VOL‘.‘CW. ’No. 10.

Whole W." .3493.





FARM NOTES.

Forlafi Crops for the Hogs,



W'ith hogs selling around the 10 cent

niark'inflth‘e markets of the country, this

animal becomes of_more than ordinary

importance, but the hog is always of

importance upon the farm and, from an

economic standpoint, is of interest to

more farmers in Michigan than any other

kind of live stock. Yet a good many

farmers have gotten the idea that with

the extremely high values for grain which

have prevailed in recent years, there is

not much meney in pork production even

at the high range of values which have

prevailed for hogs. However, there are

few, if any, farmers who would contend

1that there is not a good~ profit in hogs

at. nine cents or above on the farm and

with‘hog's at this price now. with a pros-

pect of a limited pig crop next spring and

with stocks of provisions





DETROIT weir. SATURDAY, MARCH 5,‘ 1910.





please outline the correct plan and then

publish in your valued paper at your ear-

liest convenience?



Montcalm Co. J. H. H.





According to time-honored-custom, in

an arrangement of this kind the land is

supposed to draw one-third of its pro—

duct, the labor required in conducting the

farming operations, another third, and the

capital invested in equipment, seed and

fixed incidental expenses such as thresh-

ing, etc., another third. But while this

has ever been a general basis for renting

land, all kinds of arrangements have been

made as between landlord and tenant, de-

pending upon local conditions affecting

each individual case and the desire of

either or both to perpetuate the relation-

ship. Generally speaking, the conditions

named in this inquiry are quite generally

followed out in, arrangements of this kind

but, as above noted, the details of such

an agreement are often varied materially





off the seed end of seed potatoes, as even





- when planted whole only the most vigor-





Ous sprouts will grow and make stalks.

However, when potatoes are cheap as

they are the present year, it is doubtful

if in the long run it will pay to use these

little potatoes for seed. There are prob-

ably more potatoes than the market will

take at a fair price and it would seem to

he the season when every potato grower

ought to use large, or at least flill‘ sizcd

pmatoes for seed, and feed the little ones

to their live stock. This would eliminate

a large amount of potatoes from the mar-

ket in the aggregate, and it is quite likely

that the balance would be taken at a

sufficiently ‘octter price so that no loss

would be suffered by the growers as a

whole, from this method of procedure.

Alfalfa Questions.





Please let me know what I had best

do with a piece of sandy land, in fact, a

hill of quite light sand; have had best





75' CENTS Kraut

”.50 runs; runs





the soil, it would undoubtedly be much

easier to get a stand of alfalfa and better

crops would be secured. Alfalfa would be

a good crop to sow in an orchard on this

kind of land as it makes an excellent hog

pasture and would be fairly permanent

when once established. It is, however,

not as easily started and established as

the clover crop upon many farms. ‘

Sand Vetch.





Would like to have you advise me thru

Michigan Farmer in regard to sowing

sand vo-tch. If I sow it this spring can I

cut a. crop of hay from it this summer

or docs it have to ho sowed in the fall?

If cut for hay will it make fall pasture?

Perhaps you can suggest some other crop

for hay. Soil is sandy lOllll'l, but badly

run. I expect to sow- to oats and seed it.

following spring and so biing it into a.

three-year rotation, '



Ncwaygo Co. H. S. B.



Sand or hairy vctch is grown exten--

sively in Europe and has been grown to

a limited extent in various parts of this





country for the purpose





 





at an unusually low point.

there is no question that

pork values will continue

high thruout the coming

year and probably for

several seasons to come.



But grains will also

dontinvuefiat; ,a. ,high aver},

age price and in order to

get the ,most ’from the

hogs grown upon the

farm, preparation should

be 'made for adequate

forage crops to help in

growing them. there a

field of clover is conven-

iently located, it will pay

to divide a portion of it

into small lots with wire

fencing and house the

:pigs in portable houses

inetlicse lots so that the

greatest possible growth

can be secured from this

clover. Then every farm-

.er has,- or should have.

some small lots about the

learn for a convenient run

i‘or .the hog and other

live stock.” Too often~

these are not utilized to

.‘the best advantage and,

.under present conditions,

'it would ccrtainly be the

‘part of wisdom to get

‘.them into some forage

crop that would make a

maximum of feed for the

pigs during the summer

season. "Two crops that

are particularly adapted

.to this purpose are rape

and peas. If two small

lots located near the farm

buildings are sown to

these crops early in the

spring, they will make an

abundance of profitable

forage for the hogs during the summer

season when pasturage is generally poor,

especially for this kind of stock. Experi‘

monts and practical experience of hog

breeders and fcedcrs shows that the cost

of production is very materially reduced

where. plenty of good forage is provided

for the pigs, and this is a factor in pig

production which should not be neglected

upon any farm the coming season.



A Basis for Renting Farms.





.13 it customary in renting a farm at

h lves, for the owner to furnish half of

all, stock, sheep, swine, etc.? Also, to

furnish half of all seed used, pay half of

the threshing bill, in fact, furnish half of

everything, like. all farming implements

and everything else, and then receive half

of the income from everything raised and

sold off of the farm after enough has been

k'ept on the farm to feed all stock? If

féed has to be bot to winter such stock

15 “the duty of the owner to pay half of

that? If there is anything else to do. to

enter into such an agreement will you





 





The Hog Looms Up Big in the Farmyard where





in individual cases, since no general rule

can justly apply under all conditions.

Cutting Seed Potatoes.



How would you advise pre arin small

potatoes for seed? The seede an? going

to use is the size that went thru a 13/;

inch mesh, and over a 11/2 inch mesh.

They were grown from large potatoes last

year, and Will be planted on a new piece

of ground this year, the soil being a heavy

loam. bome say out in two; others Say

cut off seed .end, and others say plant

the potato whole.



Newaygo Co. W. G. A.



If potatoes of this size are to be planted

it would, under average conditions, be

better to plant them whole than to cut

them at all. If they are out even once in

two the pieces will be so small that in a

dry season there will be danger that they

will not grow and, in any event, they will

not push the plant along vigorously from

the start. Experience has demonstrated

the fact that nothing is gained by cutting





 





'Provision has Been Made for a GOod Pig Crop.





luck with beans. Can it be seeded to al-

Ialfa, and how and when, and should it

have a nurse crop‘.’ Also, can 1 seed an

orchard of the same kind of land to al—

falfa and make a hog pasture of it? How

will cowpeas do on this soil?



Ingham Co. SUBSCRIBER.





As has been stated in these columns,

alfalfa may be made a successful crop

upon almost any kind of soil which is

well drained as high sandy land is natur-

ally well drained. Alfalfa can be grown

upon it provided it is in a fertile condi-

tion. The fact that beans have grown

well upon this land is an indication that

it is adapted to leguminous crops. By fer-

tilizing liberally and sowing without a

nurse crop, you might get a good stand

of alfalfa. If it is not in a. fertile condi-

tion at present, probably the cowpeas

might be a better crop to grow upon it

If a crop of cowpeas were grown for

green manure to add to the fertility of





of renovating poor soils.

It' is a legume and will

thrive on poor soils, but

has some disadvantages,

one of which is that it is

inclined to become a weed

where it goes to seed and

the seeds are scattered

upon the ground. It may

he sown either in the

spring or fall at the rate

of about one bushel per

:iwrc. If to be cut for

hay, oats Or other grain

should be sewn with it to

support the vines, which

are difficult to harvest

when sown alone on ac-

count of their trailing

habits of growth. On

land wheie this legume

has never lawn grown, it

may be l'C‘tSSal‘y to iii-

oculate the seed or soil

with the proper bacteria,

as is somwtimes the case

with alfalfa. The seed is

somewhat expensive and,

everything ~unsidered, it

has not found much favor

where tried zunong Mich»-

igan l'al‘ll‘i‘ii except in a.

few localities. Fora main

dependrnue wlicrc

crop is to lo sown for

hay, pi'tii'iiui,=l;,' oats and

peas are better than some

Crop new to the lomlily

and the farmer who

grows H3611]. Cowpcas

and soy 'inans may serve

a useful purpose in this

connection. but one

should prt’lllilt‘llt with

them on a small scale at

first. which is a safe plan

to follow with any New

and untried crop. \Vhere

sown in the fall. vetch will make some

good pasture lng‘ore winter, but there

will not be a large second growth when

out for hay as it is an annual.

Concrete as a Building Material.





I have. in view the huildimr of 2

tool shed, cement clear to5 thet fgtptlgilst

with a tire-proof roof and fire—proof doors,

lhis building will be close to barn and

other buildings. Now, I would like to

know whether a cement tool shed will

sweat and rust the tools.

M. C.





 





some





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There seems to be a rather general

misunderstanding regarding the charac-

teristics of concrete and its fitness for a.

building material for farm use. There

will be no more moisture in a concrete

tool shed than in one made of lumber.

The concrete will not “sweat,” as sug-

gested by this inquirer. Doubtless this

idea that concrete attracts moisture is

due to the fact that where stock is con-
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Cheap Lands in

Eastern Colorado





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cattle'country, great because of great



. crops of nutritious grasses and fine

water. Better results are obtained

in the feed-lots of Eastern Colorado

than from any other district.



The best and strongest horses are

raised solely on native grasses With-

out prepared food, and bring fancy

prices for cavalry purposes and general use.



Conditions are ideal for sheep raising.

Mild winters—plenty of sunshine-

abundant pure water, rich grasses, alfalfa,

cow peas, kaffir corn, broom corn, milo

maize and cane through all the year. .



Hogs thrive—no cholera or other dis-

eases that attack swine in lower altitudes.

Hogs raised on alfalfa, fattened on corn

raised on the same farm, cost $4 per

head (including first costof parent stock)

and sell readily at top prices.



The climate of Eastern Colorado is

the healthiest in the world for man

and beast. Good churches, good

schools and splendid markets.



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The Lincoln (hits I bought

01 you made 90 bu. an acre.

Best 'leid In this vicinity.

ll. J. Winchester,

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Price. bu.. $1.25: 2 bu.. $2.30; 0

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fined in a poorly ventilated stable there

will be either moisture or. frost gathering

upon the walls, depending upon tempera-

ture of the stable. 'The source of the

moisture, however. is not the concrete or

stone wall. but rather the condensation of

the moisture in the atmosphere resulting





. from the breath of animals or the vapor





due to the fcrmcntation of other matc-

i'ials, which sometimes occurs in a collar

or a grunni‘y. But' as noted in a recent

issue. a concrctc granary is a perfectly

safe place to store grain. provided the

grain is dry when put in. There nccd

be no hesitation on the part of any

farmer with regard to using; concrete as

a building .llltllPl'lle on account of any

propensity to gathering moisture. (‘on«

crcle. us ordinarily made. is not wholly

impervious to moisture. but may be made

so by :1 cement wash where dcs'red. lint

no such precaution would be necessary

in the case of a tool shed. It is needed

only in u silo. where it is necessary to

exclude the air. or in u granary where it

is desirable to keep out any moisture

which might penetrate the walls. but

which will not be likely to occur to ll

damaging extent in our climate. even

where the walls are not waler-proofwl.

The fire-proof character of the construc-

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a strong. argument for the use. of con-

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Planting Locust Trees for Fence PCsts.





Please let me know llll'll the columns

of your valuable paper whether you think

it a good plan to plant black locust trees

for future use. {is fence posts. or not. A





great number of farmers in this locality

ordered some of the trees last fall. and

now we hear so many bad things about





them that we are a little afraid of plant-

mg them. “'e are told that they will

spread from the roots and seed and that





it is impossible to ever get rid of them

where they have once started. Please





write as much about them as you possibly

can as I believe it will be of great inter-

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Tuscolu ("o. Svnscninicn.

It is entirely probable that the planting

of locust lrccs for the growing" of lim—

l)(‘l’ for l'cucc posts will prove :1 [)l‘UlllIllllt‘

investment. :Illho this has not been posi—

iivcly dcmonslmlcd in 21 practical way.

The writer has considerable :1c-

rcngc of locust ii'ccs planted on poor 111ml.

of not much value for

poses. which have

good growth und promisi-

future. It is true that

the open ihcse locusts will

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THE BUSINESS SIDE OF FARMING.

Regarding Prof. Shaw‘s criticism of the

use of figures from (‘ollcge Bulletin ..0.

257. in the issue of February 19, I would

say that; there was no intention to criti-

cise the bulletin. ’l‘hc mutter in mind

was that high prices for farm products

were justifiable. under existing conditions

at present. The cost of prmlucing‘ :1

given wc’g‘ht of animal at one year was

$4.27 per hundred. as determined by carc—

i'ul cxpci‘imcnls at the Agricultural ('.‘ol~

lcuc. Now. the price at Detroit

of culllc of similar Weight was (3.5041!

per hundred. Farmers who sold in 1).).

{roll could get no more. Now. could

farmers produce calves :11 that price if

it cost the Michigan Agricultural College

$4.27 ])(‘1‘ animul of

similar weight when at the present time

cost of feeds is 271 per ccut higher than

the prices named in the bulletin. To have

gone farther into the bulletin would have

irrelevant to the point an issue.

two cow keepers.

who keep the dairy cow and

who raise bcct‘. There were

891.000 milch cows in Michigan Jun. 1.

1909. and 849.00” in 1908. while the il\'i‘l‘-

:‘ig‘e price was $l.00 per head more in

1909. All other cntllc. cxccpt milch cows.

numbercd. in 1909. 993.000 21nd in 1908,

1.003.000 head with no increase in price,

In the breeders' directory in the Mich-

igan Farmer are in advertisements of

dairy animals and two of beef breeds.

The facts are that the farmers of Mich~

lgan have not found bccf raising profit-

able. Or at least as profitable as dairying,

and instead of raising calves have pro.

duccd milk and veal. The statistics

above quoted and the relative prominence

of the dairy animal as seen in the breed-





selling





cvvl. to produce nu





bccn

'l‘hcrc schools of

viz..

the others





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ei‘s' directory, was incidentally proven by





Prof. Shaw’s bulletin; when he probably





wanted it to prove something else, viz'..

that the farmer could profitably produce

beef. To further analyze the bulletin

would be. to bring it to date and add 2.5

per cent to the cost on account of the

advanced cost of food. which would make

the cost $5.33 per cwt.. which is more

than that grade of cattle are worth to—

day. either in Chicago 01' Detroit. The

point, after passing the ycarling'stage.

is that if there is a profit to be made in

feeding. stocks-rs can be bot clieapcr than

they can be raised in Michigan. and that

the same iced returns more money from

the dairy cow. The actual facts as noted

hci’oi‘e have confirmed the view that calf





raising for beef has not been profitable.

If one wcl'c inclined to be critical after





the whole suite lindrmade its answer. as

noted before, would be that to corrclaic

a bulletin after the general advance of

I‘ccd prices and expect that what might

be justifiable at, the then range of prices

would be now is U. wrong conclusion.



Take lot 1 in the bulletin for example.

Their finish in May, 1907. and the date

of their doings in a bulletin of October.

lSth). several years uftci'w;.1rd. must be

read in the light of present costs and

prices.



The cost of western range cattle in

(.‘l1fcugo feedingr steers (see p. 46. year

book of figures. l'h'ovcrs' .iournul). ranged





21s follows: 1903. $2.70 to $4.371; 19M}.

.175 to $4.60: 1907. $9.73 to $4.30; 1903.

$2.75 to $l.?l). During the same periods

the average form prices of corn went

from 41.3 cents in 1905 to 60.6 cents in

1908. Outs during the sume period went

from 21H to 47.2 cents. Flnxsecd. from





made. went from 93

cents to llN.l cents. ll£l_\'. 21s it happens.

lowcl' in 1905 and 1903 than any 01"

the pcrfoils intervening and was respec-

tively $8.52 and $3.08 per ion,



The pl'iccs giycll of fowl

raisin: reported. und if

:iuy farmer undertake to buy

Ill 3713. bcei $13, and oil





which oil meal is





“'ZIH





charged for

calves is

will

pulp at





lb cse





crikc at





$38 per ton. he will be son-l3: disappointed. ‘





l’rol'. Shaw says that prices ure now. with

llic possible exception of two or three

items. prolilul‘lc range of

farm production. It is such unfortunate

expressions as this that leads to the logi.

call dcducliou ‘ihzlt the present

form prices is excessively profitable, and

that the farmers were making reasonable

profits ut the range of prices (with two

or Ihi‘cc caccplions). of 1905. and the

1909—11) are extortion,



The idea that a farmer‘s labor in rais-

ing; stock is offset by the manure is not

only gratuitously offensive but also a rep-

elilion of those who find it easier to echo

than to analyze. “'hcn an animal is pro-

duccd on the farm obstructed

from the futility of the soil all the ani-

mal has consumed. in selling the animal

the price does not include, this ilcm. If

there was absolutely no waste. the ma.-

nurc plus the animal would equal the

abstracted soil elements. The actual

book-keeping would he a debit item to the

soil and a credit item to the manure and

the balance, representing the animal.

should be returned from the packing

houses in the shape of commercial fer~

lilizer to balance with the

debit side. This is actually what the

farmer has to do to maintain fertility.

Then the proposition to offset the form-

cr's by the manure, which has al-

hypothecatwi to pay for fer—

iility—~:1nrl then not quite enough, might

be called. in the language (f the market

pluce, “Ilim—Humming" the farmer. AS

long as there lll'i‘ mng‘c cattle to compete

with natiw- culilc the price of the native

animal cannot be advanced to cover soil

losses since the government hind is used

and soil depletion is not considered.



'l‘llcl‘i' is no criticism to be

the bulletin. ll'

sullcd in what

would not be





wilh'n the





prfccs of





lhcrc is





maintain the





labor

l‘cndy bccn





nuidc of

experiments always re-

\vns preconceived they

experiments, mcrely verifi-





culinus. Experiments are merely asking.r

questions. and the unswm's received





should be treated coui'tcously. The peo-

plc of Michigan have made experiments

in beef cattle raisins; and set an excellent

example by accepting~ the

ccivcd gracefully.



Sliiilwussco Co.





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The farmer is coming in for a good

deal of criticism from a few sources, es-

pecially from the pens of daily editors

and cartoonists. Just'what the effect of

this agitation will have upon farming and

the farmer is difficult to say, but there

is no question but that it. is producing an

effect, or ratherya combination of effects

upon not only the farmer but upon all

classes, especially the city laborer. It is

also questionable whether all this agita—

tion is a benefit to the farmer and pos-

sibly will not produce the benefits for the

consumer that it is intended to produce.

If, however, it leads to the investigation

of the methods and profits of the middle-

men, or class of handlers between the

producer and consumer, and leads to a.

more economical system of distribution

it will not have been in vain. I wish,

however, to suggest a few phases of the

question that may work out favorably to

the farmer, and some that may not.





1. The agitation will no doubt lead to

more or less migration from the city to

the farm, which will make farm labor

more plentiful, and should cause less land

to lie idle.



2. It will, if carried far enough. show

that it is not the farmer who .is getting

the large profits from the produce, but

that the high price paid by most of the

consumers is due in part to a scarcity of

the produce, and in part to high cost of

distributing these products to the con~

sumer. This excessive cost of distribu-

tion may be due eithcr to excessive profits

taken by some of the middlemen who

change or distribute these produces, or to

the fact that they pass thru too many

hands, or to other extravagancies in the

handling. The cxcesslvc cost due to a

faulty system of distribution, or to ex-

cessive profits of the middlemen, may be

largely overcome by Careful investigation

and strict legislation and law enforces

ment, but the high prices due to a scar-

city of the product can be remedied only

by reducing the consumption or increas-

ing the production, or both. The former

may fluctuate violently on account of

waves of sentiment, like the non-meat-

eating pledges sweeping over the country

or because of a substitution of one prov

duct for another due to improved me-

thods 'of preparing the latter, but as a

whole, we do not expect a great change

in the total products consumed. The

consumer who cuts down expenses at one

point will increase it at another. The

latter factor, the increase of production

is not easily or rapidly changed except

by conditions over which we have little

control. More profit from the labor of

producing the crop, more help on the

farm, a better knowledge of our business,

and more persons taking up farming will

all tend to increase production. but they

are factors which do not work rapidly,

and all violent changes will be due to

other causes.



Some of the disadvantages that may re-

sult to the farmer from the present agi-

tation are:



1. He is beginning to be considered

more wealthy and extravagant as a class,

and hence more desirable ground for the

work of the fakir and cxtortioner. To

illustrate, it may already be noticed that

farmers‘ institutes can not be conducted

as economically as formerly. Those with

whom business dealings are necessary

reason from the cartoons in their daily

paper that the farmer is able to pay for

all he gets, and a little more, and tucks

on a little extra for hall rent, the use of

a piano, 'or music. I-ieretofore, farmers,

as a class, have. been entitled to some

concessions in~ a financial way by

churches, hotels, hacks, drays, and the

public in general. Now this is changing

and the farmer pays the same for his ac-

commodations as the traveling man. man-

ufacturer, or merchant. Possibly this

will be an advantage rather than a disad-

vantage as it will raise the farmer in his

own estimation and the estimation of Oth—

ers and create an air of independence

that is needed by the tiller of the soil in

his business and social relations.





2. He is a loser, temporarily, at least,

from the sentimental wave which is re-

sulting in a decreased consumption of

certain farm products, such as meats,

eggs and butter. This will likely be but

temporary, but it creates an uncertainty

in the markets that is undesirable.



3. It'may result in the taking up of

agricultural work :by persons who are in—

experienced and unfitted for it, either on

their own farms, on rented farms, or as

farm laborers. In either case this would

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER. ' ' (3)





that farm labor increased. It would

create dissatisfaction and an ebb tide

toward the city later.



4. If thru government investigation or

public sentiment distributors, wholesalers,

or retailers are compelled to out prices

to the consumer, there will be a strong

attempt to cut prices paid for produce by

these middlemen in order to keep their

profits the same. \Vhatever success

they might attain along this line would

be a detriment; to the producer.



There are many results which might

arise from the present agitation, some

good, some bad; but as a whole, I do not

think the farmer has anything to fear.

He is not holding up the consumer for

prices set by a trust, he is in no illegal

combine, he is not getting exorbitant

prices for his products, and hence he need

not fear any investigation.



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I saw by the Michigan Farmer that

Mr. Lillie had been using lime on his land

with good results. I have used some but

i had stone lime instead of commercial



know which you

think is best.





Huron Co. G. W.



It is true that I purchased a car load

of lime last spring and used the largest

portion of it on different fields on differ-

ent crops. I am not ready as yet to

report on the value of this lime. As I

stated in the Farmstead Notes one time,

I believed can see that the lime bene-

iitcd some fields that were into oats and

peas and some that were into oats. I

also stated that I was sure it was a

lichllt on the field that I put into sugar

beets, but I did not expect to get quick

results out of lime. My idea is that I can

see more benefit from the lime I put on

last spring, this coming year than I did

last year, consequently I am not anxious

to make any statement about the use of

lime. I used a ton of lime to the acre on

my field that I sowed to alfalfa the mid—

die of last August. I got a good stand,

but I cannot tell the value of this lime

upon this land until I have more time. I

left a strip thru the field where no lime

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use of lime on sugar beets so that I shall

put about a ton to the acre on the field

that I intend to put into sugar beets this

year, leaving a small strip thru it as a

check.



The lime that I used was hydrated

lime. Hydrated lime, as I understand it,

is water slaked lime. In the slaking of

the lump. lime, or lime after the rock has

been burned, water is used to slake it,

which makes it hydrated lime, the. lime

absorbing a considerable per cent of the

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t’iubtedly jast burned lime stone and was

more valuable, pound for pound, than the

lime I used because it did not contain

this water which is absorbed in slaking

the lime. However, your lime will more

readily air-slake and is more caustic and

will not keep as long, but otherwise I

believe, it to be more valuable than the

hydrated lime. I understand that some

of the lime companies in Michigan are

preparing now to furnish this lump lime

ground fine so that it can be readily

used. That is, they burn the lime stone

and get the regular lump lime, then take

this and run it thru a. grinder, grinding

it up fine and sacking it and shipping it

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started blossoming. We worked the

ground thoroly, and on the 3rd and 5th

of July we sowed the alfalfa with buck-

wheat as a cover crop. W'e sowed 20 lbs.

of alfalfa and half a bushel of buckwheat

to the acre, with a disk drill.



Where the clover was good there we

have a. first—class catch of alfalfa. But

in one corner of the field the clover was

poor, and there the alfalfa did not seem

to catch. But of the 20 acres sowed over

17 acres was a good stand, and when we

cut the buckwheat some of the alfalfa

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A discussion has occurred in recent is-

sues of The Farmer, relative to the com-

parative profits of the dairy cow and the

beef steer. At the beginning of this dis-

cussion, Mr. McBride, of Shiawassce Co..

referred to Bulletin No. 257 of the Mich:

l'gan Experiment Station as a basis for

giving the cost of producing a choice

yearling feeder and took the price quoted

at the Detroit stock yards as a selling

basis, to prove that raising feeders at

current prices was an unprofitable indus-

try upon Michigan farms. Prof. Shaw

replied in defense of the bulletin in the

issue of September 19, giving the price at

which the cattle mentioned ill the bulle-

tin were sold, as finished baby beef, and

charging that Mr. McBridc‘s reference to

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two entirely different points. The ques-

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parative profit between the dairy cow and

the bcef steer. The average farmer is

not a specialist either in dairying or beef

production, but he 'must keep some cows

upon the farm and unquestionably he had

better keep them for the double purpose

of supl’llying dairy products for the home

and raising a quality of young cattle

which will be an added source of profit

when sold for beef. thus combining the

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his own local conditions and experience

so as to insure a maximum of profit from

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loss, both from the standpoint of dairy

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STORY OF THE BREEDS.





Red Polled Cattle.





Will you kindly give a history of the

Red Polled cattle in the columns of the

Michigan Farmer? Arc they good dairy





cattle and how are they for becf‘.’

SUBSCRIBER.

The Red Polled cattle are the result Of

the amalgamation of two types of English

cattle which were native to the counties

of Norfolk and Suffolk, IlCngland. Accord-

ing to the best authorities, the native

cattle of the county of Norfolk were the

smaller of these two types, usually of a

deep red color with the exception of the

head, which was generally mottled. This

breed or type was possessed of fair milk-

ing and beef—making qualities. The na-

tive cattle of the county of .Suft‘olk had

more of the dairy form and were gcncr-

ally of a dun or mouse color. Both typcs

were polled and thcrc was a free admix—

ture of their blood for morc than a cen-

tury before they Were recognizd as a dis—

tinct breed, which recognition dates from

about 1846. This may be considered the

foundation of the Red Polled breed altho

it is generally admitted that other breeds

were used to some extent in crossing

upon these native cattle for the establish-

ment of the Red Polled brced. But such

crosses were introduced many years ago

and probably have played a very unim—

portant part in the establishment and

improvement of the Red Polled breed.

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liberal feeding. This improvement began

rnore than a century ago, but has, of

course, been more rapid since the recog—

nition of the breed as such at the date

above noted.



In England the breeding of Red Polls

is still largely Confined to the counties

noted as being the scene of the origin of

the breed. However, this strain of cattle

was early recognized by the settlers of

this country as adapted to the needs of

the farmers who desired a general pur-

pose animal, and it is stated upon good

authority that polled cattle from the

county of Suffolk was introduced into

Virginia, and probably some other states,

fully 200 years ago. However, the first

mportation of Red Polled cattle proper

was brot to New York in 1873, and the

Red Polled Cattle Club of America was

formed in 1883, since which time it has

scrvcd as a medium for the recording of

pure-bred cattle of this breed owned or

bred in America. The English Red Polled

herd book was established at a consider-

ably earlier date, the first volume appear-

ing in 1874.



Considering the comparatively recent

establishment of this breed, they are now

widely distributed, being registered in

this country from nearly all states in the

union, and exportations have been made

from England to many other countries,

including Ireland, Canada, Australia and

New Zaland. This breed is quite popular

in Michigan, our state being about third

in the union in the number of Red Polled

cattle registered. The Red Polls have

bccn (levcloped with the idea in view of

producing a dual purpose animal and, if

numbers in proportion to their recent

introduction, be taken as an index. they

are perhaps the most popular of the dual

purpose typcs in this country. Of medium

size and reasonable uniformity, with a

fair beef carcass and good milking quali-

tics. they seem to have well earned this

reputation. As a breed. they can not

compete ill bccf making with special heel

brl cds or in the dairy with special dairy

breeds, altho the breed has individuals

which cxccl in thc latter respect and the

slccrs fatten easily and smoothly and

make excellent bcef. thus uniting ill a

fair degree the qualities which have won

the admiration of those who seek a gen:

cral purpose type of cattle.





 





TUBERCULOSIS, IT’S NATURE AND

MANAGEMENT.





 





This was the subject of a most; inter~

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M. A. C., at the State Round-Up Insti-

tute last week. Dr. Marshall spoke of

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disease ill the human family and further

spoke of the necessity of eradicating it in

our domestic animals if we would conduct

an effective campaign against it in the

human family, since it has been proven

beyond a question of reasonable doubt

that it can be transmitted from bovines

to humans or vice versa. Dr. Marshall

also declared that tuberculosis is unques-

tionably on the increase and gave figures

to support his contention, showing that

even in the cattle maintained upon the

open range it had increased from 1 per

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lie referred to thc experience of forcign

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estimated to have notwith-

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increase, from 40 to 45 per cent of the

cows of that country having the disease.

Dr. Marshall further referred to cases in

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and spoke of the danger resulting to chit.

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and stockmen as well as physicians and

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A'l‘ SPECIAL PRICE FOR 60 DAYS.





To make room for a new Imponulon. I will make special prices for those on hand. All young, sound

and highest clans BHIBEB. tine style and beat of breeding. Ages 3 and 4 years. Weight 1775 to 1950.





Also WELSH MOUNTAIN PONIES 01" BEST TYPE. Write for particulars.





GEORGE E. BROWN, Aurora, Illinois.

'1 bitty-seven miles from Chicago by 0., B. dz Q. and C. & N. W.: also trolley trains every hour,





 

 

     





 





Michigan Farmer Sells Swine.





The, following is an extract from a

letter received from E. D. Bishop. Lake

Odessa. Mlch.: “Please discontinue my

swine ad. and continue the poultry ad.

My Poland Chinas are all sold. I ought

to have had as many more to go around.

The Farmer certainly brings the in-

qurrles.”





 





 





 





 





palatable, b u l k y





ICORN DAIRY RATIONmuhy,





Contains ample protein and produces milk at lowest cost.



UNICORN RATION has increased the milk yield 01 our entire hard

over 2 lbs. of milk per day, with a gain in Weight and looks.__._

W. E. FERGUSON, Merrill, Wis. . . ,





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The most .effectual remedy in use for

the cure of ailments of horses and cattle is





GOMBAULT’S

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Used as a Blister

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This preferred remedy is prepared ex-

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Surgeon to the French Government Study.





As a HUMAN REMEDY for Rheu-

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is invaluable.



Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold is

Warranted to give satisfaction. Price 81.50

per bottle. Sold by dru gists, or sent by ex-

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JACKS AND MULES.





Raise mules and get rich.

300 line, large Jacks. Jen-

nies and mules. 14 to 17

hands high, weigh from 700

to 1500 lbs. Good ones. I

pay a part of shipping.

Mules In teams or car.

load lots. Stock guaranteed.

Write for prices today.



.* KREKLEB'S JACK FARM

West Elkton, Ohio.





KENTUGKY MAMMOTH JABKS.





Jacks, Jennets and Saddle Horses. 260 head

to select from. Tamworth Swine, all ages.

Catalogues now ready.



J. F. COOK do (30., Lexington, Ky.





FOR SALE HORSES—Auction, Sale of Horses



every Friday at 10 A. M.

