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VOL. CXXXIV. No. II.

Whole Number 3494.





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FARM NOTES.-





An' Uneven Stand of Grass.



I have a clover field Where some patches

are bare on account of being killed out

by drouth. What can I do to reseed these

patches to make good pasture for 'my

cows this summer? Some parts of this

field have a fine stand of clover while

other places the clover is nearly all gone.



Jackson Co. .. T. E. M.



It is, difficult, if not impossible, to sow

anything on these patches where the

clover has killed out that will make a

good growth and improve the pasture this

season. This is true, both because it is

hard to establish a new pasture plant

without a thoro‘fitting of the seed bed,

and because the stock pazsturing in the

field are always inclined to keep the fresh

growth of the young plants pastured down

so closely that little feed is secured from

them. This is one reason Wily it is an

advantage to sow some grasses with

clover in seeding land to that crop. An»

other very good plan is to top dress the

patches where the stand is thin with a

light dressing of stable manure, which

will encourage the growth of such grass

as remains and will make the pasture

appear much less uneven than would

ot‘herwise be the case.



Seeding Alfalfa After Cats.



I have a five—acre field of clay learn

which has been heavily manured, having

been in corn two years. Wish to sow to

oats this spring and'follow with alfalfa.

Would it be a good plan to sow a little

alfalfa seed with the oats to inoculate the

soil, as the farm has never grown alfalfa?

Should we disk the ground for oats and

then plow under the out stubble for al—

falfa, or plow first and then disk the

stubble, or would it be best to plow each

time?



Jackson C0. ~ A liEGINNER.



In a case of this kind it would seem to

the writer that it would be far better

practice to sow the oats a little thinly

and seed the alfalfa with the oats, using

sufficient seed to make a good stand. Or.

if the oats will make a too big growth of

straw on this land to insure a. fair chance

of getting a seeding, then substitute bar~

lcy for the oats and seed the alfalfa with

the barley, inoculating the seed with a

pure culture to secure the. bacteria nec-

essary or sowing :1 little soil from a suc—

cessful alfalfa field on this piece before

seeding. There are a number of suc-

cessful alfalfa growers in Michigan. hav-

ing a similar soil to that described in this

inquiry, who have had good success in

seeding alfalfa with barley. Barley has

some advantages over

oats for this purpose, in

that it does not shade the

ground'as much and it

matures some days ear-

lier, so that the crop is

more likely to be off the

field before the summer

drought, should there be

one, has affected the

young alfalfa plants. In

his new work on alfalfa

Joseph E. \Ving, of Ohio,

advocates the seeding of

alfalfa with barley, the

barley to be cut for hay

instead of being allowed

to 'muturc for grain,

which plan he considers

superior under his condi-

tions. to s-oWing alfalfa

Without any nurse crop.

However, as above noted,

good results have been

secured in' many cases

in this state, by seeding

alfalfa: with barley and

cutting the crop for grain,

upon good strong clay

loam soil.. .



But, as above noted,

even if it is desired to

grow oats upon this field,





DETROIT MICH., SATURDAY. ‘lviA-Rcu 12.1910.





it would seem a. better plan to use a

moderate seeding of oats and seed to

alfalfa with the oat crop for several rea-

sons. First, if the season should be dry

it would be impossible to prepare a good

seed bed for the alfalfa after oat harvest,

and be certain that sufficient moisture

would be present to readily germinate

the seed and produce a strong, vigorous

growth of the young plants. Then it

would be a little late in the season to get

the best results in sowing alfalfa, if we

take the experience of those who have





thoroly and fine it properly to make a

good seed bed, then sow the alfalfa as

soon as weather and soil conditions seem

to indicate that a good germination of the

seed will be secured. This is a plan

which may succeed and in case the in-

quirer concludes to try it, we trust that

he will report his success for the benefit

of other ‘Michigan Farmer readers who

are interested in this forage crop.

Potatoes in the Crop Rotation.





I would like to have you advise me in

the columns of your paper in regard to





 





 





How 400 bu. Per Acre Looks in the Row. (Gr-Owing Big Crops of Potatoes, p. 258).





been successful in growing it in our state

as a guide; :iltho in some sections fa‘l

seeding is considered more certain of

good results than spring or summer seed.

mg. But in the event that a good catch

was secured by seeding with the grain,

the alfalfa would have a better start

than would be possible where sown late

in the season. However, if one desired

to try out this plan, it would be the bct~

ter policy to disk the stubble as soon as

the oats are cut to conserve the soil mois-

ture to the greatest extent possible; then

plow not too deeply and pack the soil





raising potatoes on the same. ground two

wars in succession. This piece of potato

ground was new ground plowed a year

ago. The potatoes yielded 250 bu. to the

acre last fall. \Vould it bc advxsablc to

plow in the spring?



Iigham (.‘o. R. M. DELL.





“'hilc potatoes may bc successfully

grown for several years in succcssion on

thc same soil, and while the yield may

be kept up with propcr i‘crtilizntion, yet

it is much better to practice a rotation

0f crops from the start for scvcral rea-

sons. 'Onc good roason for this is that

the fungous diseases which affect potatoes





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are much less likely to be troublesome

where the crop is not planted on the same

ground in successive years. Insect pests

are also less likely to be troublesome un—

der these conditions. Another very good

reason for a rotation of crops is that the

Soil can be kept in a much better physical

condition, not only for potato crops, but

for the other crops in the rotation, by

practicmg a short rotation from the start,

without any doubt, you would get a good

crop of potatoes on this new ground by

plowing and planting to this crop again

next spring. But it would be a better

plan to sow some spring grain and seed

the ground to clover following the crop

with potatoes again in the rotation. In

this way you will keep the soil well sup-

plied with humus. and available plant

food from the start, which is a much

better plan than to exhaust the available

fertility, thus depleting the soil of plant

food and at the same. time exhaust the

supply of humus, thus getting the soil in

a poor, physical Condition, which will

necessitate the adoption of means for its

renovation later on. It is much better

to keep a new soil in a proper physical

condition right from the start, and this can

be better accmnplishcd with a judicious

rotation of crops than by any system of

handling it' the same crop is planted on

the ground for two or'moro years in suc-

cession.

The Seed Corn.



At the risk of worrying the readers with

another refercncc to a qucstion which is

often discussed in these columns, we can

not let this favorable season pass without

again emphasizing the importance of

making a suitable icst of tho seed corn

to determine it's Vitality before the plant-

ing season arrchs. So much has been

said about the advantages to be derived

from the plan of testing cach car sepa-

rately that it is uuncccssury to reiterate

it here. Every farincr knows that if

some, sccd cars are of poor quality. and

the kernels from them do not germinate

or, it‘ they do germinate will not make

strong, vigorous plants, that the result

will be noticeable in the stand secured.

It will also be noticeable in the crop

which may be harvested next fall. No

more need be said about the advantage

of the plan of making a simple car test

of the seed corn. Every farmer will ap-

preciate its advantages, but the trouble

is that as the season for planting the

corn approaches there are





 





 





Farm Home of Mr. George Shults, of LapeénCo" a Type of Modern Rural Archltecture.





so many things to be

done upon the average

farm that, jobs of this

kind which can be neg-

lected do not get done.

The only safe way to in-

sure that an ear test will

be made is to get this job

done before the, season of

the spring work arrives.

It will not requirc much

time, and the time will

surely be most profitably

spent. The method of

laying off a. box in

squares and planting sev—

eral kcrncls from each

numbcrcd car in the

square. of the correspond-

ing number, has been so

often described that it is

unnecessary to repeat in--

structions, but by .igain

calling attention .to the

beneficial results to be

derived from this method

of testing the seed corn,

we hope to interest more

readers to try it this

season. Where a consid-

erable area is to be

planted, the use of a seed
258 (2) .





corn grader, which will sort the kernels



to even size, will also prove profitable,



No corn planter can drop corn evenly 11‘



the ksrn‘éis‘ vary in size, which makes the



grading of seed to uniform size an im-



' portant factor in getting an even stand.

The Seed Potatoes.



The selection of the seed potatoes

is also a subject‘which will interest

many readers at this time. In this

connection a point brot out by Mr. “'ood-

man at the recent Round-I'D Institute in

ansWer to a question is, worthy of special

mentiOn. Mr. \Voodman contended that

by selecting potatoes for seed averaging

in size from a bulk of a hen’s egg to

twice that size, a natural process of se-

lection is carried out which is similar

in results to that of selecting from the

best hills when the potatoes are dug in

the fall. His contention in this regard

was that the hills having the most mer-

chantable potatoes in them would have

more potatoes of the size noted than any

other kind of hills, and that by selecting

the smaller merchantable potatoes for

planting one will be much more apt to get

potatoes from prolific hills than by the

use of large potatoes for see“ since the

hills which have but few potatoes in

them generally grow those to a good size,

while the larger producing hills have many

more potatoes, some of which will aver-

age medium size. Thus these medium

size'd potatoes are, in his opinion, superior

for seed to either the larger or the smal-

lcr ones. This point is passed on for the

consideration of readers who will select

their seed potatoes from marketable stock

this year. The theory is a reasonable

one and seems to have given satisfactory

results inMr, “’oodman’s case, as will be

noted from the summary of 'his talk which

appears'in another column. The smaller

potatoes from the best hills are better

seed than the big potatoes from poor hills.



Where to Apply the Stable Manure.



I would like to ask thru the columns of

your paper how we can get the most

benefit from our manure, by top dressing

or plowing it under, I do not remember of

sccing it tilSt'llSSOd in your paper. I he-

llcvc in plowing.r it under; it adds humus

to the soil, especially heavy soil. Some

advocate top—dressing the young seeding.

I have 10 acres of bean ground to put

into barley. 10 acres seeded to clover and

10 acres of clover sod to put into corn.

I have enough barn yard manure to cover

any one of the fields, 10 loads to the acre

on the sod for corn or live loads to the

acre on the seeding and bean ground.

\Vhich place would I get the most bcnetlt

110111 the 100 loads of manure, to be put

on with a manure spreader?



Ingham Co. V. E. C.



Except under special conditions the best

place to apply stable manure is undoubt-

edly on sod ground intended for corn.

This is true for several reasons. First,

as the inquirer says, by applying manure

to the sod ground before blowing, a max-

imum profit is obtained thru the addition

of humus to the soil, as this manure

is rich in vegetable matter. Then the

manure can be applied to the sod grounl

with practically no waste of plant food.

It can‘be drawn during the winter or

early spring as most convenient, and the

grass roots will absorb and hold in an

available form the soluble plant food con-

tained in it. After being plowed down,

the coarse vegetable matter will gradih

ually nitrify or decay and the plant food

which it contains become available later

in the season and for the crops grown in

succeeding years, while the humus which

will result from the plowing down of this

coarse vegetable matter will prove a more

lasting benefit to the soil than where

handled in any other way. By all means

apply the stable manure to the sod ground

intended for corn under the conditions

named above. There are, however, cir-

cumstances in which top dressing with

stable manure is both desirable and ad-

visable. Where a field has been allowed

to become depleted, both in plant food

and humus, and has been sown to fall

grain with the. object of seeding it to

clover, both the crop of grain and the

chance of getting a good stand of clever

will be materially bettered by giving the

field a light top dressing with stable

manure. Where the land is being pre—

pared for alfalfa, or some crop in which

it is desirable to promote a rapid growth,

from the start, a top dressing of stable

manure will prove beneficial. The per-

manent meadow or pasture is another

place where such an application can often

be given with profit, but unquestionably

the best place to apply stable manure in

the regular crop rotation is on sod ground

to be plowed in the spring for some spring

or summer crop, such as corn or pota.

toes, for by this means the greatest re-

turns will be secured from it the first

season and the largest permanent benefit

to the soil will be derived from the appli-

cation.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





GROWING BIG CROPS OF POTATOES.





 





‘iOne of the most interesting addresses

given at the reeent-Round—Up‘Institute,

from an economic standpoint, was that

on the above subject by Hon. Jason

W'oodman, of Van Buren Co. Mr. Wood-

man has kindly summarized his talk for

the benefit of Michigan Farmer readers

as follows:



For the year 1909, in the total produc‘.

tion of potatoes, New York stands first,

Michigan second, Maine third and VVis-

consin fourth. In yield per acre Maine

stands first with an average for the state

of 225 bushels; New York second with 126

bushels; Michigan third with 105 bushels;

“'isconsin with an average of 102 bush-

els. The ten year average yield per acre

in bushels is for Maine, 171; “’isconsin,

04; New York, 85, and Michigan, 84. That

is to say, the average yield of potatoes

in Maine is about twice as great as that

of the crop in New York and \Visconsin,

and more than double the production per

acre in Michigan. During these years the

average farm price of the Maine crop has

been $80 per acre, and of the Michigan

crop $32 per acre.



It is evident that the ordinary Michigan

potato grower has not been making very

muCh money from the crop, nor will he

do so in the future, unless he changes

some of his present methods of doing

business.



The average Michigan potato grower

raises 1,008 bushels on every 12 acres

of land. If, instead of planting 12 acres,

he should plant five and make those five

acres produce 1,000 bushels, he would not

increase the total number of bushels

placed on the market; he would. however,

largely increase his net profit on the

crop, a “consummation devoutly to he

wished,” not only by the farmer, but by

the business and professional people who

are dependent for their living upon the

profit of the farmer's acres.



The three main reasons why Michigan

farmers do not get a satisfactory yield,

are, first, they do not make the soil of

their potato fields rich enough; second,

they do not plant a sufficient quantity

of the right kind of seed; third, they do

not, by thorough spraying, eliminate the

blight.



Over most of Michigan, the last season

was a favorable one for the production of

a large crop, and yet, we only raised an

average of 105 bushels per‘ acre.



In Paw Paw township there were four

fields that averaged 377 bushels per acre.

The largest yield was produced by,Mr.

Ilarry Lurkins, who, on a field of nine

acres and 7‘.) square rods, produced 425

bushels per acre. These fields were

measured and the yield is the number of

weighed bushels when marketed. Prac-

tically the same methods were followed

in raising all of these. crops. The plans

used are the results of experiments car-

ried on during a series of years,



In all cases, the basis of each of these

crops has been a field seeded to clover

before it got poor. This clover sod rein-

forced with a heavy coat of manure, ap-

plied the year or the winter before the

crop is planted.



“'0 have found that the most profitable

variety of potatoes to grow for the gen-

eral market are of the “Rural" type, pre-

ferably the Rural itself. All things con-

sidcred, the best seed to plant is a whole

potato frOm the size of an egg up to

twice the egg size. If the seed potato is

cut at all, it should only be out once,

split lengthwise through the seed end.



The seed—end eyes are the strong eyes.

If seed potatoes have been properly kept,

a seed-end backed by the whole potato

in every hill, means every bill will be a

good hill.



With the Rural potato, if the whole

tuber is planted, the eyes at, or around,

the seed—end will send out from one to

four stalks, while the weaker eyes will

remain dormant, thus the whole of the

plant food in the potato, goes to nourish

the growth from the strongest eyes. It

seed potatoes are cut, the pieces contain-

ing the weaker eyes will grow weaker

hills and that means a smaller yield per

acre. These statements are based on the

results of experiments} have carried on

for a series of years.



For five years I have planted a portion

of each of my potato fields with uncut

seed. Invariably the area planted with

whole potatoes has outyielded the part of

the field on which cut seed was ‘used. I

have tried experiments along this line by

planting carefully measured plots. In

every instance the uncut potato seed has

proved to be the best. This last year-A for

the first time I used only uncut seed and

obtained the best crop I have ever grown1





Some one asks if egg— sized potatoes

planted whole are used year after year

will not the size of the stock deteriorate

and the potatoes run out.

trary, the yield has been increasing, and

the quality has, if anything, grown bet-

ter. I raised this year 3,410 bushels of

potatoes on eight acres and 113 square

rods of ground, and from this crop I was'

able to grade out only 140 crates of pota-

toes that were as small as the bulk of

two eggs.



Late potatoes should be planted in

drills, the rows from 35 to 45 inches

apart, and the distance between rows de-

pending on the weight of the soil, and

the seed should be planted from 12 to 15

inches apart in the row; from 18 to 25

bushels of seed should be planted to the

acre.



About eight days after planting, the

field should be harrowed two or three

times with a spring tooth drag. the teeth

set frOm an inch and a half to two inches

deep. This cultivation, given just before





the potatoes come up, will destroy the life





of every little weed and is the one most

necessary cultivation.



The late potato crop in the south half

of the lower peninsula is diminished on

an average at least twenty-five per cent

by blight, and the yield is often greatly

shortened in the northern counties by the

same cause. Moreover, the quality of the

potatoes for food is injured. A potato, to

be at its best, must mature; and mature

in cool weather. ThorOugh and effective

spraying is necessary to the production of

a large crop and a good quality. A spray-

ing machine, to do good work, must spray

up against the lower side of the leaves

and the stems of the plants; for there is

where the blight spores, during warm and

muggy weather. germinate and grow.

The machines that only spray down on

the tops of the vines will not properly

control the blight, and cannot be depend—

ed upon. The Bordeaux mixture I use

contains ten pounds of vitriol and four-

teen pounds of stone lime to the hundred

gallons. I begin spraying when the tops

are eight or ten inches high and spray

once in about every eight days, spraying

up until the vines begin to spread out on

the ground; after that, spraying down on

top of the vines. If spraying is properly

done, the tops will not die from blight.

nor will the potatoes rot. The tubers will

continue to grow during the latter part

of September and until the severe

October frosts come. The quality of the

stock will be materially improved and the

quantity greatly increased.



If the Michigan farmer is to make mon-

ey growing potatoes, he must keep live

stock, make and save a liberal quantity

of manure, plant not more than thirty or

forty per cent of the acreage he is now

growing and manure every foot of it. A

ton of good manure will bring, from six

to ten bushels of potatoes and is worth

on the average, at least, three dollars and

a. half per ton on that crop, aside from

the benefit it is to the land after the

potatoes are removed. Plant enough of

good seed, cultivate properly and spray

thoroughly. If he does these things, he

will grow no more bushels of potatoes

than he raises now, but he will do a

great deal less hard work, and make a

good deal more money.





HOW MR. LURKINS GREW HIS BIG‘





CROP OF POTATOES.



Mr. Harry Lurkins, of Van Buren CO.,

to whom Mr. Woodman refers in the pre-

ceding article as growing the biggest crop

of potatoes in Paw Paw township has,

upon our request described the methods

which be employed, as follows:



Yes, we raised a good crop of potatoes



this past year. ’W'e raised 3,920 crates of

saleable potatoes from 91/2 acres. Noth-

ing but saleable potatoes grew. Not: any

small ones nor overly large ones. Each

crate contains from 60 to 65 lbs. of po-

tatoes. '

. This 91/2 acres is a heavy loam contain-

ing some gravel and stones. It was a

clever sod mowed one year. Half cov-

ered with barnyard manure after harvest

and the other half covered during the

winter before March 1. It was plowed

81/,’ inches deep the last of April, rolled

as fast as it was plowed, then dragged

with lever spring tooth drag after every

rain, for about every eight or ten days,

till the 15th of June. June 16 and 17 the

potatoes were drilled with a potato plant-

er, the rows being made three feet apart

and the potatoes dropped 17 inches apart

in the row, one piece in a. hill.



The variety was the Rural New Yorker.

The seed was treated for scab in a solu-

tion of formaldehyde. The





On the con?





seed was _





MARCH 12. 1910.





from the size of a hens egg, up. They





were taken out of. pit, treated for scab,





out (those needing cutting) and planted

all the same day.



In four or five days after planting we

cultivated between the rows, where the

horses and wheels of the planter traveled.

Seven or eighto days after planting we

harrowed this way: They were planted

with a lever spike tooth drag. Eleven

or 12 days later we harrowed across the

rows with lever spike drag. When the

potatOes were three inches high we culs





‘tivated. and stirred the ground after ev-





ery rain. Before the last cultivation we

handhoed every bill; so that leveled down

the ground so all the billing they got

was what the last cultivating did.



When the potatoes were about eight or

10 inches high we sprayed them the first

time, using the regular Bordeaux mix--

ture. “Ye sprayed four times this last

year; we try and spray after the heavy

rains. After the last spraying we pulled

what little grass and few weeds were left

by hand, so there wasnt a bit of grass or

a weed in the field. The crops "covered

the ground and stayed green until we had

our first frost and five inches of snow,

October 11, 1909.



“1'9 commenced digging October 31, us-

ing a potato digger and. picked them up

by hand.



”H

EXPERIMENTS IN ROTATION OF PO-

TATOES, RYE AND CLOVER.



For. twelve years the Rhode Island Ex-

periment Station has been making ex-

periments, having as their basis a rotation

of potatoes rye and clover. The rotation

consists of winter rye the first, clover or

clover and grass the second, and potatoes



the third year.



On an average for the whole period of

12 years, vplat No. 11 received per acre

54.0 lbs. of potash, 91.6 lbs. of phosphoric

acid, 27.2 lbs. of nitrogen. and 250 lbs.

of lime; plat No. 14, 58.2 lbs. of potash,

0.4 lbs. of phosphoric acid, 26.9 lbs. of

nitrogen and 232 lbs. of lime; and plat

No. 13, 67.7 lbs. of potash, 87.2 lbs. of

phosphoric acid, 27.1 lbs. of nitrogen and

232 lbs. of lime each year.



Previous work showed that the pro-

portion of merchantable tubers in the





'potato crop is greatly increased by lim~





ing, even sometimes in cases where the

total yield remains the same. The re-

sults obtained so far indicate that after

the three-year rotation is well started,

further liming once in six years at very

moderate rates will be sufficient.



The general improvement of the soil

was found to have far less beneficial effect

upon the rye crop than upon potatoes

and clover. With the improvement in

the soil it was necessary to omit nitro-

genous top-dressings for rye,, with the

result that the yields of straw were some-

what lessened and those of grain in-

creased. The experiment also taught

that it is advisable to sow grass seed

with the clover, as grass usually more

readily survives under extreme winter

and excessive dry summer conditions. No

success was secured in trying to grow

clover without first applying lime or wood

ashes to the land.



As calculated by the station, the net

returns per acre during the first six years

were $279.40 and during the‘second six-





year period $371.46 or $92.06 in favor of-





the last two rotations.

Washington, D. C.





OATS AND PEAS FOR HAY.





G. E. M.





 





 





I am a subscriber of the Michigan

Farmer and would like to ask a. few ques-

tions concerning oat and pea hay. How

does it compare in feeding value with

clover hay? At what stage of growth

should it be cut? Is one as sure of get-

ting a catch of clover as with the out

crop? How much seed per acre should

be planted? How many tons per acre

is a fair crop? My ground was fall

plowed. Would you drill oats and peas





together?



Shiawassee Co. R. G. BROOKS.



Oat and p'ea hay compares favorably

with clover hay in feeding value, ton for

ton. This crop should be cut when the

oats are in the early milk stage. Don’t

wait until the berry of the cats or the

pea forms. It is not considered a good

crop toseed clover with because it makes

a rank, heavy growth and shades the

ground too much. I have got a fairly

good catdh of clever with this crop but

the season was very favorable. Mix the

peas and oats together in the proportion

of one bushel of peas to one- bushel of

oats by weight and sow two and a half

to three bushels per acre. You ought to

get two or three tons per acre on good

land if the season is favorable. .



COLON C. LILLIE.
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‘THE PROPER PRO‘PORTIONS TO

MAKE GOOD CONCRETE.





 





As many farmers do not understand

the proper proportion and the correct

methods of handling to insure good con-

crete, I will explain the most essential

points to Observe, as advocated by the

best authorities on concrete, so that the

reader may judge for himself what the

work he is planning will require.



The aggregate of sand and gravel must

be “clean.” This does not refer simply to

clay or other soil, for while that is highly

detrimental and positive to cause the.

work to be weak and crumbling in spots;

yet the gravel mixed with Quicksand or

any very fine beach sand is fully as bad

when present in any large quantity in

the aggregate and many causes of failure

in concrete work may be traced directly

to the mistaken impression which many

have; that the fine aggregates make the

strongest concrete when the result is

exactly to the contrary—the coarse sand

and gravel requiring less cement to make

a. concrete that is far stronger,



A rough test to determine the quality

of the gravel is accomplished by measur-

ing one quart of gravel into an ordinary

meal sieve, shaking it over a sheet of pa—

per; if the sifting of fine sand averages

more than five tablespoonfuls to the quart

I would not advise its use ina mix of one

part cement to five of the gravel as it

comes from the ‘pit.



Now, use a coarser sieve, with the

spaces so as to allow a grain of Wheat

to pass same and sift the balance of the

gravel, the coarse gravel and pebbles re-

maining in the sieve must average from

three-quarters to seven—eighths of filling

the quart measure; if it does not you

should add coarse gravel to make up this

deficiency.



The principle lies in the fact that you

pour the coarse gravel and pebbles which

should run from one-quarter to three-

quarters of an inch in size, into the quart

measure, upon this pour the coarse sand

and shake down or stir together and the

coarse sand will nearly fill the voids be-

tween the pebbles. You now add the

cement which, in a proportion of one

part cement to six of gravel, will be

ample to coat the particles of sand and

bind all together into one solid mass.



If you add too much cement you are

preventing the proper bonding together

of the particles of sand and gravel, as

the space that should'lsc iilled with the

coarse sand is taken up with cement

which has no strong material to ad-

here to.



You may say that ctinent in itself is

the strongest; but as a convincing test

mix a mass of neat cement, plain Port-

land cement and water. spread this out

upon a board about an inch thick; at the

same time make concrete with sand and

gravel and spread upon the board at the

same time; leave both to dry in the same“

atmosphere and -you will find that \the‘

neat cement will be a mass of minute

cracks and may be easily broken, which

the concrete made with gravel and ce-

ment is strong and free from the cracks.



This is just the action that takes place

in your concrete when you overload the

mixture with cement. The surplus ce-

ment has nothing to bond together, ex-

cept in itself, and the result is that you

have a weak point in your concrete sus-

ceptible to the action of frost and the

cause of the concrete Scaling off.



This is the fact, even if the gravel is

correctly proportioned, but when you use

very fine, powdery sand you will note

that you have a. greater percentage of

voids, i. 9., it requires more cement to

coat each particle; now, suppose this ce-

ment is added, it means that the aggre-

gate is so minute in size that it is lost

in the mass of cement. required and that

the mixture has but little more strength

than neat cement mortar.



The greatest cause of crumbling is the

use of gravel that is not properly pro-

portioned, in which the sand is greater

than the voids between the larger stone.

When anyone condemns a 1:6 mixture

the usual cause may be found in the fact

that they have used an unevenly propor-

tioned gravel or it has been mixed with

earth or clay; for if the gravel meets the

test as given above and is properly mixed

with a cement of standard make there is

absolutely no danger of crumbling.



In the many tests I have made of con--'

crete, I have found that properly pro.

portioned sand and gravel, when mixed

at 1:8 was greater in compressive strength

than concrete mixed at 1:4 by using fine

sand in which there was'but very few

pebbles or exactly the quality I have

seen many farmers employ for concrete.





 





Wayne ,Co. A. A. Houon'rou.





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OTSEGO COUNTY ORGANIZTIO-N SUB--

VIVES DISCOURAGEMENTS. '





Replying to your letter asking for a few

points regarding the\ work of the Otsego

County Potato and Clover Growers’ Asso-

ciation, I will say that the esoelation of-

fered prizes of $25, $15 and $10 for the

first, second and third best acres of po--

tatoes respectively, all entries to be in or.

or before June 15, 1909. and each contest-

ant to pay an entrance fee of one dollar.



Strange to say, not an entry was made.

tho many are always ready to boast of

their enormous yields from an acre; yet,

when it comes to the final test, it seems

to cool the ardor of some. and the boaster

usually finds a way to avoid having his

yield weighed and his land measured.



Statements based on anything less are

valueless. To say, “I got about 2.30 bush-

els of potatoes from about an acre," is

one thing; while, to find that by Weight,

198 bushels were grown from what proved

by measure to be one and one—third or

one and two-fifths acres, is another.



No prizes were awarded. Had contest-

ants appeared, the plan was to swear in

assistants before a notary or a justice,

and have them go to the field with plat-

form scales and tape line, and measure

the ground to an inch, and to see eacn

hill of potatoes on it dug and weighed.



The past summer was probably the

worst, in an agricultural sense. that 0t-

sego county has experienced. since it was

opened up some thirty years ago. An un-

prec’edentcd drought took the heart out

of both men and crops. Many farmers

did not grow‘what feed they need this

winter, while, with many others, the

small yield of potatoes coupled with the

low price, hardly paid for digging. where

a grower was obliged to hire his digging.



A farmer who secured enough potatoes

for house use, and to pay expense of dig—

ging, was fortunate. l~‘cw secured enough

to cover the above items plus cost of feed,

rent of land, labor. and Paris green.



\\'e experienced a killing t‘rost the night

of August 21).



In some senses. the season made a most

unauspicious beginning for our well—meant

Potato and (,‘lover (lrowers‘ Assoeiation.

for it seriously reduced attendance at, our

subsequent int-(dings. and will make it

much more dillienlt to get a paying“ mem-

bership large, enough to provide funds for

a liberal amount of postage. printing,

prizos, etc.: for with the crowd "Nothin'r

succeeds like success," and few have the

inartyr‘s spirit that prompts them lo

stand faithfully by a new movement. or

an unpopular. tho right. cause. Least of

all is the typical farther willing to disturb

his set habits of mind to see if there are

better ways. Too many take it for grant—

ed that the best ways were long ago

found out, and that he, of course, has

learned those ways. by some mysterious

protess, and that there is no use troubling

himself to set himself a higher standard

or to stir himself out of his unthinkingr

routine to look towards and to strive to»

wards that higher, different standard.



To prove this, notice the scant attend-

. once at the splendid Farmers‘ Institutes.

which are probably not attended by one

farmer in ten.



To prove it further, notice that we sent

out. with great care, 1200 postal card no-

tices of a, meeting of the Potato and

(‘lover Growcrs' Asociation at Gaylord,

December 1-3. to be conducted by two

extra able. men, I’rof. t". lleman Smith,

and Prof. J. C_ McDowell, both from the

l'nited States Department of Agriculture.

These men came at the request of the ex-

eeutive committee of the association; no

admission was charged. and we held live

splendid sessions. At no session did we

have in attendance twenty—live actual

l'arnn-rsl



Talk about “l'hncrgencv Methods on the

Farm," which is a favorite Farmers’ in-

stitute topic! The great emergency in

i'armers’ lives is not when a calf gets

choked, or a cow gets off her feed. or

when a pig gets weak in the hind legs.

The great emergency in a i‘ariners‘ life

is when he is deciding whether or not he

will open his mind to new truth; whether

he will discontinue unskilt‘ul methods or

not; whether ~or not he will stop blaming

the government, the weather, and his

luck, and reach out and takt Ithe good to

be derived from state and government

bulletins, from speakers who have done

things, and from a learner’s attitude of

mind.



The first forenoon we had an atendanee

of two. At this session Prof. J. C. Me,-

Dowell demonstrated the Babcoek test.

It is too bad that at least 200 farmers

were not there to learn to use‘ the test,

and its value. as it would doubtless make

a very material difference in their in~

come, for practically every farmer in Otv





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





sego county ought to keep high grade

‘dairy cows, as but little profit is made

in raising beef here.



Unintentionally, the first day of~our

meeting, the Superintendent of Public In-

struction held here a meeting of the

school officers of the county. That meet-

ing was well attended, as one member of

each school board would, by law, receive

two dollars a day and expenses for at-

tending. Holding the meeting and paying

an ofilcer to attend is right and proper;

for schools will be administered enough

better to make it a good investment.'



“'hy farmers—most of them desperately

poor in pocket, in life, in comforts, in

ideals, depending entirely upon soil for

their living and their hope of anything

better than they now have—will not at—

tend gatherings held for their own adv

vanccment, is a delicate question to an-

swer.



For the sake of hearing Prof. C. Beman

Smith tell, in the forenoon of the second

day, how to raise a crop even in a very

dry time, a man who must live by the

soil, could have well afforded to let his

best horse die of colic rather than miss

the meeting. The writer has no doubt

that the able demonstration given in that

talk will change the whole farm practice

of some men who heard it.



The second day, there were no compet~

ing meetings, and some of us were curious

to note the effect upon the attendance at

our meeting. “'e did not have over half

as many in attendance as the Superin~

tendcnt of Public Instruction did the day

previous—we could not give immediate

payment for attendance,



However. many near home may have

neglected to show an interest in this uplift

work, one member from Elmira. 12 miles

away; one from near Elmira, one from

Alba, 13 miles; one from Vanderbilt, nine

miles: one from V'olvcrine. 1!) miles. at—

tended both days at their own expense.



The I have written in such a discour—

aging vein. the asociation feels that it has

taken a long step forward in securing the

services of Messrs. Smith and McDowell.



’l‘he faithful nucleus of the association

will push along, and have other meetings.

some of which will be conferences among

ourselves; some, led by specialists from a

distance.



Strange as it may sound, the writer

personally looks upon the unusually poor

season as a distinct blessing. and a help

to our association, to the potato industry.

and to agriculture in general in ()tsego

county. The needs of skilful methods

are now apparent to some; we can no

longer now be arrogant and careless. up-

held by faith in our new. strong soil;

some, now, are in a state of mind to re—

ceive agricultural truths. so earnestly and

clearly told us by able men who would

help us in a disinterested way. of the.

prim-iples of maintaining fertility and pre-

serving soil moisture.



Some of the benefits derived from our

asoeiation will be mentioned in a future

article.





()tsego Co. B. D. BAILEY.





A SMOOTH ROLLER VS. A T BAR OR

CLOD CRUSHER.





I wish to buy a roller this spring and

would like a little advice thru The Farmer

as to the best, variety, a smooth roller

or a clod crushing roller, either T bar

roller or round bar roller. as some advo-

vate one and some another. I have never

used anything but a smooth roller, and it

is a question in my mind whether or not

one could pack plowed ground as solid

and as even with a bar roller as with a

smooth roller. 11‘ it will, then I would

prefer a bar roller as it would leave a

dust mulch and would not dry out as fast

and the high winds would not raise a

cloud of dust so easily.



St. Joseph Co. G, S.





I think Mr. Schneider has the correct

idea of a roller. I have both the smooth

roller and the elod crusher, and berson

ally I prefer the elod crusher for the

very reasons which he mentions. and also

for one more. Before now 1 havo rolled

my oat ground in thc spring.r after the

oats were sown and soon thereafter there

came a good rain. 0n the clay spots a

heavy crust will form which prevents the

oats from coming up, because the surface

is left smooth with the smooth roller; but

this crust does not form so readily when

the ground is rolled with a elod crusher.

It leaves it more like 'harrowing. In fact,

one going along past a field rolled with a

Mod crusher, unless he examines the land

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ground just as well and avoids the sand

0“ all-“t drifting or a heavy crust forming,

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' TILE DRAIN QUESTIONS.





 





Leveling a Tile Drain Thru a Bank or

Ridge.



Will someone please describe thru The

Farmer how to level a tile drain thru

a bank with lots Of fall on the Oppos1te

side of’bank. , . C. s.



It would depend something upon the

width of this ridge and the depth one had

to dig thru it as to the most practical

way of grading a tile drain thru the raise

in the ground. If it was for a long dis—

tance and the cut would make an unusu—

ally deep ditch, in order to get it done

accurately, I would recommend that C. S.

get this surveyed and grade stakes stuck

every 100 feet, so that he would know

just exactly how deep the ditch should be

dug. He can stretch a line tight over

the ditch at the proper height and grade





his bottom and lay his tile as he goes

along. Then there will be no trouble





caused by the caving in of the ditch or

anything of that sort. But, on the other

hand. if the ridge is not too high, and

the distance is not too great, it is not

necessary to survey and set grade stakes.





Vader these conditions, I would dig the

ditch thru the ridge and grade it suffi—





ciently with the eye so that water would

run down the ditch. Then you can draw

your grade line over the ditch, taking

pains to give it sufficient fall by using a

common spirit level, and finish the bottom

of your ditch or grade it to this line, and

lay your tile as you would in any ditch.

It will pay anyone, even on naturally

quite level and smooth ground, to use the

grade line above and ditch to this line,

because no man can finish up the bottom

of the ditch as accurately as it ought to

be finished up with his eye, or with run-

ning water. The trouble in grading by

the use of running water, while water

may not run up hill. yet the total fall

may be sufficient, so that the water runs

thru a depression in the, bottom of the

ditch. It works all right as long as there

is plenty of water running thru the ditch,

but as the water gradually ceases to rnn

it settles in this low place because thcre

is no momentum behind it, and sediment

also settles here year after year. "This

will finally fill so that the capacity of the

tile is reduced very much. By laying to

a grade line, or measuring the bottom of

your ditch to a grade line drawn above

the ditch, this difficulty is entirely done

away with. .

Size of Tile for Ten-Acre Field.





In a field that I desire to drain there





is a sag that extends across the field.

\V'ill a 3-inch tile be large enough to

drain it? The ditch will have two

branches, the field containing 10 acres.

The ditch will extend across this field

and 20 rods into the adjoining one.

Montcalm Co. 0. C. M.





Since your main drain is to have two

laterals or branches, I would use a four-

inch tile for the main drain because I

would under no consideration use less

than three-inch tile for the laterals. They

are small enough. If you lay smaller tile

than this, they have got to be very care-

fully laid or there will be depressions

which, if sediment settles, greatly ob-

structs the flow of water. Consequently,

if you have two or more branches of

three-inch tile, for the main drain I would

use a four-inch. It is a very safe prac-

tice anyway. to have the tile plenty large

enough, because they will assist in get-

ting the water Off more rapidly. You

could economize some by having the up—

per end Of the main drain Of three—inch

tile, but the lower end, until you get by

the two three-inch laterals, and from

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Tiling Clay Soil; Clover on Cold, Wet



Ground.



I have a 20-acre lot in the center of

which is a raise which is perfectly level

and contains about tour or iive acres.

The raise is heavy clay. I was thinking

Of tiling same, laying the tile between

2 and 3 ft. deep and about 2 or 2; rods

apart, but I am told that the water would

not drain down thru the clay to the tile.

I have another :30 acres which is low

land and rather cold ground. Occasionally

1' find a little hardpan when plowing.

I had it planted to corn last summer. I

have no way to manure it. it being too

far from barns. l‘had been thinking of

harrowing it tip this spring and seeding

it to mammoth clover to turn under. 1

am a new beginner hrfarming and a

little advice will be greatly appreciated.



Ottawa Co. E, R.



I do‘not think you will have any diffi-

culty in having the water percolate down

to the tile in clay ground. In ordinary

clay ground, if the tile are not down over

two feet and a half to three feet you will

have no trouble. \Ve want to get the tile

as deeply in the ground as we ca‘h and

have it practical, because the deeper the

tile are the farther they will drain on

either side, that is, the wider strip they

will drain; but, of course, it is well un—

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THE MICHIGAN -FARMER.





and is very close and compact, you can

get the tile in so deply that the water is

so slow in percolating down thru that.

you do not get the full effect of tile drain~

ing, and this must be avoided, but I think

I am safe to say that two feet to two

and a half is shallow enough for tile

drains on clay soils. And I think you can

put the drains three or four rods apart





instead of two or three, and they will

work satisfactorily. I have some clay

where the tile is fully three feet deep





and this works quite, satisfactorily, yet

one cannot judge because he does not

know the nature of the soil tO be drained.

There is a difference in clay soils.



If your field is low and wet, it is not

a typical place for the clover plant. It

would pay you well to drain this field

like the. other, then put on your clover

and you can be assured of a gOod stand

and success. Most all of this soil with a





hardpan bottom ought to be drained to

lower the water table before one can be

successful in growing clover.





COLON C. LILLIE.





ALFALFA AS A FORAGE CROP IN

MICHIGAN.





 





This topic was discussed at the recent

.Iound-Up, by Mr. H. F. Probert. Of Jack-

son. Mr. Probert is an enthusiastic ad—

vocate of alfalfa. He now ‘has 60 acres

in this crop. which has been secured by

persistent seeding. llc has sown some-

thing like a total of 2.000 acres to alfalfa

since he began to cxperimcnt with this

plant. In preparation for this crop Mr.

l’robert considered the application of

lime as essential. He uses liberal applica—

tions of carbonate of lime in the form of

He uses the pure

Department Of





ground limcstone rock.

cultures sent out by the

Agriculture for the purpose of inoculat-

ing the and believes that five tons

plr acre is a moderate estimate of what

can br made the average season‘s pro—

duction in Michigan, he having secure-l

much more than that during a single sea—

son, in many cases.





scctl,





AS TO LAND VALUES.





\Vould it be advisable to buy a 40 acres

of pine sand? Same has about 150 cords

of buzz wood on it and can be bot for

$250. Can such a piece of land he made

to grow profitable crops of potatoes

where a rotation of crops is practiced?

I thot of potatoes. then rye, wheat, oats.

or some such cover crop, then seed to

clover, plowing the clovcr down again for

potatoes, using commercial fertilizer ev-

ery time potatoes are planted, This would

make, two cash crops every time rotated

if the first crop of clover is not. and is it

advisable to cut the first crop or turn

down the entire amount of clover? \Vherc

can the fertilizer be pi‘Ocured and what

is the cost per ton freight, charges in—

cluded? \\'hat is the value of sand

vetchcs as a green manure on such land

and can it be used in the rotation same

as clochg Is it hard to kill out when

once in the ground, and what is its feed-

ing valuc‘ié _



Allegan Co. SUBSCRIBER.



There is such a difference in the char-

acter Of pine land that I would not like





to express. an opinion as to its value





 





without first seeing the land. Some of

our pine land is pretty good soil, and

some of it is simply blow sand. If this

land is good, you are all right. If not,

better let it alone. There is plenty of





good land to be bot and don’t waste your

energy on worthless soil. It would be

a splendid thing to plow down the first

crop Of clover. A good fertilizer for sandy

land can be bot for about $25.00 per ton.

You can buy it of firms advertising in The

Farm er.

COLON C. LILLIE.





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ADVOCATES PRACTICAL FOR ESTRY.





 





 





Forestry topics were given some prom-

inence in the program of the Round—Up

Institute at the M, A. (7.,during the last

week of Ft‘bl‘lllll‘y. Prof. R. S. Kellogg,

of the U. S. Forestry Service. in discuss-

ing the cost of growing timber, was frank

in the statement that timber can not be

grown to a marketable age at a profit at

the present range of values, but expressed

the idea that practical forestry should be

applied. since we must have the timber

and prices will necessarily advance to

cover the cost of growing it in a com-

mercial way. Touching this subject as

applied to Michigan, Hon. Alexander For-

syth, of Standish, advocated the planting

of quick growing varieties of timber and

showed some specimens of lumber cut

from trees btit six years old which had

attained a diameter of eight inches and

gave a very clear lumber, the variety

being one of the quick-growing populars

which seemed to be well adapted to the

northern sections of the state from which

the timber had been cut.





A Giant in .,.

Strength . .5





 





as an ordinary tread power.





is set back nearly

The Front 1'ka two feet under the

load. The GREAT \VESTERN is coupled

up short like a wagon. We can do this be—

cause there is no half apron to run down

under the axles and come in contact with the

front wheels in short turns. See the point?

Other 5 readers cann(ot be; made ghislway. k

)ur ront w ee 5 trac

Whee s Trac with the rear wheels.

Only two furrows are opened instead of four.

The wheels track like a wagon because the

front axles are the same length as the rear

axles and the spreader turns in its own length.

This means that the GREAT WESTERN

will spread manure on corn ground,strad—

dling two rows of com.

This insures





Simple Ratchet Fee continuous,





steady movement of the apron. The double

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The driver changes the feed from the seat—

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stand with its old style arched axles and

cast fifth wheel.

' The frame is se-





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corners, making it absolutely impossible for

the frame to be warped or pulled out of true.

The side boards are held in line with the

main sills by ten oak stakes so there can be

positively no spreading of frame or sides.

our P0 6 (oak—not pine) is flexible. like a



wagon—not fastened rigidly to

the fifth wheel. Horses are hitched close up

to the load—not away out in front like an

Old-fashioned dump cart.





Chan] Dnve l he power is given to the





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This makes the drive flexible. There is a





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There is absolutely no argument on the

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all its reverse gears, springs, catches, etc.





give to this chain that is necessaryon any

manure spreader to prevent strain and

breakage in sto pinglfnd stagting the horses.

eeps t e manure away



Hood and nd' from Elie beater in load-

‘ ing. revents choking



Gate Combined a... a. r. w... 0..

bunches when starting. Acts as a. wind

shield while spreading. The rake forms a

hopper—holds all hard chunks in contact

with the beaterT%ntil thoroughly pulverized.



' ' ' etc are only two levers on

SImPhCltY the GREAT WESTERN-

one raises the hood, locks it and throws the

machine into gear at the same time. The

other lever changes the feed of the apron to

spread thick or thin. Makes it so simple

that a boy who can drive a team can handle

the spreader. i h l h dfaft



st e is test



The Great Western ”made, in t I, ,

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more than the cheap kind. You know that

a big, heavy load will pull easier on a heavy

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flimsily constructed manure spreader will

soon twist out of shape: all the parts will

bind and cramp—throwing every part of the

mechanism out of true.



