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DETROIT MICH.. SATURDAY. MARCH 19, 1910.





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‘ FARM NOTES.





 





Grasses to Seed for Pasture.



In seeding land with a View to getting

both pasturage and hay, and also to re-

store the fertility of the em], would you

advise mixing some alsike with the June

(red) cloVer and timothy? If so, what

proportionof these seeds would you use

and what amount per acre? Does alsxkc

mature as early as the June clover? The

field Will be used more for pasture than

hay. It is well drained but only a trifle

above a bordering marsh. Soil a mellow

clay loam. Would alfalfa do well?



Ingham Co. SUBSCRIBER.



’Under these conditions it would cer-

tainly be a good plan to sow alsike with

June clover and timothy for either pas~

ture or hay but especially for pasture, as

a. larger amount and better quality of

pasture can be secured from a mixture

of grasses, than where but one or two are

sown alone; and the alsike will prove

more enduring than the red clover. The

writer makes a practice of sowing about

four quarts of red clover and one quart

of alsike with two or three quarts of tim-

othy per acre. In seeding down a per—

manent pasture probably more alsike

should be used, and the pasture would be

bettered by the use of some red top and

perhaps some brome grass on this low

lying, but well drained soil. The alslke

will reach maturity at about the same

time as the June clover, and the other

grasses mentioned will also be at about

the right stage to cut with the clovers

if used for hay. The ground would not

be so well suited toalfalfa as to the

grasses mentioned since alfalfa needs a

considerable depth of dry soil to thrive

well. _



Lime and its Application to the Soul.



Will some of your correspondents please

tell me through your paper if air-slaked

lime would be a good fertilizer to put on

fall wheat in the spring? If not, what





would be a good fertilizer?

(Mason Co. I. H. W.





While on some soils a noticeable bene-

fit might be derived from the application

of air-slaked lime in the spring on fall

sown wheat, yet this is not the place to

apply lime for best re— .

sults. The liming of soils

has not been practiced in

this country to the extent

Which has prevailed in

European countries, but

the benefits to be derived

from liming a good many

(if our sells are being

demonstrated from year

to year and the use of

lime is becoming more

common. There seems to

be some difference in

opinion as to the form in

which lime should be ap-

plied to the soil, some ad-

vocating ground lime-

stone, or carbonate of

lime, while others favor

hydrated lime or ground

stone lime; either of these

products have a caustic

effect upon the soil and

on sour soils are probably

more beneficial than oth-

er kinds. Air—slaked lime

should be applied in larg-

er, quantities than either

of the above mentioned

products, but not as

much of it will be re-

Quiredv as of the ground

limestone." ‘ The ' writer‘

contemplates‘ap p l y i n g

Bob‘Out one ton per acre to





falfa this spring and will

also try it on other crops

leaving a check plot in

each field for purposes of

comparison. Probably the

greatest benefit derived





 





 





 





.A FEW LEADING ARTICLES OF THE WEEK.





Breeding Pure-bred Swine.—The first of a series of articles on this subject,





now of more than usual interest owing to the high price of pork ....... 301

Improving the Corn Crop.——The low fertility of our soils, as well as poor

cultural methods, is responsible for our low average yield of corn ...... 299

Horseradish Culture—An enterprise comparatively little known, is described

as a promising one for this climate by Mr, Morse ........................ 326

Entertaining at Easter.——An illustrated article suggestive of many novelties

that will add much to the effect of the hostess’ efforts ................... 314

The Cream Separator and the Small Dairyman.—An experience that points

to the economy of the centrifugal separator ............................. 305

Wayne's Triumph at Fallen Timbers—The decisive battle which opened the

way to the settlement of the Northwest Territory ....................... 309

Other Magazine Features.—Grandmother’s story of “Perquah, the Little

French-Indian;” “The Date of Easter;” "Old Easter Customs,” etc..310-12

Must the Turkey Flock be lsolated?——Latest information concerning black-

head, a disease which threatens the future of turkey growing .......... 322





 





 





 





 





 





from the application of lime is in making

the soil better adapted for the multipli-

cation of beneficial soil bacteria by giving

it an alkaline re—action. Lime is also an

essential ingredient of plants but it is

generally considered that there is enough

lime in our soils to supply this need.

However, it is a fact sufficiently well es-

tablished that beneficial resultsiare se-

cured from its application in at least a.

large proportion of cases especially where

leguminous crops, or root crops are plant—

ed. But the best method of applying it is

to sew it on the ground after plowing and

harrow it in, mixing it with the soil, al—

though the the clover seeded in the wheat

might be materially benefited by moderate

application on fall sovm wheat as sug-

gested. H0wever, lime is simply a soil

corrector and not a fertilizer, and is not

needed by all soils and for all crops any

more. than medicine is needed by all peo»

ple. Lime will be used more extensively

in Michigan during the coming season

than ever before and we shall doubtless be

in a position to give our readers more

specific information with regard to the

results which may be expected from its

use after these trials have been com-

pleted, when those who have tried it can





Theodore Buchanan, an lowa Farmer, retUrning from a 28-mil

bs., Showing the USe Farmers are Making of AM».





speak in the light of actual results secured

under their local conditions.





Seeding Alfalfa.





I intend to sow about two acres to al—

falfa this summer without any nurse crop.

The ground is of a gravelly nature with

clay subsoil, is now corn stubble after

timothy. Part of it is a little light in

fertility but I am covering it by hand

with manure from the sheep barns and

cow stable. Would you advise inoculating

the seed with this nodule farming bacteL

ria? If so, how long before .owing? Will





the roots of the growing alfalfa mate-'





rially interfere with dram tile an average

of two feet under the surface of the

ground?



Hillsdale Co. B, O. L.





It is impossible to tell where one has

not previously experimented in the grow-

ing of alfalfa whether inoculation is nec-

essary or not. On some Michigan soils

it does not seem to be necessary, as good

stands have been secured from the start

without inoculation, which is proof that

the bacteria was present in the soil, as

without it it is impossible to secure and

keep a. good stand of alfalfa. Inoculation

with soil from a successful alfalfa field

is generally considered the best means

of securing these necessary bacteria, but,

where this is impracticable, it is undoubt—

edly a good plan to inoculate the seed





 





e Trip after Two Hogs and 17 Pigs, a Load of 700





with the pure culture as suggested, and

a good many growers have secured good

results by _this plan. It should be done.

just before the seed is sown and care

should be taken not to expose the seed

to the direct rays of the sun after it is

inoculated, and before it is sown. Thus,

if it is sown broadcast, the ground should

be harrowed to cover the seed at once,

particularly if it is sown on a bright day.



\Vhile it is possible that the roots of

alfalfa might fill the drain tile so as to

interfere with it two feet below the sur-

face of the soil. yet it is not probable, and

those who have grown it upon tile-drained

ground have not found the difficulty frOm

this source that some anticipate. There

is not much, if any danger, of this result,

and none should be deterred from sowing

alfalfa on this account. The writer has

seen alfalfa growing for several seasons

on tile-drained soils, and the drains are

still working perfectly.



Painting the Farm Buildings.





1. was intending to paint all of my

buildings this spring, but find that the

price of oil and paint is so extremely high

that I would like to have you advise me.

through the Michigan Farmer, ho’w'to use

buttermilk, or some other substitute in-

stead of oil, and what they put with it

to give it a gloss.



Cass Co. F. E. W.





There is no question about the profit in

keeping all buildings thoroughly painted,

but while painting with poor materials is

possibly better than not painting at all.

yet by far the greatest profit will be de~

rived by using only good materials in

painting farm buildings. Really, the cost

of the good paint is only a minor item

in the keeping of buildings well painted,

the cost of the labor required to apply it

being the larger factor, so that where

home labor is used to apply it, the greater

expense in painting is eliminated. In any

event, one can not afford to use any but

the best paint on account of the time re-

quired to apply it, and the resulting cost

of the application, since the good paint

will last much longer and applications will

not need to be so frequent as where the



poorer grades of paint are

used. The substitutes for

paint. such as pigments

mixcd with buttermilk as

mentioned in this inquiry,

may give a good appear-

ance to the job for a time,

but will not preserve the

wood as will paints mixed

with linseed oil, which not

only gives the paint a

bright and glossy appear—

ance, but acts as a pre.

servative of the wood by

keeping out the moisture

and the germs which

cause decay.



Where one has rough

buildings to paint, the

following method is ad—

vised by a practical

painter as a means of

giving a better appear-

ance to the job when fin-

ished, and of reducing the

quantity of paint which

would be required. This

method is to apply a

priming coat prepared as

follows: To one gallon of

prepared paint add two

gallons of soft soap, one

gallon of raw linseed oil

and two pints of dryer.

If the soap is very thick,

thin with a little water

before using Allow this

priming coat to dry thor-

oughly, then proceed with

the work as with a new

building. Notwithstand-

ing the fact that linseed

oil is now very high, sub-
298'“ , (2)





stitutes should not be used fer it in the

making of paint for the purpose of paint-

ing the farm. buildings, and only the best

of pigments should be used with it. Pre-

pared paints are convenient, and where

the paintingis done by home labor, are

generally preferred to paint that requires





mixing, but where these are used only

brands of known reliability should he

purchased, since they will wear much





better and give much better protection

to the wood as well as a much better ap-

pearance to the job than will the poorer

and cheaper kinds. Too many farmers

neglect the regular painting of their farm

buildings on account of the cost, yet from

no standpoint does it pay to neglect this

important work. The serviceable life and

good appearance of the buildings is per-

petuated thereby, and the value of the

farm as 'well as the enjoyment of the

home is proportionately increased.





Sowlng Alfalfa for Hog Pasture.





I have a four-acre lot which I would

like to divide in two lots for hog pasture.

The soil was never plowed and dries up

in July. I would sow one lot in alfalfa

this spring and the other next spring.

Would you advise me to mix the alfalfa

with clover, for I can not get any soil

which contains alfalfa bacteria?



Mason Co. SUBSCRIBER.





Under these conditions, it would un-

doubtedly be a good plan to sow a little

clover and perhaps some alsike with the

alfalfa for hog pasture, since if the bac-

teria is not present in the soil, the clovers

will make a good stand and the alfalfa

will gradually develop the nodules from

natural inoculation so that the next time

it is seeded the alfalfa will grow suecess~

fully. Then it is not at all certain that

the pasture would not be improved by

this mixture of clovers. Alfalfa seen’is to

grow well with other grasses when once

established and while it is in a class by

itself for hog pasture, the other clovers

are undoubtedly good. and the hogs will

appreciate the variety and probably get

a larger amount of feed from the mixture

than they would secure from the alfalfa

alone.



Oats After Timothy.



Would there be any chance of getting

a fair crop of outs on a piece of timothy

sod I plowed last fall. and at the same

time seeding it to clover? It is heavy

soil. I just bought. the farm last fall and

it has not had much clover seeding. i

want to get it seeded as soon as possible.



\Vayne Co. SUBSCRIBER.



011 general principles it would not be a

good plan to sow oats on a timothy sod.

Theoretically, at least, the chances of

getting a good crop of oats would not be

good for the reason that most of the

available plant food in this soil has been

stored up in the roots and crowns of the

timothy plant for the production of a

crop of grass next year. and as the out

crop is one which matures in a short sea—

son, this stored up fertility would not be

available for its use to any considerable

extent. It is true that fertility is all the

time being made available by natural

processes. But for the reason given above,

the oat crop could not make the same use

of the fertility stored in this soil under

average conditions as would a corn crop

or any other cultivated crop with a. long

season, since the cultivation would help

to make this latent plant food in the soil

available and the longer growing season

would give an opportunity for the tim-

othy sod plowed down last fall to decom-

pose. thus making the stored up fertility

which it contains, available for the grow-





ing crop. However. in a case like the

one cited where it is desired to get

the. land seeded at once, the practice





might be permissible.





A CONCRETE PLANT URN.





 





This plant urn or box may be easily

made of concrete by anyone and will be

an ornament as well as of practical use

upon the lawn.



The bowl or box is easily moulded by

building a core of the size desired. This

is made in a box form and with the four

sides slanting: the nails at corners are

driven into an upright so as to permit

each corner to be beveled. as shown in

drawing. The core is placed upon 8.

plank. bottom side up and the four sides

of outside form erected around same;

these are cut so to lit together with the

same slant in proportion to the core and

with an allowance of two inches for the

concrete to be placed betwecn the forms.

for the walls of bowl. At each corner of

the outside from a triangular strip is

placed, which is nailed to one side board

only, yet so to fit closely into the corner

of form; this permits the outside form

to be hinged together at three corners

and the fourth corner fastened with book

and eyelet, so .the outside form Can be

folded back upon the completed .wurki





thus making the melding of work very

simple.





" The base or pedestal is molded from a





square form that is hinged together in

the above manner, and which is cut so

that the sides or pedestal will be slanting,





 





 





as illustrated. The bowl of urn is placed

upon pedestal as shown, inns enabling

it to be easily removed for cleaning at any

time desired.





Wayne Co. A. A. HOUGHTON.





 





BENEFITS DERIVED FROM OTSEGO

' COUNTY ASSOCIATION.





 





Notwithstanding the discouragements

mentioned in the last issue. there have

been good results from the work of the

Otsego County Potato and Clover Grow—

ers’ Association, some of which may be

cnumeratgd as follows:



Some of us have met at least seven

good men “from outside,” to know whom

is a distinct acquisition.



Some of us have begun to think about

our business in a way that we would not

before have thought possible.



The writer grew, for experimental pur-

poses, sixteen varieties of potatoes for the

Department of Agriculture, and has more

faith than ever in the Rural New Yorker

No. 2. and the Sir “'alter Raleigh, for

Otsego county.



The writer is growing a measured acre

of hairy \‘etch with fall rye to test it as a

soil renovator.



From the Department at Vl'ashington,

and the “'isconsin experiment station,

live. bulletins bearing on potato production

and other phases of northern farming

have been sent to seventy-live or eighty

men in ()tsego county.



Though scarcely a farmer responded to

the urgent request voiced on 300 postal

cards to bring to the meeting his wife,

who is a farmer, and his boys and girls

whom he ought to wish to train to be

better farmers, a large number of stu-

dents from the Gaylord High School were

excused from classes. and witnessed and

participated in the demonstration of the

Babcock test, and attended some of the

lectures.



The students of the County Normal,

which is training teachers exclusively for

rural schools, with their two critic teach-

ers, assisted Professors Smith and‘Mc-

Dowel! in measuring an exact acre, in

preparing the hundred pounds of nitrate

of soda, and in applying it last spring;

they also attended the sessions of 'our

meeting this winter. thus doing something

through good agencies to hasten the

movement of “back to the soil.”



The County Normal now uses the gov-

ernment bulletins in its term's work in

agriculture.



The stop of the Farmers’ Institute train

at Gaylord was Very widely advertised

and attended by crowds through the in-

fluence of the association.



As a result of the association and the

interest amused through the meeting

held and addressed last spring by Prof.

C. Beman Smith, and his suWequent arti-





cles in the county papers, the potato crop





of Otsego county was never before plant-

ed so early, nor looked so thrifty and

green in a long run of dry weather: and,

despite the months wuhout rain in the

area around Gaylord, there would have

been a fair crop as a result of better

methods had not the frost of August 29

checked growth to so great an extent.



Considerable publicity has been given

to the idea of breeding up seed, and of

saving clear seed.



The sum of $45 being generously ad-

vanced by a member of the association.

Mr. Fred Stafford, of Elmira, we raised

a sample acre of potatoes on the fair

ground, in the outskirts of Gaylord in—

tending to have the experiment as an

object lesson to be seen at fair time, the

potatoes to be dug then with digging ma-

chines on exhibition, and then be sold

at auction, not allowing any person to





' ' THE :MIéHtGAN iFARMERu .





secure more than 'a limited amount, say

five bushels, that the clear seedrmight

be used on the greatest number of farms.



Besides the :45, Mr. Stafford furnished

1,000 pounds of a. complete commercial

fertilizer, and the seed, Rural, Potentate,

and Late Petoskey, all clear.



All labor was hired. Because of the

great demand for teams, our crop was

planted very late, but not later than has

been the common practice over large

areas heretofore, on otherwise ideally fit-

ted ground. The crop was well taken

care of, including spraying for blight.

The yield was small and cost us a pro-

hibitive price per bushel. We will have

some clear seed and the valuable experi-

ence that late spring plowing on old land

is wrong, and that we failed on account

of failing to conserve moisture by not

plowing in the fall of 1908, and by not

working the ground early and frequently

in the spring of 1909.



\Ve are satisfied that humus will help

hold moisture in the soil, and that a com-

mercial fertilizer can not do its best in a

soil lacking in humus, and that an old

timothy sod plowed under for potatoes

late in the spring, too largely the Otsego

county practice. is but a weak, poor sub—

stitute for a second growth of clover

plowed under in the early fall beforethe

crop is planted.



So, out of our misery and our many

mistakes there may come to the open

mind many blessings.



We have on foot a campaign to place

one of our printed creeds in every store,

posiofiiee, grange hall. bank, School

house, in the county, and to hand one to

each school child.



\Ve made a mistake in not fixing the

membership fee at one dollar instead of

twenty-five cents, as the latter rate does

not give us the necessary funds to operate

with.



These working in this organization give

all their services in a missionary spirit.

All whom we can enlist will learn more

thoroughly the lesson of unselfishness,

and that a few must strive in setting any

new cause on its feet, that all may gain.

In this spirit the heroes of the Revolution

risked all without promise of gain for

themselves.



Otsego Co. R. D, BAILEY.





THE MANURE SPREADER FOR THE

SMALL FARMER.





 





For some years the manure spreader

has been recognized as not only a useful

but a necessary implement in the equip-

ment of the large farm. But the small

farmer has generally hesitated to pur-

chase a manure spreader because he has

felt that he would not have sufficient use

for it to make it a profitable investment

in the equipment of a small farm. This.

however, we believe to be a mistaken

idea as a little careful figuring will show.

The farmer for instance, who only has

say 100 loads of stable manure each year,

will be able to cover only five or six acres

by hand spreading, while he would be

able to cover at least twice that area by

using the manure spreader with a much

larger net result in the increased yield of

the succeeding crop. which in many cases

might in itself be sufficient to nearly or

quite pay the cost of a manure spreader

in a single season for just this lixuited

use. Then there is the saving of time

which IS an important factor of every

farm in present day labor conditions,

which would easily pay the interest on

the investment to say nothing of the sav-

ing in hard labor which this saving of

time implies. Unquestionably the small

farmer can well afford to own a manure

spreader and will find it a profitable in-

vestment. These implements have beer-

perfected to a high degree and their dura—

bility has been demonstrated so that when

once the investment is made, it will not

have to be duplicated for may years

upon the small farm. where the manure

spreader is kept under cover during the

large. part of the year when it is not in

use. This is the season of the year when

the average tamer will be considering

the advisability of purchasing a manure

spreader and it is the writer‘s opinion

that if he decides a question in the amt-

native, that his deciflou will be a matter

for future self congratuhtiou rather than

of regret from whatever standpoint it may

be viewed.





FREE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EVERYBODY



Rochester, N. Y.. March 2, 1919.—The

Directors of Franklin Institute, today voted

to prepare candidates for the next Railway





Mail Clerk Examinations free of charge. A‘





postal. containing the applicant’s name, ad-

dressed Dep't R 48, is unfit-lent application.





 





 





 





MARCH 19, 1910.





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Discomlort ?





01d King Coffee knocks subjects out

tolerably flat at times, and there is no

possible doubt of what did it. A Mich.

woman giveS‘her experience:



“I used to have liver trouble nearly

all of the time and took medicine which

relieved me only for a little while. Then

every once in a while I would be suddenly

doubled up with an awful agony in my

stomach. It seemed as though every-

tim'e I took a breath I would die. No one

could suffer any more and live.



“Finally I got down so sick with catarrh

of the stomach that I could not turn over

in bed, and my stomach did not digest

even milk. The doctor finally told me

that if I did not give up drinking coffee

I would surely die, but I felt I could not

give it up.



“However, Husband brought home a

package of Postum and it was made

strictly according to directions. It was

the only thing that would stay on my

stomach, and I soon got so I liked it

very much.



“Gradually I began to get better. and

week by week gained in strength and

health. Now I am in perfect condition,

and I am convinced that the whole cause

of my trouble was coffee drinking, and

my getting better was due to leaving ofl

coffee and taking Postum.



“A short time ago I tasted some coffee

and found, to my astonishment, that I

did not care anything about it. I never

have to take medicine any more. I hope

you will use this letter for the benefit of

those suffering from the poisonous effects

of coffee."



Read the little book, “The Road to

IVellville," in pkgs. “There’s a Reason.”





Ever read the above letter? A

new one appears from time to

time. They are genuine. true.

and full of human interest.





 





 





 





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IMPROVING THE CORN CROP.





 





It: is conceded that the corn crop is one

Jf the most important crops with which

we have to do upon the farm. and there

is probably no other crop that has been

so thoroly discussed as this particular

one. As we stop to consider this ques-

tion, it seems that all points have been

prevmusly covered, and nothing has been

left unsaid. But when we come to realize

that our average yield is only about one—

half of what it should be, it seems that

there must be something said or done to

overcome this great deficiency. When

we know that'the average yield is only

26 bushels per acre, and a great many of

our farmer friends are getting from 50

to 80 bushels of shelled corn per acre. we

must come to the conclusion that the

larger per cent of corn growers are get-

ting so small a yield that there cannot

possibly be any profit derived.



there does the trouble lie? Is it be-

cause we are not schooled along the

proper lines, or because we have been

putting too much stress upon some of the

details, and overlooking many of the oth-

ers; or is it not because we are not prac-

ticing what we already know? I believe

the latter idea is the correct solution of

the problem. A great many people attend

institutes, and read articles on the sub-

ject, but that is as far as they go. There

has been a great deal said about the

selection of seed, which is very import-

ant, and should not be overlooked, but

this alone is not sufficient. A certain

professor in summing up this question

says: “The most important thing in corn

culture is the fertility of the soil.”



We cannot grow a good crop of corn

unless we have our soil in a high state

of cultivation. In the first place, we want

to see well to the draining of our land,

because corn will not germinate and grow

if it has too much water, and I believe

that we ought, if possible, to prepare our

land so as to withstand either flood or

drought.



In the next place, we want to have our

soil fertile, so that the plant food is avail-

able, or in a soluble condition. Before the

young plant can feed upon the plant food

in the soil, it has to be in a liquid form

or decomposed, so that it becomes a part

of the moisture in the soil. It is con~

ceded by all that a clover sod well ma-

nured produces the most suitable land for

corn. Why is this the case? Because,

they help to bring about the conditions

above mentioned. Corn is an acclimated

plant, having originally been brot from

the south, and it is also a plant that re-

quires much heat. The clover sod and

the manure, while in the state of dc~

composition, produces this heat, which is

very essential, and as the sod decomposes,

it. sends the required liquid manure into

the soil also, thus meeting all the re-

quirements necessary to a satisfactory

crop.



It is right along the line of soil fertility





that is the cause of the low average yield





in the western corn belt, where they grow

corn year after year, on the same land,

without any regard to the replenishing

of the fertility of the soil.



Having obtained good seed, and with

the land in proper condition, the next

important thing is the planting. Care-

lessness in this particular alone, is often

the cause of a partial failure. I have

seen corn fields, marked both ways with

a corn marker, where men were planting

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without any regard to the depth at which

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inches deep, as it requires heat and air

to sprout, and if we get it too deep, it

excludes both, and the result will be a

failure. The horse planter is the ideal

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Cultivating should be done with two

objects in view. First, the destroying of

weeds, and secondly, the retaining of

moisture. Cultivate deep enough to de-

stroy the weeds, and still shallow enough‘

so as not to injure the corn roots. Never

let the weeds get the start of you. How

much seed should we plant to the hill?

That depends upon what we are going to

do with the corn. If it is for the grain,

three kernels to the hill is enough. I

usually plant more, and then thin, leaving

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that it pays to do this.



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“'hen an efficient system of ventilation

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case. we do not believe that there would

be any noticeable dampness in the hog

house it built entirely of concrete. The

moisture which is observed in tight 110g

houses, or stables of any kind, results

from the condensation of moisture from

the moisture laden air exhaled by the





,animals 011 the cold walls of the building.





While the result would not be noticeable

in the well ventilated building, yet as

plenty of light is essential in the hog





' . house, its construction would be somewhat





simplified by the plan of making the up-

per portion of the building from lumber.



Prof. King, in his book 011 the King sys—

tem of ventilation, emphasizes the fact

that hogs require more fresh air than any

’lsothcr of our domesticated animals, and

'states that there should be provided an

area of 26 square inches per head in both

- intake and out-take flues where the latter

is 15 feet high. He recommends that the

jmain shaft be located centrally when it

_will answer every purpose and be more

'cheaply installed while the intake fines

are located about the walls of the build-

ing and their combined area being made

equal to the area of the main ventilation

shaft. Vi'ith this basis in mind, it will be

easy to figure the capacity of the venti-

lating fines which should be installed as

5 this should depend more upon the number

of hogs which may be kept in the building

than upon the size of the building itself.

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inches would be required in the main





ventilating shaft which would require a

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it being

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EEEDERS' PROBLEMS.



Amount of Potatoes which May be Fed.



How many potatoes can a cow eat with-

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that potatoes are cheap. J, L. K



As noted in a recent article on this sub-

ject in some foreign experiments con-

ducted to determine the amount of potu-A

toes which might be fed to cows, it was

found that good results could be secured

when potatoes furnished as high as 50

per cent of the total dry matter of the

However, not more than 40 or :30





' pounds of potatoes should be fed per day





to a cow of average size in connection





‘ with other feeds for the best results, the





future health and condition of the cow

.being taken into consideration. Horses,

especially if at work. should be fed a less

amount, probably not more than 25 to

30 pounds per day being about all they

can be fed with profit. This. however,

, is a. question which can safely be left with

' the individual feeder. if he is a close ob-

‘server of the animals he is caring for,

as there is undoubtedly considerable dif-

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proportion of the ration which may safely





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toes in particular. This succulent feed

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so tl11t the wool (an be pulled off instead

of (lipping it off. Not particulal about

the skin; no sale for them l1e1e.

Chippewa Co. E. A

The wool on sheep skins may be easily

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together, and a few days’ time is allowed

for the ashes to act on the hide. An

occasional examination will denote when

the wool is loosened and may be readily





, pulled. Whether this will work satisfac-

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can not say, but these may be ens-fly

clipped by nailing them to a ham and

little wool will be lost by mm on the

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THE SPRING MANAGEMENT OF THE

WORK HORSES.





 





As the season for active field work ap-

proaches, the farm horses should come in

for a share of the farmer’s thoughtful





consideration. Almost every spring some

farm horses, and particularly young

horses, in every community are 'put to





work in an unfit condition, with the in-

evitable result that their value .is de-

creased and their period of usefulness

shortened. This is due to several bauses.

First, they have not generally been prop-

erly exercised during the winter season

and their muscles are soft and their hair

long, a combination which makes them

unequal to the hard work to which they

are sometimes put without any prelimiu

nary period for getting them into proper

condition.





For some weeks before the hard farm

work begins, the horses should be better

fed and better groomed in order to put

them in good “heart" for the hard work

to come. Then they should be worked in

moderately at the start in order to get

their muscles properly hardened for the

more severe tasks which follow. It is

not an uncommon thing in spring, when

the horses are put to heavy plowing, to

see their shoulder muscles quiver, the

result of the severe strain placed upon

them and many a young horse has been

sweenied or otherwise injured because

the driver did not appreciate the necessity

of working him moderately until he had

gotten into a physical condition to endure

the heavy work without such injuries.





Another frequent cause of injury to

horses is poorly fitted harness.

the collar may have fitted fairly well be-

fore the horse was put to work, but the

inevitable shrinkage in flesh which results

from the strain of the hard spring work

soon makes the collar loose and sore

shoulders, sore necks or galls are the

natural result. These are too often al-‘

lowed to develop without applying the

proper remedy of a better fitting collar

and are at best difficult to heal when once

started. As a consequence the horses are

unfittcd for work and in many cases are

left with unsightly scars which no future

treatment can remove. Aside from the

humanitarian standpoint, it is good busi-

ness pol-icy to give attention to these

little things in getting the farm horses

worked in properly during the spring sea—

son.



A proper ration for the horse is another

point which should receive the careful

attention of every farmer at this season

of the year. Where oats are available

they make, either alone or in combination

with corn, :1 very satisfactory ration for

the work horses, but where corn alone is

available it will pay to supply some othei

ingredient in the ration which will help

to balance up this feed, as the horses can

be kept in good condition more cheaply

when a fairly well balanced ration is fed.

Another little thing which is too often

neglected with horses, is to provide them

with salt. This may best be done by

keeping it before the horses in a little box

at all times, so that they may satisfy

their natural appetite without eating too

much salt at one time which will increase





their thirst and keep them in discomfort.





while at work. Another thing which is

very beneficial to horses, especially dur-

ing the spring season is the fcding of

some roots. This gives a desirable suc-

culcncy to the ration, and has a cooling

effect which offsets the heating tendency

of the liberal grain ration which must

be provided to keep horses in condition3

while at hard work. Often the roots are-

not available, but in a season when potafi

toes are plentiful and cheap, as they are

this spring, it is well to feed the horses

as many as they can utilize with economy

in the ration. Too many farmers .allow‘

their horses to become thin in flesh dur?

ing the hard work of the strenuous spring

season, with the result that they remain

thin throughout the year or until the fall

work is over. It is the experience of good

horsemen that it costs no more to keep

the horses in good condition throughout

the year, provided they are fed and

worked judiciously, than it does to allow

them to become thin and then be obliged

to put them into condition again, and be-

sides, a. horse that is thin in flesh and

broken in spirit will not give as good re



t'ums for his feed as one that is kept in

good condition throughout the work sea-

son. The farm horses are worthy of as

careful feeding and attention as the farm

stock which is maintained as a source 01"

profit, and good care and attention wing

pay as well or better when bestowed upon,

them as when bestowed 11mm any otha‘





class of farm stock A





Possibly.





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BREEDING PURE-BRED SWINE.





 





The ‘True Breeder.



To become a successful breeder of pure-

bred swine a man must possess certain

qualifications, the first and foremost of

which should be honesty and an unim-





peachable reputation for square dealing.‘





The discriminating buyer of registered

swine will study the pedigree and individ-

uality of the breeder fully as carefully

as that of the animals he buys. Reputa-

tion is the expression of character and is

built up by hard work, patient waiting

and severe tests of his moral qualities.

A good reputation is an asset of incaI--

culable value to a breeder of registered

swine. .



Every man understands whether or not

he is a strict teller of the truth, or given

to prevarication, misrepresentation, or

evading the cold straight facts. All I can

say to you, if you are of this class, is “Keep

your hands off from the business of breed-

ing apure-bred swine.” One mistake and

your business is likely to be ruined and

you will be left with a herd of swine, that

every reputable buyer will regard with

suspicion, tho the animals may be indi-

vidually good and worth many times

what you are asking for them. It is a

mistake for a breeder to allow his com«

mercial cleverneSS to dull his moral sense.



If he is to become famous and have his

stock much sought after he must not

only be a judge, but a prophet, always

keeping one eye on the present and the

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of great value. One that tells of quality

and digestive power, or the contrary. In

all show rings we find animals with flanks

cut up and twists as open as those of a

dog. The well let down full flank of the

hog is of special importance to him over

any other meat producing animal, since

the lower cut of the side has become one

of the high-priced cuts, under the skillful

uses of all parts of the carcass by the

packers. The ideal side must carry its

thickness well back. This is only one of

the many utility points that can be im‘

proved by intelligent breeding.



It requires concentration of effort to

stamp his individual trade mark upon his

stock. Such characteristics cannot be-

come fixed and permanent by jumping

from one ideal to another and bringing

together animals from unrelated families

of the breed. Nature varies widely when

such shot-gun methods of breeding are

practiced. Successful breeders keep their

ideals well in mind and’by concentrated

effort aim to develop them by selection

and mating. The true breeder’s mind is

constantly occupied by such questions as

selection, mating, feed and care in order

that he may come as near as possible to

approaching his ideals. His ideal is never

reached, for the more nearly he comes to

approaching it, the more clearly he notes

the deficiencies of his animals, and he is

spurred on to higher and better ideals.

He is in the business because he loves his

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Three-year-old Shire Stallion. Wt. 1810 lbs.





future. It is a perennial source of joy

and pleasure to follow the course of pigs

growing up and anticipate in thot the de-

velopments that ate likely to take place.

It is a genuine pleasure to have one pig

grow and develop as he wished it to. It

is the pure ecstacy that comes from play-

ing the role of a prophet that leads him

on to make a closer study of the future

requirements of the breed in years to

come and how best to meet them.



Obviously, breeding cannot be an easy

business. Success means a tremendous

amount of hard work, many failures and

much disappointment. The foundation

must be good to begin with, and if a mis.

take is made the way must be retraced

to correct it and repair the damage. To

the man with a clear cut conviction of

just what he wants and who has the

necessary ability to stay with the busi-

ness until it is accomplished the livid of

breeding registered swine offers inviting

inducements.



Success and fame are reuchvd only thru

turning out a class of animals that pos-

sess individual merit which dln’crcntlnta‘s

them from the great mass of nnlinuls of

the breed to which they belong. It is the

increased value of his herd as influenced

by his individuality which forms the

criterion by which the value of his work

is measured. Success and fame do not

always come from “creating lines of

beauty” or establishing “points pleasing

to .the eye,” but rather from breeding in

a manner that will display his individual

trade-mark which makes for the increase

in value from a commercial point of view.

The field for breeding along practical util-

ity lines is wide. There is abundant op-

portunity for every breeder to employ

originality and to try and perpetuate

some particular feature that shall add

commercially to the'value of his herd.



For instance, there is the flank, a point





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ture gently whispers that his life‘s work

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perfecting his favorite breed deserves re—

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Many who are not breeders have made

money handling registered swine. There

are multipliers and speculators whose

whole end and aim is making money with—

out adding to the mundane value and

knowledge of the material with which

they have worked. Men who multiply in-

ferior swine and undersell the more, pains-

taking breeders obtain no pleasure from

pure-bred swine thru their eyes and are

a draw—back to the business. The stock

they disseminate is a libel to the breed

and to the herd from which their ancestry

came. They seldom pay a good price for

an animal to strengthen their herds, un‘

less compelled to buy one occasionally to

dclude their mail—order customers by

making them believe that their herd pos-.

sesses good lines of blood.



The speculator who buys his stock

from the breeders depends upon his abil-

ity as a salesman to create a boom for

animals of a particular family of the

breed and sell them for many times what

he paid the breeders for them. He is in





 





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pends upon the quality of the true breed-

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‘THE ewes AT YEANING TIME.





 





Every flock owner knows that the most

critical pcriod of a sheep's life is during

the first few hours of its existence. The

lamb ihat is strong and vigorous and able

to get up from the start and care for

itself is the most satisfactory and profit-

Noihing is more discouraging at

lambing time than to have a large num-

ber of lambs dropped low in vitality that

must be helped to nurse for a week or ten

days in order 10 make thcm live. It is

always a great pride to a flock owner and

credit to his uninngcmcnt to say that his

lambs camc strong and llculthy and that

it was unuccessnry to got up nights in

I order to help a few puny weaklings nurse.

Instances arc not uncommon, however,

\vhcrc ilmk owners have kept ilicir ewes

. in good condition and yet their lambs are

dropped weak and puny and many come

dead. The direct cause is not always

easy to locate although improper care and

feeding during the prcguunt period is gen-

. erally responsible.



Much of the success at lambing time

is due to the care and attention the ewe-s

[receive the few months previous. and the

* first few days or weeks following, Every

attention may be given the cwcs during

the yeaniug pcriod. but such care can not

overcome candiiions that have been grad—

ually developing for several months pre-

vious. Many a flock owner becomes dis-

couraged on account of the difficulty c11-

ewes at yeaning.

There is but one solution to the situation

and that is to give the ewes thoughtful

and careful feeding and care throughout

the entire winter season. To secure

-strong, healthy lambs at birth the ewes

must be kept in good flesh, not too fat,

but in what is termed thrifty condition.



An important matter to be studied by

' flock owners that tends toward a success-

ful lambing season is the pcrforming of

operations necessary to overcome abnor-





 





normal conditions that frequcnlly develop

undcr the best manugcmcnt. When an

operation sccms advisable sentiment

should be set aside and the work tnkcn

up in :1 busincsslikc manncr, exercising





1 prudent judgmcnt in each step to perform

the work with as little danger as pos-

siblc. Not i11f1'c1‘1ucntly delay in offering

assistaucc dnugcrous 11nd sometimes

fatal. When assistance must be offered

'lhe palicut should first be examined to

note her physical condition. If the ewe

11ppcnrs weak and about worn out a.

stimulate should 'be given to save her

from exhaustion. Do not under any cir-

cumstance apply cruel methods. If you

> are incompetent to perform the operation

get some one who does understand the

work and can go about it in a humane

manner. ‘

Many flock owners make a serious mis-

take in feeding their breeding ewes too

sparingly rather than too heavily. Ewes,

as they approach yeaning 5,, generally lose

‘ flesh vcrv 1apid1} and to endure the stiain‘

upon their vitality must be liberally fed

and cared for. As soon as a ewe drops

her lamb and is fully recovered she

should be fed for milk production. Her

ration. if properly balanced before lamb-

ing, need not be materially changed ex—

‘cept perhaps the protein content in-

. creased. The flesh of the ewe will oe-

immine largely the amount of grain she

ought to have daily Liberal feeding is

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TRAI NI N-G THE HORSE.





