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INCE the; beginning of the war we have had a. long experi-



ment in price- fixing with a. View to protecting the public



from exce'ssiVe prices. The net result of it all has been

large profits to the distributor, perhaps not larger than he

would otherwise have had, perhaps'less; but at all events, he

has fiche wen, and prices have been constantly on the rise. The

distributer has been. getting most of the dollar. Now there is

a large -:cry for further price «fixing to protect the consumer.

Will it Work? Can the prices of a milliOn things in as many

places, each mistantly changing every day, be intelligently,

efficiently and rightly fixed? ‘To the outsider it kicks like some

4611,1111 almost certain to get mixed up, with the likely result

that the profiteer will be the beneficiary of the system rather

than curbed by it. _ - .



Moreover what does the profiteer care about the price? All

he wants is themargin Pride-fixing leaves that wholly or large-





Subnose that instead, of fixingtprices, weyave prices to take





7 £111 of themselves in all industries not controlled by. monopoly.





 





ASuggestion on PriCe Fixing and Profiteers





the purchase price ofthe goods on the goods when offered for

sale; and the posting of a false er doctored bill be made a





criminal offense. Supp08e that in addition to this, the margin

between the original producer and the ultimate consumer were

limited to two hundred per cent of the mice obtained by the

producer or processor, plus the freight. By such a system pric-

es would automatically fix themselves, and the producer would

get nearly fifty per cent ‘of the consumer’s dollar" It would also

seem “that the distributor could afford to hand the goods over

the counter for as small an amount as the producer gets for

making the g00ds and delivering them at the primary market.

The food inspectors we now have could also do the work of

margin inspectors; so that no costs would be added to the pres-

ent system.



‘ This is not a perfected scheme, but a nebulous idea.

it work?



The principal reason why the distributor cannot make a liv-

ing on a small margin is that with larger margins comes the.

temptation of outsiders to engage in duplicated service; and as

competition cuts down the volume of business done,_the over-

head cost on each unit increases in (Continued on page 193).





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', congress relating

“1;"? P ‘1‘: to needed action to

‘ ""9 t reduce living costs,



Remedy? President Wilson laid





great stress on the ar-

gument that the real solution for ex-

isting conditions was the early ratifi-

cation of the peace treaty, to the end

that the world might get back to work

on a peace production basis. While

this argument was a most natural one

from the PreSident’s standpoint in

view of the situation which now ex-

ists, few students of rural economics

will agree that the solution of the liv-

ing problem will quickly follow the es-

tablisihment of official peace betwcm

the late world 'belllgcrents.



While we are, prone to attribute the

present conditions to the great world

war, and while this has undoubtedly

been a great contributing factor inthe

increased cost of all necessities of life,

yet the economic influences contribut-

ing in considerable measure to the

high cost of food production were in

operation andthei’r influence was felt

in no small degree before the out-

break of the war. .



. The great industrial development

which has'tskeu place in this country

during the past generation, and partic-

ularly during the last decade, with its

high and rapidly incréasing wage

scale, has been the beckoning finger

of opportunity for the young men who

were country born, and the resulting

industrial draft was severely felt by

the farmers of the country, even be-

fore a world war was considered a pos-

sibility. The need for workers in the

war industries further depleted the

farms or their young men, and the mil-

itary draft completed the process. The

practical cessation of immigration and

the return of many foreigners to their

native lands during the war period

further depleted the supply of indus-

trial laborers. and theeretur’n and de-

mobilization of our boys failed to de-

velop the problem of unemployment

which had been anticipated, and the

return to peace production has found

us short of industrial labor as well as

of manufactured goods, with the result

that both wages and prices of com-

modities of all kinds have advanced

above the war-time level.

2 "Because the farmers of America pa-

triotically responded to the call for in

d food production a) help win

the war, notwithstanding the d' cul-

flcs with which they were confronted

h the accomplishment of this task

M seems to be a lamentable lack of

mention of those difficulties by





omciale who are seeking a rem-

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the readjustment of economiccendi

tions. '

In this emergency them scents but

one practical method or procedure.

The farmers of the country must .be-

come. affiliated together in an effec-

tive organization to the end thatthclr

voice may be heard in the working out

of these pressing reconstruction prob-

lems. not as a radical force which

would accomplish its own ends

through class paternalism, but rather

as a constructive force prepared to





‘meet economic mergencics'aflectiu-g





the industry and the country at large

and work intelligently with all exist-

ing agencies for the beherment of eco-

nomic and industrial conditions which

will as surely react upon the people

of the whole country as they continue

to adversely affect the business of

food production on farms of America.



To this end the present rural organ-

ization movement, based on the coun-

ty farm bureau or some similar organ-

ization as the local unit gives greater





promise than any othefi country organ-.





ization movement has ever done. For

this reason this. movement should hold

the attention and invite the support of

the home-owning farmers in the states

where it is in the process of develop-

ment. Nor should this movement ex-

cite the' opposition of any other class,

since the, completed organisation will





be cornmeal of mature men. who will





average well past the meridian of. life,

and whose accumulated experience

and wisdom will enable them to dem-

onstrate in the present minim“ their





forbears have in previous crises '

through which our country has passed.





that the homeowning farmers of Am-

erica are the bulwark of the nation in

its every time of need.





HILE the search





Feast for and punish-

V ”a ment of food profit-



" . ‘ core in which both Mr

Fm tional and state 50v-





ernments are busily

engaged at the present time is in it-

self commendable and should prove

tobeawholesomei ueuccincurb-

ing a present-day evil. there is m

ently danger that the pendulum may

swing too far, and that over zealous

officials may literally kill the hen that

lays the wholesome egg. as well as the

fabled goose that lays the/golden kind.

The present tendency among these 0!-

flcials seems to be to search out.

seize and sell on the present market

all supplies of eggs, dairy products

and other perishahles held in cold stor-





“‘age warehouses for future consump-





tion, with the evident intent of break-

ing the present market for. these nec-

essities, but with a lamentable lack of

regard for the future supply.



The result of this policy, if persist-

ently pursued. will he an increasing

shortage of these commodities during

the season of low production just

ahead of us. This. in turn. will mean

higher prices than would otherwice

prevail. But in the meantime what





will be the effect an production? There





will be little promise of profit in the

production of these Commodities at





greatly misused prices. indeed, there





will be" serious danger of losses which

producers will be loath to assume. And

those present ninth; to reduce living

costs will dalmatian defeat their own





ends By still turther shortening needs





ed production. '





It is an’ old and visit provsmproverb' ',





that we cannot eetbur- dm' ”flhfl'é

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WIClALS of son





Fm eral state / farm

hm _ has so as were to



. ' 'Washingum “Slim

Statement to confer with govern-





ment oflicials. includ-

ing President WiISOn. Following this

conference asigncd statement was is-

sued by O. E. W, president of

the Ohio-Farm Bureau Federation; 1.

G. Brown, president of In ' Feder-

ation of Farm Associati ; D. 0.

Thompson, secretary Illmou‘ ' Farm Bur.

read-Federation; J. R. Howard, presi-

dent Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.

and F. C. Cracker, president Nebraska

Farm Bureau Association This state

ment discussed the causes of the high

cost of living as they affect the farm-

ing communities as follows.



“The high cost of living is not due

to the storage of meats vegetables,

fruits, eggs and poultry' in the season

when these are produced in surplus

against the season of short supply.

Popular as is the hue and cry against

storage of foodstuffs, it is a palpable

fact that modern storage methods are

the greatest food savers in the world;

at one and the same time saving food

in time of plenty and supplying it in

time of scarcity, and moreover, ‘main-

taining a steadier level of prices

throughout all seasons for any given

commodity. lndlscriminate restric-

tions on food storage will serve only

to wastefully glut the market in the

harvest season of meats, vegetables,

fruits, eggs and poultry, at a price dis-

astrous to the producer and create a

dearth of these products out of season

at a. prohibitive price. Food storage

for speculative purchases is intoler-





awe. '



“The l1 cost of living is not due

to exports of food and clothing any

more than it is due to our heavy or

ports of manufactured mods, machin-

ery, etc” of which the farmer is a

heavy purchaser. An embargo on food-





stuffs to bring down the high cost of





living will be as demoralizing to Am-

erican agriculture as .the embargo

placed on foodstuffs was to French ag-

riculture in the time of Louis XIV.

“The high cost of living is not hire

tolackofdesireenthepu'tof

farmers to produce to the limit of their

physical ability. Not within the knowl-

edge. not in the present . generation,

have all _ the farmers of the country

extended their every energy in a con-

mcrated eflort to produce to the last





kernel and pound \all the grain and»





meat products needed to feed a hungry





world. The operation of the short-hour _





day in industrial centers and a talk

of shorter hours and ever-advancing

pay has made it well nigh impossible

for anywhere near the normal supply

of help to be maintained on. farms. The

daylight-saving plan has mitigated

against maximum production by reduc-

ing materially the practical working

hours of the day on the farm:



“The farmer has not struck; walked

out or otherwise slackened in produc-

tion”. The high cost of living is due

to a stagnation in production of man-

ufactured goods and prepared food-

stuffs. Every labor strike that shuts

down any plant engaged in the prepar-

ation of foods or the making of cloth-

ing, that shuts down a mine or mill,

adds to the hi cost of living. hort-

ly after a stri of the United States

yards and packing plant employed.

wholesale price of fresh meats advanc

ed fifteen to thirty—dye per cent, direct-

1y due to the short kill and consequent

small supp! meats. -



“The in cost of livingls due to



price manipulation and extravagant

profits of middlemen.



“The high cost of iiving is due to

the failure. of: practically all folks to

pracuceeven ordinary economy in

public and private lite This question

in- public



the focus of the

America. public’s attention our; to

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The presentation 4...: fie farmers,

vicwpointeuthhqucstmmthegov





emmmsnumthowbuolwtnesua-





thorized rom-Wm or an attend!

great, thougi still embryonic farmers

organization cannot but have a whole-

some influence in the solution (I the

grave economic problems with which

the country is confronted at the pres-

ent tune. May the day soon come

when the Michigan State Farm Bureau

may become one of the strongest units

in an unprecedentedly strong national

farmers’ organisation which can ”ade-





\quately represent the interests of its





membership, in such m,





x , ' NDER the dim-

FarmMan-





cult labor_ condi-

- tions which have pre-

agement vailed on the average





Michigan farm this

yearngood farm man-

agement has been even a greater fac-





_ Problems





tor of success than is the ‘case under ,





normal conditions, although it is over

a great determining factor of marked

success in the operation ofa ‘ alarm;

Choosing between two really neces-

sary tasks, when but one can be ac"-

complished is an important matter, and

where the result is influenced by con-

ditions over which the farmer has no

control mistakes of judgment and loss-

es are bound to occur.



A case in point can be cited in many

comfnunities this year. There was a





general desire on the part of farmers ,





to thresh‘ their grain from the field

this year on account of the economy

of labor thus some. n: many cases

where a machine could not be secured

to do the threshing at the oppdrtu'ne

time, much loss in the quality of gain

has been sustained. This loss was

greatest in cases who're the economy

program was carried to the extreme of

leaving the grain as it dropped from

the bundle carrier instead of shocking

it up. The student of farm manage-

meat, and “cry farmer should be one.

will utilize the knowhdge gained by

present experiences in the making of

future plans. , : /,





'1‘ develops that a





mask , I" "a We“

, last wint’ of permitting

RQTW electric .88 well as

Fares steam raierads. to





charge a fare of two

and onehalf cents per mile on lines

where the gross income does not ex-

ceed $8,000 per mile of‘track. Many

citizens of the state first learned of

this legislation when‘anincreascd'rate





of fare‘based on this law who put into .





effect on varipus lines controlled by

the Détroit United Railway. which in-

crease was moo efiective on the day

the law went into effect, without re-

gard to existing franchises, the in-

cresse in some 6(loses being more than

one hundred and fifty per cent. To





the establish their right to charge those

fares it appears that the D. U. R,





spread their earnings over total track-

age, including double track, switches

and Y‘s. Late reports from Lansing





indicate that the attorney-general conQ, _

strues "the law to apply to first main





line trackago only. and will bring suit

fertheaunullmentoftherate audio





which vitiatcs existing contracts

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lems confronting dairy farmers“ ' ,





' ‘ and breeders of pure-b1 ed dairy

cattle is that of how large an invest-

ment it is safe to make in a breeding

With pure-bred bulls selling at

prices ranging from $50 to $25, 000 and





, ,fupWaflf it is well fer one to make a

careful study Of what constitutes merit





in a breeding bull before investing in

are not apparent to





Since heavy milk production is not

a natural, but an acquired character-

istic, it is only by constant selection

that this quality can be retained and

intensified, Unless the breeding bull

has inherited heavy milking qualities

through his female ancestors we have

no evidence that he will have the abil-

ity to'beget daughters that will prove

superior to the cows with which he is

mated. In order to retain the milking

characteristics of a good grade herd

it is necessary to use a bull that has

inherited these characteristics to a

stronger degree than the cows. This

makes it imperative in all herds

where progress has been made'in rais-

ing the average of milk and butter-

fat production, that the sire be select-

ed with great care, especially regard-





ing the milking qualities of his near- ‘





est female ancestors. .



' AlmOSl‘. any pure-bred bull that can

be purchased for $100 will improve

the‘milking qualities of a grade herd,

but for the more highly developed

herd it is much more difficult to select

the proper bull. Breeders 'of high-pro-

ducing dairy cows recognize the im-





SEE by the papers. as Mr. Dooley

I- used to remark, that they are start-

ing- a motor truck express com—

.pany to. cover lower Michigan, with

headquarters at Grand Rapids. If this

is carried out to its logical conclusion

it will hit old H. C. L. an awful wal-

lop and fill a long felt want. As an

old timer who has worked and studied

both the European and the American

express business, I will try and ex-

plain what a business of this kind, it

it is worthy of the name, will mean to

both farmer and gardener or poultry

raiser in the country, and to the ulti-

mateconsumer in the nearby cities.

Formerly the farmer who has a nice

family garden usually consumed about

one-third of thestuff he raised, and

fed the other two-thirds to the hogs.

because it got ripe faster than the

family. could eat it, and there was no

profitable market for the surplus.

With a modern, up-to-date motor ex-

press company one of the first requis-

ites shduld be- a large bulletin board

in every 'office and the agent‘s first

duty to chalk on the board that Irving

Fox had crisp butter beans at sixty

cents per bushel, and fresh cottage

cheese at fourteen cents per carton,





and. Mrs, Crow'le had , ten bushels of .

windfall apples at sixty cents penbugh. , _





el.‘ A copy of each bulletin‘shouid be





hung up in a conspicuous place 11119“- :





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By C. B. Ford





portanoe of selecting a bull that will

transmit the acquired milking tenden-

~'cies to his ancestors to the fullest de-

gree. These breeders are always'ready

to make use ’of breeding bulls that

possess the ability to strengthen the

blood lines in their herds and exert

prepotency. “toward uniform offspring

and dairy qualities. Price is of small

consideration when they find a bull

that combines the qualities needed to

bring about the desired improvement

in their herds.



Where so many dairy farmers have

apparently failed in the effort to build

up their herds of grade cows was in,

after seeing the great improvement of

the first cross with satisfaction and

attaining with the second cross much

less results than were apparent from

the first cross, abandoning all future

efforts to grade up. The first cross of

a pure-bred sire on account of the

much better quality of the- sire, if a

proper selection has been made and

his greater prepotency, is apt to be





very strong. Such a sire will exert

much more than fifty per cent influ-

ence and the dam much less than fifty

per cent upon the progeny. While in

the first cross there is existing a wide

difference between the quality of the

pure-bred sire and the‘quality of» the

common bred dam, when it comes to

making a second cross the difference

between the half-bred dam and the

pure-bred is much less, and the three-

quarter-bred stock will show much

less improvement over the half-bred

than the half-bred cows over the com-1

mon bred cows. H_ence, many dairy

farmers are apt to conclude that it is

hardly worth while to pursue these

lines of breeding any further if they

are not to get the same results with

each cross, and right here the mistake

is made of stopping improvement.

The results are being attained as rap-

idly as possible, but are not so appar-

ent from year to year. When the proc-

ess of breeding up through the use of

improved sires is‘ abandoned the ten-





 





Motor Truck vs. High Cest





By “Jo/m R. Crow/e





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as he could produce it. You get with

this“ one transaction two steady cus-

tomers, Mr. Fox in the country, and

Mr. Jones, the grocer, and a repetition

of this would build you up a line of

business that will only be limited by

the amount of truck room you can

furnish.



The first express business was start-

ed by a young man with two suitcases

who traveled on the trains to and from

the city. purchasing articles in the city





 





that the farmer and his family wanted,

and in the country what his city

friends Wantedrsand charging a small

sum for each transaction; and this

business grew to the present enormous

business carried on under the name of

the AmeriCan Railway Express Com-

pany. The motor truck express will

not interfere with this business, be-

cause it will handle a business that it

will itself create and as it will call at

the farmer’s door and while the farmer





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 





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dency is for production to go back-

ward.



Right here is where the importance

of selecting better sires is apparent.

It would be important as Well as inter-

esting if We had the results of definite

experiments to guide us in our breed-

ing efforts. What would be the prob-

able reSults of mating a bull from a

line of dams capable of producing from

nine to ten thousand pounds of milk

per year with common bred cows cap-

able of producing five thousand pounds

of milk per year and what effect on

the progeny would result from using a

sire with breeding capable of produc-

ing five hundred pounds of butter-fat

with cows capable of producing two

hundred pounds of butter-fat? Such

data,'if only approximately correct,

would give us more accurate figures

to base our estimates of breeding val-

ues on and prove of great value in de-

termining prices that one could afford

to pay for breeding bulls to carry out

his ideas of improvement. While the

experienced breeder of dairy cattle

realizes the importance of using a sire

that is superior in inherited capacity

to his cows the average dairy farmer

does not give the question of the se-

lection of a sire the attention that the

importance of the question demands.



The process of breeding up a herd

of dairy cows to a high annual stan-

dard of production depends upon us-

ing. breeding bulls that are superior in'

inherited dairy capacity to the cows

with which they are mated. As the

cows reach a higher standard of pro-



(Continued on page 201).





f L . .

is loading his case of yesterlaid eggs

on the truck for the city hotel trade.

Mrs. Farmer is asking the motor truck

driver to bring back five yards of goods

like the sample furnished, to make a

dress for daughter Mary. It is the lit-

tle orders and commissions that will

make the dividends for the company

and build up a strong clientele of sat-

isfied customers. I have seen a whole

train load of family hampers pull into

the railroad station in London, Eng-

land, and each hamper contained the

week’s vegetables for a family, togeth‘





er with a dressed chicken or a pair of .





rabbits for the Sunday dinner. These

hampers came right from the country

from farmers who catered to that kind

of business. The same thing could be

done here with the cooperation of the

farmer and the industrial worker in

the nearby cities.



If the farmer is honest with his cus-





tomers and the customer is prompt'





with his returns, it will be a mutual

benefit all around and mean a lot of

business for the company. It will

mean that thousands of bushels of ripe

fruit that will not stand the shipment

to the large cities, and rots under the

trees, while the city folks pay three

prices for the fruit they buy, will be

delivered to the nearby town and sold

at a price within reach of the laboring

man. The whole business of a suc-

cessful express company consists in

bringing the buyer and seller together

and acting as the agent, or go- between,

of both parties to'the mutual satisfac-

tion of both, and if they adopt as their

motto, "Satisfactory Service for Sale "

“We Are Here to Serve the Public,"



there need be no end to tne business





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ELEVEN'CENTS FAIR PRICE FOR

SUGAR, PALMER _sAYs.





 





‘_ ROFITEERS in this sugar market

are expected to be reached as a

result of telegraphic instruction which

Attorney General Palmer sent to the

‘various federal district attorneys

thrbughout the country. In these in-

structions Mr. Palmer stated that sug-

ar should not be retailed for more than

eleven cents a pound, in the opinion

V of the administration, and where it “is

retailed, for more it indicates that eith-

er the wholesaler or retailer is,mak-

ing an unreasonable profit ”



The attorney general’s telegram al-

so informed the federal officials that

through the cancellation of licenses of

Sugar dealers it was hoped to reach

some cases that would be more dim-

'cult to reach through enforcement of

the original regulations of the control

act.





“Dealers in sugar," the attorney

general’s telegram read, “except re-

tailers doing a gross business of one

million dollars or less annually, are

still subject to license under the food

control act. In addition to the provis-

ions of the law itself, the regulations

governing dealers in sugar prohibit

the licensee from charging an exorbi-

tant, unreasonable, or unfair commis-

sion, profit, or storage charge. They

also provide that resales within the

same trade without reasonable justifi-

cation, if tending to result in a higher

market price to the retailers or con-

sumers, will be dealt with as an unfair

practice.





“The United States Food Adminis~

tration has taken the position that

sugar should not retail for more than

eleven cents, and where it is retailing

for more it indicates that either the

wholesaler of retailer is making an un-

reasonable profit."





The attorney general is anxious to

obtain authority of law to deal with

certain phases of the situation that

cannot well be reached under the ex-

isting statutes and, while testifying be-

fore the senate committee on agricul-

ture, urged the utmost expedition in

the enactment of the laws recommend-

ed by the President in his message.





“We should have this law in three

days,” the attorney general told the

committee, while urging speed in

enacting the proposed legislation. Mr.

Palmer told the committee he had

asked the community price fixing or~



_ ‘~ ganizations formerly under the Federal

Food Administration during the war to

resume their activities and that pros-

ecutions would be conducted against

dealers who exceeded the prices fixed

, by these organizations.



“You should either repeal the law,"



Mr. Palmer told the committee, “or



put teeth into it.” '





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WANT ALI. FARMERSV EXEMPTED

FROM ANTI-TRUST LAws.





 





FARMERS of the country are being

urged to protest by petition, ballot

or other lawful or orderly means

against ,“unfair and unsA‘merican”

methods being used against farm or-

ganizations engaged in the collective

sale of their farm products. ‘





The immediate cause for the 111111an



is the arrest on August 9 of seven



prominent farmers in Ohio who were



acting as representatives of the Ohio

Farmers' Cocperative Milk Company



in the sale of the farmers’ milk to the

- “dealers of Cleveland. These men, ac-

.. cording to the statement of the organ- '

‘isation. were arrested at their ,farm



* tunes in the night and thrown into





News of the





 





beard asserts is widening the breach

between city and country, and which is

viewed with fear and alarm by the

farm leaders.



The appeal concludes as follows:



“The National Board of Farm Organ-

izations believes that organization and

collective bargaining in the marketing





of farm produce is essential if profit:





coring and unnecessary expense shall

be eliminated between producer and

consumer. These indictments by cities

against milk producers whose industry

cannot survive without this right are

being justly construed as indictments

against all farmers, whether they be

named or not. in the indictments them-

selves. We view this widening breach

between city and country with fear

and alarm.



“The National Board of Farm Organ-

izations confidently asks:



“1. That every farmer, through pe-

tition, by the ballot or by other lawful

or orderly means, make his protest

known against; the unfair and un-Am-





erican methods so being used against '





him.



“2. That congress and legislatures

by early action make clear the origi-

nal purpose of our anti-trust laws that

are being misinterpreted and misdi~

rected so that by unmistakable terms

farmers. shall have the right to do col-

lective bargaining in accord with the

original intent of the law.”





 





REPRESENTATIVES-0F FARM eu-

REAu CONFER IWITH PRESI-

DENT WILSON ON H. c. L.





 





HE National Federation of State



Farm Bureaus laid their side of the

high cost of" living problem before

President Wilson August 14, asserting

that high prices were not caused by

the rapacity of producers but by a com-

bination of causes, including- p'rofiteen

ing and speculation by the middleman,

extravagance by the public, strikes,

and stagnation in the production of

manufactured goods and prepared

food stuffs.



The delegates, from bureaus in Ohio,

Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, were with

the President for nearly an hour, and

were apparently well' satisfied with

the result of their interview. They

urged the President to let wheat alone,

and stated that he had said the sow

ernment was not disposed at this time

to interfere with the price of wheat.

He added, they said. that he was work-

ing out a solution of the problem en-

tirely along the lines which he had

suggested in his address to congress.



The farmers had prepared a state-

ment which dealt in some detail with

their viewpoint, and emphasized that

it was essential that they should know

what the future held in store for them,

as the time had come when-they must

plan for the 1920 harvest.



In presenting their argument the

delegates cited their dinner at what

they described as a “modest hotel” in

Washington to illustrate their conten-

tion that profiteering is being carried

on by agencies between the producer

and the ultimate consumer. Five of

them paid $11 for a none too elaborate

dinner. exclusive of tips. Their figures

showed tha\t of the 911, eighty-two

cents had gone to the farmers who. pro-





 





Philadelphia territory, and large 61“ $14. lathe first five years of the cen- ,





ders are Coming from the southeast any and reached as high a margin

and south. ‘ . V

Aside from the heavy buying by the “was $133, or six pe'r cent above um

east. and south. Kansas City is 111017 of the five years.

In-g hay into the southwest, the north. The active southern demand for the

em feeding states, and into drought “southern ehunks’.’ sent the mean price

stricken areas of the northwest. The in Chicago from 861 in the fire years.

authorizatibn of an emergency half— 1901-1905, to 898 in 1913, followed by

rate on shipments of foodstuffs into 888 in 1915, 8199 in 1916, 893 in 1917

the droughty areas, announced recent- and $90 in 1918, a gain of forty-five

ly by the United States railroad admin. per cent in fifteen years. .

istration, has brought an improved- de- Carriage teains and drivers are small

many for hay from the northest. features of the market. Thereiolittle

Eastern consumers of he: will feel demand for them and themupply poor-

the northwestern drought wmore seri responds. However, 8110ny carnage





ously than other buying ter'fltorios, teams sold for $1, 500 to $19,009 in.





being forced to enter- into keen com 1918. “Bussers and trammers” have





petition for supplies mm the west. been fully out of the market for sew





Nebraska, which normally' moves eral year's.

large quantities of bay to the east, is Hence, the vicissitudes of proton

selling to the droughty area much *al‘ ence and unpopularity in the :various

falfa and planner-which naturally is sections of the country, on farms and

diverting shipments from the dust. off, the average price of a horse on

_____.____.____..__ farms in the United States, all ages

included, climbed from $55. 47 on Jam

IOWA HAS A STATE "ARK“ uary 1, 1901- 1905, to $111. 46 in 1911.

after which the decline was irregular





G OVERNOR W L HARDING 31" to $93. 48 on January 1,1919 The mar-





pointed W B Barney head or a ket preferences are now drafters and

state marketing bureau to be formed southern chunks. .





to fight high prices in Iowa.



Under the direction of Mr. Barney,

who is state dairy and food commis-

sioner, the bureau will collect data on

food commodities all over the state





and act as a clearing house for perish-

able goods. in the southern states are now using





Governor Harding recommended their own resources for food instead

such a bureau at the last session of of buying f°°d from other places. Lau~

the general assembly, but no action rens county formerly imported most of

was taken the pork products used by its people.