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little more than the cheap kind? It pays

in the end.



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All steel construction—strongly and rigid- \ H

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:Art of Plowing Soil Fertility

Boll Weevil Gasolene Engines





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THE BOY AND THE FARM.





 





One of the questions that is occupying

the attention of the American farmer to-

day is, “How to keep the boys on the

farm?”



All are agreed that the farm must be

made interesting and enjoyable to the

youth. But how is that to be done?

Judging from my own experience on a

farm and from what I have observed in

other boys, the two strings that exert the

greatest pull in holding a boy's attention

upon and interest in the farm are nov-

elty and personal interest.



The ordinary farm life presents no nov-

elty whatever. It is chores and work,

chores and work, the year round. As a.

boy, I would have taken great delight in

trying experiments with different crops,

methods of cultivation, fertilizers, etc.,

but. tho I was given all the advantages

that, at that time, were thot necessary

for a, boy and I appreciate the kindness

and affection shown me, I was not en-

couraged in this interesting and profitable

diversion. However, I did some experi-

menting unknown to the family, but with-

out system or purpose, simply to find out:

what would happen. I learned some

things in this way, but how much more

might I have learned and how much more

the form would have appealed to me as

a place of enjoyment, if those boyish ten-

dcncics and tuslcs had been fosteredland

dircctcd; for instance, had I been given

:1 half acre of land as an experiment farm

where I could have worked out my ideas,

what a claim the farm would have had on

my life plans. Some boys would be more

inclined to stock raising, some to fruit,

some to gnrdcning. Give the boy a chance

to choose and when he has chosen be a

godfather to him in his efforts and, in

so far as the boy is succcssful in his ex-

pcrimcnts, you are successful in leading

him to cnjoy tho farm.



1 said pcrsonal intcrcst was another

string with which to tie the boy to the

l‘aim. (live him an intcrcst in something

hc likcs and allow him his share of the

profits as scrupulously as you would exact

thcm from a rcnicr; und, with these

profits, lct him start a bank account,



I would begin this with the boy when

quite ytuiiin‘, 11 or 12 ycars of age; it will

start a growth of thot—lrccs that will

grow up in thc mind and have for their

source of muu'ishmcnt tho farm and the

bunk, one of the most hculthy conditions

of mind for a young farmer. And, if his

aspirations do not point him to greater

zicmmiplishmcnts and the sweet allure-

mcnts. of plu'sonul glory, you have, at

lcust, in all probability, savcd the boy

from a life as a. poor mcchanic, a hod

curricr, u sewer ditchcr, or some other

mcniul labor which is honorublc in itself

but not satisfactory as a life work. MC.





GOOD ROADS.





 





 





\Ye can’t all have gravel pikes. Oh!

ch, posibly we could have, but not un-

dcr prcyailing conditions, possibly.



Gravel is not handy in all sections of

the country, and with the long haul often

mnkcs road building so expensive as to

become prohibitive.



It is the same way with mocadam, with

long hauls, and freight rutcs, it Often

makcs the road building vcry expensive.



It has been dcmonslrutcd in the lust

fcw yczirs that dragging roads is :1 paying

proposition, if 21 community wants good

roads.



‘i'c. have had 21 homc-madc township

drag in our posscssion for two yours and

during that time» wc hzivc tricd it under

different conditions. \\'e [ind to make a

good road by drug'q'il'nz‘, ouc must: first

have it good grade. or in olhcr words, the

road must bc grudcd with .‘l ,Lz‘rudcr, and

should be about 30 to 73) inches higher in

the center than Lhc h-vcl of the side

(Illchcs, good side drainage being one of

the csscnliul points in road building.



It is prcfcrablc to do this grading in

the spring, so that the summer's travel

will settle it.



“'ith this kind of a grade, the drag

should be run over it at: any time when

water stands in tho horse or wheel

trucks, it is necessary to have some

wul‘cr in these trucks so that the drag

will “sn'icar” the surface. This smearing

hurdcns, naturally. just as working

ground too wet will harden it.



Drug along one side and back up the

Other. This continually works the earth

to the center. where it should be. Even

on the ordinary roads we find the drag

does good, presses out the standing water

and makes the drying quicker, then if it

comcs a quick freeze we have a smooth

surface. For a good road one wants to:





 





manage to have the water drained off as

quickly as possible. A, B,





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 





.. Sugar content and nothing

else, is what the factory pays for

when it buys your Sugar Beets.

Potash not only increases the sugar con-

tent, but increases the crop yield, making

larger roots and more of them. Potash is the

sugar making element of the beet. Use the right

amount in the right way at the right time and

you’ll see that '





Potash Pays «





Low grade fertilizers should be graded up to

contain 10% of Potash. Every two pounds of

Muriate of Potash added to 100 pounds of

fertilizer increases the potash total by 1%. »

Urge your fertilizer dealer to carry Potash Salts



In stock. He Will have no trouble in buying

them if he will write to us about it



Write us forfree book on Sugar Beet culture





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SHEEP FARMING IN AUSTRALIA.





The time of our visit to Australia was

during their mid—summer, arriving at

Brisbane On our journey southward from

the Philippine Islands, on December 2.



It seemed odd‘to see the people on

Christmas Day take picnic strolls out into

the country and into parks, seeking cool

places in shady g1 th-s. It was a strange

experience to us to be able to eat fresh

luscious watermelons out in the shade of

the veranda on Christmas day. That we

saw the country at its worst, viz., during

the dry season, we count as an advan—

tage rather than otherwise, for we had

acquired a special interest during,r recent

years, in the possibilities of the economical

utilization of semi-arid land. ' \‘Ve should,

however, have liked to see more of the

crops and 0f the harvesting which was

over for the grain crops in the respective

states before we reached them.



One thing that first, last and all the

time impresses itself upon a traveler, is

the large amount of pasture land thruout

Australia, and the relative smallness of

the area of cultivated land. From pre-

vious reading we expected to find Queens—

land mainly a pastoral land, but in New

South \Vales and certainly in Victoria we

expected to find much intensive farming.

\Ve were surprised to find even in these

loealities, the main part of the land.

which, from its lay and Soil conditions,

would be arable, to be in permanent pas—

ture of mainly the natural vegetation.



The characteristic landscape in Aus—

tralia. is, therefore, not a vast area of

waving grain fields, or a checkered plain

of variegated crops interspersed with

freshly plowed fields. It is rather a vast

expanse of rolling hills or flat plains t-ov—

ered with a dense green sod and partly

shaded by a scattering grove of white—

boughcd Eucalyptus gum trees, or it is

in a more forsaken looking, but more

profitable condition with these gum trees

ring-barked and standing dry and naked,

a reminder of their former greatness

when this tree reigned supreme in Aus-

tralian forests.



If it happens to be in a time of drouth,

the refreshing green of the sod is changed

to a parched brown. In either ease, to

complete the picture we need to include

the scattered flocks of sheep or dairy





 





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





western country we would call a large

sheep or cattle ranch. Sometimes they

carry on a little farming on these sta-

tions, but if so, then usually only to raise

some feed for the horses, or some provis-

ions for the employes. Feed for the sheep

they rarely put away. The winter is

very mild in Queensland, in fact, thruout

Australia, so that there is no occasion for

keeping up the stock on account of the

cold. In the dry season, the grass and

other vegetation has usually dried off

without rains, therefore with the nutri-

tious elements not leached out, leaving

it rich like cured hay. "To be sure, they

sometimes have long continued drouths

in which large numbers of sheep starve.

but in years of plenty the managers

seem, strange to say, very soon to forget.

the importance of having a reserve, store

of hay or silage. The Yandilla station

includes at present about 75,000 acres of

land. It is all fenced and is diveded into

"paddocks” (lots) averaging about 450 or

500 acres each. On it they keep about

80,000 sheep, besides some horses and

cattle for station use. One member of

the English family that owns it lives on

it. in a large and comfortable house, sur-

rounded by a large park-like garden of

flowered beds, shrubbery and trees. He

has employed under him a manager and

a bookkeeper, besides blacksmith, team-

sters, riders, etc., all of them together con-

stituting a little village. In this village

is a church, likewise owned by the firm.

The slIearr-rs are a special set of cmployes

who lot'tllt‘ there temporarily while the

shearing lasts. which for this station is

about six weeks. There is iloor room in

this shed for twenty-two shearers, and

twenty were actually at work during the

time of our visit. Besides the twenty

shearers, there were as many of shed cin—

ployes, including the piekcrs~up, the

skiiiers, the rollers, and the presscrs.

lit-sides these common hands there is the

iloor~l'oreinan, the wool-classcrs, and the.

machinist, all of whom must be experts

in their respective lines. 111 this shed,

as in most of the large sheds, they use

shearing machines. \Vith steam engine

of about ten horsepower, they drive the

two shafts running along each of the two

sides of the shed thru about half the

length of the shed. Friction disks on

these shafts communicate motion thru

the flexible and jointed shafts to the clip—

pers. These are similar to the hair clip-

pers which the barbers use, except that

a rotary motion in the leather covered

handle works the jaw very rapidly. It is





is now ready for the roller, who is at

hand, to properly fold and roll the fleece

and to place it on the classing table for

the expert classer. This probably is the

most expert work in the shed. So im-

portant is this work and so great is the

demand for experts trained in wool class—

ing that the agricultural colleges take it

upon themselves to train students for

this work.



The numbenand kind of terms which

the wool grader,.tbe merchants, and the

manufacturers use in describing wool are





 





A “Station” Shearing Floor.





bewildering in the extreme to a novice.

"hos we hear them speak of serrations;

ot‘ erimps; of yolk, of binders, of staples:

of watered. clear and straight staple, of

Iips; of pearl, rapeseed, cauliflower, blunt.

mossy, club, and tippy tips; of quality.

fineness, elasticity. and density of fibre:

of superfine, crapc, ilat-crimped, webby.

wiry, overiine, hungry, wisicncd, oakum-

like. plain, uneven, untrue, irregular.

fluffy, spongy, shafty. sound, strong, vig-

orous, robust. eiliI'ninatc. lofty, fribby,

and kind wool; of atrophy and hyper—

trophy in wool; of combing and clothing

wool, of 60‘s count and 70's count, etc.:

of the tops, the slivers and the noils, etc.,

etc. Learning of a text book on the sub

ject by an Australian wool specialist, we





 





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Flock of Selected Ewes and Pasture on the Yandilla Station,





cattle busily grazing over the broad ex-

panse, or lazily chewing their cud, shelt-

ered under shade trees from the burning

sun.



It is our purpose in this article to deal

mainly with these large pastoral areas,

and therefore mainly with the sheep in-

dustry, for which these large areas are

mostly used.



A Visit to a Big Sheep Station.



Shortly after our arrival in Australia,

we had opportunity to visit a character-

istic medium sized sheep “station" at Yan-

dilla about 200 miles inland from Bras-

bane. The shearing was in progress and

thru the kindness of the foreman of the

shearing shed and the wool grader we

were enabled to learn considerable about

the arrangements and organization to do

shearing and also a little about the man-

agement-of the station. By “station” the

Australian means about what in our





one of the machinist’s duties to keep

these clippers sharp and otherwise in

s’t'ltld working order. Extra jaws are pro-

vided that he may grind the dull ones

while the shearers are using the other

ones. Each shearer has a separate pen

outside the shed in which he turns the

shorn sheep. to be counted later. From

a central gangway in the shed he takes

another sheep and at once proceeds as

before. Meanwhile a picker-up has care—

fully picked up the fleece from the floor

and the sweeper has gathered the loose

leeks into a basket so that the shearer

has a clean floor for the next sheep.

The picker—up carries the fleece to the

skirting table where, by a deft motion,

he throws it down spread out upon the

table for the skirter to trim off the very

inferior parts from belly, legs, etc.. throw-

ing the. several classes of these skirtings

into separate baskets. The skirted fleece





Queensland, Australia.





purchased it in the hope that the scieir

tiiic writer would give clear definitions,

intelligible to a “layman,” of these vague

terms as applied to wool, but, while we

found it sufficiently clear on some terms,

on other terms the definitions were as

vague as the terms themselves.



The wool classers in the shearing shed

examine the wool and according to length,

fineness. shortness, of crimps, character

and distinctness of staple, etc, he classes

it and thereby assigns it to the proper

bin in the other end of the, shed, which is

placarded for that class. As sufficient

wool accumulates in any one bin for a.

bale, viz., 300 to 450 lbs. of grease wool,

the pressmcn bale it. The press consists

of a box about three feet square and 12

feet high, and of a suitable device for

powerfully pressing a piston from the top

down thru the box. The lower section

of this box for about four feet is lined





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DECATUR, IND., ,,





Importers and breeders of ‘i





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Ourlnst Importation arrived last November, and

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for sale. and we invite prospsectlve buyers to come

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Our terms nreliberal, and every sale is backed up

with the beat of guarantees.



Write, or better—come and see us. Address





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The Loodlng Horoo Importers

In the state 0! Mlchlnon.

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Next large importation stallions



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with bone. quality,512e. action

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=and Mares: __



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



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

Write for Art Blotter.





BURTON (3 (30.. Kenton,0hio.

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coming two. Registered in the Percheron Society

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Michigan Farmer.
264 (8)





with a baling sack and the sides here are

readily removable. First, then, the fleeces

are packed into this 12-feet deep box- as

firmly a a. man can tramp them, then the

greater pressure is applied by screw or

lever until the wool is compressed into

the lower section of the boxpafter which

the sides are removed and the sacks are

sewn up, the bale rolled out, and by

means of stencils marked to indicate the

station, the class of wool, and sometimes

the breed of sheep.



At this shed they were shearing Meri-

nos and the wool was being divided into

six classes of fleeces, viz., first, second

and third combings, and first, second and

third clothing and first, second and

third skirtings, the bellies and the locks.

\Ye learn that in some sheds they make

yet more classes. If different breeds of

sheep are shorn on the same station, their

wool is separated by breeds. Hoggets

wool, i. e., the first shearing of the grown

sheep, is usually kept separate from that

of the sheep that have been shorn before.



After the baling it is ready to be de-

livered to the railway for shipping. At

this ranch, or station, they use large

wagons upon which they load about five

tons and to which they hitch five teams

of heavy draft horses. One driver handles

this ten-horse team. Like many other

large stations, this one ships its wool

directly to England where they have

agents to sell it. Smaller stations, and

the farmers who have small flocks of

sheep, usually ship to the store—rooms 05

the big wool merchants or auctioneers.

where the lots are sold at public auction

to the highest bidder, or they sell directly

to some W001 merchant,



A few words about government control

of labor, or, as some of the employes

would put it, government interference

with labor, as exemplified in this shed,

may be of interest. Australia has a Fac-

tories’ Act that establishes an Arbitra-

tion Board which investigates labor dis~

putes. lts findings have the weight of

law on the questions submitted. Sheep

shearing has been ruled to come under

this Factories" Act. By the rulings of this

court, the maximum time to be required

of the shearcrs is .13 hours a week. They

must be paid 24 shillings ($0.00) a hun~

drcd head of sheep for shearing. They

must be furnished room of not less than





360 cubic feet dimensions per each man,-





and must not have more than four men

to a room. Certain sanitary regulations

in the bunk houses, cooking houses, and

out-houses must be compiled with. Be-

sides these restrictions. there is also a

life and accident insurance feature that

requires the employer to pay certain sums

to the eniployc or his heirs in case of any

acidcnt disabling or killing the, employe

unless it can be proven that the accident

was due to the employe‘s cat'elcSSness.

The shearcrs furnish their own cook

and provisions. Their shearer’s day com-





mences at 6:00 a. in. They stop for

breakfast, 8:00 to 9:00 a. m. Sometimes

betWeen breakfast and luncheon they

stop for a half—hour smoker. Luncheon





from 1:th to 2:00; snicker and tea, half

hour during the afternon. Quit at 5.:45

t0 6:th o’clock. No one is allowed to

work overtime unless all the others con-

sent. “'0 are told a good shearer aver-

ages 130 sheep a day. Others have said

100 sheep at day is a good average.

Louisiana. P. A. YODER.





TECHNICAL BREEDER’S LANGUAGE.





It is commonly understood that lan-

guage is the vehicle of thot, and in order

to convey a correct idea such words

should be used as will express the thot,

or mental image, that one wishes to have

impressed on the mind of the listener.

Some words have a definite meaning and

should only be used to convey a definite

idea or thot—pcrchance a name. This

fact is apparent in regard to terms used

by professional breeders of live stock.

It would cause confusion, and in many

t‘dSt.‘S legal entanglements, if they, in

their dealings, were to use the definite

terms interchangcably. The name, or

term used: must exactly express what

the speaker or writer wishes to convey.



There. are those who are not familiar

with brceders’ nomenclature, that are

persistent in the use of brecders' terms

with but little regard. or just conception,

of the, technical meaning of those words.

There are those who flipantly declare

that common usage ti.\'es the meaning of

words. Usage within a profession may

fix the meaning of terms, but usage out-

side the profession does not, and can not,

fix the meaning of terms. Medical men

have their terms which have. a fixed and

definite meaning among and with those

in the medical profession; and any misuse

of the terms by those outside the medical





THE' ‘ MICHIGAN FARMER.





profession does not change the meaning,





of the same. The rule is true with the

sciences. The rule is also true with the

breeders' terms; their use of them fixes

their meaning and no “common use” can

alter their meaning.



The “Thoroughbred."



The word “Thoroughbred" has a fixed,

and definite meaning among breeders, and

altho frequently in conversation wrongly

applied, the real and original meaning,

as understood among breeders, is not

changed. Among breeders and writers,

who aim to be correct, the term thorough-

bred is only applied to the English Thor-

oughbred running horse. While he origin-

ally descended from oriental stock, the

persistent breeding and weeding out for

centuries, by the skill and intelligence

of the English and American breeders,

has done more to fix his capabilities and

characteristics than the blood of the Ara-

bian or Barb. The turn should not be

applied to any other breed than the Eng-

lish Thoroughbred. I will quote from J.

H. Sanders, as high an authority as

there is in the world. On page 188 of

his book on Horse Breeding he says:

“The term thoroughbred is often used in

America, but seldom in England, as a

synonym for well-bred or purely bred;

but it was originally, and should now be

used, only as the name by which the

English race horse is designated."



The Farmers’ Cyclopedia of Live Stock,

by “'ilcox & Smith, speaks of the English

race horse as the Thoroughbred, and does

not use the appellation in connection with

any other breed of animals.



In the book, Types and Breeds of Ani-

mals, by C. S. Plumb, the Thoroughbred

(the English race horse), is treated sepa-

ratcly, as a breed, but he does not apply

the term to any other breed or any ani-

mal outside that particular breed of

horses, the English race horse.



Llne Breeding.



The term “line breding” seems to be

very imperfectly understood outside the

classes of professional breeders. It is a

term that stands by itself and is, or

should be, used to designate a system of

coupling animals practiced by the pro-

fessional breeders. Only those that are

skilled in the. art of breeding know its

advantages and can safely put it in prac-

tice, for there are great difficulties to be

avoided, which only the skillful hand can

avoid. One might as well trust the steer-

ing of a ship to an inexperienced sailor,

where there were rocky shoals on both

sides of a stream, as to expect to secure

good results at the hands of a novice in

breeding by his attempting line breeding.



When the breeder desires to limit the

range of variations, or reduce the possi—

bilities of variations, by strongly fixing

the type that he is breeding toward as a

standard, he couples animals that are

similarly bred and possess the desired

characteristics. By this plan the defects

and weaknesses that are posscsed by

some of the members of the family or

animals of the tribe, can be got rid of

and the desirable characteristics can be

fixed. In such a union desirable traits

can be so fixed that animals produced by

that union can be depended upon to

transmit them with a great degree of cer-

tainty.



The Thoroughbred horse, some families

of the Bates Shorthm'ns, and the Atwood

tribe of the American Merino sheep, are

among the many examples of line breed-

ing. At present the American breeders

of Berkshire swine are, practicing a sys-

tem of line breeding equal to anything

ever practiced by the breeders of any

other breed or class of animals. The

blood of some of the noted sires appears

as frequently as did the names of the

famous “Dukes” in Shorthorn pedigrees

thirty years ago. At the same time. the

American Berkshire hogs are superior to

any hogs of the same breed found any-

where else in the world.



Other Terms Used.



When a type. has been so fixed, by a

long course of breeding and selection,

that it can be, and is. recognized as a

breed, then the animals composing that

breed are designated as pure-bred. The

term pure-bred applies to the animals of

all breeds that do not carry in their veins

any outside or alien blood. When two

animals are bred together that are closely

related they are said to be in-brcd. When

animals of two distinct breeds are coupled

together, the progeny is cross-bred. When

a pure—bred animal is coupled with a

native, the progeny is a grade. When

the grade animal is the product of sev-

eral crosses of pure-bred animals, it is

termed a high grade. The process of

breeding up with pure-bred sires is

termed up-grading. '

'N. A. CLAPP.





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 





 

   





   





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are easy on man and horse—do more and

better work than other makes. Here are five

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l. The Floating Frame allows the cutter-bar

to adjust itself to the uneveness of the ground

Without changing the angle of the pitman.



2. Genuine Underdraft. The pull of the

team is from the center of draft, the evener

and draft-rod being attached to the cutter-bar

and floating-frame under the tongue.



3. The Tilt is absolutely uniform. Tilting

the cutter bar up or down does not throw

the knife out of alignment.



4. Carrying Springs which put almost the

entire weight of cutter bar and frame on the

main axle, not on the horses’ necks.



5. Perfect alignment of cutting apparatus,

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rear pair works it again and throws it back,

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”l The soil is put into better condition for seeding



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FEEDERS’ PROBLEMS.





 





A Ration for the Work Horse.



Will you kindly t'ell thru your paper

What proportions of corn, oats, bran, and

oil meal should be mixed for horses at

moderate work, with oat straw and

shredded corn fodder for roughage? Also

how much oil meal should be fed to

brood sows of 250 lbs. weight, with corn

and one quart middlings per day? ‘



Branch Co. C. L.



The proportion of these different feeds





to use for most economical results will

always depend upon their relative value.

Speaking from the standpoint of a de-

sirable/ration, containing the right pro-

portion of nutrients for good results, a

mixture of about 600 lbs. of corn, 100 lbs.

of oil meal, 200 lbs. of bran, and as many

oats as you feel that you can afford. will

prove a satisfactory feed for horses at.

moderate work, the. oats being more

nearly a balanced ration, can be increased

or diminished, without reference to the

proportion of other feeds used, but at

present prices, are the most expensive of

any of the grains suggested.



Oil meal is not a particularly good feed

to use in the brood sow’s ration in con-

nection with the other grains mentionel.

The brood sow needs a bulky feed with

little corn and some sort of roughage

which will be readily consumed. The

writer has been feeding middlings and

skim-milk with a. very little corn, fed in

the bundle just as it was tied by the

binder, and the brood sows have con-

sude a liberal amount of this feed, eat-

ing the fodder nearly, if not quite as

closely, as the other stock. They are also

given a feed of clover hay by way of

variety occasionally, and benciit thereby

not only by the addition of bulk to their

ration but as well by the exercise gotten

thru this feed being gi'.'en them at a dis-

tance from the pen in which they are

housed.



The Feeding Value of Potatoes.



\V'hut is the feedingr value of potatoes

compared with the present prices of

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blflltlir'on Co. N. C.



There are two or three ways of figuring

the feeding value of potatoes’. The best

feeding tables indicate that potatoes con-

tain 0.9 per cent of digestible protein;

16.3 per cent of carbohydrates. and 0.1

per cent of other extract or fat, This

comparatively low analysis of digestible

nutrients is undoubtedly due to the large

amount of water contained in the pota-

toes, which reaches nearly 80 per cent.

Thus from the standpoint of chemical

analyses alone, one could not place a

very high value on potatoes as a stock

food. However, when mixed with other

feeds in proper proportion to make a

suitable ration, they add the desirable

elements of succulency and palatability

to the feed, thus assisting the process of

digestion and proving of greater economic

value than the digestible nutrients which

they contain would seem to warrant.



Quite extensive experiments have been

conducted to determine the feeding value

of potatoes as compared with grain for

different kinds of stock. In the earlier

experiments, it was determined that four

pounds of potatoes when cooked and fed

to pigs with their grain ration were

equal in feeding value to one pound of

grain. In later experiments conducted at

“'isconsin it was shown that 445 lbs. of

potatoes were required to displace 100

lbs. of corn meal in the ration for pigs

when properly mixed with grain feeds.

A summary of the results secured at dif-

ferent stations in the feeding of potatoes

to pigs shows. however, that four pounds

of boiled potatoes wil] about equal one

pound of grain for pig feeding which, at

present prices for corn and other grains,

would make potatoes worth from 17 to 13

cents per bushel for feeding pigs, when

used in the proper combination with grain

foods for that purpose.



Potatoes have also been used in cx~

experimental feeding for cows and horses,

their value being compared with hay in

this case, 280 lbs. of potatoes having

about the same value as 100 lbs. of hay.



However, the writer‘s experience in

feeding potatoes to sheep, horses, pigs

and cattle leads him to believe that,

where fed only in comparatively small

quantities as a means of providing suc-

culency in the ration, with its attendant

benefit upon the digestion of the animals,

potatoes have a much greater value than

this and probably a value in excess of

their present market price. Our small

potatoes are fed in this way each year

and at the present comparative high

price of other feeds, both hay and grain,

we believe it will pay to feed a. fairly lib-

eral quantity of potatoes to all farm ani-

mals. For pigs they should. of course,

be cooked, and fed with grain, but for

other stock where fed only in limited





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER. o) 265





quantities, better results will be secured

from feeding them raw, altho they should

be sliced to prevent the animals from

danger of choking, as they sometimes do

where fed on whole potatoes.



An interesting feature of the experi-

ments conducted in European countries

where potatoes are more generally used

as a. stock food than they are in this

country, was the comparative effect of

raw or steamed potatoes where fed to

milch cows. In these experiments the

results showed that raw potatoes favored

an increased milk secretion, while

steamed potatoes increased the live

weight of the animals. In this fact is a

helpful hint to those who would feel po~

tatoes to fattening animals, and where it

is desired to feed a considerable quantity.

it will be of interest to the feeders to

know that in these foreign experiments

the best results were secured when the

potatoes furnished 50 per cent or less of

the total dry matter in the ration. Al-

tho it was ascertained that cows could

be maintained on an exclusive ration of

potatoes, eating about 7 per cent of their

weight daily, this, of course, would be

impracticable, and was tried for experi-

mental purposes only.



But the results of these various experi-

ments show that where grain and hay is

unusually high, and where potatoes are

very cheap, as some predict they will be

this spring, it will pay to feed them to

almost any kind of stock. And even at

present prices it will undoubtedly pay to

feed them in limited quantities, especially

whcre silage is not available as a factor

in the ration, or where no other roots

are at hand to provide succulency which

is essential in the ration to promote health

and a desirable degree of thrift in any

kind of animals maintained under the

artificial feeding conditions which are

necessarily incident to our winter season.



CLlPPiNG FARM HORSES.



“hen the practice of clipping horses

iirst came in vogue. it was coniined

largely to horses used for driving, but as

farn'icrs became more familiar with the

advantages of the practice from their

own standpoint, the practice became more

common among them, until today a very

fair percentage of the farm horses of this

section of the country are clipped each

spring. Those who have followed this

practice in years past. need no rehearsal

of its advantages at this time. They are

fully acquainted with the many advan-

tages dei'ived from clipping the arm

horses. If the horses have not had good

feed or care during the winter or if they

have been allowed to run in the yard.

their hair will be long and heavy and

they can not be worked without perspir-

ing freely on account of the soft condi-

tion of their muscles, consequently this

heavy coat of wet hair will not quickly

dry out and the horses are likely to take

cold and suffer in health as well as dis-

comfort as a consequence. If this coat

of hair is removed before the horses are

put to work, the horses in the same con-

dition can do much more work without

undue perspiration and are quickly

warmed and dried when blanketed in the

stable. Then there is a great saving in

the work of caring for the clipped horse

as compared with the one having a long

hea\y coat of hair which in itself will

amply repay for the cost of clipping and

the trouble of keeping the horse blanketed

for a few Weeks thereafter. In addition

to this saving of work, it is a great an-

noyance to have the horses‘ hair flying

about when the rough coat is being shed,

which will not be noticed of the bulk of

the hair is removed by clipping. It has

lwcn determined that horses will harden

down with work much more quickly with

less loss of weight when clipped, so that

in this way it is in line with good econ—

omy to clip the. work horses in the spring.

Some farmers have adopted the policy of

clipping the bodies only of the work

horses, leaving the hair on the legs as a

protection and to save time in clipping.

This practice is not a bad one for farm

horses altho the horse will not have as

good an appearance when handled in this

way. But there is no question about the

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he is put to 'hard work after comparative

idleness during the greater part of the

winter season.





 





 





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HELPING OUT'THE CALF PASTURE.





 





The winter being advanced the thots of

all must now turn to next summer’s

work, to the planning of which we can

now give more time than when the rush

of spring work is here. For several years

we have kept as a calf pasture a small

lot near the house, containing perhaps 11;;

acres. This lot is, or was, a heavy June

grass sodfwhich furnished the best of

pasture both early and late, but thru the

hot months of summer was practically

bare. ’



Last summer, wishing to raise several

calves, we decided to try a new plan. A

cheap fence was run thru the lot and

0ne~half or less was plowed early, then

kept thoroly worked till about the 10th of

May, when it was marked the longest

way, having the rows three feet apart.

The small boy of the house did the plant~

ing, using a one-hand planter and plant-

ing heel and toe of the planter, thus put-

ting the corn, (a good variety of sweet

corn was used), about 10 to 12 inches

apart. He also planted pumpkins on the

outside rows. This lot being handy to

the house was kept thoroly cultivated and

on the 6th of July I commenced feeding

the corn, pulling every other hill and feed-

ing an armful twice a day. This seemed

to do the remaining corn as much good

as hoeing, for you could almost see it

grow. By the time it was all thinned it

was ready to go over again, in the same

manner, taking every other hill, tho by

this time it was so large that it took

much longer than the first time, pulling

of course, only what was needed at a

feed. Before getting over the second

time, there were lots of cars big enough

for roasting, and how those calves did

thrive. The third time over the ears be-

ing nearly ripe, I cut it clean as I went.

liven then there was still some left when

t’rost came. As it had clean cultivation

the lot is in good shape to plant again

this spring. Nevertheless it will receive

a heavy dressing of manure.



“'hile I knew the corn would be a

good feed, I had no idea that so small a

patch would furnish such a quantity, six

calves and four pigs being fed twice daily

from the 6th of July until the 20th of

September. This plan of furnishing feed

would not work as well if too far from

the house or barn, as too much time

would be required in going to and from

it, but nearly every one has more or less

idle ground around the buildings which

might be utilized in this way to good ad-

vantage.



In the lot left for the calves to run in,

is a. row of small stanchions in which the

calves were placed to receive their milk,

after which each was given a handful of

grain. While they were eating this it

was an easy matter to pull and throw

the corn. Needless to say, those

calves gave no trouble by sucking ears or

iopcs or anything else, which was also

it saving of temper, for who ever saw a

man who did not feel provoked to see a.

calf stand and suck or chew a rope for

half an hour or more after he was fed.



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PREPARATIONS FOR THE SPRING





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PIGS.

lilach year a good many pigs are lost

by being crowded against tho wall or Enid

on by the sows, that might have been

saved if a. ledge or shelf of plank had

lH't‘Il placed around the farrowing pen

about eight inches from the floor. This





prevents the sow from lying so close to

tho side of the pcn that the pigs can not

escape getting pinched if they are nest—

ling in the bedding. This precautionary

measure will. in many cases. obviate this

difficulty, and has been found to work





 





How the Farmer Controls _ _ . . _ _ f‘ .

the Cost of Living ' ‘ '





HE cost of living depends on the volume and cost

of production. The farmer can determine only par-

tially the amount nature will permit her soil to pro-



duce, but he can regulate the cost of his crop by the

machines he uses in titling and harvesting.



The markets of the world are now watching for the

results of the grain harvest of the farmers of America.

Prepare properly against delays and waste and you will

reap rich reward.



The responsibility for wasted grain and profits rests

with you.



Choose your harvesting equipment—make your selec-

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.\t the annual meeting of the lVelsh

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LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





There has been a. tremendous advance

in prices for pork. lard, hams, bacon

etc., since the boycott break in prices of

several weeks ago, and there is no telling

where the advance is going to end. The

Chicago provision market has been an

extremely hazardous one of late for spec—

ulators of a bearish turn of mind. and an

impressive influence at various times has

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It seems only reasonable to conclude

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feeders were aggressive competitors in

the market for that grade of stock. Since

the marked recovery from the dcspond-

ency caused by the agitation of high

prices and the meat boycott there has

been a great reversal of popular senti-

ment on tile part of farmers regarding

preparing cattle‘ for the market, and ur-

gent buying orders have served to bring

about sharp marking up of prices for

both feeders and stOt-kers. \Vherc farm—

ers have sufficient corn and roughage and

own well-bred cattle, it doos not seem at

all likely that they will make a mistake

in deciding to finish off their holdings.



Prices for both sheep and lambs have

had big advances in the Chicago market

in recent weeks as a natural result of

abnormally small supplies shipped in

from all directions, the supplies fre-

quently being so much curtailed that the

packers were unable to ket-p their gangs

of workers busy. The demand for shear—

ing lambs to ship back to the country

and shear. and fatten has so greatly ex-

ceeded the slim offerings that owners

have been enabled to ask and rct-eivo

wonderfully high prices. and buyers ap.—

pear to have taken too great chances.

However, it is a phenomenal period in the

sheep trade. and no one can tell how

high prices may go later on. Michigan

and Ohio farmers who have remained

in the sheep industry are bound to come

out well ahead if they only do their part

in making their flocks good and fat.



Colorado lambs have been moving mar-

kctward recently in large numbers. a.

great many showing up in Kansas City

and other far western markets, while

northern Colorado sheepmen have been

forwarding good numbers to the Chicago

market. The tendency is to shear flocks

in advance of their shipment to market.

as wool is such a valuable item these

times. A difference of about $1, per 100

lbs. is made between wooled and shorn

flocks.



Official figures show that the shipments

of stocker and feeder cattle from Cili-

cago, Kansas City and South Omaha in

recent weeks have been greatly below the

large numbers sent out in corresponding

weeks last year. The three prime factors

in the decreased movement are summed up

by observers as activity of slaughterers

in the purchase of heavy cattle of the

feeder class, decreased offerings of thin

cattle and marked unwillingness of

stockmen desirous of stocking up to pay

the high prices demanded. Recently,

however, many stock feeders have seen

good reasons for revising their views.



Authorities on the cattle trade look for

good marketings of cattle in the near fu-

ture on account of the high price of feed

of all kinds and rough weather. Muddy

feed lots always start many cattle to

market, but after the middle of March

better market conditions are hoped for.

There is known to be a great shortage

of cattle in feeding districts of Texas

and Oklahoma for the April, May and

‘June markets, and obviously this will be

a favorable item for cattle feeders locat-

ed in the middle west and west. It is

believed by those whose opinion is usually

valuable in such matters that after the

middle of March there will be a large call

for cattle in good flesh, including both

light and heavy Weights-



A marked improvement has taken place

in recent weeks in the eastern beef trade.

and there must be lots of beef eaters

after all, for in recent weeks cattle have

sold materially higher, with the custo—

Inarv reactions from time to time. Ev—

erywhere it is remarked that the small

supplies of cows and heifers in the mar—

kets of the country have had a marked

effect in bringing around a wonderful in-

crease in the popular demand for steers

of light and medium weights. Of course.

this is explained by the insistent demand

nearly everywhere for light cuts of beef.



Recent market prices for sheep and

lambs broke the record for February in

past years. Future prices will depend on

how conservatively the sheepmen Of

Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and other

sheep sections market their remaining

holdings. It is a good thing for an in-

tending shipper to get the advice of re-

liable commission firms as to the most

favorable time for marketing stock. and

now.‘ more than ever before, every feeder





‘prices and observance by some churches





THE MICHIGAN‘FARMER. - - , (11) 267





should use every effort to produce prime

mutton on the hoof. It cannot fail to

pay well.



The‘ bulk of the sheep and lambs now

arriving on the Chicago market is fur-





-nished by near-by feed lots, sheepmen





who are feeding flocks unloading as fast

as their holdings become ready for the

market, In fact, the general disposition

is evidently to ship when money can be

made, and many stoCkmen are anxious to

get rid of stock on acccfunt of thehigh

cost of feed this Winter. It is all right

to keep matured stock moving market—

ward, but owners should not neglect

making their flocks fat before selling. if

they have sufficient feed and suitable

sheds to provide shelter from the cold

and snow.



L. J. Schwabacher, the Chicago provision

expert, says: “The government hog re-

port is regarded by us as too large. I do

not believe there are over forty million

hogs in farmers’ hands.”



Meatless bills of fare at hotels and res-

taurants in various places have aided to

maintain high prices for other articles of

food.



The Department of Agriculture reports

the number of horses in the country Jan.

1, as 21,040,000 head, compared with 20,-

640,000 a year ago.



Word comes from Panola, Illinois, that

farmers are holding their corn for 60¢ a.

bushel on the farm, and there will not be

any heavy spring feeding on account of

lack of hay.



In recent weeks eastern stock feeders

have competed in the Chicago cattle mar-

ket with city packers and butchers. pay-

ing from “£565.35 per 100 lbs. for

weighty feeder cattle.



Hogs have had rallies In prices,recently.

but the undertone in the markets has

been bearish, and country shippers to the

Chicago stOck yards have lost in many

instances from $50 to $75 a car on their

consignments. There are a great many

spring pigs now matured sufficiently to

ship to market, large numbers having

been kept back by inability of shippers to

obtain cars from the railroads, and larger

supplies are promised. A fall to $8 as a





 





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basis for the Chicago market is not un-J

likely, altho the government report makes}

the hog supply in the United States only‘

47,782,000 head, compared with 62,876,105

nine years ago, when the population was

very much smaller than it is today.



Because the state military board is un—j

able to make payments to the diffcl‘entl

military organizations of the state, some

Of the companies may be unable to con-

tinue in their present quarters because of

their inability to pay rent. j



At the recent swine sales in Mason‘

City, Iowa. extraordinary prices were

paid, the average price for each porker

at one sale being $62.50, while one fancy

hog brot $152.50. At another sale the

highest priced hog brot $202.50, while the

average reached $84.45. Both of the hogs

bringing the top price at each sale were

purchased by Minnesota men.



Edward F. Morris. the Chicago packer,

has purchased the “Riverside Ranch" in

Mexico, containing 1,256,000 acres. the

consideration being reported as $1,000,000.

The ranch is situated ill the state of

Chihuahua, and is bounded on the north

by the Rio Grande River, and is located

about ninety miles southeast of El PaSO,

Texas.



Despite the fact that many hardships

were endured tllru the military maneuvers

about Boston last year, another scheme

similar to the one carried out then, will

be arranged for the c'oming summer. One

set of maneuvers will be conducted at

Pine Plains, New York, and another will

probabaly be held in Maryland or Vir-

ginia.



Writing recently from Pinedale, VVyo-

ming. Wm. Wells said that several ranch-

men in that region who have been raisers

of beef cattle exclusively sold their herds

this season and went out of business be-

cause at the ruling prices of beef on the

hoof cattle raising did not pay the same

returns on their capital as they could

obtain in other lines.



The live stock markets of late have got

into a rut, an unpleasant one for the

buyer. but a delightfully agreeable one

for the seller. Owners have acquired the

habit of asking higher prices, and upward

movements are the order of the day, this

course being due to moderate supplies

and a large general demand. Last week

saw prime lambs bringing the highest

prices ever known, while fat sheep fol-

lowed the same course, sellers being sur-

prised to see what high prices buyers

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of the lenten season doubtless exert an

influence in checking the consumption of

mutton. but for all that. the supply grow“

scarcely snflicies to supply the trade, and

there is a good deal of competition be-

tween buyers to secure the choicer flocks

of lambs. wethers, ewes and yearlings.

Extremely fancy prices are practically

assured for a long time, and many farm-

ers would like to buy feeders. but very

few are to be had, even at ruling fancy

figures.



John N. Dighton, of Piatt county, 11].,

is feeding about 4,000 lambs. which came

oroginally from Idaho and Montana. They

are about nine months old, and they have

been shorn recently, ippers similar to

those used in shearing iorscs being used.

Seven men did the work, each man clip—

ping about 70 lambs a day, and each ani-

lnal yielding about five pounds of wool.

Last year Mr. Dighton. in his two feet]-

ings. bandied about 7,500 lambs. and this

year he expects to handle 8,000. From the

time the lambs are received until they

are marketed they are kept in a large

barn which Mr, Dighton constructed for

this express purpose. the barn being 500

feet long and 60 feet wide. and divided

into pens which have a capacity of about

300 lambs each. The barn is fitted with

all modern conveniences for feeding and

watering the lambs. Piatt county, while

comparatively small in area, is one of the

thriftiest. most progressive in the state,

fertility of the soil being well kept up by

feeding cattle, hogs and sheep, and yet

enormous amounts of grain are marketed,

nearly every town having one or two

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Leucorrheoa.~I have a mare that failed

to- breed last year: she has a whitish dis-

charge. that ails her and what can I

do for her? T. E. M.. Grass Lake, Mich.

—Dissolve 2 drs. permanganate ot‘ potash

in a gallon of water and inject her thru

a rubber tube with funnel once a day. US—

ing not less than 1,43 a gallon at a time,

and preferably warm.



Horse went Deaf.—-My eight-year-old

horse lost his hearing some two months

ago; can anything be done to relieve

him? H. K., Coloma, Mich.—Put three

drops tincture belladonna in a teaspoonful

of sweet oil and put it in his ears twice

a week for'three weeks.



Partial Paralysis—My mare laid down

and was unable to get up; she had shown

no sickness; her hind parts swelled and

some bed sores appeared on her from

chafing. She is now all right except a

sore leg which I would like to heal. J.

E. W'., Shelby, Mich—Apply equal parts

oxide of zinc, powdered alum and horac

acid twice a day and give her a tea—

spoonfhul powdered nitrate potash at a

dose in feed twice a day for live days,

then once a day for ten more,



Navicular Disease—I ban: a lame horse

and I am pretty sure it is in cotfin joint.

What had 1 better apply? ‘W. R. K.,

(lobleville, Mich—Apply one part alcohol

and two parts warm water until the in-

flammation subsides. then blister with

t-erate of cantharides.



lndigestion.-—I have a team four and

live years old that are thin; took them to

a Vet. a month ago and he floated their

teeth. They are well fed and should be

in good condition. (I. 1.1., St. Johns. Mich.

«(live each of them 84.) oz. ground gen-

tian. 1 oz. bicarbonate soda and 1 dr.

ground nux vomica at a dose in feed

twice a day: perhaps you should increase

their grain supply when working and feed

them some vegetables. R. ll. \V., lir-

mingham, lit-h.——Sce treatment for indi-

gestion in this column for it will help

your mare.



“leak Back—Have a. cow that will

soon be fresh. which seems to be weak

in her back. Her appetite is not good,

and I would like to know how to tell if

she has tuberculosis. J. B., Grand Haven,

blich.——Apply mustard and water to back

every day or two. Give her V; dr. ground

nux vomica and 1 oz. of ginger at a dose

in feed three times a day. Also give a

table-spoonful of powdered satlpeter in

feed once a (lay. llave her tested with

tuberculin. This will determine if she

has timerculosis or not.



doarei'wFt-ediiig Horses.—-—“’e have a

horse that seems to be perfectly healthy~

but makes a noise when over exerted;

also tell me the cheapest kind of grain to

feed a horse that is fed clover hay. J. S.,

Grant, l\/licli.~l.)rugs will not help your

horse very much; however, you i‘niglit try

giving 1 dr. iodide potassium at a dose

in feed twice a day; also feed less bulky

fodder. One part oats and two parts

corn by weight with clover hay makes a

very good food for work horses.



Horse Pcrspires too Easilv.——M_v horse

is in good condition. but have thot per-

spires too much. it]. 19., Ludlowville, N.

Y.——Clip him alid give a teaspoonful of

citrate of potash at a dose twice a day

for a week, then give the medicine once

a day.



Rheumatismxal am quite sure my hogs

have, rheumatism. for they are crippled

some. The hind quarters seem to be the

seat of this ailment. \Y. C. 11., Carlton,

Mich—Give your hogs equal parts pow-

dered nitrate potash. salicylate soda and

(‘OlC‘thlllli in feed twice a day. a teaspoon-

ful is plenty for four hogs. Keep them

dry and warm. ,



Horse Out of Condition—~Pin \Vorms—

(’?olic.—Have a horse nine years old that

does not thrive. Another horse that has

a few pin worms; also another that has

an occasional attack of colic. 1V. (3.. \\'..

