, they

have not driven them with the reckless-

ness which is too frequently shown by the

tourist, but they have served an excellent

purpose in the saving of much time in

necessary travels as well as in adding

much to the pleasure to be derived from

life in the country. \Vhere machines of

standard quality have been so handled

they appear to have given uniformly good

results. Every one is an object lesson to

others in his community, and we believe

that it is only a question of a short time

when the automobile will be far more

general upon the farm than was the top

carriage a generation ago. His famiiaritv

with modern machinery makes the inas-

tering of the mechanical details of the au-

tomobile much easier for the present day





farmer than was the mastering of the de-‘

tails of the simplest farming machinery





for the farmer of a generation ago. Ordi-

narily there will be no trouble in this

direction. The saving of time which can





be effected in making necessary trips to:





town and other points at a distance is a





strong argument for the use of the auto- '





mobile for the business farmer and, if he

can afford it, as many can, there is every

reason why he should have the automobile

for pleasure that there is why perhaps 50

per cent of automobile owners who now

maintain them for that purpose should

enjoy the privilege. It costs something,

of course, but it is the testimony of a ma-

jority of users of automobiles 'in all walks

of life that it is worth the cost, 'and we

believe that it will prove so with the

business 'farmer. A. R. FARMER.





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JAN. 22, 1910.





 





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LLIVE ST‘OQIS





THE LIVE STOCK MEETING.





 





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The 19th annual meeting of the Michi-

gan Improved ,Live Stock Breeders’ and





Feeders’ Association was held in the new

Agricultural Building, at the Michigan

Agricultural College, on January 12—13.





The first day was devoted to the meetings

(at the various breed organizations. Each

of these numerous organizations was as—

signed-a room in the fine new building

and all meetings convened at 2:00 o‘clock

-except those having special programs,

some of which held all-day meetings.

These special breed meetings will be

briefly reported in a later issue, in order

that space may be devoted in this issue

to the report of the' general meeting

which was held on‘Thursday. A feature

of the first day’s meetings, however,

which is worthy of particular mention at

this time, was a general meeting held in

one of the large lecture rooms of the new

building for the purpose of bringing the

" 'several breed [associations into closer

touch with the work which is being done

in each. This meeting was called at 5:00

o‘clock p. 111., and the secretary of each

of the breed associations was called upon

for a brief report of the session of the as-

sociation for which he was an officer.





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This meeting was an innovation in its

way, and proved an entire Slit‘CeSS, the





room being filled with enthusiastic breed—

ers and the report of almost every secre-

tary showing that excellent work is being

done by these breeders’ associations and

that each and every one of them are





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





better crop reporting system in Michigan,

Reference was made to the work done by

the Kansas State Board of Agriculture

and the publications compiled by its sec-

retary, and the suggestion was made that

the Michigan Crop Reporting Bureau

should be under the direction of the State

Board of Agriculture and similar publica-

tions prepared by its secretary. In his

address President Ball sounded a word

of warning to the members as citizens.

and of encouragement from the stand-

point of the important business in which

they are engaged. The address was well

received by the members, each and all of

whom regretted that President Ball was

unable to be present and deliver it in

person.



The next feature of the program was an

address by Dr. H. M. Reynolds, Professor

of Veterinary Medicine in the University

of Minnesota, in which he outlined the

sanitary law of Minnesota and the work

which is being done in the suppression

and eradication of contagious diseases

among the live stoek of that state. The

hearing which this address had upon this

most important subject caused a general

demand for its publication, for which rea-

son we will refrain from giving a sum-

mary of it in this report and will either

publish it in whole or in part in an early

issue.





Dr. C. B. Marshall, of M. A. 0., next

presented some important and timely

facts on the subject of milk. Dr. Mar—





shall illustrated his talk with some charts

which had been prepared to illustrate

facts brot out thru an examination of 111:

record of cows in the College herd. An—

other drawing had been prepared to illus-

trate the process of the elaboration of

milk in the cow‘s udder, which was most





 





 





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The New Agricultural Building in Which the Live Stock Meeting was Held.





planning better things for their organiza-

tion for the coming year. This meeting

also afforded an excellent opportunity for

a general exchange of greetings among the

visiting stockmen and during the inter-

mission taken for this purpose, opportu-

nity was given to any who desired to join

the association, and for the payment of

the annual dues by the whole member-

Ship.



Following this meeting the visiting

stockmen were invited to partake of a

luncheon served by the young ladies in

the women’s buflding, under the auspices

of the State Board of Agriculture and

the College faculty. The spacious dining

room at the women’s building was filled

to its capacity and the substantial spread

was daintily served by the young ladies.

The hour following the luncheon was

devoted to pleasant after-dinner speeches

which served to promote a general fra-

ternal feeling among those present. Sev-

eral prominent stockmen from outside

the state were in attendance and all

complimented the Michigan Association

in the work which it is doing and spoke

in admiration of the magnificent Agricul-

tural Building. just completed, in which

the sessions were held, and which will

prove such an aid in the work of the

classes taking the agricultural courses at

the college.



Thursday’s Meeting.



The general session on Thursday was

called in a large lecture room in the new

Agricultural Building at 9:00 a. m. Owing

to the severe storm the stockmen were a

little slow in gathering and the session

did not start until nearly 10:00 o’clock.

Mr. E. N. Bali, president of the associa-

tion, was ill and unable to be present but

had prepared 'his annual address, which

Among the





for the Cousideration of the membership

one of the, most noteworthy was for a





interesting to his hearers. Next .the

charts which he had prepared showed

some very interesting facts with regard

to the result of tests made to determine

the butter-fat content of milk from the

same cows at different times. In cows

milked four times each day, or every six

hours, and tested each milking, two cases

were selected from the record,’ one of

which showed the greatest variation in

butter—fat content at different times and

the other which showed the least variation,

In the first instance it was remarkable to

note that the tests ranged from a little

more than 3 per cent t0.nearly 7% per

cent of butter—fat shown at different times

during a period of one week. while in

another case there was a variation of less

than one per cent during the same period,

Other charts showed the variation in the

solids other than fat, which enter into

the composition of milk. Other charts

brot out other phases of Variations in the

product for different periods of time,

which well illustrated the fact that while

a herd record will be more consistent than

that of an individual cow, there is in any

caSe a sufficient variation to be very

noticeable and which is probably often

accountable for the feeling among cream-

ery patrons that they are not being fairly

treated in the testing of their product.

The Afternoon Session.



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THE MICHIGAN FARMER. '

farms, stating" that the farmer ‘is judged many believe that ultimately the dairy in?

more often by the horses which he drives dustry would properly displace beef pro-V

than in any other way, and with the natu- duction in Michigan, but that he did not

ral advantages of our state for the horse agree with this view. in an age when the

breeding business, there is no reason why conservation of our resources is univer—

the farmers of our state should not drive sally advocated, as at peasant, he did not

to towu and work upon their farms, the believe that we should lose a valuable in-

very best horses to be found anywhere. dusti‘y of this kind. and does not believe

He believes that this should be a matter we will have to go out of the beef pm-

of pride upon the part of every farmer. duing business for several reasons. One

In commenting upon the kind of horses of these reasons is that all Mihigan farm-

the farmer should raise he expressed it crs are not naturally properly onstituted

as his opinion that for the general farmer to conduct a dairy business, and it is

the draft horse is the best type and, as a indeed a misfortune for any man to en—

mcaus of further elucidating “The “'hv gage in a buSiness which he does not like

of the Horse," he proceeded to illustrate and for which he is not. by nature or dis-

by the use of a horse's skeleton and :L position. well suited. Second, there is and

horsekin. He stated that the first 98- will continue to bc, a large demand for

scutiul in a draft horse is two good shoul— bcef of good quality, the demand for which

dots of such form that a collar will fit is bound to increase with the breaking up

to them easily, thus insuring that the of western ranges from which the supply

horse can work without danger of sore of cheap cattle has come. Michigan has

shoulders. which unfit the draft horse for good conditions for the production of

satisfactory service. Another requirement beef: better. in fact, than any sections of

is that these shoulders should be com- the corn belt. Michigan is well adapted

parutively straight, instead of oblique, as to the production of corn "and is an ideal

is the case in the carriage horse. for the location for the growing of clover and

reason that a shoulder so formed is bet- other legumes, which is not true with

lel' :ulaptcd to the pulling of a load and many sections of the corn belt. Prof.

makes the draft of the traces more nearly Shaw, however, believes that methods of

or right angles with the shoulder. breeding or feeding for the production of

The draft horse‘s shoulders should also beef must be changed if Michigan is to

be well muscled at those points where continue this industry With profit. He

they are effective in propelling the body believes that the farmer should study

fUpvpanL In making this point clear. local conditions and Select the animals

Dr. “'utei‘mau used the skeleton to show best adapted to those conditions, whether

how the framework of the body is provided they be 0f the special beef type 0“ 0f the

with levers which the muscles must move general purpose kind, but the essential in

in propelling the body forward. He also “1110“ a great change must be brot about

used the horsckin to SllOW what muscles is in methods 0f feeding. More feeders

are essential in the draft horse as well are needed and the only way to get them

as up)“. which simply serve the purpose is to produce them on our farms. This

of rounding him out and giving him that; would necessitate a change in methods 0f





phasing development which makes for beef production from “‘05“ I’l‘aCtlced by

symmetry and beauty. Dr. “‘utcrman the ordinary breeder of beef cattle. Prof.

showed that the principle muscles of the Shaw docs “Qt believe that the small





shoulder which make for power in the farmer can afford to keep a COW a whole



draft “01.30 is the group “f muscles 10_ ,\'("d1‘ without other revenue than that pro~



catcd ubovc thc forearm. The reason why vided by the sale Of her calf. He believes



u druft horse should bc wide in the chest that “3 continue 1“ profitable beef produc-

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is lwt'tlllFC it givcs plcuty of room for ”0” “‘9 farmer must milk the COW and

them: muscles between the bones of the get u profit from that product as well. If

SlllJUllll'l‘ illlll lhos‘c of the chi-st beneath. ”19 avm‘ug‘e production Of Michigan COWS

The only other muscles of particular im- 1'“ assumed to be but 200 “35- Of butter

porlancc in the front cm] of the draft per year, it seems certain that the farmer

house are the muSclcs of the forearm, par— cannot afford to feed that product to the

atlcuiurly those in front, and for that (“If especially in view 0f some experi-

i‘cuson the draft horse should have a merits recently conducted by him WhiCh

largc arm as well as a well muscled Swell] to indicate that little if any better

ishouldci'. results can be obtained in beef production





 





JAN. 22, 1310.





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l in llkc manner. the Doctor illustrated by that method. He referred to an expe-

lhc propelling musclcs of the rear portion rimem i“ WMCh 60 calves were raised to

of thr- di'uft horse. thc proper development a marketable age at a com WhiCh afforded

of which means a widc. long and well de— a reasonable profit. But notwithstanding

'vclopcd hip, the whole group of muscles the great possibility 0f the production in

in thc hip and hum lining essential in the this class or baby beef, he believes the

'pi'opclling‘ power of the draft horse. The average Skim-milk calf to be one Of the

other points mentioned in tic develop~ W0?“ abused Of animals. since he is gen-

mciil of 1110 draft 'horsc's fi'umc were u orally fed irregularly and given a poor

1W9” sprung 1,“), it 01050 coupled body and, quality of food. which is fed to him under

3of course, that conformation which makes unsanitary conditions. In the experiment

for beauty and symmetry is dcsirable ubovc referred m‘ 30 calves raised on

when it' may bc lliltl. Below the knees and Skim-milk With proper supplementary

hooks the draft horse‘s legs should be feeding, weighed about 1‘000 lbs. at 18

hard and firm, but without a l‘t‘fltl' ap— months of age, while those raised on whole





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pearaiicc. sincc the function of these parts milk weighed 01in 30 to 40 lbs. more and

is simply to support the horse and trans~ were apparently 0f “0 better quality. since

mit the power from the muscles above. the buyer was unable to discriminate be-

Thcy should be flat and clean cut and feel twcen them. This kind 0f calves have

like bone and lllll'tl rope to the touch. He, “9““ SUM at prices l‘illlging‘ around $5.50

cuuiioncd impoilers with regard to the to $331 and at ”WW prices there is no

illlDUi‘lancc of Securing horses with desir— question about making a profit in produc-

able legs in this respect, yet with plenty “1%“ this, kind of beef. Referring to the

ofbonc. Thcyshould also be straight and gains made by the two lots of calves,

well set mm... 11“. horse. Thc feet should I’rol‘, Shaw stated that ill one time the

shape, never fiat. 21m lbs. hcuvicr than those fed skim-milk

The desirable characteristics of couch 1”” during ”1“ 1““ ”"9 months 0f the

and carriage hora-s was ulso bi‘icllv l‘i-cdlug period the skim-milk calves made

touched upon in those essential points i'vmurkuble gains. averaging about two

when? they differ from those desirable W'Hn‘l‘“ ““1. day While “19 other lot DYOVOJ

in lllt‘ dl'ari't horse. The Doctor closed his 1” l'" ““111 fccdcrs.

remarks with a very pertinent question. PM”: Shaw closed his address by Stating

““1”, a” not 1h“ farm”? 0,» Michigan that he bclicvcs in the symmetrical de-

raise and keep to (ll'lvv and work uDou H‘l‘mm‘Jm "f our “V“ SlOCli industry, and

the farm, the 1),,“ of these (lll'fcl'cnl that this kind of feeding czm be adapted‘

Claws?" Many «luvslious were asked am] l” 1‘ “lid" variety Of (‘miditions and feeds

answered M' the 1),)“le showing that not which will unable thc produccr of this

a littlc inlcrcsl was taken in this feature “1”“ "f l’wf to make moncy, I“ reply to





be of good size and of the proper cup (‘Mlvvs reused on whole milk were about





 





of tho program. Giles-[ions with regard to the propi-r ration

to food :he skim-milk calves. Prof. Shaw

Slillf‘tl that: they hurl found a most rlcsir-‘

ublu ration to be composed of three parts

The closing number of thc program was of corn. three parts of oats, one part of

an address by Director R. S. Shaw. of the brun, (inc part of oil men] and all the

EXDH'inwnt Station. norm the problems u... alfuit'a hay lllt‘ calves can eat. After

in boot‘ production. Prof. Shaw stallv‘ll 21 general discussion of the subject matter

that the subject as he saw it. practically of Prof. Shaw‘s address, the final session

means the question. “Is Michigan to coll- was adjourned, thus closing one of the

tiuuc in the bcef business or go out of it most successful iricctings in the history

entirely?" He mentioned the fact that of the organization, all the members re-

of the various bi-ecders’ associations rcp- turning to their homes with the deter-

rescnted at the Live Stock Meeting, those mination of making greater efforts to pro-

l‘epi‘esenting dairy breeds of cattle, sheep mote the live stock industry of the state

and swine are much the most in evidence, in' general, and the breeds in which they.

which will illustrate the fact that the are interested in particular. to th’e‘very'

beef producing interest has declined rap- best of their ability during the coming





The Future of Beef Production in

Michigan.





 





   

 





 





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’ . A Wonderful Business Story





 





We have told in a book—which we ask you to‘ send for—one of the greatest business

stories ever told. A story of how John N. Willys stepped in two years to the topmost place

in motordom. Of how Overland automobiles rose in 24 months to this year’s sale of





$24,000,000. How a factory has grown like magic to a pay roll of 4,000 men—to a daily

And .how a large part of the demand of the-





 





 





 





 





* ‘ output of 30 carloads of automobiles.





country has been centered around one remarkable car.





The Discovery





 





Here is an outline of the story—just

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Two years ago, Mr. John N. \Villys was

a dealer in automobiles. There came to him

one day a remarkable car—evidently the

creation of a mechanical genius. The sim—

plest, sturdiest, smoothest—running'car that

anyone around there had seen.





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The name of the car was the Overland.

And the price then, $1.250—was as amaz—

ing as the car itself.





 





The sale of this car spread like wildfire.

Each car sold brought a call for twenty

others like it. ‘Old and new motor car

owners came by the score to deposit ad—

vance money—attracted by the Overland's



rematchless simplicity.





But the cars did‘ not come. -\nd when

Mr. \Villys went to the makers he found

.them on the verge of receivership.



The genius which had created this mar—

velous car could not finance the making in

the face of the 1907 panic.





. . The New Start





Mr. \V'illys in some way met the over—

due pay roll—took over the plant——and con—

trived to fill his customers' orders.





 





Then the cry came for more cars from

every place where an Overland had been

sold.

mand became overwhelming.

capacity was outgrown in

Then tents were erected.





The factory





short order.





Another factory was acquired. then an—

other; l)ut the demand soon outgrew all

three.



During the next fiscal year these factories

sent out 4,073 Overland cars. Yet the





demand was not half supplied.





 





25 ll. P.—102-inch

wheel base. Made also with single rumble seat, double

rumble seat and Toy Tonneau at slightly additional cost.





overland Model as—rrtco $1,000.





As the new cars went out the de—'





Dealers fairly fought for preference.

Buyers paid premiums. None could be con—

tent with a lesser car when he once saw the





Overland.



All this without advertising. About the

only advertising the car ever had was what

users told others.





The Pope-Toledo Plant





Mr. \\'ill_vs’ next step was to buy the

l’ope—Toledo factory—one of the greatest

This





 





automobile plants in the country.

gave him four well—equipped factories—just

.16 months from his start.





lint the 'l‘oledo plant wasn‘t sufficient.

So he gave his builders just 40 days to com—





plete an addition larger than the original





-t

iactory.





Then he equipped these buildings with

the most modern machinery—with every

conceivable help and COllVC'lllCllCC—Sll that

cars could be built here for less than any—

where else.



Now 4,000 men work on Overland cars.

The output is valued at Without) per day.

The contracts from dealers for this season’s

delivery call for '2o3ooo cars.





Now this man has acquired '33 acres

around his Toledo plant. .‘\nd his purpose

is to see—from this time oil—that those





who want Overlands get them.





Marvelous Sales





Dealers had ordered 113,000 of the 1910

Overland models before the first car was

delivered. That means that each Overland

sold the previous year had sold four others





 





like it.





And without any advertising.





This year‘s Overland sales will exceed

$24,000,00t). Yet the Overland is but two

years old.





TEL TEL

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Overland Model 4l—Price. $1,420

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PERM!“ SIMMONS. $3133.33: illitfiomii:





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exchanged. Southwest Michigan Pedigreed Stock

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two years old. that. F. L. KING. Charlotte. Mich.





JACKS AND MULES.





Raise mules and get rich.

800 line. large Jacks. Jen-

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hands high, weigh from 700

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Registered Mammoth Jacks. Saddle Horses.

Trotting and psclng stallions. 9360 head to

select from. Catalogues are now ready.



J. F. CliOK a; 00.. Lexington. Ky.





B LL . I. .

HOLSTEIN mg. to ‘85.}; 3.133.223.

C. D. WOODBURY. Lnnainl. Michigan.





BIBEIIEIIS’ DIRECTORY.

CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd headed by UNDULA'I‘A BLACKBIRD

11‘!) 83836. one of the best sons of PRINCE no

50006. and Grand Champion Bull at the Detroit

and Grand Rapids Fairs 011907. 1908 and 1909. Herd

consists of Ericns. Blackbirda. Prices. etc.

WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionia. Mich.





AYRSHIRES—A Dairy Breed of much merit.

Young stock for sale—also Berk-

shire Pigs. and ten varieties highbred Cockerels.

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





I

l . Breeders and Importers of high

: maple Bldg. Farm class Guernseya. Write us your





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





LONG BEACH FARM.





HE‘S. HOLSTEIN ‘" “9“”





tered.





YOUNG BULLS. all A. R. 0. stock. 850 and $80:

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





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HOLSTEINS nibifir'fié‘k iv‘él'huri‘fim.





$25 to $60 each. E. R. CORNELL. Howell. Mich.





 





 





—Buil calves for sale from A.





“0131:9103 R. 0.dnms. at 525 to $50 each.

E. COLLIER. R. F. I). 5. Fowlerville. Mich.





TOP NOTCI‘I HOLSTEINS.





Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com- j

binlng in themselves the blood of cows which now .

hold and have in the put held World’s Records for }





milk and butter-fat at his ricer.

McPHERSON FARM 00.. Howell. Mich.





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nornnmu sroci FIRM] alii ,

JACKSON. MICK. HIMSIBIII c e

Hus more imported Holstein-Friosism Cows

than any form in the Middle Welt. .3084th?“

BULL CALVES of the most fashionable breeding. 30

line. registered. Duroc Jersey sows due to {arrow soon.





Holstein Service Bulls.





Bull Calves. Yearling, two-year-old Heifers. bred,

and cows. due to freshen in spring for sale. 60 head

in hard. L. E. CORNELL. Fomte. Ohio.





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Mercedes Boys! King. W. B. J ones. Oak Grovs.Mlch.





 





 





 





 





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‘ wants. E. dz J. T. MILLER. Birminghlm. Mich.





For 5aIe-§.°;zns;fiz.§l;°:rthis: 23%2' HEREFORD$=‘fi.‘l‘i‘.i§.‘°ii.';“£2.:§f£





‘ Chins hogs. R. E. ALLEN. Paw Paw. Mich.





Northern Grown Jerse s.

ROYCROF'I‘ FARM. Sidnuw. Mic .





Jersey Bulls, cows and Heifers





Island and St. Lambert breeding. A'so some

choice grade heifers.





 





 





Choice individuals and popular blood lines. Inspec-

tion invited. Full information cheerfully furnished.

It you cannot visit our farm at once write

BROOKWATER FARM. Ann Arbor. Mich.

A. W. MUMFORD, Manager.

JERSEY BULL CALF born May 12. ’09. Dam

gave 10.95031bs. milk. lust your test 5%. Sire’s Dam’s

record 10.060 lbs. in 10% months. test 5.2%. THE

MURRAY-WATEBMAN Co.. B. 6. Ann Arbor. Mich.





BUTTER BRED massages“

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allecun County. Michigan.





Purs 8i. lambsri JERSEYS :fifiéfn‘t‘éie‘ii'i’ ”$3.

CLARENCE BRISTOL. Fenton. MICD. R.F.D.N0. 5.





LILLIE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS





We have some splendid young bulls for sole. Some

of them are old enough for service. They are from

cows with records of 300 to 426 pounds of butter last

year. Write for descrl loll and prices.



COLON C. LIL IE. Cooper-ville. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Register of Merit Jerseys. "$.2‘c'3...’;”"

'1‘. F. MARSTON. Bay City. Michigan.





. DAIRY BRED SHORTHORNS—Only one bull

left. 8 months old. price 5, (good note good

J. B. HUMM L, Mason. Mich.





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as cash.)





 





 





 





row. Choice June Clover Seed guar-





teed pure. A. L. ALLIS. B. No. 1. Adrian. Mich.





OXfO I'd - DOWI‘I S h eep 3113135215.:





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





OXFORD DOWNS admits:





sale. H. J. De GARMO. R. No. I. Clyde. Mich.





OXFORD DOWN EWES





bred toimlported rams for sale at farmers prices.

B. . MILLER. Flint. Michigan.





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{Rolland Farm Mame: m.‘°.io§".°.:§;“%iié2§

' right. D. E. TURNER it SONS. Moshervilie. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





from the best flocks and bred to a purc;Van

‘ Homeyer and a. run fired by 5 Gilbert rum and im-

' ported dam. All in perfect health. In lots to suit buy-

ers—none reserved. J. Q. A. Cook. Mort-ice. Mich.





 





—-17 grade breeding ewes $5 each a.

For sale iew reg. Shrop ewes 015 esch. All:

good young ewes. M. A. BRAY, Okemos. Mich.‘





SHROPSHIREsicfggCgngASMsl





no to m each. C. J. THOMPSON. accrual-a. Mich.





SIIIIOPSIIIBE lllll. STOCK HIM.





Will make special prices ior thirty days. on ewes

from 1 to 8 yous old. all bred to Imported Cooper.

and Mouse“ roots to igmb in March Ind April a

on very choice on lambs. thisisto not. soon or so.

importation that is goln to arrive this spills .