 





Everybody appreciates 'the difference





.'between well trained and an uneducated

Every owner and user of a horse ,





horse.

would prefer to have him properly‘

trained or educated. But he unfortunately

in most cases, doesnot fully understand

the principles which underlie the proper

training and education of even an intelli;

gent horse. These principles are all im—‘

portant and their proper observance

enables horse trainers to accomplish won-

ders in their line of work. The writer

has seen a trainer take a pair of young

horses that had never before worn a strap

of any kind, not even a halter, and inside

of 24 hours lead them away behind a car-

riage without any difficulty or demon-

stration whatever. Many of these little,

things which should be observed in the





breaking and training of horses are not},





at all appreciated by the average maxi

who would be greatly benefited by prac-

tical instruction in their application.

Many a good horse is spoiled by improper,

treatment which would have afforded its,

owner a. long lifetime of usefulness had.

proper methods been employed in its early

education and use. Horses have as dis-

tinct individuality and temperament as

men, but the superior intelligence of man

counts when applied to the task with an.

appreciation of the horse’s intelligence,_

memory and personal spirit. Where the





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LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





In the Chicago market the best outlet

for stocker and feeder cattle is still thru

"uStCln sections with Indiana, Ohio and

Pennsylvania buy as taking a large share

of the offerings while some good ship-

ments have been made to Virginia. The

Illinois stock feeders have shown a

marked preference for good weight wattle

which can be given a short feed and sent

back to market quickly. These high-

grade weighty feeder cattle sell excep-

t-ionally high, as they are all the time

badly wanted by killers. In recent weeks

numerous lots of 900 to LOGO-lb. feeder

steers have been purchased at $5.60@6‘

per 100 lbs., with some prime lots taken

at $6.19@6.60.



The rise in hogs recently in the Chicago

market to $10 per 100 lbs. and over, came

about sooner than had been generally

anticipated, the receipts falling off to un-

cxpectedly small proportions. Buying or-

ders have much exceeded the limited 0f—

i‘erings, with a. pressing demand for

droves of hogs for the eastern markets,

as well as a persistent call on local ac-

count for hogs for the fresh meat trade,

as well as for cutting up into cured pro-

ducts. Hogs are commanding the highest

prices recorded since the civil war, when

gold was at a high premium and values

for everything were on a greatly inflated

basis. In 1865 hogs made the high record

mark of $12.75 per 100 lbs., and $10 was

the lowest price of that year. Packing

plants went out of business 011 account of

high prices and scarcity of money, leav-

ing only a. few slaughterers who had con-

tracts to fill, to do anv buying. These

high prices did not last long however,

for hogs sold down to $6 in 1866. Of

course, provisions have been moving up-

ward with hogs, and sensational advances





have when placc recently. putting pork

about $8 per barrel higher than :1 your

ago and lard. bacon, hams, etc. propor—





tionately high. Stocks of provisions are

everywhere unusually low in size.



Jose Balicni. of the City of Mexico, has

been in the Chicago markct purchasing a

consignmcnt of carriage horses for ex-

port. He reports that the introduction

of many automobiles into the City of

Mexico and other large Mexican cities

has materially reduced the. demand for

light harness horses. just as has been the

case in the United States.



It is natural that the peculiar conditions

surrounding the cattle trade should con-

duce to the p1oduction of the cheaper

kinds, as it is those that have been the

piimc fnv orilcs with killers for some

weeks past. Slaughterers must have cai-

tlc that do not cost an extremely high

mice in mdci to be .1blc to meet the large

demand for light cuts of fairlyr cheap beef

and of late not only good fat cows and

heifers but even (anners and cutters,

have sold extramdinarily high At the

same time there must always bc an as—

sured demand for choice heavy bccves for

Shipping to New York, Boston and other

eastern maikcts, to say nothing of the





demand in Chicago, and as stockmcn have _





ceased to produce manv of these, there

has been a 1eady outlet at a high range

of prices and they have been selling in

the Chicago market at the highest prices

seen at this season in man-y years



W S. J. B and B. Dunham proprietors

of Oaklawn Farm, Wayne, 11]., recently

announced the arrival of a fresh importa-

tion of Perchenon stallions and mares

many of the latter in foal which form an

important addition to their stables. They

report record-breaking sales durmg the

last tum months which is another eviu

deuce that farmers in all parts of the

country are appreciatin more than even

the profit to be derived rom the breeding l

of good draft horses.





 





 





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driver dismount and look at his watch while doyhforK one Off Ifiwamderfifl Moging Pictures

0 e mg 0 a arness orse reation, Dan



ghousanziskof £80pliFde :fioundfi i]: u can flee Patch 1 :55. 39“ The Reduced Pictures On This

13 care a er orce 15 way roug ecrow 5’ Page Show Dan In 16 Different Positions.





uncheck Dan and then throwa beautiful woolen YOUR MOVING PICTURES WILL BE

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I OWN THE 5 FASTEST WORLD GHAM- 18 Acre. of Covers Over 0 0 YOU EXPECT TO SEE THE DAY WHEN

PIOH STAR-LIONS EVER OWNED ON ONE Floor Space A City BIOCk THESE WONDERFUL DAN PATG" ':55

TWO WITH RECORDS BELOFW TWOfMINUTES.I

Onmy “International Stock Food arm" 0 700 acres own I

Roy Wilkes 206% and also about 200 head of. Young Stallions, ‘ . ' .. DAN PATGH 1-55

Brood Mares and Colts and they eat “International Stock Food" ' “,1, z ‘ .: 3- : : ‘ _ __ _______ I E‘ E 1 ‘ .\ HA8 PAGE”





Dan Patch 1:55, Minor Heir 159%, Directum Jr.2:10’/é, Arion 207%.

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





 

     





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

that you never saw their equals at any Fair or Horse Show. - I MILE I/V - - - 1:55

ACTUAL TEST IS WHAT PROVES EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD. If 4... . .. I MILE IN . . . . 1:55”

‘ International Stock Food" gives paying results for the highest . " . J.“ \‘ '/ 2 MILES IN . _ _ 1'56

priced horses in the world on my farm it; certainly will pay you . ’j .j : r

to use it forall of your stock. Remember that if it ever fail:B togive INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD FACTORY I4 MILES A VERA GING - 1.56A

your Horses. Cattle, Sheep or Hogs, better assimilation and di- 30 MILES AVERA GINO . “57%

gestion, pixel; blooduand perfect health with quick glroviv‘th and LARGEST IN THE WORLD 45 MILES AVERA GING _ 1'58

fattening a. it; wi not; cost: you a cent no matter w et er you :

e We: are “i n \WEE 800 mnovns / -

areto eno ony euser u 9.30 tesoe ju geo resuts. ,, . :

will leave the entire matter for you to decide and accept your own International Stock F°°d 0‘“ gage: gig-briefllsilnfecttant /2

statement. How the United States Government backs my claims InternalEOMIPOUItrv Food Dan 80 “8 "PM: DAN HAS BROKEN WORLD RECORDS 14 TIMES

that “ International Stock Food " IS strictly a medicinal Ion ic, Internaigonal Compound Absorbent International 0"" .OW er - , , _ .

blood purifier eic. During the Spanish- American War United International Pheno-Chloro International Hoot Ointment In addition to all .these records Dan Patch is provmg to be

States official; made a special examination and decided that “In— International Distemper Remedy International Sheen Din one of the Greatest Sires of both pacers and trotters in all hot»

ternational Stock Food" was strictly medical and I paid $40 000.00 Internalloml Fool Remedy International Camellia history - Look up his large otfiCial list of Standard Performers.

patent medicine war tax Can any honorable man deny this International Colic Remedy Intern-noon! Hon DID r Don Patoh 1:55 has gone more Extremely Fast Miles than the

evidence? "International .Stock Food" and label design is reg- International Louse Killer international Harness Soap Combined Miles of All The Trotters and Pacers That Have Eve;-

istered in Medicinal Department as a Trade Mark No. 52791 International Lou“ Paint 'Memaiwm “Wm" ”“0" Lived- Be sure and remember these facts when you think or any

V1112 it commercial standing and rights as a distinctive International Gall Heal International "0"“ Remedy Horse equalling Dan’s Wonderful Performances.

"Tun unar- ron A qulcmAL Tome PREPARATION Silver Pine Healing 0" International Healing Power Ifor Seven Years Dan Patch has eaten "International Stock

The United States Government 'issued me a Trade Mark International Heave Remedy International Quick Blister FOOd every day mixed in his regular grain feed. It has given

No. 22886 on the world famous lines, 8 Feeds for One Cent - as ASK YOUR DEALER FOR ANY OF THESE PREPARATIONS Dan Purer Blood, More Strength, More Endurance, More Speed





showing how chen I be ti 1 Stow. ood bemixed with and insist on having what youask for. Beware of many cheap and Perfect Health. It is constantly used and strong] endorsed

the regular grain Felzd Fmgnfitbgl‘ghows kaFlisi: finthe medicinal and inferior substitutes and imitations. High Class Dealers by over Two _Million Farmers and Stock Breeders, as th: Greatest

Ingredients used and 250,000 Dealers have sold "International Sell My Preparations on my Spot Cash Guarantee to refund Animal Tome. and has been for 20 years. N 0 other preparation





 





 





 





 





 





Stock Food" for over 20 years as a medical tonic preparation. your money if they ever fail. has such strong United States Government and practical Stock

_ PRESENT SALES LARGEST IN THE msronv or THE BUSINESS Breeders Endorseme t, h 1 t t' l t k F .

Write to "I W. SAVAGE, Minneapolll- IInn signed, I. W. SAVAGE, Owner of International Stock Food Co. — and also 1‘— Inai:ruiilotifisfidgzafofifs'nry ‘





 





 





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CONDUCTED BY DR. w. c. FAIR,

CLEVELAND, omo.





_- Advice thru this department is free to



our. subscribers. Each communication

should state history and symptoms of the

c'ase in full;'also name address of

writer. Initials only will be published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

the same ailments. If this column is

Watched carefully you will probably find

the desired information in a reply that

'has been made to some one else.





- O. G., Stockbridge. Mich—Your two

owes died the result of liver, and perhaps

some bowel trouble. Drugs do not help

such cases.



' Heifer has Warts on Teats.——Our two-

year-Old heifer is troubled with warts on

her teats. A. S., Gibson, Mich—Cut them

off with a sharp knife and apply Mon-

sell’s’ solution of iron to stop bleeding

and to heal wounds apply borac acidand

alum, equal parts.



Knuckling—V‘Veak Kidneys.—-VVo have. a

five—year-old mare that is a little ankle

Cooked at times; urinates too often and

I believe has weak kidneys. A. R.. ’l‘us-

Cola C0., Mich—Apply equal parts ‘tur-

pentine, aqua. ammonia and sweet 011 to

tet‘lock joints every day or two. or apply

a. blister using cerate of cantharides, once

a Week. Give 2 drs. lithia at a dose in

Iced two or three times a day.



Gargot.——My three-year-old heifer came

fresh 10 days ago. Now one quarter of_

udder is caked. C. J. L., Prattville. Mich.

—-Give one oz. fluid extract phytolacca

root at a dose in a pint of water as a

drench three times a day and apply one

part extract of phytolacca and eight parts

\‘aseline to caked udder twice a day.



Umbilical HerniaflMy te-n—months—old

chit has a navel rupture which is about

one—half the size. of a. goose egg. ’. H.

0., Leonard, Mich—In order to effect‘a.

cure a. surgical operation will have to be

performed and the work should be done

by a competent veterinarian. The opera-

tion is not dangerous and is usually suc-

Cessful.



W'eak Ligaments and '.l‘cndons.—.Have

a horse thiit has weak tendons and the

ligaments of fctlock are swollen; hare

blistered him twice and used white hm-

ment. R. K., Marine City, Mich.——Blister

follock and tendons with curate of cans





 





 





 





tharides mu 0 a week for two weeks then‘





apply equal parts turpentine. aqua {1111‘

monia and sweet oil lightly every evenlng.



Dislocation of Patella (stifle).—Last

May my three—year-old colt threw her

stifle out. I put it back in place: three

days later I had to put it back again and

it has remained in place, only I imagine

the stifle ligaments are not strong. C.

H. C., Coleman. Mich—Apply one part

aqua. amonia. two parts turpentine and

seven parts sweet oil to stifle every eve-

ning.



Rheumatism.—My five—year-old horse

had kidney trouble four weeks ago; since

then he moves stiff and sore for a few

minutes after he gets up. What had I

better give him? A. R., King's M111, Mich.

——Giye two drs. citrate of potash and one

dr. colchicum seeds at a dose in feed two

or three times a day. and it‘ lllt' fore feet

are hot and tender, stand him in wet

Clay one hour a day.



Injured Mitre—I have a six—year—old



mare that accidentally stepped in poke

which threw her in a pond of water. She

remained there for some time: since then

She has shown stiffness in one shoulder

and the lowr-r muscles are some wasted

and I would like to know if this will dis-

qualify her t’or breeding: purposes.

A, N., Watt-rvlict, Mich—I know of no

reason why she should not be useful for

breeding purposes and her shoulder sore.—

ness and atrophy will be. helped by apply-

ing equal parts aqua ammonia. turpentine

and sweet oil to shoulder three or four

times a week. _



Lice on Colts—I have two colts coming

two years old and one coming three years

that‘are troubled with lice and I have

applied lice powder which 1 bought at the

drug store, but it fails to kill the hee. A.

3.. Carleton. Mich—Put live 0215. of

crushed stayesacre seeds in a gallon of

boiling water, keep it simmering for an

hour or two. strain it and fill with water

to original quantity. then apply to lousy

colts every day or two and it will soon

kill the lice. If they are very rough coat—

ed perhaps you had better clip them. One

part carbolic acid and 30 parts water kills

lice quickly, but it"should not be applied

too freely to rough Pepted horses; but I

frequently apply it to lousy ones after

cli‘nin them.



éliarg, I'neyen Teeth -— Contracted

Hoofs.——I have a 10-year-old horse that

eats fairly well, keeps thin. but does not

appear to be sick; he also has badly. con-

tracted fore feet. G. D., Dow, M1ch.—

Float the sharp edges off outside of up-





per and inside of lower grinder teeth and «





stand him in wet clay. Apply lanolin t0

hoofs twice a day and blister coronets

'with cerate of cunthzirides every 10 days.



DchorningfiCow Leaks Milkr—Will'de-

horning a heifer or cow produce abortion?

I also haVe a cow that leaks milk from

one teat. Can you suggest a remedy? J





I. C, Halfway. Micli.——Use a dehorning.





tool and to stop bleeding use. Monsel’l’s

solution of iron or some tar and oakum

and it will not cause your cows any in—

convenience. Use a teat plug, which the

Lawrence Publishing Company can sup-

ply you with.



Indigestion—Six-yea.r-old cow came

fresh 9. week ago after being dry two

weeksz'she now gives only a pint or two

of milk at, a milking; formerly she was

one of my best cows. I feed her com-

stalks, hay, bean pods. carrots, bran and

corn meal. How can I increase her mil-k

flow? E. S., Sanford, Mich—Give her'l

1b. of Epsom salts to clean her Out, then

give two tablespoonfuls bi-carbonate soda.

two tablespoonjuls ground gentian and

the same quantity of ground‘ginger at a

dose in feed three times a day She





should, have been dry from four 'to six

weeks. .





 





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sour Spawn Cure for years. At present 11m

octoring a horse the has afilngbone. This

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anal-«Io. I. all an...

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AUCTION SALE





WE WILL SELL ON





MARCH 22, 1910,

013mm“ HOLSTEINS





comm: of 18 cows. 8 bellers and three yonrlinc

buts. Just back of L. 8. dz M. B. depot.

Mich.





RIFLEY BROS. , Dimudlle,





mum DIRECTORY.

CATTLE;





Inglflmd um has Bil 3:30:33:





Infill!!! of F. J.WIL'BIR Clio. Mica" Route 1.





‘m w Berkshire wine. Eggs for

letting. High bred mock.

mam

Light Brahms.





one. White & Boned Becks.



e Leghorn: and White Wynn-

dottesfl pull. m. Bebod for the Deaf. Film.



ABERDEEN-ANGUS.



Herd headed by UNDULA'I‘A BLACKBIED

1T0 83836. went the but-un- ef PRINCE [To

50006. and Grand Champion Bun at the Detroit

and Grand hold: Flir- of I”. nos and 1909. Herd-





consluts of Erica. Blackbirdl. Prldes. etc.

WOODCO’I'E m FARM. lulu. Mich.





Breeder: and Importenotbigb

“all“ “mg. Farm class Guernseys. Write us your

White. E. a J. T. MILLER. Birmingham. Mich.





 

   





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





—Bun calves for one from A.

HOIStEins B.O.dama. at 325 mm each.

R. COLLIER. R. F. D. 5. Fowler-ville. Mich.





Mlflflfllfl STOCK FIlIllM. I HGlSlGlll Gama.





JACKSON. MIC

Ha- moro Imported HolsulI-Frlodnn (Iowa

than any farm In the Middle West. Registered

BULL CALVES a! the most Mable breeding.





FOR SALE—““8 new .. 3......

batten. Tyearllng buils,:8



calves-the oldest established herd In Ind.



W. C. JACKSON, 715 Rex St. South Bend. Ind.~





TOP NOTCH HOLSTEINS.





Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com-

bining in themaelveo the blood of cows which now

hold and have In the post mun World’l Records to:

milk and butter-fut at fair pfloes.



”PETERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mlcb.





HO Lsrzlns-a‘t‘scssitéfliisztfia





4-yr. old at 825 to 350. E. R. Cornell. Howell. Mich.





 





 





 





 





“01min Bull Calf. grandson of Pietertje Hen-

geroeld'n Count De Roi. R. C. R. I Red

eggs 75 cents for 13. J. W. DAVIS, Leslie. Mich.





Holstein Service Bulls.





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

and cows. dueto freshen in spring for sale. 50 held

in hem. L. E. CORNELL. Fayette, Ohio.





MST!“ FBI-ES!“ ‘Elllft’l’5tmfifilg

Mercedes Royal King. W. B. J ones. Oak Grove.Mlch.





HO LSTEIN flfifgfighgfm t3:





brood. C. D. WOODBUBY. lefng. Michigan,





—Both (1 11

China boa. R. E. ALLEN. Paw Paw. Mich.





JERSEY BULL CALF born May 12. m Dun

gave 10,950 lbs. milk. inst year teats}. She’sDnm's

record mesa lbs. In 101/2 months, teat 5.25. Tin: '

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





Northern Grown Jerseys.

ROYCIOFT FARM. Skinnw. .





JERSEY BULLS

BUTTER BRED a... w...





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Cheek. Anal-II County. Minn.





m will 3 years old. tattle. our: aback

getter. St. LII-but. Mud,

right every way. 8. H. PIERSON.Goo¢rlch.Mlcb.





OR SALE—Jena! cow Golden Pedro’s Finest



MWL. J. C. C. Your recardon mwfefl'lo

1!)..th 575m. butter. Priceflm. Also finebun'caif

from In: Oct. 1, 1M. [1:131 Med Cortical: No. 80153.

J. l. BARTLETT. R. o. 10. Kilamnzoo, Mich.





d 1'!

Pun fl. [mini JERSEYS 3.3“:3'EJ ”.255,





CLAIM 331817014. Fulton. Mich. R.F.D.No. 5.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Beasts- of Ion-it Jerseys. ““3”“

I. D. um Firm. m“

LILLIE FAWEKD JERSEYS

young bulls forms. .—





cttbennudd much Marvin. no. no.)

me with recorded ”to“ pounds of butter lat





 





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breeding. Also-one





Wand-fl.

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0112 R00 JERSEYgBWS

Uninvited. (1193333333 one: mm:

It you cannot visitonr {arm at once w

MAT“ FARM. Ann Arbor. IMI.

A. W. WWII, flan-cor.





F0! SALE—FOUR meted snowrnonn



BULLS. old enough for service. on



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



Champion. who we: [tend sire-of champion col-loud



lot of yearling Shortnorn steers at tut International.

JOHN SCHMIDT. B. F. 1). 4. Reed City, Mich.





BIDw‘ELL 8T CK FARM.





FOR SALE-40 Reg. ' orthom Bulls.





All good. race end teens. from 12 to 24 n1 nth

from the beat of breeding at .75 to Clarinet: 801.11%

them Scotch and Scotch-topped. of the rum heading

type. Also, young cow: and batten. all out. fifty

head in herd. Fann— I‘wo block- from Lake

Station. L. I. BIDWELL, Tecumseh. Mlcblgbn.





BRIDBHOM’HOBNB—N

DAIRY for sale at present. Wm

J. B. HUMMEL. Macon. Mlcb.





‘Mhorn Cows um Heifers in cut. Mao bum

and bull calm. Milk Ind butter

strains. Prices low. ROBERT vamPlemn, Mich.





SH EEP.





DIM" EROS—m registered Deialnc ewes for an,

bred to a 0100 run to tomb In April.

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





Oxford- Down 5 beep ‘w

Cattle’fo‘r sale. A. D. (2.1. A. DEGARMO. Hair. m





PARSONS QXFOIDDBIIS





also registered Hon-mesa National Dclsineaond Back

top canines. Bomeyn C. Pumas, Grand 1.00“!ch





OXFORD DOWNS gang:





sale. H. J. De Gmo. B. No. 1. Clydo. m.





(ICELAND FARM DELAINES—A raw ewes

bred to choice rams fortbe 1910 trade. Phone

right. D. E. TURNEBJSONS. Moeborvfilo. Mich.





SBMPSBIHEAALL gm: HUI





wm import one bun year ewes and 15 ms

tn June (or Michigan and the some for Baht. 1am.

Brunch at thi- Farm. Will mk- n. m: price on

yen-ling ewes or ram. .100 on some and ewes with

lamb: at side. for 60 days. -



L. S. DURHAM & SONS. Cur-00rd. WI.





1 Reg. Bambolllet Ewes for sale, descended

from the best flock- md bred to o pure Van

Homeyer and a. run sired by n Gilbert rem end Im-

ported d-m. Allin perfect health. In lots tosuft buy

era—none reserved. J. 0,. A. Cook. Monica, Mich.





065.





llHBE ENGLISH BEHKSHIHES.





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

for profitable pork production. Vigorous and more

and of best blood lines. Sattufnction gnsrunteed.





F. A. BYWATEI. Memphis. Mich.

BERKSMES Unexcelled in breeding. Selected

boon. IOWI and giltl. Choice hi!

pigs. ’1‘. V. HICKS. B. No. 11. Battle CreekJflch.

FOB SALE—lEBKBHIBES—Two choice Sept.





boar pigs. and a few full guts. sired by Handsome

Prince. A. A. PATTULLO, Decker-vine. Mich





HUPP FARM BERKSHIRES!

WON 189 PRIZES IN 1909.

Stock of both sexes and all ages for sale. Breeders

of Guernsey Cattle. M. B. 'I‘urkeyu. Barred Bock

Chickens, Pekln Ducks. GEO. C. HUPP, In"

Drawer-A Birmlnebnm Michigan.

or the moat





BERKSHIRE fashion-bis





typo andatralns. C. S. BARTLETT. Pentiumllcb.





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—Bred new: all cold. A.



Improved Cheaters a... you; be... may

for service. Orders token for spring furrow.



W. 0. WILSON. Okomoo. Mich. (Both PM).





DAMS BROS. Improved Cheater Whites. thc -

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

orders for bred sows; boon ready for Ionics. Bu! Real W.

ominmnflv. Leghorn cock'lu. Shel-thorn bull: randy to: ax'flco





PUMA! HERD CHESTER WES‘NW‘ Wr-





Bu in: b (i

new: all sold. Orders booked for March ratrial A311

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The question now asked by a great

many Michigan farmers who are keping

a small number of cows is whether it

will pay them to purchase a hand cream

separator.



_I will, from my own experience, try to

answer it. After using one for nearly

five years and keeping accurate data of

the results obtained, will say that the

separator will for about nine months of

the year remove about 1-5 per cent more.

cream from the milk than can be obtained

by the shallow setting system and for the

remaining three months, 25 to 30 per cent

more, (this means during the hot summer

months), and 10 per cent for the same

nine months and 15 per cent for the Same

three months by the deep setting system

where an abundance of ice is at hand

and used. In addition to the butter-fat

secured by the separator, creamery com-

panies will pay enough more for separat.

ed cream than for gravity cream so that

after reducing the butter-fat to butter by

allowing the usual one—sixth, the butter

will bring four to six cents per pound

more than can be obtained for dairy but~

ter when sold in the local market, where

most farmers sell their butter when keep—

ing only a few cows.



My deductions are these: Every farmer

keeping three or more cows, rather good

cows, should at once buy a separator

which by use will prove itself capable, by





the Babcock test, of skimming down to

a small fraction of one per cent of

butter-fat left in the skim—milk. If no





more than five cows are kept a machine

that will skim 350 pounds per hour will

be of sufficient capacity, but if more than

five are likely to be kept a larger size

will be more economical. It is safe to

say that after using the machine one. year

and counting up the increased profits

the farmer will increase the number

of cows and take better care of them and

become an enthusiastic dairyman.

Midland C0. 0. 'W.





 





A BUTTER SEPARATOR:





 





I write you concerning a card describing

the merits of a new separator, knowing

that if it is a fraud you will expose it in

The Farmer, and if it is what the pro-

motors claim it to be you will inform

us. They claim that more butter is pro-

duced from a given amount of milk or

cream, that the butter will keep better,

that the separation is more rapid than

with any other separator, that no casein,

albumin or impurity is left in the butter,

etc. The principle of the machine is de—

scribed by them as follows: “The milk

is placed in the receptacle in the machine

in which revolves the aerator and agita-

tor. This is in turn attached to a tube

through which the air is drawn from out-

side into the aerating chamber and thence

through the milk and out again, The air

and milk come into contact with each

other in the aerating chamber under con-

siderable pressure, thus assuring a thor-

ough aeration of the milk. The centri-

fugal force of the revolving aerator and

agitator throws the milk out to the out-

side of the receptacle and at the same

linle drives the air through it. These

two actions combined release the parti-

cles of butter in granular form and at

the same time never breaking them.”



Chippewa Co. Axnsnsox.





I never heard of this butter separator

before and consequently know nothing

about it only from information contained

in the circular. and from this description

I am not satisfied that it will do what the.

circular says. It would seem practically

impossible for so simple a constructed

machine as this circular claims, to com—

pletely separate the l'iutter-fat from the

milk in five, minutes and this in the form

of sweet butter. 01" course, this idea is

not; new. In fact, the butter extractor

was invented licl‘orc the centrifugal sep-

arator, or soon afterward, but it never

became popular for the. reason that peo-

ple like ripcncd cream butter, or sour

cream butter, and butter made from sweet

cream placed upon the market lacks the

flavor that most people like and has never

become popular. At the national dairy

Show in Chicago in 1908 there was a but-

ter extractor where sweet milk was put

into the machine and the cream came out

as gathered butter. It, was in some ways

quite a. wonderful machine and yet the

llI'ln-Clple of it was very much the same

as the centrifugal separator. except that

it removed practically all of the milk and

turned out nothing but the thick butter—

fat. Then the attempt was made to ripen

this butter—fat by putting in starter. The

trouble of it was, however, that so much

cream was incorporated with the butter





4.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





in using the starter in this way, that the

butter did not keep well. This machine

probably never will be popular. The but-

ter separator explained in this circular

claims to take all the butter-fat out and

leave no caseine. This I can hardly be‘

lieve possible without seeing it actually

demonstrated, although I do not say that

it cannot be so. The machine, however,

claims more than I would think it ought

to, when it claims that you get more but-

ter out of a given amount of milk than

you would in the old way. Now, if in the

old way by running the milk through a

centrifugal separator and taking out all

of the butter-fat, practically, and by

churning this cream we get, an exhaustive

churning or, in other words, all the but-

ter, how are you going to get. any more

if we get it all, or practically all. It would

simply be impossible and so I would say

that the claim is exaggerated. But not

knowing anything about this wonderful

machine except the brief description in

this circular perhaps I ought not to criti-

cise it. I should, however, want to see

a personal demonstration of its practi-

cability before I put any money into it.





A PERMANENT PASTURE ON WET

LAND.





 





I have a four-acre pasture lot that has





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nearly run out. I would like your advice

on what kind of seed would make a good

pasture and when and how to sow it.

This lot is a sandy soil and is quite wet





in the spring of the year, as about an

acre of it is muck.

Barry C0. D. V. H.





If the grass is practically run out on

this pasture field, of course the only way

to get grass to grow again is to plow the





convincingly.





 





ficld and prepare a seed bed and seed it

over again to permanent grasses. If the

land is very wet for any considerable

length of time in the spring. it will be

difficult to get any of the approved tame

grasses to live upon this sort of land.

They will stand wet for a few days but

any prolonged period of a saturated soil

will destroy the tame grasses. The

grasses best adapted to wet land would

be red top, timothy and alsike clover, and

if these grasses would not remain per-

manently upon the land, then it is too

wet and should be drained in order to

make a pasture. If the land was not too

wet, I would suggest mixing some red

clover in with the grasses, but if it is too

wet this would not do at all. \Vith what

knowledge I have of the soil I would say

that four quarts of alsike clover, two

quarts of red top and two quarts of tim»

othy per acre would make a good seed

for a permanent pasture on this sort of

land.





 





INSIDE FINISH OF A CEMENT BLOCK

SILO.





 





Last year I built a cement block silo

40x14 ft. and covered the inside with two

coats of liquid tar. but feed does not keep

good around outside. Please tell me, what





would be best to cover inside with to

preserve feed.

Monroe Co. A. D. J.





If a cement block silo is plastered on

the inside with rich cement mortar, mor-

tar made from fine sharp sand. two parts

sand to one part of good Portland cement,

there will be no trouble about the en-

silage keeping. If the coal tar was put

on thick enough so that it fills up all the

crevices, I do not see why this would not

answer for a certain length of time, but

I am inclined to think the tar was put

on too thin, but I would expect the cement

mortar to be much superior to the tar.

Had the cement mortar been put on first

and then the tar onto that, it would make

a still better job; but it is usually not

necessary to put the tar on with the ce-

ment mortar.





 





FOOD VALUE OF POTATOES, COM-

PARED WITH OIL MEAL, ETC.





 





Would like to know the feeding value

of potatoes compared with oil meal, bran

or corn for milch cows.



Kalamazoo Co. XV. H.





The food value of potatoes compared

with oil meal, based on the chemical an-

alysis of the two substances, is not very

high. We ordinarily figure the value of

a food substance by the per cent or

amount of protein which it contains, be-

cause most all foods which we grow con-

tain an excess of carbohydrates, the

protein being the important element whiC‘h

we have to provide, and which is liable

to be. deficient. Potatoes have a chemical

analysis of .9 per cent of protein,

16.3 per cent of carbohydrates, and

.10 per cent of fat, while oil meal con-

tains 28 per cent protein, 40 per cent of

carbohydrates. and 2.8 per cent of fat.

Taking the chemical analysis as a basis

of valuation, one ton of oil meal would be





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THE- iMl‘CHIGANW FARMERa





summon tonsol_pototooo.ondin

the some manner. one ton of ‘wheat bran

Mould be cons) to ,13 tons of potatoes

and one ton of corn would be equal to

nearly, nine tons of potatoes. Potatoes

contain about the same analysis as corn

silage, which consists of the green corn

plant containing its natural juices. and

ipotatoes are a food of the same nature

as silage, being of a succulent character.

There is no question but that, with no

other succulent food in the ration the

succulency of potatoes should figure as

of some value, because a succulent food

in the ration seems to have a good effect

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the digestive fluids, and consequently

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throughout

state, I believe that a man with a good

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cow.





THE LATH AND PLASTERED SILO.





 





Read your article in The Farmer about

the cement plastered silo, in which I am

very much interested. We have a lot of

logs—elm, maple and ash—which are :0—

ing to be sawed next month or in May.

Now, if it is not asking too much oi your

kindness I would like to know: 1, what

is best to use, 1/2 inch by 2 inch or $6

inch by 21/2 inch lath? 2, will elm 2x1





after silo is filled? 3, will it be cheaper

for me to plaster outside if I have lumber

enough to clapboard it? If my lumber is

not fitted for that purpose I could buy

pine or hemlock quite reasonably. Have

to haul sand 3. and cement 61/2 miles. 4,

would it hurt the lath to pile them up

with air space between them and leave





them until August, for I will not have

time to build it until then?

Ottawa Co. B. V. D.





Taking these questions up in their or-

.der, I think that lath cut three-eighths

of an inch thick and two or two and one-

half inches wide would be better than

only one-half inch thick. It would make

a stronger silo. With three-eighths inch

lath there would be no trouble whatever-

about the strength of a silo. If this elm

lath could be used and put on before they

get too dry so they could be sprung

around to fit the studding, it would be

all the better. Elm lumber makes a par-

ticularly tough and strong material for

building purposes.



Elm 2x4‘s would, I believe, be all right

for the studding. Of course, if you don’t

use them soon after they are sawed, they

ought to be piled up in such a way that

they will not warp any more than. pos-

sible. After you get them into the silo-

and get the lath on the inside and clap-r

boards on the outside_ or even lath on

the outside, I don’t think there will be

:any danger about their warping. In. fact,

I know of several lath and plastered silos

built out of elm lumber and the elm did

not warp.



I should think it would be a little

cheaper to lath the silo and plaster it on

the outside than it would to clapboard it.

because very cheap lumber could be used

for the lath and cement mortar would

'cost very little. However, I was talking

with a. party the other Jay in lonia county

who had plastered a silo like this on the

foutside, and he said he had trouble in

having the plaster hold to the lath on

the outside of the silo. while on the inside





He had an idea that the plaster would not:

stay as well on the outside as on the in-

side. I cannot understand wliy this is so.

If he used just as good mortar and the

cracks were not so far apart between the

lath that the mortar wouldn't cling to

them, I cannot see why it will not: stay

on the outside.

flruildings now, the partitions are made of

cement, simply plastered on to a. metal

:form and these partitions are very solid

.and durable.



I should think the lath would be less

apt to warp if they were piled up close

together until you wanted to use them.

If you pile them up with an air space

’between, and they dry out, I think that

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omically the dry food in the ration. At_

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you tat disks

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Seattle. Wllh.





ADMINISTRATflR’S SALE





(its good loo-Acre Farm, oil fenced. shout 60 acres

under cultivation. good house. barns, tubular well.

and wind mill. good small orchard. berries. etc.

l2 miles east of anyllng. Solo at Court House,





Grayling, Mich, April 2nd,



ot one o'clock. p. m. Terms—36 cosh. % on time.



with interest at 6 per cent. For poni'cuiors oddreoo

HUGO SCRRBIBIIE. Administmtu.



Sigsbee P, 0.. Crawford 00., Mich.





 





 





CATHOLIC PBfi-MERS WANTED FOR NEW

SETTLEM ; rich loads cheo : sales“



ennui-u; balmy. Adar. FATHER GAL A. HEB.



MBNA. POLK COUNTY. ARKANSAS.





FARMS All] FARM LAMS

Hill SALE BR EXGH-ANEE





 





 





 





 





 





of the silo there was no trouble at 2111..





In: construe-tint: modern-





The Leach Sanatorium, of Indianapolis,.,





EVERY COW IS

MADE non:

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in

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/ , HIS sepa-

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all the cream

from t h 8

milk under

all condi-

ti o n s—

warm or co id.

fresh or stale.



The Great Western

owe-o olooo because

it follows every low 0: nature.



It is fully PM Vi“! Imported Dal!

boon-go which means any running—hos



Ion-down on y not.



Them]: 3 just the light height to

make the machine easy to tum.



Gears run in on both—practisoliy oofl.

oiling—lowdown. compact construction,

with a wide base to catch the waste.



Made as accurately as a. watch.a.nd lo

.- os our Good motor- Hm

Sploodor.



Incremsymyiold demo- and butter

.15.!!! {or cow each year.



As your dealer about the Great

Wenonmnd don't in bi:- wovk any sub

stitute game on you. It is your money you

mgoin to spend.ond we guarantee the

Great «tern to be satisfactory to you.

Any kind of a. test you want.



Tho Ono-c menu I. lilo “Would'- lost."

If interested in larger cream checks,

write today to our nearest otfice for

our FREE CATALOG No. .124. O





Smith lam-factoring Company

1'!!! East Harrison Shoot. Chicago. Ill.

m... “1-th Nob. : ”In... .-

Kano-s o“?! lo. 3 Indium“ hd.





Grout Weston-n





THE 1910 MODEL





GLAHINDA GHEAM SEPARAIU-R

Shall: Iiflloul a Poor.





Isl filo OLDEST but till IEI'I

If you buy I seporotor.

don't fail to see tho





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Comparison solicited.





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i=0: you. write inc

terms old catalog.





n. R. mm, President,





CLARINIM CREAM

SEPAMTOI CO.