Private Sales daily. A number of draft and farm

horses always on hand including some city maresa

little pavement sore suitable for farm work. All

horses sold are as represented or money refunded.

Jos. Gerou. Horse Market. 475 Gratlot Ave.. Detroit. Mich.





PEHOHEHON SIMMONS. 3f°si$23n3§3 iltitflfolif‘iéi

es, reasonable prices. T. l. Southworth & Son, 11.13, Allen, Mich-





Morgan, Belgian andJShire Stallions





for sale or exchange. 11. H. UMP. Munith, Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





—Brlliiant bred registered Perch-

F" SIII Cheap eron Stallion, 5 years old. Solid

black, 16% hands high. Weight 1600 lbs. Sound and

sure. Bell phone. .1. C. BUTLER. Portland. Mich.





FOR SALE or EXCHANGE—A registered Aller-

ton Stallion flve year-sold fora heavy farm team





or draft stallion colt. This horse can be driven by a

lady.‘ Address J. J. DOWNER. Demon, Mich.





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THE

PROFIT IN SHEEP.





In a. recent article on sheep raising,

which. by the way, was full of good

points, your correspondent said that

Michigan farmers are “short on sheep."

I entirely agree with him. If I should

select one kind of stock, to the exclusion

of others, that would return the best re-

cults in dollars and cents for capital in-

vcstcd, feed and cure, it would be sheep.



1 have kept sheep for more than thirtv

yours, beginning in a small way with 10

cwcs. By keeping the best ewe lambs

and disposing of the poorcr ones and not

keeping old ewes I built up a flock of 100

ewes, which are good, young, even sheep.

I am kccping that number now and they

have been paying me $5.00 per ewe,

counting fleece and lamb, for a good many

years. The flcccc pays well for the feed

they get and the lamb is profit. Then

the fertility of the soil, where a covering

of shcep manure is applied, is increased

wonderfully.



Sheep Will Eradicate Weeds.



For cleaning up weeds, such as milk-

wccd, dock, briurs, and even buckhorn

or plantain, nothing will equal a bunch

of sheep. A neighbor owned forty acres

to the northeast of my place which had

become litcruily covered with milkwecd.

H.- sold it to me. The pastu;agc on this

land consisted mostly of June grass and

rod berry bushes growing among the

milk weed. June grass affords very little

pasture during July and August in this

locality, but milkwoed “gets there" in

that dry weather. I cncloscd the land

with a fence and turned thc shocp on it.

“hen the grass begun to full the sheep

took to the milk wccd and briars and

gnawed them off to thc grmmd, and as

fast as a green lcuf showed ilsclf the

she-('1) would nip it off. I pusturcd this

Izmd two scasons, without plowing or

seeding to anything, and it kept my shot-p

in vcry good condition and tolully dc-

stroycd the milkwccd and briars. The

place having bccu run down by poo

farming. I intcnd to summcr fallow it

next season and sow to wheat and sccd

to clovcr. '



Before trying to kill out milkwecd with

sheep 1 had 21 good deal of trouble with

the post ill patches on the home farm,

having expended many dollars and much

time in pulling up, digging out and mow-

ing down milkwccd and always with vcrv

indiffcrcnt One putcll covering

perhaps .onc-i‘ourth of an ucrc was dug

or pullcd up four timcs cvct'y summer

for live yours. and sonic are there yet.

If one could thoroly cultivate,cvcry week

or tel] days hc could kill them out; but

it would be a costly job.



If, then, u mun c‘nn kccp a flock of

sheep that will pay good returns in money

and fertility to the soil, and at tho same

time destroy thc noxious wccds, he will

be doing busincss on u paying basis.

Brother Michigan farmers, lct us all keep

a few sheep.



Kent C0.





SUCCUSS.





A. VAN ALSTINE.





.___—_.__.._.__.—





EARLY vs. LATE SHEARING.





 





In the Michigan Farmer of February 10,





Mr. Edgcomb, of Gencsec county, asks

in regard to the best time for sheep





shcaring, and I will say that from long

experience I would not go back to the

habit of late, shearing. I have sheared

my flock for 20 years, about the 20th of

March, which is a week or ten days be-

fore they bcgin to lamb.



My rcusons arc: First, I do not think

they suffer as much as when sheared lute

and turncd out to take their chances with

the sun and cold storms, with the bare

skin exptm-d. \thn shcnrcd curly there

is a thick cont of wool about thrcc-eighths

of an inch long, to protect them from

sun and rain.



Second, if lhcy arc shcared curly, there

will bc but very low ticks to annoy the

lambs when they come. and that is of

great importance, as they cause extreme

suffering to young lambs.



Third, you do not need to tug ihc ewes.



Fourth. it gives you about one-fourth

more. room in the stable, which is a great

convenience when the lambs begin to run

about.



Fifth. you have the work of shearing

done, bcforc the busy spring work comes

on. I have a good warm barn, but not

a basement. In really cold weather they

will lie close together, but you will not

see them do that very often. They usu-

ally lie scattered about, the same as be‘

fore shearing, and it is certainly easier

for the lambs to suck. The late shearing

causes a good many days’ suffering from

the heat.





Van Buren Co. . E. OSBORN.





 





MICHIGAN- FARMER. .





LlVE STOCK NOTES.





The remarkable boom in prices for hogs

and hog products that has taken place

recently is based upon a serious shortage

in the hog supply in feeding districts

everywhere. Supplies of hogs have

failed to keep pace with the increase ~n

population of the United States in the

last ten years. In 1901 there were re-

ported 62,876,000 swine in the country,

while there are now only 47,782,000, a de-

crease of 15,094,000; while the population

in the same period, has shown an increase

of 17,000,000. It is claimed that there is

a shortage of hog products amounting to

about 800,000,000 lbs. as compared with

a year ago. Provision traders take a

bullish view of the present situation, not-

withstanding the already high prices,

but; there must be some limit to the prices

that consumers will pay. Recent prices

of pork, ‘lard and ribs are the highest at

this season in thirty-five years. Recent

reports indicate that the “crop” of hogs

in the cast has been closely marketed, and

for months to come no large supplies can

be expected at market centers east of

(L‘hicago. This will explain why eastern

shippers have of late been such extremely

large buyers of hogs in the Chicago

market, thereby creating lively competi-





 





rtion umong buyers and aiding enormously





in booming prices. Everywhere brood

sows and young stock hogs are closely

held and command extremely high prices,

piggy sows having sold as high as $40 in

Putnam county, Indiana,, where corn is

bringing 6060650 per bushel on the farm.

’l‘hc high prices are influencing a good

many farmers to ship their hogs to

market, and they are not waiting to let

their swine get heavy. but are Sending in

consignments that arc only unediuln in

weights, the recent Chicago receipts hav—

ing averaged only 200 lbs, or 10 lbs, loss

than thc average wcight three ycars ago.

at which time prices were vcry much

lower. Undoubtedly, it will prove a pay-

ing policy to make, hogs weigh up well

lwfore selling. altho cvcrylhing in the hog

linc sells well, the range of prices being

unusuully narrow.



Recent sharp upturns in hog prices

have had a pcrccpliblc influence with

m-my cuttlc feeders, who are beginning

to believe“ that there may be a similar

movement in bccf cattln valucs. l'nques-

lionubly, this fe-cling has stimulated the

I‘m-cut buyingr of stockcr and fccder cat-

ilc. and the country purchases have

xcuchcd largo proportions in spite of the

unusually high prices asked for well-bred

cattle, and cspccully for good feeders car—

rying much weight. Primc heavy feeders

have sold in the Chicago market recently

for $3.3(W10 per 100 lbs._ prices being bid

up by killers, who find thcso cattle useful

for cutting up into cheap bcef. But for

this (-oznpctition, many more high-grade

{coding cattle would have been shipped

in various feeding sections of the east

and wcst this scuson.



Illinois has taken an important step in

aiding brccdcrs of that state to raise

sound horses by the law pnsscd recently

prohibiting owners from standing stul-

lions for public scrvico without a certifi-

cntc of soundness from some licensed

veterinarian. chcrul other states have

stallion inspection laws to eliminate un-

sound but-ding animals from tho horse

industry, and such laws have bccn badly





 





 





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KEKIONGA STUCK FARM





DECATUR, IND.,





Importers and breeders of





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Stallions and Mares.





 





llv.~'(l(‘wl. Not cnough prime drnftcrs nro

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true...



Not only are hogs very scarce at all



markets compared with the big demand

from puckcrs and smaller butchers, who

have to buy (-xtcnsively to supply their

I‘rcsh pork lratc, but there apnea“; to

be no prospect of any material cxpansion

in tho lnurkclings of swino for many

months to come. J. J. Vcrmilya, of Olm-

sled county, Minn, who is well informed

on Iowa and Miuncsotu conditions, says:

“Thu vcry fact that the country is Inuk-

ing a detcrmincd effort to Increase pro-

duction means continued scarcity. Every

young sow possible is being utilizcd for

breeding purposes which means that prac-

tically the entire female portion of the

1909 pig crop is being held off thc market.

Last year killers got a large pmportion

of the old breeding sows in thc country.

as high prices furnished induccmcnt to

convert them into cash. ’l‘hc grower is

more .intent on stocking up than selling

anything and is simply sending his bar-

rows to market. \thn they havc gone look

out _l‘or a period of acute scarcity. My

opinion is that receipts will be vcry light.

everywhere during May, June and July.

Just as soon as pigs can be wcuncd sows.

will be flattened and rushvd to murkct,

affording killers some relief, but mean—

while thcy must pay good priccs."

‘ L. D. Pagett. of Kansas, who marketed

tour car loads of lambs at Kansas City

recently, says that in all the. twelve win—

ters he has been feeding sheep and lambs

he never passed thru onc quite so trying

ion" sheep feeders as the present one.

““0 have been up against high-priced

feed,” he says, “and what is still worse,

a hard winter to feed. In all the :33 years

I have been in that country I ncver .11w

a harder winter, and very fcw winters

when there was so much real bud weath-

cr. \Ve had some bad winters in the

curly days, but then we did no fceding.

“We simply roughed our stock thru, and

when we had cnough rough feed to get

thru it made little difference what the

weuthcr was. But now when a farmer

has several car loads of stcers on feed.

or perhaps 1.500 lambs which cost him

a whole lot of hard cash, and then has

to keep on feeding them on high-priced

corn, it hurts. A little loss each day on

each animal means 21 whole lot. My lambs

have put on a good gain in weight, in

spite of the severe weather, but had the

weather been more favorable, they would

have gained a good deal more.”



Sneepmen are feeding far more lambs

than sheep this winter, because in recent

years lamb feeding has returned very much

greater profits. Hence, many more lambs

than'sheep are being shipped to market

and it happens frequently that sheep aré

quicker .to advance than lambs fancy

h?aVy wethers haVing sold recently as

high} ats $Shper 100 lbs, in the Chicago

m_01t<§8.60w11e the best light yearlings





 





Our last importation arrived last November. an;

are in a very good condition and of the VERY BES

TYPICAL DRAFT QUALITY. We have over 60

head of Stallions and Mares from two to live years

for sale. and we invite prospsective buyers to come

to our barns where he will find THE IDEAL

DRAFT HORSE. of both breeds above mentioned.



Our terms are liberal, and every sale is backed up

with the best of guaranlees.



Write, or better—come and see us. Address





FRISINGER 8- SPRUNGER. Decatur, indlana.





Prairie Stock Farm





The Leading Horse importers

In the State 0| Michigan.

We have opened the eyes of



all Michigan horsemen by our



large exhibit at the State Fair



In the previous issue of the



Michigan Farmer they gave the



startling news of our wonderful



success, not alone over our



Michigan exhibitors, but over



all exhibitors of the several



States that were represented in



competition. We won every prize



in the stallion and mare classes

except the 4th prize in the 2—year-

old stallion class. All our horses

are now at our Barns ready for

sale for less money than a good

horse can be bought elsewhere

with a guarantee that has stood

the test for the past 83 years.



Come and be convinced. Terms



to suit purchaser.





E. Meiz Horse Importing 80..

Niles. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





DUNHAMS' PEBCHEBON§





Next large importation stallions

and mares here FEBRUARY 10th,

which, added to our present stock,

offers intending purchasers the

finest collection in America. It

you want the best horses, horses

With bone, quality.size. action

and best breeding, stallions or

mares; ii you want fair and

liberal treatment; it you want

lowest prices consistent with

good merchandise. Visit Oaklawn. Catalog

shows the place and the horses.





W.S., J. B.& B. Dunham, Wayne, ill.





1 Percheron Stallions 1 00



__ =and lVlares-= __



imported and pure bred registered



Stallions from . . .. . . . .$400 to $1200.



Mares from..... . . ......$250 to $600-

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White River. Vermont.





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There is going to be the hottest rush for manure Spreaders this sprinithat ever hag-

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' we will sell at Public

“PM: “PM“ our Farm Auction on Tuesday.

Mar. 22nd. 1910. our entire herd of registered

Holstelns. consisting oi l8 cows. 8 heifers. and three

yearling bulls. BIPLEY BROS. Dimondale, Mich.





For Sale--2 Black Percheron Slud Boll:





coining two. Registered in the Percheron Society

of America. J. C. TEDBOW. Forest Hill. Michigan.





 





 





OR SALE. an 1800 lb. unregistered Percheron

Draft Stallion, a number one stock horse. a sure

breeder and an extra good individual. free from any

blemishes; kind and gentle to handle. Will be priced

for: quick sale. Address Wm. Purdy, New London. 0





 





—H arses. Cattle. Sheep Hogs. Dogs

For sale or Poultry. nearly ell'breeds. Sires

exchanged. Southwest Michigan Pedigreed Stock

Association. B. E. Jennings. Sec. Paw Paw. Mich





BREEDEIS’ DIRECTORY.

CATTLE.





' Berkshire swine. Eggs for

”“th 8"" cams- setting. High bred stock.

White dz Bufl' Orplngtons. White dz Barred Rocks.

Light Brahmas. White Leghorus and White Wynn-

dottessl per 15. Mich. School for the Deaf. Flint.





ABERDEEN-AN GUS.





Herd headed by UNDULATA BLACKBIRD

1T0 83836. one of the best sons of PRINCE ITO

50006. and Grand Champion Bull at the Detroit

and Grand Rapids Fairs of 1907. 1908 and 1909. Herd

consists of Ericas. Binckbirds. Prides. etc.

WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionic. Mich.





' Breeders and Importers of high

Maple “lng Farm class Guernseys. Write us your





 





 





 





 





 





 





wants. E. a J. '1‘. MILLER. Birmingham. Mich.

FoUR nice young registered HOLSTEIN





COWS for sale. Bred to one of the

best bulls' in the slate. Robert W. Fay. Eden. Mich





 





-Three Holstein Bull Calves. De-

For saEe scripqinu and price on application

to WILLIAMS & WHITACRE. Allegan, Mich.





 





- ——B n calves for sale 1 A.

HOISteInS BNOJIame. at 025 to gmeach.

E. COLLIER. R. F. D. 5. Fowlervllle. Mich.





most" men Hm. Holstein came.

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Never was so much manure piled around the. barns and feed lots as there is this year.

Never in is years has there been such a need for manure Spreaders as there will

be this spring? I say again, are you ready?

You’ve been seeing my ads this year, last.

me yet, did you? Just. because

Galloway was really givmg the value--the quality.





.. . r————" ‘ Say' Do





lc. MAMW

SPREADER. 5| , . N

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the people about them. That’s





ear and. the year before, Never wrote

advertise you have often wondered if FnE





. you know that that is the reason I sell so many,

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is simply tellin





 





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tered.



YOUNG BULLS. all A. R. 0. stock. 350 and $60:



F. S. KENF’IELD. Auguste. (Kalamazoo Co.) Mich.





TOP NOTCI‘I HOLSTEINS.





Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com-

bining in themselves the blood of cows which now

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

milk and butter-fat at fair prices.



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HOLSTEINS fi'fii‘degdfif‘h‘iiafiii‘o“.





4-yr. old at $25 to $50.





Holstein Service Bulls.





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

and cows. due to freshen in spring for sale. 50 head

in herd. L. E. CONN ELL. Fayette. Ohio.





——B ' . H

HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS .éil.‘§‘§?c..§§3

Mercedes Royal King. W. B. Jones. Onk Grove.Mlch.

HOLSTEI .3 19:2

breed. C. D. WOODBURY. Lansing, Michigan.

H E R E F0 R D S =‘3‘i‘i’.i§.“li§.“ £213.33





China hogs. B. E. ALLEN. Paw Paw. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





E. B. Cornell, Howell. Mich. ‘





LILLIE FARMSTEAD Jensen.





We have some splendid young bulls for sale. Some

of them are old enough for service. They are from

cows with records of 300 to 426 pounds of butter last

year. Write for descri tion and prices.



COLON C. LIL IE. Coopereville. Mich.





—-FOUR ' t d H RTHORN

FOR SALE BULLS-fe 51113121301151 f2:- service. all





 





red. by Northern Champion. 3 son of Imp. LoveL





Champion. who was grand sire of champion carload

lot of yearling Shel-thorn steers at last International.

JOHN SCHMIDT. R. F. DA. Reed City. Mich. .





DAI RY BRED SHOBTHOBN‘S—No stock

for sale at present. Visitors

J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Mich.





 





welcome.





 





Cows and Heifers in calf. Also bulls

Shorthorn and bull calves. Milk and butter

strains. Prices low. BOBEB’I‘ NEVE. Pierson. Mich.





SHEEP.





' -—20 registered Delalne ewes for sale,

”Mame EWOS bred to a $100 ram to lamb In April.

cheap if taken soon. 8. J. COWAN, Rockford. Mich.





Oxfo rd- Down 8 heep “33.352“

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





PARSONS OXFOROOOWNS





also registered Hornless National Delaines and Black

top delalnes. Bomeyn 0. Parsons, Grand Ledge.Mich





 





 





 





 





 





 





ERSEY BULL CALI? born May 12. ’09. Dam

gave 10.950 lbs. milk. last veer test 5%. Site’s Dnm's

record 10060 lbs. in 10}; months. test 5.296. Tun

MURRAY-WATEBMAN 00.. R. 6. Ann Arbor. Mich





Northern Grown Jerse s.

ROYCROFT FARM. Sidnaw. Mic .





S Y L

BUTTER BRED ”inflict.“





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Alleoan County. Michigan.





I

Purl 3i. lambori JERSEYS ggggf‘figx‘tetgg’ ‘23;

CLARENCE BRISTOL. Fenton. Mich. R.F.D.No. 5.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Register of Merit Jerseys. ”£22.33”

'1‘- F. MARSTON. Boy Clty. Michigan.





 





Jersey Bulls, Cows and Heifers





Island and Si. Lambert breeding. Also some

choice grade heifers.





DUROC JERSEY SOWS





Choice individuals and populnr blood lines. Ill-peo-

tlon invited. Full information cheerfully furnllhed.

If you cannot visit our form at once w





BROOKWATER FARM. Ann Arbor. Mich.





 





A. W. MUMFORD. Manager.





OXFORD DOWNS fieiéivlmsg‘ifi





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





1{OCKLAND FARM DELAINES-A few ewes

bred to Choice rams for the 1910 trade. Prices

right. D. E. TURNER dz SONS. Moshervllle. Mich.





SNROPSNIRE NALI. STOOK FARM.





Will make special prices for thirty days. on ewes

from 1 to 3 years old. all bred to Imported Cooper.

add Mansell rams to lamb in March and April. also

on very choice ewe lambs. this is to make room fornn

importation that is going to arrive this spring.



L. S. DUNHAM do SONS. Concord. Michigan.





130 Reg. Bambolllet Ewes for sale. descended

from the best flocks and bred to a pure Van

Homeyer and a. ram sired by 9. Gilbert rum and im-

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



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





HOGS.





LARGE ENGLISH BERKSHIRES.





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

for profitable pork, production. Vigorous and strong

and of best blood lines. Satisfaction guaranteed.





F. A. BYWATER. Memphis. Mich. "





' U celldl breed 1 .Solected

Willis b01515. so?" sand sunflgmoice loll





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





FOR SALE—BERKSHIRES—Two choice Sept.

bonrpigi. and a few tall glitwsired by Handsome





Prince. A. A. PATTULLO. Deokerville. Mich





 





‘ HUPP FARM BERKSHIRES !





‘ for 15.





pics. T. V. HICKS. B. No. 11‘. Battle Creek. Mich. '





 





 





WON 18!! PRIZE IN 1909.

Stock of both sexes and all one: for sale. Breeders

of Guernsey Cattle. M. B. Turkeys. Barred Bock

Chickens, Pekin Ducks. GEO. C. HUPP. Mgr..

Drawer A, Birmingham. Michigan. ‘

of the most





BERKSHIRE fashionable





type andstralns. C. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mich.





NORTHERN BROWN OERKSNIRES.

ROYCE





OFT FARM. Sidnuw. Mlcll.





DAMS BROS. Improved Chester Whites. Litch-

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

orders for bred sownboere ready for service. But! look, W.

OrpingtanJV. Lain-um cock'll. Shorthom bulls ready for service





Ch 1

IMPnuun enemas. .3333?“ 3......”





Bows bred or

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

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





PURITiN HERO ONESTER WHITES“N°"e belt"-





Surplus bred

sows all sold. Orders booked for March and April

pigs. WILL W. FISHER. Watervliet. Mich.





«Fall plus of either sex for so! .

nuroc Jerseys also But? Cochin chickens an:

eggs. M. A. BBAY. Okemos. (Ingham Co.) Mlcn.





DUROC J ERSEYS





CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hutlnll. Mich.





nunoc JERSEY swmr. sun. 22%;: ll

J. II. BANGHABT. Lansing. Mich.





DUROC-JEBSEYS—so bred and open sows. plenly

of growth and quality. Boar: ready for service.

Prices;right. Write J. 0. Barney. Goldwater. Mich.





MULE roorso Hoes-fungus





. or sale

Largest herd in the U. 5. Five bl '

JOHN g herd Boers.





H. DUNLAP. Williamsport. Ohio





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Have a few





0. i. C. bred sows all sold

hand. GEORGE P. ANDREWS. Doggmiefitilgighlf





—Orders booked for 3 xi

00 '0 CO from State Fair Winnegsflg pig-





0. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mich.





30 P 6. Fl" Pig8_i)y two champion boars. Book-

- n ord f

10 difl’erent boars. WM.‘VVAF?E.I.E?lC:vltel‘v::tderlrlficlhy.





- - - POLAND CHINAS.

Prize Winning Pekin Ducks. Embdgl‘ipaggg

and lint! Turkeys. Zach Kinne. Three Oaks. Mich.





P. c. sows Maggy-«r.





WOOD dz SONS, Saline. Mich.





C. sows. bred—These cows are

e and breeding. A few choice s.°<f:§’ne.'iiii:;l’g‘

cockerels. R. W. MILLS. Saline. Mich.





our mrtom momma-3:335 m- 1





sex each. Settehfiion n . .‘eit‘hgr. ‘-

the' most economical 1m ”'6' 1.1-! “mun-w“: -

sows to e Yol- um tree. are we .





mm hour.

to be the most popular breed or the tutors. ‘

. 001.01: 0. mum. Coop-ravinenwu‘ ‘
, and if‘she has a vaginal discharge inject





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MARCH 5, 1910. '





VETERINARY“





 





 





LEVELAN D, OHIO.





Advice thru this department is free to

our subscribers. Each communication

should state history and symptoms of the

case in full; also name and address or

writer. Initials only will be published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

the same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably find

the desired information in a reply that

has been made to some one else.





 





Nodular Disease—Tell me what to do

for my sheep that have lost their appe-

tite and scour some. J. H., .Sand _Lake,

Mich—Mix equal parts gentian, ginger.

catechu, prepared chalk and powdered

charcoal; give each sheep a tablespoonful

at a dose in feed three times a day.



Lymphangitis.~—I have a horse that _de~

veloped a case of li'mphangitis some “me

ago, affecting one fore leg, which caused

him to travel stiff. I have given hypo—

sulphite of soda and applied vinegar and

wormwood, but the leg is not well. _G.

H., Fairgrove, Mich.—Give 1 dr, iodide

potassium and 2 drs. nitrate potash at a

dose in feed three times a day for a week,

then give the medicine twice a‘day for

four or five days, then once a day for

ten days. Feed no grain, but some well

salted bran mashes and vegetables and

apply one part alcohol and two parts

warm water two or three times a day.



Barrenness in Cows—For the past 12



Indigestion.—I am renewing my sub-

scription on account of the help I get

from reading the veterinary department.

but am at a loss to know what to do for

my three-year—old colt. From what I

can tell he has indigestion and his bowels

are too loose. XVhat had I better give

him? G. G., Marine City, Mich—Your

colt may be having a little trouble teeth-

ing, which will soon disappear. However,

you had better give him a tablespoonful

of the following tonic and condition pow~

der. Ground gentian. cinchona, fenur

greekh prepared chalk and powdered

charcoalpif a tablespoonful does net cor-

rect this trouble give him two at a dose

twice a. day.



Bots—My yearling colt took sick. I

called our local Vet. but he treated her

for acute indigestion but she died. Found

lots of bots in stomach. J. L.. Memphis,

Mich—J am inclined to believe that the

bots caused the death of your colt. More

can be done to pievent them than in line

of medication, for powerful drugs fail to

loosen them from the stomach. During

May'and June the bots usually loosen

their hold and come away in large num-

bers and the animal gets rid of them.

\Vhen bots are numerous in the stomach

they sometimes interfere with digestion.

but as a rule seldom do much harm.

The legs and shoulders should be kept

free from the eggs during summer and

autumn and if so your horses will not be

troubled with bots.

months I have found it troublesome in

getting my cows to breed and I might

add my heifers do not always get with

calf. Any sugges’tions you may make

will be appreciated by myself and some

of my neighbors. H. S. K.. Muir, Mich.

—If your cows have no vaginal discharge

and come in heat regular, it is possibly

due to an acid condition of the genital

tract. In such cases benefit will be ob-

tained by dissolving 1,; lb. bicarbonate of

soda in a gallon of clean water that has

been boiled, and washing out vagina once

a day, using one quart at a time. This

is most easily done with a rubber tube

with funnel on end. If the cattle are in

a healthy condition it will not be neces-

sary to use drugs. In these kind of cases

the yeast treatment gives fairly good re-

sults. If the cows have a vaginal dis—

charge, dissolve 2 drs. permanganate of

potash in a gallon of tepid water and use

this solution instead of the soda or yeast

treatment.



Cerebro Spinal Meningitis—I would

like to have your advice about some

horses which I have the care of. In lead-

ing one to the water, it began to wobble

and stagger; he grew worse and could

not work. In one week he seemed to be

stiff and sore; had staggering spells, no

soreness of the loins, no contraction of

muscles, no stradling gait, no rise of tem-

perature, but showed some signs of ner—

vousness. but had little pain part of one

day. One week later another horSt- was

taken sick, showing similar symptoms,

but in a milder form. \Vill you state

what you believe ailed them? '\V. V.,

Beaverton, Mich—I am inclined to be—

lieve that your horses suffered from a.

mild attack of cerebro spinal meningitis.

In ailments of this kind we rarely lilf‘.

any fever, but frequently the animal

shows a sub-normal temperature. This

ailment is really an incurable one; how-

evc’y, the animals generally become in—

fected thru either food or water supply;

therefore I suggest that you make a

change and give each 1 dr. doses of

ground nux vomica and 2 dr. doses of

bromide of potash two or three times a

day. I also suggest that you give the

animals good care and keep them warm.



Abortion—I would like to know how to

treat a mare that fouled four months too

early. I am unable to state the cause of

her miscarriage, and I might add that

this mare appears to be in a perfectly

healthy condition. '1‘. K.. Akron. Mich.—

If this is the only case of abortion that

you have had among your mares, cows,

ewesand sows then I should rather sus—

pect it to be caused by an injury of some

kind. However, it is always a good plan

to remove an animal that aborts from

Other pregnant live stock. Use disinfec-

tants about the stall and gutters. Burn

the bedding and afterbirth and wet the

hind Quarters with one part carbolic acid

and 50 parts water daily for a few days





her with some of the fellowin solution'

Dissolve 2 drs. permanganategpotash in

1 gal. of water and use not less than one

quarter at a time and use rubber tube





 





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bone. Curb, bplint,

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ness of horse or man.





Kendall’s Spavin Cure





J has been the unfailing remedy for 40 years.

Silver (‘reck. N. Y., Apr. 8, 1909.

Dr. B. J. Kendall Co., Enosburl,r Falls, Vt.



I have used Kendall‘s Spavin (‘tlre for the last 15

years,and it never has (nth-d to do all that is laimed

for it. Would not be without it. C. A. Dahl Ian.



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that. make a horse Wheeze; ,

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her until she is perfectly well. Also give

her 30 drops of earbolic acid .dissolved in

a. pint of water and mixed with feed’at a.“

dose night and morning for 10 days.

Eczema—Have been a reader of the

Michigan Farmer for a‘ great many years

and never miss reading the veterinary

column; therefore, I would like to’ know

what to do for a'four-‘year-old mare

that is trOublt-d with an itchiness affect-

ing her neck and head. Every time I go

near her she is inclined to rub against

me. Have applied kerosene and lard and

also used liver of sulphur on her neck

and head. Neither of these mixtures ap-

peared to have a good effect. I fancy

when I am grooming her that there are.

some small insects get on to me, as I





 





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think I fell them on my face and in my

hair for a time after. There is a great

deal of dandruff on face and mane. T.

J., Fletcher, Mich—I am inclined to be—

lieve that you imagine the presence of

parasitic life escaping from her to you.

As a rule, animal parasites that are on

horses and cattle do not care to live on

man. She, no doubt has parasitic mange.

Clip her and apply 1 part flour sulphur,

1/2 part carbonate potash and 4 parts of

lard once a day. Also give her a dessert

spoonful of Fowler's solution at a dose in

feed two or three times a day and she

will soon recover. I suggest that you

dip your curry comb and brush in kero-

sene and discontinue using them on other

horse or you may spread this infection.





Chicken Cholera—If there is a remedy

for chicken cholera I would like to know

what it is. G. H XV” Hudson; Mich.—

If your chickens have cholera the dis-

eased should either be killed or separated

from the well fowls, the coop wet with

1 part carbolic and 30 parts water and

whitewashed. Dissolve 2 025. hyposul—

phite soda in a quart of water and give

each chicken a teaspoonful at a dose three

times a day. or the Same quantity of the

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spoonful sulphate of iron in 1 qt. of water.

Cholera can be controlled if chickens are





kept clean and treated as I have sug-

gested.



Rickets.—I have nine-months-old pigs

that have rheumatism. affecting their





llow shall I treat them?

Feed more oats

Give them



feed and





hin quarters.

L. 0., I‘rovemont. Mich.

and oil meal and less corn.

some alr—slaked lime in each

the p'g‘s will soon improve.

InfluenzaiSeveral of my

been troubled with inlluenza lately; have

had them treated by two of our local

Vets. liar-11 of them treated influenza





 





horses have





(*t-ssl'ul as some of his cases die.

told he gives too much linseed oil. I also

have a cow that has a poor apctite. F.

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asking" what can be done for a cow that

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THIS IS A SENSATIDN OF THE WONDERFUL WORLD CHAMPION AND GREATEST

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Every Motion of Dan Patch 1:55 in pacing one

of his Marvelous and Thrilling World Record

Miles and it is Absolutely True To Life.





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any time as long as you live Be Sure And Accept

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A MILE OF THRIllING RACE PICTURES,





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and every one of the 2400 pictures shows the

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2400 Moving Pictures Taken 0f Dan in 1 min.

and 55 sec. means 21 pictures taken for every

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from the back seat of a high power automobile.