L. 8. DURHAM Jr 118. Celcfrd. ic us.





 





 





 





HampShireS—a choice gilts. bred for March far- .





noes.

BERKSIIRES Bandit: 2‘.3’;i€i‘%.2ié°.°§:i





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





LARGE ENGLISH BEHKSHIBES.





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





 





 





, ior profitable pork production. Vigorous and strong





DUROC JERSEY SOWS.





 





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and of best blood lines. Satisfaction guaranteed.





F. A. BYWA'I'ER, Memphis. Mich.





 





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typo andstralns. C. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mich.





Boars—Berkshire-~Boars





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

and Cheap. Other smaller ones. They must go at

once. Guernsey bull calves. Pekill Ducks. Ind

Barred Rock cockerels. HUPP FARM. Bir-

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





uoggurnrl BIOWI BERKSHIBES.





YCROF'I‘ FARM. Sidnuw. lilioh.





Two Boers. do for tall service. A tow Gilts loft. Also a line

lotot tall pigs rosdy for weaning. Either ssx or pairs

in. A. A. PATTULLO, Dockervlllo, Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





ADAMS BROS. Improved Chester Whites. Litch-

. field. Mich.. won 126 premiums in ’09. Booking

orders for bred sows; hours ready for sorvics. Bu! Rook, W.

Orpington,w. Leghorn cock'ls. Shel-thorn bulls ready tor service





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IMPROVED cHESIEns' iorosgigflgilgSogvnsrhgd‘g

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

breeding. W. 0. Wilson. Okemos. Mich. Both phones.





Punian Hard of Chester Whriss‘i‘gefig; “1,225.2

sows and spring gills. bred for March and April

torrowrng. WILL W. FISHER. Watervliet. Mich.





DUROC JERSEY SWINE, 53"?” Dm- 3-





. oclr e s, l

for 15. J. H. BANGHART. Lansinz. Each,





UBOC-JERSEYS —60 bred and open sows. plenly

of growth and quality. Boers ready for service.

Prices:rlg‘.it. Write J. 0. Barney. Goldwater. Mich.





0. I. C. SWINE ”$329220";

Chief. the World’s Champion and Grand Chomp-

lon O. I. C Boar. heads my herd. he is also a

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

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

A. J. GORDEN. R. F. D. No. 2. Don. lilioh.





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

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

lng.'Geo. P. Andrews. Dansville. Ingham Co.. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





POIand-China 32:03.53“; 812m in pig. Also full





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. Bock cockerels.





Prices right. ROBERT NEVE. Pierson. Mich.





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130 Reg. Ramboiliet Ewes (or sale. descended ’





w. They are right

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





NU" “Hm PlG8‘3.“p‘ii'iirfi.‘$f°“£u§f°32§?;

typo, big bone long bodies, big litters. The farmers hog. Pairs

it tries. They'll nuke you smile. J. 0. Butler. Portland. Mich.





Purim-cumin-§::i:°i::..":'a':. as:





 





 





‘ Also cows. E. D. BishOp. R. 88. Luke Odessa. Mich.





 





P. c. sows ”unnum-





WOOD d: SONS. Saline. Mich.





O. SOWS. bred—These sows are of great quality

.‘ and breeding. A few choice 8. C. B. Minorco

cockereis. R. W. MILLS. Saline. Mich.





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“much. Satisfaction lust-onto“. It you went

the most economical loaders possible. breed your

sows to s Yorkshire boar. {Yorkshires are sure

to be the most popular breed of the future.



COLON 0- LILLIE. Coopersviue. Mich.
.to 'have her cured.





, 00.5”.”3’1111 , directions furnished.





JAN. 2251910.





 





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CTED. BY DR. w. c. FAIR,

CONDUCLEVELAND, OHIO.





Advice thru this department is free to

our subscribers. Each communication

should state history and symptoms of the

case in full; also name and address of

writer. Initials only will be published.

Many queries are anSWered that apply to

the 'same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully'you will probably find

the desired information in a reply that

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Garget.——-I bot a cow six weeks ago.

Three days after I had' her, one hind

quarter became inflamed; this inflamma-

tion soon subsided, but has returned at

different times since. L. E. M., Siloam,

Mich.—Give cow 1 oz. fluid extract of

phytolaca root at a dose two or three

times a day and apply hot camphorated

oil to udder twice a day.



Surfeit—Mange.—-I have a. three—year-

old filly that has mange and I would like

The skin eruption is

inthe form of small, hard little pimples

with dry scab. C. S., Kalkaska, Mich.“

Dissolve 4 ozs. carbonate potash In. a gal-

lon of water and apply to itchy skin once

a ‘fday and give 2 drs. Fowler’s solution

in? feed three times a day.



Rheumatism from Exposure—My two-

,vear-old colt took cold from exposure and

became quite stiff. He has gradually lost

flesh, is quite thin; when he lies down is

unable to get up without ass1stance. J.

11.2 8., Elm Hall, Mich.———Give your colt

1 dr. carbonate potash. 2 drs. ground gen-

tian, 2 drs. ground ginger and 2 table-

spoonfuls of powdered charcoal at a dose

in. feed three times a day. Keep him

warm and gr00m him twice a day. .



Sore Throat.—What drugs shall I use 1n

making an inexpensive liniment for sore

throat? Also, to use in cases of pink-eye

when the throat is affected. R. J. H., Mt.

Pleasant, Mich.——A useful and not expen-





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sive liniment is made by mixing equal

parts turpentine, aqua





gether.

liniment. If glands of throat are swollen

apply iodine ointment daily.



Indigestion—~Colicky Pains—My mare

has sick spells every few weeks; she will

appear all right in the evening and next

morning be in pain. Her bowels are cos-

tive, urine scant and highly colored; she

bloats a little. I have given her condition

powders and fed carrots to open the bow-

els. H. R, Ortonville, Mich.—Give,a

tablespoonful ground ginger, a dessert-

spoonful of baking soda and a teaspoonful

of powdered buchu leaves at a dose in

feed three times a day. She should have

daily exercise.



Chills and Fever.—I have a cow that

is having chills and fever; she seemed to

be' in good condition when she calved some

10 or 15 days ago. The milk from two

teats seems to be stringy. P. K., Mus—

kegon. Mich—Dry and fatten her for she

will prove unprofitable for dairy purposes



Garget—Tuberculosis.——I have a cow

that was fresh last March for the first

time and will be fresh again next May;

she gives stringy milk. The udder has

several small bunches in it. interfering

with the free flow of milk. M. L.. Fre-

mont, Mich.—App1y iodine ointment to

udder directly over the bunches every

day or two, and keep in mind that she

may perhaps have tuberculosis.





Slavering.——I have a black mare that

slavers and has been doing so for the

past two months. W. . A., Sunfield,

Mich.——-Slavering is usually the result of

giving an animal strong irritating drugs,

or on account of the sharp points on out-

side of upper grinder teeth or on inside

of lower, irritating the tongue or cheeks,-

causing the animal to drool. Float \his

teeth, if they need it. _Dissolve 3 ozs. of

alum in a gallon of water, sponge out the

mouth twice a day. If the horse slobbers

only when bit is in the mouth make him

wear it in the stable when idle until he

gets used to it.



Indigestion—Septic Poison—My seven-

year-old cow gave birth to a calf Dec 13;

cleaned well, is in fairly good health, but

does not give more than a quart of milk,

while a year ago she gave fourteen quarts

at a milking twice a day. A. B., High-

land, Mich.—Your cow may not have

cleaned properly and suffered from septic

fever. However. it is most likely the re-

sult of indigestion or impaction. Give

her 1 lb. epsom salts daily until her bow-

els move fairly free, also give 1 oz. ground

ginger, 15 oz, ground gentian and 1 oz.

bicarbonate soda at a dose in feed three

times a day. Perhaps a change of food

would help her.



Wounded Coronet—My seven-year-old-

horse cut his coronet some time ago and

he is not over his lameness yet. When

it was done I put on hot tar; he is yet

very lame. J, C. H., Vicksburg, Mich——

Perhaps some of the hair or dirt got into

the wound which is acting as a foreign

body, causing irritation and suppuration,

which, if so, should be removed. Apply

one part carbolic acid and 20 parts water.

ten minutes after applying peroxide-hy~

drogen. Cover wound with oakum and a

light bandage. ‘



Milk Fever—Blocked Teat.—My best

cow had milk fever last May. Our Vet.

saved her, but informed me that I had

better dispose of her before she came

fresh again. What do you advise? I

have another cow that has a blocked teat,

which I did my best to keep open by us-

ing a tube. What can be done for her?

G. A. W., Leslie, Mich—The deep milking

cows are usually the victims of milk

fever; therefore, I would be inclined to

keep her on account of her milking qual-

ities.‘ Furthermore. there is a remedy

for milk fever which, if applied early

enough, saves almost every case. Equip

yourself With._'a milk. fever outfit which

canbe had of The Lawrence Publishing

_ The teat

will perhaps always be blind. Hovever,

your Vet. might open it. You might try





ammonia, and ,

either Sweet oil or raw linseed oil to-l

This is a good family and stable,





 





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This powerful remedy not only destroys worms in your stock,

but it acts as a tonic and conditioner. It goes direct to the worms

--kills them—expels them, fitting the animals’ stomachs and intes-

tines to perform their proper functions. so that what the animal

eats will make profit for you. Sal- Vol will positively prevent

parasitic infection.





At marketing time every pound that you can add to your

cattle, sheep or hogs is just so much more money in your poc-

ket. You know that it is almost impossible to fatten stock if

their digestive organs are out of kilter. or if they have worms.



w Your stock is now on dry

feed—83L Vet‘will stimu-

late their appetite-aid di-

gestion and keep them

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"We are certainly pleased with the

results from feeding your SAL-VET to

our sheep and hogs. and can heartily



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and feeders to well as swine breeders.”



(Signed; A. J. LOVEJOY dz Son.

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THE 8. R. FEII. GOMPANY

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48,10 s Losses From Worms





Keep your stock in prime condition. Do away with losses and increase your profits. The worst enemy of stock is Worm.-

They eat the food that should strengthen and fatten stock—they eat up your profits. SAL- VET _

is easy to feed and costs little; only one-twelfth of a cent a day for each sheep or hog and one-third of a cent for other stock.





Weight in stock is not due to the amount of feed theyfea . bu.

to the amount they digest and assimilate.





PRICES:—-4O lbs. $2.25; 100 lbs. $5; 200 lbs. $9; 300 lbs. 818.

Don’t Send Any Money





We will send you enough SAL-VET .

to use for 60 days. Don’tpay us or «t? * §

If it falls to do what we claim. ”‘0





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us how many head ou own and we will 9

send enough 88,- at to. feed them 6“ 9' *9

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Incubator and brooder catalogs are pop-

ular reading just now with those who are

planning to grow a good crop of early

chickens, and it is always well to get or-

ders in early. However, it should be re-

membered that when the incubator ar-

rives a goodly supply of fertile eggs must

be at hand if operations are to begin

promptly, and it is none too early to give

some extra attention to the hens whic‘sl

must furnish these eggs.



Of course, every poultry owner desires

to use his best hens for breeders, but it

is not always possible to single these out.

In fact there is no infallible way of deter-

mining which hens are laying the most

eggs except tlu‘u the use of the trap nest,

or perhaps thru noting certain peculiari—

ties in the eggs which enable one to

identify them with certain hens. Either

method is a slow and expensive one at

best. Occasionally we hear of so-callczl

experts who claim to be able to pick out

the good layers by a simple examination

of the fowls, but their attempts to exer-

cise this power on trap-nested flocks have

never failed to disclose some very glaring

errors. About the only point on which

those who have been closely connected

with the development of heavy laying

strains agree is that the heavy layer is

invariably a hen possessing a strong con-

stitution, and this point may well be

given first consideration in the selection

of the breeders. Early maturity is all—

othcr very desirable point, and after all

the vigorous, well matured hens have been

gotten together, further culling, if allow—

able. should be done from the standpoint

of breed characteristics, since it is not

wise to sacrifice these to utility if avoid-

ablc.



\l'ith the hens selected, the question of

male birds comes next. On the avcl‘ug-

farm 01' small poultry plant it is rarely

possible to use home-bred mules without

inviting danger of deterioration from in-

breeding. It therefore becomes necessary

to exchangc mule birds with a neighbor

who happens to have the same breed, or

to St’f‘lll‘r‘ them from a breeder who makes

:1 business of supplying pure-bred breed-

ing stock. In purchasing a male bird,

as in securing u male animal of any kind

for use on the form. it is desirable to

know something of the stock from which

the fowl is descended if possible. “'here

it is not practical to visit the breeder

and inspect his flock, a fair degree of saf-

ety is insured by patronizing only breed-

ers of known reputation and whose busi-

ness connections are such as inspire con.

fidence. If male birds are not already at

hand this matter should not longer be

neglected. since .the demand for good

stock is always strong when the industry

is prosperous as at present.



“'ith the breeders separated from the

remainder of the flock it but remains to

keep them as thrifty and vigorous as

possible. After the hen enters the breed‘

ing pen vigor and strength count for

more than the number of eggs she pro-

duces. If she has been laying heavily

thru the early part of the winter she

should have a little chance to recuperate

before she. is mated and begins the pro-

duction of fertile eggs. Under no circum-

stances should egg production be stirnuv

lated. The feeders should simply be kept

as nearly under natural conditions as the

seaSUn will permit. Every possible oppor—

tunity for exercise must be given, like-

wise the greatest variety of food obtain-

able, not neglecting to provide green stuff

in liberal proportions. About ten days or

two weeks before fertile eggs are want-

ed turn the males into the. pen. having

at least one good vigorous male for every

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WAS IT A QUESTION OF BREED?





Some weeks ago D. J. Ryther, writing

of “Some layers rations. and results

therefrom,” gave two rations and their

results. One ration was fed to 70 R. I.

Reds from which he secured 36.2 eggs

each in 90 days. The other was fed to

220 Reds and Rocks from which he se-

cured an average of 22.9 eggs in 90 days.

One yielded 40% cents profit per hen, the

other 27 2-5 cents profit per ‘hcn. M1.

Ryther considers this difference due to

the breed of fowls.



Now. there are a few questions I

would like, to ask. The 70 reds 'were fed

5.3».oz. each per day. The 220 Reds and

Rocks were fed 4.1+oz. each per day.





week or | The Rocks are a little heavier fowls than





the Reds, yet each received about 1.2 oz.

less feed per day. Was not the difference

in results due to difference in ration

rather than to breed? Again, ma not

the difference in results have been no in

part to climatic difference betwoen sea-





 





:sons? Was each flock in like condition





in flesh and maturity? Had they had

similar care previous to December? Did

the 220 hens have the same proportional

space or were they more crowded?

Ingham Co. . E. R. MEECH.

As to the fact that the 70 R. I. Red





pullets consumed 5.3 oz. of feed each

during 90 days, 'while the Reds and Rocks

consumed only 4.1 oz. each during a like

period. I will say that hens of any breed,

when laying ‘heavily, will consume very

much more feed than if laying but mod-

erately. If I. have figured correctly the

70 pullets averaged over 40 per cent pro-

duction for the 90 days, which is an av—

erage most of us do not often get for

December, January and February. Thev

were in the pink of condition, laid heavily

and ate correspondingly. I believe the

extra eggs produced accounts for the

extra food consumed.



Mr. Mecch says: “Was not the differ-

ence in results due to the difference in

ration?" By referring to my article it

will be seen there is little difference in

the grains fed. I always aim to food all

they will work for during the day, and

then sometimes, in the shortest days.

give them whole corn to fill them up, be-

cause they can see to eat that after the

pens are to!) dark to pick up small grains.

I feel that the flock of 220, «which had

practically the same floor space per hen.

were full fed, but for some reason they

failed to lay as well.



In answer to the question. “Had they

similar care previous to December.“ 1

would say that they were all fed together

from small chicks to maturity, and the

Rocks not only did not respond in the

three, months given, but they were not in

the same class at any time during the

ycar. “79 all know there are splendid

laying strains of Barred Rocks. when

properly Ohandled, and what mine did

showcd. more than anything else. the ad

vantage of breeding for egg production

early and late in the season and all tho

tilllt'. That is where the Reds of my own

breeding excelled the Rocks.



Bccuusc of the fact that Barri-d Rocks

:m- rather difficult to handle by the av-

eragc man, and because of a little too

largo size to become sufficiently matured

for early fall layers, as hatched on most

farms, Ihcy have passed their greatest

popularity in this region. A few years

ago one would hardly see a flock of farm

{owls that did not contain Barred Rocks.

Today Reds have taken their place to a

(-ousidcrable extent. Why, do you ask?

P-Q‘L'aUFt‘ they possess the sumo advan-

tages its the, Rocks in yellow skin and

legs, lay brown eggs of equal or superior

size and color, and, being a pound or two

smaller, they may be brot to laying in the

fall where batched in April or May. ‘They'

do not have the disadvantage of liability

to overfatness and “bagging down,” so

characteristic of Barred Rock hens.



Maine. D. J. RYTIIER.

ENCOURAGING THE GROWTH OF



NECTAR-PRODUCING CROPS.





 





A short time ago it was my pleasure to

visit the plant of the largest producers

and manufacturers of bee-keeper's sup-

plies in the world. They use. over eighty

tons of beeswax a year for comb founda-

tion. Another small article is the section

boxes. They make sixty million of these

every year. Along with their great man-

ufacturing operations, they make a busi-

ness of keeping bees. They have four

large apiaries. In one of these are some

400 colonies. I have given these few tig-

urcs to make the fact clear that those

men know their bueiness.



This company finds it: extremely profit-

able to grow crops which make good food-

ing for the bees. For many years they

have worked toward that end. They even

go so far as to furnish seed to farmers

living in the neighborhood in order to

insure the’ growing of certain crops. To

farmers living within one mile of these

apiaries they furnish all the clover seed

that they will plant, while to others living

outside of the mile limit and within a

radius of two miles, the seed is furnished

at half price. It used to be their custom

to furnish buckwheat. but since the farm-

ers do not care to grow that crop any

more. they have to rely on the clover.



Do not mistake me by thinking that I

believe it should pay everyone to raise

crops that will be beneficial to bees. If

you have enough hives, it will pay you,

'hOWever. This company does extensive

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reason knows when a thing is really prof~

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profits on your bees.





Ohio. CLYDE A. WAUGH.





 





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“WALL-l

CONDUCTED BY COLON C. LILLIE.

BEET TOP ENSILAGE.





 





Several times in the last year or_two

I have given it as my opinion thru The

Farmer that it would not pay a man to

build a silo for beet tops, but did not know

anything about it from actual experience.

It is unsatisfactory to give advice from

what one thinks rather than from what

one knows. In fact. it has always been

my policy to say nothing about a subject

where I.have not had actual experience.

Some of the leading agricultural questions

in Michigan have forced me into lines of

farming more for experimental purposes

than anything else, so that I might be

able to answer these questions satisfac-

torily.



I have realized for some time that feed-

ingbeet tops out of the field in the fall

of the year and early winter was a very

unsatisfactory way to handle them. If

the season was favorable it worked very

nicely but.if the season was unfavorable,

it was a disagreeable job. If the ground

is dry, doesn’t freeze too hard, and there

is little or no snow, it is no great job to

go to the field and get the beet tops to

feed daily. but if it is a wet fall, or the

tops freeze solid, or a heavy fall of snow

covers.the feed, then it is avery unsat-

isfactory way for you have to go whether

it rains or shines. It puts feeding on the

same basis as when growing soiling crops,

and long ago I made up my mind that I

could not attempt to soil cattle, under my

conditions. I should have built more,

silage capacity sooner so as to provide

for the entire summer with corn silage.

By increasing the capacity of the silo we

will now have ensilage the year round.



Putting these things tt'igether and study-

ing over the question. I made up my mind

that it was my duty to experiment a little

with beet tops, and so this fall I built

a. silo on' purpose for beet tops. The silo

is built close to one of the driveways that

go into the barn. IVe can drive up onto

the bridge and pitch the beet tops into

the silo and in this way fill a silo 16 to 18

feet high without any carrier or any power





to elevate the tops. I made a mistake in-





getting the silo too small. I laid out the

foundation with a seven and a half foot

radius, making a silo fifteen feet in diam-

eter, but after thinking the matter over

it seemed to me that I never would have

beet tops enough to fill a silo 15 feet in

diameter and 18 feet high. so I cut: the.

radius down to six feet. nlzlkillg a 12—foot

silowhich was too small to hold all the

beet tops. “'0 put them in during the

first cold snap this fall. There was some

ice and snow frozen onto them. The.

weather was a little cold and they were

slow in heating up and didn’t settle. fast,

and we had the silo full to the very top

with only a little over half of the beet





'tops off ten acres of ground. In about





a week they got to heating and settled

down four or five feet and then we filled

it up again. I think here we made a

mistake because they had commenced to

decay on top, and by piling more on we

lost an unhsually large amount from

.spoiling. This, 1 think. could have been

avoided if we had not filled twice.



Some one told me at some time or





'.other, or I read it, that in Germany they





mix oat straw with the beet tops when

they are putting them up for winter feed

and so we began by putting oat straw

in the bottom of the silo, then beet tops

and more straw, and so on. As soon as

we discovered that we were not going to

have room enough for the beet tops, we

didn't‘ put in so much straw and finally

discontinued its use entirely.



I had not been at the farm regularly

and had heard many stories about the

beet top ensilage. Neighbors investigated

and said that it was all rotting. Some of

the men contended that it would not be

worth feeding at all. During holiday

week we uncapped the silo. There was

more spoiled beet tops on the top than

there should have been. I attributed it to

the fact that we filled twice and got the

tops rotting before we put on the last

supply, and we had to haul out three

pretty good sized loads and spread as

manure. Then we got ‘down to beet tops

that the cows would eat.



. When 'we got down to where I thot they

would possibly do I took some into the

barn and put them in the cows’ mangers.

They were . .; that time eating corn silage

and every one of them left the corn silage

and went to eating beet tops. There is

no questiou but what beet tops are rel»

ished by the cows. We are now feeding





 





 





   





 





 





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one feed a day of beet top silage and One}

feed a day or corn silage. Of course, we E

have not fed it long enough to know what

effect it. will have on the cows but I have

had experience enough in feeding green,

beet tops to know that'if you feed them?

carefully, not too much at a time, there

is no apparent injury from feeding them.

From this one year’s experience so far, I;

would say that it would pay to build a

silo for beet tops, but it isliardly safe

to draw conclusions on one experiment.



I believe, however, that next year this;

business will work out satisfactorily. My‘

idea now is to heighten this silo. put on},

about 12 or 16 feet on top of the 18 foot'

silo, and then have a conveyor to hoist

the beet tops into the silo. I can run it

with the gasoline engine. \Ve will put int

oat straw quite liberally, and mix it in

with the beet tops. We will have room

enough to store ten acres of beet tops.

I purpose to send to the beet sugar fac-

tory and get a car load of green pulp to

be delivered about the time we are filling'

the silo, and when we are thru run this

beet pulp on top of the beet tops. This

will press them down and prevent much

decay. The beet pulp itself will not decay

even on top to any considerable amount,

and while after paying the freight and

drawing wet pulp, there may not be very

much money in it, yet to be used for this

purpose it will save a large amount of

beet tops and I think that one car load in

this way will pay me well, and I believe

this will solve the problem.





 





 





DRY VS. WET GRAIN FOR COWS.





Please advise us which is the best

method to feed ground feed to milch

cows. wet or dry. I cut my fodder and

my cows eat, nearly all of it. I would like

to know whether this way of feeding is

best or not; some say it Wears out the

digestive organs 011 fodder butts that are

of no value. Others say it is a very good

way because we all know the fodder goes

from one—third to one-half farther and

the manure is far ilt‘ilt‘l'. How many

quarts of average test milk does it require

to make one pound of butter“?



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whether feed is fed wet or dry. It is more

convenient to feed the grain ration dry

than wet. It is much easier to keep the

mangers clean when the feed is dry than

when fed wet. If the cow has plenty of

water I think you will get better mastica- ‘

tion and better digestion if the feed is.

fed dry, because if the feed is wet it is

liable to be swallowed without being prop- ,

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difficult for the animal to swallow it until

it is well mixed with saliva.