The governor took issue with the Now Laurens county is selling Wk

committee which reported to the meet— The change began several years ago

ing of county attorneys, called to de-- when a bank in the county offered to

vise means for fighting profiteers, that provide funds for the purchase of

Iowa laws are inadequate to prevent “0°de pigs for boys who would

profiteering _ promise to care for them. The county

“We haVe the law to go after profit- demonstration agent accordingly pur-

eers and hoarders and we are going to chased and placed a large number or

do it,” he declared. “Even if it were pigs under a long term sale- at-cost ar-

true that our laws are inadequate we rangement The M” took up the plan

would still be protected, for all we With enthusiasm A year later the

have to do is to report profiteers and bank bought 124 more pigs, and these

hoarders to the federal authorities and were distributed '

they will prosecute , The next year the county's produc—

The governor said he would see that tion of pork exceeded household re-

the cold storage law providing that no quirements and the demands 0f the

goods may be kept in cold storage for home market The county agent was

more than 11 yea. be enforced He said brought into touch with packers, a lo-

he understood the law was being vio- cal purchasing agency was establish-

lated in many parts of the state ed, and about thirteen months ago a

, carload of pigs was shipped out. It

was probably the first time, and cer-

tainly the first time since the sixties.

that Laurens county had sold pork.

ALTHOUGH horses on farms slight- The bank which provided the way

ly decreased in numbers in the for the boys to buy their pigs has kept

United States in 1918, this fact is by its offer continuously open, and ex-

no means true in all sections. It is ,pects to do more alcng this line. Not

true in the north from the Atlantic 9. dollar' has been lost of these ad~

ocean to Iowa and Missouri and on vances. an official of the bank says.

the Pacific Coast, but the reverse is -

the fact in one-half of the south, and A SUGGEsTION ON PRICE FIXING.

in nearly the whole region between

the Mississippi river and the coast (Continued from first page).

states, except Iowa, Missouri, Arkan- per cent of the business done, with re-

sas Texas, and Oklahoma. , suiting decrease in‘ the ultimate profit.

In the north and in the Pacific states If business could be done at a profit

the kind of horse that is preferred on of one thousand per cent, competition

and off farms is changing. The auto- would no doubt keep the total profits

mobile owner does not want a driving as low as they would be with a profit

horse and the tumor with an automo of one hundred per, cent. Ultimate

bile does not needaduabpurpose horse profit is measured by the volume rath-

—-a‘ work animal that win also serve er than the per cent; and the more the





 





LEARNS TO FEED lT-SELF.





 





AURENS county. S. 0.. is an. em

ample of' how many communities





. FEWER HORSES en, FARMS.





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duced the food. “M on the “51er a road horse. mum and heavy field is broken up by duplicated ser-





 





draft homo arouse new requirements. vice, the more the ecst of doin the

This teniéncy if! reflect“ in prices. business.- And all this ecst of gunn-

ébicngo'market'the mean price outed service Is passed on to the con '

W rose from .31?! in the sniper. -~,

' Why not out (“it the touptation to

y duplicate the service, and prevent the

”war to” 191‘. but increased cost to the ultimate loosenin-

I. 2 " 3" ' V ‘





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





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.7
. ,‘ - _-ary, .1111 in the same day.

1 ' : And he did it

' " ' ” And that was in 1836.

'was unkndwn at that tinie and went

_ , "by the name of Milton. It had but a

'1 f 1‘ ' few log cabins and shacks on the

E ‘ ' ’ffarms therea‘b’outs where acme pion-

’ . ' “ ‘eers from “York state’.’ had laborious-

‘ L ' ‘ly traveled through the wilderness

with their ox-teanis and horses,: bring-

' ing along such things as were abso-

lutely necesary and not to be found in

‘ ‘ ' the “wild and woolly” west.

Hiram had much trouble to get some

castings made, for there was no foun-

' dry in Battle Creek and the big thresh-

. 'ing‘ machines existed only in the im-

aginatio’n of certain individuals. But

Hiram Moore succeeded in doing all

he claimed he would, and even more.





And from 1836 to the present time



Battle Creek and a certain farm of



Hiram Moore’s in our old farm neigh-



, ‘borhood has stood in the front rank‘in



I? » the invention and making of threshing

, ' machinery.



1 One of our pictures ‘ shows S. O.



' Bush and attorney Fred Atwood and



his father threshing grain with flails



that are nearly one,hundred years old.



- 1 In the background is _a modern thresh-



! ing- machine at work. It was on the



' ' Bu'sh farm that we took this picture,



and theselmen have large and fine





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.p'.’:..i’.





_farms in that neighborhood. Mr. Bush.





has been one of the largest manufac-

. ture‘rs of threshing machines in the

‘i ‘ ‘ country, and yet. he shows he knows

(' , 3 ' ’ just how to swing an old flail to make

.4 . ' the grain get right out- of the heads

~ ‘ on the: double-quick. Mr. Atwood is

cleaning the grain from the chaff by





letting the mixture fall from his shov-,





. el, while the wind bloWs the chaff one



I ' side. It surely was a slow job in the



l . “”0111 days to threSh with flails, and we



l , ' posed this picture in order to get one



‘1 . * showing our old relies in actual op-

1:; ’- eration. " v 11



I ,' _ This season in Michigan is one of



’7, , the greateSt and busiest for the farm-



‘ i ers 1and threShermen in over half a



century. Help is scarce and costs a



- lotof money. , Many. farmers are new



‘ . threshing from ,the. shack, as the



, L weather, so far, has/been very favor-



? able. Stacking is still quite generally



1 practiced, but not so much as in the



zyears paSt

One picture shows the present way

of: loading up in the field. The loader





thré‘sh ~his WEeat as he Went along, .

,. . and put the clean grain in his log gram .





Battle Creek ~





 





 





 

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 





 

 

 





From the Field Direct to the Thresher.





now uses a. fork to place his bundles.

We used to use our hands entirely and

never saw a fork on a load of bun-

dles until ready to pitch off in the

barn or on to a stack.



Two big loads of bundles are pitch-

ed into the self-feeder at once these

days, and thisoperation is a lively

one. In the old days a band cutter





would have to clip the band and shove,





it along to the feeder just as he want-

ed. The man who pitched on to the

table would have to step lively and

twist the bundles around with his fork

so that each one would be headed to-

wardthe greedy cylinder. After some

days' experienCe a farmer who had the

right stuff in him, and a good consti-

tution, could handle and flip bundles

on to the table in fine shape. On a

stack setting it was quite a knack for

three men to get accustomed to pitch-

ing bundles and these farmers were in

demand at every setting in the neigh-

borhood in changing work.



Like everything else that has been

invented, there were many farmers

who laughed at the idea of an automat-

ic band cutter and self-feeder ever be-

ing a practical success. The man who

fed the bundles into the cylinder had

to do it just right. And he was mighty

particular about his band cutter. In

the days when wheat bundles were

bound with straw hands by hand there

was an occasional band cutter. who

would seriously cut the feeder’shand

with his sharp knife, 3



Then the wire band came along with

theiirst self-binder. Some band cut-

ters liked the wire, if they had the





right kind of a hooked snip to catch"





 





the wire without making any false mo-

tion. The twine binder brought the

knife back again, and wegused to like

the job of cutting bands in those days.



The old—time feeder was one of the

best men in the thresher’s gang. He

would grab a bundle and spread it out

just enough to have it fill the whole

length of the cylinder space between

the concave, and each bundle would

lap over the preceding one so that

there was no jerk or unevenness. Once

in a While a bundle would get by the

band cutter uncut and the feeder

would let it go. There would be a

sudden chug and the motion of the en-

tire mechanism of the separator would

slow up so quick that the feeder would

halt a second or two to let it speed up.



But these'days, as the picture illus-

trates, it is lively feeding for two men

to keep the machine full to its capa-

city. The automatic feeder with its

revolving knives feeds the cylinder ev-

enly and better than a man could do

in the old days.



If the concave is adjusted right, and

the heaters and screens are kept in

goOd working order and frequently in-





‘spected, the threshing of wheat, cats





or rye can be so clean that there is

practically no waste over into the

straw stack. A closeinspection of- the

chaff under the blower tube is neces-

sary to be sure. At the sametime the

screens and ‘wind. pressure should-v be

so perfect that the grain may be clean

enough to haul to the elevator or mar-

ket without going through the farm

fanning mill. In fact,_.there are very

few farmers these dayswho. keep and

use a fanning mill foranypurpose ex-





' stunt .eighty- t-hree

- farm near Climax.





-went, out into; his

standing wheat,‘

.cleanedgit' as he went along, and put it.





. slight depressions





' fields,





cept to clean seed Wheat or other

grain. '- 1





Although it is an ordinary





day's





work with modern threshing machin- C3 "





cry to thresh 1, 200 to 1; 500 buShels of;





wheat and put it 1h a farm granary,

Hiram Moore did a more wonderful





In a single day. he

thirty-acre field-of

cut,





Just :think of; it!





into bags; all with a single machine,

hauled by twenty horses, and cutting

a swath fifteen feet wide.



“Why was not Hiram Moore’s com-

bined harvester and thresher a suc-

cess and adopted in this country long





ago?” we have been frequently asked. -.





That machine required that wheat be

dead ripe over an entire field. If there

were any green. spots in hollows or

they had to be

avoided, as the heads would not shell.

Michigan farms, rolling surface, small

and the waste of such a ma.-

chine in a field of wheat unevenly rip-

ened, made Moore’s combined maChine

of little value in this country. It was

taken to California and became the

progenitor of the headers and thresh-

ers in the great western wheat fields.





a





SEEDING LOST.





I have a ten-acre field that was into

rye thisyear and have lost the seed-

ing in it. Do not want to break up my

rotation. I intended to let the clover

come on next year and let it go back

on the ground, and then break it up a

year from next spring. Would it be all

right to sow rye to winter vetch this

fall and then turn it down next spring

and repeat again a year from this fall

to make it come in .rotation' again?



Isabella Co. V. S.



You probably could not do better

than you suggest, to prepare this land

and seed it to rye and. sand vet-ch the

first of September. -This can’be plow~

ed down next spring or next summer

any time and reseeded if you choose.

If you get a good growth, and I be-

lieve you will, it would go a long ways

toward improving your soil.



You can, however, if you prefer clo.

ver, work this land up either by plow-

ing or discing, prepare a fine seed bed

(it could probably be done with a dihc





anda harroW) and just as soon as;,we ,





get moisture seed to‘clover alone with-

out a nurse crop. If you could use two

hundred or three .hundred pounds-of

acid phosphate per acre I think—you

would be surprised at the stand of

clover you would get. and the amount

you could harvest as hay next year.

The vetch and rye could also be cut

for hay' early nextyear and would

make splendid hay. Vetch is-as rich

in. protein as alfalfa. ZEither way

would tend to improye the soil. L.‘





 





years ago on his;





Athreshed an‘d ~,
HE signing of the armistice stim-

ulated a new interest in the co

operative movement throughout

Great Britain, where there were al-

ready some 2,500 industrial coopera-

tive distributive and productive socie-

ties in operation with a membership

of 3,500,000 persons, a total share,

loan and reserve capital of over $357,-

000,000, a total trade (distributive and

productive) of over $1,000,000z,0001and

a total prefit in 1916 before deduction

_of interest or share capital of about

$90,000,000. The above statement is

made in a bulletin of the Bureau of

Statistics of the Department of Labor.



On the whole,

Labor states, the war has had a

favorable effect on the progress of co-

operation in Great Britain. Controlled

prices have. been helped rather than

hindered by the movement, Since in

the case 'of the controlled commodi-

ties, for which everybody must pay a

certain retail price, members of the

cooperative society have an advantage

over non-members in that they receive

a dividend on all purchases. Cooper-

ative stores are the only stores paying

such a dividend, and in many cases

this has been an excellent argument

to prove the soundness of the coop-

erative system.



“The number of members of indi-

vidual cooperative societies has shown

.a' fair increase an this increase would

undoubtedly have been much greater

had the societies been able to obtain





 





sufficient supplies. Government re-

strictions, applying equally to all

stores, made it very difficult for“ a





stock of supplies to be maintained in

any section of the country. During the

last ten days of January, British con-

sumers had the option of changing

their retail dealers, and this is e\xpect-

ed to result in a substantial gain in

the membership of retail cooperative

societies, since it is believed that many

persons who were not members during

the war now appreciate to a greater

extent the merits of cooperation.





“The extent to which the war has

interfered with the normal organiza-

tion of cooperative societies can be

realized when it is known that the

British Cooperative Society alone had

six thousand employes called to the

colors. The society undertook" to make

up the difference between their pay

as soldiers and their wages by means



~ of the payment of a separation allow-



’ ance, and to date $3,000,000 has been

disbursed for this purpose. As demob-

ilization proceeds and former employee

return the society will be in an excel-

lent condition to proceed with new

development schemes.”





cleties for the first six months of 1910

are given as $144,157,298, and it is es-

timated that the corrected figures for

1918 will show sales totaling approxi-

mately $311,456,000 and practically all

of this total represents sales to coop—

erative retail societies—in other words

“ wholesale prices. Groceries and pro:

visions make up the biggest item in

the co’opfrative wholesale societies.

The most important single units in

the cooperative movement in Great“

3 Britain are the British Cooperative

.Liit’Wholesale Society, Ltd, with headquar-

T" tea in Manchester, and the Scottish -

09390'rative Wholesale Society, Ltd..





 

 





C'OOPGration





the Department of ‘





The total sales of the wholesale so-'





been at all close. Recently, hoWever,

there has been a definite attempt made

to persuade trade unions to do their

banking business with the banking de-

partment of the Cooperative Whole-

sale Society, and an important scheme

of agricultural and industrial develop

ment which will shortly be announced

by the society will tend, it is believed,

toward establishing a closer working

arrangement between .the cooperative

societies and the trade unions."



“For a long time the leaders of the

cooperative movement have ought to

widen the field of cooperative etrading,

and efforts have been made to have

the law governing cooperative efforts

so amended as to. allow individual

members of societies to increase their

interest beyond 'the limit of $1,000.

The treasury has now sanctioned the

proposal to issue what will be called

‘development bonds,’ in denomimna-

tions of $100, $250, $500, $2,500, and

$5,000.11p to a sum 'of $12,500,000.

These bonds will bear interest at the

rate of four and a half per cent pay-

able half— yearly, and they may be re-

deemed at par at the end of ten years

At a meeting of the shareholders of

the Cooperative Wholesale Society

held in Manchester this scheme for is-

suing development bonds was ratified.



“The Directors of the Cooperative

Wholesale Society believe that their

scheme will appeal not only to indi-

viduals but also to trade unions as a

good investment for their funds. Al-

ready several hundred trade unions

are banking with the local retail coop-

erative society in their districts, which

acts as an agent of the banking depart-

ment of the Cooperative Wholesale So-

ciety at Manchester. Trade unions al-

so invest their funds in municipal, gov-

ernment, and railway stocks; The pro-

posal which the Cooperative Whole-

sale Society now makes to the trade

unions is that it will be to their inter-

est to invest their money in a coop-





 





Michigan Farmer: Figflt Army PVorm





W0 methods are in common



uSe in restricting the pro-

gress of army—worms. One de-

pends on a barrier to keep the

worms from spreading into new

areas and the other is by means

of poison bait which actually-

kills the worms. The barriers

or ditches are of most uSe when

the worms are marching and

threaten new fields. The com-

monest barriers used" consist of

two'or three deep furrows, plow-

ed around the area infested, and

spaced eight or ten feet apart.

Turn the furrows toward the ad-

vancing worms, in order that

when the worms tumble in- the

furrows they will have to climb

up the smooth, land sideiin or-

der to get out, then when these

furrows 1111 up turn them under,

"thereby leaving fresh Janet's

for the worms to 1,111. New army

Worms work at night and dorm/g

lowery weather and therefore it

will be W to keép match

of things filament for the 1.17,





 





0M





these pests.





. ; .‘i' ~' 17:...;:.... , . ’ « 1 1.... . .-

ro W811] ‘

erative scheme for develOpment in the

field of agriculture and industry

“Among the projects contemplated





under this develOpment—bond Scheme

,is the acquisition and operation by- the‘





society of flour mills, .tanneries,





factories, boot and shoe lecturies, corn

mills, dairy farms and siniilar enter-

Not long ago the Cooperative

Wholesale Society began. athe manufac-





prises.





ture of textiles. It bought and is





lunning, three weaving sheds—one at

Bury, with 900 looms; another at Rad-

cliffe, With 500 looms, and a third at

It proposes

to extend its. interest in cotton-textile

manufacturing when, it is in position

to consume the yarn output of a mod-

It intends to build

such a mill for the spinning of, yarn in





Chorley, with 500 1001115.





crate-sized mill.





the near future.





Another big development foreshad-





owed is the acquisition of large

fields in Yorkshire.





lands and factories. For land in





nection with factory extension it has





paid $573,480; for new factories





workshops. it has paid $3,049,650,

or farms and other land $3,333,960, a





total of nearly $7,000,000. It is





mated that the society now holds

about 33,000 acres of farm lands in





Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire,





Cambridgeshire.





ative WholesaleSociety.





THE “WEEVIL SIGNS."





 





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and also they may be used in ad-

dition to the ditching. The fol-





lowing formula is one. that has '





been very successful’in' the past

and which is easily filled.



Sift together one pound of

Paris green, or three-fourths of

a pound or. White arsenic (not

arsenate of lead), and twenty

pounds of bran; add half a gal-

lon of molasses or syrup and a

little water, and stir in three or-





anges or lemons, ground fine in . ,





a food chopper, skins and all;

This may— be . broad-casted ever

from two to five acres of land.

It. is very attractive to hath cut-

worms and to grasshoppers. .LDo

not try to subatitute any other

poison for the Paris green or

white arsenic.) Neither arsenate

of lead on Waste of calcium





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large Quantitles of the poison





 





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Already the so-

ciety owns a coal mine near Newcastle.

During the war the society has spent

large sums for the purchase of farm





It is also hoped to

establish eventually 1,400 branches of

the banking department of the Cooper-





ANY a bushel of beans or peas

is destroyed every year by the

depredations of weevils. This is

not altogether the result of careless-

ness on the farmer’s part, as much as

it is ignorance of how to deal with

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“read the 818318" in a sample of beans



it he would'prevent damage from these . ~‘

insects later in the seadon., OEten in

the late winter or early in the spring , .

an examination of the beans Will show

them to be alive with weevil and full

of large holes. This conditiOn could

have been prevented had' the farmer -

known, in the late summer or early

fall, how _to read. the f‘weevil signs "



Many a person Would have sworn

that the beans that he put away so

carefully in a sack in the fall were

perfectly healthy and: free from both

bugs and disease. But upon looking

at them early in' the spring there was

hardly a’one of them but what had

holes in it. The weevil odor, and count

less numbers of insectsaccompanied,

this condition. Where did the insects

get into the seed? The answer is not

hard to find. Attached to_the beans

and unnoticed to the unpracticed eye

weresome tiny. white eggs that soon



hatched into tiny worms that grew and

developed into these pests. The holes

in the beans were made by the grow-

ing worms which develop inside of the

seed.



The weevil lays its tiny eggs en the

maturing pods of beans and peas

where they‘a-ppear as small white

specks. Upon examination these rip—

ening pods will show whether or not

thereare any weevil present. If many

eggs are found to be present the farm-

er must plan on some means of de~

stroying these pests when the beans

are harvested and put in storage.

Shortly after the weevils lay their eggs-

on the pods in the field, the young

worms hatch and begin burrowing

- through the pod into the bean, leav—

ing the egg-shell on the pod. So the

first. indication of the presence of-

weevils are the tiny holes in the new

crop. When the eggs are laid on the

beans in storage, the shells stick to

the "bean and are easily seen. If the

grower will learn to look carefully for .

both the tiny entrance holes and the

shells he will soon have little difficulty

in detecting weevil infestation and will

.know W” to deal accordingly. Of

course. ,these entrance “=holes are so

small that a person with poor eyes or

one not looking for weevil signs would

pass them unnoticed.



’If weevily beans and peas are plac-

ed in storage without the weevil hav-

ing been killed, the eggs will hatch,

after a. time; into tiny grubsth‘at soon

develop into the adult weevils. These »

in turn lay numerous eggs that start. ' .

another generation that feed upon the

farmer’s seed. Read the weevil signs

and prevent the enormous waste that

is takihg place annually. An examina.

tionof the ripening pods in the field

or of the newly harvested beans in the

fall will show the grower the clues to

the presence of these posts. If they

are at all numerous they should be,-

tumiga‘ ted. This is best accomplished

in an air-tight bin, or box, with carbon

bisulphide. A pound of this material

is sumcient for one hundred cubic

feet of space, if the container is tight. ,

Measure the place in which the beans

are to be fumigated and get the num *

ber of cubic feet. Then for every one

hundred cubic feet use one pound ’of i

the carbon bisulpiiido. Care should be



taken nofto exposed; damn near those

‘ fumes as they are highly indemniable. _

This gas will kill the adult beetles and , ,'





   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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is to be a gOod buy. And its price must

be practically the amount you can get

for those horses and their harness 'plus

the saving in feed.





If a tractor could not take the place

of some horses on your farm, you should





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try! succeed. The Samson Tractor is

priced on that basis.





   





Production on a big seale, sound design fora farm-used

machine, efficient selling methods, make thisprice pos—





sible‘from- oUr—the makers’—point of view.





lnsh‘ort, farmers themselves may set the value of a

tractor, and We with our manufacturing experience and

equipment have brought out the first tractor offered on

that reasonable baSis.



.“The Samson Tractor Story”—a little book sent free—,

is just-what its title'implies. It is_not filled with engi-

ne'e'rs’ data, formulas and tables, but tells you just what





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I
OR more than twenty years Lons-

dale has been one of the strong

granges of Muskegon county; It

hasalways numbered among'its mem-

bers the most influential and progres-

' , sive people of the neighborhood, and

‘has‘ been an important factor in

,moulding the strong sentiment for

things that are clean and right, for

which the neighborhood has been

widely known.



The memory of the writer goes back

over the years that have gone, and

lingers happily in many a good Pomo-

na meeting and Farmers’ Institute, or

other social gathering held in Lons-

dale Grange Hall. Few indeed have

been the meetings of Muskegon Pomo-

na when Lonsdale Grange has not

been represented, and I am sure that

nowhere else in this truly strong

Grange county have there been those

who contributed more to the general

progress of the order than the IOyal

sisters and brothers who have kept

this grange going for so many years.



In many respects the history of Lons-

dale Grange is like that of others we

have known. It has ‘seen very pros-

perous times when it seemed that ev-

eryone in the neighborhood wanted to

join, and would hardly take “No” for

an. answer. Then there have been

years in which matters moved along

quietly, a candidate being received

now and then, and occasionally one

suspended, the grange hardly holding

its own, and all the time the good,

faithful men and women who‘have al-

ways carried the heavier part of the

burden were growing old. It was be-

coming harder for them to get out,

the attendance was not improving, and

l~know that now and then some of the

g best members of this grange were

. looking into the future with apprehen-

sion.



Not that they expected it to die, nor

yet to become dormant, but I imagine

they sometimes wondered who would

take up the burden, and assume the

responsibility so long and so willingly

carried by them, when the weight of

years should compel them to cease ac-

tive grange work. ,



Not that they were thinking of quit-





'Antrim--.





OUNTY fairs have been recog—



nized for years as one of the best



mediums of education for all the

public. The town and city people who

attend the county fair take as much or

more interest in the agricultural ex-

hibits as do the farmers.



The different exhibits of produce and

live stock not only please the eye, but

create a desire to grow or raise better

produce and live stock in the hearts

of men and women who see them here

at the fair.



Not only does the farmer feel this

desire, but the city man who has some

money to spare and avliking for farm

life feels the call in many cases and

engages in the production of some-

thing beneficial to humanity. Hun-

dreds of men have been started on





d ‘ the road to success by determining to A





raise registered live stock by Seeing

some of the breed which he fancies

exhibited at the fair. . _



' The Antrim County Board of Super-





Beve in progressive-“methods and who

are always looking for “geod construc-

(tyre, advancement for their county in

i‘flhlin‘es. have seen the benefits which

W's-:1 to the people in the county fair

. iThey have also put much thought





 





*mors, being a body of men who be?





ting at once, they were only looking since. To use the vernacular,"'1‘hey this grange to help all who have lately

forward as we all do sometimes, to have made a clean sweep. ” The! can comotin through its gates to find the .





the ineVitable. Notwithstanding that

now and then barely a quorum Was

present at the meetings, and they ~Were

weary with overwork, they kept things

moving and held many strong meetings

each year. During the last few months

the grange has lent its influence in the

organization of a very strong cooper.-

ative selling association under the aus-

pices of the farm bureaus of Oceans.

and Muskegon counties. .



With the opening of the present

year came a desire to increase the

membership. The wish was so strong

that it seemed to get hold of practical-

ly the entire membership, and so they

went to work. They organized a con-

test, chose sides and business began

in earnest."



Early in the summer the writer vis-

ited the grange at a big meeting in

honor of the newly initiated patrons,

and the reinstated members.

beginning of the year Lonsdale Grange

numbered sixty souls, during the con-

test to which we have referred a hun-

dred and eighty-one members were ad-

ded, and more have been coming in





 





 





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not add any more ,to the. membership





until more people move in, or conclude:





to travel a longer distance to attend

grange. v



It is no light task to carry; an a

grange successfully when so many

new members have been added, but

the challenge should bring out the

very best there is in the ofl‘lcers and

members upon whom the responsibil-

ity devolves. ‘ '



It Was good to be at the meeting to





which we have referred. We have sel-





dom been. in a gathering like‘it. There

were people‘ who might have been in

this grange working for the great ob-

jects of the order for years, had the

matter but been presented to them in

a way to make them see their priv-

ilege and their duty. With them were

some of their new neighbors but late-

ly come from a great city to try their

fortunes out on the land.‘ Into Lons-

dale Grange they have cOme for help

in matters pertaining tothe making of





a living in the country, and the buildv





ing of a good rural neighborhood. It

is the task of the older members of





 





Lonsdale Grange, with its New Memb ership.





 





 

 

 





geod which they seek.





seeing and realizing in some degree

I think, what it is to increaSe the meta-l. ~ v

bership of a grange in an old commu- » . .

nity with no appeal to the advantages ,_

of fire insurance, or to much of any- , ‘ l'

thing else, save the common things of _ ‘ _ j

everyday life, we smile when we hear " '

people say that the'grange, would die,

but for fire insurance. or cooperative .

buying, or legislative work. . , _ ‘



Now let us make no mistake—all "'

these things are necessary, very neces

sary, and because they are, they help

the grange that pushes them. But up-

on no one of them doos the grange-

rest, and it might live, and farther, it

would be worth while, even if it did

none of them.





I-repeat, it ought to give its strong

support to \each of these lines of ser-

vice, but even if it did not, and if it

served as a community center when ».

neighbor met neighbor in friendly con-

tact, Where kind words of apprecia-

tion were spoken and kindly deeds per- ' ,

formed, if. it encouraged the visiting of

the sick, the assistance of those who

were in need of help, if it sought out

the poor fellOw who had gone wrong

and endeavored to bring him back, if

it shunned envy, rash judgment and

hasty critics, it would be worth while,

and if in addition it furnished a social

and an edudational center for the

yOung, training them to sing together,





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





~and helping them to become writers ‘





and speakers it would. do still more

for the community, and if it might

crown all with the fine spirit of Fra-

ternity and of the “Charity that sut-

fers long and is kind, " then no one has -

yet been able- to estimate the value of

that grange to the community. ; ' \

May Lonsdale Grange, Muskegon

county, prove to be 'just such a power

for good in the community where it

is located and somehow, may the spir-

ity that actuated the membership‘of o

this grange in the early part of. the

year, get hold of a hundred more like

granges in Michigan with similar re-

sults. W. F. TAYLOR. 3





 





ounty That Holds a F rec Fair





that~this county hold a free fair, the

board began to consider the advantag-

es of the plan, with the result that in

1918 the first Free Fair was held

which was financed by taxation.