Selkirk, Mich.—~Give your horse 1/2 oz.

ground gentian. 1/2 oz. ginger and 1 oz.

powdered charcoal at a dose in feed tWice

a day. Dissolve 1 oz. sulphate of iron in

three pints of water and wash out rectum

three times a week and for the horse that

has colic give two tablespoonfuls of gin-

ger at a dose in feed twice a day,



Periodic Ophthalmia—Catarrh~—Indiges-

tion.~1 have a 13-year-old horse that IS

not thriving. Some time ago he com—

menced coughing: a little later he dis-

charged from notsrils; later on the left

eye became sore and covered with a film.

This cleared and later the other became

affected; he still has some discharge from

the nostrils and the right eye is sore, but

he is not healthy. 11'. H., Saranac. Mich.

—Your horse needs good care. plenty of

nutritious food and a tonic. Give a.

tablespoonful ground genlian. one table-

spoonful of ginger. a tablespoonful of

baking soda illltl [W'tl fulflpspnnnfuls Of

powdered charcoal at a dose, in feed three

times a. day. Blow a little. ealomel into

eye once a day; also give IA: teacup of

molasses night and morning.



Barrenness.—I have a fine Jersey cow

which has been farrow for nearly two

years; has been drove several times. the

last time on Nov, 24. Has shown no sign

of being in heat until recently. Would it

be advisable to fatten her off for market

or could you advise me of some method

that would perhaps assist me in getting

her to breed? C. V. H., Morrell, Mich.—

.Dissolve 1 oz. baking soda in 3 pints

tepid .water and wash out vagina thru a

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BULL CALF f t

HOLSTEIN b... “mm... ”3}” 3;:

breed. C. D. WOODBURY. Lanalng. Mlchlgun,

HEREFORDs=-.‘;r:.i:."i:.r;ti:tie

China hogs. R. E. ALLEN. Paw Paw. Mloh.

JERSEY BULL CALF born May 12. ’09. Dam

gave 10.950 lbs. milk. last year test 5%. Sire’s Dam’a





record 10 060 lbs. In 10% months. test 5.2%. THE

MURRAY-WATERMAN 00.. B. 6. Ann Arbor. Mich





Northern Grown Jerse s.

ROYCROFT FARM. Sldnaw. Mlc .





JERSEY BULL

BUTTER BRED FOR‘SALE. '5

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allelnn County. Mlchicnn.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





MARCH 12, 1910. ’





.303 SALE—FOUR registered shon'rnonn





. BULLS. old enough for servloe, all

red. by Northern Champlan. a son, of Imp. 1.0th

Olimpia... who was grond sire of championcarlood

lot of Dyan-ling Shorthorn steers at last International.

J EN SCHMIDT. B. F. v.4. ReedICIty, Mlch.





D Al RY BRED BHORTHORNS—No stock

, for sale at present. Visitors

welcome. J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Mlch.





 





 





ShorthOrn Cows and Heifers In calf. Also bulls

and bull calves. Mllk and butter

strains. Prices low. ROBERT NEVE. Pierson. Mich.





SHEEP.





Rain or Ewe FREE.





We are making to our subscribers

A S P E C F E R.

The Sheep Breeder In worth 910.00 a year to every

man who raises sheep. It costs only $1.00. If at the

end of the year you have not had 91.00 In value We

wIll refund your money. Wlth thls ad or reference

to It send $1.00 for one year’s subacrlptlon and we

will send you full particulars on this special offer—

Bam or Ewe Free. "“’“

AMERICAN SHEEP BREEDER 00..

149 Mlchlgan St.. Chlcago. III.





 





 





 





 





' -—20 registered Delalne ewes for rule,

Delalno EV“: bred to a. $100 rum to lamb In April.

cheap If taken soon. 8. J. COWAN, Rockford. Mlch.





Oxfo rd - Down 5 h'ee p “33.335"

cattle for sale. A. D._& J. A. DEGARMO. Mulr. Mlch





PARSONS OXFORDDOWNS





also registered Hornlesa‘Natlonul Delalnea and Black

top delulnes. Romeyn C. Parsons, Grand Ledge.MIch





OXFORD DOWNS summer:

sale. 1!. J. De GABMO. R. No. l. Clyde. Mlch.





ROCKLAND FARM DELAINES—A few ewes

bred to choice rams for the 1910 trade. Prices

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





SNROPSNIRE HALL STOCK FARM.





Will mike special prices for thirty clays. on ewes

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

and Mansell rams to lamb In March and Aprll. also

on very cholce ewe lambs, this Is to make room for an

Importation that Is golng to nrrlve this spring.



L. S. DUNHAM dz SONS. Concord. Mlohllun.





1 30 Reg. Bumbolllet Ewes for sale. descended



from the beat flocks and bred to a pure Van

Homeyer and a ram sired by 3 Gilbert ram and Im-

ported dam. All In perfect health. In lots to suIt buy

ere—none reserved. J. Q. A. Cook. Morrlce. Mich.





"065.





[ARGE ENGLISH BERKSHIHES.





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

for profitable pork production. Vigorous and strong

and of best blood llnes. Satisfaction guaranteed.





F. A. BYWATE’R. Memphis, Mich.





U ll d I b at . S l t

BERKSEIRES bothergfggosvs sundrgleltuggChofc‘éofgiil

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





FOR SALE—BERKSHIRES—Two cholce Sept.

boarplgs. and a few full gills. sired by Handsome

Prince. A. A. PATTULLO. Deckervllle. Mich





HUPP FARM BERKSHIRES!

WON 189 PRIZES IN 1909.



Stock of both sexes and all ages for sale. Breeders



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



Chlckens,PekIn Ducks. GEO. C HUPP, Mgr..



Drawer A, Blrmlnghnm. Mlchlgan.





BERKSHIRES (lhahligninbof:





type andatrnlns. C. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mlch.





NORTHERN IRWIN BERKSHIRES.





ROYCROFT FARIVI. Sldnuw. Mlc .





ADAMS BROS. Improved Chester Whites. thch-

field. Mlch.. won 125 premiums In ’09. Booking

orderl for bred sownbourl ready for Iorvico. Bufl Rock, W.

Orplngtonflv. Leghorn cock'll. Shorthorn bulls randy for «win





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





breedlng. W. 0. Wllson. Okemos, Mich. Both phones.





PURIIIN HERD CHESTER WHITES‘None better-





Surplus bred

IOWE all sold. Orders booked for March and April

pigs. WILL W. FISHER. Watervllet. Mlch.





—Fall plus of either sex for sale.

Duroc Jerseys also Buff Cochln chlckens and,

eggs. M. A. BRAY. Okemoa. (Ingham Co.) Mlch.





DUROC JERSEYS





CAREY U. EDMONDS. Ila-flags. Mlch.





nunoc JERSEY SWINE. grim Elli: it

for 15. J. H. BANGHART. Lansing. Mlch.





UROC-JERBEYS—BO bred and open sown. plenty

of growth and quality. Boar's ready for servlce.

PrIceaklght. “71119 J. C. Barney. Goldwater. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





JERSEY BULL 2.32:1" slidiffil’ilit.l‘é§i..'é?§lf



rIght every way. 8. H. PIERSON. Goodrich. Mich.

1



Pure Si. lamborl JERSEYS :Rfigf'fiixlleiéi p.33.



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





 





 





MULE FOOTED HOGS‘.;“;EI?,





Largest herd In the’U. 5. Five blg herd Boars.

JOHN H. DUNLAP. Willlumaport. Ohio





0. I. c. bred sows all sold. Hm - few

hand. GEORGE P. ANDREWS. Ddzg:lrile?tilifllc‘i:





 





 





 





 





—-BuIl calves for sale from A.

HOlSteinS R. Chums. at 825 to $50 each.

E. COLLIER. R. F. D. 5. Fowlervillc. Mlch.





BOIRDMIN STOCK FIRM,



JACKSON. mm“. [Holstein cattle.

Hus more Imported HololoIn-Frleolnn Cowl

than any farm In the Middle West. Registered

BULL CALVEB of the most fashionable breodlng.





123916. BEACH FARM.

a... NOLSTEIN ".2533"





YOUNG BULLS all A. n. 0. stock. and 060:

F. s. KENFIELD.‘Augustu. (Kmmuogsgoo Mich-





FOR SALE]; I?“ 4"" 1‘." “ballet?

e on.

calves—tho oldest ortcbllnhed but??? 1131. u m ‘





 





 





 





W. C. JACKSON. 715 Box St. South Bend. Ind.





Register of Merit Jerseys. ”siting?“

'1‘. F. MARS'I‘ON. Bay City. Michigan.





Jersey Bulls, Bows and Heifers





Island and BI. Lambert breeding. Also some

cholce grade helfera.





DUROC JERSEY SOWS





ChoIce Indledualr and popular blood lines. Inupec~

tlon lnvItcd. Full Informatlon cheerfully In.“ ‘- ‘

If you cannot vIslt our farm at once wrlte





BROOKWATER FARM, Ann Arbor. Mlch.

A. W. MUMFORD. Man-cor.





LILLIE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS





We have some rplendld young bull- for sale. Home

of them are old enough for service. ' They are from

cows with record: of 800 to 425 pound: of butter last

year. Write for descrl lion and prices.



COLON C. . Cooper-flue. Mlch.





 





 





 





—Orders booked for spring In

00 I. C- from State Fair wInnors. pg





C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mich.





30 P c FIN Pi s—by two champion boars. Book-

' ‘ g his order: for weaned pigs by

10 dlflerent boars. WM. WAFFLE. Goldwater. Mloh.





° ' ' POLAND CHINAB. Japanese

Prue .wulnmg PekIn Ducks. Embden Geese

and Bufl‘ Turkeys. Zach Kluno. Three Oaks. Mlch.





P. c. sows ”smegma;





WOOD d: SONS. Saline. Mloh.





C. sows. brew—These rows are of grent quality

. and breedlng. A few choice B. C. B. MIuorca

cockerels. R. W. MILLS. Splint. MIch. ‘





URSE IMPROVED YDRKSHIRES‘S‘P‘WM fu-





rowod I elth r

sex. each. Satisfaction guaranteed. pry‘bau woht

tho moat cconomlccl feeders poaslblo. breed your

sown to a York-hire boar. Yorkahlreu are sure

to be the moat popular b ed of the future.



COLON C. ”ELIE. Cooperavllle. Mlch.





 





 





 





 





 





 





' writing to advertisers Just u “Saw

WHEN your Id. In the mohlgun Further."





Ch I B .

IMPROVED CHESTER. mfd‘iilTél‘“ 5.233393%?

open. Also cholce Holstein Bull Calves. of the best of
srnmcmplrrme





Hand Dressing All Stock.





PUTS AN END TO





LICE. TICKS. MITES,

FLEAS. MANGE. SCAB.

RINGWORM. ALL

' SKIN DISEASES.





Don’t waste time and money on interior dips.





ansffialp





NON-CARIOLIC.





Prepared in our own laboratories.

druggist Ior Kreso Dip.

booklets telling how to use on all live stock.





ITANDARDIZED.





PARKE, DAVIS & CO-

nnnorr. MICHIGAN.





Biurzcnls: New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Boston. Balti-

more, New Orleans, Kansas Cit.

oils, .viemphis' London, Eng.

N.S.W.; t. Petershurg. Russia; Bombay,

okio, Japan; Buenos Aires, Argentina.





Indianapolis, Minneap-





 





 





Warrantod la) Elva Sallsfacllon.





Gongbault’s

caustic Balsam





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





the da that she is bred. If she does not

come iii heat give her 15 grs. powdered

cantharides at a dose night and morning.



Grub in the Head—One of my sheep is

quite dumpish, holds her head high up,

grits her teeth and froths at the mouth.

Part of the time she has a fairly good

appetite. J. R G., Bad Axe, Mich—Your

sheep show some of the symptoms of

grub in the head. Blow a little Scotch

snuff up her nostrils and she may sneeze

out the grubs and get. relief. Also give

a teaspoonful of ground gentian at a dose

two or three times a day.



Lump Jaw—For some. time my cow has

had a. lump on jaw that discharges pus

a. portion of the time. Is her milk fit for

use and can this ailment be cured? J.

S. Gladwin. Mich—Your cow should be

kept away from the balance of herd and

fattened. Apply peroxide-hydrogen to

suppurating sore once a day; ten minutes

later apply tincture iodine; also give 1 dr.

iodide potassium at a dose twice a day

for 15 days.



Partial loss of Power or Hind Quarters.

—I have a cow due to come fresh March

8, that has been unable to get up for

the past four days. The cow does not

appear to be sick, but 'has no strength in

hind quarters. It is possible that she

hurt her back when getting out of snow

bank. for she has been down ever smce.

M_ C.. Allegan. Michr—Apply equal parts

turpentine. aqua ammonia and sweet Oll

to loins once or twice a, day and if you

have no good home liniment on hand ap—

ply mustard and water instead. She no

doubt wrenchcd her back; therefore needs

no internal medicine; she will perhaps be

all right in a. few days.



Bog Spavin.—I have a three—year—Old

filly with soft swellings on the fore part

of both hocks; what had I better apply?

R. R., Ravenna, Mich—Apply equal parts

tincture iodine and spirits camphor to

bunc'hcs daily.



Lymphangitis.—~My 12-year-old horse

shows lameness in left hind leg. The in—

side of thigh is swollcn and tender; have

bccn feeding corn and clover hay, now I

am feeding timothy and corn. M, J. M,

Freesoil, Michticd no corn or grain

but hay and vegetables until the swelling

subsides. Give ] dr. iodide potassium and

1,1» dr. nitrate potash at. a dose in feed

twice a day. Apply extract phytolacca

to inflamed glands of t'hlgh once or twice





a day. _

Milking Tubes*}lard Milkers.—Milklng

tubes are much advertised, to be used





 





‘\\'l1(‘l‘e the cows are hard milkcrs and in

various other cases, but is it known that

they neither injure the cow nor cause any

and are less a.





pain in insertion or use

‘ toy than a practical part of the dairy

outfit? A. B. Adrian. Mich. First of all.





 





let me say. I have no interest whatever

in either the sale or manufacture of milk—

ing tnbcs. but believe that every dairy-

man should own two or more of them.

They are useful in making milking easier

in many cases besides in cases of stric—

ture of the teat or obstructed teats they

are \‘l'l‘_\’ useful, but the greatest objec-

tion to their use is carelessness on the

part of illosc who use, them. Every time

they are used boil them or dip them in

one part (-arbolic acid and 30 parts water;

this prevents udder infection.

\Yarl;lcs,~—“’e killed a steer a fcw days

8&0 {01‘ home food and would like. to know

if thi- meat is fit for domestic purposes.

Along the back we found several grubs;

all other parts of body in a healthy con—

dition. F. t". P... F‘arwcll. Mich—The

hide is not quite as valuable but the flesh

is all right and fit for fomi,

Indigestion—F‘oul Slicat‘h.—I have a colt





 





and remained thin all summer. I have

another horse that has grease heel and

the leg stocks. C. . B.. Lawton, Mich.

——Y0ur horse had indigestion. Give 1/4 oz.

gentian, l/é oz. ginger and 1 oz. baking

soda at a dose in feed twice a day. AD-

ply one part oxide of zinc and two parts

pctrolatum to sore heel once a day and

give a teaspoonful nitrate of potash at a

dose in feed twice a day.



Acidity of the Stomach—My 8-months-

old Jersey bull has not been doing well

for some time; he is lllt‘lllled to eat rub-

bish and gnaw bones. A. C., Rockford.

Mich—Give. 1 oz. bi—carbonate soda. 1 oz.





powdered charcoal and 1/; oz. gentian at

a dose in feed three times a day until

he recovers. Salt him well.





Lump Jaw.—Ilavc a four—year-old cow

due to freshen soon that has a hunch in

throat which discharges; what had I

better apply? R. G., Bentley. Mich.—

Apply tincture iodine to sore and bunch

daily and give dram doses iodide of pot-

assium in feed daily,



Nasal Git-ct.~——lla\'c

ling sheep that has

from nose since October, causing him to

cough and snort a great deal. J. M..

Howell, Mich—(dean nostrils by dropping

in some peroxide hydrogen and water one

to three of water twice, a day. Give 3

grs. quinine and iii grs. powdered sulphate

iron at a dose twice a day.





a registered year-

bccn discharging





Film on Eye Haltvl have a owe that

has a film on eye ball. causing almost

'\V'hat had I better





total loss of vision.

apply? \V. J. (7‘ Argyle. lVIicii.~—'i)issolve

1 gr nitrate silver in 1 oz. of rain water

and apply to eye twice a day. Give 5

grs. iodide of potassium at a dose twice

daily.



Cataract—My collie dog is losing his

sight; he seems to bump into things and

must be real nearsighted. G. A., Lapcor.

Michr—Blow some mlleOl into eyes once

or twice a. day: also give 20 drops syrup

iodide of iron at a dose in fccd twice a

day.



Grub in the Head. Three years ago I

lost 100 sheep out of a flock of film, caused

by grub in the head. I was told to try

coal—oil and lost; but two after I uscd it.





 





Some of them sneezed out no less than

ten grubs. .l. P.. Plymouth, Alien—YOU

are quite rigl kcroscnc is a fairly good

remedy for grub in the head, but care

must be exercised lost some of the oil





drops down into the lungs and brings on

pneumonia. Another very good remedy

is one part pcroxidc-hydrogen and three





parts water; also blow Scotch snuff up

nostrils.

Plgs Are laiusy—fi‘onguc Milling—I





have pics 1hrcc months old that are cov-

ered with lit-c. \Vhat can be done to pre-

vent a horse hanging out his tongue when

in harness? I“. (T iucyrus. Ohio—Put

4 ozs. of stavcsacrc seed in a gallon of

hot water. keep it hot for an hour or two,

then strain thru a cheese cloth, adding

water to make it the oroginai quantity,

then apply to pigs ct'ory two or three

days. 'J‘onguc lolling is best prevented

by wearing a. spoon bit, or an appliance

placed on thc bit to prevent the animal

putting his tongue over the bit. Several

kinds of bits are made for such horses.

if one kind fails try another.



iruised Shouldcr.~Some time ago my

more slipped and fell. striking heavily on

her shoulder and Sidc; three wccks after

the accident shc began to show lame-

ness: she stands squarely. but nods when

traveling. L. (‘.. Sterling. Mich—Ap-

ply cqual parts tincture arnica. extract

witch hazel and arnica to shoulder twice

a day.





 





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Clip‘Your

Farm Horses

eThis Way





I

~ __ ‘ Authorities on horses

Say that clipped horses keep

5 hotter condition. give her.

scnicc. are less liable to take

(old, and are easier cleaned

than unt‘lipped horses. This is

berausc a heavy. sweaty C out of

hair exhausts the strength and

energy and does not dry quickly

like the short-clipped coat.





W

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Clipping Machine

AND CLIP YOUR HORSES.





“'e have made this machine

so simple that any horse can

be clipped by merely guid-

ing the knife. while the

crank is turned. The clip-

ping is done faster.

clcaner,—bettcr in

every way—than was

ever possible with

hand clippers.





EM





\Ve have made the Stewart the most durable machine

as all “orkin;r parts are im lost-ti and run in oil and

allgears are cut iroin the solid steel bar and are made

file hard. There is practii ally no friction or wear.

It not onlylasts. but 15 usefula lifetime.



Cost. $7.50 The Stewart No. l is very simple

———.— n constrm lion. There is no deli-

cate mechanism to keep in working order and it SLlIS

for only $7.50. Order today from your local dealer or

send $2.00 and order dirc« tto us and receive machine

C. O. D. for balance. Catalog sent tree.





Chicago Flexible Shaft Co.

115 La Saile Ave- Chicano





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“HEISKELL’S





Ointmentisawondcrworker

on a rough and pimply skin.

One application soothes and

heals, and a few more work a

cure.



heiskell'a Medicinal Toilet

Soap. aids a skin cure by

keeping the pores open. If

you are troubled by black-

heads. tettcr, rash or any

local inflammation of the

skin, use Heiskeil's Ointment.



\Vrite for ‘our new booklet.



“ Health andBeauty.”





JOHNSTON. HOLLOWAY I 60..





 





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nux you ‘c . 1., ' ‘ . l - x . .

n a /_ dr, nitiato potash and 1,2 1/: oz_ ground gentian at a dose in feed





/ nine months old that is unthrit’ty. He Stocking.~)iy 4—year-old mare stocks



1 has never done well and is under size. badly in hind leg when allowed to stand

I ti'cotn-d him I'or_worms but failed to get in the stable. -\Vhat can be done for

i any away trom hnn. l_also have a thrcc- her? F. S. \V.. Charlotte Mich —»lland-

year-old stallion that Is troublcd with a age legs in cotton and give- a. dessert



foul shtatlr but has no pain or swelling spoonful of powdered saltpctor :11 a dose DEATH A To HEAVES

“a. , ‘ flirhltpdfinttls‘, I}; 133111: 31311011081933 in feed night and morning, for a fow



' , y iiinc .1 [llivv'rdiuidj ,ml Ugls. )sulllllaff‘. (1111— days: then give the medicine once a day. Coughs. D'IQOMDOF. Indigestion

"as Imitators Bill "0 compatitors. , t . r) L 1 an, i (11- z-Jmmil Also give 1 dr. ground nux vomit-a and Guaran‘eed 0" Money Ran-"1d."





 

 





 

 





   

     





 

   

   





   

 

 





   





 





   





 





   





     

   

 





? A Safe, Speedy and Positive Cure for dr. powdered sulphate. iron at a dose in three times a (my

Curb S lint Sween 0a edE k feed twice a day. Give your stallion 3 1’1‘1i0‘pqtinrl__(‘h.‘\; Does Not q] .1 H -. ~4ng '

‘ Straine Te'ndons yi’ounp “g? ' dI‘S- Clll‘fllt‘ llotash at a dose in feed ~\1V 30‘“, 9,.“ . ll ~1i f .‘ ‘, “f an. Iii-is;

Pufi's and all! ' f or, ind t\v1ce a day for ten days and wash 1‘]‘ 1;] ‘ .“P ‘ ml {S 3.1113 “ {‘11 and, ...,u-:'-‘O§\\\Y,..xu n..."— f- -,.

- ’ ameneu rom Spawn, out sheat] v't1 . .. _. , ,. 81m sic is well fed remains thin; she .~‘~”-""~' ,— ‘fi‘téfi- a"

gmgbone and other bon tumors. weel' usiii “.l(”;]es?fgiofin‘l “filhl ml“? ‘L docs not appear to ever shed her old ” 7A? //////.///,R '

urea all skin diseases or arasitea ‘f ' g S ‘l no 1‘ erwart. (‘O‘lt E C It . ' l ' » ' "gym—‘44.“?-gr‘fl/“V‘TWV I

. . v Foot Sorcness.—Last summer my four- . ‘ ‘ , -, orttater, MH‘h- Xour 00W ' r "nil/iriiiiiféll

l gmiiglifrgglfitgg'orgea‘lov" all .VE‘ar-oid horso became foot sore; when 1S. “0t m a DOYfPCH-V healthy condition. l \ MON”

a 9. Give 1,5 oz. ground gentian, 1 oz. bicar- ha '3.“ \





 





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standing he, would stretch out as if try- l .

mg to relieve himself of pain. I am Work- "mat" soda and 1 oz. powdered charcoal





As a Human Remedy for Rheumatigm, - ' ‘

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Sgaina, Sore Throat, etc” it; is invaiua ~ ‘ ' '

ver bottl or - ing him every day and he seems to be at a dose m feed three times a day. I

Wan-ahted toegive gfi‘issilégtigglufiiiicgolsdl 5‘3 in, good health. R. 1%.. Grand Rapids. Cma'rh'T—I he“? a brood 0f 59““ Mnkesthe {one Strong and Willing to Work.

per bottle. Sold by druggists or sent by 'ex. Mich—The whole trouble is in the fore Poland C‘hina pigs, three weeks 01d- that “IRES HEAVES 8' CORRECTING "'E CAUSE

c‘seslsisghagfgefigidf’oy‘$2821.!lttiiirections for feet and perhaps he has a little kidney ”1“ ml“ in box stall; three of them l‘l’.".l°’i."".““¢°““""° send/"CRWMW'HWC Troub'

testimonials, etc. Address “5 ve Circumrs' Sigma“; (‘J‘ive 5/2 0;- flUid t‘th‘ilCt OI‘ DOW- 21“}?1‘1‘; gull“ (lifif‘lllv‘i’, but are fleshy. “(1:1Bloiifilflul'hllisw{:lll€zlillui‘i‘ltfili'mcol‘:liiiiuiglii:olilil,resitlfnflggfi

I‘h ~~ ./ ct ucau a a osc in feed once a day ‘- '- - ., . unr 1, A it‘ll—Give, the pigs M A BRAND CONDITIONER AND W M EXPEllER

oLawrenca—Wllliams Co..Cieveland. 0. 322130 days and apply lanolin to fore feet ~30?“ Willie“ Rte?” {Ihpm my and warm and gun: £1b?6§‘1£i€§:‘§ii"“‘I‘l’l‘W’i” “MOM"

1“.V' “'1 go we without treatment for l ‘ Yflu"T.°°' 0

Blood Poison—My 11-year-oll c W “WY are too WWII“ " l I

{reshaped} somet. ttliwpe months agti; sinoce have 110 doubt taken” ctooldfnegiri‘igalltledosg‘shil‘i

ten Sle asno rived and has not iven ‘illininc an] cou h I '.

MINERAL much milk. \Vhat can be. done to glake use in voui’ homi aligi'ilireris film? as} you In oms 0 arms

" H EAVE ““1‘ “Pill; IbIt FflffK ‘ltfhaca, Mich—Your Bruised Slioultier.~I have icon (hr rtcjiiigr

., \,, cow 11.0 (en _su ercd rom septic poison 0f the M. F. for 30 years f 3 Your 1’0"" has worms

“l. REMED f0110wing calving and has not recovered to you for advice .‘-\lo Fnd Ofl‘n-fom” if he has any of these

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OCULL OUT THE UNPROFITABLE

COW.





.Since 1908 the Department of Agricul-



ture has had a. number of its agents at

work thrucut the south rendering assist-

ance to such dairyinen with whom they

come in contact as may need help. One

of the most important lines of work is

that of showing how profit may be ob-

tained by culling out the cow which does

not “earn her salt." During the first year

of the work 116 herds. containing 3,921

cows. were tested. 01‘ these herds, 43,

containing 1.428 cows. were discarded be—

fore the. work had been in progress very

long because of the indifference of the

owners, and with 78 herds the work has

been successfully conducted. As soon as

good results were obtained the owner

usually purchased a pure-bred bull for

his herd unless he already had one.

\\'itliiii two months after the testing be-

gins the owner usually begins to cull out.

the poorest cows.



Numerous letters attesting the practical

value and results of this work of herd

testing have been received by the De-

partment. A Georgia farmer writes: “It

took nearly a year to convince us that

some of our favorite cows were losing

money. but as soon as this was found

out they \vcre disposed of. The first

winter we milked 20 cows most of the

time and shipped an average of 100 lbs

of butter per Week. The second winter

we milked l: to it cows and shipped an

average oi‘ 99 lbs. per week. The differ-

ence was due to the silo, scales and

Kabcock test. I thoi all our cows were

about the same until the record was kept

and tests made."



A dairyman in Louisiana says: “As a

result. of «the facts obtained in carrying

out: this idea 1 reduced my herd 30 per

cent and yet increased the production

15 per cent."



Here. is a lesson which should be

learned by every dairyman in the coun-

try. The results are obvious.





 





SOME LIGHT ON HIGH PRICES FOR

DAIRY PRODUCTS.





One does not need to be accomplished

in the higher branches of mathematics to

comprehend that it takes more food to

satisfy 100,000,000 people than it does 50,-

000.000. (lur public schools are able to

instill this in the minds of the children

before they pass from the eighth grade.



'l‘hc state of Illinois ranks as seventh

in the uni-on in the number of cheesi- fac-

tories she maintains and as eighth in the

number of crcameries operating; at least,

the department. of agriculture so grades

her. \Ve believe the changes taking place

in lllinois to be a fair index to the gen—

eral trend of affairs, agriculturally speak-

ing, the country over. The state board

of agritulture of that commonwealth has

just issued a report in which are com-

piled figures showing the number of dairy

cows kept by the farmers. the amount of

milk reported sold and the annual output

ot’, butter and cheese for the past thirty-

threc years. A review of these tigures in

the light of the unquestioned conclusion

arrived at in the first paragraph above,

will be instructive and su "gestivc at this

time. '



And first, as to the population of Illi—

nois and the country: That: state homcd

2,599,891 persons in 1870; 3,077,871 in 1880,

3.826.351 in 1890; 4,821,550 in 1900, and in-

creasing at about the same ratio there is

probably in round numbers 6,000,000 at

the present time. For the year 1870 the

census of the l'nitcd States was 38,558.—

371; for 1880 it was 50,155,783; for 1890

it was 92,022,250; for 1900, 70,303,387, and

in all probability the increase from immi-

gration and birth has now raised it to the

100,000,000 mark. These figures are ex-

clusive of our insular possessions. ’l‘hus

since 1870 the population of Illinois has

practically doubled, and since 1880 the

number of people in the country has about

doubled. Now let us see how the cow

population of Illinois has changed.



The number of dairy cows in that state

in 1879 was 571,628: in 1899 there were

701,050; in 1889, 628.841, and in 1009 the

number reported was 558.335. That is,

during the years when the population of

the state has increased from 3,826,351 to

6,000,000 people, the number of dairy cows

had declined from 571.628 to 558,335. At

no time in the years intervening did the

number of dairy animals exceed the cen-





THE MICHIGAN" FARMER.





sus of ’1889 when,» as stated above, there

were 761,050 cows. '



The amount of milk sold in the state

in 1879 was 96,659,845 gallons. This was

larger by over 100 per cent than for the

next preceding years or the three years

immediately following for which we can

not definitely account. The amount sold

in 1889 was 69,874,016 gallons. The

amount sold in 1899 was 99,300,132 gal-

lons, and 1909, 92,982.131 gallons. The

price paid per gallon for the milk on the

respective dates were eight cents, 11

cents, 12 cents, and 18 cents.



The cream sold in 1879 amounted to

230.947 gallons. In 1889. 2.778.952 gallons

were sold. In 1899, 851,063 gallons: in

1909. 2.274.061 gallons were sold. The

price paid per gallon on the respective

dates were, 49 cents, 49 cents, 63 cents

and 70 cents.



0f butter there were 25,01,225 lbs. sold

in 1879; 22,840,998 lbs. in 1889; 14.812.464

lbs. in 1899; 10.534.606 in 1909. The prices

paid for butter on the dates are 19 cents.

18 cents, 20 cents, and 29 cents per lb.

respectively.



()f cheese there were sold 6,618,212 lbs.

in 1879; 1,600,592 lbs. in 1889; 2,096,381 lbs.

in 1899,, and 655.102 in 1909. The prices

paid per lb. for the respective dates were

13 cents, 12 cents, 12 cents, 1.7 cents.



A, general review of the tables from

which the above tables were taken, show

that there has been a decided increase in

the amount of milk used, the figures indi~

eating that for the 1.5 years previous to

1894, there was sold about three—fifths the

amount of milk as was sold for the 15

years following this date. The figures

for the cream, however, indicate a gen-

eral falling off in the amount of butter

and a decided decrease in the cheese put

upon the market, the average for the lat—

ter comparing closely with 'the figures in-

dicated above for the specific years men-

tioned. It would seem therefore that the

large amount of milk demanded by the

residences of our large cities is greatly

reducing the amount of milk and cream

that can be used for making butter,

cheese, and to be sold as cream. Milk

prices have, as a result. of this demand,

advanced more proportionately. than have

the prices of the other products. \Ve

believe that the situation as indicated by

these tigurcs is sufficient reason. when

taken in connection with the fact that

our population_has doubled, to warrant:

the prices that are now being asked when

placed upon the simple basis of supply

and demand; for it is a rule of economics

that where one business gives larger rc-

turns for the money invested and the 0X—

pcnse demanded than other businesses,

then greater attention will be givon to the

more prolitablc interest and if the supply

and dcmand have rafscd the. prices to the

present height and not materially in-

creased the number of cows farmers are,

keeping, it would indicate. at least to

business men, that prices are proportion—

:iit‘ly' none too high. And in this connec-

tion it is no challenge to the conclusion

reached to say that dairymcn are. gen-

erally, prospering. For there is no class

of men who are more industrious and

who, partially of necessity. devote them-

selves more closely to their business than

the men who produce dairy products.





 





 





THE SiLO.





This was the subject of a most inter-

esting and instructive :ltltll‘css at the

recent Round—I'p Institute, by 'l’rot‘, A. I..

Haeckcr, of the l’nivcrsity ot‘ Ncbraska

In discussing the cost. and value of silage,

Prof. IIacckcr estimated the rent of the

ground to be worth $1.50 per acre; the

cost of plowing and harrowing, $2.00 per

acre; the cost of seed. ‘25 cents, and

planting“, 30 cents per acre; the cost: of

harvesting other than tilting the silo,

$2.25 per acre, making a total of $9.20

which. with an average production of If!

tons per acre would make the cost per

ton to this stage. 72 cents. Adding the

cost of filling, with everything liberally

estimated, including the .interest on the

silo, the investment in machinery, etc.,

the total cost would reach about $1.94

per ton; or. if three farmers located in

the neighborhood purchased the ma-

chinery together. the cost would be re-

duced to $1.71 per ton. Prof. Haecker es-

timated the feeding value of silage to be

at least $6.00 per ton, which makes a

showing of more than 200 per cent profit

for the farmer in the production of sil—

age, when the same is marketed thru the

medium of his farm animals. Surely this

is an argument for the silo which should

not be neglected by the practical dairy-

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MARCH 12, 1910.





SHALL WE BUY GRAIN?





 





IV. Milton Kelly has an article in a.

recent number of The Farmer in which

he refers to one written by the author

under the above title? I have read what

he says with considerable and careful

thot and want to say at the outset that

there is much truth in it. The difference

in our opinions, in my judgment, results

mainly, from environment,



In order to understand any man per-

fectly we must first get his viewpoint.



’Now, I am in dead earnest about this

matter. Either it will pay to buy con-

centrates for our dairy cows, or it will

not. Believing it will, I have adopted the

practice, and am anxious to have my

friends who read the Michigan Farmer

do the same.



If, on the contrary, Mr. Kelly, or any

other man, can prove to me that I am

making a mistake then I shall be under

obligations to him and shall feel it incum-

bent upon me to recall in so far as pos-

sible, any influence I may have exerted

in Support of a bad. method.



Mr. Kelly admits at the outset that

the cow must be fed liberally, for he

says, “The highly organized, special pur-

pose dairy COWS, the most profitable pro-

ducers, could not be kept at a profit in

a northern latitude without a liberal sup-

ply of grain food.” Now, there is but

one question—shall we try to grow this

grain ourselves, or may we, if we are so

disposed, grow a larger amount of rough-

age, keep more cows and buy a consid-

erable part of our grain ration, rich in

protein, to balance the carbohydrates in

the roughage and grain grown on the

farm. But he further says: “In many

sections of the eastern states where

dairying is the leading branch of agricul-

ture. the plow has been largely laid

aside, the farms converted into the pro—

duction of hay and ensilagc, the great

grain garden of the country furnishing

grain, the main product required to make

the milk. Is this the type of dairy farm-

ing that Mr. Taylor would advise the

Michigan dairymen to develop?”



It certainly is not, and I had never

a dream that such an inference from my

article would be possible to a Michigan

man. Had I been writing for the farm-

ers in the Older sections of our country I

should have been careful to warn them

against this practice to which Mr, Kelly

wisely objects. But to the man in Mich-

igan the danger of perpetual corn fields

and ancient timothy and June grass Inca-

dows is so far off as not to excite imme-

diate alarm. I know of a great many

men in Michigan who are buying grain

heavily, and they are among our best

farmers. They are producing large yields

of clover hay per acre, growing some ex-

cellent wheat, and harvesting 'ar greater

yields of corn and oats than they formerly

did. Some have ceased to grow oats and

have adopted a three—year rotation of

corn, clover and wheat. The corn and

clover are largely fed to the cows, the

former from the silo, the latter from the

mow, and the grain ration is mainly pur-

chased.



What Mr. Kelly says about the value

of a garden crop is doubtless true. In

some localities, many acres of peas and

beans are grown for the canning indus-

try. These crops work in nicely on a

dairy farm, but they are not essential to

the prosperity of the dairyman. The man

who grows clover, corn and cows, and

wheat, or some other grain crop, with

which to seed, who cures his clover hay

well, puts his corn into the silo, and keeps

good cows enough to consume all of both

that is not otherwise needed, may buy

every pound of grain his cows eat, it he

chooses, and not look to any side line to

keep his buildings in repair, educate his

children, or sustain his credit.



There is something in what is said of

the value of a cultivated crop to the soil,

but we have people who have cultivated

too long. Cultivation destroys humus.

There are plenty of men who have grown

potatoes, beans, and beets until they can

no longer secure a catch of clover with.

out difficulty. Of course, it is not the

potatoes, the beans, nor the beets, nor

Yet the cultivation that causes the trou-

ble. but the failure to plow under enough

organic matter to keep up the humus in

the soil. The man who grows a corn

Cl‘Op once in three years has opportunity

for quite thoro cultivation if he embraces

it, and if he finds that weeds are getting

the start of him, he can lengthen out his

rotation with another cultivated croD-

He can, if he chooses, grow corn two

years in succesion, build another silo or

two, buy more grain, add a few more

cows to his herd and produce a little

more barnyard fertilizer.





Our friend Kelly says that many dairy-

men believe “that the cows will keep up

the soil and this belief has caused many

to neglect every modern method of soil

handling and to depend upon a few more

leads of manure to correct every torture

of nature and restore the fertility of their

soil after it has been subjected to twenty

or more years of plant food dissipation,

with the manure made from feeding pur-

chased grain foods, thousands of farmers

have not maintained the fertility of their

farms.”



1 know little of the farmers of New

York but from personal acquaintance in

more than fifty counties in Michigan, 1

know beyond question, that the farmers

of our state who are dairying heavily,

feeding liberally and buying the grain

they cannot raise, are caring best for

their farms, are producing the most and

the cleanest milk, and reaping the largest

profits in their business.



Vi’ithout doubt, any man, if he is un—

wise, or negligent enough, may slight the

most valuable opportunity of a life time.

He may grow hay and ensilage, buy grain

and keep cows, and all with no definite

ideal; he may not know what a single

cow in his herd is producing or what her

product is costing him. He may have

neither knowledge of her ancestry, nor

purpose in her posterity. He may just





 





drift, and drift and drift, while the ma-

nure piles bake in the sun, or wash in the

spring and autumn rains, while the briors

and elders make wider the border around

his old June—grass meadow; while the

soil grows more unproductive. the ma-

chinery wears out and the scrub-bull re-

mains monarch of the herd. I



But, oh reader, is this any reason why‘

you and I with hands to work and heads

to think, in this age of agricultural col-

leges, farm papers, and dairy associa-I

tions should follow his wretched example,

and suffer his miserable fate? If am"

man doubts let him subscribe for the:

Michigan Farmer for five years, and read

and accept the gospel according to Colon

C. Lillie. Let him grow all the roughage

he can, turn under plenty of clover sod,

take good care of his corn and put it in.

the silo. Let him feed his roughage to 21

Well selected herd of cows, buying all the

grain he can raise. And if he fails, I

will yield my pencil and write no more"

advice on dairying. i



Oceana Co. W, F. TAYLOR. ‘





REGARDING MICHIGAN’S ICE CREAM'

CROP. i





 





According to statistics. received from!

the state dairy and food department the

amount of ice cream manufactured in

Michigan annually amounts to around

2.000.000 gallons. or about 10,000,000 lbs,

A state law compelling manufacturers to:





use 12 per cent butter-fat in the ice;

crram they make went into effect last;

July. During the first inspection of the‘





manufactories it was discovered that the

amount of fat being used was less than

nine per cent. Warnings were sent out

and four months later when the rounds

were made the average had gone up to

12.9 per cent. This increase in the per-

centage of butter-fat, required from the

dairymcn furnishing the cream. about

400,000 lbs. more of fat than was required

before the law was enforced. This extra

demand for butter-fat means about $80,—

000 extra that will go into the. pockets of

the dairymen of the state.



It was a common remark among those

who used ice cream before the law went

into effect, that the standard of the pro-

duct put upon the market by the big

manufacturers was not high. While a

large amount of the cream was being

used because of its popularity, it was

certain that the trade would ultimately

be hurt if the conditions which existed

were allowed to continue. The raising of

the standard is getting for the consumers

a better cream, and the satisfaction that

follows the consumption of a superior

product is sure to swell the demand for

it. There is no reason why the law re-

ferred to will not become the basis for

making the ice cream business as large a

business as the butter industry is now.

The product is wholesome and contains

nothing but elements that are valuable

as food; which coupled with the refresh—

ing qualities, especially during the

warmer months of the year, ought to

make. and in all probability will make,

a permanent outlet for the milk from

thousands of Michigan cows.



The ice cream business, like the butter

business, demands one thing, and that is

that the manufacturer get hold of the

cream as soon after the milk is drawn

from the cow as possible. or in other





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to Select a Silo

It means a great deal to a farmer to





a w have the RIGHT SILO—it means the

difference between lug profit: or severe loss-—

it means Satisfaction or Disgust. The purchase

should be made carefully, thoughtfully, mlellz-

gently. Let us help you select. Let us tellyou

what makes one silo good and another poor,

and what makes the time tested and proved



Saginaw Silo the Best Silo—Because

, Most Effluent and Most Durable.



We have spen thousands of dollars and have put in years in study and experi.

ment in bringing it to its present state of supreme perfection. .



There is no comparison and never can be between the Saginaw $110 and so-

called silos made by carpenters or cistern makers, who have no knowledge of the

conditions the silo must meet to give long and satisfaclory service. And who would

not know how to meet such conditions if they did know them. Money comes too hard

to waste it on something entirely unsuited for the purpose—so investigate carefully

and decide cautiously. We Will gladly help you. _



Don’t think of making up your mind until you have read our Silo Book._ It WI”

open your eyes on the silo question, and will be of great help to you in decrdmg on

ANY silo. Better write for it now while you think of it. It’s FREE.



When you write ask for our SPECIAL PRICE on the





Whirlwind Silo Filler awonderful machine-soframed





and braced that there is practi-

cally no vibration when running

--the drive is direct on the big. heavy fly wheel, which acts as cutter, blower and shredder (where

required). Combined fly wheel, cutter and blower are driven G tS' lst

direct, not through gearing—EASY RUNNING. Mounted and “tr?!“gf‘fimpfi

“down”machines same height—NO DIGGING. Simplest and p a" 0“ '1" °

sturdiest cutter on the market—NO REPAIRS. Knives and \

Shear Plate adjustable without taking anything apart-N0

DELAYS.

Ask for Special Price and full particulars on the finest,

easiest running and most durable cutter ever offered to a





W FARMERS mum mean co.





Main Office and Factory: Slationfil, Saginaw. Mlch.

Bunches: Lock Box 64. Des Moines. Iowa; Box 64. Minneapolis. Minn.





 

 

 

 

 





 





   





EARLY gLUCKY

BUYERS BUYERS





Six thousand in use is absolute proof that. Indiana Silos are

the best. in the world. “Ask the man who uses one.” The

patented mechanical features make them better. Our sell-

drainin‘g mortised joint doubles the life of the silo.



Our combination steel stop and continuous door frame is

most; substantial and convenient.



The best. materials make I nd iana Silos by far the best. We

own saw mills and timber lands, and thereby get stock SB‘

lccted. seasoned and prepared cxeltisivcly for our silos.



“'0 now have ready an enormous stock of the finest: silo

material, and we are now booking orders for 1910 delivery.



Indiana. one-piece stave silos have never been equalled.



An Indiana Silo saves half your feed, it, pays for itself in

one season. High priced feed makes it imperative that you

investigate and decide upon your silo now.



fiWrite for the reasons why

“Early Buyers Are Lucky Buyers."



We are in a. position to give exceptional service, minimum

freight, prompt. delivery, etc” from our factories at. Ander-

son. Ind., Dos Moincs, Iowa, and Kansas City. Mo.





Write for THE SILO ADVOCATE FREE.

Today AND OUR SILO BOOK -

These contain much valuable information you should have.

Address all communications to the General Offices of the

INDIANA 511.0 (30.. 382 Union mam, Anderson. Ind.





NOTIt“E——\Ve are the largest Silo

Manufacturers in the World.