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Fertile Farms In Tomosoeo

$5 to $10 per aoro"—.





 





valuable guide in the management of any.





 





Fox-tum one being mud: on flame Tonnes-

soe farms. They raise big“, crops of Canta-

lmes. Cobboge. Tomatoes. String Boom.



ammo





goons-y 330' Writo me at onsoo or";

an . ,

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no. ' yo:

splendid forms for £60 £10 macro. Act. quickly}

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-134-ocro rum in Allan: Co.



[Or “I. 01' EXChIflgC Well located and improved.

Address OWNER. Box 56. Route 8. Otsego. Mich.



FRU'T GRAIN AND STOCK FARM FOR



SALE in Ocean: County. Write



C. W. MORGAN. Bhoiby. chhignn. for m



GREAT opportunities in Washington sud Oregon





Faun Lands. Write tony for he. lists.

noon Loud 00.. 13-1261 Empire Bldg- Bottle. Wosh.





 





 





 





SELL FARMS IN GUIANA. The best county

in the United States; fruit. groin and stock.

Write forflst. J. D. B. HANSON. Hut. Mich.





It Yuu Want in Buy or SI" Properly, target-“1::

North western Business Agency. Mlnnenpoiis. Minn.





 





 





FOR SALE-100 Cheap Good lmprovod tor-Is



Nice buildings. adopted to fruit, stock

and groin- For descriptions. prices address

W. E. BOWEN & Son. liddioville. lorry 00., Mich.





—For Bole in Western



5.000 F AR M50“... rot-portioning

Address. W. E. Strvenson. Calgary. Alta. Canaan.

“20 acres: good load.



The Cheap Fm i'sir houses. good My.

easy terms. [Auras I. BENTLEY. BentleyJflch.





REM] THIS ammonia:





to write me for my 1910 land cstoiog, sent free

to any odor-ens. C. A. HAM“, Marion, mien.





W rams—Fruit. Grain and Stock Forms in

Bony. Eaton am Kent Co's. Big

bug-ins; low Ines. good schools. churches nnd





roads. solemn water um climato. Write for M1

N0. 8. BUCKLES dz MATTHEWS. Hastings, Mich.





Farm For Sale. Best Bargain in loll.





as ours in Mocosto 00.. right or nation on GL3.





 





 





 





 





 





sons timbor. good buildinchood soil, rob ony-

thinx that can be grown in Mich. or. too gooduock

form. Time can be hnd on port of purchase

write for full desert tion.

J". A. COLLINS. owns-d City. Mic-I.





m SALE—High Grads Fans Lands





in Osceola county neon Tustin. Michigan. Those on

cut ovor hudwood loads. without pine stumps. 'lho

soil is grovelly or rich clny. Well settled country

with schools snd good roads. Write for litera-

ture. H. W. MARSH, Msnistoe. Xian.





Rich Saginaw Valley Farms-

THE YALLE of FERTILITY and PLENTY

in the bout of Michigan. Greot ipioce to live out!

prosper. 40 acres or more Improved. low on .50

per acre. Unimproved 810. Write todoy.



UNITED REALTY 60.. Look lo: 343. min". m.





48}; acres, clay noun

Form For Sale soil. one nits in... n. 3.

Station. bi.r born. good house. good well. bio snoop

shod. 2 corn cribs. hen house. plenty of timber, ploco

hos not boon let or run. Will be sold at n bornoln.

m SHIELDS. .112. Holly. 0ok.Co., Mich.





 





 





 





 





can make 83.000 in 3 months





raising vegetables in Florida.

onwme for our book of FACTS.

Florida Land 00.. P. 0. Box





500'. Chipley. Florida.





200 ACRES 39.2%“





- '. MUS!

“SOLD AT ONCE. A fine form with build-i

lugs. in tho boot forming section of the state.

'I‘hiolsonooi' the test how that conbo second

but once in o Mime. Apply 1. I. WILLIAHB.

Executor. Pittsi’ord. Ellison“ 00.. Michigan.





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MARCH 19, 1910.”

FACTS ABOUT MILK.





 





An understanding of the importance of

milk as human food may be gained from

the fact that about one-sixth of the total

food of the average family is furnished

by it and its products.



Milk contains bacteria of many kinds

and in varying numbers. They cause the

souring of milk as well as the ripening of

cream and cheese, and produce many

other changes in the appearance and fla-

vor. The number present in freshly

drawn milk varies enormously with the

conditions of milking, and, as they are

greatly increased with dirty and careless

handling, cleanliness in all matters per-

taining to the milking and marketing of

milk and keeping it in the home can not

be too strongly insisted on. Disease

germs, notably those of typhoid, diph-

theria, scarlet fever, and tuberculosis,

may also be carried in milk, so that the

purity of the milk supply is of vital im-

portance to every family and community.



The problem of keeping milk sweet is

one of checking the growth of the bac-

teria; and as they are inactive at a tem-

perature below 50 degrees F., milk should

be kept in a cool place. Two common

methods for preserving milk are pasteuri-

zation and sterilization. In the former

the aim is to apply heat in such a way as

to kill most of the bacteria without pro-

ducing undesirable changes in the milk;

in the latter, to apply enough heat to kill

all the bacteria, but with the least pOs-

sible undesirable change. Chemical pre-

servatives in milk are considered injurious

to health, and are forbidden by pure-food

legislation in many states.



Mother’s milk is best adapted by nature

to the nourishment of infants. Cow’s

milk is the most common substitute, and

when necessary is artificially modified to

make it resemble human milk.



The value of milk for adults is in com-

bination with other foods; not as a bev-

erage merely, but to supply in part the

material needed for the body,



Unless exceptionally high prices are

paid for it, milk is fully as economical a

source of nutrients as other animal foods,

but dearer than most staple vegetable

products. Milk, however, requires no





preparation, has no waste, and is more





thoroughly digested than most vegetable

foods. As a source of protein, the most

expensive of the nutritive ingredients. it

is especially economical. Skim~mllk,

which is whole, milk minus part of its fat,

and which costs only half as much as

whole milk, furnishes protein about four

times as cheaply as beef. Foods pre—

pared with either skim or whole milk are

much more nutritious than those prepared

with water.





THE HEIFER’S FIRST CALF.





 





Is there any valid reason why a heifer’s

first calf should not be a good animal'to

keep for stock purposes? I find an opin-

ion prevails among farmers here that it

is not, but can find no good reason for

this. I am new in the business. I pur—

chased tw-o full blood Jersey heifers, bred

one at 13 months and one at 15 months to

a registered Jersey bull. They have both

dropped heifer calves. I am desirous to

increase my number of Jerseys. If not

advisable to keep these heifer calves I

would like to know why.



Otsego Co. “SCOTT.”



There is absolutely nothing in the idea

that the calf of a heifer is not worth rais-

ing. Ifthe heifer was well grown and the

calf fully developed, it should contain all

the vigor that growth and health can im-

part to it. I would as soon have the calf

from a good, Well developed heifer as from

an older cow. Jerseys are precocious and

will do to breed to drop their first calves

at two years of age. I would not care to

breed them younger than this; but feed

them liberally and give them good care.





 





 





ENSILAGE HEATING IN WINTER.





 





I built a silo last fall but did not get

it completed until my corn was over-

ripe. Some of the corn was down badly

and the stalks dried up, also frosted some,

but was well cared, and of good quality.

\Ve used a large amount of water while

filling, and after. 'Now, for the last two

months the silage in the center heats

considerable, but not the outside. Should

it do this if keeping all right? I was afraid

that it would be all spoiled when I got

further down. Would it do it any good

to put water on now, and if I should want

to save some over for summer use, do you

but water on when done feeding? If so,

how much? I hear quite often about en-

Silage not keeping good around here;

there must be a cause for it, as I have

What I think is a splendid silo. I also

Ihmk I should have good silage. My silo

‘5 Stu‘dded Up, cement lined, tarred felt

$513} galvanized sheet metal outside and



Tuscola Co. E, J. Nome.





It is unusual to have silage heat so long





after filling, but! have had the center of

a silo stay warm for nearly three months





THE ’Ml-CHI‘GAN FARMER.‘ _ ~ (113

'and the silage was all right when fed. ,

-Mr. Nowlln does not say the silage is





mouldy as it sometimes gets if the corn

is too- dry when filling. I am inclined to

think that he used plenty of water when

filling and that that is one cause of the

silage staying warm so long. My opinion

is that the silage will not spoil but will

come out all 0, K. I never knew this to

fail when the silage generated consider-

able heat, if sufficient water was used on

the dry stalks. I think by the time you

get ready to leave your silo for summer

feeding, it will be difficult to get the oats

to grow sufficiently to prevent decay of

the silage. This would have been prac~

tical last fall when the silo was first

filled and you had plenty of heat and

moisture, but I apprehend that by May

15 you will have no way of making the

oats grow. It would be a good plan to

cover the silage with chaff or cut straw,

say four inches deep and wet thoroly, or

you can wet the silage and put nothing

on top. The probability is that the silage

will not decay more than four or five

inches at the most.





BLACK PARTS IN JERSEYS.





I saw in your paper some time ago,

that in buying a Jersey. see that She has

a black tongde and switch. Is it possible

for a thorobred Jersey to have a white

tongue and switch? I would like to know

for I am about to buy a so—called thoro—

tbreld Jersey cow with a white tongue and

ai .



Osceola Co. B, P.





A black tongue and switch is not neces-

sarily a characteristic of a pure-bred Jer—

sey. Many of them have white tongue-s,

also white hair in switch. \Vhite is liable

to occur on any part of the body or legs,

quite often on the belly and hind legs,

and also on the forehead. Many of the

best and most productive Jerseys are

broken in color. Some breeders prefer

solid color with black points, but the best

dairymen pay little or no attention to

such things. They are really of no im~

portanee whatever.





 





 





WHAT GRAIN TO FEED WITH ENSI-

LAGE AND CORN FODDER.





 





Please give me a balanced ration for

cows fed on silage. I have fed with the

Silage sugar beet feed and buckwheat

bran, also gluten feed. My silage is rich

for the corn was ripe and went 100 bu. to

the acre. Now the cows look well but

do not give much milk. Had ensilzige

ought to freeze from one to one and a

half inches deep when it is zero weather?



Van Buren Co. E. A.





Give the cows all the ensilage and hay

and corn fodder they will eat up clean

twice each day. I suppose by sugar beet

feed is meant dried beet pulp, and by

buckwheat bran is meant what is left of

this grain after taking out the flour, that

is, the bran and middlings are left to-





gether. If this is correct, then I would '





mix the grain in equal parts by weight

and feed as many pounds per day to each

cow as she produces pounds of butter in

a week. For instance, if a cow produces

seven pounds of butter-fat in a week, give

her seven pounds of grain a (lay in two

feeds, half in the morning and half in the

evening on her ensilage.





PROFER SIZE FOEILO.





 





I would like to ask a few questions in

regard to building a silo. I will keep 20

head of cattle, four head of horses and

colts and 18 sheep. How large should

I build? I have hemlock enough to build

it. Should I build it of hemldck? If so

can 11 Spring 12 ft. patent lath and 12 ft.

novelty Siding. I thot of building 12x30

ft. and. 8 ft. in the ground. Please tell

me it it Will pay me, as I am in debt

and about how much will it cast? ,



Osceola Co. ' D. \VHITE.





For this amount of stock I would build

the silo about 14 or 15 feet in diameter

and then of good depth, 36 to 40 feet

deep. If you get it higher than you need

at first, it will come handy later for, in

all probability, you will increase your

stock later.



I dont think you can spring hemlock

boards for lath without breaking. If only

one-half inch thick, perhaps on can.

Dont get the lath boards too thin. You

want them of sufficient strength to make

a strong silo. The one~lhalf inch siding

will spring on the outside all right.



I would not put the silo so deep in the

ground. It will be too hard work to get

the ensilage out. It can go in the ground

two or three feet, but not more, and I

would prefer to have it on a. level with

the ground, and get capacity by going

up in the air. You have power to ele»

vate it when you fill, but it must be

pitched out by hand.



If you have your own lumber and

gravel for cement, the silo can be built

almost entirely by yourself at a. small

outlay of cash and hired help.





 





307'





TIIE UNIV IIUAIITY

SEPARATIIII BUILT!





. on Io u that the IOWA DAIRY SEPARATOR is

$03635" It'I'ie best gpamtor made -— that it stands in a. class by

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

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





IIIETOWK‘IS ABSOLUTELY THE CLOSEST SKIMMER





‘ BECAUSE the double core gives a larger skimming surfacein our

small bowl thanin the biglbowl on any other machine. The discs on

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



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

particles of butter fat. are skimmed, the discs are_close together,

dividing the milk in very thin layers, thus mm; the largest



ossible skimming surface. WE SELL YOU T E IOWA SEPA-

OR ON A POSITIVE GUARANTEE THAT IT IS THE

SEST SKIMMER M i N





IIIIIOWA seplnifffiscinfiituitsi nuuums Micmui





E 't has the lightest bowl of equal skimming capacity of any machine.

angEggili’sknhw it takes less power to keep 31bs. in motion thanolbs. Our gearing

is so arranged that it does away with thehold worm princrple used on othersepara-

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

friction of the old style worm wheel. Each bearing has a reservou' of on, m which

no dust or dirt can collect. This is different from any ailing system used in anyother

separator. The IOWA MACHINE HAS PROVEN IN ALL EXPERIMENT

STATION TESTS TO BE THE EASIEST RUNNING MACHINE MADE.





THE IOWA IS EASIEST AND QUICKEST CLEANED





‘ is the onl machine in which the skimming device can be washed by

cethErTfIilgiEl flgrce. The waYshing is done by simply running water through the bowl, It

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

ming device consists of onl two ploooo. The heav1est piece_a woman has to lift in

washing this machine weighs onl 3 lbs., while in other machines she has to lift from

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

TIME IT TAKES TO CLEAN ANY OTHER MACHINE.





The Iowa 13 the most durable.



BECAUSE the frame is heawer than that ofanyother

machine. There are no overhanging bearings, every

wheel is supported by a bearing on each side.

The gears are tightly enclosed so t at dust or other

matter cannot et to them to clog them_a.nd cause

them to wear. he IOWA bowl being lighter. re-

quires less power to maintain its proper speed and

hence there is less wear on the gears. NO OTHER





 





HHEIHEE Mai...

cm““W‘IHW' THE ABOVE FEATURES.

Smallest low! t We havehthe lalIdgeSEi separator

. ac ory n ewor an I so. act

0|ch me discs close Mellie: that on cannot buy a. separator

anyw ere at any price that will

equal the IOWA in all the above

points.

WIf you can find any other separator

that will skim to its rated capacity under

all conditions as closely as the IOWA,we

will make you a present ofone of our

machines. here are .no strings to this

offer and it is not limited in any way.





Write us before you buy and we will give you so-e

Enclosed , ourprlolng lnoldo Information on separators.





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I

all-£3- If You Answer This Ad

P ll Cut or tear out this coupon—or write a postal or letter—and send

BM“ flour name to me before you buy any kind of a cream separator.

"I. "mm. eep 025 to $50 cash in your own pocket, in savings, and get a. better

separator than you would pay others 085 1.06110 for—you be the judge





EOGHII’GI' I and jury. I promptly quote you prices direct, from my factory to you

~olso send you my big, free separator book and special proposition. I





William Galloway Company, of Amorloa

.43 Galloway sullen. Waterloo. low-





Vlm. Galloway

President

Wm. Galloway

Company. of Amorlo.





“ ’, I TownI-IState- I





. NameooooooODOOIOIICOOCQI'OIDI‘IIOOQIOOIODOIOIOIOIIIoooaloottOICIOIOOOOOOCO I





EVER BEFORE in the History of High-Grade Separators

could you buy the latest standard, highest-grade machine

like the Galloway at such a low direct price as I can make to



By the Farmers you now—because I am making so many of them. Only $33.50 and

and “a... f 353:5“? freight prepaid to you on 90 Days’ Approval Test and 20

I uaran 8?.

A _ ymen 0 —-Any capacnty, from 200 to 950 pounds r hour, according to

Incl-[ca your needs, and I’ll save you from $25.00 to $53.00 on the price.

like a $5,000 automobile, and all other modern machines.





—The only Separator whose gearing runs in a. "Bath of Oil"

itseITThe only Separator that automatically oils





Save $25

lo 550 on





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





-—The only Separator into which you can

pour oil at the top once a month from your oil

Jug or can, and have it oil itself without danger





of running dry, or ruining itself like others. This 2 o

feature alone worth $50.00 more than separators rom

built the old way. Costnothingextra on Galloway. ' ‘ '0 950

-—No Oil cups to remember to fill or turn up twice a day.

—-Dust-proof—-Qanger-proof—~All gears enclosed-Sim- ' Pounds

ple but standard built and absolutely dependable. l ‘E P f"

—Has the only revolving supply tank. Worth $15.00 more ' ' - . our





on any machine. Costs nothing extra on a Galloway.

~Eastest to clean and the few parts come out

easy and can’t get back out of place.

f—Easiest to run—high crank—low tank. With

no high lifting and no “back-breaking” cranking. , .1

—Gets the finest quality cream. and all of it—no lumps

or churning, as Nature’s true principle is followed without

forcmg either the milk or cream the wrong way up or down.

—-Skims closest in any climate or season, no matter

whether your milk is warm or cold.

. —-Is as handsome a machine, compact and substan-

tial as you ever saw or could find. Beautiful finish.

Let us send you all the facts, told in our New Cream

Separator Book. Let me write you personally and send





Only





$331.39.





7 Freight Propold





ou this Big. New Separator Book of mine—postpaid— 30 n. .9

fee, so that you and your wife and the boys and girls y

can talk it over and then try one of my separators under Fm In”





my easy plan for you to do it.



You'll call if the best if on test it alongside any of

the highest-priced $85.00 to 110.00 separators sold by any-

body today—makers—catalog houses—supply houses~ a . ‘ ..

dealers—jobbers or anybody else.





Wm. Galloway, Pros, The Wm. Galloway Co., of America I

Authorlzod Capital, $3,500,000.00. 643 Gallon] Siallon. Waterloo. Iowa





'90 DAYS’

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We will ship to responsible parties on a consi no 0 o 0‘0 n n. '



gnment contract, that is, t 9 agent only



pays for what he sells. We will take farmers’ notes for pay. - . -' ~ ‘



I" Prices are right. our goods are extra. W rite for price-and terms.





THE CINCINNATI. PHOSPHATE 00., Station P, CINCINNATI, OHIO.
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W. m 4525.

NEW Yonlirml—m cum

0m (firms—118611111: Net'l' Bunk .

Omnum- mum—101mm W Ava, 1% ll.





 





 

 

 





 





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m and menu by M, DMMI money

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bow {or may not It lotus. Am

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a pm on“ ply-MI to, the WJ

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RATES OF ADVERTISE“:



Guantanamo): measurement,“ .. 0

when; each Inner .. with I mm cum

on can mount to Warmer. Ram’s II»

I.“ tor humon- .mper W.



Madam. new: I: x mm ocul-



t mum-um pm.



“and on second class mum! at flu mun.

Wm. penance.





COPYRIGHT 1910

”the Lawrence Pub. an. All.1 persons on wuned

nut reprinting any portion: of the cement:

this Issue without our written- permission.





 





 





 





w-‘E GUARANTEE to flop T‘H'E‘

mcmm FARMER mwouly

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With hogs bringing

Hog Prices and the highest prices ever

Prospects. known since the Civil

War, a careful study of

the situation and analysis of the cause

will prove profitable for every farmer,

since there is no class of farm live stock

so wide in its range of adaptability to

farm conditions, everywhere in the coun-

try, as the hog. The hog is a factor in

the production of every farm, but evi-

dently at present to a less extent than is

desirable, either for the farmers them-

selves or for the consuming public, who

must look to the farm for the source of

their supply. To the student of present

conditions it is not particularly surpris-

ing that in a state like Michigan, which

does not produce corn enough to satisfy

her needs, the production of, hogs should

fall off materially during an era of high

prices for corn such as has prevailed in

recent years. But one would scarcely

look for like conditions in corn belt

states, where corn is the principal staple

grown for market, instead of being grown

almost wholly for feed as is the case in

Michigan. It is, then, a matter of our-

poise that in. at least one, if not all of

the principal corn belt States similar con-

ditions are found; to exist.



The statistical report of the Illinois

State Board of Agriculture, issued» Decem—

ber 1, 1909, shows this to be the case in

Illinois. This report shows the number





of hogs on the farms of that state, at the





' “monotonic-AN EARMER.





«m o! taming the assessment, or farm

property in 1909, to have been 1,080,269;





' “ offi which it is estimated that 83 per cent





were marketed, or a total of 1,228,629, the

average weight per head of those mar-

keted being 213 lbs. By way of compari-

son with former production in Illinois,

we find that in the year of largest pro-

duction, viz, 1888, there were 4,035,733

hogs on Illinois farms at the date of the

annual assesment, of which 31.349.646were

marketed at an average weight of 233

lbs. Following that date,

gradual decrease in the number of hogs

maintained upon Illinois farms to the

present time, with a few exceptions when

the number went. up a few thousand for

two or three years, but taken by five year

periods there has been a steady reduc-

tion in the number of hogs maintained

upon Illinois farms since that date, which

marked its highest production of hogs.

These statistics, being the result of" an

actual enumeration of the hogs in the

state at the date of taking the annual

assessment, would seem to come nearer

to the true facts regarding the hog popu—

lation than a mere estimate such as other

statistics are based upon,



The statistical report published in the

Crop, Reporter for February, 19’1‘0, esti-

mated that there were in the state of

Illinois on January I, of the present year,

3,772,000 hogs, while on January 1, 1909,

the figures from the same source gave an

estimated number of 4,438,000 hogs, whiro

shows a considerable falling off in the

estimated number of hogs on the farms of

Illinois between Jan. 1, 1909, and Jan. 1,

1910. The fact that actual enumeration of





; hogs in the spring shows a much smaller





number than the estimated number in the

fall, is accounted for largely by the fact

that the year’s crop had not been all

marketed on the latter date and, of

course, the latter figures are based upon

estimates rather than upon an actual

count of the hogs. In Iowa the estimate

for January 1. 1910, was 6,485,000 and' fiOI‘

1909, 7.908.000. In Indiana. January 1,

1910, 2.578.000, and on January 1, 1909,

3,033,000. In Kansas on January 1, 191.0,

1.942.000; on the same date 1909, 2,397,000.

In Nebraska on January 1, 1910. 3,201,000,

and on the same date in 1909. 3.904000.

Unfortunately we have not at hand sta‘

tistics showing an actual enumeration of

the hogs in other corn belt states men-

tioned at the date of the spring assess-

ment, but the decreased number on hand

according to the estimates for January 1,

1910, in all of these states would seem

to show conclusively that the breeding

herds, which would be represented by

such an enumeration. have decreased al-

most proportionately with those of Eli»

nois, since it is certain that'surplus hogs

have not been marketed in the past year

in sufficiently increased numbers to have

made this comparison Show anything less,

as the receipts of hogs at all of the big

markets have been smaller than usual,

and. in fact, so small that the packers

have found it impossible to. accumulate a.

surplus of provisions and have been com-

pelled to pay the extremely high prices

which now prevail for such'hogs as come

to market at a season of the year when

there is a. smaller demand for pork and

pork products than any other time during

the year.



The reason for this great falling off in

the production of hogs in the corn belt

states is no doubt the fact that corn

prices have been so attractive that corn

belt farmers have chosen to get quick

returns from their crop by marketing it

as raw material, instead of converting it

into pork to the extent which they have

formerly done. This, in turn, is due to

the increased demand for corn as a food-

stuff for home as well as foreign con-

sumption, and to the many new demands

which are made upon the crop for manu-

facturing purposes. But in this situation

the-re is a lesson for Michigan farmers

which should not be allowed to pass un-

heeded. l’nquestionably the present sea-

son‘s pig crop will be smaller throughout

the country than has been the case in

recent years, and every indication points

to a continuation of high prices for hogs

throughout the whole of the coming mar-

ket year. In fact, if every energy were

directed toward increasing the hog sup-

ply, it would be impossible to again reach

a normal production, so as to bring mar-

ket receipts up to a normal basis. before

the fall of 1911, so that barring any un-

looked for complications, good pork prices

may confidently be predicted for at least

two years, since stocks of provisions can

hardly increase with the scant marketing

which is sure to obtain during the coming

year. Without question, more hogs could}

be grown with profit upon Michigan

farms, and with modern methods of pro-

duction, including the judicious use of





there was a,





foragegcnops; isllvflll prove an my in.

make ‘1'. » know now where'buu one grew .

beiiore upon our farm. as to make “two

blades at grass grow, where but one grew

before." And while we would not: advise

any farmer to overstock during a season

or high prices, the doublmg’or the hogs

maintained upon Michigan farms would

not involve over-stocking in any sense of

the word, and would undoubtedly prove

a. source of increased profit in the near

future.





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Forelgn.





The United States government is de-

manding. of Canada the same tariff. rates

that the Canadian. government is extend~

ing to France. Recently a commission

was sent to- Ottawa to; adjust the tariff

relatioris on this basis. The Canadian

officials did not see their way clear to

grant the demands. As a result the

\Vash-ington representatives have returned

to this country and are now in consulta-

tion with President Taft regarding the

situation. The Canadian officials are

aware of- the gravity ol" the situation since

they realize that if the demand is not ac—

cepted, that Canada will be placed on the

list of countries upon whose goods the

maximum tariffs of the Payne tariff law

will apply. The situation can only inau-

gurate a trade war, but just at this time

such a conflict would be disadvantageous

to) both, countries, but: especially to Can—

ada; owing to the recent open-ling oi! her

large western territory.



As the result. of a; riot started by an

attempt of. Turkish parents to recover

their daughter who had been married to

a Bulgaria ofllcial, 15‘ persons were killed

and 30 injured at Rustchuk, Bulgaria.

Some of the leading residents oil the town

were among the victims.



Khartoum is celebrating the coming. of

Col. Roosevelt who is returning from his

African. hunting trip. The Colonel and

his. son, Kermit, will. be met in the city

by Mrs. Roosevelt and daughter. The

city has gone to much expense and made

extended preparations. that the event

might be properly celebrated.



Timothy Harington, a member of the

British house of commons and three times

lord mayor of Dublin, died in London],

Sunday.



The returns thus far from the Brazilian

elections held March 1‘ indicate that the

electors have selected Hermes Fonseca:

as chief executive of that country.



The anti—American feeling in Columbia

appears to be subsiding according to the

most recent reports from Bogota. The

trouble there with the tramway company

was largely a: personal matter which

promises to be settled. in the courts.



The Cuban veterans of the war of Im-

dependence, of Havana, have extended to

Colonel Roosevelt an. invitation to visit

Cuba before he returns to the United

States. “



James A. Patten, the American specu.

later and recent wheat and cotton king,

did not receive a hearty welcome in a.

recent visit to the cotton exchange in

Manchester, England, his presence almost

starting a riot. His reception at other

English cities was not so embarrassing.



J. P. Morgan, the American capitalist,

is about to submit to an operation in

Italy.



An Aztec idol pronounced to be the

figure of the goddess of the failing har-





vest, was unearthed at Mexico City by

workmen who were excavating for a

water plant.



Natlonal.





Toledo. Ohio, is having. difficulty in col-

lecting the money to pay for work done

to free the M‘aumee river from ice the

past winter to prevent floods.



The car ferry which sank in Lake Erie

off Port Bruce, last fall during a storm,

when 32 men were drowned, has been

located- 14 miles from Port Stanley.



French aviators are sending attorneys

to the United States to defend them in

suits brought by the Wright Brothers for

infringement of inventions claimed to be-

long to the American aviators.



President Taft is favorable to the plan

for raising the old battleship Maine from

Havana harbor.



The big reservoir belonging to an irri-

gation concern at Judesburg, Colo., broke

loose last week, washing out about two

miles of the- Union Pacific railroad tracks

and doing $150,000 worth of damage,



Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, who

was recently stricken with paralysis,

shows slight improvement, according to

the most recent report of his condition.



The business men of Omaha. are pro—-

testing against the announcement that

the Vl'abash railroad intends to- increase

railroad rates for meat between Omaha

and Chicago. It is claimed that the new

rates will discriminate between meat

shippers of Omaha and those of Kansas

City in favor of the latter.



Successful flights were made by Paul-

han in his aeroplane at New York the

past week in which a speed of 70- miles

an hour was attained and an altitude of

400 feet was reached.



Dr. Frederic A. Cook Wires from South

America that he expects to arrive in this

country about the first of April.



lit is announced that the Illinois mines

will close down about April 1 until a new

agreement can be reached between the

operators and the workmen.



During the past week a strike has been

on at the paper mills at Corinth, N, Y.

The mills have been protected by the state

militia and an effort to start the mills

with strike breakers is about to be at-

tempted.



A race war threatens Palmetto, Fla.,

where two white men were killed by

negroes.



The Russian. government has shown it-

self more liberal than the dome. regard.-

ing the disabilitibs against Jews in that

country. Everywhere the Jews are hand-

icapped because of their race procirvitfes

and the duma. which is supposed to reflect

the spirit of the people does not appear

to modify the attitude which a more

aristocratic government took when a. leg-





MAReH, 19, 121p”, 3;. '





islatlve government wasnot enjoyed by

the citizens. ‘ ,, 1'



Announcement is made by the brother-

hoodr of locomotive firemen, that a strike

has been called on practically all the rally

roads betWeen Chicago and the Pacific

Coast. The exact hour of the “walk-out'

has not been determined, but presumably

Will be before the end of this week.



_ For-the first time since the great strike

1n Philadelphia was called, the labor rep~

resentati-ves and the operators have get—

ten together and reports indicate an early

settlement of their differences. The

transit company announces that the door

15 open for conciliation», and. the labor

leaders appear to be anxious to submit

thrgiir propositions.



1e appellate division of the su eme

court for New York, held in a. 02.53: de-

cided this week that proprietary medl-

cmes which contain sufficient alcohol will

be classed as liquors under the liquor tax

law, and may not be sold for medicinal

purposes, but as a beverage. and can not

be handled under the: so-called druggist

liquor tax certificates.



An order has been filed requiring meat

packers to submit their books to the

grand jury sitting in Jersey City.



The proposed traction ordinance which

has been under advisement by the “com-

mittee of 50," of Detroit, has been ad—

opted by that committee and will now be

sutbmitted to the common council of the

or ,v.



The hotel Ericks at East JOrdan, Mich,

burned Tuesday morning, causing a. loss

of $8,000.





M I'C H I~GAN CROP REPORT.,





 





Wheat—In answer to the question,

“Has wheat during February suffered 1m.-

jutry from any cause?" 134 correspond-

ents, in the southern counties answer

”yes,” and 208 “110;" in the central coun-

ties 11 answer “yes," and 146- “no;“ in

the northern counties 2 answer “yes,"

and 141 “110;” in the upper peninsula 22

answer “no” and in the state 147 “yes”

and 517 “no.” Several correspondents in

the southern four tiers of counties are of

the opinion that wheat has been severely

damaged by ice.



Snow protected wheat in the southern

counties 3.83 weeks; in the central coun—

ties 3.91; in the northern counties 3.98

weeks; in the upper peninsula 4.00 and in

the state 3.89- weeks. The average depth

of snow on February 15th in the southern

counties was 7.64 inches; in the central

counties 10.70; in the northern counties

20107; in the upper peninsula 23.56 and

in the state 11.62 inches. On the 28th

the average depth of snow in the southern

counties was 3.88 inches; in the central

counties 8.43; in the northern counties

21.55; in the upper peninsula 23.03 and in

the state 9.76 inches.



The total number of bushels of wheat

marketed by farmers in February at 140

fl‘ouri’ng mills is 198,671 and. 127 elevators

and to grain dealers 172,279, or a total of

370,950.. Of this amount 296,926 bushels

were marketed in the southern four tiers

of counties, 62,338 in the central counties

and. 11,686 in the northern counties and

upper peninsula.



The amount of wheat yet remaining in

posseslon of growers is estimated at 4:,-

000,000 bushels. Eighty-seven mills, ele—

vators and grain dealers report no wheat

purchased in February.



The average condition of live stock in

the state is reported as follows, compari-

son being made with stock in good,

healthy and thrifty condition: Homes

and sheep 95, cattle 94 and swine 96.





NATIONAL CROP REPORT.



The Crop Reporting Board of the Bu-

reau of Statistics of the United States

Department of Agriculture estimates.

from the reports of correspondents and

agents of the Bureau, that the quantity

of wheat in farmers’ hands on March 1-,

19‘10, was about 23.5 per cent, equivalent

to 173,344,000 bushels, of last year’s crop,

as compared with 21.6 per cent (143,692,—

000 bushels) of the 1908 crop on hand

March 1, 1909, and 23.8 per cent (152,571.,-

000 bushels), the average for the past ten

years of the quantity on hand on March

1. It is estimated that about 59.3 per

cent of thee r01) will be shipped out of

the counties where grown, as compared

with 59.2 per cent of the 1908 crop, and

56.6 per cent, the average for the pas:

ten years, so shipped out.



The quantity of corn in farmers“ hands

on March 1, 1910, is estimated as 37.9 per

cent, equivalent to 1,050,865,000 bushels.

of last year's crop, as compared with 39.3

per cent (1,047,763,000 bushels), of the

1908 crop on hand March 1, 1909, and 38.2

per cent (925,386,000 bushels), the average

for the past ten years of the quantity of

the crop on hand March 1. It is esti-

mated that about 23.1 per cent of the





crop will be shipped out of the counties





where grown. as compared with 21.3 per

cent of the 1908 crop, and 20.0 per cent,

the average for the past ten years, so

shipped out. Thep roportion of the total

crop which is merchantable is estimated

as 82.6 per cent of the 1909 crop, as Com-

pared with 88.2 per cent of the 1908 crop,

and 83.6 per cent, the average of the past

ten years.



The quantity of oats in farmers’ hands

on March 1, 1910, is estimated“ at 36.1 per

cent, equivalent to 363,159,000 bushels, of

last year‘s crop, as compared with 34.6

per cent (278,847,000 bushels) of the 1908

crop on hand March 1, 1909, and 36.4 per

cent (310,763,000 bushels), the average of

the past ten years of the quantity of the

crop on hand March 1. t is estimated

that 32.7 per cent of the crop will be

shipped out of the counties where grown,





as compared with 30.3 per cent of the'





1908 crop, and 28.7 per cent, the average

for the past ten years so shipped out.





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





Kalkaska 00., March 1‘2.——Winter still

in} evidence. Southern slopes and expo—

sures begln to Show 'bare ground, but

plentv of snow in roads and highways

for slelghing. yet. Did not More a thaw

to settle snow this winter until the first

week in March; 18' inches to two feet deep

in the woods now and heavily crusted.
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WAYNE’S TRIUMPH at FALLEN TIMBERS.





you know it,” said the motorman, as



a. broad sweep of his arm took in

the majestic Mauniee, the old town which

bears the same name, historic Fort

Miami, and the grass—covered outlines of

the walls of Fort Meigs. My opinion co-

incided with that of the motorman. Then

he added, "It’s a mighty crooked road,

ain’t it?” And I, looking up at the point

from whence the British batteries had

poured leaden hail upon Fort Meigs in the

memorable seige of that place, the earth-





THIS is a mighty historic place when





BY CLYDE





three notches and continued.

“There was a mighty big Indian fight

there once. Hundreds of ’em killed. But

we beat. After the fight they found that

(.‘hicf Turkey-foot was dead. They

thought so much of him that they put

that rock there—~chiseled the turkey's

foot on it: to remember him by.” The

controller went over three more notches.

“Had an awful time about that stone. a

few years ago. You know when they was





crank





 





 





Roche de Boeuf, an Indian Landmark and Old COuncil Ground of the Red Men.





works of which fortification even yet

seemed to frown down upon me in their

very desolateness, answered with the one

word "Yes.”



The railroad was certainly crooked.

made me think that I was seeing

Maumee Valley by a snake railroad. In

spite of the placard before me to the

effect that passengers were not allowed

with the motorman, I nevertheless kept

my vantage point, though over my head

a still more sweeping mandate read,

“Passengers not allowed to talk to the

motorman.” Yet I, following the course

of the historic old stream, did talk. “\Ve

had a washout here,” said the motorman.

“Bad place," I answered, thinking of how

Mad Anthony “'ayne's 900 troops pursued

the 2,000 fiyingdndians over that very

ground.



I noticed a flag upon a hill to the right.

The wind caught it up and the stars and

stripes waved bravely over the hill of

green. Thinking of a national park or

some other work to mark the historic

locality with some degree of fitness, I

asked the loquacious motorman, “What's





It

the





that pretty place up there—where the

flag is?” “Oh, that‘s the H—— beer

farm.” Noticing the rather quizzicai ex-

pression which, I suppose, came over my

face, he added, “Nice place up there,

though.” \ ,



'The car\ went on, and upon our right





another hill loomed before us. Not much

taken aback by the other answer, I

asked, “\Vhat hill is that?” “Oh, that's

Turkey—foot rock.” The elevation didn’t

look like a rock—it was a hill. But the

reason for the name soon became appar-4

ent. As the car neared the ridge we

espied a rather ordinary bluish looking

boulder resting half-way up the hill. An

iron fence surrounded the stone upon

which were inscribed some rather queer

looking lines which, when rightly viewed,

resembled a turkey’s foot.