For many reasons it is better to cut

the cornstalks and feed them as you men-

tion, than to feed them whole. It is a

very unpleasant job to feed whole corn-

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of bedding and in the handling of the

manure. '



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cows. it will takc about four pounds of,

lcottonsecd mcal pcr day to make a fairly

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you ought to. Some poor-ls; feed even

more that. this to cows. in the south. for

instantc, 1't is not uncommon to feed live

and six pounds of cottonswd nu-al a day-

to cows in full flow of milk; but I am

afraid to feed so much. \\'ould prcft-r to

iced only two pounds of cottonseed meal

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pounds of oil meal at night, or you can

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‘ PEA BRAN vs. WHEAT BRAN.





2' “'ill you kindly answer tbru tlie_col-

éumns of the Michigan Farmer the differ-

ence in feeding pea bran or wheat bran

'for milch cows, to be fed with corn and

‘oats ground with clover hay and corn-

lstalks for fodder?

Lapeer Co. C. M.



j I do not know so very much about pea

.bran. Pea meal is an excellent food for

.‘eows, much richer in protein than wheat.

ibran. Pea meal contains over 20 per cenf

ldigestible protein while wheat bran con-

,tains only about 12 per cent digestible

protein. But pea bran has a different

composition than pea meal. Pea bran

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AN FARMER. ’





‘which meanszthat a large part is *ind3~





gestible. I am not informed. on the co-

efficient of digestibility in pea. bran. ‘It

is rather an uncertain quantity. My per~

sonal opinion is that pea bran, which is

the residue from the pea mill, and not

the ground peas, would have a less. feed-

ing value than wheat bran. Personally

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with ground corn in corn and oats in

preference to either pea bran or wheat

bran, I think better results would be se-

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WILL IT PAY TO BUY TURNIPS?





“'ill you please inform me whether it

will pay to buy turnips at $5.00 a ton to

feed to cows? I am selling milk to con-

densed milk factory at $1.60 per cwt. Bran

is quoted at $23 a ton and corn at $30

a ton.



Isabella Co. W. F.





So far as the food value of the turnips

is concerned. I do not believe they are

worth five dollars a ton. You could get

better results accordingly with bran at

25 a ton or corn at $30, but in the ab-

sence of any succulent food whatever. I

think it would pay to feed a small amount

of turnips even at five dollars a ton. Not

particularly for their food value, but for

their succulency. to be used as an appe«

tizer. The succulency of turnips. beets

or anything of that sort. has a good effect

upon the general digestion of the animal

and enables her to better digest and as

similatc the balance of the ration. In this

way i believe it would pay you to purchase

at certain amount of them, but I would

only feed a small ration a day and would

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Agriculture. On “'ednesday morning

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“'ednesday afternoon and Thursday af-

ternoon will be given over to the butter-

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will be devoted to the interest of cheese

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to the machinery men and there will be

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session and the dairy farmcrs' session at

least, and those who can plan to stay

thruout the program will find that the

sessions devoted to the interests of the

butter makers and cheese makers will

contain many features-of interest to

them, since the problem of handling dairy

products dcpcnds not a little upon the

proper handling of the milk and cream

before it reachcs the factory.





FREE BOOK ABOTTT CANCER.





 





 





JAN. 22.‘ 1910.





No NEEIi:

Toe Fooled





Ch003ing the best

cream separator is

easy. The simplest

is the best. No need

to be fooled b

claims that compli-

cated machines are

modern. Thosewho

are misled by such

claims are not satis—

fied until they dis-

card their compli-

cated machines for

' —~- simple, sanitary

Tli.‘ll‘ll.§‘if.illild§§£ifp' Sharples Dairy Tub-

ulars. Tubulars

probably replace more common separa-

tors every year than any one maker of

Such machines sells. Disks and other con-

traptiona cause work and trouble and are

not needed in properly built separators.





This is the Proof!





Sharples Dairy Tubular Cream Separators

-thc only simple, sanitary, easy to clean,

modern separators made—easily and con-

stantly outskim and outlast all others. That

is because Tubulars are difi‘ercnt. Tubular

sales exceed most. if not all, others com-

bined. The World's Best. World‘s biggest

separator factory. Branch factories in





 





 





 





 





 





The Leach Sanatorium, of Indianapolis.

Ind. has published a book on cancer,

which gives interesting facts about the

cause of cancer: tells what to do in case

of pain. bleeding. odor. etc.. instructs in





 





the care of the patient. and is in fact a

valuable guide in the management of any

case. The book is sent free to those in-

terested who write for it, mentioning this

paper.





 





The Johnston Harvester Co.. of Bata-

via, N. Y., has recently published a new

art catalogue illustrating and describing

their full line of harvesting machinery

and agricultural implements, showing the

many new and advantageous features of

the various machines and implements

which this well known firm manufactures.





 





Canada and Germany.





 





Write for

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THE sml’LES SEPARATOR C0.

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The only thoroughly manufactured

Silo on the market. Full length «no.

Continuous door frame complete with

ladder. Triple beveled lilo door with

hinges. Equipped with extra heavy

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"on/22; 1910. , V . ‘ “THE MICHIGAN FARMER. , . an; .91





13 DTHISCHALLENGEOFFER





~ on the ECONOMY CHIEF CREAM SEPARATOR ;





We believe the Economy Chief is the best and most satisfactory cream separator on the

market today, regardless of price. We believe it to be the best in design, the closest skimming, the

easiest running, the quickest cleaning; in short, the greatest separator value that money can buy.

We have absolute confidence in the Economy Chief and we want every owner of cows to share this

confidence with us. We want everyone interested in buying a cream separator to have an oppor-





tunity to find out for himselfwhich is the best machine, which is THE SEPARATOR TO BUY.





HERE IS OUR CHALLENGE OFFER





Deposit in your local bank the price of the Economy Chief Cream Separator you

want to try, or

Send us a letter ofreference from your banker stating that you are a reliable person; then





We will ship to you at once, freight prepaid, the separator you order, with the under-

standing that you are to set it up and try it on your farm for sixty days. Give it the

hardest kind of a test; if possible try it alongside some other well known standard make,

such as the Empire, United States or De Laval. Compare our machine in actual opera-

tion With any other. Note the amount of cream you get from each. Compare ease of

running, time consumed in cleaning, and make any other comparisons you can think of.

Never mind about the price; what you want from a cream separator is CREAM. If any

other machine selling even as high as $8 5.00 or $90.00 will do better work, will skim .2

closer, will give better satisfaction than our Economy Chief at $42.50, our advice to you

is, buy the other machine and send ours back.





When you have’finished your sixty-day test, if you are t . 1 9'1 0

perfectly satisfied that you have the best separator on the N th R d d P _ f

market, write us saying that you want to keep the 0 e e 6 “cc flees or

machine, and we will send you a bill for your separator





and the freight charges we paid on it.





If at the end of sixty days you are not satisfied that No. 23T51 New 1910 Economy Chief. Capacity.

the Economy Chief is the world’s best separator, you don’t 250 to 300 Pounds, Of 120 to 145 quarts Per $27. 90

need to even tell us the reason for your dissatisfaction unless hour‘ Pme reduced to """""""""""

you wish to; just drop us a line saying you don’t want the No. 23T52 New 1910 Economy Chief. Capacity,

machine. We will then send you a return address card to 350 to 490 PoundS. or 170 ‘00 195 quarts Per 33 80

tack on the box and we will pay y?“ for your time and hour. Price reduced to ..................... 0

trouble in making the test, setting up the machine, No. 231-54 New 1910 Economy Chief. Capacity,

repacking it and hauling back to the station. You set 600 pounds, or about 290 quarts per hour. 42 50

your own price. We don’t want you to lose one Price reduced to ....... ' ..................... .

penny in trying out the Economy Chief for sixty days.





 





 





 





 





 





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If you want to sendcash with your order, as most of our customers do, you won’t lose any

of the benefit of the above CHALLENGE OFFER, for if at the end of sixty days you decide

you don’t want the machine, if you think after a sixty days' trial you can get along just as well

without a separator, or if you have seen a separator in operation giving better results than the

Economy Chief, just send it back at our expense, tell us how much we owe you for freight charges,

hauling from and to the station, setting up and repacking, and we will promptly send you every cent

of the purchase price, plus your bill.





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FILL OUT THIS SPECIAL ORDER BLANK i machine in the world. We want to sell you an Economy Chief





:, CASH WITH ORDER. :if you think the same as we do, not otherwise, and we

I! you are enclosing the full price, simply write the amount in this ' uuare. i make this challenge offer to give YOU 8. chance to find out

CASH IN BANK" l all about the Economy Chief at our expense and to prove





If you have deposited the purchase price of the separator with your local banker, I

mark in this square and enclose your certificate of deposit properly I

made out and signed by your bank.





BANK REFERENCE.



If you prefer not to send us the money. or to hold it in the bank subject to our order.

mark in this square and 'enclose ,a letter of reference signed by your

banker. telling us that you are a responsible property owner.





FREE DAIRY GUIDE. ‘ .

Nearly 'everybody has a copy of our big General Catalog 'or our Cream Separator

_..__— Catalog, but if you have not and want more information before ordering. make an

X mark in this space. .





‘ Cream Separator Proposition!





We think our Economy Chief Separator is the best





our confidence in our own machine.





IF THE MAKER OF ANY OTHER CREAM

SEPARATOR IN THE WORLD BELIEVES

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”.1010, meant the 10th of the month, that

their subscription expired on that date,

and that when their paper stopped the





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CUBRENNT COMMENT.





.‘hc report, that



A Strike for Lower 6.000 Cleveland work-

Prices. ingmcn had signed d

pledge to cat no





meat for a month. is the latest evidence

that the people of Ohio are taking.r tbc

question of the increased cost of living

most 'scriously. It is reported that steps

will immediately be taken to increase

from perhaps 20.000 represented the

above pledges, the number of people who

will abstain from meat eating one month.

to as large a number possible to

so pledge thru-out the state. This move-

ment, following closely upon the avowed

intention of Governor Harmon. of Ohio. to

institute an investigation into the cause

of the greatly increased cost of living and

provide a'remedy if possible. is of peculiar

interest to the people of the country as

the initiatory effort toward the solution





by





as is





of this question, which is demanding such

general interest and 'Which is beingrngi-

mum to such an‘ extent at the preoent

time. Whatever the result may be in

forcing the retail 'meat dealers. to divide

with their consumers a. share of tile 40

per- cent profit which Secretary “'Uson

has shown that they. are receiving as an

average in the large cities of the country,

it appears quite certain that this move-

ment will have little direct influence upon

the farm value of 'the raw material. A

concerted movement of this kind embrac—

ing the country at large might have a.

desirable effect in cheapening the value

of certain packing houses products largely

consumed by the public which, in Secre-

tary “'ilson's report, as quoted in a form-

er issue. are shown to be maintained at

prices out of proportion to the values of

the animals from which they are pro-

duccd.



But it is certain that in the case of

beef, at least, the farmers of the country

who are in the beef producing business

are not getting prices which will warrant

a reduction and leave any profit in the

business for them. The greatly increased

cost of feeds which entered into the pro-

duction of these animals is a factor oi“

which the average consumer is largely ig—

norant. but it is a very real condition to

the men who are in the busmess of pro-

ducing bt’cf or other animals for the mar.

ket. The prices for other meat animals

are now at a must which afford the

producers a reasonable 'protit. providtd

they have been produced in scientific

and economical manner. otherwise the

truth of this statement is questional'ilc.

However, these attractive prices have

had the result of reducing the breeding

flocks and herds of the country to such a

low point that there can be no early relief

for the condition of scarcity which un~

doubtcdly causes the present high prices

in cverv department of the liv’e stock

trade.



The many views which are advanced in

the t'liscussion of this problem of the in-

crcasvd cost of living are amusing to the

producers in that they show such a lack

of knowledge the real conditions ins

volved. I'ndoubtcdly the demand for

which have llt‘l‘Pltiftil‘e been used

production of live stock. for the

purpose of human consumption has had

much to do with keeping the prices of

those grains at a high level with record-

brcaking crops prodHCcd in successive

years as has been the case with com. A

general falling off in the consumption of

meats, would increase consumption in

these lines to no little extent. and in the

end the situation would not be relieved.

even tho such a movement became gen-

eral. Vi'hilc this experiment will be

watched with interest. we not antici-

pate that it will prove a panacea for the

trouble which it intended to correct.

and of which we shall have something to





it





o l'





grains.

ill tile





do





is





say in future issues.

The continued unsatisfac-

The Potato tory condition of the potato

Market. market is discouraging to





growers who are holding tin

tubers for better prices. and many grow—

ers are gradually letting go of their stored

stock. In the meantime dealers ev-

erywhere propltcsying‘ level.

lower market. the season

This, however. not unusual.





are

it or even

advances.

e vr-n





ill“





is





advancement of the winter months.

dealers are ever prone to be upon

“hear" side of the market. In the mean—





time the tubers continue to be retailc-l

in the large (:cuters of consumption at





prices which are not warranted by pres—

ent prices in the Country. and which nat-





urally cause a renewal of the outcry

against the middleman who is accused

of taking exorbitant profits. l'ndoubt-





edly there is plenty of ground for the as—

sertion that the margin for distribution

is- too high: and yet the cost of distribu-

tion unquestionably greater than the

average man who not a student

of the problem appreciates. and undcr

present conditions is. larger than usual,



The reason for this lies in the fitt'i. that

many retailers hot in car lots on the early





is





is close





market, which was considerably higher

than the present range of values. Then

a very large percentage of city consum-





crs. living in flats and in cottages without





cellars have no place in which to store

vegetables except for immediate use.





hence are obliged to buy in small quanti—

ties. Most of thosc so situated buy not

more than a peek of potatoes at a time.

and the delivery of a car load of potatoes





from the retailer's cellar in such small

lots is necessarily expensive. Then an-





other factor which has held retail prices

up is the fact that the severely cold

weather of December caught many of the

potatoes that were moved at the reduced





7 ~ 2 me mcchN gunman





a





in

seasons when condititims improve with the

since

the





 





prices following the slump, and an. unusug

oily large percentage of :these were frozen

or frosted in transit, which necessitated

sorting and entailed a shrinkage which

was passed on in the prices at which this

stock was sold to retailers.



But with the advance of the winter





months the retail price of potatoes must.





fall, unless the farm price advances to

close up this gap. A falling off in price

to the consumer will undoubtedly stimu-

late consumption to some extent, altho

the American workingman is accustomed

to living well. and will not curtail the

variety of his foods more than is actu—

ally necessary. Yet there is bound to be

some curtailment in the consumption of

meats under present conditions, and there

is always a tendency to increase the con-

sumption of the cheaper foodstuffs.



But so long as supplies come forward to

meet demands for consumption little im-

provement in prices is likely. Should

current receipts fail to do this, however,

there would undoubtedly be an improve—

ment. since there are no large stocks in

reserve in market centers. No man has

the wisdom at this time. to determine

what the outcome will be. Undoubtedly

there are a go‘od many potatoes back, but

the demand is also large, and it remains

for the law which adiusts the one factor





to the other to determine the outcome.

As before noted in

The Farmer and the these columns. rc~

Highway Law. ports r c c 9 iv e d

. from various sec-

tions of the state indicate 'that the new





highway law is giving varied degrees of

satisfaction. In localities where the peo-

ple of a township have been fortunate in

the choice of a man for commissioner of

highways, the new law has worked well

and is giving satisfaction, while in other

localities it has proven anything but sab-

isfactory to at least a portion of the resi-

dents of a township. A recent communi—

cation from a Kalamazoo county sub-

scriber indicates that in his community,

there, is a strong sentiment for a change

to the old plan. A case is cited in which

several families live on a cross road on

which is located about the only gravel

which is available in the township, the

result being that the gravel has been re-

moved from even the roadbed, leaving a

section of it in such a condition as to bc

a hardship for the people living beyond

this point on said road. It is also stated

in this communication that the price paid

by the commissioner for road work is so

small that the farmers can not afford to

put their horses at the work. This sub-

scriber admits that if the right kind of

men could be secured to serve as high-

way commissioners, the plan would

doubtless work well, but says there seems

to be a shortage of men fitted for the

work who are. willing to give their time

to it at the price paid.





This is but one of the local phases of

the operation of the new law which re-





quires a local remedy. of which there are





very many. “'here the law is nor giving

satisfaction as at present administered.

and where any proportion of the resi-





dents of a township are not satisfied with

its adn‘iinistration. a little preliminary

work will a(-t.-omplis11 much in the way of





bringing about more satisfactory condi-

tions. If all those interested arc gotten





together at an informal meeting and thc





tn‘otmsi'v‘mis involved are carefully gone.

over. and the opinion of a majority of

those in consultation is accepted and





acted upon by all. a good deal can be acw





complished in the way of a practical rc-

form in the administration of this new

law. By concerted action and with the

united support of those most interested.

it should not difficult to get some

capable man to accept this office. and by

the united action of a number of taxpay—

lllt‘ township board. under whose

direction the commissioner administers

the law. would be. certain to carefully con-

sider the justice of the demands made by

such citizens. and the extent and nature

of the improvements needed in any sce-

tion of the township would tints be brot

to their attention in a forcible and effec—

tive manner. I



A new





be





(it's,





system can not be expected to

work perfectly at first. especially if the

people of any community who are most

interested do not give it a share of their

personal attention in a'busincss like and

diplomatic manner. It is idle to wish for

a return to the old system at present, as.

under any conditions, the present law

must apply until amended or repealed by

the legislature. The thing to do is to

bring about the best possible conditions

under the new law and. if this is done.

the probability is that the demand for a

change will be materially lessened before

there is opportunity to bring it about.





 





JAN, 2'2, 1919;.

THE LAST DECEMBER IssuE.





 





. Many of our subscribers write, iii rel

newing, that they failed to get the last.

issue in December. The last issue in De-

cember was the 25th.. The first issue in

January was January list.~ There was no

issue in December after the 25th.





 





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A free premium is given with each sub-

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ClaSS A premiums, or one Class B pre-

mium, with a three or five—year sub-

scription.





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.





It seems from the early returns of elec-

tions in England that the Liberals will

win out. They now have a. working. ma-

jority from the districts heard from and

those yet to send in returns are generally

stronger in Liberal sentiment than those

reported. Should this be the case the

conflict between the commons and the

house of lords will be resumed, and will

probably result ultimately in limiting the

veto power of the upper body. It appears

to be another of those crucial points in

English legislative organization which

have curbed the power of the lords.



Cooks and stewards to the number of

thirty-eight were arrested from a Ham~

burg-American steamer at Cuxhaven,

Germany, for stealing stores and provis-

ions from the. vessel.



Because the mayor of Naples. Italy.

failed to carry out his scheme to build

houses for the workingmen to the satis-

faction of the latter. a mob congregated

outside the city hall Sunday and were

only dispersed after they had overcome

the police, by the arrival of troops.



Charles Page Bryan, American minister

to Portugal. after a farewell banquet. de-

parted for'Brussels, the purpose of which

is a mystery to the, public.



It is asserted that many prominent per-

sons are implicated in a plot of manufac-

turing bogus money in Spain. Among

them is one of the nobility. ‘



A sensation was caused in military cir-

cles in India by the arrest of ten persons

of the Tenth Jats regiment, charged with

sedition.



The French war

wrecked early this

Minorca Island.



Emile Loubet. formct president of

1France, is suffering from a cataract of the

eft cyc.





sloop Martial was

week 'on the coast.of





National.





The. Marshall railroad project which

was abandoned many years ago has been

revived by the recent transfer in several

counties of the title deeds,~but since there

are different factions claiming title to the

right of way it will be necessary to await

litigation to determine rightful owners.

before building can be begun.



New Orleans entertains

Shriners in April.



An Arkansas man has offered for dis-

tribution among unemployed men 4,000

acres of bottom land, the offer to be an

absolute gift to each'man of a ten-acre

1) 0t.



The fish commission steamer Albatross

will carry an expedition to the South At—

lantic and Antartic oceans to make

scientific and economical research should

the plan of Secretary Nagel of the de-

partment of commerce and labor be car-

ried out.



The National Civic Federation is in con-

ference in \Vashington in conjunction

with the meeting of governors from the

several states for considering uniform

state laws as regards to marriage, di—

vorce. child labor, pure food, drugs. and

control of forests and waterways.



The insurance department of New York

state will attempt to take over the busi-

ness of an insurance company of Onon—

daga county and $3,000,000 assets. Sen—

sational developments are looked for as

the result of the activity of the depart-

ment.



A- ten per cent increase in wages is the

demand to be formulated and presented

to the operators by the bituminous coal

miners who are in session at Indianapolis

this week.



A hearing of the claim of Captain

Frames and crew who lost a schooner

and cargo of coal in Hatteras inlet while

cndeavoring to carry fuel to warships dur-

Ing the, civil war, is being given before

the federal‘court at Atlantic City. '



John R. Walsh, who was convicted of

wrecking the Chicago National bank, has

been refused a writ of certiorari bv the

l'nitcd States Supreme Court. I



The village of Collingwood, with a pon-





thc Mystic





ulation of 10000. has been annexed to

the c1ty of Cleveland, Ohio.

Gov. Hughes. of New York. declares





that'he will retire from politics as soon

as his term of office as governor is com-

pleted.



A conference of physicians and public.

officials interested in the hookwprm dis-

ease in the south, is in session at Atlanta.

Ga. this week considering ways and

means of combatting the trouble.



The war department will send men to

blast out the ice gorged in the Ohio river

below Louisville where the dam threatens

to back water into the numerous towns

and cities along the stream. ‘



The investigation into the white slave





trade of New York city has already re-





sulted in many indictments. ,



For fear of an attempt upon his life

since being threatened some time ago

John D. Rocekfeller has had his servants

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protect herself against. a threatening Hay is selling at $11@12.50; oats are ad-

flood which has already started and will vancing and 50c per bu. is anticrpated.

lnci‘ease rapidly should the warm days Some few farmersstill have hogs fatten-





continue long. Ice crushing boats have

bven ordered from Detroit to keep the

mouth.of the Maumee open.



The United States Supreme Court, with

three judges diSSenting, declared the Bush

act of Kansas, which sought to collect a

fee on outside corporations doing business

in the state, to be invalid.



An investigation by the attorney gon-

eral of Texas into an alleged combination

of the cement manufacturers of that

state, Oklahoma and Kansas, is begun.



The Brazilian envoy to “'ashington.

Senor Joaquim Nabuco, onc of the most

prominent Latin-American diplomats, died

in that city of apoplcxy, Monduy.



The state board of health of 'J‘cxas bus

revised the sanitary code of the Pullman

cars of the state by prohibiting the port-

ers from sleeping in berths for white pou-

plc and from using sleeping car linen for

their own use.



The fifty—fifth annual meeting of the

“'cstern New York Hm‘ticulturul Society

will convene at Rochester, N. Y.. Jan-

uary 26~27.



Secret service men have rounded up

14 Italians who are charged with ('lIllllit‘l‘~

felting two and five dollar bills and puss-

ing them in New York City.



The supreme court of the United States

has handed down decisions in the past

few days which give the interstate com-

merce commission power to control dis—

tribution of cars.



A suit has been startcd in Cleveland by

the stockholders of u company to test

the constitutionality of the federal income

tax law. .



Fourteen Sicilians arc beingr tried 1n

Toledo as members of a black hund 0r-

ganizution.



General Lennard “'ood, m‘gunizcr of the

Rough Riders, has been uppoimwl com-

mander of tho dopartmcnt of tho cast of

the United Slates urmy. with Iu-udquur-

ters at Governor's Isluutl.



The funeral directors of the city of

Detroit, are organizing to restrict tho

business. they (lcclul'c, to pcrsons who

are pi‘opcriy truincd. ,



A motion has been introduced inlo (‘on-

gress by Representativo [mull of lill'll‘

igan, asking for birls for 11w mixing of

the Battleship Maine in the iiuvanu

harbor.



Nincty-thrcc m‘lcs of truck wcl'c wusb-

ed away on the Sun Pmlrn lino in (‘alil'or—

nia during the recent bcuvy storms ulul

floods about 1.0s Angclcs.