   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   





 





 

 





 





’ Keep It Off The Cows

Put It On The





No matter how hard you try you can't. make an old stable with dirt floors

and wood partitions sanitary—you can't. keep it clean and sweet. Wood parti-

tions gather dust and disease germs. Dirt floors with their trumped-in filth

should never come within a stone’s throw of yourntiik pail. When a. cow 3015 Off

her feed and her milk yield falls below normal, look to vour stable. It. may be

as clean as you can make it; but. that may not. be clean enough. Equip your stables





The Loudenw'i'y





then profits will not. fall off. The cow that is heat treated gives the most

hulk—the boat milk—the richest milk. She has n heap of cow sense. She

ubpreciates light; and air. and she will see that you get your money back

for making her home modern. If you will put. a London thtar

Oarrlor to work behind her. your boys or your man will clean the

barns in less time and with less labor. We have been fitting up barns

for 50 years. We will be glad to give you the benefit of this experience by

suggesting what you need for yours, without any expense to you. Semi for

catalog. tel] number of cows you have and submit rough sketch of stable.





LOUDEN MACHINERY COMPANY, 603 Broadway, Pairfleld, Iowa.





 

 

 





 





 

 

 





 

 





This plow attachment pulverizes and levels the soil as it is fresh turned and

moist, thereby making a perfect seed bed before the ground gets lumpy and

g dries out. It is light running and requires no more horses than



for ordinary plowing. Made for sulky and gang plows.

The cutting blades are made of the best plow steel. with plenty of curve





to the blade so that it produces a draw cut. These —

cleaning and cornstalks or trash cannot lodge. blades are self





THE NATIONAL ROTARY HARROW ATTACHMENT





isdestined to become the greatest farm labor-saver of the a e' It d

. oes thework

far better and oaaler than the old drag, because of thegd raw cut blades.

___ and _so because the ground is easiest pulverized and leveled when it is

—=-‘.".';"T‘ ”1-0-7" ‘ fresh turned. When our plowing is done, your harrowing Is

"I, la.“ ‘1 4 done! By all means SE this great machine attachment. It; will save

A i?“ dollars, tune and trouble. Ask your dealer to show ltto you toda .

, he been t it. write us today and we will see that you are supplied. [‘1





NATIONAL "ARROW COMPANY Box 121, lEllOV





   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 





 

 

 





   





 





 





 





 





words, that the cream be sweet





When Writing to advertisers mention the Michigan Farmer
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7272" an:

(latching. the

Thoughtless





The only known way to build modern,

simple cream separators is like Sharples

Dairy Tubulars. But Tubular patents

prevent imitation. So competitors, being

unable to copy Tubulars, still make

common disk filled or other complicated

mach in es

a n d t r y

to m a k e

thoughtless

buyers be~

lieve such

“ fillings "

are neces—

sary.





 





 

 

 

 





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No Disks Needed!





RememberI Sharples Dairy Tubulars have

no disks or “illliiics"——do not need them—yet

produce twice the skimming force, skim several

times cleaner. skim faster. wash several times

easier. last; several times longer than common

machines. The \Vorld's Best. “'orld‘s biggest

separator works. Sales easily exceed most, if

not; all. others combined. Probably replace

more common machines than any one maker of

such machines sells. D o n ' t b e c a u g h t

among the

t hought -

less.

“'i'ite, for

(l a t a l o g

. No. 152



THE SHARPLES SEPARATOR C0.

WEST CHESTER, l’A.

Chicago, “1., San Francisco, (‘ai., Portland, ore.

Toronto, (lam, VI’lnnIpeg. (inn. 5





 





 





 





 





THE 1 910 MODEL





CLARINDA' BREAM SEPARATUH

3 , Stands Without a Peer.





Ital the OLDEST but th BEST

Ifyou buy a separator,

don't fail to see the

CLARINDA—a machine

embodying the LATEST

IMPROVEMENTS.

Sold on 30 days’ trial





Comparison solicited,





AddreSEl





SEPARATOR C0.





203 Main Si. Clarinda, lows.





Farmer AgenisJVanied





, U You can earn your own Cream

Separator by giving a little time

and eti'ort to telling your friends

_ and neighbors about the most

wo n (I e rf u l in vention in

Cream Separator History—-





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Itslow Supply Can. easy cleaning.

easy turning, few parts. dust. and oil

proof frame. enclosed gearing. high

quality construction, and long life

are fitting accompaniments of this

wonderful new I; ate nt ed

Skimrning Device



We make an attractive ofiar on theflrst

r _ machinein n (‘vllllttlttlih‘fl‘ Write atoms

3’ for particulars Do I 1 Low. Address





Kurtz & Company,626 Monadnnck Bik..Chicago





 





/_ umpire





ls constructed of Pure (‘op—

per 111 cable form. with spiral

tape center.



Sciciitiiic men agree that

Lightning travels on the sur-

face of a conductor.



The Burkett rod is con-

structed so that every wire





v





the same time it comes in

contact with the spiral tape

(‘ill'L‘.



The tape form increases

the conducting. capacity oi‘

the rod. gives it stability and

keeps it perfectly round anti

smooth.



The tape also collects the





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three. rods in onciA (‘ablc,



tape and tube. giving abso—



lutely full protection.

Agents wanted. Vt'rite for





booklet.

Pets 1) Led





M... 28 IIIE BUBKEII llGHINING H00 00.





1901 FREMONT, OHIO.





‘t D Nicklos & Sheperd Engine 20 H. P. simple

(Iotgactlon. can be used for plowing and threshing,

with Cyper Wagon Tank and Pump complete.

Write. A. G. B.. Box 14. R. No. 4. Holland. Mich.





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If the best is none too

good for you. write me .

for terms and catalog. obtained from draining this small field





E’ R'BAH‘EY’ PreSident’ ot‘ the farm are to be drained.





CLARINDA CREAM The herd of cows. with their owner,





- BURKETT‘





is a surface wire, while, at Mr. ,\nning‘. (333 per cent.





heavy dews and rain und‘

conducts 'them to the ground.‘. . _ _ ‘ “r K x‘r‘

keeping the ground rod iiiiiisi.i “(11“‘3 “m (an.





The P. u r k e t t conihines'





 





THE: "MICHIGAN "FARMER. \





:BUCKWHEAT vs, BUCKWHEAT MID-

, ~DLINGS.





I would like to ask thru the paper, the

feed value of buckwheat, ground with ear

corn, for milch cows and other stock,

and what proportion to mix. I have quite

a large quantity on hand. Would it pay

me to feed it, or sell it at $1.10 per cwt.

and buy other feed? '



VVaslitenaw Co. C. S. D.





It will pay best; to sell the buckwheat

and buy cottonseed meal, or oil meal, or

gluten feed, or. better still, make the

buckwheat into flour and sell the flour and

feed the buckwheat middlings. The mid-

dlings, pound for pound, are worth more

to feed with corn than the buckwheat,

heiause the middlings are richer in pro—

tein. The buckwheat also is not as valu-

able protein feed as would be desired to

mix with corn meal.~ Mix 100 lbs. of buck-

wheat middlings with 200 lbs. of corn

meal, or mix 100 lbs. of cottonseed meal

or oil meal or gluten feed, with 200 lbs. of

corn meal, and feed one pound of the mix—

ture per day for every pound of butter-fat

produced by your cows in a week.





GOOD RESULTS ON A SMALL FARM.





 





 





A small general farm, comprising 20

acres, of which dairyiiig is the backbone.

is being operated in “'uyne county by VV.

li, Aiming with considerable success. At

present there are seven cows in the herd,

live his own and two belonging to the

next door farm, the summer home of z-

city manufacturer.



This small farm was purchased four

yours ago and it is the intention to de-

velop a dairy herd of about eight good

grade cows. \\'hile there is the desire to

make daii‘ying‘ the main iield of effort, at-

tention will also be given to chickens,

hogs, and Some vegetables and fruit.



A stave silo 10 feet in diameter by 26

feet high with a good cement foundation

was built last summer and tilled with

corn from three and one—fourth acres.

’l‘his corii was obtained from a field that

for some time previous had been discour-

uu‘ingly unproductive. The good crop of

t'Ul‘ll was the result, primarily, of a tile

drain which was laid last year in the

early spring, and semuidurily to efficient

cultivation and munuring. The results





have been so satist'uettn‘y that other parts





is shown on the opposite 1); go. All of the

coarse i'eed used and some of the grain

is grown on the twenty acres. The out-

side i‘ced Purchased consists of buckwheat

middliiiu's and old process linseed meal.

six pounds of the feed being given each

animal each day. Four years ago Mr.

Aiming declares that it was with (liificulty

that he could keep one cow upon the pro—

ducts of the farm but that now he is get-

tiin.r the farm where he feels that a larger

part of the grain feed can be produced

at home for these seven cows besides all

of the roughage and that he is now in

contemplation of adding to the herd.



The cows cost, on an average $10 a piece

and could be classed medium to good

grade animals. They are hoursed in a

warm born i,"li’l\'(liji‘llil_\' arranged. The

horn were given u new cement foundation

\le'lI liu- :eiio was put up and there is a

Hz llllll ll mr and a cement feeding trol‘





 





 





\\ vw pull Iii. ,\’t:ii:I'!'i' in, The cows: are

'li'n‘" y 5‘ Mort: fr: 7' e period of lax-H:-

Al', .1 ; rim" .‘; lol‘ mill»: (le—

5': ' :,» - :1' "usr'w '1' 43:0“? It'llllltb





' i' no WAN :liiiw'e l'oi‘





. _- «(tumor-13o





for 135‘ :K‘.r " .h- iv! '1»; war just post is

as litrliil‘i'ir’l ii'ili .ii .-4"t' gl‘nilt‘ «WAN Hi' :I

years" staiivliii: ll: il'rli'>_ 1.2 per cent: for





Holstein grade, 3! yeais, .‘s‘H‘ollii from left,

l per cent; for (incrimi' grade, :1 years,

at extreme left, 5 per cent; for Durham

u‘rude, .‘3 years. next to Holstein, -l per





[-1





cent: for .lersey grade. 1 years, next to





 





 





 





l\‘lr. Aiming regrets he has not kept

complete farm records. lie. however. has

started to do so from January 1. 1910. and

will be glad at some future time to give

the result of his experiment in a more

complete form. \Vhether you can make

a dairy farm pay and only have 20 acres

is still of interest to many. Mr. Aiming





(A general interest is beingr manifested

gin the small dairy farm. Mfany farmers

i with a few acres are making a success at

idairy-inc. “"e believe the dairy business



would be benefited thru the publication

[of articles describing such farms, how

lcondncted and with what results, and.

i therefore. in the interests of our readerS.





 





have “scored” along this line, contribu—

tions for use in these columns—Eds.)





 





MARCH 12. 1910.,





Pull Your Stumps With the our All-Stool





Triple-Power





400% Stronger

Than Others





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





:—





Puller made.





is developed. The Hercules is in a class by itself.



It is file only stump puller that is guaranteed for fit roe years. The

only stump pulr’er made with danNe .m/Z'ty ran/lets, making the»! doubly Cast Iron

safe. The only stump gird/er liar/mg“ all bearings am? workrng parts 16500 lbs.

turned. finished and machined. reducing frzctzon, zncrmsmgfiower

and making it extremely light running. ’ Copper





Look At This Table n 19000 lbs.





You will see why we have made the Hercules of steel._ The table

gives the strength per square inch of each ditterent material. Steel is 336"???“

the only material for the Hercules. 0





Don’t Risk Dynamite Maueable 1.0..





It’s dangerous and it’s costly. Besides. it only shatters the



stump and leaves the roots in the ground to grow again. The 40000 lbs‘

Hercules pulls roots and all. big stumps and small stumps.

good sized green trees. hedgerows. etc. It is thewmliéshine Wrought Iron

for 8a ate. 0 work and kee in down the ex enso. 1' use

postaltrliowciiofyt'ree book and siiecizal 30-Day Freep’l‘rlai Proposition, 47000 lbs.

also low price to first buyers in each locality.

k. Address





Hercules Manufacturin Go.

837 ‘I'flh Sin, Center-ville, owe





Hercules

Stump

— Puller





Sold on 30 Days’





No more excuses to

stumpy fields. ’1

Hercules Stump Puller on

your place for 30 days at

our risk. Write NOW for

,. our offer on the only AII~

Steel Triple-Power Stump





Hitch On—The‘Siump is” Bound to come





The strength is there and the power is there. You may have had trouble with iron pullers.

but this Hercules genuine steel puller is a diiferent matter. It has 400% more strength than

the best iron puller ever made. and with out triple-power attachment 3 one-third greater pull





 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 





 





 





RGINIA FARMS “0|





You can buy fertile farms with timber, truit and wa-

ter for $10.00 per acre and up. Splendid country for





fruit; growing, dairying, stock raising and general FER ACRE





farming. .......





EOME T0 SUNNY VIRGINIA





Fine climate, abundant water. convenient market, good neighbors.





valuable booklet, mapa, homeseekers’ excursion rates, etc”

request. Write for them now.





upon





F. H. LaBAUME, Agricultural & Indust’l Agent. Norfolk &, Western By, Dept. 026, lionnoka. Va.





 





 





If you buy feed, why not try





 

   

 





You will not lose, and the experience

of hundreds of users demonstrates that

you will make by doing so.





It will improve any ration for

any class of live stock.





Order of your dealer, but if he cannot

supply you write to





T. F. MARSTON, Bay City, Mich.





State Sales Agent tor the Mich. Sugar Co.





HARRIS





« STEEL CHAIN HANGING





’7‘ “ WoodlinedStanchions





i- And Sanitary Pipe Stalls



.- make the most sanitary. strongest

and neatest appearing barn equip-

ment. Bend for descriptive circu-





wheai‘. country.’ '





 





 





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, ff; Detroit. Mich.; O

.; , quette, Mich.





This great railroad magnate is

taking advantage of the situation

by extensive railway bulldlng

f to the wheat fields of Western

11. Upwards of





125 Milii'Si'. Bushels of Wheat





$2 were harvested in l 909, and the average

- ~ 'Izlliilil of the three provinces of Alberta, Saskatche-

wnn and Manitoba will be upwards of ’38 bu.

i . per here. Free homesteads of 160

acres. and adjoining pre-emption

of 100 ncrcsiut $3 per acre). are to

be had in the choicest districts.

Schools convenient. climate ex-

cellent. soil the very best. railways

close at: hand. building lumber

cheap. fuel easy to get and reason-

able in price. water easily procured.

mixed fanning a success. Write as to

best. place for settlement. settlers‘ low railway

rates. descriptive illustrated ”Last Best West."

to Sup't of Immigration. Ottawa. Canada, or

to the Canadian Government Agent. .51 (8)

V. McInnes. 176 J eiferson Ave..

. A. Lunrier, Mar-





What .I. J. Hill. the Great Railroad Magneto.

I Say. About It: Wheat-Producing Power:

’\ “The greatest need of this country (United





States) in another generation or two

will be the providing of homes for

its people and producing sufilcient

for them. The days of our promi-

nence as a wheat exporting country

are gone. Canada is tobe the great





J. J. HILL.





 





tars and get our prices before you

equip your barn.





THE HARRIS MFG. COMPANY,

816 Cleveland Ave.. Salem, Ohio





 





mWesiern Plow Attachment ,





Makes a SULKY PLOW

OF ANY WALKING PLOW





Steadies the plow:

saves the horse. " \

Does away with

hard work. Right or

left hand—wood or

steel beam. Absolute

control of piow haw—

ever hard the ground.

Address



WESTERN IMPLEMENT 60..

250nm st. . Pi. Washingtonllls.





“A Boy con run it. as well on I III”





 





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.iiugtiiii": "II The only thoroughly manufactured

‘illlll‘l'ig Silo on the market. Full length stave.

ilr',,'i.'lli.i.. Continuous door frame complete with

, ladder. Triple beveled silo door with

hinges. Equipped with extra heavy

hoops at bottom.





AIR TIGHT





flakes winter feed equal to June

grass. THE ROSS will more than pay





 





 

 

   

 

 

 

 





 





 

 





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for itself in one season. Write to—





 





day for catalog which gives facts that

will save you money. Agents wanted.

The E. W. Ross Co.(Est.1850)

Box 4





 





“Y BATTERIES renewed by anyone for 10

n i tll [okaic' it)? g‘oziniitodggl'i‘i

pm “31.9.01" .1. Will send t i 3 wae or c. A



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when writing to. advertisers.





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’would be glad to receive from men WhoicALVEs "A'SETB'gfign‘T'V'JgEUT MILK Always mention the Michinn Fume]-





 





 





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MARCH 12, 1910.

A BETTER DAIRY HERD.





 





Are we dairymen after profit or fun?

No one thinks it is real fun to milk cows

twice each day, night and morning, year

in and year out. To make money out of

any kind of business it is always best to

look to the business side of it instead

of the pleasure side. My object in keep-

ing dairy cows is to make money. I also

have a, liking for it. And when I find a

real successful dairyman I usually find

him willing to do what ever may suggest

itself for the betterment of his herd.



In selecting the dairy cow, first, always

look for type. There is a sentiment pre-

vailing in the minds of many people that

the dual purpose cow is the cow for the

farmer, and especially the farmer who is

not making a specialty of dairying. This

dual purpose business has been installed

and pounded in the minds of many people

because they could raise a beef steer for

less, losing sight of the fact that the

butter and milk was the main object they

were striving for, and is the primary

value of the dairy animal. Perhaps up

until‘ recently, the dual purpose cow had

a place on the farm. Lands have been

cheap, grass plenty; and it is only a few

years ago that atman coull keep all the

cattle he wanted for five months of the

year at the expense of herding, and the

other seven months he could keep them

on coarse that cost practically





forage





 





THE 'MICHIGAN FARMER.





scribed in detail the profits derived from

cow testing associations, with which those

who have read the dairy department of

this paper are somewhat familiar. Mr.

Lillie referred to Prof. Haecker’s address

as proof of the need of such assoeiations,

since the appearance of the dairy cow is

not a satisfactory indication of her ability

in the dairy, and the cow testing associa~

tion by which an official test can be made

is the most practical method by which the

farmer may determine Whether the indi-

vidual cows in their herds are profitable

or otherwise. Other benefits of these as—

sociations were touched upon, such as the

benefit to the owner of the held in the

compounding of cheaper rations thru the

advice of the tester and the possibility

of using the cow testing asociation as a

means of securing official tests upon

which the individuals of some breeds may

gain entrance into the advanced register,

or register of merit, which is attained

only thru actual performance. '





 





DAIRY STOCK.





 





In discussing this topic at the recent

Ronnd-T'p' Institute, at M. A. 0., Prof. A_

L. Haeckcr, of the University of Nebras-

ka, made a point in favor of the greater

economy of the dairy cow than the beef

steer upon the farm, which was at once

and forceful, in the state-





interesting

only five dollars’ worth more





mcnt that





 





This Herd of Seven Cows Kept on





nothing. Indeed, I have, in past years

put up hay on other people‘s land, people

that held the land for speculation, for the

cost of labor, and at that rate a man

could keep almost any kind of cows and

make some money. but that time has

already passed. Feed is high, and land

also high, and thus it becomes necessary

to have the improved breeds of dairy

animals so as to make the most out of

this high—priced feed.



A real dairy cow has two purposes. One

is the milk and butter-fat she will pro.

duce, and the other is the traits that she

can hand down to her offspring. The

first dies when the cow dies and if site

has no prepotcncy, then her family value

is gone when she is dead; but there is an

inherent value in the single purpose dairy





cow, of the full blood, and high grade;

and for that reason the special dairy cow

is worth more money than another cow

that will perhaps give equal production

but does not hand down her character-

istics to her offspring. This is the kind

of cows that are the most profitable, if

we are after the money in the dairy

business.





Just the other day I was talking with

a farmer on this same subject and he

made a statement like this: “A dairy

calf will consume more rough food than

any beef animal I ever saw.” “'cll, that

is exactly what we want; we want to

make a good, big, strong digestive tract

for the food to pass thru, and there is

no other way in the world to do it but

just by breeding and feeding. Both types

of animals have their place, and neither

is real successful without a combination

of the two. However, proper breeding,

and proper feeding will surely improve

the dairy calves.





Illinois. R. B. RUSHING.





COW TESTING ASSOCIATIONS.

This was the topic of an address by

Hon. Colon C. Lillie at the Round-I'D

Institute at Lansing. Incidentally, Mr.

Lillie took up the questiondof high prices

for farm products and emphasized the

fact that the farmer was not getting it

all. He said that the cow testing associa-

tion was a means to the desirable end

that the farmer. may get a maximum of

profit from the dairy Where this branch of

farming is -made a, specialty. He de-





 





 





 





a 20-Acre Farm. (See previous page).





feed was required by the cow Rosa, at

their station, to produce 10 times as much

edible Solid matter as was produced

the champion steer, Challenger, which is

a stronger argument for the dairy cow

than the old claim that a pound of but—

ter can be made as cheaply as a. pound

of beef. In further disr-ussion of the

characteristics of the dairy cow, Prof.

Hawker stated that the show ring is not

a safe guide to follow in the selection of

dairy animals; that production alone is

the test upon which they should be select-

cd. \Vhile often tlhe characteristics of

the dairy type and form indicates a. good





by





row, yet this is not always the case. and

the cow’s ability to make good, rather

than her general appearance, should be





considered.





 





PEA STRAW FOR ROUGHAGE,





I would like to know if pea straw would





make a good roughage with cornstalks

and mixed hay for cows, and, also, if it

is good to fccd horses once a day and





llliXt'd hay twice a day. Would it do any

harm to feed to foal mares due to foal in

April and (lune?

Miss-aukct- (‘0. A. B.

if the peas





Pea straw is a good food

were not too ripe when cut. It becomes

woody, like clover hay, when overripe.

If you cut the peas just as early as they

would do, and take pains in curing them,

then the straw is a valuab'e feed, and is

good for all kinds of stock. It is good

for horses and mares with foal. But if

your peas were dead ripe and the straw

weather bleached, then it, like overripe

clover hay, is poor stuff.



N0 CHANCE FOR WATERING MILK



HERE.



In Foochow, China, a. city as large as

St. Louis. the few who would have pure

milk are supplied by a walking dairy.

The milkman leads his cow to the front

door of his customer’s house, and there,

in his customer’s presenr-o_ milks the

required measure. The ordinary customer

takes no more than about a third of a

pint. After one is supplied the cow man

leads his cow and calf to the front door

of the next customer and thus passes on





 





 





until all customers are supplied or his

walking dairy’s limited supply is ex-

hausted. There are probably no more





than half a dozen such “dairies” in Foo-

chow.





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LEADING ARTICLES OF THE WEEK.





 





Growing Big Crops of Potatoes.«.\ dc—

seribtion of methods which have re—

SllltOd in big crops in Van litrrcn

County 278



The Proper Proportions to Make Good

Concrete—Telling the proper quality

and proportions of material to use

and why :19



Sheep Farming in Australia.~r\n in~

icresting description of the large op-

erations conducted at the Australian

“Stations"



Technical Breeders’ Language—A dis-

cussion of the technical terms used

by breeders, and their niisapplica-

tion ...................... . ........... 2G4



Shall we Buy Grain?—A reply to a re-

cent centribntion by Mr. Kelley in

which a Michigan dairyman takes

exceptions ........................... 271



SOme Building Problemsfd’crtinent

suggestions touching choice of loca-

tion, materials and economical con-

struction of the farm poultry house..27



Finding the Queenvlllustratcd article

which will enable the busy apiarist

to quickly and surely distinguish

queen from other bees ............ . .270



Lime-Sulphur for Apple Scab.——A rc-

vicw of recent il'ivcstigations made

to determine the effect of this spray





upon a troublesome fungus .......... 281

The Dwarf Apple—Its place in our





horticulture 294

The Family Pocketbook—Shall it be

“Ours” or “His.”—In which Deborah

gives a just decision on an import-ant

issue ................................. 288

Michigan Country Women as Money

Earners.——'The first of a series of

articles on how some of our Mich-

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their own efforts .................... 288

When Lem Wiggins Came Back.—

Story of a successful youth who

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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





A bill, known as



Would Standardize the Lafean bill,

Packages and Fruit. has been introduced



in congress, pro-

viding for the standardization of “closed

packages of apples” and for the grading

of the apples contained in such packages

and the marking of the grade on the out-

side of the packages, where the same en-

ter into interstate and foreign commerce

and c'ommerce within the District of Col-

umbia or the territories of the I‘nited

States. In this bill the term “closed

package” is defined as any barrel, box or

basket in which the apples cannot be

readily seen or inspected. The standard

of such packages, as designated in this

bill is as follows: A standard box pack-

age for apples is a box having a capacity

of nut less than 2.342 cubic inches: 3

standard basket package is a basket havs

ing a capacity of not less than 2.342 cubic

inches, and a standard barrel package is

a barrel with staves 281/2 inches long,

heads 171,41. inches in diameter, the dis-

tance between heads 26 inches and the

circumference at bulge 64 inches. outside

measurement.



The grades of apples which may enter

into interstate or foreign commerce, or

commerce within the District of Columbia

or the territories of the United States are

designated in the bill as follows: Apples

of one variety,, which are well—grown

specimens, hand picked, of good color for

the variety, norn’ialshape. practically free

from insect; and fungus injury, bruises

and other defects, except such as are nec-

essarily caused in the operation of pack-

ing, or apples of one variety which are

not more than ten per centum below the

foregoing specifications, are standard

grade “1.7. S. Size A," if the minimum size

of the apples is two and one—half inches

in transverse diameter; or are standard

grade “U. S. Size B," if the minimum

size of the apples is two and one-fourth

inches in transverse diameter; or are

standard grade “U. S. Size C,‘ if thi

minimum size of the apples is two inches

in tnlnsverso diameter.



The bill further provides that apples in

closed packages shall be deemed mis-

branded within the meaning of the pure

food and drugs act of 1906 in the follow-

ing cases: First, if the capacity of the

package alleged to be of standard size is

of loss capacity than is prescribed as

above stated; second, if the package is of

less sizg than above stated unless plainly

marked “short box," “short basket,” or

“short barrel,” or with the number of

cubic inches which it actually contains,

or with words or figures showing the

fractional relation of the actual capacity

of the package to the standard package

as above designated; third, if the package

bears any indication that the apples con-

tained therein are of any of the standard

grades above designated, and the apples

do not conform to the requirements pre-

scribed for such grade: fourth. if the

package is otherwise properly marked but

fails to bear also the name of the variety.

the name of the locality where grown and

the name of the packer or person by

whose authority the apples were packed

and the package marked. The bill fur-

ther designates the manner in which the

packages shall be marked and the size of

the letters in which the marking shall be





done, and has a section providingfor the,





enforcement of its 'provisions from and

after Julyvl, 1910. _ '



This bill is apparently modeled after the

Canadian Fruit Marks law, which was

enacted something like five years ago by

the Canadian parliament, which is claimed

by Canadian apple growers to have bene-

fited them greatly in building up a. profit-

able foreign trade for their apples. In





'other words, this law has accomplished





for the Canadian growers, what local or-v

ganization has accomplished for our own

western fruit growers, in that only apples

of good quality and of standard grade

have been shipped to outside markets.

with the result that foreign buyers have

come to look upon their product with

favor, thus enabling them to get better

prices than would otherwise be the case.



This proposed law would be a new de—

parture' in national legislation for the

United States, in that it would apply to

a product of the soil the same protection

to the purchaser which is now afforded

him in the purchase of manufactured

foods and drugs. At the same time it

would tend to eliminate the poorer grades

of apples from shipment to distant mar-

kets, which would probably be in line with

true economy, altho it might be consid-

ered a. hardship by some. .Undoubtedly

it would tend to better the reputation of

Michigan apples in the markets of the

country and the world, Since it is well

known that no apples are better in flavor

or quality, notwithstanding the fact that

careless grading and packing has given

our product a doubtful reputation in dis-

tant markets, as compared with the west-

ern product which is put on the market

in standard packages and of standard

grade.



This bill is now before the House Com-

mittee on Agriculture, and its passage will

doubtless depend largely upon 'the atti—

tude of the commercial apple growers of

the country regarding it. That it is fav-

ored by the organized farmers of some

sections of the state is indicated by the

fact that at a meeting of the Grand

Traverse District Grange. held on March

3, a resolution was passed endorsing the

bill and urging Michigan representatives

and senators to favor its passage.



Of course, the question of how far this

policy of inspecting and supervising the

quality of food products should be car-

ried is one that must necessarily enter

into the consideration of this proposed

legislation, since this is opening up a new

field for federal control. There is, how-

ever, no question but that the pure food

and drugs act has proven welcome legis-

lation to the people of the country, with-

out proving a hardship to honest manu—

facturers, and there seems to be similar

grounds upon which to base the opinion

that this proposed legislation would prove

beneficial to the apple growing industry

as well as to the trade and the consuming

public. In any event, it is a subject well

worthy of the consideration of the apple

growers of the state, and upon which they

should give their representatives in the

national congress early advice regarding

their attitude.



An eastern man was



Parcels Post for recently heard to re-

Farm Products. mark that if an ade-

quate, parcels post law



is enacted he had definitely decided to

go into the truck business on Long Island

and deliver his fresh products to custmn-

ers in New York thru‘ this medium. At

first thot this new idea regarding the

scope and usefulness of the parcels post

to the farmers of the country may seem

a little ludicrous to the reader. yet there

is no reason why such service could not

be rendered by the postal service as well

as by the express companies and with

considerable saving to the shipper as well

as convenience to the consumer. Gener-

ally spcaking. the farmers who have uni-

versally favored the extension of the

parcels post have thot of it more as a

convenience which would facilitate the

delivery of goods which they might pur—

chase at a distance than in connection

with shipments which they might desire

to make, except at the holiday season.

But if a ten-pound box containing a vari-

ety of vegetables could be shipped fresh

from the farm to the city resident, who

would receive it fresh the next morning.

the business of supplying such necessities

could be greatly extended, and. without

doubt the plan would be popular with the

people who now have to content them-

selves with stale vegetables from the cor-

ner grocery. , .



But, of course, this is anticipating.

Without doubt the future growth of the

parcels post idea will include features of

this kind, but the benefits to be "derived

from the parcels post in its commonly





MARCH 12, .1910.





understood meaning are sufficient so that

every farmer should use his influence to

secure’its adoption at this time. To this

end write your representatives in con-





gress, urging them to favor the passage-

of an adequate parcels post law at the





present session. Concerted action along

this line will work wonders, and there

will be no more favorable time than the

present for such action.





 





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We are making a special offer of the

Michigan Farmer four months for 25

cents and giving with it free one of our

Michigan Farmer pocket account books.

This offer is to new subscribers only and

is made in order to get the paper intro-

duced to new readers. Should the trial

subscriber desire at any time during the

four months to renew for a year or more,

he may do so and the 25 cents will apply

on his renewal, and he will also be entitled

to any of the free premiums allowed for

the period he renews for.



The account book we send free, postage

paid, is 64 pages, has record for hired

‘help, daily egg record, cash receipts and

expenditures; in fact, it is a, complete

farmers account book and retai‘ls for 25

cents. '



Readers, tell your neighbors.

want agents.





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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





Foreign.





Vesuvius is again active. Several new

fissures have been opened and gas and

lava are flowing from them. The last

report stated that the flow was continuous

for 25 hours and that there were detona-

tions within the crater of the famous

volcano.



The Prince of Monacas has been ap-

proached by a deputation of citizens who

plead that the little nation is the only

absolute monarchy in the world. The cit-

izens want a. constitution.



There is a deadlock on between the

President of Honduras and her congress,

and a general political disturbance is tak—

ing hold of the people, largely to the dis-

advantage o-f the Americans in the coun-

try and to American interests, several

propositions having been turned down

simply on the ground that Americans

were behind them.



Late reports from the insurgent troops

in Nicaragua indicate that their chances

have improved with the events of the

past few weeks and that progress towards

taking the capital, Managua, is very en—

couraging.



The royal geological society of London,

England, is arranging for a lecture by

001. Roosevelt upon his tour of Eastern

Africa when he is in that city on his

return trip home.



The German geological society is organ—

izing a south pole expedition to vie with

similar organizations in America and

England to lead the way to the south

pole.



Thirty-three miners are dead as the

result of the explosion of a powder mag—

azine in an Alaskan gold mine at Juneau.



National.





It is reported that all of the Sumatra

tobacco plants of Florida have merged

and that the resulting corporation is cap-

italized at $7,000,000.



Louis James, the. well~known American

actor, died at Helena. Mont, March 5.

He was born at Fremont, 111., in 1842.



Boston is holding a big automobile show

this week.



'The \Visconsin Ayrshire breeders formed

a state organization last week for further—

ing the interests of that breed of cattle.



The interstate commerce commission

has ruled that the railroads entering Chi—

cago must give assistance to the fruit and

produce consignces in unloading fruit and

produce. The roads recently quit giving

this service after providing it for many

years and an action was brot by the fruit

and produce interests demanding a con—

tinuation of'the practice with the above

result. The ruling does not extend to

other packages and products.



A campaign has been begun by the

milkmen furnishing milk for the Chicago

trade, to compel distributors of the pro—

duct to pay them a higher price for the

offerings.



A case is now before the United States

supreme court involving the 28—hour

clause in the live stock shipment law.

The special issue is whether each indi-

vidual shipment included in the train

load is the unit of computing the dam—

ages or whether it is on the basis of a

whole train load as the unit. Many of

the features of the famous $29.000,000 case

decided by Judge Landis, of Chicago, will

be reviewed in the controversy.



James Joy, a Detroit capitalist, died of

apoplexy last Monday morning while on

his way to his office.



The strike conditions in Philadelphia

are assuming serious proportions—20,000

laboring men are said to be lined up and

there is an equal chance for the strike to

spread to other interests of the city as

well as to outside places in that state

should a settlement of the differences

fail within the next few days. The at—

tempt on. the part of labor leaders

to spread the, influence of their cause

to numerous other organizations than the

street car men did not meet with general

approval and the laboring element is

somewhat dampered in their enthusiasm

by the result; altho the number now out

gives the conflict a serious character and

it may in the course of events, demand

troops to protect the property of'the gov~

ernment and of the city.



The loss of lives from avalanches in‘

western states and western Canada have'





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MARCH 12. 1910.





sn of the ast winter and the sudden

thggisng of the past. two weeks which

have loosened the deposits in the moun-

tains and imperiled trains passmg thru

the cuts of the ridges-"is responsible. On

Tuesday morning only 20 bodies had been

taken from Rogers Pass in British Col-

umbia where the latest accident occurred.

A movement to unite two of Detroits

hospitals is under way and the resulting

institution wci'g have assets amounting to

2,000.0 .

0"}eg fhe overheating of starch at a man-

ufacturing plant in Roby, Indiana, at least

eight men were killed and 17 wounded.

Former United States Senator Thomas

Collier Platt. of New York, republican

leader of that state for a number of_years

and a figure in national politics, died in

New York city last Sunday afternoon at

the age of 76. The immediate cause of his

death was Bright‘s disease. He is sur-

vived by three sons.





 





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.



Clinton Co., March 1.——February was an

exceptionally fine month from start to

finish. thawing in the early part of the

month enough to settle the snow, leavmg

a small amount of crusted snow so that

any necessary hauling could'be done thru

the woods or fields. The main roads were

a bed of ice and with the sharpshod

horses we could haul as large a load as

we wished. All kinds of feed is scarce

and hard to buy at any price. No, 1 tim-

othy is selling at $15 per ton but do not

know of any for sale in this section at any

price. Straw is out of the question and

they are paying as high as He per bu.

for corn in the ear at auction sales.

Fat steers are bringing 5c per lb. A neigh-

for recently sold a very fine bunch of

steers, 23 in number. at that price, the

bunch bringing about $l.ltl0.



Northern Isabella and Southern Clare

Co.’s.-——Ten weeks of fine sleighing. the

best we have had for a number of years.

The average farmer is doing but little

work more than his chores and getting

up the year’s wood. Hay is selling at $15

per ton. and scarce at that. Potatoes

plentiful and cheap. but 10 cents per bu.

more than a month ago. Beet. chickory

and pea men hustling for contracts. Quite

a lot of sickness among horses. Cows and

sheep in good demand. A few cases of

liog cholera, one man losing three fine

logs.



Scutheast Mecosta Co.—Potato crop

was only an average one here tho some

got extra large crops. others had poor

ones to even up and only an average per

cent remains in the growers’ hands with

less than the average in the buyers’

hands. They have been selling for from

20 to 25 cents per bu. \Vheat and rye

went into winter in good shape and the

winter has been an ideal one for them

and for fruit, too. Beans were hardly

half a crop and buckwheat only a little

better. White beans are worth $1.95 per

bu. and red $2.50; apples about 45c; wheat

has been a little over a dollar, with oats

from 40c to 450 and corn 300 to 350 per

crate this winter; hay from $12 to $15 per

ton. Eggs about 20c and butter 24c,



Emmet Co., Feb. 28.—lVe had steady,

cold weather for the month. with moder—

ate snow fall. On three occasions the ther-

mometer registered 18 (legs. below zero.

Sleighing has been fairly good during the

month. where there has been any effort

toward keeping the track open. In some

instances the roller has been used. In

other cases the plow has been brot in use.

In many places the snow has accumulated

to a depth of three to four feet over the

roadbed. The fields are pretty well cov-





ered, too.



Washtenaw Co., Feb. 2].——The wide-

awake farmer is already planning his

spring campaign. deciding .what fields

shall bear cereal crops, what kinds and

quantity of fertilizer shall be used from

year to year. More farmers are planning

to use commercial fertilizer, and alto—

gethcr, it seems to be as good business

to feed the ground as to feed the cows.

High prices for farm crops are stimulat—

ing farmers to greater efforts in their

productions. The attempted boycott on

meat seems to have had the effect of in—

creasing prices and especially to make

plain the fact that in hogs. at least, "we

haven't got ’em." \Vith the exception of

butter and egg; prices of commodities

are rather better. Farmers at least have

the promise of another prosperous year.



Gratlot Co., Feb. 2I.——Exccllent weather

has prevailed thru the month. Sleighlng

could not have been better. \Yheat is well

protected. The ground is but thinly

crusted because. of the snow which has

not been off since early December. Pro-

duce of all kinds finds ready market at

high prices. Eggs have fallen off but

at 220 a hen is able to earn about fifty

cents a month, thereby paying 75 to 100

per cent on her owner’s investment every

four weeks. “'hcre can one do better?

Coarse fodder and hay sells cXt-eptionally

high at auction. Hay at 3315(1th per ton.

Stalks as high as 71120 a bundle. Stock

is keeping pace with everything else and

the farmer who needs a team does well

to be an early buyer. Beans, $1.90@2;

butter, 20(1‘22c; eggs, 22c.



Calhoun Co., Feb. 2l.——Some of the

snow which fell in December is still with

us the much of it is converted into ice,

and enough fresh snow has fallen from

time to time to keep the runners going

nicely the entire winter. A number of

farmers in this locality are getting ready

to build the coming season and the

sleighing allows them to get their logs to

the mill to the best advantage. Whether

the hard snow and ice will prove as de-

sirable for the wheat is hard to say until

it has gone. Personally, I do not believe

many fields are as yet severely injured,

but the amount of injury will depend up-

on whether the ice goes off with a rain or

by sunshine. as there would be more

scalding in the latter case. Little wheat

is being sold. tho the price is better than

for several weeks. The farmers are pret-

ty well cleaned out. Considerable oats

and corn are changing hands, tho little

corn is going out of the neighborhood.

Sales are quite plentiful and farm tools.

stock, and produce is selling at a good

price—two to three times what it would

bring a decade or two ago.





 





 





‘THE‘ MICHIGAN FARMER.





Why You Should Buy a ‘





   





There is just as much difference between

the value of wagons as there is between

the worth of horses





N selecting a horse much depends upon the “breed” and in buying a

wagon the “make” is the most important thing to know. If it’s a

“Studebaker” you know that the “pedigree” is the very best. For



almost 60 years the “Studebaker” has been recognized as “Standard”

and everywhere it is known as the longest wearing and lightest running

wagon. _A Studebaker wagon offers you more value for your money than

any other make, and it’s a reasonably priced wagon.

There are many‘ reasons why this is so. Here are a few of them:

We buy the very highest grade of wood stock. Every piece-of wood is





thoroughly and scientifically air dried, preserving the full strength and life of

We use the finest grades of iron and steel, and our wagons are





the wood.

reinforced wherever extra wear may be called for.





Our inspection of both materials and workmanship is the

most thorough and rigid of any vehicle factory in the world





Going more into details of construc-

tion we might mention, New England Black

Birch Hubs, slope shouldered spokes, and

many other reasons, all of which are fully

described and given in detail in our 36-page

illustrated book— “THE FARMER’S ,

FRIEND”—sent free on request. It will pay

everyone using awagon to send for this book.





Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co.

South Bend. Indiana. U. S. A.





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. the field. We have set out to make that the standard test of

all tw1nes, and we believe that I H C twine comes nearer being such

a grade than any other twine.



We have taken this matter the more seriously because we have stood back of

the Sisal and Standard Sisal twines and the better grades of Manila ever since

tw1ne was made.



85 to _90 per cent of all the twine used is Sisal. It comes in a larger strand than

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H. C. PHELPS, President





I Am the Bona-Fide Manufacturer 01 Split

Hickory Vehicles—Selling Only Direct

From My Factory at Factory Prices.





Local Buggy Dealers don’t like the Phelps way of selling

vehicles.



I don’t blame the local dealer.



He can’t sell very much in volume anyhow because he’s

forced by all circumstances to charge high prices to make any

profits.



All buggy concerns that sell through dealers are waking

up to the fact that they’ve got a problem on their hands when

1 can cut $26.50 or more right off their retailer’s prices and send

you a better job—the best job in America today-or duplicate

any job they can otter-and send it to you on





30 Days’ Road Test





I am bound to satisfy and please you. You to be the judge

from the time you start to investigate my offer. Do you realize

that you would waste your money needlessly and not get as good

value in any kind of a vehicle that you want if you bought from

a dealer this season, instead of writing for my Big, Free Style

Book and investigating the big factory made-to-order bargains

that I offer you on





2 Years’ Guarantee





Do you realize that as the actual manufacturer, with my big

volume of business, I could sell even the dealer at lower prices

than he could buy from any other manufacturer? But, I don’t

do business through dealers.



You may hear a lot of this home-patronage talk—but what

does it mean to you ?—$26.50 or more, out of your own pocket.



That $26.50, or more I’ll save you.



Don’t buy in a hurry. Don’t let your dealer—or anybody—

rush you into buying until you investigate the Famous Split

Hickory Line.





 

 





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Buy Direct from the Actual Factory





Here’s a Small View at the Phelps Split Hickory Factories





—My Book shows a much larger view, with actual photographs inside and 011t-



It stands to reason that it pays you—besides thebig cash savings . to have

the actual factory and manufacturer’s 2-year guarantee behind any vehicle that

you buy. My factory is the largest in America making vehicles and harness

sold direct. I’make every vehicle I sell and sell every vehicle I make direct

to the users. lhat s why, when I guarantee a job to you, I know just exactly

what I am guaranteeing and you also have the satisfactory experience of

over 100.000 owners behind the standard of high qualitv that I make for you in

Split Hickory Vehicles. Mine is a personal man—to-man business. I make to

your order just the vehicle you want (out of 125 styles).



Remember, also, that I guarantee to duplicate any vehicle that any dealer

ofi’ers you and save you $26.50 or up direct from my factory. I can make-it-

to~or<ler for you and save you all dealer's and jobber's profits in my low

direct price. Any one of my 100,000 customers will tell you these facts.

They know me by satisfactory dealings of over 9 years. .





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VERY once in a while some buggy concern that sells through high-

priced local buggy dealers comes out and advertises to try to per-

suade people not to buy direct from the factory at wholesale factory



prices. I’ve come here to tell Michigan Farmer Readers about the other

side of that subject and save you a lot of cash on your buggy money,

any time you want to buy one.



Other Manufacturers Who Sell Through Middlemen have to

advertise that way to try to keep prices high. Q





 





 





And you know that all m

-—want to keep prices high.





fancy profits. That’s how thl

with the actual manufactm

you buy buggies or anything

That’s what I’ve always stc

deal direct with me 'I’ll save

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I Am Fighting High Priced Local B





By Saving My Customers $26.50 and Up on All Spi





Just remember this—When you deal with Phelps, you deal with headquarters

—the factory that makes what you buy.



Phelps is no “Catalog house”——“no middle man”-—no ‘supply concern”—

no “merchant” buying cheap jobs to “fill orders” with, here one time and there

the next, making the best price-deal possible on some “job lots” that some makers

don’t want to carry over.



When you buy of Phelps you get brand-new, latest styles of famous Split-

Hickory Vehicles that set the pace for style—and equal or outlast even with

hardest usage the highest-priced buggies made today in the United States.



I give you the facts here below. Facts and figures which are a very small part

of the valuable information on Vehicles and Harness that you ought to have before

buying—all told and illustrated in my Split Hickory Vehicle and Harness Book.



You have probably seen and read my announcements in this great paper for

years. Have you ever sent me your name? If not, why not do so now?