There is no question that comes be-

fore this board where the benefits are

clearly shown, that does not receive

the unanimous support of the board.

They saw the benefit to all of the

county and where all of the property

holders should pay the cost cf con-

ducting the fair.



The largest property holders, like

the Antrim Iron Company, which pays

one-sixth of all or the taxes of the

county, and the East Jordan Lumber

Company, another- large holding com-





pany, have given their support to the





Free Faii .



Men who own large farms: have said

that they were converted to the Free

Fair idea, When they foame and saw so





' many children. there-i whom they had





never seen belore when the pay- as- you

enter plan? was conducted. These men

are health their praise‘of the plan. .



' Nearly all of the county fairs are

helped by appropriation from the

county and as long as the county has





to furnish part of the funds; Why not,

an of it. and. then the cost comes,“





cOunties of the state a very small tax

levied on the rolls would give more

money than they ever had before, and

the committee which conducts the fair

would not be worried about the prob-





lem of weather, which is the one “big'





gamble at the time of year when the

fairs are held. They could go ahead

and provide a creditablejair and feel

that the bills would be met, for the

money is there





This year the Antrim County Board.





of SUpervisms appropriated an addi-

tional sum of money for the entertain‘

ment of all of the scldierzboy's in the





county and- surrOun'ding territory.~ - 5 ~





. This will ,be: one‘orthe goOd features

'of‘ the fair this year. ‘

provided and provision for the beys all

during the fair, and the people Will

have a chance to see their boys in line

and m drill work.



A high-grade line of free attractions

are always-V provided,vand"' with the no

ing and ball'games we feel'that we are

going to have one of the best fairsin





the state and we are sure that the.





plan is the” one best bet for any county.

On decent of the registered live





 





where it belongs, on the large proper: “





ty owner and the small. as





__ finished? or the fish a"





, does.





their money Which ordinarily go for . ”if





Tents will be

times in making both ends‘meet, with ,





ed by private subscriptions which did

Stylish m which Wheel: cone; - < ,.

ducted»‘*m9&hk mum. tee-lain-





When people invest their money in '

geod cattle or other live stock, they

like to Show them, and no other place

offers the opportunity that the fair

_ The ‘free fair offers the exhibit-

or a wider field for his exhibit.



The attraction which pays for the

privilege of showing on the fair

grounds, will pay a great, deal more

for that privilege when there is no ad- '

mission charged, for there will be 7 .

many more people and they will have ' 1;:





 





admittance, to spend £01 seeing shows , ’ ‘

or riding on the merry-go- -round. ‘ 7



All arrangements for this fall’sefair.

haVe' been made, but it will be'of ben-





 





 





efltl’to ‘those 'who are having tough





 

 





their fairs, to lookinto theplan and

give it serious thought. ._



The good 'crops of fruit and other

crops that. have been raised in this

county will be exhibited at this fair and " ‘ ,

the advertising feature will be worth ' L l"

all it casts the county in taxes. , '



There have been other fairs called

free fairs, but they have been snpport- ‘ ‘1 ,. Y
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F you have ever been to a tractor

demonstration, you probably know the ear-

nest. way sOme salesmen have of taking you



into a tent and pointing out all the fine points if



' the tractor they are trying to sell. I





They will show you its engine and its

wheels and its gears and its clutches, and tell





you why they are better than thOseaof any other .





tractor on the market.





Now, theintelligent farmer, when he

goes to look at a tractor, wants to be shown

by the tractor itself.





For eight years the G O Tractor has

been showing farmers all over the country just

what ~they wanted to know. It has shown them

that it can do anything they want it to, and do

it economically, and keep on doing it.





There is nothing “eye-filling” about the

'G O Tractor. It is a four-wheel, four-cylinder

tractor—the simplest and most practical con-

struction known. There is no loss of traction





 

 

 





 

 

 





 

 





what can a , man Learn from

0012ng at a Tractor in (1 Tent





due to the shifting ‘of weight to the wheels of the

implement. Its pull increases as the traction

inereases, because the drawbar is free-swaying

—— not rigid —— eliminating all side draft and

making it safe on hills.





The G 0 driving mechanism is the

biggest advance in tractor engineering which the

industry has seen. It gives six speeds forward





_ and six reverse—a right speed for plowing in any





sort of soil; a right speed at the belt pulley for

any kind of machine. It is so easily controlled

that even a child can operate it. All gears are

enclosed in a dust-proof oil bath, adding years

to their life.





The facts about the G O Tractor are

open to anyone who -is looking for sound, com-

mon horse-sense—not features or talking points.

You may be interested, also, in knowing more

about the company behind the G O Tractor——

its‘ guarantee and its idea of what constitutes

real service. A post card today will put you

under no obligation. '





The General Ordnance Company

Tractor Division





Western Selec Office and Factory:

CEDAR RAPIDS. IA.





Executive and Eastern Sale- Office:

TWO WEST 43rd STREET. NEW YORK





Eastern Factory:

DERBY. CONNECTICUT
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A.LAND CLEARING CONTRACT.





 





‘Ten years ago, A purchased cut-ov-

er land, paid part, and went to work

He soon

found, himself unable to continue, so





he turned it over to B to furnish the '





means for building and stock, with the

‘ understanding that A should stay on

‘ the/place and keep on with the work.

No provision was made as to wages;

time has gone on satisfactorily until

lately, when other parties, coining in,

have made things unbearable for A.

Dissolving this partnership, what can

' A claim? ' ‘N. J.



, There are three possibilities in this

' case, depending upon the nature of the

transaction when A turned the land

‘ over to B. If the money A got was

taken simply as a loan, then A would

simply ave to pay back the money

with interest. If, on the other hand,

the transaction was in the nature of a

sale, then A would have at best a right

to reasonable wages for the period

since the sale. If, in the third place,

a partnership was formed, the law

would, in the absence of an agreement

covering the matter, presume that the

proceeds and preperty on dissolution

would be divided equally, and A

would have one-half of all the profits

or losses.



It is a question of fact for you to

determine, just what was the intention

of the parties at the time when “A

turned it over to B.”



‘ JOHN R. R001).





SELF-SEEDING OF CLOVER.





 





—I have a field thaft was cut for hay,

a. mixture of clover and timothy and

a. second crop of clover has come up

but it is very thin and scattering. The

field needs a crop plowed under. Will



, I get a better catch of clover than I

have now if I leave the clover to go

back on the ground and let it self—seed

for next year?



Lapeer Co. F. E. W.





You can place little dependence on

self—feeding of common clover. It nev-

er has proved anything like the suc-

cess, that sweet clover does in this re-

spect. About the only way to get a

good full seeding on this field is to

plow it and reseed it.



If you attempt anything of the re

seeding sort it would be better to disc

the land thoroughly. Just as soon as

the seed matures so that it will grow,

in this way you would incorporate the

seed in the soil and you might possi-

bly get a good stand in that way. But

I would prefer to plow the ground and

put in some other crop, or you might

seed it to Clover alone. This is the

very best way to get a good stand of

clover and seed it just the same as you

would alfalfa. Seed it this month if

possible, although it would be useless

to sow it on fresh ploWed ground. The

land ought to be well settled, the Sub-

soil closely compacted and then sow

the seed in a fine shallow Seedbed.

With such preparation you should get

> good res-utls in seeding clover alone.



My way would 'be to put this field

‘into corn, beans, or potatoes next year,

using commercial fertilizer-hand totol~

low it with wheat next fall, giving an-

;other- application of fertilizer. then.

seed to clover agein with the wheat.

Unless youshould have an extremely

‘ dry season for the Wheat this'should

practically assure you of a. good stand

of clover. C. C. L. '





 





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August during a rainy period so that

it would grow immediately, would it

live through the winter and make hay

for the next season? Can it be cut for

hay more the once in a season? is it

good for pa ture? How much seed

should be sown~per acre? How soon

after sowing will it make hay?



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Sand vetch will stand well up with

red clover and alfalfa as a hay crop.

It is as rich in protein-“as alfalfa and

when properly cured it is relished by

all kinds of stock. -





It has peculiarities differing from

each of the other plants. The stem is

weak and reclining and where one

wishes to make it into hay it should

be seeded with rye. The rye helps

hold the plants up so they can be cut

with a mowing machine, otherwise the

plants will lay flat on the ground. Sand

vetch 'or winter vetch will live through

the winter and will make a splendid

growth for hay the next year. It should

be cut when it is in full bloom. The

plant does not produce a second-crop

like alfalfa.





The vetch and rye sown together

make a very good pasture. A bushel

of vetch and a bushel of rye is about

the right proportion of seed. The only

difficulty with vetch is now that the

seed is high-priced. If the vetch is

sown this fall at about the time you

would sow wheat or rye, it will make

a crop of hay next summer. ’Dhou-

sands of Michigan farmers have grown

sand vetch and can testify that it is a

splendid crop to grow, especially for

the improvement of light, sandy land.



C. C. L.





SELECTING. THE BREED.





 





I have just been wanting to get

some one breed of chickens. Just at

present have a mixed flock. As we

have been taking the Michigan Farm-

er, decided to write and ask your ad-

vice. What is the standard weight of

Black Minorcas? Are they suited to

this climate, and are they harder to

raise than any other breed? How do

they stand in egg production .in com-

parison with R. I. Reds or Leghorns?

Some say they are just as good as-

Reds and others say just the opposite.

Also, what is your selection for a gen-

eral‘ arm flock, R. I. Reds, PlymOuth

Rock, Wyandottes, Cochins, Buflf Orp-

ingtons or Black Minorcas?



St. Joseph Co. Mrs. H. B. M.



The standard weight for the Single

Comb Black Minorcas is as follows:

Cock, nine pounds; cockerel, seven

and a half pounds; hen, seven and a

half. pounds; pullet, six and ’a half

pounds. The "Rose Comb Black Min-

orcas. are a little lighter in weight:

Cock, eight pounds; cockerel, six and

a. half! pounds? hen, six and a half

pounds; pullet, five and a half pounds.

The Minorcas are suited to this cli-





ant than the breed. Fer example.

some Barred Rocks might outlay some

Leghorns, while other flocks of Rocks

would be far inferior to certain flocks

of Loghorns or Wyandottes., [It is nec-

essary to cull out slackers and select

the best layers in order to improve the

flock averages in any breed of poultry.



Some have advised beginners with

pure-bred poultry to select the breed

that they liked best. This is all right

as far as it goes, but the breed must

also conform. to the requirements of

the market where their goods will be

shipped. The New York market re-

quires a white egg. The Mediterranean

breeds like the Leghorns produce





white eggs. If poultry meat is to be,





the specialty, the American breeds

like the Rocks, Reds or Wyandottes,

will be satisfactory as they are rapid

growers and take on quite a little

weight at an early age.



For a general farm flock we would

select either the Plymouth Rocks, Wy-

andottes or Reds and obtain founda-

tion stock from a flock of vigorous

bred-to-lay birds. We would not select

Cochins because they are slow grow-





ers and not usually recommended as}





heavy producers. We would not se-

lect Orpingtons as our market prefers

the yellow-skinned poultry like the

Wyandottes or the Plymouth Rocks.

We would not select Black Minorcas

for the general farm flock because of

the black feathers. However, we can

say. that every breed has its advo~





cates' who have found it profitable.





_There are so many factors that enter





into success or failure with poultry

that nothing is assured by the selec-

tion of any particular breed.. In the

farm flock the birds should have vigor

and be valuable for both the produc-

tion of meat and eggs. The Rocks,

Wyandottes and Reds meet the re-

quirements of the average farmer in a

very satisfactory manner. R. G. K.





 





LAM EN ESS IN HENS.





 





Will you please tell me what to do

for my chickens, 6as I have lost. quite

a number of them in the last few

weeks? The first symptoms are slight





lameness. usually in the left leg, "which





seems to grow worseevery day. They

get light in weight and finally have to

be killed. They are fed corn. oats.

wheat, beef scraps,'sour milk. and

the fresh water they need. I have

been giving them equal. parts. pf, ni-

trate of potash and bicarbonate soda.

Now, would ‘you please tell me' if the

above wool be all right. for the. sick

fowis. Or do you know -, of" anything

better? If so please let me know.

Washtenaw Co. Mrs. 0.. Z. , ,

When, fowls become lame. and rap-

idly become, light in weight-stamen-





 





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b ' "g stock are the/best-insuranm

axons: tuberculosis in a. flock of

poultry. ' ' R. G. K.‘





 





HARveSTmc BliGKW-H EAT.





 





Will you please tell me all about

handling a crap of buckwheat from the .

time of harvesting until, it is- ready far

the mill? This as put in about the

middleofJune. A‘so. what is the best

way to handle and harvest green cuts

as a hay crop? _

wheat must be cut, and everything

else pertaining thereto.



Menominee Go. 1 ' H. L.



There is no secret or special way in

harvesting buckwheat from any other

crop. This crOp matures rather late

in the season, when it is a little more

difficult to' cure out the straw than

wheat or cats, which matures in hotter

and drier weather. People used to cut'

the buckwheat with a cradle and then

bind in gavels, and set' these up, one,"

in place, Spreading outwthe butts of the

straw. ' .



This protects the gavels from tip-

ping over. Harvesting in this way the

buckwheat will dry out much sooner,

but it is not necessary to go to this

trouble. You can harvest it with a.

binder, set it in shocks and cap same

as wheat or oats and if the weather is

at all favorable it will cure out in a

few days.' We would never think of

cutting the buckwheat and handling

it as they used to, as the self-binder

cuts everything.





One does not have to be concerned

in cutting buckwheat. Use the same

principle as wheat or cats. If you

leave any of these crops until they get

dead ripe they will shell and there will

be a. greater loss than if they were cut

before they were dead ripe. When

the buckwheat seed is in the‘condi-

tion known as “tough dough,” that is

when you crush the seed with your

fingers and the berry is in the consist-

ency- of dough, it can be cut; if you

crush it between the thumb'and finger

and it is in a milky condition it should

not be cut for a few days. . Just as

soon as the berry gets, to the doughy ‘

consistency you can cut it- at onCe. Of

course it should stand shocked a while

so that it is theroughly dried before

putting it in the barn or stacking it,

and then threshed at your conven-

ience. ' ‘ ,

‘ Oat Hay.



Oats should be cut for hay when

the berry is in the milky stage; you

don’t want to wait- until the berry is

ripegu you do the most of' the food

,valueis in the berry. If you cut it

when the cat berry is just in, the

milky stage or even. a few days before,

you will have the same food value and

it will be distributed throughout, the .

entire plant rather than concentrated

in. the catcherryglt iS'best. torake the

oats up' hetero, they get thoroughly _

dried and then put into cocks. By' cur-

ing gets in this way you will save

‘moreiuof the leaves, because when iris





mate and at least some,1hreeders do my *1duetotuberéulosis and nothinx scouting handling, them with the rake





not find'themxhuder to rainsthsnthe

other Mediteflane‘an‘xhi‘eeds‘. such as

Leghorns. ,



layers and produce large white eggs





is sweater.»





singed. mics; ‘rney. shouldfbe amiss





They; are considered good andburned immediately "to reduc‘e the" valuable part of





chances .ofxthe disease spreading, to





but notesmuoh', trap non-ting work has _the'_heilth3t_,members of the flock. It

been done with-the mom some: is best to km altof the-:‘mrds injthe

~m¢,«ughwf mwtfinkfifih docki‘and have‘va "veterinarian inspect

all block breeds has,“ the 'black', those that. seem ‘to be fit for food;





pin feathers which mar , the appear. Then . _

,When the old ter thoroughly disinfecting Ithq prem-‘





ance of the broilers. 2





start ovenwith :healthy stock af~





hens ofithe black breeds’are marketed rises. Of “ course. if only "a .few “go





they do not make as nice an appearg~'~light’?_“,ln a‘ilargei'nocg,‘ the remainder.-





once: as: birds alike. the White





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for beverage purposes, is hereby pro—





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Sec. 11) : ,





“The manufacture, sale, keeping for





er tangeriie’as» sweet cider, apple jbut-

' tenor vinegar, With their. OWn fireIsIses





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the United States Constitution, rati- ‘ .. ,- I . ~ . .-

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sweet cider, apple butter or vinegar. ‘

' JOHN R. Roan. i





 





EXTERMINATING THISTLES AND

TEAZELS.





 





lam a reader of the Michigan Farm-

erLand haVe noticed your letters and

what you say about thistles. I have

had quite a bit of experience and have

succeeded the best by summer fal-

lowing. It appears. to be impossible





- to eradicate them in corn. Some claim f

that a good stand of alfalfa will do the ',

work., We have another weed that is





/‘getting started in our pastures, and



‘~ that is teaZel. Have you had any ex-



perience with it, and what luck. I

would be pleased to hear. from yen.

Lenawee 00. G. W. L.,





Summer fallowing is always the sur-

est way of exterminating foul weeds.

The only objection to this is that you

are‘losing one crop‘on the land. If





you can so plan that you can raise a ‘





crop and at the same time extermi-

nate these weeds, then you have the

useof your land every year, but by

summer fallowing you lose the use of





the land.’ ~By good thorough cuitiva- ,





tion of any hoed croprCanada thistles

can be kept down to the minimum so





that they will not interfere with the' ._





growing of ’crops and will not spread





very much. As you say, it is difficult :





to‘ exterminate .; them. The reasOn ‘is

because we allow a few of them to

. grow; we are. not thorough enough,

even during one entire season. .It a

plant is not allowed to keep'its leaves





above the ground it is bound to be L





, exterminated. ‘



Teazels are 0t difficult to get rid



g of.. Really, "the? do no bother except



,V ‘ in permanent pastures. Where fields

' are in a regular rotation of crops, that '

is, plowed twice during the rotatidn.

teazels cannot survive. As long ago

as I can remember, teazels came into

the permanent pasture On my father’s

land. ‘ At first hewas very much con-

cerned because they did grow in" a.)



4 very thrifty manner and ‘crowded’ou‘t' .,

some of the pasture and they spread

for a while, too; It used to be my job -



, to mow them in the middle of the sum- -

[1 men Two different times the work? _

”. fields have been enlarged by taking in

a portion of the pasture and in not en‘s

in'g‘le instance have the teazelsafig

and; kills them andaheyj warms



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f som‘me’ oicollent prospects thatsult of an abnormal mags. rather

prevailed on July 1. a. marked de- than of high yleld. ,~ . . .

dine in all cross has. taken place. The acreage or buckwheat is eon-

m- The drought that began inmated to be twenty per cent less





 





HERE comes a time on every, farm

when work must be done at once if

it is to be done at all. It may be

cultivating, harvesting or hous-

ing of the crops. hen conditions

are ' ht the work must be started and

pushed with all possible speed if the farm

18 to pay maximum return that season.





plowing,





Under such conditions the , man on the

job has no time to go to town, even

to get necessary supplies, and no one on

the place can be ~5pared for that purpose.





‘ Some times it is necessary to send in for



food, seed, or machinery, but for his re-

quirements of petroleum products, the

farmer knows that he will be supplied

by the dark, green tank wagon of the

Standard Oil Company (Indiana) which

calls at his home as regularly, though

not as often, as does the man who

brings his mail. ‘





He has learned that he can depend upon



' this deliver service, and that the

Standard 0' man will deliver his kero-

sene, gasoline and lubricating oil not

only to his door, but, if needs be, to the

tractor in the field—there are 150,000

tractors in the Middle West.





This is the reason for the harmonious,

close, friendly relations which always

has existed between the Standard Oil

Company (Indiana) and the farmers of

the Middle West. Also this is another.

reason why' the Standard Oil Company

(Indiana) takesggide in its position as a

public servant, ing an exacting job as

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advantage of the man who raises the

crops and the millions who eat them.





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June continued until after July ‘20 her than last year, and the hot and. my

.fm general rains came to relieve the season has given it a poor star-t. Frum

inflation. In the meantime pasturcs the present condition of seventy-three

lhad dried up, the growth of all culti‘ per ce'nt, the 52,000 acres 3mm

svated crops. checked. the ripening 0t should produce a c‘rop of 792.000 bu.

hay and grains hastened, and fruit While early potatoes are yielding

391‘me decreased This is the 5‘11" very poor returns, the late crop with-

[stance 01 the joint "39°” issued by stood the drought fairly well except

'Colemnn Q Vaughan, Secretary at in some southern counties. The recent

State, and Verne H- Church, Michigan rains will undoubtedly cause some im-

Fidd, Agent, United States Bureau a pmvement in the prospect-'3. The M.

Crop Estimates. Harvesting is near look was. reduced during the month

inficompletim and threshing 1““ Fril‘from a crop of 31,250,000 bushels to

gross. Yields of wheat are generally'on'e of 27345300. , =

good. but rye is disappointing many, . - .

are113me:1.$h2032iu22°”.$1523‘2$§.$ its.

yield and short in straw. Corn, pota-; 5 282 000 tons: The total acreage ‘is

toes, beans and Sugar beetsrwithstood fi’ve be}, cent less than last year and

the severe drought remarkably well, that of clover is fourteen per caution.

and are in‘a condition to improve, ms The vield of clover is 115 tons per

cept in occasional local areas. Fruit acre. ‘ ' .:





pect , h d l' . ~ .

”’95.. .Sufiig‘édayiifi .1? £5.39“... 3...... have as... less than mat

' of the other crops, only occasional





“i 19'5 bushels Ii acre, WhICh is fields showing yellow leaves,‘which is

siderably above the ten-year average .~ - .

. the first sign of maturing. The pres-

and the largest crop m the last fifteen . . _

. , ent outlook is for mseventy-seven per

years, except that of 1915. . The total

' . cent crop, or 3,262,000 bushels, a de-

production is placed at 19,247,777 ,bush- li f. thi t . d , h

els Extremely hot weather rust and e ne 0 r een pomts luring t e

smiit hav roduced some ’shrunken month. The condition declined in' New.

., e p » York one point, to 90; Colorado, four'

grain in localities but, on the whole: int t 70' N M . - . - .

the quality is fairly good Based upon po 3 o ’ ew exreo, two points '

. ' to 90; and California, four paints ,to

the reports of mills and elevators. 990:. 78 per cent ‘

000 bushels of wheat ’Were marketed _ ' ‘ .

There has also been a. decline in





during July, which practically cleans .

fruit prospects. Apples are now, esti-





up the 1918 crop. The condition of . , ,

spring wheat is sixty-six per cent, in- mated at thirty-ninerper .cent of a full

dlcating a crop of 915,000 bushels; the crop; peaches twenty-five; pears fifty;

yield per acre is 14.0 bushels as com— grapes eighty~nve, and WWW-“133

pared with 19.2 last. year. .. and blackberries seventy-five 9‘31",”an

Corn withstood the effects of the dry Winter apples are scarce exceptln .oc-

weather to a' remarkable degree, and “8101131 well-kept orchards and where

only small local areasi“fired” to an 81- the crop happened to be light 138‘;

tent beyond recovery. The condition ye?“ Early apples, particularly .the

during the month declined from nine- Duchess, Yellow Transparent . and

tyvseven to eightthhree per cent. , Al— ‘Wealthy varieties are more 919nm“!-

lowing forty per cent of the acreage The ”08986“ for'peaches, apples and

pears are the. best in Ocean's, Mason,





to be cut tor silos, the estimated grain M i t , ,. ,.

production on the remainder of 34,400,‘ an 3 cc and Benzie ‘9”“08” the per-

centage of a crop decreasing in all di-





000 bushels. ', . .,

The condition of cats has declined “3me from thisarea. The commer-

eleven points to sixty-two per cent cialapple crap 0‘ the United. States.“

since July 1. This represents a yield stimated ‘at 23’100'000 barrels .35 com-

of 24.5 bushels per acre and a total ”red with} 25404'900 1““ .318”;- the

commercial peach crop, 29,800,000





production of 38,180,000 bushels _ as , - . . .



. . . ‘ bushels, as compared with. 38 969 000'

um i 1000 . . ' - . . . _, ' 1' . p

c pared w th ‘66’320 last year and' the commercxall pear. crop. 8.400,-





The crop with unfavorable weather , .

,conamans from the beginning, ms. 333 33:23:: as compared . thh 10.3.42.-

‘oped a. thin stand. short straw and ‘

lightheads. The estimatedamon'nt or

lusty/car’s crpp still in tahmerf‘handl

is 4,642,000 bushels. ' . .





collared similarly

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The condition of sugar beets is excel?

light in portions of the “Thumb” dis-

trict, but they have suflered more or -

lees mother sections from dry weatlr

.er, insects, disease, and a shortage,“ ,

labor for thinning. .The present con-

dition is seventy-two per- cent at: com-

pared with eighty-five per cent hat

month and eighty-nine one year ago.



The amount ofgrain and BMW

ed, as reported by ’threshermen up to





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mix to sixty-ave poi- centdunlng the

month.,- The yield” win lie-"about nine-

‘teen bushelspor we Finish Vinny.

.a total We! 5.360.000 bushels.

The W amount of last year's~

bushels. ' ‘





 





 





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housing or stabling your live stock in

dark. damp, "badly ventilated build-

lugs. Endeavor at regular intervals to

« furnish your stock with a good qual-





ity of food and Water, and be sure that .





‘ they have plenty of both. It is iniport:

ant that farm animals have some daily

exercise, even if it is only a short

walk. The question arises, can the





‘ owner of live stock afford to ignore ‘ '

the common and well known simple.





1111es of sanitation. I say no. _



Now, then, are the five or six mil-

~lion farmers and stock men of this

cOuntry doing their level best to keep

their animals healthy, also to prevent

the spread of infectious and contagi-





ous diseases? I doubt it very much,





It is true that many of the stables are

entirely too small, for the number of





animals kept in them, besides the





barns are too often located on low

land, which if not properly drained are

usually damp and decidedly unhealthy

for stock. Many stables are poorly

lighted and without sufficient ventilar

tion. For sanitary reasons the floor

of a stable should be composed of oth-

er material than wood. Every stable

should be drained,Jcleaned out daily

and disinfected once a week. It is a

mistake to allow urine and excrement

to remain in a barn for any great

length of time. It should be hauled

out onto the lot or deposited under

cover some considerable distance from

.your stable. The well is often situat-

ed too near your barnyard, drippings

and leachings from the manure may

make its way into the well. This in-

fected water is almost’sure to sicken

and perhaps cause the death of some

of. your stock. It is not expensive and

a very good plan to occasionally pour





/ some kerosene in your barnyard, and





a few days later taste and scent the

well water. ,If the sap of the barn-

yard is making its way into the well,

you will be able to scent and taste the

oil. If possible keep your barnyard





clean, and avoid storing much manure .

in it at 'any one time. For conven— ,





ience some farmers throw droppings

from stock'out of stable windows. and

here allow it to accumulate for a long

time. This is decidedly unsanitary,

especially if you keep cows.





Feeding stock badly curgd grain or -





' fodder will frequently sicken ' them,

producing a sort of forage poisoning.

The under-feeding of live stock les~

sens their pewer of resisting diseases.

When live stock are stabled and de-

prived of fresh air they will not thrive.