You Can See Dan Shake His Head To Let

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You Can Watch Every Motion Of His Legs As

He Flies Through The Air With His Tremen-

dous Stride Of 29 Feet. As A Study Of Horse

Motion Alone This Is Better Than If You Saw

The Actual Speed Mile Because You Can See

Dan Patch Right Before You For Every Foot

Of The Entire Mile And Not A Single 'Motion

Of His Legs, Body Or Head Can Escape You.





_You can see his Thrilling Finish as he

strains every nerve and muscle to reach the

wire in record breaking time, you can see his

driver dismount and look at his watch while





thousands of people crowd around, you can see

his caretaker force his way through the crowds,

uncheck Dan and then throw a beautiful woolen

blanket over him to prevent catching cold and





then you can see him walk up the track before

a Madly Cheering Multitude of 90,000 People.



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shown, people involuntarily call out HCome

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CREATES A SENSATION WHEREVER SHOWN.





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IOWN THE 5 FASTEST WORLD CHAM-





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FARM IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

TWO WITH RECORDS BELOW TWO MINUTES.





On my l'International Stock Food Farm" of 700 acres I own

Dan Patch 1:55, Minor Heir 1:59lé, Directum Jr. 2:1035, Arion 2:0794,

Roy Wilkes 2:06‘xé and also about 200uhead of. Young Stallions,

Brood Mares and Colts and they eat International Stock Food”

every day. I will be pleased to have you ViSit my farm at any

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

that you never saw their equals at any Fair or Horse Show.

ACTUAL TEST IS WHAT PROVES EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD. If

"International Stock Food” gives paying results for the highest

priced horses in the world on my farm it certainly will pay you

to use it forall of your stock. Remember that if it ever fails to give

your Horses, Cattle, Sheep or Hogs, better assimilation and di-

gestion, purer blood and perfect health with quick growth and

fattening that it will not cost you a cent no matter whether you

have used one hundred pounds or five hundred pounds and you

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

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

statement. How the United States Government backs my claims

that “International Stock Food ” is strictly a. medicinal tonic,

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

States officials made a special examination and decided that In—

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

patent medicine war tax. Can any honorable man deny this

evidence? "International Stock Food" and label design is reg-

istered in Medicinal Department as a Trade Mark No. 52791

giving it commercial standing and rights as a distinctive



"TRADE NAME" FOR A MEDICINAL. TONIC PREPARATION



The United States Government issued me a Trade Mark

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

showing how cheaply International Stock Food canbemuredwnh

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

ingredients used and 250,000 Dealers have sold International

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





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THESE WONDERFUL DAN PATCH 1:55

RECORDS WILL BE EVEN EOUALLED 7





DAN PATOI'I I155

HAS PACED





1 MILE nv . - . 1:55

1 MILE IN . - 1:55;;

2 MILES m - - - 1:56





14 MILES AVERAGIN - 156%

30 MILES AVERAGING . 1.67%





45 MILES AVERAGING . 1:58

73 MILES AVERAGING - 1:59}‘

120 MILES AVERA GING - 202%





DAN HAS BROKEN WORLD RECORDS 14 TIMES





In addition to all these records Dan Patch is proving to be

one of the Greatest Sires of both pacers and trotters in all horse

history-Look up his‘large official list of Standard Performers.



Dan Patch 1:55 has gone more Extremely Fast Miles than the

Combined Miles of All The Trotters and Pacers That Have Ever

Lived. Be sure and remember these facts when you think of any

Horse equalling Dan’s Wonderful Performances.



For Seven Years Dan Patch has eaten “International Stock

Food every day mixed in his regular grain feed. It has given

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

and Perfect Health. It is constantly used and strongly endorsed

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

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





Breeders Endorsement, as has International Stock Food.





has such strong United States Government and practical Stock

Sly-ed. I. W. SAVAGE, Owner of Intern-Hons! Stock Food Co. - and also — International Stock Food Far-1. I “
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in adjoining states. However, we are

creditably informed, its admirers have

not yet succeeded in having the llotll'lloll

Red recognized as a standard breed. due

to the fact that it rather closely resem-

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years has held a place in the Standard

of Perfection. Breeders of the Bourbon

Red maintain an organization known as

the National Bourbon Red 'l‘urkey Club,

and thru this club has been dispensed

some authoritative information concern-

ing the breed. In plumage these fowls

closely resemble the Buff. except that the

main feathers of wing and tail are pure

white, instead of a. light shade of buff

as in the Buff breed. Its friends place

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old tom and 18 lbs. for a young one. but

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more are not uncommon. The liens

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hens should be a shade lighter than the

toms, the plumage. of the latter being

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buff. However. a pair of these fools

seen at the recent Michigan State Poultry

show, apparently rather poor specimens

of the breed, resembled the luff breed

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Hens Eat Their Feathers.



Old Subscriber, of Iosco county, writes

that his hens do not lay but persist lll

eating their feathers. lie feeds corn.

clover hay, apples, carrots. mangcls and

oyster shells. Without further details it

is hard to say just what is the trouble

here. For one thing, the ration is hardly

what is should be. It contains no got'id

protein foods like meat scrap or green

bone, and it may be the craving for ani-

mal food that induces them to devour

feathers. 'Then, again, if a portion of the

grain ration has not been fed in litter to

keep the hens busy, it may be that they

' have. simply contracted the habit of

feather pulling during the long periods of

idleness. Another possible. indeed a very

probable, explanation is that the hens are

infested with the so—called deplumingr

mites, a very small pest which makes its

attack at the base of the feather, usually

the feathers on the head and neck. "lit

effect is to weaken the feathers. causing

them to break or fall out, and sometimes

the hens become feather eaters Ihru their

efforts to get at the seat of the irritation.

Examine the bases of feathers on head

llllti neck with a magnifying glass. It tht

miles are discovered, rub carbolatcd vase—

linc into the skin daily wherever there

are signs of the presence of the mites.

If satisfied that mites are not present,

we suggest changing the method of feed-

inf: so as to give the hens the greatest

possible amount of work and exercise:

also adding to the ration meat scrap 01‘

green cut bone to the amount of about

1 1b. daily for 20 to 25 hens. The addition

Of a 11kt“ Quantity of skimqnilk. if avail-

able, Will also improve the ration.



Hens Probably Roupy.



Subscriber, Carson City. Miehz—Your

description of the condition of your hens

would indicate an early stage of r0up,

. The‘nature of this disease. the means by

L‘ 4 which .it spreads and the best manner

of handling it have been given repeatedly

in; theée columns. Briefly, treatment

which may be successfully used in the

earlier stages of the disease consists of

frequent and there cleansing of the fowl‘s





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head and mouth with some good antisep-

tic, giving the bowels a moderate purse

and then feeding warm, stimulating food.

Well advanced cases are seldom treated

successfully and your energies can be

more profitably devoted to cleaning up

the poultry quarters and preventing

healthy fowls from coming in contact

with the discharges from the diseased

ones, since in no other way can this

much dreaded disease be surely stamped

out.





HENHOUSE HAVlNG MANY GOOD

FEATURES.





 





 





The poultry house which I am illus-

trating and deseribing has some valuable

points that are comparatively new to me.

The building is 16x38 feet on the ground,

eight feet high in front and five feet at

the back. The high side faces the east

or south. and contains three windows.

each 5x6 feet. extending to the plate.

They are discarded store windows, where

plate glass was to be used. The founda-

tion and floor are concrete, the walls

double—clapboards outside and matched

hemlock inside. The perches, nest boxes

and drinking vessel do not occupy floor

room, leaving the whole space for

scratching romn. The perches are over

a platform which covers the nest boxes





 

 





 

 

 

 

 





 

   





 

 





   





       

     

   





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and under the low part of the roof, to

insure warmth. The nest boxes are. en-

tered from the rear side. which is com—

paratively dark, and the eggs are re-

lnovcd from the front. thru a long drop

door.



Instead of a loft containing straw or

other material to absorb moisture, each

gable contains a small ventilating win-

dow covered with muslin and titted with

a swim: sash, which is opened on fair,

moderate days, but always closed at

night. The runs extend back from the

low side of the building.



In the cross section. N. B. indicates

nest boxeswtwo sets of twelve each; S.

is a step extending the length of each

set of nests; P shows position of perches;





 





 





 





 





 





 





Sectional View of Henhouse.





H is a hook by which the perches are

suspended while cleaning the platform;

V W' ventilating window, and D. the out-

side door. This seems like a well ar~

ranged building to accommodate about

100 hens.

New York. CLARKE M. l)l’t.\KE.

NUMBER OF DRONES NEEDED IN AN

APIARY.





The number of drones needed in an

apiary is a thing upon which all are, not

agreed. At this time of year, when one is

planning for the season soon to open. it

may be well to make an effort to have

onc‘s ideas somewhat settled on the sub-

ject, so as to know whether to encourage

the production of drones or to discourage

it by controlling the kind of comb in the

hive. The natural instinctive knowledge

of the necessity of having drones in the

hive at some seasons is very strongly

marked in the worker—bee. Drones are

rarely kept over winter under normal

conditions. They are, usually killed. or

driven away, at the end of the harvest,

yet we all know that if a colony remains

queenless its bees will not only fail to kill

drones at the beginning of winter, but

will even accept drones which have been





.driven out of other hives. This I know





from personal experience, for I have seen

Italian drones. late in the fall, in a queen-

less hive whicheontained only black bees.

These drones could not have been reared

there, but had come to the hive when





driven from their home, and the bees.





THE: MlCHlGAN‘iFARMfiR_ ’





 





 





 





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altho having no possible use for thém,"

had accepted them. It is plain that,

realizing the need of a queen, and vainly

in hope of securing one, they keep the

drones with them in the expectation that

they may be needed. It is in part also

for this same reason that a queenless

colony builds only drone comb.



The life of the drone is regulated very

largely by the workers, for he is usually

driven off or killed by the workers long

before he would die of old age. Any sud-

den cessation in the flow of honey from

the fields is often sufficient reason for

the drones being driven out to die, or the

killing of them by stinging, if they are

persistent in staying in the hive. So it

is hard to tell just what age they might

attain to, were they allowed to live to

the age allotted to them, without per-

secution,



It has been many times observed that

a virgin queen does not make a success-

ful flight until the second or third at—

tempt. If no drones were in the air ex-

cept the one she was expected to meet,

the chance of such meeting would be

rather small, and the chance of being

caught by some bird rather large. Be-

sides, when a large number are present,

there is a chance for selection. The most

active and vigorous drone is the success-

ful one, and this tends to the improve—

ment of stock. One has but to observe

nature to note that each colony has a

large number of drones, and it may not

be wise to make too violent a departure

from nature. The probability is that in

the average apiary there need be no anx-

iety as to a lack of drones, and the wise

bee—keeper will take advantage of this

by seeing that no drones are encouraged

in poor colonies, but that they are sup—

pressed in all but a few of the very best.

If more attention were given to this there

would be a distinct increase in the aver-

age yield of honey per colony.



Controlling the Production of Drones.



The common objection to the presence

of many drones is that they constitute a

horde of useless consumcrs which add

nothing to the common store. Drones in

an apiary are an expensive luxury. \Vhen

they exist in large numbers they may con—

sume the greater portion of the colony’s

surplus, and man acts wisely in prevent-

ing their being produced in such great

numbers. “"hen a number of colonies

are congregated within a radius of two

or three miles, the drones of one or two

hives, if numerous in those hives, will

very probably be sufficient to cover the

space traveled by the young queens.



If we place drone combs in the center

of one or two of our most populous col-

onies we will be much more likely to

have early drones, and numerous drones,

from such colonies than from Others. On

the other hand, if we take pains to re—

move the drone comb, as far as practi-

cable, from all other colonies, and replace

it with worker comb, in full combs or in

patches, as the case may be, we will still

more increase our chances of producing

good males. It is, however, a fact that,

work as we may, there will be hundreds

of drones hatched in colonies where a

superficial examination failed to reveal

any perceptible quantity of drone comb.

It is only when the cells are full of

sealed brood that the projecting cappings

of the drone brood show themselves with

great display. At such times a very good :

way to dispose of thcm is to Sl’uth' theirI

heads off with an uncapping knife. The

exchange of drone comb for worker comb,

however. should he done before the breed~

ing scason has fairly begun. Two drones

cost about as much to rear as three;

workers, and you can rear a very nice'





 





 





 





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YOU Can Make ”flan: .

Poultry Culture Pay \‘





   





"lib. It's not so much a question of any one particular

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A penny's worth feeds

30iowls one day. Sold





 





 





 

 





   





on a wrimn guarantee. 1

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Box , Racine, Wis.





 





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little swarm of workers in the same

space in which you would have reared

a host of idlers.

New Jersey. F. G. HERMAN.

Keeping the entrances clear of dead

bees is an important matter, especially

during the latter part of winter when the

mortality is fairly heavy. Some well in-

formed bce men are predicting that the

winter now closing will show unusual

death losses, especially in sections where

honey-dew honey was common last season





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Win. Inc. 00. Talley. N. I).





l25-EGG WISGONSIN INGUBATOB 3'0





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. . . . machine. There may boothero in good

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to subsist on it for a long period it IS

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duly severe weather. Michigan, however,

appears ‘to have been more fortunate

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LEADING ARTICLES OF THE WEEK.

High Prices and the Farmer.—A dis-

cussion of the advantages and dan-

gers of the present era of high

prices to the farmer ................ 227

Story of the Breedsr—A brief history

of the origin and development of the

Red Polled breed of cattle .......... 228

Number of Drones Needed in An

Apiary.——How production of drones

may be controlled to the advantage

of the bee owncr ................... 1234

Among the Hills of Dixie.—.~\n ox-

trcmely interesting word picture of

life and customs in the agricultural

regions of the south .................. 237

Other Magazine Features—“Back to

the Country,” a story of real heart

interest to both old and young;

“Grandmother’s Logic" and “A

Narrow Escape,” stories that will

please our younger readers ...... 238-40

What’s What in Summer Cottons.~—An

illustrated discussion of materials

that will interest every woman who

loves to know the latest patterns in

dress goods .......................... »;.

Plan for Dairy Barn.»~-Importam fea—

turcs that make for convenience and

economy are pointed out by Mr.

Lillie in answering a query ........ 250

Orchard Fertility.—-Some timely ad—

vice which, if not exactly true.

should be seriously considered by the

prospective fruit specialist .......... 25





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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





Much has been



Help Get the Parcels said and written

Post. regarding the es-

tablishment of an



adequate parcels post in this country.

Practically every resident of the rural

communities of the state and nation are

in favor of it. Local, county and state

meetings of Granges and Farmers’ Clubs

have passed resolutions favoring it. yet

passive advocacy of this sort will not

bring about its establishment. Powerful

interests are opposed to it. It would re—

duce the profits of the great express com—

panies. Organizations of merchants are

arrayed against it. and if the people get

an adequate parcels DOSI. they must rise

up in unison and make their desires

known. The congressmen from the rural

districts will not oppose a preposition for

which their constituents are clamoring.

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THE .MIEHIGAN FARMER.

it under such conditions, and all that “is that experiments showed that a. soil? was

necessary to bring about adequate legis- in its best physical conditionitiso far as

lation along this line is for every inter- moisture is concerned for, a maximum

ested person to write his representatives growth of plants, when its content of

in the national congress to that effect. water was about one-half its capacity

This is a propitious time to take such when fully saturated. But drainage has

action. Congress is now in session and anotherpand perhaps more important ef-

has under its consideration a bill which, feet upon the soil which is not so gener-

if it does not provide for all that might be ally understood. By removing the excess

desired in the way of a parcels post, moisture from below instead of compelling

would at least, if passed by congress, BS- its evaporation from the surface, the

tablish this system on much broader lines temperature of the soil is raised by sev—

than it; now exists and in a manner to oral degrees. This difference in soil tem-

largelv forestall the objections of every literature on well and poorly drained soils,

class now arrayed against it. except the is an important factor and one not gen-

express companies, which powerful influ- erally appreciated or understood. Aside

(‘1106 Will naturally always be Opposed to from its well known influence in the con-

a Dl'ODOSiUOIl WhiCh would make th€il‘ servation of soil moisture in a dry season.

business 1855 profitable. Bill. on the and the necessary destruction of weed

other hand, it would prove beneficial to pests, cultivation also has an important

every person who ROW has cocasion t0 bearing on soil temperature. Prof. Jeff-

send or receive small packages either by cry illustrated on the blackboard the in—

mail or express, and the greatest good i'iuence which good and poor cultivation

to the greatest number undoubtedly in- had in this 'direction by showingthat a

volves the early establishment of an ade‘ lumpy surface reflected the rays of the

quate parcels DOSt- If every reader of suninstcad of permitting the compact sur-

thiS paper Will do hiS part toward bring- face soil to absorb their heat, and de~

ing about that end in the manner sug— scribed some experiments which he had

gestcd, he will simply be discharging a conducted which proved that the condi-

duty which he owes to himself, and if his tionof the surface soil, as affected by dif-

example is followed by a majority of the ferent methods of cultivation, influenced

thinking DilbliC favoring this proposition, the soil materially, a difference of sev-

early and satisfactory results will be as- eral degrees in the soil temperature be-

sured. ing noted. Plenty of organic matter in

Too often the voters the soil also betters its natural drainage

A Constitutional of the state are called and increases its powers to hold soil

Amendment. upon to vote upon a moisture in proper quantities until need-

constitutionai amend— ed by growing plants. It also has a

mom with regard to which they know marked influence upon soil temperature

practically nothing and which the printed in that by the presence of organic matter

ballot does not clearly elucidate. So long in the'soil it assumes a darker color,

a time intervenes between the passage which in turn causes it to absorb the

of a resolution in the legislature provid- heat of the sun‘s rays to a greater de-

ing for the submission of a constitutional gree. Altogether, Prof. Jeffery‘s series of

amendment to the voters of the state and lectures was an argument for better

the date of the election at which it is drainage, more thoro cultivation, and a

submitted, that cvcn if the voters were method of handling the soil which would

fairly conversant with it when it was un— increase its content of organic matter,

der discussion ill the legislature, they thus bettering its physical condition in

would have forgotten its provisions by the every way and rendering it more fct‘tile



time the election occurred. For this l‘ca- and profitable under cultivation.



son The Farmer has always thot it worth Prof. Kedzie‘s series of lectures referred

while to give the text 0f the proposed to plants and their composition, farm ma-

amcndmcnts to the Constitution prior to nures, their composition and adaptation

the election at which they have been sub- to farm crops. their care and handling.

mittcd, together with a concise statement and commercial fertilizers, their source

touching the cffectofthe proposed amend— and nature. The writer did not hear

ment if adopted. There is one proposed Prof. chzie's first lectures. but to the

amendment to the constitution of the reader the subject matter of his last two

state to be submittcd to the electors at lectures will be of greater interest, since

the election to be held on Monday, April the adaptability of farm manures for the

4, 1:010, the tcxl't Ielf-which is as ii'ollowsz growing of crops is generally recognized.

Reerrmfg to

thrcc pcr cent of its assessed valuation. and handling, me- Kedzie emphaSlzcd

€_X('t‘l3t Counties lhaviqgnim‘ 358‘?Seg ‘1}:‘931' a few dent's; one being. don't use lime

an m

five per cent of their assessed valuation. surely liberate the available nitrogen

Tile practical effect of the proposed in the manure. Another don‘t along

amcndment‘ would be to give counties the the same “1‘“ referred to the mix-





right to increase their total debt to five ing of ashes with the manure of any

per cent of the total assessd valuation. kind, “71‘1““ will bring 31’0th the same

result. Regarding the care and handling

of farm manurcs, Prof. chzie referred

to the possible conservation and fixing of

the nitrogen which they contain by the

use of ground phosphate rock and acidu-

lated rock or acid phosphate. He very

much preferred the latter substance for

this purpose, since the active sulphuric

acid in the acid phosphate amounting to

something like 14 lbs. to the hundred. is

gram each day during the week. just what is needed to fix the nitrogen

Prof, .ieffery's subject was “Soils," its in a form which would prevent its escape.

several divisions covering “101,. origin, Prof. Kedzie commented upon this method

nature and distribution, their resources of handling farm manurcs and the losses

in blunt food, tllc cl‘fcct of their physical 1‘93””ng from those methods WhiCh' how-

condition on the availability of plant food, “'01" are quite generally understood by

and soil temperature and its control. the readers. In his lecture he touched

Necessarily these lectures must have been upon the several sources of the three es-

heard to get anything like their full sential elements Of plant f00d in Widel."

value from them. It is unnecessary to separated countries. and described the

repeat here what Prof. Jeffery said re- forms in which they are rendered SUit'

garding the origin, nature and distribu- able for use upon growing plants, the

tion of soils. Their resources in plant lecture being more in the way 0f infor-

food is of more practical interest to the mation regarding the source and form 0f

readers and on this subject Prof. .lcffcry these different plant food elements than

stated that chemical analyses showed the their use in applied agriculture.

average soil to contain sufficient plant, Prof. Shoesmith had the third and last

food to last for a great many years. the place UPON this daily program of lectures,

problem, so far as successful agriculture the fil‘Sl Sllhjt‘l't being “How Plants Feed

is concerned, being that of making it illld Grow,” f0110W0th “Farm CI‘ODS and

available for the growing crop. Thus their Improvement." “Farm Crops and

good culture in the preparation of the their Rotation," “The Preparation of Soil

sccd bed and persistent cultivation in for farm Cl‘Ops.” The practical feature

caring for the crop are important factors Of this course 0f lectures F9311." began

in making this plant food already in the with “The Improvement of Farm Crops."

soil available and in securing maximum In this connection he believed that im-

yields. Regarding the effect .of physical provemcnt by individual selection rather

conditions on the availability of plant than any other system of grading seed. is

food, and the control of soil temperature, to be' desired. In corn. for instance. he

Prof. Jeffery stated that there are three would plant in a 599d breeding plant a

essentials relating to the proper physical portion 0f the 00m from a few 0f the

candition of the soil which should always best cars available, 'in separate l‘OWS-

be borne in mind, i. e., drainage, cuitiva- Then the following year would mix the.

tion, and the presence of sufficient or- seed from the balance 01’ the ears giving

ganic matter in the soil. Touching on the the best results in this test for produc-

subject of drainage, Prof, Jeffery stated tivity. In his later lectures be emphasized





THE ROUND-UP INSTITUTE.





 





As previously noted in these columns,

something of an innovation was intro-

duced in the program for the annual

Round-Up Institute in the way of short

course lccturcs upon soils, fcrtllizers. and

crops. dclivcred by members of the college

faculty, which made up the forcnoon pro—





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gthe importance, of owner rétartion, raw-

;oring .a... three-year rotation within a.

longer .one,..each cYcle taking four of





these three-year periods to complete.



It is impolssible to give anything like a

complete review of these lectures in the

space available in this issue. Essential

points relating to this program will be

touched upon inthis and succeeding is-

sues, in the departments to which their

discussion is suited.





A PROFITABLE WEEK FOR CORN

GROWERS.





In spite of a. small attendance and a.

rather mediocre showing of corn, this

year's meeting of the Michigan Corn Im-

provement Assoeiatlon was generally re—

garded by the members present as a more

profitable and satisfactory meeting than

any of the five which have preceded it.

It was held at the Agricultural College

during the week of Feb. 14, in conjunc—

tion with a one-week course of instruc~

lion in corn growing. The small attend-

ance of members was due largely to the

fact that the meeting and course of in-

struction came before the close of the

regular institute season, conflicting with

county institutes and local corn shows

in a number of the leading agricultural

counties. However, a good class of active

corn growers and a large number of short:

course students at the College, more than

250 in all, took the instruction work. '



This work consisted of daily lectures

during the whole of each forenoon, with

the afternoons devoted mainly to practice

work in the selection and judging of corn.

The lectures began at 8:00 a. m., the

first hour being filled by Prof. Jeffery who

confined his daily talks to the soil prob-

lems which confront the corn grower.

the use of fertilizers, etc. During the

second hour, Mr. Davis, of Indiana, pre-

sented the subjects of seedbed prepara-

tion and the cultivation of the crop in all

their varied phases. Prof. V. M. Shoe-

smith occupied the following hour in pre-

senting in detail methods of growing seed

by the breeding plot system, also discuss-

ing the subject of harvesting and pre-

serving seed. During the closing hour o‘f

the forcnoon, Mr. Winter, of Illinois, pre-

sented in his interesting way, the relation

of the score card to corn improvement.

lll the afternoon all were set to work up—

on samples of corn, receiving the help of

the instructors on various points when

necessary. All ill all, the school of in—

struction, or one-Week corn school, as it

has been called, proved very popular with

those in attendance and it is safe to

predict that another season, under more

favorable conditions, a very much larger

number‘of corn growers will avail them-

selves oi‘ the opportunity to secure this

much needed instruction and practice.





The Corn Show.





As intimated above, the show of corn

was very small, a number of the classes

failing to fill. Tile samples were scored

by Mr. Winter, and the scores are sufii-.

clent proof that, despite the rather un—

favorable season last year, fully as good

corn was shown as at any preceding con—

test, altho the average quality would

hardly measure up to the high standard

established at last year’s show.



_In District 1, comprising the four lower

tiers of counties, awards were made as

follows, names of exhibitors and scores

being given:



Class A—Yeliow Dent—Jessie TV_ Pick-

ett, _Kcnt C0., 80.3; Earl Pickett, Kent

C0., 78.9; L. L, Lawrence, Cass 00., 66.9;

J, J. Nyenhuis, Ottawa 00., 63.3.



Class B—White Dent—A. W. Jewett.

Ingham 00., 51.6; Wm. Ambler, Jackson

t‘o.. 49.8.



Class C—White Cap Dent—Geo, Clapp,

Lenawee C0., 77.8; C. H. Sudborough,

Lenawee C0., 72.1; D. E. Turner, Jackson

C0,. 66.7; Jos, Kuhn, Ingham C0., 50.6.



Class D—Other Dents—Jesse W. Pick-

etg'KentE (30., 70.7. .



ass -—Flints—G. J. Friedrich, J '—

:81} C0., 91.5; .J, B. Hood, Lenawee 2183.,

t. .0.



In District: 2. comprising the remainder

of the lower peninsula, the following

awards were made: a



ass A—Yellow Dent—E. O. L.

1(51d.t'rriawmfe 060., 66.1; I, A. Kierstigg'



on cam ‘o., 5.6; A. ‘ '1

calm 00., 64.7. Arnold, Mont



Class B—White Dent—



MCéntcalm C0., 54.8. G A. Arnold,

lass C—White Ca Den- -_

nold, Montcalm 00., 6§.1. t F. C. A!



Associational Class—This class was

open to all local corn growers’ associa-

tions in the state. The awards went as

Eolloxs: chn; LII? Assn., 74.3; Lenawce



o. ssn., 7.. ; ason Assn., . ' ’—

son Co. Assn. 51.5. 564’ Jack



At the business meeting of the Michigan

Corn Improvement Association. held on

Vt’cdnesday evening. Feb. 16, the A580-

clatlon’s board of directors was author—

rzed to appoint a county vice—president

from each county in which the Associa—

t10n.has membership. Thru these vice-

pres1dents the board will endeavor to

secure a closer and more general affilia-

tlon of local corn growers’ organizations

with the state association. Officers for

the cnsumg year were elected as follows:

Izrcs” Prof. J. A. Jeffery, Agricultural

(ollege; vice-pres, E. M. Moore Wixom'

sec-treats, Prof. V. M. Shoesmith Aari:

latiturai College; directors, W. F ’Raii’en

least Lansmg. A. L. Hopkins, Bear Lake.

Ilind J. W. Hlutchins, Hanover. W. '

'aven was eccted state v - .

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. Foreign.



Russian military cirCles are ‘ I ‘ ‘

trouble will break out With $12.11;? $32;

the construction ‘oi‘i-r another 'road‘ across

Mongolia. To avoid bringing things to

a crisis the foreign department at St

Petersburg has addressed the interested



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AMONG THE HILLS OF DIXIE—BY KATHERINE ATHERTON GRIMES.





OLUMES have been written about



the country on the sunny side of



Mason and Dixon; much of it

superficial, and much wilfully distorted.

Necessarily, false ideas have gained cre-

dence thruout the north, both to the

credit and discredit of this‘land and its

people. Correct ideas can be gathered

neither from mere passers-by nor from

those who wish to propagate a boom.



It takes years of association'with both

land and people to thoroly familiarize one

with either. This does not mean that one

is held at arm's length, or considered as

a stranger, for there is no country under

the sun where the new-comer is taken

so absolutely on credit as in this land of

universal hospitality. It is a point of

honor to consider all





ern, capital and labor, has caused such

districts to take on a polyglot of method

that may hardly- be called a method at

2111.. About seven out of every ten north-

ern farmers know all about farming when

they arrive, but they find that Expprience

opens many books they never knew she

had. After a few years of unprofitable

experimenting, they learn to take counsel

of the knowledge of their native neigh-

bor. This, in conjunction with the prac-

tice of those fundamentals which are a

benefit anywhere, usually makes for Sig-

nal success.



Many fine farms, which would orna-

ment any community, are held by both

northern and southern owners. These

speak loudly of latent possibilities, and





alternating strips of fertile “bottoms” and

trackless woods, and a general jumble

of meaningless information. But at the

end of the trip you are still a ‘ank out—

sider. A better way is to find a farmer's

wa‘gon in town with a bundle of corn—

t‘odtler in the back (a sure sign of a long

journey) and “make tip" with the driver

for a. “carry." He will be glad of com-

pany, the pace of his long-eared steeds

will allow you to see most of the country,

and if you are addicted to the weed, his

hank of "pigtail twist" is as free as the

air of his native hills. Moreover, he won't-

get lost. He knows every timber-road

and rabbit—trail. and is at home where a

stranger might wander for hours without

ovrn knowing "the way to llcaven"—an





You are informed that these lead to

homes set back “a right smart little step”

from the. “big road.” Very often this

“little step” is half a mile long. The

builditgs are so situated on account of

springs, of which there is an abundance

in the hill country. The southcrncr dc-

spises a well as a makeshift and a har-

bor for “frawgs” and “Betsey-bugs, and

will go a. mile back to a. spring, or build

a cistern, instead of using a will. “'hcn

a well is inevitable. a bucket and wind-

lass arc the means of elevation employed.

l'umps are rcputid to make the water

taste, and to lug unhealthy.



At the end of your journey you feel

like an initiate. No longer on the outside,

you have, had a glimpse of the real inner



circle. thcre the wagon





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things good of a stranger

until the contrary is

proven. Even then the

judgment is apt to be

charitable.



The south is the Rip

Van \Vinkle of the nation.

The long slcep of the past

years has been a neces-

sary healing agent. The

blows delivered to south-

ern industry by the Civil

\Yar were well—nigh fa-

tal. To reassemble the

scattered forces, and re-

adjust affairs to the al-

tered conditions, has been

a slow and painful proc-

ess. All thru these forty

silent years the work has

been quietly going on,

and not the least admir:

able trait of the southern

people is, the uncomplain-

ing patience and perse-

vcrance with which this

Herculean task has been

accomplished.



The veins of trade could

not flow full until the heart back of

them began to beat strongly and regu-

larly. The heart of the south, like that

of the north, is in the right place—on

the farm. Here, it goes without saying.

the suffering entailed by the great strug-

gle was most severe. The utter destruc-

tion of rural property, the loss of man-

aging hands, as well as the very radical

change in labor conditions with the close

of slavery days. all contributed to retard

agricultural growth. It means much

that the seeds of a new growth have

been sown so soon.



Near the more considerable towns,

farming ways and.means are quite simi<

lar to those of states farther north. The





constant influx of “foreign,” ]. e., north-





 





A Dixie Water-wagon—The Southern Farmer Prefers





 





may be considered as in a sense typical.