I know what my Split Hickories will do beside any other vehicle on earth. It





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has been my business and the k

years ahead of the trade; and e:

which put an end to all lecal-dr

hicle goes into any neighborhoor

dealer is. My Split Hickories hay

neighborhood, or else I do not ma'

It is by repeat orders in each

vehicle grows, after I sell others

Split Hickory Vehicle is doing for

‘ I do not have to trail my Sp‘

eling men from my factory afte

other makers do. ,

You are the sole judge- If yo



it back if you are not satisfied. ‘

satisfaction or no satisfaction. Is:





 





Example—





Here’s how I will save you some money.



I come to you here, right over the heads

of all jobbers and your local dealers—cutting

out their two fancy profits for you—and I offer

to prove to you that I can and will save you

$26.50 cash, and up, on your buggy money.



By my advertisements and b i g Split

Hickory Books I’ve told my story to hundreds

of thousands of buggy buyers and have built

up the largest vehicle business in America

direct with the people, by saving my custom-

ers money every time they bought from me.



Read what I tell you here.



Then ask yourself: ‘ ‘Why not send Phelps

my name on a postal or the cou on below?”



Here,—on the blackboard—is one of my

examples, as the bona—fide manufacturer, side

by side with the dealer’s example, for you to

judge of.



This example shows the saving figures on

only one out of over 125 thatI show you in my

price-saving, illustrated book. I have made

it fair to the dealer on quality by assuming

that the job he would sell you for $81.25 actually cost

$46.25 in material and workmanship at the factory.



But I’ll leave it to you whether my Split Hickory

Vehicles are not of much higher quality than any you

can buy and I’ll save you the $26.50 and up besides.



I can do business quick with any old customer of

mine—-—or get a satisfied new customer when any man

interested in any style vehicle gets my book or tests a.

Split Hickory.



I originated, started, and have built up the biggest

direct—from-factory vehicle business in America—the

only vehicle factory that will turn you out any kind of.

a high-quality job, made—to-order, to just suit your

taste and send it to you direct, at a price that cuts out

all dealer’s profits, dealer’s rents, dealer’s selling cost—-

cuts out all jobber’s profits—all middlemcn‘s profits——

and keeps that difference in price right iii-your own

pocket.



When you see my factory prices this year and book

of 1910 styles of Split Hickories, you will say yourself

that it is no wonder that Phelps and Split Ilickory

Vehicles have been successful 011—-





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Remember that I’ll Duplicate Any Ask

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My factory and my Book of Styles, offeryou Mercan

more vehicles and more choice of selection than all ”115 Pal

the local dealers in your city. Suit your own taste paper 1

and have trimmings and finish, etc., made—to-order erences

for you, just as you want everything. See all ex- . S .O‘”

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Safe, prompt delivery guaranteed—on 30 Days’ ‘0“5 YO"

Road Test and 2 Years’ Guarantee direct from my mugs:

factory and factory sub-stations in leading trade Sigh/[es

you don’t have to wait for just what yo': Sheldon



want in any Split Hickory made-to-order Vehicl; used on

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Do this little bit now. Take a chance 01 saving $26.50 or more- You’re bounfl to, it 3

direct—to convince you atter you send me your name. It costs you only a postal

All the papers and all manutacturers know me to be responsible and know my 1/!





tor splendid value.





Write today and let me prove my promises.





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low that all middlemen—like dealers, agents and jobbers Ntyle in erica

lprices high. That’s how they make their money—in 0 matter Whose

L'll‘hat’s‘gow they exist. Kb? thin; dog’t you deal dirfct [flake—and save YOU



man acturer w ose Inc 0 t econsumer w en ‘

es or anything else? I’m'for direct-from-factory dealing. from 25 I0 40 p 81' cent

ve always stood for and done'for years, and if you’ll cash.

1 me 'I’ll save you $26.50 and upward on any style you

: biggest line of high-grade vehicles in America.





cal Buggy Dealers





All Split Hickory Vehicles





:iness and the keynote of my great success, to keep about two

le trade; and establish styles and standards of vehicle quality

:1 to all looal-dealer competition when once a Split Hickory Ve-

1y nei hborhood. I am not there to talk to you like the local

lit Hic ories have to satisfy you and sell others for me in your

else I do not make money.



t orders in each neighborhood that my one small profit on each

er I sell others to your neighbors, because they see what your

icle is doing for you.



: to trail my Split Hickories around the country and send trav-

my factory after them to get high prices from you like some





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





   





— 30, Days’ Road Test

2 , Years’ Guarantee





)le judge- If you pay me a buggy price you know you can have

not satisfied. When you pay the dealer your money is gone-





satisfaction. Isn’t that true?

Proof—-





One cash dollar spent with us has almost

the value of two dollars at your dealer’s. Of

course, he may give you a little time, but

look at the awful interest you pay for the ac-

, commodation—$26.50 to $40 on even the few

55"} L: ' styles he can show you.



“" You save all that with me.



I can ship you the handsomest job direct

from my factory anywhere in America——to

Alaska, to California, to Maine, to Florida, to

Texas, or to any cross roads on the American

continent, and save you from $26.50 and up,

and give- you better quality, beside any local

dealer in your town, no matter where you live





or who happened to make his jobs this season. write Me T0day— The EaSieSt way





 





 





 





 





_ Split Hickory Special—Made-to-Order





This Split Hickory Laminated Auto-Seat Buggy At a Cash Saving of $26.50



Among my 125 superb styles for 1910, this is my special, my leader, your best bargain. In

addition to the dashing, stylish appearance and comfort of the Laminated Auto-Seats, I offer, in

this buggy, Many Exclusive Special Featurese': Extra long top, water-proof; extra leg room in

body; wide seats; Sheldon’s genuine French point springs; soft auto springs in cushion and

back; heavy Australian wool broadcloth upholstering; in fact, every feature possible to obtain

snappy style, easiest riding and greatest durability. Shown in colors in my 1910 Book, with

various styles of trimmings, but made to your order—all the finishing touches to suit your taste.





30 DAYS’ ROAD TEST—2 YEARS’ GUARANTEE





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I' have the vehicle business down fine on

the purchase of enormous quantities of high

est grade raw materials—and keep the most

expert workmen employed all the year ’round

—-and have such splendid special machinery

equipment in my large factories that, when

taken together with the savings that I make



the by dealing with you direct, enables me to du-

plicate and undersell any vehicle job made by any man—

me? ufacturer in the United States today. References—

Any Ask any bank, business house, express company or the

liter postmaster in Columbus or Cincinnati, Ohio. Over

888‘ 100,000 Satisfied Customers located all over the United

States. Either R. G. Dun & Co., or the Bradstreet

er you Mercantile Co.’s reference books. The Editor of

an all this paper, or any magazme, farm paper or religious

l taste paper in the United States. Investigate our ref-

-order erences and fully satisfy ourself.

ill ex- ~ .Our_2-Year-Gua_rautee leis-been made famous by

Split Hickory Vehicle Durability of construction.

We use second growth hard seasoned split hickory

-—split with the grain—not sawed across. which

very“ gives strongest, most dependable and durable yet

I Vc- light and handsome running gears. Every part

Free of a Split Hickory Vehicle is guaranteed in

workmanship and materials to be the very

highest quality for the purpose. Our catalog

Days’ tells you every point more accurately. care-

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Are Cement Poultry Houses Damp?





I wish to build a poultry house for about

100 fowls. Have thot of making it a.

cement building with shingled roof but

am told that cement houses are always

damp and become frosty in winter. lVould

like opinions as to healthfulness of cement

houses as compared with frame buildings.



Shiawassee Co. E. B. M.





We regard the rather general impres-

sion referred to by this inquirer as er~

roneous. Not that cement is especially

to be recommended as a material from

which to build pOultry houses. since some

good arguments may be urged against its

use for this purpose upon the general

farm. It is true. that there are many

poultry houses altogether too many—in

which the fowls suffer because of damp—

ness. but these conditions are by no

means limited to houses of cement con-

struction. In the great majority of cases

the trouble is due to faulty location and

methods of construction rather than to

the building materials.



In locating farm buildings the natural

drainage of the soil should receive first

consideration, and in the case of the poul-

try house it is more important than in any

other, aside from the dwelling house it-

self. Some kinds of live stock will en-

dure the discomfort and overcome the

dangers which lurk in damp quarters

fairly well. but poultry will quickly and

inevitably show the effects of such condi—

tions. A spot from which surface water

drains quickly and easily is. therefore,

most desirable, and the building problem

is somewhat simplified for the man who

has such a location. But many farmers

are forced to build poultry houses on far

‘ess desirable locations. in such cases the

building must stand well up from the

ground. If it is to be a permanent build-

ing, substantially constructed of good

lumber or cement, it is advisable to in

sure against future trouble by providing

under drainage. Then grading up to an

casy slope about the building will enable

the surface moisture to get away rapidly.

Of course, thc floor, or the ground en-

closed, will then be considerably lower

than the graded surface outside, and this

must be brot up to a point several inches

above the outside surfacc. This may call

for considerable labor in filling in, but it

is absolutely necessary, no matter what

kind of floor it, is desired to put in the.

building, if dampness is to be avoided.



\"x'ith due precautions taken to prevent

the- collcction of moisture about the fouli-

dation of the building. there is no good

reason why the walls should become moist

or the l.>uilding damp, no matter what its

(oiistrttction, provided, of course. that

proper regard for ventilation and the ad-





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





for suggestions as to plan of house, we

believe that he should consider well the

principle of the .so-ca-lled open-front

house, a style of building which 'has be-

come rather popular in the past few years.

Its success depends upon having the rear

and end walls absolutely tight, and this

is easily possible in a. cement house——

much more so than in a frame building.



One objection to the cement poultry

house is that it is the most permanent

kind of a structure, thus making it more

difficult to alter‘or enlarge the structure

than in the case. ‘of the frame building.

It must also be admittcd that the. cheaper

buildings, or those of more temporary

character, have an advantage in that,

upon the average farm, it is sometimes

desirable to move the poultry quarters, or

to raze or totally destroy a building which

has become infested with disease germs

or vermin. However, a permanent struc-

ture. may be so built as to render thoro

disinfection possible and easy, and this

point should not be lost sight of when

planning the building.



Wants a Cheap But Practical House.



Please give plan for an up-to—dat‘e

chicken house that will accommodate 50





to 100 fowls—somcthing practical for the

average farmer that will not cost over





$100

Ionia Co. \V.-Ii. W.

A house that may be cheaply built and

which has many features that commend





it to the avoragc poultryman was illus«





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





cheaply" built after the open-front plan.

If the open-frbnt plan is deemed prefer-

able we suggest placinga medium-sized





window in each, of the ends, pretty well4





forward. Then a curtain should drop

from the roof so as to hang directly in

front of the roosts to give the fowls pro-

tection at night. This may be a single

curtain or it may be. in sections as shown

in the photograph reproduced upon this

page which makes it possible to darken

a portion of the roosting apartment dur.

ing the day if desired. The front, which

need not be open clear to the roof, should

be provided with a curtain for use in

stormy weather. It will probably be econ.

omy to cover the building with one of the

standard prepared rootings.



In determining the size of building, al-

low from 5 to 6 sq. ft. of floor space to

each fowl. If you use the open—front

plan do not make the building more than

16 ft. from front to rear, making the

length to suit the number of fowls. If

100 or more are to be accommodated it

will be best to divide. into two flocks by

erecting a partition midway between the.

ends, which may be either a tight board

partition or one, of poultry netting.





A COLLAPSIBLE COOP FOR SMALL

CHICKS. .





The annoyance of building new coops

for the chicks every year can be avoided

by constructing the form of coop shown

in the accompanying illustration. This

coop is easily folded up and stored away

in small space. giving it a great advan-

tage over the usual coop. Again, as

these will last for years, they may be

made better and so give more comfort





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trated and described in those columns

last week. \Vhat has been said in an-

swer to the first query upon this page

regarding the choice of a Well-drained

location applies here. if obliged to build

upon practically level ground, sci the.

house upon posts extending Well above

ground. or to the height which it seems

advisable to grade up to. Enclose this

foundation with boards, preferably hard

lumber, as it will last longer and will pre-

vent rats from burrowingr in beneath the

sills. Thcn till in, both outside and in-

sitlc. The earth floor thus l'ormcd_ if it

extends slightly above the grade outside,

should remain dry and prove entirely sat-

isfactory. in fact, many poultrymcn prefer

such a floor to a cement one, as it is





 





Roost-protecting Curtain as Used in a Wayne County Open-front House.





mission of sunlight is observed. \Vhile

cement walls constructed of hollow cc—

ment blocks are deemed safer and warm-

t-r than a solid cement wall, we are

creditably informed that there are, a num-

ber of poultry houses in the vicinity of

Detroit in which the solid cement wall is

being used with satisfactory results, and

we believe that this correspondent may

safely build his poultry house of cement

after he has satisfied himself that the,

question of drainage has been satisfactor—

ily cared for.



‘While our correspondent has not asked





warmer and much cheaper. If possible

to finish off this floor with a coating of

line gravel, so much the better.



I'pon such a. foundation :1 frame build—

ing may be cheaply erected. To insure

warmth the rear and end walls should be

double, with lining of building paper and

an air space between as described last

week. “'hile the house referrer] to is

not an open-front structure, the, large

windows in the front admit an abundance

of light and warmth from the sun. How-

ever, large windows add to the expense





and this house can probably be more





to the young fowls. \Vhen needed it is

but a moment's work to set it up.



A framework is made for each of the

four sides. As illustrated, three of these

are hinged together; the top or roof is

hinged to the center one, with the fourth

side hinged to the opposite side. of the

roof. The coop thus folds into the form

shown in the illustration and .two corners

are held together by hooks and eyelets

when in use.



The sides are covered with netting, or

with slats, as you may wish. When (le—

sircd, the top or roof may be made in

this manner. which gives the chicks more

air but iequircs covering the top on hot

days or when there is danger of rain,



Wayne Co. A. A. HOUGHTON.

PROTECT HIVES FROM COLD SPRING



RAINS AND WINDS.





\Vhen the hives are. removed from the

cellar the bees have almost reached the

limit of their existence. They will live

only a month or six weeks longer. Nature

has so arranged, however. that the hive

will not become dcpopulatcd. The queen

deposits eggs in the cells. The eggs hatch

in three days. the larvae are fed for about

six days and then the cells are sealed.

After ”a lapse of twelve days the young

bees come forth, Thus the hive is given

new workers.



The bccs cluster around the comb and

keep the eggs at a temperature of about

95 degrees. If the bees be few in num-

ber, they will not be able to maintain the

required temperature. over a large comb

area and the result is the old bees die off

faster than the young can take their

place.



From the above it will be plainly seen

that hives exposed to the cold winds of

early spring are often not able to main-

tain a temperature sufficiently high to

produce their young. If the hive is in an

exposed place, and is full of cracks and

holes which allow the rain to beat in on

the bees, the keeper need not expect his

colonies to be strong enough to gather

surplus honey from the spring flowers

They will be busy rearing brood at that

time.



The bee-keeper is not able to control

the weather, but he certainly can find a

sheltered location for his bees. A high

board fence. or a cltnnp of trees, will

serve to break the force of the wind. Per-

haps there is a farm building that will

furnish protection if the hives are. placed

along the side opposite the direction from

which the worst winds blow. Pieces of

old carpet spread over the tops of hives

will help keep the heat in.





 





Scrofula disfigures and

causes life-long misery.



Children become strong

and lively when given small

doses of





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every day. The starved body

is fed; the swollen glands

healed, and the tainted blood

vitalized. Good food, fresh

air and Scott’s Emulswn

conquer scrofula and many

other blood diseases.





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THE MICHIGAN FARM‘ER.





Bees may be made to furnish a nice

income on almost any farm if treated in

the proper manner. No considerable

amount of labor is'required in caring for

them, and their product is always en-

tirely acceptable to their owner.

Ohio. ' S. C.





A FEW 1909 EGG REPORTS.





 





 





The figures which represent the work

of my flock during the past year are as





 





follows:

No. Hens No. Eggs.

January . . . . . . ....... 92 602

February . .............. 154 882

March ........ 150 1,944

April .......... 147 2,011

May .............. . 143 1.900

June ... . ........ . ...... 135 764

July ......... . ........ . 115 542

August . . . ........... . .. 111 738

September .............. 1.11 942

October ............... . 86 684

November ...... a ...... 82 315

December . ............. - 2 304

Average .. . . .......... 117 11,628

Sold 60 hens . .............. . ....... $ 23.54

Killed 4 hens ...................... 2.50

Sold 9012/3 doz eggs ................ 190.30

Used 67% doz. eggs ....... . ...... . 14.10

Total ............................ $230.44





The average income per hen was $1.75.

I kept no account of feed used. Did not

grow any chicks but raised 82 turkeys, 81

of which were sold for $150.79.



Lenawee Co. I. W.



(Here is a flock which averaged less

than 100 eggs per hen for the year. “'hile

there surely is room for improvement in

that direction. it should be noted that the

average income yielded by the hens is a

pretty respectable one. due. no doubt, to

good management. in marketing the pro-

duct. The averagc price receivcd for eggs

thruout the year was a trifle better than

21 cents. “'ith these hens averaging 1.70.

01‘ cvcn 125. e "gs for the year the average

income would have ‘bccn materially in-

creased. ’l‘hc owner of thc ilock places

the avcruge low. for. figuring on the basis

of 117 hens. and crediting them with egg.

and poultry used on thc farm, the income

becomes practically $2 per hcn instead of

$1.75. Figurcs showing cost of food con-

sumed would add to the interest of this

report but such are usually difficult to

give where a good proportion of the feed

is grown upon the farm.—-Idd.)



My flock of 11 ordinary larrcd lock

hens produced, during tho ycar 1000. it

total of 1.7.3: eggs. 'l‘hcir i‘ccd cousislcl

of whcat, cruckcd corn. clovcr cut from

the, lawn, bcct' mcnl. corn mcal, pcclings

from thc kitchcu with bran and oyster

shells.



Vcrmillion (‘10., Ill. ill. “HANSON.



(A good variety oi" food, and an average

a trifle above 11:9 eggs per hcn. In the

absence. of pliers rcccivcd for cggs and

prices paid for food, we vcnturc lhc opin-

ion that this lilllc flock paid a fairly sal-

isfactory I'rolit. since an average price of

only 20c pcr doz. for eggs would yield c.

gross income of $2.?” per heir—16d.)



PROTEIN-YIELDING CROPS FOR

POULTRY.





 





Can any poultry raiser advise us as to

the advisability of raising Kaflir corn,

sunflchr seed, buckwheat and millcl for

chickcn fecd‘.’ \\'c are anxious to push

the poultry business as a side line on the

farm.



Jackson (‘0. T, 151. MoON.





Any or all of the crops named can be

used to advantage in {coding poultry,

since a more nearly corrccl, ration can be

madc up with ihcir aid than Inhci‘wisc.

A very common trouble in fteding chick-

ens upon the average farm in winter is

that they on» simply fed “hatcver is at

hand. If corn is the only grain that can

be spared, their ration will consist largely

of corn. If thcir owner is long on wheat

they are apt to have to subsist upon a

wheat ration mainly. ’l‘hcy arc not, only

expectcd to subsist, but to prOduCc a good

yield of cgg‘. Now. while eithcr of these

grains may be. and is. used to good ad-

vantage by all up-to—daie poultrymcn in

making up laying rations, in n-‘ilhcr one

is the nutritive ratio sucn as to warrant

its being used alone or practically so. In

these grains the digestible nutrients are

not present in the proper proportions in

make either of them, or any .vnnbirmlion

of the two. a vcrj.’ satisfactory out: uro-

ducing ration. The same is. true of oats,

altho in a. lesser degree. 'i‘» offset the

preponderance of the fats an] carbohy-

drates over the protein element in these

grains it is necessary to bring into the

ration vegetable or animal foods which

carry a liberal proportion of protein. This

extra protein. required to balance the ex-

ceSS of other elements in the common

grains, is now quite generally supplied in





 





the form of meat scrap, green bone, skim-





milk, etc. The use of these has brot re-

sults in most instances, altho at a con-

siderable increase in cost of feeding.



Now there is little doubt that some of

the strong protein-yielding crops which

you name can be used with profit in com-

pounding a balanced ration for poultry.

They can at least be made to take the

place of a portion of the animal products

now being fed, which should make for

economy, as upon the average farm they

can be grown more cheaply than animal

products. Of'the crops named, the least

promising is Kaffir corn. We suggest

that it be dropped from the list, unless

desired simply to give variety, as it does

not differ materially from Indian corn in

food nutrients. Of the others. sunflower

seed is the heaviest protein bearer, hav—

ing more than twice the per cent found in

corn and nearly twice that contained in

oats and wheat. It is very low in car-

bohydrates or starch but very ricn in fat.

It is very easily grown and in limited

quantities can be used to very good ad-

vantage. Buckwheat is about on a par

with wheat so far as protein is concerned,

while millet is considerably above wheat.

Both are far better protein—bearing feeds

than corn and have the further advantage

of containing a somewhat smaller per-

centage of starch and fat.





 





FINDING THE QUEEN BEE.



A haphazard search for the quccn of

the colony will sometimes locate her, but

ol'tcner it will not. The. man who already

has his hands full wants ilic way which

takes the lcast time. llcl't‘ is my mcthod.

which is used by many of the successful

bee-keepers of today.



Sit, by choice, whcrc lhc light

over your shouldcr, striking the side of

the framc next to you. ’l'akc out the

frame next to you iirsl, and .‘-’.‘lunce

quickly over the side of thc next frame

before examining~ the one, in your hand.

There me two rcasons for doing this.





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Queen Bee—Note great Extension of Ab-

domen beyond Tips of Wings.

First, if the «jliccn is of a ncrvous dispo-

sition shc will run for thc othcr combs

wlnn lln- light strikes licr; sccond. it

lukcs only an instant to do this and. if

she is in sight, thcrc. you can pick hci-

up on tho ironic at once without l‘urtlicr



examination of the t'ramc in your hand.

After this first glance at the frame in

the hive. examine both sidcs of the one

in your hand. Then set it to mic Hill!‘

and procccd in like inunucr thru iln. hixc.

Very little attention nccd bc givcn the

frames next to you until you iind the

first brOod, but whcn you gct to thc other

side you will be just. as liablc lo liud hcr

on a frame of honey as upon brood.

sinCc shc runs from the light. One need

not take more than one or two minutcs

at the most in going over the frames,





 





The Worker—SMallest of Hive's Inmates.





and usually this iirst scarclI will find hci‘.

If not, thcy can bc gone ovcr again more

carefully.



You should sclcct the middlc'oi‘ the day

for this work. or at: least a time when the

main forcc of workers. is in the field.

as tho combs will then have fewer bees

on them and the quccn will be easier

sccn. Dr. Miller says that if the queen





 





 





 

 





Incubators are shed in

to cover inferior material.





 





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"Ghangs The Vibration

It Makes for Ilealtll.





A man tried leaving off meat, potatoes,

coffee, and etc., and adopted a breakfast

of fruit, Grape-Nuts with cream, some

crisp toast and a cup of Postum.



His health began to improve at once

for the reason that a meat eater will

reach a place once in a while where his

system seems to become, clogged and the

machinery doesn't work smoothly.



A change of this kind puts aside food

of low nutritive value and takes up food

and drink of the highest value, already

partly digested and capable of being

quickly changed into good rich blood and

strong tissue.



A most valuable feature of Grape-Nuts

is the natural phosphate of potash grown

in the grains from which it is made. This

is the element which transforms albumen

in the body into the soft gray substance

which fills brain and nerve centres.



A few days' use of Grape-Nuts will give

one a degree of nervous strength well

worth the trial. '



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' l e 5. 0 (‘1

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WHITE lEllHllllll cocKEnELs .15...ng L8,-,,,C,;.,B,~,g,

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Buff Rock Cockerels 22°83 it”.°.ti?"ifll‘.°.“}l3.¥;

$1.50 up. WILLIS S. MEADE, Holly, Mich. R.N0. 3.





 





 





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business hen. Eggs $1.50 per 16 or $2.50

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C. R. I. REDS—Am now booklug orders for eggs for

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B. Polish, 8. C. White Leghorns. Jap. Bantams and '
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280' (24)





still eludes you, after trying this method,

the combs shouldbe spread in pairs. The





queen will always be found between the '





combs. Those who are not familiar with

bees and queens can distinguish the

queen by the fact that she is the only bee

in the hive whose abdomen extends clear

beyond the tips of her wings. She is

much larger than the worker bee. How-

ever, the drone is nearly if not quite as





 





The Bofdy of the Drone is Thicker Thru

thaniEither Queen or Worker.

large, but he is so much different in build



that one need never mistake them.



If you have occasion to look for a queen

when brood rearing is not in progress.

remember that she will then be small.

very little larger than a worker, tho still

distinguished by the elongated abdomen.

Virgin queens are also smaller than lay-

ing queens.



Mecosta Co. L. C. WHEELER.

MICHIGAN BEE-KEEPERS PLAN AG~



GRESSIVE CAMPAIGN.





At the annual meeting of the Michigan

Bee-Keepers’ Association. held in Law--

sing, Feb. 233 and 2-l. plans were laid for

beginning a state-wide campaign for new

members and for giving greater publicity

to the importance of this industry. It is

estimated that there are close to 25,000

keepers of bees in this state, a Very

small percentage of whom have, in the

past, affiliated with the state organization,

It is now planned to make an earnest

effort to demonstrate to produm-rs and

to dealers the advantages of business sys-

tem and co—operation in handling the

product.



In order to properly finance the pro—

posed publicity campaign an advance in

the Association‘s membership fee was

proposed. However, as one-half of each

annual membership fee. goes to the Na—

tional Bee~1§ecpcrs‘ Association it was

voted to retain the present membership

fee of $1, and to levy an assessment of

fifty cents on each member for the pur-

pose of raising the necessary funds. Suit-

able COl'l'lDGllSflthll was voted the sccrc—

tary to enable him to put the necessary

time and energy into the campaign which

will be waged to advancc the interests of

the Association and 0f the industry in

gcncral.



The various sessions were fairly well

attended and many live topics were pre—

sented and dismissed. Speakers from

outside the state were President Geo. “7

York, of the National Bee—Kcepers' As-

sociation, whose talk dealt with various

phases of the marketing problem: it. F.

Holterman, of Canada. who discussed

hives, giving his well-defined ideas, ac—

quired thru long experience, as to their

size, ventilation and construction, and

N. E. France, of \Visconsin, manager of

the National Bec-Kecpers‘ Association.

who oi‘i‘ertfl sonic timely suggestions

toucl‘iing the betterment oi‘ the state or-

ganizatlons.



Last year's officers were all re—elccted,

the list standing as follows: President,

'I.. A. Aspinwall. of Jackson; vice—presr

dent, E. D. Townsend, of Remus: secre-

tary, 1‘). i}. 'l‘yrrell. of Detroit. The next

annual meeting of the Association will be

held in Grand Rapids.



Some excellent exhibits of apiary pro—

ducts were shown at this meeting, and

prizes were awarded2 as follows:



For best 10 sections of clover comb

honey, L. C. \Vheeler, of Meeosta (‘30.,

first, and C. S. Foote, of Lenawee (30.,

second.



For best 10 lbs. of clover extracted

honey, A. D. “700d first and L. C.

'Wheeler second.



For best 3 lbs. extracted honey con-

taining smallest per cent of water, L. C.

‘A‘hecler first and A. D. \Vood second.





 





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THE MICHIGAN 1' FARMER.





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If the experiments that have been con-

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years lime-sulphur will become the stan-





dard remedy for the Scab, as it is for

the scale. After giving the results of

their experiments in Virginia, and at





Douglas, Mich., Mr. Scott goes on to say

that he feels that the information at hand

is not sufficient upon which to base

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destined to rcpluce lordcaux mixture in

spraying varieties of apples subjcct to

Bordeaux injury, that is, to the rough,

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others.



In conducting. the Virginia experiments

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home—made wash. boiled with 5 lbs. sul-

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othcr washes. Four sprayings wcrc given

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“'here the Paris green was used with

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tho not scrious. “'hci'e no poison was

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while the self-boilcd wush caused none

at all, but the foliage sprayed with the

latter secmcd more vigorous than that

sprayed with the other .llllitj-Slllplllll‘

preparations. Bordeaux mixture cziuscd

some spotting and yellowing of lczivcs on

some varieties, but not at all serious.

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In the Virginia orchards whore thcse

experiments wcrc conducted St'tlli was not

severe, even on unspraycd trccs, so the

test was not as valuable as it should

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spot was controlled by all tlic prcpui'a—

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and Puris grown, 0.0:} pcr ccut found to be

scabby; commercial limo—sulphur. 2 to 50,

and arscnuto of lcad. 0.31 pwr ccnt found

to bc scabby; self-boilcd limo-sulphur,

10:10:50, and ars‘cnutc of lead, 3.75 per

cent found to be scubby; Bordeaux mix-

ture 3:3:50, and urscuate of loud, 2.15 per

cent found to be scubby; chcck plot, un-

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At Douglas, Mich, co-opcrativc cxpcri-

mcnts wcrc quitc similar to thosc at

Virginia, and the results obtuincd were

much in accordance with those given

above, tho the pcr ccnts are not (is low

as scab is more prcvulcnt how. The in-

jury to thc foliage by commercial lime-

sulphur, 2:50. was more scvcrc than in

Virginia, and Mr. Scott adviscs not over

11/2 gallons to 50 to guard against the

posibility of serious injury to the foliage.

Vt’hcrc the commcrciul solution was used





' with ai'scnatc of lcud the scab injury was





4-8 Di‘r ccnt‘, whilu liordvuux mixture

gave 3.6 per cent. solf~boilcd limo—sulphur

19 per cent. and unspraycd R] pcr ccutt.



These results seem to indicate that

self-boiled wash is not us good to couIrOI





the scab as the commercial or boilcd

washes. while thc latter is nearly as





good as Bordeaux mixture to control the

scab.



As to the condition of the fruit, the

varieties subject to Bordeaux injury that

were sprayed with lime—sulphur were

smoother and more highly colored than

those sprayed with Bordeaux.



Reasoning from the results of the ex-

periments above it would seem safe to

experiment on a part of our apple trees,

especially those subject to Bordeaux in~





jury and russeting, by substituting 11/:

gallons of commercial lime—sulphur, or its

equivalent of home-made wash, to 50

gallons of water for the Bordeaux mix-

ture, using the arsenate of load as beforc.

For this purpose the commercial solu-

tions would be handicst and fully as

cheap, since we want something that \Vlli

kccp during the summer, will not clog

the pumps, and can be quickly prepared.

These will be ready at all times, and all

that need be done is to draw out the re-

quircd amount, pour into our sprayer of

water and go to work.



As to the cost there will be little differ-

cncc. If we compute coppcr sulphate at

50 per 1b., (sniull quantities will cost

more), and lime at half a cent, a 50 gal.

barrel of the Bordeaux mixture will cost

for the materials, from 18 to :20 ccnts.

Commuting commercial limo-sulphur at





the horticultural socicty contract pricc

after deducting rcbutc for the barrel at

15c pcr gallon, 50 gallons would cost

231/90 ’l‘lic, cxtra labor in making thc

Bordcaux will about compensate for the

difference in pricc, so tho cost is pruc-





tically the same. The materials for homc

made wash would be somcwhat cheaper.

but taking the extra labor into considcra-

tion I doubt if thcrc would be any gain

in economy by using it on a small scale.

Altho lhci'c huvc bccu scvcral experi-

nicnls in our stutc in Using thc limo—sul-

phur for apple scab, and the i'csults point

to its more gcncrul usc in :imc. we

should not be (lYt'l' hasty in adopting it to

rcpluce Bordeaux. As for mysvlf, I in—

tend to try it out the comim,r summcr on

different varictics. but think i shall still

tie to Bordcaux as tho iuziln fungicide.

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There is one subject that it seems to

me is going to be of vital interest to this

section of the state that is not muen

touched upon. The farmers of this county

are setting thousands of dollars worth of

fruit trees, amounts all out of propor-

tion to their ability to furnish natural

fertilizer and as the trees grow each year

they will demand more and more plant

food. and it seems to me that the farm—

ers lnust go into something that will pro-

duce larger amounts of fertilizing matter

to supply the needs of their orchards in

tllis line, and this must be stock ralslng

of some kind, either dairy or beef produc-

tion. or a combination of all kinds of

stock. I dont' Wish, in this note. to

express any decided opinion or remedy

of my own but would like to have Mr.

Lillie and other farmers who are ac—

quainted with the conditions which obtain

ill this county and the territory adjoining

as to market for milk, cream, beef, pork,

kind of soil, products. etc., discuss this

subject thru the Michigan Farmer and

give their opinion as to the best remedy

that we all may gain new ideas and profit

thereby.



Grand Traverse Co. B. M. JAMES.



Mr. James certainly brings up a very

important question. Fruit orchgy‘ds in

Michigan will have to be fertilized in some

way. Carefully growing cover crops and

turning them down will help preserve the

fertility of the soil, but eventually some

plant food must be added if We, want to

keep up the productivcncss of our 0r-

ehards. Now, Mr_ James suggests stock

growing for this purpose, but I do not

think he looks at the subject in just the

right light. Really, stdck raising does

not add fertility to the land; that is, it





conclusion that the only way to keep up

the fertility of an orchard is by the use

of stable manure. I am positive that this

can be done ,by cover crops and commer-

cial fertilizer. Commercial fertilizers will

furnish the plant food, there is no doubt

about that. The only question to consider

is to keep up the mechanical condition of

the soil by the incorporation annually 01‘

a sufficient amount of organic and vege—

table matter and this can be done quite

as well by growing cover crops and green

manure as it can by the use of stable

manure. I believe this method is ulti-

mately the solution of maintaining the

fertility of our orchards and fruit lands.

The average fruit grower has not faith

enough ill frtlit growing to use it in suffi-

cient quantities to get profitable results.

But the time will come when he will do

this and will get results.

COLON C. LILLIE.



RENOVATING THE OLD ORCHARD.



This was the topic of an excellent ad—

dress by Mr. T. A. Farr-and, of Baton

Rapids. at the State Round-Up Institute

last week. Mr. Farand emphasized the

advantage in the renovation and proper

care for the old orchards, believing it to

be. more important than the planting of

new ones, which is being done at the

present time to such an extent, since im-

mediately profitable results can be se-

cured from givingr proper attention to the

old orchards which. in a great many





 





 





 





 





Evidence of'a Difficult Task.m.\'ote the use of watersprouts at the right to

form new top. \Vcre the tree ill an orchard row, more pruning in the extreme

top, and less nearer the ground. would make a more convenient tree to care for

with fully as much bearing surface.





does not add plant food. It simply pre-

serves the fertility. Simply puts back

into the soil if you carefully save the

manure, what the growing crops take out

of the soil, but you add nothing only so

far as you may add a certain amount of

nitrogen by growing lcguminous crops

like clover, beans. vctch. etc. Conse-

quently, when we talk about growing live

stock on a portion of the farm and using

the resultant manure to fertiliZe bearing

orchards, it is Sillipl) “robbing Peter to

pay Paul." The ground on which you

grow the crops to support your live stock

is gradually getting poorer while you

have fertilized your orchard. Now it

requires stock growing to keep tlp an or-

dinary stock farm ill the production of

crops suitable for the lllaintenallce of live

more than holds its own. even with the

careful preserving of fertilizer. providing

you do not buy feed outside the farm for

the stock. Of course, every pound of food

you buy outside the farm to feed the

stock adds fertility and organic mattel

to the soil, and in this way you can build

up a soil. And so the fruit man, if he

would keep stock and buy his feed to feed

them, then he would be adding fertility

to his farm, btlt if he simply takes a por-

tioll of his farm to raise feed for live

stock, feeds these crops to the live stock

and saves the manure and puts this onto

his orchard, the land on which he raised

the crop is bound to grow poorer. If a

portion of his farm is not suitable for the

production of frtlit, then I certainly would

keep a certain amount of live stock. 1

stock. In other words, a stock farm little

would keep enough dairy cows to con-

sume the food grown upon that portion

of the farm, but you need the manure

back on that portion to make dairying

profitable.



Now, I think Mr. James is wrong in his





cases, are now paying little if anything





to their owners. The one point which

Mr. Farrand emphasized as essential to

the securing of a profitable crop from

the old orchard was thoro spraying. This

spraying should be done at the proper

time and should be very thoro. Mr, Far-

rand stated that the average man was

inclined to think that he had a tree

sprayed when he had applied a few gal-

lone of spraying material to it. but stat-

ed that four or five gallons of material

did not cover a tree sufficiently well; that

for a good sized tree it takes 10 or 12

gallons, and the trees should be sprayed

from both sides. Mr. Farrand is a firm

believer in the efficiency of Bordeaux

mixture as a preventive for scab and

other fungus diseases and, where it has

been applied full strength for the first

spraying and the quantity of copper sul-

phate used at future sprayings reduced,

there will not be the trouble of russeting

of the fruit which is experienced with

ftlll strength mixtures. He Would spray

thoroly just before. the calyx of the blos-

som closes to prevent the attack of the

codling moth in the spring. as by this

means only can the damage from these

worms be reduced to a minimum. He

would spray again in August for the

second crop of the codling moth, since an

apple that has a worm hole, no matter

how large or attractive it may be in

other respects, will not be accepted either

as a first or second grade. and with

proper spraying from 80 to 90 per cent

of the apples can be placed in this class.



Mr. Farrand has rented a good many

old orchards and renovated them to a

profitable degree by spraying alone. Cul-

tivation and pruning he considers im-

portant where one owns the trees, but

not essential to growing a fair crop of

apples in an old orchard which has had





 





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In Comparing Southern



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richest in the country, especially South

Georgia.



How many readers of this journal real-

ize that Georgia is the biggest State east

of the Mississippi River? It is.



How many people realize that the in-

crease in the value of farm crops in

Georgia in the last ten years is greater

by 20 per cent than that of any other

State in the entire Old South? Twenty

times as great, according to the map in

Collier's Weekly, as the growth in Florida

——tWenty times as much money into the

farmers’ poeketbOoks. All the Southern

States show marvelous increase in the

value of farm crops—but the queen of the

Old South is Georgia.



The Atlantic Coast Line Railway, the

Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Rail—

road and the other through lines of

transportation give \Vaycross and South

Georgia the finest freight facilities in the

South, wonderful advantages for ship-

ping of fruits, early vegetables and

garden truck, and at a freight rate 25

per cent lower than Florida. The land

here is 137 feet above the level of thet

sea. Perfect drainage, pure air and no

flood. Land values in Florida. a short

distance from Senator Dcen's Deenwood

Farms. for instance. are selling at $1.000

and upward per acre. Yet the soil is

exactly the same and the water not as

good. South Georgia lands are bound to

increase in value by leaps and bounds

just as soon as the settlers’ rush begins

to come in, and the quicker they come

the more they will make by the advance.

Potatoes here yield as high as $350 per

acre, on the Deen lands and right around

VVaycross. Corn yields as much as $125

an acre. Pecan nuts M0 to the tree, with

about fifty trees to the acre. (‘antaloupes

and melons yield as high as.$400 an acre

(this is due. of course. to the early fancy

growth and the fast haul to the. big

cities). For the same reason cabbages

yield from $200 to $300 an acre. peaches

$400 to $500, onions as high as $400, and

celery $700. Snap beans and tomatoes

bring as much as $300 and $400 per acre,

and Sea Island cotton sweeps to the front

with easy cultivation yielding from $50 to

$200 per acre.





 





 





SEE THIS SOIL





If you can’t come to Georgia,





Come, and bring the boys!





THE- MICHIGAN FARMER. " (27) 283





 





SEE 1T





0‘





let me send Georgia up to you! A sample of the soil!





 





 





Here’s a picture taken in the dead of winter__phi;tographed Jan=

nary 20th. No cold here, no storms, no droughts, no floods; all

in the midst of a perfect climate and a glorious country.





 





We want settlers, growers of truck—small

farmers. That’s why this land is selling now

at $25 an acre; $l per acre dowu and 50c per

acre per month. Two years from today you

wouldn’t sell it for $200 per acre.





NOW LISTEN!



These farms are the Deenwood farms, 2

miles out from Waycross, Can, the bravest little

city in the South; absolutely prohibition, "went

dry" twenty—five years ago; 14,000 population,

l2 railroads—27 hours by fast freight from

New,York, which is the biggest big-price mar—

ket for farm products and garden truck on the

continent—and you beat Florida’s freight rate

by 25 per cent.



Now read what Senator Deen says, and

remember even if he does weigh but a hundred

pounds, 98 of it is backbone. He's the kind

of a man to tie to. He’s the kind of a man

to buy land from. He's a farmer himself, and

he's the farmer’s friend. This is what he says:





”I want farmers, actual settlers on this

land. It you are,one, then I call to you to

come here and settle with us. Give yourself

and your family a chance here in the midst of

health and happiness, where the people are

living clean and right. Bumper crops, cultiva-

tion continuous, something growing every min-

ute, money in all the time, and a top-notch

market for what you raise. Look at our pic-

ture. There’s a story in it, and a message for

you. No crops anywhere to compare with ours

here on Deenwood farms. I want a hundred

settlers immediately.





“Now let. me send you a sample of this

$01l; the regular run of the land as it lays.





.There’s no picked sample about it. I give you





my Word for this. I want you to compare this

soil. Show it to your government experiment

station; show it to any expert. Send to Wash~

ington and get the government bulletins on this





land of South Georgia.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Compare it with anything in the Southwest, or the

Far “'est, or the Northwvst, or anywhere else.

I'll send you our prospectus. our comparative

crop rcports (not some big yield of some big you!“

that makes a showing. but the regular average

product). ’I‘hat‘s what counts. You'll be in—

terested in our magnificent public schools,

our colleges, our splendid hotels. the cx-

perimentnl station. our fine churches.

guaranteed pure water. freedom from

malaria. splendid hunting and

abundance of game. cool nights

in the hottest summer. And the

soil sample! If you can‘t

come at this time. I‘ll pick

a farm for you. and I say

on my honor that I'll

give you the best

there is up to the

minute. I have

your letter.





Tear

off this

Coupon and

Mail for Free

Information.





Hon. Geo. W. Deen. Pres.

Deen Really &. lmpr‘m’l Co.

Waycross, Ga.

Please send

me a prOSpectiis_ of

Deenwood harms, giving in”

information,with inap.without

any obligation or expense to me.





 





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“Big growers of celery in Florida have just sold

their land for $l200 an acre there, and have come

over here to Waycross and bought mine at $25 an

acre. Better soil and better water. You can buy

IO acres, 20, 30, 40. any amount.



“Write to me." GEO. W. BEEN.





DEEN REALTY AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, Waycross, Georgia
284





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(Continued from page 282.)



poor care. He has not found it necessary

in his experience to fertilize the orchards

under his care to any considerable ex-

tent, a. fact which he attributes to the

unproductiveness-of the orchards in pre-

vious years. He be ieves, however, that,

after the stored up plant food in the soil

is exhausted, some fertilization will be

necessary.



With 1egard to pruning and cultivation,

he cautioned his hearers against cutting

off the low limbs to enable them to cul.

tivate close to the trees. The best fruit

will be found growing upon these limbs

and they are more easily sprayed and

the fruit is more easily picked from them

than from the high ones and he would

never out off the low limbs to enable him

to cultivate close to the trees, preferring

to adopt any kind of a system which

would avoid this neecessity in preference

to clean culture at the cost of these lower

limbs.



In closing his talk, Mr. Farrand ex-

pressed the opinion that with a. proper

renovation of the old orchards In the

state, the Michigan apple product would

be not only much larger, but much better

in quality than that of the favorite fruit

sections of the west, and that not in the

Hood River Valley of Oregon, nor in the

Yakima district of Washington, nor in

the Grand Junction region of Colorado,

but right here in Michigan will be found

the land of opportunity for the apple

grower.





 





THE DWARF APPLE.





 





The importance of the apple in a dwarf

form is of interest to many, especially to

those who have but a limited space for

the growing of tree fruits but who wish

to have apples among the fruits grown.



To the farmer who does not wish to

have a. commercial orchard, but who

wishes to supply his own table with

choice fruit the dwarf apple is of economic

importance. To the city man who lives

in the suburbs 01‘ suburban town and who

enjoys taking care of a fruit garden the

dwarf apple holds an important position,

and the fruit from these trees excel in

Size, color and quality.



The apple as a dwarf bears much

quicker than a standard of the same var-





iety. Dwarf applcs often bear the second

year after planting 01' four years from

the graft while standards seldom bear





before six years and some varieties not

until fifteen years of age. The fruits are

generally of lai'gcr size, due to better

care and to a lai‘gcr amount of available

food per apple and of better color for

about the same reasons.



As the trees are comparatively small

they can be sprayed, pruned and cared

for much more easily than large trees,

and, therefore, insects and diseases give

less trouble than on standards. Dwarf

trees can be planted ten feet apart while

a. standard tree should be planted at

least 33 feet apart.