Every barn should be equipped with

ventilators, freshi outside air should

be admitted and the 'foul air allowed

to escape. _



It is well to keep in mind that dis-

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heredity is often charged with being





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YEAR ago last, June we organ- - . ‘ Elf " - ‘ _ i, t and a harrow or drdg at the sometime ‘

, ' By o' E jay/0r ‘ ’ . ' under ordinary soil conditions. ' This '





ized an association of this kind . .

saves me three extra days’ labor each





in our county. and just before - .-/ p , , . , 7 l

the close of the year’s work, our test- his own herd, he will know his own eight weeks apart. and give such help week. . . - .

er was obliged to resign on account of cows perhaps. but they are few in as he may find possible. He will ex- “When I finish my‘ work it takes

sickness in the family. We secured a number compared with cows in an aS-v amine each cow, note her general can only one day with my team to plow

temporary substitute and finished the sociation. If he enters the cow-test-g dition, the ration she is receiving, the out corners. around stumps, eta-When

work, but things came to a standstill, ing association he may know all the amount of. milk and butter-fat she 181 haul my. fertilizer from towngflrlfieg

several parties did not care to test cows in it. As we have said, it is very producing, and will advise as to the cure enough orders from my neighbors

any longer, and we were obliged to se- important that we read dairy litefa- care. and the amount and kinds of to make up the right load and not only

cure. some new members before begin: ture. but this Will do us little good if feed she should receive. we have,tak-- save three trips with the” team. but

ning again. we do‘not know cows. on care this time, to have the mem- make enough extra to pay gasoline and

The county agent and the writer It is worth all it costs in the asso- berg of our association near together, oilexpenges; ' » :

drove over-the territory and signed “D elation, t'3 be able to examine the 1‘90' and such avman would be able to cow. —~“Always care for your tractor as you

the necessary number. On this trip ords and see what some'of the best or the territory in less thanthree days. do your car.

we listened to several remarks «that herds are doing, and how they are fed. If we can pay him for three visits two when not in use. Go over it often, re-

seemed. to us appropriate to this dis- One of the advantages is the pleas— months apart, this will cover halt the move carbon, waste oil, dirt, etc, from

cussion. ’ ant and helpful rivalry that springs year. By that time, each man should

One of our members said, “We had 119 among, the men in the association. have acquired sufiicient exeprience and

a cow in our herd when we began test- It is not natural to like to be left he information to enable him to feed with

ing last year, that we did not expect hind. If I find my neighbor’s COWS (10‘ much better results than he could 0th





to keep. We felt sure she was losing ing much better than mine. I want to erwise have done. ,

know the reason, and if possible, I Will I confidently look for more help from





us money, though we had not tested . _

her. During the year just closed she remedy the difficulty. Perhaps I W111 this feature of our work than from the

has produced a hundred dollars worth go and see his herd at milking time, others. ‘

of butter-fat above the cost of her and note his method of feeding. I have It is our hope. and I can almost say

feed. We didn’t know her very well seen the record of his ration in the our expectation. that through 'the co—

after all, did we?” book, and am prepared to get more operative cow-testing association we



“Sure, I want to go in again. We out of a visit to his herd on that ac- may discover a considerable nur‘nbel:

have some heifers coming in this win- count. 0f men who are determined to stay

ter and we lnust find out what they Through the association we are go« by” until they become successful dairy

are good for.” ing. to find out what cows to keep, and men, and competent breeders of pure year: > .



Another man a good farmer said: which cows to sell. No. we are not bred cows. . Witnesses said the people demanded

“I have thought it all over and don’t going to keep still and sell those poor Nor will our task be accomplished a high grade of shoes and were Win:

want to join. I. can test my cows bets, cows to our neighbors. If they are when this, our present dream, is real- ing to pay for mom. One leading. firm.

ter, or cheaper myself than I can get/ not worth keeping, the butcher is go- ized. There is nosuch thing as. reach- it w.“ brought out, had millions of dol~

it done through the association, and ing to get them. But we are going to ing the limit of human possxbllity 1n ’lars worth of cheaper grades of sole

not have the tester to bother with." find them out, and the “Babcock test” this work. The chance of producing leather on hand which manufacturers

“But Will you test them regularly?” is the only method that will accom- a. greater cow than the world has yet would not buy because it did not come

“Well, no, probably not, but then, I plish this for us. . . seen, 18 open to everyone who wishes up to the standard demanded bypur.

am not a dairyman and don’t want Lastly, the cow-testing association to strive for it. It may not. and prob chasers of shoes. g .



’. . is one more method of expression of ably will not, be our privilege to ac-





and you will seldom have cause to,..find

fault.” 7 ' . F. It Cozznns

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SHOE-PRICE DROP SEEN BY

DEALERS.





 





PREDICTIONS of a decided drop in

the price of shoes were made by

leather dealers and shoe manufactur.

~ers. who testified at the grand jury in-

vestigation of the high cost-of living.

The consensus. however, was that the

decline might not come for another





 





 





 





 





to $58.1 recall now, we found but one the Spirit of cooperation that isgrow- complish this, but great filthiilgslf are ‘ KEEPING STOCK WELL.



man who does care to be knOWn as 3 mg rapidly among “5'. .The spirit or 3“.” to result from our e or S we ’ .



dairyman, who thought it would not gggeratlon 15 the splrlt 0f brother- Stmki . . i (Cositinuedbfrom pagei 1:1!» d it .



~ , - 11 some egree y every an m , an



a":i:°d:§:;n§iswaggci‘ei‘i‘ngsfzgfimfi; One can not long be a member of a- SOME TRACTOR ADVIce. .- is due to d'combinmon of protective



and feels that he can do it for less cooperative cow-testing assoc1atlon ‘ ' material substances that} are 'much



money than h e could in the ass 0 cia- without feeling a new interest in his . OM DOAN. V110 has a farm 0f alike in all animals. with one excep-

herd and without taking a much great- ‘ eighty acres, has “33d a tractor tion, namely, that peculiar type known





:2; hfistégttggsfngfe 5.2;??? $211: or interest than before in the welfare successfully for‘four years. Calling on‘ as natural immunity. It is rather

”most men, and I presume he will be of those associated with him. .With him recently Igobtained 1118' experience strange that one animal sickens and

able to tell a good deal about his cows each member more interested in his ln‘regard to his investment». \ ‘ another escapes the infection; how'ev-

by the number of tests and weighings own herd, and feeling .3 new interest Nearly every farm in my commit: er, We usually find the strong. robust,

who makes in this way. , in the bettering of the herds around nity could be“bettered With a tractor, healthy animal 15‘ the one that sur-

T-é But what are the advantages of the him, ‘we have a most desirable sltua- be you me. But many farmers make ,vives. It must be admitted that this

'cowtestmg association? — tlon 1n the community. a mistake by over-estimating what the matter is none too well understood.

First, the owner is enabled to ascer— Out of our experience. during the machine will do. . We have but two kinds of immunity;

tain the production of each cow for a past year, has come a stronger deSlre .I recently saw a- man trying to flrst,.natural, which I have mentioned;



‘ for success on the part of some begin- draw an bverloaded wagon witha light second, usually termed medical. Im-





iven time, and to ascertain the cos . . - .

g t ners in dairylng. We are planning. if machine Simply because he liked tO' munity is no longer a theory; if, is a .





3121;511:1133:anfilftggtiigefifigzme: possible. to make our associaticn this “see her di8-' It ‘dus’ tho)?“ 811 right science fully as well understood ‘as



clusively that men rarely if ever know year a school in dairymethods. We and also twelve dollars from his 99“!- psyological actions of drugs:

much about the value of their cows as do not 100k. to the tester to instruct etbook in repairs. ‘ ' Every farm should be equipped With

individuals until they have tested them. ”1' centers. I 51”” if that 139“” I make it 3 9““ “ ”mug my a small building, suitable for hospital

Variations in the test illustrate 'the ”83”” m pmcuce’ ““13 the .the“ lwd—the “mm“ “the Emundretc" purposes, where sick animals can 'bé

importance of regular testing, and cry IS advanced now and thenvto in- before attemptingto. pull. I can draw cared fer until they recover. “This

prove how little one'can tell about a. duce people to enter the work. . stumps, drag roads, 01' fill the silo building can also be used for the de-

cow by testing her now and then when It would be extremely difficult to’se- with very little ' trouble, . simply by. iention of new' stock, until yodnlascer-

he happens to feel like it. and has the cure axon-n to test our cows who could studious. conditions before 1 583m tain if they are free from disease: or

time. * , tell usimuch about feeding that we do Side-pulling due to careless steering if! not.“ This is an important step in the

The good dairyman will feed a cow not already know. Such a man would another-cause 0" trouble. 33°13 trouble direction of preventing the spread of

according to her performance; and no- cost us more than we could pay. ,But can beremedied bathe peel-0i “mill disease. Disealsed animals so some-

man "can tell what the cow is doing m °“’ WPmm‘ny‘ “9 ”me 0‘ the “it?” “‘3‘:th t° “9'19““ 0" the times sold. you roar .be unfortunate in

’ most successful dairymen I know in tractor; it embles.»thedriver ‘50 see his purchasing one of‘ them. If you hold





by simply weighing her milk, much _, . . , . . , , . - x, .

less by guessing at the amount. ' 3;? 225$.“ 3111;.“ hi p1 tohave lofigvi’timgi «without 13:1? 3 ”back? the anilnal' in qualantine ‘ for ' three

- It the cow is tested each month. she ei' ti 3mg ‘3’ ‘3': In?“ in “1933'- d Mr ' 9 932'?” ,, c 0’" con tint weeks it will generally determine asi



soc a on, we or, reetmes, six 0'31“? Dean, / can «pull two, plows t0 Whether-“they are diseased 01‘1”“? '.





 





may be fed according to her. work, and

\ the‘inffuenee of different feeds may at

be noted. ' ‘ V ‘

It. is important that a dairyman

should read dairy literature: but it is F ,

just as necessary that he ehould know ) i l“ #5933th ‘9‘ films but

con 7 Yes. ».a dairyman should know , _ m'iirrdblibl’fi‘ra-‘i'ilmfi’m them

.muchabout cows-the more the bet~ . , ’ . ‘ I. i ’.--— WV ' I. I

,ter. ,The‘1more cowshe can'know, the“ ' 3 ' i w . ‘ x i M : fl 3 ~ ‘ I §

.. howls Imam ._ ‘ V ‘





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animal to decompose ' on your farm.





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magnesia"summers 0: the ceun-'



. tfy. semi»: .thei‘.kinf_1~ of redrought

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the ’dairy.rcjow is put “to the most se-

'Van Pelt‘"has aptly summed up the





thathif this period extended sixmonth‘s





 





7 the dairy cows of the country. Every

. , milk producer knows the trials of July





and August. Hot nights, dry pastures, ..





: . ' v'poor water, flies and "mosliuitoes, and,

' - (everything to torment the peace and

quiet of thegentle cow. Reports from



2 most of-the' creamery sections indicate

’ that the shrinkage in production from

. June 15to August 1 has already rang~

ed from twenty-five ‘to forty-five per

cent. ,This in terms of millions wofild



_ s, astound the nation, for it truly runs

v' ' into scores ‘of millions of dollars in

imany‘ ”of the prominent dairy states.



‘ '3 good deal of this spill can, be pre-

vented, and that without very. much

expense. The summer silo is the



' ~ . cheapest and most practical way to

~ combat this season. Good corn en-



‘ silage can always be had, and at this



‘ time it [canbe more profitable and bet-





 





ter feed than pasture which in most ,





cases is a minus quantity. A very

_' good use for corn is to soil it and we

vent this big shrink. No cow-keeper

ever made money by allowing his ’ani-



' mals to shrink and fall ad in milk

When there was a good corn field over

the fence and a corn knife handy. A



‘ stable that can ‘be‘gdarkened by cur-

. tains will largely solve the fly ques-

‘ Qtion; and with a good supply of suc-

. .. , culent feed and fresh clean water, the

'dairy cow can be made to produCe in



dog days as, in the days of early June.



The poor unprofitable winter strippers





‘beénjp‘reviiiling of more V

Thfifisnot:"new’;*We 1‘





slush 4:329:99 {Hilfitliielhllisigfass.311in 5 :

Mrsittsushiifiéia'taraedi dry-i ‘- This z :

:weather also-{seems to breed flies, and ’

7 ~_ ' vere, test ‘of the whole year. Professor





‘ seve‘rity‘of this session when he says-





, it would either kill or .ruin the bulk of 7





 





are‘now being manufactured and mul-

tiplied by tens of ”thousands. It is

worthy of a hard fightvt'o prevent this

spill; but it seems to me that the time

has cometwhenrthere should'vbe uni-

versal effort to ,meet this contemptible

season. 'Our friends in the northeast

tierkof states “Will-“i9 trouble with ‘





are more likél‘yfto be green. This ad

vantage‘ has made . hthem prominent :

dairy’states, but outside or this short

season, they have no advantage—in

fact, inmany sections further south

image is cheaper and more plentiful

whilethe winter months are less. se-'





vere. 'Winter dairying has been ade- , 1'. L





: cated for ma‘nyVyears asla' cure for

this shrink season, but for Some ‘reaz

soil it has not'be‘en put into general

practice.“ -' . '



: ‘ in closing I wish to make the state-

l ' -‘ ment that it is possible to prevent at '

- ' 1.953,? seventyéfive per cent of this



"shrinkage, and it is,_ not'only pessible '-

'bu‘t"*veri“~pi‘ofitablé I to . practice the

methods“of‘f'prev’en‘tioni ' With, a" few

comforts and plenty 'of sudculent' food

'to the dairy cow there will he no spilt ——

milk to cry over." 4,; -- ..

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60,000,. Earlier Hudsons.





- F oretold ‘ This SuperLSix





Qualities That Men Had Predicted Would Make

It the Unrivalled Car Have Now Been Realized





- Everyone knows Hudson Super-Six history.





It is Written in the official records of some of '





the greatest endurance and speed tests known.

Itis told in nearly every locality by those who

know how performance reveals quality.



But its greatest fame lies in the _apprecia-

tion that thousands of owners hold for it.



You have heard Hudson owners predict

its ultimate achieVements’. They have praised

their cars and yet always they have said that

a greater Super-Six was inevitable.





Hudson Evolution Came Naturally





Let the reader review the past four years

of motor history. The Super-Six was a distinct

'stcp ahead in motor designing. It added 72%

to power without increased weight or compli-

cations. ‘



Its principle Was new. Vibration had been

minimized. Performance had been increased.



That first Super-Six revealed a development

not possible to any other type. : It foretold

the Hudson we now offer. ,





Each. Your Marked Some Improvement

New, Hudson models are not mere changes





in body design. : Such attractiveness is not.

..ovcrl.00k¢.d., The main effort has been to





increase endurance, to free it from, the faults





c‘omm'on to all cars. .





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Easier starting, more reliability of perfonn—

ance, freedom from mechanical attention, a

safer, more comfortable and more economical

car has been the aim.



Each added quality has been proved in a

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mountain climbing, trans-continental tour-

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lar records were established, but long after

details of the world’s fastest mile for a stock

chassis, or the double run from San Francisco

to New York .and return, had been forgotten

by the public, Hudson engineers continued.





to profit by the lessons learned in those tests:





SubSequent models showed the result.

Such a car would have been impossible with-

out that experience. We did not enter racing to

Win prizes but to learn how to build a better car.





Sales Lead All" Fin; Caro





Like the constant champion it (proved to- g





be on the race track, Hudson sales exceed



those of any Other fine car. .

More Hudsons are built now than ever



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.was the first four month’s productiOn of the” " 9





: first Super-Six.

- 5- Salcs demand, though has always been

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States. Those which went to easte1n

Pennsylvania. developed this disease

in the gardens of about twenty-seven

mining towns. It was first reported

last September from the area mention-

ed in Pennsylvania. So far as records

show, the disease has not been found

outside of this valley nor has it been

found in any instance in cemmercial

fields. «

‘The disease has not been reported

in New York state, but we have some

reason for suspecting that it may have

crept into our state just as it did into

Pennsylvania. We have definite rec~'

ords from the customs house in New

Yory City showing that several hun-

dred bags weie sent to about fifteen

different cities scattered over the state

of New York. Doubtless many of theSe

potatoes were redistributed to other

cities. Of course, we understand that

this stock was bought for table use.

Nevertheless it was doubtleSS planted

in gardens in many cases.



“The particular thing which inter-

ested the government is whether‘ this

disease occurs in New York state, and

if so where; and. of ecurse, if it shows

up, we will expect to find it in gardens

in cities and villages and measures will

have to be taken in the event the dis-

ease is found, to prevent its extension

to commercial potato grow ng centers.

“T 1ere is l tile doubt but that if the

diseaSe gets into our commercial cent-





cap the growing of potatoes and per-

haps ruin the industry for several

years. As you can readily see, it will

not be possible to inspect the lthou‘

sands of gardens and fields within the

state for this disease. Consequently

we must depend upon a publicity cam-

paign primarily to yield us the desired

results. We feel that the public press





 





 





 

 

   





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commercial grower.”

The wart may be identified, accord

ing to the plant disease specialists, by

small spongy outgrowths on the pota-

to. Infections usually start at the eyes.

These increase in size until in some

inStances the entire potato becomes a

warty mass, unsaloble’ in the market

and unfit for food. The younger warts

are light brown, but become. black af-

ter the decay begins. The growth of

the plant is not affected to any great

extent by the 'wart, making detection

'" of the disease extremely diflicult be-

fore time oi’ diggiiig. -. -

The government evidently has not

found any methods whereby the home

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The Potato Wart





HQTHEB undesirable immigrant toes on infested soil is prohibited for

A has arrived in this country from several years. As a means of- Stamp‘

EurOpe. I refer to the potato ing out the disease in small garden

wart. said to be one of the most dan— plots, soil sterilization is suggested.





R Healer, “.9111 assslstant 0'5 the Fed— fested soil to determine their resist.

eral Bureau“ 01: Plant Industry, cooper- ance to the disease ..





“This new disease 0f potatoes was are grown for market, that the first in \





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dications of an infestation be reported

to the county agent, or to the state ex-

periment station. Mr. Healer and oth:

er field agents from the Department of

Agriculture at Washington are travel-

ing through the potato districts in New

York state and Pennsylvania for the

purpose of getting trace of infections

of the wart if there be any, and they

are asking the growers to keep watch

at digging time £01 potatoes with vParty

cutgrowths. If the g1owers are prop W

eily informed as to the symptoms of

the potato wait and its seriousness in

crop loss, the plant disease specialists

believe they will willingly coOperate

with the government in its efforts to

control the disease, and that it can be

confined within the present infected

area and in time completely eradicated »,

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IMPROVING LIVE STOCK.





 





HE Mecosta County Farm Bureau



adopted as part of its year’s pro«

gram of work the improvement of live

stock in the county and instructed \.

their agricultural agent, Paul H. Smith ‘

to spend considerable time along this

line. , '



As summit of this work there Was

recently organized the Mecost-a County

Jersey Breeders’ Association; very

few of the charter members of this as- r~~

sociation owned registered Jerseys,'at

that time. However, they seleCted a

committee from their inembers’hip’ to

purchase a. earload of registered Jen

se’ys for distribution among members.





The Committee spent two days driv—

ing through Kalamazoo county piloted “’4

by county age‘nt Jason Woodman, and , ' i

one day in Allegan county, under the

direction of County Agent Bentall.

Twenty- f—our head were purchased

as follows: From C. B Wehner. Of

Allegan, five two- year-old heifers, one

three-year-old cow, . two four-yeariold w

cows, and one yearling bull. From C.

F. Maskey, of Allegan, two two year-

old heifers, two yearling heifers, four

three-year- o-ld cows, One fiveyear-jold 1;;

cow and two six—year-old cows. . i i I

These were distributed among sev-

enteen members of the association

and in most cases are to be founda- ,

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The wise use of cover crops ‘will ..

conserve the fertility of the soil and '

better its physical condition in many ., ‘

cases. Every farmer should consider

their possible advantageous use at

this season of‘the year.



When the strenuous labors of the,“

harvest period are over. the haying

and harvesting equipment should be ' :1"

‘ptomptiy housed. The neglect‘of farm ' .

mabhinery was always costly. but it is '

doubly so under present donations .;~



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'.,~ farmers .

, which. has appeared. in the middle

. _ statbs. 2' A survey ‘ isv'iiow being made

in Michigan} The “wart”"flrst appear»

ed last year, believed imported in. po-

tatoes from Europe in 1912. Farmers





,pearance of wart at once: The “wart”~



his caused by a parasite.



, - The United V States Department of

Agriculture gives the following as the



. . signs of the disease: "The first evi-

.. dences of wart are small spongy out-

.growths on the tubers, especially at the





grow as large: as the potato itseli’. Not

infrequently a number of warts may

"arise at diflerent places on ‘the same

tuber, causing the wholef'potato to be-

come a spongy, Warty mass. In. the

‘early stages the warts are light brown,

,the color becoming darker and, finally

black with age. Badly diseased potaé

: toes decay in the field and those less

seriously attacked are extremely sus-

ceptible" to rot in storage. Wart does





 





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interferes seriously with the growth of



the potato vines; therefore the deteco



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BUILDING BETTER HERDS RE-

QUIRES PLUCK. ‘



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" duction the problem of selecting a

e» ‘better bred bull to mate with them in-

creases. As a rule, the betterthe cows

in the herd the more one‘is safe in in-



Ivesting'in an improved dairy sire.



' The returns from an investment in

‘a. pure-bred breeding ball will "depend

.very largely (in how the investment is

increased. Perhaps if you have a

number of cows'that have made cred-

jitable milk and“ butter-fat records 'an

investment or many thousands of dol- '

lars in a pure-bred 'bull may prove

. / profitable. :Prbvided he is given good

$ - " care and an opportunity to transmit

" his good qualities through some ofthe

best cows of the breed you may in-

crease the investment until ,he .be-

comes far more valuable than can be

, computed in dollars and cents. So

,V‘ much depends upon how the invest-

' -ment is increased that it is difficult to

advise how much one is safe in invests

ring in a purebred sire. The Holstein-

Friesian breeder who paid $25,000 for

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years before , increasing his invest-



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Sheep in Cloverland





ECAUSE of the speculators buy—

ing tracts of land in the west,



. .and homesteaders settling on the



once vast fields used entirely for rang-

es. the sheep and cattle men are com-

pelled to find more favorable locations.

For these men, upper Michigan offers

splendid opportunities. We are glad

that they have heard of us and that

many are making preparations to be

with us to carry on their vast live

stock industry, so Very necessary for

human consumption.



Not waiting for our western broth-

ers to take the initiative in this phase

of the liVe stock industry, hundreds of

small and large farmers and boy clubs

have started in the sheep raising bus-

iness on a small and large scale. Their

not being well acquainted with this

work, many questions naturally arise

which should be answered to help

these beginners to be successful in

their new and worthy project. And

the following is written with this aim

in view.



Let us first consider the autumnal

season, that being the time when most

of the boys’ sheep clubs have been or-

ganized, with yearling ewes to breed

for lambing the following spring. Dur-

ing this periodiof the season, our coun-

try is frequently visited with cold

rains and snows, occasionally a mix-

ture of the two. When these storms

occur, the ewes should be placed un—

der dry shelter until after the storms

have subsided. They may then be

turned out to pick their feed from the

pasture. Sheep can stand a great deal

of cold when dry, but they are subject

to colds, pneumonia, etc., if left in cold

rains, cold damp draughts and wet

snows.



Housing facilities need not be ex-

pensive. They may be made of the

cheapest sort of material. About all

that is necessary is a shed that will

keep the sheep dry, both overhead and

under foot, and free from draughts, or

protected from rain, wind and snow.

An open shed facing the south, with

doors hinged to the roof which can be

lowered only during the most severe

weather,‘ will protect sheep and can

be constructed at a minimum of ex-

pense. It is very essential that the

shed be well ventilated and still be

free from draughts. To keep sheep in

a poorly ventilated, hot shed will cause

them to sweat, lose their wool and be

subjects of colds, pneumonia, lung fev‘

er, and to become in an emaciated»

condition, frequently dying. The shed

should be located so that water will

drain away from it and, at the same

time, be in the most convenient place

for access to the fields. The doors

through which the sheep pass should

be large enough to prevent crowding

for cro’wding often causes abortion.

For the early lambing period, warmer

quarters are needed to protect the

young lambs from cold. When the

lambs are a few days old, they will

have strength enough tO' resist quite

severe weather. . ’



Feeding of Ewes Before Mating.



Where possible, the ewes should be.

left on a rich growth of pasture until

after breeding. However, in this part

of the state it is often impossible to

practice this method because otheavy

snows coming too early in the season;

Nor can the ewes in general be' bred.



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in vigorous, healthy and well nourish-

ed condition as the hereditary mate-p





be active and potent. in developing the-

qualities it convoys when the bodyof

the parent is strong. Other advan-

tages in having the ewes in a healthy

condition ‘when mated are a shorter

lambing season as more lambs are

dropped in a shorter time, lambs dron-

ped are stronger and there are also

likely to be a larger number of twin

lambs born. The' following feeds, all

of Which can be raised here, constitute

a good ration:



Clover hay, two to three pounds

daily; rutabagas, two to three pounds

daily; free access to salt and water;

grain may be added if thought neces-

sary or oat and pea hay make an ex-

cellent feed.



Management of the Ram During the

Breeding Season.



The main object in managing the

ram during the breeding season is to

prevent him from becoming poor

through over-use or underfeeding.

a ram gets into a run-down condition,

his ability to breed is likely to be sus-

pended. For most successful results,

the ram should be kept in a good, ro-

bust, vigorous c‘ondition with a moder-

ate amount of fatness. As a usual

thing, a mature ram will breed about

fifty ewes and a ram lamb about twen-

ty-five.



I have found it very practical to

handle rams in the following way:

Feed cat and pea hay at 8:00 a. m.





leave two hours.





the following morning. My rams this





breeding season.





fed :entirely on a ration

pea hay.





 





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Turn in with ewes at 9:00 a. m. and

At the end of this

time, put. him back inhis own place

and allow him to eat all he cares for

and at 3:00 p. m. turn him back with

the ewes until 4:00 p. m., when he is

again separated from the ewes until





year have kept up very well (in oat and

pea hay alone for feed, throughout the

' Four rams, two of

which are lambs, were used to breed

one hundred and forty-seven ewes. on

the station, we have a yearling ram .

that weighed two hundred and fifteen

pounds at the time mating season be-

gan and weighed two hundred pounds

after breeding over fiftyveWes. He was

of oat and





ARMY surplus food-supplies. placed -

on the market August 18 through

the Postoffice Department, can ‘be pur-

chased by the housewife without leav-

ing her home, according to the plans

Worked out between the War Depart-





The food distribution, according to '





The price list, when completed, with ~

descriptions of the food “for sale, will

be put into the hands of the house'

wives by the pestoti‘ice through its 55, "

000 postmastei‘s and~ lOcaI jcarriers.

With the list» will "go anterder blank.