They, however, are of the new order, and

hardly represent average conditions far—

ther back from the towns. The wave of

progress breaks gainst the hills, and be-

comes diseontinuous. Now and then,

even there. a hardy northern immigrant

has imported foreign ways, but the bulk

of the back country is, and always will

be, in the hands of native owners.



If you Wish to see the native farmer at

his average best, you need to drive back

from the county seat, which is always the

most important center, a matter of from

twelve to twenty-miles. You can hire St

livery, and make the round trip quickly

and easily, and come back with a con-

fused remembrance of hills and hollows,





 





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Spring or Cistern Water, Considering Wells





elaborated etmivaicnt for “straight up."

If there is one thing more than another

that is (t stumbling block to a new-cmner,

it is the tortuous twisting of the "plain

roads" which he is informed he, “cain't

miss." Cross roads, connecting the main

lines of Hand, are even more delusivc.

Uld hands at trail followit g are more that.

likely to wind tip in a goose pasture, in-

stead of at the desired point. having

mistaken the significance of “that at"

fust plain lcf‘ hand turnin’,” from the

suptirabundance of “bresh” adorning its

“plain" features.



There are few houses to be seen from

the road. There appears, however, to be

considerable traffic. and numerous tracks

branch off at each side of the highway.





at last leaves the high—

way to follow an indis-

tinct track thru the

woods, you are cordially

invited to continue on

with your new acquaint—

ancr. If you are wise.

and have no other definite

plans, you accept,



The house, nine times

out of tvii, will be a dou-

ble leg structure. There,

is a wide. open hall divid-

ing the two parts, and a

great chimney stands at

each end, reminiscent of

roaring fireside comfort

when the ylai' wanes. As

likely as not, the few

windows will be furnished

with wooden shutters in

lieu of glazed framcs.

“\Yhy not?” is the potent:

argument; “they are al-

way.. open, anyway.” The

tenth time the log house





an!» 01' foimcr years will have





been l‘t‘lllth‘t'tl by a flimsy

box affair, having two,

or at most three, rooms, the third being

a lean—to cook shanty. Often the latter

will be detached from the house by a

dozen yards or so.



The interior strikes a stranger as bare.

and cheerlcss at first. Not once in forty

times is there a carpet, and beds are the

principal articles of furniture. as well they

need to be in the average family of a

dozen or so. Two to four are usually in

"the room," while the chances are that

a couple, more are in the "fur” corner of

the cook room. These are always the

liousewit‘c‘s pride. and are pictures of

Iii-atticss and rot ndcd comfort.



The welcome is so hearty that the

(‘llOt'l‘It‘HSllOSS vanishes like a mist, and

in its place stands a. comfort as bright





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and mellow as the golden-rays of the

afternoon sun, which touch the whole

scene to tender beauty. The whole at-





. mosphere is one of welcome, and the hills





set it so apart from the world and its

make—believes, that you cannot help feel-

ing the sweet sincerity of it all.



When the meal is ready—soon. for the

“old man” is hungry—the invitation to

“set by and eat up a little snack" is fol-

lowed by an apologetic “VVe-uns is pore

folks, an’ don‘t set on much. but I reckon

yo’-all kin maybe stan’ it for onct.” This

is entirely uncalled for, as the event

proves, and such a spread as is found up-

on a. “company" table in the south will

make your mouth water every time you

think of it for months.



Butter, to be sure. is usually missing.

It has only recently been considered lit

for food. The whole milk is churned

every daypfor the sake of the buttermilk,

which is highly esteemed as a drink.

The butter is now sold itt town. It was

formerly thrown away. or used for grease.

Indeed. considering the way it is made,

that is about all it is fit for.



Meat will appear in foot-square slices

of delicious dry-cured ham. You will

be casually informed that “thet t'har

hawg weighed fo’ hunnerd poun‘s." and

that another promising specimen would

“sure go a heap heavier, ’gin it's hawg-

killin’ time.” A glimpse into the smoke-

house, opened with pardonable pride. will

show you the swinging hams and sides

of perhaps three or four of these record-

breakers, together with as many tifty-

pound “stands" of lard. It is not un—

common for a fair-sized family to put up

a dozen or fifteen pigs, weighing from a

hundred and fifty to two hundred pounds

each, and render out six or eight stands

of lard, every fall as soon as “hawg«

killin’ weather” comes on. These pigs

run loose in the woods all summer. and

are finished up in the late fall with boun-

Icons feeds of corn, thrown just outside

the front: gate.



“Cawn” is the main crop of your host‘s

farm, as you have already gathered. In

a field of standing timbcr. deadened and

“brcshcd out,” growing in furrows torn

in the virgin soil by a bull—tongue plow.

you see a vigorous crop, broad-leavcd and





luxuriantly, colored. Newiground is . al-

ways preferable tci old, as worn soils are

seldom brot up, and com, com, com, for

twenty years is hard on the constitution.

An old field is “laid by" to rest, it being

believed that a few years of idleness and

weeds is a powerful invigorating tonic.

A patch of new ground is prepared by

ringing the trees, to deaden them and

prevent sprouting from the roots, and

fine crops maybe secured even before

further clearing is done.



The corn is topped and the “fodder

pulled" early in the fall while the stumps.

with the hardening ears. are left until

considerably later. Nothing must inter-

fere with “fodder pullin‘ time." Old and

young, women and children. work early

and late, stripping the wide. succulent

blades, and tying them in bundles, which

they hang in the forked stumps to dry.

And fine fodder they make.



The ears are pulled from the stump.

“shuck” and all. They are thrown into

wagons and stored in cribs. A field of

shocks, or a crib of bare cars is a sure

mark of northern hands. It is sold by

the barrel, of five bushels. it takes a

tenderfoot some time to learn to figure

prices, as the customary measurements

differ from what he has been used to.

Blackberries sell by the gallon, as also

does milk. butter by the “print." a pound

more, or less, fowls at so much apiece,

regardless of weight. "I wouldn‘t think

of charging moah titan a ouahtah fo‘ just

a bin." asst-rvates your hostess.



At last you depart, to seek hypothctical

acquaintances up the creek (long

double—e. please). for you need some plan

to parry the hospitable invitations ex-

tended. As you leave. your courteous

host and pleasant hostess, the nine shv

children, and the seven "houn‘-dawgs,”

gather at the front gate to honor your

farewells. Special attention is drawn to

one pup, uglier and more lop—cared than

the rest. and you are invited to “come

back 'gin it‘s 'possum time. and we‘ll see.

what thct thar pup knows." I



As you follow the spring path around

the turn of the branch, you look. back to

wave a last goodbye, and the echo of the

hearty farewell lingers musically in your

ears: “Yd—all come back again."





 





BACK TO THE COUNTRY





BY HOWARD BANNON.





The. time when the old home and all

of its furnishings must be sold, had ar-

rived. Nearly a half century before,

libcn Clinton and his wife had begun

housekeeping in thc old stone house. That

had been a long time ago and Mrs. Clin-

ton had become so deeply attached to

the place that she could scarcely bear the

thot of leaving it.



Here it was that her two children had

grown up and gone into the big world.

'l‘om, like his father, had become a farm-

er and lived upon a line farm a few miles

away. Agnes became the wife of a man

who was now one of the great merchants

of Chicago,



But when Mr. Clinton had passed to the

great beyond and Mrs. Clinton was left

alone upon the old farm, it was necessary

to break up the home. The question of

Mrs. Clinton’s future had been quickly

decided by her daughter.



“Mother must go to Chicago and live

with me.” she had said. “There is plenty

of room in our big house. and then 1

want her to be frcc from all cares. She,

will not have a thing to look after. in

our house. The servants attend to every—

thing.” .



Agnes had taken charge of things on

the farm after her father’s funeral. Site

at once announced that they would sell

everything. The things were old and,

to her notion, not worth keeping.



Mrs. Clinton had hated to part with the

old things. She had hoped that she might

be able to keep the, old-fashioned ma~

hogany bureau, at least. Agnes was ob—

durate, however.



“Why, mother.‘ she had said, “we

couldn't take that big. clumsy thing to

the city. Then, it would not match. for

I have a nice oak set for your room."



It was a great trial to Mrs. Clinton to

see them preparing the things for the

sale. Every one of the articles was full

of tender memories to her. W'hen the

day of the sale arrived she shed many

tears at seeing the things carted away.



At; last the affairs Were all settled.

“’ith the few triiies she had managed to

keep, packed away in the shiny new

trunk (the trunk was not half as nice

looking, to her, as the hair-covered one

that had been sold) she departed, with

her daughter, for her new home.



Mrs. Clinton’s new home was fine and





,





wonderful. How odd it seemed to have

a servant, ready to do your bidding at

any moment, .For awhile Mrs. Clinton

was pleased with the novelty of the

place, but she soon grew tired of having

nothing to (lo—no chickens to feed. no

cows to feed. no carpet rags to sew, but

just idleness from morning until night.

To be sure. her room was finely fur-

nishcd, but the Brussels carpet, the oak

drcsscr and the chiffonicr were not half

as nice as a rag carpet with its fancy

stripe and the big mahogany bureau. Then

there was a folding bed. and Mrs. Clinton

went to bed in fear. each night. lest it

should fold up and smother her. 01’

course. it had a mattress. Oh. how she

longed for the soft. warm feather-bed she

had been used to all of her life.



Mrs. Clinton had been living in her new

home for nearly a year when .lolm's wit-n,

went to the city on a visit. She rc-

inained with John's mother for several

days and easily saw how unhappy that

person was. defore returning home she

had sccurcd Agncs' consent for Mrs. (‘lin-

ton to spend several months with John

and her at their country lltililt‘.



\Vhen John's \vit'c rcturncd home she

told her husband how unhappy his mother

was in her city home. She told him of

the intended visit to them. and of a little

plan she had thot out while on her way

home. .Iohn heartily agreed to his wife's

scheme and the very next day they drove

over to the vicinity of the old Clinton

homestead. l'pon their return home that

cvcning the wagon was loaded with quite

a number of the things that had been sold

at the Clinton sale.



The next day was a very busy one in

John Clinton‘s house. All of the furnish-

ings of one of the spacious lower roe-ins

were remom ‘ and a rag carpet. the last

one that John’s mother had made. was

placed upon the floor. The old mahogany

bureau occupied one corner of the room.

While a large. old-fashioned bedstead,

with an enormous feather-bed, stood in

another. Quite a number of other things

that had been in the old Clinton home

were in the room, also.



After a few days. John left for Chicago.

A few more days passed by and he re-

turned, accompanied by his mother. His

wife gave her a hearty welcome. After

resting in the sitting room for a short





3 ~ THE»: MICHIAN :: FARMER; a





like the last carpet I had woven. An’ if





time, -Mrs. Clinton Was invited to’ ‘fiisnebt

the roofn that was to be» her very own."

It was pleasing to see the great, pleasure

she evinced upon entering that room.

“Why,” she exclaimed, “this looks just





there ain't my old mahogany bureau, an’

my bed, an' all the other things. Where

did you get them all?”



“I bot them for you, mother,” answered

John‘s wife. “\Vhen I visited you in Chi-

cage I saw that you were not Happy, but

longed for the old times and the old

things. “’hen I came home I told John.

and the next day we drove over toward

the old place. We hunted up the people

who had purchased your things at the

sale, and when we told them that we

wanted to get them back for you they

were willing to accommodate us. I know

that they will make you feel more at

home, won't they mother?”



Mrs. Clinton looked up from the chair

where she was sitting, with tears stream-

ing from her eyes. “Make me feel at‘

home?” she inquired. “\Vhy, these are

what I have been longing for. These old.

things that Eben and I had for nearly

fifty years. You don't know how home-

sick I have been for these old things.”



She was like a child as she went from

one of t“: things to another. Coming to

the little stand. she opened the drawer

and was surprised to find her old, well—

worn tt-stament in it. The testament had

been given to her when she was a small

girl, but Agnes had insisted that it was

too old and ragged to be taken to the

city. She had thrown it aside and pur-

chased a nice new one with a lot of maps

and pictures in it. Mrs. Clinton could

get no comfort from reading it and had

longed for the old one. with its many

marked passages.



That evening, when they were all sit-

ting around the lamp and talking of the

happenings of the last year, John in-

quired: “Mother. do you think that you

will be satisfied here, after your stay in

the city? After all of the noise and ex-

citement you have been among I am

afraid that you will get lonesome."



“XYhy John," answered the old lady.

“this is just what I have been longing

for. You don’t know how I have longed

for a sight of the old fields, once more.

I don’t feel like I could ever leave your

home.”



“And you never shall,” John declared

as he kissed his mother's wrinkled cheek.



The following evening, when John re-

turned from his day’s labor in the fields“

he peeped in at the open door of his‘‘

mother‘s room. She was sitting in her old:

chair. rocking gently back and forth. Thei

well-worn testament lay open upon her;

lap, and a half—finished ball of carpet}

rags was upon the floor by her side.





 





 





 





THE SPRING WILL COME. 1

BY B. F. M. soons,

The winter’s blasts, the raging storm.

Beat like wild war abroad. '

The hillsides now, with glittering ice, l

Must be with caution trod. E

The stubbled fields are buried deep——

Beneath the winds that blow——

Beneath a mantle cold and white,

The winter‘s cloak of snow.





"‘hc rivers pause upon their course

And flow not to the sea.

The ice-locked country. bleak and chill,

Sings onc weird song to me.

"l‘is desolate. all desolate.

in grandeur all its own.

The while we wait the winter‘s age

And passage from the throne. 7





Sweet banks of daisies. white and gold,

Stir now my ardent dreams. ‘

The ferns i see. in reverie.

Nod to the sparkling streams.

Brier—roses bloom along the ways,

In old fence corners. where i

The hand of man forgot to plow :

Or dig about with care. 1





Dreams come to me of stalk and tree 1

All covered o’er with bloom.



No night so dark. no gloom so deep—



, Except the night of doom——



But dawn will break and man awake;

And so will winter pass.



0 violets. what breath is yours—

But will you come? Alas!





How do they come? How can they come?

“Tis mystery to me.



From out the barren clods of death

They break mysteriously.



Earth seems to don the garb of Heaven,

A vestried choir, to sing



The passage of the winter. and

The praises of her King,





80 spring will come. and'song will break

From bird and poplar—bell.

The merry joy. the parting buds.

No poet’s pen can tell.

But over all the waiting lands

The carols will be heard.

Above the glory of the bloom

The gladness of the bird.





Come. bluebird. sing your song to me!

I wait to hear you sing.

The apple blossoms soon will come:

We want the touch of spring.

Thank God for hope! We live; we toil:

Life grieves o’er sorrows here.

But hope and spring, with Christ our

King.

Await with joy and cheer.





 





 





 





 





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FATHER’S BEAR HUNT.





 





Pr MARIETTA WASHBURN;





It was in the midst of winter,

In one of the timber states, .

That father first went hunting bear

And the tale ofttimes relates.





They were camping in a cabin

A few other boys and he, _

\Vhere. they had the gayest times

And were happy as could be.





All day long within the timber

One could hear their axes ring,



\Vhere the birds in happy summer

Every morning used to sing.





It was evening in the cabin

And their axes ceased to ring;

One of them had gone with bucket

’To get water from the spring.





Soon the still of night was broken—

Frightful noises filled the air



As the buy, without his bucket,

Entered with, “A bear out there."





Each one took a gun or pistol

Or a‘lamp or butcher knife,

And ran from out the cabin

To seek the bear and take his life.





0, they ran and fell and stumbled,

Hunting for that bear’s big track

When my pa gave up disgusted.

Turned around and started back.





Then he heard familiar noises—

Something drinking from the stream.

Had he not been a hunter hold

The boys would have heard him scream.





If my pa had not been frightened

He would surely have had to laugh;

For there he was—not the bear—

But a little Jersey calf.





GRANDMOTHER’S LOGIC,





 





 





 





 





BY A. P



Robbie Greene was always in a hurry.

and he could not take the time to do any-

thing in the right way. \Vhenevcr he

wanted anything, this same spirit of un-

rest would show itself, and he would say

that he could not wait. To prove that

he was really in earnest, great tears

would well up in his deep blue eyes and

roll down his rosy checks.



If the Object or plaything was closc at

hand he would be sure to get it by this

means. Or, just as often as he failed in

doing this, he would be given pieces of

candy or shining new pennies, which al-

ways pleased him.



He was pettcd by all about the house.

Whatever could be done to please him

was never put off, and for all this he

loved them very much in return.



The patter of his little feet over the

floor was a pleasant sound to hear. He

knew many pretty poems by heart.and

could say them quite well for a child (-f

his age. “'hen he came into his grand-

mother's room he always tiied to do his

very best and to look as.neat as he could.

When he would speak his pieces or sing

his songs for hcr he was surc to do it

better than at any other time.

.Somehow or other he always looked

uponghis grandmt’lther as being quite a

different person from all others that he

knew. Her little room was always kept

so tidy and neat, everything being in the





 





 





A Word from Jack.

The above post card has just been re-

ceived from Jack. His many friends will

be pleased to note that he is looking well.





0





THE ' MICHIGAN 'FARzMER;





right place. There was a. little clock

that did a great deal of buzzing just be-

fore it struck and,made one think it would

surely go topieces, but to tell the truth

it would strike with a sweet, soft sound

like the ringing of a silver bell. The

stand was as square as it could be, and

never failed to have its snowy cover. In

one corner of the cover was the picture

of the sun, a rooster, and a child who

looked like it might be crying or laugh—

ing, just as one might happen to think.





Robbie often wondered what they

meant, and whether they had anything

to do with his grandmother’s being so

wise, for she did seem to know so much,

and as she sat there, with her white cap





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Fig. 1. Fig. 2.



and silver—rimmed “specs" on, he could

not help but love and respect her.



Often when he would become fretful

and cry for something he should not have.

she would give him a nice little talk and

tell him what was best for him. One rule

that she would often give to him (and

one which‘ we could all make good use

of), was “All things will come to those

who wait." He had heard this so much

that he had begun to think it was a poor

rule, as it had never been proved to him.



One hot July day while he was looking

at some vcry large red roses that grew

upon a great bush in the corner of the

yard, he happened to see a whole nestful

of the prettiest white eggs he thot he

had cver seen. The ncst surely belonged

to his bantam hcn and hc claimed the

t2ts at once. Besides, they were his by

right of discovery, for had he not found

the ncs‘. first?



He stzt about at once to try to get the

eggs. lint, oh, such long, sharp thorns

as that lost-bush did have, anti how his

fingers would hurt when he touched the

least. bit. lie then tried with a crooked

stick, but it was not: long enough. Ho

kcpt on bringing sticks until he had quite,

a numbcr. but none of them would reach.

At last ho had a happy thot—he would

tie two sticks together. int he, was a

poor hand at such work. and the sun was

so hot that he made, a failure each time.

llc was almost tircd out, and was so

warm, too. He marched straight into the

room whcrc the square, stand set with its

whitc core)" which had the sun, the

rooster and the child. This tir‘“ the child

seemed to be crying. \Vith a trembling

voice he told all of the story to his grand—

mother, not failing to tell that the egg.

belonged to him, giving his two good rea-

sons. llis grandmother heard him thru

his long story with'so much patience that

he was filled with hope, and he thot he

had found the very friend for whom he

was looking. ~3ut when he came to the

end of his story, she said in her quiet

way and manner, “All things will come to

thosf‘ who wait." This was too much fol

him to stand, and he could scarcely see.

the way out of the room for the great

blinding tears.



Like all of his sorrows, this one soon

passed away. He thot no more of it

until one day he passed by the rose bush

and heard a loud cluck, and “peep, peep.

peep" came from a dozen little. throats.

AlmOst out of breath he rushed into the

room where. the square stand set. The

child upon the white cover was laughing

this time, and he exclaimed, “Grand-

mother, you are right!”





 

 





 





SUGGESTIONS FOR WHITTLERS.





 





Making a Pair of Pliers.





When a pair of pliers such as we are

about to describe has been whittled from

a single piece of wood, many will wonder

how it was ‘done. Select a. piece of soft

straight-grained wood free from flaws,

’54 inch thick, about 1% inches deep, and

6 or 8 inches long.



Figs. 1 and 2 show the commencement

in plan and elevation. The two short





lines (Fig. 1, a, a) running in the direc-

tion of the length of the stick are cut

clear thru the wood, as also are the hori-

zontal lines shown in the elevation (Fig.

2, b, 13).





But the short vertical lines





 





 





 





 





 





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Fig. 4.





Fig. 3.

«Fig. 2, 0. one in front and one in back)





so only part way thru. V-shaped pieces

of wood are cut out of the middle and

each side. as shown in shaded lines (Fig.

1). to form the hinge. This is more

clearly shown in the finished article (Figs.

;: and ll. 'l‘he handlcs arc roundcd off.

and the whole nicely sandpapcrcd and

varnished or stained. A wooden peg can

be driven thru the hinge. but this is

not absolutely net-cssary, since it is im—

possible i‘or the pieces to come apart.





 





A NARROW ESCAPE.





 





BY I. a. BAYLEY.

I think it was Samuel Johnson who

said, “\\'hcncvcr you meet a boy, always





 





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brave spirits, one boy introducing us b.\‘

hurling a large stone at the half open

door. .



You can imagine our dismay when, with





wide-open mouth, and eyes bulging out“





of her head, an old witch of a woman

came screaming out of the house to learn

whatever in the world possessed us. We

did not wait long enough to answer, un—

less a dozen pair of heels flying over the

dust was answer enough. ,



A few minutes later found us lying flat

upon the ground, behind a low hedge, thru

which we could watch without being

seen, and we were wondering what Wolllil

happen next. ‘



We had hard work assuring the boy

from town that none of us even guessed

that the house was occupied. “It surely

must have been taken very recently-ff

“I’d never have thrown that rock—” “Oh,

what are we frightened about. We didn't

mean any harm. Let’s go and apologizti

and offer to pay the damage.” “\Vondcr

if they have a dog.” “Say. but I was

scared.” “Bet you won’t catch me doing

a. trick like that again.” “Nor me

either.” And with that we stood up to

get a better view of things.



It’s lucky we did! Crawling towards

us, with a face I shall never forget, one

hand clutching a broken piece of fence

rail and the other low on the ground as

tho picking up a missile to hurl at us,

was the husband of that woman,





Tho badly frightened, we did not lose

our wits, but ran at top speed along a

road leading into a small town near by,

the man gaining on us every minute. He

had the most peculiar run. a swinging

trot from one foot onto the other, but

the ground he covered counted. Im~

mediately in front of us, and coming our

way, several young men stretched them-

selves across our path in answer to the

shouts of this madman behind.



It is said that angels watch over chil-

dren and drunkards. It came true in our

case, for at no point in the road was

there an outlet except just at this spot.

\Ye quickly ran towards the opening in

time to miss the scamps who .tried to

stop us.



As we ran we turned around every

now and then to see how fast we either

gained or lost. With a sickening thud,

the boy who was a. visitor fell to the

ground and asked us :0 give ourselves

up. Going up to him, I shouted, “Don‘t

you suppose if we are tired he is too.

Let’s jump this fence as if we are good

for another mile if necessary.”



We tried our best to keep up a brave

spirit, but our limbs were fast giving out,

and since we were nearing the town We

agreed it would be well to separate, lest

we arouse suspicion.



My path lay thru a small timber yard

guarded by a massive dog that bounded

towards me as I passed. Even then my

troubles were by no :i'ieans ended. A





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An Old Dixie Mill of Ante-helium Days, still grinding Corn.





thrash him, for either he is just coming

out of mischief, or going into it.”



While we were not exactly bad boys.

we were always ready for any mischief,

or fun, coming our way. It thus hap-

lit-llt‘d that, on a very warm afternoon,

we had tired ourselves out, playing ball,

and,- st‘retching full length upon the

ground under the shade of a large tree,

we iested for a while. Not far away was

a small unoccupied house which always

had a weird attraction for us. It was a

house one would hardly care to go thru

alone. especially at night.



On this particular day, a young friend

was visiting us from a neighboring town.

The. when being told that the house was

rull of live ghosts, suggested that we all

go over and call on them. No sooner

thot of, than up we marched, with very





 





high fence left no means of getting out

except by the way I came.



As I ran towards the gate, not knowing

which to fear most. the four-legged beast

or the one with two legs, for so he

seemed to me, I found the dog waiting

for me with every link of his chain well

nigh ready to burst. Making a feint, as

tho to pass him, I quickly doubled, and

jumped over the chain, reaching the gate

in time to see my worst enemy trying,

with his last bit of strength. to catch the

boy who had almost fainted by the way.



The man seemed to me as one pos-

sessed. The peculiar run, the wretched

look and his general make-up were.

enough to unnerve any youngster, and VVU

had just cause to congratulate ourselves

that we escaped his awful revenge.



I realized that something must be
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'HOW Often do ”you

» eat this food?

A short time ago there appeared in

the columns of one of the prominent

magazines an article on building brain





and muscle by the proper selection of

the foods you eat.





A good many people were surprised

to find oatmeal placed at the top of the

list of foods recommended; but if the

article had appeared in an English or

Scotch paper every reader would have

expected to see first place given to

good oatmeal.





As a matter of fact Great Britian

and Europe come to us fortremendous

quantities of Quaker Oats because it

represents to them perfect food, being

the richest in flavor and best in clean-

liness and purity, of all oatmeal‘s.





Convenience and economy are served

'b the way it is packed—regular size

1 c packages and large size family

packages. 25c. 55





 





 





 





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quickly doneoinhe would surely gain his

prize. Shouting after him as I dodged

behind the gate-post of the timber yard

in time for him to see me, I was relieved

to find he had fallen into ,the trap so

quickly made.



Mopping the sweat from his brow, with

his hat thrown ‘back, he marched up to

the door and pulled the bell. Not waiting

to see his disappointment, when he found

that none of us lived there, I found my

way home, resolving ever afterwards tc

see that my fun was not so dearly bot.



One by one the stragglers came home:

and, judging from their actions and wear-

ied looks. I imagine they had made the

same resolve.





SMILE PROVOKERS.



First Dog—There's a. young man enli—

ing‘ on Miss Grace this evening. and he

seems real nice.



Second Dog—Yes; I heard her say he

was nice enough to eat. That’s what I‘m

waiting for.





 





the street, what would you do with ’em'?"

asked one boy of another.

“I’d keep ’em till they wuz advertised





for.” was the reply. "and if a poor man

had lost 'cm I’d give ’em back to 111m.





 





Baby Marjorie. who is a suburbanite,

went shopping with her mother for the

Iirst time. She had never been in an ele-

vator before. In telling,r her thrilling ad-

vcnturcs to her father. she said: “\Ve

Wt‘lll into a little house and the upstairs

came down."





 





“Have you ever noticm," asked the

man with rebellious eyebrows, “the like.—

ncss lwtwcen the spiritual and business

worlds?"



“1 can't say that I have.” replied the

mun with the monogram on his vest.



“Vl'cll, it is remarkable. Yesterday I

heard at merchant and a minister both

Complaining that collections were poor.”





KINKS. ‘





 





 





 





Kink I.—What Am i?



l'm up illicgi'ul purl of darkness, yet

the sun must cease to shine when bereft

of me.



i join the artist as lll’ sauniers slowly

thru the leafy solitiulcs or smiles at sun-

booms gliuting thru the trees.



I love thc strife and stress of wars and

battles, and always join the shouts of the

victorious.



i'm part of cvcry blissful throng, and

still whore desperate burdens are, there

you will always find me :it my post.



I‘m close beside the fisherman who an—

gles in the tinkling brook or sleeps In

sun~slcepc<l meadows.



i join bold hunters as they search the

prairies for howling coyotes or shy go—

pin-rs sitting in the sun.



1 soil the soils in every siaicly ship that

leaves our ports.



i love gladucss and crowds. and um

seldom found with one alone, and yet I

always stay with Sister when she is sor-

l‘owl'lll or Still.



I'm ucvcr in bad company but still I

Illll (-ompc-llwl to join the prisoner in his

prison cell, and if he mounts the dreadful

scaffold, 1 :lm llicrc before him.



I am in all quarrels and misunderstand-

ings and divorces, and yet' the loves and

graces hover close beside me_



I increase pain and trouble, and make

many sorrows where only one had been

before I came.



I flit lhru all life’s joyous scenes and

perfect g‘ladncss bring. but still without

me thy-1c had been no sorrow since the

World was first created.



\Yliat am 1‘.’



Kink Ii.—Transposition.





A, word of four letters which can be

trunsposr-d to spell four other words. one

meaning “certain plziythings,” another

meaning “vessels.” another a “place”

"to blemish.” and the fourth a “stake.”



Kink ill.——-Men.





The “man” that governs.



The “man" that commands.

The “man” that crushes.



The “man” that makes plain,

The “man” that fciicrs.



The “man" that makes.





Prizes for Straightening Kinks.—To

the sender of each of the ten neatest

correct answers to all of the above Kinks,

We will give choice of a package of 50 post—





 





 





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cards of general interest, an Atlas of the

World. or a book. “A Trip to the North

Pole.” “'11ch contestant or some member

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year’s subscription (750) must accompany

answers. Answers must not reach us

later than March ‘26. as correct solutions

will be published in issue of April 2.

Address answers to Puzzle Dept., Mich-

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Answers to Feb. 5 Kinks.

Kink l.-——Beheadable Word.——Prelzition.

Kink li.-—Conundrum.—'l‘he letter L.

Kink lll.-—Four-word Square.—

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Gloves and Mittens.



.Tlme was when the good pioneer house-

wife provided the men folks of the‘farm

family with mittens which were the re-

sult of her own handiwork, as she pro-

vided them with homespun garments for

their best as well as every—day wear.

Fortunately, hOWever, for the women of

the present generation, modern methods

of manufacture have provided both gloves

and mittens for every purpose at a cost

to the farmer which is little, if any, more

than the cost of the material which would

be required to make the mittens of the

good old days. \Vhat has been the house—

wife’s gain in this respect has, to some

extent, been the wearer's loss, since for

comfort, utility and appearance this pro-

duct of the grandmother's skillful handi—

work was eminently satisfactory.



But none "will regret that the mothers

of the present day have been relieved of

this task with which the grandmothers

were burdened, and the advancement of

modern manufacturing methods has been

as great in this line as in any other, so

that gloves and mittens are available for

every purpose and all kinds of wear at

moderate cost. City young men are able

to get along nicely the year thru with

the thin kid or dog—skin gloves which,

however, are not suitable for winter wear

for the country young man who has more

or less driving to do during severe weath-

er. This difficulty can be overcome by

the use of a. knitted glove over the thin

leather glove for such purposes with good

results, since the knitted gloves will pre-

vent the soiling of the dress gloves which

results from driving or caring for horses

while they are warm. For those who do

not like this combination. the lined gloves

of undressed kid or other leather are

made in a variety of styles for dress or

work-day wear, while warm and service-

able mittens for every-day wear are of-

fercd at a. moderate price, and are suited

to all kinds of work or service.



The essential economic point in the

purchase of gloves or mittens lies not

alone in the purchase of a good quality,

which has been emphasized in previous

articles relating to the purchase of other





 





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' THE: '_ MICHIGAN FARMER. ‘ an 241.





Why Eight Million People Prefer

a: “Ball-Band” Rubber Footwear





We pay $1,000,000 8. year for the extra quality that

w you get at no extra cost when you buy HBall-Band” Rubber .

' B00ts and Arctics.

Eight Million People have learned by actual test that “Ball-Band”

Rubber Footwear excels in service and satisfaction.

From the very first, we have sacrificed extra profits in order to cam

for ”Ball-Band” goods the reputation for highest quality ever known .

in rubber footwear. Now that we have gained supremacy, it is vital to





us that we hold and still further enhance it. To cheapen the quality

now would be nothing short of disastrous.