To make an apple tree dwarf it is only

ncccsszu‘y to graft a cion of a standard

apple such as 21 Jonathan, upon a root

of an apple which in nature develops but

a small top. The roots of such a tree

can only furnish sufficient nourishment to





grow in two of similar size. A standard

top, however, would outgrow the root

unlcss scvcrc pruning is 1csorlcd to. The





Paradisc crab apple

Fianco is especially adapted for this pur.

pose as our common varieties of apples

do well upon it and with careful pruning

seldom grows over 10 to 13 feet across.



Dwarf ii‘ees cost about the same as

standard does; 300 trees should be set to

tho aci‘c. whereas 30 standards are suffi—

cient for the some area.



Many gardens, suburban lots and sim-

ilar locations are very often too small

for standard trees that would be suffi-

cicntly large for several dwarf trees.

Dwarf trees, can also be planted along

walls 01‘ fences and trained to nearly any

shape, taking up but very little room and

make a desirable screen for unsightly

places.



The dwarf apple as a commercial ven-

ture has not been a success but for the

small lot and garden it not only gives

enjoyment to the grower but gives fruit

of such size and quality as tovmake them

a success from a money standpoint.

Dwarf trees are not as long lived as

standards but often live to be 30 years

of age, bearing, on the average, three

peeks of fruit per year.



A word about pruning. A dwarf tree

cannot be successfully grown unless great

care is used in pruning. The trees should

be headed very low, within a few inches





which grows in





 





of the ground. and encourage fruit spur





production by pruning severely.





/





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





One-half to two-thirds of the yearly

growth should be cut back annually. This

keeps the tree from becoming too large

for the small root, quickens fruitfulness

and at the same time distributes fruit

spurs over the entire tree surface.



Agrl. Col., Mich. 0. I. GREGG.





GARDEN—EGG FOR THE TRADE.





 





Our annual population of summer re-

sorters with their ever increasing num-

bers, whom we must feed from three to

four months of the year, has compelled

the adoption of market gardening as a.

special line of horticulture. It is a pat-

ronage exacting in requirements and cor-

respondingly generous in expenditures.

There is an educative feature in catering

to this trade inasmuch as a fine discrimi-

native taste asserts itself in the choice

of vegetables.



Sweet corn is one of the items that

must be just such and nothing else, and

this favorite is the Black Mexican, with

small ears, black kerneled, deliciously

sweet and tender. It is grown from suc-

cessivc plantings to last the season thru.

Its especial devotees start back to their

city homes in September with a bundle of

of cars, bespoke for delivery on the way

to the depot, snugly tucked under the

arm. One customer of the writer’s de-

clared there was no other corn fit to eat.



Lettuce, to be acceptable, must be

brown and curly-leaved, such as we find

in the Early Prize, All Cream, Tomhan-

nock and Bronze Head, the last- two pos-

sessing special merit. Of string beans

cultivated for the trade, which says nay

to all but ycllow pods, there are several

well worn white-seeded sorts on which

we ring the changes. The advantage

gained by using white varieties is that

the left-over stock brings a second in-

come for dry beans. Of the bush forms

there is the trio of waxes, with prefixes

as respectively, Davis, Michigan and

“hits. When pole beans are preferred,

we have them in the “'hite Creaseback,

Lazy Wife’s and Dutch Case-knife. All

are good and may safely be selected at

randmn. Our canning factories, on the

contrary, use green poddcd varieties. the

seed of which is provided for the patrons.



Of all demands made by the appetite

upon the early garden the most insistent

and abiding is for grccn onions, and

herein is seen nature’s niccty in adjust-

ing supply and demand as the ready-

gi‘own bulbs stretch up their crowns of

green and exhale their garlic even from

beneath the melting snow,



One of our truck gardeners who makes

the onion a leader has worked out a rou-

tine of culture that gives him green stock

for market practically all the year. The

first requisite, of course, is the tlioroly

prepared bed as to fertility and fineness

of texture. It is scarcely possible to get

an excess of plant food and humus or to

ovcrtill the soil. Before sowing the seed

a liberal quantity of salt is worked into

the drill to kill grubs, the worst enemy

of the Onion crop. “'hen the plants are

up large enough to handle, the first thin-

ning and transplanting is done. As growth

advances this process is repeated until

the bulbs are large enough for market.

There is nevcr any waste of the thinned

out plants. “’lmt arc not reset are dried

and I‘QSL‘I‘Vt'd for planting the following

spring. But the product from these

starters is not his cai‘licst crop. The first

yield is dci'ivcd from a sowing of seed

made in Scptcnibci‘. which comes to the

thinning stage bcforo winter, and remainv

ing in the ground, is up betimes to min-

istcr to the first hungry call for some-

thing green. So, ycar after year, is re-

peated the same round of culture with

the ever-recurring results.





Oceana Co. M. A. HOYT.





 





A new disease among pears has been

noted in Belgium. The diseased fruit





Shows round brown spots, which increase

in size until the {greater part of the fruit

is affected, after which it falls. In one

instance the loss due to this fungus was

great, fully one-half of the fruit being

destroyed. \Vhere the pears had been

bagged they did not suffer from the fun-

gus. Spraying with Bordeaux mixture it

is believed will prevent the disease.





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MARCH 12, , 1910.





PLEASE MENTION THE MICHIGAN FARMER

when you are writing to advertisers.

IT PAYS TO PLANT RIGHT.



There is a right way and a wrong way

to plant. Soil conditions vary2 even in

adjoining fields, and no ironclad rule can

be made to fit every condition. It is es-

sential to have the land in proper condi-

tion for seeding, and no one will deny it.

There is a time to sow and a. time to

reap, and the ruler of the universe has

never yet failed to provide a time for

both. However, some men get in such a

hurry to seed that they think they Cannot

possibly wait another hour, so they get

stampeded, mud in their crops and then

wonder why their more successful neigh-

oors get more bushels to the acre. Yes,

it pays to plant right. It pays to have a.

good reliable grain drill to do the work—

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a drill that will handle any size seed in

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Our Motto—’“The Farmer is of more

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TH E MARCH PROGRAMS.





 





 





 





' Suggestions for Second. Meeting.





Fifteen-minute practice of new songs





in Grange Melodies.





How the Grange plans to help farmers





' more and more.





Farm Business—IV.. Rural law,





of employer and employe, etc.)





Instrumental music, to which all march





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Cookery—II. Cakes, candies,

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Men vote on favorite variety of cake.

Young people pass samples of home-made





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ARE GRANGES AWARE?





 





There never was a time when the

Grange had such powerful incentives and

encouragements to apply itSelf to the pro-



The demand

the prices of—

fered for them, and the cry that 'a serious

shortage is in sight—all these tend to put

the man who is already on the farm in

position to take his calling at high tide,

There is the

rub—does he know how to farm to best

Has he been awakened from

the sleepy notion that anyone can plow

and harrow, sow and reap? Such a hampv

ering notion is part of his inheritance

He must be awakened.

He must be made to see his opportunity.

here

More often than

not, he is past school age; and even if he

the common school is not yet

equipped to fit him for farming to ad-

I It remains for the Grange and

kindred institutions to rouse and instruct





motion of bettered farming.

for ,staple food products,





providing he knows how.





advantage ?





from the past.





He must be taught, line upon line,

a little, there a little.





is young,

vantage.





him





Do the rank and file of our Granges

realize this open door of opportunity? Do

they appreciate how Michigan is stirring

in tardy recognition of her resources as

an ideal fruit section?) How she is be—

low

average yield in corn, potatoes and other

How she is seeing that

her horses, cattle, sheep and swine should

You who read this,

who have attended farmers’ institutes this

winter, know these things well, and more.

are coming to

the front in corn study, under the stimu‘





coming conscience-smitten at her





common crOps ?





be of higher, grade?





You know how the boys





lus of here and there an institute man-

ager, a school commissioner,

officer, or county Y. M. C. A. secretary.

You have perhaps heard how Well these

boys follow instructions given them; you

have looked into their eager faces on

“contest day” and watched their interest:

you have listened to the judge's prediction

that in three years, perhaps in less time,

they will outstrip their fathers,



But the institute, the “school of corn

instruction,” or the contest day comes

but once or twice a year. The Grange

you have twice a month.

it for the actual help .of your farmers

who do not know how to farm the best

they might? Are you enlisting the boys

and girls in profitable crop experiments?

Are you teaching your members how to

keep farm and household accounts, so

that they may know whether they are

working at a loss or gain?



These things—and they are things that

every Grange might do—are timely and

most practical. The times are ripe for

them. The Grange has the machinery

set up and fitted most admirably to do

this vital work for its members as no

other institution can possibly do it for





them just at this moment.

- JENNIE BUELL.





 





AMONG THE L,|VE GRANGES.





Benzie Co. Pomona recently held a good

meeting in South Blaine Grange hall,

with every Grange in the county repre-

sented. There Were also visitors present

from Manistee Co. where a number of new

Granges have recently been organized. A

class of four was initiated into the mys-

teries of the fifth degree.





East Eaton Grange.—National Deputy a





John Wilde organized a Grange at the

Royston school in the eastern part ‘of

Eaton towuship, Eaton Co., Saturday

evening, 'Feb. 19, with the followmg offi—

cers:‘ _Master, Ralph Newth; overseer, A.

J, Dennison; lecturer, H. Thurman;

steward, L. Sargent; ass’t steward, Har-

old Grousbeck: lady ass’t steward, Mabel

Newth: chaplain, Justin Alwood; treas-

urer, H. F. Martin; secretary, J. S.

Newth; gate keeper, Chalmer Alwood.

Practical Topics discussed at last meet-

ing of South Arm Grange, of Charlevolx





\





(re-

lating to line fences, contracts, liabilities,





custards.





a Grange





Are you using





Fourth Annual

to be given that evening by Hon. Henry

Wallace, of Iowa.





00., included “Why'the Boys Leave the

Farm.-" Opinions differed, some believing

the reason Was that the boys were obliged?

to work too hard, and left because they

believed they could get a living with less

manual labor. Another was ”Why Are

Beets not more Extensively Raised in this

Community?” The general belief was

that the farmers had not learned to raise

them in the easiest way; aiso that the

work was harder to do, requiring more

hand labor than any other crop.

Grange has installed a lighting system,

for lighting its hall,





power.





Gratiot Patrons Consider National Legis-

lative Measures.





At a recent meeting of Gratiot Counlty

t e

Patrons were favored with the presence

and State,

Lecturer Buell, who gave interesting, help-

ful talks. Interest centered in a letter from

Congressman Dodds pledging support to

postal savings banks and declaring for 3.

Both measures were

discussed and the Grange adopted resolu-

savings bank

bill now before congress and asking the

to a

measure providing a general rural parcels

The resolu—

tions also declare that the Grange is op-

posed to any change in the present rate





Pomona, held with Ithaca Grange,





of Bro. Holden, of Lansing,





local parcels post.

tions favoring the postal

his support





congressman to give





post instead of a local post.

of postage on second—class mail matter

A class of six was given the fifth degree





and lecturers,

SlOnS.





Charlevoix County Pomona.





About 100 members representing seven

Subordinate Granges met in Pomona ses-





sion with Wilson Grange, Thursday, Feb

17. “After enjoying a most

spread,





sympathy manifested for the





The usual order of business





taken up,





The

absent,

for, and several

an interesting manner.

drew as member of committee to





volunteer remarks were





'Newville was appointed in his





next meeting. The discussion on

topic, “Why Farm

several





considerable interest and





portion of their crops, and to

report of same at its close.

session was largely

reports of committees.

Granges reporting,





ending Jan. 1. Ironton Grange





'hand to the amount of $91.75.





accepted and candidates were obligated.





Grange closed in form to meet with Deer





 





Lake Grange, Thursday, April 21.——Sec-

retary.

Ohio Patrons Active.———Sevcral new





Grange halls have recently been erected





and dedicated to the use of the order in

Ohio. At the recent State Grange meet-

ing Master Laylin reported

subordinates organized and

organized during the year.





eleven rc-





been organized. About 4,500 new mem-

bers had been added since one year ago.





The proverbial rainy day is well provided





against by a comfortable balance of $28.-

000 in the State Grange treasury.

a portion of the year two organizers were

kept in the field, the expense being shared





equally by the State and National

Granges. The experiment proved very

satisfactory. The field meetings were





largely attended and afforded an excel-

lent means for getting a bearing upon

the principles and work of the order be-

fore the people of the state.





 





COMING EVENTS.





Pomona Meetings.

Emmet C0,, at Harbor Sprin 5, Friday

March 25. g "

Benzie Co., with Thompsonville Grange,

I'JI‘uesdiay and V‘Vedncsday, May 31 and

une .





District Lecturers’ Conferences.





Dates have been assigned for Lecturers'

Conferences, as below, in the hope that

lecturers living-within convenient reach

of the several points named will endeavor

to attend. Grangcs are asked to send

their lecturers to these conferences. pay-

ing their necessary expenses. It is be—

lleved it will be of mutual good to the

Grange and the lecturer to be represent-

ed in at least one of these conferences,

which will consider successes and difii-

-culties of the lecturer and train for better

and more effective methods:





March 28, Lansing, Hotel Wentworth.





11:00 a. In.

March 29, Grand Rapids, Hotel Codv,

0:00 a, m. ‘

March 30, Big Rapids, Court House.

:00 a. In.





March 31, Cadillac, Court House, 10:00

. m. ‘



April 1, Clare, Calkins Hotel. 10:00

a. m. _

April 2, Bay City, Y. M. C. A, Building,

:00 a. m.





10



April 5, Port Huron, 10:00 a. In.



April 6. Flint, Court House, 10:00 a. m.



May 12, Kalamazoo, Western Normal

School, 1:00 p, m.



Those in attendance at the Kalamazoo

Conference are invited to remain for the

Rural Progress Lecture





. THE. MICHIGAN FARMER.  





This





consisting of two

500ecandle-power lamps and a tank gen-

erator capable of generating 2,500 candle





' ter to





and a conference, attended by 14 masters other half.





was held between the ses-





bountiful

in which there was no apparent

“boycot-

ting” of any article of diet, the meeting

was called to order in the fifth degree.

was then

the work being relieved from

time to time by selections from the pro-

gram previously prepared by the lecturer.

state speaker being unaccountably

called

members responded in

The master with—

draft

constitution and by-laws and Bro. J. A.

stead.

This committee is expected to report at

the

Accounts Should be

Kept.” led by Bro, H. L. Olney, evoked

mem-

bers agreed to keep a strict book-account

during the coming season with at least a

submit a

The evening

taken up with the

Of the twelve

Deer Lake was de-

clared the banner Grange for the quarter

was a

close second, having made the largest in-

crease of membership during the quarter.

Tile auditing committee. reported cash on

_ Two appli-

cations for fifth degree membership were





forty new





. Two Po—

mona and two Juvenile Granges have also





During





 

 





m) an





and the rollicking “Fair Song” was sung

by the school. After thls followed Ques-

tions by the teacher, which the scholars

answered with ready Wit and humor. The

natural history class was something t "it

would make any sober person laugh, an -_

when the water was passed it‘ took one

back to the old country school of long





 





E FARMERS’ CLUBS]





Address all communications relative to

the organization of new clubs to Mrs. C.





 





 





 





P. Johnson, Metamora,’ Mich. ago. \Vl'lcn the spelling class of eight

stalwart .scholars lined up on the floor



Associational Motto.—-— m”! ”101% 1003 on a [11mm and to hear

“ , , , ‘ . cm spc an lnispe words, was cer-

lhe skillful hand, With cultuied mind, talnly laughable. After tllis came the





is the farmer’s most valuable asset.

Ass0ciaticnal Sentiment.—



’l‘he farmer, he garners from the soil

the primal wealth of nations.





dinner hour, when they all got their pails

and went to eating and cracking jokes,

the teacher then rang the bell and all took

their seats in as decorous a manner as

could be expected. Folowing this came

the program by the school. Billie John-

son, nee Willie Park, read a diary of 1000

which was very comical. Rettie Kitclay.

nee Mrs. B. H. Smith, apepared in an old

shawl and bonnet and recited “Aunty

l)olcful." Sally Dolittle, nee Margaret

Park, recited “Angels Can do no More,"

and responded to an encore. “The face

on the Barroom Floor" was given by Jack

\Vashington, nee Amos Andrews, Jr., who

responded to an encore. “Juniata” was

sung by the school, "Doughnutting Time”





HOLD JOINT lNSTITUTE.



The institute held under the auspices

of \Vixom Grange and Farmers" Club at

the K. O. T, M. hall, Feb. 10, was an in-

teresting and instructive occasion. It

was well attended. the hall being filled in

the afternoon. The meeting was called

to order by President Nicholson, after





which Rev. Salyes oi't'crcd‘ prayer. The was spoken by Jimmie Poor, nee J_ M.

prestdent introducedfihe State ‘Speakcr, Miller. Professor Jack Washington and

Mr- Ful'lm‘v 111:; isuluet't, bolus ‘ImQIJW- Samuel Dolittle played two fine selec-

lng Herd and harm. Some Of Mr- lay- tions. “Nobody’s Child" was a fine read-





lor's tllots that he left with us were, an

ideal is essential, make the herd better

each year, some read too much, it is het-

read half the time and think the

Cultivation liberates moisture

and kills weeds. Moisture is the most

important article we get from the soil.

Hulnus conserves moisture. Clovers fur-

nish humus, brings up fertility from the

subsoil and admit air. So long as the

people are well fed our republic will con—

tinue. No question is so important as

the bread and butter question: all patriot-

ism and culture rest with the man in

overalls and the wife in the kitchen; ev-

ery dream of future Americanism rests

on the soil. It is not ours; we only tend

it for a few yeal'swwe have no right to

depreciate the soil that our fathers‘ Cili‘t".l

for for us. In choosing cattle for the

dairy take, those that have a good dairy

forln. Patronize the sire that has the

most good performers in his immediate

family.



Mr. Taylor was followed by Mr. Stev-

ens, who said, put your thot in praCtil-c.





ing by Mollie Baun, nee Mrs. A. Andrews.

Rose Milligan, nee Gladys Miller, showed

them how to “Catch a Beau on Broad~

way." The “Dutchman’s Snake” was re-

citcd by Billie Johnson, nee Willie Park,

who responded to an encore. The four

school boys then sang the "Parody of the

Old ()aken Bucken.” The last, but not

the least of the Old country school, play,

was when Samuel Dolittle, nee B, H.

Smith, came forward and read the vale-

dictory. The school closed with man;r

congratulations by the members of the

Club, who all agreed' it was one of the

most enjoyable meetings our Club had

ever had. At a late hour the company

left for their homes, hoping that all would

meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George

Carpentrr the third Thursday in March.

—Mrs. J. M. Miller, Cor. See.



How to Improve Our Roads—The Feb-

ruary meeting of the Ingham County

Farmers' Club was held at Brookside with

Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Green. The house

was prettily decorated with flags and the

little flags each side of the driveway made





(41,1905? blrfjs, like fdanll, lift):{131i.31_',]t<iflf3‘1 a plcusmg ])1('lLlI‘C upon the snow. Miss

l’lMTlljlg “‘1 J“ ' 9180M“ Sgt” f ltlL ')rO' Beaumont gave a paper upon “Things

It “as voted 10 01“” 18 195 0 ‘0 1 Washington Never Saw." confining her





gram, it being past the dinner hour.



The afternoon meeting was called to

order by the president, who announced

the program, which included several rel-i-

tations and instrumental music. Mr.

Clapp, of Northvillc, gave an interesting

talk on soils, telling us the essentials for

plant life and their sources. Also how

to tell what the soil lacked and how to

replace it. Mr. Taylor continued his ad-

dress. pointing out how, while we are im-





remarks to educational lines. This was

freely discussed and the second question

of the day was “How to Improve Our

Road System.” by R. .l, Bullen. He em-

phasized the use. of the King drag, cs—

pol'ially alter a rain. Keep the roadbed

higher ill the middle. get rid of the water

and keep the ruts out, and the roads will

take care of themselves. All realize the

loss expense of hauling produce to market





r "no" t1 1 *rl t‘lc herd would improve (“er gm"! roads.

{3}]g\1f(l?m1§11115 Ltllel work would improve Will Hold Temperance Meeting—Tho

< ‘ your books were. ready for distribution





4 .— ‘ ' ‘ " . .

the man. (“01' bt‘c‘ and the next meeting Will be a temperancz—





'—“‘“_ “ mass meeting at the court house in Na-

CLUB DISCUSSIONS' son. It will be an afternoon meeting only.





Hold Club lnstitute.—February has been local





Ingham county votes on option at





the spring election and the following reso-





a f mon 11 for Iookinwglass Valle ’ . , ,, _, .

Clubu“ On tlle 10th {in allflll’av institutz lullon was plosonted by .l. H, Shaft-r and

was .held at Maccabee 11,1“ “\V-lconsta l‘luanrmonsly adopted. "This Club stands

The neighborinor Club in (llilev lv-ls “in: “’3' clean.government, the economical ad-

vitcd qfid “wt-1w.) Clubs hon-2m A); ,H, mlnlstratlon oi; government. affairs, tom-

- ’ ‘ I . 5“ ‘ " )oran -'~. n oru ilv ' . ,, ’

qualntance which promlses to strengthen killi‘l'l‘F‘HII It-itizensl‘ililpd”fll\(1rsb(StTahgl-yellf

the work ill this part of the county. Goo. ”,1. gm, ‘ ' ‘ ' ‘

A. Brown professor of animal husbandr‘. Tl ’ ' ~

.. . . 1 W h ’

at M. A. 0.. was the speaker of the day. l ,1 e. . 15"???) Center Farmers CIUb

u ll its l‘t‘)lllcll\ meeting with Mr. and





and much valuable information was gained

from his talks on “liaising Skim-milk

Calves” and “Care of the Farm Breeding

Flock.” Good music and an oyster dinner

completed a perfect institute. Feb. 24

was sheep day, three flocks were reported

on: First, 40 sheep; expense. $05.10, rc-





lVll-s. U. J. Campbell, with a good attenti-

anco. [loll Pall wats responded to bv

“"l‘hings George \Vashington Never Saw."

Music for the day was furnished by the.

(‘lub and the question box was of ‘moro

than usual interest. Several new mem-

bers were installed from tlle'visitors pres-





. or r- r _ m - .x- l «l ,, . . . .

turns, _$37-)-0')- secondbqiii Sll‘fp' ‘U‘P‘ns‘j cut. lllc princlpal toplcs for discussion

$110.16. it‘tgrpsr $..37.-«. lllll‘ltwmn 5119?” were, "Securing and Caring for Seed

expense, $8.11; returns, ““0"“: lhc Peru." “The Farmer's Problems” “The

subjects of blnder thne and money value Value ”1" Teaching a Child to‘ Save "

of Mg-ood roads \Klere has)“: (1150889(‘(l- I- ‘ l and the “Possibilities in an Old Apple

. eet‘ With .6'9, ONUQ‘ lyb-‘JA" 1}“ 'J‘rco." Each topic was well discussed and

g the. Uni) was invited to iotuln tllt‘ \lbll many valuable suggestions offered This

of the Riley (,lUlb lllll'll"l”llr~ accepted (‘lub mourns the loss of its oldest, meme





and spent a day long to be remembered.





. . , bcr, \\'illiam l on”r

Reception committees gave us cordial wol— ‘ “'





,voal's of age. [lo





w h 0 was

was present





nearly 8:;

and took





come. A sumptuous chicken-pic dinner ll‘l"l - '.. .-

, , .. ill the dlsl'usslous at tho .l'illll'll'V

was served and a fine program (-arrlcll meeting. Mr. Long has 1,0,.“ a résid'pn't





out. The subject of organizing the county

was discussed, both Clubs being in favor

of such an organization. At the March

meeting the subject of local option will

receive attention. Bel Maier, Reporter.



Have Oyster Dinner.—'l‘he regular meet-

ing of the Hadley and Elba Farmcrs'

Club was held at Hickory Ridge, the home

of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Pierson, Feb.

17. An oyster dinner was served to 100

people, and we certainly had a very pleas—

ant meeting. The program was short but

spicy, consisting of reeitations by \Vm.

Brewer and Martha Davenport, and music

by Miss Sadie McLeod and others. [lick-





of \\'ashingion township for nearly fifty

years and has always taken an active

part in everything that would advance. lhi'

moral, social and religious life ill this sec—

tion. Ono of the earliest pioneers. he

Served his day and generation well. and

departed this life Feb, 21, lillll. The llcxi

meeting will be held March 10, with Ml‘.

and Mrs. George Hill.



Hold Temperance Meetings—The Assy-

riu Farmers" (.‘lub held their first meeting

of the new years at the hospitable farm

home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Thompson.

Owing to the delightful weather and fine





. . ‘ sloighing. nearly l?” were ill attendance.

ory Ridge is on the southern boundary Of The furl-noon session was carried out ill





our Club territory. and some of the mem— 11w 113115.] manner, after

bers drove over 10 miles, so it was IlCCOS- lont (‘lnb dinner was served to which

sary to close the meeting early. The everyone did justice. The program for

next meeting will be at Pierson Stork tho;|1’tol'lio(m ()Dt'llt'tl with the Club sing—

Farm, the home of Mr. and Mrs, Dewey mg “Alnl'ril-af” Next was a fine i;-

C. Pierson, who extend a cordial inviia- slrumonlal solo by Emma Smith. Emma

tion to all their friends to meet witlrtllcnl llill's select reading. “The Country’s At—

March 17.—Mrs. C, P. Johnson. ‘ tit‘ud‘c ’l‘oward Life's Refinement”; was



The Old Country School.——At the bcau- line, showing the difference between the

tiful home of Mr. and Mrs. \l'. L. Eldridge. farnn-rs of pioneer davs and the present

Nearly the entire membership of the In— tinll‘, tho farmer of todav not bein th1

dianfields Farmers’ Club ilsscmblorl Feb. isolated being of a century ago for gwi fr

17, together with a number of visitors. to to the telephone and rural free den n".

enjoy the regular monthly meeting and he is (‘llabled to talk fluentlv on tl V8”

some special features of entertainment rent events of the dav L 'Ream 191C“?-

which had been provided. Afl'i‘l‘ a sump- the discussion, “Does Local 0 t' S ed '1”

tuous dinner was served, it was noticed 'l‘axcs Higher?” This topic 0:11:32] 13311::





that one of the members began to arrange a spirited discuqq' ' -

_ , .. .. .,..lonln

chairs and tables for some unusual pro- Whmh G- Gibson,





A. 1“. Men . . . " .‘



gram, and when a little later Mrs. J. M. man and 2min[pglfcrlgl'eghaist' Tucker-

Miller appeared as.a teacher in an old- cidcd it would make tax . l was de-

fashioned dress. w1th curls and bonnet. break up manv places w‘hl‘sh ower, and

and rang a hand,bell, a clapping of hands young people away from lclo entice our

from the spectators followed, but when and prisons. After some will1e to vice

in trooped eight gentlemen and ladies of instrumental numbers the e rendered

the Club dressed in school boy and girl closed in‘a fitting mannerpbogrlaim was

fashion. and With their dinner pails, the Mrs. A. F. Mead of the Penfivld IF



laughing and clapping of hands was ex- crs‘ Club. who sang in their 6d H :l‘l‘nl

hlharatlng. Then came the roll call in manner, “Where is Mv Wanderie g Bu'

which each responded to fictitious names. 'l‘onlght.”—MrS. John Hill Reporzg“ 0"





which an excel—





 

 





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March 10, 1910.

,Gralns and Seeds.



Wheat—This has been a bearish week

in the Wheat pit. Prices slumped several

cents per bushel and from last Thursday

until Tuesday of this week, holders of the,

grain were at the mercy of the buyers.

The cause of the drop was that farmers

are now beginning to get their holdings

to the primary elevators, and the crop

reports "have generally been favorable to

,the growing crop. besides millers have

their bins filled and the demand for flour

is slower than it has been since the strong

demand began last fall. The bulls tried

to get a grip on the situation by scaring

buyers with news of the effect of the re-

cent cold wave but the neWs was early

contradicted. This sentiment was much

changed on Tuesday, however" when the

government crop report came in showmg

that the farmers held about 10,000,000 bu.

less 'of the grain than the trade counted

upon. It also claimed that there was

damage to the crop in the southwest and

that Kansas and Nebraska would not be

able to produce an average crop for the

injury that the crop has already sustained.

This news caught many of the ,buyers

sold short and there was a hustle to cover

with the result that a bullish feeling rap—

idly took hold of the trade and values ad-

vanced a little. Little attention is being

given the foreign situation since the home

crop is the all important consideration

just now. One year ago the price for No.





 





2. red wheat was $1.201qu per Ibu. Quota-

tions for the past week are:

No. 2 . No. 1

Red. White. May. July.

Thursday ....1.201/2 1.20%; 1.211/2 1.07%,

Friday .......1.191,§ 1.191/2 1.201/2 1.07%,

Saturday ..... 1.18% 1181/2 1191/2 1061/2

Monday ...... 1.16%; 1.16%» 117%. 1.05%,

Tuesday ..... 1.17 1.17 1.18 1.07

\Vednesday ...1.18% 1.18% 1.20 1.08%

Corn.——Corn prices suffered the same

. decline as Wheat values. The bears





worked the market hard and succeeded

in getting a margin of over three cents

between the figures of this Week and those

of a week ago. But the government re—

port gave this market a supoprt that

brought the bulls back into temporary

power again, if not for a considerable

time, since it showvd the farmers to have

far less of the grain on their hands than

was expected. The greatest strength was

in the cash grain. One year ago the price





for No. 3 corn was 671,4..c per bu. Quota-

tions for the week are:



No. 3



No. 3 Yellow.



Thursday ......... . ....... 611/2 621/;



Friday .. . .. ....... . ...... (311/ 62%.

Saturday . ................. 6 62

Monday .................. 60 61



Tuesday .................. 591/2, 601/3

\Vedncsday .......... . . . . 61 62



Oats. Liquidation and short selling





 





weakened this market, as it did the oth-

ers, during the early days of the month

and prices fell off some but showing less

margin here than for corn and wheat.

The government report showed 36.1 per

cent of the crop in the farmers’ hands,

or, in figures, 363,159,000 bushels, This

was less than the brokers thought they

were holding, which caused the stronger

feeling to pervade the pit. One year ago

the price for No. 3 oats was 561/;c per bu.

Quotations for the week are:

Standard. No.3.

'4





Thursday .......... .. ..... 8 471/2

Friday ......... ..... 471/2 47

Saturday ................. 7 46%

Monday ........ . .......... 47%,, 46 %

'l‘uesday .................. 471/2 46%

\Vednesday ............... 471/2 47





Beans.—There is practically no de—

mand for beans and the conditions of the

trade are no different than they have been

for a number of weeks back. The quota-





tions given below are only nominal. They

are:



Cash. March,

Thursday . . . . . ..... . ....... $2.15 $2.17

Friday . . . . ............... 2.15 2.17

Saturday . . . ............... 2.15 2.17

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

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

\Vednesday ................. 2.15 2.17





CIoverseed.—The cloverseed market is

active. Prices have moved down consid-

erably during the week as the quotations

below witness. Alsike is off 250 from the

quotations of last week. The farming

sections are demanding seed for seeding

purposes. A year ago prime spot was

selling at $5.35 and alsike at $8.00 per bu.

Quotations for the past week are:





Prime Spot. Mar. Alsike.



Thursday ......... $8.10 $8.05 $7.50

Friday . . . . ........ 8.00 7.85 7.25

Saturday .......... 7.75 7.75 7.25

Monday ........... 7.65 7.65 7.25

Tuesday .......... 7.60 7.60 7.25

\Vednesday ....... 7.75 7.75 7.25

Rye.-~Market dull and easy. N0. 1 is





quoted at 82%c per bu., which is a decline

of 1c

Visible Supply of Grain.





This week. Last week,



“meat ..... . ......... 25,783,000 25,516,000



Corn . . ............... 14,357,000 13,481,000



()ats 9.039.000 8,740,000



Bye .................. 734,000 771,000



Barley ................ 7,917,000 2,873,000

Flour, Feed, Provlslons, Etc.





Floun—The fiour situation is changed

and a slow demand with lower prices are

characteristic of the trade this week: Quo-

tatiOns as follows:





Clear ................................ $5.80

Straight .............................. 5.80

Patent Michigan ..................... 6.15

Ordinary Patent ..................... 5.95



Hay and Straw.——Prices unchanged.

Quotations are: No. 1 timothy, new,





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

er. mixed. $16.50@17; rye straw, $8.50;





wheat and eat straw, $7 per ton.

Feed.——Bran and corn meal are lower,



other grades steady Carlot



Bran, $27 per ton;





prices on





track: coarse mid-





 





 





u





dlings, $27; fine middlings, $30; cracked

corn, $28; coarse corn meal,,$27; corn and





cat chop, $25 per ton.





Potatoes—The stock of potatoes is am-.

ple. Demand fair and _market easy at.

unchanged quotations. Michigan grown





are selling in car lots at 30@32c per bu.





Provisions.—-—Family pork, $26.50@27.50;

mess pork, $25.50; medium clear, $26.50@

27.50; pure lard, 151/4c; bacon, 18@18%‘c;

shoulders, 131/20; smoked hams, 17@17%c;

picnic hams, 12%@13c.



HIdes.—No. 1 cured, 10c; No. 2 cured.

9c; No. 1 bulls, 8c; No. 1 green calf, 14c;

No. 3 green calf, 13c; No. 1 cured calf,

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

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

skins, as to -wool, 50c@$2.



Dairy and Poultry Products.





Batten—This has been a quiet week in

the butter deal and the situation is not

counted as being so firm as a week ago,

although the prices are placed at the

same level except for dairy goods, which

are lower. Quotations are: Extra cream-

ery, 31c per 1b; first do., 30c; dairy, 210;

packing stock, 200.



Eggs—There was alslump in the re-

ceipts of eggs this past week and because‘

of the heavy demand prices went up, the

quotations being 2c above the figure ofa

week ago. It is 23%(2 per dozen for fresh

receipts, cases included.



Poultry.—A falling off in demand has

put poultry prices down a little but the

trade is firm on the new basis. The offer-

ings are small. Following are the quota-

tions: ‘ Live—Spring chickens, 16c; hens,

16c; geese, 14c; turkeys, 18c. Dressed.

——Chickens, 17c; hens, 17c; ducks, 18@19c;

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



Cheese.—Michigan, late made, 15@151,éc;

Michigan, fall made, 161/2@17c; York state,





181/20; limburger, Wisconsin, 18c, New

York, 19c; bricks, 181/2@19c; Swiss, do»

mestic block. 20c; Swiss loaf, 22@23c,

Calves—Higher. Choice to fancy, 111/2»

@120; ordinary, 10@1lc per lb.

Fruits and Vegetables.

Apples.—Market more active. Spy, $3.50

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





2.50 per bbl.

Cranberries.—Cape Cod berries selling

at $2 per bu.





Onions—Domestic, 70@75c per bu;

Spanish, $1.25 per crate.

Cabbage.vv$1.75m>2 pcr bbl.





Vegetables.——Bcets, 60c per bu; brussels

sprouts, 20c pcr qt; carrots, 50c per bu;

cauliflower, $175412 per bu; celery, 35611400

pcr doz; eggplant, $1.25(w2.50 doz; green

onions, 121/2c per doz; green peppers, 60c

per bu; lettuce. hothouse, 126013c per lb;

mint, 25c per doz; parsley, 20c pcr doz;

radishcs, 25c per doz; spinach, 70mr75c per

bu; turnips. 600 per bu; watercress, 350

per doz; wax beans, $5 per bu; pieplant,

50c per doz.



OTHER MARKETS.

Grand Rapids.



potato’ situation grows worse,

than better, as the spring ad-



Priccs are off again, and seem

now to go still lower until they

will not bring enough to pay freight

charges to outside markets. The prices

paid this morning (Tuesday) are as fol~

lows: In Grand Rapids district, 20c; at

Big Rapids and Cadillac, 180; in Traverse

City district, 16c. Prices, as usual. are a.

little better in the Greenville section.

ranging from 24f025c. A. G. Kornhurst,

of the Loveland & Hinyan Co., estimates

the total shipments of the 1909 crop out

of Michigan to date at only 55 per cent,

which shows an enormous amount of stock

yet to move and with the outside territory

to be reached steadily closing in as the

season advances. To prove that ship-

ments have been light, take this one in-

stance: In normal years the five ship-

ping stations between Muskegon and

White Cloud send out 400 cars. This

year‘s shipments have been two cars.

Potatoes brought 40c at the opening of

the season last fall, and prices since that

time have steadily fallen off.



Dealers are paying the country trade

200 for fresh eggs, a drop of 20. Dairy

‘butter is unchanged at 25c, creamery at

300. Dressed hogs are higher, bringing

121/2c. Poultry is firm and scarce, prices

for dressed stock running as follows:

Turkeys, 18@20c; chickens, 16@17c; hens,





The

rather

vances.

ilk (11y





15(016c; ducks, 166v17c; broilers, 11/4 to

2 lbs. each, 306320. Grain prices are

lower, Wheat now bringing $1.12; corn





60c; oats 470. Prices paid for vegetables

are as follows: Vegetable oysters, 20c;

radishes, 20c; turnips, 40c; parsnips, 600;

cabbage, 600 doz; lettuce, 9@10c; pie-

plant, 8c lb. .





 





New York.





Butter.——Creamery goods steady with

last week. Western factory'firsts, 22@

231/20; creamery specials, 33c.



Eggs—There are heavy offerings of

fresh eggs. Demand is large but stoeks

are pushing values down. Trade is ac-

tive. \Vestern firsts quoted at 22%@23c

per doz; do. seconds, 22c.



Poultry.~I)ressed, weak, with prices on

a par with tlhose of a week ago. Western





 





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

181/20; turkeys, 18@25c. .

Chlcago.



Wheat.——No. 2 red, $1.16@1.19; May.

$1.12%; July, $1.05%;.



Corn—No. 3, 571/_,@581/~;; May, 62%;

July, 641,50, per bu.



Oats—No. 3 white, 43%@45%c; May,





441/;c; July. 4264c.



Butter.—The advance a week ago has

been maintained and the market contin-

ues steady at the quotations. They are:

Creameries, 2663M; dairies. 21@25c.



Eggs—Increasing receipts and rather

indifferent demand have brot further re—

ductions in prices. Prime firsts, 24c:

firsts, 23c; at mark, cases included, 22@

23c per doz. ”



Hay and Straw.——Hay strong at former

values, while straw is unchanged. Quota-

tions: Timothy, choice, $18.50@19; No.

1, $17@18; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, $16@

17; No. 3 and No. 2 ,mixed. $12@13.50; rye

straw, $8.50@9.50: oat straw, $7.50@8;

wheat straw, $7@7.50.



Potatoes—The deal is unchanged and

steady at former prices. Choice to fancy





 





THE MICHIGAN ' FARMER. ..





quoted at 38@40c per bu; fair to good,

33@36c.



Beans—Common beans lower; red kid-

ney same-as a week ago. Choice hand—

picked, $2.20 per bu; fair to good, $2.15;

red kidneys, $2.80@3.10.





Boston. I



VVOOL—The attention given old w'ool is

practically faded away and the interest

of the dealers is entirely in the west

where the crop of the southwestern states

is now beginning to move toward the

centers. Prices asked by the floekmasters

are high and it appears from the stand

they are taking that they will, in all prob~

ability, realize, for in many cases agents

are meeting them on the sellers’ grounds.

Buyers are urging contracts usually to

the advantage of the growers. The fol-

lowing are the leading quotations for do-

mestic grades: Ohio and Pennsylvania

fleeces—No. 1 washed, 40@41c; delaine

washed, 39@4OC; XX, 37@380; half-blood

combing, 36@37c; three-eighths-blood

combing, 36@37c; quarter-blood combing,

35c; delaine unwashed, 29@30c; fine un-

washed, 27@280. Michigan, Wisconsin and

New York fleeces—Fine unwashed, 25@

260; delaine unwashed, 3169320: half-blood

unwashed, 35@36c. Kentucky, Indiana

and Missouri—Three—eighths-blood. 36@

370; quarter-blood, 35@360.





El In





 





g .

Butter.——Market firm at 31c per 1b.,7





which is the quotation of a week ago. The

sales for the week amounted to‘ 432,900

lbs., compared with 433,600 for the pre-

v10us week.





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Buffalo.





 





0

March 7, 1910.

(Special report by Dunning & Stevens.

New York Central Stock Yards;

East Buffalo, N, Y.) ' ‘

Receipts of sale stock here today as

follows: Cattle, 145 loads; hogs, 8,000;

sheep and lambs, 13.000; calves, 1,600.

“'e had a good brisk trade in the cattle

division today on all kinds. There were

no real prime cattle here but we had a

few that sold as high as $7.35. We think

the cattle trade will improve from now

on and look for considerably higher prices

before we get any lower prices. If the

receipts in Chicago are not too heavy we.

can hold our market all right. Fresh cows

and springers sold about the same as

last week. '

We quote: Best export steers, $7.10@

7.35; bcst 1.200 to 1.300—lb. shipping steers,





$6.754’1‘7; best 1,100 to 1,200—lb. do.. $6.256:l

6.50; medium 1.050 to 1,100—lb. butcher

steers, 35.756116; light butcher steers, $5.50





6115.75: best fat cows, $5.256p5.75; fair to

good do., $475605; trimmers, $3603.25; best

fat hcii‘ers. $6@6.25; fair to good do., $5.25

((05.50; common do., $4.75fic5; best feeding





sters, 9‘50 10 1.000 lbs., $4.75fip5; do. 800 to

900 lbs., $4.6061)4.75; 700 to 750—lb. de—





horned stockers, 842563450; 600 to 650-lb.

do., $4694.25; little common stockers, $3.50

((53.75; best bulls, $5.505; 5.75; bologna.

bulls, $4.50@5; stock bulls, $4694.25; best

freslh cows and springers, $55@65; fair to

good do., $456050; common do, $254940.



The hog market opened strong 10@150

higher tliaii“Sattlrda,v’s best time and

closed strong at the opening with a good

clearance. The prospects look fair for

the near future. ‘



We quota»: Mixed, medium and heavy,

$10.40fw‘10.45; best yorkers, 3510356171040;

light yorkers, $10@10.25; pigs, about 10c;

roughs, $9.50@9.60; stags, 875060825.



The lamb market this morning opened

active with most of the best lambs selling

at $9.50@9.60. The market closed firm

and if the receipts are not too heavv the

balance of the week we look for some

higher prices.



We quote: Best lambs, $9.50@9.60; fair

to good._ $9609.50; culls, $850609; skin

culls, $7@7.50; yearlings, $8.75fir9; weth-

ers, $7.75@8; ewes, $7@7.50; cull sheep,

$4@6.25; best calves, $10@10.50; fair to

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

8.50; heavy, $4@5.50.





Chicago.

' March 7, 1910.



. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ...... 23,000 28,000 14,000

Same day last year..24,771 46.701 17.400

Received last week ..58,141 110,436 44,204

Same week last year.50,145 182,092 63,691



Another week opens today, and cattle





are having a fair sale at substantially un-

changed prices, alt’ho there is less urgency

in the demand for the Cheaper class than

of late. There is a lack of fancy beeves,

which are quotable at $8@8.25. Hogs are

in limited supply and in strong demand

at advances of 15c, values reaching still

another high record. There are rumors

of $10 25 being paid, and there was a.

sale of part of a load at $10.30, with regu-

lar sales at 8975601010 for light packing

and selected shipping hogs averaging 140

to.19_5 lbs., heaVy packing and selected

shipping hogs averaging '255 to 350 lbs

gomg at $9.85®10.20 and mixed packing

and medium butcher weights averaging

19:» to 250 lbs. at $9.80@10.171,§. Stags sold

at $10fi‘10.60. boars at $6@6.50 and pigs

at $8.75fi>9.80. Sheep and lambs Were

scarce and higher than ever, lambs selling

at 3367561950. Colorados sold at the'top,

the rise being 100. ,Wethers sold at $7617

8.45, ewes being salable at $4618.10. bucks

and stags at $5@6.25 and yearlings at

$867,875. Feeding and shearing lambs

were salable at $7.50@8.85 and clipped

lambs at 382569850.



Cattle made further high price records

for the year during the past week, mod-

erate receipts meeting with a large local

and shipping demand, so that by Wednes-

day sales of steers, cows. heifers and

bulls were 15®25c higher than at the close

of the preceding week. The long predict-

ed scarcity and booming prices are

taking place already. and further ad-

vances may be expected. A set-back by

Thursday did not cut much figure, for





buyers are apt to do their principal buy-

ing during the first half of the week ex-

ce t when unable to do so from lack of

su plies.

week

class of light steers selling at $4.80@5.80

and the best grade of heavy shipping cat-





Beef steers sold during the

largely at $5.75@7.50, the poorer





 





, MARCH 12, 1910.





tie at -$7.50@8.25. Cattle that were really

good went above $7, the class selling at.-

$6@7 being medium In grad ‘ns‘. ‘ Local

packers and city butchers bot a great.

many 900 to 1,100-lb. steers on the feeder :

order oat $5.75@6.35, and their condition

served to cause a sharp advance in stock—

ers and feeders, particularly in feeders,

which had a. big demand at $5.35@_6.25.

while a Pennsylvania buyer had the nerve

to pay $6.60 for 18" fancy feeders that

tipped the scales at 1,127 lbs. These high-

priced feeders have plenty of “kill" in

them, and their buyers plan to give them

a quick feed, depending on sending them

back as prime heavy beeves in a. short

time, when they hope to receive high

prices. Stockers sold at $3.50@5.50. The

highest price paid for feeders last year

was $0.83, and in 1908 the top was $6.05.