The housewife who [desires-some of .

the army food will nu out the Mt;

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their native surroimdings, but it will

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“January ‘ 10: Catnip. 89.-—A hitter save me!" said the, weak rm again. Windham mm-m~u MWMJA! m .3

day. We are facing three fears now: "Yes; I have come toweave you?” "Itchy“, you “.133 can lite open as J" ‘ fl , ' ‘ , ' ' ' .

the fate of those we left behind; his This voice was strong and clear and 1: mm ymo'e.mt w 1‘91“?" mmmm he safe Em we

‘fate;and the going back. Wemtrue. ‘ ‘_ ,; M60119 i ' . _ 2. him, K

thirty miles from Madison Mountain. “I seem to have heard your nice be- m M you-to God. not. I to them whoops 191i them shout

If. he is found. I should not fear at all fore—somewhere before—I Seem to huv'e beean-A—to none; T9 win her mom; you Wrench there at night

the return journey; success gives hope. have—” But he. had tainted. ‘ I wronged youdouplye-and wronged] or early the WW.” ’ 7

We trust in God.” Jaspar Hume pound a little liquor her, too; and mousing—both of You. yum yfiu m,- m ; names



Another day passes and at night, u. down the etch man's throat. and Late I wronged That Other One. I have with your and m Cancelled;

ter a hard march. they camp five miles W161 61183“! the delicate hand-:- been punished. ‘ l-shall 5.10.119193 The Submtordhought a moment,

from Manltou Mountain. And not 9, delicate in health, it was like that of a, . “You shall go" to PortProvidencc. m m and. “mi 1‘3 is needed most

sign! But 3881331“ Hume knows that little child now. When breath came Do'that-tlu paymem of your debt towing-g hols.” , _ , ‘_ I, .

there is a faint chance of Varre be- again Jespurfime whispered to his inc-vane house» I “WjM” ' At noon the next arisen-ri‘llmne

m being found at this mountain. helper, “Take Cloud-in—the-Sky and get In this filming man. mp '08- I. look; you‘d upon g:m plfln of ,

His iron frame has borne the hard~ wood; bring fresh branches; clear one latent spark‘ot honor, a sense (fiiflifigm and ice, hut-heieeeeno mg, no

ships of “155 journey w‘ell; his valiant of‘the sleds; and we will start back tice that ,might have been developed signal, no tent; m, 59153 of hm“ life:

heart better. But this night an “8.0- with him in. the early morning.” to great causes. to noble endsiitsome of Gaape Toujom's or of Jeff Hyde.

countable weakness possesses him. Late Carscallen, looking at the skel- strong nature, seeing his weanceses,- His stmng'heert quails. Has he lost

'Mind and body are on the verse of eton~like figure said, “He will never-.11“ no‘ 09980306 them. 11'“ had ahll‘hin way? He looks at the sun. He is

helplessness and laintness. Jacques get there.” _ ‘ Dealed to the natural'chiralry oi “not sure. fig mm“ his compaee,but



seems to understand that, and when “Yes,” said Jmpar Hume; "he will impressionable, vain, and W081 W‘ it quivers hauntingly, and then points v



he is unhltched from the team of dogs, get there.” actor. »He struggled to meet the\ 8N8 downward! For a while wild bewilder-

now dwindled to seven, he goes to his "But he is dying.“ of JaSDar Home. and 601.118 so he $8111— ment which seizes upon the minds of

master and leaps upon his breast. It "‘H‘e goes with me to Fort Provi- ed 80856030? and 881“. “I. will try to the strongest, when lost, masters him.

was as if some instinct of sympathy. dance.” live. I Will do YO“ Mice—Yat- 3'19 in spite of his struggles against it. He

of prescience. was passing between the “Ay, to Imovldence he goes, but not oh, my wile!” , ,_,/ moves in a. maze of half-blindness,

man and the dog. Jasper Hume bent with you.” said Late Carscallen, sadly “Your first dilly 13 to 081 and dnnk. half-delirium. He is lost in it. leeway.

'his head down to Jacques for an in’ but doggedly. We SW for Fort mfidflwfi 101801" ed by it. He begins to wander‘about;

stant and rubbed his side him”)? then Anger flashed in Jasper Hume's eye, row morning.” ' ' . and there grow upon his senses

he said, with a tired accent, “It’s all but he said quietly, “1 shall: take him The 818k 13188 stretched out his hand: strange delights and reeling agonies.’

right, dog: it’s all right!” , to his wife; get the wood, chi-scenes" “Food! F006!” he said- _ He hears church bells. he catches at.

Jasper Hume did not sleep well at And Jsspar Hume was left alone do little. bits food and drill]! were butterflies, he tumbles in new-mourn

first that night, but at length oblivion with the starving Indisna who sat M .glven m mm' and ms Strength mm” kayak“? wanders “F a "01”? garden-

come. He waked to feel Jacques tug- side the fire eating voraciously, and warmed The cave was soon aglow 31“ 1n the hay 8 W891) stings him, and

glng {it his blankets. It was noon. the sufferer, who DOW ,mechanlcally With the fire that was kindled by Late the 1““th changes to 3 curling black



Late Carscallen and Cloud-in—the—Sky was taking a little biscuit Slipped in Camille“ and Cloud-m-theSkyr. There snake that strikes at him and glides



were still sleepingwinanim'ate bun- brandy. For a few moments thus, and was ”“39 speaking, for the 3101‘, man to a dark-flowing river full of floating



dles among, thP dogs. In an hour they his sunken eyes opened and he looked 50°11 fell asleep: Varre Lepages 111‘ Ice, and up from the river a white

were on their way again, and toward dazedly at the man bending above him. dial} told Cloud-m-theSky the fit}? 0f hand 18 thrust, and 1t beckons him—

sunset they had reached the foot, of Suddenly there céime into them a look their marckhow théother Indian and beckons him! He shuts hiseyes and



Manitou Mountain. Abruptly from the 0f terror. “You—you—are Jasper the dogs died; how 11“? master became moves toward it, but a. voice stops



plain rose this mighty mound, blue Hume,” the voice said in an awed ‘11 as they were starting toward ‘Fort him. and it says, “Come away! come



and white upon a black base. A few whisper. ‘ . Providence from—Manitou Mountaln in away!” and two-arms fold him round, \

straggling pines grew near its foot. de- “Yes,” and the hands or the Suh-fac- the summer weather, how they turned and as he goes “Ck from the shore he

lying latitude, as the mountain itself tor chafed those of the other. 1m“ and ‘00k refuge in this cave» stumbles and fans, and .4 _. . What

defied the calculations of geographers *“But. you said you were a—friend, how month by month they had lived is this? A yielding mass at his feet!

and geologists. A belt was called. and 001110 to save 138-” on what would hardly heap a rabbit A mass that stirs! He clutches at it,

alive, and how at last hls master urg— he tears away the snow, he calls aloud





Late Carscallen and Cloud-in-theSky "'1 am come to sore you.’ . , _ ‘

looked at the chief. His eyes were I There Was 8 shiver 0f the. sufferer’s 9d him to press on mth‘ hlS papers, -——and his voice has a far-away unnat—

scanning the mountain closely. Sud- body. This diSCOVGI‘Y would either but he would not, and Stayed until this ural sound~—“Gaspe Toujours! Gaspe





denly he paused. Five hundred feet make him stronger or kill him alto- day, “he“ the last bit 0‘ “‘3‘! had Toujours!” Yes, it is Gaspe Toulours!

up there is a great round hole in the 859th”- Jaspar Hume knew this. and been eatentand the were found. And beside him lies Jeff 11de and

solid rock. and from this hole there said: “Var“ Lapses» the past is past OH“ ”R V‘ . alive! or. alive! Thank God!



comes a feehle smoke! Jasper Hume’s and dead to me; let. R be 30 t9 you”, T_HE next morning “"8 W50 Jaspar Hume’s mind is itself again.

hand points where his eyes are fixed. There was *- 93339 . was placed “D011 “131°“ and they lt had suffered but for a moment

The other two see. Cloud-m-theSkv “How—did 37°“ know—about me?” started back, Jacques harms 30m“: what comes to most men. ‘when they

gives a wild whoop, such a. whoop as “1' was at Fort Providence; there as he led off. With Chuddndhcfihy be- recognize first that they are being .

only an Indian can give, and from the "-1119 letters from the Hudson Bay side him. There win light in the faces, Shadowed by“ theawful ban of “Lost.”

mountain there comes, a moment af- Comps-DY: and from your wife, flying 0‘ 311' though the light could not he Gaspe Toujt‘mrs' andJefl Hyde had'

ter. a faint replica of the sound. It is that. Y0“ “”913 making this journey, seen by W 0: their being mulled lain down in. the tent the night of the

not an echo, for there appears at the and were Six months WP” 50‘ All day they traveled, 3°”ch great wind and had'gone to sleep at

month of the cave an Indian, who sees “My Wife» my wife! Rm!“ halting. Varre‘ Impeach Indian mg once. The staff had been blown down

'them and makes feeble signs for them "Yes, I have a 19““ ‘9’ you from strong “3am and marching'well. Of‘ the tent had fallen over them the

to come. In a few moments they are her. She is on her way to Canada. ten the corpse-like bundle on the Sled drift/had covered them and for three

at the cave. As Jaspar Hume enters; We are to take you to he” ,was- dismrbw‘ and m’c‘ms wet in days they had slepthen’eath the snow-

Cloud-in-the-Sky and the stalwart but ' “To take me—to her!” He 3h°°k brandy, and bits or preserved venison never waking. '

emaciated Indian who had beckoned to his head sadly, but he pressed the let- were given. ,. ’ Jeff Hyde‘s sight wns come again to

them speak to each other in the Chi- ter that 5331’” Hume had just given That night Jasper Hume said to him. “You’ve comeback tor the book ”

nook language, the jargon common to him to his 1193' L?“ Carsoallen: “1 am going to start he said, “you couldn’t go on without/

all Indians of the want. it. You ought tohave taken it roster.





Jaspar Hume saw a form reclining Elam” and he, drew it from his bosom.

on a. great bundle of pine hunches 3‘3“}, 108. I‘ve not come back fer

and he knew what Rose Lepage had a)“: mil 1 did notleave you yester-

prayed for had come to pass. By the day; itlsthree W8 and more since

flickering light of a, handful of fire he W0 W8- ' The Milk has brought us

saw Van-e Lepage—u‘ather what was luck. and the heel! We have found

left or him—a shadow of energy. a. .2 him; “"1 9133"“ be here tODIEht,,Vith

heap of nerveless bones. His eyes him. I came on ahead to ace how 1011



" were shut. but as Jasper Home. with “red! . ‘ ' , . - ,

a quiver of memory and sympathy at In that front-bitten world Jen Hyde

his heart, stood for an lament and uncovmd his head tor’a moment.

looked at the man whom hehad cher— “Gum Towers is a Pariah” he mo:

ished as a friend and team! an enemy. “but he read moreome of that hot. the

the pale ups of Varre Lewes moved - ch! m‘mkud one thingiye went

and a weak voice seldom roman: lira: thatahgut might-

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that moment said, “Sect” And tar ofl'

against the «stern horizon. appeared

a groupvot moving figures! _



That nitht the broken segments of

the» White Guard were reunited, and

Vista Lepage slept by the side of Jas-'

par Hume. .



' ‘ , CHAPTER v1. . , .

O conquer is to gain courage and

unusual powers of endurance.

Napoléon might have marched

back from oscow with undecimated

legions safely enough, if‘the heart of





those legions had not been crushed”





The White Guard, with their mess;

the man they.





turned homeward and

had sought for in their eare, seemed

to. have acquired new strength. All!

through days of dreadful cold, through

nights of appalling fierceness, through

storm upon the plains that made for

them paralyzing coverlets, they march-

ed. And if Varre Lepage did not grow

stronger, life at least was kept in him





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There was but little speech amongl





them, but once in a while Gaspe Tou-,

jours sang snatches of the songs of ,

the voyagers of the great rivers; and

the hearts of all were strong. Be-

tween Jacques and his master there

was occasional demonstration. And.

Jacques seemed to know that a load‘.

was being lifted from the heart of Jas: 1

par Hume, and Jaspar Hmne, on the.

twentieth day homeward, said with!

his hand on the dog’s head, “It had to

be done, Jacques; even a dog could

see that!” -



And so it was “all right” for the

White Guard. One day when the sun

was“warmer than usual over Fort

Providence, and just sixty-five days





since that cheer had gone‘up from ap-'

prehensive hearts for brave men go-‘





ing out into the Barren Grounds, Ser-

geant Gosse, who every day and of

late many times a day, had swept the

northeast with a field‘gilass, rushed in-

to the Chief Factor’s office, and with,

a. broken voice, cried, “The White

Guard! The White Guard!” and point-

ed toward the northeast. And then he

leaned his arm and head against the

wall and sobbed. And the old Factor

rose from his chair tremblingly, and





said “Thank God,” and went hurriedly





into the square. But he did not go .

steadily—the joyous news had shaken _ .





, him, sturdy old pioneer as he was. As

he passes out one can see that a

fringe of white has grown about his

temples in the last two months. The

people of the Fort had said, they.had

never seen him so, ira’sclble, yet so

gentle; so uneasy, yet so reserved, so

stern about the mouth, yet so kind

about the eyes as he had been since

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to (10? The agent of the board asked

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that the government had for helping

the handicapped men of the army,

navy and marine who had been dis-

abled. in the‘ service so that they’might

keep on with an active life.



"I reckon it was in service all right,”

the stoop shouldered one said, laying

his crutches by the chair, “at Bellaau

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knees, and turning his eyes to the ad-

vis‘er, he said, “Well, how are you go-

ing to help me? I have lost my leg.

and I have about two dollars in‘ my

pocket, 'and nowhere to get more. I





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don’t know how to do anything spe-

cial, and I don’t care what it is you

give me to do, just so it’s something.”

He paused a minute, and smiled a lit-

tle, “I got a kid now.” . \



The adviser talked to him for a bit,

and tried to discover just what this

man could do.

here and there, but none led ‘to any—

thing definite. He'wasn’t any more in-

terested in auto mechanics than in

street sweeping, or in gardening than

clerking. He sat there listlessly look-

ing at his hands, and left it to the ad-





ROM time to time inquiries have

come to the Michigan Farmer

office, also to J. H. Brown, of Battle

Creek, regarding the Brown touring

car equipment for camping along the

way when traveling across country.

Mr. Brown has arranged to attend

the State Fair and will be in the ser-

vice of the Michigan Farmer, taking

pictures of various and special agricul-

tural features, especially of the State

Fair school for boys, the boys’ and

girls’ agricultural clubs, live stock

judging, etc. These pictures and stor-

ies connected. therewith, will appear

in this paper frOm time to time. ,

The Brown family will drive to De-

troit August 27, and camp in the. Boys

State Fair School secthn, the same as

they did two years ago. They will





utilize their complete equipment, and





thus it will give readers of this paper

who attend the fair, an Opportunity to

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viser to decide. Every now and then.





he. slowly turned a strange ring. he-





had on his finger.

The adviser felt rather dashed He





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silence/and to get his confidence'he-

asked tinsee the ring. The man took

it off and handed it to him. His face-

became suddenly animated. “I made

that," he said. “Hammered it Out of

silver myself, and engraved those lig-

ures on the outside. Nothing but some-

playin’ of mine,” he added depreciat-~

ingly. The adviser looked at the ring

carefully. It was well done, with a.

certain look about the engraving that

gave him an idea.



“How would you like to learn en-

graying, and get a good position in

it?” he asked.



“Doin’ this? . Say, this ain’t work-

It’s just play, and nobody pays you for

havin’ agood time, do they?”



“Let’s have a try at it,”'suggested

the adviser, “and see what happens."



The Federal Board sent the man to-

learn engraving, and in a few months

he was the best Of all the workers in

the jewelry store where he was em~





- ployed.





That ring was the key that opened

the door of success to him. He has

waked up, and is enthusiastic about.

his work, Only, he always says “It’s

not work. This is fun.” Well, your‘

work always is when you have found

the right vocation. That’s what the

Federal Board is doing for the dis-’

abled soldiers. .





Can See Home- Made Camp-

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can be had while touring. Much of

this equipment is home-made and was.

illustrated and described in this paper

last spring. Automobile periOdicals

claim this is the finest and most com-

plete touring outfit in the whole'coun-

try. And the fact that the owner in-

vented and made the most of it him-

self, is also of interest.



Readers Of the Michigan Farmer in

attendance at the fair will be given

full opportunity to inspect the car and

camp at any time. The location will

be on the north‘ side of the Boys’ Fair

School Camp. “



There is a constantly increasing in-

terest in camping when taking long

tours across the country. It. costs less '

and there is much enjoyment in stop-

ping at night in some farmer’s yard,

setting up the tent and beds, and cook

ing a supper of meat, potatoes, ‘and

AHundreds of farmers





are doing this stunt every day now.
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. . ' Wednesday, August 13-? .. . ‘ V

A BILL in oduce in congress pro- ,



‘ vides a ,ve—‘ye‘ r jail penalty.,tor - ~

toodproiiteering. and~calls for United



States control ‘over food, fuel ' and ,



clothing.——_-Genera1 _Denikine’s troops



will further victofies over the Reds in



Russia; 12,000.prisoners are taken on



the southern front. Lenine loses con’



. , trol in Petrogradr—Senator Lodge as-



.“ ’ sails, League of Nations terms and



1" . ,. 7 calls pact peril to peace of the world.



~ —-‘Final casualty reports from United



" - States forces in “the war were 49,498.



deaths, 205,690 wounded and 5.480



prisoners—The actors’ strike which



closed several large theaters in New .-



York has reached Chicago—Race riot



jury in Chicago holds thirty-six ne-



.. ~ groes and four whites in connection, ,



‘” f with thejecent Chicago riots. '



Thursday, August 14. ‘





, ILLINOISAMOOps are sent to Peoria

. where rioting broke out yesterday .

as a- result of a clash between the ,

strikers or the Keystone ‘Wire .& Steel

company, and» deputy sheriffs—Hid-

den stores or foodare round in south‘

ern cities; Palmer asks $1,200,000 to

extenddrive. The first dealer» to be

convicted of profiteering by the United ,

"' States is given a $500 fine.——Six_Bol-

shevik battalions destroyed in

Anglo-Russian offensive; more than

1,000 prisoners, twelve field guns and

" several machine guns are captured—.—

United States army transport Sheri-

dan is reported adrift 1,700 miles out

from San Francisco. ‘

Friday, August 15.





FORD jury debates ten hours and



awards Ford six cents damages



from the Chicago Tribune.——President



Wilson will discuss League of Nations



" with the senate foreign committee on



Tuesday morning.——Food raids contin-



us and large quantities of butter, eggs



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his father’ s log cabin and enlisted



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least, up to the Great War just closed.

William Rufus Shatter was born in

1835 in the log cabin, shown here-

with, and lived the life of the ordinary

farmer boy. Later on he attended

school in the village of Galesburg and

played with the other boys in the

square around the old town pump.

The Shatter farm is about half a,

mile west of the town and the old log

cabin is still standing in a fair state

of preservation. The writer took this

picture some time ago and inspected

the structure. With some repairs it

could be turned into as good a home

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must have cast a spell over him that

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married this girl. To state it briefly,

they lived many years in various parts

of the country as a happy couple

should. Both are now dead and bur-

ied in the Presidio military cemétary

in San FrancisCQ.



The first picture shows the center of

the village 0f Galesburg as it leaked

at the time Shatter enlisted to light

in the Civil War. The exact date was

August 22,1861. At that time there

Were, of course, no moderii improvhs

ments in that village The tgvhi puhip

Was a valuable asset to both min silil

beast; and so it was well cared for.-

Posts and railing were set up to :pre-

vent some farmer or lumberman driv-

ing into and over it some dark night.



We found and preserved that old

picture that we might place*it~ in the

county an?! state historical records.

Recently we made a negative from it,

and frOm that the picture shown- here»

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roof of the oldest hlock in town, a

three- -story brick structure.



We took this picture and the one of

the log cabin and new Shatter memor-

ial monument, and are writing this

story for the boys who live on farms

and read this- paper. Just look both

pictures over carefully and- note the

changes and improvements.





When William Shatter trudged to

the village school each day from his

father’s log cabin he saw things just

No

trees but young ones, no sidewalks,

street lights, telephone wires—the

boys of those days took great pride in,

that old town pump, especially in hot

The water was cold .and

ta-Sted “bully,” meaning that it could

not be beat. ‘



And today, AuguSt 22,1919, just fifv

ty-eight years after the day William

Rufus Shatter enlisted to fight for his

country, they are dedicating this fine'

new bust memorial to his memory.

And it stands right on the spot where

the old town pump stood so many

years.



Michigan" Farmer boys ’know that

General Shatter was the ’“big man at

the head of the United States a’l'iny

during the Spanish wart. For nearly

a hairlcentury he wore the uniform

and fought in many battles and skim-

ishés'. He was came a good Indian

fighter, and endured the hardships in

:the wild West as no one of .us 0811,“!le

understand these days. "



The Michigan legislature appropriat-

ed the sum or five thousand dollars

three years ago to erectamonument to

General Shatter in his home town. The

war prevented the early cempletion of

the heroic bronze bust and? its erecj

”lion unlll recently M A. Douglass

leading merchant of Galesburg, is the

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men of the United States stopped at

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over night. Little did a single one of

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tavern would act as host to an out-

landish smelly thing that would scoot.

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\ .
dividual , problems, two farm

women and two city women.



- The common one of help had been set-

tled, none of them could get help for

love or money. It was agreed that the

town women had rather the best of it

with gas, electricity, and running wa-

‘ ter, though one country w0man h’ad

running water and the other had acety—

lene lights. How much one should

save out of the yearly income and how

to do it at present prices for every:

thing under the sun, was brought up.



“I declare, it seems to me as though

we can’t save a cent,” sighed one town

woman.



“I guess if my husband was making



‘ seven dollars a day as yours is I could

- save without any trouble,” snapped

one of the women from the farm.



“You'just come in any try it. Just

try buying every single thing you put

into your mouth and paying $65 a

month rent, and see how much you’ll

save,” flung back the town woman.



“My husband only,gets $4.00 a day

and you can imagine we don’t save to

speak of,” interjected the second city

woman.



“I should think you’d be in the poor

house if Mary can’t only exist on sev-

en ” the fa m woman was sarcastic.



' “I guess we would if we hadn’t

started paying for a home eight years

ago,” admitted the woman.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





HOSE housekeepers who have



not tried mixing fruits "when



making up the store of winter

sweets, will findit a great advantage

to adopt‘ this practice. The combina-

tion of fruits give a variety to the

preserves, and by changing the mix-

tures and proportions, a'still greater

variety can be obtained. When small

fruits are used in the .preparatidn they

are left whole. Larger fruits are cut

into small pieces.



Sometimes there is trouble in mak-

ing jellies, but assu1ed success can be

gained by using one-fourth of sour ap-_

ples to three—fourths of the bothersome

fruits. Take peaches for example.

Peach jelly is about the most difficult

to make. But When you add one— —fourth

_ the quantity of soul apples, the result

\will be beautifully tinted,‘firm jelly

with a peach flavor. So it is with

pears and plums. The apple taste is

lost or' simply adds a flavor very un-

like its own, but very pleasant. Even

carrots can be made into an appetiz~~

V ing, healthful jelly by adding as many

applesto them. Grate the carrots or





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





To» the pulp obtained add the apples,

fcook, drain and proceed in the usual

way.





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solved pears will make the whole taste

' o preserved pineapple. .

plea make a good combination for.





 





 

 





them-skins and pulp separately;

pulp through colander; strain the





 

 





HEY were talking over their in-.





“We’ve 7





»put them through the food chopper. “





"A can of pineapple added to pre-'

Grapes and ‘





alade. Boil the grapes after. pulp- ,





 





 





got enough paid ‘in now so'ltook a





mortgage and just have tokeep up»

If We had to pay





$150 a year interest.

the rent Mary does we‘just. Wouldn’t

eat, that’s all” -.



“How much does it cost you fer

groceries and meat?” The country

woman hitherto silent was looking for

light.



“My groceiy bill is never less than

$60 amonth,” said the, first woman,

“that means meat only'on Sundays.

Often it’s more, but say it’s just $60.

That with the rent is $125 a month

just for what you eat and a roOf over

your head. .But that doesn’t include

milk. There’s three quarts a day at

sixteen cents a quart, and if I get ice

cream that's extra.”



The statistical farm woman had

been figuring. “Seven dollars a day

for twenty-six working days is $182 a

month,” she announced. “That leayes

you $57 for everything else, clothes,

light, fuel, doctors, books, church, rec-

reation and saving for the children’s

education.”



“And if you’d see the way they wear

out shoes ,on those concrete walks.”

Both city women fetched a sigh. “It’s

a pair of new shoes or soles every

week”



“And clothes,” Mary added to the

discussion. . “You just have to dress

the children right for school.



“Let them go barefooted,” suggested





skins. Pour together, and to each

quart of the mixture add the same

amount of sour apples, the juice‘ and

pulp of four lemons, one ounce of

stick cinnamon,‘ broken’inwbits and

tied up in cloth, and two and one-

third pounds of sugar. Stir. until the





 

 

 

 





 

 





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the practical farm woman. “Mine do

and it doesn’t hurt them any. ” ' ,

“Yes, but all the other children do

where yOu live, ” objected Mary. “If

mine went to school barefooted the

rest of the children would .make life

miserable for them.”



“Sixty- five dollars a month for det





.what you have to eat, ” the second farm





woman was still doing mental'arith-

metic. “You know I don’t say it to

criticize, but you don’t have near as

much as we do.”



“Yes, and it doesn’t cost you a.

cent!” Both town women exclaimed

in a breath.



“0, doesn’t it?” The farm w0man

was ready with her cost satistics.

“You just buy' the feed for those chick-

ens that don’t ,cost me a cent when I

kill one and get up at four o’clock to

dig in a garden or pick berries, and

you’ll think you’ re paying something

for what you eat. ”



“But you can get the stuff to eat,

though,”said the town woman with the

smallest wage. “If you lived here and

had to pay for. it you might have to go

without a lot you get now. There’s a

family from the country next door to

us—four children. When they came

here last fall and the'father got work

at $3.50 a day they thought they were

on the straight road to wealth. The

oldest boy went to high school and

everyone was as pleased - as Punch





Combination Jclhcs and

By Julia R. Davis ” 1





sugar dissolves. Boil one-half hour;

take out the spice bag when the this

vor suits. Put up like je'lly. . This

will keep for years“. Other appending

combinations .are applessand quinCes;

raspberries and cherries; plums and

quinces; pineapple, strawberries and“

peaches.





The follOWing combinations are con-

serves which are. used as condiments ,





or as spread for"sandwic,hes: . _~ .

' ‘ 5 Plum Conserve.

4 pounds of plums

.3 pounds of sugar

1 pound shelled nuts

.2 oranges

' 1 pOund raisins.” . _

Remove the pits and chop the plums.





{Peel the oranges and slice thinly one-





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’ peel, sugar and raisins,"





 





 





with father’s big wages. , It lasted six

~Then they found. the money

just wouldnt go round. Now the boy

is- out of high school at Work and the

mother goes out three days in a week.

Even then they hardly keep their

heads above water. Their one hope

now is to save enough this summer to

pay their traveling expenses back to

a farm.” ’



“seven dollarsa day looks pretty

good to me, though,” said the first '

farm woman. ,



“You just come and try it,”the first

town wbman said darkly.



“I‘guess none of us have all the

argument on our side,” interposed the

second town woma‘n. “They think we

have a snap with all our money and

we think they have a snap with all

their free food‘and no water and light

bills. Maybe we, wouldn’t just enjoy

getting along without city convenienc-

es, but I’d like to pick a fresh egg

just once. ”



“I believe I’ll stick to the farm,”

the woman who had wanted to move

to town had been considering things.