We stopped at Turkey-foot station,

From the front vestibule of the car we

got a. glimpse of a road running. up the

hill under trees on each side of the way.

This is Presque Isle hill, and it is beau-

tiful, yet one would not think that about

it raged the fiercest Indian battle ever

fought in the middle West.

‘The motorman turned





the controller





going to have that exposition at Toledo?

\Vell, someone loaded it up and took it

to town. Wanted to start a side-show.

They’ve hauled it awaythree times, but

they won‘t any more. See that fence?

Take some, pretty good men to heave it

over, wouldn‘t it?"



A passenger signaled a stop. The power

was shut, off and the brakes applied. The

man alighted and the haze of the early





twilight spread itself over the river. The

(“inductor called “W'aterville.” \Ve





alighted, and the car sped back to To-

ledo. Yet, the man’s speech, “This is a





mighty historic place when you know it”





 





A WAUGH.





that the hero of Stony Point, Gen. An-

thony IVayne, called by the Indians, “the

chief that never sleeps," defeated a force

of two thousand warriors, fortified in a

position naturally favoring their mode of

warfare, with a force of less than nine

hundred Americans, in a battle which set-

tled Indians disputes in Ohio for all time.



After making many efforts to conciliatc

the Ohio tribesmen, the government, in

desperation, sent Gen. St, Clair after

them, St. Clair resembled the British

«'icneral Braddock, and was surprised and

defeated in the same manner. Gen.

\Vaync was then given St. Clair‘s com-

mand. in July, 1794, he built Fort De-

Iiiiilt‘l‘, several miles up the river from

Prcsque Isle hill. upon the site now oc—

cupied by the city of Defiance.





\Vayno was an example of ceaseless

vigilance. Indeed. he merited the name

the Indians gave him. If the General





slumbcred he made sure that his outposts

were awake. Indeed, many a night did

be surprise sleepy Sentinels as he made

Sure of his guards by making the rounds

of the sergeant of the guard. Scouts

scoured the country in advance of the

army. He profited by the examples of his

predecessors and camped in a hollow

square.



The French visited the valley in the

early part of the seventeenth century, and

hence thru their long association with

these people they had gained considerable

agricultural knowledge. The fertile val-

ley needed but their hands to turn it into

vast fields of corn and other vegetables.

The Indians had also planted great peach

and apple orchards. The waving fields

and loaded fruit trees extended up and

down the river for forty or fifty miles.



“‘hen \Vayne came to Fort Defiance

the corn was in the roasting ear and the,

troops grew fat as a result of their for-

From Fort Defiance the cavalry

scoured the country in every direction,

laying waste the corn fields, destroying

the fruit trees, and burning the villages.

\X'ith famine staring him in the face, the





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stood far within the territory which that

treaty granted the Americans. Besides

being strongly built it was equally Well

equipped, mounting some ten large guns

in addition to mortars. The attitude of

the British toward the agreement which

they signed was displayed when they sent

450 regulars to garrison the place. With—

out a doubt it was constructed solely with

the purpose of helping along and furnish-

ing arms to the hostile Indian confederacy

which 'was then being formed against the

Americans.



After receiving the American command~

cr's offer for peace, a council of the chiefs

was called. At this council three of the

most notorious renegades of the western

border were present. McKee, Elliot, and .,

the infamous Simon Girty urged the In—

dians to battle. Little Turtle, of the

Miamis, and Blue Jacket, of the Shaw-

nees, were in command of the Indians.

Little Turtle knew the Americans were

advancing against them and was averse

to fighting. “We have beaten the enemy

twice under different commanders. We

cannot expect the good fortune to always

attend us," he argued. “The Americans

are led by a chief who never sleeps. The

day and the night are alike to him. Dur-

ing all the time he has been devastating

our fields we have never been able to sur-

prise him. Think of it. Something whis-

pers to me that it would be well to listen

to his offers of peace.” But Blue Jacket

leaped up and called Little Turtle a cow-

ard. Little Turtle simply replied, “Fol-

low me to battle.”

years before a hurricane or a.

tornado had swept over the land about

Presque Isle hill, throwing the trees to

the ground in all manner of confusion and

making it literally a field of fallen tim—





Many





bers. From that fact the battle took its

name. The Indians took up this seem-

ingly impregnable position, impregnable





because the cavalry, upon which Wayne

depended, could hardly operate in such a.

tangle.



“'ayne halted his force at Rouche de

Boeut‘, an Indian landmark near the pres-

ent town of VVaterville. Then he built





 





Turkey-foot Rock—Unique “Monument” Marking the Hill from which General Wayne Routed the Indians.





would run through my mind.

the motorman didn‘t know it.



It was about the second hill that the

battle of Fallen Timbers was fought—a

contest which has very few equals in the

history of American border warfare. In-

deed, when compared with the other his-

torical events in the great northwest it

stands out in bold relief. Here it was





It was, but





red man might more easily be brought to

terms. Before further pressing the cam-

paign, Wayne made one more formal offer

of peace to the chiefs who were encamped

about the British post, Fort Miami.



The British had built the stronghold

butva year before, under the direction of

the Canadian Governor Simcoe in open

violation of the Paris treaty of 1783. It





a. fort in which he left his baggage, nam-

ing it Fort Deposit on account of that

fact. 0n the morning of August 20 he

proceeded down the river past the site

of Waterville, on toward Fort Miami. He

knew tha a battle was about to take

place and consequently sent a force of

Kentucky cavalry in advance of the main

party. The cavalry, upon discovering the
310’ ' (14)





Indians, were to feign a. retreat 31:1,ny

so doing, increase the enemy’s confidence

and perhaps draw them from their hiding

places.



The Kentuckians went far enough

ahead to give Wayne plenty of time to

form his line of battle. In order to pre—

vent the savages from crossing the river,

a force of cavalry was placed on the right

wing: of the line of advance. About that

time Major Price, who had been sent in

advance, received such a fire from the

savages in the tall grass that he was

compelled to fall back on the main force.

The three was ordered to charge with

trailed arms and. after having once start-

ed the red men from their position, were

to take their guns and pour a well-direct-

ed fire upon the backs of the savages.

Then they were to follow them so closely

with their bayonets that the fugitives

might neither have time to reload their

guns nor to form a second line of de-

fence.



Facing a most deadly and well-directed

fire from the lurking savages, the first

American line was upon the Indians be-

fore either friend or foe realized the fact.

In their haste, the troops needlessly

charged among the hidden enemy, driving

the painted warriors from among the fal-

len logs at the bayonet’s point. The cav—

alry stationed. on the right wing kept the

fleeing horde away from the river which

they otherwise would have crossed, Thus

the Americans drove the foe before them,

chasing them from their covert as we

start a. rabbi-t in standing corn. Indeed,

\Vayne’s men advanced like a whirlwind,

sweeping everything before them. One

hour found them two miles from Presquc

Isle hill,



’The cavalry followed the fleeing Indians

to the very walls of Fort Miami. The

chief's expected the British to open the

gates of the fort to them, but the latter

held their promises to the Indians in the

same light that they held their treaties

with the Americans, and not a hand was

turn6d to aid the fugitives of the fight





This ~ MICHIGAN: . FARMER.





which the Brush themselves had insti-

gated. They were grossly abandoned and





_‘ had to run to the near-by forest to escape





American bayonets, while their supposed

friends upon the battlements of Miami

looked down upon their humiliation with

apparent unconcern.



Wayne, in his anger at the duplicity of

the British, intended to storm the place.

However, a close inspection showed the

post to be a very strong one. To attack

it would immediately precipitate a war

between the two nations—a matter not to

be lightly considered. In storming it his

force would naturally sustain a heavy

loss. So the hero of Stony Point wisely

abandoned his plans. But he did; not

withdraw without making a display of

his force. The troops sacked and burned

everything in sight about the fortifica-

tion. Private houses, officers’ quarters

and store-houses suffered alike. It is

said that while the ravaging was going

on the British gunners stood by their

primed weapons, lighted torches in hand,

ready to fire. Yet they, perhaps fearing

the possible results, held their fire.



There have been hundreds of struggles

in which more men have been engaged, a.

great many in which there have been

more casualties; nevertheless it was a

spectacular, memorable and well merited

victory, and one in which the genera-lship

of the commanding officer is to be highly

praised. We measure a. man's worth by

what he does, not by what he might,

could or would have done. It is so in

judging the importance of Wayne's vic-

tory on the Maumee. It settled Ohio In-

dian affairs forever and put a damper

upon the forming of a great confederacy

of the western tribes. It prepared a vast

empire for the great westward emigration-

which was to follow. Indeed, the popu—

lating of a great territory, the spreading

of civilization and. the development of the

natural resources of vast tracts of the

richest land on earth. all hinged upon the

fearless charge of the nine hundred in

the fallen timbers on Presque Isle hill.





 





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GRAN DM’OTH ER’S STORIES.





Q “Perquah, the Little F'rench- Indian."





‘ BY MBIETTE V. DKVIS.





It was a stormy night. The wind

howled about the house, shaking the case-

ments, the snow sifted into every crack

and crevice, making the big fire, leaping

and crackling in the fireplace, seem all

the more cheerful by contrast.



Grandma, comfortably seated. with knit-

ting needles flying, glanced over her spec-

tacles at us children, remarking, “This

weather reminds me of our first winter

in this state."



“The atmosphere seems charged with





a story,” chuckled Grandpa, winking

across the checker boa-rd at me. Bennie

and Dorothy sprang to their feet, eagerly





excluimlng. “Oh, tell us about it, do

Grandma."



“This is our hard luck story's-not as

pleasant as some of them." But, ear-

nestly importuned, Grandma began: “The

first Winter is always a hard one finan-

cially on new settlers in a timbercd re-

gion, especially more so it they move

there in the spring as we had done. So

father planned to work on the new plank

road that was being built by the state-

that Winter.



“The children and I had been alone

about a fortnight when, one cold stormy

night, your Uncle John, who was in his

thirteenth year and the eldest, helped me

roll a back log into the fireplace. which in

those days extended across the end of the

cabin. After piling in several smaller logs

we blew out the candle and went to bed.





“I was awakened from a. light slumber

by the lifting of the latch. A squaw

with a papoose on her back stepped noise-

lessly into the room and lay down in

front of the fire. It was my first sight

of a squaw. Although I knew the poor

thing was perfectly harmless, only want-.-

ing a. place to sleep Where it was warm,

I did not sleep again until almost morn~

iug. When I awoke she had gone as

noiselessly as she came.



“The next night the storm still raged.

“'0 had, hardly gone to bed when again

the door opened and six squaws filed into

the room, each bearing a pnpoose. I no—

ticed one in particular, she being slight

and girlish looking, seemingly not rnoro

than sixteen years of age. They seemed

weary, and quickly arranged themselves

for the night. I, too, slept. In a short

time I found myself sitting up in bed.

half asleep, listening to a hoarse croupy

cough. I leaned over the bed rail to

catch the breathing of the two boys who

were asleep in the trundle bed. I was

just dropping back on my pillow, think-





ing I had dreamed it, when the cough was

repeated from the fireplace. Glancing in

that direction I saw the young squaw sit-

ting up. holding her papoose in her arms.

The little thing was struggling for breath.



“I bounded from the bed. stirred the

fire to greater activity, ran to the cup-

board for a bottle of croup medicine and

poured out a dose which the sq-uaw ad-

ministered to her papoose. Then I hung

the tea kettle on the crane. As soon as

the water was hot we applied cloths





wrung from the water to the chiid’s

throat. The other squn ws awakened

enough to roll out of our way, then





dropped asleep again.



“All night the mother and I worked

faithfully to save the infant’s life. In the

early morning hours its breathing became

easier and it dropped asleep.



“When the other squaws awoke and

prepared to go the young squaw began.

in a very reluctant manner, to wrap up

the sleeping papoose. I took the papoose

from her arms gently but firmly, drew the

curtain aside from the tiny window,

pointed to the drifting, whirling snow,

and shook my head. Then, bringing out

the cradle. I placed the little papoose in

it and motioned the mother to lie down

and sleep.



“Two days and three nights the squaw

and her papoose remained with us. The

second night there was a slight return of

the eroup. but the third night we all slept

soundly. On awaking in the morning the

squaw and her papoose were gone. I

fell: badly about her going without leave-

taking, and decided she was very un-

grateful.



“A trader stopped at our place that

morning and told me there was an en-

campment of Saginaw Indians about six

miles north of us in the woods. The In~

(lians came here every winter to hunt and

trap. remaining in the spring for sugar

making, as this was one dense forest of

maple trees. He also said he had just

come from camp; that Perquah and her

papoose had been away while he was

there.



“On my describing her he decided that

it was Perquah who had visited us. She

was the daughter of a French father and

:in lndian mother. Pcrquah was a cor-

ruption of porquoi, the French for why.

Her father called her little porquoi, be—

cause she was so inquisitive as a child.

and the name always stuck. “She will

never forget your kindness and if she

ever has a chance she will repay you in

full,’ concluded the trapper.



“One afternoon a few days later I

heard the cracking of a sled on the hard,

frozen snow,, and through an opening of

the trees I saw Buck and Bright coming





up “116 mad. Seated on the sledwm tw.

of our nearest neighbors who had glue to

work at the road with father. A third

man lay in the bottom of the sled. Filled

with dire forebodinigs of I knew not what.

I ran and threw the door wide open. The

third man was father, with! both feet

swuthed in bandages. He called out

chats-11y, ‘Don’t be highland, Nancy; it

is only a frost bite.’



“The comfortable footwear of today was

unknown then. Long hours of exposure

in the cold and snow frequently resulted

in frost bites which were greatly dreaded.

For days father‘s feet "were so painful

that I had little time for anything but

caring for them. After he began to rest

easier the ugly thought would obtrude it-





self, how will'we manage to live through '





the winter? Father would not. be able to

work on the road again that winter. The

neighbors were in no better circumstances

than ourselves, I knew.



“There was plenty of marsh hay for the

oxen, and a few bushels of corn which

they would not need if they did‘not work,

The corn I divide in halves after care—





fully counting out enough ears for seed in u





the spring. John and I shelled the re*

mainder. I then sent the corn to mill by

a neighbor. The order for father’s work

on the road had also been turned; over to

him. He exchanged it at the store for

the bare necessities of living.



“Days crept into weeks and, in spite of

the ointments and dressing applied, fath-

er‘s feet healed very slowly. One day in

the latter part of January I was feeling

very blue and trying hard to conceal from

father the fact that our provisions were

low again. We were just sitting down

to our frugal mid-day meal when 1’91!th

entered with lit-er name. I place 3. Nate

for her. After dimmer she followed me

about the cabin, peering mm bow and

barrels, much to my annoyance. I de—

cided she was rightly named, perm



“The next manning on the doorstep 1

found a. basket of cornmeal and a saddle

of venison.





counted for Bergman’s





heavy Board!M





Tears stood in Grandma’s eyes and‘





trembled in her voice as she told it.





“I carried the provisions into the house L

and realized for the first time what a,

strain. the past few weeks had been on , ' " ‘

father, as well as myself, when I showed '





him Perquah’s gift. This did not end

the squaw’s good offices for our family.

Three times during the next few weeks

we found a basketful of meat and meal

left by her on our steps.



“When the days began to grow warmer

father became able to move about the

house a little. Your Uncle John and I

arose very early one morning, hitched

Buck and Bright to the sled. and drove the

long distance over the rough trail to. the

little settlement called town, taking the

last of the corn to be ground.



“On arrival there we found a. letter

awaiting us from our people in the east.

They had thoughtfully prepaid the postage

of twenty-five cents. The joy I experi-

enced when I found it contained plenty oi

money to tide us over until another har-

vest can never be told.



“Our neighbors, who were from the

same vicinity, had written home of our

misfortune. I sat down at the dry goods

box used as a desk in the combined post

office and store, and poured out my heart

in a. letter to our people in the east.



“Then I selected the gayest red: print

I could find for dresses for Peri-1:113:11 and

her papoose. After doing the trading

I had not expected to do, we set out for

home and arrived a little after midnight.

I spent the following day fasinjmni-ng a

little dress and a big one from the red

print I had purchased. John begged the

privilege of carrying the garments to Per-

quah, and as he was familiar with; the

forest in that direction I let him go».



“The next day she and the little muse

visited us, looking very resplendent in

their new dresses. Permian silently and

gravely held up the little papoose for our

inspection. Again she stayed to dinner,

then followed me about the house. I

showed her the barrels filled with flour

and meal.‘ I filled a sack with the flour





and made Perquah understand that it was ,





for her to carry back to her Wigwam.

“Perquah came just once more before

the breaking up of camp, bringing a

wicker covered basket filled with maple

sugar, and a pair of moccasins beautifully

embroidered in beads and porcupine quills

for father. That was the last time we

ever saw 'her, as the influx of settlers the

following year, and the clearing“ of the

land, drove the Indians farther north.”





\





In the freshly fallen snow I .

were the tracks of a squaw’s moccasin. if” M

It was Perth’s footprints, and: this 2112- '

inquisitive man-.

here of the day before. To thin-k that she ,

had walked that distance and carried that .





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THE BLUEBIRD’S s0Né.





 





BY MAY ELIZABETH WHITE.





As he sings and lifts his wings,

Pensive is his eye; .

Memory clings to distant thing



Seen in field and sky. ,

Hints of pain in that sweet strain

Linger in my ears,

Minor strain in Joy’s refrain,

Like unbldden tears.





Frail as flower from sheltered bower,

Floats the dreamy song;



Yet it has power to guard an hour,

Help a soul grow strong.





THE DATE OF EASTER.





 





 





BY EMILY L. ‘RUSSEL.





All know that Easter is a movable feast,

but very few seem to understand why it

is sometimes in,March, but oftener in

April.



By decree of the Council of Nice, in 325

A. D., Easter was fixed as the Sunday

“following the full moon on or next after

t 21st of March." - If the moon falls on

th date and the next day is Sunday,

that will be Easter. In the last century

the date fell on March 22 but once—in

1818—and will not occur again until in

SOOO.‘ The next earliest date will be

March 23, 1913.



If the moon fulls just before the ‘llst

it brings Easter late in April; the limit

is the 25th, which was reached in 1886.

and will not recur until 1943. \Ve may

have several Easters in succession in

April but never in March, not even in two

succeeding years. We have it in this

.month the present year, and in 1913, 1918

and 1921, then not until 1929, recurring at

about these intervals during the remaind-

er of the century.



“To open” is one of the meanings of

“Eastre.” Eastre in ancient times was

the Anglo-Saxon goddess of light. and

spring, whose festival was celebrated in

April, called the “Easter-monat.” And

we still look upon the day as the opening

of springtime, hence when it comes in

March people naturally think it means

an earlier “opening" of the season.



In the last half century there were but

eleven March Easters to thirty-nine in

April. The last time it fell on the same

date as this year was in 1864, when many

a homesick soldier sighed for peace and

home. The next Easter there was peace,

but a mantle of mourning had fallen over

the country. Nextyear it will be on the

16th of April and the following year on

the 7th of that month.



Easter is now recognized throughout

the United States as a church festival,

even by the descendants of the grim

Puritans who endeavored to strip the

worship of the sanctuary of everything

the Lord had made of grace and beauty.

The lilies of the field and the cedars of

Lebanon were alike under ban. No flow-

ers at Easter, no evergreens at Christ-

mas.





“Fill the Easter font with care,

Heap the roses rich and rare;

Round the stately calla set

Heliotrope and mignonette;



From their fragrance comes a voice,

Bidding Christian hearts rejoice:

\Vhispering through their lips of bloom

‘Christ is risen from the tomb.’ ”





OLD EASTER CUSTOMS.





 





BY M. B. R.

In the ancient town of Chester, Eng-

land, peculiar customs long prevailed.

At this festival might be seen the mayor





THE “MICHIGAN FARMER. —





lover, knowing well that her father was

too busy with- his own part at the festivi-

ties to interfere, entered what was called

the “Pepper gate” and carried off the fair

maid, whereupon the angry father, when

he discovered the loss, ordered the gate

closed, giving rise to the proverb, “When

the daughter is stolen, shut the Pepper

gate,” which reminds us of our own say-

ing, “When the horse is stolen lock the

stable door.”



The practice of archery was not forgot-

ten, the reward for the best shot being

provided by the young men whose first

year of married life had not expired.



On Easter Monday a crowd of young

gallants carried about a chair lined with

rich white silk and adorned with garlands





 





Pets will have their Play—even in

Housecleaning Time.





of flowers and. ribbon streamers. As they

met a fair damsel she was requested to

seat herself in the chair. The chair was

then lifted as high as the young men

could poise it in the air and, on its des-

cent, a kiss was demanded by each and a

fee must also be paid.



On Easter Tuesday the women took

their revenge and went. about in the same

manner. If a young man was seen and

pursued, his escape was in vain. Three

times must the luckieSS Wight be ele—

vated. This custom was called “lifting."

On one occasibn a staid clergyman was

passing through a town in Lancashire 0n

Easter Tuesday, and, having to stop an

hour or two at an inn, was astonished by

three or four lusty women rushing into

his room, exclaiming that they had come

to “lift” him. ,



“To lift me? “What can you mean?”



“‘Vhy, your reverence, we have come

to lift you ’cause it is Easter Tuesday.”’



“Lift me because it is Easter Tuesday?

I don’t understand.”



“Why, don’t you know? All us women

was lifted yesterday and us lifts the

men today in turn; ’course its our rights

and duties to lift ’em.”



Needless to say the reverend com-

promised with his fair visitors for half a

crown and thus escaped the honor.



In some parts of England on Easter

Monday the men claimed the privilege of

taking off the women’s shoes and the next

day the women retaliated. How strange

that these coarse and vulgar customs

were in memory of the resurrection. The

“lifting” might have originated in the

thought of the rising from the grave, as

both words hold the idea of ascent, but

the removing of footwear seems too re-





 





 





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and other dignitaries of the town sallying

forth to play at football on the beautiful

meadow lying between the city and the

river. The women, also, had their share

in the sport and had their own game in

a quiet way. ‘



As the mayor’s daughter, with other

maidens, was engaged at the game, her





motely associated to afford any expla-

nation.



Anciently both clergy and laymen used

to play at ball in the churches for tansy

cakes. These little cakes had a mingled

sweet and bitter taste in memory of the

bitter herbs eaten at the passover, which

festival was also observed in the spring.





‘ley singing beautiful





In a. certain part of the Tyrol bands of

musicians, for which the Tyrolese have

always been noted, traversed every val-

Easter hymns to

their guitars, calling the people to the

doors, who joined them in the choruses

and rejoicing. Their wide-brimmed Span-

ish hats were decorated with flowers,

crowds of children accompanied them.

and as night came on they bore lighted

torches of pine wood which threw odd

shadows over the spectators and pictur-

esque wooden huts.



The pasehal eggs were not forgotten.

These, boiled hard and dyed in bright col-

ors, were brought out by the good wife, and

when the children presented their baskets

they were freely given. At the better

class of farmers’ houses other refresh-

ments were offered and the singers re-

paid for their carols.





HOME OF HOOSIER HORNETS.





 





BY ALONZO RICE.





The accompanying illustration shows

the home of the Hoosier hornet. It is a

bUSy domicile, being filled with lively lit-

tle inhabitants. The nest is fifteen inches

in length and thirty-six inches in circum-

ference. It is suspended on some little

bushes about three feet high.



This insect is of the wasp kind, but

much more formidable, and considerably

larger. It has four wings, the first pair

being by far the largest,

and with these it flies

with grcat velocity. The

head is oblong, and .Vel-





lowish; the eyes are

prominent and semi-

lunated, and between





them are two falciform

antennae. The body is

united to the shoulders

by a slender filament;

the middle of the fore

part is of a dark brown

hue, marked with a deep

yellow belt, and the

hinder part is wholly of

that color, except that

it is variegated with

eight brown spots. The

hornet, like the wasp,

is extremely voracious

and preys on almost any

kind of fresh animal

substances which it can

obtain, as well as on

honey, fruit, etc. Its

sting is greatly to be

dreaded, and is often

productive of serious

consequences.



The hornet’s nest is

generally built in the

cavity of some decayed

tree, or immediately be-

neath its roots. Not

unfrequently it is found

in timber yards and other similar situa-

tions. It is of a rounded form, made of

coarse materials, and of the color of faded

leaves. The materials of which the nest

is composed are prepared from particles

of old wood or bark, reduced, by means

of the insect’s mandibles, to a kind of

soft pasteboard. XVith this, after the nest.

has been thickly plastered on the inside,

they make horizontal combs suspended

from above by strong columns, the cen-

tral being the largest; the cells are hex—

agonal, with the opening downward.



A few females, or perhaps a single one,

having escaped the rigors of the winter,

being neuters, which, when perfect, help

their eggs in the spring, the first broods

being neuters, which, when perfect, he'p

their mothers in the domestic economy

of the nest. The larvae are footless, each

enclosed in a separate cell. where it is

fed on insects and honey stolen from bees.

When the larvae have acquired their full

growth they line the cell with silk,

cover the opening, and in this undergo

their metamorphosis. The neuters aid

in building the other nests and in feeding

the successive broods of larvae. As the

family increases, new cells and additional

platforms are constructed.



The young females and young males

come forth about the beginning of an-

tumn, and all larvae which cannot become

perfect before cold weather are destroyed

by the neuters. The males perform no

labor. Both sexes meet on the trees in

autumn, feeding on saccharine juices. and

soon perish from the cold. There are

about 150 individuals in a nest.



A well-known naturalist writes: “The

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times, when they meet in pursuit of prey,

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fined, under a. glass, two of these crea~

tures which had been fighting. One had

evidently the mastery, but both had been

so injured in the contest that they soon

died. It is most probable that they fall

victims to each other's voracity in the

cold damp season that usually terminates

the autumn of our year." '





A DUCK HUNT IN THE EVERGLADES.





 





BY C. R. ROSS.





Several years ago I became tired of the

hum-drum life of a city salesman and tie

cided to go in quest of adventure. I

started out with no place in particular in

view, and finally found myself, after a

few weeks of drifting, in that peculiar

region, the Everglades. My trip, taken

simply to satisfy my curiosity, aroused

my interest and I decided to throw in my

lot with the few adventurous settlers who

loved the Glades and the pine forest and

who became the vanguard of civilization

in that place.



At that time this was a most lonesome

land. Even now there is a strange blemi-

ing of the wilderness with civilization.





While the steam yacht of some northern

millionaire courses swiftly along among

the keys, or lies at anchor in some shel-

tered cove, the Seminole Indian, in dug-

out cypress canoe. pushes his way through

the saw grass waterways of the Glades,

a few miles inland.





The tourist in his





glistening motor car may stir up the dust

of the rock roads along the coast, but in

passing some dark stream he may be

quick enough to see the startled ’gatnr

sink into the water, leaving a circle of

ripples behind.



The land just back of the ocean beach

is a kind of mink prairie of varying width

and with a dense covering of vegetation

In some places there are long shallow

gulfs or bays, which run into this prairie

and extend up and down parallel with the,

coast for ten or fifteen miles at a stretch.

Lake Worth at Palm Beach is one of

these. It is really not a lake as its name,

implies, for it is Still connected with the

ocean and is influenced by the tides. In

other places, deposits have ,lwen made at

the mouth of these bays, forming true

lakes of brackish water and in most

places of very little depth, but with deep

deposits of mud and slime. In some,

places the surface has tilled up and hard-

ened, forming a crust something like India

rubber.



At the time of which I am writing, the

East Coast canal had been completed,

connecting these gulfs and lakes, and

forming a continuous pasage inland par-

allel t0 the coast line. The banks were

overgrown with grape vines and creepers.

In many places the mangrove had taken

root and, with the native rubber tree,

formed a thicket. Here and there cocoa-

nut palms and fan palmettoes grew tall

and stately above the lesser shrubs. Here

and there, adding a touch of color to the

scheme, were the African Hibiscus with

bright red and crimson blossoms and im-

mense clumps of Oleander. This canal,

with its variations, was an ideal place

for wild ducks. Almost every kind was

found there, from the unedible fish duck.

with its red serrated bill, to the Mallard

and Blue Bill. In the reeds along the

bank the mud hens were at home and the
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THE 'MiCfl-IG‘AN FARMERQ MARCH 19. 1910.





shy alligator backed in the sunny open-

ings. In short it was a hunter’s paradise.



When. I first went to Florida I hardly

knew a shotgun from a rifle, but life in

the Everglades will sometimes make a’

hunter out of very unpromising material

and I soon acquired some skill with both

and enjoyed a hunt as well as the old

woodsmen.



At the time of this incident I was living

at Delray, a little settlement not far from

the IOWer end of Lake Worth. The canal

was dredged out through the flat lands

for several miles and then widened out

into a series of large mud lakes. Here

and there were channels diverging from

the canal and meandering aimlessly out

through the muck lands, sometimes ending

in blind pockets and again opening back

into the canals.



One of my neighbors was an old Irish-

man whom we will call Mike. He had

been a great hunter in the marshes of

New Jersey and on a chance trip had fal-

len in love with the streams and lakes

of Florida. Dr. Ashley, 3 young follow

from Arkansas, was a mutual friend, and

the three of us enjoyed many a hunt to-

gethcr, sometimes going to the lakes in

the doctor's automobile, and sometimes

rowing down the canal in a light duck

boat.





At the time of this hunt we planned

that Mike and myself should row down

the canal and The Doctor would come in

his auto and join us at the mud flats. “'e

got everything in readiness the night be-

fore. Our guns were always kept clean

and in first-class condition. but we got

out plenty of shells and packed our lunch

so that we could get an curly start. At

a few minutes bcforc three we launched

our boat and started on our five-mile row

to the hunting grounds. There was 3.

dim light from the moon. and the murky

water of the canal g‘lchil with a phos-

phorescent light. while the drops from

our oars glistencd like minute electric

lights. The mullet seemed to be in a fes—

tive mood and lcapcd out of the water by

the hundred, One of them. either stronger

or more adventurous than the others,

landed in our boat, but we were after

ducks not fish, so we threw him back into

the water.



Just before daybreak we reached the

place where the canal widcned out into

the mud hikes and. entering one of the

channels or bayous, We crept stealthily

along with silent oars. hugging the bank

and trying to be as inconspicuous as pos-

sible. This was the ducks‘ feeding time

and we were likely to find a bunch at any

time. As We rounded at little island We

saw a large flock swimming and feeding

ahead of us. They had not yet noticed

our approach and we gave it quick pull

with the oars, hoping to get within range

before they took ilight. This time, how—

ever, luck was against us, for we ground-

ed on a mud bunk and thc birds rose just

out of gunshot. After much tugging at

the oars, vvc got alloal and tried again.

“'e had better luck next time, both Mike.

and mysclt‘ getting several. During the

morning we shot several on the wing, but

they became, shy and we determined to

try a new plan. I wont ashore on a little

island overgrown with brakes and large

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about half a mllc off. Mikc was to work

around them in the bout and try to drive

them up toward the island. In case they

took ilight. we hoped that they might

pass over one or thc other of us and give

us a shot. Our hopcs proved vain for

the flock hcczlmc alarmcd and flew away

quartcring and not within range of either

of us.



About this time I saw 21 number of

coot in the rccds near the island and,

despairing of bcilcr game... I shot at them,

killing one. A few fcct from the, place

Where I was hiding, and separated from

it by about three feet of water, was a

little hummock rising out of the water.

It looked solid and I decided to chance it

and try for another shot. I jumped, and,

instead of landing on ground as I sup-

posed it to be, found myself in a floating

mud bank with nothing between me and

the bottom but some twenty or thirty

feet of liquid mud, too thick to swim in

and not thick enough to bear my weight.

Here was a dilemma. My jump had

landed me in the mud up to my knees.

At every move I sunk in deeper and I

began to think that this was my last duck

hunt. Mike was half a mile off, so there

was no help in that direction. By this

time I was in up to my waist and if any-

thing was to be done it must be done

qdickly. I had been trying to support my

weight with my gun laid crosswise. So

far it had proved ineffectual, but finally

I found a place which was firm enough

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I had not noticed that one of the gigantic .





ferns bent, over toward me. It was. al-

most within my grasp and, by resting my

,weight on one arm, I was able to get the

end of it in my fingers. A drowning man.

will grasp at a straw, and indeed this

seemed almost as frail. By pulling gently

and steadily I got my hand on the stem

and with that

myself to the bank. For a time I lay

muddy and exhausted but it was not a

great while before Mike came along with





scene of my disagreeable adventure.



A short time after this the doctor

joined us and soon had a similar experi-

ence, though not as serious as mine.

While we were pushing through the shal-

low water near the shore we ran hard

and fast into the mud. It was only a few

feet to the shore where the grass grew

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landed all right, but the grass prt'wed to

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and after floundering about, to the great

amusement of Mike, he finally got his

feet and legs out of the mire.



The doctor started out that morning in

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W'hen he got out of the mud he looked

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somewhat the worse for Wear. It was a

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Stomach of a. bird.



Retained. .



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Your Children Will be Helped to a Decision by What

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HAT Does Your Daughter Read?"



RX] was the striking headline which



caught my eye recently above an

article in a daily paper. It set me to

wondering how many mothers really

know what their children read, or give

themselves the slightest concern over the

matter. Of course, you can not know all

your 0daughter reads. No matter how

vigilant you may be, she is sure to read

occasionally something you can not know

about. A newspaper, a book at a friend's

house, an article passed around in school,

circulars sent through the mail or dropped

on your doorstep, all are likely to ilnd

their way into your child's hands without

your knowledge. and it is barely possible

thatyour daughter has already absorbed

at great many things you did not want

her to learn for awhile.



But in spite of this, every mother can

exercise a supervision over her daughter‘s

reading, and over her son's as well. Yet

I really believe that for every mother

who intelligently passes upon her chil-

dren’s reading, there are five who do it

only in a perfunctory way and five times

five 'Who do not trouble themselves ever

to enquire what that story is which Mary

or Jack is reading.



A lack of understanding of human na-

ture is in a great measure to blame for

this. Mothers fail to realize how much

young people are influenced by what they

read. Everyone, at whatever age, is af-

fected by the class of reading in which

lie indulges. but young people, being so

much more susceptible are illiluk‘nccd to

a greater degree. As we grow older we

grow more discerning, we are able to bal-

ance one thing against another and to

decide ‘what is wise and what is foolish.

Youth knows nothing of such judgment.

It swallows everything. and if it is at all

impulsive, proceeds to act upon every-

thing it reads.



On this account it is not enough for

us to know that our children do not read

the trashy and light in books and papers.

it is not enough to forbid our boys to

read blood and thunder novels, and to

burn the “His Only Love” sort of fiction

our daughters admire. We must see that

they read only what will influence them

to be the sort of men and women we de-

sire them to become.



A mother wanted her son to become a

business man. He was very fond of read-

ing, and the mother knew in a way that

she must be careful of what she allowed

him to read. But she made one mistake.

Instead of surrounding him with books

which told of the successes of men of

affairs, stories of the brave struggles of

men who began at the bottom of a trade

or profession and mastered it, she bought

him books of adventure, not wildly im—

possible tales but classics in their way,

yet; all telling stories of travels by land

and sea. The lad read and read of

strange countries and peoples until his

one desire was to see the lands of which

he read. When he grew up and was to

decide his vocation, he chose the navy.

His mother wept and importuned, point-

ed to the disadvantages of a life on the

sea, and to the good to be gained by

going into a business house. But it was

too late. The impressionable youthful

mind had already taken its bent, and the

sea made. the strongest appeal.



This mother had done her duty so far

as she saw it. The trouble was that she

did not see far enough. She had kept the

impure and bad in literature away from

her boy, but she had given him that

which could only tend to create a roving

spirit.



So with our daughters. \Ve want: them

to be clean-minded, sensible, homevlov-

ing, industrious women. Then see what

they read only that which will tend to

dignify labor. Give them to read of the

lives of women who have been workers,

not queens but lay—women who have done

ordinary things. such as bringing up chil-

dren and keeping house and making

homes for loved ones. Do not let them

read the popular fiction which has to deal

with idlers, where the women dawdle

through a fashionable day and play bridge

whist or dance all night, while the heroes,

called men by courtesy, devise new ways

of spending the money their hardworking





forbears amassed. Leave books of this

sort to the people who are described in

them and who could not become any more

useless than they are 'now, no matter

what they read.



Our daughters, the daughters of the

great middle class, should read of better

things. Let them read, if they must

read fiction, such books as “The Minis-





. 'THEH MICHIGAN FARMER.

MAN AND @1— "





ter’s Wooing," where the heroine and her

mother were capable housekeepers and

loved the long, white seam. Poetry of the

better class, essays, travels to some ex-

tent, history, and a. good home magazine

all may be included in their reading.



If you want your daughter to stay on

the farm, see that What she reads extolls

the beauty and comfort of life in the

country. Let her read of what women

have accomplished with a. few acres of

land, of the beauty and rest and peace

of a life lived “far from the madding

throng’s ignoble strife.” Do not fill her

mind with fiction about the broadening

influence of city life, of the advantages

of living among one‘s fellows, of the plays

to be seen, the music and lectures to be

heard in a metropolis, the parties one

may attend and the gay life generally,

and then expect her to be a happy and

contented country dweller.