Official annoum-cmcnl wus much) by

the national sboc \\'In)l(-.\':\il-l'.\" axsuc‘lalloll

in session at Boston. (but ilu- priw of

shoes will be advanced shortly.



It is expected thui (‘ong‘rwss will ro—

mnve the tonnage tux luw on cargoos our-

ricrl by boats which touch (‘anudiun

points on tho grout lakos.



(”‘ I}. Iiciko, secretary of the sugar

trust was indicted lust wrck by tho grand

jury investigating the churg’cs uguiusi the

suguv trust.



The! state tax commissilm unnouncc

that tho state tux for 100‘.) wus $5.!l::l_.‘:ol -

39. an increase of $1,734,971.00 ox'cl' 19m,

The railroad assessnn'nts fixed by the tux

commission exceed 11mm: of a your ago

by $6,885,000. .





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





 





Shlawassee Co., Jun. 3. \chlhcr mod-

erating and Snow going off. Ito-dds very

icy and very little traveling. Farmers

are busy cutting wood iiiltl getting rcudy

for spring work. A few formers husking

their CHl'll with the mucllinc. l'iuy ball-1's

at work. A few fur-ms changing bunds.

Forms are selling unywborc from $150 to

$110 per acre, depending upon location

from city and the soil. Purim-rs urr

lather slow uboul iuklng sugur ill‘vt :lv-

wage, the season being: acuinsl Ibo ('l‘up

last your placed it below llu- uvcruu‘c 115‘

:1 money crop. [lambs are constantly

coming and going to muvkl-l. No cattle

on feed.



Washtenaw 00.. Jan. 4.».lunuary bus

opened with some cxlrmncly son-r0

weather. Since the selling in of winter

weather it has born \wl‘y (-vru, bul cold.

The best kind of t‘ccdinu‘ wculbor for ull

kinds of stock. If you will supply Ilu-

rulions in liberal umounl Llw stock will—

ingly docs tllc rest. If the I'l‘illiliillllfl.‘

mouths continue as smw-rc. a good muuy

farmers will wish lbcy hail not boon so

busty in buling and selling their bay at

$90110 per ton. Poop!» ul'c tuking advan-

tage of tho opportunity to 1111 in- houses

with beautiful ice of 10 to 12 inclws, in

marked contrast to lust winter wbon We

had to be content with l or 5 inclu‘s of u

very diffcl'cnt quulily. Mcuts of all kinds

maintain their high prim). bogs cspcoiully

being“ in great demand uml very scam-c.

Bullor, 350 pcr 1b.; (new. 30o pwr (102.

Those are the llu‘cc articb-s this llumc-

dlatc section is most lull-rostod in and

pruclicully all of tho gruiu products arc

mullo ovcr into our or tlur‘ olhor of lhcso

urticlrs. to tho murkml allvuutugc of {[u-

pm-kolbook. Farnu-rs for tho most part

ul‘c prosperous uml Halislicll with the out-

look.



Northern Isabella and Southern Clare

Co.’s., .Ian. 6.7—4“; havc ball llm-v works

of finc slcigl‘linu‘ but :1 ball blizzulwl Sillt'l‘

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' “d Aconts. to sell the Farmers’ Accountfiook

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ALFALFA SEED illififl‘if‘ibi’:

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ing done by tho furmcrs moro [bun tbc

chores. Some buy bolug‘ sold, avoruuo

price, $12. Lumbcring‘ is u thing of tho

past. A largo per cent of the farmers

buying.r coal und [but uuito source. Fur

hogs and cattlo soar-co and high. Eggs

280: butter 280: taxes are voi‘y high.

Gratlot Co., Jun. l.—Grulioi county has

enjoyed good slcigliing since Dec. 12. and

along with it good snug \\'llll(‘l‘ wcullu-r.

Scarcoly a day during this time ibut snow

has not fallen. New Year‘s day wus (lump

with a. south wind and some min. The

eight or ten inches of snow lllcn on {11(-

ground settled about one half. 'l‘hc roads

were well iced the second of January. it

being colder. Heavy snow fell during the

eve of the

enough rain to form n crust.





thaw.





fourth. accompanied with manufacture and trade in this great “my.

“'hcat is of business.

well protected and there is little prospect person interested in automobiles an op—

of its being made have until there is a plu'tunity to see and study- a great variety

Straw and fodder are in demand. of makes and styles.





ing but they are picked up quite close. A

hog famine seems almost inevitable. Po-

tatoes are selling for 450; butter, 25c per

1b.; eggs, 280 per dozen.



Lapeer Co., Jan. 6.—W’lntcr steady and

at times severe temperature, dropping

down near the zero murk occasionally.

“'hcut and clover has been under a snow

cover protection for nearly seven weeks.

Stock of all kinds on the gain and shows

quite an improvement in their appearance

and condition, since tbc drouthy pasture“;

0f last autumn. Prior-s for cattle on the

boom. ch. and hogs unrl shccp 1115).

Not much wheat and oats arc being mar-

kclcd at present. Farmers seem to be

holding for still better prices. Huy holds

at good prions. Farmers buvc shovml

most of thcir surplus potatoes on to the

market notwithstanding the very low

prices; perhaps they think that prices will

not be any better for'iliis crop. 'i‘I’u-

writer, in a iwcuty—LIu‘ec-milc trip tlll'u

eastern Lupccr county lately, saw an oc-

casiouul field of corn that was not uII

iluSki‘li. .Bouns, sincc the most of tho

crop ham been sold. are now coming up

in price. Rye. not much left on furmcrs'

bands, acrcugc of sumo put in lust full

out about 40 por cent in comparison with

the past five ycal's. Some Lupecr counly

farmers are (hopping on the new idea

0f sowing SIM’HS. (01‘ cmmcr). u new

Russian grain. for the new spring crop:

said to be splendid for bogs, (ground

alone); chickens, turkeys and other l‘mvls

bring good money. which ibcy should, for

being fed on high priced groin.





CATALOG NOTICES.





 





 





The Marlin Firc Arms Co., Now Havcn.

(.‘onnu iil‘t' smuling out a superb cululog

of 130 pages giving Information r'clativc

to rifles. shot guns. ammunition. MU.

This ratulog‘ has a bcautil‘ully IiihO-

grupbcd cover, uficr tho famous painting.

“Quail Shooting in England."



'l‘bo Now—“'ay Motor (‘o., Loosing.

Mi(~b.. :n'c publishing a now furmcrs' cal—

ulug ilosignalml us (‘-Sl_ fully illustrating~

and describing lilt‘ll‘ Now-\Vuy :lil‘ (‘HOil‘li

motor which is osprcially ulluptwl for um-

us :1 farm pnwcl'. ’l‘hls ruining is mailwi

frm- upon room-st to llmso moulioning

lllis Dalu‘l'.



“’l‘lu- Slox'y of Kuli- and Queen" is the

title of u now book by Prof. .lcssio Bccry,

of Picasunt llill, ()bio, runownod as the





 





world's muslrr horseman. it is llu- life

history of two horses. I'ivuls lilo fumousl

book. Bluck Bounty, in inll-x'cst annl (~X-‘

plains why some horses (low-lop ugly und‘

others gentle dispositions. ’l‘lu- l'ctail

prico of this book is 50 (-cnls. but it will

be muilcd frcc to (-vcl‘y romlor of this

paper who wrilcx Prof. livery dirm-l. on-

closlng two cents in stamps for posluge.



Tho Now Sol-d 0211:1105; just issued by R

1'1. Sluunwuy. of Rockford, 111.. contains

hundreds of bountiful illustruliouu und is

at mine of information on uul'llou und

ilowcr souls. it will be scnt I'm-o to road-

t'l'S of this pupm',



'l‘bc lulcl‘nulional ilurvoslu' (‘o., (‘bi-

(-ago. 111.. are distributing Lbru till‘ll‘

ugculs, handsomo 11410 zll'l culonlluvs und

posters free [0 Univ furmcr friends who

ask for them. Every vcador may somu‘e

one of those (-ulcnl‘lal's uml poslors from

the locul representativo or uncut of this

compuny in his Ioi'riiol'y. Spuco will not

permit at (inscription of tboso oulcxulurs,

all of which an- wm‘ks of ux'l.



The Atlas Portland (‘omcnl ('n., Depart—

nu-ut 123. 530 Bro-ml 81.. Now York, ure

smuling’ out an unique um] usol‘ul culomlur

l'ol‘ llil0 which prom-Hts soasonulflc sug-

u‘oslions for tho various improvements

whirl; can (*iiSliy bc mudo in concrete

uboul llu- furm. 'l‘boy arc smuling it free

to l't‘lllil‘l'S of the Michigan Furlncr upon

I'Hlllt-sl.



hurling & "loullun. of l’oloskcy. Mich”

urv mulling llu-ir 1910 outalog (ll-scribing

ilu-ir lzunly unl‘tbru'u souls to tlmso who

\vrilo Ilmu rcquusliug‘ it. Those who are

inh-rostwi should wrilc them, mentioning

this paper.



A Iwuuliful (‘ulclulalz issued by the

Michigan ALI‘l‘il‘lliilll‘ili (‘ollogu bus boon

I'm-rived all this oliico. it givl-H a numbm‘

ol' picturos of buildings. l-umpus scorn»:

iiiillii'ililll'il'S_ i'il'. ’l‘n llms’o who bun»

known llu» oollv-u’o for many yours. it

brings vividly to miull lbw grout [)l'llgi‘l‘SF

illlllil‘ by Ibis instiluliou in l‘l‘l‘l'llt yours.



'l‘llo Storm 6’: iiili‘l'iHUll (‘u.. pl‘opl'iotoi's

of Paincsvillc Nlll'Sl‘l'll'S, l’uincsvillo, ()blo.

arc smuliug out tboir ('ululou'uv for the-

springr of 1910. This is u luruw vulalou‘ul-

of 170 pugw-s fully llom-I'lblnu‘ and illus—

lrulinu‘ lhoir (-omplclo iillt‘ ol~ l'ul'm, 2;;11'

(“‘11. and Howl-1' somls‘, plants. shrubs. ulu‘.

trees.



.1. (l. iiill‘l‘ih‘ull & Sons, llovlln, Mul‘y-

iilllti. ul'i- swirling: out iiH'll‘ spoclul oula—

iilii'llv «inscribinu' llu-ir 121112,.- lilu- of l‘ruil,

plulus and {rm-s, and nut-wry sun-k ol' ull

kinds for ol‘uunu-ulul planning, iuvlluling

shrubs, \‘ilu‘s ulul ux‘uumoulul ii'l’l'S.





CHANGES IN FARMERSI INSTITUTE

SCHEDULE.





Sinm- lbw publicallnu of tho 1151 of in-

sillutos for .Iunuul'y, II has boon now-s-

sz‘ll‘y to mako u numbur of (*buuu‘l-s in Ibe-

NIH-vs \\'ll4-l'¢‘ ilu-y urn to i):' ilt’ili, 'l‘lw

following: (‘bangvx ul'o :luuouum-ll by

Supt, ’l‘ur‘l:



'l‘wo~t1uv luslilulvstASauilal- (‘o,. )lur-

ll-llv, .lun. ZT—ZN. lluslruil of Jun. 2.9—2”).



(HID-(luy lnslilllll'-s:~m\llo;run (‘o.. llop—

l<ins, Jan. Zl; Pluinvvl-ll. Jun, ‘17,; “No.20,

Jun. 26; llilSil‘illi of Jan. 20. Jan. 25. Jun.

2i rospoclivvly us givcul.





THE COMING AUTOMOBILE SHOW.



’l‘bo aunuul automobilo show will be

held in tho “'uynr Puvillon. Detroit,

Mil-11.. on Junuary 24 to 29, inclusive. l'n-

doubledly this will be the greatest auto-

mobile show in the history of the indusliw.

sinco the automobile industry is grcu 1-

than ever before and Michigan is‘in to

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Correct Grinding





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The high price of feed makes .it im- .

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The season of 1909 has afforded some

experiences that are valuable and some

that mark progreSS on the part of fruit

growers. One in particular which gives

encouragement is the success attained in

holding the San Jose scale in check. Three

years ago it was discovered that this pest

was generally scattered thru the orchards

of this entire vicinity and orchardists

woke up to the fact that they had a ser—

ious problem to meet. The larger growers

installed cooking plants for the prepara-

tion of lime-sulphur spray and spray mn-

tcrial was shipped in by the car load. The

warfare, that has been waged has been so

successful that the scale is under absolute

control. Except for these vigorous meas-

ures the scale might have been expected

to have generally covered our orchards

and very little merchantablc fruit looked

for by this time. As it is, the loss from

this source has been practically nothing.

In our own orchards the scale has been

found in several places well scattered

thruout the orchards. but with the exccp»

t'ion of two trees that seem to have been

missed in some way in spraying. the total

loss would





not iag‘egatc two bushels in

two thousand barrels. And these rcsuits

have been reached by the work of ordi-





nary hired men in applying the spray. and

by pruclicully inexperienced men in pre-





paring it. notwithstanding assertions to

the contrary.

It has been found, too, that the work





can be much simplified by reducing the

amount of lime called for by the usual

formula for making this spray. The 0r-

dinary proportions have been 15 lbs. of





sulphur, 25 lbs of lime to 50 gallons of





» water, but the quantity of lime has been.

reduced all the way to as low as 8 lbs”?





in our own practice lust spring we used

50 lbs. of lime. and 60 lbs. of sulphur for

200 gallons of wutcr. This made a wash

that stood in suspension better and re—

quired less agitation than where, as for-

merly, 100 lbs. of lime was used, and the

wear on the pump was less. Mr. C. B.

\Velch, of this county, has experimented

with a mixture of 8 to 10 lbs. of lime to 15

of sulphur and has found that he can

make a clear solution that in concentrated

form can be carried to distant orchards

and there reduced and applied, This can

be kept for some time, perhaps indefi-

nitely, without crystalizing. Samples of

this preparation have been sent to the

Department of Agriculture at “‘lishing-

ion, for analysis and is found to be fully

equal to the commercial preparations now

on the market. This is going to be some-

thing of a boon to growers, as the cook-

ing can be done in advance and the spray

be ready to apply when the time comes

without any possible delay for cooking.

This preparation costs not more than half

the price asked for many of the prepaid

mixtures. Some who do not own cooking

plants and who, in the past, have, been

delayed in getting their spray mixture

cooked have used the commercial mix-

tures and have met with good results,

altho, as a rule, the spray has been re—

duced less than has been recommended

by the manufacturers.



it has also been found

formulas for making

can be considerably reduced with even

better results. The proportions recom-

mended are i'our to six pounds of vitriol,

six lo eight of Jinn; to :30 go’lohli of

A numbt'r of growers art—

t’m'cc pounds: of the vitriol Vii”; plenty of

lime to monitor-act inc lailf'l‘,‘ effect.

This mixture controls fungus 14.; only with

the stronger mixture and ruaeelh the f: ult

less, besides being cheaper.



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THE BUILDING AND MANAGEMENT

OF HOT—BEDS.





 





It is a matter of regret that so very

few home gardens, either suburban or

rural, are supplied With anything akin to

bod-bed facilities. If any one class of

people in the world more than. another

are entitled to the good things of life it is

the owners and tillers of the soil. Yet,

careful investigation along these lines will

reveal the fact that they, most of all

others, deprive themselves of these good

things growing out of the ground. By this

I simply mean that those lacking facilities

for growing vegetables, buy and pay their

good money for them, while those with

conveniences lying loose all around them

simply allow the matter to go by default,

neither growing or buying them.





 





(It is too late, even this early in the

season, to start the subject of hotbeds

where it properly begins. Autumn" was

the opportune time to‘begin the work,

when excavations could be easily made.

and soil of ideal nature could be procured

and stored ready at hand for an early

beginning. But “come now and let us

reason together" and see if ways may not

be devised whereby this loss of time, at

least, may be partially compensated, and

even yet a good start be made for the

coming spring in this so much neglected

essential of home gardening.

The Sash.



These may be ordered in almost any

size of any sash and door manufacturer,

or they can be ordered specially of the

makers of this line of goods, all painted

and glazed ready for use. The most con—

venient sizp for ordinary use is about

3x31'2 ft. This will give three rows of

10x14 glass with very little, if any. waste.

if the glazing is done at home, (which

plan I very much like), the glass should

be given not to exceed a quarter—inch lap.

I do not like the plan of fitting the glass

end to end as some advocate, for with

the slight slope of the hotbed it is im-

possible to insure against leakage, which

is so objectionable. “'ith dimensions of

sash as above there will be very little

waste in cutting lumber, and fitting of

cloth—coverml frames, (which will be men-

tioned later), will be easily done.



The Frames.



As to size, these should be made with

reference to the size of. and number of,

sash to be used. For instance. the dimen-





sions of the latter given above. if four

are used. will cover a frame 51/2x111,§

ft. which, for all purposes is the most





convenient in use. Many growers use a

simple box of equal height on both sides;

and for slope or water shed depend upon

tilting one side on bricks or blocks. This

is a poor, shiftless plan; but still, is bet-

ter than none. The best frame is made

12 inches on the lower side and 18 inches

on the higher side. . This gives ample

slope and is best for all purposes. Good

inch lumber is sufficiently hcavy and every

frame should have cross tics or such rests

of one inch by three, placed every three

feet. These are better if adjustable. On

lower Sid’: and also ends of frame, a strip

should be nailed to project half an inch

or more, above the edge of frame. which

will prevent sash from slipping, and hold

them in proper place. Now, if measure-

ments have been carefully made, when

strips are nailed in place, four sash, of

given size, will closely, fit and nicely

cover the 51/2x111/2 frame. It pays to be

exact in the work for a slipshod frame

and rickety, loose-fitting sash are an

abomination.

Heating Material.



The best material for this is grain—fed

horse manure carrying about one-third

its bulk of short straw, or better, straw





and leaves. This should be carefully

stored under shelter and not allowed to

heat until time to prepare it for use.





The time required to season it ready for

the bed will depend very largely upon

weather conditions and place of storage.

But eight or ten days before it is required

for use, it should be carefully forked

over, picked to pieces and piled. This

will induce fermentation and consequent

heating, which, if not rapid enough, may

1w hurried by pouring hot water into the

heap and covering with straw or other

litter. \thn heat is well started, fork

over again and repilc. which will give

uniform temperature thruout the heap.

Vx'hcn well heated the second time it is

ready for use.

Filling In.



This is Jr'mc of the most particular

point»: of successful hotbed work, and

much of success, or otherwise, will depend

upon how it is done. The material should,

of course. well heated when filling be~

gins. ’l'tut groom] should be free from

know and lite, and the heating material

lawfully placed in rectangular heaps a

foot larger way than the frames.

i't‘xtvry prwmlrion must be taken to keep

the slum/«- trmnping uniform, lest

Hm bwl unevenly out] no end of

harm The trmnplng must be

thorn and the mass equally solid at every

point.



As to depth of bed, that «it-pends much

upon lirrw of starting. whether early or

late; but in general it is safest to prepare

the bed for long service, And this can

only be, provided for by a heavy body of

heating malt-rial. A light mass will give

quick service, but, is: necessarily short lived.

while the heavy will give equally rapid

heat but of much longer duration. So the

writer believes it always wiser to give the

latter conditions. In brief, a two-foot

depth is none too much. Flfil-cn in eight-





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enrichers of the soil. Many farmers there~

fore use a mixture of timothy and clover

or alsike and red top. Experience shows

that this work not only increases the hay

yield, but also provides abundant pasture

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ecn niches will be sufficient until after the

frames are set, and the balance can be

made inside the boxes. When the filling

is complete, the outside should be well

banked clear to top of frame, with same

material as the bed. Then place the sash

and let them thus remain for say, two or

three days, or until the heat is well start—

ed. when the soil can be put on. After

this. it will be time and labor saved to

let it thus remain for a few days to allow

the weed seeds to germinate. tlien rake

tlioroly and when the temperature, which

sometimes reaches a high point, settles to

about 85 or 90 dogs. it is safe to sow the

bed. '

C ncerning Soil.



By far the b ter plan is to secure this

in autumn and store it so that it is ac-

cessible at any time. But in default of

this, then it ought to be secured at the

earliest possible time. A rich'loam is





best; but by all means reject that contain- .





ing any considerable percentage of clay

as it will very likely bake or crust, and

plants will never thrive under such con-

ditions. It will be of great benefit if. with

the soil, is mixed say. a pint or more of

air-slacked lime to the bushel. It will

destroy fungus germs and insects and

also check the tendency to bake if there

happens to be too much clay. Following

above suggestions will bring the beds up

to seeding time in ideal shape. and the

after management will depend upon the

kinds and varieties of plants to be grown.

“'ayne Co. J. E. MORSE.





THE FUTURE OF SPRAYING.





 





The future of spraying is, without doubt,

most assured for it is the orchard opera-

tion (with emphasis on the). that will

give the best returns in good fruit ani

dollars for the money invested and the

best returns regardless of the amount of

money invested. “'itliout spraying good

fruit can not be grown. “'itli spraying

alone it can. No man who has had expe—

rience or who has seen the results of

otlier's experience will argue against it.

Individual failures are not due to the

means but to the man and his methods.



The present day spraying is by no

means perfect. Better fungicides and iii-

Secticides, and better methods and times

for applying them are needed. The strong

competition between the manufacturers

of spraying outfits is bringing on gratify-

ing results in improvements in appliances

for applying the spray. The general tin—





i'cst among experimenters show' that

there is “something doing," in the way of

new fungicides and insecticides or great

improvements on the old. A new fuigi-

cide is especially desired on account of

the russeting of the fruit by the 30r—





dcuux mixture. The increasing popularity

of lime-sulphur as a fungicide and rcports

of successes with ii mixture of copper su‘.~

pliatc. lime and sulphur and from 'Ger~

many the new fungicide consisting of a

combination of copper sulphate, lime and

cane sugar which is soluble, show that the

days of Bordeaux mixture are numbered.



The insecticide for chewing insects -will

probably not change much. Some arseni-

('ul poison will undoubtedly always be

used. The improvement will come. tho. in

getting more accurately the time for ap-

plying to get the best results. Spraying

calendars, bulletins and other printed in-

structions are not the only directions to

follow. To get the best results the former

will have to be entomologist enough to

know the habits of the codlin moth or

other insects to be controlled and to watch

them for the proper time for spraying.



Lime-sulphur and the oils are the only

practical means of controlling the scale

which can rightly be called the fruit—grow—

el‘S’ friendly enemy. It is friendly because.

it is fast killing off the neglected trees.

on enemy because it causes him much

disagreeable work. Improvements in its

control will lessen the disagreeable fea—

tures of lime~sulpliur and the efficiency

of the oils.



So. Haven Exp. Sta.





TESTING SEED IN INCUBATOR.





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Had you ever thot how easy it would

be to test the garden and field. se'cd in

the incubator before or even during the

first hatch? If you wish to test the seed

the winter bcfore the incubator is in

use make a false tray with wooden bot—

tom. and fill with sand or soil. In most

incubators such trays could be used by

putting one below the egg chamber. These

trays should be ruled off into squares so

that the different seeds or varieties may

bekept separate. Plant the seeds. water

well and cover the tray with a heavy‘

woolen cloth to retain the moisture. By

keeping the temperature tip to or above





THE MICHIGAN , FARMER.





85 degs. the seed will germinate in a few

days. If one wishes to grow early plants

by this method they may be allowed to

germinate and grow for a few days in the

tray, then remove to the light as the in-

cubator will probably be too dark for

plants after the first week. If the incu-

bator is in use for hatching, plates con-

taining tw‘o flannel cloths may be placed

under the egg tray and kept moist. where

the seed will germinate without interfer-

ing with hatching.



Missouri. H. F. GRINSTEAD.

SPRAYING FACILITIES AND EQUIP-



MENT.



The following is the substance of the

paper delivered by horticultural field

agent, 0. K. White, of the Agricultural

College. before the. recent annual meeting

of the Michigan Horticultural Society:



The mixing station deserves more at—

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It should be complete and convenient in

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made in the proper way. A mixing sta-

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strainer and a trof to transfer the dilute

solutions to the spray tank. An operator

should be able to properly prepare and

load 200 gallons of Bordeaux in less than

10 minutes. The advantage of tlioroly

stirring the stock solutions and of having

conveneintly graduated tanks was noted.