“I’d rather work hard, than be always

worrying about howto manage about

the «rent and never be able to get out

and pick fresh stuff. We all have a.

problem these days, wherever we‘ live,





I guess.” .

“And we all think ours is the worst,"

said Mary. ' ' DEBORAH, ,





ams





Mix the chopped

orange pulp ‘sliced orange

and cook al-

together rapidly until thick as jam.

Add the nuts fiVe minutes before re-

moving from the fire Pack hot into

sterilized jars, seal, and boil (process)

in hot water bath: for ten to fifteen

minutes for half-pint jars and thirty

minutes for pints- ‘



_ Fig‘ Conserve



2 pounds: or freSh figs or one



quart of 'plain canned figs '



1 orange ,



11,5 pounds of sugar

1,é'cup of pecans (shelled

1% pound .of raisins. ,



Cut all, except nuts, into small piec-

es and cook until thick and transDar-

e.nt (about one hour). Add nuts, five

minutes before removing from Steve.

Pack and seal hot. Process as for

plum conserve. - _, .. .



. Medley Fruit Conserve.

'_ 2 pounds peaches ... i I

1% pounds quinces

, 1%,» pounds pears

1 pOund apples:

3 lemons

sugar. . ” -» ' *

Wash, peel, and core or stone the

fruit. '





 





plums, .





 





1 Nu”
_ sired new beats Let cool and mix

with them one cup “of cold. chicken,





over the 'mixture one pint of lemon

jelly made from jelly powder that has

been dissolved and is beginning to set.

so: won, pour in a mold and let it get





on. indi'yidual plates garnished with





crisp lettuce. Place a spoonful ofoal-

ad dressing on each portion.





' ' Cook in salted water until tender,

one-half peek of tender beet leaves





'onnaise dressing to moisten nicely.





- ‘ bowl. Garnish with the tiny beets,~ . . . . g

‘ mm hm“ °‘ ”mg”. “”8“ and :11: 330:8 ”iii-1123?: 233.?“33: Not only is it slowand tiresome, but it wastes

.shreddegeztéuce lezves. d H t I the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs over thefruit'next the skin—the finest flavored portion.

r6608 erve » 0 . - .

. the top and lay rings of the white of .

Cook as many beet tops as desired eggs and a sprig of parsley on- the You can ICIPOYC the 3km from peaches,

in salted water until tender- Drain plate with each salad cup. pears, and plums Just as the best California

and pile on a platter in a mound. 3°“ Jelly. I canners do by using BABBITT’S Concentrated . 1

Dress with melted butter, white pep- pom- one pint of boiling beet juice

per and juice of one lemon and serve over the contents. of one package of LYE. The U. .8. Government Boa-{d of Food and 1‘

, hot. . \ . lemon flavored jelly powder; add two Drug Inspection has ruled that this method does A}

l . Beet and Vegetable Salad. tablespoonfuls of sugar. Pour into no in'ure the ualit or flavor of the fruit. : 'w

, - Cut two cold boiled beets in small mold and let harden. Serve in squares t _ J . q y — . ’ 4

cubes. Slice four small, cold-boiled car- as garnish tor meats, fish, salads, etc. Sunply d1ssolve half a can of BABBITT S Con-





» , K By my E" Kramer will remove the skin. Then wash fruit twice in

“Oh, every fly that skips our ‘swatters, their home sanita by cleaning up .

Will have five million sons and daugh- their yard and (longing the trash on 001d Fiat-Cl" :0 15313-21153 mogoughgbl For small.

And diofitless first and second cous- the other Side Of the fence. But the quantities 0 m1 ’ use our equons o

' 1:15;, height of the’fence does not bother BABBITT’S Concentrated LYE and a pinch of

./ Of aunts and uncles, scores and doz- the fly. alum to one gallon of water. ‘ 1 ,i





ens,

And fifty-seven billion nieces;

So knock the blamed . thing all to





pieces”.



- -—~Walt Mason.

A. female fly lays about one hundred

and twenty eggs at a time. She lays

., two, three, or four batches of eggs. In

- - one~~ day the eggs hatch into little

~ -7 white maggots. After five days each

maggot goes into the pupa stage. Five





days later the fly emerges full grown.





_ from the pupa. .. Fourteen days later

the female flies, lay eggs and start oth-

_. or big families on their way. Spwarms

of flies during, the late summer mean

, that we have not been busy, swatting

‘ flies during the early spring months.

Let us make up our minds that we

' will not have flies in the house. Every

member of the family should know

that flies carry filth and disease germs

' Don’t let mother do all the fly swat-

' ting. Every member of the. family

should help. ‘ . , .

How We Can Get .Rid of Flies.

Screen porches, doors andswindows.

- Trap the flies—swat the flies..

‘ Haul out the manure. ‘

Kill. the winter flies.

Make all privies fly-proot.



. Each community breeds its own

flies. Flies do not travel more than

one hundred yards from their breed-

ing places. ‘





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.rbtsandenedonehsmallwhltoonions.

‘~ ifié‘éhog several medium-r Mix and add one cup or. cold boiled .,

‘ mw' ‘ ‘ peas. . Di'ess,flwith,mayonnalse and

serve in, a. bed of shredded lettuce

pork or mutton. chopped line. ~Pour leaves.





   





place them. in a. pen containing one-‘

halt inch of boiling water, and bake.

it firm. Slice and serve on a platter or until tender.

1 from the oven lay a slice of broiled

bacon and {spoonful o! W'

green pepper over the top of each beet.

. . , » Salt and pepper to taste. dress with a

. ' 33“ Green Salad. little butter and serve hot.





{$10,310: ‘32:} figubettgnzdohonpfi: the center to form cupsy Chop the Plums and pears, .

haves. Mix the leaves with'three chop- part removed with one cup of white . _ ,

‘ ‘ , eight stuffed olives. Add two table





spoonfuls of thick cream, one table

Pile in the center of a shallow salad spoonful of prepared . Ch mustard.





“ , ' .. 7- ’ swat the F 1y ‘ Put the fruit in a wire basket or cheesecloth and





/ soak over night in water, in which a





The fly that creeps over the face of.



a tubercular patient in the palatial

home, in the cottage, or hospital, may

-deposit a deadly germ on the lips of

a, healthy person in your house, mark-

ing motherivictom for the great white ;





_Trap the fly before he gets into the

. house. There are several traps which

Hang the trap





about ten‘ifeet‘ ei‘bgck am: or. ‘

' "put it near the ”OIL’I-outhouseds. and; fellows: of. We in closet; .,.. 2e: www-

1’th and _j- out it‘Wifh-aig mienprwmot moths. rm’: 1 utgmzwr’ _

, ’ ' Wagoner-Wrafldoumuduhuw L: . > -- . . ,.//





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Baked 8008. ,

Clean the required number oi beets.





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Don’t. Pore Peaches  





 





- Beet cape. '

Peel six boiled beets and scoop outl-





 





IT'S the old, slow and wasteful way of remov-

ing the skins when preserving and canning.





 





centrated LYE and a half ounce of alum in nine

gallons of cold water and boil in an iron kettle. l





suspend in hot solution for two minutes. This





Filth always attracts flies, and care-

lessness about leaving garbage about,

or throwing refuse or slops in the back

yard, soon- advertise itself to the flies. l

I! you want to know about a family

look at their back yard. It is an in-

sight to their character, their health,

and their citizenship.



Finally, keep everlastingly at it.

That is the only way to succeed in any-

thing, and it is especially true in com~

hating a pest. such as the fly-which 4 ..

multiplies: with such alarmhrg rapidity. l ' . '





 





This method leaves the fruit whole and per-

fect and does not injure the quality of flavor.





No fuss, no muss, no special utensils. .

» Insist on BABBITT'S Concentrated LE to be

"sure of the best results.





Write for booklet on BABBITT’S LYE





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‘A teaspoon of vinegar added to each

gallon of water in the boiler in which

white clothes are scolded will whiten

them—Mrs. L. M. T. ‘



If tablecloths, napkins and handker- 1

chiefs are folded a little beyond the ..

middle when ironing, they will last

much ionger, as it is on the edges of

folds where 'they first wear, and by f

folding not on the middle line, with

each ironing they get a. new crease. 'x_

—Mrs. R. G. :





To bleach your handkerchiefs a

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bit of cream of tartar has’ been dis-

solved.—_—M. A. P; _ j

For, ginghams and other colored cot-

tons dissolve and add to every pint of

starch, a piece of. aim the size of a

hickory nut .to keep the colors bright.

Flo's. J. K.

i have discounted that when fishnets.

“WWW hardand shrunken,.they

mayfbe» restored to. their former soft-

"ness- bxsoakilg them a short time in

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installation of the Estate Single





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The heater In the basement—a simple. clean-

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The register in one

of the first-floor

rooms. sends health-

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to every room in the

house. and draws

the cooled air back

into the heater.



N0 PIPES needed

to carry the warm

air from one room

to another —no tear-

ing up of walls and floors to install this

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GREAT ECONOMY OF COAL

Letters from users tell stories of almost un-

believable economies effected with this heater.

The Estate uses much less fuel than stoves

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She herself





ing ,much of the day, and she muSt

have her babies where they are within

sight. It often follows that country

llt‘tle folks spend most of the time

hanging drearily around the kitchen

where they are in the way and where

the air is not always good.



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could give the little folks no more

happiness.



A piece of planed board can be nail-

ed upon four stout sticks driven into

the ground and another on higher

sticks put before it, and the little folks

will have a bench and table which cost

but a few cents, and are as service-

able as the pretty painted ones which

cost ten times as much. Potters’ clay

can be bought for a few cents a pound

andfor a variation from tire sand pile

plays, young children will gladly turn

to clay modeling. If the clay is kept

where it can be obtained easily, it is

possible that one or more of the chil-

dren may show some stirrings of na-

tive ability and begin to try to repro-

duce the animal life of the country. If

the mother has time and ability to

supervise the play, so much the bet

ter, but if she is so busy that she can

only call out from the kitchen a sug-

gestion to make some little cups and

saucers, or a bird’s nest and eggs, this

will serve very well for a beginning.



If four strips of wood are nailed in

the form of a square at one end of the

little table and a pan half full of wa-

ter is set securely down into the

square so that it will not tip over, an-

other great resource is added to the

play yard. With an. apron of oilcloth,

a spoon and an oldgtin cup, «it is an

abnormal» child who is not happy and

harmlessly busy for a. long time each

day. Any'ordinary child a few years

of age loves to play with.wa.ter in this

way and learns steadiness of handand

sureness of eye whichggo a long way

toward insuring agreeable table man-

ners at an early age. As he gr0ws

older a fleet of boats made; of bits of

wood or walnut Shells vary the fun.

An apron can be made in a few min-

utcs out of a few. cents’ worth of table

ollcloth.- It the mother is very. huin





she can simply fasten it together at ‘





the shoulder and back with safety





 





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By Dorothy Canfiéld Fuller





ERHAPS the greatest privilege is

the wonderful resource of having





11939 which the mother of young chil—"

.dren is apt to neglect.

must be in the kitchen or near it dur-"





ins. and if possible provision should

be mado for 'that. A wooden box can





be set a. little down in the ground, 80 ,





that it will not tip over, and the edges

padded with. a. bit of an old com-

forter, so 7, that the inevitable bumps

are not too severe. The Smallest chil-

dren, even the baby who cannot walk.

will rejoice < endlessly in pulling him-

self up over the edge and clEmbering

down into the box, thereby exercising

every muscle of his body. '





Little children cannot coprdinate ‘





their muscles quickly enough to play

ball With‘ much pleasure, but if a large

softiball is suspended by a long card.

they can swing it back and forth to

each other with ever increasing skill,

and they should have a rubber ball to

roll to arid fro on the ground. If a.

two-by-four board is laid on the ground

the little folks will find much fun in

trying to walk along it, and thus ac-

quire a considerable addition to their

capacity for walking straight and man-

aging their bodies. A pile of hay or

straw to jump into will save the little

gymnasts from bumps and bruises.





Nothing in this baby yard need cost

a. farmer’s family more than a few

cents, nor take but little time and al-

most no carpentering skill. And yet,

the suggestions made cover a very

complete outfit for the outdoor exer-

cises .of children under five or six. ‘Any

mother who makes this provision for

play may be sure not only that her

own little children will pass number-

less happy hours, but that, they will

never lack for playmates, because

their play yard will be sought out by

all the little folks in the neighborhood.





CANNING coMPo'UNDs HARMFUL

TO HEALTH.





ANNING compounds sold under

various trade names for use in

home canning are often harmful to

health and should never be used by





housewives, say the specialists of the-





Bureau of Chemistry, United States

Department of Agriculture. These

preparations, which are usually in pow-

dered form and contain salicylic acid

or boric acid, are unnecessary since

fruits and vegetables can be kept for





long periods in perfect condition with-'





out any chemical preservatives what-

ever if proper methods of canning are

followed.





The Federal Food and Drugs Act

prohibits the use of harmful preserva-

tives in foods which come within its

jurisdiction. The, food laws of nearly

every state in the union forbid the

sale within the state of foods which

have been preserved with harmful sub-

stances. Although neither the federal

or. state laws apply to foods canned in

the home and consumed there, the

housewife should not use, in the foods

she preserves for her family, substanc-

es that are prohibited by law in foods





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COMBINATION JELLIES AND

JAMS.





(Continued from page 210‘).





lemons, sliced thin, into the preserve





in'g kettle, and boil until the mixture

is thick as jam. One cup of scolded

chopped nuts may be added, if desired

five minutes before removing from the

fire. Pack into hot sterilized jars and

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tiala and was entering from the dis-

ease of accumulitis, so she began her

emancipation by elimination. Her

spacious attic that had formerly been

crammed With trash she divided into,

a large play-room for her small chil-

dren and a gymnasium for her growing

boys, and considered it put to an in-

finitely better use.



Her broken mm was not stored

f; - . away. What she wished to keep she

' took to a shop; and had mended for

‘ continueduee. nahedidnotwantit.

she gave it to someone who needed it

more, than She possibly could at some

remote date.



The woman with the mania for ac-

cumulitis, or hoarding, is often the

< ; most extravagant. She saves what she

‘ . could make immediate use of and buys



needless new material because no mind



emnd remornBer all that she has star»



ed away in a multitude of trunks. box-



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what we put. away in a store-room for

safe-keeping is certain to remain in»

definitely. And it often happens that

the most useless articles are put away

carefully and handled over one house-

~ cleaning after another. What possible ‘

use can one expect to make of ancient

hats,wo wornout shoes, broken utensils.

and out-of-date magazines and papers?

“Wheredoyoukeepallotyourold.

things?” I asked a. friend, viewingwith

‘ pleasure an oide!ly and almost empty



store-room.



“I don’t keep many '“things, she ml

plied. "Of course, some articles, al-

»/‘ though of no real value, I prize from

‘ "W ‘ association.



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immediate use of it, otherwise it is cut

up for various uses.

a deep drawer where I put cloths lor

cleaning purposes. In the sewing—room

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than an attic crammed with discarded

garments.





So let's emancipate ourselves from .

elimination; before we _





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7 TUART BALDWIN was invited by

S his uncle to spend his summer va-

' cation at a ranch in the foothills

-of the Rocky Mountains, and one night

the men of the ranch exchanged stor-

ies about the animals of the Rockies.



"‘1 was once trailed by a lion,” said

Dave, one of the cowboys.



‘ “I didn’t know there were lions in

America,” said Stuart.



“Not the kind of lions you see in a.

circus,” replied Dave. “But our moun-

tains lions are almighty savage, ‘cou—

gars,’ the naturalist called ’em I guid-

ed one time. Sometimes theyfre called

panthers. When they are hungry the

are pretty dangerous. .



“‘I thought panthers wouldn’t attack

a/ man unless they’re cornered,” said

Stuart. .



I “As a rule that’s so,” agreed Dink—

ley, another cowboy. “But if they’re

hungry they’ll Sure tackle a chap.”

“The lion, didn’t get me,” went on

Dave. “But I’ve the hunch it was be-

cause it found another kill. It was

on a trail that ran to a sheep run,

when I’d been sent in with provisions

for the men. The lion kept on my trail

for five miles, but until I turned back

I didn’t know it. I was on foot, for a

pony couldn’t make the climb, and go-

ing back I ran onto the track of the

, socker of a lion, and he’d trailed me

on and on.

“But I’m ahead of my story. For

3 when I come to the'big lion’s track,

thinks I, there must have been a rea-

son why the critter left me. There

was. A rod one side the trail I see a

""fawn’s track, and I remembered in the

morning I heard a deer, but didn’t see

it. There in the sand was the lion’s

track, and the critter had left me and

followed the fawn. Just beyond the

~ lion made his killing, and he’d eaten

the fawn. There wasn’t anything but

bones." '



A few days later Stuart decided he

would go fishing to a stream noted for

its trout, which was reached by a trail

that led over a divide. Dave was to

go fishing with him, but when they

"reached the top of the divide Dave

picked up the trail of a valuable heif-





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er, 'whi‘ch', had been 10

days. .





the creek and I’m .not afraid to fish

alone.”





“I think that’s best,” replied Dav





be all right.” And Dave went awa





fish took the fly well.





a rock.

Stuart is an enthusiastic





fisherma

catch in good condition, he started t

and above the churn of the water, wa





a cry which was not unlike a woman’

scream.





en, but the cry was not repeated, an

soon the sport of the afternoon mad

him forget what he had heard. Tw





weight of his fish and the incessan





ranch. He had made the first quarter





he noticed an animal’s footprints





cat.

it isn't a bear track,” said Stuart.





 





 





no tigers in Colorado.





 





it looks,as if it had been trailing me.

When I turned may\be it tooktto ’the

woods.” ’



Stuart had no weapon, and the re-

membrance of Dave’s story, and the

loneliness of the solitude about him.

caused lfim to hasten his steps, but at

first he was not much frightened. 'For

a while he continued at a good pace,

then a thought came to him. ‘ Suppose

the panther didn’t- make off into the

forest and suppose it‘s still- on my

trail!” he exclaimed. ' “Perhaps‘ it’s

waiting until it gets toward dusk to

make an attack. And before I can

make the top of the ridge it’ll begin to

be dark. I’ll sneak. back and try. to

find out if the brute is really fellow-

ing me". ‘ ' . . ' 9



Quietly he took the back trail, than

he came to another of the *- sandy

stretches which-'were' frequent, ‘Here

again were the 'penther’sdouble tracks,

made when it '1 trailed tithe fisherman;





   





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“You’d better follow, the cow," said

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‘_‘I ought to hunt up the heifer. You’ll





'By. noon, when Stuart ate his lunch,

he had half-filled his basket, for the

He was tired

out with scrambling over the boulders

and sat for some time in the shade of

It was a lonely place, but





and is frequently alone at ‘-the stream-

side. ‘ But just-as he was dipping his

creel 'into the stream, so as to keep his





his feet:- -"What’s 'that ?” he exclaimed.





off on the ledges, an animal gave forth,





For a time Stuart continued to list-





more hours passed, and what with the





scrambling amid the boulders, he was

ready to give' up his fishing. After

taking his rod apart he rested for a

few minutes and then began retracing

,4 his steps toward the trail back to the





mile, when coming to a stretch of sand





which were like those of an enormous

“It isn’t a big dog’s tracks, and

(II.

have seen photographs of tracks and

this is like a tiger track~—but there’re

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thing but boulders and small bunches

of grasses. As Stuart’s mind frantical-

ly searched fer-a method of discour-

aging by fire his unrelenting ‘pursuer,

he remembered. that where the trail

began its climb away from the creek

was a half-mile stretch of tall grasses

and bushes, dry as tinder under the

midsummer sun. "

Now that a plan for deliverance had

come, he made quicker progress, but

several times he turned to catch fleet-

ing .glimpses of his indefatigable pur-

suer. At length, his breathcomingin.

gasps, soaked ,with . peitspiration, wit

the rapidity? ohms retreat, his heart"

pounding and“ his head throbbing, he

stumbled into the expanse of dry

grasses and bushes. Fortunately there

was a breeze which blew directly down

the creek. Near the water he frant-

. ically gathered together a heap of my

stuff, and pulling a match from his

pocket set fire to it. Then, stumbling

a rod or so away, he‘made another

fire, and still another a‘t'a little furth-

‘ er distance. The last heap of grasses

was _. bursting into flame, when from

the rocks but a few rods distant he

hind him, and turning hastily he just heard a wild scream from the panther,

caught a glimpse of his pursuer; a and a few seconds later,,as the fires.





gaunt animal, buffish in 001013 which fanned by the breeze, caught 'the tal’l

showed itself for a moment, but im (Continued on next page).





mediately disappeared behind a large

boulder. ‘



For some moments Stuart gazed in

the direction where his‘enemy was

doubtless lurking, and nobody can

blame him that he was almost fren.

zied with fear. “The brute is waiting.

for dusk for its attack,” he whispered.

“I must find a way to save myself,

although there doesn’t seem to be a.

way!” . a p



Fearing if he approached the place

where the animal was lurking it would

make an immediate attack, Stuart con-‘

tinued his retreat, but believing the

panther was still following, he fre-

quently turned, but did not see the

beast. Dave had told him a mountain

lion Was fond of trout, and anidea.

came to him. “I’ll leave my creel on

this rock,” he said. “Perhaps when

the_penthei;, has eaten the fish it will





stop trailing me.” , , _

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but Stuart wanted to makesure that ,That ought to make a. hog of you

the animal was satisfied with the meal , If you do‘ what you ‘ought. ‘

of fish and had given up. the pursuit.

so he climbed to a ledge, from whence-

he could see the basket. Almost im-

mediately the cougar, sneakedfrom

amid the boulders and leaped upon the

basket. But,in its hunger and eager-

ness, it secured but one of the fish}. But Daddy fed and paid for him,



for its leap overturned the .basket and _»A‘nd the pork was ”Dad’s, you that v

rolledit into the stream; With a loud rBut Ted 0 'r ' ’

snarl the cougar gulped 59W“. the 0119’ “ Nine dohalll's 6down in tin



trout it had 89C3r0d. glaring meantime I paid for you, and to earn "your feed

directly toward Stuart, 'Who fearing an I have to work ”like sin.

immediate attack slipped peway, and Ngige'lgfidgozg‘ré’gg ttlgdgggfand

the silent pursuit heganonce more. - i . - -' .



_ “There must be'a Why to escape the You ve got topay that tin all back,

horrible creature,” nestled Stuart: "The , -

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b0th upstream and.still later down.

The downstream track was very fresh.

Stuart’s heart pounded, as he gazed

all about him, but nothing but boul-

ders met his gaze. “I’ll makethe best

time ever!” he exclaimed, but even as

he spoke he remembered he had read

that a panther can run more swiftly

than'a running pony. “And there’s no

use climbing a tree,” he said. “A pan-

there is as much at home in trees as

on the ground.”



His nerves quivering, he resumed

his course, listening intently and his

eyes searching everywhere. He had

hastened down the-creek still further,

when he thought he heard a sound he-





 

 

 

   

 

 

 





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angry. ”red eyes and almost into the

distended jaws. With a mighty yell

of rage and sudden terror the panther





turned, dropping behind the rock and,





retreating a hundred yards, from

whence it continued its wild cries.

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new a continuous line behind, making

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minutesthe entire aupcreek end of the

expanse of grasses had taken fire and

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feared that before he could gain the

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become thick in the valley, he began

his climb toward the top of the divide.

Two hours later, a clear starlighted

night had come, and Stuart was mak-

ing fast time down the trail on the

other side 'of thé mountain. Late in

the evening he stumbled into the

ranch cattleyard, where the men were





bginning to wonder why he had not





returned.



“We were just talking of going to

hunt for you when you opened the

cattle—gate,” said Dave, when the story

“And if

you hadn’t got the hunch of fire—well,

seeing as you show yet what you’ve

been through, that isn’t nice to chuck

you.”



Stuart’s uncle says the time has

come when his nephew should carry

a weapon, and on his next fishing trip

he will have an automatic pistol, and

if a cougar trails him, and he catches

sight of the, brute, it’s likely there will

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letters keep coming along.



I wonder how many of you boys and

girls will be at the State Fair this

year? I hope I may meet many of

you there. I shall spend as much

time as possible near the automobile

camp described on page 206 of this pa-

per and hope that as many of you as

can will. meet me there so that we

may become beiter' acquainted.



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I am surprised by the misrepresenta-

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I am sorry that I should have been





. the cause of it all.





The truth is, however, my little

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who earned the flock of sheep mention-

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My father and mother had a. little

farm in Cattaraugus county, N. Y.,

near "Gowanda. Father died in the

War of the Rebellion, leaving mother

with six boys and girls. We tugged

on until we had cleared up the mort-

gage and had a. comfortable home. At

nineteen I went to work on the farm





~ by the month, in Alleghany county.





The next fall, with the ninety dollars

I had earned, I began school at Friend-

ship, New York, Academy. Teaching

winters and working on the farm sum-

mers I finished the academical course.

Then I entered Union College, ‘but my

health gave out and I had to leave.

I went back to the farm, taught school

and got my health back. Wrote a. lit-

tle account of a boiler explosion near"





editor of the Clean Times asking me

to c0me as reported, which I did. Af-

terward I was editor of the same pa-

per. From Olean was appointed after

a competitive examination to a place

in the Interior Department, living for

three years in the city of Washington,

and traveling as a. special examiner

for the department in Ohio, Illinois

and Missouri three years more.



Tired of: this, I bought the farm at

Maine, New York, in 1889,, ten miles

from this city. We have added to it

untilwe ,nowhave two hundred and

fifteen acres. We do a. general farm-





- ing, cows, Sheep, hogs, hens, every-





thing that goes with that kind of farm-

ing. Our oldest son is now on the

place, and Mother and I are there a.

good share of the time, especially dur-

ing the summer months. Our young-





France with a ’ captain" s‘ cemmisslon.





' I never lived in the west, anyWher'e,





save as stated when traveling for Un-





foot of land there or anywhere else





1 except in BrooIn'e county. _

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f been honOred with five years as mem-





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Scene on the Well-managed Farm of E. L. Vincent.





Badly Twisted





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have loved my work, having written

four books, and acres of articles for'

papers and-magazines. What I have





.written has always been from experi—





ence. I wish that distinctly under-

stood. I am not a professional writer

in the sense alleged by the “Michigan

Business Farming.” If the editor of

that paper will come'out here, I will

take him over our place and be glad

to set him " right about some things

concerning which he seems to be in

error.



My first book was written after I

had been at Albany. I had a big pile

of “pole wood” at the door. For half

an hour I would saw wood with a

bucksaw and then go in and write half

an hours That book, “Margaret Bowl-

by,” has been pronounced by good au-

thorities the best political novel ever

written. It was true to life as I found

it, and helped many to see things in

their right light.



Will you forgive me for writing at

this length? I never have done such

a. thing before in my life, but I want-

ed you to know just how things have

been with me. The inclosed picture

is one our youngest boy took on the

home place. We have one of the old

homefbut perhaps this one is enough.

I thank you more than I can tell for





wishing to set the man out there right.





He certainly has gotten badly twisted

somehow. Yours sincerely,

EDGAR L. VINCENT.





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shortage of dairy cattle, slaughtered

during the war to augment the meat

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1111511111 businesd :0! farm drainage on

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" were operating in the state thirteen

traction 1111011111: machines owned by j

the New York State Food Commission. . .»