We Put $1,000,000 3 Year Into Quality





Much of it goes into crude rubber, which we buy in million dollar

lots. Then comes the big cost for skilled workers in rubber~men who

have mastered each process and operation.



Forty acres of floor space, hundreds of machines, vast quantites of .

high- grade materials, an army of highly trained men— these are the factors

that aid us in making “Ball-Band’ ’ goods the best that money can buy.



Join the ranks of the 8,000,000 who buy ”Ball-Band” because they

are best. Some dealers, who also sell other brands which

cost them less money, hand out

inferior rubber footwear as equal

to genuine ~“Ball-Band”

products. Be sure to look for the “Ball-Band

Trade-marthhe little Red Ball, which we

place on every pair. It’s for your protection.

This same Trade-mark will be found on our famous

All-Knit Wool Boots and Lumbermen’s socks—the

most durable woolen footwear in the world.





GET THEM OF YOUR DEALER.





MishawaKa Woolen Manufacturing Company, Mishawaka, Ind.

[9] “The House That Pays Minions For Quality.”





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   





 





 

   

   

 





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STEEL & SIDING





Dlrocl To You from our own factory

, atlowest factory riccs. We are man-



ufacturexs and handle no 2nd hand

nor short length stuff. Ever ' part of

our roofing and siding is mac e in our

factory from genuine Charcoal Iron,

Double Refined Puddled Iron or Steel.

Put on the kind of root that wears.





 





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wearing apparel, but as well in havmg i , ., ours, gramme“.“m5“.tthebes,

a variety of these necessary articles at . oucan )uyauywllere, don't paytoi;

- - . . t. Eneytolny.Noexperienconeedad. Toll

hand snitable for the varied wear for ungbvutynnrbulldlm: nudialusquobyuu

, . 1 tor] prices. Write for Maul GoodsCob-

which the country young man needs ' log. Blaine.

them. It is far better econornv to have ; THE UNITE? FACTORIES co.

‘ Dept-Na L2. Glovelnd.0hi°-





such a variety on hand than to ruin. the





 





 





gloves purchased for dress wear in the

rougher use incident to the work which I THE LARGEST AND BEST LINE 0':

the average country young man has to .



i do. A pair of good dress gloves, which !



‘ every country young man likes to have, . .

will last a long time where worn only \ o . MACHINERY Lnafifngéffi'mm‘?

upon suitable occasions, but are soon ‘ - G g F t ingit for OVCI‘ 20 years. Do 110$ buy until you

ruined as noted above unless they are 1 rOWIn rul see our new Illustlr‘fieidfiatalogue No.11. Send





properly cared for. A pair of good mit-





foritnow. Itis





in the Northwest Austin Manufacturing 00., llhlcago





 





tens, suitable for wear in driving upon

u cold days, are soon spoiled if used at ’ ’

l rough work. Consequently it will pay You can realize $500 to $1,000 per acre per year from new Rup‘ure cure





the country young man to have on hand

a good variety of gloves and mittens at





apples, pears and peaches, $300 to $500 Per acre per ,3an





from berries; $300 to $600 per

acre from grapes. Gratifying

returns from vegetables, grains

and alfalfa, also.





 





Don’t Wear A Truss.





... Brooks' Appliance. New

‘ discovery. Wonderful. No

\ obnoxious springs or pads.

Automatic Air Cushions.





the beginning of each winter and, if he

has not provided for them at that time,

he will likely find it to he economy to

purchase them at this season of the year





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





T/ze IVart/zern Pacific

extend: into or tflroug/z





fliinnesota, lVijgom-in, Binds and draws the broken nails





instead of waiting until next your not The irrigatedlandn in Montana Idaho



. ‘ ' . . . ° ‘ ' . - together as you would a broken

alone because of the practical benefit Nari/t Dakota, Montana, W ashington and Oregon reached by the j’ 3 limb. N0 selves. N0 lym—

which he will. derive from them for the [d450, Was/zingtgn, 0n- NorthernPaCiliSZOfifiryouthemOSt profit- £31231. eligiineg‘entvgh

balance1 of this Season, but as Well be- £0". New, fit/l territory able PPPi‘tu‘Sm‘ES foaiarminlg and hug“ , trial: Pat. Sen. 10.’Ol.

cause ie can o'cn secure considerable ' rowm 0 e our. an W ere ”1 t e 4’ CATALOGUE FREE'

- . . .. . . . 55171.! aflem’d up by extm— £13 - dgq . y - , c. E. snooxs. 2149 Brooks

discounts trom such punhases as the nite .tates. ‘ - Building Marshall Michigan





tram now building. T/ze





The prize-winning fruits almost inva¢

Homeseeéer’: C/mnce.’





riably come from orchards in the

Northwest. The climate and the soil

are great factors in the popularity of this

country. People are constantl buying Northwestern lands. Don’t delay

toolong—write tonight for information about the State that interests you





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Northern Pacific Railway





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to ship you a—





winter season advances.



For those who feel that they can afford

them, the fur gloves and mittens for driv-

ing‘ are a good addition to this depart—

ment of men’s furnishings. They are

more expensive to buy than other grades,

which may be worn for similar uses. but

have the advantage of being durable so

that when the investment is once made,

it does not have to be duplicated for some

years. These should be large enough to

permit the wearing of a thin glove inside

of them for the reasons above noted.



“A stitch in time” will often greatly

prolong the length of service of either

gloves of mittens in many cases. The

better quality of either will last much

' \ longer without ripping. than will thel

cheaper goods, but often a thread will ’

become out or worn, and if the damage is

repairedat once and in a suitable man-

ner, much good service will be insured





 





 





 





 





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WHAT IS EMMANUELISM?





Relating What the Leaders of this Movement Claim





for Their





HIS is pre-eminently the day of new

ideas. Anybody with a new sug-

gestion, no matter how wildly im-

possible that idea may be, is sure of re-

spectful attention, simply because his idea

is new. In business. in Science, in phil-

osophy, in religion. in the home. this fact

holds true, the new idea is studied care-

fully in the. hope that it will prove the

panacea for which mankind is looking.

In things religious the new comes to us

under various names. Christian Science,

New Thought, I‘lmmanuclism, all three

claiming many faithful adherents. And all

are worth a thoro understanding, even if

we are to reject all three as heresies after

getting to the bottom of their teachings.

Of the three, the Emmanuel doctrine is

the most surprising as it comes from

that most conservative of all established

churches, the Episcopalian.

# t t

founders

Ulti ullf’,





This new doctrine. which its.

claim is merely a revival of an

first came into light in 1906. It derives

its name from the Emmanuel church in

Boston, whose rector, Dr, \Vorccster. and

assistant rector, Dr. Samuel I. lit-(,‘omb,

are the fathers of the movement. and like

the other two cults its theme is lilo power

of the mind over the body. It dot-s not

go to the extent of claiming there is no

such thing as disease: admits

the idea of organic diseases, and before

taking paticnts for treatment. the leaders

insist that they shall have a thorn medi-

cal examination. 'l‘lnn if thcrc no

organic disease. that . any disease

caused by tho breaking down of the tissue





instead it





is





is





of some organ, but the trouble is purely

functional, the suft’trlrcrs arc admitted to





the classcs, or clinics as physicians would

call thém, and the effect mind treat—

ment, or mind cure is tricd.



The theory upon which l'lrs. “'orcestcr

and McComb have built up their doctrine

of mind ture is very simple. Everyone

knows how quickly the mind acts upon

the body. You are terribly frightcncd and

your heart stops beating; say. or

perhaps you llot'tlnli- deathly and

could not retain a mouthful of food if you

were to take it. You are worried. and

you lose your appetite, bccomc weak and

listless, and run down. cause of the

worry is removed and you

pick up. A mother lost-s hr-r baby by

death and her grief is so great she has

a sick spell. Her organs arc perfectly

sound, but she is sick bmlily. sick because

her mind is sick. Perhaps she dies. and

then we read in the paptrs, “Died of

Grief.” Her life was wiped out, not be-

cause of a diseased body. but because of

a diseased mind. and this disease- of the

mind was powerful enough to stop the





bodily functions.

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as you





sick.





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innncdiatcly





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mind

You





On the other hand. when your

at rest, you feel \\'t‘il physically.

know by experience how much more you

can accomplish whcn you are happy and

contented. than whcn you feel worried

and discontentcd. If you are wt-l‘. men-

tally. you have a good appctitc, your food

digests well, you sleep well. and all the

organs of the body perform their work,

their functions. in other harmon-

iously. This is true because the work

of the body controlled nerves,

which. as we know. are in turn controlled

by the brain. The brain in its turn is

controlled by our thots. so that if we,

think morbid thots. the brain becomes

diseased, reflects its troublcs on the nerves

which in turn affect the body. and we

have a diseased state of body. which can

be altered only by thinking the right sort

of thots.



The whole idea in a nutshell is worded

by Dr. McComb in the "Religion

and Medicine:” “All functions of the

bodily organism are controlled by nerves,

which end in the brain mechanism.

which in turn is dependent on ideas, If_

then, mischievious ideas create .1 morbid

state does it not follow that good ideas

will neutralize these first and thereby

dissipate the nervous or mental trouble?

In other words, if one state of mind can

produce a. disease, another state of mind

can affect a cure.”



’All sorts of nervous troubles are treat-





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all





lh‘ by





book.





Doctrine.





ed by these leaders in

movement. neurasthenia,

long termed nervous prostration;

chandria, or the dwelling on





of health; psychasthenia. absurd imagin-





ings. like a dread of narrow places or

broad open spaces, the fear to be left

alone, etc.; melancholia. and other phases

of functional neuroses. Alcoholism, it is

claimed, has also been treated with good

results.



The cures depend upon “suggestion,"

which has been ably explained in Mrs.

Charlotte A. Aikens’ paper in the Mich-





igan Farmer.

is first placed

and while in

addressed to him which

his state of mind. He

egarding his condition and

to his procedure in future.

usually positive. and the patient

that trouble is already

In many cases the pati.1t receives

mediate benefit. while others take

(went and many treatments, say

leaders.



The cure depends upon the

the subconscious mind over





in an hypnotic

this state

tend





The talk





his





action





the Emmanuel

which we have

hypo—

one's state





In many cases the patient

condition

suggestions are

to change

is told the truth

instructed as

is

is told

diminishing.

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the body.





if some of the new things are the real

silk or imitation cotton. The illustra-

tion shows a good example of one of these

imitation silks. ,



Every season sees new names rung on

the woman who goes to buy a. dress, tho

the fabric may be the same old weave.

This year‘s new cloth is “Flaxon,” which

is nothing more or less than a linen—finish

organdie. Of course, it is very sheer and

dainty as all organdies are, and comes in

all sorts of pretty colors, white striped

with delicate pinks, blues, etc., being a

favorite design. And, by the way, more

stripes seem to be shown than anything

else. There are checks .and plaids. but of

all the goods shown me in a big wholesale

house, there was not a single piece with a

floral design. This will be sad news for

the girls who like summer dresses cov-

ered with posies.



“‘e have been accustomed to thinking

of handkerchief linon as a line white cloth

meant to be embroidered and made into

pretty shirtwaists. Now handkerchief

linon comes in colors, if you please, in

blues, tans and even black. It is sheer

like the white and may be either in a

solid color or in stripes and checks.



Poplin promises to have a run this sea-

son, and it is appearing in manyyarieties

and under many names. There is “Mel—

ba" poplin, named after the great singer.

This is a heavy piece of goods, not at all

in texture like the two above described,

but rather like the once popular vesting.

It has a satin finish, and comes in plain

colors striped in self color. Blue is pop-

ular. and there is old rose. tan and the

usual list of shades. Then there is “satin"

poplin, which has a shiny metallic stripe.

The woman who likes a black dress would

do well to buy a piece of this satin poplin





 





The Parkhill zéphyrs Come in Plaids.





As this is a rather dark subject to those

of us who have concerned ourselves only

or that part of

actually

another paper will be devoted to





with the

the

pcrccive.

the subconscious mind.





What’s What

In Summer Cottons.





conscious mind,





mind whose actions owe can





DEBORAH.





 





“Man works from sun to sun,

But woman’s work is ncvcr done,”





luns the old couplet. “'e are used to

the idea that man‘s work doesn‘t drag





along like woman‘s,





is all done a year in advance!

manufacturers are such thrifty,

people that not

cotton gtmtls all

)Htsnl 'Ii‘ it) lilo

ycvar‘s woolcns are already beingr

by their advance men. Ycrily

.‘er-rican enterprise.





manufactured and





wholesalers. but





it is not with next winter's woolens we





but it was something

of a surprise to inc to learn that one class

of men are so forehandcd that their work

The clotl.

hustling

only are next summer's

(lis-

11cxt

shown

great is





in black, which, with its metallic stripe,

looks very much like Silk. Broeade stripe

poplin is just what its name implies, a.

poplin with a brocade stripe. It is very

pretty in old rose and navy blue. and is

also shown in white. Silk striped poplin

is, however, one of the prettiest of all. It

comes in all colors, with a silk stripe giv-

ing it a pretty iinish. The colors are deli-

cate shadcs, pinks, blucs. greens. etc.,

making this an ideal cloth for a dainty

summer dress. The Lorraine poplins are

in solid colors. white. pink. bluc. Nile

green, old rose and black. Victoria silver

stripe and Francesca silvcr stripe are

alike in everything but colo.r, the Victoria

cloth running in light colors while the

Francesca comes in dark. These are Sheer

fabrics with a silver stripe alternating

with ‘a stripe of some color. in the Yie-





toria cloth a. pretty piccc had a white

ground. striped with red altcrnating with





the silver stripe which

t'lnlll.



If you wanlcd a rough silk dress last

summer and did not. get it, try a Bokhara

cloth this season. This is a cotton goods





distinguishes the





 





Showing the‘PronOunced Tendency to Stripes.





are concerned, however. but with this

season's cottons. For, altho some weeks

yet must elapse before we can don our

pretty wash dresses, the wise woman is

already planning her summer's sewing.

So skilled in the art of imitating have the.

cotton weavers become, that many of the

fine [cottons so closely resemble silk that

one has to look twice before she can tell





is a fine imitation of the Rajah

It comes in the same colors as the

Rajah, old rose, navy. tan, cream, brown,

Nile green, and even black and white.

There is one piece the natural color of





which

silk.





pongee. which would take two looks to

tell whether it was Bokhara cloth or

Rajah.





One of the most popular cloths is.





 





   





 





MAncH 5, 1910.





A Good Change





A Change oi Food Works Wonders.





The wrong food and drink causes a lot

of trouble. in this world. To change the

food is the first duty of every person that

is ill, particularly from stomach’and nerv-





ous troubles. As an illustration: A lady

in Mo. has, with her husband, been

brought around to health again by leav-





some articles of food

with them. They be-

and Grape-Nuts food.





ing off coffee and

that did not agree

gan using Postum

She says: ,



“For a number of years I suffered with

stomach and bowel trouble which kept

getting worse until I was very ill most

of the time. About four years ago I

left off coffee and began taking Postum.

My stomach and bowels improved right

along, but I was so reduced in flesh and

so nervous that the least thing would

overcome me.



“Then I changed my food and began

using Grape-Nuts in addition to Postum.

I lived 011 these two principally for about

four months. Day by day I gained in

flesh and strength until now the nervous

trouble has entirely disappeared and I

feel that I owe my life and health to

Postum and Grape—Nuts.



“Husband years old and he was

troubled, for a long time, with occasional

cramps, and slept badly. Finally I pre-

vailed upon him to leave off coffee and

take Postum. He had stood out for a.

long time, but after he tried Postum for

a few days he found that he could sleep

and that his cramps disappeared. lie.

was satisfied and has never gone back to

coffee.



“I have a brother in California who has

been using Postum for several years; his

whole family use it also because they

have had such good results from it.”



Look in pkes. for the little book, “The

Road to \Vellville “Thvie‘s a Reason.”





Ever read the above letter? A

new one appears from time to

time. They are genuine. true.

and full of human interest.





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solsettey This hasheen worn for several

Seasons; but has 'Erdiiivn in grace rather

than in disfavor. It comes in solid colors

in all the “shades. The basket linens are

good in white, all the shades of blue, pink

and green, and in the natural color of

linen. Shrunk cotton under its various

names, shrunk cptton, Indianhead and

shamrock is seen in all colors. The three

names mean the same cloth, but the

shamrock is finished a little better than

the others. Docking :will still be chosen

by many worncn for ..tub suits.



Two other pieces, of goods. must be

mentioned before the domestic ginghams.

Thése are Parkhill zephyrs and braided

novelties in zephyrs. The former come

in plaids and stripes, in all the usual col-

ors of fine zephyrs and ginghams. The

latter are. striped with a lace-like stripe

which reminds one of fine drawnwork,

the cloth not being cut out under the

Stripe. Of course these are in all colors.

In domestic goods we find small checks,

fine stripes and, fancy plaids. You see.

them every summer, and you will always

see‘them because women have found out

the value of gingham. Just to show the

popularity of percale, more has been sold

this year than in any two years previous

since it was first manufactured. It is





THE USEFUL OUTING FLANNEL.





 





BY E. E. R.



Possessing, as it does the comfort of

wool at a fraction of the expense, outing

flannel has proven to be a fabric of more

than ordinary value. An outgrowth of

the old-fashioned canton flannel, it is

superior by far to that material. yet costs

even less.

warmed the outing sheets which come in

attractive styles are a real comfort They

are soft and warm to the touch, while so

light in weight that laundering is an easy

matter. These vary in price from 50

cents to one dollar or more‘ per pair, ac-

cording to quality. By using care in

washing not to have the water very hot

the colors do not fade. These sheets or

blankets are especially recommended for

the use of old people and children.



Mothers appreciate this soft. fluffy fab-

ric in making underwear for little folks.

It is extensively used for diapers. in plain

white, while nighties and slips made of it

are very comfortable. For petticoats it

has almost entirely taken the place of

wool. The pretty patterns in such a

pleasing variety of colors offer an oppor—

tunity for selection to suit any taste.



The more expensive outing blankets are





 





Every Summer Sees the Standard Ginghams.





popular because it is not expensive and is

a. good cloth.



The imported goods first described run

in prices from 23 cents to 7.1) cents the

yard. The domestic goods retail at a

shilling. There will probably be no ad—

vance this year as the prices are, made

for the entire season and the manufac-

turers are already sold out.





 





SHORT CUTS TO HOUSEKEEPING.





This, department: is opened as a

means for the exchange of new and

successful ideas in housekeeping.

Every housekeeper is anxious to learn

the quickest and best way of doing

her work, and is constantly lookinzr

for new ideas.’ If you have what you

consider a good idea send it on for

the benefit of your sisters. They will

do the same by you. Please do no?

send recipes. Every housekeeper now

has more than she can use. But .if

you tl‘ink you have the quickest and

best way of washing. ironing. sweep—

ing. dusting or doing anything else

about the house, please write and tell

us about it.





 





 





 





 





 





A baked dinner is a time saver. Ilave

a good roast, baked potatoes, baked

squash. and a baked dessert. mince pie,

you can warm, bread or rice pudding, or

anything that needs oven heat. There

are fewer dishes ufterwards.—-Mrs_ 5.,

Okemos. .



I find it saves time to plan my work

the night before. I sit down after the

supper dishes are washed and make a

list of everything that must be done, and

then add things I should like to do but

which could go over. Then I hurry the

“musts” out of the way. and try to do as

many of the other tasks as possible.

This saves me time because I need not

think what I had better do next.-Mary

B., Flint.



When I married. all the relatives on

“his Side” said I would never make a

good housekeeper. I dirtlcd so many

dishes in baking and in getting a meal.

This put me on my mettle and I started

in to do better. In baking now I use

only one mixing dish. one measuring cup

and one Spoon of each size. I make white

cookies first, of course. measuring dry in~

gradients first, then white cake, then dark

cookies and then dark cake. and in this

way I do not need to wash the mixing

bowl. After the cup has been wet for

the white cookies, I wash it and dry and

use it again for the next cake, and so on.

I have running water in the house. so

this is easy to do, but if I hadn’t. I should

keep 3 pan of hot water on the stove. It

only takes a second to wash cup and

spoons as I work, and I haven t a bi g Pile

of dishes to wash at the close of baking.

—Hrs. L. A. M1, Birmingham.





employed for making bath robes, using

the bordered portion down the fronts and

for collar and cuffs. Finishing with heavy





cord and tassels in the prevailing colon





completes the robe. which is extremely

good to look at as well as comfortable to

wear. These robes may also be worn as

a kimona or wrapper. Nothing more

convenient could be imagined for an in-

valid orrconvalesecnt to wear when able

to sit up, than one of these garments.



A word of warning should be uttered

however, to those who wear this cloth

in outer garments. It is highly inflam-

mable and positively dangerous when

worn where there is proximity to a blaze

or open fire, The nap of the goods catches

like tinder and tire runs over it in an

instant. Such an accident nearly cost a

life in one instance; where the wearer

Was carrying a lighted candle from one

room to another. \Vomen who wear

house jackets of this material should bear

this fact in m’nd. The long loose sleeves

are particularly apt to lo dangerous when.

working in such a garment about the

kitchen.





VARIOUS USES FOR SALT.





 





BY PANSY VIOLA VINEB-



Salt is one of the simplest of all house-

hold remedies. and one that we always

have on hand, yet many do not know how

effective it can be made in many in-

stances. It is an excellent, rcnn-dy to

allay all neuralgic pains in the head.

Make a small bag out of flannel and fill

with salt. and then beat thoroly and apply

to the afflicted parts as hot as can be

borne. Hot salt in a bag is fine to re-

lieve all inflammation in different parts

of the body. and also good in cases of

sere throat. Flannel cloths wrung out

of salt. vinegar and hot water is an ex—

cellent remedy to apply to chest. stom—

ach or bowels in cases of inllannnatlon

or congestion. Renew the cloths as fast

as they begin to get a little cool. Salt

placed on the gums when teeth have been

extracted will keep them from bleeding

too profusely. A little salt and alun.

combined. put in cotton and inserted in

an aching tooth will often remove the

pain when nothing else will. Simple salt

and water or salt and vinegar makes an

extc lent gargle for the throat. Vinegar.

salt and water makes an excellent wash

for the eyes. Salt in water that is tepid

is a good emetic, and is also a good den«

tifrice. keeping the teeth white and the

gums hardened. There are many kinds

of poultices, some good and some not, but

the. old-fashioned flaxseed is one of the

best to relieve congestions. and is good

for tonsilitis. To make it have water

boiling and stir in ground flaxseed meal

until it is thick; add a teaspoonful of

olive oil, and spread on a piece of muslin

twice as large as needed, apply as hot





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BREAD MAKING.

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the world who do not like bread,



but the average person will tell you

he can make a meal from good bread and

butter and be quite content. Bread is the

oldest of made foods, and tho the loaf

of antiquity was little like the baker‘s

white loaf of the' twentieth century. it

was still bread. The making of good

bread is one of the most important of

arts, and like every other important art

it is one of the hardest to master. Many

women never master it, no matter how

painstaking they may be.



The essentials are a good bread flour

and good fresh yeast. Spring wheat flour

is held by many cooks to be the best for

bread, while others prefer a mixture of

two parts spring wheat to one part win'

ter wheat. To determine if your yeast

cake is fresh break it. If it breaks clean

and crumbly and is light colored and

free from dark spots it is fresh. It is old

when it is sticky and has a bad odor.



Yeast is a microscopic plant of fungus

origin and is the lowest form of vegetable

life. It lives at a temperature two de-

grees below freezing and is killed at a

temperature of 212 degrees, the boiling

point of water. It grows best at from 67

to 72 degrees and in making bread the

sponge and dough should be kept at about

this heat. Moisture and sweetness are

necessary to its growth and that is why

we start our yeast with sugar and warm

water.



l'nder the favorable conditions of

warmth, moisture and sweetness. yeast

grows rapidly and produces fermentation,

or the changing of sugar into alcohol and

carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a gas

about which cooks hear a great deal, and

it is the efforts of this gas to oer-ape from

the sticky mass which causes the bubbles

on the yeast so that we know it is light.



Most cooks now days use compressed

yeast for baking instead of the old-fash-

ioned hop yeast. The usual procedure is

to mash tine three or four medium—sized

potatoes at noon, and for ymst old pota-

toes are better than new because they

contain more sugar, which is essential to

the growth of yeast. Then the water in

which the potatoes were boiled is added

with enough more to make two quarts.

two level tablespoonfuls each of sugar.

salt and flour, and, whtn the mixture is

lukewarm, one compressed yeast cake





which has been dissolved in warm water.





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This is allowed to stand until night and

then flour kneaded into it to make a Stiff

dough. It should be kept in a warm

place, but not near a stovepipc as it gets

too warm on one side. In the morning

it should have doubled its bulk. “‘hen

it has risen to twice the original size.

knead and form into loaves and let stand

until the loaves have doubled thvir bulk.

Then brush the loaves with milk or water

to get a rich crust and bake. 1f flour

will brown in the own in five minutes it

is at the right temperature. Quick bak-

ing gives a white loaf, slow baking a yel-

low loaf. If your bread is full of large

holes it shows you let it rise too long

before putting in the oven. If it is soggy

it did not rise long enough. If there is a

dark streak near the bottom of the loaf

it stood in too hot a place to rise. If it

gets too light before you put it in the

oven, see that your oven is extra hot. A

crust will form quickly and prevent

further rising. Ordinarily bread should

rise for the first 1:7 minutes of baking

The oven should be kept at an even tem-

perature for the first half hour and then

the heat should be decreased. To tell if

bread is done. try handling it with your

bare hands. Bread that is not done will

burn your hands, while you can handle

well-done bread without binning. Bread

that is done will shrink from the sides of

the pan.



“’e have seen that yeast starts fer-

mentation, or the changing of sugar into

alcohol and carbon dioxide. If this fer-

mentation continues too long another

kind sets in, the changing of alcohol into

acetic acid, a substance akin to vinegar.

and then the bread is sour. So we bake

the bread to kill the yeast plant. which

dies at 212 degrees, and thus we stop

fermentation. Baking also drives off the

alcohol and the carbon dioxide endeavors

to escape, thus puffing up the loaf. The

starch in the flour is also made digestible

by the baking and a sweet. nutritious.

easily digested loaf of bread is the result,

or should be. ‘



If you make biscuit, have the oven

hotter than for bread. They should only

rise for five minutes after going into the

oven.





Home outmts runner.





A number of recipes for oatmeal cook-





 





ies were forwarded for’Mrs. G. S., of.





South Branch. Only a few will be given.



In printing recipes in this department

the following abbreviations will be used:

“c.” for cup; “tsp.” for teaspoonful, and

“tbsp." for tablespoonful. “Pt," of

course, stands for pint and ”qt.” for

quart. I must ask contributors to use

only one side of the paper. OtherwiSc

much time is taken up in this office copy-

ing communications before they can be

set up.



Plain oatmeal cookies: One c. of browu

sugar; 1 c. shortening (half lard and half

butter); 2 eggs; 2 c. oatmeal; 2 or more

c. flour: 1 tsp. cinnamon, baking powder

and soda; 4 tbsp. sour milk. I often omit

eggs when they are scarce, and double

the quantity of sour milk. Another

recipe for oatmeal cakes. while more ex-

pensive, is most delicious. The little ones

call them oatmeal candies, and they are

certainly more healthful and just as good

or better. Nutless nut cakes: Beat 1

egg. lé c. of sugar, add 11/2 c. rolled oats,

1 tbsp. melted butter and 1 tsp. almond

or vanilla extract. Drop by spoonfuls on

buttered pans and bake a golden brown.

Let cool on pans. Lemon drops: One

lemon rind grated and the juice; 14 lb.

citron chopped; 4 eggs; 1 lb. sugar; 2 tsp.

baking powder; 1 tsp. cinnamon and

clows. and flour to stiffen. Care should

be taken not to get too stiff. I often

use two e- gs and add a few tbsp. of cold

water instead and omit the citron. They

are fine anyway, and are a change from

ordinary cookies—Mrs. C. B. M., Bay

City.



Recipes were also furnished by Mrs. C.

G., of Clio, and Mrs. G. G., of Gara, who

also furnished the recipe for Nutless Nut

Cakes. Thanks are due these ladies, but

we will not use theirs at this time. Mrs.

\V. H. T).. of Lowell, furnished a recipe

for oatmeal hermits and one for Trilbys.

which follow: Hermits: One c. raisins;

1 c. brown sugar; 3%.; c. part lard and part

butter, measured and then melted; 3

large tbsp, sweet milk; 1 t. soda in the

milk; 2 c, flour; 2 0. rolled oats; 2 eggs;

1 tbsp. cinnamon: pinch salt. Put in

dripper by the spoonful and pat down.

This was very similar to one furnished

by Mrs. C. G. Trilbys: One 0. white

sugar; 1 c, lard; 135 C. butermilk; 1 tsp.

soda; 1,1) tsp. salt; 21/2 0. flour; 2 c. rolled

oats. Mix stiff, roll very thin. Make a

filling of dates. sugar and water or rais-

ins, spread on a Trilby and place another

on top. These are delicious. I, for one,

enjoy the ““‘oman and Her Needs” page.

(I suppose the Trilbys are to be baked

before putting together with the filling?

—Ed.)





 





CONTRIBUTED RECIPES.





 





Cheese Croutons.



To one cup of grated cheese add one-

fourth teaspoonful each of salt and mus-

tard. a few grains of cayenne and one

tablespoonful of butter, heat a little and

mash till a smooth paste. Cut bread in

strips three inches long and one wide. or

cut into crescents. Butter slightly and

toast till a delicate brown. Spread with

the cheese mixture, replace in the oven

and serve as soon as the cheese is hot and

brown.



Vanilla Wafers.





Cream together two-thirds of a cup of

butter and a cup of sugar until light and

creamy. Add one well-beaten egg, four

tablespoonfuls of milk in which has been

dissolved one-half of a teaspoonful of

soda, one cup of flour and one teaspoonful

of cream of tartar sifted together, and

last of all one tablespoonful of vanilla.

Mix thoroly and then add more flour until

you have enough to roll without sticking.

Bake in a quick oven. Fairy ginger cook-

ies may be made by substituting a table-

spoonful of ginger for the vanilla in the

above recipe.



Chicken Jelly.





Season three-fourths of a cup of chick-

en broth to taste with salt or celery salt

and pepper. Cover one teaspoon granu-

lated gelatine with one tablespoon of cold

broth. Heat the remainder of the broth

to the boiling point; add the softened gel—

atine and stir until dissolved. Add a few

drops of lemon juice. Strain thru double

cheese cloth into a cold. wet mould or

cup. Put in a cold place until solid.

Serve cold. It may be garnished with

parsley or celery tips. Beef tea or lamb

broth may be used in the same manner.





Nut Sandwiches.





Mix equal parts of grated Swiss cheese

and chopped English walnut meats. Sea-

son with salt and cayenne. Spread be-

tween thin slices of bread slightly but~

tered and cut in fancy shapes. A deli-

crous sandwich is also made by cutting

very thin slices from a round loaf of

white or brown bread. Spread with a

cooked salad dressing in which a little

thick cream and a generous amount of

finely cut cherries have been stirred.





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OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSOCIA-

TION OF FARMERS' CLUBS.

President—B. A. Holden, \Vixom. .

Vice-president—Mrs. C, A. Mathews,

St. Johns.



Secretary—Mrs. C. B. Johnson, Meta-

mora.



Treasurer—Henry T. Ross, Brighton.



Corresponding Secretary—Clayton Cook,

Owosso. _



Directors—T. B. Halladay, Norvell; E.

C. Hallock, Almont; A. R. Palmer, Jack-

son; \Vm. H. Marks, Fair Haven; C. L.

Wright, Caro; E. XV. lVoodruff, Blan—

chard.



Address all communications relative to

the organization of new clubs to Mrs. C.