DEBORAH.





 





ENTERTAINING AT EASTER.





BY MARJORIE MARCH. '





more, when the rising of spring and



its wealth of flowers bespeaks the

glory of growth's reappearance. The host-

ess who plans some sort of festivity dur-

ing the Easter holidays can not go far

amiss, for there are Easter traditions a-

plenty to help her with novel ideas, and





THE calendar gives us Easter once





 





A Bunch of Spring Fairies.





Easter flowers and favors to aid her in

decorating. For an Easter party of fun

and pleasure the invitations may be sent

out on cunning little cards cut in basket

shape, the top decorated with water colors

in violets, daffodils or Easter lilies. The

wording of the bidding may be written on

the basket which may be slightly tinted,

or the whole may be made simpler by

using some of the effective Easter cards.

to be found in the shops at this season of

the year, on which to offer ones hospital-

ity. Another quaint idea would be to

mail in a small box one of the dear little

fluffy chicks made of cotton, tying a card

about his neck on which the invitation

may be written. or a small box of candy

eggs mailed to a friend will prove a de—

lightful puzzle if one word of the invita—

tion is written on each egg so that they

have to be arranged properly before one

can read the message.

Decorations.



All the decorations of house and feast

can bear some significant touch. The il-

lustrations show a pretty center piece for

an Easter luncheon, and a cake which

may be used as a center piece or on a

side table as preferred.-



The first depicts an odd pottery vase

filled with lilies, a “Sprite” of Spring-

time seated on each lily. This can be

made into a pretty gift device if wished,

the fairies having the names of the guests

written on their sprites and each guest

taking a lily. Found closely tied to the

stem may be a long thin package, contain.

ing a gift. These gifts may be pencil

holders, flower pins or hat pins.



The white Easter cake is particularly

pretty, ornamented on top with lilies of

frosting. Ribbons reach to tie to little

flower pots each holding a hidden gift, and

ornamenting its top, a paper lily “grow-

ing” from this gracious root. The gifts

enclosed in the pots may be larger and of

varied shape and kind, but either idea





makes a novel idea for the distributing of

favors at an Easter function.

Suggestions for Tables.



Lilies and their leaves laid in an effect-

ive mass in the center of a spotless white

cloth, look beautiful for an evening affair,

tall glass candlesticks with white tapers

rising from their midst. A single white

lily, real or artificial, can

be at each cover, and an

Easter c'ard tied to the

flower with white ribbon

can show the guests their

places. “'hite baskets

with frills of white paper

make very pretty bonbon

dishes, and ices, cakes

and alal fancy touches to

the feast may be served

in white lily cases,



A Violet Table.



A beautiful luncheon

table may be arranged by

having lace doilies over

violet tinted silk. In the

center of the table a

round mirror edged with

smilax and small bunches

of violets may reflect a

“shower bouquet” of vie.

lets which hang from the

chandelier. Long stream-

ers of pale tinted violet

ribbon may hold bunches

of violets with their

leaves, hanging to differ-

ent lengths above the

mirror but all, of course,

reflecting their beauty.

About the edge of the

“pool” fairy paper dolls

dressed in gold and violet

can be seated. Tiny vases as souvenirs

at each place may hold a small bunch of.

violets, and the bonbon dishes may be

tall stemmed glasses resting on little vio—

let edged mats, or on smaller doilies over

violet silk.



A Nest Table.



A nest of pretty grasses filled with co!-

ored eggs makes an attractive center

piece that will please the children as well

as tlie‘grown-ups. If the decorations are

desired elaborate, have strings of baby

ribbon extending from the chandelier to

the four corners of the table, these ribbons

knotted at intervals to hold in place cob

ored egg shells which have been emptied





MARCH 1'9, 1910.





The dessert may be a gelatine dessert

which has been tinted different colors and

moulded in egg shells. Turn out on a

decorative platter and pile whipped cream

about the edge. Pretty little Easter cakes

may be served with this dessert. Ice

smalll cakes and in the center of each

stick half an egg shell, with a ragged

edge, the ragged edge uppermost. In

this little vase place a bunch of flowers,

or, if preferred, a fluffy cotton chick or

a. candy chick can be placed therein.



Daffodil Tabl'e.



The table cover can be white over pale

yellow silkoline, or if a hostess desires.

may be of crepe paper variety with a

daffodil design. In the eenterof the table

have a golden vase filled with daffodils the

bunch tied with a bow of golden ribbon.

As souvenirs at each place have little yel-

low and white baskets filled with bon-

bons of the same color. Have a pretty

little yellow chick poised on the handle

of each basket. Daffodil cases may be

the receptacles for salted nuts, bonbons,

etc. For an evening supper which is not

to be elaborate this menu would be

pretty:



Creamed chicken in puff paste cases



Yellow Rusks

Chocolate with whipped cream

Hard boiled egg salad with Lettuce and

Mayonnaise dressing '

Custards and white and gold cake





Games to Play.



The old-fashioned donkey game can be

utilized for an Easter game with success.

Have a sheet decorated with a gay col-

ored hen and some chickens. In the cen-

ter of the sheet have a nest drawn. Give

each person a paper egg and a pin and

have them, while blindfolded, try to put

their egg in the nest.



An Easter hat social is also fun for a

group of ladies. Have little candy eggs

hidden about the rooms which, when

found are to serve as currency at the

“millincry store.” At this store, which is

a decorated table. can be sd‘ld dolls’ hats,

tissue paper, ribbon, artificial flowers,

etc, and if the shop keeper has a ready

wit, and some one should be chosen who

is gifted in this manner, the bargaining

can be amusing indeed, “'hen all have

made their purchases, fingers will be busy

fashioning the “Easter millinery” and af-

terwards a prize can be awarded to the

one who has made the most fetching

creation. The prize could be'a cunning

little doll"s hat with ribbon strings

formed over wire so that it makes it into

the handle of a basket. In this can be a.

little flower pot with some growing flower,

or the prize can be a. box of candy, with

a decorative cover of a pretty maid in a

big poke bonnet. If a luncheon precede

this party the guests can be asked

to come attired in headgear that is

unique, historical or effective in some

manner. At a party of this sort the effect

was very interesting. Quaker bonnets,

Gainsbomugli hats, old-fashioned crea-

tions, sunbonnets and every imaginable

style of headgear were warn, and the

prize for the most striking costume was

a dainty hat-pin.



Flower Contest.



Now that paper flotvers can be bought

ready to put together with ease a flower

contest makes an amusing entertainment,

particularly if the flowers can be used

afterwards for decorating some festal oc-

(asion. At one table violets can be made.

at another daisies, at another carnations,

and at the head table, roses. Tiny rose





 





An Easter Lily Cake.





of their contents and strung on ribbon in

this way, a knot below each egg keeping

it from slipping. Easter rabbits at each

place with little baskets on their backs

can hold Easter egg candy, and the doilies

under the plates may be of pure white

paper, out in egg shape.





sachet bags would make dainty souvenirs,

or little violet amule.ts which hang about

one’s neck and give a subtle fragrance to

one’s garments. Another flower game to

play is to have cheap prints cut into many

pieces, giving one to each guest to put

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jig saw puzzles. “The subjects chosen

could include pictures of flOWers in some

way or other. . The same idea. could be

used at a. young people’s party having

pictures with barnyard scenes, girls feed-

ing chickens, and the like.



Another contest for older people which

deals with flowers is to give all present

little paper booklets cut in flower shape.

On different pages can be the names of

flowers with spaceiafterwards for a quo-

tation.



For instance, “Rose —-——” and the-quo-

tation, “A Rose by any other name would

smell as sweet," could be written.



“Lily” might be another, and the quo-

tation, “Behold the lilies of the field,”

etc., could be jotted down.



“"hen all the booklets are filled the dif-

ferent quotations can be read aloud, and

the guests given slips of paper on which

to write the books from which they are

quoted. This will be rather difficult so the

one who wins the prize, a book on garden-

ing, will feel repaid for her intelligent

effort. *



An Egg Shower.



The Easter bride would be delighted

with an “egg shower.” All sorts of arti-

cles may be wrapped in egg-shaped pack—

ages and each girl friend may be asked

to bring some recipe in which “‘eggs”

figure, which surely will not prove diffi-

cult. A novel way to present the gifts

would be to have the bride-to-be asked

to make an angel cake. A huge wooden

bowl can be brought in and an egg heater

and then a. “basket of eggs”—~thc gifts in

their parcels—of white. As she “cracks"

each egg and all admire its gift the pres-

ents can be put in the bowl for safe keep-

ing, but the laugh that will precede this

ceremony, when the bride sees the basket

of remarkable eggs, and realizes the na-

ture of the entertainment, will come up

to expectations. '



The recipes can all be written on cards

of uanorm size and these can be tied to-

gether with white ribbon and will make

a pleasing souvenir for the guest of honor

to keep.





 





 





SHORT CUTS TO HOUSEKEEPING.





 





This department is opened as a

means of exchange of new and sne-

cessful ideas in homemaking. If you

have learned something in cooking,

sewing, child raising. fancy work,

ecmiomy, anything which is helpful,

and new, send it in. ’I‘Wenty-five

cents will be paid for every article

used, but none will be returned. Keep.

your suggestions short. ;





 





 





 





 





 





Dear Editor:—Please let me add a few

words to help along your “Short Cuts.”

I have quite a family of little boys and

girls all under 10 years, and it used to

be such a task to get them all dressed in

the morning, and get them all satisfied

and off to school in time. So I just de-

vised a plan, so they could help them-

selves, when they were not in the mood

of helping one another. I make all their

inside waists to button in the front, also

the little girls’ skirts can be made to fit

just as well, by putting the fullness at

.the middle of the belt and have it come

together in the front.



‘Iry cleaning a baby's nursing bottles

with sand, when you have no shot or the

brush cannot be found. I mean sand and

water, of course.



Almost the handiest thing about my

house is a stationary clothesline that

works with a pulley at each end. One

end of mine is fastened to a porch on the

south side of the house. It is never cold

there although it might be freezing on

the north side of ,the house,



I have been keeping house for the. last

12 years, the last five. or six of which I

have made quite a few changes. in the

hope of finding ways of getting my work

done quicker and better. Our working-

men'get their pillow cases so very dirty

in a week, and I can’t change them oft-

ener, for I have too much to do, that I

always make the cases out of light print.

1 get a-small figure'in black, blue, or red,

and I find they look very good. They

wash better than white and don”t look

quite so bad at the end of the week.—

Mrs. J. F., Saginaw.



Dear Editorr—Many of the readers, un-

doubtedly prepare a quantity of pie-paste

at a time, (that is, all b'ut the wetting).

and keep it .in a cool place, tightly cov-

ered; but how many have ever used it

for shortening biscuits. mufi‘ins, johnny

cake, etc. My recipe for pie-paste calls

for two-fifths lard and three-fifths flour





and if my biscuit recipe calls for one





tablespoon of shortening, I use two and

one-half tdblespOons o'f pie-paste. which

readily mixes with the other ingredients.





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By this process, hot—breads for breakfast

have lost their disagreeableness for me,

which was having to use my hands every

time to mix the cold lard and flour.—

Elsie, Deerfield, Ill.





BISCUIT AND MUFFIN RULES.

No. 7.





 





BY MRS. ALTA L. LITTELL.



E made some baking-powder bis-



cuit at school today with water,



and they were actually good,"

said a little girl who had recently come

from a farm where cream and milk were

plentiful. “I never heard of such a thing

before,” she added in a surprised tone.

“Did you?”



Many another woman who moves from

the farm to a town learns, like this .young

girl, that if she hasn‘t the milk and the

cream, water does very well as a sub-

stitute.



A general rule for biscuits and batters

is a good thing for every woman to carry

in her head. Batters are of two kinds.

those which will pour and those which

will drop, though some authorities call

dough a batter, too. For a batter that

will pour, use equal quantities of flour

and liquid, either water or milk, while

for batters to drop, like biscuit, the rule

is two cups of flour to one of liquid. We

saw last week that one cup of flour in

eggless mixtures calls for two level tea-

spoonfuls of baking powder, so from this

we can build up a rule for baking powder

biscuit, which is two cups of flour. one

cup of liquid, four level teaspoonsful of

baking powder, one of salt and two table-

spoonsful of shortening, either butter or

lard, or a half of each. The dry ingre-

dients are sifted together. the shortening

out in with a knife. and the liquid added

last. Of course. remember to Work quickly

as the chemical change begins in baking

powder as soon as you wet the flour. Have

the oven and bake quickly,



You can use the same rule for dump-

lings by using less shortening, two tea-

spoonsful being enough.



Remove the greater part of the meat

or fowl from the kettle, leaving just a

little to prevent the dumplings sticking

to the bottom. dip your spoon in the





’broth, and drop the dumplings by the

spoonful into the kettle, dipping the spoon

each time so the (li‘mgh. or batter, will

slip off easily. \Vhen all are in, cover the

kettle tightly and boil exactly ten min

utes, when they will be done. Never re-





move the covm' to look at them during

that ten minutes. as this will make your

dumplings heavy. If you wish to steam

them instead of boiling. steam 12 minutes

without removing the cover. If you ob-

serve this precaution you should never





have heavy dumplings, providing you

used care in the mixing and worked

quickly.





A good rule for gems 0r muffins is two

cups of flour, four tablespoonsful of sugar,

one teaspoonful of salt and two slightly

rounding teaspoonsful full of baking pow—

der, sifted together, to which add one

egg, four tablespoonsful of melted short-

ening and a cup of liquid. For graham

gems use half white flour and half gra-

ham, unless you like your gems quite

coarse. You can substitute corn meal

for half the flour and have corn meal

muffins, or a cup of entire wheat and haw—

entire Wheat muffins. Iron muffin dishes

are better to bake these mufi‘ins in than

tin or granite.



Always sift flour before measuring it.





article. ' '

(Mrs. Littell will gladly answer any

queries pertaining to food and dieting).





HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS.





 





Try three or four shallow boxes fitted;





into one of the draws of the kitchen cab-3

inet for kitchen knives. forks, spoons and

sharp knives. It is much easier than:

having them all mixed together. You can:

see at a glance the one you want, and

when you become accustomed to the arf

i-angement, even gofor one in the dark

if necessary.



If you wish to hang a pok‘r near the

stove and at the same time kc p the wall

clean, buy an asbestos mat. They can be

had with one side sheet iron. Get two

Screw hooks. of brass or iron as you

choose, the larger one large enough to

hold the ring of the poker. Place the

small hook below, so that the hot, sooty

end of the poker will hang against the

mat. If a door casing is near the stove

the hooks can be screwed slanting into the

side and the holes show very little when

the screws are removed in summer.



M. M. N.





 





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Your Children Will be Helped to a Decision by What

They Read.





HAT Does Your Daughter Read?”



RR] was the striking headline which



caught my eye recently above an

article in a daily paper. It set me to

wondering how many mothers really

know what their children read, or give

themselves the slightest concern over the

matter. Of course, you can not know all

your 'daughter reads. No matter how

vigilant you may be, she is sure to read

occasionally something you can not know

about. A newspaper, a book at a friend's

house, an article passed around in school,

circulars sent through the mail or dropped

on your doorstep. all are likely to find

their way into your child‘s hands without

your knowledge, and it is barely possible

that your daughter has already absorbed

a great many things you did not want

her to learn for awhile.



But in spite of this, every mother can

exercise a supervision over her daughter‘s

reading, and over her son’s as well. Yet

I really believe that for every mother

who intelligently passes upon her chil-

dren’s reading, there are five who do it

only in a perfunctory way and five times

five who do not trouble themselves ever

to enquire what that story is which Mary

or Jack is reading.



A lack of understanding of human na-

ture is in a great measure to blame for

this. Mothers fail to realize how much

young people are influenced by what they

read. Everyone, at whatever age, is af~

fected by the class of reading in which

he indulges. but young people, being so

much more susceptible are inilu'enced to

a greater degree. As we grow older we

grow more discerning, we are able to bal-

ance one thing against another and to

decide 'what is wise and what is foolish.

Youth knows nothing of such judgment.

It swallows everything, and if it is at all

impulsive. proceeds to act upon every-

thing it reads.



On this account it is not enough for

us to know that our children do not read

the trashy and light in books and papers.

It is not enough to forbid our boys to

read blood and thunder novels. and to

burn the “His Only Love" sort of fiction

our daughters admire. TVe must see that

they read only what will influence them

to be the sort of men and women we de-

sire them to become.



A mother wanted her son to become a

business man. He was very fond of read-

ing, and the mother knew in a way that

she must be careful of what she allowed

him to read. But she made one mistake.

Instead of surrounding him with books

which told of the successes of men of

affairs, stories of the brave struggles of

men who began at the bottom of a trade

or profession and mastered it, she bought

him books of adventure, not wildly im-

possible tales but classics in their way,

yet all telling stories of travels by land

and sea. The lad read and read of

strange c0untries and peoples until his

one desire was to see the lands of which

he read. When he grew up and was to

decide his vocation, he chose the navy.

His mother wept and importuned, point-

ed to the disadvantages of a life on the

sea, and to the good to be gained by

going into a business house. But it was

too late. The impressionable youthful

mind had already taken its bent, and the

sea made the strongest appeal.



This mother had done her duty so far

as she saw it. The trouble was that she

did not see far enough. She had kept the

impure and bad in literature away from

her boy, but she had given him that

which could only tend to create a roving

spirit.



So with our daughters. XVe want them

to be clean-minded, sensible, home-lov-

ing, industrious women. Then see what

they read only that which will tend to

dignity labor. Give them to read of the

lives of women who have been workers,

not queens but lay-WOmen who have done

ordinary things. such as bringing up chil-

dren and keeping house and making

homes for loved ones. Do not let them

read the popular fiction which has to deal

with idlers. where the women dawdle

through a fashionable day and play bridge

whist or dance all night, while the heroes,

called men by courtesy, devise new ways

of Spending the money their hardworking





forbears amassed. Leave books of this

sort to the people who are described in

them and who could not become any more

useless than they are now, no matter

what they read.



Our daughters, the daughters of the

great middle class, should read of better

things. Let them read, if they must

read fiction, such books as “The Minis-





ter's Wooing," where the heroine and her

mother were capable housekeepers and

loved the long, white seam. Poetry of the

better class, essays, travels to some ex-

tent, history, and a good home magazine

all may be included in their reading.



If you want your daughter to stay on

the farm, see that what she reads extolls

the beauty and comfort of life in the

country. Let her read of what women

have accomplished with a few acres of

land, of the beauty and rest and peace

of a life lived “far from the madding

throng‘s ignoble strife.” Do not fill her

mind with fiction about the broadening

influence of city life, of the advantages

of living among one‘s fellows, of the plays

to be seen, the music and lectures to be

heard in a metropolis, the parties one

may attend and the gay life generally,

and then expect her to be a happy and

contented country dweller.



DEBORAH.





 





ENTERTAINING AT EASTER.





BY MARJORIE MARCH.





more, when the rising of spring and



its wealth of flowers bespeaks the

glory of growth’s reappearance. The host-

ess who plans some sort of festivity dur-

ing the Easter holidays can not go far

amiss, for there are Easter traditions a—

plenty to help her with novel ideas, and





THE calendar gives us Easter once





A Bunch of Spring Fairies.





Easter flowers and favors to aid her in

decorating. For an Easter party of fun

and pleasure the invitations may be sent

out on cunning little cards cut in basket

shape, the top decorated with water colors

in violets, daffodils or Easter lilies. The

wording of the bidding may be written on

the basket which may be slightly tinted,

or the whole may be made simpler by

using some of the effective Easter cards.

to be found in the shops at this season of

the year, on which to offer ones hospital-

ity. Another quaint idea would be to

mail in a small box one of the dear little

fluffy chicks made of cotton, tying a card

about his neck on which the invitation

may be written, or a small box of candy

eggs mailed to a friend will prove a de—

lightful puzzle if one word of the invita-

tion is written on each egg so that they

have to be arranged properly before one

can read the message.

Decorations.



All the decorations of house and feast

can bear some significant touch. The il-

lustrations show a pretty center piece for

an Easter luncheon, and a cake which

may be used as a center piece or on a

side table as preferred.



The first depicts an odd pottery vase

filled with lilies, a. “Sprite” of Spring—

time seated on each lily. This can be

made into a pretty gift device if wished,

the fairies having the names of the guests

written on their sprites and each guest

taking a lily. Found closely tied to the

stem may be a long thin package contain-

ing a gift. These gifts may be pencil

holders, flower pins or hat pins.



The. white Easter cake is particularly

pretty, ornamented on top with lilies of

frosting. Ribbons reach to tie to little

flower pots each holding a hidden gift, and

ornamenting its top, a. paper lily “grow-

ing” from this gracious root. The gifts

enclosed in the pots may be larger and of

varied shape and kind, but either idea





 





makes a novel idea for the distributing of

favors at an Easter function.

Suggestions for Tables.



Lilies and their leaves laid in an effect-

ive mass in the center of a spotless white

cloth, look beautiful for an evening affair,

tall glass candlesticks with white tapers

rising from their midst. A single white

lily, real or artificial, can

be at each cover, and an

Easter c'ard tied to the

flower with white ribbon

can show the guests their

places. “'hite baskets

with frills of white paper

make very pretty bonbon

dishes, and ices, cakes

and alal fancy touches to

the feast may be served

in white lily cases,



A Violet Table.



A beautiful luncheon

table may be arranged by

having lace doilies over

violet tinted silk. In the

center of the table a

round mirror edged with

smilax and small bunches

of violets may reflect a

“shower bouquet” of vio~

lets which hang from the

chandelier. Long stream-

ers of pale tinted violet

ribbon may hold bunches

of violets with their

leaves, hanging to differ-

ent lengths above the

mirror but all, of course,

reflecting their beauty.

About the edge of the

“pool” fairy paper dolls

dressed in gold and violet

can be seated. Tiny vases as souvenirs

at each place may hold a small bunch of.

violets, and the bonbon dishes may be

tall stemmed glasses resting on little vio-

let edged mats, or on smaller doilies over

violet silk.



A Nest Table.



A nest of pretty grasses filled with col—

ored eggs makes an attractive center

piece that will please the children as well

as tiie‘grown-ups. If the decorations are

desired elaborate, have strings of baby

ribbon extending from the chandelier to

the four corners of the table, these ribbons

knotted at intervals to hold in place col-

ored egg shells which have been emptied





MARCH 19, 191-0. ’





The dessert may be a gelatine dessert

which has been tinted different coldrs and

moulded in egg shells. Turn out on a

decorative platter and pile whipped dream

about the edge. Pretty little Easter cakes

may be served with this dessert. Ice

snialll cakes and in the center of each

stick half an egg shell, with a ragged

edge, the ragged edge uppermost. In

this little vase place a bunch of flowers,

or, if preferred, a fluffy cotton chick or

a candy chick can be placed therein.



Daffodil Tablc.



The table cover can be white over pale

yellow silkoline, or if a hostess desires,

may be of crepe paper variety with a

daffodil design. In the center of the table.

have a golden vase filled with daffodils the

bunch tied with a bow of golden ribbon.

As souvenirs at each place have little yel—

low and white baskets filled with bon—

bons of the same color. Have a pretty

little yellow chick poised on the handle

of each basket. Daffodil cases may 'be

the receptacles for salted nuts, bonbons.

etc. For an evening supper which is not

to be elaborate this menu would, be

pretty:



Creamed chicken in puff paste cases



Yellow Rusks

Chocolate with whipped cream

Hard boiled egg salad with Lettuce and

Mayonnaise dressing

Custards and white and gold cake





Games to Play.



The old-fashioned donkey game can be

utilized for an Easter game with success.

Have a sheet decorated with a gay coi-

ored hen and some chickens. In the cen-

ter of the sheet have a nest drawn. Give

each person a paper egg and a pin and

have them, while blindfolded, try to put

their egg in the nest.



An Easter hat social is also fun for a

group of ladies. Have little candy egg:

hidden about the rooms which, when

found are to serve as currency at the

“millinery store.” At this store, which is

a decorated table, can be sdld dolls’ hats,

tissue paper, ribbon, artificial flowers,

etc., and if the shop keeper has a ready

wit, and some one should be chosen who

is gifted in this manner, the bargaining

can be amusing indeed. “’hen all have

made their purchases, fingers will be busy

fashioning the “Easter millinery” and af-

terwards a prize can be awarded to the

one who has made the most fetching

creation. The prize could be a cunning

little doll"s hat with ribbon strings

formed over wire so that it makes it into

the handle of a basket. In this can be a.

little flower pot with some growing flower,

or the prize can be a. box of candy, with

a decorative cover of a. pretty maid in a.

big poke bonnet. If a luncheon precede

this party the guests can be asked

to come attired in head-gear that is

unique, historical or effective in some

manner. At a party of this sort the effect

was very interesting. Quaker bonnets,

Gainsborough hats, old-fashioned crea-

tions, sunbonnets and every imaginable

style of headgear were worn, and the

prize for the most striking costume was

a dainty hat-pin.



Flower Contest.



New that paper flowers can be bought

ready to put together with ease a flower

contest makes an amusing entertainment,

particularly if the flowers can be used

afterwards for decorating some festal oc-

casion. At one table violets can be made.

at another daisies, at another carnations,

and at the head table, roses. Tiny rose





 





An Easter Lily Cake.





of their contents and strung on ribbon in

this way. a knot below each egg keeping

it from slipping. Easter rabbits at each

place with little baskets on their backs

can hold Easter egg candy, and the doilies

under the plates may be of pure white

paper, out in egg shape.





sachet bags would make dainty souvenirs,

or little violet amulets which hang about





one's neck and give a subtle fragrance to'





one‘s garments. Another flower game to

play is to have cheap prints cut into many

pieces, giving one to each guest: to put

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jig saw puzzles. The subjects chosen

could include pictures of flowers in some

way or other. The same idea could be

used at a young people’s party having

pictures with barnyard scenes, girls feed-

ing chickens, and the like.



Anot-her contest for older people which

deals with flowers is to give all present

little paper booklets cut in flower shape.

On different pages can be the names of

flowers With space‘afterwards for a quo-

ta tion.



For instance, “Rose ” and the quo-

tation, “A Rose by any other name would

smell as sweet,” could be written.



“Lily” might be another, and the quo-

tation, “Behold the lilies of the field.”

etc., could be jotted dOWn.



“‘hen all the booklets are filled the difv

ferent quotations can be read aloud, and

the guests given slips of paper on which

to write the books from which they are

quoted. This will be rather difficult so the

one who wins the prize, a book on garden-

ing, will feel repaid for her intelligent

effort.





 





An Egg Shower.



The Easter bride would be delighted

with an “egg shower.” All sorts of arti-

cles may be wrapped in egg—shaped pack-

ages and each girl friend may be asked

to bring some recipe in which “‘eggs"

figure, which surely will not prove diffi-

cult. A. novel way to present the gifts

would be to have the bride-to-be asked

to make an angel cake. A huge wooden

bowl can be brought in and an egg beater

and then a. “basket of eggs"»«the gifts in

their parcels—of white. As she “cracks”

each egg and all admire its gift the pres-

ents can be put in the bowl for safe keep-

ing, but the laugh that will precede this

ceremony, when the bride sees the basket

of remarkable eggs, and realizes the na-

ture of the entertainment, will come up

to expectations.



The recipes can all be written on cards

of uniform size and these can be tied to-

gether with white ribbon and will make

a pleasing souvenir for the guest of honor

to keep.





 





 





SHORT CUTS TO HOUSEKEEPING.





 





This department is opened as a

means of exchange of new and Sllt'-

cessful ideas in homemaking. If you

have learned something in cooking.

sewing, child raising. fancy work,

economy, anything which is helpful.

and new, send it‘in. Twenty—five

cents will be paid for every article

used, but none will be returned. Keep,

your suggestions short.





 





 





 





 





Dear Editmw—Please let me add a few

words to help along your “Short Cuts.”

I have quite a family of little boys and

girls all under 10 years, and it used to

be such a task to get them all dressed in

the morning, and get them all satisfied

and off to school in time. So I just de-

vised a plan, so they could help them-

selves, when they were not in the mood

of helping one another. I make all their

inside waists to button in the front, also

the little girls’ skirts can be made to fit

just as well, by putting the fullness at

.the middle of the belt and have it come

together in the front.



Try cleaning a baby‘s nursing bottles

with sand, when you have no shot or the

brush cannot be found. I mean sand and

water, of course.



Almost the handicst thing about my

'house is a stationary clothesline that

works with a pulley at each end. One

end of mine is fastened to a porch on the

south side of the house. It is never cold

there although it might be freezing on

the. north side of .the house.



I have been keeping house for the last

12 years, the last five or six of which I

have made quite a few changes. in the

hope of finding ways of getting my work

done quicker and better. Our working-

men'get'their pillow (‘aSes so very dirty

in a. week, and I can’t change them oft<

ener, for I have too much to do, that I

always make the cases out of light print.

1 get a small figure'in black, blue, or red.

and I find they look very good. They

wash better than white and don”t look

quite so bad at the end of the week.—

Mrs. J. F., Saginaw.



Dear Editorz—Many of the readers, un-

doubtedly prepare a quantity of pie—paste

at a time, (that is, all b‘ut the wetting),

and keep it in a cool place, tightly cov-

ered; but how many have ever used it

for shortening biscuits. muffins, johnny

cake, etc. My recipe for pie—paste calls

for two-fifths lard and three-fifths flour

and if my biscuit recipe calls for one

tablespoon of shortening, I use two and

one-half tablespoons of pie-paste. which

readily mixes with the other ingredients.





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By this process, hot-breads for breakfast

have lost their disagreeableness for me,

which was having to use my hands every





“time to mix the cold lard and flour.—





Elsie, Deerfield, Ill.





 





BISCUIT AND MUFFIN RULES.

NO. 7,





 





BY MRS. ALTA L. LITTELL.



E made some baking-powder bis-



cuit at school today with water,



and they were actually good,"

said a little girl who had recently come

from a farm where cream and milk were

plentiful. “I never heard of such a thing

before,” she added in a surprised tone.

“Did you?”



Many another woman who moves from

the farm to a town learns, like this young

girl, that if she hasn't the milk and the

cream, water does very well as a sub-

stitute.



A general rule for biscuits and batters

is a. good thing for every woman to carry

in her head. Batters are of two kinds.

those which will pour and those which

will drop, though some authorities call

dough a batter, too. For a batter that

will pour, use equal quantities of flour

and liquid, either water or milk, While

for batters to drop, like biscuit, the rule

is two cups of flour to one of liquid. We

saw last week that one cup of flour in

eggless mixtures calls for two level tea-

spoonfuls of baking powder, so from this

we can build up a rule for baking powder

biscuit, which is two cups of flour, one





cup of liquid, four level teaspoonsful of





baking powder, one of salt and two table-

spoonsful of shortening, either butter or

lard, or a half of each. The dry ingro-

dients are sifted together, the shortening

cut in with a knife. and the liquid added

lust. Of course, remember to work quickly

as the chemical change begins in baking

lmwder as soon as you Wet the flour. Have

the oven and bake quickly.



You can use the same rule for dump-

lings by using less shortening, two tea-

spoonsful being enough.



Remove the greater part of the meat

or fowl from the kettle, leaving just a

little, to prevent the dumplings sticking

to the bottom. dip your spoon in the





'broth, and drop the dumplings by the

spoonful into the kettle. dipping the spoon

each time so the dough. or butter. will





slip off easily. “'hen all are in, cover the





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kettle tightly and boil exactly ten min

utes, when they will be done. Never re-

move the cover to look at them during

that ten minutes. as this will make your

dumplings heavy. If you wish to steam

them instead of boiling. steam 12 minutes

without removing the cover. If you ob-

serve this precaution you should never

have heavy dumplings, providing you

used care in the mixing and worked

quickly.



A good rule for gems or muffins is two

cups of flour, four tablespoonsful of sugar,

one teaspoonful of salt and two slightly

rounding teaspoonsful full of baking pow-

der, sifted together, to which add one

egg, four tablespoonsful of melted short—

ening and a cup of liquid. For graham

gems use half white flour and half gra-

ham, unless you like your gems quite

coarse. You can substitute corn meal

for half the flour and have corn meal

muffins, or a. cup of entire wheat and haVe

entire Wheat muffins. Iron muffin dishes

are better to bake these muffins in than





 





tin or granite.



Always sift flour before measuring it.!

Graham should be sifted to remove thei

coarse bran which is not easily digested]

as will be explained in the next article]

article. ‘



(Mrs. Littell will gladly answer any

queries pertaining to food and dieting).





HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS.





 





Try three or four shallow boxes fitted,

into one of the draws of the kitchen cab—l

inet for kitchen knives, forks. spoons and

sharp knives. It: is much easier than

having them all mixed together. You can;

see at a glance the one you want, and

when you become accustomed to the ar»

rangement, even go for one in the dark

if necessary.



If you wish to hang a poker near the

stove and at the same time keep the wall

clean, buy an asbestos mat. They can be

had with one side sheet iron. Get two

screw hooks, of brass or iron as you

choose, the larger one large enough to

hold the ring of the poker. Place the

small book below, so that the hot, sooty

end of the poker will hang against the

mat. If a door casing is near the stove

the books can be screwed slanting into the

side and the holes show very little when

the screws are removed in summer.



M. M. N.





 





 





 





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Mrs. A. T., Elwell:—You should be able

to purchase rennet in any good drug store.

If the druggist hasn”t it, ask him if he

can not get it for you. To one gallon of

milk use one cubic centimeter of rennet.

This amount can be varied according as

one wishes the cheese to ripen quickly or

slowly, if quickly add more, if slowly add

less.



Dear Editorz—VVill some one plase tell

me what kind of goods to buy for a con-

firmation dress, and how it should be

made to be worn in May?——L. N., Metro-

politan.



Any pretty, thin white goods would be

good, muslin, India linon, handkerchief

linon. swiss, organdie or any soft, white,

girlish material that you can afford. The

style of making would depend on your

age and size. “'hy not go in a store with

your mother when you go to town and

look in the style books and pick out what

would be becoming to you? Use plenty

of lace and insertion. If you are 13 or 14

years old and small, have the skirt two

inches below the bend of the knee.



Mrs. K.:~——No directions were given for

making the “Chanticleer Egg C‘ozy.” The

article simply says a girl made them in

the shape of a rooster's head, of two

thicknesses of white flannel, cut double

and waddcd with cotton batting. Of

course, the comb and wattles were

scarlet.



Mrs. M. M. P._ Mt. Clemensz—For your

year and a half old baby, why not get

one of the pretty straw bonnets‘.’ They

will be much worn and do not need to be

laundered. You can get a simple one

with just a pleading of ribbon around the

edge, or a. more fancy one with rosettes

of ribbon and small flowers. I would

get a simple wash coat of pique. linen or

some such cloth. My theory for babies

who walk, or will shortly, is to buy

clothes which may be tubbed every week

if necessary. Then they can run and

play and not be worried about “‘kceping

out of the dirt.”



Mrs. G. B.:—If it were me I would take

a couple of packages of brown Diamond

Dyes and boil them down like shoe polish.

Go over the hat, let dry, and go over it

again. I think you will find it all right.

If I am not mistaken they have the dye

for straw. To give your clothes 3 nice

gloss, shave a little parafiine, about the

size of a hickory nut. and a small pinch

of powdered borax into the starch—Mrs.

W. H. M. a



Readers—J’irst of all. have your carpet

perfectly clean and tacked down. Have

ready some Diamond dyes the color you

prefer, about two packages for each

color. Boil them down about like shoe

polish. I think a nice wide stripe of

brown helps to darken the carpet. That

may take more Take as many

threads as you want the stripe in width

and keep it all the way through your

carpet so the stripes will be even. Boil

each color by itself. I striped 23 yards

like this and it looked line—Mrs. \V.

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THE HELPFULNESS 0F POETRY.





 





BY MARY ROLOFSON.

songs have power to

restless pulse of care.

And come like the benediction that fol-

lows after prayer.”



We all know what kind of songs these

are, we have read them. we have incmo-

rized them, we have hidden them away in

our hearts for safe keeping to be used

when we needed them.



And we have needed them and have

gone to our treasure—house and drawn

them forth in all their undimmcd beauty.

How sweet, how precious, how comfort-

ing they were—these songs fresh from

the soul of the poet. full of sympathy and

tenderness, and peace, and strength.

Some of them we learned when we

were children and these are more beauti-

ful than when we put them away because

we understand them better now. Some

We came across when we were particu-

larly troubled and they comforted us, and

we put them away gratefully, deeply con-

scious of how much we owed to them and

to their author. Some we took to our

hearts at a time of bereavement. when

our sorrow lay heavily upon us. and we

walked thru the valley of the shadow to

their music, sweet, melodious strains that

soothed and helped to heal.



And sometimes these poems will not

stay hidden away waiting for us to seek

them out. Now and then one comes

straying forth like a timid child hoping

for a welcome. Have you not been in the

midst of your daily work—ironing, per-





“Such quiet the





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THE, MICHIGAN FARMERS





haps—and all at once some helpful line

or couplet comes feeling'its way into your

thot? ~Or, maybe, it is a bright, little

fancy, with nothing to recommend it to

your notice but its beauty, and that is

quite enough, and it comes dancing and

laughing, and smiles up at you from .the

ironing board. It cheers you like the

smile of a. friend and you are so glad it

came to you. Your work goes faster and

easier.