These machines excavated over 35, 000

rods of ditch, tile draining betWeen

5.66.9 and 10, 000' acres of 1111111. The

average cost per yard, including all

depths, was fifty- six cents.



It is claimed that several of the ma.-

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land, experience of the operators and

accidents all had an influence on the'

earnmg capacity of the machines. This





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oration, a new schedule of prices has

been arranged, ranging from fifty-five

cents for. a depth of two feet, six inch-

es, to $1.50 for a depth of from four

feet six inches to five feet.



1 The state operators agree under the

contract that the ditch when dug will

be to grade, or as nearly so as reason-

able effort on the operator’s part ban

leave it. The farmer is to clear the

way for the machine, removing stones,

fences, etc., he is to have the tile on

the ground before the arrival of the

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to do the same; to do the back filling,

and if necessary to board two men. He

also agrees to furnish transportation

of fuel, oil, supplies and 'repairs while

the machine is working on his farm.



While the state owns the machines,

they are operhted under the supervis-

ion of the county farm bureaus.



'This tile ditching is one of the most

helpful undertakings in which New

York state has ever engaged in aid of

the agricultural interests. The state

contains many thousands of acres of

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made to produce large hay, grain, veg-

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more thousands of acres that are wet

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son. and a fair crop secured. Tile drain-

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pure-bred sires. In most of the ex-

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support the evidence offered by the an-

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Signs and charts prepared by D. S.

Bullock of the college- of agriculture

are being sent out by the state live

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FOUR-WHEEL

1 be easily drawn





I width of rows.





guide.





cutting foliage.





evener and neckyoke.





trade-mark.





C HICAGO





Gets Every Beet -Whole and Unbruised '

Saves Money, Beets and Labor '





ordinary conditions, but with a hitch that can be

set for two, three or four horses.





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Beet Pullerk that can

by. two horses under





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Adjustable for





When in operation the seat and tongue pivot—easy to

When lifters are raised the tongue is rigid for trans-

porting. The lifting bars can be swung in or out for small or

large beets, or to suit soil conditions. The lifters raise the boots,

running at a shallow depth, reducing draft to a minimum.



The front wheels hold the puller to the row and assist in

Ample clearance for foliage-clogging is

eliminated. Equipment includeslrolling coulters, three- horse





This mere outline of a. few features of the N0 No. 2 Beet

Puller (1065 not by any means convey an idea of its worth.

That it is made right—in design, construction, strength, and

all those other things that a beet grower has a right to expect,

is further evidenced by the fact that it bears the famous no

It IS now a product of the Harvester Company.



Ask the International dealer for a folder fully describing

and illustrating the N0 Beet Puller.





INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY





OF AMERICA WC.





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SHDBTHORNS FOR SALE





One Of The Beat. Small :Herde In Michigan. :- ' '





One herd bull; 5 cows, 3 with calves at loot: ’ l 2-yr. old heifer:

to ll months old. These cattle are in excellent condition and can be seen at farm 4 miles south of





Ithaca. Write. phone or better to ceme and see





C. V. TRACY, R. F. D. No. 8,





Ithaca, Michigan. :





l yearling heifer; 3 young bulls.8





Both phones.





 





BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY





 





Change of Copy or Cancellations much reach 11:

Ten Days before date of publication





a bull cell, sired by our imported





“EDGAR 0i DALMENY”





recently sold in Scotland at the Perth

Bull Sale for the record price of 2,100

guineas, or $10, $84.00 in our money.





This goes to show the quality of the





ABERDEEN ANGUS





that Mr. Scripps is breeding. He enjoys see—

ing good stock on 'Wildwood" and believes that

1'“ BEST l8 NONE 1'00 GOOD.



"Edgar of Dalmeny" won the Michigan Grand

Championship last Septemeber at the Michigan

State Fair and was a winner in his class at the

Chicago International last December. .



We have a few females with calves at foot and

T's-bred to' 'Edgar of Dalmen ndy" that Mr. Scripps

has consented to sell ”To re use the fast grow-

ing herd. Writ





wianooo FARMS





ORION, MICHIGAN

w; ngseairps Prov. .





 





 





 





 





 





   





 

 





 





111$ Eb. ”alum

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Sidney 311111131118:er





Clo'edy Angus griedfi cows, hellfire and bull





GEO. HATHA XRVAYt & 8011. Ovid Ixilch.





 





Regi istered Guernsey:

Choice ay Rose Bull Calves—at prices you can

afford to pay.



J. M. WILLIAMS. North Adams. Mich.





 





REGISTERED





GUERNSEYS





Just two young earling bulls left

ready for service. ome and look theni

over quick, or write. They are the

good ones. Priced to sell.





AVON DALE STOCK FARM,





WAYNE,‘ MICH. ,





 





ore Bred Bull Calves fromon ‘ eto





gursay mifpf‘filtbm Iii351% Demon





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Glenn mo.1:;11£ .11 stock of A. at»...





 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





,of England was





 

 

 

 

 





rotary -Go.'w says:





‘tlbn and advancement





IVE stock shows and fairs ante-

date all breed registry associaj

tions. The oldest shows of cat-

tle were held in .the valley _of the Tees

in Northeast England. , Fifty years lat-

er the Shortho‘rn Registry Association





Shorthorn is the oldest registry asso-

ciatidn founded in England in 1822

and established in America in 1846.. ~





Galloway cattle were first registercd

in 1857, but- during the first five years

only one' hundred and 111131111199 ani-





recorded.

of Great Britain was organized The

secretary of the American Galloway

Breeders’ Association says: “It is

hard to conceive of any advancement.





“The American Hereford Cattle

Breeders’ Association,” says Secretary

R. J. Kinzer,"‘was started about thirty-

flve’ years ago. I am sure that the

Hereford breed today would not .be in





' the position they areini if it had not





been 7 for » the exhibition of ‘Herefords





and shows (if the United States. ” f

Polled Durhams were first record-





‘ ed in 1890. Secretary Martz. says:



“Among, the agencies for promoting-

alany grade of live stock I believe the;

l show ring to be far and away the best





 





Iof all plans. " .





Red Polled cattle have been regis-





vtin says: “The principaladvancement

has been made by the 'us‘e‘of the shew

ring, as cemparison really adords the

far better manner of selecting the

most of it. Red Polls were ”shown at

agricultural meetings fifty years or

more before there was a herd book





‘ established. "





The ‘ American Aberdeen-Angus

Breeders’ Association, was organized in

1888 and now has nearly .five thousand

members. Secretary Gray —says:

“Without the show ring I am afraid

our breed would' have been a quarter





 





it has reached."





have been- recorded since 1902. ’

The American Guernsey Cattle Club

was organized in 1875. “The function





, of the show ring has been to unify the





ideal type of Guernsey in the m‘i'nds of

breeders In this respeCt it has ful-

filled a function which would not have

been as (efficiently served byaany other

institution than the fair ” '-



The American Jersey; gattle _Club

was founded in 1868. Systematic reg-

istrati'on was begun by the Islgnd Jer-

sey Agricultural Sdciet‘y in 1834 See-

- “The show ring has

been a very efficient promoter or breéd"

advancement. " ‘ ' "



The HolsteimFriesiqn Association of





tary F. L Houghton sans:

ficul8t~to accord too 1111'.th

office of the show 5.19ng





 

 

 

 





 





 

 

 





 





 





 

 





cattle." _ .“ f: t





- Endemic-k. Mich.





 





' ’of Fairs





_ T he Fol/010mg Letter: W ere Made float/able T lzroug/z tile Com-1L; ‘

ray of G. W. chkzman, Sea—Manager oft/1e M 26/: Sfaté’ Fdir”





estab' lished.. The -





male, owned 'by fonr breeders, were

In 1877 the present society.





that could have been .made Without“

' the show ring'.”





thatmave been made'thrOugh 'the fairs





tered since 1874. “Secretary H. A. .Mar:





of .a century behind the advancement.





Standard Pelled Hereford cattle"





   





 

   

 

 





that used for automobiles





tion of Percheron horses. I know of

no satisfactory substitute for the sfnw ‘

ring”; . ‘



Hackney horses were registered in

England in 1880 and in America since

1890. .



The Belgian has been registered in

America since 1887. “‘Without the

Show ring no breed of herses could

properly be presented to die public as

many more people visit the show rings ‘

in our various states than read the ad-

vertisements in our agricultural pa-

pers, ” says J. D. Conner, J12, Who has

been secretary of the Belgian organ-

ization for thirty-two years. .



The Cleveland Bay Horse Record





.1 Association was established in 1855.





Poland- China. hogs have been regis-

tered since 1877. “Had it not been for

the show ring. what possible method

for advancement could have been de-

vised?” A. M. Brown, secretary. ,‘ '



The American Berkshire Association

was founded in 1879. Secretary Spring-

“er says; “The advancement ofz-the

breed is'due la'rgely'to the showring,

since in no other way is it possible to

bring together for comparison the ani-

male of. the different breeds. ”



The National Duroc- Jersey Record

Association was organized in 1886.



The American Hampshire Swine

Record Assbciation was established in

1893. Secretary. E. C. Stone says:

“The show ring is the most important





» and best place to introduce live stock





of quality ”

The American Hampshire Sheep As-

sociation was organized in 1889—the





V English in 1854.





The American Shropshire Registry

Association was organized in 1884..



The American Oxford Down Record

Association was organized about 1880.

The Continental Dorset Club was or-

ganized in 1898.



The American Scuthdown Breeders’

Association was organized in 1882. F.

S. Springer, secretary, voices the gen-

eral sentiment of all the managers of

sheep breeders’ association‘s when: he

says: “The fairs have been the prin-

cipal agency for the improvement of

the breed and I (I9 not kn9w how the

comparison of the handwOrk in im-

prevement on the part of breeders





could be compared eXcept by these an-





nual exhibitions.”





 





AIRPLANE. bEvEEoéMEN'T c’RE.

ATES NEw GASOLINE ERA. ,.





 





ACCORDING to persons well inform-



ed on the situation; the- recent

flights across the Atlantic ocean in

both airplane and dlrigible will ~re'sult

in a new era in the oil indostry that





gwill be a close. rival to the automobile,





in commercial importance. Many on





:8men are now looking forth to that era

and in all probability the industry will

gtake tremendous Strides in increasing

America .WaS founded in “1&7? Secre- ,:production within a Short tim‘e’

* ___.‘It is dif- .8

'-~: -I



“R (will naturall increase the demand for

-. "£17,451? grade petroleum to enormous pio- ‘ V ‘

._ 'portions. as the _oil used for airplane





The world-Wide airplane program





 

   

 





propulsion is SR. a. bétb‘tzr fidelity than

Although

there are six million cars in use at
- covering can while straining.

.=-"1‘.h‘ls niay.‘ readily be nude on any rayon.

,W‘hile’ the milk is being poured into

the strainer the cover is raised by a





:foot pedal. When the pedal is released

lathe cover automatically drops back,

.serving as a protection. against flies

and dirt. When the'can has been fill-

.ed, the cover is placed on and set to

-,one side, placing an empty under the

. 'device. An inch-sized board 12x24 will

serve the purpose, while two twelve-

. inch springs, such as used on screen

doors, will supply power.——E. W. G.





ALL BRANCHES OF THE LEATHER

TRADE ,ARE PROFITEERING.





 





HE Federal Trade Commission has



found that the hight price of shoes

,cannot be justified by underlying eco-

, nomic conditions. ‘The commission.

after exhaustive inquiry into the price

,of hides, leather and shoes, is report-

_, ing to congress that the largerpack-

ers control the hide supply and have

taken excessive profits and passed in-

creased costs to subsequent steps in

p manufacture and ditribution; that the

Itanner has taken exceptional profits;

that the manufacturer of shoes has

'taken unusual margins, and that the

prices charged by the retailer are not

,Justifiable, each factor in the industry

adding to tie burden he had to bear

A, before he passed it on to the next.





 





' , COMBAT CABBAGE menses,





 





OULD you spend a nickel to save

five acres' of cabbage? If you





'would, treat your seed next year, for

less than five cents worth of poison





will suffice to trea't a pound of seed,

which will grow cabbage plants enough

to plant five acres of sabbage.



‘_ The'pOi‘son‘ to use in this treatment

is corrosive sublimate, sold by drug-

gists as bichloride of mercury tablets.

-Dissolve the poison in the proportion

of one part to one thousand, or one

gram of poison to one quart of water:





The seed should be soaked in this solu- .





tion for twenty mi'.nutes





This solution should be made up in ‘





‘va stone jar or wooden pail, because it'

:corrodes metals. Immediately after the

seed has been treated, spread it on a

clean cloth in. a warm room to dry

quickly. When thoroughly dry, return

the seed to a clean sack, not the one

that the seed was in before, for it still

' contains the spores of the diseases

which were killed on the seed. It is a

good idea to use saCks which were

dipped in the, solution.





Disinfecting the seed will do no good 0.

£0:qu and quotations. stating about age





it: it is planted in an infected soil. A

field which has had infected cabbage

on it the year before will still contain





the diseaseproduoinx germs, which

will reiniect even healthy plants. There-





. - rare 3. clean seed bed is as essential as

" ,a clean lot at seed.





 





 





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HE famous “2” Engine and the Bosch high tension, oscillating magneto

combine to make the one SUPREME farm engine. ' flThe dependability





of' the Bosch in delivering a stead)? succession of hot, intensive sparks is Well

known ancl aclcls the one possible betterment to the “Z -alWa375 recognized

$Call on your “”2 Engine dealer and

see the result of this nevOest combination—FAIRBANKS-MORSE “Z”





as America s foremost farm engine.





’ WITH BOSCH -MAGNETO. ‘3 Over 200 Bosch Service Stations assist

our dealers in delivering maximum engine service. 3 prices— l V2. H. P., $75.00





"*3 H. P.,- $125.oo—-6 H. P., $200.oo—.-all.. p. O. B. Factory.





Faitanks





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CHICAGO





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CATTLE.





 





 





 





' ‘ " $150,000 For Prizes

Publicity And Extention Service





Breeders of Holsteins unanimously vot-

ed to quadruple the fees for recording trans.

tors of their cattlesold. and spend the in.

come therefrom to place the merits of this

greatest of dairy breeds before the public.

If interested in





HOLSTEI N CATTLE





Send for our booklets—and inform yourself

on how to make money in breeding dairy cattle





THE HOLSTFJN FRlESIAN ASSOCIATION

OF AMERICA Box 164, Bratdobm, Vt.





 





 





 





Traverse Herd





We have what you want in: BULL CALVES the

large fine growthy tvpe. guaranteed right in

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



ancestors. Dam' up to 30 lbs. Write





TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL

Traverse City. Mich.





 





THE HOLSTEINS





At Ma 19 AvenueStook around G

Thoontiro hcrflvejmggntgmelfi

”to: see

you are with?“ for. an I have two v33:

,. did in u 18:"!





 





 





“Top-Notch”

HOLSTEINS





The y0ung bulls we haw: for sale are

backed up by many generationsof

large producers. Buy one of these

bulls, and give your herda “push".

Full descriptiOns,’ prices,etc. on request.





McPherson Farms Cm, Howell, Mich.





 





A “Wihwood V Herd”





REGISTERED

Holstein - Frieoian Cattle





. Sire in Sonic. ~

FLINT MAPLECREST BOY





His sire is M loom Korndyke Banger-void. His

three nenrlt ulna each ov 301bs .ot butter in 7

down. Hie nn'dmnddm made overmzlbs.

ofbu tin one you. It is they cow we are

lookinnétor to d ivor the goods ylf‘lint M8 spice



an: in luck Vassar Bell30 3057 lbs. 0 butter

in dnnund 1211b! n.8tldayu r butter {site





3.5 27 We haven tow cholce bull calves about ready

for service and one or two ready. Remember we are

breeders and notmd dealers in cattle. 911’: price is right.

breeding consirle us your wants. or come



kéis herd over before you bu . and see for

our-self. on will be glad you came ord tuberculin





JOHN H. WINN, Inc.





uncommon. Mich.

Reference Booeonunon Stow Bonk.





 





 





 





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{CLUNY STOCK FARM .





lOO--REGISTERED HOLSTE!NS--100

When you need a herd sire remember that we

have one of the best herds in Michigan. kept un-

der strict sanitary conditions. Every individual

over 6 mos. old regularly tuberculin tested We

have size quality, and production records back-

ed by the best strains of breeding.

usgour wants

R. BRUCE McPHE SON. Howell. Mich.

LbGHT colored Res. Holstein Bull 15 mo. ld. Sure

ieeder. 3011,. Pontiac hreedin Priced sell.

B. B. Reaxoy. inc





Akron, hlgan.





A BULL CALF





from a clean healthy herd where A. R.



0. work is being done. The dam to have

a 35 lbs official record, and the sire

preferably of Hengerveld breeding.





Serradella Farm, Oscoda, Mich.





REGISTERED heifer and bull calves. of the best

breeding in Holsteins for sale. 8 ecial priceon 2

heifers and bull. c. H. on) DINGS goblevfllmMich.





BUTTER BRED JERSEYS ABgLLE





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FFARRMA.L

/ Silver Creek. Alleguh County. Michigan.





JERSEYS FOR SALE





Two young cows due to freshen in Oct... one bred half-

er due to freshen in Dec“ two heifer calves dropped

last Dec. All are recorded or eligible. No bulls or bull

calves at present. Will ship 0 0. D N





Farm. Mariette. Mich. R. No.

Lane 8. of M Jersey herd. Bull and W:

Maple calves sired by a ne lhow e new Worl

glimpion. Sophie's W. 30.3 Bede

VIN F01. Allen:





 





 





ewman' a Stock





 





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and

to»





ILLIEF F‘J’armstead n.

oetvwe from 3.01 M. cows. AY few bulls to“, 5',





cows. 00L ON 0. LILLIE. Cooper-evil m'ififlw





The Wildwood Joroey F

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Bulls for

Aunt

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TH E MOST IN'EERESTING





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MICHIGAN STATE FA

Aug 29‘.“ to Sept. 7"“

SEE THE NEW





2 TON .

TRUCK





946 bit/est flied/i 772 7PM

1'73 {/29 ‘kVorfl— and $6 Jawé





SPACE

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CATTLE





Registered Jersey bulls

For Sale for servi<ei and bull (alves

SMITH & PARKE R. 4. Howell. Mich.





HereiOrds





20 cows and heifers for sale.





ALLEN BROS., Paw Paw, Mich.





Herefords Polled and Horned blood lines





embrace Fairt rtax. Pol led Per

faction and Prime Lad 9th Ebmediff'P

COLEa aGARD 11d





Bob Fairfax 49402? at head of hard.



Hereford; Stock for sale. either sex polled or



hornedé anya Priced right 11.1111. 0. McCA

.31. B Ass'.n Bad Axe. Mich.





Harwcod’s White Faces





Owing to labor shortage will sell one

half m herd, consisting of 120 head of

Reg. erefords, yearling and two year

old heifers, cows with calf at side, re-

bred to ton} bull. Ten short earling

bulls. Priced right for quick sa e.





JAY HARWOOD, -: lonia, Mich.





BIDWELL 311011110113





 





ready





 





rices reasonable.

son. Mich h.





 





 





For Beef and Milk





Registered bulls. cows and heifers. Good Scotch and

Bcotch- Topped for sale. In rims condition. Modern

sanitary equi ment. He under state and federal

suge e.rvision arm 10 minutes from . depot.



our trom Toledo. Ohio. Automobile meets all

trains. er let





BIDWELL STOCK FARM





BorB. Tecumseh. Mich.





Shorlhorn Callie 0! both Sex 1111 Sale





W. W. KN NAPP. Howell. Michigan.





Richland Stock Farm





SHORTHORNS

HOME 01‘ THE MICH. CHAMPIONS

We offer for sale a few good dual pur-

pose cows with calves af foot. Also

two three year old bulls suitable for

range purposes, We invite inspection.

RESCOTT & SONS,





Oflce at Tawas City. Mich. Herds at Prescott. Mich.





Scotch and Bo tch T ed cows and hell-

sizedhflegnrs rsziMpriced ri.:ht 0:211; and see them or

w .





OQUILLAN. B.."! Howell. Mich.

For Sal. Shorthoos so! Quality Scorch and

B A v.0ndale





nod esoendentsw of hArchei-s

311mm” Ball

Ensign Ass. Jo 11' mldt. 800.301»! City. Mich.





ton. Model T 119;} the nOsoolanéhl.w Shorth orn

811m?“ Em hr hi1.





ransom





 





 





Bred n'Lbi th e"





 





Shorthoms Newfilist 27bulls; ZStemales. Feb list





ld. Central Mich Shorthorn ‘





 





Breeders' Assn. .. Oscar Skinner. Secy.. Gowen. Mich.



The Kent Co.Shorthorn Breeders have both males

and females for sale. Ask about them.



[1. H. LEONARD Sec. - - Caledonia. Mich.





Milkinga





year old.

Three extra fine cows





Bates Shor}h0rns for sale. 14' h





J. B. Hummel. Mason.

oung Mary cow and





SHORTHORNSA on]? also a. young bull tor





ale. Louis Babbitt, Williamston, Mich





Meadow Hills Shorthorns‘fi'f'fif‘e 5,2?“3‘3





cludin one aged cow at bargain; also one ligan bull

ready or serv1co. Geo. D. Duster. Doster. Mich

C l a





MILKING SHORTHORNS- br 9





bull calves. Davidson and Hall. Tecumseh. Mich.





WANTED“) ago urchase two full blood register-



ole Durham Heifers of combin-

ed milking and beef strain. that will come in fresh next

tall. dress P. O. Box 317 Saginaw. Mich





HOGS - , -., '





egistered Berkshire fBears: read for service. A few

R gilts and sows bredf or Ma an June tnrrow. Also

spring pigs. CHASE STOCK ARM. Mariette. Mich.





Big Growthy Berkshire Pigs





Registered. W. H. Every. Manchester. Mich.





Attention Breeders and Farmers 33.: 2:, .333

that Duroc Baoar for fall sorviée. We have some

Cork ers hdpigs will weigh 100 lbs July lat.

Ins ectiBon Solicits Prices very reasonable



11 BHBOS Oakwood Farm. Romeo. Michigan.





DUROC JERSEYS





Fall pigs either sex also spring pi pairs not akin.

Sired by the Grand JChem RmopionR and}. unior Chami iEgon

b.oars R. Monroe,





0. swine. Bulls for sale 1 mo. to l

E. H KURTZ, Mason. Mich.





 





 





 





Duroc fluunrlumly-





What would the earning capacity of 11. Brook-

water Boar be in your herd? A mid-westbreeder

states that the Broohwatsr hear he used added

from $75 to $100 to every gilt bred to him

It payed this man to use one of our boars it will

pay you

We have several that we areoflering at priceswhi‘ch

appeal to the small breeder Who must of necessity

be a conservative buyer We have a few that are

good enough to be used in~high class herds at

prices in keeping. with their in individuali and

breeding. Money invested in a good 11 boar

very speedii increases the value not only of

what you as but what you keep. Send for price

list or better. visit the farm.

BROOKWATER FARM, A1111 Arbor. Mich.





Ethic Tmfiii‘son.” 11222231:

DUROC SOWS





“33% lt’ a





Shorthorns of best Bates breeding and ’





'ilnlt’ls





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DUROCuJERSEYS





E. D. HEYDENBERK. Wayland. Mich.





 





Registered Duroc Boats

We have a choice lot of spring boars. sired by Michigan

Cherry Col. No. 118479 Ira Jackson selected this boar to

head our herd. Our 1ices are within every farmers

reach The Jennings arms. Ba1ley. Mich.. R. F. D. No.1





DUROC JERSEYS





CAREY U EDMUNDS. Hastings. Mich.





 





 





DUROO Jersey spring boars sired by Orion Cherry

King Col. 2nd. with size and feeding qualities.



W. C. Taylor. Milan. Michigan.



8734 Hampshires recorded from Jan.l l to Apr. 1. ’19.



Did you t 0110? Boar pi for sale now.



JOBN W. B DER. B. 4.. t. DJ] BN8. MICK.





THE WORLD’S CHAMPION





big_ ty 0..! 0'8 Stoc k ota ors'ale. He rd

heade d, by Galloway Edd. the Worlals Champion 0.1.

.bou assisted by 0. 0. School-nastier” Grand Ch am-

oion boar ot Michigan.New York and Tennessee state

airs. lso. 0. Giant Buster. 11nd nior

boar pig wherever shown and Grand Champion ot Ok-

lahoma state fair. -Get on r- catalogueot Onndell'g

prise hogs. Cass City. Michigan.





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O I C One very choice 91nonths old boar and

. spring pigs sired by Prandsll’ s Big Bone.



(6&28). Glenwood Stock Farm. Zeeland. Mich.

Big type boars of April and May





0. I. C’s. . m,

G. P. Andrews. wI')‘1‘1.nsville. Mich.





Shadowland F arm





Bred Grits ning steak. A few fall year.

lings and 2171. old sows. big type. growthyyt‘h boars



magic] ages. agentnexeg as breeders.



a pad res‘s

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tention: of the producers with ‘iegard.





to the cost of producing milk is sus-

tained, and. it is "asserted that improv-

ed— distribution .pmetho'ds would mean





‘a reduction/in the cost.





It would appear, according to the

report, that the average production

per cow: is gradually increasing and

that some of the poorer producing cows





are being eliminated. Thirty dairies ».





from which complete _ data were tur-

nished .shbwed an average production

of 6,628. pounds per cow. Other-dair-

ies investigated showed an average of

6,221.8 pounds'per cow.



Evidence taken from dealers who

were also producers showed that ap-

proximately'sixty per cent or the con-

sumers‘ price should go to the produc-

er and forty per cent to the distributor;

but in nearly all the cities the margin

received by the dealer is much'larger.

The yearly average showed that the

distributor received more than half of

the consumers' price. The investigat-

ing committee found that in nearly .ev-

ery city there are too many dealers

‘and duplication in routes—seVeral

wagons serving customers in the same

block.. In a large number of instances,

dealer's were handling from one hun-

dred and fiftyto two hundred quarts.

At the hearings, however, experienced

dealers testified that an efficient dis-

tribution would require the handling

of at least three hundred quarts per

wagon.



Statistics covering the cost of pro-

ducing milk on thirty farms having a

total of 524 cOws, shows that it costs

$3.44 to produce one hundred pounds

of 3.57 per cent fat, the average of the

thirty dairies, or reduced to a three

per cent basis, the cost per one hun-

ered pounds of milk is $3.212.



Records obtained _from twenty-six

distributors in several cities showed

the cost of marketing milk to be 2.79

.cents per quart.



It was found by the state investi-

gators that producers generally were

[making very small profits and that

some were only meeting expenses,

while- many were running their dairies

at- a loss. / ,



The Dairymen's League announces

that it sold ,the milk under its con-

‘trol‘ for June at $2.89 per one hundred

pounds, testing three per cent butter-

fat and at the two-hundred mile. zone

tram New York City. This was seven

teen cents less than the price paid for

May milk. The League oflicials report

that the market for dairy products is

good, and the new price plan agree-





   

   

   

   

   

   





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' Now is the Time toPut





a Furnace Into Your. Home

, ON’T wait until next year or evennext month

- before freeing yourself once and for ever

from the disagreeable, annoying, unsanitary job

of trying to heat your home with a stove. Install a Gilt

Edge furnace and keep soot, grime and foul air-out of your

rooms. Now is the time to geti

ping conditions may make another “month or so” too late.