Rapid methods of dissrdving the copper

sulphate were by the usi- of steam or

shallow trays having considerable dis-

solving surfacc. In discussing spraying

outfits. he emphasized the fzict that "all

spraying outfits have their good and bad

qualities and no (lllt‘ (‘Xt‘(‘lS (ill the rest."

The sprayer should be adapted to the

spraying to be, done, should lo as simple

and cosy of operation as- possible, light

and still strong enough to produce tho dc-





sii'ed prcsstii'c. Knap suck and bucket

pumps have their place in tlic dooryard

or small home fruit gardens. Hand bar-





rel pumps are adapted to arms up to five

acres in extent. In ranging from

live to ten al'l‘L‘S the doubt.- cylinder hand

Jiumps attached to 100 ’to 13o gallon tanks

havc grcutcr capacity and powcr and save

much time in running and foi'tlr

to the mixing stations and in refilling.

For vineyards, berries and potatoes. spec-

ial ts'lics 0f spraycrs arc uscd. ’l‘he trac- 1

tion outfits are. the most common and

generally give satisfaction. For grapes

two vertical spraying spurs with three or

four nozzles for (‘ilt‘ll row should be

vidcd, or the spars may be arranged to

spray both sides of one row only, and

such an arrangement sot-ms to do better

work. For strawberries and potatoes,

horizontal spars nri'aiigi-d to spray from

llll‘t‘C‘ to five rows are lH‘Sl. ’l‘ivo or three

nozzles per row do better work than one,

on potatoes. For orchards of large areas

some form of power sprayer is necessary.

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power are more dependable and more

durable. A good strong ro—cylindcr

power pump with large capacity should

be used. Such an outfit should be able

to maintain a pressure as high as 150





pounds and it Would be better to have it

200 pounds, especially In spraying apples

just after blossoming tinic. as it is so

necessary to do a thorn job to control

(‘t)(lllll,‘.’,‘ moth and scab. The spray nozzle

is one of the most important parts of a

spraying outfit. For vineyards, berries

or potatoes, the ordinary Vermorell type

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IlieSe may be arranged in clusters limited

to four in number. The nozzle that gives

the best satisfaction for gcncral use.

both for lime and sulphur and Bordeaux.

is known as the Friend typc. Angle noz-

zles are very handy as the operator can

throw Spray in several different directions

by simply turning the cxtcnsion rod. The

use of a tower in orchard or park use is

to be urged. If the apple trees are too

high to be reached with an eight-foot

tower they had better receive a severe

heading in. [



livery spraying outfit should have some .

form of an automatic mechanical agi—l

tator. Jet and hand agitators do not give I

satisfaction. The automatic agitator may

be propelled by a sprocket wheel fastened .

to the trucks or axle or from the engine

shaft. The propeller type gives the best;

agitation. The importance of cleaning the 1

pump, tank, valves, and nozzles after,

each day's work and especially at thel

close of the season was emphasized. Be-

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feel they can do, and whatever fate‘opens

unto them. They believe the city girl

has a life of ease and pleasure, and the

excitement of city life will make up for.

the long hours of steady labor.

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work harder than some g‘rls who are

making a living for themselves in the city.

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racking hours spent at desk. counter, or

some noisy machine. where every minute

of their time belongs to their employer

and the pay in far too many cases, is

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fare, and the little pittance that is left.

is barely enough to keep the wardrobe in

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laid off, of losing their position and tramp-

ing for days in search of new work. while

the expenses so on just the same.

Often to save expenses girls will rent

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cooking, maybe getting their noonday





lunch at a counter or restaurant and

getting Whatever can be procured easily

and quickly in the morning and evening

How long would the contry girl, used to

good, nourishing food, be content with

these hasty lunches?



Life to the average working girl is not

the rosy—hued affair it appears to the girl

living in the country. The long hours of

confinement soon tells 0n the nervous

system, late hours and insufficient sleep

soon hollow cheeks and steal away the

ruddy health and bright complexion.



There are a great many things the

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tra spending money, when father cannot

afford to give it to her. She can interest

herself in raising fancy poultry, become

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ing. Raising pigeons also pay well and

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should realize that she is fortunate in not

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NATURE’S WOODLAND STORES.





 





BY EMILY L. Itt'sSEL.



Shell f1uits as nuts are sometimes

callcd. differ greatly from the succulent

fruits, both in appearance and nutritive

value. The nuts in general contain no

starch, and very little water, but quanti~





ties of nutrimcnt in a highly concentrated

form.



One marked feature is the large pro-

portion of oily matter, similar in char-

acter to cream. This fat. combined with

other elements, give them a very high food

value. Some physiologists claim that they

are more nourishing than'meat and butter

combined. They have not been consid-

ered. generally. as a necessary food. but

as an agreeable accessory, with which to

round out a bountiful meal. They should

be made to serve a very different purpose





The peanut is perhaps the most im-

portant nut product we have in this

country; both the production and con-





sumption have grown to enormous pro—

portions. It is not so much used as a

food necessity, as it should be, as some-

thing to keep the stomach at work, while

the rest of the body is seeking recreation.

The digestive organs get in their revenge

later on. The peanut is too concentrated

a food to be eaten alone. \Vhen combined

with cereals and fruits it forms a health—

ful diet. It contains about :30 per cent of

oil, also considerable gum, which is equal

in food value to starch.



The chestnut is a close rival as a popu-

lai Ameiican nut, but is very different in

its composition, containing very little oil

or fat. It might be included among the

breadstuffs, and is very indigestible in its

raw state. The monkey who preferred

them roasted, knew what he was about,





altho the cat objected to being an “ac-

cessory.”



The haze] and filberts are rich, swcct'



' nuts but very tough and solid. and most



indigestible unless ground. The black



walnut is very oily, and hard on weak



stomachs. The butternut is not so rich.





It has a peculiar but very agreeable fla-

vor, which distinguishes it from all other

nuts.



The favorite “fancy nuts,’ grown for the

market, are the English walnut and the

almond. The former is rich and oily, but





delicately flavored and not so firm in tex-

ture as the other nuts.





It is used princi-





pally in fancy desserts, salads, cakes and

confectionery. The almond is similar in

composition to the hickory nut. “'hile it





 





is rich in tissue forming and heat—pro:

tiucing elements. it contains no starch.

its flavor is very delicate. It is consid-

crcd valuable in the dietary for Brights





disease.

The pistachio is of great value to the

culinary artist for its coloring. ’l‘he kur—





nel is a bright green. owing to the pres?

encc of chlorophyd, or leaf-grmi-n.





“'e must not forget the choicest of our





native nuts, the favorite of Gen. \Vash-

ington, the hickory nut. it is rich in oil,





very sweet and palatable; and its delicious

flavor, combined with other materials.

places it. in the front rank.



The Brazil nut is considered the most

oily of nuts, altho hard and very compact

in texture. The children have a more

plebian name for them; but we knew one

small Miss. who, to be polite, changed the

term, somewhat.

out~—the

were nuts,





Sadie was dining

On the able



toes' .

By the little folks, as every child knows.





Quietly

She





story

called





goes.

“nigger~





sitting. with chatter

beckoned, on

intent.



To the waiter——of African descent,





long pent.

comp‘ny manners





And holding her head'with a knowing

pese,



\Yhile her small voice to a shrill- treble

rso



She said?! “Please pass me the colored

toes.” -





SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES.





 





 





 





BY GENEVA M. SEYVELL.





A splendid salve for chapped hands is

made by mixing together one cup, equal

parts, of fresh lard and mutton tallow and

one tablespoon of carbolic acid. This

should be thoroly mixed and put away in

tin boxes or wide mouthed bottles. This

is simple to make, safe to use and very

effective.



Relief for chilblains. and in some cases

a permanent cure. is obtained by holding

the feet in water as hot as can be borne,

adding hot water as the bath cools, keep

the feet in this for at least half an hour.

then rub thoroly with vaseline on the

affected parts and toast well by the fire.





Repeat this every time the itching re—

turns. This will give relief in a few

moments.





In most cases of neuralgia, hot applica-

tions are the quickest and surest reme-

dies. Hot bricks wrapped in wet cloths

and applied will often produce almost in-

stantaneous relief. Massage is excellent

and there are few families where there is

not at least one who possesses sufficient

magnetism to ease pain, if only a little

attention has been given to the principles

of massage treatment. These principles

ought to be universally known, for mas—

sage treatment is very efficacious in many

nervous diseases. Always rub the spine

and extremities first, then the affected

part. When ease is obtained the sufferer

should have complete rest for at least





THE MICHIGAN FARMERS





 

 





two days. Rest is worth more than an

opiate every time..



A good and simple blood purifier, ,and

one that is a restorative, and at the same

time inexpensive, is the well known and

equally well hated burdock. Its roots

are a most excellent blood purifier. If you

can not obtain it growing in the woods

or by the roadside it may be bot at any

drug store. Make a strong tea of the

crushed roots and take a teaspoon three

times a day for several weeks. You Will

soon notice a difference in your appetite

and general well being. Sassafras tea is

also a very good blood purifier, and a cup

taken each morning for breakfast will

keep the system toned up and the blood

pure. This is especially so in, the spring

months.



Nervous prostration is the one com-

plaint that is filling our asylums and

cemeteries. Do you know that the women

who ultimately have the disease are the

ones who take too little nourishment?

“'ho ever: knew of a fat woman having

nervous prostrationl The simplest and

most helpful remedy known to medical

science is plenty of nourishment. A tircd

woman whose appetite is weak and fit-

i‘ul, who is growing thinner and less elas-

tic. should take nourishment at least six

times a day, being careful to take food

that is nourishing and that will

with her. A slice of toast, a cup of hot

milk. a soft boiled egg, 3 cup of hot broth

or gruel should be taken as soon after

arising in the morning as possible. Any

of these may be taken between meals

and at bed time. Do not fear “bad

dreams" if you take a light lunch before

going to bed. for bad dreams are more

apt to be caused by an empty stomach

than by a full one! Of course, do not

cat a piece of mince pie or a dish of hot

sausage. but some light and nourishing

food will be of great benefit, and save the

ne1vcs from ext1a strain



SWEEPING THE CARPETS.

BY MRS. N. M. BUSHING.



Almost invariably carpets are swept by

too much pressure on the broom. Some-

times the opc11ttor. with the. handle in-

clined back“ a1d toward her, presses down

as a forward thrust is given, and in this

way throws the heavier dirt half way

across the room, while the light'particles

are sent whirling about. covering. as it

settles, every article of furniture. An—

other wrom,r way to sweep a carpet is to

move the broom for and with a heavy,

downward stroke. by which the material

to be removed is p1 cssed into the carpet

rather than working gently along on the

suiface.



Teh 1ight way to sweep is to incline

the handle a little forward. then give a

light drawing stroke. allowing the broom

to scarcely touch the carpet. Not one-

half the weight of the broom should he

allowed to press 011 the carpet, as the

dirt is moved forward Let the di1t be

moved and iolled along gently and lightly.

If a geneious quantitv of tea grounds or

small bits of wet paper can be spre end

over the carpet before the sweeping is

commenced, all the fine dirt will adhere

to the wet materials. The broom should

be a good one having a long elastic

brush, then by touching the carpet lightly

it will scarce require the strength of a

child to sweep a large parlor in just a

few minutes, and the work, will be done

in a most satisfactory manner.





 





A NEW HOME-MADE FIRELESS

COOKER.





 





To the busy housewife nothing could be

more useful than a fireleSS cooker 'and

nothing more easily made. “c all. in our

family me very fond of breakfast foods,

if p1optily cooked, and corn meal mush

with milk, but I never had time to cook

them properly before breakfast.



I got my idea from the Michigan

Farmer, but not having a cheese box, or

any other box, I used a salt barrel, and

it did just as well. But now I have a

three-size compartment cooker and pretty

settee combined, for my dining room.

evolved from an old-fashioned couch. I

removed tapestry and springs. Under-

neath the springs was a solid foundation.

I used inch lumber and made a chest

6x11/2 feet, with hinged cover, packed it

solidly with hay, tacked old cloth over it

to keep the hay in, padded the outside

with an old comfortable, then tacked on

denim with brass tacks. It looks well.

and is a nobby cooker for all kinds of

food needing long cooking, like beans,

dried corn, mush, cereals, etc.———“Eben—

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Eight hours sleep out of every twenty-

four is required for building up the body.





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The Annoyance ,

0f Flaiulenee





Many People Are Annoyed Willi Gas'

In The Stomach and’ Intestines.





Flatulence is due to the presence of

gas in the stomach and intestines, which

often rolls about, producing borborygmi,

or rumbling noises in the intestinal sys-

tem, and causes the victim of this trou-

ble considerable embarrassment, when

such noises occur while in company.



An analysis of gas from the stomach

shows that it consists to a great extent

of nitrogen and carbonic acid. It is there»

fore probable that some of the gas in the

stomach consists simply of air which has

been swallowed, altho for the most part,

the source of flatulence is the gas given

off from'the food in the abnormal proc-

esses of decomposition.



In cases of chronic gastric catarrh, the

secretion of gastric juice in the stomach

is deficient, the food is digested slowly,

and fermentation occurs with the evolu-

tion of gas.



Swallowed air, however, plays a more

important part in causing flatulence, or

gas‘in the stomach and intestines than

is generally supposed, and while food

may be swallowed wit-bout carrying air

into the stomach with it, fluids, especially

those of a tenaceous character, such as

pca- soup, appear to carry down a great

deal.



Flatulent distension of the intestines

occurs when a large amount of gas or

air, either swallowed or evolved from the

decomposition of food, escapes from ‘the

stomach into the intestines thru the py-

101118. The enormous distension of the

intestines and dilatation of the stomach

with gases, and the rapidity with which

such flatulence occurs, has long been a

puzzle to medical men, and has led some

to} think that the only possible explana~

tion thereof, is a rapid evolution of gas

110111 the blood.



In the treatment of gas in the stomach

and intestines, charcoal is considered by

most physicians as the leading and mest

effective remedy. Carminatives, or medi-

cines, such as peppermint. cardamom,

sodium bicarb., etc., which expel the gas

from the stomach in large volumes thru

the mouth, are resorted to by some peo-

ple, but their use is disag1eeable, and the

frequent expulsion of gas thru the mouth,

most annoying, and after taking a rem-

cdy of this kind, one is compelled to re-

main out of company the 1est of the day

on account of the continued belching of

air.



.TTUART‘S CHARCOAL LOZENGES do

away with the necessity of undergoing

the disagreeable expeIience of belching

or expelling stomach gases thru the

mouth, by completely absorbing every

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tension with accumulated air.



These wonderful lozenges should be used

for all cases of flatulence and decomposi-

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for bad breath resulting from catarrh, de-





 





 





 





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Home Quéries Exchange

Column Conducted By





Elisabeth.

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Young Housekeeperz—I have received



several recipes for syrup but as they are

all very nearly alike I will only print one.

Take 12 corn cobs. red ones are best. chop

up so strength will come from pith, boil

one hour in two quarts of water. Strain

and put in about‘25 cents worth of brown

sugar, boil 20 minutes. or until it thickens

properly. I have known syrup made in

this way to taste nearly as good as pure

maple—Mrs. I. W.





 





Mrs. Kin«g:—You asked for a yeast

formula that will keep from one baking to

another. I have used mine for twenty

years. Four large potatoes, two quarts

cold water, double handful of hops. tied

in muslin bag, four tablespoons of flour,

two tablespoons of sugar. Peel the pota-

toes and put with the hop bag in the two

quarts of water to boil. “'hen the pota-

toes are done take them out with a

skimmer, leaving the water still boiling.

mash them fine and work in the sugar

and flour, moisten this gradually with the

hot hop tea, stirring it to a smooth paste.

when all the tea has been mixed in. let

cool. “'hile still slightly warm. add four

tablespoons of lively yeast, (this can be

started with a “cast cake to begin. after

that with the old yeast), let set in an

open earthen vessel in a warm place to

work, (nothing smaller than ’a gallon

crock). It will take about ‘24 hours until

it ceases to bubble up. After it has

worked, can or bottle it. Keep in a cool

place and it will keep for a fortnight, or

longer, in Winter. One-half tcacup is all

that is needed to start bread sponge if

it is good and light, one cup, if not.—Mrs.

S. A. P., Cedar Run.





 





Country Girlz—As your letter is so long

I will not print it, but will endeavor to

answer the questions you asked me. It

is always good form to thank any one

for any courtesy shown. be it ever so

small, so it would be all right to thank

the person who handed you the gift from

the tree. It would not be necessary to

open the present as soon as you received

it, especially if it was in a public place.

“hell a gentleman addresses a married

couple, it would depend upon his ac-

quaintance with them, who he spoke to

Iirst, if he knew the husband. and not the

wife, he would naturally approach the

husband first, who would then introduce

his wife, or vice versa. If he knew both

equally well, he would. of course, shake

hands with the, lady first. “’hen con—

gratulating a newly married pair. you

should wish the bride much happiness in

life, or some similar greeting. but you

congratulate the groom. the bride is never

congratulated. N0, the bride is not sup-

pOsed to make a speech and thank her

friends for the presents. ’l‘his gener-

ally done by writing it short note to each

giver, within two weeks after the core-

mony. The bride or groom do not show

themselves to the guests before the core-

mony. The groom, with his best man.

can either wait at the foot the stairs

for his bride, or he can dcscciu’l the stairs

with the bridal party in whatever ur—

rangemcnt has been agreed upon. It

would. of course, look better for lllt' lud-

ies who sing to either all wear their hats.

or all be bareheaded. They should by all

means be seated right near the piano. or

wherever they are to sing. so as to cause

no unnecessary disturbance. “'ednesduy

has long been the popular day of the week

for weddings, altho circumstances change

the day. For the past two years Saturday

has been looked upon as a very stylish

day for this event.





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Dear Editort—I have a white fur ru‘:

from which the hair has begun to fall.

Can anyone tell me thru the Home Quer-

ies’ Exchange, what I can do to stop it.

also how to clean same? It is quite

soiled—Mrs. E. G. B., Branch.





 





Dear Elisabethz—‘Will some one tell me

how to make powder for stamping linen,

either black or blue?-—M. M., Vicksburg.





Dear Editor2—W'ill some one of your

readers tell me a harmless way to remove

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A foul breath is a sign that something

is not as it should be. It may come

tram diseased, decaying or unclean teeth,

from .catarrhal inflammation 'or the air

passages or‘ from a disordered condition

of stbmhéii orbovvels, but in any case.

the cause should be looked for and re-

moved whenever possible.





   





" THE MICHIGAN ,‘FARMER.





HONESTY V8. SURFACE POLITENESS.





 





I am very glad, indeed, that some one

faced the subject with a brave heart, and

I hope they will win. I think Dorothy

Hudspith is not acquainted with the true

farmer. Let me draw you a picture.

While in town the other day—and the

town is the county scat of one of Michi-

gan’s best counties—I saw three town

boys grouped in front of the bakery on

the sunny side of the





wind, which was cold and stout. As little





girls and women passed across the street, I





were whipped about. Little

blew up and showed their

underwear. This group of boys made re-

marks, and how they laughed. Remarks

and similar actions were repeated every

time a woman crossed the street. “'hen

a lady of their acquaintance passed, they

bowed and tipped hats and had the polish

of true gentlemen. But they could not

look you in the face squarely when hold-

ing.r a conversation.



The country boys and men that I met

had a pleasant and hearty "How—do-you-

do, Mrs. These boys had fur

caps on, car tabs tied down. They might

have touched their caps. but all did not.

The idea that I want to draw out is this,

the country boys looked and acted hon-

est, this is the kind of boy the farmer is





their skirts

tots' skirts





raising. His actions. his thots. his face

are honest. “'hich of these boys will you

choose to handli- the finunccs of your

townships. your county. your state. and

our l‘nion‘.’



Ithaca. M. L. P.





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The fur pieces that are badly soiled

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meal in a dish pan until it is warm to the

touch. rubbing this thru the fur. IVhen

brushed out. the pieces will be free from

dust. If the boa lining is greasy, rub the

satin part with a sponge dipped in any

liquid cleaner. White fur can be cleaned

with flour and salt. Often the satin can

be. beautifully cleaned by merely covering

it with dampened fuller’s earth. leaving

it until it is dry enough to be brushed off.

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January 19, 1910.

Grains‘and Seeds.





Wheat—Since last Thursday there has

Kelen a steady decline in values, the level

0 that day being the highest reached

in the recent bulge. The reason for the

decline is not exactly clear but is gener-

ally understood to rest largely with the

movement of grain from the hands of

large holders. The liquidation following

the improved receipts in both the north—

west and the southwest so inspired the

bears with hope that they have become

bold and are hammering hard to break

the high prices. The mills are persistent

buyers and no doubt will continue so as

long as the public demands flour at the

present rate. Liverpool is lower. Rus—

sian exports, which are very large, are

the bearish feature of the European trade.

No change exists in the Argentine situ—'

ation. One year ago we were paying $1.07

for No. 2 red wheat. Quotations for the

week are: _

N0. 2 No. 1

Red. White. May. July.

Thursday ....1.27 1.27 1.29 1.07





Friday .......1.26 1.26 1.27% 1.06

Saturday . . . . 1.26 1.26 1 27 ,3; 1.05%

Monday ...... 1.25 1.25 1 ’61s; 1.04%

.Tuesday ..... 1.24 1.24 1.2514; 1.04

Wednesday .1.24 1.24 1.251;) 1.03 3,1





Corn.—\Vhi1e price changes here have

not beenso wide as in the wheat deal

they have followed the same general

trend, and the liquidation of heavy hold—

ings, together with the improved move-

ment from the farms following the more

moderate weather, have given the trade

a bearish tone. The demand is fair. One

year ago the price for No, 3 corn was

611/20 pcr bu. Quotations are as follows:





l\0. 3



No 3 Yellow

Thursday ................. 681/2 691/2

Friday .................... 681/5 691/2

Saturday ................. 68-34 69%

Monday .................. 68 69

Tuesday .................. 67 68

Wednesday ............... 67 68





Oats.—On Tuesday there was a weak-

ening in the hull ranks but up to that

date in spite of the declining wheat and

corn deals, the makers of values kept

advancing the quotations. Heavy holders

were not as ready to liquidate as in the

other deals, and when any one was of

that state of mind shorts stood ready to

accept the offerings, which kept the trade

firm in Spite of the change in wheat

and corn. There was a material decrease

in the visible supply. One year ago No.

3. oats were quoted at 530 per bu. Quota-

tions for the past week are





Standard.

Thursday ..... . ................... 501/2

Friday ........................... 501A; '

Saturday . . ....................... 501/2

Monday .......................... 51

Tuesday .......................... 50%

Wednesday ....................... 50





Beans.——Jobbers are getting anxious

for beans. The supply which came into

their hands last fall is about depleted.

The crop was large but farmers believe

in high values and are holding for $2 per

bushel on the, farms. N0 dealing is be-

ing done here and quotations are nomi—





nal. They are:

Cash. March,





Thursday .................. $2.10 $2.16

Friday ..................... 2.1.0 2.18

Saturday ................... 2.12 2.20

Monday .............. . ....... 2.12 2.20

Tuesday ................... 2.12 2.20

‘Wednesday ................. 2.12 2.20





Cloverseed.—Valucs have weakened un-

der the persistent attack of the bears.

The volume of trading is moderately

large. Prices average below those 'of last.





week. Quotations are:



Prime Spot. Mar. Alsike.

Thursday ......... $9.00 $9.10 $7.90

Friday ...... . ..... 0.00 9.10 7.90

Saturday ......... 8.05 9.00 7.90

Monday .......... 8.00 8.95 7.90

Tuesday .......... 8.75 8.85 7.75

\Vednesday ....... 8.80 8,85 7.75





Rye.—-Markct is 2c higher. with busi—

ness quiet. No. 1. is quoted at 830 per





bushel.

Visible Supply of Grain.



This week. Last week.