Let us get into the habit of using these

helps as we go along. Many are the me-

chanical,devices for makingr work easier

and for making life more comfortable and

enjoyable. \Vhy should we not add to

them the inspiring and uplifting influ-

ences of poetry—such poetry as has

“power to quiet the restless pulse of

care?” As you bend over the mending-

basket, or the wash tub, tired, and per-

haps disheartened, look into the store-

house of your heart and see if there are

not some beautiful thots lying there that

ought to be taken out and used. You will

find them there, surely. Ifflyou do not,

if that treasure-house is empty, begin

as soon as possible to enrich it with the

choicest thots that the poets have given

us, and you will find your heart growing

lighter and your step firmer. You will

realize that you are being lifted up to a

higher place where you can look down

upon vexations and your burdens and up

with humility and trust into the face of

God.



THE NEW “NEATNESS” VS. THE

OLD.





 





BY HELEN MORGAN.





H0 'is entitled to be called a neat,

tidy housekeeper?

This question, if asked 40 years





ago, would have elicited a reply some-

wl t like this: “The woman who gets

her work done up and out of the way

early in the morning, and isn’t ‘mussing

around’ all day with it; whose house is

always in good order, with a. place for

everything and everything in its place;

who keeps her iinware scoured and her

stoves blackened and her kitchen floor

scrubbed and spotless; the woman in

whose home there is no dust nor dirt nor

grime to be seen anywhere; such a one

properly may be called a neat, tidy house-

keeper.”



The same question, if put to well-in-

formcd persons at the present time, would

bring very different answers from the one

given above and these replies would

show how standards have changed, and

how our idea of what is included in the

words neatness and cleanliness have ex-

panded. To merit the high title of a.

neat, tidy housekeeper is a more serious

undertaking for the woman of today than

it was for her mother or her grand-

mother.



When we say now that a house is clean

and well-kept we mean that the sanitary

conditions in it and around it: are what

they should be; that thoro investigation

would not discover a damp, musty cellar,

or a foul-smelling drain, or dark, unaired

sleeping apartments. The old neatness

concerned itself mainly with pleasing the

eye and tickling the palate; the new

neatness acknowledges the vigilant, sen-

sitive nose as the highest master.



The new neatness condemns the old-

fashioned carpet as a dust and germ

holder, and favors mattings or finished

iloois with rugs. The new neatness fears

not the fading of upholstery and drap-

eries, but freely admits the sunshine,

which is nature's own disease router and

disinfectant.



While striving to live up to the more

exacting requirements of the new order,

the modern woman of necessity rejects

as unimportant certain tenets of house-

keeping faith that her grandmother re-

garded as essential. It used to be con-

sidercd the very acme of neatness to

make “a bed just as soon as the sleeper

was out of it. The modern mind insists

that a thoro airing is of far more conse-

quence than so speedy a putting of the

room to rights. The modern woman does

not scrub and scour and polish as much

as did the faithful devotee of the old

order, but she is more strenuous in her

insistence upon clean air and pure drink-

ing water. The grandmother was neat

because it was the thing to be neat; all

nice, refined people were neat, and neat-

ness and cleanliness were grateful to the

aesthetic sensibilities of all such people.

The granddaughter, who is the matron

of today, is neat in a broader, deeper, and

more thoro manner. The considerations

which influenced her grandmother are

still potent, and further, she realizes that

intelligent neatness and cleanliness are





 





 





 





vitally necessary to health and well-being.





 





 





UST suppose, when company



comes, you could pull a little



chain and turn on a flood of



light in a cluster of globes

hanging from the parlor ceiling.



And suppose, a little later you

could pull another little chain and

turn on a beautiful light in a col-

ored dome hanging over the dining

room table.



Pull still other chains and turn

on lights in your bed rooms, your

kitchen, or your cellar.



Pull another and fill your barn

with light that would show up every

hair, straw or buckle as plain as

these things would show by daylight.



And suppose you made all the gas

for these lights yourself, right on

the place.



Made it so easy that the work

required only fifteen minutes of

your time once a month.



Make it so cheaply that the light

costs you no more than kerosene.



And suppose you actually used

this same home-made gas as fuel for

cooking on hot days, or when you

are in a. hurry.



In other words, suppose you

had a little acetylene gas

plant built for country home

use.



A plant that would mean no

more washing or breaking of

chimneys—no soot or grease

to fight with—no wicks to

trim, no oil to spill or burn.



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Picture the advantages in

your mind’s eye—stop and

think of the safety, comfort,

satisfaction and happiness it

would bring to your family.



Do this and you will under-

stand why it is that over one hun-

dred and seventy-six thousand farm

houses have been equipped with

Acetylene gas to date.



Consider also that these one hun-

dred and seventy-six thousand coun-

try home owners simply followed

the lead of over twenty million city

people who have used gas so long

that they don’t know what an oil

lamp looks like.





(man ammo:





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MARCH 19, 1910.





I .ome‘Made Gas

from Crushed Stone andWater





 





 





 





 





 





Like these city friends, you

wouldn’t; keep your oil lamps if city

gas could be piped to your place,

and this new rural gas, “Acetyl-

ene,” beats city gas all hollow in

forty ways. '



Unlike city gas, your Acetylene

will not be poisonous to breathe—

you can sleep all night in a. room

with an open burner with no injuri-

ous effects whatever.



Volume for volume, your Acetyl-

ene will give ten times more light

than your city cousin gets from the

best city gas.



Then when you use it as a. fuel,

your Acetylene will be delivered

right; in your cooking appliance,

where it will supply heat, on tap

that you can regulate with a thumb



' screw.

* * *



The crushed stone you will use in

making your Acetylene is known

commercially as Union Carbide, and

is sold at factory prices and shipped

direct to you from the company’s

own warehouse located in your

district.





Union Carbide won’t; burn'





”can’t explode, and will keep

for years in any climate.

Once a month you will have

to drop a. few pounds of Union

Carbide in one part and a few

gallons of water in another

part of a small tank-like ma-

chine that sets in your base-

ment or in an out-building.

Genuine Acetylene is pro-

duced from just Union Car-

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Won’t you let us tell you

how little it will cost 0 make

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yourself for your home and all the

other buildings on your place?



Write us how many rooms you

have, and we will send you free

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and give you an estimate as to the

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MARCH 19, 1910. '





Potatoes now selling for 150. Dealers

claim over three-fourths of crop in this

locality has been marketed; Considerable

complaint of their not keping well. Ap-

ples bring 75c; butter, 250: eggs, 22c;

dressed pork, 11c. Almost impossible to

find cattle fit to butcher. Hay is retailing

trom feed stores at $20 a ton.



Eastern Oceana 00., March 9.——Our

winter still lingers in the lap of spring.

We have had steady sleighing‘ now for

three months and people are still going

with sleighs. March came in like the

proverbial lamb, but has turned cold with

the fields nearly all covered with snow.





.Where the ground got bare our wheat





rye and clover looks promising; also the

alfalfa. Very few cattle and hogs on

feed. Farm help rather scarce and wages

high. Potatoes are a drug on the mar-

ket, Selling for 200 per bu. Corn scarce,

selling at 450 per crate of cars; seed corn

$1.50 per bu; wheat, $1.15; oats, 550; rye,





72c; apples, 25@50c; butter, 20c; eggs,

17c. Farmers are still picking up a few





logs for lumber, although this country is

short of timber, many farmers having to

buy wood to burn.



Branch Co.—Wheat came from beneath

its winter coat of ice and snow early in

March, looking fairly well, but the con-

tinued freezing and thawing of the past

week has been anything but favorable

Auction sales are numerous and

live stock and hay selling high. But lit-

tle stock being fed for market and the

local market for corn very low, millers

being the only buyers and they offer but

520 for 70 lbs. of ear corn, but it is notice-

able that they retail the same—according

to their market reports in the local pa-

pers, at 80c per bushel, and coarse corn

meal at $30 per ton, bolted meal at 3%0

per 1b., while a bushel of Corn will buy

two or three lbs. of corn products in the

form of breakfast foods. Still the former

is blamed for the high cost of living.

Wheat, $1.14; oats, 44c; butter, 220; eggs,

18c; cloverseed, $6@6.50; hogs, alive, 8@

Be; dressed, 11%@121,§c.



Northern Isabella and Southern Clare

Co.’s, March 12.—Snow nearly gone and





the roads in bad condition for hauling

loads. Wheat has wintered well, as it





has been covered all winter with snow

and good prospects for a crop. Hundreds

of farmers are disappointed in the price

of beans as they expected $2.50 per bu..

at this time of year after holding them

all winter. Better demand for potatoes

than a month ago. This locality is not

considered a potato country. Auction

sales numerous and everything selling

well, especially horses, hogs and cows.



Kent 00., March 9.—March came in

like a lamb all right, and has given us

but two frosts to date, good ones to sow

grass seed on. Fall sown grain and young

clover proved the winter to have been an

ideal one for these crops, though the

winner was unusually cold and long.

Stock is in good condition and selling

high as ever. Milvch cows and good farm

horses are especially good sellers. No

spring pigs to date and few hogs of any

kin .



Gratlot 00., March 8.-—-—This county ex-

perienced some of its coldest weather

during the last week in February. The

26th dawned with a rising thermometer

and the day was rainy. From Feb. 27

to March 6, p. m., extremely warm

weather prevailed. The snow and ice

disappearing as by magic, but without

any very high water. Wheat is laid bare

for the first time since early December,

and is as green and fresh as though it had

never seen frost. Coarse feed is in good

demand. Stock of all kind sells at a

high figure at auction, and hogs are al-

ways a a premium.



Genesee 60., March 4,—Witl1 the begin-

ning of this month warmer weather has

prevailed and everybody seems pleased to

see it. We have had sleighing since about

Thanksgiving, with but Very few days in-

terruption. Indeed, some sleighs have

been out continuously, altho there has

been occasionally a day when the snow in

the road was pretty thin. Judging from

present indications a prosperous season

is ahead. 'Farmers are encouraged from

thepast and are making no great com-

plaint over the high prices. Farm help

is as scarce as ever and comes at no less

a Wage. Land values are steadily ad-

vancing to keep pace with other things.

Increasing difficulty in getting help is ad-'

ding to the number of tenant farmers

every year. Market quotations: Wheat,

$1.21; corn, 660; beans, $2.05; oats, 48c;

potatbes, 450; butter, 25c to 300; eggs,

260; dressed hogs, 11340; dressed beef,

$6.50@7; baled hay, $12@14. Loose hay

reached the high water mark yesterday

with $20 per ton paid on the local market

for choice timothy.





 





 





RAILROAD INSTITUTES.





 





Taft, of Michigan

announces the fol.

from March





,Supertintendent

Farmers’ Institutes,

lowing “railroad institutes,”

28 to April 2 inclusive:



Monday, arch 28.—Holt, 8:05 a. m.;

Mason, 10:00 a. m.; Leslie, 1:00 p. m.;

Rives, 2:30 p. m.; Jackson, 4:00 p. in.



Tuesday March 2.-—C0ncord, 8:00 a. m.;

Homer, 9:§0 a. m.; Tekonsha, 11:00 a. m.;

Union City, 1:10 p. m.; Colon, 2:30 p. m.,

Centerville, 4:00 p. m.



Wednesday March 30.—Three Rivers,

8:00 a. m.; .Iones, 9:30 a. m.; Vandalia,

11:00 a, m.; Cassopolis, 1:15 p. m.; Bar-

ron Lake, 3:00 p. m.; Niles, 4:10 p. m.



Thursday, March 31.—Pokagon, 8:00 a.

UL; Dowagiac, 9:30 a, m.; Glenwood, 11:00

a. m.; Decatur, 1:10 p. m.; Lawton, 2:30

D. m.; Mattawan, 4:00 p. m.



Frlday, April 1.—-Comstock, 8:00 a. m.;



Galesburg, 9:30 a. m.; Ceresco, 11:00 a.

111-; Marshall, 1:15 p, m.; Albion, 2:40 p.

m.; Parma, 4:00 p. m,

Saturdag, April 2.—-—Eaton Rapids, 8:00

a. m.; C arlotte._ 9:30 a. m.; Nashville,

10:50 a. m.; Hastings, 1:30 p, m.; Middle-

ville, 3:00 p. m.; Caledonia, 4:15 p. m.



The train will stop from 60 to 90 min—

utes for an Institute at. each of the places

scheduled above, _After a number of

short addresses the exhibits in the bag-

ggfé‘aecegars will. be. explained and demon-





THE; 'Micmc-ANFARMER.

Our New Double Wing

Dr0p Head Cabinet





 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 





THIS DOUBLE WING DROP HEAD

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The Minnesota Model “A" Is a machine

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running.





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$948 Profit from 4 Acres





3 Crops a Year Without Wearing Out Soil





An Alabama farmer planted four acres of land in Irish potatoes. They netted him

$468—or $117 an acre. He then planted the same four acres in sweet potatoes which

netted $480. Total. 5948 Proflt on Four Acres of Land. which yielded in addition a

thrifty forage crop.





Come low and See Such crops Growing While Your Land is Still Frost-Bound





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Low Round-Trip Rates are in effect the first

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Banner Grass Country of the United States—

There is ten months’ good pasturage during

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Sal-Vet saves your shoots and enables you to raise big

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give more and richer milk. It will keep the digestive

organs of all your stock in perfect condition. so that whst

they eat goes to make profit for you.



Animals cannot fatten and thrive when they have

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worms. It will put your stock in prime condition and keep

them mmuno 1mm parasitic infection.



Sal-Vet is 3 highly medicated «salt that is easily fed—-

the animals take it so readily that with it they doctor them-

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tions with the aid of powerful

machinery of our own special

design. There is no better paint

made than S. W. P. It will

cover more surface, look better

and last longer than cheap

mixed paints or hand mixed

lead and oil. Put up full U. S.

Standard Measure.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





S-W Wagon and





Implement Paint





A durable oil gloss paint made

especially to withstand hard

usage. There is the greatest

economy in keeping your

wagons and implements well

painted, to protect the wooden

parts against dampness and

cracking and the iron and steel

parts against rust. It brushes

out evenly, covers well and is

very permanent in color. Your

farm equipment will last twice

as long if kept well painted and

will give you better service all

the time.





 





 





S-W Brighten Up





Finishes





Under this label we put up a

complete line of paints, var-





every use or surface in and

around the home. Not one





a number of different products,

each one made especially for a





for its purpose. Tell your local





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nishes, stains and enamels for





product for all purposes. but





particular purpose and the best





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Freight Prepaid





For the Complete Spreader, guar-

anteed to beat them all. Always the

leader,itnowjumpsmanymoreyears

ahead of the imitations, with 19 im-

proved features. all found on no other

spreader. Yet. note the prices, de-

livered to you, freight prepaid: In





 

 





 





latest improved—





Made in all sizes. More steel used than in

any other spreader; cylinder all steel: steel

take and end gate; simplest feed—six changes

made from seat; the only direct chain drive—

no gears; lightest in draft. Proveit. Try one free.

Our Wa on-Box Spreader,



-' 9 Freight Paid $42.50

Delivered in Michigan and only a trifle more





 

   

 

 

 

 





Michigan. $83.50: in Indiana or Ohio, $85.00: in Illinois. $86.50; in

Iowa, Minnesota. Wisconsin or Missouri, 590. .

for other states. These prices equal or beat prices asked for other

Spreaders—yet others are makeshifts when compared with the





Detroit-American -.— am: ”an“





   

 

 

 

 





 

 





Complete

—with Trucks, Pole

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Band and every-

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credit, all go on this. too.



FREE BooKs—-The best published on value ofman-

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prices on the right terms. Shows and prices the

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With Iron Age Riding Culti-

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better because the% are built on

lines that make t is possible.

Hoes are under crfect control. 3

Can regulate e tli and

keep hoes desire dis-

tance from growing

plants. More ad-

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A composition of tar paper roofing which dries

out in a few months, rots and is a constant fire

menacHr a galvanized. lire-proof Edwards Steel

Shingle Roof which outlasts composition roofing

Six times and wood shingles four times.

Yet Edwards Steel Shingles coat. half as much

as best cut wood shingles and about the same as

high-grade 3.ply prepared roofing. )





Edwards“llE0"Sieel Shingles





Easy to Put (in—Cheapest Flre Insurance





Come in stamped sheets of finest Bessemer Steel.

5 to 10 feet long. covering width 24 inches. either

galvanized or painted. Can be laid wit hammer

and nails. No soldering—no tarring—no trouble.

810.000 Guarantee Bond A ainst Light-

ning. We will refund amount aid for our steel

shingles it your roof is damage by lightning.

[Buy at Factory Prices. We are largest makers

of iron and steel roofingémd pay the freight on all

too] Shingles: Plain, rrngated, V-Orim Roof-

lush {mfitaai’on Brick Si‘iiilng. eta). aBlendf or our

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GASOLINE PUMPING ENGINE





This In the In lno {hr





skids. with ill con-

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> A Special Machine for a Special Purpose





for Watering 3 ock, Irrigating, Draining, umplng out

Quarries, Excavations or other places where





Pumping Large uantltloo of Water

"10.,

a. compact. powerful and low priced

pumping outfit is wanted.

This Back-Geared Pumping

ngi nc with StuttingBox. asshown.

ready to receive pipe connections.





to an elevation of 26 feet.

66 barrels to an elevation

of 100 feet. or proportiom

ate quantities to any

height. F. O. B. Chicago





A complete pumping outfit assem-

bled in one compact machine ready to

receive the well connections and go to

work Just. as soon as they can be attached.

Cylinder. tune and rod all fitted ready to

screw together. for any lift from 25 feet to

100 feet. furnished for 846.



Thts is an emergency outfit

which can be shipped on an hour'e

notice and can be not up In com-

plete working order within an hour

aftor It is received.



This ei¥lne was specially

designed or pumping. It

can also be used for running a

grinder. fodder cutter, saw or

other light machinery; but.

where operating machine is

the principal work, our 37 .00





2-1]. P. general purpose engine with fluted cooler is cheaper

and more suitable. Larger sizes at proportionately low prices.



If on need a small engine to operate “any old hand pump" on

$37.50,pnnipin¢ engine is just the thing.



Remember that these engines are manufactured by the company which

made the steel windmill business. Thousands of these engines are in use. '





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work of it for yourself.

5559.? Do your shear- s

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protected and swims in oil,





Your dealer can supply





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This is the great enclosed gear shearing'machinc you

hear so much about. Every gear is file hard. is enclosed.





with iriction and wear. >This machine turns easy. shears

fast and gets all the wool. 11‘ MEANS

WORTH MORE WOOL FROM EVERY SHEEP.





and we will ship C.O.D. tor balance. Write ior our

new 1910 book, “More and Better Wool." Itls

FREE. Send for a copy today.





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20 CENTS





this machine. or send ”.00





DON’T SHEAR SHEEP WITH HAND SHEAHS





It is slow—you don’t get all the wool-you cut the sheep—and you make hard

It must please and satisfy

you or you can rstum it and

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S-W Metalasfic No. 2

A metal protective paint all . f

ready to use. Is made of a

combination of Graphite and

other materials and Pine Lin-

seed Oil, and has greater dur-

ability than many of the: so-

called graphite paints. I’tdries l

rapidly and gives a hard, im- L-

per-vials paint film that. effect- B





ively protects the metal be-

neath. Just the paint to use

on the metal parts of wind:-

mills, farm machinery, metal

roofs, spoutings, iron fences I

and, in fact, on all metal sur-

faces exposed to the weather.





 





 





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S-W Buggy Paint





will make your old buggy look

like new. This is a Varnish

Gloss Paint made to stand

wear and tear and outside. ex-

posure. It colors and var-

nishes at one operation and

vehicles finished with it can

be washed without injuring

the gloss or durability of the

paint. S-W Buggy Paint is a

high quality product and

should not be confused with

the many cheap mixtures on

the market. Comes in full

measure cans; nine handsome

colors.





 





 





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S-W Creosote Paint





is a moderate priced paint,





just the paint for painting farm

buildings, outhouses, fences,

bridges, etc., in fact for pro-.

tecting all kinds of rough

wooden structures from the

wear and tear of the weather.



It is of' splendid quality,





' spreads easily under the brush





and wears well. It contains





Creosotc, which prevents the





- decay of the wood and has a





very sanitary effect in build-

ings wire-re poultry, horses and

stock are kept.





 





 





 





 





Booklets that give you val-





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Write today for the one you need





“Paints and Vamishes for

the Farm "





Full of valuable information as to the

uses and economies of Paints and Var-

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“Sr-W Brighten Up Booklet"





Full of suggestions of how to use paints

and varnishes to decorate and improve

the appearance of the interior of your





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Booklets on Insecticides





Get larger crops. get more fruit and

better fruit by the judicious use of insec-

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S-W New Process Arsenate



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(— GET A PENCIL AND A POST CARD —) .

. _ I You have been seeing my ads all fall and winter—read some of them, may be“ Meant some time to I





write me to find outwhat all my advertising was about. But y0u put it ofi’ couldn’t find a. pencil

maybe. Had to qurt reading, and go out to do some chore or other—and you clean forgot it.





2:m¥°3m&?233 Write Galloway today about a Manure Spreader





Why? The best reason is that this in the year when you will need a spreader if. you ever did. Manure in piles

-" ~ all around the barn and ll'l‘d lots. Worth lots of money. Can‘t ali’ord to waste a, bit. Takes an awful lot of tune.

Gets-a spreader of Galloway. Best investment you ever made in machinery.

Galloway makes all his promises,all his _statements.(-laims andjchallemzes in black

and white. A mancan read ’em running. Now, what about the other follow?





 

 

 

 

 





   

   

 





     

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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, ‘ T7“ ‘ - s reader is made of better material than the Galloway? Make him write it in s ,. .’ ”ME fi‘é

' ’l/r"!:e1~l0l‘“~y :q » a contract. - “is . "Izé‘. Augie... "rug

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think of that: ? Think it over then. If the Galloway were not exactly as ood or , r; . \Q) *%

betterthan I claxnritjs, could I hope to escape utter smash-up? You now I 5-“ in _ ‘ .f ;.

couldn't stay in bus-mess With my written: claims and agreements it I didn’t )1": A“.

lower” spreader so back me up. fi‘ygjf





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any way you choose but t your name onto a. s ip o . paper or a. postal

card. and send it to me. ot next week—not next Saturday—not tomor-

_ row- Do it quick. Now is the time—Now. Then you’ll be ready for the

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DETROIT WHOLESALE MARKETS.





March 16, 1910.

Grains and Seeds.

Wheat.'—The trade largely depends up-

on weather conditions and so prices are





 





 

 





 





fluctuating according as the weather fav- '





ors the growing crop or damages it. The

past week over a large portion of the

winter wheat region the plant has suf-

fered considerably because of a laclcof

moisture and as a result of this condition

the downward trend of prices noted a

week ago, has been checked and advances

made, the average price for the week be-

ing above that for the previous period.

On Tuesday a slight reaction took place

when the weather report promised rain

for the more, important wheat states.

This with the heavy receipts caused a

slight falling off. The bulls, however,

\were encouraged by the improved demand

for cash wheat from millers who, a week

ago were slow for the} first time since

last. fall in taking cash grain. The visible

supply shows an increase of nearly a mil-

lion bushels. One year ago the price for

No. 2 red wheat was $1.20 per bushel.

Quotations for the week are as follows:



No. 2 No. 1



Red. White. May. July.

Thursday ....1.19% 1.1914. 1.20%, 1.08%





Frida ....... 1.1914, 1.101,; 1.20111 1.08%

Saturday .....1.1014 1.101,; 1.2014 1.09

Monday ...... 1.20 1.20 1.2114 1.10



‘ ..i.191/2 1191/2 1201/2 1.0831;





Tuesda ' . . .

\Vednegday ..1.19 1.19 1.20 1.08%,



Corn—Corn values have improved dur-

ing the past week. The influence of the

wheat trade is partly responsible for the

change. Weather conditions are swaying

the traders, however. because in the

southwest as soon as farmers can go upon

the land for spring work the delivery. of

corn will be checked. Generally, during

the past week receipts have been liberal

at primary elevators. The local trade

is firm and quiet. One year ago the price

for No. 3 corn was 671/2c per bushel. 'ihe

visible supply shows a. decrease of about

half a million bushels. Quotations for the

week are as follows: .





No. 3



No. 3 Yellow.

Thursday . . . . . . . . ......... 61 62

Friday ..... . ........ 61 6s

s-itnrday ................. .2 0g

Mrmday ................... 6212 6.31/2

Tuesday .................. 62 1/2 6.1 1/2

Wednesday ............... 621,4, 631,4,





Oats.—This grain is being exchanged

on practically the same basis as prevailed

a week ago. The grain is scarce and

there is a good demand for it, which de—

mand will likely be augmented when

farmers begin their spring operations

The receipts have not been large. The

local trading is quiet. One year ago the

price for No. 3 white oats was 55%0 per

bushel. Quotations for the week are as



110 S:

f0 w Standard. No.3.



1 47





Thursday ................. 47 /2



Friday .......... 471/4 47

Saturday . . . . . . .......... . 471/2 47

Monday . . ................. 471/2 47

Tuesday . . . . . ............. 47% 47 14

\Vednesday ............... 48 471/;





Beans.——There is no trading in beans

on the Detroit market. Transactions at

smaller points in the. state are reported

and at prices higher than the local quo-

tations. It appears that parties holding

beans have a high opinion of their value

and do not readily part with them. Cash

beans were quoted on this market a year





ago at $2.40 per bushel. Following are

the nominal quotations for the past week:

Cash. April.

Thursday .................. $2.15 $2.18

Friday .311 2.1.

Saturday ................... 2.15 2.18

Monday ..................... 2.15 2.18

Tuesday .................... 2.15 2.1

\Vednesday ................ 2.15 2.18





CIoverseed.——In the past, two weeks the

price for prime spot seed has declined a

full dollar per bushel and alsike has

dropped off a quarter of that amount.

The market is not as active as it usually

is for this season, which indicates that

less of the seed got away from the farm-

crs and primary elevator men than usual.

Prime spot seed a year ago was selling

at $5.35 per bu, and alsike at $8. Quota-

tions for the past week are:





Prime Spot. Mar. Alsike.

Thursday . . ...... $7.60 $7.60 $7.25

Fl‘idav .... ........ 7.40 7.40 7,25

Saturday ......... 7.10 7.10 7.00

Monday” .......... 7.00 7.00 7.00

Tuesday .......... 7.00 7.00 7.00

\Vcdncstlay ....... 6.90 6.90 ~ 6.90





Rye.—Market dull and lower. No. 1' is

quoted at 800 per 1311., which is a decline

of 21,60.

Visible Supply of Grain.

This week. Last week.





VVhE‘at ....... ........ 26,419,000 25,783,000

COI‘n ............ 13,882,000 14,357,000

Oats .. ............ 9.391.000 9.039.000

Rye .................. 642,000 734.000

Barley . . . ........... 2,840,000 2,917,000





Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.

FIour.—Flour market is steady with the

values given a week ago. Quotations as

follows:





(‘lear $730

Straight .............................. 5.80

Patent Michigan ..................... 6.15

Ordinary Patent ..................... 5.95





Hay and Straw.—Hay is taking on a

little firmer feeling while straw remains

unchanged. Quotations are: No. 1 tim—

othy. new, $18; No. 2 timothy, $17; clover,

mixed, $17; rye straw, $8.50; wheat and

oat straw. $7 per ton.



Feed.-—Prices are steady on last week’s

basis. Carlot prices on track: Bran.

$27 per ton; coarse middlings. $27; fine

middlings, $30; cracked corn, $27; coarse

corn meal, $27; corn and oat chop, $25

per ton.



Potatoes.~The outlook for sellers is not

encouraging. Prices are lower, receipts

liberal and demand fair. Michigan grown

are selling in car lots at 25@30c per bu.





/





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





Pravislons.—Family pork, $296030; mess

pork, $26.50; medium clear, $286029; pure

lard, 1504c; bacon, 18@19c; shoulders,

12512, smoked hams, 17@1734c; picnic hams,



c





Hldes.—No.’ 1 cured, 10c; No. 2 cured, 90;

No. 1 green bulls, 80; No. 1 green calf, 14c;

No. 2 green calf, 130; No. 1 cured calf,

150; No. 2 cured calf, Me; No. 1 horse-

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

skins, as to wool, 500@$2.





Dairy and Poultry Products.





Butter.——The butter trade remains

steady with last week. There is no ina-

terial change in the amount of offerings

and the demand continues about nominal

with that for several weeks past. Elgin

and other markets are steady and firm.

It is not expected that prices will be ma-

terially lower until there is a larger pro-

duction of milk. Quotations are: Extra

creaniery, 31c; first do., 30c; dairy, 21c;

packing stock, 20c per lb.



Eggs.—The price of fresh eggs, cases

included, one year ago was 18c and two

years ago, 151/20 at this date. The offer-

ings now coming to the market are small

compared with those of other seasons and

accounts, in part, for the higher price

now prevailing. The higher prices are

also the outcome of a. heavy demand be-

cause of the almost prohibitive prices

charged, for other food products. The

quotation for fresh receipts, cases in-

cluded, is 210 per dozen.



Poultry.——The poultry trade is not ac-

tive and the stock in the hands of dealers

is small. Prices for most kinds are high-

er. Quotations for the week are: Live.—

Spring chickens, 161/2c; hens, 16I’c; geese,

1460150; turkeys, 17@18c. Dressed.—

Chickens, 176018c; hens, 17@180; ducks,

1960200; geese, 15c; turkeys, 206024c.



Cheese—Michigan, late made, 156015140;

Michigan, fall made, 161,46017c; York state,

181/2c; limburger, Wisconsin, 18c, New

York, 19c; bricks, 18146019c; Swiss, do-

mestic block, 200; Swiss loaf, 226023c,



Calves—Higher. Choice to fancy, 11

6013c; ordinary, 106010860 per lb.



Fruits and Vegetables.



Apples.~Market firm and active. Spy,

$350604; Baldwin, $3@3.50; common, $2

603 per bbl.



Cranberries.—Cape Cod berries selling

at $2 per bu.



Onlons.—D0mestic, ‘70@75c per bu;

Spanish, $1.65 per crate.



Cabbage.#$1.75602 per bbl.



Vegetables.—Beets, 60c per bu; brussels

sprouts, 200 per qt; carrots, 50c per bu;

cauliflower, $1.75612 per bu; celery, 356040c

per doz; eggplant, $1.25602.50 doz; green

onions, 12%0 per doz; green peppers, 600

per bu; lettuce, hothouse, 126013c per lb;

mint, 25c per doz; parsley, 200 per doz;

radishes, 25c per doz; spinach, 706075c per

bu; turnips, 60c per bu; watercress, 35c

per doz; wax beans, $5 per bu; pieplant,

50c per doz.





OTHER MARKETS.





Grand Rapids.



The potato market continues very slow,

with prices about 20 lower than last

week’s quotations. Red kidney beans are

a. little firmer. farmers being offered $2.70

this week. \Vhite beans are practically

unchanged, machine screened bringing on

a basis of $1.90. No special change, ex-

cept a QC advance in wheat, is noted in

grain prices, the mills paying farmers as

follows: \Vheat, $1.14; corn, 62c; oats,

48c. Dressed hogs continue firm at 121/2c.

Poultry is firm and very scarce, prices

for dressed stock ranging as follows:

Turkeys, 186020c; chickens. 1660170; hens,

156116c; ducks, 166017c; broilers, 11/4602

lbs. cach, 3060320 The glass farmers

report a 2c advance in lettuce.





 





Boston.



“'ool.———During the past week there was

a firmer tone in the local wool market

due chiefly to the strength shown at the

London auction sale. Farmers here and

in the west are holding out for high

values to dealers looking for their new





crop. Some Michigan quarter-blood

fleeces were sold last week at 330 per

lb. Quotations for leading domestic





grades are as follows: Ohio and Pennsyl—

vania. fleeces—No. 1 washed, 406,041c; de-.

laines. washed. 3960400: XX, 3760380,

half blood combing, 366037c; three-eighths

blood combing, 3661'37c; quarter blood

combing, 35c; delaine, unwashed, 296030c;

fine unwashed, 2760280. Michigan, ‘Vis-

consin and New York fleeces—Fine un—

washed, 2561:26c; delaine unwashed, 31@

32c; half blood, unwashed, 35@36c.





New Y—ork.





Butter.—Creamery goods steady with

last week. Western factory firsts, 22@

231/2c; creamery specials, 33c.



Eggs—Tho obstinate demand for eggs

has put prices a little higher than last

week. Trade is active. \Vestern firsts

quoted at 25¢ per doz.; do. seconds, 24

(0241/20.



Poultry—Dressed, quiet, with prices on

a par with those. of a week ago. Western

chickens, broilers, 166017c; fowls. 1460

181/2c; turkeys, 186E230.





Chicago.



\Vheat—No. 2 red, $1.19601.21; May,

31.13%; .luly, 251.06%.



, Corn—No. 3, 616061-34c; May, 641/2c;

July, 661,40 per bu.



Oats—No. 3 white, 441/36046910; May,

451/2c: July, 431/8c.



Butter.-—Creameries firm at last week’s

figures, while dairies are higher. Under-

grades in best supply and hardest to

move. They are: Creameries, 2660310;

dairies, 22@27c. .



Eggs—Receipts are heavy, and the ef-

fort to prevent an accumulation of stocks

has brought a material decline in values.

Prime firsts, 211/2c; firsts, 201,40; at mark,

cases included. 19c per doz.



Hay and Straw.—-Hay strong at former

values, while straw is unchanged. Quota-

tions: Timothy, choice, $18.506019; No.

1. $176018; No. 2 and No. 1. mixed. $1660

17; No. 3 and No. 2 mixed. 2512601550: rye

straw, 385060950; oat straw, $750608;

wheat straw. $7607.50.



Potatoes—Receipts liberal and market

slow at a price decline of 1603c. Choice

to fancy quoted at 35@37c per bu: fair to

good, 32@34c.





 





 





Beans—Unchanged. Choice hand-

picked, $2.20 per bu; .fair to good,‘$2.15;

red kidneys, $2.80@3.10. .





Elgin. '



Butter.-—Market firm at 31c per lb.,



which is the quotation of a week ago. The



sales for the week amounted to 432.200



lbs., compared with 432,900 for the pre-

vious week.





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.





March 14, 1910.

(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards.

East Buffalo, N, Y.)



Receipts of sale stock here today as

follows: Cattle, 125 loads; hogs, 7,200;

sheep and lambs, 9,000; calves, 1,400.



The cattle market today was active on

all grades and prices ranged from 15@25c

per hundred higher than last Monday.

The market closed strong and we look

for the trade to improve right along.

The best fresh cows and springers sold

strong but the common grades were only

steady.



We quote: Best export steers, $7.50@

7.90; best 1,200 to 1.300-1b shipping steers,

$6.85@7.25; best 1.100 to 1,200—lb. do.,

$650607; medium 1,050 to 1,100-lb. butcher

steers, $6606.35; light butcher steers,

$550606; best fat cows, $5.50606; fair to

good do, $4.75605.25; trimmers. $3603.50;

best fat heifers, $6.25606.50; fair to good

do.. $550606; common do., $4.75@5.50; best

feeding steers, 950 to 1,000 lbs., $5605.50;

best feeding steers, 800 to 900 lbs., $4.75

605.25; 700 to 750-lb. dehorned stockers,

$450605; 600 to 650-lb. do., $4604.50; little

commOn stockers, $3.50@4.50; best bulls,

$6@6.50; bologna bulls, $5605.50; stock

bulls, $4604.50; best milkers and spring-

ers, $556065; fair to good do., $45@50;

common do., $256040.



The hog market today was fairly ac-

tive with the best yorkers mixed, medium

and heavy selling 25c higher and pigs and

light yorkers 306040c higher than Satur-

day. There are a few decks of the york

weights going over unsold.



“e quote: Heavy, mixed, medium,

yorkers. Digs. $11.20@11.25; rou‘ghs, $10.10

6010.30; Stags, $8.25608.50.



The lamb market opened active with

most of the best lambs selling at $10.50.

The market closed firm and if receipts

are not too heavy we look for steady

prices the balance of the week.



\Ve quote: Best lambs, $10.406010.50;

fair to good, $106010.35; culls, 1592560975;

skin culls, $7607.75; yearlings, $9609.50;

wethers, $8.50608.75; ewes, $775608; cull

sheep, $4607; best calves, $106010.50; fair

to good do., $9Q'9.75; cull to common,

$7.506_“8.50; heavy, $4605.50.





 





 





 





Chicago.

March 14, 1910.



_ Cattle. Hogs. Sheep

Received today ......22,000 34,000 12,000

Same day last year ..27,547 63,503 21,214

Received last week ..54,482 86,101 53,214

Same week last year.51,963 164,204 72.38?