Cows and heifers were active last week

at $3.80@6.75. caners and cutters being

good sellers at $2.50@3.75, while bulls

were active and higher at $3.60@5.85.

Calves had free outlet at $3.75@10 per 100

lbs., the demand being mainly for the bet-

ter class of light vealers selling at $9 and

upward. Milkers and springers were

fairly active and firm at $25@65 each.



Hogs passed a memorable week, small

supplies and a big local and shipping de-

mand resulting in sending prime heavy

barrows up to $10.10 per 100 lbs. .There

had been numerous bets made that Feb-

ruary'would see $10 hogs, and the bettors

on this price won "by the skin of the

teeth,” that figure being paid on Monday

afternoon, the last day of the month, for

a consxgnment of prime heaVy barrows.

On that day only two sales were made

above $9.90, one of these being at 59.92%

to a speculator, and he resold them the

same day for $9.90. A break in prices

later.in the week created no particular

surprlse, it being natural after the recent

sudden great boom in hogs. Eastern

shippers have been large purchasers of

the better class of hogs, and they are ex—

pected to continue good customers, as

eastern supplies are known to be nearly

exhausted. Provisions have had great ad-

vances, sharing in the great rise in hogs.

winch was almost inevitable, with Chi-

cago stocks of provisions on March 1

down to 81,352,226 lbs., compared with

75.601.109 lbs. a month ago and-148,998,-

356 lbs. a year ago. The present situa-

tion is unparelleled, with almost a famine

in the hog supply, and farmers should

lose .no time in breeding as many pigs as

pos51ble, for money cannot be made any

faster.



Sheep and lamb receipts have contin-

ued on a limited scale for still another

week, and sellers obtained very much

higher prices, even for the poorer consign—

ments, than in former years, altho buy—

ers at different times resisted the efforts

of owners to insist upon full prices. Their

res1stance was effectual in a number of

instances, and this was especially the

case so far as the less attractive offerings

were concerned, While even the choicer

flocks of lambs were apt to go at lower

figures. There was a difference of 75060

$1 per 100 lbs. between wooled and short:

flocks, with the latter forming an increas-

ing percentage of the receipts. On sev-

eral recent days the average quality of

the offerings has been too poor to meet

with the approval of buyers, and it was

evtdent that many sheepmen were hurry-

ing their holdings to market before finish-

1ng them properly, owing to the dearness

of feed. Doubtless, they made good prof-

its by doing so, but profits would be much

increased by holding until full maturity.



It is probable that the 35 per cent re—

duction from 1908 figures in the receipts

of hogs at the principal western points

this year fairly measures the deficiency

in the hog “crop,” and similar reductions

in marketings for the remainder of the

year may be looked for. In former years

hogs have been marketed in especially

large numbers around the first of March,

as farm renters move the first of March,

as a rule, and cash in their hogs prior

to movmg. In other years hogs by thou—

sands have been contracted by country

shippers for March delivery, but this sea-

son high prices drew swine to market pre-

maturely. That the hogs are not in the

country is evident, and it is stated that

Pacific coast buyers are taking hogs

within 100 miles of Missouri river mar-

kets, and paying Kansas City, Omaha

and Sioux City prices. Buying hogs in

the Chicago market for shipment to De~

troit and Cleveland has been conspicuous

recently, indicating that Michigan and

Ohio are at last bare of suplies. Buffalo

is poorly supplied and has to buy in

Chicago.





 





E. G. Stephens, from Vermillion county,

Illinois, marketed a bunch of fat ewes

in the Chicago stock yards recently that

brot $6.80 per 100 lbs. He purchased them

on the Chicago market about four

months ago at $2.25 per 100 lbs., and

since then clipped them. The price he

received for the ewes shows what liberal

profits are obtained these times by sheep—

men who thoroly understand the business.



S. C. Claggett, of Lexington, Illinois,

says there is only one hog in that section

where in former years there were ten,

and as farmers have plenty of money,

they are taking their own time in market-

ing their small holdings. About half the

usual number of cattle are on feed, with

a very marked scarcity of butcher stock.



During the recent combination sale of

harness horses at Chicago many animals

were sold at auction for $400 to $900. Iowa.

and Illinois breeders were conspicuous

among the buyers, particularly for stal-

lions and brood mares, and eastern horse-

men purchased numerous horses with race

reeords. A two-year-old filly brot 3600.





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Thursday's Market.

March 10, 1910.

Cattle.



Receipts, 1,563. Good grades steady to

100 higher. Buls steady; common butch-

ers 10@15c lower; common cow stuff

15@200 lower.



We quote:

heifers, $6@6.50;

to 1,200, $5.75@6;





Extra dry—fed steers and

steers and heifers, 1,000



steers and heifers,_ 800

to 1,000, $5.50@5.90; steers and heifers

that are fat, 500 to 700, $5@5.25; chOlCe

fat cows, $5; good fat cows, $4.50@4.75;

common cows, $3.25@3.50; canners, -

3.25; choice heavy bulls, $5.25; fair to good

bolognas, bulls, $4.75@5; stock bulls, $4@

4.25; milkers, large, young, medium age,

$40@55; common milkers, $25@35.



Spicer & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 12 cows

av 821 at $4.85, 3 bulls av 1,233 at $5, 32

steers av 860 'at $5.50; to Breitenback

Bros. 6 do av 855 at $5.75, 3 cows av 1,066

at $4.50; to Newton B. Co, 9 steers av

1.260 at $6.25, 20 do av 900 at $6, 4 c_ows

av 1,012 at $4.75; to Rehfuss 1 bull weigh-

mg 2.000 at $5.75, 7 cows and bulls av

921 at~$4.25; to Bresnahan 14 butchers av

559 at $4.50; to Hammond, S. 89 Co. 1

cow weighing 780 at $4; to Sullivan P.

Co, 2 bulls av 1,435 at $5.25; to LaBoe 13

steers and heifers av 711 at $5.40; to

Goodwin 11 do av 702 at $5.40; to Regan

4 heifers av 342 at $4.25; to Fry 4 cows

av 1,032 at $4.40; to Breltenback Bros. 2

do av 955 at $3.50; to Newton B. Co. 17

steers av 900 at $5.50, 1 cow weighing 900

at $3; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull weighing

1,050 at $4.50, 2 cows av 840 at $3.25,

do av 1,165 at $5; to Rattkowsky 2 heif-

ers av 350 at $4.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Hammond, S. &

Co. 5 cows av 974 at $4.50, 3 steers av

893 at $5.75, 2 cows av 1,095 at $3.50, 15

steers av 834 at $5.90; to Goose 5 cows av

1,010 at $3.40; to Mich. B. Co. 8 steers av

972 at $5.75, 3 butchers av 643 at $4.75.

1 cow weighing 1,030 at $3.75; to Hein-

rich 19 steers av 909 at $5.75; to Sullivan

P, Co. 12 butchers av 800 at $4.85, 3 steers

av 823 at $5.50; to Kamman 2 cows av

890 at $3, 6 do av 1,166 at $5;,to Zoehner

Bros. 5 do av 1,076 at $4.75, 2 do av 860

at $4.75, 1 steer weighing 1,000 at $5.50, 5

do av 950 at $6, 1 bull weighing 1,120 at

$5.50, 1 do weighing 1,080 at $5; to Ham-

mond, S. & Co. cows av 990 at $3.50,

5 do av 1,000 at 4.50, 1 heifer weighing

830 at $5, 5 bulls av 1,400 at $5.25, 3 steers

av 873 at $5.75, 7 cows av 927 at $3.50, 9

butchers av 610 at $4.75; to Sullivan P.

Co. 3 cows av 900 at $4, 6 steers av

963 at $5.75; to Fronn 3 cows av 947 at

$3.90, 2 do av 910 at $4.25; to Goose 2

do av 1,020 at $3.90; to Sullivan P. CO.

4 bulls av 1,112 at $4.85; to Breitenback

Bros. 12 butchers av 625 at $5.10; to

Thompson Bros. 5 cows av 1,034 at $3.60;

to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull weighing 1,680 at

$5.25; to Newton B, Co. 3 cows av 1,083

at $5, 4 heifers av 737 at $4.25; to Kam-

man B. Co. 6 steers av 690 at $5, 7 do

av 811 at $5.60; to Rehfuss 4 cows av

1,155 at $4.40; to Sullivan P. Co. 5' do

av 1,020 at $4, 1 do weighing 940 at $3; to

Zoehner Bros, 20 steers av 1,144 at $6.25,

13 do av 970 at $5.75, 2 cows av 1,030 at

$5, 2 do av 1,075 at $4.75, 9 steers av 997

at $6; to Sullivan P. Co. 5 bulls av 1,000

at $4.75; to Hammond, S. & Co. 12 steers

av 1,140 at $6, 2 do av 1,020 at $5.50.



Roe Com. Co, sold Sullivan P. Co. 18

steers av 880 at $5.85, 2 cows a'v 900 at

$3.25, 5 butchers av 704 at $4.75, 6 steers

av 1,080 at $5.75. 2 cows av 1,000 at $5, 1

cow weighing 770 at $2.50; to Mich. B,

Co.

963 at $4.50, 15 do av 971. at $4, 2 do av

1.235 at $4.75, 1 do weighing 820 at $3,

29 steers av 1.014 at $6; to Sullivan P.

Co. 17 do av 925 at $6.10.



Haley & M. sold Kamman 6 butchers

av 840 at $4.50, 10 steers av 680 at $5, 3

butchers av 763 at $5, 5 do av 566 at

$4.35; to Sullivan P. Co. 2 cows av 1,025

Hi $4, 1 do weighing 710 at $3.60, 1 steer

ueighing 1,230 at $5.50, 1 bull weighing

1 :00 at $5, to Goose 1 cow weighing 1,130

at $3.90; to Coke 4 butchers av 912 at

$3 1 bull weighing 750 at $4, 7 steers av

930 at $6, 3 do av 897 at $5.50; to Kam-

inan 4 butchers av 512 at $4.10; to Mich.

R. Co. 5 steers av 862 at $5.75, 2 do av

6:10 at $5, 5 cows av 850 at $3.60, 4 do av

1.250 at $4.50, 1 do weighing'l,000 at $3.75;

to Breitenback Bros 1 do weighing 1.060

'at $3.75; to Mich. B. CO. 1 bull weigh-

ing 1.370 at $5; to Zoehner Bros. 3 steers

av 976 at $6, 2 do av 885 at $5.50, 7 do av

1.023 at $6.10; to Sullivan P. Co, 10 cows

:1v 813 at $3.75, 2 do av 705 at $3.25, 1 do

weighing 1,170 at $3.25, 3 steers av 833

at $5.60; to Cooke 3 steers av 777 at $5.25.



Sharp & W. sold Mich. B. Co. 1 bull

weighing 1,500 at $5, 4 cows av 1.070 at

$4.75 2 do av 940 at $4. 8 steers av 920





sold same 3 steers av 956 at

$5.50, 4 d0 av 1.025 at $4.40



Buck & W. sold Sullivan P. Co. 3 cows

av 947 at $4.25. 10 steers av 604 at $5, 2

do av 1,090 at $5.75.



Patrick sold same 15 steers av 910 at





..), .

Eddy sold same 6 do av 1.083 at $6, 7

do av 700 at $5. S cows av 937 at $3.30.

McAninch sold Kamman B. Co. 3 cows

av 1,010 at $4.50, 2 heifers av 665 at $5.

Patrick sold Marx 2 cows av 1,015 at

$3.50, 3 bulls av 1.076 at $4.75.

' Veal Calves. .

891. Market steady .with

25@50c lower than last week.

Best, $9@9.50; others,





$4@8.50; milch cows

" ' rin ers steady. .

anigisslgop g13.8: . sold Swift & Co. 23

avi133 at $9, 14 av 130 at $8.50, 9 av 150

at $9.50. 2 av 100 at $5, 3 av 150 at $8;





Receipts, .

Wednesday.





9 steers av 870 at $5.50, 6 cows av-





.5





   





THE ~ MICHIGAN EARMER-





'to Parker, W. & Co. 16 av 130 at $7.50;





to Nagle P. Co. 16 av 120,at $8.50, 7,,av

120 at $7.75, 3 av 120 at $7.50, 1 weighing

140 at $9, 4 av 140. at.‘$9.50; to Swift &

Co. 7 av 150 at $9.50, 9 av 140 at $8, 3

av 145 at $9.50, 4 av 130 at $6, 13 av 150

at $9.50.

Spicer & R, sold Parker, W. & Co. 3

av 125 at $8.50, 2 av 155 at $7.50, 4 av 100

at $7, 12 av 130 at $8.75; to Breitenback

Bros. 2 av 130 at $7; to Sullivan P. Co. 6

av 150 at $9; to Newton B. Co. 7 av 155

at $9.75; to Breitenback Bros. 9 av 105 at

$7.50, 4 av 120 at $9; to Rattkowsky 5 av

250 at $3.75, 1 Weighing 230 at $5.50, 1

weighing 240 at $3.75, 2 av 120 at $5.50.



Haley & M. sold Sullivan P. Co. 2 av

125 at $8, 4 av 125 at $8.25; to Nagle P.

Co, 12 av 130 at $7.75, 10 av 131 at $7.50,

to Newton B. Co. 7 av 135 at $7, 15 av

150 at $9.50.



Sharp & W. sold Sullivan P. Co. 11

av 145 at $9.50.

$9138wning sold same 1 weighing 160

Bohm sold same 3 av 155 at $8.75.

Burden sold Burnstine 13 av 135

$8, 1 weighing 130 at $6.



Berry sold same 10 av 123 at $7.75.

$8Groi’f sold Breitenback 13 av 135



.25.



Roe Com, Co. sold Nagle P. Co. 10

155 at $7, 34 av 140 at $9.25.



Stephens sold Nagle P. Co. 2 av 255 at

$5, 15 av 155 at $9.50.



Fisher sold same 6 av 125 at $8.25.



Wagner & A. sold Newton B. Co. 3 av

125 at $5, 3 av 150 at $9.



Cheney & H. sold same 9 av 120 at

7.25.





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Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts, 3,881. Market steady at Wed-

nesday’s prices, 35@40c higher on lambs,

50fi'75c higher on sheep than last week.



Best lambs, $9.50; fair to good lambs.

$8.75@9.25; light to common lambs, $7.50

@8; fair to good sheep. $6.50@7.50; culls

and common, $3@4.50.



Roe Com. Co. sold Mich, B. Co. 5 sheep

av 120 at $6, 8 lambs -.- 9.25.



Downing sold Mich. B. Co. 62 lambs

av 75 at $8.25.



Lewis sold same 6 do av 75 at $9.20.



Patterson sold Hammond, S. & Co. 115

lambs av 85 at $9.50.



Haley & M. sold Mich, B. Co. 2 sheep

av 155 at $5.50, 3 lambs av 60 at $8.50,

6 sheep av 120 at $6.50, 2 do av 135 at

$5.50, 3 lambs av 70 at $9; to Sullivan P.

Co.‘3 shecp av 140 at $5.



Bohm sold Sullivan P, Co. 52 lambs av

60 at $8.25.



Leach sold same 120 do av 77 at $9.25,

20 do av 60 at $8, 13 sheep av 85 at $5.50.



Bishop, B. . sold Mich. B, CO.

lambs av 50 at $7.50, 72 do av 65 at $8.65;

to Nagle P. Co. 51 do av 75 at $9.25, 222

do av 88 at $9.50. 62 sheep av 100 at $7.25,

7 do av 90 at $4: to Swift & Co. 5 do av

140 at $5.50, 12 do av 95 at $7.25; to Fitz—

patrick Bros. 5 lambs av 55 at $8, 95 do

av 80 at $9.50; to Nagle P. Co. 73 do av

85 at $9.25; to Eschrich 42 do av 55 at $8;

to Nagle P. Co. 23 do av 78. at $9, 96 do

av 75 at $9.25; to Parker, W. & Co. 60

do av 80 at $9.35; to Strauss & A. 4 do

av 80 at $8.60, 33 do av 85 at $9.35.



Spit-er & R. sold Mich. R. Co. 11 sheep

av 110 at $6.50, 1 d0 weighing 140 at $3.37.,

‘7 lambs av 100 at $9.35, 13' do av 65 at

$8.60, 16 sheep av 90 at $5.75, 6 do av 100

at $5, 20 lambs av 65' at $9, 24 do av 85

at $9.35, 4 sheep av 115 at $6.25.



Patterson sold Newton B. Co. 106 lambs

av 80 at $9.50, 4 do av 90 at $8.25.



W'agner & A. sold same 32 sheep av

85 at $5.50. _



Buck & W. sold Nagle P. Co. 13 lambs

av 55 at $7, 223 do av 70 at $9.25, 198 do

av 72 at $9.25, 2 sheep av 75 at $3.



Bordine sold same 208 lambs av 85 at

$9.25, 4 sheep av 130 at $6.



Hogs.



Receipts, 2,531. Market 10@15c higher

than last Wednesday; 50@75c higher than

last Thursday.



Range of prices:





U]





Light to good butch-





ers, $10.60@10.70; pigs, $106010.25; light

yorkers, $10.40@10.50; stags, 1A, off.

Haley & M. sold Hammond, S. & C0.





80 av 160 at $10.60, 40 av 170 at $10.50.



Spieer & R. sold same 163 av 185 at

$10.50.



Roe Com. Co. sold same 279 av 190 at

$10.60, 12 av 150 at $10.25.



Haley & M. sold Sullivan P. CO. 70 av

180 at $10.50, 64 av 170 at $10.40, 110 av

160 at $10.25.



Bishop, B. & H. sold same 91 av 140 at

$10.25, 47 av 120 at $10.10, 89 av 180 at

$10.50, 77 av 160 at $10.40.





Same sold Parker, \V. & Co. 158 av 17’)

at $10.60, 161 av 140 at $10.40, 118 av 200

at $10.70, 262 av 160 at $10.50,‘ 159 av 190

at $10.65.



Sundry shippers sold some 210 av 180

at $10.60.





Intending purchasers of stock cattle are

complaining that several Iowa men who

advertise feeder cattle of superior grade

at moderate prices fail to carry out their:

promises. The advertisers claim that the

cattle advertised have just been sold and,

then offer some that are inferior in qual-

ity at the advertised price, After making

several investigations, H. C. Newmyer, of

Atlanta, M0,. says “They will not sell

you what they tell you they will by $1

per 100 lbs.” He reports very few cut—

tle and hogs in his part of the country

for marketing this spring and says corn,

has sold to stock feeders as high as 68c

per bushel.





A. D. Long, of Shelby,

“There are no hogs left in this county.

There are not ten car loads of cattle

within ten miles of Clarence that will be

ready for marketing in the next 60 days,

and this is one of the best shipping places

on the Hannibal & St, Joseph railroad.

Light cattle cannot be secured at any

price. I have been feeding and shipping

for 35 years, and I have never seen fat

stock scarcer at this season of the year

than now.”





Missouri, says:





 





 





 





ing around for bargains in this line.

Sheep salesmen at tre Ch‘cago stock

yards have been complaining recently that

there are too many unfinished lambs com-

ing to market and that about the only

way to keep the market free from ac—

cumulations is to force buyers to take

common stock along with the finished of-





 





ferings. ,There is no reliable demand for





anything except choice flocks, feeders ex-

cepted, but in the absence frequently of

prime grades of lambs,_ yearlings and

sheep, buyers have to fall back on less

attractive offerings. It seems strange

that at a time when feeding operations

are so much smaller than usual, so much

trashy stOck should be sold, for it is

practically a certainty that sheepmen

who make their holdings first-class will

reap a rich reward, no matter how high

the price of feed may be. Michigan and

Ohio are looming up prominently this win-

ter as sheep and lamb feeding states, and

far larger numbers would be fattened if

suitable feeder stock was to be had.

late, feeders have been turning more to

sheep and yearlings and leSS to lambs

than heretofore, and high prices have

been paid. It was expected that Iowa,

where most lambs are kept out-of-doors

all the winter season, would rush in

half-fat westerns liberally on the first

appearance of stormy weather, but such

smovement failed to come anywhere near

expectations, feeders showing no dispo-

sition to cut loose as in other years, as

they evidently have faith in the future.





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Weak Tendons—Sore Necks—My horse

goes lame on fore leg on account of hav-

ing weak tendons, and I might add that

he has had trouble for years. Also, what

shall I do for sore necks? V. “7., Cold-

water, Mich—Apply peroxide-hydrogen;

then apply equal parts powdered alum,

oxide of zinc and iodoform twice a day.



Stifle Lameness.—Have a colt that has

been very lame for a long time in the

stifle joint. that had I better apply?



. K. C., Detroit, Mich—Apply one part

red iodide mercury and six parts lard

once a week until the colt gets well; this

medicine will, of course, blister.



Recipes from a Reader.—I notice that

you advise cutting a wart off the eye in-

stead of applying medicine. Your treat-

ment is cruel; why don't you prescribe

strong copperas water, which will take

it off. Strong alum water kills lice on

live stock and by feeding sulphur to sheep

with salt it will kill sheep ticks. These

prescriptions are worth knowing for I

have tested them, but when feeding sul-

phur to sheep in cold weather, avoid ox-

posing them to storms. E. 0., \Veide-

man, Mich—Using a saturated solution of

copperas will injure the eye, while cut-

ting the_wart off is almost painless if

done with a sharp knife or, if c0cainc is

used, it is painless. A solution of alum

will kill lice but it is not a. good lice killer

and feeding sulphur to sheep does not

kill ticks, but many sheep are killed by

feeding them too much sulphur and, as

you say, they take cold readily when it is

fed to them.



Indigestion—f—Torpidity of Kidneys—We

have a two-year-old steer that perspires

when standing in the stable and our local

Vet. is at a loss to know what ails him.

J, V. C., Perry, Mich.~— live 1 oz, baking

soda and 1 oz. powdered resin at a dose

in feed twice a day.



livesion of Vagina—A bunch appeared

in the vagina of my cow before she came

fresh four weeks ago, but left right away

after calving; will it be safe to breed her

right away? W. V., Grant, Mich—Yes,

breed her right away.



Chronic Cough—We have a. valuable

cow that has been troubled with a cough

for some time; what can be done for her?

A. \V, 8., Otia, Mich.—Give 1 dr. Guaiacol

(Merck) in 2 ozs, or more of water three

times a day.



I.it't‘ on Sheep—My sheep are troubled

with he and I should like to have a rem-





edy that is dry, because it is too cold

weather to dip. C. F. R., Royston. Mich.

—'Why don’t you apply one of the lice





killing powders that are advertised regu-

larly in this paper?



Sweeny.—Have a three-year—old more

that is sweenicd and I would like to know

if she can be worked while being treated?

C. C. l-l., Grass Lake, Mich—Apply equal

parts turpentine, aqua. amonia and sweet

oil once a day and if the colt is not lame

moderate work will be of bent-iii.



Catarrh—Egostosis.—My chickens are

troubled with 1’1 discharge from the nose

and eyes. I also have a horse that has :1

small bunch on fore leg that I should like

to have taken off. A. E. Bayshore, Mich.

—— Jive the chickens coppcras in their

drinking water. Apply iodine ointment to

hunch on leg once a. day.





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under cultivation. 3000 house, barns, tubular well

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12 miles east of Grsyling. Sale At Court Home,





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WOMAN AND oe—

«o. HER NEEDS





The Family Pocketbook

Shall It Be “Ours”, or “His”?





 





Some good advice on how to manage

husbands is given to farmers’ wives in

that quaint book, “The Second Mrs. Jim.”

"Mrs. Jim” was an "old maid” when she

married. “Jim,” of course, was a wid-

ower.



“Before we was married, when Jim was

talkin’ about his bank—account, I says,

‘\\'hen you go to town for the license.

just bring along another cheek-book.

Then, when I need anything I won‘t have

to ask you for money.’ Course, when I

got married, half he had was mine, and

I wasn’t goin’ to skimp myself and try

to get along on the butter an’ egg money,

like so many women do,



"That’s another trouble with gettin‘

married young. The poor girls know how

hard up they be. and that both of them

have to skimp an’ save all they can, an’

so the fool wife does the housework, an’

makes butter. an‘ tends the garden, an‘

maybe feeds the pigs, an’ always gathers

the eggs. an‘ takes care of the chickens

a-n’ turkeys, an’ picks the fruit. an’ cans

it, and maybe helps milk, an’ out an’

husk corn, all 50‘s to save money, an’

how much does her husband skimp him-

self? He has a. hired man to help him,

and for his wife to do the cookin‘ an’

washin" for, nn’ he works ll or 16 hours

a day. An’ he always has money to spend

when he goes to town. But his Wife!

How much money docs she get to spend?

Just what comes from the butter an‘ eggs,

an’ that she takes to run the house on.

Instead of turnin’ that money into the





common fund, an' drawin’ out. what she

needs, she gets along on that little egg

an’ butter money, an’ the man gets into

the bad habit of thinkin‘ that's all she

needs. So it comes harder an’ harder to





get anything more than that out of him.

.-\it' by an’ by when the children come,

thvrc‘s the children's clo't-s an' her own,

an‘ dozens of other things, all to come

out of that egg an‘ butter money. V’Vell,

you’ve seen so many cases just that way

that I don‘t need to tell you about 'em.

“Now I made up my mind that I wasn’t





goin’ to depend on the cg ' an’ butter

money. That was goin‘ into the com-

mon fund, an’ the household expenses





was comin‘ out of that same fund. Oh,

it was new for Jim. but you know there‘s





two times to get a man to agree to

things, an' of course, after he's agreed

it‘s a poor stick of a woman that can't





One of the two

married. That





make him hold to 'cm.

times is when he's just

does for young married men. The other

time’s when he‘s courtin‘. That‘s the

time to get things out of wid-owcrs. So

Jim an’ I understood just how things

was goin’ to be run before I even set the

day.”

* is =3



So there is Mrs. Jim’s advice on the

“egg an’ butter money," which I pass

along in the hope that it will do some

one some good. Every family has its own

way of managing the money question, but

in the average family that way seems to

be the man's. It makes no difference

whether it is city or country, the husband

thinks that because the money is paid

over to him, he is the only person who

has had a hand in earning it, and there-

'fore it is his alone and the wife should

consider what she receives as a bounty,

not as a matter of right.



As a matter of fact. the wife

titled to as much as the husband when

a question of money is concerned. She

works as hard. usually harder for her

strength, and her part of the work is

just as important, tho it is not reckoned

in dollars and cents. If any man does

not believe in the importance of his wife’s

work, let her stop everything for two

weeks.~ Leave him to cook his own meals,

wash Ihis own clothes, sew on his own

buttons and keep his own house clean.

Probably the last would not affect him,

as a dirty house doesn’t bother the aver-

age man, but two weeks of living without

well-cooked meals, would open any man’s

eyes to the importance of having a good

cook on hand.





is en-





* it ill





The wife earns half the money legiti-

mately, but she never gets it. If women

would tell the truth about the matter the

.money question would be found to rankle

in many a bosom whose owner is appar-

ently happy, and who seems to have a





kind husband. The policy of having one

pocketbook, and that carried by the hus-

band, is the cause of many a heartburn,

and thousands of women do without ac-

tual necessities for weeks before they

screw up their courage enough to ask

“him” for money. Yet these women will

declare loudly and insistently that their

husbands are generous and liberal with

their money. declare it because they are

ashamed to let their world know what

skintlints the husbands are.



As Mrs. Jim says, it all comes from

starting wrong. There should be a thorn

understanding from the first that there is





to be no “mine” about everything. but

that everything is to be “ours."- In a.

business partnership, you never see one

partner cringingly begging the other to

allow him a little money for legitimate

expenses. Marriage is a partnership of

the highest type, and it should be so con-

sidered. There should be absolute fair-

ness on both sides and there can not be

when the husband controls the pocket-

book and obliges his wife to ask for

money, and carefully state where and

how every nickel and every cent is to

he spent.



How the “egg and butter money” is to

be used is a matter for every family to

settle. But it should not be understood

that this is all the wife is to handle, While

the husband alone directs the spending

of the vastly greater sum derived from

the sale of other products.



DEBORAH.





 





Michigan Country Women as Money Earners.





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Hotbeds for Early Vegetables Prove a Bonanza for One Woman—-

How Miss Smith of Wayne County Succeeded With Home

Made Cold Frames and Hotbeds.





flourishes a business, built up and



controlled by a woman. which fur

nishes a considerable part of its owner’s

living expenses. Said owner is just a

trifle gray but young at heart, and con»

tented in her work, which is “just grow-

ing green things,” for the early spring

trade, as she puts it. “Fate tried to con—





IN one of Detroit’s many suburbs there





   





Miss Lorena Jane Smith, of Wayne Co.

ceal her, by naming her Smith,” but the

excellence of her stock has brot at least

some local fame. Emerson very truly

said that “The man who does sometl‘iing

better than his fellows, even to the mak-

ing of a mOuse trap, and tho his house

were built in a wood, the world would

make a path to his door“—and the saying

is just as true of a woman.



Miss Lorena J. Smith raises plants a

little better than others. Her own indi-

vidual world knows well the path to her

door, and she finds little need for adver-

tising. She has no trouble in disposing

of all the plants she can grow in the

space and time at her disposal, both of

which are rather limited.



“Don’t tell where .I live nor who I am,”

she begged with‘ a laugh, when I asked

the privilege of writing up the story of

her work; “You see, I have all the trade

I can 'handle, and I’m too busy to have

company during the spring rush and I

cannot bother to answer many questions.

You may just say I’m ‘Miss Smith, 01’

Smithville.’ ”



But she told me her story while she

busily looked over seed packages and

made memorandums of new things to be

ordered. For tho the snow was still piled

deeply over her garden she was mapping

out the season’s work, which begins with

filling and sowing the hotbed about March

1. There is only one hotbed 6x12 feet,

and two cold frames of like dimensions.

These latter are simply boxes (without

bottoms) which are set upon beds of

earth which have been deply spaded and

raked fine like a first—class seed bed. A

gentle slope to the south is given the

frames by making the beds higher at the

north sides. The covers for these frames

are made of prepared plant cloth, which

is better for the “hardening off” of the

plants. The arrangement is rather differ~

ent from that usually found. The cloth

is common sheeting of medium weight.

Two strips, each four and one-fourth

yards longs, are seamed together and

'hemmed across the ends like a very long

sheet. Then each edge is tacked to a





strip of half-inch board two inches wide

and 12 feet long. This frame was sup-

ported on some boxes of convenient height

in the attic by driving a nail thru the

ends of the boards into the boxes and

Miss Smith was ready for her painting.

This she did with a rather wide brush,

using the linseed oil and egg mixture

recommended by the Michigan Farmer a

few years back. Two coats were given

the cloth, each being allowed to thoroly

dry.



\\'hen in use, the cover is attached to

the upper side of the box by driving two

or three nails thru the wooden strips into

the side of the box; the cover is stretched

across and the weight of the strip on the

lower side keeps the cloth from sagging

down into the box, which is just a little

less than six feet in width. When work

is being done the cover has to be folded

or rolled back. Regular sash would per—

haps be more convenient but Miss Smite





.is no carpenter and feared to undertake





the frames.



The hotbed sashes are glazed with

10x12 glass of double thickness, the extra

Size giving less lap, insuring more sun-

light, and the thickness giving extra pro-

tection from cold.' The first crop sown

in hotbed is Early Jersey IVakefield cab-

bage and Early Snowball cauliflower,

three sashes of the former and one of the

latter. IVhen the second leaves appear

the plants are transplanted from the rows

in which they were sown to the spaces

between rows and allowed to grow there

until the first of April, when they are

put into the cold frames to harden off,

from which they are sold as wanted.



The hotbed is then immediately sown

to tomato, egg plant and pepper seed,

usually three of tomatoes and one-half

sash. each of egg plant and pepper. When

asked as to varieties Miss Smith said

she aimed to raise the very earliest good

kinds and changed seed from year to

year. Earliana, Early Detroit and June

Pink tomatoes are in her list this year;





 





 





 





 





A June Pink Tomato.

Black Beauty egg plant and Giant Crim-





son pepper will be planted. A good deal

of care is put upon this crop, the soil

is stirred very frequently between the

rows of seedlings, the bed is kept moist

by frequently watering with a spray pump

which simply delivers a fine mist over the

growing plants. Great care must. be

taken to ventilate the beds by raising the

sash during the warmest part of the day

for a few minutes at a. time.



About May 1 a part, or all, of the to-

nato plants are transplanted into cold

frames from which the cabbage plants

have been sold; but the egg and pepper

plants are left in the hotbeds two or

three weeks longer, receiving one or two

transplantings before they are ready to

go out.



In the meantime, the sashes left vacant





MARCH 12, 1910.





by the tomatoes are planted to Early

Scarlet Globe radishes and May King

lettuce. Cucumber seed are planted in

quart berry boxes filled with rich sod.

As the lettuce grows some of the plants

are pricked out into whatever space there

may be left in 'the cold frames or hotbed

and allowed to form heads for early mar-

ket, while still other plants are put in

open ground or sold. The radishes re-

quire about three weeks to mature and

find their way to near-by grocery stores.



After all plants are cleared out of the

beds the sash and cloth covers are put

away for the season, the soil is raked

smooth and the cucumber plants are

transplanted from the berry boxes into

the frames, setting them two feet apart.

in two rows lengthwise of frame. As

the vines grow they fill the. frames and

run out over the sides. From these vines

cucumbers for slicing are sold as long as

the demand is good and from that time

on they furnish fruits for pickling. Extra

care must be given these vines. as the

large cucumbers draw heavily upon them,

but if they are picked regularly and vines

kept well watered, with occasionally a

dose of liquid manure they will produce

abundantly.



As to yields and profits, of course these

vary. A bed of this size will grow 1,000

plants to the sash, provided one has cold

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A Head of Crisp and Tender Lettuce.

while they are comparatively small. Thus

we sltOuld have 3,000 cabbage plants, 1,000

cauliflower, 3,000 tomato, .300 pepper and

500 egg Jlants. Stock twice transplanted

as this is, brings the highest market

prices, usually $1.00 per hundred for cab-

bage, $1.25 per hundred for cauliflower,

$1.50 for tomato and pepper and $3.00 for

egg plants by the hundred. Sold in dozen

lots the prices are still higher.



In addition to money received for the

above plants, there is usually eight 01‘

10 bushels of lettuce. a good many dozen

bunches of radishes and the crop of large

cucumbers. The lettuce will average

about :30 cents per bushel; radishes, six

to 10 cents per dozen bunches, and cu-

cttmbers 15 cents per dozen.



In her small garden Miss Smit‘h raises

tomatoes, string beans, and onions and a

few peppers and cauliflowers. From these

and the small cucumbers she puts up

quantities of home-made catsup and fancy

mixed pickles in pint fruit jars, which she

sells at a fancy ‘price to private cus-

tomers.



The secret of her success lies in keep-

ing up to the times in best varieties; in

the great pains taken with every detail

of the work: in looking out for the inter~

ests of customers by giving them instruc-

tions in setting out and growing their

plants to maturity, and a pleasant per-

sonality which not only gains but holds

trade. EVA ALICE MORSE.





“COMPROMIEE A LITTLE.”





 





The young man had just been married

and as it was his first offense his father

was giving him some advice, as to how

he should treat his young wife. “\Vhen

you have any little differences of opin-

ion,” he said to the boy, “if you can’t

persuade Mary that you are right—and

you probably can‘t; for they are all about

alike—you must compromise. Be very

firm but be considerate and compromise,

my son.”



“Yes, father,” replied the boy thotfully.



“I well remember a little experience on

the very threshhold of the married life

of your mother and me and it was the

basis of all our future disputes. It was

in this way it happened. I wanted to

spend the summer, our first vacation, in

Indiana and your mother wanted to go

to Kentucky. That was over thirty-five

years ago, but I shall never forget how

firm and yet how considerate I was with

your mother, and how well we comprom-

ised, avoiding all dispute.



“It was this way that we did it. We

stayed over night in Indiana and spent

the rest of the summer in Kentucky.”



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"‘“wmr vou‘ FAIL WITH» BAKING

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PY mas. ALTA L. LITTELL.

NEVER have any luck with baking

powder,” is the complaint of many a

housewife. If that is the ease with



you who read this, rest assured that

either of two things is the cause of your

bad luck. The baking powder is poor, or

you do not know how to use it. Baking

powder rightly handled gives better re-

sults with white flour than do soda and

This combination

is best with cornmeal, but for white flour,

baking powder and sweet milk are pre-

ferable.



The secret of success in using baking

powder is to handle it quickly. And to

see why this is true, it is necessary to

know what baking ~powder is. It is a.

mixture of baking soda with a little more

than twice its weight of cream of tartar

and a. little less flour or cornstarch than

you have soda. At least, this is the usual

formula, altho alum and other substances

are sometimes used instead of cream of

tartar. _



Soda contains carbon dioxide, the gas

which makes bread light, and the gas is

liberated frOm the soda by contact with

an acid. Cream of tartar is an acid, but

it will not fully liberate the gas unless

the two are moistened and heated. A

slow change begins as soon as the baking

powder is moistened and that is why we

must work quickly with baking powder

mixtures after the milk or water is added

to our biscuit or cake. Until the moisten-

ing is added no change takes place, so we

can sift our flour, baking powder, ete.,

together and let them stand dry it we

wish. '



Those housekeepers who often wonder

Where the ingredients they use come from

and have not the time to look up what

they would like to know, will be interest-

ed to learn that cream of tartar is manu-

factured from a deposit found on the in-

side of wine casks. It exists in grapes

and during the process of fermentation

when the sugar in the fruit is changing

into alcohol this substance is deposited

in the casks. The best is obtained from

the wine countries of Europe. Soda is a

deposit found in the earth and the best

comes from Greenland. The soda we use

in baking is charged first with carbonic

acid gas. So, when you next reach for

your baking powder can, you may reflect

that of the two chief ingredients therein

one probably came from' Greenland and

the other from sunny France, and that

the two may be mixed with Minnesota

or Michigan flour.



'In making baking powder it is usually

sifted ten times to coat each grain of soda

and cream of tartar with the starch so

as to guard against any possible liberation

of the gas in the soda before it is ready

for use.



In using baking powder the rule is two

level teaspoons to one measuring cup of

flour for biscuits: dumplings and foods

without eggs. Use one and one-half level

teaspoonfuls "or one rounding teaspoonful

to a cup of flour in egg mixtures.



Cream of tartar and baking powder are

frequently adulterated so that when we

think we are using a pure article, our

baking powder is really tainted. Alum

and ammonia are frequently added as are

sulphuric acid, phosphates, lime and

chlorides. If any housekeeper suspects

she is using an impure baking powder

and would like to make a test, an easy

one will be furnished 'her upon request.

All tests call for a chemical. As they are

not often used by cooks, they will not be

included in this article.



(Mrs. Littell will gladly answer any

questions pertaining to food and dieting).





 





A ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY.

BY GENEVA M. SEWELL.



St. Patrick’s Day occurs on March 17.

The party may be held either the evening

before or in that evening. just as is

most convenient. The invitations should

be issued at least ten days before so as

to give every one a good chance to get

her costume fixed. The invitations may

be written on a post card, which contains

a map of “Ould Erin,” or if these are not

easily obtained cut a picture of Ireland

out of green paper and paste at the top

of the note of invitation: if that is too

much trouble just stick on a pretty green

shamrock. If the guests are desired to come

as some special person tell whom you

would like them to represent, or you may

simply write at the bottom, “Come in

Costume."



Many characters may be represented,

such as “Mr. Dooley,” “Happy Hooligan,"

“Gloomy Gus,” f‘Irish VVasherwoman,”





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“Bridget," “Irish Immigrant," “Kathleen

Mavourneen,” and a host of others.



The decorations should consist of plenty

of Shamrocks, clay pipes, top hats and

snakes, all cut from tissue paper and

pinned or fastened up around the room.

Then, of course, there should be the

“blarney stone,” which every one is re-

quired to kiss occasionally. It should be

placed high enough so that one has to

step. up at least one step to reach it.

It may be made from a piece. of cement

block, but should be a good—sized piece

and irregular in shape, and fastened se-

curely in place. .



For entertainment, if you do not care

to indulge in cards or dancing, try some

progressive games, such as “F11nch” or

“Nihlo,” or if you want something bear—

ing. more directly on the Irish question,

try making telegrams from the words

“Ireland" or “St. Patrick,” and give a

prize to the one voted the best. “Illumine

recent events,” “learned about new doc-

tor,” “Sarah tied Peter.” “Announce

triangle recently invented,” “can’t kick,”

are samples of telegrams recently win-

ning prizes.



For an entirely new game ‘try "Helping

St. Patrick drive the snakes from Ire~

land.” For this take some green ribbon

and stretch across the room in two par-

allel rows about five feet apart, allowing

room on each side fer the contestants to

stand. In the space between the ribbons

place a tissue paper snake, then give each

contestant a fan. The trick is to try and

blow the snake with the air from the fans

from between the ribbons into the “coun-

try” on one or the other sides. The con-

testants should be evenly divided and the

contest should last ten minutes. The

side that wins may be giVen some of

those atrocities that, when you blow on

them will unroll in snakes. Next try a

guessing game from cities in Ireland.

These are given as some we used.- The

letters are all jumbled up. Nibdlu, (Dub-





lin); Rack (Cork); Stablef (Belfast);

Kicermil (Limerick); Gundanaw (Dunga-

wan); Raptripey (’l‘iperary); Ladgone

('Doncgal); Rakedil (Kildare); Steen-

quown (Quecnstown); Lickwow (Wick-

low); Stulre (Ulster);Rastlerab (Catsle-

bar). It will take some time to puzzle





these all out, by even a “Happy Hooli-

gan.” Prizes of shamrock stick pins may

be given to the winning couple, while a

clay pipe and a plaster cast of “Gloomy

Gus" may be given the losers.





 





 





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This department is opened as a

means for the exchange of new and

successful ideas in .housekeeping.

livery housekeeper is anxious to learn

the quickest and best way of doing

her work, and is constantly lookin:.'

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consider a good idea send it on for

the benefit of your sisters. They will

do the same by you. Please do not

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\Yhen you buy your boy new stockings

interline the knees. It will be twice as

long before you need to darn—A Mother,

Oak Grove.



Arrange your fruit on the shelves by

seasons, pineapples first, then strawber-

ries, cherries, raspberries, etc. You can

go directly to the shelf and take just

what you wants—B. M., Romeo.



If you are. going to spend the whole day

sewing, spread an old sheet on the floor

under the machine. At night take it up

and you have all the threads and rave]-

ings ready to burn.-Seamstress, Milan.



In making apple sauce I never per-l

apples. Of course. this is a well~known

way, and we are told the right way. but

it is a time saver as well. It does not

take so much time to put the fruit thrn

a colander after cooking, as it does to

remove the skins before, and it is not so

hard upon the hands—Mrs, John, Mid-

land.



Most women save their fruit juice for

mince pies. I save mine for pudding

sauces. Sweeten a cupful of juice with a

half cup of sugar and thicken with two

teaspoonfuls of corn starch. Boil until

it is clear. This is delicious over corn

starch molds or rice, as well as over stale

cake steamed and freshened.—-T. M.,

Brant.





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290

FISH DAYS.





BY EMILY L. ‘RUSSEL. -



In these Lenten days the delicious,

healthful fish “comes into its oWn.” There

are different traditions why it was chosen

as the proper Lenten food. One, which

hints of “graft,” declares it was to bene-

fit the tish-mongers; another says it was

a sanitary measure, after a winter of

meat eating; while a third reason, for

all Fridays as well as Lent, is that no

blood is shed in its preparation for food.

All agree that fish has, from very early

times. been a favorite article of food. In

the very lirst chapter of Genesis, it is

given precedence, in order of mention,

over the fowls of the air and the cattle.

In the New Testament it is given promi—

nence on many occasions, and our Lord

chose many of his closest friends from

the hutnble llsliermen. ,



In some countries the fish is a lucky

omen. 1n Bengal, when the bride comes

with the bridegroom, for the first time,

into his house, she has to catch hold of

a fish, as a welcoming ceremony. Over

a large. part of Northern India the “wat~

cr—vegetablc." as it is called by high-caste

punjabis, is eaten to assure good luck.

in some countries the proverb, “Better 21.

little fish than an empty dish,” is as com-

mon as our “llalf a Loaf is better than

none."



There are as many, or more, ways of

cooking as there are varieties of fish.