\Vheat ............... 26.248.000 27,077,000

Corn . ................ 10,142,000 10,006,000

Oats . ................ 0.542.000 10301000

Rye . ................. 810,000 795.000

Barley ............... 2,474,000 2,391,000





Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.





Noun—Demand is active at unchanged

prices. Quotations as follows:





Clear ................................. $6.00

Straight .............................. 6.0.:

Patent Michigan .................... ‘ 6.2::

ordinary Patent ..................... 6.15





Hay and Straw.—Market unchanged.

Quotations are: No. 1 timothy, new. $15.50

(«016; No. 2 timothy, 2815701550: clover,

mixed, $15®15.50; rye straw, $7017.50,

wheat and oat straw, $650617 per ton.



Feed.—Steady at last week’s values.

Demand good. Carlot prices on track:

Bran, $26 per ton: coarse middlings, $26;

fine middlings, $30; cracked com, .28;

coarse corn meal, $28; corn and oat chop,

$26 per ton.



Potatoes—Another week has passed

with no change in values. The trade is

easy. Demand fair and supply sufficient.

Michigan grown are selling in car lots

at 336136.: per bu. in bulk, and in sacks

at 30@/40c.



Provisions—Family pork, 824756225;

mess pork, $24.50; medium clear, $256026;

pure lard, 141/é@151/zc; bacon, 16@161/_;c;

shoulders, 121/20; smoked hams, 15c; picnic

hams, 1235c. -



Hides.——No. 1 green, 100: No. 2 green,

9c: No. 1 cured, 12c; No. 2 cured, 110; No.

1 bulls, 11c; N0. 2 bulls, 10c; No. 1 green

calf, 170; No. 2 green calf. 151/gc; No. 1

cured calf, 170; No. 2 cured calf, 151/20;





No.1 horsehid‘es, $3.50; No. 2 horsehides,’

$2.50; sheepskins, as to wool, 50c@$1.50. .

.Dairy and Poultry Products.

Button—A steady easy tone'prevails.

with consumption restricted by the high

values. Offerings are light. Quotations

are: Extra creamery. 36c per 1b; first

do., 35c; dairy, 250; packing stock, 23c



per lb. .



Eggs—Consumers are asked to pay a

cent more for eggs than a ~week ago.

There is little chance for decline before

the.importation of fresh eggs from the

south. Current offerings, cases included,

are quoted at 32c per doz.



Poultry.~——In spite of the advance last

week chickens have been in good demand

since Witfl prices working to a still higher

level. Supplies are limited. Quotations

f0r the meek are: Live—Spring chick—

cns, 14@15c; hens, 131/2@14c; ducks, 15c;

geese, 14c; turkeys, 15@18c. Dressed.——.

Chickens, 16@17c; ducks, 17@18c; geese,

15@16c; torkeys, 20@22c per lb.



Cheese.—Steady. Michigan full cream,

1605c; York state, 18c; limburgevr, 17c;

schweitzer, 21c; brick cream, 180 per 1b.



Calves.—Choice to fancy, 120; ordinary,

1,0@11c per lb.



Dressed Hogs.—Light, $11@11.50 per

cwt.; heavy, $10@10.50,



Fruits and Vegetables.



Cabbage.—-Steady. Home—grown, $1.75

@2 per bbl.



Onlons.—Domestic offerings 70@75c per

bu. Spanish, $1.35 per crate.



Apples.—Snow, $5.50@6; Spy, $2.25@

$3.50; Baldwin, $3; common, $1.50@2.50

per bbl. - , _



Cran’berrles.—Cape Cod berries selling

at $2@3.50 per bu.





Nuts.——Butternuts, 50@600 per bu; wal-,





nuts, 5061600; shell bark hickory, $1@1.50.

OTHER MARKETS.





Grand Rapids.



Farmers are getting $1.80 for white

beans, machine screened, and $2.65 for

red kidneys. \Yheat and oats are un-

changed. Corn has advanced to 67c.

Buckwheat and rye are 2c higher, bring-

ing 6061700 respectively. There is a see-

saw situation in butter, with dairy up

1c and cream‘ery off one point. Eggs are

higher, fresh stOck bringing 30c easily,

jobbers to country trade. Poultry, with

exception of young turkeys, is 1c higher;

Dressed hogs are worth 111/2c, tho some

meat dealers say they are buying for 11c.

Clover set-d. medium, mammoth and al-

sike, is worth $0.50. an advance ofv50c.

Timothy is unchanged at $2.25.



Quotations follow: '



Grain.——\Vheat. $1.22; oats, 49c; corn,

67c; buckwheat, 60c per bu; rye, 700.



Bcans.—VVhite machine screened, $1.80;

red kidneys, $2.65 basis. '



Button—Buying prices, Dairy, No. 1.

27c; creaincry in tubs or prints, 340

per lb.



Eggs—Fresh, 300.



Apples.—-50@75c.



Vegetables—Potatoes, 35@40c; onions,

600 per bu; cabbage, 500 doz; parsnips,

5060600; beets, 50c per bu; carrots, 40c;

turnips, 40c; Hubbard squash. 20 lb; cel—

ery, 121/20; parsley, 20c doz; vegetable

oysters, 25c doz.



Hogs—Dressed, 111/2c.



Live Poultry.——Fow1s, 1247130; roosters,

9@10c; spring chickens, 36114c; spring

ducks, 15@16c; young geese, 12@13c;

young turkeys, 18@200.





 





_ Chicago.



VVheat.—No. 2 red, $1.23@1.25; May,

$1.09; July, $1.00%.



Corn—No. 3, 64%@65c; May, 67530

July, 6714c.



Oats—No, 3 white, 4860490; May, 475/80;

July, 44c.



’iuttcrx—Market steady, with improved

demand for dairy goods. Creameries, 26

(di34c; dairies, 25@300.



.nggs.—High prices are curtailing con-

sumption, and with receipts gradually in-

creasing the market shows an easier tone

altho' quotations remain unchanged.

Prime firsts, 38c; firsts, 35c; at mark,

cases included, 241/2@301/2c per doz.



Hay and Straw.—Hay market strong

with prices showing a general advance.

Straw in good demand and 50c€b$1 per

ton higher. Quotations: Timothy,

choice, $18.50@19; No. 1, $17.50far18; No.

2 and No. 1 mixed, 816507017; No. 3, and

No. 2 mixed, $13.50@16; rye straw, $11@

12: oat straw, $9.50@10; wheat, straw,

$86M). .



Potatoes—Market unusually active,

keeping supplies well cleaned up, not-

withstanding the fact that receipts are

fairly liberal. Prices have advanced 2c,

the past week. Choice to fancy quoted

at 30c: 52c per bu; fair to good, 454145.03.



2eans.—~Firm. Choice hand-picked,

342.1861220. per bu; fair to good, $2.104};

2.15; rcd kidneys, $2.250; 2.90.





New York.



Butter.—Market steady and firm

Western factory firsts, 24Q‘25c; creamery

specials, 36c.



Eggs—Prices higher. Market strung

“'estern firsts to extras, 40’042c; St‘L'IUl’lF,

300139c; fancy refrigerator stock, 231g

((1,28c.



Poultry. —— Dressed, firm. \Vestcrn

chickens, broilers. 15@230; fowls, 141:)

171/2c; turkeys, 2260250.





 





 





 





Boston,



Wool.——Jobbers here are complaining

that the prices asked by western growers

for growing fleeces. are excessive, but the

producer appears unwilling to contract

for less, so that the complaints avail noth-

ing eitcept to delay contractual relations

between sellers and buyers. The earli—

ness at which the agents are getting into

the field indicates that the 1910 clip will

move quickly to replenish the bins that

are now nearly empty. Quotations for the

leading grades are. Ohio and Pennsyl-

vania fleeces—No. 1 washed, 40@41c; de-

laine washed, 39@40c; XX, 37c; fine unt-

merchantable, 31c; half blood combing,

36@37c; tliree~eighths combing, 36@37c;

quarter blood combing, 350; half, three-

eighths and quarter clothing, 2863300; de—

laine unwashed, 320;. fine unwashed, 27@

28c. Michigan, Wisconsin and New York

fleeces—Fine unwashed, 25@260; delaine





 





 





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Batten—Market firm at 36¢ per 1b.,

which is last week’s price. Sales for the-

week aggregated 544,400 lbs., compared

with 566,300 lbs. last week.





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





 





Buffalo.

January 17, 1910.

(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards.

East Buffalo, N, Y.)





 





Receipts of sale stock here today as

follows: Cattle, 150 loads; hogs, 15,000;

sheep and lambs, 20,000; calves, 900.



The cattle market started off today at

about steady prices but died out and

cattle arriving late had to be sacrificed.

The biggest decline was on the half fat

kind. There will be quite a few loads

going over unsold. There were very few

stockers on the market today and the de-

mand for them was very light. Good

fresh cows and springers sold $3 per head

higher. other kinds steady. We quote

prices today as follows:



Best export steers, $6.30@6.65; best

1,200 to 1,300-lb. shipping steers, $6@6.25;

best 1.103 to 1.200—lb. do., $5.80@6; medium

1,050 to 1,100-lb. butcher steers, $5@5.50;

light butcher steers, $5@5.25; best fat

cows, $4.75@5.25; fair to good do., $4.256;

4.50; trimmers. $2.50@2.75; best fat heif—

ers (few fancy 6c), $5.25@5.50; fair to

good do., $4.50@4.75; common do., $3.75

@4; best feeding steers, 950 to 1,000 lbs.,

$4.40@4.65; best feeding steers, 800 to 900

lbs., $4.25fi4.40; 700 to 750—1b. dehorned

stockers, $3.75@4; 600 to. 650-lb, do., $3.25

(03.50; best bulls, $5.25@5.75; bologna.

hulls, $3.75@4.25; stock bulls. $3.25@3.50;

best fresh cows and springers, $50@60;

fair to good do., 83561745; common do.,

$200130.



The hog market today opened steady to

Sc lower than Saturday and closed about

steady at opening prices. About every—

thing is sold that got yarded in time for

the market. ,



We quote: Mixed, medium and heavy,

389000905; best yorkers, 88.900329; light

yorkers and pigs, $8.90@8.95; roughs, $8.25

((18.35; stags, $6.75@7.50.



The lamb market today was very slow,

th'e bulk of the best lambs selling from

$8.75@8.SG early and closing at $8.65@

8.75. We look for about steady prices

the balance of the week.



Best lambs, $8.75008.80; fair to good,

885061870; culls, 877560825; skin culls,

$6607; yearlings, $7.75@8; wethers, $6@

6.50; ewes, $5.50@6; cull sheep, $3.50@5;

host calves, $10.50@11; fair to good do.,

$S@9.50; heavy, $46115.





 





Chicago,

January 17. 1910.



Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.



Received today ......29,000 34,000 22,000

Same day last year ..31,276 48,548 20.828

ReceiVed last week...63,908 152,294 81,187

Same week last year.77,150 212,677 83,924

Cattle receipts last week underwent

large gains in volume, large numbers that

were kept back by big snow storms a

week earlier showing up, and on Tuesday

16,058 head arrived, being larger than

ever arrived on Tuesday, except during

the range shipping season. Early in the

week prices had sharp declines, despite

good local and shipping buying orders, but

later in the week the decline was recov-

ered, supplies becoming small. Beef

steers sold during the week chiefly at

$5.25fa‘6.60, the greater part of the offer-

ings being medium in quality, with the.

poorer light—weight steers selling at $4.15

((75.15, while the choicer lots of weighty

finished steers found buyers at $7408.10.

Plain short-fed offerings went largely at

8575711650, and there was a good demand

for butcher stock, cows and heifers

bringing $3.15@6.10 and canners and cut-

ters $2013.10. Bulls were active and

higher than heretofore, selling at $3005.40,

while calves Shared in the upward move-

ment.'selling at $3.50@5.10 per 100 lbs.

The stocker and feeder trade was altcr~

nately dull and active, firmness being

restricted to good cattle, with sales of

feeders at 842501540 and stockers at $361)

4.40. Much of the time lately snow

storms and the unsatisfactory movement

of railroad stock trains tended to check

the dcmind for cattle to fatten. Milkers

and springers Were in moderate supply

and fair local and eastern demand at firm

prices, salt-s ranging at $25@65 per head.

Beef cattle are still selling higher as a

rule than in most former years, but dear"

ness 01‘ ("turn discourages many SiOCkmf‘n

from feeding stock. and finished hecvcs





 





,.

, . _, . . ‘ . f , ,

was good‘at steady'prices, hogs selling a"

$8.40@8.87%, best light weights going at

8.75.. The average: Weight of last week‘s

receipts was only 208 lbs. -



, Sheep and lambs were marketed more

freely for several days last week, the

weather conditions at first being more

favorable for moving stock, and altho

there was usually a good local demand.

’buyers were able to put prices on a. lower





level, particularly for lambs, which com--





prised a large proportion of the offerings.

Besides, lambs had been advanced a week

earlier to such almost unprecedented fig-

ures that it was a foregone conclusion

that the trade would not continue, for

any length of time to follow the raise.

Bot-h sheep and lambs, even those of ordi-

nary quality, have continued to sell much

above the prices paid in most former

years in midwinter, and this cOndition of

things promises to continue, as much less

feeding is reported in'most sections than

in recent years. Feeding western lambs

have not weakened with mutton grades.

but sold higher than ever under small

offerings, buyers paying $7@8. Today’s

market was steady for sheep and 10@15c

lower for lambs, the latter selling at $6@

8.75, while wethers were salable at $5.25@

6.10, ewes at $3.25@5.90, bucks and stags

at $3.50@5 and yearlings at $7@8.

Horses have been marketed this month





much more freely, and trade has under-"





gone marked improvement, with prices

showing much more stability, altho during

the last few days prices have weakened

and ruled unevenly $5@10 per head lower

for medium grade horses. This depression

is probably merely temporary, being due

to_delays in shipping stock to eastern

pomts on account of-the frequent big

snow storms. At the same time the re:

ceipts have ran much short in volume of

th0se for a year ago. Big drafters have

been selling at $170@275, not many going

higher than $225, and the bulk clearing

for $190fa‘210. Ice companies have been

free buyers of late at $16001225, and farm

chunks weighing 1.200 to 1,400 lbs. were

fairly active at $125@175, mares being

preferred as a. rule. Loggers and feeders

sold fairly at $170@225, and small south-

ern chunks were wanted at $65@125 and

up. to $150 for fair light drivers. Better

drivers were in limited demand at $160





@300. F.

__~___________,

LlVE STOCK NOTES.





Bulls have been selling extremely well

in the Chicago and other markets of the

country for some time past, a strong de-

mand resulting in higher prices than

usual, but the good values fail to bring

out larger supplies from the country. Bo-

logna bulls are naturally the best sellers.

as the sausage requirements at this sea





 





son of the year are especially large, and .





finishing bulls for the market will pay

well.



There is an unusually large demand for

choice veal in the markets of the country,

and the best light-weight calves are sell-

ing extremely high, recent sales having

been made up to $10 per 100 lbs. at the

Chicago stock yards. This is the high

record price, but the plain light and com—

mon heavy calves are slow of sale at no

better prices than have been paid for

some time. '



An Iowa stock feeder had 36 head of

cattle that averaged 1,452 lbs. on the

Chicago market recently that brot $7.75

per 100 lbs. They were grade Herefords

and branded western range steers, and

were well wintered and grazed during the

summer months. Altho the cattle had

been on full feed only 100 days, they sold

within 25 cents of the highest price paid

for steers.



Word comes from Des Moines that more

farmers than ever before are feeding

cattle in their barn yards on grain and

hay, most of them not having enough

corn husked and in the cribs to feed stoek

thru the first two months of the year.

This is owing to the fact that so many

fields are not yet husked out, many corn

fields being under deep snow, with much

('nl‘n ungathered. All indications are that

SlOVV'Dl'Ogl‘GSS is going to be made in

husking the corn, and there is a slim

prospect of an early free movement of

corn.



James Hogan, of Lenawee county,

Michigan, recently stated that there were

one—third less lambs fed in that region

of the state than a year ago, while the

decrease in other sections ran from 25 to

40 per cent. He gave as the cause of this

falling off the dearncss of feeding lambs

hay and grain. '



This winter has been an unusually se-

vere one thus far, it having started in

much earlier than in recent years and

word comes from various sections, that

farmers have much of their corn in the

fields under snow. Stock feeding has been

greatly inconvenienced by lack of corn





lll‘tllnfs‘v in sell h'gh for months to come. sin many inStances and the extreme se

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t'orn on Illinois farms has been selling

Hi 5041010; Anothcr week opened today.

with liberal receipts and steers slow and

lnl‘ri-li,’ iii/4115c lower.



1102's arrived last week much more.

freely than during the previous week,

whtn stock trains were delayed by had

wratht-r. the railroads having frequently

rI-l'uscd tn acct-pt stock. On Monday the

rwcipls \‘l‘m't- unusually large, reaching

43.107 head. and for three days in suc-

cession there were rapid declines that

lantlml the best hogs at $8.65, a fall of 400

from the high point of the previous week.

which was also the best time since 1882.

Then lllf‘l‘t- was a lively rally on much

smaller receipts. stockmen holding back

thvir hogs. and extremely high prices

were rccm'tll‘d once more. There has been

an active general demand pretty mUch

all the time, altho buyers were never

averse to forcing declines in prices, but

it was cvidcnt that much lower values

meant smaller future supplies. During

the past week there was a renewal of

snow storms. and this made fulrt'her

checks in country shipments. Hogs cost

$8 per 100 lbs. in the country, and when

they average below $8.75 in the Chicago

market they will not come forward freely,

country shippers requiring a larger mar-

gin at this season than in warm weather.

On Friday prime hogs advanced to $9.05 .

again, the high figure of the season, but

declined sharply Saturday. Today trade





verity .of the weather has made it more

expens1ve _to fatten stock, as more feed

was required to keep up the animal

warmth. It is largely Owing to these

things that there has been such a wide-

spread marketing of partly fattened cat-

tle, combined with the unusually high

price of corn. recent sales having been

made in the Chicago market 7c per bushel

hig‘lier than a year ago. '



ie railroads have been r —

ered in moving freight this gigfél‘ybydgge

extremely cold weather and the frequent

heavy snow storms, followed recently by





rain falling on the snow, and then freez-'





ing, making a hard‘crust. M0 '

stock, as well as farm produce,wsrili%hn;§

eggs, vegetables, potatoes and other per~

ishable goods, was slow and uncertain

and country shippers could not tell when

thernconsrgnments would reach their des-

tinations. Owners in such a condition of

things .were not inclined to take chances

of having their goods arrive in a frozen

conditions, and the marketings fell off'so

much that eggs, potatbes, butter and var—

ious other staples advanced sharply in

prices. It was a fine chance for owners

of eggs, butter, fish, etc., in cold storage

warehouses, and they haveabeen removin

summer stored goods at big profits g

The total western packing since No-

32828810328875 3? 5’440'00" “g"; a

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Stool: markets are reports of last week;

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Thursday's Detroit Live Stock markets

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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Thursday’s Markets.

January 13, 1910.

Cattle.





Receipts, 769. Market active and strong

to 100 higher than last week's close.



We quote: Best steers and heifers.

85.50696; steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200.

$5.25@5.75; steers and heifers. 800 to 1.000.

S»4.75@5.10; steers and heifers that are

fat, 500 to 700, $3.50@4.25; choice fat cows,

$1614.75; good fat cows, 335061285; corn-

mOn cows, $2.50@3.25; canners. $262.50;

choice heavy bulls. $4.50@5; fair to good

bolognas, bulls, $3.75@4.25; stock bulls.

$3.50; choice feeding steers, 800 to 1.000.

345064.65; fair feeding steers. 800, to

1,000, $4634.25; choice s-toekers, 500 to 100,

83.756124; fair stockers, 500 to 700, 83.25611

3.50; stock heifers, $3673.25; milkers. large.

young, medium age, $406155; common

milkers, ‘$20@35. 6



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





' bulls av 1,670 at $4.40; to Sullivan P. Co.





10 cows av 997 at $3.40. 4 do av 911 at

$2.50 1 do weighing 800 at $2.75. 7 he1fers

av 683 at $4.50, ‘1 do weighing 650 at $4.50;

to Goose 16 butchers av 390 at $6; to Bres-

nahan 6 do av 500 at $3.25; to Hammond.

S. & Co. 8' cows av 757 at $3.50; to Hein-

rich 12 steers av 1.020 at $5.60, 3 bulls av

660 at $3.60; to Hammond, S. 8: C0. 2

bulls av 1,550 at $4.75; to Kamman, 12

butchers av 635 at $4, S cows av 810 at

$3, 11 butchers av 527 at $3.65; to Breiten:

back Bros. 1 bull weighing 1.080 at $4.25.

3 do av 913 at $3, 5 butchers av 065 at

$3.60; to Regan 8 do av 625 at $3.80; to

Hammond, S. Co. 2 cow's av 900 at

2.50, 1 do weighing 790 at $3.25, 1 bull

weighing 1,070 at $4.75, 1 heifer weighing

1.000 at $5; to Newton B. Co. 14 do av

1.077 at $5.90; to Lingeman 8 do av 1.021

at $5.40; to Mich, B. Co. 2 bulls av 1.290

at $4.50, 3 cows av 850 at $3, 6 butchers

av 980at $4; to Sullivan P. Co. 2 bulls av

1.200 at $4.25, 2 cows av 1:100 at $4.25, 3

do av 1.056 at $8.50, 2 do av 1.100 at

$4.25; to Breitenback Bros. 12 butchers av

666 at $4.40, 7 do av 883 at $5; to llcrish

9' steers av 990 at $5.85; to Sullivan P. Co.

11 butchers av 680 at $4.25;-to Fitzpatrick

51-05. 2 cows av 990 at $3.50, 2 do av

8.30 at $3.



Roe Com. Co. sold Fromm 12 butchers





.av 650 at $3.90;'to Bresnahan 1 bull weigh-





ing 1,250 at $4.50. 3 canners av 88:} at

552.50; to Newton B. Co, 2 cows av 810 at

83.50, 2 do av 950 at $3.50, 1 steer weigh-

ing 1,230 at $4, 2 cows av 1.07.3 at $3, 3

heifers av 783 at $4.50, 9 butchers av 680

~1t $4.15; to Mich. B. Co. 7 do av 970

at $3.50, 12 do av 783 at $4.75; to Sullivan

1’. Co. 1 bull weighing 1.750 at $4.50.



Spicer & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 11 butch—



Halcy & M. sold Schliseher 12 butchers

11v 712 at $3.95; to‘Lingemun 7 cows av

1'10 at $2.85; to Fromm 2 heifers av 53?) at

$3.25; to Rehfuss 5 cows av 1.000 at $4,

1 butchers av 655 at $3.80: to "l‘hompson

I: (10 av 510 at $3.55; to llordine 2 cows

:1\' 860 at $3.25.



Sandall & T, sold Sullivan P. (‘o. 2 oxen

.Lv 1,565 at $4.25, 1 Dull weighing 1.750





:t $0.



Merritt sold same 1 do weighing 1,300

at $4.25, 2 cows av 925 at $3.



Groff sold Lingeman 6 butchers av 830

:11 3.20, 1 heifer weighing 800 at $3.



l-Icaley sold Mich. B. Co. 5 cows av

l.l46 at $4.



Sharp sold same 3 heifers av 1,070 at

$5.50, 8 steers av 84.“. at $5.



Sandall & T. sold Kammun 4 cows av

037 at $3.40, 2 heifers 11v 575 at $4, 11

butchers av 860 at $4.65.



Same sold Hammond. S.

av 925 at $2.50.



Veal Calves.





8: Co. 2 cows





Receipts, 458. Market 2.71: lower than

10,511 week; steady with \Vf'llllt‘Sllul'. Best.

8061.19.50; common, dull at $5618; milch





rows and springers steady.



Bishop, B. . sold Strauss & A. 5‘

av‘ 125 at $6.50, 9 av 150 at $9.50, 8 av

12:0 at $9, 2 av 120 at $6. 15 av 140 at

89.50, 1 weighing 100 at $6, 4 av [30 at $9.