A new week starts off today, with cat-

tle active at firm to 10c higher prices,

the advance being in the choicer class

which are scarcer than ever. A sale

was made of eight fancy 888-lb. heifers

at $6.90. Hogs opened about 50 lower.

but soon firmed up and sold as high as

last Saturday, heavy packing and selected

shipping lots averaging 255 to 400 lbs. g0-

ing ‘at $10.70@11, mixed packing and

butcner hogs averaging 19560255 lbs.

at.$10_.556010.95, light packing and selected

shipping hogs averaging 140 to 195 lbs. at

$10.55@10.85, pigs at $9.756010.50 and

Stags at $10.656011.25. Sheep and lambs

were scarce and 106025c higher, wooled

lambS_ seling at $86010 and clipped flocks

at $7.50@9. VVooled sheep Were in strong

demand, wethers being salable at $75060

8.25, .ewes at $4608, bucks at $6606.75 and

ggasrfings at $8609. Shorn wethers brought





Cattle were again in moderate supply

and in strong general demand last week,

and sales were made at the highest fig-

ures of the year, there being further ad-

vances of 10@25c, shared in by butcher

stock, as well as by beef steers. Steers

went chiefly at $6607.65, the commoner

class of light steers on the feeder order

selling at $5.20@6.25, while the better

class of weighty shipping beeves brought

674060840. Cattle of good weight, which

had been selling nearer to the short-fed

kind than usual. advanced the fastest,

being wanted by local packers and eastbrn

shippers. The feeder buyers purchased a

good share of the cattle which had little

flesh and could be bought at $5.50@6

some going as high as $6.15. A few com:

mon feeders sold as low as $4.90, while

stOt-kers were taken at $3.50605.75. Most

of the cattle taken for feeding went east

although there was a fair demand frorri

lllinOis feeding districts. Butcher stOCk

had an. excellent demand, cows and heif-

ers being wanted at $3.80606.65, while

canners and cutters were good sellers at

$2.50603.75, bulls being active and higher

at 5536060610. A noteworthy sale was

illrflt of 31 prime heifers that averaged

1,..06 lbs. at $6.65. Milkers and springers

were in moderate supply and demand at

unchanged prices, sales ranging at $256065

per head. Calves were marketed only

moderately and had a good outlet, buyers

paying $3.506010 per 100 lbs. for inferior

heavy to prime light vealers. As is apt

to be the case, there was a reaction in

the beef cattle market by Thursday, and

slower buying caused weakness, many

sales showmg a decline of about 100

While there are exceptions to the rule-

espeCially when cattle are scarcer than

usual on Monday and “'ednesdav the

market is ordinarily more animated on

those days than at other times.



Hogs'were in meager supply last week

and prices experienced the wildest ad:

cances imaginable, the market being

greatly excited, with eastern shippers

competing for the choicer consignments

Local packers were eager buyers, having

great need of hogs for their fresh meat

trade, as well as for converting into lard

and cured meats, and the yard speculators

also took a hand, being large buyers and

sellers on the ups and downs of the mar-

ket. However, it was mainly an advanc-

ing market, with the rise as much as 30





MARCH 19, 1910.





‘@35c in a single day, and the aggregate

advance was the most striking ever re-

corded in a week. The recent showing

of provision supplies was an extremely

bullish factor, combined. stocks in Chi-

cago, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Omaha

and St. Joseph on March 1 being only

170,293,332 lbs., compared with 157,742,940

lbs. a month? earlier and 324,674,406 lbs.

8. year ago. The provision market sym-

pathized with hogs, and prices had lively

advances, amid the wildest excitement on

the Board of Trade, the “shorts” rushing

to cover their trades. This has been the

most remarkable year ever known in the

hog trade, the top price the first day of

January having been $8.50, ,while $10 was

the top price the following month, with

th top so far for March at $11. Hogs

have been averaging in weight 211 lbs.,

compared with 203 lbs a year ago, 211 lbs.

two years ago, and 226 lbs. three years

ago.





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he first edition the Detroit Live

Stmktmarkets are reports of last week,

all other markets are right up to date.

Thursday's Detroit Live Stock markets

are given in the last edition. The first

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Thursda 3 Market.

y March 17,1910.

Cattle.





Market 20@ 25c lower





1, 421.

ReceiptS, Common





than last week on good grades.

cattle of all kinds no higher



We quote: Extra drv-fed steers and

heifers, $6. .50@7; steers and heifers 1, 000

to 1,200, $5. 75@6. 50; steers and heifers,

300 to 1’000 35. 25@5 75 steers and heif-

ers that are fat, 500 to 700 $475635?

choice fat cows, $4 75@5- 50; g00d fat

cows, $4. 50@5; common cows $3. 50714,

canners, $2 75@3. 25, choice heavy bulls;

$5@5. 75; fair to good bolognas, bulls,$4.7;1

@5. 25: stock bulls, $4. 50: milkers, large,

young, medium age, $40@45;

milkers, $18@30.



Bishop, B & H. sold Newton B. Co. 4

heifers av .640 at $4. 50, 12 do av 744 at

$5. 50, 5 cows av 926 at $3.25, 2 bulls av 665

at $4.25, 5 butchers av 834 at $4.75, 7 do

av 786 at $5. 75, 2 cows av 1,010 at $3.75,

10 steers av 762 at $5. 65, 3 do av 800 at

6.60, 2 cows av 875 at $4; to Sullivan P.

:10. 3 cows av 800 at $4. 50, 1 bull weigh—

ing 1, 440 at $5, 4 steers av 650 at $5, 8 do

av 644 at $5 5 do av 1020 at $6.25, 4

heifers av 782 at $4, 6 cows av 1,100 at

$5.10, 3 do av 977 at $3, 7 steers av 1,080

at $6.25, 6 do av 961 at $6. 35, 5 cows 21v

1,000 at $5. 50, 2 do av 915 at $4, 6 steers

av 1,055 at $6. 40, 2 cows av 775 at $4. 25,

1 bull weighing 1, 630 at $5. 50,1 do weigh-

1,800 at $5. 75; to Bresnahan 18 heifers

av 535 at $4.75; to Fronn 4 cows av 1,035

at $3. 90, 1 do weighing 1, 050 at $3. 90; to

Mich. B. Co 20 steers av 938 at $5. 3.5; 10

Sullivan P. Co 14 do av 733 at $5. 40, 3 do

av 977 at $6.10, 3 cows av 760 at $3; to

Newton P. Co. 2 do av 925 at $3, 7 do av

920 at $5.15, 20 steels av 1,107 at $6. 10;

to McCormick 5 do av 1106 at $6 61 7

cows av 1.074 at $4.65; to Sullivan P. Co.

1 bull weighing 1,280 at $4.75. 3 cows av

1,033 at $4.75, 1 steer weighing 1,130 at

$6.25; to Regan 7 heifers av 600 at $4.65;

to Hammond, S, & Co. 6 steers av 940 at

$6.10, 2 do av 721') at $5; to Mich. B. Co.

2 cows av 1.160 at $5, 1 (lo weighing 780

at $3; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull weig hing

1,750 at $5.50, 1 do weighing 1.0.0 at $5;

to Newton B. Co. 3 steers av 1,033 at $6,

5 do av 820 at $1), 15 do 21y 760 at $5.50,

7 do av 1,043 at $6.2 .15, 10 butchers av 753

at $4. 50, 5 cows av 1, 018 at $3.75, 5 do av

816 at $2.75.



Spicer & R. sold Sullivan P. Co. 1.5

steers av 1,144 at $6.75, 2 do av 835 at

$5. 50, 3 do av 977 at $6.75, 6205 do av 1,201)

at $6 85,14 do av 871 at$5. 5do av 834

at $4. 75, 1 bull weighing 1, 6200 oat $5. 50, 4

do av 1,012 at $4. 75. 3 cows av 835 at

$3.25; to Breitenback Bros. 24 butchers

21v 716_at $4.40; to Goose 8 do av 300 at

$3.85; to Mich. B. Co. 5 cows av 940 at

$4; to'Cookc 25 steers av 868 at $6; to

Kamman B, Co. 15 butchers av 854 at

$5.50; to Fry -4 do av 585 at $5, 6 do av

657 at $5; to Regan 1 heifer weighing .580

at $4.50, 1 ‘do weighing 480 at $4.25; to

Newton‘B. Co. 22 butchers av 751 at

$5. 50, 12 do av 730 at $4. 65' to Schlischer

1 cow weighing 700 at $3, 3 do av 810 at

$3, 1 do weighing 950 at $3 .10 5 do av

.926 at $3.35; to Hammond, S. & Co 12

butchers av 754 at $5.65; to Rattkowsky

5 cows av 840 at $3.50.



Haley & M. sold Newton '13. Co. 17

steers av 1,034 at $6.25; to Sullivan P. Co.

4 do av 662 at $4.75, 4 do av 832 at $5.50,

16 butchers av 625 at $4. 85, 1 bull weigh-

ing 680 at $5,,2 steers av 725 at $5, 1 do

weighing 1250 at $6; to Marx 3 do av

810 at $5. 90; to Mit'_11.B. Co. 1 heifer

weighing 990 at $5 .25, 1 cow weighing

1.030 at $4.10; to Bresnahan 3 heifers av

443 at $4.50; to Gerish 21 steers av 1,022

at‘$6.50; to Goose 6 heifers av 313 at $3.75;

to Rattkowsky 3 cows av 977 at $3.85; to

Breitenback Bros. 13 steers av 9:54 at

$6.25; to Schlischer 1 heifer weighing

620 at $5; to Sullivan P. Go, 1 cow weigh-

ing 900 'at $2.75, 4 do av 812 at $4.



Weeks sold Sullivan P. Co. 2 bulls av

1,600 at $5.25.



Same sold Marx 2 cow and steer av

1,025 at $5.20.



Same sold Thompson 2 heifers av 725

at $5.25.



Sharp & W. sold Bresnahan 2 cows av

735 at $3.75.



'Xéveeks sold same 3 canners av 877 at

$2. 5.



Sharp & W. sold Newton B. Co, 2 cow

and bull av 815 at $4.80.



Breuer sold same 25 butchers av 740

at $4.80.



Sharp & W. sold Kamman 3 steers av

800 at $5.70.



Eddy sold same 16 steers av 856 at

$5.70, 3 butchers av 820 at $5, 4 cows av

900 at $3.



Tubbs & Son sold Lingeman 10 butchers

av 852 at $5.25.



Veal Calves.



Receipts, 844. Market steady at last

week’s prices on common. Best grades.

500 higher. Best, $9. 50(11710; others. $4

@8. 75; milch cows and springers dull and

$5 lower.



Roe Com. Co. sold Nagle P.Co.15

av 115 at $7, 35 av 130 at $9.50, 5 av 250

at $5: to Hammond, S. & Co. 4 av 140 at

$7,111 av 140 at $,9 6 av 145 at $9 50.



Sharp .. sold Newton B. Co. 1

weighing 110 at $9.



Tu‘bbs & Son sold same 2 av 135 at $9,

14 av 135 at $9 10 av 140 at $8.50, 3 av

125 at $7

picer & R. sold Sullivan P. Co. 2 av

1,. at 8550.1 weighing 250 at $450,1'

vgjeighin 300 at $5. 50, 192 av 140 at 9 25‘.

ltmeigh 113 360 at $4. 50, av 135 at 9.25,

11 av 180 at $9; 37 3172140 at 99:25 to





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Mi ch. B. Co. 2 av 100 at $6, av 125 at





.88. 75; to Sullivan P. Co. 3 av 120 at $5. 75.





Waterman sold Street 10 av 140 at

97

L§V6Well sold Burnstine 9 av 140 at

99





Downing sold same 13 av 130 at $9.



Fenton sold same 4 av 130 at $6, 7 av

125 at $9, 7 av 120 at $9.



Carmody sold Hammond, S. & Co. 10

av 144 at $9.



Belheimer sold same 14 av 150 at $9.75,

2 av 170 at $7.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Nagle P. Co. 11

av 140 at $9.50, 12 av 130 at $9, 19 av 115

at $8.50, 27 av 150 at $10, 23 av 120 at

$8.50; to Mich. B. Co. 4 11v 250 at $5, 4

av 200 at $5, 29 av 140 at $9.25. .



Bergen & W. sold Sullivan P. CO. 9 av

145 at $9.25, 1 weighing 130 at $6.



Duelle sold same 20'av,115 at $8.50.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts, 3,399. Market 50c higher than

last week on all grades. '



Best lambs, 39.114110 fair to good

lambs, $9.50@9.75; light to common lambs,

88.50609; fair to good sheep, 87(17. .50; culls

and common, $4. .50@5. 50



Bishop, B. & H. sold Breitenback Bros.

22 lambs av 63 at $9, 1 sheep weighing

80 at $6, 3 lambs av 50 at $6. 23 do av 70

at $6; to Nagle P. Co. 60 do av 53 at $9.25,

195 do av 94 at $10, 23 do av 67 at $9, 172

do av 80 at $9.75, 53 av 82 at $9.75; to

Breitenback Bros. 28 do av 70 at $8.50; to

Eschrich 36 do av 55 at $8.50, 20 do av

50 at $8.50; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 11 do av

70 at $9.50. 10 sheep av 100 at $6.50.



Sharp & W, sold ’Newton B. Co. 38

lambs av 70 at $9. 18 sheep av 80 at $6.



Cheney & H. sold same 20 lambs av 65

at $8.50.



Fenton sold same 7 lambs av 68 at $9.



Bordine sold Nagle P. Co, 218-lambs av

78 at $9.75, 261 do 2117.82 at $9.85.



Dancer & K, sold same 122 lambs av 77

at $9.80, 11 sheep av 80 at $4.50.



Waterman sold same 111 lambs av 85





at $9.40.



Roe Com. Co. sold Nngle P. Co. 28

:heep av 110 at $7, 16 lambs av 60 at

8.50,



Bergen & W. sold Sullivan P. Co. 22





lambs av 70 at $9, 1 sheep weighing 100

sold Parker, W'.





at $7.



Lovewell & Co. 51

lambs av 62') at $9.50



Spicer & R. sold Nagle P Co. 120 lambs

av 75 at $9. 50; to Mich. B Co. 131 do av

77 at $9.85, 26 do av .58 at $8 2.5 sheep

av 90 at $7,160 lambs av 70 at $9 81 30

sheep av .92 .1t $4.75,.371a111bs av .53, at

$8.25; to Sullivan P. (‘0, 142 do 21v 7.5 at

$9.80, 10 do av 64 at $8.50. :5 sheep av 90

at $5.50; to Nagle P. Co. 87» lambs av 75

at $9.65, 2 do 11v 125 at $9.710, 6 sheep av

120 at $6.25.



Hogs.



Receipts, 3.057. Market steady at last

week's prices on all grades.



Range of prices: Light to good butch-

ers, $10.60((1710.7:'1; pigs. $10.25;

ers, $10.60(1fi\10.70; stags, ‘15, off.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Hammond. S. &

C0. 74 av 140 at $10.50. 414 av 165 at

$10.70, 119 av 165 at $10.65, 749 av 190 at

$10.75, 42 av 150 at $10.55, 97 av 160 at





$10.60.



Spicer & R. sold'Parker, XV. & Co. 140

av 190 at $10.75, 1'10 av 165 at $10.70.



Haley & M. sold same 112 av 1510 at

$10. 75, 80 av 180 at $10.70,120 av 170 at

$10. 65, 40 av 1'10 at $107 .15.



Roe (‘11m.Co sold same 150 11v 190 at

$10.75, 21 av 170 :11: $10.70. 207 av 160 at

$10.65, 64 av 150 at $10. 60,



Bishop. B. & H. sold some 64 av 195a

$10.75. 120 av 150 at $105512!) av 180

at $10.70.





 





Friday's Market.

March 11, 1910.

Cattle.

The run of cattle at the Michigan Cen-

tral yards F1iday was very light and the





market steady with Thuisday on all

grades.

Best steers and heifers $6106. 2.5: steers





and heifers, 1 000 to 1.200, 3.1.7.1116 steers

and heifers, 800 to 1, 000 $5. 50@.5 90; steers

and heifers that are fat, 500 to 700, $.'1@

5.25; choice fat cows, $5; good fat cows,





$4. 50@4. 75; common cows, $3. 25693 50;

canners, $3; choice heavy bulls, $5.2 fair

to good bolognas bulls $4. 75@5; ostock





bulls, $4@4.2 -5; milkers. large, young, me-

dium age, $40@55; common milkers, $25





@35.



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

20 steers av 939 at $5.90, 2 cows av 925

at $3.50, 2 do av 1.175 at $5, 3 do av 773

at $3.25, 5 do av 1 086 at $4. .50, 2 do av

790 at $3, 2 do an 830 at $4. 1'10, 1 do weigh-

ing 1.110 at $3, 3 do av 903 at $3.50,1 bull

weighing 770 at $4. 50, 10 butchers av 820

at $5. 40.

Veal Calves.





The veal calf trade was full steady on

anything good, but common thin grades

were 500 lower and will continue to de-

cline, as the. butchers have no use for

them. Keep them on the f.11m if possible.

Best grades, $8. 75619 50; others, $4628.



Stage & C. sold Hammond, S. & CO.

19 av 150 at $9



Lucke sold same 10 av 132 at $9 25.



Bishop B. & H. sold Breitenback Bros.

3 av 215 at $6. 50.



Same sold Rattkowsky 3 av 150 at $9.40,

1 weighing 120 at $8.



Sheep and Lambs.





The run of sheep and lambs was light

and the market strong at Thursdays





prices.



Best lambs, $9.125@9.50; fair to good

lambs, $8. 75@9. 25; light to common lambs,

$7. 50@8; fair to goodp sheep, $6. 50@7. 50;

culls and common, $3114.50



Haley & M sold Breitcnbaek Bros. 13

lacmgs av 70 at $9,1 sheep weighing 150

a 5.



Hogs.

In the hog department the trade was

full steady with the opening on Thurs-

day. The Sullivan Packing Co. took ev—

erything on sale but one bunch. which

went to Parker, Webb & Co.



Light to good butchers, $10.60@10.70;

pigs, $10@10.25; fflight yorkers, $10.40@

10. 50; stags, $40



Bishop, B &o H. sold Sullivan P. Co.

158 av 170 at $10. 60, 69 av 180 at $10.65,

51 av 200 at $100.7



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Of late I have frequently been asked

the question, can I make a “go” of poul-

try? There is but one answer—it is in

the business if it is in you.



The man who has only a theoretical

knowledge of it had best go slow. Get a

few well-bred hens and try it first as a.

side line. If this pays, and it nearly al-

ways does, then keep on growing in the

business.



The cause of so many failures in the

poultry business is “getting in had." A

man gets the “bee,” goes out and buys

an old flock of hens here and another

there, which are usually for sale because

they are poor layers. He thus gets a big

flock of failures together and he usually

quits with one trial.



Now, in speaking of the poultry busi.

ness, I mean of keeping poultry for eggs

as all the rest is more or less incidental.

if forty well-bred hens of a good laying

strain will produce $200 worth of eggs in

a year at a total expense of $.30 or less.

it is easy to figure the result in gain. In

my opinion this would not be an extra-

ordinary yield of eggs. But if you get a

big flock of “has beens,” and harvest a

big crop of cholera, bowel disease and

other ailments incidental to old age and

inbreeding, instead of a harvest of eggs,

why—it is still easier to figure the result

in loss.



You must start right and take care of

the details. Be thorough. Don’t be like a

certain prominent judge in this state who

once tried farming and he went out to

hoe corn. \Vhen he came to a poor,

weedy hill he said it was not worth hoe-

ing, and when he came to a good one it

(lid not need it, so he went up the row

swimmingly. However, he quit farming

and studied law.



If you will not tend to your hens when

they are not: laying, because it doesn’t

pay,‘nor tend to them when they are lay-

ing because you don’t need to, you had

better quit before you begin.



One thing experience has taught me:

there is a. time for laying and a time for

lest with any flock Jf hens. If you force

them to lay out of season you will pay

for it two to one in a decreased season's

yield. I say, breed well, feed well, house

well, but leave egg stimulants alone. If

you doubt this take two lots of hens and

stimulate one and simply nourish the

other. Then keep account of their egg

yield in dollars and cents for a year and

sec for yourself.



Isabella Co. Wu. J. COOPER.

MUST THE TURKEY FLOCK BE ISO-



LATED?





Latest information touching the cause

and spread of blackhead among turkeys

would seem to make it clear that this

disease threatens the future of turkey

raising as at present conducted on most

farms. It is now claimed that in some

sections of the country considerably more

than one-half of the total number of tur-

keys that are hatched succumb to this

disease. This rather alarming condition

has led to a careful study of this some-

what mysterious ailment and, while no

very definite conclusions have been

reached, it is now believed that blackhead

is caused by the same germ or bacillus

which is responsible for the trouble

known as white diarrhoea in chicks. As—

suming this to be true, the question is,

do turkeys contract the disease from

running with the chickens?



It is clear that if satisfactory evidence

supporting this claim can be produced,

the remedy, so far as turkeys are con-

eerned, lies in separating them from the

general farm poultry flock and growing

them upon soil which has not been con-

taminated by chicks which have suffered

from that form of bowel trouble known

as white diarrhoea. Some evidence bear-~

ing on this point is furnished by the

Rhode Island station where careful ex-

periments demonstrated that the disease

is not transmitted through the egg. From

these investigations it was also strongly

evident that while ordinary fowls (hens,

guineas, pheasants, etc.), rarely die of

the disease they carry and distribute it.

They have shown that by removing the

turkey eggs three or four days before

hatching, wiping them with a cloth moist-

ened with 90 per cent alcohol, finishing

the incubation in a machine, keeping the

poults for a few weeks on a clean board

floor, and placing them in a location re-

mote from ordinary fowls, the losses from

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be reduced from' a. maximum of 80 per

cent to about 16. to 20 per cent. This

indicates that the turkeys must be kept

away from ordinary fowls as. much as

possible, and, in View of the tendency of

partially wild turkeys to roam and re—

main at a considerable distance from the

farm buildings, it is possible that the

supposed benefit from introducing. wild

blood is thus partially explained, and that

it is not wholly due to greater immunity

of the wild turkeys. '



It seems that the parasites which cause

the disease are easily killed by drying.

Dry sandy soils, therefore, would seem

preferable for turkey raising, and it is

clear that turkeys should be reared away

from the house and kept from all fields

over which other fowls are likely to

forage.



The Rhode Island station has been en-

deavoring to obtain a strain of turkeys

which shall be highly resistant or immune

to the ravages of this disease. It is en-

deavoring to attain this end by a contin—

ued selection of birds which evince a

greater degree of resistance, by the pre-

serving and perpetuating of such individ-

uals as may show a marked natural im-

munity, or by the introduction and infu-

sion of wild blood, in this way possibly

increasing the vitality and resistance of

the race. In order to identify the eggs it

was found necessary to trapnest the lay-

ing ‘hens. Three trapnests, constructed

along practically the same lines as those

used for other fowls, were used through-

out the laying period with complete suc-

cess, the turkey hens taking to them

with great readiness. So long as the

young turkeys were kept away from the

regular yards there was little or no loss

from blackhead, but when they were

brought up to the breeding pens the dis-

ease soon began its ravages and many of

the young birds died of blackhead, which

continued epidemic throughout the win—

ter. This showed that whereas the per—

eentage is probably not quite so great in

turkeys which are not exposed to the dis.

case until they are several months old

as when they are exposed immediately

or soon after hatching, nevertheless they

can not be said to become immune to the

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DON’T NEGLECT SPRING CLEANING.





 





As early as the weather will permit

there should be a thorough cleaning up

of poultry houses and yards. Even though

they have been well cared for during the

winter, a general overhauling will be

found advisable. Throughout the winter

we may have cleaned out the droppings

every day or two, changed the nesting

material frequently and used insect pow-

der freely. Nevertheless there is need of

a more thorough c1eaning.when spring

opens, and it is advisable to begin early.

I like to do the job in one day, for the

hens are always more or less disturbed

by work in the houses and it is apt to

affect their laying for a few days.



In cleaning up I begin with the nests.

For convenience in moving them about

they are made in sections of three each.

To clean them they are removed to the

yard some distance from the houses and

the straw is lighted after a little kerosene

has been poured over it. By this means

any lice that may be hidden in the cracks

will be driven out. Seldom are there any

in my nests, but when I find them oil is

poured along the entire length Of the nest

boxes where. the boards join. A few min~

utes burning rids the boxes, of all vermin.

After they have been burned out a heavy

coat of whitewash should be applied inside

and out. Then put fresh clean straw in

them, first placing a layer of air slaked

lime or wood ashes in the bottom.



In the poultry houses there should be

no unnecessary articles. Besides the

roosts and nests nothing but the drinking

fountain, dust, grit and feed boxes have

place there, and through the summer

these latter utensils are best kept outside.

But sometimes the poultry house is made

a store-room for odds and ends that ac-

cumulate and for which there is no im-

mediate use. Tossed in a heap in the.

poultry house they are soon covered with

filth and become infested with vermin.

If there are any of these disease-breeding

heaps in your poultry houses clean them

out if you want healthy chickens. Sweep

every vestige of trash from the houses,

then give the whole interior a coat of

carbolized whitewash. Applied by means

of a spray pump it can be made to reach

the cracks and crevices better than if put

on with a. brush.



Don’t neglect the under side of the

perches. There is where the hundreds of

little red mites collect during the day.

Unlike lice, they remain on the hens only

at night, but from dark until dawn they





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'fowls. Born of! the roasts if necessary.

‘Oiling them is a good preventive but I

have discarded it and now depend upon

whitewash, applying a thin coating twice

a month. For this purpose it is not nec-

essary to make whitewash of freshly

slaked lime. I simply mix some old air—

slaked lime with cold water, making a

thin paste and applying it with a paint

brush.



W'ith the coming of warm weather it is

necessary to give closer attention to the

feed troughs. Soft feed left in them fer-

ments rapidly and is very apt to cause

trouble if eaten after it has soured. Half

an hour after feeding time any feed re-

maining in the troughs should be re-

moved. It is also well to scald and wash

the troughs every week. Impure drinking

water also is often a source of disease in

the flock. Clean the vessels frequently,

fill with fresh water daily. and have them

covered or protected in some way to pre-

vent the hens from fouling the water.



Ohio. N. S. GREEN.





IN ANSWER TO INQUIRIES.





Cold in Head.



E. W. L, Van Buren Co.: The trouble

which you describe no doubt comes from

colds which are probably traceable to

drafts or dampness in the fowls‘ quarters.

If allowed to go on unchecked for a con—

siderable time colds are likely to lead to

catarrh or bronchitis or roup. If many

members of the flock have contracted

colds it would indicate that there is some-

thing wrong with the conditions under

which they are kept. Their quarters

should be dry, sunny and Well ventilated.

Their rations should comprise a variety

of good wholesome foods given in such a

way as to promote exercise and general

activity. As a remedy for colds one poul—

iryman has good results from the follow-

ing: Mix equal parts of black pepper.

ginger, flour and mustard and add enough

lard so that the mixture can readily be

rolled into pills of a convenient size for

fowls to take. At the first indication of

cold in any fowl give two or three of

these pills at night. This is often suffi~

cient to break up a cold but sometimes

the use of the remedy must be continued

for several days. It is important that the

bowels be kept in good condition.

EARLY'SPRING DUTIES OF THE BEE-



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Let us bear in mind that nature in bee-

keeping, as in other branches of farming,

does the lion’s share of the work. We

simply guide her efforts in our channels

and aid the bees mechanically. The first

thing I do with my bees in early spring

is assist them to clean up their house, no

matter whether they were wintered in-

doors or on the summer stands. During

the winter months the older bees die off,

and, if they do not become wedged be-

tween the combs in their descent, they

fall to the bottom-board, which, by the

-time spring comes around, generally is

thickly covered with dead bees. Bees also

sometimes die in patches on the comb,

caused by their leaving the main cluster

on some mild day and the weather turn-

ing very cold, so that they become chilled

through before they can get back to the

cluster. These and all other dead bees

should be removed and a clean bottom-

board put in place. All this is a great

help to the colony, and it seems to appre~

ciate this help, for one so treated will

build up in numbers very much faster

than one that is neglected.



Sometimes it is desirable to change the

location of the hives, or to move them

from one side of the yard to the other.

This may be done any time before warm

weather comes, for until then the bees

fly so sldom that they will forget the old

location and adapt themselves to the new

one. In locating an apiary and arrang.

ing the hives much taste can be dis-

played, but a few general principles should

always be observed. It is an advantage

to have the hives facing east or south-

ward, in order that the morning sun may

shine in at the entrances. This induces

the bees to fly forth early in quest of the

nectar which collects .in flowers during

the night. Hives in this position will also

give better protection from north and

West winds. A hedge of evergreens or

honeySuckle will be a further protection

and make a splendid enclosure. A few

fruit or shade trees in the apiary are an

advantage, and-glnvariably attract the

swarms which issue at swarming time.



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Of late I have frequently been asked

the question, can I make a. “go” of poul-

try? There is but one answer—it is in

the business if it is in you.



The man who has only a theoretical

knowledge of it had best go slow. Get a.

few well-bred hens and try it first as a

side line. If this pays, and it nearly al-

ways does, then keep on growing in the

business.



The cause of so many failures in the

poultry business is “getting in bad.” A

man gets the "bee,” goes out and buys

an old flock of hens here and another

there, which are usually for sale because

they are poor layers. He thus gets a big

flock of failures together and he usually

quits with one trial.



Now, in speaking of the poultry busi.

ness, I mean of keeping poultry for eggs

as all the rest is more or less incidental.

if forty well-bred hens of a good laying

strain will produce $200 worth of eggs in

a year at a total expense of $50 or less.

it is easy to figure the result in gain. In

my opinion this would not be an extra-

ordinary yield of eggs. But if you get a

big flock of “has beens,” and harvest a

big crop of cholera, bowel disease and

other ailments incidental to old age and

inbreeding, instead of a harvest of eggs,

why—sit is still easier to figure the result

in loss.



You must start right and take care of

the details. Be thorough. Don’t be like a.

certain prominent judge in this state who

once tried farming and he went out to

hoe corn. “’hen he came to a poor,

weedy hill he said it was not worth hoe—

ing, and when he came to a good one it

did not need it, so he went up the row

s\\'immingly. However, he quit farming

and studied law.



If you will not tend to your hens when

they are not laying, because it doesn’t

pay,hor tend to them when they are lay-

ing because you don‘t need to, you had

better quit before you begin.



One thing experience has taught me:

there is a time for laying and a time for

rest with any flock if hens. If you force

them to lay out of season you will pay

for it two to one in a decreased season‘s

yield. I say, breed Well, feed well, house

well, but leave egg stimulants alone. If

you doubt this take two lots of hens and

stimulate one and simply nourish the

other. Then keep account of their egg

yield in dollars and cents for a year and

see for yourself.



Isabella Co. WM. J. COOPER.





MUST THE TURKEY FLOCK BE ISO-

LATED?





Latest information touching the cause

and Spread of blackhead among turkeys

would seem to make it clear that this

disease threatens the future of turkey

raising as at present conducted on most

farms. It is now claimed that in some

sections of the country considerably more

than one-half of the total number of tur-

keys that are hatched succumb to this

disease. This rather alarming condition

has led to a careful study of this some-

what mysterious ailment and, while no

very definite conclusions have been

reached, it is now believed that blackhcad

is caused by the same germ or bacillus

which is responsible for the trouble

known as white diarrhoea in chicks. As—

suming this to be true, the question is,

do turkeys contract the disease from

running with the chickens?



It is clear that if satisfactory evidence

supporting this claim can be produced,

the remedy, so far as turkeys are con--

cerned, lies in separating them from the

general farm poultry flock and growing

them upon soil which has not been con-

taminated by chicks which have suffered

from that form of bowel trouble known

as white diarrhoea. Some evidence bear»

ing on this point is furnished by the

Rhode Island station where careful ex-

periments demonstrated that the disease

is not transmitted through the egg. From

these investigations it was also strongly

evident that while ordinary fowls (hens.

guineas, pheasants, etc.), rarely die of

the disease they carry and distribute it.

They have shown that by removing the

turkey eggs three or four days before

hatching, wiping them'with a. cloth moist-

ened with 90 per cent alcohol, finishing

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THE MICHIGAN ‘ ”FARMER.





be reduced from a. maximum of 80 per

cent to about 15‘ to 20 per cent. This

indicates that the turkeys must be kept

away from ordinary fowls as much as

possible, and, in View of the tendency of

partially wild turkeys to roam and re—

main at a considerable distance from the

farm buildings, it is possible that the

supposed benefit from introducing wild

blood is thus partially explained, and that

it is not wholly due to greater immunity

of the‘ wild turkeys. '



It seems that the parasites which cause

the disease are easily killed by drying.

Dry sandy soils, therefore, would seem

preferable for turkey raising, and it is

clear that turkeys should be reared away

from the house and kept from all fields

over which other fowls are likely to

forage.



The Rhode Island station has been en-

deavoring to obtain a strain of turkeys

which shall be highly resistant or immune

to the ravages Of this disease. It is en~

deavoring to attain this end by a contin-

ued selection of birds which evince a

greater degree of resistance, by the pre-

serving and perpetuating of such individ-

tials as may show a marked natural im-

munity, or by the introduction and infu-

sion of wild blood, in this way possibly

increasing the vitality and resistance of

the race. In order to identify the eggs it

was found necessary to trapnest the lay-

ing hens. Three trapnests, constructed

along practically the same lines as those

used for other fowls, were, used through-

out thc laying period with complete suc-

cess, the turkey hens taking to them

with great readiness. So long as the

young turkeys were kept away from the

regular yards there was little or no loss

from blackhead, but when they were

brought up to the breeding pens the dis-

ease soon began its ravages and many of

the young birds died of blackhead, which

continued epidemic throughout the win-

ter. This showed that whereas the per-

centage is probably not quite so great in

turkeys which are not exposed to the dis.

ease until they are several months old

as when they are exposed immediately

or soon after hatching, nevertheless they

can not be said to become immune to the

disease at any age.





 





DON’T NEGLECT SPRING CLEANING.





As early as the weather will permit

there should be a thorough cleaning up

of poultry houses and yards. Even though

they have been well cared for during the

winter, a general overhauling will be

found advisable. Throughout the winter

we may have cleaned out the droppings

every day or two, changed the nesting

material frequently and used insect pow-

der freely. Nevertheless there is need of

a more thorough cleaning when spring

opens, and it is advisable to begin early.

I like to do the job in one day, for the

hens are always more or less disturbed

by work in the houses-and it is apt to

affect their laying for a few days.



In cleaning up I begin with the nests.

For convenience in moving them about

they are made in sections of three each.

To clean them they are removed to the

yard some distance from the houses and

the straw is lighted after a little kerosene

has been poured over it. By this means

any lice that may be hidden in the cracks

will be driven out. Seldom are there any

in my nests, but when I find them oil is

poured along the entire length of the nest

boxes where the boards join. A few min~

utes burning rids the boxes of all vermin.

After they have been burned out a heavy

coat of whitewash should be applied inside

and out. Then put fresh clean straw in

them, first placing a layer of air slaked

lime or wood ashes in the bottom.



In the poultry houses there should be

no unnecessary articles. Besides the

roosts and nests nothing but the drinking

fountain. dust, grit and feed boxes have

place there, and through the summer

these latter utensils are best kept outside.

But sometimes the poultry house is made

a store-room for odds and ends that ac-

cumulate and for which there is no im-

mediate use. Tossed in a heap in the

poultry house they are soon covered with

filth and become infested with vermin.

If there are any of these disease-breeding

heaps in your poultry houses clean them

out if you want healthy chickens. Sweep

every vestige of trash from the houses,

then give the whole interior a coat of

carbolized whitewash. Applied by means

of a spray pump it can be made to reach

the cracks and crevices better than if put

on with a brush.



Don’t neglect the under side of the

perches. There is where the hundreds of

little red mites collect during the day.

Unlike lice, they remain on the hens only

at night, but from dark until dawn they





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THE ‘MICHIGAN' ~‘FA.RMBR. (27)





are busy sucking the very life from the

'fowls. Born of! the roasts if necessary.

‘Oiling them is a good preventive but I

have discarded it and now depend upon

whitewash, applying a thin coating twice

a. month. For this purpose it is not nec-

essary to make whitewash of freshly

slaked lime. I simply mix some old air-

slaked lime with cold water, making a

thin paste and applying it with a paint

brush.



W’ith the coming of warm weather it is

necessary to give closer attention to the

feed troughs. Soft feed left in them fer-

ments rapidly and is very apt to cause

trouble if eaten after it has soured. Half

an hour after feeding time any feed re-

maining in the troughs should be re-

moved. It is also well to Scald and wash

the troughs every week. Impure drinking

water also is often a source of disease in

the flock. Clean the vessels frequently,

fill with fresh water daily. and have them

covered or protected in some way to pre-

vent the hens from fouling the water.



Ohio. N. S. GREEN.





IN ANSWER TO INQUIRIES.





Cold in Head.



E. W. 1., Van Buren C0.: The trouble

which you describe no doubt comes from

colds which are probably traceable to

drafts or dampness in the fowls' quarters.

If allowed to go on unchecked for a con-

siderable time colds are likely to lead to

catarrh or bronchitis 0r roup. If many

members of the flock have contracted

colds it would indicate that there is some-

thing wrong with the conditions under

which they are kept. Their quarters

should be dry, sunny and well ventilated.