3 built with no idea of furnace heating,

heated the Gilt Edge way, for the





both tumors and dealers; and with

much friction such-as arose last 'year’.

Reports'that I am receiving'_indlcate

that farmars g' rally are taking. ad-

vantage of the high prices for butcher

cattle to get rid of their small-yield

cows. ’ E. E. R.





 





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GRAIN conPORATioN LIMITS as?





TAILsns' MARGIN.





 





, N ‘ furtherance of the statement



made following his recent confer-

ence with the" President,

would be placed on the market at $10

a barrel, Juliu‘s H. Barnes, United

States wheat“ director, has wired the





agents orthe‘ United States Grain Cor»,





porstion authorizing them to make the

following announcement in their

zones: »



“The United States Grain Corpora-





tion is prepared to divert from its-





flour purchases and to‘ sell and deliver

to wholesalers and jobbers straight





flour in 140-pound jute ' sacks on a.





basis of $10.25 delivered in carload

lots, in territory east of the Illinois

and Indianaline and east of the Mis-

sissippi from Cairo to the Gulf, and at





$10 delivered in carload lots on track -

west of thalline, but not applying to





Pacific Coast territory.



.“JObbers and’wholesalers who pur-

chase such flour from the grain cor-

poration are required to guarantee not

to sell it at'not more than seventy-five

cents additional. Wholesalers and job

bers muSt in turn require that the, re-

tailer shall not sell at more than $1.25

additional to the wholesale price in





original packages and at a. price not .

higher than seven cents a pound for .





broken packages of any size."





LOST MONEY DURING WAR.





 





FOR five years farm survey records

have been kept by the agricultural

economics department. of all of ‘the

farms in Verona township in Dane

county, Wisconsin. The results show

the principal crops grown were com,

oats and hay; the principal products

sold were milk, cattle and hogs. The

incomes for the first three years, from

1913 to 1915, inclusive, were low, but

in the .main rose to a. satisfactory lev-

el in 1916 and 1917.



The labor income of each of sixty

farms. shows a wide range, which is

explained lai'gely in the inherent dif-

ferences in the ability and character

of the farm operator. It is a startling

fact that while some men are making

good labor incomes, which have been

increased under war conditions». a

number have actually lost meney, even

under war conditions.





 





 





 

 





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Easy to tend





Easy on fuel





Even'if your house we

it can be successfully

new Gilt Edge Pipelcss Furnace can be installed in the

smallest ‘of cellars or even where there is no, cellar. at all

. and will make it unnecessary to cut into floors and walls to

'locate warm air pipes.





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If a pipelcss furnace best suits your needs,

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——because it has many special features of advantage found in no other

pipeless furnace. It will do all any other pipoleu furnace will do and





The Gilt Edge is not skimped at: any point-«here’s a large

enough space between the triple-wall inner casing and the





heating to keep a big





circulation and ventilation.





Write for our free booklet on pipelcss

heating and name of a dealer who will

tell you more about Gilt Eda Furnaces.





R. J. Schwab 8r. Sons CO.

Milwaukee, Wis.





297 Clinton St.





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ster Big Bob by Luken's B Bob (same breedin as the Shrapsiures

orld. Ooldwell's 1313 Bob\. ine-





sell. W. W.’ Carder. Ovid. Mich.





HAMPSHIRES





Poland Chilean ll sold. Ge Dal

Mammoth Jo.” No. may“. of 39,133,). One of the best bred hooks in America. Home of the

Jones heads our herd. Clyde Weaver. Ceresco. Mic ‘ International Champion ewe of 1918. Ram- of all ages

. ’ me your wants or come and see them.

B’Igctgb OJSomeel’tthe be? Ignite?! I ever rligfetim'gwol 11"le 3- Emmons, Elsie. Mich.

or Boots or to 1:00 . n pigswe it be.

P l ores able. JOHN D. WILEY. School tt,‘MlC ' Registered Rams, all a e f “1..

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YORKSHIRES FOR SALE





Guts bmd fowl?“ forrowl WATEBMLN 5

WATERMAN. oadowland Fagin. Ann: Arbor. Mich.





yearli eve of °§§iglgnifiwsmwe

c. J. i’fiomrson. nockmnl. Mich.

ook orders early. . A. Boone. Blanchard. Mich. For Sale g£rienglififllfgrfdm(lix%$. $33.11;: “Bun-

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For Sale. Herd boar Gladstone Sensation. Fine type

of Berkshlr . Also a few of his pigs both sex.

Fair-man Farms. Plymouth. bllch.





For Shropshire Yearling Rams foo.“





K3.) Fowlervillo. Midl-





 





For sale- Shropshire Rains





and Dame Jersey Boers. Chas. Bray. Okemos, Mich.





 





 





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SHEEP





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WANTED Sheep to double. two thousandacm

‘ of pasture land.

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SECOND EDITION.





‘ The markets in this edition were re-

vised and corrected on’ Thursday af-

ternoon, August 21.





. WHEAT.,



Wheat is in good demand and the

market is firm and flour prices have

advanced. At Detroit Wednesday re-

ceipts were two cars; six cars a year

ago. Stocks 42,000 bushels, compared

with 21,000 bushels a year ago. A

year ago today No. 2 red wheat sold

on the local market at $2.22 a bushel.

Today’s prices are unchanged from

last week, as follows: -



No. 1 red .............. $2.261é

No. 1 mixed ............ 2.24175

‘No. 1 white ............ 2.24%





- CORN-





Corn was inactive here Wednesday,

and no change was made in the price

because there was no._business. In Chi-

cago the market showed a slight ten-

dency to advance. Cash corn was

scarce and offerings from the coun-

try Were rather light. Crop reports

are showing great improvement

and some states are figuring on the

greatest crop in years. Weather con—

ditions have been nearly perfect over

the entire corn country for several

weeks and fields that a short time ago

did not promise to return the seed are

now coming forward with fine pros-

pects. A year ago the price for No. 3

corn was $1.77 per bushel. Present

prices are: _



No. 3 corn ............. $2.07

No. 3 yellow ' ............ 2.10

No. 4 yellow ............ 2.08

No. 5 yellow ............ 2.03





OATS.





The demand for oats, shipping and

local, is light and the market is weak.

Conditions in the cat market are not

considered bearish. The visible sup-

ply shows a heavy decrease, some-

thing very unusual for this time of

year, but in the minds of the bulls it

is proving the shortneSS of the crop.

Old oats declined one cent yesterday

over Tuesday’s prices. The price a

year ago in the Detroit market for

standard oats was 721,50 per bushel.

Today's prices are:



No. 2 white ............... 79

N0. 3 white ............... 78%

No. 4 white ............... 77%





RYE.





Rye has been in moderate shipping

demand the past few days, and the

price has dropped to $1.54 a bushel.





BEANS.





Beans are generally dull and steady.

In this state the crop is improving, due

to more favorable weather conditions.

At Detroit the quotation for immediate

and prompt shipment is $8.25. At Chi-

cago offerings are small in volume and

the prices are holding steady under a

moderate inquiry, hand-picked, choice

to fancy bringing $8.75@9.25; red kid-

neys $11.50m712. At New York the

best Michigan pea beans are quoted

at $8.50; mediums $7.





HAY.





The receipts of hay are not heavy

enough to depress the market; con-

sumers are active buyers, and a steady

tone prevails, with quotations as fol-

lows: No. 1 timothy $31@32; stan-

dard $30@31; light mixed at $29@31;

No. 2 timothy $29@30; vNo. lsmixed

$27@28; No. 1 clover $25@26.



Pittsburgh—Hay receipts, while not

heavy, are in excess of demand. Buy-

ers are holding off, anticipating a low-

er market. No. 1 timothy $366271”;

No. 1 light mixed $31.50@32.50; No. 1

clover mixed $30@31; No. 1 clover at

$30@31. ' '



FEEDS.





The feed market shows no change,

despite the recent fluctuations ‘in-corn

prices. Detroit quotations to jobbers

% are: Bran $47; standard middlings



$56; fine middlings $64; coarse corn





 





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“‘2‘ vmeal $81; cracked corn $83; corn and,





eat chop $63 per ton in 100-lb. sacks.





“ ' , ‘ POTATOES.





w-The market for potatoesrholds firm.





receipts

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, market mes.





I ' veloping under improved weather con-





ditions. Prices early this week at De-

troit are: thiOs $6 per 150-lb sack;

New Jersey Cobblers $6.60@6.65 per





150-lb. sack.

BUTTER.





Butter is firm and moderately ac-

tive, though some uncertainty is felt

among buyers, due to investigations

in storage stocks.

creamery is jabbing at 511,5c a pound.

At New York the range for creameries

is 52%@57c. At Chicago the feeling

is firm, with the better grades show-





ing a slight advance, creamery extras





bringing 53c; firsts 50@52%c. West-

ern creamery extras are quoted in

Philadelphia at 561,5c.





CHEESE.





While production has been quite lib-





,eral this season, stocks are decreas-





ing, and Canadian cheese has come on

to the eastern markets. Buyers are

inactive, awaiting the result of the in-

vestigations into the operations of the

supposed hoarders of this product. At

Detroit Michigan flats are steady at

31@311/2C; single daisies 33%c; brick

35%0. In New York state whole milk

flats bring 30%@31c; do average run

291/2@30c. On the Philadelphia mar-

ket New York and Wisconsin. full milk

cheese is quoted at 31@33c.





At Detroit fresh





There is nothing doing in the egg ’





deal, which h 8 been somewhat unset-





tled by ofiicia action, Detroit jobbe‘rs

are paying 43c for fresh candied cur-

rent receipts; do in new cases 431,569,

440;, extra firsts, candied and graded

in new cases 46%@4717§.c. In Chicago

choice grades are in demand, 41@420

being paid for fresh firsts; ordinary

firsts V36@37%c. At New York the

range for Western white stock is 55(6)

680.‘ The Philadelphia trade'is paying

$15.60 per case for extra firsts, and do

firsts '$14.40@15. :





DETROIT CITY malari-





Cabbage- and tomatoes furnish the

bulk of the offerings on the city man

kets this week, with tomatoes selling

at sharp discounts from former values

owing to the quick ripening of the

crop. Cabbage 75c@1 per bushel; to-

matoes, choice $1.50 a. bushel; small

$1.50; apples No. 1 $2.50@3; No. 2 at

$1.50@2; beans, wax and green $1.75

@250; beets $1@1.25; carrots at $1.25

@1.75; cucumbers 50c@$1.50; dry on-

ions $2.25@2.50; huckleberries $7.50@

8; peaches $2.50@3; plums $3@4; po-

tatoes $2.50@3.00 per bushel; green

corn 15@25c per dozen; live poultry

33c; springers 35c per pound.





 





 





Live Stock Market Service





 





Reports for Thursday, August let





BUF F ALO.





On our market here today pigs are

steady at $21@21.50, mixed; medium

and heavy $22@22.25; yorkers $22.40

@2260; lambs $18.75; ealves higher

at $24@24.50.



DETRIOT

Cattle.



Receipts 2,047. Market steady with

Wednesday; general market is 50@$1

lower than last week’s close.’



Best heavy steers ....... $13.00@14.00

Best handy wt bu steers. . 1’0.00@11.50

Mixed steers and heifers 9.50@10.50

Handy light butchers .. . 7.50617 8.50

Light butchers .......... 6.75@ 7.75

Best cows 9.00

Butcher cows

Cutters '

Best heavy bulls . . . . .' . . .

Canners

Bologna bulls . . r ........

Stock bulls

Feeders \

Stockers

Milkers and springers . . . .$

Veal Calves.



‘ Receipts 1,166. Market steady.



. . .'. ......... , ....... $22.00@23.00

' 8.00@19.00





9.50

6.0063) 6.25

8.00@ 9.00

7.0061), 8.00

9.00@10.00

7.00@ 8:50



75@ 125





Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 3,823. Thin half-fat buck

lambs very dull; others steady.

Best lambs ............. $16.00.@17.00

Fair lambs ...... ...'..‘.. 13506111500

Light to common ....... 11.00@12.'50

Fair to good sheep 8.50@ 9.00

Culls 4.00@ 6.00





Hogs. ‘ .

Receipts 2.871. . Pigs steady; mixed

hogs 25c higher. ' 20 00





Pigs $

Mixed.....'....... ..... ....21@21.25





CHICAGO.

. ' ' Hogs. . ,

Estimated receipts‘today are 13.000;

holdover 3.676. "Marketfuily 25@500

higher; mostly 40@50c higher. Tops

$21.45; heavy 250.1bs up medium, good





and choice“$18.85@21.25; medium 200,





to 250 lbs, medium, good and.~ehoic.,e

$19@21.45; light 150 to 200 lbs, com-

mon, medium, good and *choice, $19.10





and good $12.75@16.35; do common at

$10.25@12.75; light weight 1100 lbs

down, good and choice $14.25@18.25;

do common and medium $9.75@14.25;

butcher cattle, heifers, commongme—

dium, good and choice $7.50@15; cows

common, medium, good and choice at

$7.50@13.75; bulls, bologna and beef

$7.50@12.7 5; canners and cutters, cows

and heifers $6.25@7;50; do canner strs

$6.50@9.55; veal calves, light and

handyweight edium, good and choice

$19.50@21; feeder steers common, me-

dium, -» good and choice $8@13.75;

stacker steers, common, medium, good

and choice $7.25@11; stocker cows and

heifers, common, medium, good and

choice $7@8.75; stocker calves, com-

mon, medium, good and choice $8@

11.25; western range cattle, beef strs

medium, good and choke at $11.25@

16.50; do cows and heifers, medium,

good and choice $9@13. . '

Sheep and Lambs.





, Estimated receipts today are 29,000.

Market mostly 25c lower, than yester-

day’s close. Lambs 84 lbs down, me-

dium, good, choice and prime $14.75@

18; do culls and common $10@14.25;

feeder lambs medium, good and choice

$13.25@15.25;

good and choice $10.50(d)13; ewes, me«

dium, good and choice $7.55@9.5.0;

ewes cull and common $3@7.25; breed-

ing ewes, full mouths to yearlings at

$8.50@14.75. ’ ' '





BUFFALO. .



Cattle. .



Wednesday, August 20, 1913.

Receipts 10 cars. Market steady with





yesterday. Prime heavy steers $16.50





@2145; light lights 130 to.150‘ lbs. ~.

common, medium, good and choice at,-





'$1'B.50@21; "heavy packing:- Sbws 250

,lbs',up smooth, $18®18 75;





packing



sows 200' lbs up, rough $17,637.75



pigs 130_‘l.bs;down, m



choice $17.50@19:- . , ‘ ,



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Estimated .regesints‘LtodaS' as 935.00

‘ 19 1.3» ' ' .





edium, good , .- .





@1750; best shipping steers $,4@

14.50; medium shipping steers $1 .50

((1)13; best native yearlings, ‘950 to

1000 lbs $15@16; .lightr yearlings; good

quality $13.50@14.50; best. handy. ,strs

$13@13.5o; fair togood king-amine

11.50; handy, steers andheif’ers, mixed

$12@13; westhrn. heifers ,.$1‘1@.12;.rbest

fat cows $10.50@11;. butchering‘cOWs

$8.@9; cu_tters..$6’-5Qf 7,: cement $5,

@6; fancy bulls $1 _§11;V’bu}chering

bulls $7;@8»; beetle - ‘

9.50; medium feede" ' i g 50. hes

stockers swaggr ‘ on $8.50@

7; milkers and ’j' 6@:150.4 ,





_ degrade are

' T‘; savysand york-

. pigs '. ant/hits, ‘ “ at ’





spring lambs, ‘medium, .





,is extremely large.

.,_herds’u»the government

$307,000, and " the return





1; steers ”@7

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'WOOL ' -



The wool situation has been aflect

ed by the railroad .‘strikes the past;

week which have. hamper-ct! and. even

retarded trading. Prices remainfir-m,

however, the” lack or: activity" being

considered only a temporary condition.

Some accumulations of. threeeighths-

blood fleeces is noted and, though not

burdensome, it“ makes this grade- the

weakest feature of the moment. Oth-

erwise, fleeces are even stronger than

territory wool, especially fine delaine

and half-blood combing. The former

is firm at 83@85c and half~blood at .81

@82c. A considerable amount of half-

blood combing. has been sold during

the week at» 82c. Fine unwashed de-

la‘ine is quiet, after having been sold

freely,hitherto. A basis of 70@72c

is quoted for fine unwashed clothing,

of which manufacturers have bought

sparingly. Buyers have secured three-

eighths~blood combing Ohio at 720.

Mixed threeeighths~blood and quarter-

blood fleece, Kentucky ‘clips, has been

sold at 72@750. Missouri quarter-

blood has been sold at 68c. Ohio quar-

ter-blood is held for 70c.





» GRAND RAPIDS





The season’s crop of honey‘is fully

forty per cent of normal, due to the

long drouth affecting blossoms and the

forest fires which have raged,exten-

sively in best honey producing sec-

tions in western Michigan. Prices are

near double those last year. No. 1

comb is 40 cents per pound. There

will be a light seeding this fall and,

many farmers are discouraged; over

the fears'of a light catch. Medium





clover is $32 per.bushel retail, and





scarce. Alsike is $20 and very little

alfalfa is inmarket. Little, of any.

clover seed will be grown in this Sec-

tion of. the state this season. ‘Market

gardeners have been hard hit in some

lines of vegetables, especially head let-

tuce and celery, by the long dry spell.

During the past week three carloada

of Duchess apples were shipped daily.

Orchardists , report the crop a. good

one. Hauls were made in a forty-mile

radius to this market. The creprot,

early potatoes is not sufficient to. meet

the demand of Grand Rapids market.

At present it takes ten cars weekly to

meet the deficiency. Prices prevailing

the past week were: Potatoes, home-

grown $2.75 per bushel; Duchess ap-

ples $1@1.25; hay $25; plums $2.60:

osage melons $3.50; Michigan peaches

gfiig Michigan dry onions-$2.50; rye





st STOCK NEWS.





Many farmers are pondering over

the question whether it ‘ will pay to

feed low grade wheat to hogs. :Many

fields proved disappointing after being

threshed out, with a large percentage

of shrunken kernels. ,Feeding’ wheat

to. hogs has been generally satisfac-

tory, with the exception of the heavy

swine nearly ready for marketing,

these showing. better gains on corn.





-Where pigs or stock hogs were fed.





wheat was a success with best return:

where wheat was given in ten. parts“,

to one of tankage. In one recorded

case only 483 pounds of wheat Were

required to produce 100 pounds gain,

while 582 pounds of corn were used to

produce the same’ results. ~ '

Experiments carried on in Alaska by

the United States government have

demonstrated that the meat and leath-

er;,producing capacity of the reindeer

To start. these ‘

appropriated

_ g , on the invest-

ment has mounteduputo nearly-$2,-

300,000. Experts estimate that with

an annual expenditure of $30,000 for

the ext ten to fifteen years,'the‘ Unitw

ed S ates couldhlift 'thi'adndus'try-to a.

stage-where ,it would. produceseyera! ,

million 'dollar8’ Worth -01 food "and 1

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very. ‘ mterlally. There has been a_





considerable delay in the delivery at

stocks during the week because oi em-

braces placed on shipments or butter

“time ‘points in the west when it

looked-that there would be a tie-up on

M ram-oath because of a strike





- among the shopmen.‘A’s a result, there





was a considerable shortage ct butter





during the middle of the week. ‘How- '





ever, the delayed shipments began to

arrive and prevented a serious short-

age. On last week Saturday. the man

ketbecame very week because of the





. at pressure to sell and the lack of





buyers. the price tell one cent.» ,The

weakness was temporary and on Tues-

day the price recovered halt a cent.

There was no further change in the

market until Friday when. because at

the marked buying activity and short-





age ol.’ high quality butter the price‘





advanced a halt cent and the market

closed very firm and with Indications





_ that there would be a furthcr‘advance





very _ near future. The long





in the _

; spell of hot/weather in the middle west





has caused a great deterioration in the

quality or butter being received. Many

oi the finest marks are new graded as

low as a low first. Established quota-

tions. at the close on Friday were as

follows: Extras 54%c; higher scoring

than extras 55@551/2c;~ firsts '52%@

540; seconds 50@520. \ .

' uCheese.——The past Week has been a

..decidedly- poor one in the cheese mar-

ket: The export demand has been very

moderate , and has been supplied by

Canadian. cheese which has‘peen arriv-

ifi'g qu'ltetreely and which can be sold

at a profit- muchbelow the initial cost

or " our domestic cheese. Speculi‘rtiv‘e

buying has been curtailed by the pre-

vailing Musings“ hoarding of

.food supplies.-' Buyers are taking only

enough for their =wants .trom day to





day. That there is no optimistic feel-





ingsln regard to the future of. cheese

is shown by the fact that some deal-

ers are selling fancy June make at a

loss of 1%@2c. At the close the mar-

ket is weak and unsettled and unless

some factor enters to change the gen-

eral situation, we will see a 'further’dé-

Cline in price. At the close-bu Friday

established quotations were as fol-

lows‘t. Common to good 26@»281,§c;

average. run ‘29%@30c; specials 30@1,§

‘@3lc a pound. ' . .



Eggs—Egg receipts have decreased

about 25,000 cases during the past

week. The receipts haVe been just

about sufficient to meet the demand,

as less than 5,000 cases were drawn

from storage within the week to sup-

ply the trade. There has been prac-

tically no reduction in the accumula-

tion of .medlumand under—grade stock

that. has, been burdening the market





‘ for some time. The quality of the eggs





being received is» slightly improved but

the majority of stocks at the present

time is in bad condition. The general

condition of the market is not satis-

factory. High quality eggs are very

scarce and are in demand. Establish-

ed. .quotations at the rinse on Friday

were as follows: . Seconds 42@45c per

”dozen; firsts “@‘m: extra ”“3500

53c; extras 54@55c. ~ '

Poultry.~—-—Receipts: during the week

have been somewhat lighter than Was

expected and the market has gained

strength. The demand at present

seems to be particularly for» heavy

towls. Trade has continued active and





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hero“! 'Commerce figures. ' ‘ .

‘ .;‘Shipments of wool. iorfthe: week up

to August 13 are as follows:





Pounds.

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Total .....................1.347,oo7

Shipments during the previous week

2.630.000: same week in 1918, 2,383.-

5“.

“Shipments thus far this year, 84.-

755.134.. Shipments same period in

1918. 131,257,239.





 





Elbow Tumor.—-I have a driving

mare that is troubled with a shoe-boil

or capped elbow. It opened and dis-





now nearly healed. What can be done

to reduce the bunch? C. P.. Romeo,

Mich—Dissolve .14. lb acetate of lead,

3 ozs. of sulphate of zinc, 3 ozs. of

tannic acid in: one gallon of cold wa-

ter and wet elbow tour or five times

a day. .Perhaps you, know ' what is

causing all this trouble. if so remove

the cause and it» will help to reduce

bunch.) When cool weatherpcomes you

can have bunch cut out.



Cow Has Sore Teats.——Barrenness.

——One of my cows seems to be trou-

bled with sore -teats and I wish you

would tell me what to apply. I have

three young heifers that come in heat

every two weeks; we breed them to

our herd bull. but they fail to get with

calf. T. ‘Z., Peawek, Mich—Apply

equal parts of glycerine and compound





tincture benzoin to cracks once. a day. _ l A





Carboliz’ed vasollne is another useful

remedy for ' ehaxgwed teats i am in-

clineiio ,beiieve hat your heifers suf.

for from a cystic condition it! the ovar-





a skillful veterinarian to crush their

ovaries. “ After this work is done the

heife‘rsmay perhaps get with calf.



Bruised Fetlock Joint—Seine two

months ago my colt hurt her leg and

since then the, fetlock joint has been

enlarged and I have applied different

remedies, none have done the leg any

good. F. E.. Ravnna, Mich—Apply

one part tincture iodine and two parts

camphorated oil to thickened leg once

a day. Hand-rub the joint twice a day.





Chronic Stifle Aliment—For about

12 months my two-yearold colt has

had a puffy swelling of both stifle

joints. When he, walks‘ you can hear

a sort of grating of the cap and our

local veterinarian says he is incura-

ble. What line of treatment do you

advise? C. B, Bitely, Mich—You will

obtain fairly satisfactory results by

the» persistent application of equal

parts of tincture of iodine and spirits

oi’ camphor. These applications should

be made daily, and I might add that

hand-rubbing will give good results.





ed 'cantharldes and five parts of fresh

lard every ten or fifteen days.



[Cattle Are Troubled with Lice—I

would like minute you tell me how to

kill lice on cattle. Some of my calves

are in bad shape on account of being

lousy. Have applied coal-tar disinfect-

ant, then' in two days applied chicken

lice powder but it fails to kill them,

especially where the powder drops off.

I thought the powder killed more than.

the coal tar. F. T. G., Homer, Mich.—

First of all let me say, we have three

species of cattle lice, two of the suck-

ing. lice. and one a short-nosed cattle

louse, ‘ another 'e.‘~ long-nosed cattle

louse. Them are commonly called

blue lice. and one biting louse, com

monly called redlice. Cattle lice re-

produce'by means of eggs ornnits,



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I used Roysters on wheat last Full. there is no finer

field in the county. A. J. Miller. Topton. Pa.





Royetera pushes mycrops ahead at least 15 days.

E. B. Norman, Kenton. 0.





' Have used Roysters for several years: find my bank

account in better shape each year.. John Kiipatrik.

Newton. Pa.





I get at least $5.00 for every dollar invested in your

fertilizer L. 5. Malcolm. Kenova. W. Va._





I used Roysters on wheat and averaged 30 bushels

on fallow ground. J. R. H. Price. Middleton. Va.





Have used Roysters 3 years. Last year my wheat

yielded 37 bushels per acre. C. B. De Witt. Bradford,





N. Y.





"The extra croos produced pay for the fertilizer ten

fold." James J. Weldon. Watertown. N. Y.





For fineness and extra quality. Royster’s Fertilizer

beats them all. Frank F orster. Goblesville, Md.





Renter’s Drill much better than other goods. Ezra

‘1‘. Smith, London. Ind.





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Jersey Bull Opportunity:





You buy a Jersey hull with the hope that his

heifers will make better cows than their dams.



The surest way to accomplish this is to buy a

bull sired by a tested sire and a tested dam. After

this it is desirableto get a hull of popular blood

lines and as typey as possible. Last but not least

buy a bull from a breeder whose stanards of bus— I

ines ethics are beyond question. .



Brookwater Farm offers ou all of those and

more—several choice read y- or-servicc and younp

er bulls at prices that will make them profitable

to you. Visitthe farm or write.





Breakwater Farm, Ann Arbor, Mich.





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Mr. POULTRY FARMER:





We make a specialty of White Bennery Ens and



have created a profitable market for your can the



year around. We pav the highest premium to! your



Hennery Whites-We remit some do shipments



arrive. Ship Gun—Ship by ante-e _

GEO. R. ELDRIDGE CO. <

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The thousands ofcars parked

at every big fair plainly indicate





their important place in rura’I.“ ‘

life.





They have become as neCes-





sary as telephones-ealmost as





indispensable as binders, plows

or harrows.





And because the dependable

and economical operation 0f

your car hinges so largely on

tires, it pays to equip it with





go od tires. ..

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~ By the same token, it’s good

business to buy tires that are ex-

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individual driving conditions.





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