P. Johnson, Metamora, Mich.





Assodationai Motto.—

The skillful hand, with cultured mind,

is the farmer’s most valuable asset.





 





Associational Sentiment.—

The farmer, he garners from.the soil

the primal wealth of nations,

OUR SOCIAL DUTIES—WHAT ARE

THEY?





 





 





Paper read by Mrs. Emily Mosher, be-

fore the Hickory Farmers’ Club.



I do not know just what the author of

this subject had-in mind but I have chos-

en to deal more especially with “Our

Duties as Confined to the Farm.”



Nature seems to demand some form of

diversion in the old as well as the young.

In the cities and towns there are a great

many forms within the reach of all, which

demand comparatively little effort, and

yet a great deal of what “society” con-

siders its duties is not only undesirable

but altogether impractical for tile farmer.

At the same time there is a social side

to the farm, and this important factor in

our life demands honest consideration and

the courage of conviction to make its in-

fluence felt for the gOOd of the common-

wealth. Many of the clearest minds and

strongest constitutions in public were

from the farm. XVe are proud and glad

to thus serve our country, yet there re-

mains our duty to the many who remain

with us.



Often we find a home where the young

people leave as soon as they are able to

earn a bare livelihood and choose most

any occupation rather than stay at home.

In another home they are not only satis-

iied to stay, but their home is the center

of attraction for the whole neighborhood.

In the first there is something vitally

wrong, in the other a condition worth

careful study, and what is true of these

homes is true of neighborhoods at large.

Perhaps in the one home not even one

good paper is allowed, or a batch of taffy

is too dear a. price for an evenings pleas-

ure. A noisy game is not to be thot of,

because it would disturb the slumbers of

people who are satisfied to go to bed with

the chickens. A glance at the other and

we see parents, children and neighbors

enjoying all sorts of games, a new book.

music, and a discussion of the daily paper

with perhaps a pan of popcorn sand.

wiched in. I am sure no one will deny

the good influence of such a gathering.

nor yet preclude a possibility for every

home.



The home is the vital spot and the

things that will tend to develop its sm'ial

atmosphere are the things to be dcsired.

such as good literature, music, cultivation

of the different abilities of its inmates

and time for recrez‘ition.



It is not necessary to separate the old

and the young in this matter. In fact,

the friendly interest, appreciation and en-

couragement of parents and elders are

the greatest safeguards of the young.

\‘Vho is to be more admired than the older

person to whom the young people go,

sure of sympathy and help, or who exerts

a greater influence? None should be too

old to be young at heart—to be comrades

of the young.



In this day and age man’s chief aim

seems to be the accumulation of wealth,

and the farmer spends the winter laying

plans to be carried out in the summer

for making his farm more profitable each

year. But, to provide comfortable hOmts

and an education for our children is not

all. The home has not fulfilled its mis-

sion unless it purposes to become a center

of influence. XVe can’t accomplish much

by simply opening our doors and telling

our neighbors to come in. Custom de-

mands the observance of certain rules,

but there is such a thing as a wholesome

independence. A friendly interest will

do wonders. Women, as a rule. are more

socially inclined than men, who dread to

leave'their own firesid‘es to go visiting,

especially in the evening. We, as women,





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THE .. .MicH-lGAN FARMER.





appreciate the compliment but beg of_

you' a little unselfish consideration for

others. It is not enough to wait until

our neighbor lies sick upon his bed to

call, or to enter another home for the first

time to attend a fareWell reception.

Young people are not satisfied with such

a condition, and how much better for

parents to know more about the homes

their children are bound to enter. The

person who is musically inclined has many

advantages, for they are always welcome.

There are others who read well and a

good story is their only introduction.

Others can recite. For the men folks,

there are numberless topics of common

interest, from something new in farm

methods to the new horse. The women

can always find something to talk about,

if it is only an exchange of recipes.



“Bread cast upon the waters is not in

vain,” and a friendly exchange of ideas

and methods is sure to result in the good

of all concerned. 'I‘o surround our young

people with clean, elevating pleasures,

that they may have no desire, is worth

every effort, and every plan that helps to

improve the social conditions of the neigh-

borhood should be met with hearty co-

operation. Even one home may be an

inspiration to a whole neighborhood.



In the winter season we have more

leisure than at any other time of year,

so let us plan to know our neighbors bet.

ter; let us enlarge the circle of the in-

fluence of our own homes. Let us do all

that we can to broaden and strengthen

our own character, not for our own good

but rather the good of every one with

whom we come in contact.



It is the “little things” that take the

drudgery out of life and we have only

fulfilled our social duties when we





“Try to do all the good we can,

In all the ways we can



To all the people we can,

When, and wherever we can.”





< GRANGE i





Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more

consequence than the farm, and should be

first improved."





TH E MARCH PROGRAMS.





 





 





State Lecturer’s Suggestions for First

Meeting.



Ways in which home may be made

more attractive.



Farm Business—III. Rural Law, (re—

lating to real and personal property,

deeds. tenants‘ rights,.etc.)



Recitation (in costume), “Over the

Hills to the Poorhouse.”



How does local option affect business?

Facts collected and presented by two men

and two women.



Recitation (in costume), “Over the Hills

from the Poorhouse.”



Music and recitations in charge of a

committee of two young ladies and one

young man.





THE GRANGE COURT.





 





The accompanying cut shows “the

court” arrangements in the hall of Madi-

son Graige, Lenawee county. The soft,

harmonious colors of the draperies gold,





 





 





Attractive “Court” of Madison Grange,





pink and green—cannot be done justice

in a photograph, but the form of their

hangings and the effective grill work

above the front of the stage, with other

decorations, may be noted. When I saw

this hall, I immediately asked for a photo

of this portion because of its combination

of suggestive decoration and its “homey"

air. Inquiry brot forth the information

that the court arrangements were the





result of the VVoman’s Work committee

in that and effort trying to make of the

Grange hall a neighborhood home. Car'e

had been taken to select tints in draperies

that were soft and artistic; their hang-

ing was graceful, and pains were also

taken in other details. The resulting

impression upon every person who enters

the hall is one of attraction, which is

really a matter more worthy of attentioh

than seems-to occur to many lady offi-

cers. The eye of the member or visitor

upon entering, rests first upon the court,

since the master‘s station is near to it.

It is an Opportunity to make “first im-

pressions” count on the side of warmth

of welcome and the good taste of the

Grange.



There are other facts noticed in a visit

to Madison Grange; for instance, the lady

shown in the cut was master last year,

when all of the officers were women.

This is one of tloe largest, most capable

Granges in the state and its members

attribute much of their development and,

as a Grange, its ability to carry out suc-

cessfully various undertakings to the fact

that for years no person has held the

same office for two consecutive, terms.

By this system, which is made obligatory

with them by by-laws, many persons are

developed in efficiency, and leaders are

in constant process of training. Mem-

bers of this Grange presented the fourth

degree before State Grange at Grand

Rapids in a way that will never be for-

gotten by those who saw it. Their dis-

plays at the Adrian fair, their contribu-

tion to Pomona Grange success, and their

regular routine work all rank high and

make it advisable to investigate the

methods that have contributed to such

results. JENNIE BUELL.





THE GRANGE IN OTHER STATES.





 





A Producers’ and Consumers’ Exchange

has recently been formed by Patrons in

the vicinity of Brunswick, Me, for the

benefit of farmers in marketing crops and

buying supplies. It was decided to fix

the capital at $10,000, divided into 10,000

shares at $1 each. It was also voted that

the stockholders or members of the com-

pany should be confined to members of

the Patrons of Husbandry, eXCepting

those who had already subscribed for

stock or did so before Nov, 10 last. By-

laws were adopted which fully protect

the stockholders.



Many Fairs in Old Bay State—At the

last meeting of Massachusetts State

Grange, held at Springfield, Mass, the

lecturer reported that over 40 Granges

had held fairs of their own. and 65 had

assisted in agricultural fairs in their

vicinity last season. The secretary re-

ported the total number of Granges in

the state at 232 and the total member-

ship 26,782, a net gain of nearly 2,200.

The state lecturer’s statistics showed that

during the twelve months ended Oct. 1,

1909, 1,954 discussions were held and par-

ticipated in by 17,402 Patrons; 1,647 pa-

pers had been read and discussed by over

2,300 members; 1,386 speakers had ad-

dressed Granges on different topics; as

entertainment features nearly 0,800 vocal

and nearly 5,000 instrumental selections

had been rendered and readings to the

number of 6,117. The total attendance





 





one of Lenawee’s Strong Subordinates.





on subordinate Grange meetings during

the year was 270,265. In 180 Granges

some phase of town improvement had





been considered, and 201 had devoted an-





evening to patriotic themes, and the chil-

dren had been remembered in 194 Grange

evenings all their own. State Lecturer

Chas. M. Gardner was promoted to the

position of State Master at this meeting.

The lecturers’ conference was attended

by 242 lecturers and 299 candidates took

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powers‘with a proposition that the pro-

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Siberian road near ‘the Baikal line. The

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The royal geographical society of ital):

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his achievement in reaching the North

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Mrs. Roosevelt and daughter, Ethel,

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loyal circles in Germany are much dis-

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that she, too, is without the royal lineage

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President Roosevelt at Khartoum, Egypt.

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The sugar crop of Cuba for 1909 is rc-

portcd to be a big one, the lai‘gcst in the

history of the industry in the island.

Arrangements are being made in Lon-

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Roosevelt when he arrives there from his

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President Cabrera, of Guatemala, has

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Assoc-into Justice Moody of tho I‘nitcd

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concern of his physicians and fricuds.



Arthur Spear,

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cashier of tho Citizens’ Notional Bunk, of

Oberlin, 0., in conucction with tlu- (‘ussic

Chadwick case, was pardoucd by I’rcsi-

dent Taft from serving the remaindcr of

his tcrm.



The fedora] grand jury in session at

Chicago investigating the beef trust sit-

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week.



The flood situation in Ohio is the worst

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have been rendered homeless and scorcs

of manufacturing plants are closcd bc—

cause of high water. The melting snow

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counties are i‘cportcd under waici‘.



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those sent out by the company. Now





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trouble. is likcly to expand to every largo

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Twenty—four persons are known to be

dead .as it result of snowslidcs in the min-

ing district of Northern Idaho. The town

of Mace is said to be nearly wiped out

Burke, another place also suffered much

damage. One train was caught and car-

ried down into a canyon by an avalancho

thitCh filled the gorge to a depth of 43

ee . ‘



The United States senate will vote on

the b1ll authorizing the establishment of

a postal savings bank this week.



. The senate committeeon high cost of:

livmg has definitely decided to call the

packers and storage men to appear be-

fore the committee.



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March 2, 1910.

Grains and Seeds.



Wheat—A review of the quotations for

the past two weeks shows cash grain to

be easier with a tendency downward due

to niillers being fairly well supplied with

wheat to carry them thru till the new

crop is offered, and to the heavy receipts

and a general advance in futures where

damage to the growingr crop appears to

be sustained by information from num-

erous sources from the southwest. thus

widening the margin between cash goods

and futures. The reports from the win-

ter wheat sections where ice is general

over the plants, all carry 'a discouraging

tone, and farmers are fearful that much

of the crop is gone beyond hope of recov—

ery. Liverpool was bullish on Tuesday.

One year ago the price for No. 2 red

wheat was $1.25 per bu. Quotations tor

the week are: -



No. 2 No. 1

Red. White. May. thigy.





Thursday .1.241,’2 1.241/2 1.243.,

Fridav .......1.241,:, 1.241;; 1.243. 1.09

Saturday ....i.24 1.24 1241/, 1.091/2

Monday. ..... ..1.24 1.24 1,251, 1.11

Tuesday ..... 1.23% 1.23% 1.241;, 1.103,;

“Wednesday . .1.23 1.23 1.233, 1.09%





Corn.——The corn market is weaker. Oc-

casionally when it is feared that bad

roads will prevent farmers delivering to

primary points, the values are advanced

btit the general trend of the deal is down-

ward. The local trade is dull. there being

a very slow demand. Receipts are iairiy

large. One year ago the price tor No. ..

corn was 671/éc per bu. Quotations are

as follows:





No. 3



No. 3 Yellow.

Thursday . . . . . ............ 631/2 641/2

Fridav . . . . ............... 631/2 flit/2

Saturday . . . . . . ............ 63 1,3; 04M;

Monday .......... 63 04

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

\Vednesday . . ............. 03 b4





Oats.—-\Vith wheat and corn, oats have

declined. The market is ruling easy with

a less active demand. The price fluctua-

tions are usually of much narrower mar-

gin than for the other grains. The VIS-

ible- supply shows a very small increase.

One year ago the price for No. :: white

oats was 5534c pcr bu. Quotations for

the past week are:



Standard. No. 3





Thursday . . . ............. 4v, 431/2

Friday . . . . ............... 433; 481,4

Saturday . . ............... 433.; 431,31

lIOnday . . ................ 43”., 491,;

Tuesday .................. 491/5 43

Wednesday ............... 481/2 48





Beans.—Prices here are nominally un-

changed except that a decline of 30 was

agreed upon for March delivery. There

have been no deals reported here for a

long time. Nominal quotations are as





follows:



Cash. March,

Thursday $21”) $2.20

Friday ..... 2.15 2.20

Saturday . ................. 2.15 2.20

Monday .................... 2.15 2.17

Tuesday ................... 2.15 2.17

\Vednesday ................. 2.1.3 2.17





Cloverseed.—Bntter prices marked the

opening of the clovcrsecd market Monday

and at present there is a tendency up-

ward. Demand is fair. and sales, art'- in

fair number. Market active. Qttqtations

are as follows: ‘

Prime Spot. Mar. Alsike.



$8.00 $8.00 .7





Thursday . .. . . . . . $4 .50

Friday ............ 8.05 3.05 7.50

Saturday ......... 8.10 8.10 7.50

MOm‘lay .......... 3.20 8,20 7,50

Tuesday .......... 8.30 $.30 7.50

\Vednesday ....... 8.15 8.15 7.50





Rye.—Market quiet. demand moderate.

No. 1 is quoted at 831/2c per 1111., which is

a decline of J/jzc.



Visible Supply of Grain.

This week. Last week





“’heat ...............25,516.000 27.827.000

Corn 3.481.000 12,294,000

Oats ................. 8.740.000 $659,000

Rye .................. 771.000 737.000

Barley ............... 2.873.000 2,000,000





Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.





Noun—Demand is slower at unchanged

prices. Quotations as follows:





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

Straight .............................. 6.05

Patent hIit'higaii .................... 6.25

Ordinary Patent ..................... 6.15



Hay and Straw.—A Prices unchanged.

Quotations are: No. 1 timothy. new





$17.50@18; No. 2 timothy, $16.50@17; clov-

er, mixed, $16.50’d‘117; rye straw, $8.50;

wheat and oat straw, $7 per ton.



Feed. Market steady with last week’s

range of values. Carlot prices on track:

Bran. $28 per ton: coarse. middlings, $26;

fine middlings, $30; cracked corn, $28;

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

.25 per ton.



Potatoes—There is no hopeful news for

those having tubers to sell. Demand is

fair and supply ample. Market weak and

dtill. Michigan grown are selling in car

lots at 30@32c per bu.



Provisions.*Family pork, $264927: mess

pork, $25.50; medium clear. $26.50@27.50;

pure lard, 1434c; bacon. 171/2c: shoulders,



Sczsmoked hams, 101/20017c; picnic hams,

121/2c.



Hides.~No. 1 cured, 10c: No. 2 cured

90; N0. 1 bulls. 8c; No. 1 green calf, 140;

NO. 2 green calf, 13C; No. 1 cured calf,

15c; No. 2 cured calf, 140; N0. 1 horse.

hides, $3.50; No. 2 horsehides, $2.50; sheep-

skins, as to wool, 500@$2.



Dairy and Poultry Products.





Button—There was an improvement in

the butter deal the past week and cream.

ery values are advanced. Dairy is steady.

Quotations are: Extra creamery, 310;

first do., 300; dairy, 22c; packing stock,

200 per lb. _



Eggs.——Continued heavy receipts is the





 





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characteristic feature of the-.egg deal,

and lower prices prevail as a result. The

decline amounted to 21,§;c during the past

week. Current offerings. cases included,





, are quoted at 21%(3 per dozen.





Poultry. There is no heavy dealing in

poultry because of the light stocks.

Prices are altered with chickens a frac-

tion lower-and other kinds steady or

higher.‘ Quotations are as follows: Live

—Spring chickens, 161/2c: hens, 161,420,

geese, 14c; turkeys, 18@19c. Dressed—

tThickcns, 17@180; liens, 17@180; ducks.

186020c; geese, 15@18; turkeys, 20@23c.



Ciieese.——Prices are about steady with

those of last week. Michigan fall made

15/111170: York state, 19c; limburger, 18c.



Calves—Higher. Choice to fancy, 12@

121/120; ordinary, 111/26012c per lb.



Fruits and Vegetables.



Apples.——Spy, $3@3.50; Baldwin, $2.50@

3; common, $1.50@2.50 per bbl. .



Cranberries.—Cape Cod berries selling

at $2 per hit.



Onions—Domestic, 70@75c per bu;

Spanish, $1.25 per crate.



Cabbage—$175602 pcr bbl.





 





 





OTHER MARKETS.





Grand Rapids.



Dealers are paying the country mer-

chants 220 for fresh eggs this week. Both

dairy and creamery butter are up 10, dairy

being quoted at 25c, creamery 30c.

Dressed hogs are worth 11% @120. Chick-

ens and fowl tip nearly 1c as compared

with last week's prices. Prices to farm-

ers are as follows: Turkeys. 18(120c;

chickens, 16@17c; hens, 15@16c; ducks,

16@17c; broilers, 11,4622 lbs. each, 30:

per lb. Growers of vegetables under

glass are getting the following prices:

Lettuce, 100 per lb; radishes, 200 per

doz; pieplant, 8c per lb. Grain prices are

as follows: “'heat, $1.19; corn. 64c; oats,

43c. The bean market is dull, dealers

paying farmers $1.90 for white pea, and

$2.60 for red kidneys,





 





Chicago.



“Twat—No. 2 red, $1.23Q‘1.25; May,

$1.15; July. $1.07%. __



Corn—N0. 3, 621/2@630; May, 603/80;

July. 67‘/4c per bit.



Oats—No. 3 White, 461469471130; May,

471,40; July, 443/80.



Butter.—Creamery prices got back to

the 300 level before last week's close and

a strong effort is being male to maintain

that range of values this week. Despite

the fact that trading is not active, best

creanierics advanced 1c on Tuesday.

Creamcrits 26(t’r3lc; dairies, 210:1250,



l‘lggs.——lnci'casing receipts and rather

indifferent. demand have brot further re-

ductions in prices. Prime firsts. 231/2c;

firsts, 221,.éc; at mark, cases included,

211,-;c pcr doz.



Hay and Straw.—-Ha,v strong at former

values; straw materially lower. Quota-

tions: Timothy, choice, $18._50@19; No.

1, $170118; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, $166,»

17; No, .‘l and No, 2 mixed, $12fi]3.50; rye

straw, 58350011950; oat straw, $7.50@8;

wheat straw, $7617.50.



Potatoes.—'i‘op grades are quoted at 2c

lower, while medium lots are a trifle

stronger. Choice to fancy quoted at 38@

~10c per bu; fair to good. 33((1’37c.



ltutiis.~~l\'itlney beans are again higher:

otlit-i‘s 1c lower. Choice hand-picked,

.222 per bu: fair to good, $2.17; red kid-

iicys, 328011310.





New York.





Butter.—Creaiiier,v goods higher and

market firmer. Western factory firsts,

2201723c; crcainery specials, 33c.



”g s.—'l.‘he decline put a wide margin

between the prices of this week and last.

Arrival of fresh goods is the cause of the

lower values. \Vcstcrn firsts 241/2@230;





seconds, 231/,3ftt2ic; fancy refrigerator

stock, 21@23c per doz.

Poultry.—Dresscd, quiet. \Vestern





chickens, broilers, 16@17c; fowls, 14@

181/2c; turkeys, 18@25c.





 





Elgin.



Butter.——Market firm at 31c pt-r lb..

which is 10 above the quotation of a week

a o. The sales for the \vm-li amounted

to 433,600 lbs., compared with 439,400 for

the previous week.





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

February 23. 1910.





(Special report ‘by Dunning & Stevens,~





New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, N, Y.)



Receipts of sale stock here today as fol-

lows: Cattle, 150 loads; hogs. 9.600; sheep

and lambs. 16.000; calves, 1,400.



The general cattle market today was

from 1001150 higher than last week. All

kinds of good handy butcher stuff sold at

this advance. Ono fancy load of cattle

sold at $7.25. The coarse ,rough cattle

didn't sell much higher than last week.

Shippers should be careful in judging the

quality, as it is the quality that makes

the difference in price. Lots of cattle

weighing less than 1,200 lbs, sold better

than those weighing more. We look for

the trade to improve from now on. Fresh

cows and springers sold good at strong

last week’s prices.



We quote: Best export steers, $6.75@

7; best 1,200 to 1,300—lb. shipping steers.

$6.50@6.75; best 1,100 to 1,200-lb. do., $660

6.25; medium 1,050 to 1.100-lb, butcher

steers, $5.506F5.80; light butcher steers.

5552560560; best fat cows, $5.25@5.75; fair

To good do., $4.60@4.75; trimmers, $2.75!!!

3: best fat heifers, $5.50fi16; fair to good

do., $5@5.25; common do., $4.50rm4.75:

best feeding steers. 950 to 1,000 lbs. $4.75

@5; do., 800 to 900 lbs., $4.60@4.75: 700

to 750-lb. dehorned stackers, $4.25@4.50;

60 to 650-lb. do., $4@4.25; little common

stockers, $3.50@3.75; best bulls. $5.50@

5.75; bologna bulls, $4.50@5; stock bulls,

$4@4.25; best fresh cows and springers,

$55@65; fair to good do., $45@50; com-

mgr;1 do}; $25@40.



e .og market today opened stron

to 50 hlgher than Saturday’s close and

closed 5@10c higher than the opening.





THE. MICHIGAN FARMER.





Favorable reports from Chicago caused

a strong feeling here. ,



We quote: Mixed, medium and heavy,

$9.95@10.05; best 'yorkers, $9.90@10; ligh





yorkers and pigs, $9.75@9.85; roughs, $9.25





@935; stags, $7.75@8.



The lamb market this morning opened

slow with most of the best native lambs

selling at $9.40 and westerns from $9.30@

9.35. Market closed firm with the tops

selling at $9.40. Should the receipts be

moderate the balance of the week we

anticipate some improvement but if lib-

eral we can't expect any higher prices.



\Ve quote: Best lambs, $9.35@9.40; fair

to good, $96,119.30; culls, $8@8.50; skin

culls, $6@7;yearlings, $8@8.60; wethers,

376317.65; ewes, $6.25@7; cull sheep, $3.50

7115.50; best calves, $10@10.50; fair to

good do., $9@9.75; cull to common, $7.50

«118.50; heavy, $4@5.50.





 





_Chicago.

February 28, 1910.

Cattle. Hogs..Sheep

Received today ...... 22,000 33,000 17,000

Same day last year..24.547 63,503 21,214

Received last week ..56.850 116,929 51.13;

Same week last year.45.575 149.721 71,396



A new week opened this morning on a

wildly excited hog market, with a lively

general demand and buyers bidding 10@

15c higher. Prime hogs were purchased

by a speculator as high as $9.92%, and

there were rumors that $9.95, and even

$10, had been paid. The previous high

price was $9.771/2 paid last Saturday aft—

ernoon, and Monday a week ago the top

was $9.50. The range today was $9.40@

9.82% for light packing and selected ship-

ping hogs weighing 140 to 195 lbs.; $9.471/2

(09.87%; for heavy packing and selected

shipping averaging 255 to 325 lbs; $9.40@

9.85 for mixed packing, mediums and

butchers weighing 195 to 255 lbs.; 559.8500

$10.35 for sings: $6@6.25 for boars and

318.7577950 for pigs.



Cattle were active and largely 10c

higher today for steers and butcher

stock, but outside quotations were not

changed. Sheep and lambs showed very

little change. altlio some early sales of

lambs looked a little lower. 'Wooled lambs

were salable at 3565001920, feeding lambs

at 3575061125285. wethers at $725638. ewes

at $4.50fd'750 and yearliiigs at $8613.50.



Cattle had some good advances last

week based on decreaSt-d supplies and a

good general demand, a large share of

the beef steers selling at $5.75@7.10, com—

pared with $5.40@6.75 a week earlier.

There were increased sales above $7 as

a result of the advance, and the best

steers went at $8.10. Good cattle sold at

$650657, with exporters paying $6.604?

0.85 for steers averaging 1,275 to 1.400

lbs, and “90416.50 for steers weighing

1.150 to 1.250 lbs. There was a decline

by Thursday, but the reaction was not

marked, and the sentiment of the trade

was that cattle were in a firm position

and would sell higher as the season ad—

vances, rather than lower. There were

provoking delays of stock trains on ac-

count of the cold weather, and this iii-

tcrfered with business, but it tended to

distribute the cattle more evenly over. the

wet-k. Butcher stock averaged consider-

ably higher, with an active demand for

cows and heifers at $3.65@6.40_ and a few

heifers sold at extremely high prices. a

consignment of 19 head that tipped the

scales at $1.259 lbs, fetching $7.10. Even

caiiners and cutters sold remarkably well.

advancing sharply under a strong de-

mand, canners going at $2.:l5fr13 and cut—

ters at $3.10fdl3.60, while bulls were lively

‘SHllers at $3,25@5,75, There was a large

attendance of country buyers on several

days in search of stockcrs and feeders.

and the greatly inadequate offerings

caused hardening prices. sales being 60717

75c higher than a month ago. Stockers

brot $3.25@5.40 and feeders $5605.85, with

buyers ready to pay as high as $6 when

any fancy feeders could be had. Milkers

and feeders were again in limited supply

and demand at $254,165 per head, the best

t-ail being for choice cows at $50 and over.



Another active and advancing week in

hogs was experienced, the. smaller sup-

plies than a week earlier and in recent

years enabling sellers to bring $10 hogs

much closer. The packers did all they

t-ouid to check the persistent upwar-‘l

iiioyemcnt, and a left-over supply of

iicarly 10,000 hogs helped them to force

a decline of 50 on 'i‘hiirsday in the face

of aggressive t-otiipetition from shippers.

but the week as a whole was a mighty

trying one for buyers. General features

of the market do not show much change.

and it is still a case of not enough swine

to go around. eastern shippers taking a

libt-ral share of the offerings, as supplies

of‘hogs are short thruotit the east. It is

still simply a question of how much high-

er prices will go, and the situation is

almost unparellcd, there being such a

lack of provisions that recent sales of

pork have been made not very much less

than $7 per barrel higher than a year

ago and similar advances shown in lard,

bacon. hams. etc. It must bi- admitted

that the recent upward movement in

hogs has been more rapid than most

stockmen had expected, but ihe‘ receipts

have not come up to expectations, and it

takes a great many hogs to supply the

fresh meat trade, to say nothing of the

requirements for the trade in lard and

cured meats. Heavy hogs have been sell-

ing at a larger premium, and light hogs

were discriminated against.



Sheep and lambs have continued to fol-

low an upward course because of limited

supplies and a good local and shipping

demand, with clipped flocks forming a





rapidly growing percentage of the offer-:





lugs and selling at a. discount of about

75c to $1 per 100 lbs. Michigan-fed west-

ern lambs went at the highest price ever

recorded. and western feeding lambs were

taken back to the country to be sheared

and finished, buyers paying what looked

like dangerously high prices. Some feed-

er ewes brot $5, and a bunch of 84-lb.

western yearling feeders sold at $7.10.

Little occurred to give variety to the-

market, it being simply a case of great

shortage of mutton on the hoof at a time

when the demand was particularly strong.

Even wooled bucks and stags sold readily

at $5@6.25, anything in the sheep line be-

ing valued at a high figure. There is

nothing in sight, so far as can be seen,





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that points to other than small supplies

and extremely high prices for some time

to come, and sheepmen have .no excuse

for failing to make their holdings prime,

provided theycan get the feed. ‘ .

Horses have continued in 'strorig de-

mand for another week, the special sale.

lasting the whole week being the great

feature. ~' The offering of these light bar—

ness horses swelled the receipts a good

deal and attracted many buyers from V8.1"





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I . . V Spicer & R. sold Nagle P. CO. 51 lambs ,

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are given In the last edition. The first llzi at $5, 19 _1ambs in bu at $8.15, 1.) do

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‘ Ardner sold same 48 lambs av 70 at $8.

DETRO'T 'L'VE STOCK MARKETS' Bennett & ,1). sold same 12 do av 75 at

8.25.

Thursday’s Market. Berry sold Hammond, S. & C0. 8 sheep

. March 3, 1910. “V 85 at $4, 14 do av 75 at $6.50, 23 lambs

Cattle. av 60 at $3.25.





Receipts, .950. Market active at VVed- Kendall & D. sold Sullivan 13‘ Co. 15

nesday’s prices; 10@15c higher than last lambs av 50 at $5.73 43 do av 70 at $8.65,

week. 7 Roe Com. Co. sold Nagle P. Co. 1 lamb



Best steers and heifers, $6@6.25; steers weighing 100 at $8.50, 1 sheep Weighing

and heifers, 1.000 to 1.200. 555.506.00.185; 150 at $5.50; to Mich. B. Co, 23 lambs

steers and heifers, 800 to 1,000, $5.256}? av 73 at $8.75.



5.50; steers and heifers that are fat, 500 McBride sold Newton B. Co. 1.1 lambs

to '700, $3.75@4.50; choice fat .c-ows, . $5; av so at $3.75,



good fat cows, $4@4.50: common cows, Hogs.



$3.25@3.5 ;, ,canners, $3; choice heavy Receipts. 2,333. Good grades steady

bulls, '35 5550; fair to:gOGd bDI‘Og'naS. bulls, with last Thursday, 10c lower than \Ved-

$4-50@4-75: StOCk bulls, $3.506114;_rnilkers, ncsday. Pigs and light yorkers 10@150

large, young, medium age, $40@oo; com- lower.



mon milkers, $256935. Range, of prices: Light to good butch-



Bishop, B, & H. sold Kamman 1 cow ers, $9.80619.90; pigs, $9@9.40; light york-

weighlng 900 at $4.50, 1 do weighing 1.050 ers, $9.50419.60; stags, if; off.

at $4.75, 2 heifers av 800 at $5.25, 2 cows Spicer & R. sold Parker, W. & Co.

av 1,075 at $4; to Kamman B. Co. 8 steers 157 av 190 at $9.90, 185 av 185 at $9.80, 31

av 843 at $5.40, 2 cows av 1,040 at $4.50. 1 av 170 at $9,75_

heifer weighing 670 at $3.25: to Mich. B. Roe Com. Co. sold same 158 av 195 at

(‘0. 1 cow weighing 1.320 at $4, 6 do av $9.90.



900 at $4.25, 4 butchers av 770 at $5; to Haley & M. sold same 98 av 200 at

Hammond, S. & Co. 6.steers av 1,240 at $9.90, 112 av 180 at $9.85, 60 av 140 at

$6.25, 3 do av 980 at $5.35, 4 d0 EIV 717 {It $9.50, 38 av 160 at $9.65.



$5 3 do av 1,003 at $5.75. 2 cows av 915 Spicer & R. sold Sullivan P. Co. 96 av

at $4.35,"3 butchers av 736 at $4.25: to 170 at $9.50.