Their rations should comprise a variety

of good wholesome foods given in such a

way as to promote exercise and general

activity. As a remedy for colds one poul-

tryman has good results from the follow-

ing: Mix equal parts of black pepper,

ginger, flour and mustard and add enough

lard so that the mixture can readily be

rolled into pills of a convenient size for

fowls to take. At the first indication of

cold in any fowl glve two or three of

these pills at night. This is often suffi—

cient to break up a cold but sometimes

the use of the remedy must be continued

for several days. It is important that the

bowels be kept in good condition.

EARLY SPRING DUTIES OF THE BEE-



KEEPER.





 





 





Let us bear in mind that nature in bee-

keeping, as in other branches of farming,

does the lion’s share of the work. We

simply guide her efforts in our channels

and aid the bees mechanically. The first

thing I do with my bees in early spring

is assist them to clean up- their house, no

matter whether they were wintered in-

doors or on the summer stands. During

the winter months the Older bces die off,

and, if they do not become wedged be,-

tween the combs in their descent, they

fall to the bottom-board. which. by the

-time spring comes around. generally is

thickly covered with dead bees. Bees also

sometimes die in patches on the comb,

caused by their leaving the main cluster

on some mild day and the weather turn-

ing very cold, so that they become chilled

through before they can get back to the

cluster. These and all other dead bees

should be removed and a clean bottom-

board put in place. All this is a great

help to the colony, and it seems to appre~

ciate this help, for one so treated will

build up in numbers very much faster

than one that is neglected.



Sometimes it is desirable to change the

location of the hives, or to move them

from one side of the yard to the other.

This may be done any time before warm

weather comes, for until then the bees

fly so sldom that they will forget the old

location and adapt themselves to the new

one. In locating an apiary and arrang~

ing the hives much taste can be dis-

played, but a few general principles should

always be observed. It is an advantage

to have the hives facing cast or south-

ward, in order that the morning sun may

shine in at the entrances. This induces

the bees to fly forth early in quest of the

nectar which collects in flowers during

the night. Hives in this position will also

give better protection from north and

West winds. A hedge of evergreens 0r

honeysuckle will be a further protection

and make a splendid enclosure. A few

fruit or shade trees in the apiary are an

advantage, and invariably attract the

swarms which issue at swarming time.



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A discusion'of this subject at the pres-

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to some extent, anticipating; but the en-

terprise is little known comparatively, and

for this reason and the fact that much

of the preliminary work can be profitably

done now we call attention to the work

at this time.



As to demand for the product and the

profit in its culture there is no question.

The manufacturers of table condiments

create an almost endles demand for it

or, at least they do when it is to be had.

A home market is all around us as nearly

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canning and pickling season, and there

are many men making handsome profits

out of bottling it for the grocery trudo.

To sum up, the profits of its culture are

sufficiently large that the growers almost

to a man are extremely reticent as to the

detail of the work or the profits in the

crop. Then, too, there is naturally much

prejudice against growing it, as it is

nearly always thought of as a noxious

weed that cannot be gotten rid of. Now,

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crop of horseradish. But mediocrity in

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but it is the rbumper crops we desire, so

it pays to sclcct deep. rich soil and by

heavy feeding increase its fertility. Heavy

clay subsoil is not good unlcss broken up

with tho subsoil plow. tic-h sand or

1mm dccply worked so_thut lhc roots

shall liavc ample opportunity to lengthen

and enlarge, is the ideal soil. The best

preparation is to apply a large quantity

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it under very shallow; just enough to

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well and make sure of its fertility.



In setting, mark off the rows three feet

apart, and set preferably, on slight ridges.

\thn properly put up by the sccdsmen

the Sets or small roots are put up in

bundles with the top end cut slanting. so

there shall be no danger of planting

lvrong end up. Plant eighteen inches in

the row, and this is easiest done with a

spade, set it quite slanting, then raise the

handle sufficiently to push the set under

the blade and deep enough that when

the set is covered it shall be an inch or

two deep. Withdraw the spade and tamp

the ground slightly with the foot. In

June, and again four or five weeks later,

the roots should be uncovered very care-

fully so as not to disturb the top root

growth, and rub off with the hand or re-





move .with a. knife all the small—side

roots. After removin'g‘thes'e cover again.

This work will require to be done twice;

but it gives a. clean root and throws all

the growth to the main root, which in

good soil will reach frOm one to two or

more inches in diameter. The other cul-

ture is the same as for corn until the -tops

cover the ground when the crop may be

laid by.



Sets of the ordinary, or American vari-

ety, can be obtained at reasonable prices;

but it pays to get the best, and the Bohe~

mian or Maliner-Kren is easily the best

under cultivation. This has been thor.





oughly tested and is pronounced by the‘





best authorities as the leading sort.



The roots can be fitted in fall same as

potatoes or other root crops, and after

the first year one can save their own

sets. These suggestions are made thus

early that those desiring can obtain the

stock and make preparations in time, for

the crop pays well if the proper precau-

tions are taken, and an early start is

made in spring so as to get all the root

growth possible.





Wayne Co. J. E. MORSE.





CARE OF THE OLD APPLE TREE.





 





Two cuts are shown on this page. They

show work done on old apple trees. One

illustrates a large out where a decayed

stub was removed and the other illus—

irates how new growth may be started

in the top of an aged tree.



“'hcre cuts have been improperly made

it often happens that the heart of the tree

at the cut decays because the cambium

tissue or growing part of the tree has no

chance to grow over the surface. If it

grows over before any rot starts the sur-

face becomes thoroughly prorectcd by the

new wood and bark. But where the cut

surface is not in the course of the sap

from the roots to the top of the tree. then

it is impossible for the tree to cover the

surface since it 'has no power to get ,tlie

food there to build new wood and bark.

and as a result the surface is cxposcd to

(in-21y, as was the situation with the limb

imnovcd from the tree shown in the cut.

Now, thc owner has removed the stub

and finds that there is but a shell of

wood. “’hzit can he do?



About the best course to follow in car-

ing for a hole of this kind is to dig out

all of the decomposed wood that can be

conveniently removed and fill the space

with cement. \Vhether this would be

policy in all cases would depend upon the

tree. If it is of a good variety, had ex—

hibited a. tendency to bear well during the

preceding years, if one did not have many

and the tree occupied ground that could

not be used for other purposes then there

would be more inducement to go to the

extra trouble demanded than

conditions existed. Nevertheless, the

amount of labor required would not be





if other :





MARCH 19, 1910.





Place mention the Michigan Fennel when

writing“. advertisers. , ‘ ,2



THE USE OF COMMERCIAL FER-



TILIZERS.



Commercial fertilizers are coming into

more general use every day. That they

are difficult to sow is well known to all

users. The reason for this is that they

vary as to consistency. Some of the fer-

tilizers are bone dry, others lumpy and

sticky. Then, too, commercial fertilizers

are affected by atmospherical conditions,

which make them hard to sow. The Su-

perior Drill, made by the American'Seed—

lug-Machine Co., Incorporated, Spring—

field, Ohio, will successfully handle all

known brands of commercial fertilizers

no matter how diflicult to sow. The Su-

perior is guaranteed to do the work and

to do it right. Therefore the farmer runs

no risk in purchasing a. Superior. These

Drills are made in a wide range of styles

and sizes, and in addition to sowing all

brands of commercial fertilizers, as well

as granular lime, will sow every known

grain and grass seed, from the tiniest

grass to large bush lima beans without

cracking the seed. The grain and fer-





 





tilizer feeds are known to be positive‘





force feeds. The mechanism is very sim-

ple and easily understood. The Superior

is strong and will stand up under the

most severe work. Write to the manu-

facturers to, a. copy of their Superior

catalogue. hen go to your retail imple-

ment dealer,\a\nd insist on seeing the

Superior Drill. "





 





 

 





 

   





The FARMERS’ GARDEN ‘ \, , .

t" A Seed Drill and Wheel Hoe is in- SAVE ,

dispensable—not on]? in a. village

garden but. on larges terms.

Farmers should row all manner





   

   

   

 

 





   

 

 





 

 

 

   

   

 

 





 

 

 

 





 





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The Result of Former Neglect. Can it be

Remedled?





large and one would, generally speaking,

have a tree that would last enough longer

to well repay for the care. It should be

stated here that such conditions as this

should be avoided by cutting off limbs

close to the supporting branch and par-

allel thereto, covering the cut surface

with lead paint and keeping it so until

the bark has grown over.



Mistakes in pruning often “follow the

tree to the grave.” They cannot be fully

corrected by judicious handling thereaf-

ter. These mistakes during the life his-

tory of. Michigan orchards have made





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and run out, Change your seed. Try some of this new seed.

our tree booklet. entitled “Big Moneyin Oats and How to Grow

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MARCH 19, 1919.





Do farmer's eatthe proper ‘

sort of food?





The farmer of today buys a much

larger pro rtion of the food that goes

on the tab e than he did ten years ago.

It' s ‘a good thing that this is so because

he has a great variety to select from.

He should, however, use great care

in selecting for the best results in

health and strength;



The widespread tenden in the city

to increase the amount of uaker Oats

eaten is due very largely to the recent

demonstrations scientific men that

the Quaker Oats“ ed man is the man

With greatest physical endurance and

greatest mental vigor.





Farmers should give this subject

careful thought and should increase

the quantity of Quaker Oats eaten by

themselves, their children and the

farm hands.





The regular size 10c ckage is not

armer as the





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lWltll some difficulty that this crop can be





fruition again. To see a. tree with long,

bare limbs extending laterally and upward

for ten or fifteen feet, having but a. tuft

of bearing surface at the extreme ends

like a palm tree, is a. barrier that discour-

ages many courageous men who other-

wise would take hold of the trees and put

them in condition. But even such trees

are not hopeless. The illustration shows

how water sprouts may be taken advan-

tage of. The two sprouts started near

together. The owner cut off the main

limb just above them to force all of the

growth into the new wood. As was sug-

gested some week ago in the columns of

The Farmer, these limbs could have been

given a more reclining habit by tying

weights to them. A stick of wood, or a

stone of sufficient weight to pull them

down in the proper position is all that is

necessary. Another precaution in work-

ing over the top of the tree is to get the

dense bearing surface at the extreme ends

of the long branches broken so that the

new wood at the center of the tree can





essary condition for growth.





ASPARAGUS CULTURE.





 





During recent years the culture of as-

paragus has received more attention than





it is more commonly used, yet the supply

does not nearly equal the demand,

although there are many extensive beds,

there is still room for more.



There is not a. vegetable that pays bet-

ter for the amount of labor and expense

on the same amount of ground. and once

a bed is started it is there to remain for

several years without any expense, only

for labor. For outdoor vegetables it is

one of the earliest.



There are two methods by which plants

can be secured from seed and from roots



If roots can be obtained from n reliublu

firm, one who grows them, this is the

quickest way to start a bed, as it requires

three years to get a crop from seed, and

the earlier returns will more than pay for

the roots. Roots should not be over two

years old to make u thrifty bed.



The writer has had good success taking

up the young plants that grew from seed

in an old bed. They should be taken up

after a rain, being careful to take up

enough dirt so as not to disturb the

young plants. If a clump of plants, leave

them together. dig a hole large enough

to set the plant in as if it had grown

there, place in rows in the garden where

it can be cultivated, but do not put into

a permanent bed until two years old.



In selecting a bed a soil that is a little

sandy, but rich, is preferable for curly

use.



The ground should be free from weeds

and rubbish, plowed deep and wcll pul-

verized. The rows should be four fowl

apart and six inches deep, from one to

two feet between the plants.



Asparagus should not be cut before the.

second year and the season's cutting

should not be prolonged after the middle

of June, as it injures the life and Vitality

of the roots.



In the fall when the tops have fully

matured they should be cut and burned,

then a dressing of manure applied. In

the spring when the ground is dry enough.

plow und pulverize the soil, being careful

not to cut the crowns. Salt. if a fairly

liberal quantity is used, will prevent the

weeds from growing, although there is a

question as to whether it is a benefit to

the asparagus, if it is not injurious.

Minnesota. E, E. GRIMEs.





 





SOD IN ORCHARD.





 





I have Just purchased a nine-acre or-

chard which has a heavy June grass sod:

would like to seed same to some kind of

grass. What kind would be best? Would

alfalfa grow all right in an orchard?

Charlevoix Co. C. A. M.





'If the subscriber wishes a. grass sod in

his orchard he had better leave the June

grass alone. For should he sow to any





short time the June grass will be re—es-

tablisl‘ied since it is our most persistent

and hardy variety. Alfalfa may grow all

right in the orchard. but as it usually is





started under the most favorable circum-

stances it would not seem wise to try it

in the orchard. Our correspondent does

not inform us whether he desires to make

this orchard into a pasture, hay lot or

fruit plantation. If the latter we would

advise him to break the sod and keep it

broken for a few years, at least, or to

mulch with straw or manure beneath the

trees to destroy the June grass and give

the trees a chance at the plant food and





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MAKING LIM E-SULPHUR SPRAY.





 





Will you kindly. give information

throughi these columns, on the best meth-

od of preparing the lime-sulphur spray?

I have a two-barrel kettle t cook it in.

I have read considerable abou it, but the

writers do not agree about the subject.

Any reliable information upon the way

of preparing, and the amount to use, will

be gratefully received by the farmers in

this locality.



Jackson Co. F. C. S.





Our Jackson county subscriber perhaps

has reason for becoming confused on the

method of making lime-sulphur spray.

During the past year or two much has

been discovered about the manufacture of

this material and as a consequence less

lime is now being used, it not only mak-

ing the preparation cheaper, but also bet-

ter in that the spray can be kept indefi-

nitely by simply sealing or closing the

vessel in which it is kept so it will not

evaporate. A large amount of lime causes

crystals to form when spray cools off after

boiling. As a result it was necessary to

apply the spray hot, a disagreeable con-

dition to use it in. Now we use less lime

by nearly one-half and the crystals do nor

form, which permits the operator to ap-

ply cold.



The amount of materials now recom-

mended is 8 to 10 lbs. of unslaked lime,

15 lbs. of sulphur, to 50 gals. ofwatcr.

This strength materal is to be used only

when trees are dormant or before the

leaves have opened to any extent. For

summer spraying dilute to five times the

above amount, or to 250 gallons.



Heat a little water in an iron kettle

or in a barrel or other wooden vessel if

steam is employed. Put in the lime and

when nearly slaked, add the sulphur which

has been made into a paste by the addi-

tion of a little water. Stir tl‘ioroughly,

add water as it evaporates away and con-

tinue boiling for an hour. The mixture

can then be diluted to the proper amount,

i. 0.. to 50 gals, if for spraying before

growth is well started, or to 2.30 gals.

for summer spray.



XVe would advise. those interested to

read Mr. Hartman‘s article in our issue

of March 1'2. and also one by _Mr. Hutchins

in the January 22 issue. It must be kept

in mind that the preparation described

above is not what Mr, Hartman speaks

of as self—boiled lime-sulphur spray.





SAVING THE PEACH CROP.





 





For years the peach brown rot has

been recognized as a most destructive

disease of stone fruits. This is a. fungous

disease, and it is widespread, and very

destructive to the peach crop. The loss

which it inflicts on peach growers will

easily average $5.000,000 yearly. The loss

to the peach crop of Georgia alone is es-

timated at $1,000,000 a year.



Much work has been done with a view

to discovering a satisfactory remedy for

this trouble. Spraying with diluted Bor—

deaux mixture has been most commonly

recommended, but its injury to the foliage

has made it unsatisfactory, since the rem-

edy must be applied during the growing

season.





The peach scab (often called “black,

spot”), is another disease which seriously





affects the peach crop in all sections east

of the Rocky Mountains, although not

causing such serious losses as brown rot.



As the result of experimental work by

the U. S. Department of Agriculture,

a cheap and simple remedy for this dis-v

case has been found in the self-boiled

lime-sulphur wash. This can be applied

during the growing season with very lit-

tle danger of injuring the fruit or foliage,

and it is very effective. Furthermore,

by mixing arsenate of lead with the fungi-

cide, the curculio can be destroyed at the

same time.





 





ON NUT CULTURE.





 





The beauty of the farm would be

greatly enhanced by a judicious planting

of nut trees along the fence rows. An

damage done to crops in the bordering

fields will be offset by the value of the

trees and annual crops of nuts.





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\Vith a limited knowledge of the needs

of nut trees there is reason for not

planting extensively, but considering the

demand that is now being made for nuts

there is every reason why farmers should

encourage some trees to grow upon their

premises.



Dame nature has so planned it that

every locality is supplied with a kind of

nut that will thrive. In the south the

pecan is supreme, Ih'e chestnut rules along

the Ohio valley, while the north enjoys

the fruit of the hickory tree. Walnuts

thrive everywhere; and all of the above

are profitable for'nuts, timber and shade.



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article that you sold to your best friend, and back of that guarantee is the established reputation and the entire worth of a

company that has been making farm machines of known quality since 1872.

The more we sell the cheaper we can manufacture.

profitable to pay your dealer to advertise our goods or pay more to the publishers of some papers who can’t do your town a

We find that we can save you money and sell more goods by working hand in hand with a dealer in your

You can always get a better machine, and get better prices, quality considered, from an Appleton dealer than

from anyone else, and you get his services for nothing. and it’s service that counts!





You don’t buy a pig in a bag when you buy an Appleton manure spreader.

it will give you better service than any other spreader made, but we prefer to have you try the machine itself.

while you are thinking about it, just call up your dealer on the phone and make an appointment with him to try an Appleton

If he does not have an Appleton in stock don’t buy any other until you hear from

us, but write us a letter, or a postal card, or mail us the coupon which you will find in the lower right hand corner of this

advertisement, and we will at once send you our Big Little Book About Manure Spreaders(big in truth

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or characteristics of the handsomcst man in our employ, or in whether the

/ fabled tortoise or the fabled hare holds the record for the fastest mile, or in

the financial needs of struggling manufacturers, or, in the childish bickerings

of rival manufacturers, Or in any outside consideration whatsoever.





That’s why we show a plain’picture of the machine we have to sell.

nothing to sell except farm machines of known quality. We don’t care whether

the man who designs them is good looking or not, and we are sure you don’t.





It is service that counts?





You have been in the business of farming long enough to know what you want, and to know what will do the work you want

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as well as any man; that it is easier to load than an ordinary f~

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bunches the manure, but pulverizea it thoroughly and spreads it evenly and uniformly, thick

or thin as desired; and it is easil worth every cent we ask for it.

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TH 2 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, (re-

lating to line fences, contracts, liabilities,

of employer andemploye etc.) ,



Instrumental music, to which :all moh-

about the hall. . .



Cookery—II. Cakes, candies, custards.



Reading, “A Choice Cake.”



Men vote on faVor‘ite variety of cake.

Young people pass samples of home-made

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GRANGE V'ANb RURAL LEADERS—I.





 





It is ‘my firm opinion that more of_ our

country cmnmunlties are languishing—-

where .they are languishing—for thewant

of trained leadership than for any other

reason. Where 21. Grange exists in such

a neighborhood, the fault is not altogether

“ in its stars,” if I may be allowed to

say so, but because we have not looked

far enough ahead and planned to discover,

lead out and train young and new mate-

rial for our Grange guides.

been absorbed in self-development. It

has been such a pleasure to talk and «do

things ourselves that, too often, we have

let the possible future supports of our

Grange cause slip away from our grasp.

What is far .more to the point, these

same young people have slipped away

from ' our farm communities without

knowing that real opportunity stood be—

side them in their childhood homes.



The time is at hand when leaders, who

would be real leaders in this work, must

make it .a part of their business to de—

velop still other leaders.



In theory any Grange stands as a con-

servator and constructor of policies for

rural improvement along :all lines Within

its jurisdiction. To realize this theory,

in practice it must constantly seek to

establish .and maintain a vitalizing force

throughout its departments. This may

be done by various means but, with our

fast coming changes in farm methods and

social custom-us, we can by no means feel

assured that present measures are ade-

quate and that thetxr «will work themselves.



The whole rural field offers most allur.

ing rewards for efforts. These efforts. to

avail, must be practical~such as will

affect every ofilcer; such as will lead him

to husband his own time in order that he

may read, think and prepare himself for

greater efficiency as a Grange officer;

such as will induce him to seek associa-

tion with persons and occa.;ions that will

given him new visions and fresh sugges-

tions in neighborhood work.



In future issues of The Farmer I pur-

pose to touch further and more pointedly

on this very vital duty of the Grange in

the matter of developing rural leaders.



JENNIE BUELL.





GRANGE ACTIVITY 'IN OCEANA.





 





It has been my privilege to visit a few

of the Granges in Oceans. county of late,

and a few .of my observations may inter-

est Patrons elsewhere. The Grange is

on the Lip-grade in this county. Nearly

everywhere there is marked improvement.

The Grange. at Ferry is not large, but 'a

few earnest workers are making it count

in their interest. Elbridge Grange ought

never to be forgotten by the writer as it

was the first Grange organized by him.

Sister Maggie Hill is an excellent lecturer

and is supported by a large number of

willing workers.



At a pleasant meeting of Fraternal

Grange, in Shelby, on Saturday, March

5, the first and second degrees were con-

ferred upon a class of five and an ex-

cellent program was rendered. Worthy

Master Fleming is doing good work and

the worthy lecturer is not a bit behind. so

the Grange is prosperous.



” Manly subordinate Granges not men-

tioned here are holding good meetings

and initiating candidates. Walker-ville

Grange, in the northeast corner «of the

county, fourteen miles from the railroad,

is one of the liveliest Granges in Western

Michigan. They are initiating candi-

dates, holding good meetings, and doing

good work in the local option fight. Cob-

moosa Grange is composed largely of

young people. They are greatly interest-

ed in their work and the Grange is ac-

complishing much good.



There are a. number of invitations out

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been all? a m m. “y

most efficient in this capacity, and when

she was succeeded by Sister Evans the

programs were equally good. Upon Sister

Evan’s resignation, Brother E. B. Moore.

of Blooming Valley Grange, was selected

and he is demonstrating the wisdom of

the Patrons who chose him for this re-

sponsible positi‘on.—-W. F. Taylor.





1meeting of farmers was recently held atThursday, March 3, at the home of Mr.





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AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES. ing the host and hostess, the Club ad-





journed.

The East Otlsco Farmers' Club met





 





New Grange at Odessa - Center.——A

Odessa Center, Ionia Co., for the purpose and Mrs. John F. Kohn. Forty—five par-

of organizing a Grange. Zeno Carter was took of the fine picnic dinner. The meet-

chosen mm, H. H, Lyon, secretary and ing was called to order by Pres1dent A.

Lottie M. Durkee, lecturer, the election L. Benedict. After a short business meet-

of other officers and the Closing of the ing a good program was given. Follow-

charter Ebeing deferred to a later meeting. ing two good readings. came a paper .on

Those in attendance listened to a mas- “The relation of the farmer to the hlgh

terly address by Bro. Ketcham, of Barry cost of living.” by Jerry Spaulding. This

00., whose topic was “Why I should Join was followed by a lively discussion, the

He said that the principles consensus of opinion being that the farm-

for which the Grange stands are, faith er was not responsible for the present

in God, hope, optimism, honesty and ear- high prices. The middlement were cen-

nest work. One strong point, the Whole sured and the need of a farmers’ organi-

family may attend. The Grange stands nation was brought out forcibly—Mar-

for fidelity and equality. Live, progres'ive garet K. Kemp, Sec. Pro. Tem.



men are behind it and its history 15 one Discuss Corn Improvement—The North

of accomplishment—~the rural free_de11vr- Shade Farmers’ Club met in Mar-ch with

cry, for instance. Its mistakes Will be Mr, and Mrs. Bemis. "They are charter

outweighed by “3 accomplishments. The members of the Club. which was organ-a





mange takes its plum m the federal ized some fifteen years ago, and have:-





government—the subordinate, epomona. for several years had the pleasure of en-

-5tate and national Granges The Grange tertaining the Club for its March meet--

commands FeSDeCF in legislative bodies. ings. Valois Todd had the subject, “Inf--

The Grange IS domg many things'for the provement of Corn," but was unable to

farmer and his “WW It is learning him be present and Mrs. Nettie Tood read an

to. do 'hls own thinking and to put con- article from the National Magazine, by

selentious effort into his work. The Grange J. Mitchell Chappell. It was a fine report

15 on a solid 9&515' having a fund of of the Omaha corn convention and gaVe

$50,000 invested 1“ securities. valuable information on improving the

Lapeer Co. Pomona.—Both weather and quality and yield of com, the king of all

roads favored the last meeting of Lapeer our crops. In the discussion following the

Co. Pomona which was held with Almont reading, J. M. Smith stated that if there

Grange. A fifth degree business session could be raised two stalks to every hill

consumed the forenoon. After dinner a of corn, and one ear to every stalk. it

public SGSSlOn was held in the town hall, would make an increase of' nearly one-

Aimont Grange opening the program with third in our annual corn yield. Many

music. Then came the leading program people use corn as a breadstuff instead of

feature—am able address on Grange work Wheat and it is our chief bread material.

by Former State Master Horton. He Walter Huyck recommended setting aside

urged the strengthening of the Pomona perhaps an acre of corn each year to de-

through the building up of stronger sub- velop for seed purposes. Cut out suckers

ordinates. He also devoted some time to and .the barren stalks and cut off tops

explaining the - plan formulated at last about one joint above ears that were not

State Gtrange for encouraging Granges to properly developing, and by such methods

undertake experimental farming under and careful tillage, develop an improved

the supervision of college experts. At the strain. E. . Dobson spoke of picking

close of the program the- Grange ads ears that were well developed and ripened

yearned to the Grange “hall, where the early for seed, so as to shorten the re-

fiifthfidegreg was conferred upon a class quired season in this latitude.

0 ve. n evening session was old u - n ,, -

.. ... town 1.. .. Erasers: .2.222..225‘2222

WhiCh was a very instructive talk by Fred used seemingly for want of another sim-

Farley on curing, selecting and testing ple word to designate a place to deposit

seed corn, the value of the talk ibeing . .-

money, but that postal sailngs banks are

greatly enhanced by the presence of a in no proper sense banks in the many

box °¥dsmouled seed WhjCh was used to countries that are using them, and are

good ‘3' vantage by the speaker.—Secre- not designed to be banks In this country..





 





 





 





taiy. Their object is, first, to furnish a safe

place of deposit for the wage earners and



OOM'I'NG EVENTS. the poor for small savings to be deposited



with the postmasters throughout the-



Pomona Meetings. country, and secured by the governments



Clinton 00., with Ovid Grange, Wed- Second, to help teach the savmg hablt to





 





. a class of people not now using the regue

ncsday, Malch 23. lar banks.





MEI-{333% CO" at Harbor Springs, Friday, culation millions of dollars now hid away

‘ ' by :people who fear the banks, and, fourth,’





 





tries. Posltal savings banks are notlging

, new. Eng and established them in 1 -61'



Address all communications relative to . . - . ,3

tlhe organization of new clubs to Mrs. Canada, 1868' Belgium, 1869’ Italy, 1876'





ohnson, Metamora, The Netherlands, Hungary, Japan and





other countries are also in the list.f

Probably the first acticc movement in the

. ’United States for postal savings banks



Observe Lincoln’s Birthday.——The Feb. was begun by PnstmaSteP General Cres-

ruary meeting of the Ray Farmers' Club Well in 1871, when he made 21 recommend-

was held with Mr. and Mrs. C. J_ Hart— ation to congress asking for their estab-

wa-y, About 75 partook of the luscious lishment.‘ He kept up the agitation for

dinner, after which the president, C. .s. the folowmg two or three years. In 1880.

Priest, opened the meeting, Roll call was Postmaster General Maynard took up the

respcmded 10 by quotations from Lincgm. agitation, Postmasters General James

Two topics, “Are lightning rods a benefit and Howe continued it in 1881 and 1882.

to the farmer?” and “The farmer and \Vanamakcr in 1889 and 1890, and so on

the automobile,” were so hotly that some dOWII t0 Meyer in 1908. and With the

of those present said “they ‘could almost Struggle in the present session of con-

see lightning and also feel themselveg gress over the matter, you are all fami-

spinning over the country roads in auto— iar. The postal savings bank bill is the

mobiles. These diseussl'cms were followed leading administration measure and Pres-





 





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





by a solo by Arthur 'Downs, after which ident Taft is giving the whole weight of- '





the' Chfb adjourned to meet March 10 his influence in its favor. The measure

with Mr. and Mrs. E. C. T-ewksbury. Ev- msbeen more than self-supporting in

eryone went to their homes feeling that forelgn countries and we are assured that

they had been well paid for leaving home the same "would be true here. The chief'

cares for a while. opposition has come from the banks, a1-



Discuss Alfalfa Cultune.——The Ray though the experience of other countries

Farme'rs’ Club of Macomb, met with My. does not sustain the fears of the banks

and Mrs. E, c_ Tewksbury the second that postal savings would interfere with

Thursday in March.—— After a bounteous their .business. But the banking interests.

feast for which tables were laid gm- so, seem to believe that by some inherited

the president called the meeting to order; ifight they should have the sole privilege:

An address by C, J. Hartway on “Every- to receive your money on deposit with lit-





day thoughts for the everyday farmer," tle or no interest and loan it out to your ~





was well written and .discugsed. Can we neighbors at the highest obtainable rate,

grow alfalfa successfully,” was next thgr- and that in many cases, with a very lim-

loughly discussed, in which some thought ‘iated security. The speaker thought that

it could be .raised successfully, while the establishment of postal savings banks

others were in opposition. After these might 385151 “‘8 people i‘n getting better-

lively talks they went to their respective laws in regard to security on bank de-

homeS, decided on meeting again next posits. The government would be a pre—'

month With Mr. and Mrs. Wm. ‘Peters, ferred creditor in any bank where it de-

where maple sugarwill be had with the posited the postal savings fund, and the:

other good things—Hazel M. Green, Cor. people would soon demand that they be





 

 

 





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WIH Make Yem- fine Best I.“ it: History. required. On the effect the postofiice

.31‘heMar10n F‘amrers’ Club met Tuesday hat-mks in England have on the regular

afternoon, me '22, at the home of banks, Mr. Charles Dibden, a leading Eng-

Mr. and Mrs. George Nichols in Howell, ”Sh POStOfilce Official, says: “We do not-

and was called to order by the mesident, do any harm to the really well managed

Henry G. Buckne’ll, who asked A. M banks, but we are the means of shutting





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Wells to lead the devot‘mns, after which up the bad ones.” Mr. Bem‘is made fre-

the president delivered his inaugural ad- fluent reference to the last report of the

dress and outlined his policy for the offi- United States senate committee on post-’

.ciall year, i. e., to make this year one of Offices and post roads. '

3:; 1g? befst in the hiS‘tOl‘y Of the Club Wm. T. Hill took up the discussion of;

all] 51; ed gr t‘he hearty co-operation of the subject and said that he had worked

“The fitm‘efl‘s, and, friends. The topic, wrth gangs of foreigners on the railroads

and. moo 01’ IlV‘iflS. was then taken up Where it took twenty thousand dollars:



Elly 8'00? things were said. The to pay them off every pay day and that

next subyect, “The Parcels Post,” was as soon as they got their money they





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discussed in a lively manner by H E made a ”B” line for the

' _ , . , . . postofl‘ice and*

£633, Miss Norton, Rev. H. Cansfield and bocught a money order and sent 'it to their.

1:3 Iriaster Smith. Mr. Smith gave a lot mane country to be deposited in the pos—

ghvanaltile inflammation on the topic, tal savings bank for safe keeping. Hei'

mflowmg the advantages and necessities said that until very recently our nearest

the system, for which the ‘Chfb ten- genuine savings bank had for years been

dared him a hearty vote of thanks. Dnr- in Grand WS.

1808!! 4 mm mm were scrip-lion ofth practical workin of o -

served. after which Miss Lillian Russell tal savings banks in England andgCanfidZ.

findered a solo that was well received. You can deposit in one Dostoffice and if

rs Electus Hadden read an excellent you wish to travel or move, you can draw

paper on Woman Suffrage,” which was the money out at any other designated

commented on by Miss Norton and oth- office in the same country. Other persons

ers. There was hardly time for all the spbke briefly on the subject . The Club

discussmns that the different papers will meet the first Friday in April with





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* . most expenswe. It Wlll separate the cream from the milk just as well as

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down and no (3, 0. D. payments to was shown. Our booths not only were crowded wrth people who

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don’t want your money until you Skilled mechanics. The mechanics wondered at the perfection of our

are satisfied. Write today for our construction—of our Anker-Holth self-balancrng bowl. They came

free catalog and especially our free to find how WE could guarantee a.cream separator for 15 years.

book, “Profitable Dairying.” They saw! They went away convmced.





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Let us explain our no-money- Our model N o. 1 $18.50 cream separator is not a cheap machine.

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chme, a somewhat smaller machine, and it IS blg enough for many farmers who now have larger machines. It may be the



‘ l. . pay nothing to us—not a cent until you decide you want to keep the machine, and if you don't want to kee



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5 El: El (flAl 1 machine is satisfactory in every way we don’t expect you to keep it. You keep your money right down

1 in your own. pocket during the free tl‘lal. Send the free coupon today for our liberal offer. t 3 Sheffield

SE PA%TOR Y cannot sell itself we don’t want you to have it.

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A binding guarantee for a period of 15 years. An iron-clad guarantee. A guarantee that is plain, honest and straightforward. This guarantee is a longer

smooth humming of a perfect bowl, balanced perfectly and swinging on a perfect axis. ,The Sheffield is the only self-balancin bowl cream separator made in America.

Others claim self-balancmg bowls. But just take a look at the insides of those bowls. See the lead or solder dropped msr e to balance them. If this lead or solder

high crank—absolute cleanliness in oiling—perfect ease of cleaning—simplicity. But our catalog will tell you all. Get this catalog now—today. And get, too, our Free Book, ”Profitable Dairying.”

Do not buy any Cream Separator until you have received our catalog. Learn about the Anker-Holth Self-Balancing Bowl first; our 15-year guarantee; our easy payments.



- Sh in 1d ‘th at bit f quibbling or h sitancy. We neither ask nor want you to send a penny. We don‘t want a cent of your money. The



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down and easy payment offers Our 15-year guarantee goes with it. The very same material goes

very machine you want, the one you may have been waiting for. We give you a free trial of our $18.50machine just as we give, you-afree'

like this: you buy the separator, Eaty your money and then when you get ready to shi the machine ack—

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guarantee than ever before made on any cream separator. The manufacturers of the hand balanced bowl machines cannot guarantee their separators even for one year.

comes off in just one place the hand balanced bowl is out of balance. The Anker-Holth self-balancing bowl cannot get out of balance—cannot wear and tear—~therefore

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separator speak for itself. Test the Sheffield Cream Separator in every way. watch your profits go up. watch the increase of the

amount of cream, then, if you do not believe that you ought to have a cream separator, just send it back at our expense. If, however,

you decide to keep this gentline‘Sheifield-the peer of all cream separators—the separator that gives you greater profits than any

other—makes every cow you have give you 10011: greater value and insures you greater profits from your dairy than you ever





--so very easy. into it that goes into all our other separators. Our model No. 1 was

trial of all other Sheffields. It is a free trial—not one of those “I want your money first, free trials,” but a free trial in every way. You

what? You know. When you as r a free trial of a Sheffield you are under no ob igations. Unless the

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The Anker-Holth self-balancing bowl makes our 15 year guarantee possible. The bowl cannot get out of balance. There is no vibration. Almost no wear—just the

we can make the 15 year guarantee. This guarantee covers every part. In addition the Sheffield has all of the other most desirable points—low supply tank—waist-

‘ Merely mail the free coupon. Your simple word that you would like to see this cream separator in your own born or dairy house brings it to you instantly. We send you the

6‘ nor mortgage. You keep our money right in your own pocket. You pay nothing to anybody.





o e .o o ‘ made before—we will allow you to keep it on extremely easy monthly paynients as low as $2.50 per month.

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. do J’o (>5 - 5:; 0 send you our great free book ."Profitohle Dairying,"

9:. ‘30 ‘21. .9 e5 Q 9” telling you everything about cows and dairymg, — _

‘V. ”of, ”es/:35 o O butter and cream—how to feed and care for cattle. how to make them twice as valuable as they are now. how to make more money

9;. ”.~ ’35 "7 o 0,. 09 than ever before out of your cows. This book is written by two of the best known dairy expertsvin the country—Prof. G. H. Benken-

's "0,, 0 ’ 630$ (9 ‘ dorf.Wisconsin Dairy SchoolAgricultural College, Madison.Wis., and K. L. Hatch,Winnebago Agricultural School.Winneconne.Wls.

' ”o 0’s 3‘ '39) Q’Q’O 95°. We will also send you 0_ur FREE Catalog. describing fully the great Sheffield Self-Balancing Bowl Cream Separator and telling all

”4/ 47, 0 , @000 0,. 0 about our liberal tenns. Find out about these terms anyway. even if you don‘t expect‘ to buy acre-am separator just now. Remember-

"); ’fl; 66 0.? ‘5’; <50 0 no money down. free trial and easy payments—and we let the separator tell its own story. You See with your own eyes why we can afford

‘7; 0% 6 ”$0004 .90 to guarantee this separator for 15 years. The most sensational offer ever made in connection with a cream separator. Our catalog tells

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