3 av 105 at $6. iiav 130 at $9. 10 av 116

at $8.50; to Sullivan P. Co, 2 av 160 :11

1.1.50; to Nagle P. Co. 8 av 120 at $5.25;

to Parker, W. & Co. 0 av 140 at $3.30. 8

av 35 at $8.50; to Nagle P. U». 8 av 118

:11 $7.50, 9 av 150 at $9. 3 av 100 at $6. 2

:i\‘ 155 at $9, 13 av 135 at $0. 1:: av 1:10

or $8, 2 av 135 at $9.50, :1 av 120 at $0.30:

in Hammond. S. & Co. 9 av 17.1) at $9.30,

1 av 140 at $9.



Merritt sold Sullivan P. Co. :3 av 100 at

37. 1 weighing 160 at $0.



Leach sold Newton 1:. Co. :1 av 130

:11 $9.65.



Berger & W. sold same 1 weighing;r 120

at $7, 9 av 150 at $0.



Haley &. M, sold Mich. E. Co.

at $8.75; to Strauss & A. 13

88.25.



Roe Com. Co. sold Nagle P. Go. 0 :H'

1le at $9.50; to Parker. X". & Co, 18 av

130 at $7.50, 4 av 125 at $7.50, .



Boyle sold Breitenback Bros. 5 av 165

at $8.50.



Weeks sold Strauss & A. 1 weighing 90

at $4, 3 av 210 at $3. .



Sandall & T. sold Mich. B. Co. 10 av

119 at $8.55.



Groff sold Nagle P. Go. 10 av 125 at

$8.75, 1 weighing 270 at 153. ,



Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts. 6.587. Market 101- lower than





\-





4 :iv 1:10

av 140 at





on Wednesday; 106E150 lower than last

Thursday.

Best lambs, $8.25@8.40: fair to good





lambs, $7.25@7.40; light to common lambs.

$7.65@7.15; yearlings. $6.50; fair 10 good

Sheep, $4.50@5; culls and common, $3.25

6123.75. .

Roe Com. Co. sold Nagle P, Co. 7"

lambs av 82 at $8.30, 3 do av 60 at $7.50.

Zsheep swim at $3.50;to Bari-age 7 do av

125 at $4, 17 lambs av 60 at $7.50: to

Thompson Bros. 29 do av 70 at $7. 20





 





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sheep av 100. at $4.10; to Nagle P. Co.

113 lambs av 75 at $8.10;



Ardner sold Breitenback Bros. 74 lambs

w 75 at $7.50, 131 do av 65 at $7.25.





Boyle sold same 11 do. av 60 at $7.25, 8 ,





sheep av 80 at $3





Spicer & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 53 lambs .





av 73 at $8; to Sullivan P. Co. 5 do av

80 at, $8.25; to Thompson Bros. 28 sheep

av 85 at $4.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 2 do

av 150 at $3.75, 8 lambs av 55 at $7.25.



“'ickmann sold Newton B. Co. 85 lambs

av 70 at $8, 10 do av 45 at $6, 15 sheep av

90 at $3.75.



Merritt sold Sullivan P, Co, 22. lambs av

60 at $7. .



Youngs sold Nagle P. (.‘o. 235 lambs av

75 at $8.30. 22 do av 50 at $7.



Harger & A. sold same 83 do av 77

at $8.10.



Btu-k & 1V. sold same 156 do av 78 at

$8.25, 31 do av 55 at $7, 20 sheep av 95

at $3.



Bennett & S,



at . .



Sandall & T. sold Mich, B. Co. 13 sheep



av 110 at $3.50, 22 lambs av 68 at $7.50.





sold same 198 lambs av





Hogs.



Receipts, 3,471. Market 200 higher than

Wednesday and 106115c lower than last

Thursday.



Range of prices: Light to good butch-

ers, 8850613870; pigs, $8.2561‘8.40; light

yorkers, $8.40@8.50; stagS, 1/54 off.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. & Co.

424 av 170 at $8.65, 754 av 190 at $8.70, 65

av 150 at $8.60, 111 av 210 at $8.75.



Sundry shippers sold same 360 av 170

at $8.65.



Spieer & R. sold Hammond, S. & Co.

161 av. 150 at $8.60, 126 av 170 at $8.65.



11% Com. Co. sold same 320 av 100 at

$8.70, 65 av 170 at $8.65.



Haley & M. sold same 160 av 180 at

8.70, 140 av 175 at $8.65, 85 av 150 at $8.50.



Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 78 av

160 at $8.45.



Sundry shippers sold same 275 av 200

at $8.70. 31 pigs av 120 at $8.35, 29 av 135

at $8.40. .





 





Friday’s Market.

January 14, 1910.

Cattle.



, The run of cattle at the Michigan Cen-

tral yards Friday was light. and the mar-

ket was strong at Thursday‘s advance on

all grades, the Sullivan Packing Company

topping the market at $6 a hundred for

12 good steers averaging 1,150. Milch cows

and springers steady. The yards and

railroad entrances were so blocked with

snow that great difficulty was experienced

in getting the stock to the chutes.



“'0 quote :Best steers and heifers,

$5616: steers and heifers. 1,000 to 1.200,

355.25611575; steers and heifers, 800 to 1,000,

$4.75615.10; steers and heifers that are

fat, 500 to 700, .3.50614.25; choice fat cows,

$4614.75; good fat cows. $3.50613.85; com-

mon cows, $2.50613.25; canners. $261 2.510:

choice heavy bulls. $450615: fair to good

bulls, 1537561425; stock bulls.

$3.50; choice feeding steers, 800 to 1.000.

$4.50fi4.65; fair feeding steers, 800 to 1.000,

$4614.25; choice stockers. 500 to 700. 3.75

614; fair'stockcrs, 500 to 700, $3.25613.50;

stuck heifers. $3613.25; milkers. large.

young, medium age, $4067.55; common

milkel's. $206130.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan P. CO.

2 cop's av 730 at $2.75, 7 butchers av 1.043

at $4.50. 5 steers av 1.176 at $6. 7 do av

1.110 at $6.2 cows av 1,165 at $4. 2 do av

1.040 at $3.50.



Spicer & R. sold same 3 butchers av

606 at $3.25, 1 bull weighing 1.000 at $4. 1

steer weighing 830 at $5.25.



Bishop. B. & I’l. sold Fitzpatrick 2 cows

av7790 at $2.75. 8 butchers av 739 at $3.75.



Same sold Thompson 3 cows av 9:13 at

If}, 2 do av 975 at $3.50, 6 do av 875 at

$4.50.



Same sold Cooke 4 butchers av 775 at

4:50. .



Veal Calves.

The veal calf trade. quality considered.





was about steady with Thursday. allho

nothing was good enough to bring over





$9.25. The receipts in this departmont

iave been very common of late. lest

grades. $9689.25; common and mediums,

$0618.50.





Roe Com. C0. sold Sullivan P. Co. 3 av

16511: $6, 4 av 180 at $0, 5 av 145 at $8.50.



Bishop, B. & H. sold same 1 weighing

130 at $8.25.





Sum-c sold Nagle P. CO. 4 av 105 at $7.25;





7 av 145 at $9.25. 11 av 130 at $8.75, 16

av 160 at $9.25, 20 av 135 at $9, 4 av 125 at

$6, 15 av 130 at $8.75. 2 av 140 at $8.75. I:

;l\' 12950 at $6.50, 6 av 105 at $6, 9 av 140

at . .



Sheep and Lambs.



The sheep and lamb trade was about

steady with Thursday, altho nothing.r brol

ovvr $8.25, the quality being on the com-

mon order.



llest lambs, $8618.25; fair to good lilni'is.

872561750; light to common lambs. $6.75

617; yearlings, $6.50; fair to good sheep

$4614.75; culls and common. $3.256::l..‘.0.



Bishop. B, & H. sold N‘gle P. (‘o. 14

lambs av 50 at $6. 42 do a’ 80 at $8, :10





do av 65 at $7.50. 12 do av 60 at $6.50, 2::

(lo av S.) :11 $8, l8 (10 av 55 at $6.50. 24 do

av 80 at $8, 1:: do av 65 at $7.50. 21’. do a\





55 at $7, 35 do av 80 211,87. .

Spirer & R. sold same 42 lambs 11v So

at $8.

Downey sold same 361b- av 80 :il 8‘.

Spiccr & R. sold same 42 do uv 8:: at 88.

Bishop. B. & H. sold Sullivan 1”. (‘o.

76 lambs av 65 at $7.25, ll do av 55 at $6.

:33 do av 85 at $8.25. 23 do av 82 at $8.13.

10 do _aV 54 at $6.50.

Roe Com. Co.

at $6.50.

Spicer & R. sold Mich. B ("o,

av 82 at $4.40.

_Bishop. B. & H. sold same 96 hunbs av

65 at $7.25, 15 do av 612 :11 $7.

“Same sold Snyder 54 lambs av 80 at

11.41.





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sold same 26 do av of.





6‘.’ sheep





Hogs.

In the hog department the trade was

active and 106115c higher than on Thurs—

day. the good ones bringing $8.90.





Light to good butchers. $8.7067‘8.90: pigs. 5





3182561650; 5585061860:

stags. 1.1; off. '

Roe Com, Co. sold Hammond. S. & Co.

95 hogs av 210 at $8.90.

Bishop, B. & H. sold same 88 av 195 at

$8.90, 73 av 180 at $8.85.





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BY ELLA M. ROGERS.





Part II.



As I walked away from the postofiice,

I was still considerin' the subjiet of

shoppin’.



I wondered if there inightn't be some

simple, easy, labor savin' way to shop,

that I didn't know about.



In that same store where I’d met with

such crushin' defeat, I see women, an'

not very rugged lookin' ones either, goin’

out the door with big parcels in their

arms an’ a look of vict'ry on their faces.

It galled me, this hein' so outdone by

women. Perhaps they had some little

turn of the wrist, unknown to me as yet,



If tha’ was an easy way to do it, I

wanted to get on to it, on ‘eount of obey-

in‘ the doctor‘s orders. But I was that

determined that, even if it Lad to be

done jes’ by main strength, I was goin’

to shop anyway, doctor or no doctor.



I found another nice big store, braced

myself up fer the ordeel I thot I was goin’

to undergo, an’ went in.



I didn't ask fer any directions from the

fioorwalker this time. I jes’ thot I’d go

around a little, an’ mebby I could spy

a real purty piece of silk hung up some—

whurs, that would answer fer the dress.

Then I'd tell some saleslady to measure

me off so many yards, without heving to

supplicate her to show me any goods.

You see I was tryin’ to save my strength.



After a little, I come up to a counter

where a lot of pieces of silk was piled up,

an’ the girl was cuttin’ off a length for

a lady.



“Bije Beverly,” I said to myself, “now‘s

your chance. Jes’ slide in here an’ get

a look at these goods before they get put

back.”



The girl see me standin‘ there, an’ she

spoke up awful’ pleasant an’ said, “Good

morning. I hope there‘s something I can

show you this morning.”



“Well,” I began, “I’m thinkin’ of buyin‘

a silk dress fer Lovisey, my wife, an' I

thot mebby you wouldn't mind my lookin’

at a few of these pieces before you put

em" away.”



“\Vliy certainly not! Look at them all

you want to." Then she went on, “A nice

silk is a little nicer than any other kind

of a dress, an’ it makes a most accept—

able present. I'm sure your wife will be

delighted.”



This girl had such a pleasant way with

her. Now, if I’d a’ said a woosted dresa,

she’d a said somethin‘ about a good wool

dress bein’ awful serviceable, an’ not

mentioned silk at all. She had what some

people call tack.



“Now these here on this counter,” she

told me. “are mostly short pieces and

fancy waistings; but if you want a whole

dress. just let me show you our line of

dress silks. \Ve have a very strong line

and I think We can please you.”



Yes, sir, she actu‘ly wanted to take

down those goods that was all piled up

nice, back there on the shelves, an’ show

’em to me! I was that astonished I could

have been knocked over by one, of those

little down feathers you see growin’ on a

young duck.



Then she began to get out the goods.

First she took down a black. an’ I de-

elare it was the han’somest piece of black

silk I ever see in my life. Then she

showed me browns, an’ dark blues, an'

light blues, an’ some amazin’ purty greens

an’ one piece I'd call a plum color, an’





   





sev’rai pieces of‘ flggeredv silk, an’ what

I was most int’rusted in of all, some reds

——only they was“purty dark reds, but 'they

was handsome.



An’ she had a way of geth'rin’v up the

silk in her hands jes’ as if she was fond

of it, an’ holdin' it up fer me .to see.



“Well,” I said, “I don’t jes know which

one to take. I guess I don’t want black,

tho that’s a mighty fine piece, an’ looks

as if it would wear well; but I don’t want

Lovisey to put on black, not while I’m a’

livin’.”



Then she laffed, kind 0' soft like, an’ I

see she had some sense of youmor.



This girl wa’n’t no better lookin’ than

those girls in that other store, but she

seemed more kind 0’ human, an’ she paid

clost attention to what I was sayin'. Be-

fore I knew what I was doin’, I was run-

nin’ on to her, tellin’ her all about Lovi-

sey, an‘ my son an’ his wife, an’ my

dahttcr Molly, an’ the gran’ children, an’

my stock farm in Illinoys, an’ I don't

know how much else. But land! It was

easy to talk to that girl! She wa’n’t no

gramophone.



Then she took out another piece of

goods, an’ she laffed a little. an‘ said, “If

you don't want black. mebby you’d like to

look at something in a bright red. An’

She held before me. all gethered up in

these little hands of hers. a piece of

tlamiu‘ red. jes' the most beautiful color

I ever see or ever expect to see.



"Well.“ I told her right away, “them

dark reds was purty. but they ain‘t in it

with this one. You jes‘ measure me Off

enough of this fer a dress. Put in

plenty.” _



1 see she looked scairt jes‘ a little, as

if she'd made some mistake in showin'

me this piece at all, the I couldn’t see no

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they sold that piece off, they‘d never be

able to get holt of another piece that ’ud

equal it.



“Now Mr. Beverly,” she said,‘ (how she

come to know my name was Beverly I

don’t know), “now. Mr. Beverly, if you

aren't in too much of a hurry, I want to

show you just one piece more, before I

cut your goods off the scarlet piece. If

you don't like this I'm going to show you,

I won't say a word to urge you to take

it, and I'll be very glad to sell you the

dress from the scarlet, or from any one:

of the other pieces.” ,



She took down a piece of a kind of soft‘

silvery gray, purty enough when you come

to look at it, but you‘d never notice it at

all along with them reds an’ greens.





Next she stepped over to the millin‘ry

department, an' brot back with her a lady

with gray hair, almost’ white, an’ dark

eyes, an’ kind 0’ fair an' fresh complected,

like my wife. in fact. this lady looked

enough like Lovisey to be an own sister.



“Now, Miss Austin," the little lady be-

gan, “just let me drape this silk around

your shoulders, please.” An' she fixed it

round her. “Now it just needs a little

white at the throat,” an’ she got some

kind of a lace business an’ put up next to

Miss Austin’s neck. “Now, Mr. Beverly,

you can see the effect.”



\Vell, I jes' could. That gray had look:

ed so quiet an’ uneomplainin’ in the piece

that I was astonished when I see how

dainty, an’ delikit, an’ dressy it would

look made up.



“I wonder if that would be better than

the red,” I said.



“\Vell, Mr. Beverly, you must be the

judge.” Then she slipped the gray sill:

off Miss Austin an’ began drapin’ the

bright red onto her.



I could see in less’n a minute that the

red wouldn‘t make up to look like any-

thing Lovisey ever wears.



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hats, an’ that saleslady an’ I settled

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two pieces.



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dresses.



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She ain't a Dunkard nor an Ahmish, so

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way one year right after another. An’

she ain’t a Hook an' Eye Dutch—~”



Then the saleslady laffed.



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IJOGy’s got .to callin' ’em Hook an' Eye

Dutch.”



“So your wife isn’t Dunkard, nor Ah.

mish, nor Book an’ Eye Dutch?” Here

she laffed. again.



“Nope, Lovisey’s a Baptist.

most consistent member that’ is

church, I sometimes think."



“Does she like things that are bright

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ors?” ,



“Oh. Lovisey has awful good taste.

She likes nice things. but she never

dresses conspick’yous. If you think that

scarlet red would be conspick‘yous. I‘d

better not take it. It's an awful purty

thing, tho.”



She see I hated to give up the red piece.

an’ she perceeded awful gentle like.



“Now that shade makes up very pretty

for a child, and it might do for an oc-





’bout the

in the





t-ztsional dress for a young lady, but for

an elderly woman—~"



Then it come over me all of a flash

.ies' what I’d do. “What, would you





think," I said, “of getting a piece of the

red for my dahtter‘s little girl a dress,

an’ then take the gray fer Lovisey?”



“You couldn't do better than that.”

she said. .



There was that about that girl. all her

argymunts was convincin’. An‘ she had

that ‘way of layin’ things right out be-

fore you an’ eloocidatin‘ matters—J

shouldn’t mind takin’ a full course in

cuttin' an’ fittin’ an’ dress makin‘ under

that girl. ‘



She said four yards of the red would be

enough fer such a tiny girl as Molly‘s

little Loueez, but I told her to make it

All/é. »Then we decided on how much she

should cut off from the silver gray piece.

for Lovisey. I told her to give me a good

full pattern, I didn’t want any skimpin'.

She said how much would be very ample

an’ then I d’rected her to put in two

yards more, like as not some of Lovisey's

friends would want a piece of it fer their

crazy quilts.



I could see fer myself, now that I come

to think about it. that the gray was a

good deal nicer fer Lovisey. an‘ why the

sulcslady had looked so scairt when I

told her to cut off the bright red. She

was workin’ fer my int'rust when she

switched me off onto the gray. but my!

didn't she hev a cute way of doin it?



I told the salcslady that Lovisey‘d never

let on that she wa‘n’t suited, if I took

her the red piece. but my dahttcr‘d be

apt to guy me some when she see it. if

[d caused her ma to transgress the laws

of artistic dressin’.



The girl laffed again, an’

Ilt'l‘ I wanted the trimmin‘s. _



She picked out the spools of sewing

silk, an’ then she went over to another

counter an’ brot back some lace fixin's

which She was goin‘ to show me, when

I spoke up an’ asked her how it would

do to get some more of the red, an‘ make

ruffles or bias pieces of it to trim the

gray.



“Well,” she said, “if you say rufilcs of

red silk, I’m right here to sell you the

goods. I don't want you to have to go

to some other store to get your trimmings.

But, honest Injun, Mr. Beverly. I wouldn‘t

do it just that way. if I were in your

place. I‘m afraid you'd be in for an aw—

ful roasting when your daughter saw it,

if you buy bright red trimming for this

beautiful silver gray." She didn’t say

why, but I was beginnin‘ to hev a good

deal of confidence in her, an‘ see she was

workin’ fer my good.



Then she showed me what she called

lace garnichoors of various kinds. They

was mostly in sets, an’ run from five to

fifteen dollars a set. I’m not much of a

jedge of such things, but I must say I'd

hate to make ’em fer that money.



“Well, now, Miss.” I told her. “you

know more about this than I do. an’ if

you think one of these sets would suit

my wife fer trimmin’ the dress, you pick

out the nicest one, an’ we‘ll hev it.”



She s’lected one of the fifteen dollar

ones. I b’lieve she called it Mccklin.

tho I can’t say pos’tiv; it may hev been

Florenteen or some other kind.



W'hcn she laid it with the goods, she





then I told





said, “Now, Mr. Beverly, if this lace

doesn’t please Mrs. Beverly, you just

bring it back tomorrow. an’ get your





money for it. But I wish I was as sure

(if a million dollars as I am that it will

suit her. I think I could resign my place

to, take effect Saturday night, and next

week I’d be buying silk dresses instead of

selling them.”



“Well, now is there anything else Lovi-

sey might want to go with this dress?”

“‘I don’t think of anything unless it

womd' b0 amn- 09 nice gloves, and a

parasol to match.”



I let her pick ’em out.

parasol was a. beauty.





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THE MicmGAN FARMER. ‘





“Now, I won't have the. gloves

stretched,” she said, “for if I haven’t

given you the right size for your wife.

she can come in and change them." \She

was jes’ that thotful an’ considerate.

But law! They was the right size.



“'ell, we thot that was all I wanted. an‘

I paid her fer ’em. an’ she sent 'em to be

wrapped. Then I happened to think that

I might get a few things fer myself, she

.was so willin’ an’ anxious to sell goods.

So I told her I wished she’d Show me

some shirts.



It seems she was ruther expected to

stay there by the silks an' dress goods.

but she had some girls to help her, an'

she spoke to one of ’é'in, an' then she

went with me.



She helped me pick out some negligent

shirts. I took half a dozen of ‘em, an‘

then three white shirts with starched

boozoms. Then we bot me a couple of

boxes of fine black socks, an’ a dozen

linen handkerchiefs. That was all I

could think of.



She offered to hey the goods sent to

the house, but I told her I'd take ‘em

right with me. so she said they'd all be

brot to her counter.



We was goin’ back, when we met the

propri’tor of the store, an’ she intro-

duced him to me. an’ told him I had a

big stock farm near Chicago, an' had

been in doin' some shoppin'.



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my patronage, an‘ told me when I come

to town to be sure to drop into the store.

whether I wanted anything or not. This

was dil’frunl’, I tell you. from being snub-

bed by that girl on picket duty over there

at that other store. Zut lan’ sakcsi Tha'

was as much dif'frunce between them

girls over there an' this Miss l‘lat'nish. as

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I took my goods, an’ walked out of the

store, steppin' high. fer I could see I had

as big packages as any of the women

shoppers.



\Vhen I got back to Jake‘s I began by

showin‘ Lovisey the things I‘d bot fer

myself.



Lovisey‘s awful sensitive, an‘ she re‘lly

seemed a little hurt. "\Vhy, Abijah.

hevn't the things I‘ve been gettin' you all

these years suited you? \Vhy hevn‘t you

said something?"



“Oh, yes, my things has been all right.

but I found a salesman so blamed willin'

to show me all the goods tha‘ was in the

store that I bot these few items jes' to

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wife, until after I‘d looked in the diction.

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. 'too. But I see tha". Was somethin’ about





them goods that my dahtter didn’t quite

understan', an’ I could see that puzzled

look come over her face whenever her

mother got ’em out.



This her ma was doin’ contin’yal, fer.

she showed the whole thing to ev'ry one

that come in. An’ ev'rv time she'd go

over that song an’ dance about my eggs -

lant taste, an' how I‘d got to do all her

shoppin’ fer her after this.



I s’pose Molly had heard this so many

times that she jes’ couldn’t stan’ it any

longer. I overheard her sayin’ to her

mother, “Don’t you know, ma. that pa

never picked out that exquisite silver gray

silk an’ those dainty lace garnitures, with-

out help from someone? Don‘t you know

how fond he is of bright red? He‘d have

hot your dress an’ Louise’s off from the

same piece, if he had been let alone.“



“He didn’t speak of anyone‘s a—helpin'

him." Lovisey said.



“Oh no, of course he didn’t speak of it.

an‘ he isn’t liker to, but I want to know

who it was.”



“You might ask your pa.”



“Yes, I might ask him, but just let him

know that anyone wants to find out some-

thing, and a rack of torture wouldn't

make him divulge a syllable. I could ask

him all right, but, if I ever want to find

out, I‘ve got to take some way a good deal

smarter than just asking him."



If I hev to buy all my wife's dresses.

I‘ll just hev to go back to that town. an'

to that pertick‘ler store. an‘ to that same

girl. But good land! I'd drive ’40 miles

with an ox team, any time, jes' to see that

little lady show goods. ‘



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to be come at with any “\\'oostcd or cot-

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pencil,” ‘5 or 10 cent?" “Lined or 11n-

lined?”. An’ I draw the line at buyin’

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SELLING THE OLD FARM.





 





BY HO‘VARI') BANNON.





“\Vhy, IIiram Smith, what do you mean

by saying that, you will sell the farm?

\Yhat under the sun has put such a notion

into your head?” exclaimed Mrs. Smith

when her husband announced his deter-

mination to sell the farm.