One sure test that it is done is when the

llcsli scparatcs readily from the bone.



ilcmon brings out the flavor of the fish

bcttcr than anything else can. It is sa‘d

that tea should never be used at same

meal with fish, as the tannin renders it

tough and indigestible, “'hen tea is prop-~

erly made it contains very little tannin.

But that is another story.





 





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13v ELLA E. ‘F,OCKY\'OOD.



1 always thot it necessary in washing

dishes to wipe every piece, and like most

other housewives have looked with sus-

picion upon any suggestion to abbreviate

this diurnal task, the one which is called

the humblest amid the multitude of tasks

connected with the domestic routine.



Not long ago when an aunt from classic

New I‘Iiigland, was making us a visit she

became quite enthusiastic in praise of a.

short-cut which relieves this homely dutv

of half the time usually devoted to it and

yet answers excellently all reasonable

demands as to ultimate results. If it

satislles a Bostonian it may be good

enough to pass along.



8 I: 8



Her plan is. to have at the side of the.

dish pan another. which may be coiisid~

erably smaller, containing clear water as

hot as the hand can endure. As fast as

the pieces are, cleansed they are taken in

the left hand, one by one, and passed

quickly thru this hot water than placed

in a position to drain, either upon a clean

folded cloth or in an ordinary dish-drain

upon the sink board. Filed in this inan—

ner the dishes are allowed to remain until

lhoroly dry which, owii’ig to the heat of

as transferred will not be.

long. livery dish, to the last cup and

pitcher. will be shining,. and spotless. The

require wipingr in the

desires to go





the pieces





silver alone will

ordinary manner. If one

still further in this direction there need

be no subsequent putting away but all

allowed to remain where they are until

time to set the table. for the next Int-ill.

remarkably well. and

every woman





plan works

can be recommended to

who is pressed with household duties or

whose strength must be lioarded and con-





served in order to enable her to get along.

* II‘ II





This





No matter how great the number of

pieces, I enjoy scraping and rinsing and

stacking each size and kind by itself. all

arranged in orderly piles by the side of

the worker. Then, with a big table to

work on, abundance of hot, soft water,

white, clean-looking soap which is unper—

fumed in any way, a clean white dish

cloth, and plenty of soft towels which also

are white and clean, I enjOy the moments

which follow. Not even the pots and

kettles dampen my enthusiasm. In the

first place, these are neither so many nor

so heavy and black as they formerly were

for other ware has largely displaced the

iron. In the second place if put to soak

in plenty of clear cold water the moment

they are emptied they will almost wash

themselves by the time I get to them.

It is imperative that there be two dish

cloths, else the one of white cheese cloth

doubled and stitched together will speed-

ily be badly soiled by working about the

stove and in washing the cooking utensils





 

 

 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





where more or less black will be "wiped

off. ‘



After every meal the dish cloth must

be thoroly washed with soap and water

else it will soon become grimy. It must

never be left sodden and damp until the

next period of use but so hung that it

will become dry in a short time.



One advantage of the draining method

of drying dishes lies in the fact that there

are no towels to be cleansed, or at least

only those for the silver and carving set.

Even the glassware will be spotless save

for an occasional drop of water which

may settle upon it. By the way, I often

wish I might again see some of the old

fashioned soap which used to make such

nice suds to wash dishes with. li’ith the

passing of wood i‘ires this characteristic





country product has disappeared. The

imitation article prepared with concen-

trated lye is not at all the same. Mem—





ory carries me back to the soap making

which was a regular feature of the spring

work. But inquiry among my friends

reveals the fact that everybody now buys

their soap and the old custom has been

dropped.





HUME QUERIES EXCHANGE.





Dear Editorz—Will you kindly inform

me thru Home Queries Exchange what

is the length of the longest boat on the

Great Lakes?——A. J., Goodrich.



The longest passenger boat is the City

of Cleveland, 444 ft. long, and 96 ft. wide.





Dear I‘lditorzwl‘Vill you please tell me

thru the Michigan Farmer, what to put

on the steel part of my range to keep it

from rusting? I have used kerosene but

it don't seem to do any good—Mrs. L.

M. (3., IJarnia.



Try coating the steel with a thin layer

of vast-line. If there are obstinate rust

spots. touch them first with muriatic acid

and then with ammonia. This should

remove them. ~





Dear Editorz—XVill you kindly answer

theSe questions in the Home Queries 3x-

change Column? 1, “’hat colors will be

worn the most this springr in ladics' suits?

“J. \‘Vill the coats be much shorter than

last season? I hope someone can answer

these questions—Mrs. F. WC, Forestville.



Undoubtedly the best color this spring

will be blue, welcome news to women, as





lift out of every 100 can wear this color.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Then come green, gray, lavender, wis-

taria, prime and old rose. Brown is

passe. The coats are about 27 inches

long, just long enough to cover the hips.





I would advise you to read the fashion

articles in The Farmer as we aim to tell

what is to be worn in Michigan. Thank

you for your kind words of appreciation.



Dear Editorzleill some of our readers

tell me, how to make hartshorn cookies

crum 1)]6’7- Also, how to stuff green pep-

pers for pickles or ripe cucumbers? Can

you tell me if orange punch is a drink

and how it is made? Did Cook or Peary

discover the north pole?



The term “punch” has two meanings,

a drink and a soft ice. You probably

mean the latter. Punch. in this sense,

means an ice or sherbet to which a liquor

has been added after it is frozen. Orange

punch is made by boiling for :30 minutes

a quart of water and two cups of sugar,

then adding a teaspoonful of gelatine

which has been soaked in cold water.

\l'lieii this is celd, add one pint of orange

juice and the juice of a lemon. Freeze

hard and beat in one cup of champagne

with a wooden spoon. Serve in glasses

and eat with a spoon. just after the meat

course and just before the game. Peary

has been adjudged the discoverer of the

north pole.



Dear liditorz—In reply to A. H., I would

say that a there smoking will restore the

tainted hams if they are not too bad.

Care should be taken not to allow the

heat treat the smoke to reach the meat

as the heat would serve to hasten the

decomposition. I suppose the smoke is

similar to charcoal in its renovating prop—

erties—L. S., Central Lake.



Dear Editor:—I wonder if any of my

sister readers of the Michigan Farmer

have, ever had experience With bed bugs

in an unfinished house? The sleeping

rooms are. all upstairs and for the last

two summers I have had a desperate

warfare with the pests. It seems the

harder I fight the worse, they are. I

painted and varnished my beds and

springs. and even the slats, looked the

beds over thoroly every day. and applied

kerosene and carbolie acid with a .small

paint brush. _The rooms are unfinished;

just rough pine boards. Now do you

think, with the hot sun beating down on

the roof. they would breed in the pine?

“'ill some one please tell me what to do

this spring? I have thot some of white—

washing the rooms. Is there anything I

can put in it that would kill them. as





I am sure they are in the ceiling? Have

heard burning sulphur was good. If so,

how much would I have to use? I have





kept house for 12 years and never had

to fight the pests before. Any advice

from the readers will be very thankfully

received by “A Troubled One."—Mikado.





THE YOUNG WIFE DESERVES PITY.





Dear Editor:—I would like to ask De-

borah if, in the article, “Do Not Pity the

Young Wife,” you have gleaned your-ob-

servations from the country or city sis-

ters?



Have you ever_ done the work on a

large farm alone, and cared for small

children? One that perhaps is sickly and

takes a good share of your time, several

men coming in to breakfast and an im—

possibility to get the child out of your

arms? Have you washed from 5 a, in.

until 4 p. in., cared for two babes, then

worked and packed from 20 to 30 pounds

of butter ready for the Detroit market?

Then perhaps help churn, if the men were

too busy.



Have you had to cook for ten men, hay

pressers, for three days, with the baby

sick, hanging on your dress and begging

of you to take him? I have, and then

fruit that had been ordered before, ar-

rived at the same time and I had to stay

up two nights to care for that, until 2 a.

m. My husband helped until I sent him

to bed. During the rest of the month,

July, I cooked for five men beside three

children. I was too tired to eat much,

did our own washing and ironing, also

had more fruit to do up. Yes, I mowed

a large lawn, too, for exercise, but it was

done a good many times by moonlight.



1' can not help pitying a young wife

raising babies, especially if they have a

struggle to raise them, as we had with

our last two. \V'e tried everything nearly,

for our last child, now nearly three years

old. Then, when he was a year old he

passed thru a terrible sickness. “'e had

everything done that love and medical

skill could prescribe, and God has spared

his life. He is quite well now, but we

have to give him great care.



Now, I received both kinds of pity

when first married. The kind you speak

of rankles yet a little. My mother's

helped me. “'9. gave up making butter.

Now, my husband is the reverse of being

stingy, but it is almost an impossiblity

to tind any help in this part of the coun-

try. lcfore I was married I taught school

in both country and town, attended in-

stitutes, concerts, lectures, helped mother

when home, also attended a couple of

National C. E. conventions and the world's





fair at Chicago, besides taking other

trips. I miss some of those advantages,





but love to read and do not consider my-

self a martyr, if I have passed thru all

these trials and others too numerous to

mention. No one else does. The sparing

of my boy’s life is reward enough for me.

I know of numbers of women that work

harder during the winter months than I.

Perhaps others have not such a struggle

with a sick child, but I can not think

of anyone that is not doing her best,

keeping homes and children nice, with no

time to think of back aches and divorces.

\Ve all look more carcworn and older

than we should. but are merely doing our

best, trusting the rest in God‘s hands.

“'ith best wishes for the Household.

Brown City, Mich. , FARMER’S WIFE.





 





A WOMAN’S PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE——

MIND TRAINING RESTS THE

BODY.





 





“Hello, Mis’ Smith,” said Hanna Hull,

as she appeared at her neighbor’s front

door armed with a parasol, a fan, and a

large handkerchief, with which she wiped

the perspiration front her flushed face.

“How“ can you look so cool on a day

like this? \Vhy, I almost die of the heat!

It was so hot this afternoon I couldn’t

take my usual nap so I made out to get

here, but I almost wish I hadn't come.

I don‘t See how I shall get back."



“\Vcll, Hanna.” said Mrs, Smith, “I

think of the weather no oftcner than I

can help, because I feel the heat so much

more when I do. I never use a fan be-

cause if I do I have to keep at it and it

ta‘“~ too much time. I do not take a nap

for the same reason. A healthy person

does not require more than eight hours’

sleep in the twenty-four. I find that

change of occupation rests me more than

a nap in the afternoon.”



“Change of occupation!” exclaimed

Hanna, “I should think housework pre-

sented enough change of occupation. I

believe I have done no less than ten dif-

ferent kinds of work this forenoon.”



“And yet,” said Mrs. Smith, “if your

work brot you just the right change of

occupation, I am sure you wouldn’t look

so tired. A day, to be well balanced,

should have something to occupy the mind

as well as the body. Now, I do not take

a nap but I usually take an hour or two

in the afternoon to do just as I wish.

Sometimes I read, sometimes I work in





 





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THE MI‘CHIG

and sometimes I take centage of women in agriculture has been

increasing of late years, many women

carrying on farm labor independently.

The number .of women in Cornell Univer-

sity has doubled in the last four years.

Then Miss Van. Rensalear read letters

from farmers? wives telling about the

kind of work they were doing, the diffi-

culties they encountered, their success,

“Well,” said Mrs. Smith, “I am sure if their socialcpportunities, advantages etc.

it wasn’t for the little reward I promise Owing to the number of speakers in

myself in the shape of an afternoon rest attendance, an all-day meeting was held

I wouldn't 'be as apt to hurry thru the Thursday. Miss Jennie Buell was chair-

morning’s work. I believe I can ac- man. Professor Victor “'ilson, the first

complish more in a year, with the after- speaker, took for lhis subject, “Art in the

noon rest than without, and during this Home." “The whole of life is a fine art,”

hour of rest I am storing my mind with he said. "Molding of a life and character

something to think of while I am at is an art; fulfilling of ideals is an art;

work.” to adapt ourselves to our surroundings

“I declare, how it rests ’me to hear you is an art. Art is a motive that runs thru

talk,” said Hanna, “and I am getting all civilization. Even the savage has a

cooled off, ‘too. I 'sposed I was getting vague comprehension of art, paints and

too old to improve my mind, but if it carves in a rude way. Art began in the

will keep me cool 9t will be pleasanter domestic side of life, began in the home.

than setting on the cellar steps to keep Just as nations grow and expand so does

cool.” I{ATRINKA, art develop in its most healthy growth

.____.- in the home. Our boards of education



ONLY HARDY PLANTS CONTINUE TO do not always realize the necessity for





GROW OUTSIDE OF NURSERIES this subject. Train the hand to obey the

' dictates of the mind. You must see and





have imagination to carry out the dic-

tates of the mind. To woman we must

look for grace and refinement in home.





MARCH 12, 1910.





my flowerbeds,

my camera and search in woods and

fields for a. suitable subject for -a picture.

This afternoon I was thinking of mount-

ing some, photos, but I am sure a little

chat with you will rest me as much,"

she said cordially.



“You ,always do seem to get on well

with your work,”'said Hanna.





 





 





I'nless there are glass houses to nurse

the plants in after they have been used

for decorating the room, it it impossible

to grow any except the hardiest and most

vigorous. No plant is more enduring,

even when exposed to draughts, than the

Aspidiska or Parlor Palm. as it is usually

called. The long strap shaped leaves are

a clear green in the type, but in the vari-

ety variegata have stripes 'and bands of

creamy white. It is not of very rapid

growth, but even in its infancy there is

something attractive in the bold, hand~

some growth.





After a discussion of this address, Dr.

C. E. Marshall, of M. A. 0.. spoke on

“The Control of Infectious Diseases." Dr.

Marshall said that in the past we have

been in the habit of isolating families.

By observing and following plans. it has

been made possible to isolate only the

patient and the one who has charge of

him. He recommended an isolation hos-

pital and the isolating of patients there

and not in the home: spoke of the danger



The India-rubber plant, Aralia Sieboldi, of whooping cough among children and

Cypreus Alterrufolius, which requires the many disorders which follow, and

much water; Norfolk Island Vine (Aura- necessity of guarding against. it; advised





caria cxcclsa), of course, in its small guarding against such diseases as meas-

stage, and the Ferns Ptcris Tremula, les, diphtheria, whooping cough and smalh





live pox; showed and demonstrated how the

different disinfectants are used in order





Perelica and Pcrelica Albolincata,

many years in a room, if they are care-

fully watered, and, in the case of smooth, to make them effective; illustrated com-

hard-leaved plants, carefully spongcd oc- bining different solutions; how to fumi-

casionally to remove accumulations of gate and “150 warned Of ““3 danger in

dust and dirt. some of these disinfectants.



The Aspidisha will develop into a mass MISS Pm” MCDtlhflld- Of 1110 Depart-

of beautiful foliage, and in time will out- ment of Domestic Selence of h’lichigan Ag-

grow its place, necessitating division of 1'lt‘hltm'al Colicgc. saw (I talk on the





 

 

 





 





(35) 291





AN FARMER.





A _lii_g_, Powerful (23°

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The four Overland factories, employing

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the roots, which is best accomplished in medical inspection of schools, prevention

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loam and leaf mould, about one—fourth Sim” welfare Uf"1‘il‘]1"’“- Sh“ talked on

of the latter to threc~fourths of thc form- home C‘mkm'l' and economics.

er, and put two layers of crocks in the Mrs. J' L- 5’1-“1‘7’13 0f the M- A~ (7.. pre-

bottom, the larger first, then the fewer sided in the afternoon. After an instru.

pieces with a little of the rougher soil mental selection by the Misses Clemans,

over to keep the compost from sitting Mrs. Dora Stockman, of Lansing. gave a

down and obstructing the egress of wat- dt‘SCl‘iDtiOn of “"he Farm Art Gallery,”

er. When growth is in full swing in a treasure that all ““0119“ on “19‘ farm

spring a little fertilizing stimulant will may possess, as Mother Nature has boun-

work wonders.



The Cyperus requires to be almost





tifully supplied the material.



Miss Maude Gilchrist then spoke on

placed in water. and is a very graceful "Changing Educational Ideals.” Miss

reed-like plant of distinct appearance; so Gilchrist thot that the subject might bet-

much so that it is quite a relief to see a ter be read, “Changed Ideals,” as the

well developed example. of it. Care in period of transition is almost past and

watering and handling must be exercised the new has been accepted. “The newer

to bring about success in the plants men- view of education is to correlate the

tioned, and they must be kept away from school life with the future. the practical.”

cold draughts. said Miss Gilchrist. “We want accomp-



Canada_ W. R. GILBERT. lishmcnt, but we want substantial train-

~ ing. \Vomcn never wanted to be any—

INSTITUTE. thing but womanly. The scholarly ideal is

often that of leisure. The present ideal

is largely a practical one. A perfect ed-

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The VVomen’s Congress of the Fifteenth

Annual Round-Up of the Michigan

Farmcrs’ Institute met with Miss Maude. ““9" “WWW of "111111“th Men are rap—

Gilchrist, Dean of the woman's depart- Ml." at'hlt‘Yihf—I lht' lN'l‘l'cct car of corn.

ment of Michigan Agricultural (70110.49, in \\'hy should we not aim for a perfectly





the chair, and Mrs. E. .l. Crcyts, con- “WON “mm? S‘v‘CitW‘gY. hai‘lhl‘iolhm’.

ductor. economics are new subject in school but

Mrs. E. E. Bogue. Of East Lansing. voman must. be informcd on these sub—





gaVe an address on “Balanced .-\_ctivitics." 3"“13- “PM“ “HUSH“ Slim" {hill 59 DOI‘





In the discussion that followup Mrs. C cent of graduates from higher institutions

M. PaI‘tch, 0f Armada, and Mrs. Mary “liter work of the home. lionsckecpcrs





Youngblood, of Charlotte, took part. do not, as a rule. use their brains with





“The Up—tO—Datc Houshlulhmmn' was their l1ands_ do not learn to lighten

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BY CHA'RLES .A. HARTLEY.





Beatrice Richards, the village dress-~

maker, slipped a silver dollar into her

faded cotton glove next to the palm of

her left hand, carefully lowered the blinds

of her little shop windows and emerged

on the sidewalk just as a faint sound of

hours could be heard in the distance.





The village of Tinkcrvillc was throb-

bing with excitement. and somehow Bea-

trice had been caught up in the. swirl

which had swept the entire village off its

feet. In the ten years that she had made

dresses for the villagers she could not

recall that she had deliberately closed her

shop and gone to a place of amusement

and entertainment, but this was to be so

radically different froin the usual village

entertainment that she had decided to

go, notwithstanding the price of admis—

sion was four tJmcs the usual figure.



As she stood on the sidewalk and list-

ened to the drum beats of the village

band, approaching from the village sta-

tion a mile distant, for Some reason she

fell into a fit of musing with a retrospec-

tive tendency. Away back in her mem-

ory was the picture of a ruggcd, boyish

face, and deep in her heart was a wound

not fully healed. This fresh, vigorous

face often appeared to her at most unex-

pected times and sometimes the heart

ache would pain her anew when she could

not account for its recurrence. As she

stood there pondering, there was a vivid

flash of the picture and a throb of pain

at the old wound. She could not ac-

count for it except by association. In

the Old days Lem \\'iggins never failed to

take. her to every village show that came

along, hence the memory picture of his

face anzl the unhealcd wound caused bv

his sudden disappearance from the village

nearly twelve years before when an evil

report had reached her ears and she had

turned from him to another.



A few days before a stranger had

reached Tinkervillc. llc gave his name

as Dan Custer, and immediately began

setting the fire of curiosity in the grass

by putting up three—sheet posters of a

Professor Spegghetti, renowned as the

greatest mind reader on earth. He plas~

tcred every barn within a radius of ten

miles with the pictures. The story he

succeeded in getting in the ’,l‘inkerville

'l‘attlcr, the only paper published within

sixteen miles of the place, would do

credit to a certain baron of wicked re-

nown and a limited acquaintance with

truth. The article sizzlcd with big head-

lines and enough meaningless foreign

words and italics to trip the tongues of

the most advanced in the village.



The first move was a daring one, but

was based largely on human nature be it

at the poles or the equator. The price

of admission was to be one dollar each,

with no dead—heads or press Complimen-

tarlcs, with the admission fee and one

dollar each back in case the entertain-

ment was voted unsatisfactory. A local

man was to be chosen by the villagers as

doorkecpcr and was to take DUSSUSSlOn

and hold the receipts until the close of

the performance. At that time the audi-

ence was to \‘olc on the question of

whether or not the entertainment was

worth the money. In case of a majority

voting in the aflirmativc, )lr. (luster and

the professor vere to walk off with the

door rcccipts. liy an adverse vote the

money was to go back to the original

owners, with a like amount from the

showmcn's sinking fund. and besides Mr.

Custer and the professor were to have

their pains for their trouble. The propo-

sition looked like an cxeemiingly good

thing to the villagers. 3y the same token

a little game known to civilization as a

harmless pastime which is manipulated

with three half nutsliclls and a small rub-

ber pea is likcwise a seeming good thing

——until one gets away by himself and

thinks about it.



\Vhen Mr. Custer had worked up the

village to a frenzy of curiosity he brot

forth the renowned professor. He met

the mind reader at the station with the

local band, and they marched to the play-

house of the village, which in this case

happened to be the village schoolhouse.

The professor was broad and hrawny and

wearing a pointed black board with a

long mustache. the latter tip-tilted.





Wthn the band, Mr. Custer and the

professor had entcrcd. the populace raced

from the street to the front door and en-

tered with bated breaths. More than one





THE MICHIGAN, FARMER. ..

, “Swink, John Swink, the groceryman, ' . ’ .

do you mean?” asked Custer; BIOOd Troubles





hundred had raised the price of admission

by hook or crodk and were determined to

see the show. ‘ '



“'hen Mr. Custer saw, by peeping thru

a hole in the curtain, that about all the

available cash in the village had been

left at the door he sent down Word to

admit the impccunious free of charge as

an educational offering on his part. That

was the way he put it to the audience,

but he might have acknowledged to a

friend he could trust that he might need

a few disinterested votes in the wind-up

and expected to get them in that way if

occasion demanded.



\Vhen the audience was seated in

breathless suspense, Mr. Custer requested

the band to play something soothing. like

the wind sighing thru the tops of the

trees, for instance. This. he said, was to

quiet the nerves of the audience and

make the minds of those more susceptible

to the brofessor‘s manipulation. He got

the solemn tune, and when the curtain

rolled up there stood the professor in all

his toggery, boring into the audience with

kccn eyes. It was a moment long to be

remembered, and a creepy sensation

seemed to pervade the atulicm:e~—a feel—

ing like when one is out in a pasture and

is sure a serpent is close about. or when

the wind moans around the corners of

the house at night when one is at home

alone.



Mr. Custer raised his right hand for

silence. which was a needless effort, as

More was not one. in the house taking

more than a half breath.



"This most marVelous and instructive

entertainment is about to begin,” said

he, glancing at the professor, “and I

see that my companion. lately over the

big water and a little lame in the lan-

guage of the greatest nation on earth. is

As you have already as-

certained by reading your very en-

tertaining and enterprising town pa-

per, the brilliant editor of which we

have the honor of having with us

tonight, my friend, the professor, has

fairly set the scientific tongues of the

earth to wagging, as I might say, by his

marvelous feats of mind reading and the

revelations of the innermost secrets of the

heart. ' lie is a wonder, and I know you

will bear me out in the statement when

the evening's entertainment is over.



“The professor has not mastered the

English language to the extent that he

feels able to express himself clearly, but

he understands it readily. So I shall ad-

dress him in the language with which you

are familiar, receive his message in his

own tongue, and give you the translation

in all its freshness and versatility.



“Before we proceed to the first test,

good people, I must in all fairness say to

you that if any of you have any heart-

buried secrets you would not better think

of them until the professor gets thru With

you. Step on the chilblains on your other

foot or stick a pin in yourself to make

you think of something besides the secrets

you are trying to hide.



“Another thing I should like to say

before proceeding to the tests, and that

is that the professor is capable of doing

all of that of the professionals, and more.

Blindfoldcd, he can drive a horse at break-

neck spmd to any point at which you

may secret an article. recover it and

rcturn it to the person hiding it. He can

do this without anyone accompanying

him, He can find your box at the. post—

officc, unlock it, if furnished with the key,

take out a letter that you may have left

there to entrap him, read the letter with-

out breaking the seal, and get any article

in any store you may order in the sealed

letter. I recall.” reminiscently, “while

the professor and I were once hunting out

a bomb factory for the Czar of Russia, he

stumbEed onto a letter done up in red

seals and much tape, which he read more

from habit than with a disposition to pry

into royal secrets and with no intention

to stir up an international ruction. He

thoilessly told someone about it, who in

turn published it, with the result that all

Europe was set agog.



“As a result of this slip we had great

difficulty in getting out of the cold climes

of the Czar. He had in mind to give or-

dcrs to forbid us to cross the border, but

the professor read the great man’s mind

before the. order could be reduced to writ-

ing and We sailed away from the roof

garden skating rink before the soldiers

could get their guns trained on us.



“All ready, professor?" turning to the

man in the background and who, up to

this time. had been leisurely leaning

against a post.



W'ith an affirmative nod he stepped

forward. “Datta man Swink da firsta

man on de grid,” said the professor, grin-

ning.





in line fcltle.





The professor nodded vigorously and

said something which sounded very much

like the language which goes with a ban-

ana cart.‘ ' '





MARCH 12, 1910.





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Custer. “The professor says,” he went

on, gravely, “that those circulating the

report that you became rich by placing

sand in your sugar and keeping your

thumb on the scales when weighing it are

seriously in error on this point at least.

He says you are not a'fliuent enough to

endow a library. That is clear, I hope.

”What next, professor?”



Again the professor rattled off a few

sentences hooked together as with a

string.



“He says that amount you collected off

the widow .iray." translated Custer, ”af-

ter her husband’s death, was incorrect.

You made an error of ten dollars in the

footing in your favor. which, of course,

you will return since you have found out

about the error.”



Just then the professor broke in with a

jumble of words and Custer looked up





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fessor says our grocer friend thinks he‘

will not return this evening. it is re-

markable how some people Shirk their

public duties. Mr, Swink should have

remained and placed himself unhesitat-

ingly on the altar of science.”



At this little by—play the audience

roared with laughter and stamped until

tliH building shook. ,



“The professor calls for 'Joel Jacoby,”

said Mr. Custer, at a rush of words from

that individual. ”ls, Mr. Jacoby in the

house?"



He was and started to leave hastily,

but two lusty seat—mates clutched him

by the coat-tails and compelled him to

remain.



“Remain standing, Mr. Jacoby, and I

will ask the professor what he has to say

about you," turning to the man with the

jet black beard, who jabbcrcd excitedly

for a moment, spreading and closing his

lingtrs in a nervous sort of way.



“He asks whether or not you ever knew

a. boy by the name of Lem \K'iggins, Mr.

.lacoby,” looking straight at the trem-

bling man.



Mr. .lacoby moistened his lips with the

end of his tongue and then nodded in the

affirmative.



“\Vherc is he now?” asked Custer.



Mr. .lacoby shook his head.



“Did you ever look in the old well un-

der the attic window?" asked Custer,

rather impressively.



Mr. Jacoby turned pale and clutched

the back of the seat in front of him, when

Custer interrupted him with: “Do not

be alarmed, Mr. .lacoby. I have it from

a reliable source that Lem jumped over

the mouth of the well the night he made

his escape from your guardianship some-

thing like a dozen years ago and is very

much alive somewhere on the footstool

tonight. Hist!” cried Custer, breaking

off suddenly and holding up both

hands. “The professor tells me something

which may be of interest to Mr. Jacoby.

He says that at this very instant a

dark-brewed man with a spade over his

shoulder is speeding across the pasture

lot in the rear of Mr. Jacoby‘s home for!

the purpose of digging up a milk crock,

filled with silver dollars and buried there-

abouts.”



“'ith a whoop and a. tug Mr. Jacobv

had torn off his coat-tails and had gone,

before a hand could be raised to restrain

him.



For ten minutes thereafter the audience

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fcssor desires to know of the lady who

was formerly Miss Beatrice Richards, if

she has ever regretted throwing over this

some Lem \Viggins for .Peter Rankin?

Before an answer is given the professor

desires me to further say that no one

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knows best why he went away, but the fact

that he was taken from an orphan asylum

by Mr. Jacoby and worked almost day

and night is no reason why he should be

slandered, if he did run away. I, for one,

think he did right." Whereupon she sat



down with her face pink to the tips of

her ears.



At that instant the professor also mani-

fested the fact that there was something

wrong with him. He staggered to one

side and leaned against a. post, which

Custer was quick to notice.



“My friend froni the sunny clime.” said

he, “has experienced a slight fluttering

of the heart and must be excused a mo-

ment,” at the same time running down

the curtain. “In the meantime,” stepping

out in front of the curtain, “the door-

keeper will come forward with the re-

ceipts of the evening and place the bag

containing the same on the teacher’s

desk. “Have we earned the money?” he

asked, and then turned at a noise from

behind the curtain. “Wait a moment,

please,” to the audience. “What do you

say. professor?” turning back again. “Tell

the doorkeeper to place back in the sack

what he palmed from the door receipts?

Is that it? Ah, beg pardon. You say he

had in mind to take from the fund his

admittance fee and as much more for his

trouble, but changed his mind and put it

back. Well, that is all right. The door-

keeper, is honest, you see, particularly

when the professor is ’about.”



The doorkeeper left abruptly at that

and again the audience stamped and

whooped. _



“Do the professor and I get the money,

or do you get it back with a donation of

the same amount from us?” asked Cus-

ter calmly. .



“It’s yours; it’s yours.” cried the audi-

ence in concert. “I'd sell a cow to pay

for seeing more of it,” yelled one old fel-

low who had been lawing Mr. Jacoby

over a line fence for the previous twenty



I years.



“Very well, all in favor of the money

being handed over to the professor and

myself will arise to your feet,” said Cus-

ter confidently.



They arose in a body, except Miss Rich.

ards, who missed being in concert by her

hand. slipping from the back of the seat

when she first grasped it.



Custer’s attention was attracted to the

rear at this moment and he pcepcd be.

hind the curtain. He held up his hands

in amazement at the sight which met his

eyes, and exclaimed: “The professor has

shed his toggery and fierce whiskers and

whom do you suppose he turns out to be?

Why, Lem Wiggins, and no other,” with

the curtain rolling up at the same instant.



Lem stood there in the yellow lamp

light with his arms folded and a satisfied

smile playing over his features.



Miss Richards gave one quick glance

and flushed in the deepest confusion. Lem

deliberately walked down from the stage

over to his old sweetheart. They shook’

hands and then sat down together a little

away from the rest. They talked quietly

Lbut earnestly. At first Miss Richards

shook her head with a vigor which

showed she was opposed to something

Lem was advocating. W'iping the tears

from her eyes, she looked away. Lem’s

lips carried another whispered message

to her pink ear, whereupon she twisted

her handkerchief into a knot and, looking

down, blushed furiously, then nodded

slowly in the affirmative.



They arose without a word and walked

to the platform. Glancing down over the

audience Lem motioned the Rev. Mr.

Harkness forward. They were married

in short order, then and there, the audi—

ence grouping about in the greatest good

humor.



.After it was all over, as those present

supposed, Lem seated his bride in a chair

at the end of the platform and then

stepped forward. “Friends,” said he,

“now at last that I have Beatrice where

she cannot escape, I have a confession

to make, but first let me introduce to you

my old friend and comrade, Mr. Dan

Custer, who knows no more of the occult

mysteries than I do, and that is precious

little. Danny, come forward and bow to

the audience.”



Mr. Custer bowed solemnly and said he

was charmed to appear before an audi-

ence of such good cheer. Then he retired

to a chair at the side of the interesting

Mrs. Wiggins. \



Lem resumed: “Most of my confession

consists in accusing the other fellow.

Neither of .us know enough about mind

reading to injure our morals, but I have

_ a reasonably good memory. We just

cooked up this little entertainment while

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about it to keep our tongues from freez-

ing to the roofs of our mouths.”



The audience picked up its ears at the

mention of the gold country, and Beatrice

looked over the shoulder of Dan at the

side of the face of her rugged husband.



“Yes, ,we did pretty well,”

interpreting the thot uppermost

in the minds of those before him.

have enough for our OWn use and suffi-

cient besides to endow a Carnegie library,

but do not propose to do anything of the

We have come back in the flush of

our success, but to bring you little me-

mentos of the occasion—sort of mid-

summer Christmas gifts—so that you

may remember us kindly in the future.

We are pained to know that Messrs.

Swink, Jacoby and the doorkeeper were

called away before it was time to cut the

The expressman has just

brot up a box on a wheelbarrow contain-

ing some $12,500 in good} old yellow boys,

which has been divided into one hundred

and twenty-five packages of equal value.

This will make a nice little present for

This is different, you see,

the average entertainment where

you pay fifty cents to get in and five dol-

In this case you paid one

dollar to get in and will get one hundred

dollars when you go out,” laughing and

“This is a plan, on

the part of my old partner and myself, to

wake up Tinkersville and give you a new

date for reckoning events.

frost of ’56, the flood of ’57 and the locust

plague of ’59 are to be no longer the dat~

ing points for reckoning important events.

‘When Lem Wiggins came back’ will do

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lars to get out.





rubbing his hands.





come forward





as a wedding fee."

the old minister presented himself from-

“Eh, Beatrice, dear,

is that right?” glancing at the bride, who

nodded and smiled.

other package of one. hundred," reaching

back to the box which had been opened,

which goes with the first as a token of

Good evening and good luck,





bling in every limb.





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packages from the box, “you are such a

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your paper and do not forget to say how

pretty Beatrice looked.



“\Vherc is Betty Small, the little girl

her hair braided

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smiling and talking so fast that no one

could break in on his flow of language.

““‘hy, bless me, Betty, how you have

grown and how

smiling young lady came forward.

is lucky for Beatrice that I did not see

you before I submitted to the yoke.”



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in his life, and hoped that he had given

his old home people at least one happy

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missed,” said Lem, as he tucked Bea-

trice’shand in the crook of his arm, “let

him or her come around tomorrow and

all will be made right. Come, Danny,

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A DAY’S PEARLING ON THE BIG

SUGAR.





 





BY LA.VILLA W. MACOMBER.



“Well, I declare. “'here‘ll you two be

trailin’ off to next!" ,



The voice was gruff but held a note of

pleasantry, and we knew before we

turned that the speaker was Benjamin

\Voodbury, an elderly cousin whom we

called Uncle Ben.‘



“Goin’ to the river I s'pose,” he con-

tinued. “Here, ‘hand over that pearl-

rake. Guess I’ll be goin’ part 0’ the

way.”



Anne very gladly relinquished the

heavy rake which we had taken turns in

carrying.



It was only a mile from our home to

the banks of the Big Sugar. and we had

planned to spend the day, the last of our

vacation, under the shade of the maples

by the water, digging clams or lounging,

as suited our fancy.



The day was typical of late autumn,

tho early in September. In the middle

distance the heat waves shimmered and

danced, and the usually busy bird life

which was one of the tree-lined river‘s

most pleasant features, was nowhere in

evidence. The leaves of the huge maple

by the bridge hung limply in the still

warm air, thickly coated with the yellow

dust with which the sand storm of the

day before had coated everything.



“I’m goin’ down to the swale to look

after the cattle," said I’ncle Ben, as we

paused by the gate beyond the bridge.

“If you get stuck, jist holler!" he chuck—

led, limping away in the direction of the

bayou which could be seen thru a. group

of maple and poplar saplings.



“It is evident that someone has been

working here," said Anne, as we passed

a pile of freshly opened clam shells heaped

on the high, grassy bank. “Let‘s go down

nearer the bridge where we saw that

sand bar.”



So we dragged our rake down to the

bar and threw ourselves on the clean

white sand beneath an overhanging tree.

The sand bar was broad and high above

water, extending almost across the river.

the opposite end being covered by only a

few feet of watt-r.



The map of \l'isconsin shows the Big

Sugar straggling diagonally across the

counties of Rock and Green, crossing the

line between the two only a few miles

from where we sat. The river is small

and unimportant in most senses. tho it is

known to certain New York pearl buyers

as the home of' some of the finest of

fresh-water pearls. A few years ago ex.-

t-itement ran high at the finding of sev-

vral valuable pearls at this point. Pro-

fessional and amateur pearl hunters

flocked to the river in Sllt'll large num—

bers that the clam beds were nearly

stripped of shells. Both classes of pearl

hunters use the long—handled wire-hood-

t'(1 rake, or even more primitive imple‘

mcnts, as the numerous snags lying just

beneath the water, and the constantly

shifting sand bars, made navigation prac—

tically impossible, thus preventing the use

of more modern methods of pearling.



Uncle Ben was just rounding the bend

in the river ahead as we. drew in the

third rakeful 0f clams. .



“I believe we’ve got some big ones this

time,” panted Anne as we inverted the

hood of the rake to prevent the clams

from slipping away, and dragged rake and

shells to the dry sand. We were fortu-

nate in having stumbled upon a bed of

clams under the edge of a snag, and

there were several varieties of shells rep-

resented in our little pile.



Uncle Ben stood silently watching me

as I vainly tried to open a huge crinkly

one with a thin-bladed knife.



“Here, lemme show you how to open

that,” ‘he said at last. “If there is a.

good pearl in that shell you’ll scratch it

pushin’ the knife in that way.”



We watched him as he cleverly insert-

ed the end of the knife in the edge near-

est the hinge of the clam, pushed it thru

to the other side and, with a quick turn



of the wrist, brot the knife blade out

between the lips of the shell.





THE ' MICHIGAN " FAR‘MER.





“Np-w run your, thumbs along the edge

of the shell,” he said, handing me the

open clam. “Y’ won’t'find any good

pearls around the hinges.”



Our shells yielded no perfect pearls but

we were content with a number of deep

pink, oddly shaped slugs which we

planned to have set in stick-pins. The

slugs are of'the same color and substance

as the pearls but are usually lustrous

only in spots and are of irregular shapes.



On examining our shells we found that

they represented a wider range of types

than we had at first supposed. There

were the huge sand clams of a greenish

black color; some clear sage-green, pearly

white inside, and showing the marks of

age on their broad mossy backs; the broad

flat sailors with their pinky-white inte-

rlor; the little round, warty nutmegs; the

deep rounded rollers with closely—lined

edges, and several other varieties with

such suggestive names as pigeon-wing,

buck-horn, lady—slipper and elephant—ear.

The buck-horn is a long irregularly point~

(le shell, thickly covered with little wart-

like knobs. Of the crinklies, there are said

to be forty different varieties which are

distinguished by the waves or crinkles

on the outside of the shell, these being

more or less distinctly marked on all of

the varieties. Only one variety of this

type, however. contains pearls of any

value. The lady-slipper is a. beautiful





 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





Types of Shells Taken from Sugar

purple color inside, it is a fine specimen

for polishing.



The polishing of shells is accomplished

by first grinding off the black outer coat-

ing, rubbing smooth with a fine sand-

paper, and finally ending up the tedious

process by means of emery powder and

c’ham-ois skin, persistently applied. Treat—

ed‘in“ this manner the shell shows up all

its rainbow tints and rivals the finest

pearl in the iridescent colors reflected be—

neath the lustrous polish.



The fresh-water mussels are not edible

and are said to contain a large per cent

of poison. The meat is of a dirty orange

color and has a peculiarly offensive odor.



Poultrymen living near the river often

feed their fowls on the freshly cut clam

meat, it being considered a. valuable egg-

producing food. They also crush the

shells for poultry grit.





Nearly all of the pearlers sell the shells '





they have opened, after cleaning, to a

representative of a. large buttdn factory,

who collects a carioad at intervals during

the summer.



"Guess I've got the craze, too,” laughed

Uncle Ben. “An’ if you girls ain’t goin’

to use the rake again right away, I’d like

to try my hand at pearlin'."



“Certainly, you may use the rake,"

said Anne, and I hastened to add my

permission.



The water was in most places fully

exposed to the hot sun, and Anne pre—

ferred to rest awhile in the cool shade

while I got out my pencil and pad and

proceeded to sketch the bridge with its

surroundings and some of the more pro-

nounced types of shells.



Uncle Ben stood waist deep in the

warm shallow water, cautiously feeling

his way on the treacherous sandy bot~

tom to avoid plunging suddenly into some

deep hole. He. drew the rake to the sur-

face occasionally and opened the few

clams it contained where he stood. Not

caring to preserve the shells he threw

them back into the water, which act no

doubt br-ot down upon his unknown head

the maledictions of some other pearler

who perhaps incautiously went into the

water with bare feet and stepped upon

the sharp edges of the open shells.



Just beyond the group of black ash

saplings, a few rods to the right, was a





 





 





 





 





 





River, Wisconsin, by Pearl Hunters.



pond of sluggish water. The large flat

pads of the water lily covered the surface,

and the edges were thickly dotted with

clumps of water arum with their gracev

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seed pods swaying in the breeze, careless

of the torrid rays of the sun since their

roots were so well nourished. The cicadas

droned sleepily in the tall marsh grass,

and higher up on the pike the golden—

rod waved its yellow banner.



“Why, is that Uncle Ben, away down

on that sand bar!” exclaimed Anne. shad—

ing her eyes with her hand.



In the direction she indicated I could

see the figure of a man emerging from the

water, dragging a rake up onto an island

sand bar. Evidently it was Uncle Ben, so

we'gathered up our'umbrellas and sketc’h~

ing material and started down the river.





Uncle Ben had worked his Way down,

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the stream until he was Within a few feet

of the bend where the tall-race wound

its way down to join the river.



“Got a, pearl!” he yelled excitedly, as we

came within speaking distance. “Wait

till I get out 0’ this an’ I’ll show you.”



He slid into the water between us and

the sand bar and soon clambered up the

grassy bank. The pearl which he had

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pink, rose and steely—blue to the deepest

reddish purple and black. The steely-

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and are very valuable. '



From the point where we stood we

could See the river stretching away like

a. shimmering ribbon in the blinding af-

ternoon sun, until an abrupt bend hid

the water from view. Groups of trees

at irregular intervals indicated the Wind-

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southward we could see dimly in the dis-

tance the clump of trees clustering around

the county-line bridge.



In the early spring when the creeks

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point, the wagon road, never very good.

is practically impassable. There may be

seen deep gullies on either side of the

road, where the swiftly rushing waters.

swerving from their course, have torn

jagged pathways thru the black loam

across the low dipping wagon track, thru

the dense undergrowth of hazel and oak,

laying bare the roots of the huge maples

and sweeping on over the slough beyond.

A wild, gloomy place. untow-hcd by the

\voodman's ax, and the home, of wild ani-

mals and birds which avoid the haunts

of men.



“'6: paused by the bridge to watch the

swirling water and listen to the content

cd twitter of the birds as they flocked





back to their favorite haunts. The big

maple by the bridge was literally alive

with English sparrows twittering and





scolding at cach other. A sharp tap of

the rake-handle on the trunk caused the

whole flock to rise in the air and fly to

another tree. Somewhere in the thicket

a mourning—dove coocd its mournful song.



“Sign 0‘ ruin," muttcl‘cd Uncle 8011.



For Off in the distance we heard the

faint lowing of cattle as they wended

their way t‘hru the odorous murshcs to

their homes. A muskrat trailed slowly

across the pasture grass and slid into

the water by the pier. A huge night—

hawk swept and circled in the. upper air

and as we turned homcwurd :1 pair of

bats brushed silently by.





 





COUNTLESS THINGS.





 





BY FLOY SCHOONMAKER ARMSTRONo.



The sands of the sea—shore, the hairs of



your head,



Are deemed well-nigh countless, l'vc ofi

heard it said:



But these would seem scanty if mothers

could tell



A few of the countless things they know



so well.





Suppose that you counted from youth till

old age,



Had wisdom and learning—tho gifls of a



sage.





Could you number the times that: our

youth—goodly crop—

Have heard “Rock-a-bye, baby, on the





tree-top?"





Just count up the journeys “to Danbury

Cross

To see an





old woman ride on a white





horse;”

And think of the times—night, mornim,r

, and noon—

That that frisky old “cow jumped over

the moon."





And “Old Mother Hubbard went to the

cupboard."



How often, now. do you suppose?



VVhlle “Little Tom Tucker ‘sang for his

supper"





More times than anyone knows.





Then -“Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet

Eating of curds and Whey,”



And “Pussy cat mole jumped over a

coal,"



How many times in a day?





“Hark, hark, the dogs do bark,”



(Our grandsires heard them of old).

And Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday,"

How often have these facts been told?





“There was an old woman, and what do

you think?”





Were this question counted ’twould take





seas of ink,





And more would be needed to give a just





me

To thehbusy “old woman who lived in a

09."





S





Just count up the kisses, the good-nights,





good-byes,





And the aggregate figures would reach





to the skies.





The hairs of your head, the sands of all





 





seas

Would seem microscopic when likened to





these.





   





AN . FARMER. 295





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