Mich. B. Co. 3 bulls av 1.283 at $4.90, 2 Roe Com. Co. sold same 10 av 1.36 at

cows av 960 at $3.50, 3 do av 1,097 at $9.65, 21 pigs av120 at $9.35,



$4.50, 1 do weighing 870 at $3.50; t0 Sulli- Haley & M. sold same 48 hogs av 130

van P. Co. 8 steers av 875 at $5.60, 3 do at $0.50,



av 626 at $5, 1 bull weighing 1.070 at Bishop, B. & II. sold same, 150 av 220

$5.50, 11 steers av 970 at $5.75 4 cows av at $10. '



925 at $4.75, 1 bull weighing 2,230 at Same sold Hallimond, S, & Co. 331 av

$5.25, 2 do av 1,290 at $5, 5 Steel's av 950 170 at $9.80, 85 av 180 at $9.87», 23 av 10')

at $5.50, 2 cows av 1,150 at $4.75, 4 steel-s at $9.65, 171 av 165 at $9.75, 17 av 260

:iv 80.7 at $5.30, 1 do weighing 1,240 at at $10, 621 av 200 at $9.00, 114 av 175 at

$6, 1- cow,,wei-g.hing 850 at $3.50, -l do av $9.60, 38 av 155 at $9.70.



1,035 at_$4.50; to Mlt‘ll. R. Co. 6 steers





av 670 at $4.75, 15 butchers av 051 at Friday's Market.

$4.50; to‘Hammond, S. & Co. : heifers February 23, 1010.

a-v 775 at $3, 8 cows av 975 at $4.75. 11 Cattle.





butchers av 836 at $3.50, 5 do 11v 8:10 tit The market uphmid at the Michigan

$4.25, 5 :COVVS av 800 at $3.35. _1 d0 Wtjigll- Central yards Friday with Li light run in

ing 11,030 £10345", 3 fig av 930 at 33-00, '3 all deplil‘tiiielits. Ill the cattle division

bulls av 1,016 at $490; to Kamman I the trade was steady with Thursday on

steers 21V 1,050 at 530-80? 10 SUHIV'dn P. all grades, but there was nothing on sale





(30- 1 bull weighing 1'30” 3” $55”)- - good enough to bring over $3.60 per cwt.

Roe Com, C0. Sold hamman 1%. C0. 11 livsl steers and h..1f,.I-Sv $5.51)@5_50;





steers av 900 at; $5.150. 3 <10 '33’555 at $5} steers and heifers. 1.000 to 1.200, $3€i 5.50,

m Mich. B. Co. 1 bull welgllms 810, at stool-s illlll lit-inns. 800 to 1,000, $4.7M?

$4.75: to Ha‘mmond. 8, &.Co. 1 cow weigh- 5.37,; MM.” and “(life‘s that are fat 500

ins 800_at $3:_t9 Sullll'an 1’. QO- 3‘3 5199‘»? to 700, $l(i_'1i.75; (-llnil'i' fat cows, $4.5M

av 1.141 alibi“). '2 9&0“ (EN 11030 ‘dt $?- 4 4.75; good fat cows. $l’114.30; common

cows av 915 at $3.00. brdO av 104" at vows, $3013.50; (-aliiiei‘s. .Zfilmfi: choice

$i.6$0_;"to Mich, E. Co. 2.’ steers av 93" heavy billls_ til-1.75mi»; fair to good bolog-

a _ 5.1:). ‘ . has, bulls, $»l’114.75; stock bulls, 33.506714;

Splcer & R. sol-d Newton, B; 03- 2,00WS choice fol-{ling steel-s, .800 m 1,000. $4.2m

av 815 at $3.25, 1 do wegslung 1.1"” 11F 4.75; fair feeding steers. 800 to 1,000, $40

$4.65, 4 steers-av 8231 at it»), 1) ill) av 99.4 4. 5; Choifli SllH'lU‘l'S. 500 to 700 $3.754!

3343“? $9 23mm“ 13- CO- 9 butchers «’W l. 5. fair Sll‘lckol's, 500 to 700. 3350/1114;

‘ a 5. . . stock heifers. $350414; milkcr, l rt”,

Haley & M. gsold Mich. B. C"-.1 17”“ young Illi'llllilil age, $1001.71 Sconlamrlltn

weighing 1,430_at $5, 1 cow \i'l:ig‘liiiig 900 mnkprs' $350,“. ‘ ’

at $3.35, 35 heifers av 678 at $4.45, 1 ball llishop, l}. & ll. sold Bresnahan 5 heif-

«weighing 930 at $4.00. 1 do “Ciglllilg‘ 1~140 M's av H40 Lil $1.30; to 'l‘llllinpson Bros,

at $5; 10 Breitenback Bros. ‘3 _b”u-'h9m 4 ('(lva a v 1.070 Lil $1: to lelll’lllll’ll‘iil S 8.:

av 757 at $4.80, 4 do av 800 at $5, 2 cows i,” 5 do av 873 at $1 4 do av 5437' at

uv 950 at $4; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull 5, 2 do av 53,-, at $357, 5 do av 860 .1,

weighing 890 at. $4.60; 3.? Hammond, S. & 3, 5 do LlV 03-1 at $1.561. i billl vveioli-

C0. reicei- weighing Ml aptly“). 1 COW inh 880 at $71. 1 do weigliin" i ~il0 at all???)

weighing 560 at $3, 1 do “'t‘ll‘é’lllllg 5’13” ilt 3 do av 830 at $1.23 2 stalls {iv 1163 at

$3.50, 3 heifers '4‘; 4‘93 at $4; 19 WW“ 3 $5.00, 2 heifers av 33?. m ill-mil it an vw-igl}.

cows av 835 at $351». 1 do “'i‘ls'hlllg 9“) illg‘ 790 at $4.30; to sulhvan 'P’ ("h 1' bull

at $3.50; ['0 Rattkowsky 4 do av 913 at weighing 1.640 at $7», 6 do av 870 ill $4.40,





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554-35- , l (in \veiv'liing 1,?70 at 5“," 5‘. '- .. . f

Rosenllani sold Mich. 15. Cu. 3 cows zlv at $550. “1] ('10 11;. 993 at“ $5.53“§1;0{;§§ ’2?

1,053 at $4.00. " 1,000 at $4.40, 1 do weighing 830 at $3.





Loweristein Bros. sold same 9 00 3" Haley & M. sold Mich. R. Co 1 bull





1033 at $4.25. o Weighing 1790 'lt $100 1 cow ' ' '

, . . . . .. , “Oi Illnf"

. yeal Calves. 0- _ mm at $3. 3 do av 903 at $1 6 heifefs a;

Receipts, 64:). Good grades ~041Mb 666 at $4.67.. '

higher than last week; study with “10- Veal Calves.





liesday; best $9.50@10; others, $4619. ,,, , .



Cheney & H. sold Newton B. Co. 5 av ihe veal cult trade. illillliiv Cilngidorpa‘



105 at $7 11 av 140 at $92,; was about “)1: same :18 on 'l‘iiili-sduy, Best

Merritt, sold same 5 av 125 at $9.25. grades ”fill-”U3 Olhl‘l'S. $~M18.50_





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,Wo om prove to you that the IOWA DAIRY SERARATOR is

positive! the best separator made — that it stands in a class by

itself —t at there is as much difference between it and other sepa-

rators as there is between silk goods and cotton goods. or between





THE IOWA IS ABSOLUTELY THE CLOSEST SKIMMER





’ BECAUSE the double core gives a. larger skimming surfacein our

small bowl thanin the biglbowi on any other machine The discs on

the inner core are wide apart, giving a free and open passage for



be thick cream. In the outer part. of the bowl, where the last

particles of bllttlcir fat are skhimnicd, the tdiscs are.closehi:og§:§§;i

dividing the mi in very t in ayers. us giVing e ‘ .



ossible skimming surface. WE SELL YOU THE IOWA SEPA-

p ‘ UARANTEE THAT IT IS THE





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Piii‘l‘i’iiilscilflliliimanimus MAGHINE

BECAUSE it has the lightest bowl of equal skimming comedy of any machine,



and you know it takes less power to keep 3lbs. in motion than6lbs. Our gearing



is so arranged that it does away with the old worm prinCipie used on other separa-



tors. Note the slant given the wheel which drives the bowl. This eliminates the



friction of the old style worm wheel. Each bearing has a reservou' of Oil. in which



no dust or dirt can collect. This is different. from any ailing system used many other



The IOWA MACHINE HAS PROVEN IN

STATION TESTS TO BE THE EASIEST RUNNING MACHINE MADE





THE IOWA IS EASIEST AND QUICKEST CLEANED





BECAUSE it. is the only machine in which the skimming device can be washed by

centrifugal force. The washing is done by simply running water through the bowl: It

has a self-draining bowl and all milk drains out of it at the end oftlie run. The skim-

ming device consists of onl two pieces. The heaViest piece_a. woman has to lift in



he onl 3 lbs.. while in other machines she has to lift from

10 to 15 lbs. THE IOWA SEPA ATOR IS CLEANED IN JUST ONE-HALFTHE

TIME IT TAKES TO CLEAN ANY OTHER MACHINE.





The Iowa is the ,mosr durable.

BECAUSEthe frame isheaVier than that ofaiiyother

machine. There are no overhanging bearings, every

'r wheel is supported by a. bearing on each side.

The gears are tightly enclosed sot in

matter cannot et to them to clog them and cause

them to wear. lie IOWA bowl being lighter, re-

quires less power to maintain its proper speed and

hence there is less wear on the gears. NO OTHE

MACHINE CAN LAST SO LONG BECAUSE NO





ALL EXPERIMENT





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Inner core discs wide lull- THE ABOVE FEATURES





We have the largest se .arator





Outer core discs close mm“. factory in the world and it is a. fact





that go“ cannot buy a. separator

anyw ere at any price that will

equal the IOWA inalltheabove

points.



its-1f you can find any other separator





Teeth mm: squarely that. will skim to its rated capacity under





all conditions as closely as the IOWA,we

will make you a present of one of our

machines. There are .no strings to this

otter and it is not limited in any way.





Write us before you buy and we will give you some

. Enclosed k Iurprlslnn inside Information on separators.





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And a steam litter and a machinist? If so you can

keep an ordinary gasoline engine running part of

the time.—-unless you forget to drain it and have a

freeze up ! That puts it out of commission.





Hamid?” Air Cooled





is not an ordinary (nail'é’, and an ordinary man can get a

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we WANT AN AGENT F... ......" .. ......

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We will ship to responsible parties on a consignment contract; that is, t 8 agent. only

pays for what he sells, We will take larmers’ notes for pay.





Our prices are right. our goods are extra. \‘Vrltc for prices and terms.





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‘ - , a x 'i'cr _ Spiccr & R. sold Nzlglc P. C 1 ' ‘ l-

bplcer & it. sold Nanle P. (.o. 1 “ugh . _ _ _ .. o. weigi

‘ .. 8.50; to Rattkowsk' 4 av mg 11*0 at $4. 10 av 12’» at $9.51).

Illa 110 at $ ’ 5 Roe Com, CO. sold same 15 av 140 at $0.





140 at $9. . ,

Roe Com. Co, sold Nagle P. Co. 4 av ' 3151101). B. & ll. sold same 13 av 25

155 at $8, 18 av 140 at $9.50. M $9-

Bishop, B. & ll. sold Parker, XV. & C0. Half." & ‘3“. Sold same

8 av 145 at $10, 1 weigllling 90 at $6, 8 av a\ 14” at 35;). .

135 at $10, 4 av 135 at $0.50, 3 av ill) at Bishop, ‘l. 61' ll. sold Hammond, S. &

$7, 3 av 130 at $8.50, 2 av 140 at $9, 23 (‘31- .. 711v Up at $i. ini' av HO at $350, 3 av

av 135 at $9; to Swift & Co. 2 av 35 at La at $8.10, 1 av at $0,

$7, 4 av 120 at $0. 5 av 12?) at $0.50, 1 Sheep and Lambs.

weighing 130 at $0; to Strauss & A. 18 The sheep and lamb trade was stronrr

av 135 at $9, 5 av 160 at $9.50, 1 weighing :lt 'l‘illli‘sdzly's prim-s. A few. ”f ”M; bcsht

140 at $9, 1 weighing 130 at $9; to Parker, went to Swift & PM” New York for $3 90

W. & Co. 8 av '140 at $10, 3 av 14:3 at licst lambs, $8,80fisgm; fail: ,0 good





5 av 12-5 at $8, 8





$10; to Swift & CO. 15 UV 135 at 559-35- lambs, 38-5‘lfl‘R-75: lii’ili to common lambs

Sheep and Lambs. ‘ $1.75fir825; fair to Emma sheep imam-'31



Receipts, 4,397. Market 25c higher than culls and common, $~l.:’.0f17‘.‘l.50.' '

last week; steady with \VEdncsdav. “151101). 13. & HI. sold Street 25 lambs av





Best lambs, $0; talil‘ to good lulnbs, 29 at $820 ‘37 (In av 77 ill $8.50, 02 (lo av

558.506110; light to common lambs. $1708; in at $111160 dn av 77 at $7.75, 5 do ”V

fair to good Sheep, $5.50g650; culls and 110 at $1.1», «ll sheep av 95 at $6.50, 20





common, $4605.50. do :iv 73 zit $1150. 1; do m. 8:7 at $5

Ardiicr sold Naglc P. Co, 2.3 lambs av Halt-y & M. sold game 7 lilll’lbs’ av 55

1‘10 at $9.50. -’ at $1.5”. 17 ghpop a" 90 at $575.

Bel-gin & Vv, sold same 6 lambs av loo Bishop, 13, & n. sold Swift & (,0. 181

tit $9 lambs av» 80 Lil $8.90. 47 do av 75 at $8.80.





’Waterman sold same 17 lambs av 135 Same sold Rreiienbhck Bros. 30 lambs

at $9.25. a" (.30 at $775. ‘39 do av 60 at $9.25.



Haley & M. sold Rattkowsky 2 sheep 01105 sold Hammond, s. & (V0 1.) ghpop

m. 240 at $4, 4 lambs av 130 at $8. av 81 at $3.50, 66 lambs av 65 iii $7.75.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Mich. B. Co. 100 ogs.

lambs av 61 at $8.50. 20 d0 av (30 at $§~=>0i T110 110.? market was 156F201: lower than

to Nagle P. CO. 75 do av_ 8.; at $9. 2% .10 On flhursday. $9.60 being the top.

av 65 at $8, 189 do av 6.» iii $8M), as do Light to good butchers, $9.60; pig‘s $9_2,',

av 55 at $7, 147 do av 83 at $0;_ to Parker, @9-401 light Yorkers. $9.40fl950‘ stuns

\V. & Co. 62 do av 88 at $9.11.. 29 do av 1/3 off. ' " ‘

73 at $8.85, 1 buck weighing 150 at $0; to Ree Com. Co. sold Parker 11". & (“o

Nagle P, Co_ 151 lambs av 80 at $8.90, 31 67 av 160 at $9.55. ' ‘ "

sheep av 110 at $6.25; to Mich. B. CO- 5 Sundry shippers sold same 105 av 180

lambs‘av 80 at $8.50; to Haise 19 do av at $9.60.

60 at $8; to Swift & Co. 39 sheep av 10-3 -——E__.___

at $5.50 18 lambs av 84 at $8.90, 17 do av ‘ GGOTge Brown, of Illinois, who has been

90 at $9, 7 do av 60 at $7, 108 do av 88 a regular shipper of hogs and cattle to

at $9, 13 sheeg) av 115 at $6.50, 43 lambs ”10 Chicago market for the past quarter



do avi'w at $7; to Nagle 0f a century. marketed a load of hoes



P, Co. 114 lambs av 75 at $8.50; to Fltz- recently at $8.75 per 100 lbs. He is a





 





sheep av ‘110‘ at $6.50: ’to Nagie P. Co. 222 and is the proud owner of f 1 u . '1 .

lambs av 77 at $8.75: to Strauss & A. 75 faces” of his own breeding. Mt“ whne

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THE Loss OF

ONE EAR





from every second hill means a loss I

of 14 bushels to the acre; every



third hill, 10 bushels; every fifth



hill. 6 bushels.



How many bushels are you los-

ing by sowing cracked kernels

which cannot germinate; or small

thin-tip kernels which plant too



, many to the hill; or large butt ker-

nels, apt to be cracked in planting 7





The Planter Patent

Seed corn Grader l





leaves nothing to chance. Brings

only the uniform kernels to the



l planter. Insures accuracy of the

drop and a more perfect stand. 1n-

creaees the yield.



The only gradu- Ivlth the

double, corrugatod con-

vuglny screens.



Aekyour dealer. If he does not

carry it: send his name and $1.60 and

wewiil send one by prepaid express.





A. B. GASTON CO.





Coch ranton. Pa.





 





 





 





 





 





WHEN writing to advertisers just any “Saw

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Nitrate Sold in Original Bags I





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Georgia .............. 36 Bay Street, East, Savannah

Illinois ............ 1204 Hartford Building, Chicago

Louisiana...........305 Baronne St.. New Orleans

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Washington ................ 603 Oriental Block, Seattle

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We want to hour from Ihlppon of Hay and Groin—Our

direct «nice In large consumer: in thil dldrlot cable!

ii- to get top price- tor good shipmonh. Libel-cl od-

vaucu to consignou.





Daniel McCaIircy's Sons (10., Pillsbury l’l.~

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l20 Liberty St., New York.
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PLEASE MENTION THE MICHIGAN EARLIER

when you are writing to advertisers. , _

CORN IS STILL KING.



It is'very doubtful whether there has

ever been given so much thought and

scientific, practical research to any known

cereal crop as there has been to corn.

Marvelous results have been achieved in

increasing both quality and crop. The

manufacturers of corn planting machinery

have been doing all in their power to aid

in this work, and to them some measure

of praise is justly due. The Hoosier Corn

Planter is one of the results of this pains-

taking work. Hoosier Corn Planters can

be had in many styles, with and without

fertilizer attachments. They can be had

with shoe or runner, single disk or twin

disk furrow openers. Also in round—hole,

flat drop and edge drop plates. N0 mat-

ter what style of corn planter the user

wishes to purchase, he can find it in the

HOosier Corn Planter line. The Hoosier

Corn Planter has many exclusive features.

Every Hoosier Planter is sold under the

most liberal of guarantees. “The Hoosier

must and will do all that the manufac-

turers claim. They are accurate, very

simple, easily adjusted, strong and of

light draft. Before purchasing a Corn

Planter the farmer should write to the

manufacturers. The American Seeding-

Machine ‘Co., Incorporated. Richmond,

Indiana, for a. Hoosier Corn Planter cata-

logue. Then go to the retail implement

dealer and insist on seeing the Hoosier

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Silage. 1908 edition—size 5%:

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Used as a text book in many Agricul-

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"Silos: How to Build," 7o.pp_: Concrete

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“How to Feed Silage,” 22pp: “Feeder’s Guide, ’

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Not the man-killer, horse-killer kind. Gives

you the low lift instead of the high lift. The

broad—tired steel wheels prevent rutting and

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-—the best. kind 0 wagon. the best. of its kind.

It carries all loads and stands up in all climates.

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lakes winter feed equal to June

gross. THE RUSS will more than pay

“Hg for itself in one season. Write to-

day for catalog which gives {acts that



will save you money. Agents wanted.



. The E. \V. Ross Co.(Est.1&3m

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SAVE $10 TON on FEED

CUDDO-MEAL—A corroN SEED man.





Contains 15 to 18 per cent protein. 6 per cent fat: three

times more protein than corn; 50 per cent more than

wheat bran.



It’s an excellent milk producing feed: a flesh

producer for steers and sheep.



It’s cheaper than bran. Cost $15.00 ton less

than oil meal.



E. A. Stevenson. who fed one car load of Cuddo-

meaiiast year and has bought 3 car loads so far this

season, says "excellent results are obtained from

feeding Cuddo—meai both to milk cows and to grow-

ing steers."



A. E. Pierce. of Tecumseh. Mich” osheep feeder

who tried one ton in October. then bought a fun car

load says: "Cuddo-meni is a satisfactory sheep reed.”



- fNVESTIGATE. Try it. Feed one ton. then

on will buy more.

y Price $22 F. o. B. Jackson-3 or 524 ion,

[rel nt prepaid to any town in Michigan, Ohio,

Indfano. Mail Check or Money Order for sample ton.

Ask for Free Copy “Dnirymnn's Handbook.”





THE BARTLETT COMPANY

Cotton Sood Products. - Jackson, Mich.





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PLAN FOR DAIRY BARN.





I am intending to build a cow barn

next spring and I would like you to send

me a plan to build, also stating how to

put it up. I intend putting in cement





floors.



Alcona Co. M. R. S.



Mr. Sloan does not say how large he

wants his barn, how many cows he wants

to accommodate, or anything about it, so

that it is practically impossible to give

any definite plan with regard to his pro-

posed new building. I do not believe that

a plan for a dairy barn can be devised

that will be any better, all things consid—

ered than a T shaped barn. That is,

build the main barn and then end another

barn up against it in the form of a T.

Have the main barn large enough for

ample storage for hay, and then room

enough for the grain that one raises on

the farm to be put in on top of the hay

mow and on scaffolds over the drive floor.

Then the other part of the barn that

ends up against this in the form of a T

can be used to put the straw in when one

threshes. On a dairy farm it is just as

necessary to have plenty of bedding as it

is to have plenty of, hay and corn silage.

The only way to have this straw and

keep it in good condition is to have it in

the barn under cover and this arrange-

ment for a barn will handle it in as good

shape as any scheme I ever saw. or can

conceive of. Now, the cow stable should

run across the main barn proper, and

extend down thru the addition, or stem

of the T and the whole should be of

sufficient length to accommodate the num-

ber of cows that one intends to keep. The

main barn can be large enough to store

all of the necessary roughage for the

cows which will depend upon the size of

the farm. Supposing this main part was

45x60 ft, Then the stem should be 36 ft.

wide and as long as one needs to get in

the required number of cows. Now, the

cow stable would extend the whole length

of the stem of the 'l‘ and cross the main

barn, making one continuous stable. the

cows facing the outside with a broad

alley between the two rows of cows so





 





 





that one can drive thru with a manure

spreader or manure truck, and load the

manure directly onto this wagon. Bv

this arrangement the cows face the out-.

side where they will get fresh air to

breathe, your hay chutes will be on the

Outside of your barn and will not inter-

fere with your basement, while if you

stand the two rows of cows with their

heads together, the feeding alley comes

in the center and the hay chutes above

will necessarily come in the center of the

barn and right in the way. Of course,

the cow stable proper extending across

the main barn will leave a space on either

end of the big barn which will not be

utilized for cows, but this can be utilized

by making it into box stalls for the pur—

pose of keeping calves and for a hospital

for cows when necessary. I have seen

a mum. many dairy barns and have thot

mi “:l> qursiinn considerably and i do not

know or cannot think of any better plan.

Mala the busemvnt cntiit-ly above the

around. LM ilic wall conn- siniply a foot

abort ilw ground and then board it the

.":‘l of the way for the bus: hunt. Double

:manl, will) tar paper lN‘l\\"'i']l, and it

ought to be sheen-«l on the inside. Then,

for the barn proper I Would st the plank

frame. Any carpenter will tell you how

to make that. And I would also have a

hip or sprung roof. The floor between

the stable and the storage part of the

barn should be double boarded. with the

cracks mismatched, else you cannot keep

your stable warm anl cannot prevent

dust and dirt from rattling down from

overhead. if Mr, Sloan will write me the

number of cows he wants to keep, I can

give him more specific figures as to the

size of the barn.





IMPROVEMENTS lN BREEDING BY

GRADING.





If I breed a thorobred bull to a mongrel

cow will I get a half-blood and what

fraction will I get the next time? Can

I get a thorobrcd dairy herd in this way?

My neighbors tell me that I can get a

7{.,-blood the second service, but I did not

think so.



New York. 17’. BIXBY.





The system of breeding known as grad-

ing consists in mating common, or rela-

tively unimproved cows to a. pure-bred

sire. The first cross would result in one-

half blood, that is, the calves would con-





 





tain 50 per cent of the blood of the sire.





at; .: . t e Ix _ . 3.





THE 'MICHIGAN ‘FARMER.





The second cross would be three-fourths

blood, or contain 75 per cent of the blood

of the sire. The third generation would

be seven-eighths blood, or contain 87175

per cent of the blood of the sire. The

fourth generation would be 15/16, or con—

tain 93.75 per cent of the sire. The fifth

would be 31/32 pure, or 96.87 per cent of

the blood of the sire. The sixth genera-

tion would be 63/64 pure, or contain 98.44

per cent of the blood of the sire. Hence

in the sixth generation we would have

only 1.56 per cent of unimproved blood in

the herd. Accurately speaking, we could

never have pure-bloods by the system of

breeding known as grading, because there

would always be a small portion of the

unimproved blood in the offspring, tho

as we proceed it can readily be seen that

this amount would be exceedingly small.

Indeed, it is exceedingly small even in

the sixth generation. Nevertheless, it

would always be divided and never be

blotted out. For all practical purposes,

however, the animals would be the blood

of the sire.





GOOD HERD RECORD.



As I take pleasure in reading reports

of dairy cows I thot this might be of in-

terest to some one. My cows could not

be called Holstein grades but they are a

good grade of black and white cows. The

year's record is as follows:



Average number of cows for year... 7

Total number of lbs. of milk dc-



livered at station . ............. .50,951

Lbs. milk used and sold to neigh-



bors .. ................... 4,745





 





Total for herd for year ........55,606



Average per cow for year 7.95614

‘Pricc paid, 4 mos. at $1.50; 2 mos. at

$1.40; 1 mo. at $1.35; 3 mos. at $1.25; 2

mos. at $1.



Checks from station . ........ ......$688.86

Milk used and sold at $13314 a cwt. 63.27

Calves sold, males, $20; heifer





 





raised, $10 ........ . ....... 30.00

Total received from cows ....... . . .$782.13

Average gross profit yer cow ..... . 111.73





Cost, grain, $26.92; pasture, $10,

cornstalks, .7 mos., . $21, making

total cost per cow . ...... . ..... . 07.92





Profit per cow in year ............$ 53.81



It always helps us if we know what

someone else is doing with a good herd

of common cows. This grain for the year

was 23.; tons of cottonseed meal, and 51,;

tons of dried beet pulp.



(This is certainly a good record for a

herd of cows. There is, however, one

ite-m that makes the. record rather un-

satisfactory. Mr. McLaughlin says aver;

age number of cows is scven. Now, as

explained before, if a cow is kept until

she is nearly dry and sold and a fresh

cow purchased to take her place, and so

on, and by this means there are seven

cows kept giving milk continuously dur-

ing the year, it is hardly a fair compari-

son with a herd where the same seven

cows are kept for the whole year, and this

would bring down the average yield of

milk somewhat and consequently reduce

profits also—Ed.)





OATS AND RYE FOR GRAIN FEED.





 





\Yill you please criticise tliru the med-

ium of your paper, my formula for feed

and method of feeding my inilch cows,

and mention such changes as you deem

advisable. l have plenty (if bright shred—

du-d coll] fodder and good clover hay,

t'lil‘l], oats, and rye. At present am feed-

Engr mornings all the corn fodder they will

dean up. with grain ration consisting of

r'ornwob meal, T5 lbs.; oats, 65 lbs; rye,

130 lbs: bran, 192 lbs., figuring ] lb. of

fwd m :1 lbs. of milk; noons, what clover

bay they will clean up, with 1/2 neck of

potatoes per cow; night, feed the same as

morning. Any suggestion on improve-

ment of above ration will be greatly ap—

preciated. Also, please give me. your

opinion as to what potatoes are worth as

a succulent feed for cows where no

other loots or cnsilagc are available,



Kalamazoo C0. U. M. B.



I think Mr. R’s system off feeding is

excellent and the ration is a good one.

Clover hay and good corn fodder make a

good roughage, that is, if they are fed

liberally. I think, however, that he can

change his grain ration somewhat and

act better returns for the money invested

in feed. I would not feed the oats or the

rye in the ration. Cut them out entirely

and increase the corn and cob meal to 100

lbs. instead of 75 and then I would put

in 100 lbs. of oil meal in the, place of 65

lbs, of oats and 120 lbs. of rye and feed

in the same, manner as before. I am

quite positive that this will cheapen the

ration and that you will get fully as good,

if not better, results, from your cows

than you are getting now. I think the

practice of feeding a. small ration of

potatoes to the cows where you have no

ensilage, a most excellent one to keep

the cows in good thrifty condition, and I

am sure that potatoes fed under these





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Twice this year we have. W , _, I

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we guarantee to print

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ruins AS [MW of

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the best proof that Sharples

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conditions are well worth 25c per bushel

and I believe even 'more for food. Per-

haps their chemical analysis would noi

show more than this value with the pres-

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and added palatability to the ration is of

considerable value and ought to be reck-

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SHALL THE CREAM BE RIPENED

BEFORE CHURNING?





Referring to an article from your issue

of 5th inst., which advises heating sepa—

rator cream to 180 degs.. should it be

churned immediately after cooling to

proper temperature, or should the cream

be ripened to proper acidity before churn-

ing. Would it be necessary to use a

starter? I have been unable to Inpen

cream under 36 to 48 hours this wmtcr

without starter. Will heating to 180 degs.

affect quality of butter?



Cheboygan CO. H. T. R.



If you have been making ripened cream

butter and your trade demands it, and it

probably does, you will have to ripen the

cream after heating it, or pasteurizing it.

If you cool the cream to 70 dogs. it will

be much better, in fact, almost necessary

to use a starter. If your last churning

was all that it should be, you could use

some of the buttermilk for a starter. Of

course. it is better to have a starter made

from pure culture but if you only have a

small amount of butter to make. it is not

very practical to have this. It will not

injure the butter to heat the cream to

175 or 180 dogs, provided you cool at once

to 70 dogs. Many creamerics now pus-l

teurizc the cream, which is simply heat-

ing it to 170 to 180 dogs. and cooling it

quickly. Many of them churn at once

and produce swcct cream buticr.





 





 





STORING TURNlPS—BUCKWH EAT

BRAN.





Please let me know the best way to

slow turnips for stock; they seem to

hczll and rot. Also, do you Consider buck-

whcui bran equal to whcut bruu to be fl-d

to lnilch cows, mixed with corn meal and

turnips?



Mccosizl Co. C}. E. S.



Turnips can be stored in cool collars.



The tops should all be carefully rcmovcd‘,

as a. few tops will cause the turnips to‘

heat and spoil. If the collar is properly

ventllulrd curly in the season lurge ouun-

tities of turnips cun be stored together

without any danger of heating, but the

cellar must be kept cool. Sometimes in

the absence, of a good root cellar, turnips

and other roots are stored in pits in the

field and then hauled to the barn a load at

a time as wanted.

If by buckwheat bran is meant the hulls

of buckwheat, they are of little value a:

food. They consist largely of crude fibre

and are consequently not very digestible.

Buckwheat middlings are a splendid dairy

food, containing a high per cent of pro-

tein (over 20 per cent), and of greater

value, consequently, than wheat bran.





TEOSINTE FOR COW FEED.





 





 





 





 





I would like to know What you think of

teosinte as a green or dry feed for cows

or any other farm stock. How would it

be to put it in a silo with corn, or alone?





 





 





 





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The DE LAVAL is the BUSINESS MAN'S Cream Separator

and the men who use crcllm separators AS A BUSINESS use: the

DE LAVAL. Ten years ago [1101") were a dozen different mukcs

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of the world's creameries use DIE LAVAL separators alone, und

no effort is longer made to sell .my other kind.



It means a difference of several thousand dollars a year

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they either had to use Dl'l LAVAL separators or get out of

business. They could not meet competition otherwise. Thousands

of other makes of separators have been thrown onto the scrap

heap in consequence.



Exactly the same diffl'l‘cnl'ws exist. on a smaller scale, in the

use of FARM separators. L'ul ilu- farm user doesn't know it.