“\Yell." replied her better half. “I‘m

tired of this 'ere old farm. 'l‘hon, time-s

are hard, an' i think we could do better

by sellin‘ this farm an' buyin’ a small

one.”



"Ilo you think times would be. any het-

tcr on a small place than on this one?"

queried his wife.



To Lizzie Smith it seemed as if it would

break her heart to leave the old place to

which she had come as a bride: where

their little ones were born and had grown

up and gone out into the world as men

and women These things had helped to

make the old place. to her, the dearest

spot on earth. But: all she could say only

seemed to make Hiram more determined

in his notion of selling the farm. and a

few days later, when he returned from

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hands of a real estate firm, his wife ut—

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nouncement did make her feel sick at

heart.



After the noonday meal was over and

the dishes put away, Mrs. Smith went 'out

for a walk. She went to the top of the

little hill in the pasture where she could

see their farm spread out before her.

She could see the fields of hay and corn

and wheat as the soft breeze gently

moved them in great l)lil()\\"\' waves. She

could see the cows and the flock of snowy

white sheep as they browsed the rich

green grass. It seemed to her as if she

could not bear to leave the old place,



Despite the fact that Hiram had always

claimed that Sunday newspapers were

agents of the evil one, he 110w became an

eager purchaser of the “evil agents.”

Each Sunday morning, while all other

farmers of the community were attending

services at the little church, Hiram would

slip over to the village and purchase a

copy of the city daily. He would then

spend the remainder of the day studying

the advertisements in the “Farms for

Sale" column. .



One Monday morning 'he came into the

kitchen looking sheepish—like and said:

“Lizzie, here’s an advertisement that _1

wish you’d take a look at. It‘s been in

the paper two times now an' I’m goin’ to

see. if we can't make a swap."



Mrs. Smith took the paper and read:

“For Sale. The best farm in the county.

One hundred acres of land one- -thlrd in

timber. House is a large, old- fashioned

mansion. Just the place for a retired

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owner desires to retire from farm work.





’Would Sell for cash or exchange for other





property. Address K 16, Herald Office."



“That might be a good place,” cau-

tiously remarked Mrs-Smith.



“\Vell I should say it must be.” replied

Hiram. “Notice it says, ‘would exchange

for other property.’ Now, as you are go-

ing dowu to the store, you might just stop

in and see Colonel Hodge, an' see if he

couldn’t arrange to swap our place for the

one advertised in the Herald.”



That afternoon Hiram harnessed tip the

horse and Mrs. Smith drove down to the

village. Now,«s11e and Colonel Hodge

had never met. So when Mrs. Smith

went into Colonel Hodge‘s office and

showed him the advertisement and ex-

plained that she had come in to arrange,

if possible, to exchange their farm for the

one advertised, the Colonel saw visions

of a deal and incidentally a nice fee for

himself.



“Certainly. certainly,

claimed the Colonel. “I am sure the mat-

ter can be arranged. I put that adver-

tisement in the paper myself. If you

wish to look at the place I would be

pleased to show it to you this afternoon.

or any other time that would be conven-

ient to you." _



Mrs. Smith said she would be glad to

look at the place. that afternoon. and as

she had a horse and buggy she would

drive the Colonel out. Soon they were

driving. along the road and the Colone‘

was giving a vivid description of the farm

and its many merits. “I have no doubt

but what we can make a trade.” said the

Colonel, “tho I don‘t see why the old man

is so anxious to sell. \Vhy, he's got one

of the best farms in the state."



"I suppose they are getting old?" quer-

ies Mrs. Smith.



"Well, yes." replied the Colonel, “they‘re

getting up in years. but I consider them

as being fools. \Vhy, they only ask four

thousand for the farm when it is well

worth ten thousand. The old woman

surely ain‘t got much sense or she

wouldn‘t let the old man sell the place."



They \\'t re now approaching the farm

and the ("olonel grew more vivid in his

description of the rich soil, line fruit, good

1‘1asturage and excellent water. Mrs.

Smith signified her desire to see the house

first so they drove on and entered the

yard. but no one was to be seen.



"Ilon't seem to be anyone at liome,‘

said the Colonel. “The old man's out

puttering a1ound somewhere and the old

woman is calling on some. of the neigh—

bors, probably. I'll just take the, liberty

of going in and showing you over the

house.”



The Colonel opened the door and they

walked in. He was in the midst of a

wordy description of the “grand old man-

sion.” when the door opened and in

walked Hiram.



“Oh, here you are, exclaimed the (‘ol-

onel. “I‘ve brot you a buyer.”



“Lizzie!" gasped Hiram,



“You know her?” asked the Colonel, as

he turned all sorts of colors and looked

as if he would faint.



“Now,” said Mrs. Smith, “I think this

will teach you both a lesson. You, Colonel

Hodge, will learn to talk decent about yer

customers. an‘ you, Hiram—"



But the Colonel was going down the

road toward the village at a rapid gait,

and Hiram was out at the barn.



Needless to say that Hiram Smith still

lives on the old farm, and he never men-

tions selling, neither does he read the

Sunday newspapers. .





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Address all correspondence relative to

the organization of new Clubs to Mrs.

C. P. Johnson, Metamora. Mich.





Associationai Motto.—

The ‘skillful hand, with cultured mind,

is the farmer's most valuable asset.





 





Associational Sentiment.—

The farmer; he garners from the soil

the primal wealth of nations.





 





.THE ORGANIZATION OF FARMERS.





Address of Hon. John Hamilton, Farm-

ers' Institute Specialist of the l'. S. De-

partment of Agriculture. before the State

Association of Farmers‘ Clubs.



(Continued from last week).





State and County Support.



After incorporation the next important

question is that of financial support. The

most of this should be provided by the

members themselves. Self-help promotes

independence and self—reliance and places

the society above the need of comprmnis-

ing its principles for political favor. “'hile

this is true from the standpoint of the

society it is also true that aiding 'such

organizations from the public funds has

been shown to be‘money well invested.

The Province of Quebec furnishes an ex-

ample of the practical, working of farm-

ers‘ clubs when encouraged by appropria-

tions by the state. The clubs of that

province are incorporated and have power

to acquire and purchase lands for the

purpose of holding exhibitions. for estab-

lishing agricultural schools or model farms

and may sell, lease or otherwise dispose

of them. The clubs may own animals of

improved breed, and keep such animals

for service in the territorial district which

the club occupies, upon such

as the Club may deterimne. They are

empowered to promotc experiments in

farming, manuring and improved agricul-

tural machinery and implements. encour-

age the study of the best methods ‘of fal-

tening cattle, the production of milk. the

manufacture of butter or cheese. or the

improving and draining of lands.



The amount of annual subscription or

dues of each member is one dollar. This

is supplemented by grants from the gen-

eral government in encouragement of ag—

riculture to the amount of over $36,000.



What is the result? The result is that

in 1907—8 there were 624 of these (lubs in

operation in the Province of Quebec with

a membership of 58.310. The receipts





 





from the members amounted to $113.—

572.40. Most of the clubs now own stan-

dard breeds of stock. They but in 190?





high-bred animals to the value of $17.55“),

and paid out $103.79.? for imprtn'ed seeds

and fertilizers.

The Clubs Should Be Federated.



The next feature in the organizing of

farmers to which your attention is re-

quested, is that of federation. The pre-

amble of your own constitution states the

reasons for federation in an admirable

way and I can do no better than quote it

as expressive of my own view in this

respect. The preamble states “\‘.'c. the

delegates from the various farmers’ clubs

of Michigan in convention assembled.

realizing the importance and efficacy of

organization in the promotion of ideas

and the advancement of measures of gen-

eral interest and benefit to the agricul-

turists of this state. believing that the

social, mental. intellectual and financial

condition of the farmer is advanced by

local organization of farmers‘ clubs and

that the organization of other local clubs

will be promoted by a central or state

association of clubs, and believing that

such an organization would be a valuable

means for the exchange of ideas and the

securing the ends which may be deemed

of general benefit to the farmers of the

state. do hereby adopt, etc." ‘



Federation enables the clubs lo utilize

their powers by concentrating for the ac-

complishment of the common good. “'ith-

out this form of organization the individ-

ual societies from lack of unity of effort

fail to secure the full benefits to which

they are entitled and for 'which their

organization exists. .



You are to be'congratulated for what

you have accomplished in this great move—

ment for the organization of agricultural

DeODIe into local clubs and for federating

these clubs into an effective working force

to be utilized in securing the betterment





. of rural life.





Organization of'Clubs Possible in Every

Community.





:Your experience here in Micligan has





"hhwa't that {the fern-nation of‘tarmers and

their families into clubs for mutual im-





conditions





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movement and business advantage is pos-

sible in every cemmunity, and experience

wherever the experiment has been tried

has proved that the members of such as-

sociations. are progressing in social re-

finement and in intellectual and business

capacity far beyond their neighbors who

have not availed themselves of such ad-

vantages. A well organized farmers’ club

properly conducted, soon interests the

whole community in the general welfare

and also relieves the monotony of the old

isolated farm life by introducing along

with purely business benefits, interesting

and profitable pleasures among the people

in the form of social entertainments and

intelligent discussions.



President Chandler, of your organiza-

tion. in his address at the annual meeting

of the clubs in 1908, voiced the view of

those who have given most careful atten-

tion to the subject when he said: “Every

school district should ,be organized into

a club or a grange and farmers should lay

aside their petty jealousies and supposed

grievances and unite for their improve-

ment, educational, social and financial."



In closing I will simply add to the dec-

laration of President Chandler this other

item, that when the agricultural millen-

nium comes, and it is coming. there will

be a farm club in every community, and

all agricultural societies will be federated

into a single state and national organiza-

tion. That organization will represent ag—

riculture in all of its interests and be de-

voted to the up-building of rural life in

all its features, educational, social, politi—

cal, commercial and religious. It will

also be a defense against every influence

that would in any way interfere with the

highest development of rural interests or

injuriously affect the happiness and well

being of rural people.





 





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





The Home Training of Children—The

Ingliam County Farmers‘ Club held its

January meeting on the 8th, when two

very good papers were read and freely

discussed. Mrs. R. J. Robb ably present-

cd “Home Training of Children Upon the

Farm," emphasizing the benefits of coun-

try air and stating that out of 500 boys

in an Industrial School, 490 of them would

be from the city, and that happy is the

boy who has the companionship of his

father; that he is the example and that





character is moulded by line upon line.

precept upon precept.

The Panama Canal.——The other paper





was upon “The Panama Canal," by G. “,_

Bristol. and was illustrated by maps. The

little country was settled by the Spaniards

in 1510, and in 1821 seceded from Spain

and became a part of Columbia and in

1903 declared itself free and independent.

This canal is 49 miles long and will cost

the United States $400,000,000.

meeting will be at Brookside with Mr. and

Mrs, B. L. Green, the second Saturday of

February and the program will consist

of three things that “'ashington never

saw—modern education. steam and elec-

tricity.—Mrs. J. E. Tanswell, Cor. Sec.

Club Plans for the New Year.—The first

meeting in the New Year of the “'ash-

ington Center Farmers’ Clubs, was at

“Elmwood.” the hospitable home of Mr.

and Mrs. S. W. French, who gave a hearty

welcome to the Club members and also to

a number of visitors. After music and

the usual opening exercises. the new 1m

programs were distributed and the presi-

dent, Mr. E. Cammet. delivered his

address and outlined the Club‘s work for

the coming year. He emphasized Club

‘cxtcnsion and local option as being most

important. Mr. ‘V , Ackley gave a

most interesting and instructive paper on

"Neglected Opportunities." Mrs. Millar.

of “'ashtenaw county. spoke of the high

taxes in “’Wet VVashtenaw," and urged

the Club to do all in its power to keep

Gratiot “dry.” Mr. L. Gillison. of Clinton.

also spoke in favor of local option, and

Hon. D. M. Morrison. of Clinton. gave a

rousing talk on the need of “keeping drv.”

Mrs. Morrison gave a humorous recita-

tion. Mrs. C. A. Mathews. vice~president

of the State Association. was also present

and gave a short talk. while C. A. Math-

ews of the Essex Club, told of the work-

ings of that Club. Mrs. McEndarfer gave.

a reading on “Grooming the Farm.”

The Farm inspection committee gave

their report. and the retiring secretarv,

Mrs, George Hill, read the constitution

and by-laws. This Club claims to have

had for the last three years the most





faithful and efficient secretary in the

state. Mrs. Hill having never missed a

'meeting. She was given a vacation this





year at her urgent request. Such faithful





offiCers do much for the Club’s welfare.

The next‘.meeting will be. the second

Thursday in February with Mr. and Mrs.





Campbell at Shadelands.



Hold Annual Meeting.—The 9th annual

meeting of the Farmers’ Club of Indian—

fields, was held at the suburban home of

Mr. and Mrs. M. Anger, Dec. 16. 1909. A

delicious chicken-pie dinner was served

to fifty members and guests. The follow-

ing officers were elected: President, B.

H. Smith; vice-president. Robert Park;

recording secretary, Miss Martha Purdy:

corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. M. Mil-





ler; treasurer. Mrs. A. H. Andrews, Jr.:

organist. Mrs. C. A. Taggett. B. H.

Smith, delegate'to the State Association.





gave a very interesting report of the

Lansing meeting. A fine musical program

was rendered at the close of the business

session. The Club will hold their first

meeting of the New Year at the home of

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Slocum in Caro, Jan-

uary 20.—M. R. P., Sec.





The next.





THE . MICHIGAN FARMER





 





[OW ‘ ’

Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more





consequence than the farm. and should be

first improved.”





 





 





THE FEBRUARY PROGRAMS.





State Lecturer's Suggestions for First





Meeting. .

“'hy my neighbor does not jom the

Grange.





Select reading, “The Credit System.”



The Farm Business—1, why accounts

should be kept.



instrumental music. recitation.



Three-minute sketches of our martyred

presidents.



Paper—Services rendered by Lincoln.



Roll call, responded to by sayings of

Lincoln or memories of his times.



Suggestions for Second Meeting.



Song by the Grange.



Roll call of officers, responded to by

favorite quotations from Longfellow.



Drill in Grange Ritual.—1. outer and

inner door signals; 2. outer and inner door

passwords; 3. signs of four degrees; 4. 110‘”

enter a Grange in fourth degree.



Instrumental music.



Farm Business—H.

counts. 1, with crops; 2,

3, with the household.



Reading. “Ii‘amily Accounts."



Exhibition and explanation of account

systems by two men and one woman who

practice keeping accounts.



Cookeryhli. Fruits and Salads.



Specimens of fruits and salads, attract-

iver scrvcd, by five women who call at-

tention to special points in their favor.





How to keeprac~

with animals;





NEW GRANGES IN THE CLOSING

QUARTER OF 1909.





 





 





The number of Granges organized and

reorganized from Oct. 1, 1909, to Dec. 31,

1909, both inclusivc. is as follows:





 





Organized.



Colorado ........ 1 New Jersey 1

[llinois .......... 3 New York ...... 7

[owa ............ 2 Ohio ............. .9

Kansas .......... 1 Oregon .......... 7

Maim ........... 1 Pennsylvania .... .7

Massachusetts ...3 South Dakota .3

Michigan ....... 2 Vcrmont ........ 8

Minnesota, ....... .1 “'ashiugton ..... :1

Missouri ........ 1 VYisconsin ....... 1

New Hampshire . 1 —~



Tetal .......... 96



Re-Orgamzed.



Colorado ........ 1 Oregon .......... 1

Delaware ....... 6 Pennsylvania .1

Massachusetts 1 ‘West Virgina 2

Minnesota .......5 ~—

Ohio ............ 2 Total .......... 19





POMONA MEETINGS.

Lenawee County.



Pomona Patrons of Lcnawee Co. at

their last meeting decided to make an

effort to get up a year book which shall

contain dates and programs for all Po—

mona meetings to be held during 15010.

A strong pull to increase the member-

ship in the counly will also be. made this





year. New officers of the Pomona were

installed as follows: C. H. Bramble. of





Tecumseh, master; E. A. Beamer, of Og~

den, overseer; A. B. Graham, of Madison.

lecturer; J. XV. Sell, of Ogden, steward: A.

(3. Green, of Raisin Valley. assistant stew—

ard; Mrs. George B. Horton. of Fruit

Ridge. chaplain; M. T. (.‘olc, of Palmyra,

treasurer; A. , Osborne. of Madison.

secretary; E. R. Illenden. of Madison. gate.

keeper; Mrs. It]. Bcamcr. of Ogden.

Ceres; “'innifrcd Osborne, of Madison,

Pomona; Mable Illenden, of Madison,

Flora; Mrs. A. C. Green, of Raisin Val-

ley, L. A. S.

Clinton County.





Clinton County Pomona Grange met

with Olive Grange, Dec. 22, and elected





the following officers: Master, Leslie

Brown, of Bengal Grange; overseer, Ella

Balcom. of Ovid Grange; lecturer, Mrs.

C. L. Pearce, of Dewitt Grange; steward.

Byron Sowie, of Essex Grange; ass't stew-

ard. Levi Greenwood. of Banner Grange:

L. A. 8., Mrs. Levi Greenwood, of Banner

Grange; chaplain, Mrs. Allie Veeney, of

Bingham Grange; treasurcr,Charles Jones,

of Bengal Grange; secretary, Mrs, A. E.

hills, of Dewitt Grange; Pomona. Mrs.

Chillie Carpenter, of Olive Grange; Flora,

Mrs. D. S. Pike, of South Riley Grange:

(.‘eres, Mrs. Daisy Ottmar. of South Riley

Grange; gate keeper, Dell “'hitlock, of

Eureka Grange; member executive com-

mittee. Edgar Burk. of Eureka Grange.

An invitation was given by Bengal Grange

for Pomona to meet with it on Jan. 26,

for installation of officers. which invitation

was accepted. As will be noted from the.

list of officers, Pomona adopted a plan

at this meeting which is a little out 'of the

ordinary in that the officers were selected

from as many different Granges as pos-





sible. Clinton county has 11 Oranges and

officers were chosen from nine‘ of the

eleven. One Grange. 1n the county has





no fifth degree members and one other has

only one Pomona member.

Charlevoix County.



Charlevoix Pomona had its regular busi-

ness meeting, held with South Arm

Grange, Dec. 31. and elected the following

officers for the term of two years: Mas-

ter, Hon. Wm. Mears: overseer, Martin

Rhuling; lecturer, Waller Black; steward,

Rueben Murphy; ass‘t steward, Orrin

Todd; chaplain, Mrs. Heller; secretary.

R. A. Brintnall; treasurer. Henry Black;

gate keeper, Martin J. Staley; Ceres, Miss

Todd: Pomona, Miss Liskum; Flora, Miss

Warden; lady ass’t steward. Eva Heller;

member executive committee, Fred Hel-

ler. Colonel E. B, Ward, the retiring

master. has been at the head of the or?

ganization in the county, with the excep-

tion of one year, for the past twentv

years and has brot Charlevoix Pomona

to the. head of all county Gl‘anges in the

United States. only one Pomona having

a larger membership. Hon. William

Mears, the master, is well known in Mich-





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vigan, having served in the state senatn.



D. . Payton, who had charge of the

Grange exhibit from this county at the

meeting of the State Grange, made his

report as to the great advertising value of

such an exhibit. Bro. Payton having re-

ceived numerous letters of inquiry in

regard to the farming possibilities of

Charlevoix county.



Plans were laid for another season of

aggressive Grange work. Next meeting

will be held with Wilson Grange—Glenn





M, DuBois.

. Huron County.



TVerona Mills Grange entertained Huron

Co. Pomona, Dec. There was a good

attendance and after the annual election

the new officers were installed by Bro.

Hunt. The question of having a Grange

deputy visit us at some Pomona meeting

during the year was discussed, it being

decided to have a deputy visit us in the

near future.



The lecturer then took charge of the

meeting. Bro. Charles Fuller and wife.

our Pomona delegates, responded to the

topic: “Some benefits derived as a dele-

gate to State Grange.” in a very able,

manner. “A practical education. what is

it?" was presented by Bro, Ramsey. who

thot a high school education was not

practical. To follow a special line of

business one should take a course along

that special line. Everything that helps

develop the mind or body is practical.

Mrs. Esther E. Lincoln read an excellent

paper on “How shall we educate our boys

and girls for the farm?" Among many

good things. she said it is a generally ac-

cepted fact that farm life is the most

natural and healthful, and the best adap-

ted to the development of the three-fold

man. To prepare our boys and girls for

life on the farm, teach them to love

home; make the old farm home the dear-

est spot on earth, then home will mean

the farm and the farm will mean home.

Make the boys and girls feel themselves

a necessary and vital part of it all; let

them alike learn all they can. Young peo-

ple should be given at least one year in

high school that they may judge for them-

selves whether they are willing to put

into it all that‘is necessary to get an

education out of it. The training one

gets there is decidedly practical.



In the evening a class of 17 were obli-

gated in the fifth degree. The evening

program consisted of music, recitations.

an address by Prof. Charles McGee. and

general discussion of the subject. “How

can we improve our present school sys-

tem?” A play and pantomime were also

given. Grange closed to meet with Hope

Grange in March—Mrs. Laura N. Hunt.

Lecturer.





 





AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.

Hamilton Grange. one of the oldest

Oranges in Van Buren Co., will conduct

a contest for securing new members,

sides having been chosen at the last

meeting. The Grange is in good condition

but. willobc made stronger if possible.

Gun Plain Grange, No. 12‘41, Allegan

0).. may still be numbered among ill.-

iive Granges.

in January the officers for the coming

year were installed and, the a terrific

storm was raging. not an officer elect was

missing. Our ladies surely know how to

make delicious oyster stew. if they were

on the losing side in the contest. Our

delegate’s report of State Grange was

received with enthusiasm. “'e look for-

ward to a prosperous year.

Butternut's Anniversary Meeting.

The members of Butternut Grange, of

Montcalm county. made an intereslim,r

:vu'inivcrsary celebration ‘of one of their

meetings ncar the close of the year.

After conferring degrees on a small

class an oyster dinner was served. fol-

lowed by a line program of toasts. Mas-

ter J. D. Patterson. in responding to “A

Grange Look Backward." said that the

retrospect of the year just closing is very

gratifying. Success has crowned the cf;

forts of the State Grange, in general. and





Butternut Grange in\particular. There

has been a healthy increase in member-

ship and interest. Mrs. R. G. Neumann





spoke on Grange gains during the year.

She said that the organization had gained

in experience, faithfulness, loyalty and

membership.





“Our Grange and the Young People."





by One of ’Em. was well responded to

by Samuel J. Huyck. Mr. Huycx said

that there are no Old people in the

Grange. All members are able to work





and hence are young. The young mem—

bers should reflect seriously on the future

outlook of the Grange. The boy of today

is the man of tomorrow. and must take

up the responsibility laid down by those

of maturer years.



“\Vhat the Grange Owes “'omen.” was

interestingly presented by Mrs, May Pat-

terson. She said that it owes much to

women. One of its founders was a wo-

man. It 'was woman's work thru the

Grange that led to the teaching of domes»

tic. science in the Agricultural College.

"\i'hat ‘Women Owe the Grange.” was

assigned to Mrs. Bemis. She said that

woman owes much to the Grange. and

what she owes she pays. She pays bv

giving to the Grange her best thot, her

best work in both a social and a literarv

way, Iaind her best cookery. '



n is ta k, “A Grange Look Ahe d.”

A. L Bemis said that the outlool:l is

promising. \Vhatever the Grange has

asked for in the way of legislation it has

received. He mentioned several bills that

became laws because the Grange asked

for them and they were reasonable

Vi hat the Grange asks for it backs by a

united and firmly established organiza-





tion.

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COMING EVENTS.



Clinton 00., with Bengal Gran e W -



nesday, Jan. 26. Installation 01$ émccffs.



Muskegon Co., with Ravenna Grange.



Thursday and Friday, Jan. 27 and 281 J.

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R. H. Deyo & Company, 26 Washington St., Binghamton, N. Y.

Mallaiieu & Conrey, 1816 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa.



G. W. Hawkins, Houston, Texas. .. -





 





 





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