Nine time out of ion he can't tell when he is wasting $30. or $100.

a your in quantity and quality of product through the use of an

infcriol' scparulor.



But every FARM user of a separator KNOXYS that if it is

absollllcly necessary to urc a DB LAYAL separator with the mill:

of u crcumcry it must I’AY relatively well to do so on the farm.

No amount of argument can get around that; ununsweruble con-

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Last year we raised a. small patch of

t’cosinte. It was planted about the middle

of June and cut for cows In September.

We estimated that it produced about 40

or 45 tons of green feed on an acre. The

cows ate it as readily as corn. “'0 did

not have enough to give it a thoro test

and find actual benefits,

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Kalamazoo Co.

This plant is a relative of. the corn

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some other places it has done better. de-

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makes good feed cilhcr green or dry, and

can be safely put in the silo, but from

what I have heard of the plant, 1 would

not grow any considerable acreage until

I had tested it carefully.

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E'A Seed Drill and Wheel Hoe is in-

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Farmers should grow all manner

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The movement now well under way to

abandon the barrel for the box, .as a

package to market the fancy product. of

Michigan apple orchards, is certainly to

be commended. \Vhile the movement has

the largest number of supporters in the

western part of the state where fruit is

a more important part of agriculture,

than in otherscctions, yet it is true that

the leading apple growers thru the center

and eastern portions are likewise looking

to the box as the proper receptacle for

shipping their best grade of apples. The

question has been agitated for some time.

Isolated parties have practiced it and





 





 





 





 





The affected

parts should be cut out and burned.





found that the profits from their orchards

wcrc considerably increased thru this su-





Black Knot on plum twigs.





 





pcrior method of marketing. Should the





practice become general, the individual

‘shippcr will not only receive the benefit





‘ naturally coming from his individual crop,

but he will inherit an





tation that would follow. Progressive

fruit grttnvers are certain that the practice

will become a necessary part of the work

of the best producers. Progress demands

it. it is therefore essential that packing

in boxes be not abused as it can be, for

fshould the public losc confidence now by

‘ improper packing, as it has lost confidence

in the past by unscrupulous buyers and

ggrowcrs “deaconing” their packages, it

i will delay the day when Michigan apples

will again enjoy the high standard which

her fruit merits. \Ve believe that a state





 





law could be made to contribute to the

‘success of this movement by compelling





tln- grading of fruit according to certain

required standards. It is not only expe-

dicnt but right that the fruit growers of

Michigan be. protected and we believe it

a duty on the part of the commonwealth

to give at least reasonable relief when

their business and reputation are open to

’this danger of allowing every person who

lacks moral honesty to palm off upon the

public a package of fruit that is fraudu-





lently marked without making himself

liable to the law. A measure of this na—

ture would help every honest person,





whether buyer or producer.





0 REE/x Riff-4E FEEL} v.





 





The past season’s bountiful fruit crop

and its highly remunerativc returns will

prove an almost irresistible incentive to

lllt' fruit grower and general farmer who

is so fortunate as to be lecatcd Well with—

in the fruit zone of western Michigan, to

,‘cnlargc the area devoted to this (without

.doubt) the best paying of the great diver—

sity of crops to which her climatic condi—

tions and varying soils have proven so

specially adapted. \Vhilc fruit growing

is bound to become more of a specialty

in this highly favored region, we certainly

do not think it advisable for the average

farmer to rush headlong into the fruit

business to the exclusion of everything

clsc. as such an extreme might possibly

prove in coming years, as disastrous to

our resources as the production of cotton

exclusively has proven to the south.



If. as has been claimed, that a 250

bushels per acre crop of apples will re-



nove from the soil as much fertility as

an average crop of Wheat, it is plainly

evident that fertility must, from time to

time, as the growth of tree and produc—

ution of fruit demand, be. restored to the

soil. As potassium, nitrogen and phos-

phorus are the elements of fertility most





 





 





THE,~;MIQHIGAN » FARMER-





 





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MARCH 5,. 1910. .





rapidly exhausted, these can be most

cheaply restored to the soil by the appli-

cation of stable manure, if the supply is

adequate to the demands of the orchard

in addition to those of the remainder of

the farm. While these elements can be

restored to the soil by application of the

commercial forms, yet to rely upon them

exclusively we do not think results would

prove perfectly satisfactory, as under

the clean culture method the soil would

soon become practically destitute of

humus, the great value of which as an

aid in the conservation of soil moisture

and in mechanically improving the con-

dition of soils we should by no means

underestimate.



As will prove the cast with the average

farmer, as he increases the area devoted

to fruit, he decreases in the same ratio





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show the beneficial effectsof- ,





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Scott’s: Emulsion? ~





in a very short time. It not

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nurse their children should

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the area. devoted to diversified farming not only to keep up their

consequently the number of hve stock ()an strength but t0 properly.

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The question presents itself, how is the

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devoted to fruit growing going to be

. - ~ . - _ You may be able to saveafew cents



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so depleted as to render its devotion to crop. We_have been Garden

the ordinary field crops no longer profit- provingthistothous- and Floral





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He or no opportunity is afforded to add

humus and fertility by the growing and





Guide, 1910,





is ready. We've

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better. more helpful





. . _ prove it to than any we have is-

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tervening the last cultivation and the end

of the growing season, it is plainly to be

seen that the fertilizing material will

have to come from the balance of the

farm—which will prove a “rob Peter to

pay Paul process”——or the commercial

forms will have to be used.



In our judgment the problem of the

maintenance of soil fertility is to the fruit

growers as well as to the general farmer

a most vital one and demands our best

thot and closest attention to every detail.

For upon its proper solution depends as

much as upon any other one essential,

the future success of orchard growth and

fruit production.



Indications are that there will be more

fruit trees planted in most sections of





 





 





 





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this fruit bolt the coming season than in

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planting of these new orchards to avoid

which we think the only safe plan for

the amateur would be to consult some

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varieties best suited to location, soil”;

market, etc. ‘

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mercial fertilizer, plowing under commer-

cial fertilizer as compared with using it

as a top-dressing harrowed into the soil

just before planting the crop, heavy and

light applications of commercial fertilizers

and of fresh and rotted manures, rotted





the compost heap, commercial fertilizers

derived entirely from mineral sources and

those derived entirely from animal and

vegetable sources, and the use of stable

manure as compared with commercial

fertilizer for sweet potatoes.



The manures and commercial fertilizers

were used in connection with green crops

turned under. As nearly as possible, the

same amount of actual plant food was

supplied in the chemical fertilizer as was

found in the stable manure. The results

briefly summarized, are as follows:



Stable manures always increased the

yields, but valued at $2 per ton did not

give as much profit as commercial for-

tilizer. A



Fresh manure spread in winter did not

give as much increase as the same

amount rotted and plowed down at the

same date in the spring.



Turning the manure while rotting was

better than heaving it Without being

turned.



Commercial fertilizers plowed under in

the spring invariably gave larger yields

than when sowed on the surface just be-

fore planting in the summer.



About 750 pounds of commercial ferti-

lizers seemed to be more profitable than

three times that amount.



Continuous crops of sweet potatoes on

the same land does not appear to be bad

practice.



The quality of the crops, cabbage and

potatoes especially, grown upon the check

plats, was of very poor grade.



The soil on plats heavily dressed with

mineral fertilizers docs not seem to have

been changed 01‘ injured any more than

where the organic fertilizers were ap-

plied.





RABBITS DO DAMAGE.





 





 





The usual number of complaints are

now being made of rabbits gnawing the

bark of young fruit trees. It is practically

impossible to keep the rodents off the

premises but much can be done by re-

moving all brush piles and rubbish heaps

whore the animals can establish head-

quurtci's. Tree protectors should be pro-

vided for young trees during the first few

seasons. These are inexpensive and eas-

ily applied. Mounding the soil about the

trunks of the trees is beneficial here as

well as 1'11 other ways, and especially as-

sists when the protectors are used. Bct-

ter avoid using tar preparations. The

application of fresh cow manure to thc‘

gnawed parts when the sap starts to;

movo often assists trees in living tlu'u

experiences of this kind when, without

the aid of the material they would likely

succumb. Bridge grafting is also recom-

mended, but this practice can hardly be

advised for ordinary commercial trees be-

cause of the difficulty in doing a success-

ful job. But do not destroy the damaged

trees until they have had a Chance to'

grow, since a thin layer of growing tissue

will often replace the whole growing surn,

face. ’





 





 





SOME COLD FACTS IN ONION

CULTURE.





 





In an article recently published in an

esteemed contemporary, entitled “Good

Onions Grown From Seed,” we heartily

agree with the writer in many points: as

to thoro soil preparation, culture, discard-

ing all but fresh and vigorous seed, early

sowing, etc.



One point to which we desire to call

attention is the following: “No beginner

should attempt to grow onions from seed

on a large scale.” “Practice makes per-

fect," is an old saw, but nevertheless

very true in general and especially so in

onion culture. There is a “know how” to

the work that can only be gained by prac-

tice, and no amount of telling or advis—

ing on paper will land the beginner at the

goal of success. The writer of the article

suggests that a. quarter of an acre should

be the maximum limit for a grower with

no previous experience. Now, I would

not set the limit so close as this, but it is

best for the novice to look twice beforel

leaping into a large field for the detail of

growing a successful crop involves much

of labor and forethot and the uninitiated

will very likely let many important things

slip thru his fingers. This by no means

is set up as a bugbear or to discourage





 





 





 





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please Mention the Michigan Farmer
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254 ‘<30)

known sea. It is-a profitable crop When

well grown, but peculiar in the'détail as

it seems to require more practical’ knowl--

edge for successful growing than almost

any other ordinary crop.



There is one'point in the article, how-

ever, with which we cannot agree, and

to warn growers of its fallacy was our

particular reason for discussing the arti-

cle. “Once a plot is selected for onions

it should be. set apart from year to year

for that purpose with successive expecta~

tions of greater yield. This takes into

consideration appropriate annual fertili~

zation. Unlike other crops rotation is not

important, unless it be to eradicate some

persistent foul weed slowly gaining

ground. The safe conclusion is that on-

ions may be planted from year to year on

the same ground with impunity.” “’e

grant that this was the old theory. and

we believe thoroly well grounded, too. It

was the old practice to grow from year

to year on the same ground and the suc-

cessful growers of years ago agreed that

with proper culture and fertilization the

twentieth crop on the same ground would

be better than the first. This, we be-

lieve, was true under the conditions of

years ago, and it is exceedingly unfortu-

uate for the onion growers of the present

day that those conditions have so radi-

cally changed. But insect pests and fun-

gus diseases have wrot radical changes

in the culture and management of al-

most every crop, and onions are no ex-

ception. Years ago we could grow the

apple crop without ever giving a thot or

care to the numerous enemies that infest

the orchards today. About all we had

to do was to plant the trees and at the

proper smson gather the crop. Today

it is a tight for your life to preserve the

crop until gathering time, and thus with

all crops external vigilance is the price

of success. Years zgo the onion maggot,

its thrips, the smut and rust were un-

kuown quantities in onion culture. Today

they are all in evidence and in most 10-

calities are getting in their work with a

vengeance, and it is generally conceded

that the best known preventive, if not

cure, is change of location. I recall one

extensive seed farm where at one time

the largest crop of onion seed ever grown

east of the Rocky Mountains was pro-

duced, but successive years of growing

the onion crop in its various forms in-

duced these pests and diseases until the

enterprise had to be abandoned and other

fields of operation were sought. So, un—

der present conditions, we'cannot grow

the crop from year to year upon the same

ground and it is unwise to attempt it.

\Vhile the fact is much to be regretted.





rotation is the only safe method and thei





writer would hesitate to plant two suc-

cessive seasons upon the same ground.

Wayne Co. J. E. MORSE.





HOW TO MAKE A GOOD STRAINER.





 





A part of the mixing station that de-

serves a word of attention is the strainer.

Cheese cloth, burlap, or the small brass

strainers which are so commonly seen are

not what the man who has considerable

spraying to do wants to bother with. I

do not need to speak of their poor qual—

ities; you know them. A far more satis—

factory strainer is made something like

this: Make a water-tight box with slant-

ing sides so that it is about iifteen inches

square at the top and ten inches square

at the bottom. Have a piece of three—

ineh gas pipe or suitable outlet fitted in

at the bottom; then fasten an eighteen or

twenty mesh brass wire st'l‘t‘t‘ll in this

box so that it has an angle of about 30

degrees. Such a strainer is large enough

to accommodate any sized sprayer and

has the advantage of being a self-cleaner

on account of the angle of the screen.



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MICHIGAN FRUIT GROWERS AT



FREMONT.





The present great horticultural awak-

ening in Michigan will he further stimu-





 





lated by the mid-winter meeting of the

State Horticultural Society, at Fremont,

Newaygo county. on Tuesday and \Ved-





nesday, March 15-16. In place of the us-

ual program of lengthy addresses, all but

the evening session will he devoted to the

answering and discussing of nearly 100

practical questions that will be printed

in the program and most of them will be

assigned to practical fruit growers for

answers. Much time will be devoted to

latest experiences in spraying. including

making and use of the lime—sulphur solu—

tions. There will be a fine display of ma-

chinery, as well as of fruit. Those who

attend will get the most improved ideas.

right down to date and will secure enthu-

siasm for undertaking the work of pro-

ducing another bumper fruitwcrop this

coming season. Drop a card for a pro-

gram to Secretary C. E. Bassett. Fenn-

ville. and then arrange your work so as





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today.

i make my Don Patch Spreader in 6 plus-cub

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Address Box 85 B. No. 7. Pontiac. Mich.





—231 Acres. 1 mile town.

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Senator Dolliver. of lowa. says“ .

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11 wi 1 continue.

enator Dolliver recently paid a visit to

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is a land hunger in the hearts of

English speaking people; thisovill

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and they are still coming. "

Iowa contributed largely to the

0,000 American farmers who made

Mtheirhonedarln; 1909 Field

emu.“ returns alone during year added

to the country close to





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Oral- r:isin’ nixed fan-in cattle

airyln are? al profit-

ree Homeotea s of 160 acres

to be had in the very best districts;

cores preemption at $8.00 per

certain areas. School s and

settlement, climate

t c richest, Wood,

Inter and building lumber plentiful.

~. , For: particulars“ to location. low settlers'

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PLANTING AND CARE OF THE

ORCHARD.





 





,This was a subject discussed by Prof.

Wendell Paddock. of the Ohio State Uni-

versity, at the Round-Up Institute last

Week. Prof. Paddock expressed his pref-

erence for two-year—Old trees which can

be trained as desired from the start. He

illustrates his talk by showing how he

would prune the young trees, of which

he 112111 several specimens, the first, sec—

ond, third and fourth year. at which time

he would have the foundation laid for all

future pruning, by having the head of the

tree properly formed. He would head the

trees down close to the ground and then

prune so as to leave four 01‘ five main

branches. so located us 11) leave no

crutches which might split and thus in-

jlll‘(‘ the trcc. ‘Thcse main limbs he

would head back to a length of about 14





inches so that other branches Would OC-





cur low down, using; judgment at all times

to have them properly spread. and in

future pruning; would keep the cnds of





branches well cut back so as to form a.

compact but low lrcc. easy to work upon

in spraying and picking. Proper root

pruning was also mentioned as an es-

sential in preparing trees for planting.

This was emphasized in a lecture given

by Prof, Paddock in the cvcning, follow—

ing his first talk, which was illustratcd

by stc1‘1‘1,1pti1.‘011 views. 111 this lecture

his subject was. “Training Fruit 'l‘1‘1‘1-s,”

and his talk included the proper training

of 0111(‘1‘ 11-003 as wcll as young trees upon

and in11111r‘1lia11‘ly subsequent 111 planting

and to which the same principles are

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must be solved by the exercise of the

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How to Spray, when to spray, and what





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The llel‘art C111‘1‘iagc & Harness Mfg.

Co., of Elkhurt. $In1l., have issued a new

booklet for 1910, which illustrates and

desr‘rilws thcir line 111‘ v11l1i1‘l1‘s 111111 hur—

ncss and tells about their dii‘cct selling

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Thm‘bm‘n's high 1-l11ss semis arc listed

and (I11‘i1 products 111‘s1rib1‘d in 1111‘ pro—

fusely illustl“ 1l1‘1l 111— page 1910 catalog of

J. M. "ll.“111bui11 8: (‘11,,33 iai‘clay St.,

New York. N. '



Wm. Galloway & (‘11., Vi’utcrloo.

are scnding out 11 new Sin—pag'c

describing the large line of farm machin-

ery and implements. gasoline engines.

etc.. manufactured by this well known

company 111111 sold di1‘1‘1-t to the consumer.

Evcrv furmm‘ should have this catalog

which lists practicullv everything needed

for the operation Of the farm.



The Electric thcl Co., Quincy. Ill..





Iowa.





publish 11 EKG—page illustrated catalog

showmg their line, of goods, including

steel wheels and wagons. farm. 10g, and





lumber wagons of all sorts, special wheels

and trucks, etc.



The Batcman Manufacturing Co., of

Grenloch. N_ J.. manufacturers

Well known "Iron Age" farm and garden’

tools, have just issued their 1910 catalog

describing this standard line of imple—‘

Michigan Farmcr;





 





The Chicago common council passed an

establish-





ordinance prohibiting bakery

mcuts f1om locating in basements. and

also commanding that they provide





proper sanitation.





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(Ki _ should send for our special Mower booklet and catalog. ['1'

’. We also make a one- horse Mower (No. 11) for small farms, or- O}

’K“ chords, lawns, and parks. Special booklet sent on request. i

‘Q’ The name Johnston, remember, stands for independence—It has no '1

E trust or monopoly connections. “Be an independent farmer." .

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FROM ATEN ACRE FARM '

OUT IN 1111: UNION PACIFIC COUNTRY





T hat’s What the orchardist or fruit grower can

make from the land in California. Not every one can

do it, to be sure, for the shiftless farmer is in the west



as he is everywhere, but the man who buckles down

to hard work can make every acre of this agricultural

Eden yield more than any three acres he ever tilled 1n

the rocky New England states or the heavy clay soils

of the middle west.



The farmer out in the Union Pacific Country

figures not on how much land he can get, but on how

much can he get out of what land he has. Contrast

$500 an acre with 50c corn at 40-bushel crop, or 70c

wheat at 20- bushel crop, and you will soon see why

the Californian forges ahead and makes farming a

big paymg business.



Better take a trip and see the wonders of the

Union Pacific Country for yourself. Travel over





Union Pacific-Southern Pacific





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=- the Johnston Mower. You not only get more Mower quality with u

Johnston, but you get: more hay—for they “ cut all the hay.” The 4/}.

" Johnston Mowers are made to cut any kind of grass~every kind, on .4

either level or uneven ground. They are easy to operate, no side a

\‘ draft—thus easy on man and team. "

\\ The Lever-Fold Mower enables the operator to lift the cutting- -bar ‘

"‘ to a full or partially vertical position, and to lower again without leav- . .-

5 ing his seat, by the use of the foot or hand levers. Is thrown 1n or out :1":

‘3' of gear automatically or at will of the operator. 5

( Other features: High, broad rimmed wheels , wide, light, yct strong

' main frame; dust-proof roller bearings; horizontal crank shaft; gear- \5

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Buy Farm Trucks and Wagons Direct from Factory at Msnu

facturerl cost with but ONE small per cent profit added.

0011' t fall to secure our prices. We dety competition either in

price or quality and guarantee tos'ava you from $5 to $15 on

every gear. Strictly high grade in every particular. Double

trusssd thimble Ikein or American Tubular Steel axals. The

poet of all wheels—16 spokes instead of 12 and 14 and every

spoke takes a bolt. A card will bring catalog showing different

styles and capacities, also prices that will surprise you. DO

IT NOW. Yours for superior quality.





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entitles us to the name.

brand new merchandise bought bi‘i ‘

to the public at prices less than t e original cost of production.





Thousands of satisfied customers know us as the “world's bar-

gain center." and the prices at which we sell our goods justly

Millions of dollars worth of high grade





us at various sales is oifere





accompanies order.





at the depot.





We will ship goods C. O. D. where a deposit of 25 per cent

You need not pay balance until goods



reaches destination and you have an o portunity to examine them

d' 3 If. you find any goo s Contrary to our descrip-

ton we will take them back and refund your deposit. a





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50 you take_no chances when you deal

ful Catalog is Free.





. If you buy any goods from us and find them not full up

_ Our responsibilit is unquestione . We to our expectations, we will take them back and refun the

have a capital stock of over a'million dol ars.. Ask any Express in] purchase pricer in addition to paying the freight both ways,



rite to the publisher of this or any other with us. ' Our wonder-

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“PRICE WREO‘KING SALE” OF FURNITIIRE.

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Over $300,000 worth of high grade. brand

new furniture. carpets. rugs and linoleum.

Everything needed to furnish your home complete

No shoddy furniture in our stock. It is the best

that can be manufactured. It is built for the

tastes of people who know real quality. Our goods

are bought at Sherlffe'. Recolvere' and Menu-

facturera' Salon. This gives us a big advantage

over any possible competition and the public gets

the benefit of our buying operations. Write for

prices on any article you may require. Our Gen-

eral Catalog shown all our wonderful furni-

ture stock. When in Chicago visit our monster





 





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3,550 Eran: New fiene'

Suite bought by us from a

"Hard up“ manufacturer.

Made in plain black cheviet:

nsual retail selling price SIO.

With each order we include

an extra pair of striped ‘

trousers without additional

cost. Comes is sizes 34-44

chest; 30 to 42 waist and 30

Price. . .34.“





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BOYS’ SUITS $2.95. . g§‘§§;‘§£.,,f° z”,

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A bankrupt stock of brand new handsome knickerbocker





style combination suits. made of durable Wagoner Cassimere ,

dark olive brown mixture, coat and breeches cut. in the latest ’0' “IV man. A“ “2°5“s"95





furniture salesroom, the largest in America.





Sizes 8 to 16 years.





end us your order to-day.





 





style and with ever-harder we give 0nd extra pair of hreeches.

egular retail. rice $5.00. Our bargain -CoIt Blucher shoes on. . I.65

rice $2.95. Your money back i you are not satisfied.





$1.95 FOR THESE





MEN’S SHOES.

*

3.000 pair from Receivers'

Sales; guaranteed first-class in

every particular, Made from

genuine patent

colt skin. Have

dull glove tops,

oak tanned soles,

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A thousand pairs of Ladies





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LOWEST rmcrs ON LUMBER.

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Send no your Lumber Bill for our Intimate.

We will quote you on brand new high-grade.

clean stock and make you pricee lower than any

one else can adord to sell it for. We own out-

right over 50.000.000 feet of brand new lum-

ber. There isn't. a piece of second-hand lumber in

our stock. All our Mill Work le eleo brand new

If you will tell us just what you‘need. listing up

each item correctly, we will quote y0u on the en:

tire bill of material you need to construct your

building. 0ur pricee ere elwaye‘ the low-'

eat. We are selling more lumber and building

material direct to user: than any other conceit: in"

the world. Write use for our low eetlmete.





 





 





. WATER SYSTEMS.





Modern Air

Pressure

Water Suppl

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rices rang-

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, complete in

every detail. Our look of Plumb-

Inflnd Heating which we mail free

0 charge. tells all about them.

You can enjoy all the comforts

r of city life by their use.

HEATING APPARATUS.

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. We furnish complete

‘ ii Hot Air, Hot Water

! and Steam Heatln

Plants of ever kin .

It makesno dl erence

whether it is an old or

a new butlding, we can

“ furnish material at

an real wre cklnz

‘ prices. Our S ec-

lal Heating Booklet. whic we

send free to those interested. It

tells al the facts and gives much

valuable information. Send us

sketch or diagram of your build-

ing or home and we will make

you an estimate. Anyone can in-

stall them with the aid of our

blue prints and free instructions.





BLACKSMITH SUPPLIES





. Horeeehoee $3.00

:v per keg. Horse-

ehoe Nalle 1c er

. lb. Hammers, 0c.

. Forges from $4.25

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alo fully describes our present



istoc . No matter what your

needs. write us. Tell us what

{on need. We save you from

0 who per cent.





I Saw Your Page Advertisement in Michigan Farmer 3-10 28





» Send Me Your Large Illustrated Catalog.

My Name ....................





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STEEL ROOFING. For 100 $5. $1.00.

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100.000 Square. of new Steel

Roofing which we are selling at the

following prices. freight prepaid: ,

rm ...... ...........-...'..:s,1.oo

Dorru ated. V Crimped or Stand-

lng eam ...... . ........ $1.88

At these prices we prepay freight

to all points east of Colorado ex-

cept Oklahoma and Texas. Quota-

tions to these points on application. Our high

grade Galvanized Ruet Proof Roofing at prices

ranging from $3.00 per square up. Write today

for free sample.





Bnlcx slums Per 100 33. Ft. $1.85.





$1.85 buys 100 sq. ft. of our Preeeed Steel

Imitation Brick Siding. a fire-proof covering for

buildings of every kind. It is easy to put on. re-

quires no prevrous experience. Looks just like the

real brick after you gut it on your buildln .

sheets are 24 inches wi e by 68 inch long. e





 





   

 

 

 

 





. ast of Colorado. except in

the States of Texas or Okla:

. home. The freight prepaid

roposition refers only to this

rick siding. Ask for samples.





METAL SHINGLES—Painted and Galvanized-

Write for description and lowest prices ever made.





BEADED CEILING For 100 S2. Ff. $1.85.





Steel Beaded Ceiling 1.85 for 100 sq. ft. of

our New Metal Beaded Cell ng. It can also be



m uood for aiding. The sheets are 6

and 8 ft. long by 24 inches wide.

The beads are small corrugations

5 inch size. running theiuil length

of the sheet. A fine ceiling for any

general purpose. Easy to lay, re-

quires no experience. We will pre-

pay freight on thisBeaded Ceiling at

this price to all pomts East of Colo-

rado, except to Oklahoma and Texas.

prices to these points on application.





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HARDWARE AT “RIGHT PRICES."

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. . x You will find that there isn't an article in

WALK; the Hardware Line but what we can furnish

- 7" to you at extremely lowprices. Our entire

I ‘\ stock of this material is new, nice clean

I ) goods just as good as you can purchase any-



where and Prioee are Right. Get our

" prices before buying elsewhere.





5 FT. STEEL Hoe TROUGHS $1.80.





Laet‘e orever. o‘strong



no animal can break or



. ‘ injure.n made of § in. boiler



steel. Size 10 in. by 5 in. by sit. at $1.00. worth

4.00. Over 150 other sty es and Sizes for

oultry, Hogs, Sheep. Horses and Cattle.





RAWHInE RUBBER ROOFING





The greatest bargain in the worch.

Fire. hall and weather-proof. Not

affected by heat or cold. Used in

any climate. Made from pure asphalt.

A strictiy high—grade lasting covering.

Recommended by fire underwriters.

W 108 ft. to aroll, With large headed nails



and cement for. laps. Requires no

.4 . Jwy coating after laying.

'. J TUNA, 1 I’Price per roll. d 6 $1 22

“J "-9“ I '-Guarantee yeare.. . .



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3 Ply- “ 12. “ . 1.1_1

Freight paid to 11].. 1nd,, 1a., Wis., Ohio & Mich. Write

for elivered price to other States, and lootingfilook.





 





     





     





 





 

 

 

 





   





 





WIRE FENCING Per Rod 15%.





Beat and strongest Galvanized

Heavy Woven ere Fence made.



Brand new, all heavy wires, suitable

for all uses. Guaranteed. 20 in’. high,

Hog Fence. price per rod ..... .~ 15éc

'3 ‘ 36 in: high; Stock Fem! price per

rod. . .19c. Other heights are equally low prices.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





35 in. high, clogely woven, heavy Galvanized

ero Poultry Fence. price per rod. . . . .. . . .29c.





35 in. high, Ornamental Lawn Fence. beauti-

ful designes, price per lineal it. .............. 10c.





 





 





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CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING 00¢





I am interested in the following items:—





P.O.Box ...........





$36 00 BUYS A 2H. P. GASOLINE ENGINE- We are offering the finest 2 H. P. engineever produced

0 at a rice lower than you can secure it for elsewhere. It is strictly first-class

and brand new an covered by a binding guarantee. (Write for Special Gasoline Engine Catalog.)





PLUMBING MATERIAL





00c. buys our special flat rim, cast iron. white

enameLKltchen Sinke. new but slightly defective.

Price includes strainer and

coupling. $5.50 buye. on

onemel Bath Tub. $10.00

is our price for a cast iron.

roll rim, white enamel ’

_ . Tub. for our w to

enamel low down tank Water Closet. complete out-

fit You can buy Wash Stands from us at $3.28





 





   





IRON PIPE—A complete stock of new pipe.



833‘; ’12:; “iii." ‘t‘i‘; “iii" ‘36“ “1‘ i" ”i “‘

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ii: 1,7 .' J . 50.carioads_WashlngtonRad Mr

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is r V] the very best grades of , pp "E t

A you can positively rely on.

, , - a tremendous stock of an grades in

Chicago and “30 make immediate shipment.

Special low price n straight car loads. We guar

antee grades. Write today for quotatio . Tell

us how many shingles you flood.





 





 





mm Work—Save 28 to so 6: cent on brand new

Mill Work. Our stock inclildes everything. Send

us complete list for our low delivered prices.





BARBED WIRE Per REEL $1.05.

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_ $1. 5 For Reel. At this price we furnish .-

Clfll high-grade galvanized brand new Barbed W to.

The price is per reel, and each reel contains 80 rods.





GALV NIZED WIRE SHORTS.

er 190ibe._$1.40.

Vie have in stock several car-

loads of brand new Galvanized

Wire, known as shorts, that is, the

lengths range from 50 to 250 feet.-

No guarantee, however, as to

length. (lau e 9-10-11 and 12.

Price per 100 bs. ”$1.40. Fence

wxre of ever kind. Also a com-

plete line 0 BB galvanized tele-

phone wire No. 12. $1.85 per 100 lbs. No. 14,

$3.10 per 100 lbs. Everything in telephone

apparatus.





 





 





 





her possession.

you buy goods.





gain world. It shows what vast lines of merch-

andise are secured by us at Sherlfio’, hooolvoro'

and Manufaohmro' Sales. It costs $1.00 to produce

each one of these catalogs. We send it to you

absolutely without charge of any kind and without

any obligation. t

our vast stock of Furniture, Household loads. Ollieo

‘ Fixtures, oto. Fill in the coupon shown elsewhere

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' in this advertisement and tell us what line of

merchandise interests Iyou most and we will fur-

nish you with the add t

cerning the material you need. Write today.





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The only Price Wrecker Ivor Produced. Every article is .offered at

genuine wrecking priceS. It contains 600 goo profusely illustrated,

and is in fact a. demonstration of w at the CHICAGO HOUSE

WREOKING CO. stands for as a bargain Center. It's such a book as

every buyer of merchandise must have in his or .





it will save you money every day ,

It’s a pace maker in the bar-





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9x12 l-‘i. SMYRNA RUGS. $0.00.

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91:12 it. Smyrna Ruse. 0.00.

extensive variety of beauti ul pat-

terns, oriental or floral designs.

rich color combinations. Th se

rugs are reversxble and may 6

used on either side, thus giving

you the service of two floor

coverings for the price of one.

These ru s are brand anew and‘ 7

perfect. e_ also havelarge stocks - -

of Royal Wilton, Axminster and Brussels Rugs.





LINOLEUM—Lasts five times as 1 ng as oilcloth.

Brand new at 29¢ nor an. yd. A soiutel per-

fect, no cracked or sailed pieces in out re lot.

Hundreds of beautiful patterns in rich colors. con- ~

sisting of beautiful tile and floral designs. Seeour

Catalog for illustrations in colors.





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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